Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-04-18
0Q,ilmlrgton journal.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
destructive Fire in Tin,itom>HilIe.
We regret to learn that the residence
If Mr.. G. B. Hicks, at Timmonsville,
: G.. together with his kitchen and
.noke-house and all of the clothing of
himself and family, were lost by dis
astrous fire on last Monday night.
Everything was destroyed, scarcely
clothes enough for covering having
been saved. The loss is unknown but
Will probably reach 1000. On this
there was a partial insurance with
Mai. J. A Byrne, of this city, Agent
IF the Great Western Company, of New
Orleans.
The origin of the fre..is as yet I'M
known. but is supposed to lave been
incendiary.
German hmm. isrsstiGn--Nr. g..
FaIck.
We had the pleasure of visit on
Yesterday from lIr. @. Falck, Of the
Inmal. Line of Steamers. Mr.. Ealck
j. Il German and visits our State for
the purpose of informing himself Of
tbe character of our climate and soil,
fine habits of our people, the form and
operatiolls OF the government, &c. He
desires especially to meet with our
German citizens IN order to satisfy
himself by conversation with them
Ia tE. points upon which he desires
information. Ii his report shall be
satisfactory. and If a proper interest in
the matter shall be felt by our people,
Mr.. Falck thinks there will be no diff
guilty in inducing the tide OF lmmigra-
ton from Germany, especially from
Southern Germany. to turn toward
o1,r borders. His visit here is made
for thep1,rpose of enabling him to say to
persons in Germany desiring to emf
crate that his statements are made
from personal knowledge Of the co1ln-
trv We sincerely trust that the ell
terprise may prove successful patty
.ID,ruU/, 10TH.
Outrage and Probable Murder in
RichmGnd County.
We learn. by passengers arriving
here yesterday afternoon on the W.
C. II K. l.. r., of a gross outrage and
possible murder OF a very worthy
Young man by the name OF D. u.
Livingston. that occurred 1t Old
Hundred, II! Richmond county, on
Sunday last. IT seems that Il dcSpcr-
ate character by the .L;tluc of Jim
Scales, who had Just returned to the
county from II heightened absence out
West. had conceived some cause for
luminosity to Mr.. Livingston, WHO is
young man OF family. engaged i'll the
merchandising and turpentinc bust
ness at that point. On Sunday, Scales,
accompanied by several other desper-
ate characters. went to Mr.. Liv ng-
ston's house and called him out III the
yaad, where they shot some seven or
eight pistol balls into his body. They
then left and have not yet been-appre-
hended. Mr.. LiN .ngston was not dead
yesterday as the train passed that /,
point. but it was feared that his III .
juries were mortal. The best medical (
had been given him and
possible is being DOME
Daiiy ,jOu039G', 15th.
Educational and Agricultural.
BY a happy coincidence, the friends |
of two kindred interests met together /,
at the academy in Ellington. in this I
county, last Saturday. After the Cane T
Fear Teachers Association had de +
cided to hold its April meeting there,
it occrrred to the New Hanover Agri- !
cultural Society that = golden oppor- !
tunity was afforded them for reorgan-
ization. 1t was their intention to meet |
after the educational gathering. but at
ter consulting the convenience of that /
body, it seemed best to hold the Agri-
cultural meeting first. A. r. Black,
Esq, was called to the chair about II |
o clock, and the following Committee
on Nominations sent out:
DIR. ;. s. Satchwell, Rev. II. B.
Blake, and John Cherry. Silas n.
Martin. Esq, then addressed the
meeting by request. He spoke of tie
exceeding productiveness Of small
farms in Europe, and what culture
might do for our lands.
The following officers were elected /
for the coming year: President, Geo. =
T. French, Esq: Vice Presidents,
Henry Mutt, Stephen Keys, Dougald /,
Daniel Shaw, II. Z. Scott,
DR.. E. Porter, James H Moore, CT. /
Williams, John H Murphy, CT. T.
Walker, DR.. II. F. Murphy +
Executive Committee-SiiaSN Mar .
tin, F. H. Bell, DR.. $: S SatchwelI .
and J. H. Murphy.
corresponding FoecfctdfN-H. W. .
Blake.
Recording Secretary-Anlrew J.
McIntirc
Remarks were made by Mr. j. II
Murphy.
It was voted to adjourn subject to
the call of the President and Itzecti-
tive Committee.
The New Hanover Agricultural So ,
clety WAS organized at Ellington i'll /
April, 1862. 1t has now been reor- .
ganlZed III the hope that It may be as
useful IN advancing the agricultural
interests OF this county i'll the future,
as it has been III the past
We are requested to state that the
Secretary's book of the Society was /
lost on the cars between this city and !
Weldon some months since, and that
any one who knows of its whereabouts
Will confer favor by reporting the
same to Sheriff A. r. Black.
At one o'clock the President of the ,
Cape Fear Teachers Associa ion. Mr.. .
\. X. Black, invited the audience to I
listen to the orator OF the day, Hon. $.
\. Martin. His address, although SO
bret, was well prepared and eloquent. 4
he was listened to with marked atten- .
ton by all present. The alarming
hhferacy of our State, and the inn
proved condition Of our county school +
1uhd, were carefully explained by the
Use OF statistics
On motion of DIR. Satchwell, copy
OF the address was requested for pub ,
Icatlon- The meeting was then ad-
dressed by Rev. H B. Blake. and
Messrs \: j. McIntlre and H. W Blake,
afterwhich an adjournment was moved.
The next meeting will be at Lees
burg, on the second Saturday Of May.
Tins is the fourth educational meet
ing that has been held by this Assoc
clatlon since the beginning Of the year
III different parts of the country. We
understand that the Association in
tends IL hold q Iencllnr,s drill lnrc IN