Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12
LOCAL..
Geunls. Cpassn,i>siOncrs.

at spectfu teaais Oh tAe "a peflof Io1lfi
10 be held here, commencing ca Mon.
dav, the 10Th instant, viz:
.;;.ines l. Johi1son,~ Edw ard Sharp
icss;-JolIp- nixon N r Holland, : Ri chr
ard s. Grant : athaniel jacob, Jaines
CLdnsIcT' Mo- Forbes; CsP Me-
l,auc, George Batson, ss,atn 1clp White
head samtieI Carna oai : lsFenrv Jones,
acknowledgements, r ID Brown, Thomas
H JoI.usun, J i Zimmerman, Daniel
W Mott, wa, Gumming, Z G2sRobfh-
son, George GLewis, John Newkirk,
.Jesse1ves, Benz. + White. -eza. :
Application ofthe Whining ton Rail-
way eCo-operativc Association for ex-
enlptiui1 from taxes was refused. the
Board aeeidlngs that the Association
are liablesto tax. - <Ts sFsz- -ss a.
The Committee On Work House re-
ported, recommending that the instr
tuition he.continued for at least anotller
year, as It can be done at a small ex-
pense, and that the terms offered by
Messrs. Mathis &, CO. be accepted;
whereapon it was ordered that the
report be accepted and entered. on the
record and that Messrs. Mathis & Co.
be requested to meet the Board for
arrangement of details and prolonga-
ton OF the contract for a longer stimc.
than one year, If deemed ad yi5able.7
The following petitionAwa s1 present.
ed, through Mr.. r. k Bryan, for the
Signatures Of tho Board zvsS - .ss,4 2
Petition for answ comfy to be
called Jefferson. - /. - : % :
To the Honorable the General As
sembly of North Caroliua The I'M.
dersigned. citizens OF Sew Hanover
county, respectfully request your hon
orable body to divide the county of
New Hanover by a line running as
the Atlantic Ocean. running thence up
the channel of said Inlet to the mouth
of Foy's Greek, thence up said creek
to the fork thereof, thence, by direct
line, to the junction of Old House
branch with Island Greek, thence
down said creek to, tie North East
branch Of Cape Fear river, thence
Gown said river to the mouth of
Fishing Gre elk, thence, by q direct
line, to the junction of Black river
with the North West Cape Fear,
thence up the North West river 10 the
Baden county line and out OF. that
portion of New Hanover county lying
north of said line TO. establish a new
county, to be called Jefferson
The Board stated that it would take
time to consider and give It's approval
or dissent at a meeting to be held on
Monday next, the 18th inst.
The Committee to whom was re-
ferred the matter Of the Hospital and
Poor House, submitted a report, which
was adopted. The report, after refer
ring. to. the importance of providing
for the temporary care and comfort of
those who from any casualty are
49, H.
nifty, recommends that until the first
Of February, 1874, such admissions IS
are necessary be made to the pres
ent Hospital and that the Chairman of
the Board be authorized to advertise
Tor propo ais to provide for the care.
Of this class. after that date
The Committee also state that in
their opinion, three-fourths of the ex-
penses nov incurred on account of the
Hospital can be dispensed with the
present month and that, by the c1er-
else of good judgment in future adj
missions, the cost of keeping the Hos
pitaf cases win not be large: whether
to the county Or city the maintenance
of hospital belongs, the Committee
were not prepared to say.
4 conm1nicationreceiv from y. I.
Mcmillan, Of Duplin county, in refer
ence to the building Of Rochfish Bridge, !
between the two counties, submitting
an arrangement for the construction Of
the. same, which vas accepted by the
Board.
The Finance Committee WAS granted
further time for report.
The. Board adjourned until next
Monday, the 18th inst.
Homicide.
\ sad accident occurred Yesterday
evening, about = O'Clock, in front OF
Mr.. James G. Munds' drug store, On
Third street. opposite the City Hall,
the result of which was the death.
from O pistol shot wound, of little I
colored boy about Il or Is years old,
nv the name OF Ned Hill.
1t seems that the deceased, with orc
OF two. other. boys, We e together in
front OF the store, when Mr.. Richmond
Nli44s, who was seated within, heard ,
pistol shot. He walked towards the
door and met q >colore,l boy.named
jim beatty, about IL years old, who
vas in his employ. cOmine, in the
store. He asked the boy about tie
pistol report and was Informed by him !
that Ned Hill was shot, and to Mr.
Munds, enquiry us to who shot linn,
Beatty ropded that he did, but that lie
did not know that the pistol was load
e}. Policeman Sherwood then came
up and took Beatty i'll charge and con
Teyed hint the guard house, where
lie ls now, awaiting the verdict Of a !
Coroler's jury. which Will probably be
rendered this forenoon. -
IS soon as the boy was shot he
shrieked several times and then fell to
the pavement cryiag out that he was
SHOT. Mr.. Munds had him taken up
and conveyed to room in tho rear of /
the store and DIR. King was hastily
summoned. At the first glance the
Doctor pronounced his wound to be
mortal, and stated that lie could not
live many minutes. The boy was then /
unconscious, and he died in about ten
minutes after the shot was fred. The
ball entered between the fourth and
fifth ribs, on the right side, piercing
the lobe of the eight lung and death 4
resulted from internal Ahemorrh age.
The pistol from which the shot was
fired is small, single barreled pistol,
but carrying rather large ball.
beatty s version OF. the affair is that
Ned. Hill and himself. with several
other colored boys were together on
the pavement, when he pulled the pis-
ttol from his pocket. Hill asked TO see
1t, and Beatty, not knowing that it
was loaded, handed it. to- HSl. The
latter extended his hand and had it OH
the pistol at the time it was discharg-
cd. 1t wss cooked as Beatty extended
t,'and he thinks that Hill must have
Pressed the trigger az he :grasped the.
pistol as he. {Beatty) Lad his hand. ON
}le butt at the time. Beatty has aiwh:tgs.
borne very. good, character aid there
WAS no evidence of any difficulty he. :
tween Hill and himself, either prrs
yionsly or at the time OF the accident.
The, general impression is that the
shooting was entirely accidental vet one
OF the results Of the reprelle nsible
practice that boys have of sometimes
carving arms