Wilmington journal., 1874-07-17
COMPANY SHOPs,
Sunday, July i2th, 1871 !

Governor CALDWELL. died Saturday
,if.ri.puu ai twenty-five u;,n;,',a Pas
..x .s irr.i:,.prr tr!y1r. i.E.s Il to til,
.l,t-i,<sL. IL the residence al his
brother in-Iaw. Col. Thomas hufliu il
lGlisi.oro. The disease winch PROVED
f4taI was Ureamia.
His remains Will he taken to itIieigl
,us Sunday afternoon. where they
Nil he IN Stat. in the Hall Of The
House of Representative ri.til Mon.
H., a.t..rnonn. when they viii br cofe
;,., I to Ejnrgantpn for ift"r:I.s.lt
accompanied by the state and ,lu,lic.a
o.irers and citizens OF I.:,!ti.E'l.
Governor CALD>,ETT4 was fittY-fDu:
var of age. G.
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'E'AS'E.
There having been some question
raised as to The meaning Of tie elcc-
ton laws, relating to the boxes ncccs-
-.1y 10 he used in county elections,
ami iu}.ci;,l elections, tj.c urder-ieucd
having been many times applied 10,
for m opinion, construc the same as
follows:
I. In county elections, but one box
sa,r.i be used for county officers, i'll
clulirs Clerk Of the Superior Cont.
;. H. judicial elections, but orc box
should he used for Judge and solicitor,
i'm tIluse districts wncIe 10th such Off
c.r- arc voted for; and hut onc box,
,, course, whore only solicitors are
y.t,d 'o:.
2. lint ono ia3iot ahonid be pot III
,o-r box.
WM Il. Cox,
Chm. of Dem. FIX. Co1n.
THOs. 3. KECGH,
Chm. Rep. Tx. Com.
>,rw-parcrs of North Carolina please
co.r.
1i:c Essor,;ln:isc Affairs: Tt.,sEEns.
FROM a gentleman WHO las Just
arflyrd here from Mullins, on the
Wilmington, Columbia Il Augusta
Railroad, We learn some further par
tlrulars of the sal tragedy which was
enacted there last Wednesday night,
an account of Which was published in
Sundays JoUGEAL. The name of the
unfortunate young man who met his
death was Higgs, instead of Hicks. as
at first reported, a member of the re-
cent firm o. Higgs & Higgs, in Raj
cigh. A correct report Of the affair is
as follows:
There had been a picnic during the
day near Mullins and at . o'clock that
night a number of ladies, who lived
some distance from the village, were
at the depot waiting to take the train
to their homes. While there a col
ored man, whose name we did not
learn, who was drunk, commenced to
make n speech. He was very annoy
ing to the ladies and Mr.. johnson Gill
christ, brother to the railroad agent
at that place, drove him Off He went
into a bar room near at hand and got
another drink when he returned and
again became annoying. Several
young men, among them Mr. Johnson
Cilchrist, approached hin a second
time and ordered him to leave. At
that moment Mr.. Higgs came up and
in some manner difficulty was start
Cd between himself and MIR. Gilchrist.
The deceased then raised stick which
he held and struck Gi!chrlst, knocking
him down, the stick, at the same time,
falling ont Of his hand. AS he arose
his hand fell on the stick and he seized
it and, as Higgs advanced on him
second time, he struck him with 1t on
the head, back of the ear, telling him
to the ground. Mutual friends then
int,rfered and Higgs was taken OIL.
Apparently he was not injured much,
and having previously been under the
Influence Of liquor, continued to drink
and drank very deeply. He wa5 then
taker i'll and died that afternoon.
Gilchr;st promptly surrendered HIM
self and Jury of inquest was erpa1t-
rIed. Three physicians testified IN
The case, two Of them avering that. III
their opinions, the liquor which Higgs
drank had as much effect Ill causing
his death as did the blow he had re-
ceIvtd. Giichrist was thereUn"n
iiaced under bond for i.js appear
anca at Court for trial and IS now a.
iargn. No doubt IS entertained OF his
luil acquittal.