Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-10-16
Shooting ARRAY at south wash.
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Off Ger Rivenbark arrived here YES
terday from South Washington, having
IN charge a colored prisoner by the
name of John Washington, who was
sent here by Justice Rufus Garriss to
be committed to jail in default of a
bond of $500 for his appearance at
next term of Superior Court. Wash
inStcn is charged with having emptied
a load Of shot into the body of one
Amos Wheeler, colored, under the fol-
lowing circumstances:
On last Thursday night Washin g on
was walking along the road near
Wheelers house when dog belonging
to the latter attacked him in the road,
when he killed it. The next day he
approached shop On the plantation
OF Mr.. Archibald Mcmillan, where
Wheeler was at work. Some words in
reference to the killing of the dog
passed between them, when Wheeler
raised his gun, which was near at
hand, and shot at Washington, but
missed him. This latter, who had his
gun with him, loaded with duck shot,
thereupon returned the fire, peppering
Wheeler in the left side and shoulder,
but iD1iicting only flesh wounds. Both
parties were afterwards arrested, when
Wheeler gave bond of $500 for his
appearance, and Washing ton, failing to-
do so, was sent here and lodged in Jail.
For the journal.
The New County.
At meeting of the Executive Com
mmlttee of the proposed new county
| of Ellington, held at Ellington on
| Oct. 10th, the following preamble and
| resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The movement Inaugural
ted nearly twenty years ago for divis-
ion of New Hanover County, and since
| then uniformly sustained by those who
! have so grievously suffered from the
| Inconvenience, burdens and oppression
| arising from SO large Il county as New
Hanover, and from the condition and
administration of its public affairs, is
| based upon the rights of freemen and
the recognized principles of human
| government in this country. The bill
to this end, with the lines and bound
! aries given, which was detected in the
last Legislature by amajority of only
OHCvote upon its third and last reading
! in the House after its triumphant pas
! sag" III the Senate, is in accordance
! with the feelings, wishes, rights and
/ interests, as we are assured, of the
! u, III bn re Of tho
| posed new county; and we reassert
sage Of the same bill Ito establish the
/ ing IL gisiature, therefore
Rcsoircd, That in behalf of those
who have signed or may sign petit
ton to the next Legislature to estab-
! iish said new county of Ellington out
OF certain portions of New Hanover as
laid down in said petition, We will use
fair and honorable means to secure
the passage of said bill by the next
General Assembly in accordance with
said petition.
ResOlred, That those who have
led and are now leading the van OF
this movement, are Influenced by the
highest motives of patriotism and OF
the best interest o. the public-that
they have no axes 20 grind, either as
to the location Of the county seat or
as to any Office i'll the proposed new
county, and that any and all utterances
and suspicious to the contrary are as
ungenerous in sentiment as we know
they are unfounded in fact that while
we know those who make the greatest
sacrifices for the public are those who
are most abused, we deem it just tC
say that our friends among us who
were most active at home and in Raj
eKh last winter for the new county,
neither attempted nor desired to Sc
cure any special legislation looking tc
public building at any particular
the past and in the future as coming
county, and as ungrateful and ground
less.
RcSOlCcd, That III our opinion the
location of the county seat of the pro
posed new county should be left to the
voice of the voters in the said terri
tory, and we hereby pledge ourselve:
to use our influence to that end.
Resolred, That the proceedings O
this meeting be signed by the Chair
man and Secretary and forwarded t.
| the Wilmington papers for pubIica
ton.
Rcsozred, That this meeting ad
: iourn to meet at Mass Meeting to bt
held at Mr.. - Aliens store in Cain
tuck. Caswell Township, on Saturday
October 24th, 1874.
, JAS GARRAsON, Chairman.
BRUCE WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Waters & Son. the DaDer boat man