Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
NO. 80

Greensboro Patriot.
They have an Orphans Aid Associa-
tion in Greensboro, and the first meet
ing was held on yesterday.
The contributions to the Oxford
Orphan Asylum from December 1st
1874 TO November 30th. 1878 amount
to S13, ,O95.9S; expenses S12 $40. .37,
Number of Orphans 1872, discharged
81, died 2, runaway 8, expelled 2,
leaving los now there.
Billy Henderson is running the Lex
ington Central. which nominates
Judge Settle for vice-president, and
proposes to do little of his own
grinding on that hand organ.
Mr Charles r. Gregory, of Gran
vile, whose skull was SO seriously in
lared by falling from his horse, we are
pleased 60 announce is gradually i'm
proving, with fair prospects of being
up again at no distant day.
We learn that Mr.. Mickle, of Chapel
Hill, will be in Raieigh on Tuesday
next, for that and the following week,
| to pay coupons IN the Swazey case, un-
der the decree at the present term of
the o. s. Circuit Court. Holders OF
coupons will please take notice.
The Sheriff of Sampson county YES
terday delivered to the Radical pen
nine convicts recently from that coun-
ty to imprisonment, varying from
! three to ten years. The Sheriff Of
Stokes county also handed over to this
State institution man named Wiley
Lewis. Thus day by day is this pen
populated from the Radical voters of
North Carolina.
Gov. Brogden will leave this morn
ing for Philadelphia in company with
his aid, Col. I. J. Young, with a view
of visiting Philadelphia in connection
with the President, his cabinet the
Supreme Court and the members Of
Congress. 1t is proposed the party
shall reach Philadelphia Fridry after
noon and that on Saturday they visit
the Centennial buildings in Yarmouth
Park. An invitation to this effect was
received by the Governor on Tuesday
from the Centennial Committee at
Philadelphia. We hope the Governor
will have an occasion to expend some
OF his fund of poetry, ''The child of
| the Skies" or something of the kind,
before he shall be landed again on
| North Carolina soil.
meeting of the Trustees Of the
State University will be held III the
Capitol building to-day, pursuant TO
announc ment. Business of impor-
| tance is to be considered. .-Raleigh
NeaOs.
It is runored that DR.. J. E. Barnes,
Of Tarboro, has drawn So. 900 in the
Doctor. -.-
DIR. ]. 81. Matthewson, formerly of
Tarhoro. but ior the last six years a
resident of Bastrop, Texas. has arrived
at his old home. he says no more to
roam. His advice to yonng men with
the Texas fever is to stay in North
Carolina. AS Sol Smith Russell says,
'there's no discount on home. -
tSoattherner.
Gov. Brogden has appointed James
e. Webb, of t4reeneboro' Ala. a COM
missioner OF deeds for that State.
We learn that few days since three
oonvicts employed en- the ". n. r. r.
escaped from those who had them in
charge. Ga Sunday the escaped par
ties were discoved at Bridgewater, and
in the attempt to capture,,them one was
killed, one retaken and the third one
escaped.
<iov. Brogden has coummuted Ito
Imprisonment for lite) the death SEN
tence of Robert Mcdonald, coIored,
convicted of burglary at the January
term of Cumberland Superior Court
and sentenced to be hung on the 18th
inst. TIE Communication vas recon-
mended by the jury who tried the
case.
Tne Rev. r. Vaughan. D. D., who
has been preaching with great power
and acceptance to the congregation of
the Presbyterian Church of this city
for tho past three months, was on last
Tuesday night at a large meeting of
the members of the church and con-
gregation, unanimously elected to fill
the pulpit of that church during the
year 1875, at Stated Supply. and
should his heaIty permit, will remain
as permanent Pastor.
At recent meeting Of the Commits
sioners of the Western North Coroiina
Road, held a. Old Fort, We learu a
contract was made with Major lanes
". Wilson to complete the tnnneiug
of the Blne Ridge between Old Fort
and Asheville. 1t will be remembered
that the contract of this work when
first commenced was in the hands of
Meesrs. Malone & Wilson. It is to be
hoped that Maior Wilson may now be
enabled to prosecute the worke to COM
pletion. Ne,Os.
The Raleigh NeoOs says that a few
days since Levi CLARK. colored, killed
a negro man named Dick Ruffin, near
Lewiston, BERTHE county. The mur-
derer was arrested and lodged in Jail
at Windsor Whiskey and women are
said to have beeu at the bottom Of the
difficulty.
A negro boy named VIM. Clinton,
sozae eight years of age. was severely
beat and stampe few day g since near
Edwards Ferry, Halifax county, by
two negr' men named John Barnes
and Manuel Devereaux. The boy was
conveyed TO tha residence of Major
John B. Neal, but died from his iuju-
ries in three or four days. The mur-
derers are now quietly resting in. Hall
fax Jail.
The Fayet eville Gazette says that
two men, giving their names as John
Barf-ld and G"o. G Lawreuce, stole 81
horse from Mr.. Hare and one from Mr.
Peacock, of Columbus. county, one
night last week apd 'sloped for Tex
as;" on the way Peacock's hor-e gave
out, SO they stole a mule we are in-
for med, to take hia place. They were
tracked th,orgh Columbus, Robeson
and Baden. into Sampson, where they
were conght; they were then brought
to Fayetteville, and lodged in the jail
here temporarily for safe keeping.
The Charlotte Obse, a,er saws: We
have looked in vain among our exchAn
ges to see how cur Representative
voted on the Speakership, aud as we
supposed thai al the acts of the
delegate would he of interest to their
constituents we wrote 10 the Hon.
rho-. 5. Ashe. Of our own district for