Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-17
STATE NEWS.

| Says the Alamance Gle Iner OF Mon
day:
"The Rev DIR. L. Ell. Pritchard. o
Raleigh, will On next Thursday night
the 18th insT., d silver, in the Cour
house in this place his famous lecture
on The II -r3-y Attractions of tht
Bible" Tue proceeds Of tie lectutt
to be devoted to aid III the building oil
a Baptist church in this place. 1t is
seldom that the people of Ills place, o,
other small towns. have the opportu.
nifty of hearing at home a lecturer sc
distinguished, The Doctor as a speak
or stands justly high and those who
fail to hear him will have themselves
to blame for missing a rare literary
| treat"
1t will be remembered that we stated
short while since, says the Raleigl
| Ne1US, hat Col [. ; Young, Z. S
Revenue Collector for this District,
! felt himself considerably aggrieved at
| the Efforts madeeby D.. 4. b. Chaplin,
OF Chatham, a fol mar reyenue olficial.
TO have Co. Young removed from his
office. For this reason Col Young, 1t
would seem, had secretly vowed ven
g-ance upon the head Of the Doctor
AtN IiN u IC cACN'SA min AuNs
yesterday was the tirae aud tine Capt
tol Square tie place for this meeting.
About 10 o'clock, as Dv. Clapjn was
coming out Of the Southern end IF the
Ca3itoj and immediately opposite the
washing tOl Innnnmen5, he was con-
fronted by the irats Colonel, who ap
pied me epithets not su ted to polite
ears. aud Dr.. Chapi offering to rcseu5
n
use OF cane over tue shoulders of
he p Jctor. which cane was pretty
well Fr zzled out ny the operation.
The affair ended at this stage of tae
game.
Born of the helliG, r@nts were before
His Honor Mayor AIatlEy during The
being bound over 10 the next term oi
the Superior Court IL the sum OF So,
and Dr.. Chaplin giving bail for his elJ-
Dearauee before the Mayor t!IS motn-
ing with "a view Of showing cause WHY
ne should not be bound over IL the
Court. 1t is we'll for brethren to
dwell together in unity
The Raleigh Nea0s says that ". Y
Clifton was recently appointed by TIE
Governor as special agent to arrest
ons Hillsman Morgan, cOlored.
charged with the murder Of john
Crudup, cOlorpd, in Franklin county
in 1871. The murderer was arrested
in Fayetteville on Sunday morning,
and in attempting to esca pc WAS shot
III the leg. He was then r-taken and
placed in the Cumba Rand jail, where
ne now remains, his wounds beng of
such a nature a. to prevent his being
removed to Franklin county for trial
until he shall have somewhat recov-
cred.
Major G.. W Grice, the late Presi-
dent Of the Raleigh & CASTOR Rail
road, had his life insured fJr S25 GOO.
Mr. MontfoTt McG-h,e, Of Person
has been selected by the bar
of Raleigh t" ,iriiyer an euiogy upon
Governor Graham, aud that gentleman
accepted, The choice has fallen upon
one every way ctpab!e and worthy of !
the honorable duty.
The Ashviile Pioneer says: On !
Monda7 night the si,.r.As e.: M">srs.
Webb Il Smith, shoa dealer, Pa5tol.
Il SUNNI ", aud Ar. rhos. Coub, the |
latter gentleman dealers III genera
were entered NV thieves |
wlo robbed the money drawers and
OF course the amount
they secnred was insignificant, being
the small change LET'S for next DAVIS
trade. No goods have been missed bv
any OF these gentleman, but as good
deal Of cotf = was found scattered up
on the pavement net tween the stores of
Messrs Webb & Smith and that OF
Potion & Summey.
The Ashv;u, Pioneer SAYS On the
Sth inst, Capt W. 2. Fortune, con
tractor on the SpartlnburJ Il Ashe-
vile r. Il. crossed the B.ue Ridge
with his working force, aud com
menced operations OF She Green River
Division, Lear Butt Mountain Crap
Tnis is the first work that has been
done Oh the road west OF thu B,u-
Ridge, aud augerS well for he Success
of this great public eUt rpri-e upon
which i..4gs thr prospect y of our SO
ton, Press on, Fortune, To th Bun
enmb4 inc Nh q plas5ge for tLe
locomotive 10 our Mou1tafI City. aod
the people viii. by aec'am tt,oA, pco-
nounce you T 5rtune at In.,u.
Tile Newbern Jorrnc5 Of Commerce.
says: Two negro men, engaged IN
measuring corn. became Invo.ved III
day ii f1icuIty on the mark dock vesttr-
when One OF them b zIng ua53het
dealt the other v;o ent b Nv over the
head. Tire partT asS.;ii-;% lad HI+
scalp Lid hs"s" ~ I'll n!oY.. whioh was
qu't.E3Y follow Il ~ smother w:.I.a the
>tri .k~l. man wac on the 9r.tuud The.
ASST # sca,>-d befars officers yeached
tUe spot; mt tga4 pnr~uet ncr0s T'ont