Wilmington journal., 1876-08-04
VOL. 80.


| ton.
| The RAIDS met in the Goldsboro Dis.
trlct Convention on Wednesday al
IL o'clock called to order by Powers,
white, Chairman of District Executive
Committee, on whose motion, MADISON,
colored, of Edgecombe, was made
temporary chairman The chair made
r. Il. Dudly, colored, of Craven, tenn
porary Secretary. DndIy declined in
favor of Dnggin; Duggin decline d in
favor of Hunter, and he declined in
favor of Taylor, who was not a dele
gate, and the chair finally appointed
White, of Halifax. A committee Oh
credentials was appointed, which in
cluded Lott W. Humphrey. A. P.
Holland was sergeant at arms.
Committee on rules and order was
appointed. After which the Conven-
tion adjourned until O'Clock.
Convention met at tho appointed
time. Committee on Credentials re-
ported. A minority report from the
same committee was made by John S.
Manix and w. W. N. Hunter, as to the
delegation from Warren. Manix
spoke in support of his report. Dud
ley, colored, moved to adopt the mi
nority report. The ayes and noes be>
ing called the motioned failed, and the
majority report was adopted.
The Committee on Organization re-
ported as follows, which was adopted:
For Prasident-J. s. Msnix.
For Secretaries-H. L. Grant, Chas.
Smith, colored.
For Sergeant-at- Arms-C. B. Capps,
colored.
Nominations were decIlred in order.
Brogden, King, Morris, col, Pebbles,
Stanton, Lyman, Dixon and Thorne
were placed i'll nomination. Tho chair
raL declared balloting in order. The
first ballot resulted: Craven i Hyman
2; Edgecnmbe-Mc 2; Greene
Dixon |; Halifax Morris 2; Wilson,
Stanton ]; Wayne-Brogden 2; 1t
noir-king /; Jones-Hyman |; Wal
ren-Thorne2 Northampton-Pee
l. Total-Hyman 3; Brosden 2; Nc
Cabe 2; King l; Morris l; Dixon /;
PEBBLES /; Stanton 1--15.
The I'd ballot resulted as tho first,
Jones county changed TO King. Third
and fourth ballots no charge.
On the 9Th ballot Jones changed to
Brogden. On the 9th Wilson changed
to Brogdon, giving him i'll all. On
the 7th Craven changed to King and
/ of Warren to Brogden. Result:
Brogden 5; King 3; McCabe 2; Morris
2; Dixon L; PEBBLES /; Hyman l.
On Sth Craven changed to McOabe;
changed to Morris; War
rem all for Brogden. On the 9th it be-
came evident that Brogden wonld be
Craven changed to Brog-
den and so did Greene. Hhe resnlt
was Brogden 9; McCabe 4; King !;
and Morris l.
The chair announced that Brogden
was the nominee.
On motion of MADISON, J. e. O'Hara,
COL, was declared the nominee for |
Elector by acclamation.
A committee having nrtified Brog- |
len of his nomination, he appeared |
md accepted in a speech i'll his usual |
style, and so did O'Hara,
after which the Convention adjourned.
We condense the above from the
,foldsboro Mcssenger.
Fire Fair Bluff.
A correspondent writing from Fair |
Bluff gives us the following particulars |
If fire in that place on the 9th:
"This morning about half past 2
,'clock our village was aroused by the
alarm of fire. Arriving at the scene
If confagration [ found it located at
r.. II H[I4 1o oc4<,~ 51t
filled with fire and smoke,
With one window broken down aud
loor open, and a blaze issuing from
,very crevice. Nothing could be saved.
lot even the books. The building
burned down with goods, books and
very thing in it in an hour. The
guard house standing near the store
vas also burned. Two stores on the
opposite side of the street caught fire
everal times. but 10y timely dispo-
Iition of the force collected and almost
uperhuman exertions, both of them
we're saved. The fire was undoubted-
Y the work of an incendiary for the
purpose of plunder. The fiends were
leardito run across the bridge hastily
ust previous to the cry of fire. The
rail ia hot, also the pursuit. A hat
ftS lOuIltl Ou bu3 Iodu-CIlS SdI4o |
elected yesterday by the supposed
coundrels for purchase to-day, and
aid aside for their return. Arrests
IRE being made, and the whole matter
will be Ventilated we hope. Say all
you can in praise of the colored citi-
sens of Fair Bluff, who did all they
could to arrest the fire and save the
and who are always ready to
act and VOTE with us as honest and in
;elligent men. They Gre in force after
;he scoundrels without request from
any one; and are anxious to deal sum-
nary Justice.