Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-14
NO. Is

trip. Truly the world is just now en-
gagged in an up and down dane
through life and the devil seems tn
fiddler.
The State this morning is severs
thousand dollars better off. Majn
Duncan of the Spartanburg 4 A..
vile road was in the city Wedne~d ~da,
and paid into the Treasury severa
thou sand dollars in cash for bis ifs
quarterly instalment for convict
worked On that road. He carried
away with him fifty more conv;cts
Ihls looks like business. The convict,
instead of eating up the State are nov
adding to Its Golfers and it iB. worth
money to North Carolina every time {
man is sent to the penitentiary
The life of the late DIR. Charles E
johnson was insured for twenty
thousand dollars. Ten Thousand in
the Brooklyn and ten thousand in the
Connecticut Mutual.
DR.. Schott died Wednesday evening
In Oberlin. He was q German doctor,
His life was insured for two thousand
dollars. he had just renewed his
policy the day he died.
From the FraAklin Courier:
Up to last court only about 800 of
changed orders had been detected.
The grand jury last court in their in
| vestigation discovered a number of
Others, some of the stubs were posted
over with other paper and different
amounts from the original order en-
tered on them. To what extent these
frauds have been practiced upon our
county it is impossible to tell but we
fear it is very great.
Mr.. r.. 81. Strickland had his smoke
house broken open on Sunday night
last and six pieces OF meat stolen
therefrom.
From the Journal of Commerce:
Both the Grays and Elm City Rifles
are preparing to take part in the
memorial services on the 10th of May,
when they will appear for the first
time in their handsome new uniforms.
From the Raleigh News:
This town seems down with some
thing like the epizootic. Citizens
walk about running at the eyes and
wringing their noses at every street
corner.
The Governor has appointed o. 81.
Blocker States proxy in the Fayette-
.
of the road met in Fayetteville Friday.
Eight persons Joined Swain street
Baptist church Wednesday night and
the meeting still continues with much
interest. Thirty-ive persons recently
themselves with the Salis.-
bury street Baptist church.
From the Wilson Good Templar:
On Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock,
Ham Briggs and his brother-in-law,
Jim Beatie, went into the saloon of
their brother-in-l law Ben. Chambers.
Briggs called for O drink. which was
given to him. Briggs asked Chambers
10 take q drink. which Chambers re-
fused to do. This made Briggs angry.
BE threw down the bottle and leaned |
against the bar. Chambers went into |
a back room and got his shot gun,
raised it and fred at Briggs. A man |
beside Briggs saw Chambers
taking aim and had presence of mind |
10 step back as the gun was leveled.
He was just in time. A crashing re-
port followed, part of the charge
striking Briggs in the side, and part
striking Beatie, who was near. Beatie
IAN out of the saloon into the saloon
If @. j. Son. about fifty yards distant,
md jumped through the glass door,
cutting his head badly. He died as
struck the floor. The last words he
aid we're, as he ran towards the saloon,
L believe I am shot" Briggs had
allen in his tracks from the eff cts of
he shot. Chambers approached him,
truck him with his gun, jumped on
llm and stabbed him thirteen times.