Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-02-15
From tho sumter Is. Co. Banner, FEB. 9th.

From tho Sumter Is. CD Banner, teb 9TH.
Wilmington and Manchester Rail Road.
At the annual meeting of the Stockholders of the
Wilmington and Manchester Rail Road Company,
convened at Sumterville Wednesday, Both of JAM
uary, 1850, on notion VIM. HaynSwerth, Esq, was
called to the chair, and Montgomery Moses and
John McRae,Jr., appointed secretaries.
On notion committee of three appointed
by the chair consisting of O. G. Parsley, D. B. Nc
Laurn, and DIR. Robt Harllee, to verify proxies
The meeting then adjourned until half past 2 p m
At half past 2 p. m. accoding to adjournment
the committee, through their chairman, having re-
ported that 4485 shares of the Capital Stock were
represented the chairman of the meeting declared
said meeting duly organized.
Gen. Harllee, the President of the Company, then
read the annual report of its affairs and condition.
which, together with the accompanying documents
consisting of reports from the Engineer, Treasurer
and Committee on accounts Books, Vouchers, &C..
on motion F. j. Moses, referred to commit
tee consisting of Messrs. Holmes, Rogers, Mays Dr.
Harllee, w. A. Muldrow, Parsely and Knox, to re-
port the same to the meeting and on the recon-
mendations therein contained.
| The following resolution submitted to the
meeting by Col F. j. Moses and adopted" Resell
we'd, that the condition which the additional SUBJ
scription to the Wilmington and Manchester Rail
Road by the Town of Wilmington has been made,
be referred to committee consisting of 0. G. Par
sley, Gen. Harllee, and Major Haynsworth-
that they report upon the expedency and propriety
of accepting the said subscription Mr.. Parsley
moved that committee be appointed to nominate a
President and Directors for the ensuing year which
being carried, the chairman named the following
gentlemen as said committee: Messrs Parsley and
Holmes, of Wilmington, Stephenson and Evans, of
Marion, Rogers and Law of Darlington and Mayes
and Leond. White of Sumter.
On notion meeting then adjourned to Thursday
morning, 10 o'clock.
| THURSDAY MORNING. Jan'y 31st met according to
adjournment committee appointed under Sc
cond resolution of Col F. j. Moses the preceding
|
favor of receiving the Wilmington subscription.
which was adopted.
The committee on the report of the President of
the Company and accompanying documents, through
their chairman, Mr.. Holmes, submitted report,
which adopted Mr.. Stephenson then submitted
the following resolution, which Tas carried. q Re-
solved That the recommendations and suggestion of
the committee the reports be adopted the sense
of this meeting on the subject and matters referred
| to therein
The chair appointed E. w. Charles of Darling
ton, NJ Moses, of Sumter, and S. J. Gibson, of Ma
rion, committee accounts.
! Col F. J. Noses offered the following resolution
which was carried-That the election for President
and Directors shall and at all times hereafter
be by ballot.
The committee on nominations reported the fol-
lowing gentlemen nominated for President and
Directors, who after being baloted for declar
ed elected
President-General W. w Harllee
Directors-J. Eli Grigg, of Marion District, G. w
Mccall and E. w. Charles of Darlington District
John J. Moore, and w A. Mudrow, of Sumter, AL
fred Smith, of Columbus county, n c., F.. B. Dud-
ley, N. N. Nixon, Henry Hutt and John A. Taylor
of Wilmington.
The following resolution offered by Mr.. Law was
adopted,
"Resolued, That the Presidents annual report and
the report of other officers of the company in future
be required to be presented to the meeting of the
Stockholders in printed form, said reports to be
made up to the first of January in each year,
4 On motion of Mr.. Evans, it was Resolved, "Tha
the proceedings of this convention be published in
the Sumter Banner, Marion Star, and the Charleston
and Wilmington papers:-and that the proceedings
of this convention, including all the accompanying
reports and exhibits except the Treasurers account
be published in pamphlet form under the direction
of the Secretary of the Company, and that 300 mum
bers of copies be printed for distribution"
On motion, it was RESOLVED, " That when this meet
ing adiourns, it adjourn to meet at Marion Cour
House on the Wednesday after the fourth Monday
in January, 1851"
The following resolutions offered Dy o. G. Pars
5 ley, Esq, were unanimously adopted:
Resolved That the thanks of this meeting be ten
dered to the Chairman for the very able courteous
and efficient manner in which he has presided ove
, its deliberations
dered to the Secretaries for the faithful and eff
cient manner in which they have discharged the
duties.
On notion the meeting adjourned, sine die.
= VIM HAYNSWORTH, Chairman.
MONTGOMERY Moses, ] coouo+o;oo
i JOHN MACRAE, Jr.,
NJ C. CENTRAL RAIL RoAD-Gen. R. M. Saun
ders, Chairman of the Executive Committee appoint
ed at the Greensboro Convention, has published il
the Raleigh papers the following notice: Con
venton will be held in Hillsboro', Wednesday Tit
9th of February when it is expected the list of ont
hundred persons pledged to take the unsubscribec
stock in the North Carolina Rail Road Compan..
will be complete. In the mean time the friends o
the great work are earnestly desired to ever.
effort to increase the positive subscriptions as vel
, as to add to the list of one hundred All persons
holding subscription papers Of either description ar
particularly requested to forward them attend th
are also invited to attend, that the necessary ar
, rangements may be made for calling together tn
Stockholders at Salisbury, according to the terms
the Charter"
REVENUE Boat LAID UP.-The Revenue Boat at
tached to this port, has been laid up, and the hand
discharged in pursuance of orders from the Treasu
nv Department 1t would be puzzle to know how
the boarding officer is to get aboard of vessels w
presume he will let it alone.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION GEoRGIA.--1t woulc
seem that Jackson, Dem, has been chosen to repre-
sent the Savannah District lately represented b.
Thomas Butler King whig. The Democratic gail
in Chatham county alone, was 1863. Chatham count
= including the City of Savannah.
GOOD FOR IND1ANA.-Governor WRIGHT, ofIndiana
has ordered the following appropriate and patriot
sentiment to be placed upon the block of marble from
/ that State for the Washington Monument Ind
ana kno,cs no North no South nothing but the Union