Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-07-18

MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE \. {. Rail.
ROAD COMPANY.-The Stockholders of the North
Carolina Railroad Company, met in this place, on
Thursday, the 9th inst, and continued in halmoli
GUS session until Friday at noon
Hon. j. NJ. Morehead was called to the chair and
Messrs. Coleman of Cabarrus, and Wilson, of For.
syth, were appointed Secretaries
President Fisher submitted well written, clear,
concise, but comprehensive report showing the pre-,
sent condition, the difficulties surmounted and the
future brilliant prospects of the road From the re
port we learn that, for the fiscal year ending the
3Oth of June, 1857, the total earnings from all
| sources, amount to 300,449G5
! the total expense of operating, &c, S137 ,525nO
leaving balance of net profits, $lG2,924d3
The Tabular statements give particular account,
in detail, of the Passenger and Freight business Of
the Road as well as Of its Financial affairs.
From this it will appear that the Total Dsburse.
ments of the year have amounted to $753, 234 o.
That the Total Receipts from all quarters, inclu.
ding last years balance, have amounted to s9l5,'
657 SO.
On this there was received from act of SALE Sper
| cent Company Bonds $3.50, 538 49,
After the reading Of the Report, an election for
Directors was entered into, which resulted in the
choice of Messrs. c. F. Fisher, Rowan, R. NJ. San
ders, of Wake, Ralph GoIrel, of Guford, and Fran.
els Fries, of Forsyth.
At a subsequent meeting of the Directors Nj.
Fisher, whose valuable services are appreciated was
reelected President, which gives much satisfaction
to all. In the developments of the management Of
the business, in the progress of the meeting the IL
deity and ability with which Mr.. Fisher has dis
charged the onerous duties of his office, became
manifest; and his re election was pressed from all
sides; and all are gratfed that he has consented 10
serve in the responsible station
The salary of the Treasurer G. P. Mendenhal'
who was reelected, was increased to 1900 veal.
The Treasurer reports that the financial coma,
tion of the road is perhaps, as prosperous as cou
be expected; and it is to be hoped that, IN year.
at most the Stockholders will begin to reap the re-
ward OF their investments, in the shape OF HANDSOME
dividends Salisbury Banner.
ESCAPE OF MURDERER following was un'
Intentionally left our last week. -,
We learn that j. R. S. Chapman, who was u'.a
and convicted of the murder of young girl, at n'
May Term of the Superior Court of Guiora eo our
ty, has lately made his escape from the jail anu "''
not yet been re captured. mar
The Greensborough Times states that the pr'sp'sIf
was allowed almost perfect freedom on the wen .J
his trial-and his friends and family have SINCE "
free intercourse with hIm-being allowed 10 AGO..
whole days with him, unaccompanied by an ol, W,
He made his escape through window-haV'ns eu.
through eighteen bars Of iron with small saw
structed of an Apothecary's knife. The at.eiaa"J
officers must have been very hard OF hear"9 '"N
seeing. Law
The Sheriff offers 800 reward for his appreens"a
sion. An additional reward of$3OO has been o's'''
by the Governor. rn
Chapman is described in the Times as sma'l , a.
of youthful appearance, light, or sandy ha, rert
zen countenance, small, dark. restless eyes, ct
heavy, eyebrows, small head speaks and steps and
and is round shouldered; he is well educa'eu 49,
dresses neatly. any
Without meaning to ins,nuate that there was ,h,t
thing positicely wrong about the escape o. we
fellow Chapman, from the Greensboroush Ja, If
give it as deliberate opinion that the ea u This
justice might, perhaps be greatly promoted IL, and
goodly State Of ours, by hanging ailor now now law
then, in the place of an escaped convict Inc ;,;"n
would certainly sustain the vcarious propos,"dby
and public opinion would not be greatly outras. .n
the substituton.-In this connection we may n ~
ton it fact that we never knew the son ~ oon.
very poor man to break Jail after he had been
victed of murder. What Joe Chipmans c'' ,a If
stances may be, is better known to the peop zion
Guford than to us but, We venture the suss Ever
that he is not, by any means, the smallest TAX d
in that county. rug. A'9"''
The Lewistown Journal says that city mlss'G III;
airy visited an unhappy young man conflneu =" Of
in that place for State prison crime. In cous nm
t;or, Tho y,oor cnlnrit said with tears IL"