Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-04-19

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ASSESSORS OF INTERNAL REVENUE
Robinson Fremont, first district
Jennings Pigott, second district
William H. Worth, third district.
Solomon Pool, fourth district.
Jesse Wheeler, fifth district
Hardie Fl. Helper sixth district.
William W. Anderson, seventh district.
Postmaster General Dennison, on Tuesday last
issued the following orders:
NORTH CAROLINA.
Reopen the following offices
Ellington, New Hanover county, j. 4. DU-
PONCE, postmaster, vice William c. Newell.
HarrelIs Store, New Hanover county, Joseph
w. Bland, postmaster, vice O. NJ. Lewis.
| ppointments-NIary Cation, postmistress Fu
ton, Rowan county, North Carolina, vice N.
Hobbs, declined.
Robert B. Boyle, postmaster, Lenoir Caldwell
county, N. c., vice Mrs. NJ. V. Rainey, declined
! A. j. Blanchard, postmaster, New Hill, Wake
county, North Carolina vice Robert NJ. Brown,
declined
George J. Dowel, postmaster Cary, Wake CO..
North Carolina A. FL. Dowell cannot take the
oath.
Mrs Mary Green, postmistress Warrenton.
Warren county, North Carolina, Vice Mrs. Lucy
E. Polk, resi- gned.
To LIVERPOOL DIRECT -Nedham Price Esq.
one of largest farmers, will ship fifty bales OF
Cotton direct to Liverpool on steamship Ephcsus.
advertised Ill our columns from Norfolk Va
The freight, commissions and other charges on
OF Liverpool as against New York.-Senti',R
MISUNDERSTANDING the military promotions con
firmed by the Senate the other day, We notice the
names of Col EIphalet WhittleseY, of the 4Gth
U. 5. colored troops and residing in our midst as
assistant commissioner of freedmen, to be Brevct
Brig. General, his commission to date from March
Is, 1865; Maj. j. A. Campbell, adiutant general OF
this department and at head quarters, to be Bro
vet Brigadier General from March, ID, 1865 ana
Maj. L. G. Estes to the same rank from same date
Pr09rcsS.
The ladies of Raleigh viii give series of Ia
bleeuX for the raising of a fund for the burial OF
North Cardinals honored dead. God bless them.
They have labored often for noble purposes, but
never for a nobler one. The record of the sons OF
North Carolina in the late war, from Bethel to
Appomattox, is one unbroken tale of glory.
Petersburg h,oier
MEETING OF THE DIREcToRs OF THE BOARD or
TRADE.-At a meeting of the Directors of the New
bern Board Of Trade, yesterday, Geo J. Cowps
land, Esq, elected Secretary and S. Z. Jones,
Esq, Treasurer.-Neorbe1m Commercial.
The Tableau, on Thursday night, at the Chapel
of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, complete
success There was good house and everything
passed off pleasantly and agreeably. We under
stand that the amount of funds raised for the
object for which the exhibition was
gotten up, fully up to the expectations Of the
managers. Standard, 14H
MISUNDERSTANDING the many improvements
ce-arranging and fixing up of the grounds ut St
Marys School, Ill the Western party Of the City
This is one among the most beautiful places, natI-
ally, III the State and needs but the hand of art
20 bring out thoroughly its beauties, and render
It an earthly paradise; not even wanting the usual
adjunct Of a paradise-the angels.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Capt VIM. Stevenson. late
II the 6lst n. c. Regiment, met with q serious ac-
,ldent this morning i'll endeavoring to Jump from
he train while in motion. l seems that Captain
fnN IL
ending to get off at Goldsboro, but when the
rain arrived he asleep, and did not wake up
Until after the train had gotten well under weigh.
when he attempted to jump off, and in doing SO
ell under the car, the wheels passing over and
horribly mangling his right leg. He was taken to
he boarding house of Mrs Wright where ampu-
alton was performed by DR.. Kirby. We regret TO
ay that he Is In very critical condition
GoldsborO' NeorS
The April Term of our county court has been in
ession this week. Jos. d. Biggs, Esq. was cleo
ed chairman and j. j. Martin solicitor But lit
lie business of civil character has been transac-
ed Several freedmen upon conviction of steal
ng were ordered and got thirty-nine The fol-
owing gentlemen of the bar were present, Asa
hggs, z. II. Winston, j. r. Stubbs ]. r. Waldo,
ames b. Moore, S. W. Watts, j. j. Martin and
|. S. Williams, Esqrs.- HiHioonst0u EcDosiio2 llhl
nst
The Williamson Ecpositor, suggests the name
t ID. ". Bagley, Esq. as q candidate for the Con
entlon, in place of the Hon. Jesse r. Stubs re
igned.
SHOCKING OUTRAGE, ROBBERY, AND ATTEMPTED
1URDEIs, RAPE AND ARsON.--The following facts
re we'll authenticated They came to our know
edge yesterday:
On the llth instant, about eight o'clock at night,
i've negro men, armed, went to the house of Mr..
3crry Scott Deep Gully near the Jones county
Inc, whilst the family were at supper, and de
handed all the firearms he had. Having take.
possession OF them, they next demanded the KEYS
Il all the locks on the premises and then proceed
d to plumber. They took some fifteen hundred
eUunds OF bacon, about eight hundred pounds Of
,ork took all the money in the house, and Jew
Try ana wearing apparel. They also took q horse
no cart, which, however, were found next even
ng near Newbern, tied in the swamp. They cut
pen trunks and tore up and destroyed things gen
rally.
They took Mr.. Scott, who is an old man. out OF
he house, and stripped him and threatened to
i've him three hundred lashes if he did not tell
hem where his gold and silver ware was One
I the mlscreants was about to make an attempt
, violate the person of one of the old mans three
aughters, but was prevented by one of his com
ades. Before leaving they tied the ladies' hands
ehlnd their backs, and wound the rope about Their
es6s and choked them severely and struck them
n the head with their guns, and cursed Them
nd fastened them up in a room from which thev
ere not extricated till next morning They then
ed Mr.. Scott ". A. Scott and A. i. DuvaI (who
appened to be present., in another room, and
len threw tire on the floor threatening to burn
Re whole tamil y up Fortunately the budng
III not take tre else all the family must have per
hed-Neocde'm C0mmaerciM
At Washington, Captain William Shaw shot and
lied negro burglar who had broken into tho
ore of Joseph Potts IL Son.