Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-05-17

ORANGE CoUNrY.-D. D. Phillips, fJno. G. Nc
Gown, George W: Jones, Merit Cheek, Thos. B.
Hill, W. p. Ward.
PERoUMANs CoUNTY.-Jos. F. Newly
RICHMOND CoUNTY.-D. N. Patterson, B. f. Lit
tie, Mall Wall, John W. Leak, r. j. Steele, Jr.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY,. Gilkie, A. j. Gilkie
G. NJ Webb, Moses Wilkerson, E. Carrier, NJ B.
Freeman, John A. Robson, L. A. Mills
Rowan CoUNTY.-(Sent to Luke Blackmer, ESQ,
Salisbury Thomas Barber, A. Henderson, Samuel
Reeves.
WARREN CoUNTY.-Samuel Bobbitt, John Wat
son. j. B. Cawthorn.
WAKE CoUNTY.-K. Jones, John Chandler.
WAYNE CoUNTY.-B. M. Isler
UNION CoUNTY.-A. F. Stephens
PARDoNED.-We learn that John Williams, a
freedman, convicted of the crime of burglary at
the last term of the Superior Court of Law of
Jones county has been pardoned by the Cover
nor. This exercise of executive clemency on the
part OF his Excellency, was, we learn, based upon
the united recommendations of the officers of the
Court, and of the Counsel both for and against
the prisoner.
WILMINGTON, CHARLOTTE AND RUTHERFORD RAIL
RoAD.-We learn from the Wadesboro' Argus that
Harvey Robinson, contractors for building the
Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad
from Sand Hill in this direction, making pre-
parahons to begin work without delay. They are
getting the tools together building shanties and
laying in stock of provisions. They wish to en-
gage without delay the services of several hun
good wages. Provisions will be furnished at rea-
sOnable rates.
On Saturday last, says the Wadesboro Argus, as
per published notice. Messrs. Cole and Steele, of
the Board of Directors of the Viii, Char. and
Ruth. r. r Co., met in this place to receive pro-
posals for carrying the mails, three times week,
between Sand Hil the present Western tel
minus of the Eastern division of the road and
Charlotte. But one bid was made-by J. B. As
kew. His offer was accepted, and the articles
concerned.
We are glad to have it in our power to announce
that we WILL after the 18th of the current month,
by the proposed arrangement on this route, have
daily MAIL Sundays eXcepted,) at this point
three times week from Wilmington, and altern-
ate days from Charlotte. From Wilmington the
mails and passengers for this point to go through
for the West will reach here at 10 o'clock at night
of the same day they leave Wilmington, and
Charlotte in twenty-four twenty hours from
Sand Hill.
FUNERAL OF JUDGE BADGER.-The immense con-
course of our citizens which accompanied the re-
mains of late illustrious fellow-citizen, the
Hon. George E. Badger to their last resting place
on Sunday afternoon, testified to the strong hold
which he had upon the veneratiOn and affections
of the community. The funeral exercises were of
the most solemn and impressive character and all
seemed to realize the irraparable loss that society
and the State have sustained in the death of this
great and good man.
The burial service of the Episcopal Church was
read by the Rev. DR.. r. S. Mason. The following
gentlemen acted as pail bearers upon the occasion,
viz His Excellency, Gov. Worth, Hons. Thos.
Bragg and John BEyan and Gee W Morae
and Geo. Little, Esqs.-RdA. Sentinel
DEATH OF AN ESTEEMED CrTIzEN-We regreat
to learn from the Wadesboro Argus that Mr..
Samuel c. Lindsey, for many years principal of
the Arson Academy, died on Friday last. Mr.. L.
often spoke with pride of two of his former pu-
pils-Maj. Gems Ramseur and Hoke. OF the
cause of his death, the Argus thus speaks His
health always very delicate, and like one whose
death we chronicled few months ago. it was his
misfortune to fall into the hands of certain rough
characters who accompanied celebrated Federal
chieftain in his march through this section lit
tie better than year ago, who, IN their lust for
gold, subjected him to very brutal treatment and
great indignities. The shock to his already weak
constitution, too great, and it gradually gave
way until he was finally compelled to take his bed
only to leave it corpse.
LITERARY.-The commencement exercises of
Concord Female College, situated at Statesvile,
will take place on the Dist of June. The usual
commencement sermon will be preached by Rev.
d. A. Penick and the Literary address for the Oc-
cason will be delivered by Hon. z. B. Vance.
The examination of the pupils of the Franklin
ton Academy will take place on Friday, June LIST.
The address to the students will be delivered by
Seaton Gales, Esq, of Raleigh.
The Hon. FL. NJ. SHAw.-The remains of the
gallant Col FL. M. Shaw, who fell in the discharge
of his duties in the Confederate service are repo-
sing in Currituck county, in this State. He
able defender of the rights of the South in the
Congress of the United States, and surrendered
his life in defence of those rights during the late
war. We hope that the time is not far distant
when the people of the first Congressional District
of North Carolina will feel it to be their duty to
erect suitable monument over the now humble
grave of this departed statesman orator and hero.
Weldon State
Most of the early planted cotton seed in this
county is turning out very bad This is owing
more it is said, to the rather cool weather we
have had since the seed was put in the ground
than to the quality of the seed. Many planters
are blowing up and replanting g. Wadesboro Argus.
STILL FOR WAR.-The Danville Times states that
a negro boy who waited on Captain Henderson,
of the 18th North Carolina Troops during the war,
is the only person thereabouts whose voice is still
for This boy wants to fight himself back
into slavery.
CoN1MENCEMENT.-We learn from the Charlotte
Democrat that Elk Governor Vance has accepted
the invitation to deliver the address at the ap-
preaching Commencement at Chapel Hill.
NEWS SUMMARY.
The PROPOSED Tax ON COTToN.-There was
meeting of the New York Chamber of Commerce
on Thursday in relation to the proposed increased
tax on cotton by Congress. The report OF spe-