Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-07-26

mortal Association, pays the following just compli-
ment to the widow of one of the noblest men who
fell in the late war.
| Mrs General L. OBJ. Branch, wife of one of
the bravest of North Cardinals sons, who took
part in the late struggle for southern indepen-
dence, is the accomplished and energetic Presi-
dent of the association engaged in the most no.
BILE and praiseworthy effort to preserve from OBJ
ivion the names and register of our dead, yet un-
availing defenders.
Wilson MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION ladies of
Wilson gave on Thursday and Friday nights of
last week, Dramatic and Musical entertainments
for the benefit of their Memoria! Association
We learn from the CdT0ttnadn that the exhibition
was entirely successful, and reflected much credit
on the village, and does special honor to the Ia
dies under whose auspices it was gotten up
The BUREAU AND THE CIVIL LAw.-We stated
some days ago, that the officers of the Freedmen's
Bureau in this city had arrested, or had summon
ed before them, two of our city police-oficers
Walcott and Harget, charged with assaulting
groes. The alleged offence consisted simply in
the officers using their slaves where they
sisted by force in making arrests for violations of
the civil law.
The cases of these officers came before the Bu-
reau on Monday, on which OCCASION we under
stand, Mayor Washington entered his protest
against the jurisdiction of that tribunal. The
suit was that the cases were turned over from the
Bureau to the civil courts.
We expect to be able to lay before the public,
in a few days, the correspondence between the
IL as than ordinary, though not much more
than what might have been expected.
! Newbeym Commercial.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIvER-Yesterday af
ternoon, a canoe bound for Bay River, was pro-
ceeding down the river with three passengers
W. r. Sawyer, (white) and two negroes named Abra-
ham Riggs and George Mills, and when about a
mile below the city, the canoe was run into by the
schooner Henry Clay, Milton Mayo, master,
bound for Washington, and capsized The two
negroes were drowned. An investigation into the
matter shows it to have been purely accidental,
no blame whatever attaching to the Captain or
crew of the schooner. Commercial
The BEST CoTToN STALK YET.-Jos H. Rhem,
ESQ.,, laid on table day before yesterday
questonably the finest cotton stalk we have seen
this season. It measured At inches, clear of the
ground, and contained 112 we'll developed forms,
blooms and bolls. In all other respects it SUI
perior to any other we have yet seen. Mr.. Rhem
informs us that he has opening boAs on his planta
ton, and that in very short time he will present
us with fully matured cotton of the new CROP
Craven ahead, so far.-Ne,Ob Commercial.
GRANVILLE AGRICULTURAL SoC1ETY,-The mem
bers of the Granville county Agricultural Society
met at Mrs. Alleys Hotel Henderson, Satur-
day, the 18th inst COL Jones, 1st Vice-Presi-
dent, in the chair.
The names of Drs W. W. Young and W. K
Cheatham were added to the executive committt e.
The 18th, 18th and 10Th days of October next
we're appointed as the time for holding the
affair.
The Chair appointed Captain A. B. Andrews,
Dr. S. d. Young and Maj Or A. J. Rogers, a COM
mittee to invite e suitable person to deliver the
annual address.
Capt. A. B. Andrews, was elected chief mar
shall.
It was ascertained that the sum of five hundred
dollars had been subscribed for improving the
Fair grounds, and it was ordered that ADVERTISE
ment be made for proposals to make the requisite
improvements, ts,-said proposals to be opened on
Co+, NJ tIo, of
Executive committee, at the office of the Secre-
tary.
A list of premiums was agreed on; also the rules
and regulations by which the fair is to be govern
ed, which were ordered to be printed forthwith.
Adjourned to meet again on the I'd Saturday in
August.
CoLoRED POPULATION OF NORTH CAROLINA
Of the $780, 900 blacks in North Carolina g. 294 are
receiving rations. decrease of 4 1877 rations is
reported since the month of May. One hundred
and nineteen freedmen's schools in ope-
ration in North Carolina, with one hundred and
thirty-fve teachers. The attendance averages
9,OS4 pupils, seventeen schools having suspended
for the summer months.
MONUMENT TO DAUGHTER OF GEN. LEE.-We
are informed that the citizens of Warren county
will, on the Sth proXimo, erect monument over
the daughter of General Robert e. Lee. She is
buried near Jones Springs. Invitations to be
present have been sent to the General and his
family Fitzhugh and William Henry Lee, Gen.
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will attend
The occasion will evidently attract great crowd,
not matter of curiosity, but that the people
may evidence their respect for the old chieftain
| The LATE Col. G. M. ANDREws.-The mortal
remains of the late Col. Clinton M. Andrews, who
| lost his life in defence of his country, were
brought from Virginia to this town by his widow,
and inferred with becoming honors in the Pres
byterian burying ground, last week, followed by
a large retinue of sorrowing friends to the final
resting place of this noble patriot. He reposes
beside his noble brother Capt. J. B. Andrews,
who lost his life in one of the battles Rich
mond. Another brother, Capt Jay Andrews, lost
leg during the At the first tocsin of the
war for the subjugation of the South as it has
proved, these three noble brothers volunteered in
the service of their ,country-two of them lost
their lives, and the other bears honorable
wound, high testimonial of patriotism.
iSdtesvi2e American.
RALEIGH os. AsHEv1LLE.-Few cities furnish so
many beautiful views from the surrounding emf
nences that begirt it, as Raleigh. We took most
enchanting view of the western part of the city
few evenings ago. from the bridge which spans
the n. c. Railroad, the mansion of w. M.
Boyan, Esq. 1t is more interesting sight than
we frequently find in the pictures. If Mr. Watson
wants pretty picture, we advise him to transfer
Raleigh Sentinel
Ha beloved friends if you want to some
thing pretty sure enough, come to Buncombe-
come to Asheville. The most striking view we
had of your city and its envirous, was from the
dome of the capital. We are compelled, however,
to exclaim too fat too fiat Go with us now to
the top of Beau-catcher (Beau-catcher, you
know is mountain on the East side of the town,
whose summit is crowned with forti fcation )-l
East is the valley Of the Swannanoa, blooming
with vegetation, through which glides the stream
SO aptly styled by Southern poet 'nymph of
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