Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-07-12

Per diem and mileage LIST Session. .$19, 434 20
&C I'd .... 3O,422 90
Total $40, 856 20
This does not, of course, include stationery,
lights; printing, advertising and miscellaneous
pendltures. -Sentine.
NORTH CAROLINA DEAD AT CHARLEsTowN, VA
The following are the names of the North Carroll
crowned with floral honors, on the 9th ult. They
have, besides, been handsomely sodded, and
marked by head and foot boards, painted white,
and inscribed legibly with the names, company
and regiment of the deceased
Capt W Poole, Co e, 14th C, Raleigh r McCrcary
Co F. 18th g; Isaac Cordy, Co I, 25rd n !, Capt.
f BPnson &C Fl a 5td g. G Hds Go S Co
do; Taylor, Co D, 14th c. E Bishop Co G, End n
A G dragson C Go 5 sh e He Gay C H
osae cd Sh b qSrg SrSneF go 12a
fifth, Co G, 14th H Rawey, do; sergt Newkirk, Co T.
31st; N Stanford 9Th J Reach Go 18th Mitch;
Johns, 16th.-EG. Sentinel
The FOURTH IN CHARLoTTE,-SENs1BLE FREED
MAN.-The white population of Charlotte made no
demonstration in honor of the 4th of July. The
negroes, however, went out with banners flying
and drums beating. The Times gives the follow
ing account of one of the addresses upon the occa
sion
GA very sensible and respected man-John
Gundry by name,-took the stand, and we are in
formed by one who was present, stated that in his
opinion the colored man had not been benefited
by the sudden act of emancipation. That he was
not prepared for liberty and that he lacked emf
nently the qualities that enabled him to take
of himself that those ignorant negroes who pra-
ted about equal rights, did not know what it
meant that if the negro wished to advance him
self in the scale of being he must go to work and
work earnestly and faithfully that idlers and
hangers on about the of the streets should
be made to follow some honest employment that
he must be respectful to the whites that his old
master, and those with whom he was raised, are
his best friends-and his future elevation and
prosperity depend upon his own industry, and the
manner in which he acts, to retain the esteem and
confidence of the dominant race.
This man, though slave up to the collapse, en-
joys the reputation of being an honest. faithful
christian, and the whole tenor of his remarks was
characterized by good sense and practical ideas
and that is the reason why notice it in our col
umns"
CHANGE OF BUREAU OFFICERS. Nc
Killip vacates the Freedmen's Bureau of this city
to-day, Lieut. Cox takes his place. So we are in
Commercial.
The FREEDMEN. have been handed, by J.
III. Harris, recording and Cor. Secretary, q copy
of the Constitution of the 'N. G. Freedmen's Edu-
cational and Relief Society,"" organized at Ralgh,
April 1866
The object of the Society, as expressed in Art
Ind, is to foster q system of Public Schools in
this State, which shall be free from all denomina-
tonal bias, and from which none shall be exclud-
to relieve as far as possible, the temporal wants
of the aged and infirm." This is an important
to the organization among
the freedmen themselves of an association for the
education of their young, and the relief OF the
wants of their old people. We learn that the
Constitution has been submitted to the inspection
OF many OF our citizens, who heartily approve it.
The names appended to it, as officers and Board
OF Directors, comprise some of the best among
our colored citizens We shall watch tho opera,
tons of this Society with interest, and trust that
from its small beginning may grow system that
will serve to aid materially in the Improvement
ana cult1Vaton OF the minds OF the colored people
Roteigh Standard,
INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF, DUMB AND THE BLIND.
The pupils OF this State Institution are at pre-
sent enjoying their vacation. The Deaf Mute Cas-
het-a neat little monthly periodical published at
the Institution, that the past session has
been very pleasant one to all connected with it,
and expresses the hope that all will spend pleas
ant vacation and return promptly at the com
mencement of the next session
COUPONS Recoverable will be remembered
that, some weeks since, Chief Justice Ruffin had
his pocket picked of some money and a number
OF coupons, at the n. c. r. r. depot in this city.
we learn that the coupons were found q few days
since, concealed In cleft in the wall in one of
the cells of the Jail at Amelia c. H. Va. The
p1ckpocket had been arrested in Virginia for some
other crime, and had hidden the COUPONS rs above
stated. The coupons have been recovered by the
owner.
HE DIVORCE CAsE.-Some surprise has been
that the Convention should have acted
on petition for divorce and granted it. We learn
that the case peculiar one, not cognizable
Dy the Courts nor even the legislature, and there
fore II relief was obtained by the injured party the
convention must grant it. The petition came
! Mrs Jane +. Havens praying to be divorced
from her husband on the ground that he had de-
serted her for seven years, during which time she
had not heard from him and did not know where
ne was, &C., &c. We learn that the lawyers in
the Convention admitted that it was q case not
within the jurisdiction of the Courts. If that IS
true, the Convention did right to afford the woman