Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-06-21

ner makes complaint that a street In that town is
named "in honor of the illiterate, dogmatical,
bombastic Brevet Brigadier General Cooper, who
lorded it over our heart-broken and defenceIess
people so handsomely after the surrender of
Gen. Johnston"
Such fawning is ridiculous and contemplate.
NEWS SUMMARY.
CONVICTION OF MURDERER CINCINNATI, June
1O.-The second trial of Samuel Covert, for the
murder of the Roosa family, at Lebanon, Ohio,
yesterday resulted in verdict of murder in the
first degree. Harrison McNeal, a brother-in-law
of Covert, is to be tried as an accessory
EXAMINATION OF COLONEL ROBERTS, President
OF THE FEN1ANs.-NEw YORK, June 1.-THE ex-
animation of Colonel Roberts before the United
States Commissioner was commenced to-day
Very little information was elected from the wit
nesses, Messrs Gillen, Cuff and O'Rourke. Gen
eral W. r. Strong is dangerously i'll from para
lytic shock.
BUFFALO, June 11.-General Barry has received
an answerfrom General Meade regarding the trans
a large number. General Meade says that the
United States does not feel called upon to stand
the expense of sending these men home, and does
not give the required permission to furnish trans
portation.
The FEN1ANs ARRESTED AT ST.. LoUIs.--ST.
LOUIS, June 11th.-The Fenian war having
ded, Judge Treat has dismissed the case of A.
L. Moran in the District Court It is probable
that all other arrested parties will also be dis
charged.
SCHOONER WITH THE FENIAN FLAG FLYING.-DE-
TRo1T, June 1O.-The schooner Dickinson, from
Chicago, came down the river this morning flying
the Fenian G. She was brought to, boarded,
and examined by the cutter Sherman. None but
the crew were found aboard.
PROPOSED TAXES ON Wool AND CoTToN-The
House Committee on Ways and Means will report
an increased duty on foreign wool competing with
American. The Senate Committee on Finance is
expected to reduce the tax of five cents pound
on cotton or fix it upon sliding scale, according
to the average cost of it's production of market
price. The remonstrances from all quarters against
the five cent tax are overpowerinG.
Several speeches were made and memorials pre-
sented in the House on Saturday. asking aid in
the reconstruction of the levees on the Mississip
pi.
A special Ogdensburg dispatch says the Ameri-
can sloop Creole was fired into by some drunken
Canadian volunteers, who thought she was loaded
with Fenians.
The Congressional Investigating Committee re-
port nearly two hundred different crimes commit
ted in Memphis during the riots. No arrests have
been made
The marine hospital of South Carolina has been
transformed into a freedmen's school,
WHITE EDITOR OF NEGRO NEWSPAPER ARREST
ED FOR SwTNDL1NG NEGROES. AUGUSTA, June 12.-
j. Z. Bryant, editor of the Loyal Georgian, the
freedmens organ, was arrested by the civil author
ity this afternoon, for attempting to defraud ne
groes out of money borrowed of them when he
Bryant) was officer of the government He
was released, colored man becoming his security
Could NOT TAKE THE OATH.-CHARLEsToN, June
12.-Edgar M. Lazarus and j. F. w. Walter, Uni
ted States collectors, have resigned they could
not take the test oath.
MAN M1ssNG.-PHnADE1PH1A, June IA
reward of thousand dollars has been offered
for information of Henry J. Batchellor of Boston,
who has been missing since the 29th ultimo, when
he left the Eagle Hotel, in this city, and it is
feared has been fouly dealt with. He was about
forty years of age five feet nine inches high slen-
der built, black curly hair and moustache, and
dark complexion He had on his person about
one hundred dollars, gold watch and chain and
diamond ring This reward will be paid for in
formation if the missing man is found living, or
for his remains, if dead, by Benjamin Franklin,
chief of the Philadelphia detective police
The TAX BnL.-The Senate Finance Commit
tee will not complete the revision and examina-
ton of the tax bill before the last of the week.
The memory of the deceased Lieut.. General
Scott is to be honored by Congress, in an appro-
pirate manner on the 4th of July.
John Townsend Esq, of Edisto Island, S. c.,
who gave the Confederacy 500, 900 in gold in
1861, has not been more successful in keeping his
hired German laborers than he was in retaining
his slaves. he says 4E0y cOSb me tLlfI y-llVc
dollars each to bring them to Charleston from
New York. fed them far better than I ever
thought of feeding my hands, even gave them cof-
fee and sourkrout, when what should they do but
demand butter for their bread and milk for their
coffee, and the next thing the whole crowd left
me-" -...E a..
A convention of Texas planters was held in Aus
tin last week, to organize joint stock company,
with capital of $1,000, 600, having for its object
the importation of labor and the sale of Texas
lands to immigrants. The plan of operations re-
ported is to employ agents to induce European
labor and capital to emigrate to Texas. The COM
pany has been fully organized and only awaits the
sanction of the Legislature and the granting of
the requisite subsidies to 60 into operation.
Miss Augusta J. Evans ('' Beulah y has asked
permission of the Common Council of Mobile to
erect marble monument thirty feet high in the
Bienville Square, " in honor of the faithful stand
srd-bearers Of our lost cause.
The ladies of Winchester on Wednesday last
paid most imposing tribute to the Confederate
dead inferred there. The procession comprised
several thousand ladies from different sections of
the Valley, and extended over half mile in
length. The ceremonies at the cemeteries were
most beautiful and appropriate.
Genaral wirfalI ex.Confeda,.ate Senator from