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

mis- pupils on a trip to Morehead City. Our ex
changes along the route speak of the kindly re
ceptiOn given to these unfortunate children every
where Mr.. Palmer intends, on his return, to re-
main in Goldsboro with about thirty of his most
proficient pupils for the purpose of giving free
exhibition for the benefit Of the good people OF
! that town and vicinity.
Go1DsBoRo' FEMALE CoLLEGE.-This popular
institution, we learn from the NeuS, will be re-
opened on Monday the 21st instant, under charge
of Rev. S. M. Frost.
AN UPRIGHT JUDGE.-Judge Fowle of North Car
olina quite fills idea of judicial exponent OF
law without reference to persons or opinions. He
takes the Presidents peace proclamation a fact
and he allows its legitimate effect, without fear,
favor or affection. He even denies the right Of
the President to limit the consequence of his Ex
ecutve action by subsequent declarations, and the
legal mind of the world will recognize the proprie
ty of the decision.--RichmOnd Examiner.
Re- -ORGAN1zED-L Sabbath morning the
Baptist Sabbath School was re-organized by the
election of the following officers
Superintendent-W. j. Palmer.
Assistant Superintendent-Jo G. Williams.
Secretary and Treasurer II Bradley.
Librarian-J G. L. Harris
Assistant Librarian-E. S. Lougee
Progress.
MEtKLENBURG SUPERIOR CoURr.-The Spring
term of this Court is in session the present week.
Several cases of larceny have been tried and five
negroes and white were sentenced to re-
ceive from Is to 80 lashes at the whipping post,
which sentence was duly executed. A negro WO-
man was tried for killing negro man on the
plantation of Mr. Allen Stuart in 1864. The jury
rendered verdict of justifable homicide, and the
woman discharged.
CAPT VIM. M. STEvENsoN.-This gallant gentle
man, who lost his leg, by an accident at Colds
boro about two weeks ago, reached his home in
Greensboro on Saturday last.
IMM1eRAr1oN.- learn, from the Charlotte
that ~
theran Synod of North Carolina, held at Trinity
Church, Cabarrus county, n. c., a committee on
FOreig immigration in the Static of North Car
ollna has been appointed.
The object will be to aid our State in securing
laborers artizans, farmers and household domes-
tics, which will supply a want that has been felt
ever since our labor system has become disar
ranged.
LADY PRINTERS. is some prospect of
quite change in the gender of composing rooms
FFreside " has lady compositors at the case, who
are said to handle type nimbly as the masculines.
In other Southern cities the same sex are usurping
the art formerly piled only by males.-Progress.
The ladies of Raleigh gave Tableaux again in
aid of the Stonewall Cemetery, which learn
was perfect success
MILITARY FR1soN.-The military prison, lately
in existence in the old arsenal building at the cap
itOl has been broken up and a new one opened
at the fair grounds. Maj. Gee and others have
been transferred to quarters there and we expect
the prisoners find the change agreeable.
Raleigh Progress.
BANK OF CoMNIERcE.--Ata a meeting of the Stock
holders of this Institution, we understand the
board OF directors were empowered to close the
business of the bank in accordance with the pro-
visions of the late act of the Legislature upon the
banking question. n.-Ne.C6e,7a Times.
GEN. T. L. CLNGMAN. Ashville Neacs of
the 3D. says : Gen. Clingman returned home day
OF two since. He is now in Jackson county look
ing after the mining interest of that section.
AN attempt was made by some fiend to throw a
train off on the Western North Carolina Railroad
last Saturday, but the distractions we're discov-
cred in time and the designs of the wretch frus
trated.
The FLORAL TRIBUTE.-In accordance with the
previous announcement, the ladies of this city, in
large numbers, assembled at the Senate chamber,
yesterday afternoon, with flowers, festoons and
everg1eens, whence they proceeded to the city
Cemetery, and other places where our brave dead
sleeping, and decorated their hallowed graves.
ALL the stores in the city, with one or two excep-
lions, closed in honor of the day and the oc-
caslOn.
At the Senate chamber, the ladies we're briefly
by Seaton Gales, ESQ.
Before leaving the Cemetery, they festooned
with flowers the grave of Andrew Johnson's father,
to testify their respect for the President and
their gratitude for the magnanimous policy which
Raleigh Sentinel 11h inst.
DISTINGUISHED PARTY-Governor Worth, ac-
by KempP Battle, State Treasurer,
Ex-Gov Morehead, Calvin j. Cowles, Esq, mem
Der of State Council, and the President and Di-
rectors of the North Carolina Railroad, arrived
here yesterday evening on a special train, a
pleasure excursion to Morehead City and Beau
fort. They left this morning, and will probably
return tomorrow.
The President and Directors of the Atlantic &
went down this noon to join them.
NeUber7a Times, 10h inst.
MEETING OF PHYsICIANs.-We learn from the
Salisbury Banner, that meeting ofthe Physicians
of Rowan county, was held last week in Salisbury,
for the purpose of organizing County Medical
Society. DR.. j. G. Ramsey was called to the chair,
and DR.. G. A. Henderson appointed Secretary.
The Artillery officer at Fort Macon received the
deaf and dumb pupils who visiting him with a
salute of guns