New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-08-12

THE REASONS FOR THE ORDER POsTPONING THE
SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE.
From Special Correspondent
RALEIGH, n. O., Aug 7, 1867,
Yesterday morning the following order, dated
HEADQUARTERS Second Military District, Charleston &c.
Auy 1851 nv command OF MajOr-Gen. d. T. Sicles
was received here:
SPECIAL ORDERS, No r4.-lExtractl.
nv The session OF the General Assembly OF North caro-
lima appointed 90 be held at Raleigh on the thrd MOuhy
IN Augt xt is hereby postponed until further orders
The Commanding officer Of the Post OF Raleigh VIII trans
NIT 10 the Governor OF North Carolina copy OF tlis
order with the request that the be communicate
10 the presiding officers and members OF the senate anu
" Tho Governor Of North Carolina the Treasurer the
Speaker OF the House OF Commons the Chairman OF me
senate Committee Finances, and the Chairman OF the
House Committee OF ways and Means, are hereby con
stituted Board 70 consider and report upon INC
ency, practcabty, ana cost OF proVidB suIlapIe e
porary place OF confinement Tor prisoners sen
fence for felony In determining inc Location, S p herc
will take into consideration the prepabe erection h.ie
after OF q Penitentiary aud the employment OF ule
prisoners In mining or other Work III metals; a. s
marble, brckmalng, or manufacture whereby nc ~
entlay may DE sesupporting, and tho conVcS taught
some useful art"
when the Legislature adjourned in March last 1t was to
meet on the 10th Of August Az this body did nothing OF
note during It's Winter session except to reject the HOW
ard amendment and listen 10 great many speeches de-
carng tho loyalty OF the speakers to- the South and the
heroic manner In which they had borne the banner OF
North Carolina from Big Bethel TO Bentonyille and as
the only excuse they had for coming together In August
-"
Sirles has very wisely prohibited II from coming To-
fber again aud provides for the selection OF site Tor
Pnitentary Tie money saved TO the state by the pro
hbton Of this assembling OF tho Legislature at TINS time
will pretty nearly pay for the erection OF Penltehary
and h il doubtful whether the Legislature, even u 10 had
Inet would have authorized the building OF Peneh-
ti, thc prrdcetOn Of nearly al North CarOllnanh De
ING strongly In favor % the old punshmcns OF Whipping
the stocks. snd the piloIy. -,--. -
The Military Commission engaged In trying the lnur-
d.rcrs 81 freedman not In session yesterday on &c
count OF the sickness Of OF the members Gen sckes
has ordered tho Commission 20 sit daily sundays SN'
~ ana IL
WIN view 10 expedite the completion OF the business
before the Commission. learn from the Judge AuFO-
cate of the Commission Gen Avery that thefe arc
some II or IS persons now awaiting trAl l9l ih1reI
ATTEMPT 20 XII rape burglary, Sc. Last night ifeed'
man came into the city from Jackson, northampton
COUNTY with great cut in tho forehead from b0W re-
cclved from a white man named Mason. VINO Ia'i Tor
sos trivial Cauec without cause beaten the freedman
an Tho hcnd with an AZ handle and would have cut him
with an az IL he had not been prevented by his mother
who nterforod and prevented her son from committing
murder. =, - -.
dispatch from Washington states That all jury trlah
have been suspended at that place, by order OF Gen
sckos for Noncompliance with General Order No. 50,
ordering revsal of the jury lists as TO make no DIS
tinctiOn ON account OF color.