Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-08-02
STATE NEWS.


o., Of Gus Holmes, the negro who recently
Slr,,r1ared another freedman in Iarporo
md subsequently, escaped from jan.
al" ." Raleigh Sentinel, 26th.
Cam Nrvs-T'HE MAI1s.-Since our last !
~ hove heen gratified to learn that notice
Tos heen received at the post office IN tins
Iaiace that the government has concluded
pon+roct with the Wilmington, Charlotte
III rutherford Railroad, for three times
week mail from Wilmington to TINS place;
Service will probably begin from the mead
Of the road to this point about the 1irSt OF
A1cust-the Company dong the WORK IT.
self and not by sub-contractors.
On Saturday afternoon We were still fur
+I,er certified to receive q mail from Char
Iotte Mfr. Scbell, formerly contractor on
the route from Charlotte to Lancaster 3 g.,
IS the contractor on the route, directly with
the Government At present his carriers
arrive here Oh Monday, Wednesday ana
Friday afternoons, and leave tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday mornings. he VIII
run by this schedule until the L'allroau
Company begins operations.
We hope to be able to announce soon
4be re-oDeninc of all the routes from and
through this scction.-Nadesboro A'y"S'
IMPROVEMENT IN JOB PRINTING. Messrs.
Ravliss 6, Wood, of this city, have recently
procured a patent for an apparatus called
:. The Cbromatic linking Apparatus" and
being applied to the printing press enables
the Printer to execute job work in any
number of colors at the same cost as Is
charged now for printing IN one color,
there being but one form, one roll and one
impression required. An inspection OF
this machine on Saturday by several gen
temen engaged IN this business IN 15altl-
more evinccd the fact that all which was
60, ed and that
color printing was much more accurate than
by the old plan when several forms were
rSnf This attachment, which IS simple
and therefore more valuable, can be ap-
plieG to any ordinary press at light cost.
Charlotte IGmSe.
MOVEMENT IN DANyILLE-I} OI1IATION OF A
BORDER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
july PA convention of farmers and
others from the border counties OF Virgin
in and North Carolina was held here to-
dav. There was q large number OF persons
present, representing the counties OF Iltt-
syIvania and Henry, in this State, and Cas-
we'll. Rockingham and Person, in North
Carolina. Much interest was manifested.
The society was organized by elec5ing Ma
Tor VIM. T. Sutherlin, Of Danyille, PrcSi-
dent, and Messrs. VIM. Long, OF Caswel
county. VIM. D. Bethel, of Rockingham
county. and John ". Cunningham, OF Per
son county. North Carolina, and I. Il.
Stamps, of Pittsylvania county, VIM. Liar
tin, cf Henry county, Thos. Barksdale, OF
Halifax county, Va, Vice Presidents. SeY-
eral addresses were made.
Funds are being subscribed by citizens
Of Wilson to aid in erecting a Roman Gath
Ollie Church III that town.
The Sheriff Of Forsythe has started out
on his tax-cOllecting tour. The aggregate
amount Of the State and County taxes due
l1y the County is nearly $4,000. If our
friends above have been as energetic and
thrifty as they were last year, the dried
blackberry crop will pay it.-Raleigh Sen
tnel.
Duncan c.. McRAE, EsQ.-THE MILITARY
ConussIoN.-The many friends Of Mr.
hfcRae, and the people Of the State, gen
crafty. will be gratifed to learn that q not.
45TOs in his case was entered on yesterday,
and that he was at once discharged from
military custody. Not a particle OF evi-
dence of any kind has been elected to his
preiudicp except the statements of an
abandoned woman, which were disprOYed
in every particular. Mr.. McRae, after two
and a half months imprisonment, is de-
clared entirely jnnocent Of that wherewith
he was charged, and returns to his family
and fellOw-citizens in Fayetteville, whose
his behalf.
All restrictions upon the publication OF
proceedings in the case now pending were,
ON Yesterday, removed, and we shall en-
deayor to give, tomorrow, running sum
mary of the testimony thus far evolved,
and, henceforward, daily abstract of evi-
dence in the further prosecution of the trial
of the other parties. RAJ Sentinel, 30h.
North CAROLINA BoNDs.-It is a most
gratifying result that North Carolina
Bonds are steadily advancing in the New
York market. They sold the other day IL
New York at 593-a fact creditable to the
State, because OF her long established in
tegrity and the opposition of our people tC
reputation. RAJ. Sentinel, 3Qh.
MOVEMENTS OF CAvA1RY-It is rumored
that considerable portion of the cavalry,
at present on duty in this State, has been
ordered to Tennessee, in view of the troub
les in that unhappy State, caused by
Brownlow and his militia. 1t is a sugges
live spectacle, that troops should be draw
from a s'rebel State, g out of the Union,
and sent to 'tloyal State, D." sin the Union,
to maintain peace and preserve order.
Raleigh Sentinel.
Lewis \. Albritton, indicted for highway
robbery, has been found guilty, and has
been sentenced to be hanged in Newborn
on Friday, the 10th OF August next.
This is the same day set apart for the ex
,ecution Of harvester Haywood.
MORE ARRESTS. Three more young gen
tIemen of Fayetteville have been arrested
and were brought to this City, on Satur
day. on the charge of completely in tn
killing of the negro, who attempted tn
rape on the person of young lady of tina
town. These young gentlemen are Alessrs
Lutterloh, Hall and Powers. As some Iii
tie time Will elapse, before the trial of til
gentlemen, whose case is now pending be
fore the Military Commission, is conclud
ed, the three young men in question wer
on yesterday sent to Fort Macon, to b
confined there, until their case can b
reached.-Raleigh Sentinel
PITTsBoRo' SCIENTIFIC ACADENY.-W al
greatly gratifed to learn that the Poem
read by our gifted fellow townsman. Thee
H. Fill, Esq, at the Commencement {
this Literary institution, Friday last, wa
"a wa know Il wOuld be. q brilliant success