Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-03-22
A MINISTER Y1crnrrzrp.-We find the

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following in the Richmond Enquirer O
Friday A minister of the North Carolin
Methodist Conference, was victim of tn
confidence game, on the cars between Bal
timore and Annapolis Junction, on his re
: cent return from visit to the former city
A person of gentlemanly appearance, re
, signing his own seat to some Ladies
that came in, politely asked to share tha
of the minister. Entering into CONVEX
sation, he represented himself as {
Charleston merchant, on his way home
with his purchases rs extra baggage
Soon after a clerkly looking man appeared
: with bills of lading, and demanded pay TO,
: the merchants extra baggage, stating the
amount at q considerable sum. The latter
7 produced a note of large amount, which
) the clerk could not change. Then came
the old story. Would the clergyman oblige
him by the change He would return il
as soon as he could get his money broken
He thus got seventy-fve dollars-nearly all
that the minister had Meantime the cars
reached Annapolis Junction, and just as
they moved off again, the merchat stepped
out, and never stepped III again
The DISMAL SWAMP CANAL.-The Dismal
Swamp canal which penetrates and passes
through the Utmost recesses of the great
Dismal Swamp and connects the harbors OF
Norfolk and Portsmouth with the sounds
and inland waters of North Carolina, is in
the process of great improvements. Col.
Walton, the engineer of the projected i'm
provements, with a number of assistants, is
engaged in surveying the canal and taking
out the line The whole course of the Ca
nal is to be dredged and deepened and the
width is to be increased twenty feet, max
ing the canal sixty feet broad. The locks
are also to be removed and extended TWEEN
ty-five feet The excavation will com
mence next month, and when finished will
place the canal in q condition to accommo-
date ten times the amount of business it is
capable of doing at present.
THE PEABODY DONATIoN.-We are re-
quested by Gov. Graham to state that,
since the publication of his name lis one OF
the Trustees Of Elr. Peabody's liberal dona-
ton for the benefit of the people of the
Southern States, he has received numerous
letters pertaining to the application of the
fund or parts of the same. which his long
absence from home and pressing engage
ments for the last six weeks have prevented
him from acknowledging by replies but
that the letters have all been preserved
and summary of their contents shall be
brought to the notice Of tlie generous DO
nor
Gov. Graham has left home for New
York, to meet the Trustees Of the Peabody
fund, who meet in that city, we believe on
Wednesday next. Rid. Sentinel.
| ANsoN SUPERIOR CoURT.-The Spring
Term of this Court began here on Monday
! of this week Judge Fowle presiding.
| After the empanellipg of the juries, the
criminal document, which was very heavy,
was Immediately taken up, and the princi-
pal part, if not nearly all the cases upon it
disposed of, the greater part of them, how
ever, being Of minor importance. We only
report the following, which have attracted
some attention in this county for some
time:
State u.s. Jack Davis and VIM Bennett,
/ freedmen. Larceny. Cases submitted. -
Sentenced, and sentence executed
State IS. Clement. Frank and Edmund
Richardson, freedmen. Riot. Guilty
Sentenced, and sentence executed.
State IS Adam Hargrave, Thos. Cooley,
Jas. MUIR, and Albert Marshall, freedmen.
Larceny Submitted. Sentenced, and
sentence executed.
State rs. Calvin Watkins, white. As
sault and battery, and for resisting the
Sheriff in the discharge of his duty. Gull
ty. Sentenced to two hours in the pillory,
to six months Imprisonment in Jail, and
to pay all costs.
Judge signifed his intention to hold
Court of Equity at 2 o'clock.
The Judge is one of the youngest look
ing that has ever rode this circuit. He has
won golden opinions from all for the strict,
fair and impartial manner in which he has
presided. l. WadeSboro' A'yus.
WASHINGTON. Washington Index
says that that place presents the strange
anomaly Of a good sized town with but
single Church bell.
IRON FoUNDRY.-There is an Iron Foun-
dry near Asheville, where all the ordinary
articles for culinary use are cast, equal to
any that are purchased abroad.
FARMERS CLUB.-The Buncombe farmers
are setting a good example to their breth-
rem throughout the State. They hold
monthly meetings. The News and Farmer,
giving an account of their meeting, says:
"Desultory discussions on manures,
sheep raising, care of horses, grape culture,
&C., were engaged in by each member
Unlike most societies, there was no speech
making, but it was social meeting of far
mers for conversational interchange of
opinions, to which each member contribu-
ted
ASSISTANT Z. S. Assessors NOTICE FOR
THIS DIsTRICT.-J. r. Harrison, ESQ.,, AS
sistant Assessor of United States Internal
Revenue, has issued his notice to tax pay
ers in the third division of the 4th District
in this State. He says:
lin accordance with instructions re-
ceived, all persons residing in the 3D. dis
trict 4th division, North Carolina, will
make returns at once of income for the
year 1866, and of carriages, watches, silver
plate, &c, held March 1st. 1867"
In connection with the same Subiact we
note the following amendments recently
made by Congress in the revenue law, which
are important TO taxpayers All income
heretofore was taxable over $500; now
II, 900 is exempted instead of $500. Here
tofore, also, carriages and harness worth
800 were taxed now all are exempted ex-
cept those worth $500 and over
Raleigh Sentinel
FRFIGHTs. copy the subjoined from
the Newbern journal Of Commerce, and
heartily endorse it
Editors Journal Of Commerce:
In your issue of to-day you state 6 Mr.. John |
Robinson, Superintendent of the ScabOard and |