Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-03-22
STATE NEWS.

ting general Revenue Act of the State, ant
which are collectible into the Public Treas
ury by the Sheriff, tie onsoum as dou6let
for county purposes. For instance, tht
State poll tax is fifty cents. The county
poll tax is one dollar, and so on through
the entire list as stated above.
Justice Kelly Hay and Osgood were ap
pointed Special Magistrates tor the city O
Newbern.
Superintendent of Bridges.
Finance COMMITTEE. John ID. Flanner
Charles Kelly and l. Disosway, Esqrs.
On motion the number of the Special
Court was reduced from five to three. Chas.
Kelly, John Flanner and d. Fl. Brinson.
Fsqrs., were appointed Justices for said
Court.
COUNTY SOLICITOR George Green, Esq,
formally rendered his resignation as county
solicitor, having been appointed by the
| Legislature to the JIdgeship of the newly
established Criminal Court of Craven coun-
ty. c. c. Clark, Esq, was elected solici-
ter to fill the place vacated by Mr.. Green.
| Mr. G.. is also solicitor of the new Criminal
Court, according to law.
| Vim. W. Clark was elected county trus-
| tee.
Clairmont bridge was ordered to be put
in proper repair.
The late Sheriff, A. G. Latham, WAS re-
lieved of all claims against him on the part
of the county.
THE WHEAT CROP generally in this sec
ton OF the State is looking very fine, and
we learn from our exchanges that the pros
pect is everywhere promising.
Salisbury Oid N'oJfh state.
ToURSAs1EsT.-W are informed, that
the Tournament at Clayton, Johnston Co.,
was brilliant affair and passed off very
pleasantly. Sixteen knights entered the
lists. ". j. Howle, of Wake, was the sue
cessful knight, ana Messrs. Geo. Ellis, of
Johnston, Jno. Rowe, of Chatham, and c.
F. Johns, of Wake, the next in order
Miss Nina Watson was selected as Queen,
and Misses Rowena Poole, Cornelia Lee
and Lorinda Vincent Maids of Honor.
The riding was excellent, the attendance
large, considering the weather, and the
party was gay and delightful.
Col. G. H. Faribault was Chief Marshal
of the occasion.-Rol. Sentinel.
DEATH OF AN OLD C1r1zEN.-Under the
obituary head, to-day, will be found the
announcement Of the death of that veneer
able citizen, Mr.. John ORorke. He was
noble specimen of the old Irish gentleman,
and departed this life in the enjoyment of
the respect of this entire community. The
good old age to which he lived, seventy
nine years, is high testimony to his pru-
dence, and the catalogue of his virtues are
faithfully stated in the notice of his death
found elsewhere.-RI. Progress.
BRIDGE DAMAGED. There were very
heavy rains in this section of the State last
week, and we regret TO learn that the Rail
road Bridge over the Catawba River be-
tween this place and Lincolnton, was SO
much in iured by the freshet as to prevent
the passage of trains.-Ch0Tl0tteD Democrat.
The JOHNSTON WILL CAsE.-This case,
we observe, has elected more than ordinary
attention. It involved sum not short of
$500, 900, which was the deviser Of I'D aged,
intelligent but eccentric man, whose wealth,
at one time, was estimated at between one
and two millions. Unfortunately. he was
bachelor, who, perhaps, never yielded but
once to the power of Cupid, and then when
a young man, and was disappointed. We
have heard it said, often, that ever after,
when any friend could dare to joke him on
the subject of marriage, his reply would be,
he was not able to support wife. With
all his eccentricity, he had many excellen-
cies of character His trusted friends and
servants were objects of affection and con-
sideration but he was implacable when he
was deceived or lost confidence.
The will case occupied over three weeks
We have made several notices from our ex-
changes of it, but, we believe, in no in
stance gave full and correct list of the
lawyers engaged in the case, A friend fur
nishes us a complete list:
FoR THE WILL.-B. F. Moore, Raleigh
R. r. Heath, Memphis, Tenn; w. N. Ell.
Smith, Murfreesboro'; John Pool, BERTHE
p Fl. Winston, Windsor; Edward Conig
land, Halifax. II. A. Gillian, Edenton
ThoS 81. Gillian, Hertford,
AGAINST THE WILL.-Gov. Graham, Hills
Charlotte VIM. Eaton, Jr.. Warrenton
W F. Martin, Eliz City J. W. Hinton,
Norfolk, Va; VIM. A. Moore, Edenton.
We repeat, that brighter array of legal
and forensic talent has been seldom brought
together in this State on any case. The
papers state that the counsel iOr the Will
received each 1000, and those against the
will each 5000. We do not know the cor
rectness of this. Whether correct or not,
it is certainly the business of no onebut the
parties concerned.
As we have said before, Col. J. W. Hin
ton, of Norfolk, intends publishing, for the
special use of the profession, full and au-
thentic account of the evidence and the
pleadlngS In this case. LII is SAID UnaC IL
will make % book of about $50 pages.
Raleigh Sentinel.
REL1EvED.-NVe regret to learn that the
smoke house of our worthy ex-Mayor, J.
H. Enniss, Esq, was relieved on Tuesday
night of about 40 pieces of bacon. Where
did the rogue who relieved Mr.. Enniss OF
his bacon get his idea of "relief for the
people ?"-OEd North State.
Either from Lord Bacon or ex- Provisional
Governor Holden, we presume.
JOURNAL.
Charles Bynum, former slave of Col.
Robert Bynum, of this county, cultlvatlne
portion of his late owners land on White
Oak, with the assistance Of his children, five
in number, produced last year twenty five
bales of cotton, averaging four hundred
pounds one hundred and seventy barrels
of com, besides peas, potatoes, garden veg
etables, ETC.
Charles shipped his cotton to Messrs. De-
Rossett & Co., Wilmington, with instruc
tions to protest against the tax OF three
cents per pound. He is determined to test
the constitutionality of said tx law, and
has engaged able counsel % conduct his