Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-24


Henry L Granger, LenOir.
John NJ MOring, Chatham.
James Lucas, Beaufort.
Andrew Loftin, LCnOir.
Samuel L Williams, Granville.
Samuel A Ashe, New Hanover.
William B Duckworth, Transy Ivania.
Fleming Whitemire, Transy ylvania.
Michael II Justice Rutherford.
Maurice Moore, CASTOR.
George W Johnston, Pitt.
William A Holland, Lenor.
William W Jones, Granville.
Edward Tyler Branch, Halifax.
Charles II Cooke, Franklin.
Wm II Empie, New Hanover.
Peter FL Adams, Guilford.
Augustine W Rieger, Carteret.
Marshall II Pinnix, Davidson.
George NJ Whiting, Wake.
Richard " Singletary, Wilson.
Joseph " odd, Ashe.
John Gatling, Gates.
James @ OlOm, Northampton.
Duncan @ Winston, BERTHE.
Thomas P Devereux, Jr. Halifax.
w Wood Fleming, Mcdowell.
Charles NJ Busbee, Wake.
George p Erwin, Burke
Dorsey Battle, Edgecombe.
VIM ii II COwles, Yakdin.
William L Love, Jackson.
John Gray Bynum, Yadkin.
Nicholas W Ellington, Yadkin.
The following gentlemen, in ddition to
those heretofore mentioned, have been
licensed to practice in the County Courts,
viz:
Erasmus Page, Wake.
William r Cox, Wake.
Raj. Sentinel, 16M.
THE CONDITION OF LABoR.-Mr. McKes-
son, from Burke county, large contrac
tor on the Western Extension, was in this
city the first days of the week, procuring
labor to be employed on that work. He
informed us that he wished to hire only
some seventy or eighty hands, which he
did without any trouble. In fact, as soon
as his object was known, he had applica-
tions from a much larger number than he
wanted, anxious for employment
Our colored people, with but few excep
tions, seem desirous to make engagements
for another year, even at the low rate of
wages necessarily offered to them and the
farm laborers, especially seem fully to ap
preciate the inability of their former en-
ployers to support and pay wages to their
hands the current year.-Ral. Press.
WESTERN r. R.-The counties of Chero-
kee, Macon, Jackson and Haywood, through
their County Courts, have each subscribed
$50, 900 to the Western n. c. Railroad
Contractors are driving their work with I'M
common industry and zeal, and the Ash
vile News predicts that, by January lst,
1869, the road will be completed to Swan
anoa Gap.
MORE OUTRAGEs. the Goth ult., at
night, a party of Is or Is negroes, armed
to the teeth, appeared on the premises OF
Mr.. Alfred Webb, about two miles from
Asheville, and commenced general search
ing. On being asked what they wanted,
the apparent leader informed Mr.. Webb
that they were hunting for a man by the
name of Green, who had stabbed colOred
man the day before. They also said they
had United States orders to make the
search, but were instructed by the Freed
mems Bureau not to show the order to any
one, except i'll the presence of q magistrate.
They entered the house in q body, greatly
alarming the inmates particularly Mrs.
Webb-aud ransacked the place from gar
ret to cellar.
Mr.. Webb called on the agent of the Bu
reau at that place the next day, and asked
him if he had given such an order, who
told him that he had
WAKE FORREST CoLLEGE.-The twenty
third anniversary of the Euzelian and
Philomathesian Societies of this institution
will come off on the 18th of February
The orator for the first is J. L. Wescott, of
Smithville, in this State, and of the last
named F. NJ. Pennington, of Bullock
county, Ala.
The committee is r. s. Pritchard, J. B.
Brewer, A. FL. Hicks, Jr., and IL. Z.
Dockery.
RALEIGH NATIONAL BANk.-~The annual
meeting of the Stockholders of this Insti-
tuition was held on yesterday, at their
Banking House, in this city.
We learn that the election of Directors
for the ensuing year resulted in the choice
of r. ". Pulliam, Geo. ". Swepson, ". j.
Hawkins, A S. Merrimon and W. Ill. Will
lard.
At q subsequent meeting of the new
Board of Directors, Col. II. ". Pulliam
was chosen President of the Bank for the
ensuing year. The other officers of the
Bank were continued without change, VIZ ::
W. B. Gulick, Cashier, G. j. 1redell, Tel
Ter, and W. Hal. Harrison, Corresponding
Clerk and Book-keeper. r.-Ralelgh Sent'aeI.
SUPREME COURT The following Gentle
men, in addition to those heretofore an
nounced, have been licensed to practice in
the Superior Courts of the State, viz:
Clinton A. Cilly-Caldwell County.
James T. -Mecklenburg Co.
Willis Bagley-Perquimans Co.
Theo. H. Hill, Esq, of this City, has
been elected State Librarian for the ensu-
ing year.-Ral. Sentinel 17M.
THE FRIEND AND BROTHER. Already
we hear that some Of the white Radicals