Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-08-21

again, and rocked himself stupidity In a
chair Mr.. r. arose with DIGNITY. and
made speech, not one word of which was
understood, except that he knew the law.
that he was not planting his foot in dark
ness. "I'll support you, said the King
no bonds. Mr. G. is the register until he is
properly, that is, by law, relieved. Good. /"
hiccoughed King Pentheus, "t the Chair is
right L side with the Chair" This SQUAD
BILE about the register of deeds was not set
tied till this morning. Mr.. G. is still act
ing in the capacity Of register. Mr. r. got
twenty days more grace. We thought at
first that the Office was declared vacant.
The happy man, King of "rot- gut" rubbed
his hands right gleefuly. so glad was he
to have at last placed final quietus or his
decision. Mr.. r. is one of those trouble
some bodies that no one knows much
about, that much is very lM!e, and that lit
tie is not very good. The board will get
rid Of him If it can, and the radiance will
be most happy. When it was decided that
he could not enter upon the duty of regis
ter, he nevertheless took the seat at the
table, took up the pen, and offered it to be
touched for the p of some negroes who
had come forward to sign the bond of the
negro coroner He was requested to leave,
which he did with the EXTREMIST noncha-
lance-sticking black pipe in his mouth,
and hat on his head. The negro was
quite reverend looking had flowing white
! locks, bnt had no hair on the top of his
head where the wool ought to grow. They
say his bond is not worth ten cents. The
Commissioners say that the Office is of lit
| tie Importance! No sheriff has died in their
knowledge, and they think that the sheriff
will not die within the next two years {!
Crushing conclusion. The sheriff elect
came up yesterday to qualify. He offered
| for his bond the names of some men in
| Wilmington who are entirely unknown to
US. A Major Schenck, and Mann also,
a negro, the jail-keeper. He was rejected,
and u young man named Swain, of this
| neighborhood, was appointed in his stead.
The new sheriff was sworn in this morn
ing. Every one seems pleased with the
selection. The surveyor is not satisfied
with his Office because it does not pay
enough. Very true, said another of the
Commissioners, who has not been yet de-
scribed, the land here is not worth any
thing. He thought he had uttered smart
speech and grinned, as Artemus Ward
would express it, muchly. This member
is giraffe in height, in everything else [
think he resembles that bird called the
gier-eagle, mentioned IN the book of Levi
ticus. MS:
And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier-
eagle"
He voted two rooms to be put in proper
order. with furniture, &C., for the use of
the Clerk of the Superior Court. The
thing was in fact settled. He demurred.
He objected. He withdrew his vote. One
room would do. Thus ended the farce
The members were all sober this morning,
owing to the threat of the Chairman made
yesterday !: that if any of them would ap-
pear there again drunk, he would be heavily
fined 0, times 0, manners ! This is
not the picture of Brunswick only, it is the
sad light of every county where Radicalism
has a fCothold. If this state continues,
better at once that society fall, and disor-
der live forever. OUI DIRE.