Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-06-12

be collected before next November or De.
cember.-Winston Sentinel
DIR. WINGATE. The Western Recorder
sketching characters in the Southern Bap.
tist Convention says
''Dr. W. M. Wingate, President of Wake
Forest College, North Carolina, is another
man of whom we may well be proud. The
Herald calls him ''the most modest of men. ,
He is unusually tall and slender, has low
forehead, rather expressionless counter
ance, and would certainly afford hand
some profit to the man who could buy him
for what he looks to be worth, and sell him
for what he really is worth. He was oace
a student of the institution of which he il
now its most highly honored and respected
officer, and 10y those who havo the best
opportunity for knowing, he is regarded
a fine scholar and preacher. He wlelds a
vigorous pen, and was, for time, the
chief editorial contributor to the Biblical
Recorder.
FAITHFUL GUARD.--A gentleman went
from home in Rockingham county, n. c.,
few days ago, leaving little negro boy
in charge. negro man came near the
premises, and asked the little boy who was
| in the house Being informed that no one
was at home, he insisted on going in. Oh
lection was made, and lie got hold of the
boy and whipped him. The little fellow
then ran to the house, getting there before
the man, picked up gun and shot him
dead. When the owner Of the premises
came home, he reported what he had done.
| Hook AND LADDERS. meeting of
this company on Saturday night last, Mr..
John W. Gotten was elected Foreman in
the place Of Mr.. Kinds resigned. While
| the company must regret to lose the etfi-
cient services Of Mr.. Kinds, we congratu-
late them upon the above excellent selec-
ton, and feel sure that with Mr.. Gotten as
their leader, they will continue to prove a
source of pride and security of the town.
Mr.. Kinds, upon his resignation, pre-
sented handsome trumpet to the COM
pany, for which acceptable present he de-
served and received the warmest thanks of
| the members. rs.-Tarboro' SOuthermer.
| SALE OF SToCK.-At an auction sale Of
stocks, in Petersburg, on Monday. by VIM.
Pannill, Auctioneer, forty seven shares of
Raleigh and Castor railroad Stock were
sold at $40 per share, and ten shares of
North Carolina railroad Stock at $50 SO.
JUDGE CHAsE-It is thought that the
Chief Justice will visit Raleigh, in the
course of q few days, in his official capacity.
Raleigh Sentinel.
LEAVING THE STATE.-Several families,
embracing twenty or more persons, left
Rutherford county last week in search of
new homes in Northern Texas. We fear
they will hardly better their fortunes there.
FEDERAL CoURT.-The business before
the Court. we learn, is very heavy. The
Court must continue several weeks, before
the docket can be closed. We observe
quite a number of persons, whom We take
| to be planters, in attendance as witnesses
and Jurors This is singularly unfortunate.
Many have come as witnesses two Or three
hundred miles, and frequently with but
little means to pay expenses. Their crops
are necessarily neglected. Many of the
cases are very trivial. If this state of things
is likely to continue, his Honor, Judge
Brooks, and those who are interested, ought
to urge upon Congress some modification
of the law, by which he could hold two ad-
ditional COurts-one at Charlotte and one
at Morganton or Asheville. Besides, where
the Courts are likely to continue more than
week, jurors and witnesses should be
| summoned to attend the week their SER
/ vices are needed. No man should be re-
quired to atte1d Court more than week
at a time, at this season of the year. We
make these suggestions because Of the
| we'll grounded complaints which parties
make of their inability to bear the eX-
penses and the losses they must suffer from
detention from their business.
Raleigh Sentinel.
SOLDIER DROWNED. "A soldier of Co.
"K," 10th Infantry colored troops, got
drowned on yesterday, while attempting to
swim across the Neuse river. His body had
not been found at last accounts. This
should be warming to others, and espe-
cially to those young BOYS who are daily
amusing themselves bathing in the river.
Goldsboro' Rough Notes.
Our RA1LRoADs.-The Railroads in North
Carolina were never SO we'll managed, per
haps, as they are at present. The North
Carolina Road, under the Presidency OF
Hon. Josiah Turner, seems perfect in all its
functions, and proves the efficiency of that
officer. The speed is about 25 miles an
hour, connections are never missed and &C
| cidents never happen.
The Wilmington and Weldon Road, un.
der the management of Col S. J.. Fremont,
seems perfect and efficient, and offers the
greatest inducements to shippers in the IN.
terror, for the transportation of goods and
merchandise by Goldsboro'.
The Western North Carolina Road, under
the management of Col. S. Med. Tate. is
doing we'll. and being rapidly extended
westwardly.
It would be difficult to select better rail
road managers than these three gentlemen,
and it might be wise policy for the incom-
ing powers to retain them.
Statesyiile american.
| WHEAT HARvEsT.-We learn that several
farmers in this county began to harvest
their wheat on Monday of this week, and
during the week we doubt not numbers
will follow. As to the prospect of the yield
we cannot learn much at present. But
there are hopes, however, that as we have
had very dry weather for the last two
weeks, there will not be rs much damage
from rust as we reported last week there
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