Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-12-04

Gov. Holden has issued his proclamo
ton announcing the election of Msssrs
Byron Latin. J. W. Holden, Hiram =
5tilley, q. H. Brogden. A. Fl. Galloway T
A. Mcdonald, ID. A. Badham, Rufus Bar
| ringer and w 3. Pearson as Electors 60,
President and Vice-President of the Unitod
States, and notifying them to meet ~
Raleigh on the I'd day of December new
for the purpose of casting the vote of thu
State as required by law.
METHODIST CoNFERENCE.- The Norh
Carolina Conference of the Metboai0,
Episcopal Church South, will open it's ses.
sion at Statesviile, North Carolina ON Wa
nesday. the I'd of December. Blsbon
Wightman will preside.
CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE. The Rich.
Rev. Bishop Gibbons, accompanied bv
Rev. Father Northrop, honored our CITY
with brief soiourn on the 10Th instant
and remained for the night as the guests
of John Robinson Esq.
! The Bishop In the evening delivered
brief but instructive discourse in the town
| hall to an almost entire non catholic audi-
ence, who paid most marked attention
throughout. AS we cannot give even
synopsis, We shall only say that his words
have only intensified the desire of those
who heard him to hear him agatha do.
sire which we trust the Bishop NAV find
convenient to crafty as he passes again
this way to Wilmington.
We are also much pleased to announce
that the Bishop has kindly consented TO
the privilege of having church here and
that active measures are already in opera
ton to have the good work carried into
execution.
This, in view of the expressed desire of
our citizens to encourage immigration will,
it is believed, have decided effect. as no
industrious, good christians can be tempted
to move into region OF country where
they have no church.
Before starting for Newbern on the
morning of the Goth, the first Catholic
children of the State, the first Catholic
Bishop of the State, administered the
sacrament of confirmation to eight of Mr.
Robinson's children. Goldsboro, Nc7rS
! SUPREME CoURT.-January term Of the
Supreme Court commences Ga tho first
Monday in January next.
Causes will be taken up as follows:
/ First week-Application for Licence-
motions--causes on LIST Circuit.
Second week-Second and Fifth Cir
J cults.
/ Third week-Fourth and Sixth.
| Fourth week-Seventh and Eighth.
Fifth week-Third Circuits, motions,
&c.
The arrangements of the Circuits on the
docket will remain, for the present, as
heretofore.
On Monday, the first day of the Win
ter term, applicants will be examined on
"the rights of property" On Tuesday,
the second day of the term, those who
have county court licence, and those who
passed an approved examination at the
Summer term, and those who pass an APP
proved examination on "the rights of pro-
perty" at this term, will be examined for
licence on Pleading, Practice and the Code
of Civil procedure.
The Justices advise oil who wish to OBJ
tain licence to devote at least one year Of
diligent study to the subject of "the rights
of property" and at least six months of
diligent study to the subject of pleading
and practice (Chitty on pl., Stephens on
pl, and Adams Equity and the Code Of
Civil Procedure. No one can obtain lcence
unless he is twentv-one years of age, or
will arrive at that age before the next
term.-Ral. Standard.
OUFhEME SOUhI 1SOOM.--1u0 SplLLb Ca
hibited on Monday, in the House, in re.
ference to the Supreme Court room. indi-
Gates the purpose of the Legislature to
bring the Court down from the ''cock loft,
where it was Grained some time since, by
the authorities, and restore it to it's old
quarters. The character and public lmpor-
tarce to this, the highest tribunal in the
State, demand for it an eligible location.
RAJ. Sentinel.
WASHED AsHoRE.-We learn that the
body of an English soldier Judging from
his uniformly washed ashore near Cape
Hatteras Lighthouse and was found on
Sunday morning last A one pound En-
glish note Was found in his pocket, togeth-
er with little specie, and photograph,
so badly damaged that it could not be
lnown. Nothing further could be found
to identify the body, Vhich was buried on
the beach by some fishermen.
New Berne Republican.
ACCOMMODATING Fremont, Super
intendent, publishes a notice to parties
on the line of the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad, that they can obtain passage to
Wilmington, when they wish to visit the
city on business, and return for one fire
good for three days only. Few Railroads
in the country are conducted with mo o
judicious liberallty than the Wilmington
and Weldon Weldon NeUS.
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Tho Hebrew Race.
late FOREIGN news announces the death