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

not strange that the Carpet-hag scallaWag
Convention should lay such heavy taxes
when it is known how little the members
nav FulIipgs' name is not on the tax list
. no nays not red. S. n. St1llWell
gives the enormous amount OF tWenty-e1ght
canfs towards paying the eight dollars per
5oy which he voted himself. They could,
nnder this showing, afford to be life mem
hers. and doubtless il would give them
pleasure to pass another tax bill-but we
forbgar, and ask pardon Of our readers for
obtruding these names before them.
Charlotte Times.
ACCIDENT. Yesterday morning, while
one Of the men attached to Templeton's
"Black Crook" troupe was engaged IN
fixing the scenery at the Theatre he Tell
from the top Of the scenes and d1slocated
his arm.-Newbern Jour. Of Com.
Ex-Gov. SEYMOUR returned to the city
on yesterday, from his visit to the Univer-
sitv. He leaves to-day. We are pleased to
learn that he was much gratifed with the
attentions shown him at Chapel Hill and
with the various exercises on the occasion.
Raleigh Sentinel
CHIEF JUSTICE CHAsE.-We learn that
the rumor, to which we referred day or
two since, that IL is the purpose of the Chief
Justice to be present, during the pending
Term of the Federal Court, is correct He
will probably be in Raleigh in the course
Of a Weck.-Raleigh Sentinel
ENTEBpRlsE.- have in Greensboro,
in full and successful operation, an Axe
handle, Spoke and Shingle Manufacturing
Company. The Patriot says of it:
Messrs. Snow and Lawson employ from
twenty to twenty-five hands in their fac
tory, and they all work. Everything in the
house seems to be in motion, and 1t is re-
freshing. in these dull and mOnOtonOus
times. to see che activity manifested on
every hand Axe, pick, sledge hammer,
hatchet, adj handles, spOkes, joint shin
giles and blocks for the manufacture OF
weaYcr's shuttles are turned out daily IN
large quantities. While there, we saw
several cars laden with pick and axe ham |
dies and started Oh their way to California,
where thousands of dozens Of others will
soon follow them. Messrs. Snow and Law
son are Massachusetts men, and though
they may have their own peculiar political
views. we have seen no reason why any
one should find fault with them on this &C
count, as Shey do not improperly iLtrude
themselves or their politics upon any one
sands o. such enterprising and deserving
mon of experience and means in our State. "
CLOSED Up-Mr. NJ. McAIahon, of Hal
flax, the administrator on the Farrell es-
tate. has caused the removal of all the ne
GRO inhabitants of the old hotel in this
place, the scene OF the late Ditcher murder,
the same to De nailed up until such time as
it shall be sold, which we understand will
soon be done. Thus is the stronghold of
fiendishsm broken up, and we are glad of
it. Thanks to you, Mr.. Nc.
Weldon Ners.
QUITE notwithstanding the nu-
merous escapes that have been made from
our county Jail during the spring, the col
ored population find no difficulty in keep
ing this den fuil. Let the penitentiary be
established in this section-the minions OF
Radicalism supply it with plenty OF
convicts.-Weldon Ne,rS.
IMMIGRATION. is Pennsylvania
in Caswell, who is authorized to make az
Engagements for the immigration of 80 fam
lies into that county, should sufficient en-
couragement be presented. A meeting of
the farmers Of the county, for the purpose
of exchanging views on the policy OF this
move, was to have come off at Yanceyvllle
on Tuesday.
SUPREME CoURT.-This tribunal con-
vened in this city on yesterday-Chie
Justice Pearson and Judges Battle and
Reade being present. The Court, after
conference and argument, decided that its
powers, as now cons tituted, were not in
terrupted by anything which has as yet
TRANSFERRED, and proceeded, in the morning,
to the examination of applicants for County
Court lcense-all of whom passed. We
learn that it was left to the candidates to
decide whether they would apply for Ii
cense and pay the tax fee, in view of the
fact that, under the probable incoming
regime, there will be no County Courts.
They decided to stand the examination.
In the afternoon applicants for Superior
Court license were examined.
The names Of the classes will appear to-
morrow-Ral. Sentinel 9Th.
The Board of Trustees, which met at
the University during commencement
week, consisted Of His Excellency, Gov.
Worth. President Swain, Gov. Graham,
Judge Rutfin, Judge Battle, Treasurer Bat
tie Hon d. n. Barringer, Hon. s. T.
Phillips, z. c. Cameron, Esq, ID. III. Car
ter, Esq, and L. G. Shober, Esq. 1t was
ted, to request the Faculty of the Univer-
sity to continue at their posts and offer to
the young men OF North Carolina the usual
instruction during the next session.
As il is understood that the Faculty
have granted this request of the Irus-
tees, the public may expect the exercises
of the University to begin again on Fri
day, July 18th, 1S60.-Ral. Sentinel 9h.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE BY NEGRoEs.-We
learn that on Friday, as Mr.. J. T. Wealth
ers, a very worthy man, residing in the
vicinity of Rolesville, was returning home
wards from that place. he was surrounded
and set upon by eiQht armed negroes, who
demanded his money. He could, of course,
make but slight resistance to such a gang
of rufians, and was speedily mastered and
robbed of $l02 in greenbacks and part
of his clothing. No arrests have been
made nor any OF the negroes known. The
loss falls very heavily on Mr.. Weathers,