Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-07-30
STATE NEWS


painful illness. His suffcrings were great
until death came to his relief.
| Goldsboro' Ness.
CRAVEN STREET JAIL.-There are thirty
eight prisoners in Craven street Jail, four
of which are females. Several havo been
discharged within a few days, and the SEN
tence of many moro will expire during this
and next week.-Newbern Tfnaes
The first cotton balls opened, were
shown TO us yesterday by Capt J. W. Pot
ter, from Potter Il Humes Wildwood
Plantation. This places Craven county
ahead, it being tho first open cotton balls
reported. d.-Newbern Times.
We learn shat Bozier's "melish " acted
worry badly while on the train coming up
from Newbern yesterday morning. col
Ii8ion between some of the =" melish," who
were under tho influence of "benzine, "
and one or two citizens was only prevent
ed by the timely interference of Bozier
himself.-Golds. Ness.
SUPREME CoURT-Tuesday, July Goth.
Court met at tho usual hour oil the JUS
tices present
| In LYMAN VS.. DevereauX, from Halifax
order of judgment below, vacating injunc-
ton, affirmed that part of order which
| directs tho surplus to be paid into Court,
reversed
In Mary McLaurin, ec parte, from New
| Hanover, dismlssed.-Ral. Sentinel.
| THE CRoP3- -EDGECoMBE FARMERS. Tho
reports from our farmers are encouraging
| ,H Nm
had the pleasure of meeting in our office
and on the streets n large number of the
| best Of Edgccombe's planters, and from all
| did We hear the most satisfactory accounts
| OF the condition of their crops
1t is no idle .boasting to say that Edge
cOmbe is regarded as the banner agricul-
tural county of North Carolina and that
the opinions of her experienced farmers
| are looked to with considerable interest
throughout tho entire State.
Tarboro' Somherner.
A MEAN SNEAK -Sometime during last
week contemptible sneak thief broke
through the windows of tho Episcopal
Church, at this place, and carried away the
aims box, which was attached to the wall
| near one of the inner entrances. The box
| was the receptacle for tho pions offerings
of the congregations in behalf Of tho poor
| of tho parish, and would be considered
sacred from the touch Of oven tho most
depraved rascal.
We understand that tho hardened wretch
failed to find any compensation for the
prapGtratiOn of one of the most villainOuS
| cases of stealing on record.
| 4 North Carolina dreas of tar and fcath
ora would be too small punishment for
such cOntGmptible sneak.
| TarbOrO' S0mherner.
WoBK ON THE WILLIAMSON & TARBoR-
OUCH RAILROAD. Tho different contrac-
tors 1pon this Road are pushing their
work rapidly forward.
There are now two hundred hands ac-
lively employed, who have, at various
points along the line, fully graded about
! ten miles. Between this point and Bethel
arc employed one hundred, and grading is
! iiDished three miles from Tarborough.
| Mr.. IL. ID. Robason, at Jacksonville,
has about thirty, who have finished two
miles, and force of fifty at Williamson
has pushed the work moro than five miles
from that place.
A much larger forco will probably soon
be put upon the Road, nd work will be
then going on at every point of tho line.
Tarborough SOutherner.
CHATHAM RAILROAD MEETING. The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Chatham Railroad Company was held at
the office of tho Company at Raleigh on
Monday, tho 10Th inst, and was organi-
zed by calling Col. John l.. Morehead of
| Charlotte. to the chair, and appointing
| Joseph Is. Batchelor and w. W. Vass
| secretaries
The cc7nmittce on Proxies reported that
| u largo majority of the stock of the compa-
ny was represented in person md by
proxy.
The report of the President and Board
of Directors, Treasurer, and OF G. A. San
ford, Chief Engineer, were seyerally read
and accepted
The act of the last General Assembly,
entitled " an act to enable the Chatham
Railroad Company to complete its Road" "
ratified the 10th day of April, 1869, was
unanimously accepted and adopted as Il
part of the charter of this company.
The following gentlemen were elected
Directors for the ensuing year, namely -
DIR. ". J. Hawkins, Geo. W. Mordecai.
JOS b. Batchelor, Geo. Little, S. S. Roys-
ter, G.. H. X. Taylor and Jos. 3. Little
john.
At q meeting of the Board of Directors,
held after the adjournment OF the stock
holders meeting, DIR. W. J. Hawkins was
re elected President, and W. w. Vass.
Treasurer. Sentinel.
SUPREME CoURT-Wednesiay July 2l.-
All the Justices present.
Opinions were delivered as follows:
BY Pearson, G. i'm Newlin VS.. Mar
ray, from Alamance Judgment affirmed.
In State vs.. WiSeman, from Mcdowell,
appeal dismissed.
In McAdoo VS.. Benbow, from Guilford,
judgment reversed. Rodmon, J. dissent
| ing.
| LII PEBBLES VS.. PEBBLES, from Wake, judg-
| ment reversed and new trial.
| by Dick, J.-In Mason VS.. Miles, from
Northampton, error, injunction vacated.
In Stanly vs. Massingill, from Johnston,
reversed.
In Crockcr, &c pdrte from Wake, decree
declaring rights.
by Reade, J.-In Harris vs. Ricks. Hill
X Co., from Halifax, no error.
In Haywood VS.. Bryan, from Wake. no
error.
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