Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-02
STATE NEWS.
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EASTERN AND WESTERN RAILRoAD.-Gov-
ernor Holden has appointed the following
Directors of the Eastern and Western rail-
road.
Samuel Forkner, W. ". McCanless, JOS
". Holden, Thomas Settle, G. n. Thomp-
son, S. @. Barnett, Chas. S. Winstead, r.
W. Lassiter, A. B. Andrews.
Raj. Standard
MAN K1LLED.-A man some forty-fve
years of age, was killed by the mail train
on the North Carolina Railroad on Satur-
day morning last, a few miles this side of
Durham's in Orange county. An eXamlna-
ton Of his person revealed no clue to his
identity. Standard.
SHAD, herrings, vegetables, radishes, let
tuce, &C., were quite plenty in market
yesterday, and at prices low enough for
nybody. Poor folks can eat good meal
of victuals at this time of the year with a
very little outlay of funds
New Berne Times.
FIRE.-Between one and two o'clock on
Saturday night last, fire was discovered
in the shuck house of A. W. Traps. in this
city. The flames spread rapidly, and
soon completely enveloped that building
and the ice house near by, both OF which
were completely destroyed. The fremen
were speedily on the ground, and prevent
ed the fire from extending further. A
| beautiful Hearse, which cost $780, was
burned in the first building together with
quantity of shucks and other property
| The ice house had been recently filed with
superior Boston ice, several tons of which
was melted.
The total loss is about $1,000, upon
which there was not dollar of insurance.
| The origin of the fire is unknown, but is
supposed to have been the work of an in
cendiary, as where the fire broke out was
last visited about four o'clock Saturday
afternoon, several hours before the fire.
| Mr.. Traps is an Industrious peaceable
| citizen, lily able to bear the loss, and he
has the sympathies of the entire COM
munity.-Ral. Standard.
New ENTERPRIsE.-T Greensboro Pa
t'i0t says that Messrs. VIM S. Fontaine &
Son are about to erect in that place a large
Mandatory, upon the site Of the old
Manassas Gap shops, for the purpose of
manufacturing quercltron, from black Cak
bark, for the European markets. They
advertise for two thousand cords of bark,
for which they will pay five dollars per
cord It is the intention OF this firm very
soon to begin the manufacture, from the
bark of all kinds Of oaks, the soluble eX-
tract of Tannin. Such enterprises should
be encouraged. Besides opening up new
channels OF trade aud industry, it will
place in circulation large sums of money
in that immediate country for many artl
ces which now are of little or no value.
| STAY LAW DECIDED UNCONSTITUTIONAL,
We learn the constitutionality of the new
stay law entitled "ar act suspending the
Code of Civil Procedure in certain cases,
ratified the 22d day of March, 1869, was
brought before the Superior Court Of
Craven county last week. Upon the ground
that il the Legislature could postpone cases
one term it could postpone them indefin
itely. His Honor Judge Thomas decided
that the second proviso of section of said
act was unconstitutional. That provisc
reads as follows
"Prouided further, That issues of law or fac
which have been joined in pursuance OF laws an6
| ordinances heretofore passed and known as ''stay
laws shall be considered as having been lille
eally Joined and all such actions shall be placed
upon the appearance dockets or Spring term
pleadings therein shall be made up and issues
| Joined at such term as provided IN this act, un
less in any county time of said term shall be
placed upon the trial docket OF Fall term. 1859.
This affects large class o. cases now be:
fore the Superior Courts of the State, and
il the other Judges adopt that view, many
Judgments will be obtained which aShe