The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-21

sBLADEN CoUNTY.lF. W. Foster, ESQ.,, was
yesterday appointed a Justice of the Peace for
Bladen county. 81
WAKE COUNTY Hiram weatherspoon and
John W. Boothe have been appointed justices Of
the Peace for Wake.
: At Ireden Superior Court, last week, Judge
Mitchell discharged the stay law in toto, hold
ing it to be unconstitutional. rs
JUDGE LoGAN-The Rutherford Star is gladto
inform the many friends Of Judge Legan that he
has quite recovered his health, and is holding
Cleveland court this week. w a,ilus.
PARDoNED. Cor. Holden hes pardoned
billiard Browning, sentenced tosone years inn
prisonment at hard labor at Halifax Superior
Court for larceny. a sa7is 5eisase bs
NoTARIEs PUBIIo.-John C. Manson has been
appointed Notary Public at Beaufort, N. @. doi
Thomas H. Abbot has been appointed Notary
Public for Beaufort, N. G. !aa93 ~ saytz'..iE Z
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REQUIsITIoN. Holden las issued his re-
QUESTION on Gov. Wells, of Virginia, for the re-
turn of George Thomas, fugitive convicted of
the murder of Wade Ditcher, of Halifax county,
some time last year.
Gov. Holden on Monday made the following ap-
poiDtments for LAGRANGE, Lenoir county:
Mdyor-E A Best s coo
Comnsissioners-J. 81. Hadley, Fred. Mccoy, R.
W. Moore and Daniel Wooten. 2 ,.-.'. q
We learn from the Wilmington Star, that NJ.
s. Mcmillan, of Elizabethtown, has given set
of instruments to the young men OF that town
for the purpose of forming brass band. These
young men now practice about twenty three
hours in the day.
The Educational Convention will meet at the
Pittsboro' Scientific Academy on the thirtieth of
this month. The subject of education is OF the
utmost Importance, and the Convention should
be fully attended. The friends of education
throughout the State should be represented in
the Convention Tf les; E ~.
~ MARION AND AsHvILLE TuRNPTKR.-Col. C.
L. Harris, Superintendent OF Public Works, has
appointed ]. W. Bowman Superintendent. and
w. M. Moore and W. w. Buchanan Commission
ers of the Turnpike from Marion to Asheyile.
These are good selections and will give gen
eral satisfaction. -A Heg .r t
PORT OF BEAUFoRT.-His Excelency Gov.
Holden has appointed the following officers for
this port: Jod % 5i9a b sr1 6d ai-
j C0mmissionersof Of Navigation and Pslotage-Isaac
Ramsay, A. C. Davis. W. A. Moore, W. B. Dun
can, q. 8. Bell. 10 es9 1' sa8T 4
Quarantine and Medical 0dicr-Dr. J. B.
Davis. 2. - = -
Quarantine Connaissioner-W. A. Moore.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION BLANKs.-We are now
prepared TO furnish blanks for laying off the
homestead and personal property exemptions,
in accordance with a recent act of the Legisla-
ture entitled, San act to lay off the homestead
and personal property exemptions" ratified 7th
day of April, 1859. Also, all blanks necessary
for Solicitors, sheriffs, Magistrates ane Consta-
bles. -, 'ji q y ~
A fatal atfray between two colored men re-
Gently occurred near Goldsboro'. William Bryan
and Jacob Underwood became engaged in a
quarrel, when Underwood attacked Bryan with
knife. Bryan endeavored to escape, but being
pursued by Underwood, and seeng that he intend
ed to do him an injury, picked MP a club and
struck him blow ON the head which caused his
death the same day. 4 lf.t fft ,f7 Us siti5y