Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-30

His Excellency, Gov. Holden, offers
reward of two hundred dollars for the ar
rest of w. J. Steelman, indicted at the
Spring Term of Wilkes Court for the muir
der of L. W. Lynch, in February last
Raleigh Standard
ANNUAL CoNvENTIoN.-The next annual
convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the State of North Carolina,
will meet in Christ Church, Raleigh on the
10Th of next month.
A PROJECT is on foot in Newbern, says
the Times, to place steamer on the Neuse
to run regularly between that city and
Smithfeld.
ALEXANDER COUNTY. Lackey has
been appointed Justice of the Peace for
Alexander county. Raleigh Standard.
BEAUFORT CoUNTY.-His Excellency,
Gov. Holden, has appointed Benjamin R.
Bragg Justice of the Peace for Beaufort.
Raleigh Standard
THOSE who enjoy pony catching are in
formed that May 10th is the day set apart
for that purpose by their owners, and all
such as wish to be on hand will remember
the date. The pens are a few miles from
Beaufort, and the business is quite eX-
citing.-Newbern Times.
CoTroN. note as an evidence that
Spring is indeed upon us, that cotton is
already up in this city. There is lot
planted in cotton in which the plants are
lifting their young heads above the sur
rounding waste.-Ral. Sentinel
INTERNAL REVENUE. Col. W. +. Hen
derson, Assessor of Internal Revenue for
the 9th North Carolina District, notifies
Ill
ties less than five gallons are subject to the
special tax of twenty five dollars as retail
dealers \; all who sell in quantities of moro
than five gallons are subject to the special
tax of one hundred dollars as wholesale
dealers, and all who sell in quantities OF
more than five gallons, and at the same
time of less than five gallons, are subject
to both taxes as wholesale and retail deal
ers.-Ral. Standard.
SUPREME CoURr.-The Supreme Court
city on the first Monday in June next.
The cases, from the several Judicial
Districts, as arranged under the new law,
will be called as follows:
First and Second Districts on the first week.
Fourth and Fifth " second
Sixth and Seventh " " third
Eighth and Ninth 81 (" " fourth "
Tenth and Eleventh g " fifth "
Twelfth and Third &c g "si1th
AS no applicants for license to practice law will
be examined, the docket for the First Circuit will
be called on the first day of the Term.
The arguments will close with the sixth week
By order of the Court:
VIII. BAaLEY, Clerk.
DISCOVERY OF GoLD.-We were shown
piece of gold on yesterday which was
found on the farm of Mr.. Hodges Gal
lop, on Powell's Point, Currituck coun'
ty, n. @. The piece was found on the
surface, which led to an examination
of the locality, when quarry was dis
covered. It has not yet been ascertalned
whether it is large enough to be called
gold mine or not. The little ore unearthed
30 far, however, has been pronounced gen
nine.-Norfolk Day Book
LAND FOR SA1E-We learn that the North
Carolina Land Company have now for sale
about four hundred thousand acres OF land
in North Carolina. A gentleman in Ashe-
Vile advertises two hundred and fifty thou
sand acres, and the Agency of COL j. W.
Forney, of Washington, d. c., also offers
many valuable tracts of North Carolina
land for sale. So it will be seen there are
now in market in this State nearly million
Of acres, besides that offered by the Literary
Standard.
A shooting ARRAY occurred in Newborn
ast Friday, between r. G. Kehoe, United
States Deputy Marshal, and Mr.. Jones, the
senior member of the firm of s. T. Jones
& Co.
The Journal Of Commerce says no arrest
lad been made up to the hour of going 70
press.
We learn that DR.. Thomas d. Hogg
If this city, who has been sojourn-
ng in Europe for the last eight months.
viii sail for America about the first O.
Nav Pal. Sentinel.