Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-11

port which his government has received
from the great mass of the French people.
ExTRAvAGANT.-It strikes us as piece
OF useless extravaganza for Farriss to be
purchasing manure for the flower borders
In tbs Capitol Square while Moring is IN
the Legislature. Raleigh Sentinel
HAVE You SEEN HIM ?-Somebody said
Littleield was coming to Raleigh and
would get here last night-have you seen
him ? Somebody said Swepson was COM
ing-have you seen him? You may bet
your bottom dollar they will not both be
in Raleigh at the same, time yet awhile, if
they can help it.-Raleigh Sentinel
We understand that white infant child
supposed to have been born out of due
time. was found in one of the pits near the
Rudasill mine on Saturday afternoon last
It had been wrapped in some old cloth AMI
thrown into the pit. No clue to the par
tics perpetrating the deed has as yet been
discovered. Observer.
THAT MEETING AT THE COURT HOUSE -
On Monday placards were posted on every
lamp-post and fence and pump in the city,
and a notice published in the Standard,
calling Republican meeting at the Court
House on Monday night. Well. Monday
night came the gas was lighted in the
Court House the bell was rung and after
awhile, the bell was rung again and then
after waiting little, somebody rung the
bell then crowd of anxious patriots, like
the heaving of a mighty ocean wave. didn't
come and stirring resolutions endorsing
Rho cd in1c nj lofo
the united RAIDS of the State against the
foul aspersions of envious disorganizers,
introduced and sustained by eloquent ad-
dresses and unanswerable argument wasn't
passed; full report of which, with all the
fine flourish of introduction and poetic
peroration, which Pike is so good hand
at, when he has not watched too assiduous-
ly the flow of that ':castalian fount," didn't
appear in the Standard of Tuesday morn
ing. The question is, who killed cock
robin ?-or, if nobody killed him, how
came he to die-yea, Idle and make no
sign" even in the columns of the Stan
dard RIAL. Sentinel.
SUPREME COURT, TUESDAY, Feb. s, 1870.
Court met at the usual hour. Justice
Settle absent.
The following cases from the 9th Dis
trict were called and argued, to-wit:
Wilder vs.. Mebane, Wake. Graham
for plaintiff; Phillips and Battle for de-
PENDANT
Russ VS.. High, Wake Rogers and
Bachelor for plaintiff; Fowle and Badger
for defendant
State VS.. Marsh, Johnston. Attorney
General for State; no counsel for defen-
dant.
Rogers VS.. Goodwin, Northampton
Bragg for plaintiff; Barnes and W. W.
PEBBLES for defendant.
Captain William Biggs. an Attorney-at-
Law from Edgecome, was in Court to-
day. It is his intention to bring before
this Court the question whether Judge
Jones was right in ruling him in contempt
of Court for publishing in the Tarboro'
"Southerner" an editorial rejecting upon
His Honor, E. ". Jones. Capt. Biggs has
engaged the services CT a brilliant array of
counsel to conduct his case. Hons. W. A.
Graham, 3. F. Moore, Thomas Bragg
and Danl G. Fowler will appear for him
in this Court.
At p. m. Court adjourned
On Monday evening, opinions were de-
Hvered as follows, to wit
By Pearson, @. jim Tinker VS.. Bur-
son, from Cabarrus-error, centre de moro.
ford, error. centre de nouo.
By Reade, J.:-In Martin VS.. Cuthber-
son. from Cabarrus, no error, Judgment
affirmed.
In Hays vs. Hays, from Caldwell, error,
order reversed.
By Rodman. jim Thompson VS.. Ber-
~, from Iredell, no error. judgment af.
frmed
In Berry VS.. Thompson, from Iredell,
error, judgment reversed, and demurrer
overruled.
By Dick, jim Correna NJ Avery, er
parte, from Burke, error, reversed.
In Mckay VS.. Smitherman, from Mont
gomery, no error, judgment affirmed.
Raleigh Sentinel.