Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-05-06
STATE NEWS.

FIRE. On Thursday night last the barn,
stables and gin house of John Boylan Esq,
residing at Haywood, Chatham county,
were destroyed by fire, and five horses
persisted in the flames.
PoLIr1cA1.-The Conservative Executive
Committee for the Fourth Congressional
District has called Convention at Frank
linton on the 7th and 9Th days of juno, TO
nominate candidate for Cangress.
SENTENCED. Henderson one Of three
negroes charged with the murder Of Bur
we'll Hinton near Charlotte, was convicted
at Lincolnton and will be hung on the 8th
of July. Terrence has made his escape
and the third has not been tried.
CoNGREssIoNAL.-Hon. f. Z. Shober,
Col. r. T. Armfeld, A. G. Cowlcs, H. M.
McCorlkle, Luke Blackmer, j. NJ McCor-
kle and J. Harvey Wilson, are spoken of as
candidates for Congress in the Sixth
District.
SUPREME CoURT.-This tribunal assem-
bles in this city on the first Monday in
June next. We are authorized to state
that the causes from tho several Judicial
Districts will be called in the following
order:
let week--1st and Cd Districts.
I'd week-4th and 9th Districts.
3D. veek-3d and 7th Districts.
4th week-8th and 9th Districts
9Th week-10th and 18th Districts.
9th week-12th and 9th Districts.
On Monday of the first week applicants
for license to practice law will be exam
med on the "Rights of Property" On
Tuesday they will be examined on Plead
ing, Practice and the Code of Civil Pro
cedure.
The causes from the Let District will be
taken up on Wednesday. Raleigh Sentinel.
PoL1rIcAI.-We are glad to see that our
friends in the West are stripping for the
fight in good earnest. From an exchange
we clip the following:
At franklin, Macon county, on Thurs
day, during the recess of Court, Capt. Roll
inson, the Representative of the county,
and DR.. Love, the Senator of the District,
addressed large and attentive audience Of
their fellowcitizens in the Court room. -
Capt. Rs. address was confined principally
to an explanation of his course in the Le-
gislature, and we are glad to say his action
was war mly and almost universally endors-
ed by his constituents. Should he desire
it, he will no doubt be reelected by
very large majority. At the conclusion of
Capt. RE-. speech, DR.. Love took the
stand. After explaining his course On GER
tain important measures before the Legis-
lature, he took mp the party in power. and
undressed the hideous concern, garment
by garment, and showed it to be one of
the most unsightly monsters ever seen in
the South; but not content with this he
took the hide off and revealed the fact
that 1t is "rotten to the core" The DIR.
Is gentleman of first rate ability, and
this District should be proud of such q
Senator. He will probably be the candi-
date in the District during the coming
campaign and of course will be elected, as
the vote will stand about three to ono in
favor of the Conservatives"
The Standard says From recent reports
made to the Superintendent of Public In
structiop, we gather the following: In
Watauga county nine public schools are in
operation. In Stokes county twelve pun
lie schools are being taught with an atten
dance of over four hundred children. Nine
have been established in Cumberland, and
it is reported in a very short time two
thousand children of both races will be re-
ceiving the benefit of public instruction.
In Pasquotank there are twenty-five pub
lie schools, seventeen for white and eight
for colored children. Nearly one thousand
children are at school in the county. Hal
flax has twelve, five for white and seven
for coIored, with about one thousand
scholars Catawba is probably the banner
school county in the State, having forty
three public schools in successful opera
ton with seventeen hundred children in
attendance. We are pleased to chronicle
this awakening on the vital subject of ed
ucation in the State, and as the returns
COME will note the number of schools and