Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-29
GTATE NEWS.
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NORM CAROLINA STATE FAIR.-At q
meeting Of the officers of the North Caro-
lima State Fair, held on yesterday at their
rooms over the store of Gully, Bynum 4
Co.. the 18th, 10Th, goth and 2lst of Octo-
hur were named as the days upon which
the Annua! Fair is 10 be held. The officers
have gone regularly to work to make TINS
the most attractive Fair ever held, and Oh
fer inducements to tho public never offered
before. Particulars will be given at some
future day. Raleigh S0nd00d.
ScrERIoE CouRT- Wednesday,, AprH2O.--
The whole of the evening was taken up on
a motion to dissolve the Injunction in the
case of the First National Bank of Char
Iotto VS.. David A. Jenkins, Public Trensu-
rcr, and the Wilmington Charlotte L Ruth
erford Railroad. The injunction was to
epioin the Public Treasurer from lssulDg
a certain amount of bonds to the said
Road. The motion was ably argued on
behalf OF the plaintiff by Hon. A. 3. Mer-
rimon, and on behalf of the defendants by
MCsSrs EOWlc X Badger and Gulon. -
Whereupon the following order was made,
to wit
Upon filing the answers at this term,
defendants moved the Court for dissolu-
tion of the Injunction granted IN the cause
bat upon consideration that motion IN
the cause has been referred to his Honor,
Chief Justice Pearson, and IS now pending
before him to be heard by appointment
on the 9th inst. this Court declines to
take any action in regard thereto at this
term, but directs that any decree or order
that may be made by Chief Justice Pear
son in this case shall be entered as the Or
der or decree of this Court
Neither party to be prejudiced hereby
nor by the action of the Court at this
term. This order is made by the consent
OF parties on both sides.
S. ". WATTS, J. S. G.
Raleigh Standard.
PESITEHT1ARY CoMMIssIoN.-The Peni.
toutiary Commission met on yesterday to
receive bids for contracts for the building
and the contracts were awarded as follows
Stone Work, Coleman & Brothers, o:
CHM, Ohio, for $341. 1856 66. Brick
Work to the same for 1929 20. Plas
tering, j. +. Kirby, of Baltimore, Md, fol
81, 500 30. Wrought and Cast Iron, j
$40, 584 O3. Cellar Doors, Nj. Clements
$50, 900. Carpenters Work, Howard
Thomas, CHM, Ohio, $3T, ,222 81. Paint
ing, MurdOck 4 Lacy, CHM, Ohio, S6, 497
81, making in all SG09, 500 Is, being $57,
$50 o. less than the estimate of th'
Architect. An aggregate OF one hundred
and seVenty-twO cOnvicts will be employed
10y these contractors at an average of 65
cents per day, which labor is to be deduct
Ell from the contractors bid. For tn
benefit OF the Sheriffs of the differen
counties we will state that the Commis
eioners will receive convicts, who are sen
fenced for four years or more. Particula
attention is called to the bid of Messrs
Coleman Brothers on the stone and bric
work, which is $73, ,799 "a lower than tn
next lowest bid for the same work. w
conversed with Mr.. Coleman of the firm {
Coleman Brothers, and he assured us
was their intention to throw all the wor
they could i'll the hands of home workmel
Raleigh Standard.
HAIL. Snow AND RAIN.-Rain commen
cd falling early on Sunday morning, an
since that time we have seen but little
the suns rays. On Monday there was
light fall of snow, and on Tuesday morl