Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-01-06

MIR. VIM. T. Moore has again opened
the CASTOR House at Newborn.
Hail storm in Newbern on Saturday
night. "S
TIE Supreme Court of North Carolina
was to have assembled in RALEIGH vester-
day, when, as per programme, applicants
for Hcence to practice law, were to bavt,
been examined on the "Rights of Prom
erty." To-day the examination ia on
Pleading, Practice and the Code Of Civil
Procedure.
number Of Fayetteville gentlemen
being holders of more than $50 shares CAP.
stock Of the Western Rail Road, have is
sued card for general meeting of the
stockholders of that road, to he held at the
Town Hall. in Fayetteville, on Thursday,
9th inst. The card is signed by the fol-
lowing gentlemen, as We extract them from
the Eogle: A. A. Mcclellan, Chm'n CIV
Com; Cum; Co. A: A. McKetham, John
NJ. Rose, Ex'r Of Geo. McNeill, John NJ
Rose, Beverly Rose, Jas. n Smith. J. A
Pemberton, W. Prior, Jno. D. Williams
by j. D. Williams. Jr., Aug. w. Steel, A
NJ. Campbell, Jos. Utley. L. l.. Pember-
ton, James Kyle, S. J. Hinsdale, r. nj.
OrreIl, VIM. A. Guthrie, Jas. A. McRae.
,. ". Robinson. JAS r. Lee, Jno. w.
Baker, Nj. A. Baker, VIM. OVERLY, John
G. Haigh, II. w. Hardie, Henry L. Ny
rover, Joseph A. Worth
A SQU1B-Wy notice in the Auditors
report the following items:
One wardrobe, 500 What on the face
of the earth they want with q wardrobe in
the capitol, we can not imagine.
One looking glass, So. We suppose
this was to look into to see when their
cOuptenances indicated that it was time to
''liquor up"
One wash bureau, for the Executive De-
partment, $40. There is some reason for
washing apparatus about the place, for it
certainly contained a dirty SET
Repairing sofa for Attorney Generals
office, Si3. 1t was necessary for my son
Louis" to have some easy lounginp and
resting place to repose on after the ardu-
Gus laboTS which cost the State over seven
thousand five hundred dollars
And that's the way the money goes
Pop goes the weasel
-Ral. Sentinel
ANOTHER BARNBURNER CAUGHr-Luke
Olive, concerned III the barn burnipns
that occurred a few weeks since in this
county and Chatham, and who escaped
after being caught i'll Chatham county,
some time ago, was again captured on
Friday, IN Middle Greek Township in this
county. by MIR. VIM. Utlcy. He had
sworn he would never be taken alive, and
attempted to make his escape when found,
by running. He was shot at several times
and considerably peppered with shot. He
was carried on Saturday to Chatham Jail.
After being captured, he made full
confession of his completely in the burn
ings. He said it was lie who shot at Mr.
L. &. Branch when his barn was burned
last summer; he also stated that he fred
on young Minis when his fathers barn was
burned, and O white man Mr. Beasley)
who ran out at the time Mr.. Burt's dwell
ing house was set on fire. He said it was
Stanley Stephens who fired Branchs barn
and Burt's dwelling, and gives the name
of the negro who set fire to Minis barn.
All the negroes concerned in these burn
ings, he says, belong to an organized com
pany. He gives the names of three of the
officers Of the gang, and says they claimed
to be acting under orders from Raleigh.
(Others of these barn-bnrners who have
been captured, declare tho same) He
says certain parties are detailed to apply
the torch and others to fire on the owners
Of the property when they run out. That
he was generally selected for the latter
work. There will be some strange devel-
opments when the affair comes to be in
vestigated. Raleigh Sentinel.
The DAVIDSON COUNTY TRoUBLEs.-We
that the Davidson county
difficulty has been decided, Judge Buxton
having rendered his opinion, that the old
Sheritfs term does not expire until August,
1872, and that he had Gone nothing by
which there had been a forfeiture or aban-
donment of the Office. He further decided
that the term of the old Commissioners
expired as soon as the newly elected Com
missioners this year had qualified.
The newly elected Sherilf's Attorneys
appealed to the Supreme Court from this
decision Salem Press