Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-05

| The Wadesboro' Argus fears that Tx
wheat and fruit crops In Anson have beer
injured by the late frosts.
| The Observer tells us that the new char
ter of the city of Charlotte was rejected or
Wednesday by vote of 378 to 1873
| There are seven Radical papers in this
State, and all of them are opposed to 9
| Convention. It is significant that of the
seven, i've are edited by carpet baggers.
William A. Moore, Of Chowan, has ac-
cepted the position of Judge of the Second
Judicial District, recently rendered him
by Gov. Caldwell.
The Charlotte O6serrer claims tha,
Mecklonburg county pays the largest tax
| of any county in the State, $106, 1913 95
Clay county pays the smallest So, ,041 So.
The Tarbo So,aherner says Last year
| an income tax of ten thousand dollars was
! collected in Edgecombe county. For the
| present year We understand it will not ex-
| ceed six hundred.
The Salisbury Examiner tells Us that lit
| tie Lula T., aged years, q daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs K. Correll, of that place, was
| strangled to death on last Sunday, by a
| bead slipping into her windpipe.
The Eewbern Times says: A water spout
was seen near Fort Macon last week. It
was beautiful sight, and caused a crowd
| to gather on tho wharf to witness it. One
was seen near Cape Lookout the week be-
fore and injured a small schooner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt FerrelI, of Wake
county, were thrown from buggy on
Wednesday morning by q runaway horse.
Mrs. Ferrell afterwards died Of her inju-
ries and the gentleman is very badly hurt
The dedication of the elegant new Odd
Fellows Hall, in the Williamson Building,
in Raleigh, on Wednesday, was largely at
tended, and the ceremonies are described
by the Sentinel as having been beautiful
and impressive in the extreme.
The Sentinel says that at q meeting of
the Board of Directors Of the Life Asso-
citation of America, held at the Office of
the Association in Raleigh on. Wednesday,
Capt. j. M. Tate, of that oity, late of Nor
canton, was elected Secretary of the De-
partment of North Carolina.
The Raleigh Telegram says that Hugh
l.. Cole, Esq, native Of this State, and
at one time Captain in the I'd N. O.
Reg. @. S. A, at present a Counsellor
at Law in the city of New York, has been
appointed q Commissioner of Deeds for
North Carolina by His Excellency, GOV.
Caldwell.
Says the Raleigh Sentinel Sheriff Gibbs,
of Hyde county, is in the city. He gives
good account of things in that county.
The public lands sold by Pilgrim Ashley
& Co., to Carrow and Bibles at 16s cents
per<.cre, are in SLdtu quo. Corn is abun-
daut. and wheat looking well. The Jail
is most of the time without an innate
Not murder has been committed since
the war. Only one convict, since 1865,
has hooO sent tn the PAnjkeOfiarV
FRAUD Con1MIssIoN.-The examination
of witnesses in the Cape Fear Navigation
Company case was resumed. MIR. A. z.
Worth was called to the stand. An abstract
of deposition made by him to be used
when the suit against the Company in the
Superior Court of Cumberland was to be
tried, wac read and pronounced, by him,
substantially correct, and which was in
tended to show that at that time the Com
pany had forfeited its charter bJ neglect
obey It's requirements and provisions.
After the sa OF the States stock in 1869,
the Company had gone to work with due
diligence, had put on boats and proper
appliances and work was vigorously
prosecuted as circumstances would admit.
Mr.. Hurt did not concur with Mr.. Slocumb
in the opinion, that navigation had not
been improved, but thought the river was
in much better condition. Does not know
how much money has been expended, but
the cost has been considerable, and lnclud-
ing boats and appropriations may amount
to So, 900 or $4. 900. Does not know whether
any return has ever been made by the
Cape Fear Steamboat Company to the
Cape Fear Navigation Company for tolls
under the new control. Mr.. Lutterloh
came to Raleigh as a general agent for all
the Steamboat Companies, and bought as
such agent. Boats had been run from
August, 1866, to time of sale, in 1869,
without paying toll, because no work had
been done. Tolls were claimed to the ex-
tent of nearly $25.OO0. Had sold his own
stock in both Cape Fear Steamboat and
Navigation Companies, at Jumping trade
at $65. Navigation stock was $5 per share
then.
T. s. Lutterloh testified that he was a
steamboat owner at the time of the pur-
chase Of the stock of the State; that he
purchased that stock through Mr., L. A.
Byrne as his agent or attorney. Mr.. Byrne
was the Clerk of the Senate, the Legisla-
ture at that time, however, not being ii
session. He employed Mr.. B. at the last
advertising of the stock. He had made
two visits TO Raleigh in connection with
the purchase of the stock, but recollects
no conversation with Mr.. Byrne about the
passage of the bill for the sale of the
stock. He employed Byrne about hours
before the sale took place, upon his sug-
gestion that he alone could get the board
together; that some were absent and the
Attorney General, Coleman, could not be
e to the sale unless brought in a carriage.
as he was sick or something of that kind.
Mr.. Lutterloh paid Byrne $500 for Lis
services.
Do not know whether the Attorney Gen
eral was present at the opening of the bids
or not.
Mr.. Ashley informed witness that he
was the successful bidder.
The only service rendered by MIR. Byrne
was getting the board together. He only
acted as agent that day. and give Nd reason
for any special influence he could USE
| Gov. Holden, Ashley and the Attorney
| General only persons remembered as pres
ent at opening of bids. Paid no money to
any one else. None to Mr.. Ashley.
J. d. Williams gave witness letter of
credit for 81, OG0, the stock cost $3, ,25O.-
| Witness put in second bid, though he
was informed the first one had been favor
ably considered, because he feared the
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