Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-06-23
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stant.
The Hickory Tavern Eagle says that a
! man by the name OF Bean, living near that
place, came near loosng his life few
days ago from the effects of spider bite.
The Ledger says that the name of Col.
Thos. s. Kenan is spoken of as the Wilson
candidate for Convention. You couldn't t
| do better.
The Sentinel records late instance in
Wake county, wherein colored woman
was bitten by rattlesnske in the neck,
from which she died.
German Bernard, Esq and DR.. E. J.
Blount have been nominated for the State
Convention by the Conservatives of Pitt
county.
Evans, OF the HilIsboro Record ex-
tends very pressing invitation to plea
sure seekers to look up Hiilsboro this
| Summer.
| The Hobesoniau is panied to learn that
| the turpentine distiliery Of Mr.. s. B.
Tolar, at st PauIs, was consumed by fire
on Tuesday las. The fire was accidental
and the loss is reported to be heavy.
We learn that L. J. Moor, Esq, the
| radical Senator from Craven county, DR..
t, W. F. AFendell aud Jennings Pigott, Esq.
all republicans, attended the Convention
meeting at Beaufort on Monday last.
The Fayetteville Eagle learns some of
the business men Of Clinton, n. c., intend
establishing a brokers' Office or banking
house there, in order to buy cotton and
producs and thus make Clinton a market.
Chatham county bad very enthusias-
tic Convention, on the 10th inst. Hon.
John Manning, Jr., and George W. Fou-
shee. Esq, were unanimously declared the
nominees for the State Convention.
Judge Tourgee did not open Randolph
Court until Saturday morning. He re-
malned IN Greensboro 10 attend the din
ner and ball given to the Northern editors.
Hurrah for the Convention
A. w. Fuller, Esq, has been elected
Mayor of Lumberton by ten majority over
E. K. Proctor, Radical, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation Of O. @.
Norment, Esq.
The friends o: Convention in CArteret
county have placed their big guns in po-
stion. AZ their County Convention, held
In Beaufort on Monday last, j. Henry Da-
VIZ, ED was chosen unanim ously, to
bear the triumphant banner OF that eter-
rousing majority for Convention.--Gold
borO' Messenger.
SUPREME Court YEsrERDAY.-Tho fol-
lowing cases were argued in IEis court :
State on relation of William Taylor rs
Daniel Galbraith, et a., Cumberland. B.
and T. @. Fuller, and Phillips & Merri-
mon for plaintiff, Giles Leitch for defen-
dants.
Geo. w Ballard, Admir- rs johnson &
Thomason-Ou Cumberland. HinsGa!e for
defend4nts, w. Mel. Mckay, Fuller and
Phillips &; Merrimon for plaintiffs.
This case involved the questions as to
the extent Of the Judges discretion to al
low amendments of the pleadings, and as
to how far the exercise OF that discretion
is renewable Upcn appeal
Raleigh Seninez
A certain colored clergyman not a
thousand miles from Newbern, it is said,
delivered himself ,..1sly on last Sunday
'My bretheren, have noticed too many
single pennies in the contribution lately,
and it don't look well SO, therefore, wait
until you get five cents and then con-
tribute it. de widows mite business is
played out, especially with you men,"
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
RALEIGH, June 13, 1871.
r. f. Fdgan, Esq, Plymouth. N. c.:
SIR Yours of the 9th inst. to the Attor-
| ney General, has been referred to this de-
| partment for answer.
You ask ''do merchants have to give in
their stock of goods on the 1st day of June
| to the township trustees.
Does their etock come under the head of
all other property" &C.
| Merchants must pay an al Udl0re7a tax
on their merchandise on hand The let of
June. They list their merchandise under
! tho head of ''all other personal property
| whatever" mentioned in paragraph Z,
! section 9.
Your attention is called to the language
of the first paragraph of schedule B, of
IAN act to raise Revenue" to wit: ''The
taxes in this schedule imposed are license
tax for the privilege of carrying on the
| business or doing the act named, and
| nothing in this schedule contained shall be
| construed to relieve any person from the
payment of the al UdlOrem tax on his
property as required by the preceding
! sob beduIe," sc.
| The Attorney General concurs in this
construction of the law. ;
Very respectfully,
d. A. JENKIEs,
| State Treasurer.
The Battleboro' Advance says that James
Harrison, ESQ, of Castalia, Nash county,
| has recently had patented q medicine for
the cure of cancer. 1t has already effected
some cures and will soon be introduced
b the public,
CARrERET COUNTY CoNvENT1oN.-The 9
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