Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-03-22

THE RALEIGH & AUGUSTA AIR LINE
IL. R.-lnformation has been received at
Railroad headquarters, in this city. that
the bill granting a charter to the above
named railroad has passed the Georgia
Legislature.-Raleigh Netrs.
DEAF, DUNE AND BLIND INSTITUTE.
The Caldwell Board Of Directors for
this Institution met on yesterday and
elected \. D. jenkins, Esq, Treasurer.
On the raquisition of the President of the
Board j. Y. Bunting, Esq, the State
Treasurer paid the Treasurer of the Board
5,OOo.-Ra{eigh N"jr8.
The Conservative and Democratic citi-
zeus of Wake county viii hold Il Conyen-
ton at the Court House in Raleigh, on
Saturday, April 18th, 1872, for the purpose
of selecting delegates to represent the coun-
ty i'll the approaching State Convention, at
Greensboro, and to form more perfect
organization for the coming campaign.-
R0iejgh NctrS.
" PESITENTIAEY.-Th Caldwell board
Of Directors for the State Pcnitcntiary met
Cn yesterday and elected q. w. Welker
: President OF the Board. Upon his requisi-
ton, The Governor issued his warrant on
the State Treasurer for s., 900 for the sup
port Of the institution. We suppose, of
course, that the Governor has refused to
notice the requsition Of the real Boa rd.-
RGieigh Nc2"s.
DEATH OF AN ESTIMABLE LADY,
Mrs. NJ. w. Haywood, the wife of Col. F.
! p. Haywood, formerly Of this CRY, died at
the residence Of her husband in Franklin
ton on Tuesday evening last, at 5 O'Clock.
. She was the daughter of the Hon. Andrew
JOyncr, Of Halifax, and a resident of that
county for over thirty years, where she
! was universally beloved and esteemed for
her many sterling qualities of heart and
! ind.--RdIeigh Nclrs.
NOT TO BE NomNATED.-In reply to
letters OF inquiry, we would state that no
Judges will be nominated at the Green's
! borO Convention. BY a decision of our
| Supreme Court, it is held that the Judges
are continued in office for their full terms
from the first regular State election. As
J the first regular election was held in Au-
/ gust, 1870, the Judges who drew the four
years terms, will hold on until August,
1874. The Constitution allows them two
: years grace. Of the twelve judicial dis
trlcts, the terms OF six are for four years
and six for eight years.
Under the decision of the Supreme Court,
the next election for Judges will be for the
SIX districts for the short terms. These
terms would lave expired in August, and
1t would have been necessary to nominate
, candidates this year, but for that clause Of
+ the Constitution referred to, which keeps
/ the short term judges in office till August,
. 1ST4.-PnlCigh Ne.cS.
JAIL DELIvERY-FIvE PRISONERS
! MAKE GOOD THEIR EsCAPE.-Ye esterday
morning between the hours Of and 3
O'Clock, the prisoners confined in what is
known as the debtors cell, in our county
j jail, made good their escape and are now
| at large.
There were seven prisoners confined in
the cell, only five Of whom escaped An
drew Ferguson, Denis Ferguson, John
! Newton, john Knowles and Geo. Ander-
son, all white.
! The escape was effected by fling the iron
| window CRATES, and then prizing them
open with wooden pillow that supported
the hui ks with planks taken from the
i bunk a htidge was inlprovised to the top
! of the stockade, from which point they let
! themselves down 20 the outside and in the
: street.
At G O'clock the Sheriff. with lis depu-
ties were in hot pursuit, but as yet we have
: not heard of their capture.
! A telegraphic dispatch received here at
! 10 0'clok, announced the passage OF three
of the prisoners over the railroad bridge at
: Cedar Creek this morningat O'clock, from
which point they took the woods TO avoid
Frankhnton. The deputy sheriff was only
/ fifteen minutes behind them, ard it is be-
lieved they will be recaptured. Two of
the escaped men, the Fergusons, were L.
s. prisoners charged with counterfeiting.-
! Newton was the kidnapper, Henderson
was under two years sentence for steal
ing, and Knowles offence we did not learn.
The two that remained are the Sampson
! Ku-Kluy, who, we believe. have "too good
| thing" of il to even desire to get away
| Soc if they are not States evidence.-Ral-
! cigh NcarS.