Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-02

where they could find the object OF
their pursuit. They knew the bark
and hastened to the spot.
Our correspondent does not state
how long Clapp had been missing, but
we infer that it must have been several
days, as the whole neighborhood turned
out and joined in the search.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: The
bond Of $4,000 for the continuance of
the injunction restraining the Rich
mand and Danville Railroad Company
from changing the gauge of the North
Carolina Road from Greensboro to
Charlotte, has been given and the
bondsmen justified. The s,lreties are
DIR. VIM. J. Hawkins, President of the
Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Com
pany, and Paul c.. Cameron, Esq. The
same gentlemen have given bond Of
$500 for an appeal to the Supreme
Court. These bonds are given as be-
tween the State and the Richmond and
Danville Company.
The Charlotte Observer says t.: Yes
terday evening telegram was sent
from Washington to Mrs. Avery, at
Rock Hill, S. c., telling her to let her
husband, DR.. Edward T. Avery, know
that he may come home, as his pardon
has been secured. 1t will be remem
bered that he was convicted Of Ku-
Kluxism by a negro jury in Bonds
Court, in january of last year, upon
testimony that was utterly false
Rather than suffer the undeserved
| punishment to which he was sentenced,
he forfeited his bond, $1,000, which
was afterwards collected out of his
estate and made his eScaDe
The Raleigh Sentinel says: A cor
respondent sends us some particulars
regarding an extraordinary specimen
of aquatic bird that was shot by Mr..
Thos. Vincent, on Haw River, of the
Big Falls, in Alamance county, on
| Tuesday, the 22d inst. A strange bird
| had been noticed in the vicinity by q
| number of persons, and on the evening
of the 22d Mr.. Vincent saw it swim
! ming in the river, and killed it with q
! shot from g. Spencer rife. On bring
| ing it to land it was found to be q
Patagonian penguin (A2)tendytes Pata
gonica), bird that is rarely ever seer
in this latitude, and never perhaps
before SO far inland.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: We un
derstand that Maj w. A. Smith, Re
Gently appointed Receiver Oh the
Western n. G. Railroad, and really thu
manager of the whole affair, has re
tainedu upon the work all the old officer
and employees except the Master Ma
chinist, W. FL. Marsh, whom he ha
removed, and whose place he has file,
with Mr.. James HOLSTER, recently il
charge OF n locomotive on the n. G
Railroad. Mr.. HOLSTER is a Raleigh
boy, and served an apprenticeship il
the Raleigh & CASTOR machine shops
He is an excellent man and tirst-rat
mechanic.
1t may not be to the discredit Of an,
one concerned to say that Jim Hol
lister" is a son of the President Hol
lister who controlled the affairs of tn
Raleigh {, CASTOR Railroad about til
year 1916. At that time W. A, Smith
now Hon. ". A Smith, late Presiden
of the North Carolina Railroad, an,
at present Receiver Of the Wester
North Carolina Railroad. was q trac
hand on the Raleigh 6 CASTOR Road
from which position he was elevate,
by President Hoilieter TO the degre
OF Agent III ErankintOn depot. HI
promoted track hand has lived to Sc
the day when he had it in his power t
promote the son of his former Presi
dent and benefactor The world Soe
round.
The following IS the order OF .Tulg
Albcrtson, continuing the injunction
against the Richmond and Danyill
Railroad, restraining them iron
changing the gauge OF the North Caro-
lima Railroad from Greensboro +
Charlotte, as taken from the Haleigl
! News:
| STATE or NORTH CAROLINA IS. EIcII
stoSD AND DAH"lL1.E RAILROAD CON
PAM, Ct ois.
Upon tie hearing of the cause, upol
notice given, it is ordered and ad
judged that Injunction heretofore oh
= continued to lie hearing, but upon
the condition that the plaintiff shall
give bod IL the defendants witt
good surety, to be justified &C
cording to law before the Clerl
of the Superior Court of Wax
| county, il tie penal SUM of fit,
thousand dollars, conditioned to pay t.
the defendants I'll such damages lnc
costs as tLeymay incur by the wrongful
suing out OF this Injunction, the SAX
bond to be executed, perfected ant
filed on Ct before Thursday, the frs
day OF May next inclusive. The IN
junction i'll the meantime to continu,
until said first day Of May inclusive
and if said bond is not perfected on o.
before the said first day OF May aex
inclusive, the injunction to be DIS
solved. Should the defendants appca
they are to give bond in the sum Of
| JDj1
Should tie plaintiff appeal she shat
| first give bond as above ordered in the
| sum of fifty Thousand dollars to con
sum of five hundred dollars for costs
| Of appeal. Notice of appeal is mu-
| tually waived by the parties.
j. W. ALBERTsON, J. S. G.
| From the above Judgment. the
plaintiff appeals to the Supreme Court.
and the defendants also.
| }. ". ALBERrsoS, J. S. c..
The people OF Charlotte are moving
IN the matter OF the Centennial Ami
versaiy Of the NIecklenburg Declare
/ ton of Independence, and the follow
| ing gentlemen, Messrs. Jno. A. Young,
| Maj. S. 3. Meacham, T. A. McNincll
and G. ". Alexander, having been APP
| pointed committee by the Board of
| Aldermen to consider the matter, have
recommended to the Board the fol
! lowing preamble and resolutions
" Whereas, The Board of Aldermen
of the city of Charlotte have read.
with pride and qualification, the reso-
1utions introduced by Mr.. Johnston,
the Representative from Buncomb.
county, and passed at the late session
of the General Assembly Of the State
of North Carolina, proposing to cele-
brate in our city, on the Goth of May,
1875, the one h11ndreth anniversary of
the Mecklenburg Declaration of hide
pendence, by an exhibition of the
arts and Of the products, resources
and manufactures of the State,
do heartily and cordially endorse said
resolutions, and concur in the patriotic
spirit which prompted their adoption A.;
and
" Whereas, 1t is most properly as
sllmed i'll said resolution that the au-