Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-09-11

elect, certificate of his having bee
duly qualified and sworn in as count,
Surveyor. -
It was resolved, that the Office bel.
by G.. y. Flack, be now declared va
cant, and that be he requested to de
liver up the keys of the Audit;n!
Bureau, also all other property, books
papers. kc-, now in his possession thu
property of New Hanover coanty.
The Board then t,,:,i, IA recess natl
this morning at 10 O'Clock.
Tie Board of County Com mission
ers were in session again yesterday
pursuant to adjournment, present las
Wilson, Chairman, Commissioner
Morris, Nixon. Wagner ard VauAn1
ringe.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
On motion the SheriTs bond came
up for consideration, under the opin,
ion of Daniel l.. Russell County At
torney, Who was present.
| James Beaton, Clerk OF the Superb
or Court elect, requested to have fur
Their time to produce his bond. He
was given until Tuesday, 18th, at
O'Clock, p. m.
| Applications of John j. OrreH and
r. Fl. Brown for the position of watch
man at the County Jail, were laid over
| for consideration at a future meeting,
| as was also an application from Chas
II. Blount to be appointed Standard
Keeper.
Rules for the governm 2nt of the
Board were submitted by the Com
mittee aud approved.
TIe following were drawn a. jurors
for tie next Term Of Superior Court,
VIZ:
First INeck-Chas Montague, Rich
ard a Price, Robert Tate, Ihos Ram,
Wilkes Morris, Henry [ Risley,
Primus Moore, Chas McClammy,
Frank Mickey. Ben Z Gouts, Jerry ii
Grady, Thos SUDDEN, Geo 1Mosely, JAS
+ Eadens, john Is CAsteen, JOAN .
Nixon, Samuel + Rush, Robert i
Davis, Andrew Taylor, John Davis,
Geo Honnet, Thomas w Howard, Lany
Davis, Jno w. Hawkins. NJ Muller, IL
Shepard, Archy Walker, Fl II Bishop,
Robt l. Calder. JEFF Larkins, Thos
Ramsey, VIM Holmes, James Jones, S
L Yopp, Philip Newman and Jas ID
Flowers.
Second Ueek-Jordon Nixon, L
Grady, f M Muller, JOS Jones, Sr,
Newton Morgan, r E Galloway, Martin
Neillan, VIM M Parker, VIM Jones,
VIM II Northrop, David Pigott, q Ii
Hill, John IL Henderson, Robt Blood
worth, Walker Moore, Seth w Davis,
Syi Petteway, ID = Rolan.
The Board then adjourned to meet
"g s'ln this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
EIz.pIs,, ~ s,cl, s,n,1,
There was large and enthusiastic
meeting held ON the Sth inst, at
Duplin county, III the in
it r@St Of the Duplin Branch Canal,
branch OF the proposed New River |
Canal.
Capt. Samuel Jones called the meet
ing to order: G. "; Lamb, ESD.
was placed in the Chair and Thos
was made Secretary.
J. d. Stamford, Esq, was called
one of those eloquent and forcible
man, explained that the object of the
he construction of the proposed
Duplin Branch, a branch of the pro-
posed New River Canal, and to take
lalf Of the swamp and orerfiowed
ands reclaimed by the Canal in aid of
he construction Of the same. Mr.
Stamford advcrted to the Canal sys-
EN- Of Holland, and stated that in
hat country tie rivers were diverted
~ canals, the low land claimed and
he C; nals used as Means of trans pOr-
alton, and the plan now proposed was
dentically the same used in Holland
We're the plans earri Il out Duplin
county w3uld become the richest and
most productive county in the SIT.
Mr.. Stamford stated that he was IL
3,elnbcr of the Legislature when the
charter was granted, and that i'll
lraw.I.g the bill he had stuUiuU-ly
cen that the coupty of IuElin was
uliv prot .,.tel, AMI that tie county,
Il endorsing the Company's bonds,
Honld bs SO protected that the bonds
,ou,d be endorsed only upon TIE
Canal as constructed, mile by mile.
Maj. ". L. Young was called upon
o explain the practical working Of the
Canal aud in respoI Sc, stated that
tlam Peagy's Island to Buttons old
ieId. via the tortuous meanderings of
he North East river, was 50 miles, and
hat by closing the river at Burton's
Did fed and throwing it through the
Dupl'r branch and a portion of the
New River Canal. the flow of water
would be reduced to 10 miles and thai
he water III ats exit to the sea would
gain 53s miles this would prevent
.reshets, ana by continuing the Canal
% the mouth of Goshen, all the
wamps and overfowei lands upon
he North E,st river, from Peggy's
Island up, would be reclaimed, includ-
ng Angola Bay and the gleat series
If swamps III Duplin county; that it
was contemplated to make the Canal
nayigabie for steamboats, to the
mouth of Goshen, and that the con-
lccing swamps would be drained by
smaller canals.
Mai. Young further stated that he
lad visited all the owners of swamp
md overllowed land on both sides of
he river, from Peggv's Island to Chin
Iuepjn, and found all willing to give
to the co npany onc-half for draining
he other half.
Great enthusiasm prevailed at the
Meeting and all were elated at the
prospect OF having canal. Mr.. IIar-
Der Williams was present and took an
lct1ve part in the meeting. He said
udG luo people VI oOSHeH "elc "iiilbS |
O give one-half of their lands and that
lie was II years old and had never be-
ore in bis life had anything to do with
ny internal improvement enterprise
,ut that this scheme suited him; it was
ust the thing and he was going to
lelp push it through.
Hallville was represented by Col.
Thomas Hall, Robert Brown, Esq,
md Thomas Armstrong, Esq.
When the speaking was over Capt.
samuel Jones called upon those hav-
ng swamp and overlooked lands to
ome forward and sign the documents.
The response was unanimous, and the
rticles of agreement to give deeds IN
ntu:n wae s'cnod in rotation as the
joined each other. Zaca-
iah J: Carter, Esq, was the first to
ign in Duplin county. W. L: Ban
herman, Esq. was the first 10 sign in
Sew Hanover county, he having signed
August 28th.