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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. "WILMINGTON, N. C, JULY 12, 1866. Atrocities In tlie Country. We desire to call the attention of onr civil officers to the account of the recent diabolical attempt at murder and arson in this county, which is fur nished by an intelligent and reliable correspon dent, which we publish to-day. We have heard of many similar outrages throughout the South. It is not to be wondered that the sudden and to tal emancipation of our largo negro population from the moral and legal restraints which former ly controled them, without means, and generally indolent and improvident, should have forced them not only to gain a livelihood by improper and illegal means, and that their ignorance, al ways accompanied with a spirit of revenge, would have led them to the committal of criminal out rages similar to those related by our correspon dent, upon such good citizens who should at tempt to frustrate them. But the fact that such deeds so frequently go unpunished, and the per petrators are not discovered, is greatly to be won dered at, unless we ascribe it, also, to the general demoralization produced by the war. Crime will rather increase than diminish, even without greater inducements, if the perpretrators go unmolested, and it is time by a more strin gent attention to duties and an increase of the police force of the country, that criminals should not only be f erretedout, but should be made to know and feel the majesty of the law. If our civil au thorities are unable to attend properly to this mat ter, we respectfully suggest to the military com mander the propriety and necessity of issuing an order similar to the one promulgated by Major General Scott, commanding in South Carolina. This course will not only lessen crime by prevent ing lazy vagabonds from wandering about the country, committing outrages upon industrious and peaceable citizens, but would compel many of them to become industrious and profitable labor ers in the great work of restoring the former pros perity of the country and benefitting both the wlrite and black races. Lieutenant Governor. The last Raleigh Sent bid contains the following letter in reference to one of our own citizens in connection with the Lieutenant Governorship : Meshes. Editors -.Among the names mentioned in connection with the oflieo of Lieutenant Governor, on the ticket with our present worthy Governor, there is one which the people in this section of the State would he de lighted to support. I refer to Wm. A. Wright, Esq., of Mr. Wricht has always been one ot the most conservative men in the State, one of onr ablest imt-wra anfl a rure-mided. hich-toned. honorable gen tleman. He would dignify any oliiceinN. Carolina. I do not know whether he would accept the position, but fcae State at this time needs tho services of its best citizens, and I think wc have the right to demand them, except in cases where the personal sacrifice would be too great, jur, "Wright's imalifii-ations fur the position are unquestiona ble. Decided abilities, pleasing address, and a suavity of manners that would disarm opposition, render him pecu liarly- lit to preside over a deliberative assembly, as tne T.AHt i entitled to the representative, I know of no one better qualified for the position than he. Never a party or a sectional man, he would bring to the discharge of its duties great ability, unwearied industry and spotless in- gry' CLARENDON. Wilmington, July 1th, 136G. Mr. Wright is tho third gentlemen from our city, whose name has been proposed as Lieutenant Governor. We would willingly support either. Mr. Wright is at present the President of the Council of State, andhas earned an enviable rep utation as one of the ablest and most laborious members of tho late Convention. So many good and true men have been men tioned in connection with this office, the Sentinel suggests that if the Constitution should be ratified, the gentlemen who have been named for Lieu tenant Governor, of both the old parlies, should meet in the city of Ealeigh on the 22d of August next, and make selection, and recommend him to the people of tho State. We care not how the selection is made, so that it be a good man. The East will very properly claim tins office, and we suppose the West will readily giant it. And while we prefer one of the gentlemen from this city, who have been named, still we will give our hearty support to Judge How ard, Col. Ferebee, Judge Shepherd, or a great many others who we could mention. We think, however, that subsequent to the August election will bo time enough to agitate this matter. Acntlcmy of Our Lady of Mercy, Sumter, S. C. The closing cxercies of this Institution for the year took place on Friday last. We (the Asso ciate) having business in Sumter were present on the occasion, and were much gratified at the suc cess of the exhibition. The Sisters of Mercy de serve the thanks of all parents whose daughters have been under their care, for the manner in which they have performed their delicate duties, surrounded as they have been by so many unto ward circumstances on account of the condition of the country. From the smallest to tho largest, tho young la dies went through their exercises in the most cred itable manner and fairly earned the beautiful, and in some instances, really valuable prizes. . Young ladies from North and South Carolina and Geor gia contended for tho prizes, and whilo we are willing to give all their duo credit and acknow ledge the great degreo of excellence exhibited by all, it must be confessed that Wilmington bore off the palm. The people of that section should be, and doubt less are, proud of having such au institution in their midst. This School has only been located in Sumter about two years, having been re moved from Charleston in the fall of 1863, on ac . count of the bombardment of that city. Its pre sent location has been most happily selected, not only on account of its accessibility, but it is situa ted in a most beautiful, refined and healthy dis trict. Although removed at a most unpropitious time, and struggling against difficulties that compelled so many similar institutions at tho South to sus pend, we are happy to say that tho success of the Academy of Our Lady of Mercy is now assured. The patronago is so liberal that the building is to be enlarged, whilo it is confidently believed that the attendance the next session will be much greater than during the term just closed. Tlic Atlantic Cable. The energy and enterprise displayed in the re peated and costly efforts made to establish perma nent electrical communication between the conti nents must eventualy meet with complete success. It has never been definitely settled whether the attempt made last year proved unsuccessful from ac cident or wanton carelessness, but it is now thought that failure will insure success duing the pre sent year. We learn from the English jour nals that during the interim the science of mak ing, testing and laying cables has so much im proved that an undetected fault in an insulated wire has now become literally impossible, while bo much are the instrument for signalizing been improved that not only can a slight fault be disre garded if necessary, but it is even easy to work through a submarine wire with a foot of its cop per conductor stripped and bare to the water. This Utter resulthas been clearly established by . t.nal ATtifirimenta. tv The new cabled upwards of one thousand seven hundred miles in length, with all the improve ments in its manufacture and in the apparatus for paying it out, has been for some time securely and properly coiled upon the deck of the Great East ern, and that vessel was to have sailed on the 30th of June from " Sherness to Valentin. The tremen dous iron coil which is to form the Irish shore end will be laid by the steamer William Carry, which it is supposed would take two or three days, and unless some accident has prevented, before this the splice has been made in Valentia Bay, and the Great Eastern is now on her way to the coast of New Foundland. From the low rate of speed made necessary for the safe laying down of the cable, the trip cannot be made to Heart's Con tent, the point at which tho American end of the cablo is to be landed in less than eleven or twelve days. If tho attempt proves successful, the Great Eas tern will return to the point where the cablo was so unfortunately broken last . year, and with ar rangements made for raisiDg it as perfect as can well bo imagined, every effort will be made to grapple it, without regard to expense or time. Of course if this proves a success, the cable will be spliced and the vessel return to Heart's Content. It will thus be seen that in a short time wo may have two cables connecting America and Europe. The effect of the successful completion of this work upon commerce, and, in fact, upon all classes of business will be very great. We hope before many months to be able to furnish to our readers the markets of London and Liverpool of the day before publication, as well as those of our Northern and Southern cities. TIc Philadelphia Convention. If the people of North Carolina intend to be represented in the proposed National Union Con vention it is time that steps should be taken. The Raleigh Sentinel proposes that District Conven tions should be held iu the first, second, third, fourth and fifth Congressional Districts on Wednesday, the 25th of July, and for the sixth and seventh Districts, on tho 27th and 2Sth of July respectively, and that the delegates selected by these different District Conventions assemble in Raleigh, on the 11th of August, to se lect four delegates from the State at large. On the other hand the Charlotte Times recom mends the holding of a State Convention and em power that body to send the entire delegation. The delegates from each district might recom mend and the Convention ratify. It however suercests no time or place for the assembling of the Convention. This plan is similar to the one recommended bv Governor Orr, of South Caroli- na, who, as one of the Vice Presidents of the Na tional Union Club, has issued an address to the people of his State, earnestly recommending hearty response on tho part of South Carolina to tho call for the Convention and suggests that meetings be held at the Court House of each dis trict throughout the State on the 23d of July to appoint delegates to a State Convention to assem ble at Columbia, on Wednesday, the first day of August. We much prefer the plan proposed by the Sen tinel, as the most expeditious and one calculated to scure a much better attendance. Tho want of mail and traveling facilities, and the very great scarcity of money woidd prevent a general repre sentation in tho Convention, while the more re mote portions of the State would bo entirely un represented. If delegates arc to be appointed, they should not only be our purest and most pru dent men, but they should bo represenlalica men, who will carrv with them to Philadelphia, the hearty and cordial sympathy of the people they represent. We are satisfied with both the time (23d July) and the place, (Goldsboro') suggested for the citizens of this district to meet, and we will not only be glad to hear from our cotemporaries of the press, but from the citizens of the district. It we are to have a Convention let every county be repre sented. Major Gee. We are glad to see it announced in tho Raleigh papers that this gentleman has been released from confinement. It was not only simple justice to an injured man, but is especially gratifying, as a let ter received by a gentleman in this city from Maj. Gee, represented his health as rapidly giving away under his long and close imprisonment. It is said he starts for Florida t D-day. Major Gee, after a confinement of nearly a year, has not only been honorably acquitted but the evi dence elicited upon the trial has proved his hu manity and kindness as an officer. Arrested upon the false testimony of would-be assassins, and im prisoned and tried to appease a fiendish thirst for blood, every good man will learn the result of the trial with feelings of great satisfaction. We trust Maj. Geo may be spared to recuperate his health and revive his fortunes, both of which have been offered as sacrifices, by the Government, to the Moloch of Fanaticism. The English Ministry. It seems a little strange that Mr. Gladstone, at once the ablest statesman and foremost orator in England, should have so signally failed where much inferior men have succeeded. We have looked forward to the defeat of the ministry, since the news by the last steamer, but had no idea its dissolution was so near. Mr. Gladstone declared he would stand or fall by the Reform bill, and al though that measure was defeated only in an un important particular, still the ministry regarded it decisive, and the tumultuous manner in which the result was received in the House of Commons, disclosed how much the Prime Minister had lost his popularity and influence in that body. Tho present Government has been in office for seven years, and is now broken up at a moment when the continent of Europe is in the throes of a mighty "revolution, that threatens more signal changes in many of the most haughty and power ful dynasties than any that has occurred within the present century. The English papers seem to point to one of two persons, of the same family and the same school of politics, as the probable head of the new Gov erement, Lord Derby or Lord Stanley. They are conservative, wise and able statesmen. Lord Derby is now quite old, and should the claim the vacant Frimiership, the real duties of the Gov ernment would devolve upon Mr. Disraeli, who is young, ambitions and able. Great National Railroad Convention. ' On Wednesday, the 4th of July, at noon, a con vention of railroad .delegates, from all sections of the United States, assembled at the Musical Fund Hall, to concert measures for the benefit of the railroad interest in the United States. Fifty rail- j roads whose total lengths were eight thousand one hundred and thirteen miles, were represented! Among the delegates, were CoL Wm. Johnston, Charlotte and South Carolina ers, President and tendent of the Wil mington and Weldon Railroad ; Maj. Henry M. Drane President, and General Wm. McRae, , Su perintendent of the Wilmington end Manchester Railroad ; A. S. Buford, President, and Thomas Dodamcar, Superintendent of the Richmond and Danville and the Piedmont Railroads ; and John M. Robinson, Acting Director of the Seaboard and Roanoke .Railroad. The following officers were elected : ' President J. Edgar Thompson, President Penn sylvania Central. Vice-President J. H. Sturgeon, President North Missouri Railroad. Secretary S. L. Fremont, Engineer and Su perintendent, Wilmington and Weldon Railroad A tiommittee of live were appointed to memo rialize Congress remonstrating against the presen proposed tariff on railroad iron. Mr. Ramsey, President Albany and Susquehan na Railroad, offered the following resolution which was referred to the committee to memorial ize Congress Uesolced. That iu the judgment of this Convention the revenue tax should be added to the rate of railroad fare. as most of the rates were established and limited by law picvious to the war, and wtm-u have not since boen in creased, whilst in almost every other department of busi ness and trade there is no limit to the amount which may be charged, thus clearly showing the wisdom and justice o permuting Hie law 10 remain as 11 is. On the second and last day's session, the fol lowing memorial to Congress was adopted after much discussion : To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representa tives of the United btate in Congress assembled : The National Convention of Presidents, Superintend ents and Chief Engineers of Railroads, assembled at Phil adelphia, memorialize jour honorable bodies, to the end . .1. . i : i ;nr mat mere 1H no present uicre&ae ui uic cuBtiug lariu uu railroad iron and other articles required for the construc tion of railroads, ami offer the following reasons therefor. among many others that might be presented for your con sideration : 1. Because it is manifestly the interest of the Govern mftit. that, pveiv encouragement should be uivf-11 to the leoplo of the country to take stock in railroads, to develop the resource or tne country insieaa oi discouraging mem in doing so by levying a heavy tariff to be added to the cost of their railroads. 2. Because it is manifestly impolitic and unjust to place burdens upon the eliorts ot tho people to develop the re sources of the country. 3, Because it places the Government iu the inconsistent Do.tition of annually making large appropriations to lm prove rivers and harbors, of donating the public lands and loaning her public credit to build railroads to accom modate commerce and develope the resources of the country, whilst on tho other hand it levies, by tariff, enor mous burdens on independent railroad companies that ask nothing from the Government further than that the libe rality of her citizens be not taxed for developing the re sources of the country. 4. Because there is far more capital invested iu rail roads and many more employees engaged with them than in the rollinc mills. 5. Because every dollar of additional tariff laid upon iron or other materials required in building railroads is to require that sum from the people already too poor toraiEe the means to build their roads without having to resort to mortgages, whereby often they loose the wholo stock in vested bv them. G. Because by discouraging the building of railroads you retard the development of the couutry, and to that extent lesson the ability of tho people to meet the taxes required for the support of the Government. 7. Because it burdens the agricultural interests of the country for the benefit of an interest far less important than the agricultural and railroad interests, which are one and the same. 8. Becauso by iiu-rcabing the cost of railroads you in crease the amount of means to bo raised by stockholders. and the cost of transportation to the farmer for all he has to sell or buy, and lessens the yearly profits of his farm to this extent. 9. Because, if we are correctly informed, the iron inter ests of the country at this time are making enormous div idends, and could well afford to have the tariff reduced if they would bo content with eight or even ten per cent, div idenda on the capital invested, while a very large number of railroads are now unable to pay dividends. 10. Because the cost of iron rails, the most expensive item in xailroau construction and repairs, is, under the present tariff, so enormous that it may well be questioned whether Ihero are not now existing railroads of no small public value which must be discontinued for want of suf ficient earninjrs to purchase rails to replace (hose now fast wearing out. II. Because in addition to the cost of ocean transporta tion, freight, conmissions, &c, we are of opinion that a duty of a rate low;r than the present per ton on iron rails will afford all the protection that American rolling mills, judiciously located and managed, can reaonably ask, and vicld the Government a much larger revenue than exist ing or proposed rates of duty, and that such rate ouco fixed will, by its greater probabilities of stability, do more for the permanent iron interests of tho country than any higher tariff'. In conclusion Becauso the increase of duties proposed in the present Congress upon railroad iron would be un just and oppressive in tho extreme to the railroad inter ests of the country, and that the interests of the domestic manufacturer, as well as the industrial pursuits of the whole country, would not be promoted by such increase ; that the effect would Iw to deter capital from engaging in the manufacture of iron, in consequence of tho want of stability and the danger of reaction to the other extreme, occasioned by an unreasonably high i ariff. Ordered, That that the forejroinK memorial be printed. and a copy of it sent to the President of the United States and each member of the Senate and House of Representa tives. Resolved, That a committee, to consist of live members. be appointed to visit Washington in relation to the tariff on railroad iron. The Committee on Business leported the following top ics to be considered . Their report was received and unan imously adopted : First. The abolition of the whole system of runners, commissions on sales of tickets, and other irregular modes of obtaining business. Second. The abolition or very great reduction of fre passes, by general action, as a ruinous tax upon rail roads. Third. A memorial to Congress requesting additional and adequate compensation for traveling, post offices and ordinary mail service Fourth. A memorial to Congress to secure the remis sion of taxes on gross receipts for freight, and to make a two cent stamp sufficient on all railroad bills of ladinsr in the place of the present five cent stamp. Fifth. A respectful memorial to the Postmaster-General, requesting him l,o discontinue such Sunday mails as now, on the return or peace, the public interest does not absolutely require, so that Sunday trains may not run, employees may have a day of rest, and the day be kept in accordance with the moral sentiment of the community. bixtli. An adjournment to meet at the St. Nicholas note! on the third Wednesday in October next, and the appointment of a committee to consider on the various subjects pertaining to the details of railroad manage ments. Messrs. A. S. Buford, Va.; Wm. Johnston, N. C; J. H. Ramsey, N. Y.; J. II. Sturgeon, Mo.; J. II. Bradley, Ta.. were appointed the special committee to proceed to Wash ington. Messrs. Carter, of Texas, Fleming, of Illinois, and Samuel Sloan, of New York, were appointed an Executive Committee, to appoint the sub-committee, who should have power to increase t heir members, to whom should le referred the various details of business to be consid ered. The Executive Committee was also directed to con sider and report upon the subject of insuring the lives of the employees of railroads from accidents while transact ing their duties. The Convention adjourned until the third Wc d nesday in October next, to meet at the St. Ni ilio las Hotel, New York. We understand that great harmony and good feeling prevailed, and we venture the assertion that throughout the entire United States, a more Conservative and national body of men did not assemble upon the anniversary of the Republic's birth-day, than were collected together in this Convention in the city of Philadelphia. We con fess that we derive more hope from the assembling together of the representatives of our great lines of railroads and our commercial and agricultural men, than in similar collections of politicians. Commerce is the great conservator of our Gov ernment, and the representatives of our railroads, meeting together in council, for the advancement of the interests of the great social and commercial channels of the country, will have the most salu tary influence, uniting in a common purpose the extreme sections of the United States. We are glad that the Convention will assemble again in the Fall, and, then, the tens of thousands of mercantile men, who will visit the North during the Fall, will, together be valuable delegates from our section to restore good feeling and reconcilia tion, the want of which is now the great stumbling block to complete restoration. What is left un done by the National Union Convention, these yet raoro eincient delegates will accomplish. We would hail with pleasure the announcement of a great -National Convention of the commercial and agricultural men of the country, and would readily abide by the terms agreed upon by them for the reconstruction of the Union. President of the Charlotte ai Railroad ; Hon. R. R. Bridgi CoL S. L. Frornont, Superinte SaicooLTNG. We hear it currently reported .that the (ao-caUed) Br. Schooner Jos. getters, Capt. Hardy, has been seized by the Revenue Cutter Moccasin, having been detected in the act, or uuspicioned of smuggling. ' The Joseph Setters has been engaged in the trade be tween this port and the Cuban ports for some time past, and has made several trips into this port. It is reported that, on the trip previous to the last one, she ran into lit tle River, 8. C, and landed there a portion of her cargo of merchandize, upon which no duties were paid. After land ing the most of htr cargo, she came into this port almost entirely unladen, was quarantined, and after the usual time had elapsed, took in a cargo for Matanzas, Cuba. Suspicion was directed to her illegal proceedings, and the Government no doubt, had spies on the alert to guard against a recurrence of the event, and also to w&U:h her actions for confirmation of their suspicion. She was seen upon the coast some time during the week just past, and again made into Little lliver, and had the audacity to en act again the same routine of landing a smuggled cargo. This fact was reported to the proper authorities at SmithviUe, whither also the Captain of the Schooner di rected his course, in order, no doubt, to allay the suspi cion and counteract tho report. He was there seized by the officer iu charge of the Reve nue Cutter Moccasin, takeu ou board and conveyed to the schooner then lying in Little River. The schooner was then seized bv the Moccasin, on behalf of the Govern ment, takeu in tow arid brought into the harbor at Smith ville. The facts conuected with tho case will iu all probability soon be broucht to Ikrht and those connected with the illegal practice punished with the utmost rigor of the law. The Jos. Setters sails, and has sailed for some time, uu dcr British colors, but is, we learn, owned in Boston, that stronghold of New England Puritanism. The Captain, we believe, hails from Massachusetts, and he, to-gether with tho owners of the vessel, are "loyal" men, and are fully imbued with that Radical spirit and intense hatred of the people of the South, which characterizes the dominant party at the North. This evidence of loyalty on their part is no doubt in keeping with the spirit of their party. While its leaders in the strength of Radicalism and dominant party prin ciples, are endeavoring to retard the prosperity of the country, in attemptios to counteract the wise measures of the administration, their meaner and lesser followers are using every opportunity to defraud the Government out of its proper aud established revenue. Those deeds are perpretrated upon Southern soil, i place, according to their bitter aud hated doctrinee, fit ting for the performance, of deed of evil, which, as they Lope, will fall in a measure upon the inhabitants of that section. Truly a loyal deed, and one which manates from loyal men. The above are the facts connected with the case, as far as we could learn, some of which may prehaps prove in correct, but we have received them as reliable and give them for what they may be worth Inoxjest. An inquest was held by Coroner J. C. Wood, on Sunday last, over the body of one Needham, a freed man, who died at the hospital at Camp Lamb, on Satur day last. The facts elicited from the examination of the witnesses were to the effect, that a row occurred at Camp Whiting, about three miles from the city, on the night of Friday, the 61 h inst., in which the refugee negro'.s living at that place participated. During the melee,the deceased was shot by a frecdman known as soldier Bill, and sometimes called Albert. The contents of the gun entered the body of the deceased, inflicting a mortal wound of which he died at the time and place mentioned above. The witnesses also stated that the dying declaration of the deceased was, that the negro called Bill shot him, and that he had several times previous to the row, threatened his life. The jury rendered a verdict that "the deceased came to his death from the effect of a gun shot wound, inflicted by a negro known as soldier Bill, and sometimes called Albert, on the night of the 6th inst." New Hanovek County Medical Association. There was a good attendance at the meeting of this Association, Tuesday afternoon, in the City Hall, presided over by the President, tho venerable and distinguished Dr. James F. McRee. Tli is was a very interesting meeting, and the Associa tion is in a healthy and prosperous condition. Medical subjects were discussed, and regulations adopted for the good, both of the community and the profession. A paper, on some medical subject, is generally read by somo one of the members. At this meeting one was pre sented bv Dr. J. Francis King, on cholera, and ordered to be placed in the archives of the Association. Dr. J. C. Walker was requested to present a paper at the next reg ular meeting, which will be held at the City Hall, on Tues day night of our coming September County Court. A new and uniform system of charges constituting a regular Medical Fee Bill has been adopted for city and country. Highway Robbery. We have received information in regard to a case of highway robbery, committed recently, which, for boldness and cunnuig design, excels anything of like character which has been brought to our notice lately. It appears that on Saturday last, a young man by the name of Stearne arrived here from Baltimore, and after disposing of an amount of State bnk bills to a broker in this city, left for Charleston. During the night, just be fore tho cars arrived at Florence, he was accosted on the train by a personage who inquired if he were not Mr. from Baltimore. The young man replied that he was from Baltimore, that his name was Stearne, and not the name the person had mentioned. The person who had thus accosted him, stated that he was a detective and produced a warrant for tho arrest of Stearne. purporting to be signed bv Gen. Ransom, Marehal of this City. Arriving at Florence, Stearne was taken in custody by the person producing the warrant alluded to, and placed on the returning train to this place, toward which he, together with his captor, were soon started. On the route, this bogus detective inquired of Stearne whether or not he had a pocket book, containing money about his person. Being answered in the affirmative, he took possession of the pocket book, in which was a consid erable sum of money, and shortly afterward arriving at Whiteville, whither the train going South passed, the bold robber jumped from the platform of the car on which he stood, and getting on the other train was soon out of eight. Stearne proceeded to this place, aud waited on the Mar shal, by whom he was informed that no warrant had been issued for his arrest, and that ho had been made me uupe oi a scoeming vuuan. Telegrams were n . i i ! WW immediately sent to Charleston, Kmgsville, Augusta, Columbia and other places, for the apprehension of the highwayman, together with a description of his person. After a delay of one or two days an answer was received from Columbia, stating that a person answering the de scription had been apprehended in that city, and that he had applied for a writ of habeas corpus. Word was dis patched that the witnesses would soon arrive, and the young man, .who -had been thus robbed, left on tho train to appear against him. It is to be hoped that the offender will be punished to the fullest extent of the law. New Floub We learn that six barrels of new Flour were received by Steamer Gov. Worth, from Fayetteville, yesterday, consigned to A. Johnson, Jr. It was branded Family, and sold at $17 per barrel. The Wheat was raised by Mr. Newton B, Bryan, of Jonesboro', Moore Co. The Flour is said to be the best article brought to the market in some time, and is the first Flour from new Wheat received here this season. TAX ON PURCHASES. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Treasury Department, Raleigh, July 6th, 1866. Messrs. Enoelhard & Price. Wilmington, N. C. Dear Sirs : You ask whether editors of newspa pers must list their purchases of paper under sec tion 21, schedule B, of the Revenue Act ? The question is not free from difficulty, and I am glad to see that your Sheriff shows such an in telligent study of the tax law. On reading section 21. vou will observ 1st that many persons, who bur raw materials ftn1 manuiacture tnem are included, for exanmlA ti.o merchant-tailor, who is taxed on his purchases of cloth, made by him into clothinsr. 2d. Ynn vsii notice that the expression descriptive of the busi ness is " buying or sellinr., which strenoiriAna f he above idea. Bnt the persons taxed are mention aa f. ders." I think the tax laws ehould ha construed according to the common understanding of ; the meaning of the words used.1 : If a; farmer buys guano and makes it into tobacco, it would be strange to tax him on his purchases of guano. He is not commonly known as, a ' trader." So I think editors of newspapers are never called "tra ders." The paper they purchase and on which they imprint their editorial and other matter, is merely the vehicle for the transmission of the real things sold, viz : the printed " news," advertise ments, &c. Without arguing tho matter further I am of opinion you are not taxaxable on the purchases of paper, used in printing your paper. Very respectfully, KEMP P. BATTLE, Public Treasurer. A Cowardly attempt to Murder a Citizen of New Hanover. July 7th, 1866. Editors Journal: A cowardly effort was made on Thursday night last, to kill Mr. William J. Walker, a peaceable, inoffensive citizen living on Long Creek, in New Hanover county. He was shot near the shoulder in each arm with large shot, and the wounds are dangerous. He was aroused about midnight from sleep by the effects of fire, and found his house burning up. Iu attempting to extinguish the flames, he was fired upon from ambush, and the guilty party then fled. Ci rcumstances point with unerring certainty to Ned Bell and Hardy McAllister, freedmen, in that section, as being connected with this diabolical deed. One or both, no doubt, attempted to kill him. These villains and thieves have been com mitting, with impunity, all manner of thefts and rascalities since they were freed, upon the good people of Long Creek and vicinity, and Mr. Walker recently exposed some of their villainy. They threatened tho life of himself and others for such exposition, and revenge prompted these scoundrels in this secret attempt to murder. Mr. Walker's condition is precarious. His neighbors believe that the plan of these black, midnight assassins was to burn up his house, kill him at the time, and commit his body to the flames, in the hope that public judgment would be that he was accidently burned while the house was burning up. We hope that Sheriff Bunting and other officials will be on the alert for these murderous scamps, who have been so long a terror to peaceable citizens. A well-arranged sys tematic course of stealing has been for some time go ing on in sections of country adjoining Wilming ton, under the direction of these and similar negroes, and the losses of the farmers in poultry, stock and other property have been and are immense in this respect. It is believed that this systematic arrange ment secures the co-operation of negroes in Wil mington with those in the country in these crimi nal acts. The vigilant police operations in Wil mington are driving many of these black despera does from the city only to depreciate upon the country people, who have no such protection, and the lives of the country people are, therefore, more in danger than those in the city. If that gallant soldier and ardent patriot, General Ran som, who as Marshal, is doing, and will do, so much for the people of Wilmington, will aid the country people in breaking up this desperate state of things, he will merit and receive the additional thanks of his hosts of country friends and admirers. mi ii i i xnese tnieves, outlaws and muraerers, sucn as Ned Bell and Hardy McAllister are constantly in creasing in numbers in this county, and their ex ample and influence are destructive to the peace and prosperity of those who are honestly striving for a living. Too lazy to work, they must steal, beg or starve; and it is believed that they often impose upon the Freedmen's Bureau, and obtain rations and other assistance, when they are not objects of cnanty, but ought to be made to work. To give to sucn negroes is not charity, but it adds to the vice, crime and general demoralization now exist ing to an alarming extent among the negro popu lation. Any peaceable man in the country, who goes to bed at night is liable to be murdered, or have his house burned, or smoke house or crib broken open before he wakes up in the morning. What is to be done? Johnston County, N. C, ) July 4th, 1865 Jo. Editors Journal : Allow me to call your attention to the following ucKec : A 1 t w For Governor GENERAL MATT. .W. RANSOM, of Northampton County. For Lieut. Governor GENERAL ROBERT B. VANCE, of Buncombe County. Old Line Whig. an ordinance: Repealing the provisions of section nine of An Act of the General Assembly, entitled "An Act concekn ino Negboes and persons of color or of mixed blood," and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it ordained bv the veonle of North Car olina, in Convention AssenMed, That the two provisos of uie section ana act aoove reciteti, be ana tney are hereby repealed : Provided, hoicever. That nothins herein con tained shall eflect the provisions of the act of the General Assembly, entitled "An Act to improve the law of evidence," or prevent the General Assembly from repealing or modi fying this Ordinance. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. That sections fiftv-fonr. iifty-fivo, fifty-six,- fifty-seven, fifty-eight, and sixty-six of cuapter one nunarea ana seven or the lievisea code, be, and the same are hereby repealed. IKatihed the 10th day of June, A. V., 1866. AN ORDINANCE TO CHAXGE THE TIME OF ELECTIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND FOB OTHER PURPOSES. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Delegates of the people uj amui utKAirvurui, m uonveiuion assenwiea, i hat all elec tions for Governor of the State of North Carolina, mem- bers of the General Assembly, and all other elections, now icquiieu uy law 10 ue neia on tne nrst Thursday in Au gust, shall hereafter be held on the third Thursday in Oc tober, under the same rules, regulations, and restrictions, as are now prescribed by law. Sec. 2. That hereafter, until tho first session of the General Assembly after the vear eighteen hundred and seventy-one, the House of Commons shall be composed of iuemoers eiecieu irom ine counties in the lollownig man ner, viz: The counties of Alleghanv, Brunswick, Camden, Cherokee, Clay, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Greene Hert ford, Hyde, Jackson, Jones, Duplin, Lenoir, Onslow, Pas quotank, Perquimans, Polk, Richmond, Tyrrell, Warren, Washington, Watauga, Yancey, Henderson, Transvlvania, Almanance, Alexander, Anson, Ashe, Beaufort, " Bertie, Bladen, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Carteret, Caswell, Co lumbus, Davie, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gaston, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Montgomery, Nash, Northampton, Tcrson, Pitt, Stanly, Stokes, Wilson, and Mitchell, shall elect one mem ber each. The counties of Buncombe, Catawba, Cleve land, Craven, Cumberland, Forsyth, Granville, Iredell, Johnston, Mecklenburg, Moore, liobeson, New Hanover Bockingham, Kowan, Itutherford, Sampson, Surry, Union, Wayne, Yadkin, Chatham, Davidson, Orange and Wilkes shall elect two members each. Tho counties of Wake Randolph and Guilford, shall elect three members each. ' Sec. 3. That all laws injeontravention of this ordinance be and they are hereby repealed ; Provided, nevertheless', that in case the Constitution be not ratified by the people this ordinance shall have no effect, except that the elec tions shall be held at the time designated, and shall be held under the law as it existed in the vear eighteen hun dred and sixty-one, save that the County of Harnett may vote for a member as heretofore provided. Sec. 4. Beuftirtheroruained, That nothing in this or dinance contained shall be so construed as to restrict the General Assembly hereafter from regulating the time of holding said elections. Ratified in Convention the 20th day of June A. D 1806. ' t u tr o x E G- READE, President. James H. Moore, Secretary. R. C. Badger, Assistant Secretary. AN ORDINANCE Extending the time for the settlement of the Pub lic Taxes by the Sheriffs and Tax Collectors of this State. JTSN1, eJl Taained h'Ja delegates of the people of me btate of North Carolina, in Convention Asset Wed and it u hereby ordained by the authority of Vie same That the sheriffs and tax collectors of the several Counties of this State be allowed time until the first of Januarv pne thousand, eight hundred and sixty-seven, to settle tneir accounts with the public treasurer, under the same rules, regulations and restrictions ; and under- the same Earns and penalties as are now provided by the Revenue ws of this State. Ratified in Convention this 22nd 1av r,f t a -r one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six. - ' JUJWlM u. READE. President James H. Moobe, Secretary. ' 1Te8iaent R. C. Badger, Assistant Secretary. AN ORDINANCE Fob Exchangino the Stocks of the State Fob Bonds assued cefobe the Year One Thousand Eight Hun dred and Sixty-one. - , Whereas. The dealrnHnTi nx inMm,.;A..i . property hi Hortu CarohWarislHg out T of delate SSap! py war has 'greatly increased the proportion borne bv tho puonc aeub i mo ujobub wuicu me Diaiu possesses lor its payment ; and, whereas, the people of North Carolina are soncicous iuuy wuiocuargo ineir.jusc ODiigauons at the earliest possible moment in any manner that shall be ac ceptable to tneir creaiwrs ; wnereaa, iurther, the stocks, liens, and other claims upon the railroad companies and other corporations, are proceeds of the bonds of the State, issued in great part before the twentieth day of May, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and now outstanding ; and, whereas, due regard being had as weu to economy ana other grave puouo interests as to tho rights of public creditors, it were good policy to exchange .11 T 1 . , i 1 iLw i 1 .1 .n ior tne principal oi sucn oonas, mo stocks uuu utner prop erty above - mentioned, if such exchange can be made at par ; therefore, "Section 17 Be it ordained by the delegates of the people of North Carolina, in Convention assembled, That the Public Treasurer shall advertise, in such newspapers as ho may select, and invite proposals for an exchange of the principal of any bonds issued by the State prior to tho twentieth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, for certificates of stocks and other interests held by the State in various corporations: such bids shall be opened by the Treasurer upon some day (of which he shall give due notice to them) in presence of the Gov ernor of the State and Comptroller of public accounts, and it shall be his duty to accept those terms which may be most advantageous for the State ; Provided, That in no event shall any of the said stocks or other property bo exchanged for any less than their par value ; and any pre miums which may be obtained upon such exchange shall b3 applied either to the extinguishment of coupons or oth er interest (it any) due upon the particular bonds accept ed in exchange, or to a further discharge of the principal due upon other such bonds; or in case such premium bo fractional in regard to such bonds or interest, it may be, as an alternative, at the discretion of the Treasurer, bo paid in currency into tho Treasury and charged to the public fund. Sec. 2. As soon as may be practicable after the accep tance of any bid, the Public Treasurer shall receive tho bonds offered in exchange, and in tho presence of tho Governor and Comptroller Bhall cancel the same ; it shall also be his duty to transfer the stocks and execute sucli conveyances of the other interests hereinbefore mentioned as shall be deemed necessary ; such conveyances to be in a form approved of by the Governor and the Attorney General : Provided, however, That the interest to be ac quired by any such purchaser or assigneo of any stock nov held by the State, shall not be other than that of tho holders of a like amount, in the general stock of the seve ral and respective corporations in which tho State may bo a corporator. Sec. 3. It shall be tho duty of tho Comptroller to take a minute of what may be done by the Public Treasurer in the premises, and to make therefrom such entries in tho books of his office as may secure a just accountability on the part of the Treasurer becauso of the transactions here inbefore mentioned. Sec. 4. The Public Treasurer shall make special reports upon the subject of this ordinance to tho General Assem bly at every session, and this ordinance shall be subject to repeal or modification by the General Assembly. (Ratified in Convention tho 16th day of June, A. D., 18CG. EDWIN G. READE, President. James II. Moore, Secretary. R. C. Badger, Assistant Secretary. STATE NEWS. The Late Convention. The cost to the veorl( of the State of tho late Convention was as fol lows : Per diem and mileage 1st Session $19,434 20 2d " 30,422 00 Total 819.85G 20 This does not, of course, iucludo stationery, lights; printing, advertising, and miscellaneous ex penditures. Sentinel. North Carolina Dead at Ciiarlestown, Va. The following are the names of the North Caroli na dead buried at Charlestown. Their graves were crowned with floral honors, on the 27th ult. They have, besides, been handsomely sodded, and marked by head and foot boards, painted white, and inscribed legibly with tho names, company and regiment of the deceased : Capt W T Foole, Co E, 14th N C, Raleigh ; 11 McCrcary, Co F, 15th N C ; Isaac Cordy, Co I, 23rd N C ; Capt J Joiner, Co E, 27 th N O ; J Gillespie, Co I, 18th II O ; Brinson, Co I, 3rd N C ; W Hildreth, do ; C Rogers, Co C, do; W C Taylor, Co D, 14th N C ; E R Bishop, Co C, 2nd N C ; Lt F M Graham, Co C, 57th N C : J F Morley, Co II, 12th N C ; I Gragston, Co I, 37th NO; A Caller, Co I, 21st ; D E Chandler, 15th ; Corp L J Simmons, Co E, 12th; W M Barnes, Co II, 12th ; B II Gardner, do ; W W Grif fith, Co G, 14th ; H S Bawley, do ; Sergt Newkirk, Co E, 31st ; M Stanford, 6th ; J B Reach, Co E 12th ; W C Mitch ell, Co F, 53rd ; E B Mendenhall, Co B, 28th ; and W II Johns, 16th. Hal. Sentinel. The Fourth ln Charlotte, Sensible Freed man. The white population of Charlotte mado no demonstration in honor of the 4th of July. The negroes, however, went out with banners llyinjj and drums beating. The Times gives the follow ing account of one of the addresses upon the occa sion : "A very sensible and respected man John Gundry by name, took the stand, and we are in formed by one who was present, stated that in hi opinion the colored man had not been benefitted by the sudden act of emancipation. That ho was not prepared for liberty ; and that he lacked emi nently the qualities that enabled him to take care of himself ; that those ignorant negroes, who pra ted about equal rights, did not know what it meant ; that if the negro wished to advance him self in the scale of being, he must go to work and work earnestly and faithfully ; that idlers and hangers on about the corners of tho streets should be made to follow some honest employment ; that he must be respectful to the whites ; that his old master, and those with whom ho was raised, are his best friends and his future elevation and prosperity depend upon his own industry, and the manner in which he acts, to retain the esteem and confidence of the dominant race. This man, though a slave up to tho collapse, en joys the reputation of being an honest, faithful christian, and the whole tenor of his remarks was characterized by good sense and practical ideas and that is the reason why we notice it in our col umns." Change of Bureau Officers. Lieutenant Mc Killip vacates the Freedmen's Bureau of this city to-day, Lieut. Cox takes his place. So wo aro in formed. Neicbem Commercial. The Freedmen. We have been handed, by J. H. Harris, recording and Cor. Secretary, a copy of the Constitution of the " N. C. Freedmen's Edu cational and Relief Society," organized at Raligli, April, 1866. The object of the Society, as expressed in Art. 2nd, " is to foster a system of Public Schools in this State, which shall be free from all denomina tional bias, and from which none shall be exclud ed on account of collor or poverty," &c, "and to relieve, as far as possible, the temporal wants of the aged and infirm." This is an important enterprise looking to the organization among the freedmen themselves of an association for tho education of their young, and the relief of tho wants of their old people. We learn that tho Constituton has been submitted to tho inspection of many of our citizens, who heartily approve it. The names appended to it, as oflicers and Board of Directors, comprise somo of tho best among our colored citizens. We shall watch tho opera-' tions of this Society with interest, and trust that from its small beginning may grow a system, that will serve to aid materially in tho improvement and cultivation of tho minds of the colored people. Raleigh StamUird. Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and the Blind. The pupils of this State Institution aro at pre sent enjoying their vacation. The Deaf Mute Cas- ?,a neat Uttl0 montnly periodical published at tho Institution. suva that the been a very pleasant one to all connected with it, ana expresses tno nope tnat all will spend a pleas ant vacation and return promptly at tho com- lueucuuwjiii oi me next session. Coupons Recovered. Tt will lm vAmmi.nrP.l that, some weeks since, Chief Justice Ruflin hud his pocket picked of some mrvnfw nrwl o Tmmlier of coupons, at the N. C. R. R. depot in this city. W n I no w 4-1ia4 41 AA. . -1 ,1 v, n,m.u man mo coupons were iouna, a lew uavs since, concealed in a cleft in tha wall in nnf of the cells of the jail at Amelia C. H., Va. Tlio picKpocKet Had been arrested in Virginia for somo other crime, and had hidden the coupons as abovo stated. The coupons have been recovered by tho owner. The Divorce Case. Some surprise has been expressed that the CVnvAnfivn cT-r.i,i v.o nrtinl on a petition for divorce and granted it. We learn xau mo kzxbo was a peculiar one, not cogmzauio bv the Courts fore if rehef was obtained by the injured party tho vyvuTcuuou must grant it. Tjje petition caiuo from Mrs. .Tan P from her husband on the ground that he had de- btjriea ner tor seven years, during which time siu had not heard from him and did nnt lunw where he was, &c, &c. We learn that the lawyers -in. ine convention admitted that it was a case noi within the iurisdiction nf tliA fVmrfa Tf that is true, the Convention did right to afford tho woman relief and separation from a worthless man. ; vaartotto Jjemocrw.
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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