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STATE CONVENTION
oenson Stewart, Btnbbs, Walkup,
S8' Wa80n' Wmburne, Winston and
x iiuse wno voiea in tne affirmative Were Messrs.
Caldwell of Guilford. Dick. DonW n,.ii'
Elhs,; GahagaiL; Garland, .Garrett Harris of . Guil
ford, Haynes Henry, Jackson,' Jones of Rowan,
f6' ingJ LSan, Love of. Chatham, McDon
ald of Chatoam, McDonald of Moore, Moore of
Chatham, Patterson. Pool, Rush, Smith of John
ston, Smith of Wilkes,. Spencer of Montgomery,
Thompson and Waaahxs--32. . . '
' 8o,the amendmv '.vas rejected.
x Afr. Starbuck moved to amend the section bv
inserting after the woi-d images" the words
or from indictments ; fcfjsr that no orderis.
sued without authority o ; uat' purported to be
akw of tbe State or Confederate States." Adop-
Orden It to
be. Received la
Courts.
tlte ClTil
NORTH CAROLINA.
Organization of the Militia.
Introduction of an Ordinance
Providing for the Enrollment
of all Male Citizens Be
tween the Age of
IS and 45.
-Ir- moved t amend by striking out the
5th section entire, ad ii)?ertin? as follows:
No persohAwhajBaay.-haye.,d in the pas
!v,n ution of any law of the state of
wortn Cattiixia: or. of thomnfomt ttno i m
e held habh? to indictment or civil action. for
sucn aid, because ofrthe fact only, that such law
was void on account of its being ih contravention
lnstittttion of the state orbf -the United
Mr. Phillips moved to amend by declaring the
fifth section, -as amended, a part of therdi
nance. . .
On this question the yeas and nays were or
dered, on motion of Mr. Love, of Jackson.
The motion prevailed. Yeas 88, nays 18.
Those who voted in the affirmative were
Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Allen, Baines, Baker,
Beam, Bell, Berry, Bingham, Bradley, Bricknell!
Brown, Burgin, Buxton, .Clark, Conigland, Cow-per,-Dickey,
Eaton, Faircloth, Faison, Ferebee,
Furches, Gilliam, Godwiu, Grissom, Harris of
Uuiltord, uaynes, Henrahan, Henry, Hodge,
Howard, Jarvis, Johnson, Jones of Columbus,
Jones of Davidson, Joyce, Joyner, Kelley, Ken
nedy, King, Logan, Love of Chatham, Love of
Jackson, Lyon, Manly, McCaulev, McCleese, Mc
Corkel, McCoy of Sampson, McKay of Harnett,
McDonald of Chatham, McDonald of Moore,
McGehee, Mclvor, N. A. McLean, Nat. McLean
McLaughlin, McRae, Mebane. Moore of Chat
ham, Moore of Wake, Murphy, Nicholson, Nor
fleet, Odom, Perkins, Phillips, Polk, Rumley,
Russell, Rush, Saunders, Simmons, Smith of An
son, Smith of Johnson, Smith of Wilkes, Spen
cer of Hyde, Starbuck, Stephenson, Stubbs,
Swan, Walker, Ward, Willey, Wilson, Winburne,
Winston, and Wright.
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.
Boyden, Bryan, Caldwell, of Burke, Caldwell, of
Guilford, Donnell, Faulknev, Gahagan, Garland.
Garrett, Jackson, Jones, of Henderson, Jones, of
Rowan, Patterson, Pool, Sloan, Spencer of Mont
gomery, Stewart, and Thompson.
Mr. Moore, of Wake, offered an amendment as
an additional section, to the effect, "that negroes
ftfond cohabiting together on the 1st of January,
lebb, snail De consmerea man and w ife.
The yeas and nays were ordered on this amend
ment, and it was rejected. Yeas 20, nays 79.
The convention then took recess until 7 o'clock.
P. M.
J!gh JFW Uea to ensure
communication with Fayetteville by the river.
THE MHJTJUIY COffiHSSIO j.
Executive Office, Jacksoh, Sept. 25, 1865.
By an order bearing date the 20th instant, Col.
Samuel Thomas, assistant-commissioner of the
freedmen's bureau " in this state, proposes to
transfer to the civil authorities of the state the
right to try all cases in .which the rights of freed
men are involved, either for injurle done to their
persons or property. This proposition is made,
however, on condition that u the judicial officers
and magistrates of the provisional government
of the state will take for their mode of proce
dure the laws now in force in ; this state, except
so far as those laws make a distinction on ac
count of color, and allow negroes the same rights
and privileges as are accorded to white men be
fore their courts," by which I understand that
negroes shall be allowed to testify in cases where
their interest is involved. . And - believing that
the late constitutional amendinenthkh abolish
ed slaverybohshes all laws 4ch constituted a
part of the policy of slavery, aadv in declaring
that the negro shall be pVotected in his person
and .property establishes-principles which of
themselves entitle the negro to sue and be jsued,
and, a, a necessary incident of such right, that
he is made competent as a-witness", according to
the laws of evidence of. the state.
Now, therefore, I, William L. Sharkey, pro
visional governor of Mississippi, with a view of
securing to our citizens ithe rights, of trial before
their owu officers and? under their own laws;
rather than by a military tribunal and by mili
tary law, do hereby proclaim and make known
that in all cases civil or criminal, in which the
rights of negroes are involved, either for inju
ries done to their persons or property or in mat
ters of contract, the testimony of negroes may
be received, subject to the common law rules of
evidence as regards competency and credibility
which prevail in regard to white persons. And
I do, therefore, accept the proposition of Colonel
Samuel Thomas, assistant commissioner of the
freedmen's bureau of this state, and request that
freedmen's court shall hereafter be organized.
and that those already in existence be closed and
instructed to transfer tqe cases before them to
the civil authorities : and I hereby instruct all
judicial officers and magistrates so act accord
ingly, until the legislature shall act upon this
subject.
Given under my hand, and the great seal of
the state affixed, this day and date above written.
W: L. SHARKEY,
Provisional Governor of Mississippi.
EIGHTH
DAY'S PROCEED
INCS.
iTria; of McMillan and HcGill.
The Defence Examines two more
Witnesses.
The CooTersaUon of MeHillan
with Mary Ann Wilkes.
PUKE FIVE CENTS
AWEL8; LETTEBS..
-The OoTermer
U of WhUkASpl
Another Statement of it.
&c.:
Theatrical Ma-Ji Ud h
CMr.nU9n9X
Ottfew York Correspond,
Consideration of the Ordinance De-
. clarine: What iawi ftnd
Ordinances are
in Force.
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BY MAIL
Trade with the South.
Regulations of the Treasury Department.
The Directions of Assistant Secretary
Chandler.
FROM THIS MORNING'S EDI
TION.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
1
Reported Expressly for The Wilmington Herald.
FOURTEENTH DAY.
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1865.
The convention was called to order at 10
o'clock, A. M.
The journal of yesterday was read and ap
proved.
Hon. R. P. Dick, one of the delegates from
Guilford county appearing was qualified.
Mr. Donnell, from the committee on constitu
tional amendments not otherwise referred, re
ported that certain matters referred had been al
ready acted upon and asked to be discharged
from their further consideration ; also, from same
committee, a resolution in relation to the qualifi
cation of voters.
The committee on the calendar, through its
chairman, Mr. Winborneslibniitted a report, spe
cifying what ordinances, in their opinion,, should
be acted upon at this session and recommending
ah adjournment on Thursday next at 5 o clock,
A. JM. This report was concurred in.
Mr. Howard, from the committee to wh.ch was
referred Mr. Nicholson's resolution relative to a
reorganization of the militia, reported an ordi
nance to organize for temporary service, a suffi
cient force to preserve law and order in the state.
Provides for the enrollment of all male citizens
between the ages of 18 and 35, and if necessary
45 years. This ordinance was made the special
order for 11 o'clock to-morrow.
On motion of Mr. Eaton, the rules were sus
pended and a resolution directing the president
of the convention to transmit certain ordinances
passed by this convention, to the president of
the United States, was taken up and passed.
The convention at 11 .o'clock, A. M., proceed
ed to consider ' the special order, viz : an ordi
nance declaring what laws and ordinances are in
force, and for other purposes.
Mr. Caldwell, of Burke, moved to amend the
5th section, so that it read "that no person in the
civil or military service of the confederate states
shall be liable to indictment for any act done in
the proper discharge of his duty." He further
moved to strike out all after the word " govern
ment." The section proposed to be thus amend
ed reads as follows.: ; i l
" No person who may have been a civil or mil
itary officer of the state, or of the confederate
states, shall be heJd liable for any act done in the
Drolier discharge. Of the t duties imposed - upon
. . . -t m
him hv anv autnontv ouroorune 10 oe a law oi
the state or confederate states government, but
such officer shall be exempt fromall personal li
ability therefor, in like manner as if sucii acts
had been done under authority ; provtaea never
theless, That nothing herein contained shall be so
construed .as to bar any Citizen of the state irom
bU rfvil action for the recovery of damages on
nnonnnt nf nnv imnrnncr or illegal execution OI
fh law or authority imnosinsr such duties.
The veas and navs were orderoa - on me
amendment offered bv Mr. Caldwell, of Burke,
and the vote WR8 as follows .'
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.
Adams v' Alexander, Allen, Barnes, liaker, jar
rnw. Beam.' Bell. Binsham. Brickell, Brown, Bur
crin. Buxton. Clark. Uomsiand. cowper, viewy
T -n . .. T 11 V.luUl
' nniiain fWiflwirijGrissom. Harris of
J T r .
Rutherford. Henrahan. Hodse, Mowara, jams.
Johnson. Jones of Columbus, Jones of Hender
on Jovner. aeuv. a.euneuv. wi a&ouu;
, j - , - - . -i r l. 11-
T.von. Manlv. Mcuauiey. Mcvieese, wc-woritm
Mofiov of Samnso. r McKay 'of Harnett, Mc
fiAhA Mclver. N. A. McLean, Nat. McLean,
McUugbiin,McB4e, Mebane, Moore of iWak
The following regulations for the removal under
bond, without prepayment of taxes, of taxable
products or manufactures within the limits of the
late insurrectionary districts, was yesterday pro
mulgated by the acting secretary of the treasury.
An abstract of the order heretofore appeared in
the American ;
Treasury Depautment, Oct. 9.
It having been represented that much inconve
nience is experienced by parties purchasing goods
in the south for transmission to northern ports,
in consequence of the difficulty of obtaining na
tional currency to pay taxes at the place of pur
chase, the following regulations are issued for the
guidance of collectors of internal revenue and
customs :
1. Articles subject to taxation under the inter
nal revenue laws may be removed from any col
lection district organized since April l, l8bo, m
the states lately in insurrection, for shipment to
either of the ports of New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Boston, Cairo, St. Louis, Cincinnati or
New Orleans, on execution by the shipper of a
satisfactory bond, in double the amount of the
f taxes due thereon, such bond to be given to and
approved by he colltctor of internal revenue of
th? district whence the articles are to be re
moved" afid 19 &e conditioned that the taxes shall
rbe paid to a collector internal revenue at tbe
port of destination, upon tO arrival oi me gouus
at such port ,
2. Permits for the removal of merchandize
bonded under these regulations, accurately 4l I
scribing the same by marks, numbers, weights,
rate, and total amount of tax, shall be executed
in quadruplicate, by the collector of ' internal
revenue, or other officer receiving the bond;
one copy of which shall be delivered to the ship
per of the goods, one copy transmitted to the
collector of internal revenue, and one to the
collectors of customs, at the port of destination,
and one copy to the commissioner of internal
revenue at jrashmgton' Schedules of all bonds
taken for the transportation of merchandise un
der these regulations, together with the cancelled
bonds, are required to be transmitted monthly to
the commissioner of internal revenue, by the of
ficers receiving the same, accompanied with the
evidence upon which each bond was cancelled.
3. The collector of customs at the port oi des
tination will in no case permit the delivery to
consignees of articles so shipped under bond un-
til the. certimcate oi a couecior oi ininuju iee
nue, bearing his official seal, is produced, setting
forth that the taxes due have been paid to him.
4. A duplicate of this certificate shall be trans
mitted by the cbllector receiving the taxes to the
collector with whom the bond was filed, and
shall be sufficient evidence to procure the can
cellation of such bond.
5. These regulations, so far as applicable, will
be observed by all agents of the department who,
under - instructions - heretofore issued, shall col
lect internal revenue taxes on goods shipped from
mayor's Court, Wednesday Before Com
missioner Shackelford.
More Iron. John Andrews, a freedman, was
arrested near the City Hotel on Tuesday after
noon with a piece of iron which he.could not ac
count for. He stated to his honor that he was
hungry and without thinking of the harm he
picked it up to sell and buy him something to
eat with the money. He was sent to the freed
men's bureau.
SJunting in the Stnetr-Marion Tucker, a neat
appearing negro, and Edward Davis, were taken
in charee bv one of the police at the instance of
the provost marshal, for shooting in the street.
Davis was not-guilty and Tucker owned up, sta
ting, however, that he did not know it was against
the law. He was fined $5 lest he should not
know the next time, and very reasonable shots
they were. The next caught at such amusement
should pav 850 and a . week m the lock-up on
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bread and water.
Insolence. Wright Stanly, a drayman, was
brought up for using insulting language to Dan'l
B. Baker, Esq., when not molesting him. The
ftvidence was conclusive on the point, but the
mavor could find no ordinance covering the case,
,md he told Mr. Baker to use his own method of
punishment hereafter iu similar cases, and the old
ffentleman said he would.
LiscJiargcd. Frank Chasten, J. A. Stubbs and
Freeman Wood, arrested on a charge of stealing
ing a gun from a negro, was discharged from want
of sufficient testimony to convict them.
The court met as usual this morning. After
the reading-of 4he -seventh day's proceedings,
the examination of witnesses for the accused was
contmuedvN.
Robert masojt sworic.
I was at the house of Jno. Thompson jthe
week before 8ykes' body was found; at the same
time with. McMillan and others; William Wilkes
was not there; he came about the time we start
ed off; did hear all the conversation between Mc
Millan and Mary Ann Wilkes; heard every bit of
n; .iucjmnan oia not m mat conversation about
Sykes express a determination to kill him-
am certain that no such remark was made; and
if it had been witness would have heard Mc
Millan and witness were together all the time of
conversation; general report says that the char
acter of Mary Ann Wiikes is not good; the road
from Elias Edwards' house to the eight mile post
is part sandy and part hard and part covered
with straw; where it turns out of the main road
it is sandy; the balance is hard and a portion cov
ered with pine straw; in some parts a man walk
ing over this road would not leave tracks,
if he walked along carefully; otherwise he would
leave tracks; country where the body of Sykes
was said to be found is very rough, and grown
up with pine woods and wire grass; it would be
a mere chance for a man to be tracked from the
main road to the place of murder; don't think a
man could be tracked through there by his tracks;
in places a track might be seen; do know the
road across juniper bay, and cavalry could cross
it; witness crossed the bay two or three times
the past summer; assisted in building the road in
1853, and am certain about the matter; the road
is hard where the open pond is; men could cross
very handily here without leaving tracks, and
thinks that horses could; there is an open coun
try road that passes by Miss Norman's, by Gil
lespie s, White s mill, and comes into the main
road again near the eight mile post, near Ed
wards' house and near the open pond.
. CROSS-EXAMINED BY JUDGE ADVOCATE.
Don't recollect that there was a good deal of
ram about the lutn oi April ; witness was de
layed with his crop last spring for want of rain.
There is an old field on the south side of the
.Elizabeth road, between the road: and the bay,
about a quarter of a mue from the eight mile
post ; might track men and horses through it ;
not very well acquainted with the place; was
never-ovet.it. Witness and Mary - Ann Wilkes
are both members of the Baptist church-, and in
good standing.
OBJECTIONS RAISED BT COUNSEL THE DECISION
OF THE COURT.
The cdVmsel for the accused entered objections
to this evidence, for reasons that evidence of
character can only be given in by proving the
general character of a person in the community
in which they reside. It is not, therefore, com
petent to know that the party whose character is
so as to be impeached, is a member of any church
and in good standing, for that would be to prove
by an isolated fact residence of character which
the law says shall be established only by the
general opinion or conclusion of the community.
It would set up, in other words, a particular fact
Seaman's Missionary. Rev. P. BoughtS5i,
southern secretary of the American Seaman's
Society, is now on a visit to the city looking after
the wants and necessities of the seaman. Rev.
Mr. Boughton is sent by the society, of which he
is the secretary, to the different homes and beth
els established by them in the south, but who are
now in great need of assistance, consequent upon
the late war, in order to report upon their condi
dition, that these wants may be supplied. His
mission will extend along the entire coast wher
ever these institutions may hjave been established.
A meeting of the directors of the seaman's home
was held in this city yesterday afternoon, and
Mr. Boughton made acquainted with its require
ments, and it will not belong perhaps before they
are supplied, as far as they can possibly be.
Heard Of. The first tidings of Mr. Wilkin
son, since his departure, j-eached his uncle late
sterdav afternoon. . He was seen on Mon-
j7!fternoon across the Weldon railroad
with anTsrcoat on his arm, and walking hur
riedly in a norther direction, establishing the
rhnVniitv of hi KSfermg from temporary ui-
nn;tv This Ki.t.l nwNQf his whereabouts bring
sanguine hopes to his frien
heard of him to-day.
that more will be
enc.
New York, Oct. Hth, 1865.
Late last evening I received a large package
from Albany, marked official and adorned with
tbestatearms. . I opened it in great haste, im
agining that Governor Fenton had appointed me
to some high office; but fate did not allow me ths
opportunity of dedmity n office this.time No"
by Secretary Harvey, of the governor's decisioa
m 4kxasoi the, compkunts against those city
officials who constitute the street Waning com
mission. . Of : course the governor dismisses the
complaints declaring them wholly unsupported
by any evidence. Next Thursday is the day and
Albany is the place fixed for the investigation of
the remaining charges.
Of course the friends of the city officials are
in a high state of glee over this result, and' die
drunken loafers and vagabonds who have been
crying " reform, reform," are very chaDfallen It
is beneath the dignity of the Governor to deal
With such fellows. They don't need a judicial
decision to squelch them ; they only require a
police officer. But still the Governor ,has seen
fit to condescend to listen to them, to con
sider, carefully all that they had to say, and
then to administer to them a most emphatic re
buke. Everybody rejoices at their discomfiture.
The amount of whiskey consumed to-day in
drinking confusion and destruction to them must
have been enormous; The amount of whiskey
they have consumed in trying to drown their
cares in the flowing bowl must kave been more
eriormou8 still, for they are all whiskey-braves of
the Bourbon tribe.
But there are other developments in local poli
tics much more interesting than this. Fernando
Wood and Thurlow Weed have formed a combi
nation by which the former hopes to be elects
Mayor, and the latter expects to secure several
State Senators who will vote for a Broadway
railroad, and for Henry J. Raymond as United
States Senator. You will remember that I have
often charged in these letters that Northern cop
perheads and Republicans "were working to
gether, hand in glove, and here is a curious
proof of the accuracy of my information. Weed
and Wood make a pretty pair; but I doubt
whether they can accomplish anything. The
people of New, York would burn down the City
Hall and go without a government rather than
allow Fernando Wooi to be Mayor again, and I
don't think Weed has influence enough to change
this sentiment.
The senatorial designs of the new combination
are considered rather threatening to the Tam
any Hall. Wood found out, through Cornell
and Sweed, two Tamany traitors, who would
be nominated by the regular organization and
then cailed together his irregular banditti and
nominated them in advance, so as to claim
that Tamany only endorses his ticket. But
every one sees through this little game and
laughs at it, and the only effect of it is to secure
the election of the candidates who are thus put
upon all the. ballots, regular and irregular. The
Taminany leaders play a bolder hand. Tweed
is Fernando Wood's candidate in the fourth sen
atorial district, and against him the Tamany
men will put up Fernando's brother Ben, your
old -friend of the Xetvs. This will be a very beau
tiful squabble, unless one or the other oi the
brothers gives in, and it will create more amuse
ment in political circles, in and out of the city,
than any event of the present canvass.
The state campaign goes bravely on. The
democrats of this State are rather encouraged
than discouraged by the defeats of the demor
crats in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Indeed, they
claim that General Cox, the republican candi
date in Ohio, is a first class INew York democrat;
. 'fi
The Grand Re-0penin. The Theatre reJ
opens to-night witn Liucretia uorgia tne enure
new company in the cast. The play is one of the
best and should be greeted by a full and overflowing-house.
Sailed. The steamer: Commander, Capt. Terry,
arrived on Tuesday evening and cleared yester
day afternoon with full cargo. She will leave
for New York this morning at 4 o'clock.
points where there are ,no internal revenue of-
fleers.
6;J The bond, permit and certificate of payment
above required shall be in the following forms,
viz: Here follow the various forms.
7. The foregoing regulations are not to be held
to apply to the removal of distilled spirits, coal
.oil, manufactured tobacco, snuff or cigars, match
es or quicksilver, which are fully provided for
under the regulations of May 1, 1865.
; . . . el. chandler,
- Acting Secretary of the Treasury.
Hotel Arrivals.
BAILEY'S HOTEL, OCTOBER 18, 1865.
W H Ransom, ew Yorkv
GW Caeesboroogh, Ifew
York,
Wm J Perkins, New York,
T W Sanborn, U 8 N,
W T William; S C,
CITY HOTEL, OCTOBERJ18, 1865.
A A Bourne, Chicago, 111,
K U Banders, Anslow co.
D J 8inj?letery, Whiteville,
HDWard,. do,
W J Dyson. do,
Lt Jos Collins. Wilming
ton, i
in opposition to a general one, and establish that f h nWlared emphatically for President John-
, f .v. " .. r
son, and stumped the State agaiust negro sui
frage. As for Pennsylvania, the vote was only
light and the republican majority much less than
might have been reasonably expected. In this
state the situation is very different. The repub
licans are divided into conservatives and radi
cals, who hate each other terribly, while the
democrats are backed by President Johnson, his
friends and the army. A letter from General -Sickels,
published in the Leader to-day, declares
his entire abhorence to the democratic platform
and party in this State. At the Tammany rati
fication meeting, next week, Montgomery Blair,
Robert J. Walker, James T. Brady, General Slo
cum, John Van Buren and, perhaps, Gen. Logan
will speak. Under such auspices victory is cer
tain and then farewell to the republican party.
The quarrel between the New York Herald and.
the theatrical managers still continues, and waxes
wanner and warmer. The theatres now place
over all their handbills, posters and advertise
ments this significant line, "This establishment
does not advertise in the New York Herald. The
editor of the Herald is making a mint of money
e v. flrrh ITU theatrical criticisms grow
spicier and spicier, and his nals thunder
denunciations of the immoral drama. It is gen
erally expected that he will soon begin to show
up the immoral managers, and these parties i are
beginning to shake in their shoes. If one of them
rets frightened and runs away the resr wdl fol
low likeheep. Stuart, of the Winter Garden is
most likely to turn tail first. Walfeck is sick
with apprehension that his career will, be investi
gated. Few of the other manager have records
without some blot upon which a clever journalist
can put his finger. The increase in the circula
tion of the Herald consequent upon these de ve -opments
ought to more than compensate the edi
toHo? any losses he may sustain from the advert
laments that are withdrawn.. One thing at leas
usemeuu. u ,jwmi t w a loser bv the
is sure tnat me xier -
Harris divorce case, down in Connecticut
and so, tnana fl'cui
Anoincr
by particulars which the law requires to be shown
by generalities.
The Judge Advocate replied-: The counsel for
the defence objects to the question, the answer to
which, it seems to me, would be the very best ev
idence of general character. '
. If Mary Ann Wilkes was a member in good
standing of a christian church her general char
acter could not be bad, and it would be mani
festly unjust to admit straggling reports against
her character, which tend to give the general re
port, to which this witness testifies, without al
lowing the status of the said Mary Ann Wilkes
as a christian communicant to be shown, especi
ally as she could not be a notoriously bad char
acter and still be a member in good standing of
the Baptist church.
The Court, after hearing the objections, de
cided to admit the question.
Her standing in the church was very good,
outside the church was bad;, if witnesses could
be obtained in the church to appear against her
she would have been dismissed long since. (Wit
nesses were required to be members of the church
to appear as evidence against a member.)
Question by the Court Which road did you
build over Juniper bay 1
Answer I built a road over Piney lsiano.
JOHN K. KELLY SWOBS.
eti U finniulaMfa earrica and
T rna ICB I 111 IlUC VUU1CUCIOW OVI V"V
X v AO CU1 , 1.
pant; I cannot say
at Fort Fisher,
E B Holden, Caswell co, '
Isaac McKnight, Albany,
NY,
A Bmith, Richmond. Va,
W Anderson, Philadelphia
W Murphy, Wilmington, 4 J
A UVUgUbCil, A. VOT A Vim,
C Lipscomb, mail agent.
W Fnrplese, Brunswick,
D T Montrose, y do,
C B Hathaway, Providence!
Gr Sharpies, do,
WHaynie W&RBR
P Phillips,' Wilmington,
Mrs E Simpson, Gdldsboro,
R Taylor, Petersburg,
mpsoi
Pett
XJ Van TJj ! m an Ar
Mrs Bemmer, Wash City,
U A Mernman, Magnolia,
.T .1 Fptftiwin. Ha em.
A J Stedman & family, Va,
C Gaaham, Marion, H v,
N B Oodard, do.
T M Smith, WhitvUle,
K Haynes do.
Tke New Bedford Standard say that within
two hours after the arrival of the heavy artillery
company in thet city on Friday, the musket and.
knapsack of one of the members were levied up
on by ant officer for debt. The veteran must
have a dubious idea of the home appreciation of
his patriotic jervicei in the army.
Arrested. Wilkinson, the man charged, in
connection with McGill and McMillan, who are
now on trial before the Military Commission, for
the murder of Matthey B. Sykes, of Bladen
county, has been arrested, and was lodged in jail
in this city yesterday morning.
Tn ErT.iiK. An eelinse of the sun is an
nounced to take places to-day, commencing at
o'clock A. M.
Riiar Aaxnf. Torrents of rain fell yesterday,
completely flooding th atrMta with water.
he w
was a memoer si my cum-
orrectly as to time he joined;
s a volunteer; tuinK tne
mum; he came down
Lav-
j . v iom; ne. aid con-
to Fort Fisher very anxious toV disease on hi8
ceal at tne tune oi euiisiuieut XrM have ex-
leg wnicn, li Known at me umc, ""x.op(i.
ciuaea mm; ue waa aivci wi"
.Inn a or Jnlv. 1864: he was in sentimen
V - J 7 '
liner, from his acts and conversation,
should judge, attached to tne uonieaerai
he was regarded by the company as a re
fall avmoathv with the cause: cannoi say w
he entered the company ueiore me passing
fJonscription act: he did before said act w,
in force in Bladen county,
No questions were asked by either the
Advocate or the Court.
The Court then adjourned until ten o cl
.'a roartvover:
T, , ttt ; . Washington.
oreaojui :fm. rZ. however, and
queer noei case uu " " riawaon
ji-T y , r- intreti-BtPrHePy B. Dawson
morrow.
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!hoii stories and poetry : ronsmeUiffce,
agricultural information; weekly review of the
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TERMSPeryear, 13 50; six months, 1 50;
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several historical incidents.- ThwttWoneofe
characters ued - Dumas for mterepreing
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Continued on fourth page. .
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