. ii "L- -. 1 - i : : ' i . " r 1 ! ; !' 1 i i - , J . 4 - !;)) i .
rnrs papei;
: ";,rygfternoo.,-;SaB4ajriieJ
' " t-OHTAGK PAIR
month,, S2 Wl.Tb
One month, 50 ccati.
Trw! i rercd br carr le
week.
. .IV.,.. -,n r! liberal, i
ltT?" - .,i .uaarnrt anr sna
9b,frietrrperSre.ularlj.
t.-t7 Advertise nienta.
;rrj , CI1 ;. .
.. i me OA! li : mmmwm
I ... J . . . i k
KATE'S,'
;0 -i'
lie-.
.Znr'icl Street-
'PLEASE K0TIC1C
W Jirill bef gld to reeeltr roBUkstt ;
from 0Qr riend on iaj ad. all , fub))ecta f
cne terest but : ; ',",v
VOL. 2.
WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1877.
E 4;
NO. 86
NEWS SUMMARY..
sr.s.' GOODS :
s;,.. ..1 :fv!c-:rn 8 cents to
c! trt P-r vnrd up. '
hI Cvtt-ir .'J'l ct?. up.
.11..
riiifcr GOODS.
CHEAT BASQAINS
1
x,-7,: SO cents up . j
''.;;,.,!. Collars aud Cliffs
i,v;A T'i Mi TAll WELL.)'
&;Bbv's.Wear
cnsokccpng Gooas I
Underwear
: i
l at'. :v;..a;u'-:-i ta finplete an
.utS: .a.i.'i.-. (itnx r Ciii!l:n.
PaiTOhizc Homo I
" D:pMc;:lc auy Retail
Goods Lc:t for abroad
.h dcro Kins, tho new Collector at New
Oilcans, ia'aa uUi-litie Whi. The
Whiskey King -arc beiog re-arrested in
St: Louis. .ThebodyoflVlVlMiM,
killed at the Abhtatula disaster, was
found in fake Erie. The New York
tiold Exchange wont' out of existence
yesterday. The Stock ; Exchange
opened strong for stocks of , allkiniU.
l .Tle Paducah arui Memphis Railroad
sold under a foreclosure fur . $105,000.
- - Terrible tragedy in Mississippi; six
persons killed ami. erne mortally vrounded.
A lex. H. Stephens is well enough
to argue cases in the L. S. Supreme
Court. - Cel. Geo. II. But!fcr,nephew
pf Ben, irf made special Postoffice Agent
for the Black Hills. Two hundred
aud fifty employes were discharged from
the Bureau of Printing . and Engraviug;
r- - Nine persons killed and ten ". injured
by the falling wall of a burnt factory in
Montreal. England is getting her
ships' t)f war in readiness hurriedly. -Over
1,000 Turkish ...v omen and chil
dren are flying from the Russians at
Riistchuck. The Russian newspa
per" Galos, has beeir suspended for; at
tacking the administration. A fire
in Constantinople destroyed 500 houses;
two women perished in the flames.
Hungary sympathizes, with the Turks.
- Russia has blockaded tha Danube.
One hundredj and twenty thousand
Russians have crossed the Pruth. -
The Turkish army of the Danube has
been reinforced lly 40.000, Circassians,
The Khedive I will support Turkey
with men and material. ..Parson
Brownlow died at Kmxville, Ten 11.,-''n
Sunday. A :firc in Canajoirarie, N.
Y. destroyed 200,000 worth of property.
- Tho" body of W. II .Finch has been
found floatius iu the East river.
City Court.
Two -white boys were brought before
th3 ..'.Mayor lUisniornini;, chirgo I vith
fighting, one having drawn a knife uii
the other, but as it Was. a very aggravated
case, it being shown clearly that the. boy
with the 'knife." was -acting strictly on
thh defensirc Miyor Canaday released
him, and fined" the other boy 10 and
costs.
Persia assures the the Grand Vizier that
she has entered into no engagement with
Russia.
3n
tho Samo .Jcrms.
aLffl.Kat
LOCAL .NEWS.
new AfiTernsemenis;
llEiJi53EKGER Pianos, Organs.
Geo. Mters Apples, We Receive Onrs,Ac.
. S. Jewett Read's Grand Duchess Cologne.
A. Shiueb. Collars by the bucket fuU -25
conts.
We gain
montb.
-1-2 "minutes of daylight this
Jx .
t and the
For tae Old World,
Mr. Marcus Boar, of this city,Jv.iil k;av;
for Europe on the 12th inst., accompanied
by his., sister, Mrs j Julius FerubcVger.
They will sail,, from . New York 011 the
19th on the ocean steamship Iihe'm, and
will go on a visit to their native country
Bavaria. Mr. Bear expects to travel over
a large portion of Europe while he is
away, and thinks of visiting Constantino
ple, if he can get there. The j travelers
will be gone about four months and we
wish them a safe voyage and a happy
return.
o arrived
e learn of
Painful Accident.
From Route Agent Rourkc, wl
here last night from Weldon, w
a painful accident which occurred to Sena
tor Ransom on last Sunday afterjnoon. It
was at his home iu Northampto'u, count'
and the, Senator, seated in a chair, tilted
it back towards the wall, when he fell.
He had miscalculated the distance and on
endeavoring to recover himself fell with
his arm under him,) which was! broken.
The accident, although painiuj, is not
considered serious and? as. the necessary
surgical attendance was promptly render
ed -it is hoped that the bones wil at once
bezin to reunite and the fracture be healed
in the course of a few weeks.
Meteological Summary fori April,
From Mr. Seyboth. U. S. Signal Oflker
at this point, we have the foll wiug report
tbr the month cjf April': j
. Highest barometer, 30!-3'j9 i!iclics; lowest
barometer, 20.3S7 inches'; niontli y range
Of barometer, 0.9S2 inches; highest" tem
perature, 859; lowest temperature, 80;
monthly range of l'tpmp.r.?.Jp.
greatest aauyjrauge ot tempciaiun
mean of maximum temperatures, C
(5-lt)); mean of minimum temperatures,
520; mean daily range of tc-niperaturcs,
ia5 (5-10); total rain fill or melted mIjw
T.fil inches; r,rcvailing. wimL s Uih xvct;
total nunilxir of mile t raveled
j Printers' Ink.
S 11 ne one has recently discovered -that
tho rahker-worm, a . great jcst of fruit
trees, can be effectually dcstroj'cd hj
smearing printers' ink on the trunk and
branches. It is pleasant to note this ad
dition to tli3 many ways in which print
ers' ink is potent for tho suppression of
pests. . :
. ; s
The Tnerinometer.
From the United States Signal Office at
this place wc obtain the following report
of the thermometer, as taken this morn
ing at) 7:31 o'clock :
Augusta, C9; Charleston, 56; Galveston,
CO ; Jacksonville, G2 ; Mobile, 59 ; Mont
gornery.53; New Orleans, CI; Norfolk, 51 ;
Savannah, 57; Wilmington, 53.
Mr. Finch's Body. Found.
The body of Mr. V. H. Finch, formerly
of Raleigh, . but for some months -past
resident in New York,wherc he was doing
a fine insurance business,, who, it will be
remembered, disappeared very suddenly
from his home some five or six weeks
1 -
since, was found in the East River at the
foot of Twenty-first street, New York, on
last Sunday evening. The body had evi
dently been in the water some four or five
weeks. There is no report a3 ret as to
how he came to his death.
Harbor Master's Report.
. The following is the report of the Har
bor Master for the month of- April, 1877:
Steamers .
Barques......
Brigs!
Schooners...'.
..10
.15
.. G
..23
Total
Aifieate
tonnage,
foreign..
18,382
5,581
Ovstcrs now Ic'.ong to the pas
fuUirc.
t Sfc
t 1
5
Great Sitibj S!ia?iiii Iustitu-
'5 May has come and with it the Italian
scissors grinder."
Just -109 dog badges have been -sold up
to 4 o'clock this afternoon. '
This month has five Tuesdays, five
1 Wednesdays and five Thursdays.
7,85
maximuni velocity of wiod, 10 u.i.es ptr
hour; number of cloudy days, other than
those on which rain "fell, 5; number of
days on which rai:i or snow fell, 11; mean
monthly barometer.. 29.950 inchep; mean
monthly temperature, 001 (1-jlOi r
about 15 below usua.1 average); -mean
monthly humidity, 09.8 per cent.
County Commissioner?.
A ealled meeting , of the IJuai J f
County Commissior.er was hehl jast eve-'j
nine nrcaent Mr AVanvr the Chairman
Pilots' report of soundings ou Bars and
liips made at low water: Bald Head Chan
nel, 10 feci; Western Bar, 11 feet G
inches; Rip, 7 feet; New Inlet, 9 feet;
Rip, 9 feet .
Federal Court.
The. following is a' list" of the Grand
Jurors drajrn this" morning:
Wm. Watters, Foreman, Alfred Howe,
foShYi'St&S--co--- "Ai: H. Car
George, Jas. C. Grimes, Lawsou iv. omi
per, Peter Rourfc, John H. Mrntz, E. S.
Gerncr, John V. Cox, F. A. Newberry,
Thos. S. Watson, Libcns Cooper, Jas. F.
Shiuc, Johu Gore, Goo. L. Schutte.
The only case argued before : the Court
this raoriiing was oue of jurisdiction iu
regard to the libel of the steam-tug
Alpha by the Wil. R. W. Bridge Company.
The Compauy claims 1,GQ0 damages for
injury done to its pier by the AljLa while
towiuG! the! schooner Annie E. Barker to
the Navasoa Guano works some eight or
ten months ago. Counsel for plaintiff,
Messrs. Wright and Stedan and Hon.
Ofl' for FJii rape.
Mr. Ale.T S 1 rtm t: tlip'irrf 1 , r1?4
sul at this pr.rt, left 'here thii ' morning'
to make a trip abroad. r j!r. Suunt goes'
direct -to England and from; thence to
ScotlamI and Wil.. probably make a tonr
of the Continent or n portion ctM, lefbre
his return; Vvhich will pr,Aal-ly be the
latter part cf- Ann?t. Mrtl James
Spriint; of tiie fihu'of -Ales fprunt X:
Son, will het as wfsl h:ring m father'.
absence. s ... Sj .
Rabbi Browne ul llic Teinplc.
Wc understand that the lecture deUver
eu oy uauui lirowttn r.t th2 Temple of
Israel on Snnday lait, . the third of the
scries, was largely attended, there ' Le;u
many Cliristians in thVcengregadcn: some
of them gciitlemea of distinguished 1
putation. . The Lecturer was listened to
with much interest through- ut lils discus
sion by all who were present on the occa
sion. I:
The name of- the ' writer ift lirty W
ffrniihed to the Editor. ,
) Communications mvst b writUi ey
one side of the jiper."
Personalities must be arolded.' ' 1
Andit is especially and parties Urly
stood that wie editor do sot always CBdgfM
the views of correspondents, unless sv sUtt4
in the editorial columns. "
DIED.
April, of Tahcs mesenteric. ill:
In hs city, on the mornine of the 2th cf
HiLi,. Jr.
rs. Amtwx J.
'Ule5sed are the dead who die la the Lord."
This morning, at 5 o'clock, at lis res&oee
in this citr, Air red Moon, colored. Tee
funeral will take place to-morrow eilersooa
at 2 o'clock, at his late residence, corner ef
Bladen and Third streets, thence to Pine For
est Cemetery. The friends and aeqnsisUn
ces ofthe family arc inrited to attend.
New Advertisements.
1. 1 - Tah lVr nm 1 vt v write
1 . i- i 11.:. U IS llli'l' Mnj j'- ... 1
f'wv : a-v-'"vl Shamroo, for' 2a this fv-reuoou by a b';aziug wood fire. U Owmissioners Worth. Grainger
.-wR4?ue.UTfi'for2aecnti.:'Also , . " " tT .
!V".V?Vor. and., oulr.25 Steamship llalcigh, Oliver; from this Nixon and Holmes
pJVt, arrived at Baltimore last Sunday. , Te IVjard proce, ea tu
FA.T Hon. rlTieT f
rri ' -L-5tS5. e!ct rm' tl,e siitl1 congressional district State, where-no objection i
1 . - i 1 -
Geo, Davis, for defendaut Messrs. Adam
Einpie ami Marsdcn Bellamy.
List of Letters.
i'lie following is the list of letters- re
maining unclaimed in the Postoflice, Wil-
N. C, Wcdncsilay, May 2d
raised, the county
' aING STTLES xo7 IX v '. The do2 law -roes into effect tt-day and isievied by the State
.... , . t . . 1 . a-- v - -
CWnnA'vk; ii airr, . , those who have not yet badged their The county levies were tue saue as-the
, cduines are urged todo so at once. ; State, with a few exceptions, iucluduig
! Clotilina.-: V.: u. AV;w form Cardenas the usual tax on railroad and caitoL
fv:is f x Xx-'r was loaded with 450 hhds of molasses. to De pai.i oy au !, .
.. . . 1 . .. t. j j " . : - icaueu . .of whatever .nature, ;m addition to the.
- . 1 .1
: . The C. C. Ran way Company has pur- d y aiorcm tax. Drummers, lusuraucc
j;hascl : a steam plow, which will be used lssuraDCe companies, and charters' of
f jr Widening the 'cuts' along the. road ; the I jngporated compauics, are not taxel by
dirt to be utilized in filling in the trestles. tbeconnty.
vT.wVcnftimarkedcoolnessofthe . It was ordered that a commmee o. inree
V4V - , "'
AflCX!'
A i AOT t A .VACT I
til - v- ta-VX4 itrt
GALLON ;C&
srrCTLY ELEGANT."
m,.;:giviu
IS 7;
A J V
lMi?
The Shot Gun Policy!
Wc understand that Mayor Cannday
has given instructions that the thot gun
policy be inaugurated here forthe'ueistruc
tion of the luckless canines whoso: uwners
may neglect to .badge them. Thc jold way
of catching them - with . a ua hud im
pounding them has U en found too trouble
some and too expensive and the still -older
way of baiting the hook with leadfjs to be
revived. The gun is to be placed! in the
hands of aii officer of weil-knowij skill,
coolness and caution and " it is thought
that, with the arrangements agree! upon,
an accident is next, to impysib!c.f
I Terrible Storm in Raleigh'.
From a private' letter received by a
gentleman in this city from a" friend in"
Raleigh we learn' of a very disastrous
storm svhich passed over' that " citr about
dinner time yesterdav. It fir.-t struck flip
Depot and; then passed up Fayetteville
street-and went out by Dr. Hogg's resi
dence iu anorthcrlvdircctioiK Dr. lio n's
house was very badly injured, several
trees. having beeu blown across it; the roof
of Metropolitan HalligprajiJ a pal t of
the roof of Uie Gipi,toUvAs torn Kjff. The
ypitoi grouncJ s arc . .bad Iv in in red .
having oeeii iinnrr' xo xrrt:-"grouTia,
St. Mary's, ' on llilsboro street, is
slightly damaged, two large oaks bavirg
been torn up on the ground.-. 1 l:r: gen
tleman who describes the storm savs. it
was the most terrible "gale he had ever1
encountered and for about two minutes it
was perfectly fearful. ' j .
The People Want Proof.;
There is no medicine prescribed by
physicians, .or- sold by Druggists!, 'that
carries sucli evidence of ks. . t?ucce4s and
superior rirturc; ot.BcVciiKL's Gkuux
fsviiur lor scvorc toughs', L-oius setueti on
the breast, ConsurnptioU, or any disease
of the Throat and Lungs. A proof of tliat
fact is that any pcl'Sn ai'.lieted eanget a
Samile Bottle lor 10 eent a:M try its
superior eiTect bef. .re buying .the regular
size at T5 cents, it h is lately lieeniantn
ducel ia this cuuutry. iVuni Gerpiany,
and its 'wonderful, cure, are asto:shhig
every "one that u:-.e it. Three .d-.n-: will
relieve any case. Try it. .j
New Advertisements!
Pianos, Orano
MELODEONS AND MUSICAL
IXSTUUUEKTS of nil klada.
jgOOKS, every department of Uterntttrts
gTAPLE and Fancy SuUonery. " ! "
QTA.NDAKD and Miacellsneous Works ,
J . 1 of ennr rfpMrrfnrlrm.
JVAW, Medical
Thcolocical,
:ho
School Bookf . Ac. A.
Trn r .
junujii.3, tngrannjff, e. -
I For sale at . .'.'' ' '
: j Rszrrss zraann vo;
: : Live Book and JIaaie Store,
may 1 39 A 41 If sxket st
Natural Mineral Watoro.
TM PORTED I : 1 1 !
1 APOLLINARIS BRUN5E5
I and
HCNYADI TAX08 BITTEBWATEB,
Kept constantly on hani. ,
W. J. BUHMANX, Agent, .
apl 20 Lippitt's Row, South Front st
JUST 0 VERTHE BMDGE"
TO AN ICE CREAM SALOON kept la the
beet style. Tare cream well' frozen rsaran-
teed at all times. Private families and pnr-
."';'-... . - . .. .. '
ties furnished with Cream by -
PJ30 J. C. SCHETERSl
iHlemirDjgGs
A Tew Packages put np fcr
.- r- ..- -"
Family Ubo.
. . 4 ' " rir'.i! n.iwii -
apl 30 DeXXOOOS? CL CQ. '
IBanrgaDimo
IN
CL0TH1H61!
'-.1 ' - ' AND -
GENTS' FURNISHING CC3DS
' . AT . '
apl 2S
BINFORDj CnOW & Gdn
-.V- ' OFFER FOR SALE
? HI,.!, rA TtSli V .11. and TCDA
MOLASSES.
UUs FLOUR,
100
500
esley Ay res.
Asncs Bryant, Miss Mary
Lucelia (lark, Wm Cromwell
ssan M Dixon, Tyman
I
atmosphere the steamer Waccamau: car- be appointed to advise; the best means for
ried a happy and fesfiTC crowd down tht making cut the tax list, and providing for
r - : ' . h all other matter of detail iu copnectipn
1 -
river this morniui: on the oXASionili a
r,l nir bw. linrtitof the Fifth St. M. with the county ta.
I'lw aw v , .
- . . - . rt . - -
E. Church. At this writing tUcy nave
not returned.
1 54 13 rnbriT ST.
' parden Tools;
May Festiral. 1
. A May Festival u ta be giveu in the
City Hall this cveuing and to-morrow
evening, by tho scholars iu the colored
sihcol taught by Cornelia Russell. ,The
entertainment will consist of a Queen 0
On application tho following uatneJ per
sons" were granted licenses to retail ipirit
nous liquors in the c4y of AVilmington
and county of New Hanover: A ' Deume
landt,D;Towcrs, F Lubrr, Cailj Mugge,
A C Wesiell, A B Co-jk, Mrs A K Heyer,
George L Schutte, D Cartjohn, I) Otte,
JohnC Bomcau, M Mully, John IJaar,
I t ; "wr r rvtilins. .1 W Moodr. Uoha F
May Festival, together with music, red- - nbir. C Schulken. C
OUJ.ktl, wwux -
tj v Mn R IT .T Ahrens. tWilliam
M-Plicd to the Uucfit of. the jjfa. wm Ddscb, W
-V : -.- --'nUi ; HM Koch, Mrs SirMcycrs, Will Grot-
rK Fil i I Ipr - A - f k' Jril V5 f,d ??n?' ribcS. Gcrdts, Carl Vesf41, A D. Wcsll, Geo
i i ! I r , - -w.i uzii asiue lor uisuouest ukiumww, i AU t.
Butler. Xcro Bauncrinan, John Blount,
Jerry Bes.- 1) M Brown, Ilcv l l.rai-
well.
C MiJ
D Mi4
Dunan. I
F Miss Uciia l'arrar. Miss Lucinda !
Frink, Misis Elizabeth Fraukliu.
G Miss Cora L Giuyard, . Edward
Gause.
H Mrs Gurie Haniss, Mi&i Elinbcth
Hall, F T Hilburu, Fred Uawes.
J M iss Jennie Jones,' Wcst'ley Jordan,
Stephen Jones John Johnson.
L Henry C Lewi?, Mrs Isabella Lar-kius.-Mrs
Mary H Leslie. " " '
Robt V Matthews, John Mc
Millan, A MaDgym, Miss Martha Mas-ra,
Miss Mitilda Mwre, Miss Bessa Moore.
X J Netson.
P Samuel H Terry, Meury relletior,
Miss Maggie Fcarsall,
ll-r-Mrs iMildred Bobinson, Miss Nelia
P Richard, Dick Hicbardsou.
S Mrs I Sophia Sjtokes, Mrs Isabella
Snicer.Miss D Etta Smith, E D Sheppard,
Fred Stephenson, Lewis () JSpiecr, Robert
Stewart, ancy Stransberry. ,
T Miss Emma Tate, T J Tarit.
W Wm rd, Undsey '.-Walker, An
drew Williams, Mrs Daff jui Whitehead,
Mrs Mary Anu Williams, Miss Dura
Wood. ; . '
Fersous filing for letter in above list
will please say "advertised'; if not claim
ed in 30 days will be sent , to iVad . VrUer
ofnee, Washington . . -
I - ri 1L BU1NK, I. M.
vve rseceive yur..j
CAN APPLES
FROM THE PACKERSl 1
and can offer srpater itvJuceinent tulurra
a
than an v City House.
GEO. 1YEES
II Ai 13 South Front JStreet.
Ubl3 SUGAR,
Bags COFFEE, ,
lk,xes C. R. SIDES,
Boxes TOBACCO, (Old work.)
75
50
100
Xorth- Carolina Uanw, Buckets, JJroeear,
Candies,. - Matcbc?, C'andr, Starch, Soap.
Mackerel, Ac, Ac.
, apr 27 - - ' .. '
Apples.
1 - '! '
THE GREAT DEMAND FOR
; THESE OEUCiOUS
ONE GALLON CANS OF
BEADS EMMfflElS WSH
TT IS .NEITHER "LOTT," KOR I" YUL
L gar,' bat steals over the aenaes like soft,.
FTret-t mnfic, pleasing the aott fllUdloIS.
For sal at K .- jKj? ' ;
arr iT S. JKWETTS.
Lipwrrs
Ice Cream Parlor
V71LL BE OPENED OX WEDNESDAY;
V morning, 25th insL Part Cress fs -rorcd
with choicest fmiu wUl b kept tfxriaf
thd seasoo. . .. . ." i- --r.liH "
. ' STBA WBERBIES
ia-e andlojciovj i I be ketot wbeaerer4ky
can beprocarei in either this or t!w Chsrtes-
! vm markets. Cream seat to say part et te
citr in quarts ant c'"ona froxea, fre of
chirpc All orders for Cream for 8a4y
iMUJrt be left Saturday . , . i j ;
Ectrance to'Palor on PriAeessSt.
apl 24 ; :
--iwi vu i- acu fx aside tor Uisnonest mercnanis, exc. i - - rk,,,jf n v Afnller Jas
P -.V -irT- r. T V Y.vAnrt MA GlaniTCr. !
uouuceu Qt present irauoa, . axjvx uiui- xveegau, j i
mcd'shell is likely to ha,rc vmaDj, oc- j Scarborough, John D Steljes.
cupanU. lint you may be sore of this, Qq motion the Board adjourned Vo
tht jou get absolutely foil weight and v , nb' inouthlT
the Wt material' in DoorrV Pi t neMavJ. rrgutar. jnouinij
Mb. 'Editor-If1' lot owner"7 who
complained in yeterdayVIlc-ifrvol feis.
sons stealing flowers from Qikdi Cviwe
tcry will report tU persons to tho W rec
tors and lurnish the eridcoc .of their
5iult will I sec that4 their punishment
follows. ! " - Pbesidsst.
May 1, 1877.
his iacreased our orders frvai 25 t iv Cases
jr ueck. . Trj a cu- aeJ tcu iil
',be satiifi&J n'A vu', -wkh tLe '
Trice, bat witii lie
.' . .- . A'aftaralFiaTor. :'lt.'"
PIE PEACHES
fa 3pouad cans at 1j cents- -
GEO; MYERS', V
Cl 13 Front Street
Soda Water.
OYRUP3 made froa Cnubed Sazar
nets rnui woioes uautfacu
ii
3,'
may 1
10 Cents per Glass, ; i
3 Glasses for 26 oeatc,
15 Tickets for One Dollar.
Altrajf Ice ColcL- ,
JAMES C.
apt 12 Third SL, pposiU 5ty Han.
FBAIUI H,DA1 VI iY
A TT0B5EY-AT-LATT, -
. ' - ; ; - .' '
; : ;y Office In Jourril Coi:rr,Trh-
.. . -
cca f treet, Wilmington, If . CU
aPU4