Tlic Malls. hft Malls close and arrive at the City Postoffice as follows Northern through mails - - - ? Northern through and yay mails,. b.i-j A M Mails for the N. U. and A. A . - Kauroaife, and routes buppiica SoutrnnforVii4inouth, p . dUy".,r' r 7C. W daily weBwramiM . . c-30 V M rayeUehVrand 'offices on Cape y - annnnv I 1:00 P M days and Charleston - - : " "r n:'J) A "l Onflow CVH. and ntcrmediatc of- verv Friday - - - o A 1 Hmlthville mails, by steamboat, oally, (except Sundays) - - :0 ) Mails for Easy. i"". xuwni-, every Friday at - - - - - - ' 1 M ARRIVE, : " ,, Northern through mails - lr: - Northern through and way mah ,. -j ' i ; 3 Southern mails - - - - " " ','. ;;-;; ;'j Carolina Central Railway at - - Mails delivered from G:W A. M; to M.( tod on Hundays froin:S0 to A - ; Btampi Office open f rom A- t i - -. . and from 2 to 6 P. M. Money -o..... . -.n IWyiater Departments opc-h same as btamp mnpfbr Bale at general delivery cii Btamp office is cioscnl. . . -,-' . Key Boxes accessible at all hour, v0 Maiia collected from street toxes cv 3:45 P; M. ay LATESrNEWS. THE WAR IN THE EA? T London, Oct., 30 A tdogiani f.-.rr: Bucharest, dated yesterday, says -that o.i Sunday a body of Russians ckreu 'uie Turkish position at Tel ische, w et t ol Plevna. One Pacha, several oilieers iuui seven companies of Turkish troops were taken prisoners. Three cannons v e captured. A CJonstantinople despatch says at tachment of Pussians are at Slatitza, sou ih of the Balkans, in the rear of Oruunie. The evident purpose of thijs raid is to ci;t the railroad above Tartar Basra docirv; And the road leading thence through aamaaow to Bona oyer wun-u .u. ua v,r- s UIIC 1V1 X " - " J A special despatch from fc lhstna slait. that the Russians are constructing a lat tery on an island two miles east of that place. Moukhtar Pacha, telegraphing on ta onnminned that the Russians were encamped within three hours ir.arca. of his headquarters. , , A special despatch from Alexaiiuiv j. o. to the St. Petersburg Golos, dated Oct. 27, gives no later information about Iars than 'that the place is completely invesic,':. The despatch says General Tcrgu!;:iso;i has occupied Bayazid. A correspondent at Belgrade telogVa'pns that the Governor of Bosnia has informed the Porto that most of the members of the Bosnian provisional government are no on Austrian soib and requests-' t!u-iUn' Porte apply for their internment.; lius sian emissaries are active in .Hosnia and have succeeded in exciting a fresh insur rection on tho Austro-Cosnian f ron t i e r . A Vienna despatch says that rails sup plied by a Vienna merchant to the Rou manian -'government 'for a railway in Wallachia having been seized in-transit through Hungary tho Vienna Cabinet asked for their immcdiato release. 'The Hungarian Cabinet refused, alleging that the rails were contraband of war. Senator Morton Failing. WASHIHGT02T, Oct. 29. Dr. BI h s. w h returned yestorday from Senator M or ton s bedside, holds outno encouragement what ever for his recovery. He says that the Senator's digestive organs are not per forming any functions, aud that :t been found necessary to adopt heroic treat ment and to sustain bis life by hypodcrinie injections of cod liver oil. While . Bliss docs not say so openly, there is no doubt that he considers the Senator's cade hopeless, pronouncing as he dvcs the disease 'a progressive malady." Senator McDonah of Indiana -received the following despatch to-night from Co v. Burbank: "Senator Mprton is no letter: uuablc to retain anything upon his stomach. His friends are very much dis couraged". Senator McDonald thhsk thai despatch was carefully worded, and in: the mildest form possible, so as not to gi ve alarm, yet ho feels despondent regarding tho condition of Mr. Morton, whose death,, ho says, may tie expected at any moment. The opinion prevails here that ihouid Senator Morton's illness prove fatal, I Voorhees of Indiana will be undoubtediy appointed to fill the vacancy in tie Ssnate. " - Lotest-Scmtot Morton is gijadurdly Blaking, and it now seems scarce'y ptos ble that he can last more than a day or two. The Hurricane at curacoa. . Wasuikgtok, Oct.. 29 The Depart ment of State has received from the U.S. Consul at Curacoa, Dutch West Indies, an account of tho terrible hurricane w hich life mM not he hstimatcd at tue tlate oi the Consul's writing, but was undoubted ;y large. In tho city of Curacoa many of the most solid structures were crushed as if they had been things of paper by the sweptover that island on tho 23d ot last month, September. The loss of property is estimated at. S2.000.000. The lessVt waves, wnicii rouuu upuu mtuj tuvji.wi.n.i high, and many persons were buried in the ruins. People who were rich were made paupers in an hour. The planters suffered largely alsoj most of the planta tions being strewn with uprooted trees, and wrecks. No Hope of a Short Session. Washington, Oct, 29. Such chan;cs as there may have been for a short session . disappeared altogether to-day in the ad journment of the House until Wednesday . Some effort was made to defeat the mo tion to adjourn by the members who arc anxious to pass a resolution in some shape calling for the repeal of the Resumption act. The majority of the House appears to be strongly of the opinion that it will legislate when the time comes, and mean while "will not pass useless resolutions nor permit votes upon them. After sev tjral We and a good deal oi disorder tba motion to adjourn was at last parried by a round majority. i ' ' ; . Negotiating with Japan. Si:: Tbancisco, Oct. 20 Private let ters from a highly resectable source in Japan say imenuivocallv that the recent secret .negotiations between - England and Japan cnone side, and Russia and Japan on tlic other, ha e embraced the following punts and results : England insists on sharing all of Japan's advantages in open ing torea, and Japan, refuses to concede the amount. Russia Consents to support Japan's refusal to any extremity if Japan w.u.i. V. 41 4 aive -he r claim to a northern port of a:1 d choose one further south. : Death of Gen. Forrest. Tenn., Oct. 29 Gen Bed' i'o: d Forrest, the great Confederate cavalry officer, died -at 7.1 -'o'clock this evening at tlW.rtj-id'.'icc of hi 3 brother, Coli - Jesse I CAROLINA. ri be n'e-.v Doodkeeper of the House of j:-:re.jr-iitative3r Col John W Polk, of Iis:-oiri,-. is a iineal descendant of the Me.'.i ::.bur - family of that historic ..Oxford TorcUlqld.- Mr. W. S. Hollo- ;j living. near Blue Wing,'in this coun- i y, i-eccntiy discovered a vien of gold on Lis plantation. Parties from Danville are already, working the mine which promises t j, prove lucrative. : Charlotte Observer : A little eon of Mr. -J. i' Davidson, who lives in the Mechanicsville section of this city, ycfter- u-ay liiorning . leu irom a icnco at lao s.eliCOi Louse of the first Ward public school.,: of which he is a pupil, and broke his right arm about mid way between the wriit and the elbow.,- 1 io.'M:-11 Home: Probably the oldes individual, in Western North Carolina, or . . u. ; wijole fetate, is a darkey who goes by the name of Old , Cross. Old Cross lh; V: iii.la about a mile of Dr. Wni. B. iieiv.aJ:i ' tidxt 'the Lincoln and Gaston i":ie. liis exact age is not known, , but the ei,s r.:id: record of the time he' was e, snow mat., lie cannot De less than 0 y u s old, lie, can entertain you all ! u iv v .:a ta.es; auoui the revolutionary war, an. ho has told them over and over until the old man .now actually believes tt.em iiirns jliV x ford Torch Ugh ( :' There is on the i of Mr. il. II. Ilamme, near Oxford, ir in. a:j t;ce wnicn gave tms year the veaous vie-id oi six tnousanatwo nun- l.U: i tv-fl (.i.i. ix G23G1 apples ; t wen- : and barri'l half bushels; more than .'.Aggregate weight nine ixty;" pounds. In addition a vi'-.l 'it 'estimated that about two vcvn gathered before the final har- 'lioigut oi the tree is seventeen - -...c:.t diaiheter twenty-one feet, r of:! ank twelve and a half inches. I o Observer : Yesterday aftef 1ft Lid son of , Mr. John McK Alex iie l about two voars. fell from a 1.:.. .1; -I u;u .)iiy iii the rear of the Mansion House, a dLmee of1 lifteen feet, and came near bsiug his" life, The 'erk of the hotel happened to be at the back window, and laumg. When taken up he. was senseless, and remained in this condition-. for some. time. Dr. Gibbon was cai a in, ; n a a ncr a carei u i cxaminat ion t - e n i d( d thht no bones were broken :! and wi s una1 le to discover any1 injuries ex t -a-.very bad .bruise ou the back and 1 1 ar i c; :i j.o.ne.':.. : sit iv u.rtatcmora jT 1 m c Oi Suuth i'oint, Gaston country, is now i:i his eighty-eighth year. T He is the oldest man in that rcction and now picks on-'an average of aljout 95 pounds of cot t( n a da'y. . I le can also follow the plow f.o'.n sun up to dusk. He thinks noth i 'ig 'of stepping over to a neighbor's "who ,r,f.-. live l where; he : noes away, lie walfes every : -es and never .thinks of ridine iUi iiorse even t,o(- tue neia. lie has not b.cii in Charlotte for mpro than 40 yeass, and though' he only lives soven miles from the raiiroad, he has never ridden on the cars .in his life. ' . j Wasiiiijglon Press .' We were shown a few days ago by Mr. B. F. Godley, the horn-; t f two large bucks locked together av ti.fy weno found. They htd been fighting and their horns becoming locked they were unable to loose them. The neck ef one wask found to have been brok ba anil the other, imablc to' free himself, laid died in that condition, game to the i ' l- . 11 T T 1 I last, L ao iiorns vvcre taKen irpm the 'h?ads of the animals only a few days a!le ueatd, at'id -Mr. uodley informs us that he ha could ua!v I only found one man who se them and put them together agam. -.- y. . Chai'!'J:;e. OUcrccr: William Ross, a nati ve of this, city, who had been absent for jmahy'years, until .about Mx months ago, h-is been' working during the pre- ; .' Viou witiv .Jack Matthews, .Esq., o,' the late Jack Matthews, in Provi- .son lleilCc; lii day the a -wa v. iL;p, and last Friday ar Satur-t-wj w ere riding1 along the road in ." going to Mr. Matthews' home, from Charlotte, when a difficulty r.: .ietween them. After hot wo! its v v crot cut oi tne wagon ana ma 1 . ... tlstierol which ensued Mr. Matthews was wors-te-.h H"h:?'y resumed their. journey, but tI:o. c;ti an el. baring been again renewed t.bi. y '-Cx-'v. n got out' of the wagon, this time -r.-?ar. MeAllne d creek, and engaged in a ue-pjrale fight, duiiag which Mattio vs urew,a''knife and Inflicted in the breast oi' lfoss a sab from which he is ex ported to iie. IIc"Was living at 3 o'clock Sunday a ft erncoh; "but .'parties who came in from the couhtry yesterday report that he died yesterday morning, lhis report, uowc'v vf-t a rv, lacKs connrmaiion ana ueea not believed. , ' '..'.- o Uvleigh News. ihhvlt our State peculiarly fortunate V.. i i having .the chairmanship of the? Com-nmte-! c a ,1'cs t Offices and Post Roads. Now. v;e will have more postal faculties"; or North .'Carolinians will know the reason why of the i excellent chairman, Hon A i tied 2.1. Waddell. lie is a thorough going, pa'riotic son of the old North State; he looks well after the interests of oar commonwealth j and we shall expect to se?, pretty soon, post roads intersecting all parts of ihe State, and new post-offices springing up wherever needed. ? ? (Raleigh Observer. Abstracts or Taxes. Tho follcTwirjg counties t reported to the Auditor's office yesterday : New Hanover Total valuation of taxa ble property, $5,443,716.00 ; general State tax, $8,605.11 ; special State tax, $8,165.67 ; school tax, $7,608.13 ; coun ty tax, $60,S69.O2. The unlisted taxa ble! amount to $(5,699.91). Orange County-Total valuation taxa ble property is $2,521,271.00; general State tax, $3,761.63 ; special State tax $3,781.92 ; school tax, $4,871.22 ; coun ty tax, $9,765.91. Forsyth County Total valuation taxa ble property, $2,786,420.00; general btatetax, $4,098.37; special tax, 4, 179.63 ; school tar, $4,712.93 ; county tax. $35,782.32. Pamlico Cbuntv Total valuation of taxables; $475,0 lOj.00 ; gcn3ral State tax , $696.68 ; special State, $712.50: school tax, $1,482.66 ; county tax, 7,366.37. .. - . : , . Bishop Atkinson's Appointments for I the Autumn of 1877. Retdsville...... ...................Nov. Leakiville, (23d Sunday after Trinity) . .....Nov. Mountain Chapel ......... J y Nov. Germanton. ....... . .................Nov. Winston ......................... No v. Greensboro (24th Sunday after Trinity). .Nov. 11 Farintoch, Granville county. . . .Nov. 14 Flat Rivor nhfincl " ...... JNOV. ID St. Mary's, ....Nov. 1C Hilliboro (25th Sunday af. Trin.)N6v. 18 Chanel Hill.......... .............. ..Nov. 20 f& Quarterly Meetiiiffs. Fourth round of appointments as made by Rev. William S. Black, Presiding Elder, for the Wilmington District, Meth odist E. Church, South. ! Elisabeth, at Eli?abethtown...Oct, 27 28 Bladen, at Windsor......... Nov. 3 4 Topsail, at Wesleyan Chapel. No v. 10 11 Kenansville, Wesley Chapel.. JNov. 17 18 : Sensible Advice You are asked every day through the columns of newspapers andbyyour Drug gist to use something for Dyspepsia and Liver complaint that you know nothing about; you get discouraged spending money with but little success. Now to give you satisfactory proof that GkeenIs Avgubt Flower will cure you of Dys pepsia and Liver Complaint with all its effects, such as Sour Stomach, Sick Head ache, Habitual. Costiveness. Palpitation o, the Heart, Heart-burn, Water brash, coming up of food after eating, low spirits, &c, we ask you to go to your Druggist and get a Sample Bottle of Green's Au gust Flower for 10 cents and try it, or a Regular Size for 75 cents; two doses will relieve you. COMMERCIAL NEWS. WILMINGTON MARKET, 1 October 31 1 P. M. I "SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Market quoted' quiet at 31 oents, with sales of 123 casks that price. ROSIN Firm at unchanged prices, with sales as offered at $1 45 for Strained and 1 50 for Good Strained. TAR The market rules steady with small receipts and. a fair demand. Sales to-day of the receipts at 81 60 per bbl. bid. CRUDE TURPENTINE Quoted nomi nally unchanged at 81 45 for Hard and $2 45 for Soft and Virgin. We hear of no.. sales up to closing this report; $1 40 for Hard and 82 25 for Soft and Virgin in water. COTTON--Tho market to-day opened quiet. With sales of say 310 bales since our last report on a basis of 10 cents for.' mid dling. The market is officially quoted dull and nominal at the following quotations.- Ordinary .Nominal. Good Ordinary........ 10 Strict Good Ordinarr .. Low Middling........ 1014 Middling........,.,,.,.. 10 GoodfMiddling....i Cents. tt . DAILY RECEIPTS. Cotton... , ..1,360 bales Spirits Turpentine a........ 343 casks Rosin, i 895 bbls Tar...... 68 bbls Crude Turpentine.. 495 bbls MARINE NEWS. ARRIVED. Steamer Wave, Robeson, Fayetlevllle, Williams & Murchison. , Steamer Underhill, Harper, Smith ville, O G Parsley A Co. Nor barque Bertha, 220 tons, Hansen, Teveedstrand.'R E Heide. Ger barque Vorwarts, 367 tons, Lohu, Liv erpool, Vick & Mebane. , CLEARED. Steamer Wave, Robeson, Fayetteville, Williams fe Murchison. Steainer Underhill, Harper, Smlthville, O Q Parsley ACoY i Brl?rigEva Parker, Slocumb, Hamburg, Alex Sprunt & Son. Exports. TO'BEIQX. Hamburg Br brig Eva Parker 2,750 Xbls rosin. ' .- . i m - List of Vessels in Port October 23, ' 1877. BARKS. Sirene, Ger, 497 to Callies, Peachau & Wester mann Prima, Swd, 50? tons, Krook, 1 , Vick A Mebane TonHeyden CartloW, Ger, 166 tons, Speicht, B Peschau & Westermann Thereeinaj Dr, 279 tons, Christian, N Yick k Mebane Koanos, Ger, 403 tons, Barns, E Peschau A Westermann Cito, Nor, 356 tons, Neilsen, Vick A Mebane Florence Marga-et, Br, 292 tons, Newer, Master Amal, Nor, 260 tons, Sandrid, R E Heide August, Ger,' 395 tons, Lonmirs, Vick A Mebane Minna, Ger, 467 tons, Boese, E Peschau A Westermann : BRIGS. Adeone, Ger, 315 tons, Westermann, , E Peschau A Westermann Axha, If or, 304 tons. Hanger, R E Heide Eleanor, Br, 289 tons, Partelow, Alex Sprunt A Son Hildingi Nor, 273 tons. Jorgensen, R E Heide Gaiellen, Hot, 2t2 tons, Weebje, R E Heide Busy Bee Bri 323 tons, Thompson, Patterson Downing A Co 1 SCHOONEBS. Eva Adell, Am, 171 tons, Ellis, .- - - , - - Jos H Neff Corono, An, 123 Uzs, Wooater,' ; . . , . . . ... Kidder A Sons Hicsellaneons. THE A News Paper, 6 published every evening jSadniaj except AT !A Veao3, Or 50 cents a month, strictly in advance :o The Reading Public are reneetfullr infvrm- ed,that it shall be the constant aim f the pro prietor to furnish Ihem with A LIVE NEWSPAPER, containing the latest news of th day, and en deavorins to keep its readers fullr informe in regard to events of interest and importance occurring in every quarter of the world, J E0UR DAILY MARKET REPORTS Will lull and correct, and will.be kept open until he latest possible moment. Mer chanta in the city and country may rest as sured that they will bo thoronghlj reliable. The News Columno tV ill contain the reports, both of news and markets, received here each day at noon, and the , 1 L O C A h DEPARTMENT i Has been placed in careful and experienced hands. Friends in the section of country Con- . . ..-- nected with this city, will greatly oblige tb Editor, and will contribute additional inter est to these columns by foifwarding any itsms ofECW3that may occur in tbeir respective localities. ALL CORRESPONDENCE, i On matters of general interest will ba gladly , i received, but our friends must bear hr miud that they must write only en. on side of the paper j that they must forbear useless TC&- 1 ' age, must correct 'their own manuscript must avoid abusive personalities. ST A re liable name must be furnished with each com munication, as the Editor will not be held so countable for the views or language of cor respondents. "1S " ' '' .' .- ii OUR SUBSCRIPTION LIST, ' . Even before type was set for the first Issue, was an exceedingly flattering one, and Is probably the largest bona fide list with which any newspaper in North Carolina erer before began publication, and is now rapidly ou the increase, especially on the various railroad lines. JOSS. S. JAEXSS, Editor ajij Pbofuutou, ISS. Office on Seconditreet, between Prin cess and Chesnut, near toe PcstoSee. C3 oct 1 E) si S 1 y ' R E V D E W Iliscollaneous. All Men by these Presents THAT WE, Boalwtiglxt & McKoy, HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE SUPPLY OF ELEGANT Creamy Butter, fresb, New Buckwheat Flour, Extra Fine N. O. Syrup, Frosh Crackers, all grades 25 Bbls. Cut Loaf, Granulated, For. Ucred, Staid- ard A and C Sugars. Fruits. 15 Boxes Lemons, 10 Boxes Oranges, 15 Bbls. Apples, 5 Bbls. elegant Malaga Grapes, .600 Pounds Layer Figs, 1000 Cocoa Nuts, 50 Boxes Raisins. 40 Bags Java, LagMyra and Rio Coffees. We are receiving Fresh Parched Coffee every day. We do our own grinding. J ', , ' ':, : . KSF We will stand a wager of an. oys ter treat (and fixings included) that we can snow mo juargesc ana r inesc otocK ol FAMILlV GROCERIES IN THE STATE. Don't take our word for it. Come aiid examine for yourselves. OOATWRIGHT & M K07, O, 7 A, 0 Uorth Front Street, oct 29 Fall aDi Winter 1877-78. J-OW IN STORE A LARGE AND CARE- fully selected stock of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, llats, Clothing, Fur nishing GoodsAc, for Jhe Fall and Winter Trade. These goods were selected by me personally In the Horthcrn markets and with a view to the wants and reauirements of this section. I respectfully invite an examination of my stock. Wholesale Dealers are notified that I can and will offer them rare bargains. A. WEILL, Agent, oct 17 No. 17, Market St. , lO Barrels NORTHERN APPLES JUST IN And for sale by DINFORD) LOEB & CO. oct 19 For Rent- . A PART OF THE house now XI. occupied by Dr. If. J. Do. ttosaet, corner of Market and Third streets. Most convenient locatlrm in thai city. , i Single rooms, or in suite for housekeeping. Aw promptly on the premises.l THE OppCEt- jY FRIENDS A5D THE MTBLITJ are notified that I sUli HOLD THE FOBT, at the same old place, Dawson Bank Alley. The finest oysters, game ami delicacies b the season and the BEST COOK in North Carolina. You get what you call for and nay for only what ycu get at COLLINS' OFFICE SALOON. Bept 21 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. fJIEETH INSERTED ON V SUrer Plate at the same rate as U1H t yrr Rubber. It is far better than Rubber, more durable and can be worn with much more comfort to the patient as it occupies less room in the mouth. We have also reduced the price of t Gold Plate work. FiOinir and all other Dental operations performed akill jally and satisfaction guaranteed. Teeth ex tracted without pain. Calx's Tooth Paste constantly on band. . TH03.B.0AES680ir, Steamahip Lines. &c, fo) IP) ope AND Wilmington, fl. q STEAMSHIP UHE. Tho Steamer CAPT. OL1VEU, WILL SAIL FR0M1 BALTIiHK ox Wednesday, Oct. 31. To be followed by the D. J. FOLEY, CAPT. l'lilCE, Saturday, Noy. 3. Shippers can rely upon uei sailing of steamers as advertiiJi. tSt wnrougn Bills of liadlar n. to and from Philadelphia, and Promtlt -Bispatch guaranteed, For Freight Engaeements annlv tn xa. . CAZAUX, Agent, Wilmington, N. C, L. S. BELDE2T, Soliciting Agent. REUBEJf FOSTER. General Am n t j . - . . . i -t vurueri.ee ana Light Streets, Baltimbr oct 30 - CLYDE'S Mew Vorfc -AND-u Wilmington, N, C., BENEFACTOR, CAPT. JONES J WILL SAIL FROM NEW YORK OS SATURDAY, Nov. 3, Shippers can rely upon the prompt sailing of Steamers as advertised, "ft For Freight Engagements apply to - A. D. CAZAUZ. Agent, Wilmington, 17. 0, U. S. B ELD EN, Soliciting Agent. WM. P. CLYDE A CO., General agent, 6 Bowling Green, or Pier 13, N; It., New York. ', ) - ' . , oct 30 . OUR OWN Ids OF p y Blue Grass, ; Svyoot Mash, Smoky Hollow, , i i . . Delmonico Club House. ' The above are warranted the PUREST & CHOICES! in the State, .and at our ututlly LbwIPrioes' CEO. fJlYERS', : 11 Cl 13 SOUTS 'PttOWTS,. oct 23 BE1IOVAL. JOHN WERNER has removed biButef Shop on South Front Street one door 5ortb of his old stand. His many patrons anl friends he will now be plear ed to i at 5o. 7, 8outh Front street, (CleaporoId stanA) Oct 10 . The Steamer ati 1. ST-T "Wk-. . Uorivalei i r l gUBSCUfi