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tbis ? aper ft publid every afternoon, Bandars ex cepted tor JOSH. T. JAMES, ClfTOB A WD PROPKIKTOm. SLlC''tTItNB. POHTAGK PAID, on. jer, 6 00 Si months, 2 60 ; Three aio.tbs, 91 IK ; One month, 60 cents. The paper will be delivered by carriers, irtm of daarge, in any part of the city, at the tboTe rtes, or 13 cent! per week. Adre-tiaiBg ratee tow and liberal .W Subscribers will plese report any and ai f&iUree to receive their papers regularly. Mew Advertisements. Will Fight ! BROWN & RODDICK, 45 Market Street w ;g WILL FIGHT AGAINST HIGH PttirES and at ALL times epeak Me truth in raca d to any and EVfe-KY ar.iele e eell. M HOUSE in the country SHALL rUDGRHKLL us. Oar facilities for baying re eual with any Northern House and oar cbiiitr and disposition to pay is fully estab lisbedin the mark -te. We buy nothing on fur months credit and a e ever ready to pay cash on the spot and take ad van agro of all ducoun's and do give oar patrons the benefit of such at all tuiies. We are offeing some Great Bargains in this department. J ust call and look over oar 12), 15 and 2uc lines; they a e certainly worth double the money. from Ladies' Underwear We hare just received a very large a-sort-meat of toe above consisting or Night Ureases, Chemise, Pantaittts and Skirts. They are far Cheaper than they can be made ana are cuts and styles in the market. Machine Needles 3c Silk Figured Grenadines, 16 ontp, he Cheapest ever shown ia tbis market. The Wamsutta Shirt ! 2 lOO Linen Bosom ' 81 ill 75 Cents ! FANS BY 1HB THOUSAND, FROM lc UP I LADIES', GENTS' AND CHILDREN'S SUMMER UNDERWEAR! The Largest and Cheapest Stock we have ever shown. We have a beautiful line of First-Class Piques Children's Stripe Hose from lie. Regular price 20c. Ladies' Bows 28 Cents. We have still a few lft of this lot and they sre really worth 60c. Ladies will find our Goods just as advertised. NO KU8. Every article is on our counter and will pro re to be j a it as repiesented. See advertisement in Star. Brown Sl Roddick. 45 Market Street apt S6 The Millionaire, PH. O' BRIAN, of San Francisco, Cal., says : "Herald Compound is the b st Cement for broke n wares I ever saw. I have articles mended with it that stand as good as before they were troken." Sold by all drug gists and country merchant , or f your drug gist hasn't got it. nor wont send for it stnd 36 cents for a bottle to JNO. T. PATRICK, BoleMan'fr, apl 39-fit Wadesboro, N. C. Prescriptions Accurately Compounded T MIL'KR'S Drug Store, Corner 4th and Nun streets. Parker's Hair Balsam and Ginger Tonic, Bull's Cough Syrup, Mil ler's Horehomnd Cough Syrup, just in Open Day and Might. apl 2 Theodore Joseph. Corner of Harnett & Salisbury Sts One Corner West Raleigh National Bank. RALEIG H,S. 0. Board by the day or on the European plan Satisfaction gurrantoed in every particular My har is supplied with Finche's Golden Weddinp, 1870, Gibeoa's 1871 Rye, Pfeiffer A and C, and snaay more of the Fine s Brands of Rye and Kentucky Bourbon. oet 18-tf Soda Water 1TH THE CHOICEST FRUIT SYRUPS. For sale by JAMES C. MO ADS, Druggist, apl 21 Third street, Opp. City Hall. r - - Mm mffm -. The daily VOL. IV. LOCAL NEWS. New Advertisements. Sea ad Sunday Scho 1 Concert. P. EaiHSBK&esa Music J. C. Moans, Druggi t Soda Water. A- Bnaiaa-The Diamord Shirt A retired fireman calls himself an ex spurt. Dried apple are used Tor dessert at all swell parties.1 May comes in to-day wi h lowering skies and cool winds. The heart knoweth its own bitterness. likewise the persimmon. Statfsticana aftirm tnat counties rais ing the most onious have the fewest mar riage. , Married men jare apt to forget that if it had Dot been for their mothers in law they would not have their wives. A great many men are of tne opinion that a certain quantity of wine is good for a man. It is the uncertain quantity that hurts birr. Services were held in the Episcopal churches to day in celebration of the Fes tival of St. Pailips and St. Jmes, which falls due May 1st. The upstart that rose to a point of or der after sitting down upon the aggessive cad of a pin was assured by the chair that the point was well taken. ; I fr it makes an editor as mad as thunder to read how the suoscriptioos are rolling in to the four per cents, while he hasn t had a new subscriber in six years. This day, May Day, is painfully re markable this year for a rekindling of fires and a resumal of winter clothing. The season seems to be going backward instead of forwards. What this country most needs atpres ent is a species of honey bee which will work all winter and givea3 i ring honey. The idea of a bee loafiug about ix months of the twelve is absurd. Already it is announced that the "heft ' of the fruit crop for another season is ruinpd. Shippers will probably order the bottoms of. their baskets raised another inch on the strength of it. Do not stupify your baby with Opium or Morphia mixtures; butuse.Dr. Bull s Baby Syrup which is always safe And re liable and never disappoints. 25c. Death of Mrs Anderson. Mrs. Alexander Anderson, relict of a gentleman whom only our very oldest citizens can recollect, and the mother of Dr. E. A. Anderson and Mr. James An derson, both residents of this city, died last evening at 7 o'clock, at the resi dence of her daughter in this city. The funeral ceremonies take place this after noon from the First Presbyterian church. Really Remarkable. A veuerab'e citizen of this place, Mr. P. W. Fanuing, who on the tenth ;day of last month scored his 80th year, yes terday celebrated his wooden wedding, he having been married just five year?. Many friends and relatives, of the youth ful couple called during the day and tendered their congratulations and a Lum ber of handsome presents appropriate to the day were tendered and received. Magistrate s Court. Calvin Bronson and Dave Martin, two colored citiaena from Pender, got into a dispute this morning at the foot of Prin cess street, which soon waxed warm when blows were exchanged and Bron son belled his antagonist with a stick of wood by striking him over-the head mak ing an ugly scalp wound. Bronson was ar rested and carried before Justice Hall for assault aai committed in default of $&0 to await his trial before the same Justice on Monday, the 5 th day of May. Harbor Master's Report From Captain Joserja Price, Harbor Mas Lor, we have the following list of ves sels and the tonnage of the same arrived at this port during the month of April, 1879: American. Steamers Schooners . . Total.. Foreign Brigs 1 I 5 . . li. . . Tonnage. 4,227 2,008 ...17 6,235 Tonnage. ... 3 ....... 908 ..11 ......4,3.7 Barques Bar quent lues . . . 1 382 Total foreign. 16 ,607 The number of vessels American and Foreign, 32; Total amount of toon age 11,842. WILMINGTON, N. C, The Fashion. New white lawn ti a have the ends finished with black Breton lace. I New parasols have covers of the finest tatting made in wheels and crescents. Old-fashioned changeable silks are again in fashion for dresses and hat trim mings. A sew suit material is called "Amazon cloth." It is not necessary to be strong minded to wear a suit of it. The rage f r striped goods as a trim ming gives us the ' Valerie" basque It is very stylish in cut, perfectly niuu-ding the Vaist and rouudtng over the hips. ' he htmulated vekeones Lelow the edge f the basque, and the fctriped fabric ol which it is formed is repeated as collar, cuffs and rey ers. The ribbon loops are compose of the two colors of the stripes. A very beautiful dress, im per ted as a pattern by a fashionable establishment, has very fine black cashmere for its ma terial. This has a deep embroidery fully a quarter of a yard of forget-me-nots in their true color and crowded to gether. The design runs up another quarter of a yard on the deep polonaise. The tablier front consists entirely of this exquisite embroidery, as do also the cuffs and the small vest . A heavy fringe, blue and black, finishes the drapery. Some of the new parasols are gorgeous. Jockey designs in narrow gay stripes, wide bright stripes, and fanciful handles ; the bright red umbrellas of two summers ago are coming in very gayly. Striped fans are also decidedly fashionable. Also a shaded, sheeny, shot silK is used for both parasols and fans. There seems te be a great jump frem the quiet and low ton s to the high and gay in dress and equipage. Bandana handkerchiefs are painted on percales, and Madras colors and combina tions shine forth on the foulards. K nights or Honor Tne Workings of the Order. From an official circular, published by the Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor, and dated April lO.h, we gain the following information, which will be found of importance te all persons inter ested in the workings of the Order. Dur ing the past year the ranks of the Knights of Honor have sustained a large number of deaths from yellow fever, besides which the death rate during summer months was unusually large. Up to July, 1878, the deaths in the Order nad never num bered over 21 in any one month. From the first of that month on to De cember the death-rate was as follows: July, 80; August, 64; September, 140; October, 80; November, 32; total, 336. Of these 193 deaths were from yellow fever, showing the number of deaths not caused by that disease, 143. This heavy death-roll made the call upon the Widows' and Orphans' Benefit Fund amount to $670,000, a sum greater than had been disbursed from that fund during the previous five years. To meet this extraordinary demand two assess ments were laid in November, two in December, three in February and two in March. I These assessments were cheerfully met, and orders on the benefit fund were issued upon all deaths up to January 24th, 1879, and the assessments now in process will pay all deaths to March 1st 1879. The orders iaaued on the W. O. B. Fund since October 1st, 1878 wtre as follows: October, $76.t00; November, 360,000; December, $100,000; January, $90,000; February, $14u,000; March, $164 000; April to date, $69,000; total, $679,000 Orders upon the W and O B Fund for deaths from yellow fever were issued dur ing the period included between No vember 20th, 1878, and March 21st 1879. With a total loss more the circular claimao-than double that of any other, beneficiary society, the Order of Knhihts of Honor has paid in full every benefit caused by the epidemic and proved very satisfactorily its ability te stand the severest test. The work Was done with hardly more than the usual number of suspensions, and though the growth of the order was temporarily checked by the extraordinary demands upon its resources a rapid increase in the membership of the Order is now taking place all over the country, and it now numbers over 1 50, 000 members. Aside from the payment of death benefits, $16,000 was contribu ted for the relief of the living brought to want by the epidemic. This is an excellent thowing, and very creditable to the Order. It will be read with interest by the members of the large and . influential lodge ot Knights of Honor ia this city. Robert Manning, a colored boy, was brought before the Mayor this morning for fighting and sentenced to pay a fine of $2 0. ia default of which he was sent below to spend a tew days in the solitude of a cell. Eggs are retailing here now at H to 12$ cents a dozen. 1 - THURSDAY, MAY The Picnic at Waccamaw. Yeaterday was a gala day for the old, the middle aged and the young connected w.th the First Baptist and the Brooklyn Mission Sunday Schools of this city, together with their "sisters and their cousins and their aunts,"' the whole aggregating about 500 people.on the picuie t-xcurs on to Lake Waccamaw, on the W . C. & A. Railroad 36 miles ,from Wil mington. The early morning hous con siderably dampened the ardor of many of the young ones, (and well they might, for it was a very damp time) who hid looked with eaer expectation to. the day, for the threatening clouds the vivid lightnrnj, -the reverberating thunder and the tor re it s of rain cast diamay upon their hopes Glad were their hearts when the clouds were scattered and the clear blue sky gave evidence of a beautiful day, and as the hour approached at which the traiu was to depart they began to flock to the depot, and long before the time of starting the cars allotted to the excursionists were crowded to overflowing while more than a hundred were standing upon the plat form unable to effeot an entrance to the cars. But Capt. James Knight, of the Railroad, was equal to the emergency, and extra cars were furnished and speedily filled and the train hauled out, and off we went, a happy hearted party of mortals on pleasure bent. In due time F.eming ton was reached where wo disembarked, and a rather straggling procession of men, women and children, loaded with the in evitable and well supplied baskets, were en route to the lake, which is about a short half-mile distant. Here the party dispersed themselves along its margin, forming small tquads under the trees, as best suite themselves. Some went boating, some fishiug, some swimming, a good many went wading, while others sauntered around under the beautiful shade trees on the banks of the magnificent Wacca maw. It was a day for pleasure, and the only serious faces we noticed were those of the love-makers, of whom there were quite a number present, if we are any judge of such matters. A sumptuous dinner, at which all were served, plenty of lemonade, and everything to satisfy the appetite,contributed to the happiness of the day. At about 4 o'clock the ex cursionists in small groups began to col lect at the cars, and before the train which was to bring them back had arrived, the cars were crowded, all pleased with the sports of the day and tired and anxious to get home. In due season the traiu arrived, and after a short delay we were whirling with lightning speed on our homeward journey, where we arrived without accident and with hap py thoughts in the minds of all, which will be long remembered and quoted as ''The day we went to Waccamaw Lake . " Meteorological U S. Signal Station l Station ) r, N. C, Y 1st, 1879. J Wilmington May 1st From Mr. James M. Watson, Sergeant Signal Oorps U. S. A., we have received the following meteorological summary of weather for the month of April, 1879: Mean barometer, 30.011; mean ther mometer, 59.4; mean humidity, 62.0; highest barometer, (date 22d) 30.466; lowest barometer, (date 17 th) 29.554; range barometer, 912; highest tempera ture, (date 23d) 82; lowest temperature, (date 4th) 32; range temperature, 50; greatest daily range of temperature, (date 3d and 22nd) 31; least daily range of temperature, (date 17th and 28th,) 6; mean of maximum temperatures, 69.4; mean of minimum temperatures, 50.5; mean daily range of temperature, 18 9; Total rainfall or melted snow, (inches) 5.33; un melted snow on ground at end of month, none; prevailing wind, S. W; total movement of wind, (miles) 6602; maximum velocity of wind and direct iou, 34 miles S. W , (10th date); number of foggy days, none; number of clear days, 17; number of fair days, 6; number of cloudy days on which rain or snow fell, 4; number of cloudy days on which no rain or snow fell, 3; total number of days on which rain or snow fell, 9; dates of auroras, none; dates of solar balas, none; dates of lumar balas, none; dates of frost, 4th, 6th, 9th and 19th. A card. To all who are suffering from the er rors and indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, early decay, loss of mac hood &x, I will send a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered by a missionary iu South America, Send a self-ad Ireaeed envelope to the Rev. Joseph T. Inman, Staiwm D, New York City. 1 I s EVIEW. 1, 1879. NO. 72 The Hall Kehbers An investigation of the mail robbery, re p)rted by us, yesterday, was had this morning before U. S. C mndssioner McQuigg. George Davis, the defendant, was brought iu from the jail aud placed in the dock. After a patient investigation he was ordered to give bond in the sum of $1,000 lor his appearance at the next term of the District Court, which meets here next week, in default rf which, he was re committed to jail. John L. Uoimes, Esq., appeared for the dof ndant and Mr. J. L Mack for the Uuited 6Ute-. James Davis, colored, the patty now conf ned in on a charge" of larceny, who made affidavit yesterday to the ef fect that he is the real party who robbed the mail and that one Charley Williams, also colored, was his accomplice, was brought into Court He sticks to his assert on that he, together with Williams, wh has been arrests i, will be examiued be fore Commissioner XcQaigg in a day or two. In view of the facts developed on the trial of George Divis it is as' impos sible to believe as it is to entirely disb. lieve his statement and Col. Brink thinks it likely that he may be referring to some other mail robbery in which he was con cerned. The only motive which can be assumed in support of his affidavit, if false, is that he feels certain of being con victed of larceny and prefers going to Albany to being sentenced to convict work n this State. Freshet and Hail stomi. From Captain Green, of the steamer North State, we learn that owing to the recent rain s in the up country, there is plenty of boating water between here and Fayetteville now, there being as much as twenty feet of water on the Shoals, with the river still rising, though slowly. Cap tain Green says further that there was a right sharp hail storm at Willis' Cxeek twenty miles this side of Fi.yetteville, yes terday morning, and that the hail stones rattled down pretty sharply for the space of an hour, but it is thought that little or no damage resulted from the storm. Friday for Memorial Pay. The Ladies' Memorial Association have concluded, at the request of a good many of the business portion of our co.nmunity, to observe Friday, the 9th of May, as Memorial Day, instead of the 10th, because of the latter day's falling on Saturday this year. This, we believe, will give general satisfaction to allparties concerned, at least we trust this will be the case as it is the earnest desire of the ladies, as we are informed, to fix upon the day that will be most acceptable, under the circum stances, to those who would otherwise be prevented from participating in the ceremonies if they were conducted on Saturday. Another S. s. Concert. As will be seen by reference to our advertising columns, the Sunday School Concert at the Front Street Methodist Church, on Tuesday evening, will be re peated at the same place on Friday even ing, (the 2d inst ) with a change of pro gramme. We are glad of this for it was a very pleasant treat on Tuesday evening and we are coafident they can fnrniah another entertainment of equal merit. We hope that the house may be as densely crowded to-morrow evening as it was on the first occasion, that all will give as liberally as their means and their duty to their families will permit, and we earnestly hope that the last song may be sung and the last note of the organ be come hushed in silence befcre one single step may be taken towards leaving the Church. Courtesy demands this and certainly, the sweet songs of children are too pure and holy in their influence to be shocked by even a discordant whisper. ' BilLKOAD ITEMS. i Sunday Trains Discontinued. On the Weldon road hereafter, oh Snnday, no passenger train will arrive at 8:16 o'clock, a. m., nor will one leave here on that day at 9:20 o'clock p. m., as has been the case. On the Columbia and Augusta road, the train that formerly left Wilmington at 8 :36 a. m. , on Sunday , will be discontinued, as will that which arrived hert at 0 p. m Othor trains will run on both roads en Sundays as hereto fore No changes will be made in the running of the trains upon other days. BAILRAAD COXNLCTI'NM. d rains from the South arriving at Wilmington at 6:18 a. m, connect at Msares' Bluff with trains for all points on the Carolina Centra'; and trains on the latter road which are doe here at 10 p. m., connect also at Meares' Bluff for Charles ton, the South and stations on W. C. & A. Railroad. PLEASE 1TOTICK. , Ws will be glad to receive ecu matl sticn from our friends on any aad all urjecta ot general interest bat : Te name of theriter mast always le fa nlshed to the Editor. Commnnicatioos mnst.be "written on on.' f u moo oi me paper. Personalities! mast be avoided. And it is esrecially and nartictiUrl nn. etrod tUt the Editor does not always endo the iews of correspondents, nnleea so state in the editorial colnir.na. In Trouble. Yt-sterday's Charlotte Obetrver, at hand this morning, gives a rather' d. agreeable prominence to a well knowsrcol ored individual who bafls frJm this place and who has heretofore Occupied a prom inent position among his race in tbis city. We speak of John P. Sampson who srni it wjll be remembered, the defeated Re publican candidate for tbe State Sena'ie at the last election. The Observer says: Thomas J fferson, the well known Charlotte Hotel barber, ia in much trouble by reason of the- infidelity of' his wife. Some two weeks ago there came to this city from Wilmington one J. p. Sampson, a colored man, who represented that he was a phrenologist aud that h sj home was New York. Durinc hi toir hers he became quite intimate with sev eral colored women, aad visited Jeffer son's house several times during the ab sence of the latter. Xast Friday Sampson left here, saying that he was going to Chester, S. C. Saturdavi i iht late when Ji fferson went home hisi wile was gone and with her a trunk and all of her wearing apparel. 'She had, dur-J ing the day, packed up her effects, and in addition had sold a quantity of the bedding. The injured husband at onco bestirred himself aud at balf-papt three o'clock Sunday morning intercepted his wife at the Air Line junction, she being at the time on the Richmond fe Danville trairi and having in her pocket a ticket for Salisbury. He carried her home, an directly after daybreak the same morning she started frem home with the avowed purpose of going the suLrise prayer meet mg.since which time she has not returned f Her husbaBd heard yesterday that she was seen to gei on the 12 o'clock soujth beund tran at Pineville. on the Char lotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad, and he believes that she went to Chester and joined the "phrenologist," Laving walked from Charlotte to Pineville iu order to avoid detection. Jefferson does not un derstand her having started to Salisbury in the first instance, unless it was by agreement with Sampson that she boouM gc there and wait until he called for her, ho probably considering that they could thus dodge her husband more effectually than if she joined him directly at Ches ter. Destructive Fire In Newborn, j There was a destructive fire in Newborn , yesterday morning, on Middle street, near at its intersection with Broad street. The fire originated in one of the engine houses and the flam s spread with such rapidity that several dwellings" were burntd before they could be ex tinguished. The fire ' depart, ment, including the twj steam fire engines, worked faithfully, and it was owing to their efficient, service that a general conflagration was prevented. The news comes by telegraph and we have not been able to learn further particulars than those above stated. Unmailable. The following uamailable letters remain in the Postoffice, in this city : B W ;4 H T Moore, Bath ; Chas S Higgins, Brooklyn, L I ; Miss Hettie Col lins; one foreign postal card, directed to Abraham Kahlmann, Sohokkeu, Prussia Oysters are laid on the shelf to-lay along with last winter's turkeys. j New Advertisements. Sunday School Concert, rpHE CONCERT GIVEN BY THE Child ien of Front Street M. E. Church will, by re quest, be repeated FRIDAY NIOHT. Chang s in the programme will be made, maj l it U8IC. A T HEINSBEBQER'S LIVE BOOK AND MUSIC STORE. Pianos, Organs, Gaitars, Violins, Musio Boxes, Banjos, St"., Ac. New Novels, Poems, Black Books, Penf, . Ink, Stationery of the Newest De&ins, En4 i velopes and Fancy Goods. Tbe best selling work out, Gen. Met a d 1 ' Taylor's "Destruction and Reconstruction"; priee 82. For sale at I apl 20 HI INSBERGKk'ri The Diamond Shirt. QECIDELY TflS BEST AYD TH I Cheap ot Shirt in tbe Market. CnlanndHcd at 75 cents ; ready to wear at $1. ALSO, Tha largest, most complete aad lowest price Stock of Gents' anl Youth s'Clothinjr Furnuhing Goods, Hats, Caps, Ac, at 8HKIER S TWO STORES, apl 25 Market at J m