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froni our frtcas cu.ar.y er. c-v j:cts
general itcrc-t, but '
" Tlie name of the writer mut ki-.i-aj 1-g fur
olshedtotneEcIitor. W "... '-
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one side ot tne paper.
Personalities must be avoided - ;
And it larespeclally knd p rtlculArly under
stood that ihp Editor does t always endors
the views or correspondents unler so state
ln the editorial columns. , '
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VOL XII. WILMINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY.! FEBRUARY 22 188g NO 44
rr-" . rmort any ana :
THIS rAFER
TOT
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1 1 t I lvW
' rhnrches were totallydcstroyed. It The Atlantic Steam Fire Engine
. came from the southwest and wa "'was out' for. practice for awhile at
abb . a a w a h l a a i a 4 w a. v mm mm a a a a a m w . m
lutes it had done its work.
; most horrible scenes ensued . uoon.
mi the brakin? out of the (lames. !
iiimh. women and hoys were fctsutf-' of some of the prisoners at the cityi1 a .. Pe.r?onal attendants.
'?Unjr intIieir.ITort to reacn tnose Rard house hy putting them at
luiorisoned .beneath timbers and. . . , . . . A,
ti nnllar efflcucy U Sne brick. Oies came from every pile on
i, tiocH to Hie pnciia and cf de ris. fn me of the streets and rooms.
.will In compound 111 If aStO ... ,,,.u.if iwlw uu'nnt tvitli !
WMTf TOth7SSS35 resistless foVce the tlead 1av in the Wreckers and divers were at work
warm rain, wnicnminjjieu wiinineir, i"iy, uuuer me tiireciiuu ui ajiu
Above the scene of desola-jS. W. Skinner: in trvinir to raise the
t ; The President aiuf Part. - I ' I.Iterary.
The Presidential party, consisting We have received the February
of President Cleveland and wife, Sec- number of the Neiv England Maga-
retarv of War Whitnev and wife. zine. an illustrated inonthlv tie voted
and Col. Lamont and ite, with . mainly to the history, literature ant
arrived ' ffeneral interests of the New.- Enr-
in Wilmington at 10 40 last uight land States and people. It contains
The" train, which couiprisel Ian eh-; about one hundrexl pages of choice
gine, tender, hotel parlor ar and 'and well selected reading matter.
baggage car, did not come into the ' which- hile it will be peculiarly
dSea intho outset, or If
wiunrove a potent care, v.irti
' . 1 1 1 i:lL i I i 4!n tha j L- xl'uu fit I from rha rnn
1111 kilt cr, v m . .&i I vft
te nit It g
.. tan n .
" I ritaUT Pi
- . IjV,-, ,..
FOR WHOSE
BtNEFlT
flurrrHtion. niifl the wind, which was
11-kur i n r frti tliu k.rntli - irnv latturt
with blazing brards.
; Conductor Iteardon, of the Louis
j ville & Nashville train, which was
I I . . I- 1? I T it... r I
tri i finest ion. j t'iLiiK'ii in i in -y .ion', it-us ine iui-
i3lli!of. HeaticJ iuUcjimm. lowing storV: "It was all over in a
jjl MrtU ,),P,SilBSii""t',. Tilt? thing that most im
M tXl lnKor ch'uln u it Umost In- i preeI me was the ch'struction of
v i ' . 4 . w ... i mm i t . . ii.mi. . . ..........
.-j H:trmirA. tMii Vi 1 ' ' wink iiuiim, jiitiwi
T-f.r lakiur. cure
.i.ini KTrlsn
I steam tug IF". P, Vralghill, which
'as sunk near the foot of Iock
street, early yesterday-morning.
depot at Front street, but remained
at the old Union depot until there
was a change, of
engine.
engineer
interesting to those people, is "also
entertaining and instructive " for
readers in other parts of . the llepiib-
and conductor. Capt. J. F. Divine, j He It is gotten up with much taste.
tl7
lir.eut three-storv brick building. It
,co and co
lllflud It the mildest 1 easily be scn almost from the tower
a v A 1 I JliniMAIUW. - - - . - . .
a . . . . kTjtul ill ?l it vimii lln.lir iiimiiii tinil itrtitlfl
KTl , , r.f'lh ColUli IllVaiiaS IIUU I Ol-'" JU iiiuiimii in iiin.u lllllivuillll
n.-rsoni. Wl
TotamlTonicihoyranu tn tins ground. It looked to me as
&.SVvKMMf thoughhe huge pile of brick . and
134 , ,tcn i h niorntns klmrpe" mortar hail been struck by a gigau
iv Jk I tit r il II 1 k
t ruvsiciAN oriiiJ.
TJ-t-'Je cot.nn-1 Ut would.
J cctidr tH Ur la action.
!Tu!nS. dT Wnjton. Ark.
rtf CnlBneMt Iok for the red
JSSStlmn front of yrarffr, andthe
'?rrnl s:matar of J. H.ciUn A Ox, in
ooinenle. Taenooiuer.
All but
portUml lxats of a whbt party,
t.ti.. of vinmn- lulling
r ..
lit liri, un to its name.
of th luemWrs are ilumb.
Allen, of Massachu-
tt. rarrita ocket camera and
auhiiuelf by taking sudden
l.otrnpbs of his colleagues.
MinUer Hoon, the Chineseminis
Vr In YaWnon, affects gorgeous
ocadl roW of suow white satin,
e b alway surroundeil hy a dozen
.ml if 1 women ilirectly he appears
A rrt-fptioD.
The KVr. MeUnetlion B. Williams
f thf olJt living graduate of
riifrfon coI!i'i?. Among his class
lt iu 1M were Uichard H. Bay
bL thf unclf of Secretary Bayard,
wl lltih Le nflox Hodge, a celebra
'1 HiihiMphia physician.
Pnbatlr the oldest violin In the
t;tl States U owneil by Bev. W.
4. Heaachaujp,of Baldwinsville, N.
J. It ru found in the ruins of
jUtoubary abbey, which was dis
Ht1 ia ir. u was brought to
! T Annt... ...... . 9 .
. .uui. wKuivuve years ago
1 antiquaries who have examined
are of the opinion that it dates
ttk to the twelfth centurv.
-
E.S. Thoiup?on, of Mifflnton, Pa.,
h o Iossesion of a spinet which !
ieved to have been brought fmm
Jutland by Colonel James Burd, of
if Evolution, who fought the In-
3-aiW at Vnrt A ....... "
.-w., .uuui, wmcn ne
31t. The inurnment is almnst fri.
J-uIar in .hnfe, the keyboard oc-
JJ i ltl a most one entire side.
. '"'
.Q Graham, who founded
raia Magazine in Phi!iiii.ii
forty years ago, has just taken
ranare from the Eye and Ear
i-tttherst four undent.
l,vnt as a nAtiVnf rr.
. . I " v- W4i
xie rejoices over
provcmeiit of his vision to
that he can now re-
,la-freerasavriter.
M " shown what mav be
a&a emergency. He grinds
.u.Mitv uuu coarse
in the hands of a power strong
enough to knock it down at a single
blow. It seemed to collapse all at
once, spread out, crush and bury
the buildings about it."
Marcus Aarons, a Philadelphia
drummer, " ho was h passf-nger on
th train, says: "It came with the
mar and crash of a mighty battle.
Houses f all description went down
like wheat before the flail. Men.
women and children ran hither and
thither, screaming and praying in
their peril and fright. The County
Court House was utterly wrecked
and a three story mill was blown
across the. track behind us. Our
train was lying in the track of the
cyclone anil it was taken at a flying
rate down the track. The engineer
could not control the train, and for
tunately for us the brakes were not
on.. Trees were uprooted and the
cars lifted .clean off their wheels.
The pa.ssage of the cyclone must
have occupied at least two minutes.
A strange thing is that three min
utes after the cyclone the sun was
shining brightly on the scene of desolation."
I general superintendent of. the At-
lentle'Ooast Xiltfeaccomoanied the
the illustrations are good and ' the
tesswbrltis fine." Publish eI by
.00 dozen all wool flannel shirts, in party from, Wilmington ami went the New England Magazine Pub-
all shades and colors, for men and
boys, from 75 cents and upwards.
at the Wilmington Shirt Factory,
No 27 Market street, J. Elsbach,
Prop. t
air. a. bnner, wno recently pur
chased the stock of goods from Har
rison & Allen, in the store on North
Front street, is having some impor
tant changes made there, principal
among which are to large show
windows for the front.
Don't forget to attend the railroad
meeting which will be held at the
corner of Fifth and Castle streets
to-night. Interesting speeches may
be expected from Aldermen 'Rice,
with them on their journey as far as lishing Co., 36 Broinfield street, Bos-
Charleston. J ' --- "I " ton, at a subscription price of $3 per
annum. ..
Registration.
i
- St. George and St. Andrew
The regular monthly meeting of
this society was held last evening, 'Have vou registered?" is
Everything which belomrs to pure,
healthy blood Is imparted by Hood's
Sarsaparilla. A trial will convince
you of its merits.
LOCAL USTSKTS.
Index to New adtektisbxbnts.
IlEis'SEERUKR -Valentines
F C Miller Diamond Dyes
.Mm C D Wiggins Ladles Emforlum
Loins n Meares-Gent's Furnishing House
For other locals see fourth page
Best shoes for boys at French &
Sons. t
School shoes for children, best in
the city, at Geo. R. French & Sons.t
As this is a legal holiday we have
no market reports for our readers.
Valentine Howe, Alexander Samp- pointed to convey to Dr. and Mrs
son, William Myers and others.
Wilmington team fire Engine
Company are to have new uniform last years of his life.
shirts. They will bs made of darnel
cloth, of a very fine quality, and
will be manufactured herfe in thd
city, instead of sending to the North
to have them made.
At a meeting of the congregation
of the Temple of Israel, held last
night. Rev. S. Mendelsohn was re
elected minister tor tne ensuing
twelve months. Dr. Mendelson has
an im
portant question, and one. which we
hope you can answer in the affirma
tive. The time for the election :is
fast approaching, and , it behooves
every man who has the prosperity
and welfare of the city at stake to
see that his name is on the registra
tion books, and when the Iday : of
election arrives to vote for a sub
scription to both the Cape Fear &
Yadkin Valley Railroad and J.6 the
Wilmington, Onslow & East Caro
lina Railroad. Either road, - when
hnilt and rearlv for travel, will- arid
Carmichael special thanks for their vastly to the wealth of the city, and
a i i a ? 1 m a i I
great Kinaness to mm aunrig tne wni ODen un new channals of trade
which will greatly benefit our mer
chants. - Let us vote for subscripr
JNow is a good time to determine turn, out nrst let us see mat our
where the most work is needed on names are properly registered so
our public streets, and wherfe drain-j that there thai I be no hindrance to
age could be best applied t6 carry our voting when the day of election
off eflfectuall v and at as little cost as I shall come.
t
at which an election of officers for
ensuing term was held resulting as
follows;
President H. G. Small bones.
Vice PresidentA. D. Brown.
Chaplain Rev. Dr. Carmichael.
Physician Dr. T. F. Wooc .
Treasurer W. A.tRiach.
. Secretary John B.,Quelch.
; 'Appropriate resolutions were pas
sed in reference to the death' of Mr.
; i -
John Alexander, a late member of
the society, and a committee was ap-
The Streets.
In the trial this afternoon of. the
Atlantic fire steamer she " threw
water, by actual measurement, 225
t feet, with 100 pounds of steam,
possible the superabundance of wa.
ter which now has no outlet, but is
liable to' stand and becore stag
nant, thus endangering the health
I A A 1 TT 11. ! A ' t
been with us already twelve years OI liie people, insome oi tnt streets through one section of hose.
...1 ..... u ...in -... :n io. unese doois oi water eiieuu irom i
i i one siaewaiK to tne orner. ana nave i v"" " "v vaj
iMHiuujr jraraiuugcr. . . . , will foil W l,Q Tlf f!linn
i remainea mere nearly an tne time i jvU u vUujr .v.iTx
We read some weeks ago, with I ia'rine the winter Thev would at I Plow is the best made. Sold only at
much interest, an astronomical arti-1 times be nearly dry when thierehad HCOD,8 wno s ne factory agent, t
1 i- 1U. T 1 i r, . I I - . 4 I
cie in me mimuenoii jcooesoman, been no rain f or i some dats, but
contributed by Miss F. Wessell, of were fuu again with the firs show
mat town, a uaugnter, we presume, ers We hope tiiat some system of
of our old friend, Capt. Jacob Wes- drainage may be adopted by which
sen, lately deceased, ana we wonia fWa nf thlnw. niav bft pf.
be glad to have more of the same
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
and moistens them
VIia. k:
i.l '"ru UIIS VUJUIMllirill
-j: 0llock twelve inches long
t he thick. When these
uhly dried they burn
U..r s ciaimeti give great
oft
eua th
e same amount of
Steamship Gulf Stream sailed this
morning for New York with a good
cargo.
School Books and School Station
ery you can buy cheapest at Heins
berger's. '
This is the anniversary of Wash
iugton's birthday, and is a legal
holiday.
Some of the streets are in a de
plorable condition owing to the re
cent rains.
The British steamer El Catlao,
wmcn put in nnre vesterdav for a
supply of coal, went to sea from
Southport this morning.
Barque Clara E. Mc Oil very, Grif
fiu, and schr. Cranny Peters, were
at Ponce, P. R., Jan. 26th.
II on C Wr. McClammy, Repreten
tatlve in Congress from the Third
district, was in the city to-day.
Nor. barque Xymphe, Ellefsen,
hence for Newcastle, Eng., arrived
at Plymouth, Eug., Feb. 20th.
The recent rains were quite heavy
along the eutire length of the Upper
Cape Fear, and prosiects are good
for a freshet of unusual magnitude
in that stream.
ri4n fit,,., tt,A v. i ... '
.-Mtmars relative to
Jlbh i..
f or "? K? ,,n corning over ;
re!Sr! n:ath and debris as ;
l IP trrilxl 1
vesterdav.
P thirty-eight.
had the
common
"Have your children
measles yet?' is the most
i question or the day.
the j 1 116 x'?t5 for the Prevention of
III., : Cruelty to Animals meets to-night
t at the City Hail at 8 o'clock.
sort -The subject was handled in
such an able manner that we hoped
to see a series of articles from the
same pen.
Religious.
The joint services of the Episcopal
congregations of this city will he
held in St. John's Church to night,
at 8 o'clock.
ATTENTION, LADIES !
Indications.
For North Carolina, colder, fair
weather, preceded by light rains in
eastern portion and light to fresh
northerly winds.
Choir Practice.
this condition of things may
fectually remedied.
Finest shoes for ladies wear in the
city at French & Sons. t
Ist Night's Ball.
The anniversary festivities of the
Howard Relief Fire Engine Com
1 i
pany, wnicn were so mucii aampen-
ed by the .rain, as to prejvent a
parade . yesterday mornings were
concluded by a ball at ther Hall last
nisrht. which, notwithstanding: the
fact that the inclement weather
kept many irom attending, 1 was a
most enjoyable
band furnished
Bonnets and Hats at
10c, 15c, 20c, and 25c,
Worth Double.
new APVEitTiacnruTn.
Don't Read Tuio !
The following bargains are. to be
- sold this week, commencing
Monday.February 20,-1888.
Reduced fromUOc: to IV c. pryanl.
44 25c. . lCc.
44
Imported JSati no.
Worth 4rOc25c per yard.
The
Electric Combination
Dress Goods, ? "...
1 CENTS PER YARD.
Double WidthMomioCloh,
1 2 1-2 Cents Per Yard.
ANOTHER J3IG LOT OF
white' Goods.
5,000 Yards Plain White Goods.
2,000 Yards. Checked Nainsook.
1,000 Yards Striped Lawns.
Open Worked Nainsook,
Wortiv 25c. for I5c. Per Yard.v
Bargains '? in Embroideries
: and Laces
-o-
2.000 JERSEYS to be closed out.
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Call early before bargains, are pick-
; ed over. - ' .
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tatz,
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I will leave for the Northern mar
kets this week where I will purchase
a beautiful and varied assortment
of goods in my line, in the :
LATEST STYLES.
i
the occasion, - and the young ladies
Onaccouut of the stormy weather and gentlemen danced the hours
and the miserable condition of the
streets there was not a full attend
ance at the Pearson Choir practice
last night. More ere present, how
ever, thau was really expected, and
the rehearsal was in all respects sat
Miss Goodwin is now in New York
affair. The Italian employed by a large French Import-
ovoiiorf .niUi. fa ling Millinery House, wliere sne will
viv. 1 v im vwv a . J.I. J. M
oe enjratreu uurniK me ueit lour
weeks, copying imported- pattern
bonnets and hats, and will return
I away most agreea Iy. The hpll was
elegantly decorated, but the; great
est chartn of the occasion was the
presence.of the galaxy of bekutiful
voung ladies whose elegant ftoilets
and cheerful smiles captivated all
with me to fill my Spring and Sum
mer orders.
isfactory. The next meeting will be hearts. There was an abundance to
on the night of Tuesday,
inst.
the 28th!
The Fox Ilnnt.
Arrangements had been made for
quite a large party of gentlemen to
go to the Sound last night to parti
cipate in the fox and coon hunt that
was to come off early this morning,
but tne weather forbade, it was
too tempestuous for either - man
eat and uriDK, anil all wnp were
present were "delighted . with the
pleasant enjoyment of the occasion.
Use Dr. Pierce's
.bilious attacks. 4
fTelleY'
for" all
' " Personal. , ..i
Mr. J. A. Brown,- of CI i ad bo urn,
was in the city to-day."
Mr.. A. G. Ricaud has. gone to New
or York on a brief business trip.
Room Must Be Made
For my Spring goods, so I offer at
less than cost my stock of. '
Hats, Bonnets, fathers
Fancy Goods, Notions, ,
Embroideries,
etcj etc. :
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-Agency for-
beast, and so it was wisely conclud- , jjrs. H. B. Jewett has gone?
ed to postpone me ride until mis for the purchase of Spring goods.
morning. We should think , the Maj. Jas. H. Hill, Baggage faster
ponds and bays would be too full of Gf the Atlantic Coast Line, is In the
water to-day for much sport inhunt- j city to-day.
nS- Mr. J. D. HanbyJ 'Jr., returned to
the city last night from the Virginia
Thpr wa nnt . vppviao w.kiv Military Institute, on sick leave.
W V " W V mr m J AMIS mm. W m i - j
toengagethe Mayor's attention this Mrs. -E. B. Wiggins expects to
mnmintr nnri it wnR fi.ensw.wi if as I leave to night for the Baltimore and
0 I -mrr a 1 ..!.
follows ixew lorK mar Kets, iortne purcnase
North Demorest'8 Patterns.
Demorest's Sewing Machine
Only $19.50.
Sl thi wn
hiU u0" '?ot up t
V;"a,il .r. 300 were
ft thirt "' .A?re hundreil
Someboly stole a barrel of coal.
Monday night, from Mr. John Far
row, at his residence I
Washington Moseley, colored, alf of new Spring and Summer jgoods.
Winirhishotorun at We. He Mr- ving BlacK man, lormeriy re
vcm finwl ili for th nfTnsA sdin& this city, but for the last
qi, xreoio ifopfai.. six years a resident of Savannah,
t. if u on mi ,n fh Hi- Ga,, has returned here with hs fam
No
LKWASDO' FRENCH DYE HOUSE,
express charge on goods sent
- to be dyed."
Respectfully, '
MRS E B. WIGGINS,
OashHoiise.
116 Warlcet Gt.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
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n Blpunrs! charge of his duty. The defendant ily and will live here in the .future Proprietress of Ladies' Emporium, j
was required to pay a fine of $5 for Mr; "H. Ilass representing , 115 MARKET STREET. j
allv. Nr cltiR.
4, Charles Ij. Andrews' famous Michael
the. . , ?i , - . ... , i ' Stroiroff Company, is in the city, ar-
i wnite woman, lor oeiug uruuA;- " . -
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There was nothing doing at
Produce Exchange nor at the Cus ;
torn House, to-day both places being
closedon account of this being a legal
holiday. ',
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and down was jequired to paya fine .sk "
S T Pirsons eh&rHl ith beinir comi week in March. t' - -
drunk and disorderly, was required The cheapest place to buy you
Artful," the best rat trap to pay a fine of $20, or ork 80 days school books and school , stationery
(Successor to Dick & Meares,)
joiin-s
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thodUt i i . v mui, nit hpsi rai trap to pay a une oi --u, o
and Kaptist known, at Jacobi's Hdw. Depot, t jon the public streets.
Is at Heinsber:
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ENTLEMN"S FURNISIIIXG HOUSE,
t2b lStt - . 13 NO. Fr.ONT STEHC
f 'HE SEWING SOCIETt OP ST,
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farlsli solicit orders for ull kind of j.jain
iuuuj si-niu- crm-maiuy ana t-iuLroMi rv.
Ladies' and Children's aprons a i ti: 3-.
Orders left at the Jiectory, or n .Nu;T2
Third srreet, wlU mec t with t rcrnrt iXa