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I'LEASfi NOTICE. We will be glad to receive communications froin our mends on any and all subjects general Interest, but . . The name of the writer must always bo lrr olsned to the Editor. - , mis r-w ! ntiATa excepted, .fclisaedr'w . . 51 p ..,nnh clou, Three fat. H& - cents. Communications must be written only n east- , w rHrv free cne side of th paper. . ' Personalities must be avoided, i And it is especially and. p rtieularly under stood that the Editor, does r always enJor3 the views or ixrrespondents unless soRtate in the editorial columns. - ' I rillbe"uvrn ' hep" th.rttr.at the aborts la """ ' rteenisperveek. fft?" m io-! re-oor any And VOL XII. WILMINGTON, N. C.. THURSDAY. MARCH 8 1888 NO '58 ,-Tul . mnor rw-iiarir. plvr iwu lifcHKw . i tl.lv IMlljl ' T . V: fi: 7 7 it 8A. P Ml LAP EL PHI A. 4 Mr. OHE Dollar wl art from J,r'1 -Ir l.lr HuUtor h the ruean UiP'n by fl"in then, a i.c....j Utr ttua :iy oiln r agency on carta ItKlllAT VOV UtT THKGKMINU b.r:te Wpd-twl "" The Democratic :inie .'UinnnnMi of Minnesota to elect delegates to I .1... Vt I IttlVeill lUil ill I.'inr Hie .mi will b hfW iIft.v The ne' Hnlarian coinage is to le truk Hi hiiiin""- kll fur 4W,00 worth of Mnall colli!. T-oKnslh tirm have temleretl rontractA. ' - A Fih. O) ter ami Undue Fair at .Vewbern, N. C. is to he heUl on the XiiK'UtU ami I5tli of JIarch. Special rate liare been made over all rail road am! teftHloat lines in the State. Several joriiMllhig individual le renrly tMk a lot of Confederate money to Mexico and succeeded in lipoin of it in Guadalajara at all the way frotu par to 30 per cent pre mium. The Washington corresondeut of the New York Herald iays that he thinks the fisheries treaty will fail to he ratified by the Senate. The New Knglaud Senator are much mrtrsAl f Itw rntiflnof inn n nl thai.. !ay that it will have opposition from Democrats as well as Republi can. A -jreat number of Mormons have tablLheU themselves in Arizona, here they have appropriated the mot fertile districts. While the mbitious Americans have been fkins for mineral wealth the wily Mints" have quietly encamped np hi the choice agricultural regions. Ti-n shares of Chemical Bank of New York stock were sold on Friday Stock Kxchaue at $3,000 ier hve rithout the bi-monthly divi JfnJof per cent, tills "is the Miest that this stock has yet sold for. and it has long been known. ns mmandin-the highest premium of any hak stock in the world. Nearly all the fashionables Vf the fair -ex in London now wear "wrist itches. They are constructed in Try form, froia the plain leather ttr&pto the loagnlflcent bracelet, here the face of the watch is en- ftlel by precious stones. The tto device is also applied to pur- n Pocketbooks, canes, and even ffibrellas, which are made, up with a,a.inutive watches attached. n The "enchanted rock," in the San (Texas) valley, rises two hun- froni the plain, and can be for a distance of several miles. 0 the moonlight it presents a strik- jz Semblance to an immense cas e it k , . , , . .... " "tented, this effect, being caused hT the reflection nfthlmw. t uo iuwjj winuows oriiiiant I o I a , a ; 'iii nninat,,.. ...ili . . - . numerous pollabed surface "r, iar.i and pyrites of copper. The I,t,on- He had at work to-day a view of Mercury the best , time' for .,aDChesbeUeve 'ttobeoneofthe new-,nACnil,,i w"Hllls a bottle and hjIllto succeed is in the early morn aboilesor the Great Spirit, anil re- k it nt the same-time, thus pre- before the sun is up, .viz: March 30. rd it with much reverence. Tenting the escape. of either gas or Julv.29. November 17 or - just after p I . fonu?n it ty C,'lbs nr bein- avowed nhi0J MMne Witb tI, the rl? it w?rkIR to wiire hat Stat? bUlo'lllw ,f '.o will b matin to induce the Denio-J cratic party to adopt a license plank In Its platform. Shrewd politicians say. that prohibition will yet be re pealed in Maine. The Sf Yor correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says that he is convinced that tfie Presidential hee I is liiimiuin around" the bonnet of Iloscot (Jonkling. He says that f'onklin issnrt that he ig'thb only Keptiblican who could carry New York for that party. He will not eeK tt h'diirthatiou but he will liotde cline L - ("'has. A. Dana, editor of the New York Sun. is said to have written a letter lb a prominent Democrat in St: Louis, in lileh he says: "When the 'Ne Yor .Stats Convention meets to select del eg ten to the Na tioual Convention it m"II be found that Hill will be the strongest man, and should th unit rule be adopted a four years ago. he will assuredly Imve the delegation for him. Hill is in the Held." hverytbing wbieli belouirs to pure. healthy blond is imparted by HojhTs Sirsnparilla. A trial will convince yon of its merits. LOCAL nSTETTS. ISDRX TO XtW .MVERT!rKIEXTS. LOUIS II BRAKES- ll.II PC MllJ.KR Dl.uuond Dyes 1Iki.8BER;ek -Nat tonal I'erll :ml oppnitu nltleK. Best shoes for bys at French & Sons. t Plenty of frost and ice this morn ing. Shad are very plentiful now but they hold on hard to the old prices. 40 rents per pair for buck and $1 for roe. The receipts of cotton it this port to-dav foot np 13 bales, as against 248 bales for corresponding date last vear The New York Herald weather prophet thinks there will be but little Spring weather before the last of this month. 50 dozen all wool flannel shirts, in 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 The clergy of the Episcopal Church will, hold a mission service at St, Mark!s Church to-night be ginning at 8 o'clock. Addresses will be made by the clergy, and all will lie made welcome. A telegram was received here thfs forenoon reporting the death of Emperor William of Germany, at Berlin, this morning. The news is posted at the Produce Exchange but there are many who yet doubt it. Joint service of the Episcopal con gregations in this city were held in St John's last night. Of the clergy there were present Rev. Dr. Carmichael, Rev. Mr. Strange and Rev. Mr. Arnold Mr. Mrange de livered the address. l'ertoual. Prof. W. R. KSIik uui. of Clinton, was in the city to-day. We are glad to bear that Col. E. D. Hall is lMtter to-day. We. were pleased to receive a visit this morning from Mr. Charles Brad ley, of Connecticut, for so many years a well known resident of this city, and a member of the old and long-standing boot and shoe firm of O. & C. Bradley. Mr Bradley is now an octogenarian but is in good health and remarkably well preserv ed. Cettlng lleadj. Mr. A. F. Lucas is getting ready for the big business he is sure to do this Spring and Summer. Last season he was taxed to the ut most to keep up ith his or ders and he is determined not to be caught in that hx again next Sum-1 ,l,er; he is havlnsJ hi? hottling works ! overhauletl and is nutting in new . anil (lpsirui)it Hiiiirnvpiiipniv itiwi nil. and desirable improvei material, lie is tiding also h "New Hot,, Seal" which is claimed to le t1"4 ,,pftt- eJeanest. tightest and handiest stopper in the world. Mr the agent for these and can ! -y auantity de- j.. . . - ---j The Xlorse Show. Prof. Bristol's borses did not ar rive in time for . the. street parade this afternoon . and hence it was abandoned. Tlie show will open at the Opera House this evening and i to a iar?4 audience. The merits o1 the entertainment have reached this city in advance :of the show itself and it y ill be fell patronized. There is no doubt as to It being a fine en- tertainiuent. . The FrontKtreet Cobt! &Jr es. North Front street, fromniiu all of the wav up to Union Depots in a terrible condition. The cobble stones with which, it is paved are of all sizes, sorts and conditions and it is about as rough a pfr j Of street pavement as e have frftVled over in a long time. The worst feature of it is that this rough paving is on one of the most prominent thorough fares in the city. New Jirirk Store. The handsome new brick stores being erected by Alr.B.H. J. Ahrens, on Dock street, between Front and Second, are rapidly approaching completion. The building is three stories high and will be fitted up a for dwellings on the second and third floors, while tuo nrst tloor is divided into two handsome stores. one with a front of 23 feet and the other fronting 26 feet. Mr. Ahrens expects to have them all completed and ready for occupants by the mid- dle of April. AasKeiuon. We would respectfully call the at-1 tention of those interested to the fact that' in view of the Pearson meetings which are to begin soon, the sidewalks on Walnut street, be-j tween Front and Nutt, ar tu.uch- in I need of repairs. The ortherxnjide'jthe only lighthouse on the Cape walk is rough and uneven, making it uncomfortable to walk upon, es I pecially at night, while,' th South-(the ern sidewalk is dangerous in quenceof the tottering walls of the burned Cape Fear Mills. It may J safely be presumed that at least three fourths of those who attend j the meetings will passdown Walnut street, and it would be well if that j avenue wer-put in as good condi-Jof tion as possible, for the occasion and also well lighted. School shoes for children, best in the citv, at Geo. R. French & Sons.t Facts Abont 1888. It is leap year. February had twenty-nine da vs. I Washington's Birthday fell on - i Wednesday. Memorial Day will fall on Thursday. The 20th of Mav. the Anniversary of the Meek- lenburtr Declaration, and also of the Wilmington Light Infantry, falls on Sunday, which means a holiday for some on Monday. The Fourth of July is Wednesday. Thanksgiving will be appointed on the 29th of No- vn,,,i irfu am nnefnni s fniinw.l oil. Christmas will fall on Tuestlav. Lent beiran early, as Ash Wed nes- M dav fell on February Mth. The first y Dai Iew-, we "ouot U l,OUO out ilnv of Anril will be Raster SundavJof the 25,000 inhabitants which have Trinity Sunday falls on May 27th. There was a total eclipse . .of the moon visible here on January 28tbl A second total eclipse of the moot) vill ncmirnn-tliA niirht of .Tlllv 22fl I a..d 1 The P ilose will hPL-in at 10:.V o'clock, total - at 12 AT o'clock and end at 2:35 o'clock." There are three partial eclipses of the sun to take place the first was on February 11th, the second will be on July 8th and the third on August 7th. If a person wishes , to .. ,. - - " At." tt - a a At i. I .. . .t At,, t rv.t.n lequally foolish and ; unstable vision tic ocean to see the third,, whicni 1 would mean considerable travel. . . mi Ua. vfl "I A lie sus uiuk OiCfeio in v nus until July 11, Mars until April nT oo i rrn upiter until May 22 aud from . , J, a-for mber 7 to close of year, Saturn 11, J December from August 1. The evening stars will be Saturn fm.,i .fAmin M to AimnRt 1. Venus from Jolv n$ Mars from April 11, 'ini fmm Mnv v in Ilfcember 8. lfaperson is anxious to obtain a the -un has set qU June 12 and Oc tober 8." ; ,.' ;,'- ' The Presidential election vvilltake place on Tuesday, November 6- -. .. . - . School Books and School Station ; ery you can buy cheapest at. Heins bergerV '' . '('" '- " " All AVout Bld Hewl. ; Tiere are dense palmetto groves on the Bala Head part of Smith's Island, at the mouth of the Cape Fear river, and we have heart! it said that ice and frost are things almost unknown there. If such is 'really. the case it inicrht well Drove a splendid site for ' an oranere grove and some of these days an enter prising Yankee will come along here and Avake us all uo bv successfullr enltjn thj? J- oranges? thei IJv is tl .orange "T r " .T H the Pf "letto will .ami if the ar- gtmient holds good then Bald Head is a splendid site for an orange grovefThe lands are rich hammock land atrit palmettos grow in thick clusters and very .luxuriously. Thev are valuable for water pilings and the young shoots or 'buds,-'"which sprout forth' every' spring from the head of the tree, are a delightful substitute for cabbage when cab bage is scarce. When Fort Caswell was invested by the Shite troops in April, 1801. .the boys used to go across sometimes ami iret the ' "cab bages." The thicket is very dense and we have heard that wildcats are there. Coons are very plentiful, the RrcviKW. having recorded the fact a Xew years ago; that one man killed there in one season 124. of th$s(vVaruiints. There is a ii wh!6h makesout near the lighthouse which bears large and delicious oys- J tes and abounds in fine fish The lighthouse at 1 Bald Head is a heavy masonry tower 112 feet high. It is provided with a revolving light land it is classed,! f we. recollect right My, as a light of the fourth class. The light can be seen for nearly 15 miles. The tower was erected inanv vears ago, previous to the late war, and is Fear coast that was not destroyed by the Confederates The view from top is Very fine and is a very ex eonse-ft'ensive one. At low water thelightr ship, 2imries distant, can be'rseen1ia;i0rtOT38sn with the naked eye in clear weather and the entire ontline of the dan- gerous Prying Pan Shoals is easily distinguished. Inland one can look up the coast and mark the contour the river line and the coast line, to Big Island on the one hand and nearly to juasonooro aounu on the other. All of the meanderings of the creek and the full sweep of the island grounds is almost immediate- ly beneath and in the Summer it is as pretty a piece or landscape ana water scape" viewas our eyas nave ever beheld. isaia neaa, wi in uie exception oi a few acres owned by the United States, -is the property of the estate of the late Major John Walker. There are but few persons living on it and these consist of the4ighthouse keeper and his family, half a dozen pilots and thejr families and the men who compose tne life saving station recently estaotisnea mere, it is a spot abounding with interest to vis tors, but which has yet been seen I been claimed for this city have ever set foot" on the island. In what may no w be called ancient jdays, (for we speak of times "bofo' uc 'snClurrnH,iitiuu c doVrtT from atUev to SOP, that Teach, the famous pirate of the orth Carolina coast, who was known as "Black Beard"', had buried some of his ilLgotten gains, on this island and asa consequence more than, one searching party crept efontfVliltr rr tn T)a1l TTaafl Iiit nirrhf ... i. - , , , A " ? land: dug deep holes in the soil in search of the pirate's gains, guided ' , . . a we coma go .on anu write rooui Bald Head, for we are really in love the subject, but out of charity - J . .. . . J our readers we aviII stop right, n,.V 0 0 here. We began this article as a 1 - , - A ,,wf nfyi J paragraph and almost unwittingly to us it has snread itself out over i this space. It is enough at all events tor one issue. i Rbck CryAal 8pectacl an Ky,gu die to old and voun": ' In se lectin- snectacles voti should be can- - . l tious not to take more magmfytng voices than, has been lost to the eve svu t Liiti nvn as in the same proportion that vou ... ' . . n pass that point of increase, willcause vrm fnrfh pr ininrv to the eve TTsin- jou rurtner injurj torneeye. iwiip glasses of stronger power than is ne- cessary is the dally cause- of prepia- tnreold aw to (he i3ht.-Y ou can get, Meetings at the Exchange. , A joint meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and the Produce' Ex change was held at noon to-day, for the purpose of taking some action relative to the appropriation by Congress of the amounts needed for the completion of the' river .aud bar improvements. Capt.; Bixbv, was present by invitation and stat edhis views as to what is necessary to secure 18 feet clear from the rivet; tdthe ocean. Some of the resolu tions are yet to be handed in aud the report is therefore in sueh a con dition that it could not be got read v for this issuei -:- ' . - There was also a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Cham ber of Coii!tiierce,relative to lights 6n the river and some other matters of interest, the production of which we are also compelled to postpone. City Court. ' A colored lad by the name of Wil lie LeGrand was before the Mayor this morning charged with disorder ly eon duet."- Willie got into a diffi culty with another boy- and was ar rested by the police, haying been first arrested and carried before Justice Rice. The Mavor fined him ,tl0aiid costs and the boy appealed. The defense claimed a previous ar. rest but the Mayor held that the plea was not valid, inasmuch as no day had been set by the Justice for a hearing of the case. Daniel Meeks was charged with larceny but the case was continued until Monday. Obadiah Jenkins, drunk and down, was ordered to shake off the dust ofthecityasa testimonial against himself by the witching hour of high noon. Distances by Watea. A great many mistakes have been made heretofore in regard to dis.- tahces between this city and ports on the rfver below us. For instance the belief is that it is 9 miles'' to port and 30 to the Bar. To correct tnese we puonsti nerewitn the ex act distances as realized by actual surveys made by Mr. H. Bacon, Assistant Engineer, under direction of Col. Craighill and Capt. Bixby. From Market Dock to a point in the river d'.rectly opposite Kidder's Mill it is .97 of a mile; to the Dram Tree (opposite) it is 2.22 miles;' to Stake Light 16 (opposite) 3. li; to the Upper Jetties (opposite) 4.49; to the Lower Jetties (opposite) 6.85; to the old wharf at Big Island (opposite), 8.68; to Orton Point, 12.88; to Old Brunswick, 14.06; to head of Snow's Marsh, 19.37; to Price's Creek Light IiOuse (oppo site), 22.24; to Southport, 24.32; to Fort Caswell, 25.93; to Bald Head Point, 27.39; over the bar. by the new Woodbury channel, 29.43; the same by the old ship channel, 29.53 Where can you buy the best and finest boots and shoes for the mon ey in the city? Why, at Geo. R. French & Sons. They keep the larg est stock. t Ask those who have tried antTthey will tell you that the Boy. Clipper Plow is the best made. Sold only at Jacobi's, who is the factory agent, f Finest shoes for ladiesjwear in the city at French & Sons. - TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. . The committee appointed by the Wilmington Steam Fire Engine Co.. No. l, to draft resolu tions expressive of the feeling of the Company in tne toss or tneir late comrade. jiiIaLS C SMITH, report the following: Whekeas. In the manifold workings of a Divine Providence, and in the Dispensation of a supreme Being, whose purposes to us are unknown. It ha3 pleased our Almighty Father to remove rrom us mi.l v. smith, our com panion and brother fireman, who was just en tering the strife of life, and whose present ca reer promised a brilliant future of usefulness. Ilesotwi. 1st, That in the death of our com rade, MILES c. SMITn, this company has lost a member whose faithfulness In its service we look back upon with pride, and whose genial presence has ever cheered and animated us with a sense of good feeling and consideration one to another. fpmArea, md, That in unison with numerous acquaintances, but more especially hlg friends, who were attached to him by his kindness of hpa rt h1 urhnnif v of m annora on1 rrrmtlo' manly demeanor towards all, which charac- terlzcd him through his short, lived existence, and which servea to mark him as one ofnal tore's noblemen, we do mourn his early, and have not only lost an excellent brother Are- J nseful member. - I f Itenofrnt. 3rd. That in their time of sadness : ?Mr. pathies. with the earnest prayer that God's . of this irreparabte loss : ItevJira 4th, Thataserlflenceof ourrespect for lnemor5', we win wear the usual b;Mge of niourning tor the period peetfiei by our regiilatlons.andaWajAkpagelai:herefrdsof tWHccipany beinserlbsd with Us name, age and dateof death. ' jth. Thata copy of these resolu- tions be sent to the family of the deceased. and also furntshed to the city papers for putdfea- tion. i , ..?i5Sv - . w. c. craVt. '.LivG D 0 OK d m VI 1 1 S I P. S t n f TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. DOTTED BY THK-W. S. F. CO. UPON 5 THE DEATH OF AIR. R. E. C ALDER, iliat it Is appointed unto man once to die" is a-trutli. so emphatically forced upon our dally attention that it needs not the wonL of the saemi writer to Impress It on our minds. Uappy he, who when Uu t Juie ppolntedfor him to lay down the weapons of U1h earthly 4 wiixiare is maae. mown to mm, can pass hence into t he reasonable hope of a better and bright er existence in the (ireat Beyond, uch a man was we'; .believe ROBE1CT U. 'ALI)EU. late a , member of this Company, and it Is but meet andritrht that we should nif nnnn nnr records our appi-eciatlon or his character as a man, as a citizen, and ns Christian. Vu swervlnfflv true to his convictions of dtirr earnest and Ann in -his opinions, yet tolerant or me views 01 oiaer. au mteiusrent. .upright, and succf'ssful businessman, a devout member of his church, it is not too much to say of him, much as It Is to say of any one.t hat he has lea to us an ; example of true manhood,- which we rnffflif. rr11 fnllnwro nnr ow-n irititam rno deat.lt th'the pilme of life seems premature to us, imaoie to ratnom tue .mj'stenes or a wise Providence, yet we know that he has not lived in yain, however early death may claim him. who has left upon the community wherein he dwelt, the fragrant impression of a consistent, moral, unblamable, (Jod-foarln? life. -':' McMicea. i hat .a page or our Jiecord Book be inscribed with the name of our late member, ROBERT. EL C ALDER, and that a ropvof this minutely sent to th city papers for publica tion. . , - . RrSfjHva. That aconV of the same be sent to the family of Mr. Calder with the tender ot our sympathy for them in a loss, which to them is Indeed Irreparable. - ... - - . T. D. JlEARES, W. A. WILLIAMS, JJ$0. L. DUDLEY, Committoe 9 -A - - ; . - i ii i li.. r I See Here You Man I jy'NLAP. KNOX AND MILLER I ; ' ; AU the Popular Shapes Just- in bv yester day's freight. Any of the above Shapes from f l.T.i to um: . HATS ! HATS ! HATS I ''" - OTJ1S H. MEARES, mch V NO. FRONT STREK. IK The Rough and Tumble Suit for boys which - Hie now acknowledged to he the hst suit on the market. The fabric of these is guaranteed strictly wool, free from shoddy or cotton and will not. fade. . The seams being double sewed will not Hp; the pockets tu-e made from the botst-Ttuelt-canvo-i. and will not. tear, and the buttons fastened on by the new patent process and will not come off. These suits only can be had at a very low price of 1. SHRIEK,' the old reliable clothier. No. 1 North Front street. Purcell House, sign of the olden Arm. . men y - ; ' - OPERA HOUGE. - ..... , ' ' THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY March 8th, 9th and 10th. ' Family Matinee Saturduy. at 2.30. PROF. D. M. BRISTOL'S , . EQUE S-C UKKICULU M. Ot HUMANLY EDUCATED HORsES, P0 NIES AND MULES. Travelling in theft- own Parlor Car. V . Superior Band and Orchestra. , Night Prices 25c. 50c and 75c. i Matinee Prices 25c and 50c No extra charge for Reserve Seats, on'sale at Hclnsberger'a" mch 5 (it xr ANTED A MAN OF TEMPERATE and f moral habits, seeking employment, to represent an old established house in his own section. Salary, If suited, U loo per month. References exacted. Supt. MAKCFACTraisa House, 33 Reade St., N. Y. febl6law4wth . . - 0. 0. VOLLEKS, Q.ENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT, Wholesale and IJetall Dealer In Country"pro duce, Grocierles, Vines. Liquors,;Tobacco, Ci gars, &c No, 8 Korth water Street, Wilmington, C. Consignments solicited. Highest pnees paid for all kinds of Country Produce, . , ' .mch l tt CARRIAGE REPOSITORY and- ',-'.;';.; REPAIR SHOP. p ARTIES IN WANT OF ANY , KIND OP Vehicle or want any Repairing' done to their old vehicles, will And it to their interest to call on . C. B. SOUTHERLAND & CO. Corner Second and Princess Streets. Send 3-onr horses to be shod. W havea first-class shoer. ' ' mch 5tC! National Per ls and Oppor I tunities. THE DISCUSSION'S OK THK . mini caeistun muniE. . HKLD AT Washington, D. C5., Dee, 7-9th, 1887. Under the auspices and direc tion of The Evangkllical Allianuk, For the United States. 8vo. Iaper $1. - The convention has been sue- cessinU far oeyona wnat its projec- " 1,111 turuiujii-mm;ir, ij;rvo. uiui these nieetings .have' been among the most wonderful and inspirin g i,nh LittPlleiiaIlv and iiin-.lK- Vv.. t "t0'n iHTeiiecriiaiiy anu morallv.f Hut they have ever attended. . . Ti.rsfl,A flf " , a or .-.me at J Mi r N r. J wl IIL WtrgGi C ' .i . . 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