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VOL XIV.
WILMINGTON, N. C. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1890.
;NG 18.
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- presents in the most elegant form
THE LAXATIVE ANO NUTRITIOUS JUICE
CFTHB
FIGS OF CALIFORNIA.
- Combined with the medicinal
r virtues of plants known to bef
' most beneficial , to the human
' system, forming an agreeable
and effective laxative to perma
nently cure Habitual Consti
pation, and the many ills de-
pending on a weak or inactive
condition of the
KIDNEYS, LIVER fifiD BOWELS.
it is the is.ost excellent remedy known to
QLERSSE THE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY
When one is Bilious' or Constipated
SO THAT
PURE ELOOD, REFRESHING SLEEP,
HEALTH Ond 8TRENCTH
NATURA14.V FOLLOW.
Everyone is using it aiid all are
delighted with it.
ASK YOUK ORUGOiST FOR
MANUFACTURED OM.Y B
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
VW8WUF. KT. NEW YORK. N. Y
Forcaiehy
KOUERT R BELLAMY.
WHOLESALE DRUGGIST,
mch W ljr diw Wilmington. N. ( V
Ladies' Kid Gloves $1.00
Gents' Kid Gloves $1.25.
Ladies' Uandkcrclit- fs,
Embroidered and Plain.
Gents' Silk Handkerchiefs.
Ladies' Dress Goods.
GENTS HANDSOME
KTeclL-Tie
LADIES' H0SIERV.
Table Cloths and Napkins
FOR THE FAMILY.
HANDSOUE TOWELS
FOR THE. FAMILY.
A thousand other articles useful, pretty and
cheap lor HOLIDAY PRESENTS..
-E3I ciiiolsi-
dec 18 tf
Christmas Card
CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES, PORCELAIN
studies. A lew handsome Plush Cases. All
our goods selected with care, and very reason
able in price.
For the Holidavs.
j
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0:
It is stated tli.it the debt of New
York city was increased last year
000,000. j
A woman at Birmingham, JNfi
ich ,
raised this year 300 turkevs fori the
Thanksgiving: market.
Jackson, the negro pugilist, stands ;
six feet two inches, and his arms !
reach t wo inches below the knee.
Edward BtrausT'tlie brother of
the.famous waltz writer, is coming ,
to this country with his orchestra.
Lawyer Joseph H. Chdate, of New
York, is said to have received .$150,-!
000 as his fee in the Stewart will I
"case.
It is rumored that Mary Anderson '.
has made up her mind to leave the
ttage and it is said that she may
marry.
Mrs. Lizzie "Weaver, of Bridgeton,
N. J., has, after forty seven years of
labor, finished a crazy quilt of 30,072
patches.
. "Goliath," one of the famous trees
in California, is twentyvthree feet in
diameter at the base and is estimat
ed to weigh 100,000 .tons.
La grippe is still getting in s'ome
earnest work in the crowded cities.
It seems to go Westv although a few
cases have been developed in tlfc
South.
-mm-
. Mine. Bonnemain, an enthusiastic
supporter of General Iioulanger, has
just inherited $l,r00,000, the bulk of
which she will devote to the Gen
eral's cause.
-
Senator Allen, of Washington
State, is so youthful in appearance
that he was recently refused admis
sion to the floor of the United States
Senate chamber by a doorkeeper
who did not know. hinu
L. m - -
George 'Herbert was not the au
thor of the expression "Hell is paved
with good intentions." It was by
SamuelJohnson. llerbertsaid: 4iilell
is full of good meanings and wishes."
Johnson was a century later than
Herbert."
The first newsboy that ever sold a
copy of the New York Xitn inhe
streets of New York was a little sha
ver from Cork. Mis name was Ber
nard Flaherty, but he went upon
the stage and became rich and fa
mous as Barney "Williams..
Gilbert Wooten,.tho colored in
dividual who owned the hog shot
by President Harrison in the Vir
ginia woods, for a coon, will careful
ly cure the meat and send a ham
to the White House. He confident
ly expects a postoffice in return.
- .
Wartl McAllister'sNew Year's ball,
at the Metropolitan Opera House in
New York, on Thursday night, was
a very great success.' There wrere
144 subscribers, at $100 each, and
therefore the ball cost nearly $15,000.
Seventeen hundredcards were issued
and the wealth personally repre
sented on the floor was $500,000,000.
It lVsaid to have been the grandest
affair of the kind ever seen in New
York.
New Jersey has a Baptist minister
who claims to have baptized more
people than any other -man .in his
church. The community in which
he resides has been grieved over his
stubborn cough that has interfered
with his pastoral duties. A physi
cian recommended Dr. Bull's Cough
Syrup, and consequently there will
be baptism in his church next Sun
day. LOCAL ISTDETW. '
1KDKX TO New advertisements,
,J D Nprr Druggist
F C Pkixdle Notice
Of era HorsE Othello
Mtxds Bros rirarmaclsts
W M Cummikq Mattrciscs
Chas P Browne, A Eft Headquarters
braddt & (5 AYr.ORD The Racket Store
For oUier local see fourth page.
Day's length 0 hours and 52 min
utes. . ,
Sunset to morrow afternoon at
2 minutes past o'clock.
, ., , .,. .
Iaundry Ironing Stoves are sold
bytheN. Jacobi Hdw. Co. ' t
We now have" the best Pocket
Scissor made. N. Jacobi Hdw. Co. t
Shot, Cartridges, I-ioaded Shells
and ammnnitipn of aU kinds,' forsitle
by th'e'N.' jacobi Hdw. Co.
Iiey. Mr. Arnold will hold service
and preach at the hospital to-more
Venus is now the bright morning
star. . ,
. Tnrnpr's n.1 inarm f. nrnmisps frrwrv
.we" - ther for Monday. ;
F nil moon Monday morning at 21
minutes past 12 o'clock.
Mr. P. J. Lord, we are glad to say,
was somewhat better tins' 'morning.
i The liegister of Deeds issued mar-
r,aSe licenses this wek-for three
PS colored.
! The tail , end ...ot . the : cold wave
! struck us this
morning
but it was
very little of it that we got.
No interments this week in Oak-
jdale,(none in Uellevue and but two,
both adults, in Pine Forest,
Lent
comes in early this year.
Ash Wednesday falls on February
19th and Easter Sundav on April
oth- ;
a short time, too, as to when your
o a. nucsiiuu ui nine, unu
rheumatism will yield
to Hood's
Sarsaparilla. Try it.'
You will find a nice assortment of
Rifles at the N. Jacob! Hdw. Co.
Just the article to iijake your boy
happy.
Heating Stoves of all kinds and
sizes. We will give you substantial
goods and low prices. N. Jacobi
Hdw. Co.
Prayer and experience meeting of
business and workingmen at 7
o'clock to-night rt the Seaman's
Beinel. ,
What a country isthis, my friends?
Not one death among the ten thou
sand whitt residents of this city dur
ing the past week.
You can get all sizes in good and
heavy Canton Flannel Drawers at 50
cents, at the Wilmington Shirt Fac
tory, No. 122 Market street. ftf
Services m St. John's Churcn.to
morrow; Morning prayer and iily
Communion at 11 o'clock; evening
prayer at 7.30 o'clock: Sunday school
at 3.30 p. in. .
There will be three eclipses this
year, two of the sun and one of the
moon, and a lunar appulse. Only
the latter will be visible here, and it
will occur on June 3d.
The adjourned annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Carolina Oil
and Creosote "Works, will be held at
the company's office in this city on
Thursday, the ifith inst.
Schr Charley Woolsey, Marston,
cleared to day for Hayti, with 06,
905 feet lumber and 30,000 . hingles,
valued at $1,500.19, shipped by
Messrs. S. & "W. H. Northrop.
St. Andrew's Presbyterian church,
coruer of Fourth .and Campbell
streets. Rev. J. "W. Primrose, pastor.
Services to-morrow at 11 a. m. and
7.30 p. m. Sabbath SchooJ at 3p.nt.
Seats free.
Cutlery. Our stock of Standard
Cutlery is very complete. We keep
everything in this line that you can
possibly desire, and our prices are
the lowest. Drop in and look a our
assortment. N. Jacobi Hdw. Co. t
Services at St. Paul's Episcopal
Church to-morrow at 11 -a., m., afcd
7:30 p. m. Textof eveningdiscours?:
"Thou wilt show me the path of
life." All seats free. Sunday School
at 3 p. in. Sunday School at St.
Paul's Mission Cor. Third and Castie
streets at 3:45 p. m.
Mr. Chas. F. Browne, agent, at 112
North "Water street, bought at auc-
tion this morning the balance of the
tiargo of fruit of the Br. schooner
Victory and his store will thereiore
become headquarters forthe sajb of
apples, oranges, pineapples 4nd
lemony, as-well as numerous otjier
good things to eat. See his attiac-
tive ad. in this issue. j
' . I .
!,e Cir?d Him, j
'nd thus she cqred him, and tins
way , i
Will I take upon mo te wash four
liver ?
As clean as ajsoundlsheep's hfeart,
That there shall not bo one ispot
on't." I
This is done by the use ofJ Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
which thoroughly cleanses thef sys
tern of all impurities of the bpod
washes out the liver clean banishes
pimples, boils, blotches, gcpftila;
tuberculosis, and alt 'teiidenjies to
Ppnsumptibn. Dr. Pierce hs pre-
tliin rmiiDilr ' A S unit ' lt:P. ."
: , L X "irV; rsn.lV tl.Z ilrnVr
stores, wiiere ine uauguier
of the ;
Duke as well as the clown.
tor or-
lando, may obtain t (or the
.;.
It is uvirrcmted to benefit or bure, or
,NBW ADVERTiSBKLENTS.
- WILMINGTON, N. C., JAN. 3, 1S90.
rjniE ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING OF
tue Stockholders of tlie Carolina Oil and Creo
sote Company, for the transaction of such
business a3 may be brought before it, will be
held at the office. of the Company, in the elty
of Wilmington, N. C, at 11 o'clock a - m., on
iiy'jiu46:i'Z.
F. C. PlilNDLE,
Secretary and Treasurer.
jan43t 4 10 15
HEADQUARTERS !
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HEADQUARTERS FOR
Potatoes,
. Onions, Apples, Oranges,
Cocoanuts ami- Lemons.
Chas. F. Browne. Agt.,
lia North Water Street,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Jan 4 tf
THANK YOU!
:0:
JS WE HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE AS
t o sell out nearly all our entire stock or
Toys, Millinery and Notions,
we can only return our many thanks to our
many and good customers.
kAnd as t he Old Year is going out and the
New Year coming in we will have in
An Entirely ffew Line of (iooite
TO SUIT THE SEASON,
Ani we hope to i3e patronized by our good
friend we have been the past year.
THE ilEMAlNDER OP OUR
p YILL BE
Closed Oat at a Sacrifice.
. w Come and try your luck.
Very Respectfully,
BRADDY & GAYLOKD,
PROPRIETORS -
RACKET STORE,
117 South Front Street,
' WILMINGTON, N., C.
HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK,
dec 28 tf sat
OPERA-HOUSE.
: . w . :
MONDAY, JANDAltY (il'U.
The two great Shakespearean stars,
B. P. MacLEAN AND MARIK PJ1KSC0TT,
supported oy their own company, in
OTIf:33XiT-.0-
OTHELLO .Mb. 31 acLEAN
LAGO. '. ........ . .MISS PRESCOTT
Box sheet opens at Yates' Saturday morning.
Jan 3 3t JOHN WHITLEY, Manager.
! Straiton k Storm's - "Felile I'umar,"
5 -FOJR lO GBNTS.
j Nice, new, nourlslilng'V toy
1 220 N. Front St.
jan3 tf
JAMBS. D. NUTT,
'; - The Druggist,
Pianos and Organs!
"WE MAKE SPECIAL IN Dl; OEM ENTS FOR
TnE HOLIDAYS ON
AND
ORG-ANS'
We have on hand a carefuUy. selected stock
of Instruments of. the LATEST DESIGNS, and
In FANCY WOODS, which we offer at lowest
rates. Cash or Instalments. 1
K. VanliAER
dec 19 cod ly 407 Ked cross Street.
Private Boarders Wanted.
T J1ANE NICELY FfJRNISnELl THE NEW
iiAN house, ph Orange stfeet, -between Sec
cabana Third, and win oe pieasea to nave
one or two small families and several genue-
of themarketl
men iu uuani. i uiuc oujjhcu iiiui w."'
Mus. ALICE L. ADKINS,
NEW AOVEKTiMMIiiVTh
ROCK Y POINT LAKD8
FOR -3 ALE;
50 Acres Improved,
50 Acres Unimproved,
" i
75 Acres Heavily Timbered. -
All at prices and upon terms that must
prove satisractorj' to any, one desiring: to pur-
chase. -. ' . . , ' . . ..'
1 Auctioneers, '
Stock and ISeal Estate Urokers.
jan.ast
SPECIAL SALE OF RUGS !
A large 16t,of nice RUGS in various .sizes at the LOW
EST PRICES, v ; V:.;- . ; :
CAR PETS AR3 DO I L CLOTH S !
, ,: A complete
In the following sizes :' 2 i -2x3, 3x3, 3k 3 "123x4, 3X '4 1 -2,
at very reasonable prices. '--.Vr; u';,"
JACKETS AND WRAPS.. ;
v A fair assortment, Black -and Colored. .
"Curtains and Curtain Material, Wood (and Brass Poles,
all lengths.
jaii 3 tf
NORTH FRONT STREET.
You rjJight as
For it is comino-.
T3
La
A SOFT BED TO BE SICK t)N-
Call at once on
-
20 Per Cent; Less
:0:
Cash
. Yoa can now find at our Store a choice selection of CARPETING.
Our variety includes every grade, from the least expensive.
INGRAINS TO THE FINEST BRUSSELS AND VELVET.
We have made arrangements with "one ofrthe most prominent
Wew York Wholesale Houses
to supply us with samples of all the new designs as they appear, and to
fill all our orders at prices that will enable ns to
Sell You Carpets as Low as You Co u Id Buy 'The m at Any
Retail House in New York or Elsewhere.
WE SHOW YOU THIS
by samples of from one-half yard to one yard of any pattern,
. . with the aid of ; . J
RICHARDSON'S PATENTED EXHIBITOR,
I ". i ;" u .. '.'.:,-.- jM '",
so constructed that afiy pattern placed Avithiu is nniltipliod for an
indefinite spa.ee. and appears as though perfectly matched and . !
fJ fitted to a room. ", -Selecting Carpets in this way is:inuclv .
more satisfactory than the old way of
matching loosely upon jthe Moor. -
Requiring no extra room, having
insurance on4 the stocK,. no remnants, no oiu siock or parierns ieit
over, reducing the profit, we can alford to send for and get yon
. : any pattern you may select at a cheaper price than you
could buy the same, were you in New York yourself.
Any-Style or Quality Ilequired, not Found in Our Btock ot'gam
pleif, Can bo Procured by Keturn express. s
JZW All orders for CARPETS forwarded to our New York House willjbo
promptly filled and sent by return express or freight. . -
.Very respectfully yours, ..-; '
M
M. KATZ-
DRY GOODS AND CABPETS, i VI
!116 r.larlcot St-,
IIOLID AY GOODS !
Fire cirackors, Oranjrcp
Lemons, Apples. Nutf,
Kaisln, Citrons, pruiits, v
(Jurrants;Cakcs, CtsTar '&c.
Also, a full stock of GKOCEKIES.- Send' in"
your orders. , - -
AD1UAN & VOLLEttS;
U: WHOLESALE GR(H:ru
8. E.-Cor. Dock and "Pirvnt. site
s- Country merchants vill do well to tire
usacalL - - a dec 16Yf
assortment.. -
Well Prepare for
You will need ;
Grippe
' ' ' , '
it FiniisraESs street.
CAPxPETS.
AT -
Than Regular Hates.
no capital invested, nor interest or
VJilmington,(J. G2
ucvi.u 101 it front St,
1
ow afternoon at 4.15 o'clock.
MUNDS BROTHERS, J
money paid for it will be r
nndecl. 1 janiiw
No. 20o Orange Street.