"..THE fILMINGTOATKUST;
WILMINGTON. N. 0.. DECEMBER 186
The Coming Election, -jz'rs-Comparing'our
coming bity elect jonjwitb
" some that have preceded it, the agreeable
fact ' !.becomW evident ;tbat the, offices now
seek the men, and not men, the offices. : A
great change" for the better appears to the
patriotic eyeand to the credit of Wilming
ton it can bo, "said that .she is firsts in the
race for that honorable position. Probably
no community has .advanced quicker than
our own, and when we consider, the disad
vantages under which we have striven ; with
a lower class, exceedingly ignorant, but anx
ious to learn, end upper clac willing to
concede nothing and careless of the fr "n:
with a middle class mostly engaged in trad,
and troubled only with a trader's conscience
surely wonders have been wrought. The
Republican .' masses'- Jiave - followed the
guidance of the Post,-and to the Influence
of this journal do we trace the great change
so creditable to our party and our city, j
Our advance appears the greater when all
O. B. r Dockexy, who was misled -vinto apn -
in
: , tf r . r . i j
? nrf fTfl-i nst hia f Sinciair'8 , resolution t lease iwo or tnree ti nies a.excw.ec-Kr
"odd to take charge of the examination pending may admire its brilliancy of styleyelegance
before" the committee or me ?nois. w ua vuuiusiuoji, aauvwuueuivupf'v
vnfer.h to" I ; i n-away -Cla it.
i T-r ..? n '. rr "-cni w1infl i naticnce
pciotbg Sinclair, appeat for his sapprcs- .ZD i! a auestidu ' ot
sjon.and as tha holder of two. offices; one v j- -Wori.;
dnder Nationai and the other under the EdTllvBrtiir.i.toiwo
sstate uovernment, Sinclair is a supject iqr .zzfy- r
v1Dr,ortmnf rUnn- XV fiavA nnnpoTp.l I BCOUana .
frv f Vir florotoriT TfPKsnrr and XCR
. . .. : Standard as saying
expect -oia am " win nave to come uown incorrectly reported
ous oi mat euug uiiiu ieTeuuo;uiuw J -Tuursciay,'"a9joiniD
Government wants so bad to investigate.
If he don't "resign we call upon the
and true Republicans of Robeson county to
demand his release ot his place in the Leg
islature, obtained by fraud and how held
by false representations. ;
Tb those plain Republicans who may have
been gulled by the specious talk of the man
so priperly termed a a Fraud on the party;"
to the honest farmer, and laboring men who
have voted for a man now .basely betraying
them j we have this w0rd : Why is it that
Sinclair is so ready to volunteer in the de
fence of democratjs ?. Why is he also so
eager to uttack Republicans, and defame
the .party paper? He probably will tell
them some day when he explains his ren-
SP
EtELS
4 ; - 4
OFFICIAIi
j -Tni humorous ke thus glttethjin "on
tne ear oi ins acnitnet, oi treason,:
As if anticipating oui wish1 the Bmtind
did sing ; and- republish h its old editorial
aeain. As soon as Turner returned we knew
it -would appeal bccaTise"trrat1 s th e only one
he can write. It's an economical editonal. L : ja nRniNANCE CONCERNING ANIMALS
. v t . j - . . . i . , - ... - - . . . - . . . M r . v.a- am " . . ....
' uir. 'Q;n1;i w rpnrpsentecl -in tO-QaT'S tooi iortDe ioreman 01 Ws omce neeps u Ml 3 at Jarze. I w t . ;
?ftw3ar(J assaying that Jie (Sinclair) TTi ; standing matter, which tertes the cost oi
5IISCELLANEGUS.
cm
furniture:
t.hfi Standard of setting tvD&'-Kot'H:liaTiDffrteadrattorMia..
week or twol' we hops itvill be printed . at
least two or xnree xirsiiextwetJKr mai. wo
read the report complained ptj and contend- eope rnbre, ,
cd that it was; correct. , : :r 1 ? '-- BS-
Joer;
fr,ntinnprl :tWftf- Ihi gentleman
professed that he jomedin recommending fnational government toald herj in improv
the passage of his (Frenchs)-bill in a cer- ing her harborj.- The idiocy of r peoplej m
tain contingency,? on - account Vol courtesy; 0Iie brerihsultin
desired no' courtesv onthat account, : more known, CTCept here ln the South'.
otner ".despotism'
us a s million dol-
country 'hand over
Its too much; we
Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen
the city of Wilmington as lollows ' "
That the Marshal be land hrherebjf authorized
to take up, and impound anyt horses, cattle
sheep or hogs - found1 running at" large In" the
streets, andlf they are not called for Jy the own
er within tbree(3) days from the time they, are
taken tip, he shall advertise ' them for seven e (7)
days ana tnen sen - tuem ; aiwur ueuucuug cjs.-
hi. - i voripn nnrrment nr I'.K 14
cd to him upon payment or ail expenses ana iiue j ''ZZTZltZ "7?" v v-wi-bu :- uMnyire ever
fine as provided: itf aa ordinance passed Ucto- yY. iV19 , .f, l"e. lf . yarollaas.
ber 1st, 1868.
dec 16
esnficiallv lrom one who hfla scarcely cot any.suDiect oi itussiajtae
the Scotch brbgiM off Ids tongue.: If . being j saying, - Oppressor , give
DOm in Virginia,' Witum- iuc . wuuu ...v 1 r Ttrthhor nf iriTT
un-
Fancy
oyer the country, North as well ass South do
we find complaints of demoralization among
members of the tictorious. Republican par
ty. ' Like all bodies too secure m their sue-
i m . r
ram's horn of the North Carolina line as
was the case of Mr. Hodnett-r-was a ground
nn xrhir.h to hasi? a claim for S courtesy, he
dlering of the lines " put money in thy I (French) considered that he was Vmbre i 'en-j
i : :":-;- I - it- Vion noa .fht" -Tpnt1pmflri' frnm
half your revenues
pause to breathe,; ,! r
i
purse
The ex-President of the Wilmington,
Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad lias had
abundant assurance, and was satisfied, tha,t
no charcres asrainst his personal character
cesses they have permitted selfish ambition had been made by the Post . or by Repub-
to sicp in anu uiviuc inio lacuous uie le- licans in the House, why then - Uol." Sin-
gions wnose moup ana party name is pro- clairs eagerness to step out as a sort of for- any where else. He pro
perly " Union." Our majority has frequent- lorn hope ot lobby championship ? In the tong as he ; pleased, and
ly been a source of weakness, and whether parIaDCe 0f lobby rings, "It was a strikers
we consider some far off city i n the West
or our own newly born State men spend in
personal effort t the energies that should
build high the walls ot the temple of pure
. i Republicanism.' . !
Wilmington Republicans have done, their
' duty, and when all oyer the Republic we
! find citizens declarincr . we, want . not ofilce
: but if our fellow citizexiSLelieve their jn
game,'? and the shrewd Scot thought he had
a goose to pluck ! Thank Heaven and the
expose of the Post the rag tag and bobtail
of the lobby, men labored in vain; There's
no t "siller " for " Sin 1 ' Stack your keardft
again Parson t ' J
Presidential Call -
Pursuant to a resolution of the National
Robeson, because; He v (French) was porn
within one thousand miles of r North Caro
lina,' while the gentleman from Robeson was
born over three thousand tniies frorathe
State. He (French) came to Nofth Caroli
na because he had a right to t do so, and
without consulting carpet-baggers' 'from
Scotland, Virginia, Tennessee,,-. Alabama, or
ed to remain as
he - thought 1 his
views Were the same as those of other North
ern "carpetbaggers."' ;
- Hard
A native North
on Sin." . .
Carolinian sends us the
following on " old Sin ' ;
Qivq the devil his due if you don't you
Sin-Claif. , - .- ; :-: ' " ;
The ; devil; loves sinners that is, Sin-
"Clair;: f-s.t ;
A clair sin Sinclair. '.
: Our country friends will
appropriate pronunciation
clair" for clear.
appreciate the
of the word
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: ONCE AGr A.IN ! V
BY SPECIAI. ;tUEST ! r
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. .' - AND - ,..:!
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Oar stock comprises all the latest styles of
PARLOR AND BED ROOM SET8, '
y,' r HALL 8ETS,
OFFICE AND LIBRARY FURNITURE, '
- ' ? DINING R003I SETS
and every variety of Bedsteads, BureausWash
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On the premises Is our Upholstering aiid Bed-1
ding Manu'aetory on an extensive scale Noafr '
but the best ot workmen employed 1 and 'all of
our work guaranteed. A full line of all th
latest styles of window shades, wall., paper
curtain bands and upholstery generally. '
We also deal extensively in sash, blinds and
doors. -
. Trices as low as any Furniture House North
or South. A call respectfully solicited.
JK A SIfilTH',
Granite Front Baifdings,
, . South Front Street.
nov 18
X
326-tf
Hon. J. M. Langston, of Ohio, In his
very able address before the,. Convention I J , !
maVlft iho. following verv comnlimentarv I : - 'V
allusions to North Carolina working men : j
"More than one-third of the entire col
ored population of North Carolina are me
chanics. They are Pearly six to one as
compared with white mechanics. The cen-
" Moke truth than poetry" when
jolly u Jimmycrat"; still ' harps upon
'a,
his
Thursday Evening, Dec.
9
16th,
1869.
as a '.' conservative' paper has
it. Meamiftr by this the said J. J. babbles
of " nigger" supremacy and hopes every
thing will go to the d I "unless ex-President
Jefferseur Davis and "his contempora
ries of the Southern i Confederacy help to
tcresfs maybe advanced by our election Labor Convention, a delegation composed of sus gives less than 20,000 of the latter, while make and carry out the laws."
' tben we consent to' sctTO-whea. these the president and vice presidents of that S&LJA L - '
words be generally spoken surely a 'political body, called on President Grant at 1 o'clock by thehi blacksmitl s, - gunsmiths, whe'el
' ;millenium will appear' among us, and all P. M.-on. Saturday, to assure him in the7 wrights, millwrights) machinists, carpent-
equally share the blessings of that " good
time coming.,? , ! 7
It is the more creditable to our people
that the above state of affairs exists because
of the large working majority we possess.
Strength is frequently a source of weakness,;
and for that reason to be regretted. Thus
a nomination being equivalent to an elec
tion, the number of candidates expecting I chattelhood to manhood, and said that is
princess ami wan ia "alwav lare. and mknv sues which it had been supposed were de
name of the colored men ' of the United
States that they gratefully appreciate, his
efforts!! behalf oi their rights as American
citizens.
Mr. Harris, of North Carolina, as presi
dent of the Convention was the spokesman
on the occasion, and delivered a brief and
forcible address. He recurred to the past
history of his race, and their elevation from
1 1 . : 1 - - A. ... X A ' .
ers, caDinet-maKers, plasterers, painters,
ship-builders, stone-Liasons, and bricklay
ers, are found amoog them in large num
bers. There are also, .among them, many
pilots and (engineers ; nor are they behind
any class of workmen in tne skill,. taste and
Kepresentjltive Golladat. of Ken
tucky, who is running a race tor United
States Senator, vice McCreery, has recently
given expression to some sound Democratic
doctrines. He announces himselt wholly
in favor of repudiation, and quotes largely
from different authorities in attempting to
ability which are usually exhibited in, their justify his views on the financial situation.
several iraaes. ui iue uiious auu eugmcers
for the
BENEFIT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH !
KarThis will positively be their last appear
ance in Wilmington this Season.
tSf-The Sale of 'Tickets! will commence
Wednesday morning, at Heinsbergers Music
Store. '
Tickets... 75
Reserved Seats l.W
Gallery 25
Doors open at 7, to commence a 8 o'clock.
dec 16 ..; ... . .':!.. :.. ; ', .
New Market House Stalin
AT AUCTION.
THE CITY CLERK AND TREASURER
will rent the stalls ot the
NEWMARKET
, At Public Auction 1
JUST OPENED
AT " - :
36 MARKET STREETj
lender Mri
VanOrsdeH's
Gallery,
-Photographic
A
N ENTIRE
NEW STOCK,
consisting of the Latest Styles,
STAPLE AND FANCY
DRY GOODS,
DRESS GOODS;
.it
cided in the field were still being discussed
in the forum; that the colored race would
stand by the President in the future, as he
and the great party that he so faithfully
r.:,jnad enough to run independent. This
ever be tne case in -Wilminffton,
cur people will ' not ennpo't any
: "regularly'.; nominated, even althf.ugh
.'j? object to and have no love tor the
v y . ; i ;
s..jrstul CiQilidate. Probably uo more in
lv,ent majority exists than our own, and
,iiithouffh not learned in the schools,, the
best of - all teachers " EXPERIENCE has
uiugut uucm -uwt, .w.iaauiy uruw away lueir authorities ot Georgia are hostile to
liberties . and privileges purchased at such I man who is true to the government
terrible cost. .. ;'. ' ;. u . ; , :
In proportion to the modesty of candi
dates, do we find mem ' lavorably received
. by our people, and the enthusiasm of friends
grow with apparent reticence of the favor
ed ones.
running steamboats on the Idifferent rivers
of this State, many of the very best are col
ored men. It is said that the two most
trustworthy pilots" in North Carolina, are
freedmen ; one of -whom is running a steam
boat on Cape Fear, river, - and the other,
across Albemarle sound, and on the Chcwan
land Blackwater rivers.
on Saturday at
rt-presented had stood by them in the past, ptteen dollars per montn more man any
He st ted that he was especially instructed other pilot on the river, because of his su-
by the Convention to thank the President perior ability. . The engineer on the boat
for the view taken by him in his recent run by this pilot is also a freedman, and is
message in resrard to the reconstrnrtinn nf bmu to ue one gi lue.uest, lu muoiaw,
Georgia : and said that the rights of the
Tub Paris Siecle compliments the Secre
tary of the Treasury and President Grant's
administration, wheh it said "An American
promise is equivalent to its fulfillment."
Had Democracy triumphed . in 1868, it
The tormer is paid J have said " An American's word is
equal to hi; bond and neither is worth a
10 o'clock, A. M.,
in front of the same.
SILKS,
The rental to be for one year only.
W. P. CANADAY,
SHAWLS,
CLOAKS,
dec 16
City Marshal.
834-lt
JOSEPH C. ABBOTT,
ALEX. 6TRAUSZ,
tou
5
APE
FL AH
BUILDING
U. B. BERVOSS,
L. E. RICE,
5
imvwx
iUllllillU
The women of America are
The work of the Wards has been
accomplished quietly and tho men uomina-
iea Willie found generally accepted. The
Convention will soon, settle the business
commenced so auspiciously by the General
-Committee, and the mayoralty candidate
- be placed before the people. ' i
.The Missouri papers report thatBrigham
These colored mechanics, when employ- XU.?S drilling his militia and talks of
loyal laboring classes of that State were ed, commantflbeMalWfageapaidotheM" " seceding" unless he obtains " his rights."
deeply involved in the question, as the local of like calling, and are now; constantly tak': The " twin relic" is tho trouble, but we an-
?ve5y "rl" smashing Digamy
or tne UU1UB v UWBMW wj; i rru ,
TTnifol RtAfAa anil th nnlrtr.l l.Knv fcra. One of the mo8t interesting Sights 1 k"" oiywj.
is to-dav absolutelv without nrotection for which it was my. good fortune to witness omted on the one man question.
iiu riwuts. : while in the State was. the building of a
The President replied as follows : steamboat on Cape Feat river by a colored The Washington Daoers SDeak verv hiah
" I am very glad to meet a delegation siiipminder with his gang ot colored work, w 0f the North Carolina delegation in the
from the working men i of the country. I men." . t , . , . mu m ?
.., ... . - ' . . j Workinfr Mftn' noinrention. The Chronicle
nearuiy sympa-tnize :wim. tne movements
, . il I i m - . IT . -r r
jua gros3 assault tne, journal upon
the Inspectors employed in this city who
ar characterized as : " carpet-baggers, now
A Fraud.
I.
now generally in progress to! secure their
rights. If they move in the rierht direr.tinn
arid organize properly, they are strong
enough to enforce all their just demands".
So far as in niy power I will endeavor to
secure ample protection for them, and for
ail classes. The time has passed when the
persons or property of citizens can be en
dangered by their loyalty to the Government."
After a brief conversation with the Preai-
We do not . genera ly ...dignify small as- dent the dele tion retired w hl tified
with their interview.
ailants and lower the tone of our col
umns by admitting their names or actions.-
The impertinence of the ex-parson,
cxj-rebel,ex-everythipg Sinclair demands this
notice. Not that it benefits the public to
stir up such a heap of nastiness, but when
the halls of Legislation are desecrated by
tirades like that delivered against the Post,
notice becomes necessary.;, In answer to
Sinclair's statement that he was a defender
of -natives against carpet-baggers, while the I looking so peaceable that Shavey mistook
A Parallel Case.
, The attack of " Parson" Sinclair upon
the Post is much like the assault of the
bull upon, the elephant. It seems an ugly
old brute named Shavey had another ugly
old brute of a bull giving to butting and
goreing people. One ' day the great
MTir)poo" elephant came that way, and
fattening themselves upon the sweat ot the
Southern man's brow" is amusing. '
It is of a piece with the statements so
requently made against Republicans by
Copperhead journals, and. as true as most ot
the falsehoods told by copperhead speakers,
whether in the Legislature itr on a question
of privilege of in their Jounial f men
dacity published in this oitOf Tthe forty
odd persons holding office under Republican
riile on our wharves, but three are of Northern
bi r th v the bal ance natives, of the State. 1 But
then they are "Republicans. Y ' ' f
. -4
Working Men's Convention. The Chronicle
states ; " Mr. G. P. Rourke, of North Caro
lina, made a very intelligent and entertain
ing address, which was received with interest."
editor of the . Post discriminated against
the native in faypr of " unnaturalized "
American citizens born out of the State
limits j we have but to-say that Sinclair's
statements' are false in every particular !
Again, the; editor of the Post made
his first entree in ",Southern society " in the
year 1839 and this much farther South
than Mr. Sinclair, has
eter: beqn ! , . Three-i
his quietness for cowardice, and turned loose
uu uu.il. wy ib BBcms mat ouuvey was a
"fighting quaker" as Sinclair is' a fighting
"parson" although the F. Q. 4 never prayed
against the Union as did the F. P.
" Take that bull out of the way," shouted
the keeper as he approached.
" Proceed with thy elephant,", was the
repiy. ,
"If you don't take that bull away he'll
fourths of the relations of the editor of the get hurt,", continued the keeper, approach
Posr are natives of Southern States, and we ing while the bull redoubled his beligerent
do not know of Mr. SinrW lmvin .mrmj demonstrations. V
latives in this count r A, tn RinoirV ,Don't troublc Myself about the bull, but
latiyes in inu country As to Sinclair t nroceed with thvelenhanr tva v.nnA
virtuous indignation against us for not as- Shavey, rubbing his hands with delight at
-:4.! l i Lil . . I ii ; i j. r .. p.
bi&iiug mm hi ms aiiempis upon tne purse t"p prospect oi a scrimmage tne old fel
of a wealthy gentleman ; our friends and low havinS great confidence in the inyinci
thc public know, and we now inform bilm-y f S-k UlK L t.- ;
Mr. (Sinclair, that we are not in the haht of shambling gait ; the bull lowered his head
leing uscd ! It will take ar much more bril-1 nd made a charge directly at theeleohant.
liant1 foreigner than Mr.1 Sinclair th nia v.tm 1 Old Tippoo, without even pausing in his
u Mr J I w
miserable bagpipe ttunes upod an organ of v. n wua.uer a eweep, qatcn-
.-i-v or r r f " w Oa" UA I inff the bnll on thfi rip rmohinrr Jr. K5o
nbs with his
- the Post description.
Try somebody else,. Parson 1 - '
As far' as the . term " carpet-bagger " is
concerned, we glory in the party and the
people upon whom our enemies bestow that
term of endearment. From Columbus, the
first carpet-bagger, to the English father of
G, orge Washington, our" hind has been
bi svl by emigrants and adventurous spirits
Of caurse much. tras like the honorable
'idi.viual' frqincotland will fbat over to
side, crushing in his
enormous tusks, and then
raised him about thirty feet in the air, the
W ll iZ.Z i . V . '
uuu suiMug upou uis neaa. as ne came
down, breakmghis neck, and killing him
lasiamiv.
, TfiE only hope of Cuba lies in a speedy
success of the Republican party in, Spain.
The very difficulty found in the choice of a
sovereign j proves that the people . want to
govern themselves. The last life of Mon-
arcuy seema to centre en ' the school bov
u, i" V - ormigrating Duke ot Genoa, whose guardians doubt the
bumiiaty he has an unenviable place and propriety of trusting him to the tendr
uc. vcujpxuunueu. u pouiicu pirate 2 mercies of Prim and the Republicans.
Siriclair has no standing in the party or v '' : ' :'" " ' n N -ln
the ' State"where,ha : linn f1rfirrfrl Tmi'. .f..4 tt,.i c n
thing accursed. Sailing under false colors, paribga sixteenth amendment to the Con-
every honest man ; and whether we consider schobllnteresta of the whole country in the
him as a preacher without, a profession? or' hands of Congress, and giving that body
Politician without a party, he is equally a ab?ptnte control of all school funds in every
xmiiance and daghi to be'tbated,1 To Hop. State of the Union.1 fe-?
, A good joke on uncle John Bull lately
happened in the elections where a Fenian
convict was elected to parliament. The
gentleman is known as O'DoDOvun Rossa,
and his wife has obtained considerable
reputation as a lecturer on Irish Independ
ence. .' '"; , ." . -r
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
ESTIMATES AND PLANS - GIVEN' AND
contracts made for the erection and com
pletion of ..
DWELLING HOUSES
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
WARE HOUSJ8S
OFFICES, BRIDGES, &c
ALSO,
PAINTING, REPAIRS, &c,
done at short notice.
We manufacture nil kiads of
MOULDINGS, 0
BRACKETS,
SCROLL WORK,
NEWEL POSTS,
RAILINGS and
BALUSTERS,
DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES. ,
! Orders left at "Office North side of Princess
street, between Front and Second streets;
dec 16
WHITE GOODS, ,
1 NOTIONS, ami
FURNISHING GOODS.
TERMS CASH, with the motto, "Quick
Sales and Small Profits.!'
i "m. m. katz.
i 1 "
oct 10 315 tf
GOODS.
1 A- B EVER THE POPULAR CLOTHING ES
J. tabiuhuient or ,
MUNSON & CO.,
presents various attractions for the Holidays. '
334-lm
Grand Lodge Festival !
DELEGATES TO THE GRAND LODGE
FestiTal, to be held in Wilmington on or
about the 2rth Inst., will please take notice
that through the kindness of Col. Bridgers
halt rare will be charged visitors arriving on
the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad. Exten
sive, preparations have been made by Giblum
Lodge lor the accomodation of visitors.
Pianos Pianos.
KNABE'S Stieft's & Grotenteins
Pianos for sale at
HEINSBERGERS.
89 Market Street
nov 2 . 329.
ARNOLD'S
Titere aro over five thousand ladies vot
ing in Manchester, England. These women
are qualified by reason ot residence, prop- A A G1 ."Iff A T) A T T A T
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the receipt of 50 cents. .
Address . S. ROUDENLUSH,
Lc Roy, Genesee County, N. Y.
dec 12 , 33-lm
The new Governor of Texas, General ' E. Jet resulted from their electing, and it ex
J. Davis, is a native Southerner, of whom
his State and party may , be proud. When
forced to fly from Texas early in the rebel
lion, for his Union sentiments, he went to
New Orleans and reported to General But-
, ; - - ... - f
ler, then in, command of the cityfc - Instead
of seeking for safe conduct for the North,
as many of the refugees did, he asked pow
er to go pack and raise a regiment. Gener
al Butler commissioned him, and General
Davis returned and put himself at the head
of a force that did signal service to the
country, lie is now the -first elected Re
publican Chief Magistrate ot Texas. "
The crt. y man who edits the, Mobile TrU
lime thus howls over the . defeat ot his
Cltc3 no comment from thefenglish press. OYSTERS IN SEASON,
: The committee on Foreign relations in
the House of Representatives are reported
to oppose recognition of Cuba's beligerent
rights. The Senate Committee favor the
Cuban beligerents, but have not yet recom
mended any action, .v
In the Senate Committees we notice North
Carolina has a fair share t)f honors. Sena
tor Poole has been placed on, the very im
portant, committee of j appropriations, aitd
Gkineral Abbott retains his old favorite
the Pacific Railroad. i
CHOICE LIQUORS,
' CIGARS,
BILLIARDS, 4
LUNCH SERVED AND SENT TO ANT
part of the city at all hours, without any
extra charge.
. Open Until Midnight.
r. M. AIMVOIjD,
Proprietor.
334-lm ;
By
dec 16
T
friends
in Mississippi;
Old E. T." of Wash," got somebody
to thank " our worth Mare" - last week.
Well Mr. Bow-en may ideserre thanks, but
T52Cn?'S0?abIeiJ,rV;,lleft: We would thank him "'some more" if he'd
ing the difficulty while race distinctions are .v, .wfl r '
ignored as at present, and that is to de- kceP hls name out of the paper.
stroy both races by universal amalgama- ' ' m ' .. ' ' ."TT 7
tion. ! That reallv is what the mrtv iivTinwf lHB lecture of . Father Hyacinthe on
er insultingly propose to the people of the ("charity" is declared vry beautiful, but a
boutn when tlicv ! oretend to erect fitRtn
governments resting on the consent of t
governed, for a mixed government canr re
ceive only a consent of - a mixed people.
Taking ? that? view of the matter, bur ad
vice to the people of Mississippi is to pos
sess their souls in peace, to put money , in
their pockets, and put to death negroes and
renegaue wmies. r - -
vYork critic declares it savouring' more
4Entebpri8E the publication of the disa
bility list by the Journal Tuesday the Post
printed three days before. V
What's in a name? Charles Sumner has
LIVERPOOL, 18th NONEMBER, 1869. ,
AUEBICAII QUERClTJIOn DARK
IN EnQLAHD, -
ANEW FEATURE.
OUR CHIEF SUPPLY OF QUERCITRON
has, ever since Its general introduction fifty
years ago, reached us from; Philadelphia and
Baltimore, with occasional consignment from
New York, fcc : s .
Philadelphia Bark comes in ' hogshesds, , as is
weu Known, ana irom tne iact that in Philadel
phia it is branded ''first sort1, and must conse
quently be up to the mark " in quality, gives a
reputation to that port which no other rivals.
Baltimore comes in bags, and most el It in
trinsically the ' same of that which comes from
Philadelphia, hnt. from the fact that it is not so
carefully ground or packed, fetches as , will be
seen Dy tne quotations, a mucn lower- price.
A PROCLAMATION,
His Excellency the Governor of
North Carolina.
Executivb Depabtmbnt of N. C, )
Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 7, 18G9. ,;.
WHEREAS, Inionnatlon has been received
at this Department that on the night of
the 27th oi November last, " Martin McAfee, a
prisoner confined In the jail of Burke county on
a charge 01 Rape, did make hia escape 1 here
from an Is now at large.
oftbe State pf North Carolina, by virtue of au
thority Tested in tne by law, do Issue this procla
mation offering a reward of two hundred dol
lars ior the apprehension and delivery or said
fugitive for trul;. and' I do enfoin . all onlcers
and citizens generally to aid in securing the
ends of Justice in this case.
I Done at our city of Raleigh, this 7th day
fLi 8.J of December, 1869, and in the 91th year
. of our Independence.
1- W. V. HOLDEN, Governor.
By the Governor: ' ' 1
Y. K. Richabdson, Private Secretary.
,4.4; J DESCBIPTIOJ . ' '--Nr. ' -
Kartin McAfee is about 35 or 40 yean old,
light brown color, 5 feet 10, or 11 -Inches hlgh,a
weighs about 135 or 140 pounds, is said to be
very witty in conversation, and is a shrewd,
sharp fellow.
dec 13 . 33 3t
A PROCLAMATION,
By His Excellency the Governor of North
.' Carolina.
Wk notice that Dr. Davies
tioned in this State has been lecturing on
hygiene before the gopd 7 people,' ot Ere
We believe thaTthe climate is too healthy
np there for Dr. D, He would dp well, to
return and give our people ; ad viceindnoi
medeeine. ;""Ve! have too many piUs and piil
ven dertf in the Soirtn and" tod little knowlU
edge as to " the how Mie keep 'healtht,
vvue uu jLucior 1 . , :t
i-.''A7 jast been appointed postmaster at Schuyler, J,&j0fS
fnrmprlv cfn. n-ir - -m- t. , ' .-. ... ' 1st and 2d Baltimore, in bags... $35H5 per ton.
iormerly sta- Colfaxconnty, ITebraskfc V - ; As this article abounds in untold quanlitiesLi
OFFICE,
yi '.'t ''?'
ibe 01a contederate steamer " A tlanta
ia now in the bands of Haytien officew,ahd
is on her way to blow op some of the many '
other powder magazines laying around loose
in Hayti. - b: 4- v -
j COLLECTORS
: i; v vitx ofwilmikgtoh; n.C; t
, ; v '" r , November 30th, 1869. : -
Tax Notice 1 Notice f
t; THE fliX BOOKS lEO 1869 ARK NOW
open. The taxes are m Reil Estate! ' Personal
property, Xacome, Lawyers PhyBicIanl Den
tists, Carriages and Horses, and Polls. This tax
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia,&c, and as the
consumption in Europe is so enormous, jit may
be well to call attention toT a new feature."
which wil give more general employment, and
benefit ; everybody. , The , new feature'Mg, to
send the Bark tpulv'erised,?' likev Flour or Jla-
vine. - This attained, port of shipment or place
of production makes no difference, whereas the
value increases to $70 to 180 per ton ! ; Indeed In
the nrst instance, ! myseu made per ton, and j
zuiiy ueueye, luperpeiuiiv, ui&i uus wui De a
nearer value, r Wherever Bark or , Sumac mills
EmcirrrTE tjaPAaTMicKT" op N.' C.
Raleisb, December 2d. 180S.
. - - - ... . . ,
EAg, INFORMATION HAS BEEN
vamIvaA .- m thla v T)Ana.rfmnf t that : nnn
j . V W V- WW , " W . -m wrw M4V4 W ; . DAMP ' U W
SucmsL Butts, a notorious desperado, against
whom indictments are pending in. several coun-
Jones, tnohvpuplin and Greene ; and, , , . .
- WBvebx as, The said Samuel Butts is now at
large and supposed to be lurking in or near the
counties aforesaid, to the terror oi all good and
j Now, therefore, VWrWfHOLDfcN, Governor
of the State of North Carolina, by virtue of au
thority vested in me by 6ectin 1 of anact enti
tled 'An act to prescribe the power and duty ot
the Governor in respect to fugitives from jus-.
timC da Inane thU nroHamatuin. oflerinsr a re
ward of five hundred dollars- for the appre
hension and delrrerv, of said . criminal to the
kust be paid before the 1st of Jamiiart,-1870- or I abound their present machinery can 1 readily be I proper authorities of either of , the , afpresaid
the usual course will be taken.
The ofilce will be open from 9 to 3 of each
day, (Sundays excepted.) j ' :
r?!?1- ' BENJAMIN DURFEE,
vdec 2 .... ,
Journal and 8tar co
Collector.
1
adjusted to do the work of "fine srinilW I cnnntleRVand T da enioin all officers of the
when nothing remains but its being - packed in peace, and each and -every good'eitteen, to aid
hogsheads, lined with paper and. transhipped to In securing the ends of justice in this case.
England from any : contiguous port The c on- Done at our city of Raleigh; this 2d day
sumption will be largely increased, t t v s.) of Decmber, 1869, and in the 4th year
' ALEX. S MACRAE, of our Indpendence. . , , , 1
Anglo-American Produce Broker - i i n - W. W. Holdeh, Governor,
vm Liverpool, Easland W. R. Richabdsoit, Private Secretary.
dec 15 83W dec 8 S33-S