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VOLUME XII.
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r VJlvh I"' K A It It 1 V ifi 11 1MPUOVE-j-;
' , 'j jlEWr.
' Tl.e htorni oi the 2olh and 27th of
I Aug'i. w.-jh not vry severe along the
I coawt in lha vicinjty.of our river. Yet
1 we have betjn inforuded that it did con-
ti(Ierab!e damage to'. the U. S. jmprove
? mciiH of;itie (Joje Fear inlet. The
fact is ji great many of our people have
i civie to the conclusior. that considera
i Olc money is being expended without
correHpondingty bcn(Uting our harbor,
jiome believe it is 'for the want of
gojd judgment oil 'the part of the
t officers' !iin : charge. We are ' free
,lo fy that the matter ought to
warrant a thorough ' investigation by
! the highefTtkials of, the c;overnm.ent.
A work thaJL hR already ct $1,200,
f'OO, ai bicld fair to cost. as much more, ;
; Should havf an ojjeer in pjjarge of the'j
'! hiliciL intearity -and capacity. This; j
the people of Wilmington have a right.
t ) expect a'nd'demand, and we h.ive noti
the It at doubt but what the able Chief
lof the'Knginccr Departmeitt will give
llj'vproper consideration to this impor
tmit matter, and relieve all grounds for
briber complaint on the part of our
i'"ph' . .
i General T. I. ClMgman .has . been'
1 writing about the coustitutioual diffi
. Unities in the present situation of af
fairs. Mr, Kenneth Ilayner, well known
(o jSorth (Carolinians of aijuarterof a
U'n'tury ago.' io? he is a Dative and rep
refuted the Hertford district sereral
tnin-H in the U. S. House,, has written
art ply, that would mate quite t"0
. inihmtns of ihe filar solid. He hits the
inaii on the head in this solution. 11 "d-
miiujIhh
tilt.
JJon. Kenneth Itaypcr i the present
u!e I'- plicjtor PI tlie JJ.' fc. treasury
mid wbatov'ir. le najs on colistitutional
law will be rtceived in North Carolina,
wliero ' he is so well and
known, us i!s true version.
popularly
" . l'iili.vKs-Tlie" rajala, who 'have
bie i inuiching Rold and sirer coins,
have' icvit brought up. with a short ba!
U r by a giiytrnment order.. A double
t'ifgle ' puViclicdk'is declared torbe. worth
o.-i4y Jl, instead of $20; .silver dollars,
5 eriitf;. fcaff dollar., ceut?; quarter
f dollar, fii ccnti, and dimca, fiVent.
This govenjmenc order, punched these
villains under the short ribs. , r
ix k' lions. Under the amended
lViioioii Act!
any person who participa
ati)e, or served 1 j day in
ed in: one
liio war of
1812, is entitled to a pen-
iou oif S
cr mouth from approval of
r
act,
Widows of tuch soldiers as have
uirtl altf r s
imtlar1 service, no ; matter
e date of marriage to the
ii titUd to the-aamo pen
2 piiiiiijcr4 ijropped from
w! al" ! w;s t
;i V.; Alt is
'If f
s'leau'e of alleged disloyalty
i4I.ltp,Vl STOHil
Wv clip the'foMowing .frojn the IUL
L::'i. f '.i. iv
I'igu outnw, a .uemocrauc paper,
Uvtd ii : -j- . . - - V ,;y'-' -,
violent Nailroad. storm h'as juat
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t'uJea&rtd up to this hour to account
r itiji pertains' la the Western N.
(lUftilroad, which was last year void
to lWt and Associates and, afterward
jaed into the. hands of the Richmond
A: Uanvilte Railroad Company by rea
wn of the! MOciatc' Urserling Best
jJ hu iabiliy to carry out the con
trad with the state. It will be recol
hctcd that the sale to l'est and Asso
ciates originated in Washington City,
and that Senator Vance was prominent
o thje tran-actton. Senator Vance?
leads uqw in the new complication in m
Nwpater interview, hi own son being
JbV interviewer on behalf of tha Chai
u?tt iHvr', la this interview rl
i'us charges are made against LV1. A. B.
Andrewa, rermcutiof the Richmond
Danvitle lload,' ana Cwl. A. Uv jLn-
drews has made a re ply, a copv of
which reaches us as we p to prt,but
too tale lor this Uu . In our next we
till pie the who:e analr regard' pf
foiuueace. ;
. lr all meant let tt have the whole
libi corruption.
i Rvom Rtr. Stat Ex. C5m
'Statist i llk.
There will he meeUor of the IU
ahlkti S;a't ExtcaUve Committee
U the city of RUUh, on Tlmrida
U 15 h day of Sept. 15 SI. Tbowem
wiare all taeetcd u n preseau
: Joast J. Motr Ckairmaa.
j iHtratthtiT froa lfanU ec, 2C. ii.
Ule U at Got. Sheldon hat rtturwed
lehUpoatof dnty, and has tamed
Alrtt jcsXUef po all the citUetu U
tudi4 themeelTte Into military conv
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THE PRESIDENT.
September 3,!:8.30 A. Mi -.The Pre$
ident was somewhat more restless than
usual during the early part of the night,
but slept better after 1 A. M. ThiB
morning his general condhion'c'oes not
differ materially from what it was at
the ame hour (yesterday, except thai
there is a slight increase in . the fre
quency of the' pulse. Pulse 104, tem
perature 98.6, respiration 18. -
Executive Mansion, September .2,
8 3") A. M. The President slept well
during the night, and this morning his
condi'ioiris in all regpectaas favorabl
as yesterday at the same hour. Pulse
100, temperature 98.4, respiration 17.
(B gmd) D. W. BLI83,
J. K. BAhNjs,
"'' J. J. WOODW.ABD,
f .' BOBT. EeYBUKN;
I F. II. Hamilton.
12.30 1. M. About the same.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
Executive Mansion, Sept' 2, 6.30 1'.
M. The President has passed a com
fortable day, and ibis evening appears
better than for several days past. Ilia
pulse shows some improvement as re
gards frequency and strength. The paj
rotid abscefs continnes to jmprove.
The wound as yet shows little change
This evening his pulse is 104, tempera
tre 91) 2, rcsiration 18. , r'
(Siiicdf - I D. W. L'LJaS, ;
: si ; J. k. Barn ics,'
j J,.J. Woodward,
' i " Robt. Reybukn,
" F. 1I Hamilton.
9. SO p. m." September 2 Blaine tq
Lowell 'President has had a satisfac-l
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tory d ty. Taking 24 hours through it;
was-the best day of igany 1
HEATH OW X CESTtEXARI.IX.
A lirief Nketch of a New Eng.
land Wtfniaii Who WnsjJut ai
OldaM thc BTation. ,
Krom au Occasional Correspc ndiut f the
; ; '- Tribune. .: :;'; ; -
Pj. t mouth , IS., Aujrust SO. M n.
Hannah Cox, who died on Sunday, inj
Hoidernessj at the age of more than
105 years, was probably the oldest and
in many respects
one oi tne most re4
markable women
iu New England
For nearly a century the lived in Hoi
derness, a township separated from this
village by the lVraigewas;ett river, oa
an iiic'al New England farm, adjoining;
the estate orrginally owned by Chief-
Justice Livennore, oue of tho signers
of the Declaration of Independence.
Her father, Isaac Stanton, was a Cap-
lain oi uounec'icut volunteers in tne
llevoluliotin'ry war. He ra.oved to Hol-j
d'erness at the solicitation of Judgo
Livermore, anoVliyed to a good old age
on the farm upon which his daughter
Hannah passed her life. At tin early
age ihe became the wife of Robert Cox,
who w'as, next to the ChU f-Justice,.the
most prominent man in that region of
country. Mr?. Cox had a tvondtrful
memory, and her tcoouai of tne tuits'
of (Joyernor Chase, of this state,' Priest
Fowle, as he was familiarly called, the
Episcopal, clergyman who was known
from one end of the state to the other,
and of other noted personages, were
most interesting. She knows all the
Governors for many years of the state;
llaw(,horno, who qi.d in the old Pe
miirewrHHlt llotel in this place, and
Daniel Webster and Starr King, who
often called on "O.d Lady Cox," as
she was koown for miles around. In
later years it was considered a great
privilege by people ontheir way to the
White lountains to be a lowed to visit
her. When she was, abot scvputy
five years old her sight aud bearing both
failed but fifteen years later she could
hear very well; and could see to read
coarse print. ''-?'.': 'irV-;'-
Chief Justice Lirermore built upon
oue side ot his farm the first Episcopal
Church erected in the state. At this
Church, in w hich services are still held,
a special service was conducted on the
ilh of JiHy, mG, the lOOtn anntTcrsary
of th birthday of Mrs. Cox, - She was
present and greeted friends who' had
driven-many: miles to met her. She
retained her faculties until near the
anil m ml w W ah ak a Vk-Bi I kil 1 f at
the ace of 103 veara one month and
twenty-two days, she was surrounded I
by her children crand-children. rreat
grand children, and geat great-grand-
cntldren. i- :" r .
The Judge Livertnore, mentioned in
this interesting sketch, was oue of the
most ornate members of Congress of
hia time. He frequently broke lances
with John R&adolpa, of Roanoke. He
was as much noted for his judicial wit
ticisms as he was for his elcqaenve.
He lived to a great je la Holderoew,
on a tort of baroaial cUte, which was
the afar of diatinjuished abspitaiity
etta in his octoaegarlM uaj. There
are probably some ancient Coafrewmea
In lata state who rt member this second
Tristram Barjsa.. ' '..'-t-';
i Witsjtw, iX. cpu iu, ISS!.
DtJta Slit -I have read jcor article
Ur tne lait Usu of the Ikt oa .Mr.
ilhVraHa 4ol the x-coofdrate
oldier. and I itie ith yo that fair
week U r ot the proper tisae for it, be -
caa. ol the same itMons that ytw
have Already gi vets.
Heptfaliy,
It L. BtAC&HO&K,
, ' Kx-Qaftdrat.
The Xew "fotk RepaWka-w ..U
hold their Slate CoaTttUoa oa the th
day oXOdobet next, Ulhc city eXXew
York, to aosaiasie state flce-rs.
WILMINGTON, NQRTI1
Personal.
The vannled success of Jeff. 'Davis'
book oyer the count r$ ia said by know
ing ones not to apply to the south.
"" Senator Beck cf Kentucky, who
went West to the end of the Canadian
Pacific Road, got bacfc with. Gen. Ros
ser on Sunday last, and left Chicago by
yesterday morning's train for Wash
ington, having been telegraphed .for by
Secretary Blaine. ; 1 '
Secretary Kirkwood has notified all
the Indian agents in the Indian Terri
tory to keep constantly informed of the
movements of Capt. Payne, the famous'
iuvader. The Secretjry says if Payne
and his men enter the Territory he will
have them ejected without ceremony,
Senator Ha!wley's Hartford Coranl
iemarks: "If Mr. Arthur becomes
President we BuaU confidently expect
at his hands an ) administration ' that
will be not 'fac
ional or sectienalr but
national in the
beat sense such an adi
ministration aa the country would have
had if President Garfield's life had
been spared.
Svcn if he were not con
course by right feeling
an enlightened selfish-
strained io this
and patriotism
nes-i alone wou
Id dictate it, to him."
STATEiNEWS.- 1
Nurth Slak: Colonel McMahon of
Greensboro, is building qre of the most
complete "establishments of brick, and
is doing ah immense business. p-New
Garden Fair will be held at that place:
on the, 2;7th of October. It is drivenj
into one day ''.on account of the'
droughth in that region.
,1nfoH ' i?fyWcaf (Salem): .' Mr. Ro
bert Belo, of Raleigh,' and his brotbpr,
4ir. Arttur Belo of Texas, are visiting
relatives here. Dr. Joseph Kinyon
of Missouri, a' son of Dr. Kinyon, for
merly of Yadkin county is on a visit
to relatives here. The North Uaro
Jina SUP day School Asscciation, was
held at the Moravian Church at Salem
on the 1st and 2d of September. Such
eminent gentlemen as Kemp P. Battle,
of the University, and E. Parson Par
ker.df Philadelphia, were prv-ent,
Tlie North Carolinian: On reading
in oar state exchanges the accounts of
the Beveral Normal Schoojs recently
held, we feel confident that they - have
awakened an increased interest in the
caurc of popular education. Aud this
is what is Wanted. North Carolina has.
always been very backward id sustaining-
public schooLsv It is .encouraging
to know that a more . healthy public
sentiment on this subject in rapidly
growing. Johh Beirtury who has
just completed the school census of
Elizabeth City, informs ua that there
are of whites between the age of six
and twenty-one males; ISO, females,
183; colored males, 213, females, 251,
making 372 whites and i'iO colored.
Warrcaton (iaztfc: Mr. John fc,
Boyd send us a ftalk pf corn with six
well developed ears. This does not
look much like starvation. Buff alas!
many of the stalks in this ccnfntyj will
not make a;,,nuUbin."--WThe colored
people are. much alaruitd. and many of
them confidently expect Judgment Day
in the near future. Their Ministers are
preaching It to them, and tell them
the drouth is an unmistakable sgn of
it. Bob Gil'.iland, of the River, tells
us tnat in nis section many cl tne
hands hate .quit work dreised up in
their best and gOK.'to preaching every
day. In the election on prohibition,
Cherokee cotihly gave 8 majority for
prohibition, Clay 16, Transylvania 28,
Yancey 173. These four counties polled
ouly 2,077 votes. - Eighteen twenty-
six is known as theory year in this
"uhiuuuj. " JF'11" u,u lf
tell us there was nothing made except
in the bottoms.' It will be so here this
year, but we have so much better rail
road facilities than our ancestors, had,
we are better off than they. But then,
in lS2t, such a thing as mortgage to
a merchant, or to. anyone else, was
scarcely ever heard of. Then the far
mer! "carried" the merchant?, now the
reverse is too often the cse. Even sad
experience tcachrs many cf -us but
little, if any thing. r '
I AU tuhacriberi to the lr aot rt-
l Mifi0g the same irtularly,-wm please
report the same to Mr. W. E. SnrsJof
at this ofSce.
CoL L. E. Iltce has Vrea q-aite tick
at hia retadence i this tiiy a ek
past. We here him an immediate ie
cowrT iod lone life, lie b too taefal
a man to give up.
The Utet reports tioaa the ptaaut
1 fanners la this lectwa indkate that
te crop has Wto xtry "maca Ujartd,
and the protat probahtUtkw are thai
Bot snort than lalf the wal stabw
of haahels wUl. fca awde. Tht prices
lhrtfvxr will h rtty WWetthaa
last year.
Ify waat to he wtU aJt Wd, W
i scribe fee the XVter.
CAROLINAs; SUNDAY. SEPT. 4. 1S81.
, OIT r ITEMS. ",'
The rice crop is being harvested.
'-',U r . : i ' . 1 Mtt-fi
- The last of the summer montha has
stepped down and dnt.: ;" L
It is said tkeTcattleordinartee wfU'
be rigidly enforced from tiow ihti. i
of April nexU. ; 'rC X-". V'" k.
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; The chicken . trade . between Wil
mington and western North Carolina
is rapidly increasing. . f . , t ' -
; Mr. Daniel Shaw, of Pender, has.
been appointed a. Commissioner io the
Atlanta Exposition. V . i
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The monument to' the lamented
Ellerbrock hai been placed in position
in Oakdale Cemetery. ' :j : '
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The Teachers'. Home, on Nua be
tween 6th and 7th streets, . is fast ap
proaching completion. i ) '
The County Commissioners will hold
their regular monthly meeting to-morrow
afternoon at 2 30 o'clock, j 1 "' -
There was an excursion from this
city to Newbern on Monday last, under
the management of Mr. I. B. Abbott. '
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Mr. C. E. Taylor, the Chief Inspec
tor in the Custom House, is on a visit
to bis friends at hja old home in Maine.
: A camp meeting under the auspices
of tho Methodist Church is in progress
near Meares Bluff, Elder T, U. Hogan
in charge,- and the good accomplished
is very great. .5 :
The. copper cap and arm of ex-Sheriff
Paddison's turpentine distillery at Cur
gaw, wdre etolpq last Thursday night.
There is no clue, but it is thought the
thieves headed for this city.
The Board of, Aldermen meet iu- reg
ular monthly session to morrow, ' the
5th instant, when business of consider
able imporsance is likely to come up
for the Board's consideration.
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4 Isaiah Easton and JF. Gilmore, two
colored boys, engaged in a little fight
on Wednesday. Easton whipped out a
sheath -fcnife and cut his antagonist
severely on the arm and wrist, f Easton
jvas arrested.
A water spout, ranging from thirty
to forty feet high, passed over Wrights
vflle sound on Sunday last. Captain
Joseph ! Price's yacht, the Bonnie Las
sie, was , picked up and carried some
distance by it, and boat houses were
injured by the spout '
Gen- Jos. C. Abbott returned to this
city a few days spo from Beaufort,
where he has been with his family f us
tica.ti.ng far a month. Ue looks much
improved, the Beaufort air agrees with
him. lie speaks highly of the people
of that old town. We expect be will
go agair. ' .
M.ARi.NE Hospital Again. --Dr.
Fairfax Irvin, the surgeon in charge of
the Marine Hospital, reports that he
has twenty-five patients in his estab
lishment, and is preparing the build
ing for more, He will be able to ac
commodate all that may apply. --'
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Who will join firsw in a call for; a all
iens meeting for the purpose of getting
up a railroad to Greenville near Fed ef-
ral Point ? Don t . all speak at once
gentlemen, hut the road will be con
structed and it will be a creditable
monument to the men who will get up
the stock and build it. - ;
The call tot a aweeliag the Repub
lican Executive Committee of the State
will be found in this Usua ot the Post.
The meeting is to be. held on the: 15th
Of SepU Dr. Moll has performed a
patriotic service ia making this early
call of the ' committee. Wo hope" that
every member will be present. .
On Tuesday last the body jof a
drowndrd man, supposed to be a sailor.
was , found floating In the river near
Alligator creek, tha body was tied to a
tree and coroner notified. On Wed nee
day Mr. lie wit tt repaired to the place
here the body had been tied, Lot
could see no sign of ii. Tha rope was
still tied to tho tree. The person who
picked the body np states that there
was al putot shot woaad U the man's
aeckviand that tho body was gaahod ia
several places. There is no dee as to
who the man i. Fool play m ancti
Dcath or MjlI. rorssox. Major F.
D. Pobson died at his mideoct ia ihU
city vo lau Monday snoraiag. ; He died
frvxa the Beets of a stroke of partly
sis. tie was la Ue prlsse of lile, and
was a lawyer and had Wt trw if any
npcriors in tho hranchaf Ihofeoiin-
wca whkh h4iciktd, MaiovIW
soa waa horn In niaUgton oa tho
liXk day of Aptil, 1WL o4
sraoontly in tho ih year of has ago.
ax. He rjadoalrd witk haase nTrin
Ur CoScgo, IlartJbrd, GoaSttSkst, la
and mtrhrrd his tlttnss f pra
tktlnlfS?.
.The engines, boilers and smoke stack
lor tne uiarenaon water w or xs nave
arrived, and pher machinery necessary
for the completion of the works is ex
pected on the next New York steamer.
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Watsr Wosxs CoMrASY. We sop
pose we shall soon see the hands put
ting1 down the balance of the pipes for
theater Works. The Company "has
been idle, for some time owing to the
Warm weather, but now it is cooler the
work will probably soon start up again.
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We have received a communication
from Enoch Easter, in wiich he trans
mib.a resolution passed by the Snow
Hill a Church, exhonorating Elder JD.
McKayirOm certain "charges that had
been made against himi' The case was
also tried by a justice of the peace and
the man who preferred the charges had
to pay all cost, etc- The communica
tion is too long for publication. .
Old John Robinson's corps of bill
posters arrived in this city yesterday
morning and proceeded immediately
to. put up fine stand of bills. . Robin
son's circus is paid ',:. to be second fo no
canvass show Jn the road, and Mir. Ro
binson guarantees a fine entertainment,
comfortable s,eata aid polite attention.
Look out for Ihe advertisement of this
circus in our next issue. !
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( Convention. The Odd Feilows are
going to have a big time of it at their
next convocation.;: Says their an
nouncement: ."The, Sovereign Grand
Lodge of the Independent Order1 of
Odd Fellows meets on September ltHb,
in annual convocation, in Cincinnati,
Ohio. Many prominent members of
the order from the different states will
b? fprcsen.t: There is to be erected; a
splendid monument to Odd Fellowship
by the Odd Fellows of Ohio, and this
occasion will be one of the greatest
gatherings ever known in tne history
of American Odd Fellowship. Much
'interesting legislation, will be had to
perfect and harmonize the new rituals
of the new lodges and encampments.;
The lotlowing is a statement of for
eign exports Irom the port of Wilming
ton for the month of August just closed,
as compiled from, the books at the
Custom House iu this city; j
' Rosin and Crude turpentine 17,461
barrels, valued at $39,787- : .
SplriU Tarricntinft 470,884, gallonr,
valued at $192,225. ' I
Lumber 522,000 fett, valued at
$io,25c. -' ;;.. p. '.
Shingles 23S.Q0O, valued ai, $1,453.
Total value of exports on American
Vessels, $5,247i on foreign vessels $238,
474, Total foreign "exports for the
month, $2t3,721.
The total receipts of f cotton at the
port of Wilmington for the crop year
ending August 31st fooled up 119,522
bales, as against 78,788 bales ior the
corresponding period last year.' j
The exports for the Crop year ending
August 31st footed up 119,702 bales, of 1
which 49,952 bales were shipped to do
mestic ports and 69.S10 bales to foreign
port?;f as against 78,348 bales, for the
crop, year ending j August 3 1st, 1SS0, of
which 41,702 bales were shipped to do- j
mestic and S0.5SG bales to foreign ports.
The result shows an
ceipts of . 40,40? bales
increase in re
over last crop
year, andja totat increase in exports of
41,414 bales, of which 8,190 bales were
shipped coastwise and 33,224 foreign.
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RALtloH Tbain. The train that
leaves here at 5:30 o'clock on the C. C.
Riilroad, reaches Raleigh, by way of
Hamlet, the next morn log at 8 o'clock.
Now, we desire to recommend to Col.
F. W. Clark, the efficient General-Passenger
Agent of this line, and the other
authorities of the C.t C,' and the
Uilroads, to pot a
alet per j - on this li ov . should
they do so j we I belieVe that
nine-tenths of the travel " will ro that
war. , it a person has bouncss m KaJ-
egbt he can save j jot two days by go-
tog by via. of U am let. :
He arrives in
Raleigh at8oV.ock ia
the morabg.
andean leave for Wilajiortoo at S
o clock that eveaiBg. Ua the other line
via.. Goldsboro, yt-a
o'clock i a the mcraing
leave at CS3
and ai rived at
lUkigh at 4 p. Us
e the next day
fochnaineoa ad leave- tho next day
toa for ho, and reach WUauagioa
at odock that ngaf, loaia
threo day to atUnd to a few hoars of
oi-rn Wo kepo that iL Clark
wRIstndy tho coeafortjaa weU aa tao
latemt ot oor heei n. ' ' i'l-
. -f . , iv i m ' - - - i r
IwraoTtJss-rTa r 1 ijnt-WTO,-i-
There are nuay very ha adust lm-
pre vesaeau; gviag oa ra Wl4aiaxa.
la the ahapo of not. dorlUrg, storra
an4ihTVsJadin- ;'
Ur. Joka Tarrrntia has talUd
a rrry handMna rtwUnace oa llarkrt
hotwoea Eighth and Xtfih scrt-ic; Ut.
John a Hey aavtrff a yrry Urr-i
and exresMTr cwrirg rrrctrd etau
earner of rrJ. aa4 4 Qro-a. W
ht-jUiauoiimUikeu.7.
Single Copies 5 Cents
Mr. J os. Taylor is putting np a beautiful
hou se on Walnut and Front 1 streets.
which will add very much to the looks
of that neighborhood. Messrs. Brown
A Roddick, those enterprising dry
goods merchants, who hare been so
long i celebrated for quick sales and
small profits, haye leased the store on
Front street near 'Market, and have
added to the building by constructing
an ell off to the north, aboat50 feet to
the Forcell alley. This store, when
ompleted will bo. one of the largest
and most convenient business houses
in the,dty. The oldTick & Mebahe
office has been handsomely renovated
and, will . be; occupied by Mr. IE. R
Dixon, a' gentleman lately moved to the
city from Greenville, South Carolina,
who will deal very largely In cotton.
The Opera House, under the superin
tendence of the lessee, Captain E. J.
Pennypacker, jhaa, been entirely over
hauled, repaired and ' refitted. There
is no ) man who has done the half tor
that establishment ,thaUthis gentleman
has. When he first took hold of the
Theatre it was more 'ike an idle and
long neglected I barn, than'a Theatre or
Opera House. He has been making
constant improvements until now it is
one of the very best in the south. Mr.
Honnett has commenced a new resi
dence pn Front and Nun streets.
Northern capital is having an exceed
ingly handsome - and ' commodious
dwelling put un for Rer. p;D. Dodge,
ou Nun between Sixth and Seventh
streets. Mr. S,amuel Northrop has just
completed a dwelling on Dock street
between Fifth; and Sixth, which is al
most the same as new. Messrs. Brund
hill & Bros., have just completed their
tobacco and agar factory;: the building
is near the railroad, and located at a
convenient distance from their whole
sale liquor establishment They are
prepared to, and probably do the lar
gest liquor and tobacco business of any
firm in the state. Messrs!.; Dyer k Son,
clothiers.; hare leased the store,' corner
Front and Princess streets, and it is
now being thoroughly overhauled and
made ready fo occupation by the above
firm on the first of October. , Front
and Dock streets has been . .very sub
stantially improved by the erection of
a large ice house and store the build
ine is near 120 feet long, and three sto
ries high. Mr, I B. H. J.j Ahrens, the
Owner of this splend'd property pro
poses carrying on the ice .business. Mr.
George R. French, is having the second
and third stories of the old Commer
cial Bank put in first class order; he has
leased the property to Mr. Benjamin'
L. .Perry, proprietor of the Purcell
House. Mr. McRary has just comple
ted a dwelling, which is for rent, on the
Nun and Fifth streels-it is a rery ex
cellent and , convenient l building.
Messrs. Williams & Murchisoo's office
on water street. Wext door to the Cut-:
torn House, is ' WiDg overhauled and,
rearranged to suit the extensive busi
ness done by thai firing Mr. Etvin AT
lis wmI soon complete a small dwelling
near, the corner of Fourth and Red
Cross streets. (The Wilmington and
Weldon railroad has just completed a
vtry large and elegantly arranged round
house at their depot in this dty. Mr.
J. W. Gerlds is now constructing a
btiilding on Fourth between Brunswick
and Bladen street, lb '; bo used as a
store. A small dwelling is now being
elected on Sth fireet by Joshua Slone.
A't V O- K-t is having a rery nice Ht-
t.u resideLce put up on Nixon street.
The dwelling which it In coorse of
erection on 7th between Red crow and
Walnut streeU will be the mideoco of
Mr. A.he Council. Tool First Baptist
Church (colored) on the comer of nth
and Campbell 1 streets has been, or Is
being thoroughly over hao led and pat
ta splendid coodilioa. Mr. King has
just completed a new dwelling on Woos-
ter between $.vh and 9th streets. Mr,
Seer lock kt also const ractisg a hand
some residence on Wooster tirtet. Oar
frieod, li. Steijrs, E)., has had hoilt a
rery elegaat two story residence oa 6th
near Ann street -rie of ik'm luadaota
et dweliixrs . ia'that ohbohood..
Mr. Rhoe has a new hoUdiog goiag op
on Ijacea bete era th and tkh stmtf,
iatroded ' h . 'jdaelUng. The FifJi
Sirtel M thodist Chunk h now baild
lag a pexwaaagr: Rer. Mr. Ricaad, tho
poator, haa, hy hard and ea-rrgetas work,
saccreded la rtuataf lh besty to pat
P the haUding. The coogrrsaOoa of
ITfva Sui Car isceruiaiyto bo
coograulated oa the d ef tatirg a
auait4r of to atoch aUUtj we kepo
they saiy ho ahio lo kee- aiai ao laeg
aa ho desires ta rataain. Tho da-JIif
which haaJa-4 nora ewted a 4ih ho-to-rra
Aaa as4 Kaan; otroris Mawg
to Mr. Cckrr. i.'-' ' j 'r h
TVsahovo arooady fart of tlaba-
rrraaa4, wt wia cwollrao ihotat
U car neat. Wiaiat b crrUsaJe
lajwirg very n4y. TU SAosat ef
new lttirtnssrart vtry UnxxVj
wiih It! 2, whoa there wtra ioat Sop
awrSxi crrctai Wtho tHy,
NUMBER 36,
NEW ADYiaSTTSEMENTS. 1
Staito of Worth Cajlina, County
"Vj; ;of Row HalnoTot.,
mXtu Amlttor a bonis im
Jvi???,wiBd;U'd-- who sue in
tTl?.11?" M ,wil other 1
Itora of the estate of James iStokeJej. de-
naaea. -: j....n.. ...
' ' ,: 'U ' '". V8. " .f1'., i ' -0v1.
Oldham', xeeator of James Stoic eJey.
: TStr 5 WUdred . A.'V6u.kely.Vl n..'
Wdhatn and -wle. Mildred AcTham
wmumJlr8SkJ7' l-aerett 8ioke.iey
J. Bttkaler. Walter 1 Stokile wntiim
Larklna, &. af. howdew, Vm. ii. Aider.
fiWB'cDrfoRa orth.utTor'Sid
thePlalnUffacaiostthe lleltadanU to M
core a settlement of said estate aocordlnr
to. lav i A 1 1 . nxl 1 1 am . mt ..1.4 T
hereby furtaer noUOed to appewr before Ute
andenlened, t hi offle la AVtlmtnttOD.'
XS8I, end file the evidences of their eUtvaa
or they will be prevented from parUciiwt
ins 1 the asseU of uld estate. 7
is, v AKAMiunaw,
I Clerk superior Court
sept 4-5t .of New Uaaorer Counly, 1
Administrators Sale of
BY IviRrTJE mad In pursuance of aa or
. . oer ofaaJe made by tha Kooertor f Vnrt
TfLeT0;fiBOVer cnty. on u eta day or
i?H,.d .?art between, William Lmrkla.
Parker, Nicholas r. Parker and Motile J.
Parker, defendaau, the anderalaned
Anminiitmljir nf i.i Tnkn . i. . i . .
CvmralMioner appointed In aald cause' -nil
"J fuuho murnoa, 10 id niSDMt Dld
S5ff m "? Courl House door. In the city ot
aforettaia, on Monday, the 5th day of Bep'
deserlbed Jou, pleoea or. paroela of Jnd,
situate and beld in the aaldClty of Wll-
In the Western line of Kleventh atreet. 1S
the Northern line of Princess street, run-
nln. i than .u 17 . 1 1 . . . .
Ift?." ?K132 fot. theuce Northwardly
1YJI LP LllAl With I' A...IV . . . v. ... - . .
to Maoomber line, thonee with Jile Un
Northeastwardly about nw feet to Elevehlh
streetj, thenoe with the Western line oT
Kleventh street about 60 feet to the feectn
W.M..U rot or parcel ae-
g.lnniD5-,n lh Northern line of Princess
section with the Western line ot Kleventlt
. . ri iu-do wwiwa-uiy aiop
thence Northwardly parallel with Klevemh
BLriVAt.i 1W in. . w. A . i.. . n . . .
T7. xuvwaruiy parallel
with IriffiMjv.. ...aa. jut ' . .i . . -
jT w induce CKNiin-
feel to th berlnnlDr: also a oertala other
lot or parcel, beginning in the Eastern lino
of Eleventh street 1 feet Northwardly from
Its IntersocUon with tbe Northern line iof
IYincess street, .running thence North
wardly along- tbe Eastern line of Eleventh
street KM fL ih.... v. -i . . . .
with princess street 13a feet, theuce etoeth-
r . i . fr..-ft wiiu cievenut street m
feet. . th'nM WMt.ni. n.n..i .
Prlnrmia Inaf lfl rmm .TI v. . .
Jw a certain other lot or parcel bexlnnlsV
u uiounuri) una oi rrioceas street, w
I?1 A "ward ly from 1 ta Intersection w II h
the Western line of XwHOh street, ranalsi
thence West ward iv along the Northern
1 I W .. J. W Dl-4 VM m m. rf. mm mm.m. mmth m m m . . .
uwt K i iuc-h street i ieet, toenee North
ward 'vi n-.ro.llal lf K T..in i. i . T.
thence- Lastwardly parallel with prinecu
ZZ.rc mV Ti L uvmvm """"iwireiy paraiMI.
With T-rnlfth iirM. u; b.i V. w
. ; . w. iv .u irraio
nlng; and also a certain other lot or parcel,
beginning In tbe Northern line of ftnees-T
street, at a point 133 feet West wardly from
Tweiau street. rubnlag thence Veitwardly ;
Xi tttmt 'thavnnav t,'nMh.r..ll. .aa !v.
- - - . w ..uiimhwui. ,MVI BV1 1 fft W I IO
Tweirth! street l5i foet, thence Katwardiy
parallel with Princess street U lect, tbanesi
-Tf11' i 1,1 with Tweiah street
163 feat In that hawlnnl. . I . ...T..
other lot or parcel, beg-inming In the East.
rdl-.irrAm if. i . .
Hoatltern line of Pr Jpce sireet, ruBBing
H1". irrSL' 1-rtnc-aV
w wiarwu jviuuers line
thence Houlhwardly with his tins about IM
fc ' v- -. - - - - ... V . . ..
along the Juutern line of Mevento sir-t
about as ieet lo the thinning- also at
tain other lot or parcel, beginning In u
Eastern line of Kl.TenthMreew ii !
vSSTJ-l!' ,Blnlo with tba
iiS!MKi!S rf.ln-- tri, running
In an rv. Nnrt h mm nt 1 m m . 1- - V -m .. . "
, ... . - ui, ratuirQ iin
of Eleventh street XI feet, thence KaaU
f?K thenoe Honthwardiy parallel wltU
J-n"!" -rTLW fort " West ward ly
" " uwwm nrrrx, i. 'f-ct to tbe
iH 1 iwi ertjUB oU- or
Northern line of I lineeaa street wtth ttee
M-wa ua cieven in. street, manioc
thence aaatwydty along the Northern n
of Princess street 133 fret, thence North,
wy parallel with Eleventh etrees ec
thence Weatwardly parallel wiu,
Princess i street IV feet, u thiHitera Um
1-leVMiLh street, thence Moo in ward I y aloetg
mm a U lW H BVllT-Sia SSTS-t SBJ 1Ul
to be tMctaatng; also acwrtala otbee lot or
. mm ... . m . i mm cm
Cbsatant tract m Url Wtwtwardiy rroea U
Twelflh street, run a lag Ihenr ttooth irudi .
mrall-4 with Tw-irth sUeet !&' f-wt
we-gwardly psri etta Onsuiii auwet
Twelfth street US fret to M-rn terra Tls.
tnewco North Eastwardly wiu MaesMbseiJ
" ar' w ww s s-w 4V4tew-e an si gov csi a 4BMHaBV-
-- tbe tytwiaalav. I
Term) at -.ties o--tbirl mt inr nti,w
aoey to U paid ia CMmm mm tbt tralsana
tbereoftatwoeeaal payWaUL m-VvuT
data of sale, wit later- xtmlmmtrZ
fl K.I Amtm mt . V. . . . .
I'm! ow-taowl 1 or sa-iikei.-. s7 . .
J7 ' w per oral, bar a-
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orriczi o tux ajm miaius en or i
the rxiaMA.x a vixue a TBt sr
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OTirK ta ber-Oy ctea b a2t t i i .n,.
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tms prrtcr ox oa fxrtttut aioi- t
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t"i ' " wm bae mmmb
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