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Ol.UMK XVI.
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER ! 9, ISS3.
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NUMBER 45.
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r-Tbc Civil itiglM Act.
For practical purposes tue civil nguts
ai tiif 175 "s ever been a dead letter, uf...
rhe lew ?a iso.aieu euons ruaae 10
r : Ltt Wat iirnppsiM Uva Koriir
ntx'.l ri IT IL U T v f-i"" www umtv MM.ar
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Urw liardlf be doubted hat these ei-
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fort- and occasions utrunruua uy tui- tho
'rl .....Inr ( ti i j t f I litsir l 4 .t rf iYia
law, have tended toprritate public feel
"ing, to 'kcrp aljve-j antagonism between
the r;u'M, iu'id to pu.stpono that gradu
al obliteration of unreasonable race
iiitiutlH'ii which the march of events
- vruiiiiicipJitioii has tended to bring
jJ,;b:. Thus the act, though sincerely
ii-enM to bi in lit ihe.colored peoplo,
iai really done theTTrmore harm than
guu'l. In iniartersjWhere'- public Opiri
. ioti support iio unjust: discrimination
ag'uiwt them, iio .such law was neededf
iiini il eoul.l bo jiif no real service. In
ijuirtcrs where old prejudices prevailed,
mid itublie. opinion- .sustaiutd unjust
ilisriii)iii;tioiis, the law bus been prac
tically itietlAieuvc to overcome those
j.r.jii.lio's, but has often intensified
Ui' iii. Ihe . eiTceiiieTit by law of a
rii;!it to t lie ''ei.jlyiiu"tit of thetaccom
nimiiitioiiH, ailvanljiijts, . facilities and
priviJe'M of inuM, coiivcyauces ou laud
aud pur, tiieatro.i aud other places of
Hil)lic aniiiseiiien!, is in the nature ot.
tilings' impracticable. A man or woman
cannot ail'iml to i;et out writs, and bear
the ciM ol ' ruits, every time a bed in a
luiUl, a lickt to a theatre,. or a seat in
a.iirtieular rt.iiroad car is refused.
U'tot all em a comparatively poor
&ui ftuiid.leM ,clacs of citizens afford
tbe of lime1 and
wmiiI he involvtd by
perHinVvAxV. euiWa.Not Vu
money which
h general a"d
enforce such
.rights by legal process,
lie nee it. was
fr.iiii I he lit.i.t inevitable tiial, in locrtl
ilie.s w-herjj juiblic opinion was adverse
to tlie piirpose of the luw, it would he
eoiniiioiily tlisri-vsirdcd, and the occa
siiiiurellVirts to enforce it would fail to
chiiiie the I'lovaifi'ng custom.
All this was pointed out, when the
rivil cilits btfl wan pending, by some
the nioti earnest and true hearted friends
ol the color A people. It is not need-J
ful now to recail ' the. names of niaily
' who ts pressed jhis opinion in dubate,
'iu.public j 'tnnals, and in daily intcr-
,-cuuttf. iiiey url'd that it was hot an
act t true kindness io the colored peo-
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WeU Uku any step that would temil
to .keep aiive uureasouing prtjudjico
.ginst them; that their freo admission
, tollie ' eniovtuent of the the facilities
in. autn could- on! v come through
Wiug nf Mich prejudice, and that poa-
Wvl.iw would be found inellective for
f
e'
Jl tthtre public sentiment-was stilt;
aa'frwn.lly.. The obiection that th
iruure was ujt warranted bv the con-
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tlU) SOudipril st( Pv..t if waa t!rt I
eriou charge against leaker Blaiue
uat heilui-uot heartily tavor tht" bill,
I8d vote j-diust it by Representative
Mj el New Jersev caused his de-
t tbe uext elec.iou bv seventy.
;ZrJECT
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wui.cu wirc trae hearted advocates
full justice 10 ,tu. ml.,re.l ,HHile. as
fouiiuetit Republicans who
lieu the idotu or the couititutiou
. Silly of the measure in the form pre-
'iptriei.ee has shown that the meas
Bre hi leen . iuetleclie lor good, and
"i ' liu tended t keep alive preju
vf 4 of race at the south. 'Now the
; "firme Uour; hold that the act was
; ' rruud by the fourtctuvhameod
J"a!. bnaits? that amonduicol is pro
; k BibiU.ry the Mate, only, aud "the
: ; S''lHn auihori.'-l to b5 adopted bT
grt fv,r enfarciug that amendment
"v direct legislation on the waiters
reviicg which the states are probibi
From this opiaion Justice liar-
J'nu.snd thecrounds of hU dis
to begird lureaAer. But the
Uf
ti
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tiUr Mrr.w...a.. '
777. Pt of the Und. Nothing can
Pt aaiBPMvcmtnt of public eenti
tuutiun, because not iu pursuance of f their officers, have carried ou their Dut every grog shop keeper was their have just changed their location to the
tho aiueiulmcuu tipou which it iras goverumcuU in accordance with the arJeftl worSef, while every active Pro- hall over Capt. J. L- Boatwrighi'a stoT.
E,;r"l luae ' vain. It isto faw mah has persisted in maintaiuins 4...,, WM lheir ally, whether he , . . ;
tv . ottel that a majority of. the Re- iUj uuiawlul government u. spite ot he himself or not- One Capt B.T. WUliams and hride sailed
pubucau rotes :againsi the measure, ACt 0f congress, tbe avtjudicatton of the would amit u to uimseii or out r v-Vf,,,
bet. it was prewfti by lieu. Butler in' i ,re me court of the territory of Utah, cbsj t,f voters wactMo kick the Re- the echooner Mary E. Fenctf for
ls:i . 1 c iujuviuv v ....,,;.. , , . .....u Jim Yftik nn uondar. The captain
lit KPitiiriiirnii niui 1 i.a ui. nuiuiuii ei iud vvunu.o ..,.1. u.n itriv inr uivini:. luuiatu iuo "
eotbraceo such limhliirans a I under
Justice w.i: 1. .. .,4.. Mil. its iaroUioo comav "r-' , ahdw this. Ia was
t:,... ' '9 T t,r !,t ia t ol 1 jn;rr, ;4 .wij.,. it drot I aweaoea. v. w.
'irf. 11 ikvi. uriT. 1 imr - j . .... i ..iw. i.DMii.'ih" - . iu. 1 ...
li.h l. J'",".?. a the lloar ameuamenu -.-r-; iA 6V In 173 tt was 2,533; to U. preached Ue ia
crtd in th.v .l,.; i, MM to Hs provision. I an.. . Io t$, 4.145: ia 1S8 I r. r r. SiMStt wi
t a,.,, .r:. : Uf uerwns to u "rr Th ia j lesuu ynr, Mit ..j
. ... ,v ' ivici - i -7 , , f.i!,,r' to e.evw - iM.Mkl tSlr TLea 1 --t
i r.tv of lnublican. not be- elonet oy -;7"i -..tl oualf we gre r"". rrr . ! 7 ' VZi I u.!UVm.
atae ti... . .w ' r thoie appooieM - - i u--,i. m i-mnicit-on rot urw i - r--
Md.;"' :;r '"r''V-P' V .,Ter rexaUous obsuci; KL tTwV rr ceaL The rrotias I T. JL EU. of
r - w sut pai i ni inair riFiiLi. uul.1 ' - - irtftm urn f iivw - - - . ,
ecaa-ii... 'Z .. Vw.. s. thr waT from M . f ' 7 . : I .s. u danac U decUosi tW WkltiekL ol
ment the decay .and obliteration of a
prejudice which denies privileges to a
colored - man merely because he is a
colored man,, regardless of his charac
ter or intelligence, hia manners ' or
worth will not be retarded, but has-
tened, we fully believe, by the rtmoval I
ot an irritating law that cannot be en-1
l mvnmr nil nnnni vw
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K EPOItT BY.a0V. MtTEEAY, OP UTAH-
conoress defied AND its laws j
nullified aid of the "military I
iNvok-rn I
ray, of Utah, has made a report tu the I
Secretary of the Interior on the condi-
rr .1 . ;,i ,r
tlon o. afla x s m that territory with ref-
ereoce to tlio "Alorrosn problem.J' He
says : l have enueavorcu to execute I
the Juws of congress and of the terri-
ability 1 possessed. A coui-
br..aiin to nnliifv th laws of c..,.Pa
' Cj I
has iun existed in Ula
?T Tlii p(.r-
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(tmril'tf II fill I ktOM rnAi fill ur ill P TimH
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auu couimnes ai an iiiues to tvuue aim
defeat tllo .,lain wiJl 0f -coDeresa and
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presideuL aud the luijudicatiou of
the suprcui'! court." (i
He continues : "I am impelled to
warn you, Mr, iSecrrUry, an 1 through
you the country, of -.dangers that beset
the couutry in this, another irrepres
sible conllict. The history
of all stares demonstrates that limes
come When military aidils necessary to
sutWort' the civil authority. I know of
no reason that takes Utah out of the f
rule. The Utah militia, organized un
der the law find the proper proclama
tion of my predccessor-Vbut purposely
organized to be independent-of federal
authority, is not and cannot be made
available. It therefore only remains
for this territory tint" the military
forces of the United States be made
ayailable, and 1 present, with he ne
cessity, llie recommendation tlr&t it be
made lawful for soldiers of the United
States to be used for tlAeliecutiou of
processes outof the couits ef tho United
jstates, in the hands' of
the United
States marshal of Utah, and that their
service, under proper rtstric ions, in
.c:u ot rit.t, or insurrection, ..or uomes:Amate Uiake'-j it.y,893.-
tic yioLioce, aud i r the Tfiroaerv.vtiou of I
the ica'.!', fay more readily be made
tffccliv than under the preseut pro-
vision f law. i trust, however such
security of ptTson and properly as is
rila.ari"d which every citizen may rea-
Honubly r5tifect, will bo grant! d to all
alike here." - : r
NO LAWFUL TLlUlliroUlAi; CiOVE'UX
MIJNT. 1'rt
jt :dmg, he says tiiat altliougu oy
the
act of cojiirress.ofrlSOO the lerri
lory of Utah was formed, there has at
no tiuie since 1S52 been a lawful" terri
torial government iit UlahVi bectiou 7
of the organic act of lt50 provides that
all township, district uud county otii-
l i."",.! i.V ..o S.1 or Sted as
.. t i. vr itartu itia iiriiy nif il I.
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ihe casemiirht.be, in such mauuer as I
should be provided by tlie governor
aud 'egisiative assembly ot tn em-
torv ot Utah, lie cites the clause ol
llih act- "The governor shall noun-
nate, aud by anil:vith the advice of the
legislative council appoint, all officers,"
cttf. As to me m.uiuii,.ui "'
!in carried out he savs: I
V 7i.V . Tfi- ...,rsH the conn-
tjes f utftt-- were" properly'" orgauized,
uut tLe legislature jointd with Jb'righam
Ybuug, tho governor of the territory,
l-" '..V:"r.: wr-h
cral lolluence, made provision lor lue
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appoitilmeut and election of officers iu
ways uot auihorizod by, hut directly in
oppofiliou to the exposed will ot con-
,rea- While other territories, with
jrrc?.
Whilu other lerr tones, with
r , .r I iw fur the selection
I I K H II UIIOIU" -
.. . ...,.Kr ih, liff kuOWU th Ed
,nUuds aet." " ' .',' .
He says that as governor he uomi-
uatej to tlcouucil persous lor the
jifftfrcut territorial clhccs, such ofthyirs
... K..itrmexl in the mauuer le'?-
w u v . . . . 1 .ru I
by congresa. W YX
other way, niuaer iu n.
.,iV?" JJT of the lerritory, being
.Tii;rt..n.,o " and "the council de-
council de-
, ... Jx.,r,mv .r rtSect them. v
,.t the rower civen by coa-
cihad Ped out of the bands of
f.. n.vri.or bv different
territorial
he thein.
aud reeotveu
iuiw,."-. .... ui llff.e
that the xinjpianu 01 '"-"v
oiu.tl-. uuuecey andthat no
- ..: ... ii..N.in i r,Hiirtd.
ilea
iddi: i' AttU 1U? uuii
tonal fS
..........1 wnicn io
hirTy tear has existed ia the lace ol
Iie; land lb country,- exuts to-
coogrrti and tue cv l
.. jirLuriEP, .
uRLt.TfeIlure
CanUouinjj, be J : .Tce.rTSS
W : UJld "If ubJw
,b woiuuu -"It wis. of the Prohibiuoa rote in yain
:,7ia the other, and made
i w n aa w bbikt inns w w " k e
tory t o.ner. a:- h, .
l HtaUd IOI lav
been appom
of refusal that touwa-
uaiterwunj ; v
over the entire "territory could only on
this earth, perhaps, be seen in Utah,
"f rTVVS?
feated, and polygamiste and worse held
on and exercised the functions of office
and to-day many bo hold on who are I
not entitiea, -under the law, to cast a
vote." I
He says that it ia not reasonable to
annnnaa that lha a i
t.lia 1 Q tzra wViavi Iia tan innlv vaIw nnan
ni laW upSi t ho wile combine to de-
feat it, and adds that congress must
provide other agencies to enable the
covernor to fa.ithtu.lly execute the laws.
I With respect to the opinion that in
terference with Mormonism would be
an interference with liberty of worshap.
He that the foundation of the ter-
ritory of Utah by the Mormons was an
lQ a religioa
Ue calls attention also to the viola-
tiou ot tne aci 01 iso wnicn aeciarea
it unlawful for any corporation or as-
poses to acquire or bold real estate ot a
sn-eater value than 850.000 within anv
r.mint v in Rnv territory, hv th Mormon
Church, which according to the latest
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ccuttiu oossesseu property witbiQ one
county to the amount of f 2.500.000
Ho uav h ain fin.ia that nnt.ii Si .
standing the law of 1852 forbiddine
i. iM I
inll ptiSd.Tad ItUhgisTatu
of the Territory created hv Coneress
"'gam, licouimuea 10 oo openiy uiugm
not only joins, but leads in the success-
ful nullification of this. law. -He says
that, independent of every act of con-
u.L. , ,u 'iv..:. TT..1.
an ftro.laMastinaltrovernment exist there
to-dav and has existed there for thirtv
years, intended
to meet all require-
oral nfrair.of men of
a nZ JZ fh?f
riv.:. a i r.. .l. I
, c u .u .e .u
i:i ii ii i i 1 1 1 1 1 hi a aim iin .Lmv liijsli. Lim
Legislature elected under the Edmunds
law fiiHo put ah end to the evils, con-
gr.es shall repeal .that section of tne
f 0;foKi;.i,i a,tr.u o
and assume control iu the government
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..t,.r,i,0 t omuiotnro ii tocriciarivA I
council of three or five, or if. necessary
of thirteen or- more, shall be appointed
. nnnfivm.H iho I
senaiel t provide laws lor the TerritO'
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ry.
Tlie Facts. About Ohio,
The Democratic papers in their na-
turaj exultation, got Judge Hoadly 's
piuraiitv at one time nearly up to 15,-
ouo, Mr. Newman, the Democratic
Secretary of state, upou a careful esti-
This is a differ-
ence
with a disfinetiou. Mr. Wew-
maiv? own plurality last year was 19,-
n5.i The Democrats polled doubtless
the largest vote the? have ever had,
am yet ihey lost almost exactly one-
half of last vear's plurality. -If this is
a great Democratic gain, the Republi
cans will be sitisiled with a repetition
of it next year on a largo scale "
From another point, of view, the
Democratic victory in Ohio grows
smaller to the eye. Last year Mr.
Newman had not ouiy tne PuralJ
stated, but a clear majority oyer ue-
publioau, (Jreenback and Pronibitien i
candidates combined of 1,53? votes.
fjudge Hoay must be about rO.000
- v-i
f .
vjCvs short of a majority
As com-1
Piirt.j wjti the pluralities on Congress-
q laal yc:4r the showing is still J?oor-
, J ' a .
er. The Democrats elected thirteen
members of the House by pluralities
aggtegating 3:1,297,' while the liepubli-
elected eiu-ht by pluralities ag-
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gregaun- 12,873, making .tne toiai
Democratic plurality 20,424. Oh this
8huwing "the Democrats have lost more
thau oue.liaif yfiaat year's plUraliiy.
They have lost all this ground- in
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spiieoi me iact inai, iuey uuy m-
bin: ti u of a
,
year, iney
aavautages in mis campaign
are uot likely to have next
iev hd not only a very rich
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candidate a;id au abundauce ol .ittnu,
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temperance question arall. Anotner
class wanted to kick it for not having
.. ..... ,. i, f.,r.tr than it did. It suf -
o
fered oa both sidea by having to do iU
duty without goiug to extreme. Then,
laf in the campaitrn. the Prohibition
vuvj
- - ,v,.f..
Amendment furore swept over thestate,
out all the calculations ot ine
I uxu-im. This situation will not be
f r-..'M m a Presidential year.
Even
ciVem p,ohibUioaUu feet that, ia a
I reeKlcniiAi eecnou,
l nilsvi ... not a practical one. In a
i'4teeltvti m, wire the reguiatiou of
th iiitiJr trAtlic by U.e etate u an iseue,
it doe hppen that some thousands of
ik.m ar l thev were in Ohio.
,V.... - j - ;
int voU!g a w aa me party . oi
Kuai iouad ot that party which
hai doac more tha all others lor lem-
rn-raiife. Bat eved amotui these the
M lhw Vltw of ltt4t nlM.
uons tff tae ute xo the liqnor trafic
caot, without abentNluy.aaect their
"tes upon the admiaUtralion ol the
l.NtthWAl EOtwrs, m. u T-jZTT
i aa r iht bbh
k I a a
wk was uca wpi.tN
' m9thlrrW. and Ue leaders
iri.yn;xt yU:: StT sr
ys.
tera will be wiser, and we Tentnre to J
predict that the Prohibition, rote will I
meeUng of the Eastern
been for the unexpected growth of this 1
disturbing element In the 'later cam-1
p&ign, the Democrats wooid hare been I
defeated by a , majority which would I
nave sent thtm' into the FreBlden-1
tial battle disheartened and "readr
g ha
Southern Republicanism. I
The course advocated by the Courier I
for the recognition of southern Bepub- I
ncans at the hands of the north, has I
called forth numerous letters of satia-1
faction from the wrath. One of the la-1
test is from a business man of Fayette
tille, North Carollaa. . Alter speaking 1
ei Col. Canadaj in the highest terms
for ability, energy and efficiency, call
az him tbelr Thurlow, Weed and Hor-
- . ' " T'lJuight last, hile the family were at
Republicanism at the south has beeh ""V31 V r ,.
very badly treated. 0 native Be-
LI!. 1 l 1 1 I
osiraciw a aieu oj
the bourbons at home: and, strange as
it may seem, they are Ignored or treat-
ea in a "no gooa-out-ot-JM azareui ." sort
ot w.aT by the- KepubUcan leaders.
north
Tf. ia a wnnHnr f K f alt t r. rtm nf
W"
Republicanism among good white men
at 8011111 hYe not before npw been
thoroughly obliterated. Late as it is,
we who have stood firmly by our flag
ander all these adverse circumstances,
note with much retoicinc these new
gns the Northern firmament. . We
thank . our friends north that they at
jaat ..seem dispMed.to take us by the
hands and reward our men of merit.
The election of Mr. Canaday to the
The election of Mr' Canada
oosition of sereeant-at arms of the sen- I
. w
ate. would be of incalculable good and
wae UP tne young men of our state
tfJ
ana uoerai party in me country. ccn-
aca(N. Y.) Courier.
A Boston man Ym j a von led a pro
ff8 by "J" he kills the stray dogs of
" 1
minute and a half.
the corporation at tbe rate of one each
lie doesu t reveal
the entire process, but remarks that
i "death results from a differentiation
of hydrocephalic consanguination of
the nervous centers" It Js notsur-
pnsing that the processus a-succeas-
v Mity Items.
Mr. Edward Magarigle, late captain
of the street furce, is very sick.
Cumberland county has her fair at
Fayetteville on the Gth, 7th, 8th aud
9th of November.
The Jewish Feast of tbe Tabernacles
commenced n Monday' evening and
lasts for seven days. "
The Norwegian barque Ellisif, which
cleared on Wednesday, took ut 4,000
barrels of rosin, valued at $4,974.
Rev. Dr. Pritehard expects to spend
Uwo SulSidays with his new charge here
before gfiQg tne gUlta eoaTention t
Ejenion,
Dr. J. T. Schonwald is to open a new
drug store in the store corner of ilar
ket and Front streets, recently occu
pied by E. J. Moore a Co.
Dr. T. B. Oarr and wife, who have
been spending several weeks with a bro
ther in Michigan, have returned home
I innmul in hulth
Mr. J. B. Craig, who has been sutler
ing for a year or two past from the
effects of a stroke of paralysis, had a
return of the malady a few days ago,
and has been very low.
The Independent Order of Been s
once are .m w . . ,.
I. ! a J ' W. t mm. a 4 ah r I ah t ntw
I condition. Harmouy Tent No. 139
waa uwiiw iu.&.
Miss Louis Moore, a sUfp-daagbter of
1 of Mr. Moot. caroorougn.
The State Fair commeoved at Raleigh
on Tuesday. The attendance is said
to be large, but we hear ol Tery few
going from this secUoa. The people
down this way, as a general thiafc seem
I to have lost all interest la such matters.
Ifeyor Hal! has been preaeau
Ut.J.6, Allen, of Raleigh, who is
aaperiateading the erection of ks new
court hooie at Bargaw, rewlec county,
delivered a very Interesting address
V. e
1 betoretae erunaay kbsw
I . n.nti rti.rrh a Sondav l&at.
r Wsmfclkmm4 ny from
fclcV vZILS '"ik Materia
kt W. M. keaaedy. Ue pa-tec ia
charro. There was a UrjeaUtn lance.
r" .
TVe Eart-ew baptise XmxuXio.
I WBICn me in I tnviec wa7 w
. - . . w u.t waaUrgWy
M. Kaedy
trodaciSry atrmwa, aad
elected aode
Joart coaatT. ft,
OoeMora,
M um mscWi ataad. A
i u th rv
A pet pig belonging to Mr. R. Fallen
0f Pender, followed him fifteen miles to
Baptist Association last week. He shut
him up twice on the way to await nis
return, but piggy was determined to go
U nrftacKinr that time and broke out
, ., - ,
me pen ou uum oiwiou3
There were no services at the First
Baptist Church cn Sunday last, and
none at the Second Presbyterian in the
morning Jbut Rev. 2$rr Peschau, of-Sfe
Paul's Lutheran Uhucca, nueu tne pui-
pit at night, the pastor, Eev. Mr.
Payne, who was recently married to
Miss Cora Murphy, of Clinton, being
on his wedding tour
An old resident of Masonboro Souud,
by, the name oMJ3asley, had his house
by the namo 0
and robbed on Sunday
rca", w j.
il r 1 J V n ininHAO
miei eutweu ujr Fiiilo&u"
No other articles were disturbed, aud
not the slightest clue has been ob
tained to the' burglar.
bte.mai.ip.-i.jRiw, v,ap,
Phillisklrke, cleared for Liverpool,
England, on Tuesday last, with a cargo
of3 G50 bales of cotton, weighing 1,745,
' at $m 552-
oZo pounds ana vaiueu . ti,iw.
Messrs. Alex, bprunt & Co., were the
ahippers. This is the secoudiBritish
gteara8hip that has cleared from this
, 14 . . ,u 'at
Pt with cotton during the present
season, aud another is now loading.
A young man who registered at the
Commercial Hotel as F. H. Cornell, of
New York, was arrested Monday after
noon and carried before J ustice J . C,
Hill on the charge of stealing a watch
from ttie.hard Hunter, colored. Here
ho gave the name of F. H. Harriss,
When arrested he made a desperate of
fort to escapo', but failed. The mag
istrate required him to give bond in
1100 for Vis' appearance at the next
Criminal Court, failimr hi which ho
was assigned to quarters in the Mur
ray House.
Chamber ol't'omuiertc.
At the annual meeting of the Wil
mington Chamber of Commerce, which
was held at the rooms of the Produce
Exchange on Tuesday morning last
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President A. H. VanBokkelea:
1st Vice-Presiaent E.
Peschau.
2nd Vice-President D. Macliae
j Executive Council-
-R. E. Heide,
Harriss. J.
H
C. McQueen, Geo.
H
Chadbourn, Wm.' Calder; and ltoge
Moore, President of Produce Exchange
ex officio.
The bodies of the persons drowned
on Monday of last week, while crossiun
the Cape Fear River, opposite the lower
part of this city, have an oeeu. re
covered, that of Jennie Lcspiere, aged
1G, having been found a short distance
below the "dram tree," those of Charles
Simmons and Mary EHxi Harrington
near where the accident happened. N
inquests were held Coroner Jacobs
who deemed such a proceeding unnec
esarv. The remains of Jnuie Les-
piere were interred iaJJak tlrove (o
- v. -
paupers) Cemetery, and thosb of the
other two in Pine Forest.
Couuly Froperlj .
A joint meeting of the U-i-lFl ot
Magistrrtes and the Board of Couuty
Commissioners of New Hanover county
was held vn Monday morning la;t.
Justice WjW. Harriss presiding. The
object of the meeting was toyrecover
poeiession of the Fair grounds HptTty
near this city, which was donated to
the Cape Fear Agricultural Associa
tion in fee simple aud is now desired
by the couuty. in order to preserve its
right of way. A letter was read from
Mr.'F. VV Kerchner, who now holds
the property, offering to,dipoe of it
at 115 per acre, or $i,OX as a whale,
and it, was movad and carried that the
purchase be made at (1,000.
Tf arer la nrnrpwiek.
On Saturday niaht last, near A'alen-
tioe dmilh's store, in Wacfamaw Town
ship, Brunswick county, to while
men named Aaa Smith and Joha Wm.
irnith got into a quarrel aboat Kae
s&atler, denng which Smith waveeo
to draw a knife. At thi juncture c&e
Wm Andrewn, who wilsed the en
counter, attempted W -rparle saeoi.
when SiU ordered him eat oi the
way, with the w amies that he wid
kill him if he iatefred . Saasih' tken
eommenorl the ajaaaJi npoa Hid, who
was badly cut ia the hip and est.irylf
croM lha abdomea, tie wxai prov
ls( fatal ia a few misstep Tie sear
deeer fed asd op to Lu4 -xuU a-a
tSdisft had Ween rtctired &f hism- 4e
cmvatd was 'a yjar atxt, aboet &
27 years are, aJ had s family. bmlU
U alirped saariem, ha a wSr aa4
chBdrva. Rxh g, wko w dnak
tf gl Uc tisae, hare Wad refu&kw
u
local " snopTff. :
Mr. F. M. Foy, of Scott's Hill, PenJ
der county, raises fine atocx.";. ', '
the Baptist State' ConTention meets
at Edenton on the 7th of November.
On one day during the past week
there was received at this port 2,161
bales of cotton. . .
Ilev. Oocar Miller baptized ( 34 pei
sons at Castla Ha fnes recently, and 9
at Rocky Point. L i
Mr. A. P. Yopp, a machinist of j this
city, has accepted a situation In 'Water
Valleyi Mississippi. .
Newspaper thieves aregetting len
ful aboat town. Some effort should
be made to reduce the number ' j ' '
Messrs. Eocpie, Styron & Com of this
place, are about to
onAti a store In 1
open a store in i
Goldsboro, on the 5, 10, 2D and 99 cents
counter plau.
I I
Mr. R. K. Jiry an, formerly of the
Fayetteville Examiner but now of the I
TTi-i'L-i. r. . . . . i.. i I
.u.4.vui j x r&oo, utuci;u w m wumv i
during the past week.
The-Norwegian Barque Ganger Rolf j
which cleared for New Castle-on-Tyne
on Monday, takes out 2.7S0 barrels of
rosin, valued at $4,200-
The British Steamer Carvis Bay
brought" here from Liverpool a hand
some English fox hound, which has
been quite a curiosity. "
The direct trade of onr port s hav-
iug a boom. Thus far this season three
large British steamers have been here
after cargoes ol cotton.
lhe lighter Washington, sunk on the
west siue ol the river auring me- iaie
siorni, xiaa ueea raisea. one ooion
t)Mrrisrii Jpo. Hftrrin.- & Co'
The Schr. John Shary, Capt Clark,
from Charleston for Philadelphia, with
a load of phosphates put in at Smith -
II r.i , , v. , i
yille luesday, leaking badly.
,. . . , ;t a .. . .
lhe eclipse Which was advertised . tO
come off' on Monday night last was
inopportunely overspread the sky.
Au effort is to be made to secure an
appropriation from the next Congress
to . improve the navigation of Black
River, and to that end petitions will be
numerously signed.
The sum $3S-30 was raised here to
wards the fund for bringiag to Raleigh
the remain of the North Carolina Con
federate dead from the National Ceme- I
tery a Arlington.
Postmaster Uriuk states it hat the I
has as yjbt made no provision to redeem
outeUediug U cent stamps aud stamped
envelopes, but will do so.
The Schr. Robert U. Parker, Capt.
tfteelmap arrived here from Perth
Amboy, N.'J., on Saturday last, with
-.fkik - ..i r
oOO tons ol steel rails fur the Ope rear
and Yadkin Valley Railroad.'
The steam-tug Harold, Capl. Craw
ford, arrived here on Monday to be
usejj by Messrs. R jss & Lara, contrac
tors lor furnishing stone and brush lor
filling up 'Corneake Inlet."
Mr. Geo. W-Crapou, au aged cituen
of Smith viile and father of Mr. Geo.
M. Crapun, of thiscity, died on Sun
day last, in the SSlh year of his ageT
He was'greatly respected by all wbo
knew him. :
No city or tor. u iu the United butts
can boast ol a more jfaceable and law
abiding imputation than Wilmington.
Mayor HaII only haa an occasional
case before him, aud theu only fjr of
fences of a tripling nature usually.
Tbe eermou ol Rev. F. U. Wood, ad-
ure.sstM pirticutariy to young men.
wh'w-h u .Ulif.r ) lk KVrinf crmt
n
Methodist Church oo Sunday night
last, ha been much commented upon
n:es
ilaj. C. M. SScdmsa arrived home
from tu European, trip oa Satnraj
night. He has be in. absent about four
monlhi, daring wiuch he vial ted moat
of the principal cities of interest ia Ue
O'A World, and return ia excellent
health. : -''
Mr. Wiltiawi Wwoll ia4 I potato
os exb btiion at stvwrs.! Holme A
Walter' atonr. a lew dajsaf, a twewt
pvtato iitjd a nvjai exactly like a
uKk, Ue bead std neck beinf a per
fect reprrwntalica II wa" mr4 by
Ut. Joha. Od&av i
The rriUeh ffieacuifp WoodAle,
tic c e-arrd from 'ikti pxnr Sr days
sg-?. tx.k &al bai'of cutoa,
vJa?d st 13,555, r aarfy a
ur of a ttUu-s of Sollart. It was the
larreat carr vet 4)ppd IrtM het.
aad ali fren t-te fcynw-thst wf
U. R. Mtr.i-a A Co.
A private kJUr hat lra rvc4ted
lUe. tH. Tajlor. kanij.tllkl
nrt ikit Oard U this cuy. da34
W-I ai !tWi ikib u ! V.
irt alrr4f
rjtci- i u
He wui rtiaaa
sham hie
brnr. re. Ur- Oe.
ttalkei, i"
-, NEW A4JYEKTIBEMENTS.
j. a voss.:
i . ' : -1 f . ' ,
- HAVE MOVED MY fcOOT i AM D SUOS
MAKXNQ Ail REl'AIKLSIO 123TBLISH-
- ' . f '. z :j .
MEST'ou Princess between . truut and
I Second streets, where I aliall be ght4 toaee
my old friends.
oct5-tf.
i, o. voss.
WAKTETX AccnU for "Life and Times" o
rrfttenlSJlf. oSniSi'ain'cie
I Tom's Cabin" In thrilling and romantic
interest Fully Illustrated. : .
Extra Mraas to Southern A rents.
vabjs.
JJUJiilll
imu oo..
oet5-U
Hartford, Ooun.
Farm for Sale.
rIlAVEA FAIiM CUTAriiirU TUK.KK
hundred, and ten acres, aeoat one han-
area scree ciauia du in. a uu bum vt
eoiUvatlon, three miles from Kn field, ou
lnr. with ft xir rooms, and k lichen, three
Hslilns; urooK. lines a very goou uweii-
twl tenant nouses an wroL u new.
tio. fcuuall orcbard or touuk apple and
peach tree and a few grape vines. Price
gxi. Addreee
JULIUS CUTCU1N8,
. s u field, N. C.
oct5-tf
A BrilUantlScheme.
DISMAL SWAMPLOTTERY CO.
OF
Norfolk, Virsinia,
The tranchlae of tale enterprise ts, ImumI
upon, the charter granted by the Legisla
ture of the State to the Plsiual Hwamp
Canal Company, and iu legality ; has beet
ralrlT testea borore tne c ouru
The oblect in
view is tbe "lniprove-
ment and extension
ol tue Caual, aud
V... A.ll nnnnr.(t ..uw V... . . 1 . -n r, .. I V.
I purchase of the Uck.eU.oi wluch there are
only
25,000 WITH 356 PRIZES.
I 1,A m Vnm laan ilwit ll.n
J "
"J OT IMOVeiTlDer, I OUO,
J at which Umo, withdut roaTPoNE-
ii win pe maue in uie ciij 01 ror-
Srtk. before thepubUo, aud under the u-
lpervision of a commillee of reliable clu.
I sens, and In like manner each bucreodlnu
0, bc, aato HTtm,i.er jui.
, SCliKMK:
Capital Prize $5,000.
1 l'r Ize of.. ..fi.ixio Is ...s.".('o
1 do .. 1,SX) In.... l.mo
1 do 1,'HW U l,i
i d is ;
i do ih.... . ai
1 do "Juo Is. ..... jun
1 do ... 'JUU U......... Jl
I do i .. Jioi ta..:.... J
do ......... 100 are........ w
15 do M are.......... m. 7 n
loo - to 10 are. l,(i
100 do 6 are. , l.ouo
ai riiox SiATioK raiatcL '
9 or..... ii lit
. or .... .t : iso
oi , l-w
W lrtreJ, ! DistrlbuUng fl3.wi
I TiclictfcJ Ollljr
l.OO.
Plan of Lottery klrutUr to that ot Lout-
Mmpny.
Jf B. II0RB.lt II, SlaUagCr.
Applleatlon for rlubValek. ur for tnforiuA-
uon upon any other buninc. i.io.iid b
plainly written, gtvlug rSualc. ojuly aud
town of witter.
ltpiuittanc- hould he eul by hipre
rather than by P. U. money orders or res
iflered letter.
m praa cbr(N opon 1 and larger num.
WlH e paid iiy lhe cuniiwuy,
- Addrea plainly.
I. P. IIORUACH.
Nurtolt.Na.
A genu for the ale uf Tlekc-U rr.a!rtAl
lhruucliout the riUU. AdJrtjs. arililuM
a above. , willt-lr
i
STATE OK SOUTH tAlttMSA.
'aw liANovaa tVst i-kmiok On ar .
Htuu CLajuc of tui Si i'luuk tXrT.
I lirook u. linru, Piaintin".
Mary Holme. Kderar"! K.
imairy, K. H. t oluu aud
wlHaii:e ll.folu. and T
other. LKfcadaau. ' . r
IT betnj; made U apfu mty i.uiaiic
tloa Lbat Kdward I: Uudlrjr and - . I;.
LoiMojd wife ri;i f. ...!. mi arc nan
retjrnu of lbl State, ad rtoD, atlr
due diligence, be fonnd to ihu Hiale. and
that lh y are proper ptrlW U tit.. alx.
aad have au tnlrl la pfopr!r tti ibi.
Kle : Saw thntc are to ruottuaod U said
FjSvaM II. iMKlteyaodK. IL tuixin und tir
KaUie 11. loiMo u api-r at iyiint, la
thectlyot vk itmiattMti. n Ike i d uf
ioealee. A. l. l at Id ori-e- I
mornlsc. ud uuer or Jrast O-itu
ptaiaa. or ;o.irtant wtit -i ri-.jd
ananded is eata nxakiut.
n. VlAUKIStlt,
Crk Siiorl'ou l liaaoe to.
af tlt-r
UKT TOI K
no.evm. wonTu i
DON T TAKE AHY ON ITS W0KD.
COMB AND ENQUiEE
H I It MV EH
' - Je Pnater. .
" - , 13 mrstta rr iu.tr
Less Than Cost.
tyE ajuc
( tTlrIjiu ura of lj.
fee a X
Mjuii;
terror uji,.
A5D HAL.
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