f .leixnoD fjSBaweM eriT : i V '.j , ! $7 1 t DAT.rnv OUR HORTHWESTfcK.V .4 E : , -, ,i ,. : : ; ; .t : ' : The Ore ; Knob, tlrcensboro-aud Wilmington "V. Ci. 15. To the Editor of. 'the Sm: I'eruat the Souto shiue upon this feeble 1 UDU1V; effort to direct attention to the very great ' iiiiportan,aTitftj ajd por of "NVii-. mington, having the new railroad- "Western Itailroad" continued to Greens boro and the mountains, also continued t-o Wilmington. i iii-i.r.l 'MH ' j." It is not necessary to aemiiul you that there is not now running', into Wilmington one single railway in which the, the- citi zens in or the government of the.Siite, owii3 a majority of the stock, though she has bled so freely to aid in building all of the three that have. their terminus here. This painful truth impresses itself to such a degreed 'upon as that "we do 'most earnestly desire and hope that this great uoiihwesteyyi line the direction that should originally have been given to the main artery in creating a system -fur. .the State may run directly to our seaside city, independent of any, other, railroad now runninsr into' Wilmington. Let the State supply "the convict labor and the people and. the counties the money neces sary to build and equip the road, and. it can be in a , very . .short time an accom plished fact; and almost profitable railroad line. 1 '-''".'.. ,'J' '. '." V , ' - . To be sure from Wilmington to Fayette ville it will hare the river as a competitor for business.but who cares for that, in these days of cheap transportation. A Narrow Gauge Railroad as this, should be, rinning from Wilmington to tireensboro and the noVJi west caii ceful l.y ra- . peie wun any line vvnere iinmeuiaie nana liner is npcpsiiiru nml 'SiiPfisL v Sii w hpn i the water transit is uncertain, as in t in I case, for a portion of each season. This -Wilmington and Western Narrow JfrtrnU)! Ty-nr- profitable liuc- in i iiV; kj iu t. j c. n -i tm iiv.. oiu i mm in T io .NToio o n ri ncci nrr t to our people. It may be a real Xorfh Carolina fcail road ! Who knows ? Connect it with steamers' from all the Northern cities from the .-Wot -Indies and Kurope,ls.rilI soon beHMt? cas?, and it will carry the products of Tjhe world to the people of the interior, and in return send the wealth of the-ir soils to the rest of man kind, and at rates so low tltat competition i will be defied. l ress tuis matter, Air. JMiitor, to favorable issue. Ieave no stone unturnsd to have this Hue secured this session. - The Guilford and Alamance Senators, ae well as the North Western members, are work ing for it, and drawing around them -the influence necessary to carry it through. It will, run through ; a country where a narrow gauge railroad .will jh, a,nd a j narrow gauge road will do three tinles the j , , work that any railroad' m the State has ever done or is likely, to -do It costs much less (two-fifths) and it can be operated at a minimum and this will, as stated before. ma MrSifr tnStAYel4 table1 bridges leading-into this city become the property of a separate corporation as is the case at St. Loai and let them be useJ by all the railroads running into "Vilming at a moderate toll. Thus can this great line reach our city aa aq dependent route for our people and our trade and com merce Look to it or it will be to late ! : .," , ! U. It. !'.. ' VOICE OF TOE PEOPLE. Tlie t'ity oveniineiit. - - On perusiyg the local coluuius of your valnablfi nnner of -vesterdav. I. was some-! what surprised at the views of "A Second Warder"' therein published, endorsing "the Y iews -of the Second VardfClub enunwated at a meeting held on Motidav night, last. L t! and arguing the advpabihty of adopting the 'snggest ions of "-thej Second Ward meeting.''. .t. ,,1.1 it , :u- - Te are of opinion that " A Second Warder"' is rather too late in bringing forward the question after the action of the Democratic voters of Jthe city on the evening of the lOtbfinsf iy. 7 a We need not take issubwith "A' Second Warder as to the wisdom of the actiouof the Second Ward;"bu Vm surprised (hat he should advise'aH 'emulation of itsaction, after every other-ward of the city had act ed differently, and. perfect accord with each . other! Every Democratic Ward Club in the city held a meeting on that f veniu. and every Ward Club, save one, (Second, .Ward,) Virtually endorsed-the '-ies olution of the City Executive Committee, and Yns?rice(rthe City Executive Com-mfHeeut- raeiworialize, itj... .V'u., I apprehend that ho further action need b,e taken by the, voters as they., have al ready expressed their will ami instructed their Executive ..Obm.mittee4-instructed them definitely. ' I aat coifimittree being tue representa tives of the people have but one thing to tueir duty is manifest. They vmst f lseiShtS ?f th4Pe0plewh0m1they 'ibe'dev-i 8 lhe election aD(1 '&t"DS w'th fire it is all very well in '. Si y . - -''. - ' - : ? T ' ' theory. W"e have tried it in fact and know how it is: Should we venture and meet with defeat, and defeat is almost inevitablev who will saddle the responsi bility? "Why relinquish a certainty for an uncertainty ? "We cannot make assurance too sure. What would have been our condition to-day had 1 we not applied to the Legislature for Relief about two years ago. Long and bitterly has our fair city groaned "neath the iron hand of oppression, and she would to-day be robed in sackcloth and ashes had no the Legislature granted her relief. I need not revert to the acts of the present Board of Alderman to show the wishes of four wards in petitioning their continuance. The acts of that Board stand an eternal, monument to their wisdom and fidelity. What better administration could be de sired than that which "we have had for the past two years? What better could be obtained than that we now have. l'he present Mayor and Board of Aldermen have discharged the duties devolved upon them wisely and with wonderful results, and we cannot do better than retain them. The Legislature never has, und never will, desert, us in time of need, and when our Executive Committee carry out the in structions received from four-fifths of the ward- the present Board will be con-, tinned, and. all will bej well. Respectfully, Vim. To tin; Editor Jf The Shu .-Please let the public ponder on the following, viz.: Alter due advertisement the five wards of this city were called in separate, meetings to take independent action on a certain subject. They were all each and every one, summoned to different places, but at the same time to' take into consid eration the same subject. They obeyed the summon: in large "and respectable numbers in fact', in numbers larger than jj general meetings and w'ith enthusiasm ; greater. than- tor years ueiore. They pro- 1 1 ' J J they proceeded with a purity, and as was afterwards seen an unanimity scarcely .ever known before in our local politics. Now then, after doing this, and after ordcriitj the Executive Committee, they - find their action about to be undermined by a reckless m ino rity, who by an affec tionate narrowness of , feeling with a por tion of the Executive Committer, have arranged fur a reconsideration of the niat- ,ter. " O tcmpora; O mores." Shall we on Monday say one thing, and then -m---i t r ... again on i nuar say another : fcensible men ot the Democratic party, let your ! prejudices sleep, that you may wake up j- Friday to the realization not of a dream, I bat of a fact, a Democratic fact, that' the ; majority must and shall rule. ; "One of the Old Guard." ; Sunlight. j Mr. Gladstone is a pianist of no mean : liir-rit. and has a swept, and unwerfni xnlcf. whic.h lie ioves tu exercise. ir . , , ' He wished his manuscript returned, t f.,;ior ; AiuLfelt indignant when he learned It had climbed the golden basket. i e Augusta Constitutionalist thinks e do; that Tilden may be a formida- f a aiididate Cur the Democratic uomina- tion. j 'Lne expejieiit of lighting mines by ! V" lried V 8rs!on salt mines, near Manchester, and proved a com 1 pie te success. . i Sitting Bull denies that he made any such flowery speech. What he said was : '"When 1' again put myself under the care ; t J' the Great Liar and his thieves you will iatch a weasel asleep. lo you hear?" ; And he heard. ! n Thackeray loved our jeople, but he once i --ttiHt was many years ago wrote to a j friend on this side of " the water that he i was always sorry when he- saw a grou) of Americans at an European watering place f eating vulgarlv at table. j There is a story that Senator Kellogg has. secured- a controlling interest in the New Orleans Times. It is said to be the intention lo reorganize the stafF and to change its policy in the interest of the Re publican party f Louisiana. . . v German papers announce the discovery ; of a large portion of the. missing works of Joliami,. Sebastian 13ach. lhe discovery was made by llerr Robert Franz. He found a chest full of the manuscripts in a loft at the seat of the Witzhun familv. i . Up on the Canada border it is alleged j that a'slirowd Vermonter lures farmers to ! -bring him butter from the Dominion, of j l'erir.g a fancy price therefor, and then as soon as they have crossed the line-informs oii them and brings about the confiscation of, butter and vehicle. It is a." discouraging symptom of the general prevalence oiDnoery and debauch erv in these degenerate 'times, that the re election of Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, to tlie seat already held by rftm in the United Stafts Senate, is reported to have been se cured by a profuse use of mouey. Springfield Republican : What we mean to say is that the Tribune, in the great heap of its wisdom, has done what it least of alLdesired recalled Mr. Tilden to the upper air in the old and formidable charT actef Of an houest patriot. Nay more it hasadded to this the . attractiveness of inT jijred, lijilocfince and the mystery of an unexplored job. Two days ago : it was a question whetherMr.rilden could become akiower.ful competitor with Bavard, Hen- d ricks aiul.;.Thurman, for - the , Democratic nohuutioa-iD; 1 uia question is. now settled.ipn" ' . ; 1 The tatteif eittot ial ' ! ,mee tingi of the Vake",bVr'"jidjo the 1st Afftiiflnv l of . i next '" Court. because- of thd absence! ef 'members who' stood in elose . WILMINGTON, N. C., SUN TELEGRAMS. ; EARLY AND MIDNIGHT REPORTS. vasiii.;to. Congress Yesterday. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. The Grand IJodge of North Caro lina. Sun .Special Diapatch. Fayetteville, N. C, Feb. 12. The Grand Iodge of the Knights of Pythias of North Carolina,, which convened in this city yesterday, td-day elected the fol lowing officers for' the ensuing vear : John L. Dudley, G. C; J. L. H. Mis- sellier, Y. G. C. ; II. C. P.rempert, G. P. J. W. Phillips, G. K.' of R. S.4 R, T. Saidin, G. M. of E. The (irand. Lodge-adjourns to-night. U. Washington, Feb. 12. Senate. Mr. Sargent, of California, from Committee on Naval Affairs, reported favorably on the Senate bill -to regulate applications for restoration to the active list of the navy. Passed. It provides that all applications of of ficers of thernavy. for restoration to the ac tive list, or for advancement . for positions on the active list, and also similar applica tions on the retired list, as well as the pay therein, shall be made to the Secretary of the Navy, who shall thereupon order a board of officers, -not below the grade of the applicant, to investigate his case and report thereon, and said report, with the recommendation thereon of- the Secretary of tjie Navy, shall be forwarded to Con gress for its action thereon. . No such ap plication shall be made except as herein provided. He also reported from the same commit tee adversely on the Senate bill authorizing the establishment of a naval station and depot at Port Royal, S. C, a'nd it was in definitely postponed. j ' Senator Allison, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported back the resolu tion instructing the committee to inquire into the recent escape of the Cheyenne Indians and their subsequent slaughter, together with a communication from the Secretaries of War and of the Interior on the subject. . He said the committee was unable, from the papers, to make any in telligent, report at this session but he be lieved it a matter of importance, and should be inquired into. Therefore, on behalf of the committee, he submitted the resolution for a select committee of five to examine into the circumstances attending the escape, etc. Agreed to. . j Senator Whyte presented a resolution from the Baltimore Board of Trade aud - a remonstrance from the ship owners of that city against the proposed amendment to uu -. u. tee post office appropriation bill to estab lish Brazilian mail steamship lines. Or dered to be printed and to lie on the table. The. bill is now before the Senate. i The Senate to-day passed the House bill creating a Northern judicial District of Texas. , j The bill to supply additional library ac commodations was discussed; and the "bill tn vpstrict. Chinese immigration was taken up. . J chah: "According to official, and private jlousE. The House is in committee on ! reports the epidemic has entirely disap- the legislative, judicial and executive ap- j peared. There have been no cases in this propriation bill. ' government for several days. The House adjourned at 4:30, having Liverpool. Feb. 12, Trade is quite made considerable progress on the bill. . paralyzed by the strike which has. now ex Joseph Richardson is nominated post tended to the centres, aud a whole. body of masier at aiousion, icxas. The committee appointed by the Repub lican members of the. Senate to prepare and report to the caucus an order of busi ness for the remainder of the session, agreed fo-day that besides the annual appropriation bills, the Edmunds' consti- tut-ional amendment to nrohibit the rav- ment of disloyal claims, should be pressed forward to final action. I'inchback has accepted the position of Revenue Agent of Louisiana district, i At an informal meeting of the Potter Investigating Committee to-day, at the in- siance oi me ivepuuiicau memoers, u was agreed to issue subpoenas for Messrs. Coyle, of New York, Wooleyr of Cincinnati, Sol - omon, of South' Carolina and Dimn,Jof 1 londa,' and other , , witnesses, although a meetinsr of the committee is ca!lecLibr to-morrow. - It is not probable that any-. thing interesting, will occur until Monday next, at which time the above are expect- j wh61e line of docks. There is to be an ed to .arrive in the city. ! other interview to-day between the ship- Gen. Reuben E. Davis, of Mississippi, ' owners' committee and the deputation from was examined by the Teller Committee to-I the strikers. ' I" . 1 A 1 TZ" A ' day regaruing me qieciion in me rirsi ( Consrressional District of Mississippi. He i said he ran as the Greenback candidate i aa Wht Ann. lofodofJ TiAtwitVictjinrlinff a fair ill i i- i v n i ill i 1 1 v i iim ii ( ii t ii i. v . .t . miuunuii count would have shown his election by 10,000 majority over Mulgrow. Wm. H. Vasser, also of .Mississippi, testified to . disturbances at several speak ing places, and said the' Republican party .Mississippi was virtually dead, and that the white people of that State will prevent by all means iu their power the return of Republican government. j Xo Right There. j Richmond, Ya., Feb. 12.In the United States Circuit Court t-day, in the case of Adolphus Gilman; tried for violation of the election laws, in forcibly ejecting the Dep uty United States Marshal from the poll ing room m the Fifth ard, at Petersburg, contiuued from yesterday, Judge Hughes ruled to the effect that the Deputy Mar shals f election have no right in such a room during the progress of voting, unless his presence is need to prevent an actual disturbance, or if the Supervisor be in act ual need of protection, or if " fraud be at-tempted.,.- The evidence not being :of ;a character to sua tain such a charge, the the prosecuting attorney' entered a npllt prosequi, and the prisoner was discharged.' The evidence in the case ; of Alexander,, Vaugban't Judge of election xi Petersburg, Charged., with ballot,", box -stuffing, ' was heard, and j the case .cxatioued vntii to- mnmw. -' - A 1 if roe cases oi x aruaui aiiu vurer, ouusra of election in the same city," was continued THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, Petition or Second Mortgage Holders. Indianapolis, Lvd., Feb. 12. In the United States Court, to-day, before Judge Gresham, William King. et. al. complain ants, versus the Ohio and Mississippi Rail road Company, defendants, on a petition of a majority in the amount of the second mortgage bondholders for the appointment of Robert Garrett as successor to Samuel G. F. Odell, deceased, one of the trustees and bondholders, came, and ordered that the notice be given to the Ohio and Mississippi lailroad company and to Allen Campbell and others, to show cause, with in thirty days, why the prayer of the peti tioners should uot be granted. The Brazil Mail Line. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12. At a meet ing of merchants here to-day, the follow was adopted : ' , Whereas, In the opinion of the Louis- ! ville Manufacturers' and Merchants' Ex change, the passage ofjthe bill, now before Congress, would be of great importance to the commerce ok Kentucky and the South our delegates in Congress be. and they are hereby respectfully requested to support ; the said measure. New Orleans, Feb 12. The Louisiana Republicans organized to-day for the con stitutional convention campaign in .War moth, with Dumont in command puck Wharton in first; Stamps in secoi1 ; Marks in third; Leonard McMulle in fifth,-and Anderson in sixth Congressional districts, with Messrs. Badger, Lewis and Ladd to constitute a campaign committee. They promise vigorous. $ork. OVER TILL? CABLE. The Emperor Opens the Reich stagThe Liverpool Strike. Berlin. Feb. 12. The German Reich stag was to-day opened by Emperor Wil liam in person. In his speech from the throne he said he thanked the members for assisting in the suppression of the Social ist agitation, and hoped they would con tinue to support the government as far as was necessary for the cure of the Socialist evil. lie announced the abolition of arti cle 5. of the treaty of Prague, and referred with pleasure to the friendly relations with Austria and the results of the Berlin Con gress. He declared that the relations between Germany and all other powers are satisfactory, and that she would continue to use her influence in behalf of European peace.. . In referring to Bastorn's policy of the Government, the Emperor said : Our commerce has right to claim that the pro tection which legislation has regarding the custom taxes can afford and which is afforded, perhaps beyond, -fthat is "necessa ry in counties with which we tracfe. My duty is to preserve the German market for articles of home production.' We shoufd revert to the well tried principles which we in our com mercial policy since 18G5 have aban doned. Clause 5 of the treaty of , t i 4. 1 i . , A IB"U. uu ui S, anu put j l1 Vi uncertalnty ot tbf df North destiny. 1 he Emperor's speech closed with the following sentence : "The pro motion and development -of the friendly relations with and among the powers is the task to which should be devoted the great power achieved by unity," St. Petersburg, Feb. 12. The Golos publishes the following telegram from the principal members of Bourse at Astra- i carpenters, some ot wnom were a 1 read v on the strike. I he strike anions:' the sailors has become more general, and great difficul ty is experienced in obtaining crews, save at considerably increased rates. Yester . day, several ships were awaiting crews, bnt , thp mpn wprfi firm. Tt, is stsitpd t'tipro VnVtr.firo imin ln-irlml clu ra o -r Annnnc town, and that the owners do not know ! where to send them. There are manv re- ports of the intention bv dock bauds and i laborers, to prevent the men from workino - j until the dispute is settled. 1 The'Cunard Companv have all their vessels in the Hoskisson dock, which is en- closed, and have provided within the dock 1 walls accommodations for the men .broueht I from Glasgow. The local authorities maintain strict supervision with the' police and military, and none but people on business are : allowed within the enclosure alonsr the Lokdox, Feb. '12.- Weston the, Ameri- r"f r T Atuai I Lxchange London at 12:0 on the morning i a ' :- v .. i . i r . i 7i i ! tne I1" ultO on a walking tour of two thousand miles over the country roads has undertaken to walk this distance and also deliver fifty lectures in the towns on his way'iq one thousand hours, left Thirsk, county of York,; last night for Scar borough, where he . is due- this afternoon, is about 10 miles behind time. He is in good health and spirits and walking well. The weather. thus far has been very un favorable. At the opening of the Richstag the Em peror referred to the plague in Russia, and said, tie) latest 'reports justify hope that the energetic measures of the Russian Gov ernment will shortly suppress epidemic, when the traffic on the frontier will be re stored on the neighborly footing which be fits friendly countries.' The Admiralty announces that it has chartered 15 steamers to carry troops and supplies to the Cape. . This fleet includes the trans-Atlantic steamers Egypt, France, Spain, Russia. England, China, Olympus Palmyra and City of Paris.. , ; Weston reached Scarborough .his after noon, 151 miles behind time. ; Madrid, Feb. 12. The Patriot publish es a-lelter fiom Tanzir, JMorocco, dated Feb. 4th, saying the Governor of Toez; has taken refusre at St. Blaury to escape the populace, who have risen ajrainst him, The 3ul tyiiv of Mbjrocqo 'pas a stroke of iX paralysis. J- Voted uree"acv forlthe bill fa&itutif pe- : tOi"E.HiGE.v. xeo. xz. roiifuims 1 cau tions against lhe plague. A GREAT VICTORY. WILMINGTON ALL RIGHT. How Extension Didn't Extend Last Night An Amendment Talcked on that Virtually Kills the Bill. Sun Special Dispatch. Raleigh, . February 12, 10:45 p. m. The opponents of the extension of the Ral eigh & Augusta A ir Line after a hot day and night's fight have gained a great vic tory. By amajority of ten, they have passed an amendment which virtually destroys the bill. S. H. Fishblate. 3Iol Law in Kentucky. Cincinnati, Feb. 12. A despatch from Louisville, Ky., says that a mob of two hundred men rode into Campbellsville, Ky., on Saturday in search of Mr. J. R. Robinson, who has been appointed receiver to collect railroad tax from Taylor county, in satisfaction of a judgment of the United htutes Circuit Court at Louisville. The search was fruitless. Robinson it is stated has resigned the receivership. Resumed Work. Cincinnati, Feb. 12. The coal miners at Ashland, Ky., who have been on a strike the past few months, have resumed work without any concessions having been made by the owners. Shorter Telegrams. . At Long Branch,N. J.', yesterday, Mr3. James AV". Wallack, sister-in-law of John Lester Wallack, comedian of New York, and daughter of the late Wm. R. Blake, comedian, died. A despatch says the returns from yester day's town election of this county show a decided Republican gain. 'The Board of Supervisors which iast year composed en tirely of Democrats will this year consist of three Democrats and two Republicans. otes North Carolinian. The family of Rev. G. A. T. Whitaker have moved to Wilson from Graham. Charlotte rejoices in a rat trapanven tionj It has taken in twenty-five rats in one night. Steps are being taken in Newbern to purchase a city lot. on which to build Pol lock Street Methodist Church. .The Advance is a monthly publication of sixteen columns, edited by W. H. Quick, and "issued in the interests of education, morality and industry." It is printed that is, half of it in Rockingham, for one dollar per annum. s The Richmond State thus gives the N. C. harbor and river appropriations : Cape Fear river, $15,000 ; Neuse, $15,000 ; French Broad, $5,000 ; Pamlico river, $3,000"; Edenton, harbor, $1,000 ; Roan oke, $L500. Our dispatch gave Cape Fear $25,000. Charlotte Observer: A. AV". Lawing, Esq., a justice of the peace and one of the "most prominent citizens of Paw Creek township, died at his home, Sunday after noon, of pneumonia. He was buried at a private burying ground, Monday afternoon, a numbar of the Old Fellows of this city going out to assist in the ceremonies, he being a member of this fraternity. Newbern Xut Shell: One day last week a colored woman named Pollock, living near Trenton, Jones county, went. out to get some wood,' leaving her three small children in the house, near a large fire burning on the hearth, and on her return shortly afterwards she found the remains of her oldest child a daughter of 10 year3, lyins: -out in the yard, burned almost be yond recognition. Charlotte Observer : totatesville had a biff excitement Sunday morning. About 8:30 o'clock people in the vicinity of the ' 131 llbeard loud cries ot "Help ! Unlock tllls door ' L,et me out ' &C- 1 arsons in the neighborhood rushed to the jail and found the jailor. leputy tehentl Joyner, 1 confined in a. cage with a couple of prison ers. the door being locked on the outside. He had gone up to give the prisoners their breakfasts. A white man named Dishman, a notorious criminal from the upper end of the county, now under indictment for horse stealing, requested him (the jailor) to take a drink to a prisoner in a cell adjoining his own. Joyner did so, and no sooner had he entered the cell of Dishman's fellow prisoner than Dishman closed and locked the door. behind him. The horse-thief politely bade the jailor good morning, and walked down the stairs, accompanied by three negroes, names un known. The thieves were afterwards re captured by horsemen from the town.' American Industry. Xetc York Herild. An important feature of, the immediate troubles in England is that the great suc cess of Ameriean industries has brought British industries face to face with an im minent need for revision of prices. In the general redaction they cannot adjust read ily the relative proportion which labor and capital shall lose," and the relations of the wage fund to the poor law taxes makes that adjustment more difficult. IV ashing ton Gossip. Baltimore Sun. "vVashixgtox, Feb. 10. A leading Re publican Senator said to-day thajt the Re publicans of the Senate would not consent to the repeal of the political legislation which the House Democrats propose to- nnt on to the appropriation bills, lie said the Senate Republicans fully appre- ciated the fact that the Democrats will De ahlfi to reneal the election laws,&e.. when the' next Coneress meets, bnt that did not lessen their responsibility: ' He was satis fied'that if the House forced the issue the HanatPt wnnld let the appropriation bills fail sooner than consent to adopt the re; peal at the dictation of the other brancn THE EXTRA SE8SIOIT QtrESTKHT. " A the ' .mUIIK VIUU 4UMvo J Capitol to-day was on u ane vueci. .o j certain prominent Democrats of the Hotse, i I w"ko have heretblore declared tbemsetTeal ja 1879. ua uppuacu iu wi eaara session oi Congress, Cm k tt 1 TfcT rifrTr . feaStfePBAl'; GOODS ! ability is that there is no very strong fa: ?ffiJ!5Sllflrt Mccs in ths Stato, ciunc biue are apparently vxewuig with perieci lnuinerence me rapidly approach ing termination of the session. Little or no objection is made to special orders, and the appropriation bills are not poshed with any spirit, ine session will close in three weeks from to-morrow. Speater Randall says, however, that there will hs no trou ble m getting tnrough, but or course he means this in case there should no clash as to political legislation between the two houses. So far as the Senate is concerned it seems now to be the general impression that there is a probability of .its being called to meet in executive session by the President on the fourth of March. f Itt the event of a called session, of tha Senate it is not probable that it will last beyond a week or two. senator m creery s speech. Senator McCreery, of Kentucky, deliv- ered what is understood to be his farewell anh ir, tua q a - v v j speecn in the senate to-day. As he had hPln ii-nl I nHvoi.1 nJ .n V, 11 1 v-v-" nacu in me lucai pupei o i tuc guuenes were crowaea. Mr.Mct;reery I is not an industrious man. He delivers oniy about one speech a year, but when he opens his mouth he always says something worth hearing, which is quite different fronj- the average Senator or member. He is logical and rhetorical, with a distinct and ringing style of (1 enunciation, and on the rare occasions when he addresses, the Sen ate, the other Senators pay him the rare compliment of listening. He to-day at-1 tacked vigorously the present management fi inuian anairs, ana earnestly advocated the transfer of the Indian bureau to the War Department. During his speech he made points which were both eloquent and original. Mr. McCreery is one of the few Southern members of Congress who take care of their money. A brother Senator and a personal friend ot him says that he will carry back to Kentucky on the 4th of March $Z6,000 of the $30,005 salary which he has received during his six years' term ot service. THE SUGAR TARIFF defeat by the agreement of the House, by a vote ol almost three to one, to fix Thurs- day, the 13lh, for the consideration of the sugar tarill bill. The indications from the I vote to-day are that the bill of the com mittee is much stronger than had been ex pected, notwithstanding some of the most influential members of the cpmmittee are opposed to it. The vote Was 160 yeas to 5 nays. 1 he fate of the bill is by no means certain, however. CURRENT TOPICS. It is rumored that Senator Wallace is to be made chairman of the National Demo cratic Committee, to succeed Senator Bar- nuni. . The postal savings banks bill is defeated for this Congress. Mr. Phillips, of Kari- sos, moved to have his bill passed under suspension of the rules, but secured only 38 votes. Sudden leatli of an Unknown Itlan. ' Charlotte Observer. Mr. William Glen, of Rock Hill, S. C, who came up to Charlotte day before yes terday, reports the sudden and somewhat mysterious death 6f an unknown man in that town, under the following circum stances: On Saturday night, he and Mr. Gordon, proprietor of the hotel in thatplace, found a rather old and well-dressed man lying in the street in a helplessly intoxi cated condition. They lifted him up on his feet and finding that he wa3 able to walk, they left him. Mr. Glenn then went to his home and shortly after he had gotten there, the old man knocked at the door and asked to stav all niffht. Mr. Glenn, seems his helpless condition took him in and gave him something to eat. He ate very heart ily andafterwards was seatedjin a chair in front ot the fire. He had only been set ting m this position a few moments when it was seen that he was dead. Mr. Glenn and others made inquiry everywhere to find out something about the old man. Nobodv had eVer seen him before and no notes or papers by which his identitv or nlace of residence could oe es tablished wore found on his Derson. He was dressed in quite an expensive suit of clothes with a valuable overcoat, and had about $35 in money in his pockety His body was kept for several days, in the hope that something might be learned about him, but to no purpose. The stranger is described as a tall man, apparently about sixty years old..-" NE W AD VEBTISEMENTS. VIRGINIA BACON. Hams, Sides, Shoulders. A SUPERIOR LOT. JUST RECEIVED. febl3-lt fill DeROSSET & CO. ' J - Second Ward. J3Y AN ORDER OF THE CITY EXECU tivp r-nxvfTT-rTP1. thrr will' be a meeting' of the Democrats of the eco!?"x wiriaw pvpninff the ltn inet., i h n'rforV. to act noon a resolution rrom the Committee in regard to City Officers. v, JUNIUS DAVIS, ; febl3-lt President Second Ward Clb. --. ; -' ; y: ; " ' ' " HOWELX COBB. -; , C D, M'i C0BB FUBCELL HOUSE, ; WILMINGTON N. O. 1 BECENTLY TH020UGPLT O VE B . hauled and renovated. FIRST-CLASS in every respect. LoeaUon derfrtble, being situated near aU burfnes. J CuBtom House, City Hall and Court Hone. BATES. r.. and $2 0 per Day :. ;-Our motto to'-.r COBB ESO3- 'tr MfaSf'tr X'.iQyZ:;'AX -ProprJeto . A5fT DESCRIPTION, neatt -aKd Jaa24f.j j, JACKfiON 8 Cents ; a Copy i wt t ' -: AT GEORGE -MYERS'. Oil FAXCY GflfflK tflMTBRT viuuiaihii FRENCH AND GERMAN GOODS, AT HALF- PMCil! fresh Groceritt. Alwajt to U FVn4 at GEOEQE HYEEB'. Ml AM) UQUOR DEPAMUEST. td& We aro iplllniT WTVVa .i -it i w fJ2L WINKS t HALF PRICE, j , mestio SrvVr?l?i IFvVrJ? ,P tSi.1 INES at $1 .25 and $1 JSO per ration. fsrour Whiter. .CA i .. u excellence or Quality and Cheapness. j uur wia naner at . per nllon. Sweet - """"J "e uest In the yvorid, at $3 per gallon SAVE 100 PER CENT. AT GEORGE ilYEES'. - A "Our Goods are bought from First Hands. : "No Middle Man's Profit." Man's Profits." Hence r rnn VU vc moneJ for you. tW We have the LmnrMt.. OhnlrMt: atul CheapesC Stock of Goods Tn our Three Stores w oe round m the state. GEORGE nYEBS'. 11, 13 and 16 FROHT STREET 1 Duplin County STALL FED BEEF. w ALTER BI ANT, a lot of fine .tall fed beef, which will be gold at our market trwt.v and all next week as low as you can buy a common article eisewnere. MOTT & CAMTEN, Market street. feb3-4t GARDEN SEED! GARDEN SEED! NEW CR0P-I879- Now in store and for sale In bulk and in pa pers. Wholesale ana reuu, at GREEN A FLANNER'8, Market street. feb?-tf " LISTEN TO IE MOflilNG BIRD" npiIEN GO AND BUY A CAGE FROM J. Parker & Taylor. They have a line a- eortment. PARKER COOK, Sold only by them. feb 8-tf . Valentines, Valentines. QOMIC AND SENTIMENTAL. .ORDERS from the country will meet prompt attention. ' C. W. YATES .. i , i t Bookseller and Stationer. febO-tf HALF INTEREST IN A FIRST CLASS . newspaper omn for ml: 7 f I desire to sell a nan interest 10 we I CONCORD sun To a competent man. The 8U.NUm Ue': circulation in Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Iredell, Rowan, Stanley,' Montgomery nd Cnlon counUes, besides a Urje mlacelianeou , drcu lation. The type and material la almost en tirely new. I desire to sell, because with the .eeitanr nf i coniDetetit Daxtner. the clrcula-. tion of the 8 can be worked up to a point second to no weekly to te State. At present all my attention is ghren to the boateeM in the office, and consequenuj caanuv cessary attention to canvassing. Term lib eral. Aaoresa, A. feb6-tf Ed. and "Prop"r, Concord, N.C ; misWv CHOP; .. f .. Cuba Molasses. FIRST CROP OP THE ftBASOX, 287 HHDS. CHOICE. ; '" ",' ,;1EW CROP MOLAS8E ex Brig' Ztager, direct; from Matanzaf. For Bale very low. WORTH & WQBTJL, BUTTER AIID CHEESE. 1 V TtlBiJ-CHOICK ' TABLE BUTTER i TUBS OOOb OOSlDEf BUTTW f orKrrs fresh munAixwYn r 4UU Porileiow tv, ' 1 , i-HAliFXAR8AIX. ! " Huhtly;House, L0I vrnmi1-r---i.. traTeHara. Klcehr. tuhoii - 1 " ... . - edrooini.&re, pome lerniw. ' .'ffDAILT CHERAW BTAUS. ..... Poor daDy rtage ltoto Bowln f-n iof-ratloii., ' PernJtoWn? to return to Wilaintoa by lTT of Cheraw and Tiorenea can do so a low cSSa eowwetfe- ad with up and down traln on the C. CRaCw2y.?? An xtt nnvrl . cf M Wadaboro, ' . x , z !ili:: ?ftyn . - :z v. U