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1 t ST15W" idhifoO baa awaH eiiT Q -H AQ HAT ifff - ,-,iJui.-;- !- ,l"t IT V. y ? f , !!1 .' 3 1 $7.00 a Year. WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1879. ; 1 1 I I 1 1 immmmm - t,5 Gentsa-Copv ( - J 1,1.. ..UUU. hi" l mum 1 I I I I -I lit f ill f tf , t v,b tv 1 t I J I. , I Ieath or Joseph A. EncIhard. Diecl, yesterday ;alternpon, in the Yar-I borough House; Raleigh.after a short illness, Maj. Joseph; ' AlEpghart),' Secretary-of fetate 01 North Carolina. Joseph Adolphus Engelhard was" the only son of Edward and Sarah Engelhard, formerly Mias Benson, and was born on the 27th of September, 1832;in Monticello, Mississippi. Joseph was educated in Mis sissippi, in Indiana, and at the University of North- Carolina. He - was at Ghirpel Hill, where he stood, high in,j his classes, from 1850 to 1854, graduating in the latter year. 0-Tl I A IT T7 Having-a -deemed penchant" tive public life Joseph A. Engelhard com menced the study of lp.w immediately after his graduation in thqr literary eoorie,! at tending thetIIarvard University law school and that of Judge Battle at the Universityj of North Carolina as well as reading privately with Judge Fowle. in Raleigh. He received his license to practise iu the County Courts , in 1856; and in 1857 his Superior Court license. He married,; inl 1855," Miss Margaret Eliza,, Cotteu, -of U'flltP frmniv damrhtpr nf Jfthn Wi Cot ten. Esq.. formerly of Florida, and nieccrof (ov-. Clark as well as of Mrs. Dr. W. O Thomas, of this city.'; , In 1857 he settled in Tarboro and began the practice of his profession. These were stormv days in politics. Mr, Engelhard wd;ia arqetlt" Wempcrat ana State rights man- On account of hi3 youth he did 'not' take that 'prominent; '.part.Un! affairs which he afterward . took4 , Never- - ( ! thelesa he was deeply interested iirthe politics pt the' day.' ',The war. camV.and 11a Mayc 1861, he enlisted as Captain and Ouartermaster of the 33rd Resiment ofj 1 North .. Carolina s lYopps. He - was promoted tf -'April, 1862, ' to the auartermastershiD of General Branch's; 4 - i brigade, with the rank ! of Major. Trans ferred in December. 1862, to Gen. . Tender'a-brjgade,- the -became j - iffiTlel GeneraV. . Iii'Mayof ihte1 rollosvln Major Eugelhard was made Adjutant Gpnpral of Pender's, afterward Wilcox's division, in which position he remained . until the curtain fell on the bloody drama of InnnmnltnT .AllUtir Amomattox. .Mwor i hrn ticipW' W&N siMi 9 bl M fought by that noblest army that ever trod the earth, the' Aimy of Northern Virginia. His voice, and his pen were ex erted on all fitting occasions in its behalf both o S eTe3ndUt'ifri)tn ihe Wp?eriQtts ot pnpmies and to eulosrize amonr fneuds its; . c? w mas-nifieent courajre and its sublime for titude. "' . : ' After the war Mai. Engelhard resumed the practice of law at Tarboro. In a'ddi tion to his professional duties he ' perform ed those of the important county office ot Clerk and Master iu Equity. In Decern her. 1865. he purchased Mr. James Fulton's interest in' the Wilmington Journal, and ' became the succes sor from March, 1866, of that di tinsruished iournalist. Since that time O Maj. Engelhard has been a citizen of .Wil mington. He was' chosen a delegate in 1872 to the Democratic National Conyen-I tion which was held in Baltimore. Jn June, 1876. he was nominated at Raleigh by the Democratic State Convention; for Secretary of State. hd during thataam- mer ana jail .Qisxingrisiieu muiscn iu. mc canvass. No man ever did more faith fu service in one political campaign than did Joseph A. Engelhard in-1876. lie .stood before Vhe people almost - every day; and his arguments were solid and effective. On the 7th of Npveraber he; . was elected by the largest majority received that year . Since his acce-sion to the Secretaryship) of State he has established order when before was chaos,.and introduced reforms wb ich were greatly needed. . Maj. Engelhard was la devoted son of the University, at which his own son receiitly graduated. He delivered the Alumni ad dress at the last commencement "Thus passes from earth one of our most eminent citizens a man endowed by nature with a generous heart and a strong intel lect a man who has faithfully seryep his city and his -State in various capacities His friends were devoted friends, attached to him by the strongest personal and polit-1 ical ties. . His enemies all positive men have their renemies, were ready to confesf that none of Ms actions v were inspired by malice. His zeal in the party service, his ability as a politician, the unflinching1 courage with which he upheld his convic tions all these, as. wellas the, geniality o his temper and the generosity which char acterized is private life, will long be remembered by the people of the Cape Fear. - " Severe Fire at Enterprise, Mis sissippi. ' . . ' Meridian, Feb.. 15 A fire occurred last. night at Enterprise, Miss. Loss $60,000 Insurance $ 40,000 on stock. W. P. Davis merchant, $8,500 insurance on stock: i J . Moore, store-house ' insurance S1.000 HofTman & Co., merchant, $4,000 insurance cn stock.,; McGee, lawyer, lo3s $1,000 ; uo insurance, lhe Courier Painting o&ce is a total loss, no insurance. Harris store house, $1,000 insurance.' Picket bar-room loss, $1,000 ; no insurance. C. Kramer, buildings and stock, heavy loss. $5,000 in fiurance.' Lyrlj. &, Wopjvertort building insured.S. AT'Lyarly'& 'Co., loss ,000 ; insurance 6,500. Woolverton' Bau losf 512.000; insurance $9,000. . ppoiuon Rejected. bonlJ?"1 lle proposition of the! a 1 v n a.. vote of 12 to 9. THE LEGISLATURE. REKl.ME OF PROCEEDINGS. Thirty-I liirtl lav-I rilay Feb- 'ruary, 1 1th. Ra'tifjh Xwh, tihortenetf. SENATE. The unfinished business was the bill t abolish the oQice of rotate iGeolosrist. lhe debate was a lensrih.v oue Senator McEachern asked that the bill be read, as he was absent when it came up5 on yesieruay. Senator Snow moved to refer the whole matter to the Judiciary Cummittee. Lost. teenator Merntt asked l-iv to withdraw the amendment offered by him yesterday, which TOi.a oT:iiitfl 'I hn nunl mil thnn I'lu.ni-rnil r IhnCT substitute oiiurtd by the beuator from Buncombe, Mr. Davidson, which provides that. the Governor shall annuint by and with the consent of the Senate, a suitable person to coaduct the Geulogic.il survey ol the btate. I he sum allowed such per son hot to exceed $2,000, .tha expenses ot said Survey not to exceed' s3,0()0 and to be paid by the Agricultural Department. Senator V illianisniovel to amend by limiting the term o said appouuee, who ever he might be, to twojyears, and that the Governor ami JJuard; ot Agricultures be empowered to renuivosaid Geologist at any -time they saw proper. '' ! Senator Urinand moved to lay the whole' matter on the table. Lost. Sena lor iMcEaehern moved to Vuljourn. Lost. ' : The vote was then taken : upon th ameiidmlut of" Senator Williamson to the substitute rof .Senaior Davidson, and adopted. - I lhe question next recurred upon the substitute . and was adopted-by a vote of 38 to 8. The orginal bill then passed its second reading and third. Senator Davidson moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed jU final reading, and lay that motion on the table. Carried. HOUSE. Bill to incorporate the county of GilliamMphysiciau, Dr. Dodson of Milton, has sent was made special order tor 1 mirsday, atStor l)r. McCxuire of Kichmond: V a. Jrer noon. ' 53 . - C Will lUHgUiau- ia-3 Ol LinhS Ul OU-S preme and Superior Courts, the Clerk oifft ue oupieme Vuui .1 biiaai receiv.e an annuaig, salary of 300 and fees lhe ..tees ot Kegisters of Deeds and Sheriffs ate also prescribed, while talis? urors are to receive 50 cents per day and uo mileage. Mr. Amis sent iii an amendment savin that the Clerks of Superior Courts shall eceive s?200 salary, and fees as at present l'he amendment was then adopted. Mr. Uamnger ottered an amendment which was lost tu allow sh(r'ilTa 3 per cent on all collections over $10,000, and 2 on all under. Mr. Norment moved that the whole mat ter be laid upon the table, and upon the moaon called the ayes and nays, when the House retuscd to table, by a vote in 0D to 46. - Mr. Coffield moved that the bil 1 be re committed to the Committee. The bill and amendment were the re-ieired. A message lrum the Governor trans mitting the report of the Adjutant Gener al of: lhe State, and complimenting the State Guard lor its efh'ciency and discip ine. recommending that no legislation, damarinsr to its elliiiency be enacted. He recommended the increase of salary; of Adjutant .General to 000 per annumilie message was transmitted to the Seuate. i J3iit to incorporate tne town ot Aew- tp'n Grove, Sampson county, passed. 1 liitl to incorporate the town ot Jur aw. Fender county, passed. " Bill to allow persons to repair breaks on banks of any stream' so as to divert its floods from lands. ? IJifi to create Cypress C?eek and Lake Oreek'townships, in 131 id'en county. Resolutions to raise a joint select com mittee of fourbe appointed to ascertain if any excessive rates ot trasportation lare charged by the railway or transporUiLjon ompanies, 111 violation ot tlieir cliarters, passed and was sent to the Senate. J ne resolutions alter discussion passeu bv aTarge vote. Bill to relieve farmers-a-ud others- from payment "or special tax m cjties upon gons tilled with garueu tuck, nsu. oysters, etc., passed, unanimously alter remarks by Messrs. Lamb and tecott in favor, and by Mr. Bernard iu opposition. lhe latter thought it was a strike a pow ers delegated to cities in their charters. Bill to prevent the enticing of seamen trom vessels m any ports of the tetate. passed. Bill to mcorporrte the town ot Mat thews, Meckleuburg county, passed its final reading. Resolutions raising a committee to in vestigate the management of the Aibe-! marie aud Chesapeake cauai, and appro priating 2o0 lor such examination. uniio pronibit tne removal ot causes from one county to another, save where the ends of justice absolutely requires such transfer, passed its final reudiug. , Bill to preveut tramps irom depredat ing upon the people uf the state, or from 'cruising around generally, and giving them 6 months in jail. An amendment was adopted allowing persons who prove good character to go free on pavment of costs. The bill then Jpassed its reading. Mr. Norment introduced a bill to re ieve the people by. enacting that all out side convicts be farmed out in parties of ten or more to such corporations or per- sons as will ma lie tne nisrnest oner lor 1 .1 1-1 1 them.-. The bill was ordered to be printed and referred: Bills requiring town aud city collectors of taxes to make returns of collections monthly,, passed. Notes North Carolinian. '1 be Winston, question: Shall we have; graded schools? An , Episcopal Church is scon to built at Company Shops. .'n Lewis Coleman; Jodge. at . the same ' 'Vf j e Ijelections, indicted for hindering and"'b-' Mr. Woodson, of f; mvecstmctinff the U. S. SuperTisor: and with o v.r nnnlpr and nncOUDler. k. . m .. r - - r--- t.i. nr':li:..-mo onnllmr ifiTint rrfpilfr ntlUUU HlflllO, OUV.uv. was captured in-Wake county Friday. Col. R. W. Singeltary, of "Wilson, says the Advance, returns trom Florida, muen improved in health. - - - J& - m t -r- d mt, r. uarver s , oar-room, near Huntsville, Mecklenburg, was .burned Thursday night. We regret to hear of the severe illness, of our excellent young friend Hobgood of me wnson Advance Atirs: Thus far this year only 9 fertili zer licences have been taken out from the States Treasury by manafactuers. Salem Press : There are over two hun dred children whose names are enrolled in the two public schools of Salem and Win- ton. .Well, we are glad "Wilsou has ivatched that capital fellow, Henry G. Williams Lsq. He hardly needed watching, ,buti taeu The I. O. O. R, of Wilson, had a fine 1 1 11 11 UU lUl occasion of the visit pi Grand Master Ehrinhaus. last Wednes day. Enterprise Lodge dined him at Young s Hotel, we learu by the Advance. The Nut Shell say that occording to new arrangements by steamship the New-1 burn truckers can make close connection? at Norfolk with New York and Baltimore.j As we have to cut up bur copy of the News in order to get out the Legislative, proceedings, we are unable to present ex tracts from the able pen of bur friend Pearson- - - There are 375,439 sheep in North Caro lina and in all the counties, save two they are raised. Seventy-eight counties report 111.039 which i3 evidently short of the truth by a large majority. The Kinston Journal says the bill beA fare the Legislature impeding marriages ol cousins in stimulating the matrimonial spirit in Onslow and Jones counties among the courting, couples who are km. I Salem Press: Bishop E. A. DeSchwein-j ltz will accompany lievs. L. Kondthaler and R. P. Lineback, the delegates elect ;irom the Southern Province of the MoraJ yian Church of the General Synod which convenes in May. I The Reidsville Times learns that Mr 'McGhee, the able member of the House from Person, is in very toad condition. His 4 . .... contra, the Observer says he is better. Kil nf An Vrtl, flamlino m om Kai-Q-S I ,ok . ftTt in t1. H. a ilisc-.nsrf.in nf WdU thft J jP!TiAUvp A nnrnnriation . j e - ri f bill, and specially with reference to the in- iquities of the Revenue laws. Mr. Davis' remarks were 01 some hve miuutes lengtt. Greensboro State: The Law School in this city, under the cnarge of Judge Dick and Judtre Dillard bids fair to rival the famous school of the late Chief Justice Pearson. Quite a number of students are in attendance this session, and tae person nel oi the class is ot a high order, Kinston Journal: The revival at .the Methodist Church under the auspices of tne Rev. Mr. McPherson and wife,! Quakers, and the Rev. Mr. Swindell, PasJ tor of the M. E. Church, is: meeting with great success. Eight persons joined the church on Sunday and the meetings still Bgcoutinue with unabled interest. Yesterday's Charlotte Observer : Night before last Gray Toole, the colored bar-l ber who is known in the city by no otherl name than "Catty, had a desperate en counter in John rfchenck's . bar-room. The origin of the diffiulty is not yet known butj during the progress of -it Cuffy plunged a knite into Toole's head, inflicting what was at first believed to be a fatal wound He also cut Toole on the wrist. A policed man hred Iff teen shots at Cufly who finally succeeded in getting away. A Xew Kind er Tea Warranted! to Preserve tne Beauty of Youth. : - London Glotte. ' The cup that cheers but not inebriates is threatened with a rival possessing prop-l erties which must render it nrst tavorite among the fair sex. The produce of the Ilex Paraguayensis, mate, or Paraguay tea, has often been suggested as a substi tute for the more orthodox infusion of thei leaves of the thea, or tea plant, but this would stand no chance in competition with the new candidate for public favor. Paris it is said, has just awoke to the virtues'of a new kind of tea," called tserkys tea, "which has me virtue ' or ? preserving the brilliancy ana Deauty ot eai youth op to the ripest age'; it is composed! plants'.' the leaves of the plants are probj ably intended "growing on the foot ofl the mountains of Mecca and Libanus.' l'he beveragd in question claims an anti quity greater than that ot$ the modern tea, w hose name it borrows. It is said to have been discovered in the time of Osman I., who introduced it to the ladies of his seraglio, aud it has ever since remaiced the favorite beverage of the sultanas. In outward applications its effects are as marH velous as when taken internally, and the leaves stewed down alter infusion, if thrown into the oatn, win contribute to pre serve the freshness o'the complexion in a manner which Mme. Rachel's preparations could never equal. Serkys, whatever iti may be, will no doubt become the rage in Pans, where its virtues are, we are told,! devoutly believed in. There is only one little difficulty in the matter and that is that the wonderful properties of tie drink! should ever have been forgotten when once known, as Serkys is said to have been tamdiar to the ladies'of the French court 'In France it was known during: the reign ;of Louis XIV., and Derhana it was owind to tnis preparation that all the women ot . ... . . . tj that period were young and beautiful Sentenced lor Electoral Crimes. Baltimore, Feb. 15. In the U. S CirJ cuit Court to-day Henry Bowers, Judge ofj kleenon m the 17th Ward, at the late! sCongressional election, indicted for refusing! permission to the U. b. Superwor to m-l spect the ballot-box before the 1 otingf . besrun, -was found jrmlty. Jndge .Bond; : finpd him ln nnrl f-rKtj and 12 Dsontha im-l bejfprisonment. " ) . ? - .--1 ai.unjuff vue oanot-nox. was iouna bhiiiv. - Jndtrp. Rand fS norJ hi -n &Srt .nrl nrvata and . O- .w -www.w, MU-M 12 months imprisonment. , f ; ., -SUN TELEGRAMS. EARLY (KBaiMfGftKR&oM DEATH OF MAJ. EXGELIIARD. Lohn of an Eminent Citi zeu, Sun Sprc'tal Dispatch. Raleigh, Feb., 15. Maj- Joseph A; En four p gelhard, Secretary of State died at m., to-dav. A.-itoeiatcJ Prcas DUpalch. Raleigh, N C. Feb. 15. Hon. Joseph A. Enerelhard, Secretary of State, died here this afternoon, after a brief illness. aged 47 years. l ( funeral Arrangements 1 Sun Special Diatch. Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 15 The funera of Mai. Engelhard, Secretary of State, will take place at Christ Church, Monday at noon. rl. t,.1, . l ,i iur ueaus 01 li e ue uai tinea t.si3 -1 . i i -ii j- -j j , T . , J-Bderstood the committee is divided in opin and both houses of the Legislature will take part in the ceremonies. WASIIIXUTOX. The Brazilian Line Chinese Immigra- tion, the Harbor Rill, Etc. Washington', Feb. 15th. Senate. Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, presented a, memorial of John Roach, m epJwtolie memorial recently presented Trom Sthe Bal timore Board of trade, lie denies that the New York and Brazilian line is now renumerative, and that the, receipts from trips already made by steamers have notl paid the expenses, and fair. 1 he United States Mail contract is absolutely neces sary to the successful establishment and permanent mamtainanc'e of the line to Brazil. He declares if the action of Con gress shall be such as to enable gooil, swift and elegant American i steamers to compete with the British ones, their hojd on our trade with the Southern Hemts bhere will certainly be broken. The me monal was ordered to be printed and at hiow lies on the table. The Senate resumed the consideration of thebill to-restrict the ? Chiueae imrai 'gratiotT.) O - ri KJ Mr. Jiamtin, ot Atainc, spoue m oppo sition to the bill Iu the Senate to-dav Mr. Edmunds form the Committee on Judiciary reported favorably to the bill to remove the pout cal disabilities of Jno Randolph Hamilton, of feouth Carolina, and John Mclntosih Kelt, of Georgia. Placed on the calendar The Senate to-night by a vote of yeas 39, nays 2 1 passed a bill to restrict the Chinese immigration-: and then took up a bill to amend the Internal Itevenue laws which contains an amendment reducing tobacco tax, but before the completion of the reading of the bill the Seuate adjourn ed House Immediately after the reading ot the journal tne House, at 11:20 went mto a uommmaaame MRjtitfk burn, ot Kentucky, in the chair, on the Legislative, Judicial and Executive Arj- propnation oin. ... -I -11 -! Chairman Keagan of the House Commit-! tee on Commerce will on Monday report the ! River and Harbor bill back to the House and move its passage under a sus pension. There will be some opposition from the Pacific coast members and some others, but it is generally believed that the necessary two-third vote will be se cured. The Committee on Ways and "Means to-day considered Secretary Sherman letter in relation to 'the appropriations fdr the next nscal year, and suggesting meas ures to be taken lor meeting the deficiency No action was taken, and it will be further f J-j .ft . v. ' t rne iiouse in committee ot tne whole has made some progress on the Legisla-i tive appropriation bill. An amendment providing for the salaries of Surveyois general was postponed until the provision be reached proposing a change iu the sys- xem oi surveyors, aiso amenuments tor act ditional clerical force to carry out pen sions ana arrearages. l lie bills were withdrawn, on the assurances from ttie members of the Appropriation Committee that the committee would report on Mon iday or Tuesday next a bill for the payment 'of these arrearages and making provisions for the necessary clerical lorce. lhe House Committee charged with the investigation oi tne Dest means tor pre venting the introduction and spread of! epidemicaiseei lDf vet rtfpitoed j bjjlJ similar to that reported by the special committee of the Senate. One of the principle differences is the omission of the provision lor -a board of health, but it adopts the Senate feature for a board pf health to consist of seven members to be appointed by the President, by and with tne advice and consent ot the benate. NOt more than one member is to be appointed trom any one state, lhe compensation ot kach during the time when actually en gaged in the performance of his duties is to! be 10 a day and reasonable expenses. The Surgeon General of the army and the Surgeon-General of the navy are to be members of the board without additioria pay. The duties of the board are such as jire defined in the Senate bill, and the pre autionaTbr BrevtMUpfritkttrpaoctiftff of infections' dfseasts"vfn uil try Tire generally the same The House bill contains a proviso: Ihal it shall be unlawful for any vessel engaged in the transportation of goods or persons from any foreign port where any infectious or contagious disease exists to enter the United States, except in accordance with the provisions of this act The benate Committee on railroads heard to-day the conclusion argument of: Mr. Lowrey, counsel for the Western Union telegraph Company against bena- tofJones bill, authorizing the railroad companies to construct and maintain tele- grapn lines lor commercial purposes. Air. -Liowrey said, an act of 1866 gave the VYestern Union Telegraph Company noth ine which if f dB not alradv iossetJ ex cent the.Hirlt td IoUr Stitt with its' fines in opposition to the will of the State Leg- uii:, as was UUUC 111 uic m. uuvv. a, and that. nre wil no telegraph companies shou. lines along the railroads C rrta&nrfrktftfbffi ranotVuild thfirM m the opposite side of he track from the Western Union wires', if they" so desired. - General Butler then addressed the Com-I mittee in favor of the bill, dwelling on the difficulty of controlling, such a great cor poration as the Western Union Telegraph L ompany, on account of immense power which it possessed of corrupting legisla- tives. He, enumerated - the advantages which would accrue to the publio from thei passage ot bill, and said the buying hd ot rival lineby the Western Union Tele rranh Comnanv as soon as thev besran to be succeyrl 3&.s'fi jprtef jtiatr '.telegraph'! ing could be done more cheaply than it now is. At the conclusion of Mr. Butler's remarks the committee adjourned until Monday, when Mr Simonton will explain the nature in relations between the Vest- em Union Telegraph Company :and the New York Associated Press.. ' r- In the Seward investigation to-day Car penter, 01 the counsel for the prosecution, galled the attention of the committee to! ine iact, mat no decision was yet renaerea 1 iL. . f ii . on me question arising irom me non-com pliance of Seward with the subpeena duces. tecum served upon htm sometime since namely : Whether or not he be required to produce the books called for. A secret f . .- 1 1 .1-11 1' 1 1 ("ii 1 sn tlin n..VXA4- in ,iaacB.nuii a.s liciu oil luc suu ai. it 13 UU- ion. the majority holding that the books should be given up for examination, the minority that the books are of a private nature and the committee had no right to compel tneir production tor public insnec4 lion. At the meeting Monday Seward will piobably be informed of the action ot the Committee, and if he still refuses to! produce the books, he will be reported to the House as in contempt. OVER THE CABLE. The Old World' ews. St. PETEKSBCKO,Feb. 15. Baron Stuart, the Russian representative at Bucharest, has been appointed Chief of the Archives of the Foreign Ministry. No successor at! Bucharest to Baron Stuart will be ap-j pointed tor the present in ote. i nis is eviaence oi itussia s dis x-- mi.-' ! -1 . o -r ?: pleasure at Romania London, Feb. 15. Bell's Life states that Rowell, the Cambridge athlete, will em-f bark in the Par thia to-dav for New York, fur the purpose of contesting the pedestrian championsnip with O .Leary lhe Pall Mall Gazette correspondent! at Rome says cordial letters have been exchanged between the Pope and the Ger man Hiinperor. Concessions were made on ooth sides. The Cardinals oppose th Pope's acceptance of the civil test. His! Holiness decides, nevertheless, that the bcclesiastes must obey the laws. Three hundred and seventy employes of the Aberdeen Jute Works have struck against the 5 per cent, reduction in wages At a meeting of the engineers strike committee yesterday, it was announced, that the engineers of Leeds, Plymouth, Dover, and other points intend to strike immediatelv. Liverpool, Feb. 15 The strikers' dele gation this forenoon proposed arbitration to the sh'p owners, in the meantime re suming work on the old terms. This the! ship owners rejected, but agreed to the ar bitration provided the men resume at the proposed reduction.- lhe matter now awaits the decision of the strikers. It is: thong at they must yield Madrid, Feb. 15. Two British ships for .Barcelona Irom the .hast, were quaran tined at Port Mahon. A severe storm visited the coast of Ga lacia yesterday. Two vessels went ashore, ind 28 persons were drowned. Madeira, Feb. 15. The steamer Dun- robin Castle, which brought the hews ofj the disaster to the- British troops in South Africa to St. Vincent, called here this morning on her way W Plymouth. It is ascertained from her officers that later ad vices received at Cape Town reported that subsequent to the disaster to Col. Glyn's camp, the forces under Dartnell and Lons- Oale had a victorious engagement with lhe enemy at Rorke Drift. Col. Pearson's column is safely established at : Skays. There were no hostile Zulus in Natal Berlin. Feb. 15. In the Lower House of the District yesterday the Minister on Finance made declaration on authority ofl the King, ot the same tenor as that made by him at the sitting of the Prussian Bud get Committee on the 21st nlto., namely that until new. source of revenue from indi rect taxation was created in Germany and until it w.ts ascertained what portion of urpiua cania 09 xransrerrea to, lnaivmufti states, it would be useless to discuss the question of income tind class taxes, as any retorm ot the present system of taxation would be-; impossible, etc.r The 'proposals of the .Budget Committee, relative to the assessment of taxes, were then adopted by a large majority The Standard publishes rtlieXfoUoing,! dated MaffebVrgV January V&fr 4ShoTtly after the- commencement of the hostilities Lord Chelmsford and Col. Pearson success-! fully engaged the enemy. Near the place where lxrd Chelmsford had been hghtmg he left 6 companies of the 24th Regiment undhr Fullerm; whom Ihiratord was to 1 oin with the natives. 15,000 Zulus at tacked the united forces on the 22nd mst The fire from the British ranspd immense! fhavoc among them, but they rushed for-J ward with indomitable pluck, and when they had come to close quarters the great numerical superiority of the Zulus secured. them a complete victory. The 6 compaJ nies of the, 2Ah regiment were totally de rtroyedv abd ' Darntord's native3i were hftterl-v f routed. The victorious Zulus attacked a small force in the vicinity o - . . ... Rorke's Drift the same day, but were repelled. In the attack made on Rorke i Drift on the evening of the 22nd, alter the. destruction of the camp a hundred men succeeded in keeping off over 4,000 Zulus T'l t .U i- hUIaaW in tliA Avoinivl until dayliffot, when, tne. main column . . . .... . . . - . . I arrived. The British lost 13 . men 5. ofl whom were massacred in the hospital. Weston i- has reached Wakefield, Tork IT. - ta' - mifofl hehind time. (having laken the train from Hnddersfield to waKeneia. L A ...ju titl states-.tfaifc-ifce, diflicBlties vuemimr-j reconatmetioo of the miniBtry under Herr; r -v . . . - t Tit tt Von Stremayer have been removed, ana Anew appointments will probably be gazetted to-mOrrow. .gfinoHHia s Von Stremayer have been removedana Bishop. Foley, at Chicago, Umueii betJ ter; and his phyncians -look ior.lusfpeedj recoveryl-sj-i jav The -CfUte! i-'nUt sioner Patrick issued an ordf ttom BrookJ lyn directed to tne . cattle owners and! veterinary surgeons, . jtie lirects, . that ill teases of cattle disease shall he renoitrt forthwith. No cattle are to be permit to land nnless examined, and a!r nensnr employed in the care of well cattle aw for bidden to enter, upon i pnejtpuea iwherp tie disease exists among .the' 'animal Tko infected cattle must at once be ouarantinpi!! or siaugnxerea. 1 i" i i 3 . ' ----- The jury in the ca?e of Charlie Wwfe colored, on trial for the murder oft Mrs: CJ :U. roster, this morning returned a verdirt oi murder in the nrst degree. . ( , , . Mnrder Trial iii yirgioiai : Richmond, Va. Feb. 15. PatriA- bmith', one of the four negroes ' chargedl with the murder of John Iaey New!Keht! last month has been convicted..: in-. that! county and sentenced to ,ba ihuog'.on ithe 15th of March, Julius Chtiatwu., another one of the gang is on. trial to-day, .the other two are to be tried aext week. Mliorter Telegrams, The total loss by the sinkinc of 1(j houses I belonging to the Reading Coal aud Irbh Company, Shenandoah Citya.win be '! vn.'vin "It is feared the celebrated Tenlita Wa. Iters in Bohemia are destroyed by.a, current of water which is draining oft into a neigh boring coal pit. .u i. The Mails. The mails fclose and arrive at the Citv Post umce as lotiows :. ': . . ; r -, J: - j. f, . CLOSE. , . . Northern through mails, daily. . . : 7AHv!TV Northern through and way mails,-! u :!'' daily. QA.M Mans ior tne c itauroaa. and routes supplied therefrom, riL'''"'" ''-nfl eluding A. & N. C. Railroad, at 5:80 At M. Soutneru mans 1 or all pomt6 South , , daily . . . . . 7:30 P. M Western mails (C. C. K'y) dally , u .nu (except buuday )...! ....... j.. 5.0Q Ai M. mr '.-I J- rv, -c" il ' . - - 2iT ' 7 .viau ior vneraw oi uarnngion it. n, 7:-iU, Mails for point between Florehee'11 ' -'' and .Charleston. ( .T-iSft Fayetteville, and offices on Cape , Fear Kiver, Tuesdajs and Fri- ! ' days . 1jQ0P.-.Mj Fayetteville.via LunibertoUfcJ.'iiliv except unay8.ii .nu.. .Vl5J0(.M. Onslow C. H.. and intermediate 1 1 offices every Friday. . , 6:00 Smithville mails, by steamboat, ' i daily (except Sunday) ........ -. 9:00 Mails foi Easy Hill, Town Creek . and Shallotte, every Friday at. . .0:00 Wilmington and isbon route, Mondays and Fridays at, ARRIVE, Northern through mails open for" delivery at Northern through and way mails. open for delivery at 6:00 f 9.-00, 7jOO 11 Southern mails, open for delivery at. 7:00. Carolina Central Railway........ 6:00 A. Stamp Office open ft-om 8 A. M. to 12 M., and from 2 to 5::i0 P. M. Mouey order .and Kegister Department open same as stamp) omce. . General delivery open from fc3Q A, M. td 0:30 P. M., arid on Sundays from 8:30 to 9'M A. 31. Stamps for sale at general delivery when stamp office is closed. Mails collected from street boxes every day ac 4:00 r. M. Paris, Feb. 13 The heirs of Napoleon the Third, have been defeated in their ac- tion against the State for the recovery of the Chinese Museum and arms, at ChatoA Pierrefords, or their value of the civil list. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Chromos AND ENGRAVINGS. fust received the best collection of chromos 'and engravings ever brought to this city . All new, beautiful and cheap. Also, a-full-assort- i mentof Frajne6,all sizes, - styles and prices at'the LIVE BOOK STORE: Pianos and Organs!- To rnmnfitA ti atvlt and tiHpc with atiV, ftc tory . Sold on the installment plan at ; 1 1 - - HEINSBERGER'S ; Live Book and Music Stereo feb-16tf 39 and 4T Market StreeC THE SOUTH-ATLANTIC For Jebruaryi - , . - - . f fC 1 Will contain a sketch of Comelhi Harnett Djl ColonelJohn H. Wheeler: 'a tribnteitoi. xn Sarah fi. Whitman, "by Colonel John S-towV a. nnntlfit. fttid a parp.fnfl v nrpnared criticftie . OI the lat J.''; ' '' "' ' '' ' BA ARD..;jTAYlX)Pi , I: BY COL., PAUL IJ. IIAYNE. HONS. ALEX. H. STEPHENS AND : SLiTt. L... . W. .RAXSO-M. . Will contribute articles to an early issue of thei and reeponsibQities have made it. necessary for Imp in sfieure editorial assistance. 'These ad ditions to the staff of The. South-Atlantic are, among the most dijjjja&hfia-iumes on iSouthern letters. ., ,, , iiii,r MRS. CrCEKOTr. IIAKK13, febL6-tf , v,, WiHningU9.i p. BEAUTIFUL CAGES. An almost endless variety just opened . M0 PAPER LA MP SII A PES. J 0 j&-i"! of a choice selection. KUHS JY1 (J K hi UUUJX,' rfebl6-tn Only at PARKER & TA 1 lXfifc J 1 - IN GREATVARIETY. '.ml i Knhrkni Brtfika. Blank IW.k Bibles. Testa- menU and a thousand oihej thtoiKS,. such as Perforated Boarl and Mottoes, Brtstw. Drawing Paper and Pencil, OratoH," c- T Photograph Rooms cumitfd Ith " Book 41am whM mi 11 ill I III ! i h t !! iBSlTT TVTOTICE m wfflbamade session im 1 (Wflmingtoi ja2M0t ia' herebv riven that applHjJxw , ;,Tvn txiv rrt ktttmi ' itv 'il-Iaslatnrenownii .f -. , 1 ;Wwiaab;-coBjt-:v mi IMtt!. 1L. com PtIECELL H0tTf3E, i .," -tflLMUrOTOH,! N:c. . ' 1 ij PECENTLY. . THOXOCOHLT OVER. ,haul4 renovated, FIRST-CLASS la eTery reflDect. Location' AirhlA. hofnir situated near an hnfnM -- - -n--..-- pnetom Hquee, City Hair and Court Houae. rXtes.".. . . . mwt f 3.60 per Day. Ourtnotto Is COBB BROS. oot23-f . : a P. L GERS'&CO. iTnose wno read pur rllydeVriil'''vWl oar ' i it.'. I-f!'. i J . Will appreciate more than ever before, tat ouj0ibiiifa3uHy c : feclimb Olympus and inRlorloudy expire in the attempt, but keeps an even pace iWiththe timefc, and always poiaUto the place wjkta they "blow" about one special thin, Which ha, vrfthout doubt, the true bUrineM Asd this tninrwe wlU briefly explain, 'Wthtlie hope fiat it will cause no jpln To brotber Rrocera; who. in years gone by, Learned to gergridds at prices thtt wera high 1 lUnTortunately we see Some ofthem inelined To'follow the customs of ''Auld Lanr Syne.' . -IV.'.-, -'I- . .. ... t ,, . , , But we consider It a matter of congratulation - -i:--.(.- - - . . , . , .. rrbit wef've no fogy notions In pur education 1 In bid times g proflU" htd a wide range, And old habits are hard, hard to change. pCWilmington Grocers wa take the lead. 5ow tA prove this assertion we only need Xft remind the puttfe that our elan ne store Hade others be pahited'snd swept a little more! " Like all business men who are truly wise, We at pnee began extensively to adtertlse, Vheii our friends catchinir "the ide. thoueht It wel1 . v .,, Ttflncrease their space, as , the printers will At fir we put some poetry iu our "ad," ' But when they saw this plan was not bad, They followed our lead, and . when we tried prose (.'-' iThey followed aa nicely as If lead by the nose I ' We next thought 'twould be well to try rhyme, When lo f tney gn sped the idea as sublime f - -1 r - .-- - .1. - Though they have followed In all that we'v f done, , - ..; -. (When this battle is well fought and won, ?omewlll see "that extra per cent." isn't "nonsense," ,.- But with old stock and heavy expease, They will find that the prices of P. L. Brldger 1 &Co. " , , ' . ' ' - .1.1 If followed will sursty brine them woe I To prove that we mean what we say, We announce that we sell, for a week from td day, lEieven pounds br "A Sujrar' for only one dollar, Which lead we Invite all grocers to follow. The muse here caught sight ( that one horse grinding machine of Herr Voa Kria Krihgle, and was so thmughly disgusted at taieheap . way . of ; grindiajf out ..poetry fauat neither love nor money could induce nun to finish our rhjpne, 'stt had tomn to aa abrupt ending. 'T",,'. .t '. A .. . Respectfjilly nd truly, jan 29-tf ' T-'t. BRIDGERS 4 CO. HALF INTEREST IN A 1 1 rr FIRST CLASft ; NEWSPAPER FOR m i: desire to aeU 11 half interest i the f cdncoRD sun- hm a competent wtn.f .The SUN has a large circulation m CbartiiS,M:kJenbnrg,iredelI, Rdwani-T Stanley, .nosBgomery aa vtuuu aonntiea, besid.ea a large BaisceUaneou clrcu- '.litlon. The type ana material im mimumt. eu fXl, -1 rfpirfre to sell: because witbtbe assfetonAf competent partner, the clrcnla. Uon ef ' the Sufi can be, worked up to a. point .u.M iirt- weHV m ine otaie. av yrcscn t an myat!tetittonleo the bnafaeseto the Walee, and consequently cannot, give tne ne- Icessary rattentiptf to cAnvaaeing. iernui lib- U1 ' t4AmAkJH0 KfiLi.'.ni '.UVrj.t.t ,feb6-tf EdV and jProp'r, Concord, N.C. THE BALTIMORE SUri. 01 1 . . . PUBLISH EP DAJI4Y (except Bvmdai) r ! . . . - , , . . ' ' v f P. bict TK "iiZmtMturti months; one ' ? i fix 'u,--lmLm,iM dollarr." remArr--- than naid iruu 1- JJ-Cil Adfai'aiida half i-ir"- " Car atx drccUtton ,ii -tin f l ma jtfi iil7 f'r-.f IriTRlfcBT ferFEir that application wfll 51 :;i" I bryoade W.tfM ;prfliMt Legfslstsjra for aa act OFp r if j NTS III.! : t
The Wilmington Sun (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Feb. 16, 1879, edition 1
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