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WILMINGTON, N, C, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1877.
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THE TELEGRAMS,
CMESSMAL PROtEEDKIS.
The Bill oi the Klfftfiral Count
Paelfle fiMCh of Mr.
Itlmifl4U.
EFKOPKaX filTUlTION rSCIIAXCKB-
Uoon Reports.
WASHINGTON.
WisHiNOtoif, Jan. 20. The Ben
' ate during the momiug hoar discuss
ed the message of the President in
regard to tbe occupation of Peters
burg by rnilitary. on election ley,
Messrs. Withers aud Morton partici
pating in the discnssion. '
.At the npiration of the morning
hour, on mntiou of Mr. Edmnnds
the Senate took op the bill reported
by the special committee in regard
' to the eon at ol the electoral vote.
Both parties in the Senate caucuw
ed this morning on , the electoral
' oonnt bill. Neither party meeting
was intended to be binding. In the
Democratic) canons nothing was said
gainst it,, bat in the Reimblicnn
caucus more opposition was express
ed than was expected. ,
Senator Mton has a-dispatch
from the secretary of the Republican
' oaucus .in the Indiana Legislature
which says his course in withholding
his name-from the report was nnani-
mously approved, r
' WashCiotom, Jan. 20. Ool. E. A.
Bark of Mew Orleans, who is accred
ited to Washington by Got. Nioholls,
of Louisiana, vinited the President
this morning, accompanied by the
Democratic delegation in Congress
from thai State. !
THE TURKO-RUSSlAJi INBKOG-
jV,r:?"o.. ....
London, Jan. 20. The Porte in
forms Serris that the armistice will
not be 'renewed.. The Turks will
maroh on Belgrade March 1st, unlets
Servia treats directly with Turkey.
-" A dispatch from Constantinople to
Renter's Telegram Co. says the Grand
Vizier was summoned to the palace
; ; yesterday. ..' ' , .. :.. ;
It is stated that the Ottoman pleni
potentiaries will present counter-pro-sals
at to-day's sitting of the conference
' with the object of conciliation. Should
this be the case it is not easy to fore
see what will be the attitude of Euro
pean delegates.' Yesterday they were
understood to be disposed to declare
' the conference at au end, but if the
Turkish propositions - should appear
worthy of examination it is not impos
, siblethat the conference will be ad
journed nntil next week for arriving at
a decision.
A Renter dispatch from Moscow
says to-day's Gazette, discussing the
result of the conference, concludes as
follows: "Europe has lowered her pres
tige by her compliant humor. As the
. Porte has refused the proposals Europe
must now enforce her original demands
instead of the modified scuemo of con-
. ference. .' "' ' ', '.. - . .
MARINE DISASTERS.'
, Fobtbms MoNRea, Vi. Steamer
Tata a A Hall t$ Cr ' rVnminiAn T.tna
wv rdmm -va v va aviu lutvu uiun
' front New Xork for Richmond, ran
aground on Willonghby's spit, two
miles below, in a denae fog yester
day afternoon at 4 o'clock; the steam
er W. P, Banks has gone to her as
sistance "A. dense fog has prevailed
here for the past week.
Night Reports.
WASHINGTON.
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W ABHIHOBON, Wan. ZU.-t-DKBATB.
Six Senatois presented petitions
for female suffrage. All referred to
oommittee on elections.
Mr ConkliDg presented a petition
from the citizens of New York, pro
testing against the passage of the
steamboat bill. 1 i .
Oa motion of Mr. Edmunds, the
Senate took up tbe bill to provide
for, and regulate the counting of tbe
electoral votes for President. He
evoke two hours artfninr the consti
tntionality of toe. bill, And against
the power of tbe President of the
Senate to oonnt the vote. Having
had the artiole in tbe Constitution
read. - Mr. ' Edmunds continued.
"Cud. r this article of the Cou.tnn-
tion some eight or ten millions ot tl,
citizens of the Uuited States, antbo:
rized by the laws to seh.ct a Chie
Magistrate in the way prescribed id
this article, had endeavored to dis
charge that duty; they bad expressed
their preference, and the contest wa
so clear that it became a matter oi
serious dispute between five million
people on one side and five milliour
people on the other, as to which of
their candidates had bjen, j lected.
Congress was now brought face to
face with the question as to whitl
means were left for deciding tbis dis
pute. A large part of the lebp!e oi
either side believed their caudidate
to have been honestly eleo ed, and it
kept out of office a grea coustitu
tional wrong, in their opiniou, would
be committed. If there was any duty
greater than another devolving upon
Cobgrea!1, it .was Hint of providing
some means by which,- no .matter
what the result toiight be, all nur
might any the due course of the law
bad been taken. It had appeared to
the committee charged with th
orn roua ami unpleasant duty ol
framirg this bill, that if the Consti
tution, authorized thera to lay down
alineof procedure which should load
to any result through the calm,
orderly admiuistrution of law, it
would be a beneficial ; ot for tho re
public. -Ou the o'her hand, if Cou
gresa Should fail to do thin, our pos
terity under this or some other form
of government, no one could any,
would feel that this Congrcti had
failed in performing a' great duty
He then referred to the labors of the
oommittee, and paid opposing pdliti
bal opinions, opposing political edu-
oHiou. anil partiVan feeling had sub
sided Ou both sides, and the measure
npon which thoy solemnly nnited in
reporting they recommended to the
consideration of the Senate. Hethn
explained the provisions of the bill
at length. The speech attracted
earnest attention! - " - - . '-
HoubK.--The House- resumed the
consideration of resolutions reported
from the oommittee on privileg( s,Bnd
after a speooh by Mr. Willis of New
York, Mr. Soeley, of Masssohusetls,
obtained the floor, but yielded to a
motion for tlie House to. go into
oommittee of the whole on Indian
appropriations bill pending, whioh
Mr. Payne, of Ohio, gave" no
tioe that he would call up for ' con
sideration on Tuesday, the bill re
ported from the joint oommittee on
the elcotoral vote, the debate on said
bill tos proceed until Wednesday
night, when he would demand the
previous question.
In committee of the whole speech
es were made by Mr. Wiltshire of
Arkansas, opposing the power of the
Vioe-Prrsident to count the vote ;
by Tarbox, of Massachusetts, de
olaring j that the judgment of the
people revolted at any attempt at
compromise on the Presidential
question, and by Cliittendon, of New
York, declaring, himself strongly in
savor of the bill of the joint commit
tee On the electoral vote.
Adjourned.
' NEW YORK. .
New York, Jan. 20. -Mr. Tildeu
was questioned last night, but de
clined to state his views or wishes on
the eleotoral bill. A - Columbus,
Ohio, dispatish says Gov. Hayes also
refuses to express any'opinion there
on. An Indianapolis dispatch to the
World says Qov. Hendricks deolined
to-be interviewed, bit H .is! under
stood he has expressed to those in
his oonQdenoe his entire .satisfaction
with ahd warm approval o!, the plan
as reported.' ,vUir, a y y'-
A World special from Tallahasse,
dated yesterday, says:
"Yesterday .Gov Drew approved
an act of the Legislature requiring
the Board of Canvassers to make a
canvass of the electoral vote in ac
cordance with the- decision of the
SupremeXJourt in the case' of Blox-
han vs. Secretary of State, deoided
in January, 1871, and in the case of
Dre,w, decided December 23d, 1876.
In obedienoe to this law the Board
met to day. Attorney General Raney,
having been of oounsel for the Demo
cratio eleotors, deolined to act, and
Mr. Oorley, Commissioner of Lund
and Immigration, was designated in
his plaoe. The canvass was then
gone into, and all the returns found
to be regular were counted and footed
up 24,434 for the Tilden electors,
and 24,340 for tho Hayes electors."
Col. Wborton Green" and Messrr,
Montgomery and Wilson," of War
ren, county, have beon appointed
oommittee to confer with tho Lrgis
lature on county government. . ,
Sunday Services.
First. l'lTiyterhm, inrner ThirdAnd
OranuT streets, ltevi' Jos. IL 'Wilson,
I . 1 .. iiustt.r. lie;rulir sm'kvs at 1 1
Stvonil I'n.sliyteriuu, corner 01
Fourth iind I'mnpbeit streets. lJev. C
.M. .I'ayiK' pastor. S'rvM-esi at 11a. m.
ud iii". m. batiliathS'limilandI!ilile
( 'his tit 3 r. x. ouiij; Men's Praver
Meeting Monday at 1 p. s. Weekly
r rarer Meeting eilneMhiv at P. v.
Seats' frets
First l'niiti.-t, corner of Market and
Fifth streeis. Rev. Jamea 15. Tavlor
paKter."' Sefv&PK at 1 1 a:' X. ami 7 r.
m. Sunday fhoo! at 11 o'i lM-k A. x.
I'rayi-r inet-ting Thursday night at T
m.
St, ItinlV Kvang. Lutheran, corner of
M.th ami Market streets, Kev. t. 1.
lU-riihvim pastor. Preparatory service
(Knglisli) ut,l"J M-i Knglifh ser
vice and (-Qiiiinuniuii at 11 a.m.; Wcrmuu
service att p. v. nuiuuiy rcnooi at
3 i'. . WJijservlea on Wednes
day ut Ti : m. t'atechetic instruction
tn Friday tot :mi. ' - -
f ront iet-R. (iutfil, corner
of Front ami Walnut streets. Rev. J.
KMann pustor. Service -.every Sal
iat1i at 1 i .. M and Ik '. v. Halibut h
School at 3 P. II, .
Kt. Jiiincs , ' (Hirner of Market and
I'liiid rtitets, ltc.y. Dr. A. A. Watson
rector. Morning- r ra ver at 1 1 o clwk.
Kveulny Prayer ut 5. o'clock. Sunday
School at 4 p. V. ' I ' ' ' .
t. Joliu'a, etirner of Third and ltcd
('los.-f street, Rev. tleorgu Patterson
rector. Moniing'Prayer'at 11 o'clock ;
Kvcuiui; Prtvirr,. 5 o'clock.. Sunday
School ftt4.
,1'ii-Ht t'oiintx'gfctional. Sen' ices eve
ry Miini-.iy in .KaiU'iny tiau, Kjrner oi
Seventh iiii'i.l' Nun stm'ts.'at 11 a.
and H p. .. Siindav. ScuwJ at "d !. .
,St. Paul's (Ispi.-copal), corner o!
littflji mid Oi-aifge stret'ts.. Services
at 11 a. m. ami P. m. biimlnv School
at .. 3A p.' a..,- Rev. T. , .NL AinUler
recto'ri Seaja fivo. . ;"n,u '- ' ' tt'
SeanieiiVJietliel, on Diuli ln'tweon
Front and Water streets., Itev. J, L.
I- , r Li . ; ..it . ..
iceu,iciiapiaiu. ,-iervices m ii a.m.
LKCiLAItJUKOF NORTH CAH-
OI.ISA.
?uJ4jjc( from Mi (Xiemf. ' -
. SKNATK. ; '' .
-,:.-.,.t'.'.,,.1,'.;v-FiuiA.T, Jau.- 3,9.
Ht.imford pe;enti d a petition Irom
oit'Zus of New Hanover and Prfndei
counties a king for uou lei.tiatn.p
as will protect lU-ir siock from U
depredutions of Uii-ve R ferrd.
Staufoiil: Bui lo r cul"t' thesali
of live stock iirthe'oity of Wmiug
ton. Herein d. ..v'
Troy: B;ll to establish a depart
ment of agriculture in the State.
lv -furred . . .' ' ' - -
Hubiufon asked for a committee of
enquiry to vuiuicate mm-oii irom
Jo itirui re olmrges, but the jheuute
cb.i)s;derii g it niineees'-ury refused
o Kf :Ult-it. ,
Ui;ls were i trodiio- d bv Stanford
ui:d ii.gtrand Dt rtou fl'er-;d a sub
stifnt.' fuf iiu iil . teportfcd by -Fin
ger from IlittC' ni 'nil tee I n banks add
currency. A lengthy iin-cUMOi i.
iaed." . Finally the foln-wing bill
pasM-d iti thiid reading, by a vote of
yen- lis, uiijs : . ;
Bill to repeal v.h ipter (84) t hihtn-
four. public, lawn of 1874 aid
I87f , and to reynlale th: ra c vf
interent.
WuKitBus, The Supreme Court of
North Carolina, t u t he nuthv,rvtf 'f
dceisiuti of the fcnur uie C"iitt of
tn Uui'td State; I as deeded that
te loifeiititts mpct-ed ly the pres
ent umhj Ikwh ciii(if he cjifnrea
iiga.n.-1 NutioLa!''l)auki , Oierefore .
General A memblu Hf Nbrth
Carotinado a act, Sjctiob 1," That
Copter (84) eiphty.fj.nr, public laws
of 1874 and 1875, be and th rhoqp is
hereby repealed, Bud the following
Substituted in lis stead
, Sao. 2. That the l.-gal rate of in
tereat suail be six per cent, per an
num for such time 'as interest n.sy
accrue aud no more : Provided,
however, That upon special contract
iu writing, tigntd by the party to be
ohaiged ilit r'ewitij, or by his agent,
so great a r ti as eigbt per cent.
mov be allowed '
; '3.'0. '3. , That t' e taking, receiving,
restrvingor cliargiijg' a rate of in
terest greater than i a o ved hv the
preced ng scoltou, when knowingly
dime, shall be dafcnvd a forfeiture of
fie" entire interest which the not or
Ihor evidi OCQ of drbt carries with
it, or which Las b- en agreed to W
p .idllwreyn Iu ci-e ,, greater ri.
ol interest has been paid, the person
hv whom it lua boon punt, or his le
gal' repreMHitiihve,rny r cover hack,
in an RCtnm in the i a'uro of au ao
Hon for debt, twio' the omonutof
ii.te st utiil: Provided such action
is c m niccid within oi e year from
tho tiuin the usurious transaction on
Ctirrrd ' - ' .
S o. 4 Thru so' 'hilltike effecte
fr in a'l. r i' ran'tl-'ation.
1 1 0 tSK OF ilKV EF.SKX'!'ATJ VKS
C 'trk. of Ii dn: A bill to b- en
ti li d mi set to prohibit tho rale of
tVfitoli liquor within three miles
of B.url-jj, Union Church, in BUdeu
oontity. ; -r. t ' ; ' ,
WUmii, of Now Uanbvt r: Altill to
He entitled an act to protect owueis
f storehouses, wttrt:liOiise,.anJ fao
tomia. Jndiciary. '
ltriiitntion to r mov lloldeu's
di nbiluries defeated by i7 to 23.
II. H 62., inquiring into the right
of D. L RnsHcll, Co h sea' upon this
flair, ai Iterpeseicativo from" the
b innty oflirnnswirk, whs Uken up,
ami, on mntinn of4Jr. Wilson, of
New Harover,, was laid npou the
table ' ,i ''',-.;' . . - ;- -
LOCAL HEWS.
Library Association. ,
This institution founded a few
yars before the war and kept in an
almost - uninterrupted successful
operation since that time is one well
worthy the patronage of all of our
oil iseus. Its membership in the past
eighteen months has very largely in
crritaed owing 4o the- reduction of
the initiation fee to the tow sum of
oue dollar and the dues to the addi
tional small sum of four dollars per
anuam, until it now numbers between
two and three hundred members.
Cpon its sholvea are' to be'fonud
nearly three thousand volumes, em
bracing the works of most of the
standard authors, with others of lees
repute. Upon its tables are to be
found ths leading American periodi
cals with one or more of the English.
The files contain the daily N.'X
Herald, and semi-weekly Tribute.
whioh latter in valuable for its soien-
tide aud literary articles, be daily
city papers, and others' f ru" differ
ent portions of the Stat Their
room is large 'jux l ooniMMk us, cool
in summer, pleasantly heated io
winter. The hours during whioh
the library is "kept opened are suited
to the convenience of all; they are
from 9 A. M. to 1.1 A: M., from 12
M. , to 1 P. M., from 3 P. M.
to .6 F. M., and from 7j P. M.
tl P. M.- In these poverty
stricken timea it supplies a de
eideratum in furnishing knowledge
to the student aud pleasant matter to
the cursory reader. Its catalogue con
tains many more audi rarer works, than
cau be found in, any private library,
making it desirable for .the man of
means to avail himself of the opportu
nities afforded. ' Such institutions we re
gard as public benefactions and desire
to see them in a prosperous condition.
The Wilmington Library Association,
like similar." institutions : which are not
endowed, has of course to appeal to
the liberal sentiment of its patrons io
order that its sphere of usefulness may
be enlarged, by the purchase of new
books, the replacing of old and worn
out ones and enabling the Association
to subscribe to a greater number of
literary and scientific periodicals
., Habeas Corpus Case i u
Ah interesting investigation was had
in the Superior Court on yesterday, be
ing that of a writ of habeas corpus,
returnable before his Honor Judge
McKoy in the case of a 1 ittle child
about three years of ago. . -
From the facts it appears that the
little child was left here in a destitute!
condition by its mother, who is now in
the House of the Good Shepherd.Phil
adelphia, and that a gentleman by the
name of Newberry was given posession
of the child. At his house it has since
had a very good home. At the expira
tion of about ten months application is
made for the possession of tho child,
which was refused. This resulted in
lie issuing of the writ and the exami-
of witnesses. Farther hearing of the
case was postponed until Saturday
next, when it is expected a judgment
will be rendered. - J -.) -'
Meeting of Taxpayers.
By reference to the advertisement
it will be seen that a committee ap
pointed by toe Uounty Commission.
era, haye requested the tax payers of
the couuiy to meet at the Court
House on Monday, the 22d inst., at
8 o'clock p. mM for purposes therein
stated. As this is a matter that con-
corns all property . holders, and as
the oommittee, two of whom are
Messrs. Worth and Grainger, the re
cently elected Demcratio members,
nave evmoea a desire lo lay a lull
statement of the oounty's ffnanoial
ooudition fore those interested,
, . . ... , .
and to hear .their ' suggestions in the
premises, we take it that there will
be a full meeting. ' ' '
Lectures on tlie Creed.
We learn that the Bight Bev.
Bishop Atkinson . will begin this
evening at St. Paul's' Episcopal
Church, corner of. Fourth and Orange
streets,' a course of expository leo
k n mda An ill a k rwtar f as ffvAvrl
Index to New Advertisements.
P. Heinsberger Nafw books, new
dramas, stories, poetry, music, Ac.
Giles & Murclmon New hardware
store. Plows very cheap. .
Jno. J. Hedrick -Dry goods, soil
ing cheap.
Grand Gonoert-Tueiday night
next. " " ! , ' -
Wm. Fyfe Grand clearing sale.
J. H. Durham, D. D. S. Card.
B. G. Worth' and others Meet
ing of tax-psyers of New Hanover.
" ' " Duel.' '
Two colored men in Soutli Caroli
na, being unable to settle whatever
difference of opinion may have ex
isted between them in an amicable
manner, had dually to retort to the
novel practice to their race, of tho
code-duello. The antagonism iu this
instance, however, was af a political
natare, and as each of them espoua
ed the doctrines of oue ol the two
opposing parties their aeutimenta
wera as the antipodes, "What par tio-
lar affront was the immediate eanse of
the hostile meeting did not transpire.
The memUr of the Demooratio
party alleges that the other negro
hadj been "hounding" after hi V on
account of lis politroel opinions for
some time, ' aud . had presumed to
send two previous challenges, both
of whioh were declined. The third.
however, whioh , was passed oo
Thursday 'was duly aooepted and
arrangements were made for the
meeting. The parties took the train
on Friday, 'ooiairg down as far as
Mollius, S. C, which is fifteen miles
beyond Pair Bluff; N. a, ; the latter
place being near the State line, a Tew
miles from which they fought. The
weapons used were the improved
Smith & Wesson pibtols, five shoot
ers. The conditions were to stand
fUteen paces, "apart and shoot till
either was satisfied. The damage
was to tbe Republican, one shot in
right shoulder, one shot in left
shoulder; one shot in right arm ; V
tbe Democrat; ope shot in right arm
just below the elbow, , The Bepob-
lioan having reo ird a majority o!
the shots felt it his privilege , to cry
"hold, enough,'' . , .
1. " i-. :;,,- )
. lUverly's Biew Orlesns MluntreU.
There are those who hold in oon-t
tempt suoh porforniaBcos as are given
by what is bommoaly denominated a
"Negro Minstrel troape,7. even tbe
alntoat universally beliked cirque, or
any seemingly frivolous exhibitions
being fn their estimation in the same
oategoVy (aesthetically).' Tastes may
and do differ and nobody quarrels,
yet mere affectation deoeives - and
misleads. Let's Bee what bearing
the cultivated taste and keen per
ception of the man of erudition hath
on the-subjeot. Hear . the great
Thkokeray Yn I heard a humorous
balhvlist not long since, a minstrel
witU wool oa his head, and an ultra
Ethiopian complexion, who per
forated a negro ballad, that I con
fess moistened these speotaoles" in
the most unexpected manner. They
save gazed at doz ins of tragedy -queens
dying on the stage, and ex
piring in appropriate, blank verse,
and I never' wanted to wipe them.
Tuey have looked up, with deep re
gret be it said, at mmy soores of
clergymen in pulpits, and without
being dimmed; and. behold a vaga
bond with a corked faoe and a bbjo
sings a little song, strikes a aild note
whioh sets the whole heart thrilling
with happy p ty. Humor! humor is
tbe mistress; of tears." We were
lead into this preface by the well
kuown character of tbepeiformanoes
given by the above troupe. Chaste
and refined in every particular. They
baveeppearod upon our boards sev
eral times, always giving the utmost
satisfaction. We are -enabled to
speak of -this troupe from a personal
knowledge of their merits and ob
serve that without an exception so
far as we have seeajhe views of the
newspapers wherever they have been,
coincide. Being Southern men
themselves they have a better con
ception of the oharaoter they at-
fcamiifc ft1 A mil n aaa khm nantn "
They appear for one , night ' only,
Monday 22nd inst., in the , Opera
House.
, Ilurglarles.
inere was an. attempt made on
yesterday morning about 4 o'clock to
affeot an entrance into the residence
of L. A. Hart, Esq. .Thoookwho
has a room in the yard heard thsm
and called to her husband with
view of frightening them,-" William
herfH the gun," whereupon they
"stood not upon the order of their
going, but went at once.
A resond andsuoceriful atterx p . was
made upon a room ou Front street
occupied by John L. Davis, (ool.,)
and clothing to- the amount of ten
dollara abstracted.
In tbis latter instanoe the thief is
known, and he has been notified to
return the clothes on Monday or a
warrant will, be taken out for hit ar
rest. ' .;'""u.s-.Vrfa, '-
One commission house of this city
has received ten Cargoes of salt prin
cipally from foreign ports since Oo
tober.
i 4 Taesday's Coaeert.
We call special notice to the adver
tisement o the concert which will be
given Tuesday evening. It will be a
eompleto success, we feel quite, sure.
In aid of the oaphans let every per
son who has a few dimes to spare go to
the Opera Ilouse on Tuesday evening.
I First aa4 FUta Wards.
Wi ar requested to stats that
there, will ha. isaatiaya. of tha First
and Fifth Ward Democratie Clubs
oa Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The former at Brooklyn Hall, tbe
latter at SJiarp'a storr, on Qaeen, be
tween 4th and 5th streets. Business
of ftVeat importance will be attended
to, 'and it is desirable that there
ahonld be a full turn out
! Superior Court.
State vs. W. EL Howe, assault and
battery; motion for a new trial; case
con tinned. .
State vs. George Fox, larceny;
verdict gn-lty; judgment ft years in
the penitentiary. Ordered that the
shot be restored to Binford, Crow k
Co. . . .
Two civil oases wera called and
disposed of,
ket Report.
t Tho fopwiug number of animals
were, slaughtered for this market dur
ing the pas week: Beeves, 41; sheep, 5;
T J n 1. in J . .
vttiTs, l; nogs, uecr, i. .
The number of carts which arrived
in market daring tbe week was 15C.
CITY CURRENCY.
See pew advertisementa on Fonrth
page
The storm signal was up onjaa
terday. ;
Higher barometer, colder, occa
sional rains, and clearing weather.
'Shtd are beftinniriff to come in.
Frioea stiff as yet roe. $2, buck,
.Thtre were two interments in Pine
Forest (colored) Cemetery during the
post week one adult and one child.
The Register of Deeds issued three
marriage licenses, last week, two for
colored and one for white oouples.
' There was only one interment in
Oakdale cemetery during the past
week,1 a female who died of dropsy.
Work at ths bar improvements is
going on. Tbe.tug Koyal Arch Is
constantly towing down largo flats
loadec with rook. : . ". ' . .
A negro by the name of Hogb
MoDonald, waa arrested last evening
by policeman Edgar Miller, for abut
ing and cursing another oolorad
Judge MoKey left for his home in
Clinton, by last night's train but will
return on Monday. No train arriv
ing until 12 m., there will be no
morning session of the court, -
Pilots complain of the want of at
tention to river buoys and pilot
marks; during the recent heavy foga
this wint of attention has beau a se
rious evil, rendering cavigation dan
gerous.. ;i;j;;;,.v;;(
We received a long congratulatory
letter from Major Engelhard, yester
day. He is rejoiced to know that the
Jovrnal lives again. , He. promises to
send us from Raltigh a letter contain
ing valuable information, at an early
day. . ' - ; ' "
! Slate Newy.
' The Irish potatoes around Salem
were spoiled by the recent freeze.
Di. Howerton, late Secretary of
f-. i . 1 I . . I rtr . . 1 . '
oiaie, uas easea we warreu opnngr
The Rockingham Pee )e Courier
is changed to tbe Jree lJee Isee. ,
Mr.' Richard Kearney, of Warren
cjuntv, has killed fivd thousand
pounds of pork this winter. He
raited his hogsoa peas, ' ', '
Hickory' Press: Mr. James R.
Whitener, who lives nar Hickory,
waa hauling : wo a on Wednesday
and his horses beom frightened.
ran away and bo was thrown off the
wagon and received severe in j uric.
MEW 1DVIKTI3IXXXTS.
CARD,
A VINO GITEN MY ATTENTION
delusively to Operative' Dentistry, 1
am now prepared with all tbe nuxleru tut
pro'viKl dental appliances, together with
the latest method of filling teeth U re
lieve such operations of a great deal of
need lew pain, ami aluo- U give general
satlKtuetlon.- Terms pomtlwiy cskb.
.I.il). DUUHAM, lr: I). 8.
JanaiSw , , :
PLOWS 1 PjOWS I
ALL ORDINARY 31 7.E8 CA8T
plows at prices to eompt-te with man-
ufaeturera North or South, at i
(SILKS &-MllAoni8(.N'8: .
Jan IU tf New Hardware Store.
DIED.
8ATCHWELL At Raekv Point, rea
der county, N. C, -Jsnaary 13th, 1877,
Mrs. Annie V. SaU-hwell, ad So tcui.
Sbe iu the daughter of CapUnt Alfred
L. Moore deceased, and tbe wife Dr. 8. B.
SatthwvU. ,
Iatheprluie of hrr womanhood,' la the
mUlst of her asefulne, she tell a vktia
to pulmonary diseaae, leaving a derated
bUHband aad orphan children and sister to
moarn her unumely end. 8 be la gnae,
but tbe memory of hrr awnv wnoanl; aad
ebTfeUaa virtue will mot tv -irt, ra. . '
ahrbaed aa tt is in tha hearta ol i nu-. -ji
tiTea and friend. Their large aUtrothutce
at her obaequlea bore teatiaioay to that re
spect and regard in whieh she was aoiver
aally held. Anions; them she was bora,
lived and died. Though poaaeaaed oi
wealth and eharma of peraoa in beryouth, .
a good, solid mind caused her to esteem
them at their fleeting value. Turakhed ' .
with a ' liberal education, her character
biitrtiUy developed tUelf, . diaplaytatr ;
great charms of candor, lucerity of miud ':
and kind, renerous impulses of the heart.
Though' of retiring maaDers, hers was a
warm friendship. Unpretentious, hoc pi
ety was not the lees solid. Ia her death '
her husband has lost a devoted wife, her k
children a self-sacriOcing mother, tbe
poor a kind beuefactreas, the neighbor-
hood a useful and honorable member. .
The effort of her own distinguished
husband, united to the kQl of several oth-.'
er physicians -change of v climate aud ,
scene Hut attention of . relative and
friends were all in vain to arrest tbe pro- ;
ST of her disease to turn aside the
shaft of death. '
Within six months the star of her earth- .,
ly hopes had set, but it was in the aurora,
In the dawnlng-light of a happy eternity.
Far some time before her sicknes, her
relipious reading bad been more extended,
and after having examined the claims or '
the Catholic faith, she returned to the old .
path!, to the ancient Catholic Church. Af- ''
ter receiving the last sacraments, mors in--teusewas
her desire "to be diasolved and
to lie with Christ." Death wan to the eyes '
of her ardent faith transformed Into an
angel of light -aooiingtocauductherfrora
earttj to heaven. CalliugberbusbaDd and
children around her, her dying words were
counsels to live for God and a . reunion ia
hettren , Her end was full of peace aud of
a b1'ed Immortality. - .- ..' - ,
MaV ahe ret In neaeel i . s
Ilff ADTIBTI HOTS;
Dry
Goods
rpUE READEJtS OF THS JOURNAL
are advised of the fact that Jno. J. lied-'
rick is now selling goods at the old stand ' '
of Hedrick ft Ryau, . t .
29 Hark t Street, 29
Where he offers the beststockfexclusively)
dry goods In the city, offering now at a re
duction, .',,.-; v-.U:. '
BLACK AHD COLORED CASHMERES v-
1 buck ALPiCtas, .
HENRIETTA CLOTH,
HLNKETS,
Cloths and casslmeres for meu'i wear. .
The beat stock of Boys flooda In the city. ;
Hosiery for Laoies ana uentiemen. a v
few doeen very superior Bsibrlggan Hose. '
. , i WHITE O00D& t
The best stock of ITawharg Trimmlnra m ' 1
- I thflbltv. '.? . !; . -i
DOMESTICS-BLEACHED
J ' AND BROWN:
1 J' . ' I V i ' l'i !' ! f
' SO Bales Brown Domestics cheap.
Table Diaper, Linens, Toweling, etc ,
The public Is Invited to give me a call.
Lowest prices, and ONE PRICE the
rule of ths hour. HEDRICK.
jao 21 tf
UHAS. H- POIXEYe
rXN AND LOCK 8MITH, CHEST
Vjnut street, between Front and Water,
Wilmington. ,N. C. Guns and pistols re
stocked, and repaired. Keys fitted and
locks repaired in any part of the city. AU t
work warranted. '
Jan 19 , " ' '
HISCXU1NK0VS.
ALEX. SPUUiNT & SON,
COMHI88IOM
MERCHANTS.
I '.f WILMINGTON, N. C.;
oct li-tf - -; ' " ' i -
40,0001 40.000!
SWEET ORANGES I
The only large lot on the Market, ex Scar.
CARLTON. - i '
, . : 7 ' NOW LANDING. ;
E0rFo sans by .
; ' BINFORD, CROW A CO ;
J5TBUY BEFORE
. ,' TTIET ARK '
:. ;'i ' " : ' - ALL BOLD. '
. deeSO-tf ' '
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SCHULKSM
IAS. T. VITTEWAT,
O. H.
Pettoway & Schulkcn,
BKOKER8 AND COMMISSION MER
CHANTS in Merchaadtse, Cotton,
Naval stores ana outer produce. f
Orilers fctr Molasses, Meat, I er1, Bait,
llsh, C'olTee, Sugar, Chew; Flour, Hir
tug, Ties, Ju-., and eonnignmenta of ail
ciscriptlens of produce solicited. nSft-Sin
nov 8-tf - Greensboro, N. C,
W- A. Davis A Co., W. A. Davis
Editors and Propt'e. Business Managni .
THE OXPORI TORCH-LIGHT.
Circulation over 8,000 Copies.
Two Dollars Per Annum, Iu Advance
Tbe Democratic Organ of GrauvUle.
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