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Jl-WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY UOIUSING, JANUARY 26, 1877.
ESTABLISHED, 1851. L
PRICE $0 00.
LOCAL HEWS,
COL. ROBERT STRAXCC
Mrmnrlil Trlhutra from the liar
Account of tlie funeral. '
Seldom has a man died in North
Carolina who was so greatly moniL
I ii our late fellos-citize.i Go'.
Eobkbt Strand. Th Bar aud his
associates in the Dawson Back Di
rectory La? e given expression, in
resolutions and speeohes of eu'ogy,
to the universal sorrow' of the com
munity. A fee ug m if a sudden
blow had fallen nnnn oarh 1iotir-
hold in our city pervaded the entire
oity all day. In the afternoon -a tast
Congregation assembled at the
Chnroh where hi lad heen aoons-
tomea rrguisriy to worsnip, to pay
the lunt sad tribute to tbcir friend
before he should ba consigned to the
narrow precincts of the silent City of
the Dead.
The meeting of the members of
the Bar, adjourned from Wednesday,
met in the Court House on yester
dar mornincr. at 101 o'clock. The
Hon. .Geo. Davis, chatrmau. Hon.
D. L. Rnssell,- the chairman of te
committee appointed at the first
meeting to draft resolutions expres
sive of the sense of the meeting,
said in enbstauoe: We present a
declaration and a series of resolu
tions, to express,- (as far as language
can convey,) our feelings in this be
reavement. Ia doing so my iualiun
tion is to leave to others who have
known him longer than I. have and
Whose age and consequent associa
tion would enable them the better
to speak as to his virtues. There is
a feeling pervading my breast aud
it.i .1 ll. l t
mai ui uio uummuuuj, wuioa qoue
can deny or disguise. This occasion
is Dot one of form. Words are in
adequate to express the feelings of
those present. These sad and silent
faces, fall of thought and woe and
warning; these speak more than any
feeble words of mine what all do
' feel. The occasion, therefore, is
not one, for formal eulogy. No man
among us of the bar so
universally oommauded v the ro
speot and ! esteem of bis fel
lows. 1 Imperfection is the lot of man.
Frailties he may have had; I know of
no man who had so few. It would be
njeles for me to say that he was
honest and honorable. His abilities
wa all reoognizad', whother we ' were
opposed or associated with him in
the trial of a cause. His death was
worthy of his life, responding tp the
call of 7 dtftyr it whatever cost of
physical privation. Vl'he heroism of
Buch a death is not less spleudid than
tl... r.1 U tnmal !. li
bit ut tuiuou wai.iiur wuu
upon the fleld of battle at the head
ot armies. I confess that no event
of my life has made suoh a deep im
pression npou me. None of us oiiu
contemplate it without being admou
ished of our own mortality. The
funeral procession will come and g ,
aud soon each of us must follow him.
"Ashes to ashes and dust to dust,"
' will scion be spoken over him aud
Boon over us. Judge Rasell re
quested A. T. London, Esq., to read
the resolutions, as follows ;
The members of the Wilmington
Bar, assembled for the purpose of
expressing their regard and affjotiou
for Col. Robert Strange, tbeir sense
- of the great loss whipu the profes
sion as well as the State at large has
sustained by his sad and untimely
death, do declare that :
" We ha vti' heard with deep emotion
of the death of oar brother, Robert
Btbanob, a man who, to a profound
praotioal aoquaintanoe With the law,
an ardent attachment to its principles
of justice and truth, i and eminent
abilities as an advocate, added the
lustre of a blameless and and unsul
lied reputation in private life.
In the . character of Robert
Btbanom, we find happily combined
and exemplified, many of the noblest
traits which adorn man and bis
memory deserves to be cherished by
all who admire the good and noble.
; As a gentleman he was refined
and polished; as a member of the Btr
faithful and zealou learned and
profound, dignified and courteous
and he commanded and reoeived the
respeot and affection of his associates
by ma uniform kindness and ur-
As a oitizin he was npright and
bold in the assertion of principle; as
a friend he waa kind add true, .and
inthe relation of husband and f ather
devoted and affectionate; a Christian,
zealous and pure and, take him for
all in all a mau whose life is a model
worthy of imitation and whose loss
ia a severe blow, not oaly to us but
to the State of North Carolina.
As a tr bute of respeot to our de
ceased friend
Be it Resolved, That in token of
Our respect to bis memoi y We wear
tlie customary tadge of mourning
for thirty dajs and aUc-nl lie fuutr
al of the deo astd m a body.
Resolved Id, that a copy of t!i
pioceed.ntfs of this meeting t pit
sented to the Superior Court t f NlV.
Hauoer county, now in session, by
the Hon. Qorge Davis, Chairman of
this inteting. With the request tint
they be spread upon the minutes of
the Court.
Resolved 3d, That a oopv of t'ue
prccet'diugs o.' this aud the previous
meeting, be transmitted by 1. i
Divaue, Eq., btcretary, to tbe
family of the diceastd nh an ex
pression of our sincere sympathy iu
their affliction.
Wt i-vi being unanimously adapted
and the Hon. Goo. Davis requested
to present them to ILa tlouor Judgs
McKoy in open Court, 'the meetiug
adjourned.
Court wm then opened. Mr. Da
vis presented the resolutions, saying
in substanoe: ' -
The1 Wilmtpgton bar has -offered
its 'teatimouy aui pri,
nonuct'd its ju-lgmeut upon Robert
Strauj'. If there, ba a human aretia
in which ro-m by th? attrition of
thtir iutnllaot iu debate aud their
social assjciatioas OJiao to know
one another it is tbat of tho law,
Robert Straug9 u'Ver dealt a fou'
blow. Temper he hud; who has mi?
It was the temper aud fooling of au
honest man it was but a fJUsh. The
gentlemen of the Wilmngf:oo bar
will go npou reoo'rd to 'inform all
who may oome ' after thani of what
stuff Robert Strange was made. A
man who sorves his country lives
after the grave has cosnd over him
as a Bhiuiug example. Oar brother
was not in public sUtiou, but b
went through life shedding love over
his whole oourse. I believe he has
so finished his life tli.it no man can
stand over his grave and say "thou
didst me a wrong." It is au afflic
tion to his brethren ot the bar aud
the community. ' His life and death
were the finished, rounded types of
the high-minded, humble Christian
geutlemau.
Judge Cant well said:
May it please your Hot or: The
resolutions which are now offered
for your approval,, however fully in
tended to present the sentiments of
this Bar, will convey to posterity at
best but an impel feot conception of
the character of him we are now
assembled to honor, the admiration
with which his personal history and
professional career are regarded all
over North Carolina, and the grief
which is everywhere felt on his sul
deu demise. No human tongue has
yet articulated or can translate into
words those deep emotions of the
soul, which are occasioned by such
visitations as these, Tuo gloom
which lias this bouse aud pervades
this city: the shadow which but yes
terday we beheld creep along these
walls and which has now forever
vanished from o.u guze: that voice
with which we were so familiar aud
whose acoents are still so fresh and
warm in our air, but which- has now
descended forever to the silent tomb
in unfinished speech, the bereave
ment which this eudthm stillness in
the sic makes sousible, what human
language c:n adequately depict?
H-d be fallen iu buttle or been in
stantly crushed in some dread catas
trophe in which - Dumhrs were i i
volved bb well as himself, had he
perished acoordiug to the usual order
of humanity, or a prey to disease,
we might have beon consoled by the
reflection of au inevitable hum u
destiny or desirable relief; the iuiii
vidunl loss might have beeu disre
garded in the magnitude of a oom
mon calamity, bat it was the sad fate
of this our brother, to lie singled oat
as it were, while standing hor- amoug
us, ' conspicuous, d'stingnished by
his reputation aud abilities, for h
special example of the emptiness of
all human enjoyment and tho vanity
of all humau pursuits, lie fell at the
ba:, in the forum; where I doubt not
he preferred to fall, in the discharge
of his daily duties; with his robes
and harness on, in the fml bhize of
his own genius aud the aotual dis
play of his remarkable gifts.
In the loftiness of hia aspirations,
the accuracy of his olouiuion, thj
purity of his character aud espec!-'
ally in the singular oirenmatanoes of
his death I urn reminded of the cider
C'rassua, who 'met a similar fte ia
the Roman forum, and am tempted
to exclaim with the great orator ou
that occasion, 0, fa'taecm hominum
spem, fragilem que fortunarn, ct
inancs nostras contcntioncs !
Col. SrnANoa oooupied military
and civil public stations, and these
he filled acceptably.but his claims on
our remembruuoe are to be ascribed,
to the purity of his private life, the
depth of his acquirements, the inde
scribable fascination of his smile.the
s weetness aud dignity ol' his daily
walk and carriage. These made np
a character wortuy of that universal
respeot he enjoyed.
I thiuk his waa an intellectual
death. The over-wrought brain
could no longer oontr A the hand and
resigned the throne aud life. When
that litte paper dropped twice, from
bis nerveless grasp, In is said to have
looked up with au expression ot as
tonishment aud surprise. The latest
effort of his intellect, was to compre
hend and recognize, its own ship
wreck and utter overthrow ,
"so tUe struvt' eagle, stretchy! upon the
. Pl.ua
No more through rolling cloud to soar
ajrain,
Viewed hib own feather in the fatal dart
Aud winged the shaft that quivered in his
heart!" '
Dut it was as a sinoere, devoted
and practical Christian tbat he was
ben knowu, aid I think that as time
roll on, he will iu that character be
best recognized. A star has been
blotted from onr sky, but to be
transferred we 'hope to .a higher
cpbere, where in nudimmed radiance
it may slnue on forever.
John L. Holmes, E-q., said ; The
loss which we have sustained to the
bar- in the-death" of " our beloved
is great. We all loved him with the
uifeotion of a relative. ' He was or
tbv of our love. True aa a friend,
there was uo duplioity about him.
I think one of the most eminent
traits in his charaoter was that when
a olient nought his advice, he gave it
as he would act himself.' Often
when pressed by olienta to do ) and
so, he would turn and with a jeutle
rebuke, say no sir, I am not your
counsel to act in that manner. If a
oiute was morally wrong; he would
nor counsel in a case. I .apeak of
these because they speak volumes.
None knew bim but loved him. A
gentleman of the tenderost feelings
Devoted husband and father, warm
hearted friend, devoted to country
a d Stuff. His purity of charaoter
su l brit'iancy of mind were calcula
ted to be of service to the public.
He has passed away, what a warning
to us. He struggled to be a devo
ted christian. He looked to the care
of his soul. I heard a distinguished
clergyman say, who anew him most
iutimately, that he was a- "ohriBtian
gentleman," aud I trust that his
soul has been wafted to those
heavenly mansions where joy
reigns. I was with him in. bia last
moments. He died without knowing
uy, of us.
AT. London, Esq., aaid
in substance: There was one
trait in the character of onr deceased
brother which I think was aa marked
as it was endearing. I refer to the
utmost oo nsideration which we, the
younger membera of the bar, always
reoeived at his hands. When I first
went npen the circuit there' was a
word of encouragement, a generous
suggestion and, if need be, a helping
hand 'from him. These things im
press the heart indelibly. , The debt
of gratitude which fills my heart is
pure. To the older members of the
bar, of oourse, the loss falls with pe
culiar sorrow. The younger mem
bors are impressed by his example
with the necessity of the oonrtesies
of professional life. The manner of
U dmitb was like lightning torn a
clear sky. The constant strain upon
the ?niu J, scientist! tell us, will pro
duce these direful conseqttenoes, yet
Ujl. Strangb was so constituted
that I did not dread suoh a collapse
of bis natural faoultio3
Maj. D. J. Devane said in sub
stance: I feci oousoioua that nothing
which I could utter would add any
thing to that which hai been so ap
propriately and fittingly said, yet I
should feel unhappy I would not be
contented if I should allow this oc
casion to. pass witho ut giving ex
pression to the emotions wide h take
poisesion of mo. It has not been
uiy fortuue to know him long. My
relation towards him has been that
of a juiinger member, and I feel that
I express the seutiments of those
members when I Say that, his store
of varied information, hfg wisdom as
au attorney was, one whioh any law
yer could draw upon with pleasure.
There was nothing in his manner to
repel or prevent their coming again.
Advice was given cheerfully when
auk-Hl. He was a universal fuvorits.
Home little part of bis life had been
of a public nature and be always dis
charged the duties faithfully. ' What
lawyer is there that aver had a case
with or against bim, or who ever
heard' him in connection with his
profession but felt the profession
elevHted?1 We cadi point to him with
pride as a member of tho North Car
olina bar.
The loss whioh brings such deep
grief to rolntivesand frieuds does
a' so to the profesiou and State. The
e'.iuti tlmi has bma made iu onr
rank, where or l;ow cm it b) filled,
flis example was one of what a gen
tlemen and lawyer should be. The
low is direful. Oifted with the high
est endowments atd with a oombiua
tiou of faculties whiou were rare?
How seldom in it we Aid suoh gif s
so mtdest! used. . Freqiontly iu a
position to destroy aa alvorsary, yet
no signs of exultation-, Nothing to
grate npon the feelings of another.
It is ra're that one so gifted aud ar
ouu.pi.oiitjii postessed so i.tu auibi
tion for places whieh the world regards
high. Always pressing upon otuers
the honors, he loved above all
things iha duties of the profession.
So esteemed was he by the public
that had he lived the time was near
at hand when he would hava been
dragged from retirement to fill pub
lic plaoea of , honor and trust.
Judge McKoy spoke as follows :
To Jtf Brtthre of the Bar :
The ead intelligence oonveyed by
your appropiatu aud f ling resolu
tions on the death of one in whom
all could claim a friend, reminds me
of an utterance of his father, in a
enlodv upon Wm. U. King. "Time,
like a mighty Ument,-beat -wwy
ucosMive generations, ana to loose
who come after the virtues of those
who preceded live alive in song or
in st try. i( tnis be truo tuen will
Buooesewe generations wreathe in
song and depiot iu the glowing in
spirations of story the mauypviany,
manly virtues and heroic acta of onr
departed friend, whose charaoter
and force combined the rarest, ele
ments of' onr" most exalted nature.
Soft aa woman when a .field offered
for the display of the kinder senti
ments of the heart, firm as a -moral
hero when necessity called up the
manly exeroise of that noble part of
nature, he dared do right, no matter
who opposed. Whether hi act! met
.with the smile of approbation from
an admiring crowd of tickled citizens
or ran counter to the popular current
of au honest yet misguided populate,
his course was determined, manly
aud right, wit! balanca enough to
await the returning sense of right
which is as sure to auooeei (in the
p pnlar heart) tha mistakes ot the
day as tbat one wave will follow
another wave upon the bosom of the
retless deep.
It was my good fortune to be inti
mately connected and associated with
Col. Robbbt Strange from my ad
mission to the Bar until death re
moved bim from our midst Often
have I listened te bia quiet, fluent,
humorous, and aa often have I admi
red his virtuous strains and felt the
tnagnetio thrill oourse through every
fibre of my system until I became
lost in my admiration of the man and
bia skilful management of the sub
ject and would ask myself whioh ha
made the more lasting impression,
and nature would always assert its
right and force the oonviotion tbat
while the tact whioh planned and
the genions whioh matured an argu
ment so complete re maon to be es
teemed, yet there underlies a nature
so genial, pure and manly to which
?ou must accord all of the soul's
ervent admiration. v - '
A charaoter so perfect waa not
suited to revolution or an era imme
diately succeed ing a revolution. His
mind was so balanced that his friends
might complaiu tbat he did not act
with the rash baste whioh the i input
uoub natures of many good mau
might demaud but no one could lay
his hand to his heart and say that an
aot once preformed was without good,
reason, the emanation of a pure mind
and guarded by the purpose of a
sound judgement. Thus it waa that
m folly was, or could be credited to
a nature so pure, a mind so balanoed,"
a charaoter so faultless and au intel
lect so dear. With a nature,, pure,,
a heart fillel with the best of pur
poses and au almost infalliLl j judg
ment how can his worth be measur
ed and our loss ascertained ?
. With a heart brim full of charity
lie oft did sots whioh were knowu
alone to himself and the recipient of
bis kindness (as be believed) yet the
full heart would speax and truly
would he "do good by stealth," and
as truly would be "blush to find it
fame
There was ever in bis deportm "i
that which" would attraot eveu a
stranger, a simple grace, a gentle
dignity that failed not at first accost
to please, and, as reserve relented,
so winning was his afpeot and ad
dress, his s.uile so frank and so ac
cordant with his voice (whioh ever
charmed) that be who saw him once
remembered long, and those at a l
capable of impressions strong have
hoarded them in tbeir hearts amoi g
fancy's fond dreama and memory's
joys, like some loved relio of romatio
song or cherished masterpiece of au- :
oient art. "And when the stream
which overflowed the soul had
passed away a consciousness remain
ed that it had left images and preci
ous thoughts tbat shall not die and
cannot be destroyed, but stand like
spires whose silent Augers point to
Heaven."
The ways of Providenoe are indeed
beyond our feeble comprehensions.
Why our friend should be taken and
we yet spa-ed oau on'y be accounted
for in the language of Wordsworth
who says: "The good die first and
they whose hearts aredry as Summer
dust burn to tha socket" One by one
they pass away and as we look
around bow thinned are the ranks of
those who greeted ns npou eur en
trance at the threshold of our profes
sional life! "How fast has brother
followed b.rotl.er from sunshine to
the sunless In ad." Calm be tbeir
rest in their cold dwelling place I
Sweet be the repose of the grave aud
bright their resurrection I And may
tbeir virtnes ever remain bright in
our memories and lead ns to emulate
their exampje. How bard is it to re
alize that he who came to duty
stioog, brave and generous, as 6u the
morning he entered this room, should
in an instant be rendered helpless,
and Bo'soon should the sweet voice
whose music still lingers like aweet
echoes iCour ears, be bushed in the
stilluess ol utathl But is there uji
some 'pi asure in the thought tha'
his bright intellect waa unclouded
when his brief illness first befell
him ? Even now can I i road
his train of thought breathed
put in presuasive words as I
caught the first glimpse of the
trembling haud whioh too plainly
pointed the attack of the tell de
stroyer. And with what mournful
pleasure can we teoall his iast mo
'menta and say in tte beau.iJui lan
guage of another "He fell aa falls
the summer tree, strong in the pride
of its beauty, ere the breath ot au
tumn had seared a leaf that adorned
if
Gentlemen of the bar, in accord
ance with your request, let the fol
lowing ordie be made:
Ordered by the Court that the res
olutions he spread upon the minutes
and as a tribute to the memoiy of
our deceased friend, that the Clerk
of this Court inscribe Upon one leaf
of the Minute Docket of this Term
the name of Col, Robbbt Stbanq.
Aud it is further ordered thai this
Court adjourn. .
Tribute of Respect.
The following resolutions in refer
ence to the dea h of 0olt 8trange
were adopted by the Directors of the
Dawson Bank, ha being member tf
their board at the time of his death.
Resolved, That while we bow in
bumble submission to the will ot the
Almighty Ruler, in suddenly remov
ing from among us in the midst of
his useful and eminxut career. Col.
Bobbrt 8tbanob, our late associate
on this Board, and the attorney of
tha Institution, we rgrd his loss as
not only a great affliction to our
selves, but ai a public oalamity to
our oity and to the State of North
Carolina.
Resolved, That we will ever cher
ish the remembranoe of the many
virtuiw and admirable qualities whioh
adorned the character ot oar deceas
ed friend hie kindorss and tenth 4
ness of manner, bia liberal benevo
lence, and the purity of bis life aa a
Christian gentleman, whioh endear
ed bim to all who knew bim bis
ability, high accomplishments and
diligence aa a lawyer, whioh scoured
for bim an unusual degree of emi
nence and Buoceia iu his profession,
and the uprightoeia and high Beuse
of honor whioh so remarkably char-
aotenzed bim all the relations of life
and commanded the respeot and ad-
miration of all the good people of our
whole SUte. , , . .
Resolved, That these resolutions
be entered upon a blank page of our
minutes and that the Secretary be
requested to send a copy to the
family of the deoeased with the as
Bursnoe of bur deep sympathy in
their great affliction.
Obsequies of Col. Robert Strauge.
The attendance at the funeral of
Col. RobertStrange, which took place
from St. James' Church yesterday af
ternoon was one of the largest that ever
assembled within the walls of that ven
erable sanctuary, made so to many by
the memories ,ol 'the past, thcNlbve of
jtheresnjtahd the expectations of
the JjJtfure! The funeral cortege
moved up the aisle precededby the
Rev. Dr. Watson and the Rev. Mr.
-Ambler Bishop Atkinson and the
Rev. Mr Morrelle remaining within
the chancel followed by.the vestry of
St. James parish; then1 His Honor;
Judge McKoy, accompanied by the
Hon.- Geo. Davis; then the corpse,
borne by the "pall-bearers, Col. W. S.
Devane, Hon. Edward Cant well, John
L. Holmes, Esq., DuBrutz Cutlar,
Esq., Maj. C.yM. Stcdman and E. S.
Martin, Esq., followed by the family
and family servants. Next came the
members of the bar in a body, wearing j
a badge of mourning npon their arms,
then relatives and friends innumerable.
The Rev. Dr. Watson read the open
ing sentences of tho burial service,,the
Rev. Mr. Ambler the psalter, Bishop
Atkinson the lesson, and the Rev. Mr
Morrelle the hymn . -:
"Hear what the voice from Heaven de
clares -To
those in Christ who die," ; '
which waa plaintively and swretfv
sung to the familiar old (una ol
"Naomi." , From the church the
procession wended its way toOakdale
Cemetery, where the mortal remains
of Robert Strange were laid away to
'sleep the Bleep of the just"
Fourth Ward.
The Fourth Ward Democratic Club
had a meeting last night for the pur
pose of inquiring what the Central
Club Committee had done in refer
enoo to the oity bill. Messrs. W. H.
Bernard, and F. W. Eerchner mem
bers of tha oommittae, made expla
nations as to the plan agreed upon,
A Committee, consisting of Col.
11 D Hall, Dr. J.;H. Freeman, F. J,
Lord, Esq , Dr. J. 0. Walker and
Capt A. L. DeRosset, waa appoint"
ed to meet similar Committees from
tha other words to decide upon some
aotioa. . " .-''
s - - . -
Indications for the South Atlantio
Statea are lower barometer, wind
mostly Southerly or Westerly, and
generally warmer partly - cloudy
weather will prevail. .
Uoard ot'Alderamen Retaliation and
Election.
A meeting ot the Board of Alder
men was held at the City Had yes
terday afternoon, at 8) o'clock, when
Aldeiman J. J. Caasidey tendered
his resignation as a member of the
Board, recommending Colonel John
W. Atkinson as his successor.
Alderman Cassidey's resignation
having been aooapted, the Baad went
into an election to fill the vacancy
caused by said reaigustion, when
Uol. Atkinson waa iinanimously eleo-
Alderman H." Brewlnxton tender
ed his resignation as a member of
the Board, whioh was acoepted, when
an election was entered into to fill
the vacancy and JohjftJolville, Esq ,
was" unanimously elected.
Alderman J. H. Naff tendered his
resignation, which was acoepted, and
A. Adrian, Esq., waa unanimously
elected to fill the vaoahcy on the
Board,
A reoesa waa than takeuuntll 4
o'nlook. oaI))
At the hour specified the Board
reassembled, when Messrs. Atkinson
and Oolville, two of the newly else-'
ted member's es me forward, were
sworn in and took tbeir seats as
members of the Board.
Alderman B. O. Bates now tender
ed bia resignation as a member of
the Board, whioh waa acoepted,
whereupon M. B. F. Mitchell waa
unanimously eleotad to fill the va
cancy. The resignation of Alderman Hi
ram Hankins was next tendered and
eooeptsd, when Mr. M. M. Kati was
unanimously eleoted to fill the va
oanoy. Alderman T. M. Oardner offered
the following preamble and resolu
tion, whioh were unanimously adop
ted: , . '
Whbbixb, Alderman . Caasidey,
Brewington, Neff, Bates aad Han
kins, have tendered their resigna
tions aa membera of this Board, which
resignations having been duly accep
ted, it is therefore'
. Resolved, That to these retiring
Aldermen we beg leave to bear testi
mony to the faithful manner iu which
they have discharged their official
duties and the trust imposed upon
them in every capacity which has de
volved npon them aa Aldermen of the
oity of Wilmington.
The Mayor having signified his
intention of being absent from the
oity for a few days, Alderman Oard
ner was elected Mayor pro tern.
The Board then adjourned.
The Value of Advertising In the
Journal.
An advertisement was inserted in
the Daily Journal on the 21st inst
On the same day a subscriber in Mag
nolia sent to the advertiser a job of
work worth six times the price of the
advertisement, stating that he had
been induced to do bo by reading the
"ad." ju the Journal.
Let business men make a note of
this. ' - V'
.CITY CURRENCY.
Many of the flags npon publio buil
dings were at half mast on yesterday
and many of the stores were olosed
during the time of the funeral out of
respect to the memory 'of Col.
Strange.
As some white children were play
ing on Mulberry, between 6th and
7th streets, on yesterday, a colored
boy commenced to throw brick bate
at them, when one. atruck a little
girl, (a daughter of a Mr. Barnes,)
and cut quite a deep gash in her
head. ' -
Index to New Advertisements.
' Worth k Worth. New crop Cub
Molasses. ;.'. ,., . ,.,-.---.-.' '-.
L. H- Bowden. Meeting of Third
Ward Club to-night .
Orphan Asylum Committee Card
of thanks.- '
Freeman k Baldwin. Dentistry.
Grant k Hinton. Commission
Merchants and Grooere,
' P. Heinsberger Pianos, organs,
melodeons, 4c.
Giles Mnrchison New hardware
store. Plows very cheap.
DIED.
WuMELANDT. On the morning of
the 25th inatant, Augusta, only doQutcr
of August aad Christian Deumelandt, aged
sis years one month and one day.
' The friends and acquaintances of the
family are respectfully invited to attend
the funeral from tha residence ot tte par
ent, on Princess, between 5th aud Oth
streets, from thence to St. Paul's Lutheran
Church, aud theuce to Oakdale Cemetery.
"Our Darling is gone."
ALL KINDS OF JOB WORK NEATLY
and expeditiously exeeuted at the .
, , JOlKNAKOFFlCE. ,
NEW CROP
Muscovado Ilol&szes!
252 HnDS ' '
101bbu:
fe Brig "JOED! PORCl,"
DIRECT FEOM MAHTAKZiS.
The quality of this MoUmcs ' la very su
perior. Orders solicited. J J
Jaa 85-tf " WORTH WORTH.
THE ORPHAN ASYLDI CMITTB
OT ST. JOHN'S LODGE I. A A. M.j
on behalf of the orphans at tha Ox
ford Home, teodsr their hearty thanks to
the ladies and gsntkmen who so gener
ously took part In the lata Concert for
their benefit; and especially to Prot S. '
VanLaer, to whose teal and perseverance
they are mainly Indebted for the success of
the Concert. His gratuitous and faithful
services In their behalf wilt long ba cher
ished In grateful remembrance; They
would also acknowlege the kindness of
Mr. Pennypacker who tendered the Opera
House free of charge ou that occaaloa.
JAMES 8PRUNT, )
: J. MoD. FRENCH.) Com.
A. DAVID. )
jaa 2$-.t -
rXIHIRD WARD.--BT THE REQUEST
I of a great many 'of the Democrat's
Voters of the Third ward, there will be a
meeting of the Club and the Damoc ratio
Voters THIS (FRIDAY) EVENINO, at
1 o'clock, at the usual place of meeting,
over Munds' Drug 8tore.
A full attendance Is requested, as a mat
ter of great importance will be brought be
fore the meeting for discussion.
L. H. BOWDEN,
Jan2ft-ltj President Third Ward Club.
GBAIT, HiKTON k CO.,
Commiiilon Merchanti,
AND GROCERS, No. 0 South Water l
Wilmington, N. 0. Agents for Iieello
Cotton Fertil lser. Coaslgn menta of Cot
ton, Corn, Naval Stores, Peanuts, Aa.,
Solicited. R. H. GRANT,
J. N. HINTON,
Jan 80 Pit Wit R. W. WARD.
DE1TTI8TRY!
. . '
E2f Teeth extracted without
pain, with OAS.
ARTIFICIAL TEETH
INSERTED ON THI BEAUTIFUL
CBLLULOID BASE. '
RUBDIB AND GOLD WBBK DSSTBID.
EsT Special attention given to the pre.
servaUnn of the NATURAL ORGANS, and
all work Warranted to give satisfaction.
FREEMAN A BALDWIf, Dentists,
Office, No. 30 Market Street,
Jao-26 W6m Dlt Wilmington, N. 0.
PLOWS! FLOWS I
A LL ORDINARY SIZES CAST
XXplowt at prices to compete with man
ufacturers North or South, at
GILES A MURCHISON'S
Jan 19 tf New Hardware Store.
mSCILUSEOUS.
n
BUB BBIH
Before the Public Jalnce 1858
. and has at this time become the
Leading Taeit Powder of the Coutrj
Every can is guaranteed actual nnj -wbioht
of the Powder (not la-
eluding the can); therefore 1
when you buy it, you
pat om for wniiiiou Gil.
Every can Is guaranteed to give entire
satt&faetlon or no sale money re
funded. Tbt it and take
. no other. .
Ia Quarters, Hahei and OnaPonad
' Fackuts.
I have always held It
IMPORTANT
. To offer the Trade ths J (
VERY BEST
IMPORTED GUNPOWDER TEA.
Selected with great care, for sale at 91 80
per pound. BEST IMPERIAL 1 OO.
JAMES C. STEVENSON.
Jan
Bnrralifor Iiminitoii-Coiiis at Last!
CHARLES G. HARTSFTELD TAKES
pleasure in announcing to the citizens
of Wilmington, that he has permanently
located here and Is ready Vo take orders
for tuning and repairing pianos and organs.
Mr. UarUdeld has had it years of experi
ence in his profession. Parties will find It
to their advantage to employ one who Is a
prajrtiiral ptano-uiaker. Particular attention-will
be given to renovating old instru
ments thoroughly. Work will be done on
the moet reasoablo terms. References saW'"
lafactory can be given. Tuuing by ths
year, and pianos kept in tune throughout
the whole year, so that performers will not
have to wait six months, and play two
thirds of the year on a piano mors or losi
out of tuno, ami money will be. saved by
so doing. Office on Second street over
Jaim-s & Brown's, or orders may be left st
his residence comer Mulberry and Second
streets. 1 - Jan 23-tf