North Carolina Newspapers

,' 1 1 1 Si fw V US' T I 1 II H I i ' I . . . n- , : -i .uuan: ; - ; ; '.I . M .- A .- I I ii I ' ! 1 1 ll ; ! 1 5 f f Mil l -Sk. t r ESTABLISHED, 1851. o i LMINfiTON, .Nt C,r. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1877. i PRICE $6 00. n THE TELEGRAMS, nEHS"AS A STRESS PERSIST-!aaOTiriRASCIELE--EE IS A .GHAND yiZIEB.OF TURKEY J PLOTTING TREASON-HE t.3 tS . -vl IS BANISHED. Commission Will Report Thursday' $119,000 Appropriated for the Cape "'V'V.- Feir Hirer. Noon Reports. WASHINGTON Wasui'nqtov, Feb. 6 D. F. Keuiier of New Orleaus. telegraphs, in w tradictidn Of Wells' testimony that Keui.er MO offered JVells $200,000 to change thf vote for Tilden.; ' T'tai Wells asked Kroner for tiat mm to count the' vuto bb actually cast Keouer replied that he did not have the money. In th Senate Mr. Allison, from the committee on appropriation, re ported back the Indian appropria- tion bill with aundry amendment, .ml n notice that be would 011 it up for consideration aa soon a possible. Mr. Sherman, from the committer on finance, reported iavoraDiy on me House Din auuiorjBtug uo rauu- aionera of tiie Freedmen' String and Trust Company to buy in cer tain real and other property and to e)l the tame at publio or private -ota- which was diaenasea- ai some letgtu and laid aside. ; TLe cross examination of Well contained the following: Question-Did you aay in the eourae of your ouveraation with E. O. Baroett that you had determined tn -make a statement to Qovernor Kiohollfe? . . ' , Answer It ia a most infamous lie. Q--Do yoa mesa to aay the ques lion ia a most infamous lief - ' A.-I ist the substanoe of tbe auestipkiaalie. ; Q. If you would answer my ques tion in the way a witness should answer it would be better. A. I will not ask your advice how I shall answer a question. Finally the witness answered no He prooeeded to deny everything touching the Maddox and Littlefield matter, but ou questions outsidu , of these and Vernon parish ques lions be refused to answer. a . Q Did you say to Barrett or Kennedf TP0 would make a olt an breast of it? ;1 A. It ia n infamous lie. V : flo.. rVelli looks weary this mora Mr. .Able before Howe's commit tee, testified that he did not see Lit tlefield' aJlter tne: yernon pansu re tarns but Littlefield told him of it. The commission is in privste ses sion. 1 1 ! . .The iadioiary committee hss con Ciuuou - Hou'sel. whereby , the recess msy 1 break tbe legislative day and thus J avoid amendiujr the electoral bill. "'. Tfrir'1 toBK,' Feb. 6 K dispatch ifated Tongue Biver, Moutauo Terri Jtory, Jan. 19 tb says : Qeneral Miles has had another severe fight with I Indiana and has gaioed , another j signal yiotory over them.' The Id disns" consisted of band of Uby ennea." and Ogallalaa under Orsy TTnnse and numbered ' between 600 J nd 800 lodges. The battle was :ontoeted on very rough and broken ' X onud where it would have been m possible foroivalry to ride. The Indians were entirely on fool and ,lirfftd tbe trooos repeatedly. Oor 'lfloers and men disprayed the great- ut coolness and courage nd poured leadly volleys into the ranks of hoe ilea. For more than five hours tbe 'ght r-od as terribly as aver was ?itaessed on the battlefield. Heavy sow storm prevailed during a poi. ion of the iahi. Mile loss -vas 4 1 illed tnd 6 wounded. Qjb. Miles uraaed the Indians into '.Wolf aounUin as far aa his limited sup lies would permit. The ooutmand as returned to this poet in good Condition considering the terrible ar Jtthips it has endured. A Et. Joha'i Kow Fonndland die patob gives the following additional r particulars of the wreck steamer Geo Washington. She weot ashore pro bablyou the. night of 221. little above half mile west from Mistaken Point and eight miles south weot from Cape Baee. Loss of steamrr re ained undiscovered by the lulisbi- taota of the coast till 25th. Mho from abore beibg lowured i by ropes aev nty fathoms over cliJT found psrt of thiiteen human bodies wbioli tby turied. Feature uot reooguimd. One body marked in Iudia juk with fetters "J. H. Tn k W iAU on hoard tbe steamer w ien she sutik were undoubtedly loRt, No valuable property saved. : r Mail advices otate tbit twenty-two lives were lost by tbe recent sinking off Gloa, Iudia, of the steamar Am bassador after collision with Ameri can hhip Geo. F. -Maimbn. - ClUTORIM.' i i; i ' Sax Fra.m-woo, Feb. CAnothcr Ruwiiin gunboat, "The Goruastai," ar rivel ycstenluy-- from Vladivastock, makiDg the eighth now here. PEKX&tlVANIA. Philadiphia, Feb. 6. A committee of New York, Baltimore and Thiladcl plus brokers, president Goa 8. Cue, presiding, discussed tho financial, con dition of Yirgiuia, North Carolina and lenue&see witnont action. I ho com mittee adjourned to the Fifth Avenue Hotel Feb. 14th, when interested par ties will be heard. FOREIGN. Constantinople, Feb. 6. Midhat Fasha, Grand Yisier,has been deposed and ordered to leave onstanjtinople, The Turkish Ministry has been organ ized throughout. Edhern Fasha, an ultra Turk is Grand Viaier. Halifax, Feb. 6.-J-The steamer George Washington is a total wreck at Cape Race and all onboard lost. Four teen bodies were recovered. She had two passengers. The crew were all from New York and Vicinity. The steamer George Cromwell, of the same lino, is also missing. r Berlin, Feb. 6.- -A. formidable Rus sian iron-clad squadron will enter the Mediterranean in the spring, ; Grand Duke Constantino commanding .and Admiral Poppoff chief of staff. Night Reports; WASHINGTON. ; WashinotobI1 Feb. 6. notrsi. The deficiency bill was considered to-day. It appropriates $500,000 for pensions. Bbnatb. Cateebj . Jones 'of Ala bama, petitioned for the removal of political disabilities. , -The bill appropriating $500,000 fof Eada' jettees was placed on tbe oal endar with advice to report. Btanford of Yirgii.ia, was appoint ea a memoer, ,ot ine committee ou claims.' ,- The vote on passing tbe bill abol ishing the police biard, the Prsi- dent's veto notwithstanding, failed by a vote of 33 to 22. Not a two thirds vote. . " ! The Senate then pdjonrned. ' The sdverse report in the Ed ap propriation bill holds that the Sec retary of War's warrant: for half a million bonds should be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury without fnrthar action by Cobgresa.1 '. V , 1 The" river aud harbor bill sppro priates for the Cape Frar River $110,000; Savaunah harbor,, $45,000, mouth jf tbe Mississippi, ;$l(!O,000; Galveston harbor, 8100,000; Little Kanawka, $5,000; Boanoke river, $3,000; Tombigbee and i Warrior rivers, $15,000; Glvestma)iipeana, $28,000; Sabin's pass, $20,000,' Qno ohita, 80,000; Bud river raft; $35,000; Brunswick, (it.,, harbor, $5,000; Tennessee river, $200,000; Coosa river, ' $20,000; Great Kahawha, $100,000; Hell Gate, $200,000. 1 The German minister prints a ststement to the fflfeot that all Ger man honorary oousnla in tbe United Slate are to be withdrawn. He says only the inland consuls are to be abolished, and they will be replaced by two or three paid consuls, at St. Louis, Chicago and probably Oinoi nati.. Consuls at Southern harbors will not be disturbed. The Star siy: "It is elated that J. Madison Wells, president of the returning Board of iL'nmiaua, bud taken from bis possession m his rooms in tbe capitol yesterday, two r.-yoivers, a thug-knife and a ride oane. Quite an imposing 'bnll-doa ing arsenal.' -1' ' ' Robeson and Morrill were absent from the Cabinet meeting to-day He has baea. off d uty for Jen days. Senator Bruce ia nut dixpoaod to sign the Mississippi objVctioo to. the nlebtoral vote. His idea is thai while t is useless it may be damaging ; to be colored people. ' The. invetAigatkng. ooramilUia d yeloped nothing new to-nlay beyond the negative coQflfniation'"of the questionable ' trausactiou by the Louiaiana eetunaiog bmud.f,!...- . - Wells is dearibed by tbe offlial re porters as pereiateutty iraac bta. It is worth eooaing' to Washington to see tbe struggle between Fieh) and Wells. ' - 6 The enmsAiMbior7, i;isaid,jrielolv ed thia forenoon not to adjourn n Hi) they reached a decision. They have inoe adjourned. : : wi. , I ; is row thooght the eaw wift not be presented to the joint session uu' til Thursday, MTrT rp rr-rr, OHIO. ";r Cisci.NATi..Ffb,, .Jrf It, lias trans pired that a mail bug containing' let ters and about $25,000 worth of bank checks aud private draft eo route from Newport, Ky;. to 'Cincinnati a few days ago, was opened and its contents abstracted.' No clue.' ' ' ' ,! , ' !f ! H - - ' I ! Trj " ILLINOIS. ' Chicago, Feb, tj.The Puil o( this city, as already announced, reduced the rate of compasitors yesterday to thirty cents. It is rumored that , Other pa pers will reduce ai soon as j the Ftt gets through the contest i s i f j ' ,; rORSIGX.,,,,,"!-" Manchesteb, Feb. 6.-At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday the prgsideatstated tkat the exports of Maacheetef goods to the United States which formerly f afforded an excellent market, were now nil and. there 'is considerable trade ht Manchester in wtlou goods'maauCMjtBredia'Aaseriea, Comstantihoplx,' Feb. 6.The po lice have 'discovered i' secrei corres pondence which shows that Midhat Pa sha was plotting for the overthrow iof the SuUnd and his own nomination as Dictator. On Monday a peremptory summons brought Midhat Pasha to the palace, suspecting1 nothing. On enter ing he was arrested aud his letters laid before him. There was no gainsaying the evidence against him. He asked for mercy. A council of ministers was culled and Midhat Pasha was offered tbe choice of leaving the country or being arraigned before a tribunal,, on the Charge of high treason. . He elect ed to leave. " ; JfJpon ! bejrig " tsled if be would go to Greece, ha replied that he did not like Ue Greeks aid asked to go toBrindisi but complained that he had no ready monej'.'l Tjie sum of $2,500 ' was. given him, and he embarked at noon for Brindud on the iron-clad imperial yacht IzzeJih, r"the letters found disclosed .that 3,000 Utet ntas were to have'goho' oundiy niclit tn liin nuliu-A ta Apmnml the luK- dicationf of , the ' Sultan." The ' 'jfalj of . Midhat Pasha will, check no; reforms, the Sultan being deteniiined t6 carry out the cou'stitutiou in its fullest spirit. " Staio' ews. 1 ' ! I !'!,! J .i.ulj it )i L.j'l -!! 1 iH rtltl t' ,1 ' " the : dwelltug'honse, ooenpdf byf Mr.. Matthia; Cbk-f ol pplioftlin j vuruam, anu kmi, u, woodDttrn, editor of the Durham Herald, waa completely deitroyed by fire on Hun- CharU'tte Observer: The statement published a wek or so sgo, ia the Raleigh papers to tbe effect that 3. G, Mrlerf Senatqf f4b Sfu id Yadkin, was dod, 'ia a mistake. Mr. Matter is confined to nis'd, but strong hopea of hiareeuvereVre still i ntet tamed,, .Vlv " i Bileigh Newt : Our attention.'has been1 called ' to tbe 'fact' this' the oommitteeou foreign correspondence ' of the Mattonio bodieaof other Stites, speak in high terma if the efforts of the Masons in tuis 8taU in the paose outioo of the orphan ; work, and , s peoiallv of the, aeylura a, Oford. The latest report u rAuOiie mm.' mitteeof the Qtaud Lodge of Ne braska, iu whioh tbebl wrs of Mr. J. H. Mills, Superintendent of the Oi ford Asylum, are alluded to id eom mcditory terma,' closing with the prayer: "May tbe 0h1 of Iho fath erless abundantly prosper aud blues the en toi prise.", ,t:, ..ax . BuJeiyh Newt ; Gov., Vanoe is in reo ipt of bitter Uvn the Beomtaiy of War, demanding of him, tbe re cords of the oflloe of the Adjutant General of this State for thereat I 18GI to 1863. inclusive ' Gov. yanra has replied, re f using to ompfy with the demand, iu the conri-e of biV referring to certain Njrth Caro ins letter-books nnW in poaeasiob of tha Federal govern man V to which he ia not, permitted aocea, but.,vlicn hva been garbled by deeigt ir g men and need to bis detriment. Be tells the Secretary of War some things which are more truthful than pala table. Mo j rill's odqditiou is serious. nrttrr LOCAL HEWS, HISTORIC A K 4 AM I) SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. Bynopstt slT Judge Cautwell's Lecture The fourth regular meeting of ihia Society , was held, as we stated yester day, od Monday evening, iri, the Lecture Rooinof the First Presbyterian Church There was the, usual number in attond auce. )fAftcr the routine business the, essayist of the eveuing, the Hon. Ed ward Cantwell; Chairman of the See tior f jCobnal Histwyj res $uper qn Jho"tj8iyora Jnsu'ijiiMiiij North Caroliua, with particular reference to CW.forbweTl'iExpmren. ' ' The es.syi8tteViewed tho history and theories of the early discovery of the J New World, weaving all the meagre UvaitJof WaloiQieUititoBS- nar- ,rativeK from. the. tenth ;ceitiry autil the Colonies were at last firmly plant ed. All attempts at colonization--the French failed; the English finajlly I makings permaneia, loibjntei.iouhd iag' Uhri0st4wt, ii in .province or Carolina. In 1712 Hyde was the Gov ernor of the Northern and Craven o(, the Southern Carolina colonies. The wilderness then between Charlestowu and the northern settlements . in Caro lina was Au!l 'but'Hmpewjtrabfe. Tho distance now w:'eaily "traversed5 by a few hours' ride, was by the shortest route five hundred, miles, traversed py five great rivers at an average distance apart of about fifty miles; there were ho roads, no boats, no ferries the journey could only b'eJ acco'irihed in twenty eight days' of toilsome searching in a trackless wildernessi; whera no bouses were to be seeo,but occasionally the riido shelter of the Indians; no food but lihe game . and the keen evd of ii'lhe Urtd trk the white man to destruction. Thire was no white (man' it! theseudismal again and again by the fever-stricken settlers, their' lft tie clearing soon ''to ga back to the eonditioa of tke primefai forest, , , In North Carolina, the, bulk of the people resided on the banks! of the rivers accessible to vessels." Tbe Noihera ooloiustawere sea ttored about sh theirplan Unions,' while (lev South ern eolonisU concenjtrated in towns. In 1728 there were five towns in North G t Una. b ' The essayist then reviewed thesis ry of the early settlements on the Cape Taaf irJet4'fathiiStawCbring ing the narrative up to the time of t le outbreak of theTuscaroraa, ,( Pelimii a ry to this part of the history, he gave an account of the Indian tribes then known in thaQJJr, 8$$Q in amount of research unusual even to this very patient and indefatigalle studeS.lf'TIhenfon to say, "described this most powerful tribe, the aauyjf.ieicKl.warlikebffeyrteu(1y of European origin. j Our narrative now brinirs.ua, to, 1711 and Iudians had been living togetl in unbroken peace,, fo.r forty-five yea save with the occasional infractions peace which were easily remedied the ulMatfArci&SaGamity aid good will were everywhere prevalent. tfehjJfPKl tftejurtstagia:fhilli. dians was not the resultofbad treat- ment on the part of. the whites toward them. History now, in the clearer light of the present day,' 'points to Thomas Carey lis ,the author ojTaU,theie troubles. This man Carey had beeu ap pointed (jlovernor bj. jJfohusofl in, 1706, and was removed because of his incom petency isind turbnlerj j.( ' ;He'(; 'was oc cocded by , Glovr(?J.',, Between- thes two parties there was1 continual strife. There were jtWo sots .( officer! in every department, each deriving his huthbr it!y Iro'm the different Governors i'l'ba Quakers, who by the way seem to have' bceu eu'tlrely diffexeut com the peacea ble and industrious people who settled in Fennsylvttnia,were believed to be at the bottom of all this disorder. Carey was In arrcaw to thegiverument for laics collected, and was otherwise rebellious and turbuleut. In 1710 Hyde took charge of the govenimch rtijL'ta'Jjed together the; Assembly in jlpirey attempted to tale charge and attached II vdo. but being aided by Virginia mt- litia' Who arViycd in' tune lq ( quell the trouble, the 28th' of July. 1811, ' The Hyde slnbiy' wis ..now adjourped, The Indians were promised great pos sessions If they Would rebel against the Hyde government, and a wide-spread conspiracy;' wss. at once" ' matured, ' ; to murder simul taueousl y all the Glutei iri the provihee. The now moon was to be the time for the work of butchery to begin. ' .,.;.Xc De Graffenreid and Lawson.the Bur- rrrrrr veyor General;" were up the Neuse su Yeyiig whielsrios.ejcpkwrijg; t ah Iudian village, where they encountered a large gathering of the savages wko seized both of them and took them aa-syj prisoncriJ 1 Ctai soaT . ' toon JVr(m9st4 bnUoJly burned to, denth. A4:- 4."V '.,. 4j... LV.tii I wniio.jjc uraueureiu was rcieuseu. i . The day of the insurrection hat ar rived, when, twelve, hundred Tuscnro Avi; Separated into' small ' di visionsj en 1eid , housj upon tho p retenre' of friendly visits, and at sun-risc he eig uai of slaughter was given, by unearth ly savage yells. The torch was applied, apd there was a festival of carnage for three days,' only terniinating by sheer exhaustion of the savajjes, The .Gov ernor was without the means of defense. Trie Colony was largely ' in debt, ind the people turbulent uikI divided. Scarcely a white man was to be found north of the Chowan t ' j The Governor sent Chief Justice Gale to South Carolina, for assistance, iid troditiorf has it that ho had been fT6i'd'fu his mission b a ;urgro irti cenBeii. it .was u : ttroDHious .frrie,'tlie' Ijeffisluture was m wion, and Gov.Craven cuine promptly to their relief. They voted 4,000 and-feix hundred nusn, tho largest Unly of or ganized men in the South at that time. The Vircriniu AssseniblV wan ulm in session, and dotJursd . war, andappro- prialcu JL0,(J(J0, buuiudo no provi sions for raising 'he money, and their expedition ended iu a march! to the border and return. , t i i The jVorthQarortnJuis vere gatU ered in temporary forts, surrounded -by the mercile8a foe, momentarily exptct ing their fate, and surrendering almost to despair. f :i Tbe oo.'mand of tbe South Ciro -lina expedition waa giveu to Jno. Barnwell. He hud neeu servioe against tbe French andSpunish. Lea ving Cbarlectou in 1711, with Inn In dian allies, npmberiug 400(7) mdn, be pushed ttirougu the traokkaa Iwii deiness, and drove the Indians before him, killing 800. Finally arrjv inf in Cravnu, 16 miloa from New Beru,' h enooUntertd tbe mam body of tbe savage. Here htt ws roit- fotoel by Jol. Michel, the Indiaua also reciving a large augmeuiatiriM of their foroo. Tbey were driven to . thei? (for U apd finally, seeiug; their ooflelese eutfdition s.ied for'-' irraray. lbeir surrender was accepted and more than one thousand Indians sur rendered themselves Barnwell was desperately wounded, end: iurty-ojjO Carolinians, a proportion of l-10tli. . , Hyde reotivedj the rtiews of, be surrender with great joy j "a vote jof thanks was conveyed by Bjyd aad Peterson to biui, for 'bis great skill, diligence and bravery. Barnwell Wat then in Bath. Tbe Norjh Caro lina foroes wanted to join with the Virginia forces nuder B irnwell, but the scheme miscarried. The old fori wAfrfttWaJeMpWtt is td this day known as Barnwrh FortA : 4 Carey waa arrested and seut to England for trial, agd Gov. HyoVIytjesn account of , the murine service waa restored tc bis authority. Barn-Jr 'iri. A'-: LZU .i-iii. V ! well had to remain w.-b bis foroa a garrison ; be did not return to Charleston limmedistelvi aftei the .battle iasBUted by aomo.bistoriaus, Complaints against Barnwell now oaniu from every quarter, but tbey did not much tbemaoives. Crippled iu body and hampered b tLe jealousy of Hyde, still b kt-pt bis wotd of ihoaotr to-tbft IriUmus.1 He was misrepresented by Upotawood wha failrfd iri the eauWwoik.' and iho bv uydn who had to.ooulcw that he had (done ' what be could not do. Barnwell after a lougsojotirn return ed to Charleston. ' i In the second nprisiog Birnwell was ao responsible. He vas absent aud oiipiMbO. ' TnaoruiUartiniaimas uefore.looked to tbe Southern Colo ny for aid, aud true to their old re cord, they voted 4,000. Col. James MooW'feoWmMd&i In the sooond eX- ixiditiou and waa aided by the old allien the friendly Indians. Tbore were' 49 whites and 800 Indiaus iu this expedition, which wai brguu iu 1712. Moore killed 200 and captur ed ,800 Indian; prisoners,- who were sold into slavery by tbe Iudian allies according to their custom. Tim South Carolinians then returned to ontkAtaoliDa as beforeOiid that remained of h4 Tuorora (rtb'V r moved to tbe State of New York' Col. Moore ou his retur.i to Chailed on reeaieed ibe tiiauks of the gov ernment and 1W) in addition to bis WWd SsrttnW Iriiood'.- j uumg jrom ue reoora oi uo lata war,' Carotiuiaus have not de generated since those flaya, Other States hav, bsorbd largely new elemenu, but tbe Carolioiani were almost tXempt'frbm these influences, and are now almost as tbey were a hundred yearn ago in respect to lead ins oharacUristioa. , v 1.1'bd. rsseyiat .then zuadaJi tatlew ot.tbe tbreate-'iogs, "the general carrett of which 'it'dVif trCB? ' us to calamity." vHm jemarka iu thisoon qeotion were iervd ,snd eloquent, showing boW 'deep a bonviotion tbey bad made uj. on the 'spVakeri v ' "it may be- Kays' fee',' that popular gov ernment may perish in our day, but it will be sure to survive here in the J plscrff1s iifiu, OBij(:perja pt iai i may ue ou mo very vpui wueis its eradle wee voked..'l i.yh.i . We give this aco innt from the pen of one hot skilled In stenogiapby, and of courae it tuay be e ndensed even to the dondiug f the narrative, but tbe report will serve to whet ibe iutelleotnal appetite for this moat Creditable and laborious paper, when it ahall be published by tho Society. ,":' Concert." v7e are requested to state lht there will be a rehearsal st the Opeia ffouse,ib;nl8hr, :.at 8 o'clock of the lull those who iotend to tsko part iuj Concert next Friday uixbl. , A attendauoe ia urged. We are aiur- d that this coueart will surpasJ its predecessor of two wex aso patieut practice of the part aasiJoed o each, coupbd with renewed aaij ion ou the part of all, be a gnariite.. from those who are lready high in heir several musical roles, then the public may feel aosuied if au eVen ng of entertHiument. The objeet is fr the brut fit of the Coruet Con :ort Club and Mr VanLaer! The pn !lio 'hiknld be glad, ii eems to- na. for iy opportunity of reeiprooatiugj. in a tauiMe mauuer. some' of the oany favors they have receiver at ihe hands of the former, for t ley lisve given fr quently, oftmr at gJeat n o jnvenience, their aery c -s witbont oonipeuKaMou, n public and other o.-oi8ion;' Mr. VauL er too baa s'iowo great i'ntt n-t in all mu oal oiiocortv givi'g the beuefit of liis fell recognized til nt grntuitouily. ror the rpirit in which be entered iuto the reot'Kt o uoert, fnd fot jbe great suooena imparted to it by lii nidieavont. those who took prt ii-it felt It tote their doty aa welljas their pleasure to tnd-r hi in a cjnj plimeutary benefit Tbe boxshV, "hiou was opened at Heicfcrwrgji's yesterday, Ss being rapidly, filled e j. Those who desire to secure giod "eata had better Nt'end to it at oupei Was hlueton Cltv Time. .,' Wp'dbserved in the.sttSttof Mr.Jno, II. s Allen, jeweller, on yesterday what might be denominated a "telegraphic timepiece", Mr. Alien bos had placed in his establishment a "Boll magneSt,',' which is Connected by "wire throilgb the telegraphic office in this city with the telegraphic, office in Washington, ""hieh U governed by an instru- ment in thd latter office. ' It is for the purposcrjf obtaining' the Man time at 12 o'clock m. At three minutes of 12 o'clock the operator in 1 Washington City .Strikes one dot, being a signalto "joikj. out fo' time.", ;J He eoiitinucs , to slfike until the sun crosses the ierf(i i an. which is indicated to hirn by the falling of 4 ball from the ' top of a pole situated upon the pbservaiory, this boing done by an ele-trical arrange ment .At 12 o'clock iharp the opera tpritt .Washington City strikes .two dots and; eontinuos' britil one minute pew n, vo. auow tor regulating time. It is especially beneficial to commercial r - - VW V "nK ronomo- ters. , .BaftUt Fslr and festival. r r It should not be forgotten that the ladies of the 1st BaptistChureh will hold apothe rpf their pkasantfairs and fti-valWo-night'in' the French building on Front street ' In ''the ''department Lfpr fcwey jWor k ' many , beautiful nod tasteful articles will be exhibited, be ing both useful and 'ornamental. Ous ters, cream, syllabub and other nice ties, can be had at .reasonable rates. By . rtquasi tae ' gallery of 'superfine arts will be opened, to Bee whicb, it will be well worth the small sum charged for admission, itnh t - Mam's Court. O. ToniKon, a seaman, disorderly j conduct; fined 10 and costs or 20 days ou ine sireets. - tt -' A. Yolbay, disorderly conduct; fined $10 aud costs, or 20 days on the street A. arslincy disorderly conduct; fined $10 (hid costs, or 20 days on the street, A party, assault and battery; dis biissed,nn pamf ti bt cosbi ! I Alonzo Elvi, lurccny; bound over to tho Superior. Court on a btrnd tf $500, in default of which he was com mitted to jail. J Y , j 1 - Wart MeetUif t ;. ,'Tbi M WM Denicerk'io Clnb will meet to-night, to recommend four men to the Legislature, to be appointed by , that body a magis trates.". '- ; There will be a meeting of the 3d Ward Democrat id fjlub, at Muods H'UI, iWgWi 71 0olocr Tbe voters of , the 4th ; Ward will m'oei at Hiberrian Hall this evening at 71 o'olubk. ; .15 ! f HI ver aad Marten , r The Biver' and Harbor bill in Con grees, appropriate $1 10,0 ai for the Cape Fear. A . ' '. " ( ' -Tins is by lar.tbe moet important wjirk of tbe ftr nuder jbe pare of tho government. the tippropria- tion reo xnnouded tout the bill ought uot to be I'll1 iior n a oont. v Warmer aud cloudy, possibly rainy weather to-day. - Thennoaietrlcal. - - " The state of the thermometer at tbe various stations named below was served at the signal office .in this at 4:30 p. i Augusta,54 ; Charleston, 57; Galvea ion. p ; Jacksonville, 06; .Mobile, New Orleaus, 61; Nerfolk. 45; Savar " ' Hotel Arrivals MAHNusQjHociB-lt a. Foy.F, , M, Fiy, Y, Walker Sound; U T. Everett, H, - Ogl"f byfj Liurinburg; O. H. Perry, Rabigb W. C Yprth aO, Lauriil HilL" - ' , l.'.i . i : ; CITY CURRENCY.- 'x ' No Magrstratea oourt yeaWday. The Mayor ii serving a number of wanants on the liquor dealers' who hav not taken out their uubthly lioeose. . r . . -:' ThStokholdrof the IBank of New Hanover will hold beir abt.ual meeting at tho Ban't, to-morrow, at 11 i-'clock; A. M. Copies of tbe fnnmorial adopted at tht meeting on last Fridny uigi t iu reft-mnoM to the Iulund Canal, to be sent to ih Legislature, have been 'eft at the store of Meitars. Greeu k Flaunoe and P. Heinb rger. ' TAiose ho Imve not already ngued one of them are requested t do ao to-day. ' ' Index to New Advertisements President 1st Ward Club Meeting. ; L. H. Bowden, President! il Ward Club Meeting. . ".'roi W.-IVOldliam, President 4th Ward Club Meeting. -. ... ,:f ...... ' Geo.W. Bailey, Secretary. Meeting Athletic Club. - "''.";.V ."-',;.-"' C. O. Hartfifleld-Nofy tieinie. N.Jacobi Builder's hardwdre.doors, sash, blinds, Arc., &C. A ' '' 1 : Grand Concert A grand vocal-"and instrumental ( concert' at'i tbe '-Opera House on Friday nighU -in'h p .. P. Hglnslrr-T-.beW: ifnporta tion. ',, ' . , Giles & Marehinou B aoksmith'a iboiAc.: i'jrn'.'r .'.'.'iiu u'.. HAIU,LEE--(Al MelrosH, Marioncoinitf , S. C, on the mornina; of the. th hiHt., Mr. A M. Harllue, rellet of the lute Dr. Bobt, Jlsrllee, in Uie eeth.fesr Of hef e?o. ' - i" i..i.j-iywacii1iiiiii i imaii GRAND GBIICERT ! 2 ;:i j:h CONCERT WILL HR OIVKN AT THS'.l' 'i OPERA HOUSE ! FRIDAY EVEMXG,f B; 9T1I," ' BENEFIT OF PROF. YasLAER ' '. ;t to I AND THR CORNET ;,; (nV'1'l.'llT IT I'M - IT1ie Bok Sheet Is now opn at Heiiubcrger's Muat Store. 8ekt may be reserved. Ticket tor sale at llieusbcrg er'i sod at the door. - - - t jan .7-8t NOW IS THE TIME T?OB ALL MC8IC-LOVERS TO CALL r on Ma. C. 0. HAKTSFIEl.D. th- practical PIANO- and QBGAN maker,, and. all! Miwla-lover can have the op 1 1 9 I I ulirtimtiy U rs od IIS I utirtiMHV to have their old iwtruttiaiiU ... i i i'i'm I renewed from Vl-'Int'b'K to 'If 1 Head. Also ' EepolUUlng the Case Work will be done air th, most reasonable prices, inch U never IiaVe-Jbfeou ofl'ert-d in Wilmington ; before. ' ftuclf a ltod ehance. (.'all and ee liltm- r. l-tTOMat on Second stret itwe Jarhea & Brown's, or orders may be .left at Jils residence, corner Mulberry and Second street,',. .' i.'.v ib.7-tf FIRST WARD CLUB yyiLL MEET AT BROOKLYN HALL to-night for the purpoao of recommend ing four men to the Legislature for appoint ment ai Magistrates, , , PRESIDENT. THIRD WARD, THERE WILL BE A MEETIJfO OF the Third Ward DvnixraUe CtuKl at Munds Hnli, on Third street, to-night at 7:30 o'clock. Full attendance ireijftit d. ; L. H.BOWDKX, ; feb71t , President, Fourth Ward Club.: THERE WILL BE A MEKT1M . F ilia lX-moeratiu voUm of the JVur-h Ward at HIBERNIAN 11 ALL Til H EVENING at7'4 o'cbick.- All wiio wihh office aa well as UioyA who do nut, hie re quchted to baou Imiid. ' ' fcbT-H. W.f. OLDHAM; Frer, noticel; ... t- ii 1 HE ItElit'LAH -.MONTULV SHEET hit J1 the St, (tenrira and 8t. .Andrew's Athletlo Club will be hi-ld In tho Hull overl, C. MuihIh' Di-iiij SUw, oh Third Street, ou WEDNESDAY, Fed. Nth,' at p. m. UEO. W. BAILY, Jan 7 It 8eretry.