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HENRY WELDON COM-
p-yKliroTKE ACT. "t'jjl
tmwi wiuiii rexriBATioNs
FOLrrrriCAL disabilities.
; . OF GEN. JOS. E. JOHN. j
v - BON REMOVED.
Udon ucpono.
WAHDOT0K,Feb. 15. A WoriT$
Washington dispatch says: Several
f'lTilJo ige?r ! th lateral
commission who were upon the com
mittee whien framed the law under
which the commission U acting have
had conference 6rin informal d
tare lo order to compare notes end
refresh their recollection! m to the in
terpretetiowhjonwae pot, wpoej the
bill while in eommiweeregaraing ma
matUircf r7'. J behind the returns
in deputed Etate r vTneJ
generally Screed that it was con,
ceded by 'tie Eepubliban' members;
of the foamWop that the bill din
tinctly authorized the investigstionj
of the facts of the returns, to what
,tftthfy jnisUoarry thoia nter
;uLiidJ el ihit feataiw et'law ira
qu(v tion to be decided in fotore. If
8y be carried to aerioos extent 01
simply be'aced upoi the record of
the tribunal u the form of a proteati
Before the commission Erarts oon
terded that the right to out its yoM
pjwer the Federal government baJ
it held throush the terms of the Fedj
oral eoc-LtBtiojtt , Thf wholo matte!
belonged to the Ctate and it was fof
the Federal goTernment to count tha
Totes after they had kit tha State,
in the Fiorida- oase; l'he oommis
ion here bad no power to count the
Tote, lie then contended that thert
was no proof that Lerissa and Brewr
Herein1 uo4 ;4aUli o&'WeUi
December, and proceeded to discuss
the lavs of Louisiana in regard to
powers of tie board and eligibility
The feoling in the Democratic dr.
cles is Quite cheerful this a. m. i
It becomes sfpaient that the Re
ptbJis.layeii arc! entirely on di
ferri- vind t is conceded jlf, they are
for Jd froii the1 oiiipoets which they
j beTIU tl Flolida. ease their ease it,
t:
Zt. Ca ts after speaking orer two
jure aaid: . r borne 'bow" to state
;jit te diiuaiiOptio0,oJt Republi
,in coOntl' i Rawing' heavily oh
.beir time for argamihl of the main
'question, and exhttusting thei foroe
' )! the rnt on of excluding evidenc
1 :Zl :.J t-e fuwHoirTof th
iomE.1 ..Jon. The main bearing of
nEs5t1 j.tljat) tha (8taU"
.;;', t be tripped by proceedings
' '1 ' J K)t it,73 t- i-'ti '' '
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Ur. Xvsrts hasWt sadly in yitall-
? sir a La ( '."od Aody Johnson
a...v;;iat'.'iohtLt.t'L
Ur. Camlin, of llissouri, submif
d arefolntiou llowicg the electoral
.iiimLbi'on id oocnpy the1 oliambtjr
'or its swiou in th avening after
he Benate shall hare taken a reoein
,)t tbe j,j j i In submit-
Ir-rtbe rciolation Ur. Uamlin said
pr of ccsmifBion, Xheydw
) 't''t ware no facilities tor
;tri t ? C
prema Court room.
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a v.
i wii
; KTL'r. '
iX men
-3f
iii tefi I j captured.
atu: IVj. 15.-Louls IL
E' j -f-i cf Cr ft Laun,
c
-' .1 '. 1 'a poney ad'
; it ::if L-:i far
f
con'
iti I: 3
t 3 V
bn hanged to-day with Otchwald,
hia partner in tha killing of police
mau Brick, died in hia cell tnis room,
icg at 8 o'clock. He wa very sick
all night audit is supposed that ho
took poison.
lxw foBi. Feb.- 15. Boyden.
Alillery k Co.; hat jobhert,haT
failed. liabilities, $81000. . Beal
aasets,' iQ,000. - S-,.
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' Panra Feb, lJ.MJeo. Nicolaa
Anna Theodule ' Obaxgarnier, died
yesterday, f- t
" Lobdoh, Feb. 15. A correspond
eniiof the Daily New at Keaobe
ne ff, gives a full account of the Rat
sian mo'iilised army in a telegram
dated Feb.; ?;h4 wbioh has beeajde
layed in traosmisaion. fie staUa
that the army at Kesoheneff, which
would first tnoe against the Turksj
numbers 120,000 infantry, 8,000 cay
airy snd 23 guns. ' '
- It would be immediately followed
by two corps which are tow at
Odessa, making the total of the army
of advance 180,000 infantry, 12.000
cavalry and 720 gnus. ' ' ;
The correspondent oontioues, as
tat as X eialaaoertaia. ftviary thing is
ready for.tbe rmy to fake tbe field
at a moment's notice. A thonsaud
honor have been' brought here ; for
tha train . lha bridge . lying here is
capable of passing the whole army
over in a day. There are ' also 13
steam launehea large enough to cross
the Atlantic, , Two , large barques,
sorie smaller boats, and maesea of
other things,showing that everything
is looked altar to W e smallest detail.
No difficulty has been experienced
nTblliuing borseW r H I
I nnnounoed that despite the ru
mors to the contrary, the mobiliza
tioa has proceeded satiafactorily.and
that within a monthrfoUr army corps
would have crossed the) Pruth. "ti VJ
A Vienna dispatch to the Standard
intimates that the tisar on the 24tb,
will order tha mobilisation of six
more army corps. Russia, has already
decided on her line of action. , :
Hlfiht Rcporto.
' ;;-;-'WA8aisfiwif. --V':; I
.'fVlBUiKOTOw.Feb 15-Two cpmpa
nies of infantry - have arrived at
CartersvQle to aid revenue collectors.
They will be mounted, y ; j
A delegationl '9f printers, from the
public printing office called on the
President and urged him ,to interefere
against the proposed reduction ; of
JBXesV 'V 'i'.x'.p ,-,". ,. s .... ..j s
, ,The President signed the bill author
izing the commissioners of the Freed-
man s liana to buy , and sen property.
A deleiration called on the President
for the pardon of Indian' prisohcra in
Florida. "' ''
The repQrt that Gen. Babcock' was
a defaulter to a large amount is author
itatively; , dwereditcdv IBs accounis
were adjusted to Oct 1. jllis f ac-,
counts for the quartcf ending with Dt-
cember are under examination in rega-
lar order of businet, and nothing' un
uiual iwas .discovere'TJbe amount
advanced Gen. Babcock since July 1
wa $73,633. , ,, ,V.!;jT",l;4'f
f In the commission Jsdgo Campbell
closed at $ 9cpck. After b short se
cret session in which the commission
agreed to vote at 4 o'clock to-m0trow;
adjourned to 10 o'clock. , to-morrow,
There Will be an open session to-uior-
row after i o'clock. - . '
inatb. the pensions committee
reported adversely on , tne bU., to in-
increaae the pension of 'the widow ' of
Fletcher Webster and her son Daniel.
,The railroad bill was laid aside and
the district, tax bill, discussed and
aged. MJ'Mif . r;i i ;:
-( 1. XI. xjviuico in ii, vt fcuyvutur
n tt tt-i . vt r !n.
removal of disabilities. I Recess. i
, Pousb. A bill .passed moving the
disabilitiei of Geo. VV. (Jity and : Job
BL Johnsottof Va. f;,' ' ''
The naval appropriation bill passed
with an amendment providing for the
appointment of a commission to decide
upoh tie futuro batal policy, of the
United Btates, Adjourned, ; .
nmnimL
' T7aKEssiBBB, ' : Feb. ' ' 'lkwMjryor
Kearney is dead. , He was a'lwroan
Catholic and prominent Fret Mason.
nigVmasa deuicd tll '' Bishop' O'Uara
stlrectcl by telegraph that the remains
should bo hurif d in consecrated ground.
Thff'tpjinjity; jofbanf J3 appointed
tn en'tHnto rj,a'f:ji?enf for Jbe set
tlement of the dpbtof , several $qntb
era States had a prirato meeting hast
evening'.1'' The' Bubjott ' considered at
most length was the.' debt of V jrgiuia.
There was a feeling of sympathy bj
the comuiitto from the nrst and a de
sire was evinced to be as liberal as pos
sible with, this 8taJo, as, well ae with
all those which will in futnre be in
cluded in r the committee's delibera
tions.' ' The discussion to soine extent
included other States ' but Virginia
alone was treated at length.' . No con
clusion reached wheu tbe committee
adjourtied.' 'H V. '-.tr.i
. cojncicTicui
Briookpobt, Feb. 15. The run
on
the Ciy Savings Bapk was $75,000 up
New Orlkasn, Feb. 15. Two urto
called at the door of the State House
today and asked fof Packard. . One
claimed to be an ex-Federal officer and
the other a discharged soldie , Thcj
were conducted to the head of the
sta$rf f kif' one daJaifcpj fobpl'or
respondent,,, named, vyeldpnor iht
Philadelphia Press, and desired to see
Gov. Packard, Was sent in. He found
Packard seated-at a desk and talking
with" Judge Bauhiait :Weldon'todk ' a
seat on Packard's7 left and asked
when can I see your Packard tutt
ed and found a pistOl pointed it Tiii
head. He (track tbe pistol down which
was discharged, the ball taking effect
Packard a : right . knee, fackard
theU knocked'vyeldoh down.wheti rev
era! other parties drew pistols and fixed
on Weldon, wounding him severely,
but not fatally. , The man who shot
Packard says his name is Henry Wei
don, of Philadelphia, where he has a
mother and sister. Weldon Bays he
had four men associated with' him but
they, flinched. , The .maq wbq accom
panied Mm 'to thel 'lW.M (WrfUixi
hai been arrested, ... , . . ' , r 1
. . State Kcws.
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Granville county is exoitod over
mines of valuable gold, reeentlv die-
covered near Oxford.
1 Master Dixie BlackaBMJcauflht bis
hand in the job press of the TorcK
UgM,' end three lingers of the left
hand were raUfr. :
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An Act for the Relief of Bherlns and
j V Tax-Collectoria. i ,; ,
The General Asembly of North Car-
oi(m iwwut . ; k w I :
Section. 1. That all persons who
haw been sheriff or tax-collectors of
the se era) eonusiee, cities, and towns J
of this State, for the years 1872, 1873,
187 and 1875, tuetr, boudsmeU and
legal representatives,; are hereby aa
tboriged ed empowered to collect
arrears of taxea f r each of the years
aforesaid, crodarvuoa rules and reg
ulation as are or may be priori bed
by law for' the' collection of taxes:
Provided, This act ahall hot author
ise any sheriff or. tax oollector. who
is not now in offioe, to collect any
insolvent taxes,1 wnere ine same baa
boee credit! to him t bat that the
County Oommieeipners shall , have
power to place suoh insolvent tax
lists in the bands f any hberiff or
tat collector who' ma'no ''6r,hefe
kfter,be W;' '.J,;J :$Zi,Z l A
applv to Bbunffs, taxciLlficorii,Uie r
bondsmen or legal reprjeea'ativfi.
who have not, at' tb time he at
tempts to ooinct'Baid 'arrargee .of
taxes, settled and paid said taxes to
those aniboni 'd by la to receive
thdm':' but bit inoh fail Ore to' settle
and pay said tux the donuty Oom ' '
minsiouers, or other authority, wbioli
may be established by law, to lay the
county tatei. ttiy appoint a tax col-,
jector, wno enan .nave ,ine; powr.
given in soUpu one oi. bis act,t
alieriG. and tax-collectors, to ,q )IUot
arrears of taxes for Ibe years, 1872;
1873, 1874 sod 1875,' and be object
t the rules and reguUtioas' ss are,
or 'may be prescribtd by la W' the
collection of taxes. .ul',L l '
SfO- S. That notlanhereiD con
tained shall be oonsttued tomjeaae
said sheriffs, lax ooKectors, their
bondsmen 'Or legal repraeoUtivea,
frbm liability to pay Ifa vSiat; Bounty
and other taxea at the time" and1 pla
ce's prescribed by lawit M'J"-j .
BeeV!, 'J(m e perfon hall b
eompelled topay auy tax a d-r th
previssicus of this Aot, who will
make oath before any one authorized
by law to' administer1 oatha, that
he or ehe has paid the sse or be
lieve ' the same baa been p iid nor
shall any' eiecute or administrator
be compelled to. pay. ajiy, arrears of
taxes under this act. - !-
8eo; V5, That the ariihority here
by given to oolleot arrears of taxe
shall cease and determine on .the 811
dayjof December, 1877, . , ' .;
, yea 6. , That this aot ahall he in
foroe irom and alter, its ratincauon.
Bead three times and ,tatifled !
General Assembly, this 11th day of
J.nnar 1S77.! '
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It was Leli'evtl that the deciHioD
of the judgevt f the1 SapVeme Court
weuld at leot ' atia nearly unani
mous on tbe (ointjubui: they went
according to parfy loanings. There
is one sort of j . for Republicans
ana anomer w jyemocrau.- paiv
nwrt Gazette. ' ' '"'
From iU Jfr, . ' 'T .
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. j.WEDsnvpATi Feb, .14;
Scaiea preaeittcd some four or five
memorials from nearly two hundred
citizen of Uuilford, praying that the
old county courts migbt not be re-e
tabliahed. , ... ' -
Tbe bill to eaiabliah a system of
iuf-rior courts in tbe several coun
tes of the Htate, to be known as
oourts of ComaMMi Pleas, came up
tt tbe expiration .of tbe morping
hour, and; motiog'ol tZdlttvas
conaidered by sections.
A great many amendments were
offered and adopted, the bill being
considered by section! j ij
After all thee, Mebane the intro
ducer of the bill, took the fioor and
spoke in its bebalf. . ,t .
The House amendments1 to Senate
bill to provide for the speedy com
pletion of the Western North Caro
lina Railroad, were taken op as tbe
second special order of the day and,
upon motion of johnnton.the amend
ments were considered teriatim. '
The Uoneo amendments were
adopted witbtut objection, or passed
over informally, until tbe amend"
ment which ntrikesOnt the private
took was reached, , , ";" .
Folk took the fljor and argued m
opposition to the motion to concur.
inger spoke alao in opposition to
the motion to oonour. i
S18810K.
The unfinished business of this
morning toe, - eogroaaed, Mouse
amendmeets to1 tbe bill to provide
for; the speedy completion of the
Western North Carolina Railroad
was taxeu up.-".
The question -was upon concur
rence in the House amendment to
atrikeout section 3 of the printed
bill, which proposes to strike out the
private stock. '-.vv- ., uv ,!
The tnotioo was put and the Sen
ate refused to ooucur in the amend
meni '''" f'i.'!'.-: i !
Upon motion tbe Senate refused to
poneuT In the proviso; to ithe eighth
sections' 1 ! r"- I 1- Kt,
The amendment repealing tbe sec
tion In the act of 1874-75 wbioh
giveB the one-fourth iutereat to tbe
private stockholders, was also upon
motion, not concurred la; ',7 ; ' "'
The amendment piovidiog tbat
eight of t!a directors shall opme one
from each congressional district and
one from we State a , large, was
taken up and oonaidered. I
The Senate adopted tms amend
ment and concurred in the amend
ment of the House. , -
HOtJBE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
.Bionaidson presented, a petition
from the oommisBioners of Oolunt-
baS coun tv. askina? that the boun
dary lines between that county , and
Robeson be not changed. Calendar.
; Rowland presented petition from
citizens of Kobeaon, asking that the
boundary line between that county
and OolUmboa Bounty be changed.
Committee 1 odc -'propositions - and
Grievsboes, ' ' "f ' 'n "
Cobb presented w peM50, from
the.,, ooniEfjsiouer of Richmond
county, askiug : authority to levy,
special taxi! Committee on Finanee.
isr air. xtowiana: & ui toonange
the lines Of ' Rack Swamp township,
Robeson county: ' Committee on
nrnnuitl'nnt and ffrifivanflM. 1
uv Vilsoa Qtfan Hanover; A ViH'to
arake certain rico banks in rice planta
tions on the Cape Fear river, from ten
miles above Wilifiinfrton to the mouth,
a lawful' fence,1" Referrred. "B ,a I
Shacklefbrd: A ;bill to emend' tec1
tion 1, chapter i, private laws of 1870-
71jn relation tot the inspector ot ithe
city Of Wilmington. s. Referrwd.'T
The hour hour for the committee 01
the whole on the county government
bill, was announced ... , , .
On motion of , Rose, ,,yie committee
rose and the: chairmaa Mported pro
gress the adoption of all the soctionst
and asKed fcfliscnarire oi tne commuiee.
,1' Moring Vesumed the'chaivnd the
otieBtion recurred bpou the ameDduicnts
offored by tbe committee of the whole,
Which wer "adopted by a vote, jeaa .w,
fiats 30.v""?'. " -i. ' in-K h-
minority report of the committee of the
whole wbicn,, in .substance, declares
that tbe system of county government
shall remain as at present. The yeas
and nays were called and it was reject
ed bv a vote Of yeas ! 30; nays 70; a
ptrict party vote ,'wjth the etccption of
Mason, oi iransyiyauujWnpvpieu
' The question recurred upon Ragley's
amendment ' . wbioh gives, the, election
oi uiainsirai.es iu vua ucuyiu.
Fending deBnite acuon tne uouse
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adjourned to 10:30 o'clock a. m.. to-
imrrowV''- 41 wi'ji i.'t i..'ii. -tv JtlT
"H01BTING CiSTLK."
l1 ,v.When once decel ted. eomei iifuse
rto' BCftinV'plaee conflaeDce'"iuany
thing. , jathialair?, Do yoa qoUbt
tbe cbnroh and religion, because yon
chance to know one or two bypc-
eriteeT " Would yu refuse all money
because ydu bad Ukeo one or two
counterfeits? Of because your ea-(
Mth S!"!rsvat( d by using the base
euil worlnleaa preparations, tli&t;aie
"psffed up" ana,"rMior o teason,"
ill yu oonamn Dr. fc;e s Cutarrh 1
ri'ue.ly, that has been the standard
remedy for caTrh and coL!s In the
head for 1 t"ar!y' fc Quarter" of A
century 1 ; L y . jj,;.
y Onesfr' ia rvorta arfTtent
bn: tie ihiihU t.l eonilt J ZZt
foJj. 1 - 1
h f in a ; a hhv s ;
Uttearthln of a Much Prkid Hllr.
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W Mr. P. V. R Tonn wl.il Aiooino
for the fouudtiou of. a pillar to
house, being erected on the corner
of 7th and Market streets, unoarthe.l.
a few inches ; below the surface, a
golr head, belougiug to a cane, and
bearing the ioscription "Merrimack,
J. C. Dobbin, Secret ary . -jf the
Navy." Tbe cane, we Jearn from
Mr. John L, Holmes, brother in-law
to Mr. Dobbin, was preonted to Mr.
D. in Washington City, by the offi
cers of tbe Merrimao, a vessel in the
Wrt states Navy, while; t b was
twcretlry of thati departmepl,; How
it came where it was found, is at
present a mere 'matter of conjecture.
Mr, Holmes 'thinks it was probably
stjlen, in Fsyetteville, (the resi
dence pf the amilyl during the war,
and found rirwiy yfown bere'One
side cf the head is somewhat but-
tared, a piece being out out a little
way up from the hollow side, or tbat
whioh fits over the stiok. This leads
ft; to suppose, s Bppearsnce indi
cates, that some unskilful hand took
it off, probably for the purpose of
selling it, thinking, no doubt, that
tbe crucible would soon destroy all
traces of its identity; and it may be,
that at 1 at, his fears induced him to
secrete it on this lot, beinit unoccu
pied. 'Mr.' Dobbin has but one child
living, who is the wife of Mr. John
H. Anderson formerly of Fayet'e-
ville, but now residing in Brooklyn,
N. Y., and we are assured that she
will be rejoiced to get, and will value
this memento of her father very
highly Mr.' Topp will plaoo it in
the bands of Mr, Holmes, who will
send it to her. i .,. -.-wu" '
, ,, Harboring Seamen. ,
n'ihae' been j BUggested that! the
Chamber of Commerce, memorialize
tbe Legislature, for the passage of s
more stringent law in reference to
the enticing away from their vessels
and the harboring ' of seamen.: Es pecially
has there bt en great cause
of complaint against some "boarding
houses" kept for that olass of men.
We have been informed by a mer
chant that it) the, last "two or three
months he has had "fifty ffleh -to de
sert from vessels under his charge
or rather allured away. In one in
stance there were three-; sailors who
had been harbored locked up in a
room, by the landlord of a boarding
house and kept for somdlunewhen
the mate of the vessel,supeoiingther
whereabouts, offered to feign deser
tion himself,' a&d ' bring them buck.
The landlord, however, in this id
stance, was too smart fr -ihrnvte,
for having 'his MspldtunsaVbuited
he took needful precaution to pre
vent dire eensequecets to himself or
sailors,' so he rocked she mate np.au J
put tbe sailors guard over him, aud
kcptlhfin there until the. reasal had
Dcllevue t'emeterj'. j
Alim kteckholderi of Bollevos XJwme-
tery met last night in the City Court
Room, the President, John D. Bbl
hiiny, Jr.f in"tho chair, and twenty -six
stockholders present
Mi utea of Jast moetitta read land
adopted. ,. , . ;
ent meeting was called lo consider the
charter, which was adopted ununi-
monsly..., .. ; :'&') ..,;.77 I,
It was moved that each stockholder
be taxed $5, to be paid in the next 80
days, for the beautifying of the
grounds., ,7 1 ' . ' , '
The following gentlemen were ajt
pointed to collect this assessment:
Capt. E, W; Manuing, 0. F., Oolviu,
J, H. McGarity and J. D. II. Klande
. r Brock's Exchange.
This well knowtr house, containing
iar reccing roqm and billiard 4 ,
don; has been reopened, under the pro
prieiorahipancl managcult 'of Mr.
Stephen 8. Meredith It is the doiign
of Mr, M. to make it first'claSs if every
rospect- ', vo;) .;; y . j ;tv,i v,j (
, n'. Index to $ew Advertisement.1
Cronly k MorrisBuggies,- cap
riaees. Ac, at auction priori ( t'i
( Green . k n Flanner : f! JbrusheSr
tooth brushes, combs, extracts and tot
let articles, mi:.
f Jot 'C? Stevenson Patapsco 'flour
continues to grow in, popularity and to
make friends:" "7; ....
i iP neinsberger-f Af large lot of
beautiful new style Papeteriea. ; t
i'Qljes) i,k JSIurchisou Remingtop
Cast Steel Socket Shovel i t
It Bee New AdveriieemoDU oo fourth
sne rwsa
Sj i Report.
We publish in this issue the reports
of tho I'resident, Treasurer, and Chap-
lam of Um buuutu' 1'riuud Society.
Tliey would have appeared ia ouriB-
sue of yesterday, with the proceedings
or, the annual meeting. bnt ; they were
not ready for publication.
. ( ' . . r besipekt's kkpobt,
(iKXTi.KMgx: Another tear, fraucrht
,iip iu nopes ana lis disappointments,
iu jurs ana lis sorrows, nas passed and
we come together agaia on this our an
nual meeting, to couter as to the best
method of advancing the interests and
usofulncs' of our. Society. One of our
number, and an officer of our institu
tion, has but recently "passed throusrh
the valley of the shadow of death" and
rests from his labors. : I refer to Mr.
Silos N. Martin, our late Secretary
and Treasurer, than whom this institu
tion had no firmer friend, nor one more
ready to give his time and business
talents to its advancement and for its
benefit. : We shall feel his loss as a
councilor in our financial matters, and
his earnest co-operation in all efforts
to'ex tend our influence for good. 1 " j
Our actinir secretary and Treasurer
will present a detailed statement of the
condition of the treasury, to which we
invoke your attention. Owing to the
continued depression in business we
nave been unable to rent our property,
as we contemplated, and the receipts
have been therefore very much reduced.
The upper part of the Home not beinor
all finished, has been detrimental to its
rental and I would advise its comple
tion as soon as tha Society can see its
way clear to. do so alter providing lor
its, preseat indebtedness. - We were
compelled to incur during the past
year a debt of some $500 m repairing
the front of the Bethel, which was so
badly cracked and weakened as to be
thought unsafe and 1 able to full. ' It
has been replaced by a substantial brick
front and is now permanent and secure.
We would advise some action in de
vising means to increase our revenue,
and looking to a reduction of our pres
ent indebtedness. There are about
one hundred of onr citizens who pay
the sum of $2 per year to aid in paying
the interest on the debt and insurance
on the building. I would suggest the
propriety of, calling upon tho citizens
generally, to subscribe this small sum
annually until business revives and our
building and stores can be rented at
remunerative prices, y . ... ...
Uor i claim, against, ; tne Uoited
States govern meat is in the hands of !
our Bepreseutativ. -lion. A. M.
Waddell. who promises to look, after
it and insure ite collection if praoti-1
cable. , Tbe Seamen's Friend Society
tuanuulJy acknowledge the , doua
tkm from the parent Society of the
Seamen's friend Sooietv of New
York oity, of the sum of Bix hundred
dollars, to id - iu -sustaining the
Chaplain bi preaching j and minister
ing to- the seamen, wbo visit our
PWK
It S 4. r-.. .
Jfol
moual of Christian labor per-
jwe MftirtftM report oi our
i Jlli JltiiKi I
Itespectfully submitted,
Obo. R. Fbksch, Pres't. i
Statement of reo'arpts and disburse
ments of the Seamen's Friend 8
eit'ty, for the year ending Feb, 6 b,
'1877.1. rT; illi1;!.,.
, BK0KIPT8.
Amount from for
mer Treasurer. . $231 65
Antoatit fromi na- 5 At i i 1 ,
Amouutfrjm rents 275 00 ' f
ABsonnt. rom aa... . , n tt'- -l
aajy4iues. . j, Utl cl i i
Amount from Bank
of New Hanover 300 00
Amount from Daw- t
son Bank....... 292 00-$1,796 55
.!". 'JpifcBSB-iteiiiai r 'v i'
on Home..., ... 534 WJ
Paid Chaplain".,.. WKMiO - i
Paid Insurance,.. 154 .62 '
Prtid Interest ' on " (
Debt 424 04 n J f! ;
Printing and Sur
veying , . (i
-A(t Kn ei noT oo
... ;
r
Balance in baui ' f W
pf Treasurer..;, $C& 73
i Respeotf un.y'jiuBmitted, -
. ' -y O.KrmroH&xC ; .
t" . X. fieAA Trana.
thfiOjlceiVattWmber$ of the
OentiiKMBj? i-iTime. with rianid
flight, haabrocshtus to fhe, close of
another TMir.ia vAarvMae all other h.
nudi nn of aorrowt B:id lovhy.
pair and beiHsri rjeatb Jst
amulHt ajil this sq ingjeian' eiiu-
terests and,"iiatBs there J
Providence in-jrbese leads' are the
iBsties' oOfeepdidiUi, (hd-'who
overrules an ior guou.
Tbe year now Milling has been one
of reasonable prosperity, in my' work
as Chaplain, llow mnohgood basbeen
iccopipbsbed, Tiowmaey Imvp'been
fnfliienoed to better lives, u any, I
know not These things will never
be fully known while we sojourn in
the flesh, God knows. E ernity
-ill
Wf iwrvrsM ,-,..'
We trust, however, that all has not
been in vain. , We have eudeavorwl
to preaoh Christ prayerfullylind with
earnest simplicity.
Errprs byx ben mude, for to err,
is human. Duties may have bcon
alighted, lor sometimes . we krow
weary, sad to HI, even in well doing
Truly, God is good and merciful, an
our lives to d y demoiiatrate. ' We
have canae to be thaukfnl as well ss
bnmble, and I thank God for Hia
goodaess during the year, 'and pray
Mrmfl
that Hi b'a iugs may go w.tb u inC
tho future.
The Bethel has been open every
Sabbath for .-ome months and regu
Ur religious aervioM ht 11 there; '
The Cape Fear Marine Total Absti
nence Society was. reorganized early
in Nov, for the benefit of seamen.
Its object is clearly explained by its
title, Its success, thus far is favora
ble to its coBtiuual existence. The
membership is increasing and we an
ticipate increased prosperity, .
During the past rear X have visi
ted 784 vessels and distributed 69,
815 tracts Gentlemen, the outlook in
my field is hopeful. Inoreased ef
forts wll bring greater success. We
need more aid from other. It is a
good work, deserving onr warmest
sympathies. The Sailor . needs
friends, Would that the good ' peo
ple of this city would betrsy one naif
tbe interest in order to save bim, as
the bad people do to, destroy bim.
Were this doue a calm sea and pro
pitious breeze would waft your ves
sel to the port of success, God grant
that this may soon be.
respectfully submitted, --
Jos. L. Exbn, - ,
:t : ,,:. :,. . .. . Chaplain.
r. 7 THE COURTS,
Magtatrate'a Court. v. , u
, Before T. M. Gardner, J. P Cato
Mack, colored, (one of the thieves cap
tured by c fficer Carr at Tho rnbury a
few days since) was, on the affidavit of
Ida Mack, charged with assault and
battery, found guilty, and a justified
bond of $100 required for his appear
ance at the next term efthe Superior
Courtj failing to give which he was
sent to jail. This offence was commit
ted lost June, and the process of ; the
law has been unable to reach him in til
his capture the other day. s The testi
mony showed that the woman was
badly beaten, had been stricken by him
with a hoe helve several times, and in
fact "laid up" from theieffects of the
brutal punishment he gave )ie.f .The
J ustice would have taken ' final : juris
diction, but he thought that tbe pun
ishment permitted by, the law to be in
flicted for this crime, by his Com was
insufficient in this case. '. "'7
Mayor's Court.
Martha Williams, lorceiy "o 1 a
pocket book, continued. ' " ; H "
Benjamin Lane, disorderly 'eor.
duct, dismissed Bt the costs of the
prosecutor. . "''-'' yj ..' 'r !"I
Jennie Seymour,, selling -liattor
without a license, continued. 'J.,r, ,'
Eliza inch,, selling liquor on Sun
day, dismissed,.
Several' other liquor cases were dis
posed of ;s;',:;J f'J
' A' party- from !6outh Jit3aro1iha.
drunk on the streets,' not beiug a cit
izen he was dismissed bn payment' of
COfcts. k r; vyj.-t
. l vi tup ouivTls r
. Trial of the Shawa. ,
The North Carolina fFavetiertOe)
Caiesays thai the above cose was
given to the jury oh; Friday night.
The jury i were out-until i Sunday
morning, whon finding that Ihey
oonld not possibly agree, the ; Judge
discharged them. . Ine prisoners
Charles Allen and Tom- Shaw, were
allowed to iye bail for their Bppear
anoe at the next term of the Court.
This will be reooUectedas the case of
the rioters iu whioh, Mr, ? Heill Ken
nedy was killed,, who.iu epnuBction
witu wiur.i uiru, ww.equeiiToring io
flefendamou wbnhad Wat-d theiu .
oarafio iUi.' hyt t;jrrm cid
riU I.)r.
,. Miss Anderson thta: Kveiiliig.
season is. Mise Mary Anderson, who
will play Juliit at the dp jib House
to-nlht.5 .vttvi;o.i..;v.'as ..:
'i The reserved seats have be-n near
ly all taken, an ,y we anppose toat the
theatre will be filled by t deeply ex
pectant audience,, , Mi is Anderson
bas met with bigh.enooniums on this
tour. We bespeak for her a large
house. 7 :: '.. ' ',
Thcrmometrlcat, , y j
..The'state of the thermometer at the
Various stations named below' was nh.
served at the signal office in this city
at4:30 p. - ' V uauzoi .
' Angusta,4l ; Charleston, 49; halves
ton, 54 ; Jacksonville, SI; Mobile, 47;
New Orleans. 54: Norfolk. 4S: S
aah, 43; Wilmington,53 4 " -; 1 '
t 7 '' ;'' "j"
?. CITYCURRNCY.r-i
' A refreshing shower1 of raiq last
night. -:" 7 ' ' .- ..U- lts:
- In justico to Tliemlorc' Fi. hifla we
state that he did give his pupils gome
lessons, but pot all. n' paid the l-osts
yesterday and was set at liberty.' ' J
A new business, with Havre," France,
has been opened. The Swedish barque
Israel, which recently took out a fcureo
of Bnperior cotttou to that port gave
such salisfactioa that Other, shipments
are required. Tho Vessel wns.vhar
tered by Mr. A. Vol, (Jeneral A pent
ofths W.,C. &AyR.R. !" ;