THIS PAPER i.:: i.... ;:ierv diieruvuu, - cepted by j (S II T. JAM KSi hutuk An rnorKiKTon. , w 'nlPTlON'S, POSTAGE PA 1 1 . , . r.S3 00: Six munth3$2 60; threv thf, $ 1 25 J Cnc month, 60 cents. U1UU ibe VaPer rill be delivered by carriers, llt0 of charge in any part of the city,.at the rate, or 13 cent per week. Ad ver tiling ratei low and liberal. i jrriubtjcribcn will please report any and H failures to rccejvc their papera regularly. i,()CalTnew. etr Adfertisenient. headed "Opera House." W. J. (i iapox, Scct'y Wilmington Ilwk X Ladder Co., No 1. J;iKi C. Mt.NM To'.u Anodyne. S vm: i i. NouiiiRor A Card. ): K-.-iir NoBTitaor Notice. f Ciis. I). Mteks & Co I X I.. '- liiorvA Mcac'insos Cartridge. W..L. Di.Russer, Scct'y A Trcas Wilunn , ii Compress and Warehouse Co. A- Sukie n'.'j Collars by the buc :t fall . a bucket. . 1 A'ii' jokes iire inlrdcr to-d.iy. .Tli- -regular monthly meeting of the ;.wrl "f County Commissioners will be I,. I I thU evening. The regular meeli ig of the Wiiiuing- Hook & Ladder. Company No. 1 - u i:l Im; held ttris evening. So far as wc can ascertain, nutli'mjlias Uc.i injured hereaWiis by th j trust uf S.itunl.iy morning. ' The break fast bell rings at 7 o'clock, turn-out bell! at 8 o'clock ;ml market I ell (f..r clewing) at lO oclock. . The annual meeting of the, policy holders la the Wilmington Mutual Insurance Cxui'.uiy takes placo this evening at Ij.i itt's Hall. I Visitors of ; ladies llencvulent Society will, meet at the schol house on od, be tween Market and Princess itrects. Tucs ,1,1V, Anvil 3d, at 4 o'clock promptly. Sociable on Thursday. A pleasant sociable, to be given under I he auspices of the Hibernian Benevolent Association,' will take place at Meginney's Hall next Thursday evening; Messrs J. II . Mc(iaiiy, James lieilly, James Corbet t . rmd Geo. 1. L-unb, form the; Con. mi I tee of .Ai ran1 'omen ts from whom tickets can In; nrHiimtif Heafliners. The t'.vo young elocutionists from jiilcigb,. M'ss Manly and Mr. HaywioJ, vid aive an cntettainnunt in this city on iic.t.Vcdncsday evening. We had occa- ,s"Wn in a recent issue to speak of these talented young North Carolinians, and we cau but reiterate hero that they should, not only lo palionizod by our people but assert that they will present a most'eharm- ing entertainment to all who may attend Tiicy will appear iu the Opera House and an excellent programme has been chosen Or the'' occasion. The admission is low enough, (only Z0 cents) and reserved scats niv I o had now at Hciusbcrgcr'- .Mjpteorlogical uuimary; tor March I'rom Mr. Seyb'jth, U. S?. Signal Otlicer at this poiut,wc have the following report I".f the month of March; i Mean temperature, oG.l;- about 0.7 (TrlO) below atcragc; highest thermouctcr of of temperature, o0; meau daily range temperature, 20.0; greatest daily range of temperature, -3-; mean monthly luimidity Cl.'J pcrccutum., . Mean monthly barometer, 0O.O0G inches; highest barometer, 30.09 iuches ; lowest barometer, 29.10 inches, Number of raining days 1J; clear days, ' 13 ; total atnouut of ' rainfall, 1,5:1 inches. i Prevailing winds, 5ourhwcst; highest velocity. 62 miles per Lour; total number of mi fed traveled, 8.732. 'ew Rlrcr Canal. The meeting to been held on Friday night last was postponed on account of it being Good Friday. The. meeting takes place to morrow night at the Cjurt House when it is hoped the attendance will be i i-.rc. It isA .remarkable fact that with the exception of tbc meeting held to memori alize the legislature, there never has been public meeting held in Wilniiugton in relation to the inland water way, w hile lor several years past there have been meet ing lield all through the counties betw een this city and Pamlico Sound, aud large subscriptions in money and bon is made to the enterprise. 1 While it has ever been ciaiined that this enterprise is of Wilmington ciigiti, it iecms mtcbinguUr that uo public niovc lias ever becu nude iu the city until ilov, with tbc exception cf that held to mctno riali.? t'ae legislature. Whether it his been the luertncss of tha people or from sone other cause no public move has been tnaao ttc know notbut at any-ratc the citiicus arc now called upou to take action and tlioy would be blind to their own )u tercU w ere tliley to neglect to take such measured as will secure tj Wilmington local rates over the canxl when coustriic (fd. " .. i- . nn it VOL. 2. yew Hanover criminal Court. At 1 1 o;clock this morning His Honor, Judge O. P. Mcarc convened tho Crimi-! u at Court of New Hanover county. The Sheiill' made a proclamation of the fiict, closing his cries with "God save the State and t!iis honorable Court," whereupon the Judge administered the oath of office to Maj. Jno. W. Dunham, the Clerk ap pointed by the Legislature. His Honor informed Maj. Dunham that he had ex amined his bond, was satisfied with it and that ho, would direct it to be turned over to the County Commissioners and to be bv them registered. Col. B. K. Moore was then sworn in as Solicitor. This h iving completed the organization of the Court, the Sheriff was then directed to call over the list of the names of persons summoned as jurors. The names were afterwards put in a hat and the following nan.cd persons were drawn to serve as Grand Jurors during this term of the Court: i M. M . Haiikius, T. J. Southerland, Sylvester Pcttcway. John Pleasant, at- son McNeill, John C. Smith,. Soth V. Davis, Dan. 0'C,ouuor, Nicholas Morris, George N. Harris, Abraham Mosely, Isaac W. King, John Waddell, Jas. K. Cutlar, Geo. W. Hewlett, W. II. Cotton, Samuel Howland and John D. Hancock; The jury, with M. M. Hankius as fore man, was then sworn in by the Clerk and assignca tneir places in xne jury-ooi, when His Honor delivered the iollomhg charge: Gentlemen of (he Jury: You stand here upon this occasion as the representa tives of the moral clement of society; "you stand, as it were, as a great stouewall be tween the moral world on one side and all that is infamous on the other, it "is a remarkable fact, contiuued His Honor, that crime for sometime past has been on the increase in the couuty of New Hanover, and there arc ryasns for it aud what are they ? It isbecausc of a defective criminal code, or if this be not oue it is in the want of concurrence of the judicial and execu tive officers of this community, or, pec- hai, there is loo much of a sickly sym pat hy f"i-convicted rogues. Now it is the overburdened tax-payers, the honest sns of toil, the respectable of all classes of society that appeal to you on this occa sion; not only this but as an additional incentive to the performance of your duty in ferreting out all immoralities of what ever character that arc against the law, your ow n individual interests demand it; and to do this you are bound by one of the most solemn aud comprehensive oaths found in tha Kugliah language. What is the object f a Criminal court ? It is to protect us in life, character and property; not only that the criminal may be arraigned and fecl'the force of the law, but' it is for the ten fold more important purpose of keeping the evil-doer and the evil inclined in! terror of the law. When the convictad murderer stands before me, said his honor, I confess that my sympa thy is with the one who lies in the cold aud .silent tomb. The laws of Holy Writ say that he w ho takes the life of iis fel low man ought to die, aud it is my opin ion, let it be worth what it m"ty, that he ought to die. There arc some good luen, continued the Judge, w ho are opposed to capital punishment; while lie did not want to ac cuse them of infidelity he would say that if there was one law more explicit than another in the teachings of the Bible, it was the law which said that the murderer shall surely die, and the laws of North Caroliua, as well as the law of God-, says that the murderer shall die. The Judse here alluded to the pardoning power as it tic pard had been exercised by the Chief Executive of North Carolina, aud cited an inaUnce in which the perpetrator of one of the most cold-bleovled and atrocious murders eve know n iu the criminal annals of the State had been ' turned loose upon this community by the exercise ofthis power. It was his opinioj that this pardoning power should be abolished. , His Honor lere named the different crimes for which the death penalty had been fixed, lie dwelt particularly upou burglary as being of very common occurrence and which, notwithstanding the fact of there being a long list of county officers aud well-paid city policemen it was rarely the case that the crime was detected. In fact His Honor said that he wanted uo better evideucc of the inefficiency of these officers than that the crime was of such frequent occurrence iu our midst. Judge Mearcs then pro ceeded to namo some of the evil results upon our rvTrWutuml intcre5t.s of t ho too 11 ( II II A 1L- WILMINGTON, N. C, MONDAY, AP1UL S. " 1 common crime of larceny in New Hanover county. We wish that time and space permitted d ii in mvp. a - more ci.iuji.' V w ' extended synopsn oi tins cry . . able but plain and practical - charge of Judge Mcare. e would use to be able to print his charge on the crime of perjury 'which his honor thought was getting to be of very commou occurrence, likewise of libel aud bribery. The latter crime the Judge stated had now entered iutp the Jury box. His honor I tie also nAWsif thn nrime as iircvailinir at politi- cal: elections, to a very great extent, and pointed but the evil rcsnltsthat would follow in case the purity of the ballot-box is not preserved. The Court room was crowded with at tentive listeners during the delivery of the charge, and all seemed impressed with the earnestness ef the Judge. To him who is innocent and fears not justice there need be no apprehension of punishment when called to appear before his honor,Judge Mcares, but to the guilty we are very much mistaken if the second Criminal Court of New Hanover does not prove as great a terror to the criminals and evil-doers in the county as did the first. At the conclusion of the Judge's charge the court took a recess until half past two o 'clock. : Easter Day. . Yesterday, was bright and pleasant as we believe Easter Day always is, and, we may be pardoned for saying, as it always should be. There were large congrega tions everywhere and the decorations in the churches where Easter is held as the Queen of Festivalscvidenced the interest with which the fairer portion of the con gregations hailed the advent of the day. At St. James' the morning was ushered in by Easter carols from the children of the Parish, given out to the world fruiu the top. of the church tower, the bell from St. Mark's Church (colored) having pre viously pealed out its call to a midnight communioni . At 11 o'clock the bells rang for "morning services which, in some in stances, wereprolotiged until 2 o'clock. St. JamesVSt. Paul's (P.E.) St. Thomas', St. Paul's (Lutheran) St. John's and St. Mark's Churches were all beautifully deco rated, and we do not remember to have ever seen the adornments more tastefully arranged, although the scarcity of tlowers interfered seriously with the plaus of the ladies. In Sf. James', in the afternoon, the services were entirely choral, for the benefit of the children, aud iu St. John's, in the afternoon, they . were also . choral, but were arranged entirely for the benefit of the Sunday School childreu f the Parish. In this Church -the pupils of the School, accompanied by their teachers, entered the' main door and .advanced iipi the central aisle singing an Easter carol. Thev were seated, class by class, in the front .seats, when the Superintendent, Mr. T. CvDeKosset. from his scat in tbc chan cel, called the classes by their numbers- Each class, as it was called, advanced to the chancel and delivered the amount of its " Easter offcrings.-toJ.be Superintend ent as also a letter of a sentence: to be made up by the entire School. The amount of the offering was then called out and the letter was huug by the Superin tendent on a wire suspended across the front of the chancel from the choir, to the lecturn.. The entire body .of children, with their teachers, sung a portion of a hymn appropriate to the particular class at that time tendering their offerings. When completed the letters spelled j "Christ is Risen," each letter being formed of evergreens aud flowers of various bright colors. . The occasion was a very interesting one and there was a large congregation prcseut. Rev. Mr. Pattcrsou, the Rector, conducted the opening and closing ser vicca Tne offerings, which were made entirely by the .children, there having been no general collection, amounted to upwards of, $50. When it is understood that there are but about fifty children iu this School, the average being about $1 to each scholar, the amount will be seen to have been a very haudsome one. Fire. The alarm of fire tlrs aftcrntKa was caused by the burning of two story frame house on Second, between Church and Castle streets, owned by Mr. Wm. Berry, and occupied by a Mr. Hunt. The annual meeting of tha Wilmington Corn press and Warehouse Company will be hcM on Wendesday at 11 o'clock at the Bank of Sew Hanover when the new eltirtHr will lx 'submitted fnr appmval. i BlfiEW, T-" Blessirij? The Holy, Oils. The Catholic invests of this diocese aiid those of Virginia assembled, in liichmond at tha Catluvlral Thnrsdav morninrr for . o the blessing of the "holy oils" to be used in ''baptism" and extreme ; unction." The holy oils in their possession, according' to the rules of the Catholic churcb;are burned, and new oils arc distributed to the various priests for use in their respective congrega tions. . , The Thermometer. From the United States Signal Office-at this place we obtain the following report of the thermometer as taken' this morn ing at 7:31 o'clock: Augusta. 59 ; Charlcstou, C2; Cincin nati, 43; Jacksonville, Co ; Knox ville, 51; Lynchburg, 57 ; Memphis, 43; Mobile, C4; Montgomery, C2; Nash ville, 43 ; New; Orleans, 03 ; New Yrork 47: Norfolk, 53; Pittsburg, 38; Savan nah, 02 ; St. Louis, 28 ; Washington, 55 ; Wilmington, !). St. George 6c St.,Antlrevs. The Anniversary Dinner of the St. George and St. Aridrew's? Society takes place to-morrow evening, and our aeknowl ments for an invitation to be present are tendered to the committee, Messrs. John Colville, Berry Gleaves and II. G. Small bones. Wo have ou hand some very pleasant reminiscences of the anniversa ries of t'je Society in past years, aud will make it our endeavor to bo present at this. ' ' New Insurance Firm. J As will be seen by a reference to our advertising columus, Messrs. T. De Rosset aud Samuel : Northrop -Lave . en tered into "art insurance copartnership under the style of DeRjsset &. Northrop This effects an consolidation of the' Agen cies heretofore held by Mr. DeRosset and Messrs. Northrope & ' ' Cummin and the new firm now present a number of the b:st companies in the world. They repr resent no other than first class fire and marine compauies, aggregating over sixty millions of assets, i;' .m r.i. Petersons JDollar JSerles." Something entirely new in literature is a series of choice works of fiction about to be issued by -T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia, Pa., uuder the title 1 "Pe'teesoxs' Dollau Sekies r Goon I Novels," and to be sold at a much 'lower price than such books have ever before been published iat iu America. ulJAjr the initial volume has with rare good taste been chosen the Countess of blcssingtou's charming uovel of "Country Quarters.' This gifted lady was one of the most bril liant women of rank London - ever pro duced. The brightest literary lights of the last generation delighted in paying homage to this beautiful and talented Countess. Lord Bvrou made no secret of his love for this remarkable lady, so richly dowered with brains and beauty. This choice novel' from .her pen has j been pre pared in elegant and durable style, as al the volumes of "Petersons' Dollar Scries of Good Novels will v?i and is sold at retail ;it the surprisingly -low price of Oue Dollar a cony. Evcrv volume in the sc- rics will be complete ,ni itself, ; and each one of, them will contain as much mat ter as is generally given in a 1.75 or $2.00 book, and be in uniform style and size with '-Country Quarter.'' Book sellers arc requested to seud on their ortlers at once, so as ; tr have them otr'hand to show their customers. A very elegan binding of blue vellum, tuibossed with ! back and tbc gold, has been specially de signed for "Petersons' Dollar Series of Good Norels," and. their .low prices and attractiveness will command for them a very large sale. T!ii first volume of the series is "Country QuARTDis'auditVill be found for sale by all booksellers, or copies of it will be sint to anyi Jotej free of postage, to any place', on remitting One Dollar iu a letter, to the publishers, T. B. Peterson & Brothers; Philadelphia, Pa. Cut this Out It May Sare Yorir Life There is no person Jiving but- what sutlers more or less with Lung Disease, Coughs, Cokls or Consumption, jet seme would die rather than pay 75 ceuts tor a bottle of medicine that would cure them. Dr. A. Bchee:s German Syrup ha lately been introduced in this country from Germany, aud its wondrous cures asttmisb ev.o'one that tries it,' If you doubt what we say in print, cut this oat and take it to your Druggist,- and get a sample bottle for 10 fcbU and try it, or a regularize for Toceuta., ! -3IORE liREAU AND LESS LEAVEN las tbs rule made by DoOLfctV -.Yeast ro wieu. Full weight, , purity ,: of com position, aud excellence of mult nut it. beyond competition. 'AH the grocers keep it and sar that the1 knowioz purchasers universally call hir this' in ' p'refercnoe3 to all its ntals. ! 1 . 1877. NO. 61 New Advertisements. wrnmn Hook & Laflitr Co.fNoL A TTENTJOX! TlicKemilAr Month! v-Mectifi 7 ortlic Company has been postponed until this MONDAY EVENING, Jth inst., af S o'clock. JiT order of the Foreman. W. J. GOKDOX. p!2 - - '- Scct'y; f- f ! i 1 Cartridges A LL SIZES. LOW PRICES. GILES & MUECHISON. apl2 . Tolu Anodyne . i-1 -.1 1' I: ! A D SEVEN SPRINGS MASS. A $uf-- J7- piy 01 eacu received by Express tins morninj: Eureka and Oriental Mills Closet I'an-r. 1000 sheets in a package at 25 cents. With a large and well selected stock of Druggists Sundries and Fancy Goods. - 1! I JAMES C. MUNDS, Druggist, ! apl 2 Third St., opposite City Hal A Card. 13 Y MUTUAL AGREEMENT THE UN- DERSIGNED has this day assumed ' contiU of the Insurance Business of XOliTIIROPjlft ; 1 : 1 CUMMING, and has associated himself a ith Mr. T. C. DeROSSET, for the purpoa-c ehio transacUon of a GENERAL INSURANCE liUSILSS, and respectfully solicits. thej't- ronagc of the pub'ic. f . . '.'''? apl2 SAMUEL NORTHROP. : '- OPERA HOUSE. WEDNESDAY, Al'llIL iih, lb77.f a IN BY; MISS MANLY and MR. HAYWOODl Programme: t . PAut 1. Bells...... .Mr. lUvnniij MACBETH. (Four Scene?.) Macbeth,,.. Lady Macbeth....... .Mr., Hay w u d Mios Maulv Our American Cousin. J Lord Dundreary, ......Mr. Ilavw ood Georgina...... Miss Manly Part II.: ."" f I Raven........ v. M L-s M a l 1 J VENICE PRESERVED. JalVicr Mr. Ilavwood 1 Jel v ider a M i M nl j FARCE OF , ": J Elder Sniffles and Widov Bedott. I Doors open atTJ-j o'clock. Perfonnaut at 8 o'clock. Reserved Seats te be had at Hcins berger's Book Store. Admission ') ccatsJ Reserred Seats, 75 cents. i apl 2 j I' 1 VERY SMALL, VERY CHOICE SUGAR-CURED PIG HAMS O'jfL VERY CHOICE THIN SUGAR-CL RED BREAKFAST BACON. I Steam-Sliced Smoked Beef ... ... V In Small Boxe?. I SHREDDED COD-FISH In Small Package. STRICTLY NEW CROP I: is PRUNES AND CURRANTS. These and all other Goods fj Best in this Market CBAS. D. MVERS & CO. , ; j ' a ct 7 Uorth Front Street. EyirekaS rLEASEOJICE. s Wc will be glad tofecelW e&a&if.ii.t from our friends on say and til nbjtets of general interest bat T t1if : The name9 v " th writer mutt aJirava ht furnished to the Editor." , Communkationa must be Iwrittea obIt one tide of the paper.;, ; , -?f r ; Personalities must be avoided. And it ii efpecially and partlcmlrly sadcr stood that xbe editor does not alirayf idorM the views of correspondent5, unless so sUU4 in the editorial columns. Now Advertisements WILMINGTON COMPRESS AUD AHE HOUSE COMPANY. - - .Wilmisgtos, N. .G, AprU l 1817. THE AXNLTAL MEETING of this Com jany will be held at 11 a. m., on Wed nesday, the 4th inst., at the Bank of New Hanover. . . The new Charter will be submitted foT ap proval. WM. L. DROSSKT, "P1 3 - Seet'y Trea. NOTICE. TjlilE UNDERSIGNED HAVE THIS DAY entered iuto n PartnerEhip under, thtf firm naiae oi' ' DeROSSET & NORTHROP, ,As General Insurance Agents. They are determined to represent only SOUND, SOLVENT Companies, ami ' offer Insurance now in the following Luc doll Assurance Corporation,. ,W , (Organized 1720.) Cunimcrcial Union Assurance Company. Lacashirc Assurance Company. T j (AU of England. ) The .Ktna Fire Insurance Co.' of Hartford. , (Organized I8ip.) The-Iujurauce Company of North America. (Organited 1791.) The Niagara Fire Insurance Co., of JT. Y. The Underwriters' Agency of N. Y. ' The Atlantic Insurance Company of N. Y. The Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Co. The St.; Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. Petersburg Insurance and Savings Co. Orient Mutual Insurance Company of N. Y. Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Co. SL Paul's Fire and Marine. ; ' REPRESENTING OVER $60,000,000 OF ASSETS ! Wercspectlully solicit patronage. ? -T. C. DcROQOTJT, ; saivi'l nonTunop, upl J . . v . ne1v, cheap and good QPRING STYLES NOW IN. ' " Crents and Youth's and Bovs' Glothingr t i . ti t ITS FOR Which eold a year 1 airo for bio A FACT ! A FACT 1 A FACT! . , - ' i ' a. nnnm - Market street mob 27 Notice. T I ' 1 1 a - . l. aij -i t,L.i ijtu- 01 the mem- hers (policy holders! ef the Wilinhiston Mutual Insurance Companv. will' be held at Lippitt's Hall ou MondayApril 1, 177, at SAM'L N. CANNON. Lach ol vbecVr. For the Ladies. MRrf. 1". A. LUMSDEN HAS' JIXST RE-tur-i'.i from. New T.rk with all the latest tvk f-V . ' ' ' '' ' ' . .-.t I - French Pattern Hats, Bon nets, French Flowers, &c Ladica 'arc rcspecclf'ully invittd to call and examine. meh 31 CHOICE GOSHEN BUTTER. A SMALL LOT IN ROLLS. Juit ree'd and for sale by meh 31 DeROSSET A CO. SPECIAL INDUCEUEllTa. QN MONDAY. APRIL 2d, I wiH com- p"cncc a new feature in the ;. .' Clothing; Line. Call early and see for j uracil that I hire the largest and most complete, aot atylub and best fitting and molt reaaoraLle priced Clothing la the .'city.-' ' . . Er.r thing N L"W, STYLISH and CIEAP. XL- meh ?A Clothier, 27 Market at .1 rUESli ANDj CHOICE? JIarih Mallow Drops, ; flk 1. tiff ' ' Chocolate Praline?,. Jim Crows, Chocalatc Carouieli, Cocoanat Cream, . ' 1 Cream AValnnti, -, , Cream Dates, Dried Fig v Cream Taifj, Orange,' . Apple, Crnpei,',r:vA Shellbatk, Walnut Taffy. J. Wi LltmTTGf CONFECTIONEUY ;STOEtJ N.CCorner Frbnt ami Prtncew nt .Sijrn of Pnnrh. meh ?7 1 4.