THIS PAPER published every afternoon, Sundays ex cepted by JOSH. T. JAMES, KDITOB AND PaOPEIKTOK. dUUSCKlPTIOKS, POSTAGE PAID. Une year, $5 00 Six months, $2 50 ; Three months, $1 25 ; One month, 60 cents. . The papef will be delivered by carrier, .-ree of charge, in any part of the city, at the ibove rates, or 13 cents per week. Advertising rates low and liberal' Subscribers will please report any and s' failures to receive their paperg regularly. Now Advertisements, N& RODDICK 45 3MAB.IIUT ST- SPECIAL BARGAINS. 5 BANXRUPT STOCK ! from the Recent Auction Sale cf Ewing &. Co'i of Boston JUST RECEIVED yyE TiKE GRFAT PLEASURE IN presenting the following catalogue of DRY GOODS, vhich we recently purchased at an Auction Sale of Bankrupt Stock in Boston. As we are always ready to share our Bar pains with our patron, we offer these Goods at prices Wot Only Lower ! ihan such fabrics have ever been sold in Wil mington, but - Far below llieir Intrinsic Value ! This is no Advertising: Ruse ! It is a Genuine Sale ! And every article enumerated in this lis Will he Sold at less than the Cost of Manufacture. Lot No. 1. Figured and Striped Dress Goods Market Price 35 cents BROWN & RODDICK'S PRICE 20 cents. Lot'No. 2. Silk and Wool iLyons Poplins Market Price SI- BROWN & RODDICKS PRICE 50 cents. Lot No. 3. Ladies' Striped Paisley Shawls. Market Price $15. BROWN . & RODDICK'S PRICE $5. , . Lot No. 4. Ladies' Double Paisley Shawls Market Price $20. BROWN & RODDICK'S PRICES I O. Lot. No. 5. White Marseilles and Piques. Market Price 40 &50c. BROWN & RODDICK'S PRICE 20 and 35 cents. Lot No. 0. Remnants Nottingham Curtain Lace, Market Price 30c. BROWN & RODDICK'S PRICE 15 cents for choice Lot No. 7. B'ack Victoria Brilliantines ! Market Price 60c BROWN & RODDICK'S PRICE 35 cents ! Lot No. 8. The Cheapest Line of Towels and Table Linens ever offered in the city by Brown & Roddick, ii . i or any oiner uuuse. Lot No. 9. Plain, Striped and Plaid Nainsooks, BROWN & RODDICK'S PRICE 1 7, 20 & 25 cents. Market price about double. Lot No. 10. Ladies' Embr'd Sets Collars & Cuffs. Market Price 60c, 70c and $1. BROWN & RODDICK'S PRICE 25c, 35c and 5uc! The above lota only comprise a part of the different lines of DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS which we are selling at an enor mous discount upon valve ! Brown & Roddick, 45 Market Street, Agents for T1T1TTT.TTJ A CO.. THE GREAT NEW YORK CLOTHIERS Custnm.Mndfi ClothmS of the Most Fashionable Cut and Finish AT HEW YORK PRICES. Samples lor inspection ana jueasures w.cu at our store. Agents aisoiur THwlr Tnnlinnl Chn Dnnon Dnftotiflfl OUR NEW CATALOGUE contains a great variety of the latest and mos ' attractive stvies. : BROW . . " ' - :' . :." : V.VV" V'"- . - ' i .'- h - -: .V" ' . - - ; ! - ' - ' j - ' i: - .' ' ' " , " 1 i, ii.. w , n-r- . j ; " ,71 . - m a BMBBBB V- r m Y " 1 1 "' ' 1 . VOL. 3. LOCAL I NEVS. New Advertisements. See ad "Wanted a IlquEekeeper." Mckicn'&:Co. ThistTek. i A. Shrier Bis: Excitement. , W. T. Joiissos & Co. Last Chance, is. Jewett New Supply of Pictures. I U- s Next Sunday is Palni Sunday. Spring chickens have been started. Chematis is the new ! l T names for navy blue. i i Dead butterflies make pretty orna- ments. 1 : 'I I ' Overskirs die hard among i Wilmington adies. 1 i! t i, I Tlie.f old Newbern bridge'' needs some repairs, we have been tol.d. To prevent flies j.from tainting your bacon in summer eat it early in spring Misfortunes, like borrowed bmbrel! as, are easily carried if they ers. . ' i i beqng to oth- Now plant sparrows, pljnt jthe'm thick and deep if yon ould have sparrow- erass. h 1 When a man threatens . to bldw his brains out. don t be alarmed- he1 can't find 'em. i The Biig Mary Ti Kimball was hjauled up on the marine railway yesterday for repairs. Heavy rains last! night and this! morning And a correspond ing,rejoicmg on the part of truckers. Long engagements are i now termed ii "slow matches," and. are very unpopular with old maids. ; Dr. J. EWinants, who has beeii on a business trip North for severlafl weeks past, has returned to the city! L Quite a large number of bersons h,ve visited the barque Geo. Davis, and hav-e come away much ploas"ed with her ap pointments and general ' 'fit up1." 1 ' Col. D. Kleid-lias qualiged as Deputy United States Marshal tor this Djistrit, in accordance with his appoaitinent as $uch, as mentioned by us I a few days since. Why is a wife like the j Review-? Answer next week. NoJ we'll 1 give it now. jjecause every imam i snouiisi iicivu ii . '1 i a l - . . ... . 41 .'t one ol Ins own wiinouti oorrowmg ms neighbor's. I i No City Court again this J morning, V Now this thing is! getting to be a nuisance. Somebody is at fault evidently or rather we should say, perhaps, not it fault and evil-doing. The injunction grab ted in , the cate of Mr. Duffie against the c!t of Wilmington will be argued before His IJpnorj Judge Eure Tuesday next, the j. 16th inst,, at Elizabethtowh, Bladdn bounty. i It matters not what1' kind of a dog a man may be leading home 'with' a string it may ne a Diue ana gray cur oij a nnnaie bull-pup, yet he always says with pride that the dog is half black and tan.7 nscjhy& Messrs. Wr. T. Joh Co4 are making preparations to leve the city in a few days for a visit to other parts of the State with Shelton's j renovator Those who have work to be done should there fore leave their orders at oncel-i Both frudence i asd Jamijitiox con cur in urging honest men 'jtcj d6 the best possible thing, each in his Own line of bu siness. It is this feeling which has made Doolky's Yeast Powder the best in the market. The cans are full weight! and the contents.chemically- pure ! and most skil fully compounded. J , Temperance Address We are requested to state ; that Rev. DJ R. Hall, Pastor of the Fifth Street M. E Church, will deliver an addiess 1 on Tern- perance:on Friday evening next, at Tem perance Hall, in the Odd Fellows' building opposite the City Hal). I I I . . I M-n Hymenfal- The manv friends in this city !of Mr. V I.I. Haywood Clark willjno doubt be pleased to learn that "Pete" has taken unto him self another rib.IIe was to' havebecn married to Miss Mary Jenkins, of Warrenttm, to day and as he is very apt to be punctual on such an occasion wc make the an nouncement that he has,'!'done dejaejt. The:railroads are now at peac, and the hotels have their "war." The result ol this recent cutting of first-c!a53 hotel rates in New lork leaves the Graud Central in the lead, with rates one and two dollars per day lower lb.au the rest. --I ' ( WILMINGTON, N. C;, WEDNESDAY, APRIL Annual Meeting of the Produce Ex cnange- At! the annual meeting ol the rroauce Exchange, held'at noon the th AprU, it was "resolved that a copy of thePresi dent's.report be furnishetl the newspapers for publication." In obedience to the above I hand the same below. vi Respectfully, & c. J. L. Cast well, Sec To i he Members of the Wilmington Produce Exchange; i In compliance with, the usual: custom it becomes my duty, in behalf of the Board of Managers, to submitXa report of the condition of your association and its work ings during the past year. i This is the Fifth Anniversary of your organization, and I trust the results which have been accomplished during its compar atively short existenc, will encourage you tolredouble jour efforts to extend its field of operations and usefulness. ' i I While the events and results of the past year may have disappointed the hopes of mariy in their buisness 'pans and adven tures; nd$v hi Ie the newspapers of the have been full of accounts of moral and financial wrecks, in almost all quar ters of the globe, it is matter of congrat ulation that the members of our little cir cle though they may have felt the heavy hand of misfortune, have shown themselves above reproach in point of honor and in tegrity. " I am further pleased i to say mat tne business relations between the members have, as a rule, been of al most pleasant and harmonious character, inis is evi denced, in part at least, by the1 records of your Arbitration Committee, on'y two cases having been before) that committee for adjudication during tne year, ana in each of these, members of the Exchange were concerned only on one) side, the con testants on the other side being either non-residents . or non-members. In this connection I take pleasure in commendiug (he1 diligence and patience exhibited by this committee in its investigations ot tne important cases submitted to I it. This Court of Arbitration, comj osea as it nas alwavs been, of men noted for their high character and good judgment, is calculated to be of great service in the settlement oi business differences promptly and at a trifling cost, which if carried to the courts of law would entail great delay and heavy expense. While the revival of trade which we nave so long been nopmg iori nas not been realized, we have reason to congrat ulate ourselves that in volume of business in the leading articles of oar tradel there has been a decided increase o er the pre-j ceeding year as appear from the follow-i ing comparative statement of receipts and exports of cotton and naval slores, for th3 last two years : j Receipts of Cottcn trom 31st Marcb,'77to 31st March 1878. 120J75 bales Receipts of Cotton from 31st i ! March '76 to 31st March ' , ' i 1877.. ........................ .115,910 bales Gain. 5,059 bales Receipts of Spirits Turpen tine from 31st March '77 to 31st March 1878...... .109,770 caaks Receipts of Spirits Turpen- l I tine from 31st March '7G . to 31stMarch! 1877....... 97,409 casks Gain...... ..12,301 Receiptsof Rosin from 31st March '77 to 31st March 1878 538,259 bbls Receipts of Rosin from 81st March '76 to o 1st March i i 1877.. A.,.. ....524,970 bbls Gain... '. '. . E . ." 13,28 bbls Receipts of Tar from 31st j March 77 to.31st March 1878......... - Receipts bf Tari from 31st 01,545 bbls March '70 to 31st MarcU !877,;.. 71,211 bbls Falling off...... . 9,006 bbls Receipts of Crude Turpen- i I tine from1 31st March '77 1 to 31st March 1878. .. .142,360 bbls Receipts of Crude Turpen -1 tine from 31st March '70 i to 31st March 1877... ... 143.830 1 bbls j Falling off.......1.. ... 146G bbls - EXPORTS FOREIGN. ! i i ' ; Exports Cotton from 31st 1 March '77 to 31st March , 1878. . i ....... ........ 55,870 bales Exports Cotton from 31st March '70 t) 3 1st March i 1877 .J. 36,948 bales Gain 18,928 bales . Exports of Spirits Turpen tine from 31st March '77 , " to 31st March 1878... . S7,C75 casks Exports of Spirits Turpen- I tine from 31st March '76 to 31st March 1877...... 60,493 casks Gain...... 1 21,177 casks Exports of Rosin from 31st I March '77 to 31st March . j 1878 ' 435,821 bbls Exports of Rosin fron 31st March '70 to 31st March ; 1S77, 381,100 bbh I Gain. . . 54,721 bbhJ EXPORTS FOREIGN. Exports Tar from 31st March 1877 to 31st March 1878. . 30,862 bbls Exports Tar from 31st March V 1876 to 31st March 1877... 33,476 bbls i Falling off. 2,614 bbls I , : ' . - .- - - - I . EXPORTS DOMESTIC , Exports i Cotton from 31st I ! March 1877 to 31st March ! j 1878 66,098 bales Exports Cotton from 31st ! ! March 1876 to 31st March . j 18J7. . . ........i ....... J , 77,818 bales I Falling off..... 11,715 bales Exports, Spirits Turpentine from 31st March 1877 to 31st March 1878.... .i 19,573 casks Exports Spirits Turpentine from 31st March ,1876 to 3 1st March 1877 1... j i . .. . 27,127 casks Falling off...... ......... 7,554 casks Exports Rosiu from 31st 1 March 1877,to 31st March . 1878 .......J...: 77,486 bbls Exports Rosin; from 31st March 1876 to 31st March 1877 .j. .. 113,927bbls Falling off.. 30,441 bb's Exports Tar from 31st March 1877 to 31st March 1878 31,733 bbls Exports Tar from 31st March n 1876 to 31st March 1877 38,478 bbls Falling off .. 0,745 bbls EXPORTS TOTAL. Exports Cotton from 31st March 1877 to 31st March 1878 s. . ..121,974 bales Exports Cotton from . 3 let March 1876 to! 31st March 1877, .... -4 . " ' I Gain. .114,786 bales . 7,188 bales Exports Spirits Turpentine ! from 31st March 1877 to I 3 1st March 1878.... ..i 107,248casks Exports Spirits Turpentine I 'from 31st March 1876 to f 31st March 1876. . . . . .93,625 qasks am . 13,623 casks Exports Rosin from 31st i - " March 1877 to 31st March 1878.. U-.-.f.. .513,307 bbls Exports Rosin from 3 lit r March 1876 to 31st March 5 1877. ... 1. .........495,027 bbls Gain .....18,280 bbls Exports Tar from 31st March ! j 1877 to 31st March 1878.. .62,595 bbls Exports Tar from 31st March 1 1876 to 31st March 1877...71,954 bbls , I!,., ,- Falling offf 9 ,359 bbls Exports Crude Turpentine I from 31st March 1877 to 3 1st March 1878. ............. . 60 10 bbls Exports ( Crude Turpentine 1 ! from 31st March 1876 to3ht March 1877... ...L... 6,778 bbls Falling off ....J..!..... 768 bbls A noticeable fact in the export tablo is the large and growing increase in direct foreign shipments, the increase in j cot ton being 18,928 bales, spirits turpen tine 21;177 casks and rosih 54,721 bar rels, j :- -j Exporting cotton direct commenced in the years 1872-3 when only 275 bales were shipped foreign. Five years show an increase of 55,601 bales, The aston ishing growth of this line ' of business es due to the admirable facilities fur com pressing, the co-operation of our rail roads and the energy and enterprise of the merchants engagedj in the trade.. It is confidently estimated that the increase the coming year m ill be greater! than the past, owing to the erection of an addi tional compress of great power. I The number of vessels cleared for foreign ports during the year with full cargoes were 326, as follows : 164 Barques 103 Brigs and 59 Schooners. The do mestic or coastwise clearances were 237, viz : 149 Steamships and 88 Sail vessels. Grand total 563. With the necessary ap propriations by Congress to complete the river and barimprovementthere is no reason why Wilmington should not successfully compete for the existing trade with any of the South Atlantic ports, 1 The Treasurer's report shows that ex penditures have been kept within our rej sources, and that department ' is, therefore', in a healthy condition. The surplus fund now amounts with accrued interest to about $735, an increase of $50 during the year. I - ' -i ' ' ' The manner in which the1 books of fhe Secretary have been kept and the care with which his daily reports have been prepared and posted, afford evidence of an interest in bis work worthy of your com mendation. ' I And now, ,in surrendering the trust you have been pleased to impose on me for the past two years, allow me to say for myself and the Board of Managers, that we sin cerely appreciate and thank you for the honors conferred, the courtesies ex tended and the generous forbearance you have exhibited for our short comings. ' Very respectfully submitted, (Signed) D. G.Wonxn, Trest. The Veteran Corps of the Wilmington Light Infantry are to have a meeting to morrow (Thursday) evening at 8 o'clock at the Armory Hall on Front street. 10, 1878. NO. 61 More Chickens. ! "Last night thieves visited the premises of Mr. Ged. Hall, on the corner of Ninth and Chesthut streets, and succeeded in carrying off eight . fine, large hens. The thieves prized off the ock from the dcorj and quietly chose the best of the lot. Early this morning,' a person was seen burying some chicken feathers, and it is thought that a tale could be told by' the party alluded to and an officer has been put on his tra ck. Murder will out, and sooner or later the! chicken thieves! will be checked in their fowl career.-" Since jthe above j was put in type, John Bright (colored), residing on the corner of Sixth and Church streets, has been arrest ed on the charge of stealing chickens from three parties. At Brigbt's1 house was fuiJnd a quantity of chicken heads, legs, entrails and feathers. Three persons have identi fied either the legs, heads or feathers. Bright was arrested by soins member! of the police force, but the case has been tjumed over to Justice Hill, who wiiMiave a preliminary hearing of the case tlijis af ternoon, I . i District Court I he United States District Court will ponvene in this city on Mcjnday the 29tb inst.j His Honor Judge Brooks presiding. The grand jury for the approaching teim is by far the finest aDd most intellectual body of men we have ever! seen on a jury. They were selected by our venerable friend, Mr. Cashwell, deputy clerk of the court and are as follows ; I 1 New Hanover B. F. Hall, M. P. Tay lor, John E. Lippitt, A. Weill, T. H. McKoy, .J. I. Metts, D. R. Murcbison, Jesse Wilder, W. A. Martin, Robert S. Radcliffe, J. W. Atkinson, J. 1 G. Burr, Donald McRae. " j Brunswick Thomas G. Drew, Fl M. Wesctt, Francis M. Moore, John M. Bennett, William Dcsher, Thomas W. Gilbert. , j- ' ' Duplin James G. Kenan,1 A. G Mosely, W. H. Sloan, J. C. McMillan, A. D. McQowen, George Middleton. i Strange but True- While interviewing our worthy Assist ant Chief of Police and man of many duties, Capt. Jno. Cowan, for an jtern this morning, some one knocked at the door of the City Court Room. The Captain looked up with his usual gracious smile from his desk, where be had been writing, and sang out, "Come in P at the same time remarking in a sort jofj jocose way , "that reminds me of a man going to a church door and knocking for admittance." "Why," says ye j local, "did; you ever know of such an opcurrence ?" "Yes, I did' remarked the j Captain, and then proceeded to detail to our amusement as follows: !, I I "Two or three Sunday nights ago as I was listening to the good teaching and i ' r profound logic of the Rev. Mr. Ambler of St. Paul's Episcopal Church some one rapped at the door, which attracted the attention! of all those who were seated near it." "Did you sing out 'Come in ?' " our reporter questioned. "Oh, no," re marked the quick witted Captain, I "I was'nt the officer on duty, but being the nearest person '(to thq door, or at least the nearest gentlemen to the door. I imme-l J - i i 1 piately rose from my seat and 1 went to seek the cause of the knock,- and found a policeman standing l there, who said: 'Captain, please tell Capt. Jim McGowan his store! is open, and I want him tocoijne down and fasten it.' " We did'nt ques tion the Captain as to whether the po liceman knew for certain that he or Jim McGowan was sure to be found there, but certain it is that the inference left on the reporter's mind was that he j was certain to find one or tbe other there, and being a stranger himself to such places, i, e., th policeman, he recollected enough of muie scripiure to reason unvo nimseii to "Knock and it shall be opened unto you." Hotel Apirals. Purcell House. Wilmington, N. C , April 8th. Cobb Bros!., proprietors. From 10.05 o'clock, April lOtbt to 10:05 o'clock April 9th J C Weldon, D Sternglanz, William Wyman, Miss Wyman, Miss Gellet, D'Este Reynolds, Baltimore Md; F I W Clark, City; John Camden, New York; M H Russell, j P Covington, Rocking ham, NC; M A Scott and i wife, Miss Florence Scott, Mi3$ I Sallie Scott, Miss Blanch Scotf, Miss II A Wrong, Charles D King, E Canning', 'cw York; Thomas Chmtian, Richmond, Va; Miss Jennie C Reed, Rockingham, N. C: William Blanks, Smithville, N C; Capt Thomas Jones, William O Blackwood, Smithville, N C; James J Donnelly, Philadelphia, Penn; H B Short Jr, Lake Waccamaw, N C. The balloon man is still with us and is anxious to Ecrve the children. ! PLEASE SOTICE. !' , will be glad to receive communication from our friends on abj and all lubjectrol general interest but i I ,1 '.'V.I Th name of : th writer nasi alwavs be twnlahed to tlie Editor. . ' ;r fi rn j h ): Communicationa must be wiittenUii bit one aid of the paper. 1 7 1."' Pettonalitiea must be avoided. I t T.'i- I I ' ' Andit is especial and particularly unier stood that Cie editor does not alwiys endoraa nee0f WPoaden-te, unless 'so stated : in tbe editorial columns. T The X. C State Guam The lialeigh Aacs of yesterday's date, referring to an artidle xlhich originall van- k pearcd in the Rvie relative to the proposed meeting of the officers of- the ' State Guard in Charlotte ;(altnough the i Neics neglects to give credit for the M same, thereby setting a very baa example, for some. others); says'- f - fi;: " ; i f ' 1 1 . "The statement ismade! that, a conven lon of the commissioned officers I of the1 tion North Carolina State Guard will !be neki sometime in May, in Char- lotte, fur the purposo of dis- cussing measures in which the organiza tion isdceply interfsted;' and that j'tho call will lu issued by the Adjutant Genc ral ' '&c. We are authorized by the 1 k'd Uiut General to say that the priposod convention will not be held In May, but later in the year; and that the meet i rig will be composed of delegates from each company embraoed within the call,! as well as ihe coinnH.ssoiied officers. This convention will be confined to the white' troops Subsequently, it is . proposed to hold a convention of delcira cs from the colored organizations to memorialize! th e T .' . ' ... - - . "I ' . I .1 , 1 I legislature in behalf of their branch of the State Guard." County Cominlsslonirs. I , . - . i , - i The Board met to-day in adjourned regular session, present' Mr. Vagb"er,i the1 Chairman, and Commissioners! Sanders, Worth,' Atkinson and Holmes. ' It 1 Application of sundry citizens praying the Commissioners to build a small h'mise ot worship tor the use of the paupers rat the County Poor House was on the table for the nreser.t. ordeHd laid 1 T ' Petition of E. G. Styron, to be allowed' to transfer hisjprivilegc license to a party to whom he has soM his business vas not granted. - : , .... . ,.j ; ' . Canaday Blue, a man who had lost an arm, applijed for transportation toj his home in Louisiana and he'.. was. i. orderetl granted transportation as far iajs Florence, s.-d ; J; ;i i. Sheriff Manning reportejl $2,024 79. poll tax collected on last year's 'list and of this the amount cf $449.95, was appropriated by the Board to the general school fund of the county J j ' Tpe contract fcTr the burial of Ihe pau per dead was awarded to Duncan Holmes, he being the lowest bidder, at 1.5 eaibi C. II. Thomas vas appointed Oversee of Public Ildads ia Cape Fea township, vice Thomas Williams, "in the intej-ests of peace." 1 ' I (' 'i The Board then took a recess until- C o'clock this evening. " ri i . . New Advertisements. This Week. -"fvt QPENINO UP TUE MOST SELECT stock of SPRIXG CLOTHING, at exfremelj low- prices. Call on us. -1 naxjxiaoii &. co , apl 10 Clothiers and Merchant Tailors, j Wanted. : i AIIOUSEKEEPEB, a lady of good char acter, to take charge of a gentleman's family in the country Good references must be given. Apply to . . A. B. C, apl 10 13argaw Postofllcd. Last Chance, T, HE GREAT AMERICAS? RENOVATOR will only be here a few days longer and all those who have Feather Bed omd Hair Mattresses will co well to send Irk . taeir or ders at once and they will be promptly tat tended to. ,1 L : . . Respectfully,! , j r. f apl 10 W. T. JOHNSON, A Ca. I Big Excitemeni ! TF RUSSIA AND ENGLAND are afrai x' - , ,- ' '. ' ' :H . 1 II ofseach other, I am not afraid to sell goods 1 U- I ' " ' : ii . , cheaper than acy other house in the State, ' Now opening the most extensive assortment i1 ' ' i i I . I i of Gents', Youths' and Boys' Clothing and Furnishing Goods ever offered m Wilmington Suits from $2.60 up. Think of that! will Ju ! i apl 8 llarkettt K!ew Suoply of jpiCTURES for Pottery Decoration.' Over 100 different sheets at J I 8. JEWETT'S f mch 29 Front Street Rook 8tor4 D7ERTISE IN THE . I : l WILMINGTON ( Weeklrl JOURNAL OfSce corner Chestnut asd Water sts. ell . ! . -1 I up stairs. mch 21