J
this nrr.R
la tf.rnei artenxn.
8aaJT eI
jptM fr-V
JOSH. T. J A H K.
rmniK anp riu.rKirToii
St.'lSKtMll ITH. ItHT.Mi I. I A ' '
Ub jr,S& W B"811-'! tij Tlrr
aoatLs.fl IS; One month, SO cruts.
Tbe paper will be delivered by earnere,
rfefAe. i 117 Pr th eitj. at the
operates, or 13 eeata pr
Advert raff ni itef tl
il fci'or-to r,Ttir p.pra rerutarly.
Ve Advertisement.
E 880 2
CLOSIM SALE
15 jlarksl t.
k iakk t m oi- o .ru.Mrv of
krot!. eo-ral public f.r their vrv
'
:t '
tt.t dcr.n t'e pft't Tr.
rid
-tiu' a! &t'a t" "tr
ANNUAL CLOSING SALE !
OF
( WINTER STOCK
TO COMMENCE ON
January, 12th.
Great Reductions
It male io ofd.-r to effect our object.
(c pat'ocf nay rert auared that tbs
, r-'aciiort ar boca 6Je.
)rtss Goods,
Blaniiets,
Shawls, Cloaks,
CASHMERES FOR
MEN AND BOY'S WEAR.
Pelt Skirts,
I.AUlTla, GENTS', AND CHILDREN
UNDERWEAR.
We will vfTer tba Cbetpett line of Ham-
bi'g Ediogt and lartiocs that we hare
how n, la order ti Kike room for oar new
Lxk.
BROWN & RODDICK,
45 Market Street,
;a 10
Selling Off !
mUE BALANCE OPOi'B
lUMiNSS STOCK OF
FAIL AND WINTER CLOTHING
a ait f o at a!mot any prio4 to make room
f-r th priaj Styles. Barfralns may be
bad. All man b olJ. Cll and gettbe re
4ccd rrlcM, at
- KUIUSK'd TwO STOIES,
ji 9 ilarket it.
Lavender Water,
yaUBEXA WATLK. New lot fresh in?
a&d a fall and complete t ck of Faney Artl-
cl for th Uo!iJa Trade. ETerythii;
(ari,tted freih. pare and of b.it qaaiitj,
:f. C. MILLER,
(ror 4th aai .Nun ritrsU.
Opea !ty a&d nlLt.
. aa 19-tf
Lower than Ever.
f ARGC 810CK OF AK, ASH, lc. tl
jtreatly rtdaeed pria-
Fall itrck of tt bett C OAL in the city
v77 lW iadeed.
ian 15 J. A. 8 PRINTER.
Coney's Tobacco Store
XF TOD WANT THK BEST S and 10 en,
rifarrofoOONKY'8wterToa viil baa
the l&rfest selectioa of Imported aid Uomei
ii CUart Caewlnf and Bmoauic Tobacco,
OeaUemea will pleaie remember tbat I do
'4 keep opea oa tiaadayf , tbetefore theee
who wib to parch u my foods will bay to
do darlnr tbs week.
Ia5tf . .VTALTIB CO.NKT,
t
i
VOL.IV.
LOCAL NEWS.
New AdrertiMineuU. ,
Ji.a Haas, Ja Stolon
K K Ciin Skating Risk.
C"M.t 4 Uiiii( Piano at Aucti o.
J A rriiNBsa 1- wer thn fcrcr.
K. C. Miu.tR Lavender Water.
'WiiLUMi k McCHiiON 3alt and Guano
fcoAiwuaar 4 McKt dtill ther GoJ'.'ut.
arn Uk Ht.jre -and Photo Rome
lcta v 1'. atmi
i-r A C' Hu.'iri'". liarnesa, Ac
I Mi'MMuit-Th I'Utk to Hay.
ik... Mrs 4eni rr smi'hvil.e.
.iiU-r local" fourth p.;e.
-al. sif at ItaHer A
t
Tic a'ni oi'hen-of Ikt slnp i apt
i
i i h- mupgy. -
Rrtridmakiu;; cim uuil r the bead cf
doairruv-stic rear,.
f.arque JjrpeJif Riihtad. hepcr arrived
t Fiushiog on th.1 1 inst
Kiiivea auj I'vtK, l'- i ket Knives Arc",
.r the Children at .1 r. i-i
It is a (act iu natural history tint pig
IfccU'Jed mcu are always borea.
She is 'asprctty a. si picture," au the
boys siy, and -they are correct
SJhconcr tannic A;m'y,Vo:fjt heuco
arrired at PrmcoU on the 13th ict.
Gcr. barque lma, tiiwerts, clearnl at
LonJ.i : on I ht Kru. iast. for this port
lUrquc IUfnlc. Lwreucy, s iled from
LivcrDool on tho 4:h in.st. for this port.
-
- i
balms showing dear cream nues ana
p jmerauuB m lor.u ar.u.r
oioaiuni uy strong gaa.isiu. .
Save your money by buyiuj jour Build-1
inc Sunnlics from AltaiTcr Trice. t
3 I
Striped velvets combined with siIK or I
satin form very elegant fall cress toilet?; j
the garniture 6hould be Uce. -
Very handsome balKdrdises are ar-
ranged in crepe lhse, imported especially
fwr cestnrxes. There are various colors. I
A man is always wanting some one to
tell how handsome he looks. A woman
win just stand ueiore a giass aua see tor
herself. I
Don't worry. Dr. Hammond, ex-snr-1
J I
geon genera: un.;eu ouir. army. v
1 IT : 1 o I
anxiety kius mora peopie iuiu aoyiuing
else.
It has been demonstrated bv actual ex-
periment tbat tie wide belts now worn
by the ladies are exactly the width ol
man s coat sleeve. I
The barqte Mo, Molland, from Liver.
pooiwun sail, wr mis pun, pufc ihw
raimouiuou iue o.u .u.w
Barque Frcidia. Bie. from Rotterdam
for this nort nut in'o Tortland. Enrr.. on
the 4th inst. and pnxreeded a-ain on her
rr. are on the 6th inst.
Here is tne choicest conundrum cl the
season: hat is the difference between J
a pumpkin pie and a muzzle? One is I
good on dogs, atd the other is dog-on
;oou. . I
The wtr;d is now set down to coma to
an end next Ju'y. Set it down for the
fifth day and thn aboat one-half the male
population will feel mean enough to have
anything happeu.
. I
' . . .
iu 4cw i oik taxing ieciurts in pnarmac
. . , , . , .
Tie first course will be completed about
thelatof April when Jbe is expected homeL. . .. . , , .
... ferred by the telephone, as illustrated
to spend his vacation.
A country damsel,- describing her first
kisr, told her female friend that she never
kuewbowituappi.eu. me lasuning sne
rememoeiea
ememboied was a sensation of fighUng
orberbthhraho-hfuno
with veutilaticn checked by blush roses
and tulips.
Chrutmaa Hre Dogs and rire Irons
tiuting Alachsuea arul every sort of
a rd. are at lowest sort of cash price at
Jac.fi s. I
Indications. .
Wx the South Atlantic States, sightly
warmer, partly cloudv weather. iiffKt
local rains i . the southern portion, winds
generally from northeast to southeast and I
luwly fa!IioS barometer.
erv6.
It is a ctcat thiuj; to have'rhai is call-
ed ricrre, aod nbiblng. contribatee more
to the power of tbvMcal control thus
named than Warner's 'Safe Nervine . '.. It
also relieves all kinds ofpain, and cures
headache and neuralgia.
! "
AIM
WILMINGTON, N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY
In Lack.
- Mr A. G. Conoley, ofthiacity, tery
clerer yonag friend of onra, inrested a
short time since in two half tickets in le
Louisiana lotUry and .to-day received
Loticatbat he had drawn a prize of $500
which U to bo paid orcr to hi o;der tt
once. Lucky Alec.
A Tramp's Answer.
' A tramp who had "paid his morning's
devotion to Bacchus was discovered in the
backyard cf a dwclliag on Market street
His condition being ucmistakable the lady
of th Louto told him to be off before
put the dog on him, when he replied be
jab'.icn', your dos ia more of a Christaiu
than'yc u be." nd departed. '
I hanty Quilt, .
A ery handsome quilt has , been pre-Koutc-J
to the L idies Bsnerolent Associa
tiou aud is ujw on exhibition at Heios
bcrger'i Art lloom. It will Te sold to
morrow uight to the highest bidder It
ii dec"dedly tha prottiest patchwork quilt
we have ever seen and should simply on
accouut of its own beauty bring a good
price, but we trust that many times its in
triubic ralue will bo paid for it as the
inocuy thus raised will be devoted to a
laudable purpose.
Household Uiats.
Apply a little soap to the hinges to
prevent the doors creaking.
New linen may be embroidered more
eas'.ly by rubbing it over with fine white
ioap; it prevents the. threads from crack-
I mg
H brooms are wet in boiling euds once
a week they will become very tough, will
. . . will last much looser
w&Jt ,weep ,(ke a new br00QJ
Boiled starch is much imnroved bv
the addition of a little sperm, or a little
gum arable dissolved.
JJogu Gold Coins.
jae papers announce that & well-exc-
cuted bogus half-eagle, or five-dollar geld
piece, has just be on put ia circulation
The officerg of the United "Stales Mint
sUte that it is by far tne counterfeit
that baa ever come under their observation
nff iinmn rt thm liiv Tamfn(1 Tint, a
The cenuine S5 sold niece weighs
m gramJ . whea
falJy te3ted at thg mlatt showed a wei h,
of 127i trains 11 pralns liht hvtlm mot
o 4 m m w
rto)(atolv art int art ' tvilaa TKorofnpa fl.A
J , .... ... ,
hhtnesa of weight bi not, 1 kelv to h
o . a J
tected bj the general public. To make
the mitteT worse, the coating of gold on
the imitation coin is thick enough to resist
iesu 01 wia usuauy employed lor the
ParP3se
By Telephone.
- Wp understand that there are now near-
Iv one hundred and thirtv subarriberii In
Te,eDhoDe Exchnze. in this citv. So
nontliar ha. this means of commnnlratfnn
Dr0Ted since its recent introduction bare
WIilca ftre ceivea isier man the tele
! l a a a
Phones, tne manuiaciKre or wmcnis Urn-
llea can ppuea. xn addition to the
number reported above there are others
who win saoscriDe lost as soon as those
wno Ka Dow waiting for telephones can
aap'plied. The instruments are on the
way tnd re expected daily and will be
placed in position just as soon as reoeived
We no' ice that our neighbors in Chnr.
lotte are talking telephon pretty st:eng
la - . t 1
lt at tnis time, ine yoserver says
tbat an experimental wire was put up
on patu rday and the instrument attached
and tbat the result was highly satisfao
tnrw an incident which crv tn nmn
that the telephone, literally, as well as
. ,' . ,
metaphorically, speaks for itself.
There is one item of tha benefit col
here, which is sometimes lost sight of in
the general use of the instrument, and that
s fa efiicancy ts a fire alarm. We have
them tb0T0U4hly tested here. The
fjArm u M prompllr ani
directlj that U a few om
so
directlj
loments
after a fire is discovered it can be known
very where where there is tenotome
cccnfflnuicaUoa, aad the soene 0f the fire
Jl,;i. i ri,r. Ja .
PP1 f00 . Ttif U " "P
Denenc ana convenience to , tne buamsss
moa ax he can. by communication with
p.. ., . R-h-..- iMn ;
' , .. ..
octiot ana me
district of the alarm but the exact spot fo
that, if it should be anywhere near hij
0WQ h ia al oaM 'f thJ
fact. and can rush' ou immediately to the
scene. If it is not in hie neighbor ho d
be Iose3 no time in running up street on
the , chance of finding the losta, (jonj
those he may meet. " ; , : j . , , -There
are tejptonic fire a!arm
1HSW.
inthis city and as a matter of general inter
est we publish herewith the various locv
tions, which areas foljows: At the resi
dence of Col. Roer Moore, Chief of the
Fire Department, on 'Chestnut, between
Fron' and Second streets ; City Hall;
Littltr Client Engine House ; Adriau En
gine House ; C.'pe Fear Engine House ;
G-is Homsc; Castle street, corner Sven'.h;
Market aireet corner Seventh; K-jd Cross
ntret corner Sut.i; fourth street, corner
.1. ;' ; M. rket street, corner Froct.
falhtr u liltin Well
l lgbter sajVUow tuuvh bet r
ui.-r i 8iuce hv ued "Hop .Bitters. Le
tii z ' well lifter his long suffering
ir-.ru u disense declarerl incnrable.nd w e
.rt' L'larl thit he usef your Bitters A
id i
I :KhcMer, JN. Y.
The 'best boy iu schojf occasionally
itaniicis to throw paper wad.
New Advertisements.
Piano at Auction.
N T0E8DAY NEXT. 20th inat.. at 11
J tolcex, A. M. we will sell at oar Bale
rfoomc, hoath Water Street, a FIK8T
CLASS PIANO, Heren Octave, standard
make, aae tone and finish. A superior In
strnmeDt.
CKONLY k L ORRIS,
jn 19 ; Aucdoneera.
REOPENINQ OF THE SKATING
RINK.
I ANNOUNCE TO TOE PORLIC that I
JL have secured tha laro bd- commocions
ball on the corntr of Ligbth a.d Princees
atreeta, and will open to-morrow (Tuesday
aiternoon). Prices and hours aa uauat. "
Ladies can avail themaelres of the opportu
nity oi a private elaaa in the morning.
. M. CDSaiNO,
jan 19-lt 8tarcopy. Prep.
For Smithyilie.
qiHB STEALER PASS-
1 ,JOh
PORT, now undtr renova-
tion, will be represented by the 8teamer
OR AN DO, as tor above.
Leave Wilmington 2PM daily. For
Freight or Paaaage ap ly'oa board, or of
jan 19 WKo. MTER8, Agrnt.
1 11 ...I. -
Lecture.
OL. I). K. MacRAE WILL DELIVER
a Lecture for the benefit of the Library I s
ociatlon, in tha Opera flouse, Friday, Jan
usry 23d, at 8 o'clock, P. M. 8ubject
Poetry. Admission, 25 cents.
iia!9naoSt
The Place to Buy
FIRST 0LA88 PIANO OR ORGAN,
oa the Instalment Plan, and at priest lower
thea the lowest, if at the
LIVE BOOK STORE.
For Blank Books,
pAPER, ENVELOPES, Inkf, ilucUae,
Iakitauii, Pens, Pencils, Letter Files aad
Clips, and anything in the' Book and Sta
tionerj Line, go to
ilEINsBERtjrER S,
jaa 19 Lire Book and Muaie 8 tore.
Picture
STYLES: AND SIZES, PHOTO'
Albuma, Gold" Pent, ; Family and Pocket
Bibles, Fancy Paper, School Books, Blank
Books, Office and School Stationery in great
variety. Orders from the eouatiy promptly
attended to at
jaa 19
Book Store.
AND
5000 Sacks
Liverpool Salt I
6500 Tacks
t -
Cotton Guano I
Now X 0 tp ga3 lovv' by
Williams & airchlson
aa!9
19, 1880. NO. 293
New Advertisements.
0M '
! : - I . .
Of the I.iPt rric overnm?nt Ectut, Guidi and llucter in l.ij
r?Z&mmcih Dramatic Combination
A BAND OF 1 1
GENUINE I NDIAN CJ I JEES !
.NI) HIS OWN
Military Brass Band and Orchestra !
ho will, oi tLfc? Pcei-i.r , uprear in the MelodrSma, ia A acta, written fur BUFFALO
o i LL by Col. PrentisB iBraham, entitled
CCnight of the .'Plains !
0?, BUFFALO BILL'S ?BEST TRAIL !
i p" V" ' '' 'c:- offalo Bill as a Detective Boffalo Bill aa
nB r-V U :n K H'd llH Trained Doakey. Rotbinir the Overland StaYe
Coach, bell... hut th i.cuo. Du.ing the first act Buffalo Bill will exhibifhis
EVJARVELOL53 STIFLE SHOOTING.-
Which ba3 dUiDguLb id fcsirVas ocoof the grealest:mark3m?n the world lis ever
- produced. j
Also, 1DDIE BURGESS, the Biv Chif of tha Pn,9 . . ..i , .-
made a chief at the age of thirte'-n. aad C. A. Burges. O a a i iVterp Jeter wil
appear in the Wolf, r-oree and other dances and camp scenes ' interpreter, win
Popular prices. Beserved 8eati to be had at BEINSBEKOER'S Book Ftnm
taryB.n5 tt above & n hor Y Bill', alili-
.Wi?e""Wake tbe Hfa Qf BuffUo Bill,
the performance,
i.n 17 9i 9 "
jan 17-21-22
ti
Bey Bo Out. "
NORTH, SOUTH: EAST AND WEST.
From Hilton to Kidder's
Mill !
From the Toll Gate to
Eagle's Island,
IB! THE GITY !
THE RAILROADS
IIS, THK COUNTRY WE SZND THEM
OUT.
Our Choice Groceries,
OF EVERY KlD
FLO UK, SCJGAR, COFFEE,
! TEAS, CUTT.2R, LAUD,
j Au'J evor yi),i' g in o:;r .'ino.
FAMILY SUrrLIES c ejllvei ;od in
. r. j Any pait of lit City ls orJ-red,
WE GUARANTEE O
(
i
AS LOW Ab i
lift LOWEST !
We do not iute:
to Le underfcold
by any on?, s j our cuj&JJexs can rtiy up
on buyJrg as law frerxJ
f as fr .ra any
1 ' - :
housed the cily.
Boatwiight &
EIcKoye
.Mill
5 7 ITcrtb
Jaail
rront Street.
FLEASE NOTICE.
: ,We will bec glad to receive eommnnkau'cn i
from Oar friends on any and ail sabjectao
general interest but :
J ;
The name of the' writer mast alwsy? be for
niabed to the Editor.
ttCommunications must be writter" o'n orly
on aide of the paper.
?ersonalitie3muat be AYoided.
f And it ia specially and particularly 'uatfir '
atood that the Editor doea not alweyn endc s
the riewa of correspondent", utlaaj so ete
in the editorial columna.
:
New Advertisemoiits.
OPERA HOUSn.
One Wight Qairr 1
THURSDAY-JANUARY 22 1880.
(90.V.'W. F. CODY,)
aSo
c n b
Eighth Annual Toai
writen by himself, will be for saledum-'
JOSH F nonrv n - . UUNL ,
r : wuii.N, Business A'.anaeer.
COL. PRENTlsa lNGRAUAW, Tro'r.
Stolen,
A CANARY AND CAGE from mr resi
dence on Sunday morning lait. 1 warn .
parties not to purchase. Any person- ivinT "
me information so I can get the bird, will ba
"Wari0eh J0H5-11AAR, Jr.
jan 19-lt Star copy. '
S
AND
HOLIDAY GOODS
'; at
M. KATZ'S
i .-
36 Market St.
It i Economy lo Iluv
Something l etul !
ON HAND, FOR THAT TURIOSE,
GOODS,
Shawls, Cloaks
Blankets, Sliirfsr,
' ' - - - '
Corset, OIovcs
Collars and Cuffs,
TIES, TOWELS, JNAPKIKS,
DAMASKS
BRUSHES,
- - . : .
COMBS,
Handkerchiefs !
. From 5 cental np !
. "r ' :1 " ."' :
rJlBS. BOWS, FLANNELS,5 MEN'S
AND BOYS' WEAR. RIB30NM
And Ihundreda'of Articlealonuaerous,
mention. .1
Jfo advance in any of thweGoofa.
8ave money an3 get wire thing csefgrb "
i ' i "
calling on j . , .
36 Market St.
hrisfriia