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JOSH. T. JAMES,
(DiTt)B no raorKJKTOR.
-tHfcCRlPTI0NH.,03TAGE PAID.
tT 00 8U BOntk, ,35 5 Thre
Jo"tn.,$l ; One month. 60 cents.
rJ. Daptr ba delivered by carriers,
severe- or 11
jeiribtr. will Pie report UJ and
n fUtrta ttftcri paper, regnlarly.
pf0w Advertisement.
1880 !.
OS. AND AXCWTJAXi
CLOSING SALE
V
JROWN & RODDICK.
45 Market St.
ySTAKK Tiild OFl'OKTUMTT OF
(StkiacU faaeral pmbUc for their very
ra palroaare daring tie p"t year, and
t eU oar Uomlar attention to oar
ANNUM CLOSING SALE !
OF
WINTER STOCK
TO COMMENCE ON
January, 12th.
Great Reductions
U Vt la ordtr to affect our Vjed.
Oar ritro&i may rit asiured that the
redactions ara bona flJe.
Dress Goods,
BlanKets,
Shawls, Cloaks,
-
CASHMERES FOR
MEN AND BOY'S WEAR.
LADIES', GENTS', AND CH II J) REN'S
UNDERWEAR.
Wa will oSt tha Cbetptt Use of Ham
btr ZdgiMgt and lajartloej that wahava
ahawa, U ordar to mat room for our sew
lock.
BROWN & EODDICK,
40 riarket Otreet,
laalO
Selling Off! "
rpSE BALANCE OF OUR
IMMENSE STOCK OF
FAIL AND WINTER CLOTHING
atut f at aJa04t any price to coal room
for Ui Spila Btylta. Bargains may be
l4 All taut V void." Call aad 59 1 the re
de4 prlcsa, at
SBRU&'d TWO TO.lL3,
"""""ja 9 - Market at
Lavender Water,
?
Tf K.8S.NA WJiT&B. New lot freib trofi
ad a fall and eoap!etat-ck of Faacy Arti
ei for the UoIiJay TraJe. Everjthiag
faaraitead (mh, pare at d of bvit quality.
IT. C. MILLEB,
Crnr id nlaa btrceU.
t day a4 ituhu
Lower than Ever.
r iROE stock or oak, ash, a&. at
greatly red teed pricee
fa'l rice e tt ba COAL in the city
vtry low Itdeed.
laa II J. A. 8FR150KR.
Coney a Tobacco Store
TF TOU TTA5f TU1 BEST 6 and 10 eta.
ACUarfeteUUSKi'Swaarayoa wiU Bad
Us Luxrt taiMtioa of Imported and Dcmea
U Clxara, CVewtar d BaaoKl&f Tobacco.
OeUeoillpUMrstaber that I do
orteop Sudan, tharWore these
bo wlab artAaa mj gooi wUl hart to
do to d arise the waek,
allf t- ..WALT CONEf, i
EflOMDAY,
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VOL.IV. WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1880. NO. 295
LOCAL NEWS.
new Advertisements.
P HamaiBaasa- The Place to Bar.
A. A I. Hhrik Sellicg 0T! .
For other local see fourth page. ,
Wit ilow (il.is -all ai:s at lun;r-&
rii"e".
- t
fir this jH.r:, sail'-d from
lia q'ie
Faliu Mitli on the 10 li jnsL
ar-
riv?l Hxiuhur n tlif fl. j! ?.
lUripo i7. ;''. .l ines I r lliia irt,
viltUip;iuJ'iv,,r,H'vlt ou Uta Ul.b.uaC .
Knives -tinl FnkiV P.jckc-t Knives kc.t
t the ChiMrcu .I.vim i"..
jour iMofu-y hy buying jour UuiKl
iu. b:iiilics fi orii .MtaM 'r V rrJc. t
lrque .lnir, btivcsoti, fr tiiia jori
clertxl at Liverpool ou tl-j 8 li inst.
Nor. biruo Kitfiinkt, Overaartl, for
thia purt, c!care.l at S.tvaoivah ou tho
10 b iuit.
Tho heary recti ta ol cutton caused
the market in No Y rk to drop nearly
thirty points tol-iy.
Pocket Knirc. T.hle Cutlery, Silver
IMated Forks ud SpVns; largoat variety
sad loweat prices at Jacobi s
Scrscaat G. W. V, David, of the day
police force, has reported for duty again
after four month' c nfiotment hy sickness
atborr.e.
False Alarm.
TLe alarm of GrJ wai again sound jd a
about G:3 this af:ernoon, but it proved
to be a fa's e alarm. The fire departmen
tamed out wi:h its U9ual promptness, tu
iU services were not needed
The First A la -111
The alarm of fire about n:on to-day
came from a historic portion of the city,
the old llooper Ilouse,' situated on the
premises in rear c t the old Mcltee resi
dence and on the block bounded by
Market, Princfs?, Second and Third
streets. It caught among a lot of hay
strewed on the second floor and was soon
suppressed, with but slight damage.
Wervx-.
It is a great thing to have what is call
ed tierct, and nothing contributes more
to the power of 1 bysical control thus
named than Warners Safe Nervine. It
also relieves all kinds of pain, and cures
headache and neuralgia.
Father Is Getting Well-
My daughter say, 'How much better
father is since he used Hod Bitters.' lie
Is gelling well after bis long buffering
from a disease declared incurable, and we
are so glad that he used your Bitters. A
lady of Rochester, X. 1.
When you are depressed by the gaunt,
sickly feeling of a disordered system,
which needs to be cleansed and stimulat
ed into healthy action, take a dote or two
of Ayeu s Fills and see how quick you
cau be restored for a quarter.
The "Knight of the Plains "
This mc'o drama will be presented to
our theatre-going cltizets at the Opera
House to-morrow night, with 'Buffalo
B.irf(Uon. W. F. Cody) iu the leading
role. It bos never been put upon the
stage in this city, sd we can only judge
of its merits by what we glean from the
nnsj where it has been produced. The
a
Illinois State Rtfi'tlcr sarg;
The Knight of tho Plains, or Buffalo
Bill's Best Trail is a tew riece, written
expressly fcr Mr. Cody by Col.;Prentifs
loirraham. and thcro can be no doubt
that : U kdeeJ BuflYo P.illVIkst Tra'l
and that it will 'trail more ducats into
his treitury than auy thing he has hereto
fore struck It na rrai iSceo border
play, and Col. I graham may j-istly col
gratulats hi math on the production of
one cf the grcHueat sensations of the
day. It is r.'plcte wi h tl rilling
situations ' and affords a fine field for the
exerc'ss of Mr. Cody's peculiar talent
(Xdy has a fine ttage presence, and does
some really effective acticj. He is the
great attractive of the play, but it has
other featuns that are decidedly taking
There are a number of fine tableaux inci
dent to the piece; one in particular is very
efictire, that of a t rairie on lire, with a
herd of bciwloca tieeiog before the flames.
A number of real Indians are introduced,
svrns faccy rifle shooting is done by Bill,
and adioiiLUiire live donkey is introduced
00 the stage, which creates a worM
of merriment. S.me clever actiaz is
also done by A'f Beverly, Shyster:' L
II Willand. -Moloch; J J Louden,
'Ralph Iloystxju; Chas Wi!oa as Mar
maduke Hairy Irting as Buttermilk;
Miss Lydi Ioicr, 'Wild 2:ellM Miss
Nellie Jones. 'R-jf a Melton Indeed, the
company as a whole is a slrone one. and
it gave the play so effect vely last night,
that the audience was at times worked
np to a pitch of excitement that bordered
on wildness. The piece seems destined
to have a- long and successful run.
Willi
The Meeting Last NIbt.
' We regret to sUte that the attendanco
at the Temperance meeting at the City
Sail last evening was. quite small. Ad
dresses! were made by Messrs. J. B.
Farrarand David Cash well, at the con
c'usion of which five persons came
forward aud signed the pledge to try and
abstain from the use of intoxicating driuks
and profane language. We are glad to,
know that those who haye taken an in
toreat in forwarding this movement will
c Liiuuo their efforts.
Lecture MoncIax-Tenl,.lK
Dr Mendeleolin, by request, delivered
a leciure at the Jewish Chapel last evening
.111 J3ws and Judaism. The discourse was
made specially iu erestiug. The past of
ih Jewish race was portrayed, with the
long and numerous persecutions it has
undergone, and the future, when the He
brews will return to their inheritance, was
dt scribed. Dr. Meudelssohn said that
Israel was the only nation tnat lives now
aud has always lived as a nation solely for
religion. TLe mission of the cboseu peo
ple is to bring about a universal religion.
Dr. Mendelsohn's fine manner as an ora
tor madi a highly favorable impression
upon his hearers. IlaXeigh Observer.
North Carolina Medical Journal.
The January number of this raluable
medical masazine has been received. It
contains sixty four pages of reading mat
ter, aside from the advertisements, and
treats upon subjects of importance to the
medical profession. From its pages we
learn that the New Hanover Board of
Health have made a sanitary survey of
tais city upon which to found a basis for
future operations. This map defines and
locates the nnd rained places, the sewers
and the labyrinth of ditches in the eastern
and other sections of the city, and these
will receive especial attention from the
Beard in future deliberations. The Jour
nal is a valuable acquisition, hot pnly to
the prefes ion whose interests it labors to
advance, but to the general H erat' re of
the State
city court.
Champ Artia, a poor colored unfortu
nate who has allowed drink to get the
upper hand of him, was again before the
Mayor this morning charged with being
drunk and down. Judgment of the
Court was $0 fine or five days in tb.9 O.
P,
Richard Martin, a colored iudividua1,
who is a quite frequent attendant at the
Mayor's laves, was arraigned this morn
ing for disorderly conduct in the' Market
House last night. The defendant is
musician, and plays lustily on the accor
ds n when about halfrseas oyer, as he
was last night, and generally adds an
accompaniment of chinmusic which,
though it may accord w ith the notes of
his horrid musical instrument is not very
harmonious nor melodious sounding to
refined ears. The Mayor remarked $10 or
fifteen days, and the defendant went be
low where he can have a base so!o.
Catarrhal Fever.
An epidemic of catarrhal fever br in
fluenza has been prevailing in this and
nurrounding counties for the last six or
eight weeks. It is mostly severe, obsti
nate, and in numerous cases closely re
scmbles pneumonia. Many cases refuse
to yield to the usual domestic remedies for
bad cdIJj, requiring mercurials, cathar
tics, and quinine before this violent form
of influenza is subdued. The disease is
in rralarious lxalities, disposed to be in
termitient or periodical, as physicians in
form us, showing that the very unusual
and remarkable warm wint.r we have
thus far had has been attended with the
development of a malarial poison that
causes a mild form, of malarial fever to
ntermit with our winter diseases. It is
a doc trice of malaria, we learn, that it i-
sucs from its sly retreats in winter as
well as summer and autumn when the
weather is loag enough warm. The heavy
"ogs we have been having almost every j-
night and morning since the fall are al
most unprecedented in degree and dura
tion and must be highly injurious to the
ungi and general health. That phjti-
cian is sadly behind tho timet an pro.
gress of science wh.tf s. QQt Matejy
ma(k: meteorological and barometrical
changes a$ the. varying seasons caa and
who does not govern hla views and treat
mcut accordingly.
Indications
' For the South Atlantic SUtes slowly
rising temporature.partly cloudy-weather,
southeast to southwest winds stationary
or slowly falling barometer, followed by
light raiaa during Wednesday, night or
Thursday morning. i-
A Serious case of ' Corjuriuff."
Ben James, a very worthy, hard work
ing colored man, residing on the corner of
Dawson and Front streets, in the. lower
part of this city, has been very singularly
afi'ected in bis couduct ever sinso the
mornih of a fire which occurred in his
neighborhood aud J burned Lewis Le
Graud h .house and Mount Olive colored
chuicb, a wfck gn'to- day. His conduct
ever i ce that time isa been ao peculiar
.ir;i r inark.il!? tnat it has attracted the
tte'it!"ii ol rumors of colored people,
who congregate in tie nighbor
nood " of ins liviuso and stare
at t)'H y Lui'd ng with gaping wonder.
Ilia ritrangu behavior consists in locking
hiielf, his wife and two children up in
hi. house aud refusing any communica
tion with any one auttmlc. The man and
his wife, it iV alleged by out&ide parties,
consider themselves 'conjured' and have
1 ot a spell on them. The woman some
time tiuce stated, so we lu-ar. that she
could not go to the spriug for a bucket o
water without first dropping a silver quar
ter in the bottom of the bucket, to pre
vent being poisoned by the water when
she went to drink of it.
Tbeman James has his yard protected
by two very savage, dogs and keeps a
loaded un inside of his house to prevent
an j fngress'from the street.' Lat night the
Captain of the. police force with two po
licemen,wentdown there a .d ueld an in
terview with the self-imprisoned prisoner
Captain Goodman asked it there was
anything to eat in the house and
was informed that there was both water
and food, and as everything in the neigh
borhood 'was quiet. the officer in charge
made no attempt to interfere with the
parties by forcing an entrance to the
house and making an arrest.
Ben James has been employed at the
s ill-yard of Mr. A. H, VanBokkelen, In
this city, ever since the war, and up to
one day of last week,when the "spell' first
took hold of him, he was always prompt
ly on hand to perform his daily labor.
But on the occasion referred to . above,
when he felt that he was "conjured," he
applied to the superintendent Of the still
yard for sn advance of $20 to meet. some
urgent demands, which he said must be
paid or he would suffer serious injury.
The superintendent inquired of him' why
he needed so much money and was told
that heah d to pay his "Doc tori" tua ae
had been paying him regularly $2.50 out
of his $6.50 wages every week, but
that his physician., who was a powerful
"conjurer said he must have $20
at once or he would suffer. The super
intendent of course declined to yield to
the misguided man's wishes and the con J
sequence 'was as above stated, the poor,
ignorant fellow shut himself and family up
in his house,- fearing ail the time that
something dreadful was about to happen to
him. This forenoon Sergeant Davis and
officer Kendrick, of the police foice, were
sent down by the city authorities to
make a forcible entrance into
James' house by breaking in the door.
Upon entering the house the man was told
he must accompany the officers to the City
Hail. Ue offered no resistance, notwith
standing he had. a double-barrelled, shot
gun and an axe near tho door when it was
forced open. Ue said in explanation of
his conduct that the Lord had told him
to do so. Crowds of colored peo
pie, to the number of two hun
dred or more, had congregated around
the house and when tho inmates
were taken to the City Hall followed on
after them. Arriving at the Citv HalL
lots of thiDgs were found in the man's
pockets which he pretended were to keep
him from be ing conjured. The children,
we are informed, looked gaunt and weak,
as though suffering for nourishment, when
taken out of the house. The whole party
will remain at the Ciiy Hall uutil to-mor
row morning, when the Mayor will proba
bly have an investigation ci thQ CaS?.
ladles at the Carolina Club. .
Q lite a Lumber of the ladies of this
city availed themselves last night of the
invitation extended to them by 'the Caro
lina Cinb. and graced the Cub room with
Iheir cheerful and beautify ips presence.
It is au eatire-i v.evt feature Vith the
Club, be U U one which can only result tu
good, and we rejoice at its inauguration,
and trust that ca every Tuesday evening
during the winter, which has been set
apart as. 'Ladiea Ijight the Qi ah-room
mty be male radiant by. the smiUg of
Wilmington's Sair dauhex. Thi ball
last night was decora ed with much taste
and the Italian siriug band 'furnished
music for the merry dancers ' ' '
And all west merry as a arrlage belli. "
New Advertisements.
Of the Historic Government 8cout, Gnida and Hunter in his
Mammoth Dramatic Combination !
A BAND OF
GENUINE INDIAN CHIEFS !
! AND HIS OWN -
Military Brass Band and Orchestra !
"Who will, on this occasior, appear ia the Malodrama, in 4 aets, written for BUFFALO
HILL by Col. Prentiss Imgraham, entitled
Konifflhl!: of the POaoims !
OR, BUFFALO BILL'S IBEST , TRAIL !
Act 1 Prairie Fire,
Act3 Gambling S',L'.
Fcne (i.na tae
m ii jeiqe. ac.
the Pony fexrs u .trin iit a'id his Trained Doakey. Bobbin the Overland SUee
Coach. Buffi.u Bi.i t j th liescue. During the first aet Buffalo BUI will exhibit bis -
MARVELOUS RIFLE SHOOTING.
Which has diatinguiflHed him as one of the greatest marksmen the world has ever
f produced.
mitiiuSlSJSFSSS BJ W af 5 Fm en White ehlld, who was
madeachlefattheageot thirteen, and 'C. A. Burgess, Scout. Guide and Interarater will
appear in the Wolf, Worse and other dances and camp scenes. interpreter, wiU
Popular prices. Beeerred Beats to be had at HEINSBERGER'8 Book Store.
taBand! & EE? f heAded b B BW'-
Awide-a-wakeboorj the life of Buffilo BUI,
trt norfnrmanna
jan 17-21-22
An 1 ui porta n t Personal Item.
Charles S. Prentice, of Toledo, 0 ,
went to Paris and thence to England
to be treated for Bright's disease, aud af
ter the best physicians of both countries
had done what they could for him, gave
up in despair and returned to America to
die. Ilere he received further treatment
from other skillful physicians without
benefit, and while 'listlessly lingering in
pain and anguish, as he sa vs. heard of the
Safe Iidi.ey and Liver Cure, took it, and
was completely cured in a few weeks.
He gives circumstantial details of bis
painftd experience and astonishing cure.
in a long letter to H, H. Warner & Co..
which will be forwarded on application.
Dr- Moll's Endorsement of Sneers'
Tort Grape Wine.
The following, from the celebrated Dr
Mott of New York, speaks wonders for
Mr. Speer'a efforts to raise the Oporto
Grape in New Jersey:
f 62 Madison Avenue,
New York, April 11, 1878. J
Mr. Alfued Speer. Deaf Sir; The
visit whicn I made last vear to your
Yineynrds, tine-presses ar.d viults at
Passaic, .J., satisiicd me thoroughly
thatthj ict manufactured by yon are
pure aud unadulterated, and the very
best that can be oflered to the public for
medic::. al uses.
Acttiig upon my favorable impressions
at the time, I have since recommended the
Port Wine more particularly in tny
practice, r.:r? am satisfied, tpVb marked
benefit to ray
iTbc:ecrtu be r,c bitter i-ioof Vj the
doubting initiJ, as to the "Wine being
made of thu finest Oporto Qrape, than a
visit to the acres of land covered with the
vine bearing the luxuriant fruit. Wishing
youauceess in your praiseworthy enter
prise. ,
remain respectfully yours,
ALEX B. MOTT, M. D .
Prof, of Surgery, Bellevue. flosp. Medl
Uoiiege, &C' c v
For sale by Jt C. Munds, Green &
Flanner. P. L. Bridgers & Co.
For Smlthville.
rpiIS BTEAjIER pass- fj.
PORT, new under r en ova- V im r
' c i
tion, will be represented by the Steamer
O&cANDO. as tor above.
Leave Wilsaington 2PM daily.' For
Freight or Passage apt ly on board, or oi
jaa!9 OKQ. MTKRS, Ag mL
Lecture.
QOL. b. K. MacAE "WILL DELIYES
a Lectors for the benst of the library it
soeiation, is tha Opera House, Friday, Jan-
uarj 23J, at o'clock, J P. M. Bubjocv;
Poetry. Admiision, 25 cents.
jinl9 sac 5t i
The Place to Buy
FIRST CLASS PIAWO OR OS(lAV
oa the IttLJment Plan, and at prices lower
thin, &e lowest, is at the - , .
LIFE BOOK 8T0BE: '
For Blank Book6i
tit
p APES, ENVELOPES, Inkr, lfaeOax
Iakstaads. Pens," Peneili, Letter fUetini
Clip, and aajtaiag in the Boot aaoT Bta-'
Usaery Line, goto ".-;!
s HElNaBEMEa:.: ,
jan 1 Live Book and Hasie 8 tor.
FLEAMS MTlTTme.
we will be glad to receive eommvnkatlo&t
1 from or frieadf on any and all robjecto
general laUrett bat : . . .
Tie name of the writer But alwayt be for
aishtd to the Editor.
rjCommgnleaUons rantl be writtso' on ealy
one side of the paper.
Personallties'mnft be avoided. ' '
And UlM especially and particuiarly.'nndtr
ttood that the Editor does not always endo
tat views of correspondents, ualaaito state
hi the editorial eoluDs. i
, Hew Advertisements.
OPERA HOUSE.
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One Wight Only !
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1880
(Hoj; w. r. coDt,)
-sA
Eighth ! Annual Tour
origiaal painting). Act 2 Prairie to Parlor.
nmnaio jjui as a Ueteetive. Buffalo Bill a
written by himielf, wiU b. for sale during
ou. a. visuma. tfutineis Manager. .
COL. PRE5TI88 lNQRAHAal, Treaa'r.
FOR SALE, RENT OR LEASE.
MY PBOPKRTF at1 Point Caswell, con- 9
aistiag of Store with rooms for family
to live in. Desirable location for baalneM.
Forty thousand barrels turpentine shipped '
from the place every year. For term. -
plTto DR- J HAWE8,
jan 20-t Point CaawaU, K. C.
AND .
GOODS
AT'
TJl. KATZ'S,
30 Market St.
It is conojny to Buy
Somefhiiiff Uselul !'
ON HAND, FOR THAT PUBrOSE ,
Shawls, Oioaks,
i
Corsct, O-Iovcs,
Collars, and :C tiffs.
TIES, T0VELS,?IIAPXIflJ,1
: OAMASKS-
BRUSHES,
... .
Fren I'eeats up't
BIBI. BOWS. , flhttHtllS MEM'S
and veAb. 'wBBonw
Aml.uadrediSor ArttelettooJhtuiiirowIJ
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