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lrr 14.00- Six . months, 2.. Three
ith. "e month, 25 cnta.
T. ft.wr will 1 delivered by carriers free
!,r 10 u per week.'
Ja-iobseribew will report any and all fall
cri to rrrrfte their paper regularly.
rrrU Diih Review has the largest
tW fM circulation, of any newspaper
rtMiihtd. in the city of Wilmington.
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Ex-Cot. Morgan wns worth $0.00Q.
000 and $795 00 of this was left to cha
it:c. :
There are eleven States in which
women can vote at the elections for
cehool directors. 4
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There is a proposition in New York
to erect a monument to the memory
of Wm.E Dodge.
Sarah Bernhardt is to. write two vol
nmes ot artiste memoirs for- which she
is to receive $30.000 for the eppywrfght.
Er-Gov. Seymour suggests that
Decoration Day. which is now wel
established as a holiday, shonld also be
made a dr tor yearly tree planting.
An Illinois sir!, who had a wonderful
head of hair, was kidnapped, gagged
and her hair cut off. This is worthy of
the State which produced the runaway
heroes of Buena Vista.
Macon Ttleqraph: The fact of the
business is, there are many men in
Indiana and Illinois who will never
forjfifeCol. Jefferson Davis for not
running at the battle of Buena Vista.
The Asiatic Society of India have
taken steps to erect a monument on the
Aiieof the Black Hole ot Calcutta, the
dungetn in which MR British prisoners
were confined on June 20, 1756. o4
which number 123 died the same night.
In the House yesterd iy the bill .to
"self the State's interest in the C. F.
& Y. V. R. K. passed its second and
third readings. On the final vole Rep
reentative Green, from New Hanover,
voted aye and Waddull. of New Han
over ami Frayser, of Pender, voted no.
IH '
A Philadelphia policeman struck .a
novel experience a day or two ago. H
clubbed a disorderly stranger anil was
promptly kuorked down, kicked, d rap
ped over the pavement by hi.- hair. unci
corapellwl'to bejr for mercy.. He had
hit the Samson of a circus' side it how.
The decree regulating I he liquor traffic
in Russia, recently signed by the Em
peror, is of the most stringent
character. There is to be only one
liquor shop in a vijlage, and where two
or three villages are almost contiguous,
one shop must suffice foe their com
bined inhabitants.
Adam ami Eve hate appeared to
cether in the newspapers in Georgia
We notice in the Augusta Chronicle
that George Adam announes himsplf ns
a candidate for the office of. County
Treasurer and directly under this Is a
notice of election issued by F. Eve,
of the election to be held. It is a
strange conjunction ot names.
. ..
in response to an inquiry regarding
the duties of a local reporter, the Phila
delphia Times informs rt correspondent
that thej are "to know over thing and
write it," whereupon it strikes, the. In-fcz-Appeal
rery forcibly that if the lo
cal reporter were to write everythirg
h tnowaRome notunfrequently wtuUl
bowl.
Bro. Stilling--, of the Caucasian, is
about as effective in the sarcastic as he
i in the argumentative line. He will
soon begin to comprehend that the big
gest dog is not always the hardest to
lick, and that the Big Four is about to
reorganize as the 1utle Three. The
falaxyis threatened with the loss of its
brightest star.
' Big fires are sometimes blessings in
disguise. A year after the fire which de
iroyed nearlyXhe whole ol Haverhill,
the leading shoe men of the town had a
dinner and congraulated themselves on
what had at the time of its occurrence
keen regarded as a disaster. Hand
some and solid buildings have replaced
the wooden strnctures in the burned
districUhe newlfncfcories hold more, bet
ter goods are produced, and tho owners
re the best advertised shoemakers ' in
the country.
The vast amount of study and money
expended in France to check the ravages
of the phylloxera is often spoken of. and
has not been expended in vain. At d
the New York Sun welfsays that in the
United States the cotton crop i an im
Irtant element of public prosperity.
ke the vintage in France; yet the
ages of the cotton worm, whic'i are
computed to cost $15,000,000 a year.
not checked. The Agricultural
t"?0 nt an expert to Brazil to
wy to better advantage this ; pest oj
fetation, and it is probable that
WUeat labor will eventually lead to) at
PMtlal proUctioa against it, ;
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VOL. VII. WILMINGTON. N. C. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1883.
The cdercfl poople inthjs Slate need
not be alarmed on the school question.
Tim white people arc just as much their
friends ns ever and the blessings of ed
ucation wili be dispensed as unsparing
ly and as impartially jn jlhc futuro as
in the past. The promises made by
Gov. Vance to the negroes in 1876 in
the name ofthe Democratic party , wil1
be redeemed. This is well-evidenced
by the fact that every newspaper in the
Western part ot ' the State, where the
whitesare in the asciendant. which has
yet spoken on the subject iff emphatic
inlleclaring that the promises of the
Democratic party to tho negro must bo
redeemed to the uttermost letter.
Tho new dock- at Cardiff, of which
Lord Bute cut tho first sod the other
tlay, will-extend over' tbirty-fivo acres,
exclusive of timber ponds, and will cost
about 600,000. It is to be completed
within threp years. The lock ! will be
the largest in the world, its dimensions
being 80 feet wide and 600 feet long,
whilt; the dep:h"of water over the ills
will vary from 26 feet to 30 feet. The
dock will be 5.400 teet long and 600 jeet
wide, the depth of water varying be
tween 25 leet and 33 feet, according to
tide. There will be timber ponda coh
ering eighteen acres adjoining.) All the
railway arrangements and tho loading1
and discharging machinery will j be of
the most complete, description. ! When
the new dock is complete there will be
a water area in Cardiff; basins ami
docks of 130 acres, and a -quayage of
live miles.
LOCAL NEWS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Yates cho ! Books, Ac
A G tilCAUD A?hlgnee -ale
Mckds 'Kuos Gnnlen f-eetl j ;
flBixsHEUOKR New ArziraU j
R M MctXTlRE To the f rcnt t
W H tiRKEK DrufC4. 3t tiler ne
J i; JlELTON--The Het I'Jiioe
Silver Pi u ted Sjjoohs and Forks, low
prices at Jacop.i's..
The Shell Kml is iu plemlid ciindi-
jim now. It nly nc?eds shade; trees alj
the way to make it perhaps the hand.
-son test drive ia the United States
' The waters.. of tho Atlantic Ocean
have made considerable inroads on the
banks at Wrightsville this winter. The
banks house (what there is of it) stanc's
nw oii the edge of a miniature preci
pice, the sand having been washed
away up to the waiis therecif.
Our thanks are due to Hon. Z. B.
Vance for a copy of the Congressional
Directory of the Forty-SeVenth Con
gress, compiled by Maj. Ben . l'erley
Poo re, Cleik of Printing Records at
Washington. I. C.
Rev. Dr. Deems, wid! lecture at tho
Opera House in this city on tho 13th of
Marc h next under the auspices and for
the benefit ol the Wilmington Library
Association. His1 subject. jWill be
"Trifles," which under his! skillful
treatment will be found to ba of importance-
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For Pocket Knives jr Table Cutlery,
go to Jacobi's Hardware Depot, f I
We again riso to 'a pint of order"
on the light question. Why is it that
the citizens of WilmingtoA do not get
the benefit ol tho gas t&cy are com
pelled to pay for? Will hose whose
duty it i3 to see the laws and the con
tracts enforced give a practical answer
to this question? ' i
Tho Spring: jFires.
Forast lires have been raging in the
woods near the city and the glare is
visible in mcro than one quarter of the
horizon. A gentleman who was at
Wrijrhtsvilie on Wednesday says that
at a pari of the road about four miles
IrOTn the city tho fires were buriing in
Mich closi proximity to the! turnpike
t hut he could not see. clearly ten . feet
ahead of hi in. The horses were put to
it and a dash was made through tho
smoke with eyes and mouth firmly
closed. I
Worth Tryitigr.
The Scientific American, a very re
liable paper, cives tho following rcceipe
as a sure cure for corns, j As the reme
dy is very simple, if any of our readers
are afflicted with corns ft would proba
bly be well for hem to give it a I trial:
Take one-fourth cup of strong vinegar;
crumble into it some bread. Let it
s and' half an hour, or until it . softens
into a good poultice. Then apply on
retiring at night. In the morning the
soreness will be gone, and the corn can
bo picked out. If J he corn Is f a very
obstinate one.' it may require two; or
more applications to effect & cure;-
" They celebrated Tish Brand'; -Gifts
Twine is soltTbnly at Jacobi's Hard
ware Depot. :. , ' " l. , '-
The receipts of cotton at "this port
to-day foot up 870 bales.
The freshet in the Cape Fear hai
subsided as rapidly 'as it rose, there
being now at Fayetteville no extraordi
nary volume of water.
An old colored woman by the name
of Margaret Bradley, aged about 70
years, who has been an inmate of the
Poor House for the past fifteen years,
died there last night, of dropsy. '
Dr. F. W. Potter received informa
tion on Wednesday that his wifp's aunt,
living near Cincinnati, was very ill,
and as Mrs. Potter's presence. was re
quested she left here that night tor the
bedside of her afflicted relative, expeat
ing to arrive there this afternoon.
Owing to some accident to the ma-
Lchinery. the steamer Minnehaha .was
delayed at her wharf in this ctty to day,
not getting ready for her trip to Smith- J
villo until about noon. The accident
was not of a serious nature, as may be
known from the fact that it was so
soon repaired.
Attention is called to the advertise"
ment of tho stock of grocery " goods in
the store on South Front street to take
place to-morrow morning. This pale
is made by order of th eassignee. MrA
(J Ricaud. and is peremptory, ascvery
thing must be disposed of. Some ex
cellent bargains may be had there by
dealers and housekeepers. " t l
Good style is good sense, good health,
good energy and good will, but a bottle
ot Dr Bull s Cough Syrup is a good ben
efaction that suffering humanity has al
ready learned to appreciate. .
j Hal IN Journal.
Hall's Journal of Health' is little but
it is loud. It contains ..more, sound.
solid, practical regulations for the bene.
fit of the he3lth.tban.-Can J?e found any
where between two covers! . We writ
avail ourselves of its pages occasionally
for the benefit of our -'rwidersCT The
price is only $1 a year and evTy:hoii!e
hold should have It. Published at New
York.
Export i Foreign:
Ger. barque Constantino ven Rein-
ccke, Capt. Fretwurst. cleared to day
for Liverpool with 250 casks spirits
turpentine and 2 740 , barrels rosin
valued at $10,181 34, shipped by Messu
Paterson, Downing & Co Kor. barque
Progress, Capt.'iKeilsen. - cleared lor
Hamburg with 3 605 barrels rnsin
aluel at $6,450, shipped by Messrs
DeRosset & Co,.
-LiHIIiirtoii Itiver.
Capt. James, tho engineer in charge?.
informs us thac the work of cleaning
out and mating navigable L'llihgtpn
River (Long Creek) is progressing very
favorably. The logs and snags havo
been removed from the bed of the river
and the overhanging trees and bushes
cut away, and tho force is now-engaged
in cutting off points and endeavoring
to straighten somewhat the 'tortuous
channel of the stream J U
To Builders and others Go" to Jaco
di's for Sash, Blinds and "Doors, Glass
&c. You can get all sizes 'and " at the
lowest prices. - - '
TheCometeryof thft-Sca.'V
There was not a large Vudience in at
tendance at Library Hall last night to
listen to Rev. F. W. E. Peschau in his
interesting treatment of the above
subject, but those who did attend were
agreeably entertained. Mr. Peschau is
a graceful and Quent speaker, and his
language was clothed in. a texture of
poetic beauty. The time occupied in
the de.ivery of the lecture was about an
hour and twenty minutes, and r the
speaker was listened to with profound
attention during the entire time. It was
an interesting and instructive entertain
ment. -
Opera Houae,
The management of our Opera House
is negotiating wiih the manager of
Ford's Opera Company! who are play-
ing in Washington now, to get that ex
cellent company to appear here in the
latest success, the opera of "Iolanthe,"
and if there can be a sufficient guaran
tee of a large house there is not a doubt
(hat we will have the pleasure of hca -ing
Cha. Ford's Comlo Opera CtJiu
pany in a- short time. Ve are quite
sure that if they appear again this se.
son' they will have a rousing faorise.
I .Mr Moses Prag. of Newbern. N C
says: I have used Brown's Ircn Bit
turs and received great benefit from it."
The Place to SaVe llldneyv
u Yon "can j positively caret inoney by.
baying your clothing. GentsFurnlshins
Goods' Hats & Caps at the "old reliable
clothing bonrs. cf A d 1' Shrisr" 21
llsrJict ctrccti a tzXL - .t.':
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TO THE
" NEW MATTHQJGS, ' 0
THS CHEAPEST W HAV EVER SHOWS, IX BOTH LARGE AD SMALL CHECK.
BTOCKlIS BEING CLOSED OCT.
Cburcli Matting, I
1 Office Matting,
Oil Cloths, aU widths.
: TAELE LINE N
YOU CAST-.Fal TO. 8E SUITED TCOM
feb 23
Tho Induction Works.
Mr.iBeno, President of the Southern j
Ore ComVauy, :; has returned from New!
York, after having.fcuccesslully accom
pliaJied the business which carried him
North. Thc first shlprnentW ore from
the mines in this Stated 'aicord ing to the
contract en t ere J i njto, 'f has been recei v
ed here i and others are to follow rapidly
We were; shown to-day a nugget of
gold, assayed from, ores at the works
here, which weighs l-'oz., 1 pwt., and
is worth about $21 50. At this rale
ion of the bre will yield $0,325.
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. ;A fine assortment of Guns and Pistols
at Jacobi's HaWl ware Depot. , t
Assignee's Sale, !
T
HEDEIWlGNEW-lLt; S1XL AT
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To-jnorron ; (at rdy) the remiuL)g
TP.
lnStorcsVo 1G 13 ?oath vroat "street oc
cupied by G M. Crapou. ' '
- Parties deairios- bargains in this Use of goodb
will find it to their lu teres i to attend.
. ... ........ ,. ... r
Sale wit! commoac at 11 o'clock, a. m., to
be couUnued at cigbk
A, G. EICJAUD,
feb 25 It
Assignee.
The Best Placo !
O
UR FK1END3 AND THE PUCLIU gen
... r
erally aro re-jpectfully reminded that the best-
place to buy meato cf all klii Is,
BEE VEAL, LAMB, MUTTO
POKK. SAUSAGES, Ac, 4c,
Ia at the old stand, N. W. Corner Market and
Second streets, the proprietor whereof la
J. li. MELTON,
K. W. Corner Market and Second Streets,
Proprietor of the ool v io m usage
febtH i- - - Factory in tke state.
Wdtice.
rjpHE UNDEHS'lGSED HAVING QUALI
fled as Aditinlstrator on the estate of Itobert
C- Myera,' deceased, on the 7th day of Fcbru
ary, 1833, In the Proba.e Court of Kow Ilaco-
ver Coaoty, notice is fcereby given to all per
sons indebted to eaii deceased, to mike im-
m ilia e uaymt-nt: and all persons htvinjf
claintif aainrt saki estate, wi 1 preseuc them
for iwfy raent on or bet re the 9th day of rJ
rua y, 1884. or HiU notice will be plead in bar
of their recovery.
Ihia 5th day of February, 1-81.
J. 1. MACKS.
febS-law4jr fri - - - Adm'r.
NEW ARRIVALS
JgY RAIL BOAD ASDSTEAMEtt :
-Cap Paper, -Le
ler Paper,
Pocket Note Paper,
. . 'ote faper. all weights, .
Lrtler Knrelnpes bj the million.
OfflcUl Bvelope, all size;
- Beaatifil Box Paper, an elegant aisort
- menu -" -
Standard Organs.
KOTHEB LOT OF THOSE BEAU11FUL
OhGAS jut receWed. ani for sal a at the
most reaaoaabie prices ever offered, at
HEINSBERGER'S,
fe 3S - - Lire Book aad Music 8t re
No Liquors;
BUT A STOCK OF FEES IT, A NO. 1 GliO
CEETES win be kept at ouretore. .
No. 45, Market Street.
AD geoda jsoia bjvxu ' trJUbe as reprwested.
; GOOD -GOODS AXD SMALL PCOFrTS
: 7:wi'ora.iroTTO.',
rCJT9 vsm a trial &s3 be ccnrlacscLcar .
NO. 48
N BW A D VEUTISEHEXTS
FRONT I
THS PRICES WEJ&E KETES LOWER.
AND TO WELS. -
SUCH A STOCK AND AT fcCCH FXtlCEB.
H
WINES MI)
LIQU0ES,
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H. BRUNHILD & BRO.,
No. 2 Granite Row, -Wilmington,
RI. C.
rOULD EESPECTFULLY. AXNOTJKCE
to the public that they have lately imported
from 11 rat hands in Europe, aJMl which la noir
in bond at Custom Ilocee. .
t KOTEO VINTAGES
ALSO A LARGE QUANTITY OF
- Deiicions Sherries,
Ports of the Finest Bouauet,
" And iBoet celebrated brands- "'C
They hare fartbermore added to their full
and well selected stock a complete line of
FUEXCU CO flilALSAND UQUEBiJ-sniUble
to the pnlate of the most fastidious.
The Rochester Brewing Company, throngb
Messrs. Henry L. Becker Jt Co., hare given
them the agency for t lie It "Export I Jeer" and
which does not want for praise from all qaor-
ters. They eollclfpatronage.
oct 19 : ';;J-- J. -' ''"- .
GUN'S AND CUTLERY !
A FUSE ASSOxtTMEST OF,
Muzzle and BreecH-Loader
Guns,
Revolvers and Ammunition,
- SILVER PLATED I.
SPOONS & FORKS,
A VEIIY LARGE VARIETY OF
Pocket Knives,
Table Cutlery.
JOT Topnlar prices to salt all at
N. JACOBI'S, .
- HARDWARE DEPOT,
de S-tf . 10 Sonth Front St
Breech-Loaders,
JpiNE BREECU-LOADING 81IOT-GCJJS,
Shells, Wads, Powder, 8hot, Cartridge Bags,
Gun Cases, Reloading Tools Game Bags, Pis
tola all kinds. If yon want a first-class artl
cleof the above food . and bw prices, the
some can be found at
. W. E. PIIINGEH CO'3,
, ' uccesr cr IKwn X Co
feb 7 IS it and ? Market Mreet
COUNTRY
A TECCnANrS ASD EVERY BODY CA!I
gvi suited ia quality and prices from I he largd
stoc of MADOLKKY GOOD, at tho Xeir
eaddlery and Trwok Ifone of
No. 43 Market at,
Jg MannfucKirca'-d Pcpnir. t! m
Buggies I Buggies I
XTEW AaD SECOND HAND FOR SALE
1
bome Bargains.
T. J SODTITERLAKD.
Aec 19 tf ' v
Flower Pots V
im SALE BY
GILES & MCRCinSOX,
Sand 40 Mcrrhfcon Block
feb
CAN'T IG515P TilEM !
JpEOPLE WILL HAVE THOSE STOVES.
Another lot exptfetod. Send your orders. -
J Coauaalca.Uoc mvaX a wrUi o
one tide W tbe.' payee. ; : N ' !
Pttnacamoetbe aroMad !
And It la especUDj aod partieularfy '!
to.l that tte Editor doea not aJways crfai U
tVe rlewa of comnMmt, mY. L"' .
the editorial colanma. v
sew. a d vEKTisnrjnrrr:
i no !
not
AT
36 Market
A GBEATMA2?T DESntABLC
r TJTJr-JU.l" Jk' HJ
; 8S1.UXG OFF LOW TO SIASC
. ROOM FOB . . :
SPRING STOGlt:!
' JUST OPENED
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A FULL ASSORTMENT OF
White Goods, ; i
Embroideries,
Cambrics, ; ;
Seersuckers,-,
ams; i ' ;
Sheetings,;;
.
. -. '
Housekeeping
Goods.
ALWAYS ON HAND A FULL
. - : . ' I :
LINE OF r
Stapleand Fancy Dry Goods,
AT j-
. fi3. TJ3. ICAT2',
Ian '29- -v ' - ' -'.!"" I
66
GARDEN fsERBS."
tClii Wk VH
jMtgo and Tnrnip fitexl, early and lata rarU
tle;CoJLinl. Beet and Tomato beeds, a larc
stock a ad an emliet rariety of Pen mv-t
Beaus. retailed at w hokal prices by -
a i j 1 1 i it ATI. riuna . m
Itiunds BroG.,
Manufacturlos PharmarUU.
1.491 BUHaDWAY. X&W T02X.
Drugs, Medicines,
gPONGE9, FANCY GOODS,
, PERFD14EBY
For sale by
WILLIAM IL QZZZZ,
Market trttt
fetCS
C. W. YATEO.
gcaooL BOOKS,
BLANK BOOKS.
' Z- eTATIOSXBT. . - -V
FRAMES, W -4-
TAXCT GOODS, ; l
WRAPPING FAPES,'
A complete assortment Seotlatental Tilja-
tiaea . S 'r - , - . 1 Ub
LAcosAiosr or
State assatzs ax Cmncrr,
ton Eat Grace Stmt,
Richmond. Y . Januarr fOth; UX
c zekux ha made knrn u taa th
compolIonof his H.iir trior r aad t hare
aL-M an!fectel it ta chemical examtnaUoo. It
toutal. no la t sllTer, .ub.uncea Terr
ommoolr employl fn klny rrrpararida
for the nafr. i or anything birmful. and may
therefore be ned without aptrebensioa of lar
iarioua reaoJia.
WM. IL TAYLOR, M D.;
- bUte Chemist
WblUtt thanking yon. Mr. FiekleL forth
flair Kt rer you so kindly ent tue. I tak
rrcal iVjiure In sajlng to yon that 1U bena-11-
tal eCcUt nm tay btr hare !eii ut arpar.
ut a to a'inct the comrnodaUoa f all dt
fiiBls wfttf have lnod.lt. , , , - j
Itljin my eUmaUn a treasure, wttbont
w h ch t!e toilet of none who have ocd it will
becompset. ffopiu It mar re-iltM rou th
pecuniary sweet yuu t-o richly datcrr;
1 remaia, Tery re-rctf,: y,
- Mr-. a. aX T. TTirs.
-ricteorii, Va Teb. t7, l. . ;. .
Barga
Bargal