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VOI, XII WILMINGTON, N. WEDNESDA Y JANUARY 18 1888 NO 15
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In the editorial columns.
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We think that the gentlemen who
won appointed to treat with the
authorities of thn (.'ape Fear & Yad
cp rear & y. v. it. it. the same,as the terms submitted to A petition was circulated to-day
The Board of Aldermen met in the Board and approved fjast year, and was being signed by nearly all j
called session vesterdav afternoon lie called attention toJthe third to whom it was presented, askinir!
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NEW ADVEBTI8EM12NTS.
kin Vallev U. U. n-Iative to the ex- to receive the report of the Cape clause thatjthe subscription shall the Board of Aldermen to call an
Minion of that road t this city i etir & Yadkin Valley Railroad Com- be made in cash or in five per cent election to "vote on the subject of I
- ;.T-Oi; V.j j Uave done well. VV do not e how l miiotiers. When, the hour ap- bonds. The commission ! had hesi- subscribing $100,000 to the capital
i -.f. l Zl 'Oi ls-JT4 , .i it,, pointed for the.meeting five o clock .tated about putting in a provision stock of the Wilmington, Onslow &
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A T . M
Personal.
Strickland, advance
anil liberal.
It.mi-.wi i.nnh Tlirn kIioiiIiI be no ,iad arrived, only Aldermen Kic- for payment in bonds, I, believing -East Carolina Railroad
1 complaint on the part of our people I aml' labiate, Dudley, King and that it would be best for tjie city to j
and there probablv will be none. ' 1 7"' , U'e T 1 V ' place its ionas ana pay tne casn,
m,. uf.v:eilt- His Honor called the Board to and thought that four or four and a Mr. W. H
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The eft v could afford J oruer.'"lu ier siaimg me purijuse nan per cent, bonds for tne amount ." Jim, xrcxiiuau
cuy maKing ar
appearance of
gaye us the pleas-
Tn Hi Honor the. Mayor and Board 1 that parties holding oroDdrtv which are of a call at about noon to-day.
of. Udcrmtnof tko City of 11 ilrnxng-' the railroad company would desire j Ae company will appear here fori
to purchase for terminal facilities ' one mgllt only on Wednesaay, the
MUST BE SOLD !
to "ive lft000 to have thi road ! of tlltMneetin requested the clerk required could be negotiated in one Company, is in the c
completed lUe and e.peciallv so! to read the report of the commis; , b,ock and the money. paiclout re- rangements for the
with the construction to begin at on, which was as follows: quired.-"" It-bad been ascertained . that troupe. He ga
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11113 i ruin l. iiiririi tn i i mil it l l-
lvV I stock and the expenditure here of
( ... y&iy&-.!yfefiL not only the amount subscribed but
l,Vl't'i) !,I1;l,,v thousaiid more which will bt
' ri-iv'l 'paid out in the coiitriietion of the
1 IIH1- t7?.1 Jnul ami which will be Mire to find
l l it wavhere.
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,M';i.iT4that Mi Rose Kliza
(VtiIanl i alout to marry a
4 cl-Tviuati.
nl!. raisins art obtaintti i
in-tlie end of the vine in the
ml hn the crape U half ripn.
pivvrnt the fonuation of seed
th full dfvelopment of the
. hut it ripens all the !um and
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k iirucious u or.
phr farming i a new inhitry
at Auburndale, Fla. Two
have devoted a tract of 1,000
U that urM... It is said
th i:s-t fatiilMu epicure ca ti
lt thi IIh of the Florida go
from Ihe famous Maryland ter-
Th executive session of the Sen-
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jliruietl lasted three hours. The
f urn iorir v for cmif! nt i;it inn w.-is four
Messrs. I'dmumN. Sherman, llaw
lev, (Nullum and Hvarls were tin
principal speakers in opposition.
Hihiiuiids olijeetinl principally on
ac.'otuit f Mr. Lamar's age, ami
John .Sherman said: "Mr. Lamar's
political training, his ritid adher
ence to.'thedoctrine of States' rights.
unfits htm to deal with the great
(constitutional questions which he
will be called to pass upon, and this
in itself ough? to furnish sufTicient
grounds for his rejection. '
Not one Democratic voice was
raised in defense of Mr. Lamar, sim
ply, e presume, because no defense
was necessary. Only Mr. Riddle
berger had a word to say for him.
He stated that more or less preju
dice existed against Mr. Lamar be
cause he hi?d been a Confederate
soldier, and he could not stultify
himself by voting against him.
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Do you suffer with catarrh? You
can be cured if you take Hood's
Harsaparilla. the great blood purifi
er. Sold bv all druggists.
ton:
(tKNTLKMKN: The Commission ap
pointed by you to treat with the
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railway
Company relative to the extension
of the saul road to this city and a
subscription by the city to the capi
tal stock of saul company, have had
several interviews with a committee
from the board of directors of the
company, and after careful consider
ation of'the whole matter have un
animously agreed to recommend the
approval of the following, which is
a copy of the terms agreed upon by
the sa'id railway company and your
commission:
It is herebv agreed by and be-
were willing to receive bonds in pay.
ment. He thought it fori the. best
interests of the city to, make the
subscription an the tenis agreed
upon by the commission.
25th inst.
Declining Prices.
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There was a decline' from yester
day's quotations of spirits turpen-
! tine and. while small sales were ef-
,oi. iioger moore, a mpnoer 01 j f ted t m cent r 1Ion the
principal transactions were at 37
Mia p.niiiiniMKinTi. siiffestpH ithfl.t, tbft
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approval of the agreement! was un
animous. Alderman Pearsall said lie under
stood that the city, had tile option
of payment in money or bqnds.
Col. DeRosset said the first pay"
tween the Directors of the Cape ment would determine future pay-
Fear VailKin alley muiway win- ments if the first instalment is paid
r.ti' th- Crst three vears of the
arth Fnlfral navy was in-
U fnim jveiitv-Mx to nearly
U of which eitfhtv were of
r irotirlatL There was an in
frum iNio to C.000 gun.smany
uiof a calibre hitherto mi
ll, anj frum ?.0k) to r0,000 sail-
re were Ivuchctl dnrin'? the
s7 in these Unitetl States no
than arsons, i )( the'var-
tatrt ttIui Territories, Texas
the list, with fifteen I viirhimrs.
Miw.vMr.pi entitled to second
I. with fourteen to her credit.
I iicuuM were men, eighty of
' "rruMtiou of land in California
!" lw' vtit the area to which
fatr i ilircrtlv imnlioil i.nf
htnn or twenty miles awav.
Mterthu. cuiuliu-tetl through
J"" ca So no Umer than the
ui. whirl, is -ahvavs near the
" from three to twenty fee
lhll? lk- wliole country is de-
a h its spreading.
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w-w hotel u hid, John Wmi.i-
f Fhiluhi,,!, hrs erected
;t of the women cm-
,r "is U.res ban ample uc
'tis for one hundred
Tral reception rooms and
lrM,lu ,UaI numerous apart
f '1 lL.1t tri.. a r
j -w..,,. im, rate tor a
M and lotlging, including
MSofone ilozen
LOCAL USnB-ATS-
Index to New Apvrktisrments.
.Ml.-vsE tvARREK Notice
OPKKA HOCSE Mile KlHM
Dick & Mkares- Here ;oois
C W Yates Yearly subscriptions
Merchants' Exchange Dining Kooius
The Merchants' Exehan Dlnlny Kooin
Heinberuer -Books, stationery, &c uc.
Best shoes for boys at
Sons.
French &
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The receipts of cotton at this port
to-day foot up 323 bales.
. Her; barque Marie A'uyx:i Macey,
hence, arrived af Stettin Jan. 12th.
Ladies will find a nice line of good
reliable scissors at Jacobi's Hdw. De
pot. Dr. barbue 7 YtrnjoH, Doane. hence
for Liverpool, arrived at Crookhaven
Jan. 14th.
pieces,
is
, n four delegations of
ill ......
urnmn capitalists are
m country on separate
:inrevtioii over American
.jvrith a view to making in-
"It is comparatively
"t a good bond now," said
-dl street's bankers on Fri--;he
cited the coming here
. afferent comixmiesof Euro-
-kstir i ..... ...
uur'H on loosing
.properties inviting in
ill wool flannel hrt In
ai-aud colors, for men and
3 cents and upwanls,
.umgton Shirt Factorv.
XXT1 treet J- Elsbach,
for ladies wear in the
u Son.-. f
JJr. ship Etta, which arrived in be
low this morning, will come up to
the city to-night.
, There was a decline in the price of
rosin to-day of 2 cents per larre
for strained and l! cnts per barre
0
for good strained.
The price of crude turpentine de
clined to-day 10 cents per barrel for
virgin and vellow dip and 15 cents
per barrel for hard.
Dr. ship Etta, which has been ex
pectcd here several days, and which
was reported off Cape Fear bar last
night, arrived in below this morn
ing.
We hear of several cases of pneu
monia in the citv, and our great sur
prise is that so many escape that
disease with such weather as we are
having.
The Clyde Line steamer Pioneer,
Capt. Pennington, make her first
appearance here this forenoon, and
she will run regularly on the line for
the present.
A part of the music committee for
the revival meetings which are to
be conducted by Rev. Mr. Pearson,
met yesterday afternoon, but as no
quorum was present mere was
action taken. .
pany and the following parties duly
appointed by tlie authorities or tne
Citv of Wilminrtoii to treat with
said company as to a subscription
bv said citv to the capital stock of
said railway company or a pur
chase by said city of the bonds of
said railwav company to it: Wm
L. DeRosset. Roger Moore, B. Q.
Worth. Jas. H. Chadbourn and B
F. Hall-
lst. That the said city ofWilming-
ton will subscribe $150,000 to tne
capital stock of the. Cape Fear &
Yadkin Valley Uailroaa uompany,
to be paid m sucn manner anu
in cash all other instalments must
be paid in cash. Col. DeRosset re
peated that he thought four per cent.
bonds could be negotiated at par
among our own people. An invest"
insnt in four per cent, citv Donas,
cents, at jvhich figures more than
100 casks changed hands. No sales
were made until it was too late to!
report them in our yesterday's edi
tion.
Light Weights.
A friend at Oxford, who read in
the Star a few days ago an article
THE ELEGANT STOCK "OP"1 ;
MILLINERY, . :
FANCY GOODS, : . I X; ' !,
NOTIONS, : T " 'P
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- CORSETS, ,
BUSTLES, ; ;
m LACES, .
RTTC M INGS, i " '
DRESS TRIMMINGS,
AND BUTTONS.
Infants' and Children's Cans.
Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons;
Ornaments, Hosiery, "mXf Z
Handkerchiefs, ';
Collars and Cuffs, -
: Windsor Ties, Jewelry.
This stock is well known as beihg
claiming that there wfere five men in the finest ever brought tothis city,
this city whose aggregate weight is . MISa GOODWIN Avill give her
l,io0 pounds, tells us that there are '
in
such instalments as is hereinafter Muayor me uieriv agum rea me
provided. - 1 port of the commission.
2nd. In exchange for such amount Col. DeRosset. continuing his re
paid in instalments as hejuafter marks said that the commissioners
provided, the said railway company ' . .
shall turn over to the said city an were satisfied that every dollar. of
equal amount in the certificates of the $150,000 subscribed byfthe city
the capital stock of the said railway would be spent here. The? railroad
company
five in Oxford whose aggregate artistic trimming ree of charge to
weierht is 1.260 pounds and he erives finstninpi-s fni th tmvf f ,invU
being free of tax, was equivalent, the names and weight as follows: . "x A , '
st,toan investment at six per Dave Smith, 260; Dr. O. Gregory,"" irT?Ufl!lHI
cent ; 1 055. n J; Gooeh. 250: George Whit- and Bonnets will be almost civon
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At this point Aldermen Rice, Price, field, 250; M. Hi WDte, 245. He
and Sampson came in and took their says also, that there are 21 men in
seats, and at the suggestion of the Oxford who will average 200 pounds
and at least 25 whose average height
is. 6 feet, 3 inches. The population
of the town is about 3,000.
away. - . '
Call and see for yourselves and the
prices will surprise you.
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M'lle Rhea.
M'lle Rhea appears at the Opera Must be realized on stock immedi-
House on Friday and Saturday
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..-.i TIim first navineMthv the citv I tu,uPouy wulu pruuauiy ijuuvo- uw cvcuitigs u wixis. weetv yreseuLiii oil
on account of the said subscription Iterminusof the road on Point Peter, Friday evening her latest success, a
shall be made in cash, or in five per but would have to mftke additional play from the French entitled
cent, thirty year coupon bonds, expenditures for a depot omthis side "Fairy Fingers,1' ''Pygmalion and
h" iucV sum as lhaU l" mSwtfft f the river and for a steamboat for Galatea" at the matinee, and "Frou
pay two thirds of the purchase transferring passengers and freight Frou" on Saturday evening. M'lle
money, which the said railway com- At the conclusion of Colt DeRos- Rhea will present her own version
pany shall be required to pay ior t,8 remarks Alderman Ifishblate of "Frou Frou." Sarcy. the famous
such land as it shall need for termi-
n
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paid so soon as the same is required
tor such purchase.
4th. Whenever the said railway
company shall have completed five
miles of road, beginning at Wilming
ton, the said city shall pay over to
the said railway company the sum
of $10,000 on said subscription and
shall continue to pay in like instal
ments as each consecutive section of
five miles of said road is built, until
ately, hence thisextraordinary offer.
Ladies' Emporium,
115 Market St. '
Country f orders solicited and
satisfaction guaranteed, jan 17 2t
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LEADS BUT NEVER FOLLOWS.
Our bargain day, usually every
Monday, but this week a spe
cial clearing sale this en ;
tiree week.
it's sales we
no
The vestibuled train which left
New York for Jacksonville this
luorning was not large enough to
accommodate, the paKsenirers who
wished to make the trip and a Pull
man palace car hail to be added to
the train and taken as a substitute.
See the 'Artful," the best rat trap
known, at Jacobi's Hdw. Depot, t
al facilities within the corporate moved that the report of jthe com- French critic, speaking of her in
mits of the said city, and shall be mission be received, and that it be this character, says t "The role of
referred to' a special committee of Frou Frou is so thoroughly French
three to be apdointed by thf Mayor J that only an actress possessing the
He thought that when the matter j French, vivacity and Parisian man-
came regularly before the jboard it ners can truthfully depict the vary-
would be carried unanimously, but mg emotions the character de-
it should not be acted upon hastily, mantis. M'lle Rhea, both in her art Profits no object now
Alderman Price arose to! second and nativity, fills the role to perfec- j . seek. ,
the , motion but w interrupted by turn - Whether as the gay yonng 39 TWrtV Nine COIltS 30
AMufDian Paapeall ulirt caul Thar. I 01 r I T.ll fn Vol CkllS Wl f or T.ll f rArfnt.- I V vrv
.lt?OIVHKioi!:iie". Magdalene, she rises to the For our fine Felt Hats and Bon,
ir2ihftohnll ln nn id inatiirp when he said that the report pinnacle of her art in each." The Rets in every color and this season's
. 1 - 7 - - m. .- ... I ennnpa IVo moan mhat
l i 1 a .1., xi enninflnv snnnnrt no- M' p K ip. is K..' "X "V" "" a,y
woum 00 "Vi;i,Cu .luaiuuivuaiv, xc r s.t.-...0 " ITOlltS no OhlPe.t if.'s wo ua0L-
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saw no necessity for delay unless it i uuusuai excellence, aim uie
was for consideration of thej terms. Press speaks m the highest prise 1 WeHty- lVe Ct8 25
He would rather take up the report of the artists with whom Mlle Rhea ' ; ' ;
11 list received anrl will 1ia crM fn
Alderman Rice objected to taking vrill display a number, of magnifi- twenty five cents. Profits no object;
")i h. The character of the first pay
ment, as provided for in section
third as above, shall determine the
character, of all future payments,
whether hi cash or bonds, as afore
said.
(ith. All bonds asaforesaitl tender
ed by the said city shall be received
at their par valut
action. He did not thoroughly un-
7th. The said railway company derstand the matter "and would pre-
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simu imea, tiepot wu ui inu cor- fer itjJ reference to a committee.
poran Hums oi me sniu city.
oin.. Aiit: ici iiinaic ji iiic 'jiuci i .
Engineer of the railway company of cidedly in favor of the CapevFear &
the completion of any section as Yadkin Valley Railroad and did not
nereiiueiore proyi ueu, smui ue want to throw any obstacle! in the
evnfence upon which the said cash ,., t
or bonds shall be paid. way; but like Alderman Price, he
Uth. The work of construction would like to have two or three
shall commence within four months days for consideration of the- report,
after the ratification of thesubscrip- R thou rllt he vote! for the
tion, in accordance with the Act of , . . . i
Aeinbly, ami shall continue with- auopwon oi iu ion. j
out interruption until its comple- Alderman Fishblate's motion was
tion, with in a reasonable time. adopted, and the Mayor appointed
10th. It is understood and agreed r:.i t:.Li
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that the title to the real estate to be Dudley as the committee, to report
I cent toilets fresh from the hands of it's sales we seek.
Worth, the famous man milliner,
I and Mme. Alexander, of Paris.
NEW ADVER 1'ISBM.B NTS.
Merchants' .Exchange
Diniict: Booms
FACE VEILING, new and desira
ble shades, in dotted and plain, also
in Beautifying Veiling at 23c a yard,,
worth 50c. V. .
Laces.;
Never before was . there such bar
gains shown in Laces, black, cream.
rrE are open AND -PROPOSE TO RE-1 ecrue, white, Kilt and silver Cords
r f ceive guests ior Doara Dy meaay, wees aml Tjfl T- wfll o v n A
mnnlh at Ho fnllmiHnrr Inur tac. ttarrlair "U litWCh. 11 Will DaV VOO IO OUr-
! $1; week M.50; month $18. Meals sent to any chase your Lace now even if you'
part of the city and served at any hour, the don't need it right off; the price will
best the market affords. A sumptuous Free -QKonieli vr.t - -
Lunch every day from 11 to 1. Philadelphia you.
ilia wi oves.
jan 18 ly
purchased for terminal facilities
within the corporate limits of said
citv as aforesaitl shall be made to
uch person as the said parties shall
select for that purpose, and it shall
be provided in the deed of convey
ance that the said real estate shall
be held as security for the benefit of
said city, for the faithful and com-
1)lete performance of this agreement
y and on the part of said railway
company, and until the said agree
ment is so performed.
Upon the approval of this agree
ment by your honorable Board and
the Board of Audit and Finance,the
same will be drawn up and signed
by the railway company and the
members of the commission.
Respectfully,
W. L. DkRosskt,
Chairman.
to the Board on Wednesday! next.
On motion of Alderman Pearsall,
the thanks of the Board were ex
tended to the commissioners and
the meeting adjourned.
Notice.
AM DESIROUS OF SELLING OUT MY
ryand Fncy Goods
We have sold over sixty-three doz- '
en Kid Gloves, because we are sell
ing them for 75c. a pair,, worth $1.25.
We received another "small lot of
them in all sizes. Call and cret a
! Business and will make reasonable terms for I pair before they are all gone again. I
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Milt
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any one wishing to buy. ;
I offer the whole stock or part of It. t
Am now selling my goods below first cost.
Respectfully, j i
MISS E. KARRER, ,
jan 18 3t . 117 Second Slreet.
City Court.
There was a small calendar for the
Mayors consideration this looming
and it as disposed of in the follow
ing order: .1 I
W. H. Howe, colored, qharged
with doing business without the nec
essary city license. The defendant
made affidavit in due form that he
thought he could not obtain? justice
queuce of which the case was re- Appearanee or the distinguished Actress,
FEATHERS and WINGS almost
given away. " - ' '
Profits no object no wsales is what '
we seek at r . .
Tayl
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OPERA-HOUSE.
Fri'ay aai fo'nrdtj, "Jjbd try 20 a i 21.
TWO NIGHTS AND SATURDAY MATINEE
Jan 17
moved to Justice Cowan forjahear-
P i ace Goods
CAN BE BOUGHT BY TOE SUIT OR BE
MADE TO ORDER, AT r : "
I)ICE &MEARES,
members of the commission were r4. - - '.- ers, including MR. KD WARD BELL, y? Merchant Tailoring and Gents FurnJshlns,
rwnf v. v, ...1,1 . murruw aiLcmiuu. - ..f - ; 1KKS1STTLS FRIDAY 1 VISfING, . J jan 16 . - K i i roiit bt.
present and perhaps they would like ln, inv,,n9 .t:u r fairy., fingkks, ii'iie Rheas Latest i-i ..; ------
to be heard, and upon this . invita-:'4RWEvang.ftoIo whb ihar,.: Saturday tinee, X iJ Co : I Q fid VlOOd. '
tion uoi. w. ij. ueuosset, cnalrman,-: , . -. . ftghauon ai cjixatea ijiiea as-
, - , . , . , ed with cruelty to animals, was con- . . Galatea. r
made a few remarks, ile said that .. . r iTrnnv pypvivn .. K
n aj-i linn ni riYmfi fi v n o v
the term embodied in the agreement - " . J - " - I , vovroptKlo; STOCK oai akd ami
were the best that could be obtain- School shoes for children, best in Eion75c and m. - . jack wd ltgAtwood
ED AND WHITE ASH COAL.' FtTLL
WOOD, bLck
..a 1 Ua -ift nf r U T?rnr.fi fx Aahs sears on saie at , neiasoerger'3 1 uursaay.
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