Tins rArrs . ; -, .;
ctcry ttct CXCe?td.
5SCSXPn0. rOSTAOE PAID: '
..r sii months JiOOL Three
lf yrir. , . ,
irtll be filtered by carrier, tree
,-AypiricClhecny.atth above
L or
ySirtl'r"
pla. report any xnJ
. to receive their paper regularly.
TORPID LIVEft
, i,y U maxka pcallarida t
. f wearioeaa and paint to the
1 A
.Vtath. bad Ut In the mouth.
.'atim. Willi ocoaaJooal aUca
"X-ift la lh fruoi of Uie beacx :
a. . .... 1 X
aud bo wall
- Mt of .pint. and rtnU;
" Vhory.'wtthUHode.ryiadio.ttton
f Cleave cvrrylhliu for to-fnonow.
u V iVpxa twlth. WlieuthM
jfvMru-Udtt rpytvtlu
BIU0UolTi?3,
hli If nrf WtM. hju4 toer1oa
Th' WW and .ut the dtxntlve
0WI1 DdlUon that thycau daibclr
Cl irue. Aftr laklnff thl; medlrine no
cue will My. -1 am LUUu. : .
lwbjM ' pn ef Coo
of lir. -J Ut a h.t cl
SToj from 15 t o ta it c IutkI wUjrfi
Ikfc n im rUf wuho-t any interruption U
o.r.f GEJTVJJTE
ivZ2Z stuapla rtdoofrratof Wrapper
j.U.'SuimJlCa rWIadalpbU.ra
bot tc lstpUirlj Chaat
It is estimated that in the pat ten
. . j
Team .lonu trvjiu w c-a-
a aMI
f2.000.000 for corumerciai lerxiuirm,
hil the raiue of the crops ha
been only $13,000,000. 1
Hovernor Sajr, of Alabama, i in
receipt of a letter from Dr. 1. .
RIdtlelee, a prominent citizen 01
Dakota, in -which he state that the
terrible iona of life to both man and
beast in consequence of the recent
billiard has determined many Da
kota fanaen to eek Soothern
home. In one section forty fann
er hare indicated their purpoee to
Z6 South.
The Ohio Legislature UsAttempt
ins the herculean task of flxinff up
a law wbeieby personal property
e.a no longer evade taxation. . It
CnJithat this pcles of ' property
has been gradually slipping away
from the tax-gatherers, and the bills
already introduced aiming to pro-
ride for its recovery are something
thing fearful and "wonderful to be
hold. It is all very easy to legislate
that a man shall turn his worldly
affairs inside out for the lister; it is
quite another ''thing to actually
make him do it.
The Duke of Newcastle, one of
the wealthiest men of England, is
the last arrival of the British nobil
ity in America. The Duke 'iV the
youngest wearer of the dncul coro
net in England, being only twenty
three yea ni old. He is a quiet little
nan, and fehuuu every kind of pub
lintv. Ills diminutive atature is
ivirtly due to an accident Iint'-.hup-prnd
when he was about two years
oM. This also wan ,thf etinse, in
later years, of his legleing ruuputa
teU. He wears a cork lejr, .but his
Wonuity Is pot apparent i f
The Young lion's Democratic
Hub of Brooklyn lias adopted reso
lutions regarding .tber .President's
Wrttge, one of which follows:
"Tliat the policy suggested by the
President will unite the whole Dem
o ratlcparty and attract to its sup
port many iersons heretofore act
hig against it on dead issues, to-
xetherwith the business and pro
stTive interests of the people, and
Uythe foundation for a platform
that will insure a Democratic suc
iu the approaching Presidential
lection." This is undoubtedly the
generalljtaken of the political
ctof the President's course by
th Progressive men of his party.
JJ Gould Is credited with being
fiterted in . another gigantic
scheme. It S thus outlined by the
Washington Itcvublican:
Information has been 'veceived
5tTia gwtl to a gigantic Anglo
l?00 commercial scheme in
Q1fh.A(ful A t till
- , rrrti tniiiriM n Trti linn.l rcK
cJff the 'LitUe Wixard of Wall :
l KJ.m Rotih.8chTl th H6'
. . . III . . W . .
and 0herg ftre gaid fo he Surveyor having been given to that
nffjned. It has been ascertained effect. This has been a necessity
"rani 1 lromoter9 propose to erect, for a long time, as the rains have
ablUmrnU hUHe8' 10rk curin iusm1 the rater to stand and accu
tter factories Slxhg,ngZl ululate at Fifth street by which the
l Sf ,veral great lines of raflroAiL' value of property has been Impair-
-1 Wndjr?f hIJaa, ed
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VOL XII. WILMINGTON, N.C.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2 1888 NO 27
uch u flour, acon, cheese, butter J
and fruits of overv description, as
well as lie hto-k. are to be carried
a to be carried
to Chicago, and thence by theBaIti.
more iiivj
Ohio Ibiilroiid to New
York.
A 1 iridi will lx built coiiiiee.ting j .. , lt ; nw-M :f construc
thf nmiiilniid with Stuteti illdi tribute a cent towards its construe
where Inr dotkn will Ix? construct
h! by -the syndicate ut capitalists.
Finuii Now "York fh product of-th
IJnitetl States will-lw Ciirrie! by
jiteHiiiHrs tiHcia)lv biiilt for the roui
luiiy and landetf ut Uarrow.in-Piir-f
which th Duke of Devon
hirt' is the principal proprietor, be
frleit btfing, prM'iU;nt of the Furness
lUflway. At llnrmw the company
proiKitM buildintr a!oniiIe the
ducks lattoirs f.r aughterfng the
cattle immediately after lauding,
alo taiineriej ''. for preparih ; the,
hide and, fai'torien for making tiiHr
rarina out of the tallow. '
Itrgo warehouses are also to be
erMrted at lWrow. and thence the
fod pitxlucts will be distributetl
throughout Great Britain by means
6f retail stores which will be opened
in alt the leading town in order to
supply consumers direct without in
curring any middlemen's charges.
The cnpital to invented in the
enterprise will,- it is siid. uuMunt to
ninny millions of doIlarH. Already
agents have been fent to this coun
try mature now making the neces
sary arrangements to commence
operations in tliu spriu
The blotnl is the source of health
Keep it pure by taking Hood's Sars
a pari 11a, which iH.peeuliar in its cu
rative power.
IXDKX TO NBW ADTBKTI9SXSNTS.
DsisssxaoKa -Masks
The American Magazine
. Dicx" SHARKS- Piece Goods
Oraaa Ilorsx Romeo and Juliet
. P C Xiixxa Humphrey's Specific
C W Yarss Yearly Subscrtpuons
For other locals see fourth page
Best shoes far bovs at Frendh
Sons. ... fV-
We gain this month 02 minutes of
daylight. '
Dr. E. Porter, or Rocky ''Point,
was In the city yesterday and paid
us a pleasant little visit.
Nor barques LaPlata, Andrea&en,
and Olivia, Thorsen, hence, arrived
at Hull, Eng., Jan. 30th.
The Superior Court, having con
cluded its labors, adjourned last
evening for the term.
mere was a snarp wmte irost in
the city early this morning, and the
weather was cold and bracing.
This month began on Wednesday
and will end on Wednesday, there
being five Wednesdays in the month.
You will find at Heineberger's an
elegant assortment, just received, of
fine wire masks for ladies and gen
tlemen and some other articles need
ed for masquerade balls. tf
50 dozen all wool ilannei shirts, in
all tJiades and colors, for men und
boyn, from ." cents anil upwards.
at the. Wilmington Hhirt -Factory,
No 27 Market street, J. Elsbach,
Prop. t
The Board of Directors of the Wil
niinsrtou Savings and Trut Com-.
panv met vesterdav mid elected Col.
a
John W. Atkinson, President, and
Mr. II. Wallers, Vice President. The
other officers will be elected at a
jut n re, meeting.
Mr. J. T. Collins.' of Burgaw, who
is in the city to-day, tells us that the
truckers in his . neighborhood are
putting in their best licks now. He
saw yesterday Messrs. Wcstbrook &
Bros.' large strawberry patch' near
Burgaw, and it is in full bloom. The
field is being strawed over to day to
prevent injury by severe cold.
....
Indication.
ForiNorth Carolina, slightly warm
er and fair weather, and light to
fresh winds, shifting to Easterly.
Sidewalk and Imln.
The work of transplanting 500
shade trees on Fifth street has been
.finished, and the street force,, under
the supervision of Capt. Sholar, is
now at work on Mulberry street,
making some necessary repairs to
the drains and sidewalks on that
street, in the vicinity of Front
street.
A Good Store.
Orange street, between Third and
Fifth, is to be graded and ditched,
the necessary orders to the City
and health las been Jeopardized.
A Generou Man. v
Mr. J. L. Autrey. of Cumberland
, . , .1
couni' uaa oni a Pv "Iv w TZZZZZ t7 J. S ' '
fat Shepherd. 111 that county,, aud a
llms not allowed anv One to COn-
tion. The onlv thimf that he has
permit ted, to .be contributed .is; a
pulpit Bible, which was the offering
of a worthy lady, in the neighbor
hood. :. MrAutrey's noble-hearted
generosity is highly appreciated and
will be lornr and .gratefully remem
bered by those who jyfC'Worship in
the churcluwhich he ii& caused to
be erected. '. :
-'-M .', ; Our Putttb Anlnial. " -
There will be a meeting at hal1
past 8 o'clock . to-nfght &t the City
Hall for the fbrination "of a' Society
for the prevention of criicltylto an!
ma Is. It Is an organization that
has long been much needed here
and we hope that there iuay be a
full attendance of those" .who have
mercy for our dumh animals, and
that a society may be formed which
shall take active and effective steps
to prevent the brutality which is oft
en inflicted upon our beasts of bur
den.
9 Doable Weddlnjf.
The double wedding at Whiteville
last night, of which we made men
tion on Tuesday last, was a brilliant
affair. The bridal couples were Mr.
William M. Powell and Miss Mattie
Z. Schulken, 'and Mr... Millard F.
Cook and Miss Li Hie II. Schulken.
The brides are the daughtersof Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Schnlken, of Vine
land. The marriace ceremony was
performed In : the Presbyterian
Chnrch at Whiteville, Revs.. A.'Mc-
Fadven and G. W. MoMiilan, of
Whiteville. and Rev. F. W. E. Pes-
chau, of this city, taking part ip fre
exercises. There J were- nuraefona
and costly present, and there was
alargegatherinfrbf the many friends
of the parties who came to offer
their congratulations and bid them
Shod speed on tli r-Jjoupy v- -J i fe
City OotifCA
Sam Larkius and Thomas Black
wood, both eoloted, were, brought
before the Mayor, this, morning on
thev charge of larceny, -it being
alleged that they were 'the parties
who stole the chickens last Monday
night. The investigation of their
cases was .postponed until to-raor
row. morning.
William JLord, David Emanuel
ana i reu Xjora, an colored, were
charged .with disorderly conduct.
Hearing continued until to-morrow.
Dorcas Frank, colored, disorderly
conduct, $20 or 30daj's in the chain
gang.
Judgment nisi and a fine of $5
each was ordered to be entered
against Phillis Avery, Alice Cowan
and Jennie Howe, the parties to be
held until the fine is paid.
One party On the double charge of
fast driving aud allowing his horse
to run at large on the public streets,
was lined $10 for each offense. We
suppress the name by request.
Four Arabs, three men and a
woman, "11 of them very dirty,
which was painfully apparent with
the female, were ordered to be es
cort ed out of the city.
Personal.
Col. F. W. Ke'rchner
has
tfope
North for a few days.
Mr. J. T. Collins, of Burgaw, gave
us the pleasure of a visit ,tbis fore
noon. "
Col. Jno. W. Atkinson has -gone. to
Richmond on a short visit to rela
tives there.
We were pleased to receive a
visit yesterday evening from , Mn
John H. Clark, of Clarkton.
Mr. W. F. Burch, who for several
months has had charare of the job
printing establishment of Mr. W. L.
DeRosset, Jr., at Tarboro', has
returned to the city.
Judge Shepherd, having finished
up the business of the Supenpr
Court docket for the term, left this
morning for his home at Washing
ton, carrying with him the unquali
fied respect and esteem of all with
whom he came in contact during hi a
brief sojourn in our cityvi -
a . - it- .
a telegram was received here late
ast nfcht from Mr. JxruTs jj Curtis,
the uewlyelected oronfstnd choir ,
conductor of St. James'-Church.
hat the train upon which be was, to
come had failed to jnakB cpnpec
tlon, and that in consequence,' he.
could not - "reach here; - until next
(Monday .night
" The Armory Fund. . ;
The building-lot donated to tha:
"iWihnmtrtrtTi T.iVht
. w. nerchner is not. as. some
might 'suppose, intended as a site
for the proposed new armory, but '
it was' given as a donation to the ;
Armory Fund. ; It is located in the ;
Southern section of the city and is J
to be disposed Of for the benefit of
the fund. .The papers passed yes-1
terday and the deed was placed in j
the hands of the Register." Neither
IMr.- VanAuiringe, Clerk 'of the
Superior Court, nor the Register of
Deeds, Jos. E. r?ampsonv would ;ac
ept the fees which they were eti-
titled, preferiitb'donatle then! to
the fund. The lot is a fine building
lot rld is w'orth several hundred
dollitric r yhe present intention is to
raffle it ifif at the next big fair held
for' the benefit of the fund. I-
Tlie Last of JBarth. . x
The remains of the late Mr. Pem
broke J. Holme's, wh ose death i we
chronicled yesterday, ! arrived here
this moruing and Were conveyed to
St. James' Church 'where the .obse
quies were held, the t rector,-. Rev.
Robert Strange, officiating. There
was quite a concourse? of people in
attendance, who came to iay their
last sad tribute of respect to the
deceased. Hook & Ladder Couipay
No. 'l., of which tlie deceased was an
honorary'memlier,- turned out in a
body as. a. mark of esteem for their
late companion. r At the conclusion
Of the impressive ceremonies at the
'church,-. the remains were conveyed
to Oakdale Cemetery for interment.
The all bearers .were Messrs. Pem
broke Jones, Owen Holmes, R. Lee
Holmes, J. W. MearesjA. H. Holmes
and WH. Brown; all near relatives
of the deceased.'; 1 Of . .--.)
: . ; i ...1. ;4 .
Mra'. Jamea Brown Potter. . .' ,h'
i. i
Mrs. James Brown Potter, who is
tq appear at tle Opera House in this
city next Monday night, in Shakes-,
nearer ifeslebfated play of Romeo
and' Juliet," has noj-' found her the
atrirat lUa,toJte stre?arientrely with
roses, bat has had many and griev
oo9 annoyances, asv the following
complaint, recently made to a lady
friend, will show:
You sse, my dear, I'm in for it
now," said the actress, 4and so I
must go on; but if I could have only
foreseen in wbata complete honse
of looking glasses I should find my
self caged! I knowit looks queer to
see'eyery detail of my wardrobe mi
nutely described,' even down. to - the
number of clocks on tny ' stockings
and the color, -thickness; ahd mate
rial of my underthings; but how can
I help It J ft is not only what I wear
and .where I go that causes.tTOuble,
butniyrtuost thoughtless remarks
are caught up by some gossip, re
peated, , twisted, tortured out . Of
their original meaning and come
back to me in a disguise in which i
cannot recognize them". , j, -
r ' - . " ..'....-..-
An Important Meeting:. . ;
There was a. meeting of the. Com
mittee ojPublic Buildings at .the
Orton House last night at which
steps were taken to increase the ap
propriation made byj the Goyernr
ment for the erection of a puolic
building in this city; It is very fevi-
dent that the heeds of the city ;are
for a public building large, enough
to accominodate the requirements
of the -Custom House, Postofflce,
liui ted glares Court, United states
Engineers jh-charge of the ;Rivers.
ahd Harbors jot North and South
Carolina; Signal Corps, Marine Hos
pital Corps, United States Commis
sioner, Internal Re venue., Depart
ment and th' luspector of. Customs
for North and South Carolina land
Georgia. It . is thought and yns
mea iu oe urged upon iongressv
that the present j appropriation
is not so large as it 'should be to
erect a building wich shall fill all of
our present requirements, and when
it is borne in mind that our commer
cial interests are constantly increas-
.a 9 a 3
mg, tnereDy creating a aemanu i or
larger accommodations for the busi
ness of the government; the present
amount seems very j small. -It.' is
especially small as, compared with
the appropriations "for Charleston,
S. C, where it took $2,825,592 for a
Custom House; at Columbia, S.I C,
where $412,169 were needed for a
postofflce, or at Raleigh, N. i C,
where the postofflce alone cost$&4:-
000l . : . -I -' '
We want a building commensurate
w.iu uur vcu.mc.. Y"""
in keeping with onr position as tne i
largest commercial city in the State,
and we are glad that the committee
wm urge our claims upon the pre.:
entConress,j : ; - . ,
NB AtVISKTISSf BNTS.
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For Gale.
VALUABLE .; FA ISM. OBTAINING 000
acres with Kesidence, CJlnhouse, Barn. Stoct
house. Tenement Houses, c, Ac. Within one
mile of A P. R. R. Chnrches and schools
convenient. , '
Jl good bargain on easy terms.' For particu
lars call or address. - w. C. DOWNING,
Jan 18 Im Mackeys Ferry, X C -
OO. TOLLERS,
riOMMISBION MEHCHAXT' ASP DEALER
wiaes, Ltquorsobacro, clears,
yo' .Wwtaa, N. a
ntsste riuripaM
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Personalities must be avoided. '
And It la especially and particularly .under
stood that the Editor does t always endors
the views of correspondents nless s6 itate
in the editorial columns. - . " , . "
XBTV ACTV EUTI8ES1 JtSNTii.
Humphrey'c
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and night. . reb 2 ly
I'ne Nishi Only, -Monday, . Febrnaarv
. MRS. POTTER, '
' -Supported by , . .,
MIL KYKLE BELLE W,
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The remainder of our stock of Dress Goods,
odds and ends of Towels and nancfkerchlels
are being closed out regardless of cost. Some
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Those who study economy should buy
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mestlc Goods how -as they are advancing in
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jan 31 tf ' '' '" '
EVERY BESCRIPTIOi;
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"piNE VIRIji FOB LA DIES A NT) CENTLL
men. - Modcrtef fine, ugly, and very i;-iy.
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L3rgesc asseitment ever in be. city,' Xr,-? j
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your time. i,b select for the- Masiuprade L Ji ;
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Live 0oo!i r.nd $
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