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WILMINGTON, N. C THURSDAY FEBRUjAHY 23 1888 .
Dr.
siciap
. A. J. "Wolff, a prominent phy- The work of raising the sunken ' "rn Meeji
n of Hartford, Conn., is of the j steam tug W. IK Craighill was coin- There is a good att
opinion that Mr. Hlaine is a plusi- i pleted this morning, and after she
cal wreck. He said to a reporter
! recently: "When I .saw Mr. Blaine
in 1SH4 I could not dootherwiscthau
admire him, he wa'h so robust in fig
ure and enthusiastic in sieech.
It recuR4" 'O" u ?J?2 ; When ( mw liim in Paris I was star-
per-ome
verv much emaciated. His eyes were
1 .....I tklllVini ill A AA
tr TIP rt(flW jg YllllOfll lL,;iiIHW.illeiito.lerw,AiiiUiIkiii
flj H-J CUJ . , ; wib nnite vellow and slcklv."
uum; i -
uhftS roR WH0,f "jTlie 'IxmIv is mon- MiiseeptibW tu
fllTy nv wltl flnd, BENEFIT bcneilt frMii HchhIV Satvatmrilta
ftul,,,,-uom iiowthaiiataiiyitliereasoii. There-
It rnllar enaiC' "2 ; When I aw liim in 1'aris I was fit
TobwSlSSSrMi:tll. -HUlnhis..! hair are p
XVDifto'lTSSS ; feet ly whiteand hislorui luu beco
J " in the outset, or If
. ..n will rrovc a potent cum
r with business
- K"- "KuVchiidnu 111 mostln. j
ncr tAktns. Cur Colic. IH-
sleep
tweli. -
rpens
",'u.. the .tomaca 'sad
netlta the breath. ,
S?2TW COcn.-w-.nd lhat would.
LOCAL JSTHTTCTS.
Af iuht injure rcfrwhlns
fBH ulksQaf the be
the dirsba aaunu.-
-Index Tt Nkw Advekti?bmbnts.
UEt.vjtBEKiiEK -alc mines
F C JIILLKR Dhunonfl Dyes
Loci.h' 11 MEABE-lJenfs Furnishing Douse
Heport of the Condition of the First Natlona
UanW.
Ueit shoes for boys at French &
Suns. t
School li(Mks mid S-luol Station
ery you can buy cheapest at- Heins
berirerV.
Finest shoes for ladies wear in the
tr.r.of Gniilnniit Look for the red j city at French & Sons. t
The receipts of cotton at this port
to-day foot up ISO bales.
It rained too hard to-day forja
very active business on the wharf.
There was a sharp decline in the
price of cotton in New York to-day.
eUirk on front o i rap,
S,oathetll9. Take no other.
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There are twenty-one uuuiii
irk in Geonria.
The total losses by the recent coal
t I .... .-l-ti t n lu octl.
Miners MnKe in i emifj -
ated at G20,000. The loss of the
inm has been l,400,0CO.
The Dtxnn Signboard says 4It
oe apiear that the people of this
Wtion are heartily in favor of the
domination ot Maj. Stednian. If
iniuated be will make an able and
'orous canvas and the success of
je Democratic party will beassnr'
Steamship Benefactor, from New
York, arrived at her wharf in this
chv this forenoon.
(
i
The Medical Society of New York
tat last year hunted down eighty-
r? illegal uedical practitioners.
ho were hnaibuggiug ignorant
onIe out of their money. Ten of
he windier were sent to prison.
aJ from the other seventy-five
aw amounting to $6,000 were col-
Hrted. ,
X deeply interesting discovery has
feen made in a garden atSalisburj
raanil. In the course of excava
:on$ for a cellar alarge mosaic pave
ment of elaborate and beautiful ex-
cation, depicting a battle between
Xlesander and Darius, was found.
?arins fine portraits of many fig-
res, it is said to be an expanded
plica of the famous mosaic found
t Pompeii hi 1831, and now at the
fluseo Nozlonale at Naples, which
the most important example of
went historical art extant.
Reports from California sav that
fMe Luckv HaM
Jihave not been trieil yet, they
e very promising lot. Gany
H? U represented as a perfect pic
;rof Yolante, and Corrientes is
foK-n of as a ragy colt with plenty
dtne EnL'lish lieht weight
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CK) Charles Morton, who mm
lhi country eight months ago
J reed to ride for John II y land
Prtou can ride at 00 pounds. He
N ell around Sal V Lake recently,
tlJ promts to improve.
aebody wfioigns lumseir ,4A
etnocrar writes tp the JVetc and
f-rrtr itrougly urging. Maj. Sted
for Governor. He tavs;
l 5Wnian is the nwh to lead
I Htat canvass in the East in 1884
tot been excelled since the davs
ZtS? aml ltayner. H oratory,
.,2f,c and persuasive, and at
MwT7ratlve' won the hearts of
. wple, and his anruments. in-
L i hd UneotiallfKl in itnirpp
1 1: -""u tne i
uiirn ....
Have you registered? If not, you
had better attend to the important
duty without delay.
Ger barque Agnes Schepler, clear
ed to-day- for London with 3,532
barrels rosin,, valued at fS.SOS.lH),
shipped by Mr. J. W. Holies.
Prof. Bellezsa's dancing academy
is growing in favor and popularity
with every session and he now has
87 pupils, 45 of whom are ladies and
42 are gentlemen.
This is not the most cheerful sort
of weather for successful railroad
talk, but that subject monopolizes
a large share of conversation re
gardless of the elemental obstacles.
50 dozen all wool flannel shirts, in
all shades and colors, for men and
boys, from 75 cents and upwards,
at the Wilmington Shirt Factory,
No 27 Market street, J. Elsbach,
Prop. . t
The Southern Churchman of to day
officially announces that the Rev. T.
M. Ambler, formerly rector of St.
Paul's Church, in this city, hau ac
cepted a call to the Episcopal
Church at Ashland, Va., a flourish
iug town about 20 miles froju Rich
mond.
It was remarked by a gentleman
this morninir who has lived more
than 50 years in the (Jape Fear sec
tion,.that there has been more rainy
days this Winter than during any
other Winter within his remem
orance. it lias certainly oeen a
rainy Winter.
Indication.
For North Carolina, rain with
light to fresh winds generally east
erly; slightly warmer in eastern por
tion and stationary temperature in
the western portion.
Iter. IU d. PearHon.
A letter has been received by a
clergyman in this city from Rev. R.
G. Pearson, who is now engaged in
evangelistic work at Newbern, stat
ing that his first service here will be
on Sunday night, March 18th. He
speaks very favorably of the pro
gress of the work at jS'ewbern . and
states that the preparations had
been so faithfully made that he
found a revival in progress when he
arrived. There were ten conversions
ous on
un equalled in
WU the lftst linrriup f r Tta
- m v
h r,JJ.. auJ "early lU.y reconsecrati
WkI frpeoP,e than that whicbithe " urst nK"t of his preaching
1 Furnished bv an oft-reneat-' there! He will conduct koi-viV.ps
i t
f
was raised she was towed to the
Marine railway, where she will be
overhauled and repaired.
The Rain.
The rain began falling at 7:20 this
morning, and tip to 3 o'clock this
afternoon the rainfall amounted to
12.100 inches. It Is less than we had
though t,"althougrr at no time dnring
the ilay has there been a very heavy
downpour. The storm has been gen
eral along the South Atlantic Coast.
The March number of this truly
meritorious monthly is at hand. It
is well named, for it is always wide
awake in matters of interest to the
juvenile fraternity. Its corps of
writers is selected from among the
best in the country and the enjoy
ment of the various article as well
as of the truly artistic illustrations
with which each number is replete
is not by any means confined to
those of tender years. It s edited
by Charles Stuart Pratt and Ella
Farmer Pratt, and is published by
the D. Lothrop Company, Boston;
at $2.40 a year.
S ! C
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals met last night at
the City Hall.
The President being absent. VTice
President A. S. Heide took the
cha'r.
The Secretary reported that twenty-three
members had enrolled their
names.
On motion, the by-laws and con
stitution of the Society were read by
the Secretary for the information of
new members.
On motion, it was ordered that the
books be left open until March 6th,
to give persons who wished to join
the Society an opportunity to do so.
On motion, -Messrs. P. Heinsber
ger and J. R. Marshall were added
to the committee appointed to so
licit persons to unite with the Soci
ety.
The Secretary was instructed to
call a meeting of the Governing
Board next Monday night, for the
purposes of selecting appropriate
badges for members of the Society.
A Good Offer,
The following inducements are of
fered by the Seaboard Air Line sys
tern, of which Maj. J. C. Winder is
manager, to all hon-residents of
North Ctirolina who settle ' in the
State on or adjacent to any of the
roads of its system:
"All male heads oi families will be
transported over roads at - a rate of
one cent per mile for one year from
the date of actual settlement, and
the immediate members of their
families (not including servants)
will be furnished tickets at two cents
Dermile during said Deriod. Also a
reduction of one-half from the. reg
ular rates of the road upon which
the settler is located will be allowed
lv tlionootit nf tliuipnonPAst. mtfrn
of freight of whatsoever kind re
ceived by them during the urst year
of their residence, provided it be tor
their own use and not for sale or
transfer to others "
The Richmond and Danville gives
special rates, or inducements, but
we do not remember their terms.
We will thank Mr. Winburn tue
courteous passenger agent for infor-
maiion onine sunjeci, ior puouca-
tion.
attendance ait the
various meetintrs no being held in
the different churches . of the city,
and there seems to I be an earnest-
disposition among our people to
have the series of meetings;, 4hich
are to be conducted by Rev.
Pearson as prosperousas good
parationcan make them.
R. jG.
pre-
MAKUIEU.
PLSASC NOTICE. ; -
. VP Will Yf flli t A rAf Irn rr.t-. ,--e-r.f---.
from our friends ca any ar. 1 t.:i r : ; cts
general Interest, but ,
. .
x ne name or tno writer must altrr ; be f ur
olsned to tne Editor. "
Communications must be written cr.lj "t
one side of tni paper,
rersonalltles must be avc. :ea. '
-And It la especially anl p'rticuUirty under
stood that tfc Editor does t, alwaj or.dors
the views of correspondent unless so state
la tae editorial columns. ,
N ETW: AO VEUfjLBEJIlilJTB.
WHITFIELD BARBEK "By the brides fath
er. at.ni3 ovn residence, near Late comfort. ,
Hyde county, on Tuesday evening:. February
14th 1888. Dr.-WILLIAM' ?OBB WHITFIELD,
late of Seven Springs, Lenoir county, and Miss
ah a ik Watson UAKBEK, youagest daugn
ter of Rev. S. S. Barber. - .
- Many were the kind wishes arid hesirty con-
n i emulations neaped upon tiu. tnteestlnK and
. I nappy yeung1 couple at tlie bymeneal altar.
uoiig may it oe ere any dart cloud ot sorrow
shall cast its bllgat in? shadow upon their sun
ny pathway through life, i .
Don't Reati
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The. following bargains are 1 to be
sold this w;eek," commencing
.February 20, 1888.
-". City Coart.
."-The following was the "docket for
the Mayor's consideration this morn
John Watson, charged with being
drunk and down, -waft nnel ?ip for j of North Carollna,at the close of business, Feb.
N KW A O VIS it rtH K FIN
Itepurt of the Conditi n
QF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
WILMINGTON; at Wilmington,! In the State
Reduced from tSOc. "to lUc. nr vard.
--
to the court the defendant said that
he was set rib'on and vbeatenbvithree
..... 1 i.,ii,t ,L i:nn nn,i Loans and discounts
mriij " uuui ucuiii I Overdrafts. ... ,
, RESOURCES:
that if the officers had not arrived
1
U. s. Bonds to secure circulation. . .
Other stocks, bonds and mortgages
as opportunely as,they did. he would j Due from approved reserve agents
1. 1 u Kx.nafk I Due from other National Banks: L.
inuwu'J """ cja ..vty Due from State Banks and Bankers
His features indicated the truili of i Real estate, furniture and fixtures
CTirrent exj)enses auu taxes paiu
Premiums paid...
Bills of other Banks. .......... ;
his words. .!
Joseph Sneeden and Hiram 3o6re,
were fiued $5 each for disorderly
conduct.
Si orown, colored, was proven
guilty of disorderly conduc
which he was required to pay
of $lp or work 20 clays in the
gang. i
Ella Gregory, colored, drunk
for
a fine
chain
and
Fractional paper currency, nickels,
ana cents
Speoie.. ....,.. ..........
Legal tender notes.
Redemption fund with U. S. Treas
urer. 5 per cent ot circulation . . ,
Due from IT. S. Treasurer, other
man 5 per cent, redemption
fund
4... 1557,312 4
:L4i 70
50,000 00
50.013 05
:J.477 33
11.404 51
3.(i07 37
80,613 47
1,448 50
4.000 00
11,183 00
. ' .Wortli 4UcL U5c. per yardi-
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The- Electric" Combination
178 40
31.500 00
15,450 00
2,350 "00
550 00
disorderly. This is an oldofferwler and capital stock paid in
Total.
LIABILITIES:
.$ 855,294 76
.$250.000 00
12.487 26
r 1G CENTS PER YARD,
1 - '' ' . -i ) i )'
Double Widtti Mpmio Cloth,
. 1 a;i-2 dents PefVarjl
ANOTHER BIGXOT ()t -
i -i . i surplus iuuu.. m
4nrt . , INatlonal Banknotes outstanding... 44.990 oo o.UUO Yards Plain White G06d..
sue pay a uue ui f-w ur ue wyuucu Dlvldenda unpaid .... 2,361 50 . r
30 days in a close cell of the! city individual deposits subject to check 234,850 38 2,000 Yards Checked Nainsook.
wu J , Ti. Demand certificates of deposit...... 255,104 66 .,-' ... ,
prison on a short allowance of food. Due to other National Banks........ 7.008 84 j QUO Yards Strioed Lawns.
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! Due to state Banks and Bankers.. .
Notes and bills re -discounted. . ; .
72133
35,451 59
ltailroad Itally tn the Fifth Wardj
A meeting in favor of the railroad
subscriptions was held at the corner
of Seventh and Castle streets, in the
Fifth Ward, last night. A large
number of the voters of the Ward
were present. Valentine Howe was
elected president of the meeting.
and John Mosely secretary. Alder
man Rice was called on for a speech
but excused on account of being un
well. Speeches, favoring subscrip
tion to both railroads were made by
Jno. W. Neal, Benjamin Williams,
Henry Brewingtou, John C. Smith,
1. F. Al ridge, John Hollo way, John
Whiteman, Dan Howard. Valentine
Howe and others. All the speakers
were loudly applauded.
At the conclusion of the speaking
a resolution was adopted that all
y Tears has attended theneak- Very "igbt excePt Saturday the voters in the Ward should go to
f f our TinKi;. i ! nieht. and all h! tin v gupci'pou !ll!i n 1 , ,:;.r.
4rd 1 4 iiave Olieil ...... . . . ' , mo jjuup ami uic tur duusvi ijhu"
e n?itba,tue.wouW break in the IIlcr"'ff, either at 10 or 11 ' to both railroads.
The meeting then ailjourned, ;,
was announced that a meeting
Id be held to-night in the First
Ward, corner of Sixth and Camn-
A OU n...t :tTT" . . . without a. lanrr infrvnl rf rcf ho. i.ll .--.n4-o ' '
i - r - -.-.w. . . " --- veil rl crip, .
Ask those who have tried and they
lini o clock, the !astors may decide. !
; obearStedman Vieak." clive "e W,U not conUuct services in the' it
Urmar!!or Gvernor and our -afternoon, as the strain ould he. won
r will iirill t
urr iuinciDie. . too severe to conduct two services
A Good Work.
In the Raleierh State Chrdnicle of Total. .,.$ 855,294 76
the 17th inst., is a carefully pte par- state of north Carolina,
Vll uu n.c u0i,Vi,y u. it Miw.ug COUNTY OF NEW HANOVKK, SS.
frn hv Rov T. H Priteharrl T. TV. I
. - . a i .. . I, H. M. BO WDEN, Cashier of the above
which is the first of a series of jarti- . i '
cleson the same subject by that named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
gentleman. . 'rtie k motive Which statement is true to the best of my knowledge
prompts Dr. Pritchard to prepare I and belief. . H. M. bowden, Cashier.
these articles is best told fin the
I Open Worked Namsqok,
Worth 35c. !for I5c. .' Per ,Yard.
Bargains in Embroideries
and Laces, i
Which
s as
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st
day of February, 1888. 'A. J. HOWELL,
- - . - Notary Public.
Correct Attest : -
feb 23 .
JAMES SPRDNT.
D.G.WORTH.
GEO. CHADBOURN
Directors.
terse, laconic language with
his article commences, which
follows: i -
, VI live fn-Wiimington, I like I Wil
mington, I believe, there Is a future
of great prosperity for Wilmington,
and as I am persuaded that the peo
ple of North Carolina are too( little
acquainted with the history , and
commercial importance of the city,
I propose to give i your readers a I ixr anted a man of temperate
sninpwhat ftlahorate 'anfionnt if the I f f moral habits, seeking employment
paSt and present of ?"0ar city bjr the JSBEST'fflg! TP?3Zg'&'3&
As the foregoing very plainly in- ff'v Y'
dicates, the ' object of ? the articles
will be to aid in giving our j city a ATTENTION, LADIES !
healthy boom Dy presenting its past
history, its present condition and its I D
possibmt.es for the future iin rtch a Bonnets and Hats at
shape as to receive the attention of I
people throughout the Stat4j and MOc, 15C. 20Ci and 25c,
even truui tiiusc wuu uwen uojuuu i
our borders. .The 'articles fjll be Worth Double.
written fn a graphic, attractive style
and will, be a valuable acquisition
to the literature of our citv. n I I will leave for the Northern mar-
( i . kets this week where I will purchase
itock Crystal Spectacle and Eygiaases a beautiful and varied assortment
'Advice to old and ., young: j In se of goods in my line, in the
lecting spectacles you should be cau-
. i
S.OOO JERSEYS to be closed out.
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Call early before bargains are pick-
ed over. - v.
1 lllatz,
ash
H
ous,
116 Market St.
feb 20
WILMINGTON, N. C:
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LATEST STYLES.
Miss Goodwin is now iu New York
i -n i t . . i.
t. .nif..c lemDiovea oy a, lartre r reucn nupuri-
you further injury to the eye j Using Millinery House, where she will
littAA-rif stronger nowpr thdA is n be engaged during the next four
SeSarJr is the dailycause . of !ITnK
tious not to take more magnifying
vower tnan nas Deen lost to trie eye
as in Lilt? ea-uie yrupuriiuu. yuu
bonnets and hats, and . will return
with me to fill my Spring and Sum
mer orders.
lure bid age to the sight. Yon can get j
tne nest at Hemsberger s..
. Quarterly Meetings.
First round of Quarterly ;Meet
irigs for te Wilmington District 6i I
tlie.IVlethodist E. Church Souths
Waccamaw circuit, at, Shilofcu Feb-1 For my Spring goods, so I otTer at
rnary, 25 and 26. r: f "
Brunswick mission, - February 25
and 20.
Onslow circuit, at Green Branch,
March 3 and 4. h !
Kenansvi lie, at Kenans vi lie, March
10 and II. . tir
- Carver Creek,' at Shiloh, f March
18 ana i;;v--? . . - I !
Elizabeth circuit,?' at Elizabeth,
March 24 and 25. ! Mi
Cokesbury, at Salem, April! 3 & 4.
Bladen circuit, at Bethlehem, Ap'l j
10 and 11.
T. W. Guthrie, P. E.
Boom Must Be Made
my Spring goods, so I off
riess than cost my stocjc of
Hats, Bonnets; feathers
1 :.
Fancy Goods, Notions,
Embroideries,
etc. etc j
-Agency for-
Oemorest' Patterns.
xy H find at Heinsberger
s an
?nt assorts .. . . I ween tlieiu.
ri jusi, received, or
ior ladies and iren
Thousands of women bless tne day
on which Dr. Pierce's "Fdvonte
Prescription" Avas made knefwn to
them. In all' those derangements
causing backache,- draggirig-do wn
sensations, nervous and general de
bility, it is a sovereign remedy. Its
soothing and healing properties ren
der it of the utmost .value tbj ladies
suffering from "internal fevery con
gestion, inflammation, orulcefratioms-
By druggists. i 1
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School shoes for children,'ibest in
the city, at Geo. & French Sons.t
LOUIS H. ME ARES,
r
(Successor to Dick Meares,
Demorest's dewing Machine
Only $19.50.
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UffAiDi'v'FEBCB Mi HOUSt
No express charge on goods sent
. to be dyed."
' " Respectfully, ' , T ' . ''
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Society Torlr.
MRS. E Bi WIGGINS, " ; I f inE SEWING SOCIETY OF ST. JOHN S
iaris!i solicit orders for all kin.-?.? rf
ine cneanest nlacH to buv vou rin vnn v.nf t rnirrr
t i-a-rma Ei;;icii. urut-rs
1-ropriei res ui juuniwium,, fancy sewlajr, crocLctir -j-r.d
I . " . FUJI II A HThA. A . i 1 . . CP I (W I I .VAl.f, i . 1 a a t . . . - .
i m.." w."""cf.ari'cit,s umi- yj uu cuooi suiuuuerj' Flow is tne nest made, aoldonivai it
i4 nqusuercen v . t 'Jacobi's, who ia the factory asrent. f
masquerade balls.
12 Ka FRONT TRE.
- 115 MARKET STREET.
feb 2-2 . , :
f i r'-Hn nr. a
.roIJ'"-rv.
Ladies' ana Children's aprons a i-"fn At v.
orders left at the Rectory,-or" r:t ., h
TLird street, will meet with i rur-;; tut. ti
rovtrj
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