North Carolina Newspapers

Tills rAFZK . . - PLEASE OTIE. - . Ve will be glad to receive cozaratmlcaUcn from our. friends oa any aid all subjects of e.sund. excepted, T jkme. KJitor and Prop. W,luSS.rTAUEPAlDe u :nontf fiCXJi Three r general Interest, but ' The name of the writer must always be fur nished to tlie Editor. ' ; Commualcalloas must be written onlj on one side oftne paper. : s ' Personalities must be avoided. JCi it- . month,: cents. ... I IW fy?'" nir1 ,r the city, at th above is l3 ' J.3 r urtL And It Is especially and particularly, under- ) stood that the Editor does not always endorse ,.raie,JW" ' pi-- report any and rr'liaHr pIf regularly. vol xrr WILMINGTON, N. G.. TUESDAY. APRIL 10, 1888. N6. the views or correspondents unless so stated in the editorial columns. - , 1 .W T n5srttttefir Lifer DlseasL It.lll roalt-u a l.n.nlur: tmln li. Hi! allowed to rgiONS LIVER BEGDLATCR iyer, Kidneys and BOWELS. - Dowrl riilalnt. S2l lrprwi... CoUc f y 7 Million, ef Bcltlr.. at THE DEST FAMILY MEDICINE i-rvHJr.Adult.aJ i he Arad. ONLY GENUINE u Z Sum? r J t of Wrapper. tf. Ztilin 4 Co., Philadelphia, Pa., eu r.itn v Trie, wlw iotatci3tptiU TunJay'sSew York Herald was a 1 cia.sive sheet, n w vm.- leJition-that is & pases. A ins tomans IM columns and of this 109 cuhmms wen? advertisements, all of which were paid for at the regular price. Verily, there is but one Hrr ahl. A wonderful interest has been shown throughout the West In Prof. Jju Htiu japf r, "The On-tr-uf th Kepubie," in Vcr6r' yii- izUr for April. It is an I nspir iuMeuunt of the rise ami progress tf the Ohio Valley, suggested by the tVutiiuial cflebration toon to take lixev At t'iuciiiuati. Prof. Uahl- wia'safcouot of what has been ac- rutuplishetl prxxliiees a glow of pa triotism ami makes his readers pnail of their birthright. A leyilflsh or ecean vaiu.pire was afciJentally caught, near Tampico, Sfxico, in a fihiug seine recently. E..p were thrown around the lnon sir, ami by tlie aid of horses it was &wi to the shore It weighed o tons, and. when spread out on tfe teach dead, presented every ai P a ranee of au enormous bat or 4'upire. It measured fifteen feet bus od seventeen feet wide from theeJof the jectoral fins, and t mouth was five feet across. A camber of them had been seen for nietiiue, but all efforts to catch had proved futile. A Maine newspaper says that Mrs ther Potter, of Loug Ilidge, who Jitdied, after a long illness, COQsaaiptfon, was the mother , Dr children, the youngest a "7, - Sb could not bear to think 'iaj the little one, and con 4nt7 Py that it might go with 0'r n he died. A few days ago, fcen it was plain that she was rut to d.he called Jier family "ondher and bade them good 3. ml then, clin !?iri! tr 1ia lwhv Pfyed that it might die too. It had TJ Perfectly well, apparently, but wnkiMfrom its dying urother t eyes and in five minutes A -tropical dinner'' which cot per cover, eiclusive of wme and 3ff vWa1 recentl" Siven by one of ork's millionaires who want eoclaake a splurge. Twenty! tvVj Wrre erved. There was no iil01! the table; a P1"1 ,eaf fan tleJ7uW f0rt each Buest, audou tidZt , plates re8ted- The indi Uecorations at each plate cost favors cost as much more, "ieraenu cards cost 10 each. rfe t pUcedbfo-e each guest. from 1 mr. m. was a miniature .--lit.; '."' n- imiuI ocr and c .-,1.a . i of lmVUK itU-l l On A:n .-i,t Mh.iu-I'wndoiie: . 13 ....w the nrine l r l f;orKeoas tropical trim at ?n ,he tab,e "" Pnch ' cr? In omnees hanging on UT' the pu,I hnvln tuZ , , 7 re,uovl that the Theln ' the,r Wn fr"Jt' nnerithetalk of uPIerten- UaeobraUav. Dpot. t - I -A proposition ttiat Quenn Vietoria should asMiinH th title of "Queen of Canada'- find favor with the Toron. to i lobe. This proposal carries ith it direct government ly the Cana dian ministry without the in'terven tion of the Jlrit privy council. The I ilobe thinks that there would be no need of a fiovernor General, as there would be "a Canadian 111inisteri.1l representative at Court, charged w th the duty of transmit' ting to her Majesty the advice .of her Canadian council." Hereafter it will be an inexcusa ble error for any one to speak of the nper ten thousand in New York so ciety. Mr. Ward McAllister tells the Tribune'that there are only about 400 people in fashionable New York MM-iety. . Mr. McAllister savs that if you go outside that number "you trike people who are either not a ease iii a ballroom, or else make other eople not at easv.M He is kind enough to remark that there are any mimber of "the most c.ulti vated and highly respectable, even distinguished, people outside of fash ionable society.'" Social boundaries, he declares, are drawn on another basis than wealth. "Old connec tions, gentle breeding, perfection in all the requisite accomplishments of a gentleman, elegant leisure and an unstained private reputation count for more than newly-gotten riches," which Is imiortant, if true. . i . Chicago doesn't seem to take very- kindly to the Libby Prison scheme. as witness the following specia from that citv to tlie New Y'ork Jlcrald: There is a good deal of feeling re garding the proposed removal of Libbv Prison to Chicago. It is thought that the scheme to tear down the building, bring it here and set it ut for a public show, to which an admission fee will be charged, is silly and useless ami will be unprofit able. Every dollar invested" in it will be sunk, ami the general senti ment is that it ought to be. If it is intended to bring up personal rem iniscences of the war, it will fail in its imriMse, as few if anv soldiers west of Indiana! were confined there. The Western ex-soldiers will care nothing for it. and it is argued that if it is intended fqr a display of the bloody shirt, it would be more prac tical to remove it to Philadelphia, New Y'ork or Boston, as ninety-five pe. cent, of the Libby prisoners be long in the bast. Chicago has no bitter memories connected with i,and no desire to see the old tobacco warehouse brought here. The building in itself would be a public eyesore and nuisance. According to the sentiments ex pressed by people here the best use to make of it is to let it stay where it is. It is somewhat remarkable that such a feeling should have man ifested itself against what was in tended as a purelv business enter prise, but the feeling exists never theless. - - - The body is more susceptible to benefit from Hood's Sarsaparilla now than at anv other season. There fore, take it now. LOCAL WS. INDKX TO New ADVERTISBMENT. A Ward A Cur.1 LOCIS II M KAKKii IliltS M M Katx New JoKts llEISSBERCKR -The IttCbt F C Miller Dl.uuonrt Dyes Taylor's Hazar Millinery Auction Notlctv-Tij A s-hliss l'o J Vav Ijndlbv Pomona Hill Nurseiles For other local see fourth page. Best shoes for boys at French & Sons. New moon earlv to-morrow morn ing, at 53 minutes past : o'clock. Ladies will find a nice line of good reliable scissors at Jacobi's Hd w. De lot. The artesian bore at Hilton has gone don nearlv 300 feet. The drill is still in hard blue marl and the situation remains unchangad. Turner's Almanac promises "cold and showers" for to-morrow and it looks at this writing as though it may be correct. Thanks for an invitation to at tend the exercises upon the comple tion of the Oxford & Clarksville R. R., to be held in Oxford on the Wed nesday of next week, thelbth inst. Kock Crystal Spectacle am! Eyeglass e Advice to old and young: in se lecting spectacles you should be cau tious not to take more magnifying 'xnrcr than has been lost to the eve as in the same proportion that ' jou pass that point of increase, will cause you further injury to the eve. Using giassesof stronger power than is ne cessary' is the daily cause . of, prema ture old age to the sight. : You can get the best at Heinsberger's. - Indication. For North Carolina.' warmer, with rain and brisk to high Southerly winds on Tuesday, folio wed on Wed uesday by colder fair j weather am fresh to brisk North esierly winds. The Goldsboro Argun of Sun day's date is an 8 page 43 column issue, handsomely illustrated with cuts of the various churches in Goldsboro and the principal busi ness nouses there. This is done .in celebration of the fact tht j-VWMl mences witn this issue 'the fourth year of its existence. Jt. Paul's E. L. Church. In making up our summary of ad ditions to church memberships on 4 Sunday last we neglected to state that 4 new members were receive into St. Paul's Evangelical Luther an Church, making 24 ne additions to this church thus far during the Haster tide. Good Fruit Prospects. Further reports confirm the state ment made by us some days since that the fruit hereabouts had not been seriously hurt thusjfar.. In fat, with the exception of Le Conte pears, it is not hurt af all, and these are not all k;,Ied. The prospects are now for an abundant fruit anc crop year in this section. "On Wheels." (iilmore's great troupe will pro ceed from city to city in special cars expressly provided for the purpose, consisting of a car for the baggage and cannon, a coach for the band, a luxurious excursion car for the ar tists of the troupe, with dining rooih, parlor, and several sleeping apartments, with attendant cooks and waiters thus reducing the fa tigue of the tour to the minimum. A salute from the cannon will an nounce the arrival of the party at each city visited. The Hoys In Gray. The regular monthly meeting . of the Wilmington Light Infantry was held last, night and a very interest ing meeting it was. Fouruew mem. hers were admitted and a reserve corns badge was presented to Sar- geant L. P. Thomas. The prcsenta tion speech was neatly and hand somely made by Lieut. Morrison and was happily responded to by the recipient. It was announced that the ne uniforms wrere expect ed early next week and that the Hag which is being made by the ladies is nearly completed. The secretary was instructed to write a letter thanking the city authorities for the appropriation of $500 recently voted the company. Not a Comet. A peculiar phenomenon was vui . a a ' V 1 ble 111 the sky last evening, it was in the shape of a bar 01 light, a dull red in color, and apparently about two feet long by two inches wide. It appeared in the North west and at an elevation of alnnit 30 degrees. It was nothing like a com et in appearance. It was of local origin and we think easily account ed for. There was a small fire late yesterday afternoon in the woods near Navassa and it was in all prob ability the reflection of this fire on a small cloud. The atmosphere was full of dust and the cloud could not be seen. It was visible for a short time onlv. The Club ami the Opening. The Wilmington Cotilion. Club, who will celebrate the opening of the new Orton Tuesday next, have appointed the following committees for the occasion: Committee of Arrangements Col F. W. Kerchuer, chairman; Messrs. (i. W. Kidder. Pembroke Jones, C. B. Mai let t and Col. W, C. Jones. Committee on In vitations Messrs. L. IVDavis, J. W. Bolles and G. W. Chestnutt. Reception Committee Hons. Geo. Davis, A. M. Waddell, O. P. Meares. R. R. Bridgers, Col. J. W. Atkinson, Japtains W. H. Bixby, j; H. Daniel. Messrs. D. McRae, W. A. Bryan. D- G. Worth and E. S. Latimer. Floor ManagersMessrs. J. H. Watters, L. S. Belden, D. T. Cronly, R. M. Dick. W. A. Dick, and K. P. Boatwright. t - - 1 7 . There will be a meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 8 o'clock this evening in the court room at the-City Hall. The Pearson meetingshave dra 11 . a great many strangers to the 1 city during their continuance. Produce Exchange Annual Meeting At the annual meeting of the members of the Produce Exchange, held to-day, the following officers Were elected for the ensuing year: - President H. C. McQueen. . Vice-President D. L. Gore, j Board of Managers B. F. Hall, J. R. Turrentine, R. G. Rankin, J. H. Smith, H. G. Small bones. I Inspectors of Election S. P. Mc- Nair, J. W. CarmichaeKJ. H.Daniel. Mr. H. C McQueen, the President, submitted his report, as.follows: Gkjttlkmkn: It affords me no lit tle pleasure to be able to congratu late you, at the' close of the 15th year of its history, on the increas ing usefulness and influence of your Exchange. Since your last annual meeting your membership has in creased froiu 53 to 85 members, and the Exchange is in a highly prosper ous condition. You begin the new year with no liabilities and $93.69 in your treasury. For the details of your financial affairs I refer you to the report of your-Secretary and Treasurer, which has just been read. But, while your Exchange is in a, flourishing condition, having a larger membership - than ever be fore, we have room for more mem bers. It is the only jive commersial body in this city, and I belieye that every business man in Wilmington would derive advantage from con nection with the organization.! It is pleasant to state that the business between your " members has run along smoothly without obstruction. You have an arbitration committee but I doubt if any member present could name one of them. This com mittee has not been called upon to decide a dispute between members of the Exchange in several years. Comment on this is superfluous. The receipts of cotton at this port since September 1st, the beginning of the cotton season, are 166,265 bales, being an increase over the previous season of 33,931 bales.' over 25 per cent., and an increase over the season of two year3 ago of 70,379 bales, nearly 75 per cent. if Receipts of spirits turpentine for the year ending April 1st, 69,930 bar rels; year previous, 64,839. Rosin, this vear, 345,086: year previous, 346,- 539. Crude turpentine, this year, 23,667; year previous, 24302. j Tar, this year, 62,068; year previous, 7d, 600. A gain of 5,091 barrels of spir its turpentine, while the receipts of rosin are nearly the same "for the two years. Crude turpentine and tar show a slight falling off, but the exhibit is a satisfactory one and fullv up to expectation. But the large increase in the cotton business is especially gratifying, as it is to this great staple we must look large ly to increase our tratie ana impor tance as a great commercial city, and I wish to emphasize! the fact here, that our facilities for handling cotton a:e unequaled, and cannot be surpassed, enabling our dealers at all times to meet competition from other markets. ;i Our compresses are as good as the very best in the world, as ship owners and masters well know, ana the port charges here are less than those of neighboring ports, j Our depthof wcter, both on the bar and in the harbor, is increasing every vear. and vessels drawing 19 feet can now cross the bar, and we nave a reasonable assurance that m a verv few years there will be 19 to 20 feet of water from our wharves to the ocean. J Vessels can now load cargoes of 5,000 to 0,000 bales of cotton at our compresses . and go to sea without detentiori Think of all this and of the fact that in 1871 we had only 12 feet of water on the bar at high tide, and that three or four years ago a vessel carrying 4,000 bales had to lighter part of her cargo to : Ieep water. Matters pertaining to river and harbor improvements are cared for by the.r.JUhaiuber or Conmierce, but 1 cannot lea ve this subject with out adding: mv testimony to the judgment? skill and singleness of purpose 01 tlie unnea tares omcers in charge of this work. ' I believe we are on the eve 01 an era 01 commercial prosperity auu advance in material progress jsuch as we ha.ve not seen before. The extension of the Cape Fear & Yad kin alleLlL R. to Wilmington is now a certaiuty, and With this port as its aeep water terminus, mat road, in the nature of things, must reach out and pour into our lftp the trade of a vast section of almost yet ! with I us into direct communication witn the great trade centres of the West and Northwest. Ths Wilmington, Onslow and East Carolina R. R. is also oniv a nuestion oi a snort ume, i . . m A A. and will open up a comparatively j new and fertile country, all within ; our reach. But in this age of enter- nrise we will not reap thev advant-: acres unless we are wide awake ana; a?ti ve ourselves and grasp ' the op- portuuities offered to us. We mustf be not only prepared to do business, but must also go after it, and : keen coine after It. In this connection 1 desire to call your attention to the Wilmington, Chadbourn ac tjonway R. R. lately extendeti to Conway, S. C. Our merchants could lraw a arge business from that section by reaching for it. ; ; . ' 1 The Wiliuinirton & Seacoast U. it. is being rapidly built, and by July will.be completed, literally, to -the beach. It is neeillesstosay that this road, and thehneto Caro.ina Beach, will bring thousands of pleasure seekers to and through Wilmington and no one can tell the extent of the business advantages resulting therefrom. This citv is admirably located, with a fresn water harbor directly on the shortest possible route from the cqmmercial centres of the West, to the West Indies and South Amer ica, . and these: advantages have only to be utilized to place us in the front rank of Atlantic seaports. 1 o come back to some matters which chiefly concern the business 01 tne uxenange: 1 must : call your attention to - the lack 01 interest taken by the gentlemen of the'eom mittees rrtTOr daily quotations, and urge the members of those commit tees to give more attention to them. I would suggest that these commit tees be increased from three to five members, and that theyr meet daily for the purpose of posting correct market quotations. Your Exchange pays the Western Union Telegraph Co. a large amount for telegraph quotations. Its supplemtary fund has to be raised by voluntarv sub scription to meet this expense, but 'r1' .r ... ... .. . . versal that this service is not what it should be, and what you ought to have for the money. There is too much delay in giving us these re ports. It is due to the manager ot the Telegraph Office here to say that he evinces an obliging spirit ana seems anxious to remedy it, but the fact remains that the service is un satisfactory and I suggest that some action be taken to push the matter and insist on more consideration from the Telegraph Company. It is with mingled emotion of sad- ness ana melancholy pleasure that 1 turn aside a moment in memory of the one member lost by death since our last annual meeting. Robt. E. Calder has been cut down in the verv nrime of an honorable and use ful life. The pages of your minutes attest the esteem in which he was held. We can but bow in submis- sioh to the decree Of an All Wtee God, knowing that "He doeth ah things well." In conclusion, 1 wish to give wil ling testimony to the efficiency of your capable and painstaking Sec retary and Treasurer, and am in debted to him for his- urbaue assis tance at all times, and also to the gentlemen associated with me in the management of your affairs. .? The First Trip. . Yesterday afternoon engine No. Ill, of the W. & W. R. R., was run a short distance on the Seacoast R. R. with five flat cars loaded with orossties and iron. Mr. W. S. Keliey was the engineer and Nelson Toney the fireman. It was the first trip over the new road by a locomotive and a train of cars. We are requested there will be held a to state that mass meeting to-morrow, immediately after the close of the noon services at the Tabernacle, to take into considera tion means to prevent the desecra tion of the Sabbath. All interested are cordially invited. Mr. Gerret Walker had in market thisuorning some, unusually fine asparagus raised bydiiiu at his farm on Middle Sound. It is on sale at Mr. A. H. Holmes' grocery store. The steamer A. P. Hurt brought down a large number of passengers to day from Fayetteville and inter-, mediate points, for attendance on the Pearson meetings. ' Ask those who have tried and they will tell you that the Boy Clipper Plow is the be made. Sold only at Jacobi's, who is the factory agent, t The trees along the turnpike are putting out beautifully and there will be a good shade in many parts of the road this summer f The wind got around to the South last night and it has been warmer to-day. Beyond Oar Expectations. The increase in our sales the past month was beyond our expectation, and proves conclusively that our ef- orts to place fir8t cto Clothing at In e w-York prices within the reachof buyers from Wilmington and vicin , ity is appreciated. We have 'just i" u cuuui. tne nnest ana Desi selected stock of Men's, Boy's, I'ouths and Children's rnthir.o. fAi. Snrinn. on,i" q,,..,.- . . . , . . ... wear eJer J?0re.libJ"0USh,t to h!s marnni, which win oe soio at prices that will surprise, : All we ask is a call, and you are sure to .buy. Re member we will not be undersold. Our motto: Quick Sates and .Small Profits. . . I. SHRIER, : the Old Reliable Clothier and Hatter, No. 16 North , Front Btreet (Purcell House.) -... Signf the (f olden Arm. Tlie cheapest place to buy your j schoo -books and school stationery j is at Ileinsberjer's. Wide Awake for April. r Exquisite as an Easter lily is. the frontispiece of the April Wide. a wafee; a drawing by W. L. .Taylor of a'lovely girl in white, with a joy ous face and her, arms filled with lilies. Miss 1 oulsson s short poem,, "An Easter Text," is a beautiful les son for the holy season. ' Susan Cbolidge follows with a delightful A. a 4. FT in m -. . a siory, a woins a wo parties," iiTl... T" s x 3 ' mi f . x .. i wu x-uiuLers tuiu a neir . irexs, , gives some of the finest of the Land seer paintings. A story that reads like a chapter from the Arabian Nights is the Javanese tale The Prince of Bandong and His Son." Lieut. Fremont, of the Western ar my, wriLea au account, 01 me xnaian fight last fall at the Crow Agency, and shows the real cause of it. "Prince'' is an exciting story of two children and a menagerie lion, with rt. thrillinjrr nlnturn hv Sa.nHhfiTn' iA X w " v ' . - AU Around an Old Meetlnp-Kopse" is an amusing and valuable chapter of life in the early days of the Old and the Smyrna Folk-Tale: oi "Lit- Shadow, andApril First11 will amuse the little folk. ' ' : ( There are other good things which we have not space to enumerate.. j Wide Awake is $2.40. a year. D. Lothrop Company, publishers, Bos ton, Mass. A JBulldtng for the Y. 1HVC. A. I A meeting was held yesterday; at ' the Tabernacle, by a number of gen tlemen interested in the proposal to erect a building here for the Young Men's Christian Association. Messrs B. F Hall. jRtnes Snrunt. 1). (i. Worth. J. S. Allen. J. C. Ste venson, W. R. Kenan, J. H. Currie and Col. Roger Moore met with the board of directors of the association aim agiccu m iuujici cvic nini uivui in securing funds for the purpose. mentioned. It was determined'to try and raise fifteen thousand dbl- iars on tne insiaimenx pian. , Mr. Pearson has consented ; to ' niflko an anriAa.1 in Hha1f rtf thA ns. spciation to-morrow night, and the above ge'ntlenien'have been appoint ed to take the names of persons who are willing to subscribe to the fond. NKW AO Vi2KTL8f2dXf3f C A. ii ftlcGir I, Auctioneer, - BY S. A. SCHLOSS & CO. o-MOitKOW, WEDNESDAY, at Exchange corner, at 10 o'clock, we will sell "Horses, Mules, Buggies, carts, Ac. ' ap io A Card. I11EHKWITI1 DESIKE TO KETUBN tttanjc to Hev. Dr. Pritcuard and other citizens of . Wilmington, and to the rice planters and steamboat captains of the Cape Fear, for tba great kindness and liberality they have Cl&- played In seconding my efforts to secure con-, trl butions for the rebuilding of Antloch Baptist Church, in Brunswick county. - , , ap 10 It' v.. - A. WARD. DAMnMA Ull I MIIDCCDICQ I vlTIVlirV 1 1 1 U.L. llUIIUUIIIUWj POMONA, N. C, ' J ' Two and a Half Miles West of Greensboro, N. C. nrine main line of the K. & D. it. It. passes through the grounds and within 100 feet of the office. Salem trains make regular stops twice daily each way. Those Interested In1 Fruit and Fruit Growing are cordially invited to Inspect this, the Largest Nursery in the -State, and one of the largest In the south. Cherry, Plum, Japanese Persimmons, Aprl- ; cots, NectarLaes, Mulberries. Quince, Grapes, . jngs, KaspDemes, oooseoernes,iJurranLs,i'ie Plant. Ensrlish Walaut. Pecans. Chestnut. strawberries, lioses, evergreens, snaoe Trees, &c. AU the new and rare varieties as well as the old ones, which my new catalogue for 1888 will show. order direct froja the Nursery. Correspondence solicited, Destriptive Cata logue free to applicaats. ... v Address Z . J. VAN LINDLEV, I POMONA, Guilford CO., N.' C. tar- Bellable Salesman wanted in eTery County. A good paying commission will be given. , . - ' - - ap 10 The Latect. Second Eegiment; TTaltr, FOR PIANO. ! , ' Dedicated to the ! North Carolina SUte Gcard I II. OItKBNKTALI . .ForSaie at V - ''' ' HEINSBE RISER'S BOOK AND MUSIC STORE. mch 26 . For S TORE AND DWELLING COR- l ner Eighth and Wooster srrt'ets. Apply to J. G.TARDZ: T:17 irr