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MiTWJ-
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Mthi coa Three
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slivered toy carriers, free
J rcitr. at the above
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one month. 35 cents.
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Mores1"1
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WILMINGTON, N. C FRIDAY, MARCH .21, 1890.
FLEAS K NUT1C2.
We win be euj to rwlro ccsuaatitcati
from oar frtrada on any and all STtbjrcta
ff eneral Interest, bat
Tno name of tixe writer most always to
ntahea to the Editor.
Communications must be written on
one aide or ute paper.
Personalities most be avoided.
And it is especially and particularly cnao
stooa that the Editor does not "always eaaors
NTO R I tne Ttews or correspondenu cmlcss so
In the editorial columns.
.
. aicit elegant form
"Anew factory will soon be. built Chauncey M. Depew ;.is said 'to
by Dr. Gatling of iachine-gun travel 500 miles on an average every
fame." That is a new material out ! week. Besides this, is an annual fJacobi Hdw. Oo.
He always travels
Boys ! we can sell you a Bracket
Saw4 with frame, for 10 cents, N.
of which to erect a building.
trip to Europe.
and
rJ'l . CTTTW t with a pocket full of passes
it issam mat wnenever Mr. u.au-, taUeslli? chauncevs of dead-heading
stone catches a cold he goes to bed. ; nf tjie jloteg
We go there without waiting to
catch a coW.
The Wisconsin SupremeCourt has
nan firpn T inr tup rpniimrf rr mp
It is stated that "the Duchess of ; . n . .. . .
Marlborough will sail alone on the i:i Al 4 , .
Teutonic on the 19th."
not take along a crew to
ship?
But why
work the
U LAXATIVE ano NUTRITIOUS JUIOE
FIGS OF CALIFORNIA,
lirtaes oi I'win
Q beneficial to the human
kstem, terming au i6www
fed effective laxative to penna-
MiUy cure iiauuuu.
Stion; and the many ills de-,
Ending on a weak or inactive
edition of the
ktS, LIVER WD BOWELS.
J 't i$ the com t icelleit remedy known to
WUm SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY
Vfcca one i Eil'ious or Constipated
SO THAT
(U1IU00D, REFREIHWO SLEEP,
W HIALTH and 8TRENCTH
NATURALLY FOLLOW.
rery one is using it and allure
Wiehted with it.
I tMinfMiertna -
ASK TJu" unuw. i w
William D. Howells, the novelist,
is eai a to snrinK irom Having nia
portrait published,., but howells is
his phiz to be handed down to pos
terity?
i stitutional. The next thing we may
I expect to hear is that it is ruled out
i of court and that witnesses are to be
sworh on one of Bob Ingersolls'J old
hats
--
r Joseph Biggar, the Irish Home
Ruler, left the bulk of his estate to
his' son Joseph and now Joe is as
biggar man as his daddy was, big
ger, maybe.
Henry CiKrge will not run again
for Mayor of New York until ballot
reform is established. In other
.words, he will never rurt again, not
if he Jives to be as old as the ancieut
Melhuseleh.
A Philadelphia newspaper has just
put in a press that is capable of run
ning off 144,000 copies in an hour.
We think, if we had this press,-that
we might get our entire additionout
in about 65 minutes.
MANUFACTURED OKIY BV
ALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
5AN FRANCISCO, CAL
fWUE.tl. NEW TURK. If. J
rw sale fiy
KOHEKTR BELLAMY.
WHOLESALE DRUGGIST,
1 1 U fllw Wilmington, N. C
Senator Quay's son, llichard, is
said tobe.slatel for the nomination
for the Legislature from Beaver
.county next Fall. If he should be
beaten, as we hope he luey be, then
we'll have some Quayl on .toast.
to be
freely
The young German Emperor- has
adopted some veiy stringent and
very sensible resolutions in - regard
to dueling. He has not prohibited
it altogether but no duel is in future
to take place until there has been a
thorongh inquiry into all the cir-
cumstanses by two colonels, who I
are to allow an encounter only if the
provocation was a public assault, to
which an apology has been refused,
or when an insult has been offered
to a lady who is a relation or the
betrothed of the challenger. Under
no circumstances, however, is a duel
to be permitted when the quarrel
has arisen out of a brawl in a club
room, coffee house, or any similar
place, when one of the parties has
already been "out" three times, or
where one of the parties is a married
man with children.
' uWhv doesn't he take Hood's Sar
paparilla?'', is the general inquiry of
friends when a person suffers from
anv disease of the blood. -
A sociable will be given to-night
at the residence of Mr. William
Lark ins, 'corner Sixth and Dock
streets, for the benefit of the First
Baptist Church. Refreshments will
be served and some fine vocal and
instrumental music may be expect
ed. The admission is only .10 cents.
Manager
Commendable.
. All claims not consistent with the
Jiigh character of Syrup of Figs are
. CF.C.&C.C.
t Southport nonorganized the t4Cape
Fear Controlling and Contracting
Company." The first stockholders'
meeting was held on last Monday
evening. The officers .elected are:
J President and General
M. Fargusson.
Vice President W. H. Pyke.
: Secretary and Treasurer Chap.
H. Smith. -
DirectorsChas. H. Smith, J. J.
Adkins, W. H. Pyke, Win. Week?,
J. A. Pullan. J. T. Piuner and M.
Fargusson.
For Xotth Carolina rain and
a
Miemiy- warmer. For Wilmington
and vicinity, threatening weather
find rain. -
Corollaa Yfiekt. Cla).
on the -kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the system effectually, but
it is not a cure-all and makes no
nretensions that every bottle will
a
not substantiate.
purposely avoided by the California ''annual ineeting of Uie Caro-
Fig Syrup Company. It acts gently lma Yftcht Club was held last night
at which officers were elected for the
ensuing year as follows:
Commodore Wm. Latimer..
Fleet' Captain Norwood Giles.
Flag Captain Geo. I). Parsley.
Governing Board H. M. Bowden,
C. W. Worth, J. McR. Cowan.
Purser F. A. Lord.
Measurer D. MacRae, Jr.
Marshal !!. McL. Green.
Much interest was manifested by
those who were present. The club
le now in
Utile Loril Fauntleroy (Snlt) Cn te Seen
At I. Shrler. .
I. Shrier, who is always ahead In
introducing new novelties, will sell
this week the Lord Fauntleroy and
Alfonso (King of Spain) suit. Also
a full line of children's Kilt Suits at
the lowest price for cash only. I.
Shrier, corner Front : and .'Princess
streets. " tf
' Itefreslilnj- and inTlKoratlns;
Delicious Soda Water as drawn froui
Munds Brothers' magnificent new
soda fountain at a temperature of
34. Purest Fruit 8vrnp,Milk Shakes
and Natural MineralWater. ,
ilyailiglt.
M SALOON,
borner of North Water and
Mulberry atreetf,
fi from 1 e'tkk i. q. Ho ds;
4 .
11:15 p. m. Saturday.
IIA. F. BROWNE, A trent,
10 tf WILMINGTON . N. C.
We Have
SPLENDID RUBBER DRESSING COMB
Scents. BLUE LILIES, a new rerfumo
line.
:H6u
MI NDS IIROTIIEUS,
101 N. Fi-ont street.
3BIAN & Y0ELER8,
I WnOLKSALK DEALERS IK
!
Benjamin F. Butler is said
able to quote the Bible more
aud more accurately than any other
man In public life. Yes, we Have
heard about It before. -.Several times
we ha7e seen art allusion to the devil
quoting Scripture.
. -. . .
It is said that Webster's Diction-
ary contains less than oue half the
number of words used by Senator
Blair in his speech on the educas
tional bill, and this is a good reason
why the dictionary should be read
in preference to his speech.
v ;
"L And so the Blair bill has been de-
feated'in the 'Senate, as has been
the forfgone conclusion for some
tlme'past. Senator Vance favored
the bill and Senator Ransom oppos
ed it.; They were paired. Previous
ly, both Senators voted for it.
Money seems to be a drug in New
York.'" The box sheet for" the sale of
tickets for single performances dur-
ing-the Patti-Tamagno engage ment
was ppenea ai uie nieiroiKjuiivu
Opera House on Wednesday, morn
ing and the sales amounted to $15,-
000 " daring :the.-day, .Best single
seats 17: best boxes, to seat six, f w.
pvisions, Groceries,
Liquors. Tobacco, Cigars,
-AND-
fi W. SRawles,,of Peru, lias a silver
sooon which was among tne plun
der taken from a British gunboat
by a party of American soldiers,
amonW whom was his grandfather,
IMISSION MERCHANTSJial881'and'the spo'on lms been in
since. One spoon ! Pshaw ! Ben
Butler will turn up the remnants of
his nose in disdain.
local isriErws;
INDEX TO NlW ADVERTISEMENTS
J E Black Milch cous
WMCumming Mattresses
Lost Black, white and tan setter Dog
Sociable To-Night At Mr. Wm. Larkinv
Wanted A young lady for assistant casUler
The Ger. barque Lydia Pcschau is
again afloat, and uninjured.
A young lady is wanted as assist
ant cashier in a store. See adT. in
thi6 issue.
Mr. J. E. Black has three fine
milch cows for sale at Mr. Orrelrs
stables, corner Third
streets. -
and
Princess
Criminal Court
The court has been occupied all
day in the Brown murder trial. The
examination of witnesses was con
cluded last evening and argument
by counsel was had to day. Col.
Moore spoke first, for the State, and
he was followed bv the defendant's
counsel, Messrs. A. J. Marshall,
Marsden Bellamy and John D. Bel
lamy, Jr., in the order named. Col.
Moore spoke in reply and was still
sneakincr at 4 o'clock. The verdict
will probably be rendered to night,
and the treneral opinion is that it
c-j - t
will bean acquittal.
a flourishing condition.
many new names naving i.een aim
ed. The next regatta season prom
ises to be an unusually brilliant one.
Prospects About llurjjaw.
Mr. J. 1 . Collins, of liurgaw, was
in the citv to dav and from him we
learn that the prospectsof the truck
ers in his section have improved but
little of late, Peas aVid potatoes
and other truck, which looked so
a J J 1 - . A.
nronnsinir previous io ine recent
cold weather, were killed out.
Strawberries, . although covered
with straw, were very badly hurt.
Some of the plants were killed.
There may be some- berries a little
later on but it is feared that the pro
duct will ber limited and the fruit
.' i' i. ii i 4. ir
nf thAilfiv to work withian'tbeat it. "m "c "l vxsot"
The hair is all retained??!! its nature everybody has pulled off his coat
al colors, and the dressed side is as ana gone ro worK again w in re-
snfr. ; nnd nliant as silk. Mr. Bear doubled energy and ttie farmers are
Inutttnff in some ot their best licKs
iimh iirri i, nil iii uri niviiin ui rancvi ucr i
fast as he can obtain them, and e
finds a readv market for tnem. xney
are usad as Ian robes for veliTcles
and baby carriages, and for rugs.
Some lieautifnl Work.
John G. Wagner, Esq., of Mason-
boro Sound, brouernt to the city a
day or two ago fifteen deer and
fawn hides, which had been dressed
by him f"r Mr. Samuel Bear, Sr.
The work is beautifully done and
an expert in the business anywhere
in the North, with all the appliances
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A Sociable To-Nfght.
SOCIABLE WILL UK IIKI.U AT TUK
house or Mr. Wm. Larkins. on the corner of
sixth and Dock streets, ror tne Denent or tne
First Baptist cjiurch. Kerresumenis servea,
and in addition i here will he ome nne Instru
mental and Vocal Music.
Admission u cents. - men 21 It v
Lost,
'
LACK, W1I ITE A ND TAN COLOR KD ET-
TKR .Don, quite -fat. Answers to name of
'Rob.' Any Information leading to his re
covery will be liberally rewarded at Express
Office. mchS13t
(Vlilch Cowg.
PJJKEK FINE MILCH COWS ABE FOB
sale at orrell's stables.
Call and see them,
inch 21 It
J. . BLACK.
Wanted,
YOUNG LADY FOR ASSISTANT CASH-
Must be bright, of penile
manners, and a member of some Church.
T. O. BOX 598.
A
ler in a store,
Apply In. own hand to
men 21 2t
now.
A Correction.
Cor. Iont and Dock St., .
WILMINGTOV. N.
Utt
iws! Plows!
fiP ft All LfaJia5 -Hiii ;
Chains, plow Lines,
Spades andSJiove's.
itchforks,
Fishermen's Supplies,
Gill Twine, Oars, Rope, etc.
lnS Material,
?Inl v-iu
. VI low, -
Houekeepers Oulfils-
Vw wee-nans, Fry Tans, etc.
It is said that out of all the Sena
tors and Congressmen and big' guns
generally wiiq spoke? for Harrison in
1883 but one, William K. Mason,
talked without pay... Wneu that
man dies and die he, will soon if he
does'nt change 'his politics, for he is
too good for the Republican party
he should have a monument more
enduring i than brass and higher
tbaa the Eiffel tower.
When readytto build, paint or re
pair you will find it to your advan
tage to buy your material of the N.
Jacobi Hdw. Co. t
Capt. Williams' setter dog "Rob"
has been lost. Any information
lp.idinrr to his recovery will be re
warded at the Express Office.
"It pleases me so I shall use no
other," is what the farmer said when
asked about the Boy Clipper Plow,
sold bv the N. Jacobi Hdw. Co. t
j
The box sheet for the entertain
ment on Monday night night next,
'Up the Rhine", is now open at Mr. ;
Yates where seats may be secured.
Tne headquarters of-the Burgaw,
& Onslow Railroad seem Jo have
been removed to the moon, where
the project probably firstorigihated.
After Sunday, 23d inst., mails for
Charlotte, Monroe, Maxton and
CronTy, and for train No. 38, coming
East, next day, will.close at 5.45 p.m
' Joint services of the several Epis
copal congregations of the city at
St. Paul's Church to night at 8
Vii-wb sermon hv Rev. Dr. Car
V V ft a '
niicael.
Ask for "Our Old Chief." This
new and improved Wamsutta Shirt
-is now ready and for sale at our Shirt
Factory only, at 75c. 122 Market St.,
J. Elsbach, prop.
Fort Caswell.
Some one has written tothe South-
port Leader urging that some effort
be made .to have Fort Caswell re
paired and put. on a war footing and
suggests that a delegation be sent to
Washington City with this end in;
view. It is something that ought
by all means to be done and it will
nrobablv be done some of these
In our notice, a day or two since,
regarding Miss Annie Stolter, we
gave the impression that the amiable
lady and accomplished vocalist had
been engaged permanently to sing
with the First Baptist Choir, .which days by the first foreign party that
placed her in rather a false position, comes to blows with Uncle Sam.
She has been engaged to sing with Fort Caswell is( now a mass of
that choir at the concert on Tues- ruins. It was at one. time one of the
day night, but she is not engaged to most formidable and imposing works
sing reirularlv with them. We make in the country. It was built, we
"6
a
Th Norfolk Yirainian says that !
in the selection of his staff Governor
McKinney, will appoint gentlemen
of his own age and his own sort, and
Paint your Bu$gy for 75 cents,
hits." with Detroit carg. Paint,
varnish and paint combined. Guar
anteed to give satisfaction. Sold by
the N. Jacobi Hdw. Co. t
Danish barque liialtoy Jorgensen,
old acquaintances, ana .w no eeu : , to tlav for Middlesboro-on
when on duty would esciiew uni-. England, with 3,5S
forms and tlress as civilians. iui is
wt'iii vn In A1
... - ...til. , w't
a capital idea ana we.wouiu ue giau j
au neavy naraware toee it followed uP in North caro-.
barrels
at 4,700, shipped by
lex. Sprunt & Son.
nr. im.i a 1 -k mr ma at i n 1 1 m ra-
and feathers and brass about the yesterday afternoon acco.upanied
hn.inaMiin.iAnihAj Confederate by thunder and lightning, but it
I - 1 ' i KT hown ' seems to have been merely local, as
JaCODi Hardware 00m preference when these; empty
OP ALL KINDS.
Jever "7 Jo please you In price
,1 SO. FRONT ST.
Por Sale.
0 LD TYPE METAL. CLEAN
wnJCbe sold cheap.
TXXXS20FrXC&'
pod conaiuon.
there was none of it as far North
Burgaw.
as
It formerly seemed a sort of sar
casm to say: "It's better to .laugh
than be sighing" especially when a
fellow had a vexing, teasing congh
il .1 .11 il.A mmmTc an All
-DUtnowtoaiiuiuiB Wukwdi - . handsome.
this correction in justice to all con
cerned. It was a misunderstanding)
of the idea our iyformant intended
0 convey, conceived the more readh
y, perhaps, from our high estimate
of Miss Stolter's abilities as a young
vocalist of great promise.
think, in 1828 and at a cost of $800,-
000. It consists of two strong lines
of earth works, enclosing a large
citadel where formerly a garrison
could be sheltered. The inner line
of works covers casemates, pierced
for small arms. A moat, now filled
LOOK!
Something Brand New !
PATENT KLA8TIC .
Felt iins ! !
softer, more durable, better, than Hair, and
cheaper, will not lump, or mat, are light,
and easily handled.
W.TJL GUMMING.
Removed.
I HAVE REMOVED MY;B0AKDINU UOUftlS
from 2C8 Oranse street to No. 130. conlC
Docic and second streets, where I have araplo
room to accommodate a few more Hoarders.
Kooms cool and nicely furnished. The Table
furnished with the best the market affords.
Bath Room free to boarders.
MRS. ALICE I ADKINS,
mch 19 lw Proprietor.
OPERA HOUSE.
1 11 .1 j
nn. surrounas tne wans anu entrance
xne BOulu,Wrv isbv drawbridge, through massive
1
The full name of the band organ- oaken gates. The works, if restor-
ized at Southport is "The Cape Fear led, would of course be modernized
Silver Cornet Band." A full list of I to meet the reouirements for de-
the officers, of the members and of J fense against the new and powerful
the pieces, is as follows, as we find it projectiles of the day. One pecu-
n the Southnort Leader: lliar feature about the long case-
S. S. Drew Manager and Leader. 1 mates is that they are whispering
The new W. Si W. railroad ware
house at Burgaw is rapidly ap
proaching completion. It is a frame
structure, built on- the Isite of the
Ed. H. Cranmer, Jr. Secretary.
Asa Dosher Treasurer.
The inembers of the band are as
follows: Jesse Weeks and Robert
Davis, E. flat horns; Asa Dosher and
S. S. Drew, B. flat cornets; Clarence
H olden and John Cranmer, E. flat
alto horns; R. L. Piver, B. flat tenor
horn; E. H. Cranmer," Jr., B., flat
barritone horn; T. B. t Carr, E. flat
bass horn; JohnHolden, small drum;
Robert Weeks, bass drum.
The band will meet every Tuesday
and Thursday for practice.
The Can of rain.
An ache or pain is not - of itself a
disease, it is but a svniDtom, and
warns the sufferer that there is some
thing the matter with his .physical
organization. Weak kidney?, nan
blood, and uervousnessare frequent-
lv the source or cause of the many
mysterious aching sensations that
ifTlict the bodv. You can remove
th rAuse of such distress bv using
B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm).
C. H. Robetts, Atlanta, Ga., writes:
"My kidneys were disordered and
gave me excruciating pain. A sin
gle bottle of B. B. B. helped me won
derfully." Wm. X Nelson, McDonough, Ga.,
writes: 'B. B. B. has benefited my
daughter very much. She was af-i
. . - 1. 'l t 1 . 1 1 ,1 r ; . "
tninK iv me uf&ir iuiuiij ijit-tiii
galleries where in case of attack or
ders could be delivered to the de
fenders in a whisper and perfectly
heard by all.
Fort Sumter was bombarded -on
the 14th dav of Anril. 18C1. and on
the 16th Fort Caswell was occupied
by State troops, under orders from
Gov. John W. Ellis. Three com
panies took possession under com
mand of Col. John L. Cant well, then
commanding the 30th Regiment, N.
C. Militia. These companies were
the Wilmington Eight Infantry ,.
Capt. W. L. DeRosset: the German
Volunteers, Capt C. Cornehlson;
and the Wilmington Rifle Guards,
Capt. O. P. Meares, Fort Johnson,
at So nth port, was occupied thesame
day by the Cape Fear Light Art 11
lerv. Cant. John J. Hedrick. Fort
Caswell was held during the war, by
the Confederates and was never at
tacked. Oq the-night of January
15th. 18C5. the night on which Fort
Fisher fell, the garrison was w
dra
Fort
has remained in this condition ever
since. . . .
AX ILLUSTMID STEREOPTICON LICIUEE
"UP THE RUINE.,
For the benefit of the Library Association,
Monday, 24th March.
Admission 50 cents. Children 25 cents. Gal-
lery 15 cents. Seats at Yates, commence ti
8.15 p. ra. ! ncaw
Caffeine Seidlitz.
FOR THE SPEEDY RELIEF OF NERVOUS
headache and brain fatlgrue, depression
following alcoholic and other excesses, heart
burn, nervous debility, etc one grain of
hydrobromate of caffeine in each dose. Mix
tne powaers in water ana anntc aunnj cucr
vescence. JAMES D. KUTT, Apothecary.
N. Front St., Wlimlttfton, Ji. c. mcu la
220
A BARGAIN
--T-
OltKELL'S STABLES
IN SECOND-HAND
Harness, Saddles, Bridles, &e.
Sffi.Haa-l Drais, Cirls asi htpti
febl2tf
k'Oll SALE CHEAP.
'. OYSTER ROASTS
wn, the citadel was blown up and I r
t Caswell was abandoneil. lttju
shall
Dr. Bull's
laugh and get fat.
Icoraniodiona and, imposing building.
vjaek shall pine and Gill
dance T just as long out in the open
w R Ellis. Brunswick.aa.. rites: barn a tbey please. The free born
T ftave tried B. H. B. and find ft a Ameriean citizen don't fear nenral-
great thing for the blood. It also gia with Salvation Oil to the front,
cured me of rheumatic pains." Ouly a twenty five cent investment.
AM BETTER PliEl'AIiED
than ever to accommodate my
friends with OYTEK8 this season. I wl
twp none tint the lieni on hand. aUrays
MYuTLE GKO VE KOA8T.S a specialty. Every
thing overhauled and improve x. Oyctera
ready at short notice and expert sbnefcera to
open them- .
tipecial rates to parties. Giro tne a call anl
wm do my best to please yoo.
liespecttaUy,
W. IL 8TOKLEY,
aptf " wrtznisnite .