-4 MWrt evenlnJr.SuiuiaySexceptd, It JOSH. T. JAM E. I-iitor.and Prop. &om;par. tseais ca, any ana til rst;:c'.3 c ocKif-r-Ni,'rosTAGB.rAID-: general Interest, out . ; ' - - : moQt& CC Tared iTtR name or tns writer ranst al"r3 to T-r nlsnea to tm Editor. : ' M j . -r.un.U-0 une month. 35 cei (mmiin!caaoo most, bo jarrlttf n'en cr.lr one siOft or tne paper. - ; rersonaiiurs most be mia?a. v " Ana it is especially. anil particularly tr.r:r stood that t&e Editor aoca not alirays cn'cr: c tne flews or correspondents anlcss.jso Etate In tne editorial columns. : ' : : ? ' r ttf delivered W carrtert, free n nr of it at j. U the abofe wcf.oen trill please report any and VOL. XIV. . WltMlNG'l'ON, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER .9, 1890. NO 305. to reel their paper rtsjuI-rlT. UI3 PA" . : t. -- : r -. - .. - -; j . - . : wi- --.--:-. A tunntfl between Scotland - and Ireland Is diictiftsed, thirty mileg Ian;:, Ucost $10,000,000. 1 ' - . - -. . . j P-irUInnK send encb year JJ3,000,000 letter?., 13,00aX0 rpojal cirdi nud &5.000.000 newspapers. 1 - LOCAL JSrjETWS- Hxkkd Co Furniture frxD8 Bjujtjier Drusjists - C V Yatks sm Jones song Books The receipts of cotton at this port ;,Foe I Who wilLbe Speaker of the next ! House of Rpresentatls? If you ; want to "put your money where s it ; will do the most pood" you will al ! ways find it safe to bet ou the iupd !wh6 nses Dr. ButPs Coujjh Syrup. " 1 .The North Carolina Conference of i tht nl. E. Clinrchi meets in , Wilson to-morrow and the pastors of j the The St.Xoms Ulobe Democrat1 is : fx "P 1,453 balen for Blaine and Hill In 1892: Blaine 1 Wood seems to be in tolenb!v fair wn urivci, oi course, and tffll on . supply but the prices are steeo the other. . . . ' - . - i George Wilsons fine minstrel C. Da vU as 4 delegate representing bad troupe playetl in Charlotte lastitho faitv. will leave-to liichti It iis pretty sure that ;Dr. Creasy and 1i ii j think ,c- tliree churches here, with Mr.Mohn istreljic. DAviria5 a delegate :re The Delaiuater failure is j oiii-, almost as bad as Ds. failure at : nipht. ,,,r r,,s Ia" monin. rue cmhtors. vrt. r. o.,i. : t Mr. Beaman will be! returned and it OX 13 xVJOYS ,,t ti, r;l. ;!..! .tMil. rcv.'lls rlioni 'Khlnk'over s tn i f Fu ' af-u:; it ii pleaftir.l to Iiave b --1 J Scents on the dollar. i j A tush seven feet Ions and a tooth I 1if I Welelllni? Over v vrn rnnd eeii iart of n. ninstA. f,fre-!.i:i t the taste, and art! don. have been unearthed at Mon advvt .r"rrt,.iiy oti the Kidne !. la. , ! ; :J .'''1.. Sa.uJw.cl, Ulander, so eareltbt .u., ; -u y... - .l.ey.omeH.ue.nllow whool teach- they will do well If they cet rr'thnf f.nf n 'is hoped that Air Anderson will also j improve. 13 lUit.- t the taste and acithpIofatl,goU3edise to ply their ter: Muspected of beln tainted with i to the stiii:u-li ! tnil v leiieficial 2 t!3T prompt ii - r. in iu vocation. Between January 1 and Novem i.rT.nr.-i nn v irom uie inojji1..iri . - ,i . -- ucr w mo sin uiuems oi orcnara ana - k !;br and a?rm e substance, iu vf proUuct8 of Fre&no countl, i T have made it Uie . req,,irefl 1.170 ears to wove tlil imD So-ueth rpournru: : uu...4. , - ...er.se loaal. . . unuK xue oesi o: ri.s M oi J'- . ... thPin. TV. And wasn't it cold last ntaht? And didn't you hate to turn out of that warm bed this morning ? . Only a few North Carolina hams are to be had now and they sell for from 1-5 to 18 cents a pound. iNOt many JNew Kiver oysters iu market to-day. Yesterday's bad weather was perhaps the cause. i '- Green pork is scarce in this, mar ket. A very few hogs were here this morning and they sold for G j be sent back here., i Dr. Creasy; has bee.n here three years, Mr. Beaman two ana Mr. Anderson one. i - i Course of Iectnre. Rt, Rev. Leo Haid is in city, cl'Sl bttlrt"by all leading drug.j rsa Any reliable druggist wh Father Ignatius, of tire English Church. Is nreachlncr to trpinndnn i -. .. i r- mi I - tiTBOt have it on nana win pro congregations, tie denounces fash TSt it promptl for any one rb( lonable religion and prays for the rlrt to try it- Do not accept an) J brotherhood of all Christian tbrtitute. UUFORNIA F0 SYRUP CO. Sir Hi A SCI SCO. CAL wjsrm. kt. ry rosx, tr.r. ror olc t j lIUtiKUT K HKLLA.MY. wnOLESALE DKVnOIST. ca y Wilmlnston. N. C STOVKS! STOVES ! JLLIZ. ALL KIND'. ANI AT ALL yrVTf. i ill r.d se the m at ALDERMAN, FLANNER & CO'S. tat 1 u M churches. He is in New York. I am Manufacturer s Agent for Th nat Avnonsieo larrtcinf n rt tn Barbed and all kinds or Wire, iom- fc " I . . L m V - X the world is that of.France.-It costs! bination wire ana iron fences, ur nnnnniiv orf q Ann aaa . rpi, tiers BOlicited. James l. Metis. T J Spanish Parliament costs $250,000; razor and knive sharp' ins new and we hone ever made. See Jacobi Hdw, Co.: . Mr. James Q. Gharles, formerly of the Tarboro Southerner, but lately of Philadelphia, has arrived here to take: a position on the Messenger. SAM JONES sorjc BOOKS. IATEV BOOK STORE psur H. A. Tucker, ULtK IX (iRANITE. MAHBLE AND wt Stew. M4Dufacturer of- Cemetery", irr.t t: ai.i r.un.Kns Work. r.ia XortU Front Street, Witminston, X. C. . 1) the Italian, . f 130,000; the Belgian, f 200,000; the' .Portuguese, f 150,000. Dr. Deems, In the Church of j the Strangers, in New York, on Sunday morning stated that the church was $S0f In arrears and In just fourteen minutes the amount was subscribed, $100' over. No single subscription was more than $20. .. . m -t;- -- j It is said that not less than $100, 000 worth of "corn cures" are an nually sold in the United States. There are some of them that may be notmn reasonably regarded as culti vating corns enough to account for the sales of the others. Guns. We have them, bought be fore the passage of the McKinley bill and can give you the advantage of 'our low purchase. N". Jacobi Hdw. Co. I to wager We would be willing something handsome that there are morenretty babies in Wilmington than in tiny other.towii of its size in the United States. ' j . . . . . ... Messrs. B. J. Lewis and J. J. Bur nett left here to-day for Georgia, Florida and Alabama on a business visit cities to the principal in those States. towns and The Board of Directors of the Wilmingtou Library Association had. a very interesting meeting last night They adjourned to meet again this afternoon. A Brooklyn woman tried to drive is traced to the South American pol icy of the State Department. N liry Cisr-! Ltfljair PrtTrBlrJ. IJti!i IN T KE I'lll KEl W1TU 4 f "o lo k)jw. Atcr practical ex-J 1 -1 J"''" em pre arra to iruaran titi0.. ia I on we. I. Q"ISLIVAN. C3D Tbe Horest)oer aad rarrlcr. JUST RECEIVED! CD lit'NCHKS BANANAS.' - - - A. S, W1XS7EAD, . l nit and CODretllonertes, JfIi lr NA 1 Q second su tcrP. l e. 57 polleyT" fcciic.il Tin Sl Sheet Iron ork-r and Contractor, zrijcr r . i ij; I'fujii- nnt nroa nlj ex t. I'Sdn i epciknc la ihe 1 L n t. ;oikEccn wilt tuar. . w i.i l in rvri-T rrmrt.- - - i - - ! s. o Coal ! J T A; nrt A uioic E LOT C KLE Tttinf. I HAL. w.. ,,,v- A. rine.'niackjn. -0( r.nl Wond X t J. A, SPU1KOE1L For Chrittmaa v . iU.Kll OP i sl:ri-L AND V UETTY i J1 KMTI RK Itoe. imitstmaa Tv .mc la rapldlr. Call and feoc HrJ21"'I, preainta tbt are uciul rumiiure lealer$. -tor. Market and tecona Ms. ore of Tbat Butter JHi avtOANOTUER LOT UF CX- JT711 rrnfa Airy and aelllep at iT'L Larte lot cf APlTJsrrota Vt 'VikSi1 toUeratf. at f.1 a i-ate. tw ir1 vtato b the bartrL. reus '.i'. cuk khnj fT t&e cos and Artfef.rr.aiiio. -4, L t.- . K. At.TTf r - The prevailing tad In Washing ton at present is the study of Span ish, and teachers of that language o ft tw ntaiit dninn nil - Tho rtrlrrin r t doubt naa a ootiie oi oaivuuou vn near at hand and knew that it cured bruises instantly. - , The cold weather has extended well iiitothe West of us, as well as the North, from whence it came. Cars coming in on the Northern and Western roads show the effects. We! want Zeb Vance in the Senate and the "Zeb Vance- stove in your kitchen. They have been tried and found to be true; therefore we- re commend them to you. N. Jacobi "A man in Jackson county, Oregon lids been ploughing this, fall with a srpniii prifine and has found that it naotet errata ed wcuois m tbe foot works quite successiuny. lie puns fiir s-.iu ir. are in do danrer Cf ! Aiolit rvlrkntrli. vwlrli lit fntrtnt nnrl turns over the soil at tbe rate of 1G acres per day. The cost of running the outfit is not ovei $5 per day. ' At Italy, Texas, lost Saturday, a large eagle swooped down upon and j seized a four year old child and then flew off. ' The father followed with ; Hdw. Co. his gun and when the eagh alighted j We heanl an old theatre-goer say. near a creek and stoodbn the child's to-day that he paid 1 20 cents last body, he took a goo.l, long al n and nisi,t"ifor a theatre ticket and that shot it dead. : : hegof more for his money than he i :has iiianv tt time receivetl for a one The California friends of Senator cloar! na,UisHion. Iceland Stanford claim that his Pres , - identiaf boom for ISltt grow ju,t in! Housekeepers should have a proportion to th- decline of that of : "Perfection" meat cutter. It has President HarrlmiV Th-re i,. dan -; the ail vantages of simple construc ger of an expUlo'. Ui - nil tlf-se pre- tion, duraliility and easdy cleaned mature output-. This thn Senator No ki,ives to get out of order. .old doubt less ti is in 'mind whrn hn dis- by the N. Jacobi Hdw. Co. the the guest Of RPv. i Father - Moore, at the parsonage of St. Thomas'Church. He will remain here-some time, pos sibly until .Christmas.. lie will Ide liver a series of lectures while, here on th Advent season, one every night this week and two on Sunday Figure,' the ilr.st of twelve pictofial Tbei 'Wilmlnston Amateur. The Wilmingtori Amateur Vande- ville CoC wil give their first enter- talnment on' Friday e ven ing o f nex t week, the 19th instM for the benefit of the Shelter on Wrightsville Beach, Tickets, with, reserved feats,- will be on" sale " at Mr. Yates to-juofrow morning The programme will be made known' in a day or t wo. Other entertainments will follow' this duri ing the season, all for the benefit -of worthy charities and objects of bene fit to our people, . : "." Tiie December Whlc Awake. A high order of -stories,' poems, articles and pictures fill the Christ mas Wide AwaKe from cover to ' cover, while ljjrillianc new type and the discardment of columns--giVe the page a very fresh and attractive look," and we jearn that the maga zine is permahently enlarged to one hunded pages. Leading attrac tions include la new Peppers serial, the promised j railroad .serial, rCab and Caboose, V "Drawing the Child- next. The seats are all free and ushers will be in attendance to seat the congregation.! TJie choir will render some - beautiful selections each evening. The ushers are Messrs. F. W Kerchner, M. J. Corbett and i i . . . - t Win. IFIanaganV : - 1. ICoj-rI Arcanum. !' " At a meeting of -the members of Cornelius Harnett Council No.' 231,. Royal Arcanum, held last night, the following officers iwere elected for the ensuing year: rr : . ! Past Regent Jno.-L. Cantwell.1 Regent Jas. W.. Monroe. Vice Regent Rev. S. Mendelsohn. Orator M. Sternberger. Secretary John Cowan. Collector Jacob'LWeil.' i - . Treasurer I. L. Greenewald. Chaplain J. C. Chase. .Guide T. H. Thompson. Warden M. Rosenmanu. Seniry J. G. Wright. Trustees J. C. -Chase, Nathaniel Jacobi, J. G. Wrighti The new officers j will be installed on the first meeting nighj in Jan uary. drawing-lesson papers (with month ly prizes) and 'Mariettas Good Times," an Italfan serial. - The short storfes, papers and poems (and there is a full treasury of them, uiaking a Christmas stocking .book in fact) are by Sallie Pratt McLean Greene, Emma Sherwood Chester, Graham R. Touison, KtbelwyA Wetherald, Charlotte Mw Vail, Elizabeth Robins' Pennell, Rev. George Whyte, "Miss Hawley, John1 C. Carpenter, Mar- garet Ey tinge, Miss Poulssou, Mrs. Claflin arid Prof. Otis T. Mason. A special feature is the fac smile re production of jHemans original manuscript of 'The Landing of the which , was by James T. Pilgrim Fathers' brought to America Fields. ! ! Thfr price of. Wide Awake wflf re main at $2.40 a year. D. Lot hrop- Company, Publishers, Boston. Last Might and To-Night. There was a'good audience at the Opera House last night to greet the New York-Theatre Co. on their first appearance it) Wilmington. Tke piece presented was 4'Jack's Sweet heart." This is a pretty little lave drama but rather tedious in many of its passages. The company is a fair ly good one, however, and made some line lnts in the niece. Miss Helen M inkley, a Bessie, was sim ply delightful and she had been on the stage but a very short time be fore she had established herself firm: Iy in the regards of the audience. She is a bright, I captivating, viva cious little actress (besides being a very pretty woman) and she was the life of the piece. Mr. Pressly B. French, as Jack, showed a fine con ception of th e character, and Harry DeLong and Orson CI i ff ord were first rate. J " To night the company will pre sent the "Pearl ot Savov" and we think, judging jfrom the persenei-of the troupe, as displayed last night, that it will bej handsomely put on the boards. claims any uch nmbilion. j - '.- -. .. j The San Francisco AUa Calior uia, f Nov. 20. fays: ,4The man for Clerk of the next Hon JkVhitt borne, of Tennessee. !! able. qualified, experienced and deserv A Bal Poudre,' similar to that of Jat New-Years, will be given at the Orton House on next New Years. The ladies have the matter iu charge ami a meeting is to be held this week to perfect the arrangements. Inir. The Sneaker, will ben North? The'iiame of Rev. F. D. Swindell, I J. H.' Lamb, G. G. Rochelle, Coouty Coiumiioners. - The Board .of Commissioners of New Hanover county met yesterday afternoon in adjourned session for the transaction of J county business. All the members were present. County Treasurer Elijah Hewlett submitted his monthly report show ing a balance of $15,042.51 to the to the credit of the general fund on hand. ' Justices W. H. Strauss, W. W. Harriss and Jno. j D. Taylor sub mitted their annual reports which were ordered tiled. ! Mr. W. R. French, Cleric of the Criminal Court, reported $191 col lected as fines at the November term ! of the Courtand. offered his official bond as Clerk in the sum of $10,000, with J no. Wilder Atkinson and Wm. Calder sureties. The bond was ac cepted ana ordered to be recorded. It was ordered that the county poor house be hereafter known as the 'Countv Home." Commissioner J. A. Montgomery H ooa barsapanlla. was authorized to have needed re pairs to Smith's Crek bridge made it once. ' .:". ?' -: . .' !; Contract for furnishing medicines forthe( county poor was awarded to Jas. DJNutt, lie beinc the lowest jidderi . r j Mr. W. H. Pickett was elected keeper of the .ConutyrlIoine for the eiwuing year. : 4 v ! Juros for the January term of the Criminal Cohrt wen ilrawn as follows: Jt G. Love, IV. J,- Trace y, P. Huydeii, M. O.1 Wet. Ja-. F. Woolvjn, J. M. Ward, C. Burris, E. F. I Johnson," David Pratt. Frank MeierJjlJ. E. Hall, )V. J. Hudson, John Hardwick, Vifginius HalL M. J. Beyer, T. B. Myers, R N. Sweet; TTo Boys In Jrer.' . :Tc animal meeting of 4 the 'Wil mington Light If Infantry for the election of officers-for, the ensuing year, Vras held -lastr night : at the armory. The-election resulted as follows, alKof tho old 'officers being reelected,-, with" i-tii'e exception of Ensign Perdew, whQ.,declined a re election: "r-'"r ,:fvT-i;;'"'-".:- Captain-1 W. R. Kenan . :j Fi rst Lie tenan t Du Val Fre n ch .. Second Lieutenant D. T. Cronly. Ensign W. It; "Morrison. . - . . : -Caplain Rev, Dr. J. -CarmieJiael. Surgeon Dr. ,T. S. BUrbank. - President V P, JToonierc I Vice President W. IL Northrop, Jr. . -'""" ! Secretary and Treasurer Walker. Taylor: ' s j ' j Finance Committee D.-MacRae, Jr., J. L.- Cantwell," Avf P. Toomer. Uniform Committee W. Moore, G. AHuggineCjII Whtte. I Secretany ana Tr easurerWaker Taylor made h is etortVof-finan ces for tiie"pastyear sbdwlnan encour- aging outlook! HfsrejpQrtVshows hat the armory, fund uoaiuounts to nearly $4,000? , TJie pfirceptage of attendau c e a t t he company drills' has , been'considerabl greater than for many yearsd-.s' & V ' BW A UVKltMSEM KllTH . 50& The right way to cure catarrh is to eradicate the noisonous taint which causes the disease,- by takinc: AIJE POPULAK PRICES ON ' BOYS' KNEE PANTS. AND YOU WILL ALWAYS FINDTIIB BEST . ' . - ? v - - - ; ' " ONES FOIf THAT PRICI5 AT J. ITAXJMBXTRG'S, 113 riiiNcuss 8Thi:l:t. men's furnishings; Hats and Children's Clothing. f store open from 7.30 a. m. antll 8 p. m. Saturday's nntlllL45 pTm. ") 'ki dec 4 tt a I U YOUR LIF1S IS SPEiT IN BED l: Matlrcsses, Springs and Pillows, yOTt SAE Oil RENOVATKn. w.tj. curjirjinc. 4 A. -AT- W. WATSON'S CHINA STORE, ." No. 17 Market 8trcet. dec 8 tf . : - i -ck - t - . -.-, : OPE 11 A HOUSE. NEW YORK, THEATRE COMPANY; T. ern man, and theSouth should have presiding Elder of the district, was the Clerk, and In all the South there accidentally omitted from the re is no luanlwho outgoes the old Tenj port yesterday of - the, detjication of uestean In merit and rime:' HQraechurch. The fault was not - r"! ' 1 1 altogether onm but we will shoulder ... .. the blame. - 1 I he Be i Oiiivi tu the rorid fori ,. . . ntn. Bruise's Soreis Ulcers, Salt ' ConOrmH. - - fTienm, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chain . f vora,jlw' Ju,resiou pro n! HandmChilblaius, Corns and all .Lnrr i. -kin Uniptions, and iKsitivelycures duceil on the first apiiearaore of the or no pay reouired. It is guar-, agreeable liquid fruit remedy Syrup (deed to gUe perfect satisfaction, 0r pigg tt few years ago has been cr uouey refunded. Price 35 cents jl-nr.tunnpnnflnil 1 bv the nleas. ant experience of all who have used lr, and tne success oi ine prop rr iQU :- For Je bv Robert R Bellamy, holrH.l an stall drai- Wright Meares, B. F. Swonn, fieo. M.j Manning, J. Pickett, Hans A. Kflre, J. H. Mallard, Ricliad X Fur row, WVC." Peterson, J. J. Williams, Fred B. Rice, J. C. Moore,Godfrey Hart, Henry A- Burr, B. 'Caeteen, T. M. Dobsou, Ed. W.'Hansley and JauiesA, Lowrey, :J -"-V : ; L v The: lloardr.ou motion, adjourned $ to meet. next Holiday at .30 p. iu; j j ST3IPT03IS OP LTTEIt DISEASE : Los Of aouetite : liad broth r had taxto tn i ine momfl ; tongue coated ; pain under tne sboulder-bJade ; in the back or side often mistaken, for rheumatism ? emir "stomach rith flatulency and irater-brash; indiges tion : bowels lax and costive by turns ; headache. Mith i dull, heavv gonaation : restlesrincss, with (sensation .of having1 left BOmethlnr undone which tmcrht tn hav lxen doni; lul!nefi4 after eating; bad temper; nniei: trei pearanco otskin ami .Not all. biit always A AVtlkc&UXC AC1UCUV that can 'do no larm and has never been iajowpj fail to do rood, . . Take Simmons Lifer Regnlator -AS KTrECTllAXi SPECIFIC FOIt 5DUari, - - lion el Complaint. - l7verin. 5 i r 5ifk lleadaclic. Constlpatiou. liilioiune r; . . Kidney Affection. Jaundice C MeDtal ;IcprcfIon, . 0 Colic, -A rHYSICIA3 OPIXIOX. . - ! 4 TUESDAV, DEC. 9T1I. - The Pearl i f Savoy, " CHANGE OK WIX .1GITLY. ' ', Prices, uv, ak?, and ) cats, niwe'rved 8t at at Yates. ' .- - t Notice let-Tin yellow ap- f f -"-''-'.. A-J&vaitjtK ji, WILIT ; ?ves i dizziness, etc. " I x : '.-.'! t-. . .". feome of these indl- TP?.a ac North Second street a hpw cuinse launarjv-' nve me a calrand trei n ' j wiuic jiu ci-'iCTruerp, I 1 . . ' lteiectnjliy. l ONti W INO WKI-I nAIK ISALSAii..'- 1 ycant and bare never bee aJ4e io put tip a vejet- we .cftrapooiui .tfiat woda, nke Sinnosu Lrer Kejolatcc, prom jrtlir and effectually more the Iirero actios, abdJit the sxabc time 'aid fuvtead f-f wcakenicg) the i digesuVc aad- a'miUuTe pcn er the rystem-" . " - - - L. 11. XriTtTox, M. t.; Wif.hlr.;tal ArV., At Auction Tuei day,." : J P WJKLOCK. N JiiUNT OF OCH -" isaleireotns. Heat lne stnv Kim,imn -t-. ' , t treaBea. Tin ware, u lass ware. CrbcrKPants mua in con.&iMfentsforTnesdajaiale. . nil.lMIA II C I'll - - ilarbet Mrett --; dec tf p..,. r.nd in in t!ie C " If'gmy, grsdimlly r'etoresi color; elegant tonic dress-inir, 50c -5 LOO, I ,rrrrtt Druggists, or ?LCX ftlze prefaid hv f ' OSTA' G'Eriyi: aprieton, exvreilHlt)r $LVX Well, Jef-! ul, Mxtic;:.: cr ahfornlajf-v' fit v.'-. T'f?f-n :: TOOT IK ' - Christmas Card. cu.-.i'i-f iil;it:.I A5 CAUL'S i:;