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TfiE IIOBITIHG STAR. batm or MrascfcifrfctoK. . .,e year, in advance ft V tak .. . . .... $7 00 Vraontnh to advance (f " ... 3 60 Smonths, to advance 9 00 oncmonth, to advance (" " ).....,.... 75 Tn Citv Subscribers, delivered to any part df the not knthortaed to advance. ...nr. miieeu -" lect for more ItUa 3 months in OUTLINES. Kemper nominated by the Conservatives for Governor of ,, Virginia. 7- Edmond About wounded in a duel with "another French duellist. London journals say Prince Arthur is not betrothed to Princess Tbyra. Rumored in Londontwo mem bers of the British Cabinet resigned. German State Convention of Wisconsin ad vocate free trade and denounce government corruption. Twenty-five thousand per sons at the Buffalo races. Cholera in New York. Cherokees fighting among themselves. -National Educational Convention have elected officers. - - Qol. B. E. Withers 'nominated' by Conser- , vative Convention for Governor and R. T. Daniel for Attorney General ,pf Virginia. Historian Motley's condition improved, New Yprk Markets: Cotton, 2030i; " gold, 115f115 J. Cortes makes guar antees to Porto Rico: -- Carlists 'claim to have captured 600 prisoners. ' ! THE BICHJHOND CON VENTlON. Conservatives of Virginia in Conncll. From ; .the .Richmond' '.iapers we gather, soraei facts t concerning the great State. Conservative Convention held there yesterday and the day be-, fore:-- -! siiwi i v On Wednesday during the absence of, the Committee on . Credentials, Judge Robert Ould,: of Richmond,; addressed the body. J udge Ould made an eloquent and effective speech, knocking the planks out of the Radi cal platform one by one, . and clearly and forcibly exposing 1 the corrupt practices and deceitful promises of that party. ' In relation to Hughes, the candidate-for 'Governor of the negroes and carpet-baggers, be said that he was disfranchised from hold ing office by having fought a duel.- It was true that the duel was fought previous to the adoption of, the pres" ent constitution, but the code of .1860 contained1 exactly the same provisions on the subject as the 'present consti tution, and be .had . searched an. vaih! for legislation which relieved': Ihbse who had ' disabled themselves -I under that ; act. ' Hughes' letterlWaa-also discussed by the Judge and:iU weak points and fals$ pretences exhibited in true colors. ; .The ; speaker had no doubts or fears as -to the result of the coming contest. 1 . , '.. , iron. A. M Kelley wa next called upon" for a sjeechand responded in a handsome maimertasjhe always does. Ex-Lieut. Governor Montague was next calli ppF fpr yt apeecjc 8He attacel thejjharactet pf theJiadical party ajiaid thitdthe whites who belonged to it were as much traitors to their race as Shack Nasty Jim to Captain) Jatk andtbe; llodbcs, 1 v Yes, he said Shack Nasty Jim was the proper name for Bob Hughes, and his party 'gn t belealled 4heSfiack Xasty i party, , JVje were,j better off J than most of the oqutnern ptates, be-' cause, we bad liappiiy pursued ' Wcoh- servative couarse, not becatisd 'the Radicals of " Virginia are any; better, of any fairer than the mpogrt fide which has overriden pur f air Southern sister States i i----t j CoL J.jW.jHjroBpQf JJorfoUc, be ing' called upbn7 a8ce'ndedthe8tage and made :hisJoi46 ;6ConVntion .and visitors, and proceeded to; pay his aimplimentsVto Hughes,' the Rad ical nominee ror Governor, .whom: he characterized as the first in war,, .first in peace and last In the bearts of bis countrymen. - ;!f" 1 Gov. Walker and Gen. Jcepb . JohhstorVefemvitJoseI in the Convention." " Hon. A, R. Holladay spoke. i . i In" the evening the Convention or ganized, Hon. Thos, S, Bocock chair man! Mr. Bocock made an eloquent speeclu, .In clpiflg:hr,begged. ihe Convention to. . remember , all the wrongs of our Soutbera sister States and to keep in mind the fact that the Radical party there-arid bre is the same, and.. if s. we would escape Mke, fate, we must keep and maintain the supremacy of the Conservative Darty;1 vVhep inmihalans vecdinl oder; Mr. Charles S.;Stringfellow. of: Fe- tcruurg, in :a DiimanaBa ioreioie speech, placed: inlabniiaiitioh: General James & Kemper,iof Madison. Sec onding speeches were made.'". ' i. . General Fitzhngh Iiee 'of Stafford presented the uatne of-CoL Robert K. Wither of'Wythei'rn'a'gTaceful, elo quent aq awe speeehA f'i f a Seconding speeches" were 'made -by; Gen. Jubal A . EarlT. of Franklin ; Maj. Robert -Wj Hunter, of Wjnchee- ter; lion. , liobert ; J 'Montague, ; or Middlesex; Maj, -John. W. X)anieI,iOf Lynchbursr."' ' '" f-1; ' ; The records of 1 Genl"v!Kemper and voi, u ithers were discassed a some of the ablest - speeehes -ever heard; in' liichmoud,..; id, the "most -perfect courtesy, i dignity find "gdiod,; nior were-preserveL!S"i The vote at the ..coqclusienrof .the roll-calling is said to have stood : Withers, 1 f8'; KemperV 281; but upon the reading byeQf Jthe,; roll .bythe Score tarv lo muv chancres f coun ties from1, Witners;. to :Kemper . was made that 'fiO;rffieial todnt ; of.rthe i&nt'imtM-v On motion pfGeheraJial; -ne vote for Kemper was made unani mou8, amid: tremendous cheers and the utmoentinsiasiiw' jGesu:Erly ad a portion pf a private letter from Gen.' Kemper,' uttering the most manly and Tatri6tic1sratiments;; i General: James LawjKro Kemper was Doram Madison county, Virginia, in 1824 and descended from British rate s.VffinTreT i..? i and Continental ancestors, who set tled in Virginia in T?60. He tonV -th degree of Master of . Arta at Wash ington yoiiege (now Washington and L.uiversuyi,r ana studied law in the office of George W. -Summers, ffi in Charleston, Kanawha county. He was a captain in the Mexican war. General Kemper was for ten years a member of the Legislature, for two years; Speaker n sthe .Howsk of , Dele. gates, ancf for' a ' humber- bf years Chairman' pf X?omiHHtee on Military Affajjra t9 MayV6i lie wasiColonel ?i -3L!5SVL Yolnnteers- andat Ma nassas. a$e m striking tiiefiual blow on the extreme left of the Fedei-al Jine, which im mediatel y, preceded the etreatnd final rout; of that li army. wir iicmer wimmif an regimen, was in the hottest of the fisrht at the battle of Williamsbdrel May i. 1862. and engaged "with the enemy for nine successive, ftonrav. i immediately after the battle he was promoted to the command of the" oldb had been successively commanded by Longstreet;-; E well And "JLi P. Hill, " cuiuuisnmiig it,, paixicipfii'ea ? in the first day's fisht at Seven - Pines. May 31, "1862, and the se ven day s fiffhtiner around Richmond in thn year,' - Jin' the second battle of i Ma- nassas,, jng.i uen. Jkemper. com-. posed of several of the brigades after wards composing: Pickett's i division. He commanded. ; his pwn brigade in the battles of Sou tb - Mountain and Sharpsburg. He fought at Fredericks burg where he5 was in ;the h6tteit.of the tire. He was sent; ta this- State' and commanded- onr-forces at 5 Kirj ston. , At Gettysberg Kemper, was supposed to be ; mortaUj; wonhded.r He was beld a prisoner in the hospi tal for threemohths," but upohltb .ritt..certificate4 jbfi seretal United States surgeons that be mat soon die; he was finally exchanged. Althoue-h unable to do Seld r, dutyj ; be wis as- Biguea io . ine important service ot commanding tbe local forces in and around Richmond. . In June, ,4864, ue was comnussionea juajor general. In the position General Kemper Re mained -with honor Tin til the eyacua tiorf of "BicEmond and the close of tbewar:t;";JSVi',"!'' ; j v ': After tbe dose of the "war ' General Kemper retired to bis home, in Madi son countyand resumed the 'practice of law. Though not a politician, he did . good ork in the. Valker -cara-paign,: and in the: but - Presidential contest as. one;-of the Greeleyi and JLJrown electors for the btate at large be stumped' dll 'sections of the State,' abd by bis powerful speechesTdid las much as "any one naan to'reconcTle the neoDle to the ticket. ' Yirr iA ) . Thekquirer closes a well-written sketch of the able, liberal and. heroic Kemper in these words: " ' i - Gen. Kemper is a man' of healthy and vigorous mind.' ' In thbugb t he is bold, and independent. 1 'In actieq prompt and decisive t Wherever be turns he makes friends And Jastias friends. SWhen hebecehiei Goyer- nor it wiH be seen that bis ability as a, statesman, are equal to bis qualities as a soldier, and that in nothing is he less wanting than intbe "graces and manbew tbaCgoo make ji 5a true geuueiusu. NEW ADyEBTISEHBIin. ; See Advertisement Lost""a ' j i I W. P. Caitadat. Mayor's Office. , 0 T. C Skbtoss. Aii Ordinance. ''' r ;. P. W. KEECHiriB.--Cornf Oats, &a i 1 Tbe Board of Aldermen hold an ad journed meeting this evening. ' 1 The moonlight excursion on the steamer ThecroDsaloasthelina of. the Caro- ,, ,r. ('iv i.i .. - .... t una Central road are steaduy improving. ! man vessels now unger cnarter iprv in is, port- ' ' Business Is looVing up on the wtarves, and the harbor iaiXapialy.. filling up wah vessels. .. ,,. , ;.Cf,.l Lewis Freeman and Hardie Raglan, both (foloVeo!, were sent to the Work House yesterday. f f f ; ; ' ' .Therchid been a rise of Vlxi6r seveii feet m thr rlVervat . jj-ayeMetuie "wnen tae ofpdmpr V3efhon ,Wdnesday. 1 upon Mr. 5arda,of Jtosindale, hagivn ltW bail." The other three have been bound over. . . , , , JCharles H. 43rant alluded 6 in our last as. bavin ir .committed an assault upon jThomas Rpbinapn, ia a white boy, and not colored, as we had, if.. r i i-.jth t. A Soiree and Levee, will be given by the members of the Grand United, Order of Odd Fellows No. 1,469, at the City Hall on Monday evening nex V r The Committee of Arragementi'are WinHlieriick, Jas. K.. Cutlar, WmrHj Waddell, Pirish iJdnes krid T. F. Hall. Manager of Soiree, Wm. H. WaddelL , : , . . Xhe Tpl. Te.raT. ' .' ' ' afca"ahdaSBi(i0rJdd4 Jletta formed the theme of general conversaUdn yesterday. By the way, we learn that there will be another contest for the champion- ahin at Wrijtsvllle sometime during next monaijbattheiseasa bedeeed-wimrWrf'meerrto give saff our cHizens afebppoftunpf wlndsjing. one of these integ'--:flS;?f- tests. ' X 1" THKKLsqTION. The Beiult Ho Far u Hear.4. From TrlompU rtheUegnltr Bcpnbllcau Xlcltet. &c. ' . - ' ' j The electjpn in this city yesterday passed off very 'quleUy;i Vey! little 'In teresl Was manifested; as is shown by the great f lilting off in the votej as '.' compared witlT that pf. previous elections. The Conservatives had no ticket in the; field and ivs fight was be- lhe J&rj&bUcan' Side," Wie f b'rm5 asw fl I, he seeniby'the y"Waimgcarrjed 'pay. The vote' on the amendments ,r ws ' loser than was to have been expected.tue Sec ond Ward having done, nobly." If jthe Whole State has done aa ' welt & Wilming-1 tohj comparatively "speaking, ihey ' wfll! be raUfied by a respectob . We give below .the complete returps from all the Wards except the Lower r Division of the First Ward, ;?vhich failed V ponje to hand. ThejcreJ.aafflcient, however,! to estabjish,theiresult;:ii2 1 FIRST WARD. - I (Upper DivjsiOn.). COSTrnmON"At AMlisbMENTS. ' ' " First--For; Jhe amendment,, j50; against. 177. . . . . ti :. . i Second For the amendment, $0; against, 176.:; . . . i Third For the amendment. 53: against 175. " -' '- ;. ;-' . ' , -.t; Fourth For the amendment, 51 ; against, 175. ' " " - ' : i I-' Fifth For the amendmenC 531; aitalnst.1 Sixth For the amendment' 49; against, Seventh For the amendment,51 ; against,' Eighth For the amendment, 51 ; agairist. & ' - . t a r .TOWKSHXP OFFICE&8. i r iFor Magistrates W. J. Kellogg, 186; fT. IL Harrwa,' 186 ; W. H. Moore; 181 ; J. j J. Cassidey, 151 ;Thos. M. Gardner, 160; Wm. A. Green, 182; Anthony Howe; 178; E. H.. McQuigg; 40; HP'S. Woodford, 24j Tlipa,; E. Skipper, 1; W. H.-Merrick, 1.- t -1 ; Clerk S. T. Potts,:185. ! - j , Constable a W. Nash; 160. R Li Sel- lars, 23; SFT"WarcOtt; 9; J. C. Smith, 1; School Committee S..N. Martin, 168JJI: H. Chadbourn, 169; J.Hpwe, 168, ; i , SECOND WARD. COHSTTTUTIOSAX. AUKKDMENTS. . 4 iubfl Debt--For the" amendment, 174; 1 against, $7." ' - Public Works For the amendment, 164; State Census-4For the amendment, '165; agamstVlOl.---'1' . i V Exemptions For the' amendment', '164; against, 109. '- ; t ... "tTrtpefstty For ihp , amendment1 160; againsVlOa1 J' ' r ? General Assembly For tbe amendmeat, l;-agamst;02 ' - y "'Code Cooaiasi6n Forthe 'amendmeaV, i64;igainst. l'-,1 1 " "lS " ' I , s j-f ;TOWKSHIPOrTICEKS..;) r Constable-SoL Wf Kaah; X2i n. Li $l- lers, 72; S, F, aleott.,4; tSimon, ays, 4l! Townwhip l.Aerb-a. r -ir-otta, io. t S0io Committee a -N. Afartinj 148; J.' H. Chadbpurn. jlAlfredHowej fMaglstraWWi:Keui'i W. M. Harriss,. 151f WJH.r Moore 128; iJJ J. Casaidey 165? TM.lQardner 145; W. A. Green, 125; Anthony, Howe,, 1S;LE. jS. Woodford, 40; E. H. JMcQuigg, 88; Ji (X. Wood. 2; Alfred Howe, Lult j- uii.u f i Pi ft; j ,! i d; THIRD .WARD." j ( JmivO'. tu v entity t - COSSTIT UT1QHAE it?iJi . ' .... i. ' PhbBcDebtForShr ?amfendmBnX!150; .Public Works-Fot!thmen5men 04. j3ASxempuon-p teneiianien ,;. . . 1 i . HA jaganilpc-Js ?uojr:;rf-U.a.nijni 5 X rfjUniveiwForfjAhe.iameodinei! agauistl57i "acdiUiw . ioij j General Assembly For the amendment, 149; agaiBSt,!i72.!'i' ,-nnlH i)tt: ?.u.ij - i-. Code lmmiaeion-For tne' amenament. lagamstlST. !7ib i3'-i v Office Hblders-iFor ' fthe ' '' rah4me4t? 147; against, 152. ' .' li:ilJ J'.ut .-ill JiiJt.ii.ii 1 f: m ' '! Magtrates-W.', J,! .KeUpga 186 ,"Wm. parriss, 233; ! Moore,. 1?2;; J, J. CaasMey,,. ardnerlWm. A-jGree AjitnonifiJiowfl, xi. Migfc!&7; IL-Si(Weodtord,i 48; iThosJ Kkipper, 8, rJnovC tWoodj scatter- tTownsbcieik-Pcts;208li:,i! I f yOoastabte-SW. Nash, 108; R'Ll Sel 118 Si F. Watcotv5;"ir. C; StmW, 3', Simon Haves: '42": John Ji Legwtn! li ' 4 ' ' S 'l ! 1 School Committee-ifas liartifn;:i73H Jas. U, taiaQDOurn, liijAirreajaowe.i; scattermg, 1. c.'---... ' I Tbwnsyp;tierkS.tPot i ' '"'Constable-R'L. Seuars,' 60; SWash, Hayes, ,25. j( j -i.ir uwK i .' , School , pommittee-r.,) H: Cbourn, ,156; B4ytMaran,;153 Alfee.d Ho 155.. ! Public Debt.-rFor the amendment, 140; agautM9,U -t.i n ; ; finpcrintcnrtfittt al FaMiff W" mmlmaiit 111 1 nrftiuaL 143. L, :ia; t t - o Office: Hbldew.ror? ameadmentj' liOjjlfcempIetenamlthe Weackfetthtntp against. 148 - ' 'State 'Centiuk For he ainendmfefati 136; against. 164. . , t v , , . .? . Exemptions. For the amendment. J3o: against, 158..;;., , ,l( . tf ,., J r . I ; University. For .theapiendnient,. J40; 'against, 152. , ' fi!f ti j .. . , General Assembly, ;For the amendment 139; against, 148. f s -. . j i Code.Commission. Fop theameadttient 130; .against, 147. w ' - fj .i. o! , :.!: ' 'TOWNSniP OSTCERS. 5 "' J " j For Magistrates. Thomas, Mr. Oardper; 123; Wrn'M-'flarrissVieT'Je'sse 'J'Cassl 'dey,120; E. S.! Woodford j' ' Q8; fl: Mc-, Ibge,, l52t "W,' H., Moore, "l57; Wm.j A. .Green, 148; Anthony JBowe.j 152-7, ; m FIFTff WART).'1' ' ' ! ! ON8,FITUTI01TA'Ii',AiDSltDMKirTa ' ri.-.tir. .. ir;; '.!' ' if ' it j :. ' ; , , Public, . Djebt-rFpy, the amendmept, 86; agamstij286. .n.i.u-. !i . i ' ji , j Public Works For the amendment, 81 ; . Again8ti290,!f:'t: ' jf.iU'..tu yfu I iij State Ceosus-For tbe amendment, 79 f agalnst,'290i1''!,j:,!-!tli's i: :n'i- s' ixeraptions--For the amendments! 83; against290. -i1- - ' ' ;y 1 7 ' University-Fpr 'the' iatiiendme'nt, SO!;' against, 293. , .. . , General Assembly For the amendment, 82; against 91." V;? " Y Code Commission For the amendment, ?i against,. 291. -: lf ;r.:,.f - Office Holders For the amendment, v$; against,.2i. :.,1ri,,-1;,, y, Fot. Magistrates T. fct?" GardnerV2B4;' Wm. M.1 Harriss, .288; J. J. Cassidey, 285j R S.-' Woixj forcf;' ti ;' IK HL' Mctffgg; !4i j : Bdwe: 29T. I s. Township (SerkS.VT.; potts, 298. , I , . ionstapie is, r vyaipou, isu;.a yv.. Nash(, 14; J,"a 8mith2;R,X. Selhws, 19; , School CpmmiUee-. K. Martin, 296 i J. Clia4burni 296;;Alfred. Howe,.297. i S 1 The - following: -tomprise ' the" Township Magistrafes--Wim 'ML Harnss,'- Jesse' J. Cassidey, Thos.' It GarSneri W; HlMoore Wml'J.keiloggAnmonypowe', "A, Green. The f dur last'Pamed are colored, -Jcierk-s: t; Potts; whrte;: ;:;- ';r, j ,s ''ConbY&t'W fraaVcbloreg, j .School 'Committee ;K"Jtarfin.';jrl iH. Qiadbourn, ed fibwe,pore4 ; j JK4ffeefs dfttetne ; kVoad of a, Clam ciau. vr:A"white'' sailor "beTdijgmg-Widne of the vessels in port, naving , succeeueu m. iiinr ting the blockado"' somewhere and' getting. toe mucn : oenzme , pa tae uraiu, vvuubw . v ..- - - , n m. J a ... Jiouse ,pn : 4Jck, . ; peiween fi rpns ,apa Water stjfeets, - yesterday " morning, s abput ili o'clock, and :belng gather, disorderly ia his behavior was put, put becoming w censed at. this treatment he squared himself oft in true pugilistic tyte aad hit the glass door which Mi been shut Jo his facea tre mendous blow- with his fist " ' Toe" Result of tins act of tmdoubted'bwvtii7-',wisfhe sev ering of -one' of the ' tnam: arteries ifC his wrist by the brbken'glasay from which the Diooacowea in s perrect torrent, a police man came along and took the' poor , fellow in charge, but he hail ;proceed but a short, disttmce, whe- oyerdmfSjyelsf, from joss of blood and me effects, of h p taCibns, he fell to the pavement,' from wh ich he had to be lifted, placed,, in,' a cart abd taken to the drug store pf,;Messra. , Green & njg, wbe theisvere4 artery., was sewpd up; .; He wa terally covered liHth -blobcT and presetted mosfc 'revolting. apeetacle:- He was taken from the ; drug store- to ' th$ station iiouse; where he remained at last ac1 counf in Soch fc condition Oat he wis! un ablB'tbJiive 90S namelori.that or eyesieif, .Wgive to whtthfibelphge 'lsvM 'Hry'Wson;hargetafwttli, btfrglkry, and Samuel Goodsoti,1 charged wfth arcenyj' bom 'colored, madai unsuccessful attempt to break out of the county jail edhesday, night ThjjijQWJinS of it unji yesterday momifg,.wh)he,f9W4 that $hey had succeeded iaiWFenchins.lopsethe stapiwW ph held the h, axaoss: their cfell doofr , :TU yi$&m-P?&r& vPfasage. anjdere thettnj5. ofrtwar," .They succeeded, in taijng up one p,f ie, (planks of the. floor and picked small place in the ; wall, after "wliic' themea.toaye bV where they were found., .Jailor. . Nash' placed the two worthies in irons whieh Will deter them from-.any. .further efforts to uff meair of liberty" at present. j . meqting is tq be held at Bive4's Stprc.Vjat, Cedar , Groxe, ipjLmcoJa Town-1 , ship, ; to-morrow ,t take, into .consideration Abo matter of tax assessments in. this vcoiin ty. j. A large crowd. is expected to be ia at tendance and a number of speephes wiU be itibHa if!. ",- "u HH ' '.ij !!. i " I Li ' :T Aeelaent. Hiu: . 1 Little Aubrey JWalsh, ; a. youth,' about ,& years' of age,"f ell off a high ''fence, at; f the residence of hia.parentSy corner oi Second and Church1 atreefe 'yesterday af ternooa, and broke hii wrist sThe brokeribone wis net v' auAeo(n1he,ntaev)nffe b :y r, - .-. - n .Tt.-u,'tu j -.j, j Mrtr CMsplte4Ui) At oWe learn that the car shops -at !Lauria. burr, which are bekg 'constructed by the Cape FeafcBoUdtog-Oompany for the Oar olina Central Raitfoadr Cnphy, are 'hear-' i me nuuamga is Tcaay w w muu uuwn. C. Wood; 6 ; W. ' J;1 ellogg 280 "W- iH. M66re, 279 ; itih. ' GreeM, 283' Anthony wiuwwiw,r--av i 'ZuTayre!Jonri3' . l"--:-!' n Thef following ;ca3es-'vfere 1 ' disposed -of j 1 yesrtetdayiniornlng:s J,i ! .j;,. jfttu, Jbijesi,u charged'5 with'anowuig bis horse io run'ai Wge-by ' whiph the jwagon 'ofjXSajnpson, was', runjntb an4 biured. Judgment . suspended . on the payment of costs and all. damages tOjthe wagon. K j . Hm.. Brown and .YjbletHenry,. phargedi ith;fightipg aqd other disorderly conduct, were, found jtyitlSrowAiuired, to pay, $20 and the ; costs ; tad .1 judgment against :Violet Henry: suspended on the payment of costsi!)o ti- 'ij.ii'i 'iiU iUn V''' 1 1 Alfred flines,' charged;'5 with disorderly conduct in a house on the corner of Secpad and Mulberry streets." Case'continned until Friday atOeldck. ' T?iU'':f ' ' Hardie .RaglanJ Charged With ' disorderly conduct and' resisting a police, officer1, was :fmd;$5o.',;) ;;;v; r;TV'?r 1 ... , 1 Hester 't Freeman' and Lewis ', Freeman chafgedjwiffi'fighting 6n, , thy streets at 12 oVtockj on Wednesday ( night, x were jfbund guilty. . . Judgment against Lewis; Freeman for 20 and. costs, aad,.Hester, Freeman for .i and co8ts.:lUi.,t .., m.7. 'ti-. Ii'u j T ,', Sandy Campbell charged with drunken-1 hess. l- Case, con tinned : Until, .-this- morning CLiH, .:Graat,! charged , with disorderly' condoctj waS' discharged' on1 the payment of :C08tS.'i' f' .M-t.l hj JiiyiJ ,yj h f ft 'DWt - - - - - i ; . Jennie Beaver,''cnarged1:,with: ieeimig'a &c , was discharged on the payment of costs.' , , Two or three, other cases, were continued j.Hi'i! v-'-x --b .. .. i ifhe Subject WTaxee'.,r,u; , 1 -u " Froma'mendwhb was present we.iearn IthatUdge' Cantwell,' 'in pis long winded 1 illltiii' kiil'Vi- 'iii'l'.'L l-L- L'-1 ' peccu ui uie xvepupneans in irpni pi me City Hail on .eesdyghVinohie'' 'statisticid) staiement which, are not only in- jegnf but somewhat,sartling to large body: of. our. citizens. For inataBce hesays that accQrding.tO the census .of 1870 the to tal amount of taxation in New Hanover county for State, city and county purpose, r(,tha year,, amounted, tppver., f2S6,760;: which is a jaum , grea.hy..ppw.ardaof f 1,000 than the whole ' taxation. ,for ihe same,' purpose' the' 'Fsame ' year1 '1,'the. ix counties pf' Cumberland, Wake,j BSg-J combe,' CravenV Inoir and Duplin, the to1 ta amount of taxation in; which counties !fb 1870 was. $235,234, ') And. ; H would ap pear from, the aame returns that the people pf Wilmington paid more taxes ithah Fiyi ettevme,llaleigh, ,Tarboro,i"Kewbera,t Kin stoa aad; Magnolia, combined; Since that time the taxes have been largely increased,' and It has' been proportionately' greater in mis than In the most df the' other counties named-' V- 'C:1' W -' v-1 i - - - '' t A BrlefSketcl or tb,e First BattaUeu . We take the f ollpwing brief sketch of the First Battalion ArtiUey,,prganuied.. in this cUjfronlta J '' Sso:ravitiJa,J. C, March 13, 386.rl . . Iharerthe-honor U report tteif ollowing as a correct historrof the 1st battalion NT tJHeaVtMaituIery,TOJ4n93l Od the 15th day of Februarr the Con vention of C. passedV"the following reso lution f ? " i .jifeaeM-That the Governor be Jand he is hereby .authorized ta raise, by. i vbhmtary enlistment, , Jiot : exceedipg , three ; artillery companies to serve at tue, catteries, aireaa; erected, or which may hereafter b6 erecteJ on the Cape Fear river.' neloV. or aVOr m the-town of Wilmington, and that the me consutuung such companies be ; entitled to such .bounty, pay and allowances, aa are by law allowed, fo. companies in tbe, service ;oi the Confederate States;' ' " ' . -; ! ' Beit iurtherresolvedi That theGoVer-t ' nor be lthoriied to. appoint .Captains And Lieutenants torecruit such 'companiBSf. the. three; years tbe waunless' sooner 'Es-chargedytte-'Gev6rfaor.J i-" J": j ( Passed and ratifieif l5th da of February 586,OMnCkventioiw.i U-W vlk ! mended byHhe'authotftfeiOT'WUmm i were attpomted'W -the Governor ! to raise jthe luwCompaniOT. (provided for ini the The bfflcers beinp- thua -annointftd. Cant. ' McRae's company was - mustered: IntbT e' ;erviecrthSuWof K'OWCoL' W I Cantweflon the 9th day of. April lSCXJapf Ellis! on . thOf 2nd dav tof Mar,-1868.3 and ! .rrla i.ii'ii. lau- jtLi t:;i Jii Heneral's office Raleigh -' Atril 2nd. lfefi2. the three companies' reported if or duty ta Brig. , Gen. ,G. , , prench, s. commanding District of Cane Fear. , - ; i ' Capt' McRae wasaisigned by him' to Fort' ' dc Jrmurpi at oiacrunswiCK on uape Fear riven. J The company remained at this point p.ntU.thel7th, day. ,of May 1862 ,whn ;it was removea to jrort jjisner a ,heayy, wora on Confederate PointjCommanding the new ini to uape Jf ear.5 ' Here it remained,, par ticipating m several engagements with the ,blockading fleet of tbe enemy, until Febru ary loth, 1864, when it ; . was , removea to jeon renaer at tsnntnvuie. . Carjfc'-Ellii was assigned to Fort' Strone. near Wilmington, where he 'leemaibed twelve i months; i afterwards performed gar- i risoB duty at.Wunungton;ana. was then sent mix orfc vaiiipupu ai iuts uiyuui vi,tuo iivci.. ,v tJapt : Hankin Was assigned to'the fortifi cations about ' Wilmington where he re mained until the 't 8th of September. 1863. when the comrjanV wast to Fort Holmes on Bald Head, Smith's Island; at the mouth of tne rrver. , unine cm uay oi x eoruary ioo,- hit Was. remPved as.remdv6d to F0rt Pender; Smithyflle: N.vO.iJ On the"i8th dar of - March 1863, (these three companies warn organized in to the 1st Battauonot ! iieavy arsuiery, cant. Alex., McKae aDDOintea maior. wm. - HCMerAdmtaittvah4XAAHart8f in Wilnungton until iFebruarv! lOthj.1864, wnen ne aBsmnaa tjmnoimm oi run jrenaer. -where three comaanies of tbe battalion were stationed;, On the j3th of January 1864, in ftHWftnea' with special order: 1 Nof6. lAd- f iuteht GeneraTs1 office, z a fourth 'company I wasi organized from the other three,? and at tached to .the, battalion as jj compaoy Whole number of the battalion, ,:f 6.09 as iouows: uviuw ui wiuj rtstuireu to pay anae ttfMjanibstaC'f !' '' 1- 1 T Jon'jMeiwk, crge'd!wUh arelling,,; lit .rr i-.f Total.. W9 ... .... The' number of men who have left; the. battalion are aa follows: Officers four,' re signed. .Volnnteers discharged by, substi tutes, sixteen ; substitutes discharged i by substitutes, one.: ; Volunteers discharged by disability,, eleven; volunteers discharged by order of the-5 Governor,4 three; ' volunteers transferred ten i ! substitutes ; transferred, one: volunteers deserted, ten; volunteers, died; thirty-one; substitutes died, two;1 con scripts, died, Jwp making a, total of.-147, leaving 462 men, including the officers now, with th KatoHf,'UJM'--: -' i Resoectfullv submiteed. i (Signed)' ' . Am. McRae, j V .i Major vommanaing. W-CALCBJ-AdjaUinU-- LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in the city post-office Aug. 7, 1873: - ' ' xk j w nanranur, uaiu xianKS. i as Bryson, John Breton, Mpriah Burk, , Bar din & Co," Robbert Burton, S H Balden.1 .Wm L'Beery; William Baddan: ? j . : U-A Calleng Caroline Chamlm, ;Mra M L ChavisrH Cardail, Fostw J..Christo- her, Mrs Hannah Cotton, , Mrs, Hester lanady; Miss Jane -Cole, James Casoni Mrs' Louisa Gopely,4 Samdel Clatoa. J'! -3 . D-nJack DevaneM Dawling, Mrs Laura Dupes, ti W.Dixon., . ,. if;,r 1 E. Albert Blow. - i , F.Miss Lina Frachsler, 5apt C' F Fis4 cher.Mrs AFars, A W Fara.) i; ii.:!a I , Q'.-rO W Gossett. F M Garsome. Rev j W B Gordon." ' ' ' ' " ''; HZaeharialrHufsey; William HankinJ W E Haus,. W T Harker, Samuel Hadlints Teaner Harller. O R Hollinesworth.: . Miles BHaword, Noah Hering, Munford Hay wood, Lewis Hollingsworth John W1 Har-' kerj-Rev John F;Hall, J B : Harper, ' f John' Harris, i Joseph HaUV. Joha ;iT iHawker, ik)pogZr Hill,, Betsey Hall, Alfred HaV s J. Miss Eliza Jon esi John Elexahder Jor dan Julius Joans, Sarah Ann Johnson, ;W , B Johnsbri; Wihhay 'Johnson 2 "Wm, Henry '. J! HeBry A-Wp Lalling, James. Lane, , iDsdMH Lu cas. J ' " ' - Robt Miier, Roster Morteev Pompey Meaf ,' Peter Moore, Fjed MacKoy, MaggieMur-i ', utmm jnemcK, j w.jncArson, j ; fi AMAntArf '.Thfcn'W" TWrftrtrt- "Rllrj Mflltn Alex.F MeiTick. : Emiline - MaHcheo, A ) R' Mayer, Brooks Mcgoy Mrs Lily McCrsdu, ' Sep Wisher, . . " s i f- W.abt J6hk'Nixbn.S K ; " ! o 0-.Edward ArrelL- v'- h! -.' .P.-ParaiBo Parmer, f Samuel R .Pftbl. J J Person, Eddie Person, Mary Jane Price. ' R. W T RiveAbark, ' Saffie Rush, C s O Re&Vtf L Robin; Edward Keland, Isaac Sand,'BichardRenaL..l .; ,A y.i yi-u vt.i ; . , tSTTit Umith, for Satecharjes, , Thos Spobner .'Martha Sherdan, " Maria Smith,' Mary Sanders, Kerros H Snelle,' Mary Jane Scull, Eliza Sharp, Alex Stuard. t i i j v T. J H Teas, for M Boone; J L Thorn oLjndaeyj Tsylpt,,,.. a 'i n,nixi $ &; ; W.r Amos Washington, Charles B Wlnj. field'CeHa Wood, Hepie Wilder,' James W Walker, :i Robert Williams,'! Richard H1 Wood, R W.Williami T O, Willis. Thomper Wiggins, T, A Watson. .. . -a i - Persocallmg: fot' letters in 'i above, Mstf veffl' piease'say" "vertisi'lf hot caiieu. lur wiuiin oo uays uiey wiu uc buu feme flead tetter' j0fflce." Ji: rti:!Ul" "' i v ll Iti . ifrf-'Xih lU zilrMH V- .'! i"-U ; ; ,.,Witoington,Ang.. 7,1873., ,.. v;g;.-ba ntine. The TJiomasvilld shoe factories are unable to supply tbe demmdj ' 'ir: . - r t.ui iThe-eoitoaJ factory question jis, Baefitifio-with tfraat favor, in Gnldsbm. ! ; ; Sanipson iFrtiit .Exhibition an of Farmera Festival, at -Clinton - ou; the' 15th instant. ; . 1 i, ;?n,y. The PrbriaflSuiiday $ohool. excursion fromV Greensboro to Salem last Week netted $250.;, ' ,'" ; ' " ' f- me xuuerai f services oi major Gaston ' H. ; Wilder weref had ! at his ' late country seat five miles east of Raleigh; On ; w ectnesaay, ; at. n A-; iU, : , the : -Kev. j JJr.: , ,irr;(Th,e ..esteriNprtib. , (?arplipa coave'nes at Silver Creek Chapei,' jn Burke county on1 Wednesday; : the 13th August, 1873. .. . . a.i,: x'.'.a I The catalogue and premium list of thfe'NArtbHmrt Stite'Taar has been pamphlet form and very neatly ifMW-Jii-r.' i; vain AT ') rf,,-Tt frhe BonAhern Jtxpress . has bieen discontinued on the Western -North Qafo-. lina Railroad.' .The R.'R Receiver! wants the1 Express Cd. to 'pay $100 per month cash' owb I or use oi roaa, aouoie present raics, and will act aikiw ampuntB-1 to be credited a a. large debt doe by the rpad to the.Com pany. , dq says the. Hickory irfc j j : j j .;:.,-r A Loui&burgseorrespondent! of the Raleigh Jfem mentions these aeatns in Franklin county in the past, two weeks' Mrs. Nancy Moseley, wife Of James Mose- iey, agea 7 years, ! perhaps tne owest per- BUU All UIO-UUUUkJT JIUI). BMJ. I' LMWisi, jWifeqf the, latei,W.5:H,i Strptheraged 76 years; Mrs. Incooe quite an old lady, and Oray'W;"Stbkes."' . It. ' " ufialeiffbs'iVcM) : IVfe '. understand teajt at the special meeting of the Directors Pf the North Carolina Roadi called at Com' Saay Shops Tuesday, 1 by Coli- Bttford, reaident of 'the Richmond and Danville Road, a quorum was not present. Of course, no action was taken ; but it is rumored that Col Buf ord will surrender tbe lease Of the North Carolina Road at the1 next meeting,' to be called by-nim ia-ew days. ikJ The - Catholic clerslY j of 1 fealti more' and ' Richmond Diocese, including those of North Carolina; are about to com-j menee what is knpwn aa the Spiritual iater- cises ot a Ketreai. . in the Catholic tihurcn a ?,Ketreat" is so-called from the tact that. those who participate therein retire to some College, seminary or other ecclesiastical in stitution, and devote a number of consecu tive, daysr-usually eightrt9; prayeri anedi ' tati6n,spinfual readkigs, pious exhortations,. &c 7? ':;.", ' - raniOri Tuesday irf 'XouiBbxtrg5 Rid-5 &ck1sMaconj ' cbl-v-who was employed', in James Dent's saw mill, while moving around . the eirculai saw by some means got caught in the machinery, and thrown upon the iawJ He wis most' horryiiy leutj to piecea'Hls -rtt fior and arm were' severed from1 the 4 body and: the right leg, near - the 'knee: was nearly cuiia iwo,ianoxua ngai axoeoi, tne neck and head were fearfully gashed y His death was almost instantaneous. 1 Officers:;V;rL:f ..u;hvih ) 22 Volonteersj., . , V.' - ?m , v- " ?581' Substitutes,. . . , .. ........... . .;f. ... ! 23 Conscripts.ivwivin.lVv..'i.: .'IV. 33 sent us by the Secretary qf the State Agri cu!tural5ociety. The catalogue Is in large ana -taste- Crates ov ADVEattMJio. Sqnarflaira0l4.M. " t? two days.... ;; ; J three dajriii..i.is.. J JJ i - t fOM4ayS.V?;i.iiriTV ...ti4. I M a - u , ftTeaye..Jj jM..A-it-'(... 8 00 .-fj I one week.. ........ ............... ? M - " " f Twt WBBlil..A.Vi;.'.AA... 6 00 - " - " iTiree wes)u.. ...-.. .u... ....... M , " 1 (TworiMjnths.lAV.v..V. ....15 00 J "TMr IT- 8 ---i -.85 0j. - . - Qiie jewr.. ....-. ............. .80 Qw "Contract Advertisements taken at propor- UtSktkly iw Hdest yu.!'.aMi . , . - Five Squares estimated as a gnaiter-colamn, ana ten sipiates as a half-cbhnma.. j ; . , QOiyCKBNINO B1I.GB WATBrt. The ?oard of: Aldermen of UK City of . Wilming- u DQ ORDAIX, TUt i sbftU sot be IswluVlbr any ship, veiselt boat; Bteuoboat, or any other craft in ttie;Cpaye Ri?erf to pnatp or dittheise any WfR water wlthU the: limits f the city, .between the hours of 4o'clock A. ,and;10o;clp p. M., wMboia pennjssionfrom ; the City Mswhal or Har bor Mastex..;... i . .r - ' .... Sbo. t. Any person. Why snail violate this, ordl- nan.ee, ahal) be subject toaaM.not(uceodtny Fifty Dollars, at the diacaetloa ol the Jaayor - -, , Bsc. 3. Any ordinance or, part of ordinance con- flictingy are hereby repeeled. I tnieUbort erdtasnceWeeeasetf by the'Bosrd of Aldermen at the meeting August j. r -!t! -A . .'. : UKypss, angfctf,.; .-j . a . ty Clerk. 'fi: .; ' nATOR'S OFFICE, 1 J "DROPOSALS WILL BB KECSlVJUy ikT THIS Office until' WiDNliSD AT, 'die' Isth'i&stant, for Tteeplng all the ditchc inaiSe'or Wfanitftof the city cleaned oat . : ' . , .ks ng7-trp ..r ,. . frMayor. ffl'PUBSUASCE tO iHSfEUCTIOHS, resldiBg 1 North Carobaaf - te caUlafc my office as soon as convenient, in -order to have their names. eU.jpntonitheproporBeglster.'-' ' -t aajra-lw 5t4 14 .!, -li, MGHT-Cppro.Gp STAEj BADGE XMamUawpic Ssciety. i 1 1 .:; ;-;' ! f-Th4 mlder irffi Wflberatiy rewi lea it aVthiifoin'ce? Ml au8-lt .fju iV i Ml ri . 'lit , ' I '' JF. 411111 '""-I 25 Q00lbs ".82soiTiJW8ast-hi ;rv?iij50s-SSfia "i nr.",'--. : ; - ill 'Off -.: :iU-vvMT J;f t -'i ;'nr' UUKN AND OATS. ; iWandtint: ,x echocBiec Stephen Q.art. ic? i;'.!.iwealeby'' i:anga-tf.,.r,.t,.f. , ri;g, w.jgcuqmgtt. jsweeii mnscovaao: Mo s. j--.-rtrCi AW, KrrroATTtA -ten idncr '.?'.: For ftsiebv aug8-tf - T and NorOv Water St J!'l.i:!'i!.i'!Mj t)li iiJV - jiitHi. , r s, FoJssle'b!i 'AkCASKSSCHJTAl'fSr . . : i'AA BSASDT PKAfcftES ' ang8-tf f TtS8 an4 S9 Jlorth W.ater stseet. 1 lit i.t '1 ) M. I1H The Mystely Safted at Last ! Bargains ! Bargains! : Bargains! 2i -mil: , 1 1 3j: ".u'-rj-.iU A Mwm. t9Qm 47 cost! ml'uM out 'j-t tedi-lkixU: AfSolomon Levy's Store ! .Jr-'(i" f5Ki"f l.f.nj ,;Ttisa pOlfB ONB! COJdt Attt 5 'aInB' 8KB THIS 'Dry: ooClQQi1 Miiats, A full and wen selected stocli in all departments. i 1 1 am determined to -change my busteees, and la order to. do that I qffor my :... ENTIRE ' STOCK 'AT ! COST! K hnmlmgf Come uid ee lor yemrstfrefi and Save St Least 25 per!. Cent, Uiy -' ftf posehae jov.Goads elriiiiiA.!!'-" - TO3LOBtOHKTT,; At the old Btand,.southesst corner Front a&d Xsr- " ket streets. ; may 15-4m-aac ; 50d liewf tMiiit ttiliJw, . . .. ? JTEin gBASOltxp AITD OLDIXQ 60 GAIr itt i'lltlO i ! itbifr' '!f Yf!Xl'df-etsIli .in? - i!ctf;'viU JialorvH Ji 5? nifo'jijt iiXa i?9it !iitf i , sag Hwnac i -la: ..l- WTUBBAMOKTOgr. T ADHS' AK9 HWTl3 TSXTKK8,- SATCHBLS, Shairl ghettatdhels, cat the 8add and J.S.Tep ito. 8 South Front 8L? may8-tf aae Wilmington. K.C i a ...... . . r ' " . .-. - - . v. .-.'I " - -
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Aug. 8, 1873, edition 1
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