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OUTI.INIIS.
Bishop of Ottowa is dead.
A hun"
dred thousand dollar fire in Broadway yes"
terday. " -- Two persona suffocated by
coal gas in Philadelphia , yesterday morn
ing. President Miller of Louisville
Medical College is dead. : The Senate
passed bill appropriating $18,000 to East
Tennessee University for property destroyed
by Federal troops during -war. Bill
investigating government of District of
Columbia .mssed Senate. In U. S.
Semite Geq. Gorden introduced a bill con
cerning stamping during the ' war, reliev
ing from penalty those in the South -who
were unable to stamp instruments!
Geu. Vancei of N. C, introduced a bill in
the House incorporating the North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia .Extension
Railway of the Southern Trans continental
Railway company. Smith, of O., in
the lower house of. Congress, introduced a
bill regulating transportation between the
States. ' - Maj. Smith, of N. C , intro.
duced a bill yesterday in Congress abolish
ing revenue tax on whiskey and tobacco.
New York markets: Cotton, 1616g-;
gold, turpentine, 50; rosin, $2 65.
THE CITY.
N KWADVERTISBUENTS.
J. A. Jones. New Books.
R. Balcazab. Peruvian Guano.
J. A. Springer. Oak wood at cost.
Dr. Cokange. Wanted."
C. II. Ward. Shaving Saloon.
G. R. French & Son. Boots and Shoes.
A. D. Brown. The Best Calicoes, &c.
Sre Ad ."Gem Saloon."
. Giles & Mtjrchison. Hoes, spades, &c.
See Ad V Opera House."
Joe. Sternberg er & Co. Goods.
A. B. Garland. Life Insurance Co.
Onr Bar and River Improvement Ar
rival of ttae Steamer and Dredge at
Morebead City En Bo ate Tor this
City. :
From a letter received at this office from
Capt. W. J. Potter, dated ilorehead City,
February 8th, we learn that the Government
Steamer EmmaDunrt withMorriss & Cum-mings-
No. 9Jarge dredge in town, bound
from Baltimore to this city, arrived at that
place that evening. Capt. P. says they had
a Jgood passage all the way, with the ex
ception f the passage through Core Sound,
which is very shoaly, with only six inches
of water to spare, which necessitated "heav
ing" ever two places, the steamCr drawing
feet. Capt. ; Potter thinks bej'ond all
doubt that he ' has got the things along
which will make the old Cape Fear wake up.
The River Dredge is a very powerful ma
chine,, capable of lifting thirty tons,
and is supplied with " hookers" and
" diggers " that, Capt. P. remarks, " wilj
make many old alligators, catfish and stur
geon hunt otlier quarters." The section
dredge that is to go on the steamer is now
in this city abd will be put on as soon as she
arrives here. It was two weeks yesterday
since CaptJ Potter left Baltimore with the
steamer and dredge, and he is now waiting
for the steamer J. T. Easton, Capt. Harper,
to arrive and tow them to this port, which
will be done as soon as the weather moder
ates. At the time of writing, on Sunday,
Capt. P. says the wind was blowing heavy
from the Northeast, but the vessels were in
a good harbor and not exposed to its influ
ence. All on board reported in good health.
St. George and St. Andrew's Society.
At a meeting of the St. George and St.
Andrew's Society, held last evening, at the
office of P. Murphy, Esq., the following of
ficers were elected for the ensuing year:
President A. Sprunt, Esq.
Vice President J. L. Kein, Sr.
ikcretary P. Murphy. :
Treasurer James Deems.
Physician H. AL Buie.
Uutplain Rev. J. L. Kein, Jr.
At the same meeting the following gen
tlemen were elected honorary members: H.
B. Walker,! Esq.," H. B. M. CoiFsul for the
Carolinas; Col. W: L. Steele, of Rocking
ham, N.; C, and Rev. J. M. Sprunt, of
Kenansville, N. (V
Hev. Edward martin.
For two Sundays past thelPresbyterian
pulpits iu this city have been occupied by
Rev. Edward Martin, of St. Charles, Mis
souri. Ou last Sunday the subject of his
(lUcours was the pathetic story of Ruth's
devotion. It was a graceful and at times
eloquent tribute to one of the loftiest char
acters in Scripture. Mr. Martin impresses
the hearei by his nervous force, his tender
ness, his felicitous yet simple, natural lan
guage, and by the earnestness that marks
the thought as Well as the delivery of his
sermons. , We hear that he has made a
htrjre number of friends during his short
soj-.mrn in this City by the Sea..
The Proposed Cotton Factory.
At a meeting of the Real Estate and Loan
Associalion, held at the rooms of the Wil
mington Library Association, last nisrht,
for the purpose of taking into consideration
the proposition to subscribe $10,000 fo the
proposed .cotton factory to be located in this
city, the matter was referred to a Committee
of five, with instructions to report at a
meeting to be held at the same place, on
Friday evening next. The Committee is
composed of the following ' gentlemen:
Wilkes Morris, J. T. Rankin, A. J.Howell,
H. Ohlandt and.C. D. Myers. .
Lanntfli Postponed.
The Pilnt Rnot built for Messrs.
T Afyte as ; - ,
I'iver & Sellara by Messrs" B W. Berry &
Son will be launched tnfe (Tuesday) after-
""""l UdU U1UCJ&. v. DO WW W " "
launched yesterday afternoon, buyhe bad
1 HR
VOL. XIII. NO. 117.
BOARD OF ALDEBRIEN.
Synopsis of tUe Proceedings.
An adjourned meeting of the Board was
held j'esterday afternoon at 4 o'clock;
present, the Mayor and Aldermen Moore,
Fishblate, Adrian, Grainger, Rice, Wilson,
Banks, Hankius and Brewington.
The following petition was presented and.
on motion of Alderman Moore, referred to
a special committee of five, to consist of the
Mayor and four members of the Board, to
report at next regular meeting:
Wilmington, N. C, Feb. 6, 1874.
To the Honorable, the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen: The undersigned, repre
senting the friends of the Cape Fear Agri
cultural Association, have been appointed
a Committee to petition your honorable
body to donate or loan to that Association
five thousand dollars, subject to the appro-.
vai or tne citizens ot the polls.
The authority for, such action on vour
part will be found in the charter granted to
me association oy .act or tne General As
sembly ratified April 12, 1869, to which we
respectfully refer you.
We desire to call your attention to the
fact that the Association has been remark
ably successful. It has, according to the
report of the Finance Committee, submitted
and published March 6th, 1873, to which
we refer, expended in permanent improve
ments $13,375 96, and for labor $6,315 39.
It is now in debt about $6,000. The Fairs
held in 1869, 1870 and 1871 were very profit
able. Those held in 1872 and 1873 paid ex
penses, the receipts having been curtailed
by causes well known to your body, and
over which the managers had no control.
In consequence of this the Association
has been unable to pay any part of its debt
for the past two years, and it becomes
necessary to do so.
Without aid from some quarter the valu
able property of the Association must be
sacrificed to pay its debts, and probably the
benefits of the Association, with its Annu
al Fairs, will be lost to our city. Wilming
ton, we are advised, is the only city in the
South or elsewhere in the country, which
has never contributed to the organization
and support of such enterprises situated in
or near their corporate limits.
We desire to further state that the. citi
zens have already subscribed nearly two
thousand dollars, which we believe will be
increased to twenty-five hundred dollars.
These subscriptions, however, are condi
tioned upon securing thirty-five hundred
dollars.
We deem it unnecessary to urge upon
your consideration the importance of this
enterprise and its benefits to this city. Be
lieving that the citizens will endorse your
action in donating or loaning to the Asso
ciation the amount asked, the friends of the
Association appeal to you to take such ac
tion as may be necessary to submit the
proposition for their ratification or rejec
tion at the polls.
We are, gentlemen, very truly,
Geo. Z. French,
W. H. Bernard,
J. A. Engelhard,
Committee.
The following communication was re
ceived, read and ordered placed on file:
Treasury Department, )
Third Auditor's Office, Feb. 2, '74. f
Hon. W. P. Canadat,
Mayor of Wilmington:
My dear'Sir: As a member of the Com
mittee appointed by the honorable Board
of Aldermen of the city of Wilmington to
bring to the attention of Congress the ne
cessity and importance of continued and
greater appropriations for the improvement
of the bar at the mouth of the Cape Fear
River, I would say, that after conversation
with different members of the Senate and
House Committees on Commerce, Ways
and Means, Finance and Appropriations, I
do not believe that it will be possible to ob
tain more than the amount recommended,
viz: $100,000. Under the pressure for re
duced appropriations, and the resolution of
the House directing the Heads of Depart
ments to reduce their estimates, all the es
timates were reduced and graded down,
among others, the estimate for improve
ments at the Cape Fear bar. Although we
fully appreciate the necessity of a larger ap
propriation this year than heretofore, you
will readily perceive, that under the circum
stances the Committee would find it almost
impossible to increase our appropriation
without also increasing hundreds of other
appropriations that had been graded down
on the same scale with ours, and which are
considered in the several localities to be
equal in importance with our bar improve
ments. As a member of the Committee I will take
pleasure in keeping you informed as to the
progress and result of our labors.
I am, very respectfully,
Allan Rutherford.
The Finance Committee, through Alder
man Grainger, reported, recommending a
further appropriation of $100 for the Wash
ington Committee. Adopted.
The action of the Mayor in awarding
contract for paving certain sidewalks with
Bladen brick to Capt. R S. Radcliff, at
90 cents per square yard, was confirmed.
The Mayor was authorized to purchase
2,000 feet of flagging stones for street cross
ings. . The Committee on Streets and Wharves
reported, recommending that both sides of
Nult street, from Mulberry to Brunswick,
be paved to the width of 6 feet. Adopted,
and contract awarded to Capt. R S. Rad
cliff for paving same with best Eastern
brick at $1 per square yard.
In the matter of further opening and es
tablishing Front street from Hanover to
Harnett street and Brunswick and Harnett
streets to the river, the grades, as submitted
by the City Surveyor, were presented and
after considerable discussion, were estab
lished by the Board.
The Board then adjourned until next
Monday evening, at 7 o'clock.
New Ballroad Scheme.
Gen. Vance, of this State, introduced a
bill in the U. S." House of Representatives,
yesterday, to incorporate ' branches of the
contemplated Southern Trans-Continental
Railway under the name and style of The
"North Cnrolina. ' South Carolina and
Georgia Extension : Railway, which pro
vides for the consolidation of the North
Carolina.,: Western North! Carolina, Wil
minffton. Charlotte and Rutherford and
the Spartanburg and Union Railroads, the
bonds of the Company, at 6 per cent., to be
endorsed by the ' State of North Carolina
and the Treasurer of ihe United States.
; t - Forgery jcase before " the Supe
rior Court to-day . 1 '
WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1874,
OPEBA BOUSE.
Katie Putnam's Betnrn.
Wilmington play-goers have probably
never cherished so kindly an interest in an
actress as that which they feel for the charm
ing young lady and talented artiste, who
last evening, after an absence of twelve
months, returned to receive anew" their
hearty expressions of admiration. A morn
ing of exceptionally forbidding aspect, boih
overhead and underfoot, and au afternoon
raw, damp, and threatening, had prepared
her admirers for a possible disappointment
as to the audience that would assemble to
greet Miss Putnam. The appearance of the
box-sheet at Heinsberger's, however, before
dark, demonstrated that the fervor of Wil
mington's admiration for Katie Putnam
could rise superior to difficulties of even a
serious character.
Miss Putnam has certainly improved very
much since we last saw her, and there can
be no question as to the high rank which
she bas already won in her prof e.ssion. Last
evening's performance, gave an admirable
exhibition of her versatility : the ability to
go from the suffering and lackrymose Mercy
Merrick to the rollicking and h'oydenish role
of Nan; to be the central figure in the sen
timental drama adapted from Wilkie Col
lins' famous novel, so widely read and much
discussed, and immediately afterwards by
the easiest possible transition assume a role
of the broadest, farce, is an achievement
much beyond the capacity of the ordinary
actress.
We have nothing to do here with the im
portant social question involved in the
philosophy of such plays as the New Magda
len, the moral of which is neither better nor
worse than that of ther plays concerning
which the reading world is divided in judg
ment. Perhaps we might have" advised
Miss Putnam to select another play for her
initiae performance; but there can be no
question of the great merit of her rendition
of the part of Mercy Merrick, and of the ex
ceedingly fair support given her by the
prominent members of her troupe.. The
play, as given by this company, has met
with great success throughout the South and
.West, and whatever the doubt that may be
experienced as to the moral of the play and
the novel from which it is taken, there can
be no question as to the eminent purity and
delicacy, as well as power and pathos, of
Miss Putnam's renditions of a character
which involves the peculiar difficulty of at
once repelling and challenging sympathy.
An actress who, like Miss Putnam, can re
deem the stupid and repulsive character of
Lady Isabel, with all its stale platitudes and
disgusting indecencies, can accomplish a
vast deal more with fhe character of Mercy
Memck.
Mr. Nugent's Julian Qray is an extraordi
narily fine characterization graphic, un
ique and thorough; presenting a finely
wrought, pathetic, and elegant portraiture.
Mr. Ray, too, gave a most faithful represen
tation of his important part in the perform
ance, and Mrs. Nash again gave evidence
of her ability to rank with the very best
actresses in her line of characters.
Miss Putnam's Nan$ a rattling, bustling,
energetic assumption of a part admitting
unlimited scope for the display of " busi
ness," as the professional term has it, and
in seizing such opportunities, Miss Katie is
never at fault.
Mr. Edwin Browne made his reappear
ance in the farce as Tom Dibbles, and was
heartily greeted by those who learned last
winter-to regard him as one of the best light
comedians and character-actors of the
present day. Mr. Browne will appear dur
ing the week in a number of his best assump
tions. He has been recognized by the press
and the public as a worthy supporter of Miss
Putnam. In Savannah and in Charleston
they were both the recipients of handsome
testimonials of public appreciation. In
Savannah Mr. Arkwright presented each
with a handsome lot, and in Charleston
Miss Putnam was presented with a beauti
ful set of jewelry, Mr. Brown being pre
sented by the Knights of Pythias of that
city with a handsome pin.
To-night Miss Putnam gives her unequal
led personation of Fanchon.
Mayors Co art.
The following cases were disposed of
yesterday morning-:
Louis Davis and William Green, charged
with fighting at a Bar-Room on Mulberry
street, on Saturday night last, were found
guilty, and required t pay a fine of $10
each and the costs.
Ben. Williamson, charged with larceny,
was found guilty and required to give se
curity in the sum of $50 for his appearance
at the Superior Court.
Jas. Bun, charged with running a buggy
on the sidewalk f rom . Hayden's shop to the
Livery Stable. Judgment suspended on
the payment of costs.
Benjamin Williamson, charged with
fighting and other disorderly conduct-on
Nutt street, on Saturday night, was found
guilty and required to pay a fine of $20
and the costs or work for thirty days on
the streets.
Ditches.
There are a number of deep ditches at
the intersection of Eleventh and Princess
streets, with no lamp in the vicinity to
"guide the weary traveller on his way,
Consequently a man who passed that way
with his wife on Sunday night, returning
from church, measured the depth of one of
them and found it five feet, about three of
which was water. His wife pulled him out
and he went home a wiser and a welter man.
A bill to incorporate the Farm
era', Mechanics aad: Laborers' Unin Aid
Association of New Hanover county, was
introduced in the House on Saturday.
Loeal Dots.
Storm signal displayed yester
day.
A little sleet and much rain Sun
day night.
The Syrene, Busch, cleared from
London for this port on the 23rd ult.
' No business of importance trans
acted by the Superior Court yesterday.
The iVt!We,,IIasland, arrived at
Liverpool from this port on the 22d ult.
The Barque Clio, Schupp, ar
rived at Stettin from this port on the 4th
inst.
The Norwegian Bargue Dragon,
Thomeson, arrived at Belfast from this port
on the 5th inst.
Rising barometer, northeasterly
winds and generally clear weather for this
latitude to-day.
The Br. Brig Ysidora Mionda,
Plummer, arrived at Sagua from this port
on the 27th ult.
The Schr. S. V. W. Simmons,
Williams, cleared from New York for this
port on the 5th inst. '
Bill in reference to an Inspector in
the city of Wilmington was introduced in
the Senate on Saturday.
The German Bargue Wilhelm
Kisker, Burmeister, cleared from Liverpool
for this port on the 3rd inst.
Bill to incorporate the Cape Fear
Cotton and Wooien Mills passed its several
readings in the Senate on Friday.
Bill to incorporate the Machine
and Car Company of Wilmington was intro
duced on Saturday and appropriately re
ferred.
The bill to empower the city
of Wilmington to subscribe to the special
Wilmington and Seaside Railway stock
passed its second reading in the House Sat
urday.
A young man who has worked
one or two years at the printing business
and wishes to complete his trade, can ob
tain a situation, -as apprintice,' by applying
at the office of The Morning Star, .tf
In the United States Senate,
yesterday, Mr. Merrimon, from this State,
presented a petition of shipmasters and
others, of this city, asking an appropriation
for the improvement of the mouth of the
Cape Fear River, which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
Miss Lillian E. Curtis postponed
her proposed poetical rehearsal until this
evening, when it will take place at the City
Court Room, and it is hoped the disappoint
ments she has met with will culminate in an
audience commensurate with the elegant
literary entertainment promised.
And Still tbe Work Goes On.
The last victim of the villainous robbers
and thieves with which our city seem to be
overrun, is Mr. W. H. Taylor, residing on
Second, between Church and Castle streets,
from whose wardrobe was taken a fine cloth
coat, belonging to himself, and three fine
dresses belonging to his wife. The exact
time the robbery was committed is net posi
tively known. The first discovery of the
fact was made on Sunday morning when
Mr. T. was preparing to go to church.
Certain circumstances now remembered by
the family, but which at the time scarcely
attracted their attention, lead to the belief
that the articles were stolen on Friday
afternoon, during the prevalence of the
heavy rain which occurred en that day.
It seems that a neighbor residing on the
opposite side of the street, accompanied by
her little child, was on a visit to Mrs. Tay
lor, and on starting home, Mrs. T. accom
panied her to the front door, and on her re
turn to the back door of the house, noticed
that the gate was open and called to the
servant to shut it, when the latter remarked
that it had been left open by some person
who passed through the yard a short time
before and entered the house. Mrs. T. said
no one had entered or left the house by that
way since Mr. Taylor went away after din
ner. The servant replied that some one
certainly went out by the gate as she heard
it "slam." Mrs. T. paid no attention to
the remark of the servant at the time, how
ever, further than to reiterate the order to
shut the gate. No doubt is now entertained
that the robbery was committed at that time.
Much sympathy is felt for the family, as,
under the circumstances, tbe loss to them is
a serious one, and in fact we learn that Mrs.
Taylor, who was in feeble health, has been
completely prostrated by the event.
There is no clue to the robber.
Bobbery and Subsequent Capture of
tne Thief.
On Thursday evening last a gentleman
by the name of C. Stephenson, employed a
the Navassa Guano Company's Works near
this city, was robbed at Union Depot of a
valise containing a quantity of clothing.
Mr. S. has been in the employ of the company-some
eight or nine months, a part of
that time in the West Indies. A short time
since he became indisposed and went home
t recruit, returning on Thursday evening.
Arriving at Union Depot he laid his valise
down for a moment, and had barely turned
his back on it when he started to pick it up
again and it bad disappeared. He knew Of
course that it had been stolen, but could
discover no trace of the thief, and finally
gave it up' as lost
Time passed, on and Sunday evening
found hind sauntering aleng Nutt street,
when suddenly the idea struck him to write
home and request his family ; to send him
more clothing. With this view he stepped
Star
into a house to get some writing material,
and was just in time to hear the proprietress
ask a colored man if he could procure her a
valise, to which he replied that he could,
and started out for that purpose. Mr S.
concluded that he would remain until the
man's return, and in a short time he made
his appearance with a valise in his hand,
which, upon examination, proved to be the
identical one Mr. Stephenson had lost on
the Thursday evening previous. And this
was not all, for, upon scrutinizing the col
ored individual a little closely, Mr. S. dis
covered that the fellow actually had on a
pair of his (S.'s) pants, one of his missing
shirts and a pair of his socks. As
soon as the thief found out that he had been
detected, and the owner of the property,
with a man he had called to his assistance,
was about to take charge of him, he sud
denly rid himself of coat and shirt to facili
tate his escape and was about to bolt for
the door. He was too late, however, as the
two men seized him before he could accom
plish his purpose and he was marched down
to the Guard House, where he was held for
a hearing yesterday morning. He appeared
in Court minus coat and shirt, but with a
blanket wrapped round him.
Williamson is said to be an old offender
and is believed by some to be connected
with one of the gangs of robbers which
have played such sad havoc here recently.
The judgment of the Court in his case is
given elsewhere.
Personal.
We learn from a letter received by a gen
tleman in this city that Miss Amy Bradley
sailed from New York for Europe, on Satur
day morning last, on the Steamship Spain,
where she goes with the hope of recruiting
her failing health.
CITY ITEMS.
Pbimtinq FAPxa. We now have In stock over
300 reams of news paper, size 34x36, weight 80 2s
per ream. It is good, rag paper, and will be sold, In
ots to suit, for cash, or sent by express C. O. D. .
Tbe consolidaoot of the Carolina Fanner and the
Widely Star having largely increased the circulation
of the latter, advertiser will find It an admirable
medium of communication with the farmers and
planters of the two Carolinas.
The ""Vlrghua Lot" The aanouncement of
the Virginia Life Insurance Company, in another
column, will claim the attention of the people of
North Carolina, especially those who formerly held
policies in the Wilmington North Carolina Life In
surance Company. The " Virginia Life" enjoys a
very high reputation at home; and this is always the
best recommendation that a Company can give.
Major Garland, the State Agent for North Carolina,
is now in Wilmington and will give all desired infor
mat ion.
Manufacturing the best Scale in the world, and
making it a point to spare no expense in order to
maintain the reputation acquired during a prosper
ous career of over forty years, the Messrs. Fairbanks
are always full of orders. Their business thns far
this year is largely in excess of the same period in
1873. Among their orders in January 'was otefor
twelve Railroad Track Scales. Last week the Com
pany made eight hundred Scales. They also pur
chased for immediate delivery seven hundred tons
suming iron, this amount will last less than two
months. On Monday of this week they received an
order from Chicago for twenty two five-hundred-bushel
Hopper Scales. America leads the world in
this branch of industry, and the Fairbanks Scale is
the acknowledged standard.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Purcell House, J, R Davis, Proprietor.
E K Parker, Dr Colange, Boston; A L
Reed, Washington, D C; J C White, Rock
land, Me; A D Cutts, Angola, JS U;flatt D
Cowan, Dr P L Murphy, M M Johnson,
City; C L Beatty, Richmond, Va; J H
Aycock. Rockingham; MissK A Aycock,
Fremont: B Godwin, Lumberton; W S
Broeden. Rockingham; Mr and Mrs Corte,
Connecticut; J Hartmand, Brooklyn; C E
White and wife, Springfield, Mass; Dr S P
Wright, Goldsboro;GPBrown, New York;
A W Boatwrisnt. Columbia: ti E Jtsolten.
C, C & A R R; N E Clark, New York;
AB Bernheim, Savannah; K a tiaddy and
wife. Polkton, N C: J J Long, H C Lone,
J P Faulk, T H Bill, Whiteville, N C;
Katie Putnam and maid, Mrs Mary Put
nam, Edwin Browne.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Best
12 1-2C. CALICOES
FOR
5c. per yd. by the piece
FOR CASH.
Also a few more of those
Fine French Corsets,
Worth $1 50 for 75c.
TABLE LINENS,
WHITE GOODS,
And Ladies' Vests.
AT COST FOB CASE.
A. D. B E 0 W N ,
Dealer in
Millinery and Fancy Articles.
EXCHANGE CORNER.
feb 10-tf
The Unite! States Business Directory.
Wanted !
A General Agent for North Carolina.
Apply to
Db. QOLANGE,
Forcell House.
feb 10-
10-It
C. H. Ward's
-pASHIONABLE HAIB DRESSING A 8HAY-
lng Saloon, 7 South Pront St Wilmington, N. C.
N. B I hare secured the serrkes of the BEST
artists of my profession,
feb 10-tf
WHOLE NO. 1,987.
Report of the Condition of the .
B AIM K OF NEW HANOVER,
February 1st, 1874.
RESOURCES.
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS $754,102.59
BONDS AND STOCKS 3,405.00
OFFICE FURNITURE & 8AFES. 5,164.66
REAL ESTATE 67,047.90
DUE FROM OTHER BANKS.... 58,414.63
CASH ON HAND 11 1,966.38
$1,000,101.16
I, S. D. WALLACE, Cashier of the Bank of New Hanover, do solemnly swear that the.abore state
ment is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
8. D. WALLACE, Cashier.
Sworn to and Subscribed before me, this 6th day of February, 1874.
feb8-D&W8tnac ISAAC BATES, Notary Public.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
OPERA HOUSE!
Mary Mc Williams, ) Lessees
AND
Edwin Browne, ) Managers.
Second night of Wilmington's favorite Actress,
KATIE PUTT AM,
supported by the eminent Comedian,
EDWIN BROWNE,
And Superb Comedy Company,
Tuesday Evening, February lOtb,
the performance will consist of the great play from
the German, entitled
F A N C H 0 N , the (Met.
Fanchon, a character in which she is without a liv
ing equal KiTnt Putnak.
PRICES OF ADMISSION :
Parquette and Dress Circle, $1 00
Parquette Circle, 75
Gallery, 25 50c
Reserved seats fer sale at Heinsberger's Book and
Music Store without extra charge. feb 10-tf
Life Insurance Co
OF
VIRGINIA. .
Petersburg, "Va.
A. O. Mcllwaine, President,
D'Arcy Paul and 1). B. Tennant,
Vice Presidents.
Assetts,
$186,000
SYSTEM of Insurance simple, and easily under
stood. Ordinary life and endowment plans with
and without participation. Dividends may be used
at the option of Policy-Holders. or left with the
Company to be improved and held by them as a spe
cial reserve for them. Rates as low as consistent
with safety. Conditions simple, liberal and just.
Security ample. Assets more than five times greater
than liabilities.
The officers of the Company are well and favorably
known in North Carolina, and the Company has now
gone far beyond the point of actual security. No
company is on a safer basis both as to reserve and
capital.
In selecting this Company to assume their out
standing engagements for insurance, the Directors
of the Wilmington N. C. Life Ins. Co , attest unmis
takably their own faith in the strength and stability
of the Life Ins. Co. of Va.. as is evident from the fol
lowing paragraph in the circular of July S, 1S73. is
sued to it Policy Holders: "In making this contract
we have had special re erence to the security and ad
vantage of our Policy Holders, and, feeling assured
that the Company referred to is under the best man
agement and possesses every impoitant element of
stability and success, we have no hesitation in com
mending it to the fullest confidence and generous
patronage of the people of our State.
"By order of the Directors.
"A. J. DsROSSET, Pcaident"
The office of the Life Ins. Co. of Virginia, is with
Thomas Graeme, Princess street.
Maj. A. B. GARLAND, Gen'l State Ag't,
feb 10-tf Wilmington, N. C.
GENUINE
PERUVIAN GUANO.
Farhkbs, Agriculturists and Dealers in Fer
tilizers have now an opportunity of obtaining
this valuable manure in email or I arse lots,
at importer's prices, by applymg to the Spe
cial Agency Jut established for the purpose of de
livering Genuine Peruvian Ooano to eonenmersat
any accessible port or rail way station In the country.
Full particulars given in Circular mailed free on ap
plication to R. BALCAZAR,
no. 63 Beaver St., riew x ore
REFERENCES BY PERMISSION.
Messrs. Hobson, Hnrtado & Co., Agents of the
Peruvian Government, 63 Wall St, N. Y.
Moses Taylor, President National City Bank, 53
WallSt.N.Y. ! -
J. C. Tracy, Esq., Peruyian Consul, 86)1 Broad
way, N. Y. jan 10-D&W-2m
North Carolina Books.
T HAVE A FEW BOOKS PERTAINING oJ
X the
History and Resources of N. C,
some of which are out of print and can't be had else
where: Jones' Defence of N. C, price postpaid, $1 35.
Debates in Convention of 1835, $ 00.
Revolutionary History of N. C, by Hawks, Swain
and Graham, $1 50.
Wheeler's History of N. C, $1 60.
Agriculture of N. C.,pt 3, (Emmons), 50c
Swamp Lands of N. C, (Emmons), 50c.
Woody Plants of N. C, (Dr. Curtis), 50c
N. C. Tragedy, (Carrawan Trial), 85c.
Fanning's Narrative, (published at $5 00), $3 00.
Pocket Map of N.C., showing Mineral Depositories
(Sheet), 25c.
Any of the above sent on receiptof price, by
feb 10-8t J. A. JONES, Raleigh, N. C.
if
Seeing is Believing'
Our prices for good
d substantial BOOTS
and SHOES are lower
than any house in the
State. Largest stock,
best assortment and
lowest prices.
GEO. R. FRENCH & SON.
feb 10-tf 89 North Front street.
DAMAGED GOODS
-X STEAMER SHERMAN, JUST OPENED AT
No. 11 Market St.,
Large assortment of
French Mourning Goods
.& 1,000 pieces Prints,
Best brands: Spragne's,' American and Dunnels,
which will be sold without reserve at
Auction and Private Sale.
Ladies and gentlemen please call and examine be
fore purchasing, and you can save fifty per cent.
JOK STERNBEROBR CO.,
feb 10-tf Auctioneers,
fine Fat Beaufort Oysters.
rrwt BEST
- m MARKET
THIS SEASON.
Tor Bale in any quantity,
feb JO-lt
GEM SALOON,
South Water St.
4 S&SlL
BATES OF ADTEHT1SIKG.
One Square one day,
1 C
twoday,....,,.., ........ r....... 1 o
three dava......... S 00
iouraays.
... 60
o An
five 4a js
oae week...... .
Two weeka
Three weeks...
One month.
Two months
9 w
3 58
5 W
6 50
......... . 8 0C
r 15 Ob
... 00
Three months...
Six months...., .; K 00
" " One year. ....MOO
tWContnct Advertisements taken at propor
Uonately low rates.
Fire Squares estimated as a quarter-column, and
ten sqnaroe as a half -column.
LIABILITIES.
CAPITAL STOCK PAID IN $300,000.00
UNDIVIDED PROFITS.. 63,596.49
BILLS RE-DISCOUNTED 53,277.74
BILLS PAYABLE i.... 36,000.00
DUE OTHER BANKS... 3,384.62
INDIVIDUAL DEPOSITS 544,842.31
$1,000,101.10
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Steel and Iron Hoes.
AMES db ROWLAND SPADES & SHOVELS,
Rakes, Forks and ,
Plows and Castings " f: '
of all sires, for sale by . -
GILES & MURCHISON,
feb 10-tf . .
100 coRnsn
JUST ARRIVED PER W., C. & A. R. R.
100 Cords best seasoned Oak.
(Cut last summer) for sale at COST. Cut in shor t
lenghts or delivered long from New Yard, corner
Front and Mulberry Sts.
feb 10-tf . . J. A. SPRINGER.
CO-PARTNERSHIP.
I HAVE THIS DAT ASSOCIATED WITH MY
self as Partners, ROBERT E. CALDEK and WIL
LIAM CALDER.
Under the name and style of . ..
Kerclmer and Calfler Brpthers.
We will continue to conduct the business of
WHOLESALE GROCERS
AND
Commission Merchants
feb4-lwnac P. W. KERCHNER.
ATOOST!
At Cost !
At Cost !
JJOR A SHORT TIME ONLY WE WILL SELL
our stock of
BOOTS AND SHOES
AT COST FOR CASH ONLY,
Until the arrival of :
OUR SPRING STOCK.
DUDLEY & ELLIS,
Sign of the Big Boot.
feb 7-tf nac
Ladies' Belts,
TOADIES' AND GENT'S TRUNKS, SATCHELS.
Shawl Straps, Belt Satchels, 4c, at the Saddle and
Harness Factory of
JT. S. Topbam 4c Co.,
No. 8. South Front St.,
may 8 tf nac
MISCELLANEOUS.
NOTICE OF SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
UNDER POWER CONTAINED IN
MORTGAGE.
BY VIRTUE AND IN EXECUTION OF THE
power of sale contained in a certain deed of
mortgage, made by Julius Bcott and his wife to
" The Wilmington Building Association," bearing
date the 27th of May, 18 3, and registered in the of
fice of the Register of the County of New Hanover
in Book G G. G. at page 514 and following, (default
having been made in the payments required under
the provisions of said deed), "The Wilmington
Building Association" will, at 13 o'clock M. on
Tuesday, the 10th day of February, 1874, sell for
cash, by jmblic auction at the Court House in the
city of Wilmington, the land and premises con
veyed by said deed, vie; A certain .piece or parcel of
land situate in the city or Wilmington, beginning in
the Southern line of Market street at. a point one
hundred and thirty-two feet eastwardly from its in
tersection with the Eastern line of Sixteenth street,
thence running. Eastwardly with said line of Market
street one hundred and ninety-eight feet to the
Western line of Seventeenth street, thence South
wardly with said line of Seventeenth street three
hundred and thirty feet to the Northern line of
Dock street, thence Westwardly with said line of
Dock street one hundred and ninety-eight feet, and
thence Northwardly and parallel with Seventeenth
street three hundred and thirty feet to the begin
ning, beine parts of lots 1, 3, J, 4 and 6,: oa Block
489 as numbered and designated oh the plan of said
Clty" WRIGHT A STEDMAN:
KJan. 10-lawtFeb 10 Sat Attorneys.
Mammotk Brown Windsor.
N ELEGANT TOILET SOAP
75 Seventy-five cents 75
ty-fiv
.box
CHAS. D MYERS CO.
5 and 7 North Front St
feb 8-tf
Distillers' Supplies.
1 200BDLS" HOOF moN (1' tech)
5QQ Sd-Hand Spirit Casks. V J -
Ofi Bbls. Bungs.
500 Paper Rivets! .
1KA Bbls. No. 1 Glue.
1UU
For sale bv
KERCHNER, CALDER BROS..
278 89 North Water St
feb 8-tf
New Crop Cuba, &c.
-JQ HHDS. & TIERCES NEW CROP CUBA.
IOC Bbls. New Crop Cuba. ; ,
xiO 250 Bbls. Golden Fleece Syrup.'
200
Hhds. A Bbls. Old Crop Cuba.
For sale by
KERCHNER A CALDER BROS.,
27, 28 A 29 North Water St
feb 8-tf
Bacon, Port, Planr aM Oats.
175 fXES SM0KED 8- SIDES & SH0UL
iaA Bbls. Pork.
1 U " 1,200 Bbls. Flour. 5,000 Bushels Oats.
Eorsaleby
KERCHNER A CALDER BROS ,
feb 8-tf 27, 28 A 29 North Water St.
A Good
QUALITY OF GROUND COFFEE CAN BE
had from' me at 80 cents per lb., prepared by my
self. Pure Ground Laguayra and Jay Coffee al
ways fresh from roaster, at '
jan27-tf J. C STEVENSON.
ITew Goods For Cash.
W: INVITE THE ATTENTION OF TUB
PabUctoonr " : ;-
STOCK OF GROCERIES
which' we win sell unusually close to CASH BUY
ERS. . ; v EDWARDS BALL,
nor. 18-tf
weamer prevented. :-1 . ,