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OUTLINES.
Es-Gov. Grabam died yesterday at Con-
aress Hall, Saratoga, of organic disease of
ii. heart. Crop reports in tne nood-
, Kron of Ohio better than was expect
e(J Several persona fataHy injured
by an accident on the Den ver & South Pass
n -r Halleck and ; Brown sent to
. jj J New York Republican Conven
iion meets Sept. 8, at Saratoga. : , - Bou
cicault arrested for libel on ere bt depart
ure for Europe. Gave bail and prooceed-
ed King of Denmark attended the
fuueral of Hans Andersen. New
York markets: Gold, 113115; cotton,
l4j14 cents. '- Election still in doubt
in this State.
THBELEOTION. ,
The result of the election is now
narrowed down to a very fine point.
Our estimate now -hinges on the
county of Polk, which though some
what in doubt, is generally thought
to have gone Radical. ; According,
then, to our calculations, if we con
cede Polk to the Radicals they , will
have a majority of two in the Con
vention; but if it should be counted
for the Conservatives, the Convention
will be a tie. .
It may be proper to add that we
classify as Republicans the 60-calIed
"Independent Democrats" elected in
Tyrre.ll and Ashe counties, because
we have reason to believe that they
are indebted to the anti-Convention
sentiment of their respective counties,
for their election, and are likely to
be found on the wrong side of the
Convention should it ever come to a
vote on any amendments of import
ance. ; :- . ' .' -
p. s. A telegram received late
last night from Charlotte, informs
us that Polk has been carried by the
liepublicaus, and that Jackson elects
. an Independent Democrat who is a
Convention man. If, then, we count
this Independent on our side, the
Convention will be a tie unless some
anexuected change in the present
aspect of affairs should c ecur. But
ateleirram received from Salisbury it
little earlier than that - from Char
lotte, and sent by a gentleman from
wiioiri we asked intelligence of an
"entirely reliable character," classi
fies the Jackson delegate as a Repub
lican.!. When the doubt raised by
' these conflicting telegrams w re
liiovi't, we can place the Jackson del
ate where he belongs.
DKATMOF HON. WM. A. GttlH AM.
Ex-Gov. William A. Graham, of
North Carolina, died yesterday morn
ing, at Saratoga, of organic disease of
the heart with which he had been
afflicted for several years. He had
been'confined to his room only four
days, but for a long time his health
had been feeble. Three weeks -ago
he went to Saratoga, hoping to de
rive benefit Irom the relaxation, for
he was an earnest and assiduous
worker. '
William Alexander Graham was
born in Lincoln county, in this State,
September 5 th, 1804, and was the
son of Geu. Joseph Graham. His
father was a witness of the scenes at
Charlotte on the day the Declara
tion of Independence was adopted,
20th, 1775, at which time he
was i nearly at .man's estate. His
father was a distinguished and ardent
patriot of the Revolution. William
A. Graham completed his education
at the University of North Carolina
and studied law, entering ujKn .life
1,1 the practice of that profession.
He
was elected to the House of Com
mons in 1833, and was many times
re elected and for several years
fi'!ed the position of ': Speaker.
Kh'cttd United States Senator,he took
si in 1841 and remained until
1843. He wag the Whig candidate
fur Governor ia 1845, and was elect
t(l. Re-elected he remained Govern
or until 1849. He accepted the See-,
'etarj ship of the Navy from President
Fillmore, aud it whs by his great
8agacity that the treaty with Japan
as effected. In June, : 1852f he re
vived il,e Whig nomination for Vice
Vsident on the ticket with General
tt.and resigned his seat in the Cab-.
'"et- With Mr. Badger he shared
,lhe leadership of the old Whig party
Whig the lat -year, it organized
xwteice. He opposed the theory
f HT.HHRfon, but' end orsedMhe action
r i people after, the conflict had
nned aCUarleton: He was
a "ivtuber of the Co'ii ven lion of 1 861 ,
ai"1 "gned the memorable "ordinance
-."r H.-ceHsioii. During"' the latter part
ttfV!f warhe-wa"a Confederate Sen-aior-
Gov. Graham, we believe, was
l,,e author of the project suggested
VOL. XVI.-NO. 121.
in the Confederate Congress to prp:
- ywuu vi uosuuues on tne
basis of an alliance offensive and de-
nsiye between the two Republicp,
with a Copgress or commission to settle
international matters. Since the
war Governor Graham has - devot
ed j himself -v with " great" assidui
ty, notwithstanding weight of years,
to his profession. - In 1866 he at
tended as delegate the convention
held in Philadelphia in the inter
ests of peace and fraternity. :;lle tool;
a lively interest in affairs during the
trying time of 1868 and again in the
year of deliverance, 1870. Appointed
by George Peabody, the great philan
thropist, to administer the raagnifi
cent Southern educational bequest, he
always attended the sittings of the
board, and from his practical, knowl
edge of .Southern affairs was very
useful. Such, confidence was reposed
in his integrity and'sagacity he was
chosen as one of the umpires to
settle the disputes about the bound
ary; between Maryland and Vir
ginia, and it) was this business,
whichwas approaching its successful
conclusion,-that recently called him
to the North.' He went from Mary
land to Saratoga, we think. Last
February Gov. Graham presided over
a public meeting in the citv of Chai-
lotte held to make preparation for the
Centennial of Mecklenburg Independ
ence.; The address prepared by. him at
the request of the executive committee
of the Centennial Association and de
livered by him was printed by the
Messrs. Hale in book form and wide
ly circulated.- It is a powerful, we
may say unanswerable argument and
statement, clearly showing the au
thenticity of the Declaration. He
presided at the great Centennial with
dignity ' and : ability. ' With the ex
ception of an 'address to the voters
of - Orange . county during the
recent canvass this was they last
public service of this illustrious man.
He was elected last Thursday by the
people of Orange as one of their dele
gates to the Constitutional Conven
tion. In the Convention which will
assemble in Raleigh on the . 6th of
next September to make a uew Con
stitution .for the State his-wisdom,
his magnificent presence' and the pres-.
tise of his fame will besadlv missed.
Of remarkable purity in private and
public life, a man of stainless honor,
exalted in all. the attributes of .true
manhood, Gov Graham will take his
place in the Pantheon of History by
the . side of William Gaston and
George E. Badger. With the ex
ception of Mr. Badger no citizen of
our State has ever attained as high
political honors Or worn them as long
and as well as William A. Graham. In
all respects it might have been said,
certainly after . the death of Gov.
Bragg, that he was the foremost
North Carolinian. In this crisic
hour of her life North Carolina truly
mourns his loss, tor she needs
all 'the wisdom - and courage
of all her sons, and the death of one
so full of fame, so weighty in coun
sel and so steady and sure in action is
an almost irreparable calamity.
The remains of the deceased will
be escorted to Raleigh in a special
train, and will lie there in state for
several hours on Friday. He will be
buried in Hillsboro on Saturday.
Spirits Turpentine
Weldon Fair October 26.
The Sentinel puts out one
rooster. :
Shelby contributed 150 to the
Orphans. Jt - -' m--'--'i - '
fTU tnr tallril ftf Kt)lsCODal
Church at Weldoo was begun last week.
Trade is iJnproving in btatesville
and
an aciive isu uusiut ,
th Am&rieai.-A: i H ' Y". i.
says
of Raleish
ConvocaUonof the JCpiscopal Church will
be held io St. Joliu's church, Fayetteville,
Oct. 27th.
Weldon News: A negro at rleas-
ant Groves in s xoriumpiuu wumj,
poisoned on Monday by taking strychnine
tor quiuioe imuuu w. -
trkiu on the N. C. Division of the N. & D.
R R. ran off the track between Greensboro
and Salisbury and was smashed up con
siderably, beveral persons are reported
injured. - ' : " T: .'
--The small steamer Eureka, conveying-the
passengers from the Atlantic
Hiel?Beaufort,"toBMorehead - About the
Siddle of the channel she was run into by
the revenue cutter rOrawfbrdt and sunk in
four minutes.' CaptEd. page, conductor
of the A. & N. C.R. R, was struck by a
Jieie6f timber and knocked overboard but
after sinking was rescued Capt. Baily, of
the raS$fc qaickly lowered his boat and
ri " L.j v.- i.na anmswhAt hrnued.
SS&T Mr.sand Miss
Street. OI KWDemti-jf.
York; and Mr. Cobb, of Baltimore. -
WILMINGTON;
Jl. JE3L JOjK J. J- JL. .
NEW ADVERT IS Kin ENTS.
See new ads. on 4th page.
. Harkisok & Allen Stylish Hats.
i Green & Flanker Turnip Seed. $Zf. '
Shriek Bros Children's Clothing.-
Chas. D. Mters & Co Ba8a' Pale Ale.
A. David Clothing below Cost.
Cronly & Morris Corn at Auction.
-Wil. Lioht Infantry -Excursion.
Local Doik.
v , Cloudy weather and rain to-day.
The Post has discontinued its
daily campaign edition.
!- A streak' of- lean and a streak of
fat the weather yesterday. !
: Heavy rain late Tuesday night.
Prdbs. forgot that we were out. '
The School Committee .for this
township will have a meeting this evening.
Enoch Hill, colored, who was
engaged all day Tuesday in driving one of
the street carts, died suddenly yesterday
morning.
The colored people had a ball
at the Court House Tuesday night. Wed
nesday morning, cooks-about- town were
cross and headachy. . . . : '
r. The steamer James Murray and
the Barge P. T. Mattocks came in on Tues
day and are to be used in connection with
the bar and river improvement..
- The British Brig Wexford,
drawing 14 feet and 2 inches, was towed
down the river by the steamer Wm. Fyce,
on Friday, and is now at Smith ville. ;
The shooting match between
the two rival riflo elubs of this city will
take place on Friday afternoon, instead of
this afternoon, as stated in our last.
The Spanish Brig Flora, from
St Jago, Cuba, put in at the Inlet on Tues
day evening and was towed to the quaran
tine station by the steamer Wm. Nyce.
Mr. L. D. Kelley, of Old Hun
dred, Richmond countyj sends us a curious
specimen of a beet raised by him. It is
certainly a curiosity in the vegetable line.
The Odd Fellows, high and
grand in their loft, obeyed the injunction
last night to let their light shine, but of
their further mystic doings what man shall
say r j,;.- .
- -
And the Good ffemplars were
making a pleasant racket on the vocal
organ as we came by and paused to listen
at the door. Then came along a depraved
young man who remarked that it "sounded
rather dry."
- Mr: C. IL Priuce is in the city
soliciting advertisements. for the Marion, S
C, Merchant aitd Farmer, ' an excellent
paper, and one which circulates in a sec
tion that ought to be especially looked after
by the merchants of Wilmington.
Our quondam brother Of the
- ... it a ...
quill, Capt. E, L. Pearce, having some time
since retired from the quill business, is now
living at Topsail Sound enjoying the com
bined sweets of huge watermelons and con-,
nubial bliss. We are glad to say that E. L.
is likely to , prove another agricultural H.
Greeley. ,
The President of the Ladies1
Benevolent Society is compelled to give
notice that the supply of wood purchased
for the poor has long since been exhausted,
and so large an amount is still due on the ex
tra supplies given as to place further giving
beyond the reach of the society. No appli
cation (or wood need now be made till
winter, and no orders must be issued or
answered on the society's account this fall.
City papers please copy. ;
Tu Building : Association Catei.
We received last night the following
special telegram from Raleigh :
i Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 11.
The cases of the Mechanics' Building
and Loan Association were decided by the
Supreme Court to-day. Error was found
and the: order below is reversed, and the
cases remanded for further proceedings and
for facts to be found by a jury. Injunc
tiou to issue. I : '
The effect of this decision is to continue
the injunction dissolved by; Judge Kerr
until the cases can be tried on, their merits
before a jury. . .r. j
The Tarapllt. i
We learn that the engineer in charge,-
Mr. R. McRae, is engaged , in making out
his levels for the turnpike and that hands
will be put on immediately to clean out the
road-bed. I From this it will be seen that
active operations on this important enter
prise are to be commenced immediately,
and the presumption ia that it will be push
through to completion as rapidly as possi
ble."
Healtbjr
We had it from a prominent physician
yesterday that Wilmington,rfor this particu
lar season of the year, j is exceedingly
healthy; and he furthei remarked that for
heahhfolness, as a general thing, our city.
considering ; its population, will compare
favorably with any town or city in the
United States. ' . ')
Storm Brewing". !
Oue of the earliest of risers yesterday
morning reports to nave'-seen', a large flock
of sea gulls flying up the driver, .and also
that two ; rainbows were j plainly visible.
FronT this he argued that la storm was
brewing, the old saw'-haviag it that
'A rainbow, la,' the morniug is a sailor's
warning.
A
u.nre of tnermomcir.
r:H .1
The following was the range or the tiier-
mometer at the Signal Bureau, in this city,
yesterday t,.,s:f J?--i f-,
7 A. M., 72; 12 M., 82; af. Jtt .oa; 4u
. M., 77; 9 P. M., 70.'" l- ' ' :-.
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N. C.THUtfIJi
ELECTION RETITRHS.
Special Xelearama 'to titer ' Mo'ritlaK
: i FROM SALISBURY."-' : '
' Lys u iv? ' '. Salisbury- Aug: 11. ;
Caldwell,. Cherokee and Watauga are
Democratic. Polk is doubtful. Jackson
and Mitchell go Republican! Stewart.
- A CHARLOTTE DISPATCH. I
y r y. ;v:-yCj!HAm f
Polk and Mitchell, have gone Republican.
Caldwell and -. Watauga are Democratic
Jackson, elects an In dependent Convention
Democrat." We have no reliable" reports
from Cherokee. It is believed to have gone
Democratic. ; j ones. ,
A RALEIGH FOOTING UP. j
Raleigh, Aug. 11. :
The result foots up as follows: Democrats
60, Radicals 59, Independent Democrat 1.
Ashe and Polk are yet in doubr,but are con
ceded to the Radicals on this count. This
is authentic, and may; be relied upon. In
the death of Gov. Graham we loBe a mem
ber, but it is believed that the Governor
will order an election in Orange at once, to
fill the vacancy. j , ;
- The remains of Gov. Graham will reach
the city Friday, at 2 o'clock, by special
train... A meeting'of the citizens and bar re
spectively will be held to-morrow to
appoint guards of, honor to meet the
remains at Weldon and escort .them to
the city, where they will lie in state in the
capitol for several hours. He will be buried
in Hillsboro on Saturday.5 The flag on the
capitol i at half-mast to-day, in respect to
the remains of the illustrious dead.
: j-'-- Woodson.:
OFFICIAL.
I Furnished to the Morning Star. J
TRANSYLVANIA. " '.
G. YV. Wilson, Conservative, 185; J.-H.
Pazton, Conservative, 170; A. F. English,
Radical, 94; scattering! Conservative, 100.
Wilson's majority over Paxton, 15.
BURKE
A. C. Avery, Conservative, 719; J.G.
Bynum, Independent, 569; Avery's major
ity, 150. ! .'
CLEAVELAND.
Plato Durham, Conservative, 888; L.
Eaves, Radical, 111. Durham's majority,
777. . j '
FORSYTH.
Dr. W. H. Wheeler, Radical, 1,297; Col.
J. Masten, Coaservative, 1,043. Wheeler's
majority, 254. j
STOKES.
W. W. McCanless, Radical, 923; Hill,
Conservative, 603. McCanless' majority,
315.
; ; BUNCOMBE.
Gen. T. L; Clingman, Conservative, 1,
219; CoL David Coleman, Conservative, 1,
253; E. R. Hampton, Radical, 1,031;
Johnson Ashworth,
Hunt, Radical, 73.
Radical, 1,142; H. C.
The Becatta. '
- The regatta at Wrightsville Sound came
of last evening as announced. The tain
of the morning had given place to sunny
skies, but there was a ' lowering darkness
down by the horizon that just served to
keep ia mind : the j weather prophecy of
"local rains and storms" for the day, when
the start was made. 1
There were eight entries for the race, all
of which started, and the prize a silver
pitcher and the championship flag of the
fleet We repeat our list of yesterday :
Berne Zac.-O: A.1 Wiggins, master. -
Spray, TL S. Latimer, master. ,
Fannie, John Farrer, master.
JSosa, J. M. Cazauz, master.
Empie and Marion Sam'l Green, master.
Qui Tine, W. A. Wright, Jr., master.
Carolina, J, J. Flowers, master. ; -
Ripple, Norwood Giles, master. ; ;
The breeze was light but fair at the start,
and .the little crafts bowled, off before it at'
the signal in fine style. .But the speck of
blackness mounted fast into . the Sky, and
ere the fleet bad made much over a mile of
the; course the squall burst suddenly upon
it, whistling down over the high shore and
striking the tops of the waves into foam.
Over went thfe Bessie Lee, bottom up, almost
at the first puff, and .her consorts were run
ning off helter-skelter before the wind and
striking sail in great confusion. The squall
lasted only a few moments and then there
fell almost a calm, j
After the squall ; but four of the yachts
were in condition to resume the course
quickly, and, the remainder hauling .off,
these came in on a very light breeze in the:
following order: j ;
j. JUppU, taking prize and colors. v
2. Carolina. 11
3. Fannie. t
4. Spray.
The crew of the Bessie" Lei, ' we" believe;
got .nothing- worse j from their . adventure'
than a warm bath and a little chaff.
JSe'arl6.;Al.',V.-:il'V..;'. .;.,
The Wilmington JLight Infantry go on
t!ie ; steamship Raleigh, TWednesday next,
the 18th instant; for a day's pleasute, ' to
Smitbville, Blackfish Grounds and Frying
Pan Shoals. j ;r' ('' ' j""'
The .name, of the company; under whose
auspices the excursion is to be given, the
fame of the officers bfi the Raleigh for polite
attentions to passengers on tbe rareocpa;
sions when paogrs havn antte
on board, the, unusual, extent of the trip
proposed, the assurance that no sphithous
liquors will be 'allowed and that 'refresh
ments will le hekif at : reasonable prices
form a galaxy of attractions, we are sure,;
which will glitter and , scintillate before
before many an eager eye from now on
ven unto the day set forth. ; - . 5
HOI2;572i
. ' i tOCNTT COISniSSIONEBS. '
Synopsis of tbe Froceedine.
.. The Board met yesterday morning at 10
o'clock, pursuant to adjournment; present
the chairman, James Wilson; and Commisj
sioners A. H. Morrla; 8".f VanAmnrige and
Delaware Nixon; j "K:;o'f 1"tlvi j
! ' ' Delinquent tax was abated on the property
of Anthony Camphe
Eveline Willis, and it was ordered thatlhe
sheriff be notified of the same. v-nU ; i i j
On motion it was ordered that all stock
given in by individual t stockholders in.the
Real Estate and Loan Association, and also
the .Wilmington and' Weldon - Railroad
Companyj be abated,5 and that the clerk
notify the tax collector of , the same;, ''. .
" In accordance with a report of the Audr
iting. Committee eighty-two ; hoods-. in the
sum of $15 in gold .each, and five coupons
in the sum of- $3 in gold ' each, were desf
troyed in the presence of the members of
the Board present, including the chairman j
with the understanding that they certify to
the fact of said coupons having been des
troyed. ' ' :'; 'T V. ' ' -l.
The Board, then took. a recess until 3
o'clock P. M. ; . j
afternoon session. !
The following was passed : ; r , j : !
Whereas, In accordance with chapter
130, section 15, : of an ; act of 1 Assembly of
1874 and 1875, ratified the . 8th day of
March, 1875, it is incumbent on this Board
to appoint a Commission to confer with the
Commissioners appointed, by said act, to
adjust and ascertain the part of the public
debt of New Hanover counts to be assumed
by the county of Pender. - .
Ordered, That James Wilson, Silas N.
Martin, Alfred Howe, John G. Wagner and
Aag. H. Morris be and are hereby appoint
ed as such Commission on tbe part of New
Hanover county, and that, the Clerk nolify
the Board of.Commissioners of Pender coun
ty of the appointment.-, -"j
- It was ordered that the delinquent tax
of Frankie House be abated and that the
Tax Collector be notified of the same. ; . -
board of education. . . ,
The Boar of County Commissioners
met yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, and
resolved themselves into , a Board of Edu
cation; present, James Wilson, Chairman,
and Commissioners J. G. Wagner, Deli
ware Nixon, A. IL Morris, and S, .VanAni
ringe.::;u ...... ' v . 1- j
The report of the school fund was rer
f erred to a committee consisting of J. G.
Wagner.and Stacy VanAmringe, to report
at a future meeting. '' '
The Board adjourned, subject to the call
of tbe Chairman. .. ;'
New Township Officers.'
The following comprise the township of
ficers chosen at the election in New Han-1
over county on the 5th insL; , ; i! .
WILM1NQTON TOWNSHIP. , i j
Justices of the Peace J. J, Cassidey,
Joseph C. Hill (col.), Henry Brewingtob,
col., Stacy VanAmringe, W. H. , Moore,
col., Alex. Sampson, col., Anthony Howe,
coL v ?'-:.;: ' i - - --n I
Clerk S.T. Potts. ;?' :: ' j. '
Constable S. W. Nash, colored.'.'.
; School Committee Alfred Howe,
cot,
A. H. Morris, Jos. E. Sampson, x:ol. ; i
FEDERAL POINT TOWNSHIP. ' 1 !" : 1
j Justices of the Peace Jacob H.' Home,
Anthony A. Hawes. r; -: ' ' ;
j Clerk Stephen Keyes. ; ; , j
Constable Baalam Wade.; 1 . 't . f
School Committee Stephen Keyes, Jacob
H. Horne. Henry'G, Davis. ' . ' . ; j
HARNETT TOWNSETP.' ; . ;
Justices of Jhe Peace :Delaware Kixon,
W. W. Humphrey. ; V "" y,
.., ClerkJordan Nixon. !U.:T . ;T ;; :
; Constable Joseph Highsmith. , . i
; School Committee Jos. ;Pickett, Lewis
Nixon, James Hewlett : r j
: HASONBORO TOWNSHIP. ;
Justices of the PeaCe John G. Wagner,
Elijah Hewlett. ' ""' r , .
Clerk John J. Hewlett.' '
: Constable Jeremiah Hewlett.
j School Committee John G. .- Wagner,
James W- Craig, W.H. Waddell. . . j
CAPE FEAR iTOWNSHIP. . - f
Justices of the Peace H. t E.
Scott,
fright, Dixon. : ' 1 "
1 Clerk-Clans Schriver. !: r ' " ; .
Constable 'Wm. MooreV ::'- :; s ; '
School Commiltee-H. E.'Scottj Primus
i
Aycock, John Casteen,, ., . ,: '
City tiou n; ; '7 '"'.' '1r";,,, ."':;'-":'"
Th:re was no' session of. the City Court
yesterday morning, but '( the'j Mayor, en
tered, judgment n two cases "which had
previously been i before bim.':. These; were
as'follows: r , . j i: K . .X.X .
, John Pearson, charged, with disorderly
conduct. . Case dismissed on the payment
Of. COStS,;; i v;-, ;.;.! . ;!. y.-. I .5.
- Alex Brown, colored, charged I with
keeping a dog which disturbs the neighbors,
was ordered Co pay ' a fine of $10 and-the
costs; but the defendant appealed ' to I the
Superior Court and was required to give
the necessary bond for his appearance.4 j
The' defendant in this,' who resides in the
vicinity' of Ninth and Princess5 . struts,! is
said to keep a dog,' a sihall ce.'whih usu
ally keeps quiet during' the day, but' invari
ably barks from twilight until dawn, to the
serious annoyance of he neighbors..:., f :
.. 'vj 'i1 -;'.''- --i : '
Townaltlp Tmstees. , ; ;, ; : .
' ' The Township Trustees" for Wilniington
township met at the office of j. Cl BTillJJ
V.'l 1 j estef day-'af terqoon ;' present Stacy
VanAmrinire.' W.' H. Moore'.'' Atex.' 8amr-
son,' Jos.- C. -Hilt Henry fcreheton ' J
xne jjoara ytaifc ,inuo au icciiuw xur per
manent chairman upon which S. Van Ami
rjpgewasuopisiy eleqd,,, ;) ;;:
On motion the bond of the township coa
i stable, waajaxed at isoovfiv -!-?viT , : X U
i . On motion the amountof the clerk's bond
was left over until the next meeting. . ,:
.The Board then adjourned fiubfect to the
call of the chairman.
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SUNSET HILL WBPjlESDA V .NIGHT
M .rajjnil'BOLOflUET ,odjao'kiiU V
They've sung the Harp that hung on Tara'4
walls,
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They've blessed, the bard Whose music, filled!
' the halls ' " . ' .' r ,lliyj
Of ScoUiab chiefs. .And sad Leucaie'sWave
Forever ehaqnta the 'dirge ;f her who gavej
Her life, her lyre for Jove! .Wicked Nlero
Fiddled and. doubtless? sanglwbUe Rome,
!" . ! was buraedi'Jylf. 'M , J j-.unn,':) '.. A
Old Virgil Bang of: arms and a bero, ' ' A
Who mahy a noble quality spurned''-&3
Many have sung;! and o"f many a fhing
Who oft have struck the lyre's discordant
'V-string;JiJj;:i''ir-,s''f .honp :
But what's that to me, if 'tis only ray Will
To sing' of ' the Cornet T Band -and Subset
U-iHiUi-,f!-:.:r;Js fi JF nu-um. . :,j
A task which ne'er was attempted before
And a task which I may attempt no more,
Unless the Morning Star's -roosters can
s. ! crow -ii.juvdi ,:,) :Y ,i. ''. :i :
Full louder than the band itself can blow;
For what muse would dare to inspire a
;fv ' song, ' ' ' ' ' - ' M
When Carolina submits to a wrong ? "'
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The twilight dies on Sunset Hill, ' '
The busy city's hum: is still, ! ; ;
The myriad stars of summer's bight, y i T
Like guardian forms of love and light, !
Illume the sky. A silver sheen . !' '
Sent from the crescent moon is seen
On earth, on sky and on the wave, '-'
Where far-off shadows seem to lave
Their phantom forms beneath the clear
And crystal stream of broad Cape Fear. .!'
A mystic zone of pearly hue - v '
Arches the vault of ether blue,"
Marking the distant milky Wjay' "; Y ; !
Where Clbudland sprites are wont to stray, i
Tbe other shore is lone and dark, ' j
Save when the fire fly's elfin spark , ' ,
Glimmers among the taH pine trees, )
Or when upon the rising breeze ' i !
The bugle note of huntsman's horn ' ;'
From over the water is borne. -r" ' '; "il
Ships in the quiet harbor rest, ;- 'H
Row-boats glide on the river's crest, : : "
-Swift as if 'twere needed no more ' "
To drive them with strokes of the oar." '
The evening hour grows yet more calmer I
And still. E'eniature'a vesper psalm.
Now seems to lull and fainter grow, i '
TheTapid river's ceaseless flow . .. ; l '
Is gentle as the pulse when sleep , .: M -O'er
tired man its vigils keep. vr; . '
Now, over the scene . there seems to brood
The sad'nmg spirit of solitude .H 1
Till hark .4 loud, beautiful and: strong
A blast of music sWeeps along , . '
Over the. hill, over the lea, . . i!
Over the waves that joyfully l
Bear the sweet cadence on to the sea. ;
Sadness and solitude quickly flee , r M
And soon the green knolls on Sunset. Hill ;
Are thronged wilb people whose , senses
: ' thrill . . , V X . '
With strange delight, and music's power '
Gladdens the heart and rules the hour, ;.
, ,;.,;.:;; , ;:! ; Mrs. C. W- H.
An Alii HTvaiAPV W aaoIIaI
It will be remembered (for we made
several allusions to the fact at the time) that
on or about August the 9th, i873, Mr. James
O'Riely, an old man something near 70.
years of age, left this city by rail for , New
York, at which place he intended to take a
steamer for Ireland, where, among his rela
tives and the friends of his earlier years he
expected to spend' the ' remainder of his
days' A considerable sum of money, to
gether with his trunk containing' wearing
apparel, etc., had been sent to New " York
in advance, so that be should be unencum
bered in his journey. Every, arrangement
being effected,Mr. O'Riely himself took the
train for the place alluded to; but, from1
that time to the present moment, not a word
has been beard from the missing man either
here,, in New York, or at tbe point "of his
final destination in Ireland,' and his friends
have long since given him up'as;dead. The
only plausible theory that has been advanced
to account for the 'mysterious "disappear
ance of the old man is that,-'as he was
known to have come into possession - of
quite a large sum of money previous to his (
departure from Wilmington, he was shad
owed by some designing villain acquainted
with the fact; who seized upon a convenient
occasion to entice biro to some lonely spot','
near oToe'"ofBe"nu1ii'erbTis places
on the route, where he was murdered for
the money;- which lfe 'Jid;Stfot !iaVe on his
person.'" :!J V --XX ,;.
- MrJ O'Riely was weli known here," where
for some time previous' to leaving he had
been employed as a watchman
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tvek of Purer.
v.uf
Church is being quite, generally' observed
in' this cityV ( Services are- held every after
noon at 5'aad every evening at 7:45 in the
Front street; church .under the direction of
the pastor Rev. Mr,t Mann, and on Friday.,
the day set apart as a day of fasting, a ny rn
ing prayer meeting is also appointed., At
the Fifth Street Church,, eyeaing services
are held, and-eonaHlerable interest is being
manifestedlu the ser vibes of both churcbes.-
: ' ii : ill
' 1 Several thousand1 iipectatqrs'assmbln
Front street the other ' day 'to - witness the
last appara'neeofbur neighbo''ih-iaWGee
Zee In ie'i'tBaT'bu't' Gee .'Zee; jcame
not, a(l great- was .the dpintpent
ihereat 'Anticipating a rasping at;our hands
X pr ids iailore meet Ids eDgajgemen Gee s
Zee aemptedtto stay an expressiqn of 6qr,
indignation by sendingjus pounds of. sMEx
celsior;" grapes.: But we can't be puppreseii
in that way. ' It will take goobers and '
lotsof W,lwov) to subadiz-thiap
dium of our liberties," GeeZee'V : -!i- - i ;
' k ? One
somtract--Advertiseiaent taken
ou w
at propof
uonateiy um ratea. .
ten sgnaree m a &U-colamn.
MrT-BMr! i'ii-ii' '.Ms'ni-;i":is
;The partly wljiph went pwnufrom this
city on the Ftre Flyt to the masquerade ball
irfSnlitnyffle,l:; last night,'.' report' "that Hhe
Smith ville'ieksure lovers were out in ' foil
force, and", witba consi'derable numberlof
"f ibmngton ladies, and. , gentlemen sojourn-
at -.plafiUedg.thHal)iia full, as'it
couia comtonaoiy contain. r"
! a iiumuci w weu sustaineu personations
attracted much'attenlibn on th The
VStar ortbe Evening'is especially spoken
of as shiuiag resplendent among her sisters,
jbut we ,haye some .fear lest the young gent.
whogaye us snch,; partial information has
been star-dazed . . """ T . ' "
There ws rootii'OC the floor for four 'sets, .
and they were kept np with unremitting in
terest throughout the :entire evening and
away through the emails into; the growing
hours of the morning.','.,.. . ,;
The'affair passed oft - wiibout any loccur-
reuce io mar me unauoyeci pleasure, or the
occasion.
A. Bnrsrlar II am p.
Tuesday night burglars entered the house
of CoL Fremont, Mr. William Chadbourn
and Mrs. Grilfith McRee. ? .They went en
tirely jhrough i Cot Fremont's, but could
not find any currency, the family being ab
sents I Tfiey left every s door open, - They
stole all the money in Mr. Chad bourn's
pants, which were at the head of his bed.
replacing knife and various papers and
memoranda, but 'not touching valuable
jewelry. - . f -.-l
The mecilou Ctte, "t J '
In the case of the Registrars and Inspect
tors of Election (ia . the late city election)
i tbe. city of ,Vilmingtonr which was heard
before Justice YanAmringe on -Monday, a
decision was rendered yesterday adverse to
the former. i; ' -X; ;r X-
Cood Sbot . ,u ? . , .
A large snake hawk was observed yester
day flying over Mdssra Xerchner & Calder
Bros.' naval store yard,; and Was killed by
a pistol shot at a distance of thirty yards.
The prize measured four leet.one inch from
tip tO tip. : ' : r ; . , . : ,.- ..' : - ; , : ,'. :
TBIBUTE OF R ESPKCT.
:l Oj: 1:1 Eockt Point Grasgb No. 69, I
Eockt Poiht, N. C, AagUBt 7, 1875. J
WttKRBAJ!.- Onr Grand Master ' the mler of our
Order, acd kQf the unlveree, .iaithq dlspenuatioii of.
His providence has taken from onr midst oar Delo v- .
edr&sLer and Lady Aesistant Steward Mrs. Mary J. ;
Allen; -wife of onr worthy Chaplain Brother Sterling
Allen, who died Jnly 29th, 1875, and wherems our
Orange desires to make acknowledgements of the -valuable.eervices
rendered by our deceased Bister, .
ana to give expression to its appreciation-' of her
many virtues and. redeesningtraits of character as'
amemoer or oururaer. aB a neignoor, a wue ana
mother theieforo . n -
- Rtmlved, ;That while we hninblynd meekly iow
to the just bat ead disDensation of i'rovidence. we
deeply feel and- sincerely lament the kws of eo use-.
iui anq worthy a memDer; that we deeply sympa- ,
thize with our distressed-brother In his trying amc-
tion, and. olfer aim oar heart-felt cohaoluicc in
thiSf the hoar of his bereavement. ; ; i
Besolved, That., in . the death of fcjsur
AUeu our OrangO has lost t one' of r its
most active and etucient members, and Ibe fra-
ternfty tnd commomity one of : its brigbtebtf
ornaments. As a Patron she was ever industriously -.
endeaorving to promote the honor and interest of
the Order, and to faithfully, discharge the duties i f
the place she filled' bo acceptably to her friends,
and with so mnch credit to herself. As a wifu ana
mother she was amiable, affectionate and kind, and
as a neighbor her benevolent hand was ever stieica
ed forth to assist the 'poor and afflicted, while her
genial and affable -manner coupled with her digiti
zed and lady-like deportment won for her the coi.- -tideace,
admiration and esteem of all with whom
she associated; none knew her but to love her, and
those who knew her best leved her mest.
Eesotoed. That onr members - wear their nsual
badge of mourning for thirty days, and that these
proceedings be spread upon ear minutes in memoiy
of our aeparted Sisteri and a copy of them be sent -to
the Wilmington papers, the Xplin Record and
the State Agricultural Journal, with request to pub
lish, -i I; .' .- '; i i ! S V . .; rt.fi.!,: i
. B. PORTER, .
m h JAMES H.lURHAlf,
, ; , . M. OKMSBY,
v committee.
; .NEf,$EIVriMPNTS.i.
GRAND EXCURSION OF THE SEASON
QN BOABD THE, LAEQE ANO FINK OCEAN
: Steamship Baleigh;
Of the ( Baltimore and WilmlngtOH tine, to Smith
ville, the Blackfish Grounds and Frying Pan Shoals,
will be given on Wednesday,' , August 18th, by the
:ffliiniloii LiM Infantry,
The, Steamship Baleigh, offering snperior advaBt-ages-
and unsurpassed accommodations, has been
specially secured for the occasion. . Special accom
modations for dancers. Arrangements made for ,
thelpleeuvre of all. The Committee reserve tbe
right . to exclude 11 objectionable persona. Ice
Cream, Lemonade and Cake,'' on hoard at city
pricee.iiN6SpiritnonaIJ4aprsallowed.il:
Tickets for round trip: Gentlemen, $1; Ladies,
50 cents ; -Children from 10- to1 15 years of age, 5e
cents ; Servants accompanying Families, 50 cents,
Tickets may be seenred at the Drug Stores, Book ,
Stores and from the nndersigned Committee : .
TW P TATTVR. ' - ? - ,
lt l)tt. G. X3. THOMAS,1 r ; f. Y
WALTER CONEY, ,
fesK. W. ANDREWS, '
i-Committee.: t
r.-.bAKBY;.'vr--'.j u-?-,L,: 1
au 13t-Thhra SnhATues. '
Underwriter " Sale.
, i; CORN J CORK 2 CORN ! .
This dat (Thursday) at'io o'clock a. m.,
we will sell in front of our Sales Booms (inside if
the weather is nnlavdrable) Under Inspection of the
Agent of the TJnderwritere', for and on acceant of
whom Unwy concern, J ., f I . i
172 !BAGS,: ; 344, BUSHELS C0EN
Si ghUy damaged, in jets, to snjt l urchaserst . . j
i . CRONLY & MORRIS. -
BALANCE of SXJLIHEK
Qlptliingploses f XX ;
out at lfOper cent.
ielow .'COST f - to : Maie . fiooia 1 for
TER STOCK;
Call "Early and" Secure BARGAINS.
:'!i -r ' " - - A. DAVID.
; aug xxruiiiji
iXuXu Turnip Seed ! i
m ' i ' NEW CROP 1875 ! . i
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I Grown by Landreth & Bolst, PhUadelpbia. ! Also 1
a large assortment of ' : . -.' y-'
; iCABBAGE SEEDt .', ' i
r f For sale by - GREEN & PLANNER. J
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