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. THE'nomcrmTAE DAILY BXCKPT MONDAYS. Ull II J 1 , J 7f A 1 11 L . f . , . , ? II 1 A T1 . , . "" lY-V1 w." '"r - ..... ...,(.. - i " wtmm -i t. . . ' i .. i i r i i i i ' .it i i : i i m. , i i . i mm - v . m .... mi . - - f v-i-i niur nivn. I I II II II 1 i I V I I 1 1 1 II II II I W III 1 X t ll - i II. 1 r ri ii' ii 'ii 1 .J i i ii i i 1 1 1 rv i xx ii . i xxr 1 1 11 m. xi " ; 1 1 1 1 n -i -. i . . ' -J- U U .1 X V I I ! l 1 . 1 1 -1 1 i X II ' I 1 Mil . . , , f , II'-" i II T. , 1 " " . - i. ' . ' . - --u . . , ii w . . . i " .i . ; ; " - , "- i ) i - - ' . j . y . 1 i - - --v T - i . ' . i PUBLISHED BA.TK8 OT BUBBORIFTIOV IK ADTANOX : One year, (by mail) postage paid, $7 00 Six months, " " 4 00 Three months, " " " ........... 8 85 One month, " " " 1 00 To City softscriDere, delivered in. any part or me city, Fifteen Cents per week. Our City Agents are not authorized to collect for more than three months in advance. r i VOL. XIX.-NO. 99. WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY. JANUARY 21, 1877. OUTLINES. ' ' 1 Both parties in tbe Senate caucussed this morning on the electoral bill. Nobppositioo was raised in Democratic, but in Republi can caucus there was considtrable. Mr. Tilden and Mr. Hayes decline giving any opinion about the report Governor Hendricks declined also,; but it is under stood he gives it his hearty approval. : The new Florida Canvassing Board have recanvassed and give Florida to Tilden by 94 majority. -No election of Senator in Illinois. -The bill reported by joint committee will be called up next Tuesday. Tarbox opposed the proposed settlement Senator Edmunds spoke two hours on the report Resolutions approving the report of joint committee passed Chicago Board of Trade by a close vote. -Morton is unanimously indorsed by the Indiana legislative Republicans. The Porte has notified Servia that. the armistice will not berenewed. The Turks will march, on Belgrade March 1. rThe Moscow Gazette says Europe must enforce her ori ginal demands instead of the' modified scheme of the conference, -r New York markets: Gold 106$; cotton 13 3-lG13f cents; spirits turpentine 46f cents; .rosin .Theieslature. 1 Raleigh Observer report condensed .. ; SENATE,! Fkiday, Jan. 19. :. i r :. - petitions. , ! Mr. Stanford presented a petition fronr citizens pt New Hanover and Fender counties kskidg for such legis lation 1 as will protect their stocks from the depredations of thieves. Referred to the committee on Propo sitions and Grievances J . INTEODUCTION OF BILLS. ' Mr. Stanford: Bill to recnlatA trio saje of live stock in th city of Wil mington. Referred to the committee on Propositions and Grievances.' r Mr. Troy: Bill to establish a I de partment of agricoltare in the State. Referred to the committee on Agri culture. , -v." jVy J.: ; ; ; :, Mr. Stewart: 4Bili to1? abrogate cer tain sections of the Constitntion nA to insert other sections: in their place. Referred to the committee on County Government. IS i Mr. Troy: Bill to amend Battle's Revisal, concerning the Insane Asy. lum. Referred to the f committee on the Insane Asylum: 'This bill pro vides for the appointment of nine directors for said asvlnm instj f fifteen, and authorizes" the Governor WHOLE NO. 2,952 Spirits. Turpentine, ;w r Pneumonia is prevailing about Salem. j " . 7- Mr. E. J. Parker," an esteemed citizen of Toisnot, is dead. v About' this time look nn. fnr nominations for .TnHaohs T uwvOUIfO. I . r:. -Sheriff Morgan,, of. Nash, had his house burned a few days sinceJ The 8UOW : and ' nnlfl iviMiin. Kiuea a great many hogs in Davidson cp. ' The venerable John Banner of ourry county, Has been stricken with paral- vTl: C D davenport has leased Kittrell Springs; Granville, for a female ,1: - nit. ' 1 - . J-ue norse diseaso m nnvoii n still in the Warrehton section. Manv horsel THE CITY NEW ADVERTlSBItIBNT8. Compress Co. Notice. Grant & Hinton Notice. John Dawson Dixie plows. Meeting of county tax-payers. ; Mtjnson Satchels, trunks, &c. Wm. Fyfe Great clearing sale. t . ; Giles & MuRCHisoNr-Swedes iron. ' Harrison & Allen Hats, canes, &c. tV Meetinc: Fifth Ward Democratic Club. , Heinsberger Mrs. Warfield's Works.1 Opera House Concert Tuesday1 eve ning. ; -i Kerchneb & Calder Bkos. Molasaes, mackerel, spirit casks, kerosene, &c. THE PRESS ON THE RKPORT. The New York Journal of Com merce, and Herald, Philadel p hia f aPPj,nt the same to be confirmed jsiii 1 10 aenne pun Ledger, Baltimore Sun, Gazette, and American, favor the report.; The Philadelphia Press partially favors it. The New York Sun is silent. We are glad to be corrected in one particular. We stated there was but one Democrat among the four jus tices. We learn from the Northern' papers that both Clifford and Field are Democrats. Judge Davis may be selected as the fifth, and if so, he is a Liberal Republican, and will act fairly and honorably. Judge Clifford is the senior justice and will preside. Among our Democratic exchanges that have come to hand we have seen none that oppose it. - By Last Night'ail. From Washington. ISpccial to the Richmond Dispatch. 1 Washington, Jan. 191 a. m. The compromise bill on , the electo ral vote was the common topic of flisnnqtjinn tn tlarr n m -n n v. bers. The subject is discussed by '-a,'i?;tli?!?f jemocrauc memoers with mnnh ,Mr. Sandifer: ishmeut. This bill provides that convicts shall not be confined in county jails for a longer term than twelve months. Referred to the committee on the Judiciary. special order. - By an understanding of the Senate all the bills relating tojthe subject of regulating the legal rate of interest were made the special f order for this hour. A' ;; x-; ;; Bills were introduced hv Mprqn Stanford and Finger, ahd Mr. Dortch offered a substitute for the bill renort- ed by Mr. Finger from! the committee on Banks and Currency. A lengthy discussion ensued. Finally the fol lowing bill passed its hird reading, by a vote of yeas 28, nays 8: Bill to repeal chapter (84) eiahty- jour, public laws qfBU and 187 5, and to regulate the rate of interest. Whereas, The Supreme Court of North Carolina, on the authority of a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, basf decided that the forfeitures imposed by the pres ent usury laws cannot be enforced have died. More pork has been slaughtered In Warren this wimpr thu .r since the war. Mr. George Wynne is out of danger from the crushing of his head, re ported sometime ago." ' T ,Two colored printers applied to thebahsbury Watchman for work. Thev were trampipg around. M Mrs. Mary C. Griffin, formerly of Granville county, died in Washington, D. C, on 27th ult, aged 79. , i A little daughter of Mr J Bartholomew, of Edgecombe, was so badly burned that she died from the effects. I Observer! Raleinrh nnv of lighting the streets (by the light of the moon) is once more putting in its apbear- ance. Wilson Advance : Frank mrnes Has been elected President of Bank at Wilson and Cashier. w. the John Hutchinson acrimony. freedom, bat without Til ' 1- . Auere is a imposition among many members to give the subject a if nil consideration before taking . position ou it, and this is of course favorable to its ultimate adoption. Some who are much dissatisfied with the scheme admitjthey may finally vote for it. In the meantime the ultra Radi cals, such as Sherman, Morton, Pat terson, West, and Sargent are bitter against the bill, along' with such ex t treme papers as the New York Tri bune, and Times and National Re publican. .- i It is ascertained that Wells and Andersou, of the Louisiana Return Jug Board, have agreed to produce the returns called N for by the com mittee, and will have nntil the 25th of J anuary to produce them. It is believed by Louisianians that want will not attempt to-change the aiams oi anaira in mat State. : r L. Q. W. J In the House the current of opinion among the Republicans seems to be setting against the bill, while the Democrats who at first op posed seem disposed to take further time to consider. "V few Democrats have said they wouhLnotrattend the party eaucus to be held next Monday, as they do not intend to be bound by it. v r : ; Much amusement was created in the House by the presentation bf me morials by, many, members from strong-minded women and weak minded men. Dravino- for nnnatit. tional amendment forbidding disfran- "uiocuxeui. or women. ngiy women and fou The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, Section 1. That chapter (84) eighty-four, public laws oi io4 ana 1875, be and the same is It is a mistake nhnm. Ro v I'M- Wheeler not accepUng the pastorate of the Hillsboro Methodist Church. He is already in charge. J Dossey Battle: When a bull cartis seen leaving town with a bagswine iiig to the axle, with a bulky body therein, it is no sign it contains bibles. i The TarborO Southerner enters a demurrer against Governor Vance's vie ws concerning the elective system, and hopes the Legislature will not coincide. ,1 The Raleigh Observer credits an item to the TorehUght about large sales oi Granville tobacco that fl The venerable Mrs. Dossey Battle, son and daughter, have just re- t ?rSm a r?,8,id.ence of four years in Texas. They will live with the D. B. Jr.. mo Aiiruoro oouifierner. i Salem Press : We are informed by Mr Samuer Reed, of Broadbay town J,'Ult Mr. Andrew Hine of that vicinity killed a bald eagle on last Monday, measur ing seven feet across ih in f - "F f. .. .... Observer: Governor Vance teraay commissioned the followinc uemen as commissioners of affidavits yes- gen- Jttr. hereby repealed, and the following 2f. Thurston, Philadelphia; Mr. Simon w "-if'S. uioago; jar. uenry C. Burke. substituted in its stead : bee. 2. That the Local Dots. u This is the third Sunday after Epiphany.. -f ' I7 The Grand J ury was discharged yesterday.. The storm-flag floated from the signal station yesterday. ' Cautionary 4 signals are ordered continued on the North Carolina coast. The First Ward Bucket. Com pany No. 5 (colored) will have a festival at City Hall to-nlorrow (Monday) night. S ' There were only two interments in Pine Forest (colored) Cemetery during the past week, one adult and one child. r We notice . that som of: t.ha plants hereabouts are putting out buds,un der the influence of the late "warm spell." - An attempt to burglarize the residence of Mr. Prigge, corner of Second and Dock rtreets, was made Friday night : The Register of Deeds issued three marriage licenses during the! past week, one for white and two for colored couples. Rev. Mr. Taylor, of tbe First Baptist Church, has returned from his brief trip to Virginia, and will fill his pulpit to day. :-; . - I A petition is said to be in circu lation in Brooklyn for the Legislature to constitute that part of the city north of the railroad into a separate bailiwick. i The box-sheet for tha Ornhun Concert Tuesday night will be open at Mr. Heinsberger's book store to-morrow morn.' ing. Call and secure a choice seat at once. The usual jtemperance meeting will take place at tbe Seaman's Bethel to morrow f evening, twhen Rev, Mr. Keene will deliver a lecture. Everybody Inyited. Two more weeks of Superior Court, and a plenty of cases on the crimi nal docket to occupy the time, not devoted to the civil docket, of the hard-working Solicitor. The DnelloArmoat Another mar. lfrt Bennett Affair-Two Colore mutt the Principal- Dlaappolntmenl, '" e., ;-' jf - .-r We learn from Mr. I. M. Pewell. Regis ter of Deeds of Columbus county, who was oo;a brief visit tof the city yesterday, that there was .considerable excitement m and about r'ln:Uiatvcoaiiqr; on Friday, caused by the fact that 1 two colored indi viduals from South Carolina were expected to; engage, in a duel - in that neighborhood. which is on or near the line betweenthe two States, It seems that a colored no. mocrat and a firm and " unflinching sup porter of Gov. Hampton, f by the name of levels, living at or near Mnllins' Depot, in Marion countyi had been challenged to fight by a man named Moody,; a Republican and a strict adherent to , the cause of, Chamber lain, living near the same place. It was understood that the" parties were to flVht with bowie knives and a lively and interest ing struggle was expected. Intelligence of the expected fight had got mooted about and quite a crowd, had collected to witness it, among w horn were , many Democrats, both white and colored, who wanted to see fair play. '. Nevels and' his party were on hand at the appointed spot in good time, where : : they waited in vain for Moody, the challenging party, 1 who, however, failed to put in his, appearance, and' thus the crowd were disappointed in wit nessing what must have proved, to say the leasi or it, a very discreditable affair. which might have resulted in the death of at least A Whole Pamlljr Blake a Naxrw , J BPe. from Belne Paleoiteclj ; An entire family in this city made' A narrow escape from being poisoned,' a few days since, under the following cirenm- stances: It appears that the lady of the house was having a quantity of bread baked and was using a certain preparation to make rise properly,-. which -was nearly; out Af ter mixing and preparing one "cake fo the oven she returned to the pantry o see if there would be enough of the preparation for another cake of the same size, when se made the startling discovery that the prepa ration previously used . was taken from a vessel of the same size and appearance of that containing the cooking soda, or What ever it was,! but which held a deadly poison, the quantity put in the bread beingj suf ficient to have destroyed the whole familyi The almost fatal -mistake was the more readily committed from the fact that the poisonous article also resembled the bread preparation in appearance. The lady, of course, was horrified at the harrow escape ofj herself and family, and came to the wise, conclusion that she would keep no 'more poisonous compounds where there jwas a possibility of its being used as a substitute for bread powders. : . f Ive Uy:8.. e weeL, ...... ro weens... . tueetttfeka..-.-. O&eino&'th,. Twomenths,,....., Three jd&nths,...,. Six months, ....... . unvyear,.,.. fl 03 j m 2 00! a bi . Hoo r -f sen i so! . 8 00 15 0;l 8i 00 85 00! tlonatclrlowratefc , ,wu l 5"opor- Five Squarea estimated as a QnarteMolnn t, tea square as a half column. u?lT01, and ur Ch n rchev, To-Day. " : l First Presbyterian Church, comer Tb ml m orange streets: Rev. Ja r wh, . D. D.: Paatnr !.TJ1- ' ' . r- ' a ecryice at 11 a m J FT 1 : i . - I MlU it P. m. ; , ; . ' ' Second Presbyterian Church, cotnot Fourth and Campbell streets. Rev. M. Pavne: " PnaMf 1 c.!... " ' ' ai u a. m and n pj m. ri Sabbath Schoolnd of C Bow He not Shot, and the Resale. i uj George Fox alias George Thompson was before Mayor Canaday yesterday morning on the charge of stealing a quantity of shot, wmcu ne was trying to sell over in; Brook lyn, an account of which appeared in our one of the parties, with the possibility of f of yesterday; Fox declared that he causing an exhibition of bad blood on tbe I Purchased the shot of two men. one white rate of in terest shall be six perj cent, per an- "uiu 'wi outii uuie as mieresi may accrue and no more. Provided, how ever, That upon1 special contract in writing, signed by the party to be "ua'S;u iiiwewiiD, or. oy nis agent, so great a rate as eight percent, may be allowed. Sec. 3. That the taking, receiving, reserving or charging a rate of in terest greater than is allowed by the preceding sectipn, when knowingly done, shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest which the note or other evidence of debt carries with it, or which has been agreed to be paid thereon. In case a greater rf of interest has been paid, the person by whom it has been paid, or bis legal representative, may recover back, in an action in the nature of ah action for debt, twice the amount of the in terest thus paid : Provided,Bach action is commenced within one year from the time the usurious transaction occurred. ';... r -IB i'V-i Sec. 4. This act sBall take effect from and after its ratification. meD, of the women's right persuasion were seated together in the galleries' tue peuuons Were being read. At a full Cabinet meeting,theld to day, Chandler, Taft and Cameron nrged the President to put an end to we uncertainty in Louisiana by re cognizing Packard as-Goyernor, but they found his-Majesty, not quite as anagable as iLtimes past. He per sisted m the policy of non-interference unless to prevent armed collision of 7eo Vh.eclaimants- Tfae majority J1 the Cabinet have expressed , deci 9ed opposition to the electoral bill, ad are said to be actively endeayor-Jg.-to defeat it. Congressmen are bt receivlng letters and tele grams from their constituents urging .lQem tO SUDDOrt tha ill ti,. iw;if HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES By Mr. Wilson, of New Hanover: A bill to be entitled an act to pro tect owners of storehouses, ware houses and factories, i fjudiciary. By Mr. Clark, of Bladen: A bill to be entitled an act io Prohibit thalo About fortv of intoxicating liquors within three r sickly-looking mes of Bladen Union Church, Bla- resolution in arsenal at the den county. Propositions and Grievances.-. . '-':f ":.: :, : By Mr. Henderson i A bill to be entitled an act to confer upon may ors or cities and towns tho p.riminoi jurisdiction Of a justice of the peace. ! uuiciary. v : . . r j ijp ' By Mr. Powell: A! relation to the State1 town of Fayettevilleif n Cumberland county, ualendar. j l . i i J4iUi CALENDAR. ' ' Ane caienaar. was; taken up, and t,h.e t foUowing bills; and resoutionsl disposed of: ,(. . . , , f Mr. Johnson, off Washington, moved a suspension of the rules' to take up H. B. 256, being a substitute iur xi. d. jzuv, entittej an act to in cnrnnratA ilia tAolnLr 8UDDOrf. tha Villi TI,. I COrDOrate tlm ' lAvn l nf s.. . fean Kepresentative received by tel- Edgecombe county.' The motion ore- egraph the resolutions nHi1 glrojt Board of Trade indorsing it. ayne, of Ohio, remarked upon read- w breaking in the w(et;tho bill will be passed." i is ascertain aA . :'L vailed, and the bill Was. on mntinn nf Mr. Johnson, referred to the commit tee on Corporations, 'f I ; H ,R- 70, direoting the ; Public Treasurer to make demand on the! re ceiver ior tne construction bondhold Jat purportsto be sure authority, e of the Western N. C. R. R. for Sonti. governor ' Chamberlain, ! of 'he '"terest due oh said conktructon Ham Uarollna has notified Governor b,Pn??' with a favdrable report from PivlPC?n tbat unless President Grant the Finance committee, was taken! op befor vv""ueriain; - assurances I 7Tr j "p " u passed. rn: morrow might that his go- ernmon. ." 7, V r-ijsM. ku uw go- -vu, will na tnitOlnnH ho .uill turn fiw ii ..v,v, wm goverm!1" aU t.116 Paraphernalia of the Hammment in his Possession 1 to mpton n the 23d of this montb. Under a suspension of th rnio the bill was put, upon" its third read ing and passed. ! ( Remainder of t House proceedings deferred until our next issue. Stab l New York, itaieigb Observer: Mr. Beni mm Cooper, of this county, died Thursday mgt and was buried yesterday. I , Mr. Cooper, at the time of his death had reached the advanced age of 99 years and 3 days, almost a centenarian. : Mr. T. C. Joyner, formerly manager of the , office of the Southern & Atlantic Telegraph Company at Charlotte but more . recently the telegraph operator at Frankhnton, has been summoned to ar pear in Washington and has obeyed. Warrenton Gazette: At a meet- uK me executive committee, held last Monday, Col. Wharton Green and Messrs. Montgomery and Wilson were appointed a committee to represent Warren, and to confer with the Legislative committees on vuuuiy government. ' Concord Sun: We hear that a society is to be organized in our town by the ladies, the members of which will not speak to any young man possessed of 'hu man weakness," or, in other words, who is addicted to, strong drink. Look out for squalls, ; , ,L :. i : ,, " For the first time in twenty yeara the Roanoke river, from Plymouth up to Hill's Ferry, was frozen over. On the 11th instant people walked over it Jpn the ice. The steamers Cannon, Lucy, Astoria and Louisia were blockaded; so we! learn num me x.iizaoein uity JYortA Carolinian. Concord Sun: While the late heavy snow was on the ground, a sportsman fired his gun at a rabbit in a hole under a stump, and, on going up to tbe place,! found six rabbits Vdeadas a hammer," and frozen so hard that the shot could not penetrate the rabbit fired at. How's that for cold weather. ,.-,'' The i Wilson , Advance xjio luua a ouuuca seal, ne aia, In all his gorgeous foppery; Such mournful spectacles we sen: When sidewalks are so slonnnrv And she, poor girl, went down with him In all her'pull-back frippery; Such tragic incidents take place y,, .When sidewalks are so slippery. Blouut, of the Advance, says that Dossey Battle was in great tribulation tbe other day, and when be inquired the cause got this response: "Dick says ticks in Texas are as large as tobacco bags and I have been wondering how a timid fellow with delicate hands could summon up cour age enough to scratch." This was too much for the poetical man of the Advance so he lent up against the side of the car and swooned. . , . :j ; . ;. ,'; e . j Elizabeth City Economist: On the 80th of December Eohraim Jr.. found oh the beach, at. the : northeast Biue oi itoanoite island, a strange fish, 4 feet long. 4i feet wide, and 1 font thinks skin smooth, resembling that of a porpoise ui """"i ouia.il uiouui, large eyes one. small fin on each side near the giir, one long fin on the top and bottom near the tail, making the fish nearly or quite square, having no tail as other fish, but in place of a tail something resembling a lady's ruffles. It weighed 160 pounds. : ; TL. TXT: i o r . i ' jluu tt msiou , sentinel is The Right Rev. Bishop Atkin son will begin this evening at St Paul's church (corner of Fourth and Orange), a course of expository lectures oa the Apos- iies' creed. . ;; The fairness and strict impar tiality of Judge McEoy's decisions is the subject of very general comment. No Judge, perhaps, ever came nearer giving universal satisfaction in this respect. Higher barometer, southwest erly winds, veering to colder norths rest or northerly, partly cloudy weather and: occa sional rains, succeeded by clearing feath er, are the predictions for this section to day- . - ; There was only one internment in Oakdale Cemetery for tbe week em ling yesterday, which was also the only .9ne since tne nrst day of the new year. l!he age or tbe party was 50 years and the disea se dropsy. " ' ; The jury in : tbe case of Celra Osborne, colored, charged with disorderly vconduct, atter remaining out two days anil nights, - were -.finally-discharged yesterday, being unable to agree. It was the old. story, ten stubborn men held out against the other two and would not be convinced. The case, which has already cost the coun ty from $100 to $200, will have to be tried over again. : llRhlncr alrjttohoa rt tUat .4An. ..j r It says rf Jnston: "Our town isjthe c an ty seat iForsythe ? county. .! 18 '3 the old county of Stokes was divir , ay legis lative enactment, and the pi ot county formed and named i" '--nr rtf Benjamin Forsyth, a r . of the elder county who was kll' " 5 Canada" in 1814? Winston Was nar- ; hnnnmt nntnnri Joseph Winston, & . ..?e of Stokes cr and one of .the heroes of the tevol-'' 1776.".- . . , BaTerly's ninatreln. j j ; This troupe, it. will be remembered, are .to give' an entertainment at the Opera House tormorrow evening. The Raleigh'.'oW re ferring to their appearance there, says: "The performance was excellent andro flned In every particular from the first part iu tuo cuuciuaing iarce," and. adds that before closing, a note was addressed the manager signed by many of the audience asking a repetition." Thei Sentind says: "Tucker Hill was packed last night." it was the most laughable minstrel show thlt has ever been in the State." " ; it does peo ple good to attend such an entertainment, ana lew who were present ;last night will p faa to go to-night." t . -i ; -1 Both papers agree in pra nouncing it a most excellent entertainment; part or the spectators. ? The difficulty grew out of some political , misunderstanding. Nevels is represented to be a tall, robust in dividual, weighing about two 5 hundred pounds, of quite a respectable appearance, and evidently abuodantly able to take care of himself, which might have had its Influ ence in deterring ;Moody . from presenting himself to engage in the deadly conflict.' Since writing the above; we' hear that the proposed duel actually took place, the inT formation coming to us in such a shape as to leave no doubt of the IacUA,, reliable Conductor on the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad says that the Democratic principal and his party of three seconds re turned to South Carolina on his train, the seconds getting off at Mullins' depot and the principal at Marion. The seconds were very uncommunicative, and, in. reply to questions, intimated that the affair did act come off on account of the non-appearance of the principal on the other side.; In fact the railroad agent at Fair Bluff had been misled in the same manner, which, , of course, was the case with our informant in the first instance, Mr. Powell, After the seconds left the train, however, the Con ductor went into the car occupied by the principal, and, noticing that he had his right hand in his bosom, as if it had been wounded, he asked if there was anything the matter with it Nevels (which is under stood to be the name of the Democratic principal) replied that he had been shot, upon which he withdrew his hand from his bosom, disclosing a bloody sleeve, and exhibited to the conductor a severe wound in the arm. He was then asked If the re ported duel really took place, when Nevels replied that it certainly did; that they met on the ground near Fair Bluff, at 10 o'clock on Friday morning that they exchanged four shots, he (Nevels) receiving one wound in the pistol arm and his antagonist three separate wounds, one on each side of the chest (high up) and one in the left arm. He said the agreement was that they ; were to fight until one or. the other party should cry "enough," but that when his competi tor received his last shot he dropped and could not stand up further to "face the music." Nevels stated that the "d d Radical" had challenged him to fight two or three times before, but he had told him that he didn't want to shoot him. - Tbe seconds were armed with double barrelled shot-guns, and their appearance sugges ted the Idea that they were a party returntag from a hunting expedition. They were vary calm and collected, as was the priactpaj, exhibiting- no-evidences of un due exctfemxentisod when the latter left the train n at .Marion he walked off very, .de liberately, with his hand in his-boitom, and his appearance excited no remark or attention.; In fact, our informant states that, for a duelling party, returning fresh from the field, both principal and seconds exhibited remarkable, coolness, j" " The Republican principal, Moody, with .his party, ibjuhed behind, the impression being JhatVe was too badly wounded to be rernovedvfhis' home.'''-4 u:r:;t A'.r.. f - The pistol used by Nevels, which was ex faibited to our. iaf ormant, was one. of 4he Smith &jWessons ilver-moanted pateht,the distance between combatants, being fifteen paces. , . , '-',"'! 'This affair throws the Bennett-May Juuco -entirely in the ' shade,' and shows that Southern chivalry, "witbontregard to race, color or previous condition," is not jto be 'sneezed at." and the other colored, in the neiehborhood of Eighth and Market streets, paying! $1 50 for them. Salem Beasley, who was with Fox when be was trying to sell the shot, and who was arrested as an accemplice, turned State's evidence, however, and " let the cat out of the wallet," so to speak. His story, under oath,- was to the effect that they were in the store of Messrs. Binford, Crow & Co., On Monday? night last, when Fox, while the clerks were busily - engaged in ; another part of the a esUblishment, lifted" the three bags of shot and made off with them, followed by the witness, Beasley.' -' -i:-- ;-...-, ...r , n v, ; . ., . The Mayor thereupon ordered Geo! Fox to give bond in the sum of $000 for his ap pearance at thepresenttennof the Superior Court, and the accused was turned over to the Sheriff.? : J V : " 'J","""' - ' 1 V , Prabably Seaaatienal Report, i . -, . I No further information was received yes terday relative to Oie report that Mr. F. M: James bad been found murdered on Myrtle Grove Sound, and the nnhlin minH i,.a now settled down to the belief that the whole thing was a grave hoax, gotten up by some mischievoQs party, who ought to have been in better business, and who de-. serves to be punished if he could be found out. Mr. Darden, a son-in-law of Mr. James, says he has exhausted every effort to get some reliable information about the uiaiaci, uui jibs oeen uname to trace the re port beyond the limits of the city. He had made preparations to go and see for him self, on Friday, but the information he had received had been so meagre, unsatisfacto ry and contradictory that: her considered he would be going on a "wild goose chase" if he attempted it He is convinced, ! in a word, that there is no foundation at all for the rumor. ; i Class at 3 p. ra. Young men's nraver tnr'.' ' ' ' I ing . Monday at 7 p. m. Weekly ajeii V ' - J uuB euaesaay j7 p. m. Seats free. -First Baptist Church, corner of Markel ajd Fifth streets. Rev. James B. Taylor Pastor. Services to-day at 11 a. m. and tl P. m. Sunday School at 9i a. m. Yo,i J men's prayer meeting Tuesday night tt tJ o'clock. Regular church prayer meefine Thursday night at 7 o'clock. f i Second Baptist Church, on 6th; between Church and Castle streets. Preaching at 11 o'clock, a. m., and 7 o'clock, p. m by Ke?. J , B.' Barlow. Regular prayer meet ing Tuesday at 7 p. m. - Fifth Street Methodist E. Church (South) situated on Fifth, between Nun and Church streets: Rev. J. M. Rhodes, pastor. Ser vices at 11 a. m. and 7f p. m. Sabbath' School at 9 a. m. Prayer meeting Thurs day evening at 7 o'clock. Young Mens Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. j Front Street M. E. Church (South), cor ner of Front and Walnut streets : Rev. J.E Mann, pastor. Service every Sabbath at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sabbath school at 3 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7i o'clock. Young Men's Society, Friday night at 7 o'clock. i St.-James' Church, corner of Market and Third streets. Rev.Dr. A. A, Watson, Red tor. Third Sanday after Epiphany. Cel ebration at 8 a. m. Morning Prayer at ll a. m. Sunday school at 3 p. m. Evening Prayer at 4 o'clock. Evening Prayer at St. James' Home at 4 o'clock. f St John's Church, corner, of Third and ..i ea cross streets. Rev. George Patterson Rector. Third Sunday after Epiphany! Morning Prayer at 11 o'clock. Evening Prayer at 7J o'clock. . ' i St Paul's (Episcopal) church corner of Fourth and Orange streets, Rev. T. M. Am bler, Rector. Services at 11 a. in., and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 3 o'clock, p. m. Weekly service Wednesday afternoon at 4 O'clock. ! Seats free. I St Paul's Evasg. Lutheran Church, corner of Bth and Market streets, Rev. G. D. Bernheim, pastor. Preparatory service (English) at 10 a. m. English service and Communion at 11 a. m. German service at 7J p. m. 8unday school at3 p. m. Week ly Bervice on Wednesday at 7f p..'m.. Cat echetical instruction on Friday at 31 p. m. First Free-WiU Baptist Church, corner of Fourth andDaw8on ste. Services at 11 a. m. and 7ip. ni. Services at the Seamen's Bethel at 1 1 a m., by Rev. Jos. L. Keen, Chaplain.' Temperanee meeting Monday evening j at ' Ebenezer Baptist Church (colored), 7th, between Orange and Ann streets, W. H Banks, pastor. Services at 104 a. m.. 3 d. uj auu o pt 7 A' St. Stephen's snaday sebool. I We are requested to publish the follow ing list of officers for St Stephen's A. M. E. Church,, elected for . the ensuins year: Superintendent, Wm. McLaurin; Assistant Superintendent, A. A.5 Dudley; Female Assistant Superintendent, Rachel Lucasf i Treasurer, Jannie Hall; Secretary, JW Brown; Assistant Secretary. J. E.j,Bt; Female Assistant, Lucy A. LaneCJt'Wister, C, onville; Assistant Chdrir, ! Jesse HeadersoB; Librarian, Daftf Sasser; As sistant Librarian, Washington Hall; Stand ard Keeper, PriscilU, galley. , ... Tbermomeui1 aeeard. , v.( The followlag will show the state of the thermometr at the stations mentioned, at 433 yesterday evening, Washington mean timet as ascertained from the daily bulletin issued from the Signal Office in this city: Auitusta, .... .. . . .70 Charleston, ......64 Cor8icana, 44 Galveston ...... . . 63 Indianola, . , . . . ... 63 Jacksonville, . . . . .75 Key West,.... ... 84 Mobile...... 65 Montgomery,: ... .72 New Orleans,.... 73 Norfolk.......;. .67 PuntaRassa,. . . . .74 Savannah,........ 73 St Marks........ 63 Wilmington,..1,. 64 Quick: Work. ' George Fox was arrested Fridav eveg pn the Charge of stealing jhreeag3 of shot, had a preliminary examilon before the Mayor yesterday mornl'S was turned over to the sheriff attiaffer 10 o'clock, and before 3 o'clock,, the afterooon had undergone a finalearing before the Supe- " riof CourVtS fary had returned a verd ict of guyi.3 His Honor, Judge McKoy, had enced the prisoner to five-years in penitentiary. This is what we cal aick work, leaving -no chance for com-r plaint on the part of the condemned that, he did not have a speedy hearing. " -." m m m : ' i Tbexpreai. -' . . Capt. E, C. Woodson, for many years local editor of the Raleigh News, and lat terly One of the editors of the Wilson,- j vance, has begun the publication, at the latter place, of a weekly and Wemi-weekly paper called the Express. The first number promises welL It is full of spice and news, and has well considered editorials, and is cheap at $3 for the semi-weekly and f 1 50 for the weekly. May the rotund figure of the editor never grow less, and may the subscribers who pay outnumber the fraud lent Radical votes in the last election, i Superior Court. j Court met yesterday mornin g, at the usual hour, His Honor, Judge A. Aj . McKoy, pre siding . . .;i?-.'-j Ij-, r : State ys. W. H. Howe, ass ault and bat tery; motion for a. new trial. r ; ; State vs. George Fox, cbtrged with the larceny of three bags of ahd t, the roperty of Binford; Crow & Co. ; da f : - J ound' guilty and sentenced tofiTe.yc"- ' 'irison- ment in the penitentiary. M)r. .ad that tha shot be returned tq Ilea i p- or(j, , Crow &co. 'f'-- hx IHaetlnr ofTiT-PiTun. ' i &. ... The County Commissioners call for a meeting of the tax-payers of the county, to be held at the Court House in this city to morrow evening, at 8 o'clock, to hear a statement of.the financial condition of the county, and to advise with them as to the best method of extricating the county from its present financial f difficulties.' ' There should be a large attendance of. tax-payers ou luc occasion. lis, t TT. s. commlitlouer'f Conrt Jacob Sherrord was, arraigned before S. Commissioner' Van Amringe. yesterday. on the charge of violating the Revenue law by selling liquor without a ' license, i The case was finally continued until Tuesday1 imorning, at 10 o'clock, on account of the Absence of , material witnesses. : 7 Rilev Moselv was arraigned on the same Vrge and ordered to give bond in the sum "" for hia appearance at the next term of i. J. ''District Court in this City Seve'" the-' J" 3d of and Physicia ; . cbmmend Dr. Bull's Cough Court ad- yrop whea all others medicines fail, as a ' n f certain cure for . Bronchitis, Sore Throat, al j ;and Coughs or Colds of long standing; For r. : ale'by all Druggists.' "' f t We learn that every arrangement has been made to . ensure the success of the grand . musical entertainment to be given on Tuesday night, at the Opera Housefor the benefit of the Orphan Asylum at Ox ford, and we are assured that to the lovers of good music it will be one of the greatest musical 'treats enjoyed by a Wilmington audience, for several , years. Everybody SbOUld gO. '. .. 'j '' .; ' : . ' : Masfltrate Conrt. 'Nick Debose, colored, was arraigned be-J tore justice uassidey, yesterdays on tbe charge, in two separate cases, of violating section 7 of the general ordinance bf the city, which relates to disorderly conduct, &c., on the public streets,', He was found guilty and ordered to pay a fine of $5 and costs in each case. ' ' f KIVKK AND lSARIIIB ITERIS. The schooner Albert : Mason, Rose, cleared from New York, for this port on the 18th inst. The Norwegian barque Success, Jahn- sen, arrived at Hamburg from this port on the 18th inst. The Dutch brig Constance, Capt. Hoi heretofore reported aground oh the shoals near Bald Headarrived in this port yester day She .was not leaking, there was no evidence of any strain upon the vessel, and it is not believed that she sustained much if any damage. ' - ' . . .ClTlf 1T1SJIIS. ; Late Fafkrs. To Harris' News; Stand, wrath side Front Street, we are indebted for copies of the New York Ledger, Chimney Corner and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper for the current week. The Stand will remain open nntil 11 o'clock this morning. : ' ' ind Book. Bindbbt. thb mobrius stab book ery does all kinds of Binding and Soling In a work-1 manlike manner, and at reasonable prices. Mer- chanu and others needing Receipt Books, or Other ' . work, may rely on promptness in the execattonof their orders. . . ;- ; -: : ' ' '. 's: riv e to nU- Tbakstbb lnfTwa-lNKS. inTama: road companies, steamship cotr pan'. -, banks, r chants, manafactarers jsd daring and changeless,' t elear for an Indefinite pe-' received a fresh '"... pared to exiecutc prices. j- SBE FOURTH Tl " - ' "h-" : , . xncy are e "! copy . sharp i
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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