North Carolina Newspapers

THE HOEimiG STAEL Br war. n. beusaud. j published; Aifct iFpiPf Ys. One year,' (by mall) poage P"Wv'j- Six months. - a - 1 ; . . Throe months, One montn. - - f 00 1 a. - WW tart of the To CHtT Subscriber, oelrVmdta an; Vhxn Hanta mr WMIL 'UHT Vll. Our City Agents are not Authorized to collect for more thin three, months in advance. OUTLIVES. Tlie electoral coust bill signed by -the presiding officers of both Hoje t&$fut to the President for bis siguatnre. 1 ' ' ! It is belleTod that the Judiciary committee on South Carolina will report thatnehher Goj vernoc was inaugurated properly and that Chamberlain holda oyer until the Leglali inre is organized under the rulings of thje Court, r-r-' Garfield 'and Hoar selected in Republican caucus on tho Joint Commis sion. The cttjinaii declaCbJe clerical abuses bill to 'Italian .Parliament molests the liberty of the clergy jho(Pc-rJe -will protest; Pope" still indisposed. 4 Houae passed the Indian aypropmtian bill. Members of the 'Iutsana'teturuing Board are brought before, the b,eOlie House, andsubmita long reporrrrirtjtfce of their actlonlthey were adjudged in cpa lemptof the House; ayes 145, nays 86; thejy were reinaadecj to tae xusioax;fi.uid.Eer- geant-at-Arms autrderedXo apper,); pie ;i Uwi-iJ. 4,4.M Claims . CommUsTorf.,. was extended ti . ifli,. , f I years.' Explosion of Jenny & Co.js .oil wonts, at ixsiqi;joes f u,uyVA Y. markets: Gold 10Ci106i; cotton 13 56 13 7-10 '.clkj spirilaiurpenUne 45 centi; rosin $3 4a h 4.i By Last i.j. j- FroM the Federal Canltat.' v Special to the Richmond Whig! j . Washington varL,S&J M. The moBt notable, speeches of thie day were those of Messrs, Hartridge, of Georeiai WattersiJiiikl Brown, of Kentucky,; Lamar, of Mississippi,; and David Dudley r leld lor the bill, anl Blackburn, of Kentucky, against The vote was taken amid great ex citement, and shewed an overwhelm ing majority for- tb.e v measure. All the - YirjpniSc delegation , voted aye except StotvelL, the carpet-bagger. There is no doubt whatever that the, President will .sign the bill, which passed both of the houses . by more than a : .two-thirds vote. He has made nr secret of his purpose to ap prove it as soon as it , came to his hands. The crisis may now bo said to have passed. !. The proceedings of the two houses upon the counting of Ihe electoral votes will be deeply interesting, and the decision of the .tribunal will be alike uncertain and eventful; bat all concede that the issue-will be peace fully acquiesced in whether it be Til- den or Hayes. h I . - . M . IT j W. Special to Richmond Dispatch.) (- Wasoinctq jan- 26. i In thejllouse debates tho disposi tion to treat the measnftfom a mere party view was more apparent than in the Senate discussion. 'But there were'mciT on botft sides of the House who rose above such considerations. The opposition came chiefly from Re publicans, but , speeches against, it were also made by - Mills, of Texas, Singleton, of Mississippi, Blackburn "and Jones,- of Kentucky, Vance, of Ohio, (Democrats), who think it un coustitutionaL -. . . ' Mr. Hill's speech was very brief, eloquent, and patriotic, and he re ceived -many- congratulations ; and when a few minutes afterwards he received a telegram as announcing his election asSeuat6r from Georgia, he was -overwhelmed with handshaking. Messrs. Payne, of Ohio, Abbott of Massachusetts, Field, of New York, Lynde, of Wisconsin, and Hunton, of Virginia are most prominently named for judges on the part of the Demo crats orthe House. '.:'', ; ; ' The announcement of tho vote ayes 191 ; noes 86 was received with applause, and the House immediately adjourned. V v ; An analysis of the vote shows that 33 Republicans ) 'and 188 Democrats voted in the affirmative,, and C8 Re pobicans and 18 Democrats in the negative enough. Democrats to have passed the bill without the aid of a ilepublican vote. Representatives from Vermont, Rhode Island. South Carolina .and Nevada, all Republi- cans, solidly voted "Wo;" Delaware, Maryland. Missouri,' Oregon, and West Virginia, alt Democrats, voted "Aye." Daring the debate Geo.' Sherman was an attentive listeuer from a seat near Garfield. Before the vote was taken Morton and ' other. Senators came Tn to witness the result. The Legislature. IKaleigh Observer's report condensed. V' ' SENATE. , . . . - r , Friday. Jan. 26. Mr. Bennett: 'A bill tb provide I oH the Uuarantine Hospital at Smith- .ville Referred to committee on Fj nance. : . ' I . UNFINISHED BUSINESS, Being the motion of Mr. 'Bingham to reconsider the resolution passed on yesterday relatingj to the count of the Presidential ypte by Uongress. . Sa ndry speechesvere made Sen ator H. G. Williams made an . effect-- ivejipeechrin favor of the resolutions. Moore, of New Hanover, had very . grave doubts as to the constitutional ity of the bttl." Tlie motion to recon sider did not prevail. STfe i The lttlea Were suspended, on mo tion of Mr. Short, and the bill to cuange me line Between toe cjuuumcb of Columbus and Brunswick was taken up, and was supported by Mr. abort and opposed by Mr. Bennett 111 lrrnT-nns ;A ill I. 3 1 1 II ' II' I 1 .NO. 105. Mr. Troy moved to strike out the word "Matt" referred to in the bill, and his motion prevailed.- (The bill provided that the i territory trans ferred o Columbus should be called ; The: bill, then passed its several readings. , : ; . -i f Bill in relation Co: holding the te rms of Courtffdr Cumberland county was put upon its': several readings and passed. Y"' .-. ii;-.. . , ' Bill to ; require Sheriffs and Tax Collectors to make publication of de linquent . taxpayers, was, upon a sus pensionTof the rules, placed upon its final reading and passed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - K ;., PETITIONS, &C - f ' ' ) Mr, .McBrayer presented aa memo rial f rpm citizens of Pender " couuty, aikiug that the county 'seat may be changed - to a more central locality. Propositions and Grievances. MtMMu jj(vdouvu peviviiuu opt Denaif pt tbe Orphan Asylum, from nd. Lodge of . Masons, asking for an annrounation for its snnnort. for an appropriation for its support. Jrropo&mons and Grievances. i ! UNFINISHED BUSINESS. : j i The bill to restore to the State its representation in the Western Rail road Company was taken up as tho unfinished business of yesterday. j The question recurred upon the pass.age of the bill upon its second reading, and- was lost by a vote of f 29 yeas to 64 naysrff " " 7 " Mr. McGeebee moved a suspension of , tho rules ; to take up a resolution transmitted from the Senate endor sing ' the electoral bill now before Congress, concerning' the counting of the electoral vote. The biotion pre vailed, and .the Clerk read the resolu tion. a; :-':w,'V-.v. ' Tho vote stood ayes "78, nays 10. V COUNTY GOVEBKMENT. A Bill to be Entitled an Act to Ktab vltelt County CoTtramenti, Reported to ibe Senate on Friday, 2Gtb, 1877, will tbe ReeommeBdallon tbat it The General Assembly of Nortti Carolina do enact : 1 i Section 1. In each county there shall be elected biennially, by tbe qualified voters thereof as provided for the election of members of the General Assembly,- aiTreasurer. Re- ister of Deeds and Surveyor. j &ec. 1. Ji.acn county shall be divi ded into convenient districts, to be known as Townships, but such town ships shall not possess any corporate powers. The townships now estab lished shall; remain under their pro- Rent boundaries until changed by law. Sec. 3. vi he Justices of the Peace shall be elected by the General As sembly. Tbe General Assembly shall elect three Justices of the ireace for each1 township in the1 several counties of the State, who shall . be divided into three classes, and hold their of fices' for' the term of" two. four and six years respectively: out tbe suc cessors of each class, as its term ex pires, shall be elected by the General Assembly for the term of six years. Sec. 4. in aaaitiou to tne Justices of the Peace above provided for. there shall be elected in each town ship, in which any city or incorpo rated town is situated, one Justice of the Peace, and also one for every one tnonsana lnnaunauis in sucu city or town who shall hold their office for the term of six years. Sec. 5. The Justice of the Peace elected under this act snail be com missioned by the Governor, but the terms of those eleoted at the present session of the General Assembly shall begin at tbe expiration of the terms for which the Justices of the Peace now in office have been elected and not before. All vacancies occurring in the orace of J ustice or the ireace, elected under this act, between the recular sessions of the General As- sembly shall be filled by the Uierk ot O . . ... 4 . . . . . the Superior Uourt, and tbe appoin tee shall noia uotu tne uext regular ensuinsr session of tbe General As sembly. The Justices of the Peace for each county, on lue nrst monuay iu Aucru8t,1878, and on the hrst Monday in Au2ust,every two years thereafter, shall assemble at the Courthouse of their respective counties, land a ma jority being present,1 shall proceed to tbe election or not less than tnree, nor more than five, persons to be cho sen from the body of the county, in eluding the justices of the peace,who shall be styled a Board of Commis sioners for the county of 1 and shall hold their office for two years from the date of their qualification. But those elected On the hrst Mon day iu August, 1878, shall enter npon the duties of their office, upon the ex piration of v tho term fori which the Board of County Commissioners now in office have been elected, and not before. ' They shall be qualified by taking . the oath of 'office l before the Clerk of the Supreme Court, or some judge or justice of the peace, as now prescribed by law. i , w'Sec.-"6. T&b Board of Commission ers shall have and exercise the juris diction and powers vested in the Board of Commissioners as now ex isting, and those vested in and exer cised by the Board of Trustees of the several townships, (except as may hereof ter" be prescribed by law, and they shall hold their1 sessions as may be prescribed by law. ! s Sec. 7 Thatectipns 1, 3, 4, 3, 6, 10, 11 and 12, of Article VII of the Constitution of North Carolina,, be abrogated aad annulled, i Sec. This act shall take effect from and after its ratification. is. If WILMINGTONU Spirits-Iiiirpeii Salem has had eleven snows this WlBter. '. s 1 -r - i ' w The Durham cravat party net ted $11.25. ' ;v...;;li;.i-n! The Battleboro post-office has oeen robbed. , . - Winston has a dancing schoo Forward and back four. 1 ;- : Charlotte Calvary Mission Church has been. frescoed, !v-.f-w f Messrs. Hobbs- frOfr'n Btore, alt Edeuton, was robbed on 2?nd. : ., ! , Mr. Stephen Minchew, of Nash,' bad his leg broken by being thrown from a cart . ' ! s 1 Mr. John House, of Ho wan.was'. from home and bis bouse was robbed last, week. , ..'4:. V . 1 ,, i And now Tarboro has a "Ger man." We think we see D. B. pirouetting around. ' ; '" ' . ! . ' T According to the Charlotte 'Od- server pattridgea ara iiot pouonoos at this season Wm. C. Eborn, a lawyer of; Martin county. died; on the ptb instant, agettba. j , . . , b Mr. A. P. White, of Elizabet City, wa3 thrown from his buggy and bad his leg broken. . : ;. , . ; r Xjucy MeElmore and Lewis JFrenebj colored, of Charlotte, have beefli' indicted for bisramvi 7 : .i I !- i . j - i - j Toisnot baa a dramatic associa tion. We know several villases that have dramatic associations. j Some thief entered the'residendc of Capt, J. P. Speight, of Greene, and stole a considerable amount. : " j Mr. Jacob' M. Palmer and , Mr. It. R. X3. Hoblnson, two 'old' citizens' and farmers of Warren, died(recedtly. ; . r One negro broke the leg of an other negro at Salisbury by bitting it with a brickbat. It was a wooden one. f Judge Eure gave great satisfac tion to the people of Edgecombe; and 'the SoutJiemer pays him a marked compliment A quack medicine vender' in Yankeedom has sent the Governor twobot ties of neuralgic dead-shot. : Sympathetic yankee. ; , . Gov. Vance has .appointed H. Gallup, of Currituck county, a commission er of wrecks for the Third District of Nortjh Carolina. . , .. . ; , ( Rev. E.-M.F'orbes, of NewberU, at the request of several gentlemea, wUl deliver a scries of lectures on certain unful filled prophesies. J ' r Three gentlemen, in cards i a tbs Salisbury Watchman, accept the $25 chal lenge of Dr. W. B: Heans to hunt against his dog for partridges. . Wibjbn Express'. John Botts, a tramp painter, relieved the store of Mr. Jq- sepn &tern oi aoout in casu ana mer chandise on Sunday last.; V .. VT; A child of Thos. Wynne, Esq., of narrellsville,' Hertford county, was killed a few days ago by morphine being admin istered by mistake instead of quinine. - j Happy North Carolina 1 There are precisely seventeen lawyers' in the State, each of, whom is the ablest jurist among us. , And so we go, may it. please your honor..);.;..; ... -.);;.; -1 : . A brutal father, in Tyrrill coun ty, murdered bis daughter by stabbing her several times with a knife, and then cut her skull to pieces. He is confined in the Co lumbia jaiL ; j ' . ; Perquimaiis county jail, at Hert ford, was burned on night of 22nd. The prisoners, four in number, set fire to it, hoping to escape, but they were disappoint ed. They were taken to Edenton. . Raleigh ; Observer? We learned yesterday of tho death of Mr. John G. Mar ler, which occurred on Wednesday last, at his home in Yadkin county. Mr. M. was Senator from tbe Thirty-third District and had been sick since the recess. , -r- Wilson Advance: As the rain falls impartially on the just and unjust, so the pale moonbeams, that lend inspiration to the lover's vows, creep through - the cracks in the hen-house, and show the raid- nieht naturalist where, tne best pullet is roosting. . ; ....!. Look "ahere" Blount, neither vour "joque" about passing around tbe hat, nor tbe ''dilemma" are original, for wo've "seen 'em afore." We begin to doubt, too, that little stanza we quoted from your last week's paper. It looked mighty like an old acquaintance. , ' -; ' i - Salisbury . Hxaminer: negro woman in Union' Township gave birth last week to a child with two beads, lour arms, two bodies, and one pair of hips and legs, all perfectly formed.!, The child was born dead, and is now in the possession of Dr. Clement, preserved in alcohol. I From Currituck county the Economist publishes! tbe follow inn : The house of Mrs. C. A. Vanslyck, occupied by John Wright, in tioinjecK, toos nre on tbe 17th m st ant and was. entirely consumed. By the kind exertions of tbe neighbors the furniture and otner property was saved. Elizabeth City Economist: This ycxed question has occupied tbe Elizabeth Citv brain this week.! The Board of Direc tors have held two meetings without defi nite results. We understood there was some difficulty about awarding the contract. there being two claimants who contend for the contract for constructing the road ! Salisbury Jixaminer: vie are clad to see that an effort is being made by some of our citizens to have a law passed to Drohibit the netting; and trapping of par tridges and quails, and that the effort re ceives the nearly approval oi our farmers and the merchants who engaged in the shiDment of them. These birds are cer tainly the farmers' friend. V :l;:- The Tarboro ooumerner says: In Tarboro Court, J anuary Term, - The county had assembled, Judge, jury and lawyers all While the culprits all they trembled. Five hundred dollars of the people's cash Were consumed, could ein be greater, In a sneaking little battery case of throw- ing of a later. : The Elizabeth City Economist thus describes Judge Cannon who is hold ing Camden Court : " Judge Cannon is a venerable looking old gentleman, who maintains with dignity the majesty and pu rity of the ermine. His personal appear ance reminds one of Judge Daniel, of the old Supreme Bench. As no case of conse- auencehas yet been before : him, ,we can express no opinion oi uis lumcuu aumiy, hnt we venture the assertion' that he will Drove a safe and reliable ! judge,' and that justice will suffer no detriment at his uauuo. .... . ... ! ! !i NEW ADVERTlSEillENTK. Wqvbd Child's necklace. liHiijT & Buo. Popular flour. 1 j1!).' PiabTTrTobacco,' cigars, &c. : John UAW80Nr--swedes iron, &c. Cbonlt & Mobbis Auction sale. : L.' Meginnet For rent and lease. ;' : mm'. : V 1 ..... ! , ; MTfjga as MUECHisoNjtr an piows. . r Haxdjh & GERHABjDT-TSaddles, &c, , I 1 Gkan, Hinton & CofG roceries, &c.' Munson & Co.j-almas and overcoats; Chas. D. Myers &-Co-iSuperior flouri ! ' 'HABjtisoN dVAiE-Fashionable styles. Kehchner & CalPeb Bros. Molasses, salt; kerosene, ; powder -&C. v ; n IiOcal Dots.r ! Temperance meeting at tiie Sea- man's Bethel to-morrow night : v. V-; : This is known in - the religious calendar as SeptnagesknatSunday: fi "i" Suoerior' Onrt wil 1 enter n oon tho fourth and last week of its present term to-morrow. i' . ... . '' At' the First i : Presbyterian Church to-night Rev. Dr. Wilson will con-1 tinue. ; bis discourses on Old Testament Characters. t- ' , i f- -4-.. .-i-.'.-iin.u..' ;.!!..-, , -1 , t The Bachelor's hop, postponed from last j Wednesday night, will take place on Wednesday evening next, January ' 31st, atCity Hart. ' ' ' " '--.r : ' r" I ; The Register of, Deeds t issued nine marriage licenses'during the past week, of which Four were for whiteand five for colored CMiples. 1 V .: i ! Ca pt. Henry ;D. J Gilbert has opened a new bakery establishment on the east side of South Front street, between Market and "Dock' V-rrr . . i . ,. j ; The interments in' Pine Foiest (colored) Cemetery during the past week numbered 'five,' of which four were adults and one was a child. . . . , ; i .-.-. : j , Rov. Charles Curt of . Hilli boroV will officiate at Sti John's Ciiorch t day, and Rev. Gc3. Patterson, who is on a visit to Haborq palpit, in St. ,MaUhews Church. ;; .! . , -. i '.L't -.Turner's Almanac predicts SU9W for to-day; and Miller's Almanac gives us stqrm and sndw for to morrow; neither of which prophecies appear likely ' to he ful filled at . the present writing, in this lati tude.. ; ? ;? ;- -; . ' i .-.. ' . j . : : . . - i ii I i -f-r-r Noj decided changes in pressurp or temperature, variable winds and partly cloudy weather, rising barometer,' winds shifting- temporarily - tp colder northerly, with possibly .rain areas, are tbe indications for this section to-day. - - Who Haa niatad a Traak. Special Deputies C. U. Strode, J.: A. Ashe and J. Wj .Whitney were in the neighbor--bood of tbe old Union depot yesterday evening, about the time tbe Southern train was coming in, when they saw a colored man coming from the direction of ' Smith's Creek, with a trunk on bis shoulder. Upon being questioned, he; said , be got off this train at Hilton bridge, . and upon ; being asked why he did so, be remarked that it Was not so far to' come that way, as it would have been to have gone round on the train. His answers to the questions of the officers strengthened their suspicions that the fel low had stolen the trunk, so they told him they, would take himself and bis trunk tb the Guard1 House, where he could give an account of himself. He was thereupon taken into custody, and the party had pro ceeded sope distance, - when - the suspect ed individual suddenly threw the trunk to the ground with considerable force and fled at the top of bis . speed, finally suc ceeding in making his escape.. The trunk was taken to the ' station ' bouse, where it was opened and found to contain a dock, a quantity of female wearing apparel, inclu--ding a dress,' two hats, a black velvet sacque and many other articles of value. There was also found a tax receipt in the name of James Mclntire and signed by ex Sheriff Black. 1 V !. ;- Gatberlnff' Statistics. . ; I Madame Loreta Jbanita Velasquez, oth erwise known as Lieut' Harry' T. Buford, G. 8. A. the author of ''The: Woman in Battle," who served through the late war ia the service of the Confederate States, in- ; . j ..... . . ... j forms us that she is making. very good pro gress in the sale of herbbok. She also states that .she ( is getting up commercial, financial and ' manufacturing statistics in this city for a forthcoming Work devoted to these subjects in the Southern States. She visited Messrs. Wilder $ Morton's turpen tine distilleries, and found them an object of considerable curiosity, being the first she bad lever seen, and. she says that she will havea photograph taken of them to form the subject of one of tbe illustrations of her proposed work;1 Madame Velas quez expresses herself as delighted with Wilmington. V " ' : ...V i third Ward meeting , - I V: : At the meeting of members of tbe Third , Ward Democratic Club, held Friday even ing, Hr.' L. H. Bbwden presiding, a com mittee, consisting of Messrs. H. A. Bagg Wm. J. Yopp, R. F,. Langdoa, James F. Post and . Joseph McLaurin, was appointed to confer jwith the committees of tbe other Democratic clubs in relation to matters connected with the city government. ' 1 j 4 j. 1 - t , - . p --t lafjj fc-ajn,. I, Oakdaie.rZ: There were five intermeati in Oakdale Cemetery during the weekjeuding yest er day. Tbe ages of tbe parties Were 70, 68, 53, 49 and 6 jrears, reapectively.and tbe diseases consumption, apoplexy, cancer, congesttpa of the lunsrs and diphtheria. , . r . 1 j;i t tsL Ir rirr .hi--'! " 1 ' Our Cborchei ToDar. St.' James Church,' corner of Market and Third streets!' Rev. Dr. A. A. Watson, Rec tor. Septuageaima: Morning Prayer at 11 a. m. ;. Sunday school at 3 p. ml r Evening Prayer at 4 o'clock. St John's Church, corner of Third and Red Cross streets. Rev. George Patterson,' Rector. ' Septuagesima Sunday ' Morning Prayer at 11 o'clock.' ' Evening Prayer at , St. Paul's (Episcopal) church, corner of Fourth and Orange streets, Rev.jjT. M..Am bier, Rectol. Services at 11 a. zn., and l p. tt. - Sunday school .at1 S o'clock, pi m. Weekly service Wednesday afternoon at 4 .o'dock;.atsfree4.' :..;t;t J l; ; I . St ; Paurs ; Evang.; .'Lutheran Church, corner of 6th and Market streets,' Rev G. D. Bernbeim,' pastor. r German service: at 11 a. m. English servtpe at7l p. m. Sun day school at 3 p. m. !: Christian Associatien at 4 p. m. ; Weekly service on Wednesday at 7f p. jn. iT. Catechetical instructiea -on Friday at 3T p. m..:...v,,V,, I .;-.:j.i'f V, ! Fifth Street Methodist E. Church (South), situated on Fifth, between lun'and Church streets: Rev; J.' M. ' Rhodes, -pastor: ' Ser-i vices at 11 a. m.. and 7J p: : ml-; Sabbath School at9i,a. .m. ; ; Prayer meeting Thurs day evening at 7i o'clock. . Young Men's Prayer meeting AVedbesday evening at 7i o'clock. . '""V.!.. f ' Front Street M. E. Church (South), cor ner of Front and Walnut streets; Rev. J.E. Mann, pastor. J Service every Sabbath: at 11 a. m. and 7j p. m. Sabbath school at 3 PV m.V Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7T o'clock. Young Men's Socuty, Friday night at 7i o'clocs. - ; First Presbyterian Church, corner Third and Orange streets: Rev. Jos. It.;' Wilson, D. D., Pastor. Regular service at 11 aJm. and 7 p. m.;" Rev. ;Dr,rr Wilson will con tinue bis discourses on Old Testament cba racters at evening services . Second - Presbyterian ChurchJ corner Fourth and Campbell.1, streetsl Rev. M.,Srne,J Pastor, n Services at. II . of C. m. andTy pi mi 'Sabbath ; School nd Bible Class at 3 p. m. Young men's prayer meet, ing Monday . at 7 p. m. WeekJy ; prayer meeting Wednesday 4 7 p. m. Seats fre4. First Baptist Church, corner ( of . Market aad Fifth streets, Rev. James B. Taylor, Pastor. Services to-day at 11 a m. and 7f p. : ra. Sunday SchooT at 91 a. m. Young men's prayer meeting Tuesday night at, 7 o'clock.; ..Regular church prayer meeting Thursday night at 71 o'clock. I j : Second Baptist Church, on 6th, between 11 o'clock, a. im:, and 71 o'clock; p; m., by ReVi Ji'B.'BarlbW. j Regular 'piriyer mebt ing Tuesday al7l'p. ni.;7i:X:J V:-C :- First Free-Will Baptist Church, corner of -Fourth and Dawson sts. Services at 11 'amrand;tfpVr . Services at the Seamen's Bethel at Ilia, m., by Kev. Jos. . L. Keen, l Chaplain. Temperance meeting; Monday evening at fl o clock 1 ; Ebenezer Baptist' Church (colored), 7th, between Orange and Ann streets, W. H. Banks, pastor. Services at 10 a. m., 3 p. m.jrand 8 p,m, . V hf ? iv.-- -j-fi:. ,. First Congregational Church. Services every Sanday in Academy HaliJ corner of Seventh and Nun flreets, at It a. m and 8 p.m. Sunday. School at 3 p. m. VPraise and Conference meeting every Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. .; Services at St Mark'(colored) Episcopal Church, corner 6th and Mulberry streets. Morning Prayer at . 11 o'clock; Sunday School at St Barnabas at 3 p. m. Confir mation class at 7 p. nt ;; Evening Prayer at 8 o'clock. " 1 . j.-..,..-L. . First Presbyterian Church, (colored), 8th and Chesnnl Streets. - Rev. Dw J. Sanders, pastor. . Preaching at 11 o'clock; a m. and 8 p. m.' Sabbath school at 9 o'clock, a. m. First Baptist Church,-colored,! on Fifth and Campbell streets. Sunday School at 91 a. m.; preaching at 10 a. m., 3 p. m. and 7 p. m; Rev. F. R Howell, Pastor. - Trinity Chapel, M. E. Church, 7th ; and Brunswick streets, Rev.Z. T. Pearsall, Pas tor. Services at 11 o'clock, a. mc, 3 p. m. and 7 p. m. Sabbath School at 9 a. m. Dtatreaelue Aecldeat. Martha Matier, formerly of : Charleston, but for some timeast a resident of. this place, and living with Mrs. Delia: Joyce, ion Nutt street, met with a severe accident on Friday afternoon. It appears that she lis subject to fits, and a watch is usually kept upon her to prevent accidents befalling her through suddeu attacks from this distress ing malady. On tbe afternoon is question however,' she went to the house of a neigh bor, where she was not subject to tbe cus tomary surveillance, and, being seized with a spasm, fell upon a hot. Btove, by which she was severely burned about the face and portions of the body before she could be rescued from her perilous position. The accident happened about half-past 12 o'clock. 1 Second Ward. v . At the meeting of the Second Ward Club,1 held last night, after the object of the meeting had been explained by : the chair; Col. Roger Moore read the report ' of the Committee in relation to municipal affairs. After considerable discussion, Capt C. D. Myers offered a resolution as a substitute for the report of the committee; .that thef chairman appoint a committee Iof five to confer with the committees ' appointed by the other wards and report back to a subse- queat meeting of. the Second Ward Clnb. Anotlicr Cotton Dealer . - , ,A colored man by the 'name of Henry Whitted was discovered yesterday morning bagging a Jot of cotton at tbe wharves of the Wilmington Compress Company. Mr. J. L; - Holmes, Jr.,. who detected tbe fel-, low, collared him and marched bun dowa to tbe guard-b ouse,' wb ere be was delivered into the bands of the proper offlcutls and locked up. - He win probably interview the majror tb-fnorrow morning, aind Is likely to join the, brigade of, recruits now getting ready for a trip to Raleigh.: ; - . : ! f. A I : i - WHOLE NO. 2,958 Tne Cape Fear Boya .Says tbe 1 Raleigh Observer of. Saturday, " carried the. day yesterday In the House of Representatives. Mr. Rose, of Cumbeii land, handsomely supported by his young, colleague from Harnett J Mr.' McLean, baj-, tied manfully and tucccssfully in favor' of bis people. And, too; it would have made the heart of a Fayetteville ; man rejoice, tio have heard the. words of commendation of the good old town and her . people that fell , from t$e lips of Mr. McGehee as he entered, the lists1 in their behalf." ' : '; I Tberntonaeter Beeord. ,.r ..... !'. " 'The following will show'the state' of tle thermometer, at the stations roettioned, ' at 4.85 yesterday evening, Washington- mean timeaa ascertained from! the daily bnlletip issued from the Signal Office in this city: j Augusta, ....59 Montgomery , New Orleans,, Charleston, V:. . . .60 Corsicana, i . . . . . .4 Galveston,.,. . . . ..59 Indianola, . . '.. :v.5S Jacksonville, . . . . ,64 Key West, 74 Mobile... i..;.H61 Norfolk.. ;.jrpu;36 Punta Rassa, ... , . .03 Savaribah,....V:J.04 8t Markr.i V. ..65 Wilmington,1:.-. 6(1 Some Pork. .1 A friend Writing us from Cerrd Gordf, Columbus county, states that be had-jbst witnessed tbe weiehine of a hoc at D'rV J. McGoucana that turned the scales at .5' pounds, net, and learned that this was )be third one of the same weight he had killed this season, besides foriy-two smaller one.' Some time ago, our correspondent leafDS, the Doctor killed five shoats, one hundred and fifty-three days, old, that- weighed 14 V 17 j, 178, 183 and 187 psoundsrespectiytf . The Llshi Infantry. ! i ' ''' ""' ,Capt Taylor informs us that the weekly1 drills of the WUmingtOn Light Infantry will be discontinued for the present; and that hereafter, until otherwise ordered, tbe drills will take place' on the second and fourth Thursdays iof each month. ! 1; j War en Turkey. . , - , 1, p, p, p ! ' Gobble1, gobble, gobble, gob ble 1 -'Turkey is said'tb be heavily Prezw and there is a Hint on -the subject, whicb, if we ?ra3iit8 truth, may ar Ward. lo the ;Cum rning of events Green-back solution. Purl ! purt'p'purti!! .'fj'V-(" , ' ;. Jolna coaventtoaa. i -jj; : i J We're requested to state that the differ ent committees, - appointed by the varieua Democratic Warct Clubs, will meet iu joint convention in thej ball over Mund's drug store to-morrow (Monday) evening, at 7 o'clock. '; iLf-'.i'l-i-; ' J i -Tbe Malik.' '-' M i ' j The mails close: and arrive at tho City Post Office as follows: : , j'--5-::'- close: ' r ; I Northern through. mulls. wv;. i 5A5 P. ML TLT . 1 . t ; , xtoriueru turougu ana way . maus. . . ....... . - . . i . : Mail! for the N C- Railroad, -"v xx. ml. and routes sudd lrom,' at. Southern mails for ' - -'K.IK T :4.ff ......... IT. flj. all points r South, daily . Western mails(C. CI R'y) daily 7 .-00 P. Ml s except BunaayK-i. 6:00 Ax Mi. Fayettevtlle. and offices on Cane i -Fridays.. ,........... U00P-Jt' FayettevillebyC.acR'y,daily - (except Sundays). . '. ; . ; . ' 0 K)6 M, Onslow a H-f and ihterme- : f r. f diate.officea every . Friday.,. 6:00 A. M. Smithville ' mails; by steam-' - u boat, daily (except Sundayp) i' , : 2 P.' JI, Mails for Easy Hill, Town , . r Creek, Supply.Siiallotte and " ' ? Little River, every Friday at ' 6 A. , Ml ARRIVE " Northern through mails..'.... ' 12:15 P. if. Northern through and way : i mails.;.....-.. .;4 i'-j8P. Ml Mails delivered from 6.-00 A. M. to 7KK) P. M., and on Sundays from 8:30 to 9:30 Ai 'Mr- - j j v:. Stamp Office open from aAi'M, to iSM.l and from 2 to P. M. Money -order and Register Department open same as stami office,.itJ.i-:!'.j,?-.- -.jV -.iti ;t Stamps for sale at general delivery wbea stamp office Is closed. - i T ; - - r i . , Ba;fc i (i ' Mr. James Corrie, Dentist, in Baltimore! writes: "I have nsed Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup personally and in my family for twq or tbree years, and I am prepared to jbs tbat there is nothing to compare to it as a remedy for Coughs, Cokbv&c." ' -f 1 Ovbb 2,400,000 Sample Bottles orf BoscnEE'a German SybxJp has been dis tributedj 2f charge in. this country to those afflicted with Consumption, severe Coughs, Pneumonia; ahd other Throat and Lung diseases as a proof of its wonderful quality in curing these dreaded diseases! The demand for this medicine is immense! Regular size bottles 75 cents. . Three doses win relieve any case. . -'. crry itkjb. . !' v.. LAra PAra-To Harrla' News Stands Kwt4 aide Front Street, we are Indebted for copies of the New Toft.' Le&ger, Chimney Corner and Frank Le&e'e Illustrated Newtpaper far the current weak. The Stan will remain open until 11 o'clock thia morning. -" " t I , . ' r ;, booK Buroim.-ybm MORXixe HTAK Book uu4 ery doea all kinds of Binding and Ruling in a work manlike manner,; and at reaaon&Me pricea. Mer ehanta and ethers needing Receipt Books, or other work, may rely on promptness in the execatlon of their ordera. -- TBAlranB rtnrchIirxs.--lnvalnable to rail road companies, steamship companies, banks, mer chants, maaafactarers and others. They are en during and changeless, ao will copy, sharp and clear for aa indefinite period of time. Having Just received a fresh supply of these iakn, we are pre pared to execute ordera promptly and at moderate prices. . . NEW? ADVERTISEMENTS. Found, o N LAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON, ., ---'I . : '-m viuuD JiaJMJAvJS. The owner can hear ef same by applying at this Office. "J Jnj!g-lt . .S EKNT FOR RENT I t FOR Y LEA8K i lMy SCHOOL ROOMB are ESSi l4or Rt eve7 thins ia order, desks. Cm store, t, forfmmedliu oeoupation. r'T lr TWO STORES in SmJthTiUe. formerly occupied by Mr. Philip Prioleaa, his time harinir ejmlredDeeemser Slat, 1878. -- - WO WJILDIMO LOW, belongint to the estate of Mr. Joha Brown, for lease. None mots eligible for rammer residences In the ""Village by the Sea ? . . an S8-lt L. MKQINnIy, Executor. DATES OP ApVKItTISlKG. One Square one das,,.. ..'..v., ... fl ro ; i two daya,..-rf iv. ... v.r.. 1 60 . i ; three dajrs, . . . . ....... . . . 2 00 " v " tcrardaya,.... .... 2 fO . . " five days, 00 " -one week... 3 50 it: j; Two weeks,..;. ........ 5 00 " " . Tbreeweeks, M ". " Oneinonth. :. ..... .. 8 00 " . Two months:4....... 15 on ' " Three months.... Si 00 . - Six months, . .... 85 CO " One year 50 i0 ECoDtract Advertl-tn-.cnt taktn it piopor tiunately low rates. - Five squares estimated as a quBrtcrcolumri, ud tea squares as a halt column. . NEW ADVERTISEMENT?. Fashionable Styles! SOFT FELT HATS ! NATURAL ?A.NH8 j - - . : ' At-'janSS-tf HARRISOM & ALLEN'S -kaiierk 1 I i, n Talmas and Overcoats f gUT PfiW LEFT. SELLING J J i : AT LOW' PltlOltUS ! The TALMAS' at NflARLY HALF their worth. JantS-lt ' -V V . 'MtJntfOH ik C. . Watt Plows. ; FULL LINE OP ABOV3 NAMED - V Qf all kinds to fit, will always be found foe tale at Lowest Ma:ket P.ates at the New Hardware Store o ' . "s-J-l aa a. a J r-rr Lilly Favorite. HAT POPULAR FLOUR. FIFTY BARRELS JUST RECEIVED SOUND AND, SWEET, jahS8-8t. Su&Th LII LY & BRO. v , OUR OWN MAKE j Saddles ! and! Harness, j y ;-,Ui;Olf . EVERY DI?SCBJPTION, . Made or Repaired at r - Hay den & Grerhardt's. Third St.. between Market and Priacesa. 1an28-tr , Swedes Iron, . STEEL WEEDING HOES, TRACE CHAINS, Cotton Plow-Line?, Morse Collars, Ham en. Back Bands, Chain Links, English Iron Hoes, Sho vels, Spades, fcc. The -on !y core plete stock of Qenuine Hammered Swede lion in the Ut. - Also, a large stock of Plow Steel or. the way, all of which will be sold at the Lower t Priest at tne OU Katab lished Hardware House cr JOHN OAWON, ... jaaS8-tf,,' ; ; ;.: ; ,u W 30 and 91 Market at. ! at'stlie'Rean Why. ; via . .'llave not the high rent to pay for an up-town Store ; they have not the expense attached to a Retail Store; and that's the reason why they aeU Choice Groceries eo low. Conaipn aents of CoiiDtry Produce, Chickeni, Tnrkeja, Eggs. Fresh Pork, Ac. almost always en baad. Tarkeys fl 00 ; Butter iOc, 18c, 0c. . jaa as-ltD&W .:. . . : ; .. : No L.imlt ! Vtf Kcscrvutlou ! FIRST bFFERING IN SIX (6) MONTHS. WE : - AVE PREPARED FOR LOW FIGURES. .- : ,-. -.!.-.!. 4 ij ..j - 1 ; Real Estate at Auction ON TUESDAY, JANUARY SOrn, IKT.'aT 11 o'clock. A. M., we wUl sell, at Ezchanee Cor ner, A HOUSE (4 Reosae) and LOT, 33x75, npon A VALUABLE' UNIMPKOVEB LOT, 67x163. .upon South side of Orange, between fclxth and Se venth Streets CRONLY & MORRIS. 1an 28-lt i . ' Anct'rs. Cliange In : JBustncft. For pood And snfflcieot reaaons (to .he explained fo oar patrons, if ue eesaary), we propose, on and after the 8tn DAY OF JANUARY; 1877, to inaagurato a new mode of busi ness by selling our Stock of TO BACCO. SNUFF, CIGARS , and ' SMOKKR3' ARTICLES, for CASH OVER THE COUNTER, at LOW EST POSSIBLE PRICKS. ITiis at first may be a 11' tie incon venient to some of our patrons, but after a while will nndoabtedly work to the advantage of both buvrr and Li. seUan - This mode mnat. hn xlhorori iito if we cxpcci t continue. ; Stockholders of onr concern roar havo their accountskept. ; , jaaS8-tf O. PlGUTT, Molasses. Molasses. v , j Hhds CUBA MOLASSES, Y JQ Bbls SUGAR HOUSE V do IA Bbls NEA OKLE.NS do For sale 'iy KEROdiHaiH CALDER BROS jam 88 tc Salt. Salt. Salt. 3()00 aCU lVERr0 OL SALT. , 2000 d AR3H'8 UtOWN, For sale by , - , " r jau28 tf KEROHNER A CALDER BROS. Kero$eutQik Blue and Spirit Casts. 2(JB-la A No. 1 KEROSENE O..V, . 200 simlr casks' ' ".For sale by.'" " jan S8 i ' 1TBR01WEK A CAL1RR BROS. Oriental Powder. BIFLE, FALCON. SPORTINO.' 1 4 Wild Fowl Shooting uad Blasting. : A full supply on hand, . - For sate by jan8-tf KERCHNKR A O ALDER BROS. Housekeepers . SHOULD NOT LOSE THEIR TEMPRR WHEN naine FLOUR puffed up by WINDY ADVER TISEMENTS, but make up their minds in Ute FU-1 TUBE to use - ONLY THE BEST ! . And that PAR EXCELLENCE la PLANT'S EXTRA ! , The BEST Flour made in America. . , OWN BRANDS OF Favorite & White Eose ARB BETTER " V ' than most Brands sold in this market, and we offer them at VERY MODERATE PRICKS, But for thOBe who want and will have tbe $RBME-DE-LA-CREMB FLOUR, we eayue 1'LANTS EXTRA, AND DEFY THE WHOLE WORLD to Produce a Better, t CHAS.D. LITERS & Go. ! r 5 Jfc 7 North Front t. . jan 8j-rfDAW Review copy. , For Liverpool. . - The Nor. Barque RUT If, . ; coo tons. Will have disnateh as aaovoL For eot- loa room apply to tan )7-tr , nac WILLIAMS A MITRCIUSQN. fill 111 1 wmm i n ii 42'itwirjia3!i