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i- '-..a-"-...,,::.,., , .mil I ' III I I I ' I Mil 11 11 iMMiiiroiti.Miii M.i.rn.w -i : ' 1 ; 1 : : : i I ' ' i . ' . . . - . I J I , - - . . - i I By WI ATI H. BEBNABD. j- :t . ' ,; i. i . i i - rf WILMING TON. N. GJ: i vVednesuat Morning, Feb. 14, 1877. :' . ' - n j . THE WlfSTERN ASYI.VTB1. : TheJVVestern members of the Le gislaturortwo years ago were resolved on having- an asylum - for the insane ericte'd: in the Western part of the State.: r AVe remember reading with care a very elaborate and admirable Teport - of Dr. Engene Grissom, the" present excellent Superintendent , of the Raleigh Insane Asylum, in which he proved very satisfactorily, by facts and figures, that it was. much better-much cheaper to enlarge the present institution than to erect an other one elsewhere. His figures as to' the "economy of the former were simply unanswerable. .. .; Well, the Doctor's figures have been sustained in a most unexpected manner: It appears now that the new asylum building in course of erection at Morganton promises to be a very expensive and unmanageable affair. The Legislature or the State evidently "drew an elephant." CoL'.-Jno. W. Cameron, of Hills- boro. writes to the Recorder from Raleigh as follows: "The bill for the prosecution of the work on "the Western Asylum has developed a painful picture of extravagance where it was least to be expected. Additional pro vision wasdemanded for the insane. The West demanded the erection of the addi tional Asylum in that section,' and Morgan ton was selected as the site. 175,000 was appropriated with the expectation that lit tle more would be needed. The money is ' nearly all spent, and the building little ad vanced above the foundations. More and lareer aDDroDriations are asked, and from the magnitude and magnificence of the plans, there appears to be no limit to the future demands. "It is certain that the extravagant de mands will not be met Many members are willing to lose what is already spent rather than the State shall be led along step by step to the enormous amount ne cessary for the completion 01 me wort But it is more probable that it will be cur tailed 'to 'proportion s and cost consistent with the means or the ptate. SHEEP RAISING SHOULD BE PRO- . TBC1BD. We desire to supplement what we have already said with some facts which, are fc well, worth considering Virginia is now considering the ne cessity and utility of a dog-law so that sheep may be protected. 'We are quite surprised that the Old Do minion-is," like' our own . State, very much behind the age and enlightened legislation in this most important matter. The Richmond Dispatch, in an editorial upon the "Protection of Sheep," says: "The disposition of the Legislature has been heretofore unfavorable to any bill protecting sheep iromaogs, while all Know that if it was to protect sheep from wolves. if there were any about, they would go for the very last scaip. Ana yet dogs are more . destructive than wolves ever were, and are a heavy charge for., subsistence upon the community, while wolves never cost the 'settlements' much. - "The disposition of the people to go into sheep jalslntf grows stronger every year. and of course the ravages of dogs are in creasingthe evil growing more aggrava ting," the necessity for suppressing it be comes stronger. We shall see the proofs of the natural consequence in such cases: the determination of people to protect them ' selves. We shall hear of the free use of poisons and of dog-killing, and neighbor hood hostilities and strifes resembling con ditions of barbarism. It is understood to be the object of legislation to promote the security of i property and insure order within the boundaries of the State, and it I l vent .this state of things by the necessary enactments. J , "We never could see that there should lo uuuucodHuauij iiaiauVQ UUIV hU pre be any difficulty in the way of the perform ance oi this amy. Mere aemagogism shoultLnot be an obstacle to it. It iseasv to see how some persons of peculiar disno- sitions ana moderate aDiiity, as wen as merits, might Count upon a number of ca- nino fnnatitnpnts- hnt rprtdinltr lhir num bers should be too small to control the le- gislation of so civilized sivUized a State as Virginia." Ought dogs to be taxed ? That is the great question for North Caro lina. ; Ex-Gov. Letcher, of Virginia, a man of large experience and fine . abilities, says that dogs should be taxed, and he gives some admirable reasons for it. We propose to avail ourselves largely of a speech he made not long ago in the Virginia Legisla ture, for he represents. Rockbridge county in that body. He says: "As one of the means proper to be adont cd now, under the embarrassed condition of public affairs, a tax on dogs strikes me as wise, and suited to our present condition. It is our duty to adjust our revenue system so that unequal and onerous burthens shall not be imposed mi lands; that while they i , . i i . i . m ; snouiu uear iiieir iair uuruieoa, iaey snouia 1 not. bear more. : "In the State of Georgia great attention i has been given to sheep husbandry, and the i following facts are regarded as conclusively ' established: . 1. The average annual profits on the capital invested in sheep in Georgia is sixty-three per cent a better per cent. than is yielded by any other investment. 2. The average annual cost per head of keeping sheep is only fifty-four cents; The average cost oi raising a poana oi wool u fTwdwTildito ,b,e. and . third cent, per popnd.. . 3. An average ol seventy-lour lamns is raised f er every hundred ewes, notwith . . .... standing the ravages of dogs. a An averaee vield of unwashed wool in thP. Aheen is about three and a half pounds, which, at twenty-seven and a third cents net, gives an average clear income in wool from eaca sneep oi ninety-tour veuu. - k Th -rrrce Drice received for lambs sold to the butchers in Georgia is a dollar and eiehty-seven. cents. -The average price . of stock sbwp is two dollars and fifty-eight 6. The average price of ' mutton is re--3 at three dollars perliead. . --v - Imnnrtnnr fafitS. WhlChOaT0 7 and conclusively eBuunuc j 'IS. ..ve nflt.hfir investieationa nuv have been devoted to the question, partic ularly in some or tne Southern btates (Jeor&ia and Tennessee ana in rqny 01 the Western, Northwestern and Net' Jjng land States. The does are the principal. and most generally, the only obstaera to profitable and successful sheep- raising; and hence it is Chat in many parts dfofJT country.notwithstandiDg its immense value in the way.oi pront, sneep nave aiminisnea greatly in numbers. In tbe-year-18S0tbe; State of Virginia, oeioref fmeQianaemDer ment, had 1,043,269 BheepVwbile in 1870, after, her division. YireioiL&adiMil v. AXt, UU 11 WOW V K1U ia UUU WUJ WW , f , AK on1 Woct V roinia hoH nn n 55'; iVX7 Deme lu, less man sae oau leu years previously. Georgia, in I860,, had 512,618 sheep,but in 1870diad only 419,465, and according to her tax receivers, in 1873 had: only 819,823. California, in 1860, had 1,. 888,003, and between that lime and 187U the sheep had increased to 2,768,187, Ohio in I860 had 3,546.767, and in 1870 they had! Increased to 4,928,635, showing that In ten. years they had increased 1,381,868. '- in Missouri, in 1860, there were 037,445, ; and in 187U, 1,352,001. showing an increase of. 414,556. In the three last named States of Ohio, California and Missouri, if I am cor-' rectlf informed, the : legislation has been directed to the protection of sheep raising and, as a matter or course, sheep have greatly increased in numbers,' while ' In Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia and Ten- nessee they have, seriously diminished.- These are striking .facts jwcrthy of the most serious consideration, and, tbey.ap: to us for immediate inaefi. ; onr - . ; ', ,. , peal strongly Cient legislation "The dimculty of ascertaining the num ber of dogs is veryjgreat indeed, if it is" not impossible, in the several States herein-, before referred to. We find, ' however, that in Georgia from the same source from which the number of sheep in the State is obtained, that there are 99,415 dogs, , and that they destroyed between April 1st, 1871, and April 1st, 1875, 28,625 sheep. worth $73,852, or nine per cent, of the value of all thrsheep:1n the State. The Iose, therefore, is very serious and alarm ing, and should suggest the necessity and duty of providing means to insure protec-r tion to a most profitable and; valuable in terest tnat pays wen xor the amount in vested, as is clearly . shown by the facts hereinbefore presented. . - ', , v.r "But this is not the only .way in which sheep raising pays. We glean the follow ing facts from the report of the Commis sioner of the State of Georgia, a gentleman who seems to be- intelligent and well ! in formed in regard to the subject on which he writes, ana whose statements are, therefore, entitled to great weight He states: 'That 100 sheep regularly folded will fertilize so as to double the yield of crops, eight acres a year. At this rate, even the number at present in Georgia will fertilize annually 25,544 acres. Suppose this area were plant ed in cotton, and that without the sheep manure it wouia produce only hair of a bale of cotton per acre. The increase on that area would be 12,772 bales of cotton, worth $50 net per bale, $637,600." It follows, then, if there were two millions of sheep in that state, as there would be if sheep raising were properly protected, the increased pro duction at the rates stated would be $4,t 000,000. v....-'' -I',- ' - ' "If this bill shall fail to pass several members are awaiting its failure with the purpose of introducing local bills for their respective counties, firmly convinced that the protection of sheep and their increase can only be secured by such legislation . as is proposed in this bilL Is it not better, then, that legislation should be universal, operating throughout the entire State, than partial and special, as it would be if adopt ed in a portion of our counties only "There are eighteen or tweBty special laws now in force in our State, i with which the people are satisfied. These are enough, to demonstrate the wisdom of such legisla tion. Why not, then, have a general law which shall operate universally throughout the Stater -. . . .j Such a law will encourage sheep-rais ing, increase the wool-growing interest, add to our productive wealth, stimulate our in dustry, and provide means for the payment of our debts by the introduction of a sub ject of taxation that will yield a large reve nue ( not less than two hundred thousand dollars) and which has up to this time been exempt from a burden it can 1 bear, and should be made to bear. The object we have in view is most important, and every consideration of honor and honesty, and every obligation of public and personal duty demands that we should march boldly up to the work and do all in our power to demonstrate to the world that we intend to fulfill our promises in letter and spirit'' ': We cannot add anything to the force of these valuable statistics.' They I speak loudly to all legislators, . and they should arrest, too, the attention of every farmer. We may add that the new constitution .requires the Legislature to protect sheep -bus- bandry bv proper laws. Will our Legislature do its duty in regard to this important industry, or will tney through cowardice dodge f their re sponsibilities ? We will see. ; We note that recently Philadelphia manufacturers have been shipping to European markets cotton-prints frora. thirty establisKhiehlX: l4lso thirty establishments. Also samples of Texas, Louisiana and Caro lina cotton were sent, together- with samples of American railroad ", iron, spikes, stoves, nails, shovels, locks, tacks, hollow-ware and an assortment of hardware. These samnles make up a considerable portion of the cargo, and they are intended to intro- dace these staple American goods to the Italian markets. These samples will be distributed upon arrival at Leghorn to the Chambers of Com merce and other public commercial bodies in that city, and also in Turin, Genoa, Florence, Rome, Naples, Pa lermo and Messina. The direct cot ton print exportation to Italy Is in- tended to forestall . a circuitous ; ex portation now going on in those articles from this' conntrv to1 Man- Chester, and thence to Italy, : where the goods are sold as English manu-T factures. ;.ir rl :.y7' Home envsrnment wtMJii'int. tai WM 30 per cent, greater than it tax was 30 per cent. greater than it , . -. a- ... ..... a m laavwAMV. in l 1 rr ) nr. a. waa last year, au aoo, per cent, greater; in 1874, 115 per cent, great- er; in 1875, 42 per cent, ereater Sneh ' - differences speak, volumes for the g6r . . . . , vernment under the control o( honest uat" w".e!, xr- v"iaiuJ " aDU hiMnaai nf that. igmaf.ha-nls . -ift ' i yv nav consulates a otater' a A returning board of ..four, with fce by the-lobby, working in the ator Cameron, you had a great deal llfatSffaS Madison Wells at . the head, accord- txJS. baVe olMwed myxample, if Xealfo : f no PnhliMn Ai " ' fM, TH,Wa V g108t an . If"J - VOUngerj man. ?everal Of will Be sold at the Lowest Prices at tie Old Bstab- ing to the Kepublican definition. i fair bill to compel them to - estab" : " " - to I feb nw"9HOT8lfi4 "S Sd smLtotst. TKfl'flim4K Aupmblv of Florida I a asa&soluUon last Saturday de- f. f .... ftv.i u clarin t four ID11I1UU AjIUIKIISIU bonds unconstitutional, nail and void. TysiTevlyjesjrery pleasantmemories of Littlefield bonds in North Caro Una. We-think-M. Sr L. will find Florida 4be uitima4hule of his bond business. ; ! "The Aldermen of Newyorkcity .receive ,wwv eacu pci auuuw. Each member o the Board r6f Alder men and Board of , Audit of the .city of -Wilmington ,will receive 4,000 ap plieaUoaas for office .whicb is much mot eonctforting; f The. Concord brass band is making commendable progress in their efforts id 'prodHce'a5 "Concord of 1 sweet sounds. ' PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, 1 New Plan (or Chooatns Them. y;00perstiiwn X.)Jfree-. 0ts&'or S.''"'M.: , , -; Shaw, aemocrat of .marked in- flqence in. State matters, suggests tbe following method for choosing Presi dential electors,' much like that of fered in the House of Representatives on "Wednesday, by Mr. Maisb, of Pennsylvania84- f "Let. the votes be cast directly for Presdent and Vice President, and On each ballot let there be printed also the names of the. requisite num ber of electors! divide the whole number of ' votes cast in - each State for the several candidates- by the number of electors to which such State is entitled, and that gives the ratio for each elector; ' then ascertain the: number of electors to which each candidate is entitled, and give certifi cates to those - so chosen ; who ! stand first ion the tickets, or let the requisite number be drawn from a box by some btate othcer .designated to per form that duty. The practical ope ration in .thisStateat the late election would be t aa r-' follows Whole number of votes cast, 1,011,- 156 : r number rof electors,) 35; - ratio, 28,890: Tilden, who received 521,949 votes, would be entitled to 18 electo ral votes; and Hayes, who received 489,207 votes,, wouid , be , entitled to 17 electoral votes. . Some of the ad vantages of this mode of choosing the President occurring to us are these; The popular voice of the peo ple would be respected, and the ma jority, would rule; a minority candi date iwould hot be inaugurated; the minority in each btate, if large enough to entitle - it to an elector, would be represented in the Electoral College; therewtjUldbe more fair ness shown at the election, for the inducements to 'practice fraud would be largely decreased ; the motive for carrying a- btate election,' held a few months before f the Presidential elec tion,' would be far less; there would be less nnhealthful excitement; re turning boards . would be done away with,!as j now organized in a few of the ctates. ' The IiObbr of Coozren. - ; j ; Baltimore 'Sun. Practically there appears to be three houses of Congress the Senate, the House of Representatives and the lobby. The lobby is organized, and is said to be recognized, inexcusably enough, by . the . other , two. bodies. Its members are self-elected, whether men or women, and appear to be composed of very indifferent mate rials. ! N"evertheless they act as if they were" the accredited agents of Congress, and it is said to be difficult to get a hearing from tnat body ex cept through these middle men and women," which is very much to the discredit of Congress if it be true. No national legislative-body in the civilized world except-the American Congress permits the avenues of ap proach to it to be in the hands of such agentsv- Tb ere is an English ' law regulating tbe practice Detore com mittees of Parliament, the adoption I of which here would? effectually dis pose of these birds of prey. An acl prey. An act was introduced in the Senate, and also in the House, about two years ago, having in view the extinction of the lobby, but both or tnem disap peared. Two-thirds oFthe lobby are said to be better fitted for penal in stitutions than tbe Capitol. If Con gress' must have a lobby it should at least insist tnat it snouia De ot a re- spectable character. If agents must be employed - to secure - tne atten tion of the Representatives, of the peonle to the : business Of their .constituents. Congress should insist that tljey should; ba at . least honest ana -intelligent;-' it men wno nave business in Congress must engage lobbyists, as faen do lawyers to pre sent ftheir case in court, .Congress should, like the courts, drop from the roll of those attorneys all persons of a disreputable character. The mem bers of the lobby are sd now to be operating in great force, both on the Senate and House of HeDresentatives. I Jn-the latter body they have become so persistent as to obtrude themselves 1 m large numbers on the floor of the House, and on a late occasion so ; crowded it. that members were much Aoated. The pper w. T&.SW i everv ium uu buhuilcu to vpie for this or that measure. Kepresen- m . . . . . u tativtf Uurham; of Kentudky, deserves .1 iu J a: -3 Z M. T . " 1" 1 creuit, ior nis courage in maicing I . . n 1. V.. 13 C i . a uiuyo w uiear me uoor ui memoers ot the tnird nouee, out still they come, women included. The Texas . and i VSVMem jl aomo loopy are saia to oe ! tDB nrevailincr nniSftnrft in the Hnnsa! i "iey Aivaiieu, ii no? exceed- cu m uumoera, appliances and lmou- sinkine fund to provide tor ine pay- ment of principal and interest of the United States bonds issued to them. ls the interest of decency and honest legislation Congress ought at once to ftee itself Jfrom thiscrymg disgrace. TWINKLINGS. a J . v, o. nisi 7?z puUican thinks that the English sparrows Larea nuisauce, and that it woum De a gooa thing if they were killed off. - If it Were not for experiments in science nothing would ever be learned; at least this was the opinion of the Newark man who asked his wife to put her tongue to a cold lamp-post. Summing up the, work of the. Electoral Commission up to date, the New York Herald declares that there is little hope left for the Democrats. f Is there any hope left for popular government? Norristown Herald : "A Ken tucky lady lias asked for a divorce on the ground that her husband is not a Christian. If the poor man can't become a Christian except by a separation from his wife, let her have a divorce bv all meafls." Italy has declared its seventeen i - . t ; universities open to women, and Switzer land, Norway, Sweden and Denmark have taken s 9. high. similar action. - While mrance nas the Sorbonne to women, and Russia hicrhpRt nnhrtnla vf mpHif.infi and Slirererv Twa well dieters weie at work in Bloomincton. 111., and had. after reach- ine forty feet, beeun to bore deeper with. a, drill. Huddenly there was an outburst or gas, which was lighted by the flame of a candle and the explosion killed both of the men. ' . The Courier des Mats Unis thinks that the rascalities of the Louisiana returning board prove that all human affairs hang upon eventualities, and it would tnere- f ore be hazardous to predict the final result perhaps a returning board in the peni tentiary. The Thdianapolis Sentinel fears that the end is not yet, and declares that those who thought that the Electoral Com mission would brine the question within the narrowest possible limits, "have count ed chickens before they were hatched." it may be so. ; 1 he fact that but two actors can be found to enjoy the luxurious sur roundings of the Forrest Home isa grander monument to the dramatic profession in this country than the generous tragedian dreamed of when he made his bequest Cincinnati Commercial. Hiverybody has read the story ot Henderson, the man who, last summer, swallowed a cherrystone, which, refusing to 'become dislodged, has, while in his stomach; grown into a small cherry tree. The man who wrote the story is a relative oi ueorge Washington, who refused to cut tbe tree down. Nearly 20,000 alligator skins are yearly used by the boot and shoe manufac turers in the United States. Only portions of the hides arc serviceable. These are Sacked in strong brine, and shipped to the orthern tanner, who keeps them under treatment from six to eight months, when they are ready for use. A; meek-eyed married man of fered as a test at a spiritual seance, that the medium: name the articles in his wiles upper bureau drawer. The medium said the spirit would repeat the contents of Webster's Dictionary, or any other light task, but that life was too short to attempt the task proposed, and the rash proposer was bustled out of the hall. PERSONAL.. une sentence in Jivarts' argu ment on the Honda vote contained 361 words, r It W-ould be impolitic for the Democracy to pitch into Judge Bradley at this stage "of the proceedings. Chicago journal. Nilsson is in Vienna. Carlotta Patti is at Leipsic. Mile. Titiens is singing in Ireland, bauret, the violinist, has gone to uermany. , - iieecner nas not sunerea so much in reputation that the Governor of Michigan is not "proud to introduce him to a .Detroit audience. - Mr. Corcoran, the wealthy Washington banker, is the son of an Irish man, and he made most of his money as financial agent of the govern meat during ine mexican war. Mr. Wladgslaus Schawczuga has just been naturalized at Pittsburgh. Let this De remembered when Mr. o. comes before the Electoral Tribunal of the future as an ineligible elector. If David Dudley Field should go to the place the Republican papers are recommending mm to, he will not need an overcoat. ; It is astonishing how Republi cans natetoseea nepuDiican rogue im paled. ! : John Stevens ran away from his wife in Elmira thirty-four years ago. Re cently she discovered him :in California, wnere ne naa accumulated siuo.ooo and another wife. She is willing be should re tain tbe second wife, but she demands a third of his fortune, and is likely to get it. Samuel J. Bailey, a religious convert' in Binghamton, N. Y., became crazed by excitement. He read about the death of Mr. Bliss at Ashtabula, and thought that to send. persons to death in that way would insure their salvation. He misplaced a switch on the Erie Railroad close to a bridge, and a train would have been wrecked, with an awful loss of life, naa not tne act oeen discovered in time. Senator Cimeun'i Widow. A Washington correspondent thus tells th,o story of Senator Cameron's widow, who values him to the amount of $50,000: Senator Simon Cameron was sitting in the Senate to-day, with his hair in several directions and his legs in two, when a page brought a card to him. "Let him come in here." said the Senator, and a sharp-faced young fellow walked up to the Senator's mahogany desk and handed a paper to mm. ine senator looted sur- J prised; opened the paper looked I more surprised; read the paper I looked surprised all over. Senator I Cragin looked over Cameron's shoul I der. and ' lav hack in his own p.hair '? " :." sun, urougut ny juary d. Uli- ver, to the amount of $50,000.' The 1 news spread rapidly. All the old I 1 A Doys came over to congratulate i oimon.; vones,oi JNevaaa, laid hands I ! t . ..... on his head in a kindly way, and said. "Bless vou. mv bov. it. isn't. evr man mat has 50,000 worth of aifec- 1 tinn at WfnnlTr -. Cx- unrisuancy stood at easy distance condemmnsr distance and said. Sen- conerratulate the Senator from Penn sylvania, but he objected, and they remained to condole. To his friends. the Senator, pronounced it a black mailing job.- His suitor is a godd lookiBg young Pennsylvania widow, whom tbe Senator befriended by pro curing her a situation in the Treasury Department. The complaint is a definite and somewhat specinc state ment of the widow's -wooing. f AN APPSAL FOB TUK COLOKBJI ORPHANS TO GOVj. ilA3IPTON. ' Belief Promptly Extended when Ask ed for In tbe Rlgnt Way. Special dispatch to the New s and Courier.! Columbia., Feb. 11. It will be remembered that when Gov. Hampton took charge of the Penitentiary and Lunatic Asylum, upon the representation of the super intendents that they had no provis ions or money for their further main- tenance, an appeal was maae in De- naii or a tmra Dtaie lnsimuxion me Colored Orphan Asylum,' which was in like straightened circumstances. Gov. Hampton refused to respond to that appeal, on tbe ground that the trustees and ofheers ol the Asy lum refused to recognize him as Go- yernor, wnue tney sougni nis assist ance as such. jLhe matter was drop ped at that point; but the officers of the Asylum, finding that further de-' lay of such recognition would necesf sitate tne closing oi tne ; institution at an early day, determined to change their tune, and JSash, the chairman of the board of trustees, yesterday made a formal written application to Governor Hampton, addressing him as Governor. : again soliciting aid, which was at once granted in the form of a check for one thousand dollars, which will be sufhcient to meet the necessary expenses of the institution for some time to come. , The Hon. A. H. .Stephens. Washington, Feb. 1 1. To-day is the sixty-fifth "birthday of Hon. Alexander H. btephens. 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Samples of the above books, all well nrinted d uuuuu, uiu iuuBt 01 taem pronounced by the press flww "u miuiu to De gems 01 typographical beau ty, may be seen at the office of The Observer. to those disposed to canvass for THE OBSER VER And nrerenHner mnnav n 1.. liberal commissions will be paid, to be deducted by vcut.cMwuug .cui icviu uia rtuoittances. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTIOX-IN ADVANCE. Dally, one year, mail postpaid. ; . . . . : air mranttia 8 00 three months, Weekly, one year, mail postpaid 4 00 .3 00 3 00 six months. CSfSDecimen conies of theDaiiV r.Vw'0Mvi n 1 00 copie UVU1 III.' 1u aypiMMxMtu. AQaress THE OBSERVER, Jan-tf . Raleigh, N. C. Tho - Change in Easiness Inaugurated by us on, the 8th DAY OF JANUARY. 1877, continues in full force and effect -on the 8th DAY FEBRUARY, 1877, and is working to our mutual advantage. Goods sold at LOWEST POSSI- bub, jriuuisa xx a UASil, over the counter, by D.PIGOTT, i Tobacconist. febS-tf Fresh Arrivals. 1 HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SUPPLY OF SWEET FLORIDA ORANGES and ASPINWALL BANANAS, the largest and finest flavor that come to this market. CaU and try them at my Fruit and Confectionry Stores. 8. Q. NORTHROP, jan 84-tf Noa. 84 and 35y Market street.' ' Swedes Iron, O TEKL WEEDING HOES, TRACE CHAINS, BUSINESS CARDS. A ADBL4JT. : ; h. voujuis VOLLERS, Mini an ,i& Corner Front and Dck St., ' WItHINCTON, N. CI. WHOLSSALB 6ROCSHZ IN AT.T, IT BRANCHES. Conatrv merchants will do well bv calling on na and examining our stock,.. . npy J9-tf Cotton (&Ni?Stores Woody :0urriQ, i31 General Commission , Mercliants WH.MINGTONrJI.,,C. , ep-QUiCK lBALE8 AND PEOMPJ? EETUKNS. Attorney at1 ELIZABETHTOWK.N. CV July 7-D&Wtf '- : - : - -V': .- I i WHOLESALE AND RETAIL- lit Dealers in Cooking & Heating Stoves a in ana BiieeiAroii ware, Aoiue Irnishing Goods &c., '" ' dec 15-tf WLLMLNQTON, N. C. at CLYDE'S New York and . WUmiDgtpi& Steamship MLine. ine steamer Si ! Capt. WAKELEY, WILL-SAIL" FROM NEW YORK ON SATURDAY, February JO, To be succeeded by Steamer REGULATOR, ' On W EDN BSD AY, FebTT4 STShippers can rely upon the PROMPT SAILING or steamers as advertised. t SAILING" FROM WILMINGTON SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY. . For Freight Engagements apply to A. I. CAZAUX, Agent, ' , WILMINGTON, N. C. WM. P. CLYDE & CO., General Agents, 6 Bowling Green or Pier 13 N. R., " feb9-tf New York. Baltikore & Wilming ton, N.C. Steamship Lin e . . The Steamer ZD. Capt. PRICE, 1 WILL SAIL FROM BALTIMORE ON SATUKDAY, February lO, To be succeeded by Steamer RALEIGH. f3TShippers can rely upon the PROMPT SAILING of Steamers as adverfised. O mi from PHILADELPHIA, and PROMPT DISPATCH Guaranteed. For Freight Engagements apply to ... a( D. CAS A UX, Agent, WILMINGTON, N. C. EDWIN FITZGERALD. General Agent, Corner Lee and Light Streets, feb 9-tf - Baltimore. POWDER Kentucky Rifle Powder Blasting wder. Deer Powder. A Large Supply Constantly ou ITand, Manufactured by ... the Celebrated HAZARD POWDER COMPT, f FOR SALK BY " J 'V s--tn. WILL ARD ' BEOSiv dec.l4-tf AGENTS, WILMINGTON, N.'C. SPORTSHEip ? Oil-Tanned Moccasins BOOT MOCCASINS, M. - SHOE PACKS, r ' ' ' LADIES' MOCCASINS, and . . CAMP SLIPPEBSi made from carefully elected stock, in the best ma n ner, at prices to suit the times. Send for Circular and Pricelasto.' " ' , , MARTIN 8, HOTCHINGS : P. O. Box 888, -oct rr-D&Wtf Dover, New Hampshire. WE ARE AGAIN OFFERINQ TO j OUR: friends and the public generally,' FOB CASH, OWtIHE,! ' ; Or in 1 Excnanard for' ' Cottoni1 i next Fall, the well known andlpopular Commercial f ertilizer, i -t. s ; '--t. ft -3 . . 4 t Raw Bone Super Phosphate; Terms and prices made known on application." uiu iuemurauuum uuukh tuiu cvrtmcates iurnunea. Great inducements offered to parties wanting large lots. - f YICK A MEBANE, Ji feb 4-DAWSm - AgaawT : t M Can't be made by every agent every tOiPi&Wy month in the business we furnish, m id hot a di tot dui inoee willing to work can easily earn a aozen aoiiars a oay neat im their owa locali ties. Have no room to ezDlala here. Business tlea- Bant and hocorable. ' women, and boys and gins do as well as men. We will furnish you a complete Outfit free. The business pays better than anything else. We will bear expenses Of starting yoo.- Par ticulars free. Write and see. Farmers and mecha nics, their sons and daughters, and ail classes in need oi paying work at home, should write to tw and learn all about the work - at once. Now is the time. Dont delay Address Tstra So Co.. Augusta, Maine. ! -v;'' jr,leDft-4Jnf i . A Lucrative Busines CLASS HBWINGIACHlMt AeiiJT" AND SOO MKN OF KNKHcy jY'i is was wan e w nitiKK e.. ' OF SELLING SBW1NO RlAcniEs COMPENSATION LIBERalX?, KYlNfi AOCOBD1NO TO ABll." CHARACTER' & tUALlPiCArii ' OF THE AGENT. FOlt PAllV.V" LAB8, ADDIiESS r,l. 'WilsoiSewiBflacMne Co., m,m 88T tfe 829 Broadway, New York, or NewOrU J Afifi a week in your jpwn town. Tenna WW ot outfit free. nd $5 H. HALLETT A CO. AOKnAAYBAB. AGENTS WivT- our ttreat Combination . Prog.,0 representins r 150 PISTINCT BOOKS wanted everywhere. Tbe Biggest i-i.? Ever Tried, bales made from this VUne single Books faiL AlsoAgents wanted MAGNIPIOKNT FAMILY BIBLES sL ? 0l" all others. With Invaluable ILLUSTRAT n iV OUU UJk LMAm. vuivuiuui . A UCBO JjOAkaKo . u World. Full particulars free. AddregR u,:alue Publishers, PhUaffi 610A DAY AT HOME, Agents wanted ' 9l At and terms free. lea- OK BXTRA FINK MIXED CARD 8, withal JZD 1 cents., post-paid. L. JONES & CO n16' $55 td $77 Augusta, Mainel :. : ' m, &f(('A MONTH to Active Men seliimTT bOUU Letter opying Book, ls0 pS ter used. ' SampUTcopy worth 3 00 tree k ' i stamp for circular. .EXCELSIOR M'J'a on c jMaqison, ana last uearporn street, CmcAQn'' J er day at home. Samples wnh .. ia. bTTJf SOW & CO.. Portias i The Little Rock and Fort Smith RAILWAY -Has for Sale Farming Lands, 3razlng Lands, Prutt Lands Vin. Lands, Coal Lands, Wood Lands, some PraM Lands, Bottom Lands, and Uplands, on TERHwTr SUIT THE PURCHASER. SIX PER CEOT it rest en deferred -payments. TEN PER CENtX count for cash. s Jfer full particulars, maps aadnMn" raosT E X T R i O It DIN A R Y 11 terms of advertising ABEOWKKKD TOB HKWSPAPIE8 IN THE BTATI 61 . r NORTH CAROLINA. Send for list of papers and schedule of rates ka dress GEORGE P. ROW ELL & CO., AdSi THE SNEIDER BREECH-10ADIM SHOT, C3-TJT. Prices,' $50 OO to 250 00. MUZZLE-LOADING GVh " ALTERED TO BREECH-LOADING Prlcee, $40 00 to $100 00. Clark & Sneider, ' MANUFACTURERS. ' : ? ' 814 West Pratt Street, i .' f -. . ; : - Baltimore Send for Catalogue. . - dec22-D&W'ti T OLLEY'S FINE .ENGLISH Breech - Loading' Guns, We have for many years, with great success, mafc a specialty of building Fine Breech-Loading Goaf to the special instructions of individual sportsmen Making for a large and select trade enables as to give greater care and attention to the fitting, shoot ing and general finish of our Guns than can be given to those Guns bought by the retaL trade from manufacturers who produce for a general market. We solicit the patronage of those sportsmen who are judges of Fine Guns and who know the imDor- tance ot having their Guns made to fit them. we are prepared to accept orders to build Gun of any weight, gauge, proportion or style. t Bbahd. , ; i .. Price. PIONEER;.: aU. -.i.:'.:. AS GoldL TOLLEY.. 90 " STANDARD .j. 115 " ri A.1 1UJX Ali.. 140 CHALLENGE.... 180 . PARAGON..; .. 2S5 Full Hluatrated particulars with references tn instructions for self measurement forwarded on ap plictdon. i J. & W. TQLLET, .. Branch Office, 81 William Street, New York. Manufactory, Pioneer Works, Birmingham, Bap ;-. dec 14-DJtW tf - . ! M ETALLIC CARTRIDGE. MILITARY, HlH "CBEKDMOOR" RIFLES ; . EXCEL ALL OTHERS IN ACCU ! 1 ? RACY, STRENGTH AND j: .. . ;J ,.; SAFETY.. - No Premature Discharge Ever Occurs Every Rifle warranted good shooter, . Calibn 40,44 and B0-190 of;an inch, and of any desired length; Charge ( powder from SO to 105 grains. Weight el balls from 230 to 64 grains. Stock, plain; also Pistol grip and checked. Sights: plain; Globe and Peep SightsV.Vernier with interchangeable fr; sights and Wind-gauge. Every variety1 of se munition for above guns, constantly on hand. ' ' Prices from $30 to $123-. SHARPS-septSl-DAWTtf RIFLE COMPANY, . Bridgeport, Coaa High-Bred Dogs ELnGLISH, IRISH AND GORDON SETTKB3 of the Choicest Blwod, with guaranteed pedigrees. .., . ! Fpr sale by E. P. WELSH, York,Pena , BOv7-D4Wtf . Pure Bred Setter PupR t.1 .; ! .. "'-.r."i ., -' i For Sale. Sired by THE recently importk - VERACK Dog "DON," who is own brothe "Nelly," sad "Prince." So far as figures made public, this is the highest priced dog, witn single exception of Mr.1 Burgess "Rob HJ !? imported. , These celebrated dogs were sred Laverack's "Moll IU."by his "Dash II " JJ? which pair more prize winners were bred tbaBff any pair which ever existed. They have a VfZ running back for eighty years witheet a if""; "Queen," the dam of thesoiups is apnre Gordo" out of "Bess," she out of "Polly" by Duke of got don, eired by Stoddard's Duke, he by "Ranger. oi of Lord Edgereomb's "Belle," Ranger by -tki j.ent, - tae great prize winner. . The PupsVere born August 3d, 1876. Price -; each, boxed and delivered at.Express Office in ru adelphia., - - , Address '.::.,,' ' . .:.iJi.:-t m.. VU Ji"'L a. vu n)t""L . Delaware City, sept 33-DAWtf E.Artis, T7ASHIONABLE BARBER, ' i JD Front Street, under Purcell Hoa, r T7lr-f!nfHnc Shmttiff tmil flhiimnooinS - . Atteattve and polite Barbers always ready t1 upon csatomers. . i ... 5 - 061 1 fha hla.hpal' fit v In nf tliA art. it styn s '- a, S' Record er counttes. Suaseriptios price $3 50 per Published weekly. - I ' W ' JOHN D. CAMERON, octk-tf . . Eentos and Propriewr- f
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