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THE MORNING STAB. By WM. H. BERNARD. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT MONDAYS. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION IN ADVANCE : Due year, (by mall) postage paid, fj 00 Six months, " " 00 Three months, " " " Fg One month " ........... 1 00 To City Subscribers, delivered in any part of the city. Fifteen Cents per week. Oar City Agents are not authorized to collect for mere than three months in advance. OUTLINES. , Packard has addressed a second letter to tbe President; he attempts to show that the Democrats are defying the Commission. The Nicholls Legislature have passed a series of pacificatory resolutions. Gen. Ha wley thinks the Commission may remain another week; if it fails to secure a harmonious adjustment, it will report the same to the President, who will remove the troops from the State House. The Nicholls House has caucused favorably on the plan which will exclude seven members seated, as subject to contest; this will make the House G2 Democrats, 57 Republicans. Business flat on the London Stock Ex change. i The supporters of the Tich- borne claimant, numbering 100,000, are threatening to march to the House of Com mons to present a petition for his release; the Government has the troops in readiness for an emergency. Russia will declare war on the 21st.; the Russian army will ad vance in three columns. Tweed has made a confession; it implicates a large number, Oakey Hall among them, who shared in all the profits whilst Mayor. - Reports upon condition of tbe wheat crop received at the Department of Agriculture from 1,868 counties; taken altogether the report is favorable. Banks complain of glut of silver; the United States Treasury will pay all sums in silver under five dol lars when requested, but otherwise in one dollar bills. Great excitement in New York over Tweed's confession. - New York markets: Money easy at 22 per cent; gold weaker at 106S107; cotton dull, llllf cents; strained rosin dull, $2 05; spirits turpentine heavy, 34 cents. Latest By Mail. AMOI-HER STEP FORWARD. No more federal Troops for Crooked Whiskey Raids. By Telegraph to the Journal of Commerce. Washington, April 16. The influence of President Hayes' Southern policy is penetrating and renovating the various departments of the government. In February last the Commissioner of Internal Revenue appealed to Fresideut Grant, through Secretary Morrill, for United States troops to aid in the operations against illicit distillers in the States of North Carolina and South Caroli na, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. President Grant endorsed this ap peal, directing the General of the array to furnish the necessary force, and it was so furnished and used un til after President Hayes assumed the control of affairs, when the Com missioner of Internal Revenue be came convinced that it did not com port with the principles of a Repub lican Government to use the army to collect the taxes; so he issued a cir cular to Collectors of Revenue in whose district troops were stationed, notifying them that in consequence of Congress having appropriated $40,000 for the purpose of breaking up illicit distillation in the States above named, the United States troops would no longer be employed for this purpose, but, instead, an in creased number of deputy collectors would be allowed for this purpose. So the troops have been again with drawn. Tlie Fight for the Speakership. New York, April 16. The Herald, discussing the speak ership of Congress during the coming extra session, is fully convinced that the office must fall to a Democrat, and resents the rumors of bargains that have been put in circulation. The editor says: "We refuse to be lieve that President Hayes is inspir ing any clique respecting the Speak ership, or that he is a party to any bargain for gaining a Republican Senator from Louisiana as the price of withdrawing the troops from that State. If he should act from any other motive than a sense of right and regard fori his constitutiopal ob ligations, he would forfeit the confi dence of the country. The election of the Speaker is no proper business of his, and we are persuaded that he will hold himself aloof from attempts to influence it. Mr. Garfield will probably be the Republican candidate, and this mark of honor will give him prestige and influence as the Republican leader in the House. All the indications point in t.bf nomination of Mr. Randall bv the Democratic caucus, aud nothing i mnm p.Rrtain than that the candi date of the Democratic caucus will ha t.hp. nfiYt. Sneaknr. The World this morning publishes a table of the political complexion of the next House of Representatives, a tdtal of 149 Democrats and 144 Republicans, leaviner a Democratic I C7 majority of 5. There are 15 Demo cratic contestants for seats and 6 Re publican contestants. lutorestlne to merchants. A case has come up before Judge Buxton, at Wake Court, 'involving the legahtyof wie merchants pur chase tax. The Judge decided that the tax imposed upon goods, " the product of one of the United States, other than North Carolina, the said tax being i of 1 per cent., "is obnoxi ons to the constitutional objection stated in the complaint, and is there fore illegal and ought not to be col lected. I am strengthened in this opinion by what I conceive to be legislative construction of this act to that effect, as the present Revenue Act omits tbe discrimination com 1 HE VOL. XX. NO. 23. plained of, and taxes all purchases in or out of the State alike. "As to the remedy by injunction, the act of 1864 -'65 expressly author izes it see page 32, act 1865. In deed, it would seem to be futile to refer an injured party for redress to that branch of the State government which inflicted the injury. If the courts can't remedy tbe injury, it will remain unredressed. "It is adjudged by the court that the defendant, Jeremiah J. Nowell, be perpetually enjoined from collect ing of the defendant the said tax of of 1 per cent., hereby declared illegal.' Spirits Turpentine. - Senator Ransom is at Raleigh. Rev. H. T. Hudson, of Shelby, is sick. Corn is scarce at $1 a bushel at Danbury. The Grangers will start an organ at Greensboro. Reidsville has a new graveyard. May it be hard to fill. Tom Evans gets up the best pa per of its size in the State. The public buildings and grounds of Morganton are badly kept. The Concord Methodist ladies will hold a necktie festival this week. Col. J. J. Hickmau, of Kentucky, the noted temperance lecturer, is at Raleigh. The State Council, Friends of Temperance, meets at King's Mountain in June. The Episcopal ladies of Golds boro had a dime party last week and real ized over $50. Moses Stoup, Esq., aged 83, died in Alabama March 30. lie was born in North Carolina. We hope the Torchlight has not ceased to burn. It has not throw any light this way in a fortnight. The Morganton "old folks" have just had a successful concert. It was all about a hundred years ago. Reidsville Times : There are sixty-five spriDgs within the corporate limits of Chapel Hill, N. C. Reidsville is immensely excited over the tremendous question "Who shall be the Queen o' tbe May." In Surry and Stokes counties fourteen tobacco factories have been seized for not complying with the law. Captain Pender, one of the most popular citizens of Tarboro, fractured his collar bone a few nights ago by a fall. A trustworthy negro man by the name of Armistead is on trial at Greens boro for robbing the mail. No one believes he is guilty. The little article on " church bells." copied into " an exchange" and credited to "an exchange,", appeared first in the Stab. Glad to see that our friend J. J. Stewart, editor of Salisbury Examiner, has been nominated for Mayor. We hope he will be elected. Shelby Sunny Side : Judge Cloud sent one man to jail, for two years, because be snapped a pistol at an officer who had him under arrest. Lewis Weill and William Holly were found guilty of manslaughter at Union Court, and sentenced by Judge Mc- Koy to ten years iu the penitentiary. Young Hefner writes back from Illinois to his father, in Iredell, to send him $45 to get home again. He is suffi ciently amused with the "far West." Sunny Side: Hon. R. B. Vance has been invited to deliver an address at tbe temperance celebration, at Patterson's Springs, on Saturday, the 12th of May. Raleigh Observer : Gov. and Mrs. Vance have been invited to the open ing of the International Exhibition at the Centennial grounds, Philadelphia, May 10. Mr. George A. Dick, son of Judge Dick, of Greensboro, and Miss Dockery, daughter of Col. Oliver H. Dock ery, of Richmond county, were married on 13th inst. The Morganton Blade says that the great mass of citizens in our State, un der thirty-five years of age, are practically unfitted for the rights of citizenship by rea son of the war and their own consequent ignorance. Two negro wenches broke into Richardson's warehouse at Reidsville, and, tearing up the Tilden and Vance flag, decorated their persons. They were arrest ed, and are now taking their ease in tbe county jail. Thos. J. Sumner, of Henderson county, charged with killing Tol Louis in 1865, and whose case was removed to Bun combe, was recently tried in Asheville and convicted of manslaughter. An appeal has been granted. 4 1 Charlotte Observer; A small lot of ore was assayed at the Mint yesterday, which showed the very remarkable yield of $2,000 worth of gold to the ton of ore. The officers of the Mint were not allowed to tell where it came from. Rev. Mr. J. R. Long, of Hay wood, and Rev. Mr. N. R. Price, of Knox ville, editor of the Holston Methodist, will, in August next, open the Female College in Asheville, which has been closed as a school for a number of years. The Reidsville Times says that Jackson Penn, an old gentleman living near the line, about Penn's Store, was found dead tbe other day where be bad gone to feed the hogs. He was lying dead with his walking cane gripped in bis hand. Shelby Sunny Side : Judge Cloud sent a colored youth to the peniten tiary for ten years for an attempt at rape on the body of a white child seven years old. The Judge said he was sorry that the law would not allow him to hang the vil lain. Morganton Blade: Mr. N. L. Beach, at Happy Home, writes us that re cently a valuable gold mine has been dis covered by Wm. Bailey, on the land of Alex. Abernethy, some five miles east of Icard Station, on the Western N. C. Rail road. Reidsville Times: Mr. Moore, a schoolmaster in Caswell county, has the longest moustache. It can reach around his head and back again and tie in a knot over his mouth. Mr. Moore teaches in the morning and walks with the ladies in tbe evening. Morganton Blade says; The ad ' vanee guard, together with the engineers of MORNING WILMINGTON, the Massachusetts Colony, have arrived, and are now surveying the lands upon which the Colony is to locate on Linville, and making other necessary arrangements for the Colony. The Newbern Nut Shell tells of a hen who layed two eggs, one, weighing 3 ounces and measuring 5 inches one way and 7i-the other, being laid on one day, and the second, weighing only 60 grains and measuring only 2 inches every way, being laid the next day. This is the way T. E. greets a new subscriber to bis bright little paper: It was Albert Murray the old sheriff the best grit in Alamance who waltzed cheer fully forward with the money and said he wanted the Reidsville limes. He enquired affectionately after Ned Pace. Charlotte Democrat: Judge A. A. McKoy is holding the court in Union county, and is one among the best Judges in tbe State. As a lawyer and a public man in the Eastern part of the State he always stood in the front rank, and as a Judge he will always he found just and upright. Miss Bertha Schultz, of Golds boro, has sued Mr. Joseph Edwards, of the firm of A. & J. Edwards, dry goods dealers of that city, for alleged breach of promise, claiming?$5,000 damages. The parties are well known Hebrews. The Messenger says the defendant was bound over in the sum of $10,000. Stokes county can boast of at least one of her citizens. He is the father of twenty-two children, fourteen of them being born at seven births. He raises the finest tobacco aud the largest crops pro duced in the county. Danbury Reporter. Why don't you make his name immortal ? Out with it. When Judge Jeffreys Judas Bond asked the Greensboro Doctor if he thought a certain patient of his could re cover after taking bis medicine, Tom Evans says, the doctor didn't say, but looked as if he thought the Southern people could better live upon his physic than on Judge Bond's law. Very good! This is the "old style" now in vogue at Morganton. We quote from the Blade: "By special request Ye Uncle Jero boam Sticklefits and Aunt Jerusha Skin ner will repeat Ye Grate Rehearsal on Thurs day night, April 19th, MDCCCLXXVII, at ye Court House in ye town of Morganton ye programme will not be like uato 1st night's rehearsale." Raleigh Observer: A requisition was received at the Executive office yester day from Gov. Hampton, of South Caro lina, for one George Porter alias Preston Carter, at present confined in the Lincoln county jail. Porter is charged with horse stealing at Chester, to which point he will be taken and tried. The proper orders for his transfer were issued. Charlotte Observer: A circular has been issued from the headquarters of the Air .Line Kailroad. Uompany at Atlanta, to u rariuus agents along the line, an nouncing that the road is henceforth to be known as the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railroad, instead of the Atlanta & Richmond Air Line Hallway. It further announces that H. W. Sid ley, of New York, is President of the new company, and that Col. J. (J. Foreacre, of Atlanta, is General Manager. Judge Cloud, according to the Charlotte Observer, has been doing great good in Rutherford county by causing sign boards and mile posts to go up in every di rection. He delivered a vigorous charge to the grand jury on the subject of the bad roads, and related with great minuteness the difficulties be had in finding the road from Polk to Rutherford ton. Said he: "I come to two roads two roads didn't know which one to take. At last I took the best, it got worse and worse worse and worse. First thing I knew 1 butted right squar up agin the Blue Ridge, and thar I wus." THE' CITY. NEW ADVKKTlSEIESrs. Habeison & Allen Silk hats. Oliver Ditson & Co Music books. Pew Renting Firet Baptist Church. G. R. French & Sons Boots and 3hoes. Mtjnson & Co. Worsted and cassimeres. Local Data. An excursion starts from Shelby to this place on Monday, tbe 30th inst. We learn that the portable floor will be put down at the Opera House dur ing the present week, for balls, etc., the theatrical season having about closed. Increasing cloudiness, followed by local rains, continued warm southeast to southwest winds, and stationary or slowly falling barometer, are the indications for this section to-day. A party on a raft from up the river reports having, on Sunday last, passed a number of drowned cattle in tbe river, and also counted sixteen drowned sheep in one flock and twenty in another, all floating with the tide. A colored man by the name of Alabama Melton, the reputed husband of Martha Williams alias Melton, under sen tence of ten years in the penitentiary, but now at large, is in jail on the charge of as sisting in the late escape of female prison ers from that institution. Organized. The Board of Audit aud Finance for the City of Wilmington, composed of Messrs. D. G. Worth, R. J. Jones, T. W. Player, Norwood Giles and W. D. Mahn, had a meeting Monday night and duly organized by the selection of Mr. Norwood Giles as Chairman and James F. Gause as Clerk. The first and third Monday evenings in each month were decided upon as f he time for regular meetings. No settled plan of business was agreed upon at this meeting, the matter being left for future consideration. mayor's Court. The following cases were disposed of by the Mayor yesterday morning: Alex. McAllister, colored, charged with drawing a pistol on another colored boy, having been arrested in the aet, was ordered to pay a fine of $20 and costs or work for thirty days on the streets. Clinton Starkey and Amos Skipper, charged with keeping a fire in their flat alongside of the Wharf, were ordered to pay a fine of $10 and costs each, or work for thirty days on the streets. N. C, WEDNESDAY, Darius Attempt to Kscape The Prisoner Suot and Wounded In the Sen file Yesterday morning, about half-past 8 o'clock, Jailor Howard, accompanied by his boy, went into the county jail on their usual morning round in order to open the various cells, give the prisoners their break fast and allow them to empty their slop buckets. The boy went into the western corridor of the jail, on which side the cell of the notorious Thomas Johnson is located, in order to minister to his wants, Howard in the meantime being on the opposite side of the jail. It was supposed that Johnson was securely ironed, leg irons having been previously placed Upon him, from which a chain depended, which was fastened to the wall. As the boy opened the door, how ever, and- attempted to enter the cell, John son, who had previously removed his irons, suddenly sprang upon the boy, choked him to the floor, placing a blanket around his head in order to keep him from giving any alarm, stepped out of the cell into the corridor and closed the door upon tbe youth, all of which was accomplished with out creating the slightest perceptible noise or disturbance. Johnson then slipped quietly around into the opposite corridor, where the jailor was engaged in the per formance of some duty, and the first thing. the latter knew the prisoner was on his back and an attempt was being made to pinion his arms. Howard gave a sudden jerk of his body at this moment and the two. beine thus broueht face to face, im mediately clutched and came to the rloorf each struggling for the mastery, Johnson with his hand upon the jailor's throat and nice versa. Some workmen in the vicinity of the jail, hearing the noise, went to the jail door, anii a boy on the outside, in obedience to instructions from the jailor, was a"3out to admit them, when Johnson released his grasp upon the jailor and started to rise; but, as be did so, Howard, who had in the meantime jerked his re volver from his pocket, fired upon his pris oner, the ball passing through the fleshy part of his left thigh, inflicting a painful but not serious wound. By this time the necessary assistance had arrived and John son was returned to his old quarters in the cell, where s physician soon afterwards called and dressed his wounds. The prisoner appears as perfect a des perado as ever flourished this side of the "Black Hills;" and if there is the least op portunity afforded lie will certain iy maKo his escape or be killed in the attempt He is also a very powerful man and difficult to handle, his muscular development being remarkable. He frequently makes the boast that he lias several "accounts to set tle" if be ever gets free, and gives the Judge who sentenced him a conspicuous place in the category of "future victims to his vengeance. Inqneai. Coroner Hewlett held an inquest Monday afternoon over the body of the colored man found on the beach, at the head of Myrtle Grove Sound, on Sunday last. There mains were evidently those of a seaman, aged about 18 or 20 years, an empty sheath being attached to tbe body by a belt, and his clothing being such as are ordinarily worn by sailors. The verdict of the jury was to the effect that deceased came to his death by some cause unknown, but tbe supposition beiug that he was accidentally drowned. There was no one present who could give any information as to the identity of the drowned man, and there were no papers about his person calculated to afford any clue. He probably belonged on one of the vessels recently wrecked on the coaSt, but as to which one there are no means of tell ing at present. For the Penitentiary. Seven colored prisoners, including the notorious Thomas Johnson, alias Alonzo Eiri, all convicted and sentenced at the late term of the Criminal Court, will leave for the penitentiary at Raleigh this morn ing, under the immediate charge of Sheriff Manning, who will be accompanied by three deputies, James K. Cutlar, Henry Brewington and Monroe Bird. Two or three of the prisoners are considered very desperate characters, who would not hesi tate a moment to commit murder in order to free themselves from their guard and es cape, and hence a stronger force than usual in such cases has been found necessary Knights of Honor. A number of delegates, who are members of this new order, have arrived in the city, with a view of formiDg a Grand Lodge for the State of North Carolina. J. A. Ege, of Greensburg Pennsylvania, Supreme Dictator of the Supreme Lodge of the United States, is expected to arrive via the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, at noon to-day. Thermometer Record. The following will show the state of the thermometer, at the stations mentioned, at 4.35 yesterday evening, Washington . mean time, as ascertained from the daily bulletin issued from the Signal Office in this city Augusta, 78 Charleston, . .70 Corsicana, 73 Galveston, 71 Indianola, 73 Jacksonville, 75 Key West, 77 Mobile 70 Montgomery 73 New Orleans 73 Norfolk 73 PuntaRassa, 73 Savannah, 74 St Marks, 69 Wilmington, .... 71 The revenue cutter Colfax, having re paired her boiler, left Smithvilie Monday night or yesterday morning for a cruise, t with the view of looking after missing ves sels, &c. 1 a. A lady in our neighborhood who had suf fered for over three mouths the mast ext reme torture by a violent oough, has be come completely cured by Dr.Buli's Cough Syrup. For sale in every drug store, f Star APRIL 18, 1877. THE SIGNAL SERVICE. Letter from Hon. A. 91. Waddell. 'Wilmington, N. C, April 17, '77. Editor Stab: You will oblige me by publishing tbe enclosed letter to the Chief Signal Officer in regard to a matter in which this community is deeply interested. In the debate over my amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill," (March 1st, 1875.) giving $30,000 to tbe Signal Ser vice, to "be expended on the Atlantic coast south of Cape Hatteras," I undertook to show the necessity of the appropriation on account of the character of our coast, and the want of communication between it and Wilmington, &c, &c, and finally had the appropriation passed, after strenuous op position by Messrs. Garfield, Conger, Haw- ley and others, the vote being 84 to 20. Our recent experience lias lustmed all 1 said on that occasion, and I am deter mined, if possible, to have the signal tele graph line kept in proper condition. Of course Sergeant bey both, the accomplished Signal Officer here, is entirely blameless id the matter, as no responsibility attaches to him for the bad construction of the line or the failure to keep it up. Very respectfully, A. M. Waddell. Wilmington, N. C, April 17, 1877. Snt On the 1st of March, 1875, with great difficulty, I succeeded in having the signal service extended from Cape Hatteras to the mouth of Cape Fear river, via tbe Signal Station at Wilmington, the appro priation being increased $30,000 for that purpose (see Record, 43d Congress, 2d ses sion, pp. 2010-11.) In pursuance of the act of Congress above recited, tbe telegraph line was con structed from Hatteras down the coast (along "the Banks") to near Topsail Inlet, thence across the Sound, and along the road side to Wilmington. It was not only not constructed according to contract, but was, I firmly believe, the very worst con structed line of telegraph ever built by anybody. The line from Hatteras to Wil mington has never worked (from the time of its construction in 1875, to this day,) but four hours altogether. Ever since last Sep tember there have been statements, in newspapers and elsewhere, that the line was being rebuilt and would soon be in good order, but it has been down ever since a very short time after its construction, and is now dowu. Still a sergeant and assistant have been kept at New River to "look after the line" for the past year, and have done nothing, as I am informed, except to draw their pay. The construction and subsequent condition of the line, up to the present time, is simply a disgrace to the public-service, and I address you on the subject because I do not believe you have been advised in regard to it I think if you had been you would have remedied matters. The line from Wilmington to Smithvilie (at the mouth of Cape Fear River) goes down regularly after every storm, and there urn nooo.bi. aioj iu replacing it on each oc casion. This community has been kept in a state of suspense for several days past in regard to the fate of several vessels, with their crews and cargoes, which were out along our coast during the recent terrific storm, because the telegraph line north ward to Hatteras, and southward to Smithvilie,- was down and communication was thus shut off. Not only property, but lives, could have been saved if the line had been kept in proper condition. It was on this very plea that I succeeded in getting the appropriation for this signal telegraphic line in 1875, as tbe debate will show, and no better comment on the justice of what I asked for could be furnished than the events of the last few days. The dis graceful failure of the signal telegraph line has caused the agent of our steamship lines to begin an effort to establish a private line to Smithvilie on which they may de -pend in future. It is but just to say, in this connection, that an effort was made here to build and keep in repair these lines at whatever the Government should think a reasonable price, and under tbe penalty of a forfeiture whenever the line failed to work, wbich offer has never been acted upon. In view of the fact that the line to Hat teras has never, since its establishment worked butour hours, it will not be im proper to say that the appropriation of $30, 000 has been thrown away, and as the Rep resentative of this District in Congress, who secured the appropriation, I have a right to protest indeed it is my duty to do so against this criminal disregard of public duty. Tbe reason I did not make complaint to you in person last winter Was. that I was assured the line was being rapidly put in proper condition, but I shall now give this communication to the press for publication in order to force proper action in the prem ises, and if the long-continued neglect is not remedied the attention of Congress at the next session will be called to the subject Very respectfully, A. M. Waddell. To Gen. Albert Myer, Chief Signal Of ficer, Washington, D. C. RIVER AND MARINE ITEMS. Capt Paddison, of the Steamer North east, reports a big freshet in the Black River region. " The British brig Eleanor, Parte Ion, sailed from Liverpool for this port on the 13th inst. The Norwegian Barque Eenrick, Capt Ibsen, from Liverpool, is reported iu be low, having sustained some damage to her sails. The Steamer National, heretofore re ported as having put in at Masonboro' Inlet just previous to the late storm, went to sea yesterday. The schooner J. H. Potter, Capt Sal ter, reported in our last as having gone to sea on Thursday before the storm, put in again on Friday morning literally stripped of her sails, but sustained no further dam age. The schooner Katie Edwards, reported in our last as having left New River for this port just previous to the late storm, fears being entertained that she was lost, is reported to have been seen inside of Rich Inlet on Sunday last, all safe and sound. Capt. Hall, oftheSchr. NeUie F.Sawyer, which arrived here yesterday, reports that a short distance about Northwest by West from where the Frying Pan light snip was located he saw the two topmasts of a vessel protruding some distance above the surface, evidently belonging to some unfortunate craft sunk there during the late gale. 1 1 Capt Brown, of the Steamer Alanthus, reports having spoken, off Frying Pan Shoals, the Dutch, Barque OerrUet William, WHOLE NO. 3,026 from Amsterdam for Baltimore, leaking badly, having experienced heavy weather. It was the intention of the Captain to put into this port, but he was informed by a pilot that he could not get over the bar. ' The schooner J. P. Wynan, Captain TJrann, which arrived here from Baltimore yesterday, reports that on Friday, at 9 A. M., about thirty miles this side of Hatte ras, she was struck under tbe counter by a heavy sea, lifting it bodily from its posi tion, giving the vessel a tremendous shock, carrying away the small boat and hurling a man from the jib-boom, who immediately disappeared in the seething waters and was seen no more. He was a new hand, just shipped at Baltimore. The name of the unfortunate seaman has not transpired. The government buoy tender Alanthus, Capt. Brown, g arrived last evening about dark. He reports having searched a good portion of the day yesterday for the missing light ship from Frying Pan Shoals, but dis covered no signs of her. She starts out again this morning, about 7 o'clock, and will renew the search. Capt. Brown placed a red buoy, with a white flag, in the posi tion on Frying Pan Shoals formerly occu pied by the light ship, which will serve every purpose during the day time. He has also replaced all missing buoys at tbe bar, in Seward channel and in the river. Capt. Price, of the Steamship D. J. Foley, which arrived here from Baltimore yesterday, reports having passed off Body Island, on Sunday afternoon last, sundry portions of a wreck, including parts of hull, knees, &c, ; also quantities of loose shingles, probably comprising a portion of the cargo of a vessel from some Southern port wbich had foundered in that vicinity. Some 25 miles S. S. W. of Cape Lookout, in six teen fathoms water, discovered the topmast of a vessel projecting about ten feet above the surface of the water, and near it part of a boom and a number of spars,, which appeared to be attached to the portion of the mast under water. The part of the topmast above the water was painted white. Tbe Foley left Baltimore on Saturday last The steamer Wm. Nyee, which arrived here yesterday afternoon, reported that the missing pilot boat Uriah Timmons was sighted off the bar that morning, and she was about to enter, when a vessel was dis covered off the bar, and she put about and boarded her. Later in the evening the Douglass, Capt Jacobs, reached here and re ported that the Timmons bad arrived safely at Smithvilie, about 12 o'clock, without the loss of a maa or material damage to the boat. There was, of course, great rejoic ing among tbe families and friends of Capt Morse, his pilots and crew. Capt. M. says the last he saw of the Maty K. Sprunt was on Thursday evening, when she was considerably to the leeward of his vessel. Capt. Jacobs says the Timmons reports having sighted the Frying Pan Shoals lightship, heretofore reported dragged from her moorings, on Saturday, with all her sails gone, the men lashed in the rigging, and drifting to the southward. The schooner Nellie F. Sawyer, Capt. Hall, from Havana, and bound for New York with a cargo of molasses, put into this port yesterday in distress. Capt. Hall reports having left Havana on the 8th inst. Had a strong west wind until he got to lati tude 29, when he had a fresh breeze until he reached about 32. He then took the wind at southeast and run until 3 o'clock on Thursday morning, the 12th inst, when it blew a hurricane, the barometer indica ting 28.60, which is exceedingly low. At G o'clock that night the wind died out to almost a perfect calm, but with a very heavy Bea. Got the vessel before the sea and run that way for about four hours; then 'she took the wind from the north-rortbeast, when it commenced blowing a gale almost immediately, continuing to increase in force all day Friday. At 1 o'clock Saturday morning, on the eastern edge of tbe Gulf Stream, in latitude 33, shipped a tre mendous sea, which threw the vessel on her beam ends, her sails flapping in the water, stove in poop deck, after house, and strain ed the rudder so that it could barely be used; stove in the hatch below, letting a huge volume of water into the hold among the cargo, flooded the cabin, carried away the mainsail, main-gaft, fore-boom, started up bowsprit, washed every moveable thing from the deck, except the boats, including five hogsheads of molasses, washed over board the provisions, partially shifted the cargo, &c. The men started to cut away the boats, but Capt. Hall, after a hasty glance forward, seeing that the vessel was all right, ordered them to the pomps, where they labored all day, the water in the cabin being also bailed out The mate and two of the men were badly injured. The Cap tain lost all of his charts, instruments, &c, and himself and officers lost all their cloth ing. It should have been stated that in the first gale the vessel would not lay up to the wind, there being such a high cross sea, and it was found necessary to drug her. Capt, Hall found that tbe vessel, after her last encounter with tbe gale, which he says was the severest he ever experienced, was not in a condition to proceed north of Hat teras and determined to make for this port, arriving off Bald Head light Monday eve ning at 9 o'clock, the Captain and all hands being completely exhausted fiom their se vere labors, loss of sleep, &c. The vessel will undergo tbe necessary repairs here which, it is thought, will not require a re moval of the cargo. Ora 2, 400, C00 Sample Bottles or Boschees' Gkbjian Stbup hare been distributed free of charge in this country to those afflicted with Consumption, severe Coughs, Pneumonia, and pother Throat and Lung diseases.'as a proof of its wonderful quality in caring these dreaded diseases. The demand for this medicine is immense. Regular size 75 cents. Tmee deses will relieve any case. RATES OP ADVERTISING. One Square one day, tl 00 " " two days ,'.";. i 50 . three days, a 00 " " four days, 2 50 " " five days s 00 . One week, 3 50 Two weeks, 5 00 " Three weeks, 6 50 " " One month, .. 8 00 " Two months, is 00 " " Three months, 22 00 " Six months, 85 00 " " One year 50 00 Eff-Contract Advertisements taken at propor tionately low rates. Five Squares estimated as a quarter-column, an tea squares as a half column, LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in the City Post-Office, April 18,1877: A. Andrew Avery, miss Fannie Alan der. B Miss Bettie Bryant, Rev Henry P Blake, 2; John E Blount, L S Benbow, David Bradley. C Jos Carson, Barrus Carny, George P Colin, mrs Catherine Canady. D. Mrs Caroline Darien. F. B F Filyaw, miss Louvenia Fulton. Qt. Mrs Mary Godwin. H. Toney B Hall, Johnson Hooper, Owen C Hill, Richard Hill, mrs Martha Harriss, Sarah Harriss. J. Robert Jones, Chas T Jackson, miss Sarah Jones, miss Ann Eliza Jones. K. Miss Kate M Kennedy. L. Jack Lawed, Stephen Lovick, mrs C G Lanier. M. Ariam Marshall, Makern McMillan, John W MorgaD, Jr, John W Moody, miss Rosanna Martin, miss Janey Miditon, mn Mary McAlister, mrs Winna McKoy, miss Viola Murrell. P. Miss Caroline Pearsall, mrs Melvina Porter. R. Thomas Ruffin, H D Russell. S. A M Stevens, Bain Smith, George W Smith, Washington H Smith, mrs Mary J Skipper, miss Nancy Stausbury. T. Franks Toothaker. Georeianna Tav- lor. W. Anderson Williams, A Whitfield, mrs Sarah Williams, mrs Ruth A White head, miss Susan Winket, miss Susao Wig gins, miss Laura Walker, mrs Mary Zeath or Yeath. Persons calling lor letters in the above list will please say "advertised." If not called for within 30 days they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Ed. R. Brink, P. M. Wilmington, New Hanover Co,, N. C. city irusis. Good health is promoted by good food. Good food is obtained by using Kelloos's Baking Fowdxk. Give it a trial. LIFE TIME MISERY has often beea established from dyspeptic stomachs, received in childhood by the use of bad bread, heavy biscuit and indigestible pastry. No family now need curse its children with such an inheritance. In Dooley's Yeast Powdkb ,s found the absolute preventive. Book kindeuy. The MOBkino Stab Book Bicd ery does all kinds of Binding and Ruling in a work manlike manner, and at reasonable prices, Mer chants and there needing Receipt Books, or other work, may rely on promptness in the execution cf their orders. Transfer Feintiug-Inks. Invaluable to rail road companies, steamship companies, banks, mer chants, manufacturers and others. They are en during and changeless, and will copy sharp and clear for an indefinite period of time. Having just received a fresh supply of these inks, weare pre pared to execute orders promptly and at' moderate prices. ' KEEP'S SHIRTS. Always the Best ! Always the Cheapest 1 An elegant set of Genuine Gold Plate Collar aud Sleeve Buttons given With each half dozen of Keep's Shirts. Keep's Patent Partly Made Dress Shirts, six for $7 00. Keep's Custom Shirts, made to measure, six for $9 00. No express charges to pay delivered free on receipt of price. Keep's Shirts are only made in one quality, the very best I We invite every reader of this paper to send his address and receive samples and full di rections fer self-measurement. KEEP MANUFACTURING CO., 165 and 167 Mercer street, New York. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Pew Renting. THIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, THIS EVENING, APRIL 13, 1877. All interested will please take notice, ap 18-lt FINANCE COMMITTEE. Just Opened. JN ADDITIONAL STOCK OF WORSTEDS and CAS3IMKRE S TO MAKE TO MEASURE, ap 18-lt IttUNSON fc CO. Silk Hats! gTIFF AND SOFT HATS 1 LADIES' So CHILDREN'S HATS 1 At HARRISON & ALLEN, ap 18-tf Hatters. 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Oliver Bit son & Co., BOSTON. CHAS. H. DITSON & CO 1 J. E. DITSON A CO.1 711 Broadway, N. Y. j ap!8-dw2w Wed & Sat Successors to Lee A Walker, Philadelphia. For Sale. 1 HE GOOD WILL AND FIXTURES OF THE CENTENNIAL SALOON, No. 18 Market street, with as good a business as any in the city. I wish to engage in another business, and will sell every thing as it stands. The location is very desirable, and any one wishing to engage in the business will do well to coll on or address, E. G. BARN ITZ, No. U Market street, ap!5 4t nac Wilmington, N. C. Duplin County Beef. A FEW MORE OF THOSE FINE DUPLIN COUNTY BEEF on exhibition at my STALL. NO. 6, MARKET HOUSE, and for ,sale in quantities to suit the piircbaser. Cash orders respectfully solicited by apVtf T.A.WATSON.
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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