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THE MORNING STAB. By WH. 0. BERNARD. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT MONDAYS. ssE I RATKS OF BUB8CMPTIOK VX ADVA.NCI : One year, (by mail) postage paid,. tj 00 Six months, " " S Three months, " " " 7 S One month " " : To City Subseribers, delivered in any part of the city, Fifteen Cents per week. Our City Ag ente axe not authorized to collect for more than three months in advance. The Russia Prime Minister issues a cir cular in which lie says Russia will not go to war for territorial aggrandizement. The Russian army moves on Wednesday towards Roumania; Russia has promised Roumania a royal title. War will be declared on Wednesday. The Czar reviewed his army and made an address. The Czar's manifesto to bis army and people was issued yeterday. Roumania cannot take action to prevent the passage of the Russians without assembling the Roumanian Chambers. Dr. E. T. Baird, Manager of. the Presbyterian Publi cation Board, is defaulter for $220,000. The President gives his views relative to the Blaine & Co. opposition; he does not see how they can give force to their oppo sition. A little girl five years old, at Chattanooga, outraged by a negro and dies. Russians have crossed the Roumanian frontier. The troops left the Orleans Hotel promptly at 12 M. yesterday; no de monstration whatever. New York mar kets: Money easy at 2 percent; gold weak er at 107i107i; cotton dull at cents spirits turpentine dull at 33 cents; rosin quiet at $1 952 00 for strained. Spirits Turpentine. Danbury is in search of a law' yer. Goldsboro is now very happy it hasjpnrnstrel troupe. Weldon wants Howe's circus to come again, it is so good. Concord Presbyterian Church is to have a nice enclosure. Cleveland connty has spent 1,500 bales cotton for guano this year. A revival ot religion is pro gressing in the Methodist Church at Shelby. Burrel Grigg, Esq., aged 79, died in Cleveland county on the 7th inst. Bertie sends up six colored re cruits to the rapidly increasing penitentiary torce. Charlotte is still troubled with house thieves Three robberies have re cently occurred. Thomas Pugh, an old and re spected citizen of Bertie county, died on Sunday, the 15th inst. . Gov. Caswell is buried two miles west of Kinston, near the railroad. The exact spot is not known. Rev. Dr. Flinn, of Tennessee, will deliver the Alumni Address at David son College at commencement. j Henry Wilson, colored, from Franklin county, was drowned in Fishing Creek, Warren, iu attempting to ford it in a carfc. The' Gazette proposes that the Warren people send a contribution every month to the Oxford orphans. A good sug gestion.1 ' The Albemarle Times has got to its new Home, Edenton. It is a very handsome and well managed paper, and deserves success. Thomas Jones, drayman, sued Raleigh for damages received in the giving way of a bridge. Jury could not agree. Thomas wanted $5,000. Chronicle: Onr farmers raise too much tobacco, and too little corn and wheat. Is there not some way to induce them to stop such a ruinous policy. Surry Visitor: We learn that Mr. John Doss, who resides at Copeland, lost a large crib of corn by fire one night this week. The work of an incendiary. Snrry Visitor: On Sunday evening last Mr. Charles Poor, living near town, was severely cut about the body with a knife, by a man whose name we did not learn. Reidsville News: The Reidsville Reading Club will have a picnic at Mr. H. K Reid's old place, about two miles from town, and an address by John Q. Staples, on the first day of May. Cleveland Sunny-Side: To li cense a man to run a grog-shop and then punish him for having a disorderly house, is like giving a man the itch, and then whipping him for scratching. j- The Warrenton Gazette says the demand for private residences in Warren ton is in excess of the supply. Every house is occupied, and there are several families boarding because of Their inability to rent. j- Charlotte Observer: We learn that Mr. A. Henry Ulman, of New York, who owns a gold mine near the Catawba river, known, we believe, as the Wells mine, has made arrangements to begin op erations in it immediately. j- We clip every day a number of interesting paragraphs or articles from our State exchanges that are crowded out, but are well worth publishing. We some time ago determined to give more space to our home DDers and less to Northern ex changes. H- It is refreshing to see how Pro fessor Spectacles is patronized in the rural districts, and how his "Brazilian pebbles," or his "crystal glasses," that took the pre mium, you remember, at the great Yankee Show at Philimaclinck, are bought eagerly at from $5 to $12. Edenton limes: W e are sorry to learn that our gallant Senator, Captain Octavius Coke, was compelled on account of nrofessional business to decline the invi tation of the young ladies of Peace Insti tute, Raleigh, to deliver the annual address before their societies. Greensboro Patriot: Dullness is no name for it "It's lust the concentrated ex tract of dullness filtered through the little end of nothing. "Nobody ain't sellin no thin nor doin notbin. for nobody ain't buy- io nctuin nor eot nothin to do." That's about the way we've got the old thing booked in these parts. Milton Chronicle. Monroe Express: The more our people see ot Judge McKoy the more fa vorably they are impressed with him. He has shown himself to be not only a master ot tuc law, out a gentleman in every accep tation or tne word. While he is rieid in the execution of the criminal law, yet he is eminently just, and gives prisoners all al lowable benents. News: Mr. David M. Vance, the Governor's private secretary, left yesterday on a tour of the State to gather together for analysis specimens of all the commercial fertilizers offered on our markets. He stops first at Durham, thence goes to Greensboro, Salisbury and Charlotte, and down the The VOL. XX.-NO. 29. Carolina Central to Wilmington, thence up iu TYusun ana uoiasnoro. L. D. Havnee. Esc. killed on Tuesday last an arter which measured 3J ieei in lengin. it succeeded in "cleaning out" two of his dogs before submitting to the inevitable. Lincoln Progress. That reminds us of the announcement of the preacher who said: "Here arter in de arter noon arter dis there will be no preaching here arter in de arter noon." News: There are at present 27 brands of regularly licensed euanos for sale upon the markets of this State. At this time last year 107 brands were offered upon our markets without any privilege tax or analysis oeing required. Thus it is seen that the effect ot the bill establishing the de partment of agriculture has been to banish from this State 80 brands of fertilizers (?) which cannot stand the analysis. Rockingham Bee, : On Tuesday evening, about dark, the wine-house be longing to Dr. R. J. Steele was discovered to be on fire. The alarm was immediately given, but the flames spread so rapidly that only a small quantity of wine was saved. The loss, as stated, is about 2,500 gallons of wine, valued at about $2 per gallon. In cluding the building and other contents the loss may reach $5,000; insurance $1,250. Reidsville Times: There never was seen the quantity of young locusts. They are as thick in the woods as they can stick. Hogs are dying from eating them. They fatten a hog if they don't kill him. Jack Gann, near Prestonville, in Stokes, boils pine leaves and mixes with his hogs' feed. He did this seventeen years ago, when locusts were so many, and he never lost a hog. The locust never bothers a pine tree. Warrenton Gazette: Our farm ers are making the greatest effort of any year since the war for a large cotton crop. Nearly every one of both races are buying guano to make cotton. Corn is so low that they have concluded that it don't pay to raise more than a scanty home supply, hence the bulk of the farms will be planted into King Cotton, to the exclusion of the crops that would raise stock, put the money in their pocsets and feed the hungry. Raleigh News : Night before last a thief entered the stable of Judge W R. Cox, just beyond the western limits of the city, and stole therefrom one of his car riage horses, a fine animal, which is very well known in the city. The thief took nothing with the horse except the halter, which he found on him. The same night a cow was stolen from Dr. W. M. Love, who lives on Hillsboro street, near the bridge over the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad. THE CITY. NEW ADVERTISE,TIEM. S. G. Northrop Bananas. Mtjnson & Co Clothing, &c. Notice to retail liquor dealers. Harrison & Allen Spring styles. Pabker & Taylor Lightning rods. T. H. Howey, Jb Boots and shoes. Local Dot. Predictions of a "dry spell" are now very generally indulged in. The truck gardens in the vicin ity of Wilmington are looking very promis ing. Contributions for the benefit of the families of the lost pilots, of Smithville, if left at the Star office, will be promptly forwarded. There were only two cases for trial before the Mayor's Court yesterday morning, and they were continued over for a hearing this morning. Northerly to westerly winds and cooler, partly cloudy weather, stationary or slowly rising barometer, are the indica tions for this section to-day. The Register of Deeds notifies all retail liquor dealers that their licenses expire on the 30th inst., and they are re quested to renew the same on the 1st of May, as required by law. The proposed lectures of Rabbi Browne, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings of this week, will take place in the Temple of Israel intsead of the Opera House, as at first announced. Martha Wiliiams alias, Martha Mellon, sentenced to the penitentiary for five years for larceny, who recently escaped and was recaptured, will be taken to Ra leigh to day in charge of C. H. Thomas colored, who was deputized for the purpose by Sheriff Manning. Alabama Melton, husband o Martha Williams alias Martha Melton, who starts tor the penitentiary this morning, was before Justice Gardner yesterday on the charge of assisting his wife and the other two women to escape, . harboring them, &c. The justice reserved his de cision. ' The fine steamer Waccamaw has been secured for the excursion to Smithville, on the1 1st of May, by the chil dren of the Fifth' Street M. E. Church. As it will be a general holiday, we have no doubt the excursion will prove a flattering financial success, and result in any amount of pleasure to those whoparticipate. Western Exeursiouiste to Visit Wil mington. We see it stated that an excursion party composed of business men from Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, and inter mediate points, will leave 'Cincinnati May 1st, by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, on a Southern tour, visiting Richmond, Nor folk, Petersburg, Wilmington, Charleston, Augusta, Columbia, Danville, Lynchburg, and other points. It is expected that about two weeks will be spent by the party in making this trip. The attention of called to this fact, most of it. our business men is Let them make the Superior Court. The Superior Court opened yesterday morning, Judge Seymour presiding. The day was consumed in calling the civil dock et, setting cases for trial, hearing motions and transferring criminal cases to the Crim inal Court. To-day the Court, we presume, will get to work in earnest. Morning WILMINGTON, ANOTHER FORGERY. A Well-Dressed Stranger, with several Aliases Arrested and Jailed for Forgery. A well-dressed stranger, and a man of somewhat prepossessing appearance, who seems to be well supplied with names, hav ing passed here as Wm. M. Taylor alias Robert M. Walker alias Thompson, was ar rested yesterday afteraoon on the charge of forging the name of Capt. T. J. Souther land to an order for $30 on Colonel Roger Moore, and obtaining the money on the same. The circumstances of the case are briefly as follows: He called on Col. Moore at his office on Water street, yesterday afternoon, and introduced himself by pre senting the following: Wilmington, N. C, April 24, 1877. Mr. Soger Moore, Dear Sib: The bearer of this, Mr. Ro bert M. Walker, has five bales of cotton that will be here to-morrow. He wants to get $50.00 (fifty dollars), which you will please let him have, and I will see that you get the cotton to-morrow. Yours respectfully, T. J. SOTJTHEBLA'N d. Col. Moore informed the man that he was not in the habit of making advances on consignments, as that was not exactly in his line of business, but he would take him to his friend Mr. Kerchner, across the street, who would doubtless arrange the matter. The two then proceeded to the store of Messrs. Kerchner & Calder Bros., when the stranger was introduced to the senior of the firm, who, upon learning his business, promptly paid the amount called for by the order. In the meantime Col. Moore's suspicions had been aroused, and he started out with the intention of posting himself. He soon encountered Captain Southerland and asked him about the or der, when that gentleman replied that he had neither written or signed any such or der; that the man came to him on Monday and hired a buggy, and tried to get one yesterday, but he refused to let him have it. Col. Moore then returned to the store of Messrs. Kerchner & Calder Bros., but Walker had left. He then went up the street and saw Capt. Southerland beckon ing to him from the stoop of the Purcell House, and upon repairing thither was in formed that Walker was inside. Col. M. then called to policeman Gordon from the oppo site side of the street and told him to be on hand. He then went in and found Walker in the act of taking a drink at the bar. He thereuDon inserted bis hand in Walker's collar, informed him that his "jig was up and asked him to "shell out" the money he had fraudulently obtained. Walker, with out the slightest hesitation, run his band into his pocket and pulled out a roll of bills, Col. M., calling Officer Gordon and telling him to take charge of Walker, then counted the money handed him and found that it amounted to only $9 75, upon which he told Walker that he must produce the balance, and he instantly drew $40 from his other pocket, being the whole amount with the exception of the 25 cents paid for drinks. Officer Gordon then took his prisoner to the guard house, where, upon being searched, several similar orders were found on his person, three to which the name of Captain Southerland was at tached, one for $50 and two for $75 each, on different parties; one on Col. Moore, pur porting to come from Mr. Clayton Giles, and one on Mr. S. F. Currie for a horse and buggy, purporting td come from Mr. Cobb, of the Purcell House. He also had a Der ringer pistol in one of his pockets. This enterprising individual put in his ap pearance at the Purcell House on Sunday last, giving his name as Thompson. He says that he belongs in Charlotte, but that he came last from Jacksonville, Florida, but he told the officer that he was from Arkansas, and a colored man says he recognizes him as a former resi dent of Cheraw, S. O, where he was known by the name of Thompson. He has thus far made no attempt to deny his guilt. He remarked, in answer to a ques tion, that he was "hard up" and knew of no other plan by which to "raise the wind.' When arrested he had his valise and over coat in the front office of the hotel, ready to leave on the first train. Later in the afternoon the accused, who claims that his real name is Wm. M. Tay lor, was taken from the guard house and carried before Justice Gardner, who or dered his commitment to the county, jail, where he will await a preliminary examina tion before his court this morning. Attempted Escape. Jackson Burnett, one of the inmates of the county work house, made an effort to escape from his guard on Saturday evening last. The prisoners had been at work ditching at the eastern end of Market street, and upon being taken to their quarters to be locked up for the night Burnett suddenly broke and run. John Statcher, the guard, locked the remainder of the prisoners up, except two, whom he took with him, and the three commenced a vigorous pursuit of the nri8oner. which lasted until about 12 o'clock that night, when he was finally brought to bay in the vicinity of the Fair grounds, several shots having been fired at him in the meantime. He was then taken to the work house and locked up. Burnett no doubt thought that the remainder of the prisoneis would follow his example, and that the result wonld be a general stampede. Get l our Dos Badges. We learn from the City Clerk and Treas urer that he is now prepared to furnish dog badges for this year. On the first day of May the new dog ordinance goes into ef fect, and woe be to the canine found with out the proper badge, for the war on such dogs will be waged with increasing vigor. The ordinance requires that the name of tie owner of each dog shall be marked on the badge. N. C, WEDNESDAY. the post a i commission. I lie Meeting Yesterday Speeches of Gentlemen Visit to the Sound At 11 o'clock on yesterday morning tcs gentlemen representing the Chamber of Commerce, Produce Exchange, Board of Trade, City of Wilmington, and Board of Underwriters, together with other citizens, met at the rooms of the Library Associa tion to receive the gentlemen composing the United States Postal Commission who were in Wilmington to consult with our people in regard to increasing the postal facilities for the South. Mr. VanBokkelen, President of the Chamber of Commerce, acted as chairman. After calling the meeting to order, he in troduced Hon. Gardingr G. Hubbard, of Boston, whojMiid: MB. HUBBARD'S ADDRESS. Congress had, a year ago next July, ap pointed a Commission of three gentlemen, connected neither with Congress nor with the Postoffice Department, nor with any of the railroads of the country, for the pur pose of reporting on the rules and regula tions for the transmission of the mails both by land and by water, and for the compen sation that was to be paid for such service. For the performance of their duty they (the Commission) had visited all sections of the country, had conversed with merchants, bankers, bnsiness and railroad men, and had come to the conclusion that it was time there was a change made in some portions of the postal service of the country ; that the whole mail service was continually progressing, for were it to keep stationary it would fall behind the wants of the com munity. He then traced the history of the postoffice in the past from the earliest post- emce in JNew Jbingland, which consisted of a box in a store in which letters from the old country were deposited. When Frank lin came into the office of postmaster about 100 or 120 years after that, he found a pretty good letter system, but the newspaper system was not very well arranged, as the rule then was that the postmaster had a right to say what news papers should be sent through the mail. In May, 1775, a postal service was established from Maine to Georgia, running through the city of Wilmington on its way to Georgia. Franklin was appointed Postmaster General, and served in that capacity and as postmaster of Phila delphia for forty years. For sixty or sev enty years after Franklin's time, it remain ed nearly stationary, until, in the year 1845, postage was reduced, and in 1851 we bad a uniform postage of three cents for letters, and a very low postage for newspapers. Looking one step further before him be saw the telegraph, which he had no doubt would, by and by, become a part of the postal service of the country, and, lastly, the telephone, an instrument by which peo ple can communicate and talk with each other at a distance of from 100 to .200 miles, as already demonstrated, and which is much cheaper thau the telegraph. He said the time had come for the Postoffice Department to decide whether it shall stop in its onward progress, or whether it shall keep pace with other improvements. The last great step taken by the postal service is the establishing of what is called fast or through mails from one section of the coun try to the other. Until within a few years the general plan has been to send out mail by this or that railroad, without much re gard to any general system of inter-communication. In 1875 this fast mail system was started, and the idea of that and of the limited mail was, that great lines of travel between the east and the west should be selected, upon which should be organ ized great through lines of mail commun- cation, and that the whole strength (or the Department should be centied upon these main lines. The great mass of mail matter comes out from the great centres of the Union, and, starting out from- them, is dis tributed all over the country, so that u tne main system of mail communication is thoroughly organized all other systems will necessarily follow on in the same way Mr. Hubbard then spoke of the advan tages which had been derived from fast mail communication between new xorg and Chicago, and New York and St. Louis, via Philadelphia and Pittsburg, the interest saved on remittances of money, the ability of merchants to send orders for goods and receive a reply a day sooner, a great ad van tage when prices are fluctuating, and a sa ving in the expense of telegraphing. Last fall they (the Commission) visited Atlanta and attended a convention of all the railroads of the South. They there met with Col. Bridgers, of this city, who urged them very strongly, and repeated it during the winter, to come down and visit the South, and learn of their wants as well as the wants of the West. They had travelled with him all through the beautiful South ; through South Carolina and Georgia down into Florida, tasted of their oranges, had passed along the Gulf coast through Mobile to JNew urieans, through Montgomery, uo lumbus, Macon and Augusta. They had conversed with the citizens, and had satis fied themselves that there is not only great need of a more rapid communication be tween South and .North, as there is between the West, but also that its pecuniary value will be sufficient to defray the in creased expenses. They bad also found to their great surprise, first, the length of time for the exchange of correspondence, and. second, that the main railroads are in such a condition that the mails can be run on a very much faster schedule than at present. The proposition which they thought should be made, would be to start a mail from New York bound to New Orleans, leaving New York at 0 or 7 o'clock in the evening, after the close of the correspondence for the day, and run through to New Orleans in the same time that the mail now runs from New York to St. Louis. This would deliver the mail at New Orleans in forty hours, and would accelerate correspondence between all points on the line of the road, both North and Soutb, and wonld accelerate the mails between here and New York at least one business day. The mails now ar riving in the evening would then arrive in the morning, and the mails which now ar rive at New York at 11 o'clock would ar rive early in the morning. What he want ed to know was, would the gentlemen of the South be benefited to a sufficient ex tent to warrant the increased expenditure. He thought they would, but wanted defi nite information upon that point, and it was for them and the citizens of other cities to furnish information on that point how much their annual remittances were, and how much they would be benefited in other respects. He said they would report this to Congress, which body would act oa the report. It would be necessary to instruct our representatives in Congress, so that they should be fully posted, and thought that if the South wonld take hold of this work as one man, the thing will be done. REMARKS OF HON. J. W. MARSHALL. Mr. Marshall said the postal service comes very nearly home la every person. Its relations to the people are so intimate, so widely diffused, and in both business and social aspects so important, that the sub ject of Its gradual formation a.od develop T APRIL 25, 1877. ment is one of curious and interesting Andy. After dancing at certain of the leading points in its history, he said there is one further step in this onward movement that I think we are now ready to take, which I think it will be for onr interest to take, that is, to establish a fast mail service be tween the great commercial centres and sections of the country and the outlying sections. The experiment that was tried last year or the vear before. I think, was so successful and oenenciai tnat we neea be no longer skeptical as to its utility. Now if we can add to the improvements of the postal service th.it of last mail service, we shall have done a benefit not only to our selves but to these who are to follow us. There is one thought which you will par don me for stating in this connection. It is this. If we quicken the means of com munication between one section and an other, give to the people an opportunity of sending their messages of Dirtiness, of social life, of sorrow or of joy, more quickly, we shall quicken the circulation of the life blood ot the nation: we shall Ming our peo ple more closely together; we shall cease to think or to brood over the mournful mem ories of the past; we shall look forward with hope and jay to the future, and shall let the past take care of herself. May God help us eachjand all.North and south, Last and West, to realize what a glorious land God has given us, and each in his sphere, according to his ability, strive to make our land the home of the free, the land of hap piness, of peace, and of prosperity. Ex-Mayor Fox, of Philadelphia, made an exceedingly interesting speech, genial, humorous, practical and kindly, which lite rally "brought down the house" several times. We cannot do justice to his felici tous effort by a mere summary, and we have not space for a full report. Col. Bridgers said the railroads can give faster mails than thev are giving, but a faster service always requires more expen diture. Thev have been at all times ready to meet the government to the utmost of their ability. There is no doubt that the mails all through the South may be expe dited. It was a knowledge of this fact whish led me to insist that the Postal Com mission should come to the South and see for themselves. I felt sure they wonld never get the information from the railroad men which they wanted. I advised them to meet the business men of our country. I insisted that they would never learn the wants of our country until tney met tne business men, and it war that which caused my proposition. He concluded by giving statistics show ing the advances made in the importation of cotton, turpentine, rosin. zc, in Wil mington. Hon. A. M. Waddell, member of Con gress from this District, being present, was loudly called for. He responded in one of his happy efforts, blending pleasantry with facts. He showed his exceeding familiari ty with the subject of postal affairs, having member of the committee on Postal Affairs in the 44th Congress. Among other things he said : "I want to say to you that I am very glad that some of you yankees have come down here and found out for yourselves at last what is the true status of the South. . I am glad you have found out what the resources of our country are. I have been trying for the past few years to get that assistance to which I thought we were justly entitled, and, amongst others, to secure greater mail facilities. I am very glad this Commission has come South, not only to discover what our lesources are, but because I hope one of the results of their mission will be that we will get increased mail facilities thro' our country by the report which they will make to the next Congress." N. Jacobi, Esq., moved that a committee of three be appointed from the Produce Ex change, three from the Commercial Ex change, and three from the Board of Trade, to collect information and statistics, and to report the same to the Commission. . The Chairman suggested an amendment by proposing two from the city, two from the Commercial Exchange, two from the Board of Trade and two from the Board of Undermriters, which, as amended, was ac cepted and the motion carried unanimously. The meeting then adjourned. The gentlemen of the' Commission were then taken in charge by the members of the organizations represented, and a pleas ant trip to the Sound was next in order. Tne Drowned Sailor. - Coroner Hewlett held an inquest yesterday over the body of the white man heretofore reported as having been found on the beach at Middle Sound. Deceased was a young man, apparently between 20 and 30 years of age. His left arm was marked with the name C. H. Thompson, and the initial let ters S. E. C. immediately after the name. There was sthso the mark of-a double-heart, with an arrow below, the name, and the representation of a fan above the name. He had a receding fore head, was closely shaved, and his front teeth were large and sound. He had on one calico and two flannel shirts, a dark vest, two pairs of drawers, one flannel and one homespun, corduroy pants, and a fine pair of boots, about No. 6 in size, which were split in the instep. The verdict was that deceased came to his death from some cause unknown to the jury. The remains were buried on the inside shore of the beach about one mile from Moore's Inlet. Tne matter Settled. Intelligence was received here yesterday to the effect that the pilot boat Uriah am nions. CaDtain C. C. Morse, while Rrnifrinor I outside, on Monday last, and when about seventeen miles southwest of Bald Head light, in twelve fathoms water, he saw the figure-head of a vessel sticking above the water, and, upon closer inspection, discov ered a portion of the stump of a foremast and a bow-sprit, all of which Capt. Morse was confident belonged to the lost pilot boat Mary K. Qprunt. He secured some of the hoops from the foremast, which be car ried with him to Smithville. This effectu ally settles the matter as to the fate of the unfortunate boat and crew. maelstrats Court, A colored boy by the name of George Thomas was arraigned before Justice Van Amringe on the charge of assault and bat tery. He was ordered to pay a fine of $25 and the costs, in default of which he was committed to jail. WHOLE NO. 3,032 Assault with a Roct. Henry King, colored, was arrested Mon day night on the charge of making an as sault with a rock upon the person of Simon Richardson, colored. The latter was stand ing in the store of Mr. Montgomery, on Se cond street, engaged in conversation with two or three persons, when King came in and pushed himself in among the crowd. Richardson reproved him for his impolite ness, when King retorted with very abusive and insulting language, upon which Rich ardson made a slight advance in his rear with the toe of bis boot. King thereupon rushed out into the street, gathered up a sharp, jagged rock and hurled it at Rich- ardson's head, striking him over the left eye and inflicting a severe wound, from which the blood trickled profusely. As soon as Richardson had realized the extent of the damage o his cranium he "went for" King, and by a well-directed blow with his fist, succeeded in piling him up in a confused heap in a corner of the room. In the meantime a policeman had made his appearance, and his "royal highness," Henry King, (or King Henry) was conduct ed to the guard house. Tne Trip to tnte Sound. The gentlemen of the Postal Commission, the ladies of their party, and a considerable number of onr bnsiness men, with quite a sprinkling of the gentler sex, indulged in a trip to Mr. W. A. Wright's place, on Wrightsville Sound, yesterday afternoon, where a splendid dinner was prepared for their reception by Col. Davis, of the Pur cell House, who knows so well how to get up suitable refreshments for such an occa sion. Any number of toasts were drunk and appropriate speeches made, and all seemed to enjoy themselves to the fullest extent. The members of the Commission express themselves as highly delighted with their visit to onr citv. Tbermometer 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,. . ...... .85 Charleston 84 Corsican a, 78 Galveston 69 Indianola, t . .73 Jacksonville. 84 Key West...... ..75 Mobile ...74 Montgomery, 76 New Orleans 71 Norfolk 77 PuntaRassa, 79 Savannah, 84 St. Marks, 76 Wilmington, 88 RIVER AND MARINE ITEMS. The schooner Abbie, Captain James C. Adams, abandoned in latitude 30.20, longi tude 76.50, on Sunday, April 115th, hereto fore mentioned in this paper, the crew hav ing been taken off and brought to this port by the schooner Delhi, Captain Emerson, was valued at $10,000, and her cargo of molasses at $18,000. She registered 295 tons, was the property of Mr. P. N. Blan chard, of Yarmouth, Maine, and was built about fourteen years ago. Few are aware of the importance of checking a cough or common cold in its first stage. That which in the beginning would yield to a mild remedy, if neglect ed, soon preys upon the Lungs. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup affords instant relief. Price 25 cents. j citv i rfcVB rWB ABB GLAD TO NOTICE THAT MANY of our best grocers now have Kkllooo's Bxkino Powdss on sale. There is no doubt of its oualitv or merits. Try It. $ YOU CAN SAVEIONEY by using Doolbt'b Yeast Powdeb, for leas batter, flour, eggs, etc.. are required to accomplish satisfactory results. This is not a needless haphazard statement, but a fact ve nned by the experience of many thousand families. Try it and prove the claim . WOMAN'S MOST EFFECTIVE CHARM is a lovely complexion as imparted by Oourand's Olym pian Cream. This long established preparation has received the unqualified commendation of the beauty and fashion of the land. Price in large bottles re duced to One Dc liar . For sale by J. C. Munds. ' AllnervouB, exhausting and painful diseases spee dily yield to the curative influences of Pulverma cher'a Electric Belts and Bands. They are safe, simple, and effective, and can be easily applied Dy the patient himself. Book, with full particulars, mailed free. Address Poxvermacheb Galvanic Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Book Bindkiit. the Moairraa Stau Book Bind ery does all kinds of Binding and Baling in a work manlike manner, and at reasonable prices. Mer chants and others needing Receipt Books, or other work, may rely on promptness in the execution of their orders. L 0?b 3,400,(00 Sample Bottles or Boschees' German Syrup have been distribatedres of charge in this country to those afflicted with Consumption, severe Coughs, Pneumonia, and pother Throat and Lang diseases, as a proof of its wonderful quality in coring these dreaded diseases . The demand for this medicine la immense. Regular size 75 cents Thiee doses will relieve any case. KEEP'S SHIBTs! Always the Best ! Always the Cheapest 1 An elegant set of Genuine Gold Plate Collar and Sleeve Buttons given with each half dozen of Keep's Shirts. Keeprs Patent Partlj 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 pi ice. Keep's Shirts are only made in one quality, the very best 1 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. THE DUTY OF WOMAN.-To be attractive is a duty which every lady owes to herself, to her do mestic circle, and to society. Not only ehoald she endeavor to please In address and in apparel, but, whenever possible, in complexion and in feature as well. Facial embellishment is to a lady as proper, and oftentimes as necessary, as are the adornments of her raiment, the artificial graces of her conver sation, of her demeanor, or other meretricious at tractions upon which depend so much of her do minion and influence over man. The woman who permits herself to become unlovely, who resigns herself hopelessly to the ravages of time, and the spoliation of her charms, visits upon her fi lends and admirers a sorrowful regret, that it becomes her to avert to the latest day. Of this social duty it may truthfully be said that she can best acquit herself by the use of Gooraad's Olympian Cream. No oth er preparation approaches tgis in excellence, in harmlessness and purity, or compares with it in the number of spontaneous testimonials that its virtues have, elicited . Its advertisement has hitherto been its merit, its recemmendatiea by ail that have used it, and not by sounding and pretentious advertising in the journals of the day. Trial bottles 5 cents For sale by J. C. Munds, DIED, VEENSY Yesterday morning, the 34th instant. Of pneumonia. ANN THERESA VEENEY, wife of M. S. Veeney, In the 36th year of her age. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invi ted to attend the funeral from her late residence a,t Cherry Yale, at 10 o'clock, this (Wednesday) raora ing, thence to Bellevue Cemetery . BATES OF ADVERTISING. One Square one day, $1 00 " two days, i 75 " " three days, 20 " ' four days, a CO " five days a 50 ' " One week, 4 00 ' " Two weeks, 6 50 " " Three weeks, 18 50 " " . One month 10 00 " ' Two months, 17 00 " " Three months, 94 00 " Six months, .40 00 " " One year, 0 CO tesvContract Advertisements taken at propor tionately low rates. Ten lines solid Nonpareil type make one square. LIST OF LETTEKS Remaining in the City Post-Offlce, April 24, 1877: A. Mrs Q A AbeU, miss Amelia Arm strong, miss Hattie Allen, Elighty Adams. B. Henry R Blake, John Bartly, 2; James Black lege. Jas H Brown, J Blount, miss Lou Brown, miss Susan Brown, mrs Nettie M Beasley, mrs Mary Buchanan. C E H Oordal. D. Mrs Ann M Dougtery. F. Miss Adlina Farrow. G. Miss Annie Godson, miss Bettie Gra ham, mrs Mary Goodwin. H. Mrs Demarious Uaney, miss Kate Halingen, miss Eliza Hall, miss Emma Hooper, Levi Henderson, Nelson Hanks, Zacharia Hursey. J. Patron Joyner, Jas Jones. K. Mrs Rena King, mrs E King. . L. Miss Ana Lallisted , Halifax Leonard, Sr. M Wm H B Moseley, W L Moore, Sam'l Merekes, T F Ma9oner, Thos Moore, Rob't Morrisey, A B Marshall, miss Geor gianna McRankin, mrs L Middleton, mrs Mary A R Martin, mrs Sylvia Merrick. N. Amos Night. P. B F Pope, miss Ida Prigge, mrs Mar garet Pelky. R Mrs M G Rick, mrs Dick Richard son, mrs C M Risley. S. Calton Sessoms, miss Molley Smith, Capt S S Steelman. W. Sam Williams, Andrew Williams, John White, miss Sue Walker, miss Lorena D Williams, mrs Dolly White, miss Miner va Washington, miss Mollie A Woodard. Y. Geo B Yantes. SHIP LETTERS. Forrest Qreenlaw, schr William Connors; A M Marshall, bark Henry Paul, Samuel Springer, schr Wave; John Q Souzer. of Natie E Hills; mrs S Mathias, schr Kate Ranger; Captain Isaac W Hancock, schr Alexis; Jos Whiteside, barque Electa. 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. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TEMPLE OF ISRAEL Rabbi Ed. B. M. Browne WILIj DjELIYER his Two Celebrated Lectures ! as follows : WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 25th, 8 o'clock, S UBJECT : THE TALMUD Its Ethics and Literary Beauty. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 26th, 8 o'clock, SUBJECT : THE CRUCIFIXION AND THE JEWS, or. Have the Jews Actually Crucified Jesus of Nazareth. One-half of the net proceeds to be donated to the Jewish Orphan Asylum Fund. Ticket-, 50 Cents for each Lecture. For sale at all the Jewish Stores, and P. HEINSBKRGEB'S Live Book and Music Store. ap 24-3t M. CRONLY, Auctioneer. BY CRONLY & MORRIS. - : Desirable and Valuable Real Estate at Auction. :. ON WEDNESDAY NEXT. APRIL 25th, 1877, at 10 o'clock A. M., we will eell, at Exchange Corner, The WHARF in front of onr Office, now occupied by Henry Turner as a Wood Yard; has an extensive patronage. The Three-Story BRICK BUILDING, North tene ment in Block corner Princess and Water Bireets. 22x91 feet. Privilege Alley to Princess street That Valuable LOT, 66xlJ5 feet, East side of Front, between Mulberry and Walnut streets. That Valuable LOT, GGx220 feet, West side of Front, between Ann and Nun streets. That Valuable Two-Story DWELLING HOUSE comaining seven Rooms, LOT 30x150, upon South side Market, running through to Meadow street That DWELLING, three Rooms West side Seventh street and Collius' Alley, 85x56 feet. That DWELLING, Beven Rooms, East side of Seventh, between Church and Castle streets, 36x86 feet The Unimproved LOT, between 6th and 7th streets, fronting 66 feet upon Church, running through 396 feet to Castle street; Terms at Sale. ap22-3t . Notice. All RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS ARE HBBE by notified that their LICENSES EXPIRE on the 30th instant, and they are respectfully requested to RENEW THE SAME On the 1st of May, as is required ey law, otherwise the penalty of the law will be enforced. J. E. SAMPSON, ap 25-tMyl Register of Deeds. Lightning Eods. pUT UP FOR 26c PER FOOT, AND NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR POINTS, By PARKER A TAYLOR, aP 15-lw 19 Front Street. Excellent W ORKING SUTT3, ONLY $7 53 EACH. HAND8OME DIAGONALS and CASSI MERES at low prices. BEAUTIFUL SILK TIES, only 25c each. &P 25-lt ITIITNSON Sc CO. Excellent Spring Styles PINE NUTRIA FUR HATS I LADIES' STRAW HATS 1 HARRISON & ALLEN, ap 55-tf Hatters. Extraordinary InducemeDts OFFERED TO PARTIES IN NEED OF BOOTS AND SHOES. Call and examine Stock, Styles and Prices before purchasing elsewhere. CHILDREN'S SHOES A SPECIALTY. T. H. HOWEY, Jr., ap 25-tf No. 47 Market st Bananas. NOTHEK LOT OF CHOICE YELLOW BANANAS jott received. Also, SWEET ORANGES, APPLES, COCOA -NUT8, Ac, at S. G. NORTHROP'S ap 25 tf Fruit and Coafectlonery Stores. Fishing Tackle. J TJST RECEIVED, A FULL SUPPLY OF JA PANESE POLES, SILK and- LINEN LINES, HOOKS, SINKERS, CORK, FLOATS, Ac, by ; GEO. A. PECK, ap 21-tf No. 25 South Front Ss.
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