North Carolina Newspapers

THE IIORIIIIIG STAR. By WM, H. BERNARD. PUBLISHED DAILY BXCKPT MONDAYS. - BATK8 OF SUBSCKEPTIoa IU ADVAKCB '. - One year, (by mail) postage paid, . . 7 22 Six months, " ". " Three months, " . " " 5 One month " " " To City Subscribers, delivered In any part or the city, Fifteen Cento per week. Oar City fSJ not authorized to collect for mere than three months in advance. ; - MORNING EDITION. OUTLINED The Norfolk Custom House is to be in vestigated. Long Branch hotels have been plundered by thieves and the goods found in Washington. Sam Bard in terviewed the Secretary of the Navy rela tivejto the Pcnsacola Navy Yard; both the President and Secretary j expressed them selves as much pleased .with the results of the Southern policy. Colonel Gibbon telegraphs that the" wounded are getting along well; Gen. Howard is in pursuit with ouly oue hundred men, but others are fol lowing. - Russian loss in all battles to dale 14,459 killed and wounded. The Turkish massacre of Christians awakens grpat horror at Athens, - The Russians have evacuated Eleva and Bebrova, and neaily all of the country up toTirnova. -8uleimaBPaa reinforced, and he is close to Galrova. The Czar has joined Grand Duke Nicholas at'Gorney. - -- President's re ception at Rutland, .YL gratifying; young ladies strewed the hall with flowers as he entered. - Rev. Asa Smith, ex-President of Dartmouth College, is dead. Cumberland County Republican Conven tion, Mainq. indorsed President's Southern policy. - An iron safe fell through a floor in Savannah, killing one man, wound ing seven otheis, three or four mortally. New York markets : f Money easy at H per cent; gold' quiet at 105J; cotton steady at 11J HJc; flour heavy, and in some eases 1025c lower," Southern $5758 00; wheat 23c lower; , corn llc lower; spirits turpentine steady at 34J34 cents; rosij firm at f 1 831 921. ! IFrom the Raleigh News. VVg alluded a few days ago to a conference of lite bank officers of this city with the State Treasurer, on the manner of listing and paying the "State tax on bank stocks. The fol lowing circular letter from the Treas ury Department contains full infor mation orrthe subject: i Raleigh, August 17, 1877. To Cashiers of Ranks, t&c, in North Carolina: To secure a uniformity of returns from the Banks and Banking Associ ations in this State, of their stock, and deposits of rysrt-residents, the fol lowing suggestions and instructions are published: ; . Section 2, class 1, of an Act to raise revenue, provides that the iax on the shares of the Bank or Banking- Association, and the deposits of non-residents, shall be paid directly to the State Treasurer, within thirty days after the first day: of July in each year. J - - I Blanks for the returns were trans mitted to the Cashier of the several Banks and Banking -Associations' in the State, with a circular letter of in structions. ) - It appears from the returns re ceived from some Cashiers that a de duction has been directly made from the slock on account of. real estate, and in other instances that the stock has been valued at an amount below the par value, so as to- exclude the amount of stock represented by the property of the Bank, viz: land, build ings, office fixtures, &c. J It has been decided t by this De partment, after consultation with the Attorney-General, tliatL the returns should embrace the entire tnoDey or market value of the slock without any deduction on account of property, leaving the property to; be listed in the counties for taxation for school and county -purposes only. By this means the stock with the property will be returned to this; Department for State taxation. '' I, therefore, instruct Cashiers to make their returns according to this decision. 1 If a return shows a valuation on each share below par, it should be stated that- -this reduced valuation does not exist from a deduction of property, but is the money value of the shares. To such Cashiers as have made returns with the deduction herein referred to, I transmit this circular letter with blank for cor-! rected returns, and all who have not paid the taxes are requested to for ward the same to this office with the returns. Very respectfully, John M. Worth, State Treasurer. Spirits Turpentine. Big crops is the cry all around. Be independent read your own paper. ". , - ., ;-: Peaches often weigh 13 ounces at Salem. " i ; '- Capt. Austin, who was scalded, is out of. danger. ! - Sweet potatoes appeared at Goldsboro, July 20th. j ":;' Corn is a drug in the Salem market at CO cents a bushel.: . John P. Bodenhamer,of David son, raises enough peaches to supply the county. v 1 The colored Baptists of Win ston are trying to buy the market bouse for a church. ; i Forty-five pounds is the weight of the largest watermelon thus far at Sa lem. Next. i It is not yet certain that Win stead, in the Fifth District, is ousted and Wheeler substituted. '.The Southern Underwriters As sociation is now on trial at Raleigh. "Let j'isiice be done though the heavens fall." Near four hundred orphans have found a temporary Home at the Oxford 1 1 IE VOL. XX. NO. 127. Asylum within some five years, 'i TTelp the orphans. - t- ; 1877 is a more important year to the South than the Centennial Year, for it deserves to be known in i Emms' Alma nac as The Great Fruit Year." ; -j --We are constantly reading of "Honorables" in the papers- of whom 5 we have never heard. But, to make such. statement must be "to confess yourself un known Louisville Courier-Journal: The cost of living in North Carolina: Three cantaloupes and a half bushel of peaches for 20 cents; one visit from the doctor $3; pine coffin, $3; total $5 20. Cheap as dirt The Uharlotto Observer says the Star "apparently chuckled" over. a silly puff from "a correspondent." it was only because we had a correspondentVwho could say as foolish things as some other correspondence "we wot of." It was in tended as a badinage: Hereafter we will so state. Baleiffh News: There a re. fifty if our milfcteetsiiito!eigttTho Slfot has nine hands to keep them in order. mere are ai tuis ume twenty prisoners in Wake county jail; eighteen males and two females; nineteen colored and one white. Mr. B. L. Bitting, of Forsyth, has patented a prop for hoops. I he Wiu slon Sentinel says: With this attachment it is impossible for the hoops to crop off and the staves fall down in case or shrinkage. and the cost is so small and its advantages so great that it will probably come into general use. . - Randolph Regulator i The Coun ty Examiner last week examined eighteen applicants, and granted as many certificates Tbe certificates ranged frpm first to third grade. jjewis a. lomiinsou was in jured seriously on plectioii day last, while running a horse race. He lived till Sun day last. He never spoke from the time he was stricken. , , ' .- The Charlotte Observer tells a story of the usefulness of a tramp, who was instrumental in enabling Mr. John Hear no, an Englishman living near that place, to ascertain the "whereabouts of, a brother of whom he had not heard in eighteen years. The two are now living together near Charlotte. The Host brother was in Canada. ' j Superintendent Mills, referring to the "Normalites," says, "the Normal School is closing, and these are the most affectionate students we ever saw. Such delicious promenades and tender adieus. They have enjoyed a Chapet Hill Com mencement six weeks along. It was grand, eldiious and peculiar. Everybody was as happy as an old woman at a camp-meet' ing." , - . Charlotte Observer: Four thou sand one hundred and thirty-nine sheep, and two thousand seven hundred and three dogs "listed" in Anson. About nine ty per cent, of the darkies call it "Libelia." Sweet potatoes have made an appear- ance in the market. The ' number of assays made at the Miul during the month of July was greater than the corresponding month of any year since coinage operations ceased. - Fayetteville- Gazetted We4fv-e seen a sample of carrots, from the farm of Mr. James M. Smith, Jr., a few miles west of town, which were sent to (jol. Polk at Raleigh, and are as luxurious in growth as those one would see in the New York, market. Mr. Smith expects td; gather 200 1 bushels from a half acre. , Mr. Ed. Hall has shown us a cotton bpll picked ; from his farm east of the Cape, Fear on the 11th inst. v ' Winston Sentinel: The Rt. Rev. Emil A. DeSchweinits, of the Moravian Church, Salem, on last Sabbath introduced i Rev. K. P. Lineback to bis new congCkga lion, at Bethania. - The teachers of j the 'Salem boys' school intend adding a i gymnasium to the exercises. - -The Sa-x-lem Cornet Band will purchase silver in struments soon. Revenue collections in this district, during the month of -July, i amountedto $69,025 35. - Goldsboro Messenger We learn j that Mr. John Pool,' in Johnston county, on the 10th inst, took, from his fish trap, i near Smithfield, four monster sturgeons; the aggregate weight being over COO pounds. The largest weighed 216 pounds. - We regret to hear that a young man, named James Price, aged 22 years, met a sad death near Pine Level, on the 11th inst., in falling from a wagon, the fall having broken his neck. A coroner's inquest was held on the 12th inst. ; Fayetteville Gazette: In Cha tham county, on the 7th inst., J. S. FinnkJ ... . m I son went to me mresumg machine or jms ley Scott, and hitched his horse near by. A 8 tor m came up and the lightning struck the tree, killing the horse instantly. The machine was torn all to pieces,' but, though there were several persons in the vicinity, no one was hurt. On the same day the house of Zeke Davis, in Moore county, was burned supposed to have been done acci dentally by his children. Duplin Record: Mr. A, S. Col well, of Rock Ash township, a few days ago, though confined-to his house with rheumatism, was suddenly seized with a desire to have a hunt. His friends con veyed him to the woods, in a cart; and placed him in position, at a stand. Finally the dogs aroused the antlered buck, which sped for the place at which our friend was leisurely reclining in his rocking chair, and though unable to rise from his seat, yet he fired with unerring aim and brought bis game to the ground. Greensboro Patriot: The child of W. Causey, of this county, has been adopted from the asylum by a wealthy gen tleman and lady, near Wilson, and also Rufus McLean, son of J. R. McLean, of Greensboro, having received four years in Oxford training, has, through Mr. Mills, found a splendid home with a merchant of Granville county. Here there begins to crop out in our own midst the benefits of such an institution, supported by the vol untary contributions of the people of North' Carolina; 126 orphans there now to be fed three times a day, and. the land is burdened with plenty. ; j Greensboro North State: It is said a number of young men along the N. C. Railroad have filed an application for a commission and transportation tojthe Turk ish army. It is hoped their reply will con sist in a letter of introduction to a few of Thompson's best plows. - Just think of it, one bushel of fine large peaches, al most as large as a full grown fist, for thirty cents. W. F. Cook, of Charlotte, has been adjudged bankrupt on the petition of his creditors. Geo. K. Foust, invol untary bankrupt, of Graham, Alamance county, has applied for final discharge from all debts duo prior to October 21, 1873 C. Eugene Eckel, heretofore declared bankrupt, has applied for final discharge from all his debts due prior to 4P"1 18, 1876. Reports are daily i coming in from all sections of the outrages upon per sons and property, committed by the tramping fraternity. WILMINGTON, t Oxford Orphan Friend: There is a school in Granville and one in. David son, at which erood board has been fur nished at only five dollars a month. , Schoo rbovs and school eirls oueht to be fed on less pie and more potatoes. ' Then mdre of them could afford to attend school.- When Dr. Grissom's continuance in office was a political question, we bad nothing to say; but now we are free to suggest that we ought to have some equaIIycompetent man for the Asylums to be opened at Morgan ton and Goldsboro, before we tolerate the idea of losing the services of one whose- adminf istration has been a blessing to many Jpaf tients and an honor to tne otaie. - Masffolia Record', 5 A most sad bereavement has befallen' our friend and townsman. H. Hollinesworth. Esq.j in the death, on last Saturday morning, of his amiable and most excellent and exemplary wife. - Mr. D. W. Alderman has sent us two good bolls of cotton which opened on his plantation on the 14th inst. ; r-f Mr. Abner Page, of Rockflsh township, had the very great misfortune" to lose, by firei last Sunday,.: &i dwelling -hatwekltcbe whi smoKC Hoirac, wnn an mey uuuiaiaeut The entire family were absent at church hence nothing not even a change of ap parel was saved. - Some weeks ago, a heavy gate fell on little Johnnie Boilings- worth, a son of Mr. Alfred Uolungswortb, about six years old, and -broke bis thigh. Salem Press: The condition of L G. Lash is very precarious. Itevi Edward RonUialer, of Philadelphia, will succeed Rev. A. L. Oerter, as pastor of the Moravian Church at tbis place, sometime this fall." - Mr. Wm. Peterson "of tbis place, from one stand of bees, hived four swarm, and from these and the rfarent hive gathered 160 pounds of honey. His brother, Mr.. Edward Peterson, from fifteen stands obtained nearly 600 pounds. Mr. W; E. Johnson, near Clemmonsville, sowed twelve bushels of wheat on bottom land and harvested 180 bushels, without manure or fertilizers of any hind. The gene ral health of this section, so far this season, has been remarkably good. The tax of Forsyth county, as now levied, will be the heaviest for several years. Two negroes committed to jail recently on the charge of rape. Raleigh Observer: From all we can learn the oat crop has yielded beyond the average, which is much better than an ticipated early in the season. Mr. P. II. Mangum, of Wake Forest township, real ized three stacks to the acre, averaging 75 bushels of cleaned oats to the stack. Mr. Wm. ilolleman, on his farm near tbis city; made 125 stacks on 100 acres. Gov. Porter, of Tennessee, has issued his requi sition oa Gov. Vance for the horse thieves, Noah and James Neal, confined in McDow ell county jail, and the necessary papers for their delivery were issued at the Execu tive office yesterday. Dispatch from Hickory : The following are the officers elected by the Grand Lodge of Good Tem plars: Grand Worthy Chief Templar, T. C. Williams, of Warren; Counsellor, Moses Gillam, Windsor: Vice Templar. Iola H. Bledsoe, Wake county; Secretary, -V. Bal lard, Raleigh; Treasurer, J. M. Brougbton, Raleigh. Salisbury Watchman: There is a largely increased interest, iu this part of the State, in the production of sorehum. Almost every farmer, baa Uis cane patch. this year, and will produce syrup sufficient for his own use, and -many of ibem-mtt have a surplus. They are introducing im proved machinery and evaporators, and aiming to manufacture a superior article. ; We learn that a negro prisoner, at work on the Western N. C. Railroad, was killed by one of the guard on Tuesday last. It is described to us as an act of wanton care lessness the result of "foolin" with a load ed gun. Col. B. F. Rogers has been elected j Deputy Grand' Lecturer, for the State ojNerth Carolina, of the Indepen dent Qrdcr of Good Templars. Mr. W. S. Negus brought into our office a stalk of cab'bage with eighteen heads on it. A negro bought a bushel of meal from Jones, Gaskill & Co., for $1, on tick took it to George isms' store and sold it for 70 cents cash, and bought whiskey with the money. These negroes. will certainly be a prosperous nation before many years. A little boy in town had a bottle of powder and a cigarette. He was smoking and playing with the powder. The doctor got most of the glass out of his body and legs, lie is able to be about now on crutches. . - TJBDJEJ GITY. NKW ADVKU'riSEnENTN. R. E. Bryan For rent. "' Lost Lady's gold chain. Jas. T. Bukkiss For sale. Heinsbebgeb Papeteries, .&c. Munson & Co. Linen dusters, &c. J. C. 'Stevenson Sugar cured hams. O. G. Parsley & Co. For Smithville. ... Etocal Doctu It was unusually quiet around the City Hall and Court House yesterday. We see quite at number of new buildings going up in various portions of the city. "A Correspondent" 'at Warsaw will please give us his real name, in order that our rule may be complied with. , Rising barometer, warmer south erly winds, partly cloudy weather and lo cal rains are the indications for this section to-day. - A"new post office has been es tablished between Easy Hill and Town Creek, Brunswick county, with Mr. W. W. Drew as Postmaster, to be known as El Paso. . There were no cases for trial be fore Acting Mayor Flanner yesterday morn ing. Many of the parties arrested by the police are turned over to Magistrates for investigation. V During the excitement of the race at Wrigbtsville, yesterday,. one young gentleman had the misfortune to drop his pocket-book overboard, containing five or six dollars in money. r Quarterly . meeting at Front Street M. E. Church opens to-day. Rev. W. S. Black, Presiding Elder, arrived yes terday. There will be services this morn ing at the usual hour. : Deputy Sheriffs Howard and Brown state' that David Martin, the boy murderer, who was reported to have been pardoned out of the Penitentiary by Gov. Brogden, is still an inmate of the institu tion, no pardon having been granted in his N. ' C.V SATURDAY, ,, THE AUGUST KEG ATT A . , Preliminary Comment and Incldeu ta - Our "Special" Look not for No .1 Unpleasant Experience . wltlt . .Sand Crab-The-Race The Yacht t , Rota Victorious What Onr spe- elal" Saw after He had Satisfied HI Appetite A Suggestion. &c. Wriqhtsville, Aug. 17, 1877. The race has been run, and every boat owner is more satisfied than ever that his is the fastest. All one fellow wants is little more breeze; another more water or a better crew," or a longer centre board, and the Champion Flag is his. The more re gattaa sailed the less chance there seems to be of finding out (after examination of wit nessea) where tlie fleetest' yacht casts an choc , In. accordance with yor reqiiesVJ Yfryou. an 1accouai"of "ohe witnessed fcol day, as well as some other items which may interest you. : ,. . V... r i ' :.; Appreciating your pious turn of mind, know you will be pained to learn of the discontinuation of the Piney Pint" Sun day school, formerly opened by Messrs. M. & E., the Wrightsville Sankey and Moody. This is to be regretted, as some of the scholars had improved so much morally as to decline sailing on Sunday, deeming it more profitable to spend the' afternoon oh the gangway meditating and gigging crabs. Having gotten to the Banks, I immedi ately looked around to find friends thoughtful " friends lyho had come pre Dared to do the proper thine at dinner time. It was my fortune to discover a group or wise virgins Keeping company with the biggest . tin canister ever turned out of a shop one of these bloated, drop sical looking canisters ever dear to your correspondent . Having ascertained that this casket would not be unsealed until af ter the regatta, I wandered up the beach In walking among the hills I found myself in the unpleasant position of eaves-dropper. Within a few yards were two figures; one a young mau dressed in a jaunty walking coat, the other a lovely girl (both about the age usually selected in Dime Novels). The fellow (I should say sad-eyed youth) was talkingblank verse at such a rate that I found it impossible to cough before he had said, 'Oh,.Maryi see yon Gulf Stream; so shall I love on, unchilled forever, i Oh, let me hear those shell-tinted lips say" '. I never beard what he wanted the aboye pe culiar species of lips to say, for he gave a bound, a shriek, and, clapping his hand to his pistol-pocket, went lumping over the hills at a rate which would have distanced Bailey. I saw something white glimmer in the sunlight, i The lady arose and walked away in high, dudgeon. I now, advanced to ascertain, if poLhleojim-reasan-for. the sudden, not to say undignified.ezit of the Gulf Stream chap, and took in the situation at a glance. lie had been sitting over a sand crab's hole - and that crab had followed Stonewall Jackson's tactics and cut his way out by an attack on the enemy's flank. Following the deep tracks of the afflicted for several hundred yards, I found the crab with three square inches of .David's light cassimere (which you, know is warranted mported) still in his claw. He passed me unmolested: "to the victor belongs the spoils." Bat "the boy, oh, where was he?" Half a inile up the beach sitting iu the deep sand. He was evidently still un chilled. Like the Good Samaritan, I went to him. Unfortunately, I had neither wine, oil, nor two pence, but as soon as he unfolded his short and moving talc I sug gested a patch. With this view I cut some of the lining out of his hat, which was black. I pinned it in pretty comfortably, but, .Mr. Editor, he presented so much the appearance of a target, with a bull's-eye, that it would have been dangerous to havo shown himself where "Old Mr. Lilly" or Brutz Cutlar could catch a sicht. Later in the day I heard Miss Mary say to an intimate friend that she "thought Mr. had been drinking;" that he acted so peculiarly., ' " The breeze was fine, and from the south- southwest The Commodore, having fin ished a- little anecdote, which something had reminded him of, the order was given to prepare to start There lay the fleet, sails up, and fluttering, as were the hearts of the various commanders. It was sad to see how many had prepared new flag hal yards with which to hoist the champion flag. .-'.'. I am wrong in stating that the fleet- was in line. The Qui Vive was not on the ground. Her many friends and backers will regret to learn that she did not partici pate. She did not arrive in time to take part, or, perhaps I ought to say, take all, as she would most certainly have captured the flag. If this statement is questioned, the doubter is respectfully referred to Capt William Augustus. ! Everything, being in readiness, at the word off shot the Spray, Capt. Latimer, at lh. 8 mm. Annie, Capt. Harry Burkhimer.at lh, 8 min. 7 sec. Frolic, Capt G. D. Parsley, at lh. 8 min. 37 sec. Eosa, Capt. J. M. Cazaux, at lh. 9 min. 32 sec. . &2fe,Capt O. A. Wiggins.at lb. 9 min. 37 sec . j Empie and Marion, Capt. Samuel Green, aQlh. 10 min. 4 sec. ; " Ripple, Capt. Norwood Giles, at lb, 11 min. 4 sec. Ibam, Capt II. C. Cassidey, at lh. 12 min. 36 sec. . - The course was from the Club Wharf on Wrightsville Banks to a buoy at Fowler's Point, at the. south end of Masonboro, through the Inlet, and returning by same route to a buoy at Molt's Chan neL " In I going to the Inlet the Rosa got the lead, the NO AUGUST 18. 1877. Ripple second place, Lizzie third. Frolic fourth, Foam fifth, Annie sixth. ; The Spray broke her boh stay and withdrew, and the Empvend Marion broke her boom. They say that when that boom broke Capt Green lay to and recited the catechism, with vari ations. - - 'v.''- J " - The Rosa got through the Inlet first and got the benefit first of the strong tide in the Masonboro channel. She sailed very pret tily, and I think lay closer to the wind than any boat in the race. The Frolic got ahead of the Lizzie in the Inlet, the boats round ing the buoy at Fowler's Point in the order named above, except the change of place of the FroUe aid Lizzie. . On the run back tho Foam overhauled and passed IheFrotiA The yachts arrived at the finish in the following order and time, which time some of the commandeis disfrateimttmucli a&e ierminal point: had been' changed . without d ue notice to the Captains : ; ? ; -f V : i 1 1 Rosa, 2h. 44 min. 57 sec. ; ' " -v ' '' ' -:f ! Ripple, 2h. 45 min. 42 sec. ' Foam, 2h. 51 min. 12 sec. Frolic, 2b. 51 min.. 57 sec. ; Lizzie, 2h. 53 min. 50 sec. ' Annie, 8h. 00 min. 04 sec. The Rosa wins the race and takes tbe Champion Flag, the Ripple second, and takes the reverse cheerfully. ' For two years she has carried the flag right gallantly, and now parts with it ("those Giles boys" hope) tem porarily. But Capt. Geo. Peck was mightily cut up about this race; his yacht had a fancy' jib it looked like a week's washing sewed together. I believe he would have cried about the result, but you see his handkerchiefs were all in that jib. Immediately after the prizes had been delivered I : devoted . myself to the ladies with the tin canister. ' My devotion to the canister was just beautiful. John Bradley was on the premises. I knew his capacity. I had heard that his digestion was such that be could not find, a man in the army of Northern Virginia'to mess with him. Suppose he should tackle our provisions. I determined to die any death rather than; starvation. Fortunately for us, howeverj he attacked another party. . I heard after wards that he didn't leave as much as a smell of mustard pickle. . v After lunch I strolled down to the bank's channel side. Looking towards the Inlet I saw what I took to be a while yawl hoat upside kown. Now for an adventure, thought I. I'll jump into this canoe and bring that boat to land, perhaps find a dead sailor, or something else equally valuable and pleasant Off I went When near the boat I was certain I heard breathing under her. This excited me terribly, but with all the presence of mind I could command. Called out, hoping to cheer the drowning man, "Blessed Toney." This was the only nautical expression I could think of. In fact, I had only learned it in the morning from the Commodore, The effect was startling. What I had' taken for an upset yawl boat turned over. It was Capt. Cum- ming (commonly known on the Sound as "Buttermilk Bill") having a quilt float. Now don't tell this on me, the idea of my not knowing Captain Cu mining from an upset yawl boat Every one knows that he is a different model altogether, more beam amidship, and when floating sits high out of wafcer. In conclusion, I would suggest to the Yacht Club ihe'propricty of having a regu- ar programme publisbed.in order that their guests may know what to expect Some thing like this: - 12 o'clock Kegatta. 2:30 Usual speech by Capt Wiggins. 3:00 Song: Good-bye Susan Jane, with aughing chorus. Midshipman Meares. 3:15 Lamentalious of G us Wright, giv ing in detail the accidents to the Qui Vive for the past year, and including her trip to seven-mile post in April storm. 4:00 Dissertation upon the merits of the yacht Ripple. A. R. CanipbelL (The committee have made such arrange ments that they guarantee to stop the speaker at the end of bis allotted time.) 5 .-00 Song: Carolina ! Carolina 1 Capt. Cumming. ' The whole to conclude with a grand dance and supper given by the Commodore. Yours always, Clau Shell. The Concert Last Night. There was a large crowd present last eve ning to hear the Cornet Concert Club dis course sweet music in tbe City Hall Park. The stand which had been-erected in the park during the day was brilliantly illumi nated with Chinese lanterns, &c. The band played quite a number of their most choice selections, which were received with every evidence of appreciation by the large num ber on the ground. One of the last pieces played was "The Old North State," which 'brought down the pari." Signor Martini, our Italian visitor, rendered valuable as sistance to the evening's entertainment with his clarionette, and altogether the music was rendered with exquisite effect : Better order was preserved than usual on such oc casions, and the affair passed off very plea santly in every respect A Nuisance. " Bells with cows attached to them do hot produce the same effect upon restless hu manity, who are Vainly endeavoring to woo the drowsy god, that a milder sedative might A more unmitigated nuisance could not well be imagined than to be compelled to lie and listen at the continual dm ox a cow belt inrougn ail tne dreary nours which are intended for the rest' and com fort of the weary body. The Raleigh News says: What has become of the Wilmington Stab? haven't seen a copy for three days." Ask the postmaster at Raleigh. : It is mailed 1 regularly. FAR WHOLE NO, 3,130 A Desperado at Large. ' Deputy Sheriffs Daniel Howard and J H. Brown, who have just returned from Raleigh, where they went to carry the prisoners convicted and sentenced at the late term of the Criminal Court, state that Thomas Johnson alias Alonzo EIri, colored, who was sentenced at the first term of the Criminal Court to imprisonment in the ; State Penitentiary iot a term of ten years, succeeded in effecting his escape from that institution on the 18th of July last, after filling out but a few months of his sentence, and has not since been heard of. It ap pears that on the evening in question he managed to elude the vigilance of the per son intrusted with the duty of locking up the convicts after the close of their day's labors,' and subsequently scaled the stock- by placing a - piece " of '. wood against the wall and climbing to the top of it, the guard at the time being not more than twenty feet distant and hot being apprised of what was going on until Johnson was over the stockade and gone.. It will be remembered that a report1 was brought here some months since to the. effect that Johnson and two other convicts from this place had attempted to escape from their guards and were fired upon and killed. J Nothing more was heard of the matter, and we had long since come to the conclusion that there was some mistake about the report 1 - . Johnson alias Elri, who is known to be a most desperate character, may possibly re visit his old haunts, and . it would not be amiss for our police and detectives to keep a iookout for him. : Bnrr'a Oceanleon. . The Fayetteville Gazette, says: "The panorama of Mr. Burr, of Wilmington portraying tbe blockade-running of the war, and combining many beautiful scenes of Nassau and Havana, together with graphic and stirring pictures of the furious bombardment of Fort Fisher was exhibit ed last Friday evening in Williams Hall, to a not very large, but still lespectablc audi ence. The exhibition is attractive and meritorious, and Mr. Burr's pictures evince the talent of the artist." Pender county Establishing the County site. . The County Commissioners of - Pender county are to meet at .South Washington to-day for the purpose of establishing the county site, in accordance with the pro visions of chapter 136, Laws of 1874-75, and chapter 19 of said laws. The law re quires that the county shall pay to the owners of property in South Washington any depreciation of property within the limits of said town caused by .he removal of the eounty site to BuigaWili 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 tbis city: Augusta. . . Charleston, Coreicana, . Galveston,. Indianola, . ..87 ..88 ..80 Montgomery .... .86 New Orleans,.... 8$ Norfolk ... .84 Punta Rassa, . . . .'.8G Savannah,.. ..... . St Marks,, i .87 Wilmington,.... 88 Jacksonville, .87 Key West, Mobile.... ......85 ...84 Died from his Injuries. Kinion Best,' the colored man1 who had a knife driven into his head in a fight with Ebb Jones, another colored man, at War saw, Duplin I county, on Tuesday night last, an account of which appeared in our paper of Thursday morning, died from his injuries on Thursday night Temple of Israel. ',; Rabbi P. Mendelsohn having returned from the Springs, where he has spent his vacation, will conduct the usual services at the Temple, this morning, at 10 o'clock. The public are cordially invited. Rev. Mr. Bernheim, of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, who is now in Europe, is expected to sail from Southampton for home on the 28th hist, and will arrive here about the 12th of Sep tember. . ItlVER AND Itl AKIN K ITKOTK. The AUcor, Wilhelmsen, arrived at Greenock from this port on the 3d inst. The Guiding Star, Waymoulh, sailed from Liverpool for this port on the 2d inst The steamship Fanita, Dpanc. Bailed from New York for tbis port on the 15th inst. The British barque Iheresina, Tarrel, sailed from Liverpool for this port on the 15th inst. ; . The British Barque Jessie Anning, registering 291 tons, is the barque reported at quarantine in our last. She is discharg ing her ballast ;' ; , Capt Worth, of the steamer Gov. Worfft, which arrived here Thursday night, reports the river falling rapidly, there . being , now only four or five feet of water on the shoals between Fayetteville and this place. Quarterly ineetlns. . Fourth round of appointments, as made by Rev. W. S. Black, Presiding Elder for the Wilmington District Methodist, Epis. Church South: Magnolia, at Providence..... Sept Wilmington,Fifth Street Sept Cokesbury and Coharie Mis sion, at Cokesbury.... Sept Whiteville and Waccamaw Mission, at Shiloh......... Sept Clinton.....;............... Sept Wilmington, at Front Street. Oct Smithville, at Concord. . , . . Oct Onslow, at Queen's Creek... Oct Elizabeth, at Elizabethtown.. Oct Bladen, at Windsor.. ........ Nov. Topsail,atWesleyan Chapel. . Nov. Kenansville, Wesley Chapel.". Nov. 1-2 8-9 15-16 22-23 29-30 6-7 13-14 20-21 27-28 3-4 10-11 17-18 Babies cry because they suffer; and the most reliable remedy for the relief of their discomfort is Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup., Only 25 cents per bottle. : f BATES OF ADYKHTISIHG, Ofla Bqaat one day,.,. .... " " two days,..'.. ....V. .."...7.."." " " threcdays . " lour days'... . " five dsys,... .7 ' " One week, Two weeks, ' " " Three weeks,. .... &t n i-. ........... . 4IB 2 50 S f-0 ,. ... 3 Gfl , 4 00 , B0 ...... 8 M. ..r .. 10 00 17 00 84 00 ... 40 00 ..... CO li nt propor memoDin .- " Two months,. " Three months,... - Bixmonths, " " One year,.... , Con tract AdTertieemenU taken tionately low rates. . ... Ten lines selid Nonpareil type make one square. TO USB IS TO RECOMMEND. Gonraud's Olym pian i Cream, unique in appearance and in action up on the Bkin, harmless, and of singular delicacy con veys no idea of artificial appliance. For sale by J. C. Monds. 3 . Doom's Y abt Powder is prepared on scien tific principles, and from ingredients that are the most effective and whnloanmn it h.a nifinoet encomiums for thpan merit. i . chemists, scores of onr best physicians, and thou- ' sands of intelligent cooks and housewives. Tbe genuine can be had only in tin cans. Happy tidings far nervous sufferers, and these who have been dosed, dragsed and quacked lul vermacher's Electric Belts" effer.ninr tare debility, weakness, and derav. Unntr Bal. with information worth thousands, mailed free Address Iui.vkrmacheb Galvanic Co., Cincinnati. Ohio. .-'-,,-.... BOOK ttlNDSBT. TWS JHORMINe STAB Book Bil.d ery doeti all kings of Binding and Ruling in a work manlike, manner, and at reasonable prices. Mot chants and ethers needing Receipt Books, urutlx f ' work, may rely on promptness in the execuuou TKaMsfkr Fkimtino-Inks. invaluable It. rail road companies, steamahip companies, banks, mt r chants, manofactarers and others, liey are en during and changeless, and will copy sharp Clear for an indefinite period of time. Having lut.1 received a .fresh sbddIv of tlx pared to ezecuteorders promptly and at moderate prices. :- v THE AMERICAN PROPr.H tJr, nannio I- hA wbrld suffer as much with Dyspepsia as Americans AltnoHgh yeari of experience ia medicine had failed to accomplish a certain and sure remedy for this disease and its effects, such as Sour-Stomach, Ueart burn. Water-brash, tsick Hpjidahp nnatinnu - Liver t)omplauit. yet since tbe introduction of Obkbn's Adoust FLawaa we believe there is no case of Dyspepsia that cannot be immediately re lieved. Two doses wUl relieve you. Uegular size 75 cents. j . . . MANr WHO ARE 8UFPKRING from the effects ot the warm weather and. are debilitated, are ad vised by physicians to take moderate' amounts of whiskey two or three times during tho day. - In a littlo w&le those who adopt this advice frequently increase the number of 'drUks," and in time be come confirmed Inebriates. A beveraec which will not create thirst for intoxicating liquors, and which is intended especially for the benefit of debilitated persons, whether at honrsTy abroad, is Dr.Schenck's 8ea Weed Tonic. Containing the juices of many medicinal herbs, this preparation does not create an appetito for the intoxicating cup. The nourishing and the life supporting properties of many valuable natural productions contained in it and well known to medical men have a most strengthening influence. A single bottle of the Tonic will demonstrate its valuable qualities. For debility arising from sick ness, over exertion, or from any cause whatever, a wineglassfulof Sea Weed Tonic taken after meals will strengthen the stomach and create an appetite for wholesome food. To all who are about leaving their homes, we desire to say that the excellent .ef Dr. Schenck's seasonable remedies. Sea Weed Tonic, and Mandrake Pills, are particularly evident when .taken by those who are injuriously affected by a change of water and diet. No person should leave home without taking a supply or these safeguards along. For sale by afl druggists. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Lost, VJjJ TUESDAY LAST, ON MARKET STREET between Second and Eighth, a LADY'S GOLD 1 CHAIN. A suitable reward will be paid the finde' if left at THIS OFFICE. V ang 18-U For Sale 3fifl ACRES OF LAND, WITH FOUR DWEL OOU LING HOUSES. kYmmt-Nrs xrA . iT NECESSARY OUT-HOUSES,, situated at the head or Myrtle Grove Sound, convenient to the river and the beach. Persons wishing to purchase will aimlv to HENRY OHLANDT, Wilmington, or to VP J aug 18-lw JAS. T. BURRISS, on premises. Linen Dusters. ALPACCA DUSTERS, MOHAIR DUSTERS, PAPER COLIRS,iTRAVEUNG BAGSARS' MEN'S, YOUTHS' and BOYS' CLOTHING, cheap. ang 18-lt MUNSON & CO. For Smithville. gTEAMER J. S. UNDERHILL WILL LEAVE OUR WHARF. SUNDAY MORNING, AT 8.15. ' - Returning same afternoon. aag 18-U O. G. PARSLEY & CO. For Bent. THE LARGE AND ELEGANT DWEL LING, formerly the residence of N. N. Nixon, situated on Chestnut Street, be tween Third and Fourth, will be rented for one vear from October Int. 1 1 la on h. stantially and elegantly built, contains more than twenty rooms, and is well adapted to the purposes of a Boarding House. Parties wishing to rent or lease may see the House ' by calling on Mrs. M. A. Robeson, the present oc- ' cupant, who will take pleasure in snowing it. For further particulars apply to the undersigned by letter, addressed to Scott's Hill, Pender county, or at Wilmington. R. K. BRYAN, Trustee, angl8-2tawtf Sa&W nac and Guardian. A Host Desirable Line QF PAPETERIES, STEEL PENS, PLAYING CARDS, GOLD PENS Pencil Cases, Cards, Card Boards, Mottoes, Pocket Books, BUI Books, -. Games, Toy Books, Copying Books and Presses, Portfolios, Writing Desks, . Photograph Albums, French Copying Books. Mann's Copying Books, Arnold's, Stephens', Antome's, and other leading Inks. Croquet. Base Balls, Bats, etc., etc., For sale at ' " '' - ! HEINSBERGER'S Live Book and Music Store, Nos.39and41 Market hL aug 18-tf EXTRA SUGAR-CURED HAMS Retailing at 13 Cents, AND QUALITY GUARANTIED. CALL QUICK BEFORE THEY ARE GONE. NORTHERN CABBAGES, EARLY-ROSE POTATOES, and RED SKIN ONIONS, SO CHEAP IT WILL ASTONISH. Eerris' Trade-Mark Meats ALWATS ON HAND. Small Hami, weight from O to 10 lib . - at ;'-': James G. Stevenson's. ; aug 18-tf . ... . .. ' -THB ' : . . HOMTI-DUMTI and V KEY WEST ; ' C I OA 11 S , ' By , D. PIGOTT, aug 16-if nae . ; Tobacconist. . 45 1