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THE nORimiG STAE.
I5y Wffl. II. BERNARD.
e public and
I'UBWSHKD l&ILY EXCEPT MONDA YSi
' ' : ;i''V"''' '' ''" L:S '"- . - - -.-Fall, -1 877.- -
.- - n iV iTV J :t i Mr in a hd
lne year, (by ta&U) postage paia,.,...
Sixmonthn, . " 4 00
Three months, M - ' " '
Onemonth 1 w
city. Fifteen Centa per week. Our City Agento are
notaathoritowWtforineireUMUithrec.iniuM-lw
To City UoKieriMra, deurered in any pan or me
in advance.
MORNING EDITION.
OllTJLINK.
The lloumaulans lost 3,000 killed aud
wounded ( in their abortive attack on the
redoubt at Plevna. - The Turks Lave
strong hoes-of a '-ieedy victory at Scjiipia!1
Pass; the Russians have" withdrawn a part
of their force, and canpot repair their works
ou account of the TurkislC fire, -,f- Ta
Russianswill not listen- w,uipy peape
-1- . -t,1
propositions. -The Russian , draartra
have had a' depressing influence'dttMBeP
rade; their trwvs jrere "teadj arc,
. 1 )anuber4iut have teeiurUe:n-rPre7'
si d cut MacMahon's 'manifesto creates iaa
mense sensation in France; it is' regarded
as intended to frighten timid voters. -Immense
damage was done by the cyclone
in Texas thi rice crop was injured thirty
per cent. , The steamer Grand Repub
lic was burnt at St Louis; it was the larg
est and. finest steamer on the. Western
waters. ? The speeches of the tresidenV
tial party are highly 'patriotic; they are in
tenuessra. i mercuanisr ana f armers i
dutMk , , ., , TT I
Bank of Chicago has failed. United 1
oiiuco ,Ki-ia me 4iutramiucu nt vaaiz, i
!?pikin. T-JLiennacorrtspoadcnAIjondon I
7 hnei thinks conference at Salisbtn-y unu
sually important; conference said to be
sequtt to the recent interview tetween the
Auslriiin and German Emperors to strengtb-f-n
the continuance of ' the -understanding
htwecu their Imperial courts. War
news quiet; bombardment of Plevna' con-
tt . .. -i - a
tiouc3. jjos8.oy ourning or steamer at
i:i Tnia ?.nftnm- incnnn OZV AV I
-?few ork markets r Money active at I
wrtCDt; gold strong but dull at 103J;
coitun firm at ll 5 lC117-16c; flour with
out decided change. Southern $6 258 75;
wheat l4c higher; corn a shade firmer;
spirits turpentine mure steady at 35c; rosin
qulet af $t 75t585. . ' '
Mail.
- llayeit at Naabvllle.
. - JJashvilije, Sept. 1 9. ; f
The Presidential party arrived here
at l2:15 thia 1. M., and were re
ceived by Governor Porter, Mayor
IvPTAlmval find n. rnrnmittn of At,.
anu a committee or cm
Mayor' addressed Presi
vTi.o itf .ia
dent Hayes as follows
Mr. President: I am happy to ereet
yon on Dehalt ot the citizens. 1 tbrow
m . . . -r i
--j-trn ine ui me uiLy iu ynuj I
iiere-is tue Key i nope you will re-
ceiveit; and he then delivered to
resider,
Arter this ceremony of presenting
him with the freedom of the city, tlm
j . .. , l- . n ma fir-
r irautui wm wnuuuku l
riajo provided fpr him, which was
drawn by four magnificently capari
soned horses. : ,
The line of march was then taken
up. with mounted police in front, fol
lowed by General Cheatham and aids,
the Porter Rifles and a military ieie-
g:ition from Louisville; next came the
Presidential and other carriages con-
' tt t?ii0i, our! nartv
taming, Hts Excellency and party,
after these marched the members or
the Citv Fire Department, the Grant
Guards", and1 several other military
organizations. Gov. Wade llarnp-
ton of South Carolina, occupied a
seat in the carriage of the President,
M .ll, 111 li"; "' ' ...... . i
and just before the procession stariea
Gov. Porter handed each a beautilul
bonuet tho President's bearing the
inserinlion "Ohio's greeting to Ohio's
inscription, v,uu" S - & mntnn
Statesman and Wade Hampton
Ohio's greeting to South Carolina s
Statesman." The procession halted
in front of lho Capitol, which was
snriounded by a vast throug of peo-
pie, and Gov. Porter from the steps l
of the Statehouse delivered the open-
ing: address.
: lloar and Hajo. .
Special to Charleston Jour, of Commerce.
Worcester, Mass., Sept. 19.
The Republican State Convention
assembled at Mechanics' Hall at 11
o'clock and organized by selecting
Senator Hoar as permanent Presi
dent. After the appointment of com
mittees, Mr. Hoar delivered an elab
orate address, in the course of which
he reviewed the Electoral Commis
sion, which he said must be judged
bv history; but lor that commission I
the country' wonld have suffered al
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terrible convulsion, .ne loncnea,
upon the financial question and re-ioiced-that
so large a majority of
both parties in Massachusetts were
in favor of early specie resumption.
lie endorsed the Sherman resump
tion law, which be declared would
bring about specie payments in 1879
if no adverse legislation "should be
effected by Congress. In the mean
while, with a prosperous West and a
prosperous South, he believed there
would be an end to the labor troubles
in America. Jle also defended tho
President' policy. Resolutions en
dorsing the? President's polity were
referred. .
The Convention, however, warmly
applauded Mr. Hoar's defence of the
policy. ' '1 j :. ' 1
Senator morion' cnliloi.
'Mr..E. V. Smalley, a staff corres
pondent of the New York Tribune,
saw Mr Morton on Saturday; He
vrites: - ''. :".
"His whole left side, from the peek
down, is paralyzed, and he is entirely
helpless,. not being able to move him
self in bed or raise his head. Singn-'
larlv enoutrh. he has lost very little
llesh daring his long illness, although
his digestion has been. seriously im
paired, and he has subsisted chiedy
n gruel and beef tea. . His face has
undergone . a 'marked , change,' how-.
ever, tne eyes being snnken, and the
I XT'rif ,YT: "' " XT" VrW '
I V XJUu1 JLJv."""W Ov 15o.J
cheetsmnch less full than formerly.
Mis expression, ,ia one of intense
weariness.' " ? ; 5 "
Spirits Turpentine.
T- Many gracious revivals are re
ported iuSheJby District, NfC. ConferenceT
: Rev. if. 1. Cobb rienorls twen
ty -nine baptisms in Anson county in Ad
gust. . ' '
t , pC r.?4l'MSl v'u"!ul
I wuty, minjr-iive persona -loinea
I the church. . I; . , .
Rev. C. O. 'Havmore renorts
.some twenty-five conversions in the Mount
Airy section. r
I --y Durham JPlanti The Lieav v rainR
recently have ereatlv .'iniared Uin fa.hlor
vrup in wis section. . .! .i. ,. . 1
j.Qa Rockingham circuit, N. C
Ubnference, forty-five conversions are re-
ported. At Wayman Church.- ten conver-
I --;On VVilliamston Circuit, 'N.:
ixuierence, mere have been thirty two ac-
- cessions to Bethel Church, and v twenty-se
A'-5J b..;'.iiv.-iiritI-: ..
t.... n . ... . ; i ' - .:
uuuuu-Biuc uapusi. nurcn,
AJ"v:i wuuty, iwcuiy-Beven persons were
converted: Tn tut,
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-f" v uuiu uu uapiisu cuurcues.
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At Grassy Creek Baptist Church
ranville. sixty-eight persons haVe S
ssed faith in Christ. At New Prospect
uranv;
iessed faith in Christ. At Nw Prnaru.
Church fifty-one united with th rhnrh
At Bogae Chapel there have been thirty
converts. . At Piney Forest Church
baptisms.
! Mt. Airy WateJunam On Fri-
day of last week Butler Eaton ami Win;.,
u I
Vaughn, two white men, shot and robbed I
Inwtl Thn Itull tnnb ffw:. n... . I
: effav.t ' in iln
XUCJ. uu'ueu aoout fu. Jiiaton
was arrested, tried, found trniltv. an.i on f
tenced to the penitentiary for ien years.
Weldpn 'News: We rcret to
learn that a vouth b.tl, ,m.. ,.r i fl.n
living near VVeldou.Vas bad v wt.en h:".'
J I l , J " I
- i a ok. air. iiaxveMmet I
l"c.IttUu in iae load and was at
l l.: . .. V
-
1i kUuuTS hruiV imr Seefll?
bitten on the chest and nanus while so do-
1Bg-
. I
oaiem. -jrress : Ibe: irvmnaH mm I
boys, and ere. lone horismiul'. h.r.
10 iaB.iiiu uuaaeaaion : or tn n uior i
which to stretch awkward. limh will h I
TLa H l.e,f amUSement- Good
sized frying chickens are upon the streets
ana readily at fair prices. 12 to 15 eta.
lue Winston station house and mav-
v. a vtxiv. 13 aisvUb VULUpiUbCCL. - I
niL 7
During the session of Surry Superior Court
wvuuum ah itic xuuauii M'.nnni '- .
jouuoii, wuicn aujourueu on Monday
. uicu, io wuhc aua i our colored
w're 8enteuCfcd He penitentiary. .
Mrs. Samuel Collins, of this place. Mrs
l&JJiflrtihieTrehi'TairiCaiut are cer-
. I .. . . . . - . . .
tainlv well worm tue prices cnarc cd . tor
them.
Alamance Gleaner'. A few weekB
ago we published the sad death of three of
Mr. John Andrews' chikireu, who died in
three days. Me had only four; the young
est was spared for only a faw weeks, how
ever, as that died last Friday. Thus an
entire family of children have fallen in the
pathway of diphtheria, -r Col. W. A.
Albright, Clerk of the Superior Court, ten-
dered his resignation last Friday, to take
cffect yegtera.-Tu0 Col. has been ap -
pointea Deputy Collector in the Revenue
service.
Statesville Zafrnar: Mount
Mourne is located ou a historic spot The
ground on which a fight occurred between
Tarlcton and the Whigs is within the cor-
nAraln limila Whfifilcr. in his hiRlorv.
A took place in the Revo-
jnjjonary war, on 1st February, 1781. at
Alfred D. Kerr's, oh the road from Beat-
tie's Ford to Salisbury, between the light
horse of Tarleton and the militia, in which
8everal were killed4 Beven of the British
and lwenty of tue borses were killed at
the first fim" . f 4 , r
unisboro Recorder. Mt! W. A.
stray horn tells us diphtheria: is prevailing
largely and lataiiy in tnc country arouna
University Station. Ete assisted in bury
ing two children of one family in one grave,
their deaths following iu immediate succes
sion, and adds that six or eight others have
recently died, and that several more are at
the point of death. ? Medical aid seems to
be powerless. More Granville tobacco;
J.D.Bullock, $59; James Moss. $41; W.
B. Bobbitt, $36, $46, $05. $71 ; I H. Bul
lock, $40; J.H. Webb, $33, $59 50.
! Magnolia Record : A tramp
took a ride from:,ltocky Mount to this
place, a distance of about one hundred
miles, on the fast train last Monday after
noon, concealing himself on top of a truck
under the car. The train was behind time
and'ran fully forty miles ! an hour.
A friend informs us that Jesse Potter, of
A lbertson'8 township, was kicked by a
Unraonn , afi inat.. and hurt so severely
that he was confined to his bed for some
. . 17t! t.a HHMn ma aIIam
tiuie. -:Jfiighty-nye popus are m atten
dance upon the graded school wis weeK."
! Raleigh Neios: Gov. Vance yes
terday issued a pardbn for Henry Mcpou
m1 colored, sentenced to the penitentiary
ior ten years, at tne oprrng teriuoi jaaruciii
court, for larceny; The petition was
? . . . c. . TT -
sinned by tho best citizens ol the county,
" . . . . , -aa . .1. .
nrwi iiv tne .inurre anu omcers oi tut: cuutv.
It was -thought that it was very doubtful
whether he., was really; guilty. uov.
Vance vesterdav aonointed Daniel Shaw,
(inmmiasioner of Pender county, in place
of A. Gumburg, resigned, .- The stu
dents of the University are making an ef
fort to revive the University magazine
j Danbury Reporter We have
had less rain in this section since the first
of May less thunder, lightning, and wind
ninrma. Jess , sickness and ' fewer .deaths.
than is remembered for the same period in
any former year. ;YVe have had also fewer j
tobacco worms,' cabbage bugs; grasshop-'
pers, mosquitoes, black gnats, Jane bugs,;,
and many others p, the insect class of ani
mated nature have almost entirely failed to
appear. - JPewer. birds of nearly every
variety that inhabit this section, have been
seen than heretofore. Why is this ? Who
can tell 1 .. ' , ; j-t' :' .' . '
1 : 'AsueviileJPonSiX'cnVic't
whose names figured on the criminal dock
et of the Court last week, are- now prac
tically advancing the State's interest in the
W. N. C. R. R. -- Mr. James E. Reed,
Clerk of Buricombe Saperior Court, has
received notice, of -his appointment, as
Clerk of tub UnitetfJStates uiairici uonna
for. Western North Carolina, LT,he
President has recently pardoned Samuel C.
ikA at lho inaf tprtn
;cuti V iiaiuwuwi Mfuuvi4 v.
Vance, who was convictea at tne last term
of the
h LiStt!? WiUV rid sentenced to- the
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WILMINGTON,
Albany penitentiarv for fine iMar Vono
while postmaster at Grassy Greek, Mitchell
county, abstracted a Peabody check' from
the mails and sold , the same to a firm in
gtatesyille. . . ,,
Having copied a squib frbm the
vuariouB uoserver, we give the ''retort
courteous:'? vm his Dert commanta: nn an
UMdr1
thrt T nnrtmaml-
norance of literary matters as it-doea of our
theory ,of government when H calls on sthe
I fraudulent President to remove . Judge
Dick. ,f A,.,President .removing, a Judge! '
Such ignorance in an editor a critic who
has slobbered over the American Eagle, and
who.only a short time ago, 'stood by the bed
side of th, is monarch of birds and witnessed
the pangs , of its second birth.', Intelligent
.... rf.rr. w . &
firi ftUKr' 111111 uo umer, aoontjar.
Thackeray's Vanity Fair, hut such mani
fest ignorance as the Observer betrays in. its
proposition to the President to . remove
J udge Dick ' ia inexcusable even in a cdun-
i.l..5.ros? M8 .lawyer.' the O! server a.
M Charlotte Observer: Thera are
f . i , .
Whisperings among "the boys,'! of young
man's candidate fnr , Mvr
man's candidate for i Mavor, , -L. Th
taking of depositions in Mr. McElwea'a h-
lf.iuibe case of J. H. McElwce against
Ar rn .ri.-i 3 , . . .
imcweu. ior lnmagement or -the
j iraue-mark known aathe Durham Bull, was
i i uoiuuuumnuiumi.
I conciuaea in this city yesterday afternoon
Th x m. iLi.-i-jr i'. Vy"11,
liiuv """"fi uracMiw uvnusuions
i ,wui ue commencea at uuruam on the 25th
i . u.uuu u wtu,
?Qd frlber depositions on both sides are to
be taken at different points in the State.,
CTk rm k t n lssne to route. tLeat&
We obtain the following chances during th
past month: Established Melvin .Hill. Polk
county; Turkey Cove, McDowell county;
Alfredsville, Robeson county; Cross Canal;
Camden county. Re-established. Ronk
Cut, Iredell county : Pee Dee. Anson conn.
ty. Discontinued Martin's Lime Kiln.
- Aaaux Xa.l4U,
Stokes county; Barrett's Mountain. Alcxan
I
Tuesday night a detachment of fwplvn
deputies collector, under' the conduct of
tSZZ? r . e'
S. u """" oraav aisuiiery on the
X?J?L.
French Broad. The corps of topo-
KlJUHiUJ CUEIUI
apuiuui eugiuKeiB nave not yet completed
their renort trtthrfAnortini t : "
- k BBauuh- a. e fujiui a
ia Asheville. however, that it i t h ZZZ
?! the engineer in charge that $100,000 will
The attendance at the camn n.UnV
Sunday last was quite large. Sermons were
rreacnea oyitev. ur. (irant. of Brevard: I
nnuug. uaaiur 01 ine i
Methodist church. Vicksbure. Missiaah.
-. Over one . thousand . summer visitors I
XTrT namfoa "!e registry of the
- fcagle Hotel, in Ashevdlq, -this summer. I
- T - 1'ne.view "om tne summit of Stony
1"uuultt,u 13 ne,iry equaito tliat of Caesar's
. VMij !UIo IUUC9 1 1 Villi CieUUer
sou vine, anu wan a good road to its sum-
mit, and an observatory erected thereon, it
would attract hundreds of sight Beers du-r
ring thu summer and fall months. ,'
;rTJEBl
W AtlVKK'riSlifflKNTK. ;
HahucS!ais !bCnooi duo km, etc. , ; .
Mdnson&Co. Handsome suitings, j
; P. Gumming & Co. Seed rye and bats.' ;
i G. It Fkench & Son Boots and shoes.
.oral Uota.
The charmiug Mrs. Oates is ex
pected to visit Wilmiugton this season. :
Nothing doing iu magisterial
circles yesterday. , '
We had a call last evening from
Rev. J. N. Stall ings, of the Magnolia He
cord. . .... , - ' . ., , '' ' ' .... : . ,
Upwards of ode hutidrel bales
' 1
of cotton changed hauds in this market
yesterday. - , . . - : .- j
Callindec's , Georgia Minstrels
are booked for the Opera House m this city
on the 20th inst. ' :- ' '
i Michael Friest,. the deserter, al-
laded to iu our last, was safely landed in
Fort Johnson yesUrday. , '' ; . , j :' ,
j The storm signal floated allay
yjjsterday, but np to this writing no gale
uaa (uuuvv. f"' i . I
1 ' 1 : 2 Alii a I
Uautionary sigiiais arp ;ruereu
. m.: T . . Q ... I
continued for Wdm.ngtod nd Smithville,
afe well aa othcr p,VintS on the coast '
Mir. lC BrownfoTmerly
i,Ut nn niohmniwl in . lipfn tin ft brief I
visit.
' Gov. Vance has appointed Mr.
Daniel Sh,aw ; a Commissioner of Feeder
county, in place of A. Gemberg, Esq. .'re
signed.. ,. . .... , ...i- Icy
! A vast amount of rain has fallen
here within the last day or two, and it is
still coming down. The earth , hereabouts
is completely saturated with water. ; .
'-A detachment of eight men of
the 18th U. S. Infantry, nnder eo'mmkml of
Lieut. Anderson,.was expected to arrive
herefrom Greenville, S. C, last evening,
en route for Fort Johnson.
; Stationary or falling, followed
by rising barometer,' northeasterly, back- a report will be made andsome detmiletin
ing. J.a northwesterly winds, staMpnary ten- JdersUnding arrived at in connection with
nerature and nartlv cloudy vfeath'er,' with school matters. . : - !
I1JU aicaa,
tlon to-day.' ' ' ' U))
We learn that the Nbrtft'Cflr-
dina Medical Journal is to be reviwd, and
that it will be under the1, conduct of Dra,
M.;J. Deliosset and Tbos. P. Wood, of
this city. iTfate first number.wSpp&r in
January next.
; ; An enterprising,; colored boy
bought a quart of grapes from a coury
man in the market yesterday, paying for
them in postage stamps, which,., upon in
vestigation, proved to have been, cancelled,
i
the boy having no doubt coaxed them'off
the backs of some bid letters. :f--1
Vesuvius (the world's great safety. valve)
again threatens an eruptkmalwayp un
controllable by human effort. Eruptions
of the physical Bystem, as Boils, Pimples,
Ati. are Nature's safety means to warn the
i - - r-
suuerer tuui ma """"""I "ir Kr;.f
libn-most quickly and effectually jiccom-
I plished by using Bull's Blood Mixture.
N. C., FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 1877,
A. Deperat Prlconar.
' jTeaterday afternooh,?ibetween 4 ahd 5
o clock, a colored man by the name of Tom
Stanford, who had been drinking to suc
cess, was acting very disorderly on the
street on Second,' between Mulberry and
I mrAlnnf oiraio h, -
t that vicinity
I .
Officer
i" ii-ing, wuo Happened to pasa that
way, spoke to Stanford and tried to prevail
upon him to go into his house, which as
close at hand, and behave himself, upon
which bo started off, but upon reaching
his gate he took out a large knife and com-
menced whetting it on the fence,' at the
same time using some threatening lan-
gpage, and then went down into his lot,
-wjiich . is located in the declivity at that
I point, acting in such a manner as tdtrigbt
en his wie badly, and finally nicked ud
viaAA r Kn.i r.'u:.t. i 1 ' I
p eceoi Doard,whicli he had broken off
afi3 Ivl
'tnam
1 refusie
the fence, anaicitased her nntd she; found
I "iuge in a room in a neignoor'a house,
I and had locked ' herself in. He then came
out on the street aeain. when Officer TTino -
I wuch vu;ci, jxiuk
i ' .:!.: ...
once more spoke to him, telling hun he must
8toDv crontinr audi in- PTnitpmnni nn iim
stops creating such an excitement on the
street, when he retorted with the words
thftt if onv nnn sain 1
l" "y
clement, or was dr
fr DPn wb,ctt lho
that if any one said he was creating an ex-
drunk, he was a d- d
thn nfflnw A -him hv
I nL iu.n 'ir.V j ':..
V. . v .
Ux him- Stanford resisted, and the
J officer was compelled to call ' for ; help,
I .Li
uuu ait vi tm a tj mi w ui iTnrrv iiiiii
through the streets hog 'fashion, the pri-
sQner fighting, kicking, yelling and cure-
idg all the way td the guard house, I upon
arriving at which it was with the greatest
difficulty that he could be forced into a cell.
Officer King displayed great forbearance as
Y1 as firmneas in his conduct towards the
;--. ... .
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Hall, had managed to tear bis clothing al-
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most to sureds ny bis struggles to free him
self. ;. . ' .
Our Public Sclioola.
, 1 The School Boards of the 1st and 2nd
'nboiy A.x n. - ...Ktf urn
. :.
naington, met at tnc rooms o t the County
Commissioners, vesterdav afternoon, and
made the necessary arrangements for tak
. ; --, -j . . .
BU,,00, usoini.imngioD
Mr., Wm. ,M. Uye3 was appointed to
ts(ke the census for the First District aud
Mr. Samuel N. Cunuoii for the Second
District. . '. "
xu7 IT tit t. UUIJJJ 1ZHJ mt UUlJUrCU UC
tween i the ages of six and twenty-ode
years of age. - V,
lit is suggested to parents, iu order to fa
cilitate the labors of the roni tlrya.lU,t
children between ine ages referred to ue
prepared by them, so that when Messrs.
Cannon and Hayes call" upon our citizens
the lists may be ready for them.
j The Boards adjourned to meet again on
Monday afternoon next, when the teachers
f0r the ensuing year will be appointed.
Itace Between Shad Skiff.
i We learn that quite an interesting and
exciting race is expected to take place on I
th rir tin Saturday afternoon next be- I
tween three shad skiffs, with centre-boards, I
w
i . . .t. I
UyVUCU UJ jaillVO WUOVVWM ;
... i 4-a iv f m ea nrnnmieii wiiii 1 1 1 11 a . ( j l
ton mills in this city, j The race, which is
. ! a t. ts? A nskl-fcAlr mill Ka
to commence at uau yv
from the cotton mil is wnari to iuc uiaiu
Tjrec" and return, and a silk flag, worth
e(ght dollars, is to be the prize presented
to the winning boat. The names of the rival
skiffs are as follows:..
I WM Bill, owned and sailed by Michael
Burk. ' ; ":!" . ' 1 '
, Lohc j$larv owned and sailed , by Ruf us
SkiDoer. i f -
LWle Minnie, owned and nailed by John
y. bamUh ,
. ..-
ni smith iiniiell and Oil Cmpanr.
-r- - - - rwa
Miss' Dora Wiley, of Sol. Smith Russell's
- io apsua
voice, a
UOU t Bvlf, ' ,
C0B-Tken musical and poetical intelligence, and I
utiao lln)UrrV anva nn exchange, has one I
ot tne purest contr&uu vuica iiun6uiu.,
L .;n t;tk on mnrh ease and simolicitV I
MUU DIU rw v"
as to command the admiration of the hearer
as soon as the first notes" have gone forth.
Miss Annie L'Estelle-is described as a
pianist of great ability, having been Several
years at the head of her profession in Ber
lin. - . ;
Scbool Manor In Harnett TowneUlp.
iThe School Committee of Harnett town
ship met Wednesday and organized by the
election of D. C. Davis asi: Chairman and
Cpt tewis Fierce as Clerk. It was de
cided to proceed at once to take the school
census of the district, after which the Board
adjourned to Saturday of next week, when
lieft Bolilnd.
A police offleer, Marsh Walker, discov-
I ereda bdi conUining' goods .of some de -
J sfcripiion on the wharf foot of Princess
street, .Wednesday night, marked in the
name of J.ll. Masnourn, Angola, jj. u,
having no doubt been accidentally oyer
looked and, left , there by the steamer
to;It as'takentO the City Hall, where
it awaits a claimant. i v. ;
'?berifiumeter Record.
' The following will show the state of the
thermometer, at the statiohi mentioned, at
4.35 yesterday; eveningj Washington mean t
time as ascertained from' the dally bulletin
Augusta. .... . w.v. 70
Charleston, ......75
Corsicanaj . ; . . . . . 86
Galveston,:.... ..77
Indianola, . ;.. , ; . .83
Jacksonville,.;. ..89
Key West,.... '...87
Mobile,.... ...... 67
Montgomery . . I . .65
New Orleans, ... .69
Noffolki
PuntaRassa,. .V. .85
Savannah,...:.'. . .83 I
St. Marks. ..82
Wilmington,'.'... 73
A Probibltlon.
The Mayor gave orders yesterday that no
more permits should be granted for balls to;
take place at bouses of ill-fame. '.At one of
these gatherings, Wednesdays night, at
place cajled "Gipsy's Hall," on Fourth, be-
I r . . w-
I uivu uuu voaua DUB J. K n)W OC-
I curred. dnrincr which nnn m nn bod aann.,
ly cut. -
.
Kt V"H ANWAKINb ITEJI.
I . The Norwegian Baique Staubo, Gun-
deraen, sailed from Bristol for this port on
lhel8th inst.
; A Spanish barque, which has been at
quarantine for several days past, came ap
j to a point near the "Dram Tree," yester-
I ay arternoon, ' and dropped her anchor.
- 1 She is from Havana.
aL -
ifan,th rminrf
by Rev-W. 8. Black, .PresidipFElder for
I "? L"ueVu irisinct ethodist ;Epis.
1 T.0"101: v i i v
1 wnmi'V 'Jill IT ' J?6?1- .2M?
I V Iiminfton. at ITront Rtroot nr
I nitnvillo, at Concord....... Oct.
RmithviTi-- h"'- X!?
6-7
13-14
20-21
27-28
I i?n81?w
at Queen's Craeb' rw
Elizabeth, atElizabethtown. Oct!
Bladen, at Windsor.. . . . : . ; '
I Topsail.at Wesleyan Chapel Nov.'
3-4
10-11
1 "nsviiie, vv esiey unapel.. Nov.
x: - I
I ! "6""t ows. . . . HOT,
S-aO
. . . TUBHIAIls.
I The mails close and arrive at the City
I pwt Office as follows: ; ,
a . .
I Jonnern turough mails.
Northern thrduTAnd w:
mails.,......,....-,
Mails for-the N.ffC. Kailroad, '
rdinff & Sf C
i Railroad, at:'.. ..... . ... .
Swthern mails for all points
WesrS(c: C'WtfdMf
4:45 P. M.
6 :15 A. M.
t ;
4:45 A. M.
5:00 P. M.
B:30P. M.
11:30 A. M.
I ciw;) puuunjrj.i.:...',.,.
I iM11 for Cueraw & Darlington
'I' Railrnart " '
: itauroaa
Mails for points between Flo
. rence and Charleston . . . .. 11:30 A. M
Fayettevf lle.aud offices on Cape
' Fear River, Tuesdays and
'Fridays.. ....... 1.-00P M.
jayettevuie by Warsaw, daily .
. -(except Sundays). ......... 6:15 A. M.
Onslow C. H. and interme-
diate offices every Friday'. :' ' 6.00 A. M.
Smithville mails, by steam-;
boat, daily (except Sundays) 8 .-00 A. M.
Mails for 'Easy Hill, Town ;
.Creeks every Friday at. .... 3.-00 P, M.
" ABBIVK.
Northern through mails. .... . 12:J5 P. M.
Northern, through and way
maiis:.:. .... 550 P. M.
Southern mails. . 7:00 A M
Carolina Central Railroad. . . . 6:15 A.' M."
. Mails delivered from 6. 00 A. M. to 7.-00
F. M., and on Sundays from 8:30 to 9:30 A.
omcemp fflce 0pen from 8 M- l? 13 MJ
Stamps for sale at general delivery when
stamp office is closed.
Key Boxes accessible at all hours, day
and night.
Mails collected from street . boxes every
day at 3.45 P. M.
NO FEMININE ATTRACTION Is so aednctlve 1
as a lovely complexion, such as imparted by Gou-
SS&SIJX
. . . m m m i
race tn large uones re-
Happy tidings fer mtvou nama,- aad thjae
Hnn nn1
ve been dosed, drozeed and quacked. Pnl-
vermacher's Electric Belts effectually curej nrema-
tore debility, weakness, and decay, book ana
Jonr-
. . . ? . 7 s
aal, with information werth thooaands, mailed free.
Address Pulvxbxaohu Ualvamio Co., Cincinnati,
Add
The gourmet talks eloquently about Unfiled quails,
Cde foie gnu, and other such delicacies. - Pin
dawn, though, and you'll find he admits the su-
Sreme importance of good bread, biscuit, rails, etc
Lere all agree on the basis of true eaatronomy . To
be sure of the most delicious things baked from
noar you must use dooucy'b xxabt rowDSR.
DELIBERATE SUICIDE. Not for a single TSay
can a Cough, be safely neglected in this climate.
witnout aeiay resort to uautb uorkt or uobi
uouxd Asa Tab. This balsamic vegetable prepara
tion extinguishes a Cough, or cures a Cold , with
unexampled rapidity.
Pike's Toothache Drops cure tn one minute.
boux BmniBT.-Tint Moaimio WTXK Book Bind
cry does all kinds of Binding and Ruling in a work
manlike manner, and at reasonable prices. Her
eoaata and ethers needing Receipt Book,, or other
work, may rely on promptness in the execution 01 1
tneur orders. ,; . . . .
TuAKsraa piustihs-Dik8. invaluable to rail
road companies, steamship companies, banks, mer -
enanta, manaractarers ana outers. ncy are en
durini and chaneeleaa. and will copy sharp and
clear for an indefinite period of time. Haying inst
pared to executeoraera prempuy ana u moaeraw
pnees.
. There is no care f Dyspepsia that Gbbkb's Au
oust FLOwsa will not core. Go to any Drug Store ;
and inquire about it If yea (sudor from Costive-
ness. Sick Headache. Sour Stomach, Indigestion,
Liver Complaint, or
emeni or tne bw-
mach or Liver try it. Two or
ree doses will re v
lleveyoa. Regular size 75 eta.
NEVV ADVERTISEMENTS.
For Bent, ? i
The DWELLING, on the corner. of
Third and Ana Streets, containing five
ms; kitchen and water on the premises.'
. ;, Appiy to
jsept
2t-4t
HART, BAILEY A COi
Seed Eye ant Black Oats;
NICE LOT JUST IN. -'...? ,
; AND FOR .SALE BY , 1 ''
! ' ' PRESTON CUMMING. A COV, V
j septst-it
;, ; Dock Street Mills. ,
m See
o
UR HANDSOME SUITINGS FOlC
' AND LEAVE YOUB ORDERS AT... .
1 i "'RllINSON 9c CO'S.
iuntsi-lt ; 'A-'''-'' Merchant1 Tailors. -
School Books;
i: NEW AND CMPLBTK TOCK
6F SCHOOL BOOKS
received. BLATJfS,
Teacners ana stercnanta ut uu wnmuj nu w
weU to send in their orders early.
A special discount will be allowed at the -septlltr
LIVE BOOK STORE ,
Pianos, Organs,
A
ND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS , vn!rno
For sale at '' .
HEINSBKRGER'B
Live Book and Music Store.
septal tf
)
0s
. ' . I . -
. , WHOLE NO. 3,159
: .-: ' --- I
. ' ! " , - ' ... , , , - - .i-.v
NEW, ; ADVERTISEMENTS
We Offer ,
Wholesale Buyers
OP
BOOTS & SHOES,
A Luge Stock,
Great Variety, and Pri-
ces as Low as any Balti
more Lt N.York honsea
CALL IN AND EXAMINE.
fcept Slltf
GEO. B, FRENCH & SON. :'
39 N. Front St.
. If'- Notice.
SCHOLARS OF CAPE FEAR ' '-
. ... r : ,.. ;. -.. , MILITARV ACADEMY.
IJi.Pi 5?.d tte,PUc generally, by referrins
to Maj. B. J. Burgess' circnlar, will iieetnat l have
jt will use nonebnt West Point cctoravin.
I wuiguanmt to grro entire satiaf action. bbth in
MU "w r -r - .
I i.inteiid havhyr mat, made wift please
call earl
rJy, and thus give us ample time before the
ximo to finish all anita.
1st pro:
t!
,:. t ' A. DAVID, ' .
" ' p Merchant Tailor and Clothier, '
Corner Front and Princess Streets.
; Beptl8-tf
i
Apo!linari8 Water I
f T7VR SALE.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
, By , GREEN A PLANNER,
eepjSOtf
Drupgiats.
I n Hats ! : Hats !
jjjOW IS THK TIMK TO BUY STRAW
j . AND SUMMEJB'HATS CI1BAP.
) eeptau-tr i . - CITY II AT STORE.
. : 1 JUST IN.
I . - 'a , 7,."
?- .- ... . 'V
i JQQ Bblfl reahNew Rivtr MDLIJBT3,- . '
JQQ BoSB8 Factory aad Cream CHBBSE,
5 0 8UOAK, Ex. and A ,
I TabsBUTfKer
Q Q Bbls New Wheat FLOUR,
a . For sale very low by 7 ,
Lei
pt 20-D&Wtf
BALL & PARSALL.
Office of Sontlr Carolina Lnnattc Asylm,
; I .. .' COLTJlIBLsia, Sept. 7,1877.
C! BALED PROPOSALS 'wiT.T.' rr iwn.mvB-n
O at thia Office -antil is M., Monday, the 1st of Oc-
wucr in?, ior iornigning to me Booth Carolina
hSSy&JW!!" ONK UUNDBSD AND FIFTY
at the Aeylnaa us reqnired
J. F. ENSOR.
1 jBepti30-3t
Superintendent.
Hams! Hams!
THE FIRST FALL LOT OF THOSE CELEBRA-
i I Vi- ' : ' TED . ' .'-
IXL HAMS !
! 80 popular ia Ibis Market Just received.
This Brand of Hams is owned exclusively by
us. and we are pleased to be able to offer to our .
customers and the public a DELICIOUS HAH from
fqnx to ten, pounds in" weight. ' - ,. ,.:
1 CALL AND EXAMINE.
JfNO. L BOAT WEIGHT,
! ' FAMILY :GROCRK, ' ' '
. r, f . ,; - ,
and 7 NORTH FKONT ST.
Bept SfrDAWtf
Choice Crbceries
I.
ALWAYS ONf HAND A FRESH
! I ' ; LfjT OF CHOICE !
(
FAI1ILY GROCERIES
AT i
Xi.
S and 7 NORTH FRONT ST.
cpti6D&wtf ; '
I
THE
X L 2sT ,T
IIOMTI-DUMTI :
: -! and ;
. KEY WEST
77
GARS ,
Bv . D. PIGOTT.
hng 16-tf
nae
Tobacconist.
(jape Fear Military Academy
ITS SPECIAL ADVATAa Altar ist, -xbjs
experience of its instructors; 2d, iu careful gra
cing: 3d. itsHne collection of apparatus for instruc
tion in teaching; 4th, its military discipline; 6th, its
well considered system of honors and prizes. J--:'
Fall session begins October 1st. For circular,
address Ma, fl. J. BURGESS,
jeept 10-eodtf , su we fr . 4 Principal:
JJ , - , ri . .
iib liiiiiG uuuy AiDuuii luc uuiiicr,
S THE PLACE TO GET.
SADDLES. HARNESS,
1 i - WHIPS and COLLARS
fade or ReDaired. Cheap for Cash.
rr vNext toSDutheriand's Stables.
j ' - 1IAXDKN A GBKHAKUT,
seDtl-U m:
Wilmington, N. C.
--
Notice I ; i ITotice l
.r :
HAVING JJJST RECEIVED A FULL AND
I . . .
j ;: ' COMPLETE LINK OF ...r , -: j.
Hosiery & Undemear
I " I INVITE THE ATTENTION
OF OUR PATRONS TO THE STOCK, 'AND ASK
AN EXAMINATION" BEFORE PUR- '
- ' ' CafASTNG 'ELSEWHERE. ' ' ' '
' ,: .....,,,, ; -,! . ... ,
DAILY RECEIVING " NEW GOODS OF THE
I ' MOST SELECT5 STYLES?
JULIUS SAMSON,
! sept 16-tf ' ' : ! 43 MARKET BT.'
to
ID WINTER
tyCm trr h '
iionately low rak ".
Ten lines Mild
OVELTIES OF
MISCEtu OF
j O P E R A K Cloths,
One Evening Only TuesV
CHARLES H. PBATT
The Most Pinlahod KnterUument ' -1
ThoMarvellons Ltvlng Wonder In CoW '
Sol, Smith RussV
And bia GREAT CONCERT COJtPANT; Jvlul
; LWABD,Mn8icalDirectr. Oom.S
MissMRAWILRYR.
mI .JSSSSS-
, Mr. L. M. PACKARD. TenorT
a ! thJtZ: WAiTfiK POND, Baritone.
And the inimitable SOI.. SAUTlf UVSSKLI.
pres16 MMlcal N WeltieB of tte Dy WO! be
Pfi,Pf?.at fi Concert commences at 8 o'clock,
.scale of Prices Parqntstte and Dress CirriXi -Parqnette
Circle 60c; GiUerySS '
fu ho Store withont extra chartre.
- sept 18-6t THOS. W. bROWN?kent.
JUST RECEIVED !
j ; 500 lbs.
North Carolina Hams,
SMALL, PLUMP AND NICE,
" ! - ALSO,
15 Barrels Early Rose
-j Potatoes,
AND
20 Bbls Large Northern
i Cabbages.
r j For aale cheap at
Jameg C. Stevenson's.
1 bepti86-tf . . k- - '-; -
LOOK-AGAIN.
- ' . '
gQQ PMs FLOUR, aU grades.
Oar Standard Brand, .BRIDOWATBR,
at $9 50 per Barrel.
il-'Vl ALSO, -.'.t,-:V
10 Q Bags RIO COFFEE.
Susar.Molaaaes, Salt, Soap,
. Rice, Candles, Starch. Ac.
AT LOW FIGURES.
i
pept 19-tfDAW
BINFORD, LOEB A CO.
W. B. FREEMAN, M.D. GEO 8. ADAMS, M.D.
I Drs. Freeman & Adams,
FltONT STREET, ......... WILMINGTON, N . O.
Cofffee, Sugar, Flouri&c.v
i T7 K Bags RIO COFFEE, v
' 100 Bbl8EPmED SUGAR, ; ; X
' 300 Bbl8FLOUH' 11,1 erade8
? rrK Boxes D. 8. and Smoked SIDES
lO ' and SHOULDERS.
' l0 Tubs LARD,
tjj Boxes TOBACCO, various grades,
200 BoUBand IIaU KoUs BAGGING,
; 00 Bdls New and Spliced ARROW TIES,
Soap. Lye, Matches, Snuff, Candles,
Wrapping Paper, Paper Bags, tc.
Bepta-tf WORTH A WORTH.
V Just Eeceived,
PLATTING MACHINES ! PLAITING
MACHINES 1 Priee Very Low.
EXCELSIOR KEROSENE OIL LAMPS t
I No Chimneys Needed. Save Cost in Chimneys
jfiauiNU I'UJLiia ana tacixje, cneap, au
ujso. a; rificit.
'8.
myi7-tf
No. 5 South Front SU
; Duchess Fears. &c.
I AM NOW RECEIVING EVERY WEEK,
CHOICE DUCHESS and BARTLBTT PEARS,
NORTHERN APPLES, PEACHES,
'. FRESH CANDIES, AC.
Soda Water, Ginger Ale and Mead still on draught
I At ; r 8. G. NORTHROP'S
jeept. 9-tf Fruit and Confectionery Stores.
! Shingles.
CONTRACTS AND COMMON,
FOUR AND FIVE INCH.
For sale by ,
O. G. PARSLEY! A CO.
i
;eept 14-tf
Bricks ! Bricks!
100,000 QOODBEICK-
For sale by
Jje 17-tf .
WILLARD BROS.
! Mallard & Col
fify. SADDLES, HARNESS, BRIDLES,
' TRUNKS, Ac
j LARGE STOCK.' LOW PRICES.
EP-REF AIRING AT SHORT NOTICE. -Bept8-tf
- No. 8 Senth Front St.
j Parker & Taylor
i RE NOW RECEIVING THEIR
jfV FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF
i , COOKING and HEATING STOVES,
' ! HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS,
! WOOD and WILLOW WARE,
1 ij ' ii ... - No; 19 South Front St ,
; lecpt 6-tf ., WILMINGTON, N. C.
; I Groceries. &c.
A : LARGE, AMPLE AND VARIED STOCK,
J. For sale by
t- .mm , , i ADRIAN A VOLLERS,
'sept 15-tf gontheast corner Front and Pock sta.
Apples, Onions Caiaie ani Potatoes.!
I !
Fyyj uarreis nunmiiBn arruwa, .
OK " '-: ONIONS,
150 " " ; POTATOES,
OR " " CABBAGE,
For sale h;
ADRIA
sept 16-tf
A
VOLLERS.
'BaffsiiM. Ties Jails, &o.
AAA Hells and Hal Rolls BAGGING
J . ToM TIBS,
2Q Tons HOOP lKONm
" OKA Kegs NAILSX ;
r A Barrels GLUE.
UU For sale by
sept 16-tf
ADRIAN A VOLLERS.
Llineral Water.
APOLLINARIS AND HUNYADI JANOS BIT
TER WATER, for sale by
eeptl-tf ADRIAN A VOLLERS.