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1 00 1 15.-. 5 60 : 8 00 3 60 4 00 6 60 8 60 10 DC 17 00 ' 24 00 40 00 - I . -. - VTV WOW.- - I t ttreedwi... ...... five days,...; ISflSD DAILY gXCTCFf MONDAYS 1 1- one week,... Two weekfc . $T 00 Three weeks,.., i. Two montlii, ... . Three monthai,.. Six mon,thBt....... 4 W ?S5 00 V " Sttlweriben, deliTwod In ny pwk of ithe week. Oar City Ageptare diy. JSSed to collect for more than three months . .WILMINGTON GO 0C BContract AdTertUeme&U. J&iea at iprotor" w" wvw ...... ;. i --..-.--' ' " ;: ' .V.I The Presidential party :rjberiog ten kft Washington lot Eichmood.f- ,.n- ,her Chicago STiogs Caoltas coilised The capture of Teftsche Indicates that I hri'vo' 4 -firm Imlil iinnn nnA ' j ,i,t leads to Pleyni: another, road is Kusaiouf , k In ViAsoposlnn nf Ilia Turks. hnncni i " r- Russian neaaquariers ' uhyo uccn . . . -. .i mnved to Bogot. Tbe Jj'rencli Uabi- retire. Qranfa dinner at the American Legation was attended by Mac- - ia. j. arDenier. anotuer Senator Morton is evt .lenilysinhiDg. - The Senate has adopt ej a resolution to appoint a-committee -for inquiry into the result of Presidential etec tjonl 1 Sundry confirmations of min isters add other nominations oy tne penaie; no rejections;. Walsh's rejection as naif is- ler lo iliogianu uiuuguk ; .nnrnnriations committee of the House lire rr--r-- ; . i j Save adopted a basis oft army. DilL -f- t 102: cotton BteaUV at 11 3 lOfta I a. K,r I 1 ViuH.t.A ,d; aier: spirits turpentine steady at ;rS4 cehtij rosin Arm ai i tmt y i t ' - - - i The sands in thrhourC glass of If KHlAmis IITa a a a foofvitrininr 5el)1l0r JUUlgbUll o itav a aoy luuuiiig . oat. There is now no nope lor nira. His death may be looked form at any time. ' , - ' -j"T ' The French Ministry have at last -found out that the Toiceot Ihe) people oi France was the voice of.God. They will retire wiinonta contest, l'resi- dent MacMahon has beffun too, I to Dnderstnnd the signi ficancy ; of the late elections, after. But more of this here-. L Cass Capert alias Carpenter has come to gnef. lie is in jail in iiNew I JffrHt'V aWaitlOv a trip- lO DOUW VUr- I 4 -. .j. :-r - - f . .;! -4 - I nlina nnort a i-eauisitios of Governor a uolf in the fold." Abe mills are ofill at tcWlr ffnnlinii ir lnni)infv nil. I -w guuuiugj gnuuiug, grinding, Let 'era orind.fe" I The last Richmond ' papers repre sent the city all alive - with, the ex petted visit of the President. Kx- tensive preparations have been made, and by thiar time lie isltbeTgnest jof that beautiful ; 'citv.LTo Jshow, the spirit of the people' we quote the fol- lowing: At a meeting of the Methodist preachers. teld yesterday at the Broad Street MetUo tlistChurchoivmotionirwas resolved that Hie Methodist clergy of Richmond,; Man chester. :i and all ' visiting clergy of - the Church! call upon the President of tbeUni ted States iai body on .Wednesday, at ?)1 . ' ;- ILL' J J. t 1 i. f - GenTBedford Forrest is dead. His death occurred on J-tonday, at - ti m., at the residence of his brother, Col. Jesse Forrest," in Memphis. " . He: was a man of splendid physique when in health, and was possibly thp great est cavalrv officer tue South devel oped by the war. The Soitth will al ways, honor .the' great cavalryman. He was of . North Carolina stock, his parents having removed from 'this State to Tennessee. We are uncertain whether Gen. Forrest was born be fore or after the removal. The Committee. . Special to Richmond Dispatch. 1 j VVASmNGTONjOcU 29.lv To-night the composition of the 'committees is the gossip of the town uere are many disgrunted ones and some criticism, of course, but the ge neral verdict is that the ' committees we strong. ?4; HttJ . Cox, Honton, -Morrison and Gilbert . n aiker have fared worst. f 1 here is a good deal of feeling an me V irginia delegation at the treat- "it 01 walker and U on ton, and the "egauon is not altogether satisfied ui tne appointment of the rest. Virginia gets but.twochairmans, . oode and Harris." --Z : f ' ? IIIOD Or NOKTH OAROItllf A J iCharlottc Observer Report Condense j 1 Ui 4. . '.vii. l? ; r I nil ED DAT.1 1 he narrative of the Wilmington Presby terv. nmit1jA t mm lh a rorArt a s rm t "resented eujrred to committee-on the . v 4umsuaj. 110 jcau ami . The statistical report, and the re rtjon "systematic benovolence," Th iciK rrui 11' i . ted th e " nnnrt in. i i A I ran t nr k t llni, ion Thortl.: ,1 : at gome lengtbxpressiog gratifi- kin 0 lhe Rectors' report, and ma- I "IK Sevnrol . . . If A 1 iccuuiUIBDUftUOnS. E" 4 II rer he above report Revs. F. Bonn, uu me ju. yiuuer- Eld., VL5? e,ec"K1 "Sstees, and vera CWmAV.. ' itlrii . Siorj, was elected in the nlacd of I tr,L!tbe5 member of this 'class of " lion ; Wh(a1 WneUre elef " Tfae name of Mr. D. a! Davis2' was uamuvuu. uuo t; i ne reception and adoption 6f - stasia- .1 -.!r ... , , j l T- i . . . I our viiy. j-uav wcgk me pasior oi uiioui 'ri"f"-s ;i?T"Vi 7 I p' r uoiuiuii- i byterian church held services who came down Upon the South "like t tees, scc t , I duringthe week, the Rev. Mr., deir the rates, an3 W Mardock, of. TT r T - "C"I,U1 aviu- on to make a report to the Synod -7;-p..r.rrs t""1) wa uaneu: On tO mftkn ft rorwrrl in Via vvUvi uiuk vud bumuh on OI IDO uo - lege. He , stated Jb,at -there was little to say oondernmsr the; college which was not alread krtoww to lha Pres bytery,, He stated that the only great wan i, ui iue: coitege was ' more . stri dents. ; It did not ask moneys Were li, no xor tne tact that nearly half; of 1.UW BtuutsDis, euner on. account of be- the rriinistiy; or Demff a. . - ' 100 poor, aid not , nav tuition the college 'could easily sustain itself; but with the total number no greater than ' eighty,'? the margin1 was "very small He would like to see a hun dred and fifty students there. Key. . E. F,,, Rockwell introduced the following resolutions: ; ! Whereas, There is areat amount of material, either already in print; or in press, collected of the history of . uconauio iuai it oe PQt in a permanent form: therefore. JotvdtUty That a committee Of poiuted in each presbytery to gather up this material, with what addi tional may be prepared in a limited; time, " L;.'-f-.-p -- " 2nd, That they arrange, and if needful, have copied and .prepared UIOIiUIICB ui .our Church thus gathered together. ra, i Anat this be attended to-as soon aa possible. 4th, 1 hat Mr. Rumpled report on aggre88ivenes8w be made the intro duction-to' this volume. Mr. Rockwell gDoke stronlviin fa Vol of j his resolution ' and . thev were adopted, the Moderator reserv- lug aiuwtuiiuieui ui iiiu- commit tees until another time. , Rev. F. H. Johnston, of the com- inittee On th YfonrUa nf Wilrrii PresbyUry reported that ftheyap- proved of the records, with the ex- -t uuuiuwo nao uaugavtai nnnPHPSQaril-' nn tha T-k-l,4i arr - . J. . ' J report elicited a warm discussion. some maintaining' that it was -work connected with the church, and there fore allowable, and others that if all work connected, with the church was allowable on Sunday, this would per mit all business transactions concern ing church, property, &c, ou Sunday, Drs.i Jos.-' R. Wilson and J. Henry - ' . Wfc r-m m . . omitn, ana ,.Atev. . Taylor Martin and others participated m the discus sionv , '. ' r ' The motion to receive and adopt prevailed. . . - i-; ? rliev. J., W; Primrose, of the com raittee appointed bv the last Svnod to report on th'fanciions of the of- nce of evangelist, read a lengthy and interesting report on that subject, and onered the followins resolution HHesMvedt That in the iudsrnent of preach the gospel without pastoral charge, wherever in the judgment pf the Presbytery, his. eirvices .may; pe uccueu iur tu conversion 01 Binners, ano. invested oy tne irresbytery with just so much of the ioint power 'as in each case may be lawful and expe dient. " - - i The report was received and adopt ed, and the resolution was passed. I troldsboro was chosen . in place of Wilmington for the meeting of the next by nod. : BVENIHG SESSION. The Synod met at 7:30, and was opened with religious services and sermon by Rev. Mr. Darnell, of Mil ton.? '3 Vti : vine commiuee on statistics report ed that four churches , bad been or ganized three in Orange Presbytery ister bad died in Concord Presbytery. Anree ministers paa oeen dismissed- one from Orange, one. from' Mecklen burg, and ode frohi' Wilmington. Four j ministers bad) : been received- two by Orange, one by uoncord and one by Mecklenburg. , ,. .. .-. . 1 The report was received and adop ted, -r i The moderator made the following appointments; Committee under Kev. Mr. MartinV resolution ; in , reference to the matter of publication, passed at the morning session, Revs, 8. T. Martin, J. Henry Smith, D D., H. G. Hill. R. P. Marahlft- J-Ttrimnle: Com- raittee Under Rev. E. ,F, Rockwell's r?solution in reference tti ft church history, also passed at' the" morning session : ? Retf E. w F. Rockwell and Elder J. R Blake, Revi W. E. Mcll- waine and. Elder C. : Ju Hunter, Rev. L. C. Vasa and Elder J; H.J Lindsay, Kev. W. S. Lacy and ifilder U. Faller. VOTJSTH DAY. - The 'proceedings ' were . mainly marked by hearing and passing on repo'rts, in addresses by visiting min isters, aod jn routine, business.1 tr 't iReDrAWaddetl, Secretary of the Board :of Education., made aQ inte- was a matter t of history, that i about y,yyy. ministers na. peen eaucatea py the aidof the chnroh, and some of them were among its most distin guished men the men who were al- ways: r.wben tberef . was anv (Treat wor work to be done. .. u f .' Rev. L, McKinnbh ' introduced the foHowingjS Re&olveili That the Synod of North Carolina earnestly recommends. that as I mis oynoa a scriptural evangelist is I was icea oy a mum in me ioreneaa, in ju4tme8bVtef mimseioned to SfeHWf ftainfulanrrfous wound. an onr settled ministers look qutxaes- oaDDatus or week-days a often"a8 i ;m ey. ro ay do a Ode, c I "j i ? J ,1 'T- i- , spending the dracossioni on thia res- olntion, Synod adjourned' till S0 Lir- . i EVENING SEBSi02T.' ' : 'i - f; lf 'The resolution of Rev.' H McKiri- non, presented last before! the "close1 6f the morning session came up be - fore the Synod for further disftnsiofi;' Revs.W."SXacyH;;X3c. HilL B; 4F, parable, Jos, ,R. Wilson, D. D.,!all uaue.tjarueBt auaresses on,. tne c,worK of ministers and urged ) the adoption of the resolution. t - 1 It was adopted uuanimonslyT ' I i,? A resolution relative to a general thanksgiving" for temporal and spirit- ual blesairib's waa nass. Th SvrinV. adjourned to meet, at Goldsbbro on the Wednesday, before, the .last Suri- day in October ,878, . . ' ; m m J Spirits', Turpentine; Monroe bandied 506 bales' of cotton last week. -' .. i I : j Gov.' Vance. is expected to de liver an address at the Virginia Agricultu- i j; air mia wees. tf: . . i j , f ( v i Two elderly ladies have recently died in Cabarrus. Mrs. Catharine Par tee, in her 88th year, and Mrs.. Matilda Harris! in neruaayear. j f Columbus countv: Total valua tion of taxable property, $1,414,012; gene ral State tax.' $3,179 95: SDecial. S2.127 02: school tax, $3,329 69; county tax, $5,77974. Kewbern : Nut "JSA6lt:iHW lA. Zacharias was exhibiting a loaded pepper box pistol; in his store, on Saturday night, and the "pesky thing." went ofiE, shooting a ball through the fleshy part of the end of Mr Z.'s thumlx ( , 1 i .- -Raleicrh Obseruer: CnL St.Anrin t). Pool will leave our city, in a few davi. to take up his future residence in New Or leans. We wish him all the success and prosperity that his great industry will gain tor mm in ine urescem vity. - ; j Concord Register : The revival in terest - that - has - been manifest - in' our churches during vthe past few.weeks still continues There liave been numerous con versions, and about twenty-five accessions cnurqnps in me i res- every night Wharey, of Milton v Chronicle: We're off lo the show and leave the d 1 to cet the paper out. . , The work of . laying the track on the M. & S. N. G. Railroad has commenced. - The trestling at Sutherlin will be finished this week. -- - Thanks to Mr.' Wm., llenry Hamlett, for some very fine turnips sowed, after digging his potatoes and on the same land; they are very large and have tops nearly three, feet long. Also, for a mess of second growth potatoes that are large and fine. - Monroe ' Express : Our; recent term of Court did not do much towa clearing out the county jaiL It now con tain nine inmates. On last Saturday evening, as Mr. Harvey Flyn and a Mr. Dnipes. or ooutli uarolina. were leaving .town by the road leading toward Lancaster, nnipes, wno nad taken too much of "old tangle leg," fired off his pistol, the ball reaching its terminus in the -back of - Flyns neck. We are credibly informed that on last Sunday, at ' Mount Prospect camp ground, Mr. Harvey Walkup's little sOn state of unconsciousness. ' 4 Morganton Blade: Our up-coun try folks have not been using commercial fertilizers to any extent heretofore, but we learn that our neighbors in Catawba have this fair received from the Newton depot 250,000 pounds, which is all being-used on wneai. ' ; ai tne same time tney tell us that chills are common this season thereabouts and many people; there attribute it to the' presence 01 the guano. Jamea E.. Mc Dowell has been- appointed! a 'denutv col lector of internal revenue and assigned to duty at Statesville. Dick Avery, col ored, who died here last week, had been tnrice married, and leaves thirty-six livine children. . -W. H. Howerton. we hear. has been sentenced to twelve months' im prisonment in the .Albany penitentiary for robbing the mails on the W. N. C. Railroad. Charlotte Observer: v- -There is confirmation of the report which we pub lished the other day. to. the' effect that a double daily passenger train would be put on the Charlotte, Columbia & ' Augusta Railroad. - This will be done on the 11th of November. On Friday, the 12th of October. R.iB'.Hnnter; Eaa.. of Sharon township, had ahorse stolen from' the back lot near tne old Itock island factory. Alter a two weeks search he has found the thief. He is a white . boy. not over twelve years old, named Anderson Hutt, who lived with Joe McDade, Esq., in this city, -The taking of depositions in the case of McElWee vs. Blackwell, in vol vine the tobacco trade mark of he parbam Bull, was .concluded in this city yesterday, and no further testi mony can now be taken except by special permission 'from the Commissioner of Pa tents.,;-.-,.- ,, ;:;,t!,..fc: i ' Goldsboro Messenger: We re gret to learn' that the disease commonly called the blind staggers la very destructive to horses and mules in this section. ;- The Bank of New Hanover in this place is now paying from $10,000 to $20,000 a day over its counter on cotton" checks. . This looks like money ought to get easier.' Mr. J. T. Pearson died in Fork. township at 6 o'clock this morning. Mr. Pearson had served in the Legislature, and was for many years an active leader of the Repub licans in this county, -rr The train from Weld yesterday evening .brought one Dassenfrer undef rather -pecaliar circum stances, and for which the road is not Mke j to receive any fare. A cow was snsgly lodged on the cow. catcher saving -.been picked up before reaching Goldsboro. . At first the cow was supposed hot to be hurt, but a closer examination proved that one of her legs was broken. . , - . . . - ; . i ,IfcorL,Pr6gress Mx;, Jphn H. "WoOd,J Who livei about tehmlfes'west ' of town, caught a white squirrel in a dead-iri. fall hMF his residence last! week. i4-si- a i laree wild cat was killed week 'before last about ten miles front town; on Indian creek, by Philo Jonas and William1 Ledjford while 'out hunting 'rKsntns.'H The !cat:was ahout the "jBizeiof a mediumrslaed dog,' hut .. con siderably longer., ; J ames Wilson and wif e mho were before tho court on' Thurs day for infanticide, pleaded guilty fa hiaiB slaughter and were sentenced to ten' years at hard labor ja ' the I penitentiary:'; This i case was removed here from uaston county 1 1 it lieu last, we ueuru num. mm ue was in a ok me msi ierm 01 inai court, 'rne inor nate fledds took the life of their infant cnua ay beating its head into a poraice with a loaded stick, and they would, have Deen round pulling "hemp without a footr noia, naa it not been tor the lack of evi dence to establish the real facts in the case. Raleiffh JVewa : MrJEvfiriti in: 'Whitlev.' who resided in Wilde' Johnston .-county: died very- suddenl v on Saturday evening ast,; The institution of the 0eaf, Duint) and Blind is now under J reeulairVarotTrtnT" XZ? 1 arein the white department 115 pupils-CO deaf and dumb and 55 blinds In the eol- orea aepanment, wnicn, is, .in a separate ouuaing. dui UDaer tue same management, there are 59 pupils 47 deaf and dumb and 12 blind. ':-: A member of the building committee of the parsonage of the Swaine street Baptist : Church . informs . us tkat Messrs, Hunter A Beckwith and Mr. J. !W. Rogers of Arjex. - have contributed a car load of lumber, worth about ' $50, toward s J the new parsonage.- The amount realized I from the eating saloon at the recent fair. run by the lady members of that church, was ida.ao. and about torly dollars' worth of furniture. Col. Polk, Commissioner of Agriculture, , showed us, on Friday, an open boll of cotton, sent to his department oy ir.-j. jj. Llunn, residing near Dawson's X Roads, Halifax county, N. C, which Is a long way ahead of anything in the cotton line we ever saw before. J The boll has be tween thirty and forty locks of cotton folly open, and in its expanded state is about five inches in diameter. The cotton, after making a fair deduction for the bull, is es timated to weigh 13 0 ounces or tea boils to make a pound. ; NEW ADVERTISEMENTR. O, DrrsoN & Co. Music books. W. P. PoTTEB--Por sale or lease. Monson & Co. Underwear, &c, -: .Notice to Retail Liquor Dealers. Wixliam8 & Mdkchison Flour, &c. IiOeal Doca. There ; was a heavy rain last night.- - - -" - - . -r-The .wharf foot of Princess street is being repaired. There was no session of the Mayor's Court yesterday morning The receipts of cotton at this port yesterday amounted to 1,311 bales and the sales to about 325 bales. All retail liquors dealers whose licenses expire on the 31st of October (to day) are requested to renew the same at once. ; - . Rev. Dr. Bernheim repeats his lecture on "The Locations of the Reforms tion"at St. Paul's Lutheran Church this evening. " No business of importance was transacted by the U. S. District Court yes terday. District Attorney Badger put in his appearance. . On and after Monday next the ordinance prohibiting cattle from running at large in the city will be enforced by the authorities. Those who own hogs and let them run at large in the streets, will sooner or later come to the conclusion that they are a costly luxury. ' Cloudy weather and rain .areas, light variable Winds, . and stationary or lower temperature and pressure are the in dications for this section to-day, A white woman by the name of Fanny, Gore was arrested yesterday' on the charge of acting disorderly id Paddy's Hollow; She. gave, bond for her appear ance. ' ' -"V ,. V Rev. Dr.' Wilson, of this city, who was in attendance upon Synod at Charlotte, was selected by a committee kt that body to preach in the First Presbyteri an Church of that city on Sunday last. ' " ; A wild bull loose in the streets yesterday morning created considerable excitetnent, several persons having made a narrow escape from being gored. Luckily no china shop came within the range of his perambulations. : ; ? . The jury, in the case of the Bank of New' Hanover - e& Williams, Black : & Co., of New York, returned a verdict yes--terday morning so far as relates to the facts in the case, the points of law to be - here after decided by His Honor. , , .. A' horse attached to a buggy, the property of Dr. Edward King, got frightened' yesterday , morning and ran away. His course was down Princess from the' neighborhood of Third to the river. Result, a damaged buggy, there being ho person in the vehicle at the time.'.' ; .', The Parade of me Cadets. ? - : ' The cadets of the Cape Fear Military Academy,, under,MajTBurgess, lhe princi pal, paraded Ion" Front street yesterday af ternoon, , and ; attracted . much attention. The school is divided into two companies, A and B, the former being uniformed in gray coats . trimmed with black, blue caps and gray pants with black stripes, 'and the lat ter, which is composed of the younger cadets, in gray cadet jackets, blue caps and gray pants With black stripes. They marched with the precision of veterans, and various Were the 'compliments paid' them for the accuracy .with which they executed- the various manauvres,! which ' was somewhat remarkable,' corisidering that' they have only been under instruction -for a few Tbermomelir Kecoi-tf. The followinff will'show the state' of the . .. . . . "u"r" . s " u 111,,, .35 yesterday evenhig, iWashington mean time, as ascertained from the daily bulletin i8sueu.f r.om:the Signal Office i this cityi Augusta...'i . 'it i . 69 Mobile. ........ 7g Charleston , i .73 Coreicana,..; . . .'.60 Galveston, . . i .73 Montgomery . ; . . 72 New . Orleans, . . . .74 Punta Rassa, . ,..84 Savannah,... .. . ; 73 St., Marks;i . i77 Wilmington, :.V; 72 Indianola, , . ...73 Jacksonville,.'. .i-80 liey w est, .... t , . va mmuok oi ;tne ur Keaolatlona; or . - Reapeet co the ITlemory of tbe'Iimte ;- A meeting of the members of the' Bar was-beld at the Court House yesterday morning, at 10 o clocks for the -purpose of , hearing a report from the ; Comthittee ; ap pointed at a previous meeting to prepare ECTT I memo.rT .of the late Adam Empie suitable r resolutions of " respect , to ? ' the A The-mWin -U mm I .,.: ri seated the. f ojlewihg resolutions; which j on motion of Maj. D. f. je.vanet were unani mously adopted: ,; iyf;(j if 1' Jf '6aiJ,'Thattii. Ihe'tdeath' of -darn Empie the profession r hssr lost 'one of its most respected members, 1 who was. ? ever zealous and fearless in the pursuit of -his professional dnties and faithful to the many and important . trusts confided to his care during a long and'laborious practice; that his associates mourn the loss of a -friend and gentleman whose cultivated mind, ac complished manners, generous heart and universal liberality endeared him to- them ; that the community has been deprived of a useful, progressive and public spirited' ciu zen, and the poor of a friend whose-; face was never turned from any poor man. : BuUusdifurtheri That His Honor, Judge Moore, be requested to direct the Clerk i of this Court to spread the foregoing . resolu 'i tions on the minutes of the Court as a per petual testimonial of the esteem and affec tion of the Bar for their late Brother; , that the Secretary of this meeting , forward a copy of these resolutions for publication in the newspapers of the city and to the widow of the deceased.' R. 8. Fbkkch. f . T :.. - ubairman. - Upon!, motion .of ;.Hoa.;DJ L, Russeli, the Chairman of this meeting was Instructed to present them to the present term 'of the auperior Uouru,,; 1 On motion the meeting .adjourned, tine die. ..s-Gao. Davis. Chm'n. E. S. Mabtik, Sec'y. - His Honor, Judge t Moore haying pre sumed his seat upon the bench, Mr. .Davis, in presenting the resolutions to , the Court, in accordance with instructions from the meeting just held, spoke in very touching and eloquent terms of the many good quali- ies possessed by the deceased, and espe-1 cially of his kind and gentle disposition J " He was followed.by Mr. F. H. Darby, who, as a former student under Mr. Empie.could not let this opportunity pass of paying a tribute to the memory of "the best friend he ever hadf.,r He spoke in feeling and ap propriate : language of deceased's many amiable qualities, his ability as a lawyer, and of the friendly . interest always mani fested by him in the younger members of the profession which he so pre-eminently adorned. - . - r . : . Mr. Darby was followed by ,Mai. F. iD. Poisson, who added a feeling tribute to the memory of his deceased brother,, who had so long held a place in the hearts and af fections of the members of the Wilming ton bar. -;--. ,.i fJii-y-K- I .. At the conclusion of Major Poisson 'a address, His Honor, Judge Moore, made a few very touching and appropriate remarks, during which he stated that when the plan of rotation was first decided upon he had anticipated a great deal of pleasure from meeting with Mr. Empie at this term of the court. . .- '- . Upon the conclusion of His Honor's re marks, and upon the motion of H. London, Esq., he announced that the court would stand adjourned until 10 o'clock this morn ing, out of respect to the memory of the de ceased.. : . . . .. i ' KInrder:Trlai'To-bar.'r'i:'''"-'''r ' f ... The case' of- Robert V Smith charged with the murder of James Murphy,' re moved from Bladen to this county for trial, at tne instance or . the 'prosecution, iWill come up before . the Superior; Court this ! morning.. : A venire of one hundred men j has been summoned from, which; to select a ; jury; and we learn that a large number of 1 witnesses will be examined. .The prisoner arrived yesterday morning, in charge of a Deputy Sheriff, and was committed to the county jauW.u. v?4? , :i; -ii j A good deal of interest has been excited' v ... . : . . I iu tuis case, especially among-tne people I t th'.t rt.' - , t l i I pwiuuu wt uiuicu county ju wuicu I the parties' resided and in which the unfor- tunate occurrence took place, which is in tensified by the respectable standing of the parties in the community previous, to the homicide with which the prisoner stands charged. - ! We regret to learn that : a . difficulty ; oc curred at Marion, S. C , on Saturday sight last, between Mr. W. L.' Gregg, formerly of this city,, but now in ' the employ '.of Messrs .- Williams & Mnrchison, of this place, to attend to their business at Marion, and a man by the name of E. P. Ellis,' du ring which the latter drew i knife and subbed Mr. ,Greg through the left, lung, Inflicting a . dangerous wounds . It was thought, ,atf first, that Mr. ( Gregg would die from, the effects, pf , the' injury j re ceived, but at last accounts some . hopes were entertained that be would ultimately recover The ditucuity, we understand,. originated ia reference to some cotton which Mr. Gregg had purchased from Mr.iEllia.i Leetare y Clre4 ninlateri ,Tffv j : The lecture of Rev. ,.W. G. McKinney, the ccdored Episcor minUter from Char lotte, pn th subject of Natural Talent," which was delivered at Lippitl's Hall,t on Monday evening, is spoken of very, highly by those who heard it, not only 'as -1 ts subject matter, which was very .welL Han dled, but with reference to its , manner of delivery .i The attendance, however, was hot large, owing to the inclemency; of the weather; and for this reason he has decided to repeat the lecture oh I Friday evening' next, &V o'clbck;rai the' S ame place, and is hoped ''that r)r.w.ill be a goodat' ance. His mission, It-will be rerr' is to'otitahi'jfuslo.'sst ir V a chapei at. Charlotte, an (f that puipose will bet" The Pbosnlx. " Speaking pt Ith'e performancJ6f thlsfty- Aiucncan urama uy Milton Xiopies and his Comedy Company, who open here on ffridsT mghtthe New York iroyW says : "Porwo hours and! a :half 'the Audiences are "kept either in' a chronic state' of upcon-, uroiaoie laugliter. or. harrowing suspense, -i and at the expiration of that time they leave j I expressions .of, genuine entertained.1? - -'v'a tSA colored woman by the pame of Maria yYortnam,. who is said tojiaveeffected 'her escape from the hospital for ; the insane at thefCounty Poor Houser and wbbw&cut: ling up some crazy antics on thelstreetS was taken in charge by1 Officer G.;W. Da? to, of the v-police ;fofcerye8terday" kfter- noon, and carried to the guard house, where . it was fouod necessary to lock her up in a celL At s last accounts the poor creatWc was demanding a carpet for the floor, ,SA I,ax step. : A colored man by the name of ,MiKon Colvin 'stepped off the hisrb wall' at the Front street depot; on ' Monday nlghf' and fell to the track below, a distance of f about twenty feet, .breaking one of his legs! and receiving; other injuries, of a lessseripus character. .. He was sent , to the City4HfOfr pitai in charge of Dr. W. W. Lane. he wonder is that he did not break his neck. .v-.1 The Israel, Taflin, cleared from Rot terdam for this port on the 15th Jnst, j " - ir'ljISX'OF XETTEICS Remaimng m the pity Post-Office, . Oct. 31,1877: ' i ' 'B Mrs Nellie M Beasley, Mrs Matilda Brown, Mrs Anna Barnes, Mrs Catherine Bryant, Mrs Betsy Ann Bonds,.Miss Martha iseu, miss Mary a Brown, Thomas Bell, M W Branch; "Henry Barry, Geo C Barnett; Sam Belli Bgt j -i - - . C William Charlesworth, Stephen Con ner, David Cotton. '- v ! ' : l 1: DCol C B Day (2), Mat Davis,tRbVrt Davis, Fortune; Dick,. Lucinda Donelsbn,. Mrs G W Davis, Mrs Mary L Davis. . j . E Mrs Julia Evans,, Joseph Egerton.f ,. i!-Hieorge irrankim. . " G Joseph Goosbaus, - Hamilton Gray, Mrs Ann Gleason, Mrs Sophia Gill. i H Mrs C E Henderson, ,Faany Howe, Martha Heath, Miss vEIlen HarrissjMiss Lizzie Harriss, ;Miss, Millie B Herring, BristoWHarriss. James Haves. James Har riss, Johnnie Harvey, William T Barker; Willie Holloway. , . , v - . J Patience Joyner. ' ' " ' L Mrs Aggie Low; Rev Robert Luciis, Wm P Lamb. .... '. ; 1 M Joshua McAuther, John McMabon Wm H ' McAllster, Arcbey McCall, Miss Lizzie Melton, Mrs Harriet Moseleyr. Mrs Mattie Morton, Mrs Margaret McKoy. N Jane Nixon. . ' O George Owens. . l "' P James A Pollock (2), Miss Jennie R Pridgen, J EFenton, Joe Patterson. J R Mrs Emaline S Rush, Mrs Cornelia Russell, Caroline Ruffln, Julia Russell, Jno R Rasberry, Allester Richardson. I t- S A B Shepperson & Co, Joseph Sajd mon C C Sanders. J - u' T Isaac Thornton. . : ' ; W Samuel Walker & Co. S F Williams f2), Moses White, Joseph Williams, Capt Wm Kade Boswell, Mrs Hannah Wiggins, Mrs Henrietta Ward. ' . .. . i ,-.',K:V. -SHIP LETTERS. .'.. j Capt Geo E Condon, schooner Ella, A- B Foss, schooner Brave. . - - ? i ; 1 Persons calling for 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. ' :r i Lv . , Ed- R. Brink, P.. Mj - Wilmington, New Hanover Co.; N. C ' k CITY ITEJns. " :' : :i - --li-.r. - . .I: '? ,1 .' TO BE ATTBACnVK 18 A DUTY of which laaies may beet acquit, themselves br the nse of Gouraad'B Olympian Cream, an article which no la dy haa ever tried witaoat becemiag its lasting pat ron. Price in large Bottles reduced to One Poller. For sale by J.C. lianas - . . f "My dear," said Mr. 8 toils blooming help--meet. "I must congratulate you on your recent Im provement in cakes, biscuit, bread, rolls, every kind of pastry in short.'? "Oh I" . said the. wife, 1've solved the secret by using the greatest thing in the marxet ror Danng Uoolxt'b x east F owdib. atencereru my aatcnen Knows no otner.; Haapy tidinirs far .nervous sufferers, and these wno nave oeen aosea. aruggea ana anacxed . Pul- vermacher'8 Electrte Belts effectually curej ! or ucumij, wcamniB, utxy. cook ana our- .n J.kllt .. l - . 3 - . . . . v prema- ai, wiuimrornmmnweataouBanas,maUedfree, Address Fui.vxbjcachxb Galvanic Co., Cincinnati, unto. Tiuun ia NoTHtNo Mtstxbioub about the disap- I from thA Dfcin nf srnnMnfaa hnnii ' I ulmk j BuXPHuB soap. BulBhor is a potent pttri- ner and healer of the akin, and, is most oeneficially I ntillmd in thia form - I , To kjuixw Totnt Youth use Hill's IxsTAXTAjrs ovs Haib Otx. " - - ,: "GERMAN 8YBUP." No other meAir.in In it . werld was -ever given such a test of Us curative ! qoauuea aa boschbb's ux&XAjr Stbup. Two mil lion four hundred' thonaand email hnttlea .nf tw meoicme were aistnoatee 1 in this 1 Asthma. otaera diseases of the throat and lungs. - DrnggiaU in every town and village. Ia the United States are recommendlnii! it to their enatomere. Reffniu ,i NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I Underwear, pyALFHOSg 4 SUSPENDERS, ' ' ji.-u;:-l- .;, .:' - .'I' COLLARS, TIES, . ' .In Great Variety at ; - v ' - mmnii rims - !' . . OFFICE BEGISTEB OF DEEDS,' r : ' i"."'T-. 'KEW HANOVER CO.N.r - WW WOMINGTON, Oct ' EcnCT at On REAnldTJRvDEALSRS, ' censea expire on the sistof x-- notified that they mast ONCE. - , oetsi' ,NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. . ' For Sale or Lease, QSLS1! Cape orto Bast rivera. Fmt Hundred Acres ef cultivated Bice Land, in eood or der, and Foiu-Thousand Acres of Swamp and W ood Land. Dwelling Honse, Barn, and all iecea eary Out-Buildinga for Fifty Hands. Also, the Bice Mills, and a Threshing Machine,- run by a aixty Aorse pewer Engine, in good condition, and cana- hundred bU9helsof rice per day. AlBo, the FAIRFIELD FAKK, four miles from Wilmineton. containing 8ii Unniirnii im. fence, with SBlendid new Barn and nwAiiiVn h.. eides ten or twelve Tenant Houses in good order. Aiso, witn tne place, or separately,' six Horses, two Mules, one Colt, twenty five or thirty fine Milch Cows and Calves, over one hnndi-Ad hpai nr nn ges and good stock,- and all of the Farm uicuouu, Tvagons, t-jower carta, c: - This place is well adapted to Small Fruit Culture and Trucking, also the Dairy Busineaa and Stock Raising on a large scale. Good land Ob nnmirA ni mti. Acres, cleared up land. Two Hundred and Bixtv Acres cleared Bice land, the balance heavily tim bered. - - ' - -1' Also,' the PGNTI TRACT, containing Th-cc linn', dred Acres, three miles from the city, part cleared and fenced, part Bice land, the balance timbered Possession riven immediate!.. No trouble about title. . Sold because the Dart v wishes to go to Europe. ' Terms made easy on sale or long lease. " - "Address,' . .. . JP- F- POTTBK. Proprietor, i Oct 81 eodlf ....WPSu. . . Wilmington, N. C. YTe Offer 100 Boxe80' 8iDK :'" 2000 BnhelB OOBN. i i ri AABoQs and Half Bolls Standard T.-'UUv , - BAOGING." ; :500 BW? 8D,AK radc t ?" S300 aC 810 Lagnyr WFfEE,- OKfl Hhda Porto BIco and Cnba : , &0J r MOLASSES, - ' J00 Hlld? f480 tt STBUP, Tons HOOP .IBOST, ' 200 BblsQLUJ! -"l. -'-' 500 NewSPIKIT CASKS,' . 500dh.nd , do, ; -f . 5QQ KNAIL8. 5000 'T ' ; i f K ft -0". ouahXpe guano, -A Aft ' For sale low by ' ! WILLIAMS A MUBCHIHON. ctt 31-tf Jack Frost Flour. THE BEST IN THE WORLD, ' . ' For sale by . . . octsi-tf v WILLIAMS MrmnHTsnw SINGING SCHOOLS r AND CHOIRS - THIS WINTER WILL USE ' jpfir5tCt7S -CBtOIR. I!V8kTBl70TION KJ BOOK, (tl S5or 12 ier ii(tt l k7A N son.. Such commendations of it as "Simply the best' and most complete work of thetkind we have ever been privileged to meet with," from the "Boston Traveller," are getting to be as common as they are well deserved. Instinctive coarse and S63 pages ef music. . : : ENCORE. (75 eta, or $7.60 per ioz , by L. O. BKrasow, la already in extensive use. Fine in structiTe couige,and capital and complete collection pf Glees. Quartettes, Airs, Sacred Tunes and An thems, for practice. -r- ,- - . 'Encore." but close nwmhiM u. in nin eral excellence of contents, ij; ' -Xx - ,yCl?,ATIO,fr': (tl-25. or $W Perd ),by O. RKB80N,is a first class Church Music Book, witn a full set of Tunes, Chants and Anther. s tnl bistructive course, and plenty of Examples. Airs. PartSongs, c., for practice. . , , ZION. ($1.85, or Simper doe.),iy W. O. Pkb kihs, u the latest Church Music Book of the eathor and of the first ouality. 338 pages, of which 100 pages are filled wit h Anthems, 100 pages with easy music for the Singing 8chool,and 75 paces with Metrical Tunes. 1 j j : . i Hailed, post-free, for retail price. ' , ' " , Oliver Ditson & Co., !V-'BOSTON. ' CHAS. H. DITSON & CO 711 Broadway, N. y. 3. E. DITSON St CO. Buccessers to Lee A Walker, Philadelphia. o;t31-dw2w Wed & Sat Millineiy ajad .Iaiicy Goods.- Mrs. l. -flanagan' wishes "to an nounce to the Iadie iTi.t. h kn - from the Northern Cities, where she haa been ma king her Fall purchases in ; MTf.rjwwnv description of FANCY ABTICLES, and is now prepared to show her patrons a Very Attractive and Beautirul Stock of ail the NEWEST STYLES In French Pattern Bonnets and Hats, Velvets, bilks. Feathers, Flowers. Ribbons, Ac. ' f My motto Is, as heretofore, the Beat Goods, the Hrablani! T "d Mt Orders from the' country solicited and perfect satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. . - Variety Store, 48 Market Street; . octtf nac 'MBS. L. FLANAGAN. . : ...Ship. Notice J.: . AUj JCEB80N3 '.ARB HEREBY warned not to trust or harbor any of Crew of the; Norwegian Barque "ASTA." as no debts of their nn bctogwtHW paid bytoeMasror octSS4t ; D. DANIKLSKN, Master. W. L Goto. D. L. Gobi. G-ORE & GORE. rrHS UNDERSIGNED WILL OPKN A - JL. FIRST CLASS STOCK O 9 GROCERIES at Nos. and 3 South Water street, this week. Prices aa low aathe lowest. - Call and examine before pur chasing elsewhere.. $w s r- -GORE GORE, i; oct 88 tf . ; ., . j ; 8 and 3 8 Water street. Ibl(ale Buyers. ;pB YOUR EAB0 WARE, CUTT -. QO TO THE v"" Stock large aad well sc'- ,,1 . . Oct 23 tf Grand VTRS.F' J.TA et FT PERKINS' SINGING RCHOOIV. fTScts. or $8.75 per do.), by W. O. Pikiis, has of course entirely different mMw imm ,i. in h. I
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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