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RAMS O BUBSC1UPTIOS IX ADVAHOir
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Six montns, . n u ' s as
Cityrlbers. delivered In any part of the
f Fifteen Centa per week. Oar City Agents are
JjofaithorUed to collect for more than three months
in advance, v. '
" ' "' OI'TLilNES. . . .
Gen. Todleben. is in command of the
Russian ajmyat Busfctaukvi British
Cabinet has decided that mediation is In
opportune. - The Porte will lay the
whole subject of intervention before the
parliament The wife of.King Victor
Immanuel, of Italy, is dead. A large
hotel at Portsmouth, N. H., burned, i 7
'Mr. Evajrts leported favoring subsidizing a
mail service' to Brazil from an Atlantic
port. Ref . i'Dp Harris declines the
Bishopric of . the ' Quincy Diocese.
More failures in "Chicago.; 7- A writ of
quo warranto issued against the Western
Union Telegraph Co. A banking
bouse at Chester, Pa., gone ; up.
Forty loaded cars wrecked in Pennsylva
nia by a broken rail ... New . dissen
sions in the British Cabinet over the for
eign policy. . London limes ib strong
for peace. - - The French Ambassador
to LoodoB: will be removed. Bitting
Ball is again od Um war path with a large
force. ' It is reported that the burning
of Greenfield's candy establishment in New
York caused the death of 80 girls. . Only
20 escaped: New York markets r
Money 4 per cent ; gold quiet at 102 ; cotton
steady at ll&Uf cents; flour without de
cided change. Southern $5 508 25; wheat
unsettled; corn a shade firmer. Southern
5659c: spirits turpentine quiet at 321 cts;
rosin firm at ft 72$1 77.
Sitting Bull has put on his war
paint. He has crossed the line with
a large force of Sioux and ..Nez - Per
ces, and now look out for warm'
work. He appears implacable, and
trouble is ahead.
England having failed to obtain
common diplomatic action on the
part of the Powers looking to media
tion, now decides that it is inoppor
tune to mediate. So Turkey will
have to treat with Russia or take ad
ditional mauling. The Porte will,
however, leave the matter of negotia
tion to the Parliament, In the mean
time Russia is moving on to its ap
pointed destination.
There is great division in the
British Cabinet, and it is thought
Lord Derby may retire. The 1 Lon
don Tirnes does not believe that the
Ministry will advise war when the
Parliament- assembles. The Times
says there is no occasion for war, and
that Great Britain is not going to
bind up her interests with the main
tenance of . the Ottoman Empire.
Per contra; it is stated that Parlia
ment will be called upon to decide
peace or war, and- to consider the
purchase of the Turkish fleet. The
London Nhes thinks that Parliament
id on m fra onnrnua idqi nrono.
rations." Thesense of the English
people is clearly against war. As
long as Mr. Gladstone opposes the
war policy of Beaconsfield, he will be
able to prevent its adoption, unless
the interests of England should be
come seriously endangered, which the
Times says is not the case now.
"TBB SOUTH ATLANTIC.
The January number of this high
ly creditable Southern magazine is
upon our table literally filled with
inviting and; entertaining matter.
The editor really deserves great
credit for the pluck, energy and en
thusiasm she is : displaying. There
is no other; lady of oar acquaintance
who could have accomplished what
she has under the circumstances. We
should have sat down in despair at
the very threshold. We do trust most
aincerely that she is meeting with such
liberal responses all over the South as
give her constant, cheer and hope.
Let her be sustained in her "labor of
love," for she is doing a noble work
one that appeals to the taste, culture
and pride of our people. -
We have just received our copy,
and have only had time to glance, at
the table of contents. ; There is steady
improvement. ' There is a critical pa
per an James Clarence Mangan, by
J. II. Ingram, author of a life of Ed
gar Poe, and on English writer of
rising fame.' Another London writer,
E. M. Clerke, contributes a poem en
titled "The Trial Trip." Among the
Southern contributors are poems by
Paul II. Hayne, Mrs.' Margaret J.
Preston and W IL;Babcock. We are
pleased to see a biographical sketch of
that admirable soldier and gentleman,
Geu.v Pender, written by his son.
He is I well, worthy of . an extended
biography, and we hope to see such a
work prepared., , Under the head of
"Thought and Movemest" are edito
rial comments and reflections. There
are several serialstories. . 3 Price $3
a year' Address Mrs. Cicero iW.
Harris, . Editor and Proprietor, Wil
miogton, N. C. ;
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VOL. XXI.--NO. 76.
Latest By Mail.
r ' From Waablnstea. -
i Special to RiohmondlVhiff. J
i WASHINGTON, UeC. 19.
'. ' The President's bpecial message on
civil service reforms-will be sent into
Congress shortly after'recess. It will
stoutiy insist! upon the right 6f the.
President to originate nominations;
and will i contend, that the policy J Je '
of i reform to be carried pnfby tbf,
auuuuwuauvu la uub 1 u - IcspuUIK
to the demands made ; by the 'people
of all parties in their conventions jr
: Mr. Woods, proprietor of "the
Washington Hotel, at Bladensburg,
was killed this morning at the Branch
ville crossing, on . the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, between . Bettsville
and Bladensburg; by the express train
he attempting to drive rapidly
across the track as the train .was. ap
proaching. The buggy was smashed
to pieces, and Mr. Woods and horse
were horribly 'mangled -aind : killed
The body of the horse was thrown one
hundred feet, and the body of , Mr.
Woods a much greater distance.
Charges have been preferred against
Collector Ferrall, of , the Fourth sVir
ginia district, ' by James Wood, ' his
first deputy for several years. Com
missioner Raum will investigate them.
Ex-Congressman McKenzie brought
these charges to the attention of the
President who promises that they
shall be fully looked into.
The UeraoK-CenUInc Affair.
I Special to Baltimore Sun, Dec 17.1
It is understood that the illustrated
papers ' are already making great
preparations to caricature the differ
ent phases of the late trouble between
Senators Gordon and Conklmg. Some
gentlemen who affect to be au fait
in the code are rather loud in express
ing their dissatisfaction at the ter
mination of the affair. They say
that after the expression of Gen.
Gordon, "This" will be settled out
side, and the reply made by Mr.
Conkling, there could be but one
proper outcome, an exchange : of
shots. It is hoped that the disappoint
ment experienced by these gentlemen
will not impair their health. As already
said, it is not believed that Gen. Gor
don would have sent a challenge, as
his religious convictions, if nothing
else, would have interfered to pre
vent it. Some Georgia gentlemen
say that Mr. Toombs will take hold
of the subject and endeavor to make
capital against Gen. Gordon in Geor
gia so as to defeat his re-election to
the Senate.' But if Mr. Toombs has
no better material than this to work
on, his efforts cannot amount to
much. The task of arranging the
difficulty between the two Senators
was found to be somewhat embar
rassed on account of statements
made in the sensational papers. ' Mr.
Conkling particularly was restive un
der the position in which he had been
placed by one of the publications,
and while willing to accept any ar
rangement made by his friends which
he consistently could, he was not
willing to assent to any settlement
which would seem to confirm the
statement above alluded to.- Refer
ence was made last night to the epi
sode between Mr. Conkling and Gen.
Frank Blair. A gentleman who pro
fesses to know says that Gen. Blair
did actually send a challenge to Mr.
Conkling, or csused it to be conveyed
to him in terms not to be mistaken,
that a challenge would be sent if an
apology was not made in a specified
time in the Senate chamber, where
the affront had been given.
Spirits Turpentine.
-- Newborn has a nine-pound sweet
potato. ' Next .
. Gov. Vance lately visited , the
colored Normal School at Fayetteville and
made a short address. v
: Rev. S. H. Chester will not
leave his churches in Lincoln county and
remove to Virginia, as reported. . V
five generations of females met
recently at Charlotte, running thus: child,
mother, grandmother, great-grandmother
and great-great-grandmother.
A negro woman at Newbern re
ported the text of the new preacher to be
"the eighteen chapter er ascifosits." She
was merely referring to the Acts of the
Apostles. So says the Nut S7uU. ,
The lawyers of Rufe Lowrance
and Dock Hunsncker, under sentence to be
hanged for murder, are moving to get Gov.
Vance to commute their sentences to im
prisonment for life. Such is the prevailing
fashion.:.;; A . '-; t
' 1 Gou. .Vance has accepted an in
vitation to address the colored people of
-Wake county on the 15th of January next,
on the occasion of the celebration of the
Emancipation Proclamation of President
Lincoln.' -"h -w.-.v - - t
The "Charlotte ' Observer gives
an account ef a big fight at Concord be
tween a man named Buchanan and . Peter
and T. L. Bost," of Cabarrus. ' Sticks, pistol
and knife were used.. Buchanan was
knocked down and one of the Boats was
gashed four or five inches in the .head and
neck. Buchanan escaped. ;
The Newbern . Nut Shell says
some villain went to the residence of ; Mr.
W. T. Terry, iAJonescounty, and throw
ing a brick against the house caused him to
come to the doer, when he was fired upon,
and received in his face, breast and abdo-'
men a huge charge of squirrel shot. : He is
seriously wounded. The villain escaped.
;i I Weldon correspondent of Ra
leigh Nevn writes : The great fresh x tore
through an Indian u burying ground i near
here, and washed up .fragments of pottery,
bones, arrow' heads, hatcheU and bits of
bone- about the size of ten cent pieces.
These last I suppose to be wampum, or. In
dian money. I sent Prof. Kerr, specimens
of it..; i ::J: -
V ; Moses ; McCallock, !.who , lived
pear Hurdle's Mills, Person county, left his
1 WILMINGTON,
r
home otf the 10th day of 1 Decernber,' 1877,
and has hot been heard of since.' Any in
formation In regard to him will i be grate
tuny received by hia distressed family. , Jtte
is about 55 years of age, of stout build,', red
complexion, and rather inclined to be bald-
headed. Address, Wilson McCallock; Hot-
oie's Mills, Person county
Charlotte 'Obieroeri HfrJohn
Ethridge, a worthy man' 6f this cityy has
built up for himself a considerable bushxeas
in the making of walking Jcanes. J Est cuts
the hickory from; the woods and turna.it
o canes,. which-he varnishes nimseii ana
which he nuts heads and ferrules.51, He
makes them of all styles and sizes, and the
finish is as elegant and the caries in all re-i
spects as beautuul as, the best ortnern
rT iHUsboro Mecordert ;Un: batur
day last, while a young man ; named Mar
shall Bradsbaw was driving a wagon loaded
with' wood,' the horses ran off at full speed.
The wagon ' was" soon afterwards' upset,
hurling the whole load upon the unfortu
nate young man. His injuries are interna);
and of the most serious character. ,
Three thousand two hundred and thirty
seven grains of corn from one eraln 1 is re
ported by David Holmes, of this county i
NEW ADVEBTISBnBNT. i
Munsok & Co Overcoats.
Juxjus 8amsoh Holiday goods;
; ,' i'
Mayor's notice to masqueraders,
Mayors notice relative to fire-arms. '
as. C. Stevssok Xnias goods
T. H. Howet. Jb Boots and shoes.
Hall & PEaBSAtL--Goshen butter, &c
Iaocal Dot.
According .to the
Almanacs
winter commences to-day.
U- This is known as St. Thomas'
day In the religious calendar. . " S-. . .'
r The Almanacs predict that the
weather to-day will be stormy.
The cotton shipped to foreign
ports yesterday was valued at $104,615.95.
Fatherly ' advice v to' amateur
Nimrods: Never wear new hoots when
you go hunting. - ' ' . "
: One of the white female prison
ers, confined in the county jail for costs,
was released yesterday by order of Judge
Meares. . ' ; .- r. -.
The proposed entertainment by
the Cadets of v the Cape Fear Military
Academy will take place at the Opera
House this evening. s. ,
- i . . - .!:.: ' - i n n -in
- Proposals for keeping the city
lamps in repair' for . twelve , months from
January 1st, 1878, are called for by the City
Clerk and Treasurer. ; 'I 1
f The receipts of cotton at this
port yesterday amounted to 974 bales, and
the exports to 3,440 bales, of .which 1,387
bales were coastwise and 2,15? foreign, j b
' f The time of the Superior Court
of Pender, on Wednesday, was taken up in
the trial of a white man from Sampson,
charged with the larceny of a spool of cot-
tOnl y"- ' s.'sr i . 1 ' ; 1 i
. Increasing northeast winds,
risring, followed by falling barometer, .sta
tionary or lower temperature, cloudy and
rainy weather, are the indications, for this
section to-day. . ' " ,'. ; , ,
.1- The Rite of Confirmation will
be administered at St. James' Church this
(Friday) afternoon, at 4 o'clock, by the Bt;
Rev. Bishop Atkinson, instead of on Sun
day, as inadvertently stated in our last., j .
We learn that Col. W. P. Craig
hili, U. S. Corps Engineers, in charge of
the works for the improvement of our river
and bar, who is on a visit here, together
with Mr. HenryNutt and a few other gen
tlemen, went on a trip up the Northeast
river yesterday. 1 ; ij J ; t-6 ri Ji 0-S
The Christmas store, under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Fifth Street 1L E. Cluutn;,ig npw .in.) paSk
blast, and those who want to purchase toys
and other Christmas gifts at a reasonable
price, and at the same time contribute to a
charitable and worthy cause; should call at
once and thus avoid the coming rush. Oys
ter stews and hot coffee are some of the
features of the institution. , j .'. '
Chars Net Bastalaetf.
Eliza Jones, colored, t was sxrestedby
Constable Buniing, ,'' yesterday,', on 'the
charge of stealing a butter knife and a sil
ver spoon and fork the property of Laura
Williams, also colored. , A search warrant
was issued by Justice Hall, at the instance
of the said Laura Williams, armed, with
which the officer proceeded to Beareh' 'the
premises of Eliza Jones,' but was unable-to
discover any of the missing articles. fiThe
charge was investigated by Justice Hall,
however, and resulted "in the prosecutor
being required to pay the cpstsi n n 1
The FeatlTal Last NIsht. 1HM
The Festival and ChrlMmas i Tfee)at
Meginney's Hall last night, for the benefit
of the Sabbath School of : the Second Pres
byterian Church,,waS largely attended and
resulted in a grand success. We' learn as
we go to press that the many present fare
enjoying themselves splendidly' and that
the abundance of good things prepared, for
the occasion are meeting with a ready sale,
much to the satisfaction of Ihe ladies and
others interested. f r P V 1 f
The First Baptist CmrehW ()(
.The protraeted meeting which has. hee
in progress at the First Baptist church 'fdr
the past two or three weeks was expected
to close last night, at which time the xer?
Seises were to partake somewhat o
ture of a thanksgiving for the signal sueppss
which has attended the labors of the minis
try ,and of the congregation worshipping at
that churcbyin winning souls to Christ. lt
Nl'C
I r i -
Tht PrtmiMd DidIIi Branch Canal
11 -Ai?'ilf?ae4lWlTW
.t s ; with he iusr''Xav
Vevntry nrraTersed bv
kBIver'aBd ' Itis' Trf-
. , nw
We examined yesrday large map Or
4i4gram .of the section embracing the North
. t--.-. ... 4 i .,- .- . . , f '
"East River and its tributaries andHhrough
-fto. of which1 the 1 proposed -thiplin
i7-fnch Canal la ezpectod' "to be run. This
njib)L.wast gon''T.'np..7J'A,.' R! Black,
.Estl.i of this county, the instance of cer-
taih gentlemen of' this, city is about six
feet in length to three feet In widtb, and is
a faithful representation o the country in-
xenaea JO peorougaii me aueauun oiuis
pupue , ia . connection ;W nn the . proposeo
.'' We see from the. map that the canal com
mences at Peggy's Island, about two miles
below Bannerman's Bridge. The line
sketched runs tip the North East River on
the west side, crosses the river and a double
n Bojter Creek and continues by a
course nearly qirectaoag ine easiern mar
gin of Angola Bay, ; across the head of
um Swamp to Burton's Old Field,"
thence1 across, tW North East River and
alojng the western margin , of the river to
thi mouth of Goshen, a distance by the line
marked out for thejcanal or 81 miles, but
byjthe meaodermgs of the river 144 miles;
shortening the distance now traversed by
the course of the river 113 miles. We learn
that a good deal of ton 'timber comes all
the way to Wilmington by . the river from
thf moutli of Goshen. . . .
We were forcibly struck with the repre
sentations of the country given on the map,
anil with the descriptions by Mr. Black.
The swamps are shaded in their exact pro
portions and constitute a marked feature.
They are described as very rich. It is esti
mated that if the rich swamps of Duplin
county were layed down in one body, they
would constitute a belt of swamp one mile
wide by seventy miles long. , The growth
in the swamps is mostly cypress, black
gum, sweet gum, white oak and ash. It
is contended that the Duplin Canal will aid
the drainage of all the swamps in Duplin
county, except two small ones west of the
railroad. "' ';
The xiplands of Duplin are generally
clay subsoils, and produce fine crops. No
lands in the State are better adapted to im
provement;' and,' with' the abundance of
muck and marl interspersed throughout
the county, almost every f oot of them may
be made rich. The canal, when construct
ed, if it accomplishes what is claimed for
it, and we believe it will, will enable the
people of Duplin to drain their swamps.
We can see no reason why a perfect "tidal
wave" of prosperity may not follow imme
diately upon the' completion of the canal.
There are still large bodies of plney lands
in all this regitkn, and naval stores will
contribute a large proportion of: freight for
thecanaL S" M M ' ; "
Wilmington ought to feel deeply inter
ested in this enterprise. .We know of no
region of country 6f such varied and won
derful resources whose commercial advan
tages can be commanded . with so small an
outlay of: means. Just think of what 31
miles of canal through a level country will
accomplish ' for Wilmington . We find
Goldsboro 30 miles from the upper end
of the canal, Elnston 25, and Newbern
50. : .Wilmingtonjthen,by means of the ca
nal, might expect to divide trade with
these places, at 15 miles to Goldsboro, 12
to .Kinston,' and 25 to Newbern. The
trade from this scope of country will come
to Wilmington just as sure as the waters of
Northeast river flow towards the ocean.
" The canal is not a work of doubtful ex
pediency for Wilmington. It will not run
the products of the country away from her,
but it will ; pour all the treasures of this
fine section into her lap, . '
We are nleased to see that some of our
en terprislni' citizens are putting the ball in
motion and we hope to see it soon roll on
to abundant success. 3 '
Stare Robbery. . ; ..
Thieves made a raid Wednesday night
upon the store' of Mr. Wessell, on North
Water street, having through some means
effected an entrance through the rear door,
which was found open yesterday morning.
Mr. W. states that the robbers succeeded
in carrying off about $100 worth of gro
ceries of various descriptions,' and about
25 in money, which had been left in
the drawer. ; No clue to the perpetrators
of the theft, who no doubt embraced the
occasion to furnish themselves with the re
quisites for a good old-fashioned ; Christ
mas.,
Fender Superior Conrt,
Pender Superior Court was engaged yes
terday ia tryiBg the case of Joe Williams,
colored,, charged with firing a crib, re:
moved from Duplin i Solicitor Norment,
who had arrived from Robeson, prosecuted
for the Sta(e,assisted byPIr. Stallings, while
the Messrs.1 Kerr, of Sampson Kornegay,
of Dunand'.S.Deyane,f this
city, appeared for , the defence. Tbe case
had not been concluded when our' inform-
ant left.-- - . . ..;:,.(, , ,. ; n t;, . v
'ihe case of theState.vs.bore," removed
from this county, Jias been . continued for
the term. j
Qenl'lfTaylbr nas''teeeived a letter
fiom Adjutant General Jones; stating that
the! order; for the officers of the Second
Regujaeni JN;; W State' Guard to meet at
Goldflboro ' I'fi'ah? V misprint ' fWade8boro
beiig intended ( as the jAace; of meeting,
andl Jannar 10th the time! ' We ' gaye the
correqUon in jqurleciunui.'a few, days
sincej huV repat t her in, order thatiiere
may be no misapprehension in ref erence to
the matter.' The meeting is for the election
of officers, rendered necessary by the recent
promotion of Gen. Taylor.' 1 ' ' '
21, 1877,
assiyor's Court. . . 4 ;- ; i(1 i,-. i
Mayor Dawson had him Before yesterday
morning a young colored man by the name
of Lewis Green, who acts in the capacity
of a clerk for a colored man who keeps an
eating saloon at the foot of the market.'' It
appears that it is the custom for parties to
call at , the saloon at an early hour in the
morning to get hot toffee, etc., before they
go to their .work. Yesterday morning,
about 5 o'clock, 'two or three men called
for that purpose, and aroused Green, who
was asleep inside the saloon, when he
opened upon themw.ith a tirade of abuse,
cursing the men and threatening to cut
their hearts out, 1 make daylight shine
through them, make mince meat of them,
and go through other such performances,
talking1 and acting in such a boisterous
manner that policeman G. W. Davis, who
was on his beat " near the Manning House,
heard the disturbance, and went and ar
rested Grean, and took him to the guard
house. Several witnesses testified to the
facts as detailed above, and policeman Da
vis' stated that Green was generally disor
derly and obstreperous upon the least occa
sion, and the officers had a good deal of
trouble with him. The Mayor sentenced
him to be confined In a cell on bread and
water until the 3rd day of January, 1878. 1
Henry Hall, a dilapidated colored indi
vidual; was next called up on the charge of
attempting to steal cotton from the British
barque North Carolina, 4ying - at anchor in
the stream. The evidence was to the effect
that he went out to - the ship in a canoe
about half past 10 o'clock on Wednesday
night, and passed up five empty bags to a
white boy on the vessel; that the hatch was
then opened by the two, the bags filled
with loose cotton, and Hall was in the act
of taking it aaliore, when he was arrested
by Capt. Buchan and handed over to the
police, who locked him up in the guard
house. Capt. B. stated that be had a lot
of cotton stolen from him on the night of
the 25th of November, and he has since re
ceived information that Hay was the per
petrator of the robbery on that occasion.
The case was finally continued over, at the
instance of the defendant, until this morn
ing, in order to allow him the opportunity
to procure the attendance of certain wit
nesses. ' V . . . t ,
Un mailable Letters.
. The following are the unmailable letters
remaining in the city postoffice, December
Miss Agnes L. Pitts, 79 Charlton street,
LaFavette Square, 'Savannah, Ga. : MiS
Mattie Foley, No. 11 Mt. street, Baltimore,
Md. ; H. L Leonard, Smith ville, N. C. ;
Mrs. Ann Howard, Pender county, N. C.
' , ! WnjmMTOK, N. C, Dec. 20.
Mb. Editor: Will you allow, me - space
in your paper to correct an error into which
yoar "Spirits Turpentine" has inadvertently
fallen rerardiD ir the Oxford Ornhan Aav.
lorn, and which is calculated in its present
snape to wors tne institution narm? , The
article clipped from the Orphan' Friend is
as follows: "The Superintendent of the
Orphan Asylum was re-elected, but did
not accept the office, and so promptly noti-
nea'tne urana Master. .Mr. .jnoore gets
his place, with salary reduced, but an easy
place." it is true Mr. Mills did not accept
the Superintendency for the. current year.
but he is still (at our solicitation) holding
tne position, and probably will continue so
to do till an equally competent person can
be found to fill the place. Mr. Moore has
not, to our knowledge, succeeded him. If
he has been installed , in the place, it has
been done without any authority and unon
a responsibility I know Mr. Mills would not
personally assume. 1 therefore conclude
that the last paragraph of your quotation
has by the typo of the Orphan's Friend been
transferred from some other article intend
ed f or said paper. : . .-.".',' ".
-: Horace H. Muksok, Grand Master.
I The item was clipped from an exchange
and was credited to the Orphan's Friend,
Mr. Mills' organ. If an error, we did not
commit it Stab. V " , ;
HOTEL AltRlVALS.
Purcelx. HotJSK Cobb Bros., Pbop'rs.
December 20 R Lambert, M Milins,
John B Tate, C W Vick, New York; Gen.
and Mrs Kingsbury, U S A; C R Burt,
Hartford; W P Uraighill, Baltimore, Md;
W O Walker, R Clebridge and wife, Bos
ton; J Wilburn, wife and child, Newport,
R I; B W Brinkley, Maxwell, N C; Jno D
Battle, Wm S Battle, Rocky Mount, N a
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
: OPFICB TKKASUBKR A COLLECTOR, .
CITY OF WILMINGTON, NC.
, i December 30th, 1877. -..
Bids
X OR KEEPING THE CITY LAMPS IN RE
MIT, Tor Twwve Montnt from January 1st, 1878, are
lnvueo. juuiitx bavaujs.
dec 21-St
Clerk and Treasurer.
BOOTS AND SHOES. " ; - : v
The verdict of th unnrein diced
WilminRUn public is that the BOOTS and SHOES
purchased from T. H. HOWBY, Jr., possess more
style. Durability and Comfort, and. are sold for
leas money than any Gooda in this market
An examination or Stock, Styles and Prices ia
respectfully solicited. '
u. uuwjsr, jr.,
dec21-3t No. 47 Market 8t.
CITY OF WILMINGTON, ,
. MAYOR'S OFFICE, . s
o, t.' December SO, 1877. r
Persons in Disguise.
, lVlOUNTED MASQUER APERS'1, MUST OB
tain a permit to parade from this Office, which wjOl
be granted for Christmas Day only.1 ; All other per
sons found ia the elty in disguise will be arretted.' !
' JOHN DAW80N, .
H ' " Mayor.
dec 31-4t
CITY OF-WnatlNGTON,
; .H.'iJ'! linns l;f if .-:$ Oil
, B, , MAYOR'S OFFICE,
I'.,:-' Extract from City OBdlaance. ':
VERY PERSON; WHO SHALL t FIRE ANY
Cannon, Gun, Pistol, or other Fire-Arsis, In any
Street or Alley, or upon "any Wharf shall forfeif
and pay Ten Dollars for eac and erery .offence. '
' ff :i -i ' -1' ! f JOHN DAWSON, i
dec 91 it - - : ! ; !' '-' - :' ''v Mayor.'''
WHOLE NO. 3,236
. j NIC Wi ADVERTISEMENTS:
HoHday Goods !
Ladles' nnd Genii' Llncu Ildk'fs
Ladles1 Linen Suits,
-f !;-.
Silk Scarf Ildk'fs and Ties,
4 Children Lace Bibs,
Black Lace Scarfs,
i .
i
I ir.
fthawls atid Felt Skirts,
In Great ' Variety.
JiULIUS SAMSON,
STJCCBSSOB TO J. & H. SAMSON. '
" : ? ' ! ' ' 4 MARKET STREET, " :
decSl-tf
! - Wilmingtoni N. O.
Goshen Butter,
In
TUBS AND S5 LB. PAILS.
;r ? ; ' ' ALSO, ' '
FINE TABLE BUTTER FROM SALEM, N. C.
V' BAISINS, PEACHES and TOMATOES, 1
- j-'"- ALL KINDS OF '
l : CRACKERS AND CAKES,
i TOBACCO SNUFF AND CIGARS, ' '
, - x :.; Forsalelowby-
- dec 21-DAWW ? : HALL PEAKS ALL.
Ho ! for the Holidays S
Dress Goods & Cloaks
For Christmas.
1 HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FULL LINE
Dress Goods and Cloaks
FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
Selected Expressly for Presents.
CALL AND EXAMINE.
- JULIUS SAMSON,
Successor to J. & DT: SAMSON, :
djccsitr
. f 43 Market 8 tree t.
I Christmas Goods.
. : I . , . JQQ TURKEYS,- ' ;
1 200 CHICKKN8,
I Liye and Pressed,on Hand and to ArriTe,
i FOR CHRISTMAS.' ' , ' .:
f tySeod in your orders and they will be prompt
ly executed.
CANDY, RAISINS, NUTS. . :
' ; : APPLES, ORANGES, " . '
; FIGS, PRUNES,' ' .
ELEGANT SMOKED BEEF TONGUES,
OLD N. C. AND FERRIS' HAMS. -
EVERY THING USEFUL .IN THE GROCERY
m 1 LINE FOR XMAS TRADE AT '
I , - - . ... . .....
James C. Stevenison's.
n dec Mtf .. . . .
Ilottoed Toilet Soaps,
r;: : just receiyed, "'
Which i will sell at a great bargain
JULIUS SAMSON; '
' lt ' Late of J. & H. Samson,
decSltf -m
43 Market Street.
; s ; ....
l:o T 1 . . Overcoats. ' ; -'
jq-ONE BBTTER, OR SQLD AT ; .
, LOWER RATES IN THE CITY.
I " JJulJlMUNSON & CO'S.
dec SI It . Clothiers and Merchant Tailors.
Grand Display ! vi
TOYS ! TO Y S !
. it.ji.i t. , i it ' ' - .- . j li. iv ?i ). .
LARGE STOCK. IN GREAT! VARIETY JUST
RECEIVED. : , is
ALSO, A FULL 8UPPLY OF FRESH CANDIES.
Call and Examine.
i T J. W..LIPPITT,;
Front Street,
i)
. ...-.it. , . ' .H.it
dec 18 lw nac
National Hotel Buildings
Millilie
-a rrt&. l. flanagan wishes to an-
if A nonnee to -the Ladies tbat she has return ea
fmin tha Northern Cities, where she has been ma
king her FaH purchases in MILLINERY and every I
French Pattern Boaaets and Hats, Velvets, bilks,'
reamers, r lowers, xuoooub, t- , ? .
!Xy motto is, as heretofore, the Beet Goods, the
Latest Designs, the Lowest Prices, and the .Most -
Honorable Deanag. , . , ,
Orders from the country solicited,' and perfect
satisfaction guaranteed or meney . refunded. .. , ;
two days,.:
three days,,
(out days,.,
five days,..
One week..
.Two weeks,.,.
T&ree weeks, .
One month..... ...
Two months,
Three months,...
" . " sizmontns.
" " . One year,....
Contract Advertisements taken at propor
Uonately low rates. . . .
' . Ten lines selid Nonnareil tme make one sanare.
" NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
1877 XHAS 1877
liet the Good People
' Jof Wilmington
pause and think of it.
THE POPULAR GROCERY HOUSE
OF
Boatwright & IIcKoy,
S. 7 and 8 NORTH FHONT ST.
Have on hand over
2 Tons Candy 2
EVERY GRADE
3240
Lbs.
.... f
One Ton Nuts
2240
Lbs.
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
i '." "
Crown, Dehesa, London Layers,
Loose, Muscatel and Seedless
RAISINS in any
- quantity. V
New Citron,. New Turkish Prunes,
New Crop Currants.
Gordon & Dil worth's Shaker
and
... - . . , . i . ;
' Ginger Preserves, Marma
I - lades, Fruits, Jellies, .
' . &C, &C.j &c.
English,
German and
- Cheese.
American
Pure Old Brandies, Wines and Cor-
dials, Scotch and American
' Whiskeys.
English and American Crackers of
; . every kind.
Apples, Oranges and Lemons in suf
! ficient quantity to furnish
f every one. ;
Our Three Dollar Brand "B" Select
WHISKEY has improved
by age.
Our Four Dollar Brand Summerdean
WHISKEY has no equal
in the city.
Our Old Rye & Baker WHISKEYS
are equal to any in
... America.
Our Goods have been selected with"
great care especially for the
" HOLIDAYS. . ' '
WE HAVE SUFFICIENT to
" - . - !
; " SUPPLY ALL. "
Remember, the best CHRISTMAS
PRESENT you can give the
' poor is a choice lot of - '
FAMILY SUPPLIES !
Call on us and we promise to give the
BEST AND FRESHEST
GOODS! "
Very Xo west .
At the
Price !
Boatwright &; Ilcltoy,
S 7 an 8 NORTH FRONT ST.
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