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rm TTAninTTn QTAP U ' .inn t t ' -uj . -- - . - .' . ' RATES OF i f Tj - - It - . I I 1 1 II t - 1 1 I I II' 17 . I xx I III XX I it . "V-' I :wi i -l I nve aays : .... , M 50 t' U BLISU IDPAtt TM O BUBSOBIPTIOX W ADVAXCB : one year, (by mall) pottage paid,.. ......... $T 00 Six months.- . . . - . , t Ttiree months, rt IN JXciSrSnB8ribc, Hveredtayptof tho pity. Fifteen Cento per week. Oar City Agcntsare aot iuthoriaed to collect for more than three months in advance. : '- ' ' ODTI.IXES .-if a" Tba-Servitn after fsigat Loora' hard fighting; hVe iapttrred Akp&lanka. The bombardment of Niach has begun. . Braerooat la nearly Invested ; th bonv bardment is expected to begin yery soon. Gen. Skobeloff, with cavalry, artillery and infantry has occupied, the, town , of Trojan, near Trojan Pass, in the Balkans, lie eonditftn thiTnrka at Plevna is most j horrible; thousands are : sick and dying; tbe'fAafa are left nbried. -An inquiry will be made by. the Chamber of Deputies wheU up icfotat had been really agreed upon; it is said ammunition and rations had been ; supplied to .some of the troops, Th.8! Wickeyups . have been surprised and cfif teen found dead on the ground and others were, killed in' 'Arj- ZODi.w;:-tamr.ft:BalaWdgeJ' Indiana, and one in New York, announced.' New York markets : Money closed at 7 per cent; gold quiet at 1021; cotton quiet at 11JH cents; flour dull and prices without decided change; wheat ilc bet ter and quiet; corn firm and quiet at S0 61c; spirits turpentine steady at 33c; rosin steady at $1 721 ?7i- ' There has been a small victory in Arizona over tne Indians known as the Wickeyups. They were success- fully pursued, ntteen or more . were killed, and a number of horses, sad dles, &c , captured. This fight was brought on by the killiner of a mail rider. 1 If those who shriek for war on the slightest provocation, and have t proper conception of its horrors, will stop to read carefully and to meditate pa ti i iiy'u pon the f e a riul accouo Udf the sights to be witnessed ' at Plevna among the Turks at this time, they will probably be taught a profitable lesson.,' . The details are simply horri ble, revolting, awful. Turn to the telegraphic statement and become an advocate of peace. - -1 - . The Servians appear to have begun the tight with decided success. -After eight hours' hard fighting they have " captured Akpalanka, killing many Turks, taking some prisoners, three Krupp guns, and a large quan tity of provisions, ammunition, &c. The bombardment of Nisch' has be gun, and'that of Erzeroum is expect ed to bemn in a short time. General Skobeloff, with a strong force of in fantry, cayalry and artillery, has oc cupied the town of Trojan, near Tro jan Pa3S, in the Balkan mountains. This shows a general movement on the part of the Russians, and that the war is to be pushed with all the vigor possible at thls.season of the year,. liatest Byi Mail. it:: Vrsat WanklaiKtoB. v - Special W Baltimore Sun-lp ' J WisHiiraTOjff,' pec. 24. Kepres.eptatives,JBlount and Cly mer, of the Sub-Naval committee, are preparing the .. Naval , Appropriation bill, and it will be reported ' soon af ter the reas8efflbling of Congress. The Department estimates; are about three million dollars more than was appropriated for the current fiscal year. Nearly, one-half u the entire amount asked for is for the pay of the officers and men, and much con sideration will be given to that por tion of the bill. ' It is not unlikely that the entire scale of pay of the of ficers will be revised, and consider able reductions in-some quarters may be looked for, particularly in the re tired list, which is a most expensive branch of the service. It is said also that the ( retired list of the army, which numbers 300 officers, for whose pay $600,000 is asked next year, will be thoroughly investigated by both the Military and the Appropriations committees VI ! Xf-r' i ) l i - Representative Burchard, of the Ways, ' and Means mmittee, states that both he and Mr. Tucker, of that committee, favor the ' restoration ' of the income tax. They compose' "the sub-committee having charge I of the tax portion of the revenue bill, and he says they will repbrV a proposition to reimposef tbo tncbttlia "taJct the full committee. Mr Wood, the chair" man of thev Ways,' apd; ' Means com mittee, returned 'to-night from Ne' York.t lie. and the other members of the comWiitee Id 4he Vity will Oocu'py their time in draf tiog-andj, formula ting their vV Snthe? dilEerent branches qfstherlajc and tariff billi o that the bill may bo. completed ..and reported to1 the House s soon as' pos sible after the recess ;w:''i , During the past (y ear ,lfi officersof the army resigned 32 died, of whom 12 were killeJJOfylQtBBG Iautils) were dismissed, 1 was cashiered, and 1 was dropped oq accoant of deser tion. ..t- "'' !i ' - - :' . .. . . The fact has been mentioned that.. it was in ; ccajtgQpLat&a'&i ibishlj the o&ce of lliird Assistant Secretary, of State. In consequence of the number of applicants for' the ' posi tion it was thought doubtful whether the office would really be dispensed with,1 althoirf h tberevcooJd'be tsooon troversy aboat Ua being a- superfluity.1 sistant SeeretarSeWardhaVe opn eluded thai it can be dispensed with', VOL. XXI.NO. 80. and if they do not change their minds T'i ' Sit "r - . . .: vuugress . wm oe . notined accord J Gov. Drew, of Florida; Jhai airtiVed in Washington on business in connec tion with the recent seizures of tim ber made by the government agents in inat otate. . . ; ; 4 Jttdgd a B. Vaite, of Chicago, oApcbu w uappuiDieu vmei jnsuce of Je Mexico, in, placs : of MoLinl ui bue j? xuriua iveiujning .upara, re iected by the Senate. ' " WMl I The efforts from this point ta mis- uity uiuouiues oetween mis country ana Mexico continue with unabated vigor, regardless of the fact that thev fall perfectly fiat upon the ears of the people. Jolumns of matter are daily published; containing information pf no value,and assertions "Upon which no -j-ij- . i - mi&nee is piacea, even u wey were not all ox the most stale character. slioeklaa BalcMc la Cbarloltesvllle. ; Special to the Richmond Dispatch. M Chablottbsviixk, Dec. 24. i Dr. James W. Poindexter, one of our oldest and most popular physi cians, committed suicide this 'morn ing about half-past 9 o'clock by shooting himself with a double-barrel igun. The first barrel was fired in his chamber, which did not take effect, when he repaired to his office, where .he laid on a lounge, placed the muz zle in his mouth, and sprung the trig ger with a walking cane, blowing off the entire top of the head and scat tering the brains oyer the window and the room. In this position he was found by his family. Tennessee' State Debt. i Nashville, Dec 22. ; The Senate to-day passed the bill compromising the State debt at fifty cents on the dollar, and graded the interest at tour, . nve, ana six per cent., by a vote of 12 to 13, and or dered its transmission to the House. 'After U?e performance at Ford's Grand Opera House last evening, Mr. Stuart Iiobson received a telegram at Guy's Hotel, announcing the death of, his father, Mr. Charles Stuart, at Valdosta, Georgia. Mr. ; Stuart was a lawyer by profession, and was born in Annapolis, Maryland At the com mencement of the ' .winter he went South to recruit his health, but, being stricken with paralysis, died yester day, aged seventy-five years. He had three sons in the Southern army, Wil son Moir Stuart, William B. Stuart, of the Washington Artillery, of New Orleans, and Charles Stuart, Jr. The two first were 'killed in battle. His son, the comedian, on embracing the stage, assumed the . name of Stuart Robson. The announcement of his father's death was a surprise and a shock to him-rZ?aiKre Gazette.?: ' j Hard n Insurance Agents. i ! IRaleigh Observer,! j Our friend Mr. C., Superintendent of Agencies for the North Carolina Insurance Company, stopped at a vib lage hotel down east a few days ago. At pight, when he retired, he - found fbat the sheets on his bed were very dirty, and, calling up a servant, said in a very exasperated tone "Do you suppose I am going to sleep on sheets like these?" - ; V: Vu'ForeGod, master, 'sense me; I thought you was one of the 'Surance agents, and dat's how come I put you in dis room. Friend C. took other apartments without further colloquy with the waiter. ."" "j"''" 1 The VU Kllaa Mania. irs') ; LReidsvUle Tines: Wife killing around this country is getting common. Bowman is now on trial. Then the man in Henry VtLj, who killed his and hid her . in the j cave; then the 4 other . week at Shady Grove, seven miles from Dan ville, a man drove his out' of the house, and she canght cold and died of a congestive chill; and now Wm. Cloud, in Patrick, ya., has just killed his by knocking her in the head and cutting her throat. -. Spirits Turpentine. Asheville wants a fire company: Milton has fourteen regular to bacco buyers.' , ... , The Burke Blade has an ear of corn Containing fifteea hundred grains. IThree Charlotte Observers, of one time to our different dates,: 'came at ofuce ...r. .(.-. . : ; .; ' - iSince Nov. 15th, 1876, 21,000 names have bees registered at the t3aafjoUe ,. f ?The Charlotte Observer bavs the Hon. George Davis very high praise on the i - - j i . 1 - Revenue men captured a still in ihe mountains and stored it in a farmer cellar.' Next morning the still was gone. N M-The Bavtist Gleaner, an eisht Daee monthly. Elder John Ammons. edi- rtor, will be published at' Asheville in Jarii' nary. .it.v-r.n vs . .i,:l.-ii itt pol.XT. Thomas, ot Charlotte, declines toserve'ai .'major of the. indepen dent local' battalion to which he had been elected. ' ,v J- Jawb!MadyCEq.i filIftofiv river township, Cabarrus county, was cour , fined n Concord jail, a few days ago, a ravog! maniac.-"- hi --:t v.i ; 'The iurv at Greensboro that tried "Uie murderer Bowman attended the Presbyterian Church, tadet ' he fiscortrof i deputy sheriff. . - Davis, jof Gaatoniawaa, turned to death from? the Utylqtfoo oj 'JkerjDSenftlamil,fia last JbWic'L: : .. , ffirl Charlotte itikerperi fr our cotton receipts this year are considera ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' !' ' i ' I .. ) ....... 1 . . 1 ! " ' I ' I I I i I'i ' i I ' 'Ji'i. - " tit; 1 1 bly ahead of those Of Raleigh, ours having reached . 83,046 r up f to tbia date, sgainst Ualeib au,757 for the, same peupftv t m r.Tho Chronicle sarsthat a VOutfe Nicnrod inJtfilton has a eun that kills game 1 so far that it is necessary to salt the shot if me weainer is at au warm. - t(. j , l4 i 'GoVrVadM'nM'urbmiseo! to de a. 9 . liver his famous lecture on 'The Scattered Natidn" 'before the PayetteyiUe Lyceum Association some time in Febraary nexw ! ! -Tlie Raleigh' Observer only ''UkeH "a half holiday" tli&t is,i threti days. ' The jfetu takes the same. The unanotie uo- mver goes Qne better and t&keB fourdaya : Raleigh x, Observer in A convict was sent the other day from Hyde county, through Raleigh, under the charge . of two men! all the wav to Henry 'Station.' at a cost of $198, when fifty convicts can be sent there from Kaleign at a cost 01 ltw. -La. The Raleigh New learns that the Atlantic St NorthCarolina Railroad had purchased large lot oiateel iniWwJUcb iney propsse to oruig ou 911 aauiag; tbssis, and they offer to make arrangements lor bringing but uand, coal, in the same way. . f '" V Greensboro tffOnftJ? PJ' hardware 'merchants Informs us that 'while it costs him $l-'90 a hundred to Ship freight to this point from New -York, the same goods can be landed at . Charlotte, ninety miles further, for 55 cents. ' At this rate. by the time they get to New Orleans the 1 reierat wouldn't amount to anvihinz. i kj ' - The Burke Blade says that Rtt therf ord College will have an -' increase' of patronage. ,,We have often thought Our people do not sufficiently appreciate .this insutution. It is the biggest thing of Burke, and is actually doing more to bring bur sec tion into note than anything else in tne county, and Bhould receive every encour-r agement at the bands 01 our people. , ,;i : Blue Midge Blade: Burt Loud ermilk says that last Friday week be rwent to the woods and began chopping .wood, when he was startled by a gust ' of air striking him . which be says felt like it was driven from a fire. The ground was white with frost, which .disappeared as in i the! twinkling of an eye. .Other persons, in different parts of the county, whq were out or doors, observed it. , , ......... . .. . -m ,,f. Newbern Nyt Shell t The Elm City Riflemen, at , their meeting Friday night, elected J. W. street, first lieutenant, win "I? T Pltmnn TAoi(niH TI S WII-. lis, second lieutenant, and Frank Wi Han-' cock,, second fjanior lieutenant. J. 'WJ Crowder, R. A. . Richardson -and Cicero Duncan were elected corporals. The an nual election of officers of this company will net take place until May next. Lenoir Topic :' ' A " few" "nights since a party bf men' from this section over took a wagon containing ''blockade" bran dy.1 .They represented themselves as revc uue officers and took from the owner of the wagon a keg of brandy and told him . to give them what money he had and they would let him off.' 1 He readily complied with their reqaest-and gave them what money be bad, some twelve or fifteen dol lars. . , ' i . ' ' 1 ! - -- Raleigh Observer. Sheriff Pad- dison, of Pender county, made the peniten- iitry a unnsunas gi yesteruay 01 tne val uable services of an erring colored : friend and brother for two years servitude. He had been "prodgicklngnwith his neighbors' sheep, and that is what's the matter. It is with painful regret that we announce the continued and Berious illness of Mr. , R. W. Best, at his residence in this city. -Chit-lings have appeared in the market and we are happy. . ....., , .. - 4- Milton Chronicle: The muss at Raleigh over the funds of the Southern Un derwriters' Association ;has suddenly sub Bided. What's the matter down there ? No one stole anything? '' We never before witnessed' so much changing and moving going on in the country. - Is it in dicative of hard i times f Wouldn't it ?ay to raise more meat ana less tooacco 7 'here are people ia this section who have not had meat enough to eat since the inau- Stration - of the late ' war. ' Senator errimon having introduced 1 a bill to create a postal route between Hilton and Yancevville. wb are lookimr forward lo t daily mail between the two towns, and this paper is not uauuiog waj jcreuii ior it wouldn't get It if it did. The engine of the Milton & Sntherlia Narrow Gauge Railroad arrived at Sutherlia's station last Saturday evening. It is what is known as a camel-back engine, put up more for draft than speed; and those who have seen it pronounce it a perfect little beauty of the Charlotte Observer: ,The f: re ceipts of cotton in this market yesterday amounted to - 480 balesf the receipts fnce the first of December are 43,318 5 bales i total receipts from the 1st of September to this date are 83,046 bales. The First National Bank began paying out the Mexi cen silver-dollars at the opening 'of busi ness, Monday morning, and by night the city was flooded with them. The other banks have ordered - and are expecting shipments of this coin They pay 27 cents for it, and thus make three cents on the dollar, less a half cent apiece the cost of ettmg it hejerhe Jim ittaHonaM onday, ' received a barrel 01 this money (5,WU) and during the day disposed of all but $1,500 of it. Night before last Henry Food and Qed. Dead, both colored, attended a frolic in "California," during the progress of which they got into a difficulty, when Fox stabbed Dean several parts of the1 body1 and- In flicted ugly cuts In bis face. One cut in the back was a very severe and dangerous one, and Dean is still in a critical condition., Fpx was arrested and bound 6Ver. ' '-It Is asserted on good authority that a man came 'all the wav from Lincoln county with a aad of wood, a f ew ays ago and 4bav ing failed to get his price for it in the city. banled it back and unloaded it at his own wood pile. He still lives. John Bar leycorn, who has,been nndsr the 'nfeathel: for some timerevived yesterday' and xdok out writs of habeas corp fpn a targe dbik ber of country citizens. Quarterly ?leetlnav . v. ReV. It. S. Burkhead. D. D.. Presiding 1 Elderj has made. thtfoyingwrjtwl mentsjfor his1 flrsritobd during the present! XJonference year, for the WHmiSgtotf lt&-ii Wilmington at Front Street, . Jaft. v. o 6 Wilmington, at Fifth Street, Jan. 12 13 Duplin, at Ketfahsvillev! Jani'SO nVhiteville and-Waccama Mission, at Wfcltevllld -i 1 7 Jait". 20 "27 Smkhville, at Shalbtte, 1 J" AUFeb1 44o Cokesbury and Coharie Mission, .' 5T7.i w, at Bethany, ;,;w-'i f 'Tti& KV 10 Onslow, at Mt. Lebanon;;, Ffm. Elizabeth, at ElizabethtowhH .. .FebL 23 Mar. 2 3 xopsau, at JTrospect, .. Clinton, at CJlinion-...s Mar. 9 10 District, Stewards.' .meeting at , the Front street jparsonage;ajt ix o eioes Tuesday, February, 5th.?t Street iparsonage at ll o'elock A.1L o. f xue tumaiiaus predict trust lur today. GiV'THUiRSDAY DECEMBER 27 1877. im JtbVtaittI8jBllIBTIl77Tl pVMiciTOiciipV'' Sf'taxDJIit ntlceiH-1 BABBisoit & AiXEH-Btylish hats.' ,': ojtLNBjiBawiJ iww carfl. ifUB. ,r Gbexn n seed. ri 1. 1- J..R,Wellxk Apples and jhntter. WiORROCK-nMasoaic notice. iSoATWBiQHT UC&.OT Amas , is over. G R. FBSNCH & SoNSr-iBoots and Shoes. Pjcttewat & ScHUutKK- Auction prices MrjsoN & Co Umbrellas and overcoats, -rr Heavy rain, las night. , , .lt. The : storra-flag ' was 4 displayed froasr (be Signal Station yesterday U 4?Tb 'receipts ci;iCOtton mtthit port yesterday amounted to l.voa oaiea. , Mr. Prince,of;thei Marion Mer- tnit Farmer, was in tile city yesterday.; Cautibnarv signals arej ordered continued (or this. P9rt j jand jSniithville or 1 - x-Jndge Cantwell, of this city, hsa been elected a member of the Histori cal Society 'of Delaware. ' (. Sheriff Manning treated the pri soners in. the county, jail. o a splendid Christmas dinner on Tuesday. X i i It is' now stated that only four or live priKuco cauapcu iituu mo tcuipui ly! jail at Burgaw'ot Friday night last,,,.., ; s I The "Christmas 'I Hop,'? to be iyen by L Arioso Club at the ' Opera House to-night, win doubtless be a grand i: i Oxii Warsaw , . correspondent having faUed. to comply with -our, rule,. we are compelled to decline the publication of his communication. i t'A yonnman by the name of LJ-fiLi.v? iiL 'll it. ILL: 2L-J'L i. 'J? Ayier naaooe uw iuuwus uui iyajpluniacie. at t Messrs. s Hart $ Bailey's Foundry, ! yesterday. ,(1 . , . M l Northeast to northwest winds. falling, followed by1 ilsing barometer, sta- tiopary temperature, and cloudy, ' folio wed by jelearing weather, are the indications for this section to-day. ' ' ,1 f-.To prevent any misapprehension we iwould state that t the "hop?' to come off at tjie Opera House to-night will commence after the conclusion of Colonel Waddelrs address before the Masonic fraternity. . ? -i- There was " considerable skir mishing 'going on in" different parts of the city on Christmas day, and several black eyes would probably have been the result butlfor the interference of the police. - One of our staid businessmen r 1 l said yesterday that horns were a nuisance, and! declared that they were the cause of his confining himself to his room from Mon day'night until Wednesday morning. We didn't ask him what kind', for fear he might think us impertinent' ' t! " ' :'' may era:Cr. .: '-' - Cornelius Toomer and James Smith, both colored; were arraigned on the charge of disorderly conduct, but upon giving bond andjsecurity for their good behavior for three months they were released.' t John Woods, a seaman, charged with dis-J orderly conduct,' was ordered to pay a fine a Peter Evans .colored, arraigned for dia- oraeriy conauci, was uiscuargeur , laomas l syior, a seaman, cnargea wiw disorderly conduct 'wits 'delivered to the master of : his vessel -vh.. ; h'Nithan Oraham.. a Jhalf -Wilted colored individual, (arraigned 1or drunkenness, was trii. . ? - J T 1! - a .v. l .vi.fe.Kie juarui anu, mmk puuu, tumgu withbeing drunk and disorderly and trying to reaoue . prisoner, were ordered to be confined to a cell for ten days on bread and water. isbiw lal Rnllnak 1 Arguments of counsel wholly in print are entitled to' transmission by mail, unsealed, as pamphlets, 'at one 'cent for every two ounces or fraction thereof.. A sealed pack age ekCf eding, a half ounce, and prepaid by only one full, rate of,, three cents, received at an office pf destination must be rated at the necessary . additional , three cents for every! additional half ounce: r : fraction thereof; which must be collected before de livery, not withstanding the contents thereof may consist of printed taatter.7' 31,1 U i - ' When a package of public documents is received- by ' mail at an office under' the frankjof 'a tiiembe of Congress Or other persofas to whom the franking .privilege is accorfled by1 law' the several documents constaililng such' pack" age, or number of iaU 8 yransmitdi 't&scein by',' yr tiie of the said r'irankl' ey may be addressed, however, by the party to whom the pack age is sent and deuvereorouijtnat omce WUnout postal cnargc H$arn sha( the oWred military, who lot visit Raleigh oa the-lst day of Januajyi-wiU bel passed 'overt the Carolina Central Railway free; of charge, while oh the R!& A. Line frdai Hamlet they will be charged 1 GO to gtf aitf rteWrhV This wtll make the-' cost 'ii fie Very slight con- sldeianoyiad W rpbattyreauli in a large turnout of ,oircolore military, on th'at bc casioni nTeYillleaye-here tpn .pdsy evening, and on Tuesday they wirtici pate InT the celebration of Emancipation Daytaridbe reviewed "byHisJExcellency, Oa OalurdAJf WW W iT.. 1 Battaudn will be presented with; au felegaht State flag. r -. . . . . . - I Cnrutntaa tay Haw It waa ". The day was observed in Wilmington With mores than usual, spirit; tnl facf, it nas peen. many years since we nave ; seen, a 'livelier Christmas than the one just. past One of the complaints heretofore has been In vulgar parlance, the lack of ""tin, by .which was meant td convey the Impression that funds were &o&l On Tnesday r there ,waa very little dissatisfaction expressed nn this score, as nearly everybody of the male persuasion, oyer two and under forty years or age, was provided with a full quota of tin" ia the shape of a hom. On Christmas Eve, about 9 o'clock,, the - ."Mulligan Guards" formed ia procession, armed and equipped with horns of all sizes, shapes sad conditions, varying from one ' to five feet in length, and then commenced aser enade of the towo, the tumnitaUaining to jnmym aww Mm juwv wj , Hw( mum mw ranks had been swollen to something in the neighborhood of 200, unprecedented in the annals of history since the memorable siege and fall of Jericho. Among ' the leading spirits were some of our best musicians, and consequently the programme was car ried out with order and regularity.. It .is safe to say that our city never had such a "blowing up" before. The "serenading' was kept up until ; about 3 o'clock in the morning, when they ' disbanded to get a brief rest ere' the dawn of Christmas day. During the interval, however, the sound of a straggling horn was heard ever and anon, and very little sleep visited the eyelids of the average Wilmingtonian on that night of horns. ' ,: s'. ' , ," (The day was cloudy, and once in awhile a light shower of rain fell, but Uken alto gether it was a decided' improvement on the average Christmas day, which is'usual ly characterized by cold and sleet The streets presented a very animated appear ance dunng the day, notably in the vicinr ty of the market square, which was a point of concentration, and where the never ceasing din produced . by the popping of fire-crackers, cannon-crackers and torpe does and the blowing of horns made things decidedly lively. In the afternoon the scene was still further enlivened by the parade of the "Don Quixotes," a band of colored mas- queraders,dressed out in fanciful costumes, and preceded by a brass band - seated in a wagon. They were rigged put in very good style, comported themselves properly, and attracted universal attention. At 3 P. M. the. ceremony of a mock marriage took place in front of the market bouse.- There were two or three shooting matches in progress on the outskirts of the city during the day, and we learn that much en joyment was experienced by those -in at tendance. ;'i V . As the shades of evening commenced closing in upon the scenes and festivities of the day a heavy rain set in and thus prematurely terminated air out-door en joyments, except the sending up of a few' rockets and Roman candles, which were witnessed by a slim crowd. ' '' There was considerable , drunkenness on the streets, and about fifteen arrests for this cause were made during the day, but the least aggravated of the cases were dis missed after, they 'had sobered off without undergoing the formality of a trial. - ' The usual services were held in the va rious churches. . S. JTona'a Dajr-Colanal Wa4ella Our city readers should bear in mind that Hon. A. M. WaddeU wUl deHver au ad dress under the auspices ' of the Masonic fraternity at the Opera House this evening. The members of St. John's Lodge No. 1, Wilmington Lodge No. 819, and Concord Chapter will meet , at St, John's Hall promptly at '7 o'clock, when they will march in : procession to ther residence of Hon. A. M. WaddeU, headed by the Cor net Concert Club, and escort him to ihe Opera House. ; " - s ' :-; ' The subject of CoL Waddell's address will be "The Two Great Americans, Maury and Morse," and . the public may rest as sured that they will have the pleasure of listening to an address worthy of the occa sion, and one which will be.to them a rare intellectual treat. : There will be no charge for admission, and if the weather should prove at all favorable we expect to see a large audience present. The reputation of Col. WaddeU as a brilliant and entertain ing speaker, on subjects of a , literary 1 as well as of a political character, is sufficient to warrant this conclusion. : v..'- The usual installation, of officers will take place at St. John'silall this afternoon, at 3 o'clock. .. . - ' . . - vriiminaton . Baltimore : A late issue of the Statesville Landmark says: . V Wilmington is becoming a popular market with Statesville merchants. A pru dent merchant told us the . other day that he bought a bill of heavy groceries from a Baltimore firm and one from a Wilmington firm;' the bill bought from the Wilmington firm, after deducting the difference of freight, cost him nearly five per cent. less. This speaks weU for Wilmington," ; Soiala.' Si-'iLW. ti.M:-.:i;'.:.!5 ' The 44Sociable' given i-by the ladies of St. Thomas Church last night was largely attended, notwithstanding the' heavy rain and the muddy condition of the streets,' and our last accounts .from the ehtertain ,ment, about 110 P. M., were to the effect jhat en joymelit: reigned supreme. : -'.;' I - t.... nl: Olnraerat Rear noanc -1 i! ;! We' learn from passengers on the North ern train last night that a Swede by the oame of Rudolph Edenrian old resident of that place,. was found dead oa a street o ; that vaiage 'yesterday morning, and ft Is supposed that be had been murdered. :;WBOm NO , 3,240 TbwiMiMMr Beeortfr I The. following will show the state of the thermometer, at the stations mentioned, at 485, yesterday evening, Washington mean time,' as ascertained from the daily bulletin issued from the' Signal Office in this city: Augusta... Charieaton,,,r,.,5a Mobile, .- ;!.r.V . . , Montgomery .1.. 64 61 vursicaaa, . ...... uu New Orleans,..., 65 Galvestoni.V,.. . .64 f Punta Rassa, . . . i .69 Indianola,;. . .....67 Jacksonville. . . . .63 Savannah,... . . , ..62 St. Marks... i,.. .64 Key West, 1,. 70 Wilmington, 57 -"f ha I. oat Fona. ,; ': IXi , ' .7 1 ' jLucine Bishop, the little white boy whose mysterious disappearance on Thursday list was mentioned in Sunday's issue,' was found at, the house of a party near the Messrs. - KiddersV mill, on Monday after noon last, and restored to his mother. ttivita asD sxaniivK itbsis. t The steamship LuciUe ', Bennett, arrived at Baltimore from this port on the 24th inst ... The steamship Gulf Stream, Winnett, arrived at New York from, this port on the 24th inst. f IThe Swedish b&rqcLQiFramat, Niian der,.arrived at Antwerp from this port on the 34th inst. . ; ' " ' ? - : ; - ! The Norwegian .barque Viva, Peter. Sen, arrived at Brunswick; Ga., from this port on the 14th'lnst. ' The schooner E. 8, JPwoeU, Wiliiams, from London for this " port, sailed from Portland on the 11th inst. ' j The steamer J. 8. JTnderhill has nearly completed- her repairs : and ' is expected 10 resume her trips in, a day or, two. ; - . v j The British btigEuroclydon, American brig JJJly . M. . Hdstell, , and the Norwegian barques Navaden and Hera, were reported in belo w yesterday. The Euroclydon, which was consigned to' Messrs: E. Q. Barker & C4-, has been ordered to ' Charleston, but th others are expected to come up to this H 4 The steam yacht Passport, from -New Tdrk for Jacksonville, Fla., which arrived here on Saturday last, is. a very handsome littie craft, her state-rooms, three in num.' ber, being elegantly fitted up, and provided with very nicely arranged bath-rooms, &c: She is also provided with a : very superior engine, which works with great ease and regularity.'.; She has nearly completed the slight repairs neeessary, and -is expected to leave for her destination in the course of a day or two. She is now lying at Mr. J. H Neffs wharf. ; -... i . CITY. ITJESaift. NO FEMININE ATTRACTION ia bo eedacUye aa a lovely complexion, snch as is imparted by Gou nut'a Olympian Cream. - Frlce ia fares BotUca re docd to One Dollar. For sale bj J. C. Mdnds. "It Is DerfoctlT solendid." "There's nothins like it." i Nerer could aae bakins power till I tried yure.M "Can't speak tee highly of it." That's wnat tney say or uooley's yeast fowsxa. Sulohar and Holasses. the old fashioned internal remedy for the Itch, is obsolete; That and other obnoxious skin diseases are cored in half the time, without disordering the stomach, by Guam's Sra PHum Soap, the great external anti-scorbutic. The Tints produced . by Hux's Ixsiaktaksotjs Hat Dt are like those of Nature. f Beliable hell ile help for weak and nervous sufierers. Chrenic, , painful and prostrating diseases cured medicine.' PulTermacher's Electric Belts without the ajrand dealderatum. Aveid imitattona. Book and Journal, with full particulars, mailed free. Ad- drMS PULYIRMACHKR oalvajjio uo., w vine au. Cincinnati, Ohio. GERMAN SYRUP." No other medicine in the warld was ever eiYea such a test of its curative uauties as bobchxi's uxbxak bybup. two mil- lob four hundred thousand small bottles of this medicine were distributed free of charge by druggists in this country to those afflicted with Consumption, La. croup, severe coughs, jfneumoaia ana others diseases of tne throat and lungs. Druggists in every town and village In the United States are recommending it to their customers. - Regular size 73 cents. ,r!1 . , . FRINK BELU At the residence of the bride's rather; Thursday eveninx. December 20th. by Rev, T. W. Hart, Mr. J. 8. FitINK, formerly, of White- mie, . u., out lateoi jasper, rionaa, ana juisb ULIA C., second daughter of Mr. James Sell, of Islington uourciiouse, b. o.; -' new adyjer: i Hasonic rrUlB MEMBERS OF WILMINGTON LODGE No. 311, are requested to meet THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING, at 7 o'clock, promptM St John's Haft uy oraer or w. J. , .. ' ... .. - dec S7-lt : . J W. S; WAUROCt, Secretary. ot . Ilotice IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT may concern, that the British Barque "JtuiANTUX is." unaermveommana. Is how ready to receive cargo in accor- e j , aance wiin cnarter party. .,i.n. , PETER MACAULKY, Master, f Alex. Sprunt ft Son, Consignees. , dec 27-lt . ., . . . 1 . . ' .., ..'( I Just Bec6iyed, i ; : ! BBLS. NICE ; NORTHERN. APPLES, j iij . oc-i -t e jtubs cuoica . jmokthkkjn ' surrjut, put up expressly' for family use, and for sale low, by dec 27-lt -' ' 34 North Water Street. . , I Buggies, i&c.. TX7 HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE MANU- 11 racturers ana oner ior gaie BUGGIES, at $85 each, tl dp; do.' do. i!i-ati$90'aeMr ' at $120 each, '" ,i .... " .- ; ' at $125 eacfa, . 8 Top i 3 Top .at;j$200,,(- at 1 1ML J S 1 ROCKAWAY, We as)c those in want to caM-and examine; 1 , ,n .PRONLY MORRIS. f j Auctteneers. dec 2 ;8tock and Heal Esute Brokers Stylish;and ITohhy Stiff land Soft Hats.1; t i --iV'vq JtJw (Wi.i ,, HARRISON & ALLEN, ij HO bid Oil JrdJ - decS7-U' Clty Hatters' M jl'.Jj i-H 4- Umbrellas & Oyer cd at s(, j.j-!'.' . v r.:Ii WXATHZRi BOTH CAN BE FOTJNt) AT LOW PRICES AT . decn-lt MTJNSON CO'S. ADVBRTI81N(i. One Square one day ... fl 01 - . . TWA rt.v. . ... i ........... 1 IO threeuaja,....i...1.i..i...i.. 50 i our days,.... uve oays, ; ......... One week, . ' Two weeks Three weeks,.... ......! " " One month,. ........ .. " ' Two months,. ........ v " " Three months,... i , " v" Six months,... ... ,. "i; One year... ..: OontracOldvertiBementa taken at proper tionately low rates. , Ten lines Mild Nonpareil type make one square. J NEW-ADVERTISEMENTS. Boatwright & HcKoy, 7 and 8 NORTH FKOST T. XiYias is O ver . We have tried to do our duty .faithfully to our customers. 4d'LIf we have made any ; mis takes in Ihe great rush we trust our friends will let us know of them, for 1 - . , we are not only ready but anxious to make reparation. ; 83PNow, good friends, don't get offended when we state that all our bills will be made up on the 1st Jan u'ary, 1878, arid we trust you will come forward and pay the same. 3S"We will always be pleased to see you, and we assure you it will give us pleasure to seo you. JRemember, with your assist- ' i V , auce.we intend to make ours the LEADING GROCERY HOUSE IN j NORTH CAROLINA. 'We' do hope our exertions hae merited your patronage. ibT6" With j& happy New Year to all, we wish you long life and pros- perity. - i - . . . - Boatwright & HIcKoy . fc, 7 and 8 NORTH FRONT ST. dec 27 D4 Wtf Barkis is Willing Those who were so unfortunate as not to purchase a pair of our handseme BOOT8, SHOES, - or SLIPPERS, as, a Christmas Glft'n for their friends, can make amends by mar king their selection for a New Year's Present. Full lines on all styles . still on hand at GEO. R. FRENCH & SONS, 39 N. Front st. dec 27 tf New Year's Cards. Jl FINE ASSORTMENT ' r : : OF VISITING CARDS ALL THE LATEST STYLES, at the I LIVE BOOS STORE. PIANOS, ORGANS, . ; BOOKS, CHROMOS. &&' j - For sale at HETNSBERGER'S, Nob. 39 and 41 Market St dec.27-tf At Auction Prices. . Consignments to be seld ; f 100 Bbl 86160164 PLES, JqQ Packages BUTTER and LARD. ' I 90 4" 038881 8nd CANDLES, ; i! J do: SOAP, LYS,c. V 2Q Cnte8 CABBAGE, ' 30 Bbl,MULLKT8' '. : Bacon Hams, Sides and Shoulders, -. Eggs. Poultry, &c. . PETTEWAY St 8CHULKBN, , . 1 Brokers and Commission Merchants, . dec 07 -tf Next North Princess and Water sta. rr THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES, for the Eastern District of North Carolina: In the matter of " - - - Jacob Lyon. in Bankruptcy. ; - Bankrupt, , - jjanarupi, -' Pan. Vaaf TWat-rlft rtt MniTi femHrm J NOTICE is hereby given that a dividend meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt will be held at the U. B. District Court Boom, in Wilmington, in said District, on the 22d day of January, A.D. 1878, at 10 o'clock, A. M.. before W. A. Guthrie, one of the Registers in Bankruptcy in said District, for the purposes named in the 5092d and 5093d Sec tions of the Revised Statutes of the United States . JOHN LONDON, ! dac27oawtt , ; th . Assignee. Garden Seed ! Garden Seed ! JEW CROP FOR 1873 (JUST RECEIVED ) consisting of Onion Sets. Peas. Beans, Corn, Grass Seed, and a large variety of small Seeds in papers. -and in bulfc For sale, wholesale and retail, by GREEN A PLANNER, dec 27,-tf . . Druggists. Millinery and Fancy Goods. HCBS. L. FLANAGAN WISHES TO AN- If A nonnce to the Ladies that she has re turn ea from the Northern Cities, where she has been ma king her Fall purchases in MILLINERY and every description of - FANCY ARTICLES, and ia now prepared to snow ner patrons a v ery Attractive ana Beautiful Stock of aU the NEWEST STYLES in French Pattern Bonneta and Hate, Velvets, bilks. Feathers, Flowers. Ribbons, Ac Mv motto is. as heretofore, the Best Goods, the latest Designs, the Lowest Prices, and the Most Honorable jueaiing. - - ' 'Orders from, the country' solicited, and ' perfect satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Variety Store, 42 Market Street.- ooti tf nac MRS. L. FLANAGAN.