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. 7 L.1K.W-A,S..S THE nonr 4 u. if i or .. ... . v - , UBLI?nAII)!j:ILY fKCTPT ikONDAYS. raTXB OF BUBSUfUrriua Ul All v AJIvM tteyjr'l (by mail) posfcge paid. $7 00 ; 4 00 ss Three months, ' at 1 00 TJhtr sabI, delivered in any put ot Xhe tV Fifteen Cents per week. Our City Agents are got authorized to collect for mere than three months fn advance. ft ' ' ' outlines. h i: . 1 -' ' i: ?. si ,i i t .' 'l U 'i Owing, to Emferbr William's "friendljf .' TnoJid has vconloot nt n !mi lDlC YCilV. .MiM ivu uva aw tu- peril j the j peacef condition. , - Russia and England wiljN Maintain their respective positions jduring the session of the Con gross! j Th Bussians will rhotoccuby he suburbs of Constantinople. Peacsj negotiations it it tl ijougbt will be completed on Wednesdays ; Russia has agreed to an early meeting of the proposed : Con gress! j -j All anger pi an. Austrian Russian war bjbin removed . there is lesi probab lit, i of In - Ingto-Austriab alliance Victoria's granddaughter,-; Princess Charlotte, dauhfc jr bfjhe Crowo Pilnceof finrntaAT. is tb be married lo Rprnnrrl: ; HerefiitarV Prlncjaqf Duchy f of gaxe of ; MeinenRen. jThe Russianshave withi drawn; from the Uneltheycupied, on Friday. Tie onerations of the Con- r.laveJbeain to-morrow. - - Senate com . , ,-. - mittee , approve f the report of the House committee on Brazil mail tine.;': Large ; fire ii) Nek. YatM loss $1,000,006. v.ii. A destrnctiye stdritt - has jmited Qalifdrniat half f the Chiifese quarters in Jackson werejwasjied away, and ten drowned.? r Heavy (loss by fite t Mldway,Ala; A. K Pockerr ifcs been confirmed as Con sul to1 Leeds. - Lord Derby slated - Um the jterms.of stbi armistice Justified the Englsu lAJovernrikent in taking every pre caution, j. THe Eoglisb fleet has moved to Mondana Bay- r Apaible advance oa Gallipoli has feached the British !0ov emni. 'i-Nsv York'inarketSL; Money; easy at 45 per etnt; gold heavy at 101 lOlf ; ctton firmed at 10ill cents; flou dull and 1015c Jower; wheat dull, heavy and 24dlower; cero'dull aiid l2c lower at 43oi cents; sriirits turpentine steady at ;!3 cds; rosin firmer at $1 57$l 62. ; TM South AtlaniicioT March ia out ' We will nbticB its contents in next? I strikes us rom a hasty nalnation to be & good nnmber. -L. ast Sunday being the tenth day since tne uemise ot tne A'opev- tne College of Cardi nals went into con-) clavej according lo the routine of ben Affairs begin ti put" bri a. "lovely )k in Enrope.fi Russia haa yielded lo 4 the good ofiices ot Emperor Wil-' ni. and has withdrawn its troops lii from the line occupied on Friday, and! has determine d to maiutain an attitude which 'c: n'nbt imper'iel the peace conditions. It baa also 'agreed So n early., assem )ling of the pro-! iosed Congress. '. Snglahd and Ras-j ia( will retain - the r ; respective posi-1 lions during the session of the Coa- efegs. It is thought that peace negotiations will completed by. Wednesday .between Russia and ; Turkey. It does appear that John Bull's determined altitude haa had a 1 ttnntK offartt Wo kLvo atrnno iiinnAa that after a little there wflL be gen-! j Last summer , the jchargea preferred f against United States Marshal Itobert M. Douglass, of-theWestetn District of North - I by that gentleman. Recently additional cuarges.were rniae uere egaiatHium, nu he was sammoned to WshiDgton by the ! A ttorney Generat , Mr. SD. came here and satisfactorily disposed of this Second instal ment of charges againshim. He also pre; scaled to tbe Attorney General a petition ' sskincr for his ppfpntinrt In nfflf.p signed hv! m arly all the members bf the bar of the Western District, mosT of whom are - Dem ocrats, and also petitioq, to the same pur port signed by 5.000 colored persons of the District" The Attorney JSeneral said that; settled it, and that Mr. Douglass could go: home perfectly satisfied tftat be would not-; oe disturbed. WamngtoA tstaf, ret. low. If this is true, then we hope West-! ern Democrats will ever hereafter hold ; their; pea64 aWtft4' Douglass I shortcomings or JanHs lor crimes. ? If they can stand him - surely the re mainder of the State cn. 1 Latest ylMaihg; From tne Capital of ttae Union.;; Special tb Richmond Dispatch. s . Washington- yel. 1 6 i t WHAT SENATORS IBID; 'U Messrs. Butller of Sooth Carolina and Lamar voted on evejry proposi tion with' the gold-men, and evinced as much interestespecially the for merin defeating the bill, as Kern an or Edmunds. " . BayardJ Sargent, and Edmunds were particularly aotive, and favored every proposition ! look ing to delay. Mr. Randolph ; kept qniet, but voted with tbem. The speeches of .Messrs.; Mernmbn, Mor gan,and Maxey against ttie proposi tion for an international conference in regard to the rtto of gold land silver were sensible" and in " gob temper.-, Mr. . Bruce, the colored - Senator from Mississippi, antagonized Mr. Lamar on every proposition all his votes being on the.side of silver re monetization. On the silver 'side Messrs. Ferry, of Michigan, and Alli son, of Iowa, did most of thti talking in the running debates.tSH vji i SENATOBS LOOKED PATGBlj, ,1 , There is no lagersold in ttie CapU tol now, and fsomej Senators had to jefresb themselves 'with Rye-o coffee, "no effect 'was' hadrfrbm allerf outlook. Some of these had fraterf yes and flushed faces, others irticu lated clumsily and moved about un- r". VOL. XXI.-NO. 126. steadily, while others Well TfA0li ingly lively and good-natured. Coffee anecta people ditterently when taken too, frequently. . . . : ; aAjkya or a roirriCAi, i BKVOLU - Tho remarks of: Mr. Inoralla far tremeRepublican) were a feature of. u ucuaw wutjuueBam; "ye are on the eve of, a great political . riavolu-i tion.The South and West hare coma together, and they, intend to remain, tdsrether. ! HeT lhn annlrA F XTW England, Kew York and Ne w J ersey as theialt-water depoits. Mr.Ingalla is not accustomed to the : applause which the callerv crave him -whilA making' his speech in the closing de-i oate oa tne silver bill. , : " S. cisiNST JSUMOJBS. -Zj'r-.i '. j K Republican information is tb4 the effect that unless ; Attorney General Devens becomes aggressive in regard! to iiouisiana matters bia term in thej Cabinet will soon encLV It is further-; more said., that rostmaster . General Key will shortly retire to Tennessee. The reasons' given are that he haa no Southern following and " brings no! sontbern support to the administra- , f 4 a 0i THE DOOBKXEPES. ' ' x ;; Among the charges against Col. Polk is that he made his daughter his secretary, his son a page, a cousin a messenger, and. his cook a7 laborer.: He isn't as great a man as old Grant, but Grant had more kin in office than THE FBENCH .AND THE ''.; ' s' " r dition. POLAE EXPE '. A lAtfer wan roivorI : voal ent ( from the French Geo?ranhical Socie ty at Paris, commending in the high-! est terms Captain Howgate's plan fori tbe proposed Fplar expedition. . This Society thinks the colony which is to be established as the basis of explora-l tiou8 should 1 be ... a ' permanent one. The letter will have its due influence on Congres. .r . ; , : . j ;"-":rrEiis.':4 ;:; 'yiC::. t': Ei-Pbstmaster ? General ; Reagan V reply, to Conger, who bitterly assailed' Southern postmasters "and mail con-; tractors yesterday, was spoken of to day at the hotels as the right speech, it the right time. He gave the ma lignant ilichigander a , genteel set-' tang-Sown;-;" - . i I The activity, of Senator Butler in offering amendments which could not pass, and calling for the ayes and nays during the silver discussion last' night, is a subiect : of comment to-f day. - X..-.--.; ' Several Southern Democrats " are said to be laboring ; earnestly for, the appointment - and confirmation of I Packard as Collector at New Orleans.! Queer. r .- -;- Say tbe GoYernnaent Cannot ''Xt-. ft? t, bawftrt,;:;; .'; 5 , Special to Philadelphia Times. m & 'S IH ! "VVASHiNGTOjr, Feb. -14. ' , . Attorney General Devens said ibis morning that be should not write any letter in answer to the President! on the Louisiana subject, giving.as a tea son that it was unnecessary He also said thai in his opinion the' XT nited States could not interfere in the trials of xbfc Returning Board pthar-Louisiana has a perfect State government, and. is just as much entitled to her sovereign power as the State of Mas sachusetts.: The Cabinet will meet tomorrow, and will, no doubt, dis cuss the subject further, but it has not yet been discovered that any thing can be done on the part of the administration. ' '.aLi..r Spirits Turpentine. 'i ,K. It is now the fashion to serenade H.i' : ;? . The "pounding' of preachers is all the go just now.; ff "'.t Edgecombe sends seven colored convicts to the big pen... ' . tow. The Statesville American has completed ils twentieth volume., :V.: . . Revenue collections in the 4lb District last weekere f 11.833.9L -Several"weeklies f ailed "to rcoine laJrtjweKl JfJfyPS cterkfL " The Raleigh News . of Sunday has a map of U scene pt "ltjev Worley mur der. - .... ... ' Raleigh handled 482 : bales of cotton last week. . (Decrease for the year, 805 bales. S,-X.' ' ' The '''Wadesbbrb Argus has been revived by Mr.' G. D. 13mith. ' It has our best wishes,; . rn ?? -t ' The Methbdist ladies of Green ville gave an entertainment recently and received over flOO. VsThe' forty-third anniversary of the LitetaryocieOes of Wake Forest Col lege came off laatweek,! a-i J VI There is to be, published,, at Winston a paper tb represent the Episcopal Church in North Carolina. sBev. Mr. By num is to be the editor. Miss Mollio Sharp, x daughter of V. B.imard; iE-sVpof rarJboro,idied at Staunton, Va., where she was attending school, oo Thursday last ;. : , , " ; ' ' , r j The'aracie credited to tho Char lotte Democrat by :the Pee Des Bee, about Dr. Lovick Pierce t first appeared? as an editorial in the Stab. No credit was given When clipped?'- 4 U- Brlgnbli had a small $bwi ;M Charlotte and the manager was disgusted. Being dow;your entraace- fee;f The mocrat, ot yesterday," speaking of this mat ter says "$1 SO is-too much for the best re served seatsi'- and oar friend is right. One dollar is enough; and any more than this is too much." ;:;WVS t -Weldon News. The bottom has drbpped out of the country roads.;! Teams! that in summer could make tea miles an hour now make ten hours a railePMay or Daniel baa appointed Dr. Charles J. Gee and W. P. Batchelor to represent Weldoa. in the Exporters' Convection which meets in Washington next Tuesday. ... . ' . r . ' a a - a a a --i m a a i WILTOGT9.Ij(, Warrentpn: htzette Mr. Mark ir, Jones recently killed a hog which weighed 502 pounds. Some of our cit izen are Inquisltlv eneegli to ask what has or is to be done with our railroad. As to wnat nas been done we can answer "no thing," unless it was throwing up some dirt and hauling out sills tb decay 'and 'rotten.- 1 Charlotte. JDemocra: The next dav after Fannv DavenDort nlaved - in Raleigh we happened to see several persona who went to the - performance, knd a more disgusted and disappointed set we never saw but the f 1.50 was clean gone. What they said, after seeing the female Pomeroy with her face-licking little dog, we don't know. j , , Statesville American; Watauga; and adjacent counties in the West, had al fall of snow last week bf fourteen inches, which accounts for the cool weather here. We learn that a lady living in Prospect Congregation, Rowan county, died ori Thursday, the 7th lust", frbm the effects of an overdose of morphine, taken to relieve a headache. : ' j ; Elizabeth . City Carolinian : Ori the 1st instant, at Cape Hatteras, a chroi nometer, with the following card, wasj picked up at the beach- abreast of the staj tion: Chronometer, No. 6& on top,- and 57,408 under A Hue, maa by Josephljohn son. It s this .day fast of Greenwich, tirnq seven seconds, and is gaining 'five seconds daily. (Marked) New York, John . Oaks,' 140 Maiden Lane. . j.. 1 -' Rockingham Bee: It is rumor-l ed that one Wooley, of Montgomery county had the misfortune to lose his wagon, teaatf and loading near Bennettsville, S. C. Wei Can but conclude his loading consisted ioi much "corn.", occupying a small- space. If there is a one-armed or one-legged old soldier residing in Richmond counly; who wants to read the Pee Dee Bee, let himf send us his name and post office. We were no stranger to his hardships and Buffet Ing.' ' ' ' . j The Raleigh Observer bama tb have the largest cireulation ialhe State and proves its claim. Weldon New, Mistaken.; It gave what it paid in postage. The Stab has 400 more daily subscribers in Wilming ton than the Observer has in Raleigh, as we believe, upon which no postage . is paid.' We are entitled to those 400 in the estimate.' If so, we are more than 800 ahead, which! we have no doubt is the exact truth as to) the daily. ; . , -r. .. . i j Charlotte Observer'. .On Wed4 nesday a colored man, whose name is an- known; was run over by a train on the Air-; Line Railroad, and , was mangled in a nor-; rible manner. He was lying on the track near King's Mountain, asleep or so drunk that he could nob arise, and tbe engineer being unable to Stop his train, all of the cars passed Dver- toim- His body! waa' dragged hnderneath thfrtrain for some dis-( tance and t torn, into pieces. ,i . j Reidsville Times: The Miltou and Sutherlin Narrow Gauge Railroad en-' tered Milton the first time last Monday,at g o'clock,. M, ULait palled up at the depot; Major.Sutherlin silencedprthe crowd and: gave notice that one more hail was yet toi drive, and if Mr Svans, of the MUtonj Chrtmiele was in the crowd, he would please; finish the road by driving tbatnailr, Mr . j Evans drove it home: 1 There was great re joicing and; many p speeches were .made.; 'There are two venerable ladles,' twinj sisters, Irving in this touaty! near .High Rock, aged each .74 years. Approaching them you cant teUbtia from- the other- ten; steps off, and going from you it is impossi ble to tell them apart: u-Onef these ladies is Mrs. Delphia Gwin, ad the other is widow lady, Mrs. Maggie Robertson., They are good christian women ' and have lived j near each other all their lives. - ; -;' i ; Alamance correspondent f tho Greensboro Patriot: jGoL T, M. Holt ship-; ed from his factory here to one firm in At--anta. Ga.. 70.000 yards bf plaids, which is a feather in Holt'j cap, considering the; number of manufactories there areinlieor giaj , n& faasaen plrininff.tr4meai kiich cost $1,000 each. He has alsomachinery thirty years old, which, has been In active service all the i time and. is 'still' pecking away. Tbe new factory , is four stories high and 105 feet long. - 4Ir. Albright, of this cou at v subscribed to thev R&leigh News a short while ago and , ia the . first ' number saw an advertisement oi a rewara of $35 for a stolen mnle.V WMdn tsn-jauQ-utes afterwards t he ; saw arimule-4hat answATM thu rtpfw.rinlTnnjBtwranhed the owner, ana on iub same, uar tuc owuet gu his mule and Albright his $25. So much for advertising and subscribing for papers. Pi E W A DVKKTI 8B0Btl''S; sv H O. G. Pabsley, Jb. Wood. a vfr ' Ed. Richardson Shi p notice. 5 Bt3Unx Pbyslchias' presc a. ,u ! Dohald MacRae Executor's notice. . ' !Bisrbju, Loeb & CoMolassea, &c -Geo. MtJSB8,wAgti:-4eanaer Passport.' - B: G. NcmTHBor-M3rapes, -hahii Ac. FlVeVcTneNaTaaaa Guano Wsrkt. Afir'&fbrokepuiat G.ttaoof Works on Sunday afternoon, .about ; balf-j past 1 o'clock,! 'Iwhtcit) jtrbysCtBe barn. and straw and - rice shed located near two! hundred. feet north of the. guanp , factory. The barn contained . about four hundred: bushels of seed ricel and from twb to three; hundred bushels oz crop rice, and the shed; contained about twenty-five tons 9f?ie! UraW, the whole valued at from $1,600 to $1,800.' ' : Something3 ' over Ihreef ourlhs of the property destroyed belonged to the Navassa Guano Company, and the remain der to colored tehanli who had rented lands from the (company, upon wham the loss faUsquiteh4altrqCll I ii The ' origin of the ' lire, .which wair first discovered in the shed, is a mystery .though no suspicions are entertained that it was the work Of an incendiary. . It is possible that it may have been caused by a spark' from the chimney of some building on the pre mises occupied) ?pioedemplQye- The Are appliances of the Gusbo Factory, especially the two Babcock tin extinguish eraV odzcellent service in. preventing'; tie flamei Yijtifc tyteitonfaor ommuBicating to other and more valuable property, aa There was n insurance on tba property aestroyeu.' .r .v. ,fto'g'g' The ebnrtedtragian tBoth rn, opens at Ue Opera House this eveaing asttrd lt.adIntheo Hur American Ckms has . achieved a splendid reputation else where, and will no doubt sustain itihere. Go and see him. -iL" U; -L :n -jtva' in "XJl N. C., TDES DA1T FEBRUARY 19. , 1878. Local Dota. y-;-; ;, -' -rptielmancfl let.- stormy weather for to-day, iemybrvqduftiwlberei auer convene at optocK, in tne morning. instead of 9 Ai M., as heretofore, v Cii :yt ' Messrsl Sol. Bear and brothers of this city, received lntelurence yesterday ot tha death of their father, In Germanjl . I -.llSing jparomeiifr , uiujinisuin northwesterly winds, colder and very gen efally clear, weather, are the indications fb this section to day. A Wv:Wa A FoTsyth ttairisxredited with bavins; 310 rare and valuable postage sUntpa- An eateipirising; iTffiung America? of this city has a collection, f ; upwards of BOO; and he ii Mil gathering 'eat ln.ir - j vsh- Rfli B!uRf HaU, of the, Fifth Street M IL Church, preached by special request, 3o a i! laifge; congregation f at Stl Stephen's 'AltiM." E. Church, corner of Fifth k'nd Red Cross streets; bn Sunday afternoorj ji: iyi.,1 vvuj- hi , i fcsaJ UJ. klu." J?8 ! 9T:?ai; idiU'-H t biizkUdfi j d iiUThe Insurance cases of E. R; Brink, et. at., es. the jHaaoverf theGer a.theNa'M iniuxaaca Oompanie'l were to pome up W fore tha Sapreme Court of New York yes terday. ; V. ; 1? i ) .,;i It, seems that pur informant was mistaken as to the fact that William May (or William May Barbour) was surrendered lo Daniel Howard, Jailor, bq Saturday last, Howard isayijih8-!' was hot turned over to him, but to' ftnother , of the deputies, and Olfieer Care corroborates the statement.! A d'5'T. y-MManBa--sa i i ' tv t t u; Orlnainal vmmt. u -ityr t; .ia i, n :i The following appeals - were argued aod tii SUteyaj Ben Brown,, conyjtedt per jury and sentenced to five years in tbe pen itentiary. .Appeals to the Supreme Cour (Hi forma ' pauperis, - and required to give bond jfii the sum of $100 fbr bis appearahc at the August term of the Criminal Court being the first session after the 'June term of the Su'preme'Court.1. ; ' . j: . ' State vs. Pharbah . .Sykeaj Jcoay ictedj of larceny aad sentenced to- nas year in the penitentiary,"-appealed and case' disposed of in the iatrie rnanper as above, a bond of $100 being required. vi y-... ;. ;..,; . t State vsj Cbaa Hill, convicted of . injur ing live stock, appeal, &c., ' as above. : U State va. Robert Davis, convicted of as sault and battery (not an appeal). De fendant'to pay costs. :V' "!. v', .: ' i- ..The. business of the term haa been coum pleted, -but Court will be held open until 13 o'clock ro-day for the convenience of par ties who are tbjgtfebpda pay costs, &cj aanen'a Friend aoeleiy Treasurer coForc.1 1! The following' is the TreasurtrV report! of the Seamen's Friend Society for the year! fending February 12th,1878:V t! 1 . .;....,- 5fci - -: ! Balance from last year. ... . .....$ 63 .73 Amoant received I on, account of ; rents. , 451 23) ' Amount received on. hecount of ., . J"' annual dues. '.V'd, 134 W Amount received by donations " ' " I ilifrom eitiaeaslv..U..v....iQL l U? 00 Amount reoeired from SjH. Hall, :. j ,4 Treasurer Seamen's Friend So- 't ciety.New York... 600 OQ Charjlain. Rev. J. L. een. one year's salary, CUU Paid' oir 'account of interest on raid bn .account or ' interest on 1 notes held by First 1 Kationa! ' 1 n n , . Bank. Dawson Bank; abd New . iA Hanover ijaak..,..j.,., n. yt v, Paid for refitQag and. repairing ) in jttome, . . wjrn t . . f;i , so "Paid insurance. .'W.. .41 j 149:94 By balance on hand, ...... ;.,'( . . J It- . v,i . AS A n Avftarvr aenp.;A;if Twb gentlemen from the county ,J were passing the Little Giant engine , house, oa jbbrth stree a1 few nights siQcewhen one! ;f them, innjpghaVtha Jot inTthe irefij of the. building was . oa level with the street,'vehtnred too far and Pepped from tiiej yalf) being precipitated tb ; tho grpund below, a distance of about ten feet andfall-j ing upon a pilerisTTIir Russell, who) has charjc ef the premises3, was in the build j ing; and, hastened tO( the assistance, of thej nnfortunate gentleman, who, greatly , to hiaj relief and that of his companion, waa found comparatively Uninjured, i It was certainly aivtery narrow escape.' bU -j v Yesterday mdrnlbg Mayor Fishblats held ue nrsi regular session or nis coor imw his elevatloq to the ehief magistiacy''of the city.. Th'e 'f olio wing cases were" disposed of I 71 Champ Arris, colored,' charged with be-j lDg3rnnk and disorderly, was ordered to :'fcayj if tpM days. Mary Eliza Livelyyolored, charged witht thesame'offensesWte,' trasibrdred to pay a fine of $2 orTe P imprisoned for two Bipl'jeprM, , charged with f nter- ieriBg with add cursing a policemaawbUa mating , an i arrest, iWMi ordered, j to pay a dnS of 43 or be imptisoned for three dsysi Mary Jones,Kt colored,- jcharged' Hvlth ', no' ', . ; q '- K iThe following will show the; state of ithe 35 yeatordayl'eTiniti'g .Waablngtonviien time, as ascertained from the daily bnHettn isfluedfxoni the efgnal Orcein this city: August.vvr;l.e Mbbite.UT4 ;.70 Jlontgomery.'.iV.63 New Orleans, .i. 70 rantaIUssa,..;eo Satarmah,:... Charleston,". . . ; w Corsicana;i5ivVi76 Galveston;. 63 Indlanolai iK'iVj.m Jacksonville,. ....63 Key West,. 77 St Harks,- Wilmington,. 51 .IV 1 fr fi a' ' -v-rJ k' - A hif , : : T-t'-.i!.j,nr a doahd of Atvoimiir. .of .ffifo- an kbi'.-yuU 'i .: .? in ni$:Scif!P9-l-KXtraeto from FroeoonMna 4a iSxtra - The Board met last aighC at -74 -o'clock, pursuant tb the call of the Mayor. PreiBe'nt, His Honor, Mayor Fjshblate, and. Aldermen Bowden; Myers, Vollers, Foster, YonGlahn, Planner, KIng,Hill,- and Lowrejr?iTi i .The minutes of the meetlags'bf Februa ry fitb and 12th. were read, andr fn motion, were adopted. . . r? " I'ft'The" jlnancelfJkimmftlee' porUd p?rot' grew in me maer ox air; J ucA.oy, ana 'wetV'grsBted'furtlter'fl v i The Conuhitteeon Streets and .Wharves asked,far authorUy. to call og the City Surf veyor to assist ia the matter of the en- croaebments of the, Railway Company oo 'the6u'ia The' Ordinance,' Sanitary; Fire Depart ment, Finance and Public Buildings Com mittees were granted farther ttme,,vfXl4 . , The petition; of Alexander Sprunt & ?Son to have the lotoa Nutt street, between their propertyjindJoJLWrJhor filled up or .the bulkhead removed, was read and, on' motion of. Akieirman ' King, the owner was required at' his own ' expense tb fill the lot or remove ttie bulkb ead i 0 5 - II ;M A communication from D. M. Dart wai i ref erred to the Finance Committee..? ;,m , u A petitioaj ron .A..R Cook, to bo jpj lie ved from tax j as wholesale liquor dealer , was read, when Alderman Foster moved that the petition be granted," which mblioi the Mayor ruled 'out bf Order; 'whereupon Alderman Foster appealed f rom tbedecislon and theUard-sbsllliecnhe-Miyor. 1 ! -Alderman King movd tb lay the motion on the table; which was carried. .orn ( j A; petition from F ASchnUe was rcT ,f erred to? the Com mittee on ; Fire, Depart ment. -V . t ;' ' ; , ; , I ! .The following petition was received and V; .! , v 'CHAMBKB OB" COIDCEBCB, ) ! Wiuuhoto N CL Feb. 4,1878. lo the MayoeBi& Board of ' Aldermen, City of Wilmington . '- -V,- - ' :- -y :! i Sraff The matter of appropriations by the National Government - 40 continue ithe work of improving the Cape Fear river and Bar, requires die presence of a committee t-Washington, BCiXi'iU fbi- I This Obamber respectiuily ask an appro--priation of one hundred ' and 1 fifty dollars to pay expenses of such committee as; it will repreaeatthe interefcta ot the tax-payers all of whom will be benefitted by the inw provemnts desired: ' 4 j . , Yours truly, i . .v.;? ivo m a. tt VanBokkbZiKit, I f lj . : Presiden t Chamber of: Commerce.; Y. After various motions; Ac' it was finally decided to postpone the further consideraj lion bf the matter until the next meeting, j A petition for a lamp on Castle and Surry streets was referred ! to1 the Commfttee on Lights-"-'ff i0" J:-i ! A petition from members ' ' ot the legal fraterniiy, to have their license tax reducedj to. $25, was referred to the Finance CobW ' , fetiuona for . appointments to tne siuon of health oQcers were referred to the, ppiwi: ioi3o:TfrVJ'..- U'. I A petion Ironf citizens residing in the southern portion of the city, praying lot the draining of Dry Pond.tsuting that the. brjck 'sewer constructed by .the ' c!t was 'eobwn'by VVtSj and Jthe; brick!' Wd! by him, was referred to1 the ;aJA communication f rom M. jLondon, rel- atiyf'toVisfes City of Wilmington was.ieferred to a spei Cial eomjnitteeog threrconsisting of AH dermen Flan net, Foster and ' Vollers,; to confer with Mr. London.; 3 uaat.iiibv- j - A petition fora ditch on Fifth and Sixth ilreets, was referred MW. Chief of Polkej -Jir The repor bf rthe"iBtipMBribtenent 6t Health for the month of January was' read 'viaidermaa pdl bffered tne .following resolution: . , ( riu .r.;.,. j j 1WZ That the tax lmrjosed on black-i smiths ihd carpenters be remitted,' to take Laid on the :-.a4A---.croiis The followioTordlnance was presented and adopted: ; I TfjiJmd That flrn wood brooffht to the city for sale sball.be inspected by Jrood inj enactors, dIy appointed by the, .Clerk, of, the Superior Court fp . the county of Jfewj Haooyer. and said inspector shall see that is properij alowed oi ; . piled hi the seller in cords or naCSaof cords, ivery -cord thall ie.eigh feet long, lour ieet wide and i o feet high; provided that no.woodi-.sbsU ,, be piled or inspected except upon the demand or request of the seller or buyer; br of the atrent of the setter or buyer of "the aamei That ih4 ''said Ifcened inspector shall be al-j lowed ten ceaU per cprd.' .for inspecting wood, and in proportiod for parts of a cord, to be paid one hair by the buyer and, the; other half ;by, the seller, .'E very person who shall remove, fire wood after a desaaad or request that the same shall be inspected, he being a purchasef .br seller before Jt shall have been wspected by 4 -vfbbd inspector; shall forfeit aodpay .five dollars for every jpifence.,. T; V d: , '.i-i i-.a I , Alderman Foster; offered. ib) following resoiutiod, which wis adopted ; m j -V 'jfeaMd.That the Chief 6t iTiet ie artment,jOoL'BogerMooreturh" to essrsJ- Cronly & Morris the hand fire en: gine WUlard.r;i,together::wtth -hose and Udders,1 not.', required fdr our fire departri ment, to have the same properly; advertised, and sold at vacAJMHbb 1 - .Thelollbwiog resolutions rwere adopted: er shall, from the Ul 'botiks bf the city, of Wilmington in 1 his office,' make but ' and carefully preparS faxTist, ahowina: the parties and. property liable for taxes to said city, which are still 4ue, and on paid, and pro ceed to collect the aamei under and accord ins to the prQTisiODs of an Act of ba Gen eral Assembly of tforth Carolina entil? "an act to organize" a Government for the city of WilmmrtonrUflfidtheiJth day of .March, A.:D.V1877, t ? . hJr: ' j l"Buoleea' 2d. That fhe City Clerk and treasurer proceed nbHsollect' the taxes due ct tti City 6f Wiliainjton from and since te yeair Al D, 1S7J, tiptolhepresenttime bathe manfaer provided 4a sections f, 10 and If of chapter 1S3 of the laws of Korth Cawlina, 1876 and 1877, pages 378, 377, i;;y ? -I . " WHOLE NO. ; 3,286 378, 379. 380. -381, 383. 383. 384 and 385. Ratified 6th day of March. 1877 fc ' Hesotvea, ad. That all persons, who have failed to list his or her property, in the time required by law; shall forfeit and pay to the city of Wilmington a sum equal ; tb twice the' amount of the taxes due' bv such delinquent, and such sum; when ascertain ed, snail be collected as provided for collec tion of other taxes due said city. ,!rJ si 1 ? Besoked,. Ath,s That the City Clerk and Treasurer for the city .of Wilmington,' be fore' exposing for sale any real estate in said city.jfor the payment or taxes, shall first advertise tbe same, stating specifically the lot ' or partbf Mot and block, 4be amount due for taxes, and the. year. in which it fell . due,' in not less than two newspapers pub lished in the city of f Wilmington, i for the spaee of thirty, days; also the place and time ofsale. ' - ' - " y JGearfwd, That the sale; of such ireailes tatek the time for redemption, and the cost shall be as is provided iff section 11,' chapi tar 192, Laws of North Carolina, ? 1876 aad :v-v ;W'svH; VouGEIh01 iIV-- iriur: 'K-'t'-fi FJiW Fo8tebvA r j ' , . Committee on Finance i " The following was offered by Alderman Hill and referred to the Committee off Or ee off br-r B'yj.be Te4 dina9cesr: -2cb..iirj -:v-ulf A . .. .; l s weerea. mat tne tatv- Attorney quested to revise and compile all the exist4 ing ordinances of the' eity. cand have tb same bound in; one yolnme, and that hb authorized to employ such legal assistant as he deems best' to aid him in the com pi. tion of the work; and; further, that bids b advertised for printing ' and 'binding tb4 same when completed, ; .y-.: i Alderman Foster' offered the; fuliowingl which was, on motion, postponed, until the next regular meeting: r 7 . WnrtnuAB' The money appropriated for the Police, Department has been-overdraw: $ 130; therefdre, be it ' 'pt ;.v Bfisohed, That His Honor reduce tbe po lice force on March., 1st so .as to ,peet thi deficit ' "' ""C- Petition of Jwhn H. Leeto-be relicvec of tax,on cat house, was pt granted, ith Board hot haying .the authority. to do, .so. ;. Barbers were allowed to open their shops on Sunday, without. being subject to a pen alty. -.- ;y" ., . - ; -. I :' The'Bbard then adjourried. ;-- j voatblal Depravlir. ua Daiuruay iasi a smaa coiorea giri giving nername as Mary JODes, called at the bouse of-James D. . Dry, colored bnj Seveath, between Chesnutf and .Mulberry streets, representing herself to, be in desti-j tute circumstances, and , out of sheer pity was ;' 'given employment. The following Sunday morniog, while the 'family' were ab sent at' - Church, the ' girl ' appropriated - a shawl belongi eg to Dry's wife, went through ber bureau drawers, stealing a lot of under4 clothing, a gold ring , and a valoable gold clasp, and then took her departure. Du- nng the' afternoon a colored woman ad acquaintance' and friend of : the' family came across the little robber' and conveyed the girl to Dry's house, where she eoTreni deredaH.the stolen articles except the goj clasp, which, was,, afterwards lffound in; ;ti cell in tbe euard house to which she wa subsequently consigned, and where she will await a hearing before the Mayor's. Court this mornings . : .islup ;.-.-'-' noqu Tno XToantfeol Foneentarnf-xi : j 1 5 We are glad to learnhat Officer Williamj Frost1, of the police fore?, who . accjden jallyj shot himself on Saturday afternoon last, an account of Which appeared 4n our paper bnf Sunday morning, is gradually, though per-; pUhlyfissprbvlbfrWt ecpyering his consciousness he accounted forthe acidenj substanUallyaawf stated Jt? !mwnii i h-;;;i.i!:-ii't'!-)-., s.f . . :! .-i ' . The Sohst, John sen, arrived at Ham-I burg fromhlsTibil obtBfr 31st tilt. 1 LL The-steamship Begvlaior, Doane; ar-j rived at New-STork' frotrirthiS port on the' ,w-rirhe .schooner, '-JRi Wpenfam10hw cleared from New York for. this port on the W8V, j-M . ', . n' l .(1-1 . The' Danish .barque Amy, Ross,' ar-j 'rived at Liverpool 4rom this5 port on the? i4th'tih-str?J": X"1 ae--jThe: brig i Satis :GBc6insinpLoyesJ cleared from. Philadelphia fori this port enj the 15th inst. a-. ..- .j (J!OTJEI.JlAttBiyAI.S. -v Vj. PURCEIX 'vHOTisJtCoBB: E&OS. V iFttOB'ttS. fohmarv 18 R f! Hclmp.r. W TTanfman ' T r aiiett w are, riew xors; vvm jtioui- ' romenr. J Boien Jos Asi iiruH. Balti- nanipl Honbft Haverhill. MftS8:,W: R Sitler, Raleigh; H C Premperf; ;-Golds-s boro;.GZ French, Rocky Point. "ji ted o a " February 18. Julius .Hanks,, North Carolina- A H Williams," Fender county; John O MbDenaldV AC Larkins,F H Wil liams, "New York: J O Burton North Caro lioai'D P Watworth and Iad, J E Wat Worth, Vermont Mi and Mre Foster,, Con necticut; J D Chamberlain, Rochester, N 'Yi Jos CMarshiilV Wadesbord; '' i I 4 Dr. Bull's Baby Syruji isrecommendedj by all druggists asbetng a purely vegetable and reliable preparation for Babies, t, iPrice 25cente. ' m ' ' :;in ".lTir.JtTEga; i v-:-: . POP OVERS. --Two large cups of near, one and a hair tAaanooBrnla Doolit'b YaasT Pownxa. one pint sweet milk, or half milk and half cream, three eggs Deacon separaieij, ana m uiu esu. mmm ut Mkn&n tinar They are deUdotu for lea.; V 1 ' i :;. h ji-ansnsief say -nay Vf OMAti'S 1 kOST EFFECTIVB CHARM is a lovely complexion as Imparted by Goarand's Olym pian Cream. Tils long established preparation nas received the unqualified commendation of the beau ty and fashion of the land. Price in Large Bottles reduced to. One Dollar. For sale by C.Munds. j L'Eonable help for woaa5 and aervous tulterers. Chronic, painful and prostrating . diseases cured without medicine PoIveraacher?s Electric Belts the grand desideratum. Avoid imitations. Book aad Journal, with full particolarB, mailed free; Ad dress ProTTnfirnr-a iii.Twi fin,, 293 Vine SU Cincinnati. Ohio. j " . ; ) TO AVOID "THB DANGER OF INFECTION.' theltnea of parsons suffering from aktn diseases of aeoatagious nature should be washed with Gura'i Spotto Soar, which ia not only a remedy but a disinfectant. r. , . , i i xfiaL'i lBSTAXTuriovs JLLira tDn contains no metallic poison. " "f ' 1, , J1, l ASTONISHING SUCCESS. It is the duty of ev-! ary person who has used Boscan'a Gkskax Stbttp to let Its -wonderfal qatkiHe-taiown to their friends In caring Consumption, severe Coughs, Croop, Aatbma, Pneumonia, aad - in fact all throat and lung diseases. No person can use it without fa.Miaf- relief. Throe doses will relievo any case. Such a medicine as the Gbrhax Stbuf cannot be too widely known. Ask your Druggist about Vu Regular size 78 cents. . BATES OF ADVCOTISING.7 One Squire one daf,.V....',.....JJ ft 00 . " .; " . two days, , . i 55 .Vtlireaairii,.!,............,,,. a 60 four days, 8 00 . ;:flve dars........... ........ S 6 t. - one week,.....;.............:.. 4 c4 - Two weeks, ..." 6 ... ?-,, . i .Tttreaweeaa,.i.'..i.;....t...;. 8 S - Oaemonto,....... 10 M . , Two months,.......:;., 17 00 .: ..: "- Three montlia,... 24 00 v , six months,. .i. .... 40 00 ' p. " .Ona year,...,. 60 on ryObntract AdTertteeaenta taken at propoi ttoaately low rates. j - - Tea lines salld Nonpareil type make one square. NEW, ADVERTISEMENTS. OPERA HOUSE. Tuesday arid Wednesday, Feb. 19 & 20. First, only and fareweU appearances In this city be fote his retarn to England, of the -Emuieat Tragaliaa. MR- : S OTHBBlSr, Afcslstcd by his OWN COMPANY OP ARTISTS, from the Park Theatre, New. York. . ' TUESDAY, Mr. SOTHEBN will appear in his wcrid , . .... famous caricatore portrait of . LORD DUNDREARY - j. In OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. , WEDNESDAY, In his new creation, the great sue- cess of the current New York season, entitled A Cruslied; Tragedian ! General admission fl, and to cts. accord, ns to locv fok t A fit- -.-. urtu & im jit . w m , .uviuvuii.n aaaIa, manager. : Sundries at Auction. :v ON TUESDAY NEXT, 19TH INSTANT, AT 10 O'clock. A.- M w will af.11 at. an. Colo. South Water Street, an assortment of . ' - " HOUSfiHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE, 'belonging to a Famfiy 'declfning 'housekeeping s? Beds. Wool Hattrwses, y;.;;'f ; -;. 8ewtng Machine, Ac. - ' ; ' Cases of.. Peaches, Fkkles, Blackberricsr Cheirles, . iiiij-vj uiu wutavu uwer aruciea. . Vi?p 'itLs -Ji crosrtY 'i- morris. .. - feblT-8t , j j ... ;- ... , Auctioneers. Executor's Notice. fTrill" rT'WTl'irtJHTTWBVTV mtrwn nm r mr-on as Ezecator of the Last Will and Testament of John C. MaeRae, deceased, hereby notifies all per sons Indebted to said Estate to make immediate payment; and those having claims against the same to present them within twelve months, or this no tice will be plead in bar of their recovery. - - - wnaw ja Acn&is, jfxecntor. Wilmington, N. C Feb. 18, 1818." tu. feb 19-4 w Wednesday, Feb. 20. T?HE RELIABLE STEAMS R PASSPORT wil. maTte-regular trips to and from SMITHVILLU leaving mantel et. dock, at x.iXJ tr. M.., and Bmlth villeat 7.38 A. Ii., until further notice, offering ac commodatioM never btfore offend thepm&c. ropuiar rnces, jror i icaets, rreignt and Hxcur sions apply to ;;. ;;. ,. ;;. GEO. MYERS, -i, ieo iv u v. -..--.- v . . ..Agent. Notice. AT.T. PRTlROWa ARU THfTHTSV any of the Crew of the Brltieh GM. " as no debts of their contracting will be paid by the Mas ter or consignee. feb 19 3t ' Master. TAT. Tl All Oq'tI A f jb,ooo r... Kba. 7 . MOLASSES f New Orleans, 'J-:w .-33 -.1 . - 1 Baking. 500 BblB FLOTIR 411 raae8 I . JQQ Boxes D. S. MEATS-, 5 100 8 Q Bbla SUGAR, m 5000el8?N' ;S - i SJS ' In store and to arrive. BINFORD, LOBB & CO., . ' ; "- Wholesale Grocers. 3 feb I-tfDW Wood? Wood ! BLACK JACK, LARGE SPLIT OAK, LARGE SPLIT ASH, MAPLE, PINE AND -LIGHT-WOOD delivered anywhere in the city at LOWEST PRICES FOB, CASH, 'i 3 . i i : O: a PARRMT j A mutt febl9-if Cor. Orange and 8 Water sts. Special Attexltion ND THE GREATEST CARE "'J 'y'jC: l9?u 'va Li.i "7;ijGIYEItTO COMPOUNDING ra ; PYgiciANS prescriptions; ; T cl sr-? ' BURBANK'S PHARMACY,: ; feb 29 tf Corner Front snd Princess streets. . IToloirQ Hpqtidp ndndnoo P.a - Maiai'a uiauus. uauauas. au, .... - - - - - A - FRESH SUPPLY" OF CALIFORNIA PEARS, A 8WEKT ORANGES, COCOA-NUTS. MALA GA GRAPES and BANANAS just received. Also. Pore, Fresh HOME-MADE CANDY always on hand, at ; ... - - ' x 8. G. NORTHROP'S T- feb 19 if' -' j - Fruit and Confectionery Stores. I - stock for Sale. -f Q GOOD TURPENTINE MULES, ' " JlOj . S HORSES, ..i..., ... : Wagons, II 1N.Y. STILL, will run 25 dip barrels. Three and six monthit' time will be given for city acceptances.,: B. N. SWEBT. Agent... . feb 17-lw , , , , - At Qfflce of Vick it Mebane. A Foreisn. Fire Iosnrance Company, DOING BUSINBSS IN THE UNITED STATES, wishes; to establUh an AGENVY la WIL MINGTON. None but responsible and experienced Agents, with first -class references, need address, giving full particulars, and stating amount of bust' doss they control. "INSURANCa," P. O. Box S814, New York City. - f , sa to th . - feb 16-eod3t '-"Photography ,JN ALL ITS BRAIf CHKsXcOPYING . - ' x ;M i ENLARGING OLD PICTURES U 1 : i . . ; " A SPECIALTY AT - . . .. . W V A V A . . ; Tab IT tf - ' r- - and Photo, Gallery combined. Hayden & Gerhardt. '' ' HAND-MADE ' ' k -. -. ui BUGGY HARNBSS. feb IT tf 8d St. between Market and Princess. Watt Plows. DIXIE PLOWa WE HAYS CONTROL OF these twoCelebrated Plows for this part of the Stated If you want tbe BEST PLOW made. North ' or South, get one of the above kind, aad you will never be without one of them afterwards.- JOHN DAWSON & CO., feblT-tf ' . 19, 80 and SI Market at. A Very Decided Hit ! TTTB HAVE MADE THE BIGGEST "RUN" ON W SAMS or any COOK STOVE ever told in Wilmington. .... TWENTIETH LOT just received.. " . ... - They are absolutely without a peer in this mar ket, THB CHEAPEST, and warranted to pay for themselves la saving of wood, and give perfect sat isfaction or money refunded. - ' ' f - .. -. - . , Other Styles, in great variety", of the kind oar grandmothers used. t r - , T1NWARB 1 We manufacture it, aad do ROOF ING -and GENERAL TIN AND SHEET IRON WORK. - . -- r- feb 17-tf - - ; - - y. M. KING & CO. . Boiiny Coolr Stove. THB NEWEST AND BB8T THING OCT, A-with a PATENT PLATE WARMER, la the "BONNY." . Only $15.00 complete. Other COOK STOVES tow for Cash, - ....... -. . - GUNS at cost to close out. TIN WARE THB LOWEST IN TOWN.1 feb 17-tf PARKER A TAYLOR. 1Z iZIS2rBtlg
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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