THE IIORIIHIG STAB: By Wia. D. DCKNAIID. P i? BLISHflD DAILY XXCKPT MON U A YSL ' lUxii Or BDBSOBIPTIOa OS AOVHCV : Oac year, (by sudl) postage paid,.. ,...-'.v,.- $t oo S'.x months, " m , 14 .'.. ,4 00 Tore months, " . , , ........... 35 Oae month " " M ; 100 To City SuhBerlber, delivered in any part of the ci .y, Fifteen Centa per week. Oar City Agenta are not authorized to collect for mere than three mMntaa La advance. . . sfi' Hj ALFRED WXTOKEil'- - of - New-Hanover,'' " i London stock and money markets are depressed; rumors prevail : of further bank and mercantile embariusamenU. ; -- A Spanish official has been - murdered near Tituan, Morocco. Republicans made a slight gain in Iowa; Gillette, Greenback Democrat candidate for Congress, is elect ed by 600 majority. The Powers will not recognize Roumania formally until that government complies with the treaty con cerniog ibe equality of the Jewa -The fever has appeared "at every station 'on the Jonesville road between - Memphis and Paris, excepting two; in ; New Or- leans there were 113 new cases and 48 deaths. . The ship Beir, of Moss, supU posed to be from Mexico, has been towed into Port Royal; she is a total wreck 1: 4 At Chattanooga there were 24 new cases Of fever and 3 deaths, 2 colored. Orth, liepublicad, elected to Congress from In diana. - Heavy robberiesof money and freight detected in Texas; many men of ' high standing implicated. ' More than half the factory population of JBlackburn are unemployed., New York markets: Money active at 47 per cent., posing at 5 per cent. ; gld firm at lOOj; cotton firm at 10 5-1610 9-16 cents; flour without de cided change; wheat c better; corn c belter; spirits turpentine steady at 29 cents; tosin quiet at $1 401 45. ' -1 YELLOW FEVER NOTES. The fever is. spreading alarmingly iu the country around - Port-Gibson-. The yellow fever is epidemic at Jack son, Miss., -and there have been 13 deaths aud 50 cases. The fever is se riously affecting political . matters in New Orleans, and the Democrats will be the sufferers. . A telegram of the 6th to the Louisville Courier-Journal says: "The fever is unquestionably! seriously affecting matters political. The people simply refuse to consider politics at all when overshadowed with a pestilence They are otherwise unaccountably derelict ia the matter of registration. Despite the appeals of the politicians, ' they generally refuse to respond. Those coming forward are largely colored JepubUcQS." Cardinal McCloskey has contribu ted $5,000. , : The following appeal tells its own story. It comes from New Orleans: "Touro Infirmary and ' the J.Hebrew Be- nevolent Association make the following appeal t? the Israelites , of the .United State9 : ' - y j ' . '. T' -. "We have neyer obtained any funds from home institutions except by specific instructions. We have in continual em ploy men t thirteen physicians,1' provide for. thirty orphans outside of the asylum j and attend to and support over five hundred sufferers. We have not sufficient funds to carry us through ten days. The destitu tion is greater than ever, and will increase for a month longer. We therefore appeal to the Israelites of our country to aid us promptly in this unparalleled calamity. " "Chas. Sihon, Acting President. "Ernst T. Florence, Secretary." ; ; "Dr. De Graff enreid, who; is is charge of the sick of Hopefield, - reports the dis ease spreading, with twelve new cases yes terday." : Vy"J 4 i ... The fever has almost disappeared at Vick8bnrg proper. There is not over a death or two a day, is because thero are; few to A telesrraru of the 8th says: bnt this have it. IV :' 'I "One hundred and eighty six whites died out of three hundred and forty pine who bad the fever. The mortality among the blacks amounts to seven per cent. One hundred and sixty-three convalescents are now on the streets. Dr. Fisher, volunteer physician from Point Coupee, is dying. Dr. Dunn is very low, and Rev. Stephen Archer, Presbyterian mioreter, has just re covered, and is doing good word as Acting President of the Howard Association," Iu Mobile 8 new cases nnd 3 deaths since October 1st.) At Decatur there are 40 cases. ; Here are specials of in terest: ... i . - : 1 -.ivi-t- j "Morgan City, Oct. 8. Total ca$es,400; deaths, 63; under treatment, 178. The death rate is increasing; 6 more today, making 11 since Sxnday. Physicians are worn out. "Canton, Oct. 8. Nine new cases and 9 deaths; the fever is spreading in tne coon try. - - . . f"- "NASHvUiLE, Oct. 6. Dr. J.B. eon. of Gadsden. Crockett county. :Wilkesr writes to the Banner that it is generally conceded that yellow fever prevails there and at Bell's Depot.":,..;,;;, 4; : - The fever is raging at Martin, Ten nessee, and bat one physician able to attend. There have been; fifty-one deaths in the country around Port Gibson. -f ;; M .- i : We add some items, gathered here and there: . . .'V j " ' "A narse at Hernando wrote to a Mem phis Howard: 'Hell's Delight, Oct. 1. Dear Doctor: How could you leave me here to starve ? I am broken 4own i for want of food and rest. Quinn 1 will die, but s he is so aggravating that he may live for two or three diivs: he has no friends, and no won der, for a mote cantankerous cuss I never et. The fellows at me rummiu auove are only swine, and will not come near me. t am sick and starving, and tn self defence -will have to leave or kill the patient, and I do not like to do either.. Come at once, or Heave. ; vV iiyiwi.i,;,, 4,At New Orleans a drunken father and bis dead child were at the same time being taken, the one to the station i house, the other to the cotters field." - 1 ' "A. New Orleans father went to Europe and Dromiaed his five children a lot of toy presents. When the presents ;. arrived all the children were dead." ; In the great trotting race . at Chi cago, between , Hopeful, Baros and Great, Eastern, Hopeful beat both heats. Time 2.17 and 2.17. VOL. XXIII.---NO. 16. The Greenbackers :; elected two Congressmen in Iowa a Republican I Joss of two. J K. ' The anti-Tilden men (Tammanvi gained a complete victory in the or ganization of the New York State Democratic Committee: This settles effeqtually; Uncle Sainnel. If .'Ohio ahoald : have given a fatal, blow to udge ", Thurraan's prospects, then Hendricks comes to the front again as the most promising candidate for the ' Democratic " nomination for the Presidency in 1880. ! j ; The Republicans in the Richmond (Va.) District have determined to make no nomination for Congress.and to leave the voters free to suppori either Gen. Jo Johnston or Newman, the Greenback candidate. Gen; W. C. Wiokham, a leading Republican, advises his party to snpport' John ston, i- -.v::''-;':-:-.-'-'- ' 'I sCapt. ; Bogardus retires from the shooting arena and resigns his cham pionship. He says:. "The championship of the world as a wing shot I hold against all comers from abroad; and when any man has held the championship of America for two years I win - snooi mm a matcn for the world's championship." Up Head. :. i I Con cord Register. The Wilmington Stab has entered upon its twelfth year. As a dailv journal of news it stands "up head. vT ATE POLITICS. - Judge Reade declines the nom ination tendered him in the Fourth District. Reidsville Times: Every day brings good news for Scales from every corner of old Rockingham. She will not go back on her native son for either Winston or Tourgee. ; Raleigh Observer: On account of a severe contusion of the right arm, the result of a fall, Gen. Wm. R. Cox is, per force, compelled to decline several pressine invitations to speak during the next few days. :Tne injuries are of so painful a char acter as to necessitate all the rest possibly to be bad Elizabeth City Carolinian: The Congressional candidates having made the canvass of these Eastern counties, we have taken some pains to learn the probable re ault,and we assure our friends it is decided ly favorable. Yeates won't begin to get his party vote of '76. Respass will get no Republican votes at all not one. Milton Chronicle: Judge Mer- rimon spoke at Yanceyville on Monday. we regret that we could not make it con venient to go and hear him. Those who were more fortunate pronounce his Bpeech a powerful one. Shall we consign such a man to the shades of private life? Neverl unless it be necessary to avoid dividing and splitting up the Democratic party.the coun try s only nope. v Spirits Turpentine, j g. The health of Raleigh is good. The U. S. Court is in session at Greensboro. ' i ! The perpetual motion man be! gins to make his appearance. Orange Irresbytery is in session at Haywood, Chatham county. ; Mr. Louis H. Barrow, a young lawyer of Hyde county, is dead. Asheboro Presbyterian Church sent $32.47 to the fever sufferers. -4 The Randolph Fair will be held in Asheboro on the 24th and 25th of Octo ber. ! Mr. David S. Jones, a respected citizen of Carteret county, is no more. He was about 70 years of age. William W. Brickett, one of the best citizens of Halifax, and v for many years its high sheriff, is dead. Mr. A. A. Banks, a Virginian: has become associated iu the editorial man agement of the Statesville Landmark. fad Newbern ITut Shell: Rev. J. M. Journey, of the N. C. M. E. Conference, is conducting a revival at Brice Creek meet ing bouse, a few miles below this city. We learn there is much interest manifested. Randolph Regulator: Thomas Davis, who was tending the mill of 'Squire Cole, met with quite a serious accident. He was arranging a belt, when he got his arm caught between the belt and broke it. In the meantime be was thrown against another, which made an incision to the bone in his thigh. ; ' ; Loniabnrg Times: Judge Kerr has sentenced the following law-breakers to the Penitentiary from this county: Solo mon Davis, 10 years; George Dent, 4 years; Silas Green, 5 years, and Dallas Austin, 18 months. These are all colored, and are all guilty of ' the same offence -larceny. He also jailed four or five for fighting. The Eastern Baptist Association met at Newbern ;on Tuesday. The Hut SheU ' says: "After - devotional exercises, conducted by Rev. J. B. Taylor, pastor of the First Baptist church of Wilmington, the Moderator of , the last-session, Rev. J. L. Steuart, announced the Association open for business. A committee of finance was appointed, consisting of Mr. B. F. Mitchell and others. There are about one hundred delegates present.. - '. JPolkton Argus: We heard a farmer say that be had the best corn crop he had had for fifteen years. The crops of Anson are generally good. - The pro tracted meeting at the Methodist Church Closed last Tuesday night, with 28 conver sions and 18 . accessions to the church. The protracted meeting of the Baptist Church commenced last Saturday. r Our Presbyterian .friends are speaking of erecting a church in this place, . j; j : Washington JPress: Vfe met on Thursday last, while on bis way to - the Neuse Circuit, our highly esteemed friend, the Rev. t Dr. C)oss There is no man in the 8tate more widely or more : favorably known than Dr. Closs. Time has deal t tenderly and kindly with the Doctor. Long may he be spared - to enlighten us with his teachings, and to excite and call into play Nr7--,;".'---,T.v.--;. -.: :- i i, -fv;,. . ,'.-" - " ; fWilMINGTON; NJiCii: FRIDAY. QCTQBBBHnST8r 11 the better parts of our manhood . by his vuauaa virtues ana examples.;; !: -lobfrcrt - were t fit teen hundred people at r the Presbytery last Sundsyv The Rev. W. 9. Lacy ' preached In the house, and Rev-- H; Gf: Hill, at the stand i " We beard Mr.3 HilPs PSermon: and only echo the remark When '-we say it was excellent.' -Mental Recreation was the subject of a lecture "delivered by ; Dr. W. C. McDuffie, V In Odd Fellows' ' Hall in Jj ayettevuie last Friday night.- We regret mat ine nail was so.crowded 1 we could not get a seat, an4.hereforewe . did not hear ' Henderson ville Courier: Calvary Church, at Bhufordville, in this county, has givcu ou io uie yeuow ievt-r suuerers. This amount, with the Fiat Rock and Hen derson ville contributions, makes the sum total subscribed by Henderson county to me yeuow lever- suaerers f 223. f The bondholders and creditors generally of the Spartanburg & Asheville Railroad convene in Spartanburg on the 15th of October. The object of the meeting is to harmonize and settle conflicting - claims. The Board , of Directors will convene the same day. Their object is to devise ways and means to com plete the foad to Henderson ville. (; t Greenville correspondent of the Raleigh News: Saturday eveaing, aboutiOi o'clock, one of the most brutal murders oc curred near this place that it has ever been my lot to record. Two young men, by the name of John and Jacob Briley, had been to town that da&and sold a bale of cotton. They had "drunk considerable before leav ing for home. When tbey had crossed the river bridge and reached the I bend in the road, from which place the bridge can be seen in the rear and the long stretch of the main road in front, they were set upon by some person or persons unknown, and one of them beaten so badly over the head that he died during the night, his skull being' fractured badly. The other may live.; States ville American? The Pres bytery held vin this place last' week was attended by a number of visitors and min isters, and the occasion afforded much spiritual interest in our community, the church being weir filled at all the services. The sermons were instructive and charac terized by gospel zeal for the spiritual welfare of such as shall be saved redemp tion being offered to all. We have received of Mr. Moses '" Swain; of Yadkin county, ad apple of the second yield this year, which weighed three . ounces and measured seven and' a half inches in circumference. The first yield which was large, matured the 1st of June, after which the tree bloomed again and matured a crop equal to the first in size and quality. The Charlotte Observer says that Rev. Dr. A. W. Miller brought back from the mountains a photograph of an old Indian Cherokee Chief,, reported to be 140 years old. The Observer says: Dr. Miller learned of the people who knew him that Chee SquiAhYah is a cruel old savage.who baa treasured up twenty -five scalps, many of them those of whites women, children, and even infants. The other Indians say these are to be buried with him- according to Iodis! ti doctrine "the more scalps the more i.ouor and happiness in the spirit land' but he says that he was "here al ways and will never die." As he has out lived Everybody, so be thinks be will con tinue to outlive everybody. The old Indian hatred of the white man, which grew up with him, he still cherishes,; and it . makes him averse to. having any dealings with the whites.except to scalp them, which he" would still do had he the power. Raleigh Observer : Yesterday CoL W. E. Anderson, of the Citizens' Na tional Bank, received from CoL J. S. Amis, of Oxford, the sum of $104 50 for the yel low fever sufferers.' Ninety-three dollars' of this amount were the proceeds of a dime party given by the ladies of Oxford, and $11 50 contributed by the Flat River Union Baptist Church. A colored man by the name of Bryant Fort, in Oberlin village, and his little child, aged two years, were both wounded on Tuesday evening last by the accidental discharge of a shot gun in the hands of George Atkinson, colored, an uncle of the wounded child. Some twelve or fifteen shots passed through the skin and superficial muscles of the front portion of the chest, and six or eight entered, the' right arm near the shoulder, four or five emerging from the opposite side. Several shots passed through the fingers of the same hand. The child is under medical treatment, and her condition is regarded as very critical. Raleigh Observer: We are truly glad to be able to state that Mr. R. B. Cree cy, of Elizabeth City the accomplished ed itor of the Economist, of that place, contem plates publishing a Child's History of North Carolina. .The manuscript has been pre pared for several years, and extracts were published in the University Magazins before the war, as will be remembered by the read ers of that interesting periodical of former days. The Child's History will be pub lished as soon as the manuscript can be brought down to a recent date. Three generous ladies of Yanceyville, in. Caswell county, Misses Jeanie Barnes, Bettie Tur ner, Ida Potest and Rosa Jones, yesterday sent to the Executive office the sum of $31 25. for the relief of the yellow ' fever sufferers. It was sent to the Howards. A well attended festival was held last evening, at Metropolitan Hall, for the ben efit of the Oak City Blues, a colored mili tary orga uization. ' The tables were prettily decorated and well supplied. with - all that was appetizing. The affair was a very suc cessful and pleasant one. Charlotte Observer : The Pio neer Fire Company has finally decided to go to the State Fair, to enter the firemen's con test, provided tbey can-get free transporta tion. At a late hour nieht before last City Marshal Alexander received a .telegram from the Sheriff of Iredell county inform ing him that James Lffxton, Eli Clarke and two other prisoners had escaped from the jail at Statesville. It is estimated that the business of the Richmond and Danville Railroad has increased twenty per1 -cent, since the purchase of the Charlotte, Colum bia & Augusta Railroad. -, Mr. Charley Walker has abandoned the idea of going to Atlanta wi!h the stable of horses now in training at the Fair . Grounds ( in this city, and will go to Jtaieign v instead. A citizen of this place who has re cently been travelling around in different parts of the State pn business,-attended church a short time ago in Person county. While the pastor was in the midst of the delivery of an excellent and ' earnest dis course, he paused suddenly, and calling to a physician who was sitting in the congre gation, asked him to come forward to the pulpit. The physician did as requested, and the minister, addressing him quietly, said. "I am paralyzed," r lt was even so. One entire side of his body had been para lyzed while he was preaching, and he was carried from the church, being unable, of onnrsft. to proceed with the Services.-' - The Rod and Gun Club organized in this city about eighteen' months or two years ago, is to be revived, and the president, CoL H. C. Jones, is making arrangements to ' give a glass ball shooting under tne auspices of the club, during the progress of the fair of the Carolina Fair Association, to come off iu November. THSOITY. , ): NBVt AOVBSTISBIUBNTS. A. Shbier Clothing.! " Mxjnsoh -About uniforms. J" '. -' r HKHtSBEKGEK School books, &C. ' ! Attention Wilmington Light In fantry . ; r"C. H. NtcoiiAi To tax-payers and clti- ens'"''4 Ji:f-;i-' "4-.- .w-x'ni---:i : ' i .. . . . ' . ! . - ; . toe. Dc-tt.h(( ..... ' . .;: f j. . The i almanac. s predicts that the weather , to-day will be cool; and ; showery. ' ' There is an unmailable letter in he postofflce f or Buy Parker Grayesburg, n:;c i'vv:;;" ;?j : , -rr Three places of business were found open by the police on Wednesday night.' : -i'' - J", A . wandering tramp j applied for and secured : lodgings' at . the station house .Wednesday night. ; , ! -The receipts of cotton at this port' yesterday amounted to 1,297 bales. and the sales to 814 bales, v It should be remembered that Hon. A. S. Merrimon will address the peo ple at Warsaw, Duplin county on Monday, the Uth inBt I j ' ' Stationary or falling barome ter, southeast to northeast winds, warmer, cloudy and rainy weather j are the indica tions for this section to-day. -We are glad to learn that the little son of Rev. A; E. Yates, who was so badly,injured on Monday last, by falling from a wall, is now improving. A meeting of the Wilmington Light Infantry Company will be held at their Armory this evening,! at 7.30 o'clock. The Veteran Corps are specially . invited to attend. . j We regret to learn that a good many children aro still dying with diph theria in the lower part of Brunswick coun ty, especially in the Lock wood's Folly neighborhood. . v There were three "drunks" be fore the Mayor's Court yesterday morning, one of whom was fined $2.50, another was required to pay the costs, and the other had his case continued for a future hearing. Mr. E. H. Pigott, a prominent and highly esteemed merchant of Lock- wood's Folly, Brunswick! county, died a few days since. It is said by those who know that in his death the community has sustained a great loss. j Trie re will doubtless be a large crowd: present to hear Senator Merrimon at Burgaw, on Saturday next. It is not often that we folks down in this direction have the opportunity of listening to a speech from a "live" Senator. There will bo a meeting of the Board of Aldermen this ; afternoon, at 4 o'clock, tn hear the report of the committee in reference to the bids for lighting the city during the coming year. The committee consists of Aldermen Planner, Vollers and J'oster. i The Sunday School ConTentlon. This body will convene in the city of Raleigh on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 1st, 2d and 3d days of November next. It will be composed .of delegates from all the Evangelical denominations in the State. These delegates are to be! entertained by the different Sunday Schools of the city free of charge. Reduced rales on the dif ferent railroads of the State will be obtained if possible. ' The object of the Convention will be to organize the Sunday School work in the State. . j '-. ' We are requested by Mr. John E. Ray, Chairman of the International Executive Committee, to state that 'it is greatly de sired that every Sunday School in the State be represented. Now don't forget thatwe want one represen tative from every Sunday School of each Evangelical denomination in the. State, and only one, and wish their names sent uimmediately." The Orphans at Smlthyflle. ' We are pleased to learn that the chapter of orphans, in charge of Mr. J. H. Mills, Superintendent of the Oxford Asylum, met with a very favorable reception at Smith viile. The entertainment Wednesday night was given at the Methodist Church, and was largely attended, the building being filled io its utmost capacity. . At the closer of the exercises a collection was taken up and the handsome sum of $31 68 was real ized. Mr. Mills informs us that the orphans and himself were the recipients of the very kindest treatment at the bauds of the good .people of Smithville, Capt. W. j J. Potter particularly interesting himself in their be half; s Mr. Mills, "as well as the orphans, will always remember with pleasure his Visit to Smithville, and the kindness and hospi tality of its citizens. ; '-'h i ;' Thermometer Keeer.i . - ; . ; The following will show the state of .the thermometer, at the stations mentioned, at 431 yesterday evening, Washington mean time, as ascertained from, tne daily bulletin Issued from the Signal Office in this city: Atlanta;, VVi.Viy. 65 Augusta. . . . . . . . .70 Charleston,.... . ,74 Corsicana, 00 Galveston...... . .83 Havana. . .. . . . . .85 Indianola, ...... .87 Jacksonville,; . . . .75 Kev West,....ii.89 Mobile..... ...... 75 Moateomery . . . ..73 New Orleans. . . .77 Punta Rassa, . . . . .84 Savannah,.;.; . , . .70 St. MarKS,. .i..;.7o Wilminirton..i.. 72 For the state Pair. r i . . Brieadier General Tavlor and! staff, the Wilmington Light Infantry; and! the Whi ting Riesfl witt leave at 8 SO A . M on Monday.for the State,Fair, which opens on that dayj The Cape Fear Light Artillery will not go. ' : - 1 SUPPOSED DOTJBKK SItJRDERi 1 1 ; ;.t. -1 i. I 1 1 vM Arrest of a YoanK flla bv the N v . , .. ..... .... ... ,J ,v . i V. of George Itttleton Charged With She Grime The Suspicious cireum . : stances which, feel to hie Arrest. , Oa Wednesday night a warrant was re ceived frpm Justice George Badger Robin son, of Rahsbin To;wnship,Coluinbus cbun Ity, for the arrest in this city of one George LilUetbD, on suspicion of being guilty of V double murdenThe warraat was endorsed by Justice W; WIk Harriaai pf. this city, anid placedjqbe baads.of--Ieteye. TfS O. Bunting and N. Carr. . jThe Vfflcers haying received information to the effect that Lit tleton was at a v house - oo the : corner of Thirteenth and Market streets, proceeded to the place indicated, faimpuie' ';by7'par-; ties' from Coiumbuf county who. brought the warrant, where, about 2 o'clock y ester dsy morning, they discovered the iuan they were in search of and took him into cus- The-grounds upon which the warrant for Littleton's arrest was " issued are, as far as we can ascertain, : as follows: On or about October 1st George Littleton arrived at the house of his brother, Mack Littleton,' in Ransom Township, Brunswick cqunty,and during his stay there he made certain ad missions, which leaked out in some way, to the effect that on last Sunday was a week ago, at a little station on the Georgia Railroad, known as Social Circle, he went to the house of a young lady, by the name of Miss Ida Montgomery, to whom he had been paying his addresses, and that some words passed, between them, when she suddenly left the room and 'went into an adjoining one, in which was heard imme diately afterwards the report of a pistol, and upon investigation it was found that the young lady had committed suicide by shooting herself in the head with a pistol; that he (Littleton), being afraid that he might be connected in some way with the death of the young lady, took the train on the same night, buying a through ticket to Wilmiogton.but got off at Brinkley's station, and went to his brother's house, as before tody. stated, who lives on a plantation belonging to Mr. G. W. Summerill, of this city. A few days thereafter a young and well- dressed stranger appeared at Brinkley's depot and inquired the way to Littleton's house, after which nothing more was seen or heard of him. And now comes the second chapter in the horrors with which the name of George Littleton is (justly or unjustly) linked. A few days since a Mr. King was passing thseugh the woods somewhere in the neighborhood of the Littleton place when his attention, was attracted to a certain spot by the efforts of his dogs to frighten away a flock of buzzards, and upon investigation the body of a man was found in a small creek with a large limb and log of wood placed upon it to keep it down. The body, upon being removed from the water, bore the evidences of having been shot in the head just above the left eye, the ball ranging in aqd downward,' causing, it is supposed, instant death, the murderer or murderers having stripped him of everything he had on except his shirt and drawers, even taking his socks off. A Mr. Coley . was made special Coroner to conduct the inves tigation, and about the same time it was discovered that George Littleton had dis appeared from the neighborhood. The impression now gained ground, con necting the story of the alleged suicide of the young lady with other admissions made by Littleton, that the young stranger who appeared at Brinkley's and inquired the way to Littleton's house, was some relative of the young lady in question in pursuit of George Littleton, and that the latter had met and made way with him. This , im pressionwas strengthened by the sudden disappearance of . Littleton and other cire cumstances. Upon searchi eg the room occupied By Littleton, after he was arrested, shirts, handkerchief and letters were f oun d bearing the name of J. T- Randall, the latter being of a strictly private character (in fact, love letters), and such as would not be likely to pass into the hands of a third party, except by foul means This individual (Randall) is supposed to be the same person who got off the train at Brinkley's, inquired the' way to Littleton's, and was not afterwards seen or heard of, and who was believed to have been in pursuit of Littleton. ,' ; 1 j , In a word, it is the general belief in the neighborhood where the body of the mur dered man was. found, that Littleton murs dered Miss . Ida Montgomery, bought a through ticket to Wilmington, got off and went to his brother's, to elude pursuit, where he was followed by RandalU a-rela five or.friend of the young lady, and that he murdered him. Whether; this theory is the correct one remains to be shown. t The accused, who is about 25 years of age, was taken to Ransom township, on the 6 a. m. train yesterday morning, to meet the Coroner's jury which was to assemble at 10 o'clock. - : ' ); Detective Bunting telegraphed to Social Circle yesterday, informing the offlcials of that place of the arrest, and asking fWln- formation in reference to the matter, but had received no, reply up to a late hour yesterday evening. " . r A ! 1 Coupons in Payment of Taxes. , We are requested to state that the reso lution adopted by the Boar d of Aldermen at their last meeting, relative r to receiving coupons for their face, value in the , pay ment of taxes, was intended to, include all interest which may have accumulated for reason of non-payment ' of said ; coupons, and the City Clerk and Treasurer was in structed to add the , interest on such cou pons as may be ' offered in -.payment of taxes. ' .;- :- . . WHOLE NO. 3,487 Criminal Court. The following cases were disposed ' of in this .Court yesterday, His H6nor. Judge Mearea, presiding: . l ' State vs. Silas Miller charged : with i wil fnl abandonment., Defendant found not guilty. . ,. . ' .State vs. Donald Rogers, chargedwtth larceny and receiving stolen ' goods: .', Der fendant found guilty, and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. . : State vs. Robert Nasb, charged with lar ceny. , Defendant found guilty, and sen tenced to two years, in the County Work. House. ''' ' ' " " ' ' State vs. LeGrand Barber, charged with forgery. - Defendant found guilty and sen tenced to six years in the penitentiary. ; State vs. Wm . J ones alias Pompey Sneed, charged with larceny.. Defendant', fqtind guilty and sentenced to four years' in the penitentiary. f : ' State Vs. Thomas Hawkins alias Monroe Hawkins, charged with larceny. Defendant found guilty and sentenced to five years in the Stale penitentiary. , , . : State vs. David Wortham, arraigned on a peace warrant. Case dismissed.' . " State vs. John H.! Street, charged with larceny. Defendant found guilty. ' State va Ella Green, charged' with ias sault and battery, Defendant .found-not guilty. -. ,. '.;'; ' v ! State vs. George L. Jones, charged with assault and battery. Defendant found guil ty and sentenced to sixty days in the Coun ty Work House. - v State vs. Ella Green, arraigned oh a peace warrant. Dismissed at defendant's costs. In the case of Ward Fergus, on trial for false pretense, on Wednesday evening, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The star Fever Fund The following additional sums have been received at this office: Rockfish Presbyterian Church,1 - Duplin co., N. C, through W. J. Boney...... $ 9 28 J. W. Pass, Faison's, N.C. ...... 7 50 Box at Purcell House 3 80 D. D. Gibson, Old Hundred ... 10 00 Collection taken up by Rev. Mr. Shaw at Topsail Presbyterian Chapel, Duplin Co., through R. J. Nixon.. i... .......... ' .13 80 44 38 1,119 56 $1,163 94 Previously acknowledged. Total to date........... B1TEB AN1 MAB1NE ITEMS. The Brwin, Langhenricks, sailed from London for this port on the 26th ult. The steamer Benefactor, Jones, cleared from New York for this port on the 5th inst..': - . t - . . '' ; The Spanish - barque Polilina, Boman, arrived at London from this port on the 8th inst , The Norwegian brig Patriot, ilngvald sen, from this port for Elsinore, which put into Delaware Breakwater with crew sick, sailed for Philadelphia on the 8th inst. A Port Royal, S. C, dispatch says: "The ship JSetr, of Moss, Norway, was towed in here last night, deserted. She was picked up by pilots, and is a total wreck. Her cargo of mahogony is in good condition'" This is the vessel reported off Frying Pan Shoals by the British barque Lilian, which arrived here a few days ago. HOTEL AURIVALS. PuBCSLii House Cobb Bros., Pbop'bs. ' October 10. R J Nixon, Pender co, N C; V Q Johnson, Lincolnton, N C; S M Spengle, S H Richardson, Geo A Kellinger, Baltimore, Md; Wm McLauchlin, KN Slaeet, N C; W G Hopkins, Philadelphia, Pa; U L Smith, A E Gilchrist, Mullins, S C; Col Ed W Fonville, Onslow co, N C; Wm Holerstorn, New York; R FMcKen ny, Charlotte, N C. . Empire House I. L. Doijjy.Pbop'r. , Oct. 10. Moses L Dolby, T W Hatton, H B Taylor, N Y; A H Paddiaon, Burgaw; L Southerland, Lillington; W L Meadows, Henderson; J C McMillan, A N Powell, Leachburg, N C; J Q Bell, Bellville; J W Foy, J C Shepard, Scott's Hill; C W Mc Clammy. Jr, N C; D 8 Cowan, Columbus county; A Kj Walker, N C; Ed J Thorpe, London, England. In a nursery wherein all is life and laugh instead of crying and fretting, there is sure to be found Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup. Price 25 cents a bottle. . . t CITY 1TE91S. flNS ENGLISH GUNS. The attention of aports men lrinvited to the advertiaement of Messrs. J. St W. Tolley, manttfacturere of fine breech-loading gnus, Birmingham, England. Their guns are made to order according to specifications and measure ments furnished, thus ensuring the right crook, length of stocfc Sec ? , FOE UPWARDS OF THIRTY YEARS ' Has. Win blow's -SooTHnre Stbtjp has been used for children. It corrects acidity of the stomach, relieves warn oolio, regulates the bowels, cores dyskntibt and kabbhcba, whether arising from teething or other causes. An old and well-tried remedy. 35 OBHTS BOTTU. ' PHYSICIANS ABB AMAZED, Patients delight ed, the doubtful silenced, and all who have eyes to see, or ears to hear, more thaa satisfied by the ab solute ceitainty with which Haul's Homxt or Hobxhouhd akd Tab cores Coughs, Colds, Hoarse ness, sad every affection of the longs and throat tending to Consumption. Pike's Toothache props core Toothache in one minute. - .... - . - - TRICKY TRADERS . The attempt to establish a business by closely imitating the name and style of a favorite article has new illustration in W. F. Tay lor's Labor Saving Detersive Soap. For many years this brand of soap has been made solely by 'Colgate St Co., New York, which fact together with its po pularity has made it a shining mark for the unscru pulous imitator. Buyers should remember that each genuine wrapper and bar bear the name of W. P. Taylor. Its reduced and present low price en sures Its being sold everywhere as heretofore. septl8dw8w - - - v . -' "'- ' :P.i2- ' -" DAVIS. In this city, Thursday afternoon, at ltf o'clock, ISAAC B. DAVIS, Jr., only son of Virgi nia D. and George V7. W. Davis, aged 7 years 9 months and S6 days. . That once loved form, now cold and dead, " ( . ; -v Bach movaful thought employs ;: , , We weep our earthly comforts fled, I .And withered all our. joya. . M:.- ...,. ; Hope looks beyond the beunds of time. When what we now deplore, C.' Shall rise iu full, immortal prime, - ' ' And bloom tojTade no more. - - . ! Friends and acqoamtances of the, family are in- yited to attend the funeral Uiis (Friday) afternoon at S o'clock, at the parents' residence, corner of 6th and Castle streets. 1- .. . KATES OF AUVEKT1SINU, -Onr-Sqaare oae day,. .... ..... ... SI 00 1 K 5 60 3 00 & 60 , 4 00 6 50 8 60 10 00 17 00 S4 00 40 00 60 00 ; ;ftve days,.....-.-, i?, . One week,..;. . -. : two weeks,.... Three weeks f ; "s One month,. ........ Two montht,.. ...... " . Three months,... .. 81xmonthB,.. ....... " Oneyesr,... t3T" Contract Advertisements taken at propo : tlonately low rates. ; . ,;'.; Tea lines solid Nonpareil type make one square. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ; " '- .. ' BMPIBB HOUSB, . i: Vv WILMINeTON,N. C.,Oct. 11, 1878. To lie Tai-Payers ani Citizens of Wil- i nungtonjli.c. , ' In response to an advertisement of your Honorable Mayor, I have come to your city with a proposal to Light yonr Street Lamps. .' I have offered your authorities a WHITES AND BETTER LIGHT than you now have, at a 8AV- ING to you of about FIFTXKN HUNDRED DOI. LARS PER ANNUM, and, ia addiUon, agree to fur nish, FREE OF COST, the same kind of light to the suburban portions of your city, now lighted by June-Bug Oil Lamps. : I have offered to bond la any ameant satisfactory to your authorities for the faithful performance of contract. . My Bid is in accordance with the Amended Char ter of your city, instructing Contracts to be let to the Lowest Bidder. When my Bid Is accepted, (which of course it will be,being the lowest) we pro pose to establish in your city an Oil Refinery hen your people can; avail themselves of the best fates. I have furnished yeur Board of Aldermen with the endorsement of the Mayor of Baltimore City, where we have now over One Thousand (iCOO) of our.Lamps burning. Asking nothing but a fair deal. I am ' Respectfully, C. H. NICOLAl, For Monumental Gasoline Street Lamp Co. of Baltimore, Md. Action on the matter will be taken by Board of Aldermen oa this (Friday) afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Vbb ii-lb Attention Wilmington LBt Infantry. YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO ATTEND ft meAtinir nf thn Hnmnanv at- fhsa Avmrwmr THIS EVENING, at IX o'clock. - v eteran corps are specially invited to attend. By order of the Captain Oct 11 It T. F. BAGLBY, O. 8. We Guarantee THE MILITARY CLOTH t WB U8B JUST AS GOOD as the West Point Gray. It does not cost as much by 80 centa a yard, but a year's experience demon strates that it wears just as well. Only (18.50 for splendid Uniforms at octll It MUNSON'S. Is here called to the immense stock of School Books - At the LIVE BOOK STORE. THE PLACE TO BUY PIANOS, ORGANS, CHROMOS, Engravings, Fine Frames and Albums, GmltarsTViolins, Banjos, Accordeoas and Sheet Music, Is at HEINSBBRQBR'S Live Book and Music Store. oct 11 tf Hy Stock of OLOTHiisra- IS NOW COMPLETE. ALL THOSE IN WANT OF A GOOD SUIT AT LOW PRICES, Had better call aud see that I have the BEST AS SORTMENT to be found. A. SHRTER, THE CLOTHIER, 84 Market Street. oct 10 tf Another Season Why. rpALKING ABOUT SAVING JOBBERS' DIS X counts, why we being Jobbers have the advan tage of the greatest possible discounts, net consid ering the Disco-tot ro Cash. We pay no Com mibsiok. Neither have we to pat -ronize the C F. M. A. in order to exert a small ik- niTZKCX. But the Goods and Fit of our Uniforms exert the m.znre ranuxKox. Should any of our Patrons desire the Virginia Gray (the Goods really first selected by the Princi pal), we will make Coatee and Pants from it (with a good FBonr),1 at It 1 700 Remember we bow give you the choice of the two Goods. A. DAVID, Tailor to the Cape Fear oct 10 tf Military Academy. Lime ! Lime ! i KftA Bbls 7RBSH LIMB arrived and will be 10UU landed Monday. septltf , - WORTH Se WORTH. Gun for Sale. FOR SALE, A SECOND -BAND ..... - ... , , 1 , BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN, double-barrel, li-igaugQ, weight 734 lbs., in good condition, and a hard shooter . Apply to oct6-8t ; nac J. M. CBONLY. First National Bant of f iliiniton. rjmis bans: will be moved on the ist OF OCTOBER NEXT to the Building recently oc cupied by the DAWSON BANE, which is sow be ing fitted op for its accommodation. aug30-3m nac B. E. BURRUSS, Pres't CARPET PAPER i Something New t This Pa per is used to great advantage under Carpet, Matting or Oil Cloth, causing them to wear as long againv deadening sound, and being impervious to air making the house much warmer in winter and saving its cost ia fuel the first year. It is very du rable. Call and examine it at ' ZIMMERMAN WHITE'S, Upholsterers aad Paper Hangers, cor. Second and Princess sts., cc6 If . Sole Agents for the Manufacturers. !. " : l . THE NEW AND COMMODIOUS " STEAHEE PASSPORT ILL MAKE DALLY TRIPS . - ' TO 8MITHVILLB. Leave Dock : 9.00 A.M. V Return....... 60 P. M. Sundays half hour later. . Bound Trip 75 Cents. Single Trip 50 Cents. jy37tf GEO. MYERSAgent. i Cotton G-in lor Sale. Fob sale, at less than manufactu rer's PRICE, A FIFTY-SAW Brown Cotton G-in, With Self-Feeding Attachment; and Condenser. Boxed ready for shipment,: and has never been used; Address, BOX SIS,- . sept 4-tf DAW - nac Wilmington,1 N.C.