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gJSSSSUSttSUlYOL. XXIII.--NO. 87.
I , aJvaDce.
A full pardoo baa .been graoted; to jibe
twenty-four French Communists now exiles
in New Caledonia! A 88-too gun on
.. on.nf-war Thunderer, now in Tork-
ish waters, bursted, killing seven and
wounding forty men. Another heavy
sn0W storm in Scotland, and it is intensely
ld The rivers in Ff auce are risiag
c .h. rrA ih nf .nn.
!TU "I",: " ? ,T"wrrKi
and snow is falling in some sections; travel
is very much deranged thereby. - Colo-,
rado Legislature has organized. Fire
at Evanstown, Iowa; loss $25,000. -
Hon, Caleb Gushing died yesterday. 4--Tbc
nominees of the Democratic-Green
back caucus for State officers in Maine 1
were elected yesterday; Alonzo Garcelon
was elected Governor for the next political
year. . The last witness in the' Fitz
Jtibn Porter-ease was examined yesterday
and argument commenced. The yir-
gima Legislatufe reassembled yesterday a
report from the State Auditor shows the
working of the Moffet liquor law which is
regarded as a powerful agency for raising
revenue. -; The Mexican government
has mad arrangements for the payment of
the third indemnity installment, due this
month.. Cabinet engaged yesterday
iu discussion of finance and the Chinese
question. - Rear Admiral LeRoy tas
ken deUtched from the commaud ot ('the
Eon peon squadron. - The feller Com
mittee left L r New Orleans direct yester
day morning. General Grant reached
Dublin yesterday, and was presented with
tbe freecom of the city. No decrease
in New. York "of- scarlet fever during j the
present wet-k. New First Presbyte-
iian church, in Quincy, III., destroyed; by
fire; loss $60,000; it was to have been dedi
cated iomorrow. Strike of miners
at Shamokin, Pennsylvania, yesterday,
on account of a reduction iof wages.
Tbe confession pf a ' terrible crime
comes from Connecticut.- - Moncasi,
the Spanish assassin, is to . be garoted.
- Podgoritza will resist the enforcement
of tbe Berlin Treaty. Second Baptist
church of St. Louis 'destroyed by fire;jloss
$100,000. The Mint .bureau reports
large profits from the coinage of silver dol
. lars. Bishop Whittingham, of Mary
land, is reported seriously ill. U De
structive fire reported at Columbus, Ga -New
York markets: Money 4 percent.
cotton dull at 9 7-1 69 9-16 cents;! flour
without decided change; wheat quiet and
steady; corn a shade firmer, but rather d all;
ungraded 4647 cts; spirits turpentine
firm at 28 cents; rosin quiet at $1 351 87i-
The
writes
immortal "Gath" no looser I
: I
for the PhiUdlnhift 7W
but for the Press. That is entirely
iu accordance with the eternal fitness
of things. - ,"Gath" is immense.
La wreuce Barrett has -returned to
thsj ice-ribbed North; The Richmond
State says: . j !
"Barrett is a ereat actor, the'ereatest
now on the American stage, and it matters I
r.oi who may be brought against him. J'
Is the Hawkey e man dead?' We
have seen nothing from him in weeks.
We would much rather hear of! the
Meaih of the "sweet singer of Michi-' iQg, Cameron, y oornees, ana w aa
: , P i t I leigh is considered OTrtatrJr.t-Senators
gan than of the death of the! irre- I vfL.z j T -ii- -,;n .kki
'sisiible Bardettl
Rev. Dr. James A. Dixon, the New
Albany, Indiana, clergyman, who I
tried to destroy himself-at Memphis,'!
Ten.,., is out of danger. It is thought
ihe is more sinned against than sin-
iiing. - "7 " - - ;j,
... . . j-i
There has been a New Year recep-
tion at the White House every vear I
but
one since the government-, was
founded Mrs. .Belknap, wife of the Pendleton has been elected to suc
notonoas Secretary of War, died and cded Stanley Matthews; ! Mr. Arm-
was buried on January 1, 187i:Gen.-
Gram omitted the usual reception on
that occasion.
Is it a fact that old Major. Throck
morton, of Louisville, Ky., in 1846,
kicked Charles Dickens with bis boot? I
tharles was no gentleman,and donbt-J
leas deserved a kicking now and then.
But what gioiious books are "Pick
wick" and "Bleak House'. and - the
Test of the immortal best. '
'-The commercial exhibit - of.,Phila
delphia for 1878 is decidedly encou
ragmg. In 1877, 740,330 bbls. flour
received, in 1878, 070,781. Iuf1877,
corn, ,13,926.300 " bushels: in 1878.
20,261,075. V ln 1877 wbe 4,io7;
400 bushej8j ! l878r 485)0, In
1877, bats 505300 Tbusnelsj-inj 1878,
4,454,000. In 1877, barley, 902,400
busheli; in 1878, 1,346,000. Ih 1877,
petroleum. 976.482 Wrol? iriS 1R7R.
1,102,928; 'These figures show a
gratifying Incre'aiieK Taken fltit io
ideration with the other cities it
does look like.improvement in busi
ness.' t?:4)&:LiZ.l , O l.J itrX
t
-The Tarboro Southerner has
entered upon iu $7th year. It is tbe oldest
v 7r ,nne otate except the Hillsboro So-
Si: These PPW .wnoqg our
Battle as editor, still voam? ind running
over with inflnite lest." ; , "
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JL M.E, IVIIJ) K.1M IN U
THE NEGBOB!) UK4UD FROKI.
Au : ladlKnant Protest , acalnat the
KaoUeal Inctaemo at Dlfrancblae
meat.
P. B. S. PinchbackVNevjr Orleans Loui-
: - . i Bianlan.1 i vi!. r-i'-
w mai events nave prova tnat
tne; giving of the ballot to tho negro
waa nt a successful adjunct of re
construction and does not tend to in-
wease the numerical strength of the
Republican party in the halls of Con-1
newsDapers,
"stalwart journals, trying to moald
public sentiment to secure: the Ois
franchisement of the negro. Not only
is it proposed to eliminate the repre
sentation of 200,000 blacks in South
Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana,
but other suggestions have been made
that the whole race, or rather; that
part of it who happen to live on
Southern . territory, shall share the
-same fate. I
These are remarkable suggestions,
and tend to show to what an extreme
our Northern sympathizers; will go in
their mad effort to curtail1 Southern
power and influence in national legis
lation. I
c
If we cannot exercise the rights of
citizenship now, will we be likely to
do so when stnpped of its privileges?
No; that kind of argument will not
doi .The . cruelty .practiced by one
section will not justify desertion on
the part of the other. Betweea the
two, we would rather endure cruelty,
with its attendant hardships, than
desertion, with its baneful 'influences
and effects.! Cruelty to class or color
can be stopped by the healthy and
judicious exercise of constitutional
power on the part of the General
Government. There must be ,.no
middle or half-way ground, how
ever. How
Very easy it is for us to stop this cry
of 'intimidation?, , What a spectacle
it ; would be to see pur .Northern
friends lowering the "bloody shirt"
which they have flaunted so long and
well. We warn them not to let their
suggestions take the form of legisla
tion. Our own preservation might
lead us to vote the Democratic ticket
without boing driven to i do so by
means of violence. Let us hear no
more, then, of the disfranchisement
of the negro on the part of the North.
We feel quite sure the first effort m
this direction will not come from the
South. . . .... . ; ..v
.Outgoing an Incomlnc Maalori.
I Baltimore Sun.l ;
The terms of '.office of the j follow
in named ' Senators will i exmre on
the 4th of March next: Geo. tL. Hpen-
' e 1 - t3 - T7 TV t A 1 - A
ce P Aia" - " i
A.' Sargent, Cal.; J. B. Chaffee, Col.;
Wm. H. Barnum, Conn.; S. B. Cono
verFla; 'no; B. Gordon, Ga.; R. J.
Oglesby, III. ; Dan. W. Voorhees,
Ind.; J. JiIngalisKan. Thqs C.
MeCreery, Ky.; J as. B. Kustis, lia.;
Geo. B. Dennis, Md. ; D. - H. Arm
strong, .. Mo."; Jno.r P. . J ones, T Ne v. ;
B.Wadreigb'jN.II.; lioscoe Conkling,
N Y. ; A. S. Merrimon, N.U; S. Mat-
thews, Ohio; J. ;H Mitchell Oregon;
J. Don Cameron, Pa; J. Patter
son, S.C.; J. SV) Morrill, Vt.; and T.
O J Howe, Wis. Senators Gordon
and Morrill have been re-elected.
The re-election of Senators Conk
ling, Cameron, Voorhees, and Wad-
re-electedA Geo, S. Houston has
been elected to succeed Mr. Spencer;
Gen. Williams, of, Kentucky, , will
succeed. Mr. 'McCreeryf- ex-Gov.
Groome, of Maryland, has been
elected in place of Mr. Dennis; Gov.
Thayer, of . Oregon, . will . be Mr.
Mitchell's successor; and Gov. Wade
Hampton will fill the vacancy caused
by Mr Patterson's retirement; Gov.
Vance, of North Carolina, Is very
likely to i succeed Mr. Mernmooj
although 5 the latter desires - to
strong is serving the unexpired term
of Lewis " VT Bogy, 'deceased, and
there is a hot fight between a dozen
candidates, who ; are all anxious to
puoceed Mr. Armstrong; a Kepubli
can will succeed Mr. Barnum, in
Connecticut:. ex-enator . x nlee ... is
seeking to be re-elected to the Senate
iq place of Mr. Conover:j Mr. Howe
is anxious to come back tor anotner
term, bat . it is saidithat his; chances
f4r re-election are very slim. After
the 4th of March next the United
States Senate will consist of forty-two
Democrats, thirty-three Kepublicans
0d one (Mr. Davis ot Illinois), In
dependent.
' ! 4
Major Reno and tne caster Blaaaaere.
Washington Special to Baltimore Sun. J
: A military board of inquiry to in
quire,, into the .conduot of Majpr
lieno. United' States army, at the
battle. ot.Little Big Hornthe Cus-
termassacre-wm meet -av nicago
oh the 6th inst. ii An officer, of the
armv who was sent to make an in
I spection.of the . battlefield and other,
1 matters: connected f there with, has
made a report to the; War Depart-
ment. ce suDmus merewuu a piu
of ihfieMattl4ind sayajAat
Mai or Kenoi' instead oC1 being one
mile frbin Custwrwhen thiaL4Jatter,s
I nommana . was ..auuiuitaieu, was, iu
. . a
I faot.:tOUr mues.;.vuii.aui. iub torue
opposedrto Reno, -and on. account of
the pjrggqB.g&m& -t "V. O0J
move, was, composed, pi : oiu-inuians,
floaaWa a5d ctuldrenaii IJC Iteno . had
ter of this force he ;eould . have pome
1 16 the rescue of Coster, . .
WILMINGTON,
The prosperity Farced Heaamptlan
T baa Broaxtt.
The Sheriff of Philadelphia wilkon
the; 6th of U January, , dispose of rat
public sale, 5 the largest, number of.
properties ever sold before under such
an official decree on any one day in
that city. The list includes', about
one thousand properties, attached to
which are 692 writSj-1 07 -oMrhioh are
for properties to be. 6Id - W satisfy
claims for taxes due the city.
: Hanorlne Faithtnl Nare
In Memphis, last: Thursday ere-
ning, the members of the Hebrew
Hospital Association and other'citi
zens presented gold medals to Jacob
Kohlb erg and M. Sartorius, as a" re
cognition of their services during-the
fearful yellow fever epidemic of 1878.
They were also presented with soli-
. -- js it. a'a'i.:.i.- ll
tirc uiamonus wuriu ouu cacu uv
prominent citizens of Memphis.
i .
Spirits Turpentine.
Tarboro had . a "grand ball" on
the 27th uit. ' . . ;: ;'
j Salem has had two snows thus
far this winter. '.
Newbern Presbyterian Sunday
School bad a Christmas tree. - '
true paper every war has 5ust entered , Us
27thyear.oJ LA'i .V':
Thank gracious the time for set
tling the Senatorial muddle is not very far
ahead. Whew ! " -
Dr. John A. Hanks, of Pilts-
boro, fell on the street, breaking bis left
arm near the shoulder.
Nanoy Saunders, a white jrttzy
woman, was burned to death in Craven.
Her house was also burned.
A lad in Forsyth was injured
by the explosion of a vial ot powder that
leu from nis pocket into the fire.
The .Raleigh JTews addresses- a
circular to the Legislature io which "toilers
to do the public printing for 1879 at half
rates- It then gives its-reasons for so do
ing. The. descendants of Alexander
and Margaret Love, who, in 1775, resided
on Fishing Creek, Craven county, N. C,
can bear of something of interest by ad
dressing box 181, Pottsvile, Pa. Southern
papers copy. . : r- ; . .. ;! .
--The largest hog thus far slaugh
tered in. thK State, during this winter, was
in Forsyth nd belonged to Philip Reed.
He kicked ae beam at 854 pounds. After
that do not let us hear anything farther
about four or five hundred pound pokers.
Goldsboro Mail; We witnessed
Wednesday night Burr's "Oceanicon, ' or
War on i be Wave," and do not hesitate to
pronoauce it a panorama of decided merit.
- Tbe silver cup that waa shot for by
the Goldsboro Rifles was a doaation i of
Sheriff Grantham,
Charlotte ubsereerz The City
Marshal reports that there has been more
stealing in Charlotte during the past three
weeks than during the whole year.
The loss by fire in Charlotte during the last
year has not been over $1500, according to
the estimate of an insurance man. " - It
turns out that the wound inflicted upon the
throat of .the young man in an" affray near
Cherryville, Gaston county, a few days
ago, is not dangerous. ; -Be is up and about.
; According to the Salem Press
Adam Butner and wife, of Forsyth county.
have eight children. Here are the ages of
seven:, Christian, 88 years 2 months and
5 days j Henry Harmon, 86 years 3 menths
and 14 days; uanie, 81 years V montns and
10day8;Adam, 78 years and 1 month;.
Annie juuzabetn. 74 years ana 7 montns;
Jacob, 72 years 1 month and 12 days; John,
69 years 9 months and 6 days, aggregating
a total ol 550 years 2 montns and 17 days,
and a t average age of 78 4-7 years.
Salem Press: The band wagon,
filled with generous hearted citizens, visited
the county alms house, Thursday, carrying
with them abundance of Christmas cheer to
tbe unfortunate poor. The festival
for Oxford Orphan Asylum, Friday eve
nine, at rise's Hall, derived a gross . pro
ceed, we are told, of $80... E. Gray ac
cidentally shot himself in the leg, at the def
pot, Wednesday morning, firing Unristmas
salutes. Tbe wound is not a dangerous
one . Thermometers ranged from 10 to
12; degrees Saturday morning. Alive
snake was killed in the town limits a couple
of weeks since. Anderson Tboryse,
Esq., an aged citizen-of 4his county, a few
. 1 t.21. 11 . 1
mornings Binceiew, wane waiKing irum mi
bed to the fire, and sustained, it is f eased.
serious injary. Eleven "prisoners board
with J. Masten, the new jailor. !
Pittsboro-Reeon?: The dead body
of an old negro, named Isaac Poe, was
found, last Friday, in the woods between
Haywood and Moore s Minis,, on naw
river, with the legs half eaten by hogs, and
the clotbinz nearly all burnt Isaac was
an odd character, having lived, the life of
an hermit for many years past. ' - un
tbe night of the 27th ult. the Pittsboro
brass band gave an entertainment which
was lareelv attended. - ' Mrs. William
Haithcock, of this place, was stricken with
paralysis a few days ago, the enure leftside
being 'paralyzed. On Friday night
last the negroes on tne piantauon . or Air.
Oliver McMath. Esq.. had a quilting, and
two of .their number becoming inflamed
with liauor. had a fizht. . in which one.of
them 8tabbedlhe i)tIierla"lheE sie, iufljict-
ing a very dangerous wound. The negro
who did the stabbing Ha named Dave John
son, and is a "conjuring doctor',' among the
negroes,
" j Goldsboro JtfeMengrer: On Satur
day nieht last a white man named Pace,
while intoxicated.was robbed of about $175
ini one of theTBiay disreputable negro dens
near the market. Our subscrlpttcn
boks show an increase of nearly 700 subv
scribers dunnz the past twelve, months.
and when we consider that at least 800 names
have been erased from the books, we have.
added about 1.000 new names tbe past year.
We are pleased to learn that a party
contemplates starting a tobacco factory in
Goldsboro during me present year.
There will he a river improvement meeting
at Smithfleld on Monday, Che 7th Inst.,
when addresses are to be made by several
distinguished eentlemen. 'Thii subiectft
one of thexrtmost1 interest to oar Johnston
conntv friends, and we expect to see a very
large gathering; JTh&l riveralioulCJpe
onened azaia f or liaTieaUoa vas iiar up as
Watkina' landine. and. a.stronz puE now
will aidlncettinz the neededappronriaUoo.
frntn nanirresa. LX ' k'l i H i fc? ;1 s.1 H i
- 1 U 1 , 1,11
t Scarcelt hai the warm 1iretr of urnme
died away;' when; eotfgbs - and coldr, these
avaut couriers ot. aangerons awese,-ow
tnemseives. tir. ijuus, uouga Dyrup. a
ways cures them and most qnickly too
N.5 C;, SATURDAY. JANUARY, 41879
THE CITY.
"; NEW AOVlEBTlSEinfiNTS.
6. G. Pabslet, Jb Coal.
ti.3Lf Gork Low prices. 7 V
Muhson Medicated flanneL -O.
Drrsox & Co New opera, &c. i
Cboki.t &MobrisCIow at auction.
D. A. Smith & Co Fancy furniture.
Local lot." 1r; si. y:J'; i
4-Corner loafers were scarceyes-
terday." i-i iVi ;;-
-The man that liked cold weather
ahohld have been happy .last night; . " 1
-p.The thermometer was down to
23 degrees last sight at 11 o'clock, and stil
a falling. - in ,. J rh:
Messrs 3aks & Stern,of Wilson,
N. p., failed on tbe 2nd inst Liabilities
j-Capt. R. T. Fulghuin, of. the
Raleigh Oteerter, registered at the Purcell
House last night i ; . i;
i- The next hop of the Lotus Club
will take place at Germania Hall on Friday
evening next, January 10th. -,,
H'lt is probable that Miss Gene
vieve Rogers will appear at the Opera
House January anq 24th. V
4 We learn that there is to be an
excursion ol, colored uoa leuowa irop
Charlotte to this city on the 20th inst ; '. . ,
t Only a desire for some show of
originality and, something not quite so stale
prevents our saying "no Mayor's Court yes
terday,". ! The Weldon train was about
two hours behind time last night, caused
by a delay of the train on the Petersburg j&
Weldon Railroad. J
i The insurauoe companies haje
settled all their losses occasioned by tbe re
cent fire in Wilson,-and there is conse
quently more money in the burg than there
was. ' ' "
i-i Nearly all the schools have be-
gup operations again, andft however relqtc-
tantly, the young idea is forced to don his
accoutrements and be instructed., bow to
shoot : .'.:.!-'
We think we were told yester
day was a cold day by about 999 people,
which was a great waste , of breath, as we
discovered the fact on our way home about
2 of clock in the morning. j
The colored brethren sought the
sunny side of the streets yesterday.and get
ting on the south side of buildings, out of
the piercing north wind, talked of days that
were on the "old plantation." 1
A white man was arraigned be
fore Justice Wagner, yesterday, charged
with retailing liquor without a license, and
bound over jn the sum . of $50 for his ap
pearance at the' next term f the Criminal
Court. :'v:r-" - -
LL it 12 nVlnnlr veaterdav the
W - . . .
thermometer , indicated 28 degrees, which
is exceptionally cold for this ( latitude, and
the coldest morning we have had this win
ter, i It ia opt often it gets to be 4 degrees
below the freezing point at mid-day.
T-Bar'a Indteatlona.
For the South Atlantic States, cooler
north and west Winds, rising barometer,
copier, followed by warmer and clear wea
ther, s
i.
A iDana-eraae Practice.
Onr attention has been called to a dan-
gerous practice which may cause serious
results . If persisted in. , We allude to the
reckless shooting of guns and pistols in the
vicinity of Oakdale Cemetery. A gentle
man informs us that While walking through
the cemetery recently he was astonished by
hearing a bnUet whiz by his head, and, stop
ping abruptly, 'heard the bushes cut j by
otjiers as they passed in Close proximity.
Njkturally thinking Lis position a dangerous
one he left the ' ' spot ' for one ' more shel-
teed. 7 Meeting ja colored employe1, he
asaea mm ii ne naa , nearu any snot iaii
any where near him, and Was answered in
the affirmative, tbe man statinzthathe also
had become alarmed on that account and
had retreated.- The shots came from the
direction of the Athletic Grounds; and were
probably fired by some thoughtless persons.
but It is a crime ' net to ' think sometimes,
and sportsmen and others' should be very
careini.in wnas airecnon iney aim wueu
g 8d near the city nd in the vicini
ty of the "city of the dead hlch is visited
sol of ten and i by so many people .1 V
t
Blactt KlTCr Ste
boat and Pfavica-
- The 'Steamer Isis. Cant h. W. Skinner.
! ... .-- .- , . -
belonging to the above company, is now
being thoroughly 'overhauled ind refitted.
It-is expected that awfii-' ready Id
cqrnmence running eirfbetween .this
city and Pofnt Caswell on. or about the ord
of February.
!cpJP. Paddison, formerly of the
'steamer m$rth iJRoaU whose : place the iU,
fills, is the general agent of. the compsny.
rc learn ; that, the loss of Je Jfbrth East
has caused; cowideiabla inconvenience to
shippers, whorare compelled at present to
resort to the use er fiats to move their pro
dace. .a Fortunately they' -will not have to
wait long before the line is again reopened
andaBteameVr '
a There is generally a calm1 after -storm
as Weil as before. ut we are afraid "if the
TreshVclh4 and peaceful state of local
ffalrs continues some of lhe local reporters
will haW tci commit suicide simnlv as an act
t bf charity tc the others. - We want to know
if this state of thlnes hasn't zone: on Wilt
long enough'. 1 Ata't it abbat time; (or a
re-
Action to set in?'
nj jx. jaj vu
OPBUl aOTJSK.
Addreaa of ff on- Goers Darta:1;"
In spite of the intense cold a large and
refined and ience, ialwbich ihe ladles were
nominally if.j'vf. at ythe
Opera House.laat night, .to hear a historical
mnn mob ffMnt hah fJAnrM I la ma- 1
ituiuwe ivui uuiii uwigv iaiu,
Mr. ' A.:; 1 VanBokkeienV1 Presideut 'of
tbe Chamber of iJdmmerce; 'introduced Mr
Davis in a hrief, but neat' and; ko)rbpriate
apeech,in which he referred in fliUng terms
to the self -eacriflce q Lieut 3.enaer during
the plague of 4ast 'sumnieraod in behalf bf
wheeewidQWanfCjr
Mr4Davis'wou :i'r
Mr. Davis had selected Certain., historical
points conuMt
the. Cape Fear . sectfon of. Ifortii CaVbiha
as bis subject:': He confined. ormself . chiefly
to these ppinfV Uie settlement' of Charles
ton "eight -ile(.Hiiiih-ie
vindication of the name and meiqpry pf Si.r
John TeamaaSj and the right name of the
river and cape known as the Cape' Fear."
Hej established', by convincfn factsj and 1
argbments that the isite of Uharlestown or
Chirle8ton was on Old Town Creek. He
made an icgeulous,1 impressive, and, we
thik, satiafactory defence.. Qf Sir John,
and 'showed by irrefragable proof that Cape
Fer wm "crtec'brajliph. " !;
Mr. Davis did not confine j himself to the
elucidation of - these points, - .but took a
somewhat wide range Into the domains of
English history. . These excursions, ' how,
ever brief, were full of lite and interest,
and were relieved by witty''aeides." and
pointed refeirences.to the present, fhe en
tir address, from the opemag sentence to
the very striking closing paragraph, . was
elegant, tasteful, instructive. and impressive.
At times be nrjed aside" from . the simple
historical narraUveto utter some pregnant
thought that made the heart throb and the
eye kindle, Whilst mainly piodding along
the rough ways cut out by bold pioneers of
the past, he now and then took the listener
to the England of the eeventeenthjeentur y,
and gave him glimpses of jthose stirring
times in which great "emprises" were con
ceived, and great men made their impress
upon the age. ' ' "
We must not fair1 to note his very elo
quent defence of the South, his noble and
elegant portraiture ot Sir Walter Raleigh,
and his fine description of the Cape of Fear.
Mr. Davis is .an admirable reader ; his voice
is rich and sonorous, and when pathos
mbves him his tones become singularly
effective, and, as Dryden said of another,'
his - -
"Words are like the notes of dying swans,
Too sweet to last"
Mr. Davis is an orator. When time and
theme fit his bent of thought and culture,
be has "an arrow for the heart," and can
"draw and win still as night or summer's
noontide air." .He can thrill -by his passion
and charm by his eloquence. All who have
heard him in bis best moments,' when in
spiration kindled his mind and lit ! cn his
periods, will readily hear . Witness to the
power and eloquence of the man. . His fine
tas.e, his familiarity with great writers, his
dramatic gifts, his elegant vocabulary, bis
pleasing art, all combine to make him one
of the most accomplished and finished ora
tos of the Southj He is constantly delight
ing and surprising us with his apt quota
tions from the classics, ancient and modern,
tren if but a tiappy phrase or a line. When
we hear him speak we can but pity the man
who is not familiar with Shakespeare. -
: We take pleasure in saying this, not be
cause we wish to gratify others merely . or
to air our own terms of praise, but because
it Is just and true. Eloquence among the
ancients ranked only next lb song. Petrarch
regarded eloquence as exe.n higher than
poetry, tyhuoui accepuug iuib as.true, we
thjink fine eloquence very much better than
ordinary poetry, and believe that it is an
endowment ao"nobTeTn Itself asto ""deserve
the honor and admiration of men:
aeeldeat toaseainan.
LA sailor named John Brsun, of ihe Ger
man barque Erwiri, WinJ et -Messrs. Wif-
liams S; Murchison's yard, acrpss ihe riyer,
ws struck by barrel 0 roai it came
over the side of tha -vessel 'and knocked
dwn into the hold bp yesterday morning.
Hb .waa brought up in an insensible . condi
tien, but an bxamipatibn, disclosed ; mat ho
bbnes were broken.i The fall was a dis
tance of about fifteen feet The; mail fell
pa his left hand side, mashing his hand bad-
Jyj, and bruising his aide and face consider-.
ably. " It is not thought his injuries are se-
fiOO 8.. '(..-:.,' ; '.',; ..-"t "
ft D. C Parjraia r .w,tH.?.
, Rev.i D. O. Dsrgan, of Yirginia, who
created; so marked an- impression by his
eloquent sermbnstf!htFifst Baptist
unurcn wqen nere aoout two years since,
is' in the city on a'bne'f visit," accompanied
by biswife. Mrfi11rflhe
Bapilst;fCburcri at 'Rollins InstitnteV a.
He will fill the pulpit of the First Baptist
Church w.Sudii'n!; ndenibf.
Xiermaetei-corI. -nulcifi'J li'i:
u jTbb following' wtfl uW the state dfth3
thermometerV at the suUons mehtibned,rat
ll yestbrUeriinga
tike,- as ascertsinefro bulletui
issued froni the Signal iOfficeln thiscity: .
AUanta.;t,Vr;..2dl Key -West, ,. iV,. 66
aniuaia. ,
Charleston, .v. . . :89 Montgomery
v I uuuuC(niiia
Chaitotte ; ,vii . iJSXi
If e v Orleansvs t L .4a
CoraicaDa; . i . .80
fantaitasaa,,.;,
Savannah.. .... r42
Galveston.,. . . .4t
Havana.....;..:. 771 fit, Marks:
ASi
v 1 a ' i i-' 1 ji . iav . J
inaianoia,.
45
WumingtOr,:.:y 8
Jacksonville,.
Jft'J. i : jl-b f i.J
c;
VfceAatRotS&a T'
IP?rt, arrived JiTerpool jeterdaj
The latter test her deck load offi Dover .rtij
WHOLE !SfO;
Plrea DarlBK tbe Year 1878.- 1
From a young man on the wharf, i who
has kept a record, we learn that ; the alarm
of fire was sounded sixty-six ; times during
Ihejyear l87Af orty-three " were serious
enough to require the services- of the en-'
glnesj forty -one were extinguished without
the engines or were so situated as to be in
accessible on account of the distance from
water, and two of the alarms we're false.
i
JlT.if : ixEins.
oCew Jacksoh's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
Cabbouhx, a deadorizad extract of Petroleum, la
nowjpresented to the public as the beat Restorative
and Bean tifler of the hair the world has ever pro
duced. It performa what other only claim for thek
preparations. .-,"!,.;
f oja- i i
FlNB ENGLISH GUN8. Th attnnn at itMrti.
men la invited to the advertisement ef Messrs. J. A
W. !Tolley. manufacturers of . fine breech-loading
gnns. Birmingham. England. Their guns are made
to order according to specifications and measure
ments furnished,, thus ensuring the right crook,
length of stock && - - - - - i -
. -:" ' ' ' mm oa " " ' -.
ton Upwards n "thttptv trim tio
WlBSlOW'S SOOTHTNO
children. It corrects acidity of the stomach, relieves.
wikd oouo, regulates the bowels, cures dtshntkby
and diabbhcsa, whether arising from teething or'
other -canaes.' An old. and well-tried remed. . as
CBNliABOTTLX.;
ONE-FOURTH OF THE MORTALITY in thl
eonatry is due to neglected Coughs. This is a sta
tistical fact, and it u equally true that no Cough or
Cold would evorproYe fatal if the great balsamic
remedy. Eua's Homnr o Hohbhoukd ahb Tab;
were taken in the early stages. Reflect on this.
, Pike's Toothache Droos enre Toothaih in nn
rntante. ?
: GOOD 'ADVICE. Now is thn time nf iMr tnr
Pneumonia, Lane Fever. Ssc Everv familv shnaid
have s botue of BoacBn'a flmvis s-nira nnnt
allow for one moment that cough to Uke hold of
your child, your family or yourself. , Consnmptlon,
Asthma. Pneumonia. CrouD. HemnrrhAvna . : mxiA
other fatal diseases may set in. QermanStbup is
cunng luousanas or these dreaded diseases. ' One
Docue win last your wnoic ramily a winter and keeo
yoa safe from danger. , r 4 .. .
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
An Extra pel Co? at Anctien
THIS" DAY (SATURDAY), 4TH INST., AT 10
j o'clock, A.M., we.will sell at Exchange Corner,
A very superior HILCH COW, with a
young Calf. ' . ,
CEONLY & MORRIS, ,
Auctioneers.
jan4.lt
Scarlet Medicated Flannel
t . f "
g&IRTS AND DRAWERS,, j.,. . - , ;
ONLY ONE DOLLAR BACH;
BUT FEW ON HAND.
jan41t
MUNSON
200 Tons CoaL
fOT DAMAGED. ALL SIZES, AND WELL
Xi Screened. Delivered promptly, as nsuaL
r S09 Kegs Bnpont's Powder unburnt. At low
est prices to cash customers.
Wood and Shingles. - Freeh supplies expected
next week. O. U. PARSLEY. Jr.
)an4tf r Old Stand, cor. Orange A 8. Water. '
Low Prices.
COFFEE, MEATS, MOLASSES, FISH,
ana in fact ALL KIND OF GROCERIES, both
Light and Heavy, at BOTTOM PRICES, at
fan 4 tf llos. 2 and 3 So. Water Street.
j Fancy Furniture.
l Luxurious easy chairs,
Patent Spring Rockers, " ' ' ?
'' Ladies Work Tables, . c -'v;
Children's Chairs in great variety, ' ' "
Handsome Folding Choirs,
, ; Shoo-Flles, Toy Carriagee, c.
Ve'have an nhosaally large stock of Christmas
Goods in our line and 1 are selling-' the'm' at low
prices. Call and purchase for your friends a pre-
Beat worth having.
D, A .! Smitli & Oo. ,'.
sn4tf
Furniture Dealers
Hew Opera 1 Cantatas !
H. M. S. PINAFORE.
, f domic Opera by Arthur Sullivan.
Is ihe most popular thine of the kind ever oerf orsji
ea in uus country, music excellent ana easy, ana
words unexceptionable, making It very desirable for
amateur performance ;in any town or village. Ele
gant copy, witn words, music ana libretto complete.
naueo Bajwsere ior i ,uu.
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TftlAL BY JURY is a laughable Operettaby the
i -- came auuior. ow eta.
JOSEPH'S BONDAGE. By Chadwlck. i'.dO
BELSHAZZAR. By Butterfleld. ,1.00
ESTHER. ? t r By Bradbury. , .50
These Cantatas are magdificent when given with
vneuiai axesB ana scenery, xne last one is easy.
' PAULINE ($2.) PALO KIT A ($3.) DIAMOND
CUT DIAMOND GUARDIAN ANGEL raicl
LESSON IN- CHARITY (60c.) MAUD. IRVING
(60c) are Operettas requiring but a few singers, and
are capital for Parlor Performances TJhe last three
are d avenues.
' itVCD. AJIKU MVWIII1H. tW DUJU1WI. CU1U
mtfaltrwffrn.nmrii.v r '
iver Ditson & Co,
CHAS. H. DITSON A CO. I J S. DITSON CO.
(843 Broadway, N. Y. 1 9i3 Chestnut st, PaUa,
jaa tminw yy ea a oai. , ,
ST- 8THKKT, WILMINGTON. Hf'C,
BEG LEAVE TO CALL THE ATTENTION OF
FARMERS. TRUCKERS and GARDENERS
generally, to their Stock of .GARDEN, FIELD and
FLUWJUt seed, or the Dest ana purest quaiiues,
?The coantry is flooded with Worthless trash, and
too much care cannot be exercised In selecting your
supplv. Always avoid purchasing what are termed
immlMinn Heed a.a thev will nmlT h fnnni
Reliable, from the fact that old stock is taken back
from year to year, boxes reasserted for others, and
tne same neea sent oat again as new crop.
AH Seeds sold bv us arc cuarairteed fresh; ana
trjne. to name, and prices as low las. any House in
tnis secaon or tne conmry t an 3 tr
Llallard & Co.
HARNESS I HARNESS I ' '
iPZL VI1- C r,7-w' Pr eet and upwards.
7 enoies. Baaaiea. uoiiars. sc.. au srraaes.
.: aaapnonwHiiiosBSua, . ,
Tranks'and Satchels In abundance . '
epairinzdone Dromntlv. t. r- ,';
idee 29 tf No. 8 SOUTH TRONT STREET '
Removal.
3 RESPECTFULLY.. INFORM THE PUBLIC
that 1 1 have removed the ''WILMINGTON
"BRANCH OF THE ALEXANDRIA BREWERY
(owing to the destruction by fire of Lippitt'a Block.)
to the Store on fecend Street, adtoln Ourrie's
'Stables. ' '' i
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' Always a full 'stock jbf KEG AND BOTTLED
iTbis Beer is bottled dally, and can be relied urx a
All orders promptly filled and delivered" free Tn"
anpartaof the city. f'.p-. frt . - v.-
Tflose Who have never ncd my Beer are regueBt-
my Beer are request-
-ed to give it a trial.
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.J-i:
. ROBERT PORTNER.1
1 to
; threedays,i....i...
i four days,... .,: .
Ave daya,w ...... ,
Use week.j.xi
. Two wefika,.....i.;.
. Three weka,. ; t. .. .
One month,....
Twomonthaiii;
Three fiidntha,... . .
Six months, ... .. . ... .
One year,...., '.
S 60
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5 60
4 0L
6 bO ,
8 B0 i
10 eo
17 00
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40 00 r
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ty Contract Advertisements taken at propo
r tionately low rates. n
Tea lines selid Nonpareil type make one square
NEW ADVERTISEMENT
Itl. CKOFIliY, Auctioneer.
.... j ' BYCRONLT & MORRIS.
! mortgage Sale.
BY VIRTUE AND IN PURSUANCE OF TI1S
:provisiocsontained u a deed of mortgage
executed by George Leonard and wife to kdward
Kidder A bens, bearing date the 18th day of Octo- '
her, 18T7, and registered in Book !NNN, pages 348
audifoUowing, of the Records of New Hanover Co.,
the undersigned, as Attorney for the said mort
gagees, will offer for sale at public auction, at Kx- '"'
change Comer, In the city of Wilmington, on -. v
; j WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22D, 1879: s : -
at lJ otlock U., the following described LOT or
LAND in thecltv of Wilminutrm
mortgaget Beginning at a point 83 feet north of
tne intersection of the northern line of New street
with Seventh street, thence north 33 feet on Seventh 1
and running back 135 feet to Wilson street, , beins
part bf Lot 6 ia Block 11, according to official plan
of the city of Wilmington. , . . .
lermscasn. rnrchasertopay for papers.'
dec 31 ts B. S. MARTIN.
A
New Year ior All!
IS THE GREETING OF ,
Al David; the Clothier
Te-day will be inaugurated his
Grand Closing Out Sale
and for the next sfxtv davit ". ;
THK GREATEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED
; x viai-i'ulnu wut ne. roond at corner
Front and Princess Streets. r-,
taBCome Early and Often. . , janijtf
Agricultural Ohemicals. . :
MESSRS. BOYK1N, CARMER ft CO., t
. .- . BALTIMORE, MD.v
r .
Offer PURE CHEMICALS for making Composts at
BOTTOM FIGURES,
f
Thev are the PIONEER Dealers in thin rliaaa nf
Goods, are thoroughly -POSTED, and deal only in
PURE GOODS. r
Thoy are 8olo Pronrictora of the "HOME PER '
TIUZKR," which all intelligent Farmers know to
be the BEST MANURE for the money new in use.
OWEN FENNELL. Jr.. is their Asent in Wil-
mington, and will furnish their Price List, Formu
la, ac, etc. . sena ior tnem at once.
aecai 3w v ; ,
Boatwright & IIcEoy
. HAVE TRIED,
In do their Duty to their . Customers
FOR THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS.
They have never denied them, and have said them
uooas at tne Lowest Prices.
Their Accounts will all be made np to 1st of Janu
ary, una. Please eome forwent ana settle.
And should their Collector call on you please don't
- " ' tin Um off,- " A"-
WE NEED MONEY.; GROCERIES COST MONEY.
;9To those whose accounts Save been 6tad-.j2
E9ing for several months, they will' etete
tthat they need tbe amounts that are duej
fr-them, and they trust, they will pay thema
tar-promptly. Don't let it be said by enr
I3r-competitor8. who soil for cash, that jonEl
t3T"are 4'dead-beats." Ho your duy lik..a
lmen. Pay promptly for what ou eat anda
there will be no difficulty about your bnv-
Eating Goods on "thirty days as low as you can.
tafbuy them for cash. They don't object to
t i i
i T -
3Fthe credit system, but they do object to
P"men so far forgetting the idea of an obli-.
fgtion as never to pay for what they eat.
Politeness and attention you will always receive
from
BOATWRIGHT & McKOY
dec 31 tf
CSreat Reduction in Prices!
FOR THE NEXT THIRTT DAYS I WILL SELL
i
CLOTHING
Lower, than has Eyer been -Offerefl,
In oider to close oat my Stock, -A.
SHRIRR,
iiec29tf;
. 34 Market street.
r
Dissolution.
rpHE YARTNKRSHIP HERETOFORE EXLBT
X ing between WORTH CONEY is tale day
dissolved by mutual consent. J. B. Worth is alone
authorized to sign-in liquidation.
i .-. J.B.WORTH,
B. F, CONEY.
. fWilmington, N. C, January 1,18".9.
THE UNDERSIGNED' WILL CONTINUE THE
PEANUT AND GROCERY; BUSINESS, -and,
hopes to merit a share of the public patronage.
a iresn tot or soiogna saasage, turn rsaner,Lra,
Beef Ton
es. Potatoes, Apvles, Ac, just received,
nd for
very low ior caan, .....
Yours, trnly,
J. B. WORTH.
jjanstf
1 Hay, Corn, Oats; &c.
j Daily Expected and In JBtore,
IAA A Bushels Prime WHITE CORN,
?Q Afl A'Bushels Choice 8XED and
FEED OATS.
K( t Bales Choice EASTERN HAY. : -f
SUPERIOR SEED WHEAT and RYE, .
for planting.
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if mtcheli & iBon.
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ia'Oaisse'Geiierale 00.,'
I ; fOF4?ARIS, FRANCE, ,
r Fire InsoraRce Bxcluively, Gold Assets $5,000,003 -
- 1 United 8tateS Branch Office Western Union
f - Building, New York City.
Does a leading business In New York and through
oat the United States. - -
; JJfO. Wr GORDON & ORO ,
- ' Ja ' " Agents.
dec29f
' 94 North Water Street
ChWapand Safe Licrht.
'-lliIWPW!Pt OIU 15S 48. TEST ,
With PERKINS HOUSE'S Lamps makes a light
ec.nal to the best Gas, and no possibility of explo
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i STAND LAMPS, and Lamps to screw on Gas fix-
: tares, oft hand at bottomprlcea, - ;(j f - 4 , ,
r : The OIL is water white and ; absolutely .safe.. -
Rice only cents per gauon.
k ... Try ft and you will use no other. . i -; .
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