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MM THE UORITIITQ STAR. y W5I.U. BEUNAUD. .. ... . i .. .... ... . - PUBLISHED DAILY XXCXPT MONDAYS. : RVHS BUB8CBIPTIOM IM JLDVAKCX : Oueyear, (by mail) pottage paid,...,...,.,.. $7 00 ix months. " . ........... 4 00 Tiiree months, " " ...... S 25 Oiiomonth " w M 1 00 To Citr Snbearlbers. delivered In anv next of the city. Fifteen Cents per week. Our City Agents are zsstiSiSusssi not antnoruea to couec In Advance. OUTLINES. TurkiahUroops will occupy the territory vacated by Russians; Russian army train was to start on the 18th. - Steamship- Sorrento on its way to Europe lost 81 cat- lie and 163 sheep. The strike at Shef- field has ended. -The ? ; Norwegian vessel Ilanna was wrecked off Long Branch, crew saved. Sayings Bant of Oswego, N. J., has resumed. South Carolina darkies send resolutions to the Senate favoring Windom's scheme of emi gration. Resolution giving ( Joseph; Segar, of Va., $5,000 passed ; Senate.! -Senate discussed revenue laws; bill was amended and passed. Resolutions ,iu respect to the memory of Representative passed, when Schleicher, of Texas, were Senate adjourned. " -Fire at Newberry, S. C, destroyed an entire block of build ings, and five otlitr blocks badly damaged;' loss $60,000, partly insured.' Adjutant General II. II. Chilton, of Qen. Lee's staff,1 til dead of apoplexy at Columbus, Ga. New York markets: Money 5 per cent; cotton easy at 9f9f cents; flour 5 10 cents higher, with fair trade; wheat rlc belter; corn easier at 4647 cents; spirits turpentine firm at 80 cents; rosin quiet at tl42j. : - A veto of the Chinese bill is talked of in Washington as among the probabilities. The Richmond (Va.) State con 1 tained a very kind and appreciative sketch of the late Maj. Jos. A. Engelhard. j New York is talking seriously of quarantining vessels from tho Medi terranean, on account of the plague that is prevaling in Russia. ; It turns out that there will be a deficiency probably of $27,000,000 in the expenses of the government.! How this deficiency is to be met is the interesting financial question of the hour. There ia alarming news to the effect that the Indians in Alaska are put ting xn their war paint and snow shoes, and preparing to destroy the whites. Verily, the Indian problem is a most perplexing one. i Owing to the everlasting gab pe culiar to American deliberative as semblies, the IT. S. Senate ; will be terribly pressed to get through its work by the 4th of March when the present Congress ends. The Soldiers Orphans' Home, near Xenia, Ohio, was burnt. There were six hundred orphan children provided! for. There were many narrow es- capes, some jumping from second stories into blankets held below, lives lost. No The Courier-Journal dispatched a trust-worthy correspondent to the South to investigate the reports con-1 cerumg the yellow fever. On the 13th he writes from Memphis: "After a careful and thorough Investi gation, I am compelled to say that there is nothing in the report about the reappear ance ot the yellow fever in ibis city and other points where it prevailed last falL" The policemen in big cities are hardly ever in at the death. A lady was robbed on that fashionable tho-: rough fare, Fifth Avenue, New York, in the open day, by a rascal who tore from her curs s her diamonds, and from her breast a costly brooch. Of course he escaped. A crowd gath-i ered, when a policeman appeared and threatened to arrest the iniured vkkari j;.i,,vi.,'.n '(ha PeaC0, . 1 :, An elevator at the American Hotel, Richmond, with eight men in it, broke loose and fell sixty-four feet, There were several oainful but no serious wounds. The capacity of the elevator was 1,000 pounds, but 1,400 1 , pounds of human flesh was too much; -anti the consequence was they . went down faster than they went up. As Mr. Weller, Senior, said to his affec tionate and dutifnl son, "Samivel, my son, bevare of elevators." Judge Baxter, of the U. S, Circuit Court, has appointed Judge Thomas J. Latham Receiver of the . city of Memphis, with power to take posses sion of all the assets of that city, with' a view to settling with its creditors pro rata. Before tho decree was en tered an order was granted by Judge Baxter, and entered on the record, releasing the police and fire " fund from garnishment by tne creditors of the city of Memphis. ; He deslared the act of the' Legislature abolishing1 the corporation illegal and invalid, because it was nact , Impairing Tthe' obligation of, a contract., Memphis has clearly got itself ' in a box; , Ho-: . nesty is always the best policy. vol: xxni.-Nb. 126. , THE LEGISLATURE. Raleigh Observer Report Condensed. SENATE. Raleigh, Feb. 17, 1879. Mr; Bryan, of Pender, introduced a bill to extend the benefits of the lien law. Ky "' The bill gives the employes of con tractors a lien upon the property on which the labor was bestowed in all cases where there is a balance due the contractor from the owner of the property, and to the extent of such balance. It is intended to pro tect workmen who are employed by contractors in barrying out their con tracts. . As the law now stands the contractor alone has a lien upon the property. This bill is designed to ascertain any balance in the hands of the owner of the property,which may be due the contractor, and to fix a lien on the property to that . extent foVthebenefi forthe benebt of those who performed the labor. A message was received from the Honse transmitting Senate bill for the creation of a Finance committee lor the county of Onslow, with an amendment including Robeson coun ty, and asking concurrence. Con curred in. On motion of Mr. Williamson, the rules were suspended, and the bill in relation to the staff of the Governor was taken up. The bill provides for the creatiou of eight additional aides, witu the rank of colonel, and such other o nicer 8 as may oe aeemea ne cessary, subject to army regulations: said officers to receive no pay in times of peace. The bill passed its several I readings, and was ordered to be en grossed. On motion of Mr. ISrower, the vote by which the bin concerning freights of railroads and other transportation companies passed its third reading on Saturday, was re considered, audjthe bill was recommit ted. , Mr. Waddell called up his resolu tion postponing the day for election of justices of the peace, and it was adopted and transmitted to the House. It fixe8.the 25th inst. as the day. On motion of Mr. Davidson, and at 11:50 o'clock, a message was sent to the House proposing to adjourn immediately in respect to the memory of the late Joseph A. JLngelhard, bec retarv of State. On motion of Mr. Scales the rules were suspended, and. Senate bill to incorporate the tirand Lodge of Good Templars of North Carolina passed its second and third readings, and was ordered to be engrossed. A message was received from the House announcing the concurrence of that bodv in the Senate resolution to change the day for the election of . . . . - . - I justices of the peace: also concurring 1 in tne senate motion 10 adjourn 1m- 1 mediately. NIGHT SESSION. On the reassembling of the Senate at li P2 M.. the unfinished business of Saturday was resumed, being the bill to incorporate the Yadkin Rail road Company, the question being on the passage' of the bill on its second reading as amended by the substi tute of the committee on Internal Improvements. Mr. Shackelford moved to amend by providing, that the company should have convict labor pro rata instead of the 150 convicts provided for in the bill. Adopted. The bill then passed its third read iner. and was ordered to be en grossed. , Y , House bill making the killing of stock on railroads indictable was dis cussed at considerable- length. Mr. Dortch moved to confine the operation of the bill to the Carolina Central Railroad, a bankrupt con cern, owned by northern men, in which the State had invested two to three millions of dollars, - and been robbed of it. .' - a Mr. Dortch's amendment was I adopted, as also was another amend- I ment by that Senator confining the 1 and nnndnctors of the road, as it was deemed impossible to reaoh in this way the higher officers of the com pany, who reside probably hundreds of miles away. On a call for the previous question 8econd reading by a vote of 29 to 5. I The bill was then put on its third tn Vv 1 a Ihna a m An n t ara adn1 ita I reading and passed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Bill to authorize the Commission era of Sampson county to levy a spe cial tax. Passed its third time. Bill to authorize the Commission ers of Brunswick county to submit the question of removing the court house to a popular vote. Passed its third reading Bill in regard to public wharves and t, depots, g allowing "Ullner8,,. of hotels, etc., at such,' without discrimi nation, was explained by Mr. Scott, and passed. Bill to empower the Commissioners of Hay wood county to build a oourt house. Passed its third time. A message was received from the Senate covering the following reso lution : ? U i s m-. - . : Eesolved, That a message be sent to the House of Representatives pro Bosins to adjourn immediately in respect to the memory of . ; J. A. En gelbard the late Secretabf - State, and that the . General . Assembly, at tend the funeral: in a body. This resolution was concurred in. There- upon Mr. Atkinson said, Mr. Speaker, Morn Wilmington, n. in accordance with the resolution just adopted I move this House do now. adjourn. Mr. Vaughan, the Speaker pro tem.t then said : ' v v . Gentlemen It is moved that this House now adjourn in respect to the memory of the Secretary ot State. Those of you who favor that motion will in silenoe rise. Every member presen t rose and stood silently, and the Speaker add ed: 1 he motion prevails, this House stands adjourned. NIGHT SESSION. ? Bill to make the prosecutor pay the costs in criminal actions wherever the prosecution is frivolous. Mr. Carter, of Buncombe, spoke briefly . in favor of the bill, and it passed. 1 The substitute adopted by the Senate for the House bill to abolish the office of State Geologist next oc the attention of the House, T titntft all WB . Governol. This substitute allows the Governor to appoint a State Geologist who shall be paid by the Agricultural Department. House, concurred. DORAN'S FLIGHT. The Great American Word-Sltasr Jn an Cnpleaaant Poaltlon. Joplin (Mo.) Herald. 1 From parties just in from Neosho we get brief particulars of an adjust ment of personal differences between Mr. P. Donan, of the Bentonville Advance, and L. P. Cunningham, a leading attorney of this city. The matter proved quite a sensation tor that quiet villa ere. Mr. Cun- mngnam has been ln Neosho since Tuesday on railroad business. On Tuesday night Mr. Donan came to Neosho to deliver a lecture on "Woman." Yesterday morning at the hotel Cunningham called Donan to account for certain scandalous statements made about him, charg ing certain things as occurring while be was President of the M. U. and N. W. Railroad Company. The re sult of the conference was that Donan signed an important paper, of which the following is a copy : Neosho, Mo., Feb. 7, 1879. 1, Col. P. Donan, do hereby state that I know nothing against the charac ter of L. r. Cunningham; that all 1 have said or written against him I know to be false and malicious, and was induced by a feeling of ill-will on my part, because I was not included as a member of the Kansas City, Joplin and Little Rock Railroad Company; and what 1 have said against him was to injure that com pany in constructing its railroad, and at the instance of persons interested in preventing the building of that railroad, and I hereby retract all that T . 1 . J 1 nave said ana wnuen against said Tl T" . lyunmngnam. aujja. After Donan signed the above, uunmngham ordered mm out 01 me room, ana iaciiiiaiea nis jouruey down stairs with a vigoreus applica tion of his boot. With this striking I tableau the war ended. Spirits Turpentine. Another unsuccessful attempt to break jail was made at Monroe. The debt of Fayetteville is $200,000. The oounty debt is -$100,000. Louisburg Times: Ninety and nine folks out of a hundred make a great mistake when they cut eft a dog's tail. They preserve the wrong end . The Statesville Americans of aee. it has aitainea us twenty-one years. Its politics we cannot stomach, but other wise we wish it success. Monroe Etxpress'. The Legisla ture has not yet passed the bill reducing salaries. Will it do it ? If not, the people will want to kaow the reason why. Concord Register: Rev. Walter Pharr and Dr. J. H. Bingham went rabbit hunting with some boys on Saturday last, and with three dgs caugnt uiiriy-two rao bita. A man named Hansley was shot and instantly killed in Mitchel county by a son of Rev. Mr. Martin. Hansley had pursued the latter to his house aBd swore he would take his life. Statesville American: We hope that every Northern citizen in Iredell county will be present at the called meet ing on Sa urday, and enter heartily into the deliberat ions of the same. . - Winston Sentinel: On last San day night Dick Brogden, white, and Pete Fries, colored, got into a difficulty in which Brogden was badly cut with a knife by Fries, who was lodged in jail on the next day. Whiskey was the cause. The Charlotte Democrat states that Col. W. J. Green, of Warren county, has bought the Tokay Vineyard, in the vicinity of Fayetteville, and will become a valuable citizen of that town. For the land and grape vines and about 6,000 gallons of wine, be paid $100,000. Winston Sentinel: On the 20th day of July, 1777, Waightstill Avery, Wil liam Sharp, Joseph Winston and Robert Lanier, of North Carolina, made a treaty with the Cherokee Indians, known as the treaty of the Long Island 01 the Jtuiston. This treaty was made witheut an oath, and was never violated.. The men wha made this treaty are dead new, and the rule is to violate treaties with Indians. - . , ; , Monroe Enquirer : Only thirty- five commercial travelers, commonly knows as "box-toed drummers,'1 have- registered their names at the Stewart House this week. Three fights, a. square back down, and (about fourteen drunks loot up the census of Monroe, for the week ending to day. We regret t learn that ;Mr. L. K. Rone lost hia portable cotton press and three bales of cotton by fire, a few days ago. .. . ' f Asbville Citizen:- -A dispatch from Raleigh, states that it is conceded by the attorney-general that J. D. Barnwell, charged withkilling Apderson Garron last year, will be .granted a: .new, , trial by the aKttwnVieth'of hetocropof . km nMfna An ww- a w -mm aoTim aron iuhl Supreme uourt. it is estimated mat Madison eounty, grown last year, has been Ml c, Wednesday. February; 19.1879. shipped,!up to the present time, and from present indications the crop of 1878 will put $75,000 into the county. ' ' Newton Enterprise'. A friend informs us that the schools at Denver. Lincoln county, are in a flourishing condi tion. Prof. D. Matt Thompson's school numbers 45," and Messrs. Wilkerson , & Cine's 40. -The college building at Canova, in this county, known as Concor dia College, when completed, will be a very handsome structure. It is the proper ty of the Lutherans, and is at present un der the charge 01 Key. . a. xoaer. John MacLane has the honor of having been born in Madison county. To show his style we copy the heading to a lone account of his recent performances, which we find in the Asheville Cititen : A Madison County Man Commits Bigamy, Marries a Lvnchbure (Va.) Widow. Starts on a Bridal Tour. Deserts Her in Knoxville under False Pretenses, Returns to Liyncn- burg, Sells Her Property, Steals Her Son, Hides Him in Madison, where He is Found by the TJnfortunateJMother Three Months Afterwards.. Elizabeth Citv Economist'. An old building of English brick gable ends, of anUque architecture, stands onPasquo- tank River, four : miles above -Elizabeth City. It is built of the very best materials and finished in the finest manner. In the pannelings is a secret closet, the entrance to which no one could suspect or would discover. Over a high door, is the date July 13lh, 1770. Tradition says that it was occupied before and during the Revolu tionary time by a noted Tory who used the secret closet to conceal himself when pursued by the Whig County Vigilance Committees. Goldsboro Messenger: We are decidedly in favor of retaining the State Geologist, and not only this, we hope the Legislature will permit our people to enjoy the benefits of that office by publishing the Geologist's reports for free distribution, or at any rate they should be furnished at the cost of publication. The piesent price ($3, we believe,) is entirely too much. - The darkeys in Greene county favor the whip- ing-post, and their Representative, Mr. ixon, is an advocate of the measure. Craven county has abolished two terms of its Inferior Court, retaining two.to be held in May and November. Charlotte Observer: Yesterday afternoon Constable Marshal, of Bsrryhill township, brought to the city Logan Hoover, a colored man, charged with shooting a negro woman named Peggy Reid, from the effects of which she after wards died. It is believed to have been ac cidental. Adjutant General Jones will Issue an order for another election of field officers of the Second regiment, to be held at Wadesboro about the last of the present month, the election in Raleigh on the 10th of January having been declared by him null and void, owing to certain ir regularities in the method of conducting it Onr latest information from the high way robbery and murder of Mr. J. VY. a. Parker, in Greensboro, is to the effect that no new developments have been made. The citizens of the town will, however, not rest till the perpetrator of the daring and brutal act is discovered, it such a thine be possible. Mr. Parker will be buried in Greensboro to-day. It is reported at Laurinburg that the negro, Eli Belhun. who committed a rape upon a Miss Mc Duffle, a respectable yeung lady, near that place about ten days ago, has been arrested at Clinton, Sampson county, Revenue officers recently captured a distillery in Buncombe county from Austin Brnee, and destroyed 2,000 gallons of beer and 30 canons or low wine. uaptain Alexander, Senator from Mecklenburg, came up home yesterday morning, and talks interestingly about the Legislature. He is free to confess that it has done little or nothing aside from having fixed the price of public printing. Captain Alex ander has not kissed the blarney stone a single time since he went to Raleigh. Ho declares that a majority of the Legislature has no idea except retrenchment and no plans for accomplishing this. a-S TlBCJS city. HBff AOVBBTIIEaBNTK. Muksoit Umbrellas. E. or P. Germania Lodge. D. L. Gobs Virginia meal, &c. Hall & Pkabsall Molasses, &c. Pattebson & Hicks Low prices. MA8ONIC Meeting Concord Chapter. Attempted Burglary. - On Monday ' night, about 10.80 o'clock, burglars attempted to gain an entrance in to the work shop of Mr. E. H. King, dyer, &c.. on Market between Second and Third streets, being the third attempt with in the last three weeks. One of them had climbed on the reof, and upon Mrs. K.'s hearing him a'nd going out be laid down flat in order to sereen himself from observa tion. Upon the villain's being discovered Mr. King fired two shots at him. when he rolled off to the ground, a distance of fif teen feet. It was too dark at the time to tell his exact position or Mr. King would probably have given the Coroner a job. Mr. K. states that one er two of his neigh bors have had similar visits lately. He is patiently awaiting the next, and says be has an old "Cenfed." war pistol, known to have killed tt one hundred and fifty yards, and has had four years' experience in handling it. Committed for Trial 1 The two colored women, in whose house were found various, articles supposed to have been stolen, had a preliminary hear ing before Justice T. M. Gardner, yester day. The goods were readily identified by Mr. R. M. Westcott, a Smithville merchant, by his private marks. Sylvia Carter and Fannie Galloway, two of the accused, were deemed to be guilty and required to give a justified bond in the sum of $100 each for their appearance at the next term of .the Criminal Court, in default of which they were sent to jail. Brilliant Affair. , . Arrangements are now in progress for a German next Monday evenufg.at Germania Hall, which it is intended shall equal, if Hot excel, in its leading features, any entertain ment of the kiad yet given here. We are not familiar with the programme, but as it will be in compliment to a lady of this city Who is worthy of the most complimentary recbgaitios for, er owa elegant social, as- semblies, we predict that those who have the coming entertainment in hand will not if ail in making it a worthy testimonial affair. Local Uota. ' -7 Clear or fair, sayeth the alma nac of to-day, and so we hope. Thunder, lightning 'and heavy rain yesterday--a mashing trio. - The different lines of railroad to and from this city are doing a . fine business. . - Emergent meeting of Concord Chapter, R. A. M., this evening at half past 7 o'clock. ' ' 1 ' Dr. A. D. McDonald, who has been quite ill for some days past, is so much improved that it is expected be will be able to uchouse himself in a few days grati fying fact to his friends. ; f - Nothing ready for the Mayor yesterday but the case of Mike Peden, a precocious colored youth, charged with being drunk and disorderly. He will be attended to this morning. , ' That mythical craft, the schooner George E. Dale, Pierce, is not on the Har bor Master's books, in port or below. What has become of Capt. Pierce and liis vessel? are both lest sight of? About five feet of cornice work, in the office of the City : Treasurer.-came down with a crash yesterday, but the sav age m -rtar might have done worse work than it did, for nobody was hurt. The tqtal amount paid to the county by the Register of Deeds, for the year ending December 31st, on account of mar riage licenses, was $194 75, instead of the figures given by us yesterday morning. A regular July thunder jttoim passed over the city yesterday morning. The thunder was quite heavy and the lightning vivid. Such exhibitions in win ter are usually followed by a cold snap. We are indebted to the publish ers, Messrs. Thompson, Tice & Co., No. ozu fine street, ot. .Louis, Mo., for a -copy of Prof. Tice's National Weather Almanac for 1879. It purports to have a circulation of 50,000. A gentleman who has tried the experiment, reports to us that rancid butter may be restored to sweetness by wrapping in a clean cloth and covering with dry earth in the ground a couple of days. The trouble is small and worth a trial. A gentleman in the neighbor hood, who timed her, says the Cape Fear steam engine reached the fire yesterday morning and wai ready for work in seven minutes from the first alarm. The distance was short, but still the time is considered excellent. L'Arioso Club will give a hop next Friday night, at Germania Hall, corns plimentary to the "Married Men," and, as it will probably be the last ef the season by this organization, we infer that the mem bers will exeit themselves to make it pre eminently brilliant. Capt. Cramner, the pilot of the Revenue Cutter Crawford, now on this sta tion, has been ordered to report to the Uoijax, at Wilmington, Del. This may mean that the Colfax is to be stationed here, or that Capt. Cramner is only to pilot her to some other port. If she is sent South it is probable that she will stop here a day or two en route and within the next ten days. Body Identified Inquest. Special Coroner A. H. Leslie, with his jury, proceeded by train to the spot on the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, between the sixth and seventh mile post, yesterday morning, for the purpose of holding an in quest over the body of the supposed un known white man, alluded to in our last as having been discovered lying dead in the ditch by the side of the road on Monday morning. The remains were identified as those of one Isaae J. Jfickett, formerly a wen known resident of this place, but for some time past an inmate of the County Poor House. The body was removed to the above institution, where, about 10 o'clock, the inquest was commenced. The evi dence went to show that the unfortunate man was insane, though he had not been admitted to the Poor House as such, being included in the poor list, and hence not under confinement There were no bruises or other indications of violence on the body. The evidence showed that deceased strayed from the Poor House on Sunday last, and that Mr. Garrell, the Superin tendent, made strenuous efforts to discover his whereabouts, having sent out men to search for him, and in justice to him (Mr. G.) we wonld state that the jury were uni versally of the opinion, as We leans from Coroner Leslie, that no blame in-the pre mises could be attached to him. The jury returned a verdict that, death ensued from natural causes, supposed to be from exposure after his escape' from" the Poor House. Pjrtblan Parade TA-DayY The weather being propitious, the Pythian pageant, commemorative of the foundation of the order, will come eft this afternoon, The knights of Germania Lodge (are sum moned by notice elsewhere to meet on Fifth between Chssnut and Mulberry streets, at 2 o'clock sharp, and the general programme, as published yesterday will then be carried into execution. To-Day e Indications. For the 8outh Atlantic States, light rains on the coast and partly -cloudy weather in the interior, winds from northeast to northwest, rising barometer, attd slight changes In temperature are the indications for to-day. -v 'J'.l JU,5 WMOLrK NO. 3.597 ' ' I b6a Bit of axdebuxen. Tne Adlonrned Session Last Niirti.' The Board met in adjourned session last night, at half-past 7 o'clock. Present: His Honor Mayor Fishblate, and -Aldermen Bowden, King, VonGlahn, Flanner, Vol-i lers, Foster, Lowrey and Hill. After the minutes of the previous meet ing had been read and approved,, the Fi nance Committee asked and obtained fur ther time in the matter of Henry Taylor. Committee 00 Hog ordinance made their report and were discharged. ; . - Committee on Lights recommended that the application of T. J. Southerland be granted. Carried. It was ordered that a lamp be placed on the corner of Seventh and Queen streets. The Committee on Market and Fees re ported unfavorably on the petition of Wil liam Marstellar, and the report was con curred in. Communications from Messrs. James & Brown, and Dr. Wood were read and re ferred to the Finance Committee. A petition from N. Morris, for appoint ment as City Standard Keeper, was acted on favorably. Petition of J. F. Nunc, for privilege of erecting a portable fire-proof office, was favorably reported upon, and, after amend ment by Alderman Flanner, viz: That it be granted if it does not increase the in surance on adjoining proparty, and that it be continued only at the will of the Board, the petition was allowed. Petitions of sundry persons for positions on tne ponce lorce were laid upon the table. v Petition from Cape Fear Engine Com pany, for the enlargement of their engine house, was referred to the Committee on Fire Department. Petition from F. M. James and R. C. Dudley, for positions as Health Officers, were appropriately referred. A communication from George Harriss, Vice President of the Seaman's Friend So ciety, was referred to committee on Ordi nances. 1 The following amendment to the "Gen eral Ordinance" was offered and adopted : Be it enacted by the Board of Aldermen of the city of Wilmington, and it is hereby ordained,; by the authority of the same. Inat tne last three Unesot section four of the "General Ordinance" be, and the same are hereby amended so as to read, "shall be fined $50 and be imprisoned, at the discre tion 01 the Mayor, not exceeding thirty days. Petition of T. J. Southerland for privi lege to erect -a building was referred to Fire Department committee. Mayor Fishblate and Aldermen Bowden, Foster and Lowrey were appointed a com mittee to inquire into the matter of estab lishing telephone connections with the fire engine houses of the city. Petition of Capt. Jno. Fitzgerald for al lowance of pay for time lost during sick ness, was laid on the table. Petition of A- B. Lynn, in behalf of Good Samaritans, for use of City Hall on night of March 3rd, was granted, provided they pay for gas consumed. A resolution of Alderman Hill, and peti tion ef numerous citizens, for removal of the Market House, were referred I to a special committee consisting of Aldermen Bowden, Vollers, Foster, Hill and King. The following was offered and adopted Mesolved, That the Chief of the Fire De partment be and he is hereby instructed to hand into the City Clerk and Treasurer. from and after February 1st, 1879, a report in writing of all fires occurring within the city limits, as soon after their occurrence as practicable, the owner or lessee of the property; and the apparent or probable cause of said fires, together with such other information as he may deem proper, the amount of loss, and amount of insurance, if any. iUsdixd, That the City Clerk and Trea surer is hereby instructed to procure a book into which shall be copied the reports of tne.uniei jsingineer, and which shall be known as the "Fire Keeord, and it shall be open at all times to such persons as de sire to examine the same; and the . Clerk and Treasurer is further instructed to bring the "Record" before the regular monthly meetings or tnis ttoarn. Communications from the Board of Audit and Finance (one respecting the bond of the Keeper of Lamps) were,appropriately referred, : The report of the City Physician for January and February was read and or dered on file, and the Board adjourned, Delegates Appointed. The Mexican Veterans of this city and vicinity, who have recently held meetings hereV have wisely decided to be represented in the National Convention of Veterans "which will assemble in Baltimore on the 22nd of February, Washington's Birthday. We annex the list of delegates: Lt. Jno. N. Maffltt TL S. Navy; First Lt Sewal L. Fremont, Company C, 3rd TJ. S. Ar tiller? ; First Lt. Edward Canlwell, Com pany Gj 12th TJ. S. Infantry; Privates Jas. Reiley and Thomas Clark, 2nd TJ. S. . Ar tillery; Wm. Martin, 12th U. S. Infantry; Jno. L. CantwelL lst S. C. Volunteers; Herman H. Bloom, Craig, Ro. Green, Jas. Lumsden, and Ezekiel Blizzard, 1st N. C.- Volunteers. Those who cannot attend are authorized and requested to name their proxies. It is important to the interest of all the parties named that their voice should be heard at Baltimore magistrates' Court. P At Justice Hall's yesterday, Joseph Kel ly, John Comity and Herman Jones, for failure to , obey an order to work, on the public road running down to Harnett town ship, were found guilty and subjected to the usual fine, r i -Harriet Middleton, tried Jby .Justice Mil- I lis, on the charge of disorderly conduct I was fined $5 and costs, and' in default of payment Was sent to jail BATES OP AUVKKTISIfibi On Sonars one dfty,...,..,....,.;;:. jii $1 00 swo aays,.... ...... ...... ::t. l is thMsdaya... S 60 J ana V s 00 flye. days,...f...., One week,. Two weeks. 8 60 4 01 6 til 8 10 00 17 00 34 00 40 00 CO 00 Tiiree weeks, it I. ;nemontn....... Two months.. .... Three months,..; Six months,. One. year, ontd ttft Er..n at pro-n Pmi Hum ..IM tl.K. tl 1 . . ..... . t'uo o.iiu uvuyoreu type miuLC une Bqnvi THE KlfJBUKK CASK. Trial f tne Accused-Tne Juri-Ver- Idlct, manslaughter. The case of the State va. Sarah Allen and Virginia A. Hines, cbaiged with mur-. dering the colored girl, Julia Ann William, occupied the entire lime of the Criminal Court yesterday. After much effort, tho following jury was empaneled : . R. F. Eyden, Foreman ; F. A. Newbury Jno. II. Howe. Wm. McLaurio. S W Noble, J. 3. W. Eagles, Ellis Patrick. D. H. Workman, J. H. Home, Elijah' Lane, J. H. Savage, H. P. Welsh. Counsel Solicitor Mooie for the State, and Messrs. Norment, Strange and Darby for the defence. After the evidence had been taken, the Judge delivered a fair and impartial charge to the jury, reviewing the testimony and explaining the law in connection with the case and the bearing of the evideace there on. The case was given to the jury at 10:30 o'clock, and at 11:30 o'clock a verdict was rendered of manslaughter as to both of tho defendants. Attempt to Pass a $100 Counterfeit Note A colored man, about twenty-five years old, very dark complexion, and five feet eleven inches high, called at Mr. J. Hahn's dry goods store, on Fourth street, in Brooklyn, yesterday, and became the pur chaser of $20 worth of goods. . He offered a $100 bill in payment, which, on being sent to the banks for examination, was found to be counterfeit. Mr. F. W. Foster was afterwards requested to change the same note, whereupon he took the man into his office and questioned him as to how he had obtained it His story was contradictory, he first alleging that it was paid him for labor in Monroe, Union county, and stated that his name was William Waddill, and' after wards that his name was Isaac Buchannon. Letters were found on hi person post marked Lile8villei and also bills of fish sent him from this city by J. E. Thompson. He finally wound up with the story that he procured the money by sale of a watch at Charlotte. He made good his exit, at all events, but will bear looking after. . More counterfeits of the same sort may be afloat. A Little Girl Severely Burned. A daughter of Mr. Alexander Johnson, Jr., aged about 11 years, was badly burned yesterday by its clothing catching fire while standing in front of the fireplace. Unable to extinguish the flames, the child rushed into the yard, when the fire was soon extinguished by the presence of min d of a member of the family, assisted by a colored man who was passing the house at the time. Fortunately the injuries, al though severe and extremely painful, are not, we are glad to hear, considered likely to prove fatal, being external. Dr. W. E. Freeman. The condition of Dr. YV E. Freeman, at our latest accounts last night, was ex tremely critical, but we still hope for the best His loss here will be severely felt ' THE MORNING STAR can always be had at the following places in the city: ThePurcell House, Harris' News' Stand, and the Sta Office. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ST. JOHN'S BALL, WILMINGTON, N. C, Feb. 19, 1879. THERE WILL BE AN EMERGENT MEETING OP CONCORD CHAPTER. No. 1. R. A. M.. This (Wednesday) Evening, at o'clock, for work in the Mark Master degree. By order of the M. a High Priest feb 19-1 1 - JAMES C. MUNDS, Sec'y. Notice. nnHB MEMBERS OF GERMANIA LODGE, No. A 4, K. of P.. are hereby ordered to meet on 5th. between Chesnut and Mulberry Streets, This (Wed nesday) Afternoon, at 3 o'clock sharp, for parade. All K. of P.'s In the city, in good standing, are re spectfully invited. By order C. C. ieo ia it jr. sj. MHiijiMt, a., oi n. x a. Umbrellas. CHOICE STOCK OF Silk, Gingham, Alpacca, Zwella, 10-Rib Paragon, Natural Staff, &c, -Juet opened at feb 19 lt MUNSON'S. Virginia Meal. QNE CAR LOAD VIRGINIA MEAL, 1500 Bounds Prime White CORN, . 300 Bbls Fresh-Milled FLOUR, And a fall stock of both Light and Heavy GRO CERIES, on hand and for sale low by u. It, Walk, f ab 19 tf Noa. S and 3 South Water st We Wish rpO SUPPLY. GOOD CUSTOMERS WITH PORTO RICO, 1 NEW ORLEANS, MOLASSES, ' and CUBA ) All grades of FLOUR, COFFEE and SUGAR, D. 8. SIDES, MACKEREL and MULLETS, , . All kinds of CRACKERS and CAKES, . SOAP, CANDLES 8TARCH, POTASH, LYE, Ac., at Bottom Prices. . fcblED&Wtf HALL A PEARS ALL. At Very Low Prices. DS. SIDES. s , BACON SHOULDERS, MESS PORK, HAMS. All. GRADES OF 8UGAB, ' JTIAIUK, uurirJSB, CANDLES, CANDY, LYE, POTASH, SOAP, ' . , SNUFF, TOBACCO, CIGARS, WRAPPING-PAPER. , : PAPER BAGS, rAirJKK T W JLNJ5, - - RAISINS, NUTS. AC. PATTERSON Ss HICKS, ' , feb 19 D&Wtt : .. t . Si N. Water Street Tie Hew Fundttire Store INVITES YOU TO EXAMINE A NEW ' ARRI valof PATENT SPRING BEDDING. , We also intend to remain ahead in Bert Designs, Lowest Prices and Most Fashionable FURNITURE , BEHBEHDS ft nUNBOB, . N.B. cor. Market and Second Sts. feb 18 tf ; WlhniBgton, N. C. ?
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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