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T i. the ikbithtg stae. Ily wia. II. BEHWAU. Pi!Hl.IBUBD DAttT BICm.MONPAYR, BAT8 6 SOmSCBIPTIOK IS ADVAKO . ' Okc year, (by mail! postage paid,:. 1.;V. 7 oo Sixmontha, . 4 00 Tbreemonths," i " ' ; 1 45 Ous month - " r ...,...... 100 To City aunwioera, aeuverea in any part or the ilty. Fifteen Centa per week, oot authorised to collect fer i r wwk. vur uity AjjcnU are rmerc iu idvance. OtlTLlff KkT- ' -f rr.. .m hi.v.tftnr th a. hilt i the Houie t he states his reasons ; he wtmld approre a bill for the support of the army ; I be pretends to belieTe that the bill violates the CoSstitution.. Two' negroes ta J an.. i, ncgroea ,m irncd the Jjarns of Jordan . . . ; - . . . . ? nfossed and was hanged by i.-- . A. nero with, two Mississippi.' ournca Moore; one con a hundred men." bullet-holes in his breast Was found irj a swamp near Memphis ; he is supposed :d to 1 have .been the murderer of Attorney J. L. Woud.;V- i Princess Christlni, sister of the late .Queen Merceflea.of Spain, lsdead Her remains 4will be deposited in the Eacu rial, near those of the Queen J Advi ces from the negro exodusrecelved at SL Louis, are to Ihe effect tbatant of trans- purialioa has halted a large koiy of them I ou the fliasissippi river. -HonviJU y a. . . . - " . . It BUorier, m uuupKuacu upwipian..anaiaw. yer of Alabama, is dead: 'The Nota bles yesterday elected Prince Alexander to the throne of Bulgaria. , Trial of Cox, the murderer of Col. Alston was begun yesterday at Atlanta, Qa,- Bpecnla tion rife m Washington as to course' of Democrats in Congress on veto message of I President i nothinir definite known beyond fact that thev will decide their actios in I W ' , t ' caucus. -.. Jiew xprK marxeis : aioney i 34 per cent.; cotton"' qiet at rlHlli cents; flour steady at 94.0W&0.0S; wneat Jlc . lower and :, dull ;i corn ;J scarcely ' so firm at 42g44 cents; spirits , turpentine dull at 30S0 cents; rosin doll at $1.37J. Lowe and Jjogan. Lowe! the poor illiuwui . y- f ' V-i-V' iu.) I John A. LogaaV record ia ,to be overhauled. It . isr said something not generally known.wiU be brought to light mnch ito iiis annoyance and J to the regret . of his . brother Stal wart84: t-..- w s Oo : Monday the trial j of 5 Edward Cox, for the killing of Col Robert Alston,began at Atlanta, Ga.,and not last week, as reported. On the same day the trial of Buferd, for killing Judge Elliott, began at Frankfort, Kentucky.; Walter,. F. Leak,. Esq., died at Rockingham', Richmond county,' on Monday, aged 80. ;He was a gentle man of character and usefulness, was in the Legislature during several aes- I sions, :j and was Presidential eleotor more ..than once on the Democratic ticket:; Six .4 teamers left New -York Sat urday for Europe, with a fair list of passengers and large cargoes. Seventy head of horned eattle go to Liv erpool, 450 sheep and 50 horses to London, auu 1.U30 bales or domestics lor JSngland. The heaviest consignments " were : 173,700 bushels grain,; 6,750 boxes bacon, 6,650 boxes cheese, j 1,310 bales; cotton, 8,370 packages butter, 9.S00 sacks and 5,200 bar rels flour; 300 tons and 2,400 quarters iresa meat. ' v ; -..-.-f-- Washinglonr speculations in 'view 1 of the veto wilj be, interesting. It has been looked for latterly by all, I t ''iA u 'u-'i ' Sa aiivi w uaw wuuiu w uvuo uo oubnicu into Washington talk for days. The Richmond State's correspondent aaysr "Nearlv every Democrat ssys they will all stand firm; but one remarked that he wouldn't, be surprised : if a half dozen weak-kneed Democrats ceald be found to actee to it. That number: added to the Republicans and Greenbackers would be enough to pass it. ? 29 man is willing to name a single Democrat who is. likely to yield, though it has often been hinted at by ino Ureenbackers, and once by Jeny in debate. Probably the Democrats will hold a caucus on the veto, and as a party stand, "If tiT'eHerajreJepUblaws , epn tinuVin forco I Grant's ' chances' will be greatly - augmented.,; Hayes and his brother Stalwarts will attempt of r-nnr t tr. ininnitW the I rascalities and the bull-dozing of 1870. It is a matter of some-interest to know how the "deputy marshals were distributed in ' ISM; The State's Washington correspondent gives it: I 1 "From a statement7 prepared byFinley, of Ohio, it appears that at the Presidential election in 1876, in twenty Democratic. States 10,874 deputy marshals were ap pointed at a cost of $232,034.62, while in eighteen Republican States only 641 were appointed at a cost or s4D,07.ou. The . President has i vetoed the Army bill. He has gone back on Jiis own solemn declarations and acts. Now is the time; for oalm judgment . and wise deliberation. Let - us all keep cool. The Democrats are right in demanding that the polls shall be kepi free5 f froin bayonets-that Hayes and 'hls Mfmy 'shalT not be at elections to decide who shall be cho sen members of Con cross.' The De mocrats thus far have gained -..a vie tory. v The question which will ndw have to be considered is,"what next?". Shall Congress go to the utmost ex treme, and refuse to vote all supplies; or' shall iirtbnsider "the necessities of the! publipf ervice?Npw Js'ih'e time for pool heads, and sound. 3 odd ments. , We will refer more at , length -to the matter to morrow; ' ! ! .. . . ' " ' : 1 iii i 1 i 11 1 . . . i I. i , i i ii I, j i i i i ...... ; i j i 'i i i 1 . .;XXiy - Ndr,3i:j We suppose oar readers of vesler jiany uic&Bcu' sir me ue oieip : qi .tin ..pupfenxev of bfr v mteq States in regard, to the Jurors Test Oath. Justice Miller delivered UVofnion nf triU n.iW ' Wh ' Vii: ihd Opfniob Of the COu'l . . was declared unconstitu .. -n.- in . . ffe F,eId - opinion, w uncoostitutional. Jus- hilst concur- in" ,waa, even stronger than that neiu uy mp uouri. ' The decision 'or ithe Court is that the oath is not neces- an ooncurreut nut neia tnat tne. Act Jlodious is repugnant to rth spirit of our" institutions,' is clearly i HBCOnsli- itntional and void.: and u u mnch ont ..... ftf WAnu; tM - W nnarter- r: . - - . ing 'a soldier in every Southern roan's home. Spirits Turpentine. . The Henderson Tobacconist. w circulate l.oou copies. Rev. E. N. Joyner. of Pitts lihnrn HAolinAa Iha ral1a ti frtrfrntnn - mtA Columbus,' Miss. - VJ" - a y' Monroe 'Mapresiv Robert1 Par ker, the slayer of Leander Stack, has not yet been arrested. ; .'" Reidsville Times : Granville, N. C, tobacco sold at Pace's Warehouse, in Lynchburg, Va., at f3.B0 a pound. A few stray "Honorables" bob around occasionally, but they are quite harmless and never held any office in their Lionisuarg win ceieorate its centennial on July 4th, and Senators Ran- O0 the occasion Bom and Vance are to he invited to speak . fThe number .of members of "icouug Men's Christian. Associations ia the Slate is fcaid to be 335. Greensboro has 100, Chapel Hill and Winston 50 each. . : - The Raleigh Christian Advo cate has put on a new dress end changed to an eight page form. The new type ia an improvement, but, we doubt 11 the new form is. -.- '-.'r--; K l:- ;':h-'- t--v': : Leuoir Topic: A military Com- h" fn ..formed Jn Morgantonwitb rRobey will r deliver the commencement address neiore King s aiountatn school on the 20th of June aexu. , A . T i-,i. Salisbury lFailcAian: ? Edith, insant daughter: of Mr. C.' II. t MtKesxie. six miles west of 8lUbury,inet with a seri ous accident last Thursday. It is supposed she was silting near a kettle of .hot water. and in attempting to . draw the vessel to her, emptied the contents into her lsp. Her oondition is sUH critical. Wilson Advance ' About three A - o'clock on last Saturday morning Mrs. .Grimmer's store, situated near Ward & Moye's, in sight of Stantonsburg, in this county, was discovered to be on fire, and before any one could, reacb the spot to ' check its progress, the' building was com-. pletely enveloped in flames. . f . Pittsboro Jiecord: Work on the Cape Fear and Yadkin Railread is pro gressing very - favorably. There; are 200 convicts at work, 01 whom 133 are at the stockade near Bneni's mill on Hear Ureek. and Co at Ure UUL Tbe Jfihgineers are now locating the line of the toad from Greensboro in the direction of Egypt, and in a shott time a force of convicts will be put to work at that end of the road. Washington Frcssi We have been told of two er three cases of wife theu. just deserts and it will aoen put an end to this brutal outrage. : The fol- lowtowereelectedve8tomenofbt, Peter. Episcopal Church, daring the Easter aer- vlces; Jfi. S. Hoyt, W. A. Blount, Thos. D. Smaw, W. Si. Morton, J. D. Myers, A. M. Buchanan, and J. G. Bragaw. 'Newtoa Enterprise', ; From a eentleman who lives in Hickory we learn that 11 mad dog bit two little children ox a Mr. Caldwell, who lives near that place, last Saturday night. The sheriff of Person county came 'up last Monday and took back with mm John a. auL white. who was arrested near Catawba, in this county, some time ago, and lodged in jail, charged witn larceny in nis own eouniy. Elizabeth City JHeonomisti Dr. H. G. Land, ef Currituck county, sends us a note of the birth or. a cbUdol Jfi. it. Adams, f Currituck, which - weighed,' witheut clothing, twenty-eight pounds at birth. The brant is one of the best of table ducks . It stands next among game ducks to the lamed ' canvass back. - in size it is superior, occupying the intermedi- 9BUion between me canvass naca ana the goose.- . Goldsboro Messenger: ', The re vival at Thompson's Chapel has .been broueht to a close, and we learn that over twenty persons bave become converts 10 Christ During the progress of the meet- ings Jura, x uauco wm ihuucu vj act b. Messrs. Gannon. Bagwell. and Fmlaysen. and by Prof. Troy, and a good deal of in4 terest wasmanifestedl " - Our 'Battle- boro friends have organized an amateur minstrel troupe, and Weir object is to raise money for building a new church ia that town. . 4 ' t f h; Elizabeth City Carolinian'. Dr. Rerklev informs us that the Hotel at Nag's Head will DO openea in gooa ume tnis BBaon. inree enterpruung kcbuoucu at South Mills are building anew steamboat to run between Elizabeth City and xtoneuc. They expect to be ready by the 1st ,of June, &nri nranoae eaianiisnme a nientuae. Among the original thinkers and scientific investigators of our day is our plodding and scholarly townsman, p . o. rrooiwr. He claims to have discovered a new theory of the glacial periodone that clearly ex plains much that continues to be a mystery to scientists. - 1 t.a. ; Kinsldn" Journal' Out 'yoang men are contemplatiag starting a brass band In cennection with the military com -paayt "- About twenty-five aew men bave moved into Klnsten within the last year. , The guano agent ssy they have sold about 600 tons of fertilizers, at Kinston this year an increase - of about 100 tens en last year's sales. The most important case tried this week was the case of the State vs. Wm. Henry Stanly, a colored man,' for an assault With, intent to commit rape en Iola Hardy, a 13-year old girl, daughter of J. M; Hardy; w i The Charlotte Observer gives .n interesting account of tho bravery and presence of mind of engineer Cook, on the sary a a pondition ,ol qnahhcattonr- that a juror cannot le required to take such an.'joatK ?! JnsLice - t.:v-jioift'SQ Carolina Central railway. - The pine wood !in the tender took fire. It was verv inlam- imable, and the boxcar next; the engine was soon In flames. He uncoupled his engine and dashed forward three huadred yards to water; Jtsy the time he had made this distance, the engine looked to the pas sengers in the rear like a sneetoi name;tne engineer's clothes were scorched, his flesh blistered snd the rosin drawn from the cab over his head; but with buckets of water carried - by the fireman and wood-passer, Mrv Cook finally extinguished th$ fire: - v The Greenville correspondent of the Goldsboro Mes&nqer j takes h flight after this sort: "Time in its rapid flight is still bearing us on its waves - toward the ocean of eternity, and as its crested "billows wash our yet youthful feet our imagination, like the ante-deluvian dove, takes wings fa order to find out what 'foot-prints v on flhe sand' we will leave behind when weJ go hence?? HonJ J, J. Davis has intro duced a bill in Congress to repeal the. tax 01 10 per cent on State banks and State banking associations; also, to reduce the tax on brandy made exclusively from ap ples, peaches, or grapes, to thirty-five cents, ana 10 provide lor toe collection' or. tbe same; which were read a first and second time, referred to the committee , of ,Ways and Means, and ordered to beprinfei. Charlotte Observer: Capt. Spra- gins, the veteran conductor on the run be tween A;jOTlette d Gre!borj was caught jbetween fiat cars on it 3;- side s&rack at the meetlns point, night before lasti and slightly injured, i jle cime to. theeity yes terday w!t& bis Uiin;buas:takeBor8e. and may belaid up for Borne timer The' train on the Spartanburg & ABbeville Rail road ran up le Bait Mountain Gap Thurs day. - The road is now completed to within three and a quarter miles of Henderson, villey The Federal Court in Statesyille adjourned yesterday. . Most of the cases tried were for fraud against the govern- ment blockading, illicit distilling, - selling whiskey and tobacco without a license.etc: Over twenty;: persona were . convicted, on these charges, and a number of them were sentenced to confinement for a year' and one day, the terms of which sentence re quired that the prisoners be sent to Albany penitentiary. Before the adjournment se veral members of. the bar' addressed the' Court in behalf of the parties. ; His Honor, Judge Dick, relented in response to these appeals, and ; shortened the) sentences, thereby admitting of the prisoners being confined in jails within the State. They will be sent to unrke and McDowell counties. - W. L. Thornburg, a well known car penter of this city, - met with a violent death near the Brewer Mine, in South Ca rolina, twenty-five, miles from Monroe. The accident occurred Friday morning, about 10 o'clock. Mr. Thornburg aad Dr. Chatard, one of the proprietors of the mine, were in a spring wagon together, and were driving a spirited horse. The animal be came uncontrollable, and the . two men were thrown violently from the vehicle. Dr. Chatard was only slightly hurt His companion fell nead-Toremost into a pile Of rock and bis skull was fractured. He never spoke afterwards,' but gradually grew worse, and at ? o'clock breathed his last MsjorWi W. Flemming, 01 this city, ill deliver the annual address before the students of Pioneer Mills Academy, on the 20th of Msy. i? ' -E3 NKW AOVKBTISEDIKNIV Haul & FxABSALi-Fiour 1 ; : , D. L. GofiK Meal, corn, &c. ; Mtjuson Rubber goods, &c. . -Cbosly & Mobbis Buggies, &c. ..: Pattebsoh & Hicks Low prices. ;': V'.. Local Dots. - The Custom House sports a new, flag. Glad to see it 4- The telegraph cable from Mar ket dock to Eagle's Island was taken up out of the river yesterday morning and re- paired. . . . i The Wilmington Mutual and Red Stocking base ball clubs, we are ad vised, will have a match game of base balj at Hilton tormorrow, the 1st of May, com mencing t 2 P. ,M., aharpi jv , v (j . The Baptist ' Sunday School excursion to Waccamaw Lake, to-day, is expected to be a grand success -Mr. Hin ton's school will participate, and we bear that some of the other schools will "take ! The Cornet Concert Club bad a good practice Monday. rught, at, their room in the City Hall, and v;we are glad to learn from one of the members-that there are indications of a considerable, revival of in terest In the organization;' v ' ,Drr Jdseph iXTonesrof Wash ington, ex-President- of J. the American Medical Association wS3?in this city yes terday, but left -last night for3 Atlanta, where he goes to attend the meeting of the National Board ofjlealth. 7 At the jegular meelibg of Stone wall Lodge rio. 1, Jwroti.v-held Monday evening, the first, second 'and third' ranks were conferred upon'tea fcandidates; -who were to be admitted to Section .221, .'En dowment Rank, at a special; meeting held i last evening. nilttary Ulectlon tin accordance with General Orders No. '86, from headquarters at laleigb, an elec tion f of Field Officers of the Fifth Battalion N. C. B. G., was held at the City Court room yesterday: morning.' , Lewis Smith, Senior Captain, assumed the chair; and Captain J. C HilJ was elected Secretary, The General Order in reference Jo : the election was read, whereupon a vote was taken for Lieutenant Colonel and'. Major of - the Regimeat, which resulted in the choice of Geo. L. Mabson. for' Lieutenant Colonel.and Ml N. Leary.for Major.for the ensuing year. ;, , ' ' V. ' After thanks to the Mayor and Chief ef Police for courtesies 'extended,1 and the transaction of seme business of minor, inn portance, the meeting adjourned. ' f-9 ri-- The smart Toons nan. "- r' 1 Several young genUemen 'qfij city the other evening, while out visiting, 4me, at the samq house. :The conversation, soon turrud on fire arms. ' One described pistol so large that it brought' out the exclama tion, "'why that's a horse pistol l "Ah.no.'J aid the other, its only a CoW.n - jfff :cX-Wednesday, To-Day'a Indleatloaa. jj, .(- i For; the South ; Atlantic Stales, station ary or falling barometer, slightly warmer partly' cloudy weather,': and ' southeast to southwest win da, are, .the indications; fer this section for to-day. , , .. 1 Ttae-v'Oaeert Last! Wlgntirt-. n'-t '--uvA IX U n6t'eiaggeration to ssy that the vocal andljniuiinifinuLestertamments of the Sunday ,1 Schpalj pjt ihp IFront Street Methodist Church have always been of a very acceptable character. , , That of last evening; was, however, exceptionally good, if no irarpassabl.e, .iWe avp .not space, at midnight, to speak, jn . adequate, praise of the, taste and, beauty.pftbe , poral decora, tions about the stsgejihey were simply ele gant, and. Without any directory,, showed that -woman', skill . and. devotion had fashioned, them., 1 - u -. ..-. jj kilt ia really difficult to write of the Con cert vAf ter. prayer byjUev. E, ,A; Yates, the musical! programme of the evening was introducedS.with a! pretty .chorus, . ?Ot Come, Let Us SiDg.Unto the Lord," and in this introductory selection one hundred and fifty ..harmonious voices blended; in- deedali the choruses were given ie.a style whichA toidi jof .,6kiUf ul trainingf or these sweet singers ia Israel. : The. duet, Beauti ful Yale of ,i ResW'Wby Misses tMary Shaw, and Bella Bowden; "Loye One An other,', solo, by Miss Jennie . King, with full chorus ; ."Singing from the Heart,? solo, by Miss' Sallie Yates; Wandering Child Ceme Home,' Misses Carrie Bowden and Alice GsrrelLo and Messrs.. Hodges and Jatkias, and other pieces in the first part the programme; were given with such spirit, perfection of harmony and adaptation and modulation of voices to seatiment, as reminded t us of, : the palmy dsys when Southard, And Masn, and other notables in 8 acred song.assembled the singers of Wash ington City la similar enterprises. The finish was a tableau, Rock of Ages," with chorus, and it was really charming. . 1 . . The second part did equal credit to the participants. vBut-.we must accord special praise to 'Now .1 Isy me down to Sleep," by .AliceGMreU;."Going.Home,r by Dally King;Did you think to Pray," by Misses MaUiC .Murray and Bella Bowden, and Messrs. Woot en. and it Gilbert, and "No time to: Pray," by Misses Alice and Mary Tsrboro, In this account we have omitted the name of Mral Sallie Poissoo, simply be cause her vocal celebrity makes it only necessary for us to say that whenever she sings, whether in solo or chorus, she adds new lustre to an already enviabie repu tation. M , , ,. ., The ; musical - director on this occa sion, Alr. uanson - At. uowuen, ana Mr. William M. Parker, Superintendent of the Front Street Sunday School, may congratulate themselves on the result The audience was not only large and refined, but . unstinted in eulogy of the affair, and, best of .all, , gave, in their., contributions substantial tokens of the 1 high estimate. plaeed on the evening? enjoyment It is enough to say that the concert was a rf, Success Voices far . from . being so musical of. much less compass, and cer-; tainly" infer ior in skill of management, have of ten won plaudits in crowded concert rooms, at regular places of popular resort Beayy UaJat at FayeuevUle.nill Darn i-BToiteiBfcAjsrt ; 2-...v v ?--. .Considerable damsge . was done at Fay etteville, jon Monday,' by a heavy, rain storm; which commenced about midnight Sunday and poured in torrents continuous- i ly' during ' -Monday, , damaging numerous mills situated in that vicinity. The first serieus -result from'' the storm was the breaking of the dam of 1 Mim's mill pond,: situated on ; Blount's Creek. The water rushed through the break into the creek and into Mallelt's mill pond, owned by Messrs. McKethan & Son, carrying away the bridge over the' pond leading to the Fair grounds. , Fortunateiyi however, the excess Of water was ,jlet, out vover V floating dam and no damage resulted to the mills, farther down the creek , ihV railroad , bridge was washed away, and also the Halfway bridge between Fayetteville and the river. Prob' ably the most , damage was done at Hill's mills,! iwhere ; the., dam was ; broken the water , undermining and ;waahing out the earth' and, pillars,' nearly half way under the mill house, leaving the building in a very precarious condition. The water was as high as the door steps of seversl houses on ilhe banksof the creekVwhich is one of the 'Streams which form the famous Cross Creek" at Fayetteville: HA sfood deal ' of fencing and a number of trees were wash ed 'away;, and it is feared much injury has been done other mills, grist and cotton, situated near Fayetteville. . - The rain did not ' extend much below Fayetteyille on the line of the river, but was very heavy as far as heard from above. From Captain Garason, of the steamer D. Murchison, to whom we are indebted for the above information, we also learn that the river had risen ten feet when the MyrcTuson left Fayetteville, and was still rising, though slowly. ' " . ' J , Capt Garason left Fayetteville at 7 AJkL, and the Murchison was tied up to her wharf in this city at twenty minutes past 8 o'clock last 'evening; & f - $ - Majaracaurc.4gi . u There were six' cases for the considera tion of the Mayor yesterday morning, em bracing two white and four colored pris oners, .of which :bnly;f,one . w.as a 1, female. The charges - were nothing more serious than. drunkenness and disorderly conduct. In four of the cases suitable fines were im posed; With the ' alternative of being locked f p in case of fVi! lire to pay the same, and in the other two J judgment was suspended during good behavior.; :.-i V apE3oPTto- .1 MA1I. ROBUBBY. J Arrei of tlie Galliy Parir. aad Ufa t. . Goaflnement In Jail fJaeartblnst ;' It was ascertained by'Col. JK R. Brinks Postmaster n. ihlsVcifyi'fe'w days since! that a through pouch ofimail for Jackson-t Ville,7 Florida,'f ma3e tip by tho Washing- tori and 'Petersburg'.Postar. CIerks'was missiagv.and twosySj egoil pame to'pbi Brink's - knowledge thai; :a colored . traid hand, oa the' toad; between this' city 'and unariesionj py.ine name or ueorgo , uavia had taken a pouch of mail f rem Ihe coach In which it had been deposited, and se creted it " in ' an ice ' box'-iuf another car all of which Davis, as a trusted employe, had access to at his pleasure It was further discovered - that atierireaChhtg JCharles-J ton- he had watched ibis oppojlunity. apd rifled the pouch of its conteats, after which he took it from the car and buried it about one hundred yards distant jn a swamp.: This information having established the guilt of Davis to the satisfaction of Col. Brink, he proceeded with an officer, to the depot,' Monday morning,-about' 11 o'clock;' and had one of the railroad officials to'send for the accused,' who lives in 'the,ueighbp hood of Seventh and Red : Cross. streets, in this city, with the .understanding .that' he had some private business Vwith him v He soon after arrived, at , the ; office, where he was confronted ' by Col. Brink, ' who r in formed him that he; was t just the man ne' wanted to see, and at his direction ithe offl cer immediately clapped the bracelets upon his wrists and took him dbwn'to the county' jail, where he was locked up." .: (. . - On Mondsy night Col. Brint dispatched an officer to CbarlestonVto.'look after' the missing pouch' and j its contents! . ' He ', was accompanied by a colored .. man, . by . the name of Parson Godbolt, who . Was on the train at the time the robbery was commit. ted, and who said he saw , Davis when he. cut the pouch open, and knew where - it wa., buried.' CoL Brink requested, the officer .to let him , know as soon , as. he ' had recovered the. pouch, and yesterday morning he received a. telegram to the effect that the missing1 pouch was in his possessionT r "r" "" ; The officer and his companion are exs pected to arrive: here ; on ' thi3 morning's train, and during the day probably a pre liminary examination Will ; be -had in the case of the alleged mail robber. , , , , . ,. Davis is represented to be a stout well built man, probably weighing about ' one hundred and eighty : pounds, a tolerably bright mulatto, and aged abouOwentjnfive years.,:-' ... m-: :.' f ; We learn that it , has . been ascertained that there were a large number of letters in the pouch, but still, Col. Brinksays he has received no complaint in regard to the missing mail. - Col. Brink has been very successful in ferreting out those Who have been guilty of depredating upon the mails since his cennec tion with the Wilmington office, as the De? partment would probably, be .willing to ! testify, in fact,: the Government detectives or special agents are nowhere in com parison with him in this respect: T - It should be stated that the mail poach in question was not in 'the charge of. a mail agent, but was passing through-on , the night train in "charge of a conductor at the time it was stolen. ..: , ;. P. S. The pouch and mail matter allu ded to above have been recovered, the of ficer dispatched having reached here last evening with them in his possession: ; - - iMa.ai 1 '-' ! c FIra la reader. - ? f-t .;j'ih 4 Kuajs On Sunday afternoon last, on: Moore's Creek, in , Pender country, a. two-story dwelling house, the property of Mr. Archie Taylor, but at ! the time 'occupied by Mr. Judd Hollings worth, waselitirelydestroyed by fife. It seems that ;:servanV started to enter the kitchen, which was connected with the house by a covered passage, when,, upon opening the door, the room was found to be full of smoke, and further investigtU tion showed that the flames had attained such' headway "that it would be a matter of impossibility to save the building, f A vig- orous . attempt was then made to save ; the furniture, but only with partial success, the ffire having spread ! with such rapidity that the larger portion of it bad to be aban doned to the ravages of the devouring ele ment. ' -' x Mr. Taylor, the owner of the property; is Cqroner of tho county, and resides at Bur gaw. He estimates his loss to be in , the neighborhood of $1,500, ppphwaich iere was no insurance. The extent of Mr Hol lings worth's loss is not known. 1 !J'. The fire was entirely accidental. '.. :l Tbermometer Beeora. jli The following will show the state of the thermometer, at the stations mentioned, at 481 yesterday evening, Washington mean time, as ascertained from the dally bulletin issued from the Signal Office in this city: Atlanta. . . iTl Augusta. ........ 83 Charleston,, i.-... 78 Charlotte . . .. . . i .76 Corsicana,, . . . . . .85 Galveston,.'.., .1.79 Havana. . .... ...i80 Indianola, . .. i .".80 Jacksonville,. ....79 Key West,. . .'.'. 78 Mobile.. . ........ ol Montgomery . ; .83 New Orleans.: 1 .79 PuntaRassa, . ... .77 Savannah,;.. ; I ; i .71 St Marks, . ...85 Wilmington..... 68 --. i:' Jf ,11 ". ;--i--t - -.i'.,.:, uJi- A'telegram received here yesterday an-f neunced the death at Atlanta. Gal, of Miss Sallie Elnyon, the amiable daughter of our former townsmariMr..;.3yid;nonw"ho was for many years rconnecd wita the mechanical department of "the W., d. & A. R. R. The acquaintanceVof -boWtt'ofatter and daughter are iorrowed by Iheeveat- -Crying is primvidence'6f painVWhen the Babv is fretful aUd Indmed to ' trying spells," remove, met caneo m . a-a Hjitn je 1 .by using Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup. . : .. 1 . WHOLE NO;1 3,655 hivhb in D' nsKiNr. ; The;Jfsn for this port, arrived" at Queenatown-yesterday; -! Z-1 TtitiZydia1, " Wording cleared "from Rotterdam for4hiS port On the lOlklast"1 3r-TaeJesse :Hart, 2nd, AVall,.: beared from Bjittt, Met on the 24th, fortbis poTt TnefBwedisb brig' J Cttrfh;' Schmidt, heretofore'repotled, sailed; from-Hamburg1 for this ppFtPB, the 25th ipkt f j , 3 , ., 0 1 - rmThiAttanlih. Sbeeving; frbm this port,; arrived at Hamburg on the 14th inst and the JYica,na, Rose, eailed for Wilmington 6n the lSto: Jiemauiin'g in iJie'City ?osVOffice,v April s;At:fjB Atkinson.,,. , u rn.v.7,.a Bs David Rrina , Ti Cl Pl'rnnn sir A' TTraifl Junkek miss Martha Blaney.. ' . Auijcey jjoslin, Ueo Ureg, .Henry .Cor bett, Jno B Caslceu, miss , Amelia Clark. "-D-r-EJ Debnean. Jackson Deal Vfnnv' .Dewey, carOS.W Dunham, ,; 5 - M . j F Washington Fuirsont Jas Fox worth, ;mrs Ge8Sle Farrow, Jennie Foster ; H. j vtT7;eo -Aieordon,. L.tMGayenburg, Pompey Gerham. v , 3 U A Hal, !Jno HoganfS W Hall, Wm' Harriss - Alfred..-; Howland, - Joe Herring, Josephine. Herriner. Rosa Handv. Fannev i Hayes, mrs Eliza Hamlin,1 Maria Halsey.'-j :" rJ Joseph; Johnson, Henry Isery Henry ' Jones, Polly Jones, Ad die Johnson, ' EUey ; K-J ane Konegay r Elcey! Keatlr, L H.1: Eing.IW'.Kelly,i :-r.; ! L RLitgep, Maggie LitUeLuld Lve:: ; -M Geo A Mebane ' Ed McKensle, 0' B; jMalleti Dav.e Mosely, Win McNeali5 B W McRae; mrs- Hathprite, qare "H 'McBCoV Eveline McNeil, Alice Martin; Bridget Mil ler, JdBeph' Mpsely, Capt W H Morns. . ; i i N IF Nelson: ' . i r : O Mrs Fannie Owens, Henry Otterbeih. J ! r-wm v ridgen, Mary fope, L J Jrur ;cell, Ellis Patrick, .r. ,?. '--v-iK!-!f -??-: t R- Judea Bobbins. Green Richardson,, Alice f Kegister, Ubas U Kugg, Chas lieynoma. S Win ford Stanley, care Louis Gradd : lRe R;W Scott, ReV William1 Scott, mrs iE Swain, care Geo Peltelo. t ,1 , 1, , , . i , - T David A-Taylor, "J AJiTynus, C P Thebaul,.Philrp Thomas, miss M L Turner.-: i , W-r-Olariden Walker, Rev Jos WingSie, i Isaac .'H White.Jflo' D" Williams, ' R H ;Whittey, Lota White. Stephen Walcott, mrs Anna Williams, ;. Lizzie: Wilson;, miss Dora Williams, Lena Williams." " " : .Ship letter. Brig Auro. L'M Collins. Persons calling for letters in the above list will please say "advertised" If not called for within thirty days they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. v , i '"ni'i- ''!-' v -; " i-tv -: Ed.: R. -Bkestk R Mi - .Wilmington, New Hanover Co., N.... C: iff THE J9AII.S. ' ' I The mails' close and: arrive; at the City Post Office as follows; Northern through mails, . . . , 7:45 P. M.: Northern .through and - way niailS.;.'......;.:;:;i "' Mails for the N; C. Railroad, ' and routes . supplied there i : from; including A.' & N. C. ! Railroad, ; - at. . ,y i ,ff 5:30 A. M. 5:30 A. M. Southern mails for all points South, daily..... .... . . 7:30 A. M. 5:00 A.M. 7:30 A. M. 7:30 A. M. 10 P M. : . 1 .... Western mails (C. C. R'y) daily except Sunday) . , Mail for Cheraw & Darlington itaiiroaa Mails for. points between Flo rence and lharieston ...... Fayette ville.and offices on Cape Fear' River, Tuesdays and Fridays. ;.v:i....W... Fayetteyille, via ' Lumberton, ?. daily, except Sundays.... " Onslow C. Hl -and interme 5:00 A. M. diate offices every Friday.. 6:00 A. M. Smithville mails, by steam boat, daily (except Sundays) 9. -00 A. M. Mails for Easy Hill, Town Creek and Shallotte, every Friday at tttr: .t; . -,r. : v. r 6:00 A. 31 6:00 A. M Wilmington and Lisbon, Mon days and Fridays at....... Oaf OPKNI'OB DELIVERT. ; Northern through' fnails. . . . . . 9 :00 A. M Northern t through and way vt , :maus..i..)i:...iw..irt- 7:00 A. M. Southern mails .... ... 7 :00 A. M. Carolina Central Railroad: ; . t 6 Mf A: M.j Stamp Office open from 8 A. M, to 12 M and from 2 to 5 SO P.M. " Money order and Register Department open same ' as stamp General delivery open from 6:30 A. M. to 6 :30 P.i M. , and on Sundays from 8 SO to 9:3UApM. w2,'n-:3:-s.-.-. r- ., , Stamps for sale at general delivery when stamp office is closed; - 1 ? r- Mails collected from- street boxes every day at 4.uu t. , f- t CIXY'lTBlTl. - Chew Jackboh's Bsst Sweet KaTy7Tol)acio. - THE MORNING STAS can alwava be had at the following places in the - city : The Porcell House, narns mews Btana, ana lae btu umce. EXECTEIC BELTS. A. sure enre for nervous debility. premataro decay, exhaustion, etc The only reuaBie core. Circalars mailed free. Address J. K. B5JE Y3. 43 Chatham St. N.Y. noox Bihbsbt. Teejh OBHiHe Stab Book Bind ery docs all kinds of Binding and Ruling in a work numlikevianneri- and at reasonable prices. Met chants sndotaere needing Receipt Books, or other worjc, may rely on promptness. In the execstion of FINEENGLISHGUNS. The attention of sports men Is invited o the advertisement ef Messrs. J. A W. Tolley, manufacturers of fine breech-loading guns, Birmingham, England. Their guns are made to order according to apecifications and measure ments fnrniflhed, thus eesaring the right crook, lejagtn or biock ec f 'I- aaaaj ' FOB UPWABDS OF THIRTT YEARS Mbs Wnrebow's 8oothih Btbtjp has been used for children. It corrects acidity of the stomach, relieves worn ooua, regalates the bowels, cures dtbkhtzbx and DTAWHTfBA, whether arising from teething or other causes. An old ana weii-tnea- rem ear. xa CBHTS A BOTTU. l -. i ! j- ! ' . Elevated Railroads, Lines of Stages, FUces of Amusement, Depots and Steamers all these radl- mta frnm ' nr m afttfttAl tn: th Immediate neizn-. borhood of the Grand Central Hotel, on Broadway, New York, which Is new kept on both plans, tne American. 2.50 or S3.00. and the European plan. S1.00 per day and upwards. An elegant Kestauranr. at moderate prices, is conttnetea py iuo uraau CentraU.. i : m'-'- - - " iibw IS THE TRYING TIME. This Is the sea son, this the kind of weather, in wUch Consump tion sews its seeds. These seeds are. Coughs snd Colds.. Their fruit, if nadoeelked to death. Re member, ia this connectlen, that "Halm's Hobxt or HoBaHoxnro ajto Tab." as a specific for Colds and Coughs, 4- witaent rival la the world. Fer the sake of Health and Life, forget not this. Pike's Toothache Drops care Toothache in one minute. , - ' 1 5 fsiLrr' . u,-1" A .TIMS' CONTRACT FOR 25 YEARS. The chance ef receiving' $30,000 foe Two Dollar by an investment in the Louisiana state lottery, at Mew Orleans, win continue for the next fifteen yean, as the charter of the Company runs on nnttl 1893, and Its vested rights cannot- be invaded by any act of legislation or other proceedings, as. long as the ma nagement ia honestly conducted, and the worst en. emy it has instigated by malice has never raised a suspicion of the strict integrity which characterizes its business affairs. For further information, ad dress Mr-A. Dauphin, P. O. Box .698, New Orleans, La. '' - ..-.-' . r K : One Sflufif, one toj "Vf SfiQ :jw . ' 3 w 1 (X " G 50 r fourdaya,. flI ' n wa riaa One week,.. Two Weeks - Three weeks, ....... i v 'me monia,. .... . lOOit iiixt - 94 00 : .:. 40 00 - so lur- . it"' iti ." . ,. Two month,. . I'B hree months. Six months,... vne year, pSContract Advertisement taken HnnitftW a nfu : . Tea lines sslid Nonpareil type make one oquart NEW ADVERTISEMENTS! Buggies, ttc; REMAINING ON HAND. BUT - - - - 3 WAGONS, one and two feat. ' " -" ' S Too and 3 Ooen BlTflflTRH. , . ' Certainly the last shipment of the seasoa at pre sent figures. , . - - CROKLY it MORRIS, ; -, ap30-)t M.i. t . - ' Auctioneera. r. .Gppdyear's 1i 7 .y - t - Sr. BBST INDIA BTJ8BER OOA.TS, a r . . ... ... . .. - Warranted Wtm.Pmir INDIA KUCBKB UMBRELLAS, , i -Ana ine Only PEBELE83 WAMSUTTA SHIETS In State, can be foend at - apSOlt , ... , MUNBON'S IHA Boslb Fresh VIRGINIA MBAL,' ' f P iUO lOOO Bush. WHITE CORN. EAA Bush. MIXED CORN, . , OUU , . -: 300 Bbls Good FLOUR, all erade. 1 fl O Boxea MEAT, Smoked and Unamoked. -. lyv Also. Vines ar. Spanish Brown. - - ' Hoop Iron, Glue, Spire. Ginger, y" - ' Pepper, Coffee, Sugar, Soap. Ac. 7 ; For sale low at . . D. Lv UOKK'S, ap30tf Noe. 3 and 3 South Water at At Low PricesV HTESS PORK. lTJL , D, 8. SIDES, N. C. HAMS. c. Hams, SUGAR, ' COFFER, FtiOUH, CANDLES. . bOAP. r r,t 80DA i lVe, POTASH, j. TOBACCO, .:. ,. : - . CIGARS tlTSfU - tlanff-"' :"-. " "' ( A Iw Prices for Cash. . , . r PATTERSON HICKS, 1 ap 35 D&Wtf 2 H. Water Street. 1200 Bafiels : Good Flour, For sale at close figures. i ap 30 D&Wtf ' - S "HALL PEAR8ALU HA8 JTTST RETURNED' FROM NEW YORE, and the Northern cities with a GRAm ii. LECTION of ' 7 ; SPRING. AND SUMMER MILLINERY,' .' i which will be opened on the S4TH. S5TH and S6TH. i ue uaoies are respecuuuy invited to. examine, s ap 83 tr - ., :,. .... TAXPAYERS Are Invited to examine the new arrived Stock at the Furniture Store,' 1 1 ..... toiu iu ixw jrnces. g :-rr (.., BEHBENPS mCNROK, N.B. cor. Market and Sd Sta., Wilmington, N.C. .apWtf-.Warerooma Sd, bet. Market Princess.?' Steamer Passport; i iMAPT, J. W. HARPER, - , Will resume SUNDAY TRIPS . TO SMITHVILLE, APRIL 87, weather permitting. iiiiih ubuui xrfsavo jjock ai v.su A. a, ap6 tf - g GEO MYRRH, Agent. ALTAFFER &PRICE. .-'--: .We are nt only Manufacturing 'i Sasli, ;Dobrs,x Blinds, MOULDINGS, &'c, But are turning out some FINE WOPK in SHOW; VABliS, WAKUKUCJSB, OUANA PK1S8SES AND BOOK CASES.. A fine stock t .. of Walnut Lumber on hand. 1 ' ' . -'Work guaranteed and PRICES LOW. ; Dearborn's Blind Awninr Fixtures and Thnm-. ton's "Sensible Balancer" on hand. Call and see them. ALTAFFER PRICK. Factory foot of Walnut Street. - Offlro on Xntt " near Red Cross. .-.)-, so 87 tf .- - Owners of Carriages, WAGONS, c, needing Repairs, will find it to their Interest to bring them at once to P. H. HAY DRW. ' , t ; HARNESS. 8 ADDLES, Ac. constantly on band." HORSE-SHOEING done at Low Prices. , ap 37 tf v . .. :.;, v-:2000-:V':-- ' At Exchange Corner ! 3000 Yards Hamburg , Edgings 1 ; q j Just Received. ; ; :. frhp Ladies will : find on examination that these ARE THE CHEAPEST ever sold In this market r, "tv V N. H. SPRUNT, .1 . , ." 1 mil 88 tf . : . .. Bxehangw Corner. (:-::- ;; w -. THE '- - obi & London & Globe IS THE ..- . . - . .- . -r . ,,;.., - !" Strongest Fire Insurance Co. In the World. ' . . , EaTLosses promptly adjusted and paid, on re ceipt of proofs, WITHOUT DISCOUNTby a r JNO.' W.: GORDON A BRO.i Agents, - rapJTtf ' . ; H North . Water 8treetl -; PURE AND FRESH DRUGS . . ."f . AND CHEMICALS, MINERAL WATERS, by the Case or Dozen BRANDIES, WHISKEYS and WINES, , 1 ' For Medicinal Purposes, at . ,N J. K. MoILHKNNY'S, - "' DrugStere, ' ' ap 87 tf 1 N. E. Corner Market and Front Streets. SODA WATER. According to the great chemist. Baron Liebig, there la no more healthful drink than Soda Water, that is. common water impreena, I-ted with the powerful fluid which that sharp old as trologer, von ueiiaonvnrat detected and eailed wild gas; which Dr. Black rediscovered in lime stone, and styled fixed air; and which the great Frenchman, Lavoisier, pulled to pieces, and called carbonic acid It exhilarates the entlie system, in vigorates every function, and especially promotes digestion.. This healthy andrefrechiag beverage Is readyforyouat 8. G. NORTHROPH apS7 tf - -- Fruit and Confectionery Stores: - - ' '-. Liitie. Liinerr v. ' 'fi 200 d-jointafini8hinulims' Now landing ex-Schr. Mary E Oliver. For sale low. We invite the attention of Masons to this Ume. apSStf ROBINSON A KING. iGener DESTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION t . 4. . . ... r:. arai .v. . , t. A large stock of Croquet, Base Balls andBata, Just received. s At prices to suit alL -- - - - s Always a weU selected Stock of everything m Ihe Book and Stationery line at v ' - 3 ap S7 tf YATES BOOK I TORE. t 1f
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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