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,')- ft THE nORimiGSTAR. Ity WBI. n. BEXINARD- IMlBIJKttBD DAILY 3EXCXPT "MONBA VH.' um oi ecBscumoa ih advance : ; , ' f ' Hoyear, (by mall) portage paid,. . ........ 1 . months, "T . 00 Threo months- I -! . ". ".i. ,;.,.',:, -n month w" ( "I- . .. - To City SabBeribers, aetlverod In any part ot Jthe itr Fifteen Cents per week. Our City Agents are uot authorised to collect f er mere than three mnth .n Ulvancc. ' - "'"'"- ' Crop re'porU from the Northwest fayor abie. i -1 Iron barque Helen, of Dundee,, was run into at sea by Steamship City of New.Tork and sunk; the crew' was saved.: tTTV: C Cox, of Washington,- has been appointed Secretary of S.,Com mission to the coming Australian ExuibU . . CI J A M.lhnnnia - Tlito ... is atrenetbenins its meisures "agiinst -;i.ir : iKnirland and France will I not accept the Sultan's abrogation of the J irade of 1841 which authorized the Khe- I dive to conclude treaties with foreizopow- I era, &c - Two Spanish vessels are to blockade San Domingo ports. ' 7 There is great distress in Ireland from continued rains: -i denMyer; :,,OIdiProbahili- tie,w bas been feasted at Paris by U. "S. Minister, jThe ex-Khedive goes to Smyrna, r- r Another failure of , cotton spinners in England ' Senator Vest's free coinage resolution was refeired tp- the Finaoce Committee. , -Senate Commit tee teported 'H favorably", on adjournment; Windom objected and resolution went over until Tuesday; 157 members of the House present, U being 13 above a quorum. -The PfCBident has approved the Judi cial EiDenses bill, .but vetoed the Marshal's bill'; "be merfed to his former messages as J the; grounds of his action. Senator I 01 D8 ,nlroQcea D!u maR,D nronriaiions for Marshals' fees, without con- I dilional clauses. The House refused to pass Marshals' fee bill over the veto by a vote of 83 to 63. . Lieut. McCulley," U.: 8. jArmy, i suicided yesterday! r Both of the President's veto messages were referred, to the Appropriations Committee.. -t- The Mississippi" Uiver Improvement. Commissiouers have been conflrmed. ; Congress will adjourn this afternoon,' and ii i8aid the President has abandoned the idea of reconvening the two Houses. The Colorado Indians are menacing pro specting miners in that section. ' - Cool . ncss is' ; reported j between ' Germany'' and Russia.4 Russia is ii endeavoring to reach an nnderstanding with France on the Eastern question, and to conciliate Turkey 4 -(The Fiench paper, BepuUiqrte IYan- eaite, combats the idea that the United States has a right to feel .' disquietude on account of the proposition to construct the Isthmus Canal under European auspices. -New Tork markets: Money, active at 3J percent, j cotton dull and easier at 12i l2i cents flour dull and unchanged at $4 756 60; wheat dull, heavy and lower for all kinds except No: 2 spring, which is firtnen'corn ic belter and . fairly active; spirits turpentine quiet at 27e; rosin un changed at $1 301 35. The Prince Imperial left all of hi8 properly to his mother. This is as it tdiould.be. - . . . - Tho .Socialists- of Brooklyn 1 and Ne w York are preparing to celebrate theFoorth; Little Aleck and - Ben Hill have made up and now all is serene with these two Georgians, who have an in dependent way of their own. : The President is quite inclined to appoint Gen. Beauregard as one of theMiBsis8ippT River- Commission, but a strong pressure is brought to bear against it. '" Senator Satilsbury is to be Chair- manrfSthe In galls Investigating Committee, and Senator Hill will be Chairman of the . Kellogg sub-com mittee. This indeed looks like busK ness. .'' Wo see it stated that tho death rale of Richmond, Va., for the year thus far is 33.40 to tbe 1,000. inhabi- tantsrTbe Ivhite' ratio' is 14.32. anoT the colored i88. f There inust be some mistake, here."fy r:;!i-f':iVi.. The 'President has 5 determined to- call .Congress together again in an other extra session, so the Dispatches correspondent gays. Well, let him call, the Democrats ought to be able ;to stand it if the Stalwarts can. ' 'The Richmond Dispatch's letter ays that some of the Sooth Caroli nians are not pleased with the rejec tion of" Corbiu. They were willing to bave him made a Judge so they could get rid of him. But then lie was not made a Judge all the same. virffiaia- is prond of its model Judge. His name is Barksdale. 'At jiaiitax uourt, House two men were fighting. A crowd stood around see- ing the yfunVWatch ini hand, the Judge stopped and said - to the priri cipals:If yon are here five minutes hence, I will iail you." The fight ended at once. , The head-centre of hatred for the . Southern . whites Boston did not express any great amount of sym-- . pathy for the negro movement when it contributed : but $200 to aid the . starvin a emicrantaL: -The Advertiser thinks there was ' too much of the bloody shirt ia the speeches of. Wen dell Phillips and.others to commend tine movement to pDer men. ; u" : 4 jf - j V- ' yoL.-xxiv.--N6;; si - The .Tammany Democrats are pre paring for an imposing celebration on Fourth of July. They are determined to get op a greati,"ro88ement,1' as the preacher, said when after preaching an hour ho pulled" off h'n coat and foiled up Jua sleeves, over the. great questions before the country, ard hX4,Tll9S.he Pariiet? fhH JNCW York correspondent of. the Philadelphia Ledger writesi 'Tho Tammany people are 'red hutr for such - a grand Fourth of July celebration fas will elicit 'the sentiment' of the 'party throughout the country, not o(.ly - with re ference to ine recent fresidential vetoes, but also with reference to personal prefer ences as to the 'succession.' '"".To' that end urgeotlnvilaUoo&to be present have .been sent to Speaker Rafidall, Senators' Bayard", Tburman, Kernan, Eaton and . Hampton, Mr. lilackburn, and other prominent Sena tors . an d . Reprceen talives. .. Most of these gentlemen, it is understood,- have' signified tkeir HCCeDtance.'1 provldea no exigency should arise between bow and next Friday to keep lbem at WashingtdU-C i j V'LU. LotJ Roscoe is not only pompous, ui he is sore and soar. Mr. lobin son, Chairman ot tne unto 'Otate Executive Committee, wanted Oonk- ling to make some speeches in OhioJ Here is the way be received "the re quest, as reported in the Richmond -3w. . IDispatch : 'Have you no Republican speakers in Ohio?" :' 'Yei,tt said Mr. Robinson, "but Ave thought that if you would speak at Cincinnati, Toledo; Columbus, Cleveland and other important points, you would help Foster a good deal." . What . jfosteri" asked Lord Roscoe. ; " Why, Charles Fos- ter-Charlev Foster our ReoublicaU can didate for Governor," replied Mr. Robinson, Still keeping his temper. "When, , pray, did Charles Foster becom' a Republican 1" ?aid the waning Senatorial leader, in a tone hat made Mr. Robinson retire with a ring ing in his official "ears that aeemed very piuch like a big flea, and without receiving a direct reply to bis polite invitation. . lhis simply means that Grant,' Conklmg &Co. do not intend. to let up even temporarily on Sherman. Garfield, Foster & Co." Gov. . Colquitt, of Georgia, , is ; an enthusiastic Methodist, who has car ried his religion into office. 'lie bas been delivering lectures to negro Sunday School gatherings. This has given offence to certain persona who are not much addicted to prayer or praise, we take it." ; They accuse' the religious Governor of trying to curry favor . with the "eolored man, ;and brother that , he may be re-nomma- ted. We believe Gov. Vance was censured by some for his bearing towards the colqredpeople. We are glad both Governors ' bave found it not inconsistent with '; their place to address the colored people. - Mr. Frank Hurd'a speech ih reply to Garfield mast have been of re markable excellence. The Washing ton Post thus refers to it: "Mr. Hard's grand speech in the House in general defense of his party's position in Congress and in particular, reply to Mr. Garfield, was the talk of the town all day yesterday.. It is not too much to say that it will Btand as Uie speech the session . Mr. Garfield was completely overwhelmed. and in his fall he took his party and all its bogus pretenses along, with him." It was rather warm weather in New York last -Friday when ; the thermometer stood at 97 in the shade. If it is as hot on the Fourth Ameri can patriotism will fairly "siz." Spirits Turpentine. I Rafeigh handled forty-five bales cotton last week- - State ' Dental , Association will meet ia Raleigh to-day. There iro two: hundred teachers at the University Normal School. Internal Revenue collections in Fourth District last week $27,926.99. . Mr. Nick West, of Raleigh, bas invented a new window shade that. is wel. spoken of. , .- 7 Mr. George Bishop, an excellent young man, formerly of Newbern, has just died at Kaleigu. , , : r j ;. - - t John D. Whitf ord has been elected President, and F. C, Roberts Sec retary and Treasurer, of Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad. Both are Newbernians. Traveling from , Lincolnton to Newton, bybuggy, last Wednesday morn- inir. Mr. Goldsmith, a drummer, was thrown out ana naa ois wrist sprainea, Dy the horses running away. The driver fel 'out on bis bead. : rue Doggy was oroseo to atoms'. All this from tbe .Newton anter Henderson Alt ord, a burly ne pro. was triea ior uui wo tur u ceuuau time in. YVSKe uoarw . sxf) was irieu mat year for murdering Deputy Sheriff Pass-: more, found guilty ana Beniencea to do handed. - An aooeai was tasen auu s new trial was granted He has been convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to ten years m the penitentiary. ...... t , ? , New-Bern Democrat: Oar young friend, Mr. Clement Manly, went to Pam Iico county to take evidence in the interest of Major Teates, who will contest the le gality of tbe seat of Mr. Joseph Martin ia Congress. It is alleged that the polls in certain precincts in ..ramuce were not opened in accordance with, and that the election last November was not conducted in strict conformity to the law. . -A correspondent of the Raleigh New says of the Trinity College. Normal School There.were about seventy-five in the chapel when the Normal "was opened; eighteen counties ana . turee mates were represented ana several more arnvea last niuht. Every day brings new., teachers to our Normal and we shall have reached one hundred by the last of the weeku . -4 . f i VfinUmnnri Ihrist.itn. Antnf.nt'. Bev' Wilbur "TiUett, formerly a student i -'Jilt J- J n-t"Jf' HIM -il-is ?, i51ffMiNGr6ijt; rcTtepAY; at Randolph Macon College, is teaching a lass in Shakespeare at theUdiversity Nor mal School, Chapel ; Hill, -. N. a . ; : r An pld barn In the mountain section of; North CarolicBf calling .itself a college; and run by people who bad better be -"worming to bacco," has conferred the degree ot D. D. On a vulsge insvrratreetgetitr Ten pupils lot. the New .York Deaf and Dumb Institution 'graduated on Wednesday, and fiftv others who bad com pleted the '. regular course received dinlo-t mas.! One of . the ...number .was Jesse Bunker, a sou of Chang, one of the Siamese J taring P.Tiannr loff -enna ' i Ans" flattghters, one- of the ' latter- being also a' deaf mute: Jesse goes to Mount Airy, N C, to take charge of a fine, farm left by his 7 Ataunton vmaicatar; t At, the recent meeting of,; the Board of Trustees of pavidson College it was resolved that here Sfter the sons of ministers ' of all evangeli cal denominations b admitted free ot tul- tionv Last Sunday week iRev .,. Alex. Sprunt. preached at Augusta, cburcbtbe pld Stone Church, Augusta county,' Y a. ) which is now vacant; and last 'Sunday; at Sn informal obngregational meeting, it was unanimously decided to give bun a call. : J Monroe ' sMepre83'. ' -On .'- April 5th, Mr. Robt; Morgan,' a young -mao 24 years of age, whoi left Anson county several years ago for Texas, v in company mh , ms mother, Mrs.! Temperance Morgan,, and another brother, was killed by a 1 mob ; of eight men while lU-.theV discharge 'Of . his duty as Deputy-fineriflt of i.Titns county, Texas. . Mr. Morgan naa . many , relatives and friends in Anson county, who - have fore we publish this notice." ' " A The 5 foHOwin&f nh vsicians were elected delegates by the North Carolina Medical ,Sociery7TOcenin-Bes8lon-at Greensboro,: to the American Medical As sociation, which convenes in . New York city in June nextr- Jr' J.CSj Summerwell, F. M. Rountree.'Charles Duffy, John Mc Donald,' Walter C. Murphy, H. M- Alford, Willis Alston, M. T. Babsen, B, ii. Flow ers; W, Tu Roysler, Walter DebbftM'liP- B, Barringcr. Dr. Tbos. F. Wood, of Wil mington, was elected delegate to the Ameri can Public Health. Association. o we earn from the North Carolina Medical Jour nal ; i f .. .. r Raleigh Wercer--0 Mr. 1 WtW liam Man gum. while working in tbe rear of the post office yesterday, leveling the yard, leu exhausted, it was, very much u&e Sunstroke. He was improving late yester day evening, out was stui very sick at nis residence. Along tbe line of the Wil mington & Welddn Railroad the crops are just splendid, and in convening with those posted in regard to tbe crops . in Wayne, Wilson, Nash, Halifax, Edgecombe and Pitt, there was but one expression, and. that was that the prospect bad not been as good for a decade of years for a year of plenty as the present prospect. "H . j" the New York correspon dent of the Raleigh,, Observer, writes con cerning the late Giles Leitch : "I had not seen Mx. .bench in many years, and did not know that he was ia the city. He ar rived at the hospital on the 15th, .to be treated fur dropsy. The physicians urged him to write to .bis friends,, or to allow them to do bo, but he declined.' Latterly he has been unconscious, and died in that State. The physician this , morning found that he. was dying, and at once telegraphed: to the postmaster at Lumberton. . Hence the telegram to me. He was a' bachelor,' I believe, and probably .fifty years of age. He was, as you know better than I, a law yer of considerable ability and, practice. The Young Men's Christian As sociation met at Salisbury on the 28th ult The Charlotte Observer, says: The formal organization took place lit 1 10:30' A. ; M. Friday. Mr. T. M. Pittman, of Charlotte, was chosen permanent President; Messrs. Butler, of Goldsboro, and Haywood, of Kaleigb, vice Presidents, and- Kev. Mr. Franklin: tf Winston, Secretary, with Mr." R. M. Davis, of Salisbury, assistant Secre tary. After the credentials . were received and examined, it was found that nineteen associations and churches were represented by forty-nve delegates. Several corres ponding members were admitted, includ ing the pastors of the city churches, which swelled the number to about fifty. The deliberations on Friday were of great in terest to the members, and the discussions were participated in by nearly all present Tbe convention concluded its work on Saturday. . . - . ( ! Charlotte Observer: There were twenty arrivals at Glen Alpine Spring du ring the past week; among whom , were Beveral Charlotta people.1,- 'A telegram to Judge Bhipp from his son, W. XL bhipp. lately appointed to a cadetship at West Point, announces the gratifying intelligence that he has successfully passed all his ex aminations and. has been admitted to that institution. 1 r- Wra. Jiarney, a young man of this county, who took the degree of B. 8. at Davidson College in 1875, has been studying chemistry, physics, geology and mineralogy at Leipsic and Heidelberg, under Bunsen, the most renowned scientist in his department now living. Via January last Mr. Barney took the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) at Heidelberg, with the highest honor, what is technically known as sumrhA 'tum laude, a distinction. rarely J attained by American students. He is now in Paris, studying with Wurtz, and wlllTe turn to this country in August. Mr. Burney is a descendant on his.mother'a side of the Hendersons that branch to which the ibrilliant Phild-5 Henderson belonged- noted for intellectual ..vigor and acu men. He will devote himself to teaching. The grape crop in and around Char lotte promises a most abundant yield. - . At the commencement exercises at Atlanta University, a colored institution, last week, one of the graduates was Maria E. Guion, of Charlotte. There are three or? four fine two-year Old colts owned by parties in Charlotte, which wUJ be put upon the track for their first trialB of speed thlsff all. Some of these animals are exceedingly promis ing. The Chamber of Commerce, at its meeting last night, selected about thirty names of business men of Charlotte to go on the excursion to Hendersonville on the Fourth. It is said that the leaves of geranium are an excellent, sppuoauou ior cuts, when the skin is rubbed off, and other wounds of the same kind. One or two leaves must be bruised and applied on linen to the part, and the wound will be come cicatrized in a very Bhortllme.1 The best counterfeited silver half dollar ever coined is just out. ! It made its first appearance in New Orleans. The milled edges, color and all, are perfect, and it Weighs but little less than the genuine coin. r A farmer of Charlotte township has brought to the Observer office a Btalk of cot ton, the leaves of which were covered with lice. He reports that nearly all his cotton is infested by these little animals. They are apparently lifeless, 'but in a f$rf days suck all the life -from the leaves," causing them to shrivel and turn blacks Ha reports that other farmers in his neighborhood are suffering' J.from the .same" causev -h-i.Pn-' ring. the past year the, Atlantic Tennessee. & Ohio Railroad has not had a single cent to pay , for,.-loss , and; Carriages'. This is tomelhing ; altgetber remarkable ip; Jhe 3" i. history of railroading, and 'reflects credit upon tbe officers and employes of the .cotn- Sany. 'ine grauing on tne western orth Carolina of the, track" which Is to run ' by ' way " of Newton1 naa been "about completed, ' and last week the overseer, convicts, mules, &c, were sent to the bead of the road to work on the line between tne o.wannanoa iuuuei uu uueviue. ',' NB W ' aOVBRTISBMBNTK. :i ' Alls! I'm dyeing. ' j J : '! ' -TAx-LisTiNO Last day. ' " " , Excubsion Prof, -Agostini. " ' i Munson Small "margiion cost. . Opkn-Aiu Conceiit To-night. Gtioxuz & Mokbis Auction sale 1 Regatta PooLS--At Kasprowicz'sJ Noticb To delinquent taxpsyers. ! flnr) tKonlra are tendered to Senator Vance for. various publtic dbtiu- , ft". 'In consequence of the very in- clement weather Sunday night there were hd services at the First Baptist Church ' 5 " ' . In consequence of the heavy ram Sun day afternoon thdopeh air meet ing at Dudley's Grove had to be dispensed With, n - :' ; ; : : !- : . :'i. j -!Wo utiderstand it is more, than probable that a vocal quartette will be add ed to the other attractions of the Cornet Concert Club excursion to-morrow evening. James' Dottery, colored, was ar rested Saturday night on the charge of cheating by false token, and is now in jail awaiting a bearing before Justice, Scott this morning, at 10 o'clock. : ' ;, . . (; Don't forget the . family excur sion on the Steamer Waccamaw, on the 4th of July, -tinder the auspices of Jthe Hiber nian Benevolent Society. She will Ivisit Smithvilie and the forts. The Big Pine, where the Pen er 4th of July celebration is to take place, is on the, road between Lecsburg and Har rell's Store. The railroad . rates will be re duced for the occasion, we learn . ; '. : This section was visited by a splendid rain Sunday afternoon and night, which,' it is hoped, extended sufficiently far into the interior to help the crops and in crease the depth of water in the river. We learn : that if as many as fifty tickets can bo sold, there Will be an excursion from this city to Beaufort about the middle of tbe present month, at very few fare, under the management of Mr. W. R. French. ' I The steam . fire engine "tittle Giant" .was engaged yesterday afternoon in pumping water into the Rattlesnake Light Ship, on the marine railway : of Messrs, Caasidey & Rosa, to tighten her seams, &c. The' steamer-was stationed at the foot of Nun street. : - '.;w, ;u-it.K, ;k . j- . Popalatlon f (be City. j(f We give the following suggestions of Mr. London as apparently eminently worthy the consideration of our city, authorities, and .it is to be hoped that the necessary ac tion will be taken in the matter, so that the question of the population; of Wilmington may be setat lst s s wic-i- !:--t tii-.s 1 "Mayor Fishblate has 'received a circular from the iNational- Board of Health, re questing an ofilcial or estimated - statement, of the population of the city, &c, in order to make up the necessary data for the ofiV cial reports required by law." I Mr. Editor: Observing the above notice in'yonr paper of Sunday last, it, occurs to me that if the suggestion there made were taken advantage of ; the much vexed ques tion as to what the population of the city is could be set at rest. In the last British census the entire enumeration of. tbe in habitants Of England and Wales, aggrega ting a total of 83,712.260. was made ixx iona day (April 3rd, 1871), by 32,543 enumera tors, or, about one enumerator for. each 700 inhabitants. : Estimating the population 01 the city at 20.000. it will readily be ' seen how easy the police force might take an ac curate ana reliable census in a day at very, small cost. If the Board of Aldermen der sire it the details will be furnished them; and an estimate of the expense. ' 't be Revival. ; . ,4 The great religious .awakening; now go ing on at.the Front StreetMethodiat Church has resulted ' so far : in great good to the community. ;Ud to this - time there have' been about one hundred and twenty-five conversions. On last Sabbath, fifteen more members were adddd'tb tbo" church, em bracing those from vouth to old" age. The revival seems to increase in interest Rev. Mr. Yates began the meetings about the 1st of June and was meeting with considerable success,, when, after eight or ten days, Rev Mr, McPherson, of the Society of Friends, came ia to help. He was accompanied by his wife, who. while not a preacher, seems to be very efficient in leading the wayward to the path of life. supreme court. i The' following cases from the Fourth District were under consideration Satur- lay: , . , A. A. McLean el af. vs. John Patterson e.tal., from Columbus; continued under the rules. - ' v. i.u.n,.. .: ; Angus McFadven vs. J. T. Council, ex ecutor, from . Bladen .argued by McRae & iiroaaioot ior the. plaintiff, .ana, x. u-iOut ton for tbe defendant. . i W. A. Rogers eiecutor, vs. Robert Mc Eenzle et al..1. from Robeson; argued, on report of clerk, by : Hinsdale & Devereux for the plaintiff, and Battle k iupraecai ior defendant,,,. . . , , . . r , V) : : William 'Griffin et'"al. Vys. Josephine Griffin; from Robeson (two cases); contini uea ior aosenceot counseL- ' v r , . l The body of the late Giles Leitch who ied.in.New!, rorkpn;;Tbursday lastK ar-f riyed here pn Sunday evening, by Jfcjcpress, and left Jaat TenUig pa ; the.;.CI P t way ror.Kobeson county,- . . -f ji ij 'flu '-v.'. i - i.v fi.' -' i ' -.4 rJ - r4i:;? To-Dav'e inaieatioB.,' ' I :For, tte Bouth Atlanta States, statioriary pressure, and liempirftturernQftheastV to- southeast winds. ahdoartlv eloudV Weather. 1 are the 'indlcationa for this section'hoaay." i TheBrat'excursion 'nowtnordei is that for this evening on the .steamee Passport,, by moonlight iThe boat -will leave' her1 wharf ,!aV7:3Q 1 0 federal Pointy retflrningT at J2. uA?tringVbfiod. Jgage4j and' dancers wdl Uave a fair field' and abfrndaat time. !,,t,-'ii-','!''t rOSaHSlfMSil'l .I", i The Cornet Concert fcVS011 lbe.' ring and propose a.' aacaLmobnlight ex-L cursion drtWnesday-ftext, toFdrt FishJ eri ; ' .TJesewbo pationiz'ed ,the, first ex'cuf . sionof , ;theCiBb,iwilJfc reqqir.Qi tbe;J persuaaeu tomaaea secorio. venture. J' me musical feafe'b Uprthwhilfi tacsenu tj?JZ$i? O ur German friends j have also arranged: or a Fdurth pf July; trip tb. the Hamme blantaUoh,ibMi5?glyiJ Fear, on .the, f teamef jTJie advertise-: ment in Sunday's issue will furnish .the particulars.' .This excursion is intended s amearis by fwtich ihe little folks!as welt S8 the gteat ohes' will be Ja1ble' to spend lay and evening- agreeably. ""The commit I ee intend to see tba the . comfort . and pleasure of every one are consulted. Cftaffbtln (he Aeti - si : i it On Saturday night last, t between ,7 aod; 8. O'clock, a colored boy by the name of Henry Thomas, commonly ksown as ."Hard jTack," was caught in the act of "stealing 4' package of grits from Messrs .' ;- J. H.f -Mei Garrity & Co. 'a store, corner of Frontr. and Dock streets!: ; Mr. John , McGarrity bdh of the senior proprietor, who Baw . the boy take the package from a box and put it into his basket, started: around the counter to SCe about it, when the boy darted out' at the door and ran. up Dock street. Mri'Mc Garrity pursued and finally succeeded in capturing the; boy, who was .turned over to a policeman and taken to the Guard House', The package of grits was found in his bas ket. ' ' :J "" : '' " " -" v 1 The case came' up 'before' the Mayor's Court yesterday morning; when Mr. Mc- Garrity testified in substance as above,1 re marking that several articles had been miss ing from, the store recently, and it was his impression that Thomas, and two of three other boys who were in the habit of com ing into the store with him, had something" to do with their disappearince: In a state ment to the Court Thomas said one of the boys who earner into the. , store with him took the package, from the box and put it into his basket , yThere was, however, the positive evidence of Mr. iMcGarrity that he saw Thomas take the package. He was ordered to give a justified bond in the suni of $50 for his appearance at the next term of the Criminal Court, la default of which he was committed to jaiL ' ' ' ; !i. .Kxeitlnc Scrimmage ft ihe WbaM. - j One Ed. Smith-and nothercorctred man had quite an exciting "scrimmage" on the wharf near the foot of Orange; street yes terday afternoon. On the first round. Smith got his antagonist down and was' about to give him quick transit to the happy hunting grounds of his fathers.iby knocking him on tho head with a big stick, but the deadly; weapon was, wrested ' from bis grasp by. some of the bystanders. He then jerked , the prostrate man from his position on the wharf and hurled him into the river, after which he seized a rock and was in the act of throwing it at the head of the luckless fellow as he came to the sur face, but was fortunately prevented from carrying out his deadly purpose by parties present The man in the rivir finally swam jup Into the dock and got . out,' Upon which he made for a rock, with the apparent pur pose of striking Smith with it,' but the lat ter started towards him; whence ran up the street and did not return. ;i . Prixea r tbe Bes;ua -i r . y : I The prizes to be presented to the winning yachts in the annual regattaof the Carolina Yacht ' Club, at Wrightsvflle , Soahd, " on Friday next, the 4th of July, , were out on 'exhibition yesterday at Mr. Honnet's jew elry store on Market street. The first prisse. is a very handsome Silver Pitcher; the se cond an excellent Silver Berry Dish,-and the third a very neat Pickle Stand, all be. ing articles which will prove useful to those who are so fortunate as to come out firsts second or third best in the exciting race how so close at hand. The . articles were to' be sent to the sound yesterday afternoon. Iiait Dar of Grace IV: ' Under the. authorization of the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, tbe Assesser'- reopened his 1 books : at the City Hall yesterday, and fifty-two delinquents: made haste to keep themselves out of the clutches of the CriminaTCourtj.and escape fines or imprisonment, or both. To-day is the last opportunity that any one will have to remedy past neglect, and we. trust that people will not fail to discharge their duty by promptly listing their real and personal property. I i. . ' - Surrendered. . ! M.C. Gurthrie, late Clerk of the Supe rior Court of Brunswick, surrendered his office to S. P. Swain, Esq last week, in accordance, with, the degree of Judgo Beyj mour.,; The transfer was made ma.very pleasant and friendly manher on the part of both, of the gentlemen: s No doubt but that ' all the other officers will x follow Mr. Gurthrie'S example, and end ' the famous Brunswick election case.' -u: -'" 1"- 5 'Hete'afoolr We'mean tbeman, who lets bis ba"by cry all night in the; arms of its mother,' and' does -notsleep- fc ' wink,' when Dr: Bull's Biby Syrup will quiet the baby by relieving its pain; a; bottle costing inly 25 cents,,-, t.f c;.; f.f:cji ! ;:WHdiiEM;iiw Will Bane ' ' ! - It is . now; settled, , definitely 1 that ' John IHibt colored, .wbpT.irss cpiivicte'd of ihe rnurder ?of Henry McDuffie colored. a Brunswick cburitywrll expiate; the "crime on. ine gaiipws on the 11th, of , Julyj pom- 4 por Jarvi8 having refused to interfere in the casd.., uc""''.' b,-i- .Since writing , the. above our. Smithvilie correspondent ogives, us some' additional facts as follows: ul - i 5 - ; j,,Some,;teu;daystag9i:Jdhn:'met with a Change, of heart, and io strong was the J Spirit upon him at the time that he snapped he,strong chain by which he: was securedi o the floor like a pipe stem.; He says he is Ml ready to meet his God,. and is fully pre pax'eij' He. hjiconlinuallyprayingand sing'. ng, apa jaaes out a iijttie iieep, van pus clergymen are constantly: visiting him,: lragMnd'exhOrtm rd'if :::' ' "Through an oversight of the. County dmmissioners, , af their last sessionV1 no brder" was Issued for a public ''execution; and as they do uot .meet again, in some time hone Can issue to-the Sheriff, 'consequently buVwhat he will be hung in the jail." ' ' A Mice Boat. We examined Yesterday a very handsome little crafK,!iniended aa both sail and low poat, which has just been' constructed at Messrs, Jhn$on : Hicks: Upholstering P8tablishmeut, on , Princess street.. She is panea a rpttm. " or "tsnarpie," and 111 di mension8 is' 15. fs?t8 ixicbea 'fongatidfeet B Wcues in bTeahd beam;' and it is'sup- posea mat nerspeed . .will equal fifteen koota per. houi . 5 Her model was: -desiffned )yMr. B. O. WatsoO, 4nd tho work of building was accomplished altogether by iMeisrSi. Johfasoq& Hicks, neither, of whom (sver built a boat before, assisted in build ing one, or saw one in process of construc on. ' She is to' be launched at' the ' wharf foot of Princess street on Wednesday after- iieo&r, and w learn that some of the lady friends of the .owners are to present her, jwjtba neat flag, ; The liule. craft has been phistened .with the very ; euphonious title bf Sitting Bull." f iThe second of the scries of open air con certs by the t Cornet Concert- Club will be given at the City -Hall Park this evening. It will be seen from their - advertisement that the financial ' results Of the entertain ment are to be 1 bestowed on ' the Ladies' Benevolent Society. The music of the jciub is of an Order vastly superior to that fwhicb-is. ordinarily used in connection with visiting . exhibitions, and their skill and jscientific merit are confessed not only here but elsewhere in the State. Add ' to these facts another consideration : : that the pro ceeds are '-designed to sustain a useful charitable Organization, and then see to it jthat a. large presence greets them. I ......... .- m m ; . 'jTIeVor's Cotrrt. j Larry Williams, charged with disorderly conduct and cursing j a policeman on Sat jurday night last on Water street, was . let pff on tbe payment of $10 and costs, or imprisonment for filteen days. Senry" Thomas', charged with laiceny Case alluded to elsewhere. :j' :; One party Ch arge d with- disorderly con duct and - attacking a police ofilccr, .. suh mitted, and was, ordered, to . pay a fine of 35 and costs or be imprisoned for thirty jdays. jThermomeier Record. I t The following will show the state of tlh thermometer, at the stations mentioned, at 4.31 yesterday evening; Washington mean time, as ascertained from the daily bulletin issued from the Signal Office in this city: 'Atlanta..,. ...... 83 jAugusta 89 iCharle8ton,......83 ChMlotte..,;,... Corsicana, . . .'. . . .92 Galveston,;....5. .89 Havana..,. ...... 84 5ndianola,.."..r..89 Key West,,...... 84 Mobile........... 91 Montgomery . . . . .91 New Orleans, .... 87 PuntaRassa, 76 Savannah......... 83 St Marks,,, 83 Wilmington, 81 Jacksonville;.... .82 J Flabins Exeuraion: t'' I The sailing yacht ioi, Capt Taylor, will leave ! the wharf tf oot .'of ; Dock street, on Thursday night, at 10 o clock, for a fishing excursion to Federal Point or the Blackfish grounds, whichever ' may be preferred by 'the 'excursionists or the condition of the weather may render advisable. This will be a fine, opportunity for our amateur fish ermen to enjoy the sport . ,Tbe excursion- lists will return Friday night. Ln Old and New Order. i All colored excursions are forbid to land 1st the Government wharf, at Smithvilie, owing to some trouble which occurred last hummer between Major Graves and some colored excursionists, i A inew order has been issued this summer which forbids any colored person from occupying the bench seats on the side of the main wlk in the garrison. We mention these facts so that the matter may be understood in advance. 1 , ' ' a-a- Tbe Sumter Military, , i The Sumter military company are making arrangements for their visit to Smithvilie on or about the 15th inst A large number of ladies and . gentlemen wil accompany them. ; ? s . RIVBB AND JTIAUINB. i a- , " fi.f'f . .' f " ' t ;.- . : The Edna Jlanoood, Fuller, from this port, is reported' at Philadelphia. " ': ' The John A.. Ori ffln, Foster, cleared for this port from Philadelphia on the 26th inst?-; w'li I--".; i ' - j " The schooner ''James F. 'IL LangraU, Fldwers, cleared fromf Baltimore for this port on tbe 26th ihsl. U:i'u"Lv' 1 j The 1 -Norwegian , barque Mira ' . Cor belinssen! Jrom liverpool, and i consigned to MrR.-K.- Heide, is In , below.-; One Square one 4ay,...w.,...'..i...;. f 1 td . " , iwoaaye,. 1 : 1 tnreedajTB....; ' s o0 r ' taat STi '? ..-' V One week, t .1 - -.s Two weeks,.. : 6 fiO - rt" T tree weeks, ;.',:..::.:.!? M, v One month, ,;,.i.Vv. WW. - -.! Two month,. 17 W ' 4 ''."tTaree month,,... fi..rt 34 iU, " SlxmentnB,..,...Uj;40 00.. . ', One year,,, .j . . . . - .,r.j . 60 CO fjyOontract AdTertieemeoU taken at $ manor. Monaieli low rates. C ' ; " - ' f " Tea lines eelid Nonpareil type make one aqnam ; . : C1XV IXE1TI.., Chew JiatBo'B Bast mtitilKttiZ THE MORNTNO RTAR o.n K. Y.LX foUowing places In the city : The Pnreell nonws," Hunl Maw. Uta.il - ..4 .k. ... . A ... . . , : ' wwuut u HI9 OI.1 UiUCS ,T v:a . .' FINU ENGLISH GUNS. Tht.mnHnn nf irJta men to invited to the advertisement of Messrs. J. & '-'; W. Tolley, manafacturen of Una breech-loadlni;' bum, Birmingham, Kngland. Their guns are made ' to orderaccording to speciflcaUons and measure.''' pants furnished, thus ensuring the richt crook, length of stock Ac.".,' ......v r;v.i FOB DPWAHDS.OF THIBTT VBAna?w2tl!! Wikslow's SooTHixa Stbut has been used f of - ' luuiuren. u coirecu aciaiiy or me sumach, relievos )wtnd couo. retmlatea the bowl. mn n-u.,n :-- end DiAEBHOSA, whether arising from teething or -pther causes. An old and well-tried remedy. 85 ' CBNT8 A. BOTTU. - Rmwttm . tt anw.. .V -'.I J . i . . " taal remedy for the Itch ia obsolete. That and other Obnoxious akin diaeaaea am rnrari I n half thm - without disordering the stoinach, by Qutirx's Urn?-' - miT Jr' S8 external anu-scorDuHc. Haib Dtk are like those of nature.-. BOOK UUSTDSHY. 'l'tntMnRwriKi Ho in nn.biii.ii ery doei all kinds of Bindhig and Ruling ln a work , manlike suoner. and it rnunnaMii im'.u - n..'" fchants and others needing Kecelpt. Books, or other ' rt , " , jromptnw mine execution of their orders. - .- '- . . . j . -'i-l.l.')-" i Macos, Gio., March Slst. 1879. "There are men to thte community who were victims in early life or i pyphtlia, and who have take the Medichie 8. . S.s acd are now to all appearance and in their own bs lief as free from taint of disease as the trst man fresh, from the hands of his llaker. Delicacy for bids their public recommendatfOBs. of this mdi , cine, but I am allowed to refer privatly to those; who will endorse every thing that can be said ln its ihui. -ibus. I AasssHBuxa, uruggist field by jBBPCT St ymrmtB, and all Druggists" :. !;-; Z ,l DeDarted lhis life: on fna snth--Xrin'vt'inTsiTrT U. ROBBIN8. near 8nmmerTin N. iVtrSST: v TT?" uwu iur Berenu years engageu jn the busuiess of river and harbor towing, and for two years past in making and repairing ship masts. ' Bpara, &c Although ia feeble healthhe was no. sesseaor great spirit, and energy, and in whatever ,, work engaged he evtoceda laudable desire to exoeUl SfJ'Sf'-J! d,atlf,ll "ou, a kind brother and teue friend. - He leaves many, relatives' and friends to . "Jiiaf1v death.. We despl, sympathise wlth his bereaved brothers and sisters, and especially his aged mother, to whom his loss is indeed a heavy ojw. JIay a merciful Father deal gently with, the Bright Land Beyond.' ' Wilmington. NC 5 fcl t IOU aappy reunion in the - June 80th, 1879". NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Last Day. si I lONLY 53 LISTEDNTESTERDAY I SHALL CLOSE . TO-DAlf. AT ',6 P. M. Call tip and list Rcalasd Personal Praperty end Polls. ; ' " " ,! ";' 'V; :": '' S;" ' j . i M. CROKLY, AEBeseor ; jy 1 It . , WUmingtoa Township. i OPFICK CLERK & TEBASURKR, : CITY OF WILMINGTON. tj. C, June 39th. 1879 . t. fpHK CITY TAX BOOKS FOR TilBf TSARS - . ' ; - . - "" . o . 1877 and 1878 will be put in the hands of the City' Attorney on MONDAY, JULY 7th, 1879, to enforce the collection of the taxes due. j All parties Intereetedwill save 4 extra costs, by jcalling at this office this week and setting. ,.; : ; By order of the Mayor. . . . ,. . . . HENRY 8AVAGB, , jyllt , , . Treasurer and Collector. . Aucttoii $otifc& THE "EMPIRE HOUSE" WILL BE OPENED ;TURE and FIXTURES, from 10 o'clock, A. M. to i oxiocK, r. m... ana rrom 3 to o o'clock-, e . . ' 8ale to take place To-Morrow Morning at 18 o'clk. - ' v - ' CRONLY St MORRIS, i-'i i jy 1 it Auctioneers. : 1 i ; r V ' 1 '' ' ' ' 11 1 Thursday; Julv 3 d, : rQ AVOID THE RUSH ON THE FOURTH, the SIXTH FAMILY EXCURSION to BmiOwhie' and the Farts, under the auspices of Prof. AG08 TINL The FA8SP0RT, is the only. Boat which will stop at Fort Caswell this week. Jyllt . .. . . , . , . . . , . ' , ' ' 1.1. --, Open-Air Concert ! ! J7T CITY HALL PARK I : t - " ii V i "this (TUESDAY) &VINING, Commencing at 9 o'clock. Admission Ten Cents. Proceeds to Ladies' Benevolent Society ' Jy 1 It We Are Hot Sellingpe JT A REDUCTION OF 85 OR SO PER iCMnP Our profits will not admit of that, bu for a very email margin on COST- we will sell CLOTHING ct FURNISHING GOODS. . t jyi u -. - -wim&uxmBOa'' h". POOlSe rl JRBNCH AND AMERICA ;EOOL8, ON THE -;REGATT A, on the 4th; wlU be sold: at KASPRO 'WICZ' Garden City Cigar Xmporuua,'. on WED- HESDAY. Sd Inst. at 8 o'clock, P.M. : Jyltf Alas! rmjDyeinjg DRESSES WITHOUT RIPPING ANYTHING but Puffing. , , , . . , i . : . i ! Three pairs Kids (by mall 3c, Cleaned and re turned for 15 cents per pair. ,. ... WILMJGTON DYEING ESTAB'T, : jy l tf - Market,, bet. Sd and Sd Bte." s : . ' r- -1 -J "" ! i - - JLOSte ' : : ki J'; pROM MY BUGGY. A BLACK EBONY WALK-' ING CANE, with curvsd ' Ivory handle and gold ' band A saitablo reward Trill be paid for Its re- Je23tf Db J. FRANCIS KING. For Bent. FOR THE MONTHS OF JOLY, AU- gust and September 1 will- rent on re- satiable terms the Hoase I now occupy. llll inn IMS onChesnut street, between Third and v j Apply to ; - ; ' J. K. MoILHBNNY, ' ' i je 23 tf .H X. Corner Market and Front Streets a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . J' l J I! t ' Don't Forget i mrr in tr w ttt. : ? - ); ? .- i. ' : 1 : STEWART'S RYE, it .lr';'v Jetf,., '"...-j P. L. BR1DGEES & CO ; A
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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