North Carolina Newspapers

tee uo2i:z::o c?ah. c- By Wq II. , DSIIHAR1V- e tiJJUSHSD DAILY' EXCEPT MOJTlA YK. - RAT 9 8CMOBOTIOB Of ABTAXOI : ,'. ". Vtneyear,' (by maUpotg paid,.f i,:..... $7 Six months. " " ,: -4 00 Phree months, -- "- '.,.' 4 35 one month w " .. 1 00 - ToCity Safeserlbera. delivered in auvnart of the city, Fifteen Cent per week. Our City Agcnu are uraas uot aainurizea to conoct isr mere n Mlvance. , France la to 4ake n active part to open iog'up.: Ceolrar Africa, i Members of the Orleans family met at OeneVa' bo SaU arday. heayy failure at Mancbes- : terJEnglandirBiBmarck4a ' poUcy ,;oU to- ' ? . - . wards the Vatican does not work ministratioBteA tbty tbousaod dol- I lar fire occurred in New Orleans.' No I new cases 01 yeiiow lever at mempnis or in I ueart aisease 7 or syncope, it they Tennessee. The Iron workers and malikfwWiav of tera in rennayivama baTe come to terms. Returns of cotton crop to the pepart-i ?I : 96 In '-Jorl Carolina alone shows afi increaaa : in the I. area oi woacco pianiea.' - rne uerman I .'Qoeriimei.p"roposealiId;UseU 6t some parliamentary restricUona - There ia B'cm ucjicmioq to iuti jsioguaa ; manaiac- tunog industries -la the: Bnford case the defeneWcootiooes to Introduce testi- mooy as to insanity. The reports of the situation at Memphis continue cheer ing v -r-r Another revolutionary plot has been discovered 1o Costa, Rica'. There is news from Ceotraland South America ' 'of the chronic ireToiutions wiih which those ,' portioai of vor hemisphere , are ?aftected. The trial of negro boy, at Richmond. . for the murder of bis'-grandmother, result- " d id a verdict of murder in the second de . gree the jury being ; composed 'entirely of negroes. The Virginia : -State Hfgatta came oft at Fredricksburg in the presence J -w iw.iuio. . w. crop is reported below the avenge e'o'ndt- . . . . i t -'- , . . monof l8t year. The"' cash er of the ; mittcd snicidii, leaves u estate of $30,000 to the Uanfc;. - lbe new Italian Minis- try Jaave Jbeen swora in- The New ... .... ....... . -. ;...,, .... ( - ,York Syndicate has sold the last of its four' " per-ipetftifjThe Porte has ; rejected 'Eoglaad'd iatermedlary proposals as to the Greek frontier question. After erect ing proper statue,; ; the fund contributed by the British army will be devoted to the establishment of a benevolent . institution commemorative wof the Prince ! Imperial. ;-f -The Maryland Republican ! State Con vention has been called to assemble in Baltimore September 12. The Green- hackers of Pennsylvania, assembled at Al toona, nominated a candidate for State - Treasurers and ; passed the usual series of The National' Board of resolutions. "f Ieallh Commission is examining into yel low fever symptoms,- development and .treatmeot in Havana. -Large araes of the Dismal Swamp on J fira -Norfolk first raised the quarantine against Mem- phi?, and New Orleans . has followed suit. '. -The medical experts in the Buford trial are disputing about- the form of insanity. -New Tork markets: Cotton quiet and steady at 12 1-1612 3-16 cts; flour steady $5 257 0; wheat quiet at f I 13t 20i; cornweak at 4345y cts; spirits turpentine quiet at : 27 ts ; rosin quiet $1 21X 32 . cents. " x i e if t i Secretary Ikf cCrary is reported as decidi ng to appoint three more Con federates to good-fat ; offices in the War Debai-tment. What is the mat- jaer with the old jialtr ...is he too aspi? i ring? t.0'f:i 'ti'i.. viirv0f. i 'n-n The last story about the Zulu King, Cetywayo, is to the effect that he is a Pennsvlvania. mulatto. How the turned up as boss of Zlujand more tti an we know. Since we come to think about it, we' do not believe a : - -V ; . - worLof it., The St. Louis : Globe-Iemocrat-j-& cantankerous Grant paper has done one good deed Ah at -should not die ump-neless. It started an ice . fund - t ' .L " .. T. iZA AAn nniAlrlff! JIOT IUO IHJOr." - All ijidcu fiuwijuiviii;. "The idea is a good one and worthy "of tb" consideratibri" of "philanthro pists the country over. e 1 ! r; The full accounts of; the killing of the Prince5 Imperial 'Ido 'not relieve the bad conduct of Xieut. Carey and the remainder of v the small ' escort rru AiA 151rfl W.ftlnt aoldierS 41"JU Y7".' . ., like brave men would ' have actea. On the other ' hand the" Prince be haved well. He received nineteen wounds and they were all in front, '.The 'testimony i shows that 1 he waf ''daring1 and self-possessed. 'He- had -gone out with an escort' of six or -seven to reconnoitre and select a camp ;for the army. England t has j done well in the honors it has shown to the dead Prince, who fell in her service. I t i The cause pf the yellow fever out- tveak aV Memphis is now known.'-- It ; originated: iba to jdestroy-tbo clothing of persons who naa naa tne, yellow t. fever. A atspatcn trom Wftuhino-ton " to the Philadelphia " arfU - !r ,u a.1 t'hl i ml," Tro f Time of ine date of the 13tn, says. "It aDoears that Molbrandon's wife lost several relatives by yellow fever last sumr mer, whose household ; ana otner enects came into her possession.., , Among these effHnta w.i a nriftntitV of clotbln2 and bed" ding that had been used by the deceased clativen. innlndincr even the clothing from -death-beds. These effects bad been packed. .away in boxes during the winter, and pre - .comablv had not even 'been fumigated.; When the hot. term, came these articles were unpacked and exposea to me un,;i ' !?SI.WJK.I!"S2 ' f.j i. T- " .. r-"'-. :rrIUt--;r:Wli .hacheeit .'dlseoviired'illve v j4wyuMiB oeueve were toe 9tainv-:V"wy 1L. JLilLiLiild I. A vol: xxiv.-no. 96j black Tomit, contact with which is almost certain death. ' It there are manv f amiliP in Memphis: that are usinr the beddin? of I pcrsuDa wuo uiea or yellow lever, it will not be difficult to exolain the rpnnprnpoi " c ii-iii.- - j Cox lawyers will trv to estab- lMh, firsts that lie is noQ responsible mnitc." ssnnml lot Afro - Hnll AlA mac; secoud, that Mrs. ! Hnll dfd PQl Ji at his bands, but of apoplexy. proof would ' be complei 5 to wit, 'it'll 1 V r v a-' ; I,,1 f f. ' AOye a bole in. it; second, thai Jones uiu iio sieai n; intra, mat mere was o p6U i The .lend encyst Imodern murder trials' appears to be to make "murder one of the fine arts" as De Qomcey described it. According to the modern definition murder is diffi euU yolcQmislbn d lies by violcftce, but it1' is !not 6mujr- der.! - i-r r mwwv - aaB- niac,' lke ;Ooj or Buf9rd, ;i0Let violence be sternly metV'ahd iet the murderer die. 'Air eye "for :an eyf, and; a loothvf 'of a MKia J The great meteor which . fell i iq Emmett county Iowa, on May 10th, is indeedtjigreai curiosityj tW"e noK tic? tbav.a pie?fm weighing 500 : : 1 t I il- ' L i " vr1 " tt t pounds has been taken to New York ; , - - . .-,-. , .m at the tiovernment assay othoc. v 1 he resuii is t,nus. given; -.,s The metallic portion1, separated a9 far as possible from the rocky part, gave 83 5-1 Op per cent, metallic iron, 11 per cent, nickel, with a' trace of cobalt. The rocky 'part contained crystals of zlrcnm of small siz, and was principally made up of that min eral ia granular form, mixed, with sulphide I or iron and nicxel, besides carrying silica. allumina, lime and magnesia. ; The whole I makes up a composition not found any where on earth, thougu its several parts are well known to geologists.' iZircum, howi- ever; is a rare mineral,' and when found in large, clear crystals is : of considerable value." ' , . - - k ' i: ; North Carolina furnished 3,156 soldier 8 to the - Uniop armies. She 'iurnwhed too regiments of, valry. The .War Department has just issued a statement that the total .number of volunteers against which; the South contended for four years was 2,678,- 967.;.- These exclusive of the navy and regular army. 1 1 Spirits Tjirpentme. j i The Tarboro Southerner thinks of running a 5c counter, on which will be placed the accounts of delinquents. j f Father E vans patriotism is not equal to a celebration of the "glorious Fourths" He requires "sugar in his'n," ( Norfolk wants more of 4 North Carolina trade.- An excursion of merchants and farmers is in : order.. August 5th is flxedfor the day. ; 1 ' i Mr. H. S. Blair retires from edi tbrial control 6f the Franklin Reporter and Mr. Alfred Morgan takes charge.' Our best wishes attend the outgoing and incomiog editor. '' ::" - We learn from the Raleigh. Ob server that tr. josepu ts. : bhcox, ioi Cbarleaton. 8. C. and a student of VYakS Forest Cellege, died t the latter place on Sunday,-, was sick only a weefci; 1 Milton Chronicle: As we go to press we learn that Joseph Pointer, an aged citizen of . Person county, died Mon day. - Distemper among the cattle hi raging in this township. CapL Thomas Li Lea, we hear, has lost all his cattle. ; "K r ' " t- i .. ltt ' .' t-.. . . rt. 1 .' . '. .i .,. -k..Eveiasvme j.ivws: ,- x ne . miners near Leaksville Beem : to be meeting with encouragement. 'r We- learn they have struck vela or coal tnree ieet in wmtn, and it is thought it runs under Dan "river, and will develop on the land! of t Colonel David BetllBt;??. iw Concord? Hecrister: The Char lotte Observer inflated the Democratic Gu bernatonal candidate question last week; It - mentioned - Jarvis, . Fowle, RobbinsL xieacn aou con. . iuc bio bu guuu wcu, but Thomas J. Jarvis is in (the lead) and will stay jthere. rr. 04 , f),; n 1 Concord Sun t A paper to be devoted to the , interest of education, reli I Hon. temoerance and Masonry, among the I colored people, will, be Issued iu Concord I about August 1st. it will be a semi-month Iv. and printed at the j8un office. : A. s: Richardson, editor. , fi t : j ! , Josepti - J.'' Martin - member' of Conirress from the First District, has left his own district and State and appointed 4 resident of Virginia, and a pupil of a Vir ginia military i school, -to the Annapolis Naval Academy. The Tarboro Southerner says there are some ugly rumors of jbeVir-r ginian buying jhe only other applicant off tor $5$tSrf " :1 yt. Concord Register ; yTho f aotory ia rannlnir on full time, and the operatives are looking happy. J- The Company say that they have orders for their plaids as fast aS thev can tura them out -We learn t fmm irood authority that Kev. ITol. liahn; 1 nf M1T Pleasant Colleee. has accepted the positidhnderedhimlatpewb h. .-iinTOlntoa I bation of Professor Kerr's Geological re- ceDW RaUway discloses the iolJ lowinz ' comoarative heights above the ocean: Charlotte. 725 feet; Catawba River.i 670.afth-BiicJs--Btatloii.Vl.00li Lincoln-, ton, w; Bneroy: wi; ueorge jsaves neuj ttutnerjutoB, f--.'i ZXZ i v--- 'ihe auow liiii corresponaent; J pi tDe GoldsbOro M&senger reports the .ad-! I vtnn. nhnnitlnir nf E Mitr-hplt hr m ann: j explosion, -u and the mortal wounding of a .ffl.i nnirrn bov bv- a lareer coloreil hnv.i The big boy scared the mule the little boy i waa driving, which caused him to cut, the I Ather with his whiD.' ThereuDonlbebiebovs I hurled a cart round which broke, the little ; boyskull., . 'yf i. 4 j I V, -jSaltenr TfoAinamS new! frf?- "7;,"" u,r.,AV;.!.,.. WILMINGTOlS 4y impregnated with arsenic and irda r- lue late spring frosts eaipped a plantation here and,, there and, spared the peaches. There are many such spots in the country, so that on the whole, the supplv of peaches will be pretty good, though not general. '- 'The "cldsinfir exercises of the University Normal School will ' take plate on the 24th inst. The-following are the officers eleeted ty the Normal School Lit erary Society:? -. Marshals 15. :-1 Harris, tchiei) jr. x. Bkinner. Jii. I'owell, J-Jttc. Clarke, H. W. ;McNatt . V Debaters--A' Fj Faucett, " i ; Wyche - ? Orators H: f ., Faieon, K A J Aldercaan. i ; Essayists-AJ T Uklll:.. Tl D.ll ;., ,, , . (. ! r . . 1 ! i The i Newberniah hoarrf it? Vu- mored that an effort Is being mud a dis continue the :railroad shops jat that pojnt, and in the alleged interest of economy haVo the work heeded "pphnthe; rolling stock pf the Atlantic road done at Company's Shops, on the morui uarouna road.f The xtew berman addst V We. hope that thUrjWiU sot be.conanmmatftdy as its' accomplishment would throw a. number of deserving persons out of 'employment' and tie m consequent loss of several thousand dollars per annum to thisxttyJ', -:l jy, ' jss Goldsboro'jlfkss'Snfirer: The 'Mil lers' Association, advertised to be held in Goldsboro on Friday last,waa but meagerly ttentteafcaaa Jhosewtio were present de cided to give notice that, another meeting will be held hejre ih 'Goldsboro. on the first Thursday In September, when a permanent organization will be: effected 4 and officers elected! The Directors or 'the Atlantic & N.-C Railroad met ott 'Friday 4ast. No changes in the' officers - were made. We learn that Uol. A. l. Andrews, oi tne JN.V Railroad, was elected Superintendant, and that Mr. W. F. Howland. of Carteret, arid Dr. James P; Bryan, of Lenoir, were ap pointed as member of the Finance Commit-; Ilendersbnville i Courier : We regret to learn that John Garrison, of Polk county, in an attempt to jump from a train, in the mountains, near Tryon, on the Spar tanburg & Asheville Railroad,- fell, break ing his leg in two places f - -Maj. R. R., Bridgera, of the Wilmmgton & Welddn Railroad, and a party of ladies and gentle men, came up on a special on Saturday, evenings The car. was a steeper and parlor car combined. .' After spending a day in Henderson ville they, visited .Catsar's Head, Flat Rock, and adjoining i points of inter est. The great speech of the day was that of ' Attorney General Youmaus, of South Carolina. It was a masterly, bril liant and scholarly address. In drag ging into hts introductory address politics, and what the Convention of which he was a member accomplished Gen. Clingman was guilty of very bad taste. i After speaking of ; the terrible disaster which befell Capt 'Oaksmiths daughters on the 4th Of July, the New York Sun says: "Eighteen years ago Mrs. Oak- smith saved one of these daughters, Miss Bessie, from a watery grave. : Mrs. Oak smith was going to New London with ' her child, then only eighteen months old: 'and s they were -about to land at 1 the wharf the small boat Was -suddenly moved from tne wbarr by. the - waves vfrom a passing steamer, and both she and the child were dashed overboard. She clung to the child and endeavored to. hold fast to the pier pile, but she was unable to i do so. She struggled for life; and was about disappear ing tor the third time iu the deep sea when her clothing was caught by a boat hook by a rescuer. Ber dress -tore away, but, as she went down with her child the boat man managed to seize her and brought her to the shore, and. both she . .And : the child were.aT;.. . ," j Kinston i ournati TKe contract for furnishing 250.000 brick for buildiDe a court house was awarded on? Monday by the Commissioners to H."C. Parrott, at I o oo per -inousano ; ry e trot out our big wheat reports per acre this -week: Win. Mumtord.near tlenryhan's,made 40 bushels on 2 acres; J. C. Cox : 53 bushels on Zi acres; Bob Bryant, in Bucklesberry, made 76 bushels from 4 bushels Sowed: A. T. Kennedy sowed 40 bushels and reaped 630 ousheis. Hill an Loftin, a colored man oh the J. M. Parrott plantation, from a patch estimated at 8 acres, ; reaped 255 bushels; andA.D. Parrott, from the same planta tion.Teaped 842 bushels from 31 acres. - L The colored people of Lenoir had an exo dus meeting in Kinston last Saturday, and the feeling was much more intense thai any ; one imagined. There was f large crowd and the eftthuslasm was worked hp Similar to the regular , cahipaign -times', Sam Perry, colored, from near La Grange, led off in a rather bitter speecb concerning the Oppression of his race by the white peo pie, and though "the sentiments. Uttered by him are condemned by many of the best of the colored men--see - letter i f ronv Taylot Evans in another column- yet the mass of his hearers Was. iu entire sympathy with hiB uuiiuxauicai utterances as snowu oy tuf close attention paid 1 and-by repeated apl plattse.- - . -i j;,-T3.;-'-'1!";,: '--,'; . NEW; ApVKRTlSBHlSnXS. EicuKsioK Prof.' Agostfnu Mckson Clothing and shirts. P. puxSjkp6YyiT J. Kf. MciiJBUBaraT'-Turnip seed : HalL '& pKiBAij-For th4 people. m J m 'mm J . f 1 1 ' uveal uy4 jJL uric :; The Countyi; Assessors have , a meeting in iXhai County CommisBionei'i room, at iqe ouri.uouee, to-uay. .no. . w Messrs.- Jf; ' li. Henderson anq James ' Alderman are erecti.ii sr I flh e reu-j denceson Fourth Btreet, just south of Bon Bridge. f . J( 0,t1 iA ?l . An officer was sent out yester terday by the - city authorities, to hunt u draymen who are - delinquent in payiBj their taxes. : , vi Vr ji1 v The Sumter Light Infantry are expected . to arrive here this morning, en; route to Smithrille. Oar military ..will-re- ceive them at the depqt.5-; " 1 Wm. Marstellar rre'qaesta its to, state that James E. Walker, who was with; Mary RatclifE when ; she was shot by Hea ton. is not In his employ." i i . i 4U Mr. Ji Abner- Harrell, -of :the Welddn Farmer, was in.. the city, yesterday and Called to see!us.vThe Professor assured us, he had fallen oft thirty pounds, but we confess we cpulduti'seeit.". v.c ' 'ProfC' F. 1 ' iAgostini; giyps his eighth excursion for the season on' Friday next, the lStbfinstfbnnHhoBWamer Pa jrt, t0 smithyiiieana tne iarts . as ex cursions have always been i "very ) popular and enjoyable ones.;- v t T ! . . '- ,l. .... .. . . J - W' I t ! 1 v! : I 1 c I r, - i vi f ,11 M;i1t i l ' 1 , .1." !A ' I ' a i. a -flUBDEBODS A88ATJ VTi b 1 A Cslorcd man Beau a Woman over ' me i Head with t .Piece- f t rou ElTeet of the Aaaanii Capture of the' . Would-be JHnr4erer Ls .mf.sj.a ' " u V,'S" -Mi. - " -'ttsf ',;i, y (-., ,t i1 5 The community was once agam startled, yesterday, morning,; pyoa.ireporhat a colored man over the railroad' had mur dered his wife."" Upon .'repairing' toi police ' headquarters we found that a man mamed Sam Pickett hid "already been arrested hid j loed, in thisguardbMe'or f a murderous assault upon :t swomau,py tne name of H ariaOoviogton, with whom he had beefi Slvtng forsoWeiMpast. ti company with Chief, of f Police i Brock y visited the hiiuse s where the woman resided, on Sixth, between. Bladen; and Hamitt. streets, almost immeqiateiyu opposite th$ late Joha D. Love's residence, i We found a laree ' crowd of people, mdstly Colbred,' gathered.'! inVthe i icihity-,wh'ile.. upop 1 a pallet, on meuuur vi vuc ut wo luuuuiu the buildings - the woundedt, woman waS. lying;- J ' " ' " - i j 'The particulars of the affair: as far as we could gather were as follows; Sam Pickett, and the woman,- Maria Covington,, have HeeU having frequent altercations; 1 jJustice OCOtt, wao. was present, tweu ue uau uau thein before his (CurttevenY'jii'meS(- wilh ref erence tdcnitiest which, 't' h aye: "h pe- curred between them. It seems that recent ly Pickett has joihed bne of the lddgei pf Good Samaritans. anu wantea tne woman toi marry him, abd . Maria i haa connected, herself with one of the 'colored 'churches,, and since lias peenanfwus to sever all re-- lations with him... This agreement to dis- . agree has been a soqrce of constant trouble with them, r y.mai t Anna Jones, a- young colored woman who was present, says that Maria . went ' to her 1 house" Monday night, flaying" she wanted ; to ' stay '-there until she could get some work to do, and also to keep out of the way' of iPicketf, as. she was afraid of him.: Yesterday, however, she left : her house, and went home, and soon afterwards she (Anna Jones) heard of the assault upon Maria tJOVinglOD, JV uciug Ok urai ucuctcu ift' the neighborhood lixal. sha , waaiidcad . She hastened to the house and found Pick; ett there and the Woman lying bleeding upon the ground She was taken into the house, , and afterwards Pickett admitted . to her (Anna Jones) that he struck the woman with an oUMasbioded -iron stove damper, about sixteen inches ioi lehgth,'resembling somewhat a butcher's cleaver. He seemed perfectly iodiflerent until Anna told him the woman was dying, when he started off, saying he waa goisg for a doctor.; In the meantime a colored preacher by the name of Uliprton had been ', "; after a police man, and found Officer Biddle close by. The latter, upon being informed as to what had occurred immediately started for the scene of the difficulty. Pickett, who was just leaving the .bouse, was pointed out to him, and he started in pursuU; but the man, .finding a policeman was, after him, ran hurried ly up the street, turning the corner of Sixth and Harnett, soon after which he was hailed by Officer Biddle- and ordered to halt; and upon his failure to do so, a ball from a;piatot In the hands of the bfflcer: war sent 'whistling' 'by Tihn' as a warning of something more serious to fot low, when he ' stopped auct ' surrendered, upon which he was taken to the. station house and locked up, If . t , ! , ..The ; woman is hurt- in five different places, having -one wound oa the.. right wrist,; two ; oq the right ,hand, i pniB about the: top,; of the ( forehead, , and one .out the- back of the head.na iittfe to the tight; and it ; was also said -tbatihe was hurt in; the right side, i The most terip ous wounds are those1 about the headbdt fc"is nbrihbught ihatHheyarKkeltj) prove f ataU: though'she had hot. spokeVup tbhalffpast ll 6clock aboutbne hor thik a half after the occurrence of the difficulty1. Since the abyewaswritten we learn that, the tl physician Tu attendance; has probed the; wounds in te. : bead I and re ports that the ahull is i not fractured a Sis opinion is that the wounds are iiot necesi sarilyora faul nature, -though there is f possibility that they may sventually restU seriously-. ! otvsa Ai ii'.; j ; Picketta version of:ihe 'difficulty5 istd the effect' that' the woman 1 waa ' destroying articles belonging tov him,J and' he 'struck ':.pfitf. man was still Ivei an her condition con sidered more hopeful' j An undertaker ,iu ,Bioon,' wh6;is believed to know ajoVf when he sees it, it reported as authority for sayiBE (ha;t9wards tnlrtMhe, panted, tdt get up and cook PlckeU'aiBupper nn.d cry Ulolhe Jail for WnvrriCri. '''tw u V,hS Ji ' ' rr "mm m mm " ' v'iiJ t-j .; t ; .-t -!-( j Yi- V iif,ll1t,-iin(t J . :ti'l ! date, alluding to the brilliant 'leave tail ,iuc uruuiuTn ihiilu iiaiusm ui luic.i ing' extended RgvRci Porter, of the Bedford Avenue Reformed church, on the eve of his departure to 4he Old World, has; this to say of dr dHoran, :i t ormef ry toi? this1 city: VThe ItjvDr. Ri SMorau, wtio 3a to -fill the pulpit of .the Bed.drd Avenae, Reformed church during Abe abserice- of DrPorternext spoke, 'referring Ta 'gtowi ing Ierms to the;w'brk accomplished by DrJ Porteri' i-jjMaii ia iwcu. i ifc") j StmyotU court. , ,...i,fcBri . ,jThe only case before the , Maypr's P Court, yesterday morningasthatpS Frank Baker, a. somewhat dilapidated cojoedJQdy4naj,- who was: arrested for blocking. up.the Bid a--walk and refusing to move pnwbeniordered to dd so try: Policemaal Woebsu o III being : his first offence he was let oil onuhe 'pay- f rnehtbf 2 find or two dsys ia prIsi)nV,njf 1 II I nr uhi 4 ..For the. South Atlantic States, southerly; L wuiua. aiationary emperaiure aa pressure, 'partly cloudy weather,' and occasional rains. gfenalble TniKeT.". T.. , , ... I A gentleman at Laurinburgh relates' an ' incident Hbnuectedwith the meeting of the Methodist District Conference at that place recen dy. ' A gehtlem ant and : hil , daughter " jsefel assigned. othK -res4dnca.; of , Mr. Daniel Mddlftqn, about one mile. fronv the .to wn, at which place .they arrived on Taea- 'fc .ill 4.. .lii; -iiMiJJ f:4il tl t day, mornings Sft. M. hacT two, gobblers that Tie in tended1 lor the especial benefit pf his frleh'ds-batllheyfirsee sbrtofi instinctive pprehensioh f p' proacbiUglange,, resgdyed tq leav home that night, which they did,? and, :went to1 a! Mr., BuchauanX where they remained until. Conference adjourned, when they returned nome, iiaving oeen aosent seven Gays, ine most remarkable IhlfJg' hboutT themeter our icbrrespendent states, wasibe fact that .these gobblers .were neyer knptn to, .leave noma oeipre.7 . rfi v DIatrlet conference. t jThe,WUmingt;On,Diaici3iConferf pf the M, JE. jenureb South, meets aiosben Church,1 near Faisoas, J N: C.( to-morrbw, The following W'We'deiegaterirom tuU Cllynv Lahfi'J if:- iia!v-s 'gi"fea isvh J : Hi$remt M-Wm. Mi Parkerv Jv B.Leg- Seeders, Robert W. Smith, Hawkifis. Alierriates Wmi Mv Hayes; Gibson Reft- Ister and JbhnW. BIddief ""..V J j jThe deblWjleaye-th f - The following-will show the state of the thermometer,' atthe stations mentioned, at i?l yesterday,9 evening. Washington "mean time, S3 asoer tailed from the daily bulletin issued from thetiigual Office in this city: Atlanta. .C . 1 .'.641' Key West. . . . ; : . t .90 -$3 Charleston ;. . .7T78&TIohfgbmery 92 As.usjuairtt a tfivwuvi Charlotte.....; New Orleans.'. Corsicana, ..... -.103 runxa Kassa, . . v . .eo Savannah.' . . . . - i$3 8fc Jtarksi35iiV.82 WUmiiirton.vL;.86 Oalveston,. .... i .8 Havana, .h.i... 89 Indianolaj . . .82 Jacksonville ; ; . ;86 .5 iJiti.r-.il 1. ; JaoaaltabK matter. The following is the - unmailable matter remaining in thetpoffieti i -Two and a half yards of, threadinsertios ; 2i yards wide cambric insertion ; r Jas. W. Tufts, Boston, Mass. uI.-m A vicious dog bit a little7 child of Mr. Whlteford Berry.on Fifth; between Castle and Queon streets, yesterday morn ing, and the authorities ordered the animal ' tobe. kUled',;" . "''."'. iV -j ' ' The 'JPietZmont Press says sev eral young men from Wilmingtoo ;will be !a Hickory this week and wilt make a. trip through .Watauga and -other mountain counties before returning. BIVBB AFfiD rfXAKlff B. if: I)-' h t i,..; ,:!isaJ The low state of water in the ( upper Cape Fear is: 'pla t wiid with or steamboatmen.- The1 Murcfuson and "tie Worth Slate n both overdue,aadihe ll3 P. Hurt should have' reached hero: ,ltu aigh j. ' Since writing thff above we" learn thjit the steamers TTtfM.and. Murchisoii , are on ,the shoals,; fifteen, miles below Fayettevilje (probably Timm's Shoals), and at , last ac-, counts were waiting for 4 rise. 1 ' - 4 : : Remaining in the CityPost Office, July 16, 1879, unclaimed: , "A-JB Abbott JS'-'1 Ksi,ij,J I i ,B Albert Biilbrow, D J Benson, Frank P Bushee, Howard Barter, . Raymond P xtrancn, rwoert xeu,coiorea; j-iewis uerry3 milyBBtts. . "v rlMhl.Jia't C Jas Cox, Geo Craig, Jas Cuddy, mi Dr ii carter, miss A tawiotd. i w . D Neadum Dudley. Balsv Davis. .. . jii LfOrnenus jiivans, miss A.aena ruvans. !UF-DarUsAnnFruncu-s VWZ d ! : , , G Patience Galler mrs Eliza Green.. , ). ' H Mrs Elizabeth Howard, mrs Maria J Hewlett, miss Maria HalL1 Harry Hall, Jnp Hall. Harry Hilly Davis Henderson,Nel8on Munks, K T xienderson, Jeremiah uowe, .carevJc-Eelly. --.:-5i. 'li-'ifii o vj;-! i Vf 1 . Jj iazzie Juewis, jate Jjockiear, .uaniei M BenpmmsTeTirTIcNair, W L Mitchell, Wm Maxwell, Marshall McReoy, Alice Moore, t mra Fannie McNight, mrs Mamie la7er)TioJT6uQiiassq: 1 ! v N-r-Mrs Mellia Anq Nichols?. ui v 1 Hi P---eharlie Parker, mrs Charity Pearsallv R Laady Robinson Lucy .Reddin.-: S Hosea Shepard., -,v, , , i -"W-Susati R Wallace,5 Kate5 'Williams; mrs M E Walton, miss Ana Wade, Nathan Willis. Mr White, Church street; W. Hi Albert Dix. schr ismma Green: cant JM Lewis, schr Miess; D Olsen.brig Mlra-Chas q cjiadocscare-eapt topi ts Otkape, ram fnt W W Smith. " f" Persons tailing for1 letters 'IU the above list will please say avertosed." if . not called f or jritbja Msfa diygj3iexwill be sent , .Wilmington, New, Hanover Co. t N. C. I i nAgood xmrs$ is a;bleasin to every fami ly, and. all sensible nurses recommend thai innocent but effectual remedy ' ipr; all the pains and ills that befall a baby;-DrBult Baby Sraptf -Price 25 eaatutaiiiogi : , ,. A NEW FORM OF INVESTMENT. The inili mi - or wealth into this country after the past seven years of dullness is beginning to increase the spec- ulatlve feeling ia all, channels of trade , Already the business centres are lively with the praises of I mining, ma&nfaetarktg, raUroad, reel ; estate and otner specnianqna; ouw strange to say, so great is tne weu oeservsa cownami ice in the strict characterizicir ererr action- of the managers of the celebrated' Louisiana lottery that Its tickets for the monthly grand drawings .which east two dollars each are a favorite purchase of the leading bankers sad brokers in aU the targe dtiea., j 1C AToaaphia, P. O. Box 69Tgew Orreans. La.,, or -at -Wo. 819 Broadway, Hew t ark cftywiHgiveall desired &i-j jH0gt) iQit oi iHlrow e-d Oh it I j "KiSTGtJSH OTJNaThe'atteiitlon'or BporW men lainvtted to thexdrertiseiaent r Meawa. Jw W. Tolley, manufacturers o( fine breech-loading rnnk in-mlngham England Their guns ate made in ami ai nrtmrdnttt ta anacifleationa and meaSOTC J I ments famished, thus easariug the right -crook length of i took. Ac , : v -i v "i . t ihajy ,m.m ,n .mi ! I v," C or: ' -WlIOBNOf 3,720 t thew Jxcksoh's Best Sweet lvy.Tobaccoi I JTBX MORNING STAR can always be had at tne jouowing piacea u mo vttr.i Tne imrcell Honpe, uai.iB ucth ouuia, aaa uio sta unics. he r - He had much better bay a $50 Five Ton Wt- asket.doca goa Scale. 3 pf Binjjhamtoa, Bing-- hamto! a,N.Y.R for nervoaa dabilitTf yremataw i, decay, exhaneUoa, etc.- .The i7 Ia?le care. Circalari mailed free. - Address f. tBKyaSCbatham S. M.Y. ; ,:c wP08.TJEWAKD8 OK THIKTY YBABS-NjIbs Wikslow's SooTHnia 8tetjp has been used for cWldren- it comets aridity of the stomach, reliere wisd oouo. reenlatea the howe.la mdiiwaaamwi. whether arising from, toethlne or other caoaea. An old and well-tried xemedr. ias -Tne kiteneo itRiiftrtr the skin is speedily aUajed by Qubh's Srarajra, ' A irmun wunuj rauiuTBs . every species !OI eruption, i perfectly safe, and far cleaner and mere vuecuTO wan any ointment. . Xadies of Fortv wha use Htt.t.' TTirn J-r m.km ten years yoanger. rL- TT. ' '. - em . ,. j,'--,.-,, f T 'Nw' BiosraphicaIi jDioVohabt. Prominent about 10,000 names of ancient and modern persons of, renown, including manv now ilHanv. - it oi vm n a Ann nit a4v r the pronunciation of thess names, the nationality, wefesaionvor s occupation, date; Ot. birth, and i if known, the date of death of each one. From its r?,011 aaPPneaiawantloBg felt in this direction, and adds very greatly to the valneof this aWay a valuable! work, avvu f i A J 'SCEWf tAtJVERTlSEMSJNTS: Jrofi Agostini'sX 1 1 jgi&BLtn i excursion ' tot' SMrrayiLtB ANf TECS' FORTS; on Steamer PASSPORT will -take place' NEXT FSlDAY,3tTLy 18. ' : !'!-! Italian Band. iTickets 50 cents; Cbildrenand Ser-i vants25ents. :i " - ' : r; i .jy 16 It Pride Ourselves V: TTPONBEIiUNQ THE: BEST W -..i"' t V CLOTHINa IN THE CITY. YiJkont sny manner of doubt oar "KING B" 8HIKT8" IS THE BEST SOLD IN THE STATE. It is INCOMPARABLE. J If It does not salt any bnyer the money will be cheerfally refunded by T 3yl6" t;y ; lUJJ , L J1UN80NJ New jOrop Turnip Seed, ' J A LLiVARIBTIES, RECEIVED TO-DAT. aibu,b complete biockot ..: c w "'"S'i uiB.cjB, uranoaes, ; Wines, Mineral Water- ".- - i For sale low at - Jt MoILHENNT'S, : ! jy Wtf ; . - N. K Corner Market and Front Stsi : ... i. i.: vlfattee. jVPJI ARB STANDINa IN YOUR OWN LIGHT X by not baying your j,: , MEAL (Fresh, White, Bolted and Fine) of t PRESTON CUMMINO & CO., f . , , .,,.,(.. Dealers in Grain, Hay, Feed, ' t ;;""''' , PeMlHominy, Flour, Mealci Jy 16tfi5bt'3rrf. iuJiiii MFootof Dock Street. ..;! ': , '-:,. i-i ,;. . L: For the People. 1 Q Q Boxea DC & and Smoked 8IDE3, ': Bbls' MESS PORE, "5 (J BW UMb molasses. tggiBfcgS COFFEE, ? f J ''--! 50 Bbla Refined .SUGAR. ; - 700 ?,'ltI'L0IIB,1i8rad' fi'-i. 1 fi 3000 BC0RNWn,te and.Mixcd. ii ti QAA Bosh Water-Ground MEAL, . L jy lSD&Wtf' At Bottom Prices J HALL & PEARSALEri Wanted, io;ooo CORDS GOOD C fci t-- ; 1 WHITE POPLAR WOOD, Ive feet ion?, and nofc.lefiii than five inches in diameter ; moat be straight and cleared of bark, deliverable in Wilmington. ;;'- i -' befnmishecL.-. AaaresB, stating lowest caan price, and amount to IXiCK BOX TiS. ; Wilmington, N. C.5 -Li- BORNER SCHOOL, OXFORD. N. C. ! i-Jrf -.irtUJ Vi. aj;iiii'i5 'iti'j- f :' Classical, Mathematical and Scientific. Fall 'Session begiaA SEPTEMBER 1BT,. 1879. . . Instractors: " . Ui;: ;::ii! 7.' SO HoiunnVA. Hi ' X i. .';! i . . JcboxkC. Hobnkb,A, M. f m all . ReBBT W WrsfroN-, A. B, -"'- -"' j ! ' For circulars, address, I f ix tSalwJkwinv -i m , i JEROME a HORNER.' tin; THAW HATS 1 -1 AT POPULAR PRICES ! j HARRISON & ALLEN, i ; Hatters.! ' V V. fins - ij?HE,,CELEBRATD.t3fEtll,;, - f,-: t-- - -.4 ---;-,-- ' , -. I Has th4 largest "run of' any Five 6ent Cigar in New ?r-"i -r-.'-j; ' - i York. Fresh lot just received at KASPROWICZ' GARDEN Chrf xxiikBL KipORtUM. Try them .and you wiU smoke no, otherr , , . 1 s Jy 13 tf -r 1 RerolttlMltM Barter Bnsmess. 1 1 J WERNER A H. C. PREMPBRT, THE WELL 4 known 1 GERMAN - BARBERS. AND? HAIR DRESSERS, have, owing to the stringency of mo- aeyi( cutting to 85c; Shampooing to 95c oonciaaea njuuuuk -x'jujs transit or uair- Dyeing 30c and upwards. N 0.7 SOUTH and No. U jy is Ui BELOW ZERO 1 f - . at ,:; :- PARKER & TAYLOR'S. 19 Front Street. 'jyl'S tf Hewport Ties. ANOTHER ETVOICE OF THOSE DESIRS-r Xjl -- , - - - . - . hie LOWJCUT BUCKLE SHOES, at $L5 per pair; 1 Aa endieiw variety of LADIES? TIES and8AN-; DAL SLIPPERS at THOMAS H. HOWRY'S, . 1 wttVMS-Sii 0't Stf.eu 41&oruJfaiketB-t;i. b3Hnda and Poors; TJAINTS, OILS AND OLTIE, .-, j , ; irJ :.j-l0i; J vl ' i , UnJHSRS..HARDW.ARE, W0!fMprice.tosmtttt: : , (UI ..Jy-ntr. 1 t- No. 35 South Front St. -Trunks;1 i -TTTE HAVE JUST RECEIVED THE LARGEST ' W -and most perfect- assortment of TRUNKS and TRAVELING i BAGS ever broaght to tbis market. Prices- reduced.,- Give- as a call - at -oar Wholesale and Retail Harness Establishment, No. 8 SOUTH FRONT STREET' " - i if -ltf -'-'i MALLARD ttBOWPEHv l P. IisBridgarsrr&; Co, ILL H4VE TO. BE.G tTHB, INDULGENCE .3 .V .lV- 'Js'i "i.i's .i-j-v j;--i.'i . of the public for a few days, as the demand for the' GOLDEN RULE FLOUR, has. been greater than tiW M - tYfVUi- St ,y ljfiKut . Ji.itCi,: theVooaWilIy;?'' tiAlj iH i'it J99tf-; bne Sioare One d ,....V.r.;...'.;.iA .s." 1 fX tun -7 1 rr. '7' - . -... .....V", ........... I . three Uys,. . -. f our dava -'a on - . . " .,. five days,..., .... '3 50 ': Si..; " One week,........,.........;...- 4 Ot Two weeks, .. " 6 60 ' " ' ' Three weeks,. 8 50 ; Oaemonth, 10 00 "? c Two months ;.... M n 00 ? ' Three montha,... ,...f. S4 00 - - Six months,... '...s 40 00 SVs,? " - f Oneyeac,.-.......i...i;.....A 60 00. : Contract AdverOacnienU taken ' at . propo -Uonately low rates.-- .1 Tea Enea salid Nonpareil type make one square. NEW. ADVERTISEMENTS. ' Salt. Salt ; V 9ftnfi 8ack LIVBRPOOL 8ALT, x!! X ' SJ - striped Sacks and full weight. ' QQ Sacks Fine SALT, - - ..irorsaie d . ,c - -ADRIAN A VOLLKSS, 8. E, corner Front and Dock t ta. llStf Corn, Flour and Bacon. k 1200 su"aMdcoaif , 1200 Bbi flouh' ga w r " 150 Box8 MEAT : ' " '::': For sale St the large Wholesale Grocery of. r jy IS tf ADRIAN St VOLLBRS. Sugar, Coffee, Tea, &c. 250BblBEflnd8DAR' - - ?i 325 Bag 210 coffee,' ;Q I Boxes TEA, i,,151.,J Bbls RICE. U !1UU "u".BnaB018MUJjASaiH, . m;!v.-250 B,les HAT ' - ""'i'' For sale by i Vq . o t, ADRIAN A VOLLBRS, IJyl3tf 8. E, cornet Front and Dock Bta. Lesley aa. . Female ; Institute, STAxnsrxoir, vniGniiA, . : OPENS ITS 80TH .SESSION SEPTEMBER 18. 1879. - One of the flrat Schools for Young La dies in the United States. Climate unsurpassed. Snrroondings beautiful. Attended by pupils from Seventeen States. - strictest economy required. Among the lowest terns in the Unlen. - . TERMS : " ! Board, Wwhlns, Lights, English Coarse, Latin, French, for each half of the Scholastic year, $115. All extraa very low. For Catalogue address Rxv. WM. A. HARRIS, D.l.; President. Jy 9 eod8w W5t we fr tn Stannton, Va. California Wines, IN WOOD. i - - Ordered expressly for use daring the Warm Be anon. CLARET, ,1 ANGELICA, HOCK, rORT, Direct from ' Calif ornia via IsthrauB of Tanama . -VERY .FINE. ' AND AT -'VERY LOW FIGURES.' WE GUARANTEE A LARGE 8AVING TO ALL i ' 1. WHO USE THESE. WINES.?- v: 1: . ALSOi THE CHOICEST 0 Fam i ly G roc e ri es : FRESH EVERY WEEK. - ' i IF YOU DESIRE THE BEST AT THE LOWEST o : ' CASH PRICES IN THE CITY, i 'i1 With a Guarantee to Please at all times or have ; j h Goods retarned. call upon - v - I Boatwright & LIcKoy, y 13D4Wtf .- ? , Fire Insurance. yurVBRPOOL & LONDOK Ss GLOBE. Ji BAMUCO, of Tarboro, N. C. ' " ' 'j. 1- MERCHANTS' ft MECHANICS'. - . - of Hicbmond, Va QOLUMBUS.Of Oolumbuai lUflaJ.vaji - ' ' mO.,Wi GORDON BRO Agents, ' jy 13 tf 94 North Water Street. Salt. - Saltr - 1 Salt 4000 SackalilvaHPOOL 8ALT v" , Now landing and for sale by - -: '" " ' je 17 tf, ' 1- J.WILLIAMS St XURCHISON. dyantajgeis lOfiered ! BY 'u '!-!'. t'' Jas. C.Stevenson To the Retail Trade. ETHE RECEIVES HIS GOODS FRESH EV ERY WEEK. . , , " " , , gyKEEPS ONLY FIRST CLASS, GOODS..; twRoasts and Grinds his Coffee Daily under his own supervision and as he knows the quality of the Goods he uses can ALWAYS guarantee uuallty.', - . r - - --;. . . Oi:- j C t"N6 BUGS or Skippers la Meat. f: . (701708 any accommodation to good custom 'eCj,il "' ' : ''-'" i''-"-'" PBFCharges everybody alike at the Lowest prices ' -'-""' J"' tHas Just received in store NICE FRESH CANDIES, at prices lower than' the lowest V ' Jas. C . Steve n so n , Jy lately- -p fy':kf -i. f Vj'.T-.Tv The Voice of l76rsMp ! For Choirs, Conventions and Singing Schools., -j n- f ; ! .--"-.'.-; ?- -. : r-X r.; 4 (-!. This splendid sew book Is nearly through the press, and will be in great demand. : ' Fall collection of the best Hymn Tunes and Autiiems for Choirs, . numerous Glees for Soda! and Class Singing, and a good Singing School course. Its attractive contents, with the low price f$L00 orf9.00perdceii), should make ttthc most popular of Church Music Books. MVrtfDT V-For Slnglns: Schools, Conven liiJariuJ Uom and. Choira, By W. o. Pxbsxns. Will be ready in a few days. Vint class book for Staging Schools, with large collection of Glees, and -Plenty of Hymn Tunes and Anthems. . Price fLOOor $9.00 per dozen. Although Kinging Classes are especially provided for, both the Secu lar and Sacred Music reader it one of the beat Con vention aad Choir books. ..; 11 ;.v: iuj '- 'IjrU'-tWtfi :y P 1 T 1 1ITT7 1 The new and very favorite ope- : -lulanilZlAr ra;ia now ready, with words ia three languages, all the Music and Libretio com plete. Price $3.00 paper, (3.35 hoards.- ' TITulTinTITi Price reduced to 50 eta. The same ilflUl Uujj elegant edition heretofore sold for a dollar. Complete Words, Libretto and Music. Ail ready for the stage, -.-o'j h: -.o.Jfif.ut ?; i,f , Any book mailed for retail price, . y - ;l :rii..fr :s , - . ii, . .-- "lOliver Ditson & Cor, i.fi1.o Vboston1v:3 "t"4 f-,;uv'' .v.;--. - -' ' T-- -f- '1' CHAS. fl. DITSON CO. I J. E. DITSON CO. " 84- Broadway, N. Y. 1 W3 Chestnut st, PhUa ; Jy8-dwtf Wed 8at ' , - - !1 i: i