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ti iTU o sj lOrra rtsisicr-7 f tVJli II. BblLNAHU hatrs or suiwaufnon in advance j yr. lb majb postage paid,. 7 oontu, v f - month ' .,"". S 1h S -4 ,t jaontV 7 .. ,. 1 ro 01 tT SabeeHbr, aeilrered to ut part of 1 i..rv.tinnrniok nn Plr. A 00 are UllaUi"" r, dTMlCB- gntared at Poet pfffca.at. Wnmlngtoe, N. C Ja second eJa matter. U UXLI NE. rtd4WytfctV atPttnbrtke, Me., ha been senieoced to tbe Slate Reformatory duriog hiaqajnority. A. cold . wave struck Chicago Tnursday, when a fall of over forty daMa in. the temperature oc curred. The St. Louis firm of Jack goo, Hickman & Co. baa failed; liabilities $250,000. A San Antonio (Texaa) mail coach was robbed Thursday; the mail big.3 were cut open and rifled, and a small rt mount of money obtained from the paa- eujitrj.. A hill to- make provision for Presidents of the United SlaUa waa pre-i-Died iu the Senate 'ywterday. Ger many advises Tuikey to assume tbe defen Mre ' Edward Bernhardt, wife mnr Jeter, was buna; In Richmond county, N. V . yesterday- f Gen. Qrant has ac cented Bm 2aatiy.ioItha World' Fair be held in New York in 1883. An Mu i-:kmii(c petition will be presented to Ptioco Btmrk ia March; it baa already 4J.0GO sigoatuiee. A flannel maoo- lactmer of Rochdale. Eag., baa failed, with luiiiities amounting to 60,CO0. A rabm io ibe muuutaioa of Colorado, occu pied by two white men and a colored ser vant, wa swept assay vw;lh ihe occupants by son slide. E W. Marshall & c.., wholesale dry gcods merchant of CbailcsioD, have failed"; liabilities $60,030. NewloTk matkets: Money 56 per L, ut ; coltoa quiet at It 5-1612 316 cents; 5.,uiiinu flour quiet and unchanged; wheat cTrrub and unsettled, closing in buyers' fv jr.-ajieOjTjer T141. 31; corn in l) jeers' favor and dull; spirits turpentine iuifi 47i43 crs; Tosio steady at $1 80 IHK PHOHIBITION CO.lVEN I ION. We learn that some 300 delegates were present. Gen. Manning, of Wirminglot), oe of the Vice President?, as waa also Bishop Ly inao. Among the speakers were Bishofrirjaxi.Iiv. Dr. N. H. D. Wilsotvodgfl"MeTTimon, K R. StampsyRIlim Cox, and others. We leroXrm gentlemen who were present ihat xJndge Merrimon'i speecuLM'pii;bf gru,t power. The Xeos - Obsvermsyt ,tpoke for two hoar, and tXitifc WM a grand effort. In the-Jangdageof one' who heard him Taras etiunsBlIj con servative, Hpgaaf, poweTtoi, anan- swerable.' Jmkn iuterrtpted frc quently byNrods of enihusiistic applause, which often found- expres iud in bursts of shoal and. cheers. The Ualeigh Star says that eighty cotrrnfeB wef'b "represented and that it was a very dignified and imposing body. "(So Thursday morning (second dVf)llVv Dr, -Skinner, chairman of tbe'oooiciittee'ion -KeMlotious, re ported as follows i '-srssifrYhiit tbe Qaaermk A-tscmUy of North Carolina be resptcitully requested to psf44bspTdl0i aoa osquaMed prohl brttorTlatl rmpWof penalifes for the man ufacture aad.saia off JatoxuutLog liquors." A lengtBy aiscassion easaed, par ticipated in by Judge Reade, Mr. Johnson of RawaaJi-Alr-.Mtu of rWWUVMrM Usl bf Kail ford; Mr. Abbott, of Craven; Dr. Skinner, of Wake: rM' Stamp, f Wake, and many others woose names toe re porter did not get. Tbfe r4ku was fiuaily nnani mously adopted after being modified by the insertion of the words, "aa a beverage," at tbo-eod of tbe resolu tion. A stataeia td be raised to Edgar A. Poe in Central Park, New York. The leadhng actors and literary men of that gfest city bvethe matter in handfbrjg; IjJtwrence Bsrrett, E. i2. Stedman, Wm. Winter and others: Bars Bernhardt will be in vtted to cooperate. The 72nd anni versary of his birth ia to be cele brated on th,e 19thpost., when a series of entertainments will be given. r -' fl"! ' - . 11Wfc4hrwB'g is still ba its roands: " Mother Shipton prophecies that Tbe world to an end must come In eifrhteafadre4.d eixbty-one." Editors do not read the papers. It haj heenrahown, :tbat the. so-called "propeoieiw of' "Mother ShiptoV ire arrant forgeries, and the work of an Englishman oj only a few years in some gooa po1ntsHtgiTnst;AHb8iV Conkhng and Carpnter, Tn a speech he made in fa vor of a Vagrant act for Washington City. These7 iSenators opposed the law,' add Vance showed that their re spective States had muoh more strio tTtlUftpigiaWttian that ad- o1ntsgsTngt;AIar, C Bojrf JelU LewU, of EngUlJiawjsood diptteroan he objftari tfentav. Come this wayrt. L.oit'ftl'e the rery per son wetare lone sought. VOL. XXVII.NO. 97. There are forty-f oar entries for the Senatorial raoe to come off over the PennsTlvantaiCQurse) at Hams burg, aod one'Ovarir Rug Oliver of Raleigh and Wide wOtivht fame) it is thttttiebii wUIIwin the stakes. opeaaer nsnaau rs 7.V.lp.. w an, admirable leader on tbVlftbr and it O 1 WV - 1 r V ! '7. was mainly his work that he 3 per cent, funding bill passed jibe; House" by such a large majority. TUB LEGIRLATUBE. RaJeigh Newa-Obserrer's Reporttlurtailed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ( We sire some other ' pomts of Wednesday's proceedings, not con-. tained in oar last. Sab.) ; . Mr. Grainger, eh airman ofthS cbin- miltee on propositions and irrie ran ees, reported Hoase htU No. 83 in relation to cotton weighers, and re commended its passage. He' also reported favorably on Honaa bill No. 54, to prevent borsea and males. from running at large in Jones cottnty, and on House bill No. 65, to prevent felling of . umber in Tookaseegee river. By Mr. Banting, to expunge from the reoords the impeachment trial Of W. W. liolden. By Mr. Ray, providine that no person contesting a seat ia the House without good oause -shall receive mileage and per diem. By Mr. Ward, to instruct our; members of Congress to obtain an appropriation for the Improvement of White Oak and New rivers. j By Mr. Banting, directing the Board of Agrioultore and State; Chemist to report on the feasibility; of establishing guano works by the' State and selling guano to the-people of the State at prime cost. Senate bill to amend the charter of tbe city of New Berne was taken up and referred to tbe committee on Towns and Cities. Senate resolution to raise a com mittee of eight to look after the manufacturing interests of the State, was taken vp and passed, and ordered to be enrolled. Resolution of instruction to mem bers of Congress, with rsgird to the educational laud, was referred to the committee oo education. Hoase reweltKiofl of ma titration to the Judtoftttrr eoanaakfcee. relative to the tax on machinery, was adopted. House resolution Mo. 27, request- m a . - a ing our Uougreeameo to urge tne passage of an tnter-state qoiwnercial law pawed ila several readiogs, and, on motion of Mr. Sparrow, was re ferred totho Jodiciary committee. House bill No.S4. to prevent horses and mules f root rlrjng st large in tbe connty of Jones, passed its se cond and third readings. House bill No. 83, in relation to cotton weighers ia the towns-of New lierue, Kiuston and Uoldsboro, re- quiring tne ooyer to pay. r-nait or weighers' fees, passed its several readings. House bill to incorporate Concor dia College passed its seoond and and third readings. Raleitk Stet'a Report Condensed. SENATE. ,T Thjbsdat, Jaw.' I, r8il. The President appointed the fol lowing additional members to tbe committee on Internal Improvements. Messrs. Fioger, Lockhart . and ?Wy mann. --; v' The followine bills were introduced and referred to appropriate commit tees and dispensed of as follows. Mr. Williamson, or Edgecombe, bill to give the lein of laborers-pri ority to all oibar leins. i-' -V ' Mr. Clarke, bill to prevent tne destruction of quails in North 'Caro lina. Mr. Williamson, of Edgecombe, isolation instructing, the Attorney General to asoerUf aiid &p7'rY at an early day what interest the has in tbe Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Company, plaoed on calendar. CiXIKDia. Bill for the protection of crops in Craven county came up on its third resding and passed. Rill to recalate the siza of meshes in seines and drag nets to bemused in Neuse and Trent Rivers and their tributaries, passed its second and third readings. -' Resolution to inquire into the offi cial conduct of Judge David Schenck at the last term of the Superior Court of Pamlico county. (Introduced by Mr. Williamson, of Edgecombe,) Re- ierreu w vuw i uuiuisi j vvuiumHa Bill to punish any one for destroy ing or defacing the registration of deeds and other valuable papers. The substitute reported by the Judiciary Committee was adopted and passed its third reading. Bill to punish injury to teiegrapn lines passed its seoond and third read HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -Mr. Weaver, a petition from' the citizens of Yanceyville asking for a law prohibiting the sale of liquor in the-State. ' Mr. Gwinn, three petitions for prohibition., ti itiiiv- 'After tne report oi several com mittees Mr. Banting asked leaTOttt witbdraw two retolatlotir offdrsJbjr himself yeteiy whlcbo provJsd for the rembtsl of the disabiliUea of j ii i i i si l I i a i i aa SBiaSJ i i , i ii , . .. f 1 I . 'I ... 1 . . 1 1 11,1 - - , ,t .WJLAECNGTON t- rr' - JeflL Djttis apd W " W. ThwatnalMgranted. Holden. Aik aet appointing cotton weighers for the town of Wilson. xAresolutioa to appoint a commit- tee JorT; eight to look after the fishery interests of he State. A-el?ttri3ty;B contesfaaj? Mrom the 3i district, mileag.rnd per diem fori theli time tTtrrealefldarfewaaitken up and SltseaaMJ10 House ad- Spirits Turpemme. Goldsboro held a rousing Pro hibftlon meeting Monday night. ' CoL Arinfield, who had a severe fall tn Washington some weeks ago, is still confined to fcla room. The inplm county Board of Commissioners passed highly compliment ary resolutions concerning Rev. James M. Spruot, D. D., wbo for six years conaecs tively has served ss Register, of Deeds. The Durham Plant is again out in fall size Idcilflg-'&rtfilitrtrad tidy Just as if it had nor been conetrmerl to ashes twice before. We hope the public it caters for will give it all the' aid necessary and de sirable. On Tuesday an election of field officers for the First t Regiment was held at New Berne, with tbe following result, as we learn from the Nut Bhdh Colonel, R. J. Hancock;. Lieutenant Colonel,; J, W. -CeUoto: MslorVH. EV Jones. After inter- eating discussions in reference.to muitary , affairs, tbe meeting adjourned. . Raleigh Vuitort Wo regret) to have to announce that out popular young towmman, and a former brother "quill driver." Mr. John C Syme, -was stricken with paralysis early this morning, at his room, at the Xiationii Uotei. preen; B, Alford, Eaq.i of Holly Springs, informs us that be has a globe turnip measuring inches around, asd.wsighing 7 pounds. Raleigh Wctcs- Observer : The North Carolina 4 per cent consolidated Jxnda were pot on the market in' Jaly, 1880, snd were quoted st 60 cents; August, 75; September, 75; October, 77; November, 78i ; December, 89. These are now quoted at 84. Tbe construction bonds, North Carolina Railroad, with coupons, were: January 1879, 87; February, 90; April, 106; August, 100; December, 111. .They are now quoted at 115. With coupons off tbe quotations were i: January, 1879, 78;arcb, 80; July, 88; December. 92, and tbsy have stood about mat figure ever since, being quoted now at 90. North : Carolina 6's, old, were quoted at 28 in January. 1880: March, 29; August, 30; De eemra.f82Q &mVtheya are now: quoteLIt . oyMnlikenlstraer the bonds issued ; since tbe war: have advanced from 15 in Janaary, 1880, te 21 ; the present quotation and special tax. bonds that wers quoted at 2 cents I n July are now held at 7. Durham Plant: There were seTeral accidents happened to the sleigh riders last week, bat none were seriously injured except tbe two young bloods wbo traveled some distance oo their beads. Population of the town of Durham, 2,107; Durham proper, 3.640; Durham township, 5.566; valuation of property list ed in Durham township in 1879. $723, 187.00; State tax paid in 1879, $3,747.71; county tax paid in 1879, $3,120.20; yaiaa tion of property listed for taxation in 1880, $1,584,188.00; State tax paid in 1880, $5,121.87; county tax paid .in 1880, $5,43093; amount of municipal prop erty listed fas tbe tows of Durham, 1880, $983,944 00; tax paid by Durham town, $3,442 80; mercantile business done, in Durham in 1880 650,00; cotton trade, $210,000; amount of manufactured tobacco sold during tbe year 1880, $2,000,000; reve nue tax paid to the U. 8. Government, $627,118 21; leaf tobacco sold during the year 1880. $1,650,000. Raleigh Neuos- Observer. Statis tics are given from tbe census reports that are very gratifying to Americans, but there is one portion of the report that should cause every American to stop and ponder. The item, as given shows that ;v American a mded during tbe yest jtsw tne sum oi .CD0.0CO for intoxicating Honors Snd er. whiehSbeans that each1 of the ten mmkJtt voters 4a the land averaged an ex penditure of $60 for liquors. It will delight the lovers of the stage to know that Mr. John T. Raymond will appear here on the 23d as Col. Mulberry Sellers. n Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes, wife of tbe late Rev. Henry B. Hayes, died at 9 o'clock yes terday morning, at her home on Blood worth street, aged about 75 .years. Tbe Capitol is now better heated than ever before. Coal is replacing wood as fuel. It should be and probably will be heated with steam before tbe next session of. tbe As sembly. Tbe inauguration ball will be given at Tucker Hall, Tuesday evening. It will be the fashionable event of tbe season. The next Instalment in tbe payment on the Western North Carolina Railroad will be paid promptly; Mr. Best has the funds ready, $80,000. ' 'Goldsboro Messenger : We learn from the Qrphari$ Friend that the Christ mas dinner sent the Orphan Asylum by tbe citizens of Goldsboro was highly en joyed by the little ones, Tbe Friend makes acknowledgment of it, and also of $12 received from Wayne Lodge, the pro ceeds of the Mendelsohn entertainment -f-ne -sack of "Waynesboro family nuT,"ofrere6r by Messrs. R."M.' Freeman &Co.,to the Sampson County Agricultural, Society, ss a premium on rice, was award ed to Maj. Thoa. L. Pugh, of Sampson county, for tbe best rice on exhibition at the Simpson Fair. .The jail of Pam lico county is now with'oat an inmate. Tbe negro left in jail untried at tbe recent term otthe Superior Court has succeeded in manoghls escape "by burning out." . JMaj. Hall Armstrong died at his resi dence, in .Pamlico oounty, on the 30th olt. He was coroner of Pamlico and a most es timable citizen. Heleayes a wife and three a mall children to moom his loss.: rr!-rTbe circulation Of our Ifafucript "Messenger the past year, shows sn Increase of fully 1,000. The relatives of Dr. W. J. Starbuck in this community have received tbe painful intelligence of his sudden death, from con sumption", to Georgia,' where he has been for several months hoping to recruit his health. Dr. Starbuck was formerly en gaged in the drug business here. - - Thu Neiir'Baf ne-J7 Shea has a long account of the resurrection of the Midland N.'C. Railway Company. In its issue of the 12th it says: Avery important meeting of the stockholders snd . directors nfttiia mrnnanviru held in this city V es- J terday and muchvbnsinessuwss transacted. J The :ruinaa poara w aincwrt' w ivfui for the? ensuing year: ijewisvjpie man. La Bin Pratt, bydrtck DaWnd ij wm. a JinaTi of Boston : Henry a. TerbeL j Wm. J. Best, Robert W. PergusoD, jATV;. 4 BtouVsnd J0h w;Wttie, oi ewxorst; Richard H. Taylor, of Washington, D. C; Na C. SEDA .JANUARY 15 1881 'i-aL-.iaa- 'ilipfi-ni fit! simifV umlT" b nnii'tlnl iilijnw i J- M.2W6rlM.!Jolitt, 8 Redder, !lf " r r-l A. Bryan; John -jassoing,' rr sdj and A. Osksmitb, of North iQsfolfcaTOe' board elected W.iJM. iswwwu Cofemari VFceresIdentJsndrwSlTJgmly Treaoer. We are told" that ihlrfir rooked i trpOn aa dBb cthestrbiigsst ranrcs atri binattoasiever madwi in Norths Carol! s 4. anftlhatAbej charter of, ta cqmpafiy.iS.tMe meat liberal eTer eranted to any corporsr- tld"itfhe 8te, It bonier!, titiarfo. lease or purebjuieanycaUratlreaoAceei aary to the Mtdianar syetem; io own aou 6Sfrt( TiBiBhibS:-T bbyasd sett rSl estate, and to do a general banking, busi ness. A large - amonot of oneswas dS- posited in tbe national muss wtxna cHj, yesterday, to the credit of this eoxapsuii. Tbe company contemplates wasrag nsr.M & N. C. R. R, and using it as-aprt ef i main line. ' C1 !' m JLaeal Dot. ;ew AOvacjBiTisBJqp'ra. J. C. MuNDa Druggist. , P. CtncMiNG & Co. Bolted meal: S. G. Nobotkop California peas. , ,t Mukson Prepare for the cold wave, s J. D. Ntjtt & Co. Labin's extracts. Hall & Peabsall Meal,, batter; &c. Heinsbsrqkb Game of Quick Wits. e't Days just 10 hours in a Cotton receipts yesterday bales. K" Nothing doing magestenal circles. The longest petition laid before! the late Prohibition Convention at Raleigh! went from New Hanover. Rev. T. Page Ricattd, mV.J Alex. Spruntand Gen. 8. H. MacamgJtDCS-j sented New Hanover id the rroaiDiiion: Convention. We wrote that Mr. 'VfodgbJarV; Lennon. of Blades, gathered -501 poUhda of seed cotton tbe past year from oneanel'al quarter acres not 2,201- Tomer's Almanac lit tbe ,jnaqk yesterday when it!prSdiotedwhidasoNjain.; We were treated toLa fair share Of' thej former apd an abundance of tb latter, and the streets and sidewalk are as sloppy as ever. The street hands unearthed a snake of the moccasin speeien eear.Shfifoot of Walnut street yesterday aiterawaa. It was the pretty general coaclaaiou that it; was rather a queer season f tbe year for) 8 ekes. Lt. Col. Wm. H. Tattery As sistant Adjutant General of the State of Rhode Island, andv Qfiiciai representative of that State to the CentenniaT.Celebration of the Battle of lbs Cowpjifta,;' was at the Pnrcell House yesterday. route lot Co-;! lutnbia. ".' 1 We now hear that our infor mant was mistaken as to the amount of money lost by Mr. Bobbins st Smithville. 1 Of IttUtoH cniaeanw JJ30 W only $40 or $50 in money, the most of, which was recovered from tbe dshris. Glad te hear it. ml r rinburg Enterprise, wallalhetilty yester day. He informs us that Messts. McCas kell & McLean are putting up a commodl Ous lsiln iags are itim?tg prsav pect of oikeh btlck towlditrs goung up soon Dally WatlvIlcljaY tl u' O V. The following XJPpWcJa flle,v, the thermometer, at this statw .named, ; a 3.00 P. M. yesterday, Waahjogton mean time, and also the amoanr.:$ff rainfall in inches f or tbe Wenry-fcsxr ovra ending daily at 3 P. iT .exceptTuesday, when it is 48 hours, as furnished by Sergeant James W. Watson, Signal 0$cer Station : Tem. 88 H F, Weather. Clear Fair . Th'tca Atlanta. .......... Augusts. . . .' Charleston Charlotte........ Corsicana Galveston........ Havana. Indianola... ..... Jacksonville..1. ... Key West Mobile , .... Montgomery, A .13 .90. .. .47 - : ".OO'1 .00 .00 .03 65 08 46 TO 40 79 35 70 83 44 42 50 Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Fair, Fair .01 9P. 38 72 .00 . Cloudy rums imuh. ..... - o . , x; Savannah,;'!.; . 1S8 . itOOv I Cloudy Wilmington 5 .05 Lt rain The following are the Indfisstlons for tlie South Atlantic SUtes to-day: Winds ahif tngOo .noxtheaatk and north west witb colder, paUy vjBawdy-vwatlier, areas of ram and stsiusr wauBBSter . Rlayer'a Cowrc. 4 Partes . Xjyding ;jon jbhsju Mmk& colored, was arraigned before Mayor Fish blate, yeBterday morning, on tbe charge of assault and'batterj. The evidence was to the eKifiiieiler.eSas8ing aloB5 tbe8idewalk on Front street, on Thursday evening, when one of them was ioleniry ea?lted'y.33jng-Ih9Sl the slightest provocation, -ha, twq gentlemen, actually steppingoae Side and g vteg t W accused aud liis compsnks slnlost tncen tire sidevVfe Oodiaf " was Wdejrd W pay a fine of $25 or ne confined in the city prison for thirty days. David Mallett, colored, arrested for being drunk and down onlaVstrsets, was ordered below for thirty days. i v Unmaliahla x.asxa. The following the nnmailable : matter remaining in the city postofBce up to , this date : aireei, ju.anuiaciurinjr uo xiw iw , 1 postal caraunaaatetaed, aij klst- Wsa McinColrgta?, miss Lucy ng, fjrjmar ir; Bedene Burms, Smlthvine, N. C. lift ; i tris f a .t- Jntuu J'vuisjirjtB$Of5a5aM.. but a good house greeted Miss Ada Gray' first appearance ia Wilmington- She ap peered in tbe title roleoTthe 'play. 1 All I theatre-goers know what an. exec i efesture waslo bfeDersonated Ibd the execrable gen-. ersl4ftrr0r of thersgedyl- The character - . - . - Qt i lAttHtid Jfrtpict belongs i tot the bigh- wroagTU; JaAeaaely imoiioaaj ;class, and iiWf'yiimlexrendUhmi of H was cer- earnest. Bherhas an.kmpoaing' stage pres-; Tenceln She appea'reortn seteHraf handsome Ureases, is fflftooghrf trained e the Btage, msnigss her fine Jarms withifeffect and is gracefai! aodj iuvpre8fiv.fe-Her 'elocqtipn Wfsrik tatf tim - fyfc she indulged ' now and then q something very like rant; when her good voice became stria e nt ana uhpleasingt ' ! tier nest effect ' was at the close of the third act, when She was caHed before tbe cjurtajn audgEeete4 with rounds of sppMsuss. he is inot very superior actress1 ieilsMhlDnnt without real cleverness, and her dd the dia' balical and TcmarmlewLucretia was, to say thcleast; Bpiritetf, vehement, repulsive and Impressive . ;:Tl'dayas-putbn the stage ffly weU,nd the08tumes were approj priate; S6me of be . Supports acquitted tliemselveirespectably; But hone are psr- iarAy'sted,, M&wjpf...m-iwfa prdi. nsty . 'We write wUh eaador, as we4ty sjla wajf b?.do4,P9t inteodiag to exaggerate ex celjenciea cr Refects. Tbe press has a function to .perform Sn theatrical as well, as fn! other matters. i, The' critic should' aim to be just atna- truthrot.rand whilst pro- tebrteg: the ' pablic 4aoold ' be careftt W besbaw snob nraise; aa. oaq.be conscien" Woftsjy Bglfaa. Tip ensJnment as a; whole was Interesting, but not of a high order of excellence-' In saying t&is 'we would not:t rrfctl' Uttii Gfays 'giflsj Th8 afternoon a majlnee will, be given when she will appear In dual characters' ftfVhe well known fplay OfEasi-Ijynneh At pigh Vh will appear in VL'4rticls 47,"; k Iai cisrV. PaSr A igstfUemsAfrow Pender gives as!fstter particulars of the ease ot alkged thfaniclde aluded to hi m&kP9Mn MP for:which one Abbey gowardy ja sianft ceiaiedwi) mlirVa6dtr 18 Vearf J 6T rm tMfri Vrbaifit here and comtodto iatf, "M' seems mat she wm staymgJiSthiiersmoCtier andij step-j fatberj betweehthe' 18th1 sod Ifh tolls! ber on accont soois auQQderstanding,! she' aod bee child; which was; about -fifteen' moiiti old, werii - driven away froni her lKaserfaaimaaelf McNeill snd 'passed the Bight, hhrvaV driven Tort h from his' reason, il ls supposed that she was driven I from her motberW bohsaitha dsy; before.! jBhe, asjiered sJboafi yjluring, tha( day, ; which waathe Fridav. before New Year's. ' and'tliat night brought up at a house where Vwatch hieeting was InprogVess, but with- i( her child.- Here she met heFsister, who wsniedito knpw wha had become 1 of) the. tMt fSbea;ist gave eyasive.snswf rs bnt finaly. said that it died the. night before and ahe had buried it ,that : morning. This: inenced further inquiry for the time being, : wtk few! days afterwards 'her stepfather: aapearsd and 'insisted upon knowing what bad become of the ohildj: and, if dead, where it was buried, when she finally vol unteered to conduct her stepfather sister and others JaihA..place . where she had de posited it. After going on some time she finally came to a halt in the middle of a foot paih about a'mile and a half from her mp InSr's b8Vsna a snort distancW from1 the fcaln bsdi and said fibb left it there. There were noaighaof tbe body, but after loo king about foria while fbeg remaias wsrefinsl found behind, a clump , of bushes, near the edge of a pond, where it' was lying in the midst of a lot Jof ice ; aha With its: skuh crhshed in. "Ne'er the body was a club which bore indications of having been the weapon used in killing the child. Special Coroner Richard W. Xing subsequently bfW an inquest over tbe remains; the jury returning a verdict in accordance with the facts as detailed above. The weather, it wfrl.be remembered, was inlensery cold at the time tne woman was thrust out from fhenoose Of her mother alid 'that of the man McNeill, and it is tbonght that the child waanslatffTJltnM and de praved mOtheYlri Vflofjfesperstibn . Hano.vfjfouy-sttledifttlFA Hewlett,- County Treawre?, yeaterdsy eve njng, the Coqaty Isxf s tot 1880j wWoti.ero FficheblaFawrv .$10,240.24 For GenttalFandu . J. . . . . . 85,145.10 For Special jd. .... .... r?,399.97 -Totals U . i V$53,785.31 The!:8nDl letfleV'tbetaie taxes on Satjnra'lastj Py) the.i.!me over ? State Treasurer orth, for whichbe now hoateceiplfaWfoltewsV !: u ! T " pTooiic ivir. K .T;!. r, ;.$. tiw .72 Seclrf tiktMu I'fesytott slfd ! , and Blinds jmi&ki, .-x&siul 2,840.74 For erection pXPepinQaryiaQd ' " j support of . cdnyicts . . . . . . . . 2,840.74 To pay interest oStaledebt. . . . 6,766.44 . h: Tot4,Cou:nax . , . ,Af ... 53,783,31 i --l.i rtr.K 7i,eo3.b1 We doabt If anr bffier1 Sh'erlTfn Wil State has been' ss -prompi ss oars' W the ssiiiBmnnt si i sun uuuuiv aiSxA. qoicter tbsa any a jtsidian'B prescription. "JS U batent medielnei .at moaaas wsy,, please, N.'r? I bar vejtlcsf tefilala, ac) ttsJ pt. IT.! JU.1BS I DDul UUUIO WJ1M wm liius fm WUItu WHOLE NO. 4,186 M1TRU AND HIAIKINB , i -t-Tbesehr. ZetaPsi, Capt.;Gjytr, re ported in our last as having been abandoned at sea, in a sinking condition, on the 29th ult., was cleared from this port for New fork by Messrs. Colville & Uo., on the 2 1st ult., with a cargo of 179,590 reel of lum ber. -' . "Foe several years I have had Torpid Liver. A year ago I tried, as an experi ment, Tutts Jfius, and was surprised to find that they accomplisbd all the results of Cal omel without any of its bad effects. I was .always an unbeliever in Patent Medicines, but am now convinced that ; there is some good in Nazareth." . G. Gray, Angus t a, Georgia. The snails, close and arrive, at: the City Post. Umce as follows: closk. Northern through mails, fast, 7:00 P. M Northern through and way mails 5:30 A.M. Raleigh 5:30 A. M. Mails for the N. C. Railroad, and, routes supplied there from, including A. & N. C. Raikoad, at 5:30 A.M. Southern mails for all point South, daily 8 A.M. acfl 7:45 P. M. Western mails (C. C. R'y)daily (except Sunday) 8:10 A. M. Mai for Cheraw & Darlington KaUroad 7:45 P. M. Mails for points between Flo rence and Charleston, o A. M. and. . 7:45 P.M. Fayetteville,andofl3ceson Cape ' Fear River, Tuesdays and Fridays... lrfWP M. Fayetteville, via Lumberton, daily, except Sundays 8:10 A. M. Onslow C. H. and interme diate offices, Mondays and Thursdays 6 .00 A M. Smithville mails, by steam - ooat, daily (except Sundays) 8:30 A. M. Mails for Easy Hill, Town Ureet, Sballotte and .Little River, Mondays and Thurs days.. 6: 00 A. M Wilmington and Black River Ubapef, Mondays, Wednes days and Fridays 5:00 A. M. OPEN FOB DKLIVEKT. Northern through and way mails 7:30 A.M. Northern through mails 9 :00 A. M. Southern malls ;. . 7:30 A. M. Carolina Central Railroad. ... 4 .-00 P. M. General delivery ODen from 6:00 A. M. toIoOOP. M.. and en Sundays from 8:80 to 9:30 A.M. Mails collected from street boxes every day at 3.80 P. M. TK ?TE1T1. . T6K bRlilWQSTAJ? 4 alwayi b aadat tae faSewSuyt JBairialKMri ajaaanS.anS aae 8a Offlea. A SASa BrnQTaSr! eataknahaa and prospeioaa Weeklyawspaper, located In a tari- vlng,- gTOwmg- towa en' the has or a prominent mUrxA a&KrfA tor Tama HIT Vnr tem and partlenlara apply to tbe editor of this FATHKB I QKTTINO WSLL-Kt dnoi hteta aay, "How mach better father la since ho used Hop Bmera. He la getting well after his tang anff ertng rrem a disease declared incurable, and we are so giaa tnat ne maed jour Bitten. A lady ef Bochet er, i. x, unca neraia. WBO IS MBS. WTN8LOW f As this aaestwn IS Twoweatly asked, we will simply say that she ia a ladv WOO for UDWarda of thirt ve-Jtrn haa nntirinulv aavoled her time and talents as a Femalehyaiclan ana nana, principally among CflUOrea. She bub especially studied the constitution and wahia of tola nnmeroas class, and, aa a result of this effort, and practical knowledge obtained in a lifetime spent aa nurse and physician, she has compounded a Sooth ln Syrnp for children teething. Ii operates like magic giving rest and health, and is moreover sore to regulate the bowels. Ia consequence of this ar ticle Mrs. Wine low ia becominsr world renowned aa a benefactor of the race; children certainly do jobs up ana Diess aer; especially is tnia tne case la this city. Vast quantities of the Soothing Syrnp are JtAXLT sold and nsed here. We think Mr. Winn nv has Immortalized her name by this invaluable arti cle, ana we sincerely neiieve tnous&nas or cnilaren have been saved from an early grave by Its timely use. and that millions vet unborn will share its beaents, aad unite In calling her blessed. No mo ther has discharged aer duty to her suffering little one, taour OTinltm, until she has given it the bene fit of Mrs. Wlnslew's 800 thine Svi-ud. Trv it mo thers TBT it ' now. Ladies' Viktor. New York city. Bold by all Druggists. 25 cents a bottle. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Supreme Novelty JT RANKIN HALL, OVER LITTLE GIANT Steamer. One week only, commencing on Mon day evening, January 17. THB BOHEMIAN GLASS BLOWERS. Profeesors Woodroffe, Carling and Company, with their $50,000 collection of .wonders in Glaea. of Oentenni&l Fame, Including the superb model of the Centennial Corliss Engine, built of 5,000 pieces of glass and operated by steam. Rare glass orna mentspresented free to each audience. Levees every evening at 7.39. Grand distribu tion of ornaments. Matinees WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at S.30. Popular prices of admission 25 cents. Children tinder 12. 15 cents. P. S. Grand Babv Show on SATURDAY EVEN ING, January 88. a. u. walbh, Manager. janH3t H. H. NILKS, Agent, Jas, C. Munds, 35 NORTH FRONT STREET Wilmington, IV. C. We Are -TOW RECEIVING CAR LOADS CORN, AND 11 are prepared to deliver Meal (BEST BOLTED- MEAL' IN THE CITY.) Ground this day. PRESTON CUMMING A CO.. Millers and Grain Dealers, Jan 15 tf and Peanut Bayers and Dealers. Corn Ileal QQ Bushels WATER MILL MEAL, For sale by Jan 15 DAWtf HALL PEARS ALL. Butter and Cheese. For sale by HALL & PEARSALL. Jan 15 DAWtf For Flaying LL THE LETTER AND WORD GAMES, The Game of QUICK WITS, r or w1 a'r o f words. With 1hs Original Rales aad New Methods never before pnbHehed. Price 85 cents. For sale at HXINSBERGBRS Jan IS tf Live Book and Music Store. . urMaara,. feat sarawt... .Sw Ava SaiVi.;,. 8 Sv On WHC,Mim.... -..v" W Twnwn,.... .. hi TbrMwceka,. .. ..r. . sol OaamonUL W - Two aaoattia,.... ...... 11 w ' Thxawsaootha,...1 M w " " Btrmoataa... .n, 40 a .. oaayaac, ...- as tx tar Contract Adrwt(aeuteBU tak at prr" Uoaatelylowrataa: ' Ten Haas Mild Konpatati trp baaktf iaar. NEW ADVERTISKMENT87 OPERA HOUSE. Tbe Fashionable Dramatic Errat ! Two Nights Saturday matinee ! Friday and. Saturday, Jan. 14 aad 15- Engagement Extraordinary of the Xtsttntalahtd ptmpUoaal and Tragic Actress; Miss .A. ZD .A. GhX&-XSr Mpported byth ; watkiks Firra AVENUE oombimation. Fiiday NightT . . LUCRKTIA BORQIA, Saturday Matinee . BAST LYHMK, Saturday Night.... L'ARTIGLM 47. '" Usual Prices ot Admbalon. Adults 50c. Children 85c. Matinee JtMc. Keserved Beats at Heinsbarger's. aa IS 81 California Fears. A FEW CaOICE CALIFORNIA PEARS LEfT, l. the season nearly over. . Malaga Grapes in largo bunches. Pine Apple, Grape Fruit, Oranges, Apples, Candles, cheapest to finest Soda Water for those who call for lt, At 8. G. MOKTRROrs jan 15 tf Fruit and Confectionery Store Prepare for the Cold Wave JgY PURCHASING.. ''. ONE OF M UN SON'S ULSTERS OR janlSlt OVAROOA18. Lubin's Extracts, CASHMERE BOQUAT POWDER. -Cashmere Roquet Soap, Goaamer Faea Pawdar, Fall line Patent Medicines, Chemicals, S c . t3F prescriptions a specialty. J. D. NUTT-A CO.. Jan 16 tf - DraRaists. XT ATS JUST RECEIVED ! AX LOW FRTCIS I ' i J" RARIU80M a AIXEX, Hatters. jan 13 tt (f STIBEIIIG." Carts in ooaataat re Carriages and Ruggies f for aa sale. Drava made stroar and iae. Timber Wagons made to order. Horseshoeing a specialty. jan 9 tf MoDoUGALL A WILLIAMSON. 1881s Furniture 18Q1. FULL AND DESIRABLE STOCK OF LOW and Medium Price Walnut, Cherry, Oak, Maple and Oottsvs Farnitwre Bow in Store and betne re- ceived, and ana for. ta'e at Low Prices by . . . ja tr D. A. SMITH A CO. ABOUT BUTTER And Other Things. HAVE JUST RECEIVED, BY RAIL AND -Steamer, 70) Lbs GILT EDGE BUTTER. It is a very fine invoice, which I will1 sell at 30c per lb., three pounds tor $1.00, ten lbs. for SMB. This Butter is Creamery, and as good a any Batter sold at higher prices. It is a waste of monev to na more than these H"" T -tn irfftrlai aYlnssn figures THB VERY BEST. ( have also a very su perior article of Vlrgtaia BJ1 - Batter, direct from the Valley, which many customers prefer to any other, at 0c. Sweet Cooking Batter aad Oleomar garine at 35c. A small lot of choice N. C. HAMS raeJl to day. Baltimore and Ferrta Niger Oared Bsas. Strips, Shoulders, Pig Pork. Foiton Market lieef aaa vnea seer. TELEPHONE. Mv Stores are the onlv F.mtw Groceries in the city which have Telephones. Par ties having Telephones are requested to order In that way. ROASTING COFFEE is a SDeclaltv I roast Old toffee fonr Government Java. Laanavra and Bio Cafla fnnr ana nve times every wee. The Jsva Coffee I am tow roasting is six years old and of delightful Sa vor- three pounds for SI. Coma and look at the quality of tor 1 the coffees before purchasing, and then it the same COOds HOT from the Hauler. yon can get the same goods HOT from the Roaster Good Rio Coffee roasted aad ground at 80c per lb. Jas. C. Stevenson jan 12 tf New Crop Garden Seed. I TAKE PLEASURE IN CALLING THE AT tention of the trade to the Popular and Reliable Brands of SEED sold by me. I am handling them largely, and am able to offer special inducements toouyers. Send your orders" to WM. H. GREEN, Druggist and Seed Merchant. jan 1 tf Wllmlnaton, N. C. Those in Heed QF BLANK BOOKS, SCHOOL BOOKS, 8TA- tlonery, or anything else id my Una, via and it to their advantage to give me a can. ORGANS sold on Easy Installments. Jan 9tf YATES BOOK STORE. Still Beceiving Brown 0? Roddick WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED. A HANDSOME line of SCOTCH PLAID GOODS, which we offer at 13MC per yard. Handkerchiefs. WE ARB NOW PREPARED TO SHOW THE Largest Line of , HANDKERCHIEFS aver shown la this city Embroidered, fiesied, Bem stitched, Col'd Border, Ac., soluble for Holiday Presents. deeStf The Latest. TO COUNTERACT THB DD3TRE88XNQ HAN 'HE DDtTRES ill furnish th JLcock defeat we will furnish the beat MaaL ground from New Cora, tt Extra Family- and White Wheat. .Walla a. Wheat and Corn dXxtra Saner IT lour from new Oorn, Bran, Black aad Mixed Oats. Grits. Hay, Chops, Ac, at lowest prices O. BON BY h BON! BOMB. ' nofttf at tbe Cava Feat KUla, Plows! PbwslJEltiWr QF ALL MAKES.' LARGE STOCK? OF WATTS' Plows and Casting la -BtOr; 'waica'wa' offer at very lowest cash Pricea. , Parties needlns these goods will db well to see us before barter. GJL&H MURUB iSON. JanStf S8 sad SO Frost St i . 1 1 t III ' ml III I hi II - 7att Flp THE MANUFACTURERS OF WeS EXCELS -braced Plowa aavo sjlvea ts the control r thesa in this section of the State for the past four years. Tnia season wa have psrtaatsA arraageflsents with them that enables as to sell them lower than ever before aad orders dlseol toae we gaarssnee to lire you tbe lowest cash prices. alius, ausstousi mju JaS tf 19. SI A St Market Street ml:
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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