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OUTUNE1.
X m Utti BaU bfa Ut (onittt 3j
aabJ to taoT ul tilt lodl.
KdJf MeDoaald. aoiad dMprtlat,wu
;tita from M Sida7, r(b. 4 boax
3 ti Sot for to iclica of oScx&.
Ga- (irat Ui com to Utxiea.
e4U aatia la IrvIamS Mttrt prB
t rir. bv( livea fln dijtitut b
. ,4j.r mil of STill Spl. bet
Bf a ttrthqittt t Caio, 3.000 pnau
.uat b4 oa fofOMd la Naw York.
Sew Yoik mfktU: iloavty 4fja pr
c, : emtoo flrai at 10 IMftQlO 15-lSc;
,uihri aur firty aclita fira al $4 730
; i. j4i H)H balur aa4
3iiic. iDinti tqrpoiadaU aad wmk a
I'h Kiohmood S&iialimaU that
ih wooJarfal Jlacovar? al York
t ,n r a boax a firat of April
fooling.
t;.roarck waa bora on April lat.
nij H i, tbrfor, 8& yan old.
frni man vu born in Gartnany
t' JT' H All Koola' Day.
I'. i biivad ooofidaoily thai Ma-
ti, !' m n Friday, om IUddlcbargar,
rt u cbaao of ooofiftaalioa by lb a
ntr. So ariib ibal fallow Gorbara.
mc March lal twaoiy daalba
tr wn carlet fever bava ocoarred al
Chtriftoo. Soath Carolina, Tbara
rt tt dealha YaJt wak from tbU
Over on hundred aaaa re-
MawacboMita
woman t&ngi.
ia a liilla wary of
Thara w&a a bill ia
ih Uoa fWioj to woman ib right
ti voce hi aoawipal alectioaa. It
m lfttby avvola of 122 to 76.
aaiof Joboatoo, yborbtaav Bal
irr and one or two otbera art booked
. e
for ofhte ta reply to Maboae. By
tS way, iba LoalavlUa 'Courier
Jtrxi iy Mabooa read badly tbe
...eh Cookliag bd writtad for blou
It ibert Liooola la to be lakaa ap
i . th (irani man aa ibeir candidate
tor I'rvaitJeal io 18S4, provided tb
r. NauoaaJ Mendicant caonot'gat
,t himiif. So Geo. Garfield may be
wtrtniojf 'a viper" ibat may eiing
Ijitn.
There la great rejoicing al the
("oitrraitT of Virginia over Ita proe
pcuu Eaoagb anooey baa been
rid to gaaraaU lb aeearetnent of
ih McCormick teleecope, ibe Van
lrbdt ObMrvatVji. aid tba ebair of
Airooociy. m1 .
Tk negro cadet Wbitaxer ia far
ig taJy in the atrial; Ha.waaju
dr fire on Friday, aaf rariaUane
froa tie former a'.atra eat were fttllj
broagbt oat according to lb tj report
ia the Kew Tork JlcwajUepaWV-'
oa. He i ebtrjed alio wiiV. gTtjojf
i ad tract ana
If Cockling cannot defeat Judge
KobettiaWi aOTiiaIoQ ia any ether
way he will aa a dernier retort appeal
io the coarteey of Seoalore, TbU
coarteey a aort of on written law ia
a mataal noderatandiog that Seoa
lore have a veto oo all appoinUneota
within their territory. Il ia aaid
Klaine baa taken advantage of it in
the paat.
In the debate in the Senate on
aaiarday Dollar and Beck toraed the
tablet oa Iba 5 lal w trie by ebowiog
the oaardera and ootraget ia North
rn Sutet and by bringing onl the
babitaal bulldozing and oorr option of
of rage In Rhode Ialand and Jiaaea
chaaetta. That ia right. Make them
taka,Uietijauj thtwj ropoaalo the
5outh.
The ChatUatoo Ifty4 jH Couriir ia
t Jftd majontyof the malee
ia South Carolica ar iCofocel.w II
teaoksdtw A4erfoaa "title Ij wanl-
d, bawaaaw w baa all oeootna MColo
oeUeoi iIII. 'atnia for a higher
title. Ia tbj$ Suia only thri a fortha
of the VbUitoUxa ,ftra 'KaifaeW
for that' la the 'oorr act orthography
for mea wbaliifoB '.. their ipari M.
oalllua'traablag.' Tha man of war
he figbtere the geoalne are ad.
VOL. XXVH1.-NO.
sa Co!obU." Thera ar at
laat tmraatj Capuloa la the State,
ad a Tifj repcub!e'aprinknoff of
Major lha lattar baing aoldiara in
tbt lata war. The bona kind are
writtaaMajih." . . ..
caarrivna ARBaDafeaaata' or aoti
oqfc iVettaaiarwtt aewe aeaelea
r last.
' : J&iefxa KrwtHJeatTer,
An act to prohibit the aanufaotnre
and aale or amrltnoaa and malt" li-
qaora. Prohibit the cnanufectore
and aila of apiritaona liqnora, except
inea and cider, olharwue thao aa
herein allbwed. Aothoriiea the board
of commlaalooera tolIoeaiodmgffUu,
apotbecanea and phyaloiaoa to aell
liqaora only oo , recommendation of
pbyaiciana, etc.. for acientifie, me
ohanicaiandmedicaiporpoeea. lhey
are forbidden to keep on band more
thao thirty gallon a of liquor, or to
aell mora than -one gallon to anyone
peraooat any , one lime. The act
goea into ocrauoo oo tne lat ox
October, bat ibe matter ia to be iab-
milleu lo ibe people oo Ibe firat
Thar ad ay ia Aagoat for their de-
ciaion. If they rote erainat prohU
bltioo the act ia lobe of no effect.
An act to amend as act lo change
Iba lime of holding Ibe eoorta In the
foarth judiciahdjairtol. Makea iiar-
natt court come oo the third Monday
io rebruary and Angnal, and U am
ber I and eourt oo the firat uonaay
after the third Monday in February
and Anaroat, and to continue three
weeka if oeceaaarr.
An act lo amend chapter 210. aeo-
tion 1, lawa of 1878-77. It la ameo
datory to an act to protect deer in
certain oounilee by elrikioir out "Le
noir ia aeotioo one thereof. Kau
Sad March 12.
An act lo incorporate the town of
Paotego. ia the county of Beaufort.
lUlified March 12.
An act lo incorporate the town of
Jamettowu. in Guilford county.
An act to prohibit' the aale of
apiritoooa lie ao re in certain Iocalilie.
Frohibiia the aale within one mile of
a (Treat aumber of place. Ratified
March 12.
An act to reqoire clerka of the
Saperior Court, in filing vacanciee in
ihtoSetof juauoaof the peace, lo
report the name of the appointeee
lo the Secretary of Stale. Requiree
the report to ba eo made within ten
daya. Ratified March 12.
An act to provide for Ibe election
of an Aatocialt Juatice of the Su
preme Con rt and a Jadge of the Sa
perior Coart for the firat, aeoood,
(bird, fourth, fifth and aix judicial
dieuicie, and nine eolieitora, at a
general eleotioo to b held. on the
firat Tuetday in November, A. D.
1882.
An act to allow parol evidence of
Judgment,' decreet, c - Leaou
county.
An act toprtTeat liroatoca: from
fanning at large in certain portiona
of Lenoir county. Ratified March
12; - ' i - -
An act (a regard to the. Saperior
Court Clerk io New Hanorer county.
Makea it lawfal for aaid officer to be
abaeot from hit office any four oon
eecoiive Mood art daring the year
1881. Ratified March 12.
An act relating to bringing atock
froax any.othar Statea iflto thtagiate.
Make penoaa dririnz atocklntothia
Slat between April lat and the Iaat
dav of NovtmWr, and allowing them I
Ln ma at larfftu liable f or. all dam- I
aorea, Jic Italifitd March 12.
An act lo amend chapter 22, of tbt
lawa of 1879. being ao act Io relation
to the probata of deeds. Makea valid
all probate heretofore .taken by
Jndffte of Iba Saperior Court. Rat
ified March 12.
: Spirits Turpentine.
Greenville baa lelegraphio com
ma oieeiloa with the OCUid world.
Klnslon Journal: J amea H.
Ciayrcetvtd $350 laat Friday trom tht
Loalalaaa Lottery, drawa . several weeka
ago.
Klixabeth City Carolinian: It
I a tUXtar of remark that there were fewer
ease of laxcenyla tae count of iQorrttack,
Camdea aad Paaqoouak ac this term man
since me war.
, Wa have received the Moorea
vBle GOs. edited by Mr. E. L Pell, late
of me Cbertotie Bern. Tbe fl rat number la
readable aad well arranged. He has 'our
vary beet w tabes.
Concord " Regieter: Oa Tuea
dsy, about half 'past tlx la the evening, a
UrnAo borricane paaatd through mis ac
uoa. It raaay placeaaa mitcoaaty timber
was prostrated, ftactt blow down and
roofs ot Buildings stripped. Tbe blow waa
vary swart -la Concord, but no serious
damage waa done.
I Tarbord Southerner: We bate
now a dally line oa bar riverthe steamer
Ttrboro. Oa Taeaday morning a poate
or foox aegrott oo tbe Mope Lodge planta
tion eat lota aa alter cation and It ceded
selioily by me culling of Howard Gray
ce eJanacb, which may prove fata.
-. 1 Ml Vis- .n. -nd haad.
aad Joe Bell la the arm and hand.
; Officer Belrio, io attempting to
aerve a capiat tpoa a big negro named
Gtaur tt Ralaigb, was set upon and
to row a twice. Wbertapoa BIvta drew a
piatol aad a tcaS ntotd. Tbt pistol was
discharged mt ball peatlag tbrough mt
aegro'sflagera. Theirro is bow la jail,
as w Uer frota the Xem-Ctmrmr.
Fayaturilla Examlnery ; Oo
Wadaeaday the dowa train oa lhaCape
fter and Tadkla VaSty Railroad wis oe
Urd at a potai batweea mat place aad
Maachesttr by tbf coodWoot Jfif track.
Tbe croaa-Ue of the road for eocas dlstaoc
had eaaxht' tract tba . bars lag wood, aad
me Ire warped; by iba affect of the heat.
Tne mck waa repaired, tad the train cam
la two aoara behiad Urn. Tbe flrta la the
woods aloac the Cape fear aod Tad tin
12. ;XiiMS0OCmmf
VaUeyaad Carolina Ceofral RaUrotdi ap- i
pear to bare aiao acne maca aamace.
Cbarlottft Oirwri :ilie nni
cicl la Iba Uleat Chacloue livaaUoo. Mr.
a J.'For tr enraged ; In perfecting it It
baa not been Interviewed yei, bat la nader-
atootf to be a Uod or a a oycicie uai uai
a bTdde .Toat It to mt .ii it a noicicie.
What we mean la that It la a byclcla with
only oae wbeel to U. - -Mr.- Wm. H.
BaUa-r returned-from Baleisbiyeaterday.
He aaya that arftuaeata before the 8apreme i
uoart - are cjoeea - ror : tail aeaaion.. i.ne
jadsee are etiU ejttlog. for conaultatioa and
ror tae purpoea-'or aeamnnjr opioiooa.
They wo adjourn in about three, weeka.
A 40 Mtrnuin z AJom ami con
Uaoea to arrive In ;thU; city. In yait quantl-
uet, and car ny aay-uouaaaue or Doaaeia
are ahfctxd 'oref .theJ AtlaotlC'ifc ' North
Carolina iUilromd (or poUUla the interior:
-JmDroYemant U tbeorfler 61 lb Car; In
New Bne. Kew tbuildlftjcaj arej being
erected la every oireeuoaoid onea are be
tog torn. down, and freab paint la dolof
moch to add to the eeneral rood looka of
thlojre. Radlahea are now being ablp
ped la 1arne qnanUUee f rom Ihla city to
polnU' xionb. Boon' recetablea or all Ta
riatiea will be a drag la in la markaW
Ralei zh Farmer cfc 'Mechanic:
TooiaXa! Too lata tv Old feachclofdonx
now inaTitablal The Leclalatare (made an
of married men! lmooeed a tax dt 11 00 on
all marriaz llcenaesv and CO cent to. the
Betiatar. Now. when yoa come ' to add
another fifty ceata for. the paraon'a fee, and
a abinina'a worm or com orope ror me
bride, where are each raiaoae expenaee to
end? ii ia not raiiroaai we oppoae.
but EaQrvat : It la not the actual
woraisg unea we ceooonce, not me pnaer
ground wlre-pelllax. t The root of the
trouble Ilea in the fact that the State doea
i4 owa them, except for voiitiaai and.taa
aniw pnrpoee.' ir tbemau anooia aeu er
pre a way every douar oz ner rauroaa ttocK,
it would be a bleating to me people.
. Hamlet Arous: A fire broke oat
Jail eeet of Uue place oa Taeaday laat. The
woods being Ttry uucx and tae wind uga;
the flamea apread rapidly np Mark'a Creek,
deatrortor nearly vrerything In then
courae. waea anootone ana a nail muee
from bare U sot ioto a turpeatue orchard
beJonxtat to atr. Q. J. Freeman, ana da
etroyed all but about 4,000 of tbe boxea, to-
gaUer wttb tbe eatira leaeiog aroaaa one
of Lie rarma, We bear or anotoer ore mat
brolae out about aix or eight mllea aouth of
bert on tbt eaxnt day. dattroyinx tbe plan
teuon. dlttUlery and a lot of roain belooc-
lax to Tonv Mamford. Alao that tbe
dwelllex. outhoueee and tverytbinc de-
atractiblebelooxtoxto Joba B Smith, Eq.,
and a larxt oaaatlty or fence, DeJOoxing to
durarent paxuea,ware completely aeauoyea
Atheville Citisen: Hiram Som-
meroo waa a track on tbe bead Iaat Thara-
day, with a very heavy piece of oak alab.
by Bill Joboaoo. from wbicb be aiea on
Batardar both colored. Occurred near
Look's atalioo. Tbe authorities of the
VYeatern Korth Cam Ho a itallroaa nave
comDleted ibe road to tbe French Broad
brldre, four mllea trom tbe ewaooaooa
depot. Tbey are arranxiog to pain Iron
lavtox oo down tbe river at once ana
rapidly, iron baviox been purchased and
en routr. Tbe rrame-wotx ror tne nnage
acroas tua Freocb Broad ia beiog very
ranidlv Drepared. ao that bv summer
tbe road will be completed far down to-
ward Paint Bock. We have alao been aa-
rured that tareaieeed lexaiion between Mr.
Beat and etberownera of the property will
lo no wise cJCect tbe progresa of the work.
We are pleased to learn tbat under tne ex
cellent management of Ita preaent officers
tbe baalneea of .the road baa ao Increased aa
to laatlfr aDeclal frelxbta tralna lodepen-
dent of tbe paaataxer train, and to greauy
lBcreaee tae apnea or ut paaaeogex train.
Snow Hill Advocate: Einchen
Qiao, aa escaped convict, who waa een
teaced from thle county to the penitentiary,
la aaid to be at hie borne, about atven milea
from thle place. Ha aires tbe following
accoonttt in manner of bit etcapet; Hlm-
aelf and another .convict were alck in the
aame cell, the other one died and prepare-
tloae made to bury him, bis coffin waa
broagbt and be waa placed in it- They
were then left together no til after dineer.
during which time Ulan succeeded In tea
Lac the dead man out of the coffin and
pladog blm la bia ounx, covering mm very
carefully, and then getting Into tbe coffin
blmeeU. lie waa tax en to tne graveymra
cofla. Tbia frlxbieaed thoee who bad tbe
when be commeaced'roniog about lo tbe
be rial la cbarge, tod they ran off. Be
laea reiaea oe comov ua uu uuua u
atcaca. Tbia oomee to oa aa a trotnfnl aa-
aertioe. A terriDie storm pasaea over
w ... . a
email acooe of coontry about two tod a
half milea from this place, oa the Goldsboro
road, oa Taeaday nlgbt. Two dwellings.
one of them a new ooe, were torn to pieces.
bat fortunately noaa of the lamatea were
aarlonslv hurt. Treea were uprooted and
twisted off, fences blown down, aod things
la the lloe or tne storm aemousnea gen
erally.
Raleich NetDt-Observer: Nero
Jones, charged with the murder of Matthew
Patiivraar - la KHrecomoe couoiT. in aa -
cast fast, was placed la Wake county laii
taatarday for aaft keeping. Judgo-rV.
L Hhlno arrived in Ufl cltv veaterday, and
waa aworn aa judge or mt eevenui oope-
rior Conrt Diairiet bv Chief Justice Smitb.
We leara that Gen. ifidwara J onea
Mallett. of ' New York, who graduated at
tbe University or Nurtb Carolina in lain.
will be preaent at tbe next commencemeoi.
Wa underatana mat juage uavia
Scbenek wHI bereafter act as attorney for
me Richmond & Danville Railroad Com-
mot. He will . rtorestot that company,
H la aaid, in the Beat in junction 80it.be-
forejudge Seymour, at WUkeaboro eext
week. Hon. Clem Dowd and Mr. Jonn
n. Henderaon will reoraaent W. J. nest.
Tbe receipts of cotton this paat week
were 077 bales.. against 241 ror mia corre
annndtnr week laat aeaaon. Tbe total re-
rlnia thia aeaaon to date amount to 66,104
baletrWblleopto the-aame time' la 1880
thv war onlv bales. This xivee a
total increase of 20,461 bales In favor of tbe
preaent aeaaon.. About a. hundred
Runnhllcana of the ultra aort gathered at
tbe court house last evening to Indulge in
tpeechea, etc., po ike question of J amea H.
Harrla and ' ma PoeimeeterablD. Reaolu
"P?J? VT
JfaifJSS?. Srfot
fof bU faUarftO apptrttt
tlons praising and recommending him, and
.present roaias aster
negro cierxs-ana
hie enathv as a Republican, were adopted..
Tbe meeuog was a Harris-Shaffer affair, o
appeared to be so contiaerea.
Wa learn that -Principal Haa-
aeirs Female Seminary at WUaoa haa bad
120 atudeata darior tba year, . ineinaing
mare boarding aad -more mualc pupils thao
ever before-
11EADE BAKER'S CARBOLIC
MOUTH WASH la a tragraot aad dellgbt-
lai touet article. "
dlseasea of the mouth andocxs, arrest de-
Z ... ' . . .. t i . r I 1 1 I
exit portiy me oreaia, ana preeerv me
TXXTU. it wm taso reiiere osa. cocxaxBa,
ad laea exeellentxarxle for SOBS TSBoat..
prlcaCX)caau abotut Kt'orMiaf.DJ qrcg(
gists generally." Tha tree'eappfledbyj me
wboleaalt druggists In Blob mood aod Bal-
wboleaalt druggists
tlmort.
ah 96 8m eod
; qua: BroiTir:
- ww;aovataTiaat(iiBPiTa arr3
P. : Cvaaasa & Co Stock. 1
LxaruBX-ReW Dr. Yates.'
BxnjsaxsaxBEaater "cards.
J. C. MuicD8--Soda water, etc.
MuKflow Clothing to measure.
' aasaai i
Xeeal ares. .
Meeting of Ladiea Benevolent
Society Ihla afternoon, 'at Si o'clock, at
Hook and Ladder Ball.
Mayor'" Smith dtapoaed of one
trLOiag Case of drunkenoeee and disorderly
conduct yesterday morning.
WtisalaaioaiUia- Aletllv Sboc
at Killed. -
Tbe aad ioteillgeoce waa received in tbia
city on Saturday night,, about 12 o'clock,
througb a telegram to Mr. C. M. Barries,
the well-known newt dealer, to the effect
that bit brother, Mr. Thoa. C. Barriss, eon
of Mra. Thot M. Barries, had been acci
dentally ahot at Birmingham, Alabama, and
that there wore no hopea of bia recoyery.
Another telegram waa received on Sunday
moraiog annoonciog that the nnfortunate
young man waa dead, and asking for in
atructions aa to what disposal should be
made of the body. A telegram waa return
ed, requesting that the' remaina ahouJd be
Immediately forwarded to tbia place, aad it
ia expected that tbey will arrive hereby
Southern train ihla evening or to-morrow
morning.
The deceaeed waa well-known here aa a
prlghtly, energetic youog man, and waa
esteemed for bia many fine qualities. Be
formerly worked in the W., C. & A. R. R.
ahopa, when they were located on the weat
tide of the river, and subsequently at Flor
ence, 8. C, where they were removed, re
taainlng there about two years. He
next went to Montgomery, where he
remained a ahert time, . and then re
moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where
be bad been employed about air- months in
the ahopa of the South & North Railroad.
The newt of the aa'd accident by wbicb he
lost bia life fuli particulate of which have
not yet been received produced a1 great
ahock upon his family and friends, and es
pecially upon his aged mother, who lost
another aoa by accidental-killing many
years ago. Theaubject or tore nonce waa
about 24 years of age.
Criaalaal Cart.
Tbia Court convened yesterday morning,
Bia Bonor, Judge O P. Mearea, presiding)
and Solicitor B. R. Moore prosecuting for
the Stale.
The following comprise the Grand Jury:
Cbae. H. King, Foreman; W. B. Orr,
George Moeeley, D. F. Barnes, W. H
Soeeden, W. B. M. Koch; J. W. Hodges,
Allen Evaoa, Thoa. Brinkley, Waahington
Bowe, R. L. Botchlna, A. X. Love,- S. B.
Morton, Jno. W. Hewlett, Sylvester Bur
rise, J. B. McOarity, J. W. Strauss, S. B
Mallard.
The following cases were disposed of:
State vs. Mike Peden and Robert Toomer,
larceny. Judgment suspended and de
fendants turned over to their parents to be
bound out.
State va. Ella Sheppard, nuisance. Con
-av .aw- - -
tinned uotll next term. ,
State va Wn Phlnney forcible treapaas.
Defendant examined bit own witneasea,
plead hit own cause to the jury, and waa
found not guilty. . .
Piprrtsi trtr ivarKe.
Tbe Bchr. Jmph Sontiur, Capt. Watts,
arrived here Bondey from New Yotk with
t cargo of 'five fiondred tone of iron pipe
for the Wilmington Water Works, which is
beiog discharged- at the foot of Oraoge
street; and tbe next New York steamer is
expected to briog the remainder, together
with the hydrants and a portion of the ma
chinery. The work of laying . the pipe, we
learn, will be commenced immediately,
noderthe superintendence of Dr. J. A.
Cloud, one of the contractors,. himself a
civil engineer, and Mr. ' J. Kent Brown, of
this city, Who has been' engaged in running
me linee for the pipe for tome weeks past
It is proposed, if possible to complete
the works ln three months, bat there msy
possibly be some unlooked-for delays which
msy retard operatione-ani put vit back a
month or eo, -
Dr. Cloud is expected here to-day or to-
morroWi ;- rr r : '
netlaSTf nasnecraiea.
In accordance with " previous notice, tbe
Board of Magistrates of the county of New
Hanover met at the Court Bouse yesterday,
at 12 o'clock, for the purpose of electing a
member of the Board of County Commits
sioners to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of CoL Wm. L.: Smith, John
Jsmes,1 Esq being InTbe chair;;
There were' twenty-three members pre-
teat. . ..rw:
CoL Roger Moore and O. G.' Parsley, Jr.,
were placed in nomination, and on tbe first
ballot CoL, Moore received 16 votes,, Mr.
Parsley 6 votes "aod Mr. Walker Mearesl
tote; whereupon CoL Moore waa declared
duly elected," ' ; '
Oa motion of Justice C. W. Myers tbe
election ot Col.' Moore' was made ananli
moos, aod the meeting then adjourned.
nciirat fjaru.v.:;
Jerry Palmer, colored, had a hearing be
fore a magistrate, yesterday on the charge
of obtaining goods under false pretence.
Be was ordered to give bond in tbe sum of
0f the Criminal! Court,--In default otwbicb
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Aaatre otj PreeatiaK la :Rajair
"j eaia. .,,,"
The Board of County Commisaionera met
in regular monthly aessiolTyeaterday after4
noon, Oommiuioneri Wortb BaggV Pierce,
tnd Montgombry bemg preaent. "; :
Tbe reaignaiion of Commissioner Smith
made on the 25th of March,;waa read and
accepted. .. ...f . j -;v?--j i
CoL Roger Moore, who waa elected to
fill the vacancy by the Board of Magia.
trates, appeared and tool! the oath and wa .
duly Inatalled :
The Board then proceeded , to the elec
lion of a Chairman... Commlaaioner: Bagg
waa put in nomination and was elected by
acclamation. . ; .
Commiasioher Moore waa appointed on
the Finance, p Pablib Building, Board of
Managera, and City' Hospital committeea.
The application of sundry persona of thia
county .for reopening Negro-Bead road was
considered, and the following was ordered
by the Board:
That proper notice be given to tbe land
owners through whose lands the road
pasaea to appear before this" Board, at the
regular meeting on the' first Monday in
May, and abow cause why . the petition
ahould not be granted.
The report of Messrs. Brown and Mc
Rae, surveyors, relative to the boundary
lines between the Poor Boose and Qarrell's
land, waa accepted. ;
The Treasurer aubmitted bia monthly re
port. Balance of general fund on band
137,522.09; balance of apecial fund on hand
$890.20. One bond of $500. Ne. 108, with
all coupona attached, and 62 coupons of
$3 each, and 32 coupons of the denomlna
Hon of $15 each, were Surrendered and de
stroyed in the presence ot the Board. The
Treasurer's report showed balance on hand
of educational fund of $8,288.29.
The Register of Deeds handed in his re
port for the1 month of March, showing
$20.80 paid over to the Treasurer, and ex
hibiting his receipts for the same.
The Board then made a levy under
Schedule B and U taxes, which were about
the same as the State, inclading the $60
license upon retail dealers in spirituous
liquors, to be paid in advance, and for no
term leaa than twelve months.
The following were appointed Tax Lis
ters :
Wilmlngtoo DistrjUjt CoL J. O. Burr.
Cape Fear Iredell Johnson.
Harnett A. A. Moeeley.
Masonboro J. A. Montgomery.
Federal Point J. H. Boree.
J. W. Dais, John CarrolL R. B. Bor-
deaux, A. D, Wessell, John C, Beyer and
John Taylor the latter of Federal Point
aod to sell malt liquors only were granted
licensee to retaiL .
Bev. Dr. PrKebarat. '' J ;-;
Rev. Dr. T. B. Pritchard,' President Of
Wake Forest College, who ia here on a
brief visit, delivered two very able, inter
esting and convincing discourses at the
First Baptist Church on :8undsy afternoon
aad night, which were listened to by large
audiences.
Last evening Dr. Pritchard was to have
delivered an address on Wake Forest Col
lege, its history, etc.,: ant waa prevented by
sickness. It is expected that 'be will do so
to-morrow ( Wednesdsy) evening,, at the
Firat Baptia.f Chtwch. -
UIVBB AND flSAIRtl.
Schooner LamU CbU," Cobbr hence,
arrived at New York on the 1st inst. - .
Norwegian brig GaaeUen, Wiebye.sailed
from Cork on the 2d inst, for this port '
Schooner BaJXy Jf. fiedns, Willetts,
hence, arrived at New York on the 2d last..
'-SchoonW ICcUiie A. WMe. Bailatte,
sailed on the 81st ult., from Providehce
f or thiaport. : :.::..', .
Schr Jessie-Edrt, from Belt sst, :Me.,
for this port, pot Into New London, Ct.,
April 1, with7 loss of jib-boom by collision
with an onknown; achooher bear Dutch
Ialand. She repair. and proceed. . .
Schooner. Gettg&vrg from New York
for this portKwitbgoano, was ran into and
sunk March 80th, off KUtyjBawki
The above is doobUesjt tbe jaobper which
was reported, sunk oo the eight pf the SOtb,
and wu aabsequehtly jrtripped. ; : . o ,
The" schoonei Wniin.VmBruiit from
New York for Jacksonville,- Florida, which
put In here leaking badly, on Friday lastis
discharging her cargo of
the wharf Opposite Mr; 3. H.. Ne9a, prepa
ratory to going on the dry dock, iff oond
necessary. ::;:" U-Vir"
The; schooner IL.. B. Gibwn, rCapt.
Sturgis, which left here Sunday morning
for Elizabeth City, colUded rwith tbe Nor
wegian barque JcVd&fcr neai what la known
as Five Fathom Bole, -near the month of
the river and carried away the barque's
jib-boom and lost . her own jib-boom and
fore-topmast The GCttion returned to this
city forrepaira.: -
-The .ateamer ; FsaJo,; Capt. Patrick,
hitherto reported aa bavlog parted chains at
Northwest Light Boose on me 26th nit, and
dragged to White Shoals, four miles norih
west of PommooUp J0"
stranded, is reported Ib'SIgnu bmcer Wat
son, at .th.U aUUonal being pretty moch in
the 8ame;condiiion; as when I last reported.
The 'waa purchased by . Mesara. E.
T. Love and James Bagley, bf tbli city,
who werei bo her when aheaf"ashore
and was Intended to ply orr the Caps Fear
Biver,A4wtween mie'cfCao'dcP
Bbe'ls a Vternwesteamer tialWi
ten off when good weather aets in, accom- i
panted by favorable winds.
Laerindbhatpretiy: mbcWftef thisiMe I
a Tt t. h.Wfl fht .y, ;a,tti Ki"iinVv
a m it eaw -w saaerrwvw y w w mmm aw saw a
WHGtE.Npr4;25f
- BO ABO OF AI.OatBflIBIf
i - i. 1 .ii ii ii t t i - kti "
Proceeaince or, Bcaiar meataiv ;
. : ntlac , . I
' The Board of Aldermen met In regular
monthly session, at the City Ball last night.
Present, Mayor Smith and Aldermen Bow
deD, Northrop, Chad boar d, Worth;Telfair;
Sanipeon and . Willis. , . ... , ;.-.c:..'5. '
' : On motion of Alderman Jrtorth the mat
ter of removing the portico of the 'First
National Bank bailing, on :Froot atreet
indefinitely poatponed.' ' 1 ' i
In the matter Of opening Chestnut street
dock,, Alderman Worth read a report of a
committee of the Com missioners of Naviga
tion recommending that said . dock be npt
re-opened. ' " "
- Alderman Bowdeh moved that the mat
ter be deferred until the next, meeting of
the Board,! the city attorney: to be consulted
in the'meantime as to the power of - the
Board In the matter. '
Alderman Chadbourn :moved tbat'lthe
raid, wharf, be immediately repaired and
the committee oo Streeta and Wharves be
empowered to act in the premises. Carried.
:J. The conuttee on Streeta anal rVv'harvea
recommended that the aite of the old mar
ket hoose, " on Market street, : be paved.
Alderman Worth moved that t be balasted.
The report aa amended was Adopted.
' The application of the Cape Fear Fire
Engine ;Company was granted. T
Several applications for gas lampa were
not granted, the gas mains not extending to
the localities where the lights were desired.
The Mayor called the attention of the
Board to tbe list of delinquents for license
tax amount to over $4,000, and : bh motion
he was Instructed to enforce the collection
of tbe same, as well aa -the Butchers'
monthly tax, io arrears, amounting to $250.
The Chief of the Fire Department, Mr.
F. Q. Robinson, submitted the following
recommendations, which were referred for
consideration to the Fire Department Com
mittee: : "In addition to my estimate and recom
mendations already submitted, I would te
cOmmend that your Board of Fire Com
missioners inspect, condemn and sell what
hose, reels, &c., (tbe property of the city),
that they may find unserviceable.
"1 also recommend tbe placing of a hose
reel and about 500 feet of tbe best of tbe
old leather base (no w in use), with -Messrs
Hart, Jiajjey, & Co., to be used by their
steam pomp In case of fire at any point that
can be reached from their foundry it being
understood that if the hose and reel should
be required by me at any time, it will be
su eject to: my orders.
"1 would further recommend tbat 'xate
waye by constructed at ibe runs on Market
and Fifteenth and Dawaoo and Fourth
streets. This recommendation was un-
thonffhtedlv left ont in mu trnnnral iatl.
1 mate, bat I think enough can be appro-
priated from 'miscellaneous' to construct
these gateways, wbicb I deem very necessa
ry to the further efficiency of the Fire De
partment." The Finance Committee submitted the
following report of appropriations for the
ensuing fiscal year, which report was adopt
ed and ordered to be referred to the Board
of Audit and Finance : For Streets and
Wharves, . $8,600; Police, $15,500; Public
Buildings, $2,500; Fire Department, $9,000;
Prisoners, $200 ; Lights, $5,740; Printing,
Stationery and Advertising, $600; Sanitary,
$3,600; MiswUaneoas and Extraordinary,
$1,000; Water Works $2.000. .
: ;A report from Book and Ladder Co. No.
lwassabmitted throagb the Chief of Fire
Department and referred to committee.
The coatract for printing the City Laws
waa awarded to Mr. 8. G. Ball, and the
contract for city'printing to Messrs. Jack;
son & Bell; their bids; for the same beiog
the lowest. -
The contract for feeding prisoners was
awarded to York Moore, at six cents per
meal. . '..
The privilege of removing night soil was
awarded to L. Perkins and Geo. Robinson,
at schedule pirioes.
Reports from the Saperintentendeht of
Bealtband the Chief of Fire Department
for the month of March were read and or
dered filed.
Alderman Bowden offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adop
ted: ; . - -
; Beolwl,: That for the ''able and efficient
manner in which " Col.: Roger Moore has
discharged the onerous duties of Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department, he is en
titled to the gratitude. ' not only of the
Board of -Aldermen, but alao of the com
'munity at large.
Oh motion the Board adjourned.
aappoeea Accident tf brawalos.
.; A. seaman, a brother of Cspt. Mathieaen,
of the Norwegian barqueJcwTt now lying
in the neighborhood of theopper compress
wharves, has been missing since 4 o'clock
yesterday morning, and is supposed to have
fallen' overboard ' and drowned i At the
hour named he was seen, on deck in his
night clothes, complainingof being on weH,
ahd nothing has since been teen or heard
of him.
Or. Dttaat to Visit Ce.
. Hew Dr. C. F.; Deems, formerly of ihla
State, but now paetbr-6f the Church of the
Strangers, in New York city, will deliver a
lecture ia this city on Thursdsy, me 21st
Inst, being the first Thursday after Easter,
under the auspices , of the Wilmlogtoi li
brary Association. In; a letter to1 as Dr.
Deems writes " that he anticipates ' great
pleaauTe in meeting many of his old friends
oik that ioeaatooii ??-.i'il . ,7
n XeetarVToNlKbvt. , f t
a Wo woold Oiice more remind dur city
raaderav and Visitors who 1 msy be preseor,"
Dr. Yatea WW deliver a Jectart
be Opera iBoosti mil -eveoiog,sato:
ockpqjjhejmyecjh
ai : T . a Jt 'w f . a m. a p a I.
TheorytMflnder the. auspices, pf Ihe ?Ilr J
mlngton Library Association: 'Tbe price
of admission is small, and we are sore tbat
those who attend will not regret the outlay.
l" 1 - ViM,vaVaa4eMMaaMft4fae V WW
m WonpafC type auk ana eqaare.
Dtlr,WeatberBBiietla. .... . ,.
The! following .wdl tjihbVi;hvi.'tatt' of
the thermometer, at the atatlooa , tamed, at
S.00 j. Mr yesterday, Washington, me ao
time, and also the amouat of ralafail la
inches.. for the twenty four hobrs endlog
daiiy at iPi lT,' except Tueadayr 'when it
la;.48 hbttrs, ;as.iforolshed :by Sergeaat
Jamesj W. Watson,' Signal Officer at ' this
Statiot; : .
T-em. R. F. Weather.
Atlanta - 43
Angoatn. . . . . t . . . s - 57
Charleston....... ', 60
Charlotte. 47u
.00 " Cloudy
.00 Fair
- .01 - Fair
.00 Cloudy
.00 ... Clear .
140 : - Cloudy
; .00 v Clear
.27'" Fair
.38 . Clear'
.00 Clear
.00 Fair
.00 Cloudy
,00 Cloudy
.10 Fair
.08 - Cloudy
.49 Fair
.16 Fair
Oorsickna 63
Galveston 63
Bavana - 82
Indlattola. 68
Jacksonville.;.'..; 68
Key West..,.,.. 79.
Montgomery, ;., ' 68
New Orleans..... 60
PaotaRasaa 68
8avanhab,....V:. 58
Wllmibgton...... 56
Cedar Keys 61
Pensacoia ... ... 61
. The! following are tbe Indications for tbe
Booth Atlantic States to-day:
Generally fair weather northerly to west
erly inds, rising barometer and alight
changes in temperature.
Boeat aad Itaaleler Co. Ao. I.
At a meeting of tbia company held laat
night, :at their hall, all the officers of the
company jeslgned." An eleotioa was im
mediately entered upon with the" f ollow log
result i . .
Foreman Roxer. Moore.
1st Assistant R. H. Grant.
2d Assistant Albert Gore.
' - - - i " at '
aTorelc Bxpua.
Tbe foreign ahipmentaesterday. em'
brace'tha3erman brlg lfer Vrandertr, for
Hull, Eng., by Mesara. Peterson, Downing
& Co.J,'with 1,650 barrela of roain and 550
barrels of tar; the German barque Oar Max,
for Ginoa, Switzerland, by' Messrs. Pater-
aon, DownlDg & Co., with 2.650 barrels of
roslnjaod the Norwegian barque BepUntrit,
for Bambiirg, Germany, by Messra Alex.
Sprunt & Son, with 3 900- barrels of rosin.
Jailed for Aer cany of mu OX.
' Andrew yudge. colored, from Duplin
county, charged with the larceny of an ox,
was arrested. In this city yesterday, sod or
dered to give bond in the sum of 200 for
bis appearance be tore a Magistral oo tbt
diblnst, in default of whlob be waa jailed.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Lecture.
RKY. B. . TATXk D. D.. WILL DaV
I !!S,l?1tw0ffr2iXH?''M.VOBTl,!d-,'i
ine uetary aaaoetatton.
Miblect-'-Tha Batara of Tkeorr."
Admission to eeata. nac
apt St
! Stock.
5 WaDae!" (6XCtod
! 4 Large HULKS, ntubla for Timber.
t Very Mae HOBS8,
i Several Qood HOaWX.
1 TIMBBKWaQON aad HARNXS3 coot
i . plete, ready for baallDg-hMp.
' aB tf- FBX8T0N cUatatlWQ A OO.
' i Biagonals,
I TEOUSBBUfOB of XNGLISH aa
FRENCH maanfactare, mada
! ap In the VXBT BEST 8TTLX.
ap 5 It Clothier and Merchant Tabor.
Soda Water,
i.
. i VZSP SOCK kllHXKAL WATXK,
At
JAXXfl O. MtJWDa.
Draa-atore.
86 K. front SL
ap5 tf
j Easter Cards,
JgliTHDAY CARDS, ,
) . A BXAUTirCb 8XLXOTIOM,
Jaat received at
' 11 XUf B KKQXRB
- - i . . . . Live Book aad Maite Store.
; Hfjyt's Gennad Cologne.
f1BtX MOST FRAGRANT AND LA8THIO OF
A t.- .- :-: ;. . r. ...
all Ferfamea.
Beware of eonnterfeita aad lmitatioBB.
For sale at
apatt ' . : : BKPrgBXTtQaTt'a.
Parasols and Sun Shades.
'if
Brown Cc Ro d d i c Ic
ik. 4ft Market street "
TXfW. EAV I KOW ON ' H AHD A BBAUTtFUL
TV, aaeortmentof the above at nrlcea raarlaa-
from lteente to $18 00. ' - -
LACXa A1TD EAJaTBUROS. .
Oar line la Laces sad Qsmtmrxs has nevar
be a ap compute aa at this Urn. We art opening
many noveulea.
1 i - - - irtoat BUiriiird.
A Kew Line Joatreoeived.!
T , BBOW9 BOODICX.
apStr . - .'. -4 m aaiat.
. Paaa' Easter Bgg l)jess
A NO A FULL ABVOBTatKNT OF PATBNT
' at edlcmee Alt one of th moat elacaat Una
oTVancy and. ToDet Anlelea U tbe eltyj , oblocee a
specialty; try the FACIMATIOM, UU perfeeUj ale-'
gaat..,,.;. : .
" 3. H. BABOTW.
apStf . t : : DraeelaU New Market,
Mrs. Joe Penox Iilian TclUc Bitten.
CUBES BX&OTOLA; KSXtTMATiaV, BB1BT
Dlaea., iaronie Bilione Oolle, aad ail klads oT
Braptkme aadtkla Oiataeea artaiaa frees Imparity
of the blood as ea AJterattve Toaie aad rarlAer
Of the Blood It baa provea ltaelf aaefiaUed.
if 8KB GOV. HOLDKN'8 OrUtiQW. ,. , .
I aupieaatren ataung- tbat sameer ot stv
famty haa aaed Mra Jo Fafaoa'a ladlaa Toaie
wun- cooa reeute 1 Believe aer rsmasy 4
fortiie Dwvosee for which It la intend d.
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j 1 8KB JUSOX STBONQ'S OPUtlOX, ,
? IU4fCO .if,BAiB M.OUDt&ltt.lBaa.
., Mra.' Joe Peraon 1 M.rt.m Boiaa SDeettie aeo 1
waemimarbeaita, Nsenogm;
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the moat
ManltSL I take craat Dlaaanra ln
tea a vtftaMe aad imnt
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Die Toaie,
ery reapectrolly.
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Preparedly Mr. oe rersen. FreaklintoB, n. c.
mhieiy ta W iimlioaTM . O.
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