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SORNING EDITION.
OUTLINE8. - ; i
Four persons lost their lives by the burn
ing of a small cottage In , CJhicago; Mrs.
Bites, licr mother, and : two : children ;
Mr. Dates escaped, but was severely burned.
The royal gathering at Copenhagen
disbanded; the Czar has gone to St. Peters
burg and the others lett for iParisf---1
The situation in the East has again assumed
a serious aspect ;,Servia has determined to
fight for territorial aggrandizement. ;
Eight persons killed and a number of others
wounded by an accident on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, New Jersey ; T.:P. Pratt;
telegraph operator, has leen arrested for.
ciusins the acRidenthersnUdiif
i(give the right Bignat' ; Odds ra
being offered by Ohio Democrats that Sher
man will not be U. S. Senatnr. ' ;;Ex
Chief Justice Vincent, of. New Meico,
telegraphs Attorney General Qarland an
exp'anation of his appointment of Dorsey
a, j iry commissioner. ' The U. S Su--p(e;r.c
Court made no decision yesterday. .
- Wm. C. Glenn has been ; arrested ' at
Pochelle, Ills., for conducting swindling
o.ierations through the . mails. - Jake
Reiner was shot and fatally wounded in an
affray near Harrisonburg, Va. -The
British steamer Greyhound, trading in"'
Chinese waters, was attacked" by pirates;
the captain was killed and three officers
oumied. Ferdinand Ward was; air-.
raigned yesterday; he plead - not guHty.
- Two hundred bales or cotton burned
at Chiilesu.n. S. C.; loss $40,Q00.
Sacctisful experiments have been made by
the Department of Agriculture, in the man.
nfacture of sugar from sorghumj the yield
is a high as 280 pousds :per'toiiv "
Ue York markets: Money 1J3 per cent. ;
cotU;o firm at 9 13-1610c; wheat, ungra
ded red Soc$l 051; corn, ungraded 51
aijc; southern flour quiet and -steady;
spirits turpentine steady at 37c; rosin firm
af102il 15. . ' "!
The New York Herald has desert
d M ah one, but it supports Ira Dav
enport, in New York.
Bradstreefs reports 164 failures
last week" in the -United States,
against 179 for the week before.
There are people in Minnesota who
are firm believers in witchcraft and
they are not Yankees either. N They
are from Sweden."" - ' " ."' " " f '
The warning, given by the Powers
(s having a pacifying effect on
Greece and Servia. The latter has
stopped its advance. - 4 .
At Columbus, Ohio, there came
near being a riot over thti burning bt
a bloody shirt. The Republicans
got hot. They ought to be ashamed
of themselves. " - -
Senator Kernan, ' of New York,
will not have any' thing to do with
the Mormon defence before the court
i& reported." Senator Vance, rumor
said, was to.be associated with him.
The convietion of the two
uHHfoters, William Gooch and Jaraes(
A Smith, for killing James A. Chea-
ttam, a former; citizen "of Granville,
Was righteously done. They were
tried before Judge Clark. '
There is to be an election held in
France in 202 places to settle "ties"
and other defective balloting. . It is
said that the Government i8 afraid
of the result is afraid of the frauds
the Monarchists may perpetrate.
The Tory Government is forced to
take stronger measures. Boycotting
has grown so offensive that the Gov
ernment has determined to . revive
the "White Boy Act," an old anii
hoycotting act. About 200 suspects
have been arrested and con v icted.
Bonds for good behavior were re
fused. . J
irou think Gen. Fitz Lee cannot
peak, do you? Just listen to the
Lynchburg Advance &s it chats after
this style. It says: '. ,:';;: . -
'We do not exaggerate when We say that
Peeches last night of GenFitz Lee
2 lr. Rufus Ayers were the best ever
wuvered m this city. The opening of
S WM not particularly striking, but
Z?n "med up to bis work, grew elo
C nd Powerful, and for more than two
d hia immense audience spell
KS?tW1 a 8peeCQ that would have done
tho 0 l.he 1x61 orator that ever enlisted
weattenuoa of a Virginia audience;".
. The Advance talks this way right
where John-W." Daniel lives: f
0nlAeT6th of December the
Southern Forestry Congress will
oi ooninern states
been invito J r, v"-EfiA
lef Executive to be present.1
T,0n?,ern delegates will attend also.
6 Governors are invito n
legate from each Congressional
strict xr-.-.i. & ,i
be well ; uarouna oughto
weu represented. The Governor
UI no doubt take the" matter in
VOL. -XXXVil.-.TN6.
nanain ; due nime-: Our wooded
lanas are most valuables - We izvo
any ind : all 1 movements that will
cause people tofpreserve" .the forests
. ana plant trees. vv : : v
. -if
?"e8 ar said to bo m splen-'
, o; UWUS mm ana are tnorqugbiy
united. : On the ther hand, the last
news is, the Liberals are not united
arid will- not bV .united f and I Miv
OTadstbhe's aritratiormmitiee
has: failed to arrange .difficulties.4
Many ; of riho. Radicals or. extreme!
Liberals have "gone so far they can
Tiot gefc0ai!vA!pe
don of the itth instsays: ; ' V .
'Jlrii it ferrflndIs' fJ3142caiar:
brought into beinst after the candidates 'are
all up and making many ex post factor de-;
cisions, " orderine-. Donular men deenlr
pledged and far advanced in their campaigir
wo ignooty retire. --..-Tne result is, or
course, that numbers of. .these candidates
refuse to accept the .caucus' decisions and
persevere in their candidatures. Hence,
many of the English provincial constituen
cies remain contested bv four or riive rival
Xiiberal candidates, each attempting to split
up the party vote against a single Conscr-
vaave canuiaaie in vae same neia."
President Cleveland, fat as he is,
is reported to be very seriously! ill.
Cupid shot an arrow,lnto ; his heart
and he is now in a most precarious
condition and needs the most deli
cate and skilful attention.' t It is said
. - . . . i
that he positively refuser to be con
soled by any member of the Cabinet,
declines all medicine from the regu
lar practitioners and says none but a
female doctor can .cure him. Dr.
Folsom, a female of Buffalo, N. Y.,
is said to be the - right physician.
The President will be taken to see
her soon and will be given up en
tirely to her practice. ,-It is thought
she will after that return to Wash
ington and set up business in the
White House. " -
A1 ways Freli, Sparkllas, Newiy.
- ?; w ReidsvilleTimes. ; ' ' v
We love to; announce the .birth
day of such excellent dailies as the
Wilmington Stab -an . honor" to
North Carolina journalism always
fresh, sparkling and newsy. It has
just entered upon , apother volume,
and we hope the good people of
Wilmington will cause it to live and
prosper as lang as" ' that ' city. - shall
have an existence in the good.' old
North State. ' - i :
jSpmts Turpentine
Crops in the Albemarle section
are considerably below an average.
Mocksvllle Times : Mr. and
Mrs. Matthew Fulf ord attended the first
camp meeting at 8mith. Grove, 54 years
aeo, and have been present at every one
since. : . . " " '': v" 'A - -
No Charlotte Observer for Sat
urday' or Sunday and' no Raleigh News
Observer for Sunday to hand. The mails
are very irregular now more so than for
many years. : .-. . : ;
- Raleigh Visitor: President Rob
inson, of the Seaboard & Roanoke Rail
road has ordered all supplies for - the Ox
ford Orphan"Asylum to be shipped free
over his lines. ' ; '
v Warren ton Gazette: A great
deal of tobacco was cut this week. .
Macon is making the tobacco market boom.
The cotton crop in . this county is a
failure, - The corn fields present ; a
shocking appearance. --' ' ' J ; '.
: . : Mr. Jb8ephua Daniels has taken
charge of the Raleigh Chronicle He has
industry and several years experience as an,
editor. He r is one of the most prominent
young editors -of the State. The Stab
wishes him all success. . ( : - " '
v Rocky '. Mount Talker: I Tar
boro is putting on the robe of ornamenta
tion. With a-fifty thousand, dollar hotel
and three or four blocks of handsome brick
stores, it will out rival in beauty, any town
in Eastern Carolina. ; . r . . .; - ):.',
Goldsboro Argus: The intelli
gence of the deattrof Mr. : Isaac Person
which ' occurred at his 1 home in Stony
Creek township on Wednesday, in the 87th
year of nis age, will be 'received with sin
cere regret by his many friends throughout
this county. . : ... .; -. ;
. l Salem: jVc5.v We regrela to
learn that John P. Charles, son of. J. Jtt.
Charles, while working at Messrs Cook &
Leight's saw mill near Kernersville, had his
left arm so badly mangled by the circular
saw, that amputation was necessary above
the elbow. - - - . - f v s ;
, New Berne Journal: The De
fiance' sailed- yesterday- evening with 800
bales of cotton, 800 barrels of naval stores
and a lot-of merchandise for Washingtoft.
- A thief broke - the glass of the show
window of L. EL CuUer's store, on Middle
street Thursday night and stole a $30 gun.
"Revivals reported' in Raleigh
Advocate: Gold Hill 41 additions Lincoln
ton 8 additions; Franklinsville circuit nine
additions; Plymouth 8 additions; Guilford
circuit 83 additions; Bladen circuit 23 ad
ditlons; Goldsborocircuit 19dditions; up
to date 876 have ' been added on Clinton
circuit; Wilson Mission 13 additions;
Kinston 12-additiona;; ' 1 f ;
Greenville i?ecor; TV e have
been shown a sprig of green, tea, which
was: raised by Mr. James Rives, a few
miles from this place.; The storm was
very severe in Washington on Monday, and
a southeast wind caused such a tide that all
Water Street.was submerged- Boats were
carried through the street. We hear of no
material damage to property,- ;i
- -1 nUitrh'hronicU: The Board
of Agriculture met in Raleigh Wednesday.
Dr." Matt Moore, of Duplin, was elected a
member of .the l5oara m piw w
r-tM --TorionBA. -Mr? R. W: Best present
ed the Board with a vWe forestry
chart. A committee from the State Horu
cultural Society asked for an appropnation
to help in their worK. rney "v
an office in the Agricultural building. -.
,U-'Pittsboro Some: ,' One of , our
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WILMINGTON, N. C.; TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20,
beat farmers anrlmost -useful citizens tells
us that he has finished curing his crop of
wjd&cco, wmcn amounted -to about forty
barns-every one ol which was a success.
Jake wgerSrr convicted of burnine
Hadley's Mills, has been, sentenced to the
penitentiary for ten. years." lt has not been
very juiig since ua cnaea a term oi service
there. , r,...,
i Edenton Ufaquirer; The appro
priaUon of some, f 10,XX) by the-' Govern-
ment ior me purpose or voreaging out-our
harbor; has been badly spent, as the work
has been poorly done.' We believe the sori
ernmeht should 'at ? once have this' work
thoroughly examlned,tand held -those Iwho
are responsible lor this careless and poorly
done work to account for a fraud and de
ception on our people so flagrant.' - '
yonng menot Shelby get theiriwives f rom
rjouta LearojinaiThree fairr-oamsels have
been; captured 5 within a weefc; 1 Onr
friend Revl B.R. Moore, "of this BlaeeLJiaa"
brought TOt ofrjthe aground -a' sure ehbughi
"Jumboin the shape ot?x sweet potato.
weighs 8 pounds 7 ounces. . The product
of about one acre, from the patch in which
this "Jumbo" grew, was25ai)U8hels. . ,
; --- Charlotte' Observer: f- We very
much regret to learn of the death, ia Con
cord last Friday morning, of Mr.r George
W, Beatty, who was justly; regarded a
one of the cleverest citizens of that place.'
Mr, Boatty was, we believe, about 53 years,
of age. s We learn that the : store of
Mr. Geo. O. Ilagler, at the Phoenix gold
mine,' in Cabarrus county, was totally, de-.
stroyed by fire at 4 o'clock last Thursday'
morning, all its contents' being lost. The
building belonged to 'Dr. ; Solomon Purr,
and was not insured. Mr. Hagler's loss is
$2,50a " ; ; 4- : jrH f 4
i -r Monroe Miquirer'JEhgpress: Du
ring the past week. the M. E. Church here
raised $922.68, and liquidated thereby the
entire indebtedness of the; church, which
has for so long a .time been dampening its
ardor. Mrsr Archie Poe died"atthe
home of her daughter Mrs. J. W. Rudge,
-on the 9th inst. , in the $6thyear of her age.
veruy a good woman naff passed away.
-The Union Baptbt Association (for
merly the Brown Creek Association) meets
in its thirty-first annual session with Bethel
Church, four miles south of-Beaver Dam,
in this county, to-day. -The introductory
sermon will be preached by Rev. J.Beasley.
t Shelby rBra; .While - engaged
in a game of foot ball on Saturday after
noon on a lot oil' Marion street, Mr. - Chaa.
8. Webb received arall which resulted in a
broken , arm. While Mj&ssra, Mince
and Gibbs were returning home from Shel
by on Wednesday where they had been to
sell cotton,' their mules ran away as they
approached Main Broad River, Mr. Mince
was thrown from the wagon, but the mules
ran into the river at Dick Jolly's flat, car
rying Mr. Gibbs along. Mr. Mince ran up,
calling for assistance, and found that.- Mr.
Gibbs had become entangled in the wagon
and was drowned as it went into the river.
The males were on the drift.. "
Elizabeth City Economist : Our
81 pound sweet- potato, ' from .Daniel
Grigg, of Powell's Poict. has been the mar
vel of .our sanctum litis week, .hot urH
ManU sergeant. ttAU-Dm-4&'kiiA vcp.
for Mr, Jahendge, of Koanoke l&land, has
a sweet potato that weighs 11T pounds.
- Washington dot: Reports of the crops
vary, some say rice is good and others say
that it is not worth cutting. Cotton is not
more than half a. crop, corn is about one
third ; sweet potatoes are good. - - Tyr
rell item : Richard Knight was very badly
hurt on the 6th inst., by a cart passing
over his body. He is now lying very low,
and his friends are not hopeful of his re
covery. ; Raleigh News-Observer: Yes
terday Governor Scales's condition was
somewhat improved. He sat up a while
during the day. '" Last Monday, near
San ford, Mr, S. R Lacy, engineer on the
R. & A. R. R., ran into a flock of wild
turkeys, killed one and wounded .another.
Next Thursday the .woman's mission
ary society of the Methodist church will
convene -in Edenton street church. Mrs.
N, H. D..Wil8on, of Greensboro, is Presi
dent of the , society. - Yesterday,
Charles Johnson, a white man, who re
cently served a term in the State peniten
tiary, was before C B.:rRoot, Esq., on - a
charge of entering and robbing the store of
C. H. Beine". near Camp RuaselL He was
required to give bond in $300 for his ap
pearance at court. Failing to give this he
went to jail. 1 - ;..
THE CITT.
n k w.AJyjEK'rsiiBitin r.
A P. Lucas Correction. "
E. Wakbkk '& Soh Fruit
Mtjhsoit Gents1 underwear. ;
CoiiiJEB & CoAuctlon' sale.
Heiusbkbgeb The Baus piano.
STRATT-rBlack and tan puppy. .-. ;
St. James' CffuncH--Pew renting.
Stbkkt Bbos. Barque at auction. ;
R. S. REnnUKDT--Sale of town lots. J
Masohic Meeting - Wilmington Lodge.
Rice . ;.' . - .
A correspondent of. the Stab writes' in
regard to our quotations of rough rice.
They have been verified and he can be. as
sured they are corrccVcThe rice planters
in this section, by the way, have been more
fortunate this - season - than- the planters
farther south, where 4 the damage to the
crop by flood and storm is said to be very
great in " many .instances ; exceeding: fifty
per cenC nereabouls we have heard of no
great damage. . J "' ! --;. ; ;
Our youngV townsman, Mr Hogh Mac
Rae, a graduate of the Massachusetts Insti
tute of Technology,;; in Mining,' Engineer
ing and Mineralogy, has gone to the west
ern part ef this State to investigate its min
eral" resources. t W hope he; will meet
with encouragement from those ...interested
in the subject, and that he may be able to
aid in developing the varied and rich min
eral interests of our State, : ;
. . " : ; .
Acting Mayor Bear replenished the city
treasury yesterday tnorning to the extent of
ten dollars and fiftir cents fines and pen
alties Collected from several transgressors of.
the laws v and ordinances..Pat Murphy, a
stranger, who was ' found drunk and down
on the street; was discharged, to "go" else
where, oiitpf the city. " - v
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K Nor. barque Insula. Capri, Danielseri,
sailed from Liverpool' for this port on the
14th of October. " -, 'J " . - . y J
Personal.- - - -
-'i The Raleigh - Visitor of Saturday says:
"Mr. R. T. Burton, who has been with the
Yarboro House during the past eighteen
months, left to-day for Wilmington, where
he will take charge-of the Orton House "ai
head clerk. Mr. Burton is. a clever and
courteous gentleman and; we take pleasure
in commending him to the citizens of Wil
mington as a firstrclass gentleman." ,-i.
r Rev. Cha&v J. Soon, the converted China
man, who Jatelyv graduated at VanderbiH
tJniversity; preached at Fjfth Street Method
dist; church Sunday - night to a Urge con
gregation. I He will deliver a lecture at the
flame church - to-morrow: night, on - China
andhe inia8ionarywork.-v;-
'ReVi ; Peyton H" "Hogfcof Richmond,
Va, has accepted the call to the pastorate
of th FhrsTresbytetian, cjb'urcn"6t this!
city, and will take charge early inNovenv
ber. : - .
I Mr. Chas. TL Willson, manager or1 the
Opera House, is out again, we. are . clad to
see, after a short sickness. - -;c;
f Hon. R. R. Bridgers has returned ' home
in improved health, after a summer passed
at the North. , . j --.v
. Mr, N. R. Bryan, (father-in-law of Col.
Li d. Jones, Superintendent of the Caro
Una Central ' Railroad - died yesterday at
his home at-' Jonesboro, Moore county.
He was a prominent citizen 6f that section
of the State and universally esteemed.!
." Mr. C" T. Atwood, manager of the
Bijou Opera Company, gave us a pleasant
call yesterday. . "
Mr. E R. Fishblate, of Greensboro, is in
town. . ' - -" L . " ; :
'.jy-- BITER AND OTAIIIKK.' - ' '
i The barque EintracM, hence, arrived
at London October 17th. .-
i 1. - -
s .The SL Joseph sailed frotn Berwick for:
this port October 17tb. :
"... Ger. barque Richard, Paske, sailed
from Stettia for this port October 13. ;
; 7,The German barque Richard .' Paske,
sailed from Swinemunde for this, port Oc
tober 12.
' " Ger. ..barqie Adolf r Brock elman, sailed
from Hamburg on the 15th inst. for this
port.5:,; ,-,;'"-';, . , '
A floating wreck, lying on her broad
side, hull completely submerged, one lower
mast with rigging standing, - directly in the
path of coastwise vessels, Jwas passed Oc
tober llfh, in Ut. 37.13. long. 75.12.
Tbe Farettevllie Boats.
A new schedule has been arranged for the
Fayettevflle boats, so that the stage of
water-permitting tliTif.'will fee thriry def
partures and arrivals, except Sundays. The
Bladen will leave here on Mondays and
Thursdays; the A P. Hurt on Tuesdays
and Fridays',' and the D: Murchison on
Wednesdays and Saturdays, There will be
another boat on the river shortly, when the
River Queen is ia readiness." She is now at
the dry dock, undergoing repairs and tak
ing in new machinery. We understand
that she is to be. fitted up for freight and
passenger traffic, and to be under the com
mand of Capt. Albert Worth,
Disorderly Women
'. Two drunken women (colored), made
things lively on Water street yesterday af
ternoon for a member of the - police force.
He attempted to arrest one of the two who
was acting in a disorderly manner, when
the other woman "pitched in" for a fight'
or a rescue. She tore the officer's coat ana
bit him severely on the arm, and altogeth
er kicked up a lively racket for a short
time. The officer held on to his prisoner,
however, and carried her to the' guard
house, where she-was locked .up, and then
went back with a Warrant for the arrest of
the termagant who had assaulted him.
Belief ons Items. ;
Rev. D. W. Herring, Baptist missionary
elect to China, is conducting an interesting
meeting at Brooklyn Halh Last night the
hall Was full and a dozen persons rose for
prayer. "Mr. Herring will preach all the
week in the halL . . ' '
Dr. Pritchard will preach ia the Baptist
chapel, corner of Fifth and Wooster streets,
to-night, at 7.80 o'clock. V,
The Cape Fear Baptist Association will
meet at Bogue to-morrow. The venerable
Rev. Haynes Lennon is the moderator of
the body. ' -:-"-l'-;-'' - "
Tbree Cliestnnts """'.'' ':'.
A gentleman left three "Spanish chest
huts" upon our table yesterday, the pro
duct of a tree in his garden. " tfhey were
rather diminutive as to size, it isirue, but
they- "show what the . climate and soil of
this section are capable of? ia .producing
something that looks like a chestnut. It
may' be some encouragement to pur friend
te know that according to - our market re
ports "chestnuts are scsree and in excellent
demand." . ''";. ":
Gnn and Kennel anb.
Rev. Dr. Pritchard,' in declining: to ac
cept the presidency of the Wilmington Gun
Club, stated that he sympathized with the
main object'"had"in . view in the formation
of the club the enactment and enforce
ment of laws for the protection of game,
but his manifold duties forbade his assum
ing the responsibnities of the position. :'
frtal Baptism '"' r"'; -.
A-colored woman named Sally Fennell.
living on Campbell street, at her own re-'
quest, on Sunday last, was taken f rpm her
sick bed and baptized in a large tub pre-1
pared tor the purpose. 8he died immedK
ately afterwards, before her attendants
could remove the baptismal robes and re
place her in bed yr ' -" "r ;
- Receipts of & cotton . yesterday
1.939 bales. . - 7
,VEERA MOUSE. ,
' ''Tfce'fflaato.' jY
i1 "This: opera - was "produced" at the Opera
House last night before the largest audience
that has been there this season; and: it; was
only necessary to look at the countenances
of those present to see .how much it' was
enjoyed. - -
K VThe music was good, the singins - was
excellent, and the costumes gorgeous, and
everything was all that could be desired., -;:
- f'The idea to.takethe social life of lit-
tlekrlown people like the Japanese ami fit
it into the shortcomings of English, folk;
so as to Batirfze them," is due to the genius
of W S. Gilbert, and is carried, xint with
extraordinary' acumen." ;
It li wonderful that - only, -nino people
could accomplish afeamat'mlgnt'be "a'CTj w-trjaTrouc arjcnos, ATtacnx
tempted byhtmdreds .: in vain, and give so
much pleasure -ia :SO short a time. " r -
i ' All of the parts were sustained so admi
rably that it- is difflcultr to make anytis
crimination, but we think we may say that
' Yum-Yum bj ' Miss Randall, and Kq-Ko
by Mr. Tarns, were the characters" most
enjoyed," while; the others deserve much
praise for the manner in which they repre
sented their parts.' . - , .
Theplay is' new and one which cannot
fail to please a most-Cultivated audience.
r The Bijou Opera Company will repeat
their perfornUnce to-night, and willinot
leave here until next day; so there will "be
another opportunity of : seeing a most' at
tractive piece by a most excellent company.
LoctlOoit.- v ,''-Tr
The anqual renting of. pews in
St. James church will take place, by auc
tion to-morrow, at the church. :y ' "
Rev. P. S BowmanS)f &:C.
will conduct a series of meetings this week
in the Second Ad vant Baptist church, cor-r
ner of Sixth and Church streets. ' .
frer.. barque ' Clara, Neijahr,
cleared for Antwerp on Saturday last, with
3,040 casks spirits turpentine (incorrectly
rerx)tteda8 rosin), valued -at 34;000, Bhip
ped by Messrs.' Chess-Carley Coi "
A. Xons Frelffnt Train.
Thejreight train that arrived yesterday
afternoon, on the CaroUnaXtentral Rail
road, consisted of forty-setefl loaded carsV
carrying five hundred bales of cotton and
other miscellaneous freight. iCapt. J. H.
Trimble was the conductor, with Engineer;
J. R. Gordon at the throttle. T
War Department, snaaJheWteeIT,
Division, oX Telegrams Eapbrtfl or the
Benefit of Commerce and Agriculture.
COTTON-BKLT BVLIdBTTir.
The following table shows the average
maximum and minimum temperatures and
average amount of rainfall- at the dis
tricts named. Each district includes from
ten to twenty stations of observation, and
the figures given below are the mean values
of all reports sent to each centre of district.
Observations taken daily at 6 P. M., 75th
meridian time.
Oct 19,1885 6 P.M.
AVERAGE
O188- Max. . Min. Rain
, Temp. Temp. . FalL
Wilmington ... 75 - 49 ,00
Charleston..... 79 53 .10
Augusta 78 55 .00
Savannah:.... 81 ' 57' .00
Atlanta. 74 54 .00
Montgomery . . 78 55 . ..00 :
Mobile 80 58 .11.,
New Orleans.. 75 56 .13":
Galveston...... 71 46 v .81
Vicksburg..... 75 58 .26
Little Rock.... 73 51 .37
Memphis .. 72 56 .36
Onr Home Temperature.
The following shows the range of the
thermometer, yesterday, in this city, as fur
nished by the Signal Service office;"
7 a. m., 63.1; 11 a. m., 74 0; 3 p. m.,
71.5; T p. m., 69.5; 10 p. m., 67.3. .
nreatner iBOleanons. "
The following are the indications for to
day: , "r."i..';;'.. ..
' For the Middle Atlantic States, light
rains and generally colder weather,, south-J
erly, shifting to westerly winds, with fall
ing, followed in the southern portion by
rising barometer. .
, For . the South: Atlantic . States, local
showers, winds . shifting s to southwest and
northwest, with generally cooler weather.
UBS. WTN8LO WS SOOTHIKa STRUP. Rbv.
Stltahus Cobb thus writes In the Boston Chris
tian Freeman . We would by no means reoom-
mena any una oi meaiome wmca we aia not
know to
be (rood particularly to infants. Bnt
of Mrs. Window's
thins Syrup " we can speak
from knowledtre; in our own family it has proved
a blessing indeed, by giving an -Infant troubled
.with colic pains, qniet Bleep, and the parents un
broken rest at night. Most parents can appre
ciate these blessing. - Here Is an article which
works to perfection, and which is harmless; for
the eleep which It afford 8 the infant is perfectly
natural, and the little cherub awakes as "bright
as a button." And during the process of teeth
ing; its value Is Incalculable, we have frequent
ly heard mothers say that they would not be
without it from the birth of the child till it had
finished with the teething siege, on any conside
ration whatever. - Sold by all druggists. 25 cents
a bottle. v.
- DIED, i; :;-..:;J.:
FENNBLL.In this city, on the 18th hist,
SALLY, JjENNELL, aged 46 . years, leaving two
sons, Qcorge and Albert Jtannell, to mourn their
loss, , j.- - 4--vv. - ;i. . - v- f r
NEW AD VERHSipiENTS
A. G. ncGIRT, Auctioneer.
BY COLLIER & CO.
I
rpms DAY, COaiMKNCma AT 10 O'CLOCK.
we will sell at our sales rooms, Stoves, Sofas,
Piano, Billiard Table, PoolTable, Money Drawer.
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Butter, Codfl8h,Crookery and
Glass Ware; Oil Paintings, Sotions and Looking
Glassea . . . oo80 it .
A Large Stock
QP QENTS? 1 USDXBWXAB IN SUITS - OW
WOOL, 'bought at the reeent closing out sale of a
large N. Y. Broadway house, and sold ; by us at
ASTONISHINQ LY LOW PBJCSS. - i .
oo SO It
Gents. Furnisher, Ae.-
WHOLE NO. 5954
f NEW ADVmTJSEMKNTS.:
OPE R A HOUSE,
TWO
NIGHTS
A Message from the Land of the Tea Plant. By
- permission of the Japanese Government ..a-.
The IV. Y. BUoa Opera Company
: .:; headed, by the (Naming young Ametloan " -s
. - - Prima Donna, v . . .. '
A n El AIDE It A jJATE. I
wQI produce Gilbert ft SuHfvm's new and orlgl
nsl Japanese Opera to two acts, entltjed. -
' TOE-?jrriii:Oi?slt
Ori The Town Of TiUpiC' iWaadSrklmrMu.
gki.JSew Songs, Heal Antique JapaneseCostomes.
Librettos for sale by the ushers. oo 17 3t -
AnctllJirSale. (if :TalnaIile ,Towe Lots !
STATION, Sai3irday,Uovemberi 1S85, SO AL-
TJABLS TOWN IX)TS, within' three hundred
yards f tbe depot, bordering on the Carolina
Central Railroad. - Most valuable Building Lots
la the town.- Hlsaest aatlon on the-C. C B.S.
JL more healthy place cannot be found in West
ern Kortn uarocna. neat water Detween -.wu-mlngton
and Shelby. A good-business point,
shipping more Cotton annually than any Btatlon
between Charlotte and Shelby..
TheEallroad Co. has just complete! a large
Depot and added a Telegraph Office. ' " 4 u-
Any one desiring a nice and pleasant Summer
Home should not fall to attend this sale. Lots
contain Aore.v Sale posttire. v- - .
Will be glad to correspond with persons from
a distance, i - -' -.; mf ,. -v-i -r -. -i- -.
Por farther information osH on or address
'"" R. 8. BXINHABDT, -
ocSOlt -: Iron Station,! KCv .
By T. M. CATEH, JLuctioncer,
WTLLBB SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION,' OK
THUfiSDAY. 22j OCTOBKR,- at North
Commercial Wharf, Charleston. S. CW the NOR
WEGIAN BAKK HERDIS, with everything on
board. 1 ;
Also,on South Atlantic Wharf. the Sausand
Bundry.artk3les belongisg to said vessel. .
: AJon Carolina 'Wbarf.'tne Sparj, Biggmg
and sundry articles belonging to said vessels
Pull particulars about the Vessel and a com
plete inventory of all articles belonging to her
can be had on application to our office. .
STREET BROTHERS, f
OoSiO&
Consignees.
Charleston, S. C.
filminiton lotlp Ko.319,A.Fi&AiX
PEQULAR MONTHLY COMMUNICATION
XL: THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING, October ftOxh,
at7K o'clock.
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Visiting Brethren fraternally Invited to attehi.'
I" JAMES W. MONROE.
cc 20 it Secretary.
Correction i
JN JUSTICE TO MY CUS)MKSS, AND POR
the benefit of them as welfa? others, I wttl pub
licly announce that SODA WATER Is selling at
25 CTd PER BOX.
"0020 it A. P. LUCAS.
St. James' Church.
THI ANNUAlyBSlHTIKa OF
fameS Cfaurch under control of the Vestry, ln-
cmaing tatt new seats m Transcept and Gallery,
will take place by auction at 12 o'clock on Wed
nesday, 21st inst., at the Church.
oc202t nac
FRUIT! FRUIT!
QH0ICE SICKLE, DRANJOIN AND DUCHESS
PjBARS, ORANGE3 AND APPLES. The finest
lot of GRAPES of the season by to-day's steamer.
Call early and select. A choice lot of those fine
VIRGINIA PEARS. -
; E. WARREN & SON,
EXCHANGE CORNER,
Dent torget our CANDIES are the best In the
city. ocSOtf
Strayed.
JfROM 417 CHESTNUT STREET, A SMALL
BLACK AND TAN PUPPY, with a small band
around his neck with a small white button. The
finder will be rewarded by bringing him to above
number. oo20tf
The Bans' Piano.
JOSEWOOD, 7 1-8 OCTAVES, ORCHESTRAL
Upright Grand. Beautiful m Design, Elegant in
Pmlsh, Marvelous in Power, Brilliant In Tone,
Exquisite in Touch, Solid In Construction, Un
equaled In Durability. Cur Motto: "Excelsior 1"
The BADS PIANOS are unquestionably the best
now made. " -
Porsaleat
HKINSBERGER'S
oc 20 tf
Live Book and Music Stores. -
New Styles !
H
ATS t HATS I
- UMBRELLAS 1
HARBISON ft ALLEN,
Hatters.
OO 18 U
'n & 60.
QARRY ONE 07.. THE LARGEST AND MOST
complete assortments of generaLHardware In the
State. Goods and prices guaranteed In all In
stances.. 19, 21 4 28 Market Street, -
00 18 1 Wilmington N. C
Save Money.
"yOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY BUYING YOUR
Hats, Caps, Trunks and Valises of the NSW HAT
STORE. A. SHRIEK,
. - The Leading Hatter, -
2 . - , ; - 110 Market Street.
Latest Styles Now Beady. - ; 00 18 tf "
. L. & L; & G. ' ,
TIGGSST FIRE. INSURANCE COMPANY IN
u ... - - - - .,- . - .
the world, pays all losses
fy $66,000 paid in North Carolina for 1884,
$33,000,000 and oyer paid In United States
. -- i 5 - v f or thirty-six years. j
Jno.W.Gordon & Smith
-'.. " " .; ' ,' . ' V '- ;: . . . AGENTS. -GIVE
US ATRIAL.' ' v V' 00 18 tf :
; Grates, yyy-y-vy
'-4
rALL AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE IN THE
KJ ws
, right along.. 7 he Par
mer Girl is aU the rsge tbe best that ever stood,
'on four feet. All kinds of Job .Work done well
and to good time; no exorbitant charges. ' . v,
6 , W. H. ALDERMAN ft CO., .
- oe 10 tf 25 Market Street.
17 of GRATICS zrom uie eneapese 10 vuubo
hnth Heatinr and Cooking,
3Weeka....ito. i
' Thrwton&''. " I
Z " SUMtha,...!'"-" 1
t WrCXmtract Advertisement takes at rr :: . .
tionately low rates. . v , M ' - -tm
Biws solid Nonpareli type Bale cytr-
I NEW ADTEBTISEIISNTJ
OF-
''3';-J
UenartetOt.
iiexTriitcoir
Silks, Rnadama. Ottomans, '
Telveta, Cashmeres, Trieols,
Ladles' Clotta, HenHettaa,
Flannels, &e., ace; - , -r
Kaes,EdglnssvFars, OloTes,"
Corsets, KXen and BoyVWar;5-:
Hosiery, Honsekeeplns Goods,
Domesllcsv IKoiibns, acc ' V
5 r - . . . . . ..4 .. - - .-
AT PRICES LOWER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN
KNOWN F0R YEARS, . -
X.- T"V " ..i :.
Terms Positively Cash?
I SHALL SELL MY GOODS AS LOW AS THE '
LOWEST CATALOGUES. ALL'I ASK IS THE 1 '
jSAME TREATMENT
Chil; - Qash ! Cafftr;
And assure yoaii the same time, my kind pat- T '
' - '- " . . . ' :
rons, that I propose to maiatatn tn the future th-
reputaon gained tfayavW - 4 - j ' V
v wmv v fy .i .
Mnst. nnmnlptfi Awnrtmpnt nf Rnnfip ""r- F -1
7'o ;e foacd oufcMe of New -rk.
Call and be convinced at
H. H. KATZ'S l":
se20tf 116 SIABKBTST
THIS WEEK
.rlt i-
T im nffhvilfnr fJnoniolfioti in flnnnnlflV
X AiU UUU1IU& UUUUlOlUUi) iu uoi uaio. x t
T30LLED AVENA, .V''-"'"' J
PREPARED ROLLED OAT MEAL.' -
HICKS' WH EATEN GRITS
Ihese goods have ust arrived and are fresh
and sweet. - - . C
MINCE MEAT
- and .
PEUM PUDDING, ;
NEW CURRANTS, , r
FRESH NUTS,";
and a fresh lot .of the Celebrated PAROLE
FLOUR. . -
JNO. L.BOATWR1CHT, .
oe 18 tf 15 ft 17 SO. FRONT BVBXS.T. '
BE AT): i;;
"yjT" E INVITE EVERYBODY TO TAKE A LOOK
at our magnificent nne of SUITINGS- for this
season, . We are determined to do tbe business,'
and have marked our goods at a price far below
any thing heretofore offered In this city. "
We ;make Suite at $25 to 130, that cost 10
more anywhere else.
,
We give a liberal discount to eash puiehaeers. '
Ova Goods are direct Importations from EngX
land, and our Styles are they ery latest.' -
It will pay yon to takea look at our Goods
before placing your order elsewhere. -' '
17 We guarantee a Perfect Fit' and Superior
Workmanship on all Suits.
- oelltf
JOHN DYER,
- l"ai!or.
Geo. WErice, Jr -
Auctioneer and Conuaiarion Merchant
rPPICB AND SALES BOOMS. 215 MARKET
J STBEBT, where iBpecial attention will be-
given the sale of Goods, Wares. Merchandise,
fte.. on Consignment, and a General Commission
Business. STRICT attention to business, and
QUICK returns of sales. my 16 tf
TJIBff-PKOOF KEROSTNE OIL. WARRANTED
to be the best made ahd water white, j
For sale by'
oellltf
GEO. A. PXCK. -"
IP IThe Bemand
FrB OUR HEATIN4 jntJVES li W
ING DAILY. Call and select one before our 1
stock U broken. Now Is your time. Prices very
low down. The UNIVERSAL FARMER, the best
Cookie g Stove in the market, stands on Its ewn '
merits. Library and Stand Lamps cheap at
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