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THE MORNING STAR 0y WILUAM IL DERNARD, PUBLISHED DAIU. ECCBtt HONDAYS- D1nof avBsasxPTiox. u adyahc. oae Year (by MalD. Wstaso mi 3 00 1 CO Month, - ": " M tSTO Ulty BttOBBnugn, uoarwwi ib any part f the City, Tww.t Cm per wek. Our City ffi a not authorised to oollect for more rT three months ia adyaaoo. ,;.ertd at the Post Offloe aWlmlnjttoo. c as Seoond Class Matter. v , - ORNINGr EDITIONf outlines: House bill for the purchase "of Uni ted States bonds by the Secretary of the Treasury, the question being to recommit the bill, was ..considered in the Senate yesterday,' but -without action it was laid aside ; in the House the Mills tariff bill was reported, and an effort will be made to. have it con-, sidered two weeks' from to-day; a minority report was -also - submitted and ordered to be printed. The Supreme Court made an order yesterday assigning Justice Harlan of the Fourth J udioial Circuit to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Chief Justice Waite. A slight shock of earthquake was felt iu Ari zona territory Sunday night, lasting ten seconds. . Two ministers, while walking on a railroad track in Pennsylvania, , Sunday' afternoon, were struck by a passenger train and killed. A British steamer has been wrecked on the coast of - China, and thirty-one persons are supposed to he lost. A fire in' the . New York Tribune building Sunday morn iu', destroyed the files and valuable papers. The Missouri prohibi tionists have decided to take a rest and no more elections will be held for two months. Ezekiel E. Smith, of Fayetteville, N, C, has been nominated as Minister to Libe ria. TheWays-and Means Com-, mittee of the House .made several amendments to the tariff bill yester day, the most important of which were in the sugar schedules, and it is said several votes have thus been gained for the bilL Prof. E. A. Paul, principal of the . District High School in Washington city, was run over by a horse on Saturday, and he died yesterday from his injuries. The new French Ministry was offi cial ly announced yesterday V with Floquet at its head.- The Chicago strike situation is assuming a new phase; the strikers are making vio lent assaults on the new men, and several of the latter have been seri ously injured; the officers of the vari oas roads' have given notice tS their employes that they must go to work or lose their positions, and the atti tude of all of the railway lines is of a much more aggressive character than heretofore. Decrease in the pub lic debt during the month of March $12,586,559.58, and since Jtfne 80, of last year $88, 560,581.88. The railroad troubles affected . priees in the Chicago market yesterday; grains were strong and higher and pro visions slightly lower. New loik markets: Money easy at 2J 5 per cent.; wheat, No. 2 red April 89t390c, corn, 'No. 2 May 61f62fc; rosin quiet at $1 23yl 25; spirits tur pentine dull at 40c Mobile has had a bank collapse. It was a private affair. h is now believed on the European Continent that France is on tbe eve of a revolution. A minister of the Gospel at Annis ton, Ala., got into a fight and lost his cose. Mu-calar Christianity did not p3y in hid case. We fear the loss of bi nose will be tbo smallest part of The New York World for. Sunday rarely reaches this office by Monday. i'l)9 other papers come promptly. hat is th,e utfatter? The World is iiighly prized by as as a news purveyor. On last night Rev. Mr. Pearson did not pr?aeh one of his great ser mons, but be preached one of his dirtct, plain, pointedcaustic, earnest, persuasive discourses that was aimed at the sioner. The subject was "What shall I do with Jesus." A very large congregation was present Rev. Dr. Morgan Dir. rector of Trinity Church, N. Y., and one of tba ablest divines in that great city, recently preached a very severe' ser mon upon tbe morality of "society" women of New York. There is only too good reason to believe that the Doctor's strictures -.: were last, .; A . w great sorearning har been heard, and vicious press denounces him, while women of a certain type assault him a the papers. - The following were tbe numbers of members received in tbe .vanoas Churches on Sunday morning: Grace Methodist Church, 42; Fifth Street Methodist, 10; Bladen Street Metbo- dlt, 10; First Presbyterian, , 24; Second Presbyterian, 18; First IBap t 24; Second- Baptist, '71; 'Total, 135. This isfor the' Becondt week. '.Up to Sunday night there bad. been 400 professions of-faith in Christ" A? great and glorious work of ribV Holy J Spirit. . i r2J- VOL. XLII.--NO. 10. The sermon of Mr. Pearson, on Sunday was one of great power and interest. It was upon the ,' Holy Spirit. ; There, were upposed to be not far from 4,500 people in and out side of the Tabernaole.i There were 84 conversions. On Friday nigh't there were 71. On Mondav morninc there were probably 1.500 persons at the Bible study. It was on the Work of the Holy, Spirit. It was one of the best, and that exhausts praise. France is always having crises. The Ministry changes about, as often as revolutions used to occur in Mexico. THE OITT. 1TBW ADVBRTISBJHBNT1I. Mtjuboit Children's clothing. A. Shbter Clothing and hats . A. Q. Ricaud Assignee'a sale. E. Wahrew"& Boh It's a dandy. E VawLabk The 8ohmer pianos. D. L. Qorb Flour, meal,' corn, etc. H.L. Pkhnkix Saddlery, harness, etc. G-R-Fkksch & 8ons Bootaad shoes. Mns. E. A. Lumsdkit Millinery notice. SAM'i.BxAn, 8n Tobacco, cigars, etc S. A. Bchloss & Co Auction to-day. Bailor the tllbernlftn BtnevoltDt A- eelaUon. The anniversary ball of the Hiber nian Association, last night, was a very enjoyable affair. There were about a hundred couples present,and the dancing was kept up to a late hour. A splendid supper was served in the lower hall, and was heartilv enjoyed by all present. After the President, Maj. D. O'Connor, had wel comed the guests, in a very appropri ate speech, the following impromptu toasts were given and responded to: 1st. The Commerce and' Future of Wilmington. Responded to by Col. F. W. Kerchner, President of the Chamber of Commerce. 2d. -The City of Wilmington. Re sponded toby Alderman Fishblate. 3d. The Old North State. Respond ed to by Mr. John W. Beilley." 4th. The Press. Responded to by Mr. Clawson, of the 'Messenger. 5th. Our State Guard. Responded to by Gapt. John H. Daniel, of the W. I. I. 6th. Our Departed Brothers. Re sponded to by Vice President T. Don- Ian, who spoke feelingly of the late Capt. Grainger and Mr. F. H. Darby; both being presidents of the society at the time of . their death, and both being active in securing the hall. 7th. The Ladies "God bless them.'1 Responded to by Robt Dix in a very happy manner. 8th. Charles Stuart ParnelL Re sponded to by Mr. James Madden. After the toasts Col. John L. Cant- well was called upon and spoke very feelingly and with pride of his con nection with the Society, and also of the prosperity and bright future of the city. The hall was handsomely decora ted, and the supper, furnished by Mr. Wallace, was all that could be de sired. Likenesses of tho late Capt. Grain ger, F. H. Darby and Charles Stewart Parnell, adorned the hall. The So ciety banner, with its well known motto, hung in rear of the President, while the stars and stripes and the State flag of North Carolina, (the first ever seen in a banquet hall here), hung in rear of the Vice President. The affair throughout was one that will long be remembered by all who participated. Baiter Election. " Vestrymen were chosen yesterday for the ensuing year in the Episcopal Churches of this city, as follows: St. James1 Parish Dr. A. J. De Rosset, Dr. W. G. Thomas, Col. John Wilder Atkinson, CoL W. L. De Rosset, Hon. A. M. Waddell, Joshua G. Wright, Clayton Giles, J. Hal. Boatwright, Thos. D. Meares, C. B. Mallett, Wm. Colder, H. A. Burr. St. John's Wm. ;H. Green, Ga briel Holmes, H. G. Smallbones, T. Wright Meares, John E. Crow, W. H. Yopp, R. E. Heide, W. Catlett, Thos. O. Bunting. St. Paul's DnB. Cutlar, Capt W. G. McRae, R. C. Cantwell, R. H. Pickett, G. M. Crapon, L. S. Belden, Jno. J, Hedrick, W. P. EUiot, L. J. Poisson W. H. Bernard, E. G. Barker. St. Mark's-Valentine Howe, Henry C. Green, Allen Jackson, Jno. O. Nixon,' Henry ! Sampson, Jno. G. Norwood, Jno. J. Gyer. Store Broken Open. A small clothing store kept by Mr. J. H. DanieL on: South Front street, near the Market, was robbed, by thieves some time between Saturday nirfit and : Snndav- nisht last: The thieves gained entrance!through the back-door of ; the store by . breaking the fastenings." The proprietor est! mates that about twenty-five dollars worth of goods Were stolen, inciuq. ing two suits of clothing, two pairs of shoes, - two hats, - and two plated watch-chains taken from the' show case. - The -- thieves left theirpld clothes' in the store; they broke open the money drawer, bnt found noth ing in it.- v II- "i . '"v- 4 ' -. ," WILMINGTON, N; C, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1 1888. Loeail Dots. . ;' A called - meeting of the.: Pro duce Exohange will be held at 12.80 p. m. to-day." r : - " . Twenty-five persons came np on the'Xottitee Sunday from Southport to attend services at the Tabernacle. ; There will be an Easter egg hunt at St.- John's ohurchyard this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Admission 10 cents. " . ; We are requested to state that the ehairs on the platform at the Ta bernacle are intended, for the choir and clergy only. ' . Messrs. Gannon and O'Keefe, steamboat inspectors, are expected here to-night, from Charleston, S. C, on official business. The services at the Tabernacle this forenoon will be especially for mothers, and to-morrow, atll o'clock, especially for business men. City Clerk and Treasurer Will. son reports that the. total receipts from taxes, etc, for the fiscal year ended March 81, 1888, are $130,800. Easter services at St. Mark's (coL) Church Sunday, were unusually elaborate and impressive. The offer tory was over two hundred dollars. - A oolored woman who was ta ken sick at St. Mark's church Sunday night, was carried across the street to Dr. Nestiie's drug store, where she had a number of spasms. A subscriber at Southern Pines, N. C, sending his renewal to the Daily Star, says: "I think the Stab is not only the best paper in the State, but is an excellent paper for any section " Tbe juvenile Base ball club) "Confederates," Capt. Jas. Howell, and "Blue Bells," Capt. Bertram Que lah, played yesterday, the "Confede rates" winning the game with a score of 21 to 10. A petition was in circulation at the Produce Exchange yesterday for merchants to close their places of bu siness to-day, to-morrow and Thurs day, during the hours of the forenoon prayer meetings at the Tabernacle. We had the pleasure of a call yesterday from M. C. Wall, editor of the Rockingham Rocket, who came down Sunday morning to hear Rev. Mr. Pearson. He heard him Sunday night and was very much pleased with the sermon. He considers him a re-' markable man. The kitchen at Mr. J. Baker's residence, on Dock, between Seventh and Eighth streets, caught fire on the roof Sunday about 2 p.m. The fire was extinguished by people in the neighborhood, before any damage beyond burning a few shingles was done. An alarm was turned infrom box 35, and the fire department res ponded promptly. Export fr march. The following is a statement of the exports to foreign countries from the port of Wilmington for the month of March last, as taken from the books at the Custom House, viz : Belgium Cotton, 1,017 bales, value $47,650; rosin, 2,221 barrels, value $2, 200. Denmark Rosin, 8,590 barrels, value $3,625. Germany Rosin, 6, 764 barrels, value $7,374; lumber, 427,000 feet, value $5, 987; shingles, 23,000, value $138. England Rosin, 7,594 barrels, value $8,755; tar, 2,245 barrels, value $2,900; spirits turpentine, 2,495 gallons, value $910.. British West Indies Naval stores 24 barrels, value $57; lumber, 172,000 feet, value $2,580; shingles, 1,210,000, value $8,101. Hayti lumber, 496,000 feet, value $7,459; shingles 7,000, value $39; man ufactured articles, value $14; candles, 400 pounds, $40; cloth, 893 yards, value $116; fish, 25 bbbi, $194; lee, $200; cast ings, $53; matches, $230; rosin, 15 bbls., $27; tar, 17 bbls., $49; pitch, 14 bbls., $37; kerosene oil, 1,200 gallons, $159. Russia in the Baltic Bosin, 3,419 bbls., $3,778 ' Spain Cotton, 1,070 bales, value $52,500. Mexico Lumber, 138,000 feet.'value, $1,751; timber, value $900. ' Porto Rico Lumber, 837,000 feet, value $5,196. Total value of exports for the month; $171,225.- Maval Store movement. ' The naval stores crop-year ended March 31st, 1888, With total receipts at this port as follows; Spirits turpen tine, 69,930 easks, against 64.839 last year; rosin, 845,086 bbls., against 348, 589 last year; tar, 62,068 barrels against 73,600 last year; prude turpen tine, 23,667 barrels, against 24,802 last jeax. . .... . I The total export for the year are: Spirits 70,707 casks; last year, 64,880. IRosin 388,676 bbls.; last year; 319,064. Tar--63.594 bbls.; last year, 67,821. Crude -turpentine 24,554 bbls.; last year, 23,817. " v rf:'-V ; r.:' v ; f The stock at this port. yesterday, was: Spirits 4 turpentine, IV5 casks, against 1,190 at the "same time last year; rosin; 60,192 bbls.. against !raa iaa vov n O Kit & bbla.. afirainst 11,377 last year; crude turpentine, 295 DDIS;, against 1,104 lass year,., - THE TABERNACLE. Bev. Mr, PcarioB'Scrmon on Snndaj Sunday night Mr. Pearson preach ed to the largest crowd that has yet gathered to hear him; not only was the hall packed to its utmost capaci ty, but the street was full clear back to the. building on the" other side. The sermon was a simple unfolding of Bible truth on a great theme, and the intense silence with which it was received, and the profound impres sion it created, was a convincing proof of Mr. Pearson's great princi ple that the Word of God is itself the greatest preacher. The text was John 14:26, "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." Mr. Pearson said: The Bible teaches the Trinity. I don't understand it, nor explain it, nor interpret it; I simply believe it as God's revelation of Himself. Each person of the Trinity had a work to do in man's redemption. The Father devised this wondrous plan (Eph. i: 9, 10). The Son came to execute it, and so He says, "I must work the works of Him that Bent me" (John ix: 4); so in dying He cried, "It is' fin ished." What was finished? The plan the Father had devised. The work of the Holy Spirit is to apply this salva tion to our hearts and make it effica cious. Of Him I wish to preach to you to-night. There . is as much merit and joy for this subject in men's minds as on almost any other. Peo ple think of the Holy Ghost as an in fluence, an attribute, an emanation, or as some one once said to me an afflatus. So let's go to God's word, and seek there the answer to five questions. 1. Is tke Holy Ghost a personality? In Matt, xxvi: 19, we have the name of the Holy Ghost in the formula of Baptism along with the Father and the ' Son. Therefore any argument that will lead us to deny the personal ity of the Holy Ghost will deny that of the Fvther and thelSon. So, logi cally, theologically and scripturally, you must take your choice between admitting the personality of the Holy Ghost, or taking refuge in bold athe ism or infidelity. In Matt., xii: 13, we have the blas phemy against the Holy Spirit spo ken of as the one unpardonable sin. Mr. Pearson paused here to explain the sin against the Holy Spirit and to give a caution. It is evident from the context that this sin was attributing Christ's miracles, which were done by the Holy Ghost, o the devil. The sin can be committed now, for it is the age of the Holy Ghost. Now God is doing a precious work here. It must be evident to any impartial observer that; this is not the work of any man or set of men, but the work of the Holy Ghost. Strong men are bowing themselves at the feet of Jesus, forsaking their vices, burying their feuds. These eager, anxious crowds are not drawn by rhetoric or eloquence or philosophy. It is the Holy Ghost. Now let any one stand on the street corners and talk of this work as all bosh, as hurrah, as animal magnetism; he is coming dangerously close to the .sin against the Holy Spirit, and is standing on the ragged edge of perdition. 2. What is the relation of the Holy Ghost to the Word of God ? (1) He is the author of the Bible. All scrip ture is given by inspiration of God, (2 Tim. ill: 16.) Holy men spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost (2 Pet. i: 21). And wrote that He is the author of the whole of it ALL scripture, history, biography, doc trine and . all. People need not bo troubled that it contains record of lies, adultery, polygamy, etc. There is a great difference between the lie or the sin being -inspired, and the record of it being inspired. We dont hold the judge and clerk responsible for the crime's on the court record, but only for the accuracy" of the re cord. Nor can you except anything marvellous, not to believe Jonah and the whale for instance. Nothing opposed to common sense in It. If God could make a whale at all He could make one big enough to swal low Jonah. Record says God pre pared a great fish it was mtde . to order. And Jesus Christ endorses the story in Matt. 12th chap. Take care how you givo- Him and tho Holy Ghost the lie. This ia the same chap ter In which He spoke of the sin against the Holy Ghost. (ST The Holy Ghost is the teacher of the word. (See text). "That is the reason these things are foolishness to the natural mind. They are : svirUudUy dis covered, and "yon need -the spirit to teach them -tovyou; ;Come to the word only with your intelleot, your learning, your criticism, - and you won't understand itU These things won't civs von" tho combination to unlock this treasure-vault. 1 Come to the Holy Ghost in the spirit of a little child and He will take of tho things of Jesus and show .them unto you (3.) He is not confinedHoi-the Word; In the 'case- of 'Lydia He preceded r .f1 . 2 I r ' .-i . J tho Word, opening her heart to re ceive It. With infants and idiots He acts entirely independent of -the Word. With Abel he used ; the first spoken promise.: With the heathen, without the written Word He ! may use we ' know not ' how little truth. This possibility, though,' would be a poor excuse sf or rio$ sending them the gospeL I hear there are some people in Wilmington who don't believe In Foreign Missions. God pity them. 3. What Is the relation of the Holy host to the sinner? In John xvi: 8, we see that He re proves and convinces of sin. Have you not felt that in this meeting that you were a sinner on tho way to heU. Why? It is the Spirit moving ony our heart. And It would be as hard to find a leaf that had never been shaken jay the wind, as to find in this land a heart that had never been moved by the Spirit. Again, in Acts Tii: 51, we see that men resist the' Spirit. So we see the Spirit opposing us, and resisting us as we go on in sin. Illustrated by a mother seeking to dissuade her son from going qut to haunts of vice. Beeause she loves him; so because the Spirit loves us He resists us on our way to ruin. And In Gen.'.vi: 3, we see that God's Spirit shall not always strive. Just, as the mother when lesisted may at length give up, so the Spirit resisted, will at length leave you, and when Ho does you are lost. Mr. Pearson here related cases from his own experience to show that this was not theory but a solemn terrible fact where persons had by their own confession when under deep convic tion determined that they would not yield, and tb en felt themselves left, so that they knew they were lost, but were able to feel absolutely no con cern about it.' 4. What is the relation of the Holy Ghost to the child of God ? Exactly the same as to the humanity of Christ. In Luke I: 3, 5, we read that Christ was born by the power of the Holy Ghost. In John i: 12, 13, we read that the same is true of believers. (Compare John ill: 5.) In Matt, ill: 16, we read that Christ was baptized by the Holy Spirit; in Acts 1:5, we read the same of be lievers. In Matt, iii: 1, we read that Christ was led by the Spirit; in Rome viii: 14, we read the same' of believers. And here let me remark: the Holy Ghost never led a man into a saloon, nor into a goaiess tneatre. nor to a hop, nor to oppress the poor, nor to cheat his neighbor. In John 1.82 we read that the Spirit abode upon Christ; in John xiv:16 He is promised to abide with us. But why, then, are they not always hap py? Because by sin they grieve Him and destroy their communion with Him. Illustrated by a child that has disobeyed his father: the father is grieved and the son is shy of him. He is no less his son than before, but the happiness and communion is gone. But when the child draws near and confesses his sin and asks forgive ness; then communion and happiness are restored. So with the Spirit. In Luke iv:14 we read of Christ in the power of the. Spirit; in Acts 1:8, 9 we read of the same power coming upon His believing children,and if we would witness with power to our fellow-men we must have the Holy Ghost. Last ly, in Rom. viii:ll we read that the Spirit raised tbe humanity of Christ from the dead and will also quicken our mortal bodies with Him. 5. What are the emblems by which the Scriptures convey to us ideas of the Holy Ghost. In Johnxiv:16 He is the Paroclete, Comforter. Advocate. When Christ left the World He did not leave us orphans, but sends the Spirit as our Comforter and Protector. In John iii: 8, He is represented as wind. We can't see the wind, nor know whence it eomes, but can feel its power. Thank God, no one can convince me I have not felt the power of the Spirit in my heart. This expe rience is the bulwark of tke saints. In John, vii: 33, He Is shown us as water. Water cheers and refreshes, we dont know why, but it satisfies our wants just as well as if we did. So with the Spirit. - In Luke xiv 18, He appears as oil. How it calms, ' soothes, strengthens. Ingersoll's ignorance in ridiculing the prohibition about imitating the holy oil of the Tabernacle. It was because it was an emblem of theSpirit, and the sin against the Spirit was tne un pardonable sin,' that profaning Itor making it common . was so, severely punished. In Acts 2:3, we read of the Spirit as fire. Fire gives light, makes things hot like itself, purines,' elevates, and the detached sparks fly upward. So the . Spirit illumines, makes us- like Himself, purifies us. elevates our souls to, God, and when the spirit in which He dwells is detached from the clay, like a spark of Immortality it flies straight up to God. " : " r - ; And, lastly, in John 152, we read of Him as the : dove. - Never as the eigle or bird of prey, but alwaysho 'gen- 11 . 11 -1 --ci ' jT ' -rft' - n, uuuu uovc bo xxe comes ut gen tleness,. persuasive tenderness 'i and ; j. tm .x' .' ..' tuve. uul ii ,.resxsieu, f arm;, rejectea, .0- A . .. WHOLE NO. 6715 wings its way,- and the ; man is ieit alone. . ' ;. ..' And now remember the parts of the throe Persons In our salvation. The Father was to devise the scheme,' and He has done it The' Son was to exe cute i it, and He . has done it. The Spirit was to apply it and make effi cacious, and when He has come to do it and been driven away, there is nor other God to come. - So we read of the wrath of God (the Father), and the wrath of the Lamb, but never of the wrath of the Holy Ghost. Gentle,, tender, persuasive, loving, when grieved and resisted He merely takes Hfs flight and leaves the soul to take its chosen destiny. The attendance at the meeting Monday morning was very large. Mr. Pearson stated that as Tuesday, was the annual meeting of the Produce Exchange, he would give the Bible reading to "Mothers" on that day, and to the business men on Wednesday. He then addressed the audience from John xiv: 16, 17. He gave twelve refer ences concerning the work of the Holy Ghost. He madeclear to many minds that which they had never understood be fore. Last night, after preliminary ser vices, conducted by Rev. Mr. Tolson, Mr. Pearson read a portion of the 27th chapter of Matthew, from which he selected the 22d verse, "What, then, Bhall I do with Jesus?" There were three thoughts which he presented:' 1. "You must do something with Jesus." Life is short and your recep tion or rejection of Him decides your fate for eternity. "What did you do with Jesus?" will be the question that will meet you at the judgment bar. You will not be allowed to hide be hind the faults of others it is a pure ly personal matter. 2. "You have done something with Jesus." You have compromised this question, deferred it, accepted Christ, or rejected Him. There can be no compromise; to defer only makes it harder to accept Jesus; To reject Him is to lose all, and in the end get nothing but eternal misery. To ac cept Him is to gain all, in this world and the world to come. Which is preferable? 8. "What are yon going to do now with Jesus?" With wonderful power and pathos he appealed to the un converted to decide for Jesus and heaven. He urged the thought that this night might be the turning point of life. A large proportion of the audience repaired to the inquiry room deeply impressed, and fifty-one professed conversion. COUPfTT AFFAIRS. Froeeedlage of the monthly neetlac of tho Burd of Commteoloaan. The Beard of County Commission ers met in monthly session yesterday, with all the members present; Mr, H. A. Bagg, chairman, presiding. Mr. E. Hewlett, county , treasurer, submitted his' report, showing a bal ance on hand to the credit of the Educational Fund of $16,157.25, and balance to the credit of the general fund $18,155 87; total $34,313.12. Report of the Register of Deeds showed receipts of $7.55 received from marriage licenses during the month. - . L. D. Cherry was appointed special surveyor to survey lands of V. F. Williamson on Greenville Sound. The chairman of the Board of Man agers of the City Hospital sufimitted his annual reportwhlch was ordered spread upon the minutes of the Board. The report shows total 'ex penditures for tho year ended Dec 31, 1887, $3,029.87, receipts from pay patients and other sources, $333.63. Applications are beooming very fre quent from pay patients from abroad, and, the report says, if the hospital is to grow in usefulness and beeme wholly or in part self-sustaining, this class of patients should be encouraged it is absolutely necessa ry that a ward should bo constructed and furnished for this class without delay. The cost of the ward, fur nished, is estimated at $2,500. The number of patients treated during tho year is 188, of which 41 were' pay pa tients; 169 were successfully treated and 19 died. Tax-listers for the several townships were appointed, as follows: Wilmington Township CoL James G. Burr; assessors B. F. HalLD.L. Gore. . v. ... , Cape Fear Township-sTas. Cowan. Harnett Township James N. Ma cumber r 'Federal Point Township J. H. Home.-''- - r:-'.-- . ' - Masonboro Township B. S. Mont ford. -. - - - V- - ' ". ; - ;" The Board adjournedsubjeet to the call of tho ehairxaan. , i AneJtand winanee. 'l The Board of . Audit wd 'Finance met in regular session last night, and uppy vou uuis ior current - expenses amounting to $4,979.43, and. the con tracts for feeding ;prisoners,piinting and .'advertising :r awarded ; by" the Board of Aldermen at j their last meeting.- . . ;. : The Board- adjourned subiebt'to .the call of the"chiirnian; .-' - a v. 6c Si Br! ou DC ot at - ,'.oee Month,. ....... 19 To Konttiu.... ...... IS - ' ontba-... 14 r.- J --.x Voatha,.,. .4S - . oae Xoa,.......-i. tfl SSrOcmtcet AdTertleemenu t&kca Vtjopor- tloaately low rates. - "" ' " :. -.1 Ten Uses solid Nonpareil type make one sqnar- I BOARD OFALpEUZlRjr. y, Proeeodlac of Botalar BleeUns.. The Board of Aldermen met in reg ular session at the City. .Hall last night. All the members of the Board with the exception of Alderman Rice; were present; Mayor Fowler presid ing. , ,; . ; ..y, "r...- : ''-.ir-M Alderman - King, , from Committee on Public Buildings, reported repairs to the Opera House completed. i In the matter of the proposed bridge on i! irtn. street. . across tne railroad cut, the report of the Committee on Streets and Wharves, recommending that consideration be indefinitely postponed was adopted," after some" debate. The same Committee in the matter of removal of obstructions on Fith street, submitted a report which was ordered on file. ' ? The contract for furnishing lumber was awarded to S. & W. H. Northrup at $10.50 per-thousamd feet. R. C. Orrell was awarded the con tract for feeding the city mules and furnishing carts and drivers at $27.50 each per month. A The Committee on Streets and. Wharves recommended the purchase of 10,000 feet of creosoted lumber for use where needed. It was ordered on file. A motion, by Aldeman Pearsall, to appoint two permanent health off!-, cers, was adopted after prolonged de bate. J. M. McGowan andL. T. Bow- den were subsequently elected as such Loffleers. Alderman Dudley offered a resolu tion that the .ordinance empowering the Mayor to elect all city officers be rescinded, and that new officers be elected for ihe present year. Adopted. - Tho Board then went into an elec tion of officers, and. on motion of Al derman Dudley all the present offi cers of the police fdrce, from Captain: down, were reelected by acclamation:. The clerks of markets and janitors were also reelected. " On motion of Alderman Dudley John W. Perdew was elected stand ard keeper, Dr. F. W. Potter, city physician, and W. H. Sholar superin tendent of streets. On motion of Alderman Fishblate the salary of the Superintendent of Streets was increased to $800, the Board of Audit and Finance concur ing. Alderman Pearsall called attention to the encroachment of the W. & W. Railroad on Hanover street, by the extension of their wharves. Alderman Fishblate offered a .peti tion from the Wilmington Light In fantry, as follows: To the Mayor and Board qf Aldermen of the City of. Wilmington : Gbstlbmbx7 After mature deliber ation and discussion of the subject by the company, the undersigned, a committee of tke Wilmington Light Infantry Co.. resnectfullv renresent ta your Honorable body: That in view, of services heretofore rendered and in all probability to be hereafter ren dered by the Wilmington Light In fantry as a supplementary police force for the preservation of order and the protection of property in cases of fire or riot or other distur bance of the public peace in the city of Wilmington, and because the com pany has been largely a self-sustaining one, although composed of young men who are unable to sustain large pecuniary expense, it is proper and. reasonable in them to ask from the city authorities an annual, appro priation for their proper support and encouragement. :., We therefore respectfully ask on be half of said company that an appro priation of $500 per annum out of the funds of the city be made for the pur pose above stated. Johjt H. DABTEiiS, Capt. Wm. N. Harriss, 1st Lieut.' ' Jas. C. Morrisoh, 2nd Lieut.- Adopted, the Board of 'Audit and. Finance concurring. . . k Appropriations for various de partments of the city government for, the ensuing year, were made as fol-i lows: v ' -'"' Public Buildings $3,231. CItyHos- pital $1,000 ior current expenses and ' $4,000 for improvements., -Markets $3,850. Sanitary $4,215. Fire Del partment $11,154. Streets . ' :"ahd' Wharves $41,295. , Reports were received from the Chief of the Fire Department,' tho City, Physician and the Board; of Managers of the Hospital, and . were; ordered on file. - SXayoto cowrc ' . phillis -Dudley, - colored, .fron K Brunswick, thought to be insane ,1 w as ordered to be sent to that county so as to have inquiry made - into hef mental condition. :' ; Charles Bryant and ; Missouri BoW den were charged with t disorderly conduct; Bryant got $20 or thirty, days on the chain gang, and Missouri was discharged. --; Mollie " Jenkins very disorderly was sent td the county jail for thirty 'dayi.r' 'v t; ' - ' u 2 Lucien "BelL disorderly conduct; -judgment suspended. " v 1" Ob fz?u c3o pty.'rt . . .. ... i " , ,rree kayi ......... ....j..' s . - ' FIto Days,..., . ... .....'i..., V, g - - Oae Week..... ...i.- 4 ItramswleK cm9nKLmm.;'r:y, ' 'Jhe following is a corrected fist of tne delegates appointed to the Dem- f , ooratio State and District Conven- : tions by tho Democrats of Brunswieki-! last Saturday, -viz: -C'XrVyr . Rta.fa Co-nvntion-lP r K V trssv X D McBao, D. B. McNeill, Bellamy.i , 1 James Reilly; W." G Curtis. i Keithanf - E.- G. Goodman,- W..J. ra Henrr. F.c- If. Moore, - O. - 0. 1 for "Noah Williamson. .v-. ",.-T- 'IP.'1"--' ;V m0U V 4