North Carolina Newspapers

PUBLISHER'S ANNOUNCEMENT. THE MORNING STAR, the oldest dapy news- pa Dusaea uauy sis- months. SI 50 month, to mail sub- IOUUUW w ri... n ntv cnhsrnbers At the rate Ot 1? cents per week for any period from oae week to one year. - THE WEEKLY STAR is published every Friday acrning at $1 00 per year. 60 cents for six months. 80 rtits for three months. ADVERTISING RATES' (DAILY). One square oae day, $1 00 ; two days, $175; three days, j50; few daVs, S3 06; five days, $3 50: one week, $4 00; to weeks, $6 50; three weeks, $3 50 ; one month, $1.1 00 ; two months, $17 00 ; three months, $34 00 ; six Months, $40 00 ; twelve months, $60 00. Ten lines of solid Nonpareil type make one square. All announcements of Fairs, Festivals, Balls, Hops. P-t--.cs, Society Meetings, Political Meetings, &c,wil he charged regular advertising rates. Notices under head of "City Items" 20 cents per Kne for ?irst insertion, and t5 cents per line for each subse t. ueni losertion. No advertisements inserted in Local Columns at an -nee. , dvcrt:ments inserted once a week in Daily will be cl-arged $1 00 per square for each insertion. Every -ther day, three-fourths of daily rate. Twice a week, wo-thirds of daily rate. Communications, unless they contain important news or discuss briefly and properly subjects of real interest, are not wanted ; and, if acceptable in every other way, ihev will invariably be rejected if the real name of the 2utscr s withheld. . - Notices of Marriage or Death, Tributes of Respect Resolutions of Thanks, &c, are charged for as i ordi-a-rv advertisements, but only half rates when paid for trictly in advance. At this rate 50 cents will pay for sim pie-announcement of Maniage or Death. An extra charge will be made for doublelamn or Tiple-column advertisements. - - Amusement, Auction and Official advertisements, oae cciiar per square for each insertion. Advertisements to follow reading matter, or to occupy any special place, will be charged extra according to t ne position desired. Advertiseinects kept under the head of "New Aaver fisemcnts" will be charged fifty cer cent, extra. Advertisements discoafinued before the tune con tracted for has expired charged transient rates for time actually published. . . -1 Payments for transient advertisements must be made !E advance. Known parties, or strangers with proper reference, may pay monthly or quarterly, according to contract. ' i-r Ail announcements and recommendations of candi dales for officer whether in the shape of communica tions or otherwise, win oecuargea as aaverascmcnis. Contract advertisers will not be allowed to exceed their space or advertise anything foreign to their regu ar business without extra charge at transient rates. Remittances must be made by Check, Draft, Postal Mocey Order, Express or in Registered Letter. Only i uch remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. Advertisers should always specify the issue or issues they desire to advertise in. Where no issue is named the advertisement will be inserted in the Daily. Where an advertiser contracts for the paper to be sent to him rinrinff the time his advertisement is in the proprietor will only be responsible for the mailing of the paper to. his address. By WILLIATI H. BERNARD. WILMINGTON, N. C. Wednesday Morning, Dec. 9, 1891 GOV. HILL'S VIEW. In a speech at Elmira, N. Y., a few days ago, Gov. Hill gave his opinion as to what he thought the course of the Democrats in Congress should be. They ought, he said, to do two things one, repeal the Mc Kinley tariff law; the other, repeal the Sherman silver bullion purchase law. His idea is to make these the two issues in the next Presidential campaign, as he has no expectatiou that either of them could be passed through both Houses. Gov. Hill goes Cleveland one better, and not satisfied with Cleveland's tariff re form slogan would add to it the sil ver question, in which we thinfhe would make a very serious mistake. He is talking more, however, we think, from the standpoint of ' the politician than ' the statesman, and from the stand point of the politician we don't think he has taken a sufficiently wide range of view before expressing that opinion.- He seems to be more anx ious to gain some political advant age over the opposition, than to la bor for the relief of the people by undertaking what maybe done rath er than wasting time on what can not be done. This is why we say that he takes his view from a po litical standpoint, and not a very good one either. When the new members of this Congress were elected the silver question was not an issue. The is sues were the McKinley .tariff and the Billion Dollar Congress. The tariff was then a live and the mainis,sue. The-people expressed their disapproval of it and of the ma jority in the Congress which passed it by electing new men to take the places of many Republicans who voted for it, with the implied under standing,, which they took for grant ed, that efforts would be made to re vise that tariff and remove its most objectionable features. They ex pected the men they sent to repre sent them to try to do something, not to spend - their time in playing for the vantage ground in politics, and the Democrats must show an honest intent to meet the people's expectations by removing from the McKinley law as many of the most onerous features as they can. T This is the view that Senator Vest, of Missouri, and others take who be lieve that the Democrats should only endeavor to make desirable . amendments to the McKinley law, by offering these amendments separ- -vwjr uu not attempting to repeal the whole law, which they cannot do. Let them take such amendments as they can reasonably expect to pass the Senate, amendments in which -the people are interested pass them . and throw the Responsibility upon Mr. Harrison of vetoing them, if he don't like them. If he signs them, all well. The Democratic party will, have the credit of baving passed them. If he veto them it will be all well, for the party which Mr. Harri son represents will be held respon sible and will have to pay the penalty. The excessive tin-tax ought to be repealed, the tax on cotton ties re- lorf thft wool-tax reduced, the su gar-bounty repealed, the tax on glass, cutlery, crockery ware, and other articles of domestic use re duced, and a number of things used in our manufactories, which are not on the free list, should be put on it. Republican votes enough may be se cured in the Senate to carry through some important amendments, while enough cannot be secured to wipe out the McKinley law, and it is bet ter to do something and give the people some relief than do nothing but talk and give them no reliet. The people expect something and will require their representatives to act in good faith, and we believe they will do it. The silver question had better be left right where it is. In New York and in Massachusetts and in Ohio it did not take the shape of the repeal of the Sherman bullion purchase law, but of free and unlimited coin age, which is a very different thing from the silver act as it now stands, and if Gov. Hill and others show a disposition to stop, silver coinage, which the repeal of the bullion pur- I chase act practically means, they will hear something drop out West which will hot be "pleasant to hear in the Presidential contest next year. These silver agitators had better let well enough alone, stick to the tariff question, the Billion Dollar Con gress, the Force Bill, and hang the silver question up to come in among the "supplemental proceedings." MINOR MENTION. Contrary to the expectations of many the Speakership contest in the caucus closed on the second day, and although a spirited one seems to have been, with the little excep tion of temper on the part of one of the Illinois delegation, good na tured. The indications on the clos ing of the balloting for the first day were that the fight might be a pro longed one as the friends of the re spective candidates stood steadfastly by them and it was not until the break in the ranks of Springer's forces that the conditions changed. Even then had McMillin, whose nineteen supporters stood solidly by him and held the balance of power, not decided to withdraw neither of the leading candidates could have been elected "and they would have been balloting yet. But. Messrs. Hatch, Springer and McMillin when they saw that remaining in simply meant a prolonged ana pernaps a hot tempered fight, gracefully withdrew and the election of Mr. Crisp speedily followed. We do not think the Democratic party will have any occasion to re gret the elevation of Mr. Crisp to the Speakership. He is a man of unquestioned ability, was an alert and. clever leader in the last Congress, and in his several bouts with Speaker Reed showed the abili ty to hold his own with any of them. As between him aruLMills, while the claims of Mills for ability and long and faithful service were fully recog nized and conceded, we think the cool, sober judgment ot the Democ racy of the country would prefer Crisp. As far as tariff reform, the silver question or other issues may be concerned we do not think there is any significance in the nomination of Crisp, nor would be in the nomi nation of Mills. They are both thor ough Democrats, both tariff reform ers, both occupying substantially the . . same position on tne silver ques tion, and both stood shoulder to shoulder in the last Congress in bat- tling against the arbitrary rulings of Czar Reed, and in defending the lib erties of the people against an un scrupulous and a desperate "gang of conspirators. They both ought, to be satisfied with the recognition they received at the hands of their fellow representatives, who in honoring Crisp also honored Mills by -the strong support he received from be ginning to end. The clever Georgian will make a good Speaker, and none will give him more clieerf ul or zeal ous support than his able and de feated competitor. It is somewhat remarkable the ease with which cranks and; crazy people can. procure dynamite bombs and other deadly explosives when they take it into their heads to gc but upon the war-path--and blow somebody up. - We do not know that there is any way of preventing this, nor that any effective means could be : adopted to restrict , their manufacture, but if there be regular establishments where these .bombs are made there should be" some con-, ditidns prescribed in the sale 'of them which would prevent them from getting into the hands of crazy men, with murder; in ftheirhearts? It isn't a pleasant feeling for a business man to . have . that: at any moment one of these dynamite - lunatics may pounce in upon him, and without ceremony put an end to his mortal career. Poor men are not troubled much in that way, for it is the rich to whom the cranks pay special attention. We would not be surprised if the attempt on the life of Russell Sage were repeat ed before long on some other man of wealth, for one of the peculiari ties of these demonstrations is that they start lots of other cranks to thinking on the same line. STATE TOPICS. The persimmon is one of the wild fruits of this country which is not thought much of, and yet it might be made a source of some profit with but little labor or expense. The Petersburg Index-Appeal says that some of the Northern settlers near that city are putting them up and shipping them to Northern mar kets, where they are sold at 12 cents a pound. They are seeded with a machine devised for that purpose, sprinkled with granulated sugar and packed in five-pound boxes tor shipment. Some years ago a citizen of Guilford county brought-a lot of persimmons pre pared in this way to Greensboro, but failing to sell them, at the sugges tion of some one shipped them to a commission merchant in St. Louis, and in due time he got remittances of sales, which paid him about $25, after the -cost of. transportion and merchant's commissions were de ducted. The persimmons sold in St. Louis for Norta Carolina "dates." TWINKLINGS. Old Gentleman Well, young man. what is your role in life? Goeasy, 94 Its a good deal of a loaf, sir. Harvard Lampoon. Drake Do you think woman will ever cut much of a figure in club dom? Moore If she does it will' no longer be club dumb. The Club. "But what on earth could have induced you to marry a man so utterly your inferior?" "My dear girl, 1 never met a man who wasn t. Judge. Demosthenes put peDbles in his mouth to cure his defective utterance. Even to this day people find it a diffi cult job to speak Greek. Puck. "O, mamma!" cried Willie, on seeing a zebra lor the 'first time, "do come here and see this poor little con vict pony." Harper's Young People. Rounds Have you any famil tie?" - Chappie O, ya-as; I have thwee oh foah that I let my sis taw and youngaw brothaw wean sometimes. Little Girl I wonder what's th reason all our school teachers go an' get married? Little Boy I guess it s cause they like to boss. Good News. Friend What became of that young man you were engaged to last summer? Miss Catchem (innocently) Which one. N. Y. Weekly. He Don't you think it is wrong for people to marry their intel lectual inferiors? . She Yes; always wrofafir. and in some cases quite impossible. Life. "Have you heard the 8-year-old German boy violinist?" ' - "O. yes; twelve years ago, in Berlin." Musical Courier. - Don't pen missives to your best girl on postal cards. She may have sus picion that you do not care two cents for her. Union County Standard. CURRENT COMMENT. And now the news from Ger many is that, with freight and duty added, American pork is more ex pensive than the German product, so that it is not yet certain how far the American hog has got his nose through the German fence. N. Y. World, Dem. Macaulay says: "It is' the nature of - parties to retain their original enmities far more firmly than their original principles." This accounts for the continuance of the Republican party after so much of the wickedness of its leaders. Louisville Courier- Journal, Dem. "Land Bill" Allen, whose: labors secured so many cheap homes for others, died without a home him self except such as an alms house provided. . The proposition to take better care of his fame by means of a monument than was taken of his person in life is the very irony of fate. Washington Star, Ind. Ex-Senator Blair's latest con- tribution to the over-abundant sup ply of flippant nonsense is the asser tion that anv Renublinan can h ejected nxt v-ar tr, th PrciW It is on a nar with A1HWB m9v that the worst Republican is better than the. best Democrat. Men who indulge in such statements need I some stimulus fof their intellectuals. N.'Y. Advertiser, Ind. , I have found out a gift for my fair. - It is not a nne of cold, nor flowers fof th nair, nor pearls for her white neck, but Salvation Oil for her sore throat. She's awngiDRDira. - f! TEH YEARS' GROWTH IN tOWQN Pigute for the Cfty Proper sToat Collect! ThAt are Sull of Interest.- - London Daily News. : : , j rl The city corporation'' has never been satisfied with the national cen sus and has taken one of its own. It has done this for '; the t last three decennial periods, with very, striking iresultsv The enumerators of -the imoerial census 'take the number of persons who sleep in every house in the kingdom on a certain night.: This year it was the 5th of April The people are thus , caught . in their homes, and the number in any par ish, town or- district, are those of the" residents.' But as a rule people do not , sleep where ; they . work. In London and. other great towns there is a vast movement of the pop ulation inward in the morning and outward in the evening, and nearly every great town has, therefore, a larger day population" than that which the imperial census gives it. The people cease to reside in the central district, where,- nevertheless, they do their day's work. In the city of London, which is the central business district of the metropolis, this depopulation at night has gone farther than in any other town. The resident - popula tion in 1861 was 112,063: in 1871 it had fallen to 74,897; by 1881 it was further reduced to 50,562, and on , April 5th of this year it was only 37,964, The day popula tion, however, -has risen as rapidly as the residents have diminished. In 1866, when the first day census was taken, there were 170,133 people do ing their day's work in the city. In 1881 the number was 261,061, and on April 27th last it was 501,384 The handsome volume in which the re suits of this day census are recorded has just been published under the authority of the corporation and is edited by Mr. Tames Salmon, chair man ot the local government and taxation committee. It is entitled "Ten Years' Growth of the City of London, and is an elaborate and well-reasoned argument "showing the unparalleled national impor tance of the city of London.' Mr. Salmon points out that of the sixty parliamentary divisions of the metropolis, the city, which the imperial census makes the least pop ulous. He also shows that of twenty- seven of the largest towns in Eng land, the city stands highest in ratable value. He then takes twen tv-four of the great towns and shows that the city stands sixth, but he gets this result by putting the day population of the city against the night population of the other towns, This is not a fair comparison, for in Liverpool and Manchester there is an influx by day and efflux by night, similar to that which goes on in London. OLD DIGBY YIELDED- Because Hu Son-in-law Had a Piece ot Property Worth $20,000. New York Ledger. Young Toddleby was a true-hearted and promising youth. He had graduated with honor, at Yale, and was studying law with Mr. Lofter. It so happened that Toddleby be came acquainted with a beautiful young lady, daughter of old Digby. He loved the fair maiden, and when he had reason to believe that his love was returned he asked Mr. Lof ter to recommend him to the father, Lofter being on terms of close inti macy with the family. The lawyer agreed and performed his mission but old Digby, who loved money, asked what property the young man had. Lofter said he did not know, but he would inquire. The next time he saw his young student he asked him if he had any property at all. "Only health, strength and a de termination to work." replied the youth. "Well," said the lawyer who sin cerely believed the youth was in every way worthy, "let us see. What will you take for your right leg ? I will give you $20,000 for it." Of course Toddleby refused. The next time the lawyer saw the young lady's lather he said: "I have inquired about this young man's circumstances. He has no money in bank; but he owns apiece of property for which, to my cer tain knowledge, he has been offered and has refused 20,000." This led old Digby to consent to the marriage, which shortly after ward took place. In the end he had reason to be proud of his son-in-law, though he was once heard to remark touching that rare piece of property upon the strength of which he had consented to the match: "If it could not take wings, it was liable at any time to walk off I" .id vice to notner. t or Over Fifty Yeats Mrs. Winslow s Soothing' Syrup has been used by millions of mothers for their chil dren - while teething. - Are you dis turbed - at night : and broken ot your rest by a Vsick child suffering and crying with pain of . Cutting Teeth ? 11 so send at once and get a Dot tie of "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy nip" for Children Teething, i Its value is incalculable. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Depend upon it, mothers, there is no mistake about it. It cures Dysentery and Diar rhoea, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, l T . . J t e. . cures w ina vouc, soitens tne uums, re duces Inflammation, and gives tone and energ) to tne whole system. "Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for children ' teething is pleasant to the taste and is- the prescription of one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the United states, and is for sale by all drug' gists ; throughout: the - world. Price twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for Mrs. -Winslow's Soothing ; Read advertisement ot CJttertmrn Lithia Water In this paper. Unequaled - 1 for DvsoeDsia and all di ney and bladder. Price within reach of all. PERSONAL. Miss Anna Dickinson is sadly broken in health, and her mental trouble is not improving, ' There is but little' in the unhappy and haggard appearance in the lady to suggest the brilliant-minded andforceful woman Anna Uickmson was twenty years ago -or five. Gov. Tones,, the ; head of the Choctaw nation, is a pacific savage, clad in store clothes -which look as if he had donned them with theaid of a pitch- tor k. rie wears a stuooy mustacne, a portentous watch chain, and a diamond. pin nestling in a.skv-blue cravat. : He talks very little English. - ... . Lieut.-Gov. Chase, of Indiana, who succeeds Gov. Hovey, is a native of New York and 57 years of age. He was educated for the ministry, and once ran for Congress from . Indiana, to be de feated by Mr. Matson. One of his an cestors. Samuel Chase, was a signer of the declaration of independence. : - Emperor Francis - Joseph has sent a truly magnificent, silver wedding present to the Czar. It consists of a dinner service for twenty-four persons, constructed of solid silver supeiblv wrought and chased. There are nearly 800 pieces. The German Emperor's gut is a silver sword, the hilt of which is beautifully chased and profusely orna mented with turqoises, all picked stones. Eight young women sailed from Htw York Wednesday to enter upon Missionary wonc in tnaia. i hey were Miss Sarah M. Deline, of Mo ine, 111.; Miss Clara A. Downey, of New York; Miss Julia L. vvisner, of Berea. O.iMiss Mary R. Kennedy and Miss Harriet Kemper, of Milwaukee, Wis.; Miss Lou isa Heafer, of Philadelphia; Miss Mar garet ELanton, of Columbia, Pa., and Dr. Mary E. Bryan, of Ogdensburg, IN. x. Barbey D'Aurevilly, the eccen tric r rench author, wrote his manu script much as an artist paints pictures. On his work-table were stands holding mics oi ainerent colors, gold, Dlack, crimson, pink, green and blue, and ac cording as one color or another seemed best adapted to express the particular idea which he sought to convey, that color he used. These rainbow manu scripts must have astonished his prin ters. He never revised. HARP PLAYING BY MACHINERY Curious Modern Adaptation of an Ancient Instrument. Pall Mall Gazette. Harp-playing by machinery is one of the latest novelties. The harp is arranged so that the plane of its strings is horizontal, the instrument lying on the table, after the fashion of a zither. Then, as regards the written music, the notation of the traditional stave has been abandon ed, and sheets upon which are im printed mysterious groups of num bers are used in its stead. When one of these sheets is slid into a frame made for the purpose the meaning of the figures is interpreted. kach of them falls under a string of the instrument, and by picking at them in numerical order with oraer Wltn a beveled pencil of ivory the operator produces a tune. Time and phras ing are indicated by the spacing and alignment of the numbers, nor are the requirements of harmony for gotten. When the melody ot the air is adjudged insufficient one of the figures is accompanied by a let ter, indicating that a button attach ed to the instrument, and bearing the same symbol, should be at this juncture pressed. This action, by bringing a small saw of ivory points into play, produces a chord suitable to the occasion. ELECTRIC CARS. They Hun Them Without Wires in Hol land. Philadelphia Record. Elecric cars may be run without overhead or underground wires. The London Electrtcal Engineer says that six "accumulator cars" are now run ning from the Hague, Holland, to the casino at Schevening, a distance of about three miles. The speed of running is 12 miles an hour, includ ing stops. The loaded car weighs 16 tons ; it is 32 feet long, carries 68 passengers, and the battery of accumulators weighs four tons. The motor is supplied by carbon brushes from a battery of 192 Tulien accumulators. This battery-, when charged, provides cur rent for a run of 45 miles, after which the cars return for change of cells. I he accumulators are arranged in eight boxes or drawers, weighing half a ton each, placed under the seats. Doubtless in good time the trolley wires will be displaced by some superior device; but at present the cheapness of the overhead sys tem has secured for it general toler ance in the United States. The rec ord of accidents does not show that it is more dangerous than other means of street passenger service. Merit Wins. We desire to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King's New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never handled remedies that sell as well, or that have given such universal satis faction. We do not hesitate to guaran tee them every time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase price, if satisfac tory results do not follow their use. These remedies have won their great popularity purely on their merits. f Robert R. Bellamy, Druggists. Bucklen'a Arnica Salve. The best balve in the world tor Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum Fever, Sores, Tetters, Chapped Hands Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Eruptions and positively cures Piles or no pay is required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. ; For sale by Robert R." Bellamy, Wholesale and Retail Drug- oistc. -' v- ' . - 4 Babbitt Metal. A - t, A ROE QUANTITY OF OLD TYPE A perfect wbrtmtt for Babt Meui forieatthe J A : . : : ' STAR ornci COMMERCIAL. WILMINGTON MA RKE T: . STAR OFFICE; Dec 8.- v SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market steady at 30J : cents per gallon, with sales of receipts at quotations. ROSIN. Market firm; at $1 20 per bbl. for Strained .and $1 25 "for Good Strained.? 'i.yy-K. TAR. Dull at $1 30 per bbl. of 180 lbs. .: ---V' CRUDE TURPENTINE. Distillers quote the market firm at $1 00 for Hard, and $1 90 for Yellow Dip and Virgin. ; PEANUTS-Farmers' stock quoted at 35 to 50 cents per bushel of 28 pounds. Market quiet. - COTTON Quiet at quotations; Ordinary............ 4J cts $ ft Good Ordinary...... Q " " Low Middling.. .... 676 Middling. 7M " " Good Middling....... 7 9-16 " " BBCE1FTS. Cotton. ... . ... . . ... . Spirits Turpentine 668 bales 137 casks 693 bbls 592 bbls 14 bbls Kosin.,... ... . Tar. Crude Turpentine DOMESTIC MARKETS. - IBy Telegraph to the Morning St&r.'j -Financial. " New York, Decembers Evening. Sterling exchange quiet and tro.ig; posted rates 482485. Commercial bills 4802g483. Money easy at 33, closing offered at 3 percent. Govern ment securities dull but firm; tour per cents 117; four and a half per cents state securities dull but steady; North Carolina sixes 122; fours 98; Richmond and West Point Terminal 13; Western Union 81. Commercial. New York, December 8 Lvenihg. Cotton easy; sales to-day of 109 bales; middling uplands 1-1 6c; middling Or leans 8 7-16c; net receipts at all United States ports 73,384 bales; exports to Great Britain 7,786 bales; to b ranee 4,273 bales; to the Continent 30.522 bales; stock at all U. S. ports 1,177.022 bales. Cotton Net receipts 4,166 balesrgross receipts 10.348 bales, .futures closed steady, with sales to-day of 80,400 bales at quotations: December 7.717.73c; January 7.837.84c; February S.Ul March 8.168.17c; April 8.30 8.31c; May 8.438.44c; June 8.548.55c; July 8.648.65c;August 8.718.72c; Sep tember 8.678.69c . Southern flour steady, with a moder ate trade. Wheat dull and unsettled, closing weaker, with a moderate busi ness; No. 2 red $1 061 06 in store and at elevator and $1 07 1 08 afloat: options closed steady and &c over yesterday; No. 2 red Decemoer $1 0&; January $1 07J; May $1 10. Corn opened stronger and closed easier, with a moderate business; No. 2, 6667c at elevator and 6768c afloat; options December declined Jcand other months with some re-selling by shippers; De advanced i34c on local manipulation, I cember 64c: lanuarv 56M Mav 53Uc Oats fairly, active and easy; options moderately active and firm; December 41c; January 40c; May 39c; spot No. 2, 42M42Mc Coffee options closed steady and 5 to 20 points up; December $12 85 12 90; January $12 1512 35; spot Rio more active and firm; No. 7, 13c. Sugar raw dull but steady; refined quiet and steady. Molasses New Orleans firm. Kice firm and in good demand, f etroleum quiet and steady; refined in New York $6 45. Cotton seed oil quiet; crude 25 Jc; yel low 30c bid. Rosin steady and quiet; strained, common to good $1 351 40. Spirits turpentine dull and nominal at 3333c. Pork quiet-and steady. Peanuts quiet. Beef dull but steady; beef hams dull; tierced beef quiet. Cut meats dull and weak; pickled shoulders, 5c; middles steady- and quiet. Lard opened strong and closed weak; West ern steam $6 47J; city $6 05; December $6 42; January $653; May $6 87. Freights to Liverpool weak and dull; cotton 3-1613-64d; gram 45d. Chicago, Dec. 8. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm and un changed. Wheat No. 2 spring 92c; No. 2 red 92c. Corn No. 2, 48c. Mess pork per bbl., $8 50. Lard, per 100 lbs., $6 15. Short rib sides, loose, $5 50 5 70. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, 4 37J4 40. Short, clear sides, boxed, $5 855 90. Whiskey $1 18. The leading futures ranged as fol lows, cpening, highest and closing: Wheat No. 2, December 92K, 93U. 92c; January 93. 93c; May asm, 99. a6c. orn wo. a. Decem ber 47, 486, 48c; January 44, 44, 44c; May 43.43, 43c Oats No. 2, December 32. 32. 32c; May 33, 33. 33c Mess pork,per bbl January $11 30, 11 30, 11 20; May $11 80, 11 80, 11 67?4. Lard, per 100 lbs January $6 224, 6 25, 6 20; May $6 57. 6 60, 6 55. Short : ribs, per lOOlbs January $5 62, 5 65. 5 57; May $6 00, 6 02&, 5 95. ' Baltimore, Dec. 8. Hour steady and unchanged. Wheat strong Spot $1 041 04J4; southern wheat firmer; Fultz 98c$l 04; : Longberry $100 1 05. Corn Southern active, white, 4859c; yellow, 5058c. COTTON MARKETS. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. . Dec 7. Galveston, steady at 7c net receipts 8,109 bales: Norfolk, firm at7c net receipts 2,8-bales; Balti more, dull at tc net receipts 8,459 bales; Boston, quiet at 8 l-16c net re ceipts 322 bales; Wilmington, steady at 70 net receipts 668 bales; Phila- delpbia, steady at 8 7-16c-net receipts 569 . bales; Savannah,, quoted dull at Tt net receipts -7,821? bales; New-Orleans, easy at 7 7-16c net receipts 38,011 bales; Mobile, easy at 7 5-16c net re ceipts 4.339 bales; Memphis, firm at 7 9-16C net receipts 4,528 bales; Augus ta, steady 7Kc net receipts 1,129 bales; Charleston, firm at 7c net receipts 1,239 bales. .-. . ' . - FOREIGN MARKETS. V By Cable to the Morning Star. : Liverpool, Dec 8. noon Cotton, Business ; moderate at -easier ; prices; American middling 4 5-16d. Sales 10,000 bales," of which 8,200 .! bales were American? for speculation - and export 1.000 bales. - Yesterday's sales were increased "by late business by two thousand : bales - American. Receipts, 68.000 bales, of which 55,900 bales were 'American. : Futures easy-December and January J delivery 4 18.64d; January and February I delivery 4 82-64, 4 21-64(3,4 22-64d; February and i March delivery 4 26-64 4 ' 25-644 '26-64d,- March and Acril delivery 4 50-64, 4 29-644 30-64d-April V J May delivery 4 33-644 34I 64d; May and June delivery 4 37-64 4 36-64d; June and July deliverv 4 40-64d. y 4 P. M. Cotton American middling December-4 i8-64d, seller; December and January 4 21-64d, seller; January and February 4 2I-644 22-64d; Febru ary and March 4 25-644 25-G4d;kMarch and April 4 29-64 4 30-64d; April and May 4 33-64d, seller; May and June 4 36-6 id, "buyer; June and July 4 39-64d, buyer; July and .August 4 42-64d, 'buyer. Futures closed barely steady. Ask my aeciits Tor W. I,. Douglas Shoes. If not tor sale in your place ask yonr dealer to semi for catalogue, secure the .,vuv.j , us ,ci lucin ivr iuu ty TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. . WHY THE W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE cENKSflEN THE BESTS HO S IN 1 f; WORLD FOR THE MONEY? It is a seamless sh-je, with no tacks or wax thread . to hurt the feet; made of the best fine calf, stylisS and easy, and oecaute toe make more shoes of this . grade than any other manufacturer. It equals hand sewed shoes eosting from $4.00 to 00. fiC OO Genuine Hand-sewt . the finest calf shoe ever offered for feS.Ou, f-ouals French imported shoes which cost from $i.0iito'S12J)0. 00 Hand-Sewed Welt Shoe, fine cair, Pu stylish, comfortable and durable. The best shoe ever offered at this price ; same grade as custom-made shoes costing from $6.00 to $9.00. C4 50 Police Shoes Fanners. Railroad Men 5 v and Letter Carriers all wear them; fine calf, seamless, smooth inside, heavy three soles, exten sion edge. One pair will wear a year. GO aO fine calf ; no better shoe ever offered at Sf&m this price; one trial will convince those . who want a shoe for comfort and service. CO 25 and S2.00 Workingman'n shoes Hfimm are very strong and durable. Those who nave given them a trial will wear no other make. Dnvel 2.00 and SI. 75 school shoes are D UI S worn by the boys everywhere; they seil on their merits, as the increasing sales show. 1 orliae 83.00 Hand-sewed shoe, best kCIUICo Dongola, very stylish; equals Frenca Imported shoes costing from 4.00 to S6.00. Ladies' 2.50, S'2.00 and 91.75 shoe for Kisses are the best fine Dongola. Stylish and durable. Caution. See that W. L. Douglas' name and Price are stamped on the bottom of each shoe. W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. H. VON GLAHK, Wilmington, N. sn wo ft jyl 5m GOLD XEBAL, PAEIS, 1373, W. Baker &Co.'s Breakfast Oi ocoa from 'which the excess of oil has been removed, Is, Absolutely JPure and it is Soluble. No Chemicals i are used in its preparation. It has more than three times the strength of Cocoa mixed with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar, ana is tneretore iar more economical, costing less than one cent a cup. it is delicious, nourisnmg, strengthening, easily digested, and admirably adapted for invalids as well as for persons in health. Sold by Grocers everywhere. W. BAKER & CO., DORCHESTER, MASS. an 19 D&W9m. . we fr sn Some Children Growing Too Fast become listless, fretful, without ener gy, thin and weak. But you can for tifythem and build them up, by the use of OF PURE COO LIVER OIL AND HYPOPHOSPHITES Oi Um and Soda. They will tafcr it readily, for it is al most as palatable as milk. And it should be remembered that AS A PBE. TENTITB OB CUBE OP COUGHS OB COLDS, IN BOTH THE CLD AND YOUNG, IT IS CKEQUAILED. -Avoid substitutions offered. oc22D&Wly we fr-su Bank Counters, Tyler System, Port v able, unequaled in styles, Cost and Finish. ISO Pan CataloKM of Caooter. Desk etc. Illutreted in Calorn. Bookt, Free Postage IS Cents. . Also Tyler Boyai Office Desk and Type writer Cabinet, 200 Style. Best and cheap est on earth, with great redaction in prices. ISO page catalogue Free, Pottage 12 eta. Fall llaes of Dr.lt t. Chairs, Tables. Bonii Cases, Cabinets, Legal Blan Cabinets, etc, alwsjs in s'.orb. . " I - Krpvwaa. .f . 01 HUD tu wiini TlLElt DESK. CO., SttLouls, Bio., U.S.A. 6m - we f r su JOHN C.lUfHAYME5&& Boston " mais JOHN C. HAYNES & CO. nrm dec 6 4m - v i n . n l r, 1 - unnnTiTni .,nnnn unnmnin v villi' DuilULLlul I1C1M UUdiilUiu CLluo, TURKISH FACE SPONGES, (SOFT AS VEL vrtj and fine Surgeon Sponges, recertly ported. "aiier Almond Mea , i -cnet t-owuci ---a select Kne of choice perfnmeiies incut-glass bott.es, suitable fo; Xmas presents. - ,,T - ; , J. HICKb BUNTING. Graduate in Pharmacy and Kegis ered Vrvgi Y. M. C. A. Btnlding. Wilmington, N. C. .Look, Look.- Look. TAK1 THE iLKAD. PHOTOGKAfn Great inducements offered for two months oni "t"4 vk -PETERSON'S Gallery, 11 Market St. t B. F. KRUPPv Artist and Manager. nor J? " IS 1 i Sw V B 1 I