Qhz opting gfav y ; . : . ! L oteb i Hy WILLIAM H. BERNARD. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT MONDAYS. '. . - ' BATKS OF SUBSCXIPTIOO.I ASVAMCS Jne Year (by Mail), Pottage Paid...;.. ........i6 Oft Six Months, 4 " .. ..800 Three Months, . 1 50 One Month - u - 50 ' T fihi Clu'k. -I t I- the City, Twblvk Cxtrrs per week. Onr City Agents 1 are not anthorized to collect for more than three months j Entered at the Post Office at Wilmington, Nj C as Second Class Mail Matter. OUTLINES. . Both Houses , of Congress in session yesterday. The Cotton-Tie bill in the Senate referred to the Committee. on Finance. Appreciation bills in the House. . Destructive floods in Indiana. Small-pox in New York city. - Eight boys L and a man drowned near Boston, v Bulletin from the Weather Bureau. -- Contri butions Irom Florida for Russian suffer ers. Foreign news The Behring Sea affair considered a weakscase for Uncle Sam; . news from Brazil.- , Death of a Major General of the.Confed- erate Army.;''!--;RoIlih2-miAs shutting down in Pennsylvania. Cotton fu tures market. Conviction under the alien contract , labor law. Wreck of a yacht on the Florida coast. The reorganisation of the Richmond Terminal. . Damage by the recent frost. , Chicago market review. Train robbers captured in Albama; one of them makes a confession : new xorK markets: Money- easy at 12, closing offered at 2 per cent.; cotton dull; middling uplands 7c; mid dling Oi leans ?2c; 'Southern flour dull; wheat da!I. unsettled, heavy and lower; No. 2 red 98J98f in store and at elevator, and 99c afloat; corn unsettled ;and weaker; No 2, 5455c at elevator and 55 56c afloat; spirits turpentine ; q tiet and steady at 36365c. vVhen a woman teacher in the public schools of Prussia gets mar ried she is discharged. The officials think that a woman who undertakes to break a new husband has as much as sh? cai attend to. Vice President Morton says hVs willing if the Republican Convention thinks his name is necessary to the salvation of the; Republican party and the country. His name to some checks. -' If you are tired of this country and dont want jto go West, young man, yon can go to Nicaragua and get 120 acres of land for a coffee farm. But if you want more-coffee grounds you will have-to take a wife along, and then they will give you . twice as much Last Thursday was a pretty good day for the immigrant business. Five steamers from Europe landed at New York 5,000 jThis is only the ad vance instalment of the many thou sands more who will follow. All the conditions are favorable to a very heavy flow of immigration this sea son ' - ;-; In 1890 there were 1797 separate and independent railroads in this country, with a total mileage of 163,599 miles. When the third yarty gets to running all these railroads won't it'have something to do ? And when it goes about paying the $10,- 000,000,000 they are valued at won't it have something more to do ? There is a judge in Guayaquil, South America, who allows no guilty man to escape if he can help it. In a.trial recently where two men were charged with murder, being unable to determine which was the guiltier, he decided that they draw lots, to settle which should be shot, the other to be imprisoned for life. A Missouri man who kept on dreaming that at a certain spot there ii? o tr o hirr l-r nf orolrl hliripfl- Stole off by himself to dig it up. He' digged, and although he didn't strike a pile of money, he did strike a rich depositpf skeletons, supposed to he the remains of some former residents of Missouri in the primitive days, when blankets and feathers were the fashionable attire. i We like New York, but New York will never be a thoroughly Dem ocratic, civilized State until she abolishes that . abominable relic of barbarism, imprisonment- for debt. There is now in the Ludlow street jail, a woman, charged with no crime, who has been held a prisoner three years simply because she was and is unable to pay the judgment against her in a civil suit. Michigan is a great State. Ex Congressman Welber, aged 67, who is worth half a million dollars, and was uncertain as to what he would do with it when he died has had the question settled by the birth to him of his first and only child, a bounc ing boy, a few days ago. It may be remarked that this has been a very remarkable year in many respects in TTrvT T TWTj- -"r" V JJLi JU"JN v lO. amille Flammarion, the French astronomer, is of the opinion that the inhabitants pt the planet Mars are doing their level best, and have been doing it for '100,000 years, to get up communication with us, and he isn't entirely without hope that we will be able to get up ' a sort of telegraphic correspondence, "so- to speak, with the folks up there some of these days. M. Flammarion doesn't seem to know that a lot of prophets in this country have decided that the spots shall be knocked out of this earth within the next ten years. Kaiser William is troubled with a sore ear, and there is also something the matter with Gov. Flower's ear, al though they are not in any way re lated. They both have to wear wads of cotton in their ears. There may be some advantage T in this, if it has its inconveniences, for it relieves them from hearing some of the remarks that are sometimes made about them. If other conspicuous public charac ters wore cotton in their ears, they. might think there .would be a better chance for their being finally saved. Some men are very provoking. After the McKinley bill had put tar- on eggs to prdtect our American hens, along comes a meddlesome inventor with an artificial egg just as good as the genuine hen fruit which can be sold for ten cents per dozen. -r-- He guarantees, too, that when you -buy: his eggs,; however ancient they may be, you do not run the risk of innocently buying a brood of spring chickens. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. N. Y. & p. S. b. Co. Sailing days. S. VanAmringe Sale real estate. Statement Continental Ins. Co. E. VanliAER Pianos and organs low. Masonic Meeting St. John's Lodge. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. . Pertinent Parafcrapna Pertsininft Princi pally to People and Pointedly Printed. - i - Mr. ;E. L. Clark, merchant, of Fayetteville, is in'the city on a business visit. . . Mr.iC. A. Cook, U. S. District Attorney, of Warrenton, is in the city on business. ' Mr. L. L. Mallard, a merchant of Wallace, N. C, was in , the city yes terday. - -. Mr J Richard Bradley is still quite sick at the residence of Dr. De- Rosset. ' . . -J- Among the arrivals in the city yesterday! were W. B. Brice. Wallace; j. l. .imore. Maxton; p. v. inonipson, Charleston; R. S. White, Bladen. MriT. T. Haas! of Richmond, son of Mr. Sol. Haas, formerly of this city, now .Traffic Manager of the Rich mond & Danville R. R., is in town. Messrs. J. Cooptr, Camden; Dr. B. H. Thorp, Scranton; W. -M. Large, W. Moland, Fhiladelpnia; L. J. Jf otter. M. B. Mathewson, Augusta, were among the arrivals at The Orton yesterday. ; Messrs. R. Butts, Beddingfield, Va.; CUl Breeden, New Jersey: T. H. Crooms, New York; J. F. Johnson, Bal timore; M. C. Myers, Philadelphia, were among the arrivals at the Purcell yes terday.- j -' ! SY RIVER AND RAIL. Receipts of NVral Stores and Cotton - Vf 'Yesterday.' ',''. Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta R. R. 101 bales cotton, 6 casks spirits turpentine, 164 bbls. rosin, 36 bbls. tar. Wilmington & Weldon R. R. 5 bales cotton,. 3 casks spirits turpentine, 2 bbls. tar. , C. F. & Y. V. R., R. 8 bales cotton, 4 casks spirits turpentine. . Steamer Cape Fear 2 bales cotton, 12 cask snirits turoentine. 126 bbls. rosin, 135 bbls. tar. Schooner " Mary . Wheeler 10 casks spirits turpentine, 36 bbls. rosin. Schooner William 11 casks spirits turpentine, l50T)bls. rosin, 15 bbls. tar. srhnnner Katie Edwards 42 bales cotton, 20 bbls. rosin. t Hailes' flat 349 bbls. rosin. Total receiota Cotton, 158 bales; spirits turpentine, 46 casks; rosin, 844 bbls.; tar, 188 bbls. - ' B-- ' State Democratle Convention. The C.F. & Y. V. R. R. Co.. will .sell round trip tickets for Raleigh, oh ac count of the State Democratic Conven tion which will convene there on the 18th of May, 1892. The following rates will o-overn : - From Fayetteville. $4.40; Maxton) $5.75;Wilmington, $7.05;Greens- boro, $4.80; Rural Hall, 5.95. -Annual Meeting of College Profeasrra. The Utlantic Coast Line will sell lound trip tickets on account ot annual meetintr Association of College f roies- sors at; Greensboro. N. " C, at reduced rates. - Tickets to be sold April 21st and 22nd,. good to return until April 25th, 1892, inclusive. The rate from- w ummg- WILMINGTON, LOCAL DOTS. I Items of Interest Gathered" Here and There and Briefly Noted.' The Jewish Feast of thePass over began yesterday evening. . " To-day is the anniversary of the attack on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861. The annual meeting and elec tion of officers of the Produce Exchange will be held to-day at noon. , ; V The corner-stone of the new Court House will be laid Wednesday, the 20th inst., with Masonic ceremonies. Iredelf Meares, Esq., will deliver the address. !;'''..- :! - Betsey Foy, colored, "charged with sending an obscene letter to Ellen Jones, in violation of the U.- S. postal laws, was arrested yesterday by detec tive Hunt. ! ' v Judge Meares is in Charlotte, and opened Mecklenburg Criminal Court yesterday morning. John lkyd, the alleged Bostian Creek train vrscker, is to be tried at this terra. Col. E j D. Hall has returned from New Orleans, where he attended the grand Confederate reunion that was held there last week. It was an im mense gathering, but there were only ten representatives lrora North Carolina present. j :0 '. Theregular monthly meeting of the .Women's Auxiliary to the Young Men's Christian Association will be held this morning" at 11 o'clock at the Asso ciation building. All members and all ladies interested in the work of the Aux iliary are urgently invited to attend. . First Lieutenant Mason M. Patrick. Corps of Engineers, -U. S. A., who has been on duty here for some time past, has been ordered to report to the Superintendent of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point," to relieve First Lieutenant Ej W. Lucas, who is ordered for duty here under Maj. W. S. Stanton. COTON FACTS AND FIGURES. ' Receipts of cotton here yesterday 158 bales; same date last year, 55. Net receipts at all U. S. ports 10,452 bales; stock 928,991. : New York futures closed steady at an advance of several points on closing prices Saturday. April opened at 6.82 and closed 6.79; May 6.83, and closed at o.o; june o.ra, ana ciosea 6.97; July 7.03, and closed 7.06; August 7.14. and closed 7.15. Boston Commercial Bulletin: On the spot the regular business prevails. The mills are buying in a languid manner from the South. Holders there are not offering so freely and less disposed to accept present prices, and the market in consequence is a little stronger. Mid dling uplands can hardly be landed un der 6c - Middling to strict middling tinges can be landed at about 6c. As regards the acreage nothing definite ap pears. The upland States will plant less, but the question is if the increase in Texas and the Mississippi Valley will not make it up. - RIVER AND MARINE. Anderson & Barr. the contractors for the proposed .light-house on the outer Diamond shoal, off Cape Hatteras, have thrown up their contract after having lost something over $100,000 in their un successful attempt to sink a foundation caisson in the treacherous sands of the shoal. Mr. Anderson, of the contract ing firm, says the principal cause of the failure was the inaccuracy of the govern ment charts on the shoals furnished him ,by the light-house board. ; It is very difficult to take even approximately ac curate soundings on the shoal, as the sands shift so frequently that no reliance can be put in soundings a short time af ter they have been made. Captain An derson says he will go on with the work if a new site is selected ' with accurately chartered fathom lines. ...... Stocks of Naval Stores. - Stocks of naval stores at the ports at the close of the past week are reported as follows: 1 - Spirits : turpentine New York, 868 casks; Charleston; 229; Savannah, 2,117; Wilmington, 621. Total 3,835 casks. : Rosin New York, 29,206 barrels; Charleston, 14,639; ' Savannah; 89,937; Wilmington; 83,539. Total, 117,821 Tar New York, 3.329 barrels; Wil mington, 8,864 . Total, 12,193. barrels. A Blaze on the Boof. . J About lLo'clock Sunday morning last fire broke out ion the root of a small frame house on an alley near Fourth and Castle' streets. Members of the Fifth Wari Hook and Ladde? Company ral lied at the cry of t'fire!" and extinguish ed the fire. No alarm was turned in; the damage was trifling. , . . A Destitute Family, . r The Star is requested to call the- at tention of the charitable-to a family liv- inc at No. 706 North Second street, and said to b&in an extremely destitute con dition." The head of the family is sick and has been i m that condition for ten weeks. Further information can be had of Dr. H. M. McDonald, on application. N. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1892. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Special Meeting Appropriations for Cur nt Year Contracts Awarded, Etc. ' . The Board of -Aldermen met last night in the City Court room in ad journed session from last Monday night. The Mayor and all members of the Board were present. After Clerk Will son read the minutes of last meeting, which were approved, the Board took up the matter of appropriations for the coming - year, which were adopted ; as follows:; ; 'v;v-;"".., :'V-,;-::-:v;; For Streets and Wharves.,'. .$13,975 50 Police Service 20,686 00 Hospital.... 1,250 00 2,693 00 11,5,00 00 10.556 00 Public Building....".:. Fire Department. . . . .;. Lights., j. ... Markets ; ; 5,490 00 Printing, Stationery and Ad- vernsing. . . . . . . . Water Works and Permanent 650 00 Hydrants, v. ...... 6.750 00 5,800 60 10.000 00 : 1.000 00 500 00 . 500 00 7,350 00 Sanitary Department Permanent street improve ment........... .Miscellaneous and Extraordi nary.... ... . .:. Wilmington Light Infantry.. Elections Salaries (same as last year) amounting to .... : . . . . . . . . Petition from Geo. Rourk and Jos. E. Sampson, asking the city not to rescind the lease given them several years ago on the property) next to Foutth street market, and petition of Davis & Daniel, who rent the store, signed by several of the best citizens living in that part of the city, wa3. on motion of Alderman Nixon, referred to the Market Com mittee. : Petition of the Wilmington Street Railway Company to lengthen the time fifteen days to finish their work, as the factory that has the building of the cars and electric equipment has so many or ders in ahead that they cannot furnish the cars until later in the month. . Alder man Post moved that they be granted an extension of fifteen days, which mo tion was carried. v A petition asking that Twelfth street,' between Market and Dock, and Meadow street, be drained with ditches, was re ferred to the Streets and Wharves Com mittee. - - , Petition of Cape Fear Engine Gom- pany for a better location was referred to the Fire Committee. Petition of Mr. J. F. Rulfs for per mission to jbuild a house back of his store on Walnut street was granted. Mr. Walker Meares was then elected tax lister for the ensuing year. Alderman Fowler, chairman of the Market Committee, stated that the com mittee recommended a rebate of $50.00 on-stalls ot 1. L. . Williams and Brewer inTourth street market, as they were paying an exceedingly high price. Alderman Fowler moved that the contract tor furnishing lights lor the city be awarded to the Wilmington Gas Light Company. . Motion adopted. j Mr. I. L. Casteen was re-elected superintendent of lights. Alderman Fowler moved that the city retain th: same policemen and health officers for the ensuing year.. After some discussion the election was laid over until next meeting. , From May 1st next until October 1st the Board will meet at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Interesting Services in the Lutheran Choroh. ; ' - ' St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church was crowded Sunday night, at the Eng lish services. The pastor preached in I Cbron., 28 : 9, after which the catei- chetical class was ' questioned as to its faith its knowledge of God's word, etc The church altar was very tastefully and appropriately decorated for the occasion. The choir sane a most suitable anthem in a very superior manner, and the ser vices throughout were of an interesting and impressive character. There were additions to the church, The services yesterday (Monday) af ternoon, despite the threatening weather. were very well attended. The attend- ance on all tne .Lenten services - nave been larger than in any previous year, i There will be English services this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The theme of the discourse will be Our Lord on trial be fore the Ecclesiastical Court, Annas, Caiaphas and the Sanhedrim." All. are welcome. - . .. : . . " For International Sunday School Work.' The friends of the Sabbath School cause that were at the Baptist Church Sunday night -will , be pleased to learn that, including all the subscriptions, the, total amount of contributions will aggre gate nearly one hundred dollars. .The treasurer, W. H. Sprtint. Esq., the STAR is requested to say, : will esteem it a favor it the subscribers will send him the amount subscribed without waiting to be called upon. ' Severed in Twain. A Star correspondent, , writing from Rocky Mount, reports a sad occurrence which took place there yesterday morn ing at 10 o'clock. The Nashville engine in shifting cars ran over an old gentle man by the name of R. W. Dallas, cut ting him in ; two across "the abdomen.. He was originally from Granville county, had been living in- Wilson for the last two .years, and was at Rocky Mount m pursuit oi work. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Chureh. CHARLOTTE'S TEAM. The -'Queen City" is Now Beady to Play ; 'Ball. ' The News is very happy now over the success of the Q. C. in securing a base ball club, and "gives the following out line sketch of the players, two of whom, Kookogey and Kurtz have often played in Wilmington: : - Mr. W. R. Chapman, this mornin? re ceived the roster of tne new Charlotte baseball club as made up by Mr. C. R. Kookogey who has just recruited the or ganization in the main, in Baltimore. Names and positions are: . '. Walmsley, pitcher, the ' celebrated west Virginia player, late of the Mar- tinsburg team. Gantz, catcher, a whole team in! him self, of Chambersburg, Pa. - Koockogey, the well-known flrst-base- mn and change catcher. Chapman, the old stand-by short stop. He never misses, Kurtz, second base, the man who never passes a ball; at one time of the Mackinaw City club, and in 1889 in the southern league. . Sharp, third baseman, a marvel in ' his - position, and one - to be relied upon. -. -- 1 . Hand, Charlotte s boy, " right held and change pitcher. - A notoriously hot shooter and desperately, hard to hit. ''.; - . . v - :-; Osborne, centre field, a prominent Baltimore player with an excellent record.""' '-r . Thomson, left field, 'of Martinsburg, a guardian : on the watch tower in this position, a notable taker of- "sky scrapers. 1, . "The management of the club will de volve upon Mr. Katzenburger, a ball man well-known in the largest centres as a manager of discipline and ample means. There are two more names to be signed, as extra men. These, like the above, will be first-class ones, and used as utility players. Ariel Thomas Combination.. ' The Concert which has been looked upon as the finest of the Y. M. C A. en tertainment course! this season, will be giyen next Monday: night, the 18th. It is the "Ariel Thomas Combination. composed of a ladies' quartette, with Mr. W. A. Peck, pianist, and Mr. John Thomas as humorous soloist and imper sonator: One need but examine the programme to appreciate the fact that the entertainment will be one of a high order, as well as of a popular character. The Truck Trade. . Palmer, Kivenberg & Co., report prices at New York as follows: Straw berries, 25 to ' 60c. Vegetable market active. String beans $3.00 to $3.50; wax, $3.50 to $4.50; green peas $8.00 to $8.00; beets $1.50 to $2.00; cabbage $3.00 to $3.50; celery 40c to 90c;j lettuce $8.00 to $4.00; tomatoes, carriers, $4.50 to $5.50; crates, $3.00 to $4.00; asparagus $4.00 to $5.50, ' new potatoes $7.00 to $8.00; spinach $1.00 to $1.75; kale 75c to $1.00; Southern eggs 13c to 14c; duck 26 to 29; geese 50c to 60c T. M.. C. A. Bible Class. The Bible Class at the Y. M. C. A. building will doubtless receive a new impetus from the word3 said in its be half by Mr. Hamill at the Sunday school mass meeting on Sunday night. Dr. Wood, whose health has prevented his being present at the meetings for some weeks past, will have charge of the class to-night, and it is hoped that a large ; delegation of . Sunday : school teachers and workers will be present. Frost and Ice. ; v There was frost and ice Sunday morn ing and again yesterday morning, in this section. In gardens around town all tender plants were nipped by the frost and some of them killed. Reports from up the line of the W. & W. , railroad, where the cold snap was probably more severe, are that the strawberry crop was seriously injured. Truckers on the Sound and south of Wilmington on the W. C. & A. railroad, report damage to their crops. . Der Jufcend Verein. This vigorous young German Associa tion is in a . flourishing condition. It numbers thirty-seven members. The way to pronounce its name is as follows: J in German is pronounced just like Y. m English, and V is pronounced in Ger man like F is in English, hence it should be pronounced "Yugend Ferine." It means an' association of. young people. The Verein meets to-night at 8 p. m., in Luther Memorial Building. ' . ' A Blount Expression of Opinion. Wilson Mirror. , The Wilmington Star has begun its fiftieth semi-annual volume. Under its excellent management it has been steadi ly growing in power and influence, and increasing the richness and brilliancy of its beaming. Brother Bernard is a fine and admirable newspaper manager, and Mai. Duffie is a writer of great force and pitch and piquancy. With such a com bination ot virtues, high excellence has been attained and a glorious destiny al ready assured. j.v Weather Forecasts. t The following are the forecasts for to-day: For Virginia, .generally ,fair, except light showers in extreme Southeast Vir- ginia; slightly warmer except stationary temperature in Southern Virginia, vari able wind. - , - , For North Carolina and South Caro lina, occasional showers, slightly cooler; on the South .Carolina coast slightly warmer in extreme west portions; varia ble winds. rTTTTT -rn tn - or0 I WHOLE NO. 7,823 . .. - . , 1 A MOST WONDERFUL MAN. Dr. B. C. Flower, the Distinguished Bos ton Phyician He Will Visit Wash- " inRton and Biohmond Shortly. The people of Washington, Richmond and neighboring cities are to be favored with one more opportunity lor consult ing that most remarkable physician of the nineteenth century, Dr. R. " C. Flower, of Boston. In response to the urgent request of hundreds who have been unable- to see him on previous visits, and in' accordance with a promise to re-visit Washington soon, he has arranged to be at the Rtggs House, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,, April 14, 10 ana ib, ana at the Exchange fiotei,-Kicbmond, va., Monday. Tues day and Wednesday, April 18, 19 and 20: and it wiir probably be the last chance to consult him, without visiting Boston, tor some time,; as other duties will re quire his presence elsewhere. ' : The marvelous cures performed bv this distinguished Bostonian have cre ated a widespread interest throughout the United States, and from one end of the country to the other his fame has been the wonder of "the people and the theme for many newspaper articles. His marvelous cures have never been equal led, and his wonderful powers are unex ampled and impossible of explanation. lhat he can and does cure is evidenced by the many remarkable cases of promi nent and widely known people he has treated, and who vouch for his success in restoring them to perfect health and strength. Dr. Flower s cures have been so num erous, as well as extraordinary, in chronic cases of patients given up as in curable by ordinary practice, as to give him the reputation of miraculously cur ing. Dr. FlOwer is the physician of whom our readers have often read, who tells hia patients their diseases without asking any questions; and as he is able to aetect one s aisease in all its manifes tations, he must undoubtedly be able to treat the patient more skilfully than if his powers of diagnosis were less. beverar years ago Mrs. A. G; Thomp son, of the Fifth Avenne Hotel, New York City (now ot Pittsfield, N. H.),was treated and cured by Dr. R. C- Flower of a blood trouble of which Drs. Thomas and Loomis of New York, and Ham mond of Washington, said it was not only incurable, but that no human power could give her relief. She has been in perfect health ever since. La the same wonderful way did Dr. Flower cure Mrs. Bend, wife, of - Hiram Bend, a prominent manufacturer of Hav erhill, Mass., after she had been pro nounced incurable by the leading physi cians and surgeons of Boston, and after unsuccessful operations. It seems tnat Dr. Flower s cures are manifest in not only common but des perate cases, and at the time when hope aies be shows bis greatest power. Ex- uov. Bishop, ot Uincmnati, says: "Dr. K. t,. flower is the greatest physician on earth. : If : there is such a thing as man being inspired, he is. You cannot talk to him without feeling better. He cures the most desperate cases, in a mys terious and wonderlul way. Hon. J. Willard Rice, of Boston, brother of ex-Gov. Rice, says: "Dr. R. C. Flower is the most interesting and fascinattng gentleman I ever knew, and is the greatest doctor in the world. I have known him to cure several in the most wonderful and speedy . manner when by other physicians - they were pronounced incurable and in the throes of death." Though Dr. Flower's stay is short only three days in each citjr it will nevertheless afford many of our sick readers an opportunity to consult this most remarkable physician of the present generation. t George Davis Literary Society. The George Davis Literary Society met at the Y. M. C. A. rooms last even ing, and, as usual, several of the mem bers waxed eloquent. The subject, 'Resolved, ; that the Modern Drama is detrimental to Morals,' -was well de bated and- many good arguments, pro and con, were brought out. The decis ion was in favor of the negative. The attendance at this meeting was very good and three new members were elected. Very great interest is being taken in the debates and the debaters generally come well prepared for their i respective sides. In addition to the above debate, the society listened with wrapt attention to two of their members : reproduce the the speech of Hayne in reply to Web ster and the latter's reply to the former,i; the celebrated controversy between these illustrious orators. ' Sunday School SLass Meeting. The . meetings held last Sunday, in Grace Church" in the afternoon and in the First Baptist Church at night, were largely attended. Sunday School scholars, and teachers of all denominations in the Evangelical Alliance .were present. Prof. Hamill conducted both meetings, and the exercises throughout were in teresting and instructive. j THE MAILS. The mail close and arrive at the City Post Office as follows: , !''- , ' i CLOSE. For North and way stations W 4 W R R. 8:15 a m For Charlotte and way stations CCR Rand West. 8:30 am For Mt. Airy and way stations C F & Y V Railroad :50 a m ForWrightsville S:00am f or boutnport... sua am For Clinton, Magnolia and Goldsboro ........ 8:00 p m For Ricemond and North............ 4:30 pm For Charlotte and way stations. 6:15 pm For South W C & A R R Train No, 27.. 9:10 p m For North W & W K it .train ino. 14....iz.-w p m Ynr Rrnnswir.k Conntvand Little River. S. C Tuesdays and Fridays...... 6:00 am For Cape Fear River Tuesdays and Fridays lKW p m For Onslow Conntv 'Mondays and Fridays 6.30 a m MAILS READY FOR DELIVERY (WHEN THE TRAINS ARE ON TIME). Richmond and North......'.. 7KX) a m Charlotte, Monroe, Maxton and Cronly.... 8:30 am AU Points South, Train No. 78. ............. 9:30 a m From SonthDOrt 6:00 d m From Clinton, Magnolia and Goldsboro. .....11:45 a m From Wrightsville 7:00 pm From Mt. Airy and points C FftYYRR 8:00 p m From North Train No. 23 7:30 pm From Charlotte and way stations............ 7.30 p m From North W & W R R. ......11:00 p m From South 3,00 am From Little River, S. C. and Brunswick co., Mondays and Thursdays 7:00pm From Landings Cape Fear river, Tues. & Fri 8K a m From Onslow county, " . " 7:80 p m Tne Churo&ea, One Month 10 00 Two Months 18 CO Three Months... 84 00 Six Months... ...... ....... .,.,. 40 CO One Year 60 Of Contract Advertisements taken at proportior low rates, i ' ui!J r . : f uua tvuu nuapareu type mase one square. Confirmation Services. Bishop Watson preached Sunday " morning in St. James' Church and ad ministered the rite of confirmation to. a class of twenty-three persons, presented by the Rector, Re. Robert Strange. The Bishop visited St. Mark's at nieht and confirmed a class of five," presented by Rev. Dr. Carmichael. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ; Statement ' 'i . SHOWING ! THE CONDITION OF THE Continental Insurance Company. . December 31, 1891. ASSETS. -. - Value of Real Estate and Ground Rents owned by the Company (less the amount ot encumbrances tnereon) S 734,360 00 Loans on bond and morteaee fdulv record- ed and being first liens on the fee simple) Account of stocks and bonds of the 155,235.00 3,941,887 00 38,382 60 United States, and of this and other States, also all other stocks and bonds absolutely owned bv the Comnanv. Interest due and accrued on stocks and other securities Cash in Company's principal office and .oeionging to tn Company, deposited in bank 452,235 15 293,825 01 184,267 78 , 8,592 17 Premiums or assessments unpaid Premium or assessment loans and notes.. All other assets, detailed in statement. . . . Total Assets..;.., LIABILITIES. .$5,806,784 71 Losses unpaid, including those resisted. Reserve, as reauired by Law $274,235 J7 . 2,636,775 30 All other claims TotalLiabilities. ..$3,161,023 47 .. 1.000,000 CO .$2,660,543 80 . ... 2,592,eu4 60 Capital Stock paid up....... Total Income. Total Expenditures. . NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESS IN 1891. Risks written .$ 737,484 00 11,172 81 6,752 71 7,284 71 Preminme rrr-Avr-A Losses paid on Risks taken. . . f President, F. C Moore. Vice-President, Henry Evans. Secretary, Edward Lanning. " General Agent, W. W. Harriss, Wilmiogtcn. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Office Secretary of State, ' . Insurance Department. Raleigh. 1 hi J to cot i compliance with Section 9 of "An Act Seal. i consolidate the Insurance Laws of North Carolina,"- I certify that the above is a true extract from the sworn statement of the CONTI NENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, on Decem ber 31 st, 1891, now on file in this Department." OCT. COKE, Secretary of State. apl21t f WE CAN SEL YOU. Pianos and Organs. Lower now than we can later on. Take advantage of our special prices now. . ' Ve have not only the most Complete Stock of Instruments in the city, but in the whole State, and our goods are superior to any -offered here by an "overwhelming majority." - - We have quantity, quality and the lowest orices. A visit to our Warerooms. Nos. 402 and 404 North Fourth, Street, will convince you that we advertise nothing whxh we cannot substantiate. E. Van TAJSR, ap 12 H 402 and 404 North Fourth Street. " M. CRONLY, Auctioneer, ' i " By CRONLY & MORRIS. TalnaMe RealEsfate at Auction.- . THAT FOUR-STORY BRICK STORE IN THE Business Centre, lately occupied by Messrs F. Rheinstein & Co., west side of Front, 28 feet south of Princess street, will be sold by public auction, upon the premises, on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 1892, at 12 m. Can and will give immediate possession thereof. 1 mi Duuoing is tnree stories in neignt, witn base ment, making four stories in all, and has a frontage upon Front street of 33 feet, with a dei.th of 80 feet,.. 2 inches-- to an alley 6 feet 10 Inch's in width, open ing tnrougn to fnncess street, to wnicn tnis property has a clear, indisputable and perpetual reservation . therefor. Terms One fourth cash, balance 1 to 5 years, with interest from date of deed; or cash, at option of pur chaser. Keys to building at office, of auctioneers. . ap a at - . By S. Van AMBINGE, Auctioneer. Commissioner's Sale. JgY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE Su perior Court of Brunswick county, made in a cer tain special proceeding entitled A. Valeria Meginney. .' John T. Rankin et als. Ex-parte. the undersigned Commissioner appointed by said decree, will expose for sale to the highest bidder at public auction; at the door of the Court House of said Brunswick county, in the town of South port, in the State of North Carolina, on Tuesday the 12th day of ApriL -1892, at 12.30 o'olock p. m., the following Lots of land in the town of Southport, to-wit: - 1st. A lot in the town of Southport, State aforesaid, beginning at the corner of Bay and Howe streets, thence northwestwardly 330 feet to the corner of Howe and Moore streets, thence northeasterly 66 feet on the line of Moore street to the line of Lot No. 11, thence sontheastwardly along the line of said lot No. 11, 830 feet to the edge of Bay street, thenne southwestwardly 66 feet along the line of Bay itreet to the beginning comer. .--.' 2nd. A lot also in said town, beginning at the north west corner of Moore street, and running along the line of Lot No! 10 southeastwardly 330 feet to the corner on Bay street, thence northeastwardly along -the line of Bay street 66 feet to the corner of lot No. is, tnence nortnwcstwaraiy aiuog uic uue m a, v. 12, 330 feet to the edge of Moore street, thence south westwardly 66 feet along the line of Moore street to the beginning. ' 3rd. Three water lots or water skirts in front of lota Nos. 9, 10 and 11, beginning at the northeast corner oj ' the lot, on the southeast edge of Bay street, acd at the cornet of llay and Howe streets, and running south easterly on the western edge and line of Howe stieet, . to the nortnernedge ot tne cnannei oi we ape rear River, thence running southwesterly 66 feet along the line of the edge of the channel to the line of water lot . No. 8; thence running, northwesterly along the line of lnt Nn a tn rh line of Bav street, thence northeasterly 66 feet along the line of Bay street to the beginning corner, together with water lots or skirts Nos. 10 ana . 11 on the east side of Howe street and southeast side of Bay street, and opposite lots 10 and 11. Be ginning at the corner on Bay and Howe streets and running southeasterly on the line and parrallel with Howe street to the northern edge of the channel of Cape Fear River, thence running northeasterly along the edge of the channel IZi feet to the line of water lot No. 12, thence running nortn westerly along tne line of lot No. 12 to the southeast lice of Bay street, thence running southwesterly along the Kne of Bay street 132 feet to the beginning corner. -: . 4th. A tract of land situated near the town of Sonth port containing about 200 acres, bounded as follows: Beginning at an oak on the east side of the road, a corner of the land of William Goodman, Sr., thence wilh his line south 48 east 110 poles to a stake, thence , course continued to the white Springs to a maple above the bridge, being a corner of a large survey made by David Allison, thence about north 35 east 174 . poles to an oak, the beginning corner. 5th. Also a tract of land situated near the town ot Southport, containing about 15 acres, bounded as follows: Beginning where the Cottage Road crosses Judah Creek, running thence with said road about south 30 east 84 pedes to a pine stump near the same, thence south 19 west 160 poles to a stake in the edge of then-arsh, thence with the same and Judah Creek to the first station. - ... t JOHN D. BELLAMY, Jr., ap2tds " Commissioner. Ml - - i Michigan and elsewhere. r ton,will be $7.55. i