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All the Hews For TwelYe Cents Per Week. Try THE MORNING STAR, Eatered at Uc r-oatoffice at NtfUmiagtoo, N.C.as Secnad-rlaw Mail Walter NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Great BARGAIN DAY SALE -AT- Davis & Zoeller Enterprise Gash House, To-Merrow! Motto, "Quick Sales, Small Profits." Davis Zoeller's, dec n tf W. E. SPRINGER Sl CO., Purcell Building, Wilmington, N. C o Importers and Jobbers American, English And German Hardware Tinware, Earthenware, Cattery, Gnns, Ammunition, &c. . up a tt v Handkerchiefs. HMtitciied White Handkerchiefs. Embroidered White Handkerchiefs. Colored SUF Handkerchiefs. Plain White Handkerchiefs. Embroidered Silk Handkerchiefs. Colored Brocade Silk Handkerchiefs. Cream Brocade Silk Mufflers. You are invited to call and look at our Stock. C. E. Gordon, N E. Cor. Market and Front sts., Wilmington, N. C. tec u tf Seasonable Goods. In store, and arriving daily, a choice selection of seasonable goods. We have on hand RAISINS of every variety, from 8c to 25c per pound. CITRON, from I5o to 25c per lb. CURRENTS, all prices, all grades. NUTS; all prices, all grades. We would like to call special at tention to our assortment of the above goods. CHEESE Switzer, Roquefort, Neufchetel, Framage de Bnc, Edam, Pineapple, English Dairy and Ameri can Cream. AH fresh and of finest quality. Plum Pudding and Mince Meat. Cakes and Crakers. A beautiful variety of all kinds, too great an as sortment to specify. Will have to be seen to be appreciated. The above are only a few of our specialties. Our assortment is com plete and we invite all to call and examine before purchasing else where. With four wagons we can deliver promptly. THE JOHH L, BOATIRMT, CO., WILMINGTON, N. C. Telepnone No. 14 The vol. LV.-NO. 70. OUTLINES Sensational shooting Result ot an old ieud between two Tennessee farmers. Washington news John W. Foster invited to Japan by China to aid in the peace negotiations. Chicago grain and provision market. The verdict of the coroner's jury in the case of Andy Bowen, killed in a prize-fight at New Orleans. The old Capitol building at Atlanta, Ga., destroyed by fire. The leader of a gang of postoffice robbers arrested at Chicago. The syndi cate found the new issue of Government bonds slow ot sale. Private resi dence burned near Asheville, N C. Charleston and Summervilic, S. C, con nected by telephone. A negro clerk in the Savannah postoffice arrested for robbing the mails. The post office and a store at MiHey's, S. C , burned. An unknown schooner foundered in Long Island Sound. The storm in New Jersey Great dam age to property. Death of an old Presbyterian minister in Amherst county, Va. Annual meeting of American societies of Toons Hopkins University Distinguished scientists present. A Lutheran hospital and home to be founded at Charles tor, S. C. Cotton spots and futures. Negro murderers in Georgia make an at tempt to commit suicide. Late foreign news Chinese officials at Shan ghai panic-stricken; fearing an invasion of Japanese troops: eartbauakes in Sicily; the Pope's reception of officers of the U. S. cruiser Detroit. a small race riot in South Carolina. A deadly affray in a gambling den near Helena, Ark. Failure of a clothing firm at Richmond, Va. The great storm Prevails over the entire country ' most severe along the Atlantic coast and in the Lake region; railroad traffic sus pended; vessel' wrecked. South ern industries A fair degree of activity reported. The Popu list Convention at St. Louis Twelve States so far represented. New York markets: Money on call was easy, ranging 1J2 per cent , with last loan at 2 per cent., and closing offered at 2 per cent.; cotton quiet; middling gulf 5 15-16 c; middling uplands 5 l-16c; Southern flour dull and easy; common to fair extra $2. 10 3.00; good to choice do. $3.103.50; wheat dull and easier; closing steady; No. 2 red in store and at elevator 59 cents; afloat 6060c; corn dull and firmer; No 2 at elevator 52 cents; afloat 53 cents: spirits turpentine dull and steady at 27 27 cents; rosin quiet but steady; strained common to good $1.351 .40. The Savannah News says that ex periments with the Japanese seedless orange have succeeded well in that vicinity. The tree is small and the orange small, but the tree stands ccld weather well 20 degrees above zero. There is much destitution and suf fering among the farmers in the drought-stricken section of Nebraska. The suffering is so general among the people of five counties that many are reported to be starving and some actually starved to death. Senator Cullom, of Illinois, hasn't been a listless observer of current events. He has kept his eyes and ears open, which accounts for his declaration that the Republicans ''couldn't if tbey would and wouldn't if they could re-enact the McKinley law." A hypnotizer struck the town of New Riegel, 111., the other day, and came near hypnotizing the whole town. There are scores of people going around imagining themselves dogs, cats, &c, while the Mayor, with a $25 reward, is hunting for the hypnotizer. Some statesman in the Alabama Legislature has offered a bill to dis continue the State Geological Survey. We do not know what the gentle men in charge of that institution are doing, but they must De doing very little if the survey isn't worth more to the State than it costs. A young woman in Boston has lost both legs, which had to be am putated because she had a weakness for red stockings. Red is a danger ous color to fool with. Many a fel low has started out to do aittle red painting in the town and been laid up for several days with the big head. A Boston newspaper sent a re porter to the State of Maine to see what the chances were of getting a whiskey short, &c. After finding a lot of dispensaries in small places and only four hundred in Portland he became discouraged and give up the job before he had taken in half the town. Tennessee boasts of a sort of a self-regulating anti-fat man, who keeps on getting fat until be reaches the 180 pound notch when he begins to shrink and keeps on till he balances the scales, at 110 pounds. Then the filling begins again followed by the shrinking and so on. That's his style. Two Peabody, Mass., boys, who had doubtless been reading dime novels, concluded they would punish their school mistress, who had them flogged, and decided the best way to do it would be to wreck the train on which she travelled homeward on her vacation. The plan didn't work, because the boys were caught putting obstructions on the track and sent to jail. Rev. Dr. Harrison, of Ellicott City, Md., said in a sermon last Sun day that the world was getting bet ter. We were inclined to think that way until the 6th of last November when we concluded there had been a good deal of backsliding. The Lumberton Robesonian closed its 25th year last week. There is no better weekly paper in the State, and none which has better deserved the support which it has received. The World's Fair Commissioners, after settling all bills, have $100,060 left. This is unique. Generally speaking it is the Fair Commissioners who are left. Judging from the number of homi cides fracases, &c reported by tele graph, old John Barleycorn was about during Christmas time. HEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I. A. Springer Coal. Notice To city bondholders. HEW BUSIKBSS LOCALS. Wanted to borrow $600. LOCAL DOTS. Items of Interest Gathered Here and There and Briefly Noted. The Newbern Journal failed to reach the Star office last night. Local forecast : Fair till Sun day night; colder; high northwesterly winds. That Northwest wind yesterday morning was very much like the Colfax it was a cutter. Some sneak thief entered the residence of Presiding Elder Rev. W. S. Rone a day or two ago and carried off two overcoats. Coupons of city bonds of Wil mington maturing January 1st, 1895, will be paid on presentation at the office of Blair & Co., in New York. The police found yesterday that the glass front of the fire-alarm box corner of Seventh and Mulberry streets had been knocked off by some malicious person. British schooner Bertha H, cleared yesterday for Petite Gonaives, Hayti, with 70,459 feet lumber, value $844.91. shipped by Messrs. J. H. Chad bourn & Co. Th"e usual excuse of hunting some one's bouse was given by the col ored woman who was detected on the premises of one of our citizens a day or two ago near the back door. The Augusta Chronicle says "carrying concealed weapons is getting too common." Why, bless your soul, it is the unconcealed weapons that axe doing the bloody work in Georgia. If you wish to make some good friend a Christmas present that he or she will appreciate, read the announcement of the Encyclopedia Britannica in this paper, and see bow cheaply you can get it. In explanation of the late de livery of the Star to city subscribers yesterday, it should be stated that our complement of printers was reduced about one half by sickness. We did the very best we could under the circum stances. Read the announcement of the Encyclopedia Britannica in another column. The entire 25 volumes of this great work may be bad on payment of $5.00 cash and $5.00 per month for seven months. This is $40.00 for the com plete work, payable in instalments. Rev. Dr. Nash left for his ap pointment for the present conference year at Newbern, N. C, on Monday, and to-day his family leave for that city much to the regret of the numerous friends of all denomination which tbey have formed here in their sojourn among us for the psst three years. It might have been considered fun by the guilty party who put the fire cracker in the key hole of a lock on Market street, but it was not considered funny by those who had to obtain the se; vices of an expert to get it out in order to open the premises where laborers were waiting to go to work yesterday morning. COTTON FACTS AND FIGURES Net receipts at the ports yesterday 47.405 bales; stock, 1,382,974. Spot cotton quiet in New York at 5 11 16 cents for middling; nominal in Wilmington at 5 cents. Receipts here yesterday 1,589 bale!; same day last year 387. Total receipts for the crop year, so far this season, 201,- 448 bales. N. Y. futures closed quiet andsteady and 5 points higher than closing quota tions Wednesday. December opened at 5.47 and dosed 5 49; January, 5.45 and closed 5 51; February o 52 and closed 5 55; March, 5 58 and closed 5.59; April 5 60 and closed 5 64; May, 6.65 and closed 6 68; June, 5 70 and closed 5 73; July. 5 74 and closed 5.78; August, 5.79 and closed 5.83: September, 5 85 and closed 5.87. m m BY RIVER AND RAIL- RecsiDU of Baval Stores and Cotton Yesterday. Wilmington & Weldon R. R. 784 bales cotton, 12 casks spirits turpentine, 69 bbls rosin. Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta R. R. 856 bales cotton, 86 casks spirits turpentine, 281 bbls rosn, 72 bbls tar, 10 bbls crude turpentine. C. F. Y. V. R. R 22 bbls tar, 83 bbls crude turpentine. Autry's raft 106 bbls rosin. Total receipts Cotton, 1,689 bales; spirits turpentine, 48 casks; rosin, 406 bbls; tar, 94 bbls.; crude tnrpeatine, 48 bbls. Morning WILMINGTON, N. C.. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Penmen t Paragraphs Per (amies. PrinoJ- ptllj to r?or and Foi&vadly Printed. Miss Ethel Myers was much better yesterday. Mr. Percy Munson was re ported last night as much improved. Mr. Chas. B. Aycock, of Golds- boro, Attorney for this District, is ia the city. Mr. R. T. Patton, of the Savan nah, Florida & Western R. R., was a visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. Frank P. Turrentine, of Washington, D. C , one of the pages in the Senate, is here visiting his parents. Messrs. J. Friday, Charleston: Wm. G. Whilden, Greenville: L. D. Kd- lette, Wilson; W. H. Shearin, Castle Hayne; C. L. Stevens, Southport; S. S. Spier, Goldsboro; E. W. Kerr. Clinton; Chas. Elliott, Wrigbtsville; J. M. Per kins, Castle Hayne; J. H. Lewis, Ham let, were among the arrivals in the city yesterday. 7 APPOINTIVE OFFICERS Of Wilmington and St. Johns's Lodges. The Masonic fraternity of the city cel ebrated St. John's Day last evening by installation of officers for the ensuing year by P. G. M C. H. Robinson, as sisted by P. M., Walter R. Sbaw as Grand Marshal. We give below the appointive officers. the elective having already been pub lished, viz: St. Johns, No. 1. W. G. Evans. S. D ; J. C. Stout, W. W ; J. F. Post. Jr.. J. D ; R. C. Merritt, S. W.; Rev. T. Page Ricaud, Chaplain; J. Wilder, J. W.; T. H. Johnson, Tiler; Wm. Poisson, Sec retary; H. H. Munson, Marshal; B. H. Scott, Treasurer; A. H. Zoeller and R. H. Brady, Stewards. Wilmington Lodge, No. 819. W. B. McKoy, S. D; C. G. Gordon, J. D.; J. L. Cantwell, Chaplain; Jas. W. Monroe, Marshal; J. C. Stewart, W. G. A. Oter sen, Stewards; T. H. Johuson, Tiler; R. H. Grant, W. W.; A. S. Heide. S. W. R. H. Pickett, J. W.; F. F. Bagley; Treasurer; H. G. Fennell, Secretary. An Episcopal Church Burned. The Fayetteville Observer reports the destruction by fire last Saturday of St. Thomas' Church (of which Rev. Dr. Huske is pastor) on Hybart's Hill, near Fayetteville. A number of young people had just quitted the church, after beautifully decorating it for the Christmas service. Tbey left a colored boy in the church to start a fire In the stove, to which a new pipe had been attached, and to report ho it burned. The bov after building the fire set an arm-full of fat lightwood by the stove and left the church. It is supposed that the stove got very hot and ignited the lightwood. The fire was discovered by two colored men, who barely had time to remove the organ and a few chairs. The building was in sured for $500. We understand that work on a handsome little building will commence immediately. Trie Evenicg Dispatch. A prospectus of the Evening Dispotch, a new paper to be published here, ap peared yesterday. It will be published by a joint stock company of practical printt rs, and the first regular issue is an nounced for January 10th, provided the projectors meet with sufficient encour agement. The prospectus, which is neatly gotten up, is issued as a five-column folio, and intended as a sample of the style and size of the paper. The price will be 25 cents per month. FOR NEBRASKA SUFFERERS. In reading the Christian Herald and other papers giving an account cf the horrid slate of destitu ion and threaten ed starvation in Kansas and Nebraska, and the great want of clashing to keep them from freezing this winter, and knowing full well that many families in our citv have a good deal of second hand clothing for young and old that is doing them but little good, and as I am making up a box to send. I am willing to add as many boxes as can be filled and ship them to the persons named in the Herald, who will receive and distribute them to the needy ones there. Psalm 41:1, "Blessed is he that considereth the poor; the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble." Send to 815 North Fifth street. J no F. Butt. Holiday Shoot To-day. The holiday shoot of the Eastern Dog and Game Protective Association will begin this morning at 9 o'clock and will continue throughout the day. The shooters will be arranged in three classes, A. B and C, according to percentages in previous events. Class A will be al lowed 20 targets; class B, 15 targets; and class C, 11 targets. Entrance fee 50 cents, and target 2 cents each. "Rioaud Is Kleoted." Mr. w, 5. (J hi. Kobmson received a telegram from the Comptroller of the Currency yesterday, notifying him that Mr. A. G. Ricaud had been appointed Receiver of the late First National Bank. Mr. Robinson will be ready to turn over all the effects of the bank next Monday, the 81st. "Just as we expected, Ricaud is elected." He will make an excellent officer. Inspection IStrwtX Reserves, There will be an inspection of the Wil mington Division, Naval Battalion, N C. S. G., this afternoon at 4 o'clock in front of the City Hall, by Commander Francis Winslow. Members of the division are ordered to report at their armory at 8 30 o'clock p. m. Commander Winslow will reach here at 11.60 this morning, and leave to night for Charlotte, N. C, to inspect the divi sion there. A Small Fire. Fire broke out about half past 8 o'clock last night in a two-story frame building corner of Seventh and Nixon streets, owned by Mr. Henry Boesch and occupied by Mr. Jas. L. Berg. The damage will not exceed $10. The fire was caused by ignition of a partition be tween the dining-room and store by a stove-pipe. I. O. O. F. Election of Offloers of Ospe Fear sad Orion Lodges. At a regular meeting of Cape Fear Lodge No. 2, held Christmas night, the following officers were elected for the ensuing term: S. P. G.-W. H. Yopp. N. G. J. N. Jacob!. V. G. L. L. Boon. R. and F. Secretary A. J. Yopp. Treasurer Wm. Goodman. Widow and Orphan's Committee -R. J. Jones, Oscar Pearsall and J. D. Bel lamy, Jr. Relief Committee Walker Taylor. The above with the appointed officers will be installed January 1. At a regular meeting of Orion Lodge No. 67, held last night, the following officers were elected for the ensuing term : S. P. G. G. W. Branch. N. G. W. S. Warrock. V. G. J. T. Hawkins. R. S L. T. Bowden. P. S J. E. Silva. Treasurer John L. Dudley. Widow and Orphan's Committee G. M. Altaffer. John L. Dudley and J. E. Silva. Relief Committee J no. L. Dudley. The above with the appointed officers wiH be installed January 2d. NOT IN JACKSONVILLE. It la the Opinion That the Pugilists Cannot right ia Jacksonville. The New York Sun says: "The out look for the proposed fight between Cor bett and Fitzsimmoas being held ia Jacksonville, Fla., is not bright. The ordinance which was passed recently prohibiting boxing in Jacksonville has ruined the calculations of the projectors of the contest. "A well-known New York sporting authority returned from Jacksonville yesterday. While in Jacksonville he made it his business to study the chances of the battle coming off there. He failed to see how it could be held there under existing circumstances. 'The im pression in Jacksonville among the peo- fle who have watched Corbett's and itzsimmons's movements very closely,' said he, 'is that the mill will not occur there. They believe that the ordinance which was passed is a serious obstacle to overcome, and that it must be enforced. The deaths which have cccurred recently in the ring have impaired the chances of the battle. There will be no fit hit in Jacksonville again for some time to come, unless I am very much mis taken.' " The Weather Low Temperature. The storm reported by the Weather Bureau Wednesday, passed Wilmington that night, the wind blowing with hurri cane force in the early hours of the morning. It was central yesterday off the New Jersey coast, and had increased very decidedly in energy. The Bureau report issued yesterday morning, said: "This storm is being followed very closely by the most decided high area that has been observed in the United States for several years, which ia bridg ing with it the lowest temperature that we have had this winter. The temper ature has fallen decidedly throughout the country, except in the Northeast, where it has risen slightly. The tem perature in the East and central sections will fall still lower during the next day or two." A Christmas Oift. During the service at St. Augustine's Church, Washington, D. C , Christmas day, it was announced that Cardinal Gibbons had proposed to remit to the church a debt of $10,000 which the church owes him, upon condition that the congregation shall raise $2,500 by subscription. Rebuilding. Mr. Matt J. Heyer has rebuilt about one hundred and fifty feet of the wharves destroyed by fire at his naval stores yard on the west side of the river a short time ago, and has the frame-work up for two buildings, to replace the warehouses burned there at the same time. THE WEATHER. U. S. Dep't or Agriculture, ) Weather Bureau, Wilmington, N. C. Dec 28. S Meteorological data for yesterday : Temperature : 8 a. m., 35; 8 p. m 48; maximum, 44; minimum, 34; mean, 39. Rainfall for the day, .06; for the month up to date 0.63 inches. FORECASTS FOR TO-DAY. For North Carolina and South Caro lina, fair, colder and northerly winds. Sew York Truck Market, Telegraphed to the Star last night: Kale firm; Norfolk 5075c. Spinach firm; light receipts; Norfolk $1.75Q2 25; Baltimore $1 501 75. Forty-nine Parts of the Amer ican Encyclopaedic Dictionary may now be ordered. Send one coupon and 17 cents (which includes postage) for each Part. Take advantage of this oppor tunity to secure the best Dictionary and Encyclopaedia combined at a very low price. ALL FOR ONE DOLLAR. Twenty-Pive Choioe Novels tor One Con pon and One Dollar Note the Authors. Examine this list ot standard novels. You can get the 26 books for one cou pon and Oae Dollar, aad they will be seat post-paid to any address. See an nouncement in another column for cou pon and complete list of books. THESE 25 FOR ONE DOLLAR. No. Sl A Rogue's Ufe: By Wilkie Collrai. No. 50 Treasure Island; By Robert L Stevenson. No. 48 The Red HiUTraeedv: Bv Emma DEN Sooth worth No 44 In Durance Vile; By "The Duchess." No. 48 -Meeting Her Fate: By Miss M E Braddon. No. 42 Hickory Hall; By Emma DSN 8onth worth No. 40 The heiress of Hilldrop; By Charlotte M Braeme. author of ' ' Dora T horne . No. 35 Grandfather's Chair; By Nathaniel Haw thorae. No. 33 The Surgeon's Daughter; by Sir Walter Scott. No. 81 No Thoroughfare ; By Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. No W The Wandering Heir; By Charles Reade. No. 87 The Squire's Darling; By Chorlotte M Braeme. author of ''Dora Thorae.'' No. SB The Siege of Granada By Sir R Bulwer Lyttoa. No. S2 The Sea King; by Captain Marry at. No. 0 Mr Gilfil's Lore Story, By Geo Eliot. No 19 The Armorer of Tyre; By Syrr Cobb, Jr. Mo. 17 Rock Ruin, or The Daughter of the Island By Mrs Ann S Stephens. No. 16 A Study ia Scarlet; By A Coaaa Doyle. Ne. 14 Nurse Revels Mistake; By Florence Warden No. lS-Tbe Black Tulip; by Alexander Dumas. No, 11 The Belle of Lynn, ot The Miller's Dangh ter; By Charlotte M Braeme, author of Don Thome. no. Aoe Diaca user; tjy arr waiter acott. no. o i ne (.ortican m users; By Alex D No. 4-Kins Solomon's Minn: Bv H Rirl,r No. 1 Tne Scarlet Letter; By Nathan '1 Hai Star 1894. THE COTTON MOVEMENT. Extraordinarily Large-But a FalHou Off in Receipts Is Expected The New Or leans Estimate of 8475,000 Balea. The movement of the present cotton crop, says the New Orleans Picayune, has been the most extraordinary ever known In the history of the trade. There has been marketed up to date, according to the figures of Secretary Hester, of the Cotton Exchange. 6,328, 000 bales, an increase over last year ot 1,801,000 bales, aad over the big crop year of 1891 of 244,000 bales. If the same percentage of the crop has been marketed as was the case in 1891. the total yield will be in the neighborhood of 9 500.000 bales. When the unusually nne weather which has prevailed during the entire season is coasidered, and the many incentives for marketing the crop rapidly have existed, there is reason to believe that an even greater p:rcentage of the crop has been marketed than was the case in 1891. Practically, every weekly crop sum mary issued by the New York Chronicle for two months past has reported rapid progress in marketing the crop. It must also be remembered that the transporta tion and shipping facilities for handling cotton are better aow than they were three years ago. It is, moreover, a fact, which has been apparent from the very beginning of the season, that there ex isted ia the country a desire to market the crop as rapidly as possible, owing lo the general belief which has prevailed in extremely low prices. It is, consequently, very easy to ex plain why the movement has been so large, without accepting the extremely large estimates which have been issued by some authorities. That the crop would be a large one was evident from the commencement of the season, the increased production in Texas in partic ular contributing to that result; but there is every reason to expect that the new year will find a smaller percentage of the total yield on plantations than ever before in the historv of the indus try. The phenomenal movement of the past week has been no doubt due to the aaxietv to market as much cotton as possible prior to the holidays, and also to enable the farmers to meet obliga tions falling due between the 15th of December and January 1, such as farm mortgages, advances by country mer chants and the like. Nearly all the reports now being received from the interior by merchants report an un usual exhaustion of cotton on planta tions, and the general opinion among factors is that the crop will turn out much smaller than is indicated by the present rate of marketing. The average ot the crop estimates of the factors of New Orleans, as published some days ago, is 9,175 000 bales. These men have their correspondents all through the country, and certainly ought to be as well, if not better, posted than any other class in the cotton trade. Moreover, the estimates of the factors have usually come quite near to the actual yield, and there is no good reason why they should be far wrong this season. LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in the Wilmington Post office December 27, 1894 : WOMEN'S LIST. A Miss Dora Akins. B Miss Annie Bell, Miss Belle Ben nett. Mrs H Bowen, Mrs Hannah Brown, Miss Susan Brady. C Mrs Catharind Cooper, Mrs Emma Cooper, Miss Francis Cooper, Mrs Jane Cowan, Miss Lura Cooper. G Miss Lnia Gray. H Mrs Alice Havnes, Cora C Har grove, Mrs Elmore Hinnant. J Miss Idella Johnson, Miss Mattie Jackson, Mrs Mandy Johnson, Mrs Stil lie lones. K Mrs Charney Kelley, Miss Marga ret Kelly. M Miss Dealer Moore. S Miss C I Sellers. W Miss Glennie Williams, Mrs Mol lie Watkins. MEN'S LIST. A EC Allen. B James Belts, E W Brand. I W Baker, Harry BarberG B Bnnkley, L W Brown, Wm H Brown. C A J Crews, C R Craddock, H O Colley, Wm Clark, C W Devane, J W Dawson, Jr. F Modie Fannings. G Mr Ben Garvin, Frank S Griffin, G W Grady, George Gram pose, Rosa A Green. T W Gordan, W M Godwin. H Bill Howard, J F Harley, Ran dolph Henegist. I Hayes Ingram. L Sylvester Loftain. M Ed McMillan. R W R Rusco. RETURNED FROM DEAD-LETTER OFFICE B A J Blatchford. C A J Crooms. G N G S Gibbs. E Ella Justin, James Jones. Persons calling for above letters will please say advertised. If not called for in 15 days, they will be sent to the dead letter office. GEO. L. MORTON, Postmaster. THE MAILS. On snd after Sunday, Nov. 18, 1894, the Mails at the Wilmington, N. C, Postoffice, will close sad be ready (or delivery as follows: CLOSE. For Mt. Airy aad way stations C F ft Y V Railroad 5:30 a m For Southport 8:30 a m " ,f Saturdays 1.00 pm For Shallot (Brunswick Co.), Tuesdays sad and Fridays , 5.30 a m For Wrightsirille (except Sunday) 1:15 p m For North and way stations W & W R R. 8.-00 a m For Cape Feu River Tuesdays and Fridays 1:00 p m For Sooth via Train S3 at Wi son, leaving here train 40 W W Railroad, 5:30 pm For Sooth and way stations W Cat A R R 2:3 ) p m For North, Magnolia, Goldsbory, Wilson . ... 5 30 p m For Charlotte & stations C C R R. ex Sunday 6:00 am For points between Charlotte snd Hamlet nd Weldon and Hamlet, and Cronly, Mazton At Laurinborg, 6 30 p m For Newbern and stations W., N. ft N.R. R except Sneday. 6.00 s m For Jacksonville, N C, except Sunday, 2 00 p m MAILS RXADY FOR DELIVERY (WHEN THE TRAINS ARK ON TIME). From Mr, Airy aad points C F ft Y V R R 8:30 p. m From Charlotte and points C C R R 5.30 p m From South and points W, C ft A R R 18.00 m From Landings Cape River, Tuesday, Friday 8.00 a m From North Magnolia, Goldsboro and Wil son 'Shoofly .11.00 s m From Sooth W ft W train No. 41 11.00 s m From Southport , 6:00 p m " " Saturdays 11.00 am From Shallotie and Brunswick Co Monday and Thursday 7.00 p m From Wrightsville 6:15 p m From North and way stations W4WRR 7.09 p m From Newbern and stations W N ft N R R except Sunday, 8.00 p m From Charlotte , Leurinburg, Maaton and Cronly, 8 45 a. m From Jacksonville, N. C 12:30 pm Average time consumed in delivery ot Special De delivery letters. 12 minutes. GEO. L. MORTON Postmaster. Remember that yon are not re quired to pay a dollar on the Encyclo pedia Britannica, advertised in the Star, until the entire set of 25 volumes is de livered. As Christmas is drawing near, I will state to the holiday trade that my line of men's, youths' and children's clothing is now complete, having received a large line since Welcome Week. I have also added largely to my immense stock of gent's furnishings and hats. I. Shrier, Corner Front and Princess Sts. WHOLE Hi K 8,624 LEGION OF HONOR. At a meeting of Clarendon Council No. 67, Legion of Honor, the following officers were chosen for the ensuing year: Commander Herbert McClammy. Vice Commander A. L. DcRosset. Past Commander J. H. Boatwright. Orator C. H. White. Secretary J. C. Morrison. Treasurer J. L. Greenwald. Collector J. Weil. Chaplaic C. H. Ward. Guide J. R. Turrentine, Jr. Warden H. K. Holden. Sentry W. M. Hankies. Trustees Owen Fennell. Jr., P. Heinsberger and J H. Boatwright. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Coal, Coal, Red Ash Egg, White Ash Egg, ST White Ash Stove. Chestnut Coal, Furnace Coal, Pea Coal, Foundry Coal, Tennessee Lump, Pochahontas Lump Wood9 Wood. OAK. ASH, LIGHTWOOD. All Coal and Wood of the best quality and Lowest Prices. J. A. SPRINGER. dec SB tf NOTICE. Coupons of the Bonds of the City of Wilmington, Maturing Jan. 1st, 1895, Will be paid on presentation at the Office of BLAIR & CO., New York City. OWEN FENNELL, dec 38 tf Treasurer STATEMENT Atlantic National Bank Wilmington, N. O, at close of buiiness December 19, 1894, condensed from Report to Comptroller. RESOURCES. Loans, Overdrafts, U, s. 4 per cent. Bonds at par. Backing House and fix'ures. Redemption Fund, Due !rm other banks,. Cash on hand. S488,7S? 77 S9 02 SS.S5 0J 14.800 CO 1.45". SO 203,c60 76 78,117 43 Total SS29.S70 48 LIABILITIES. CaD'.tal, Surplus, Undivided Profit", Circulation, Deposits, Total 125,000 CO SS5,000 00 11,018 iZ 38.818 22 se.no oo 838 64 96 :..S8,S70 48 Dec. 19. 91. Dec. 19, 'OS. Dec. 19. '94 Surplus ft Net Profits, $7,345 $06,915 $36,618 Loans, lZ0.70i 490,699 496,75' Banking Kcu,e. ftc. 16,581 15.800 14,6.f Premium on U.S. Bonds' 4. 7c5 3,937 Ncne D Tidends Paid Within Last Year, $7,500. New York correspondence Ckemicsl National Back and Hanover National Bank, dec T7 tf j Cheese. Cheese. 7&boxes CHEESE. 7$ Bags COFFEE. 2Q Bags C. C. NUTS 100 Bbls. SUGAR. 20 Boxes Mix NUTS. 75 Boxes FIRE-CRACKERS. 200 bags SHOT. Also, Caps, Powder, Crackers, Soap, Matches, ftc. D. L GORE, 120, 122 and 14 Ncrth Water street dec 18 DftW tf Condensed News, Stories, Miscellany, Women's Department, Children's Department, Agricultural Department, Political Department, Answers to Correspondents, 1 Editorials. Everything, WILL BE FOUND IN THE Weekly Conner-Journal A ten page, eight-column Democratic Newspaper. HENRY WATTERSON is ihe Editor. PRICE S1.00 A YEAR The WEEKLY COURIER-JOURNAL makes very liberal terms to Agents. Sample copies of the pacer and Premium Supplement sent free" to any ad dress. Write to Courier-Journal Company, dec 28 tf LOUISVILLE. KY Prepare for the New Year. New Diaries for 1895. Everybody ought to have one. A large assort ment received to-day. TURNER'S N. C. ALMANAC for 1895. Wholesale and retail. BLISS & Co.'S NAUTICAL AL MANAC and TIDE TABLES for 1895, for sale at HEINSBERGER'S Live Book and Mnsic Store. dec 27 tf Nearly AUThrough. This year w have sold our Millinery, Fancy Goods snd Toys 10 .per cent, less than other houses. We are still keeping up our surp ises 1 he ptople will have oar goods. Yoa know the reason why, because they are what they ought to be, the best. B wsre! prepare! Let ready to enioy the holidays by giving pr seats to commence the New Ye r happily. This is not s great lecture by a deaf snd dnmb orator, bnt a fascinating fact to all who want and have ever tried this ' tore. Cone and hear the mnsic we are mskmg with oar price-catting hatchet. See the shivers fly. See the people boy, at Taylor's Bazaar, 118 Market Street, Wilmington, N. C. Don't miss our great sale of Muslin Underwear, commencing January 1st, 1895. dec 23 tf BEST If You Want ALL THE NEWS IN GOOD SHAPE, Bead THE MORNING STAR. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Below COST I All the Holiday Goods, We have on band, consisting of many useful presents for NEW YEAR, will be sold regardless of What they COST. CLOAKS, CAPES and JACKETS, At prime New York Cpst. Blankets and Comforts AT COST. BIG REDUCTION IN- Carpets -AND- Art Squares. REMNANTS of Carpets at unheard-of Prices. Window Shades & Curtain Poles The best line in the City. A. D. BROWN, Successor to Brown & Roddick, No. 9 North Front Street. dec ii tf Christmas Presents AT THE BROOKLYN CASH STOR.E, J. H. Meier & Co Next Fourth Street Bridge. The largest stock and lowest prices ever offered. TOYS, TOYS, TOYS. Calf sec examine onr cent Counter, 5 cents Counter, 10 cents Counter, IS cents Counter. Katrs Urge Dolls 19acd"25c, Climbing Monkeys 25c, Doll Carnages, Tables, Wagons, C t airs. &c , 35 cents. Beautiful line of Caps ana Saucers. V.ces, Moss, Dressing Csses. Silk Handkerclrefs, Tab'e Coven, Work Boxes, fancy Bas ets. Sic , 4 c. West is better for a Chrisi mas t resent tban a nice pair of Shoes or Slip, ers, a beautiful Dress or Cloak, a styli-h Hat cr Silk Umbrella, a nice safe of Clothes or Overcoat. Special low prices In a'l departments. Respectfully, J. H. Render & Co., dec 16 tf Fourth Street Bridge. What's Nicer THAN A BOX OF " y FINE CIGARS To give your friend for Xmas ? We have greatly reduced prices for the holiday trade. The low prices will hold good only during this week. Special drive in Perfumery and Toilet Articles. An elegant line of each at rock-bottom prices. Fine Toilet Soap is appreciated as a Xmas present by every one. Cucumber Complexion Soap and other nice varities at 5 cents per box. c Store will be open until 12 or 1 o'clock Monday night and all day Christmas. Bunting's Pharmacy. Y. M. C. A. Building, Is the right place, Phone 15i6 Wilmington, N. C. dec ffl tf Commissioner's Sale. B Y VIRTUE snd in per- uance of a decree of the Superior Court of New Hanover County, made in an action therein pending wberein Jnuins Davis, Re ceiver of the Bank of New Hanover, is plaintiff, and John Hear, Jr., and others are defendants, the under signed. Commissioner, wi 1 sell by ublic auction for cish, on Friday, the 4th dsy of January, 1355, at 1 o'clock m., at the C utt House door, in the city of Wilmington, the following lot or parcel of land situate in the said city of Wilmirgton, and bounded ai d de scribed as follow., to-wit; Beginning in the western line of Fron street, at its in' era. ct ion with he south era line of Henderson's alley, and runn nc -.hence along te we Urn line of Front stree twenty five feet to the northern line of a lot owned (or formetly owned) by H. Brunhild and brotheis, thenc a oog the said Use westwardlv eighty-nine feet six Inches, thei.ee wi h and tn a line parallel with the said line of Front street to the southern line of Henderson's alley, trence wh the' said southern lide east ta the beginning on Front street. JOHN D. TAYLOR, dee 4 ,8t 11 18 a jan 1 4 Commisa oner, Executrix's Notice. HAVING qualified as executor of the will of the late Lous S. F. Brown. I hereby notify all per sons having claims aga nst the said estate to p e est fce Sar ta me tn before tbeSln day of December. 1886. MAKY B. BROWN, Bee. 0ih, 1894. Executrix. dec 81 6t fri Wholesale and Retail. TOBACCO, SNUFF, CIGARS. SAMUEL BEAR, Sr. dec St FOB 8 ALE. OLD NEWSPAPERS, IN ANY JU table for wrapping purposes, fc ptrhnndred.' is 21 tf ST) ODAMTITV for tall: W cents AR OFFICE i V.