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mi Ail the News If Ton Want ALL THE NEWS IN GOOD SHAPE, Read THE MORNING STAR. For Twelve Cents Per Week. Trtf THE HORNIM STAR, VOL. LV.-NO. 72. WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1894. WHOLE NO. ,626 m mm hie Morning star ;ae fostotnce i iiiniiignwi mt -Tauvertisements. Don't ISS Davis & Zoeller's GEAT ANNUAL Resolution Sale of DryGoods Commencing with our Great BARGAIN DAY Morrow! $20,0001 to stock -taking, own pricef ,'. be sacrificed before Everything at your -AT Davis Zoeller's, The Timeless Toilers for 1 rade in The Dry Goods Line. . dec M if T; , IJL SPRINGER & CO., Purcell Building, Wilmington, N. C -o - Importers and Jobbers American, English And German Hardware Tinware, Earthenware, Cutlery, trans, Ammunition, &c. p 23 tl 't White Handkerchiefs. Embroidered White Handkerchiefs. Colored Silk Handkerchiefs. Plain White Handkerchiefs. Embroidered Sik Handkerchiefs. Colored Brocade Silk Handkerchiefs. J; Cream Brocade Silk Mufflers. You are invited to call and look at our Stock. C. E. Cordon, N. E Cor. Market and Front Jts., Wilmington, N. C. Seasonable Goods. in store, ana arriving daily, a choice selection of seasonable goods We have on hand RAISINS of every variety, from 8c to 25c per pouud. CITRON, from 15c to 25c per lb. CURRENTS, all prices, all grades. MU I, all prices, all grades. We would like to call special at tention to our assortment of toe above goods. CHEESE Switzer, Roquefort, Neufchetef, Framage de Brie, Edam, nneapple,! English Dairy and Amen can Creara. All fresh and of finest quality. Plum Pudding and Mince Meat. Cakes and Crakers. A beautiful variety ot all kinds, too great an as sortment to specify. Will have to.be seen to be appreciated. i he above are only a fe w of our specialties. Our assortment is com plete and We invite ail to call and examine before purchasing else where. 1 with four wagons we can deliver (promptly. THE JOHN L. B&ATWRI&HT CO., Soared WILMINGTON, N. C HO, 14 feeStf OUTLINES. Washington News Government re ceipts and expenditures; ' Sundown doc- tors" in the Interior Department. Death ot Ex-Senator James G. Fair He leaves a fortune of forty million dol lars, to be divided between his three children. Big fire at Louisville Loss heavy; many firemen injured. Bank statement. Cotton spots and futures, Chicago market review. Grain elevator burned at Toledo, Ohio. Two firemen killed in New York. An English Anarchist ar rested in Philadelphia and placed in jail. Directors' meeting of the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad; the earnings. Late Foreign News Negotiations for peace bet ween China Japan; the Armenian trouble. The freeze in Florida Oranges on tbe trees frozen; pineapples and vegetables ruined; loss estimated at two million dollars. Terrible fire Forty-one persons burned to death. Tammany Hall The executive committee decide to continue the society. Base-ball players in Virginia getting ready for the approaching season. Tbe Postal Telegraph Co. Tbe Populist Con vention at St. Louis adjourned Resolu tions adopted. A murdered man found in the woods in Alabama. Passenger trsfhc contest in Florida be tween the Plant System and tbe Florida Central R. R. A doctor tumbles into a well, and is almost drowned. Damage to the steamer Ma sonic, on fire at Galveston. New York markets: Money on call was easy, ranging 12 per cent., with 44st loan at 8 per cent., and closing offered at 2 per cent; cotton dull; middling gulf Scents; middling upland. & cents; Southern flour dull easy; common to lair extra 3.103.00; good to choice do. 98.l0O3.50; wheat dull and firm; No. i red in store and at ele vator 59 cents; afloat 6060 cents; corn dull and firm; No 2 at elevator 51 cents; afloat 03 cents; spirits turpentine dull but steady at 37 27 cents; roam quiet and steady; strained common to good $1 351 .40. An Iowa . forger, who professed to be worried by his conscience, surren dered htmself. Tbe weather was getting pretty cool about that time and he wanted to get into comfort able quarters in the jail. The relations between Messrs. Croker and Cockran, of New York, have become so strained that they will not slide down hill on the same toboggan. Croker says Cockran has been talking too much with bis mouth. England is becoming very depend ent upon this country for the com forts of life. We send her her best begf. pork, jesters, apples, and just before Christmas we sent her a ton and a haif of plum pudding for her Christmas dinner. Henry Pomeroy, who recently died in the city hospital in Indianapolis, was the personal friend of three Presidents, Lincoln, Grant and Ar thur, but that didn't prevent fate from buffeting him and sending him and his wife to the alms house. The power exerted by the engines ot the world (not including locomo tives) is estimated to equal 46,000,- 000 horse power. This equals the power of 1,000,000,000 of imeo, a steam "horse power being rated at the power of three ordinary j horses. An inventor In Switzerland has contrived a device for burning pe troleum for generating steam, which it is said works so well that it will be practicable with it to use petroleum whenever coal is used for genera ting steamy ment proposes to take any stock in the Nicaragua Canal, it ought to build the canal and run the business Itself. But if that was proposed, Sen ator Turpie would be throwing more oratory and objections at it than an ordinary canal could hold. Congressman Goldozier, of Chi cago, is a reformer, ana proposes to begin in the beer dispensaries of tbe Capital which have been taking ad vantage of Congressmen by giving them short beers and charging them a long nickel. He proposes to have the glasses collared and no foam be low the collar. Captain Stephenson, of the New York police, who was sentenced to three years and nine months in tbe penitentiary and to pay a fine of $1, 000 was convicted of accepting three boxes of peaches, worth $6, from a fruit vender, for permission to obstruct the sidewalk. Somebody peached on him. In the decade from 1880 to 1890 the capital invested in cotton mills in the South increased from $21, 000,000 to $97,000,000. The capital now invested amounts to about $106, 000,000, a five-fold increase in four teen vears. And the bulk of this was in three States, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. There is no campaign assessments nor stuffing the ballot doe in Pana ria, one of the islands in the Medi terranean. Padre Michelangelo is priest, mayor, harbormaster, post master, and runs the telegraph with the assistance of his niece. He fills the bill so well that they never think of running any one against him. One of the divisions of the Ja panese army in Manchuria attacked on the 17th inst., a force of Chinese, and the Chinese fought stubbornly for a couple hours. But there wasn't room for them to run. A Populist editor of Mississippi who emigrated left as his assets "two lamps, a bucket, a dipper, coal scut tle, shovel, tongs, a broom, a wash pan and 700 pounds of coal," which he turned over to his printers. HEW ADVEBTISEMEKTS. Warren Cakes, . A. Springer Coal. Dozier & Lee Xmas. J. Hicks Bunting "If." A. D Brown Below cost. Fish bl ate Bankrupt sale. D L. Gore Liverpool salt. W. B. Cooper Salt, floor, oats. C E Gordon Handkerchiefs. " Davis & Z eller Bargain day. A. D. Brown Holiday presents. J. H. Rehder & Co Novelties. I AS. D Nutt Hot water bottles. G R.French & Son Old and new. Opera House Gorton's Minstrels. Katz & PoLVOGT-New Year's greet 'g Racket Store Hail the New Year. J.L Boatwright Co -Goods in season Owen F Love & Co Useful presents. W. E. Springer ft Co. Hardware. Heinsberger- Prepare for New Year. SEW BTJSLWE8S LOCALS. P. H. Hayden Bugei". Harness. Wanted Position as nurse for sick. LOCAL, DOTS. Items of Interest Gathered Here and There and Briefly Voted. Help the suffering people of Nebraska. Everybody was busy yesterday trying to keep warm. New York truck dealers quote kale at ?5c for Norfolk; and spinach, $2.00a.50. Rev. W. C. Norman is enjoying a visit from one ot his brothers who re sides at Wilson, N. C. The new year will be welcomed Monday night at 12 o'clock with tbe ringing of bells of several of the churches. There was 8 feet 5 inches water in the river at Fayetteville Friday at 8 a. m.; a rise ot 8 feet 8 inches during the previous 94 hours. The new fast passenger train on the Carolina Central is from one to two hours late every day in reaching Wilmington. It seems to have some con nections that do not connect. The steamer Fanita, of the Clyde Line, arrived here Friday night last. She cleared at New York for Wil mington December 24ib, and pat in at Norfolk for a harbor daring the recent storm. The Rev. Edward Bull is here on his annual visit in tbe interest of the Newbern Fair which will be held Febru ary 18th to 23d inclusive; and which, Mr. Bull promises, shall be ahead of any of its predecessors. "The Burglar" theatrical troupe went to pieces recently in Savannah, tbe members having served attachments on the manager for unpaid salaries. The com pan v was a good ode, and was well known in Wilmington. The British brig Isabella Balcom cleared yesterday for Jeremie, Hayti, with 121.762 feet lumber, 20 000 shingles. j' 5 casks spirits turpentine, 10 bbls. tar and 20 bbls. pitcb, value $1,007.93. shipped by James H. Cbadbourn ft Co. Twelve games out of the thirty bad been played up to Friday night in the checker contest at Asheville. Of these, Murdoch had won three, McNair one, and eight were draws. From tbe preponderance of "draws," it is very clear that McNair has drawn his rabbit foot at last. Small Fires. A rhimnev hlaztno- on the southeast 1,riier 0f Doca and Second streets last night at 9 o'clock brought out the Fire Department in response to a call from box No. 43. It was put out by extin guishers of Wilmington Hook and Lad der Co. At 9 80 an alarm from box No. 18, cor ner of Fourth and Brunswick streets, was sounded. The fire was on Third, be tween Brunswick and Bladen, in a one story dwelling, occupied by Amanda Everett and owned by Dr. W. H. J. Bellamy. Tbe damage was slight. The fire was caused by a defective flue. BY RIVER AND RAIL. Receipt or Haval Stores and Cotton Yesterday. Wilminsrton ft Weldon R. R. 188 bales cotton. Wilmington. Columbia & Augusta R. R. 71 bales cotton, 8 casks spirits turoentine. 42 bbls rosin, 82 bbls tar, 4 bbls crude turpentine. Carolina Central R. R. 11 bales cot ton, 18 casks spirits turpentine, 154 bbls rosin. 6 bbls tar, 4 bbls crude turpentine. C P. ft Y. V. R. R. 5 bales cotton, 74 casks spirits turpentine, 11 bbls rosin, 6 bbls tar, 9 bbls crude turpentine. Steamer A. P. Hurt 2 casks spirits turpentine. 104 bbls rosin, 8 bbls tar Steamer Daggett 18 bbls tar, 9 bbls crude turpentine. Total receipts Cotton, 225 bales; aoirits turpentine, 97 casks; rosin, 451 bbls; tar, 71 bbls.; crude terpentine, bbls. 20 As Christmas is drawing near, I will state to the holiday trade that my line of men's, vouths' and children s clothing is now complete, having received a large line since Welcome Week. I have a'so added lareelv to my immense stock ot gent's furnishings and hats. I. Shrier, Corner Front and Princess Sts. THE DEPRESSION IN COTTON. What la Bald About It by Cotton Men In Zoaland. Messrs. Beer, Coweli ft Co., of Liver pool, in a circular dated December 12, sty? "Our market continues to suffer from Neill's buge crop estimate ot 10250.O0O bales, which seems to receive confirma tion from i be heavy movement, sad upon which Manchester buys only from band to month; so strong is the feeling that lower prices will prevail for this and tbe next crop that there are free and large sellers of cotton for 1895-96, be fore a single plow has been put in tbe ground." "The price now ruling, 8 3-1 6d for next October, is equivalent to about 4 cents on plantations. We call your at tention to these figures because we be lieve that if ever there has been a chance to profit by buying anv commodity so far as twelve months ahead without having to pay storage or interest charges, cotton now affords that opportunitv. "It looks to us as though the South would boy all these new crops at tbe prices established (4c.) for them oy Manchester and the Liverpool specula tors, instead of planting the next crop, if the theory is correct that tbe above' quo tations are below the cost of production. The quantity of these new crops sold daily would seem to indicate a strong belie! on the part ot the sellers that cot ton cannot be raised much under ruling prices 4 JtjC on plantations. Charleston Truokera Li ked It. Whatever may be tbe opinion of tbe people who dodged about tbe city in a vain effort to keep warm and comforta ble yestei day, says the News and Courier, muffiid in Winter wraps and scurrying around corners to avoid the teeth of tbe biting wind, from the truck farmers' standpoint the freeze has been a God send. Two weeks more of the balmy weather that the Farmer has been giv ing the public for the last month would have brought tbe early strawberry crop to a point at which it would have fallen an easy and a sure prey to the first me andenng cold snap wbicb might nave chanced to come this way. Such a catastrophe would have been a heaw blow to the trucking interest ot Charleston, but as matters bave fallen out this frets: came in the very nick of time to retard without destroying the plants, and thus it came to pass while or dinary mortals were flapping their arms and stamping their feet to keep their blood in comfortable circulation yester day tbe vegetable men held a high car nival of satisfaction, even while their teeth chattered and their limbs shivered. They say that the freeze was just the one thing oi all others that they wanted, and they would not have been without it for many dollars. French Produced His Gun. Friday night about 11 o'clock as Mr. William French entered the yard of his father, Mr. W. A. French, Sr., near the corner of Dock and Fourth streets, he saw a colored man in the back yard and asked who he was. Receiving no reply, he went into the house, secured a pistol and went out on tbe rear piazza. See ing the fellow still in the yard Mr. French again accosted him and asked what he was in the yard for. The negro replied with an oath, whereupon Mr. French fired a shot at him and repeated the performance as the negro fled to the rear fence over which be vaulted, ap parently unburt. There is an electric ight at the intersection of Dock and Fourth streets, but tbe man was in tbe shadow of the buildings wben he took French leave," and it was impossible to draw a bead" on him. Died From Her Injuries. Many friends of Mr. G. B. N. Hudson, one of the workshop employes of the A. C. L , will learn with regret that his little six year-old daughter, Mamie Claudie, who was severely burned Fri day afternoon last, died yesterday morn ing of her injuries. Her clothing caught on fire from contact with a red- hot stove as she passed it. Two physicians were in attendance upon her from the time of the accident until her death, but her injuries were too severe for recovery. Bar a o nan Nsv.l Reserves. It Is announced that tbe Savannah Naval Reserves have "given up the ghost." Tbe division organized with about 40 men, who were enthusiastic in the work before them, but after some trouble about the uniforms and tbe reg ulations which could not be properly ad justed it was compelled to disband. Tbis is to be regretted; but it should not be discouraging to tbe North Caro lina Reserves, who bave the most effi cient organization in tbe South. The Clubbing System. The Charlotte Observer has some good observations on the "clubbing" system which bas been adopted by some of the North Carolina weeklies. Here is an important result of this foolishness not referred to by the Observer: Wben a "club" subscriber gets the N. Y. World or the N. Y. Times and compares it with his home paper, he begins to think that the home paper is no paper at all. Ship-Keepers on the Naniuoket In a Cold Snap. The authorities at Washington should make arrangements to furnish fuel and stove for the three old tars, ship keepers on tbe training ship Nantucket. Some members of tbe Reserves here loaned them a stove and will give tbem fuel UKtil they are cared for by the Navy Department, Watch Nixht Services. At Grace Methodist E. church on to morrow night watch-night services will be held, which will begin at eleven o'clock and continue until a few minutes after twelve, the ushering in of the New Year. AU who who wish to spend tbe last hour of the old and dying year pro fitably are invited to attend. Off For China. Mr. Jobn W. Bolles left Wilmington last night for New York, expecting to take bis departure thence, Tuesday next, for Hong Kong, China, where he will represent the Standard Oil Company in whose employ Mr, Bolles bas been for several years. He will be gone three years. THE COLD WAYS. Meroury Down to Fourteen Degrees Yes . terday Morning Fretsing All Day Outlook for Lower Temperature Tbis Mr rning. The' mercury 'went down yesterday morning to 14 degrees above zero two degrees lower than predicted Friday night by the Weather Bureau observer, Mr. Graham. It was the coldest of the season so far, and not far away from tbe lowest temperature recorded in Wilming ton in twefhy-four years. January 6th, 1 834, the mercury dropped to 9 degrees above zero, and in January, 1893, a mini mum temperature of 13 degrees was re corded. The maximum temperature yes terday was 20 degrees; by nightfall it bad fallen to 84, and at 11 o'clock p. m was at 20 degrees. Observer Graham thought that the record would be broken this morning and that tbe mercury would fall to six or eight degrees, although possibly, it might not get lower than tea or twelve degrees. Although tbe cold was intense yes terday yet the weather was clear and dry, and not at all unpleasant out-of-doors in the warm rays of tbe sun. t Colder weather was experienced at many other places. The minimum tem perature at Jacksonville, Fla., was tbe same as Wilmington, 14 degrees. At Savannah, Ga , 12 degrees, and at Char lotte, 2 degrees above zero. It is not at all unlikely that the freeze in Florida caused great damage ta tbe orange crop, and to early vegetables. In this section, tbe cold snap bas been ben eficial to truckers in retarding tbe devel opment of strawberry plants that were already fruiting. Zero temperatures were recorded by the Weatber Bureau in the Ohio Val ley. At Pittsburg, Pa., and at Parkers burg, W. Va., the temperature was 2 de grees below zero. Ooserver Graham said last night that the weatber will grow warmer this afternoon. THE WfcAl HER. U. S. Dep't or Agriculture, ) Weather Bureau. Wilmington. N. C, Dec. 80. Meteorological data for yesterday : Tern perjure : 8 a. m 15. 8 p. m 22"; maximum, 28; minimum, 14; mean, 20s. Rainfall for the day 0; rainfall for the month up to date 0.83 inches. FORECASTS FOR TO-DAV. For Virginia and North Carolina: Fair; warmer; southwesterly winds, be coming variable. For South Carolina: Fair; warmer; variable winds. Kitchen Maiketa. The cold weather yesterday was a damper upon market-men and but few of them were in market. Poultry was, scarce and in demand, grown fowls (live) retailing at 85 cents each, (dressed) 80 cents per pair. Eggs, 20c per dozen. In tbe vegetable market, turnips sold at 6c per bunch, and 2c per pound for rutabagas; lettuce, 5c per head; collards, 5c; sweet potatoes, 15c per peck; celery, 50c per bunch; onions, 0c per quart; cab bage, 10c per head. Tbe fish dealers sold oysters at 10c to 25c per quart; mullets, 10c; flounders, 20c, and trout, 20c per bunch. Newspaper Thitvus. " It is a fact beyond dispute that news paper thieves follow the carriers of the Star ( n Sunday especially) and steal m my of the papers soon after Jt hey are left for city subscribers. It will be easy to capture and punish some of these thieves if thes: to whom they offer to sell papers will assist in the work. When tbey attempt to sell a paper without ths words ' For Tran sient Sale" stamped on the margin, it may be taken as almost conclusive evi Hence that the paper has been stolen. Of course, if people will continue to buy tbe unstamped papers the thieves will continue their wo k. Christmas Decorations at St. Thomas1 Choren. As usual, the decorations at St. Thomas' Church are on a scale suitable to the season. The "Star of Bethlehem is represented by electric lights, the work of Mr. J. W. Rielly. It is placed imme diately over tbe tabernacle, and bamboo vines are arranged so deftly among the globes that only the light appears, and a verv fine effect is produced. Mr. Rbeder bad charge of the decorations and has displayed very good taste. There will be Vesper tbis evening at 7.45, when these decorations can be seen. Funeral of the .Late Jas. A. Bradley, Xtq The remains of the late James A. Bradley, (whose death at Oakland, Cal., has been announced in the Star) t cach ed here last nighf by train on tbe A. C. L., and were taken to St. James' Episco pal Church. Tbe funeral will take place this afternoon at half-past two o'clock, from the church. Tbe interment will be in Oakdale Cemetery, Sneak Thieves. Friday night a sneak thief entered the front door of the residence of Mr. Jas.- Calder, corner of Seventh and Cbesnut streets. The family was in the back part of the house. The thief did his work quickly, taking two fine over coats from the hall rack. r amines are complaining all over town of sneak thieves and tramps. COTTON FACT AND FIGURES. Receipts here yesterday 225 bales; same day last year 895. Net receipts yesterday at the ports 40.512 bales. Stock. 1,251,483. Spot cotton dull in New York at oc. ior middling, nominal in Wilming ton at DC tt -i r a m . - new loric futures closed firm at an advance : January, 5 55; February, 5 58; March, 5 62; April, 5 07; May. 5.T2; June, 5 77; July. 5.81; August, 5,88; September. o.vv. Dry Goods Slaughtered. The firm ot Katz ft Polvoght will commence a great sale of their stock at greatly cut prices, prior to taking the annual inventory. It will be a wise move to oe on band to-morrow. A dollar will go a great ways. SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS. Oreat Growth of the Industry The Num ber of Mills Has Increased in Fourteen Years frcm 180 to 406 The Capital Invested Increased from $21,000,000 to $87,000,000. Slowly but surely the belief is grow ing, says the Savannah News, that the South is to be tbe cotton manufacturing section of this country. , The great cot ton mil owners of New England are finding it necessary to establish cotton mill plants in the South in order to bold their trade, and tbe Southern people, as tbey accumulate surplus wealth, are potting money into cotton mills. The announcement was made the other day that two of the strongest cotton mill companies in Massachusetts had decided to build large mills in the South to cost about $000,000. Each cotton mill that is built is an in ducement for the building of other cot ton mil's, because all of the well man aged mills pay a good interest on the money invested in them. Tbe reason of this is that tbe cost of manuiactunng in tbe South is less tban in tbe North. Cotton costs less and labor is cheaper. For a long time it was 'nought that satisfactory labor could not be obtained in the South. It is now weil understood that as skillful operatives can be made out of the labor to be obtain-d in the South as there are to be found in the New England States, and, besides, many operatives from tbe New England mills are seeking homes in the South. They like the Southern climate and find the labor conditions more satisfactoty. Southern operatives are becoming better all tbe time, and it will not be long before tbe manufacture of tbe finer trades of goods will be undertaken. While tbe progress of tbe cotton in dustry in tbe South was slow for years after the war, owing to the lack of cap ital and tbe ur. settled state of political affairs, it has not been slow within tbe last ten years. Fourteen years ago the whole South bad only 180 cotton mills, with 000 000 spindles, 14 300 looms and a total cpi tal of 121,000.000. A careful inquiry made six months ago showed that there were 405 mils in tbe Southern States, with 2.700,000 spindles and 62.000 looms and a total capital of $97 000 000. It is stated that besides the foregoing there are 20 new mills under constructicVthat will r quire an outlay of $6 000 000 and will add S85 000 spindles and 6 000 looms to those already in operation. Surely this is a showing that justifies the South in expecting the time is near at hand when - she would manufacture the greater part of her cotton crop. There bas been a large and steady in crease in the South's consumption of cot, on. Fourteen years ago the South ern mills consumed only about one fourth as much as those of New England, wbile last year they consumed nearly one half as much. Tbe South produces fully 60 per cent. ot tbe cotton of the world, and there is no good reason why she should not manufacture at least a third of the cot ton goods consumed in tbe world. Her cotton, when manufactured, is worth about three times as much as it is in tbe raw state. A great part of the hundreds of millions of dollars annually tbat is ad ded to the value of ber raw material in tbe mills of New England and Europe could be kept at home, and tbe South would become tbe richest and most pros- -perous part of tbe world. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. APPLE pie. Make your pie as usual, adding your spice and a little salt, and then bake. Put your sugar in a tin and water enough to make a syrup; let it cook, and when you take your pie from the oven insert a small funnel in tbe pie and pour in the syrup hot, and you have a moist, finely-seasoned pie, without any juice in the oven. Lemon Pie. Grate the rind of one lemon (or if you prefer, chop it verv fine), take the juice and pulp, add one cup of white sugar, piece of butter the size of a nutmeg, yolks of three eggs (well beaten), and two thirds of a cup of sweet milk, and one tablespoonful of flour; bake as a custard pie. How to Cook Cranberries. Wash one quart of cranberries ana put them in a covered saucepan with one pint of water. Let them simmer until each cranberry bursts open; remove tbe cover and add one pound of sugar and let them boil twenty minutes uncovered. Tbe cranberries must never be stirred from tbe time tbey are p'aced on tbe fire. Follow this recipe ex ctly and you will bave a most delicious preparations of cranberries. SUNDAY SERVICES. St Paul's Church, Fourth and Orange streets, Rev F N Skinner, pastor. Fust Sunday after Christmas : Services at 11 a m and 7.80 p m. Sunday School at 8 80 p m. All seats free. St James' Church, Sunday after Christ mas : 7. 45 a m Holy Communion. 11 a m morning prayer, sermon. Ante-communion. 4pm Sunday School. 4.30 p m children's seivicc Public cordially invited. COLORED CHURCHES, Central Baptist Churcb. Services at 10 80 a m, by pastor. Rev L T Christ mas 3pm Rev D B Heuston. of Ohio; 7.S0 by Rev R C Lowe, of Macon, Ga. Sunday School at 12 m. Gorton's Famous Minstrels. After having remained closed daring tbe entire month of December, the Opera House will begin tbe latter part of the present season, 1894-95, on next Wednesday evening, January 2nd, 1895, with a superb production of minstrelsy by the ever popular "Gorton's Original New Orleans Minstrels." Tbis company played here last season, and the Star of December 80th, 1893, had tbis to say of the performance the evening previous : The minstrel performance given at tbe Opera House last night by Gorton's Minstrels was greeted by one of the largest audiences of the season, who were amply repaid for their attendance with an evening of real enjoyment in solid laughter. The performance was one that every one could enjoy, It was rich with fun of tbe most refined char acter from beginning to end, sandwiched with excellent music both vocal and instrumental. The troupe is a strong one throughout, and tbe specialties were exceptional. Many of the specialties were heartily encored, and hearty laughter and ap plause were almost deafening at many times during the evening's entertain ment. Sew Ten Ball. Howard Relief Social Club will give their New Year's ball at Adrian Hall to-morrc-r night. At midnight supper mil be served nnder tbe supervision of Mrs. P. N. Fick. The old year will be danced out and the new year in. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Pertinent Parar pha Pertain rne Princi pally to People and Pointedly Printed. Dr. N. B. Herring, was in thp ritv iMtcrdsf. of .Wilson, J J - g Mr. Wm. M. Weill, Philadel phia, is in the city visiting friends Mr. W. W. Roberts left yester day morning for a trip up the W. ft W. R. R. Miss Bessie Stmthers, of Val dost ,G i is in tbe city, visiting tbe fam ily of Mr. J. A. Springer, Mr. J. D. Black of Maxton, and Dr. D B. Jordan, of McColl. S. C, were visitors in tbe city yesterday. Mrs. Spencer LeGrand and fam ily who have been spending Christmas here, returned to Portsmouth yesterday. Lieutenant-Commander Geo. L. Morton will leave to-day for Charlotte to hold the annual inspection of the Charlotte Division of the North Carolina Naval Reserves instead of Commander F. Wmslow. Mr. R. B. Penny, who has been an employe of tbe Star for three years, has decided to abandon tbe print ing business, and will take a thorough course in a commercial college with a view to engaging in mercantile pursuits. Messrs. W. F. Williams, Red Springs; S. F. Craig, Southport; B. F. Clavtoo; Pee Dee; W. H. fike. W. W. Worthington, D I. Watson, Southport; T, J. Douglass, Newbern; D. E. Cadelle, Florence; W. P. Baldwin. Wake Forest; R. R. King, Greensboro, were among the arrivals in the city yesterday. Dont fail to be on hand early to take advantage of bargains at Davis 4 Z eiler's to-morrow. t FlXEBAi NOTICE. Fnoeral sei vices of the lte JAMES A. BPAPLEV w U te read at St. Jam, s' Church this (Sunday) after ao a, at ha.f past tiro o'clock Interment in OA. dale Cemetery NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. OPERA HOUSE. Wednesday. January 2d, 1895. Special engagement of Gorton's ms. Minstrels Tbe o'dst. richest and most refined Minstrel organ ization io existeuce All high-class artists. Gold Band Solo Orchestra. Grnd First Pai t, with Magnificent i-tage Settings 3 vVaich for the grand Mreet Parade s Con ert. heserrtd eats on sale at Yaies' Book store begin ning Mcnday morning, Dec 31. dec 30 3: Below COST! All the Holiday Goods, We have on hand, consisting of many useful presents for NEW YEAR, will be sold regardless of What shey COST. CLOAKS, CAPES and JACKETS, At prime New York Cost. Blankets and Comforts AT COST. BIG REDUCTION IN- Carpels -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 tf Dividend Notice. At a meeting of tbe Directors of the Atlantic National Bank, held on Thursday last, a semi-annual Divi dend of Three Per Cent, was declared, payable on and after December 28th, and $5,000.00 out of the earn ings of the past six months was car ried to the surplus account, making the surplus fund of this Bank $30, 000.00. Resident Stockholders of the At lantic National Bank of Wilmington, N. C , please call at the Bank and receive Dividend of Three Per Cent on their stock on and after this date. Transfer Books closed until Janu ary 1st, 1895. J. W. NORWOOD, decMtf PRESIDE? Dsceaber tSth, WW. Wrapping Pspsx. If yon wish to buy old news papers, soluble for wrappiag paper, or placing Bate carpets, almost st rcmr ottb pries, call at the Stas "ssSS Sspt V Xt NFW ADVERTISEMENTS A HEW YEAR'S Greeting, To our Friends and Patrons who nave Bestowed on ns Such a Liberal Patronage during The Past Year. Very truly, I lie Market street, Wilmington, N. C. General Reductions In all Our Departments , Before 'stock taking. Many Goods sacrificed. Great Sacrifices in CLOAKS DRESS GOODS' CARPETS RUGS EMBROIDERIES LACES LINENS and DIMITIES. Katz & PdYOgt Urge a call from you. 116 Market Street. WILMINGTON, sW 80 tf N. Hot Water Bottles, One, Two and Three Quarts. Low price. JAS. D. NUTT, The Druggist. sat SS tf Salt. SALT. FLOUR. gs R. P, OATS. Bags SHOT. Barrels MULLETS. 25 barrels MOLASSES. mi i nt 800 Bm nSfT fill Anxious to quote prices. , , w. B. COOPKK, Wholesale Grocer and Commission Merchaat, . SS8 North Water Street, stS0tf DW Wilmington, N. C. ' 1 j i I I I iiU3a