North Carolina Newspapers

1 HIS OENIITa STAR ---':.t.:r, 4t--i-.M;v'- Gives the- Largest Ouantitv And Variety of Reading Matter, THE,nOIUIinO,fiT f! 'THE OLDEST v...-?:. DAILY imWSPAPER I' . IN NORTH CAROLINA- -1 , t 1 :T: !- Mm.- I Of Any Daily Newspaper In North Canlina. t Entered at the Postoffice at Wilmington N.Cai Second-clui Mail Mattst. - SUN I MON I TUfHWEDTTFlU EBI I SAT JE2l3ll l 3 4 J 8 9 10 It n 13 14 Is 16 n id 19 20 2I 2l 2J J4 25 26 27 1 23T29 I 30 31 : J Part Alanac January 8. . San. Riset. .... ... ......J. . 7.10 A M Sun Sett...:.,. 4. 5.00 PM Day's Length............. 9 h 50 m High Water at Soathport. .i 8.50 A M Hiprh Water at Wilmington 10 83 A M Forecut for To-iar. Fol .North Carolina and Sm-h Caro lina, lair and warmer; soutberly winds. There has been a sadden and sharp lis: in pressure in tne xsortnwest. ine pressure Is also higher along the, Atlantic coast. Higher , temperature prevails in the Lake regions, the central valleys, the Southwest and the Southern Rocky region. . . . j ' A cold wave has developed in the Northwest and will advance eastward to the Mississippi, to-morrow and south . ward to Kansas and Missouri. Light snows are reported at a few scattered points in the Northwest and in 'most cases accompanied by high winds. . -',- .1 - j ". 4 - Fair weather is indicated throughout the East and .South and partly cloudy . weather iu the Northwest; with scattered 'snowfalls. j . The temperature will rise in. the At lantic coast distnc s and the lower Lake rjgions It will continue to rise in "the Siates bordering the Gulf during most ot the day, followed by a sadden fall in the West Gulf States at'nigbt Lower temperature is indicated in. the upper Mississippi valley, the Lake regions and districts to the westward. ; OUTLINES. The Maryland Legislature organized by the election of an independent Demo crat as ; President of the Senate, and a Republican Speaker of the House. Considerable excitement prevails in Ber lin ever the crisis in the Transvaal and the attjtude Of Great Britain is de nounced on all sides. ? A French paper suggests- that , France, Germany and Russia might intervene to settle ther trouble between the Uaned States and Great Britain, - The Canard line steamer Cephalonia struck at South Stack,'; near Holy bead J - A memor rial introduced in the New York Legis lature , recommends that every honor able means should be resorted to to settle the differences between the Uoited States and Great Britain. - President Cleveland a New Year s ye-, ception was attended by all the notables of the , city. It is likely that the House' bond bill will be destroyed in committee of the Senate and a substi-. tute in the' shape of a! free coinage bill reported. - The Venezuelan Com mission, consisting of five members, was ' announced by the President yesterday. Gov. Morton, of New York, an nounces that he will be a candidate for ' nomination for the Presidency by the . National Republ can Convention. Two brutes had fa prize fight fn Topeka,- Kansas, a few days ago. The man. whipped he dog, a' ball dog, and won.$20, but the dog bad the fun of chawing him up badly. . - Gen. Cassius M!. Clay; of Ken tucky, is 81 years 0ld and has a fifteen-year old wife, but he is red hot for war and wants j to tackle John 'Bull, as his father and grandfather did. .-''.f -vr:-- V: - The Washington J Times beads an article on Congressional funerals . "Profligate Use of Cash." That's the way it looks, but if the corpses could be selected it would be money well spent.. i I 1 . ' This country is credited with $50 000,000 of the estimated output of gold for the world this year. These figures may be all right, but we haven't seen any of it floating around c this way..'. ' : J ' ;- 1A Hung Chang thinks Japan , could wallop1 the" jUnited States if they should lock horns. Li' proba .ably thinks Japan ban whip the uni verse since she walked China's log so easily. . x ' ) , The American Liner St. Louis is a daisy.' Oo;her lasrun from South ampton to New Yprk she mads aa average of 19.56 knots an hour and. on Christmas day 505' knots, an ' average for the day ot 20.28 knots." If Gen. Maximo Gomez with an army of about 12,000 .men could travel nearly the length-of the island and coop 'Campos up in Havana, what show , would Campos haver if Gomez had'half as many men asi he? The Queen Regent of Spain smokes cigarettes' and the ' young Ktqg makes himself useful in light ing them for her. That Isn't arvery important office, tbut about as im portant as most K ngs fill these days. VOL. LVILNO, 86. According to the New York inde pendent there are in this country 23,770 colored churches, valued at $26,626,000. They have a mem bership ' of 2,674,000, of whom 1,403,559 are Baptists, 1,120,639 Methodists, 30,000 Presbyteriansand 18,557 Campbellites. ; i -!- , George Kennan, the. lecturer, says we will have war with England un less we back ;down, iorngfirad never will, -When J. B. gets hlsback up he doesn't like to back down if he can help; it, but he knows when1 It is healthy to back. V A French nerveologist says that playing upon the piano is the. cause7 of many of the nervous - maladies that girls suffer from. It is the cause,: also, of much of the nervousness of people within hearing,, distance of those pianoes.. ', .' After a stay of three days in" New York Lord Dunraven ' packed' his duds and went home again. His short stay and hurried departure mightindicate that he' feared some thing might happen to him if he tar ried longer. The body of Harry Hay ward, who I "was recently hanged at Minneapolis,. is to be sent to Chicago to be crema ted, to prevent the body from being stolen. When cremated the ashes should be scattered to the fouf winds of heaven. . v ' Lottie Kiilman, 23' years old, is dying in the Charity r Hospital, on Blackwell's Island, N. Y., because she persisted in smoking forty ciga rettes a day. The cigarette may be burned, but it will get-in its work in the long run.. Railroads are beginning to make their way in' Chna and as the loco motive comes puffing in the big Josh and the little gods will go cantering out. As a track-clearer for the mis sionary the locomotive is a success. . The new star in the constellation Centaurus, which was discovered De cember the 12tb, was discovered by a woman,' Mrs. Fleming-. It isa fixed star. She fixed it. . NEW ADVKBTISJBMKWTS I O O F Attention. J as D Nutt They say. . K fjiw BTjsnrxss LOCALS. Money Lost Wednesday morning. .... PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Pertinent PrrDha Pertaining Prinoi- ;pUy to People aad Pointedly Printed Mr. Geo. R. French and wife have returned from the North.; Mr. J. B. Morris, of Philadel phia, is here, registered at The Purcell. Mr. W. J. Quillin, of Milton, Del , is in the city, stopping at The Pur- cell. ' . Mr. Wm. Gotterson, of New York, is in the city, a guest of The Pur- ceil. , ':: - . .J- Mr. I. H. Crabtree, of Newton, and las. Northam, of Wilson, were in the av city yesterday. , ' Mr. Jas. Black has returned from Kenansville, where he has been visiting relatives. - j : Miss M. Louise; McMillan, who has been here on a visit, to her father; Dr. McMillan, has returned to Union, Hertford county, where she has a school. Mr. Tohn Frank, manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company here, and Mrs, Frank, have returned from a holiday' visit to relatives and friends io 'Washington and Alexandria. The arrivals at the Orton yester day were Messrs. A. L. Toon. Mt, Oiive, W. Otho Poleman; Thos. E. Perkins, Ed. S. Roe, L. Priot, . S. Isaacs, J. M. 'Minugh, New York; C. L. Stevens, Soathport; Thos. McGwinn, Stella; G. Denning; Jacksonville; F. C. Wbitted, Columbia: T. P. White. N. C; C. R. Craig, Charleston. Improved Order Bed Men. Deputy Great ' Incohonee ' Dr. S. P. Wii?ht. assisted bv Messrs. Walker Taylor and W. C. Yarborougb, installed the following Chiefs in E?ota Tribe, No. 5, last night, viz : ' : "' . " Sachem, B. F. Murphy. ' Senior1 Sagamore J.' D. Nutt. Junior Sagamore J. R- Davis. ; Prophet S. Sternberger. Chief ot Records Jas. M. McGowan KeeDer of Wamnum E. R. Wooten Eiist Sana pH D. Tucker. ' Second Sanap C. R. Branch. Guard of Forest Gorffrey Hart. .y Guard of .Wigwam .J-.'S.' SneedAn. First Warrior C. D Yarborough . Second Warrior Geo. Sloan., Tnird Warrior F. B. Rice. Fourth Warrior J. H. Ruark. First Brave W. E. Mann. Second Brave R. W. Jones. - Ttiird Bravx Walker Taylor. t Fourth Brave Jas. Caulder. Trustees M.' BeUamy, Walker Tay- lor, Jas. Caulder. : '; - Buy . Ho Other. A, All persons are-' hereby cautioned against buying copies of the bTAR offered for sale on the streets unless, m every case, the words ''For Transient Sale', are stamped on the margin of the paper. Should any newsboy or carrier offer for sale a copy of the Star not so stamped he should be promptly, reported at this office. : '. fk 'J -'y. rS"l- pf; If there is anvthinz yon want, ad vertise for it. Is there anything you don't want? Advertise it in the Business Liocafts of the Star. One cent a word. But no ad. taken for ess than 20 cents. - tf LOCAL nrvrcs . w Items of Interest Gtather&l Here and l&ere and Briefly iroted. : The. Criminal v Court, Judge Meares presiding, will convene here next. Monday; . Superior Courts Judge Starback, will convene on the 20th insu r The colored people ' celebrated yesterday as Emancipation dayV A long procession headed by a hind of musi cians- paraded the streets to ; St. Stephen's Church, where addresses were delivered. , -T--:&ct-"iy 1 : :h ' -r Two juvenile fobtbalL teamsy the Clarendon, Capt. Norwood Giles, Jr.;: and the Cape Fear, Capt. H. B. Alder man, had a . game on the .Hilton Park gridiron yesterday. The former won; score 18 to 0. ' - Old newspapers may be had at the Star office for 15 cents per. hun dred or $1.25 per thousand. They are suitable! for wrapping; paper and add much to the durability of carpets when placed under them. Jlev. Jd6n C. Kilgo, D.- tJ., President of -Trinity College, Durham,: N. C; will arrive in the city Saturday evening of this week and will preach Sunday at Grace Methodist Church". at 11 a: . m., and Fifth Street Methodist Church at 7.80 p. m. v- ' . - Well, no; "this writer" is "not exactly the oldest newspaper man in the State," as suggested by oar neighbor of the Review, but he is probably the only editor in the State who has - been in continuous service on the. same news paper more than twenty-eight years. A small two-story dwelling on Wooster street, between Second and Third, was slightly damaged by fire which broke out on the roof about 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Fire Department was called oat, bat the fire had been extinguished. The damage was slight. bam Marshall, colored, wis be- fore Justice Bunting .'yesterday After j noon,, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon (a knife) upon Cary Marshall, his wife. He was required to- give a justtneq bona of S5(J for bis ap pearance at the next term of the Crimi nal Court, and in default was committed to jail. -. , -: - : "r y - )' Mr. L. Hanson', at his resi- ' dence, last evening, entertained a large number of young people of St Paul's Lutheran Church. All who were pres ent sorely enjoyed the feast .that Mrs. Hanson, assisted by Mrs. Henry Glaemyer," prepared for ' the occasion, and it is needless to Say that Mr. ' Han son's hospitality was appreciated by all present. , . OPERA HOUSE- The New Tea' Conoert A Sooial and Pinanolal Boeaeaa. One of the largest social gatherings of the season greeted the celebrated Quar tette from the Continental Concert Com pany, of New York, who gave a grand New Year's: concert at the Opera House last night. The Quartette was composed of Miss Marian R. Radcliffe, soprano; Miss Ethel Houston, contralto; Mr. W. Otto Pole- man, tenon and Mr. Edward S. Koe, bass, with Mr. Thomas O. Perkins ac companist. To say that the concert was a grand success in every respect is putting the merits of the entertainment, in moder ate praise. The audience, which was composed entirely of the social element. were delighted and highly entertained. Every member of the. quartette was' loudly applauded and repeatedly : en cored at every appearance, and- Miss Houston's rich contralto voice, to gether with her artistic rendition, cap- tared the admiration of all present.. Miss Radcliffe's soprano was sweet, strong and 'clear, and she 'was a favorite with the ; audience from the begin ning. '' '-' Mr. Poleman's tenor and Mr. Roe's bass , blended with and matched beau ti ally the ladies' voices, which made the quartette asfrong one, indeed. The patronesses were Mrs. Dr. Hoge, Mrs. C. H. Robinson, Mrs. Jas. Sprunt, Mrs. S. H. Fishblate, Mrs. S. C. Weill, Mrs. G. W. Kidder, Mrs. W. G. Eiliott, Mrs. H A. Whiting, Mrs. E. B. Boat-' rright and Mrs. J. H. Walters. ; and these ladies deserve much praise for giv ing this grand concert." Htrbor Uastet'a Bepjrr. Arrivals of vessels at this port (not in cluding vessels under 90 tons) during the month of December are reported by the harbor master, Capt. Edgar Wiif liamsv as follows: American 5 steamers, 4,672 tons; 15 schooners, 4,223 tons. Total, 20 vessels and 8,894 tone. Foreign 3 steamships, 4,831 tons; 3 barques, 1,208 .tons; 4 schooners, 534 tons. Total, 9 vessels and 6,003 tons, rjjrand total, 29 'Vessels, aggregating 14,- 939 tons.' . -' " '. '-' - :'' V '';., WUmlna ton's Cout Defenoes. In our Raleigh letter this morning there is an lnteresttngallusion to coast ueiences ior wumingiun. vucucvc the people of Raleigh urge the War De partment to establish an army post mere,, the authorities at Washington reply that the coast defences of Wilmington must be looked after first. Our correspon dent says this has occurred three times to his certain knowledge. 8aot at on tne Pike. " . ' . ' Mr. Walker WVick reported that , as he passed on his way to the city yesterday from Wrightsville Sound on r a bicycle, when about a quarter of a mile from the city, a rather shabbily dressed white man fired a gun charged with bird Shot at him. Some of the shot suuck Mr. Vick in the back and one penetrated the skin on the back of his head. The man afterwards fired at other riders. . The Star regrets to hear that the health of its old friend Mr. RK. Bryan. Sr., of Scott's Hill, is quite feeble. WILMINGTON, N. C.f THURS NEW YEAR'3 RECEPTION. A Happy OooMton at th T. 9C C A.Tes eiilaTTAnnlTeraarT .Berosa Mualo and BefreihmantaW : ' ' "'; ! The New Year's reception at the Y. M. C. A,' yesterday was a tuccess in every particular. The decorations were never quite so pretty, the music : never more plentiful and entrancing and the refreshments were abundant and, appe tizing.,, . . y .Soon after three o'clock the guests began arrlying,- - A notice on the bulletin board at the head of the stairs requested all visitors to register in ;the big book prepared for the purpose, and more than two hundred did" soV The attend ance, however, was really much larger than this; not less than three hundred being present.! The guests remained in the reception room and parlors "for the first hour and. were '.entertained with music by the Southern Mandolin Club.' . About 4.80 p. m. all adjourned to the auditorium, where' the club again played ; and were induced to repeat their, treat by a hearty encore. J y . The anniversary ' services, commem orating the eighth year since the Associa tion's organization were . then held. First Miss Fannie Corbett rendered a piano solo, then Rev. A. D.' McCIure read a suitable Scripture lesson and of fered prayer, and . the fouowing pro gramme was carried oat: - Piano and flute, " Mrs Morrell, - Mr. Martin. , - Report of year a work and present condition of the Association. Vocal trio. Miss Henderson, Mr. A. S. Holden and Mr Smith, Miss Chasten accompanist., 1 Addresses by Rev. W. B. Oliver on the physical work, and by Rev. P. H. Hoge, D. D., ,tm the social work. Flute and piano, Mr. Alderman .and Mrs; Alderman. foviiauv sum, mi as nwucnuu. A canninc little son? bv little Miss Agnes Chasten. , V ' ' ' The company then adjourned to the parlors. Many went at once to the re freshment room, where the ladies in charge were kept busy for an hour and a half ritanwnainar rhrrilat aanrfwirhea. 'm mA mK-, nt guests. . At the same time in the parlors a rare and excellent musical programme J was being rendered to as man y as could get within hearing. Miss Norma Foster gave a violin solo, with Miss Corbett accompanying. Master James Craft played a piano solo. - .." ''"'j Mr. A. S. Holden sang a solo. Miss Annie Taylor, Miss Annie Stolter, Miss Gerta Binitz, Miss Lily Belle Mc Laurin and others sang songs, grave and Ray. '":-;' Altogether, it was a most auspicious occasion. -X The reports, which will be printed in detail, show the - association to be in a healthy and growing condition.' The musicians gave their services with a heartiness that was most highly appreciated by those who heard them, and by the faithful committee to whose request they so graciously responded.. Supplies tor refreshments were sent in such abundance that even the great crowd did not 'entirely consume the good things, while the decorations were unanimously awarded the highest possi ble praise., j . Those who were unable to call yester day would do well to take a peep at the parlors this morning, as! we understand they are to remain as they are until pho tographed. ; BY RIVER AND RAIL. Jteeeipte of nTevsl Btorea and Cotton Teaterday. Wilmington & Wejdon bales cotton. . 1' R. R. 5 Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta R. R. 25 bales cotton, 84 casks spirits turpentine, 895 bbls rosin, 27 bblstar, 16 bbls crude turpentine. Cape Fear. & Yadkinj Valley R. R.- 5 bales cotton, 24 casks spirits turpen tine, 4 bbls rosin, 46 bbls tar. Wilmington, Newbern & Norfolk R. R. 217 bales cotton, 80 bbls rosin. Total receiptsCotton, 252 bales; spirits turpentine. 68 casks; rosin, 479 bbls; tar, 73 bbls; crude turpentine, ' 16 bbls. . - . : -:'. -J;.'- ' SEABOARD AIR LINE. Scheme Afoot To Give TheBoad Connec tion With Bputanbara. Baltimore,' December 80. A com pany of capitalists of Spartanburg, S. C has been formed, according to a re port to the- Manufacturer's Record, to build a branch railroad to the Seaboard Air Line. This will give the Seaboard Air Line a connection with . Spartan burg, which is one of the principal mill cities of the south, and one of the larg est cotton manufacturing cities. In case the Port Royal and Western Caro lina Railroad is . separated from the ' Southern system by, order' of ' the court, the road will be connected with it, eiv ing an independent route by the way of the Seaboard to Augusta. Ga- and Port Royal, S. C Mayor (uuvert, ot Spar tanburg, is president of the company, and president of one of the largest banks included in the directory. Sur veys are now being made prior to early construction, r , - uohou seoeipte. The receipts of cotton here yesterday were 252 bales;, same day last year, 186. Receipts for the month of December, 24,027; same month in 1894, 52,588 bales. Receipts for the crop year to January 1st, 1896, 183,858, against 202, 749 bales the same time last year: show ing a decrease of 69,891 bales. - Stock at this port, 18,826 bales; at same time last year, 20,054. One Cent Word, : ; Hereafter advertisements to go in our "Business Locals'' department will be charged one cent per word for each in sertion ; but no advertisement, however short, will betaken for less than 20 cents. - This is a redaction from former rates and it isalso a convenience to adver- isers. who can calculate the exact cost ot their advertisements, which mast be paid for always in advance.. . DAY, JANUARY 2, 1896. CRUISER RALEIGH. FUND. COAST DEFENCES AT WILMINGTON. Criminal Comt for Wake County Sew Teat's ; Holiday The Alllanos and tne DfThem lertiliaer OompaniF Trains on he v Southern Financial Matters Iiloerioas . .for the Sale of Mntieal Inatrnments Secretary of Bute Gookee ITarrow Xe 0P9. - .- Star Correspondence ' : Ralkigh, H. C, Jan. 1, 1896. The committee .appointed by ' the , Chamber of . Commerce to solicit sub scriptions among citizens tor the cruiser Raleieh testimonial fund were but yes terday and succeeded in securing' 100. This will augment Raleigh's donation, which makes in ail. nearly 2200. ' Ra leigh will do still more by the fund. :; Wilmington can have net coast de fence?, if a' proper effort is made Ra leigh is after the army post and will very likely get the one established in this State, bat whenever the citizens urge the matter on the War Depart ment, the authorities in Washington say the coast defence mast be attended to first and invariably mention Wilming ton in the connection. Thrice has Wil mington's coast defences been thrown in the face of Raleigh's plea for the army post, to my certain knowledge. There are forty-four prisoners in Wake ounty jail at present. Criminal Court convenes next week and the nuitfber will be greatly decreased. Holiday was observed by public offi cials and bankers to-day. Cotton Ex change, is also quiet. There are few New Year's callers to-day. Last evening the Capitol Club danced the Old year oat and the new year fn. " - Al. u. f leld s big minstrels will open the Academy of Music on the night of the tenth. The Academy has-been dark for a month. .. , One of the most prominent Fusionists who profited-by the pie-counter, and who is also a member of the "noble order," denies the statement that the Alliance is to taboo the Durham Fer tilizer Co. for being in a trust. He says the Alliance has no idea of establishing fertilizer works at Hillsboro. He main tains that no ttust was formed but that a combine was made among the fertilizer companies to reduce the freight rates. Thirty-three " marriage licenses were issued by the Register of Deeds during the three days before Christmas. Trains on the Southern Railroad by the new route, Norfolk, are coming at random schedule. - Four heavy trains passed here this morning. Schedules will not be arranged until next week. A number of improvements are going on at the depot here. The Mate Treasurer will not have a deficit staring him in the face to-day. With SSO.OOO on hand and the amounts collected from the sheriffs by the urgent appeal, the indebtedness due to-day wjl be met. - '; - The State Treasurer vesterdav issued the second license for the sale of musi cal instruments. Only one had pre viously been issued, and that was to Mr. E. VanLaer. of Wilmington. The license of $350 created by the last Legislature has run a number of persons doing this kind of business to other nelds. Treasurer Worth has a very conve nient way of escaping contributions to different objects. Yesterday the com mittee was oat raising money tor. then cruiser Raleigh fund. They called on Treasurer Worth, but mat gentleman s Quaker views regarding peace forbade him making a contribution. secretary of state L-ooke bad a nar row escape with his life Monday night. When the storm was raging, Mr. Cooke, who had been writing in his law office In Louisburg, left for his home, and before he was twenty feet from his office the brick wall to the new hotel which is be ing erected fell and crushed the office and it was entirely destroyed. ENTERTAINMENT Iff BTTBGAW. The young ladles of Burgaw will give a literary entertainment, consisting of recitations, dialogues, declamations and vocal and instrumental music at the court room in Burgaw on Friday even ing, January 3rd, 1896. A silver medal is to be awarded to the mostsuccessf ul contestant and a spirited rival is on among those expecting to en gage in the contest. . The literary exercises are to be fol lowed by an oyster supper accompanied with other sumptuous viands, and a large crowd is expected to be m attendance. Prof. Noble, of fender county. Dr. Ben. Graham, late of the University of Virginia, a tod Mr. Grady- of the United States Geological survey, have con sented to act as judges, and the mtellec tual pyrotechnics of all will be reviewed. The committee on lights have promised to have everything bright, and anyone within a day s ride of Burgaw will miss it if they do not come this way on the morning of the third. Hotel Change at Charlotte. The greatest and most important hotel change ever made here takes place to-day, says the Observer. Messrs. Eccles & Bryan give up the Central and take charge of the - Buford, and Messrs Thornton & Campbell, Northern capi talists, take charge of the Central. Mr. and Mrs, Eccles have lived in the Cen tral for . 26 years, and Mr. and Mrs Bryan have lived there since their mar riage, eight years ago. It is therefore like leaving home tor them to move oat of the Central. Both sets of proprietors were busy yesterday moving out and in Much has to be bought new' at each house, and a general improvement will be made in both hotels. Charlotte has never in her history had two such hotels as this year will give her. , Mr. Eccles will later Open the Bel mont also as a family hotel. Itaxton Uorsela. . . From Harker's report in the Lumber ton Robersonian'. Maxtonians have probably spent three thousand dollars on account of the At lanta Exposition. . V Mr. and Mrsi Armfield returned from Mu Airy last week. Mrr-Armfield wilt have headquarters TIE Maxton for the present, we learn, and they will hoard with the Misses fatterson. Mr. W. S. McNair not only visited the exposition at Atlanta, but continued bis trio to norma and maae . arrange ments for opening a turpentine business at Yulu in that state. Mr. r. a. woot ten. r.. and Mr. waiter w, smitn, leu Monday mgnt ior x uiu, to Degin Dust iness. The style of the arm will be Mc Nair & Wooten. XnoTolopsdia Brltannloe. The 5tar Britannica Department still filling orders for. the Encyclopaedia Britannica. This is the latest and best edition of this great work. Issued in 25 volumes, bound in cloth or sheep." For full particulars read announcement on third page, or inquire at the St ax office AN INTERSTATE 8HOOT. - On Will Be Held tn Charleston Under V Auapioea of the Palmetto Oon ClubNin April A Chanos for Wilming ton. V tP:''j - Charleston has in the Palmetto Gon Club, says the. Newt oV Courier, one of the finest and best known, sporting or ganizations in the. country. The Palp metto Club teams have taken part ;in every trap-shooting event of importance n the United States during the past two or three years, and have every time held nigh places on the score cards. 5 In rec ognition of the Interest taken in trap events in this city, the Manufacturers' and Dealers' Inter-State Association a little over a year ago held an Inter-State shoot on the Palmetto Club grounds, which proved a grand success and at tracted fine shots from several States. Now this association has decided , to bold another tournament here in April, 1896, and promises that this will exceed in in terest the previous one. In a letter to Mr, Geo,; A. Steck, secretary of the Pal metto Gun Club, writing for the Inter State Aisociation, Mr. Elmer E. Shatter says:- . -y,- - --: -- V- "At the annual meetine of the later- State Association it Was decided to com ply with the wishes of the Palmetto Gun Club and give a tournament at Charles ton during the third week in April. This brings you in ahead of the big tourna ments during the month of May, and I consider it a splendid time. f We can arrange a programme later on and one that suits your club. We shall be guided by the clubs this year as to whether or not they want handicap, etc. Mr. L. W. Bicase was seen by a re porter last night and asked for more par ticulars. He said that the tournament would be arranged to continue for two days and that it would undoubtedly bring teams here from AtlantaWilming ton, Savannah, Charlotte Snd other places.: About 400 will be added to the entries, making the priz:s well worth trying for. . NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. j Attention Odd Fellows! rTHS HIMBEK8 OF CAPS FEAR. ORION. X Wilmington-and Hano er Lodges ara requested to meet at thir Lodge room on Thuraday nignt, Tanoary Snd. 1896. at 7 80. to attend the tmbli in stallation ot officer, and an additas at the Opera nonse. . xne pnouc u laTitea, M. W. J aCOBI, Chairman, J. If. lacGOWAN.Sec'y, janSlt Joint Committee. j At Morrison's ' TOU FIND ' FRESH CANDIKS, FRESH NOTS, FRESH FRUITS. THE SWEETEST and PRETTIEST STORE in the City. 4ec33 tf They Say A "GREEN CHRISTMAS MAKES A FAT Graveyard." Buy Your Medicines -.'; 'from -' JAMES D. NUTT, THE DRUGGIST, And yon won't have ts bother with any gnveyaids. dec32t . . What Better Christmas Present for yjour Boy orGIrl than a de ' -; v. posit in ; ... fie Wilmington Sayings and fruit Co., It will bear Interest fcomoonnded oarterlv) at rate of 4 per cent, per annum, and will help them acquire a habit which will be Taltuble throughout their entire lives. THE SAVINGS AND TRUST CO. has no secrets and invites investigation. : - Capital, as,000.8urplu, tl.OOO. j. W. NORWOOD, H. WALTERS, G. SLOAN. President Vice President. CashkrC DIRECTORS. : H. Walters, J.S. Worth, W. A. Riach, D. O'Connor, Don. MacRae, H. L. Vollers, Js W. Atkinson, . J. W. Norwood, G. K. French, B. F. Hall, dec H tf 63 1-2 Steps--1 From the confer of Front and Prin- j : cess streets will bring you to r.lercer Evans' Shoe Store. where yon can buy Shoes as cheap as the cheapest, and as good as the best. Call there, boy a pair and' get a copy of the Pozzle of the Day, .and see how the "Gold Bugs" and the "Silver Bugs" will get across "Green back River" together, . Respectfully, " Mercer & Evans, H. C. Eyans 6ldf Stand. decSltf In Every Department DURING NEXT TWO WEEKS on account of I Stock Taking. J. H. REHDER & CO., 'Phone 118. Nttt Totffth Street Bridge T - - . - .. . Car fare paid est pnwlissas ersr tt,00. deeS tf . Special Prices WHOLE NO. 8,945 S. H. -ON SUITS AND ; ::;':s OVERCOATS. The blame is 'on the weather. We acknowledge, the corn. We are overstocked. Nothing left to do but to slash tnto the prices and com pel yon men to buy ! We are going to do it at once now. The center of Clothing selling, will be here in this Store for the next two weeks if the lowest prices ever heard of for FINE, CLOTHING count fot any thing and they will. Opportunities Don't last forever, they come and go. A Bargain is an opportunity. Von must take it quickly or miss it forever. Don't blame us if you come too late. KIM CLOTHIER. jan 1 1 1 3-4 ID.. 2 ID. ant 2 1-4 lb. Hew Arrow Ties, August and September DELIVERY AT LOWEST PRICES Get oue prices before buying. V.' Jr.. I - WORTH & WORTH. -Wholesale Grocers. jnhr ziM j . CROLIUS & CO., Bankers and Brokers Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Cotton. 45-47 Exchange Place and Kount Slorrla Bank Boll ding:, 12Stli Street and Park Avenue. QUR MARKET LETTER, ISSUED GRATIS and rnaTed free on spplication;lso our yearly Stock, Grain and Cotton Reccrd. which will be completed on January 2, 1896. We offer special facilities to out-of- town Droaers. - t OUR HARLEM OFFICE baa inst entered on its fifth year of faithful service to clients ia -Greater New york. and it may be said, and truly so. tnet tbe ier- vice rendered has never been equaled. Atide from bring Harlem's o!dest sicck brokers, we have the largest clientele, more private wires, telephones, em ploy nit re telegraph operators, clerks and bookkeepers tnaa any otter op-town brokers. Also larger and more 'Commodious suite of offices, with unequaled facilities. NORTH OF WALL STREET. National Bank references. New York Cotton Ex change references. New York Stock Exchange refer' ences, Chicag o Board of Trade references. , TOtliBMNGTON OFFICE 111 North "Water Street. U. M. ROBINSON, Manager. Out of town business solicited. - Sec 89 Cm STATEMENT OF THE Atlantic' National Bank, WILMINGTON, N. , A . At the dote of business, Dec 13th, 1895. ' Condensed Report to Comptroller . i RESOURCES. Loans.. .. .... ...v. $558,30 BS Overdrafts ..... 29 81 U. S. 4 per cent. Bonds..... Si,?50 00 Banking House and Fixtures 10.0 0 00 Redemption Fund. M CO One from Reserve Agenti"". $49,071 icB Due from otter Banks...;.... 97,46 S9 Cash on hand B0.081 69196,(89 28" Total. ,..$797,818 O . . .$125,000 00 Capital surplus Undivided profits..... Circulation........... Total deposits .. 17,067 01 62,067 01 28.10 00 592,631 61 Total,,,.,........!...,. $797,818 63 directors: J. W. Norwood, J W. E. Springer, D. L. Gore, C. W. Worth, S. P. McNair, E. J. Powers, i Sam'l Bear, Jr., H. If. VoIlers, . . W. C. Coker, Jr. J. L. Coker, Hartsville, S. C, G. A. Norwood, lireenviie, 5. C Mew York ' correspondents. Chemical National Bank. ' !!!..' '-.. ' Wilmington, Ni C, Dec 81st, 1895." Stockholders in above Bank will elease call at Bank and get their January dividend checks. : ' dec 22 of Klatch 40 boxes (1 Grossea) Globe Matches. 25 15 I Coast Matches. it u Climax" " B. & C. " ' We want to fire yon with low prices. W. B. COOPER, Wholesale Grocer and Cwtmrtsrtoa Merchant. 826 Hexth Water Street, dec 29 tf ' DW :: -WilmmBton, N. C. Announcement. J TAKE THIS METHOD of announcing to an my old Mends and patrons that I bave agsin loeatea in Wilmington awl may be found at Prempert s barber Shop, No. 11 South tt mt street, where I will be ulcatei to aae yon one and all. ' dae 9 tf ' 'wiM.fAM f. STEWART. Fib I. f!l 25 " (3 20 " (5 50 " (5 40 " (5 Only Six-Dollar Daily of: it Class in the State, v ; NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. PBICII : j: ORIENTAL WARES ; in every conceivable sbape. ' We bad a thoasaod pieces when: the season began. We - have a hun dred pieces now. They are worth the first price. Will yon take them at a SACRIFICE ? Remember that yon take them at just HALF the marked price. Those pretty Dolls will be sold for half tbe. marked price. These Dolls' will not 4ast long at. these prices. CURTAINS THAT SOLD FOR $7.00 this week $4.75 c r.n U, o en 5.00 3.5U 4.0C 3.50 20 2.25 2.00 1.75 1.50 ii i if ii ii ii 2.55 2.25 1.40 1.35 1.25 1.15 Call early.- . i 1 MS li U i . ii i if These are samples. NEW MATTINGS. Twenty-five pieces Matting just arrived. This; lot of Mattings repre sent a portion 01 a large: import ordef given by us daring the Fall. Mattings are cheaper than last year. You can get a very good Matting for 12c a yard. We have about 150 yards at that price, for which you. have, paid 16fc a yard. You must examine the lfne shown at 15c per yard, also at 20, 25 and 30c a yard. .On the 1st January 11 be rendered for all accounts on I my Books, and I will appreciate an caity sci-iicuiciii 01 uuc. . xuauKiag the public for their generous patron age during the past year, I will make every effort to merit a .con' tinuance of same in the future. decSOtf ... . , In EYerybody's Month. "Frog in Your Throat, 10c." Familiar in onr months as house i . " hold words, ' Frog in Your Throat, 10c." 7jA r "Frog in Your Throat, 10c," Lubricates' your voice. Call and see the "Frog in Your Throat" display (something- im mense) at. j '-. BUmSFHARUAGl ! ( . V. M. d A. Building, Buntings Brooklyn Pharmacy, ! . jourtn ana isiaaen streeu. 1 - dee 8 tf ; HALF DOLLS Lace Curtains Mattings ;f I i ' . ' ' - i i : SPECIAL PRICES ON f i V f!9ri.0tilfll.9Ttlll01lfc Ii ) VUlUUi 1UUttliUlUUIila ' ". , y. : ' : . " ' - - : ' g Comforts, Blankets, .Damask ; i ' M ' f '" - ' f'' r'V;!!f' Portiere, Trunks. ' Dress Goods. ; y. ' y ' y-y-'h- - Gloves. .ITnderwear. - jv j A. 8neceorto BEOWN 4S0DDIC3X! ' - -:i , YHl Np29ortfi, Front St. . j K. un me ist January uil,i .1 'u I .aril 1 V rsnr1rr1 frr all arrnnnte nn ... i USSBH y-yrl ' K . 1 1-! -"i-T J ' r.":-t ,:::-:ai ' - - :- r r .1 -,.f