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WM. H. BERNARD, Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C.: ' Friday, April 5th, IS78. Remittances must be made by Check, Draft, Postal Money Order, or Registered Letter. Post-- j ster lexers when desired. Masters will register Only mch remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. .'. . ,:. - . .... Jr.;-'; '. Specimen copies forwarded when desired.. The Wilmioeton Stab has modified its I v!w9 eonsideriblv on the subject of pri-i t mary elections. At first it was fully com-' mitted to the project of selecting candidates - by that scheme; now, it is willing to select delegates to County Conventions by such I mode. Hiltibwv Recorder. ;; TTji T 'J In the first article we wrote on: f jrnmary , jsaecuons.(-i-ine ; ups m which we referred to the Orange meet j ing we said : j , . . , i .-...-. -ii4a Virginia, wwr to the assembling of the late State Convention that nominated candidates for State officers,' a large number of primary elections were held id cities, towns : and villages, and possibly in some of the townships.- We remember that when the delegates met in Richmond it was known who were the two strongest candidates; The voice of the people had been pretty generally ascertained ' 'f ' J: ty "IIow was this voice of the people ascertained ? Why, of course, by the election of delegates who ' were tn-1 structed for whom to vote. That I was our idea of the Virginia plan, and in this very editorial : we I apvocate that plan.? Referring - to I the Hillsboro meeting, in the same I article, we state that it "looked" to I the introduction of a somewhat simi' lar system in our own State to that adopted in the recent Virginia elec-1 tion. We urged the plan in several t editorials, meaning to restrict the I election to delegates who were, -however, to be the representatives of cer tain candidates. Such we understood the Virginia plan to be, and so we clearly indicate in the extract from our editorial of last October. Now, we have "modified" our first view, and to this . extent, ; We first favored instructing delegates voting for delegafTro represented par ticular candidates; We still favor the election of delegates by ballot as the best, -the most satisfactory, ' the most republican plan, but ' with or without instructions as the people in each township may prefer. We repeat that we should be glad to see the primary election system as applied to delegates tried fairly. We believe it would work well. But, we fear it will not be adopted, and that we must do the best to improve the nlrl Rvctem t.Viat. wan on, ; rrnllfii. rf 5 evil, and such a god-send to men of self-assertion, demagogical proclivi tief nr nnsnflnVaVilft nomintion. -r " " -v Vi m4Tr irei tTiof. iva ). narAV nnv. f W ftUU bUOtt ft U a W A . .UA- posed to advocate Mr. Turner's claims, or to favor any crotchets pe culiar to himself, but to favor any plan that was similar to, or approxi-1 r . , tt. . . ,1 - , ;. I maiea,- me Virginia pian oi electing i delegates that were committed to some special candidates.; We have indicated how far we have "modified" our intention or preference. The Wilson Advance and the Stab are agreed as to the plan of : electing delegates by ballot. It says: "The Wilmington Stab states our posi tion on county conventions correctly. We favor the election of delegates in the town ships to be instructed or not at the option or the voters." . : ; j i It favors the selection of five dele- gates for every township. It says this will prevent the Convention from be ing too unwieldy. It says: "Under our plan each .township would be entitled to its Democratic strength, and a township with one hundred Democratic votes, with five delegates, could oniy cast ns BirengiD, viz: voies 10 me aeiegaie, while in a township with! four hundred votes the delegates would be each entitled to eighty votes. . By this plan every Dem ocratic voter in the county would be repre sented and each township would have its legitimate Buengtn in ine yonvennon. ENGLAND'S ATTITUDE. The resignation of Lord Derby is a very important event. He was the conservative member of the British Cabinet. r As Secretary of For - eign Attairs he has kept back the Beaconsfield Ministry from rushing into war. He has been a brake upon the advancing war car which ever ana anon nas received additional momentum trom some, new event on the Continent. The speech of tlje 1 R;;cV. t: o.:.. .e.i3. . uumou.x itiuici lueauougnem . on the occasion of the announcement of the resignation of Lord Derby issig- nincant, and contains information that was new at the time it was made!. He said: "That he WOUld.willinelv refrain f'rnmnn. Lord Derby to resign until a period when Si might occur, however, from unnecessary ment that the Congress would not be held, and that the hopes of rectifyins the dis' turbed balance of power, in the Mediterra- " TttTJWX&A taken to prevent impendingmischief They had, therefore, advised Her -Maiestv to avail herself of the services of her reserve forces. A message to that effect would be nu uciure xraruament" ; . .... . . . . v . This is indeed warlike. It is alarm ing in the highest degree. It shows England in an attitude that will tend to. precipitate a conflict)- and to force, other Europeaitpowers to engage if a terrific struggle. jjhe ants an ally she must Jiave anV alfxv J$Li!:n out one she cannot do much towards humiliating Russia.7 i The reserve to be called but is less than 40,000 men. They are good wldiew TscTCT lined, and: read y 'M-Q.nb,--'JLQi jip.c hold the ancient Renown of our mother ;. country, , Bqt f: what ; can. Augiauu ., aioue.ntumo iM4ir.y?t5?S Russia to terms ? It is a vervi ferave ... . ....lU J.U-i ri : . mww to suppose ma ifle ftusBiau army of to-day is the , Rii - n j 'ai: that fought at Alma an and Balaklava.. Russia can Confront . t:,:.u .:ij:tiL t:.i-jl- - . v --. lA -j ,jc, a will prove no unworthy fpes.) hjV! . T . I. But, we are' not yet, (prepared to believe that England" will go td War without Austria1 She r&&t hav a , r.?j,m imni .it. .A : country as a baaig of operations, and that can . furnish the- greater. parljof s the army. In the Crimean war she did1 not have more' thin, ,6000 f'. France, Tu Aey d an Italy ..suppol the remainder 'If Austria decides to. remain at peace, then we believff that' diplomacy will complete the, struggle and" an armed attitude will , be. as. far as England will go.r We gave our views last week as to Englahds want'of flScient pro'voca- tion to justify her m .beginning hos tilities. !;We are clad to have -onrj views strengthened, and confirmed by the Philadelphia tKmesy . The last, number of .that ablej paper, disctisses the subject temperately and 'Wisely as we think. We qote an impressive paragraph: "There has been more than One occasion during the progress of the Turkish struggle when England might have drawn the sword against Kussia with dignity and reason so far as a war for selfish interests merely can. ever oe reasonanie ana wun some pros pect of success. Now a reasonable cause is wanting, and the prospect of success appears so small that the determination seems like madness. Certainly England does not expect to fight alone with Russia, yet we look in vain for an ally. It is not (iermany; nor JTrance, nor Italy, and what-' ever Austria's objections' to the treaty of San Sfejano, she has shown no disposition, to make common cause with England. Indeed, the impracticable attitude of . the latter power has thus far but strengthened the efforts of Russia to maintain the triple alliance, and .Austria's entrance ' into . war can be brought about only by the ascen dancy or the Hungarian party, with . what peril to the peace of Europe we do not need to say. Such a war would not and could not be confined . to the East, : aa ! was the Crimean War; it would bring ; unnum bered perils to every Western . State : . and yet it is only by such a war that England couia De relieved from the isolation which she has brought upon herself and under which she has been fretting. Day by day it becomes more plain, that the. peace .of Europe is in England's hands, and that she has allowed one man, and he a man-whom the whole nation distrusts,' to draw her into a causeless quarrel that threatens only dis aster with no compensating nonor." OCa FOBEI6N COfflSIEBGE.; There is unusual interest just now among commercial men as to the im portance of looking beyond and ex tending the cpmrtiflrnial rplatinna nf A, -. , .. i the country. We aro glad to see . -, ' i t . that the question of foreign com merce is being agitated and discussed in sections of our State: remote from the seashore, although in constant communication with' "seaports! North Carolina has been a victim and a suf ferer for seventy-five years because she has not had direct communica tion with Europe. All that portion of the State that lies East and South -east of Weldon hat sought a mar ket ; at Norfolk, and it is; main- I ly through North Carolina trade that Norfolk has been built-up and made ' a ; commercial centre of con siderable importance ' All that sec tion of the State that' lieswest of Weldon, embracing twenty or 'thirty I counties, besides .some that jie along the Wilmington ' and - Weldon i Rail road, have always sought ; the Rich mond and Petersburg markets, -thus contributing largely, to the " growth and wealth of those cities. The Ire I suit is that North Carolina is made 1 tributary to Virginia. We have no I ticed a zeal and ? anxiety ori the " part 1 of some of our State lianera to renre. I sent the advantages of Virginia mar- I kets in the most' enravishin 'terms. 1 The necessary rpnnlt. nf all tKiahao I been the neglect of our own tatVand I i.h Ak mi : nnt. .m . towns, leaving thenrto languish or to die." : But, possiblr.' there is a1 now I ' . . .. . ;y. era anoni tnnavm nnnn na Pnost bly our people will hereafter take more interest in home, affairs, arid a .more , united and persistent .effort will be made to build op, our. own commercial centres, and to render our own seaports tne . outlet '16 be aought. Possibly we are to have a more- m.gi6cont. .nd 1 impog aohemC -; of 1 internal - improvements,' orery section of our State! When a' . f . . . st r , , . ( more extensive net-work of railroads; rami Wh Carolina, and when tfur I ve are. made navigable, and cheap' I transDortation KflWmfia an'pstaWlko' . lact lnfen Wl" come ai grands time for North Carolina, and iheni' indeed! will the solitary place blossom as the rose. What we spec allv ",V wise, generous! fostering legislation, I and,a united, - Jiearty, protraoled.ef jjrt Dn th part of the intelligent Wen qjpthe State to make North jtiarolifra wjat$lie is capable ofiLbe- coming a great and prosperous com i monwealtb. a ... . - ?.! LJoUdJ Wilmington istgrea natural! fTherf is noireanj why should, not become a city of ;con8ide.n rable size and of ' corresponding 1m-; portance.!i Wherievei' It Is readily ac cessible by xaik ojc Ewcerfrora the j western partf the State, its trade necessity andunty lty nljarghyr hjej area ipf commercial. i noterconrse. an4 especially ;bf j opening up i ! trft'de 'with - the slSpahish-AmeTicah 'coun triesf 5ustH!8trikevery "one a' will reflect upon the - matter. We seojepities j.of OthersectiopaT-TT; those to theNorth of.oa.and: thosecto tb South of uinoving arneatty in the question,0 ati6?i:the1: whble' subject' has been pressed upon the attention workers ahd ' thi'dfcefs rfrotrt i5raany -j-Wenot;e .with pleasure that several of.our.3tate exohanges hve; ba.du- cn8sionS '! quite lt recently concerning this &;reat.subjeot,,and. that;.. there, is entire harmony of view, among thenil' Our own little city has been, referred, to in. everjr paper that Jiascbnsjderefl' the matter in terms of sympathy and encouragement, The Charlotte v'OB. server.ot the 30th ult. had a judicious gladly copy the I following extracts: "A glahce at the man is sufficient to show how vitally North Carolina is interested in; the object With a general bill, giving authority to the Postmastet General to con tract for carrying the mails from this coun try to the Spanish-American countries, it is probable that aline of steamships will be established from Wilmington to those countries. . Such will certainly be the case f it can be shown that it will be profitable to capitalists engaged in such enterprises to. establish a line.-, A reference to the map shows that with the Western . North Car olina Railroad completed to Paint Rock.' on the "Tennessee line, which result will soon be accomplished, Wilmington will be the; most accessible seaport for the great Northwest. Especially will this be. the case wnen inc umcinnali Southern Railroad is finished. ' ; ; But nothine will be accomplished unless our people, , and ; particularly our , Senators and our Representatives in Conzress. take the matter in hand and bring before the country at large the advantages which our seaport city, by reason of our railroad con nections, possesses over j others . ...( Proper efforts on our part and on the part of our Representatives would accomplish more than we imagine in directing the at tention of capitalists to the advantages of our own seaport Whenever it is known that we can offer shorter lines and cheaper transportation to theeaboard, with equal facilities for ocean transportation thence to foreign markets, then j we will secure ireignis over our lines irom the .Northwest We have,; or very soon will have, the shorts er lines to lhe seaboard. The rates upon these lines are, we are informed, cheaper than those upon .Northern lines, any gene ral impression to the contrary notwith standing. If then we j are put upon an equal footing with other cities in the way of compensation by the general ' govern ment for, ocean mail service, we wUl be in a i air way ot securing the establishment of steamship lines to foreign countries so - as to be able to compete successfully for their immense traffic Our representatives should see to it that we arejBo placed in any me&sure.wnicn congress may adopt j , . We heard a "good one" oh the venerable Hon. B. F. Moore, who was once considered a very able lawyer!. That is to say, before the advent of the carpet-baggers and the introduction of the New York Code, he was thought to know "some lawi" Indeed, there are people. in North Carolina who are idiotic enough to suppose that ho actually ; - "knows some Jaw' still. ', He fa the tfldest of the famous lawyers their profession. u who yet practice He was .lately sought by a gentleman to know what should , be done about nominating candidates for the- Supreme'- Court Bench who .. were1 jthe ablest f and best men, and so on The venerable ' ,i ... . lawyer replied "Go and ask the editors, they know all the, law in these days." . Judge Montgomery Blair has per sisted in the fraud .matter until he has partly! carried ,; his point. The Matyland House has adopted his res olution authorizing L the Attorney General of Maryland to : proceed un der the i law creating the Electoral Commission to ascertain the ! author ity under which R. B. Hayes is per forming the ;J functions of President. The Legislature adjourned on Mon day. . We ar not informed what the Senate did. W ehave yet ;to learn what practical good is expected to come from legal proceedings.' ' ' The " South Carolinians ' are very rightly proud of their, greatest hero tbe,admirabie Hampton Thepeo-! pie :of Anderson have just presented the great leader of men with a mag- nificebt black horse. It was 'a birth- day piresenti! - The Governor thanked them and the whole people f or their; kindness and for the splendid animal,' remarking that they, touched s, weak point when a horse was in question,' and that althoijtgh hewas asplendid creature and had carried him well, he! jWas afraid he would not carry double 1 ,V'0f course take your customary iJ annua j .--trip to tbecountryi but don't forget Dr.? uuirsuaDy Kyrupmat inaispensable help w" v.v-r-a!.v.rv w wca 1 1 thb iohatco iiHDtrcrioN The reduction of the tax on Jipbao- co f rtrtn 24 cents to 1 6 . jcetat per Duund. as iVrftnmmfeHded bv.-thja Cororaitteeron Way and Means, is p just and timely act. The total to bacco crop in the United .. States will Aot aVergel ie than. pts. YA "tartio-ubly tlw value oFnher"pndBct- ousutio oe euouBTD in an wusuwuce. isrt It'us'ecf to!! j32! centsor' fcjdil tttaSs mtoa's ' kfie,iivege,fice obt&neaby; mg sdumwa'led uce'd'tos anoTboheTii'eve'rS iVwia-bBlrMuecl 'stirliaofeu dQ jiot. catcli. the Northern legislator tixitf irir6w'siaplesin!i t:.ff. uitsimrj Out fci: fst-n.it Jl -la howeverjgrcat;iLhe j luxury,,. ;Thei jtor; baicco'o first because, ifcwas" mainly; a Sottthrr staples. A better sense of justice , is prevailing, aufa keener insight .into business operations distinguishes the Congressmen of to day over those of tJ .-Ti"n iti .- fM Ari' -ati-l-Kiif ten years ago. , . We say business, because, after, all, Northern Congressmen mav be con-. 'V'V ""rM y ii'-?'iUn httA trolled, in their votes ra'6 re from coh-i 8i4eratons of profit tHan magnaimi ty This mar appear ifj we consider ine iaot mat me revenue qerivea from tobacco 111 1873, when the tax was 20 cents, exceeded; the revenue of 1872, when the tax was 32 cents, by $660,133lLasl 80 with ' che w ing tobacco XTh revenue was great er when the tax was placed at 32 'l iy .itv!ltt".-j- .ta -.ot-i. cents, than wh,e jt, was 0. cents. aWe agree with the Washington Pest in the opinion' that "nothing can';be shown more clearly than that this rate of 16 .cents in a series of years, say five to six, will produce a larger ag gregate revenue to the Treasury than the present excessive rate', which is nearly 466 per Cent, on the average price of the leaf." . ! - t We are glad of the reduction what-' ever be the influences and considera-. tions at work. It is an act of justice to the South1. ' - . ' THE GBB1T SUSPENSE. . It seems impossible to arrive at a correct-understanding? of the condi tion of affairs in Europe. Rumors of a contradictory character follow each other so rapidly that you are thrown into a state, of despair, and you are ready to abandon the field of observa tion forever. Gen. Ignatieff has been unsuccessful, Count Andrassy will not agree to the Russian proposals, there is great gravity in the situation this much appears 4.0 be certain. . The New York Herald has a telegram from St. Petersburg, dated March 31st. It contains several interesting points. " It represents' Russia as de termined to hold Cfirm, cost what it naayr that, the conclusion has been reached that the aid of the French fleet must be secured if possible that the follwing alternative will be pre sented to France: ' "You mast either abstain from the Con gress, and thus act on 'he side of England against the whole of Europe, or come to the Congress and abide by the consequence's, whatever they may "be. w . It is thought that probably Bis marck's hand is in this. , We confess to much incredulity. We. doubt if any such alternative will be pre sented, and we do not believe France will abandon her neutrality at least not at present. . The Herald tele gram says if, all ; hope of a general understanding should fail, that Rus sia, will then summon England to withdraw her fleet from the Sea of Marmora, and if she refuses that Rus sia will at ouce occupy Constanti nople and the whole shore of the Bosphprus. . In! thisway ! the issue will be forced and th6! two Powers will face each other with Vs word in hand. It is; said: : ; - : ; "Whether an Jmmediale declaration of war would follow this action ia, of course, a matter of doubt, but it must lead to such events as will infallibly end in war, and from the moment it is taken " the zrand struggle may be looked npon as virtually commenced. It is well knowa here that the most popular English Minister that ever . uvea would not a are to withdraw the fleet Under such circumstances.-- The - storm of indignation that would be -aroused would sweep everything in England before it, and the fact of such a demand being made would be clear evidence that Russia want ted to foroe England to fight" ' , V The Czar is' represented . as pre paring to take:! his place .among his troops, and every thing at .. Peters burg looks like war. : ! Lord Derby's resignation is regarded as'' the surest indication that England ? has decided on a war policy; ;i y'.:.ri' How soon all, tbia will be changed defy the prophetic-ken, of the acutest -war ; correspondent. j. It- may be saf eiy , said that the oil Hook j.- is gloomy and threateningv y l'- . vlt is thought to be certain that the Bacific Railroad Sinking Fund ' bill (Judiciary) will pss by ra" handsome ponqent ot vtne.Kicbmonci. jUtspatch in. advance classifies the. vota .fol-! Ayes lmjv, doubtful 5. We see heputs Senator the last category; Satorernmon; will yote aye. He spoke ably for the flERRROIJl FAR. Vaslungton correspon- eieh Observer feives the follow rob pleasant bit of hisy&ry ooncerning 'lr. Dean, the Maswohnj setts Democrat who beat Fields, the Republican by one vote : - ; f i iWanis-BJsroijemocrat. He was a Vlt ."'ihe S At. nf I no 111 Pfgmerat-'dBtinti the,arra-OaptaiajaTtBrH"'' -f -gg nmn aKlii an A it lot iniriiichnd r,;rrpAn ( I fi.-.",'." jiyVM vfivi wy i"""ip&"f',r,t.f-r,"vin.! tative," remembers most gratefully the kind rieks of Mf.1 Dean to theCKderiltei'rf)'ri-y sooers, ataqdui&.: f Anioag other, ;acts. .of, sympathy, he sent Captain Davis $200; for the relief of sick ConfederatesV U&f itl'e-' mfmberedpleasantlylnaQtbecconoection. fie 'saved some valuable property from sa crifice 'aBdconflscation in .Boston belong-i Davis thatkmigbijle thefiame Dean;; Bel sought him out. , .The two. incidents men- ti'ohed wre talked'fcvef ! . " V n u " -f ; J WUmlQCton compreM , ana.. wr itonae Campaur tbeatinuf meefibgiof;-thi, fjomanyy field at the Banfc of New Hanovar yester-i day morpisgja,ijL o?elck:,iexPJU Esq,, wes called to the JhaIrtaoq4r,..yy liam .Calder .was requsted to act in connec tion . with Capt Geprge Sloan as Secretary, whereupbntfie meeting WaVdeetkVetjHj dul' organized 'knareadyto t iln i'Douald-' M.cRae iJfiteaideiiluWf stbe Compayi made;some explanation ia fcef er,- ejcfij to j.tbe affaire of . the Conipany, also prcseDted' a financial statement Of its condition and- prospects, which was; dis- cussed" ind1accepiied'.ikif " ; A resolution was passed Approving' arid endorsing the action of the Board of,; Di rectors In. increasing. tbe capital . stock of tlieiCompany fromaOOOO to $85,00, and purchasing and erecting the new press. ;. , The following gentlemen were then elected Directors for the ensuing1 yeari ?Dl R;Murchi8on,; Alex.' Sprunt.' J. - Wilder Atkinson, A. Pope.j Donald MacRae I. JB; Grainger,. Hi A.- Burr, James H4 Chad- bourn.. , ; At a subsequent meeting of the new Board of Directors uapt. u. k. Mfirchlsoh was elected; President and Capt. George Sloan Secretary and Treasurer. Wllmlncton fllntoal Innnraiice " pauy. ' j ' ; !' " " 1 ' r t Com- ' The annual meeting 'of the members (policy holders) of this home company was held at Evans' Block on Monday evening, April 1st , at 71 o'plock.. iue meeting was cauea 19 oruer. when Mr. B. G. Worth was requested to take the chair and Mr. Samuel N. Cannon to act as Secretary, i 1.;;'.-. '.'-. '': The proceedings of the last annual meet ing were read by the Secretary. , J : : .The Secretary then read his report of the transactions of the company during' the past year, making a very favorable exhibit, the present assets amounting to $14,178 6ft. The company was organized in . October, 1873. - v j n ; .' The following officers were elected forj the ensuing year: j President. Wm. A. French. Vice President.! J.; Kent Brown . 1 Secretary and i Treasurer. Samuel N Cannon. ' j .(." Directors. Wm. Al French, B.F. Mitch ell, R E Heide, II. VonGlahn, Wm E. Freeman,: R. J. Jones, R. S. Radcliffe, Wm. Larkins, J. K. Brown, John London, F. W. Foster, R jE. Calder. The New Blahop. : A contemporary furnishes the following concerning the newly elected Bishop : ! "The Rev. John J. Keaue'k thirty eight years of age, and was born in the borth of Ireland. He was brought to this; country by his parents when quite an infant, and was educated at St. Charles College, How ard county, Md., and at St. Mary's Semi nary, Baltimore. , He has been long dis tinguished as a 'man of fine culture and broad intellect. 1 He is a man of handsome physique, and in his address is exceedingly prepossessing. , A few years ago he visited Europe and on his return lectured exten sively in this diocese. - His appointment as Bishop of Richmond was considered by Pope Pius IX , very shortly after Arch- oisnop uiuoons was. transferred to the see of Baltimore." , . The Latest Pascal II a liner. Postmasters are calling, attentipu to the recent order of the Postmaster-General providing that printed matter of every kind or description offered for mailing at third class rate' must be received into mails for transmission therein at the rate of one cent for each ounce, pr two ounces, or' fraction thereof, as the case may be. , This applies to printed directions, or, request, or any; priotod matter upon the envelopes, as well as the.inclosurei therein. ! Respecting price marks upon samples, of merchandise,-' they will not subject such samples to a higher rate of postage, provided such price marks appear in the original print. This ruling is intended to repeal and, overrule any rulings! heretofore made inconsistent with the same Han ITleetlpe; In Pender. we are requested to state that a mass 'meeting will fae'heldat Burgaw 00 Wednes day, thelst of May,' in the Jinliresf of fa Railroad to Onslow county, 'and other mat ters of importance to that place; jad: the county of Pendjer; which will be addressed by competent Speakers, among whom J G.. Scott, Esq. ,! of Onslow," is , expected. Ac educational convention will convene at the same tinle 'land: ' place. , :AS brass band will be in especially .present!.. . attendance.. ;The public, ahdj the; ladies,, are invited to be Solid, Well-Edited, Fair, manlr and ,;U, .Independent, t...- ' LGreensboro Central Protestant.! k i The" Wilniiington - Mobning , Stab entered upob its twenty-second Vol ume March 23rd.! .! !;l ,.ii; ! 'We like the Stab very much, and ibelieye w can give - an intelligent reason for it! 1 The paper the? ar-1 rahgemeht of matter; Jthe typography and the press- work are spch as to in-! vite and gratify the eye. 2, .Its, con-! -tents generally are of .solid interest to' the reader. . 3. Its.'news is killfully! condensed arid comprehensive in fits; BdbpeU 4. Its editorials are in - good itaSte ,iu good Koglishand are logical withalj besides heing, suitably sbrief.l 3. It'is pervaded by a fair, generous,' manly; 'independent1 spirit: ; 6. It's trsVrate M fM'Mlih'd j The comma wtiree Conference. JSl'TLov iPost ;; tSussil-Well, iow, what doyon allfwantyfand'whatlare you going to do about it? 1 f.. . ;, England We demand to know what youwon't tell us. -I Germany Now, don't make any; drubbles. Ef anypoddy makes rub ble, I pouncehim righ t-avay otttj jiwtfia 1 thinlcoohing bujruj' t&ldoiieV &Xhw$jMwj?h& is Halvr-rSo; 4o? la;t' ImMm .L--.'ii Prande-rShentlemehs, : may' IaVe' : th plasirwiaiiBee:bu,l;ie"a j.sRussiaprWel gentlem.eMjJSi ih.W; alljyoox,harvse to-aay ?uW O" -oiii on hgtidielirWpeifn1 f reAt,isay . "y m enaanias; jifn ayip a ntJ derk.it - may' no't .be?vot.wedei nVands t'-ii:9Jant fyb:iJiii! a(i iAttfiaSah dMstf;V'otiJsK;der i at ance-t-iintiihomuwa! iaef, -uraea Exposition wilM&ffair m wortd 1 dntxAli?jUj:& !f3te0WMKiJ V0O:l eorwiiOst' Rnperhc yoa? seem to: be the chief gcumbler'. f What lare ybir going' to do-about it? i ifinglandVy'e'iref gotfr ihe'' shipsy we'ye gpt the nep, we'vf ;gpt fbejmb ney:tooI -'y--yj heXu.hfU'p UiussiaWell? - i . i. , u EnglandWeWgot.theM ships; we-ye if nienJU - p rance :Zc grand attrcshong we shall offair atParis- !? -. ; Bismarpk Order ! "Order! i Fire that French: peddler Qut!;''' ; , iMh isjfred tOuQh J -jf 'Zl I'-ii England- We've - got4ithe ships, we've'got the ! :.'- ' : Austria I move this meeting ad jonrn. sine die. ..-,.....,, .-, ;., ...... ;.; .. . iItaly-r-Secorid ihe motion. . Ji, ; . i England We've got "the ships, we i .--','''V'- iuy j;:-; : ;"!r'-: ' . Adjournment carried.' Russia Ger many,. Italy, and : Austria walk away to a private champagne supper at Delmoriioo's. England ; moves off alone,-saying, "We've got the, etc.' Elegance and Ease Combined. A number of ; American women ent to Worth,1 the Parisian modiste, asKing Dim, - w nat , costumes can oe devised that will be perfectly healthy, and, at the . same time, beautiful ?" He replied: WI , have to make the same- answer to you that I have made to the;' women of Europe. The cos tume of . the Persian women is the handsomest on ihe face of the earth; It ' consists of a loose waist,! short skirts, and trousers not too loose. I have made this costume beautifully, and hung it up in Paris, but the wo men will' not wear it. I can do no thing more. They must suffer until they are willing to adopt it." Be Your Own Executors. : ! The fact that the will, of Vander biit is contested,! and also that of Samuel Wood,- who' bequeathed a million dollars to found a musical col lege in New York city1, shows the wisdom of millionaires like" W. W. Corcoran, George Peabody, and Pe ter. Cooper, who. carry out during life their plans of philanthropy, taste, or utility.' In the case of contested! wills the lawyers are pretty sure to gobble up a large share Of the property. madam Besteli'a Suicide the Talk in' .' j 1 1 If-. Gotham. . -f-? :' I Special Dispatch to the Washington Post. J j ; New, Tobk, A prill.; ' The suicide of the notorious Restell. is the talk of the! town to-night. No one has a word of sympathy for the dead woman, who for many years has' defied the Jaws and brazenly flaunted her ill-gotten , wealth in the face of decent people.. t Her flashy; equipage and' Fifth avenue mansion' are known to all New York. Much! relief, too, b felt by scores of families whose secrets she had in keeping, as it was feared she would revenge her-; self by publishing her register of customers because of the. refusal of; every; one she: . asked to. go(on her bond. . , John Brougham to-night read! the report of the'suicide in an evening paper at) the Lotos Club arid- jotted; the following epitaph on the margin: "Old Madam Restell, r -.?kj . That disciple of hell, ; ...... ''' At her hoUse-of infernal resort ''','5 '; : Cut her throat in mere fun, . : For it only was done 1 To naake 1 an April foolof the court:"; A Move Aalaet the national Banks. ; : , : . IRaleih Observer. . I ; ; We learn-thaV the following , peti-! tion .to Congress is in circulation, and; that it-is proposed to " have similar ones -signed in all parts of the State and sent to our members of Congress: To the C0fgresdcihe United States: We' the undersigned citizens 'ot the State'bf North Parbliria1: would ; most respect&iUyt represent that the present tax. of ten. per cent on the circulating notes of State banks is '. unjust,, pp pressive, and injurious to the interest of ihe people;"! HxA:.h: ; ' We would therefore tnbst resbect-i ifullv.ask that the clause ; in xhe, , na tional , banking a w whichT imposes : a ias 01 wn per ceni pn tne circulation of State banks be repealed, r f .,; -' ' ' m-m,m , "vrU.u; ' )V vr?a"lnstjynce Beard From.; ' ', I ISpecial toNew Yofkimes. t foiNcbiNlinarch'3l !'Col.J.' Ll Vance? the missing ex - on sressman 'baa . been f RMn a t . s f Louis, and again at Kapsas Cityr JIis! friends, however, who are on the trail; ha,ve been unable so far to overtake! him; The Colonel is1 wanted in Wash ington :by. various parties (with whom: he has had dealings. . . Sfivpral frionVla- :in Cincinnati also, who. have contrib-1 K VO aerrayi tne expenses of his ent trip; would like to seehim Ji "presen Statesville American: The barn of L. M. Davia, .residing in" Alexander coun tv. MondaV eveninir nf last: ; av . . struck by, lightning and burned up, with 1 ;Gerraany Wj&fcmtfast:yQw tutyt fraeNSsinWMfos8itt&J i Spirits iTrpentme. 1 -'. llaleigh -Observer: .. Henderson Harris, colored, of New Light Township has been missing -since lfc lltb of Februa ry last. Ilia body-W" twef oo It&t Sunday jin Neuse river. " ;Foul' lfay Is suspected. !- -We are informed v'1ya fiiend that ; JudgeFowle haseceiyed a. arar of jrequesls lo deliver addressed WfoVetlferary bodies n! Jbeir fioal celebration. i ' J yiyfreioijdeujL.. Writes . ua as j f olVws v. li, is uodecstood that lion. Thos" jSr !ASbe?i$ flot antditf for the Supreme i Bench, and thatliie. use oi hisuame in that ; coanf et'ion is preaiature Hd unauthorized. 'If may be tiatliw f A-inecj biro again . iff the field "fortJohgressr "Ii ia nrob.ihlP j lliirt litB E. rid tils imay. be nominated" j fo tlie raitr Senate fTOQj-RKhmotid ani ' ftfrsbo3 the I ReidsviUe 14mes: A young man thi qihet ayj had "jhts,- artii adly Unrt with cyanide of "jn)tasrr;;be was having a nega tive takes f his; sweetheart on his arm-' The 'skua et seraiciied in-ioma'.way an4 iijc mjibbu au ui;il ju, hdu uis arm i DegaQ, sWeitiAg asjif frora-a snake bite. He made a narrow escaped 1 This is a new idea herej taking a picture jon the arm:. they rub. on I nitrate of silver, then cyanide of DOtash.- I then place on the negative and hold a sun - glass to ine bud to bnog a right focus and thus make the picture." ; : 1 ; ; : 1 Charlotte ' Democrat: People of the various cilies whot haye introduced the Epglisb-sparrows, are now mourning their Tolly, and arte anxious To get clear of what ejcaasider a kteai iwsaode , D Two- pferk)B3 bave fclreadji anbdfittdl fiem selves candidates for Sheriff of Rowan county, C.; F. Waggoner, the present in cumbent, and Theo. Ft,JK:iutts ,,'We charge advertising, rates for all announce ments of candidates,' to be paid wheh the announcement is made. . ---JThen go ing to be livelyjimes this summer among those who are w illing to serve' their country. Mr, J. j R. Hawkins, bridge builder of the Carolina' Central Railroad, was on a crank car when it collided with a train. The Charlotte Observer says: "Upon being taken out and conveyed to the house of ensineer Hallof the Carolina Central, Dre. Gibbons ahd McCombs were called in. They discovered that his right thigh had been broken, his skull fractured, and that he. had suffered other injuries. ; ; His skull was trepanned I and such other treatment given as the case demanded, but the condi tion of the patient is pronounced critical." Five others narrowly escaped by jumping from the' crank. Charlotte 1 Observer: Among the first things; in lhe line of amusements after Lent will be a grand charity ball, for the benefit of the Home and Hospilal. A careless negro threw a rock in College street yesterday, striking the horse of Mr. Josiah Asbury on one leg and breaking one of the leadersi Saturday night, the gin house and mill of R. Boston Wallace, Esq., of Crab Orchard MowDBhipi was burned to the ground with all its contents. - Who was it that said it and how does the old couplet go about, "Apostolic blows and knocks?" That's the way it is here now. (This refers to controversial' sermons whichtbe Charlotte ministers .are now preaching). Central Protestant: Our circu lation continues to increase, prospects con tinue to improve, new frietfds continue to rise up and come forward, and we arc en couraged: ' There are three camp meetings appointed for Randolph, Circuit this year, viz: iHope, first Sabbath in Sep tember; Gray'iS Chapel, fourth Sabbath in September; Level Cross, : first Sabbath in October. I- Our aged friend and bro- r ther, Hugh Little, a member of the church at Hickory Grove, in this county, died quite suddenly on Monday of last week. Miss Knight, a young lady of Rockingham coun ty, was seriously hurt by the falling of a tree across the buggy in which she was riding from church at Mount Bethel, on Sunday last. , Salem Press : During the past year, 1,688,005 pounds of hay,were weighed at jtbe Salem hay scales, making 84,200 tons. From August, 1877, to "March, 1878, there were shipped "from ' Salem,' 1 ,634,037 pounds of dried fruit. The stillhouse and contents, belonging to Mr. Wall, a few miles above Germanton, Stokes county, were burned a few days ago. .Loss about, $300. Fire wasTaging in the woods near Crater's Mill, Sunday, lo an alarming extent, doing much damage to timber and fencing. In the neighborhood of Fogle Bros.' upper saw mil), in this county; forests have also been on fire withj.iike result. The Sauratown mountains have, we are told, been on fire at -several points, destroying much valuable timber.. . j, , ; Hillsboro Recorder: Mr. Isaac Holden, a very well known citizen of this vicinity, died very suddenly on Monday night,, the 25th inst. - The bird law went into operation on Monday. Setting turkey; liens' and laying partridges ought reasonably expect 16 be let alone now. There are at present confined in Orange county jail thirteen prisoners, committed for various offences. Among them the ne gn.Bob Basler, charged with the murder of his wife and two children, and the sub sequent burning of the house in which they lived, last July; also Henny Hopson,. charged, in. connection with her husband,. Sandy, with killing her brother, Fowler Davis, some time last summer. Both of these prisoners are negroes. . I Raleigh I?ews : Mrs. ITayes' made application, a few days since, to Governor-Vance, through Major John Hughe of Newbera, for the sword of her late hus band, General .Hayes, of the Union army The Governor wrote Jier in reply that he would be happy; to send the jword to any address she might designate, and expressed his satisfaction in being able to place in her hands this relic of a gallant soldier aDd officer. . . The sword was captured by Gov. Vance's old regiment, the 26th, in one of the great battles in Virginia. , In Har nett county, nea the Johnston line, two well- developed infants were discovered wrapped in; a bonnet and thrown into a , Weil. Suspicion attached to a young woman of hitherto excellent character!- She denies it bitterly, but the opinion of the neighbor hood and the circumstances connected with' the case are strongly against her;? I ' ' Raleigh" News: Thirty convicts 1 will leave to-morrow for the mountain work j on the Western N, C. Railroad.; Col. 1 Walter L.'Steele, our member of Congress from the Sixth D ist nqt, has been com pelted to leave, his post, in consequence of illness, and is now; at home. . , The proceeds of the Baptist Sociable at the Salisbury Street Church, on ; Friday evening, afhounted to $14L' - Captf J. F, Phillips. , living at Archer Lodge, Johnson county,' had his dwelling and kitchen, with all their con tents, burned on the night of the 27th inst. Mr: and Mrs. Phillips were just able'to escape the flames in their night clothes. In, a few minutes their pleasant home was re duced toaahes. 1'he fire is supposed to be accidental, - - On yesterday a mad dog. bit tWO Children of a Mr TTovph - livincr a few miles from this city. The dog also bit. several animals before lie was killed. Ano ther mad Jdog , was killed . near the R. fe, G. Depot, by Mr Jas. Forrest The animal it ; appears, bad bitten no one. .. We learn that B. "W. Starke, Esq., the populac presiding genius of the telegraph office here, lias applied for a telephone for. this poi&. and hopes to have it in position soon. 1 We learn that the new Catholio Cathedrnl is' designed' to be bvl far the handsomest church edifice in Raleiglu' , It is to be 103 ieei in aepm oy ou ieet rront. , itslocauon, as we have before stated,' depends upon whether, lhe application to the Pope for the appointment; of a Bishop of Raleigh suc ceeds or not ' " -' ' -
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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April 5, 1878, edition 1
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