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The Charleston Fetes & Courier, the Atlanta Conititution, the Mobile Register, f ybr the election of South- - ' delegat.es to the Cincinnati Con vention ; without, any instructions. -hflv think that they should be left free a rd untrammelled so that they can takee jcourse that will best unite the partyMnd: thereby furnish the strongest guarantees of success. Under the circumstances this will be probably the wisest course, l! It is Si most certain that the South will not vote for Tilden under any circum stances. The opinion is widespread -and wisely founded that if nominated he could not carry over half, if so many, of ih'e Southern States. The Southern delegation will, there fore, net be .influenced in their judg ment by any pressure -that maybe brought to bear by the Northern Tilden men. The. South has had quite enough of him. He has no popularity per se among the Southern people, and it wquld be a very grave error if he were'to be forced upon ,2 - the country agaiu an a candidate. Ve agree with the Atlanta Consti tution iu this opinion "The jilain duly of the Souihtrn Slates - it to Milectlbeu beat men to represent them in itie Convention aud to leave them wuh ' oui iabiructtons., Meu ought to be selected who are not "machine politicians," who are . not seeking office andhave no axes to grind, and who, have at . heart the good of the country as well as the success of the Democratic party. True, honorable men should be chosen. It sometimes happens that men are selected as delegates, because they are men of fortune. We need not say that men should be chosen upon some other test of qualification. A man might have money and ! be a fool or. . even corrupt. ,Iiet the wisest, most discreet, purest men possible be selected, and then let them have free scope to act for the best. The fol lowing from the Charleston News S Courier is in accordance precisely with what the Stab has said before: l"The ' Southern vote, apd none other, will elect the- Democratic " candidate, aad the South will be the chief sufferer if Ihe Republicans win. While .then the Southern delegates should not dictate who shall 1e the candidate, they should, unhesitatingly tell the Convention that Mr. Tilden cannot carry the - Southern States, and -that the South cannot afford to go into the fight - ,with the certainty joI losing." The true end that ihould be sought - is victory. It will not begin to do to - allow per8onal?avbritisro, or sectional dislikes, or sentimentality to control or influenc the choice of candidates. The man to be selected is the man who can beat Grant or any Stalwart, ' for none other will be nominated by the Republicans. Whols the man ? - The Stab un waveringly believes that Horatio Seymour is far stronger than any other Democrat. He has all of the elements of success and no other man has them. Bayard, for instance, is popular in the South - because of his high personal worth, his great purity of character, his constant sympathy for our -people. But the very things that make him a favorite in the South will' make him Weak in the North. After Seymour probably' Judge Field would be the Bost available canoiuaie. "e uonoi aeree witKour Charleston contempo rary when it says that "the man worthiest of election is the man to nominate regardless of any other con sideration.11 This would prove fatal as a general rule. In the - particular case in view it would not, for it hap pens that Mr. SeymonrMs at once as worthy as ary ' other and the most available. In the .matter .of nomi natiog candidates it is wise to eon -sider another qoestion . besides per sonal worth. It is wiie to Iriqaire--; oan he be elected.' In politios the ob ject is to have control of the govern ment. To do this you mast have' yonr men eleoted. ; To have them elected they mast be popular as well as worthy. . In the elections held in this country for President and other officers it has turned out very often that the "worthy" man has been left at home, whilst the popular man the available man has gone into office. It is judicious and proper and sagacious that in selecting candidates you seek to combine personal. worth with avail ability. $ ' - ;T .r HE C6T OF PC B LIGATION 'AND ; THB OinPAI6N;i The Charleston News & Courier has an editorial upon the extraordi nary increase of expenses in publish ing newspapers. It says that paper, within a few months, has advanced from 6 to 10 cents a pound. That ir to say, a paper that paid out $6,000 a year for paper must now pay Si 0,000. Where is this extra $4,000 to come from ? None but the rich papers can stand such an ; increase. Advertising is not as good now in Wilmington as it was six or eight years ago. The people in this section of the State are probably not as able to take a-paper now as they were then. The field ia North Carolina is limited. You can only get so many subscribers whatever may be your efforts to extend ydur circulation, and. however you may incur expense in making a better paper. If j the Stab paid out annually double what it does, thereby increasing its value, in some respects, it could not extend its circulation in any proportionate de gree. The number of accessible readers is comparatively small, and no efforts can increase it very greatly if you look steadily at the question of pay. -. " What then is to be done to meet the unreasonable rise in printing ma terial? The people, or some of them, must have, will have a paper, daily or weekly... They must have the commercial, political and general news. If publishers cannot get an increase of advertising, and a very large increase of circulation, what must they do to meet the J necessary expenses to be incurred in publishing a paper that meets the demands of fair minded and intelligent; people? The papers in the North and in many parts of the South j have ad vanced th erates already.! Two of the New York dailies have been con strained to put up their subscription rates. When sugar or bonnets or ready made clothing advance, the additional cost comes out of the con sumersout of those who eat and wear. - Is there any good reason why a similar advance in printing material in tfce cost of publishing a news paper, should not come but of the consumers out of those J who read and enjoy and are profited in one way or another? j The Stab will neither increase its advertising nor subscription rates at present. We hope the price of paper," &c, will decline before j very long, and thus obviate the necessity of an increase. It is trae that for some months the entire cost of the advance is upon its, but we are unwilling to resort to unusual methods of meet ing the difficulty nntil we have seen th at the advanced prices are to be maintained.' As bur Charleston con temporary says J ' "This is sure to be an unusually active year in; newspaper circles i Thousands who pay- no heed to the 'press id ordinary, limes read newspapers diligently durinfi Ihe months When the President , is to be nominated and elected. . The only thing, likely to check this is an advance in eub 8cription rAes." : v j . -The Stab will try to keep tip, to its present standard as a newspaper and to be efficient in the approaching campaign It will do this at the old rates if possible. Our friends ought to appreciate our practice, and to show it by sending us subscribers for; the campaign. We shall offer" no snecial rates, as we do this in fact in furnishing the Stab at old prices in the face of an advance of about 15 per cent in the cost of pointing materia!. - . "v :-, .. . " One Amos T. Ackerm an, a Georgia scallawag, who was for several years Attorney General in Grant's Cabinet, is a third-termer, and ; strong for his old chief. - Of course. It is the grate ful dog that is prono to lick the hand of the master who feeds him. - We gave the leading features of Representative Armfield's bill the other day, that which repeals the tax through the Rabun : Gap to : Knox on spirits distilled . from fruits, and villei the distance being 476 miles. that which gives the appointment of H uvfMv wicwnio w luo uuo i .u i Uistrio. Court. The bill provides! further that after January 1st, 1881, - . ' " I no storekeeper shall be appointed or rannimA : (n- . -iliiia ' distilleries making spirits from' grain wuioo maKe au average oi iuirty-twu t.tt . . or more gallons of .spirituous liquors , - v ,1 ." i per day; the pay of Ml storekeepers ia t.n bfl 2 rRr dv' AThia liil also proviaea tnat : auer uvy, aoou, it, t flhA i -v a i r r l rm n : rvrnn nnnF nr- t suaii w lamui iui o umuuwi i bacco to sell- his leaf tobaulco to any sell- his leaf tObajSco to any noroAii i fr hio nwn nnninmniinn nr th- An,W,r;rt nf hU fmiW "tint i - - ; - i cuccuiu" ben L'vu uuo ckLi auj vxio iiuiu i v'auo t r J .1 or in any one, week, Without tax or license. The taxon liquors stilled trom grain js nxeaai -zo cents a gai Ion. WILMINGTON AND CINCINNATI. Ma j. Hear ne's first letter to the President of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce is a carefully prepared document. It shows that he is study- ing the details of North Carolina in ternal improvements with due pains, and that he understands the leading features that enter into it. We have not space to copy his excellent letter, but it might be Tead with profit by all. The Cincinnati Chamber of Com merce will be fully posted, we take it, when it has considered Maj. Hearne's letter fullv. Other letters are to follow. In his present letter Maj. Hearne shows that Wilmington and Beaufort will be connected with Cincinnati by at least two routes. He shows that Beaufort will have connection with Cincinnati by the Faint Rock route when completed, by way of the Charleston and - Cumberland Gap Road. " If certa.-i Railroad combinations are made there will be a road from Wilmington to Knoxviile via Colum bia, Walhalla and ! Marysville, dis tance 47 G miles, with 110 miles un- c .r finished between Walhalla and Marys ville. We copy from the letter: "The following are practicable rail routes from Knoxviile to Wilmington, contingent upon the completion of the Western .North Carolina Kailroau between Asnoville and Paint Rock: "Knoxviile to Wilmington via Morris town, ABheville, States villa and Charlotte, 477 miles. "Note Fifty-three ' milea unfinished, about half graded. "Knoxviile to Wilmington via Morris town, Asbeville, Spartanburg and Char lotte, 460 miles. "Note Sixty-seven miles unfinished, grading over half done. "Knoxviile to Wilmington via Morris- town, Asbeville, Salisbury and Wadesboro, 463 miles. "Note. One hundred and thirteen miles of this route to build, of which about fifty three are half graded "Knoxviile to Wilmington via Morris town, Asbeville, Spartanburg and Colum bia, 481 miles, "Note. Sixty-seven miles unfinished, half graded. "Knoxviile "to Wilmington via Morris- town, Asbeville, Salisbury, Raleigh and Goldsboro. oil miles. "Note. Fifty-three miles unfinished, nearlv half graded. "Knoxviile to Beaufort harbor via Mor ristown, Asheville, Salisbury, Raleigh, Goldsboro and Newbern, 543 miles, "Note. Fifty-three miles unfinished, nearlv half graded. "The Carolina Central Railway, when chartered and begun twenty-five years ago, as the Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruther ford Kauroad, was designed to extend irom Wilmington to Asheville, passing through the Reedy Patch Gap in the Blue Ridge This old projected line has been completed to Shelby, in Cleaveland county, fifty-four miles west of Charlotte, and within about sixty of Asheville. Extended through, this line would connect Wilmington and Knox vule about as follows "Knoxviile to Wilmington, via Morris- town, Asheville, Shelby and ChtJilolle, 438 miles. ; . ! - - . "Note. On this line the grading was done some years since to Rutherford ton. some twenty miles beyond Shelby. , "This is the shortest possible route from Knoxviile to Wilmington. The next short est is the Spartanburg and AsbeMlle route. which is 480 miles. On this latter there are twenty miles to be built between Asbeville and Hendersonville, principally graded.be- side8 the gap or lorty-iour miles between Asheville and Paint Rock, one-third graded and partially bridged; P.nd three miles of the Cincinnati, Charleston and Cumberland Gap road from Paint Rock to Wolf Creek still to build. "The shortest possible line between Knox viile and Wilmington, involving no further construction in North Carolina than filling the gap Detween Asbeville and Faint Kock, is via Asheville, Statesvillle - and .Char lotte, 477 miles, and this is at pre sent the only rail connection of Wil mington and Charlotte with Western North Carolina to the vicinity of ABheville; It is not improbable that this will, until the opening or the Kabun Gap route, be the chief line of communication between Wil mington and the West and Northwest for the Spartanburg and Asbeville, . though seventeen miles the shortest route, has in terests that make it more a South than North Carolina road, and its tendency will he to Charleston over its South Carolina connections rather than to Wilmington,' while the owners of the Western North Carolina road would, by way of Statesville, have 158 miles of haul on Wilmington freights against only 44 miles, if these freights should be diverted at Asheville." M.j. Hearne regard, the proposed route by Rabun Gap as of most im portance to Wilmington, especially it the W. C. & A. road gets control ot the Greenville Jand 'Columbia to' Walhalla and completes the line He says, and. WaCTVite special atten.. non to it: .. ; - "The Rabun Gsp route. may become as muc necessity .s .a convenience to Wii- mifnrtnr inn shnnld rto6 -f . her. l-nilrnans control it, cbe would dread n rival, either to the north or south or her. Jfres nt indi cations are that the Paint : Rock route" will not 6a a Wilmington line, but "ther tend t- pr6babillU::ar6tin.:mnce-:Betw.eeB ibe recent purchasers'of t be WesternNorth Carolina and,. tbe.'Bicbmond J& Danville Railroad which is the leased company .for twentafveats o&U::rth;Caroliiia'nad eallv in control fcf mailt anU roa.d trom itiiiusuuiii Lir nnnuuii'U' h tun - aigw - iuiai '-r-s, --7 '- . . ; . .1 themselves lease the At&ntie Jtad. T "By this route Beaafort is 542 miles from l iv flnm ia nni niww in KPftnrnrt vnn am a T i ZZZUZZ x?SZ.,:Z: railroad Iwharves: wind fromomv Quarter -., . - . - " 1 tafeps anilnr 11 : nr nnt Invxra .11 nonr I necessary; a stranger may enter day or night' J locaea, anu vessels are at sea in ntteen and twenty minutes aiier casting on irom tne railway piers. ; These advantages and facil ities largely counterbalance the distance by rail." Wilmington, being a fresh water port, has very great advantages. A distinguished English engineer who visited Wilmington a few years ago, recognized this fact and pressed it upon the consideration of his govern ment. When our bar shows 20 feet of water, as sooner orater it will, and we hope and believe not very long hence, the port of Wilmington for I various reasons that may be stated hereafter, will be the port on the South Atlantic coast. The distance, as given ,by Major Hearne, between Wilmington and Cincinnati by the shortest practicable route U 700 miles, whilst it is 780 miles from Beaufort to Cincinnati. We 8b. all look with interest to the other letters promised by Major H., and shall draw upon ''them as they may meet oar demands for facts and figures. - THB F1BU la AST NIGHT. Large Warehouse, stores and Dwel ling: Burned Rapid Spread ol the Flames One Man Fatally asd Seve ral Severely Injured A few minutes after 12 o'clock last night fire was discovered on the ground floor of the large brick building on D6ck near Front street, belonging toMr.B. H. J. Ahrens, and used as a warehouse for the stornge of bay and grain. There was re ported to be a large quantity of the former stored therein,' (the property of Messrs. P. dimming & Co.,) and the flames spread with fearful rapidity, until the whole of the interior of the large building was a mass of seething fire. The building adjoining, on the corner of Front and Dock streets, occupied on the first floor as a grocery by Mr. A. Rusb.and as the residence of Mr. L. Solomon on the second floor, was soon on fire in fact, it was difficult to tell whether the fire origi nated in the rear of this building adjoining the Ahrens building, or whether it caught from the latter. Mr. Solomon states that he was roused by bis wife ; that the plac was filled f with smoke, and . that he bad great difficulty in escaping from the burning building, in bis night clothes, bis hair being scorched. He lost all the cloth ing and effects of his family, including $90 in money. Was insured for $300, The store next adjoining Mr. Autoine Rush, on Front street, occupied by Mr. Geo. A. Peck, dealer in paints, hardware, &c, was the next to burn, despite the streneous exertions of the firemen who were present and' who did tbeir utmost to control and subdue the flames, A small frame building, next north of Mr. Peck's, occupied by Mr. D. J. Gilbert, as a bakery, was crushed by falling walls and its contents deluged with water. While the goods were being removed from the store of Mr. Geo. A. Peck; the western wall of the Ahrens building fell on the store, in which about a dozen men were af work,' and came near crushing them. ' All narrowly escaped instant death. Mr.- .' John. . Farrow . was knocked down and very seriously hurt, and Mr. Joseph H. Walters was badly bruised r' and - burned in. " the face. Mi- Bryant Swann was very severely burned on both hands. Mr. Charlie Burkhimer bad an arm broken and received numerous bruisss. Messrs. Charles D. Myers, ; George Quince, Oscar Parsley, Jr., Frank Meier, Albert Gore and others who were or the number in the store, escaped with slight injuries. For an hour anxious enquiries were made by friends or relatives for different persons known to nave neen at iaawe ana missing. but all that were mentioned were finally accounted for so far as we could ascertain amidst the general contusion. Mr. Farrow, was taken to the Commer cial Hotel, and physicians called imme diately. His condition is considered very criucai.as it is iearea nejinnaiea tne names. He was perfectly uccowcious at last ac counts. Messrs. P.Cumming& Co. had insurance on tbeir stock of hay and grain amounting to$6,UUU. Mr. Geo. A. Peck had insurance on the store owned and occupied, by him to the amount of $1,600, and on his - stock for 7.O0O. ; Mr. Ahrens brick building on Dock street was valued at $5,500. and was insured &SSSSSSSS&&- The store corner of Dock and Front street, also owned by Mr. Ahrens. was valued at So.UOo ana insured for 11.350. The firemen displayed no little heroism in baUllng with . the flames. Exposed to great danger from tottering walls and to possible casualties from exploding powder and cartridges in the store of Mr. -Peek, they manfully stood their ground,. . and. finally checked and subdued, the fire."; DB.TIOCS ATICinBETlXVUM. Pursuant to announcement meetingswere held yesterday jn the county townships and city wards for the election of - delegates to the Democratic County' Convention to be held in this city on " the niu inat.. to ap point delegates to ihe State and Congres- 6;oaal Conventions, . Great interest was manif esled.and Ibe iull Democratic strength of the wards tallieffior. the occasion. The following is the rsSult: Mr. W. Dm&hDi a member of iheExecu tive Com milne, v.-called . the ; meetings oraer. ; a r On mdtion of Eke. W. M. Parker tbecall was read by Mr,, W J. Mott -. n , - . . .- n 1jar- monon aa JW. w. -m. trainer .e placed in nomination for Chairman - Jinil Mi -and : Messrs. T. ; J . Thornton and 8. W. Strauss were appointed tellers. Mr. -Morton received 79 votes and Mr. Parker 67. Mc Morton was declared , elected , and took the Chair. ! Balloting was then had for delegates to the County Convention. The Stedman delegates 'received 83 votes, the Waddell delegates 75. i v SECOND WARD. ! Mr. DuB. Cutlar called the meeting to order, when ballolings were had for Chair man. Mr. S. D. "Wallace and Mr. Junius Davis were put in nomination. Mr. Davis received 108 votes and Mr. Wallace 88. Nominations were then made for dele gates to the County Convention, and after balloting the Chair announced that the Waddell delegates had received 138 votes and the Stedman delegates 102. On motion the meeting adjourned, j - THIRD WARD. ; Mr. R. J. Jones was elected Chairman by acclamation, and Mr. James W. King and Mr. R. C. Cantwell were appointed Secretaries. The total number of votes polled was 250, of which the Stedman delegates' re ceived 136 and the Waddell delegates 114 votes. - ' , FOURTH WARD. At the meelidg in this Ward Mr. CuaB. II. Robinson was elected chairman, re ceiving 121 votes, against 110 for Mr. J. C. Stevenson. Delegates toihe County Convention were balloted for, the Stedman delegates re ceiving 12ivote3 and the Waddell dele gates 114. . FIFTH WARD. ' At the meeting in this Ward, called to order by Mr. F. J H. Darbfy, a member of the Ward Executive Committee, Mr. P. T. Dicksey was elected chairman by ballot, and "Mr. H. E. Orr Secretary. Stedman delegates were elected to the County Convention, by a vote of 75 to 45. HARNETT TOWNSHIP. The meeting was organized by calling Mr. Gerrett Walker to the chair aod ap pointing John G. Parker secretary. An election then took place for delegates to the County Convention, to be held on the 17th instant, with the following result: G. Walker, J. G. Parker, Chas. H. Bon- ham, R. J. Mason, C. H. Alexander. The delegation is solid for Stedman. MAS0NB0RO TOWNSHIP. Pursuant to a call of the Executive Com mittee, a large and enthusiastic meeting of the voters of Masonboro township was held yesterday. The meeting was organ ized by Mr. John A. Farrow assuming the chair and stating the object of the meeting, after which Mr. Farrow was elected perma nent chairman and Mr. R. E. Heide per manent secretary, and Messrs. Wm. Martin and Lewis Todds, tellers. After the lapse of fifteen minutes the balloting commenced, and on the ballots being counted, it resulted is the election of Messrs. John A. Farrow, Charles Craig, Jr., Stowel Montford, Wm. Martin and R. E. Heide as Stedman delegates to the Coun ty Convention. ' There were only two dissenting votes. The following .resolutions were unani mously adopted: - We. the Democratic voters of Masonboro township, in meeting assembled, realizing tbe vital importance of success in the ap nroachicg election, and that, success de- nends upon the nomination of zealous, paulOUC auu uioiiuuiolku, buiwuis ui the principles of Democracy; therefore, be it Resolved, That in tbe person of Major Charles M. Stedman we nnd an unsullied, true aud devoted- Democrat, an .able advo cate of civil liberty. States' rights and good government: one wbfe possesses the esteem and confidence of the , people, and under whose guidance "a lost district can be re deemed. Resolved. That Major (Charles M. Sted man is the choice of tte party iu this townshiD for Congress, atad that tbe dele gates elected at this meeting shall vote for him in the Countv Convention and use every honorable means to promote his nom ination, and Shall vote as a unit. FEDERAL POINT TOWNSHIP. At the meeting of the Democratic voters of this township Mr Joseph Montgomery and Mr. Jacob Home, Stedman delegates, received the unanimous vote of the meeting. CAPK FEAR TOWNSHIP ' Is reported to have elected Waddell dele gates to the County Convention; but we have no official account of the proceedings of the meeting held there. RECAPITULATION. FOB CHAS. M. STEDMAN, First .Ward S delegates. Third Ward.. 5 Fourth Ward 5 Fifth Ward.... 5 Masonboro Township 5 Harnett TownBhip... 5 Federal Point Township. T Total. 33 delegates. FOR A. M. WADDELL. Becond Ward ........ ...... 5 delegates. Cape Fear Township. 3 Total... ... 8 delegates. '-'7k - ..For the Star. . ' , . Pa bile Meeitue in 'Bslowix " Pursuant to previous notice a large; num ber of the citizens or Onslow, and some from Pender and other counties assembkd at Ibe Court Jllouse in Jackeob viUe,'oo Monday.lbe 5th of April, 1880. 'The object was to further the cause of the construction of the proposed Burgaw'&OnsIuw Railroad. Mr. Franklin Thompson. was called t "the; chair and Mr.' Ric hard - Ounad y'was a p pointed Secretary. .The Chairman endorsed the enterprise'. He shbwedihat for tbe,w.aint. of suitable transportation . H costs one-balf . Of the value of the exports .of . Onslow to put them in market. ' 3amesG.Scolt, Esq,, then followed in an eloquent appeal in be.- S. S4jtciiwe4?nd.ertbi; principal speaker d4 uMca&on. He set; t forth ja a plain, fiKaicar anner, the ad vantages of tae road, the ways and means by which it is propoied tob&JBiIt, Us pros pects,, and tbe hopes of its . friends. The amount, necessary for "organizing the company; under th; chatter, bad' been nearly raised by subscription. Build this road, said he, to New River, secure an ap-' propriation from o Congress, as could be done, for improving-its navigation, and Onslow would leap forth with renewed prosperity and enhanced value of her real estate and would have en easy" and cheap ingress aud egress to tbe markets of ber own choice. The relief afforded by the recent extra session of . the Legislature would better enable cur people to engage in these local measures of development and progress. In this relation be esdorsed the action of the General Assembly in selling the Western N. C. Road, and com plimented Governor Jarvis for his patriotic manliness and thorough uprightness of purpose for what he and other State offir cera had done under the injustice and wrong heaped upon him and them in the course of the recent excitement upon this grave question of State policy. Time and a better understanding among the masses would dissipate tbe disaffection of bis own and other eastern counties upon this subject. While we ought to desire the good opin ion of our fellow-citizens, we should have courage enough not to be turned from the path duty and right by any fear of popu lar disapprobation. He spoke of the strong claims for support of the enterprising city of Wilmington. As her friend be could but think that if she would avail herself of pass ing opportunities for improving her mate rial condition, her citizens should attach more; importance to these home measures and local schemes of internal improvements that are being inaugurated and carried for ward in these contiguous and neighboring counties. Dr T. Sandeis,of Pender, and Dr. Duffy, of Onslow, were then called out and made spirited speeches in behalf of the proposed road.! The subscription books were then opened and an encouraging amount of new sub scriptions were pledged. A fine spirit pre vailedjthroughout the entire meeting and the friends of the scheme are much encou raged. Thanks were extended to the officers of tbe meeting. .The Secretary was requested to report tbe proceeding for publication in the Wil mington papers, the News and Observer, of Haleigb, the Warsaw isrtq Mention and the Goldsboro Messenger. On motion, the meeting then adjourned, to meet at Ricblands on to-morrow at 12 o'clock M. F. Thompson, Chairman. Kichaud Canady, Secretary. IT. s. District Court. The following named pcrsoos have been drawn to attend and serve as jurors at the approaching term of the United States District Court for the District of Cape Fear, to be held at Wilmington, on Monday, the 3d day of May, 1880, their attendance being required on Tuesday of said term, to wit s - New Hanover Samuel Reid, John C. Heyer, Samuel C. Nixon, Louis P. Davis, Roderick McRae, J. M. Hard wick, T. C. Mcllbenny, Abram Anderson, John L. Wooster, Lewis Gordon, i. . waller, JS. H. Scott. John H. Hardin, Miles Howard, Samuel Davis, John R. Melton, William Turley, James Wilson, Daniel O'Connor, W. a. Bernard, John &. Mclinectry. Brunswick John McKenzie, L. A. Gal loway, Jonas Edwards, Isaac Wilson, Wm. Brown. DupUn Irvin Beaman, J. W. Brown, Edward W. Dixon.-Daniel Bowden, Morris Murray, Henry Grimes, James Pass,-Mi chael Savage, Libeas Cooper. Delegate to Convention. The following is a complete list of dele gates from tbe various wards of the city: First Ward Joseph J. Bowden, John Barry, L. L. Boon, J. Wm. Strauss, S. Hill Terry. Second Ward John W. Dunham, Roger Mopfe, G. J. Boney, P. Glavin, R. F. Eyden. Third .Ward L. H. Bowden, H. C. Prempert, Joseph S. Mitchell, C. G. South- erland, Duncan K. McRae. Fourth Ward C.H. Robicson.A. Adrian, James Rerlly, John H. Hanby, J. L Macks. Jdiiin Yvaru j. u. n. mnucr, rtBBo Dicksey, F. H. Darby, John G. Darden, P. T. Dicksey. ? -" - The delegates from CaDe -Fear township not given yesterday, morning, are A. J. Grady, Iredell Johnson ancr James uowaD. Ter rifle Hall storm- ;V -.v ' ' " . A gentleman wbojarrived here yesterday reports having witnessed one of the most terrific hail storms ever known at Spartan burg, : South Carolina, on Tuesday last; Three hundred glasses were broken out of the windows of the College building alone, to; say nothing of other damage done. One man declared that a hau-stone quite as big as his fist came through one of his win dows. Some mention naa neen maue or the storm in the telegraphic dispatches. . rhe Oeatn Penaltr Yesterday. We learn, from a special telegram to the Stab from our correspondent "Wanderer,', dated at Laurinburg, yesterday at 4 P. M., rthat Amos Wooten, charged and convicted of burning J. B. Breeder's cotton factory, near Bennettsville, S. C, several months since, was hanged at the latter place, at 12.15. He continued praying and protest ing his innocence to tbe last. Will Reanme. j A New York dispatch says: "The fail ure, of Uinsoo ceuumming, commission merchants, 113 Water strcet.was announced ati the Cotton Exchange this afternoon. No estimates of liabilities are gievn, but they are said to amount to 5,000 hales. The break in tbe market was tbe cause The firm say they will resume in a short time." - -ace at A sS4 ittti.. po . z .'. t. Pa , c-, :3 : Ki'L.j ia of,!.; ;:ear?.. dt his l;ot..t..!ed. liiaay Icq pi. tbeMoTaviao '.cirarc& ui f admiaistraoabd -propfiN Charldtt ' oserp on the eck f.thfe: Goddess vof Litw. whictf -dmahe oe xioWarof the ddiidit' If is tTeity gHdst cuolerru Hfi, a wuxdoes riot keow Ha txaci pds)tubU!'': s:tikk -bard -Ao.fioct.Ji eTbe AilauiiCiXfc Teomesaee !?-&' Oaiui RaUroad;Biillisiatjfcv Ir a .telephone line, peiejso;i;h?i0e ana. " aate8vineVtt4lbeneplUwa:M Aii-qaib Jfie! waofh3uU resigned . ZirS. !i ".-- - " .t. . . . position ut mrerinnjuuenw m uwvnsr e,0Q'iZSi Augusta Kilroad, is to 1" lol be coneuai engineer of tbe Ricbmond & Dabville RMlad with the: several lines it .controls:....: ..f;..'-, tj &'i!CU-?'?yy l'Charldtte JPreis : ? "feo'v Jarvis was elected President of tne Centennial ' Association of th Battle uf Gvjilf m d CtUi l . House, at Greensboro, on Tuesdafr, aod Judge Bob Dick first Vice President. Many . Fourth of July orations were made by dit f crept speakers, letters read from piomi nent Congressmen aod others, and ibe day hugely enjoyed by a large crowd. r-At one place in tbe great wash-out on ihr; Ai. Llne ia a cavity of nb- nl 400 yards in leugus and 150 feet iu depth. Trestles will have to be put in for a considerable distance. The through Southern mail "ii going the ... other route. Passengers have to be trans ferred in vehicles a distance of two miles. Salisbury Watchman: Mr.. Best also wants the N. C. Road, which willgive him a continuous line from Paint Rock to Fort Macon and tbe Atlantic 1 If not a humbug this gentleman means business on a very large scale, for he evidently contem-f plates a lice of steamers in connection with his roads. There was a public meet ing held here Saturday for the purpose of reviving the Salisbury & Wadesboro Rail road . Company. The meeting was well attended. ' Addresses were delivered , by John S. Henderson and J. M. Gray, Esq. Resolutions were adopted with reference to .. a new organization of the Company, and for a county meeting, to be held in this place on the first Saturday in May. r Tarboro Southerner: Bi9hop At kinson preached to large congregations excellent eermonB on Sabbath last. His' health, we regret to learn, is feeble. For the first time .in tbe memory of the oldest inhabitant .there were no white confirms tions. On the 80th inst., at the resi dence of her husband, in this connty, Mrs. 'Henry Winborne, after long suffering from dropsy. . uq the evening or tne ad Mr. Nathan Matbewson received a telegram from Bastrop, Texas, stating that bis son. Dr. John Matbewson, who lived. there, had died on the 1st inst. On the night of :the 2d inst. Mr. John W. Pippeo died, in the 47th year of his age, at his brothel's, J. S. Pippen, in this county. Raleigh Observer: Justice Bar bee yesterday issued warrants for a large number of women of little decency. and lesa virtue who congregate in Vow haHwnw---' and around tbe market. The charge is a vagrancy. Twenty-six of these characters were hauled up before the Justice r It is now said-that the statement that the guage of Xhe Western North Carolina.Kail- . road is to be changed to : five fee't is a canard. Those so fortunate as to be present at Tucker Hall last evening en- joyed the richest and rarest intellectual T treat ever spread before the Raleigh public. In fact, tbe appsarance of Mrs. Scott Siddons may well be chronicled as an event in our history. ; She won favor last evening from the moment when in all ber beauty she stepped upon the stage. ' Raleigh News: The Board of Directors of the Insane Asylum was in ses sion all the morning at the Executive office and in the afternoon at the Asylum, when a thorough examination was had Of all the accounts and of the wards and grounds. A special committee, consisting of Maj. C. : Dowd, Dr. Craven, aod C6L f J. C. Burr, were appointed to make a rigid examina- -tion.of all matters pertaining to the Institu tion and see if it has been conducted in accordance with tha laws of the State and by-laws of the Board, and to report: at the next quarterly meeting of the Board X It was decided to postpone tbe election of officers until the next Quarterly meeting. V Tbe Board then adjourned to meet at the Executive office this morning at 11 o'clock. Ain't it nice to be an editor, ' And taffied by the press, With praises by the dozen, Of things' you don't possess ? Charlotte Observer: Dr.Pntchard took a sort of snap-judgment on the Baptist congregation here. They invited him to dedicate tbeir Church; he came and found them $300 in debt . The Doctor refused to dedicate it until the debt was paid, They raised the money, and now have a nice churcb, free from all debt, thanks to Dr. Pritchard. : A colored man who was twice laent to the penitentiary from' this State, is to be hung for burglary in Ben nettsville, S. C, next Friday. George Galloway, colored, was convicted at the " late term of tbe Superior Court of tbe crime of killing his wife's child, and is to hang on the 7th of May, with Henry Home, colored, convicted at the same term of burglary. It is understood that a strong effort will be made at an early-day to induce tbe Gover nor to commute Galloway's sentence to im prisonment for life.on the ground of a doubt as to whether or not the-child was alive when. born. CoL Worth, of tbe Second ' Regiment State Guards, has appointed ' tt. S. Husked of Fayetteville, Ad jutant, to suc- ceed Caftt. A. L. Smith, of this city. Col. Alexander's Adjutant, wbo wrote to be re lieved oflhe position. . ' - Elizabeth City Carolinian : -There is a good deal of uneasiness in Demo cratic circles about this District. ?r The engineers on tbe railroad have reached the . Virginia line, and the grading .is being pushed forward.; One thousand hands are .-. advertised for. The doubts Of the skeptir -cal are disappearing. Xbe road will be built, kud speedily, too. We see that Rev. F. C. Woodward, the eloquent pastor , of the Methodist church at this place, has been selected by tbe Y. M. C. A., at the -y rw i tt . - j - as t. ...u.i r Unapei Jtuii university, loaenvcr mo uuusi ; address neiore mat nouy at commencemeau Something worth bearing may be expecte -The whalers camped at tne soutn of Halteras woods saw -a couple or. w, close into the shore 'one day -last to one of them. After an exciting ( about two hours, during which unable to get near enough to the kill him. the other whale rose un boat and tossed it into the air, smash and Capsizing the boat's crew Int water. Thev were soon" picked up b other boat and again fastened to the w but night coming on they were obligf cut their line and let him go, he towed them out near the outer en teras shoals. So far they have tr to capture any whales this seascr to do better neiween now ana April, when they break camp. enq-- J tf A