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WM. H7 BERNARD, Editor and Proprietor WILMINUIUW, W. v.: st it,h 1880. . . . A I - M'. ' I - w - J ot0lJL?T' co .... Jn. advertisements, bat only hair ratca hen paid for atrictlyin advance At this rate 50 cents will pav for a simple announcement of Mar- novo or Death. j- Remittances mast be made by Check, Draft, Postal Money Order, or Registered tetter. Post masters wm roster letters when desired. . E- Only such remittances will he at the risk or the publisher. " specimen copies forwarded when desired. FOR PKESEDEMT : WINFIELD S. HANCOCK, 5 Of Pennsylvania. FOK VICE PRESIDENT : WILLIAM H. ENGLISH, Of Indiana. Xotldng can intimidate me from doing what 1 be lieve to be honest and rlght.-Haneock tn laws. The right of trial by jury, the habeas corpus, the liberty of ike press, the freedom of speech, the natural rights cf persons, and the rights of property, must be preserved. Hancock in 18S7. . 1' When insurrectionary force has been overthrown nXZImXfarmtheir duties, the mii- tarvrmcer should cease to lead, and the civuidmin- and peace established, and the civil authoraus are tms it natural and rightful dominion.. I IlllVf VVW vvw.." : Hancock in 1867. FOR CONGRESS: JOHN W. SHACKELFOED, - Of Onslow. I LElection, Tuesday, Nov. 2.1 DEiaOCRATIC STATE TICKET. For Governor Thomas J. Jaiiyis. '" Lieut Governor Jas. L. Robinson. '!-Sec'y. of StateJVM. L. Saxotdkbs. Treasurer Jno. M. Worth. " Attorney General Thos. S. Kenan. " Auditor W. P. Roberts. " Sup't. of Public Instruction J. C. Scarborough. . Ah! ha! So Greenbacker Weaver is running with the hare and holding with the hounds. He has been caught at last. Here is the development of hi3 trickery as given in the Washing ton letter to the Baltimore Sun of July 30 : "It has come to the knowledge of the Democratic leaders that Gen. Weaver, Greenback candidate for the Presidency, ha3a secret understanding with the Repub lican managers in regard to the campaign in Alabama and other Southern States, and that money is being contributed by the National Republican Committee to enable him to make a canvass wherever there is snv nrosDect of a Greenback success. It is any prospect 01 a ureenoai; uuuueaa. charged, upon what appears to be a per- . . ... i .I... r I fectlv trustworthy ' authority, ! that Gen. Weaver is in constant communication with ihe ReDublican leaders, and that the na tional Greenback Executive Committee has relations with the. Republican! Executive Committee and has arranged to hold a secret conference with the latter at Chicago on tbe 9th cf August, It is also alleged that the Republican Committee has promised financial aid to the Greenbackers in Ala bama, and will endeavor to take away tbe electoral vote of that State from Hancock ia November. Tricks and rascality are all around. Look out for them. The Radicals are desperate, are cunning and have a large experience in cheating and bargaining and frauds. Mr. Edward J. Hale does not think I the people of the North understand I stump-speaking. He is correct, no I doubt. He says their speeches are I more like essays. That is the mat- I ter. The Western men are better I speakers on the stump. Tom Corwin j taught them how, as ex-Senator J Tipton told us in 1872. V&nce spoke I beforelhree or four Northern Sena tors at Weldon in 1872, and he almost killed them. ' They had never heard anything like it, except Senator Tip ton, who said Vance was the best hustings speaker he had heard in twenty years and greatly resembled Corwin in his style. The editor of the Raleigh Observer, who is a good lawyer, discusses the qiestion whether the Judge to sue ceed Buxton is to be elected by the State at large or by the District. His conclusion is thus given: "To recapitulate, the proper construction of the constitution, as amended, requires the election of Judges to be by the State at large, until the Legislature shall have made some change. No change has yet been made. The Legislature has, however, pur suant to tne constitution, provided for an election to fill such vacancies as may occur." The Baltimore American, Radical organ, is evidently falling in love . m mm m with Gen. Hancock as a letter-writer. Of his letter of acceptance it says: "We indorse every word of it, and so can every otner itepublican Why not vote, then, for the wise and honest and honorable soldier statesman? Of the letter to Gen. Sherman it says : "The one that has been published con tains sound views of the functions of the regular army, which will meet with general agreement." As a letter-writer Hancock is a great success. Notably his letter to Gov. Pease, as well as his last two admirable epistolary performances. The trial of James T. Dejarnett for the murder of his sister, has been postponed until September on ao ceunt of witnesses from North Caro : lina being absent. HANCOCK. N LBTTBRTO MIBBIBAN Wc suppose our readers did not fail to read the very remarkable letter of (ion. Hancock to Gen. Sherman. If any one doubted as to the great good sense, the level headedness the high sense of duty, the devoted patri otiam, the familiarity with American .:.:.i.A'wAnh nnratandincr history, - the thorough understanding the underlying principles of our form of government of Gen. Han , thg pnvato letter to the head & , J most thoroughly. We doubt if any man, however long in political life and however endowed with a high intelligence, could have written a wiser, a more judicious letter under the circumstances. We read it witn admiration and thanksgiving and something of wonder. We admired Us patriotism, its precise com prehension of duly, its thorough understanding of the situation, and what ought to be done. We felt gratified that the Cincinnati Con vention had made suoh an admirable selection. We could but wonder how an army officer ever acquired such proper views of. both the genius of our government and the duty of the soldier. We donbtif any other man in the whole army as it was in the w . unle88 we wcre t0 except Gen- r .,. mnn JKioieuau, wuu io '"J- and a Democrat, could have written Hancock's letter to- Sherman, be cause we doubt greatly if any other soldier had so mastered the principles and spirit and letter of the Constitu tion and was so imbued with correct convictions of responsibility and duty as a soldier serving such a govern ment as to be in a position to write it. It is the letter of a wise man as well as of an able, conscientious, patriotic soldier. We honor the head and the heart of the man who Id nrodnce such a letter. What - r - a lminmp nr wisuom ami ueusc aiiu i a , wv.. -- - iofnnnntrvcouldbe madeoutof kni. when in Louisiana, his let- PMP his letter to Gen. v vvj " I Sherman and his letter of acceptance. No candid mind can read them care- fully without real admiration. j We must reproduce one paragraph I from his letter to impress the better I what he has said upon our memories: Aa I have been writing thus freely to you I may still further unbosom myself by oiau6.u.r.- ... atniini ih.f i nan nni nf a it Hwiuiur wine i to nsc Federal troops in such matters as have transpired east of ! the Mississippi within the last few months, save so iar as - r -- -.-- A I they maybe brought into action 'underthe ..t no of (ho llrtnotitntinn which ftontem- I article of the Constitution which contem plates meeting armed resistance or invasion of a State more than the Slate authorities can subdue by ordinary processes.and then only when requested by the .Legislature, or if it could not be convened in session by the Governor. And when the President of tbe United States intervenes in that man ner it is a state of war, tzqv peace. 'The armv is laboring under disadvan tages, and has been used unlawfully at times in the ludgment ot tne people (.cer tainly in mine)and we have lost a great deal of the kindly feeling which the community at large felt for us- 'It is time to stop and unload."' DOIiLAK SATED IS A DULLAU SHADE. The Raleigh News is doing a very serviceable work in bringing out the savings to the people in State and County Governments by the Demo crate, and showing the contrast with the extravagance and rule and ruin J course of the Radicals when in power. I Other papers are laboring usefully in j the same direction, and the Stab I proposes to avail itself of the facts I and figures that are presented from I time to time. It would be indeed a most important campaign document if the exact figures could be obtained in all the counties to show the differ ence in the cost when Democrats are in power and when Radicals "ruled the roast." For instance, take the following practical illustration of the real benefits of Democratic suprem acy. Craven county, in which New Berne is situate, was for a long time I under the control of Radicals, just I as New Hanover was.' It was badly I afflicted. The following, which ap-1 peared first, we believe, in the New Jiemian, but is without credit in the paper we clip it from, presents a very grateful contrast to the taxpayer: j "In 1878. under Republican rule, the or dinary expenses of the county were $15.- 37o 04. The next, year under the Keform government, they were $12,471 SO. The tax 40: inl I . . ' ' $43,307 48; in 1379, under the Reform sys tem, the tax was $35,670 29. The rate of taxation in 1877-78 on tbe $100 worth of property was $1 91; in 1879, under the Re form system, the tax was $1 41, being a reduction of fifty cents on the one hundred dollars." We will give other facts and figures in regard to Stale and County Govern ments as space and opportunity may allow. Our people should be very certain not to vote for the candidates of a party whose- rule was oppressive and stained from first to last with the most bare-faced corruption, ex travagance and wastefulness. L Henry Irving, the greatest living English actor, is very kind to the American actors now visiting En gland. - He has entertained them with a private sapper several times at his own room in the Lyceum Theatre. CHANT OBDEK TO THE "BOVS : IN BLUE." Gen. Grant was very pacific iu hia utterances whilst he was seeking the third fterto nomination. He loved theisoutri quite as well as he loved the lorth. He found as much peace an PJ7 South a. be did: the North. This is the'w'ay ne talkt in I and it was the truth. : But something I must be done to save the Republican party , If Garfield is beaten ; badly then Grant will have no showing 'in 1S84. So the campaign must not lag. nor must it be conducted ,.t on. a plan of moderation and justice. Hence I the recent step of Grant in regard to J calling to arms the 'politioof military 1 organization knbwn throughout the North as the "Boysin Blue," That this is; an effort to revive the old war I issues is certain r absolutely. , The I cause lot iiarneld is indeed desperate r when it is necessary for an ex-Presi-1 who fought nnder him to rally and I figHvlheir battles over again in j a I time of peace. I It lis almost iuoredible that such things should be, but here is the I ridieulous way in .which Grant bears I himself:' I "Manitou, COL., July 21, 1880. Col, freu, York CUy:: Publish order tele- graphed. ia my opinion tho best interests 1 ot the wnoie country, JMortn. ana oum, demand the success of the ticket headed by UaRfielb and Arthur. j:- "U. . GRANT." "Headquabtebs Union Veterans Union, 'Bots in Blue.' New York, July 22, 1880. General Orders No. l. First The! member for each slate of tbe .Na tional! Committee of the Union Veterans' Uoionj will at once proceed to organize tbe 'Boys (in Blue in their reapectiue States to promqte the election of Garfield and Arthur. "Second The organization of Bots j in Blue will, report to the department com manders in their respective States. j "U. S. Grant. I "Cjommander-in-Chief 'Boys in Blue.' "Drake DeKat, Adjutant General." Wa 8 there ever sueh an exhibition of "greatness" before? Try to think II v . i I v uouiutwu u. vavaovu i such a role or, making suoh id ex- M hibiti But all will work only cood for Hancock. "The Bovs in Blue" j " kno Garfield and they know Han- cockfand they will follow the hero of Gettysburg in spite of Grant. lhe Washington istar is a llepublican paper of the Independent stripe : It says .of this new politico-military campaign of Grant: i I "Under ordinary circumstances this I . . . . . movement wcuia not nernacs. attract or i deserve much attention. As matters stand, I however, it is safe to assume that it means I more man appears on tne suriace. me I fact Gen. (Grant, who has long been its ... . I . . . . " .. .1 more than appears on the surface. Tbe titular head, has issued orders to H, and proposes to take an active part in the cam paign aa commander-in-chief of tbe or ganization, shows that he intends to give all tne aid he can personally to the cause of Mr. Garneld, and that tbe soldier element of the country, with its sympathies and traditions, is to be consolidated as far as possible in his support. That these influ ences combined will have ereat weight in the approaching canvass can hardly be doubled. Indeed it is likely to be one of the most potent forces invoked in aid of tbe Kepnblican cause, since its effect must be tq pat not the candidate of the Demo cratic party, but that party itself squarely on the defensive in regard to tbe issues in - volved in the late war." We do not beliove that this will be the effect. The people of the coun try cannot be misled or bamboozled with military elap-trap. Grant is on record as to the good behavior and patriotic devotion of the Southern I people. The people know that the I war is over by a matter of fifteen I years They know that the Rcpubh-1 can out party is corrupt, incapable, with- I principles or policy except the I des motive and tbe malign. The I men; who were in the army are I now citizens and their interests are at stake and they will not follow Grant blindly in his efforts to revive the old war issues. We rather expeot good wil come to Gen. Hancock from this last effort of a man, who showed him self! a usurper and an incapable when in civil office, to fan the flames of strife and to intensify sectional pre- judices. Read Grant's order above and then turn to Hancock's grand, patriotic letter of acceptance and be- hold the contrast. Grant will fail in his efforts. More manly Independent voters in the North will be driven into the support of Hancock by such a course as Grant is pursuing than old soldiers can be attracted possibly I by suoh insane and unpatriotic at- to support the corrupt Gar- field. I A . , . ' Just as we expected the Democrats North are fairly jubilant over the Hancook letter to Sherman, whilst the Republicans are dismayed, i not to Bay stupefied. They say the; one published is not the one they wanted and had heard of, and they demand all the others said to be in the hands of Gen. Sherman. The Washington letter to the Baltimore Sun at August 1, Isays: YSo much has been said about the letter that many Republicans were expecting to see a revolutionary document, one which wouid arouse up the North and infase new life Into the campaign. They were wholly unprepared lor such a letter as the one now printed, and some of their number are claiming to-night that there must be a mis take somewhere, and that another letter is in existence, In which Gen. Hancock says. in bo many words, (hat he considers Mr. Ti lden ' the legally elected President, and that if he asserts his right to the Presf den- tial chair be (Gen. Hancock) will, support him The Democrat. are deliebtcd with th 1ttur unr thinir its nuhliRatlOn WllL-1 greatly gitreogQjen JGen.fHanc' pk jh . alt, I w.;. . u I mill'. nnfivinrnM the mnit Hkpntirnr ihki the afithoi i3 ckffie.. observer tof tsveata traasDkine in tbe bofiti-r cat-history oUhe cottMryd-bd . irufr i appreciation of tbe situation in wnicn me country was nlaced four vears ago. It is understood that Geo. Sherman baa several olherjJtJafrdri Geni Hancock. wrlttu.1 abhok. aaft ap cans. say that a demand wiU be made for fHK ' BRST OF i dAMr AIOW DOCP We very, much doubt if the Stal warts ; could have done a greater service to the cause of Hancock and the,, spun try han by fussing about that, letter ,oft the. "superb" soldier to the head of the army .They were in desperate straits ; they had ..heard that a letter had been written by Gen. Hancock that could, be used to his detriment that could be tortured into a urave offence against the 'loyal sentiment" oi the North. They kept on asserting and demand- ing, until at last the hero of Gettys- burg obtained a copy of it from Gen Sherman, to whom it was, written; when, lo! it proved a perfect boome- rang: it hit squarely the fellow who threw it into the campaign, and now thav are r'n?alinp- ,and bellowinff fnder the sell-mflicted torture. We jre indeed elad the letter was brought, out by their demands. It is the cam- j: -L . . - - - - T- . - palgn document. Written in the freedom of a private correspbhdence, as one soldier Would write' to another who held him as a friend, it is the frank and honest utterance of a brave, a loyal heart, and will create a great impression. His masterly letter of acceptance, that meets with such hearty, universal approval among Democrats and Independents, was written after his nomination; bat his letter to Gen. Sherman was writ ten in 1876, was private and in re- I 8no nse to one he had received from . . i 11... i mi commanaer ana inena, ana wm be read by all without any suspicion. r grounds of suspicion that he waa saying aught than what he believed, or that he had an eye to public ap proval, i We would have rather written that letter of Hancock's, under the sur- roundings and peculiar condition of affairs, than to have been tyrant at Appomattox. The ono was the pro- r ui . e . j and statesman who loved truth and ,nrynr Q ,,rn u: ,,. tnoili honor as weI1 as hl8 country tneoth r .- ....... er was one of those strange chapters in a life made up of vicissitudes and contradictions, and might have hap pened to any man of a stubborn will, with indifference to human suffering, and careless of the lives of his sol diers. The moderate Richmond Dispatch says of the letter: "Day by day Gen. Hancock grows in tbe estimation of the people. The more they see of him the better they like him. The more they read of his writings the more they admire them. He is evidently not merely a soldier. He is a statesman as well. If there had been any doubt on the subject before, it would have disappeared . . . . 1 . . . Af.A . n on tne appearauut; 01 ms miter ui ioiu iu Gen. Sherman, about which the Republi cans have bad so much to say." One of Judge Buxton's speeches is said to be singularly soporific on his bearers. Some of them slept all night and until lata this morning being unable to shake off the extreme drowsiness superinduced by his dose of Radical sedative. The Judgo mast wake up or he will not be able ,to get ud a hurrah before the November nones. Senator Johnston is very hopeful as to Democratic success in Vir ginia. Senator Vance is also much encouraged at the prospect in that State. Oar Initne. The County Commissioners of New Han over have been notified by tUa authorities of the newColored Insane Asylum, located at Goldsboro, which, under the superin tendence of Dr. W. H. Moore, of that place, has been formally opened and is now ready for the reception of patients, that provision has been made for the accom modation of four of .the insane now con fined in the building used for that purpose at the County Poor House. On Saturday, therefore, Julia iloseley, Harriet Fillyaw, Sarah Mckenzie and FannieHill will be taken to Goldsboro by competent guards and placed in the Asylum. It is said that Harriet Fillyaw, who was 1 one of the oldest patients under the care of J tho county, has not lain down ia nine years, always persisting ia sleeping in a chair. ' Senator Vance Ileard From . Major J. W. Dunham ha received a letter from the Hon. Z B. Vance, in reply to an invitation to bs present and address the people at our grand ratification meet ing on the 24lh inst., in which lie states that he will try and be here on that occa sion, and if he finds that it will be im practicable for him to do ad, lie will notify the Committee to that effect. It is to be hoped that he will find it convenient to be present, aa bis failure to do so will he a great disappointment to feia many friends and admirers in this section of the State. Gen. M. W. Ransom, Gov; T. J. Jarvis, Hon. D. G. Fowle, F. H. Busbee, Esq., and Hon. M.T. Leach hove accepted the invitation of .the Committee Jo attend and speak at the grand ratification meeting on the 34th inst. m!' r COnM'IONBBS. 2 - ibatraec I'rteetdiuu" tn Heguiar . . J The BojTrxl mejTiu regular session yeslej day afteTjwon, 30 o'clock P. M. Pres ent, Jol4?W. Li? Smith, Oimiiman. wmd Commissioners B. G Worth, H. A. B;zg and A. J. Grady. 1 j'g'he Regie prVaJened hia rtport for ihe 4i iea fcei ved-f or mar4 riage licenses, amount'teg to $12 80, ami for the month of July, amounting to $8 55, exhibiting receipt8 from the Treasurer for tiie same. The Treasurer submitted' Jtiis report for the mootb of Ju y, a9 foilowa: Generftl Fund, ehowing a balance in hand due the : same,, $14,602 20; Educational Fuxi.d. .bal ance in band $0,243 24. SpecitW udu balance due Treasurer, $515 83,T and sur renders 12 coupons of three dollars each. ; Upon application', licenses to retail spirit uous liquors were granted to P. L. Bridg ers&Co., T. H- McKoy, Geo. Myers, E. W. Doscher, Wm. Ulricn. J. W Gerdts, J. G. Oldenbuttel, A. K. Heyer, it F. Eyden, J. F. Rulfs, Geo. SUenkeu, W7 H. Grotlen, baiah Ji Meyer, Martin U'tsnen, J. D. H. Klander, H. A. Glameyer, A. D. Weasel! , A. C Wessell, J. H. Grotgeo, J. H. Bosch, J. F. Stolter, a F. VonCampen, Carl Mugge, D. Steljes. J. D. Stel'ea, R. J. Scarborough, Howell Cobb, C. Micbaelis, F. A. Schulte, A. Deumelaudt, N. Hullcn, J. H. Strauss, Geo. F. Colin, - Geo. L. Schulte, H. Hait, Geo. E. Burdin: LI. W. Bryant, B. H. J. Abrens, C, JStemmermao, and Edward Brysoh. On motion, the Board adjourned to meet on the first Monday in Saptember. Pender County Joint Ifleettue ot ibe JaatlcoM aud Board of County Oommlitluuert. The Board of County Commissioners of ' Pender county met in regular session at Burgaw on Monday. August 2d; present, Daniel Shaw, .chairman, and Commission ers G. V. Corbelt and J. U. Alderman. This being; the time for levying county taxes, the Justices of the Peace met with the Board and the roll call disclosed a large majority present. The Commissioners levied the county taxes as follows: On the $100 valuation of all real and per sonal property, 311 cents. Oa the poll, $1.03. Net incomes and profits, 1 per cent. 1 SCHEDULE B The county tax same as levied by the Statf. i i SCHEDULE C . On marriage license, 50 cents, On motion, the Justices concurred in the above levy. The Justices then withdrew. Relief from payment of poll tax, on ac count of physical disability, was granted. Bills were audited and assistance was ren dered to the outside poor. The' school business was laid over to (he first Monday in September. COMMISSIONERS ELECTED The Board of Magistrates met, in accord ance with law, and elected the following gentlemen as a Board of County Commis sioners for two years from and after the first Monday in December, 1880: Daniel Shaw, J. II. Alderman and G. W. Corbett. Bruoawick county. A meeting of the Board of Magistrates, in accordance with law, was held at Smitb- ville on Monday, the 2d inst. Justice T. M. William3, former Chuir maa of the Board of Magistrates, called the meetiug to order, and ascertained that a majority of the magistrates were present and declared the body duly organized. Justice A. W. Ueigcr, was elected Chair man for two years. Justice J. II. Mints was elected Secretary, After much discussion tbe number of Commissioners for the county was reduced to three, j Ballolingsfor Commissioners were then taken and resulted in the election of J. M. Williams, of Smithville Township, on tbe first ballot ; P. Preoleau, on tbe third bal lot, and J. H. Mints, on tbe fifth ballot. The meeting then adjourned. The Board of County Commissioners and Board; of Magistrates then met in joint session, and levied a tax of 66 cents on the $100 valuation, and $2 on the poll, for State and county purposes. Tbe Commis sioners estimate tbe running expenses of the county for tbe ensuing fiscal year at $2,500, and make the encouraging an nouncement that the county is now out of debt. Dnpiiu to ibe Front We learn from Mr. Geo. M. Carr, Secre tary, that a large number of voters assem bled at Magnolia, Duplin county, on Satur- uay evening, me aist uit., and organized a Democratic Club. Much enthusiasm pre vailed. The following is a list of the offi cers elected: President D. B.Nicholson. Vice Presidents J. M. Ilartsell, J. W. Swinson, J. J. Wells. Secretary and Treasurer Geo. M. Carr. Executive Committee O. It. Strickland, J. B. Wells, Major Strickland, J. W. Far riar and S. J. Boon. For the Star, ffleetlus lu Harnett fowuinip. At a meeting of the citizens of Harnett Township New Hanover county, held at Maoomber's Store, on the 30th of July, ioou, tne roiiowing resolutions were adopted : f BewLoed, That wc, the citizens of Harnett Township, without regard to party convic tions, ao pledge our most sacred word of honor that we will not support any man or set of men for the Senate or House of Representatives of North Carolina who will not pledge himself to use his influence to prevent any further encroachments on the :MwM . i i .. : i . . i . iiguwi ui iuc pruuuuiuK uiubh ui iuia ana adjoining counties by tbe "Wilmington Market Company" and municipal authori ties of the city of Wilmington. And we do hereby denounce tbe action of the called session of tbe Legislature in passing tnrougn toe senate a bin granting to tbe said company and authorities, rights which we consider inimical to our interests as pro ducers, and that we atk all producers to help us in the cause by similar action. : liesolved, That the chairman of this meeting appoint a committee of three to recommend suitable persons to be nomi- naiea irom mis county lor the General Assembly to guard our interests in accord ance with the above resolutions, said com mittee to report on the 27th of August at 10 o'clock A. M. C. H. Bonbam, W. W. Humphrey and John A. Holt wcre appointed on said committee. Resolved,. That the Wilmington papers be requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting. ' D. M. Fknnell, Cb'm. G. Walkeb, Sec'y. AJ?FAJRS. olnf nieeftng of tnf aril ot insgle- trails Board Q County Com- 6 Mmiuioner. s-Tbe BoarSof Magifetnrtes and Board uf County Commiseionera of New Hanover County ro.pt iu joint session at tbe JJourt J House yesterday morniDg, Jnr bCQOiflinco! - wy(h UwrJohTf Q.JwifflMrBy',''ltlisl'3llflf. and Cant J' John OdwaiJ offieratfhe as Sf cVe- tary. i.'3 TM roll waacalltd and a iquuruui found J tobb ftrtsent; - motioD, the minutes of the prtc jdipg Ou meeting were read and anproved. ' . W.L. Smith, Chairman of the Board of Ccubty Uommissi6nersTeEd the' f ollew" ingdetaile .estimate 4 jog ihe geccral ex penses of the county Jot the fiscal year from 1st September, 1880, toist September,188l, prefacing the same with' . the remark thai; the estimate for tbe last fiscal year amounted to $31,000, while this year it 'Was under $26,000: , , Criminal Courti $9,000; Superior Courti $800; Poor House and Insane and OaSdoor Poor, 17,000; Jail, $1,800;" Justices of the Peace, ,1500; Constables,' $200; Election, 500; Public Buildings, $1,000; Commis sioners, $800; Regis' er of Deeds $500; In cidental (Clerk, Janitor, etc.,) $1,500; Ad vertisiny, Printing; and Stationary," $500; Bridges and Public Roads $300; Attorney's Salary and Lawyers Fees, $800VTax-lt8ting, $800. Total,, $20,400. To meet the above we recommend a levy as follows: General expecsis On real and personal properly, incomes and salaries, 30 cents on the $100. On polls: 90 cents each. Criminal Court--On real and .personal property, incomes and salaries, 18 cents on the $100. On polls, 51 cents. - ' Sinking fund and interest to pay interest on bonded debt to create a sinking fund to provide for the payment of $30,200 bonds and balance due Treasurer, $7,000. Un real and personal property, incomes and salaries, 15 cents on $100, and 45 cents on each poll. lotal county tux On property.63 cents on the $100 valuation: on polls. $1.89. The debt of the county ia $30,203 on bonds due in 1887. The following was then adopted as the levy for the present. year, viz.: ON REAL ESTATE. ; PERSONAL PROPERTY. SALARIES AND INCOMES. general purposes', 30 cents on each For $100. Foi Criminal Court, 18 cents on each $100. Foif sinking fund and interest, 15 cents on each $100. Total, 63 cents, i - iON EACH POLL, geaeral expenses, 90 cents. Criminal Court, 54 cents. For Sinking Fund and interests, 45 cents. Total, $1.89. In auswer to a question put by Justice Henry Nutt, Mr. Chairman Smith and Commissioner H. A. Bagg explained that the bonded debt of the countyut the incom ing of the present Board, last year, was 69,000, while at the present time it is only $30,200. Justice E. D. Hall offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopt ed : I Resolved, That the Board of Couuty Goran missibners for the last twelve months, for faithful performance of their duty and keeping the credit of the county without reproach and the sinking of The county debt,! are entitled to the thanks of every citizen in tbe county, and we, the Magis trate now assembled, hereby tender to them the same. Tbe meeting then adjourned. BOARD OF MAGISTRATES. A meeting of the Board of Magistrates was Ihea held, in accordance with law. Justice John S. James, presiding. The roll was called add. thirty members found to be present. The Chairman stated the object of tho meeting to be to elect a Board of County Commissioners for the ensuing term. Justice Walker Meares, after a few very eulogistic remarks in regard to the man ner in which county affairs had been con ducted during the past fiscal, year, placed in nomination the old Board, consisting of Col. W. L. Smith, and Messrs. B. G. Worth, Horace A. Bagg, A. J. Grady and J. A. Montgomery. Justice Hall nominated Messrs. J. C. Heyer, Gerrit Walker, and J. A. Mont gomery, as three ot the Board . Justicej A. A. Mosely nominated Capl. E. L. Pearce, of Harnett Township, as one of tbe Board, and supported his nomination in a few very earnest remarks. The Chairman appointed Justices J. L. Cantwell and C. D. Myers as Tellers. The balloting resulted in the selection of the following gentlemen: W. L. Smith, B. G, Worth, H. A. Bagg, J. A. Mont gomery and K L. Pearce. ; John S. James, Esq., the venerable and worthy Chairman of the Board of Magis trates, tendered his resignation, but at tbe unanimous solicitation of the Board he withdrew the same. Tbe meeting then adjourned. This tribunal convened at 2 P. M. yester day, His Honor, Judge Meares, presiding, and Mr. Solicitor Moore prosecuting for the State; the court room having been occupied by the Board of Magistrates and Board of County C ommissioners during the forenoon . The following comprise the Grand Jury for tho term: R. W. Chad wick, Foreman; John A. Farrow, T. H. McKoy, C. W. Stokley,t3feorge A. Peck, Ephrfam Bishop, ' Daniel L. Yates, George Honnett, Robert E. Lee, George F. Tilley, Henry Middle ton, Benj. Farrow, W. H. Waddell, A. A. Hartsfield, Jos. B. Worth, OwenFcnnell, Jr., Jesse Ives, Jno.; M. Robinson - The following cases were disposed of: State vs. David Brown, charged with as sault and battery. Defendant submitted. State vs. Frank Haman; continued for the term. ' Several parties charged with retailing without a license submitted. Omtow Conntr. " We learn from 'A. C. Huggins, Esq., that the Returns of the enumerators of the census show the - population -of Onslow county to be aa follows: Jacksonville Township, 1,842; Richlands, 2,620; Stump Sound, 2092; White Oak. 1,661; Swans boro', 1,002. Total, 9,817. An increase of 2,248 over the census of 1870. In Swansboro' Township the enumerator did not put down the number of inhabitants in figures, but our correspondent thinks the number very nearly correct, as he went over the list and counted them. The main facta in the item in reference to the primary elections have been antici pated in the Stab, and it is therefore omit ted here. ' :" j ; Thousands and thousands of children die each year of Dysentery and Diarrhoea that could have been saved If their moth ers had given them Dr. Bull's Baby Sytup r-nce za cents. - - COI7N ! Spirits Turpentine. I ,ii?t.: mimm vtirf r I inat waa tmr paragraph about Prof. Dabney and Central Univemily. But that is the way. It was early bereaved of its daddy.i . r . , -r- , j Sandy Hargrave fired two pistol shots iata Henry. Hargrave.y both colored In Davidson county. The man will die The -assassin escaped,-say the Lexington Exchange. .? - t -wiit .Washington Veas: We-1 learn that man v of the f irmm of this uni;nn have been troubled considerably with lice on ' then ottim, and much damage has been the result. t ' ' t There, are precisely no more, no less six thousand one hundred and three egroea la North Carolina Who are between, 197 and .,200,. years old. Every body is' satisfied of the -, This is a great State for eld negroes 'anyhow. j Jackson Reporter : A little son of Mr. J. N. Selden, while playing on tbe portico at the hotel, threw a chip at some Children beneath him arid, in looking over the railing to watch it, lost his balance and fell to the ground a distance of twenty feet. Strange to say, no bones were broken and at this writing, the little fellow is doing aa well as ctould be expected and bids fair to get well, i jaexington Exchange: Mr. W. H Hargrave, our stock man, again shipped 200 sheep. This time they go to Balti more. They are the growth of this county. We know that within the scope of our travels and obseivation there has been great improvement made within tbe.fast ten years. The most careless observer can not fail te see great improvements in the farms, in buildings, in manufacturing, iu mining, in milling, in fact, in every de partment of business. Tarboro Southerner'. A new fea ture in Edgecombe" sports will be offered the public on Saturday, July 31st, near Runnjmede Park, which is about a mile from this place. There will be a big wrest ling match for the champion belt of Edge combe county, between Thomas Kufflu Webb and Henry Nettles. Thero will also be two other wrestling matches at the same time and place. Webb and Nettles are both remarkable men. A big time is expected. Tickets can be had at the drug stores. Ad -missiqn 25 cents. Charlotte Press: Mrs. Senator Vance is petite, handsome and interesting Her son fiawy is a bright smatt boy of iu years of age. "Old Zeb." is in fine health and spirits and will, at an early day lumber in the campaign. He looks splendid and no mistake. The Republicans spent for public printing in 1869 and 1870, t6tf, 185 49, or about $84,500 per annum. The Democrats for the past nine years have spent $109,949.28, or an average of $12. 217.00 a year, being just about one-third of what the Republicans spent.. This is a showing very creditable indeed to the Dem ocratic administration. Lumber ton Mobesonian: The services in the Hall conducted by Revs. N. B. Cobb and W. T. Jordan still continue with increasing interest. There were thir teen enquirers last Sunday night We learn that two of Chas. Purcell's (colored) sons aged 14 and 12 years, were drowned at Sinclair's mill pond last Monday week. We regret to announce the death, from consumption, of MissJHattie McLean, which occurred at tbe residence of her mother Mrs. M. A. McLean last Sunday night. A negro recently walked from Rock'ingham to this 'place, a distaucc ot about fifty miles in twelve hours. Charlotte Observer : Yesterday evening John Hayes, colored, fell out with 1. : : r 1 1. ; 1 1 1. 1 ujs wuo uuu wuippeu uer. ueo uthoi watt drunk, heard of it and undertook to avenge the wife. He borrowed a shot gun and deposited Its load into Hayes' ab domen, uayes is not dangerously hurl. Mr. Ball, of Greensboro, and Mr. Deaver, of the Asbeville Journal, are ex changing courtesies again. This is Mr. B.'s time. He sas that "Deaver btanda indicted in the Federal Court at Asheville for defraud iDg tbe United States while a deputy collector, and it has been his official duty, by direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, to prosecute him." Hence these tears. Oxford Free Lance: A number of revivals ate now going on ia the county, including one at Mt. Zion, by Elder T. J. Horner; one at Salem, by Rev. J. T. Gibba, and one at Bullocks, byKev. J. E. Thomp son. Most or the schools of Uxroru have commenced their Fall session, and we are -glad to bear with increasing numbers. Mrs. J. B. Wyche has beeu appointed postmistress at Henderson, vice Mrs. Mc- Craw, who has been removed. We understand Mr. Moses Uedgepetb, of this county, has eight or nine acres of corn with two stalks to the hill, two and three feet apart, averaging from four to five earn to the hill. Mr. H. sowed four and a half bushels of wheat and harvested eighty bushels. Who can beat Ibis 1 ; Raleigh News : We learn that $500 was collected for the support of Trini ty College during the Fayetteville District Conference. Died very eudeuly on the 2l8t of July, at Brintley's Creek, Brad ford county, Pennsylvania, of pulmionary hemorrhage. Mr. Walker Pearce, of Fay etteville, N. C. Mr. Pearce, while, at supper on the evening of his death, was taken with violent coughing, and during the paroxysm immediately expired. Mr. Pearce was a man of some education, ec centric in his notions, and is known as the author of some tracts predicting the end uf the world in March. 1880. He was son of the Rev. John H. Pearce, a local Methodist minister of note in his day, and a Milkrite at the time when Miller's doctrines wete in vogue. We find the following con densed in the Charlotte Observer: "The an nual report of the North Carolina Agri cultural Experiment Station for tbe year ending April 15, 1880, shows that Prof. Ledoux made 912 analyses, requiring 3,000 nnantitative determinations and 10.000 weighings. Ha has examined seeds and analyzed chemicals, fertilizers, marls soils and waters, and made search for poisons in all cases submitted. The result of his work on fertilizers is shown by the follow ing statement : The commercial value of tbe fertilizers has - increased from $33 66 per ton to $39 40. We pay $4 less, and get an article worth $1 00 more per ton. The expense of the station for last year was $6,673 47. The total income arising from the tax on fertilizers has been $80, 117 81. Raleigh Observer: Mr. Fabius II. Busbee has accepted an invitation to speak on the 16tb at a large mass meeting to be held in Southampton county, Virginia Yesterday Fanny Burt, a negro con vict, returned to the Penitentiary of her own accord, after an absence of more tbn three weeks from the gang of prisoners to which she belonged. She, by some means, got away from the gang on the University Railroad, but must have become tired of sweet liberty. Mr. Best has paid into the State Treasury tbe amounts due tn August 1. as called for in the contract. He has called on the State for a sufficient number of convicts to bring the force up to 500, to be furnished at tbe earliest possit ble moment. He has made arrangements to push tbe work right on, and to settle tbe floating debt of the road. Fifty con victs were yesterday sent up from the Pen tientiary to the head of the Western North Carolina Railroad. This will make 375 convicts on that work. Iron has been ordered, and is expected in a little time, to lay the road into Asheville. Work on tbe road beyond Asbeville will be begun this, week, '
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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