North Carolina Newspapers

-V 1 X 4 i- ' - 1 7 T ?, 4 .7 II VOLUME IX. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAllOLINA, PEIDAY, JANUARY 11, ISJSJ Single Copies 10 Cents. NUMBER 5 l-v: : to-- y y .' . - - )-. d - ?: : . d - .-: .;::U.i,Vtiit fi -r 1 .Wyi y.:,-, .:..,; . i ;:. 1 -Mto . : r1 "t-- " ' ' , ' ; f,., , i : . , a i -1 . ' . i f : s : ; U J , - ! , ; --. - - . 7- ' ' ' - : ' : K r . . " ' . ' : ' f- ' r" " TISING Fifty cents itthm and t for cackaddi 5 ; ) . Eight (3) POST ADVER. RATES. per line for tlic. first iu- sortion -and twenty-five ccnti per line ionar insertion. Nonpareil type, cou- niuare. , ' All .advertilcinentSs will be cliargedat ; the above rates, except on special con tracts. : . ;' ;; i " : " j "J hspocial rates can bo haiTfor a longer li mo than qn week. . " : All commttnicrtions on bttsiures should be , addressctl ; to Tiik" Wilmington Post, .Wilmiiiston, N. C. - u ' A--;- . ';V The subscription price to ,Tjii Wil MiNoro:t Tost i $1 00 per 1 year; six months J5 cdnts. V i ! ' H. i JNDYi Business Manairc-. . . The tienatorship Jiangs in the Ken- Legislature. AH t lie. candidates ins v tucjiy tare in llationists.. ' : r : Soine2:;Souticrn hienibers V:-re very Kf.hosilc lb Speaker Kandall oaaccount I uf liis indifFcrencc to southern interests. The j d ry at-Atlanta in the case of ex Go vcrhor Bullock, charged . with vari- ius offi ei a m'wdc rn oanirs, acqui tted h i iiy nific bcincr out minutes.: 1 The King, of Italy, Victor Emanuel, i is sick: wiLla very severe attack of fe ver aticl pleurisy. The Pope, inquires "of the'Gardiiials what will be the re' suit, if the ratica and the iuiriiial ; bhc'iild both i!ccom,cyacant at the same On Friday moping la son, driving from Kichi It is strange howlittlc'headway any- ' Ibmly; ma'KCs ';' -'General Key. partmcnt wit in altackina rostiitfvster lie is managing his Pc- that good' sense and dis cretion! which his unusually even bal- ;a:ieed mtul gives liira. Ho far ha is 'me'vof the most acceptable member, of I'lr v-jibluet. fho rinladclphia lbus' notes that, C!i9 North Carol itna' i:ewpa)ers .i re "Hgnung nsponsibility i:fy ,hivo not yetv tackled ;,'k . pve the question of the for tlikj loss of Gettysburg, the case of ;Lvan rO'lNeill, thenhoul uf Najii Head; ; svko il tiie II u ronV crew drown while lu wvit tqget a hot breakfast. ' Senator Patterson wishes" tub follow l nz statement to be made, j yi.: That reports about his resjigniug: are uh Democrat" i that true, and that he 1 no biinraiu with 'the jjrfii'e of" ,llipyirpililicaii: Seiiators havp Vumero.ii, 6( jousj to fnquirc how. ho was. p f-tUo exception ol. Senator Pennsylvania, whom he wan ted io sec and sent for., lie DK 4TU OV C1I I EF JUSTICE PEAK- SON i last Jud ' Pear-. son, driving from Kichmoud Hill, his residence in Yadkin, towards Winston to take, the cars for Raleigh, where tjc session of the Supreme Court was to open on Monday; 'was seized with pa ralysis from which, being entirely nn conscious,hediedon the ioilowiDg night. When about three miles from home the Judge leai ed over on the driver, and, as the - driver thought, went to sleep. Noth'uig unusual was discovered to be the mi alter until the ferry on the Yad kin li vtr, about 15 miles from Winston, was reached, when the driver tried to a rou the Judge, but was unable to do so. Upim arriving at Winston physicians were 'summoned who pronounced the right side and tongue completely par alyzed. Judge Pearson was first elected Judge of the Superior Court in.iSoG. lie served in this capacity until 1848, when he Was elected a Judge of the Supreme Court. He served as Associate' Justice of the Supremo Court until December, when he was elected' Chief Justice of that court. Ho acted in 'this capacity until 1863, when his office was vacated by the results' of the war. lie wa3 re appointed by Gov. llolden in 180-5, and was elected by both parties in 8G8. It' will be observecTl that' Judge Pearson served 12 yeajrsas Supcribr Court Judge) 10 years as Associate Justice of the Su premo Court, and 1 20 year' as Chief J ustice of the Sijprecae . Court, With one exception Chief Justice Pearson was the greatest Judge North Carolina -J ever produced.. He was. singularly .free from all outside influences, and wa be loved aud respected by the people with out regard to party.. Nine-tenths of the; lawyoi'sjof this state read law under, land were prepared for the Bar by, Judge Pearson-, at his couutry saat, at Rich mond Hill. In politics he was a Whig, lie was an unflinching Union man du ring the rebellion, mid refused to) allow the Cenfederate gavernment to override ja,nd disregard, the writ of habeas cor- piw. His record in sustaining this liltj. Dunns the ku khix troubles in 1 870 Judge- Pearson refused to attach G-oV. llolden for contempt because the G iyeruor refused to oljey a writ of ha beas corpus ' issued by him. For this into c. u':j iiMOnppd hv tlA p.nlJr T"tnn. eratic press and party, and was threat ened with impeachment. Time has now brought the legal profession to be lievje that Judge Pearson was right in his construction of the Constitution. -' Universal regret is expressed at the - . v - - " , IS 0 yX tokPennsyIvania simpy lor a trip to Uewi of his death; He leaves three Jntfit hb ' hpalthi and' he U not going daughters and one son. feoutu Carolina and ; enter in Alo It'avc j South Carolina ihess inT-'ennsylyania. The. Demo- ;:Cjatic,''Se'tia-to'ts who .have called at his 1 rri o iv - i t All U MS KK f ffl U Johiisoh, ( Virginia, noujje arc. ; i Virgin iaj; aru i,'ho' did not without pairi HIS FUNEUAL. 1 The remains of the deceased Judge reached, Raleigh ;bn Tuesday, and were borne to tUo Capitol, where they were pi'iccd in state in the rotunda. A com- see Jiun. utners nave iniUee oi gentlemen appointeti by Judge sent their cards to mquire about his jMcKoy met the jremaius at the station. health.! -lie li as no' idea of going. awny ;:g, '.except 011 the Butler The body w as accompauied to States vi.lle by the following ladies and gen tlemen: ll)o. Cowles, Esq. W. J. Cone und wife, W, W. Mott, Alex. H. Smith and lion. R. F. Armfield, of Statesyille; John Gray Bynum and wife; of Win ston; Mrs. Governor yanco and Mr. D. 1. Yance, Mrs. R.M. Pearson the wife, and Mrs. E. Hayue i Davis, of States- -rM'!"'M"Vv yv" " ; . . ..'..-li ville. toe uaugnter oi ine acceaseu nosca at.au 10 line J. rcsiuem, uui leivin . . - . . - 1 mi i t I :i 1,:.,; ..,!. (;h!cf . Justice. ; : i Arrayed, aast the principles of the , The pall bearers selected are: Hon party" ... . - ' A. .Si Merrimon, Messrs. J. 11. Batche- "Jlow do the sratnemcrs eijoy uc- i lr n ilr Wklwr Ckrb Oft tavius Coke. C. M. Busbce, Thomas C, t . ' r l . ' bus" n ess . , ' .';..' - , SllvVrOll fc'l5UY'-3 OIlNKM, r. sThe Inter Oxyi has ititerviowod Son -i -a(dr j Perfy of Michigan -while he was - o-va trtef -.visit to'-.phica'gor-Wu-iiiake j tU'loiVowiiigriextrac " r vr.iin. h'. vou know. I am jv.i o;- the rrcsiuent, bu.i leH in vote 'against him when v - hvi conciliated? " ".The. Pres'dmt has ralned nothing in thviri esteem. V They say he has gone Fuller and R. G. Lewfs. vert6 the n and arc willing to accept The' funeral ccreaiom CITYJTEMS, County, Bonds fur sale by W. V. Canr aday.'v- ' r- - Rev. Mr. Yates and family have or riued. ' Sheriff Taylor, of Brunswick county is in tliecitv. ! ? Send the money and t subscribe for the Post for 1878. ; r The weather,- during the past week, has be.en the coldest of the season. :. W. P. Canaday has a few County Bonds for sale. Splendid investment. Superior Court, convenes on Monday next, his Honor W. A. Moore presid ing. . -,. "'. ' ' .. t The very meanest man in this stale is the one who 'robbed W, P. Canaday 's house. ' . ', :-' " ' " u Wortji & Worth for splendid coal; we have tried it, ai:d know. Parker & Taylor for A No 1 stoves alwavs on hand. . - ' ' ' i Neither Governor Vance or his party think that the colored people have been constitution ally emancipated. Sa says the Governor. The Rev. Mr. Yates, who has charge of the Front - Street Methodist Church in this city, is a brother of the editor of the Charlotte Democ-at. - ember, term of the Criminal Court as referi to thc'fpodf House arid the quar ters ftr Ihe insanb there, W refexre fo I I Til. : 1 Til I ue ommiuee on poor nouse, wnn powr : a :t: i.i t 0 r ' fw - Jj-'lr j J Appucauuu -vr ir. a. vacuity, w.ue, lieved ftpnr tfie pqHs tax,' he jhavins NEW ADVERT73EMENTS. MOST KGEHE. rel aid the Bame'in VirginiaJ was spranted j Report of Jofrn pJ Taytory Clerk of the Superior; Court and 'Ja dreqi Pro bate, 1 stating that ;he i had 4 arBxed tHe seal of hti i office 215 mes to sucli papers as the taxi is requlrccT '63' Jniyl7 1877, to J ariaii,ti'S78,? was ordered spread pnHB'rtcoWWcial"rer porta.t i.i i: w i 1 'AppIicaUonW'D Et4 Freeman. guardian of 11 B. gigford, for! a reduc tion of taxes. listed nrlder a missaDore- ension, was ordered laid on the table, & tax matters Jiaving been, closed; and the same disjfcsition Wias 1 made of a similar application for Ado and a Quin- lin.'p - iup-r..V:: . : ; Application1 of Col. John D. Tay lor, Clerk, of the Su(ripr CoujrVfo small iron safe -iu which to' keep the records I to Commis ito'act. ; " ;t Joseph Sal man a ' wounded ex-sol- u c,i wa . uiucrex roucyca oi. uie pay Trent of poll tax. ; , ; ; j Resignation ofHenry G. Davis, a 6versefer ef the Federal Point road, was granted, and W. IT. AVilliams was p pointed to! the position. 1 ' ; ' ; J. M. Moody and FH. VonKampeii, were granted renewal of license foe the retail of spirituous liqaorsj . . . Nine. coupons, value $15 1 each (gold,) arid amounting to '$145 (gold), wich were redeemed last September, were burned in the presence of the Board. It was ' ordered that Wm. W. Dixon be excused from the position 1 of oyer-; seer, of the public ' road fro'm Derzet Branch to Sturgeon Greek, and (Thomas Harrell was appointed in his steads0 v' i it was ordered that Mrs. fdargaret lanmer be granted - license to retai malt liquors in the city of Wilmington until jaay 1st, 1878 - - v !- r of his office, was referred sloner Worth, with power A Pooh Editor Roccei. Some1 scoundrel robbed Die chicken ; house, belonging to the editor of this -paper,! of 30 chickens and 10 very fmc ducks Oi last Wednesday night. . Coal Depot. If you want to pur chase good coal, go to Worth & Worth's llr 1 tm II ' . 1 we guarantee iney Keep , ttie yery best coal in the city, and - Parker &i Taylor will sell you a good stove to burn the coal in, cheap. The. residence of Mr S!.cppard, on; the old Ncwbcrn road, about two miles from the city, formerly owned by Thos. Johnson, vas destroyed by fire -on last Wednesday. Injured with Atk insou & Manning for 1,350, ' i. : .AbYfiiiTisrsG Pays. Wo published a few . weeks ago a notice, to learn the whereabouts of our worthy P. M., and in less than a week the ad was answer ed, from one of our northern cities,! giving us the desired information, and! the P.. ML was sent home to his family! and jriends. . We are now happy. ; "'- -;' " '' : :r. " ' ,. '.- '.i f Stovjss, Stoves Persons': who wish a first class Cooking Stove should visit ths establishment of Parker & Tayjpr befbre purchasing. 1 They have Ion hand one of the largest stocks of Stoves An the slate, as Well as a splendid, variety of office stoves. When you have bought a stove, send to W(lrth & Worth's and buy your coalr-they have, decidedly the best iu the city. , . Thirteen at Dinner. .t . . .. 1 ; A .Richmond letter to a Virginia pa per says: ; "Ijast Sunday Gov. Kemper ate his last dinner at the Gubernatorial mansion. . - On that occasion; he invited 12 choseii and true friends to an informal and old Virginia dinner, which was en CHRISTMAS ! IS ALMOST HEUEi The first course comprised soup made by a v lrgnia cook reared Dyione 01 tne 1 1 - - ;p; old masters, and the seasoning was sus- festive :of 'mediaeval ages, Then t came in all its j glory, smoking: and steaming hot, a slendid , Madison coiinty cured ginia solidity and ' wealth, jATcoun try tnat can -produce sucn nam ana sucn cabbage ; need never listen to talk of jTepiudiation." , ; . .; , : J.M- NEW AD VEli '1 1SEMENT&, PARKER. & TAYLOR, DEALERS IN Oil, ;stoyos,;Me Wise people will keep before them the fact tbp.t they can buy thtf lest -HdlidajriO-oocisaiid. Family G-ro G- E O R Or E liL HT E S. .':';.:- ; .i . ' :,. : ; - ' "!-- 1 1 and 13 South Front Street,1 A- : 'A Lanterns, Fairbank-s Scales,. PUMPS, I3KABS AND IRON POSIN .) STRAINERS. $Wl.PrjBRS. AND:'SKIMMElis. Manufacturers and wholesale dealers TIH AND SHEET IRON WARE, -1 Jan li ly j WILMINGTON, N.'C, - -.v, COAIi---OAIi. - i If you, Want to kfep wauxi and get Iho worth of your money, buy; your Coal frota' the 'undersigned. We have the test , ' ; ! . .': V GRATE, and A rr 1 W H O Iu E S A. Ju E I? EICE.p' '.01- WE CAUTION If OU BEFORE PllUlJASlNii TBX TS. 'IO: -:o:- We offer special inducements in COOKING ARTICLES, and Housekeeper; - will see the necessity of getting the it. : ';. '.,"'. i; - - : ' I .- ' ' . '.' I;! UEST GOODS FOIt THE LEAST MONEY. STOVH COAL. In the market.- - Also that superior : ENGLISH CO All. ft The Finest selected Cooking Butter, Wine, Brandy, Citron, Currants, ' Rp r Atmoro's Celebrated Mince Meat, Plum Pudding, if aisms,! .for qtfick and hot fires. Send the csish and orders be Ailed promptly WORTJI 4 WORTH. OUR STOQK IS IMMENSE I and THE LARGEST IN THE" STATE, and ' - . wc iptend disposing of it durinc the Holidays. 'Something New. Iu order to iu troduce our IWg Seed Spring Wheat, The Wheat of Taos, in your locality single grains measuring J. inch in length I propose to send a 9 sample oft the- wheat free of charge, to every sub scriber to the paper who .will state .the name of the newspaper and send a 3 oeat stamp 'to' pay postage. : I Agents wanted in every coUuyf to sell this new wheat, J : . - ."I Address j L. L. OsMiiT, ; 2t I .' Cleveland, Tea?!. STATE ITEMS,. lib tl tU r 23 O A' ft 00 fa Q i . iSeptemher, October, ; . November, December, Tho Raleigh f - CO n r paJ i S 1 D- CO M CO ' - : M. a'uy advantage them 3 but will ceremonies Uiak place suca a course may gup Thur3aay. unVl4 grebt solemnity, and never takodnm up. If , . " .. , . - , L ,f. tlin.snnthnrn- nolicv resalts in the de- n" rernani were ueposueu in me was 1 i . . . . i it ...4. 4 rt 4- "OnlALu ' I ion 01 uie pany iubv win f pvy vwcicijr.-.ub j.vicku. ir own strinc. hot him. . , ' M I f ... ----- - .m m An oriental traveler uesenbes this busy scene witnessed' on the historic m a man of their own sinnc i . A iiiitu Mover tains anything by being ... untrue to his Jrienus. ' I : : ''lihispoiicy,' then, not cveit. strength rcninj; him in any quarter shores: "Oar steamer landed on a beach which was the port of Anticch, inhere the, disciples fwere first called CbristiansI There was no. town at the water's edge, no wcople, tio wharf. The passengers and the merchandise were divide the votes. Bat that is a mistake. ut ashore in lighters, wnien ran up ' r IL J I T- - J. ? - e 1- I ' 1. it:. 1 A 4 1 A.rrAla nrlV. Auere isj no luuicauou 01 hucu iy uic- idvo inc siiuut irw ui a-awcis, n ment: For. instance, such mea as B3o. .j their drivers lay on the beach, Iill, w)io - wcijo -.old Vhigs, do uot a. adv t0 tran3fer the goods into the in- WJlDDt 10 rcYivu I arty., 1 neru 13 uu J 1 - . . ftppe tor tUo itepuoucatis - wnor.s i"b i,id What will be done about the tariti r' boxes' marked ur. J . u. Ayer os uo., .'willbe "Not' at all. On the contrary, it is lientng him. . "What is hi qwq tV.OFy iu tlila mat y.aii. he thinks that the old; Whigs revived m the soulu, ana so 'The tariff must - be increased 1 9" 1 T.nwi.11 Mass.. tl. S. A. showinsr that : ;.spmeth ns; increase the revenues,: biit 1, nt -A Wrt;. n,i hn tea, coffee, or sugar.. The soUth- rvj , 7T ".I V are anxious for the revival of they came, xnese wuu oiuer guuua the duty on sugar, but.' the people will I were hoisted on the backs of camels, not . staudlt. They have had these ar- r' transnortation to Antioch. Thus tUlo? free too long. We must xut the t. . . , .,, M ifl, K.V.u.a "luxuries of Ufa where the rich will remedies to heal the maladies on popu have to pay it, and not the masses.'.' lations that inhabit those eastern shojes, . "What is the trouble with the sen- ' honcWour spiritual manna came." State- and Coiinty TAxea Yes terday Gen. Manning, the very excel lent Sheriff of New Hanover couuty, made full settlement of his taxes. It will be sen from the statement below that the total increase of the tax in the county over last year is very nearly thirty thousand dollars. .The improve ment in the financial condition of our qounty must be gratifying to -every citi zen k The tax wilt be much lighter, next year; The; following statement ' was furnished us by the Sheriff: 4 1 A thoroughly . competent and experi enced, officer -dike Mt John SNiclaoTs; who never was a partisan, was displaced for no other reason than to make room for an incompetent cousin, of GovcrhcrT V&uai.-I2afcigh Register ' 1 ;: . There is in: Wako county svj tract of ud which ihas never been , sold! since c Revolutionary; war and during all at time has been owned and occupied by a man of the sama name iln Hali fax there , js a tract which has never beea sold but f twice ihits Itistdry Roanoke News, ; . , : .-: " . We take from the Charlotte Demor crat the- statement of cotton receipts in that city from September 1st to Decem ber 31st, 1S77. ):: t !V-.j .' !; ''(. ;- 317 bales ;';:' V'' 8.858 " 11,658 " 13,802 " Observer advises its friends in the Western District of North Carolina to tid themselves of Judge Dick and th.e other officeos of the Fed era). Court, by the summary process of ki'ting ihem. Thus it will be seen that :tho editor's old ku klux propensities on th b slightest provocation break througli thp thin veil with which he scarcely at:f,mpts to conceal 'them. ivcto 'Slate. As a reply to Air. .Lusk's late letter On Gudger, the Raleigh Observer pub- liaTipa iht fpfimrnv whihli fltn.t. crp.nt.lp.- I r ' ! i " r" r&TK -.u6;" lowesi? nep prices, uiuu avv uiui c? 4110. uvuvuuui vuitiov Committee. Since the'editor of that paper ha seen" fit to turn his attention Int "tfiRt Vihd of 'lifctara- 'rhans he t ONE OF TH -L ARuBST AND will favor the public with ihVtestimo- 1 ny which ho refused to give before that comm ittee and will now answer the ques- j oney Whiskey3 Blue Grass, Delmonico. Club House, Imported Jamaica Rum,' v llennessey and Otard lirandy, Cordials, Champagnes, - 1 i -t I j Table Sherries and native Wines, i - " ' Our Celebrated BRAND OF LIQUORS are so well known that wc only Hun 'Hon them to remind "EVERYBODY" that wo havo over -V THREE THOUSAND BOTTLES put up to , I supply the demand and avoid dely; , . - Our well known "&WEET MASH," at f 3 00. is perfect and requires ho im provement. We offer it against any $5 00 Whiskey in the State.1 ' i y "i" ' ::' ' , j' . '-" ' j . ' ! ' . :;' - : l-i - : : : l-f- ' ''; ' .v : '.', ' !;- -. "... .i . 300 Barrels and Jpoxes of Apples, Oranges aud Lo uoas 800 Boxes Franc v Crackers. " . i 3500 Lbs French and Domestic Candies and I Fresh Broken Candy. ; i. ASSORTED NUTS, Figs in cartoons, Table Raisins, Muncatel and i ' . n ! ; rt. .tl . l .1 i t . . liaisms, oneucu Aimons. . S,tdles 1 100 Boxes FIRE CRACKERS. 50,000 TORPEDOES. SOL BEAIt & BEOS., We have on Uaud a fine lot of IMPORTED . CIGARS, iaud the finest of Cleaf - Havana Domestic Uigars in the State. .1 0 18, 20 MARKET ST.! FFER jTO THE PUBLIC, AT the BSrOur Three Carts will prompt delivery. leave the Store every fifteen minutes to insure Put 3'our money out to best advantage, and you can do-so only at December 21 tf OHEAPEiT ST0CJS OF .1 . 4 tioiis which at that time lieVdeqllnell tpjf ! . "I- "?."-' ' !; i - ' . . ' ' ' 1 . . i ; t r answer lor reasons nest Known to-mm oelf. Out with it! NewSlale, How Samoan Dandies are Taittooed. Scarcely a youth 1 of EeVentien is to be found among: the Samoanites who is not elaborately, tattooed. Candlenut GENTS FURNISHING C0DDS, TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF WHr READY CiyOTHING Net State Tax Net COunty Fund Net Einking FuuU. and in terest, ' Net School Fund, rTotals, r ' -. 1576. 1877. Sl'.).8u;i.S4 J20,l-19.43 J0,827.73 13,595.32 G,S2S.to y,7o6.70 ?01,1S9.29 591.161.08 AISTD. 1' JOHN WJBCXNBR, HAIR DRESSING SALOON, No, 11 NORTH FRONT STREET, (South pf Purceel House;) v rarticnlar attention given to Ladies' and Misses1 Hair cutting: and Shampooing, eith er at their residences or at the Saloon. , Jan 4 ly. ., " J-- -. SPECIAL PR0CL131AT10X. GEO: MYER'S: 11 and 13 FRONT STREET, . r OUR OWN MAKE : Increase for 1S7 7 over 1870, $29,971.7a ashes 'and water.! are Used- for coloring matter. That part of the body from the Tjoiof in ilirt tnpA ti nnrprfil with. a varieiratcd pattern, that at a short dis-. "'l. tarace resembles; lacework. The epera- ute and the; Cabinet?" I "1 don't exactly kno.y, Sohur2 is an impractical theoruti but Key is a good man, aud if we must have a southern Democrat in that p6sition we, perhaps, could not do better." . ID.I Newman & Sons. Go. to Windsor, Vt.) Chronicle. Newman & Sons ahd buy jur Vy MOOUa," , ; " ;.l).i,r ' i . Clothing, Hats, 1 , dec 21 3t te. i v- Caps, Shoes. &c dEciiANica Tickets. lhe wu- minston & Seaside Railroad Company are now selling a Mechanics ticket, for workin semen or regular mechanics, for E which thev charge only two cents a ride, 25 rides for 50 cents. . ! Subscribe for the Post, it is the cheap est paper in the state. County CoMMissiONEESi-The Beard of County Commissioners met in regu lar monthly session on last Monday at 12 o docs ; present, jonu u. Wagner Chairman, and Commissioners Dun.caJi Holmes,; B. G. Worth, D.S. Senders and J. VT. Atkinson. Report of Elijah Hewlett, County Treasurer, for the month of Decemb er; was received aud referred to the Finar ice committee. . ;' ! t Report ot commiUeo on out door poor Jor December, was received and ordered spread on the minutes. ; County claims o Solicitor Moore were referred to tho Auditing commit tee. ' ; - It was ordered, that so much of the : report of tbe Grand Jury for. the De- Slioc?," vl Oafs, t.oh ' consumes' t two orf three months, -and the operator is very exacting about his pay. When he gets half through he demands his recompense, and if it is not forthcoming xeroses to finish his wprk. " Ar youir man is; in' deep'dis grace if he goes slabout half tattooed. The eirls laugh at him. arid ' the men scornim. -The process is very pain- j Dry Goods, ful. arid the victims are dieted while Caps and MINGTON: TP YOU WANt THE VERY BEST BEEF, .PORK, SAUSAGES, t ! &a, &c, &c. CALL AT I f - . iillSrGh'S MARKET, On Second Street, between. Market and j Princess streets. , r jan 4 f ! ISAAC W. KING. J. undergoing it. Some become mere skel- tons before they are completed, but it" ii the fashion, anc they are iepaid by the admiring glances of the women; The ' getttler sex are rarelyjtattooed. Sometimes a dehcate garter 4s ;. seen twining around the leg, sometimes an armlet, or a. strawberry design in the middle of tho back, but suchvintances . are rare. . i arictiJi; Blankets, i OYSTER SALOON. N. VakSOELEN has opened a first cias3 . k OYSTER SALpoX On east side of Second street, second door south of Princess street, where he is always prepared to FURNISH MEALS to his cus tomers and others. Receiving fresh KEW RIVER OYSTERS DAILY, and will furnish them In any style desired. None bat the very best Cooks employed. IK not fall to give him a call dec 21 tf Saddles and Kariicss, OP EVERY DESCRIPTION, Madc aad Repaired at Ilayden & Gciliardt's Third st, between Market and rrinccssv Jan 19 tf r . . yr .BIGGEST THING OUT. A GOOD WHARF between Malberry and i!iii in n noil Ikofuro n:i m haainfr ilA I rTr i i i where. dec 21 tf. JuneU W P. CANADAY. GRAIKS.OF WHEAT MEASURING ONE HALF INCH IN LENGTH. SAMPLES FREE, to every Farmer in the United States Greatest Cariosity In Seeds ever seen. i 1 S. Y. HAINES t CO., ' 1: dec28 2t - ; Sweetwater, Tenu. fl JOHN DAWSON, 7; HARDWARE MERCHANT, i HAS THE LARGEST AND BEST As sorted stock oi HARDWARE in this part of the State. 'If you want GOOD GOODS and LOW PRICES, be sore to call at the old' establishedLARD WARE HOUSE of i JOHN DAWSON, I 19 North Market street, v dee 21 ly T I. . WUmington, N.C. D, L, RtsSiE LL Attornov at Law, I MMjJtlltTGTOJr, J C. -..' . .v - '';. ; ; - ,' .'i - ' - i Office at residence. corner;of i Second and I Dock Streets. mar26-tj 1 r.-i M ' 'I .1 1 i j A M1. t v.- ; - : : t '-1":