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yen
TlklNG
ur(.t
; ,'ifi,jr,oiit
erlioii and
per line for 'Jf
in
twenty -live centa
BUty-i
mihI i
jer tine
itir each additio
uaeilion.
,1-ilt I.SJ; Mlf?S
'Nonpareil .typ, coii-
-I Mule a HMtisire
All advertWiiit'iiU wilrbe chained at
vJiti above rajten, except on special con,-
trai'td.
Smici.il raLehVuii le, Irfad for a longer
j
than one -week..
The huuk'
fitiot priee to Tub WlL-
1 W per year;
six. mouth 7 cent,
Aiieoniuu
nicrtions on btMt lies tdiotild
I to Tub Wii.m intn
nytoii, N. C.
! add row
.Wr.tr, Wiliu
I'ulltlcnl.
C. Iiad Si r a'or Chants rle
elimis a .reelection
m l the aph elion is
l.i'iM.'nl.
"JjO1. Mi j mwUi utideritiatKl ttie ques
tion inrlV-cll
There is opt the slightest disposition
iti the nortJi Ro prevent the able Homo-
rrnUC-t ite.s'iien of South Carolina, or
Ljuisiuua. or Miusissippi from gaininc
an m.iuy converU among me .colored
pe. ple th y can procure by f iir
iisraiH. Aruili-ii(, entreaty, promiics
t eternal friendship, are nil legiliniate,'
a till no oiie iiCHtions their perfect right
to jeuiploy all of these. j
.Vhat thS i lortU objuuU to is llireati
id .'violence breouipel any tuan to vote
coiilrary to h scoiivicliouaor not to uote
at. all." - . i.-.-j : ' .
The J'ni'U't Corhin, -Senatori il ciis
is bcin; agit.itc'l, I-cuaior' .Cameron of
Wiu'onsin, Chairuian of the Sub cora
uti t"o on t lie? cas has made a report
tv mo. u a U"e
Al one an it decide that
t!jc Gfty niua
member of the House of
i
jiieiciitatikes, wh jrganiz?d the
llou.'e and
koted for' Corbin, were a
ni vjniiy of all the members chosen and
i'jiiuted
quorum, the numbers
fio.n lMg fiId and Iurelw countie1
not holding
Lertilicat-ii of 'election in
:ii l oril.inee with the lawi of the state.
l itis House, -kcting with the unqucs-
tinned . Senate, composed the legal
lis'ature,
hnd by a legal proceediDg
ela ted dr. (Dorbin United Statea Sen
ator, and hi
election was 5n all renpeptp
v.i'id.
Senator. I!urn8ide has rrpoittd the
conclusions urrived at by the Joint
iTunimittee on tno Ivoorganimon oi
th.i Army, fa' ho. abstract iieot from
Washington! indicates Hcveral radical
eli iiiges in t ie present organization ol
the Army. : Jen. Mherniani plat) of
tiiuliin the .ballaljon the unitoftlie
I'lree has beta adopted, ami one bat-
tit ion in titqh regiment of mfantrr,
e.ivalry, and
artillery la to remain un-
illicered and
unmanneu, but ready to
le equipped
whenever circumstances
The reductions in the
.hall rcqium
mt:nberof otjioers are large 333 being
di'pomtcd wikh. l!y cQnaolidating the
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tiepari inenis oi ai':viuijrcuvrai uu
.Vlju'ant'(i(Jiieral, 0 oflicera are taken
jVuni the active lit. In thp (iuarcer-
. master lh'
arlment there is a reduc-
i ioii of IS olli
corf; in tno ouosistence-
I ).jairtm'cnt,
II; ray Deparhncnt, 27;
; Uureau of Military Jus
haplains, 8. There is to
i ii tiiuuce, r.
lice, r: and Cl
t).' a eousoli
lation of regiments, acd
the whole pi
in, it auopteii, is to, ue
' rtorktnl out I
y a board, which must be-
(.'wt operatiol
s ,luly 1. 1S7D, and finish
U'iriiig that
ear.
It has bee
li brooht to the attention"
of the lVi
eitt an tho Attorncy-
Uenerul uy e liiuejitiy reliable aulliori-
iv in ij-misiiftiii that in the vicinity-of
('ho'OiiachiUi rivera in that elate "two
hundred yokred hvoh have been wttii-
pi d since the the recent eWtioii, with
.he view of e- .iiijH'lling them to teMify
Iiefoie the-grind jury of tin parish of
Otiachila lb. t two wellrkuown and
esteemed wb te citixens, Republicans,
' had tried to instigate the colored peo
ple to rise asruinst the whites. Dur
itij; the iu vet- ligation just had of the
prejHK-terous charge by the grand jury,
viie 01 their l umber, who was familiar
with- Urn fact i, compelled the witnesses
to remove their clothes, when .their
back were t'Hiud to bo crusted with'
o.ils, the refill of recent whippings
1 hrcuHn, 'j.ith iiiucU reluctance and
ureal trepidofuou, they (the witnesses)
coiiIcshhI to he whippings and threats
of ftli'l greiter puniihmeot If they
failed to testify as they were directed.
The ivhite j liepublicans alluded to are
natives of Iidutsiana. and men of high
a -c.al and political sundiny, but have
given mortal offence U their political
vuemi.s by adrocaliug the llepublieao
ltriueinles a -id deuouueinff Democratic
outrages. Hd the grsnd juiy indicted
them, a wastintendtli they would liave
been placed In jail and then mobbed
and butchered, as tho Ooushstta pris
oowwere simeume ay.
, Oa tiit oli;er hand, thp liAj-eren
liieubers of the House who met ia
Carolina 1141, on account of the llle-
rility oi the; title of the Rdrellch) snj
faurtn deffS Q eat lacked two
a( bein- ft legal quorum. Tb U itletal
body acted with ft body cUluiog to bs
the ifenate. though having U 1m thn
a majority of that bodr. ftnd proceeded.
rh full le-il Senate, with ft leral
iHruw,net!cr l aay way rccoaUed
the illecst liooe. Iherrport uirooja
ut supports the claim of (Aw bin aad
denie that r Bluer; but itgoessut
further mi Uei tht pAwtioa that if ft!
POST AO
b tl milted that Butler rlainw for the
Carolina Hall body ntmelj,' that it
was lawfully organized and had ft legal
qiioriuii ' prmrnt -while thin ; rolltd
invalidate CVbin'a title,- it trould not
make HutlerV valid, sinco ft single,
isolatedllouie of Reprcsentativea can
not Uj nay process of iwwiiosc beheld
tti coustiiuto the Iegishtare of,, South
a a Vt
Lr,fraf, mad whether or ot CotW
elected, Duller has uo;dof i9fl
claim. Uiidrr tJhiVport,ih4gftte
il . .. " .' . - ' 1 VI.i.:
it miut verUl. "oaeat Belief f?-, r,
A eorrcioiideut of tho Y, jlwUt
wriii" from 8elma, Ala.,1 ? r s
Ai ih election in November ;!. thou
valid' f colored Republican yoters in
thndis net (with ill 16,000 Bepubli
tn oidf-trity) , were depriyed '-jof the
ri'h' o-v'.tif for member of Congress.
&c, nio.-t of tit- Urge Republican pre-'
ciiHts Oeiiiiw:ratic officia's ' secured
poHC8oiofr ir the ballot-boxes, poll
But they waited in vain. The Demo-
cratic party has control of all the elec
tion machinery in this state. Demo
cratic Judge appoint all the election
a . . I
niHtiaserh: Democrats make up the I
returns, and Democratic Supervisors do J
the counting. In this large i Republi-
Iivj .It." 11 111 I L-PI.I LhflllSfl vet tiid all I
day thus PJW not have made auyt;.A.8iderable prodrs
poIlt. rhouands oi coloreu. voters re- if ,i, ' i... ' . .,-. 1 . ,
naincl around the polls throughout 'i!1???1' duw beV
. .... . ..: r.r'.i.:.. tcr than in the two or three years past.
ine oay, wainuK or tor
cn district there was riot one single J ages, &c.f of New'Haveu, wooten lac
Reouhlican election official appointed. I tories of itockville and elsewhere tlm
In the Second Distiijt, which is very I
cios-, nui wnicn re my nas a , wir im- ine uai business oi the western, cot
publi; an mnjoiity. the Grcenbackers ton and woollen indiutriea of the east.
nominated a candidate in opposition to
Herbert, the Democratic nominee and
present, meaioer. xuv xwepuuiiuaus ,i
suppoi ted the Ureenbacker afl a choice I
of evil.'
It vas known throughout the state
that Herbert's renomination gave great
ofteuce to tho Democracy; that large
numbers cl white men in every county
of the district publicly wade known
their determination to support Arm
strong, tho Greenback candidate. On
the night of the election it was believed
thrt Armstrong had been elected.- The
rcturnsfrom the various counties fooled
up a fair majority for Armstrong. But
the Democratic managers bad the bu
lervlsora of two counties, remote from
the railroad, to hold back their returns I
until all the others were in. . No efforts
to get new from those two counties
were successful. At last they came up
with overwhelming majorities lor Her
bertmajorities bo large thai; every
jq-it tpan in Alabama muBt admit that
1'ipy are the result of fraud.
State Political. ; !i
The ('howan Gazette is a good deal
distressed at the waning strength of
Ik. iLin.uitiiiSn i...i. Ti .iV. .lir.;ri- I
vH"jr, A" ppopio uji-Cu8vw; wiiu
i ' j: ...ii tiu I
(tith partie7 Have they lost heart and I
interest in public affaire?' "It is evi
dent that for some reason or other the
i)eni'cracy is losing its hold upon the
masses, and so is the Republican," ,
r 1 w r; . j -
Tho A)iicelaw will probably becoaie
in a measure a IoUtical question in
this state. It' the legislature pass a
lence law, thev will roake a Sreainany
people very md. . f they don't pass I
any law relating to uuat subject lucre
will be a good deal of dissatisfaction.
Fencing is a very ei pensive business,
but it is common to all civilized
countries. We hope no law will pax,
preventing anybody from putting as
many fences on his own land h)
pleases, . d -
X. X. Robbins is announced as a
compromise candidate for U. 8. Sena
tor, "lieLjus have peace," j t!
When the State nnvernmeut i ws in
the hands of the "Radicals" the Demo
eratic whanjrdoodle cry was "extrava-
gituH! and turn 'em out;" and- now the
Democratic otliciaU eel oo per : cent,
taking ttie same salaries ana decreased I
cot ofliving-the people meanwhile
hii uif no rtHiuetion -r Uim. to Day t
which' they are forced to sell the; pro.
ducts of their labor lat half what was I
ooiatuea uouer -ivacat ruicv-owrei-
k . ft t ft-ftK t-ftW
The travelling correspondent of the
Cincinnati Qmmaxii f tors. us with
ihw item;
Judgti Settle, now of Florida, form
erly of this vtate, is spoken f as the
. tr,"-
nominee ior ice-t -resident on- mfti" ---. ,v . .
rtm,hli...n tlL Th R.nnklUM I rd the olher naked, ahared him cbwe.
think that Grant and Settle would
carry North Carolina ftnd Florida. I
juug teitie epeac tne mamcr, wiw
bis family at lteidsyUle in i tnts sute, i
and la still there. I saw him ft few I
days aen. and spoke of the political I
outlook. Tht JuJgft bHT in stroor
Government, and will gladly rUy left
nana to u rant's rtgftU n i
I havft UVaf MialA flA I
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ewv-.4--, T"
maua py uugn v
Disutci Juaze ior oomui vanmoa, ia
w KASffn iftftAHvift left
r it . m
wbicu ue says uas 4ruiy wwov
. . l V t..Mr Af Ma mm
, .u . TAT- 71 rt.ir.T3
lib probable 'thai ilr. EusUs, the
prvaeat Senator hm LoaUUaa, ft!3
b r-!rcttJL
f I
was done under ftolor of hU See. Thia pguuM, not many years asncc, with a
u u IL Tut ,h ahcali ctaa r tl.0,tXK. rrtviooa, how- Shah of Tenia by Csrcrcr cfAc.
Uftt it 0ttlA; ever, U thtirdepai tare rnihl. tria.y-If the Cieutcdairea
r .vf.VS tywxiltta the cenUea fm eircial trty with the hai If b
Dick lhat which they teem to tHak to whoa they had received th saoaey, . . . v.
merilorW Jadgft Dick has reptab. and itcal a cireuatsUac o tl, t f?
edly decide th. aaa per-"oa ia th t to fab fecoilectio-, paid Mat the " oUaifted, whkh fclgU U of
v2?o , u fnacipftl later- wKh thaais. crecul ftdraaU tocsr oaeuaa.
Wt4F .li4ft i, . - - TI'ftr 1.. II.IIL.I
Bnsiu'83 Prtvpecls
The Herald has ant a corrfpjondtut
into different stated to isecure as Ut as
K-sible information, in, regard to the
prospects for - coming : busine1. i;'
writes " cheerfully from JIartford
He
as
follows: ' . ' V, -
Tbore can b no iuelioii tiiC the
ceneral condition of thefctate has -un
uiKvuv m uvvivvu a irTvmjviw vein
ibJpvi few month -not rapid, but
stead and sure, Mauufactureru,
farmers, all classes v( - i mployers, in
fact, see briirhter times a head nut the
flush days oi belore the imwic, but
more of the stead y business of nte-
leUum times. 1 Recovering from the
great depression f several yen re past
they find contentment jn more limned,
bat safer business, and t ma'l an I cer
(ain instead of specuU-ive- prfiu
aacb. profi's as arc la't xWiiU, iived
standard ol vHic, rathtr tHaiu the
that might lj, ieajed , r ibejCoinV
pondin; amouot that mght be Ujt ia
the fluctu.vt wna of (be. matkeU uuder
the operations of an uustablvi currency.
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tjUIIIMIflll.IT II. aJa .'I.IIIH
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The mabutactories .of metal good
the silverware lactones of Meriden
brass works of Waterbury, brooz-i and
iron good3of New Britain, arms. carri
clock works of Bristol, Thomaston. Ac
em, and the silk business radiating the
smaller plaoca from the great Cheney
iuvub, uiuh leei me impeiua ot better
times. In illustration of this fact uo
better proof can be uiveu than nm.
densed quotations from the daily pre-:
daring tne past three months and facts
obtained through personal hircatign- I
tion.
Ho says ihtifc the g.ncral feelinii in
Conueotlcut is that the hard thoei are
nearly if not quite at an end, and that
henceforward ma nufactures of all kinds
will improve; that real tutato is grand
ally improving; that there are increase-
641 orders and sales of mechanical pro-
ducts; and tbat there is a general starts
ing up and liveUness
Things do nut look quite ro well in
Rhode Island, but there is a healthy
and steady improvement. He wivs:
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Mr. .Cameron is confideiit that the
people are more hopeful now than they
nave Deen ior a long time, and lie pro
diets the speedy revival of all kinds of
u : . i . t . i .
uusiuess. cora:i)on wun omcrj ne
believes that the result of the recent
greaueai to an
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in business circles. The reple in
Rhode Island, however,' were not veri
ously disturbeil iu regar I to the recent
state elections, and tbey did not in
the least predict the success ol either
Greenback or Democratic candidates
for Congress or other important ollices.
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It is believed that the resumption of
specie payments will give stability to
W0rkiivg a gradual inii,rovcnieat ia
business. The manufacturing business.
vaiues, auu mai n W4ii oe me means of
however, is the great fountain-bead. It
is believed that as this memorable
panic, so it will be one of the last to I
leei me expected and long nopel for I responsible fri damages when ft per
tSZLt 1 XBJJLyTJfi.,.ft! - is over by fire apparaius while
trade Wt s affected, here. ( ?f.
Th Wrespoudeut adds that ibis lit
Ue but very wealthy stale, was injured I
very much by the down fall of the
Spraguea, who toppled over with V
000,000, and with a buvinesa which
had ramificatiou which affected the
whole of that hive of industry. With
good, solid money, and moderately io
creased ' orders for their manu factures
business will gradually revive to the j
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Ri8iuir rani
.
About fifty years back twu voung
fellows, brothers, went to Jamair?
9
n ,rade blacksmiths. Find
ing. soon after their arri
vaj that they
talitUemouey
wtuu uu uuuiiujuu(iui uvue money I
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mlt K. .KrtA r.ri ik
Mt tb th f .iloiin-nr..t j J
wmion. MneJiel: On nHih n ttin.
- -r . o
and blackened him from head to foot.
jbU ceremony beios performed, he
. v . . . Am .tU . -
w " v..v.
who was so pleased with the appear-1
ftnee of the vounr fellow ' that he al
400 currtocy opoa'Uw bUl
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I . T 7 .
ing this wanufactarca negro wad hi
escape to hU brother, wshd ymself
rwaia-a his former ftppear-
m... au. ea xK r
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i ance, uewaras were laen in vain
i uwiuiNi
I Vi "U lUKVini, ui VMS 1IXV-
Uoi rtnjOTd iarnctioKc The
Craach.Wt ftti lf , aad oa waka
i.l "
Iialestl,e-w3-j 1 t
4 I
r MrTlvdttiunds electoral bill has pass
ed the Senate. . ,
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j'Tlrenl -Jsr.grtat distrci in Great
Britatn'aaiongihe business mea ami
the laboring classe?, and xjeetings are
being held h. the grea t . cities for ; ro
lief 7 - ----'
The slate ftard of Cauvassers have
ftiv;n the certificate to Kitchen for th
atjcond district, vftithoch the fellow
wj in a" minority i 5000, on the
tual Vote. This U stealing iVpistrict-'
Gov. Brpjden ,has introduced. a J re-
solution ; ' in 'rCoagresa to' infestigate '
-certain reVenue '.officers. He 'chargea
Idl sQrlf of things" against Iheao officera .:
but aaya the President wont take any'
notkvtf what he says. ; -: '' tfwti?
.' . - - V--? ! -r ; i n if
? -The Seuate has passed ihe House bill
f tiOOOO.to provide for f he deficiency
iecessar to keep tip (jf Postal Car
Service as it existed 4kfelsaB7S.
The last provision will result in taking
off several important mails. ' ; '
TJie Senate committee under Blaine'a
resolution consist of Teller of ColoradoV
Cameron of Wisponsin, Kirkwood of
Iowa, Hoac ofMasaachusetlH ;nd
McMillau of Minnesota. Mr.; JHoar
will probaJbly be designated as Chair
man. v ' ,;'' 'uw?1e :
A meeting of lha southern: Senators
and members of Congress ! was- held
whereat e'oqucnt speeches were made,
and resolutions adopted in Jrecognilion
of the aid rendered by the north to the
south, during the affliction pi the yel
low fever. : -: ' ' - r;-'-l'J , 1 ;
Bayard Taylor the American' Minis
tcr to Berlin has just dicu at his post
of
duty, at the age of 5D. , - He was o
such remarkable literary powers! and
his productions were bo voluminous
. - . . .
and various, and his life was so earnest
and sincere, thatjwe cannot now enter
upon anything lurtber than the mere
announcement of his death.
The House j Commi ttce on Naval
affairs has amended the bill 'heretofore
introduced by Mr. Harris of Massachu
setts, providing for a board of assistants
to the Secretary ot'j the' Navy. The
board is to bo comped of five , Chief)
of Bureaus of tbol Navy Department
and three Hue idSjecrs,
togetchr
with
two persons skilled la eugineering and
construction to be selected either from
the navy or from ciyil life. Instead of
appnoi riating.3,000,000 for tho recon
struttiou of the navy, the, committee
providea that the proceeds of the sale
of condemned and worthless ships shall
be applied to that DuroW. 1 T
mi i mt :
CUhUiSJIT MATTERS.
Sum tris remain are not found vet.
Senator T.Of Hwe, ex-Senator Matt
Carpeut r, and tw or three othew, aro
caudid.iu-i f jr Senator Howe's place in
Wisconsin. ,
A decision baijust beea rendered iu
St. Louts that the city cannot be held
h.Mti!y auswering an alarm.
11 only two years since lime.
Iuraud the French novelist who write
under the pscudonymc of "Henri Gre-
ville' first becamo known to French
readers, and at present her works of
fiction number more than ft dozen.
An American j egg prcisrying' com
pany has been established at Shanghai
for woiac, time. The object is to pre
serve efgs in such a manner that they
will be useful for cooking at any time
and in any climate. . The lueines is
entirely eipott, kbit fly to En-land.
Tim,' said : the parton aevcrely,'
"suppoee tbat the Lord should call you
mi an oaih WM ou Up? "1
.fiV' .Tim. ."Ah! my
, . . . . i
ineou, rrjomcu uic prcacuer, "you
uu "cape. v e must auDmn to
ii ; i ti. ... . ...
Uis laws. We cannot escape the law
I .. , ..w. - ' i
" r '"wn, aaia Aim,
1 MhH made mu int n thn lUht
maae fT Pul Ul0s ll2u
108 rod? 15081011 IVarH
The I'rincess Alice, daughUr of
Queen Victoria-'died al Darmsiadt
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ajptheri. She was bora
ia 1311, and married th Grand Duke
of lies Darmstadt. The blinds are
drawn in all the royal residences in
London, and j Wiadsor Castle, : The
Queen n at Windsor, ftnd Dean ytanley
has gone there. The flas en the Cstlj
M half mt.
h at half-mast. The Queen though
greatly grieved is not UL This u the
i .
I t jm(k tK r .t,-
I pmeot ttmSr.
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Jliobltt Kiaoa, la a letttt la tht
ftra Iftart!m tmaAM
I StWctmUrt4Uasustars5arJy
CITY JTEMS.
The Criiptnal Court has adjourned.
QSee fourth page for Boitwiighl and
McKoy's ad. ' --
'. Mr. A. David is making new over
coate and furnbhing hats for the police,
in which they will appear on Chriitmas
day.
Let none who are afflicted with chills
ftnd : fever despond, i Dr. .' Uarter's
Fever and Ague Specific is a sovereign
remedy that; has never yet s failed ; to
cure. . ; . ' . .".-St.-1
Mr! ' W l. Fowlefcrmerlyoftlis
city, wa3 knocked down by some ruffi
ans, with a clnb, Inst week, at Moorci-I
Tine' iu . xrecicii rj umy, wrrrp i e Jiveo
and died on r rulav, tinru:mir "
i i
t
r
Gerg Fox. the eoiuctmian,,"Jluiap
tyjDmnpty" died- from paralysU . at!
tribulab'efio
upon- the face for his. c-oniio- mat cup.'
Let ladies cultivate only the pink and
whfta of health that follow tho' u c.of
Dr. ; Hurler's Liver rill amj Iron
Tonic. V-
, iiOCAL kotick. Tho advertisement
of. Walters Import jug I Company, of
fjiheinnati, O., appears in this paper-
They are 'largo dealers and importers
of foreign watches, and oli'r a bank
rupt stock of watches, i warranted one
year for accurate lime at only $') cach.j ;
They (are a reliable firm, aud all that
desire a good watch, for a small amount
of money, should tend to this firm and
secure a goxl timepicco . ; ' ; 2m
A vcry ;heavy storm of wind and
rain opened upou us on Saturday
morningal daylight tho win'l Btwd
about cast anl then rvrtuig ' around
about to siiith,aud a little after 12 atu
went back to northeast, roariug and
thundering, and back to - Use south
west. ' The storm flag is nj and the
wind guage is whirling at such speed
that it was impossible to see it.
The South Atlantic Th is very
crcditablo home Review conducted by
Mrs. Cicero W. Harris, comes to our
table this month full- of interesting
matter. The article ou tho "Botany of
North Carolina," though lacking in
completeness, contatus a' large amount
of curious i a formation. : Tho writer,
Dr. Hunter does not seem to be awaro
of the existence on tho Cape Fear of the
Dioncca JUuscijiuta, or '"Venus Fly
Trap," ! one of the rarest of plants,
norof the fact lhat thcro are desceud-
anfs of William Bertram, the earliest J
of American botanists, now living on
the Capo Fear in Bladen county, j
The article ou "Fort Barnwell by
moonlight," by Judgo Cantwell is short
but pleasant. ,v There is a lyric -trom
Paul W. Haync, ono of our best
lyric poets; and. two acts of a drama
which, while it takes iho namo of
Eugene Aram, does not preteud to be
that work dramatized, but . whose de
fects of measure may be excused ou ac
count of its dramatic power.
ClTT BttlEF3. Mr. Henry II."
Lane heretofore lbs courteous clnk
at the Empire House, on Monday took
ft similar position behind the counter
of the rurccll " House. Cd. J. 11.
Davis, formerly of the I'urceU House,
has taken the Kmory House at Weldon,
where, we wager, you can hereafter get
ft good breakfast. --Three young mcu
and a lad, went on a sail u Suuday
down the river, when tho boat capsi?d
and they bung to her tw-i -.tour, uutil
they were relieved by klhe LHrulaAs.
Their names were, HJcoBirr, Kufan
Skipper, William Whcclcr, aud W.
Burke.- Hon. Co.. Davis will de
liver an address for the benct of the
widow f ! Lieut. Benaer of the Navy,
who sacrificed his life: ia going to
Memphis to relieve the tufferem from
yellow lever. Dagald Clark of B'ad-
c, having; been brought before U. S.
Commissioner, Kd. Cant el I for scllicg
tobacco without iictne, ws dischargt d
for want of cvidiuce.-- Job a Kovo
er, ana ets louowers w ui appear on
Christ mxr djy, and likewise many
boim iasd fir ravctt.--!----lVMr
MaJcm.'irc LHtat badly strapped
here on accouat of the siupidity of her
aaa&agers ia putUog the pike of ad-
mwdon to high. The cabject f
Geo. DavU's address it An LjHscde ia
Cap Feaur UUwy.,--H;--Tb Bar
have done boaor to the eittj cf the
laie Uofl. Hugh Wad IcU by redas i
commcmoralory cf tu giiUatry aad
hu virtac ftd by gvaceikl faacrsl
ftdlrcse by IL Lsadaa LVi aod tho
Hon. F,l CatwcIL - C3oL Thomas
B.Iug.fasla the city Ut wk a
his cfSclal loer as Ias.tt4, ef Vm
a,!,rJL-Th 11. W. Graad
a a3
LoJe tf the 1 and A A JJ rt
(crcl) i&cl at Xwknw Ul week a
tt ssVT f al fractel isa
lkih Yk-Cfl was l .hjklf-ms4
oa thslCsydr tbe fatr! fcbwj'.w
, Tilsit A'k.
Christmas is right; fti hand with its
pleasures for the children ftnd for older
heads, with its hops, ftnd geraans, aud
sports ftnd jojlificatlon f and family
gatherings, ftnd Vxeligious ceremoneis,
we wish, all
Christais. '
our
J, '
readers
ft merry
' f,;
. T - . ..
AM
i The cntertainmant at Tilestoa upper
room given tty i thd ZThaliaa amateurs
out Friday iras charming. There'are few
pcrrjnsinbnr city who are ftware that
we have a, company ia lout tityr who
can present light drama in such '"taste
anl cjcellance.1 iIiBrai t.l
:"rx ; i'i! . " i
The ' $XTip&j& ieetiog Ptthft
clluciis Vnu fajp jiavrs ftnd bondhold
erswwf ,hchjuj Uie Z CifCout
Room on Thursday evening to i reeeiye
the report of tKcirconimiltee appointed
to ileviso ways to manage our city debt.
'T!.' .1." " ' ." " 11.1
iuu (tcjniugi iug cosuoibiee xecoui
lundcd a Ciunding act to tako up that
par t oC the bonds' f claa and aooa to.bci
comejauethout 1200,000) withintercsj
at s.ix per cerTJio-M la
the chatr, MrJlenry Ntfc -moved bi
strike but that part of the report which
remmeed
udsshoutii be exempted from taxation
up6r4 which utjac ;tcdmau stated that
a reccut dctouv of Uie U. S" Supreme
Court prohibited any cty from .. taxing
Upon this a piyely debalo Vpraog up
Which iu 1 some : parts was1. rsulficieatjp
rambling and t discursire tb'jget rather
beyond the oUy limits, and, Into. th
qucsilon '."mbney against labbnM
Finally however, -Mr.; Nulf a motiou
was carried , and HessTa'-, II, .Crbnly
Dopajd',McJlae-,and James lLgkifc
bournejwre ftpCftd.by th'.Uhftfrf ft
a commiUee ia' accpraace with' Uh
third resolution of tho report, whkh;
Jkcssolved T!hai'9. committee of 'thrcd
be appointed by the chalrmanto whom
shall be'givea ia charge the drafting of
tue.aci and ail matters pertaining: there
to, until fiu final passage by both
branches of the Legislature . ol . this
state. ' t - - -.;. -j
- ...SAIJVT .CJi'ft.USH. j
TTTK CALTi THK ATTENTION OF
.""'our friends aud patrons' that we
have just received da uudtional assort.
uicutoffino'j ; j .- ,
Growrica, V " --- ?
ConfeclidnarieSj "' 1 .
.' ' ' Candies, '' ' " ,
7-Nuts, - -' ' ,
. . " - .5, .;5 Kaiscns, ..- ' ;
, ' 'i ; t Apples,
' . r. , , Oranges, .
Covoauul,- - 1 . ..
. Fine aorled Crackers, Ac, -
Also a Large and Select juuorU
utent ol Toys, , , .
And Christmas Goods,
Things a Inch will male the LUUo
Folks Happy and the Old Folks
Smile. ' '-ri '" in :t 'rai ?:;f
COOVLRA Co.,
No. JO, South Front st ml next door
to Oeorgrt Myerx; "r t . f ,
Dec. 21
a,
. AO
fl.
s n.c.
' ft
;
II iitca tnd Hqtioru
;. aiaich ltf't. i ;M'il i-i T,-ri
THE PURCELL HOUSE
tf AH r.tteKD INTO TltC IlAiCWOF
il a4crwsiiil. t7ra bml rar
autxd ihrooboct, aol, s Lcrtiu&f, wt:t
brttt ttU-tljrLI , , ... . . f
liixlCIm(i llotui:
lud rtxlocrd M ULtrw l Ml M aad IS fmt
Ux; With CooaU, fti two Ik. fS; TUe
Pjd, ft WBtb tS. - ;. - r , - .
Eest cf Wiits, Uzi:ti as! ss
ALWAYS CTt UXXD AX
lleinlar CU$ I9 A ct
Wt Urt Irfioet alius cJ ri.cs e U4
f 43t ail. ?.l'1,vj-4ii .;;;-i!.. ' : i";
rt tKSi fXOv Ca-lS kt H im
ctsnr. iLtit!!- r sr. it,- -.-
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
" We fctood at an cpen window'
Leantns fiir over U1U4 -And
If aomctklng badn'l tuijivucd
' . We nUxhtbavo stood there stU':
But we reached for a bansinsfchutt. r
. In tllnillns northeast brwKp,
(- Eo our friends wUl have to b InvlUd
j... - To Join In the obsequies. '.
IF WE COULD ONLY 1IAVK KKilW.V
vrhut a fctornt was brewlns(lm Ujju.h,
and now 6ur oU that cUutter wm, w kIuu .i
never have ventured our bead ouui.U- .c
thai window; but U ta too Ui tor r,-m
nowi wa are noapluKyeU. rouiiiU I .
squelcbttd,- have been aa upon. id oiir
frleadt aud Uie public reaeratly i u
eptctAiUy luvittd loattud tUcobsculesou
4 .J - ' !- - -
aud weKHko4r repuUUoa on HsIcib
tuegrauvkst fuctrJd Uiey vur v ttutecd.
Asb liibe alldea. and ever v time I .
1iUit Uo blip up iuobI woefully.. We lt-ut
our-aind Xrlcnd" to find out tho meaulnu
or the above, and wblto tbey are dotuc
Havn;i we the u;Uctlauddrtl-tUM-t: tu
UieHUle?
. .
' - ' f . - ' :-J .'- ' i " ' '- . V
llavn'l we the poorest atuck of toodtt id
Wilnunstua? " i -
Ilavu'l we made prices much LUher unco '
We couimeuced? ,
vltavn't webecu very uunciHiutiuvilUh t:
and impolite to your -
Uavn't wecharsolou for all thi;ootU
delivered . s - i . . ,
Ilavn't we mato a great .nj- ruit.L
Mi refused to ctrrcl Uit-ui Uc our i tuu
lion wn called tUeixt.? .
All of our rrtouds wlio answer "y" t.
the abovo y ue lou will please not S tt jr frwiu
us any more. lUpeiitrnlly And Ubiy.
P.L.BEIDGERS&G0.
lo tlanditff over liutt Kun.u,'a
rtf:r;lKMl lo uollro Uio Urll rkuuMj.
men 1 from uniouT our bmih cmn.r.n.,.i
wo had uken away mrt ut ihvlt lradi o.i
""""i" ppci vo luooHioni not U Uva '
tliem. W 9 rvxnet tbla cxeoedlncir. imniai.
IT a Uiey wvro ho kind and c.ai.ldcr.
about our eomlnr to arior. luu nnn
we have determined to do tho - , '
UVUUEST KITTaIL UlIOCKlir
EUSINESS,
verdooln Mlhulucton. tviU tntio
futuro bavti tAkttn rnm Ih ing mi teotlrr
liaOf 9
THE B LOUD If CHASM HAS BEtM
BRIDGED 0VEH.
I-"-' ' .
THE LITTLE JOKEl au noliii
Cone.
A floe line of TOlLEP fcOAiy i-
ceirca to-day, very low Uoru
The OLD C.VPE FEAEU uVm-uU
. sod MAETELLE
WO bV bMtl d.rr t..t ,,,l..l
-Cnee of r'tAce;" nuo iivia u
kuutotak II wui4 ic )Mtrr it n-.
loroUbiits Uto ir Uii Uum tit-iat y
prodttcUoos, m Uicy fcvo ib UoJcut v i,,
kti wicw very low, wbuu oi t.t r,
wliu oJloibor yu4 ait. ,u,iy
wol rtuuiU Uu tor? lur cirabo.
tor mi wd Uji.
K0t PUIlirAlUCAL
urti-rt tn.
CAM D.f4 iMf (UttMll- iMtt tterl
ivme tb bkivt .ht KUwy tf if
J 1 Ibr WMHtfttd ItMtirrMiMiSM
It ! W t h t ixri 14 b urvek.
LunaiaNEi:
x
lifUALTJi lir.lVA4
DCEUAU OLD HVi;
rttiifed thH rfc.
tuvuui; Lurru; jusujauu:'
TJ rrr. oU4,asd UhI UJE.V
W U k K EV ia IU Jfia WW
lwciUtft!fat
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