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VOLUME X.
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROIJNA, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 179
Miigit? U'jpies 5 Cents
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T13INO RATES. 1
Fifty vents per line for lh
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a. per lino
typf.vcyii-
Wti.m and twenty-iivp cen
f..r v.irh additional insertion
areil
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ill be
fcharged fft
tti iiUovo tttrr., except.
eciai coii-
i .Special rat'e.'.cau -be
lime than One week.
uaU tor a louder
The si!.).Mcrit!oi ptieeto
illE WlL
n Nu-v Po.jr i $
00
per year;
k Lii)iihk 7o cent.
j A Ifmnmuuicrtioiis tjii bus
! ndd reused . to The W-i
uesshould
I 'o.st, Wilmington, N.
C.
tN IMPORTANT
llie Supreme Court
DECISION,
of th 4 Unitf-a
. .States
Ao. 7oG, The '; Unvln ,lwijic Hails
rvail Chut j Hr u ', i vigilant 's
he United
:t Stales;.
This was u suit brou
;htby
the Uuiou
; Pacific Railroad Company in the Court
'of Claims to recover i from the United
states, under the act of Congress of
-.luly J, 10.1, and March 3, tt871, one
'j half of the compensation due it Tor the
! transportation of mails; troops, supplies,
i r and munitions of war. amounting: in
Hhe! aggregate to $800,000- As a de
fence to this suit the government set up
; a counter claim under the sixth section
of the act of July 1, 1SH2, to five per
I cent of the net earnings of said road
i from the date of ia fcompl ition Nov-
ember C, ISGO; to November 0, 1874,
. amounting to $1,400,000. 'This claim
the Union Pacific Compa ly resisted
on the ground that its roal wa3 not
; fiompleted in 18G' aslalleged by the
I governineiit, but iu'1Sy4, and that the
j interest uijon its indebtedness, as well
i as it ruunijug expenses, should be de
ducted fro n its gross receip a iu com
puting the net earnings upon which the
v United States mi3 entitled to receive
: a percentage. A trial in the Court
I offplaima reshlted in k vietprv for the
j government, j that uourt holding the
j road was completed id 1809 and that
j ihe goveru uicnt wa3 eptitlet. to retieive
; the difference betweeii-half compen3a
i tijp, nhich, it admitted, v as due to
; tht1 railnad company aid the full
! amount of its counter claim. From
thut dccrci! the Uiiou Pacilic Company
apbcaled. The fjuestions presented to
1th: 3 Court for decision are : ? !'
i : iji When ras the Uuiou Pacific
f Edlroad complete 1?
: , X-coud- -What should be included iu
tWo wordd "net earnings "" and
ruYi-j-llow aud under Uhat coudir
ti nid are baymeuls to be made j
Tho Cufirt holds- ;.;
lrsl-That uuder the hct ot Con
,3n
.;
a11
irtfcfct-. tne roaa Trasompifcxeu it. iooj
Setu ii'Jj-That the net earnings are
it
l . earnings from all sources, govern
1U
ent and
otherwise. -
Third
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uu Fl cimua tuua
;yu4--uLcu suauc miinM,. .
. I . ( , I 1. i 1 1 1 1 n ,t I n the
payment of the interest-on the first
luortyaKe bonds of the road, and then
the claim of the government. Also
teurnius reniaiuinX;ior one year can-
ot be
c
drricd over
lo another, under
the terms
of the act.
rhe same decision is rebdercd in re-
ukrtl to fihe Centra
Pacific Railroad
joinpauy
One hiu
udred ceuts for lihe Wilmiug-
u l'obi''
for 13 Moon'g,
l'ho Richmond tells a horrible
Gorv abo
it the state) ot things
in vir
uia, -0
ie of those happy
t.iiai
never had anv rule but Bourbon:---
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Lverybouy wiinin uer uoruers 13
Mixed for beiniz: orl doing whatever he
i or dots', Real-estate, personal pro
p'crty, cvttry male over twejaty-ouc years
i aire, all incomes oyer six liundred
dollars, fifty-two diftercut occupations
or kinds )f busiueasJ merchants, sample
nicrchanu
is, retailers
of tobacco, rprivate
banker, attorucva and physicians, all
of these : .re groaning under the load
of taxatiou; aud, yet, we are falling be
hind moic than a million of dollars a
year.. ' . ', -: I I . ' ' ' ' 1
A man is taxed in Virginia is taxed
not only jn all the; property he has,
and then upon all that it yields; him,
but also; on every effort that he makes
to get' property." The very attainment
.of one's majority here is celebrated by
a signal to the collector to come around
it nil nrpJpiif. tax nill. I
in.- .. 1 . 1. t.. a Uij . :
. ' ,f S u uo R uuu , u
moiiey tnat .ue spenus, t ne spenus
tor liquor, auu tue grave .even uoes uuu
relieve nim,ior tnere is p "
pery wi ieu or inuenieu auu ou;ueeus
and mortgages. : i!
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Tuii very important organization uf
thft Hebrews, the name of which means
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us geut iui vy.: p
in numbers
in nuuiuera
States dud is increasing 11
fr.im hd he.-A c euicui oi lue ncurew
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tionuladou.
i. . ..i at .... .ii.naiia
w- f VVIVV brt"" uu .
in all 14 parposJ aim self protective
to Us uicnibir. It "auskiri the pur
pose of a life insurance, buly (hat it is
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less expensive. But
iu its c&aritics a4 wa-sivitncsscd in its
liberality to the sullercrs from the ycl
low lever, n promises
to become ouc
of the : mt.it useful
of American
for scyenddayi. lwohuuired and fifty and management was during all time order of ability. Maj. Stedmau speaks
ti urU nroo.if fi"iiA I nf aiirh insurrection or rebellion loval I
, .-. i,,i i ;.. n... tT..:.i in fact to the covernmoit of tfie Umted oWnn- 1 !
OldSr uuixiUvia -u.vvv.', u
soe'etiei.
L VTEST NEWS
' Ges'i. JShercaan hak ja'st :Ttsited At
laiita for the first time since the", ar.
The local papers treat bira civilly, and
the state otScials call on him.
The Teller committee have closed
their investigation at Charleston. The
result of the inquiries of this committee
confirms the charges in regard to tho,
southern elections. ' "
tftuator Christiancy, of Michigan, has
resigtied, and has been appointed Min
ister f o IVru. He goes there on account
of hit health J Ex Senator Chandler
tue oHi sidiwari war-norse win, h 13 j
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&a.J suf cpeanim. v
i'ul. W. L SaUJideK has resigned as
inv oJi.nr of Observer, and
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enrtu iro.p jouroausm, oi .accuuui, ui i
iii health. i.U ksaid (bat, he is going I
to try again the -curative properties of
Arkansas' Spring s " -;;; "
There is a1 terrible plague raging iii
some parts of Russia. It seems to havo
originated near .the. ino.uth ol the Volga
and is sweeping northward. All, Eui
I.fj :JO jjnonj aitaivu; aw uuu i
are taking energetic measures to check
lr ' o 4 ' ' ' r I
J "eiuici. iiiis ueeii reimeicu iu tuo
case; of tne Arlington estate agaistthe
government. , ine aecision transiers i-ne
whole property to the heirs of Gen. K.
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iu. i,ee. xjecimenis win ue issueu
arr'jiiii ino tirouonr. nrp nnnnio. i iia
6.v .WvU. vwrUvU.
govtrnmenc uas appeaieu. r I
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The Potter committee is bothering
about the cipher telegrams, but do not
seem taeliu jd to pursue inquiries as to
what was charged in the Tribune, that
these telegrams were connected with
Gramercy Park and Tilden. That is
what people want to know ahout.
They are saying that Jay Gould is
in a very tight place, having under
taken "bull" gold and the government
,na the whole American peop.e,
his losses have been not Ie3s than $100.-;
000 per week, and that he Is now hold
ing at fearful losses, piles on piles of
stocks. . ' :
The Secretary of the Treasury having
staled hid reasons for removing Collect
or Arthur and Naval Officer Cornell,
these . officers have made replies in vin
dication of themselves which are now
before the Senate. It seerus probable
that the nomination of the present offis
cers of the New York Custom House
will be, rejected by the Senate.
Wabuigiox, Jan. 21K The resolu-.
tiou introduced yesterday in the House
by-Representative Steele, of North Car
oliiia, asking the Secretary of the Inte-
nor to iurnisu tue xlousu uy nuau uu-
thonty tne Boutnern racinc ranioau
Uoa KniU, thrill Hh nnWIn'
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-lands ot Arizona territory, is creating
sortie excitement among the friends of
that enterprise. On examination of
the revised statutes granting railroads
the rieht to build and construct rail
roads through the public lands Of the
government, it i3 ascertained that every
sixteenth section is reserved, except oy
special legislation of Congress, This
right the , builders ot tnat road nave
disregarded., and In view of that Mr.
Steele will introduce a bill to prevent
a,' furthet trespass on the public lands
by this company.' As he is a member
ot the committee on railways and
canals, he. will press it with vigor, and
if there is a flaw in the bill by which
1 tne roau is ueiuK tuuauuuicu it win uo
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speedily shown up and the proper leg-
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i3ianon to remcay tae eYii wm ue en
acted
How Cheap, only one dollar for
whole year "The (Wilmington Post.
New Amendment to the Constitution,
The following full text of the prppo-
sition reported from the Senate J udici-
ary Committee as a substitute for the
laud amendment as the same subject
proposed by the joint resolution, which
passed the House under a suspension
of the rules on last day of last session.
Article xvi. No claim against
United btates shall ,ever nereaiterDe
sustained or allowed by Pongress, or
any dept. officer or coun of the U.S.
or money paid by the U. S. or from
tneir iunas, wuemer as uamagts, wm-
nnncaimn fti- mhprwisp. tnr or on sr..
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count of auy property, real or personal,
usd, injured or destroyed by United
Btatea troopSj or by 0i; through any om-
cer. civilor military, or other persons
ting or professing to act under or by
I nnttmritv nf t.hp United States or of
uMHuvf r ' "
meir euemiea ; or imu, uocu, juicu
or destroyed from any other causes
whatever, during the existencet of the
late insurrection or rebellion against
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corporation its governing autnoruy
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States' and gave neither aid nor eu
couragemcnt to the enetoy. No pen
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B;,n hmmtv. crant. uecuniarv muem-
nity'or pecuniary benefit shall ever be
ivnfnoranv State, for or on
i nam. uroviueu ur w
m;iitarv or other service
- or iuiurv suflered in hostility to the
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government
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government oi tae uiuieu (Abates. . xu
I I pardon or amnesty, past or luture, anaii
cau au -.ww re-r?i
case or claim out oi tue purview wi m
rtiplp." t ;
noai, rUnt. fail to send the caMh for
4The Wilmington Post". . .
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' LEGISLATIVE NOTKS.
The Senate bill 105 providing for the
payment. of the mileage and per diem;
of witnesses in theSwepson and Littie
field case has been indefinitly pcst
poned. . ' ;
The bill to prevent the desecration
of Sundays was passed a third reading.
in the House. '
The bill which practically restores:
the old fees of the clerks of the county
passed a third reading in the House
Mr. Eichardson, of Columbus, bv
consent, introduced a bill to create two
new townships in Bladen county, which
was referred to the committee on coun
ties i&c.
Mr. Waddell, on a suspension of the
rules, called up the bill changing ti e.
fin?e ?,f &o!dig the courts in the tourth ;
judicial aistrict The judiciary com
lilted recommended a substitute
-which was adoptea and passed its third
rading, and Was ordered engrossed for
r A i- rt o
Mr. Bynum", on a suspension of the
rules presented a substitute from the
judiciary committee in retard to the
ndingi ot the Superior Court Judges,-;
wnicn was aaoptea ana passed lts tinra
JJjq XXOUSe
The bill requesting our Kepresenta
fives in tfrvn rrrotu frk DAinra o orvi.t
iat - for the imnrovement of the
Q Fear riverj aud to make rayette-
ville a port'of entry passed its readings
A bill, declaring the right, of clerksj
0f Inferior Courts to take
probate . of
i n . i ,
aeeus to oe reci3ierea ana imvv
ex-
w .
amiuationa of married women, passed
its readings.
The House bill, amendius: chapter'
104, Battle's Kcvisal, prescribing that
the public roads shall be laid off by
three Commissioners, who are lb be
Bpecially- appointed, insteadof a jury of
twelve persons,chosen by the Sheriff, as
is now the law. Another provision of
the bill repeals the exemption to coun
ty officials. On motion of Mr. Covr
ffiSK
ington, the bill was was postponed and
noon on
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Tuesday, February 4th.
The bill providing that no lawyer,
nor no person inuemniticea hy a law
yer, shall become security on .in otficiai
bond, has been indefinitely postponed;.
The bill to prevent discrimination in
freight rates, having been amended to
include steamboats, passed the House,
The bill1 to provide for the revision
of the statutes. Discussed in the H'Hhj
by Vaughn, Lockhart,' Blocker and
others, and rejected SO to 25. j
The bill to improve the Cape Fcai
and make Fayetteville a )ort of entry;,
paSsed its second reading.
a , 177 c. .
.R.l7, on sale ot 1
intoxicatiug
liquor.3 no person to sell liquor within
one mite 01 any cnurcn or acauemy m
the state, outside of incoroorated-towns. L
This bill called out a lengthy debate.
Rejected ayes 12 nays 32.
In the matter of creating a new couq-
tv out o Darts 0f Sampson. Johnston
and Wayne, and to -be named Vance
on motion ot Mr. Bryan of this district
it was agreed to submit the question to
the people of the region in'terested.' h'
The Secretary of State put in his
report. He gets only $1000,' salary,
and $2902, fees this last year.
Mr. Blocker, introduced a bill to pro
tect rafts in the Cape Fear river. To
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the committee on Propositions and
Grievances.
The "Dark Ages" bill, that for
establishing that remnant of barbarity
the whipping post, was voted down f n
the House yeas, 51 nays, 45. j
Bill to amend thq charter of the" Mt.
Airy Railroad was read the third time
and discussed briefly by Messrs. .Vaug
hn. Tord. Carter of Buncombe and
nt;and passed a third tillie.
To those who desire to continue read
iDK "the Wilmingtou Post." The
proprietor request you to send ' in jat
0nce to this ' office the money to pay
Vnur subscription. Address: The
Wilmington: Post. Wilmington, N. TC.
r fa ,u J
T r ailiioad Excitement. The
Xreasurer'3 private office was filled yes
t firdav evening until there wa3 scarce
.. .j: i . v, ,e ;j,fH
HLauuiusi iuuw u r "o wuu
pstfl. "rties and lookers on in the Rail-
, Tne committee on Internal
imDrovements sat patiently and listen
n t.i rm.mon of Mai. Winded
iTfti.. R c Tucker and E. R. StamoB
I t'-.
r.N 1 111 laviu 1 l luq dLbuoiuii ja buu
& A, a. Li. rt. It. to unariQtie, and
I uro; n Ar torlman nrl T). R. Afnr.
ci,iaon rm Opposition to granting a
charter for such extension. The
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and tno3e or
iur. otauiua auu iuoi. vu.) vv
nnw otipr that we heard of a h gh
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For 50 weeks, send and get ithe
"WTlmington Post" ouly one hundred
cents.
Mrs, TCatio Cobb has a pro3pecjtof
securing a new trial. j respecsaDie
. ! . . I
ladv has -been found whom Cobb Sold
i v ,
i r.rt-fianfiaiiv that he had a habit o
tatinfr ar-enic. and didn't let his tvife
0
Know it.
In the iNebrasita iegisiaiuie mere is
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'one lady cier m eacu xaouse.
Tho French Cri3ls
President McMahon fcas resigned and
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M. Grevy has been elected, receiving
in the, cunventioc of the two houses 200
more votes than was necessary to his
election. M. Grevy baa entered upon
his official duties, and the old ministry
have tendered their resignations, but
were requested by tho new -President
o remain at least lor tHe present. M4
uauioeuanas oeen maae presiaem pi
uaiieu to pay ms respects w ine . new
President. Immense but - peaceful
crowds had assembled on the boule-
yards, and the ex' ilemeut was great. ;
The cause of McMahon's resignat'on
was -lat'the new Senate insisted, on
his making certain changes in the high
military commands, which he refused
to do. He says in hia letter of resig.
nation: -. . A
I cannot subscribe to them. Any
other, ministry taken from the majority
wouii imi?S A6-;?6
couuiiiou. x wusiuer uijaew, mere-
fere, bound to shorten the duration of
the mandate which the National As
sembly confided to me, and I, therefore,
tender niv resignation. In quitttng
power 1 nave tne consolation 01 tninK-
ing that daring tne , M years l devoted
soldier or citizen ,T have never been
guided by sentiments other than those
ot nonor and duty and absolute devo-
tion to my country.
xuo rrai oujtct 01 tue xvepuuiicaus iu
mcicnnif nn tha TAtrinrQ rr T.no nirrn 1
military officers is to purge the army,
of officers opposed to the perpetuation
of the Republic, j
Every, family should have it f ' The
Wilmington Post." One dollar for
365 days. '
C1T ITEMSr
"Weather is very fine.
The firm of Williams & Murchisoii
of this city, has shipped 25 vessel loads
of cotton this season.
Mr. Muse, the local of the Star, who
is confined by an affection of the eyes,
wc rgret to learn is no better.
Mr, James Knight JrM of the AVeldon
Railroad died last week, much regrett
ed by a large circle of friends.
' ill V
, The store of Hon. Geo. W. Price was
4adly injured by fire on Monday morn
ing. Loss $000 Insurance $3507 t
About one-fourth of the cotton sold
u Raleigh the past season, has ben
purchased byi Wilmington merchants.
G.iog at ono dollar, for 12 months
'The Wilmington Post."
Sergeant D. C. Ralston, has been re
ieved from the S'gnal Service station
here, lias left for Dakotah, his new
station.
A Mrs. Murrill, living on Middle
Sound, was seriously attacked by some
sort of a disease and filed in less than,
an hour.
The Rt.-Rev. T. B.Lyman, Assifctant
Bishop of thi3 Diocese, will preach this
morning, at Stl James' Church, at 11
o'clock.
An old negro 70 years old -named
James Mosely, sentenced to .be hung
for committing .a - rapehas been pardon
ed by the Governor. -:- ,
The committee who visited Raleigh
in behalf of the interest of Wilmington
have all returned much wiser than they
were, if not so Hush.
Fihe. A colored man, whose name
we could not learn, was burned out on
Wednesday last, in, Brunswick county.
just this side of Smithville.
Every person in the state - should
have "The Post, the price is so low
that all can pay for its
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Edward W. Taylor, Sheriff of Bruns
wick county, has paid to the state
treasury $1,419 oo for public taxes, and
$1,332. 79 for special taxes.
Col. ThomaSvB. Long, Special Agent
for the Postoffice Department, was in
the city Friday last, looking well and
enjoying his labors very much.
'A i ... i . t .i . .' - - j
i The Nava3sa' Guano Company,! the
W. C. & A. 1 Railroad, and the C. C.
Railroad, are estajiishing a telephone
between this city &nd Meare3 JblutT.
"Excelsior Band" of this city has
new instruments in the expre33 ' 02106.
The excelsior band ia composed of
young colored men, of very excellent
musical talent.
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tinued success:
We wish them con-
Gen. Colston, aftrr a long absence in
Egypt where he rlistinguished himself
in the military bervice of the Khedive,
was received on his arrival in town by say whether tlm defendant Khali be al
his old students and other citizens. $ .come f'rt 'Z hu US!'
We learn that it is the purpose of th
General to deliver some lectures on
Egypt.
' their respects to Rifgh th pnix week ;
Tf6 ' pI"!U--- f. i;:Hi c;u:ime:'ii to
Repi se t't v ; Sci t, lor ih eut-rge ic
manner :n wtrch h looks after the in
terests of Wiliniigrun.
Mr. Jais. Hi t haab urn, .u of the
wealthiest gentle .neu im thtci-y, who
han - n sided in Wilmington for thirty
veirs. visited Ra eitrh. the Canital of
the itae r the tim the pat
week.. Mcjs certain tv to be congratu-
Tm- -ch'-ii.
icii i.ie hnrqua
MHiU'.rdia wad iei
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dr.t4ii up the
Kfjss's snip: yard,
snot writ "d'Avn
s' ' i iC' d deal of
ways of OiiBi dev &
broke, and the
int ttv river. 2HUi g i :
excitement bui doing uot
iiiUou dam
,age.; .
I ...The 1 Charlotte VbHcrverltxyn
iDavis, of Wilmington, and Miss Pick
ensVot Edgefield, S. C.; both of wiom
fiave many acquaintances in CharlolteJ
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are visiting m Atlanta: Night before
last, an elegant ball was given in their
honor at the KimbaU House."
MisaioifAUY Su&xwzs. There will
bo missioaary service3 at St. Mark,s
Church 1 011 next Monday evening, on
which occasion Rev. Wm. G. Boone,
Episcopal Missionary to-China, will
preach. Bishops Atkiuson-an Lyman
are both espected to be present iriy the
m mi 1 .
Church. The. public are resnectfullv
invitedj Services commence at S o'clock
Seats free. '
Opinions were filed by the Justices
on Monday in the following cases:
Siate vs. Lewis James, from New
Hanover 'reversed, i !
Elijah A. Tevy vs- Rebecca A. Tew,
from Sam r5Stn : affirmed. V
F. W. Kchner vs. Henry Fairley
et al., from. Richmond ; judgment af
firmed.1 1
Goutii Atlantic The January
number haa Leeu laid on our table
looking fresh as usual. Contents
Mrs. Preston's "Old Songs and New,'-
by Paul n. Hayne;
Benediction,
James G. Lamb; Eugen8 ''Arani, Espy
W. H.S Williams ; The Jordan &c, W.
L. Johnstone; An Episode in Cape
l' ear History, lieorge JJavis ; &c,
The article, by Mr. Dav
attention nt this miou
will command
Col. McUae's Lectli:e The
long talked of addrcaa dthvt-rrd on
Friday at the Opem ll n.a , . , I i e i,b
I ject
'Genius and fateut," occupied
nearly; two hours iu delivery, ail v$
iintened t wnh wrapt ailed, i .. o;. a
large auJieuce. T- i- fi.jvaidt 5 i .rre
oraior? ou thh "cca- on aui a
znagicinii. lie toot a
neany alt the promiuen. chaructets u
ietteia, in art, in staiesmanstiip ai d in
war. When he closed, his audience
A "I . 1 ' . t ' h
seemed to be in a mazn in wuich they
had 'wittiess-ed iloiut-r, Dante, lluma,
StJakeparf', L C3vu"j D-m ilUenes
Xerxes, Suipio, Nap yco, Uanuioa).
Wnilingtou, Ltf, Granr, Washington,
JtrSV'Sou, Clay, Burke, B.-toviu, Pitt
Fox, Sher.Jan, Miraueiu, Ia, Otiiel
lo, Uamlet, Ophelia, Shy lock, Desde
mona, Falstafl", and thousand other
celebrities,' all moving along in one
great, mixed ! up crowd, so near to.
gether that tUe stately Caiheriua could
punch Cardinal Woolsey under the
rios, and Wellington could hob.kncb
with Alexander the Great. As gentle
men walked homeward, they I mistook
the lamp posts for the Duk3 of , Well
iugtonf and ike tono posts! for the
shorter Napoleon, and u respettable Old
feliow under an umbrella for Cervantes.
So great was the hallucination that the
next .morning it was found hat most
of the audience had been dreaming
that they had been in a grand levee in
which there had been hand shaking
with llomer'who bad come down from
the I Enow-capped Parnassu3 and
Napoleon who had got away from St.,
Helena, and Queen Elizabeth and
AnneBjlyea and the wife of the Thane
0f Cawdor.
Physicians now admit that, "The
shield is nobler than the spear.". How
much better then to hhieid ,tbe system
I against bilious attacks, by using Dr.
Harter's Liver Pills, than to cure
the
2t
disease i when firmly seated.
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,g ia hig mouth. and draw three
p j ullocks out of mv client's pocket with
llnpunity."
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