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InP-cacli wlditipnai Jnsertion.
All advertisements will be charged
Tbc;wibscription price to The WlL-
mi.wtox 1'oht is 2 .00 per year; six
,,ootlH fi.oo. :f; .;":';;
.. Alli'oiiniiuuic-itions on bu'suies must
h "addressed lo The Wilmington-
': Jost, yViunington, iN. U.
i t T iU paper, to day enters upon its
WT)ihi5par. It H to-duv one of the oldeat
$ paper's. in the -stale; arid ; the oldest Ra
lpiiHiican psper.fn North Uar;lina. The
I'Wij'hsi I'dongcd to its present pro-
crie or l r 'Uie past ten ' year. We
hivi fried to make the Post unques-
tkmatlf JJepiiblicnn .' We have always
ailvwateJ uiid t-upported Republican
I principles. . Ait;,iu tue."future as in tfie
8 past we si a I s'aud ov .the oju party.
t w : liiiink tijofe. who nare -Had ine
I mtiihoi.d Jo Mar.il Jy the Tot in fijiht-"
ing fos jiMicl ard cqurtlily for all our
!iiti7.ene, ripntrtiiVs of ii-lor. 'Wc shall
. cO.t'niic I In' fiijh I utilll su eras crowns our
jThe total piiul:iUon,. according to
the ccnsiH. of IjjisO, hi tliu- stale, is 1,-
W,VA). (i Umt nu :nber the' colored
'li.ve Ml, 277, and the whites: S07.242.
; s According t.j the unual way of rating
the viite one i.r every five iahftbUaiit!),
I 1 e iiiid that we have in North Carolina
277,730 votff; of that number, 100,2f5
fe colored and 171,475 whites Ac-
"i conlHig to tl'.e lowest tiimate we have
4lt000' llcpubliran white vote to bo
r: k'hioti io me. conrr yuir, wuicu win
ij inskc tl elleptailu;au vote of this state
. I Jir. ''V. I ).-!(! ircr I lint from llin ltlnl
. . u . . .:' - . s
it. i 'r .i tr..i .. .,,1 ;! 'uV.U..u ri,..rv,
. u fuiy Ul Ji lv rin v oiiii.-9 mill nic
v it Ri-ntili'.li'an ivnrl v ha u clear mloritv
f of 1 1,780-; The. figures we vouih.for.
I (ljubt of the assertion. that we havfrof
M tea nuile, -'tht ' wc wcte "defrauded
'lout 'f lUe' sia'j both
in 187C and in
)' ilS 11 Ui' A c()Liki MAN
: 'U'e have just been iitiforojed by a
Ijluan from Hiadeti. county - that Mr.
I I'athau A. Stedman. a leading Demo
: Crt of ICliZibelhtown, ihot a; colored
man in hid euiuloy some two wee ago.
Tie particulars of thoUfl'iir are de
i'rribfd s follow?:i The colored man
had been employed by Mr. Sted id an to
cut some wood; after tbe mau got a
am ill portion of the ,wpod cut, Mr.
ts-edman asked ;hiin how tuutU he was
Jjgolo-r to charge him, and the' man aid
h other people wire paying, him 50 cents.
ilt. Btedinan told him he Would onlv
IIito 30 Cv-OK'-vTuea ib colored mau
iaia 09 wjtild not cut' any- more tu that
;i-e. Mr. 8 ted in a ti picked up a stick
tJand MrjcV him with it, and afterward
W ' . .... 1 v.. ""
; -iptt ieu out liH pisiol, placed it to. the
tma-i he.d and tired, but Wen fi
oocie 1 ih pi.itfd up, -atfd the' ball
'otfrerU's arnV Tiiero has not been
mjTfarrest madii ) ', aiVd the - matter
inot beeu in J:;iit-l. Tji'e fiiendi
;- 1?f Mr. Stediuiu ;clum tbat when the
rjWliclA?ly iuvestigaCed it will
''nNRwW'i that be was iut.tiu'ed in his
i ; ; f y out h e m n br reset v e? ; t hr j u a
;i;'.f" . . l ( , let us u a r I lie uoiuc
'-: i fra, ind lb? U 1 O 's all out. .'. v
I iWfrroes have gotj drunk in Ply.--
PUti are Very dtiU. Jarfis ha
! the raikodsavay lhatjbelong
w ta!e,. and he U immtnaelT ua-
with the while tteonle. so he
Mmrttiin In Kntlil Klmiiiin
yVU'nel Cetton bas sohe forth with a
wot lo hatU with two or thrte
ritene'eU colored nato. . . I
utiv lh commander-inhlef of
i .1" -""j "i me ; state i bow on oia
'Jlo the at t f irl lire th
n A co?nlly Mjor od a fool
T nl Lata telegraphed to th
tfW Uir' Wly. JateU ahould tMw
hnthj ttlffraViof to lit
rf 6t to aenJ Jiiwn tha retuUt ar
Wf the Uoitcd Siatei to ajTeat two
JWti mill klJ klmlf with the-
tnTfir af Plvsttoath.
W ifof JJinj Erock, eur Chief
V , h iU tat two cf th aor.
Cctra to Itaa rot ! wreat all
j toilc, efxnla iiUtJL Aad
v un tft rfAu ut kit ihk
J hi hcta mad by tho tCcera U
t-a tlrel r ar aot U Uaamo
Tbr nok niNx-Thr Ilia f
Intelleetoal 4 It Uonld
IMh Out to Oar , 1114rM
1 Vlrwn rai TrarheiMThal Hay
In oor jiwue of .Dtceniber 18th alU
we adrertcd to lb natter of text
books for our tree public echools and
and criticiaed the actios of the atate
Board of Education ia relation thereto
We said J hen, we say now, that the
manner in Which the Iioiird is attempt,
ing to gull the free people of this state
in the interest of a Book Ring, calls
loudly f-r n-testation and condemna
tion froiu very quarter. 'Kor are we
offering ai.y factious cbjection to efforts
looking to a Uniformity of books for
-the sctiouIsof the state. This is to be
desirable in so far as it , will teDd to
promote the introduction of better
hooka,, fid in so far as it, can be accom
(lif'n d withcul oppression and insult
to parents,; pupi;s, ar.dT teachers, and
withi.n .the bounds of law. But. when
uiiifxrnii'y means the placing of cur
free kV.ooIa Jat be mercy of a book
monopoly, sbd this without eveii !the
shadow "of ; lawful warrant; aud. the
forcirg "upon libera books, whose only
retomintndation' is their sectional ori
git ; niidi tbej displacement of books
agsjinstvbich; no good objection''' .can
be m g-'d . and with w hicli parents,
teat ht isj at d pupils are satUtied; and
the introduction ol looks with political
ieaniirg.; wc say that, when uniformity
means tlivse things we tthall oppose it
with all Uie power at our commaud and:
shall qalj upon the people to rise up
and pr.te ct themselves against those,
who would despoil tbem of their dear,
est right. .- '
'-' Bu, iif rder that oup readers may
kc what kind ol trasbour "Star Cham
bett Board proposes to "uniform" our
schools with, we have desired a gentle
man who has given some attention to
school, 'bcloks, i school teachicg and
school wbrk generally to give us his
views as to the men's of the Readers
adopted. This gentleman comes from
the race which Governor Jarvia and his
Board entirely ignored in th'is matter,
and, we doubt not that Ilia Excellency
willjreceive some flight on the subject"
if he twill read what he has to say.
His criticisms speak for themselves
and we believe they are, entirely just.
If not, our columns are open and those
who think otherwise may be heard.
No harjn can come of such a discus
sion wllile.it will be productive of much
good. - ,.' -. j' - ' " v- -'
UK UMVisF.SirY ItiSiDURS.
; I have read with much interest the
editorial comments of the Post on the
action i f our State Board of Education
respecting the subject of text books for
our common schools. It is needless to
say that I endorse every word you hive
said, for your sentiments are concurred
in by a very large preponderance of
the best cducationat workers ot the
.state, without regard lo color or party.
As to tr-e- character ol the books
.which the state Board of Education
'has assumed the authority of forcing
into our schools without our consent
jaud against our wihes, I very cheer?
fully give my opinion lor what ft may
ba worth. I have selected the readers
because they come first atd are really
the incht important books in any series
used : in ur common schools. My re
review of tbem for this particular oc
casion has been hasty, but nothing ia
said, 1 think, that is not borne out by
i be actual facts. ,,,,""
These kcoks are re maikablcnot so
much' for what they are, as for what
they are not. Ther range ia too tar row
and isolated, fustead of what kind of
Encyclopedia of subjects and prompt
ings which should be expected to quick-
en the i young germs of thought, and
warm them into activity, the topics and
illustrations are mostly drawn from the
retired walks bt rural life; House,
dogs, cows, sheep, birds, pigs, bogs.
oxen, : cat, foxes, beua, fish, lions,
bean, froc, Ac , c, are masters of the
situation, especially in tnose parts
which wt re written for the occaaioa.
Somewhete from thirty to I Ay' of the
lesaoos are devoted to AiW, aad from
OB hundred to one hundred and fifty
to the' birds and the beat, while tttart
of the subjects most proper and most
expected io a set of reader are eatirely
omitted from thl terie. Tnesa remark
will apply specially to the first fostr
book, whkh are by far the saosi Im
portat. ot more than oae per ccaU
of tk --pttptla that eater tba pabiic
ichooU graduate from th grammar
grade -therefor reading book lease
ia importance to lb public a the nam-
ber He U tb acaie. . .
Th UalTtrtlty iciU U tateaded c
ixtially r tie tX aW eerm arrye
t$ for lb reral districts. Several year
of tb Urr cf U poptU woaJd be i.
voted to tba Xmr book wkkk wwbava
menUdBed, and to tit mdisi !
tery OmUUr to Ucm witaoat tba Ugbt
ol U Ualverftiij reader. I tbaX tba
xt cf mllrj f tit cXUirta tf lit
WILMINGTON, NORTH
oath? Do they want'to kcow ooihlng
of the great tblakio;, atlrripg and pro
gresire couide world? These familiar
domestic ictcea of ertry ij life, would
become a kind of nonealitj to tbem if
aerTed np etery day for their Intellec
tual repaatl Take a few examplea:
"Many dogs know a greai deal, and
learn tery many things, but they can
never utter their thoughts and feelings
in words, nor can thty ever learn to read
loot:' "Though this little girl should
try ever to long and hard, she can never
teach her pet dog to know the letters
and the meaning of words in ber prim
er," &c. .
This lesson occurs in the second read-,
er, page 87, after considerable instruc
tion in the principles ef elocution. Was
there ever a child old enough to pur
sue such studies, that did not know all
ihat this lesson "teaches, even, though
Uie had never seen a reader of any kind?
-' Children do not go to school to learn
what dogs cannot do, but to learn what
children candol li life so ' long, and
art and science so short tbat
time can
be killed with words iwithoutj
idea?
Such lessons are worthless for ithe.pur-
pose intended,' yet they may Jte made
very uaefql for a purpose not intended
--to teach the first-' principles jof Eng
lish compositisni and tr;orrect false
syntax, ' Let us analyze the foregoing
sentence:
; "Though this
little "gurl should try
ever so hard and long,' she CAN never
teach her pet dog to know the letters
and the meaning of words in her p,rim.
e'r " j '
Words should express ideas, and no
more words should be used than the
idea demands. What idea.waa intend
ed to be conveyed in this sentence?
simply that-dogscannotlearn to read!
Rut the writer had already told us in
his opening eentence-'tbey can never
utter- their thoughts and feejings in
WOrdSj tfOR CAN THEY EVER LEAKS TO
bead booksI'V This seifteoce tells all
that can be told on this subject and it
contains two words more than required.
Kor can they learn to read, expresses the
Whole idea. Did the writer feirthat
this would not be sufficiently clear un
less he added thirty-two words mort?
But pass to EVER SO HARD AN! LONG.
This mode of expression is never found
in the best English literature. Children
not well taught may say, -'O, ejrer so
long!" Take the sentence 'Though the
little girl should try she never can teach"
&e. Can teach denotes a ftrcsent act.
Though she should try shenevcrwuW
teac!u V ' - ' ' ; -: ' l
: One word more,; ''To know the letters
and the words in her primer." Words
used in a restricted sense require an
article to limit them. The wore let
'ten?, might.be used in a general sense
to know letters. Word might be used
in a general sense by omitting the lim
itation in her primer.'? If so limited,
words must be preceded by the article
THE words in the primer.
There is a want of accuracy in the
use of articles in various parts of these
readers. - . j ,
The fifth and Bixth rounds of A."
(second reader, page 1.) Has lt any
sounds tbat are both fifth and sixth?
"Tiie first acd second elements of each
vorwel,"&c. : (5th reader, p. 1 1 et j al.)
Are there any vowels tbat have elements
that are both jirU and tecondi
The fiAh and the sixth sound
The
first and the second element.
"The flesh of the cow and ox is good
lor food."- (Second reader p. 46 ) The
flesh of the cow on tub ox is good for
food. This seems to me a great im
provement as there is so "flesn of the
cow and ox." We sometimes meet with
such' expressions as "the ' eastern and
western hemispheres There are no
cootinen t that are both eastern and
western.- The eastern and the west
, 6 Si k
era. in old and new testament," ia
an. expression often beard. The old
and toe new testament, j
And Alfred has been to Bladen bird
hunting. s Did yon even bear it called
many rames: Du ck anoouog, deer
driving,- fiablog, aad now come th
other name, "bird hunting.! Take a
whole week with the sheriff of the
ccoatry Tblrd hunting. I declare!
Don't tbat beat! And Charles hasn't
spent aa boar bird boat log vet. What
will Alfred call it celt! It is bard to
get ao many name for the same artkl.
Tbe Honorable Alfred M. WaddeU Is a
shrewd one,, bt I. ; .
A4 Major 6uadmaa wtU bar
to Rt to boat his. WhU
tftedmao i backed mlik saoaey aad
strong friends, WaJdtll caa beat the
world bird bnaUcg. Ltt call U by
Ita proper aamt-caadUat fee Oo
7.: ': -A, " -C?;
Mr. Ueary lUcca, CtgUcer U
ckrnrf of too filvei aad Br latprevo-
aoota bt!w WUalt jtca, tat rtcitt4
order uai Col. OrsJzblll, to re
hi o frooi IUiU to WU1T
CAROLINA. SUNDAY JAN. 1. 1S?2.
From Oar Crgvlar Co rretpoa
' leii. ; - i -i -
ELizABarra Crrir, W. C I
December 20, 1131.
I left Wllmiagton on Monday plbt
last, latendlng to coat bero by vaf ol
boat to Edentoo, these by rail, bat oa
reachm ! Franklla. Va- I fooad lb
boat did not leavt until Wednesday,
ao I cam on by rail to Portsmouth,
thence to EUxabetb City.; Tbo Fair
ber I considered by oar colofd friends
as a failure, owing to the weriber jmd
the hort notice to get it'up. J pt local
exhibit were Tery goodacb, 4
farm product and ladle i handiwork.
This is a splendid country from what I
have seen of it, the soil rich, transpor
tation low, and the people indutriQua
and intelligent. There is no reason
why this part of North Carolina should
not become and I believe will, the
wealthiest in the ontb. , '
I am invited to address the principal
school here to day at 12 o'clock. This
school is presided over by Mr.' Rook
Turner, an able educator and scholar.
All the schools are said to be In excel-
tnt condition; the colored people are
active to the fact that if ibey expect
their children to become men and
women; they must educate them, and
they are moving manfully in the mat
ter. ' You may expect in a few- years
to hear from the young colored youth
of this section of the stale making their
mark in the legislative balls of the state
as well; as in Uongres I tnd the
pleasure of meeting that stalwart and
able Republican, Mr. Hugh Cale, also
Mr. 'Gerken, the Fostmaster, and a
arge number of other distinguished
Republicans, who I will write more
concerning in my next.
I leave to-day for Edenton aud I 'ly-
moutb, and shall talk with the leading
men, both 'white and colored, and
urge the necessity of better education,
and io accomplish that they must read
the newspapers, I find the colored
Republicans! over here alive to toe'r
interest, and greatly pleased at the
course of the Post in defending their
rights. Erery colored min is North;
Carolina feel a pride in your noble old
paper: Ose of Them.
P. 8. . I was invited to delirer an
address here on, the 1st of January, but
l am sorry I cannat comply, but return
thanks to Mr. James Sawyer and others
for their complimentary invitation.
Yonrs, Ac.. Oss of Them.
OIT xr ITEMS.
Rev;' Jos. G.. Fry and the Rev Mn
Sampson paid us a visit a few day
ago. ' j !' v-
QOur frit nds up the Cape Fear river
are happy - they have all nbe water
they wan. :
j " T .'- I i
General Rutherford lea ve te-uight
fbr his place
ton, D. C.
ol business. In Washiog-
The number of marria licences iaj
sued for : the 'past' year, ending Doc
31st, 1881: TV colored, Ui, to white
83 total, 236V I ' I
The stesmer D. Munhiscn, when she
was backing out intm the wharf on
Wednesday last, ran over a flt and
knocked out the sides. The wheel of
the steamer was badly broken atao.
":i :-' 1 i
The deed from David R. MiirrbisonJ
President, to the United States, was
probated and registered the past week
and hss been fr warded to Washington,
D. C, ,thi complete tSe Arrtagment
in making the Cap rear River free.
Mrs. Joseph C. Abbott desire to dis
pose of a very fine selection, cf books
by North Carolina writer, atd. those
wishing to purchase bad better core
pond at once with Mrs. Abbott, who
ill take pleasure in giving all Ufor
matioa desired. I ..'.- .'.--:
Eebckkto Vakce. Senator Yaace
will bo very muck astonished to set ht
aa whom be baa tried' to poor
out obloquy upon '1 voted ' the
oat popular sweat , in - WiW
miagtoa. Oar; Jcwisb ! friead bare
very property awarded Mr. Mania th
oat popular nas ia too dty, aad pre
sented him with a haadeB gold head
ed caae, aad Ta dolag so bar Jwaety
rebuked tea.oe Yaoc tW hi bombas
tic treat
teat of out of
WUmiegtw',
abl
Rbrt D. Uavi oa Si Deaombet
adsaiaiateeed oa too estate at lira. AU
k Catlar, decoeaod. ;
William LatUmcr oa S.k DecomUt
a4aiaia4ftd oa tbo eotateof ZU1m
Lauisaev, deceased. : rv : :
Ur,8araV WaddeU oa 12ik Dee
admlakured oa ti catato oS
Mrs. baraa HCxo aa it Dee,
sfUevaC
Sm dtialxr oaU it4
too oi
U
. James Anderson, oi?e of our city
draymea, who has livedo a moral iife,
but who has never een connected
with any church, request us to say; that
oa Monday last, h go reUgion on the
public streets while gfriog lom one
sisters house to the othsr.
? Fpliced the Past Wf.ek. Licenses
issued by Register of Deeds: Jas. Scot t
and Mb Hillmon Moseley; Edward
Williams and Miss Elsey Bradley; Jo?.
Farrow and Miss Alice ILeonar; T. R.
Jones and Miss Kiisic 'B' Myers; Clifford
howe and Mis Hannah; Hicks; Henry
Austen and Miss Julia! A.- Mcore; J.
N. Hewett and Miss fefsannah Allec;
B. P. Nixon and Miss JcsephineMor
ton; B. 8. Atkinson ankl Mi.s Jennie
Barlow; Jas. H. Watterl and .Mb Ann
E. Dawson: Albert Gore pnd Mis Bosie
f ... - i
Leadford; 8(e hen . Jewttt and Mis?
t-allieW. Carpenter. It 4
-.. ( .;-
M the last regular meeting of Caro -;
linal Lodge No. 13S, Khights of Wise
Meq of the World,' the lfillowing gsn
tlemen were elected idlers fr the eh
suing term; .'. -.-'''
George L Mahsoi, W C r-nd Pj!9 E A
James H Price, E A. -
George W Sheridan, W P.
ri11iam G Russj i q,
Piillip Fariugtoo, vvl tV.
.: Ltwis Legrand, W If .
4 John D Nixon, Sentil.
Saiid. cCicers will bl iitl!td
on
Thursday evening at, 8 Mpock, January
5th, 1882, at their lodgo toom opposite
the 'City Hall. After the installation
refreshments, will Necessarily fol
low. By VinuoTisciw,le6fgfr W.
Plica, Jr District Deputy, will install
.u . '. Ire i V ; - f
ine oiuccrs. eiect.
rxv AECAsi'Sr. At a meeting of
Cornelius Harnett Councl, No. 231, of
the above order, -the fallow ing tfficers
were elected, , , I
Regent II. H. Kasprowier.
Vice Regent I. I-AJreenwald r
Orator John CownA
Secretary B..A ; Hitfiat t.
Collector facaiWi -Treasurer
W. Larkli. t fc
ChabUin W. II. Sr&MU
Gui4e W. W. SkawSi 1
.Warden-Stacy VajOin rlug-.
Sentry E. Levy.
Medical lExaminerc. W. J. H.
Ellamy. ; ' . .
They will' be inta!rxnrnest nxel
ing, Jahuary Oih,' 188; ., :
- - -. ' tlcrf-'
iCapt John W. Gallop of this city,
who has been, and lirW, employed
by Mr. pest in the coiWroction of the
road frcjm Goldsboro wst, is home on
a brief tiit to his famKW f and we had
the pleasure of a y'uUt-tm him yes
terday; Up informs 4 hat the road
wa: eraded within tbii--furtla of a
mile of Smtthfield on : i 2i;h of-be-
cemberj the ties are aUvtut and have
been placed on the lirGf hhe trebles
all built, and as soon srp the iron gets
to Goldsboro, they willrpenmence lav
ing it immediatclT, anxRtUs Lis pin
ion that the cars wilt 'r.; rue run? to
Smithfield within fire hcix kv
lie says every man "foYed on tie
road are live, go-hea l.ergeiic and
enterprising men, I rf.mJr; It down,
not a drone beinc founfqn the whole
work. There is bctwet :fire and ix
hundred men employ
Si- 5
tf Mr, Ist.
The distance from Go'3
rfo to f-rnuh-
e.u ii Li . a -. i e;-
We ire glad to hearV jcyj tews
from tkia great w rk.V4i. 3lr. n
construct the road, we ie him all
the eneouragroent p-.?
The information aU.f X e U , from a
perfectly reliable scurry iid is ery
enconraging far the mho drsire
the construction cf the 1.
ArroiSTM fcjrr op f tice. Mr.
Ju.li Hill, has beee ,a&,-oinSi a
Justice of lb Peace f Irj i.js couaty of
New Haoovtr, by the 'CztfJi of she to
pertbr Couit, to fill a cy cKd
by th death of Mr. Hey.Nuu. Thk
Is oo of the very bettWrpwat meats
that" could bar bct4 ftskde. The
eooaty ol New UaAovrJlMs ao trttr
or aOler colored aaaa ialH tkt po
stioa Itbaa Mr. U01- O iaj rv d
toe saaay years as
rr-;r.
aad
with great credit to LXrtelf aal bts
Po()Si. Tke lawyers ris fr ait
give him rredil lot be'troae cf the
ttfT bleat jasticea of tteclaaty. ,Ia
met, Mr. UiU kaows ais;uw iaa
aay saagtatrato of u' ,L"a.sy except,
lag J smico Hams, 11 tu. ad Gari
oor. wio ar very cwmprf
Wo feara that Mr. thrill at re
maoaw -rxr, are o.y
twa oolreed sagscra: tj. caatyt
botb rfataU4 It Yaalm-
riage, !& C., aa tf &a tVe
mom seim la ataJiitx WWtkaa.
lUeaioral paepi kats': srj mir
la tba kaaaty, and tbeyir uul ta
aa aeltaKo fecrra.-hjf xU pQK- J
&as sial aa eoagtaiai Va-f
imifta i i nA g.irMMi (V. I
dlarsd. al Mr- .
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Wood is upw selling very cheap, from
1150 to $4 (A per cord. In thi market.
Dr. 8. 8. Satchwell of Pender, called
end wished us a meny Christmas, on
ilonday last, If Senator ; Ransom re
ally wants some one to advise him on
Ihe subject of the Potomac fats, and
malaria, be cannot get .a man who
knows more abont it than Dr. S. 6.'
Satchwell.wbb has made the question a
study nd has written several able pa
pers on the matter. : V: i"
Dr. Eugene Griaaom of the Stale In
sane Asy lum was ia our city during the
past week. He delivered a leclare on
Masonry, : Tuesday even i ng laat, to a
very large audience. He stands high
in the Order, and has the reputation of
being a very brighij Mason. The leiv
ture here was spoken of by the very
best posted of tbci fraternity, aa being
very interesting, and showing the most
careful study of the paa.t . history of
Masonry in the stale.
- Few houses, m any line of business,
have extended their trade all over the
entire country as hare D. M. Ferry &
Col, the celebrated Sedsmen, of Detroit
Miijhian They furnish employment
to about 1,000 persons, land ; keep 60
commercial travelers on the road, look
iug aficr thei interests. They grow on
their own seed farms a very large pro
porti ui of the seeds they sell, which is
probably one of the; principal reasons
why their goods:are held in such high
esteem all over the j 'land. We would
advise our readers seeking information
regarding seeds to send . and procure a
copy of their new and' beautiful Seed
Annual fox.,3882 t 1 , '. ' : ;
We learn 'from the Culomj House
that the total amount of Exports for
the year ending Dect 31, 1681, aggre
gated the sum of $5,487,462, divided as
follows : . !, J'..:.r-'. - -ri '.
Cotton 57,064 bales or ; 26.977947
bis, valued at 53.020,479. 1
Rosiu-447;o92 pU, ' valued at
$S99,234.' : - . .1 . , " ....
Tar aud Pilch 15,009 lbs, valued at
t30,G17. . .." jt ;:
Spirits 2,819,021 'gallons, valued at
$1,231, 9o3. j L
Lumber 16.21 ?KK) ieet, valued at
274,733.- ' I . , i
ShicgIes-3,274,000; valued at 122,
400. ' . ' ' ,.;;t :'-;-,
M i.ei:aueou valued at $1,974;
During the year ending Dec. 31,
1881, 21 vessels entered at this port
from Foreign countries, and 321 ves
seis cleared from this port for Foreign
countries. f; ' .
Colonel R. R. Bridgers, President of
the W. & W. R. R. and M ., C.i& A. R.
R. left Ar Fayetteville on the steamer
I. Mnrchison Wednesday last. We
learn, that he visits Fayetteville In the
interest of the Wilson and Florence
Railroad, which is intended to pass
through Faye'terille. We congratulate
our friends at .Fur ! e yie on their
gK.J f rtnre. What will be Wiooiog
tou'a !t8 will be Fayetteville' gain.
Wiln.ingtoo will, on the completion of
the road frm Wilson to Florence, be
fome the Sfrr.i'hvilie of North Carolios.
And thi . i what'eur splendid,! enter
prising buiutM-men have brought the
dearo'd to d lo. Put, selfisbnet will
kill anv pUce, it matters not bow great
i:s natrual advantages; and Wilmingtoo
ten y . ara from , r.-.w will be a decayed
m'Tnaif-at r.t aiae, selfishoe and
'pt.i tmtiii. C-jlonel Bridfcer and bis
er.urprii g backers a rojooking for the
horiet, ro-te south to! Florence, and
thry a re entitled to greaij credit ror their
fari'"ht in irokipg after the interest
of tiiir!!ckjbo!der Had tkaboid
te. tren of tni city abbwn any Woso,
the trtk of these two roads woald
have been h!d here, aad no one coold
have UMd it to cut tff i nd ruin WU-mirgt.oc.-
When it ts too late they
prot ably a ill wak up aad see what
we have been teliiag tbem . for saaay,
years la true: that Wilmtagtoa i dead,
ad that the pail-bearer are lb ao
rsLVI boiana me of tie city.
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NUMBER 1.
XEW AU vjsiciISEifEXTS.
WILMISQTON WELDON KvB.CO..
0ffioe of8eeretary and Treasurer,
' 0 Wllmf nrtoDN. C Dee. 21, 1W1.
aawaPp
DlViDESD Of TIIREK r&R CEXtI
on th QapltatStock of.tho Wllmtafton Jc
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Weldan Raltroad Company will be paid on
and after the 11th January, 1S83, to all who
are Stockholders of reeoi d on the Books of
the. ContpftnyonhYsisl last. " '
K--f ; ' , ; J. W. TUOMPSON," '
jaalsd ' r Seo'andTreas. '
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9. JC C04 Detroit, Kick.
' Janleteow
I -e TOTrt'LlTews for Coys an4 Gtrln't
L'U Tonngaad Old!! A KEW 1N
vJVXJrnOlf Jut MUaUd for Uteui.
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Vn aad Scroti Eawlne. Timhir.
Borlnr, Drffllof, (Mailing, Politaiuff.
I Screw Cnttlnf. Prlc 5 to fWJ. -
md eota foe too pftgrft.
BROW If. Lowtil. aiui.
Jaally sow '-'
For Sale.
VALUABLE COLLBCTION bF BDOlvS
by North Carolina author, being a poi Hon
of th libraryiof tii late GK.N. JOSEPH C.
ABBOTT. .
For Mst and Price address
'; J ' MRS. JOSEI'lI C. ABUOTT, i
Janl-tf Wllmlnrton.'C.
; Schedule B ani c ,
TAX NOTICL'.
JLL PERSONS SUBJECT TO THE PAY
Bajnt of chedrle B and C Ta, are hereby
.notified loeoroeorward and pay the am
within the flrsVten daya InJaauary, fbr the
pst six months, as repaired .by Uw. ThU
Tax fails due on the 1st day of Jwnnary.lsa.'.
-." ; J. b. samphox, 1
J ' Reglnler of Iidiil
CHAS, KLEIN
Vnderlakcr'aiid Cahinci
maker.
AH Orders promptly altootlcd tv ''
i ne naest CASKETS. Um beM WORK and
the moat LIBERAL Tfc IIM.h. '
Shop on rr'.Ds ts betw.cn Front uud
tseeond. - . . ...
M J O. SCOTT, 7
Boot and Shoe Maker.
SHOP OW PIUNCE5W BET W FEN Tl,r.t
and rourUi.aod on S'rant iwiv. n
fm0iiilH'ft!L?itr'u- v urkHiei.'
fill Dlo Vital Ww4r A rsr i . ... . . . . .
rwT!i. ahoea boagbt U r "ah.
vk.wuut,, Dittu aiiarunj. call mad
club noons.
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A iw.and,adwtwii.r. t im ta
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For; the Holidays."
A FULL LIKE OF
Goods for Christmas !
Cm hand, ems suae la trt or.
ORASGEV LEMO.Sp, CANDY,
;: APPLES, NUrJV
COCOANUrd, RAWXa, CITRON,
COBBASTM. PRUNED At.".
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