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tUB in twentyfive cents per line
lor each additional insertion. ' .
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i)ntract?.' ' 7 . ;' V
- The sub'crii tion price to The Wil
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Allcomir'Unicatious on busincs must
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"jTT"' SI ASS M K ET IN U '"
TJie Republicans of Brunswickcouu
v ty prOpM t0 call a mee'.iag of the citi
ienslqf said' county to meet in the court
louwin fSntfth ville, o,n Saturday 8th
ofEtbruary, itistaut, to. consult upon
jbe subject of the projijbitioa lo color
ed men myitis es jurors iu thio coun
ij. We Lfips' ilsere jmay be a general
Urnrtit. ' fc . .' . y . ; v
. -.-'ii' V W. II. CiiAia,
V:' " Vf . Joseph Svel), -
" ' : ' TiuxriEf-D UiiiFFiyV
" T ' ' Kobjeut C. Emitii.
: ' f; I'iiNDKtt BOUNTY.
, liaAWj ; Tender County, N. C.,
; January 2ist, iwj,
ILVi.e will be a convention of the
colored'-': citizens; of; Pender, county at
Sjrgaw., at 11 o'clock a;'m. on the 11th
diT of Fe bruary next, for the purposo
tf lakiag stepa Jooking to.the enforc
Kiitnf the rights of the colored citi
IBffi in tho courts. The colored citi
ieiii tjf : tho various- .townships, will
v p!ee bold, meetings cn the 4th day of
; February, at .12 m. for . the purpose of
clKtisg tlelf gates to said convention,
:- Avi?red Lloyd,
, - , ; , G. W. CAiti
. ' ;7;r .'.::- W. McIktire,
.'' .'' -. ' ' 'tJ B. McClEsi:.
I.rj'rnve ,'f. the above call,':
l:?j; ;--"7 A. V. LiORRELL, -. . ;
j'--;;;;'. f; Chairman -Rep.' Com
iVcio'ts's- isTwiiAi WKnlvAVT.
l'Ucvic 'u - uo man in North Carolina
ho H ilTsacrifiee 'mora for the Repub-
' Ecan party tban wc. There are none
tb'niil da more fcr its 1 success than
if. And wc will. welcomcS'ith open
. irrusail siucere anti-tt'ourbons who will
coroeia and aid us in carrying North
Croliua ia'behalf of local eelfcgovern-
; aent, eiual rights before the jaw for all
aitn rtgardlcM of color, and a free bal
Wt iud. a fair count. Wo bate the
' Mine of bourbonj let it ; be a Demo-
mlm - KnnrVion nr nn rcf. tt rnltv or
Aii-RiWn h,,rt; ! w,.
i.r Grern B. Raum in 1iH endcflyora
t,,.,Um i,. iiki
plalfom We gladly fall iuto.lineatid
iBtyjrl Chester At Arthur in bis deter
ralaatlup to ice a free ballot aud a fair
toao'. in tie -south. But whatever we
i to aball always be Republican, in
atvir of the Republican platform, and
iaJe of the Republican v party lines.
"AalGeorgje C. Grab am in making his
E.'tU tj combined all the opponents of
tVaocracy and carry the south, shall
kiTsf uudividcl support. Success
aattswAot... - ; -v ;
ttiUKT vi. HOaDr.
lion,' li ugh Bond put down the ku
'Hh Use civil law backed by Prts-
M IKS, Grant; tho military arm was
M called in. And bad Gov. Uoldcn
wwd the law through hU state
U inJ icnt Ibe kullux to the gal-'
tto rtnllenUryt aa their crime
"'W, North Carolina would to-
J V rfuWican. Nort)i UaroUuUns
sevtr submit to the bayonet, but
it civil law, and will stana oy
M uQ enforces it. :
h fabllsh a letter in another col
is fho Ma Sanders, Lieut, com-
oj eempany n.M of the 10th e
'"V at the close of the war,
Sasicrs was a gallant and popular
aoJl fat tlx months previous to
M w? ef the war commanded hla
ii are giaa ne,eaaorsca u i
U-'yf . companies G and H, on
the
et Anu 'l w "n iiv. i l
i '-c v. uv -."
ilrea soma of tha MhoTa.M
u4aews from the westl We lm
ir A Ealisbury iuauitcr thai Uu
N. a Railroad has been corn
to ralat Rock, the last, bar X
the trains now ready w
rv This is truly good news and
, . Hate cur western friends a
.
i Valoa Ltarse ExecuUve Com
- - a a"l eae-i a Waahlcgtoa oa the
' lrlraaryttxtr
J. .i tireat obUxatloa. 8biibtrs ho tvU t ctlhtira-
?jUJelulfcr tsydife," fT rt-ilarij and rKsriSj wlU r;tse
r U.VUi:;ty ari Littt u,"-tr CJ r
TUK.UNiVEllSlTY RKADjtftS,
Continuing our review of these books
we bare lo remarr, that throusbout
ino aeries, inere seems to be a lack of
settled nouons in relation to th gram
mar df pit laoguage. Numerous ex-
amoIeS COUld hA riTn taba U I
-S,o- - ius uwwr. I
anu prescribed for himtelf. TTa tlin
asks, "inbtber arc you not going to
mind the doctoi?" Perhapn I had
better.V ekid'his mother. "'How could
bho refuse the little -fellow.- (2 reader,
p. 84,) j ' Perhaps I had belter"-Tbt-ter
what ? "Not going to mind" but
the rrifsi was grsatwl, . Then grant
that the iutention was lo fay ''per-
hap I bed better mind!' but what
kind of a verb is had mind? There is
no euch verb in the language. Tot use
mind as avtrb is absurd, bat if we use
it at ail, we should use it grammatically.
We might say, way mind, but not Vhad
mind."' tTnif mi'n
irrammW mrrrf fcht It.
Si.
the souse, provided we admit that there
is any sense in it. Really tho question
and answer taken together do not ex
press an intelligible idea at all.
"Well if that is notvery funny.";-
1: JJ ...I. Jl : ll '-lit if . nf. " '
iwuu u wur j reauer, p. 33.1
PUKCIUAT1021. ,
The puuctuatioa In these readcra is
very imperfect, and is not consistent
T'lT u T 88,06 fU,eS d D? VT
.u. uun. mifti ushji, tut me
last few years; it has been drifting to-
ward more freedom and simplicity in
punctuaisn. Often where strict rules
would rr quire a comma, it is omitted
and wht re a semicolon was used, the
comma Ukes the place semi-colons
oueu utKftine places ot colons, ana the. I
colyn is seldom uset1.
Whether this
utoge is to be recommended or not, is
njpt whin our- present purpose
our- present purpose. What
we wish io pay is, that in this series of
read ers, the backward teuden cy is obvi
ous.. Adopting an imperfect definition
for the comma, and adhering to it too
tenaciously betrayed the compiler; into
numerous errors in over minuteness;
A crow, ready to die with thirst,"
&c, (3d reader, p. 66.)
When an important clause comes be
tween the subject and the verb, it may
buvc a comma before and after it: some-
ttuQts oaiy uerure mu viru, aim u uu
iwportant, no comma isuscd. In the
above there is no call for a-comaia be-
twocn.cf(tt and rexrrfyfPv-p - ,
Throughout the readers the most
iriflini: interruption has a comma be
fore and after it. (Same piece.) "If
one plan will not bring about the end
we wUh,f Borne other plan, perhaps.
may." There is.no possible reason
why a comma should be placed before
ana auer jcrnapa. .mere reason
.... 'J'.i . rmi ; I
why the pause alter tewA, -should be a
semi-colon and not a comma. The
Pause after wish is obyious, while there
no perceptible pause before ana alter
JwAoi. ! (same Njonnection.)
firt, Eot f' let J
the wnv a: d its two commas, audit
will be greatly improved.
In our next article-we will give a few
ft m :
more examples oi aieiecuve pronunci
ation. ! If we are in error as to any of
our criticisms, a faycr will be confered
by any one who will point out such er
ror or errors, ah wb aesire js, to prf-
sont the books as they really are. 1 ,
' Ch'.v Thomas Johnson, of. Sumter,
i o. C. bas bten nominated for the posl-
tt.m f tiuctnr uf Customs at Charles I
ton. S. a, ia place of Baldwin, whose
-rT I
time nau capucu. w v.. .
agreatmauy yery excellent men wno
balonr to the Republican party, but at
the very ton of the heap, we find Taf
Mackcy
and Johnion. Mr. W. M.
I Mackey
s the rightfully elected mem
ber of Congress, General W. N. Taft is
the popular and . able postmaster at
Charleston. And new the people have
the next best man In the state for col
lector of customs. UU confirmation
oushtto be at once, and unanimous.
which we hope will do im case.
The colored contention is to be held
rtGoWbaroonae!23UidayolMarcKhba ;
to consider the qucrtio of their rights
w, l" .u v4 ? rT.Wi
, .... .
cereiy wuscu , x
T - . : "
reprtaentcd. Let qncauon oo pro-
- , k.riM Ilia MM
petty agzivatcu w
. w - 9j -
people of North Carolina, and we have
no doubt c4 a aacjccsuai rcsntu i
Every colored "wan U Kortb Caroli
na Is personally interested to tha cita
tion of colored men anting on juries,
and every white, maa who is to uvor
of t5ualtlshX a!l nta, rtieti
of color la the ccuru or tne aa
ahnnld iola the colored ciUxcna la
mattes a rjuare x merauea
I fircemtnt of the law ia fret aa wtU a
in name.
WILMINGTON, NORTH
- Prom ths Commretal Kews.
OI.O uCKAlf.
Boll on, old ocean, with thy ceaseless roar.
Wasn with thy sapphire wayes the rock
bound shore,
And dash b,fore the breeze thy ,parkllnC
. sursT. ! - T
PTT,
Far .eastward thnn art ilAenlnir 'nfn.t.h
summer's moon.
while shoreward breaks the surf with
mournful tune: i
The hardy sailor o'er thy bosom elides.
Unmindful of thy treacherous, ieddrins
Men, ' - ;. -- - ? t ! .
Ana brings a precious freight from foreign
shore, ; - - i
And doth commercial wealth into our cof
fers pour. ,- - I :
Beneath thy hearing crest, in coral eaves
Lay countless bleaching lorms in conse
crated grayes; I
And thou shall be their winding Sheet, oh
sea,
'Till all's fulfilled,' and ' ''time no more
knit V ',!..! I ' I I
shall be."
dwass A. Oldiiah.
Nkwbekn, n. c.
Mr Rei 8Pecial TpOsloffice
department, is in the city.
lion. James H. Harriss, the able and
gifted orator of North Carolina, is in
Washington.' I I .. ,
Hon. Lewis Hines, one ofth e best
newspaper men in North Carolina and
a statesman of great ability, is dead, in
his 56th year. - ;- j , - ''
1 ,
HoD- W' P' MabroD of Ecombe
sou orouner to our taien tea r young
lawyer, CoL George ii Mabson, of this
city, was elected principal of the color-
ed free school of Tarboro by a vote of
two to one, a very just compliment to
olir able educator.
OAiJJS otoke, xn. y., jan. zo,- i&sz.
y' J Gxnaday, Esq:
DEAR Sir: Your communication I
published January 22, 1882, inviting
ouicerB ana soldiers oi uompanys G.
and H., 10th regiment, N. a troops, to I
give their opinions as to the projecfrf
a reunion on the 26th of April next,
the anniversary oi their surrender, was
read, and met with my approbation,
and if generally concurred in we shall
likely have a very pleasant greating of
old comrades in the civil war. In haste
Yours,
J. W. Sanders,
Pender County, N.i C.
i , , ' January 21st, 1882.)
iHon. W. P. Canaday,
Deay Sir: My regards first, after
which you. will find enclosed postage
stamps to the amount of one dollar to.
pay ou my subscription to your valua
ble paper, the Wilmington Post. I was
pleased to-see in the Post that you and
Mr. Morrell enjoyed, your visitj to and j
from Jacksonville, on the sixth and
- - -- . . .
7th instants the people of . Onslow
think well of the name of W. P. Can
aday, and also that of Mr. Horrell.
.1 returned home on Tuesday, the 8th
instant. There is nothing new in Grant
township; the farmers are getting ready
t i . t I
for this years' crop. These lines leave
m.ir nA r.miiv k th. .n:fm..t f
good health, and I truly hope yourself
and family are in good health, write
soon, and give me the news. ; v
Respeclfally you're. r j-
- Alfred Lloyd;
The tetotalers are not iu ecstacies
over the workings of the new total pro-
bibitlon law in Kansas. With a wise
local option law vigorously enforced
Kansas was reputed to be one of the
most temperate sutes In the Union, but
whan ) tmnartnM fitlW tnar anoth- I
er decree ana souin xo oury oia jonn
. , . . f . . I
XJl
lew lht hen ihtt ltid tne golden egg
The burning of the bonded ware
house In New York has thrown! about a
million lbs. jof damaged tea upon the
market, which b bought at a low price,
aa it la dug from the ruins, and being
doctored by thoserin the business, will
be sold to consumers. It is called
Chromo tea. , -
PIT ITEMS, i
The Cape Fear is repotted lo be fall-
leg. ; ; !
I Dr. Green ia frescoing the latnlor of
Ja FreQCh was
.provbg.
Rer. R. O, Lurton, P. EL, b boidief
qaarterly meeung at Mhiuviue.
A Conacil. of the Legion of Honor
was institated at Cladeoboro last week.
Seftral tramp wtre before the May
or doriag tha past wtex and. ordered
to leave town.
I va maarrlas tkeasca were issued by
I , Deri, daring the raxt
wrth.
Nexily every body Is Uizj vacxlaxled
in antklatioa of aposalbio lalt frosa
the asaJU-pox. Aa eatire colored sclocl
dxrxltl ia rrsemlia ta tit X
tha retUtiaicst cflltxI A oa Mia-
dxy last, fcr thai iztsa.
CAROLINA; SUNDAY. JAN.. 29 . 1SS2.
A good many osrtberners ire, pasT j
ing through this citj on tbeir way to
Florida.. ;tri;
4-
Lewis Larkinsv ieoloVe'(fi,M , fined
$5 by Mayor Smith toffU iriTing on
wr.; L.r A .iiijjil feSs 1
"uw"'vtr" .j u u, t ,
Rev. A. D. Alayo, of Bostin,;!!, I
will preacb in ; TUe2ton .Ur-per.Bd0m
this afternoon at 3 o'clock, .Tbe pub
lic arecordUHy iiwited3r i1-
i . . .
There will be. a baptizing at the foot
of Princess Itreet, this afternodo a"4
o'clock, conducted bv'tba 1WA.M1"
Conway t tM iWptiUacb;
: - T5f w v . " 1
corner Fifth and Campbell streets.
Eer. S. P. Watters, xector of the
Episcopal church at Newport E. II
and formerly a resident Of this city has
;' . . . . .. "1 - '.. I
acceptea a can to the charge of the
Episcopal church at Morgantoa, in this
State.
Bishop Thomas E. Lomax, of the A.
M. E. Zion Church, was -in the city
yesterday. He is in good health, and
we learn r will ' , preach to-day at the
Christian Chapel, corner! of 7th and
Church streets.
John Watson, a white 1 man, was ar
rested a few dajs since for committing
an aggravated assault and battery uponH
Mr. Samuel Bear, and was ordered by
Ja8tice Gardner to pay a fine of
in lieu of which he was sent to j til for
thirty days.:
A postal was-received fromSheriff
Manning, : yesterday, written on tho
cars, en route for Maine, to the effect
that. TTnn 'TimnLhv WnlVor Mia fjthor
of Mrs. Manning, at whose bedside she
had been for somo weeks pst, had just
died, and that the last sad I rites1 orer
the remains would be performed yes-
terday. f . ! 7
: 7 '.'"V'C ' 77" ':i I' 7.
- Two brothers, Frank, and Jordan j
Baker, colored, were arrested Friday
night on suspicion because one of them I
had a bag of cotton in his possession, t
There was no evidence before the May-1
r yesterday morning that they came f
by the cotton dbbonestlj, and they
were' thereupon released. . J
Deaths
USJC
:aaie 1
months,
rell, 15 days, disease unknown. Belle
vue Cemetery: Donald M. Cameron,
14 days. Pine Forest Cemetery : Au
gustus Davis, inflammation of lungs;
Clara Lewis, phtisis pulmoriaris; in-
iant, disease unknown; Wm. Evans, 2
years, marasnus; Lydia llowc, 34years,
perelinitis.
Too Much Temper Leadkth to
Strifc A colored seaman by ": the
name oi James Bland, who came here
on the brig Nellie Husted, from Mar
tinique, which put in at tbis port some
" du ress, was oeiore aisy.
nv Rmith .i l alsril.tf niAtmnr rhtmri
v: - . -r
with striking and otherwise maltreating
his wife. The wife gavejio her testi
mony, and the busband was then put
on the stand, tbc evidence indicating
that the difficulty was-lbe result of too
much temper on tth sides; jiud when
the Mayor inlimv.ed that he might
j...- ... r.t..i. t.
jail, the wife commenced plead ing for
aim. Finally judgment was suspend
up h p,Jinen; of and
y - 1 . . ...
defendant was discharged with a warn-
inr.
Deeds, Mortgage, 4c The follow
ing deeds, mortgages, were issued
during the past week by the proper of-
cerar - : ; J T -t.v- C" "".'h. 1
Deed. Susan Reddiog to WT Gua-
tb; Robert Ueonisg, executor oi Jas
Casaidey, toC L Grsfflin; JNMabn
and wife to Adrian & Vollers; Mary V
Drake, Catharine Heide and Rebecca
Heine, power tattorner to Daniel G
Fowle, Raleigh; R McCumbar and
wile to Wm McBrtde; John D Bellamy
and wile to Jane Front; A S ileide and
wife to E G Barker; W J Sutton to G
W Williams & Co.; J G OldenbaUel
and wife to Mr. Ortea ; D J Gilbert and
wife to W A French; R B Nixon to
Trustees Unlvtnlty North , Carolina;
Durikq thb. Week!. In I draymaa, was
convulsion?: child .of 32 Gar- f Cross and ijriipbeu
Ad Volkr. and wivce to VVlZEZSSXrlUn Vr of valaaU, paper. b
Flake: Mary D Drake, Catharine
I Heide, A SHelde and RE ileide to D
drew SaW Andrew Ssailb and wUe
2ltlliftlxnsm
wwScTWbI!
JTrCvaoJ isE J rvJv!
peKktr,fowtxef atairntyjB Ccxilrj
andwitaLToIUrs.
lIorsPCts-JT TTUkla aad wife to
L TciksK 17 D ruiim ta J jl
aaea 2Iass; ADa-rcwa aaa uy
Lla R?I- ta JxM Tirxta, liS3t;C
AlVrtatonC CxUrr; Jacob rrta-
Eii JXi?y Esa, cr;3t tcssi
cctta Jaaa Tai'.-r; Aa-rrja
ta Lcry XTtZl.Vii On 7 At.-na ta
i NoBTB Caeoldia FAEMEit, llesar?;
J, H. Ennia- & Son, publishers are al
ways looking out for the interest of the
farmers of the state and their snbscfi-
" ,77r A "Tr
of 12 papergof asserted
kMjen Becda .to cacch BQbscriber. Send
" jour names.
" Bon, Albion W. Tourgee appears iu
anew role. On the first of February
a new . paper will : be started in Fhila-
delpbia, called Our -Continent, by "Our
Continent'' Publishing Company, with
Judge A. W. Tourgee as editor. When
first number of the paper is received
warn - will faA wmava 4 a an Vws f ?f Qaa I
we will have more to say about it.
prospectus of said paper.
At a meeting in the interefeUf the
Clinton and Point Caswell -Railroad,
.-m . .. - l ' .
neid at the latter place, a few dajs ago
nearly (5,000 was subscribed in aid o,
the enterprise, and it was the general
opinion of those present that at the.
next meeting the sum of $10,000 would
be raised. Now if Wilmington will
make a liberal subscription, its frledds
say,- the road will surely be built.
- Fire on the Sound. A dwelling
house on what is known aa the Stokley
plantation, on Wrightsville Sound, now
the property of Mr. Wm. Larkina and
others, was destroyed by fire a few
nights ago. It was occupied by Mr.
Elijah Williamson who did not discov
er that the house' was on fire until the
todf was nearly ready to fall in, when
himself and family escaped, with moat
of their furniture. : : ,
Preach Hi3 way home . Mr. Geo
Zr French - tells a very good joke on
hiia hiusseli. A few days a "to one of
hiicolored exployeea said to his broth-
er Jos Ffench. old man,
tfctcl,lu wjui.ucwbc. muu; was
a verv s,Sek talking uan Why, says
the colored employee, if the old maa
was away from home, and got strapped,
he could preach his way back without
the slightest trouble. All who know
Mr. &. Z. will join the colored man in
his opinion.
Crazy qx Religious Suejects.-
Jsmes Anderson , a well known eolored
arrested Monday night,
that he had been acting strangely for
some time-past, and on the night in
question cries of distr ess were heard is
suing from the room occupied by An
derson. Neighbors, who went to the
rescue, found -the door (locked, and, up
on admittance being refused, and the.
cries continuing, forced the door open
and found Anderson in the act of chok
ing his son, a lad about 14 or 15 years
of age. He was : taken to the guard
house, and the next morning, upon be
ing arraigned before the Mayor, the
evidence was such as to convince Mis
Honor that the man was crazy, where
upon he was turned over , to , tbe county
authorities. He was afterwards exam-;
ined, in 'accordance with law, and pro
nounced insane and ordered lo be con
fined in the insane department at the
County Toor House. His insanity pr.oy
ed to be of a religious natu-e, his ac-,
"n?. ne ciaimea, oeing tne result oi
a.."- a' ' i i
Accept asce or the Water Works
bt i he City. At a called meeting of
the. Board of Aldermen, held Friday
night, the special committee on tho con
tract with the Water Works Company
reported at length through their chair
man, Alderman Chadboarn, reviewing
all the objections that had been orgrd
against the acceptance of the works as
tendt red, at the same time giving the
substance of the contract between the
city and the Water Works Company.
The reading of the report having been
concluded, Alderman Telfair moved
that it be received, which motion was
adopted.
j Alderasan Chadboarn effered the fl-
lowing resolution:
WnxJLSAs, The fitness of the water
for domeaue nee ts a quuoa lor pri
rate coosnmen to decide far tbeea-
aeires: thsreare be it
IUmhL That the teeder of the
I r.t. vrVa ivmn ia evrrr .
I specf, and thai ths payment der
J March, ISS2, fx sorrice dariag
thioathoTFebrnary,lSS2.
jTbayaabeic
f k
WortWOadbomra,
Koxthrofv AUermaa, lVwdea Telfair,
Naj--AiderBAa Heir-a
Xlayct EalA tx telUlks:
XTsxxxj. It arrears VythirTrt
ef la cceasaluea oa WaUr Weeks that
HaaaU wests are act ecaepieieaae
criita earai;aa4 xbaCsardftf
ta ta rcnl aaa itwcj-nsro
paeea, a prssa a avcr;sxa
Sisglc Cajles 6 Cestt .
LOCAL HUOIIT3.
' J5gS bave been down to 16 and 20
cents per down during the past week.
Wheeler, the abductor of the Cart-!
wright child, in Columbus county, is in
Col. J. &.! Davis, formerly of the Pur-1
cell Hoa3, was in town during the past
This season bas been famous fer the
frequent sadden changes that have ta-1
ken place in the weather.
The steamer Elizabeth, on the line be-1
tweea this c'ity and Smitbville is laid
up f0rrxtensive repairs, and Is Wnavo
-
a new propeller.
?Up to last accouuts there had been a
gain of 12,495 bales in the receipts of
cotton for the present crop year, over
that of the previous one. 1
Henry Robinson was up before one
of the magistrates on Friday, charged
with beating his 'wife. He paid the
coats and was discharged. r -
Two or three ladies, engaged in busi
ness, were hauled up before one of the
magistrates last week for failure to list !
aud pay their schedule B taxes, i.
Mr. John A. Lamb, son of Mr. Geo.
P. Lamb, of this city, had his fpot bad
ly mashed at the Phosphate Works,
near Charlcyston, a wetk; or so ago. ,
There -wasj a suddea change in tem
perature on Wednesday. In the early !
morning the thermometer registered 32
degrees. Before night the mercury was
down to 30. i ! '' .. :: :
A new, steamer war launched from
CapU Sam Skinner's marine railway on
Tuesday; and christened Lillington.'
She wil run between this city and some I
point in Peader.'
A fortune telling tramp was arrested
and taken before the Mayor Wednesday
morning, who released him on the
strength cf a promise that he. would
leave the city immediately. '
Rev. Dr. G. D. Bern heim, formerly j
ofSt. -PmuI'ij, Lutheran church, of this
city, was unanimously elected: Presi
dent of North Carolina Cjllegeat ML
Pleasant, CaWrui county, N. p."j a few
days since.
The Pauper 'j Cemetery south of the i
the matter will be attended to, by the
proper authorities, It is a shame that
so many grayes should be left exposed !
to the depredations of animals. ; V-
of this city, was 80 years old last Tues
day, the 24th inst.. aud he celebrated !
the event the same evening by a social
gathering at his residence, a large num
ber of his friend j being present.
The steamier jrjtoirwis sold under
a foreclosure; of ' mortgage, a few days
since, and purchased by Mr. Al C. Wea-
sell for J4001 who intends, we learn, to
repair her and put her again on the line 1
between Wilmington an fUnnerman'a
Brid-f. 'J ' '- : ;' i-5
YaleuUuej Howe, fuieman of Cape
Fear 8. F. E.-Company No. 3, met with
the mUfortune of havin g his right arm
broken, a firw days ago, by getting ; It
hitched in sme oi the machine attach
ments cenected with the Messrs. Wil
liard'a c tr press. He is getting betc
ter. . 7. I' ,77--:.i-l::::
Tr i usaBe piMents, Clara Sidbnry
and John T ;ir, were sent. from the
Co'ity uouse to the colored In-
aaia AytuLt at UuldaUjro uurleg ue
past week, and Jalia Moaeley and Sdlla
HH were (returned greatly improved.
Sarah McKinaey has been diicharged
ffom the Asylum as cored.
Cpi. W-1 H. James, furatrly of the
firm 1 James & urctra, surveyors ana
civil ccginrters, is here looking after
the iarrovtment of the upper Cafe
Fear, ;Mi:l leBsain at this point
part of the Uttc. and the other part be
will speed in locking after the improre-
1 nieot of the Yadkin.
ii
Borglara broke iato the aafe of I
Metars, Newbnry v& Sotherlastd at
Magnolia, DtrpUa cosaty, oa Saaday
night Lut, and robbed it f faaca
aooncli2i to about tvCO. besSdct a
I Lisin? ta tie m and ether rarUss,
I Xo doe tolth? robbers.
Dr. V 1L Moore, of Xevbera, has a
ry Urge pracUco isdeed, so tiaife
basbeea rtor.l
awiLutKuI t. has wwercJ
tsra places ef ktulatos, cae drrx atst
aa4 o dry godi; be baa aiaojsi fsr
chased' a nice fasaSy rnUocav Xc
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