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WVhc paper will be delivered by carr ier, free
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Advertifing rates low and liberal.
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VK.TIO. 4
TJIil.TV-FJKST DAY.
K;dcirh Niw.
ItALLKill. Oct. 11;
Tin- Convention met at 10
187.V
o'clocl
President Hansom in the chair.
1 Mr Turner ltrcsciitol a ront'lc of ln-tl-
tioiis from various lax- aycrs of Wake
county, proposing that the Convention
would pass an ordinance preventing the
(Jeneral Assembly from paying tliefr'eial
t:i Im.imIs. without first submittim' the
question. to the people. -Calendar.
Mr. liennett, from the committee on tin
Judicial Department; Mr. Keid, from the
c tininittec on Revision, ano! Mr. Manning
from the roinmittee on the .Judicial De-
partment,ubmittcl rep wis, all of which
w fc placed on the calendar.
Mr. Allerston moved to suspe nd the
rules and take up the ordinance defining
the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
TIim-motion wa;f adopted ami tlx' ordi
nance passed its several readings.
Mr. Manning, of Chatham, move! to
su-pejid the rules and take up the resolu
tion declaring that the Oeneral Assembly
shall nopay special tax binds without
first consulting the people at the ballot
box. Au acclamation vte was taken and
the chair -announced the motion lost.
Mr. Manning, ot'Cliatliam, insisted that
lie had demanded the yeas ami giays he
lore the result wa announced.
The chair said that the result had been
announced before the demand was made.
A confusion followed, lasting a few mo
ments. The chair then ! reiterated his decision,
and the motion to suspend the rules was
declared lost.
. Mr. More-head "moved to suspend the
rides and take up the ordinance ret
the unrulier of State Senators to 2". Lost
ly a vote of 55 to ;";.
Mr, Manning:, of Chatham, r en e wed
his 1 notion to .suspend-' the rules and take
up the resolution in regard to-' the pay
ment of the special tax bonds. The . veas
ami navs were called and the "motion
x, '
'.failed to prevail by, the follcwing vote, 50
. to II. ' - ' .
Mr. Turner changed his vote to the
negative, in. order to 'move a reeonsidcr
, ation.
Ily Mr. Jarvis, a resolution to adjourn
.sine die at II p. m. to-day. .
He moved to suspend the rules ami take
Hp the res
(V loot ion,
the resolution lor consideration and
4. ne can ami ! cit; i;oieu on im
motioh to suspend the lilies, and the rules
we,re suspended by a vote of 10S to 2.
Mr. Turner moved an amendment that
the Convention adjourn to-morrow at G
o'clock. ''''.
Phis motion incidentally-brought about
a discussion concerning, the special tax
bonds, -.which, was : participated in by
Messrs. Turner and Clingman..
x 31r. Durham 'moved tlie revious ques
MM 1 ....... ... tl,.
tion. Adopted.
Mr. Turiiers amendment was lost.
Tlie motion to adjourn at G o'clock was
jopted by a unanimous vote.
Mr. Wjlc.ox1. arqse tu a question or ,-per-mal
privilege, as a niemler of the Com
mittee on Privileges; and Elections, in
which he represented that the action of
the Convention in regard to the Kobesou
county contest, was unwarrantable and an
act ot Injustice to th . people ot Kobesou
.county,-to Messrs. Nhrment and JIcNtill.
and to t he people ut the State.
1 Mr. Wilcox asked that he be allowed to
resign, his position on the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.-.
Mr. Withers, from the Committee, de
lendetl the action of that Conimittee.
After the matter "had Wen placed properly
Mure his Committed', he had. as a 111cm
jer, lnovitl an immpdjate appojntniiit of
a (Lk'inmjssioner in order to investigate it
fiilly-and fairly, and that the minority of
the Committee (the.-. Republican meihlJers.)
objeeteil upon the grounds that the Com
missioner would jiot have time to move in
the premises Udore the Convention should
adjourn, and that what ever delay bad been
'occasioned was chargeable to the llepubli
cans otj the Convention, who had eudeav
i'HhI to sjiuit Mtsi'ti. Xoi ment and McNeill
Without the investigation demanded in
lustTce to all parties, and not to the 0oniT
inittee or the Demcratic members of this
(Amvention. . ' '
Mr. Manning, of Chatham, Chairman of
the Committee, said the Committee had
leen as prompt in thoj discliarge of its du
ties as it was possible for them. to. 1-e. He
t hoi i reviewed its actions from the K'gin
ning of the session, lie ku4w of uo iu
stance.where a contesteil case was decided
sooner,, and certainly, not w here the com
mittee was without rules and without re
icdom. Tbey had acted onlv with 'the
Intention of'doirig jiisticc talj ' parties,
ipid any iniputation otherwise did gross
hljllsttcj! to this eommjtteii,
Mr Turner thou took ' tho. ilor on a
(iiietion of personal privilege, vcupying
the lloor for the space of an hour in an
exiosition of railroad frauds-.
- During his remarks some half dozen
llepublicali members endeavored 'to' reply
to siiue of Mr. Turner's chaeges, and
much confusion .prevailed at one time, t!;e
cjiair: tjnally secfiring order. "'" 1 '
' "Mr. Atlcox again obtaiii'evl the lhn.r in
regard to the" Piobeson county contestcnl
in resjioiist! to tljerejiiarlisiof Mcs.
ithers and Manning.
Mr. Avery, on a question of personal
privilege, in response to Mr. Wilcox, said
the majority of the committee on' Privi
leges ami Elections ;had used every ef-.
f'rt to have the Kobesou county, case iu-
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JLJL1.JLJ JLJ Y Ull JLJL HJI
VOL. 1. WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER., 13, 1875. NO. G.
I fh;t-Mr.AVilcA-;.as li
vestigatcd.
-ill" I
member of that cftumitt.e. had never iti
c mjii lit t fiieetiii . made .any motion
looking to ;;n investigation:' that the Sec
retarv -f tin- ( ' immittee rep'i tel that Mr.
Wilcox had never made any -motion, at
any moetniir; except to ndjoiini; that. 1m?
(Avery) has always Iwcn in favor of ap
pointing a ci.nnnissiiiner to to llolc.sjii
county aixl investigate this matter and let
the people know which contesting party
was entitleii to s ;its this Conventioij,
re.anllcsH oT th:- tart tlif th" Onventioit
mi.ht adj'-nrii -'belore said commissioner
mi.uht. report. T. th" ' appointment" of
this commisioiicr, Mr. Avery" charod
that Mr. W'ibox and all the -minority
niemiiers of tin- -oniiiiitt(v were at all
times- oppysed.-oii the ground that the
coiuiiiissi'.'icr could n-t perform his duties
and return to the C invention in time. Mr.
A verv. continued at'some length in an
able manner to dclcnd toe action ot the
majojit yyf the coniniitt 'e. k
On motion a rot-ess, was ta;tn u it'L1:30
oeiocK.
KVKNIXi;, SKSSJoX.
Tlie i 'on vent ion reassembletl at 5:30
o'clock, I 'resident Hansom in the chair. ,
Mr. VoJing mii'ved a suspension of tht
iul(:s in order to consider the question of
paying the contestant from th.1 county 101
Sucry. Motion withdrawn.
iMr. larrii.igert. Kep., asked to read a
protest from himself ami a number of liis
party friends against the action of the
(Jon vent ion (being a doctiinent some :0 or
10 ages in length.) .
Mr. .Jar vis objected fo the admission -tf
the protest. It vas wrong, grieyously
prong, that at the hour of the close of the
Convention- a protest of any character
against anything that h us occurred during
the session of tliis C invention shoiihl he
ollercd by any one. l''verv .fair-minded
man in the Convention must admit that
such conduct was" totally wanting in fair
ness, and he was surprised at the .conduct
ot the gentleman from. MccliltndHirg in
doing this thmu.
Mr.Tkarringer moved that the protest
ue received. V
Mr.-Toiirgee m vol th- previous. uk
tlon. - .
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mi. 10 onoi-O 10 i;i inv oiinm .01
Clr. llarringer noon the table upon which
he called the ayes and noes, but before the
jvote could be announced, (wliich had pre
vailed by some nine majority,) the 1 resi
dent announced that the hour of six hav
ing arrived, he declared the Convention
adjourned sine die. . .. -. 4 ; ".
A MEETINti !!' Till-: lEMHEIiS, AND RESO-
JjtTION ol TIIANKfe. :
'After the Convention had been" declared
adjourned, Mr. Manning:' .f Chatham, J
took the Presidents stand and called the
J I IV Villi LIJIV.1, n nv.ll I'll ,,IH I'lj t'l iiwm-
ingham, said, that an adjournment of the
Convention having tauen' place before the
offering of a resolution of thanks could be
made to the presiding otlreer of the.. Con
vention, he would now utter the following
resolution, which was adopted : , ':
Jicsoh'cd, That the thanks of the mem
bers of the Convent ion present arc due.
and hcrebytorrdered to--the-HonEdwari
Kansoiu for the able; Signified and impar
tial manner in which he has "presided i ver
the deHleratioiis. of the Convention.
Dr. Ransom responded asJ follbws :
Gentlemen: The time has arrived for
our dissolution.; we shall 'soon be scattered
to every part of "tlie State "to our r'espee?.
live Lotiies, afid in all probability inanyof
us w ill never ueet again, ;i
Allow mo tlo congratulate you upon the
harmony and; good feeling which has pre
vailed since we assembled; your labors-,
though they have been.ardn.msand laliori
ous? ytt rou have''Viiikrged' t1oin with
that zeal ajid. energy', never before exhib
ited by any other legislative bi wly; you
have faithfully complied with the. -objects'
for Avhich your loii; wa& cm lib I logufljor.
and have discharged the Jiigh duties im
posed upon you with 'honor and credit to
yourselves. .
I sincerely hope the amendments passeil
by you may meet the approbation of, the
people and be abundantly fruitful (If great
.mxHl in developing, and promoting ' the
peace and happiness of our citizens,, as
well as building up living monuments of
lionor and glory tor yourselves mor last
ing tUuvlu;.- ; ; ' " ( : ;
lVr in i t me to re t i i r n i n v u n lei g ned t ha n ks
for the resolution you have just ' passed,
so comjdimeutary of :'mysuif as yonr pre
siding officer,. 1 sb.ai I ever cherish it in
my bo.som as a high and warm explosion
of 'a Katitlactoi y approval of Iheihharge
of my duties, though without experience
and feebly done, Yet I endeavored to
discharge them honestly, impartially and
satisfactorily. , -
It is with no little degree of jdeasitre
that I return to this honorable., body my
Mlicue gratitude' tor the ait;uice,l,'eur
fesy anil respect Which' h is Ikvji exteuV-Ml
me as your presiding ollieer.
The Ashevilh ( Wizen thus gets Into rap
tures on Autumn of th mountains : The
most Ivantiful seasvn of the year- in our
nioipitiiin cotntry is nowijH.'uing. To the;
ijrandeiw ot' out mountain scenery there is
now added a beauty which must be seen to
le apjinviatetl.- 'i'he variegated hua. of
tl;o toliage of the iptVei-enj varieties of. the
iihdvr' covering -our" ino'imtains', with
which Natiuo is iiy emybingthcHiiin the
transition from the rich green of flie Sun
mcr to the "sor Virt.ylow 1kuI of au
tumn." pseuts a picture,, which for sub
lime iieauiy'and grandeur cannot 1m? sur
passed an'il th? soft and balmy atmosphere
ef our Fall season has sjich a niUdly
bracing inlhieiuv the system, jas to
make this an exceeilinglv attractive season.
3Iail Hours.
The wail will close at the Citv l'oct (Mice
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until further notice a follows :
Ynrflinm nirrlt 111:1 ll flfiT nil Tll?llt4 irlll
Kast and Wet of.Weldon, daily at 5:U.M
pailj' Ibrtugh ar way ((Uy) inaUd - g v
VAUVpL O U UKllll .......................... vwv . k. -'X
Southern niailai'or all points South,
dailv r....... ':15 I' M
Charleston, d;Uv- at : 5:U0 A M
Western wiU C C Kaihvav) dailv
. .feictpt SuM?y,)... ......... ..'. 2:m P.M
Ci-arloite aia ch"?.r( at 2:30 V 31
Siii.:tbvil-;e ( viyiKa-sr Hill and Tow n '
Ci uck V f jdaV3 Saturday.-, 0:00 A 31
Farctfe?uuS-B '' '- Cape ' , !
- Fear Ilivionoftrid Frtdav??, 1:00 1' II
j?ayewenic tu vaccina eanrai
Railway dallr except SuniUvs) :,:0 A. 51
inow V..J1. ain.-nvcricuiao 01-
i 1 i i t '1 1 7-jt. . f 1 1
The Smithriile mails. bvift'Auiboat, cloc at
u v i v 1. rifiar s ' mini
,. C Ail 4 1 ff
3 I' M, dailv, except Sunda'?.1
Af:i?U rlM vprl fr.'.rt ll- MO A M in 7: 50 ' M.I
and on .Sundays from 8:30 to 9::50 A M. .
Stamp 0tice open from )S A M to 12 31, arid 1
from 2 to C:00 P 31. 3Ionev.Oitler or Uejriif-
ter JJepartment open game as stamp ollice.
r5uiiui.s iur saii; ai general ticiivery w nen
.staiiit) ollico inclosed.
Kit isix- afr--.ihli :il
ail Jiuurs, ua HUH
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1117111. W 1
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3lails collectfd f rum-street hoxes everv dav
at : P 31.
LOCAL NEWS.
Index to Sew Advertisements.
Mks. L. ". Fi.annaoax lillinery.
Jas. Y, Lii'i-rnT The Weed.
(J old is ojioted to-day in New Yolk at
The regular semi-monthly meeting of
the lioard of Aldermen .falls due on Fri-
dav evening.; '
Mavor CaiiadaV will leave here ifext
Moud-.v to attend -another meetin- of the
Western N. 0. llailroa.il Commissioners.
Cotton in iew York Jinn and higlier
prieos. asked,
penrine ftrin
to Sl.To for
at lo; t; 14; spirits tur-
it 40, and rosjn firm at $1.70
strained.
Thanks t(i Messrs. , 0. M. Harris.;. N.
Jiv V,.,m .,i i:,i n. r .:..':.... -
- ' l'l' ' ''' on 101 ioi iitmuiiiii ui
the .Ttmperaiice 'Hall to be
evening at Tejmperah.ee Hall.
uiven this
l'l IE 'i'overiinient steam lred"-e Emma f!
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J,""'t' - - "v-o.. i o h at v,;in-
),,.,. I,- ,;,i,.,.. 1,.., ,. ii -ii .
sidvy ship yard for more- than a
week ast. yill -probably K .ready' for
work acain next, week.
The Sclix) Board'for t his township li;
vve
biaugnrat.'d he plan of -supplying the
scholars ot the tree s.-li ; ls with the nee
cssary text books, taking n;o'ipls therefor
the books to )e returned . at the
cinse o
the session.
A. wssATisFiE) street car horse piroke
from the harness this forenoon at the
corner of Froht and' Princess streets und
when last seen was oft Tikii a hot towards
th,e arUhdls. leaving both tracks and
traces behind! him. i
Escaped.
We learn that two nrisoners .l:nn.
KobinVn and Kicliard V. hn. ea)ed
lYuni the Souh Carolina l'eniteiiliary on
the 8th inst. They were both sentenced
to ten years hnprisoniuent Kobinson for
burularv
am
graiul-larcenv. and Smith
lor stealing i mule. A suitable Tewnri
has been offered tor their arrest.
A Chance for Somebody.
AVe have received a note from a gentle
man residing in Pittsburgh. who luM
sjiue. thouglts of emigrating to" Xorth
Carolina and; who writes to us to make
'- i -
empiirics in lj-gard to the purchase of a
plantation near Wilmington or the .ex
change of real. estate in this city for the
same kind of property in Piftsburidi
Parties in tlu ieinity desiring to exchange
or sale are reouesied to notify us of the
fa( t. giving ;.U luiul in.ticula.sl '
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Steanr Ferry Boat.
We lea ni t hat the work of buildi ng a
steam ferrv iKuit for the feirv across the
Cape Fear, oppoiro Alarket Dock, will
probably le l-kgun early next month and
that the Wit U ex'pected to ie ready for
service in Janjiary. .She will be a ' dubie-
Cllder" jlljollt !?" feet wide bv 7." feet in
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lenirui ano. win oe miiii in i r rv r r.e
will l;;r,d tie, Ws uuv. land, at Mar-
1-... .1...L- .,AV tl... V.. T.1....1 -1...1-
Il l i'M. J..I,IV lV".JV
...
opp,.te. i ie v-mpany yr: ,t the
nu.thuripes. ijl peinat it, t dmlgc out
these d'vk Ui a depth of six feet, at low
water, at the inner piers.
1 Personal.
-Mrs. k Windlmrv, re.ict f the late
M4r-Geneni) D. V. AV.lbury, U. S. A.,
passl t'nMigJ'i ll.i cjiy. ye;derlay. ait route.
for Soul h (irol ina. Airs. Wxi. Ibur v is a
tia i i ve ( t his ji-ity. where she n?f:id'.-l pre
vious to the War, he? husband, tlen dipt-
VKlburv, havuig IteeJi tationwV- at
Smithville for several years.
,v-1- l-T-net t. .delude from j An-
in 'tne iV.dvention wVd go up the (Jliar-
lbtte Toa.nhisevchmg ii his return to
his h..ln.. nf V,,l.lM.r,.
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Mayor's Court. 1
lietbre Ills Honor, , the Mayor, tlik
morning:.
Susan Brown, disorderly conduct, guilty,
10 ami CObts. ,
Harriet Fiirrell, larceny,
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bound over ,h i
tlw Superior Court. . . I
litnic Handy, disxdt'ilj-CoiKluct, ouiui (
uity, aud flneil $5 ami costs. I
liin-tl 5 and costs.
Francis Gurrie,-.
guilty," $5 and costs
lirderlv rnndiH-t I
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w, 11.;.. .i;....t.j'
ti" "'"""'V jM.-y.i.j m,..v..,
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c muiuii 1,0 iiiur&ui ,
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i . - r i it? ,i! m . I
wianc-b urpny, eiug ..uor wiuiout
liceitse,- ctsc coutiuueil to Saturtlav.
v., ... . . . I
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not "ttiltv
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For the Fair.
Three very handsome contributions to I
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,r S :i o 'I'jiir i n nm i -orn wn iiti I
",w amivi ii .vi iiik i i
.
froiii this city this morning. One of these
is a iikhIcI, alxjtit 18 or 20 inches in I
length, of the steamship. Ratciyh, of the
if.wLoiioiu .um no to i -luu jiue, cvccuieu
i.,u:.. at:i.:. t . i' i
hy Cajit. John S. Oliver, the commander
of that ship, and is u faithful and exact
rep resen tuition of that boat, and the others
are leautifttl pictures of the steamships
lleyulaior and G ulf Stream, of the New
York and Wilmington Line, skill full v
worked oii velvet, with colored silks, the
production of a common sailor in New
York citv. Capt. Caz;mx has had these
articles in liis oflicc. for some"'. few . months
last, and on their return from Kaleigh
will be ready to place them on exhibition
at' our Fair next month. -
The Fact of the Matter.
An article has been going the rounds of
the fctate press (having been published,
we think, in this city.) to the effect that
ill letters on which the stamp is not
alhxe.l on the upper right hand of the en-
velope will be sent to tlie Dead Letter
ollice, through directions from the Tofct-
1 ii-iasiaiv. IphomI Th ven nro infnrmi,!
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is an enor, ,as no mico iiisirucuons nave
leen issued from Waslrington City. Cer-
tain is it that no letter carrying the iirbper
stamn. no matter wliefc affiTPtl. lias nvnr
been casf put of the mads m the ofliccun
una cuy.. uie same tunc His uiKiount-
edly a matter of great convenience to all
postmasters to have the stamp placed on
l. . ... J. -i t i i , .t , .
e tlie uiiper right hand comer, arm the let-
I 11 , ' ;
tcr writing public arc tirgcil, as a matter
ol accommodation- to others, to so affix
them.
The Week's Markets.
: : !
The-cotton market in this city has been
'l11 Uvplj'. of late, and prices havesteacli-
ly advanced during the past wcekr-Thc
receipts to-day Avere 747 bales, the secQiid
largest day s receipts of the season.' The
J'.wket'is activy,and at times excited, and
1X1 1U) Iimo 111115 Iar rmgr tne season lias
tiPpb Cfl11 to. the demand. An
1""1"kc one cent nas oecn gained du-
l,n "t ",l t,'lsl!'"1 "w iniuuimg.
1 he markets for" spirits turpehtincand
rosin have also been encouraging,' spirits
having risen from 32 cent on AVednes-
day hist to 37 cents to-Lvy4 while tjic mar-
Ivetfur lidnoil rosin has fairly held its,
own.
In tar and tnriicntiiic there has lieen
no change during the Week.
The Athletic. Club.
at a meeting of ht. George ami Ht.
Andrews' Conimittee, held last evening
,
t,,e fol,owil1-? Pronr:me of vorta U be
WTYWU rhaidisvmj? JXy, was $ub:
witte4 by Mr. Glwvve and adoptetli:
Oiienmg bpeech..,. 10:00 A. M.
One mile walking race 10:30
4t
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One hundred yards running race, 10:45
Sack race 11:00
Hurdle race (250 yards) over
tour hurdles 3J feet high...... 11:15
Running lonj jump. 11:30
Running higli juinp .11:43
tt
it
Kitlc niatcli -12i0Q M.
I Ono-lialf mil riin'inA 'r l-'no 1. Ai
. , . r,. . ...... w - "
I I t- ...... V,.1 s. a . "...
i m1 ii-v
Wc m running rcj;..;.,,.....,.,, 2:
uuuiu wjja ,..,.WWWMtt W
I I. t An
UeeJtarrw rice.............. :3
Trowfalg heary hammer:;...... A0
Eegg and ladle rtce....M.... 3:50
Fencinsr. 4:00
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Cricket... -
Quoite... -
The following ;gcutleme onipasa ihp
(mrrntte ci . ArageaenH: Messra.
P. Kidder, Chairman; John Colville,
Ihxldick, R. O. Ross, A. V. Wood, W. L.
Jewett, B. Gleaveg.
Mcnibcre arc rcqnestetl to make their
entries as soon as possible to any member
of the Committee. 1 r,-,
The coldest night of. the season was the
bet, OTCceedetV to-day by the wet; and
J nlippinefw ehnrftctriHtic of a dismal: day
I J.. T.fl -
in nit i :;m
. In Below. r
German brig picicH, IMa-cns,- Nor-
wc'nnii Iwrinic A: , V. littic. llendriekseii .
a Norwegian brig, a tern hc-hxner and n
forc-and-aft .scIiwikt, names all unknown,
....
wcre rrp.rtctl this morning as in the river
r1 lound up. They will probablv arrive
at the city to-night or to-morrw liiornin.
ifv air
state that lie has instructions tdadvertise all
. A . .V .-
nroiKTiv 111:11 taxes nave nor iHen naiii on
property that taxe. have n
ly'"rJriday the 15th. inst. Gnseiuentlv
" '
no iu trill fallowed to waive tlvir a 1-
.
rrr.....h ... ;,!,; ,.t.w.
j,s A - ".'li' iwi- Mill i -V V-
thdr lia m w ht f n,lvt.rtisol .., .
'
ertv, should go ami see the collector at
- ' &
oilCO.
Rapid Drivinc.
A colored drax'inan ov tlie name ot
Chris. .Swann, wa.s'arraigneil hefore Jui
5,
ti.tn n.. ...M.... l.
nvv; v.i.-rniv ipu ri.i v.iin mi ill
ocfiiiig on uie
charge of raiid driving on riincess stree't.
The case was dismissed on payment cf
costs.
I ....... ii.: . r. i. .. . . . i i
i u memiou mis laei as ;i reimimer to
I the city authorities that there us an ordi
I nance prohibiting rapid riding and di ivii):
I on the public streets, and we suggest, lor
I the safety of. life and linihj that it le strict
J ly enforced
I A Marvelous Bonnet. An astop
1 1SIUUS cxnimtiou at me
recent opening of one of the fashionable
millinery establislunents ;tt the North.
That OUr hul rc;ulers ,,ls. ""derstiiiid
what t AVrtS aml what is threatened for
the,r flUr "cads, we publish the following
description of it
"It was made of dark .grifcn velvet and
.
ecru silk two of the stvlish colors fi.r
the coming season. On the back of the
I bonnet, resting partly on the crown and
PartI; on, 1 10 ,jrim'as an elalxnate
wWch answcml for a 1Wiit wuro illckxi
six. birds of the sic of sruirrows. THcv
were mounted on wires so as to, liKjjve
I easily witlx the motion ot the wearer, or
I fi swav HoTitlr in the breath of f li broi't'c
I ay
T f , tL trimmimr on one
-v o j - - v '-t-
side of the bonnet," and a large w ing as
intermingled with the bandeau of Velvet
S1,K On tlie Oilier, me iroilt, large
1 11 j 1 a t till 1
CXquisite Sowers, loops and twists of velvet
and silk and an additional wing. A yard
and a half of velvet ahd half the quan-
tity of silkAvas repiircd for the comple-
I iiou oi mis JiioiibiroMiy oi icimiime neai
I " r i t i i i
I rpr I wt vi! birds whkts kiy wbol
birds, masses of flowers, leaves and wreaths,
I velvet and silk in unlimited quantity cn
tercel into the composition of this "love of
a bonnet." , ' .
The Great Show. ;
Never, except -on . the celebration; of
luarui uras, nas our cny w iinesscu sucp a
gathering of Je0plc as that which! assem- j
bleil on the streets5 yesterday to witness
the advent of Ildwes' Great London Gir
' t -m r w ij .iti f
. 4 lr- Ti 7 1 "i
appointed for the appearance ot the grind
cavalciule people began to assemble on fthe
,1.
principal streets, along the proposed i he
of march, and when the first notes of '4 he
baud, which headcil the. procession, Acre
heard, every availablo-spaecwhieh c; fluid
aflbrcl A gooil view was occupied. Win
dows, balconies, awnings and sidewalks
i . i i I . .
were crammeu wun pe pie eager to see the
siree? uiay, aooui me magnmcmee
i " i i: l . it ... I
of Avhich so much kid been said. That
tlicy were not dis;ipi)ointed was manifested
oy tlie exciamatiyns ol surprise an l ami
ration that grceteil tie living panorama at
every point, Uiupueslioiiably it was more
Wautiful thiin any similar street enter
tiunnient ever offered to our people, 'and
was, but 'the foretaste Of the inimitable
lerforinauce that was seen later undei thu.
canvass. The cavalcade was many sip tires
iu length ami was cojnpjml t'ti civaliersj
i ill- i - i i ..
Kin gin s aim lacues on iiorseiuitK, Jvauan
clwriots, drawn by horses, fuir aj)ixat, a
cage full oXAV-H11 hyeiuis, ani'Hjg w hich
k-arlessly s;t the negro keeper, ' I r--
uuois luaiaus aicscu in mar un
tiistic costumes, painted an I- carryinig
imrJwnwUs of Indian wartarcy the j live
performing clepjyant. a uuuel, a nuiidxr
ol wagons on which wei;e beautifullv
painted alleg.'rical pictures, and 'contain
ing the wild animals lM.-l.miivt'- Snger's
English Mena'A'rit... 'Vlie striking Vultures
a( ibp djisxhiy Avere two ntigniticent ihar
iots, drawn by richly caparbjn.'.d hirses.
These charicts were handsiHily nantel
and gildoil, ;wl di!i4lyel on the ites u
number of mirrors, which, as they njoved
along, multipliel anl retlecttl thelgir
geous pageantry, protlucing a plea-s;iijt ef
fect on the lndiolders. To attempt a iiiu
ntedescritioii of the display would 14: al
mast an endless task, as't-ach feature f it
presentexl irnething entirely new .-uihf.tr
eclipuig any circti display ever ma4e in'
tile South. Menipltii AcolancJic.
PLEASE XOT1CK.
We will be glad to receive communication
from our friends on any and all subjects of gene-
mtcrcst out: x . ' 1
The name of the writer mu al ways be fur-.
nidi ed to the Editors. - ,
CoinmnnicaUons, mut, be , written only on
one side of the paper.
Personalities must be avoided.
And it b especially and particularly under
stood that the editors do not alwavs endorse.
the view? of correspondents, unless so stated in
the editorial columns.
Quautkhly MF.ETiNc..s?-ApiKitittnent;,
of liev. W. S. lUack, Presiding EldcK for
hi n.nrth ronnd of Oii.irtrrlv Miiiins
for the AYilminirton District of thcMcth-
(dist E: Oiurch, Smith : -
Topsail, at Kockv Point, -
('t. 1, .17
Whiteville, at Shiloh, ...i - - Oct. .23, 21
llladen and Clae Fear Mis-
mm, at uindsor, - - - - Oct. o0, ol
Wilmington,' at Front Street. Xv. 7
Smithville. - - - - - - - Nov. lo, 11
Clinton, at. McOa-'s, Nov. 20, 21
WizaiX't litawir; at ayjnain Aov. z,
.1.' V 'X
1 w-.v. . . . i:1-ii.u. . ; x ...
Ills nop Atkinson's Aftointmknts',
Appointments by Ilishop Atkinson fr pii
Autumnal vi?itatin : ' -' - '
l xington, ' - - - - - Oct. 11
Si. Andrew. IJowan co., - - " 1'"
Chrit Chureh. lhwau c., 21t. ,
Sunday, after Trinity, - - " 17
Salisbury. - - Oct. 18 10
draham,' - - - - - . - (Kt. 21
i. AT '.. I .
lIilllorouh, - - -
Chapel Hill, 22d Sunday after
23
1 runty, - - - - - -
v 21,
2-".
Nov. 10
" 11.
a l'
11
; lo
n;
- - is
- lit
21
Durham, - - - - - - -
(laslon. - - - - - -
llidewav. - - - - -. -
Warrenton, - - - -
llendeiin, 2."th Sunday, after
Trinity, - - - - -
Wi-lliamsiMiro, - - - - -
Sassafras Fork, (Jranville Co., -
(Joshen, Oranville co., - - -Oxlord,
- - - . - - - -
liouishurg, 2'th Sunday alter
I nmty, - , - - - - -
Franklinton, - - - - - -
Kittrells. .- -. -
2:l
Hotel Arrivals.
Vein -Ei. i. House. j. . D;vis, Tropii-
etor S. Kosenheiin. sew loik; .lac(li
I jMimuel, New York; M. H. Williams,
Chieauo- .1. E. Duval, A. Westheimer,
I ...... j H' II' Il ?l' . I I .. 1 .! .. .
l'altnnore: unison, i nMaoe.pui.i,
A. Harhcr, .'viaysvuie, i ,
FOR RENT.
COMFOIiTAULlv DWELLING HOTSK
V
1
on North ei'dc of Market, between Second and
Third street.
Applv t
oct 12-tf
CltONUY'A 3IOKKI.S.
gllAKES OF CAl'ITAL STOCK,
Brunswick Uric aiid Ferry Co.
SOCK in tliis dividend (inontldy) nayii
poration. Tor sale by
inr cor-
CKO.VLY A MORWS, Auctiner.s.
net 12-3t Stock k Kcal Entatc brokers.
MILLINERY
rum: lxdkksigxei) wishes to i.v-
J foriu the ladies that Vhc has iu.st returned
I from Xcw York,, where she had -been for cv-
craI wctU ln;lkin.S la!l parctias in
,, vK Fj vSm MILLIXEllY.
"n,l win ,H" prepared in a few dayd t..hou
her friend? and the public generally the latest
blVR'a 111
FKEXCII I'ATTKKX DONNEJ.S AND HATS
;lh'1 evcrvtiiin- ;;rtinih-to tl.e liuimw. . I
ili.' ve al-oa very liuujsclectiouof raucy (tootl.-.
con. -iding of
LADIK.S' COn.SET.V ' ' '
HOOP SKIRT.S,"
POMPADOLK'S LAWs
FhlXGE.S, Ul'Tl'OXS,
.Shll'l'KK 1'ATTEHXS,
MOTTOES ASD FKAME.S,
Linen (.'nll.iiv anl Cuff. HandkcrcliicfH, Xcc Jt
litrf. Uuchiug DvlU, h5witclie, liraid, and
tlie l.iiL'ert and cheatict stock of Zcidivr
I Wort.'i and Shetland Wool t be hadtfiH
solicited and attended to itli prouiptncM and
care. '
uutrY SroKE42 Market Street.
Mus. L. FLAXAGA.V.
tt 1- 1 -rialw
THE WEED.
ft
MOKKKS WILL FIX 1) A LAKGK AXI
clmitv ;-tn tincut of the most popular brands
i.f .
CIUAHS, TODACCO AND HXCFF8
at U.e .-tore of JA3IE8 W. MITITT, Xorth
Front iStiiTt, oj'pojiite Forced! Hou-c.
A full and complete assortment of the inw-l
de-irabl? phkU in thu line kept alvray oi
..I
I hand. The hck U contantly being rvphn-
i.die1, and .vinokcri, chewers auul tlippcr n ill
find there the hot g.oJU at the lowcft pricc!
oct l'l - 1-Cin-nacdcrr
HARD WAKE.
Parker & Taylor,
nciieits is
tlM:jtYMiE, STOVES, GVXS, LAX-
TE11XS, 1'UMPS,
. Kcroicne Oil?, Tin aud Sheet Iron Ware.
nr2- Tin and- Galvanized Koufing dont at
short notice. Xo. l!l Fko.vt St.,
oct7-lm-ch , AVilminyton. X". C
IHITLXO AXD .
i-
WEDDIXO CAKDS
Printed in tbo best of etjic at the
; KEVIKW OFFWK,
RAILROAD KECE1FT.4 format the
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