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Vol. 3. No. 56.
NEWBERN, N. ft, WEDNESDAY MOENING, MABCH 15, 1876
Price 2 cts
LOCAL AND STATESSQULBS. j
Fresh Garden 8eed at Berry's.
Corn sold yesterday at 50 cents per
bushel. j
Bust's Fresh Garden Seeds at Watkins
Drugstore.
. Market dock was well supplied with boats
yesterday.
Landreth's Fresh Garden Seeds at Wat
kins Drug Store.
The mother of the Carolina artist, Rufus
Morgan, died recently at Hickory, of ,tj
pboid fever. . , , ,
Another lot; nn sugai -cured Hams j uat
received at Blank & Ulrica.
We saw a fine lot of sweet potatoes sel- j
ling at .30 cents per bushel at market wbarf '
yesterday. '
Johnson, RobbinH L Cos Fresh Garden
Seeds at Watkins Drug Stored V I
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i: Coroner Inquest
On yesterday morning, Coroner Heritage
and the jury selected the day before met at
the depot, and after taking' the evidence, of
the boy 8 who were playing with Johny F,
Arthur at the time of his death, found the
following Verdict: '."',
That the said Johny F. Arthur came to
his death by being accidently struck by a
platform car on the A. & N. C. R. B., near
the Co. 's Shops, March 13, 187C, while
himself and others were playing thereupon.
The following evidence, which fully
corroborates our account of the affair in
yesterday's issue, was adduced and sub
stantiated by all of the boys named, who
alone were present at the time
cident: f 1
The Funeral of Johny Arthur !
The funeral of John F. Abthub, aged
llyears, accidentally killed while playing
around flat cars, hear the depot of this ci
ty, will take place this ' morning from
Christ Church at 01 o'clock. The public
generally are invited to attend.
Important Decision . )
: Under the head of An Important Su
preme Court Decision,' the Charlotte Ob
server of March 10, says: T ; ; !
' A telegram received in this city yesterday
afternoon from Baleigh,1 states that in. the
case of Joseph H. Wilson et al. vs. the
Board of Aldermen of the City of Charlotte,
recently argued before the supreme court.
of the ac- j tjje court on yesterday filed an opinion in
favor of the city. In this case the plain-
Wm. FAisou: deposed that himself, aud ! tiffs raised the question of the power of the
SCISSOIUHCTUflS,
T
A dog fight is now facetiously ftJed a
qffairtdebur .-.., , -.
When can a lamp be said to be in tv bad ;
temper ? When it is put int. j f 1 4l:t,j, '
What keeps Lent lha-longest and ; best 'i i
Money. Ectv&nq ;TeZropv ,v v'ni-j '
How to make a good ? thing : Jaxt caie ;
everything else firstrAw York Qommtr ;
ioal Advertiser. 1 I a ujoa jjxi l
Was the song entitled MA Le'tter- 'in the
Candle," suggested by a postal cajtf fn
gtreet lamp box.; -- '.
An author sayathat ' bne 6f the nkwr1 ot
adversity is' to bring iw butt' That itr' trne i
particularly at the knees txnd elbows. '
A recent marriage n6tici endsJ With the"
the following persons, vi.c Joe Lucas, v tn tax atrt-a bntwld ami PTl.lmirPR nf; siuular exDression. Ptobftblv' added by '
David Kyan, Wm. Watspu Jos. -Watson debt, and also the right of the city to bof- waggish friend: 4,3ilay their future tronb- -
:. ; i ruiy in u lie lui ,iif ucv;caaai t iiuiwusco. v muu v-. .
1 187G. were Dlavincr with the platform cars ' ti.o
stainea ana 11 cenis tor miacumg. rcea
cotton 2 to 3 cents. '
Sed Irish Potatoes (Early . Kose ;
The Supreme Court has affirmed the de
cision of the lower Court in? the case of
near the Machine Sbop. and that while so
playing the deceased, John F. Arthur, got
at ' caught between the bumpers of said cars,
and was struck, from which blow he fell to
decision, that the defendants have the
power, under the charter, to tax stocks,
the ground. JosJ Lucas -j made deposition
corroborating the above' statement. In
Eiias Powell for the murder 'of Mr. Cohen, ; -addition he further deposed that when the
and ho now awaits to be resentenced by the ' deceased fell he went to his relief, tried to
bonds and other evidences of debt, and to
borrow money for necessary purposes. It
overrules, it is thought, a previous decis
ion of the court, in the case of "Weiustein
next term of the Halifax Court. ,
v Early Boss roTAioics, -
RUdiMousTAW Bexiiiu: i s I
at C. E. Slovak's.
'A
lift him and could not; then thinking he
was dead, as he never spoke again. He,
wifir 'the' "other .' boys, went alter" belpr
',. ' Art Gallery. -.
The lovers of the beantiful
vs. the City of Newbern
; $10,0(X) are involved
telegram ' announcing
! received by Messrs.
attorneys-foj the city.
.Some 8,000 or
in this suit. The
the decision, was
Tones ; fc Johnston,
I i - i s ' xue lovers ui iuo ueuuiiiui iu an cuu
We leatu the Juvenile i Temperant-ei So- : uavo trMf ravoiv itF th f
ciety, of which he was a member, will es- Newberu by stepping into the McLean :
cott tho remains of Johny ; Arthur to the Building and examining the collection of
grave this morning. - j chromos and steel plate 'engravings -to"-be
Koofing, Guttering aud tin aud sheet i sold at auction on Thursday, Friday and
iron work, done in first-class, order, at short Saturday nights. Among them are copies
notice, by experienced workmen, at B. L. i of some celebrated, paintings and engray
CburchiirsvMiddle Street. - ' I ;; ing8, such as "Baphael's Cherubs," "The
The heat of Mauzauillo, n. touall town off
the west coast pf Mexico, is proverbei. Col
onel Harry li ikckler, the famous Mexi
can railroad manager, relates the following
excellent yarnto prove the heat of the place
The story runs that a soldier stationed there
after leading a inot too exemplary life, 'was,
when he diedcodndemned to a lower region
not usually mentioned in polite society..
Short! v. howaver after his burial his wife,
j was not a Jittle frightened to see him back
j again at Manzanillo: and hastening to his
T Imported, I j "floor."' Sheran outto;meet-him,-fte3i-
Per schooner Melvin, one " Puncheon j ing, "What is the ; matter?" He replied,
Bum from Kingston Jamaica. ! ' It was so cold down there that I have, -
i LAiii Bkos. ; comeback here to get my blanket as 1 am
! afraid of catceing sold. : ' .
!!
For the Benefit or my Customers
Owinu to the very pleasant time of the
arrival of the mail train, I shall close my
store every evening at 7 o'clock. L
Joseph Makes. '
A case pf D,,D. was before his Honor the Madona Ledia," "Landseers," Departure
nTluIOrxea vl iuc iiikuuiuu anuo, nuu uiavi u a
Mayor yesterday. lined $2
over. A case of Disorderly was up before
same court Saturday. Fined S10. Ap
iealed to S C. - J -'' - ;
large
' For 30 Days. ;
The Dry Goods Merchants of Newbern
will sell their Goods at coat for thirty days,
Winter," which is one of the finest pic- 4" .y 1,
; turcs in the collection. There are four ! nd attrftcUI,U:Stcksl
large eugrayings, The Departure of the : ' ForRenUr saiu
Houses,
localities
Chattei'Mortgageu printed and. for, sale Llle boat' 'lhe turn of the Lite Boat, ' Two (mQ Dwelling
l,v Tt. it rr A n,,.Tr Kn:$S Polhk Sn.flf at ana "View ot mo uien, : the most desirable
New-BerneN; 44 r J ; . lflh wth their frames fifty hilars each I AIgo lwo- sooa Stores
wliicu vpill iroDablv ba onered nt n Liar irn... :t i ..
1;.. ......I.. ...... n.' , " - -: "lUJluetHJ. nucit a
situated in
in the city.
JTust Hecelved. ' 1
, At Hughes popular Variety ' Store, an
other lot of Wilson's famous,' cooked corn- -ed
Beef; Ferris' j unrivaled sugar-cured
Hams, Shoulders and smoked Beef; choice
Gilt Edge Butter; O Sugar 10 cents per
pound; also constantly on hand a large
assortment of wood and willow ware crock
ery, glass and china ware 'and many other
articles too numerous to mention. Middle
Street opposite S. Bangert's bakery. ; v
in business portions,
Every effort is
ethodists throi
their Centennial Celebration , a mammoth
..ii"J:Vu ' rJlT "mCZ -W. . J 'iam- An "American winter
affair. The prospect it favorable
very large gathering iu Kaleigh . for
occasion.
Scene" and
are a handsomo pair, of
general ruio tuo cn-
cstablishcd.
j Oyster Saloon.
Jacob S. Long i desires to inform his
Ood trade has been ! "leuas uuu tuo puuiic geuexBUjr u
i nas recently nueajup mo uysver oaioou
t opposite the Gaston House, where he can
! serve his customers cither ' night or dsy
I with oysters . cooked by an experienced
strayed or stolen. hand, or on the half shell, i Fine idquort.
From the M. E. Church Parsonage; on j and Cigars always on hand. , '
last Sunday I night, a milch cow, red j s
Apply to J. II. Ht i)lLESTON,
At his store on Broad Street.
rum ok. hut rm' a.
Dravincv ni'M nmrn t.r mir Ifticfn" Hint. 1
41 4? . -
lUM"Kosa Bonheut's "Shetland Ponies" is par-
i licularlv fin, as h ITSo ,nistin?iiiihl.
M. W. H. bum roll desires to lUlorni txm- Member." a fine ensravioir'' of a dot? who iBB ouuuav ; uigui, .tuw, " . Coal ; t Coal ! t Coal III
upbtic and his patrons generally that he has j wamade-a member of the British Hu-! aud homed, with a crop of each car, and in j jijo tons Egg Coal just received and for
niovei inW Btalf No 4 '' People's. Martet. j maiie sJcleiy because h'o had Havedthc !goodrder. ,:Auy- one-, bringing me said by ; u-j. WjcDcKn.
known as the Powers Stalli where he will ; i;Te8 ot yo manY shin'wrecked persons. ; cow.'. or information concerning her, will j g i .. i
keep on hand therbeat Beef and Pork , the jBirt it would be uussible to mention all i ho suitably rewarded. W, C; Gaxnon.
market affords, and fine bausages prepared j the coms of the collection, which will - : , j
J -OWrareii. x.uanaiui xpr p& ; Tnav a " r(.f1Ii AliiHioM.. w lve us a Call.
favors, ne nopes w rci n nuucni buuio
oi paironaga iu iihxuhu with bur citizens
We have been'informedTof a horrible fate
met bt it fire months s old infant of Mr.
Jesse H. Hardy, near .JLiemor institute, a
few days ago.. It . seems that - the l mother
had gona up ; stairs. leaving the baby and
another small child in the room. During
her absence; by some means the eldest t set
fire W the infants clothing, and ere assis
tance could be rendered she was burned so
badly that she died shortly af ter. Another
warning to parents.
repay a caretul examination. Wo
;j hope many of these pictures will remain The Oyster Saloon three doors below the
LaglQ House keeps constantly on hand the
lull co t finest oysters the market affords, on half-
; shell or prepared to suit the most fastidious.
' Lunch furnished at all hours, day or night.
1 AVant
liavc a.
Everyone to
V Dress. :
1 Hxpect to open ou Friday morning a
new line of Prints, handsome and good,
in tbo very , latest styles, something that
will suit everyone,' young and old, and
can be worn at any season of the year. A
beautiful stock of Ladies' Ties in all the
new styles. . 'Just received. ' Send for sam
ples at , i : . .j-',. .
" 'Jos.. Marks, next door to Postoffioe.
SSanlines, Lobsters, Ham and Bologne.
This Saloon having , been recently refitted,
the manager; solicits a share of the public
patronage. The Bar is well stocked with
the . best Liquors and Cigars. Private
apartments for those who do not desire to
conic in contact wjtn the bar, j
Cornea
SMALL HAIISj SHOULDERS AHD '
Breakfast Strips
Graham 1 Flour, Cooking Prunes
Celery, Salt, Apple Jelly,,4
Canned Goods, ' Italian ( Haccaroni,
Fine Teias, :
W. H. HOLLISTEB'S,
South Front Street .: ;