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ITOR;
RALEIGH, tf. C, THIERS DAY, MARCH 24, 1881.
VOL.
4 no. 128.
PRICE 2C.
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vis:
SPRING aSHl !
New Goods Again
AT
J. D. ted-
Cheatham's Old Stand.
Itaff rds ns more than ordinary
pleasure to offer to the trade, and
consumers of DRY GOODS, one
of the handsomest stock of goods
in the city, bought within the last
few days in Northern markets,
and will be Bold at prices which
enables us to ask competition no
odds.
Our stock of Dress Goods em"
braces a
LARGE AND COMPLETE
line of beautiful shades and colors,
from a low piece to fine fabrics.
Our stock of PIECE GOODS,
CLOTHING, HATS,
Boots, Shoes.
AND YANKEE NOTIONS
are large and no doubt the cheap
est in the city. Close buyers will
find it to their iqterest to giro us
a call, as no house shall undersell
us. So bear in mind that you can
always get the worth of yor
money at
J, D. CREECH & CO.
Being truly alive to the demands
of the hour, and anxious to satisfy
all, we keep, in addition to our
large stock of Dry Goods, a well
assorted stook of j
GROCERIES AND;
General
ierciiu;HQise
which we will sell at very low
figures. Don't forget us, bat come
to see as, examine . out . stock and
speak for yourselves. ; ,
Respectfully,
7Ki'i':i.:i ' x
JYO. Cr eech &; Ob
0.
FARMEHS,MEKCHANTS
AND EVERYBODY.
WC HAVE A XiAOOl STOCK OF
R E MINGrTON
COTTON AND PLANTERS
HOES.
FORKS, SHOVELS, SPADES, FLOW 11103,
TRACES, BACK BANDS AND
EVERYTHING IN THE
HARDWARE,
LINK.
CALL ON OB ADDBESS
THOS.H.BRIGGS&SONS
LEADERS IN HARDWARE,
RALEIGH, N. C.
Gveneng Visitor.
largest city circulation.
m. M. UTLEY.
Editor.
CITY VISITS.
No old bonds this morning.
Middling cotton 10 to 10 1-4.
Let the cotton factory be built at
once.
Two marriage license ware issued
this morning by the Register of
Deeds.
Mr. J. H. Mills, Superintendent
of the Oxford Orphan Asylum, is in
the city.
The prohibitionists will hold a
convention in this city on the 27th
of April next.
Spotts & Gibson, of Richmond,
Va., took out a drummers license
this morning.
Miss Agues Herndon will not play
here on the 31st instant, as was an
nounced yesterday.
One drunk and down was given
12 hours in the guard house, by the
Mayor this morning.
Col. W. L. Saunders, has gone to
the Hot Springs, in Arkansas, for
the benefit of his health.
Fodder in one case sold as high as
$1.50. , per hundred; $1.30 is the
averagA price. No other change.
John Craven, an aged and worthy
colored man, died at his residence,
in tnis city late yesterday atter-
noon.
See notice of the appearance of
.Blind lorn, the colored pianisi, in
this city on the 29th and 30th in'
stants.
Mr. L. H. Yeargan, of the firm of
Yeargan, Petty & Co., has gone
north to purchase their spring and
summer goods.
Edward Giles, colored, paid his
cost and was released from jail late
yesterday afternoon, and went on his
way rejoicing,
The Wilmington Star compliments
Dr. Grissom s lecture very highly,
and says it was listened to with the
utmost attention from beginning to
end.
Prayer meeting will be held at
Person Street M. E. Church at 7:30
o'clock to night, and at 9 a,
m., to
morrow and at 7:30 o clock to
row night.
mor-
The Second Quarterly meeting for
1 Person Street Church will be held on
Saturday and Sunday next, at which
: time the Presiding Elder will occupy
the pulpit.
7. AT fill 1 nni. rrMi1ai aQlnnniat-.
cnfined uis rm frm sick-
ness. ilis many mends will, no
doubt, regret to hear of his illness.
We hope he will soon recover and
be at his post of duty.
Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, wife of
the. late W. J. Anderson, aged 69
years,
died at the residence ef her
son, Mr. uavid Anderson, ia tnis
city yesterday atternoon. ' lhe ; re
gains will be : taken to Fayetteyille
1 this evening for interment rt9
Beautiful day. "
Salad plentiful. .,
Lent is half gone. ,'
March closing up ,'
Crashed hats' are much worn.
Very poor neat and beef market
today.
Sweet potatoes scarce and in
demaud. " t
Boys have commenced their spring
tanning.
The small boy tackles the cigar
ette fiercely. ' ' . x
New spring bonnets resemble
small nasturiuin beds.
Prayer meetings at the two Bap
tist churches to night.
Onoortunitv has hair in front, but
is bald behind; so catch on when you
can.
The man who minds his own busi
ness has a good steady employ
ment, i
Short coats and tight trowsers.
are now an me rage lor noooy young
men.
.'1 Al. 1.1 I
You mav give the cold shoulder
. en
to the poor; hut let it be of mut-
Learning is well enough, but it
hardly pays to give a $5,000 educa
tion to a $5 boy. .
When you confer, a benefit on a
man you spoil it if , you ever after
wards speak of it.
Lovers of that delicacy are now
worrying along on wheatcakes and
molasses and sighing for spring.
The Pinafore mania is kept in
mind by the present throat bouquets,
which are made of little butter
cups. A new style of gentlemen's scarfs
is made of satin, figured with hiero
glyphics and is known as the
"obelisk."
How to make two children happy
whip one and he is happy it is
over; the other is happy that he es
caped.
Regular meeting of Seaton Gales
Lodge, I.O.O.F., to night. A full
attendance of the members is
requested.
There have lived men who denied
the coming of the judgment, but
nevei one wno leit sceptical about
the tax collector.
The penurious father of a family
makes Lent his excuse when he
brings home a dozen smoked her
rings for the Sunday dinner.
Gold medals are only two-fifths
gold and are very cheap. They were
invented to give to heroes, who had
much rather have a $10 note.
We return our thanks to the
Committee, for tickets to the lecture
to be delivered by Bishop Warren
for the benefit of Edenton Street
Sunday School, in this city on the
evening of April 1st. The admis
sion to the Hall will be 50 cents,
and from the reputation of the dis
tinguished gentleman, we hope to see
the hall crowded.
A correspondent ask3 us the fol
lowing question : "Where is a man's
proper home, who eats in one place,
sleeps in another place, has his wash
ing done at another place, and works
at another place, and whose father
lives at another place ? Why, where
he sleeps, of course, if he is a free
man, and if a minor, his father's
residence would be his proper
home.
All the ladies can purchase a fine
black silk dress now, since the Messrs.
Tucker are selling it so cheap. Why
th ?y are selling fine silks as low as 25
cents, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 per
yard. These goods are pronounced
by those competent of judging, to be
the finest and best ever sold in this
city at the pricss. They also have
a fine line of rich, black satin bro
cades, in elegant designs. Read
their new advertisement and then go
and see them for yourselves.
1 Just Arrived. A lot of fine Ap
ples at W. A. Uattis', at , his office on
Wilmington street, in the store of J.
J. Thomas. Merchants and others are
invited to call and secure bargans,
xn24 tf.
About the only force some
have is the force of habit.
people j
The Ifev. Dr. Fmith, of Grans
lore, will preach at the Second Pres
byterian church to night. The pub
lic are cordially invited.
Fire irons having come back with
wood fires, people of taste have the
irons as plain as possible, remember
ing that they are for use and not for
show.
A cotemporary prints a poem
styled "Gather Ripe Fruits, Oh,
Death." It is now, however, that
the small boy gathers unrie
and "Oh Death" gathers him.
fruit,
Knights of Pythias.
Remember your meeting at Castle
Hall to night, and please be prompt
at 7:30 o'clock ready for work in all
the ranks.
Prohibition.
The Central Cemmit'ee of friends
of Prohibition, held a large meeting
yesterday in this city and resolved
to hold a State Convention here on
the 27th of April next. Both, the
white and colored pastors of the city
churches were requested to see who
in their congregations would enter
tain delegates. Prominent speakers
will be invited to address the conven
tion. Lady Audley's Secret.
. Miss Ada Gray surpassed even the
most sanguine expectations last nigh;
at Tucker Hall. Her rendition of
the leading character of Miss Brad
don's thrilling story was powerful in
all respects.
We very much regret that Miss
Gray did not have larger audiences,
but it can only be accounted for from
the fact that the Lenten season now
prevails. It certainly did not arise
from any want of appreciation for
Miss Gray's dramatic powers, for she
is an acknowledged favorite with our
people. We hope to see her again
during the fair under more favorable
auspices.
Fire.
The ringing of the fire bell at 5:30
'clock this morning indicated that
the fire was in the second fire division,
and it turned out to be 20 odd bales
of cotton in the cotton square on fire.
The different fire companies turned
out promptly, and the double and
single tank chemical. engines were put
to work and soon succeeded ia sup
pressing the flames. The' cotton had
been consigned to Mr. Lee R. Wyatt
by different parties from Franklin
and Wake counties, and was not in
sured. The loss though will not
amount to a great deal. The origin
of the tire is unknown. In this
connection why is it that horses are
not provided for the double tank
chemical engine ? It is too much to
expect men to pull a heavy engine to
fires. We hope ere another fire that
Korses will be provided to pull the
engine.
Higher Wages for Mechanics.
A telegram from Newark, March
20, says: There will be a general
demand to morrow for higher wages
among the bricklayers, masons and
carpenters and other mechanics em
ployed at building in Newark,
Elizabeth, Rah way, New Brunswick
Jersey City and Orange. For a
month past the matter has been agi.
tated among the trades unions. The
men working at the same business in
New York have been fully advised
of this movement, and it is under
stood that a similar move will be
made by them within a few weeks.
A tew days a go circulars were
addressed to the bosses and contrac
tors setting forth the reasons for the
contemplated strike, and demanding
an increase ranging from 25 cents
per day for ordinary laborers to 75
cents for skilled workmen. It is
ported that some of the builders
Newark are willing to aoncede
per cent of the demand.
re
of
50
Don't believe everything, but b
assured that St. Jacobs Oil is the
remedy of the age. aKajL,,..,
Flora's Feat in Bat Killing.
New York, March 22. About on
hundred sporting men assemble!
yesterday atternoon ia m hall on the
west side of the city to witness a rat
killing match between tfee imported
bull-terrier dog Jack and Flora, a
white aii'l yellow tlut owned by a
Boston sportsman. The match wu
for $256 a Bide, each dog to kill fifty
ordinary sized rats. Both dogs
turned the scales to eighteen pounds,
and in the toss for choice Jack was
srnt into the pit first. He commenced
his work in splendid style, but seemed
to get slow after about half his work
was don-, but. being urged on by bis
handler, he finally killed the fifty rats
in-tit'teen minutes and thirty seconds.
After another fifty rats had been
selected from a bag and put into tho
pit, Flora was dropped among the
vermin, and two to o&e was offered
freely that she would win the match.
Ten rats were killed in two minutes
and twenty-five seconds, and then
offers to wager ten to ene she wo aid
win were freely offered. With but
little exertion Flora completed her
task, amid the cheers of th specta
tors, in eleven minutes and thirty five
seconds.
A workman in a lumber camp in
Montcalm county, Mich., nam- 1 Up
right, shot his wife in the stnrn of
Stanton, in that State, Sdurday
afternoon. Two bullets took effect
in the woman's head, iiiilic i r .i fatal
injuries. Upright justifies his action
by saying that she had bet-" criminally
intimate with other men, but evi
dence goes to show that she was
wholly innocent of the charge. He
is twenty-two years old, and she
nineteen, and they have been married,
two or three years. Upright is in
jail.
David P. Lattner, one of the three
men recently taken from the West
Virginia penitentiary to Detroit,
Michigan, on the charge of haviny
murdered an old man named HHfjer,
at Norris, a small town near Detroit
three years ago, has made a full con
fession of the crime, implicating his
two companions and two other men
now in the Michigan State prison for
the same offence.
Kerosene Oil. A large lot re
ceived to day tr tha wholesale trade;
wiJ be sold close to merchai.tR. CalL
early, as it is going fat, at Lumsden's.
W.IL& U.S. TUCKER
Silli X e i z it t in e nt
Black Silks!
Black Silks
We solicit a ppecial exami
nation OF OUB PRESENT OF
FERING OF
I
at85o.,$1, $1.25 and $1.50
peb tabd. thf.t abb the fin
est goods ever sold in the
city at the prices.
Also, a line of rioh black
Satin Brocades !
VfiRT ELEGANT DESIGNS AT
POSITIVE BARGAINS.
W. H. & R. S. TUCKER.
EASTER CARDS
-AND
Birthday Cards,
A New and Beautiful Stock of
Prettiest Styles,
JUST RECEIVED AT
ALFRED WILLIAMS & CO., 1
BOOKSTORE..
Make your Selection Early.
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