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f EntemJcrungiowai n-puwiHi-a . ... . the pouTceat SiMithfuri. S.Ciw vod Hut fewr lm.n ln tin- Slate have ex. r claMnuai-rr. 1 thoroughly cteenH,h Hi ,..i: fri(.oNare fund in everv ection wr M"' - I(t.rMjual fri4.nU whose attachment to ? niKKK moxtiw. .-. - C't. jlim jias b,,.n heighten! through svn. imoxtiW. ft,1t- iathy in hU sufferings, and i-ulhical :sk rfcAK... .............. ......;. wtfricul who have long regarded him as! Stnt tiy-M.Il. livable in tvnrce. dewrvedlv ranking' among the truest honoring inanluxid.rolrtejst virttie.seorn- .... 1., .. U.ns of North Carolina. ing what is aml.niriiig and 1 OIf p.uom. iMUIrewi in full .iwludinjr" JIo haii tj,e .fince of the ! inob . 1 county and Htatr. "people and has enjoyed the ad mi rat ion. ; 'He was kindly in diiitionf and Itcmlt by draft. poKiofflce order, or re ! esteem and n-!-c"t of all who laveige" to chanty. liU-ral and generous, j jrIrter,iHter.atourri Uv- brought into relations with him. J not living to himself. t Indeed the opinion is widelv enter- y Next to the Colonial Records the RTAdv.nWn- rain funiWie.1 on appli- uf Um. 'mb.t r? i tTiiiversity of North Caroliua was of j catl"". :markablemcnof his da v. He was a ! jin-ateit inten-st to him. He was the ; ;nU,uwt.nriu,;n Uk. I strong man in thought; a strong man retary of the Hoard of Tru.teesand j i . -ill... :..it i .......... ........... ....it f. th ' Lkapkm without tlw name of tin- writer heiajr known i tin oil tor. (Ihlttian- or death ntA'wv. of fie line. ; ubject toeilitorlal n-vWm, fnv. Imger ! notk-efi. subject toappnval. t te for ' ! "ned ' . . ln advance. 1 III. I.Z.il'r.U .11111 'V IllUIII Hiniiil, nr. i..s mantinrnpt, imi nialler wnai iim-it iuann trr may tie. Tn t lit rule no exception w ill h' made with rennl to ettlM-r letters or in- clsunn. "Nor will tin .alitor ennT mm any crmnoiMlenee 'rexpacihig "'j1"'10' ' t . f II ...... .... ..... ' communication. iii.iiii i inn iii i detnved. STEVENS & FAREELL Eilitor and Proprietors. SOL'TIIPOKT. llriinwlrkl,o..N.r. rHUiiimiiT. . ncTivrrw.,viM.VlT.( LAST F.EK S NOMINAriO.NS. The 'ticket h IccHm! bv the Demo - . craSic Convention last we-k. of gentle- menVho will U votl for as Mayor .... . , " Htn! Aldermen, to serve in Mich caoa- r, . j t 4k I w(l cities, next year, is a gHnl one. and must ' commend itself to all god citizen?, .irrespective if party. Tin; iuiiHrtant work if securing a ticket which will command the restH,-t of ,,e - ... . , i best ivople of outhHrt has u-en ac - coiniltshel, and voters need have do hesitatioiT; in rlecting such men. to represent them, an 1 the ln-st interests ' of thin citv. The nomination of Mavor Watn l.v acelamation was not onlv i rrtiiiiliiinnturv bet itnlic:itivi of tin " - : estimation in which his ;,st htv.ccs were reganlol. The I.KAi.tu must ay for Mayor Watnin that his official acts have always Unmi just and accord - - ing to a fair interpretation of the city iii i i ordinances, and while more might have been done in wax of citv improvements the financial policy. and action in city affairs last year of Mayor and A Mer tnen ien w to U praised, H'rhas, for its i i onserx-ativeuess in desiring to pre-1 ?rve-aound citv credit, instead of , . conservative prvo filiowv administration. i The gi'iitleinen, nominatci for Al-' dernien, on the same ticket with Mavor AVatWiii, do not need individual nien tton as they are well known to all here. Thor nport that tluso gentlemen xvere noininatiHl, and would be electetl u ! the idea of a largely increased tax-rate j for tho city, would wrm too silly a story to need contradicting. In the fin t place. . the citv tax-rate is now within live cents on the liundml doilars of the maximum, so that the i, . . . . . rate can only - U? incrvaseil to that! amount aWx-o what it now is. And tiecondly, tluJ gentlemen are too : largvly interestl in SuthjH,rt'8 pros - iieritv and advanceimiit to art in anv 4 j - r .letri,,,..,,,,! to its U.t i,, and welfare. As ,t ,s .lively announciM that uoother ticket will noinmaieti. uie i.K.xir.it is glad to know and see that m a selection hd 1 uun .t ....... at 1 Ml n p-uunnn. wno win rve nthjrfs Ut intereMs next . ... x.ar, anuuuuen may aphar uiincvc, sary u vole for a ticket w hich has no utMYmsv. iuc uwk was uien about wdl as,urv tho m-w Mayor and Alder- 'cmpJel. and when the Hons. , a, m.,i of the heart v symthy and l knowiemcnt a resolution of support of the chijens. whom they are chvteU to n prtnt an 1 mtc. ' ? n Ith tli.; itnprovt.im.nt already l-j-' - ,n.and tho omtcmplatcl, ,,ot to ! jmeniiun the numerous ibilitte; which are liable t. nt?-. .n.v ; ; ; , ".". " t .......i.v nnrti imerU l, 7 - T -y v -n . . gionw m ukS ior h M tn which affords him iiwio it ,u.:-uara0'r "miter ami Tea Scls llVUUUUIv .lUiKta, i ciix;.. t ite -uesh,n o;a4Uc.loUu,c.t prinetiuy mat.iWk'indof .om Scfc,p.,!- ' a Specialty. ' TTOU'EY AT T A V o.,.f.r, at HU what tho co.,v,. ; that rv-Uouud , the sIr of uur 1 ,n ii. , . .. i ! i . o t . I : A" A 1 IjA" ' i .u.n , .w,y 0o,1(v ,ua : .hv, Us ,pl,. . tll(.ir for thc , Ot ILU & LU. j Office, 17 Prince Street COL. . I. S.UXOF.ItS. The announcement of the death of Col. Saunders brinemiine sorrow to tttoixaul ot .North tJaroimian. - ..... ' in action, ana no wienum an uiuucuce - among the thinking men of the State ; thit vv.ui tfifrmd to iHMie. : .s a devoul N rth Carolinian none , tftiria.sMl him. lie Kitriolically xrveil ts State in time of war, and 'win n p..ace came he sought to advance her j and his departure leaves a void that no i,,tl r"St"- lnv,,utt,:l1 lewas'wis jother inan can fill. and in conduct he v as resolute. He1 , . I.I I .. and in conduct he v as resolute - rendered mst .'valuable s-rvice as an j adviser, and his trenchant pen was cm- j jpioyeii in lcHaIt ot the p-opie. llejpai i inircn. ami remeu in ivaieign, j devotetl his energies, his great talents, ? ; his very life to North Carolina. The first we knew of Col. Saunders ; was mraiisu ui an aruc.e u.ai apja-ann in the Wilmington Journal in the can, - " -.. , p;ii-u of 1870. Ii was the strongest.; ! and finest m-wspaiH-r article w- had j ever reiid. lie was the author It was our fortune to Uvomc ac-1 hpiaintci with him at the succeeding j 1K,1, he was api.,inttH a lieutenant m ; Su Ulianc und Ur3ngos roct.ivt, im f ,h? Am, w,,c" h" si-Heillys Hattery. and went with it to;; ; UI,un ,ph;atiou from their ; clerk to the Senate, and after that we irginn, ! Sectaries. Address Dr. II. H.-Battle, 1 rami t know him well. Hcwasasst-r In Januarv, isr,, lie became a ! . " . Director. Kaleigh, IS. ( . ciated with his brother-in-law, Majoi jcap.am m 4tlr N. ( . 1 loops, h. I. i '-Uinea A. Engelhard, as editor o the Hall being the Colonel, and served j Xotit.0 to County Allianees Wilmington Journal, ami at once wa- i with .'ook's Brigade, Hoke:s Divisioe, ,r Diriet T ortnror for - . . . . n. I. Ilii.uer, iJisiricl. Jectuitr tor : i reeoi mixed as the st ron ire.-1 writer in I - ' r- -. 1 'the State, in his j nimalistic career, he; never made a mistake. He m-ver ! i charged a fact wrongfully, but he was S boldness itself in slatement and like a whirlwind in denunciation. : i Ijatcr he came to' Baleigh with Mr. ; , . .'Hale and fouudel .the Observer, bill , . . .. , ', xm tlieooatuof Major Kngelliaro;. t lien ; .Secretary of State , he was aiHinted to ! that ollice. Soon after entering iijh n ' ts duties, he M-came iut-rested in the; I'Miiti Records, and that was the o- j icasioiiol a closer association between him and ourselves than otherw'sv i mIht havo exisln, , Eor ten years we had this common ' interevt outside of peioual friendship jand ptlitical asstn iation, ami the inti 1 m:K' with l,M! 'l'ars- As we have said. Col. Saunders was ; a remarkable man. lie was a man ot : ... t . r , .- great cauacity; of strong conviction ami COriect sentiincnts. His opinions of their own force exerted an inlluence j In-yond those of any other man in li e State. He xvmto with jrreat vigor and foiw, yet elegantly. In this we think ii i i - , S lu'excelle! everv other writer in the ; neexceuej everv oiner writer in State. There was a precision and clear-1 mss of statement that was altti-elht r : admirable. The la lical and fatal defect in s-n He was; taken alout 1870 with rheu jsationalism is that it cannot Ui main- matiS.nthatturne,liutorheun1aticgout;ta1nodatasteadilvincmisingintensit Tnia - attributeil tn some measure to : l'u? effect of exposure during the war He was a great sulTeivr from it and at i least for lift eeii yesirs be was almost I ct.nsuntly in piiin, often suffering ex- j cruciaung agon ami ireiuentiy in s I ; :i i .: . i:r . lH'ril of lft, Vet he buns up o cheerfully, so tientlx-. with such resolution and forti- j tude, that his intimates were troubhd : hen twelve months smco tlu-y fiit ,discovertHl siirns of iuuwtience. Thev y . . j tl.ou,-... it . of . vMng m his power of If fontrd. Short! v U-fore he had finishl h s I - 3 ' - great work, tho empilatitn ' if the- Colonial Kcconls. a friend remarked to 1 . . .nun mat by no means ouRht hctu finish that work foras soon 'aa it was off hU . ; mmd his desire to live would weaken and liis"trtiglc for life would U less ? tlianks to him, by a rising vote, wc told him of thdr aetioii.and he was irratified lvyond our e. Ution. The honor do, him by the .Wnibly was most highly appreciated by him. It is in - .. .... i i- - T.ww - iv, um tuiipiuun mnj . lor omc ten years, entailing vast re- , C UWl fw can nbli. - an i.riii ii.l.-s ai.J ihi-ir ivsul'nie imrpto .maintain l!nf lil-crtic. it Jn principle lio was an arucni nemo- ciai. uu u-,n w-jui . - i.. ... tV i.,. tw attached to the Democratic irty, . but that he Injured the underlying' principles of . JVinocracy, the freedom of the ip! their right to self goveni-; incnt, the practice of local Government ' and the Hights of Man. 1 In every a-eci he wa.s a true man. i t - t - i """ f; U-nelit of that . institution enlisted his warmest co-oiK-ration. His heart was j in the work. lndeel, a great and most useful fmb j lie man has gtne out from among ns. The falher of William Iiwrence Saunders was a minister of the Episco-j where - . (,l. Saunders, was Ikii ii June j ' . . :m, sr.',:,. Ho giaduat'd at the Kni-i versity in June, 1S."4, vtmiie) law mi- p . .. , v . , ! In 1S7 he settled in Salisbury, and m ! - April, 18GL he volunteennl as n mem- ber of the Rowan Kifle Cmuds and j went with that company to Fort .lohn - ton. at Siuthtort. In June, ... . ! A. 1. Mill s C(l's. 111.' was twice wounded, onec .t - Pntli -ncksburg in the r:g!it cl,iet k and agnui at the Wil- - derness the ball entering lw mouth and passing out at tin4 back of his neck. In he received his commission as Major; in ISO.'! as Lieuteuant Colonel; and on the first of January, IK;, as Colonel of his regiment. lie served till ihe end of the war. and surremlered at Appomattox. In February, IMCI. he married Miss Florida Cotton, a daughter of the late .onu . v ouou. oi .onn v aronna. w!io. however, died in Jul v, 1S03. In 1870 he scrvnl :is secretary uf the Senate, ami aiain in 1872. Then for four years he was with Major Kngelhanl, who was his brother in-law, on the Wilmington Journal; ami in XovciuIkt, 1ST . he with Mr. Peter M. Hale, founded the Ohserver. i .1 . . t , ,. ! Major Kn;lehanl was tlien Jecretarv ! t !wniill,VBM,1"lKm u, ;iu,T ,,,UI,V w...... i i.: . l. ...l. i : l Saunders was, February, 17, 1 871). ! I appointed his successor by How Jarvis. He has since lecn three times electel I to that ollice. llaleigh News and tin . : ( hcrver . SENSATION AL J0ritNALlS3I. TIC appetite to which it uiinisti-rs re- i,jUiri - s more highly llavored foutl every ; ,lay to satisfy it. The elopements, di- Vurce eases, murders and all other ami J,. namable scandals and crimes which constitute I ho dailv'- bill of f:.r,. " " " v m , . . . . - ; Ixj each day a little worse than on the : ; precinling lay. Soner or later the I ' l0int is reached at which further tie- ' scent towaid the very bottom of the i KUei-s and cessi,oo!s of sin ami crime I ; u.i i... i..'. i .... e t . t- " iv-w im: m HruHnlin,r tile ,,,,, f oW(.(. ... ilHv,re m,t for that ,aw thl.rr isno t.-llin-. wbnt ,r,..r r..,., -...- i.V (i III V e -be made and what cloud-capped domes o erectctl by the disciples of that kind - 1 i;of lournalism which holds that tlu " of journalism which holds that the chu-f .....1 of a nrr ; .fli.i;h w . . . .... j j . ,w that which will sell the best, without j rvjrard to moral oi social obligations ol any Kind. Hut so ion-; as the iawj," . -;" " w ' .tand, it will make the manent ,n, I ' a - cess of all newsmners founds ..'''"S" seitsationalUm alone inu-slWe. ! Indeed, them ' " ' T w w I- J " -WBiVHalHai , paper property more precarious than f JEI YC VXT that of a simply national jounialjppnptv 1 Xobody: 'reads it dailv Tcausa- he iSi J4U01ilJi1' r. . "... i . IT A CO Trr a tt aiiacutM to it or because he finds it a ixecessitv iu any wav euher in liti, business or otherwise. lie is ready to a.Hion - n.Hyrar in and yrar out. Mlow views ami aviate ipemi " . rt-t.ioli it HilvrrfVltfS ; me wh-u .. -- - .mi tMriiawr nas a fur aim sure- r-i safe lasioi !nnaneno m a f ency of thi- kimt; sohas an independ. j cut mr which devotes itself to a, -rion di-nion of VMic measures j and men; o also has a paper which d noiiceni itself much with pub- j lie question, but devotes large and m-j telligent interest to questions aim news of commercial importance. Jour- naU in each of theseclasses area neces- sity to many jicople, who take them year after year, without much regard to the ips and downs of politics or enanges in the newspaper world Hut when the read. rs of a sensational news- pajer get tiretl of Usabilities to minis- ter to their apatites and it there i TiiilaMiv' i'lsi? to stand hv it anu u j must go down. New York Evening l'tst. i TRESS COMMENTS The Wilmington Star, instead of j ftH.linr, satintHNvitb its' past !au,, ,rk, enters with vigor a !.. .i i. record and life into the work of giving it: city, and i Vi.rth I ':irliii:i n. first el.iss dailv iianor. iU Um.nt '.UiUy dwUM in iprovemeiit. Hulletin No. 74, of the N. C. Agn cultural Exj)erinient Station publishes t.sts in:l(lo in tho Horticultural Hivi- t.i.w a,l sion. of garden vegetables, fr culur1 Tho tation w . u ill soon complete worK on tne "inseases j f the horse." a work of great value IU ill uui.imn w vmiivrio "uiv. Sixth Congressional District, will ad dress the County. Alliances as follows: ! Mecklenburg Co., Thursday. April 2 j Cnion . " Friday, 3 ! Anson " Mondav, C i i Richmond " Tuesday, 7 j Hobesoii 14 Wednsday " 8 ) i' Columbus 4i Eridav,- 44 10 ! ; Brunswick i4 Monday, 13 i New Hanover 41 'WcdnVday 44 l." ; Cabarrus " Friday, 4 17 j ; Stanley Monday, 44 '20 County Alliances will change their timt! of meetings to the above appoint ments. ' B. B. Ill NTK'I, .'District Lecturer. The Pubit and the Stage. j Ilcv. F M. l?lrout. Pastor United Brcth-1 cm Church. IHi.e Mound, Kan., siys: "I j feel it .my "duty to tell what wonders Dr. King's New ".-Discovery has done for inc. Mv Lnnirs were Indlv discised, and mx I , ; , , imriiniiwr 1 1n 'iiirlit. I fniilil livn finlv I i ' " - V'"V " f.w TO.k- I took live bottles of Dr. Kind's New Discoverv and am sound ami well, gaining 2G poumls in weight." Arthur love. Manager Ltie's Funny 'lks ;ation, writes: After a thorough trial and convineing. I am conh- Ulenl Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption, leats 'em all, and cures when everything else fails. The greatest kind I van do my many thous:ind friendsis lo t,,em " ,r-V U' Fr,f tri:l1 lM,tt1 't. 'S UAT " ('ommunications addressel to the i Lkahkr for imblieation must lje written on one side of the paier onlv. letters from subserilers are alxravs acknowl edtreil whot nr nnblilu,1 or i.At .i - -.- " i. v uiti . ar-' given the preference, in the Lea- okh's columns. Happy Hoosiers. Wm. Timinons Postmaster of Idaville, ; Ind., xvnte: 4 Electric Bitters has done ... . . .1 . i - ."T'S! ; Kidney and Incr trouble." John Ledic ! farmer and sttx-knaa of same t. J 1 " U"1'1 "'rs to be the best 1:. . " . . , , t like -a. new man. J. . Gardner, hart .. i. .... . r. . . s n; ;, i.J ' - T ; I'.m" i ju.n nit luillg till a uiaji u no IS all run don and don't care whether he ' lives or !V fd new strength, good ) WIUHXGTON UDYERTISEMENTS. ' '. j ' vjjjxuju if aivxi. LAMPS and - HOUSE PUBNISHING GOODS 1 WIIaMIVCrrOX. X. C. ....... . i urhi'i i iiimiii'ii s VISIT i I j J. .xaumbuiuj FOlt 3D I MHN S FURNISHINGS. HATS ALL KINDS AND STYLES. 113. Princess Street, S.H. The King Clothier, -A WILMINGTON, N. 0. j Has a large lino of SPRING SUITS -FOR Men, Youths, t loys and Children. Agent Lr the eel e orated DUNLAP HAT. ! Gents Furnishings in large variety and supply. t , tisfaction guaranteed on all pur chases or monoy refunded. ALDERMAN, FLANNER &C0. Importers and Wholesale DUALKKS IN HARDWARE. 'STOVES TINWARE, Etc. No. 114 North Front Street, WILMINGTON, N. C. II4 W ISH TO . PURCIIASK A PIANO Oil AN ORGAN. Write to or call at the Reliable iMTTQTr U H TT Q V I ATA U J-V I LJ UOL; i ! OF j V VAX T.Ap'l? ! 1 lxl.XX, f No. 402 and 404 N. Fourth Street i ; - t ... . ainuw street ) j Where V0U will find the 1 assnrtmPTit nf inctFumo ;n iU ! ! w instruments in the State. We guarantee- . LOWEST PRICES I and the I DVQm mnnc Whol llUUDb. i i- van ii:ic. ; Xo. 4 02 an J 4 0 1 Xonh Konrtli Street, J PriaUw iu all State aud F!enil Cmi W7 FISHBLATE HTURT : . -o- - - ! I Am -The Only Stricly Be tail i .Dealer In Fine . BOOTS, SHOES j AND SLIPPERS I sell no shoddy gooils, but sell , as j fine all leather shoes as are manufac ! tured in the United States 1 I. L. GREEXEWALD, - i 113 Market Street Wilmington, N.C HEINSBERGER tiii: i.ivi: BOOKSELLER axi) -r: - " STATIONER. ALSO DKALXK IS Fancy Goods, Wedding Pres ents, Oil Paintings Steel Engravings, Chromos. Piauios, Organs, Guitars, Violins, Brass Instru ments, Etc., Etc. W1LMI NGTON. N C. A Handsome Line of MATTING Just Reccivcil, Selling at Low Pnccs. A. FEW PATTERNS OF CARPETS LEFT, which we arc .selling out Cheap. WILLIAMS & ROBINSON, Next to The Ortoii. j WILMINGTON MARBLE YARD, ; JOHN MALXI)i:U, r l'roiiriotor. AVILMINCTOK, X. C. 72 ! North Front Street. :o: S MOX V M K X T S AND ( ! It X V K I I ! Stoxks Made to Ohder. THE ORTON WILMINGTON, N. 0. Tlie Favorite Hittrl fur uli Northern Trav.-'l. ..- : oi'iirr, HLRGANT, ' HOMHLIKi:. "THE ORTOX" Caters to the highest class oi j patronage with Otdsine and Service 'equal to any in the South. Careful attention paid to Business Men and Tourists- i , - i Hates: js1J per day and tin wards. J. K.-3IONTAtlUK. Manager. W. HEXUY S3IIT1I, irpenter and Builde CamCIlter -311(1 "BlliMpr 1 umi ;wiuium. Uesidence, tlUl X. Ninth Stri ct. WILMINGTON, N. 0. j i our patronage is 'rijkectfnlly solicited ;r?r Orders at the store of Han- fc Mitchell, will receive prompt j " attention. i ! i 1 FOR SALCy" tAM4 T. V. V()0I, 123 Princess St. Wilmington, N.C. iul
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