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- 1 -V - 'V.', r .? "... 1 ' . ' mm A"r,f IlSTDEFElSrDElSrT I3ST ALL THINGS. T.ni.fl.oop.rTMr. : : VOL; V. NEW BERNE, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, MARCH 22, 1883. . yJSOM : i ' j 1 , 1 . . - r NEW BERNE ADVERTISEMENTS- Facts Wortli -AND WFEW" THOUGHTS foifmiriConsifleratioii HAVE YOU AVFARH If avL-'eoau and buj on of theTjELEBBATFD TENNESESE ! D 3 Yd Vcn! tho Very Best Cotton Plows in Use? niuk U ' trial of the Caleliratod IniDlroved Climax 1 warrant trtrr on I ell, and too Had rott ratLer kV Nice Pollaljwd Steel Plow than a Cast-Iron one? TTieaby j Cebrated. Queen Gen. E. Ransom ajs tb Gilbert baa ev-r used. And why don't yoa atady yonr own interest and convenience, and bay one. Toa will pot regret it. Sea my Improred Iron 3ultWator," with .its attachments, and boy yoar rioa. 33, 1u, 3, OU, OOt A.iyBtt a "" "JC- I am Manufacturec'a Agent for'; all classes of Machinery, among which are Injlnes,- Saw, and Grist -IDlis, Cotton '-Gins 7aid Fresses, Cr.ti Cleanse, Ccttcn' Seed ' EuIIcts,' Shingle Macbines, COTTOrJ SEED OIL HILLS. No. 1 Mill, capacity 2 tons a day,' $l,"800." ' - "N No. 2 Mill, eapacity 4 tons a day, $2,500. ,.; ; . I sell all kinds of Agrlcnlturil ImplemeaU, and aEything yoa want ia dt line. OiTems a trial. 'If I don't treat yoa right, then I won't think nara oi yoa lor no jmuj "., ..- I sell Walker's Ammomated Cotton Phosphate, a Standard Uaano, and respectfully ask yoa . toglre i( trial. Iloplng, after you gire the abore your careful consideration, to be fafored rilhyoar patronage. Y "" . T;""-'' '' " . -"'"'"':' y-."r. A I anj truly yours, 'V.";T. , .ioiinI o; Sf'i;Y, ' 'CR.iVEX STREET NEWBERNs IT. C. 3 J Surest, Safest and Beat LiTer Pill on the Market. C3 Try thera and be convinced of their merit. C3" All Druggists and Dealara keep Uvm 23 cent per box. septwly armers, 5jn.lil Draw owe LC::C'S PREPARED CHEMICALS. . - 1883 Scotiasd Mem. LONG & DUGDALE - Gentlemen made the following test of Fertilizers last season, using the "1 tame number of pounds of . Loog' Prepared Chemicals" Compost, after it tea mired, that was used of the Guanos, oit tame' lands. . . "Without Manure, . . . . 86 lbs. Cotton. ' Lee's Line, . . .99 " Ksinit,: ....... 93 - Patapsco Guano, 97 . . . , r r Boykin'a Chemicals, .... 92 - ' Loor's Prepared Chemicals, 103 - - - - Youra truly, BD. WEBB. ' JNOC. WHITTY, - j - -. Craven street. Xewbcrn. N. C. I - ( II 1 1 7 B IK M - Wo call especial attention to our large line of SHIRTS: The Eigkmie Skirt, the bosoni of which will not break or crease, only $1.00. v - fbo Elm Xtf Skirt, manufactured for us ; all the later iniprovenieptg rein- forced, and eferlastipg stays which prevent tearing down the back or up the sleeve f only $1.00. , - Regular made British H. Hose ; only 25c. a pair; a bargain. ' Fall lino of Gents' Handkerchiefs, white and colored borders. We Lave just received a new lot of White Silk Handkerchiefs at 1.00. New Ties sad Scarfs just received. Linen Burgy Robes,- $1.25. 'Our Spring Lin of Clothing will toon great variety, j Pats Hats!! Hats! l Closing ont to make room for Spring Stock. - Qive ps f trial on fjnderwear. All wool goods at Copt. ' Boys' Sbirt(Jollars and Cuffs, ' To ar?ire by neat steamer New Straw Mattings and full line of Boys' and "Cbildrea Clothieg. . - . H0WAED & JONES, OXP"lt Remembering ! A- WABOH T6 runni- g n rirk whatever in buying Plows. r Force Pump beau any pnmp be &-jMius. EECULIAL Ingrctlients, but are ed of - .t- ; - com- Vegetable. Ingredients Nbck, N. C, January Ifith, 1883. - a it a IH O hTl be complete. Blue Flannel uits in Spiaiooisal Churcli. FORT AND FLEET. The Kail of Xew Orleans The Ene mies VYiich Conspired for its Capture A Ci?y Given up a Year Before its Tims. (Detroit Free Press.) One night in the spring of 1881 five Confederate officers, each one of whom had assisted in the defense and witnessed the fall of New Or leaus, were assembled in Richmond aud to the question: ' Was New Orleans ably defended V each one answered with an emphatic" No !'' That New Orleans would have fallen into Federal hands within the year is quite probable, but that it mitflit have held out for months longer will be admitted by uubiased readers when the situation is stated. Neither the Confederate Secreta- I r.v oi ar nor tue beerecary oi tue jNavy seemed to understand the danger which threatened, and a more untortuuate comoinatiou oi circumstances working against the defender cannot be foaud in the history of War. In the last days of March, 1862, the advantage of the Federal fleet destined to capture New Orleans, entered the Mississippi River. About twenty-three miles above the bar were Forts Jackson and St. Phillip, being the only defenses of any mo ment between the city and the gulf. While the forUwere well located to commadd the river, and armed and garrisoned as they 6hould have been conld have sunk any vessel afloat, thev were not, in the first place, armed with anything above second-class guns. When the test came, it was discovered that the best gun iu either fort fell short of the poorest gun iu the fleet. If it was anticipitated by the Confederate authorities that New Orleans would be attacked by way of the river, no special preparations were made to ward oft he blow Neither ot the lorts nad their com plement of cannon, and ueither was able to secure them though the government was repeatedly appeal ed to. While the eity itself was garris oned by ninety -day men, hun dreds of whom had uo other accout rements than the pistols and shot guns bronht. from home, the gar risons of the Torts were weak in numbers, poorly provided lor, and had powerful euemies to combat out-side of the Federal fleet. The powder in the magazines was o! poor quality, th3 fixed ammunition could not be relied on, and there was such a lack of co-operation be tween the forts and Confedearte river fleet as to prevent any con cert of action until too late to avail. Porter reaped a glorious harvest at N"ew Orleans, but let us see how about it. It will not detract one iota Tronr roy" Federal s patriotism to ftate facts as they appeared to Con federates and' as they can be veri fied in military reports. "THE FIRST ENEMT. About the middle of March the Mississippi begau rising, and by the last ot the month there was a flood which covered thousands of acres lietween the city and the bar. The two torts were not only isolated, but inundated, and could only -be reached bv boats. For days the water stood knee-deep on the pa rade ground,and the first guns fired at Porter were worked by men standing in ten inches of water. All the powder and much of the fixed ammunition, together with quartermaster and commissary stores, had to be handled two or three times over by the garrison, a od scarcely escaped chills and fever. For six days previous to Farraerut's appearance every sol dier in both forts had been worked like a slave, with scarcely time to eat or sleep, and when they beheld the overwhelming . force making ready lor the attack one must won der that they had the pluck to go to their rafts. - THE RAFTS. Early in the war the Confederates bad the prudence to anchor a rait in the channel between the forts to obstruct the passage and hold an enemy under fire. It was easy entiugh to construct and anchor a raft, but one would not remaiu there. Wiud; wave, flood and drift wood all fought against it. When a raft could not bo made to remain on tho surface a differ ent plan was tried. A number of old sailing vessels were loaded with stone, towed to right positions and siicjc so as to completely blockade the channel except a narrow open ing. Heavy chains enteuded from one vessel to tho other, aud it seemed as if the great problem had been solved. As if iu league with Porter, he hal scarcely sighted the forts oefore a terrible gale came ou one night and disarranged the raft so as to open several channels through it, aud it was then too late tq make any repairs. THE NAVAL FORCE. The river fleet aud naval force at I hand consisted of eight or nine vessels, lucludiug the lamous nou- I clad Louisiana, then about com I pleted, aud the ram Manassas. The i other vessels were passenger stea mers and tugs, armed almost any way and protected by bales of cot ton. The fleet was expected to aid the forts in driving back any ad .antage by the river, but there was ' a series of bluuders, mishaps and misinterpretations which rendered the fleet almost a cipher in the stiiiug events. During the. two weeks consumed by 1-arragut in leeling his way up the river to within gun-shot of the forts the Confederate fleet had time to prepare, tire-barges and rafts mount additional guns ou steamers, and make readv for what was to come. THE OPENING GU. By the 7th of April Farragtit had closed up his entire fleet to within six miles of the forts, aud on this day a Federal guu-boat ran within range of the Confederate guns to draw their fire and locate their number and calibre. The eutire fleet, including the mortar schoon ers, had a sale anchorage in the ; elbow of tho river below the forts, and here again the Hood was an enemy to the Confederates. But ' for the overflow 400 sharp-shooters could have been sent into the woods to harass and annoy, and no vessel could have remained within rifle shot of the banks. THE FIRE BARGES. When scouts reported the entire Federal fleet in the bend it was rea lized that the time had come to prove the worth of the flre-barges and rafts. The first one sent down was the only one out of th dozen sent at different times which kept the current and appeared among the fleet, and this one occasioned no damage and but little annoy ance. In sending down the others the steamers towing them out ex ercised such poor judgment that the floating bonfires grounded on the bauks longenough before reach ing the bend. Much labor and trouble bad been expended in con structing these barges, and it was time thrown away. A TERRIBLE DAY. Porter had been a long time get ting ready, but on the morning of 13th of April was heard from in the most emphatic manner. He had a fleet of upwards of twenty mortars, and the steady fire of these was backed by the heavy ordnance of the gun-boats. At least thirty-five Federal guns and mortars opened on the forts at fair range, and from 8:30 in tho morning until night had fully set in there was a steady Iounding away" with serious re sults. It was wonderful how exactly Porter secured the range. Most of the mortar fleet lay behind the woods, entirely shutout from view and miles away, and yet the very first shell fired from a mortar fell fair within Fort Jackson. During the day four shells hit where one missed, aud the firing, taken to gether, was more accurate than any fleet ever scored afterwards Within half an hour after the bombardment opened Fort Jackson was on fire, and men had to leave the guns to help subdue' the flames. A conflagration was hardly extin guished iu one locality before the incendiary shells started another, and three different fires were rag ing at one and the same time. Before noon the garison had lost its quarters, together with nearly all cooking utensils, bedding blankets and three or lour days' cooked cations. Not a man or offi cer had a change of clothing left, and the suits they stood in were in some cases nearly burned off their backs. Had the men not been called from the work of extinguish ing the flames, thus giving them lull play, to that of still further protecting the magazines the fort would have been blown up. POOR POaTDER BAD SHOTS. There was not in either fort a single gun to match the rifled or dinance of the gun-bots. This was before the Federal irou-clads and gun-boats had brought out the ter rible eleven and thirteen-inch guns. Forts and vessels were armed alike from the ordnance on hand when the war broke out. Fort Sumter and other Eastern forts, had the heaviest and best ordnance. Forts Jackson' and St. Phillip, guarding the path to a great city and a stra getic point, had only a gun apiece which would even carry a shot to the nearest gun-boat. The Confederate Secretary of War knew how the forts were armed and equipped, and yet he ordered one of the best guns away instead of adding to the number. Even after Farragut had reached the bend the garrisons had to go to work and mount short-range guns to play on the channel. Indifferen ce, jealousies, want ot enterprise and a great flood were enemies working day and night to assist the Federal fleet. When the fleet finally opened fire the gun-boats took position in pi in view and maintained it. The guns in the forts could scarcely reach them with the heaviest charges the metal would bear, while with ordinary charges the shot fell into tho water long enough before reaching the first of the vesels. The powder had become damp and heavy and burned slowly, and within an hour after the bombardment opened the Cofederates realized that they were helpless until the fleet should come nearer. Four guns were dis mounted in Fort Jackson by the first day's fire, and 1,500 mortar shells fell withiu the area of the works. Nearly everything that would burn had been reduced to ashes wen the first day closed. THE SECOND DAY. During the night of the 18th, Farragut's scout-boats ascended the river to the raft and even beyond and the nature and position of each obstruction was known. Federal scouts also penetrated far enough into Fort Jackson to ascertain that the bombardment had inflicted great damage. Not a Confederate picket-boat was below the raft that night. Ou the sceond morning the fire opened hot and was continued with fury all dajT and nearly all night, and three out of every Ave mortar shells plumped down within Fort Jackson. An officer told me that within two hours over one hundred shells fell upon the parade groud plowing and digging it up in fearful shape. Ou this day seven or eight guns in the fort were dismounted and many of the gunuers torn to pieces, and, as night came down, the overworked and dispirited gar rison had but one consolation. During the aitemoon three or four gun-boats had advanced, within range of the fort, apd in each in stance had been driven back. If Fort Jackson could hold out until Farragut- was ready to make bis rush its guus would give a good account of themselves. But could it stand the lerrific pounding? At the close of the second day 5,000 shots and shell had been flung at its walls or dropped down behind them. The wet earth washed and bedding for the men, aud their rations were raw meat and damaged bread. Federal historians have written of the glories of that movement. If there was glory for the one side there were hardship, suffering, self-sacrifice and heroism for the other. THE THIRD DAY. The third day of the bombard ment was a counterpart of the other. Heavy wether sent the water up until it was knee-deep on the gun platforms in the lower battery at Fort Jackson, and the shoes oi- the gunners, soaked for daysfand days, fell off their feet. More guns were dismounted, more men killed, and the return fire of the fort went for nothing. Had New Orleans been properly prepared for what had come, the garrison at Jackson would have been increased or relieved. Had the naval force been under brave management it would havu attempt ed to create-a diversion and run some risk of hearing the whistle of a shot. There-were no troops to send down, and no vessels with the pluck to steam down and try the range of their guns. The success of the Federal scout boats emboldened Farragut, and on this third night a gun-boat left his fleet, steamed up to the raft, and when discovered and chased away she had been at work for hours picking up the trailing ropes, cut ting the chains and dragging the hulks out of the channels. Three of the old schooners were actually dragged a distance ot htty leet and a broad channel opened and this within talking distance of two forts and a fleet which was to blow Porter sky-high! THE FOURTH DAY. It was the same terrible story told again disabled guns, suffering men, a rain of shells, a score of the garrison torn to fragments by the bursting of the dreaded missiles Fort St. Phillip was escaping with an occasional shell, but Porter, with his bomb fleet, seemed determined to wipe out the very spot on which Fort Jackson rested. It would have taken 300 men a week to re pair damages already inflicted, and yet the Federal fire held steady and continued its destruction. On this day the iron clad Louis iana, mounting sixteen guns and being complete except as to her steam power, dropped down to the raft to act as a battery. Had she taken position lower down, among tue obstructions, she could have brought a broadside on ariy vessel attempting to pass which would have sent a ship like the Hartford to the bottom at one discharge. But she selected a different post, and one apparently much safer. Not one of her guns but would have easily carried to the bombarding fleet, but every one was silent. The Confederate navy was taking care of itself, and expected the forts to do the same. THE RUSH OF THE FLEET. For six day8aud nights there was a steady, galling, damaging fire directed mainly at Fort Jackson. The fort was torn and rent and scorched and battered, but it was there yet and full of pluck. Movements in the Federal fleet showed that Farragut was prepar ing for a rush past the forts, and the Confederates were ready for the event that is, orders were isssued to make ready, but they were not carried out. The rams were acting independent of the river boats, and the Louisiana was acting independent of the rams, and all were seemingly indifferent to suggestions from the forts. Gen. Duncan planned for the Louisiana to anchor in mid-channel at the raft. She had not only plenty of men -aboard to work her guns, but at least 150 riflemen. The rams and other vessels were to take positions to cover" the channel on either side, using their stern guns to get a raking fire, aud each having a supply of riflemen. Had this programme been carried out, is there a naval officer alive who will believe that Farragut could have worked a single vessel past the fort? Such a tire could have been brought to bear as would have knocked wood and iron to pieces in no time. But the Contederatenavv had its own plans, and when, just before daybreak on the morning of April 24, Farragut's fleet advanced, there was nothing but the tire o the forts to be feared. Fire-barges had been collected by the score to be sent among the Federal fleet as it ad vanced, but not one of them was cut loose. Not even a bonfire was lighted to show the vessels to the gunuers at the forts. THE CLIMAX. It was grand in Farragut to make the movemen t he did. He expected to meet the programme suggested by Gen. Duncan, and a man not born for war would not have dared pushed his fleet up. When he was fairly withiu range both forts opened upou him with every guu which would bear, and tho Confed erate vessels at least added to the din aud excitement. Cold shot, hot shot, shell, grape aud canister were hurled dowu upon the moving ves sels, and iu return they poured out such broadsides as would have made Nelson rub his hands with delight. In the darkness neither forts nor ships could be made out, and the firing was all done by the flash of guns. The fleet steamed steadily and slowly along, each ship sound ing as wen as ngntiug, and Deiore daylight broke thirteen ot them : 345, Au act to authorize aud em had passed up the river clear of : j)OWl.r e. r. Stamps, President of everything and the fate of Xew : r)ie board of directors, of the North Orleans was decided. Not a vessel ; Carolina reuitemiary, to make title could stand that fire after daylight t0 oertain real estate, gave the Confederates a chance to 1 331. An act to authorize and di see what to fire at. Had the fire-; ret.t the board of directors of the barges been sent down Farragut ; penitentiary to furnish certain stone might have been forced to try j wor- tor tue purpose of erecting a again. the mutiny. The part taken by the Confederate fleet after the forts had been passed, together with the incidents which befell the various Federal ships, properly belong to another article. The forts were passed and cut'oii', and vet they had not surrendered. Indeed, it was not the intention to surrender while the guns could be worked. The many bitter pages of Con federate war history, made up of starvation rations, ragged uniforms, long marches and fighting at terri ble odds, were rarely blotted by mutiny on land or sea. Ou the night of the 27th the garrisons in both forts revolted. They were cut off, isolated, discouraged, and fell that further resistance was a useless sacrifice. Thev gathered on tho parade-ground in their wet and ragged clothes, scores of them shoe less, hundreds of them hatless, all of them suffering from exposure and want of food, aud respectfully but firmly declared that the time had come to surrender the forts. The officers tried to drive them back to their staiious, but without avail. They had fought gallantly and well, but with a powertul enemy on either hand and New Orleans in possession of the Federals of what hope was further resistance! M. Quad. ACTS OF THE UE'L ASSEMBLY. 242. Au act concerning tiie Code and supplemental thereto. Requir es the Code commissioners to in clude in Code all acts of a public and general nature passed at this section, etc. . 244. An act to authorize a sale of the State's stock in the Cape Fear aud Yadkin Valley Railway Com pauy, and provide for the speedy completion of the same. Author izes the sale of the State's stock to J. A. Gray, and associates at $ 55-, i00, and upon the payment of the mortgage bonds of the compauy now held by the State, and for the use of convict Ltbor paid for in the bonds of the new ompauy, etc. 24G. An act in relation to the appointment ot cotton weighers in the city of Goldsboro, in Wayne county. Requires the county com missioners to appoint for cotton weighers. 153. An act concerning a devise to the Oxford Orphan Asylum Relates the devise of D. P. Powell of Halifax county, puts the title to the property iu the hands of the Masonic order in trust for the asy lum. 255. An act to amend the char ter of the city of -Nw Berne. Re lates to taxation, etc. 260 An act to prohibit the use of Dutch or pound ueta in the waterjs of Carteret county. V jf 263. An act to amend,the law in regard to sheriffs' fees. Allows sheriffs commissions on all moneys paid by a defendant to a plaintiff' where the execution is in the hands of thesheiiff. 269. An act to authorize the Treasurer of Greene county, to pay Susan A. Lane $50 for service ren dered to school committee in dis trict No. 10. 275. An act to chance the time of holding the Superior Courts fnS Nash and Wilson, aud to provide an additional term for Lenoir and Duplin. Superior court in Nash s to be held on Monday before the 1st Monday in March, and continue for one week, and the 2d Monday before the first Monday in, Sep tember, and continue two weeks, Wilson court to be held 1st .Monday in March, and continue two weeks, and 1st Monday in September, and continue one week. An additional term is to lie held for Lenoir, on the 2d Monday in September, and continue one week, and for Duplin on the 2nd Monday before the 1st Monday in March, and continue for one week. 279. An act to incorporate the town of Stanton, in Beaufort county. 28o. An act to make appropria tions for the several insane asy lums of the State appropriates $58,000 per annum for the asylum at Raleigh; $40,000 for the Western North Carolina Asylum; $25,000 for the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asvlum. 288. An act supplemental to an act passed at the present session to preventive stock running at large in Greene and Lemor counties in cludes certain other territory. 304. An act tor the better pro tection of landlords. Provides that any tenant who, duriug his term, or after its expiration, commits certain waste, shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor. 307. An act to divide North Carolina into nine Congressional districts. 310. An act to amend chapter 102, acts of 1881 Inserts 'Hyde county." 321. An act providing an alter nate method of constructing and keeping in repair public roads Al lows public roads to be worked by taxation in certain cases. 325. An act to establish a graded school in the town of Kinston, Lenoir county. - 330. An act to amend au act to provide for the sale of the State's interest in the Western North Caro lina Railroad Company, and for other purposes Amends the con tract so that the company on the payment of $000,000 for the bonds owned by the State, and completing its road to the mouth ot the Nanta hala, may issue new bonds, and re quires the company to put seventy- five convicts at work at once on the Murphy extension, and if it does not complete the road to Murphy, then that part reverts to the State. 332. An act to legulate the repair of public bridges, in the county of Onslow. 334. An act to provide for paying jurors their per diem in cash. 337. An act for the support of the uenitentiarv and convicts for j tiie vear i883-'84. j monument to the Confederate dead j at Goldsboro, N. C. i 375. An act to amend chapter ! 2.'52, laws of 187.). 1 378. An act to prohibit last dnv ing and ruling over cercam oriuges in the county of Greene. 270. An act concerning wild fowl Makes it a misdemeanor to hunt wild fowl with a floating battery. 38:). An act to change the cor porate limits of the town of Jack sonville, in tho couuty of Onslow, and other purposes. 281. An act to authorize the com missioners of Lenoir county to levy a special tax. Purpose of building a bridge across Neuse river. 382. An act to provide for local assessment in aid of public schools. 383. An act to provide for the establishing of a public highway through public lands between Hatch Fork and R. J. Munells, in the county of Onslow. 380. An act to punish the offense of breaking, tearing down, injuring or destroying bridges. Makes it a misdemeanor, punished by fine or imprisonment at discretion of the couit, 397. An act to amend section 1, chapter 354, laws of 1881; adds Pamlico, Dare and Caldwell coun ties into the stock laws of 1881. 198. An act for the encourage ment and support of the State Guard allows each military company $150 peranum armory rent, and allows Adjudant General $500 per annum. 4;i5. An act to repeal certain parts of section 13, chapter 154, laws of 1876-'77. Repeals clause requiriug clerks of Inferior Courts bond to be approved by justice of the couuty 4uo An act to incorporate tne village ot Leonsburg iu Hyde county 107. Au act to prevent pois onmg streams ot water in the State. Makes it a misdemean or, punishable with Hue or impris onment at the discretion of the court. 412. Au act to repeal so much of section 2 chapter 234 of the laws of 1881; so far as the same relates to Saratoga Free-Will Baptist church and Pleasant Hill church near Saratoga, in WTiIson county. 419. An act to amend chapter 242 laws of l87G-'77; provides for sum moning, drawing and pay of special venire in certain courts. 421. Au act to prevent the ob structing of the passage offish in Neuse river; Prohibits putting in traps, Dutch nets,wire sceines from the Falls of Neuse; in Wake county to its mouth. 436. An act to disqualify persons from giving evidence in certain ac tions founded on judgments ren- uereu ana oonas ana otner con tracts made and executed prior to August 1st 1863. 445. An act to raise revenue. 4uo. Au act in relation to oyster gardens. 46S. An act to change the divid ing line between Duplin and Wayne counties. 471. An act to prohibit fishing on Sunday. 475. An act to extend the corpo rate limits and amend the charter of the town of Greenville. 478. An act to require condition al sales of personal property where title is retained to be registered; regulated by the same laws as chat tel mortgages. 481. An act to complete the new wing of the Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum, at Goldsboro, and to furnish the same. 482. An act to amend chanter 23, Battle's Revisal. Section 4 shall not apply to Wilmington, Charlotte, Raleigh and New Berne. 487. An act to prevent negligence about railroad cars, and to protect persons from injury by the cars. 4J2. An act to amend an act en titled aff ttctTelating to bringing stock from other States into this State. 494. An act to regulate appeals from allotment of exempt property. 4U0. An act in relation to fishing in the waters of white Oak and New rivers and the sounds between them. 498. An act to permit the presid ing Judge of Craven Superior Court to extend the term from two to three weeks m certain cases. 500. An act to amend an act to provide for the levying and collect ion ot taxes; ratified the llth ot March, 1881. 506. Au act regulating the fees of justices of the peace for the pro bate or acknowledgment of deeds. 514. An act to republish the re ports of the Supreme Court. 516. An act to amend an act en titled an act to revise and consoli date the public school law and to make more efficient the system of public instruction in this State, ratified March 10th, 1881. 523. An act to amend the charter of the town of Bathel, in the connty of Pitt. 529. An act to amend section 31 of chapter 164, Battle's Revisal. out "ten" and inserts "five." 534. An act to amend chapter 10; laws of 1870 '71, amending the char ter of the town of Stonewall. 535. An act in relation to roads and cartways. 540. An act to establish a stand ard weight for a barrel of pork. 542. An act to repeal section 27, chapter 32, Battle's Revisal, and to provide a substitute for the same. Relates to crime of disposing of a uew-born child by its mother. 548. An act concerning the great seal of the State. Prescribes the form thereof. 546. An act to fix the term of office of standard keeper for the different counties. Limits term of office to two years. 547. An act to require railway companies to keep and maintain cattle guards. 548. and act to amend section 3, chapter 249 laws of 1873-75 con cerning freight rates on rail roads. 558. An act to authorise the prop er authorities of Jones county to assign hands to work on Trent river. 591. An act to incorporate the town of Polloksville. 563. An act to amend section 8, chapter 7, of Battle's Revisal. Commissioners and justice of the peace shall not practice law in the courts. 567. An act to establish and de fine the line between the counties of Carteret and Craven. 568. An act to extend the time to redeem land sold for taxes. 572. An act to establish graded schools in the town of Washington, N. C. . . i ... . j i Oi l. AD act 10 aiueuu uuauitri 355, laws of 1881! makes it duty of sheriffs to see this act enforced. 577. An act relating to certain contracts for the lease or condition al sale of railroad equipment and rolling stock, and providing for the record thereof. Irish laborers ou tiie Texas and Pacific road, from the Pecos river to El Paso, have been supplanted by Chinese, who are working for; fifty cents a dav less than was paid the Irish. New Berne Advertisements. H. W. WA1IAK, (Successor to E. II. Wind ley.) DISTILLERS' AGENT FOU Pure Eye and Cora Whisky AT WHOLESALE. WINES ,A2TD CIGARS IN OUFAT VAUIKTY, Ginger Ale, Pale Ale, Beer AND PORTER. BERGNEB. & EXCEL BEES, CIDER, PURE FRENCH BRANDY. H. W. WAIIAB. Front St. New Berne, N. C. South ep28-d&wly. At Cost ! Inorder.o make room for our SPRING STOCK, For the next SIXTY DAYS w;offer our . " ENTIRE STOCK of Ladles' Cloaka, Walking Jacket and Shawls, Black and Fancy Cashmeres, Man's Fine Casslmeres, Clothing, Koota and Kuoes, Hata and Caps. A full stock or Gents' Furnishing Good, Trunks, Hatchets and Carpets AT COST. Also, a large assortment of Ttea' tUack and Undressed Kid Gloves, at 48 Areata a pair. Also, two thousand yards of Worsted at 10 cents per yard. Come at once for Bargains at - , ' YM. SULTAN & CO., WKIXrtTFJ.V Hrlf.PlN. v ' ncuaiAw ALEX MILLEK. WHOLESALE A RETAIL GROCElt Constat) t!y receiving a full line Jlioic (irocerle 1 1 1 ' aiKl FARMERS' SUPPLIES, which we offer as low as any 'Inn; in the city, and warrant all ooodi ivp- resented. Call and exumine onr aoi:k and prices. Stables lurnii'ticn Ww t all onr country customera. Goods delivered frcu U any art o the city. . 12 W. T). C. B. HART & CO. CITE PSICE CASH STORE. Pfcrtbi corner Middle and Sosth Frunt tr. u osite E H. Wlndky end K. S. .Ton.-.. DIALER IN Stoves, House Furnishing Goods, CROCKERY an GLASSWARE, L A MPS in great voriety . BURNERS, WICKS, CHIMNEYS, KEROSENE Oil. Pratt's Astral Non-Expert 20, Machine and Train Oils. we arc now prepared to mannfactnr Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware. pecial attentim airen to rrra Irtng. Qoo ld low and warranted to b as reprefaated. K1 April 14 It U k w A. H. IIOLTON, DEALER IN Foreign and Domestic WINES & LIQUORS, TOBACCO S&CIGARS. MIDDLE STREET, Opposite loe NEW DEltnE, ft. C aprlydw EASTERN NOETJI ftlOlLtA MAKBLE WORKS NEW BERNE, N. C. MONUMENTS. TOMBS, Andall kinds Grave auJ liulldlng work In ITALIAN&AMERICAN MARBLE Orders will receive prompt attention and satis tact ion guaranteed. JOE K. WILMS, Proprietor, (Succ BMor 10 Georg-e v. Claypoole) Cor. 3 ROAD & CRAVEN Sta. mu30-lyd New Berre. N.C. dk-m.kk in GENERAL MERCHANDISE CAET HOUSE ACCClOiCIATICKS. Bro.i at. st Dwt. . t . ' '' If :i- Professional Cards. GEO. M.. LINDSAY, . A.ttornoy at Xaw. CiiATTOaT. Jsssms fsaslf, V. C. References I Hon. A. . Mrr1rnt4t. IVm. T, ton n; c - . WUJ nrartkie wherever any nrofrMltmel ct Tleea re aoltrtted. vleok asim-taliy. . onUi U , . . ... LEONIDAS j. f'OORE, ATT0ENEY AT LAT7. (Oases appeslte f ,. Kew lUrno. N. CI . Will praettoe In the (Viuntlee of rtreene.'l. mitr. JfMMM. nr.alow, I-amlkwand Craven; kiot In the U.K. IMairlrtOmirl. Prompt atvnittluu paid to Ui eil!e. i, tf elnlm ' , , . 4 epilwly P. IT. PELLETIEE, -Attomey-at-Xuw. Will .rr tle la the Uuurts f Carteret, Joi,ea. OnHw are! tVavea. Hpent) attention given to the eollwtli.n of claiine, and settling Calais of dmnaed ir pa. ' . PKLLETf ! MII.LB. . marlwtr 1 ) Carferat Ceaaty. R. C. B W. MIXOV.i "F,l rtlmciMI CLEBtKT HA HIT. KfXON, SIKMOKS & EIAKLY, ATTORNEYS .AT LAW. Will prnrtlee la the Courts nfi'ravi-n, Jones Orwlow, Orleret, I'nmllflaand lnntr, aiul In the federal Court at New lterue. h-iMA a ly 7p. murphy pearsall, . ATTOBKKT AT LAW, . TBE2JTON, JOES CO., ,N. O. Will frraettea In the (Vmntln of (tislfrw lennlr, IHiplln, Mempeon and Jimw, OoUaotlng a specialty. . . . . m pwiiMa-U New Berno Advcrtiscmcnto. ' ' 1 1 ' " ft- - .t , .... . .. . Furniture I '- : When youoine 1o rit W lk!r?Y.i rVn, . tore be sore 10 call at . JOHN SUTEirS. ' . ON MIDDLE KTIIKLT, ' Beeond door above K. K. He koeije oti hand i'lirlur mi.ii. t ri... Vets, Walnut lledslMfwta, Jitimujs, Vatoi ln.r inrMi, i maire. lAungca, Hoiks. I u l re lics,eta. or state at ,. . ; uot'K kottom rulers. JnoSwly IV M. DRANEY, SOL'TII FhoXT tTliKi r. roran'W xit3.i.tjx, int. o.. K ,':' itRAl.cn In GENERAL KAIlDvVAI.r, SASlt, BLINDS AND bOOltr,. Cart and Wagon Material, Urn m m. Baddloft. UrtdlcD, Uookinj auI .. Ueating ISiovf. f 3fMMta anlff Srir fMull fiKI.V m.A lu f...... at low prices. , , ' jnnL-wlr S.7.&&7.Snidlv;c::: C ramis8i n , M c rcli a ri t s Ceriar Crtrts dt aealh Prmnl !., NEWDt nir, s. v. rrowptand reraonnlnttcntlmi Vlll rnivn all coralimmf-ataof Cotton, Ornln ami uilier rerni i Toauruoiie. Hie attention ef those rKMin.lr t .n to a stock of , , ; .-. Rust Frocf Oats And Vhct, whtnh we am handltiia; oil rmnu:u.l". Mm) ofler CHEAP for CAh.lL - nu2-wtt GEORGE BISHOP, " ' I V ' ""'I " " NEW BEBtB, W. Cm - Keef eoruitantiy on hand lbs HMT ;v , tiUAUT of,. ,, . . MtlalUe aurlal Caske amd Cases, n weed aaid Walaat Caakete aatfl t as a. In all eUe, handsomely rooenir 0. " . A1MU ' ' '. . ' ' Peplar CWBa'a ef all attars.' Orders by telemph day or nlrlit rmttrnily shipped by Aral train aUT order la km rived. ecvurwiT.i ur - - F. Bbesset : HAS Tit :' - '". . XA.IXCmmT - BTOCK 'A -1 cr FURNITURE In tli City of New Berne, lie hat always In Parlor Suits.' Ccdrotn i Mattresses, Chairs of every description,' ; In fact everything oanally kept tt a Hrst claas Furniture more, and will be Sold Very Low. . Corner of Broad and Middle Street', NEW BERNE, N.'C: " jan4wly . ' ' : D. W; HURTTy MERCHANT TAILOR. w rr a. is i. MIDDLX STREET, . New Berna, Iff C. alar. S4. fjmw Guano and Kainit. l.r.OO Rft V Pino Marid Cuano, ' ' 1.000 aackn Kinli, Dona and Potash. 1.000 iu l KhiiiII. at 1 13. B0 a ton. -500 ancka I'acillr (Juano. ' ' 500ftnck Uoyatci't High lillida AtU. riioHphnti'. ' 700 aaika Norfolk Fertilizer at life tun. Perm inn (ituino. r - E. n. MEADOWS & CO., : . rner Pollock and Middle at"., N hk Iioum Cotton Exchang Xl', NEW BK11XE, X. C v 4ar -v