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' - s - . ' is! I KDEPENDENT 1 1ST ALL THINGS. at. UAitrfc.it .. ' ... . ' VOL. "VI. NEW BERNE, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, APRIL !2, 1883. HOT" BESKE ADVERTISEMENTS. fa r . . . 4. " VJorth -ANI 1 ' V 7inlQUCHTS- oilCciisisifleration Ifn eoYni W one it ti CELEBRATFD TENNESESE! -hn::3 Very D If a. :i I .at i a. trial of the 1 mJ"tit t trj oaa I mIbS job are rllr Lto Nice Polished. Steel Plow .than a Cast-iron 2t then bn my Celebrated Queen Pl0W. - ---.V i-y i. 't . : . C a. IT. Eaneom - aays tbe Gilbert Force' Primp beaU ?any pomp tie I pi f,-r r .!. Anf why don'J yoa atady yonr own interest and eonrenienee, ! ;.. jsv.Tob Viloot regret it." SV';'''I ..-.o,1 ! j t-T InprOTed Iron Cultirator, with iU attachments and boy re. 35, 40, 45,50,55, A 6, 10 aad II Plows from me. I a LlAi-ttfctarer,a Agent for all classes of Machinery, among which are .y 7'aniL Grist-Hills, Cotton Gins 'and Presses . mm mm r..:iz:rs, ucttcn seea .1 i . 1 i 7c: c:ed .1, capacity 2 too a day, 8 1.800 'J, ci-acity 4 tons a day, $2,500, !j cfArl cultural Implementa, and anything you want ire me a trial. If I don't treat yoa right, then I won't thinK 1 1 P T . G : f.r cot patron mug me. I -II alkers Ammoniated,Cottoii Phosphate, 1 0 aaao, ad jrepectfally ask i: . - , ur yoa gire the aboVe yonr . I am, truly your. V -"'-"-, -.''.' " ,1 ohn opnf; . ''CBAVEy STREET. NEWBJ5RX. V." OS ::"cy'D)l!ily,6r:flRins. ; t c j CALOMEL or othei' ItEECULIAL IngredrantM butrarecoto- .I. :: UIlcrc'cd.Vcscfablalngredienls X-::t,. Sifost .and- Best Liver .KU i on the .Market t C T Try tiam Md fca coTinid of theirimeriUJ : " f C J" XU Dmjiuts aad PealeT keep them. 25 cents per boz ' seplwly :i3 - 4 ' :ura of your company ', Is repectftulY selieited at.r at - f - m n :ziz, tliiliias'hd Shoe Slore r;iLC3:f:'STnffir;ji;iiBp'' rren e'aort wUJ'be .made Id inilf you in all lines of FancyJDry Good?. tST Samlea ot,aj iiad cf Goods cut, " Goods sent oat to be looked ai. d i S tw Aloney returned if Goods do notsuiL - I resDectfollT invite the attention of 'Pry QotkK fresh an4 deairnhle; also my Lftdiet and Children's which are warranted. I am prepared to ofier fct tke lowest pncea, leeling as urij that my CaeflUiea enable me to compete with any similar establishment in tLts city. A call from yoa when yoa visit our city is solicited, and, in the mean fc. your ordr will reeeive prompt and careful attention. . .U Brad 3 cent statne for Fashion Sheet. eep41&wfm :mmr -AT- p. L We call especial attention 9 r Urge line of SHIRTS : Tt Wml Slhi, theboeom of whiph will not break or crease, only $1.00. fhe Elm fStf masnfacrored for as; all the later improvements rein forced, aad verlathrg tay which prevent tearing down the back or up the sleeve ; ry ' f 1 ; ' ; " ' , rVrIf made British IL'Hoae'; only 25c. a pair; a bargain. Fall life of Geata Handkerchiefs, white and colored borders. We Lave Just received anew lot of mite Silk Handkerchiefs at 1.00. New Ties and Scarfs jast received. Lhxa Baggy Bobes, $1.2$. , Our Spring Line of Clothing will toon be complete. Blue Flannel Suits in 'jjreat variety." - Uatal Hats!! Hats!!! Closing out to make room for Spring Stock. Give as a trial an Underwear.- AU wool goods at Cost. Boye Shirt Colfeii. an CnnW To arrive by ei steamerNew Straw Mattings and full line of Boys' and - CiilJrea'a Clothing. TTflWAKD & JONES, Remembering ! A- cit Cslton FI6WS in Usb7 Celebrated ImuroTed Climax tanning ue-Virk wbtteTtf in baying ttuners, snmgis man nines, OIL HILLS. -! : ff;i?t : MA "tV- ' yon to gir it a trial. careful consideration, to be farored V the trade" to my .very supenorstock o .elegant stock of H&nd-madd Sioes, goods JONES. .. 'r' fT8- ' Oppoeiite Splaiooisal Oliurcla. FORT AND FLEET. Shelbj's Battle With Gnu-Boa's A. Confederate who Went Looking for A Fight And Who (jot One and a (nnBoat to Boot. Detroit Free I:re. Every Confederate leader of a small force was dublel a guerrilla and iu some cases where such troops were captured ly Federals they were shot down or ttrtiDg up as outlaws. There were Confederates who organized small bands for the purpose of robbery, rapine and gen eral plunder, and these men were hunted down by the regular South ern troops with relentless hand. Mosby, Rosser, Imboden and other Confederate leaders in Vir ginia were called guerrillas, and yet each was a regular commission ed officer, bound by all millifary re j gnl.itions, and their men were le . gnlarly sworn into service and as mncb entitled to honorable treat ment when captured as uuy of Lee's men.. Because these men moved ) with small coBimamls they were j partisans; because they were a con tinue and dangerous foe to the Federal front they were guerrillas. So the Federal-Government reason ed, and no one eared that all these commands were raised under a spe cial aet 01 the -Confederate -Cot). eress, which wits as binding on evory Confederate as any law could be. - Quautrell went into the war as a Confederate soldier, but tnrned guerrilla and placed himself outside the orders of the Confederate Gov ernment. While he hated Union men, and made bloody war upon them, scores of instances can be cited, where . he robbed- and mur dered Confederates. He5 was per haps the only leader who deserved the title of guerrilla, and the Con federacy woaldjiave been rejoiced to hear that his whole command had been captured and strong up i According to Federal ruling. Gen Joe Shelby was the great guerrilla leader of the Southwest. Accord mg to facts, he-was-regularly com missioned,' his men were regularly enlisted, and be drew his arms, equipments and ' rations " through the same channels as other Confed erate troors. lint because he was crafty, enduring, hard ' fighter and air implacable foe,' he was dab bed a guerrilla,, and on ; one occa sion a' '''price-"was set npon his head. . . ,'. Confederate ' military records prove that ; Shelby made longer marches, scored more fights, cap tared more prisoners and fought at greater, odds than any other man in the war in the - Southwest. He often handled three brigades, well eqniped with artillery, and bad he been in his Army of Virginia be wonld have won a uame alongside of St nart, Hampton and Fitzbugh Lee. ;- A. HOKX. !i In the Ipring of 18C4 'the Federal gun-boats became, a terror along the White River and other stearins. Confederate cam ps were shelled out, forts knoceed to piece sand the streams so - keenly watched- that hardly a skiff could cross. Ahfhg the White River the dread of these floating monsters seriously interfer ed .with Confederate military plans, bnt there was one man who scoffed at them.- That man was Gen. Shel by, and when tlte excitement, was at its highest he took his command then numbering about 800 men, and set out in search of 4 Federal gun boat, lie wanted to find one, and then he wanted a Tair -fight with her "It t was a queer proceeding, bnt he was in earnest and he Roon found what he desired. " THE QUEEN CITV. The . Ted era! gun-boat Queen City was lying at Clarendon, below Du rail's Bluff, and as soon as Shelby's scoots brought him the news he headed "straight for Cla rendon. lie did not reach the town until a late hour at night, and the gun-boat was then anchor ed about 275 feet from the bank. Shelby's force at ouce took up a position on the bank directly op posite the boat. The four pieces of artillery were put in battery on a perfectly level .spot, rather higher than the craf at anchor, but with out so much as a weed or twig be tween them. : The troops, outside ot those required to work the guns, were divided 'and placed on the flanks, of the, batteri". Xot a sod was turned or stone raised to form a breatwork. Shelby wanted a fair fight, and be would neither mask his guns nor allow his' infantry to shelter themselves. While his ar tillery was inferior in numbers and strength, he had an offset in over 600 riflemen, who were to keep up a continuous fire on the craft as soon as the fight opened. A TATEIOT'S DEATH. It may seem strange that nearly ' a thousand Confederates could as j serable so near the gun-boat, post l their artillery and place the men j without an alarm reaching thestea ' mer, but such was the case. There were lookouts on the boat, but there was a mist on the river and they could see nothing, even if they should have heard it. Shelby threw a chain of sentries along the bank to prevent any one going out tothe boat to give warn ing, but a Union man named Kob- : erston, who had a short leg and was so nearly dead of consnmp- I tion that he was not taken iuto the j ' Confederate ranks, made up his ! mind to give warning if it cost him his life. He worked his way j tothe water between two senti-, nels, threw off his coat and boots, ; I and started to swim out. lie sue-; ceeaeuin coming so close to tne minutes both forces wore within boat that he was heard splashing iu : riU1ge. and vet auv one of the un the water, but as a lookout hailed , boats lost more men than Shelby, him he sank beneath the surface, j The ground between his guns was and the body was lound in a mass ! of drift wood days alter. Iu his weak and unfit condition he was probably seized with cramps, but in his extremity, when realizing that he must go dowu, he would not shout for fear of letting those on shore know that anyone had got off on such an errand. MORNING GRAY. As daylight came with .sufficient strength to enable the Confeder ates to sight their guns they open ed fire on the steamer. All her ; crew except two or three were still ! asleep, and their surprise and con ; fusion may be imagined. One of Shelby's men, now n peaceful far mer in Missouri, told me that the gun-boat had received six or seven shots before the call to quarters, and when the man rushed to their guns not one of them was fully dressed. Some were barefoot, some hatless and coatless, but each man went to his station at the call and remained there to the end. HORRIBLE WORK. From where Shelby's guns were posted one could have thrown a biscuit aboard of the Queen City. Every shell went straight into her, some shot went throngh her and the rifleman had every Feder al guuuer right under his eye. The giui-Loat did not have enough steam for the first ten minutes to enable her to move, and during this brief time she was hit over thirty nines ly shot and shell, and had at least thirty of her crew shot down at their gun--. It was Shelby against a gun-boat, but he had a fearful! advantage. As soon as steam was raised I he Queen City backed off to bring other guns into position and to get out of range of the riflemen, and now, for about a quarter of an hour, the fight was full of murder. Every gun on the Queen City which wonld bear was worked as rapidly as possible, and men who had been wounded by the musketry fire re fused to leave their posts. One would have said that Shel by's guns would have been swept off the bank in five minutes, but tfie fire of the gun-boat was too high in some cases and too low in others, and many of the shells burst soon after leaving the guns. The gun-boat was,however, securing a mora accurate range when it was discovered that she was sink ing. At the moment her engines were disabled; and a shell started a fire in t he hold. The decks were covered with dead and wounded, some of the gnns useless, and for fear of going to the bottom she was run to the bank and surren dered. Shelby was supposed by the gnn boat crew to be a man devoid of mercy or pity, and to escape falliiag into his hand a dozen men went overboard and swam for the other bank. Two were drowned, two or three killed by bullets, and the re mainder got into the woods and made their escape. The number of those who surrendered was twenty eight, and they were at once paroled and sent to the nearest Federal post under flag of truce. No indig nity was offered any white soldier, bnt when it came to the colored firemen and coal-passers they were not recognized as having any mili tary standing and were sent off into the interior to be held as slaves. 1 STDSPPING THEjBOAT. As soon as the gun-boat surrend ered men were sent aboard to put out the fire, and when this had been accomplished the work of stripping her began. Her heavy guns were spiked, her engines broken up so as to be rendered nsL'less, and her fixed ammunition throw u overboard. Then everything ot any value to the Confederates was hurried ashore. The Queen City had a large lot of quartermasters stores aboard and the uniforms were given out as fast as landed. As a result of this find, some 300 Confedcates were soon trasfonned into wearers of the blue. The paymaster of the gun-boa. had over 85,000 in his safe. When he'aw that surrender was inevita ble he stowed the money away on his persons, but as soon as the Con federates discovered the empty con dition of the safe they suspected where the money hail gone to and soon gobbled it. ihey secured a great many small arms and other things of value to such a command, and when everything had been taken from the boat she was set on fire and burned until the flames reached her magazine, when she blew up with such violence that the rejiort was heard twelve miles away. HOLDING HIS GROUND. Shelby knew that the river was a great highway, ou which Fed eral gun-boats and trans ports were constantly passing, and he expected every moment to be in terrupted in his work. He had just completed the destruction of the Queen City, when three gun boats camo down from the bluff on pur pose to attack him. The firing had been heard, the smoke of the burn ing steamer made a gteat signal above the trees, and it was plain enough to those above that a fight had taken place and a gun-boat had been lost. Here were three gun boats with crews at quarters, instead of one at anchor, with the crew asleep. Would Shelby run or stand his gronndf The question was speedliy settled by his ordering his whole force into the line and taking a position a little higher up the stream where the bank was higher, but yet unsheltered. He had taken one gun off tho boat, and now had five pieces of artillery, the heaviest of which was a 12-pouudcr, to fight three gun-boats armed with nine and eleven-inch guns. Again, his riflemen helped to adjust the bal ance. "WIPING THE 31 OUT." The orders ou the crnn-bnats were to wipe out the Confederate force an(j it has ever been wondered at that this was not accomplished. The gun-boats shut off steam as they approached and drifted with ti,u' current, working every gun which would bear. For teu long ..lowed and furrowed and torn, and his men were covered with showers of dirt and dust, and yet his loss was confined to a few wounded among his infantry. As for the boats, each one was a fair target, and almost every shot from the Confederates found a tar get. Two of them received shots which went clear through and fell into (he water beyond, and not one of the three was hit less than seven times. Shelby's infantry fired upon the gun-crews alone, and at such short range could drive them to cover. The Tyler was the leading boat, and after the fight the scars of overoOO bullets were counted on her deck. DRAWING OFF. The gun-boats passed down out of'rnnge and then rounded to for a return. In ' coming np their fire would enfilade the Confederate position, and Shelby withdrew and left the honors of victory with the Federals. The gun which he took from the Queen City was abondon ed on the bank, he having no way to remove it and no more ammuni tion for it. The affair created much excitement and indignation at the time, it being asserted that a part of the Queen City's cre w was intoxicated, and that a traitor spiked some of her guns, and that Shelby used barges from which to attack her. It was iin tlierclaimcd that some of tho Federals were murdered after surrendering, and that Shelby's loss in the affair was over 200 men. I have given the facts as collected from several different sources. Gen. Shelby is now a farmer iu Missouri, a good citizen, a true neighbor and au up right man, and iu the same county are men who fought against him all through the war. Those men bear witness that Shelby fought a square faght, and that the terms guerrilla, outlaw, raider, etc., were applied by McNeil and others who tailed to circumvent him. M. Quad. A PROGRESSIVE CITY. Wo copy below an extract from an article in the New York South, au ably edited Journal devoted to Southern and Southwestern Pro gress, showing what Nashville is to-day, and we ask our city readers to bear in mind that with the rise and progress of this thrifty and en terprising city began an extensive system of public schools. Head the extract carefully and remember that the population of Nashville in 1850 was 10,1G5. and remember too that there is but little difference in the population of New Berne to-day and in 1850, and further that up to the opening of the Graded School here no system of public schools had been sustained for any length of time, and no improvement what ever has been made in school build ings for seventy-five years. New Berne has many new industries springing up and the prospects in this direction are bright enough; what we want now is Educational Progress. We have made a good beginning in establishing the Graded School; let us sustain it no matter what the cost. THE NASHVILLE OF TO-DAY. Having briefly recounted the history of the city from the build ing of the first log hut till the pres ent day, a glance at the Nashville to-day is in order. Taking our stand on Capitol Hill, we see spreading put in all directions a substantially', built, thriving city, wherein are comfortably , housed 60.000 people. Dotted here and there are to be counted more than half a hundred churches of all de nominations, with almost as many schools, colleges and universities, in which the scholar can be conducted through every grade of learning, from the alphabet to the most ab struse sciences, and trained for any of the learned professions of medi cine, law, theology or engineering. We see before us a city having in active business more than 1,500 commercial-firms, with more than 200 manufactories, representing greatly diversified industries and interests; a city whose annual busi ness, counting both wholesale and retail trade aud manufactures, will closely approximate $100,000,000. A metropolis with a well organized aud efficient Merchants' Exchange and ''Call Board," upwards of thirty hotels and restaurants, many of which will compare favorably with the fiuest in the Union, as great a number of newspapers and other publications; with telegraph and telephone lines, fire alarm tele graph, a splendidly manned and equipped fire department; gas and water works; banks and banking houses, with millions of capital; with theaters and libraries; with costly railroad bridges; with miles of elegant and substantial business blocks which will not suffer in com parison with those of the foremost cities iu the country; with 13,000 school children comiug up under proper training to make them use ful citizens; with its conservatories oi music ano grana collections oi.,.uant iu t(nvn remarked that to work of art, public and private; ; day's sunshine was worth 0.00 per with its numerous asylums, lios- 1)0ur to his business, pitals and other eleemosynary in-; stitutions, unerring indications of a ' Charlotte Journal- Observer: Miss generously benevolent people; with Sarah J. Reed died at the residence its street car lines extending from of her brother, Mr. II. K. Reed, in the center of the city to all its i Pineville, at-12 o'clock last Sunday, suburbs; with its lines of fine ! Miss Reed was an assistaut teacu- steam boats plying to and fro to all accessible river posts. A city with a society noted for culture and hos pitality, where genius is encouraged and modern shoddy and sham frowned upou. This is what we see before us the Nashville of to-day. A great metropolis now, it has be fore it a career of unexampled pros perity. A Charming Versatility of the Ga.. Doir He will devour with equal avidity chicken-soup from the pot on my stove, soup grease, decayed bacon, rinds and garbage form the slops at the back door, custard aud pound cake from my pantry, eggs from my choicest hens' nest, finishing his performance by partially devouring the old hen and then digging up my rarest flowers to bury her. The ' next night he comes back, digs up her foul remains and invites all his kindred to the feast; and when they have finished, the whole tea party drink out of my water bucket in the porch, upset my churn of cream indulge in several free fights in the back yard, roll over my bed of young vegetables and wind np the nights' performance by a serenade of howls under my window till day light! This kind of thing has been going in Kattonton till it has be come monotonous. STATE NEWS,, (xlrniH-u from our Exchanges. Biblical Recorder: A large man ufacturer recently paid off his hand? 87,000 in new money. He marked the bills. On Monday $450 of these same bills were found in the s sessiou of saloon-keepers. Why then call prohibition fanaticism. Wil. Mar: Ptev. R. O. Burron. P. E. of this Methodist E. Church LMStricr, laiieu to attend the quar terly meetings of the Methodist churches here on Saturday and Sun day last, and we understand that he states iua letter received from him that lie has not taken a meal outside of his own private- room since, he reached home from this city some t hree weeks since. In other words he is and lias lieen quite indisposed. Xcics - Ohiterrcr: Yesterday's Baltimore Sun savs: Gen. Cox, mem ber of Congress of North Carolina, and "bride, datightci of Bishop Lyman of North Carolina, visited on Sun day Mr. Augustus Albert, at his country place. Cedar Lawn,Ooyan-.-town, also the Rev. D. E. Lyman, both uuck-s of t he bride. , They sail for Europe this week. This af ternoon thirty of the inmates of the insaue asylum here will be taken to the Western asylum, at Morgan -ton. Rooms for that number are now ready. As soon as more rooms are prepared, other patients will be removed there from the asylum here. Daily Siftiwix: About a week ago Jim Artis and Oscar Harper, both colored, had a, difficulty and Harper threatened to kill Artis. Saturday they made up, Harper saying he was satisfied. He then bought some spirits and asked Ar tis to take a drink, he accepted but 'twas a short while before lie wish ed ho hadn't as he discovered that he was poisoned. He fell exhaust ed and was carried to Drs. Peacock & Anderson who administered an emetic which soon brought him to hissenses. Artis, we understand claims that Harper put strychine in the whiskey. Of the truth Of this we canuot say. A negro church was burned np at Black creek last week. Mr. John Bryan, son of W. R. Bryan died suddenly one day last week. The Wilmington Morning Star: Mr. T. II. Smith had a lot of new Irish potatoes yesterday, which lie got from his garden in this city. The 4th of April is rather early for them but then "things this year are not like they used to was," we have heard it. remarked. Mr. J. A. Summerseft, of Fair Bluff', Colum bus county, informs us that a negro entered the postoflice at that place Monday nighty while the postmas was making up the mail, and got away with a registered letter iu transit from Conway, S. C, to some place in Florida. The negro was caught in. about twenty minutes afterwards aud confessed, but said there was no money in the letter, and that another negro prompted him to the act, saying that he had a letter in the postofBce, and if he would get it lor him he would give him half the money that was in? it. The robber was sent Tuesday after noon to Whiteville jail. He came from Lumberton Monday afternoon as a mail driver. His Companion escaped. Greensboro Patriot: A. S. Lew ter, depot agent at Salisbury, got his arm broken yesterday, while coupling a car. Mr. Tom Sher wood, of J. W. Scott & Co., was arrested in Alamance county last week, charged with selling goods without license, ' In' changing his coat he left his license at home, but this excuse did not avail. He was arretted by the sheriff" some ten miles from Graham and taken to the latter place under very ex asperating circumstances. The ar rest was made without any warrant and while in custody he was' treat ed very rudely. Arriving at Gra ham he at once telegraphed for his license; they were forwarded to him. When arrainged before the magis trate next day the license were produced and the case was dis missed upon the payment of cost, from which judgment he appealed. It is an outrage which his firm will not submit to. The arrest was il legal, and was aggravated by the insoleuee and rudeness of the offi cer. A letter from Chatham says all the water courses are np and great damage is apprehended. Farmers are looking blue over the late spring, and f.re making all sorts of direful predictions about this crops. a turning mer- er in the large school at Pineville, of which her brother was principal and was a lady who was well-known ami greatly admired throughout the country. Shu was about 40 years of age. Her remains were inferred yesterday at ;? o'clock, in the Sha ron churchyard. Eva, a little four-year old daughter of Mr. John Crowell, fell into the fire yesterday morning and had her face quite severely burned. Mr. M.D. L. Biggers, formeily surveyor in this county, had a rough experience in the city Sunday night. While pass- ing by the Richmond !c Dauville freight depot he was met in the darkness by some unknown indi vidual vho kn icked him down and robbed him of his money, amount ing to five or six dollars. The blow that felled him was struck over the left eye, and must have been made with a club or piece of iron, from the appearance of the wound. The skin was laid open to the scalp from the eye straight across to the ear, and all around the eye was a big splotch of black. The ex-coroner had no idea who his assailant was, and it was so dark he could not see whether he was white or black. Assaults and high way robberies are getting to be about as common in the future Lon don as they are in Chicago. Proceedings of the Board of Commis sioners of Jones County, April 2nd, 1883. At a meeting of the Board of Commis sioners of Jones county, at Trenton, on the first Monday of April, 1883, present, E. M. Foscue, chairman, William B. Bee ton, Isaac Brock, Joseph B. Banks and Quitman Hay. - On motion, Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. T. J. Whitaker, C. S C, allowed $39.36 for costs in case of State against Luke Williams, and $26.18 for official services, stationery etc. Thomas Harrison, allowed 88.45 for provisions for poor at poor house for the month of January, S10.27 for Feb ruary and for March. Ordered, That no aid shall be given to the poor, outside of poor lioute, after the first Monday in June, except in very extreme cases. The following allowances were made for transient paupers for the present month: To the widow of Richard Koonoe and fivechildren. $4.00 To Betsey Jones and family, 4.00 Mary Ann Jones. 3.50 " Church Moore, , 4.00 " Fred Hudler, 2.50 " Polly Button, 3.00 " Samuel Metts, 2.00 " Joseph Phillips, 1.50 " Leah Green, 1.50 Ordered, That the proceedings of this Board be sent to the New Berne Jour nal for publication and that the office be paid 825 per annum for same. .', U. V. rarker, William J?ov and John T. Heath wore allowed to list lands for taxation for the year 1882. I he following named persons were appointed Assessors and Tax list takers for the present year: White Oak Townshfp. Assessors, Lewis Bvnum, John Collins, Cyrus Fos cue. List taker, C. Har. Polloksville Township. Assessors. J. N. Whitford, Frank Foy, Samuel Hud son. List taker, J. F; White. Trenton Township. ' Assessors. J. A. Smith. James C. Moore, Wm. E. Ward. List taker, J. L. Kinsey. Cypress creek Township. Assessors. Benj. Brock, jr., A. F, Hammond, Benj. Brown. List taker, L. Dilbthunt, jr. Ttfckahoe Township. Assessors, C. C. Fordham, H. F. Brown,' David King. List taker, Edgar Rouse. - ; Beaver Creek. Township. Assessors. J. S. Becton, W. B. Isler, F. A. Whitta- ker. List taker, F. F. Green. .. Ordered, That the Clerk issue notices to the Assessors and List takers to' meet the Board at Trenton -on first -Monday in may lor consultation. it. a. nay, allowed S?2 for pauper cornn. John T. Heath and Benaiah Jones were released trom payment of poll tax for 1882 on account of being over age. U. M. J? oscue, allowed 97.00 for super intending poor house and furnishing cook. J. F. Shiver, released from payment or poll tax for is3 and 1884 on account of infirmity. It. W. Mctiowan appointed School Commissioner in District No. 25, white. T. J. Whitaker. allowed to erect office on Court House lot, between northeast corner of Court House and Mrs. Pritch ett'e stables. P. M. Pearsall, allowed So for services as County Superintendent. lhe following named persons were appointed to hold the municipal elections in tne towns or rouoksviiie and Trenton on the first Monday in May: - Polloks ville, S. Hudson, jr., Registrar; J. H. Bell, Williams Koonce, A. ti. Barrus and Nathan P. Smith, Inspectors. Trenton, J. L. Kinsey, Registrar; B. B. Windley, J. A. Smith, James M. Pollock and Balaam Meadows, Inspectors. J. t. (Jumbo, allowed 81 for repairing fence and plowing ground at poor house. Ordered, That the Clerk of this Board advertise in the New Berne Journvl for sealed proposals to build a Jail at Trenton, Jones county, to be opened at the May meeting, 1883, of this Board. The building to be of brick, 24x36 feet, two stories high, the lower floor to be Oi feet and the upper floor 9i feet from floor to ceiling with 4 foot passages all around the building in both stories, with two steel cages below and two cells above. That each bid shall be accom panied with a drawn plan and specifica tions, and the person whose plan is ac cepted shall receive $25 therefor wheth er the contract is given to him or anoth er. The Board reserves Hie .right to reject any and all bids and to require of the person whose bid is accepted such security for the performance thereof as tliey may deem proper. Ordered, That the report of the Com missioners appointed to lav out and establish a public road in Polloksville Township from the public road at Oak Grove Church, (colored,) to Oak Grove (white) Church, be accepted and ap proved with the following amendment added thereto, viz: "To run on the line between A. F. Duval and S. Hud son to the public road leading from Polloksville to New Berne, said Duval and Hudson giving twelve - feet each," and that the same (with that portion embraced in the amendment) be and Is hereby declared a public road. On motion, the Board adjourned un til first Monday in May. I. T. Wilson, Clerk. Mining. New York Soulh. The yearly product of gold in California is from $15,000,000 to 20,000,000. Zinc has been discovered near Socorro, N. M., and some excite ment is felt over the find. The prospects of tho Haile gold mine are excellent, and the work of mining is progressing satisfactorily. A fish of solid gold, of the bullion value of $2,500, is reported to have been dug up in Ober-Lausitz, the border land between Saxony and Silesia. Its surface is said o be iutised with mythological figures, wrought after archaic Greek pat-1 terns. ! By the first of April the mining interests of Phenix, Arizona, will receive au impetus by the erection of a good sized smelter on one of the copper mines of Castle Creek, and the erection of a forty-stamp mill on one of the Cave Creek mines. The latter, we are credibly informed, will be put up next month. Stafp Hoard of Agriculture. News and observer. The board at its session yesterday transacted much business. The present officers of the Departmentf Agricul ture, Commissioner Montford McGehee, Seeretary Peter M. Wilson, Fish Com missioner Stephen G. Worth, and State Chemist Charles W. Dabney. were all re-elected for two years. The board gave 500 to the State Tobacco fair at Durham in May, on condition that the managers of the fair shall turn over to the Department of Agriculture a collec tion of the choicest tobaccos for special exhibition at Boston next autumn. The board appropriated S50U to be paid out as premiums on field crops aDd im proved methods of farming at the next State fair. It is understood that the board will at its next meeting offer a similar amount for premiums for im proved stock. The Board authoriaed the State Chemist to make some experi ments in the manufacture of fertilizers; also to make explorations for phosphate rock in the southeastern part of the State. The board adjourned to meeton the third Wednesday in July next. New, Berne Ad.yertisemep.u, ASA JONES, Middle Street, Newborn, ft U, DBALXB IN Staple and Fancy Dry Goods KIIIITX XHMKv riHTIHVn El Agent ror the iuamo.nuhhiiit. jmunn drled S1.40. LaamlrM SLIK.-... ) ft. . And the celebrated Warner'a Corallna Ooraet, Irl S1.UI. i,-t x.,;, t A foil line of Genu', Ladle' ami Children' Underwent, Oenta' Linen, Oelluhtld and Paper Collar and C'ufl, 811k and Linen llaudiier ehlefa, all ktnda 'of Jenl, LadWnnd t!b! dren'e Houd and Machine klxde Hhuna, liub ber Ooate, llhte and Hhnea, "Ladles' V.Hmt.u and JiK-ketx, and everything uaua(l kciit.lua Oral nhua 1 )rv f InlvU Hb,r. T ' " ' - ' ' AM JONK3. .... InarSdavIy Middle at on. Baptist Church A. H. POTTER & CO., confectYoners, 1 ' -. '-' ':' . rt MaNOFACTCEERS OF FftENSH & XMEEICAN' c2ANjiim.r,r?ii ad deatera In Foreign 1 Deineetle Pmtte Note. Also Clgara, ToWen, Toja, ete. Pollock street , neaV to Oeo. Alien Jt Co!, v.. w-l fTBW BEBftl .W. 5. ..'Hi Vm.PcIIDallanco&Co. Groceries, Tobacco, Snuff . and Cigars, AT WHOLESALE '" FOR CASH. ' A S. FBONT ST., OTAB MIDDLE. ,';iiwiiBi,'f;'t.'''''ili'' 30 bhls. Porki 300 bbls. Plour, 10 boxes Bulk Meat, 150 boxes Tobacco, .... . . 50 M Cigars, , , , , 1,000 lbs. 8. Tobacco, " " ; : 1 6,000 lb Coffee, r i --- 30 bbls. Sugar., .,.. 50 tubs Lard, 25 cross Baking Powder; ; '' ' " 2.000 lba. Bk-arlv 8ooX :V , ' . 50 boxes CakesjindCrackers, , 75 bbls. Molasses and Syrup, " ' 100 boxes Soap," " .--' . Brandy Peaches. i.Onhod joata. Pickles, Matches, Ink. Blacking. Seed Potatoes,' LorilTard and bail & Ax Snuff, K.' Oil, etei; tc. i . .. Wa. carry. a i very i larga and. select stock, and respectfully request-that you try us before buying : Everything" g&od, and -e ' unnmt?e Both Trice and Quality. J Orders iby mail promptly attended to. THE CASH . TRAM i BSPKCIA LLT SOLICITED. Wm; Pell Ballancd & Co- P. O. Box 29. : ;wv" WM. LOHCHv GENERAL MERCHANDISE CAST HOUSE ACCClOiODATXrS. ti' II rout St. ten Bern. N. C. ' ' ' .IwX.r ur L. IT, CUTLER, Stoves and Hardware, Sash, Doors .&,Bliii (Is, LIKE, CEMENT and PLASTER .: - - - - ' '- r! '.-nl it,i mui . MOUSE FURPriSIflKq goons, Faints, Oils. Class and Putty; GUNS AND FI7TOL8V' TOILET ' Wlil'I'M.1':.' Rubber and Leather Belting, d Etc., Etc," Etc. Walter P. Burrus & Co.; 5 commission merchants; AND DKALEfig DT 'j GRAIN OF.' ALL WDS. (Corn a Specialty. ) :Noxk7-23gxxi.o, 33". O. Orders and Consignments reapertrnlly solicited. Jam-drfwly : DAIL BROS., WIIOLESAE (IROCERk AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, rorw roi Alirtl j. d w U.S. ME, MARKET WKAKf, NEW REENE, N.C. Alao krep op hand full 1 o of ItOPKS AND TWINES, SPIKES, NAILS, CANVASS, AVD ALL KINDS SHIP CHANDELRY, PAINTS, OILS and BRUSHES. April 1 w-tfin Ferdinand Ulrich, DEALER IN GROCERIES & DRY GOODS BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, Hopes, Twined, Paint Oils Can vus. and Oakum. The place to buy GRAIN SACKS in any quantity and : LOKII.I, AIH) SNUFF by the bbl. VETS and ST I NFS. Font of Mid. lie t.rt-rt, NKW HLKNE. N. C. vrl Mi ;tr V FARMERS A.0 ('(IliVTRV MERCHANTS, rr A. Iv i : NOTIC IS ! W Rro itaiii al mir "1.1 ittiin.l. In our NEW STORK. V have u full liti )l Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoos, nil of whirh w nr ofli'rlnic vorv low Ml whuli'kiU-ami ri'lHtl. l ull hiiiI take k l.xik al our kooiIm mid iftt our low prlren. or dern Roll.-lteil. Siitlsl'.-H'tlou inmrnnteMt. i.i rtoiiKicrs 4 who. ..; PxofoMional Card., rrr HiypHll8iC::c::slftj.:x::Lrf ,.v.ATWttsiYS I AT LAW., .... , WIH praolloeln tlielVurtW rmr. n.J"- -Onalow.trtoret, a.ml)x ami j..i, ,,., , iltrn imiml Htmrtal, frrw Jfeeraa, I,., ... . , ATTOttBET AT LAW. Mi , Vllknln. .... . - ponecUma.)nU,1(. i i-d4wi . A t YP.n g x M , & a "v , CLATTOV, Mutt r0,(;, m. r, wni prtiMU whererrr Sr .n.r.-.(..iii,) .r- leea.w aid:!! , ..iu,-, l.. aj, (KJi y . orlJI B'lf ' LEONID AS Jr nOOr.Z,4 ATTqilNJjr A T VAX?, m .ul Nw-Jirer, K. V. Will praotloe ln-tb Trmoilbn f i . nolr. JontNi. Onflow I'm. itra.M.t ... . IfltlMtJ.H. IMKtrtrHVwitHl ., rmmpl NUenllon (xil.l la the rll- n..r ,,f leUna,,..., rH'ifij Jn tj i 'uli aptiir- ,. ru iu'iy; f iV .' .. . .. ' ttrvrMi - 4 - I ..!.. Will Dracll In 111. m.t 1 . r..... . 1 .. . OlIWltllljMll,..t . . Hiieelal al tent Ion Kl ren to Hie clinc-ii.n ..f claim, and eUUn eauue iti Uhwim , . ,. V! irixTiRR' Will.- New; Bern AdTcrtitcmc;. F-Urmturc Ht ,i f tit:. mtiZilimX , ' "tTrlen Vml en'in 'to" ete i'..i". I., 1 ... ,,i. turabawreiwcaAlat (J , , (, a JOHtt SUTK R'S. Beentid dot almva K. K. ,l.v'. . Urn kra-i on htiVid l'nrl..r tl i- .. Hela, Walnut. I kMhtUula, irai. u , . Mattreeaee, Hialrx, I si!i. (,1,1.. , . Wea,ate.,yrnl,t, . ..... uovk uoTa;0M-nacj s. , ' ' janrwly . " t, South .raping M k i it, W,XIT?r,5r3X3Ai.jji3, 2r, o. i iltiti ..UKALr.lt -Vi - . . OENEIt AL' f IIARD VV A II i:,' Cart n) on Malarial, Hbt- r.. oaaaics. linuics CocKmc; an 1 ", f " ' Healing -Stovri. . ondoiiTiiirtAft rNTY.iin'.l fi.t.., f,., at low rloea,. ,, , . , :.au:-ttlr 9 7?iF Vi Jt 1 1 a W t a . . . Cmmis.ion Mcrchan I .; Ceraer'CniTta tt Sowtk Prai Prompt and peraonel mtrnllon will he tell ermtmmttnu ot Oi'llou, Untln ,ivl Farm ITotliictloiin. , , - Tm al KmtltMi ot (hnaC tarMuil n$ c led coavao.h t( 4;tl.,1rj . Enstil'rocf Cats ani.Vh:: A arhlob we tare fcAjkntu' cm itganmlm offer CHEAP lor :AsILT v Ion via il rrr i . .. . . t 1-iliSA Sfffci m'A r Keepa eoDRtafillj' r.n hand Uie HMJtT .iq i 'lhl-jj jkUA44av,l ... Hetalllf Dxrlal Ctl'mwk4 ', wMa aMd WaJul C'aaketa a Mil Caaea, ' In all T handitoi'iirl y'liiiu.i.ti';!.'1 ' -" ' '"' ' ' -nit tLaii,?-" -'Um'.'Jy:t Pwalae- Jala mt all Slaea. !':. ; OrSrra hj telerrapk dr me itrht..rrmt if shipped hv flrt Iniin afu rlu.h r te rrlv'd. -otlswlvui r )-; ' - . 'Boe&Ger XiiiLnaKBT t. btocic . it.it OF' .i ..(. .' , furnii:ui?k.; Iu the City af New.fWrae, lleitae always la . ". ii .ff" ..' Parlor Qnis,. Bedroom, 8et, Mattresses; , Chairs of tt erery description,' , In faet ererytfilnji 'tWoarW Vepl m HraV caiaa KurhltBra.MUfSvHavlll hmmt.J. , U Bold.Tery "LxM.'-'-Cormerof Mroai a4 JUiddU Strttt, NN TT-'BEltXE,' W. V. ' - jna4wly t - ": 1 . "u J. J. ; Tolson'&xo.'. 'BaoADstatEt ' " '''ir . . . . . . e "' i. t h (Seoci4 Sooraaal troai BaUraa4) jj., 0 Receives GOODS hj, everj' iJtaMPn, Tletteat rHe4,t H if Best gTadoa 'of Coffee, best grades Flotir, best kettSwJJ rendered Lard,,', V eri keat alaee4l BtU rw . Apple VINKwAR, SlIOAIS f aJlrnUla beet FaMllr uao.'EBlKS,e, , i ah. KiifDk ; ; Our country tViendi wCl, find ;lt t their advantage to call and try onr Jrrf ces before buying. - All' S;oeM" sold at Sottom XaflSs. 'ti'.' Ooodt delivered at aay part ' of City prompt aad rrei. iroad Street aee4 4oor aaaS R a.a.tallrwa Guano andM(a!n!.:1 - ,,-' 1,500 Macks Tine Ulnnil Guano 1,000 Kntks Fish, Bone and Potash, ' 1,000 unckK ICslnit. at 13.50 a ton. . ' ' MX) am-ks Psi ific iumi. ' 1 1 ' 5(KI a:k Kny.t. i'i High Orada'Add IMionjihste. - 700 sacka XorfolU Fertilir., r at 118 a Ion. " Peruvian Guano. ...',. n E. H. MEAB0W3 &:CpJ';' C omer l'ollockaudMUldl.sUu. Wnrchouae Cotton Exchaagv Flaca, NKW !lFNE,;PClC., ' I."',