THE JOURNAL.
h. a. rvrx.
KaUtar.
NEW BERNE, N. C.. MAY 17. 1883.
Catas4 at U Poet MBce at New Berne,
N C
aiur.
i It is said the amount or naval
stores produced in North Carolina
' ia more than doable the yield of
"ll Oila nnin nt
- nil utuct oiaicq wuiuiucui
T " NOT Tery long since, James R.
VVUW . v - - J
f dertook to "corner' all the wheat
E&yia - Won arr-oor. mnnrnr. nn-
- nrice of bread. He either over
estimated his financial strength or
under estimated the capacity of the
country to raise wheat. Now
TToAna la in & mrner rtimsAif. srt tn
:' apeak. -
,r republican boss, predicts that the
7 democrats are croinflr to rule the
coontry again. That is quite prob-
able, bat it is very certain Roscoe
" 2. aaa. aV A?a m 4- IiaImi m1ai V .a TMal
AM nilh VlllUlf laU UC1U OlUli Jt IV
- diction. The wiley boss knows
-bow to 'frighten his northern friends
" with democratic rale, hoping, in
t their deSDair. thev may call him
V - Ext. HofcGAK Dix, in a sermon
said that there is criminal laxity
; in the regard for the marriage tie
among many women of fashion
- bbm a .. . Al
" m ata. ta van - voai rij-srrin i nitv
- wish to avoid the pains and the
crosses and dnties of matrimony,
The care of their children, they
handover to servants. - They have
.'" lax notions about divorce and there
Is'5v growing indifference to this
's "Chief of all social abominations."
. n - !" t -rCT . m
cpeasmg genenauy, ur. mix. minima
. - fhixt it 1m tKa fait hlAairnAAa nt woman
: to her aoty ana mission uiac em-
- hnMni th conanir&tora asrainst
liar fcnnnr' - " '-"
The Kaffir- cosmogony says that
three' nations . were, created, the
V "Whites, Amaoosa and the "Amal
anw. It is there related how the
white man gained every thing. The
: three races assembled before Teco,
. the Creator, to receive his ' bonnty,
A. honey-Dira drew on we uoicen
' toes in fhU cry. " Teco, in wrath
MAntf?AUA4? f llOTT fl" ' AYtaf "ifcFl Willi
- roots and honey-beer and possess
no stock whatever The Kaffir
eagerly claimed this one -and that
. one from out the herds . of cattle
Teco, indignant at their greediness,
aid they ; shonld have no better
gifts. ;. The whites patiently waited
- till they received lands, cattle and
wiAn naa nvrmoi Y-nA tut s, r iu r unit
rf " i ii . :i -i i .
, ; all other property, and be promises
to keep np the regulation till the end
of time.- " " ' N. ;
- . THE A. JT. C BJITKOAD.
The report of the umpire to
adjast the differences between the
vniory oi.uie prvprvjr . io;kxi w
the Midland N. C Railway Com
pany, in order to fix a basis ror
settlement, which was signed also
by one of the experts, sustains the
position taken by the J ottenalj
" . 1st, that it was suicidal policy m
declaring a forfeiture of a lease
which was paying more money than
the road ever made before, even
though the lessors never threw
another shovel fall of dirt on the
" Salisbury branch; and 2nd, there
; was no necessity lor a receiver alter
' the lease had been declared forfeit
ed. True it was represented to the
court that the property of the road
. was rapidly depreciating, and that
-. it was actually dangerous to travel
over it. .With these ' representa
tions before it. the court could
hardly do otherwise than appoint a
receiver. t cut now me umpire, wno
. . is supposed to be.nninterested, says
I that the property 's worth 94,990.96
- more than it was when the Midland
Railway Company leased it. And,
mark you, the estimate does not
include the buildings or rolling
stock Duns Dy tne Indiana jom
pany.
, To sum up the matter, the Direc
tors of the A. & X C. Railroad
., have, at a cost of at least ten thou
sand dollars (we assume that the
- cost of the suit including experts
and attorneys' 75es will exceed five
. thousand dollars) recovered their
.road from a party who was paying
them an annual rental of forty
thousand dollars, and, according to
the umpire's rrort, was improving
' their rjrooertv.
Tit is to be presumed that the
Directors are carrying oat the
wishes of the Governor in this
matter; if so the tax payers in this,
Pamlico, Carteret and Lenoir coun
, ties, should hold him rigidly re
sponsible' for thus wasting the
earnings of a road which they are
laboring daily to pay for. We say
' tctuting because we don't .know
what els to call it when experts are
continually going over the road at
enormous charges, and special
trains continually dashing off to
JBaleigh with attorneys, who will be
sure to charge fall fees for their
services, to consult His Excellency.
x It tne stocKnoiders nave it in
their power at their next annual
meeting the best thing they can do
with this property is to put it up to
the highest bidder. Some capital
ist will buy it for the purpose of
making money ou it, which he can
only do by consulting the interest
of the people along the road and
endeavoring to help them develop
the country
lit making these comments on j
past blunders we do not wish to be
understood as opposing or in auy
way disparaging any policy that
the Directors may see fit to adopt
for the future; we are ready and
anxious to encourage and uphold
anything that looks like, what the
road baa needed for the last
-eighteen years, a settled btsi-
VESS POU CV-
COL. WHITFORD S REPLY.
The late hour at which Col. John
D. Whitford's reply to our article
In Saturday's issue on the A. & X.
(j. Railroad was handed in on Sat
urday night prevented our noticing
some poiuts in it in Sunday's issue.
We caunot hold the Governor
entirely blameless for the mis
management ot the A. & X. C.
Railroad so long as lie lias the
power of appointing two thirds of
the Directors, and can control or
break np a meeting at any time.
The Midland Company stopped
work on the extension to Salisbury
when they found tueyconhl not get
the W. X. C. Railroad, which Gov
ernor Jarvi3 had, we understand,
promised to secure for them, or to
use all of his iullueiice for that pur
pose, provided the Midland Syndi
cate would deposit a quarter of a
million to reimburse the R. & D.
Syndicate for the work they had
done. The Midlanders may have
made a mistake in relying upon
the Governor to accomplish this
end for them, but be that as it may
they evidently were confident of
securing this road or they never
would have begun work npon the
Salisbury branch. Now we- claim
that inasmuch as the Midland
Company was disappointed in se
curing the W. N. C. Railroad, the
Governor not being able to wield
the influence be expected, a failure
to prosecute the work from Smith
field to Salisbury ought not to have
leen sufficient grounds for declar
ing a lorfeiture as long as they
continued to pay the lease monev
and to keep .the road iu good
repair.
But it was doubtless represented
lo the Governor that the road was
"running down, bridges rotting
and things generally in confosion,"
and we surmise that when he read
the report of the umpire, who is a
man noted for his fairness and good
judgment, he was surprised to find
the road, exclusive of the buildings
and rolling stock built by the Mid
land Company, worth five thousand
dollars more than it was when the
lease was made. The private stock
holders of the road were looking
more to the rental paid than to the
extension; and if it had not been
represented to them that the road
was coming to nothing they would
not have consented to declare
forfeiture. Wo assume this from
the fact that they voted overwhelm
ingly at the meeting held in No
vember, 1880, to lease. to the W. &
W. for 933,000 per annum when
there was not a word said about
extending the road. At the meet
ing in Goldsboro on the 10th of
November last it was represented
to the stockholders that their pro
perty had decreased in value thirty
per .tent under the Midland man
agement, but when they come to
wind np their affairs with this
Company, and the matter is placed
in impartial hands, they find the
property enhanced in value instead
of having depreciated.
The Colonel's assertion that the
mishaps on the road during the
time it was under Best's control
weie never given to the public is,
we take it, a reiteration of the
charge made by one of the speakers
at the stockholders' meeting in
Goldsboro "that it was with diffi
culty a New Berne paper could be
got to notice an accident on the
Midland road," the truth of which
we denied at the time, and our files
will show that we published several
accidents on the road all that
came to our knowledge and fre
quently complained of their failing
to run schedule time. In fact we
so often criticised the management
of the road that the Smithfield
Herald took us to task, and we
know that tho managers of the
road themselves never regarded the
Joubnal as friendly to Mr. Best's
administration. The truth of the
matter is we were too auxious to
give the news, and it was of no ad
vantage to us to refase to publish
an accident, hence, this statement
instead of being "all truth" is ut
terly without foundation, so far as
the Jouknax, is concerned.
One of the main objects iu pub
lishing the Jouenal is to give tbe
news; and another is to advocate
such measures as will redound to
the interest of New Berne and the
surrounding counties. How far we
have succeeded in doing this we
leave with the public to decide.
We never have nor do we intend,
if we know it, to put ourselves un
der such obligations to any corpo
ration, faction, clique or party, that
we caunot criticise their acts if in
our judgment tbe public good de-
mauds it.
The rupture between Governor
Cleaveland, of New York, and the
Tammany elemeut of tbe Demo
cratic party is evidently tbe begin
ning of a series of new and import
ant developments in tbe politics of
the Empire State, which mav and i r
.. ..
nave iar-reacning consequences. It
may determine the uext Presidential
election. The collision occurred
over the appointment ot Commis
sioner of Immigration, Tammany
being imperiously exacting about
tbe distribution of patronage.
The rate at which
debt was '-chawed"
the National
and smoked
out before the recent reduction ot
tbe tobacco tax, fixes us a nation of
devotees to the weed. The tax
paid on tobacco up to the beginning
of the fiscal year was ."i.S!),7jO,477
and up to May first when the re
il ;ict ion was affected, it was alout
902o,000,000.
Uenky 1). McDaniel has been
elected Governor of the State of
Georgia, receiving 2.5,(!.so votes. It'
the stay at homes could be counted
against him he would Ik; awfully
left.
Two striking tragedies are re
cently reported in the papers. In
Paris a marriage party was dis
persed on the Rue St. Dennis by a
rival ol the bridegroom. Having
been au unsuccessful suitor of the
bride's baud, he stopped the party
in tbe street, shot the bridgroom
dead and then poisoned himself,
dying immediately.
Near Saledo, Texas, one Mexican
stabbed another in tbe breast aud
left tbe knife sticking in the wound.
The wounded man instantly diew
it out, buried it in the heart of his
antagonist and fell dead ou his
corpse. The tragedies of Italy in
the middle ages could hardly pre
sent anything more dramatic than
these two of this 19th century.
The New York World lias
changed hands, without, however,
changing polities. It has changed
somewhat under the management.
Mr. Hurllert, its former manager,
made it smart and snug; Mr. Pu
litzer, the new proprietor, makes it
smart and shallow.
STATE NEWS
Uleaned from our Exchanges.
Statesville Landmark: In the
southern part of the county the
acreage in cotton will be about the
same as last year. In tbe other
portions of the county it will be
considereably less. The county
over it will probably be one-fourth
less than last year. The decrease
in the acreage of cotton is attended
by a corresponding reduction in the
amount of guano used. In a rock
on the side of a shoal about 100
yards above Cheatham's ford, ou
the South, Yadkin, in Alexander
county, is an indentation which is
"an exact representation ol a crock,
It is about two inches wide at the
bottom, with smooth, inclined sides
and will hold about two gallons of
water. The river covers it when
a little np. About two feet below
the crock is a figure in a rock which
represents perlectly the forward
half of a human foot, the toes point
ingdown the river.
Goldsboro Messenger: Mr. L. B
Stith, on Saturday last, killed a
snake on bis tarm near tins city
of the whip snake species, measur
ing over six feet in length with very
slender body. Only two crimi
nals were sentenced to the peni
tentiary last week, both colored
Wright Hardy goes up for five
years for stealing an ox, and Robert
Thompson for three years lor ob
taining money under false pretense
We regret to learn that the
music house of Messrs. Hanff & Son
in this city, made an assignment
on Saturday last for the benefit of
their creditors, Mr. Jos. E. Robin
son becoming assignee. The
largest strawberries of the season
were placed on our table last Sat
urday. Sixteen weighed a pound
They are of the Sharpley variety
and grown by Mrs. Barn a Daniel
in New Hope township.
Chatham Argus: The gardens
are fully a month behind time here
This, Centre Township, voted
on Monday last by seven majority
in favor of license. We regret to
learn that the residence ol Rev,
Solomon Pool, of Carry, was de
stroyed by fire last- week. We
learn from Capt. L. R. Exline, our
efficient Register ot Deeds, that
the number of liens and mortgages
recorded in his office for this year
is much less than common, not
near half the usual number, a fact
that speaks well for the county.
Wilson Advance: Our present
board of Commissioners are pay
mg more attention to the county
Poor House than has been the cos
torn. They visited it in a body
Tuesday to look after the condition
of the property and to see how the
inmates are cared for. They found
everything in good condition and
speak in terms of praise of the effi
ciency of Superintendent Rowo--
D. R. Walker, the Jumbo of the
btate press, caught a carp weigh
ing eigut pounds and tureen ounces,
two years old, from Jere Perry's
pond, in Franklin couuty last week.
Wilmington Revirw. There are
but seven veterans of the Mexican
war resident in this locality. These
are Col. John L. Cantwell of the
i'aimette regiment, col. a. L. Fre
mont, Maj. James Reilly and Mr.
H. H. Bloom of the U. S. regulars,
.air j as. u. lumsden and Mr.
Morgan of the North Carolina Regi
ment, and Mr. Joshua Craig, of the
Maryland and V lrginia Regiment.
These veterans served in a war
which resulted in the annexation to
the United States of some of its
most valuable territory and vet
their services have never recogniz
ed by the government while at the
same time they are taxed to sup
port thousands of men who were
never in a fight, but who are yet
pensioned by the government. This
is a shame aud a disgrace to the
people of tbe country.
The Proposed Sahara Sea.
M. De Lesseps reports favorably
on tbe proposed Sahara Sea scheme
Soundings 73 meters, deep have
shown the existence of nothing but
sand. The African inland sea
might easily be made, with tho aid
of 100 excavators, representing the
work of 100,000 men. M. De Les
seps has met with the best recep-
1011 from tbe Arab soldiery and
population. On tbe .'5d inst., be
arrived at Biskra, having complet
ed a survey of tbe country between
Gabes aud tbe Marsh Lakes. He
declared that the soil will allow of
the excavations necessary to con
nect the lakes with the Mediterra
nean, that the works will present
no extrrordinary difficulty, and that
the concessions asked for with re
am to tne torest and adjoining
lain
will make tbe scheme remun
erative and wholly independent of
State aid, subvention, or gnaran
tee.
It is reported that '-the British
Government has passed a bill pro
hibiting the sale and slaughter of
lambs." This reminds a writer for
the Chicago Farmer's Review that
"in 177.") the Legislature of Virginia
passed resolutions urging that no
person should use and under no
circumstances sell to butchers or
kill for merket sheep under five
years old."
The Boston American Cultivator
states "that much has been said in
regard to potato plants, etc., taking
up tbe Paris-green used upon them
and causing harm to result. Many
experiments have been tiied upon
tne suoject at different stations,
and analyses have been made of
plants which wemheajly treated
with the arsenic poison. These i in
vestigations all agree in concluding i ed at Galway for Boston on Satur
ttiat no harm caii come from this! day, under the direction of Mr.
source. ' Tukes' committee.
GENERAL NEWS.
New Yoek, May 12.-The failure
of Henry K. White dealer in straw
goods, has been announced, lia
bilities $150,000, assets S10O,O0U.
Wilmington, Del., May 12.
At New Castle today, Sheriff Mar
tin whipped nine prisoners, seven
of whom had been convicted of
larceny aud two of receiving stolen
goods. Two were whites and seven
colored.
Washington, May 12 A new
counterfeit of a five dollar gold
coin has made its appearance. It
purports to be a coin of the United
States, struck at New Orleans, in
1843, It is heavily plated and is
49 grains light.
The British steamer Gilmore from
New York for Jamaica, went ashore
at 11 o'clock List night in clear
weather six miles north of Little
Egg Harbor, N. J. The crew of
sixteen men were taken off by tbe
life saving crew. The vessel was
in ballast and will probably be
saved.
Petersbukg, Va., May 12. In
telligence has been received from
different sections of Virginia to
the effect that great damage is be
ing done to young tobacco plants by
the tobacco fly, and in many in
stances the farmers have had all
their plants destroyed. The plan
ters are much discouraged.
Washington, May 12. Tbe
light house board is informed that
the beach in front of the lighthouse
on Sand Island, Mobile, Ala., is
rapidly wearing away, nnd the saf
ety of the lighthouse is threatened.
Steps will be taken to protect the
lighthouse, and if found necessary
it will be removed to a place of
more security.
The national board of health has
informed the local authoroties at
Memphis, Tenn., that after June
1st next they will have to bear the
expenses of the quarantine stations
on the Mississippi river between
New Orleans and Memphis.
Helena, Mout., May 13. Col.
Ilges, commanding at Fort Assini-
boine has received information that
the Cree Indiaus are preparing for
a general war. Three hundred
lodges under Big Bear Lucky man,
and Little Pine are camped within
twenty five miles of Fort Walsh,
read to cross into Montana to av
erage the loss of the Crees in their
last horse stealing raids.
Col. Ilges has sent couriers to
Fort Walsh with a demand that
the British authorities take steps
to prevent the Indians crossing the
line. (Jol. Ilges thinks the first at
tack will be made on the Gros Ven
tres and Assiniboines," causing a
general war, and a loss to nort hern
Montana stock interest.
Milwaukee, May 13. The re
ports from all the counties in the
priug wheat section, compromis
ing all of Winconsin, Dakota, and
Minnesota, northern Iowa, northern
Nebraska, and a few counties in
northern Illinois show that the out
look is more favorable than for a
number of years, with a material
increase in acerage sown.
St. Louis, May 13. A despatch
from Austin, Texas, says the Hous
ton aud Texas Central Railroad has
defaulted in the payment of the in
terest on sinking fund due the
State on loans made to it prior to
the war. The amount in default is
about 9 28,000. The State will prob
ably bring suit against the com
pany. St. Louis, May 13. Advices
from the Cariso Mining District, m
western Texas, state that immense
deposits of chloride an horn silver
has been discovered in the section
of country lying between the Pecos
and Rio Grande rivers. The sur
face cropping of horn silver are
said to be tbe richest on the con
tinent.
The body ot a man was found
yesterday afternoon floating in the
Hackeusack river at the foot of St.
Paul's avenue, Jersey City. It was
dressed in a black beaver overcoat,
oiacK trousers and vest,wnite shirt.
aud red flannel undershirt. Two
large stoues were found in his over
coat pockets. In the pockets of his
pantaloons were found some pistol
cartridges and a plain gold ring.
A. 1. bvn.
James Delehanty, 13 years of
age, employed on tbe tug Jas. A.
Garfield, was seen to tall into the
water from the tug yesterday, bv
persons walking along the shore of
the Kill von Run. Tbe tug stopp
ed aud put back, tbe body was not
recovered. K. Y. Sun.
Albany, May 13, Tho opinion
is gaining ground that there will be
au extra session of the Senate in
tbe latter part of May or the first
of June to ratify aud confirm what
ever may be decided upon in the
mean time in regard to Murtba and
the Harbor Masters.
Tucson, Arizona, May 13. Gen.
Gareia'8 engagement with the In
dians iu Sonora has demonstrated
that the band of reengade Apaches
is much larger than has been here
tofore supposed. Tbe general idea
has been that it numbered about
seventy-five. Gen. Garcia esti
mates the number of those on tbe
west side of tbe Sierra Madre
Mountains at from 150 to 200, and
those on the east side will probably
bring the number to 3oO. The
country is very abrupt and difficult
of access, and those who remember
the Modoc war in tbe Lava Beds
will appreciate tbe difficulty of the
ask before Gen. Crook. The In -
aus cannot be starved out, for
he mountains furnish plenty of
game, it is ueiieved that in view
of the fact that tbe preceptious
country is efual in extent to tbe
State of Ohio, it will require at least
six months to subdue these Apach
es. Dublin, May 13. Mr. Edmund
Leamy, member of Parliament for
Waterford C it y, speaking, to-day,
at a meeting ot the Irish National
League at Duneannon, county- Wex-
oril, at winch 4.1100 persons w ere
present, denounced tbe Govern
ment policy which sought to induce
the Vatican to withdraw priests
from politics. He stigmatized Mr.
Ellington as a sneaking, scented
popinjay.
Pauis, May 13. The debate in
regard to the payment of subven
tions to steamship companies was
resumed in the Chamber of Depu
ties to day. M. Cocheiy, Minister
of Posts and Telegraphs, upheld
the system of subsidies, which he
said would enable France to con
struct her own ships, and in the
event of war employ them as an
auxiliary to the navy.
Dublin, May 13. Eight hun
drend emigrants who bad been as
sisted by the Govern men t embark-
Agricultural.
The Crow Indians are live farm
ers. They bale up rocks with their
hay.
Most of tbe fruit growers in tbe
Michigan "fruit belt" have given
up pear culture on account of the
blight.
It is claimed that, "with clover
seed at 810 to f 11 per bushel, no
farmer can afford to pasture it the
first season."
New Jersey has a law which com
pels seedsmen to givehe purchaser
of their goods written guarantees
that they are sound.
It is reccom mended that "the
first three days after putting horses
to farm work in tbe spring, rest
should be given frequently.', Of
this the part- bringing up the rear
of the procession approves.
Dr. Sturtevant says that in grow
ing mellons it is well to add a hand
ful of sulphate of potash or several
handfulls of wood ashes to each hill.
The effects seems to improve great
ly tbe quality of the fruit.
If runners are removen from
strawberry vines in spring the old
plant will be more vigorous and
the fruit fairer. There will be time
enough to grow plants lor next
year's fruiting after this season's
crop of vines has ripened.
A Californian, who has had con
siderable experience with alfalfa
for hay, asserts that, as a general
thing, growers cut it too often. He
thinks twice in a season will give as
much hay as four times, and tbe
article much more nutricious. At
the outside he would cut but three
times a season.
In many parts of Spain farming
operations have made little or no
progress siuce tbe expulsion of tbe
Moors. The same sort of a plow is
used now as then, oxen tread out.
the corn after the ancient Orenial
fashion aud women separate the
chaff from the corn by tossing the
grain .up iu the air durin a breeze
of wind.
M. Goffart, the discoverer of the
method now in oporation on a large
scale of keeping green fodder in
trenches or silos, says there is
nothing in the process but can be
varied, save only the most rigorous
attention to the close packing of
the mass, so as to keed out the air
the seclusion of the latter is the
secret of ensilage.
Is it the fact, as claimed, that
"few originators of seedling potatoes
get a fair reward for their labor?"
A Special reason that it should be
otnerwise is lound in the circum
stance that "this is the only means
of maiutaiuing productive varieties
as the best run out and become un
productive in a lew years. The
originators of tne Early Roes, of
the Burbank and other prolific
kinds have added millions of dollars
to the wealth of the country."
"Moore County liritt.''
Scientific American.
The peculiar formation of this
stone, aud its remarkable adapta
bility to grinding corn meal, has, in
a comparatively short time, been
thoroughly brought to the attention
of the milling world. Iu Moore
County, North Carolina, located
about in the center of the State, this
conglomerate was discovered by
the early settlers, and was known
to exist in a well defined vein for a
distance of nearly two miles and
was first worked in several places
by them for their own use in grind
ing corn meal, and was sought for
in every section of the State, and
hauled in wagons long distances.
In many cases where it came into
competition with other stones used
for grinding corn meal, its superior
ity was so marked that parties
paid large sums of money to secure
the "Moore County Grit,"to enable
them to hold their trade.
About four years ago the entire
vein was purchased by the North
Carolina Millstone Company, aud
and for the first time since its dis
covery, improved machinery and
appliances were put to work in
quarrying aDd developing this grit.
Starting in a small way, the com
pany has gradually built up a large
business and developed a little
village around their works, solely
upon tbe merits of this stone. Its
claims of superiority over other
millstones for grinding corn meal
are: that it will not glaze, and will
grind large quantities of corn with-
out dressing; that it wears different
Iy from other millstones, its ten
dency being to wear sharp and not
smoothly on its face. It grinds
meal into round particles, and will
raise a bushel ol corn when ground
into meal 30 to 40 per cent, insur
ing light superior table meal, which
is not liable to be heavy when made
into bread. In many sections of
the country this particular feature
is ot the greatest importance, espe
cially so in the Southern aud South-
western States, where corn bread
is the staple article of food. It is
claimed that, owing to the peculiar
nature ol this stone, and its
natural sbarpness,it does not require
as much power as other millstones
to grind a given number of bushels
ol corn, aud in point of durability it
has shown great superiority over
other millstone.
Our illustration is a sectional
view of a-mill built by the North
Carolina Millstone Company, and
provided with 3 runs of their upper
runner 3G inch portable corn mills,
with silent feed, exhaust fan, sifter
or bolter, and meal box. The ca
pacity of. this 3-run mill, when
grinding tine table meal of superior
quality, is 25 bushels per hour, or
if used on chop or mixed grain, 50
bushels per hour. The engine run
ning these mills is a 25 horse power
cut-oft' engine with boiler. It is
claimed that these mills grinding
at the above rate are run with six
feet of wood for ten hours which is
very little fuel for the amount of
work performed.
The claim for these mills is not
lor the large amount of corn that
can be forced through them, but for
the finality of the meal. It is also
j claimed that it the quantity is 111
1 creased to over eight bushels for a
i 30 inch mill and five bushels for a
130 inch mill, the same high
I character of meal cannot be produ
ced by any stone of the same diam
' ter.
' Wo are informed that a railroad
: has been chartered recently, to ex
tend from Fayettvile to High Point,
N. (.'., and the prospects are that
! withiu the next-eighteen months it
will reach Parkewood the little
village that owes its existence to
this grit. At present this village is
sixteen miles from any point of
railroad will give it a very consid
erable impetus, and will enable tbe
company to deliver their product
with a diminished outlay.
For father particulars 111 regard
to the "Moore County Grit" mills
and millstones, address North Caro
lina Millstone Company, Charthago,
N. C.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, May 11.
The President has directed the
Marine Band to begin the open air
concerts in the White House
grounds next Saturday afternoon
at half-past five o'clock half an
hour later than heretofore more
convenient for the attendance of
the public. These concerts have
always been popnlar resorts, uot
simply because of the music which
is doubtly attractive beneath the
green trees amid beautiful surround
ings, but aftef tbe manner of gre
garious humanity, everybody -likes
to go where everybody else goes,
and well dressed people collect, on
these occasions principally to look
at each other, and as no seats are
furnished, the crowd being compel
led to remain standing, beautiful
dresses "are displayed to the best
advantage.
There is scarcely a road leading
in any direction from Washington
that does not afford an attractive
drive, but the Soldiers Home park
is the favorite resort, not only for
stylish equipages but also for un
pretentious turnouts. " After five
o'clock in the afternoon the road to
those beautiful grounds is thronged
witn vehicles ot every description.
which just at this season raise a
continuous cloud of dust three miles
in length. Gen. Sturgis, Governor
of the Soldier's Home, has opened
the pars to the public on Sundays,
and last Sunday was opening day.
On Sundays heretofore Judge
This and That and General So and
So were allowed the freedom of the
park, but the laborer whose only
leisure comes on Sunday was de
barred recreation in thes eexclusive
grounds. Leaving the gates ajar
for plebeian as well as patrician is
one step iu the right direction, but
the National Capital hicks much
yet of being an ideal republican
city. The Congressional Library
National Museum, Botanical Gar
dens, Patent Office,and many other
places where the working people
could obtaiii information, are still
closed on Sundays.
The new civil service rnle3 have
been revised, approved, aud have at
last received the signature of the
President. In the form in which they
have been promulgated they are
twenty-two in number. The com
missioners will leave Washington
iu a few days for the purpose of
establishing examining boards in
all the large cities. They expect
to have their bureau in this city in
working order about the first week
in June, xne worK nas Deeu so
divided that each commissioner is
assigned to a district. Mr. Eaton
will take the principal eastern cit
ies, New lork, Philadelphia, and
Boston. Mr. Gregory will go to
Chicago, Milwaukee, Buffalo, De
troit, Toledo and other Lake cities;
and Mr. Thoman to St. Louis, Cin
cinnati, Pittsburg, Ransas City,
New Orleans and other cities in
the South West. Each Commis
sioner win taKe with him an assis
tant detailed from one of the De
partments familiar with the work.
The examining boards in the cities
will be selected from persons in the
service in those cities and examin
ations will not be held oftenerthan
twice a year. 3lr. JLveiro s name
has been withdrawn at his own
request, and Mr. Charles Lyman,
Chief Clerk of the Treasurer's Of
fice has been appointed chief exam
iner of the civil service commission
on the recommendation of tbe com
missioners. With characteristic caution the
President is not hasty in filling the
vacant commissionership of inter
nal revenue. Upon a recommenda
tion of Secretary Folger, Mr. Knox
comptroller of currency, has been
designated to act as commissioner
of internal revenue for ten days,
that being the legal limit of such
an appointment. Prominent among
the many applicants for the place
are tbe names of Julius Cfleser Bur
rows, Michigan, and Ben'Butter
worth of Ohio, but as they have
been mentioned as applicants for
every vacancy that has occured in
the public service since their retire
ment from Congress, tbe hungry
crowd of candidates do not look
upon them as formidable competi
tors.
In the Star Route trial tbe clos
ing arguments for the defense have
begun. There are seven of the
counsel to speak, and each is likely
to speak four or five days. Col.
Bob Ingersoll is to make tbe clos
ing argument.
Barnum's circus has been tho
popular amusement of the week,
and Jumbo's receptions have eclip
sed those political aud official.
ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE.
Valuable Land for Sal.
3ur.siiaiit to n judgment of tlie Superior
Court lii the ijioeeeclliiir wherein Jos. li.
Banks, administrator of John Mercer, and I
others are plaintiffs, and John Mereer, V.
Meic-.-r and others are defendants, I will sell !
at Public Auction, at the Court House door In
the Town of Trenton. In Jones eountv. at 11
o'clock, midday, on MONDAY, the Kul'ltrH ;
day of Jl.WK. A. 1. lxss, the following de- !
scribed lands, to wit : A tract of land situated I
in Jones county, adjoining' the lands of said
.Ins. H. Hanks. Viii. II Kcoir Aiiiou t. Sim
mons am others, con I a m i nts al ion t 1 (HHiiicrs
i in-l ndi ni I he si vlv ih-i-ps Ivjiifrmi 'Pvt-Ti t r v-nv
J eiois ok salk ( uie-Iou nil cash; balance I
l a credit of hix months ; bond with no- ;
proved security required; title retained until
wnoie ol tne purruase money is paid.
April nan, isv...
JUS. 1!. HANKS
ln:i I.'jAi'td
Ailm'r of Jul in M freer, sr.
A FINE LOCATION
FOR A
TRUCK FARM.
A VAl.t'AULK TKACT of (iiiuH HKiH
I,A.M) in Misslovi county, N. l. situatcil be
tween ilie mouth of While ( )itk Kiver ami
liugnc Inlet Har, about one hntuired and furty
acres of clearest laml, ami two hundred acre's
ol line stock range attached, near S wansboro.
will be sold lor a division, at the Court H
iti.ir. in 1 Misluw count v, N
i'..
.11 llic l'( iL H l'H
il.-iy ol JI NK, 1SS:;.
Terms (me liiiril cash:
months: huhtiu-e in tweiv
rnaylOwtil
on,- lliii-il in si
months.
W. l.iKXXIS.
DOMMERCIAl
CULLEGt
of Xc-ir.tucKy
diversity,
WlL'BUU K. M1T1I. "rWU LtXIMiTCN, K k
St ude nt s Reef Ivtt! any
the YfBi-.
We t-It Dny in
Each Department hag lis Speeial Tcarlur :
stndrnts can frrn-Uiate nt this Colh'K1 in
fihout oite-thml of i lie tiim ami expense than
al any similar College in Aineriea. Nearly
successful vacillates of the ill ove ( 'oil ee.
together wilU the leailinsf Kducalors of Amer
it a, attest the superiority of if- Cimi'M' of
Study and Training, an being Thorough, Prac
tical and Complete embracing Hook-keeling,
JiushirKri Arithmetic, Commercial Law, Mer
cantile Correspondence, Penmanship, etc.
Ti mk kqi'I UKt) to complete the Full IHploma
Course from 'J lo : months. Iota i. Cost, In
cluding Tint ion. Books, ?tat ionerv, and Hoard
in a good pi ate fam i iv, about s. st udenls
of this College can attend the other Colh-m s
of I he I'ni versity, under In Professors, for one
year, free of charge. When t wo or more en ter
together, a reduction of " on each (die's tui
tion will be made. For full parti. -ulars ad
dnss AV. R. S.THTIL
iimH-.U-Voi)i President, .f xington. Ky.
argain.
A First-Class Kraii New
wing Machine
n be bought cheap at the
w .JUl'KNA
OFFICK.
NOTICE.
Craven County, 1
Superior Court.
Jamea O. Frazel and wife, Martha Fraxel.
vh. Plaintiffs,
Enoch Wadsworth, Kdward Wadsworth, Ca
therine E. Wadsworth, Knth WadKworth,
Sarah H. Schenk, AugiiKtUB Lane, Inane Pip
kin and others. Defendants.
To Edward Wadsworth, Catherine E. Wads
worth. Knth Wadsworth. Sarah H. Mcheuk,
Augustus Lane, Isaac Pipkin :
Take uotice that an action has ben Insti
tuted In the Superior Court of Craven County,
entitled an above, for the foreclosure and exe
cution of a trust, provided for in a deed from
James Armstrong to Philip llpkln, convey
ing an undivided one half of lot No 118 in the
City of New Berne, in which v u are Interest
ed as the heirs at law of Jmnes Armstrong.
You are commanded to appear at the Spring
Term of said court, to he held In New Kern
on Monday the 2Hth day of May, 18X3, and an
swer or demur to the complaint filed in the
office of the clerk of said Court, i you may he
advised. E. W. CAIU'KNTEU.
Clerk of the Superior Court of
aprl2-wtit Craven ,'ountv.
For Sale,
FIVE NEW
IRON AXLE HORSE
CARTS,
For terms, etc., apply to
feb22-w:im
a. ha lUir.T 4 CO.,
Silver Dale. N. C.
DR. J. W. SANDERS' CHILL PILLS.
A. Certain, Safe and Immediate cure lor
Chills and Bilious Fever. AVver known
o fail. They cure the chills the first dy. i.o mat-ei-how
long or severe tne attack.
os.'iOO offe ed for any case one box w ill not cure
Id by druggistn on their merits only
T. W. Sanders
PlTit-lnr,
wly Sandem Store N.C
New Berne Advertisements.
Valley Mutual. Life Associa
tion of Virginia.
Home Office. . . Staunton, Va.
INSURANCE WITHIN IlEACH
OF AL,L,
This Company Is wititiin fresh laurels ev
ery day. 1 1 hH been in exist ence nearly five
years, has a membership at about six thou
sand members, has paid every death loss
promptly, has taken ilea, Iy one million dol
lars ol insurance in North Carolina since the
1st or January. On the 2W lb of March last
?:;,iXK) whs paki to Mrs. H. M. Oliver, of Milton,
N C, on the death of her late husband. This
Is the second lots of paid in Milton In
the last six months past. We also see from
the Lail3r Evening Olohe, of Ilagerstown,
Md, that J C. Eciiard, Agent at Large, paid
SS.OiK) on the life of K. 1). Henbert one month
before it was due This speaks well for this
excellent comiwiny, and shows that It meets
Its rieacn losses promptly. Policies ore guar
anteed for their full face value. You can
know how much a policy will cost you in an
expected lifetime. One asesssment on mem
bers pays now five deaths before you are as
sessed again ; twice as many deaths paid from
the surplus money than Is assessed, for this
Company has large stock and reserve fund
which is invested In I". S. Bonds, which !s
bound for the policies besides the assessment
fund. We have had but nineteen assessments
since the Company was chiirtered, nearly five
years ago, lurnlsh Insurance at about one
third the cost of old line companies. This
Company furnishes Insurance at actual cost.
This Company is patronized by the most lead
ing men in Virginia and North Carolina. We
take great pleasure in commending this Com
pany to the consideration of everv person
that can take out Insurance in this Company.
Mr. J. C. Echard. Agent at Large. 1s here at
the central Hotel, and will canvass the cltv
and surrounding country. The small su.n of
8 will secure a policy for J1000, 810 for 821X10,
24 for 83000. For further particulars call on
J. C. Echard, Agent at Large Don't put oft
till to-morrow what you ought to do to-dv.
Make the best Investment you can make for
tne same amount, or money, air. wm. (j
Krinsoo si the Local Agent at New Heme,
rx.c may:i-dlw-wlm
Removal.
GEO. B. GTJION has removed his
Stock of Merchandise to the Brick
Building at the corner of Craven and
Pollock streets (known as the McLean
building), where he will be pleased to
see those wishing to purchase in his
line. mayo-dczw
MOORE & BRADY
Will pay the HIGHEST MARKET PRICES
for
Peas, Quinces, Pears, Black
berries, Whortleberries,
and other Fruits.
MOORE A BRADY,
Canning Factory,
apr23wtf New Berne, X. C,
R. BERRY & CO.,
272 WASHINGTON STREET,
Produce Commis'n Merch'ts
Purchasing Agents.
Consij;niiH-iits of Truck, Fruit, Kltijs.
ami other Southern Produce solicited.
Stenc ils furnished on application to us
or at the Jlni Store ot K. Horry, at
Xew Heme, N. ('. d&w
Aprii 19th.
Ci 1)1) T"T "-OT AT T T"
i I IV I l t T I I r hi I A It
Miss Kate L. Carraway
Is now prepared to exhibit to Hie public
her Elegant Stock of
PATTERN HATS,
NOTIONS, ETC.
She promises the citizens tin
Most Ucaiitifui Display
SHE II AS EVER HAD.
Ol ilt-rs t Killl
oountit-s .solicited.
tin- suiTouiidinf;
9th.
pi 1 in
DA IL BKOS.,
W II O L E S A K U R O V K h ,
AN I
t
COMMISSION MERCHANTS;
N I U H . 1 S
Alirll v. 1
X. M. G ASK ILL,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
lia rcccivril la
Spring Similes,
and is prepared
to make up the
latest and most
l'-isliionab!e clo
thing. l'ieco goods of
every q u a 1 i t v
rJtmi-fsS' : and patterns ;
W.tf4prS&3 U ways on hand.
I-
OLD
-' - ' - STAN I.
MllMiI.E STKKKT.
apl0d&-1y New Berne, N. C.
Aoni
New Berne Advertisement.
A. n BAKER
Is now displaying the
MOST COMPLETE STOCK
Ladies' Fancy Goods
IVOTIOIVS
Brought to Nrwbern by nny Merchant
llii Season.
We Guarantee BARGAINS.
MANY GOODS SOLD AT
Lower Prices
Than ever befoie in tliin Market.
An assortment of
Children's Regular (Made
Hose
At only 2.V. per jmir ; worth 50.
A lovely stock of
Irish Ponit Embroidery,
And a thoux.tnd styles of
Hamburg
bought ho low that we retail it Ht leaa
than tbe regular wl.ok-Rfile piiee.
Beautiful
At
Balbrigand Hose
-"e. per pair.
An Klegant Stock' of
WHITE GOODS,
sueli as I'laid and Flain Nunisook Diio
ity, India Mull, Dotted Swiss, etc., etc..
all at prices to
DEFY COMPETITION.
Goods Hold at on Eow PiK-caus
can be bought in New York.
CALL
beautiful
EAHLY, and look at our
Plaid and Striped Ginghams,
at from "c. to 10c. per yard.
Zephyr Cloth, Sntteons. Cham
bray Nuns Veilinir, Hunting; J
and other Dress Goods.
Be.iutful Stock ot
BLACK GOODS,
Consoling of Cashmeres, llernanas,
Organdy Satteens, Flannels, Nun's
Veils, Tiamise, Delaines, Albatross,
Crape Cloth, Henrietta Cloth, Shudda
Cloth. limiting, etc., etc.. and a beau
tiful stock of DRESS BUTTONS, at 5c.
to 10c. per dozen.
And Don't Forget, we se ll (ioods for
CASH, and therefore briiiif the money
and pet more for it at
A. M. BAKER'S
than
oucan at any other place in the
city,
sto-.-k.
We cut samp
i s of any r-oods in
niai-ld&wtf
Millinery !
'83. Spring-Summer. '83.
GRAND OPENING,
Thursday, Aprii 19, '83
MRS. S. hTlANE & CO.
Will .INi.lav Hi
U-i-tloll ..I
11 1-in.-1. ml M.,Nt I li-lliilil Hi-.
Bonnets and Hats
1 if t In- hit est fiisl i Uilui I ,- Nt lei. A iso
Silks, Satins, Velvets, Flow
ers, Feathers,
Ami ;i Full Line of
Ilibbons, Embroidery, Etc.
'I'll.- j.ulillr mi- l onllully invited to mil
j Thursday, April 19, 1883,
A nd t nspeet our stork
( Mdeis from the country solicited and wilU
i fad ui gnaran teed,
! MRS. S. H. LANK A CO.,
apriT-il ;twlm New Heme, N. C
New Berne Oil Mills.
! 300 Tons of Cotton Seed Meal
AiniiKiniate equal
( iuuim,
tu Yru inn i
i
i- Ton.
I'M i;tni:r nil'
.11 K I ilellv
1 1
l II
i II I fi i! luntnliH
ll llliilnllll Kill
Ill III lll.il I 111
, i
liiinllNi; i-ti Ni ui-f.
. ft imht I is 1 I 1 .i .1 li w ii v v.
-I li e I'll 1 l( -I i'i -1 t. .11 M-
A. H. I'I NMxiN.
l-il.'. wt f ( iu iii I mill I -i
1 -1 li li n .
CHAS. R. McCOTTER,
at j1ai1ket ! k.
i;:.i.eh in
Wines, liquors. Cigars, Tobacco, Etc.,
Herirncr & Knel's Ijik'"1" 1't on Ice.
(linger Ale, Sweet Cider, etc., alwayal
mi hand. ma31dwljr I 1.
New Berne Adrortisemcatc.
ASA JONES
Middlo Stroet, Nowbcrn, N.
DEALER IN
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods
BOOTS, SHOES, CLOTElMi tie. '
A-nt for th PI AMONHMtlBT. ITbImib.
lr1(l fl.m, lMundrlrd
Anil llir orlrWratml Wd'wr'i Ourmi'.u Oorrtk
I'tlw !.. "
A full 11n of (nl La4Im'im! Cbililmi'
Unlrrwar,UnU' I .lor. OclluloUI and
(Vllar ud Cufls., Him nd Ijlnmi llMHilim
chiefs, all kind of UcnU1, IdlM' o4 Chil
dren' Hand and Uaeulna Mad Hboa, kua
lr Oiala, Hata and Mhiwa, Ladlra' Ckmfca au4
Ja-kta. and avarvthltia uaBallr krot lit tni
rlaaa Iry kmds Mtura.
ABA JVItrJi,
marOdavIr MldJI at.. OP. liutMiCratl
GEORGE A. OLIVER,
COTTON BROKER.
OFFICE ADJCIUSa COTTOI EICIlXuE,
SJewbru
r The vary Illsbast Marfcat FrloM
Guaranteed. '
- UonalrnmanU oTODtto HollotU
Walter P. Burros & Co-
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
AUD DRALCM IV
GRAIN OF ALL KINDS.
(Corn a Specialty.) s "
WewJ3ruef Kim O.
- Orders and Omalrnmanta ryaprct roily
aollcrited. Jau4-4ljr
U. 13. L. A IN 12, "
Dealer la and Rhlppar f
Fresh aid Silt M, Oysters, Ett,
ew ncrne, K. I'. ' ' '
Kreah Kkali and I nrstani atilinad tf Kajn'iaa
C. O. IK to all parte of the Mrtiutrr. To aimrd
again at disappointment (rrdrre ahofild raanli
me to hours prior u time f elitpmrM ot
cooda... ImMiwIr
Exchanges for cash. Cla-ars, Plnee, flmnkirm
Tobaooo, diawliia; Tnewoon, and many taaey
at tic lee Also Unndtra, Nuls and ft rulL
Tanalll's icent r"VN( H DIKAK, "
Batobelo' teeot BUMULK MKK ClOAR,
two brands the aneal eent rlgsrs la A nr
tea, and maajr other bramla i,ms eiaara
Kllaated on the eandy-aida la a beaaUful
HO DA FOUNT A IK, where yoa nan rl a cm,
eool (laeeo soda ar rlnaar ale that arm pleaae
yon.
Also the eeleheated Deep Hnrk Water, fnr
beverage or medicinal poruneue.
Onroe one, eome all,
he sore and call,
Hnfora nest fail-
That 'a all. -Middle
eu, aenond done from amath FimL
melW-daw Hmw Humnm. H. C.
FARMERS AND CCUXTRI lERCBlSTS,
TAK 13 I OTIO 15 X
We are aaaln at oar oM Maitd, la or KEW
HTOKK. We have a full Hue . .
Groceries, Dry Goods, Uoots
and Shoes,. J
ali of which we are ofTVrtn' wT low at
wholesale and reUKS- Oil - and take a took
at our
ds and net our low prk-ea. Of
Ml k.MlirilillllM .IMMtllMil
ders so
daw
HOHkMTM eY ttRU,
WANTED, '
Five First-Class Boot and
Shoemakers, -
to work cither by 'lie Job, ek of
month. .
Apjily to
Manufacturer of D00U a4 BhoM
ma29-dw NfWkl-KJf, V. C.
THE TIME HAS COME
Far us to announce Uta fact that
OUR SPRING STOCK
49
IS COMlMiKTI'-
CUKMIHTIKU IX I'AKT OK
GROCERIES & IROVISIOHS
OF ALL KINDS
DRY GOODS,
'I,
NOTIONS,
BOOTS d- SJIOES,
1'LOWS drlO&
THE GEM COTTON PLOW
A SPECIALTY.
Call unil srr 11a or wrltr for aaaiplea ami
irliNa.
TIiok.
aprl-dAwly
CkU'I V Co ,
Opp naston Utnee.
call wr
CHAS. H. BLANK'S
And examine h'tMtork of
Sugar,
Flonr,
Coffee,
Butter,
Chersc,
Lititl.
and nil kinds of Meata. Loriltard Hunff
and Tobacco, and n full line of Liquorm,
all of w liich are being sold low for
CASH ONLY.
Vm.PellBallanceSCo.
Tobacco, Snuff and Cigars,
AT WHOLESALE
FOR CASH.
S. FRONT ST., NICAR MinDLK.
IVIiW IlKIt U. N. '.
::i 1,1,1-. r,.tk.
3i hi hid. Hour.
IU boxen Hulk Meal,
l.ri() lioxcn Tobacco,
.Ml M Ciarn,
1.1MKI II.h. S. Tobacco.
,',.(MI0 Iba. ( 'oHce.
.'!0 IiIiIh. SiK'Ri.
.'id tuba Lard,
J.'i izroxa Hnkiiij; I'owdci.
L'.IKKI IIik. Kirarb. Soli.
.'ill boxes ( akea HIid( in Vt m.
7 j bids. MolnHM-a and S)iup,
1(10 box a Soap.
Hiumh IYhcIhi.. ('uned (ioods,
l'nklcK. MiHclii-H, Ink. niaf.kinf. He-eti
I'litntoca, I.orillnrd nnd (.nil ,V Ax
Sniill. K. ( III. etc.. etc.
We carry very lurpe and select
k (( k. and n speclfullv request thai you
I r us before buy illy
Kvcry Ihini; c"', and we guarantee
Both Price and Quality.
( i(leiH by mail promptly at bended to.
TIIK rasil THADIC UPBI'lil.ir
kOLK'ITKO,
"HI. IBl
O. Box 29.
wm. Pell Ballance & Co-.
W