North Carolina Newspapers

V VLS J ' U P i M $7.00 a Year. SUN TELEGRAMS. EARLY AND MIDNIGHT REPORTS. STATU CA.N VASSIXCJ ISOAIII). TIioj 51 ve Kitehin Hi Majority. . Sprciul D inpatch. l.i.:u.ii. Dec. 18. The State Board of I 'anvarr.Bfrs met at 11 a. ni. to proceed with8 counting the voU's of tlie Second Congressional District. All the members were present. Mr. Kitehin was in attend ance. His counsel were Messrs.. 'Fowle, 1 ah. II. Unsbec and II. I f Uattlc. O'llara was present. His counsel were Messrs. Jatl;ng and (iil'iam. The chairman declared that the Hoard was ready for business. A discussion for and against the 'claims of the rival con testants here followed. Mr. Catling moved that the Uoard should adjourn to the 20th day of February, at which time the full returns of the elec tion of the Second District would be sub mitted. The motion was not adopted. .The 'chairman, Governor Vancej then .announced that the unanimous pinion was to proceed with the count at once,. .The counties were called, and the result was then declared as follows: Kitehin 10,701, O'Hara 9.C82 and Harris 3,148. The Hoard, haying .no other business, then adjourned sine die. " F. Axxoci'ited I'ren J)inpatch. Kai.kioh, Dec. IB. The State Hoard of Canvassers met to-day, and without Jelay examined the returns from the Second District. Kitehin, Dem., received a ma jority in ti fit-ate. the count and was granted a cer- tiii: fi:ii:kai, capital. rrly-Fifili Congress The Test Onlli The Standard Silver IoiIar Iotler Investiga ting Committee, Arc. Washington, December 18. Se.vate The following bills were introduced: Hy Mr. Conkling of New- York, by re pifst, a bill to provide for the appointment of stenographers for the courts of the Uni ted Stales. Referred to judiciary com mittee. . ' Uy Mr. 'Morgan of Alabama, a bill to reghlate the tariff' of charges on through and local freight and for. passage over the lines of railway in the Territories of the United States. Referred to judiciary com mittee. 1 Mr. Heck, of Kentucky, called up from the table, the bill introduced by him on the lGth. to repeal sections 820 and 821 of the revised statutes of the United States, proscribing additional causes of disqualifi cation and challenge of the grand and petit jurors -iu Courts of the United States, and proscribing an additional act for the grand and petit jurors. Mr. Reck said l section-820 requiring the test oath of ju- rors, was repealed by act of 1871, but was j inadvertently placed in the revised statutes when the resolution was made. Mr. Cohkling said the subject was how being considered by the Judiciary Com mittee, and it was a matter in which there was divided judgment and should not be acted on by the Senate without a report , from the committee. Ponding the discus- j sion, the morning hour having expired, the subject was laid aside j Thc benate passed the House resolution j appropriating 50,000 to pay the expenses ! ot the committees r the House and feenate j on investigating the cause, and tor the pre vention of epidemic diseases.. The pension appropriation bill was passed. The Senate confirmed Henrv T. Foote, to be Superintendent of the mint at New Orleans, Lewis J. Lerver, Appraiser of Merchandise at New Mexico, and John B. Alexander, Postmaster at Fort Worth, Texas. - The joint committee on epidemic dis eases, appointed tb visit the South and a6-t vrnum ine cause 01 yenow lever, inci j formally and agreed that the following i persons be experts accompanying the sub- j Dr. J. M. Wood worth, Sunt. Marine Hos- j pital Service, Washington, I). C; Dr. I Cochrane, Mobile: Dr. Wm. S. Eldon, j coiuuuiiee appointed ior inai purpose Cochrane, Mobile; Dr. Wm. S. Eldon, Norfolk, Va.; Col. Thok S.- Hardee,' New Orleans; Dr. Simuel A. Green. Bos ton; Dr. W. II. Randall, Philadelphia; Dr. Jacob S. Mosher, New York ; Dr. W. llarccv, Cincinnati ; Dr. R. W.Mitchell, Memphis: Dr. T. A. Zalleiraut. Savannah : and Dr. Stanford E. Chailfe, New drlcans. Ihe members of the sub-committee to visit New Orleans and vicinity and Mem phis and vicinity, on the part of the House, will probably be appointed to-da HorsK The corrmittee on bankiuer ami currency, to-ttay, nearu neprcscntative1 Burchard of Illinois in his advocacy of the (-bill to prohibit any discrimination by the ' National banks against the standard silver dollars. , 1 Representative Chittenden of New York, member of the committee, made an argu- '; inent in reply to Mr. Burchard. and the subject was then taken, under advisement by the committee. Gen. Ewing submitted a substitute for .Mr. Hlanchard"s and other pending bills relative to the silver dollar, a new measure embracing three propositions, viz. : First, that any bank note which discriminates . against the standard silver dollar, shall be placed iu liquidation, and have its circula ting notes withdrawn by the Government. Second, to make the United States notes and standard silver dollars interchangeable at the Treasury ; and third, to provide for the exchange at Ihe miuts of standard silver dollars for trade dollars, and for the recoinage of the latter into standard silver dollars, with a prohibition against the further coinage of the trade dollar of the present weight and fineness. The committee adjourned until after the holiday recess, without taking any action atevcp. 4ne benate ameudment to the adiouru- l)o!U rfsomtion, extending the reces3 from oS , ?0th to January 7th, has been J he Rous, n HoUSe 13 TlftW mncnWinrr i Kill on IiroT; muBiueuug u uui up- 1 .prut,nK $50,000 for the expense of the vvMutuvKUSj m Will 44 LT fT Tf C(f ll - Hil committee in reference -to the yellow fever epidemic. The House considered the Indian ap propriation bill without action or passage. The time within which the joint com mittee on the transfer of the Indian Harc-au may report, has been extended until Feb ruary first. The nuse pa-sed a bill appropriating 50,000 for the e.jenses of the Congres sional committee on epidemic diseases. The Potter committee, to-day. agreed that tiae sub-committee to continue the investigation in Louisiana shall consist of Chairman Hotter and (Jen. ( 'ox of Ohio. They will start for New Orleans soon after Congress adjourns for the holiday recess, and expects to fi.iish. their labors within'a week after their arrival in New Orleans. Nothing else wasdontrat to-day's meeting, and again there was no mention of the "cypher telegrams,"' made by the commit tee men of either political party. The Democratic members deny the report that their Republican colleague.1-.' have nude overtures to them to discontinue the. fur ther proceedings. Ihe House committee on naval affairs, to-day. amended a bill, heretofore intro duced, providing for a board of a-sistants to the Secretary of the Navv. The hoaud is to be composed of five 'chiefs of bureaus of the iravy , department, and three line officers, together with two other persons skilled in the engineering and construction, to be selected either from the navy or from civil life. The provision that the Admiral and Vice Admiral of the nary should be the members of the board, was stricken out. Instead of appropriating three mil lions of dollars for the reconstruction of the navy, the committee provides that the -proceeds of the sale of condemned and worthless ships shall bo -applied to that purpose. . p The Senate Finance Committee to-day continued the hearing of the tobacco man ufacturers. Mr. Charles Scidler, of the firm of 1. Lorillard k Co., of New York, wastheonly onetoprcsentanargument. He maintained that it was absolutely necessary- for the interest of commerce that the. tobacco tax should be reduced, and if it is not done, that the tobacco trade in the United States will be virtually legislated out of existence. A private meeting of Democratic Sena tors was held this morning for the purpose of designing four of their members to serve as members of the committee of investiga tion under the Hlaine resolution. Several prominent Democratic members of the House of Representatives were also pre sent. A number of Southern Senators be ing absent, the selection was not made, but Messrs. White, Ransom and Saulsbury were authorized to prepare a list for ap pointment by the Vice President, after ascertaining the views of those who were not present at the meeting. There is con siderable difficulty in obtaining the con sent of the members of either party to serve upon the .committee. ' The Secretary of the Treasury has or dered the payment of the coupon interest on the public debt due January 1, without rebate, und in coin or currency, as the claimants may prefer. The registered in terest will be paid, in like manner. A call was-issued to-day by the treasury for $10,096,100, benij the rest and residue of bonds outstanding under the act of March 60, lob;), the cousais el, lHb. are I not included in the previous calls. I The President nominated L. Hradford j1 Prince, of.Ncw York, as Chief Justice of ; the Supreme Court ef New Mexico, and i Augustus J. Cassard, of Louisianato bs j the Consul at Tampico. Tlie Crime Keeord. Nkw York, Dec 8.In " the Supreme jourt in the habcas cor'pus case of ied Learv, who was wanted in the Massachc- setts'Northampton bunk robbcrv, came up. The prisonor uo-t hQn .1)rcgCnt" the coun- soj objected going on in hisabseuce: Ju bjected going on in hisabseuce. Judge i Davis stated that he had heard that j tempt had been made to rescue him on the previous occasion. Leary's counsel' offer-, j ed to escort the man to court Ihemselves. Judge Davis ordered Ihe Sheriff to pro j duce him to-morrow and escort him with j an armed posse,, sheeting down any one attempting to rescue him. j Baltimore,' Dec 18, D. D. Rurgoyne. i whose fruit and confectionary store in West jastgum Baltimore street, destroyed by lire on av night, has been arrested to-dav. charged with setting fire to the premises in order to obtain the insurance. Port Jervis, Dec. 18. Wm. Appleman, wl, 0lih mSht of Nov. Jltli, attempted wreck the fast .ijt. Lduis Lxpress. near Shohola, u the NewYork.Lake Lne and Western Railroad, has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment. lluildiiig. Destroyed. St. Lot: is, Dec. 18. At a late hour last nijrht a portion of the south wall of Fow- i ell's carpet store, which was burned early in the evening, fell upon Alexander's drug store, crushing through to the ground floor, and destroying nearly everything in the building? Still later, after the firemen ! had gone home a broke out in the wreck. and between 2 and 3 o'clock in the morn ing the remainder of the south wall-of Powell's building fell, which, with the tire then raging, completely destroyed the building and contents. The front" wall of Powell's building also fall. The entire corner is now nly a mass of debris. The losses are variously estimated at from 130,000 to 20B,000. The building occu pied by Alexander's drug store, and seve ral law and other offices; were owned by Stilson Hutchins, of the Washington Citv Post. ' A Bottle from the Sea. Washington, D. C, Dec. 18. The Danish Ambassador seuds -to- the State Department a note statiffg tha a bottle was found upon the Danish coast -which contains the following : "We are near St. Helena, our vessel is about to - go under, and we are without any chance to betaken up. James Wvkeham i Owner and.Captain." This information is communicated by the government of Denm ark . on the pre sumption that it may relate to an Ameri can vessel. Hampton better Everyway. Colcmbia, S. C.. Dec. 18. The latest states j everyi that Gov. Hampton is letter in everyway. x ne conamon oi tnc wound is ' Ko ratmrIpjl fl TOOrfc llODOful than YPStplV . WW A 0 ' - - - r 1 . ue rt 4 day. WILMINGTON, N. C, OVEK THE ATLANTIC CABLE. (irrat and General Difttretm iu ;reat Ilritain--Xew Italian Cabi net, Jtc. sshtx, Dec. 19. Sewbina k Co., iron and ore importers, of Cardiff and Newport, have failed in consequence of the stoppage of the tin piate works' of Hooker A-Co., near Swansea, whose bills they held to large amounts. This failure considerably, increases the liabilities of the "West of Inland and South Water District bank. I 'Ihe steamer Elephenstone, from Galves tqn, had two men killed by the washer of a patent stopper giving out. The Standard s St. Petesburg dispatch" says the Russian mission toCabul is formal ly and officially withdrawn. hi the House of Commons last night Mr. Cross, the Home Secretary, answering an inquiry whether it was true as reported, said : We are now face to face with cases of distress as this generation has never known. Though much distress unhappily vrevaiieo among .trie laooring poor, a uis- cription cf it in question was exaggerated, was nothing to cause unnecessary alarm. He read telegrams from the head boards of suspension. Edinburg, the mayors of Liverpool and Manchester stating that the ordinary means of relief were sufficient for all, necessities. lie had not had time to inquire into the condition of the coal and iron districts except the following: At Birmingham a meeting was convened j by tlie mayor to consider the best means to relieve the distress, which declared it to be exceptionally severe and increasing daily. The mayor was requested to or ganize means of raising distributing relief at Sheffield. Two thousand children and 3,0 0 adults received aid last week. The mayor's relief fund amounts to thirty thou sand dollars. . " At Siockton the distress is increasing. Hundreds of families of iron workers are destitute. An influential committee is canvassing for subscription and contribu tions. At Stske-on-the-Trent prevails 'by the enhanced great distress severity of the cold. The distress committee arc unable to keep pace with the demand. At Burslem a meeting was called by the Mayor, yesterday, to take measures to al leviate distress .and great want, which is being felt by the laboring classes in North Staffordshire. At Edinburgh a deputation of unem ployed men waited on the magistrate, and asked -employment. The magistrate au thorized the street inspectors to give them work. . At Glasgow depression and distress are .unexampled, and the streets are swarmed with idle, starving men, women and chil dren Jjord Provost, Magistrate, is organ izing thorough relief' for the most urgent distress. A Dundee dispatch says much misery prevails in many parts of. Scotland, "-No adequate jneans of relief is being organized in the northern portion, of the country, where the fishermen and agricultural la borers are destitute. At Aberdeen, Forfar and Durfermline the magistrates are actively employed in the efforts of private charity. At Manchester vast numbers of the middle, class and poor who not-only apply for charity, but who are suffering keenly. 'Vigorous and continued efforts of the au thorities1 and churches, a"nd also private organizations are being put forth. Liverpool. Dec. 18. A dispatch says it has been manv years since the working classes endured such distress aud priva tions as now. A new and excellent system of relief is organizing. . At Bristol a large number are unem ployed and much suffering. No organized relief beyond the ordinary Parochial fund. Wigan advices says there is considera ble distress among the better class of me chanics. Wolverhampton advices report distress throughout South Staffordshire, and relief is wanted in the shape of food, coal and clothing is being distributed. Rome. Dec. 18. The new Cabinet is un derstood to be as follows: Signer Depretes, President of-Council and Minister of In terior; Corventi, Foreign Affairs ; Mag liani, "Finance ; Spnntigati, Justice ; Gen. Bertole Viala, War ; Coppino, Public In struction ; Majorana Calatabiano, Agri culture. Constantinople, Dec'. 18. The Turk ish members of ihe commission to discuss the Greek frontier question will be ap pointed this week. The Porte is desirous of arranging the matter, and. if Greece and Turkey dot not asree the Porte proposes to submit the differences to the decision f the European powers. The new cabinet is eonstituted exclu sively of members of the Left, as follows : Deputies, President, Council Minister, In terior and Foreign Affairs, ad interim: Fajaui. Justice; Gen. Maze de la Roche, War Admiral; Fcrracio Maurie Mizzarotto, Public Works. Magliana, Finance; Gop pino. Public Instruction; Majorana Cate labeira, Agriculture. ' A Reutcr Constantinople telegram says it is stated that Russia will not oppose the scheme for a loan guaranteed by England, provided the question of war indemnity is settled simultaneously. The Porte notified the Servian en voy that the Servians had burned some Turk ish villages and the envoy (telegraphed to Belgrade, asking that satisfaction be given the Porte. Mr. Gladstone intimated his intention to come forward as a candidate from Midlo thian, at the next election, for the House of Commons. The American consul at Constantinople I cannot procure the release of Romerg, the alleged American citizen, as the grand vizier has informed him that proof exists of his guilt. The Porte will probably de mand Romer's expulsion. Versailles. Dec. 18. The Senate has adopted the Budget expenditures. Lahore, Dec. 18. An official dispatch states that General Browne commenced marching to Jellallabad yesterday, which he hopes to reach by the 20th inst. Jeflerson, Ashe county, correspondence of the Xews: A mau by the name of Daniel Dishman was taken up the 'other night and placed in jail here, charged with having committed a robbcrv in Iredell county. His brother, Lee Dishman, was put in about the same time for stealing a colt in this countv. and he will certainly have to go to the pen or to some Narrow Gauge Rail- THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, A Lawyer Takes His Lite. New York, Dec. 18. Rudolph Ilerr, a lawyer, living at No. 30 Fourth Place, Broeklvn, committed suicide by shooting himself in the bead. The deceased was well known.. and has been president of the Kuights' Honor for many years. De rangement through physical ailment was the caase assigned. A lifeless body of James Smith was found,his morning, hanging upon a bed post in hi3 room at the St. Nicholas Hotel, Brooklyn. A clothes line ha3 been fasten ed on "the bed post, and tightly drawn noose encircling the man s neck. Kelioe Denies and Pulls the It luck Cap On. ; Pqttsvili.k, Pa.. Dec. 18. Jack Kehoe, the notorious Mollie Maguire. hanged at 10:31 this morning. When he mounted the platform, the sheriff asked whether he had anything to say why the sentence of the law should not be executed. Kehoe answered iu the affirmative, and, pausing to take breath, said, "I am not guilty f the murder f Langdon. I never saw the crime committed. Shorter Telegram. President Babcock presided at a meet ing of the directors of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, in New York, to-day, and reported, after several conferences with the, Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads, that a basis for the new contracts with them for one year had been agreed upon. The directors then resolved to sign the new contract. Excitement was created in the financial circles at Cincinnati, late this f. m., by a report that the banking house of 0. F. Adar & Company suspended, whose liabili ties are $780,000 ; assets, nominally had $400,000. latest' mails. 31 OX DAY IX THE SENATE. An Exciting Scene. Xotes and Comments Thereon. Blaine And the Southern Senators. Baltimore Sun WasMiifjton Sjiec'al Wth. Washington, Dec. 16. There was a discussion in the Senate this afternoon of about three heura on the investigation res olutions of Mr, Blaine. Two amendments to have the session of the committee con ducted with open doors were voted down by very close votes, caused by Senator Butler, of South Carolina, very indiscreetly pairing with Senator Sargent, of Califor nia, who has not been able to make his ap pearance in the Senate since the opening of the session. Mr. Blaine, in' his argu ment, resorted to his characteristic display of bad temper. It was very evident tcnlay, as it has been plainly demonstrated here tofore, that the Republican associates of Mr. Blaine take very little interest in the new crusade which he has inaugurated. They seem to realize perfectly that Mr. Blaine's whole object is to advance his own presidential aspirations, and as very few of them are in accord with him on that point, they are consequently "quite lukewarm. Mr. Blaine to-day, as heretofore, strode up and down the aisles of the Senate chamber pounding his fists, and endeavoring by taunt's aud insinuations to torture and goad Southern Senators into making some hot response which would serve for party capital for him in the future. He was un successful, and it is probably best that chivalric aud gallant people should treat with indifference insults and calumnies from a man who had not thejnerve to meet them in the field. Richmond Sun Special, lGth. In the debate that Blaine got up yester day on his resolutions Conkling,.in a bland, satirical way, pretended to back Blaine up, but he was really poking fun at the howl ing Dervish when he proposed and secured the reference of the resolutions to a select committee. Gen. M. C. Butler's amend ment," that the committee sit with open doors, worried Blaine still more. Butler spoke well and to the point, and was fol lowed by Fustis in a forciblo, sensible speech. Blaine insisted they could not get at the truth without secret sessions. The vote on Butler's amendment stood 30 to 30, and the Democratic proposition for in open daylight investigation was lost by a strict party vote. The truth loves light! The Radical bully then said the South had not known a fair election in thirtv years. This brought that fine 'lawyer and ele- gant soldier, Matt. Ransom, (the captor of j tion of a no-feace law, after a careful con Plymouth)'to his feet, who delivered, as he ! sideration of the points in the matter, and always does, a crushing reply, while Blaine ! it is probable that "Wake will do her share looked liked a jickle corpse, preparing for : in securing the passage of a bill. In this the resurrection. j connection it may be mentioned; that the Blaine charged the South with coward-: whipping post has many earnest advocates ice. Ransom made him take it back, and j here, who think a return to the "forty save replied to him with the polished, withering politeness of a brave gentleman'. Then Blaine pitehed into Lamar, to be told, with scorching sarcasm, that the latter was glad to explain his remark of Wednesday, which was that, not only New England, but the South and all parts of the country, wereJn-the same danger from the demon Blaine was trying to deliver. He warned, not only New England, but all others to stand by the Constitution, and not follow the example set by the Senator from Maine. One by one Blaine's arrows had missed, and he sat dewn with scarcely a dozan of bis party friends on his side of the chamber, and Senator Whyte coolly gaye the finishing touch by quietly mov ing for an executive session. The debate will be resumed to-day.. Philadelphia Time, tpecial, 16A. When the main question was op, both parties seemed to be a'raid of discussion, and both avoided it, but when a little technical point was reached the Democrats and Republicans both appeared willing to go into the debate. Some sharp words passed between Blaine and Ransom, and the latter made a very good speech. , Wine for Evening Entertainments The Port Grape Wine of Alfred Speer, of Passaic, New Jersey, is generally pro nounced the most reliable wine t be ob tained, and is now being used by those fashionables and families who are the most choice in the selection of wines for evening entertainments. For sale by James C. Mnnds, P. U Bridgers & Co.. ami Green A-planner.- Adv. NOTE NORTH CAROLINIAN. Guilford send. down, a batch of three convicts for the Penitentiary. M iss Aula Moore recently read in Ashe ville for the benefit of the yellow ferer or phans. The Dialectic Society at at the Univer sity passed memorial resolutions on Maj. Seaton Gales. Of course Charlotte was delighted Tues day night with Jananscheck's great im personation of Mary Stoart. In the State chcre are 343 lunatics out side the Asylum, supported at public ex pense, and at a cost of $24,413,96. Simpson, wboe leg was injured by the falling iu of the timber of the Duffy mice tunnel, above Charlotte, has since died. The Robesonian regrets that throat disease afflicts Rev. T. J. Alison, and pre vents his filling his appointments. Blue Ridge Blade: They call it "kill ing, an elephant" in "McDowell county, when the glass goes round once too often Mr. TboMas Turner, livmg ncer Hills boro, formerly a well known citizen of that place, died on the 10th inst., says the Re corder. The Treasurer, in another cotton tax opin ion, says that all traders (cotton, tobacco, com, &c.,) pay a privilege tax under the act of Assembly. Trains now regularly through without change from Raleigh to Portsmouth. There is only oue change between Raleigh and Baltimore. An Asheville Journal correspondent writes that the dwelling of Peter Carpen ter, on Second Broad river, Rutherford county, was destroyed by fire on the 8th instant. Maj. Regals, of Selina, J ohnstou county,a gallant Confederate soldier and a membet of the last Legislature, died on Tuesday of softening f the brain. Baltzer, Tax & Co. are trying tohave the R. & A. Air Line put in the hand of a receiver. Their suit for $150,000 will come up at the next term of Federal Court at Greensboro. " A white man named AV. II. Parker was struck by the steam chest of the engine of a passenger train Saturday, at Fnfield, re ceiving ijuries from which he died about two hours afterwards. .. Col. Charles R. Jones has accepted an invitation to deliver an address on the oc casion f the installation of officers of the lodge of Knights of Honor, at Lumberton, on the 9th of January. Charlotte Observer: Mr. R. S. Oates, a well known citizen of Cleveland county, and a member of the firm of Jenkins, Holmesley & Oates, died on his plantation, near King's Mountain, on the 15th. Woodington township, Lenoir county, has resolved that increased facilities are needed- for transportation, and request their Congressmen to use his efforts to in crease the appropriation for the Neuse. Lumberton Times: On Thursday last B. F. Page, a merchant doing business about 20 miles from here, at Ben Ward's, committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol in the head twice. lie lived a few hours. In ordtr that the true state of immigra tion, how Northern men are treated South, fcc. may be set forth Mr. N. Dumont of that city has called a meetin j of Northern settlers in the Southern States to assemble in Charlotte on January 15th. Hillsboro Recorder : The reception at the school of the Misses Nash and Miss Kollock on Wednesday evening last, as the closing one of the summer session, at tracted a larger assemblage of visitors than has been usual on such occasions. Charlotte Observe: A telegram from Monroe reports that the store of Dr. J. II. Bost, of Olive Branch, Union county, was broken into and robbed, Friday night last, of 175 in money. Yesterday afteraoou. after a hard chase, the "thieves, two ne groes, were arrested at Griffinsville, in the same county, and safely lodged in jail. Biblical Recorder : A note from Bro. Durham.atDorham.says : "Bro. Hutson has been preaching for us to large congregations each day and night since last- Monday. Some have already professed faith in Christ, and the interest seems to be widen ing and deepening every day." j Raleigh Netcs : In conversation with a prominent farmer, a few days ago, he stated that the, practical agriculturists of this ! ceunty are ardently in favor of the adop- one" plan the one thing needed. Xorlh Carolina Presbyterian: Two additions on exhibition at Mt. Horeb, mak ing six in six months; at Brown Marsh, also in Rev. A. McFadzer's charge, nine additions, or eleven in two months. On the 9th a Presbyterian church was organ ized at Rockv Mount by Rev. J. VY . Frim- i ros6f Evangelist; and ten communicating members were received. Mr. W. L. Thorp A church builu The lot has been George Allen of was elected ruling elder, ing will soon be erected, already given by Mr. Newbern. Asheville Journal : It has come to our knowledge, from responsible source, that the government has in its employ in this collection district persons who make it iheir sole duty to persuade inexperi enced or poorly informed men to establish and operate legal distilleries. If this is so, and we feel assured that such is the case, the government is certainly prodigal in its patronage when it pars men to ac complish a very questionable workone that is almost sure to rain peenniaftly, if not morally, the distiller. Shoe Heel reporter of the Rohetonian : We learn that son of Mr. Hiram Lee. of the Ashpole sectioo, was shot through the body one day last week, by - one Wa McNatt, a teamster of Mr. Lee'a. The ball entered the back and came out under the collar bone in frooL We have no par tical&rs as to the cause of the shooting. McNatt is in jail, and the boy who is about fifteen year old, will probably recover. 1878. The South in CouSre. The Southern members of Cicjm an. pear to have very naiaimoaW conclude that it is about time for them to lav asid their excessive modesty and begia to assn the rights of their section and ef tkem e ves, as constituents f the most power fal aad reliable wing of the dominant part? The wonder u, not that they have reached thi determination, bat that their cempbu sance has lasted for so long a time, and under snch grievous provocation. Fr.the past ttn years everv eflbrt ther have made to assert their rightful and le" gitimate influence in the national councils has been regarded as au evidence of trea son, and denounced throughout the land, in the party and out of it, as the manU festatin of a disloval and rebellious spirit. The people of the North have been taught to regard them, not as Congressmen, repre senting large constituencies of American citizeus, under the same constitution which guaranteed the people of the Northern States a similar representation, but as "Confederate brigadiers," who were to be treated with as the chieftains of a port of military organization of traitors, known as the "Solid South." Their seats in Con gress were held by tolerance, aad not by right ; indeed, they had no rights any one was obliged to respect; and their fcole ue, as members of the body politic, vai to sit still and be badgered for party effect in the North, while Congress, the executive and the judiciary were devoted to perse cuting their peoplo to desperation, and collating perjured testimony for the pur pose oi holding them up to Christendom as a nation of murderers and savages. These are the taunts and provocations our Representatives in Congress have len subjected to for years, amhwhich they have borne with dignified patience. The time for tbcm to end has cojne ; but whether they cease or not, it is the dutv of our members of Congress.to assert tfiemselves as the equals of those of the North, as loy al and patriotic citizens, and to accept, without regard to the clamor abeut their ears, whatever responsibility may le im posed upon or attributed to them. But, in taking this bold position and as suming these grave responsibilities, the Souther members should not forget that they will have to account to the whole country for the manner in which they ahull discharge them. It is, therefore, necessary that they should assert their power," and in order to do this they must jealously insist npon the fullest recognition in the party and in Congress, and on all important com mittees. When this is done, and a nrmr discipline established, they can confidently take up the business of legislstion. assured that the record they shall make for the country's approbatiwn or disapproval will be their own and nobody else's. 1'ostal Card. .The first postal cards were issued by the post-office department iu May, 187.1,. the system having been in successful use in Europe several years - previously. The cards immediately became popular, and 30,094,000 were disposed of in the first two months. : In 1875 the design of the card was changed to the one now in uso a vast improvement, artistically, though there is still room for a better design aud rince then the demand fur postal card han steadily increased. In 1874 there were 91,079,000 issued; in 187G, 150,8 15,000 : in 1878, 200,630.000. The total number issued aggregates 751,249,500. Keck Create a Herniation. Philadelphia Time Special, KWi. Senator Beck created quite an 'excite ment in the Senate to-day by moving that Secretary Sherman be cited before the bar of the Seuate for failure to respond to the request of the Senate for information as to whether he had violated the law by not making a proper use of the silver coin re ceived for customs duties. Beeswax and salt will make rusty flat irons as smooth as glass. NE W AD VER TISEMESTS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ONE WORD IF YOU PLEASE. I n AVE LOTS OF PRETTY THINGS, "CITABLE KOI! CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ! Call and fcaiUfy youm lf that ray Uk i THE MOST COMPLETE IX THE f'TY. C. W. YATES. i i Photograph Roonis, (CONNECTED WITH BOOK STORE). Tli having recently been enlarged and re fitted, you can now have STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS WORK DONE AT Reasonable Prices. C W. YATES. A. Oek, Jr., Pbotrrpber. ISP- Call for Pang's Christmas Cards ; THEY ARE GEMS, OF ART: dec 13 I w HOWrLl. COBB. C P. Sf. CO. PURCEIL HOUSE, WILMINGTON". N C EECENTLY THOSOUGHLY OVEB . hauled and renovated. FIBST-CLAK in ererr reaped. Location deairable, hesC attuated oear all bndneaa houaea Poatoffle, Custom House; City Hall and Court House. RATES. . . . . . . aad 1 .W fcr W Our motto la i TO PLEASE! 3 Cents a Copy j XEWAniKKThiKMKXT. NOTICE Ihe tax imtkiw, Boxtk-HoLntrj, elfre or ihr ( itjr f Wilmington, V rt. iu-toi t.. m-( th fit? Ctrt K.4aTlM9 (THCRSDAY) r.VESIXfi.ik.U .teM., t o rlork, U rrrriT the rrpnrt of IW Lm. tnUter soui .t the ClUsrn. bWuu f the .'ir'lilai. . J" '!l ' HtNBt SAVACit. fc. Fair and Festival. IHE I..UUK or FKOXT STREET M. K. t'UURl'H will tmr Fair sal KrvUvsl at the 1TY HALL UwUht .ik! Wvm..rro. Idee 19-lr Th&lian Amateurs. X HIS DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION WILL rivrf another of ibtlr rnknibleentrrUtametiU SCJIOOI f "LEST". NORMAL FRIIA KVKKIM;. !. OU, ItUH. 4T Tileston Upper Room, On whtrh nrratlon tbrr wfll b prreli tw vt-ry laughable romnlUv, enUUel .no. i Koifxn thi: cokm:h. ' AND "1 r T U R s .v E X T . ' AdiulwluM. iV mil. IVrunutucr rum nuticf at H oVUx-k. ' (tlrvtfl.lt tii syi roth, m wf space We will Minplt annouocr that wr Wrp T I- fount tn a V First-Class City Grocery WHICH WILL BK SOLI) LOWER THAN E VER j nifMvtrully ami truly. I. I nilllMaRRN CO. OCR STOCK OK UQt'OUS AND WINIS " I now iniil lr, an! will Xte m41 at t-at th : 1 mt rent. lower than etrr know n Iter Iteforv. the bi:m;akdneu HAS COMK. A Pure North Carolina Cam YVblakcT far Medicinal Parpoacm Ri-ufxttfully anI truly, f " ' i - I l L. RKHKSFR A CO. WE PROMISE OCR rRIKNrW to be better abl In the fwtur to attend U tbelr wantatkan wewerr lat Saturday, when, although our whole fon-e, with two extra Ue, werf eo- e?crjr mluut, a frwal majjr had U leave on v count of Dot being waited upon. ReapeetfoJlj and truly, dec l7-tf P. L. BR1DGER9 A X', Bright and Shining, THE CAKE PANS Of AIAJCINW - AND SHAPES. ' CHEAP ANU MAMY-TU6 rot, at dec 15-lf ' " PARKER A TATLOR'i. L I T T ELL' S Living Age. . JSdUKU KVEBY ATUBDAY. W eh, or wo taaa threa aada quarUr tuaand douSlu octaro Por readmr matter yearr. The ablest aad moat eultiTsteJ muikeU la Europe, asd espedalij In Great Britlaa, writ for It. jM tkilra a Jar, irt tf puataa. JEatm copr to tfccftUrp ofaelub ef Saobserfbera. UTTELL OAY,