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Wilmington "V. Ci. 15.
To the Editor of. 'the Sm:
I'eruat the Souto shiue upon this feeble
1 UDU1V;
effort to direct attention to the very great '
iiiiportan,aTitftj ajd por of "NVii-.
mington, having the new railroad-
"Western Itailroad" continued to Greens
boro and the mountains, also continued t-o
Wilmington. i iii-i.r.l 'MH ' j."
It is not necessary to aemiiul you that
there is not now running', into Wilmington
one single railway in which the, the- citi
zens in or the government of the.Siite,
owii3 a majority of the stock, though she
has bled so freely to aid in building all of
the three that have. their terminus here.
This painful truth impresses itself to
such a degreed 'upon as that "we do 'most
earnestly desire and hope that this great
uoiihwesteyyi line the direction that
should originally have been given to the
main artery in creating a system -fur. .the
State may run directly to our seaside
city, independent of any, other, railroad
now runninsr into' Wilmington. Let the
State supply "the convict labor and the
people and. the counties the money neces
sary to build and equip the road, and. it
can be in a , very . .short time an accom
plished fact; and almost profitable railroad
line. 1 '-''".'.. ,'J' '. '." V , ' - .
To be sure from Wilmington to Fayette
ville it will hare the river as a competitor
for business.but who cares for that, in
these days of cheap transportation. A
Narrow Gauge Railroad as this, should be,
rinning from Wilmington to tireensboro
and the noVJi west caii ceful l.y ra-
. peie wun any line vvnere iinmeuiaie nana
liner is npcpsiiiru nml 'SiiPfisL v Sii w hpn i
the water transit is uncertain, as
in t in I
case, for a portion of each season.
This -Wilmington and Western Narrow
JfrtrnU)! Ty-nr-
profitable
liuc- in i iiV; kj iu t. j c. n -i tm iiv.. oiu i
mm in T io .NToio o n ri ncci nrr t
to our people. It may be a real Xorfh
Carolina fcail road ! Who knows ?
Connect it with steamers' from all the
Northern cities from the .-Wot -Indies and
Kurope,ls.rilI soon beHMt? cas?, and it
will carry the products of Tjhe world to the
people of the interior, and in return send
the wealth of the-ir soils to the rest of man
kind, and at rates so low tltat competition i
will be defied.
l ress tuis matter, Air. JMiitor, to
favorable issue. Ieave no stone unturnsd
to have this Hue secured this session. - The
Guilford and Alamance Senators, ae well
as the North Western members, are work
ing for it, and drawing around them -the
influence necessary to carry it through.
It will, run through ; a country where a
narrow gauge railroad .will jh, a,nd a j
narrow gauge road will do three tinles the j
, ,
work that any railroad' m the State has
ever done or is likely, to -do
It costs much
less (two-fifths) and it can be operated at
a minimum and this will, as stated before.
ma
MrSifr tnStAYel4
table1
bridges leading-into this city become the
property of a separate corporation as is
the case at St. Loai and let them be useJ
by all the railroads running into "Vilming
at a moderate toll. Thus can this great
line reach our city aa aq dependent route
for our people and our trade and com
merce Look to it or it will be to late !
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VOICE OF TOE PEOPLE.
Tlie t'ity oveniineiit.
- -
On perusiyg the local coluuius of your
valnablfi nnner of -vesterdav. I. was some-!
what surprised at the views of "A Second
Warder"' therein published, endorsing "the
Y iews -of the Second VardfClub enunwated
at a meeting held on Motidav night, last.
L t!
and arguing the advpabihty of adopting
the 'snggest ions of "-thej Second Ward
meeting.''. .t. ,,1.1 it , :u- -
Te are of opinion that " A Second
Warder"' is rather too late
in
bringing
forward the question after the action of
the Democratic voters of Jthe city on the
evening of the lOtbfinsf iy. 7 a
We need not take issubwith "A' Second
Warder as to the wisdom of the actiouof
the Second Ward;"bu Vm surprised (hat
he should advise'aH 'emulation of itsaction,
after every other-ward of the city had act
ed differently, and. perfect accord with
each . other! Every Democratic Ward
Club in the city held a meeting on that
f veniu. and every Ward Club, save one,
(Second, .Ward,) Virtually endorsed-the '-ies
olution of the City Executive Committee,
and Yns?rice(rthe City Executive Com-mfHeeut-
raeiworialize, itj... .V'u.,
I apprehend that ho further action need
b,e taken by the, voters as they., have al
ready expressed their will ami instructed
their Executive ..Obm.mittee4-instructed
them definitely. ' I
aat coifimittree being tue representa
tives of the people have but one thing to
tueir duty is manifest. They vmst
f lseiShtS ?f th4Pe0plewh0m1they
'ibe'dev-i 8 lhe election aD(1 '&t"DS
w'th fire it is all very well in
'. Si y . - -''. - ' -
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theory. W"e have tried it in fact and
know how it is: Should we venture and
meet with defeat, and defeat is almost
inevitablev who will saddle the responsi
bility? "Why relinquish a certainty for an
uncertainty ? "We cannot make assurance
too sure. What would have been our
condition to-day had 1 we not applied to
the Legislature for Relief about two
years ago. Long and bitterly has
our fair city groaned "neath the iron hand
of oppression, and she would to-day be
robed in sackcloth and ashes had no the
Legislature granted her relief. I need not
revert to the acts of the present Board of
Alderman to show the wishes of four
wards in petitioning their continuance.
The acts of that Board stand an eternal,
monument to their wisdom and fidelity.
What better administration could be de
sired than that which "we have had for the
past two years? What better could be
obtained than that we now have. l'he
present Mayor and Board of Aldermen
have discharged the duties devolved upon
them wisely and with wonderful results,
and we cannot do better than retain them.
The Legislature never has, und never will,
desert, us in time of need, and when our
Executive Committee carry out the in
structions received from four-fifths of the
ward- the present Board will be con-,
tinned, and. all will bej well.
Respectfully,
Vim.
To tin; Editor Jf The Shu .-Please
let the public ponder on the following,
viz.: Alter due advertisement the five
wards of this city were called in separate,
meetings to take independent action on
a certain subject. They were all each and
every one, summoned to different places,
but at the same time to' take into consid
eration the same subject. They obeyed
the summon: in large "and respectable
numbers in fact', in numbers larger than
jj general meetings and w'ith enthusiasm
; greater. than- tor years ueiore. They pro-
1 1 '
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they proceeded with a purity, and as was
afterwards seen an unanimity scarcely
.ever known before in our local politics.
Now then, after doing this, and after
ordcriitj the Executive Committee, they
-
find their action about to be undermined
by a reckless m ino rity, who by an affec
tionate narrowness of , feeling with a por
tion of the Executive Committer, have
arranged fur a reconsideration of the niat-
,ter. " O tcmpora; O mores." Shall
we on Monday say one thing, and then
-m---i t r ...
again on i nuar say another : fcensible
men ot the Democratic party, let your
! prejudices sleep, that you may wake up
j- Friday to the realization not of a dream,
I bat of a fact, a Democratic fact, that' the
; majority must and shall rule.
; "One of the Old Guard."
; Sunlight.
j Mr. Gladstone is a pianist of no mean
: liir-rit. and has a swept, and unwerfni xnlcf.
whic.h lie ioves tu exercise.
ir . , , '
He wished his manuscript returned,
t f.,;ior ;
AiuLfelt indignant when he learned
It had climbed the golden basket.
i e
Augusta Constitutionalist thinks
e do; that Tilden may be a formida-
f a
aiididate Cur the Democratic uomina-
tion.
j 'Lne expejieiit of lighting mines by
! V" lried V 8rs!on salt
mines, near Manchester, and proved a com
1 pie te success. .
i Sitting Bull denies that he made any
such flowery speech. What he said was :
'"When 1' again put myself under the care
; t J' the Great Liar and his thieves you will
iatch a weasel asleep. lo you hear?"
; And he heard.
! n Thackeray loved our jeople, but he once
i --ttiHt was many years ago wrote to a
j friend on this side of " the water that he
i was always sorry when he- saw a grou) of
Americans at an European watering place
f eating vulgarlv at table.
j There is a story that Senator Kellogg
has. secured- a controlling interest in the
New Orleans Times. It is said to be the
intention lo reorganize the stafF and to
change its policy in the interest of the Re
publican party f Louisiana. . .
v German papers announce the discovery
; of a large portion of the. missing works of
Joliami,. Sebastian 13ach. lhe discovery
was made by llerr Robert Franz. He
found a chest full of the manuscripts in a
loft at the seat of the Witzhun familv.
i
. Up on the Canada border it is alleged
j that a'slirowd Vermonter lures farmers to
! -bring him butter from the Dominion, of
j l'erir.g a fancy price therefor, and then as
soon as they have crossed the line-informs
oii them and brings about the confiscation
of, butter and vehicle.
It is a." discouraging symptom of the
general prevalence oiDnoery and debauch
erv in these degenerate 'times, that the re
election of Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, to
tlie seat already held by rftm in the United
Stafts Senate, is reported to have been se
cured by a profuse use of mouey.
Springfield Republican : What we mean
to say is that the Tribune, in the great
heap of its wisdom, has done what it least
of alLdesired recalled Mr. Tilden to the
upper air in the old and formidable charT
actef Of an houest patriot. Nay more it
hasadded to this the . attractiveness of inT
jijred, lijilocfince and the mystery of an
unexplored job. Two days ago : it was a
question whetherMr.rilden could become
akiower.ful competitor with Bavard, Hen-
d ricks aiul.;.Thurman, for - the , Democratic
nohuutioa-iD; 1 uia question is. now
settled.ipn" ' . ;
1 The tatteif eittot ial ' ! ,mee tingi of the
Vake",bVr'"jidjo the 1st
Afftiiflnv l of . i next '" Court. because- of
thd absence! ef 'members who' stood in elose
. WILMINGTON, N. C.,
SUN TELEGRAMS. ;
EARLY AND MIDNIGHT REPORTS.
vasiii.;to.
Congress Yesterday.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
The Grand IJodge of North Caro
lina. Sun .Special Diapatch.
Fayetteville, N. C, Feb. 12. The
Grand Iodge of the Knights of Pythias
of North Carolina,, which convened in
this city yesterday, td-day elected the fol
lowing officers for' the ensuing vear :
John L. Dudley, G. C; J. L. H. Mis-
sellier, Y. G. C. ; II. C. P.rempert, G. P.
J. W. Phillips, G. K.' of R. S.4 R, T.
Saidin, G. M. of E.
The (irand. Lodge-adjourns to-night.
U.
Washington, Feb. 12. Senate. Mr.
Sargent, of California, from Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported favorably on the
Senate bill -to regulate applications for
restoration to the active list of the navy.
Passed.
It provides that all applications of of
ficers of thernavy. for restoration to the ac
tive list, or for advancement . for positions
on the active list, and also similar applica
tions on the retired list, as well as the pay
therein, shall be made to the Secretary of
the Navy, who shall thereupon order a
board of officers, -not below the grade of
the applicant, to investigate his case and
report thereon, and said report, with the
recommendation thereon of- the Secretary
of tjie Navy, shall be forwarded to Con
gress for its action thereon. . No such ap
plication shall be made except as herein
provided.
He also reported from the same commit
tee adversely on the Senate bill authorizing
the establishment of a naval station and
depot at Port Royal, S. C, a'nd it was in
definitely postponed. j
' Senator Allison, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported back the resolu
tion instructing the committee to inquire
into the recent escape of the Cheyenne
Indians and their subsequent slaughter,
together with a communication from the
Secretaries of War and of the Interior on
the subject. . He said the committee was
unable, from the papers, to make any in
telligent, report at this session but he be
lieved it a matter of importance, and
should be inquired into. Therefore, on
behalf of the committee, he submitted the
resolution for a select committee of five to
examine into the circumstances attending
the escape, etc. Agreed to. . j
Senator Whyte presented a resolution
from the Baltimore Board of Trade aud - a
remonstrance from the ship owners of that
city against the proposed amendment to
uu -. u.
tee post office appropriation bill to estab
lish Brazilian mail steamship lines. Or
dered to be printed and to lie on the table.
The. bill is now before the Senate. i
The Senate to-day passed the House bill
creating a Northern judicial District of
Texas. , j
The bill to supply additional library ac
commodations was discussed; and the "bill
tn vpstrict. Chinese immigration was taken
up. . J chah: "According to official, and private
jlousE. The House is in committee on ! reports the epidemic has entirely disap-
the legislative, judicial and executive ap- j peared. There have been no cases in this
propriation bill. ' government for several days.
The House adjourned at 4:30, having Liverpool. Feb. 12, Trade is quite
made considerable progress on the bill. . paralyzed by the strike which has. now ex
Joseph Richardson is nominated post tended to the centres, aud a whole. body of
masier at aiousion, icxas.
The committee appointed by the Repub
lican members of the. Senate to prepare
and report to the caucus an order of busi
ness for the remainder of the session,
agreed fo-day that besides the annual
appropriation bills, the Edmunds' consti-
tut-ional amendment to nrohibit the rav-
ment of disloyal claims, should be pressed
forward to final action.
I'inchback has accepted the position of
Revenue Agent of Louisiana district, i
At an informal meeting of the Potter
Investigating Committee to-day, at the in-
siance oi me ivepuuiicau memoers, u was
agreed to issue subpoenas for Messrs. Coyle,
of New York, Wooleyr of Cincinnati, Sol -
omon, of South' Carolina and Dimn,Jof
1 londa,'
and other , , witnesses, although
a meetinsr of the committee is ca!lecLibr
to-morrow. - It is not probable that any-.
thing interesting, will occur until Monday
next, at which time the above are expect- j wh61e line of docks. There is to be an
ed to .arrive in the city. ! other interview to-day between the ship-
Gen. Reuben E. Davis, of Mississippi, ' owners' committee and the deputation from
was examined by the Teller Committee to-I the strikers. '
I" . 1 A 1 TZ" A '
day regaruing me qieciion in me rirsi (
Consrressional District of Mississippi. He i
said he ran as the Greenback candidate
i aa Wht
Ann. lofodofJ TiAtwitVictjinrlinff a fair
ill i i- i v n i ill i 1 1 v i iim ii ( ii t ii i. v . .t . miuunuii
count would have shown his election by
10,000 majority over Mulgrow.
Wm. H. Vasser, also of .Mississippi,
testified to . disturbances at several speak
ing places, and said the' Republican party
.Mississippi was virtually dead, and that
the white people of that State will prevent
by all means iu their power the return of
Republican government. j
Xo Right There. j
Richmond, Ya., Feb. 12.In the United
States Circuit Court t-day, in the case of
Adolphus Gilman; tried for violation of the
election laws, in forcibly ejecting the Dep
uty United States Marshal from the poll
ing room m the Fifth ard, at Petersburg,
contiuued from yesterday, Judge Hughes
ruled to the effect that the Deputy Mar
shals f election have no right in such a
room during the progress of voting, unless
his presence is need to prevent an actual
disturbance, or if the Supervisor be in act
ual need of protection, or if " fraud be at-tempted.,.-
The evidence not being :of ;a
character to sua tain such a charge, the
the prosecuting attorney' entered a npllt
prosequi, and the prisoner was discharged.'
The evidence in the case ; of Alexander,,
Vaugban't Judge of election xi Petersburg,
Charged., with ballot,", box -stuffing, ' was
heard, and j the case .cxatioued vntii to-
mnmw. -'
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if roe cases oi x aruaui aiiu vurer, ouusra
of election in the same city," was continued
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13,
Petition or Second Mortgage
Holders.
Indianapolis, Lvd., Feb. 12. In the
United States Court, to-day, before Judge
Gresham, William King. et. al. complain
ants, versus the Ohio and Mississippi Rail
road Company, defendants, on a petition
of a majority in the amount of the second
mortgage bondholders for the appointment
of Robert Garrett as successor to Samuel
G. F. Odell, deceased, one of the trustees
and bondholders, came, and ordered
that the notice be given to the Ohio and
Mississippi lailroad company and to Allen
Campbell and others, to show cause, with
in thirty days, why the prayer of the peti
tioners should uot be granted.
The Brazil Mail Line.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12. At a meet
ing of merchants here to-day, the follow
was adopted : '
, Whereas, In the opinion of the Louis-
! ville Manufacturers' and Merchants' Ex
change, the passage ofjthe bill, now before
Congress, would be of great importance to
the commerce ok Kentucky and the South
our delegates in Congress be. and they are
hereby respectfully requested to support ;
the said measure.
New Orleans, Feb 12. The Louisiana
Republicans organized to-day for the con
stitutional convention campaign in .War
moth, with Dumont in command puck
Wharton in first; Stamps in secoi1 ;
Marks in third; Leonard McMulle in
fifth,-and Anderson in sixth Congressional
districts, with Messrs. Badger, Lewis and
Ladd to constitute a campaign committee.
They promise vigorous. $ork.
OVER TILL? CABLE.
The Emperor Opens the Reich
stagThe Liverpool Strike.
Berlin. Feb. 12. The German Reich
stag was to-day opened by Emperor Wil
liam in person. In his speech from the
throne he said he thanked the members for
assisting in the suppression of the Social
ist agitation, and hoped they would con
tinue to support the government as far as
was necessary for the cure of the Socialist
evil. lie announced the abolition of arti
cle 5. of the treaty of Prague, and referred
with pleasure to the friendly relations with
Austria and the results of the Berlin Con
gress. He declared that the relations
between Germany and all other powers are
satisfactory, and that she would continue
to use her influence in behalf of European
peace.. .
In referring to Bastorn's policy of the
Government, the Emperor said : Our
commerce has right to claim that the pro
tection which legislation has regarding
the custom taxes can afford and which is
afforded, perhaps beyond, -fthat is "necessa
ry in counties with which we tracfe. My
duty is to preserve the German market
for articles of home production.' We
shoufd revert to the well tried
principles which we in our com
mercial policy since 18G5 have aban
doned. Clause 5 of the treaty of
, t i 4. 1 i . ,
A IB"U. uu ui S, anu put
j l1 Vi uncertalnty ot tbf df
North
destiny. 1 he Emperor's speech closed
with the following sentence : "The pro
motion and development -of the friendly
relations with and among the powers is
the task to which should be devoted the
great power achieved by unity,"
St. Petersburg, Feb. 12. The Golos
publishes the following telegram from the
principal members of Bourse at Astra-
i carpenters, some ot wnom were a 1 read v on
the strike. I he strike anions:' the sailors
has become more general, and great difficul
ty is experienced in obtaining crews, save
at considerably increased rates. Yester
. day, several ships were awaiting crews, bnt
, thp mpn wprfi firm. Tt, is stsitpd t'tipro
VnVtr.firo imin ln-irlml clu ra o -r Annnnc
town, and that the owners do not know
! where to send them. There are manv re-
ports of the intention bv dock bauds and
i laborers, to prevent the men from workino -
j until the dispute is settled. 1
The'Cunard Companv have all their
vessels in the Hoskisson dock, which is en-
closed, and have provided within the dock
1 walls accommodations for the men .broueht
I from Glasgow.
The local authorities maintain strict
supervision with the' police and military,
and none but people on business are
: allowed within the enclosure alonsr the
Lokdox, Feb. '12.- Weston the, Ameri-
r"f r T Atuai
I Lxchange London at 12:0 on the morning
i a ' :- v .. i . i r . i 7i i
! tne I1" ultO
on a walking tour of two
thousand miles over the country roads has
undertaken to walk this distance and also
deliver fifty lectures in the towns on his
way'iq one thousand hours, left Thirsk,
county of York,; last night for Scar
borough, where he . is due- this afternoon,
is about 10 miles behind time. He is in
good health and spirits and walking well.
The weather. thus far has been very un
favorable. At the opening of the Richstag the Em
peror referred to the plague in Russia, and
said, tie) latest 'reports justify hope that
the energetic measures of the Russian Gov
ernment will shortly suppress epidemic,
when the traffic on the frontier will be re
stored on the neighborly footing which be
fits friendly countries.'
The Admiralty announces that it has
chartered 15 steamers to carry troops and
supplies to the Cape. . This fleet includes
the trans-Atlantic steamers Egypt,
France, Spain, Russia. England, China,
Olympus Palmyra and City of Paris.. ,
; Weston reached Scarborough .his after
noon, 151 miles behind time.
; Madrid, Feb. 12. The Patriot publish
es a-lelter fiom Tanzir, JMorocco, dated
Feb. 4th, saying the Governor of Toez;
has taken refusre at St. Blaury to escape
the populace, who have risen ajrainst him,
The 3ul tyiiv of Mbjrocqo 'pas a stroke of
iX paralysis.
J- Voted uree"acv forlthe bill fa&itutif pe-
: tOi"E.HiGE.v. xeo. xz. roiifuims
1 cau tions against lhe plague.
A GREAT VICTORY.
WILMINGTON ALL RIGHT.
How Extension Didn't Extend
Last Night An Amendment
Talcked on that Virtually
Kills the Bill.
Sun Special Dispatch.
Raleigh, . February 12, 10:45 p. m.
The opponents of the extension of the Ral
eigh & Augusta A ir Line after a hot day
and night's fight have gained a great vic
tory. By amajority of ten, they have passed
an amendment which virtually destroys the
bill. S. H. Fishblate.
3Iol Law in Kentucky.
Cincinnati, Feb. 12. A despatch from
Louisville, Ky., says that a mob of two
hundred men rode into Campbellsville,
Ky., on Saturday in search of Mr. J. R.
Robinson, who has been appointed receiver
to collect railroad tax from Taylor county,
in satisfaction of a judgment of the United
htutes Circuit Court at Louisville. The
search was fruitless. Robinson it is stated
has resigned the receivership.
Resumed Work.
Cincinnati, Feb. 12. The coal miners
at Ashland, Ky., who have been on a strike
the past few months, have resumed work
without any concessions having been made
by the owners.
Shorter Telegrams.
. At Long Branch,N. J.', yesterday, Mr3.
James AV". Wallack, sister-in-law of John
Lester Wallack, comedian of New York,
and daughter of the late Wm. R. Blake,
comedian, died.
A despatch says the returns from yester
day's town election of this county show a
decided Republican gain. 'The Board of
Supervisors which iast year composed en
tirely of Democrats will this year consist
of three Democrats and two Republicans.
otes North Carolinian.
The family of Rev. G. A. T. Whitaker
have moved to Wilson from Graham.
Charlotte rejoices in a rat trapanven
tionj It has taken in twenty-five rats in
one night.
Steps are being taken in Newbern to
purchase a city lot. on which to build Pol
lock Street Methodist Church.
.The Advance is a monthly publication
of sixteen columns, edited by W. H. Quick,
and "issued in the interests of education,
morality and industry." It is printed
that is, half of it in Rockingham, for one
dollar per annum. s
The Richmond State thus gives the N.
C. harbor and river appropriations : Cape
Fear river, $15,000 ; Neuse, $15,000 ;
French Broad, $5,000 ; Pamlico river,
$3,000"; Edenton, harbor, $1,000 ; Roan
oke, $L500. Our dispatch gave Cape
Fear $25,000.
Charlotte Observer: A. AV". Lawing,
Esq., a justice of the peace and one of the
"most prominent citizens of Paw Creek
township, died at his home, Sunday after
noon, of pneumonia. He was buried at a
private burying ground, Monday afternoon,
a numbar of the Old Fellows of this city
going out to assist in the ceremonies, he
being a member of this fraternity.
Newbern Xut Shell: One day last week
a colored woman named Pollock, living
near Trenton, Jones county, went. out to
get some wood,' leaving her three small
children in the house, near a large fire
burning on the hearth, and on her return
shortly afterwards she found the remains of
her oldest child a daughter of 10 year3,
lyins: -out in the yard, burned almost be
yond recognition.
Charlotte Observer : totatesville had a
biff excitement Sunday morning. About
8:30 o'clock people in the vicinity of the
' 131 llbeard loud cries ot "Help ! Unlock
tllls door ' L,et me out ' &C- 1 arsons in
the neighborhood rushed to the jail and
found the jailor. leputy tehentl Joyner,
1 confined in a. cage with a couple of prison
ers. the door being locked on the outside.
He had gone up to give the prisoners their
breakfasts. A white man named Dishman,
a notorious criminal from the upper end
of the county, now under indictment
for horse stealing, requested him
(the jailor) to take a drink to a prisoner
in a cell adjoining his own. Joyner did
so, and no sooner had he entered the cell
of Dishman's fellow prisoner than Dishman
closed and locked the door. behind him.
The horse-thief politely bade the jailor
good morning, and walked down the stairs,
accompanied by three negroes, names un
known. The thieves were afterwards re
captured by horsemen from the town.'
American Industry.
Xetc York Herild.
An important feature of, the immediate
troubles in England is that the great suc
cess of Ameriean industries has brought
British industries face to face with an im
minent need for revision of prices. In the
general redaction they cannot adjust read
ily the relative proportion which labor and
capital shall lose," and the relations of the
wage fund to the poor law taxes makes
that adjustment more difficult.
IV ashing ton Gossip.
Baltimore Sun.
"vVashixgtox, Feb. 10. A leading Re
publican Senator said to-day thajt the Re
publicans of the Senate would not consent
to the repeal of the political legislation
which the House Democrats propose to-
nnt on to the appropriation bills, lie
said the Senate Republicans fully appre-
ciated the fact that the Democrats will De
ahlfi to reneal the election laws,&e.. when
the' next Coneress meets, bnt that did not
lessen their responsibility: ' He was satis
fied'that if the House forced the issue the
HanatPt wnnld let the appropriation bills
fail sooner than consent to adopt the re;
peal at the dictation of the other brancn
THE EXTRA SE8SIOIT QtrESTKHT. "
A the
' .mUIIK VIUU 4UMvo J
Capitol to-day was on u ane vueci. .o j
certain prominent Democrats of the Hotse, i I
w"ko have heretblore declared tbemsetTeal ja
1879.
ua uppuacu iu wi eaara session oi Congress, Cm k tt 1 TfcT rifrTr .
feaStfePBAl'; GOODS !
ability is that there is no very strong fa:
?ffiJ!5Sllflrt Mccs in ths Stato,
ciunc biue are apparently vxewuig with
perieci lnuinerence me rapidly approach
ing termination of the session. Little or
no objection is made to special orders, and
the appropriation bills are not poshed with
any spirit, ine session will close in three
weeks from to-morrow. Speater Randall
says, however, that there will hs no trou
ble m getting tnrough, but or course he
means this in case there should no clash
as to political legislation between the two
houses. So far as the Senate is concerned
it seems now to be the general impression
that there is a probability of .its being
called to meet in executive session by the
President on the fourth of March. f
Itt the event of a called session, of tha
Senate it is not probable that it will last
beyond a week or two.
senator m creery s speech.
Senator McCreery, of Kentucky, deliv-
ered what is understood to be his farewell
anh ir, tua q a - v v j
speecn in the senate to-day. As he had
hPln ii-nl I nHvoi.1 nJ .n V, 11 1
v-v-" nacu in me lucai pupei o i
tuc guuenes were crowaea. Mr.Mct;reery I
is not an industrious man. He delivers
oniy about one speech a year, but when he
opens his mouth he always says something
worth hearing, which is quite different
fronj- the average Senator or member. He
is logical and rhetorical, with a distinct and
ringing style of (1 enunciation, and on the
rare occasions when he addresses, the Sen
ate, the other Senators pay him the rare
compliment of listening. He to-day at-1
tacked vigorously the present management
fi inuian anairs, ana earnestly advocated
the transfer of the Indian bureau to the
War Department. During his speech he
made points which were both eloquent and
original. Mr. McCreery is one of the few
Southern members of Congress who take
care of their money. A brother Senator and
a personal friend ot him says that he will
carry back to Kentucky on the 4th of
March $Z6,000 of the $30,005 salary which
he has received during his six years' term
ot service.
THE SUGAR TARIFF
defeat by the agreement of the House, by
a vote ol almost three to one, to fix Thurs-
day, the 13lh, for the consideration of the
sugar tarill bill. The indications from the I
vote to-day are that the bill of the com
mittee is much stronger than had been ex
pected, notwithstanding some of the most
influential members of the cpmmittee are
opposed to it. The vote Was 160 yeas to
5 nays. 1 he fate of the bill is by no
means certain, however.
CURRENT TOPICS.
It is rumored that Senator Wallace is to
be made chairman of the National Demo
cratic Committee, to succeed Senator Bar-
nuni. .
The postal savings banks bill is defeated
for this Congress. Mr. Phillips, of Kari-
sos, moved to have his bill passed under
suspension of the rules, but secured only
38 votes.
Sudden leatli of an Unknown
Itlan.
' Charlotte Observer.
Mr. William Glen, of Rock Hill, S. C,
who came up to Charlotte day before yes
terday, reports the sudden and somewhat
mysterious death 6f an unknown man in
that town, under the following circum
stances: On Saturday night, he and Mr.
Gordon, proprietor of the hotel in thatplace,
found a rather old and well-dressed man
lying in the street in a helplessly intoxi
cated condition. They lifted him up on
his feet and finding that he wa3 able to
walk, they left him.
Mr. Glenn then went to his home and
shortly after he had gotten there, the old
man knocked at the door and asked to
stav all niffht. Mr. Glenn, seems his
helpless condition took him in and gave
him something to eat. He ate very heart
ily andafterwards was seatedjin a chair in
front ot the fire. He had only been set
ting m this position a few moments when
it was seen that he was dead.
Mr. Glenn and others made inquiry
everywhere to find out something about
the old man. Nobodv had eVer seen him
before and no notes or papers by which his
identitv or nlace of residence could oe es
tablished wore found on his Derson. He
was dressed in quite an expensive suit of
clothes with a valuable overcoat, and had
about $35 in money in his pockety His
body was kept for several days, in the
hope that something might be learned
about him, but to no purpose.
The stranger is described as a tall man,
apparently about sixty years old..-"
NE W AD VEBTISEMENTS.
VIRGINIA BACON.
Hams, Sides, Shoulders.
A SUPERIOR LOT.
JUST RECEIVED.
febl3-lt
fill
DeROSSET & CO.
' J -
Second Ward.
J3Y AN ORDER OF THE CITY EXECU
tivp r-nxvfTT-rTP1. thrr will' be a meeting'
of the Democrats of the eco!?"x
wiriaw pvpninff the ltn inet.,
i h n'rforV. to act noon a resolution rrom
the Committee in regard to City Officers. v,
JUNIUS DAVIS, ;
febl3-lt President Second Ward Clb.
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HOWELX COBB. -; , C D, M'i C0BB
FUBCELL HOUSE, ;
WILMINGTON N. O. 1
BECENTLY TH020UGPLT O VE B
. hauled and renovated. FIRST-CLASS
in every respect. LoeaUon derfrtble, being
situated near aU burfnes. J
CuBtom House, City Hall and Court Hone.
BATES. r.. and $2 0 per Day
:. ;-Our motto to'-.r
COBB ESO3- 'tr
MfaSf'tr X'.iQyZ:;'AX -ProprJeto
.
A5fT DESCRIPTION, neatt -aKd
Jaa24f.j j, JACKfiON
8 Cents ; a Copy
i wt t ' -:
AT
GEORGE -MYERS'.
Oil FAXCY GflfflK tflMTBRT
viuuiaihii
FRENCH AND GERMAN GOODS,
AT HALF- PMCil!
fresh Groceritt. Alwajt to U FVn4 at
GEOEQE HYEEB'.
Ml AM) UQUOR DEPAMUEST.
td& We aro iplllniT WTVVa .i -it i w
fJ2L WINKS t HALF PRICE, j ,
mestio SrvVr?l?i IFvVrJ? ,P
tSi.1 INES at $1 .25 and $1 JSO per ration.
fsrour Whiter. .CA
i ..
u excellence or Quality and Cheapness.
j uur wia naner at . per nllon. Sweet
- """"J "e uest In the yvorid, at $3 per gallon
SAVE 100 PER CENT. AT
GEORGE ilYEES'.
- A
"Our Goods are bought from First
Hands. : "No Middle Man's Profit."
Man's Profits." Hence
r rnn
VU vc moneJ for you.
tW We have the LmnrMt.. OhnlrMt: atul
CheapesC Stock of Goods Tn our Three Stores
w oe round m the state.
GEORGE nYEBS'.
11, 13 and 16 FROHT STREET 1
Duplin County
STALL FED BEEF.
w ALTER BI ANT, a lot of fine .tall fed
beef, which will be gold at our market trwt.v
and all next week as low as you can buy a
common article eisewnere.
MOTT & CAMTEN,
Market street.
feb3-4t
GARDEN SEED!
GARDEN SEED!
NEW CR0P-I879-
Now in store and for sale In bulk and in pa
pers. Wholesale ana reuu, at
GREEN A FLANNER'8,
Market street.
feb?-tf
" LISTEN TO IE MOflilNG BIRD"
npiIEN GO AND BUY A CAGE FROM
J. Parker & Taylor. They have a line a-
eortment.
PARKER COOK,
Sold only by them. feb 8-tf .
Valentines, Valentines.
QOMIC AND SENTIMENTAL. .ORDERS
from the country will meet prompt attention.
' C. W. YATES
.. i , i t
Bookseller and Stationer.
febO-tf
HALF INTEREST IN A
FIRST CLASS .
newspaper omn for ml:
7
f I desire to sell a nan interest 10 we
I CONCORD sun
To a competent man. The 8U.NUm Ue':
circulation in Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Iredell,
Rowan, Stanley,' Montgomery nd Cnlon
counUes, besides a Urje mlacelianeou , drcu
lation. The type and material la almost en
tirely new. I desire to sell, because with the
.eeitanr nf i coniDetetit Daxtner. the clrcula-.
tion of the 8 can be worked up to a point
second to no weekly to te State. At present
all my attention is ghren to the boateeM in the
office, and consequenuj caanuv
cessary attention to canvassing. Term lib
eral. Aaoresa, A.
feb6-tf Ed. and "Prop"r, Concord, N.C
; misWv CHOP; .. f ..
Cuba Molasses.
FIRST
CROP
OP
THE
ftBASOX,
287 HHDS. CHOICE. ;
'" ",' ,;1EW CROP MOLAS8E
ex Brig' Ztager, direct; from Matanzaf. For
Bale very low.
WORTH & WQBTJL,
BUTTER AIID CHEESE.
1 V TtlBiJ-CHOICK ' TABLE BUTTER i
TUBS OOOb OOSlDEf BUTTW f
orKrrs fresh munAixwYn r
4UU Porileiow tv, '
1
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" Huhtly;House,
L0I vrnmi1-r---i.. traTeHara. Klcehr.
tuhoii - 1 " ... . -
edrooini.&re, pome lerniw.
' .'ffDAILT CHERAW BTAUS. .....
Poor daDy rtage ltoto Bowln f-n iof-ratloii., '
PernJtoWn? to return to Wilaintoa by
lTT of Cheraw and Tiorenea can do so a low
cSSa eowwetfe- ad with up
and down traln on the C. CRaCw2y.??
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cf M Wadaboro, ' . x , z
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