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A. g; v POST OF "WILMINGTON. BvU. Lt. Col. Ii: Fbank, Commanding Durean of Itefugees, Ff eedme & STATE OF j NORTH CAROLINA;. A ban- ri:x Bv'J;. Major Gen. Jf. A. Miles, Commissioner Uv't.Lt. Col. Jacob F- Churn " A,' A. G. U Fourth Sub-District; of North Carolina, consists ing of the counties of Brunswick, Columbus; Robeson, Bladen; j Duplin, Sampsonaod New , Hanover : v!; 1 5 -a , Usf V W Sirj Caft. Allan Ruthebfobd, 44th U S Infantry, I (Brevet Brig Gen U S Vols,) Sub Assistant Comt jmissioner.' Office, C?ity Hall, Wilmington,! N C, ptY. S. S. Ashlbt, Snp't of Edueatioh for 4th Sab District.1 Office, City Hall; Wilmington N C, A: A. Surg. Robert Harris, Surgeon in charge of Freedmen's Hospital, Camp Lamb. : r.i - Lieut. L. Echelberbt, in charge of Sub Dis trict o! Duplin and Qampfon cotintie3. Office at. Magnolia, Duplin cojunty. K x ;H William Birnie, Esri,, in charge of SubfDis ; trfp.tof Robeson and Bladen counties Office at Lumberton. Robeson county. - CITY SOFFICERS. Board of Aiaermenf-a u v auace, ,a. v ouuinuu, i J G Burr, Eli Murray, W H. Lippitt; 'A ;r Adrian W: A Wright, W. S, Anderson. f t i If. n in' Marshal Robert lansomi :i , f Special Deputy Marshal R J J Ones. U Uerk and Treasurer -T W Anderson., L CterJfe oflMMarket-L M Williams. - h Chief Fire Department R J Jonas. : f j ET.- Tjr 1J 17' T?nT ... 1 iM TFarderes H Schulken, first ward ; James Shackelford, second ward; JB. W. Beerj' ; ward, W. Baykheimer, fouftb ward: ; Cwm Surveyor w ti Jones. TFooi Inspector? V P Yopp, J W Potter Ihompson ! commissioners of navigation and pilotage. P W Fanning, Chairman ; iWm B Flanher, IWm I Harris, E Murray Wm S Anderson, of Wil mmjrtou: and Swifti Gallowav. of Smitville. T II iiowey, Clerk and Treasurer. HARBORMASTER; Wash. Barkimer. PORT WARDENS 4 Geo. Harris, 3 N Martin, W B Whitehead Jltri Iyticiatt! ofh C; VV alker. . Etdmininq Committee G O Mobre,li.Samael B. j ' DaVis, VV F Furplnssi Geo Wj Williams.;. Regular meetings first Tuesday in the nonth. 1 j COUNtr OFFICERS.""" i Cliceirrnan of Countb Court-Wv(L -A' Wright , aupenor Uo rt Vierk tL AiUagg. ,er, i ; Clerk of County Court R Woodr r., 'h SVirt Samuel R Bunting. - r , ; . . . County Solicitor J phn L Holmes. Register Geo W Pollocd. i -Sneeial MaMrate John J Oonolev. : Soidal CourlS D Wallace. VV S Larkins, Uno ' Tavlor. John A SahderBrlohn D Powers. ' County Surveyor Jimc&-T, Williams, John Moore. . ."U" r?. IV" .V-t-f ' fi '! County-Trustee Owen Fennell, Jr;1 . . Constables R L Sellers, r PetersonV Jamea H Philyaw, E D Hewlett, i ; ! - Comjnitiee of Finance S D Wallace, AJotiu Taylor, John A ; Sanders. - ; uu., Wardens oftne Pjorr John A Taylor. John A ; Banders, Archibald McMillan, Isaac James, Luke Huggtns; W S Larif ins. j f ; ; Treasurer ofl'ttlic isuudvngsv oun U vvooa. ; uouniy uangzr u u .lexauuer. . Coroners John C Wood, Daniel P Bland Standard Keewsr John C Wood. . , Wreck Master--Jbhu A Sanders. . , j V ' Suneriiite?tdents of Common, Schools S . D7Wal lace, Jas Kerr, W S Larkins; John D Powers, R . K Bryan. : , ; " " !;-. - ;.';-! - ;j. Inspector of Naval Stores John S J ames. Arch-, Ibald Alderman, Jambs O Bowden, John C Bow! den, Alfred Alderman, Thomas W Player,: VV J Price, BjSoutherlandJ J M Henderson, RC John son. : : , V.. - ;'.-: :K: -Inspector of Timber &c.L II Bowden, James George McGuffie, W-M Munroe, E Turlineton, H M Bishop. VLVi . -, -1 Nl.- : AnU . , - Inspectors of Provisions ?. D E Bunting, Jno. W Munroe, George Alderman , MASONIC DIRECTORY. & Tnhti). l.Afro Vrt:!. .- -Meets last Th h rsday evening in each month. serj WL M..ht:. - luGVi ; T. M. Gardner, ir If BATdbnv Hani wr ... ' . Concord Chanter No. 1. Meets 1st aiid 3d Monday in each month T. B. CARR, .M. E. H.v P. A. P. Repiton, Sec'y. Wilmiuston Council No. 4, 'Meets 1st Wednesday in each month, -. Alfred Martin. T.. I. v G.v M. i i-yvj i 4 , v A. P. Repiton. Recorder. WILMINGTON & WELDON R. R. ; President R R Bridskrs. k'UMfc- i Directors on the peart of the j Stock?ioldersW A J vy right, o D VVallace' EU Murray, Aiirpa Marun, A H VauBokkelen, Geo Harris, of .Wilmington, and John Everett, of Golteboro i! i I Directors on thi part 'of the Slate Edward Kid der, of Wilmington,? John Norfleet, of JTarboro' ana i nos. J. Hogg, o Kalelgn; ; 4 - " ' Chief Engineer and General Superi71tendeS. Fremont. , - 0 'I ' Master oflTraiisportMionWxal SmlihiSl i Secretary and Treasurer I. W. Thompson. t (Jen. 'lycket Agent VV. ax. roisson. Master) MechanicM.. vv. uaniiins.i; 4 : i Dudley. ; - Freight Agentr G. L. ItAILWAY DIRECTORY.": WILMINGTON U MANCHESTER R. Drane. 1 ' - .'I.,. President Henry M Directors John Dawson, Henry Nutt, O., IG. 1 Parsley, A. J DeRosse jj a uowan. oeo. J w McCaUV'W E Mills, James Bradley.4 J Eli Greer. t G. Burr, ' Richard 1 General Superintendent William MacRae. : j Secretary and Treasurer W A Walker. I f General Freight Agent John ' L. Cantwell.: I WILMINGTON CHARLOTTE AND RUTHEii ; FORD RAILROAD f President-Robert H, Cowan )-' . 1 t f- Directors 3 Person. A U VanBokkelen,: JnoCJ n A McDowell, Robert S French, Walter L 8teele, ' 8tephen; W. Cole, Samuel H , Walkup E Nye Hutchinson,' Haywood W Guion, C C Hendrson, A G Logan, A R Homesly. u ! - ;. SuperintejulentW. J Everett. - : '; : Master of Transportation W II Allen. Secretary atid TreasurerI T Alderman. ; Master Mechern in W Gill: n 1 n -,u w v Freight AgentVf R French. -j - v k) WILMINGrTOK TS'GFRtJJOfpSQ N O YEMBER ' 15,1 1867 f : f, The St. Thomas Tornado.; The'suigeou'of the steamer Marraiori re ports the following additional particulars concerning the tornado which visited the i hi and j mc tqyi) qf, St. Thomas on the 29th ultimo 1 . s V We arrivW?a't St.' Thomas vonitbe- morn ing of the 30th; and found that.-ther usland had been visited the day previous by the most terrific hurricane ever known there,' the town being partially destroyed and the loss' of lifesvery: great. -,The amount of property destroyed it is Impossible atpresent to; esti mate ; the scene of destruction and"devasta tion it is impossible to describe. The Wind pommencedr blowing a- pretty "stifl j-bxeeze about eight o'clock from the "north jwest and about "eleven o'clock it changed I routul to the east and blew a perfect hurricane, carrying u every thingbeiore , t, ;f , ?It. lasted about four hours, but during that time raged with such .violence that trees were torn up, houses liltedr from their foundations;, and ;dafeeed to,fjpfc'fcs.!J6h the largest class", as well as smaller vessels, were hurled together, and either dashed to 'pieces or sun If. Some 3ty or sixty vessels are ashore, dismasted orriunk,' and . part nf the'r i trews lost Thousands are rendered homeless, ; and theamount of suffering, confusion and excitement ititi IropossiblextoJ describe There is nothing doing everybody seems paralyzed. - - - y--- ;: t jOns theiorniug :the?29th there'beiqgl indications of a stormH the ' passenger of the, old steamer Con way, Captain Hamiinacki did' not Sfeet sateto5go to seain her and twi8hi)d o be transferred. to, the Rhone, a new steamer of'iljeVline 'wliere they might consider themselves safe: in case of a storm. Th ey were accord i rigly transferred an?both vessels put to sea; - but during the $torm the' Rhone ..struck j on ) Peters1;Islan4i her lMiIetf.xpI6a'ed,an the exception ; of twelve 6r fifteen; -The British v gteamship Conway, Captain Ham mack, was thrown on Tortola Island, ' and all hands weretsavedii. "l UUW Vl I Jp to the time -of luf Idepartqre nothing definite in regard ftothe otherislands had' jbeen heard,' with the 'exception ,Tiftola of which report says that the town' is to jtally destroyed and a number of Uvea lost. Harbor 'Master Steinberg of St. Thomas was drowned while nobly attempting to rescue oth ers. , Hauing j succeeded in his first attempt,"' he waa returning the second time, when his boat capsized and he lost uis aie. ine steamer uoiuuioian came in at? about; 'eleven o'clock, and at' two ornock was sunki and six persons lost Her cargo was' valued at. from $1,000,000 to 3j000, 000. The track' of the 'hurricane seems to have been narrow, ,as the Marmion, trom ,Rio, , and the North America, from Hew -Ybrk arrived1 the Jda;y after, neither halving experienced more- than a still breeze. r Just SoIn Virginia J i I A correspondent of tbeRaleigb !. : - : . - .- V Sentinel .v .It :, -' Hops grow, wild in Western North Caro lina. What would they do if cultivated 2 Al very enterprising man in Forsyth has th.e culture of this bloom under consideration. He has learned. that it can be made to five hundred 500) dollars to the acre. pay fi The truth is, North Carolina is suffering from the lack of a greater; variety of, pro-? d notions.' There "ever has been a tireless panting among our farmers and planters, for Cotton and Tobacco. Expensive fertilizer are bought instead of made, r to raise them regardless ot all consequences. ', ,. : , i J This would be just the thing for us, it we had Calico Printing going on among us, and also Tobacco Factories at home. . vButT this is notour good fortune.' We spend more in N. C. for cotton ' f abrics after they are made up than we get for the cotton' we raise. ! V." ill Any land that will produce corn will pro duce hops. It s said to yield one thousand riounds to the acrel At 15 Cents thisiwijmkl yield $150 per acre, "even at this average. Hops are now much above this old figure, I think. The New England States have made $3,000,000 worth of hops in 50 years. j. . f i Land that will yield Indian torn will yield broom corn. ' This is worth 12 to 15 cents a pound. :--''teYJl-'ji,'.;-. LTdf"J.i:.' j Is it good policy for a man to , plant his whole place In cotton, tobacco, or any one thing, and purchase corn, hay, meat, flour, wool, flax brooms, ; ieather, and everything he needs for the; farm ? ; 4 c ( Natare has given us soil and (climate for sloven-tenths of all we need.. ; I have es.ten excellent meals and slept of the best of beds, at places where almost every article of food and raiment was made -on the premises. J j An acre of land will yield four hundred pounds ot flax. This, at twenty-five cents a pound, gives one hundred dollars an acre, and ten bushels of ' flax-seed, at one; dollar ana a quarter a ousnei,1 win pay neany for. the dressing of the flax. , :i it win not cost nicy dollars to raise .five hundred dollars worth of clover, counting the seed. A single acre will yield a ton and a half of clover, worth ' thirty " dollars, and two bushels of. seed, worth twenty dollars .more. ! .Yet, not five dollars of labor will it cost hardly the half of it. 1 I j White Navy beans, 'atone dollar a bushel,? (selling nowrat a dollar and a half,) would be a handsome crop, for land that is adap- tad. to them, to say nothing ! of the vines, which make excellent food for stock. , ; : i Just as long as we raise only certain kinds nf things, and sell them in the law state, and buy five 2 hundred articles to every two Jwe sell, tte Will remainipoor, people.,, I Mark the prediction fJX i X. h :fr j - Remarkable Discoveies. , u ' . I It may not be generally known that the ground no while the city of Nashville now stands was once the site of an ancient , and populous town, yet such is supposed to be the fact - Some of the most interesting antiquities of our State are found along the course of Stone River but a few miles from Nashville.;? A wide" area 61 country there is covered thickly with thousands of graves of ndw forgotten people. rr ( T n 1 ! But a few days ago, several gentlemen made feome researches in this region, , and found their 1 abors richly rewarded by some striking disco Vj1 eries At ajpiace Known as dcucub pynuK, mcy found a mound of considerable height, 'andjper- baps forty feet in diameter, which proyed upOnix amination, to do notnings less man, vas i mu-: solum of the dead.1 tThe graves were found tobe made of flat rocks, symmetrically joined togethes; and three tiers deep from the base of the mound to its aDex. Bones were found in a remarkable state of nreaervatiOn. tosrether with pottery and x- o . -- r : A Dutchman . about to die summoned a fellow-countryman; once, a fast friend, but more recently a fierce; foe; "and asked him to foridve bimu If you iu die I:, will," replied Hans, but tif you get; well ; again the old 1.K4. rAAfl ' shens. Very large ornaments nave Deen aug out in this locality,5made from shells found only in the Gulf of Mexico 'J IVs ii i SJ i t :j KJ GfcNERAl, NEWS. , The Paris Exposition closes on the 23rd instant. " Prepayment of postage is not required in Canada. J " r m : 5 9- m n jr. - - . 4 - ' " Booth's new theatre in New York will cost $450,000. ' ; i fjAbeggdr ot K Loaii ;is,"wo?rth sixty-five thousand dollars. 1 v ; A large proportion of the Maine volunteers during the late war. nvere Canadians,? . The Pacific Mail Steamship Company pays its president $15,000 a year, in gold. "- t y i - The orange urop in Louisiana and Florida tins year will beian unusually heavy one. rThe.bakej'to the '; Queen .' of1 England has been 'attested ad tined for selling bread an-' der weight.'4 ' 'J 1 u i:l :i r L ; - f.':i -vtfr t Wildpigeona s&A fqijflftycents per dozen in Little Rock! 4 They arc brought jo by tlje wagon load. s- - - -- , 1 Ah eel weighing fourteen poundsand four feet nine inches in length, is exhibiting! in New Bedford, Mass.' Qold s i found .among the iron mines in the Marquette district, ftake Superior.-.':. - S winburne criticised Matthew 4-rnold, and eter Bayne nowf criticises the pritic, f , Mr. Throckmorton, of Texas, succeds bet ter as a farmer than as a Governor. ; V The Tidioute ' Journal calls its W In Gener al V column u Scizzorinktums." j rlMr. IratAldridge 'son rof:the late colored tragedian, has gone upon the i Melbourne stage,, . ,:jriti;..:i tV It. A horrible pun was that of the iellow who said, in reference to a lady about to marry her eight husband; that she must be a fasten eight-in widow.-"" - ' r Indianapolis fees one1 hundred j trains ar rive, and depart from a single station every - -;K!i. "; . . ! '.!': - j1 ' Qne of our exchanges predicts a war of races )ot races as r a consequence of the western tour of Weston ;" 'llO.V' ;j ' Maximiliaii left a considerable fortune, it seems, He did hot ' haye ' mueh -but bad in 'woM&MJimv,1' ,:--""-' -'":' -.' I It has been decided by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania that Suuday horse-carg are necessary, and Philadelphia greatly rejoices. The Bangor Democrat grows exceedingly indignant. because Mr. Pillsbury, late Demo craticr candidate for. GovernorJ: of Maine,' parcjpatccj in the , Sheridan reception at Augusta! IIS II , f $t ' A-French carpenter has invented a ma chine fdr7 'Holding plants - of insects, : It is described as a sort of a I' comb on wheels." Uncommon twheel3, We should sayM T j , cMademoiselle Pauline j Lucca, the famous singer, has receivedthe unusual honor for a lady, of ''citizenship in the ancient city of Brankfort.";. " .V: '(u.' ( Iowa journals complaih of the great dam age done by careless or-. malicious; persons setting fire to the prairies," j A Damsel ' in Boston' 1 recently j borrowed five hundred dollars I attd, gave herself as collateral.". , The note has one year to run. ;t The sale of the eight hundred shares of stock in the Dismal Swamp Canal,' belonging to the Government, will take place some time in December, - -'... ;-.i).."; L? To the disgrace of Delaware it may be stated that the lash - and pillory are still brought into requisition in that State for the punishment of criminals!, .' - . New York claims that buildings are go ing up' in that - city worth fifty j million dollars. .: , ' ;' ' Masons working on stone spires have, very properly; higher wages than masons working nearer the earth: . ..... r;. The fact that his Accidency opposes Gen eral Grant's nomination1 for the next Presi dency will materially add to' Unconditional Surrender's majority. t . .. li. 5 A Boston paper' ! inj noticing the annual supper of the reporters ot that cityj.says the members have worked hard enough since they last met to deserve one "good square meal." :..-'; , t' : An unsophisticated young lady! in Boston remarked, on leaving a concert, that she was particularly i enraptured f with , ? that rrpiece J called the latnMassacnusett. it was Mo zart's 12 Mass.' -. ' ,r ' ; i: i ; A French physican is curing c his patients who are suffering trom debility and reduced and enfeebled blood, by giving them the fresh warm blood of chickens, ducks, and other fowls. ,:';. '. : '". - y"v '' ' -f ii ' -t'.-' Luck lies ih bed and: wishes the postman wOuld bring him the news of legacy. Labor turns out at six o'clock, and with the busy penorrining hammer, lays the foundation of a competence. . ; , i ; Tacitus says, "In the early ages, man lived life of innocence and simplicity." The first woman went astray; the very j first man that was born in the world killed the second. When did theuimdof simplicity begin Vff f A citizen of 1 Connecticut announces 'his golden 1 Wedding will come off just thirty years from nsw, and offers a liberal discount on any presents ms menus, tuen uesign to make him.-.:;,..;.-: t JA:,:x :iy-, t'. The Postmaster General's report ! fori the present fiscal year will show an increase; of $1,000,000 over the receipts of last yearf The expenses of .carrying .the mails in the South has, however, been so great tu at tuere is a slight deficiency ; in the ; total financial exhibit. There is a report afloat in diplomatic cir cles to the effect that the special agent ,of the Danish government, who has just arrived nere, lsempowereu to negotiate lorue 8aie to ns of one or all ' the Danisn West India Islands, and that Mr. Seward is likely: to come to ms terms. -:;--y--. i Numerous letters ;fromwt! lork say I that the, whiskey men of that and other cities are organizingin force for. an assault on the Internal Revenue Bureau this win'er. It is said the! 'openly i boast Jthai Commistiohef Rollins is to be slaughtered. i itv I Joseph H. Bradley, who has just been dis missed from the bar ot this district, held the positioiirof city .attorney which ' hel to day resigned. : A large number of suits in which the city is a party were called in court to-day and put over in order to 'give the mayor chance to appoint anew attorney, which he will probably do to-monow. ; , j TEEEGRAPHIC- UBir-OIlTJEP F0S THB DAJliT POST i. The. Election in ! Florida. f-iiSH I Jr. "J "f AT .i - ... .. . . ... .. . ... , ii- S-.GOSSIP. THE METEORIC SHOWER. ii.. ITALIAN AFFAIRS. SIIOOTItlQOF E. A. POLLARD. The Market Reports. - -From Washington'. - - ( WAsmNOToilNbv. ; f4.Coli Forney is not a defaulter but has a balance tohis credit in treasury. ;'- ; ., j.f; r"- ; ,s t McCulloch renewed his resignation, but was requested by I the i President to withhold- itW-i:11 iH'PCcrv . It is asserted that Gen. Sherman's visit rcfera excustveiy to Indian affairs. -J Jt.is asserted; tb,at Assistant, Secretary of the Treasury, Chandler, positively retires, in the beginning of the year ; , rr ; - l McCulloch will recommend 1 hevy consoli dated five per cent, loans' p i - u Commissioner Roll in's removal was f again urged by th0 Whiskey Rings ;; !; cBut five ot the JudiciaryjCdmmittee were present yesterday.' The business confined to one witness, regarding tbie: Republican g6v ernment in Maryland. f i '' Reverdy Johnson has almost entirely lost his. eye-sight, f; ; . f The Qufnebaugh has arrived at J.unciial, 'Maderii7$ftnevdaysrpii-8andyr'Ho6k'. Encountered heavy storm all well. ..' Qcd, gchoQeld visiteel the President to- day. : v C:' '. t -Ui -X - " It is understood that the President recom mend Hon. Edwin" Cooper, of Tennessee, as Chandler's successor. ; - Schofield and Grant had a long discus aionj mainly i ti s said bearing1 Jon j the ex pense of reconstructing Virginiawhich. .Val-'f ready exceeds five millions, f;. v; 'i;: iu W. P. Kellogg, of New Orleans, is here.' M Internal : Revenue V Receipts to day were two hundred and thirty-three thousand dol lars.;' j :;'j:-V :. ; i : ' ' J : - fTt is 'estimated -1 at the Observatory that 2,000 meteors fell in twenty minutes, about 4o?cloc.kThe:radi.entrpo.inti;wa3j:'weU de fined, being in right fascensioh 10 hoursl minute, declination 0 degrees, 31 minutes, The'Judiciafy Committee tare "engaged in the Maryland;: investigations itO'dav. The case of the young colored woman, who was awaraeu oy ajury. one cent t ior, damages for ah assault committed on her . liy- a white man, was investigated, and the -loyalty of sentiments and expressions of individuals inquired into. Nothing elicited bearing; cn the question whether Maryland has. a Re publican government.' : i " The Impeachment investigation uwjll be resumed in a few days. Col. Hellyer and possibly Gen. Grant will be recalnTd. : ; John W. Patterson, Assessor of Internal Revenue in the 4th District ot Virginia, has been suspended by order of the President, for misconduct in office. , ; u Shooting ot E. A. Pollard. Baltimore, Nov. 14. At abdit. 12 o'clock to-day, as E. A. Pollard, the Historian of Lee and . his Lieutenants, was passing i n front of the, Mattby House, he was approached by a'son and nephew of Henry Wise, named John and Douglas," each of whom fired at Pollard, pne.ot the balls passing through his right arm,'he hwihg his wife on;J the left hand at the. time. Pollard drew his pistol, but wa3:unable to raise it on account of his wound, and the ball struck the pavement.- The assailants came here this morning, f rom Richmond, to obtain satisfaction, from Pol lard, for a letter recently published by him in reply to a letter of 1 Henry A. Wise, on Pollard's' History of the War, , and had pre viously declared their intention to shoot him on sight. I'Both are in - custody, awaiting examination.-.-: - Prof. Harkness, of the National Observa fory,' on special duty here, reports that the meteors fell at the rate of 1500 an hour this morning at 4 o'clock. . , . . '. 'From New Orleans ' i . New Orleans, Nov. 14. Gen. Hancocks arrival is anxiously looked for by the best citizens who are. hopeful that he will correct abuses. . The ' citv administration meeting of "citizens held last night . appointed a Com mittee to frame resolutions laying : the cur rency question before Gen. Hancock,? re questing him to act for their relief.' 4 J fi , - rue large puis 01 tne city , issue are at a discount of 17 ; per cent.-. Small notes the same issue only 3 per centi mFive dollar bill which a few days ago were only 3 to 4 per cent discount are now 15 . to 17 per- cent. The Times' in a strong article lays the blame upon the Tleasury officials. ti- f .-:; The Bulletin'says Gen. Hancock .comes to this community with a record as aH educa ted and accomplished soldier and gentleman and 8ay9 he should be welcomed a3 such. -'Mi - The Picayune says the most substantial and ablest citizens should velcomehim, and present him their views of . the immediate necessities of the hour, cspecUIly thoseun connected with political afiairs. -il suggests that a meeting be called and a cbmmittee appointed to tender their welcome to . Gen.' Hancock, and present to him the ci ty 's de - pioraoie conuition,. especially nnanciauy, ! ; Detroit, IXov. 14. Prof. Watson, ot , tho y Michigan University, reports that he counts ed fifteen hundred meteors per hour. v I ; V ! From Alabama! MoivrGoirERY Nov.'U.-A caucus of the Iladical majority of the Reconstruction Con ventioa last night decided to send a special messenger to Washington, to ascertain from the leading Republicans how 'far Congress will permit the Convention 'to go ' on the question of disfranchising Rebels, and to-day the Convention bv a vote of 56 to 24 post poned further action on the. franchise ques t,on. antil . Monday next. . . A; resolution .was adopted instructing l the' proper' committee to inquire into the expediency of requirin former owners to pay the blacks . wages f fox their services, from the date of, the emanci pation proclamation to May 20th, 1865.. t An ordinance wa3 introduced ' and referred prpposing to. confiscate a part of the Setma and Meridian Railroad, which !was con sled: by the Cpqfederate government, in aid $h , rebellion, the . proceeds of the same to go into the Educational fund: An ordinance was introduced 'and ; referred to abolish State poll tax, -u vt , - From rilOFVAelAM CiiA&LESTON; No y. ' 14. The meteoric dis play this morning was very brilliant, lasting several hours.' .5 i r? t4 1 . , ' : rj..i - r f ;f A-rjciuaTA Nov.. 14.-76. election on the question pf a Convention is progressing quiet ly in Florida' No doubt the Convention will be carried by a large majority, as the Whites' are indifferent, 'Despatches from Tallahasse say.that the election is going on very quiet ly, very few voting against the Convention. The 'whites generally decline voting;' J i y;t!J ' I Front SavannaJit -jvirC t I Savannaij, Nov, 14v In theU. S. District Court, Judge Erskine presiding, in a case 6f the United States vs: Foster Bladgett a true bill was found. The trial comes off to-morrow.-- ' " ' h- : 'r i' t-.'i: j I -Fire at Cincinnati. . - -Cincinnati, -Nov. .14, A'j Bedstead '.fac tory and severa. small buildings, corner of John and ;Qliver' Streets, were I burned. Ljoss thirtv thousand dollars. ,J ;i i 'r .. -V i .. ():: y-y " m - 'r-'-'::.feH-B:y t V t V ? j i : From Richmond. , i Richmond, . Nov. 14, Schofield issued order to-day, .; discontinuing the quarantine at Hampton Roads.'. ' ' '.. K " ' ? ,r . '-' -.hi j'-n-t- - ;: - .;'-;r!!i ; :"l ' ,-.!-.? : , . i . Foreign News. t -Paris, Nov. 14.-"-The , French tax on grain on foreign yessels,is removed, ' 4 The-steamships Southampton and - Atl an tic have arrived," - a,-. . , "i -,; : Maguire, a Manchester convict, has4 been pardoned.- , . The bullion' in the Bank of England, has decreased: 94,000. Ii ! "The Popei when rreceiving the; French Staff, said he was always happy to ; have French troops about him, but never so much so, as during his late' peril.' He ' thanked them and France andNapoIeon for his deliver ance. ; He gneved that: Italy had senjb as a vanguard anarchists with flags of rapine and devastation. The., valor. ot Papals had do fendea Papal . soil The .French came to crown the splendid defence. : After referring to Catholic sympathy; he gave thearmy of JNapolean and France a , blessing. ; ; " New Tgftt Markets. .' h New York, Novf -14. Noon. Flour 10 a 20c better. Wheat firmer,- but quiet Corn active and 5ci b3tter, , Rye quiet but firm ' Oats steady at - 78c. Pork duir at $20 75 a $20 80h " Lard 12 a 13Jc. Cotton quiet at - 18c. Freights steady. T Spirits Turpentine 53 a 54c. Rosin dull common $3 37-J-, , r . , ; , . Gold 140. Sterling long ; short 9. Bonds old. 8; new 7: Ten forties 2 ; Seven-thirtiea.5. Money easy at 7 per cent Tennessee 63. . Stocks active with a large business doing. J New York Nov. -14Evening.-Cotton lower sales 1,400 bales, afi 18f a 18i: cents. Flour quiet State $9 a $10, Southern $10J a $14 J., , Wheat lower. Corn declining, ' $1 35 a $1 36 New. $1 21a $1 28. Oatsstea dy. ' Pork heavy ' at $20 80. Lard "flxm."- Whiskey quiet western 30. Groceries un- ch&nged, 'Naval stores ' quiet. Freights steady. Stocks very strong. Gold 140 Bonds, newf . 7. ' Ten-forties . 2 Seven - thirties 5J. .Tennessee 63J. ; . . ; 1 Foreign Markets.. London, Nov! 14. Noon.Consols 94. Bonds 701 ' ' .". -3 LivERPooL,:Nov..l4. Noon. Cotton dull and declining. -Sales '.estimated at 8,000 bales. Quotations - unaltered. Breadstuff's' quiet Provisions arid produce unchanged.-.. London, Nov. 4. Evening. Consols 94 11-16. Bonds 70.. ' . . i-r -hi, - - i - s ; " i u Liverpool, Nov. 14 Evenings-Cotton easier Uplands 8d. Orleans 8 fd.' Pro visions and produce unchanged. . J " ' t . Frankfort, Nov. 14 Bonds 75 . f The forests in France are under the care of the government, and under the new laws for their protection they have increased nearly nearly one milliouof acres. ; Less than one sixth ot the area of the kingdom is covered with wood land, while it is estimated that from 20 to 25 percent of a country should be covered, with forest in ohlur to secure uni formly good crops. Our forests, now disap pearing, demand the attention of the govern- In Central Illinois," they, who. are not I far mers complain "of hard'v times. ,. Once, pork was 2 cents a pound, now it ts 10 ; beef was a cent, how it is 12 cents; born was 10 cents, now it 13 60' In Boston, 'theywhoare'nof farmers" find the same ; cause of complaint, but instead ot inquiring . whether a change in the relative,: numbers of producers i and consumers may. not nave sometmog .to do with tifS Jesuit, they content tqemselvesj with syiupij uuisiu me spcvuiatuxs, s. . r ; . .... .. V-X rr- ::?t-ly" H -';:- ' ' V ,- The Social Manufacturing Company of Woon socket, R. L, has just completed a model hoard ing house for its operatives,-which has cimforta ble and spacious sleeping rooms, reception and reading rooms, ana iau ana complete arrange ments lor providing a, genial, healthy noma Jor its hundred 'and fifty occupants. The mills of the company produced last year ;?,500,O0U yards of cloth, and it deserves success for the humani ty and consideration with which it treats It3 em ployees. FOR RENT r The building on the corner of Second and Red Cross streets,' suitable for a carriage or carpenter shop. '-'.' - Apply to-1 "HAiniJSW r. TAXJUUli, ! hov!5-St ,H t . Agent. NO. 90 Madame Stuart, nee Grenuchette, who bad i ; a great reputation as a ballet dancer in France darin'? the reign of Marie Antoinette, died I " recently m Toledo, at the age of 111 years. I I bhe came to, this country as the .mistress of -1 .ucarquis ae L,aytayette, and afterwards became the wife of one of Washington's offi cers: named Slmpsohn He aled in 1783, and she, afterwards married, a Virginia lawyer named Rodolphe Stuart; who left her a widow in 1812; with a modest fortune of eleven children. At the time of her death her descendants numbered over one hun dred.; f - ; ;.- : . ? 5- ,h i7e-Just ,recei the catalogue of Xale College tor the current year. The num ber of under-eraduates ia sn.v'df V?rlfrl ft frtl lows s Seniors, 107 Juniors, ,v128 ; Sopho- i mores, 132; Freshmen, 133. - The professional . students number 194 : in Thni .. !n ,,. ,1. , : ' : 1 ' . . " 1 Law, 16 ; in .Medicine, 24 : in Philosophy i 1 ? and the Arts, 122. Theivholfl -nhmhrV nf r students in the Collesro is thus 699: Thr I i whole number of: students at Harvard Col- j I ' lege is considerably lamer, owinr tn thn 1 greater size of the law and medical schools. l A eentleman in Geneva.' N. "V.: in fnrm h -- I , Country Centleman that he has kept his cur- 1 rantbushes entirely free of the currant worm, i F and his quinces of the borer, hv th ika nf i coal ashes. - The ground under the currant bushes was covered in the spring to the ' deptof five inches, and a mound about , the stem of the quinces. ' ; Republican Candidates for the Constitu-1 , ttional Convention. . . i Buncombe Wny..Thomas J. Chandler, Transylvania and Henderson. Jamea IT tw: Worth. ... Itobesoti County. -O. S. Hayes, Josh. L. Nance; Randolph County R. F. Throgden, T. I. Cox, ' Richmond County. Dr. R. J. PowelL 1 . Hyde County. Dr.: A. J Glover. J . . '.' : , New Hamver Countv. General J. fL Ahhntt Rev: S. 8. Ashley, and A. IL Gallowav: n - 4 i Duplin County.' J. W. .Peterson, 8. ilighstalth. UMartin Cownty.S. W. 4Watts. 1 Wayne County H. L. Grant, Jesse RoiloweU. Craven On4ny.--Davld L. Heaton. W; 8. Sweet, and C, DvPierson. - -r. j Wi'kes County,-C. J. Cowles, J. Q. A. Bryan. ; Moore County. 3. MgS. McDonald. A ; . Harnett County J. M, Turner. I Johnston County. Dr. Jas. Hay, Nathan Gulley. j Lenoir County. -R. W. King.; , i vnovoan L'ounty. John R. i rencn. - . Columbus County Thomas Smith; r M' Bladen County A. W. Fisher, Fred. Li French. .i juwuyomery vouniy lieorge A. Uraham. i Franklin County J, Wilson, J. II. Williamson. Currituck County Joseph W. Etheridge. " t Cabarru County .William P. Blume. , 'Cleveland County E. D. Elliot, Lewis Gardner. n Lincoln County Robert N. Hagan. :v , , . , Brunswick County. E. Legsr. - -A Wake County. James H. Harris, Rev." Stokes Franklin, James P. ; Andrews, B. 8. D. Williams ' I Guilford County. Q. W. Walker, A. W. Tour. gee. - '..'"'.''..'.;.. r Davidson County. Isaac Kinney; Spencer MuK llcan. , , i i Yadkin County.--Dr. E. Benbow. -: .- ': Forsyth County. E. B. Teague. . i - Warren County. -John Read, John Hyman' ' i 4 Granville County. Calvin Betts, J. WRagIand, C. Mayo. - - , t - , . j Cumberland County. A Mann, J. W. Hood. Rowan and Davie Cmnties. Daniel Hobbs, Al len Ross, Isaac M. Shaver. , i - " 1 Northampton. County. Henry T. Graut, Russell rarKer. . . ' , Pitt County. Byron Laflllnl-D J Rice. - . , - - ; ( ( ' : State Executive Committe. i- ' FIRST DISTRICXi " ' 1 - - - . . , ; f ' ' S. iW. Watts, of Martin Countv. post office, .Williamston. " ' . - , ' . (General BraoN Lafijn, of PittposYoffice i Washington, Beaufort County. IT. A. Sikes,'j of Pasquotank, post office Elizabeth City..' , s ; - h - IDr. H. J.' Menninqer of Craven, post if J office Newbern. ' " : , r - i E. A. Paul, of New Hanover, post office' Wilmington. - . " ' : : . ' m T. E. O'Hara, of Wayne, post office Goids boroV 7 - - , - -1 TI11RD DISTRICT. , li B. Howei.l, of (Robeson, post office Lufli- berton.. i ; Rev, J. W;-Hood, ; ot Cumberland, post office Fayettevule. , 1 i J oiin E. Martin, tf . Bladen, post . office Elizabeth town. -: . - k. .y,i lar: m: '.. : :.-rt.-; i y 1 , - . FOUUTH , DISTRICT. . r. W. W. Holden, of Wake Chairman of the Committee, post office Raleigh. ? i Dr. Eugene Grissom, of Wake, post office New Light, N. C: - -H f i;' James H. Harris, of Wake, ' post office Raleigh. T.-r.-1 - : . , r . . : -i - ) riPTu district, . , , , ' Thomas Settle, ot .'Rockingham, ,pbst office Wcntworth. , , . . . i v William "F. Henderson, of Davidson post office Lexington. . ' J W. Woodward, SIXTH district.;- W. R. MvEitsof, Mecklenburg, post officVr l Charlotte. !' " ' ' 1 7- Calvin J; Cowlesy of Wilkes ipost office I AVilksborough.r' - r ' . - , Wk J. Williams, of Iredell, oost office tatesyille. ' v'. "jV SEVENTH DISTRICTr . Hon. Al II. Jones, of Buncombe,' post office Ashvilkv ; ' f: l-' -J C L. llABRisf of Rutherford, post office Raleigh.'r t . f - ' : , . ' VixcEXTiMiCTiAEL, of .Ruthcrfordj pdst office Rutherford ton.-v - J H Union Leagues of 1 America n i p ' State Councils of 'the Union Leagues of . America maybe addressed as follows t u ! W. W; Holden, Raleigh. N. C..Prand President for North Carolina. r :, Charles Wilson Horner, Raleigh; N'. C.,v Grand Secretary for North Carolina. " V- Thomas G; Baker, 74 Wall streets, New York.- - r r, ,:' '-.i ' T ; Samuel F. Gwinncr, or Wm. B. Thomas, Philadelphia, Pa. .... .' " . , Benj. 8. Morehouse, Newark, N. J. - Charles H. Gatch, or Henry Stockbridgc," Baltimore, Md. . -. I; -i t Andrew, Washburn, Richmond; Va., - ' S. Pillsbury, 'or E. W: M.' Mackey, Cbarles, ton, S. C. 1 ' ' . Is Wm. Marham, Atlanta, Ga. j $ r Ai A: Knight, Lake City, Florida, . John C. Kefferi Montgomery. Ala. : A- Mygatt, or James Dugan, Vicksburg MlS3. . Gen. H.3H. Thomas; Nashville, Tenn. j- : j Dell, Fort Smith; Ark. - -r -; i IL C. Dibble, New Orleans, La. ( ' Geo. H. Harlow, Springfield. III.: i -- i t ill: f , : - V s r. I'; 1 tU Lfi "ah- j 1 10 :tt;5 ? I. .t'l'9St. 4 Jr
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