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WILMINGP'ON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1877.
VOLUME VIII.
Single Copies 10 Cents.
NUMBER 28
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I P ry, ha been appointed Consul I
Holland, salary $2,000 per j
iua!. .Mr. Dockerv is a younr roan
iv, and we are certain that lie
L, . j tjj the very high reputation
tablidied by hit rrand -father I
: fjtacr.
r-;. I.-nii paper jpcak iu very
...n.-r.'.ary language of the paper
i. v i :. Y.. llriiaoai the uperinten-
';r Asylum for the Insane, be-
National Association oi cu
;. rtts' at .L Iauw lately. The
, . f tin paper was ''Mechanical
.li .-i ! r Violent Insane," being
lj t ;i -ut.uk by Ir. Uucknill,
. liai i:i,rj -n the American in-
!.. f.rivoms vindication
, rW.vi i--lituii'ni i .aid to
. -i . nHj.l. ic. In pn.-jf of the
! v-!.n!" Amrria i institn-
i.. i n-:.r paper -el i rth the
r. ..'jr h' tv iii!iiu'.ion to be
,, i t r t i nt.. while in Logland
jtr cent, annually. With
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Ireland a-JuYd the mor-
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ii rt -irny w siuuv4 i
r. t, '"fin thrrr ii complaint I
i l.v i cl'r pjier howcd
rt-litv i 1 ih-. Nrl! Caro-
..u Si - i" l'e been enly futir
! u.it wliiio the institu-
1 n
i ,:cV. r.riiaiti have annual rc
and h"iiiicdic-, there
! .i 'in,'c :-' in thp urth
v i . .-.ii'i'.i i; irc ilnient of
-ir.i c i-- fri'iati-jn
i. r i !.'- ; ajcr rittivid
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i !-:at a: I approbation.
r.f !.- r.cro-f tt: At
it; t jf lict one of her jub
I . Att"r:;i v t.fllio Sulh-
el Mi i-'ipp:, h.- bcn in
L.v tl..- iKpartuu-nt of Justice
v- .tr i!ic f;x' attending the
Met -. l'.'-f.d in t?;c rCempcr
.'-.. r compliance with
: n:.:U- l-v ti e Ir iti-It an
1 ' lI,u McClelland
1 v ' t. . i-;c'.. contrast with
' " i 'fi-.Wp,.1! " nbjecUttOT.
rrr:
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1 iMr l:. ! i.'r-
l u arrested, (iov.
Slate swore out a
r !i v arr
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'u :rau I:::-
' ? :''irc Judgct Pcaron
,'tv a r reeled, charred with
ale. tiov. clone 1
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.ae i;o:;e likewise ani me re-
t 1 M, t I
'. 1 have been shifted to
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rueaei:: wiitca ! roncriCAS 10 pro-
t-i - .
.;:i;rn from mob law, U eon- '
in t:- eyes of the American
Had lite Chidiolui family
i :u Krai- and their murderers
i.cas.s every man cngagetl in the
ftouM have been arrested and
. t It i in re pxst-timc in Mbs
i ' !tll a Kcpublican. HiUlgh
viii: iti'dso-TriiKisii wau.nkws
I
!.a- bxCiKsir.ce our l.tt iucbut
on I
.; I'a iube i r in Asia. Assaults and
:w.rdr;c!its and battles Lave occur-
I .til along ,lhc line, both on the
;muVc at.i in Aia. but the result of
;a a no: ?uea as 10 a;cci iur rcu
at ;:u!.ion. There i frequently a
r ... l dtvrri!v bctnccn the Turkish
t . iT" - . .1
-id t!c Ku";an report , and it is difli
?n : j:t from the conflicting tdc--raat,
an intelligible idea of procccd-
j,-'. 'I lie Iiin.ian icirts are, however,
: t the mot
reliable. The Turkish
...... Mnii.i p.K-nd I
ee-ranii
:.j keep up mc pinvs oi .
d to atlcct Turkish
. rc In in financial centre.
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rhe Turks arc prying into Mon.e-
and several engagements have
. ,. i, r)' I. As usual the Montenegrins
:uli1.JRti?c. As the best thing
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mfnrm. I
bc'l: ,-crcnl territory;
ar.vinw or tiil mtuatiun.
1. ,:,ws. June 17. A regards the
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.MraorOina'tT. .UiScncy of the Prc-
. . .J i .v T.:n t,- nre-
oi me p
ians to p
hed relati
ugh tho c
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. Ki n- rtiibliheu rciauvc i
r.-.-..irdfnL9 in Uoamania numu
m mTm
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ir rive
one 01 lucm o
ry real inlormauuu
nhich would as
the formation o! au yF.u.w-
ore the Kuians intcnU lo crws iuC
lunuvc. Thh increased secrecy, Uk-
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cn m cuuj " , t .
rrcea for new loans ana aig -
ibTto t-c Armv. is interpreted by
.orne, .ccminglr ith good reason, as a
ihnt Russia no longer u.-,
u :
"r: r.,nt events may shortly be
nectcd as soon as the Danubc-which
.ii Vnnts a-ree is falhog-U in con-
.... .. -.-itonerations. Of course.
r. v. ivjccry, ton oi rion. j.
ii-n ai i rarly accurate a may be, we I nrft reCevered, As those dbcon-
, v r,un, J.o n; Y. r. a dhpatch &nm fig ent gim. for ltS. i'"' la.tC, C.
1 . , , . u- 7Lmtnmno his recotery considera- "o"- appointed collcelor
,V.m London, which gives a reasonable hls e InUrni sitnaUon. of internal revenue cond di3.
v:. v f the itti'uJo of affairs in the bly complicate p.Ur's Telprram irict of North Carol inaTiaS-
'""""i." ..c .n inrau aim fc-
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ctuoa w r- - . . .
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laure 10 mo locauiy oi inc itussian au-
ranee most be formed from indications
obscrrable from the southern bank of
the DanuVe, These observations seem
still to indicate somewhere not far from
Nikopolis as the pot where 'the most
acrioui efforts will be made. The Rus
sians arc making a notable concentra
tion of troops at the mouth of the
rivers Bode and Aluta, across which
they hare thrown bridges. There is
scarce! aoj doubt that the troops con
centrated between these two rivers form
the operating army. It seems as
though the Russians would make an
attempt to cross at this part of the river
energetically engaging RuUihuck with
hcaTJ artillery. This latter conclusion
j4 supported by the arrival of a pood
,ltiantiiy of heavy artillery, especially,
m0rtari, atGiurgevo, and the fatt that
lne KuMians have occupied trc Island
cr jftnkan, opposite the town, and are
establishing batteries there despite tho
Turkish fire. The Turks alio think a
pa. will be attempted in force bo
iwccn Nicopolis and Sistova, and hava
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considerably reinforced the camps nnI
m t 1
gam - on ai ujoo juxucs.
n thn nftrti.il n.-;tl..lritrnl
cjcr investment of Kara and Datoum.
The loLa Russian force avadablc or
active operations in Asia Minor is
about 110,000; of these 10,000 are
aroun'l Kars, 30,000 between Kars and
mtoum, and 30,000 between Kara and
the line of llayazid and iopraw-rwau,
thus 1-aving about 10,000 f jr tne cen
tre again Mukhtar Pasha's 10,000 in
trong position. Theso figures show
i.. p.uiinw hrr no men to spare II
they intend to keep the country they
have so far occupied, though if their
objccU were simply to effect a rapid
advance and defeat the Turk as a pre
liminary to a peace, there is nothing to
prevent their doing so. It is confirmed
lilt ' - w
from several sides that the Russians
arc not bent on rapid operation ol tnis
latter kind, but, on the contrary, are
doing their work thoroughly, and ar.e
fvstcmatically taking over tho admin
istration of the country as they advance
.VTrmwaTtoslan cltilCiovcrnor.
ItTvm, in obedience to ibfo plan of
consolidating their conauesU and mak
ing all sure behind them, the Russians
will make no attack in the direction of
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i.ricruum uaui lucir nunc ana leu
mm., m mm mm. M A I A t m m t , 1 A
it'f pnoarcu 10 co-
operate therein.
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.unstui) Bou,"caniiy remarks:
When we have secured the frecdem of
the Slaves and the question of material
compensation arises, the incorporation
of Armenia with Ruia will probably
be decided on as much on Arnjenian
as Russian interests. Both combatants
have been reinforced during the week,
the Russian left wing have received re
inforcements which are supposed to
have traversed reman territory in
order to reach their destination."
Relative to the political events of the
wek there is great excitement in South
Servia in consequence of he operations
k r ti, Turks arainst the Montenegrins
I,oud demands are ncmg maac iuci
for Servia to support the Montenegrins,
nlrv traer receive spcewj as
sistance, seems to hare little chance of
being ble to iODg wimstana me con
vcr-ing Turkish columns, whose object
is to drive the Montenegrins outh and
Mtirinl. and prevent them, in tne
coming struggle, from joining hands
with the Servians ana inus cuiung cm
m. A M A
liosnla and Herzegovina irom tne rest
of the Empire. The leeiing in tcrvia
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against tne 1 rince oi uuuwruesru uc
ing lelt to be crushed b so strong that
it U believed Trince Milan. cannot
f.iv rrit it. and it is also thouzht
I : mt T?tii nhnulfl aiIay thn
thOUrh reports as to tne proc-able ac
tion of Servia are very conflicting, the
above fairlr represents thereasons why
Prince Lilian a. visit to rloiestl is re-
innc of iB h w,u
JroDtDiy be decisis of the neutrality
or co-operation of Set-i,
From CoMianunw strong ad
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a .1 ;n?rn
A Tnn in mates
Arrencr. ciaiea ij w7:.;:, A-
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ifc.i Nicsics nas Dceu VV. r
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howcTcr. the r
nn TT W . m.m.
?.' . ..ri t'orti from Kola-
A,j t.Ugxapb to Of
chin. June 1. """"r" :
- 'f!efeated the Moniencs " - -
7 f th laner ivaiut
1 to Kolacnln.
miT
man irovps
Heady fob Akoime wow.
ach has been written against the ac
Vrn,. finit evening after i
ORLD. I
Much Dtea w.. a
conicon, on one moved
' U nrtftlCfiO OU vu tuu 1 vu
y0ung man K"TT7 of a house on
into Ui J M up the face of
.Vmo ?"St Ur in sickneas on
tne ageti c- M that he wis
lne tloor arjovr. rtrlch. :.
now reconciled to death.-cA Bui-
.in. '
So in Wilmington-
on in tha tllly morn
TbblMtofauxleborT
GraUonatartr.madefoiorn
By a looter oa a cornet
Let ui haTe peace !
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rcJITY Jl'EMS.
James Ilcaton is still bick.
Mr. Jno. r. Cfa'rrcl has charge of tho
couc'JT toor house.
ro improved lots iu Bcllcyuc Ccm-
etrr?' sale, apply to Cronly Mot
The new Police were all sworn in on
"Vfedncsday. It looked like a young
regiment bcinir rr.us'.crtd in.
Rev. Mr. hjainj sjii is ccnslructiug a
very nice single story dwelling house on
Red Crosj and Seventh streets.
Jlor. The condition of the fat men
in our city is deplorable. They can do
nothing but puff and .-.w(ear).it.
Capt, Thomas Reck i.s adding an ex
tcn&iou to his dwelling and store on the
corner of Sixth and Red Cross streets.
Ladies viit Lippitt's Ice Cream Sa
loon, corner Front and Tiincess streets,
without any escort, and they pay their
own tiills too.
Ixad after load of tra.sh and dirt is
being daily h?ulcd out of the city, pre
paratory to insuring health during the
warm weather.
Soft Soap. The song of the soft
soap man is heard in our streets aud
tho rabble follow in the rear to catch
all they can devour.
The price of the different kind of
vegetables is o low in our market that
he poorest can buy plentifully; some
times without money.
The criminal court has adjourned
after a fourteen days session. A great
many parties were convicted and fent
to jail or the penitentiary.
It is expected that the sickly hole
near Market and Ninth streets, will be
filled ny with sand, soon, and several
new buildings will be crecfed thereon.
The turnpike is a disgrace to the
name, it ought to be called a sandpike;
about three miles of it is as bad aa any
road in this county. Can't it be put in
11C canrl OI Market sin c L betwecq,
rurlh K!f,? !reeu is bring rapid-
Iv filled m and liic street made level
again which will :!d mueh to the ap
pearance f that locality.
1Iaki.vi; MA-n:;:.--We hope the
Comini-'io.iers of Navigation will keep
Capt. I'.. J. liatcs as Harbor Master.
He ha made the very best this port has
ever had, and there co:i! 1 wA be a bet
ter selection made.
For Sam: Two lots in ihc prctticot
location in IVIU yu? Cemtery, by Cron
ly 0 Morris.
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Mr. J. D. II. Klandcr has a line
house with Ktore attached, in co.i.sj of
construction on the corner ol Seventh
and Castle streets. Mr. Peter Kit., tu is
w:t'1In a. Hue re'.idcncc on Fifth near
Campbell streets.
Wc arc sorry to hear ot tho sickness
of twoofour townsmen, Lawyer Empie,
and Mr. II. A. Durr. We have not
heard that they are dangerously sick
and wc hope it is not so, and that they
may soon be on the street again.
The sale ol unclaimed packages by
tho Southern Express Company this
week, brought together numbers who
anticipated a nice haul by purchasing,
but their fate was pre-arrauged, as val
uable packagrs arc never left unclaimed.
Dr. Ivd King has an ollicc on Fourth
street just across tho Wilmington aud
Weldon railroad. We are glad to hear
that the Doctor is getting a splendid
practice. He is very popular in our city
and we are confident that he will con
tinue to do well here.
CapL Thomas Powers rcjigned. Wc
hope he will be able to qualify and
mako a good officer; he has much at
stake.
Forejon Salt. The Cqstom House
officers have been quite busy this week
receiving foreign cargoes of salt. Wil
mington U destined to become the
great centre of direct foreign importa-
;nnlu licr river and harbor offer, su-
. .i.AmAnt in mrtt (inr nthpr
I pCrior iiiuuwi v ...v-- -
gonlherI1 port
Gen. Allan i
few days to visi
,t nn of th
Gen. Allan Jiutnerioru icaves iu a
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visit an uncle in Burke
tho old Rutherford stock
w" 'Jt. o t
would
or Western onu vuu.
youns fricndf c
Rutherford, is not so much of a
General
carpet
badger as the carpet bag newspapers
W been making out ne was. xie can
trice his family lineage bact as far, if
not further than any me in Nortn ar
olina.
The New C&iUiissioNEBpHia jc-
cellcncy. the GoTernor, TVelnesday
appointed David S. Saandeh Esq., of
Y - "V A W M M
oape r ear lownsnip, a comuiuuct
for New Hanover conntr. It fill the
vacancy caused by the death! jf
Dela-
ware Nixon.
CoEEEcnoy. We are remested by
Mr. Richard Cloe to sav thatthe state
ment made in the last issue ofpe Post,
that the car run over him aliie Wil
mington & Weldon railroad slaps while
he was paintiner the air breaks was in
correct; that at the time Ml Knight
hitched on to the car he rurAut, and
the car did net pass oyer him a stated.
The telegraph notified ui tbat lion.
K, Raynor of North Carolina ltd been
appointed Solicitor of the Treasury.
We thought it must be a mis ake, for
we know of no man in this tate by
that name, and have since learned that
it was Kenneth Raynor of Mi3$sjippi,
who was appointed, and who will make
the government a splendid officer.' '
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Delaware Nixon, one of the County
Commissioners, died at his residence on
the sound on last Tuesday morning.
Mr. Nixon has been a Commissioner
in this county for six years and has
always; done his duty promptly and
fearlessly. He was one of the wealthi
est colored men in this State, and had
au unsullied reputation as a business
man. .
A new way to stir up trade was Intro
duced yesterday by one of our Market
street groce:s. Finding that customers
would not come in, he mixed up a large
bucket of lemonade and extended an
invitation to every one who pas3td or
could be seen on the streets. We iave
not heard what profit he realized, but
suppose he was sufficintly amused. -
A big excursion is in preparation
from the Western part of this Stale to
our city by the Sea and the Fort be
low. It is gotten up under the auspices
of a number of our colored citizens,
who know how to get up excursions in
style. Wc hope they win be -largely
patronized, as they ro deserving or
good success, the proceeds to be de
voted to charitable purposes.
Market Street Drive. Since the
drivt on market street has hern inwep
mere is notning dui a ciouo oi awnu t
.lr u-ntf,or nlJmtfillirf rltnr. from
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4i 4 i riJri-k-f
iu and out of this city. The street haa ,
becomo a great thoroughfare, and when
the trees have had a few years growth,
it will equal in beauty any street in any
Southern city.
Directors Appointed His Excel
lency Governor Vance on Wednesday
caused to be issued commissioners to
the following gentlemen as Directors of
the State Colored Insane Asylum, Dr.
J. W. Vick, Johnston ; Theo. Edwards,
Greene , E. B. Borden, Wayne ; Dr. M.
Moore, Duplin ; O. G. Parelqy, Jr.,
New Hanover ; E. 11. Liles, Anson ;
and M. M. Katz, New Hanover.
Railroad Accident. Whilo a car
- UaUur-laadcd with timber at Mear'
liluff last week, one 6riheslTCTS "slip
ped while tho hand3 were shoving it
on the car and it fell on the leg of one
Fortune Cox, a section hand, crushing
it badly. Dr. Ed. King was called in
and fouud that the leg would have to
be amputated; he called in his brother
Dr. J. Francis King and they performed
the operation with but little pain to the
patient. Fortune is now doing well.
The problem that was published by
the "Star" a short time since, and to
which several answers have been sent
in, but none correct, seems to have been
taken up by persons in all parts of the
State, and we have no doubt but there
are hundreds now at work trying to
solve the same. In view of these facts
some one has proposed to publish a
daily sheet, setting forth all the answers
that are received within the preceding
twenty four hours, on one side and on
tne Mini i in .ii
. ..' mw here is a chanceroT
Now here is a
nan raie.
man to get rich in a short tiaie,
but he musv a printer. Is there any
one in the city that Vill undertake me
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Street car tickets for sale at tho fol
lowing places: ;
P Heinsbergcr's on Market strrr.
S Jewett's, on Front etreet 1
James W Lippitl'?, corner Free t and
Princess streets. '
John Haar, Jr., on Front street
II Recder, on Red Cross, near Ceme
tery. Thomas Beck, corner Sixth ana Red
Cross.
John Haar, Sr., corner Fourth and
Nun streets.
G C W Mulier, on Fourth stre t.
John Bremer, on Fifth andCasUe
streets.
John D. H. Klander, corner Sixth
and Castle streets.
C. F. VonKamper, corner! Fourth
and Castle streets.
Who will furnish our citizens with
good, pure milk at 25 cents per gallon.
It can be done; the advantages are equal
to any other place, so far as the feeding
of cows is concerned, and now who will
be the first man to put the price down
so that our poor citizens can enjoy the
luxury. We hope some one will do it
soon; at I least during the summer
months.
Some of our contemporaries speak
very comjjjjimcntary of P. Donan, late
editor of;the Raleigh Sentinel. Mr.
Donan reiad law only six weeks and
obtained a license to practice in Ken
tucky, but wc can beat that. Last week
wo toot decasion to speak of Messrs.
Darby & Macks, two young lawyers of
this city, they were only about half
grown at that time, but it is a fact that
they are now full grown young men.
We have it from these gentlemen them
selves it must be so.
Chang fe of Title from Printer
to an M; D. There is no telling what
changes are likely to occur within the
next twenty four hours, and it was thus
proven a few days since in our city. A
young and handsome looking gentle
man, and by the way, a first class prin
ter, after ' reading the circular contain
ing a list of unclaimed packages, to be
sold thi3 week by the Southern Express
Company, quietly made up his mind
that there was a fortune in it, and that
he would invest to an unlimited amount,
with the hope that he could at least
spend a portion of this summer at the
springs or some other fashionable water
ing place and pay the expenses out of
his lucki So, after rendering an ex
cuse that he was going for a drink of
ice water, he passed around two squares
and -at last found himself among the
crowd at.the auction store. Being nat
urally keen of scent ho passed around
among the packages, knocking them
with, his foot until he struck one that
souncled solid. That, says he, is my
box; I will buy it; there's money in it;
wilUbo rich yet, and without work.;.
fethr""9 y . . rv
Vmfes and
nm Nortb State
Close prov aces,
her enemy.
Iron 1 t .si'
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treasure." and it via rwitliTrgrear e&o... n JM.n c
ii m.SXA1-,i i;yri.si, o:es ol 'ne IACCrPJ "prOQUC
exceptional scenes Irom,
ol two auctioneer soon -nrougnc mm tovi
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his senses, by saying, "it is yours sir;
what name did you say?" Our young
friend being rather modest, but proud
of his purchase, said, "put it down,
cash. The amount wa3 paid, the cov
eted prize tightly grasped under his
arm and, with soldier-like strides he
marched back to the office, as he
thought, a richer man by several hun
dreds. The curiosity of the neighbor
hood was aroused, and ttiey all come to
see about it. The box was opened and
found; to contain several bottles of a
vegetable discovery, the disappoint
ment was so great that the bystanders
had to hold our young friend to keep
nim' from taking his life, but it was
nae.cided bytno
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eacn one snouiu uu .
So they decided to call our handsome
printer, Doctor, by which name he will
hereafter be.known.
Board of Aldermen Proceed
ings in Adjourned Session. Pursu
ant to adjournment, the Board of Al
dermen assembled at the City Hall at 4
o'clock, Thursday afternoon 15th inst,
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
After considerable unnecessary dis
cussion the Board went into an election
for city officers for the ensuing term:
Messrs. J. D. Poisson and. William
Phinney were elected Janitors; L. M.
Williams, Clerk of the Market; W. W.
Mintz, Messenger City Hall; Jno. Cow
an, Day Captain of Police; Jno. Fitz
gerald, Night Captain of Police; Messrs.
J. J. Fori est, J. H, R"-J-cs h
Howland, Health Officers.
The Board then took a rcce.33 until
Monday, the 18th inst.
- The Board met puisuant to adjourn
ment and went into an election of po
licemen, when the following officers
were declared elected:
D, S. Bender, Lewis Gordon, W. H.
Forrest, G. W. W. Davis, D. M. McEn
erney, Lewis Bryant, Ed. Davis Caleb
Hardy, Richard J. Jones, Lewis Nixon,
T. J, Sterling, J. D.Dry, G. W. Davis ,
James K. Cutlar; (the above named 13
belonged to the old force), Elkanah
Allen, Albert Ordman, pohert Green,
B. Ri King, A. Loeb, H. Woebse, J. W;
Williams, R. G. Barkely, R. M. Capps,
B. H. Moore, J. R. Waunken, W. T.
yillianis, G. A. A. Poppe, C H. New
berry, Anthony Elfing G. W. Green W.
0. Bictdle, J. W. Millis, T. C. Moore,
J. M. Kelson and E. Walker.
The fayor was authorzed to appoint
the superintendent of streets and the
street hands.
The Board took a recess until Wed
nesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, when
they re assembled and made the follow
ing appointments:
Commissioners ofNavjgation-Messrs.
J. H. Chadhourn, James Sprunt, H. B.
Eilers, and D. G. Worth.
Colonel "Roger Moore, was re-elected
Chief of Fire Department, and Oweni
Dove, Assistant ,
Tke following Standing Committees
were appointed:
Finance The Mayor, Aldermen Fos
ter and VonGlahn. .
Police The Mayor, Aldermen Bow
den and Voller3.
Streets , and Wharves The Mayor,
Aldermen Foster land Vollers.
Public Buildings The Mayor, Alder
men Myers and Hill.
Fire Department The Mayor, Al
dermen Bowden and Lowery.
Lights The Mayor, Aldermen Lowr
ery and King.
Market and Fees The Mayor, Al
dermen VonGlahn and Hill.
Ordinances-The '. Mayor, Aldermen
Flanner and Myers.
Sanitary Matters The Mayor, Al
dermen Flanner and King.
The electipu of'other officers was put
off until the first meeting in July.
The Heiress in tfie Family, by $Irs.
Mackenzie Daniel, author of "Marry
ing for Money," is published this day
by T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadel
phia, and is the third volume issued of
"Peterson's Dollar Series of New and
Good Novels." It is daintily and du
rably bound, sumptuously printed, is a
veritable gem in the way of book
making, and what is of still more im
portance, the matter in the volume is
even more choice than the admirable
dress in which it is decked out. One
is compelled to wonder where the Pe
terson's manage to obtain such an un
broken succession of superior novels as
they have., thus far presented ; in thii
"Ur series. ; The Heiress
man who siHV is a loveUtorriaDn-
will be consiafo wu su-.y rTZZ7-
1'-; r1 jKehile'in
ipter u irc&. ample enaence
wperlencei tvitcrr&ailiatJ
fern Ms- hh: cbaerting
urfcii
life. The Heiress ha3 the good
fortune-to have left her a large proper
ty, and has numerous suitors, marries,
and spends her honey moon in Paris.
A deal of constructive skill is manifes
ted in the plot, whrile its final unfolding
will be at once a pleasure and surprise
0 all her readers. All the characters
are finely drawn with a master hand;
stirring incidents lollow one another in
rapid succession, and we can commend
the book heartily to those readers who
are prone to the enjoyment of fiction,
as it is a pleasant, healthy novel,
marked by much good feeling, sense,
and taste, and one will lay down the
book with a feeling of ' regret that it
does not contain a longer story. "The
Heiress inthJanai1 -"Mbanre
already achieved by
XJ.C11 LCJ IU.III
Peterson3, DolIar Series . It is ele-
gantly and substantially bound, in blue
vellum, embossed with original designs
in gold and black. The price ot the
book is only One Dollar, and it is one
of the cheapestlbooks ever printed, and
it will be found for sale by all Booksel
lers, or copies will be sent to any one,
post paid, on remitting one dollar in a
lotter, to the publishers, T. B. Peterson
& Brothers, Philadelphia, Pa. For sale
at P. Heinsberger's Live Book and Mu
sic Store. "
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Report of the Grand Jury.
The following is the report of the Grand
Jury at the recent term of Criminal Court,
on the County Poor House. Work House,
Jail, etc., submitted through their Fore
man, Capt." H. B. Willis :
G hand Jury Room,
N. C.
To : JJis Honor. Judge Juedre
The Grand Jurors, for the abnv 'rw,..
having brought their labors to a close, re
specumiy Buomii tne ioilowmg report :
They have had submitted for their ac
tion 125 bills, of wljich number 113 have
been returned to Court as "true bills" and
r2 have been returned as "not true bills".
They have also made during the same
time 17 "presentments". Embraced
among that number are several for per
jury, (a crime becoming of frequent occur
rence) the remainder were for crimes of a
less criminal nature.
The Jurors call the especial attention
of this Court to presentments made against
the Carolina Central Railway in regard to
the unlawful and dangerous condition of
the bridge across that road on Fourth
street, and also to the.unlawful condition
of the crossings on the Vilmington &
Weldon and Wilmington, Columbia &
Augusta railroads on Nutt street between
Red Cross and Campbells streets in the
city of Wilmington. Both of these
public thoroughfares have been com
plained of by a number of our
very best citizens and their protests are
entitled to an early examination by this
Court. Wetherefore, thus publicly di- i
rect your Honor's attention to the matter.
The J urors visited the Jail and found
incarcerated . therein, . thirty-seven , (37)
prisoners, of -whom 3 were white and 31
were colored ; 4 females and S3 males.'
The sexes are kept separate and evidences
of good discipline were apparent among .
them. There was no complaint made in
regard to either treatment or food. ' They .
all stated that the rations furnished were
abundant; and wholesome. The general
appearance of the cells and corridors were
neat, the floors being very clean and the .
walls nicely whitewashed. The Jurors are J
unanimously of the opinion that Sheriff
Manning and Daniel Howard. his" Jailor,
are entitled to praise for tho manner ia -
which the County Jail is now, being kept.
rFrom the Jail? they visited - tUdT' .
County v . Poor House. I Going ; there
unexpectedly, they found neither ; the
Superintendent or Contractor ontW-
premises, they were, nowever, snown
through the different wards,- which con
tained, ih the aggregate. 80 persons, 12
of whom were insane 3 males and 9 fe
males; 3 white and 9 colored. There were
18 indigent poor S males and 10 females;
5 white and 13 colored. The sexes and
color are kept v separate. The general .
cleanliness of this institution was nut
such as should be desired, but upon en
quiry we found that the present contrac- . ,
tor has only been in possession since the
1st of the present month (Jane) and find
ing everything in a bad condition has not
had time to place the institution in that ,
order that it is his purpose to keep it. Wo
questioned all of the inmates capable of
giving an intelligent answer, and they all
seemed satisfied and contented and made
no complaints. The Jurors learned that
the dispensary was ewell stocked with
medicine for general use, and that tho
physician's requisitions are always 1
promptly filled by the Superintendent
and that material for new clothing had
bees purchased, was being made up and
would soon be issued. In connection with
the Poor House, the Jurors submit tho
following rcceived from Dr. W. J. IiOvc,
physician in charge. Ho says.
"Understanding that tho privilege of cut
tng wood from the county land between
tho Poor House and Smith's Creek,, baa
been given to tho Suprentendcnt of the
Work House, I would suggest to the
Grand Jury that in all probability tho
said clearing would render malarial fevcru
very much more prevalent among the iu
raatcs of the Poor House than it has for
merly been."
The Grand Jurors arc of the opinion
that the above referred to contract : should
be revoked and so recommend.
- The furors visited tho Work House
building and found no work going on and
no prisoners there, save two prisoners at
work near there who seemed little inclined
;to be interviewed and made no com
plaint.
The Work Ilmua hnll.lm It ,f
- ari3tauo to tho county. hould.ha.vA
some repairs, aTOTfMbg Vadly damaged
ey tae rains ucaiing m tnrougu tne roor
near the gable ends. The main body of the
Work House prisoners were said to bo at&
work in the City. The Jurors know nothiu g
of the contract of the Supeintcndent with
the County Commissincrsandcan therefore
make no intelligent report in regard to
that institution.
Haudy B. Willis,
Forcmau..
1'or the Post.
The Acorn Grove Lyceum
Home of our more energetic colored
people have organized themselves into
aliterary society'under the name placed
at the head of this article. Their
object is self improvement, and literary
and moral culture. We commend
their efforts highly and wish them
much and unlimited success .
They hold their meetings semi
monthly in the Chestnut street Presby
terian Church, and their exercises con
sist in select readings, special musical
performances, reading original essays
and compositions, extemporaneous ad
dresses on subjects selected by the Pres
ident of the Lyceum, debating Ac.
Here are several of the subject re
cently debated.
'Should the colored vote in America1
be divided ?" 4
"gesQlved, that the several States
of the Union should pass laws making
education compulsory." -.
"Which is mightier the aword or the
pen?" t
"Which exercises the greater influ
ence on the mind of man. the fear of
punishment on the hope of reward ?"
"Which i more conducive to hap
piness, education or wealth?"
"Which is more useful, the horbe or
the cow ?"
The decision on the merit of the ar
guments produced in the debate is
usually rendered by the bench of re
ferees in a very systematic and intelli
gent manner, as is also the criticisms on
all the performances, by the regular
Lcritic. ScBirr.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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QtART JUGS, IN LOTS TCT SUIT.
For sale low at '
W. J. BUHMAN"g,
Uppitt's Kow,
South Front Street.
Jujtte22-lt,
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Walnut streets, to renter a term of
yeans, by
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AFWX STORY HOUSE. AND LOT, for
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Hit
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