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J I - W1 , ' v. r nTTTi TrrrT irnTrimAAT TnariT TttJdi WltlMLDIljlUlN rUOIV WILMINGTON. N. C..r DECEMBER 25, I860. Christmas ! j And lis he is patronized J)y some kind It is many jears since bright-eyed antici- purchaser, and is readily sbld: out he re lation called to us to hail! f Merry Christ- plenishes his stock by some grasping Ger mas , as tne day m days. VYe chensh the same kindly feeling but alas, the enthusi- I asm of youth has departed, and only do we s find in the delight of the young that pleas i ure once, ours, also, in common with other ! joyous children. , .The !. old time bustle V and delightful activity comes; back to us i even wc Tvalk our streets, and memories long since buried are4 resurrected ; to bloom with the . fair flowers . that gleam like bright jewels! discernabTe in ! many happy do congregate. homes where children most It is a saT heart truly that may not shake off its cares to-day Misantrophic indeed must be that man who fails! to sympathize with the universal joy. . The gladdest time of all the bright Old Year is with us, and all Christendom rejoices tq-day that : a Deliverer has set free the bondsman and opened. tho gate3 of the fu turo "to all believers.'? ;Nineteen centuries of thanksgiving ' has' not dulled the popu brate. Not niora fltira lhati tbfi lifp. nf flnA i . ." . NI. ;, . . . . . isthe faith of-the pebpleenshrind around the humble cradle;lromwW I than soldier or statesman came forth, to la- bor and to love. : We maydeclarc the Great tu . t - t. ii I icoviuei uui utot- Acuuuuiu , auu vvuetuer we consider Him us Brother or Master of a few iguoraut men : tlie ages have ever the lnnn hut fiirt ffmfnriAflMiif nAr.l I worth ..and not material -granduer will ever be most precious to mankind ; that he is most I honorable who labors for his felloil,aud to he remembered, one'must serve, and not'abi )use his fellow-smaii;t'v: . - - ' Pure iu Ule, and ever humble in manner, the .Mah:who: has been exalted above the . , . . . , , - ..- i- ... mightiest of the earth, teaches us the sub-. limestr lesson t)f Creation. " : t j . ...... : ; '. , . ' - . 1 We will not, moralize,! -our mission is not to infringe on the domain of; the religious instructor, and save when religion touches nearly bur social, life jrit is tho highest wis dom of t he j ourhalist to avoid all reference to matters of faith.. The. lesson of the day is, whether we .. i,..V as a "people shall forget old differences, and even. aSJt family once gath eredowstii 'eiio!"5ll31,s : renew ihe old time friendships, and p!eO!ge arresh our fealty to the faith 6rour fathers and bo obtain God's ! blessing Here in the South this is necessary. Wefhave no bitter foes save those in our household. Itds the dis appointed ambition r6Trout leaders that -. keeps' us divided. The hearts okour people Tiave long since warinett td the kindly ap- peal of their brethren of the North. Wide' " as our Western scope -is the horizon of the true American." lie discovers in hiscoun- Irymen points of resemblance ; no proyin - cialisms or tridiog differences of manner or speech can ever destroy. And whether the extravagance ot the Western or the - romance o I our extreme South causes us to grieve or smile ; we do it all in i love ; for these also arc our countrymen; and our land is broad. The story of . the old time ages we repeat to-day, and around our common National al- tar let us all gather as. little children" and as sucb; u love dne another." ' The " Post " greets its mauy friends with many kind wishes, tolay, and offers a rich addition to their Christmas feast. The wealth'of literarv talent so kindly furnished to its conductors to mi our urisitnas cui- umns, we know willbe" fully appreciated . . . . . . J. .fill rll 1-1. .1 and fondly cherished. Leaving .and beginning a New Year with tne old renewed hopes of increased usefulness all " Merry jChristmal we wisn you OUtt NEW. YORfc LETTER. Christmas at the Great Metropolis How it is Celebrated A Graphic and Interesting Acconnt A Bay of Glori ous Festivities. t New YpRK, December S3, 18G9. Christmas comes but once a year." The above quotation .from Tasser, New Yorkers "icalize'? to the fullest extent, and when I sav realize," 'tis tne name some New Yorkers have for getting tipsy, ii A.l.(,..t!n that Hsv in onff ftf h mf ri f tt lue wicumuwu w uio wKMtt wj ... Ti.j-r T . 1-1 j. in ine 'union, because ait ceicwrate it, witbout regard to conaition, race or creed if wo may except the Jewish denizen, who in New York observes no holiday, not even his own bbathrw.- - . ; ';'; CHBISTMAS TREES. -. ; ' v In the first place, the first . thing that . meets the stranger arriving ia ewYork on Christmas Eve, as he will invariably ar- rive in thelower part of the city is the ex- iraorainary uumuw, vi jjuu, turn, evergreen piiea, up luujfuaw uiyuutaiua oppouie every store, on most every street, for miles and miles 'around. ''J Little" gamins bid, a true? toboot. blacking, paper sellOig jshoe lace -peddling, - matches, -street ' sweeping, l- ppl? baking and tM jthou.and emplo BWDtSOf the Hew York yonbgsterj and in- i . nuii.- .S?r5Ir frees! VCBtS UIS KUrjima VHij l Vl,,Bvm5 lar liftftrt nr marlft lftR Wrinfii thfl i fifnrr rtf scription, make the happiest scene to young . r. j r i - x i. 1 videq tor Bnau oe so .taKen in tne several the Wondrous Child whoibirth we cele- bewts on this feast of revelry toluntutored distlJctg ag to how tne whole number.ofc Btiii TTini nrAafli ewt a annf nn Hip. ix :frr::Crl:" be in the street he yells out to the top of -his voice right lustily ' ' ... . Christmas trees 1 . Christmas' trees I ' man farmer who has a stand near Dyy wuo sells by the wholesale, he commences again and, thus from morn to night in the week preceding Christmas, this is the trade of thousands in this city. :;;Vu:::2:i:;bmAT.-THET. cost."-""' v . . .' A tree, say "of three to four feet in height, will bring from 50 cents to $r 50 according to freshness,an& firm bearing. l: And others, larger, ; in proportion, million dottirs is spent : Probably over' in ' this branch Df j traffic in New York alone, in this one week, uiiut iu viiiisbuiaa. - auu mg laiuiw uiaivco i 4 .. AA 4l. ..i,1an I 1 a? heap" as you would say in the South at this "apparently insignificant commercial enterprize. - WHAT THET DO WITH TITEK. The trees are chiefly usedr as you may in fer, for home decorations. And indeed bar. . x. . , A. t , kue,i,mC, vv uuauvw, uu sorrowful the Joyea of tho inmates of a New Yirk home.without these sweet reminders of joy and happiness. The straining boughs laaen ao wn 1 wiiu gusienmg . guaea ana Dtiibttu uaiiff) W4uiatuiv vauuita,ui Jftiu uiii I ed hue. and apples and candies of everv de- I QUEEB, BUT TRUE; It is something to be marveled at by the general reader, that although as before stated every one celebrates - Chiistmas in New York, no two nationalities xelebratc alike. ; ihb gkximaiss . Celebrate it, by boisterous siogins:, musical parties, terpischorean exercises, large doses nfwpiRS tipr.r anrl lfttrpr- ,nnd in font wnpr. I ai miaritics. 1 ne weeis mteryenmg tnejoiiy Teuton seiaom cares ior. labor, ana very little can bp secured, uptil der Neu Yahr" is usuerea in. the IBIfiH. Z This portion of the population the pre dominating foreigners in this city, by. dom inant right we presume, and chiefly Catho Hess observe this holiday from dusk on Chrismas Eve, until the break of day Christ mas morning by. devout worship in their their churches. . Indeed . . THE CATHOLIC CHUftCHES ' Present a grand; grave and solemn scene on the night of . Christmas Eye.; Let ua look in at St. Pe"tersT Church, in Barelay. street. The stars are Just peeping from their azure- beds, and tearing away the veil . which. obscures their .! vision ot earth H as if they too must see the observance beloww Th-air is cold and keen and each male pe- covered-snow, looks like a miniature steam man, as the feathery pun's of warm air issue from the nose and, forms fantastical shapes on his moustache if lie happens to have one if not, his overcoat is sure to receive thei? icy draughts of air, . congealed.; into miniature icebergs. The ladies skip along J lively amid the hum, din and confusion of crying venders of Christmas toys, and the blowing of tin horns. r Well here we are in St. Peters. , Around the altar are hundreds of persons to whom the mass of to-morrow is " a leetle too airly 1 get "always about 5 o'clock, A. M., and therefore feast tueir eyes on the wax hgure iu ttUUl 1 gin aitenuinir, witu me uuiuaienng sueen 01 , 4 guiu auujjoiai tuab iu uuaA.o up me, at tractions of the Catholic Churches on this evening.' ,But the persons you see here now I examining ine uecorauons oiaiiar ana cen are not catnoiics out ot tne opposite . i ' ; . 1 ThPao nnriv mnacp nf i nhiim.!, n nnti,L I olics attend, and then by a somewhat re- markable sequence, the following hours are given up to debauchery ; consisting of whis key drinking, skull I beating. w shin-digs i TdancesX and copious blasphemv. The Po- I tu- that I . . . .... . t . . mn6teen-twcnuetns j oi tne arrests are Irish and most of these iu the Fourth and ! THE NATIVES. The native New Yorker, be it to his honor said, celebrates this day with less pomp, glorification, and "hurrah " than any other element in the city. v ; J In the ! morning, to the sound of " glad some bells " he is seen in , calm, thoughtful mood, walkiDg to church, dressed "neat, but not gaudy-' This is of the regular Sun day hour 104 o'clock. , No matter whether he be Baptist, Congregationalist, Presbyte- T! IS nan, xjpiscop&uan, or wiat-noc every Dody goes to Church". Here an appropriate ser mon is. selected and eloquently preached There is no attempt at-ostentalfous decora tion. .Probably a lew flowers adorn the pulpit, kindly placed there by some friend of the pastors. The sermon is ended ; the congregation retire j friends call in the. af? S i ior tea, ana someumes. I 'l ' I btat fob turret. in the evening, parties, or receptions are given,1 and most every house is gladdened by Christmas games, or, enlivened by the a- " r i a ' -a. -a' - .. - strains tof instrumental music set to salta torial exercises. And thb is but a slight and immature sketch of Christmas as it is spent in New York. In my next Iwill jrive a desoriDtion of "How New Years Is Spent in New York;'' York custom. New Year's calls, will no donbt I ue interesting. ; . r ; , - , -v lion. - - The Census Bill The following is the new census bill as it passed. We give our readers ,the main points; , ? ..0 841 V Beittnadtd hi the Senate to - ... t.. rrisj o 11 An Act " to proTideior taking the ninth and DmtstA r 1 5$epmentative$ of fhs United states of Amtr . 4' -'...-.--.: - .. . I -(: t Conaress assembled, 1W lD.e3vf--" established in the Department xf thsl Tntprinr. an office to be . denomnatco. Censui Office; the chiet omc:r ,ci w. j. shall be . called the Superintendent ci C. bus. whose duty it shall be. under the dir. 2- tion of tLo hea&ctftto departments to ui penntend and direct tne tanirj oi .ms ninth census of the United States, in ac cordance with the laws- relating ' thereto y and to perform such other duties as nay fcs reaulred bv law.: 1 -v ----- r. 8eC. 'And . Ic it further1 ' unacted, That the Superintendent of the Census shall be aDDointed by thei Prestetafc, by ndrwith the advice aa4 eensent ot the Senate,' with-1 in ten raajs alter - tne -passage pi7 wis buh and his term of service hall continue for the term bi threi years, and no longer, and he shall receive an annual salary ..ot r five thousand dollars. witnin uurty aays alter tne appointmens x retary t the interior shall appoint,' eacli Territories ; of J the' United States atid- irx coocressionai oiBincx, sou ia eacu ui uio .i t :; jSll: ..t'i.t.' tilt Alaska, and in-the District of. Columbia,' one district superintendent of , the census who shall be a' resident bf such' .district. whose1 duty it shall : be to cause "alt the in-' habitants to be enumerated, and to obtain, or causefto be ;obtained, the other: statistic cal information - within - his district, m. the manner: provided for, in this, act ana a rea- sonable allowance, not to exceed ;four doP lars per day for each day actually Employed r cl?rf Mfo may be made to .any' district be determined by the Secretary of the In 6101, nllcllcYtlj 1U U13 JUUUlCUb, UJIuv cessitiea of the service shall ' require it;r JFrovtcled. ,rnat tne enumeration nerein pro- Sec: 6. And -he it further enacted That each district superintendent, immediately after receiving his appointment and taking! and subscribing the, oaths hereinbefore pre scribed, shall proceed to divide his district into as manv subdivisions, to be known, as enumeration districts, as may be necessary tn f.nrrv out the nrovisions Ot tbis act and to complete thev enumeration 1 within one month after the date fixed :for:takinff the census-; and he' shall employ one enumera- tor.iu cat-.u tuumwuuuu district thus form ed, and shall, without delay, transmit to the Superintendent of the Census the' name and post office address, of each enumerator, together with a description of tho subdivi sion, assigned to each, and as near as practi cable the number of square miles contained therein. The formation of enumeration dis tricts, and the employment of "enumerators, shall be subject to Ihe approvaf of the Su perintendent of the Census. Sec 24.. And le it further enacted. That the Superintendent of the Census shall pre pare for submission to Congress, at the be ginning of the next December session held after the date of the census a preliminary ieport, embracing statistics ot the popula tion of the United States, by. States or Ter ritories and counties or parishes, sufficiently full for the equalization ot representation of the several States in Congress. He shall, as soon thereafter, as practicable, arid with in three years from the date ot his appoint ment, prepare a carefully digested report, embracing full tabulay starements of all the statistical ' information . furnished by the census, with comparative tables, showing . the cianaeafrom former cjuiea, a 'ioh bther; tables as may be necessary to exhibit the results of the enumeration." Sec. 24. And le it .furthir enacted That i tne ouperintenaent oi tne census snail re quire and obtain from every railroad cor poration, or the lessee or receiver thereof, in the United States the following facts, .60 far as they respectively possess. the, same, to exhibit the condition of sucn company; on the first of : June, eighteen hundred and seventy or at the date of the last annual re port made since June first, eighteen bun- dred ana sixty-nine, to wit: rne name o the corporation or company with corporatj . t A - ITTI name of lines leased ; the number of miUsj)f i -i r.k.,i Lj ii . w . ' . lis roaus prujemu auu iuo lermiuai points 01 the same tne number 01 miles completed : the number of miles leased ; miles ot double track exclusive of sidings; capital stock al- n 1 A 1 " t . A " lowed Dy tne cnarter; amount paid up; number pi mail stations ; niguest graqe, in eluding curvature in each division opera ted; total cost of road and equipment; . and cost of purchase of other lines of road and 01 jtciegrajjua ; luc luiai amount 01 aept, ex hibiting, separately, the funded and unfun ded, debt, and in what country payable ; the number of acres of land derived from : pub lic grants, remaining. unsold ;;thcr amount of rolling stoclr, exhibiting: separately, ser viceable locomotives ; passenger, cars : ex press cars ;;mail, baggage, and express cars ; pox cars ; siock cars ; ireigut ana coal cars. Also, total number of trains exhibiting, sep arately, the number of conductors, station masters, ticket . agents, brakemen, engin- neers, firemen, flagmen, and gatemen, me- cnamcs ana laoorers. aiso, tne total rc ceints of the corporation, exhibiting.- fcena- rately, the receipts from passengers ; from ireiguts ; irom expresses : irom mails ; from miscellaneous sources. Also, the total ex- penditure of the - corporation, including, separately, the kind and Cost of fuel ; the amount 01 national, state, ana municipal a t 1 : ' taxation ;' interest on bonds and other debts dividends paid within the year in stock :; repairs ot tracK ana bridges ;,repair of roll? ing stock ; other repairs : damages to freights payments ior. personal injuries; teiegrapu expenses and repairs ; new structures 'and other permanent improvements. fcc tkc. See. 2o.and heZit further enacted." That the Superintendent ot the Census shall require eacn qibuici bupenuicuuem or enumerator to obtain from every publisher," proprietor, or editor of a newspaper, magazine, or oth er periodical, published within the district a copy ot tha number bearing the date of the first day,of June, eighteen hundred and seventy,' or of the date nearest thereto, and also a statement of the number of copies pub lisned. Ana ne-snail require tne copies thus obtained to be. forwarded to the . Cen sus Office at Washington for, classification and: preservation. And he shall require each district supenntendent to procure trom tne otate ana municipal ana otner corporate autnonues . witnin : ms oistnct, excepting towns and cities with a less pop- ulation tnan tnree tnousauu, ucn , lniorma tion as he may be able to procttre," relating to the amount of debt of each5 StateJ - coun ty, or other municipal r corporation, and for what purpose sucn oeot was incurred, the amount and rate of taxation, and the .rate of valuation for taxation of reaV and per sonal estate, respectively, as cpmpsi edwith the cashTalue. and the various purposes for which the tax wns levied j the number ,i of criminal piuswuuuus iu wu ouw iqu municipal government, the ntmber ot. ar rests,- convictions, and acquittals ; " and lor the purpose of carrying' ihto "eflect r ail the provisions of this, section the Superinten dent is, requireu ip . prepare ana - issue All cecessary pistfucf ions and such schedules as are not provided ror bylaw. " GPECIAL3. TO THE '9 propose; for the benefit of the ft masses. to sell for the next thirty Aays, to my friends and customers, all kinds of AT! thari the same quality of goods any other store in the city can be bought at , I shall forever fight on the true line of LOW TRICES . - ". v .- - SUPERIOR GOODS, - FULL. MEASURE, POLITE A TTEtfTlON, AND CASH PAYMENTS. On this line I have determined to; achieve suc cess, and expect the PUBLIC to sustain me. -1 am now offering 1 H CAROLINA SHEETINGS, Yard wide, 12i Cents. BLEACHED SHEETINGS, 10 Cents. LADIES' HOSE, 10 Cents. KENTUCKY JEANS, 16 Cents. t-f ..f ... J NOHTH CAROLINA cisSlMERES, 50 Cents j. . ' --. ! . ' and Upwards. With every variety of 4 At Bargains. E M E3 M B E R I offer FIRST CLASS GOODS only, and at 1 lowest priees. Give me call at the STORE, 1 1 I COS IlARKET B37.tf SPECIALS. OFFICIAL. - I IN BOAKD OF ALDERMEN ) WiUilHOToiff, December 30, 1869:, ) -Th o following nanic4 persona are hereby desig nated as Registrars and InsDcctora ot Elections in the corilng Municipal Election, and will com- piy WiUi ue require menu uuiiutiuniua v. ' FOR THE riBST WAKD : ' ALLEN EVAN8, I JOHN H. BROWN, ; , JJDHN IER. ; v rOBTHS SICOHiyWABD : - 4AME3iOWBEY, ROGER MOORE, umir- 1 rOB THX THIB1 WARD : WASHINGTONfiOWE, , , JOHN G. BULCKEN, CUAS. H.'ROBINSON, IOB THE ?OUBTH WARD : ,; H. B. EILER8, , JAS. McD. FRENCH. WM, McLAURlN. The fouowiiw ta concembs sU-r tnus Md Inspectors olfilecuons wai men paaacu; i iN . OBDINAKCE ACONCEBHINOaitEGlS. ION8. , - r - - ' Ik U Ordained by the -Board of Aldcrtncn of . Ihe ftcnomtedasTirovidedin the Amen ded Charter of the City of Wilmington, ; ratified Open UieiT OOOKS ior regiBtrawwu, auu iidiw au the legally qualified voters' in the several Wards ot the City, that have not been previous ly registered, during such hours ot the days' .set apart ny law ior regisiruuou, iu mc . ooaiu u Aldermen may by order determine. 8cc 2. The City shall allow, compensation to the Rerfstrara ior registration of voters, the sum of three ($3) dollars each per day for each and every day such registrar shall iervc Sec 3. A majority of the Board of Registrars or Inspectors in each Ward shall be competent to sign the returns of election made to ithe May or and Board of Aldermen. v -j- ; Rftp 4: All the votes civen in for oflicers desisc- nated to be voted for shall be sorted, ' counted, declared and registered in open Ward -meeting, by causing the names of the persons voted for and the number of votes given for each to be written in words at length in the returns made to the Mayor and Aldermen, and all ' the ballots or votes cast 6hauthen ana mere oe prop erly sealed up iu an envelope and returned with the returns. . Sec 5. The books shall be kept open for regis tration of all the legally: qualified voters of the city, during such hours of the days designated by law as tne mayor .ana uimru. ui Aiucruivu shall determine, and the Registrars shall dally. during said days, make a certified copy of th reeistration list, and return the same to the City Clerk within two hours' after the time desig nated for closing the books. on; that day, -pro-. vlded however, that onrtha day of election the books of reeistration shall be returned - to the City Clerk, together with all check lists used by Raid Kecristrars. witninone nour aiwr ueciarmi; the vote as provided in a subsequent section, and the returns of the votes tor the person or I persona voted for, shall be made to the . Mayor UlU alUllUvU.U 11&1CUWUI jhuiiuvu wjjuuvi, with such warrants or notices as they shall re' ceive from said Board of Aldermen. Sec. 6 All Registrars . and Inspectors shall be sworn to a faithrul discharge of their duty - be fore any Justice of the Peace or other ; ofiiceT duly qualified to administer oaths. 8ec. 7. It shall be the duty of the Mayor and Aldermen to meet in session - on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in January: ot each year, at their room in the City . Hajl, at 12 o'clock noon,' for the purpose of receiving the re-r turns irom. the several Wards, and they shall re main in session for b liour, and longer if they ,1 deem it necessary ; ana tne inspectors 01. elec tions shall then and there make their returns to said Mayor and Aldermen. j. iH ... ? . , , i Bee &. Any person appointed as Registrar or Inspector of Elections; under provisions of ; the act of the General Assembly, entitled Van act to amend the Charter of the City of Wilmington,' and ratified December 18, who -navlng -qualified as Registrar or Inspector, and shall refuse or neglect to discharge the duties imposed ty this ordinance, shall be subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars, to be recovered -as penalties are now recoverable. . . Sec. 9. All ordinances or parts of. ordinances conflicting with or repugnant to i,he, provisions; 01 this orcunancc arc.nereoy repealed. . : Passed by Board of Alderinen December 30,' JOS. H. NEFF. . Mayor. Benjamin Dvufee, City Clerk. . . ' The following ordinance was then passed : : Ordered, That the Registrars in the several Wards appointed this 20th :day ;of December. 1869, shall keep open their books for registration ot voters during such hours as are hereinafter named. , ' .- In all the Wards during the five days preceed ing the, Sunday next preceding the first Mon day in January, from 10 o'clock A. M. until 2 o'clock P. M; and from 7 o'clock P. M. until 9 o'cloek-P. M., on the Saturday next preced ing the election ; on the day of the election, during the hours the polls arc kept open.' Amd be it furtheroraered. That the Place : for registration of voters shall be aa follows r For Wards One and Two, at the City. Hall.- For Wards Three and Four, at the Howard Engine House on Fourth-street. . . " Passed by Board of Aldermen December 30, 1899. . - vr- JOS. Hi NEFF, " . 1 Mayor. :; Benjamin Dukfee, ' City Clerk. It was ordered as follows : Ordered, That the Mayor issue" at once proper warrants for an election to be held on the first Monday in January,-1$70, for a Mayor to serve one year; four Aldermen, one fer each Ward, to serve two years, and an, Assistant .'As sessor for each Ward jto serve' one yearall to be voted for on one ballot. u-;,. v i Ordered, further, That the. Mayor copy in full M a.Z J n..t.ll.. n .J! . 1 I f : a donation of five thousand doUars (15.000) to the Puna Vao iirninnUnntl A B-.y.?tti i-a JJ. tic those citizens in tavor ot said donation to state upon tbeir .ballots4For the Donation to the Cape Fear Agricultural Association," and those op posed to the donation to state : upon ' their ""bal lots "Against the Donation to the.. Cape Fear Agricultural Association." ' ' T --' Ordered further. That the. polls be kebt bren from sunrise to sunset. . A true eopy from the miuutea of the Board of Aldermen of December 20, 1869. !- " , BEN J. DURFEE, - ! City Clerk. WARRANT FOR CITY ELECTlON.fi CITY OF WILMINGTON, i s - To tte Manhal, Grsstiko r .or either iff his Deputies In the name of the city of Wilmington, you are hereby required, forthwith, to not'fy the cit izens of Ward No. 1, quaiilled to vote as the law directs, to assemble at theEngine House, FourUi street;. . .. , , In the name of the city of Wjamineton. vbu are hereby required, forthwith, to izens of Ward No. 2, qualified to vote iri directs, to assemble at the Enguie House, Third street ' - - .. -L4 ' r hmz ta . 'hi&Uf.t In the name of the city of Wilmington, you are hereby required, forthwith' to notifv th6 cit. izena or Ward No.; qualified to vote as thebtwl directs, towsemblcat thejpnr.iue House, Fourth voU as the law . ' V V" ; - .: f vu me ora aay oi d anuary, 1570, at sunrif e In the forenoon, then and tfiere to kite inihiir SPECIALS. ballots for a Mayor, to serve ono year; four AX- and aniln AfiftUtnnt AsRMnr fnrt'ooU xr--i x.J one year, au io uc Toieu ior on one ballot. The polls to remain open until sunset and no looser And to also cast their votes on the folloVlnr or one year, all to be voted for on one ballot The AN ORDINANCE CONCERNIGG THE DOKA tio ojj- ui i x curi ua to the cape fkar AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. Be it ordained by the - Board of Aldermor. the City of WUmingtoc, as follows : . . f Section 1st. 1 That the Mavor be nf ,a.s.;i ; and instructed, and is hereby directed to inh the City payable in tenj yars from July let 1869, bearing interest aUthe rato of sii per cent1 jper annnm. payapie in oid. , r, ;- ,,WJ . , , , , ; oecwu. iumuiuc ucxt ciiy election tht quesUpnV ShsU tne City of WUmington adnata to ihA Ope 1 ea Agricultural AisDclaUoni Fiii Thousand Dollars -in bonds, payable in ten years, with Interest at si per cent, per annum payaMeilff gold; ibaU f subtojttedltd 4bi r voters of the city for their decision. . Sec Srd.That if the: vote snail $er decided In j the afflrmatiTe, the Two Thousand Dollars' in bonds donated in the first section o this, ordi nance shall be deducted from the Fire Thousand Dollars in bonds, mentioned hi the second gee ' SStSSSSJCTnTOJte. . rr- t r.r:,""":,f',"i? lSTtSSSV: 01 tne nve tnousana aoiiars in bonds as afon' said.. ..-.... .... ,.,....4 ,.,-V And lyou will notify th& citizens to state on their b illots as follows ; If voting for. the dona tion as specified in the ordinance above rent, the ballot shall state f For the donation to the yape J) ear agricultural AESociau Agricultural A66ociaUon.,i if -oN posing the . donation, the .ballot r halL sttCo Against the donation to the Cape? Fear A. rr n 1 cultural Association." 1 ; Herein fail not, and have you then aud -there 4 this Warrant, with your doings thereon. . , Witness, J o$J IL'Netf, Mayor ' of Vafd - City of Wilmington, this twenty-first 5 1 s. -day of Decemberj'Tnnae Vcar of oar Lord, onethonsandeight hundfed and , . sixty-nine.. . By order of the Mayorund-Aldermen. City Clerk. , MARSHALS OFFICE, Wilmisgton, C.Dec;, 21, 1869. ; 'to the citizens of Wilmington Greeting;. In accordance with tho above warrants, yog. 1 are notified to comply With thV requirement! ii ' specified. f -fv - ' , ; - i-"-' oK:.W;.'lVCANAl)ATi;fr Marshal City ot Wilmington. dec Marshal's Office, CITTOF WIEMINtiTON: ' rjHEKE IS IN CUSTODY-OF THE UNDER- , signed, one stray, brindle COW, apparently about 4 years ot age.. ' White spot on forehead, on back, and the upper, portion of the tail; , four feet tipped witkwjtfto. V Can be procured at this oflice . by provinj: i property and pay iug expenses. ; , , . - - , . 1 - City MarehaU?" December ISth, 4.8G0. --; -. , . .-. 1 dec 19 t 335-St ' , COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, City of WitiMiNGTOii, N. C, t . -November 30th, im. f Tax Notice ! Tax Notice t ' THE TAX BOOKS 'FOR 18G0 ARE N( Open. The taxes arc on Real . Estate, Per rroperty, income; Lawyers, FhyBieians, ists, Carriages and Horses, and Polls. ', Aust be paid before the 1st of January; the usuajLcourse will be taken. V f The office will.be open Irom 9 to i day, (Sundays excepted.) tVMTtUtM ff -- : XJA2JA.W .1 i dec 2 .v.,'-,,.: J ournal ami Star copy. NEW ADVER 1 TO ALL WHOM Td MAY COME; WHER o N THE MORNINU Decemberrthe body of f . , , i:,d;e IB f H.V a.j uuu au tuv viij At the inquest held satisfactor shoWingHhat a want ot eating my was tho cause of , j HIS DEATH ' Now. therefore. 1. J. M. .Wise. Maior of the City of Wilmington do issue this my proclama Icommandins: all persons to assemble at my stand ' at the Market House, on any of the' day's inter vening between Christmas and New YearSjand there see the effect of not eating my OX8TERS4 i Therefore fail not, and have you then and there , ' lfiy Oysters on your New. Years tables", I WitmeSs, my hand and seal the darnd year, 1 above mentioned. v J. M. WISE, .V ' Major of City 0 Wllmtngton - -. - - - - - - .1 1 dec 25 1 IV l I I 14 ; K A- 4 'V AViXXl j ' JU. XI. AT. THE "N MONDAY EVENING January 8d, isrc. .1 -i.-.- ! COMMITTEI OT ABBJLKGZUEfiTS,: ; i L. B. HUBBARD, : - , i -'-' ' J. S. EAGLES,-,. , N. NIXONr . f t-rT YORK WIGGINS, 1 , ' S. STEWARTi-'.iiV ' Tickets, il OO. to be had at Arnold'! , Cosmopolitan ;. at Wra" Toomer's Grocery, at the door on the evening of the Ball or of any member of the Committee, dec 25 scribe and pay to me cape Fear Agricultural AssOciation,the sum of Two ThousandDollari in bonis of the City ; to be paid from the A 1 r V J A POCKET BOOK CONTAINING f3 oy ana , one note made bvBlOodworth 1 Bordoe, for $87 50, payable to Jesse Rogers. The i fina win pi ease leave it att the .resmence Brideeman, on the corner of. Ninth and Maricev .. ttreetSi ' - . Mrr-;.' - 'i ,-dec25.;- 1 .taJ) of HiOTtf KNABE'S SUerl's A GroenUln . HEINSBEKGERS.- nov2 329- READERS,' Ki t GRAMMARS 4 BEERS SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP, For sale at 47 i ' . " J ; ? l f,-tmiHmjaiajm& Live- Book 1 - - , .-X i V, it !
The Wilmington Post (Wilmington, N.C.)
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