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Address,
Editor and Proprietor,
Wilmjngton, N. C.
CITY
1
Hobins in
market.
!
(H)all right S. G.
n
has returned.
Shad a plenty and birds without number.
New styles of. Bill
he
Post
Printins: Office
r-ff .-i f . mm ?
Cadets oufj last jweek andforsuch weakly
little soldiers did well. n
February bad fourteen stormy, five cloudy,
and but nine! clear days. r
' Weather very Marchy Vwitb wind,
cloud and rushing blast."
and
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I
Jam is
Hedrick's is always
crowded with purchasers of dry goods.
The bell rings, the whistle blows, high
prices" no
II ed ricks. 1
more
i, nnwn hrakpa !" To
Caged. Jerrv Forbes charced with
larceny was brought before Justice McQuig
yesterday. Jerry to brood oyer ill changing
fortune was placed in the custody of the
Sheriff. There he can Jere-miah.
The Coming Man. Mr. Neil. Warner and
troupe will! open in Hamlet to-morrow eve
ning at the Theatre. We prefer awaiting
Mr. Warner's advent, ere we make any ex
tensive coma entarv noon his abilitv or ca-
pacity.
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mutantur et nosjmulamurin
"Tempora"
illis,'? we exc
laimcd, when 'wcxread asjol-
lows :
"Boy wanted To work on switches."
In our juvenile days the switches worked on
. H
-the boys,
effect.
considerable
.The Marshal's sale of the pemhable prop
erty of the steamer Cubanette the govern
ment over tjiree thousand pilars. Col.:
Carrow states that the prices received were
very fine and indeed much bettti than might
be expected.
.5 .
m
n The members of "the Philharmonic Socie
ty" are requested to meet at their rooms on
Tuesday evening next at 8 o'efock precise-
ly. As busiriess concerning every member
will be brought before the meeting, all are
requested to be present
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Mr. Graefl Is now-makiDg a very fine ar
ticle of segars at a very moderate price.
'We enjoyed yesterday the fragrance of some
of his havanai and would recommend the
lovers of the weed to patronize 'Graefl's
Lbra'nd" of Wilmington segars. j
y Twq Dollars. Not to be out-
rinni hv the Standard and other high priced I
i f " i .1 x ' --.its ii'. T I
. uauua n n j
haVe reSOlVeU tO SCUU LUC XrUOl I
fM .it mir mtintrv subscribers for TWO
T
Wvtfiw ThU crp.ntleman fralve a farewell 1
1 afternoon and evening performance yester-
r o i
iday ; both tq crowded and select audiences.
ixne Uisuioutiou ui giiu wcc tuuwuutw,
Tind everybody departed well pleased.
New pnng styles
of
gorgeous
- - ,M :
hue at
Hedrick's.
Like blazing diamonds, confined in cas-
kets of imprisoned sunlight, are the neat
spiral studs jthat-'Ettinger lells on Market
street. , .His' spripg prints are the Jadie ta
vorite, and his clothing cannot be surpassed
fnr pIp cance Sof cut and finish, i Go see him.
The Sayings Bank on Dock; street is in
creasing it amount of ; deposits. ". Last
month the.amount ot over $1,GQ0, was paid
to depositors which went to useful purposes,
nearly all of jit for building purposes. Our
laboring: friends ."should bear fn mind this
place and Wt their money there. '; ' ? -
, it is an encouraging sign elf prosperity
tthatour citris prowinff. snresking out its
' wings ail over the waste land! on the out-
skirts. ! Our population is cerUlnly mcreas -
ing. We:8aw to day several persons seeking
X 1 board. . U came 10 our knowledge tnrougn
-LiZFLJa t.'
city is full, we need more cctJmmodationf.
t.v nof. Ancf oaanriatf nffi
m
Heads
-- ,- ,S-
the word.
and worked with ;
i ;
That enteronainff and skillful artist-
Yates, : has just finished eight excellent coU
ored photographs. : We witnessed those
magnificent subjects of his handiwork.and
pronounce them " unexcelled, not even by
Bomi'New-'Tork connoisseurs. Theyiare
well worth inspection. 7
We had the pleasure of seeing in our
sanctum Col. Samuel T. Carrow, our Very
efficient U. S. Marshal, for the StateXbf
North Carolina. Col. Carrow and his very
able and gentlemanly assistant, Major Fobtev
leave toj-day jor Raleigh. May health and
lonlife attend them ! Sclati I: J
' Hedrick's cassimerea are as toft as maid
ens lipsl .4 f" . ?
We mentioned in our last that the alley
south of the Post Office was to be repaired.
The work is progressing. The way is
being made smooth, nice flag "stones are
laid on the side of the alley. The centre is
to tie paved -with good stone . pavement.
We congratulate our citizens. We ask them
all when they walk down that alley to re
collect the "Post" office where the Semi
i Weekly gives information to the millions.
Come and subscribe.
Dajkgiku Academy. On Tuesday after
noon next, Miss Rosamond Carncross will
open a danciog academy at Masonic Hall.
The'Classes for Misses and Masters from 3:30
to 5 P. M.j on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sat
urday. For gentlemen,' Tuesday, Wednes
day and Friday from 8 to 10 P. M.
Terms, twelve lessons, six dollars; Pri
vate lessons will also be given on applica
tion. Tuition will also be given in vocal
and instrumental music.
I
The finest binding and blank books
furnished to order at the Post printing
office -y.
The terrible accident to-day at the foun
dary of Messrs. Hart and Bailey, warns our
city fathers and our citizens - generallj. of
the danger of bringirig into our city loaded,
bombs. It ought not to b3 permitted. ' It
is dangerous to everybody. We call for an
Ordinance prohibiting! by heavy fine arid
punishment the introduction of any" loaded
shell, bomb, torpedo or other dangerous
war instrument within city limits.
"Much danger doth environ
He who doth handle cold iron."
We are pleased to learn the return of Lo-
- : . ,
rillard's line of steamers toj the, well known
house of Barry Brothers! Young, enter-
prising ana energetic it; would oe very
difficult for the e'ver active firm, of Loril
lard's to find agents so! well suited to
manage any part of the immense business of
the Manhattan millionaires.
Would all the shipping interests of Wil
mington were in thehands of such thorough
going business men as Barry Beothers.
We publish this morning the very able
report ot our feilow-citizen, Alexander
Strausz. Esq.. appointed by the city a com
missioner to represent the city of Wilming-
ton at the National Capital. That he has
done his work iaithiully ! and well, none
hwill deny who may read his report
Cer
tainly all na3 been done that any one man
could do to obtain the aid so much needed
by the government, and the city govern
ment must at least acknowledge the scr-
vices done by a vote of thanks.;
Get your BusinesslOards at the Post Print
ing Omce.
The advice to "Republicans" on another
page is from the pen of one of our leading
business men. He is of that class we wish
to see represent us in the State and National
T.amalatiifa Thi T?orllKf ta r ' C Vo mncf
iJVgloiaiUiW - aivjuuwau uuwh
stop sending men like Price and Eagles or
go up." The people are tired of permit
ting fellows to vote themselves seven dollars
a dav and 14 strikers fefis" If wei do not
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nominate business men it is to be hoped
that our enemies will have sense enough to
put in nomination moderate men like Hed-
ricK or Harriss and tbus show good sens'e as
well as policy.
Horrible Catastrophe Bursting of
A. Shell at Hart & Bailey's Foundry.
Two Persons Mortally Vounded; One
Seriously. -Yesterday afternoon at a quart
r W tbrpft P. M a load rumbling "ominous
noise startled the residents of our city.
J -i
Even those busy in the secular indulgence
of a Saturday, hurrying, fretting and fum
ing along, stopped still to listen to the fear
ful, terrifying sound.
, ! Swift as the current of fire, that flashes
its intelligecca around the globe came the
heartrending tidings that a shell nianipu-;
. . . 3 c Tri
ACkLWU. Vj -
had exnloded and
irn. t h r. n. n ill n i 1 1 . s & . k m
W , JH.lJ - J K
killed one outright and two seriously, 11 not
I mortally, injured,
V Hastening to the scene of the accident,
j the following scene met our, vision
1 Laying stretched
the agonies of death
Die paiu, ij
three
MWpr TflnthB:nnft aimarentlv about
others mere youths, one apparently about
I fifteen summers, the other probamy in ms
upon tne. i ground in au i irequeniiy -giauwu 1 -r-- -r - - r--
, writhing in lnexpressi-?!'. persona. ftT rl J; iTu t 2zS - 1 I ?.V
tenth yea?.? Tneff framef respectively, Ed-
gar Brown; John Tredger, arid Elias Pierce.
sFrom: tbei&lnier; wlsawhe' blood- poz-
eye jesecOnSf the left foot shattered! ." hor
ribly soft much so that the ' bone was
plainly Visible sTand the third in .the abdo-'
men. To the right lay the second victim of
thjaJ;embjewa$teTjiit4igoniEingf groans
awaking sympathy from all who i witnessed
him. His wound was chiefly, of the right
leg, which was 'completely lacerated. The
ugly cuiTiljlein& likdUie r throat of as
slaughtered fbulK $ The third or youngest of.
these ill-fated thre, was soffering from five
posterior wpunds, each from two to three
Inches in width hd an inch and a half to
two inches in; depth.. V. t . 4
At this critical sitdation . of "afiairsV Doc
tors Wood, Bellamy and King arrived on
the ground add tHe former gentleman 'went
immediately . to - work upon poor young
Fredger.' While doing sb,: the apparently
lifeless body ofBrown.'N&s conveyed to the
carpenter room of the foundry, and laid
on a litter. Afterbearing the body forward,
Dr. King,' . 'examined the most dangerous
wound ; namely, that of the abdomen.
a fi.m 1. -cc :. a. -r
xxitcr icaviug ims euudci in me uauHstu
Dr. King, we made our way down into the
yard; j and there young Fredger-s ghastly
wound was being probed by Dr. Wood,
the patient resignation of the wounded boy,
while the shattered bone was being extract
ed, winning; the admiration and praise of
all. In the fctrn fortune to the unyielding
chain ; of , death we h a ve seen the sufferer
cl asp :hands " and in the most inexpressible
fortitudeivevup Jlif e's sweetness,.but it
nas never oeen'our iot eitner in nospitai or
field, to see such: endurance, calmness. and
re?!Sr!?n Pl ?l a8 Preseted by
this boy while thetong, cold steel was thrust
throughlthe shattered flesh, and yet unap-
peasea Dyiimuiani. j , . : .
3 i '.i! i 1 i. I
auoseyientiy wetooK a iook at me;yara
aau tue laiai ucu. lutj loiuier presemeu
ji At ii .ti mu r a j I
anything but a peacetul appearance, with
its Buattereq sashes, and broken glass. The
cause was out a common conical iour men
shell, and about three quarters of an inch
in thickness. It was one ot the relics of
m
the Fort Fisher" fight, and the poor, ill-
starred workmen, were but independent
gatherers of these ' rusty old terrifiers, and
were in the habit of selling them to dealers
in iron.
In justice to Messrs. Hart & Bailey,
howcver.twe will sav that the accident was
AViil.i.i v. . ...
caused Dy pure .uegiect on tue part oi tue
rersons' enj?ared. in not wettinff the missile
before attempting to force it open.
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Later 5 p. M. Brown is now able to
converse; out mtie.nopes are entertainea oi
his recovery. All have been transferred to
the hospital..." pX)h - v ' !
Latest- 0 p. m. Rumors of the death of
Brown arc. .circulating ; but are without
foundation, as the Hospital Surgeon, Dr.
Winants, rtports them all doing as well as
can oe expected.
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Corsets and gloves for the
fair ones, at
Hedrick's.
First Sunday In Lent--The Season-
Its Origin. To day is the first Sunday, in
Lent, and as such; observed throughout the
whole civilized xlomaini where any Catholic
or Episcopal exists. '
Lent is a fast of forty days, observed as a
time ot humiliation before, .haster. ihe
Romish Church and some of the Protestant
communion maintain that it w&s always a
fast of forty days, and, as such, ot apostoli-
cal institution Others think that it was
of ecclesiastical institution, and that it was
variously observed in different churches,
and grew by ..degrees . from a fast of forty
hours to a fast of forty days. These think
u iiori ita nritrin in thfs third centnrv. It
wasooserveu m jwgiuu uj uu. pu
u- ) a
111 UUU u J , rf-
an-
cestors in the year 640, by order ot Ercom-
bert, King of Kent. . The number f days
devoted to its observance has reference to
the forty days' miraculous fasting of our
Saviour in the wilderness, to he forty days
of the deluge,' to; the v forty years';, wander-
ings of the JewsAand to the time - spent in
fasting by Moses ai Elias. ::
I The first day ot- Lent isAslr Wednesday,
from a customicfestill prevails in the
from a custom qp?nicu4.Buiiprevaus in me
I .. - -
Catholic Chureh of . spjiftkling; the head or
forehead with' asnes." An inas unurcn tne
nature of this fast is prescribed by f rule,
Only one meal is allowed, and at thisthe
Use of flesh is pr0hibited,the precept: of
fasting always implying that of abstinence
from flesh. A slight refreshment, however,
may be
taken morning and evening, the
Ln.ntif nt f nod not to exceed fwb ounces
i i uou.ii . w . , i
1 x , . -- - --x i -. .
in the former and eight ounces in the latter.
, , - ; . . "
But consideraDie moamcauon 01 wese r
les
is made in countries where the climate and
habits
of the people render their observance
oW lietth,Wddupensations are
injurious
inatiins wnich recognize Lent leave the
manner of observance to individual jndg
. 1 in r.vnf nf nanhnnla dn N IV ftTmronrlftlfcn IOr IT1B Cfi TTl IT! P. TLT.H -
meat.
l4.ueiently;Lent Was thought a jproper time
forexprcmng:mpwabunda
owtrboVies Jyx nbridgiii nhta ot i taeal
waj'UfulalljSgitjala eni
ployed)heirvie iriisiiinj the
sick and thosehtjfein pron'in enter--taining
straugers and rccoHsdilTOci'
Th imperial laws forbad all prosecution
of men in criminal actions' that might bring
them to corporeal pumshaent and 1 torture
uring the whole seasojAiThi& was. aitime'
of more' thair orjdinary tttiictnicss ; nd devo
tion, and; 1 therefore, in - many of the great
churches they had; religious ; assemblies for
i ! -.
.jiw auuwwiuigj vij, , puu-1
AvrA nun wimarxmrnm . avam a m 1 m
lie games and theatncall displays were pro
hibited at this season, and also the celebra-1
tion of all festivals, birthdays and mar-
nages. I
jx uuiiuus uiu xiugiwu custom loinwea m
Lent! was that of pelting a puppet called a
Jack O Lent. Ben J onson all udea to it in
1 1
his j'Tale of a Tub :" -
, " 4' i "On Ash -Wednesday.-''
When thou did'ststand six weeks the Jack O'Lent
For poys to hurl three throws a penny at thee."
' The fourth Sunday of Lent, termed Mid-
Tipnf.'inr Paaainn finnrlav tbaa frrmrlw
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Carl Sunday, and on that day peas orbeans
cauea carungs, usea to oe given away or
eaten.
An old writer thus alludes to it :
,uIn holy Lenton season
Ye will neither Beans no Peason.
: aui ye iook to d let, loose
4 j ;To apigge or to a goose."
A: &torv IS told of a Chinese mnrrhanf
converted to Christianity, "going back again
to his own religion on being denied the eat
ing bf pork during Lent. He observed that
the keepers of the fast allowed themselves
td e&t fish fried in pork-fat, and he said that
if his salvation depended on such a nice
poirit the difference between fat and lean,
he would have none' of their religion, but
go baek to his own.
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-Lent is preceded in seme countries Italy
especially Dy trie dissipation ot the carni-
i n j ' i " .- i
vai.i in jngiana, at present, aurove Tues-
dayjis passed in feasting on pan-cakes, and
gastronomical John Bull has given it the
namc of Pan-cake Tuesday. But in Ven
ice the carnival is celebrated with a gay-
ety and splendor not rivaled in any other
country.
Byron, in his poem ofBeppo" thus al-
ludes: to the carnival in his flippant, irre
ligious way : '.'; '. ; '
'Tis known, at least it 6hould be, that through
i put . .4
All countries of the Catholic persuasion.
Soniei weeks
Deiore anrove Tuesday comes
m
! 'about
Tnq people take their fill of recreation,
And by repentance, ere they grow devout.
TTniirarcr hiirh that Mntr n loin' til.
oj-y nvf v AU.ua. wt ttTT IUCU BlailUU,
" . " '
The feast is named the Carnival, which being
Interpreted, implies "farewell to flesh ;.
So called because the name and thing agreeinr,
Through Lent they live on fish both salt and
jlresh; .'4 . -4f ;. .
Bufr why they usher Lent with so much glee in.
T . al 1 . A . w w
xa nore luan i can xeu, aitnougn l guess
118 as we tate a glass with friends at parting
Tii the stArrp. r.oar.h ornflckel!. int afi(ai4lnn-i
- O -r 1 hh W VM. v&u.
Hedrick's banners proclaim his victory
over high priced merchants 1
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HARBOR 11EFORT.
Commissioner Strausz on His Success in
Washmslon
To the Honorable, the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City of Wilmington :
Gentlemen m I '
In compliance with your Tequest, of the
10th ult., I proceeded to Washington City,
for the purpose of submitting a plan tos the
United States Government, by which the
necessary improvements on the bar com
monly known as the Old Ship Channel
tsarVj could oe attempted with compara-
tively a small outlay and a fair chance of
getting trom 12 to 18 feet of water at mean
low; tide oyer this bar, which would give us
from 16$ to Yl feet at high tides.
Un my arnvai at;Wasuington l laid my
nlan before Senator Abuott and Reoreaenta
I - i . . j .
tive! Dockery, and after satisfying them of
the feasibility of the same, consulted with
them as to thebestimode by which we could
J most easily obtain the amount necessary to
begin practically bur attempts of improve
ments, with as little delay as possible, for
in my opinion judging from the changes
which have taken place since I860, as shown
by the last partial survey of 1869, by United
States; voast nurvey ; we nave .no .ume
to teeminaking a beginning and so avoid
I . i ' m - 1
the pajiger oi our oars oeing snoaiea to an
eiwnnuav wumu
of 1 very small draught to enter our naroor.
I In accordance with the advice and assist
ance ofthese genuemenr x proceeded to the
respective departments, to which ail matters
on improvements 01 , this kind are reierredi
and urged on them the immediate necessity
of the case, indicated mv. plan by which
this work could be csmmenced, and am
happy to state that the Superintendent of
thefast Suryev j rwbmmendi n hi report
to Senator .
provement,
to Senator Abbott, the necessity of i the to
and that one hundred - thousand
feet in the last five years, and therefore any
- 1 procrastination in the work will be injuri-
. .et .-
m. . . if .1 : .- n- .... - . . , ... . i . ' . - . -
out to our commerce, as I believe ii can 'hci
shown that year by year f since 1840, the
obstruction has increased, and unless speedy
nctiorl is taken; it will result in the total de
struction of toW harbor: I base my opin
ion ond&tai, gained from the different sur
reys, made fronTthe year 1733 to 1800. , j
OAosturvyof 17epth of 21 feet
ia shown in; the Ship Channel at mean low
water, and in 1869 Crnly can be found in
the same ; channeljThe most rapid do
Crease of water on the bar begins from 1840
after the United States Government had put
down etteMiohero1ecil jfj the Shore
off Fort Caswell. At this date there was 15
feet o f water on each of the three bars.
-11 1 n 1
xou win inereiore reaany see wny 1 1 con
aider delay in beerinninf? Dractical orjer-
tions detrimental to our harbor, and would
suggest to your honorable body that, should
the earnest efforts of our Senator arid Rep-
resentative fail in obtaining the riecessarv
means to begin the work, that yon should
urge on the State Legislature to make an
appropriation of fifty thousand dollars for
this purpose, with a view to haye it re
funded by the General Government at some
future time. Certainly this harbor isof too
much importance, not only to th6 city of
Wilmington, but to the whole State of
North Carolina to be neglected. We have
now most of our railroads centering and ter
mi'nating in this place, and therefore the clos
ing of our harbor for larger vessels would put
us at the mercy of railroads and no outlet
could be had for our products but! bv the
ports of other States. This condition dt
affairs of course would be a great loss to the
whole State as our producers would not be
able to compete with those of other States,
for the simple reason that we could not ship
our goods at the same rates as merchants of
more favored localities where vessels can
land and take merchandise from their
wharfs or receive the same withnnt nfuri'rKT
.. . ". tr J O
lighterage."
It is with pleasure I inform your honora
. . . . -
ble body that I have the assurance of the
heads Of Bureaus, as well as of Congressmen
haying the matter in charge, that the claims
of Wilmington will not be forgotten and that
the plan I have suggested will be adopted.
Our immediate Representatives have the
matter in hand and LJiad.the. assurance of
Senator Abbott just before leaving that
all of the committee having the matter in
charge were in favor of appropriating the
amount I ask, and as yet there is no opposi
tion.. ' ."".' '",. ,; I . ' L-
In conclusion, I would remark that with
the assistance of Mr Charles L Grady, the
editor of the Post, I prepared and had pre
sented an elaborate argument " why the port
of Wilmington should have a part of the
money so lavishly given by the government
to ports in the Western and Eastern States."
This argument will be presented by General
Abbott in the Senate, and we have every rea
son to believe will be effective.
t
Respectfully yours, i
' Alex. Stbausz.
.POSTtlNGS.
Gold 113f.
Alice Cary is paralytic.
Saxe has broke his arm.
Deweese has been censured.
Boston mourns Burlingame,
Gray hair will be fashionable. 4
Philadelphia has a bathing car. .
Winnepeggers still "peg away." .
Cuba has four "rebel" newspapers.
Pope Pius is confident ef infalibiiity.
Strawberries delectate New, Orleans.
Prussia wants the gallows abolished.
Dr. Mary. Walker bifurcates in Chicago.
Iowa wants National Banks abolished.
McLeary Brown will succeed Burlingame.
The "Byron Scandal" will be dramatized.
Dore will illustrate !The Arabian Nights."
Anna Dickinson's vanity is coral jewelry.
Wine is cheaper than milk in California.
The Alabama Legislature has adjourned.
West Virginia Legislature has adjourned.
Editor iieehan 01 Irish the Republic is
better
1 . Gotham has "A None of Your
Business
Club.
Whittemore will be a candidate I: for re?
election. : ,3- -Xl
The Chapman's offen in
Washington to-
morrow. . ; .
Rome now allows masks to: be worn in
the street1
Pnts will be worn straight, thisj spring,
and loose. 'jy--K
' Indians prompted by 'fire water" terrify
Montana.. ; rr-:a . r -
Petersburg Va., marvels ! over a f colored
Alderman.
The San
swindler."
calla
a "bastard
r Gen. Terry will
remove
his quarters
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-' Chicago wants her Sunday liquor ' traffic
suppresseu. --v- t; " ' 4 - -; .vf -
Logan Continues his raid on the Cadet
ship sellers.
:: Storey was beaten because he printed the
naked truth. " -1 , : : , '.--'
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Rose Watkins appears "Set In Gold," in
Philadelphia. . .
Read has completed the painting of "Sher.
idan'sRide." . 6
The apple women of the Capitol have
"shoo-flied . 1
Seward declines the dinner for the
York Common Council.
New
the Gold Investigating Committee ex
onerate their President.
Bindings for men's garments will be dis
tarded, the eoming spring. (
The wife of the Japanese Mikado, takas
music lessons from the British Minister.-
West Virginia will amend her constitu
tion so as to allow negroes and ex-confederates
to vote. ' '
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Nellie Raymond is the engrosaing ' clerk
of the Missouri Senate. She engrossss the
time of the members. . 1
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Howe & Smith's Store, v y
Fbanklin TowNSHiPj New Hanover Co;; .
February 26th, 1870.
Dear Post :
I have long intended to drop you a line
orjtwo whenever a fit opportudity would;
prespnt itself, and I shall seize upon this,'
thptigh not, the most favorable time to exe
cute my intention. We are having some
excitement here on the subject of the divia- . -
ion of the county among a certain class, but
I believe ihe ardor, even "of the warmest ad-
vocates of that class, has considerably
abated say from one hundred and twenty
Farenheit to about ten. with an increasing
prospect of its tall twenty degrees below
Zero before the coining campaign. Indeed
the object of division has most unfortunately
tor its friends been ascribed to the determ
ined and relentless spirit of Democratic opv
position to the Republican party, and as a'
means to secure power the more certainly '
the i advocates j df division would relieve
themselves of the large republican influence
of Wilmington, and they can then tho more'
hopefully j open their Long. Johns upon the
batteries of the poor, ignorant, iinprotectecf 1
black man. These are the surmiiings and;' '
Coniectures of many but it is to be hoped '
such feelings and sentiments have never en- '
tered the breasts of any of the ; authors of i
this enterprise. No, not even of the bitter1-
est and most determined foe of the Republic
Cans. For the' whole move, it such is thc
object would be unmanly, and would re-u
fleet but little honor or credit on all who '
would thus engage in it. If the, division 1
could be made exclusively on local grounds, ?
of local interest, and independent of patty ;
entirely Pre bono publico or pro salute '
popuUrt would be commendable though it 1
might result in injury but as a hobby for3
old broken down political hacks to ride in-9
to power on every fair and candid mind ' of ' :
the Republican, and I believe of the Demo- 1
cratic party also is opposed to it. We have
one great Cuba and one great Ireland in
the distance and as many Cuba3 and Ire-
lands at home as we .have counties and
townships and wards for political pabulum
J I- i 'a t '' " ' ' '
ana exenemone wnenever 11 oecomes appa
rent to the office seeker or hunter that -it
will, as a partizan, redound to his interest
to use them.
But enough the whole object of this note
is to remind you and the people who will
pass this way, that Howe and Smith will
give you and all who may chance to come
along here such accommodation as must
and will please. It you fail tomect with
kindness and hospitality at their hands I
will pay your bill. We had a court here
to-day, the 4th Saturday in February their
Usual day for holding court in Franklin?
Township! The subject of adopting the new
court house, offered, as a present to the
Township, by Mr. Howe and his wife, was I
discussed and strange to say one of the
members of the Board of Trustees opposed
its acceptance.
Mr. 80U Faison, too well and Jtoa fa-
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miliarly known as a Scholar and gentleman
to admit of even a passing remark in way
of eulogy,1 urged the adoption of the house
with much good sense, And after some re
marks from another gentleman on the same
subject the house was accepted and adopt-
ed and henceforth there need be no further
doubts and conjectures as to the where
abouts of Franklin Township Court House
it is on the west corner of Howe and Smith's
lot where they will be glad to see you.
J Most respectfully, Vindex.
A Voice from the Kitchen. Upwards of
thirty professed cooks, many of them hailing-,
irom ine dni aoteis iu ine unitea otates, nave
voluntarily come lorward and pronounced
Rahd's Sxi. Moss Fabiss the finest article for
puddings, cub tarda, blancmange, creams, jellies
and other favorite items of the dessert that has
ever come under their notice.
So much tor the palatability of the new ele
ment Of food. . ;
... .A still greater number of dlsUnguished phy
sicians and scientific chemists indorse It .as a
nutrient of the very highest class ; while every
housekeeper who uses it admits that if is fully
fifty per cent, cheaper than maixena, farina, corn
starch, or any other preparation from conr or
the cereal grains. -,"- - -.- -
The new food staple is manufactured, under
a patent, by the Sea Moss Farinc Co., 53 Park.
Place ; and in view of the aboye established facts, -it
Is not surprising that their extensive ma
chinery is kept running night and day to sup-,
ply a demand that is rapidly becoming unlveo
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