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THE WILMINGTON POST.
WILMINGTON, N. C. DECEMBER 14. 1871.
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How Rebels are Punished-in the Chris
tian Country Called Spain and its -Dependences.
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i The u Ever Faithful . Isle " of Cuba has
been the scene of a rebellion, commencing
about the time of the i termination ot the
Southern States' rebellion, and like an ex
piring candle, flittering occasionally, until
now,in the. year of our Lord, 1871. Per
haps there is no parallel inf. horrors, in
cruelty and f diabolical punishments in
modern 'times, unless it is in the history of
semi-civilized China duiing her recent
rebellion, lasting thirty' years,- sacrificing
one hundred million souls, of every age,
descriptron'and sex.
The worst crime known upon the earth is
treason; it implies every other crime, it is
war,- assination, treachery, savagry and all
the damnable sins of omission and'eommis
sion named I in holy! or human writ. The
only plausible excuse for its inauguration is
i the existence of burthens which cannot be
borne, which make death desirable and the
sacrifice of life, always attendent upon it,
justifiable, j 'f . . ;; .. ' ' '
There was, in the face of all the evils to
come,' a rebellion commenced in these South
ern States. There is not now, nor was there
in 1861 a single excuse for it. The blood
and death of the' terrible (days that fol
lowed afterf rests upon the souls of those
who- brought on the; war agd prosecuted it
to its untimely end. Like the ghosts of
the murdered, if thefe is left arv Humanity
in those who made' the causeless war, the
dead will Come and hover . around to
iret and prick the consciences of the" guilty.
"Well, the Southern rebellion ended' in
disaster, defeat, subjugation and disgrace.
"While the guijty escape, " the mourners go
Bbout the streets "..with hearts lacerated in
penury and; want, " carrying, hke pitying
angels, in their hearts, the awfuj'sins of the
guilty; rJ t r'.T '
The , great government of 1 the United
States, in its loving, paternal, blessed, God-
like goodness, said "Go and sin no more
and the sinners went out and mocked the
government.' They dared, defied, cursed,
aye attempted to overthrow the forgiving
government (hat had- given them their.
lives and property after the patricidal hand
had failed, to stab5 the lite of the nation.
To this day the nation's magnanimity has
been' mocked at. Now turn from the pic
ture of mercy, from the heavenly attributes
to hell, '.r
Under the government of christian Spa in
a land abounding in churches and evidences
of civilization, par ties! arly blessed in the
number of its church members aud benevo
lent institutions. In the Island of Cuba
one of. its' dependences there arose a re
t i - - -
bellion, justifiable r in the minds of many,
by the harshness' and cruelty of the treat
merit of the colonial by the home govern
ment. The rebels armed themselves, they.
fled to the mountains. Capture was death.
Remorseless as? the grave,. the parent gov
ernment pursued its victims. Whosoever
entered the rebel ranks "left hope behind."
' VTe read from day;, to day of garrotings, of
hangings, of shootings, ot ' mutilations,
which make the blood to boil and the
spirit, of manhood to- rise up and tremble
to throttle the demons who thus pursue
their fellow men.' ! The blaokest, darkest
Daees of crueltv ever written present noth.
ing more diabolical than the last outrage
upon' civilization j and . this is only one of
them. . - - 5
Fourteen lyoung lads, carried away by
their sympathy for the cause of 'rebellion,
. incited, perhaps, by older and wiser heads,
intending I only to show their dislike to to-
ward the hated agent of 'the government,
entered the cemetery wherein reposed. the
bodies of Gonzalo Castanon and Kicardo
Guzmant andmaliciously destroyed andife-
faced the ornaments f placed over their
graves by loving hands. All this was
wrong for them to do, it wa8 cowardly and
'worthy ot punishment and the condemna
tion of all - the world. How was it punt
ished? Eight were shot, without time tor
defence, without the consolation ot a parting
word to those near and dear; rlthouta
maver .thev were ushered into th : other
world. Six were condemned tpjue chain-
pug u vu.a. T !
is a Diessea SUDSlllUie lor tuuaa ciiam-
where brutishness,' filth, cruelty, the
goad, the . whip, the quint-essence of cruel
ties, are the hourly administrations, where
the punishment j of Tantalas would be a
foretaste of heaven in comparison. God
Jiave mercy on these poor 'creatures!
The journals ot Cuba justify it as if not
rirrhf rpf. a nrpcifv and ffinR thpv snPaV
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COMMENTS OB1 THE HVNANA. JoTIlNALS.
"The Vox de Cuba, in a letter upon the
subject, in which, although it deplores the
ine diooo, ana tears recenuy- sueu, uirecuy
charges the responsibility of it all upon the
tbe blood and tears recently-shed, directly
insurgents and those who sympathise with
them and keep Up the distracted "state oe
the country. It calls the exemplary punishf
mcnt which Havana has just been the seen
of a terrible necessity which it was impos
sible to evade, and declares that the vic
tims, even if they understood the import
ance of their acts, have carried to the grave
with them, but a slight idea that, by pro
faning the grave of him who fell a victim
to the alevosta of his country's enemies,
and was declared by the Cortes
worthy of his "country, and his .sons
adopted as its children, they- really
committed ,- a greater crime than those
who daily tear arms in the field of
battle against our soldiers. They can only
accuse those who perverted their ideas,
their hearts and their blood. No one pro
voked them; they, were the promoters. May
they rest in peace, .and may they be the
last victims which the perfidy of a few shall
cause to be immolated on the altar of the
holy cause wc defend. K Such is the tenor of
tile ' remarks of the sanguinary journal
founded by Gonzalo, Casfanon.
" Lar:Constansia, in a muffled allusion to
this late disgraceful affair; finishes a leader
with the following words: ''It is yet time to
unite the thoughts, actions and tendency of
all good (?) Spaniards; it is yet time j to re
cognize all the elements of order and give
moral force and importance to our holy
cause, doiDg all the good left undone,
avoiding faults which all will understand,
which have originated against our will, and
which we did did not care to prevent, how
ever interested we might be that such should
not have been committed. The fault con
sists in not knowing how to concentrate our
strength and influence. ' -
The Diario de la Marina, recognized as
the official .organ of the government, has
not made the slightest allusions to the late
events.''
Thus is defended this atrocity.
They tell us how the young men died
and how the living suffer d:
"At the execution the ybUDg victims
marched to death with a firm step pale,
but brave. As soon as the volunteer troops
had defiled by, to view the dead bodies of
their victims the crowd of people which
had gradually gathered Dar'made a rush
toward the placv, but were promptly beaten
back by the guard. The miserable consola
tion of interring their sons's ,dead bodies
was refused to the distracted parents, and
they were carted off to the - common ditch
and ignominiously hustled into the ground,
quicklime was thrown over them and they
were treated like those of common male
factors. The father of Alvarez de la Campa
fell into an apoplectic fit on being informed
of the cleat Ir of his only son Mrs. Bermu
dez, who had one son shot and another con
demned to six years in the chain gang is
now a ravinsc maniac
it
They tell us, too, how those who were to
sutler an hundred deaths in the "chain
gang," were cared for:
."Tuesday-morning bright and early those
condemned to the chain-gang were called
up, stripped of their fine linen and easy fit
ting fashionable attire, their money and
jewelry being carefully and wjth the same
refined cruelty cpnnscated, as is also all
their property to the State, in accordance
with the term3 of their sentence, dressed in
the common duck cloth of the regulation
prison clothes, and foiced into the streets
to work on tbe repairing of them, breaking
stones and carrying dirt."
Great Heavens 1 All t lese puishments for
scratching with, diamond rings the glas3
covering of "an ornament and teaming down
the immortelle wreaths over the graves of
the officers of the Spanish government !
; And thus rebels are punished in Spanish
dominions thus, for scratching, a glass
cover, for tearing down a flower or a twig
fourteen human bodies rot in the ground
or in the chain gang. . ,
Draw the parallel; see what, the United
States did and what Spain is doing. Let
the guilty of the rebellion, in this country,
remember the lesson taught, and pray, if
they ever pray,, and thank God that they
live in a better land, where the teachings of
thrice blessed chairity softened the heart
and stayed the revengeful hand of an ever
blessed government.
An Appeal for the En Klnx
We recently heard an observation lrorn a
staid and sturdv old citizen which made a
deep impression. He said that ai
manv unlortunate results of- the late war
the most lamentable and dangerous was to
i
be found in the faet that, while the honest
and unpretending masses had suffered every
species of calamity, the guilty authors of
the great crime have escaped without pun
ishmentaye, not only escaped, but, secure
in their persons and property, are in many
cases actually rulers in the land and among
tne people they have ruined. He further
expressed the opinion that this ku klux
conspiracy would in' the end turn out to be a
public blessing; the blessing, he said, would
b in this, that these. great criminals who
have heretofore escaped would this time be
clught and punished.
(Now it is notorious that the,, leading poli-
ticians who got upthe war, did none of the
fighting-Hal wave vxc-eptihj; st few, here and
there. They staid at home and did the
talking and writing. Some of them got in
the Legislature, or State Conventions, or bad
themselves elected to small county offices.
Others turned to be manufacturers and some
Went to preaching
Others, again, hid
themselves bcliind
their "twenty niggers,'l
and this secured ; an exemption from mili
tary service, upon the idea that a man who
owned twenty slaves was too good to fight
for them, but ought to have some poor man
who did'nt own ny to do his fighting for
him. Others, again, put on the brass out-
tons and stripes and went to the wars, keep-
. i . , n ,1T,,.,i!
in17 Weil U mc lcai gcuciou j u iuc vaat
ity of strikers tor the big Generals. They
called themselves Staff Officers, which. was
understood by the soldiers to mean fellows
who hung around headquarters, slept on
soft beds, drank government whiskey, fre
nuentlv - stolen from the sick and wounded
s0ldiers. ate good dinners, rode fine horses,
I ' u fflioi. nMinla'as mnna-x? VTV.
the war ended i these men were the
first to take the oath of allegiance, and
so -long as the military hand was upon
them they were whining: And begging like
uippea spaniels.. But so soon as the mill,
r'rr1 1 , . :
1 tary power was withdrawn and they remit!
ted to all the powers of civil government,
they inaugurated a gigantic and- rebelHgua
conspiracy, ( in comparison to which ihej
original rebellion sinks into insignificance.
These same guilty leaders, witht a deiitisr
rate and hell-born malignity combine to
gether to regain lost power by means of the
whip,' the knife, the assassins bullet and the
incendiary's torch. .For months, and even
years, by these weapons, in whole regions,
gf country, i perhaps in whole States, they
have reigned. At last the spell is broken
the (conspiracy crumbles, the new , rebellion:
is about to be crushed. But, behold the re
sult with which we are threatened, The
deluded and ignorant followers go ;for Short
terms to the penitentiary; the-intelligent
and guilty; leaders seek long terms 1 in the
Legislature " and Congress! It the govern
ment is not strong enough to strike down
the real instigators-and leaders of this .vile
conspiracy, then we can only say that little
is to be hoped for in the punishment of their
menials and tools, We tell .the authprities
that it they will suppress thip crime they:
must cease this punishing of the. poor and
thehumble while the guilty miscreants who
are the authors of it all go unwhipt of jus
tice. ,
Cotton Factories.
Wilmington needs somd more extended
source of employment for its people. No
thing has so much promise in it as a cotton
cloth factory, or cotton yarn factory;: ?
We think with a capital of $50,000 the
begining could be made. Purchase a site
uar, or within the city limits, pqt up at"
tirbt, cheap buildings, and as ' prosperity
allows build better and more solid accom-
jnodations.
A gentleman of progress, interested large
ly in vacant lands within and without the
city limits, offers to give sufficient land to
any corporation that will locate its works
upon his property. This is liberal and re
flects great credit upon the foresight and
goodness of the gentleman who makes the
liberal offer.
Now let the business men and capitalists
join in the work. At once set about it,
subscribe the requisite sum and get to
work. Once started hw far we may go is
only a matter of speculation.
, We have an excellent market, cheap cot
ton, labor plentiful, and all articles usually
consumed in a mill, as cheap or cheaper
than in any ot the northern markets. There
is no doubt of our success.
We recommend that our business men
meet together and take counsel abut this
important matter. Let subscriptions be
opened and steps be taken to at once get to
work wc are certain success will follow the
effort.
Speech of Mr. Mabson, in the House of
Representatives.
Mn Mabson took the floor and said:
Mb. Speaker: I would not introduce
resolutions so similar in character to those
introduced by the gentleman from Ruther
ford, Mr. Justice, were it not tpr the tact
that, in my opinion, be nas peen done a great
injustice. The House, on yesterday, refused
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to hear tne principles mvoiveu in ine reso
lutions fairly discussed by laying them on
the table; therefore, in-order that the posi
tion of the republicans of this House may
not be misunderstood, I ask your indulgence
for a few moments. Our motives, gentle
men, for introducing resolutions asking an
investigation of certain charges ; against
members ot this body are perfectly pure. I
would not have the democratic members
think tor a moment that I, actuated by
mere personal feeling, would stand on this
floor and wilfully malign or defame the-
character of any one this is far from me.
j It has been said on this floor that these.
rceUiUbiuus wcic tu xu&uil tu iuib uuuy ue-
cause they charge members with the com
mission of crime, but this is not the base.
All that I can see insulting in the memorial
is a reference to the ku klux klan, and cer
tainly no gentleman on this floor will taKe
that as an insult if he is not a member or
in sympathy with the organization.1 I am
as zealous of the high character and dig
nity of' this body as any member on this
floor, and it is tor this reason that I in
troduce these resolutions. A dark stain
now rests on this General Assembly. We
are charged by the people of North Caro
lina as being 11 co conspirators in an attempt
to overthrow the Constitution and laws
hat we have made. Petition: after petition
nas come . io us irom tne people, pointing
out the guilty ones, as they suppose, but
you refuse to hear them.1 This action of
the democratic parly of this House will be
ample proof betore the people that guilt
rests with some ot us. It has' been said by
the gentleman from. Buncombe that these
resolutions are partizan; that they were
prepared and brought into this House for
the purpose ot manufacturing party capital,
but such is not the case., Mr. Speaker, the
JRepuMcan parJjJs,. nojijin want of capital.
we nave enougn now to sins ine oia demo
cratic hull next summer from whehcb she
will never rise; but, sir, there are thousands
of honest democrats in Eastern North Caro
lina who are as bttter in their denunciations
of these midnight mauraders and Jassassins
who compose the ku klux klan as are the
Republicans. In my own country, I am prouA
to say, that some democrats as well as re
publicans favor and ask this investigation
at your hands.
I shall be somewhat surprised if this re
solution fails to pass this House, Mr. Speak
er, tor l remember when the petition from
New Hanover, Washington and Rutherford
counties were rejected, the gentlemen on
the other side saicF that they voted against
them because no evidence accompanied the
charges. They also said that if resolutions
were offered: by any member on this floor;
they would vote for a committee of investi
gation, if any evidence was produced tend
ing to show guilt on the part of gentlemen
named in the petition. Now, sir; we come
with our resolutions. We bring such testi
mony .as proves, beyond a resonable doubt.
that caembers of this House those, too,
who occupy a leading position among the
democrats of this State, and who were fore
most in that band who exiled Gov; Holden
for daring to suppress the ku klnx klan,4
were members of this conspiracy to over
throw' the State government, and subvert
the constitution and laws. I desire to read,
Mr. Speaker, a letter from -Orange county,
as a part or my remarket : i iuJti
i "Two years aero last fall, I was visited
by some twenty or more men' in disguisek
my house was broken open and m j self and
wife torn from our beds and beaten most
unmercifully. 1 1 and my wife distinctly re
cognized among the number Mr. Fred.
Strudwick and Abe Hedgepeth, of Hills
boroV 7 This, sir, is true, notwithstanding
Mr. Strudwick's bitter denial to the con
trary," and I am willing, to make this state
ment before any court or jury.
u Being one of Mr. Strudwick's constitu
ents, I think I have the - right to speak ut
and tell; all I know about it, hoping that it
may be; an advantage to. him and others
who belonged to this wicked klan. I asked
them why they treated me so, and they told
me j it was because I was a 'damn black
gffeV that they had been informed
that I had a gun. 1 told them they had
been misinformed, that I never owned a
iiiMHmyXllfe.i.Hr.lStradwick.'win cer
tainly recollect- this, unless he has a very
treacherous memory.
I wish this letter read before the Legis
lature, in order to have the members of this
klan exposed
J "As to my character for trttth and honesty,
I. will refer you to Gov. Graham, Jno. W.
Graham, the Messrs.-Webbs, and John W.
Not wood, of HillaboroV and S. F. Phillips
of.Raleigh.. fj
-v.t . I am, sir, very truly,"
Nowjsir, on whom is the blame forest
for the deeds of blood and horror that were
perpetrated last winter ? Are we, the mem
bers of this body, to shoulder the responsi
bilities, by refusing . to investigate this
matter?, Are you prepared to say, by your
vote to-day, that you will longer try to con
ceal theglaring truth, that members of (this
House,
aw makers of this State, were mem-
bers.of
klan ?
he Invisible Empire orku klux
f you' are, gentlemen, of the Demo-
cratic party, I am not. I snail show my
condemnation of the infamous organization,
and its 'members notwithstanding the cries
of insult from the Democrats, by Voting tor
these resolution?, so that in future our glo
rious old State may not have to blush with
on account of her wayward sons,
misguided men suffer the penalty,
ajfeat chiefs and grand cyclops pav
the debt they owe.
I It has been said by some members that
we have no power
to investigate these
charges, that this is
a question for the
Courts.! I differ from gentlemen who en
tertain this view. If this House has no
power to say whether a member is qualified
to sit nere or not, then, sir, I do not know
the Constitution.. There is no Court in the
State .clothed with power to decide this
question. The power was delegated by the
people to this body, therefore, let us go
forward and exercise it, without fear or
favor. Let us vindicate the honor and dig
nity of this body, and of our State. Since
a great) deal has been said about expelling
members for having raised this question in
the House,.I feel called upon to say a word
concerning .that: I, Mr. Speaker, am not
otbe 'intimidated by threats, or deterred
by violence in exercising my rights on this
floor, j My constituents ordered me to" do
what I have done. 1 care not what you
may dp with ; the resolution. I , have the
consciousness to know that I have done my
duty. '
In conclusion, J will say that the blood
of the martyrs, Outlaw and Stephens, cries
from the dark recesses of the grave, and
tells jus to, investigate their deaths. The
defenceless wife, the innocent babe, all join,
With the good people of our" State, asking
an investigation at our hands.
On inotion of Mr. Gregory the resolution
was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
; On motion of Mr. Justice the House ad-
; Remarks of Senator Price,
df New Hanger , on the Introduction, by
him, of a Petition of citizens of that Coun
ty, asking an Investigation into certain
charges, and the Expulsion of the Senators
and officers, slwuld the charges prove io4e
true, i -n
Mr. President: I desire to present a
petition or memorial from the citizens of
New Hanover county, and in compliance
with the rules of the Senate, wish briefly to
state the purport or contents thereof. This
petition, prayer or memorial, emanating
from (the good citizens of New Hanover
county,- alleges that a secret conspiracy
against the lives and liberties ot the citi-
zens, does exist in North Carolina; that the
organization is known as the Ku Klux Klant
and comprises many thousands of danger
ous and lawless men. It alleges further.
that members and officers of this Assembly
are members and leaders among the con
spirators; that as such they have partici
pated in, ordered or sanctioned the crimes,
outrages, murders and assassinations com
mitted by these lawless organizations ; and
these i allegations, Ir. President, are based
upon the evidence taken betore the Supreme
Court Judges in the impeachment trial of
Gov;-Holden, before the Joint Select Com
mittee of Congress, in the lata trial before
the U. a. Circuit Court in this city, and
in the examination before the TT. S. Com
missioner i at various times and places, in
which? these startling developments are
made. ; O '.
5i And the good citizens ox New HanOver
county, m consideration of these.facts (the
samo; being matter ot publifcv history), have
availed themselves of a constitutional right
ever held sacred by a free people, to nrav
this Jhoriof able body . to enquire into the
aiieauuus uisuo. m meir ueuuou, ana. II
found to be true, that such members? and
officers be expelled, ,t
And in behalf of the. .good citizens of
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ana
New Hanover, Mr. President, I ; ask ;
demand the reading of the petition.
? Mr. President, I do not understand the
position of the, Senators who object to the
reaaing oi mis peuuon, ; as iney nave no
official knowledge of its contents, or its
purport, and ! claim that the Senators who
are objecting to the reading are groping in
the dark. I submit, sir, that a statement
of, the contents of the petition hay ids been
made by myself, and after such statement
the Clerk was allowed to read a part of the
petition that action was equivalent to the
reception of the same. ' But, ; Mr. President,
3 A. . 3 A. A 1 " -
are Denaturo prcpaieu. w assume me riaicu
lus position of opposing the . reading of
this memorial are they willing to co upon
record , as denying the people the right of
petition, a principle of our f government as
old as the government itself the Constitu
tion declares In bee. 25, of Bill of Rights.
tnat tne people nave ine rigut to assemble
together to consult for their common good;
i. i il - ' -m.
to insirua, tneir representatives ana to ap
ply to the 1 Legislature for redress of grieo
ances. i . .-: . . . .
i Now, I claim since the Constitution grant
the -right of1 petition,' this body has no.
power tor : go behind that instrument and
.reJTuse- to receiYe this petition SsnntotH
yery eloquently make their appeal to sus
tain the dignity of this bodyj but,;I will tell
Senators there is a dignity high above that
of this , body, a dignity prominent that
will be sustained, the dignity bf the peo
ple. Now,? suppose.. these allegations to
be true, and no member, ot this 1 Assembly
will to day ! deny h. the existence1 of the ku
klux klan in this State, for we have lately
seen, a letter written to Judge Bohd, signed
by the leading Conservative gentlemen of
this State, admitting that tbe H klux klan
does exist. Now, if the dominant party on
this floor reject this petition, jthey place
themselves on record as ; voting kgamst al
lowing the people to exercise thef constitu
tional riffhtof oetitioning the General As-
sembly
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for a
redress of. grievances,
when
this and the Hail of the other House have
by them been made to resound with speech
es, defending this great right of petition,
and the very walls would ieechothemt
Exclamations Vox Populi, Vox Dei, and
in reply to the Senator from Sampson, I
say that I am prepared to shoulder tie re
sponsibility of a Sehatpr in precepting;, this
petition or .memorials AUI askjsir, is that
this . petition be.read, and if tey should
prove as the Senator has' intimated that
they are similar or the same as those intro
duced in he House but suppose they are
the same, verbatim et literatim eipuncuatin
as those referred to, I assume the responsi
bility of the introduction of the petition,
let the censure or odium recoil upon my
head, I am prepared to meet it.
The U. S. Marshal of South Carolina; is a
son of. Hon. Reverdy Johnson. While the
business of the former is to arrest and bring
to tne bar of j ustice members of the ku klux
klan, the latter is there for theHpurpdse of
aeienaing tnem. l nis is ine exception to
the rule, "Like father, like son.
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Mrs. Moore, ot Indiana, thrashed her
husband for
getting drunk, and the Louis
ville Ledaeg
Moore.
calls her a
bride
ot
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Fit ED. O'BRIEN,
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the Champion Batonic Leaper and ;Donble Soml
sault Tnrner, who perlorms the incredi- ?
ble ieat ot turning a Double
. Somersanlt over Ten
Horses, and five t
men on
' " top -
of the horses.
WTT.T.TAM TT MORfiAK.
I
whose original sensation Bare Ba'Ck Hurdle Act
is almost appalling in its apparent disregard
of the most iormidable obstacles and !i
reckless risk ol life and limb.
if
I;
PROF. NELSON,?
Kuu ms lovuiy auu uxiraorainary cnuaren3 in
JI t 1 . -3 .A ' .... !
iucii uuivumui Qiuuuu Jill Len Hi nmpnT.
FRANK GARDNER, -
The Wonderful Gymnast,
AilSS. LIZZIE MARCELLfJS,
the brilliant and beautiful young Premier
Equestrienne. ! j j
THE CYNOOEPHALUS, or MAN MONKEY.
FOUR STAR CLOWNS. 1 i)
: DAN RICE, i
L OR EN ZO M A Y A
King Clown of Paris.
JAMES COOKE.
The Great EngUsh Humorist. 1
BILLY BURKE 1 ;!
Americm Colloqaial Cloyrn, and funlest of Felt
crowned fools. ! !
Added to the above is a lanre anxillp.rv Vi-ppQ;
fit Piinra TnmKlore f an i-. n . .I
first class performers, under 1 he immedite
jm. u, a uiuuiwa, livtt vjkjl d. i l V 111 riMSI Rj inn
management oi oia dan , KICEi. who Nwilllnnai;
ofptai u vu ti.uj.umun, jntroancin
ms, oruie actors, r
BLIND EXCELSION, JR.,
STEPHEm A. DOUGLASS,
. ' REBECGa, . and tho
ASSININE WONDERS,
Admission for Adults - - m 75 cti.
do 'Children under twelve 2i .
Doors open at 1 and 7. Grand Entrees ai 2hiy&
Ad?ertisiDg and Contracting Agent.
deolO . j1 l56-2t
INSURANCE .'JEiOOSZ
NO. 5 NORTH FRONT STREET,
QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY, ofUondon
and Liverpool. i f
CONTINENTAL INSTRANCE COMPANY, of
New York.
j .iii
ANDES INSURANCE COMRANY, of Oincin-
" nati."- ' ' , - ' ' ' f -j,.-
VIRGINIA HOME, of Richmond. !
aUfiKUliANiS & MECHANICS IFSITRA NP
COMPANY, of Richmond.
MERCANTILE, MUTUAL MARINE COMPA-
jnx, one
of the leading Companies in tne
World.
JOHN WILDER ATKINSON,
ueneral Agent.
dec 10
NOTICE,
WILMINGMOIf, N. C, 1, 1871, f
jq-OTICE JS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN
accordance with the Charter of the"" WILLING
TON WATER WORKS COMPANY, the an:
nnal general meeting of the Stockholders of
said Company will be held at theofice of Joseph
C. Abbott, in the city of Wilmlngton,,an Mont
day, January 1st, 1872, at 10 ocloci, A. it." The
transfer books will be closed from this date
until the 6th day of, Januaryl872. A ' j - .
JOSEPH C. ABB OTT Preeldent ,
NEW ADVERTISEIIENTS.
M. M. ; KATZ,
TDoaJer in
AND FANCY DRY
Winter Goods,
M- 4
AND
t':.:v
FURNISHING GOODS.
E?ery thing that is usually kept in a FKST
CLASS DRY GOODS HOUSE, aP pricea
that defy competition. , . H
ISTEW GOODH
BY EVERY STEAMER.
KI, M. KATZ, '
36 Jtlarhet St.
nov 12
14S-2m
TO THETUBLIC-
GASH CUSTOMERS
WILL FIND IT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE
to examine our complete Btock of
Groceries,
Liquors and;
. Fancy Goods.
In store and tp arrive per steamer Benefactor:
200 bbls. SUGAR; all grades.
10 hhds. DEMARARA SUGAR. x '
500 bbls. FLOUR ; Family, Extra Super
and Super. -
Our celebrated brand warranted ia this market.
500 boxes CHEESE ; the choicest Factory.
50 GROSS, 25 Cent, One Dime and 5
Cent PRIZE CANDY.
100 boxes ASSORTED CANDY. '
200 boxes CANNED VEGETABLES!
300 boxes CANNED PRESEVES. ' ;
50 boxes JELLIES; Domestic and Im
ported. 1
100 bxs FRENCH BRANDY PEACHES
100 cases FRENCH BRANDY FRUIT.
150 barrels WHISKEY; . -
BLACKBERY BRANDY, ,
CHERRY BRANDY, J
GINGER BRANDY,
WHITE AND RED RUM,
GIN, PORT and SHERRY WINE. ?
100 cases BITTERS.
100 cases SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS.
200 cases OYSTERS, 1 and 3 lb.cansi
500 bbls. and bxs. CRACKERS. 3
100,000 SEGAR.
1 .
100 gross BAKING POWDERS.
501bls. APPLES. '
10 bbls. HAVANA ORANGES
25 boxes LEMONS.
00 boxes new RAISONS.
This week we are offering special induce
ments to buyers, at
11 and 13 South Front St.
npl2-tf
GEO.; MYERS.
FRUIT MSIlOWEns,
TT
ORDERS FOR ALL KINDS OF
FRUIT AND - ;
ORNAMENTAL TREES,
ffcf ; ' . ' :GRElyXNBS,
BERRY AND OTHER FLANtS, &c.,
From the celebrated ERCILDOUS NURSE"
RIES, wUl be receivedby t sU , . 7
i i GEO. Z. VRENCH.
TO if F CO UjRT FRIENDS.
I HAVE OPENLD A FIRST CLASS CART
HOUSE on Princess street, nriti door West
of County JaU.: . . . ,
V . DUNCAN HOLMES.
nov 23 r ; : . . ::, . 151-ly
JUST aECBIVS D
"AT
M" GAIIEBY,
THE LARGEST, FINEST' AND MOSTvaried
assortment of : WALK UT, GILT AND IM
ITATION R03EWOOD MOULDINGS, to msfce
up into Frames, ' to order, ever brought to this
market. , Also, a4ot of beautiful, new paten ' -of
Ovals and solid Oval Walnut Frames,
Cords and Tassels in great variety. 4 ''n "
, C l t YaxOKSDELL, j
" ' . Market Street.
WUmlmrton.N.,
oct 29
DOOX8,
it
AND
OFFER TO THlfi PUBLIC THE LARG-
est; Stock and best assortment of v ' ' . ? i
- D00T0 AtlD CnOEOp
to be found In the SUte?-Buying of first hsafls
we can give a better class of goods at less price
than any house In the city. ' r ' :
l Call and examine. . ; l
GEO. R. FRENCH & SON,- v"
89 North streeVf
dec 10
STAPIB
GOODS
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