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CENER ALJITY NEWS.
County CommlMioner,
The Board of County Commissioners
pet yesterday pursuant to an adjourn
ed session of the Board. Present, J.
( Wagner, Chairman, D. Nixon, D.
Holmes arid 8. Van Amringe.
fn aonlicaiion it was ordered that
James Henry; Jones be excused from
vorking the public 'road on account of
disability.
Sheriff Manning and Coroner Hew-
lett came before the Board and quali-
ged according to the requirements "of
tbclaw. ,
In consequence of the absence from
the city of the sureties of ' Elijah Hew-
jat, County Treasurer, and of the
Register of Deeds elect, they did not
qualify.
The Board then took a recess until
Toeauay at 10 o'clock A. MV the 12th
5
tant.
The Noma Outrage Case.
Mr. Alouis M. Noma, who declared
that Nat Sampsou had struck him at
the guard room Saturday night ;when
(wekiiig information about a watch
which had been stolen from him at
Weldon, an account of which appeared
in Sunday's Capk Fhar, had Samp
son up before 'the Mayor yesterday and
the case came off. U was proved that
Nat Sampson was down street on his
beat at .the time which Noma said he
was struck. .Xorna's testimony was
tnixtd and tangled, and the case
dismissed at his cost.
The 3layor ascertaining that Mr.
Noma was selling bagatelle tables
without a-liecnse fined him $10.
. Mayor Court.
Fidel Bernoaer, disorderly conduct
flucd 010 and costs or 30 days on the
itrecfe. V
Louis Nixon, resisting police while
in the discharge of his duty ; fined $25
and costs or 30 da vs on the streets
Annie J. Speight, drunk and disor-
derly ; dismisjbd.
N. G. Sampson, disorderly conduct;
dismissed at: he prosecutor s cost.
Scott jDanicls, allowing his horse to
go at large on the public streets ; fined
$10 and costs. :
Win, - Daniels, draying without a
license ; judgment suspended on pay-
men 1 of costs, i I
Alouis M.'Norna, drumming in the I
city without a license ; fined $10 and J
eosts. I
A New Faper.
The Wilmington Amateur Publish
ing Company will commence the publi
cation, on or about the 15th inst.. of a
Pemi-monthlj paper, to be called the
Sunny South. It is designed for boys
and girls of all ages, and will doubtless
prove a pleasant visitor to many fire
Hules. j Let it be encouraged.
For particulars, see bur advertising
columns this morning.
Thermometrlcal. :.
The itate of he thermometer at the
various stations named below was ob
tained at the Signal office in this city,
yesterday at 4:31 p. hi.:
Augusta, 40; Charleston, 40; Calves-
tun, 48; Jacksonville,-Fla., 44; Mobile,
43; New Orleans, 43; Norfolk, 32; Sa-
Tinnah, 41; Wilmington, 36
A corresnnndfntv alleorpa that a noor
white woman Wl charitv at the
1 i - . - , c
bands nf in trnnntv (Commissioners of l
iv- , . " , v 1 . ia
SUMBER
khc Democratic ticket. How charity crJ a ? lar frtion of the 'ate
i, , j, T. - , Mr. N utt said that there were three
assuraea ne
these latter days!
Devil's garb in
fc?ee our marine column for, some
notice of an extraordinarily quick ocean I
trip.
Postal Hours.
The math clows at the City PoetOffice
follow a ; i
Northern through mails
Northern.' through" and way
mail, daily -i - - - - -
5:30 P. M.
7:00 A M
Malls for the N C. RaUroad
nd routes p upplied there
from, at - . - - - - - 6:30 P. M.
Southern mails for aR points I
South, daily a. - - - - - 7.-00 P. M.
. , Western mails Cl C. R'y, daily :00 A. M.
) eHeruie ana omce on
Cape Fear River, Tuesdays
tnd Fridays -.j - i - - - 1 KK P. M.
"yetteville bv C. C. R'y,
daily (eicepHSunday) - A. M.
Onslow C. H. d intermedi
ate offices, cry Friday - 0. 00 A. M.
v ARRIVE.
Jorthern through mails -12:45 P. M.
Northern through & way mails 8 KX) P. M.
The 8mithville malls, by steamboat, close
ftt8,A. M., daily, except Sundays.
Malls for Easy Hill, Town C?eek, Sup
ply hd Shallotte, every Friday at 6 A. M.
Mails delivered from fi A.M. to 7:00
M., and on Sundays from 830 to 930
Staran Office onen from 8 A . t. tn 15V .
R r oney oraer ana
JWter Departments open same as SUmp
8tam- r. .i. .t .
Stamp olfice loosed 1
. Key Boxes aceble at all hours, day
f
HISTORICAL AND SCIENTIFIC
SOCIETY.' 7 '
Discussion Subject: Meteorology.
Thi society had a most enjoyable
and interesting meeting Monday night
at St. James' schoolroom. Besides the
regularessay the discussions of the even
ing, to which it gave rise, were partici-
Pted in by some fifteen or twentv of
the gentjejneri present, each of whom
contributed something- to the general
amusement and instruction. Among
other items of instruction we collected.
and which hare fortunately not escaped
'our, recollection, we mention the foi-
lowing: Mr. Alex. Sprunt after compli-
meeting the essayist regretted the
omisiion of the name of Lieut Col. Rcid
of the Royal Engineer!, author of a
ork on storms, in which he not only
confirmed the views credited j to Red-
field, but proved his the ones by origi-
lnvcstigationa in the East and West
Indie. Col. Reid was the first to an
ubunce as a . fact, coming uudcr his own
observation, that in the Southern Hem
isphere the storms revolved in a contra
ry direction to those iu the Northern
He was also entitled to credit for
the direction that ships.l when obliged
to ly to, should choose a particular
tack to ly to on, according to the side
of the path of the storm on which they
were. This rule was of the highest
importance.
In- reply to a question from Mr.
Sprunt, Mr. Seyboth stated that little
or no confidence was now placed in pre-
diclions of the weather exce t tbose
framed immediately before the event
Kid time.
Mr. Jewett conceived that the science
of electricity was still in its infancy
It would, doubtless, be applied in time
to uses of which we have not at present
the remotest conception.
ol. 00lc rcniarked the
omission ofthe name of Lieut. Maury
in the essay. Mr. Maury had, among
other thihsrs, compiled a series of
sailing directions from charts prepares
by him and sent over the world for
that purpose.
Mr. Burr inquired the date fixed by
the essayist for Redficld's theory con-
cerning the progress and movement 0
rotary rStorms, and said he would try
and recollect the date of the con versa
tion he had upon that subject with a
young Wilmington officer . named
Boudinot, which he believed was prior
in date toboth Maury amj Reid's
speculations. .'
The essay itself was an able, elabo
rate and carefully prepared summary
of leading facts and results ; obtained
from the observations of the last fifteen
or twenty years upon the subject of
Meteorology, its history and present
condition.
At the close of. his essay Mr.
Seyboth was warmly complimented by
many of the members and a vote of
thanks was unanimously adopted.
A very amusing discussion arose, in
reply to a question from Dr. AVilson for
information as to the meaning of the
name Cape Fear.
Mr. Nutt stated that it had a social,
as well as territorial, meaning. The
settlers !of .the Cape Fear inhabited
the countrv between the Pec Deo and
the veuse. It was probable that
A.
the Cape Fear included counties as far
West as Orange, Stokes, Surry and
Gilf6rd' as Bellas Robeson and Onslow.
A fflanee at the map would show
b
that the valley of the Cape Fear cov-
points in the early history of the Cape
Fear, which were yet involved in ob
scurity. First, the precise date of the
first settlement at the mouth of the
river; second, the date offcthe settle
ment and extinction of the first New
England colony at the same place;
third, the particulars concerning the
obstructions placed in the river by the
-Revolutionary authorities in 1775, to
the invading fleet of Sir Peter Tarker.
These obstructions were erected by the
Committee of Safety; fourth,5 the ear
liest date for the opening of New Inlet,
and whether any such opening existed
prior to these obstructions.
Mr. Burr was appointed to read the
next essay. Subject, Local History.
The Society adjourned to meet at Dr.
Wilson's Lecture Rooms on the second
Mon'dav in January at 8 P. M.
Hotel Personals.
PcKCELL House. Tuesday. Jceph
Herzberg, Albany ; Peter Sanghliu, S.
B. Taylor. Onslow county, N. C. ; H
I Moore and ladv. A. Tiller. New York ;
j. Tiller, rnuaaeipnia.
Masking Hocsk. Tuesday. C. V
I Raymond and lady, Atlanta : R- A.
Johnson, Rockingham f P. T. Callahan.
C. C. R. W.; G. Freena, Sand, Hill ;
i v. j. vaiais, v.. j. xv. .
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER
MORE TROOPS FOR WASHINGTON.
LATEST FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
The Houe , CtWftittec? .to Jcave iur
Columbia To-day Arrival 0!' Artil
lery at Washington.
Special iitiyi1v th f'fj,f ',ur:
Washixi;t... Dec :-ii i M.
The Hme Commit Ic will lavv for
Columbia to-morrow niirlit.
The reported movement of thy Sjiith
Carolina 'riUvfCiub. Uiis, a ubjcwt( of
. .
iscu!o!i ut the rauinef loot-
eung
to-dav.
Three :i i t ill-j
e
rived
here last nisrht.
Till; SITUATION.
Kiptlling the South Caroliua l.tj;is-
laturc.
Frmut thf Ji'n'!m, jn:l ta' .
Coi.UMniA, Dec. 4. For the la-t four
davs it has beeome more and more ap
parent that the pressure i f South
Carolina is to make her ;rive up her
vote for Hayes.. It is now avowed
that if Hampton and other leaders will
make speeches declaring tln-ir belief
that Hayes has carried the State, the
militarv interference shall bo removed
on Thursdav. The same irotosit ion
was made by the Republicans to. Hamp
ton He said: "l t not believe
Haves carried the State. 1 do believe
that if you could ret down to thelejral'
votoa.'ilden qarrjed it lij. 10.000 .ma
jority. I wuld not make such a dec
laration to be I resident 01 the L nited
States." 1 repeated my proposition
for a fair rount by the two Itepublieane
on one side. and Cordon and self on the
other, and it was endorsed by Hamp
ton, Cordon and Haskell, and declined.
Coll m hi a . S . C. , 1 ec. 4. 2 : 1 : 1. M
Speaker Wallace, just now, was offici
ally informed that one hundred State
constables, armed, were in the Stare?
House, w ho were about to enter, backed
by the United Slates troops, to expel
him from the chair and the Edgefield
members. from the House. Carrying
outour tried poilcy of avoiding blood
shed and collision with United States
troops, the Democrats adjourned to
Carolina Hall,"where they are now in
secret session. Mackcy is under man
damus of the Supreme Court to deliver
the vote for Governor to Wallace, and
therefore cannot count the vote with
out defvini; the Court.
RCPiruLiCAX nouns
Tildcn the .Man.
Washington", Dec. 3. To-dav state
ments were freely made by leading Ite-
p'ubheans that lilden would get at
least a portion, if not the whole of the
electoral vote of Louisiana. Some said
that the Democratic party had got it
self into the greatest . panic of the age,
and all for nothing; that Tilden was
the handwriting on the wall, and that
Tildeh 'it wbuld bo. Whether these
statements are intended ns chaff, or
whether it has been discovered at the
eleventh hour that the contract to give
the vote of Louisiana to Hayes is too
big a one to carry put cannot be' posi
tively said at this writing. A gentle
man 'here from New Orleans states that
C en. Anderson, of the returning board,
remarked to him: "You people think
you know what the returning board in
tend to do but some of vou will m verv
much disappointed. ' ' :
It is understood that in' "accordance
with the advice of the National Demo
cratic Committee the Democratic elect
ors in the States of South Carolina,
Louisiana and Florida will under any
circumstances meet at their different
capitals on Wednesday next and cast
their votes for Tilden and Hendricks,
and send certified copies on to Wash
ington. '
GKXKRAL SUMMARY.
The vote of Colorado is t Im- oi-
Ccted to.
Mr. Piatt D. Walker, ot
Hoiking
tiam. hap removed to l.tmrlotte
and
brined a law partner.-lip with Mat.
Dowd.
The President stated in con vernation
with Mr. Hewitt that the vote of
Louisiana was fraudulent and should
be thrown out.
The New York Evening Post, lle-
publica'n, rails (Jen. linger, of South
Carolina fame, 'sludge Ruger." and
speaks of his "contradictory rulings."
lYedneday Religious Service.
Services will , be held to-night at Ty
o'clock at St.' Paul's Lutheran churcl.-
AUp at the Second PresWtcrian church
at 7 o'clock.
Appointments of Ilhthop Atkiusun.
Wilfum, 2d Sunday in Advent, I tvecmber 10
Toisiiot ------ - D.H-eintKr 1-
Enfield ------ - Deecm!erl3
:'Riurwool ----- - IKHemlxr 14
fllalifax. :d Sundav in Advent IKeemWr 1 .
Weldon - ----- - Deeuilx r li
Jackson - - -' - - - .- December 20
Rockv Mount - - - - - De.cinU-r
NOTICE.
JOTICE IS" HEREBY (SI VEX THAT
application wiU be made to the Oeneral
Assembly of the State of North Carolina,
now in session, for; an Amendment of the
Charter of the City of Wlimingtou.
Wilrafcgton, c. Nc..0, 1S76.
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