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V N "P. T7 1 HE WE FEAR. 51.; 5ENERAL CITY SEWS. Uotner Incendiary Attempt. i i,t atAtit ? f,tnjr r TW mH-. - r - bethtown cork-fhop of Mr. Archibald Skip- 7 bylMr. Isaac Sharp, on TLJi vnrh nn.i Fv:m, Pari the per, between Fonrth Queen (ire .i'wu - ' 7t. , ris, out out. - cnuer me nousc e.-A a mailt it v-ftilltrhtwofMl snlin. I siv" y. i . 1 I . . n n Ail AwimnMr.jl n J !0duu - N.I 1 m n U I I II ft Ul A 1 I 1 1 About an hour alter, a . Mr. rrauk . ,flrnbcr was passing by the reidenceof , ... t...a.A K inr which M nnlv i him- I Mr.rfwF" p "-v t , - it i t. t t I "vi inn , t.v.-. .ixaisuui. c i Y . "J , . ..- r , ' . t Burn?, Thomas Ma v, A adesboro rfrocd a light and wcing a man crawl- ; ? jpf out, from under the house, he The-festival of St. Paul's Episcopal thooght something was WTong. He Church w'illl held on the 19th instead ki!ed him when the nian began to run. as was first auuounccd. The plaw will yr. ('umber immediately pursued him, be 1.. .:.ii i .i I i.t ho liiKui us wen nave uureueu inc i for the incendiarv was soon out of IV fire, which thl- scoundrel had byterian this evening at 7:30 o'clock. ju-t lit, was put out without any dam- to the premises. ,lrretel for Breaking up a Prayer Meetinjr. On yesterday inorning Adolphus Thomas was arrested and tried before the Mayor for disorderly' conduct. It apjars that on the night of the 5th of September, Thomas, who belongs to one of th colored niUitary companies in the city, was drilling a squad. The tame night Rose Merrick, a peaceable colored woman, had prayer-meeting at her house, and while they were engaged itr relicious exercises, Thomas, with his company, roarchc(l into the house and to disturbed and broke up the meeting. J until this inornimr.' I he Mayor hned him 820 and costs or 30 dava on the ' I streets. I Ladles' Benevolent Society. ...v.,v.v.,.1.-.vu..y....ov.. v.v, owing: 'The members and visitors are here- by informed that a change in the place in the forenoon from 10 to 1 o'clock, at Iter own home corner of Front and Nun streets. v ... Prksidknt. Mayor Court. Harriet Fatrcll, retailing liquor without a license ; case continued. Adolphua Thomas, disorderly con duct; fined $20 and costs or 30 days on the streets. Moses Hamilton, same ott'ence : fined S.U and costs or days on the streets. .Tnnn fthcnhnn rotsilinir linunr with- a license ; case continued , The Frequency of Incendiary Fires. The large number of fires and at . tempts to burn premises suggest the ut most wariness on the part of policemen and private watchmen. Let every sus picious person and movement be watch ed closely. Owners should be more careful as far as it lies in their power. The danger is alarming. AVre write in do fear or panic, but simply to stir up a feeling of watchfutlncss on the part of H good citizens. The Front Street ;M. E. Pastor. The Raleigh Christian Advocate vs: 'Rev. J. K. Mann, of Front Street Church, AVilmington, spent last Sabbath' in the city and preached an .u j. .. J 1 A . and instructive sermon at Ldenton treet Church on Sunday inorning, to ilrr...l lll 'i:. .1: -itv. uuu uuprvciauve auuit'iiue. i 1 - l I ! Thermometrlcal. negate of the thermometer at the . . . , . , , nous stations named lelow was ob- i.eu ai xne signal omce in this city, ,l l p. m.: t Auffosta. fil- nhnrWnn :,T. Unl. w, New Orleans. 5: Norfolk. 56: Sa-. nnah, 62; Wilmington, 57. Presbyterian Church Festival. The ladies of the First Presbyterian Church will hold a Christmas festival 1,1 the City Hall on the 22d inst, at a large number of holiday pres ta will be presented for sale. The eaaion will doubtless be interesting, I At the corner of Fourth and Church etrts, last night, about 7 o'ctock, a stt lamn. which consumes oil. cans-ht nd raised a small sensation for a mnmr,. , ". V.. . . i" . 7ltruay morning, as a muie-cari Rose Merrick had a farrant taken out were yisiieiideraml tl.e bill to repeal .'"ru"" Q-.""i '', SrkterJ: but Adolphus chapter U of tl,e.law, of 1870.'7lVrc, ' W,M! ' . tv- K uSkMnninrvtkiei-X latln? t(l vacancies in county offices, Mails for EasyHlll, Town Creek, Sup- kcpthimself close and w a, not arrested passed ifs several readings. plv and Shallotte. every Friday at 6 A. L r.Kixvu.iv. ivn u-wrv v r of distribution fixes a special time for tive Judiciary.- Apiolutiaeiit8 of Bishop Atkinson, flying the wants of applicants. Mrs. By Purnell: Lill to be entitled "Au " , it rn. jt X -u act to secure to sub-contractors, mate- Enfaeld ------- Deeember U lieorge Chadbourn for e present will .riahnen and-mechanics a lien, supple- S"??'00?, ; -. " - - December 14 atteiH. in this nn TiicwUv nnrl Fridnvs 4.. Halifax. 3d bunday in Advent December l .3 passing Exchange Corner, it ran the celebrated entomologist and Ger Sinst another cart and succeeded in man philosopher, a'flea takes just 634 'wtunjr it nrpf Vrf v. - ,- I Col . T ... ' ' j L, Fremont is in the city. Hotel Personals. Pikcell Hocse Wednesday A. Hull, Xick Cauiorhem, Baltimore ; D. t V. ; .J. U. BlllC. fcllU n ti x ' i The V- V,' t 1IUIUS "ason- N?L .? ' FleGraa A'tb" G. G. Hilton, New York ; F. KecKlortb tfeirast, Maine; J. liar- Gaston count v: M. Gilchrist Rich. , . . ...... ix--iv.. II...- .... i... ii- u - . - - ennell. Santonin count r? Martin - . . - 0 A"Afe, "xr f K" ' ' - . ovi.Ti;ii . t r -vr-.i.i o r w stated heivafter. . ' iavl """s Ul luti irsl api &x Why does the Raleigh Ohtarver al ways reach this city on 'the day -of pub lication, and the Raleicrh Xeirs never ? New Advertisements. Presbyterian Festival at City Hall, Dec. 22. LKCUHLATCRE OF NORTH CAR OLINA. Nineteenth Day. (JytiiiUrtxeii from the Observer. SENATE. Tlesdav, Dec. 12. Cuningham: The bill to provide fora Onslow C. II. and iutermedi RM.tlpmont nf tlio' PtntoTiPl.t Ordor.l ate offices, every Friday - )J0 printed. On motion of Williams, the rules On motion of Caho. the rules were suspended and the bill to extend the L - . . . I t timp nt t hp shpntt-rt l'r nnrt ITnrtn- ...... . v j v. . . " ' v- v - -. ,.i ,:i. ti c ill co mi lies 10 SCIUU Willi lllCjOUtlC treasurer was taKen up ana tumeo. .nU:!V fU7 T?VPPT?i2VVT. 1 TlVVi i? t.., tj;ii 4 1 i . I fcj musc. i.m ti icmcui scuwu-t. chayiter 136 of Battle's Rcvisal, which gives to Pender county a Representa- sal.;' Judiciary. By Purnell: Bill to be entitled :An uut 10 inoiu cuuciuanjr secure u. uie chanic's lien on personal property, and tor. other purpose s. J udiciary. liy lilovd. colored: liill to be entitled au ac t to amend chapter 136 of private laws otltfi.5- i4. Corporations. j ... - . iuuuu uj tuu 1HU.UU Ul A'UIU' wir I Bill incorporating the town of Lau- rpiIE LADIES OF THE FIRST PKES-rinbnrn-. in Richmond conntv. Tnjsprl A. byterian Church intend holdintr a its third reidin"- 1 On .notion ofK. tho rdf We suspended and te. B. o. 103, II. B.No. l bO, making Uape .t ear river a lawful iciice, was taken up and passed its sev- erai reauings, ana ordered to no en rolled for ratification. Til K 1 K.MIfcR R E r R E S E T A T H 1 X , VVMSiutiuuun Ui lilt U1.UU111V UWU minoiity reports of the committee on privileges and elections concerning the representation ot ew Hanover and Pender counties was resumed.. IS resumed. mm" rmaltimi w..s main question as 3 resolution offered The call for the sustained, aud the yesterday by .ur. Wilson, ot tfurKe, to refer the matter to the Supreme Court, was put and lost. . The "question then recurring upon the adoption of the minority report, Mr. Moriug called for the yeas and uits, wuivii cun was susiaiueu uuu me . .1 ..,..i.i i 1 i . r , ?7l "eas oj ns, The question then being the adop- tion of the majority report, it was adopted. Morfoff moved to reconsider the vote adopting the niaioritv report and to ma6 tnc motion to r;consider the spe- cial order for Saturday, January 5, 1CTT T'oVwlnrl Vmo 'JT nnva Qfl x a.tio ui, v. - mr i" 11' 11 -Monug gave notice tnat ne wouia nie ms protest. The roll was called and only 60 members answered to their names, and therc not bcing a quoruni j)rescnt tbe House adjourned. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS -w. nA ,i e There was ice seveu inches thick in Kerns ville on the 11th. Mr. Thos. Bv Harris, an elderly citi zen of Granville county, is dead. " Xcarlyx a dozen marriages in Oran- vine county in one week. Rev. P. K. Bennett, of the Rantit I Church is to move his residence to timbeton. Mr. E. S: "Williams, of Charlotte.who J shot himself critically last Saturdav. is getting better. " In Anson county one Sam AVatsou. colored, .assaulted Sidney . Broadway, colored, with a hammer and kmfe. The I latter person was severely injured. ' Accordinn- tn HPrr Kchpeklhpimpr bites be tore ho is satisfied. I congressman waiiersous epigi on, IiOuisjana: ,;Gone by the board, Congressman "Wattersou's epigram WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THUF.S LATE AJD JMPORTANT. A DREADFUL ALTERNATIVE. Situation aa Viewed from Waah- inton Democratic Rarktown or Revolution. A Washington telegram to the Alexandria Gazttit of Monday, savg : "The aspect of affairs here is de- -i' . . .. . .... cuieaiy threatening, ana all the indica tions point tp one of two things, viz : W a back-down on the part or the Demo crats of the North and West, or a rev olution terrible alternative, but be lieved by men of sound judgment and experience to have come to that com plexion at last. WHAT Tll.liK.V KAYS. In a conversation with Mr. Hewitt Gov. Tilden said he desired no revolu tion, but he plainly intimated that he would not back down before a display oi torce. , 1). Appletou k Co. will publish in a few days the second volume of Martin's "Life of the Prince Consort," : 4'.'. Postal Hours. The mails close at the City Ppst-Office as follows : Northern through mails - - - - 5i0 P. M. Northern through aud way mails, dailv ------ 7:00 A. M Mails for the N. C. Railroad aud routes supplied there from, at ------ - - CSW P. M. Southern mails for all points South, dailv 7:00 P. M. Western mails C. C. R'y, daily 0:00 A. M. Jbavetteville and offices on Cape Fear River, Tuesdays and Fridays - - - - -Fayettevillc by. C. C. R'y, ) P. M. daily (except. Sundays) - o:ooA. m. 0:00 A. M. arrive. Northern through mails - - 12:45 1. M. Mails delivered from 6. A.M. to 7m . r i r i o .or . m tiv - on ounuaya iromjjwo w vo 0, . f O ft . . . . . . . oiamp urate open iromo n. 10 i-.m., ., frn Ot(1:WlP V (n- ,.l.r .,,.1 Register Departments open same as Stamp Ktamnd for luU of rrun.ml ltt1ivurvirl.. oianip umee is eioseu. M. .. . 1J1 . 1 1 Kev Boxes accessible at all hours, dav an,j night. December 18 .TacWi . - - - December 19 - - - December 20 Rocky Mount XEW ADVERTISEMENTS Festival. Christina Festival In the City Hall on the JX Also eatuhlM ..fail tm.u t r,rr ble priees.t The public are cordially in vea. dec 14 iy SALE BY MORTGAGEES. I n onntomA.1 iti a mArtfro.ro marU 1- Jacob Sherer and Catherine A. ShereP. his wife, to Charles D. Myers & Co., dated tp -7th day ot September, 1 lb 5, and re-n.-iereum me negisxers omce 01 .ev rejnsuTeuin ine negisxers ;meeoi iew Hanover County, in Book L L L, paces 3n 3W .JU (default havinon made in the payment of the debt therein secured), the imdershmed. as Attorney for said mortgagees: will offer for sale at public auction, at the Court House door in the city of Wilmington, on SATURDAY, the 23l day of DECEMBER, 176, at 1"J o'clock M., the following - de scribed lot of land in the city "of Wilmington: leirinningattheN. W. corner of Blcek No. and running thence S, with the E. line of Seventh street 119 feet G niches, thence E. parallel with Harnett ttreet 56 feet 0 Inches to the Love line thence N. with the Live line 1$i feet to the letnnnintr. being part of lot 1 nnd 2 iir Block No. .7. Termii of ale CASH. FREDERICK D. POISSON. Attorney for Morrgagees. dee lO-tils-dei Call at Danforth's ND EXAMINE THE HANDSOME STEEL ENORAAIXUS, EurojK'. Aia, Africa and America per sonilied and in bas relief. Make a hand- some CHRISTMAS PRESENT. 2T Neartlie Pot Office. lec l2-tf Meal! Meal! Meal! 400 BAGd FRESH MILVL NKW COTTON SACKS. MOLASSES! il UBA, DLMERARA AND SUGAR HOUSE, ffAO BARRELS FLOUR All grades noylStf BINFORD, CROW & CO. DAY MORNING, DECEMBER XISCLLAXE0rs. TO THE COMMISSION MERCHANTS i i AND GROCERS OF WlUUXGTOX. TK PK0FO8E IF IT IS l'RACTI- CABLE TO COMMENCE TKAD1.MJ WITH THE BU8INE8S MEN OK OUR 8EAK)RT T3WN. f We invite m correspondence w ith all par- ! i tie Uitercfted in burinjr from our milt-. FLOUR OF EVERY ;KADE, MANL FACTCKEI) BY AN EXPERIENCED Mil. i LER FKOM White and Red Wheat, a greater part of which is. ruinl on our AND MECKI.ENBUKU, YIKUINIA. OUR BEST FLOUR will compare favorably with the W1HTEST BALTIMORE AND NORTH ERN BRANDS, AND WE CU A KAN TEE. IT IH PERFECTLY PC RE AND UNADULTERATED. SMOKJXG AXD MAX UFA C TURED T0BA CCO at all price.-, kept constantly on hand at our large new factory, and delivered in SMALL OR LAKtiE QUANTITIES AT THE RAILROAD DEPOT. OUR rOTTOX GX has lieen employed iuctaiitly during the ea.Hn. Shipments of cotton in iui- inciire quautilieb will In- made if denired and if the cah or rv im.HitilIv tiam9 accom pany the order. CORN MEAL, GRITS. HOMINY AND SECONDS. N. C. HAMS. AND OTHER ARTICLED NECES SARY TI) A GROCER CAN BE PROCURED I FROM Ut 'AT t MODERATE RATES. Addros, JCNKINH BROS., : Wniii m oro, Granville Co., C. dc 13-tf i - 14. 1676. XISCKLLAXKOCS.. Clia3. D. Myers & Co. OFFER THE CELEBRATED SlUAR IIREU I. X. L. SMALL PIG HAMS .v RUEAK- FAST BACOX. Bct ruml tncau in msrkH. ptOOFER'S .V NELSON'S GELATINES AND ISINGLASS. TAPIOCA. FARISA ANDSAC.O. PlauCs Extra. White Xnow, CD. M. Co. Favorite White Ri FLOUR, Best brand u America. GILT EDGE TABLE BI TTER, Btt Butter m.M in thi' cii. FOX'S .CEIBRATEH IHMKEIIS AM' CRACKER I) EST, letter for thickeuim; Soup mh1 frjlnjr Ovhtcr?. Bct thin? in u-. PA CL MORPlIYBUASn y imported Segars. LA PAREPA AND COSTA DIN A. DOMESTIC SECARS BE3TSEi;.KS IN WILMINGTON. I'IKKNIX CICiARirTTIX. Bt Tobacco and Wt made Meeix-haum Holders packed in ev ery ca. A VERY FILL STOITv OF ALL G001IS IN OUR LINE AT LOWEST PRICES FREE CITY DELIVERY. Chas. D. Myers & Co., dc 10 til 1 ft and 7 North Front at. Sporting Material, &c. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF (iUNS AND REVOLVERS of all th mo.t approytil pattern Powder, Shot and Cap, Shot Belta, Shot Folic In-, Powder Flask a, Cuumakcr'x 91aterlala. &r.. AT REDUCED PRICES. o Axes and Grindstones ME A T CUTTERS, F 1 K E II O U 8 huel and Tunrum, WOOD SAW'S AXD BWKS. Hope. Twine, c. tW LMi KOH StLl" TV(t rillTM. nV (hi Knt niatrlxl. and made by NEWBhRRY,of Lum Wrton. Will K- kW W)W. NAT II A M EL J ATOBI, HARDWARE DEPOT. No. IO Houth FroBt M. dec 3-tf REj ER C. W. YATES KEEP. THE MOST COMPLETE HTOCK OF PLAIN AND FANCY MATIONERY BLANK, SCHOOL AND MISCELL-- ' NEOUS BOOKS, FANCYGOODS, PICTURES AND FRAMES, GOLD PENS AND PE CILS, c.f A fa:t every article muily kept In a firU da.. BOOK &, STATIONERY STORE. 115. t. rrrrEWAT. c. n. cLixuar Petteway & Scnulken, TRnk'm ANI) COMMISSION' MER PjlJrllS Ordera for Mola, Meat. 1-anl, Salt, Flab. Coffee. Sugar, Cheee: Flour. Bar- gtzur, Tiea, &c, and corwigrunMiti of ctacriptkmaof produce oUcitrd. (&X-3al 10 CENTS A WEEK MiMClLLASKuCf GEO. LITERS' GROCERIES ELL RAPIDLY: lit L. Meal, Flour, Meats, ?LG All. ; COFFEE. MOLASSES. AiMt a'Ttimiv4r1 ItlklcA innZ In . FIKST-r.A-i;i;i.eEItY STORE? EMPIRE NEW l1iiHBsFAJnLVFD.tr. wnimi i a HfiTP.KC, llui Tr u Jiidjr wr Vrcrell ("i I. I V y l r. Table Dolicacies WIi i mi i s p i: s r. i. r s - h:om- GEO. MYERS', II and t.l ttth lr.iit t. d- V R OS V KiT'V ITk ti. i SUiSNYSOUTJT. rniiElM)Eiu;M:iH.iMPANV ivji X ciiinwnirr thr puttUcaiiHi. In thUriir, of m Boand UI 1"- -tuI-tjKn'h!y l r, to known - THE SUNNY SOUTH. tJoiin and ticncrl Neu nu:tr h trit. j to I he otmg .j.lr. au-I it U1 U the !cjor f tL C.'rnpanv t- p?a" l'v$ : I (JirUof llaa . Tlic iui- r III '- '.-! iarii uiritN I to Hi Inrcn -t-f t!,-, nth . ttu--i'h. I Sutc. Noting I un juJ. jwjio rjft wjtlt the Nn!i. k l!r. in. an l tt-r tltjt fuj-r f ! 1. ..nrr. l ler wnl I ! lolcivijrg ma-t tn.ini'lji- in I ibt ..! i. f H.l Mi'r. n ,Jl U rin -c. I li. Mii-.ti rti .. e!., ?!t ll-.- 15th Instant, i intii2 a full iar r,f j uVk J'tr.n; Tlie miiM-Hj'tH tt iHi-f. f r tLV l "Ni SOUTH li folio-. : tne Year ... - M to StxMmUt- ... ...... rift Three Month : Adveni-iu-tit i:jr:cl -t mhi'.v; rate. Wn.MlNi.ToV AUATLVU I't lilt'IINO Co.. Wltoiinio i. N. (. d-r ill Bacon, Flour, &c. C BOXES I. S. 1D1, OVJ SfOBBLJ?. VLOLR (aJ)ra.lj, 100 Hbd.. atl BW.. CUBA MOLAJES, Id) KM. S. H. STKLT, .V Bac COFFEE, .Vj BU. tifOAK, 100 Bbl. GLUE, MO Bdl. HOOP IHON, I 500 Bl HAY. BAGGING. TOBACCO. JsN UKF. sO.vr, "..V.?1. Yl rl cnuil i I.Mill', ' I -c- . .tf WOKTH A WORTH. w.Xdav,. a w. a. EdHor awd iTcpf. Huln Mat.a- r THE OXFORD TORCH-LIGHT. all To Dollar IVr Atnum, !u Adr&ir, .The Denmratic Oran of Critvllle. f f i
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