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Daily 0 RXAL. II JtlxLi VOL. I. NEW BERNE, N. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1882. NO. 91, 1 l LOCAL NEWS. Journal Mlulature Almanac. Sun rises, 5:15 ) Length of day, Sun sets, 6:50 J 13 hours , 41 min. Moon rises 150 a. m. No Mayor's Court yesterday. Shooting affray at Morehead city on Sunday. Nobody hurt. - Large crowds are passing to and from Morehead on every train. - Mr. John Dunn s store is receiving a new coat of paint on the inside. The steamer Trent sailed up Neuse with a number of flats in tow. The steamer Neuse sailed for Kinston with a good cargo of general merchan dise. The Claire-Scott Company plays here on the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th of Sep tember. About one thousand or twelve hun died excursionist passed down to More- head City yesterday. The steamer Cutler sailed for Vance boro yesterday with general merchan dise and passengers. A boat load of watermelons were selling at the foot of Craven street yes terday at $3.00 per hundred . Messrs. Humphrey & Howard are having a new floor put in their store Preparing for a heavy stock this fall. We notice in the Treut River Trans portation warehouse considerable freights for the Trentou and Richlands . merchants. " Wood Inspector, and not Road In spector, is the office to which Mr. J. J. : Robinson was appointed by the County Commissioners, Capt. S. H. Gray is having the wharf of the Clyde line enclosed. Freights will not be so exposed to the weather when the work is done. New Court House. The magistrates endorsed on Monday the action of the County Commission- eis in purchasing the lot ou the corner of Craven and Broad streets from the Acrdeiny Trustees, and we presume work will begin on the new courthouse at a early day. Hufeba and O'Hara In Lenoir. A Journal reporter at Kinston on ---7? ' Monday interviewed several prominent Republican politicians as to the situation on the Congressional squabble in that county. The first interviewed was Sheriff Davis. Reporter. "Well, Sheriff, how is this thing going to terminate in this county? I see it reported that you are. for O'Hara." I -.. Sheriff Davis. ''I don't know so much about that. I have no right to say who is the right man. I expect to go for the man that gets the endorsement of the County Convention." 1 Reporter. " Which one will the ConJ vention endorse?'' ! Davis. "I don't know; things are lico placed my name in nomination for the Senate, Pamlico being entitled to the nomination. A week before I had refused to accept the nomination, hav ing written a letter to a delegate per emptorily declining. I have been in formed the delegates from this county were unanimous for me. Be this as it may, another gentleman has the nomination. I wish to state positively, under no circumstances would I accept the nomination for the House, entitled as I was under all worthy considerations to the Senatorial nomination. I have never sought an office in my life, as all well know; and assuredly I am not so desirous of official position that, failing to get one through well-laid scheming, I would accept an other. I consider duty the highest con sidcration. I shall never seek an office; but when my fellow citizens bestow it upon me unsought, and I can conve niently discharge its duties, I will ac cent. But I will not be the foot-ball of small politicians. I have held various offices under the Democratic party in Pamlico county, badly mixed up about our county nomi nations. There are about fourteen can- for which I return my sincere acknowl didates for every office." edgements. Men who have opposed me L. H. fisher and wiley lowery. are now allies of the Republicans. Reporter. "Fisher, you aud Lowery I am a Democrat, and uphold the glorious are representative men of your race in principles of Democracy; but I reserve this county, tell me who you think the the right to criticise its policy and point chances are in favor of, Hubbs or I out some measures of administrative 'Hara?" I reform. The whole policy of Dem Fisher. "We are for Hubbs. O'Hara I ocracy must be adjusted to the demands stands no chance at all here. I was in I of the masses of poor white voters, and that Convention aud I know that if the then she will be invincible Hara crowd had permitted a ballot, Mr. Hubbs would have been nominated ounrst ballot. 1 cant support! a man that will break up a Convention that way." Lowery. "That is exactly where I stand. Wassom was not a delegate. I learn that he was only an alternate, and he had no right to make the motion PreparluK lor Cotton. The steamer Experiment brought on her last trip a large lot of cotton ties; the Shenandoah also brought a good lot. tVin rio-liln of t.liA mi 11 ip in nnr miliar.. which lead to the breaking up of the pubish ihfa for the le of JameB Convention. We are Hubbs men." L-,.. t, ... IuiLV Ail amri wj a uuiiiiiiutiit.ut.ioii ,,..,, , .. 1 t oa nurou ai'f etuvu ugaiui uitu u ,juik?ou. We are' w illing to forget the past and Preparing for the Army Worm. Mr. J. L. Rhem says the frequent showers and the rapid growth of cotton weed is a good sign for the army worm. He is preparing for the emergency having ordered two hundred pounds af Paris green. . Paeuicer. on the Shenandoah. ' The following passengers left on the Shenandoah yesterday evening: D. N Kilburn and wife for Boston, L. C. Read for Baltimore, S, A. Munter and (laugh ter for New York, T. R. Jouaquin for Elizabeth City. ' : .I. ARRIVALS. Ceo. Allen and lady, L. C. Vass Jr Mrs. Hannah Jones, R. H. Hilton. . Death of a former Citizen. Mr. E. H. Henderson received a tele gram' from Thomasville on yesterday announcing the death of Mr. W. W Fife, who was for many years a mercli ant in this city. . He died about 0 o'clock yesterday, and his remains will arrive 'to-night. The funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church to-morrow at 9 o'clock, and he will be buried with Masonic honors. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend. Educational There will be a series of lectures be fore the students of the colored Normal School located here in the different churAies. The first one will be deliv ered this evening in Epenezer church . at 8 o'clock by Rev. P. W. Cassey ; Subject: " "Moliues." All are invited to attend, admission free. Necessity compelled us to change the time from Friday as announced in the last issue of the New Berne Banner. Geo. H. White, Principal -' ' - . ." ' Reunlan of the 27tU Regiment. - There will be a reunion of the surviv ing members of the 27th Regiment N C. T. at Goldsboro on Thursday, August 17th. Special rates have been secured for those who desire to attend which we give below: Morehead to Goldsboro and return $2,50 New Berne ' " " " 2.00 Kinston " ". " 1.00 La Grange " " , " . Tickets will be good from the 16th to the 20th of August. Your Name in Print. . Messrs. Jno. R. Phillips and B. W Canady of Kinston spent yesterday in ' the city, taking the down train at night for Morehead city. Miss Bettie Kinsey, Erne Rouse and Delia Dawson, of LaGrange, are visiting friends and relatives in the city. Mr. J. W. Grainger of Kinston arrived last night. He Is an extensive dealer in machinery at that place, and sold three engines on Monday last. Mr. N. J. Rouse of La Grange is in the city. He reports that the schools at that . place opened with a good attendance on Monday last. Pamlico, Aug. 5, R. D, McCotter. 1882. one was sleeping in. the store ' and left the boy to his fate. .The boy remained in the store all night and woke up the sleepers next morning, who opened the door to call in aid,' when the rascal 'made way for liberty," but was soon captured and locked up. On the same night and probably by the same party, a raid was made on the postofnee and about two dollars taken from a pocket book which had been found and left in the post office for iden tification of owner. The thief : is sup posed to have secreted himself in the store before it was closed at night and did his work after all had left. He lighted a lamp and made a search for the valuables of the office, which are carefully kept in a largo iron safe. The justices and County commission ers met to-day aud levied taxes up to the constitutional limit 6C cents, in eluding the States' levy. They also lev ied a tax of 20 cents on the $100 to keep up the fence in the "No fence district. " They elected the old board of commi sioners excepting S. II. Rountree who was defeated aud M. II. Wooten put in his place. Two committees were appointed to inquire into the expediency of build ing two bridges over Neuse river one between White Hall and Kinstou and the other in the neighborhood of the upper Daughety bridge and to report at next January meeting. Polloksville Items. Hay and Wm. B. Becton. Mr. Foscue was Chairman of the old Board and is the only one re-elected. He is also the only Magistrate on the new Board. The lauds of Ex-sheriff Worley were sold on Monday by the Chairman of the County Commissioners, they having a mortgage on the same for taxes collect ed by Worley while sheriff and failed to pay over to his successor, but the sale was rendered illegal ou account of its being bid in for the county It will therefore have to be advertised again. Stonewall Items. Notice to Shippers. The steamer L. II. Cutler will sail for Trenton ou THURSDAY, 10th instant. at riv&o clock, a.m. freight received up to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. " Steamer TRENT will eo up Neuse as far as Jolly Old Field on THURSDAY, luin instant, sailing at I h-N o clock, a.m. Freights received up to hour of sailing. 'tu. i. uuti i, Gen 'I Freight Agentt From Jauie City. Messbs. Editors: Indignation meet ings against Mr. A, Blount have ceased, and we are willing and wish to ack nowledge Bro. Blount as a brother and a citizen in harmony, and to enjoy all hand in friendship. Before the reporter could begin to in terrogate this gentleman he opened the look to u,e futul. hail on his own case. Grady. "Hallo, Journal ! I want to show you one of my circulars. Read it and see if it is not' the sentiment of the people of this county." (Reporter eads it.) "Now there are several lead ing Democrats who tell me that they are opposed to making" any nomination for Treasurer, but are billing for me and Sutton to fight it out. I wish you would put this item in the Journal, under Kinston Iteins,Jree of charge'1'1: "Democrats should make 110 nomina tion for Treasurer; let Sutton and Grady fight it out." W. J. Repoiter. "Mr. J., what is the situ ation here on the Congressional ques' tionV" J. "We are Hubbs men. That More head man, whom your reporter inter viewed, and Sheriff Davis can't run this county. If Davis undertakes to carry this county for O'Hara we will certainly attend to his case. " , ELlPARKER, COLORED Reporter. " Well, Eli, who are you folks going to vote for for Congress!"' Eli. "We are for Hubbs. stands no chance here. " By-stander. "You colored Bro. Blount has our Citizens. Kinston Items- Corn, $1.06. per bushel. Meal, $1.10 V V " Wheat, $1.00 1 ! " N. C. Hams, 20c. per Iti. Sides, 18c " Shoulders 16c " Beeswax, 22c " Hides, dry, 3c per lb Chickens, 30 to 50c per pah . Eggs, 10c per dozen. Market scarce and all things high. Capt. W. S. Bird was elected county superintendent of public instruction, Mr. Joyner declining to servo any lon ger- Two young widowers attending an Episcopal church together indicates says good jewish authority, a desire for the reign of matrimony. ' Lewis Grady, the independent candi date lor Treasurer, has received a jug of the implements of war from J. D Sutton's armory and is now raady tn O'Hara openfire- Col. Whitfield introduced Gov. Jarvis DeoDle I at the Seven Springs as an "honest of . 1 - . have the chance of electing a man of nee holder." Col. Moses says that was your own color now, and you have got a beautiful speech and he wishes it, was votes enough in this district to elect him. I true as bountiful. That Col. Whitfield and you ought to do it." I has no second to that motion. Eli. "That s just the way it was Too many black snakes have been when O'Hara run before. You white killed and hung up for rain in the Neck men told us to vote for him; we done so Township. Joshua Mewborne says he and there was a 'vice' on the ticket and I thought last Monday it was going to be we colored people didn't know anything a dry time, so he killed anil hung up a about it. It will be just that way, again 1 black snake' which brought on the heav if O'Hara runs. . . iest rain since the war, By-staudar. -wnatayou going to Swift Oallowav si.l in., hi Seven tio, on, imam u.M4v". ".j . - Snrincrs speech, that Gov. Jarvis admin E? "T am fitv lrAfmina. fill H An I TTa I . . .... . ... - , o istration will be known in history as r i i. a. I " isagooamau. inr.wauy is m wwy th. BM of vorth Carolina. V here.butheaint got no town paint on Pcrhap8 this is true) a8 to the speaker jm. xxv a.uv uccu for the old "bull of the woods" has The circus did not bIiow; suppose it was a humbug. ... Had a street performance yesterday, but as we have no Mayor you can fight as much as you please. ' A good school will open near here on Monday, the 18th of September. Mr. W. H. Rhodes is principal. Ho has taught before, and has given great sat isfaction. The school will be known as the Jones County Male and Female Academy, and will open in the Aca demy building near Polloksville. The building is about fourteen miles from New; Berne and oiie mile from Polloks ville, in a refined and healthy commu nity. Students will be prepared here for the Freshman ar Sophomore classes in higher colleges. . Examination and reports every quarter. This, with the daily record of scholarship aud deport ment aud a report of the pupils' stand ing is forwarded to their parents or guardians. Good board may be ob tained within a convenient distance from the academy at $'C per month, exclusive of lights and washing. Tuition per month: Spelling, reading and writing 81.00; Arithmetic S1.50: Higher English studies $2.00; Latin and Greek $3.00. Students will be received any time during the session and charged from date of attendance. . Maysville Items. Wm. F. Mattocks, fowl angler, is now catching Rock and Mullets. The plantation of Mr. Edwards is be ing pitted with marl holes. The cotton crops here are cut short About 15 per Cent, the cause of which was the late rains. - Mr. N. Pr Smith Is going to reluiii to Texas where ho can control labor, he says he can't here. Vpmeof the people of this section an ticipate a nice time at the big August and the Lime Springs near South West. Messrs, Byuum & Jenkin,s is going to put up ai saw- mill. They say they will saw lumber-cheaper than the cheapest. Nathah Clark, a colored man living on John Collinn's land has the tallest stalk of corn I ever saw, it is about ev enteeu feet high and has thr.ee pr four well developed ears. " "" ' ' . . : J. M. F. E. Much damage is reported to crop6 from the excessive wet in nearly every section of the county, which still con tinues. The Republicans failed to agree on some matters of difference in the con vention last Saturday at Bayboro, aud adjourned to meet on the 2d day of Sep tember next. The Justices of the Peaee of this coun ty met Monday at the court house aud chose W. N. Pugh, Esq., chairman for the ensuing year. Passed, a resolution to increase the number -of county com missioners from three to five; and also a resolution to choose the commissioners outside of their ranks. It was also agreed that the Justices of each town ship should choose one from their res pective townships to form the board: For No. 1 Township, Mr. Josiah Tingle; No. 2, Mr. R. D. McCotter; No. 3, Mr. L. E. Wheaton; No. 4, Mr. J. C. Aleoek; No. 5, Mr. Thos. L. McClure all of whom were elected to servo for the next two years. Mr. B-F. May hew was re elected county superintendent of public instruction. An assessment of $1.40 011 the $100 valuation of properly was made, and $2 ou the poll. Midland North Carolina Railway Company, New Bernk. N. C, Aug. 7, 1882. Tickets, for reunion of 27th Regiment, good from 10th to 20tli Aug., as follows: Morehead to Goldnboro and return, $2.50 New Berne " 2.00 Kinston ' . i.no La Grange " 60 J. W. ANDREWS, aug8dtd Superintendent. N()TJCE. Having been apHiuted this day by the Board of County Commissioners, Wood Insector of this city, my office will be at James F. Clark's store. J. J. ROBINSON, aug8dtf Inspector. NOTICE. Office of Sec. and Treas. New Berne Pamlico Steam TransX)rtation Co. New Berne, N. C, Aug. 8, 1882. At a meeting of the directors, held on Wednesday, June 27, the Treasurer was ordered to collect from the Stockholders of the Company thirty per cent, of their subscriptions to the capital stock of said company on or helore the 15th day of august, incii. SUiekholders are requested to makt payment as above at my office in New '.erne. KeHpeetlully, T. A. GREEN. ' nuj dtd Hb. &Tcea. him enough. " There is "walking" for O'Hara and Grady in Lenoir. Letter Horn It MessrSi Editors: Please to say through your paper to the Demo allow me been grazing most luxuriently the last four years and may think the pastures have been as golden for others as for himself. George Jenkins, colored, was com mitted to jail last week for breaking the Shoofly Items. Ciops are looking very well around Shoofly, but they are damaged very much by the heavy rains of late, at though I think the rice crop is as good as could possibly be expected. Mr. William O'Neal of our place met with very sad luck last Sunday morn ing, lie hitched his horse up to his buggy and started off on a short visit and his horse refused to go and the old man went in the house and sat down and about the time he did hi horse fell dead and did not kick. Mr. William O'Neal is about 74 years old and he says he has lost fourteen head of horses in the last 42 years aud it falls very heavy on the old gentleman, but hope he may be able to get him another in a very short time. A young man traded him the horse and recommended him very highly to Mr, O'Neal, but ii is generally believed that he told the old man a falsehood. COMMERCIAL. Elizabeth City Brewery, ELIZABETH, X. l .1 en kin' Ale Thi Alt- is maiuifciciuml :il tki brewery, i GkWUIXE AXD PURE, BrewtMl I10111 I'uie Malt iiiui Hopv Ih h tiiii' Ionic, sup. Tioi to :iud uiiuli belter than any Uwr maile. Has -nurd ilysieKiu, ami it a I'leventulive u malarial fevers and rhilK- Dealers supplied in barrels, kes, or bottleu in dales. ItecoHUlleluleil by h. iiimis. Aililrev.., THOMAS M. JENKINS & CO., Bo.c 2S, Elizubeth City, N. C auil-ililni . Llrick lor Hale. 1 will keep , constantly oft baud at Man well & Crabtree's lot in New Berne a lot of first class hand-made brick. For terms apply to James Man well or to the undersigned IMin. C. Simpson. Jones County Items. ciats of Pamlico county that I do not large front window of George E. Kor- desire, neither will I accept if offered, negay 's store and taking therefrom the nomination for the House of Kepre-I box of paper collars and a tew urn sentatives. Two years ago a majority brellas. The thief says he had a "pal' of Democrats, in convention assembled from New Berne, but does not know his at Bayboro, recommended me for the name or what has become of him. This nomination of Senator. I made an ad- act was done about midnight and the dress at the time, aud a worthy Demo- thief was immediately pursued and crat said JudgeBuxton would have captured with a part of the stolen prop given fifty dollars for it. The Senatorial erty, near the melon patch of Mr. Kelly convention nominated J. T. Respass, in Jones county, into which he had en- and he was elected. He is now doing tered and stolen as many melons as he all in his power to disrupt theDenio- wanted. He confesses his guilt, cratio party, and will likely be the Again, on Saturday night. Charles standard-bearer of the Republicans. I Barber, a colored boy from Jones coun was too much of a Radical for the wire.- tyf at the suggestion of a "pal," secre pullera of the party, who themselves ted himself in the store of R. Edwards, wanted to climb into office. , I with the understanding when the "cal" At the convention at Washington in knocked at the door, he was to be , ad- June ultimo the Democrats from Pam- mitted. The "pal" discovered some The clever agent of the Journal, C C. Taylor, was in town on Monday. Mr. P. M. Pearsall, a young lawyer recently from Duplin, was elected County Superintendent and will no doubt make a good one. ' The Republicans hold their couuty convention on Saturday, the 2nd day of September to nominate candidates for county offices and for the Legislature. ! The delegates of the 9th Senatorial district, composed of the counties of Onslow, Jones and Carteret, will hold a meeting at Polloksvile 011 the 16th day of August for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the Senate. The County Commissioners and Mag- sstrates met together at the court houae on the first Monday for the purpose of levying taxes for the ensuing year, and electing a County Superintendent. . A tax of 80 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation was levied, 1 ' The Board of Magistrates elected the following for Couuty Commissioners for the next two years: E. M. Foscue, Jos.r B. Banks, Isaac Brock, Quitman NliAV KERNE MARKET. Cotton Middling lljc; low middling 115c. good ordinary lie; ordinary I0c None in market. 1 , UORN .JC. in ouik; 50c, 111 m;ivB. Turpentine Receipts moderate. Firm at 82.50 for yellow dip. Tar Firm at $1.25 and-$1.50. Beeswax 20c. to 22c. per lb. Honey (10c. nor erallon. Country Bacon Hams 18c; sides 10c; shoulders 15c. Lard 15c. Beef On foot, 5c. to 60. Sweet Potatoes 50c. per bushel. Eaas 10c. per dozen. Peanuts $2.50. per bushel. Fodder $1.50. Peaches 15c. to40o. per peck. Apples 30a50c. per bushel. Pears Sl.00 per bushel. Onions 1.50 per busnel. Beans 50c. per bushel. Hides Dry, 9c. to 11c; green 5c . - Tallow 6c. per lb. v.. Chickens Grown, 50c. per pair. Meal Bolted, $1.15 par bushel. Irish Potatoes 1,50 per bushel, but few in market. Shingles 5 inch, $2.25 per M.; 6 inch, saps, $4.00 per M.; hearts, $5.00 per M. . . baltinobe:ihahket. Baltimore, August 7. Oats linn; southern 56a62c; western white 65aC7c; Pennsylvania 60a65c. Pro visions quiet; mess pork $22.25a23.25. Bulk meats shoulders and clear rib aides, nacked. llalislc. Bacon shoul ders 12c, ; clear rib sides 151c. Hams i!Ul6c Lard refined 14c. Coffee firm; Rio cargoes, ordinary to fair, 8ia9c. Sugar quiei; A soft 9ic. Whisky quiet at $1.18. NORFOLK COLLEGE . FOR YOUNG LADIES. FOR II 111 II 1 U Kill I VU!I OF VOI Mi LUHES. Twelve Regular Teachers, Five Gentle men and Four Ladies. Christian, bill nun-seoiarian. Pribciwal Pro testant denominations ri'iieenl('d in Hie Hoard ul nireclors ana r tieitlly. Two hundred and eielny ininiU last session.' New and eleeant biiiluinirs, healed by steam and liuuled Willi (.'as ; MiHdied with the best modern educational nppliuueen. Hoarding de partment iiiiiuiiiiK I'lo wiled tiirouiilioiit will) walnut furniture, marble too bureaus and wasb- siunds ; sprints aud host hair mattresxea tm beds: bath-rooms with hot Hud cold water; three lariie parlors, etc. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. New York, August 7. Futures closed dull: sales 22,000 bales; August 12 94 al2U5; September 12 50al2 57; October 11 OOall 91; November 11 70all 71; De cember 11 70all 71; January 11 80a 11 81; February 1192all 93; March 12 04 12 05. Amill2 17aia its. Cotton dull; uplands 13 1-16; .Orleans 13. .; i.i .; . " : ' ' WILMINGTON MARKET. , ' Wilmington, AuKuat 7. Spirits tur Dentine firm at 42. Rosin steady at $1.35 for strained, and $1.50 for good strained. Tar steady at $1.80. Crude turpentine . steady at $1.75 for hard, $2.75 for yellow dip and virgin. For catalogue, containing full infor mation, apply to . KEV. K. 11. WYNNE, Secretary, Or Rev. R. M. SAUNDERS, Principal, aug4dlw-w3m- Norfolk, Va. Horner School, OXFO!Cl N. C. The Fall Session of 1882 Begins the 4th Monday in July. INSTRU.roTiS: J. II. Horner, J. C. Horner, J. M. Hokner, With such assistant instructors as the exigencies of the School may require. The chief work of the School is done bv the Senior Pi im ipnl and his two sons. The less important work is given to as sistant instructors, who are selected with especial reference to their peculiar fitness for the duties assiimed them ; and the number of students will not be in creased beyond the capacity of the Prin cipals to take personal charge of all the classes in the leading branches taught, and to supervise till the work of the School., The School has been under its present management for , More than Thirty Yearn,- and in this sense, it is, we be lieve, the oldest school in the South. As several ol the Cadets will leave for College, tbeie will be room next Session for about twenty new students. .For Catalogue apply to the Principals, ' .1. U. & J. C. HORNER.
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