North Carolina Newspapers

1 i a t , t 1 1 vol; i. NO. 12J. 1882. LOCAL NEWS. Journal miniature Almanac, Sun rises, 5:23 I Length of day," .'' i ' Sun setv G:43 ) 13 hours, 20 min. ' Mo.ui sets 10:8 p. in. . . . .. . ' . lion of ,. lames L, Robinson'of Mn'poii, or I Bits' 6f the ,History 0? NbWv wiuse of .King- George -he hod the conii-1 m rils of these men, but must paw on. j Governor ami .Major Warren J. Be" y'ct I .. Ttprv" ' : ' ' ? jdeneef onr peoiI.' .They' enter ind'; We havo reached the Southeast oruei-j The 'revenue' cutter Sf evens returned to part yesterday." "; ' " New sweet' potatoes are eohSing iu and Belling at CO to 70 cents per bushel. 4 The temperature of tho weather was . very pleasant yesterday, rouging from .75 to S(J degrees., i ' , The increased valuation of property' in the. 7th township on the '.North Bide of : the river this year over lat amounts ,to $00,000, Our ' Register of Deeds has issued ,! three marriage license during the past week! "Tn o to colored couples and one ' to whiles.' of j Lenoir, j for Lieutenant G j rivir. This is the -compromise sl"'.( firfd up during the .last legislature.,. bet ween Billy Woodpile and Gov. Jmis.-l i "Another Richmond It in' the P.el.l" for Superior "Court Clerk. 'W'm. JIUu ter,'bou of Nick hunter deceased ,' luis declared himself a ' Ilepublicart 'candi date' for this nomination. By this ae- tiou he leaves I the Democratic jjjsriy and joins the Republican nrganraliou. If "disembodied spirits" knoiv what is doing in this- worldj there surely, is a lively time among thorn just now. What must 'old Nick" think of his scalawag'' sou'.. " ',j " is Judge Fields'1' better half,'!' with her bunch of interesting little ' jewels; , is 1 nr liim limcli yuetuV'1' Sul n fTtn'l loi, 11 tl , Til' l-'.:id. Fl-Olll 11 r i ltl'11,11 1 Mf.l-.ti .. n 111 (ill Messrs. Euitinsi If yomwill walk vf o j . ... , ,.' L' . ,- , (W1.r ' llnll1 ai,,i ,h , v-i),.-.... will now start for a ram bio !aboiit tlio , , '; . i i, . ' " . l .1 a A fw h una more ami we lire cccr voan; ivio James Davis set nn the first ii.. .... 1 1 . . ....... .. ' , : i . . i -1 l.M, II. f "ll'T lit ,'ic. 'Itl, i t. ... . A" tr , " . , : T' it k.m written on the graven. e iJ uumou LiJy Blessingum,' jt the; i. , , , . - - t . t n i i-,,--..- I . Wl-t wliicn covers the oust c J,..v.ie r of Pollock rtnd Midn'.t utVeefciJi If..-. . , .... .. u - ; R holt, Attorue.v (ieneral ot the Prov- i onmnteiuxd hlu net vey , ba,M;-o st ' the c:: corner Lot us tirst go ' down PolloiJ. street ,to Neuse river. ' Thb ws thin' Volid before V.iu town hi'4 sl.eets. Bui pause a mo- j meut' and hear a word ubout the early hWtory of Newbern, i ' r .'' 1 Christopher do (ialTeuruid,fof lleruc, Switzerland, boru iu 1G01, was inado a Laud .(jrave of Caitdina by the f oiids Proprietors of that Provim'e, in t"ii)!l. Iu tha twine year ,ab-mi (ioO Hermans ftoni.tiit! jijHtiiWijit.of .the. Rhiix- eijii-, graled to : Carolina under, his auspices. , ii'.?ir.veof "an hottest lawyer indeed' ne died1 in Newborn a ci'iidi'y rusticating' in the Neck township, with a was acwmipanied by his noii Chris ' j . .Tho dredge boat Vyclopx has returned , , to the , Harlowe creek , canal work. It , , was towei) down on Friday evening by the steamer Trent, .j; ,, ;, .;:!';'' i 'The aehtioher Vmiua; Capt.; Bell, at ! rivettlast! Frid.ly' from I Hyde county with a' earwi of corn.- Tt sold for 75 cents per bushel. ; i , -,( ; " ""EgosTelaiTed for '13'ceiits per dozen. J... f? i . 1. .J. f in . . . i 1 . ( j vn;ie.iie;i;. fine oaieis ay inijy have ciininianded a belier price UiiJ sutu- nier thau'for nuuky years.' ' ' . Dan. Moore, jpolj,i jiecame very noisy on Uobbers Row yesterday. Policeman Hurtt had to put the nippers on him and tap him with the "billy" before get-ting mill in uie Hiuiion. , Mr. Crabtree, f Man well iSr Crabt ree is'nt Pplloksvillo putt in a; down the new boilers for Whitty's'mill. 'He cfoes Prom there to By nuni ' and JenkiiiH to fix,. n -.- a boiler for them. .; . 1 ., -.i.x Our Bits of ihe History of New Berne is unusually interesting this week. The -itoiJRN At deserves a vote of .tbnnkqi ' for this series. We certainly vote ;ouv thanks to our Historian, for these valua ble contributions. " Mr. F. S. Eiinil reports the rains ruin .. .. iug the second crop of . Irish potatoes. - He lias a lot planted whk h have sprout ' ed, but he1 fcara rlhey ' will vot before . jji coming up. -Ceerally ; it is. the dry .weather that liothers this crop. .-; i If Turner a almanac bo true we will have fair weather the balance' of this monlh. Our hew Vehnor, reported !n . . yesterday's issue, says it will rain iiintil . ' the 5th of September. So there is a chance for somebody to loose a reputa tion as a weather prophet. , f J . . r Mr. Walter Neal, of Rockingham, - is visiting his father, Rev. Ceo. W. Neul, . of this city. ' We remember the young " gentleman at our Press Associations as very popular with the ladies, lie rep resented the Pee Dee J3cc. and' evident- . ly believed in looking after the pret . v . flowers. . . - ... The steamer Trent made, her t . lai ' . tiip to Polloksvillo uu Saturday, dairy ing up a saw mill for Mf. C. Whitv and the following passengei r. Col. J, N. Whitford, Frank Foy, Mr. Ceo. Mor ton and Mrs. St H. Morton ot; Wilming ton, Mrs. Ainaii and Nat Sheppard o' "old' Roan," R. W. Pope Esq. In, her absence, the Judge seems to be' quite domestic ami iiidiistrious, feeding J all solitary and alone, life' chickens, "milk ing his cow, washing the dishes, clean ing up. the ( house, ami occasionally chopping .the weeds and graf.sout his flower i yard. He . , is delerniued the passing hou is shall bear a guod report to his help mate of his loneliness. It is noticed., however, not much is seun or lid from nhii .l(ei night, pi(f:ibly being driven early to the aims of Soin- nus by I.ani Mew horn's ternblo ghost stones related nightly at Mewail's on Tiickahoe. . . . . - ' " La Granoro Items- 1 Col. E. P.. Islerand (aiudyrre visiting relative hear thin place. ' ' Sixty or seventy feet of wood supports tiie; United Slales" '. (lag tlit flutters aboso.lho High iSchool" barracks. Let "er flutter.. i.. . j is.: Joe SuUojyJr. .. in-, in aj critical condition lrom a sudden and very ; siv vero attack which took place on We!l- ncwltiy evening. . ; John Randolph, an ex-county coin nUsskiner'i paid our vtllitgi a 'drip Mon day. I learn that he represented Ran dolph's .interest entirely. Oabe niay looi-e one of his feathers. '. I did not give the name of Capt, A. ' J. Mclntyre, Mayor of our town, and a re ecntlyxnppointed Notaiy Public, as: be-1 iug one of the two from this place, who would gladly accept the nomination on the Republican ticket for Superior Court Clerk. 4 Tho Captahr is of rather new issue, (geuerally in demand) and en tered the field at a late hour, but if the nominations of these guardians of the leoples' rights partako of a military rather than of a jmlicial character, as your Kinston Items predicts, will he the case with the Democrats, then will it be si'd with Chief Justice Coleman, the res ident candidate, who has served the par ty for b these many years, and Mho entered the race early and has borne the heat and burden of the day Ex-Justice G'".tiam, lite itinerant pl:u seeker, wlio might head his communications, "in the field,'' as did Sherman .the chief bummer, will, in that event,- have tho phime plucked from his cap and r.j in the br v. of thfe.now convert. How OuHlow,J.umiUy,'andCai.Tidftf.;effoct es-Representatives neauioi t county. , uapt. Jm goea up to place Mr. Whilty's new saw mill. i Our Churches 011 SniiiUy. ; ; , jVFir.r ciiluiCH. "i Services by tho Pastor, Rev. F; W. Eason. Morning Service, 11 a. m., Sub ject, Patches of Sunshine. t Night ser vice, 8f p. in.: Subject, Lessons from Holy, Tears."" i" 7, ' " ; ' ; Seats free and cordiai Velceiiie to all. UiH' Mayr Conrt. ' Win. Jones, col., was up yesterday morning for disorderly conduct, loud swearing anil vulgar language on the . : public streets! He was fined $2.00 and cost., , , , .. itft ' Vi- -';:! '. Enos Banks was again before tho ; our and received, a lectur in regard to breaking young Jordan's arm. He j was .reminded that his: acts. .would be closely watched in the future, and if ho ehould again fall into the hands of the court, the administration of the law , would not be tempered with much mercy in his case. ; ( -. ( p ; -vi ( '; j KJnstonJtfims. " ' t" Tliis ; week hai ibeeni -cloudy, aud showery in this section, though it is not believe" much damage has been done to the crops thereby.' . : ' The KinsUin Ckillegiate Institut buildings are putting on a neat and beautiful appearance.' In a new dress, with new furn if are and with an entire change of teachers, this Institution will hardly knn'v i; rlt, on the last Monday . i in Una inoi!-:U, when it opens for tho re ception of pupils a largo number of whom are promised and expected. ft i-. ! !: ! Mtlho lM-t lie fii iiiiy I i 4 the Pa: I, and tho Wert, .1 -!.v f-V (Ml, Will ii? snlec- Reyenuera romaina to.be seeh,aiid what good will result from tlie incessant workings of the Captains friends he vdl learn on the 2Glh day ol August. A.1IUO Domini, 1S82. ) : Beaufort. Items.f Our farmers are now grumbling about having too much rain. .One week ago it was too afy for them like some oth er, foike we know of, hard t suit. : Our friend E. C. Duncan, one of Car teret's most enterprising young farmers, has 175 acres.of cotton, 65 of rice and 90 of cot ui all flue crops nf any county can SHOW. , ; . .... ; l;' Tho fisliermen throughout the couiit' are getting seines ready and ' are going into pump for the fall campaign, against the mullets, and the outlook is very flat tering for themes fish bid fair to be plentiful and demand good. . Most of the visitors have left and tho boatmen are wearing Jong faces in con sequence. Rev. Mr. Robey of Goldsboro is at the Davis House and will preach' at tho Methodist chinch on Sunday, Rev. Mr. Jurney exchanging pulpits with him; - I ' 1 ' ' 1 ' '' '11iu.Hclir. Miuiha sailed for New York this morning with a cargo of about 8000 watermelons, shipitcd hy the enterpris ing truck farmer, W. B. Colburn.; This load will probably dose the shipments of melons for this season, of which the crop liss been a large and paying one.-' '' W. A. Lninly (West Wachovia Na tional Bank of WiiiHt in) mid family,; C. B. Brooks uml family of Salem, Ferdi nand Ulrk.h and family of New Berne are among Ihe late arrivals at the Da vis House. Several fishing parlies are noon (yp;'eil. topher, Captain' Lewis Michel (our.Mit- diells' descended from him) of llorie, and n; number of Swiss. 1 In 1710 die founded the lovh of Newborn. ' 'Tho Indian name of -the point! of 'la (id 'on which is 'now Newborn was Chatlcjia. De (jrafTtlnreld Was a remarkably hajid sonie m;ui, and gossip says Queen Aiino was so much attached to lier visitor' tKat lier ministers sent him oil ti "A liieiiica- and gave him thousands of acres to git clear of him. Bo that uu it may, wijen the Indians masfuicred Lawson, iiUir SUeels Ferry, ton miles above Newborn, they also designed killing po, Cialfen nod, who was,, with, him, but after! ho was stripped they were deterred by a gold medal they found on his neck, nd by his remarkably white skin and grand iigure, They thought, ho iwiwj a great chief of somo kind, and it was bad luck to killn mler. Uiat medal still in the possession A some of the De (iraffenrieds in the State of Georgia. The-old Baron, however, toon became involved here in debt,sold his hinds to the Pollocks, and returned -to Switeer- Mndi' Many -of the Palatines remained, and their ilescendenls are among ,our most respecteil citizens. Now we must hurry on. A fiiw steps east from the gun bring- us' opposite to the fau nda lion as you see of the iirsl church of any kind creeled in the town of Newborn. ' The stone slab before us, just above the ground, was' iu the, cen tre of the aisle of the church, anil cov ers the graves of some ol its earliest members, ..Of. course it was (.he Estab lished t -'hiii'di of England, and. the peo ple. wero taxed to (build it. Thus, Wlih' mauj'aftelj the Revolution; lt.wjuij iin- populrri and the : lot.) of , the Newl)ern Academy adjoining the' Churi'li proper ty on ; Pollock and ; Craven streets,' and the lot on which isC. E. Foy, ..TSwivnew house, and the lot recently sold lot the neiw -eohrt house, was taken from the Church by net of tho 'Legislature noil it was with much dihVully John St.mly afterwards 'prevfjntod' ii similar confis cation of part of the chnrcliynrd on Mid dle VtroeC. ', The vestiy of the; Church, (Contemplating 'trdn IMe if bnryinsjt were stdpjied on their 'grounds, kept 'it opeiv as long 'jyrlliey could for that pin pi we. " Thelti'st burying ground was' oh ( 'ra ven slrent.' The 'Journal,' (l'uv covers part of .it.Tho entrance wa;i where the fniH brick -mansioii of the Misses, Taylor now stands.; The next bury ing, place was, the Episcopal Church grounds In 1800 it was closed by order of the, town authorities in consequence of the yellow fever, being brought, here. in a vessel. At that tiin it: did jiot , cross Broad street, : though there was a ; cao' and death, Mr. Butler, grandfather of Miss Rachel Prooklicld of ourcRy, Ho di,od on the corner - where now resides Mr. Bangert. But 'in 1791, arid in the Jate war,- it spread throughout the down. Our present celnetevy was purchased by the Episcopal Churchin 1800 for the reasons before given, and hiirying then commenced there'. Iu 1"I it wast tr-ans- ferreiPto tiie town by' tho Vestry of Christ ' Church, when it was 'enclosed with the shell rock wall. ', , . I ' , To return to the old church. Pre vious to and during the, llevolulionai.y War an aristocratic lady, Madam Moore, had a "double pew'' in it, and in that pow at different times, sat, Ceorge Washington, Gen. Nathaniel Greene, James Monroe, John C. Calhoun, amW many of the most emiuenti citizens, of North Carolina, i This old chu(c)i was brick; unfortunately it was pulled tdowu after the erection of a larger one.1 The first m iiiistor was Jaiiies Reed, w-ho bail a coinmission feigned by Cot". Tryoit and Lord Howe. In the war thi4 truly px-; c'ellCriidnd pious 'old'' minister'! would pray for' the King, when the boys-in tho congregation, put up to il hy their fathers, would beat tlio di um'.at - the church door and cry "off with hmhead. 1' This would be repealed every Sunday, tlio .minister with uuwaveriiijj; fidelity clinging to his royaluasler.',,-. ' p .', The brick mound midvyay thojfdiui'c.l grounds on Middh? sli e(,t, am noar the fence, is the grave of i'Tarsou? liocd. Ho was by all called Paruon Reed, and ince. IS"' i j Passing on, the slab, we see now, k-yel with tha dose cut grass, in over kits re piaii o( a paf riol of whom it can .be trustfully ;said we Jiad no g.'eatcr in the Rttvolutionary War in proportion to Ids means and ability. H'.s means too 'were large, and his talent conspicuous as a nieivhant. It is the g.ave of John Vv right Stanly. -. Tltouh not a lawyer he was the first Judge of tho Court,! of Admiralty in North Carolina. Of h.'m we shall have much to say heivifii:'V The hickory we arc now pawsing standing on tlio south cast corner of the churchyard , with boughs overhanging the sidewalk and shading a pump urn the street,- is older than the town, and no doubt can ook down on several cent rie; ; Near the trunk ol' this tr-e for' .about seventy years was a pine board iu, Ihe grave1 of a Catliolie priest'. WllL'ii it w..s removed ten or twelve years ago,, to give pLee to the marble ctu-iH now nearly covered by the ever green hedge, there was not the blighted indications of decay, while deep grooves were worn in tin; 'wood, by the long years ol ram drops, tlio liulo house under the shadow of ih is hickory,' now the law- olHce of Washington Bryan, Esq., was, tho home of Moses (ri iflin, who liyeil a inist-rly life and killed him self eating shad when very low in price. Yet al ius death, unlike many others with more means, lie remembered the poor. Tlius we have the (infiin fund for schools to-day, and but 'for tho war jt'would now be over a- hundred thou sand dollars.,': If there cm bo aiiy ex cuse for .ft miserly life it in to save: for the benefit of otheis to help those un able to help themselves. After so inut'li delay again we will press on. . We have now reached the in tersection of Pollock and East j'ront streets, ,and are faeiug the Neuse. To the w hart directly in front -.of us. ami only a tew steps: distant, wen; brought Dr.; Alexander. Gaston, father of Wil liam (iaslon, and Col. John Green, hy an old negro, John Fisherman, the day they were fdiol by the' Tories' from the wharf of an Englishman (Cornoil), now the wharf of the Old Dominion Steam ship Company, while attempting to es cape in a small boat on Trent river. They were shot down and supposed to have been killed, of probably would have been at the time. piinlhig pre.-s ever iu Noilh Carolina. FK'lecn years "afterwards he published the first number of the firs! pajs-r or periodical in the State, under tlie title of '"North Carolina Magazine or Univer sal Intelligencer," The resiiioiire ot Mrs. ('apt. Green 'is on tha ;e,t. The writer of this has seen some 5" t!it old type ; found there. Jahn Stanly ca ried his bride to a lili le bouse on the nr. me lot, the foundation of it could still there he found; the Stanly mansion then noij having been linidied, though coni nicnced before the Reveluiionary Wtir. We will say more of Ibis house in 'on int'tion with John Wright Stanly, tho father of John Stanly. Jest before Davis started bis printing pies.-,, the older Gov. Spaight a.rborn on the Nerth west corner of the -same square, where is now the residence of lv. llol 1 m. The house iu which Snaiu'ht first looked upon the world was pulled down ;.i ice 1850. This square was one of the lirl built upon in New hern. - iA't us go to the uet corner, Neuse (New) street. The residence just south of it was for years ihe home 'of Mrs. Hum, the mother;. I Gem go Pollock mid his .;.ister. Mrs.Jo'ni Devoreaiix.who was 'the grandmother of Mrs. Judge Clarke. George Pollock being her great uncle. COIEllClAlr skw iii:uki: ,11 tttKhi . ;. ;- iJ," C0TTOX Middling 11 Jc-; hWMniddling 11.. gooil ordinary lie.", ordinary Jt!c, None in market. j -... .." Corn title. -in bulk; tfte.'in sackr .Ti'HPESTiMi Receipts nioi'if rtie. Firm ntJ.50for yellow dip. , Tap -Firm nt -1.S5 and 1.50. P.KtKWAX 2(li-. to ?.e. upr Jb. Honky -00c. per gallon, Cuuntky- n.unN-Ptam 18c; sides 10;; shouldeis 15e. Lard 15c, . Bi:kk On foot, .V iu He-.. .. !. Svvkkt roT r..i s-.,.:jt-, jmr.buslifcl. Butw-llo. pei dozen. - , .,..-... PR.SCW.-.!:0. ,ei bUKhe). .:" ' ' FoniiKn -i.o. , ' . PEa :HKS 1,m-. io40e. per peck. Ai'PM-. -JiOaiiOc. Mr bushel. I'li.hs -b;1.00 er bushel. : . ,O5ilONiir-&i.50 Mr ImsiittL . Biian 50c. per bushel, . Hli;-Drv, 9c. to Ho.; giet'lifH-. Tau.hw-I1c. -r lb. CiiicKuxs (iiow n. 50c. per pair. Mii.M, -Bolted, lif I, t."i p -i- bushel. Ikisii i'liTAToKS-l.nO per bushel, but few in market. Siiinui.-:5 inch,'' S'S.25 ir- M.; inch, stips, ,i'4.00 p,.r M.: hearts 5.00 per M. : -- - - . BtlIIIIURSMIKKKI1. , . Baltimokk, August 18. Oats lower; southern new .V.ia(i5e..; western white tiOaO.'.e,; ilo. Miixed aUnane. Rye firm at 70aT3c Hay dull: .prime to choice IVnnsy Ivaniti and Mary land 1G.OOal7.00 Prov'sions linn: mess "pork Sv.25a23.25. Bulk meals shoulders and clear rib I shies,- packed, llal ijc. Bacon shoul ders 12c; clear rib sides 15.1c. Hams l.iJaKdo. Lard - relined 14c. Butter H is the residence now of Henry R. J Lryan. Esq.,' who has recently had it j easy; Rio cargoes, ordinary to fair, moueinj'.oii. It was for some years also j n,aUjC. hugar quiet; A soft 9 , Now turn to the. we.l. On the corner lot ouour left, whei'ii'l', A. Green, Esi., isiitlw haing n dwelling bouse built, grow for years the Live Oaks', tw o of the 'noblest -tree iof the American foreat. Not unlike the -.hickory in the cliurch yard they 'were 'much obler than th! town itself; Uinler them the Palatines pitched their tents in December, 1700, and .Iving Blount smoked with them the " Ynhiiiiol. - i peace." There the C.n iijiies held thi ir councils and their war dance. Under iT'iem. too. about 70 years- ago, tno hrst circus ever in loo country per formed, 'ami a few of our citizens re member it. The trees stood unharmed by the a'xe'of .(ijviliviutipu. for years, and wcro destroyed inthe great conflagra tion jq New Ijeru iu ) 8-11. , ; " If we look to .the right on the corner lot whore is how' the lesidcnce of tlie Misses ('ustis was thJ brick mansion of Dr; Ifaslin.' This afterwards become the property ; aijd residence of John W'ashiniiton.-'TlHM'e Gov. Win.'Ai Gra ham married '-Mis's ' Snsan Washington, the sistct of Tohn Wftshington, Esq., of Lenoir ootlnty; ''J'heold mansion was burned wYicn'iho 'Live. Oaks were at the time occupied1 lby;Tnnies (1, SUinlyi Jr., ' Esq. The brick house' now oii iljie lof' was the kitchen and is slill standing as ii, was in the f-tormy times of'tlie Rcvo jtilion.. Gaston and Green w ere dining with II asl in when a man ran iu the house and told,' them the Tories were near, in pursuit of them; they -hastily procured a boat-and left the shore and were, shot as before jslated. - Being; taken back to Dr. llaslin's it wn;i first nup- postul Gafitou wotiht live nut l i recti coo 1.1 could, nt, long sui'vive. ; The reverse turned; ohU-tn bo true, (iaslon was rkiiiied to his- home the next1 day. His house was on ' the - lot whero the Newberii- Jiank building was erected, after wards il was tin Merchants' Bank, and is noV the property of R. W. King, Esq., if Lenoir chuiity. and is used as mine's of the Ccntrar Hotel. ' Dr. Gib ton died there the f 6111 th day after he was wounded. His jiiou," William, w as there boni and was fben oulv a few years of age. Col. Green recovered en tirely aud lived rome years". His grave is under the pri't enf Episcopal church, the home cf John Burgwin and then Chester was inspired by the scenes there to 'write some t f h.:3 sweetest poetry. L Looking wcistof course leaves the Neuse at our back. On the right 011 the coiner with the width of only a narr.w street from lis is the resid 'uce cf Mrs. Judge Manly, of which we have heretofore spoken as the Emery house, where President Monr..e and Calhoun were entertained during their visit to New- hern bv our citi-'.ens. This house is on a lot the shape of 11 triangle. Near the point where shot '; rtreet runs into New street, was Bryan's tavern, the first lav ernever opened in the town. It was on a creek that extended to the lot of the writ. r of Ihi.;, where, digging a well a icw years ago, a pliink wharf Was found down in the earth, wilhcypressshingles ina sound condition under it, which evidently had fallen from the wharf in the water and thus been so long pre served. The Bryan tavern win a great place, -of resort in its day. Disputes were either sol tied there or arrange ments made, to setlle them on the field, Balis, too. were constantly given there, and many grand dinners did our fathers I enjoy in it for years when ruin punch would flow us free as water and be that vould not drink to the bottom was con sidered no man at all- A bow l of till!', reddening nose beverage was .in those (lays, some times carried with' funeral processions, and I ho corpse being born by .hand, when the, bearers would idop to change' hands, the bowl of. -punch would be brought up and they would regale them?e!es I'i'oin if, and were not men as honest and lees treacherous ihen (him they are now V Was not the stun d.. rd of honor highei then (ban in this day in all professions and occupations V I am inclined to the belief as ,we add inventions aud improve in some of the works of 011 1: fathers w e improve in pro port kin in' rascality. Sunt,- of t.lnv old hotel can bo remembered hy some per sons now living in Newbern. You arc now tired and so; may your readers be when thry, roach fhis point, if.thoye.vor should.- .thereiore we will stop our talk until another week if you then desire t. continue it. D. Whinky firm at S'J.iHal.lOI. WIMIIINHTUN itIAKKET. Wii.MiNOTiA, August 1S. Sc'rits tur pentine steady at 4 lie. ' Ro?v firm r t S1.35 for til rained, and V0 for good strained. Tar firm at2.00. Crude turpentine firm at Sl.75 for hard, and 2.75 lor yellow ('ip and virgin,., NliW VORK COTTON M ARKRT. NhwYouk', August 191 p.M.,-Colton futures closed dull: -August- 13 86 il'i s; Seplcmlier 12 77a 12 October 11 85a II Wl; Noveinlier 11 fi'Jall f'4: De- ccmberl1.rifal1.05- January 11.70.-i11 71. Sales 19.011(1 hales. Cotton firm: unbinds 13 1-lfi; Or leans VVi. . - - C'niupnrnlivc rolton S(l-mui, Ni;w York. August 1.S. The following is the comparative cotton statement for the week ending this date: : s- , 1SN2. ' 1881. Net receipts at all U, , S. ports, . . . . ,;S58 20,5(15 Total receipts to this date, . . . . .-1,025,248 5.747.988 Exports for the week 11,180 i .27,015 Total exports to this dale. .- . . . .:-l,i:S,4:V 4,485.718 Stock at all U.S. .rts 1 15.f:J0 22O.:J90 Stock tit nil interior towns . . . . . Slock at Livcrtool. . Stock of Am'n alloat for Croat ISrilaiii. . 7.957 015.000 . 20.589 750.000 21,000 CITY ITEMS. Tim, for I .ni -rttlliiol, licvl li, il A.li i-il i Hi-,-;. ni-w i 10 In-iHed . . i ( llhncl. ( oil vi'lllioil. A National (..ujeiiback libor Oon M'lilion.ol (he .Siioinl Congressional District' will meet iu New Berne on Thursday the i.lsi; of August, at the limit house for the puiKse of putting in nomination a suitable candidate for Coin;. ress. I lelcgaleH are reiuested to at tend from all I he counties iu the Dis trict. ( 'K'EKO GKEEV, Chairman. Cli.W KK CUL-NTV DULUdA'rKS. . - Isaac -Brock, col., Frank Heath, Jeakun Grilliii, Monroe llonntree, cel., C'banes Sutton, Caleb Dunn, col,, Daniel Bryan, col., John A . dacksoii. Jessey White, col., Kobert P.rock, Kite Nile, R. J, Crock, W. N. Gardner. William Griffin, John C. Collins, John T. Lincoln, Henry Spear. John O. Gardner, JohuG. Smith, Amos Biggs, col.. O.K. Wetherington, George Willis, John I'orbert, , (Barns. All Nationals are invited to lftend. Aug. 15. Y X eltc.mu'Tir ('s'tii'ch niiti' jtftit'lic Klixir of 1-ifo, tuk iH icat ic ii i:i v of tii 1: a r; t: till' tt'tlll (if , l l l'Xtl'MMl'Mt(. It is min (toti it(li4i l oin lite t'Xtntcifd .ina t tni t'i-n'r.it-'ul ti ltirs or'inii'i'h vi'trt iaMi' ' nl-.-tum t--. li 1 iwlirlv-1" 4iitii 'fiUiinfl -v nllir'f l:m-p-i-ioii - -11 1 -.lining; 1:- the mih . t inyU im; In u-v 'V flli''iH lUl'l W rJ l.t't'i'll" ('"M'iilUti!, ' t'H il ( I'llHtf W t'Hw.UVI :iTij'Ul l'.')HH'il ,, 'f lit'Vi"triT', iiiMii;iif' :itnl t'litifh Hn i-)t'itl ytimiilui ii i bu ih i,iiLiiiaItin. ;itiil il 1;U.u VlMtV'VjuirFil-w ill l.tvp tlt' sj-ifiii tn rili'ci rlir.: . Tl is ir--.fi:iiy i'''ciMiiiUi'Htttl f ir Ihi' cut of ;nl MALAI;1AJ4 (lis. ;K Hru htN iIim-:isi of Hit kl'llM-y, K l(tIUI;lll-I:i, rt l-i;t . ItilltiHLHW-.-ih, (: ilnciify, niitl ittl Kivor iiit((tliiitii. . '' As tn apt-rii nl ill'1 iltr a l:.ltlt : i-KMtl'jll Ihict linn'ii a , .',inl a rMH'' tnl all iiiln u 111:1 II h'it'-lirnn fit I mount)'- :itil t'v.t'uitii; , , ' l'i''(KH'i( li JU. U kJtlv4, , IMmrmacisi aii-i ritfiiiivt. .Voriolk, . A. witliall liis per.njUont advocacy, of th$ Wo y-'kJ we had Lime to dwell on "the FOR SAVE. One Second hand Sideboard and Ta ble, small sixty, imitation oiik.-- : 'One Stu ing Mattress. K i ' ' 'Ice-cream Freey.er 'one gMlon-f near ly neC. ' ',' ' -: ' ' j ' , ' Dinner Set.t' En'glMt Stone China. " Break fast Setl-- ";': - Boat Awning, nearly nrw.'v , '" '" Apply at' ' v ''" j ' " "' atigiidfit' JOURNAL OFFICE. rlaclHr '.Wanted. A lady teacher, is wauled to take charge of a small school in a private family. "Must be, a graduate and a good music teacher. , Address, t-lalin ; 1c mis', ' -t r '.',' .1. II. Al ALLISON, aii'-.lo l(l -, Croat jn, Craven Co.. N. C. NOTICE. Having lien aHiuted this day by the Board of -County Commissioners, Wood Inspector of this city, my office w ill be at James Y. ( 'link's store! ; ..,'..,,: J. J. KOBINSON, angdlf Inspector. lliiOmirtyl'oiniiiis.iiiiii.-nli:ivtirilirid 1 lint nil rirO fsl,il.i miIiI l, I hi sinful t I lie c-miutv fur M xt' ilin1 Ini- ili. yi"tr lMi.rnn Ih rmli'PiHHil liy ihe ' owni'i-s n illmnl fiixuttt ilii- ailililimil U (wr Wnt . allimi'il liy l,ov , uiiIimI Hie t:ixt' ihi t;u,l IuikIx nr' jaiil hv'ilu' li,' I ut i,-.-e iiiImt l'mlm iulnr-I'sii-U mil i:ili. nolivu iumI govern Illi'ni-nlVfS sci-arilinly . , . r- . i ' 11 S'. KTI.in'KN, , iiilr'-.l&wlil . . 'on ii ty Treasurer. "DR. EDWARD CLARK j IJi1:. perl fnU.V oU'V irnft!f rionul rvic" to tho tuii uv ti n' icrriH' iiitii ciiitiiirv smruundni).'. Mm tf.a('lii't' iicrfHsiulU tmtt-fti ytanj iti'lru 'inn aol s it rruu. . urrii KHaiuM lf Urt. Urtii Mup, t'oraer ('i:iVf it uml I'oMoi'k. j i;'silrnr oil) rii(itntiiH IU it (west iii(J) i comer Ni'UH mul CVuvciii nic.l-il&wiii. 1