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VOL. I. .fit! &-3 .'.."NEW BEENE, N. C, FRIDAY,' FEBRUARY 23, 1883. NO. 27. u LOCAL NEWS, Journal OTInlatnre Almanac. Sun rises, 6:87 I Length of day, Sun eets, 5:49 1 11 hours, 18 minutes. Moon rises at 7:37 a. m. . ... We are indebted to Senator Caho and Representative Page for public docu ments. ; , -V ' The Mechanics Hook and Ladder Company made a very creditable dia- - play in the parade yesterday. ' The Board of Trustees of New Berne Academy will meet this evening at half past three o'clock at Prof. Johnson's room., - .. (.,,, Moses Bryan refuses to be interviewed on the Neuse river liridge question, -. Says he has no opinion, and don't dance in that ball. . ,. ( Vi ' '.V'.'.'v!' ' Does ah editor ever want to read or ir 'write while publishing a' daily paper ? If so, about how many loafers carihe ntertaip during the time. I i ' The colored firemen in our Scity 'show commendable interest in the Fire de partment. This was evident from the , display made by them y ester da j. . j, ) The New Berne Fire Company return thanks , to Mrs. C. W. McLean,' Mm.' George Henderson and Miss Mamie Lane for flowers furnished on the casion of the parade yesterday. . Messrs. W. H. Phillips and W. 0. Rouse ran in contact with a dray while driving a buggy on Middle s street yes- terday evening. The dray proved to be the best man, upset the buggy and spilt the riders in the street. They were too limber, however, to get hurt, j . i ." 'f At a meeting of the New Berne Fire Company held yesterday evening after the parade a resolution was adopted tendering thanks to Messrs. Redmond, Blank and Lodge for refreshments ftir: nished after the parade. A similar re ' olution was adopted by the! Atlantic ; Company. . 't ':' f .k'1 ' ; Next," will not' a Western legislator, an a man and a member, take : more in terest in the protection of diamond back terrapins, oyster beds and mullets, after nvisit to the localities where these good things are produced, than he did when . all his knowledge was second hand V M. B- C. to Farmer and Mechanic. If they take any more interest in pro tection, then we don't want them to come. Our fishermen and fish dealers want fish and oysters for revenue, but the members of the Legislature, from the West have their heads chock full of protection. They want the sounds and rivers to get so full of fish that they will have to crowd towards the mountain for room. Give us a fish and oyster law for revenue ; it is the Jeffersonian doc trine. Bro. Shotwell speaks our senti ments exactly on the free pass question. .Vualc. '' .... The Silver Cornet Band furnished ex cellent music, for the parade yesterday. We appreciate their kindness in giving our office a special blow. ' , May they live to furnish music on many happy occa sions. The Star Band also furnished very creditable music. , - 1 ' ' I. s 1' Compliments to the Boys. , During the parade of the firemen yes terday several bouquets were presented to officers of all grades, from ex-Chief Engineer down. It may be that some of these missives had 'some other sig nificance than mere ( compliments, but of that the fair donors know. best. 1 ' .. .f;;;vv Large Timber. 1 Messrs. Dunn & Hines, of Lenoir , county, on yesterday sold to MrJ Daniel Stimsoa, athissaw mill, in. our city, ' twenty -one logs, measuring in , the ag gregate 21598 feet.' ; This large'. timber was cut in Lenoir county, near the Rail Road bridge. Two of these logs meas ires 1,700 feet each. - ; - Tributes of Reaped, . .. m The Fire Department pa yesterday in passing the late residence of Mr. Sam 'I Kaaciitr movea with lifted. , hats, as a tribute of respectto him, a, former chief Engineer of the Department and a most efficient member. The line also' passed the Journal office uncovered, as a trib ' ute to the memory of James W. Harper, ' late editdr of this paper. ' ; ' The Cotton Exchange. J ii. L ' "An Old Cotton Buyer" gives a yery fair statement of the objects and work ing of, 'the .Cotton Exchange,' and. we bee leave to be relieved from publishing any further communication on the sub- iect. We believe the farmers are pretty well satisfied about the matter by this time; if not, all the communications we could publish would not satisfy them. ? r j : t ; " i , , i. 'y ,'.'. tJ Selling Shad. . The bidding on shad at the market; -wharf Is quite spirited at times. ? A pile of shad are thrown out or the boat hauled un and the fish dealers get around When the lot gets up to about what they are worth the bids get down to quart, half. Quart, half, quart,, half," and so ' on. A lot Yesterday evening were run no in this way from one, dollar ! and seventv-eiht cents ner pair to one ninty nine and three quarters. We enquired how many "points" shad were off but coulun't gel the desired miormation LtgUlattre Proceedlnjrs, J . Nothing of importance to this section was done by the General Assembly on Wednesday. The railroad ' commission bill was disciissed at length in the Sen ate , and finally tabled. A majority seem to favor a bill of some sort but could not agree on the extent of tho powers to be confered. In the House the special order, an act providing for the State's interest in the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad, came up and was discussed by 'Messrs. Phillips, , For bus, Overman, Powers, Rose, Holt and Holton, Pending the discussion the House adjourned. We gather these facts from the News and Observer. ': - , ' '- ' " Incident of the Parade; 1 During the parade yesterday one of the Atlantic, horses stepped i on the other's foot, cutting it slightly. j" John Detrick,', jrj w.aa the youngest fireman in the parade. Chief Engineer J. W. Moore received niore'boqnets than any unmarried man, Messrs. A. W. Wood and Dick Hilton received the handsomest boquets. Messrs. Redmond, Blank and Lodge stood treat on Bergen & Engel after the Alpheus Wood -did the'-' handsome tiling for the Atlanlics at the Festival last night, and Messrs. E. Hackburn and Ulrioli attended to New Bene in like manner, , . .,. , . ' Tfonr Name In Print. 1 Sirs. T. E. Gaskins, from near Cob ton, has moved to the city,; Mayor Howard and Councilmen Mil ler, Moore and Bell leave this morning for Raleigh to look after matters per taining to the city government. J. N. Foscue, of'Tolloksville, was in the city on Thursday. He says since the notice appeared in the Journal that he was selling pork several liavo applied to him to borrow , money. He now re quests us to state that he will have to buy the'pork back by-and-by. Messrs. E. M. Foscue' and J. W. Wooteri came to New, Berne yesterday to do the honors for the fathor of their country. v Mr. Joel Kiusey of Cobton wvs in tlie city yesterday ' commemorating ' the birthday of George Washington. ' Overlooked. Our compositors were so pressed with Railroad Company proceedings and other local matter on Wednesday that they overlooked the notice in the Newa and Observer of the accident that befel the train conveying the Asylum Com mittee of which Senator Whitford and Representative Page, of Jones, are mem bers, which appears below. . While on the subject we would re mark that it might be well for Legisla tive committees to decline to travel on Sunday. The committee which left here on Friday to inspect the asylum at Morgan ton, and was the victim of Sunday 's accident on the W. N. C. Railroad, was composed of nine members. Dr. Cow. ell was chairman of the House branch, Mr. Boy kin of the Senate branch. Six miles this side of Hickory, about 3:30 Sunday afternoon, as the special train was running at a speed of 15 miles an hour an axle of the tender broke, throw ing the car off the track and turning it over. : All were bruised more of less, save the "solid" man of the committee, Mr. Page, of Jones, who escaped; with out a scratdru . senator iWhitlord was the worst hurt man of the party. . ; The Fireman's Parade. The Fire department of the i city was out on the annual parade yesterday, and the appearance of the line of men and engines Would do credit to any city, North r 'or, South. - The members are proild of .their companies, and the citi zens are proud of the members, and well they may be, for in the short space of our residence here we have witnessed heroic work, and efficient services ren dered7 by this department, sufficient to endear them to all who. appreciate friend in time of need. j ' ' The Atlantic boys just next door, to our office, are immediately under our eye and we can safely say no men ever gave better attention to any organization than they do, and we are a ware that the same is true ui uu uuwr liuuiyuuioo wiu prising the department. f ' . When the late fire destroyed Messrs, Mills & Walkers tobaoco factory, pur office was far from being out of danger and we are not unmind? ful , of the satisfaction , we felt when reaching the scene we found the coninanies had anticipated us and were already chucking m the water. . There is a peculiar, fitness of the day the department selects for this parade, for in pur, pinion hOu more patriotic body of men can be found than the self sacrificing firemen ' ' Who undergo all mancoof exposure of life and health for the protection of property in which they are many times in' ho way' inter; ested, rvnd no one tan more fitly, cele brate the birth day of a patriot, than a body of patriots like this. Serlona miatake. The authorities of the city of New Berne have made a blunder in allowing the burnt districts in the city to be' re built with frame buildings.. One of the best Insurance Companies that has been doing business here for several years has withdrawn its agency for the fol lowing reasons; ,, There is no city ordinance prohibiting the erection of frame buildings in a burnt district, and that as soon as frame buildings are destroyed, instead of erecting brick ones in their place, new frame structures go up, and for the further reason they dont think New Berne will ever be anything else but a frame town." : ; " ) ;r ; . The company in withdrawing bears testimony to the efficiency and excel lence of the Fire Department, but they are at the same lime mindful qf the fact that there are times when the best Fire Companies in the world could not save a row of wooden hulls from a sweeping conflagration. If Insurance Companies begin to withdraw, those that remain will increase rates, which are now kept under, we are informed, by the excellent Fire Department. It is true that an ordinance of this kind might apparently work a hardship on some, but in the matter of insurance they would soon be repaid- The insur ance on a brick block covering twohun dred thousand dollars worth of property would not be over one to one and one quarter per cent, making a total of $2,500. But on a wooden frame block covering t'he samt amount of goods it would be at least four and one half or five per cent, making a total of ten to twelve thousand dollars. We think it a matter worthy of their attention. Quotations. Mb. Editor: At a meeting of the Board of Trade held this day, a motion was made requesting the Secretary to state through your paper that the Nut Shell is in error when it refers to its quo tations as coming from the Board of Trade. James Redmond, '"', '' - Secretary. Our neighbor doubtless had reference to the wholesale prices which he quotes; but taking his article in connection with the clipping from the Watch Tow er the country reader might be led in to the error that the Board of Trade fix es the prices to be paid for country, pro duce. - We cannot say that our quotations for country produce are "absolutely relia ble," because we liaveto enquire around the city of different parties and it is not often that they themselves agree. With cotton it is different, f We fenaw where to get tne prices lor this and tumir we have given them uniformly correct. To show that our neighbor cannot be relied on with "absolule certainty" every time we notice that he quoted the best grades of cotton as selling on Wednesday at 8 8-8 when it sold for 0 3-8. But we are all liable to mistakes. i . The Cotton Exchange. Mb. Editor :-I notice severa articles in your paper in regard to the Cotton Exchange and many of jour readers must be led to the conclusion that the New Berne Exchange is something new, while every tityof any size has not only Exchanges for cotton, but for grain and all other kinds of produce. To properly understand the workings of the Ex change and the advantages of the same to the trade is butto simply refer "Citizen" back before the Exchange was in ex istence. Cotton was placed for sale in as many ways or places as there were different buyers and sellers. One buyer would require the seller to deposit his cotton in one place, and the next buyer would require it in another place; hence, the farmer would have to keep his cot ton in his cart in the street until sold, or if it came by water it would be on someone's wharf in the owner's way, or landed at the foot of Craven or Middle street, oftentimes blockading the entire street. Now it was simply to bring order out of chaos that a few dealers in cotton thought it would be a great save- ing of money and time if an Exchange was organized; but being a small city it was thought best to combine with the Exchange a sample room, thereby mak ing the business more central and ex pense much less than though each buyer or seller had a sample room of his own. The one thing aimed at was by united effort of all interested in the trade to have a uniform way at some central point, governed by rules, and regula tions just add equitable for both seller and buyer. And as every one must well know that cotton or produce of any kind must pay all expenses of handling before there is any profit to the pro ducer; for instance, the longer distance a farmer is from a market, the less his land is worth, because it takes more of his gross receipts to pay for transporta tion than it takes for a farmer that lives but a short distance from market. Now if each buyer in the city of New Berne should fit up a sample room, each to have telegrams at his Own expense also place for storing and receiving the cotton, there being many buyers, their expenses as a whole would be much larger than when unit edasan Exchange. And all expenses incurred from the time the produce leaves the producer until it reaches the consumer must be paid before the producer receives one cent, and if a bale of cotton is worth to the spinner $75, and the expenses of getting the cotton from the farm to the spinner $25, that will make the cotton worth just so much less to the farmer at his farm and if the Exchange can lessen the cost of handling, or by combining to get information reduces the expense, then the farmer is benefitted to that amount. Before the Exchange was started each buyer would sample each bale of cotton offered to him and so on in turn all of the buyers would do the same thing and in most cases more cotton would be taken from each bale than is now taken by the sampler to the sample room', and have known a seller to be several hours goiug from one buyer's office to another buyer's office selling his cotton by auction to the highest bidder, and in most cases having to deliver his cotton on some one's lot or wharf and often in the street, blocking up the same to the annoyance of all buyers, sellers and weighers until taken up by the different transportation companies. Note the change. By rules of the Cotton Exchange a sample room is furnished, a man to draw the sample, a cotton yard is provided having 17,000 square feet surface, planked over; labor is also furnished to truck all cotton from wharf onto yard and placed in order to be sampled, assistance is rendered to unload country carts. An open policy of fire insurance is carried on all cotton placed on said cotton-yard ; in the sample room the tele grams are daily posted for the benefit of both buyer and 'seller; and for all of these advantages each bale of cotton of fered for sale by sample in the sample room pays to the Exchange 10 cents per bale. And I think the man is hard to find, having seen the workings before and after the Exchange was organ ized, that would like to return to the old plan. And in conclusion I would say that there is no compulsion; any one having bale of cotton to sell can do so as he pleases sell it on or off the Exchange, just as he thinks best, or after he has offered his cotton in the sample room can then withdraw the same, sell it outside, or ship. If there is anything unfair in any ac tion of the New Berne Cotton Exchange thus far, I am unable to see it. An Old Cotton Buyer, Morton's Big 4. The fun was "fast and furious" at Vint.Vl tllA nprfirmanpflfl rtt tha "Hio 4" Minstrels yesterday. The "Big 4" properly pounder themselves about, flopped themselves over, contorted and distorted themselves, fell down wells, and from the heights of ladders with out the least hesitation, but not without causing considerable astonishment to the beholders. The "Sweet Chiming Bells" of Mr. Ralph came in for its share of appreciation. The comicailties brought out by the interlocutor Green from Morton and Mayo, the end men, were above the ordinary standard. The 'Come where my Love lies Dreaming," by the brass quartette, delighted the musical ear. The rest of the varied programme was more or less interesting and amusing. Pittsburg Leader. : Two Hundred tears Behind. Farmer and Mechanic. ' The Historian McCaulay, is a writer i whom all intelligent persons eniov reading after. His philosophio views of ! historical events are invaluable to the statesman. We know some eminent personages who study his writings, as a school boy studies his parsing lesson. One chapter of McCaulay 'b History of England is devoted to Roads, and their connection with the character, civiliza tion, and prosperity of a country. He tells how the aristocratic "coach-and-four" originated. Can you guess why? It was for the same reason that the livery stable carriages drive through the streets of Raleigh with four horses. Prince George of England .was nine hours in riding from the State House to thade pot (or similar points in London). This aroused public attention, and the par liament laid down the law that no conn try could prosper until the roads were good enough for a single horse to trot along with a loaded wagon. So England soon had roads stretching from the capi tal to every point of the kingdom, and the result is that Earth has not her equal for civilization, prosperity, population, and luxury! , The days , of the "coach-and-fourv were .16831 And ; North Carolina , in ioa3,ig at the same point, we are only two hundred years behind "civilisa j tion and prosperity. For the Jocbhal. Mot Another Cent Boys ! boy ! what's the natter with me, I feel like I'm riding on the billowy sea. My head a In a whirl and that s not lull Oil I you wicked wrettsiiea to ait there .And laugh. , I know I drank wine while over in Lenoir, But 11 Clod will forgive ine Til never drink more. Throw up the windows and take off ray socks 1 feel like I'm melting I'm so very hot. Oh! bring mo the wash-bowl, come do be quick. For you have no idea how much I am sick , Oh ! bold my head gently, 1 feel like I'm dying And everything seems as thouRh It were Hy ing. I know I ..in Kick. Did yon sny I am drunk T Well, if this trip does uot knock oft my chunk. I'll promise my Maker, as sure as I live, 8hat never another cent for wine will I give. COMMERCIAL. NEW BERNE MARKET. Cotton Middling 9 8-8; strict low middling, 9 1-4: low middling 9 1-8. Seed cotton Extra nice, Sc.; ordi nary 2io. Corn In sacks, 56a58c. per bushel. Rice 90c. to $1.00 per bushel. Turpentine Receipts moderate. Firm at 83.50 for yellow dip. Tar Firm at $1.50 and $1.75. Beeswax 20c. to 22c. per lb. Honey 60c. per gallon. Wheat 90c. per bushel. Beef On foot, 5c. to 7c. Hams Country, 12iorper pound. Fresh Pork 7a9c. per pound. Eoas 18c. per dozen. Peanuts $1.25 per bushel. Fodder $1.25. per hundred. Apples Mattamuskeets. 81.25 per bushel. , Onions $8.50 per bbl. Peas $1.10 to $1.25 per bushel. Hides Dry, 9o. to lie. ; green 5c. Tallow 6c per lb. Chickens Grown, 55a60c. per pair. Turkeys $1.75 per pair. Meal Bolted, 75c. per bushel. Potatoes Bahamas, 30a40c.; yams Turnips 80c. per bushel. Walnuts 50c. per bushel. SOaOOo. per bushel. Shingles West India 5 inch, mixed, $2.50 per M. Building 5 inch, hearts, $3.50; saps, $2.50 per M. skins. Coon, 30o.; fox40a50c.;miuk, 30a40c.; otter, $2a5. , WARRANTED Genuine German 200Ibs. 5r GERMAN KAINIT iimi iiiuu ni mrty NEWBERN, N.C. j 2,000 BAGS daily expected by SCHR. AMERICAN EAGLE. " Will sell it In lots of 50 to 100 tons at $12.50. 25 " 50 " " 18.00. 5 " 25 " " 18.50. , Orders must be in by the arrival of the ves. sal to set it at above nrlces. This Kainit has never touched land since its shipment from Germany, and cannot have Deen aauueraiea . AMMONIATED SUPER PHOSPHATE BALTIMORE i Avail. Phos. Acid ' 8 to 10" Total Bone Phos. 2$to30 Ammonia 2to2X Potash 2to2X A supply of the celebrated "Bos" or Ox-head Brand of Guano kept constantly on hand. This Is one of the htiiliest Krade'Uuanos sold la North Carolina. The commercial value of it, as es tablished by Dr. Dabncy, is 135.75 per ton j my prices tor 11 .1 n X . i a Ann nn in 1' IB ox tti to inj tons is 90U.1M. 25 " 50 ' " 81.00. 5 " 25 " " 81.50. This Is a hlclier srade Gnnno than mnnv Drnnus inai are soiu on time ut 340. Uuy for cosh uud save m to ?!; per ton. . " Home Fertilizer. $11.50 per ton In ten ton lota. $12 to $12.60 in smaller lots. . . 1 "No losses, no credits, no bad debts." No eiorbitant prices charged to make tip for losses. William H. Oliver, fel3dl0t-v2t ' NEWBERN, N. C. WIL L. PALMER, Dealer in Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes, and very uhuk m mm way. ..1 f , Also Caudles Nmti and Fruits. ' ' 8t. Jacobs' Oil, the Ureal German Ruin. euy iur nueumnusiu ana an aoctiiy rami. . Middle St., Second Door from 80. Frbut,, Janl7-d&wlv . , Haw Berne. V. C. C "'A '( 500 sacks Pine Island Guano. (KXt sack Fish, Hone and Potash 000 sackx Kainit, afll3.50 a ton. 500 saiks Pacific Guano. 500 sacks Rovster's Hish Ora.l Phosphate. 70O sacks Norfolk Fertilizer. eruvian Guano, 'E. H. MEADOWS & CC Cor. Pollock and Middle st Warehouse Cotton Exchange PI NEW BERNE, N. ( FARMERS AM) COUHTRf MEBCHAX. T-A.KE NOTICI We are ngnin at our old stand. Id our Groceries, Dry Goods, Be and Shoes, J all of which we are offering very lot wholesale and retail. Call and take a I at, our goods and get our low orlces. t dens solicited. .Satisfaction guaranteed. I lW ; , ROBKHT8 A HI NEWBER.N THEATI ONE NIGHT ONLY! Saturday, February 1 THE POPULAR FAVORITES; BIG'FU MINSTRELS.' THE ACMK OF MINSTHKLSY. KUPEHH QIUNTETTK, I MAUJNlr lCENT BKA8S BA Reserved Beats on sale without extra ch.' at E. H. Meadows' Drug Store. Admlsioi cents; KiilleiyfiO cents. i felft-td J. 8. SHEPPARDl Mana' SMALIrPOX QUARANTINE RAISE While other places are being qua tined, Humphrey & Howard wishe say to their numerous friends and tomers that their place is still opent and will remain so a safe harbor all. We want it understood that w we fought so nobly last Fall in extol nating HIGH PRICES, we have been negligent of our duty this Sprij but have had our LOW PRICES tl oughly VACCINATED, so that need have no apprehension! on tl, account, but just lay aside your FEA and come to the Cheap Store of Hi PHREY & HOWARD, Middle str opposite Market, Newborn, N. C P. S. And bring along "your sistf your cousins and your aunts," ; ni n1 G. E. SLOVER Offers the following named Goods LOW x- Corned Beef, ! J Hams, f (.. Tomatoes, .... , ,.,... Peaches, . Prunes, ) : . .;,!,' Java Coffee, ' " , , Citron, 1 " ' No. 1 Mackerel. . ..,! Fresh Roasted Coffee ground to ord The Very Best Butter coiwtantlj hand. ; Janll-dly M (-1 notice. ; ! STATE OF NOETH CAROLINA, I j Craven County; ' J The underslirned hnvlniaualifled as A. In Istratrix of the Estate of J. W. Hrur deceased, before the Probate Judge of Cr uounty, uereuy gives nonce 10 all credli to present their claims against the deceii tor payment on or oniure the HK8T dnv MAltCH. 1884. otherwise this mtt -i; pleaded tu bar of their recovery. iemors 01 ma rotate will wake ini diate payment, a further Indulgence can be given. - ' . . . New Herue. Feb'yia. 18?. I !... c. w. Harper, Admlnistratt ! feia-dlw-wlt ONE HUNDRED BAERE; : OF. CHOICE , : ' Early Eos3 ' S13 Vor Bala by jan25dtf ... JOHN DUIii;
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