n OB JlJLJLLI VOL II. NEW liERXE, ?sV C., SATURDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1883. NO. 173, -V T T" A -TT ' i r LOCAL NEWS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. , ' ) ' 0. MARKSDry Goods, etc. " j . . . David Speight Oysters. " . j Journal Miniature Almanac. j .Sun rises, 6:13 Length of day, 1 Sun nets, 8:17 111 hours, 4 minutes, j . Moon rises at 9:23 p.m.' ' " :;'-.." '.'.rrr- r-w-------:;! f V.- Tj The' steamer Carolina left, for. Snow ilill yesterday evenipg op. her first trip. Mr, O. Marks elaim8 tobe. the ' leader of low prices. KRead his advertisement The' stealer VWartdo?' carried out about'' Sob bkleS of cotton yesterday .. evening., ' j,rT"'"T-y'' f ' ' Two boavioad''W tysters came ii 1 yesterday: tnornfiqg and" sold put In ,: lew minutes: '.cl4? Thos. Powers,; formerly revenue col lector of thU.district, lms been assignee to duty at Indianapolis, Indiana-5 " -j The' A."& H.OO. iftailrViad brought doVP 20,fM)0 brick yesterday, from , Mr, Geo. Allen's briok yard for Mr. L. H, Cutler.' '-'. ' - ' j Mrs. M. D. Dewey has returned from the North and will announce the "open ; lug of her elegant slock of millinery ii ft I a few days. ' , - fish oil works at Beaufort, came up - yesterday morning on the steamer Bo , nito with 95 barrels of fish oil, , r 1 ! . ' . The schooner Sarah Midyette, Capti Adams, arrived from Wysocking yes 1 terday with 1,000 bushels of com con- signed to Walter P, Burrus & Co. .j Work For Saw-MMMeu. j -Postmaster Mauis; has received a let ter from a Virginia firm enquiring for r saw-mill men. 'They want to contract for 8,000,000 feet of" juniper lumber. ' Married, ; V- ' , At the residence of the bride 's father, in this city, Ootober 18th, 1,883, by Rev, Dr. Burkhead, Mr. Ira L. 'Cosby to Misp " Bettie Duncan.'. ; t , ly. ,, ' ' ' "Thrice happy whose hearts are, tied In love's mysterious knot so close j No strife, no quarrels, can divide, i And only death, fell death, can , ,i,uxwe.'' ,U:::.;;.;V ' , ,j , Mease Street Methodist Church. ' t Rev. W. M. Robey, D.D., editor of - the Methodist Advance, will preach for f Dr. Burkhead to-morrow, October 21st, at 11 oclock, a. m. and, at 7.3p p. m. Dr. Robey is an : able jpfeacher' as well as a fine writer. Go and hear him. Revt : Dr. Burkhead - will fill Dr. ', . Robey'srpulpitm G0ldsboroonSabbatli(, and then go, oh Monday, to assist Rev. ' Mr. Bristow in a meeting at Mt. Olive. : He willjbe absent several .' days nest ' . . . ,,week.V l.,r - l P.Q: f I . " Free Win' BaptUt Conference. The Free Will Baptist Conference will be beid this year near. Stonewall Pami- iico1 county," beginning , on 'Thursday, November 8th. Rev. R. E. Hearne in fonils U9ta'd61egatesJVill'Vlbe ip'assefl over the1 !A, ' &. N.' ; C?1 Railroad and re turned for one fare,' tickets good from , Tuesday the 6th, until Tuesday jthe 13th. - .The steamer Elm My will leave New Berne on Wednesday , morning the,.7th, and arrive at Stonewall the i&tne; even ing, where conveyances will be ready to take ill .delegates who, may go, by that line to the , neighborhood of tho church. The fare on, the Elm City is fifty cents. 4 ,-' , . , . ,., , ! ' r ! i j A modern Stcntor. . ,,, ....,,.,. 1 Mr. Atidrpw Hurst, of Onslow COUntV. is probably , possessed of the strongest yoice of any: man ia'tfu3 BctioaHB formerly' owned a colored 1ai;name BenViwhb hada wife Ahatilivoi four miles away on, another; form,, and;, When the weather was clear and calnr Mry Hurst would stand in :hia 'piazza and oallBen from the home of his wife' with perfect ease. This fact is vouched tot ? by , resp&nsible pari)(es,inl remijtis in et tlie story we' have heard of anlild colored man's opinion qf a goo1,! preacher, He was asked Jf , Mr. - was a good preacher, and replied, "I tell you he can; you can hear him four miles. . Mr. Hurst would have been a capitol r preacher, and mld have sounded the notes of warning to a whole neighborr .hood.-. , r-v ." ) .f!j. .... . " y )V 1 ' 1 Claromont Bris:e.,!-i .A.u.i,.. ' r Tho porltractor ,;fof.ie building1 of 1 Claremont Bridge thinks we did the county commissioners a little injustice sometime ago when we mentioned the fact that a good and responsible man had sent us word that he would have built agood bridge for f 2,B00,; whereas ' the commissioners let out the contract - for?3,000. The contractor says he heard about the offer being made to build for 53,500, and he went to the chairman of the board and offered to surronder his contract if any responsible man would build for that, i This was very clever on ' the part of tlie contractor, and tLo com' , miarionors no doubt were unable to cot auyoneto do it for lees, but did tliey advertise for bidders? If they did no one has a rij;ht to say a word; if they did not then they must acknowledge that they did not, adopt the best means to get the work done at the least pos sible cost. ' The amount to be paid for the building of the .bridge may not be a cent more than the actual cost of the work, but we do earnestly contend that the proper way to let out public work by contract , is to advertise for bids. , We have heard others complain of not hav ing a chance at this bridge besides the party who made the former complaint. A VIelf to the Graded School. '" We visited on yesterday, for the first time since the opening of, the, second session, , our Graded School. We do not propose to give , the, details of its working, for to properly appreciate the gool work one must go and see for himself, and not rely 'on a written ac count of it. But we propose to speak of the school generally. In the first place we can sayj unhesitatingly, that there has been a great improvement since the lost session in keeping order in the several rooms.' This was ex pected.; Last year the school had to be organized out of new material to a great extent. ; Of : course time was necessary to familiarize the pupils with the new order of things, and there was, necessarily, more or less confusion, especially in the overcrowded rooms, and it is not down to perfection yet, but heading that way with a fair , prospect of obtaining it. ' :,,,y.2:V: We are not prepared to speak of the progress being made by the pupils, but it is but reasonable to suppose if they are' progressing in the preservation of order, they must be progressing in their studies. ! The methods of teaching are all that can be desired, being fully up with the times. Indeed, one of the ob jects of a Graded School,' is to combine and apply all the latest and improved methods ' of ' teaching. A very good feature Prof.' Thomas has introduced here, is in utilizing the members of his Normal class which . gives the regular teachers an ., opportunity to visit the other classes of the school and poto (nny Advantage-'or'new idea that may be adopted by the teacher. : We were impressed with the reading recitation of the 5th grade, taught by Miss Manly. ' It is similar in some res pectsto the method employed by Dr. Lewis, of Kinston College. The atten tion of every member of the class is drawn , directly to, the lesson, while a paragraph is read by one member and then by the whole In concert. When the reader makes a blunder some mem ber of the class immediately corrects him, or raises the right hand as a signal that; an error, has beep made when the teacher calls upon the critic to give the error and the correction The spelling lesson in' Miss Herring's room, 0th grade, can hardly be1, improved upon. But we cannot undertake to describe tne various metnoas oc teacning; tnose who wiBh. to . know, something about them must visit the school. The school ii all that can be desired, if we 'only had the proper building. It is1 something that New Berne should feel proud of. Give it another year's hearty support and it will begin to tell on the community in a manner thai will convince the doubtful and astonish the hopeful.'1 At least, let no onegruni- ble about it until he bos visited the school and spent several hours in the different rooms. ' The foundation was laid deep and well - by Prof. Johnson; the superstructure is rising' symmetri cally and suroly under the watchful care of Prof. Thomas. ,k .f ii a t. ' X' Xut for' the SDlrltnallstn. iltebrioliJoDttN'ALi-Onenighti several years ago, 'I was aWakened f rom a Quiet deep; to witness the . appearance of : an unusual visitant.?,';1"1? v";::w f ine room wnicn 1 occupied was a good-sized ;bedroomV. There were two windows on the north side, and the bed stood at a little distance from that side, ttfif.h thn haait tteaC 'thAwnnh And. Onn of the windows Was 'nearl abreast of the head of thd bed then a space occu pied by a bureau then the other win dow bringing it a little further down the room than the foot of the bed. On the opposite side of , the j room, over against that window, was a door open ing from the dining-room. ' ' , ' As ' my eyes opened I saw distinctly the form, as it seemed, the actual bodily presence of my brother before the win dow at thd foot of the bed.' His' appear ance, size and dress were precisely as when met him last.'! He had apparent ly entered by, the , window He was moving , when I first saw him, and con tinued' to; move; passing slowly, by 'a simply'Jirogressive'motioni-not Stirring a limb or a muscle till he had crossed the reom just at the foot of the bed, arid passed out of , the door. He seemed not to be'Kioving on'tlio floor1, but In the air, his feot moving about eighteen inches above- the floor. As he came opposite Uid foot of the bed he"spoke these words', in a tone perfectly audible, distinct and r ..' ' ur-ili "Ll E B died this morning at ten minutes past 2 o'clock." (The name mentioned was that of my brother's wife's sister, whom I had not seen for several years, and who was at that time a thousand miles away.) I then turned my eyes toward the clock, which I always kept standing on the bureau with the light burning low before it, and the hands .indicated the precise time he had mentioned 2:10 a.m. I got up, went to my- desk, made a brief memorandum of the circumstance, threw it In the drawer, went baok to bed, and soon fell'asleep. Would this not have been a very re markable occurrence if the lady's death had taken place at the time indicated? Is it any less remarkable, now that the lady is still living? -; , Is it any more susceptible of explana tion in one case than it would have been in the other? ' , , : . ' B. Jones County Items. The farmers are busy picking and hauling cotton. Mr. Louis H. Mallard has a fine orop of ruta bagas, as fine as there is in the county. David John and Louis Mallard have built themselves neat and comfortable dwellings. . Amos Bryan and John Kornegay, colored, have each of them a grocery store in Trenton. ' 1 - ' Farmers are finding out that their crops of cotton are badly injured by the recent rainy weather. Judge Phillips sentenced a colored man, at our court, to twelve months confinement in the county jail. Mr. Lewis M. Pollock has had a neat little storehouse built at his home near Trenton and has commenced selling groceries. The bridge at Trenton needs attention; there are several bad holes in it and several of the planks have slipped too far to one side. ' We need a good school in Trenton; it would help to build up and increase the population a'nd enhance the valuation of property of the town. 1 1 hoard an old darkey lamenting at our last court his bad luck in raising gourds. . Said his crop was 'mazing sorry should not gather over three- thirds, at best, v - v: ; v The Neuse River Navigation Company nas commenced ' worK on tneir ware house at Trenton. It is being built a few yards below the Trent River Trans portation warehouse. There is a good opening for some en terprising man to build and start a good hotel in Trenton for the accommoda tion of the traveling public and persons who may visit the town on business The merchants of Trenton are bright- ning up a little since the fair weather, and can afford to pay 2 i cents for seed cotton. Trenton can boost of a set of clever, accommodating and fine looking merchants as any village in the State. Trenton needs some one who will buy cotton by the bale.' Several carts and wagons passed through here to-day loaded with cotton on their way to New Berne, all of which i ought to 'have been purchased by the Trenton merchants and the trade would have been lively for one day. t f ,J Why will our people send their money off to other counties to purchase brick when they have a plenty of good clay and an unexaustible supply of fire wood to make all they need and to spare? hope some one will start the enterprise and keep the money spent for this one article at home. The oldest man in Trenton township is Mr. Thos. Harrison, who is now about 85 years old." He' can get about and at tend to business better than many young men, and : looks as, though he was in - :i 1 T o ( perfect health; Mr Harrison is one of our moet successful farmers; he raises plenty ofhog and. hominy for his own wants and to sell. t ; Stonewall Items The population still increases; Mr, Richard Harris is the happy man, for it is his first daughter. ' The Messrs. Ferobee have their new store finished and are receiving-and opening1 their stock of gobdsi . s" The eld lady .pauper, Mrs,. Lee, who has sons amply able to take care of her, now in the pobr house, had to have one of her eyes cut out a few days since, which was qone py Dr. Attmore. J We have had a few daysof good work ing weather, and the, farmers are taking full advantage W it', hut the shortage in their orops 1b bo great and prices so low that aonejfool) muchelated at future prospects. ..- . .,, - . Mr. - Diokerson of Vandemere, is confined Id the county jail for refusing tocavthe cost of a suit before Thos. S, Campea, J.U, in w hich he Was inter ested. The first case of the kind that has occurred, since, our county was or ganized. Meeting of Cotton Manufacturers and (! V ;, Buyers. ,:;' : j Last evening at the Cotton Exchange there were gathered, to consider the in surance rates on cotton, representatives from the following, mills and commer cial bodies: : Elkin Valley mills, Rocky Mount mills, Yadkin Falls Manufactur ing Company, Bynum Manufacturing Company, Charlotte mills, Mountain Island mills, McAden mills, Saxaphaw mills, Alamance mills, Carolina mills, E. M. Holt plaid mill, John M. Worth Manufacturing Company! F. & H. Fries Willow Brook mills. Oakdale mills, Glencoe mills, Ossipee mills, Altamu haw, Manchester mills, Charlotte Cham ber of Commerce, Raleigh Cotton and Grocers Exchange. ; Mr. J. W. Fries, of Salem, was chosen chairman, and Mr. A. A. Thompson was chosen secretary. . ' Mr. McAden, of Charlotte, said the insurance companies had formed them selves into a ring, and then by legisla tion prevented other companies from coming in. His idea is that he will not insure with them at all. Col. T. M. Holt said he was down on monopoly. He said it was a combina tion that had to be fought. They have been insuring in Virginia 33 1-3 per cent loss than in this State. Insurance companies of the north have sent ex perts here to look at the property, and will insure at fair rates after the report is made. The idea is, said he, that the Southeastern Tariff Association means to drive you out. He argued that very few mills in North Carolina had ever been burned. He urged the formation of an association to do its own insuring. Mr. McAden said northern companies would be glad to come down here and fight the combination. He said they had the legislature back of them, and if they had a fire they would not pay. Col. Faison suggested that counsel be employed to see what can be done with the law relating to foreign companies. Dr. J. M. Worth expressed himself as trongly opposed to the changing of the law requiring a bond from foreign com panies. He would make it larger. When he insured he wanted to be as sured that he would be paid the loss if he was burned out. Col. Holt urged the formation of a mutual company, and said he for one was ready for it. Mr. W. G. Upchurch advocated corresponding with the other exchanges and manufacturers, and urged a combination of cotton factors. Mr. Ed. Lee urged correspondence with companies at the North. Mr. McAden introduced the following preamble and resolution, which were unanimously adopted: Whereas, ine insurance companies doing business in this State have united into a monopoly known as "The South eastern Tariff ' Association," and through that monopoly are attempting to extort from the mercantile and man ufacturing interests of the State by rais ing tne insurance rate; tnereiore. Resolved, Th&t a committee of seven be appomted to correspond with insur ance companies doing business be- yond the limits of this State and invite them"v to insure our prop erty, . ana we hereby pledge our selves to insure with them, and to solicit others to do the same, provided tnat reasonable rates can be secured. The committee appointed under the above consists of the following: , J. W. Fries, of Salem, chairman: R. Y. Mc Aden, Charlotte: W. H; Dodd, Raleigh; G. W. Williams, Wilmington: T. M. Holt, Haw Biver; F. K. Bordon, Golds- boro; Jtt. Manly, New Uerne. - un motion ol Uol. Jt alson the com mittee were empowered to employ counsel to look into the constitutionality oi tne law requiring bonds from North era companies. - The meeting then adioured to con vene again ata future date. News and Observer. , Heart affections, kidney and liver troubles affect nearly one-half of all mankind. Yet. how many heedlessly pass through a shortened life giving no care to these complaints which cause tho human family such great distress. Does your heart beat violently from the least exoitementf ; nave you nts of dizzi- ness? Does your back ache? Are your bowels constipated? Those symptoms are the first warnings. Delay is dan gerous. Be wise in time. Regain per'' fect'health by using Brown's Iron Bit ters.. .. v ...:::.. v. Oysf firs. " The FINEST OYSTERS tho MARKET AF- r OUDS can be (bund at j . . avid Speight's, At MARKET DOCK, second floor la the first iron HuiiuuiK. s - Bervedln all styles. 1 octMdlm Office or Albkmari.b and Chksamcakk i UAH Alt UOXPANY, - 1 V Norfolk, Va., October 8th, 1883. The REGULAR ANNUAL MEET1NO of thn stockholders of this Company will be held at their office. In the City of Norfolk, at 12 o'clock, M, on the FOURTH THURSDAY of wrutsj.K next. , octnatu B. F. TEBACLT, Secretary. In obedlenoe to an ordor of the Superior Court for Craven county, I will- sell, for cash. at the Court House door In the City of New t)n..,n a. 14 nlitliuil. IT .. rwf.V .1 NINETEENTH day of NOVEMBER next, two parts of lots of laud situated on Grllllt h street m snia city, south or lot IV on same street, .. .;. 'V-. J; R, WAGNER, . Commissioner. New Borne, N. 0., Oct. 15, 1883. 1WU1 COMMERCIAL. i JocKNAt Office, Oct. 19, 6 P; M. i COTTON Sales 803 bales at prices from 9 to 9 3-4. much the larger portion being at 9 1-2 to 9 9-16. ; NEW YORK SPOTS. Middling, 10 9-16: Strict Low Mid dling 10 8 8; Low Middling 10 3-16. FUTURES. " MORNING. October, 10.56 November, 10.55 December, 10.65 noon, evening. 10.46 10.47. 10.51 10.48. 10.61 10.58. CORN-Sales 1,000 bushels. Market firm at 61 cents in bulk for good stock. RICE-Sales 150 bushels. Market dull. Wo quote 95 to 81.00. DOMESTIC MARKET. Terpentine 4)ip, $2.25; hard $1.25. Tar Firm at $1.25 and $1.50. Beeswax 25c. per lb. Honey 75o. per gallon. Beef On foot, 5o. to 6c. Hams Country, 13ic. per pound. Lard Country, 12 jo. per lb. Fresh Pork 7a c. per pound. Eoos 20o. per dozen. Peanuts $lal.25 per bushel. Fodder 80c. to $1 per hundred. Onions $3 3.50 per bbl. Apples 75c.a$1.25 per bushel. Peas 85o. per bushel. Hides Dry, 9allc; green 5a6c. Tallow 0c. per lb. CHICKENS Grown. 45a50c. ner 'nuir: spring 25a40c. meal 7Uc. per bushel. Potatoes Bahamas 35c; yams 50c. Wool 12a20c. per pound. Shingles West India.dull and nnm. inal; not wanted. Building 5 inch, hearts, $4.00; saps, $3.00 Der M. wholesale prices. New Mess Pork 3S13.00; lone- Mmik 7c; shoulders, dry salt, 6c. molasses and Syrups 22ia45c. Salt 95c. per sock. Flour $4.00a7.75 per barrel. o. ma ARKS Leader of Low Prices. WHOLESALE and RETAIL. Has just returned from the North with a large nnil uroll.ualaAtafl u t i-w. r n Dry Goods, Fancy Goods and Notions, Cheaper Than Ever Offered Before. I will have Special Sales everv week in nv. eryline. My stock of DRESS GOODS, such as Silks, satins, jasnmeres ana Mourning uoom, can not be matched for the money In the State. l nave a large line of Dress Trimmings, Em broideries and Edelnes at reduced m-ices. Ladles, Gents and Children's Under Vests In great variety. Special attention is called to our Shoe De partment. Also, uarpets and uu Cloths. A large stock of Picture Frames of everv description. t ancy uoous. .Baskets, Tinware, etc., etc. - Special inducements ottered to whole sale customers, and satlslactlpn guaranteed io every one. Dome early and get the nret pick. O.MARKS, oct20dw3m Pollock st , New Berne, N. C. THE UNRIVALED NEW FARMER GIRL COOK STOVE. Nothing further seems necessary to make the New Farmer Girl a perfect and beautiful cooking apparatus. It has large Flues and Oven, Patent Oven Shelf, Swinging Hearth Plate, Deep Ash Pit and Ash Pan. ' The Cross Pieces all have cold air braces, and the Covers are smooth and heavy. lArge single Oven Doors. Tin lined. The larcely increased sales af this Stove attest its popularity every stove iuuy warranted. ' - P. M. DRANEY, SOLE AGENT, NEW BERNE, N. C. i v. . , ' Any castinirs wanted for Farmer Girl Cook Stoves sold by M, DRANEY at 1U eta per pound. . ocl7dwtf UltlRY. 1883.FaJlandWuiter.1883. Hiss IhrriMto Lead's STOCK OF Elegant". Millinery . Goods- .Will be exhibited on r;t- Thursday, October, 18. All are cordially invited to call;' ' ' 3 PRICES VERY LOW.' Pollock .; opposite Episcopal Church, Oct. 15th, 1883. ;. :.. 17dlW . Grand Opening 1883. FaU and Winter. 1883. Mrs. S. II. Lano & Go. Desire to call the attention of the public ,. . to their :'vi:::,',. : Full and Complete Stock Fall and Winter Millinery, which they will open for public inspec- .. " npa on, f Thursday, October 18, 1883. They desire to call the attention of the public to their new stock of Canvas Silks, Satins, Zephyrs and Hair Goods. au are invited to call. -, v ., oct POILOK STREET. 171w rillmery ! Miss Kate L. Carraway Having just returned from:: N" E W YORK With the . : BEST SELECTED ST0CE. Bhe has ever brought, invites the citizens of town and surrounding counties to come and inspect it , , ,, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18th In prices she DEFIES COMPETI TION. She offers for the first time HAIR GOODS (at low figures). NEW MILLINERY OPPOSITE BAPTIST CHURCH. OCtl6-td Assignee's Sale. The assets of A. n. POTTER & CO. will be sold at the Store, on Pollok street, on tho 20th and 22d of October. A. M. BAKER, octlldtd Assignee. MRS. DEWEY has been detained at the North on account of sickness, but has telegraphed that she wilt be hereon Friday, the 19th. She has made a careful and complete selection of Fall and Winter Millinery, which she will be pleased to show her friends and customers on her re turn. Due notice of her open ing will be given in the Journal. On Pollock street nearly oppo site old stand. AND I I-''"' ' " ii''1 V t By the half bbl - or keg Wholesale and Retail. CHAS. H. BUNK. , '.I, in,, PULTON MARKET BEEF, 1 Beef. Tongues, ah. f .'v,7n "M ' Breakfast Stripy 'C' viiU-Ay.. ; a Small Ilamsj10; ?Mi ,., Sugar Cured Shouljers." Cheese,;; '. u;;(;ij ; . Pieilcs, ; -'Ct Ji' i h J. j; IftTiito. Bean.,? ' ; , Vs:;.; : 4, ;:-vii Italian' Maccaron!k'' . .1 ,'. . ,: Jf i Fresh Canned Lobsterc,' i J-Raisins,;i'; f I::i Tapioca .Ioho,'. X.i t.y Z Jelljtl j)i 1f)5,tf: Uf.!T-;it,f'i.i tvi ( vr' Pearl Barley, -!- 4 v:rni;"Ui ,;,Vt Fresh Spioes, ;,,';, .. , x ' V i;i'ntS,a!iJwv received," iv.-'v! '"...'C.'E. SLOVEN. Pigs' Feet, H, 'I