. , . . . ;"----....'..... - . , . - . . , v - . , . . - v - , . , . . . ..... ' ( - .- . - -. ....V . V. . . v . J, ,- r ... 'i. - : v "1 '.v : .: ..:'."( -ft ',, qi.-; ;,-.!. rUj - ni. , u tlJL ".. J. i i i ... .... . ... , ....... ,., r-rr-4- I...!.' VOL. II. NEW BERNE, C.i' TIItRSDAY. K OVEJIBER 1 , 1883. NO. 183. U LOCAL XEWS; San rises, 6:23 (Length of day, ; ; , ; Sun, sets, 5:04 1 10 hour, 41 minuiea. ' 1 Moon seta at 0:16 p. m. j ' J. Wt Stewart is repairing thJ Ben- aerBon nause. i t i' . Dan V forget Mnp. WoinBtin,iiBuni- ',WrT opening WiyCn i v W. P. Burros A Co. have mOTed Into !, " one of the new 1f oh buildings near ;the ' Tl . f . I JUmIik f v tniir 'VAafordnv - bvenmir "On the ' one ' O'clock' train and made things Uvely around the Exchange the balance of the evening, buying 136 bales of cotton, I Eleven car loads of cottonl i were brought in on the A. & N. C. Railroad yesterday.'" The Smithfleld branch: has preyed '.-a 'g.;ejrfet'oli''iiiuidj .i - "beneficial to the people in that section. . -' Se1 versl ca loads of brick have pien brought from that end of the line for the new court house here and others I have been shipped to Morehead City. ' t Hon. C. C. Clark left for Raleigh yes-i terday(n;oriiiDg. We Understand , he I -gOeB XOr COnoUHatlOU WHO tut? WVCIUIUBV puulIMIJ uunii, AUIIU uogovlnn' luvumwij eiuivjm counsel for the A. ' & N. C, Railroad Company, ithe injunction suit brought! by one Christian of Richmond to prevent I the stockholders from leasing the road. I We learn that Judge Bond has turned the matter oyer to the State .courts and thntk wiA hi heard itiha next term' of our Superior court :Wf. "llilMj ili; i ,J . I At t o'clock last evening the aland of fire was given,' nd after some effort on the part of the firemen it was discovered . at the stables of Leinster Duffy, corner of Broad and Fleet streets, and although the companies were very, quick In get- tingtitlL!staMfl8iwereLiierly Con- sumed, , on account of ,the long dis- tne fire. The' Atlanta w'ereUe first at the fire and was the only engine that , threw any water. Hew First. ' We call attention to the notice of the - new law firm of O. C. Clark and Rodoiph Duffy. Mr. Clark is to weir known i v. A V r'-l iT".Mrf i.J. in North. Carolina as an able lawyer "that it is hot necessary' for'ttstbsay anvthinrfurtherthan toannounce that he has formed a co-partnership with one of Onslow's most talented young men. W. WOlark, Es., kas moved .tq, Ral eigh and formed' a co-partnership with s Jos. B. Bachlor, -Esq.. for the practice -f law..?i tt:-.' m j , aleaiitiral Sunset, -n-.f. ' ForjWo-evenmgsiMthedmirejpf i tneieaatiTulhave enjoye4 a rare treat -, in the.'roea'te huesVof the setting sun. The western, horizon' has been radiaht with a crimson or old ; gnkf Jihi ,'that lookedinudhtiiesam.as i'ltothftf,J ..'. t'..--: V- KNonnty, Mease inform us thronghthe ,l it IZi 'XJllAJt itr,; .1 1 u- - " 77' "r," tbose posted in jyeather auguries aturm i v that it betokens good weather, aha to .inia waiHv. wqr of Soriptural announcement. -:;.,n j, Oawlawlsi tk Clr ' "'.' " j Onslow came ,li lh full force Teetejr- 'day' evenng., Among' the arrivals' are some of the best nd, most Intelligent farmers, lawyers and pretty ladiesr The ' farmers of that sterling old oounty were 'well represented tk , tlte ' persons of Messrs. D.E. Sanderlin,' E, Li Francks, I Silas Venters, '.Steeds Uiuta Mills and! B." Venters? the" lawyers by J 41. Scott andHenlytederUndtheliidiesby Misses Sallieanfl i Jennie 8aaderlin and I it tiie, that on the night of Oct. 29th, Mias Ameta VenterB, .Vhile the youngUbbut.7 oclock p,. in,'k was heard the bloods are represented bytM8tersC!har-lcry ita.ctjtyaa uu v) ; . ' , . .' -.. 1 AVe Sfle Om the lUleijA- Weam-O that a meetinir of business men Is balled ' for Friday night, tM objeotof which is to take steos to invite to Eal- fjlKli mil HIVW UVTUl KHNOO wmw WW" vi " .... Jl a large- aid respectable number 61 northern T gentlemen, bft,irill. , vist North Carolina' about,' jftrtqlddUl .o November to look for honies and places to Invest their meajns.iuV'r '- '-u'i! If mirth a DrtdV 'bf 'eentlemen arefo visit North Carolina on such business It is' important that, they' be. shown the 'advantages of this section, and to this ' end we tUuV the 'matter 'worthy of the consideration of our Board 'of Trade and all other business men in the city. We need more iatIsent people In thfe community, and to f t fcora. we' fnust offer some indue- - 1. The 'most of our farmers own i land as they ou'.t tj., For tlie 'sake of good, intelligent, -thrifty settlers, they can Rordi to sell half t'Mit lands oh very re; ..-..ionable. torms. ' At try rite lot's lave them corae doyrn A r si us if I c 1 f." , , end if taey do- corae F- ne .l 1 a jrcrarel'to si9W-'i ,j c-f the pro3:ictftene .Ci or ..".l of climate, school and church ah tnu Day; " v ': v''; ; j : v; ' Services at Christ Church at 11 a. m. Holy Communion. Offerings for church t!Tax Payer", wants to know of the county commissioners something about onnK xunguisb tne flame, got his the debt of, Craven county. He seems 1,4,14 bura badlf- Only y immediate to be at a loss to know how the debt "flitoi was the building and prob oould be 318,000 in 1869 and have Mx the' Mtni. , , ; i $260,000 paid on it and still have a debt hould a caulfon to' evei'y of $125,000,, We do not propose to an- swer for the commissioners, but really I we Bee no difficulty in explaining this. The interest on 9213,000 from 1869 to lBSa is X178.080: which, added to ths principal, makes $300,080, ; take from this $200,000, which he says the county has paid, and he will see there is a bal- ance of $130,080 still unpaid. Interest creeps While men sleep. All Sftlntg Bat I To.dav is dnwn in th Ohnrrh nulon.!"" I dares the Feast of All Sainto or AllhwmagrMteramoun0'Kam in this Saints Day, It seems to have been an old custom to keep vigils the night before, which was known as- Hallow Even or Hallow. eon, as the Scotch, call it, and as it Is 1 vigils all manner of, fireside revelries were introduced probably to while away the time, as well as to impress the occa-1 alon on the minds of the yigilants. I In England cracking nuts, ducking for' apples which ' was , that number of apples were placed "in a tub 6f water and must be taken out by ; the stem -t in -the teeth,' which I (afforded' much amusement to those engaged in it, in Scotland,, however,, tne amuse. ments partook liberally of superstition ,waB OTOted largely to what we in " W K w "g, . UuiuK-K.BB Ple. nd face of 5' BPnse will be seen in the glass looking over our shoulder. Halloween has been taken by Burns as (the subject of one of his finest poems and he has beautifully described many of the Scotch customs applying to it. In U1 " " several States in this country the night . f.t TV f ' J i estrtoks are played, and deception. practiced as on the first of April. ;) All Saints Day is set aPar M a festival f all fhnaA holv nnrRnnn to whom nn specialaf bas been assigned and fa therefore one of great interest to the devoutly disposed and is an occasion of grand services in the Catholio and Epis- win i! . .1! Crave County's Indebtedness. Mr.' Editor: For the Information of the tax-payers of Craven county, I de- columns of. yoo paper the amount taxation sinfie 1869 from the counties of q 'gj Pamlico for ""the exclusive dtA and old floating debt of Crayen ? - ' ; ,( yre learn that the bonded and floating debt of Craven county in 1869, including the lnlereitwaa about $213,000.00 and that there has oeen levied and collected for the payment of this amount about $260,000.00 sinoe' 1870;' aiid yet Btill th jpref Indebtedness is' ah $125,000.1 lia this true? Will the Qlssioners I please let us know? , ;Tax-Pybe. - .-mi i-,itn; ,'.'!V--iv.-.: gad Accident at Taneebore. ' ' EpnoBl JouWfit; toieiate, yet of fire in our little town. Soon itnercttiier mo uuiuuuuuik uinaiiSBuuo I was circulated in out vioinitj that while! m our maet' BuoceM 10 toU I w ""fp'j "w leirin th litttng m. ;imituig tne i Mr. James Gradyi a young man living der ad, fyJk$ he 8)eneiCMnear here, wishes ns to state that the and endeavoring to kindle the fire the ., a j; . i It " J- A.- Jl A.V. -.il name wap uuhunuhwi. , cu aou Bpreaa overthe, aoor ana ounwatbe children severely., . , ti, . i ; The oldest child, Florence,: an mter- esting girl about six years of age, died in about tour Hours artertnenre. ne I geodense up to her death, and the words and lamentations that she uttered was sufficient to mellow the most oalua hearts ' She appeared to be aware of her death.i notwithstanding her age, and her talk to her mother would cause the wow jw.pu ywsi u ue. -u. T of te stives, but down the cheek of 1 . a 1 ft J .1 .1 L L all those that were present. "Mama,'' 3 times as mucnrw v , Q , - I eatinot see mams any more on eartn. ; - 'Words to'het father: ' 'Pipa,' glieiae adrinkof Water,' fori ani burning to She.would -.also call pm the lord not to forget W, and to have bjercy won In a short while thereafter she gave 1 r soul to pirn hp said: "Suffer lit t children to com? uuto Ma, and for .. ! , . It. . bid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven." . ,. ; ) The little boy, much younger, is yet alive but suffering serious burns, He '. t I . li i, , .ri i . I.-.- 1118 father, James Dixon, in endeav noosehow, ana cause everybody to look uPn kerosene as fearfuUy dangerous. U. U ULEVE. Seven Springt Items. The curative effects of the Seven! I! Springs water approach the marvelous. lfr.A.W. Sutton now wears the police man's badge and no case of disorder has been reported recently. r ;' vvuu x uu wnu uuro puo piuui i Mr. John Parks who bore off the palm as the champion shot last winter, re- cnampion snoi last" winter, re-i section than has been known for several I years.! i I Oh for some Robert Rakes to come along and build up our Sunday schools I for. our wayward boys. We would like J tnan oeing engaged in playing town oau or prison oase. I The steamer Kmston, Capt. Dixon, I arrived at our wharf on Sunday , morn-1 ing with goods for our merchants and bushels of oysters for our lovers of the bivalves. Lay over until Monday, car- rying a load of eottori for the New Berne market. ... iti .'4'f called bb in a few days I since, when passing, to sample his vin tage. We found a variety of the finest wines and almost imagined our self in the famou8 wine producing countries 0f Europe. Well, we sampled, and nWnt be convinced until we sampled ftgam u wag teaUy excenent Rnd we sampled again we arrived at home, however, on the same day, Our friend Alonzo Rouse was married on the 24th inst. to Miss Lula Elmore of Bucklesberry. The bridal party passed through, town In the evening en route for the Rouse mansion and the happy couple had an extremely satisfied ap pearance. May their pathway through life always be strewn with bright flow ers and may the ills of adversity ever be loth to put in an appearance. TheSeven Springs is being improved by an excellent road being built to the main county roaa irom tne springs, One would suppose in following its meanderings up the valley, that theyl. Judge R. T. Bennett is posted for a were actually follo wing the, serpentine J speech to awaken the dormant part of course or tne uwananoa or Cumberland the Democrats of this district on Novem gaps in the Blue Ridge. Nature has I ber the 10th; and so is the Hon. A.M. seemingly intended our springs andlWaddell, and if they can't fill the bill their surroundings as a pleasure resort. It only remains for art to give them the flntehing touch. The health of the town and surround- I ing country has been remarkably good for the last few months; no sickness of I I consequence. The M. D.'s are pre- paring to turn the amputating case into plowshares, prunmg : hooks, grubbing hoes and Ames' shovels. Persimmons and 'possum haws are plentiful though jand 11 w,can have nW winter we holTwU1Pal1 1 winter always makes it mighty hard on loctHr sand old cows. , . , Capt. R. W. Joyner is laboring very hard to build up a first class school in this place.-Hia address on education on last Friday was chBte, spirited and truthful and was listened to with much interest by an appreciative audience and highly commended by all who heard it. The captain made a strong (appeal in favor of female education and i wo iuh u .jwmju m unio a uun effect In building up thecausepf educa- ttmnA In th wwi vhinh "mrSJ - " - i -w " . ... !.. - . spokenBl to last week s items, lsnot mysterious matter at all. Hewastrav- eltns towards his home in the buggy when nw'heel was broken and the bug- gy was pulled to one side and left. The i ,ionK which"he was travelling was merely a dim cart way which led to the statement that it was not near any road. Mr. Grady is a young man of excellent moral character and we have no doubt but what his statement is. true. 'I had 'em all." said a rubicund hap-1 tv-faced irentleman. "All what?" asked I his friend. ' Why all the symptoms malaria, via., lame back, aching Joints, neyieBneiM, iuuikcmuuu, ujazy ow, 1 001 extremities, rnsn 01 Diooa to tne head, constant fatigue, no appetite. pains in the breast after ieating,.night 1 ..4- .1. 1 n etc., but Brown's Iron Bitters cured me I and I recommend it as being the on! perfect tohlo made.'h y u M . only Prevent sickness by takrog occasion ally one, of Emory's Lrrrfjii Cathartic nixfl, a wonuenui appetiser, an abso ute, cure of biliounness. lUeeuts. 4 White Oak Items. ''Taterdiggin"?iaonhand.:M ) f We are still living in the land.'' ' 1 ; " We are having more rain, which checks cotton picking.' ' , ,' ' , j j Our board-pen and enterprising mer chants recieve goods via. their i dirt trains.:. ;;: , ', :'" . Our enterprising merchants goto your city this week for another large stock of goods. ' Look out Board Pen. v Our farmers are busy getting that heavy burden off of their shoulders getting their crops out of the grass. : Hard times must be on hand as we meet his agents on every road with a good horse and buggy trying to collect "that little act" Our butcher says it does not pay to butcher cattle till late spring, bo as to kiv uia a lair ciiKuce w uvu or uiw, ui i.1 - - J 1 A 1 1 Jl. J wmcn case K tney uiea it wm save tne expense of hired help. Just so, uncle Billy. , Mr. Editor tell vour Swansboro snake story correspondent to coma up here, we have one that must be an adamite from the number of times that he has imuimutiUf uw,iuiiDuiiucutiuu pu. Wives. Our county is improving rapidly, two big stores and two more to be erected next spring and one Justiqs of the Peace and maybe two more next term of Leg islature and what & time we will have every fellow do his own "fiten." We met friend T. J. a few days since with a staked and, ridered cartfull of goods boxes guess he is going to fit him up a store for the benefit of his neigh bor, C. A. B. He has got the boxes and the goods will come on the next train. The house in which knowledge is taught is near its completion and a mag nificent buildjng it is by the present 'wig-wara" and the instructor of teach ing young ideas how to shoot is on hand and . i He'll teach you how to read and write And spell in any degree And by the use of the black gum, Will teach you the double rule of three. Stonewall Items. The genial face of Mr. Thos. Mitchell, who clerks for.Mr. Geo. Allen, of your place, is with us and is accompanied by his friend Mr. Tull. Tom is always welcome in our section, and any one i w uriuia oiuuk buuios w naiue I fate. I where will one be found that can? The great trouble is our court convenes on that day and the election is on the next. Three negroes are to be tried for murder at this term of our court and if some thing is not done, farewell votes. , The commissioners who were tosur vey the road from this place to Daw son's creek, have completed their job and report the distance from here to the road near Mr. Ed. Brinson's to be 71 I miles, and from Mr. Wm. Clayton's, the far as is passable, J5i miles that is to be made. So at a I cost of twenty-five hundred orthree j thousand dollars, the distance can be I shortened more than one-half and open avast territory of swamp land. Mr. Thos. Campen was their surveyor, and he reports a rough job. ! 1 " Agreeably to appointment Mr. T. G. Skinner, the nomine of the Democratic Convention of this distriot, addressed a I portion of the voters, of. this county at tsayrxiro on Tuesday, ana 11 perfect ' aatisfaotioliv and one thing is igUre, ne enunciatea uemoorano prm- Iciplee without a single departure, and I if I am not mistaken he will surelv be ' I vaw -"wtwwrnw w .VUa v- I .' ' ' 1 ' . aitrict. lie was taken charge or by Mr. Cliff Oaroon to be cared for Tuesday night and conveyed to Pamlioo iWed- nesflay morning, where he was to dis- cuss the issues of the ; day to another I portion of our citizens and be with us Wednesday ; night at 7 o'clock. ? ! Mr. J. B. Piver, Morehead City, N. C, says: Brown's Iron Bitters is the best remedy for indigestion I ever used. ' THE RUSH ROLLER ) SKATING .RINK iv t ,wlll beppenjiu thtvUi isii of I I 1 WEINSTEIN , BUILDING, j 1 nTTTITTT TITTTHTTlTfl ; j rr V' -i'! ' K 'ill'. I .t l l'U'l .i NOVEMBER 'Ladles admitted to the Rink, and fur bished skates o all evenings FREE CHARGE., -r ' ' - tf, COMMERCIAL. . Journal Office, Oct. 31, 6 P. M. New York futures firm. .Spots de clined 1-16. New Berne market active. Sales of 276 bales at 9 to 9i. Middling, , 91; Strict Low Middling 9i; Low Middling, 91; Ordinary, . nbw tore: spots, t Middling, 10 9-16; Strict Low Mid dling 10 3 8; Low Middling 10 3-16. , 1 FUTURES. ' ' MORNING. NOON. EVENING. October, : 10.47 10.43 10.45 November, 10.56 10.54 10.57 December, 10.69 10.67 10.70 January, 10.85 10.81 10.83 RICE-Sales of 1200 bushels from $1.00 to $1.10, sacked. Market firm. CORN No sales. Market unchanged. OATS No receipts. ' DOMK9TI0 HIABKBT. Turpentine Dip, $2.25; hard $1.25. Tar Firm at $1.25 and $1.50. Beeswax 25c. per lb. Honey 75c. per gallon. Beef On foot, 5o. to 6c. Hams Country, 131c per pound. Lard Country, 121c per lb. Fresh Pork 7a8o. per pound. Eoos 21o per dozen. Peanuts 81al.25 per bushel. Fodder 80c. to $1 per hundred Onions $3 3.50 per bbl. APPLEg 75o.a$1.25 per bushel. Peas 85c. per bushel. Hides Dry, Salic; green 5a6o. Tallow 6o. per lb. Chickens Grown, 45a50c per pair; spring 25a40c. meal iOc. per Dushei. Potatoes Bahamas 35c; yams 50c. Wool 12a20o. per pound. . Sbinoles West India,dull and nom. inal; not wanted. Building 5 inch, hearts, $4.00; saps, $3.00 per M. WHOLESALE PRICES. New Mess Pork $13.00: long clears 71c; shoulders, dry salt, 61c molasses and syrups 2aia40c. Salt 95c. per sack. FLOUR $4.00a7.75 per barrel. Dissolution of Copartnership. The law firm of CLARK c CLARK has been dissolved by mutual consent, the Junior, W. W. luarK, naving removed to naieisn. C. C. CI.AEK. RODOLPK DUFFV. CLAEK & DUFFY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, NEVBGRN, N. C. Office opposite the Gaston House, oc'ildtf L. Vcinstcin HAS THE Most Selected StOCk LOWER THAN EVER. octau-dtf GRAND OPENING nilHnery Department is L, WEINSTEIN'S STORE BY MRS. WEINSTEIN ON Thursday, First Oaj of Novemkr, 1883. 1 W Handsome Hats at Low Prices. oct30-dlw Oysters. The FINEST OYSTERS the MARKET AF FORDS can be found at David Speight's, At MARKET DOCK, second floor In the first I Iron Building. f Served in an styles. octroi ra IIcuso For Rent. A GOOD TWO-STORY BUILDING on George I street. Apply to Db. FRANK DUFFY, octSOdSt ' Nev Berne, N. C. 1000 Bushels Ruit Proof Seed Oatf, 1 500 Bundles Ties, 20,000 Yards Bagging, 1 For sale by .1 DAIL BROS., . . . W'xt i ' Commission Merchants, ! New Berne, N. C. IJINCE MEAT, ; ' ' Plum Pudding, Buckwheat, ; ; j j. Currants, '. . r;,,. Citron, . , ' Mackerel, . s ;lE . ; ; Smoked Herring,.:;; - (. . , Fulton Market jptee.j.,,-.; Beef Tongues, ,,;',..; , . small tiams, , '.iUi.v;rj r.'; t, Sugar Cured Shoulders, U Cheese,:uji .un h -..j-.? r Piokles"jt!l'' 1m WhitelBeans,: :j ' i -il i . Italian Maccaroni , .) i Fresh Canned Lobsters, -t: I fi Raising mCifn Mnu;..,;fi-iinfi li- .-A lot of UliUlUJiJ, TUAS, IV j i' Jusli received, 'h H r li.;ifra,: anll-dly m y,;r ,.-;;;' OF Fcr Sd3 ANIOE HOUSE, with eight rooms and all noociry opthowt nd s isrgalot on Ger man atraet. In the City of New Berns. For trnii apply to Wm. J. amb Wm. E. CLARKE. ootSS-dlm Attorneys at Law. HIE CHEAPEST EVER DROUGHT To MaiOket. I Defy Ccn:p:Iili:n ! ! 1 he Regular Opening will be on THURSDAY, GU 25. Mrs. M. D. DEWEY, 'POLLOCK STREET, i : Nearly Opposite Old Stand. 25 Doz. Ccllins' Axes, N. C. Pattern. 98.50 pa Doiem. Every oae warranted. , P. M. URANEY, South Front street, ' New Berne, N.C. octSI-dwtr Q Pn A f Q Leader of Low Prices. WHOLESALE and RETAIL. Hasjust returned from the North with a large anu weu-seiectea stock 01 Dry Goods, Fancy Goods and Notions, 0heaPer llim Ever Offered Before. i wm nave Special Sales every week In ev ery lime. My stock of DRESS GOODS, such as Silks. Satins, Cashmeres and Mourning Goods, can not be matched for the money In the State I havealarge lineof Dress TrimminKS, Em broideries and Edgings at reduced prices Ladies, Gents and Chlldreu'a Under Vests in great variety. Special attention Is called to our Shoe De partment. Also, Carpets ;.nd Oil Cloths. A large stock of Picture Frames of every description. Fancy Goods, Baskets, Tinware, etc., etc. -Special Inducement offered to whole sale customers, ana sausiactlon guaranteed to every one. Come irly and get the first pick, . . ' 0. MARES, octaodwam Pollock st . New Berne, N. C. THE UNRIVALED NEW FARMER GIRL COOK STOVE. Nothing further seems necessarv to make the New Farmer Oirl a perfect and beautiful cooking apparatus. It has large Flues and Oven, Patent Oven Shelf, Swinging Hearth Plate, Deep Ash riv uuu Ann ran. ine vtoss rieoes all have cold air braces, and the Covers are. smooth and heavy. ; Large single Oven Doors. Tin lined. The largely increased sales af this Stove attest, its popularity every stove imiy warrauieu. , ' P, M. DRANEY, SOtB AGENT, NEW BERNE, N. C. Any castings wanted for Farmer Girl Cook Stoves sold by P. M. DRANEY at 10 cts per pound.-,, .. , j; oc!7d wtf Pigs' ' Feet, Tripe ::nn-a:v' AND; 0' V ii i I By tlie iialf bbl - or kee IV1::!:::!3 c:ir.:!:!l. cnAs. n. blanit. ,lj ill i

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