I .- .VOL. Hi! NEW BERNE. N. C. SUNDAY,' AUGUST 17. 1884. NO. 120. I LOCAL NEWS. JaurnalHintatare Vlmtnec, j J'un rises, 550 Length of day, , Sun seta, 6:47 f 13 hours, 27 minutes. V MoGn tiaca at 12:51 a. m. Jaa. W. Moore has second-hand Singer a sewing machines for sale. ,;, "m fihcr good crowd passed down for : Morehead City last night. It seems as ; H -'if the second tidal wave has begun. ... ' '" Tarboro had a $20,000 fire on Wed nesday morning last. E. 13. Hodges & ' C and C, J. Austin wore the principal . ... . fooserg.' - Freeman Ernul sent us a specimen of : ' his ripe scuppernongs laBt night. Now f-W0 know he has them and they are as delicious as ever. Rev. Samuel M.,, Smith, .of Washing i .'. ton,' will preach in the Presbyterian Church this rooming at 11 o'clock and at 8 o'clock this evening. " Rev. Dr., Burkhead will preach at 6 v o'clock this evening at the corner ,' - of Pollock and Fleet streets, in front of ' Mrs. Hargett's. v Everybody invited to attetid this service. The county commissioners concluded their t labors yesterday in revising the tax listT I Very few complaints were . made, and several parties who had not 1 listed were allowed to list their property without extra cost. The steamer Elm City left for Bayboro Saturday morning, having on board as - passengers for Pamlico Ma.j. D. T. Cara way,, and family. The Major goes to visit the scenes of his early childhood, and to B63 a sister whom he has not seen , for twenty-five years. ' , .'j Out townsman, F. W. Hancock, Esq., V has been elected third Vice-President of : the Pharmaceutical Association at its v recent session in Charlotte. The at tendance was large and many new . members were enrolled. V. O. Thomp son, of Winston, was elected President The next session of the Association will . be held at Greensboro on the 1st Wed- - nesday in August, 1885. " i .' Jeranat, --.' "' ' - Miss Hannah, A. Oliver returned last night,', having spent several weeks at- . tending the Ktate Normal School at Newton, visiting Asheville and other places among the mountains. She is prepared now to handle a class in the Graded School "with the spirit and the understanding." , Miss Hatchie Harrison has departed for the Warm Springs. Miss Sallie Mitchell is visiting friends v., -at Henderson. ReffcUcaa Nomination in Lenoir. - The Republicans of Lenoir county ' - held their convention at Kinston yester- day and" after muoh confusion and noise k.made the following nominations: FojjSheriff, Jasi K. Davis; Register or ueeds, is. Li. Taylor; Treasurer, uenj , Sutton all present incumbents and - J. (1. Cax frir tho Legislature. : TUa Deftiocrats are very hopeful of L canyflag tn county on- account of die sensions in the Republican ranks. Excursion. si'".'-.'' The colore .citisiens of Raleigh will run an excursion train from that city to . New. Berne, arriving here to-morrow evening, and will leave at 10 o'clock on Monday night for Washington on the - steamer Elm City, and return Thursday morning at 7 o'clock. We have been ' Informed by the managers that arrange ments have been made with the captain to entertain any of our white citizens who desire td visit Washington at cheap . Vburch Services To-day. -5 Presbyterian!-; Church Services . by Rev. Sam'l M. Smith at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Seats are free at these services and the public are cordially invited. ' Chst'Clftirch-V.W. Shields, Rector, .Tenth Sunday after Trinity. '.. Holy Communion at 8 a. m.: other services at 11 a. m. and 7 p. in. Sunday school at 5 p. m. The public are always in vited 4o attend the services of this Church. V ,i M. E. Chnrch South Rev. Dr. Burk head will preach in, the Theatre to-day at 11 a.m., and at the corner of Pollock and Fleet streets, in front of Mrs. Har sett's residence, at 6 p.m. All are cor i dially invited. t. ; Elaappolntei. ( J ' I ".-' - We must confess that we, as well as large number of our readers, have beon disappointed in not getting our expect ed letters from Mr. Vass. We cannot account for his long silence; surely he la not lazy, and we learn from his fam ily that h is not sick, so wo can only i count for his failure to write from ' o fact that he thinks he is fulfilling ' a promise t write by sending us ies of London papers, some of them ' -re as a eood sized table cloth, and id in a style that would kill any icon local pafr. They will not 1 bill, and we hope be may yet find I !.:ve the mchnnuon to tell v Converted. The mail on Friday night brought, us two dollars from a colored subscriber at Seven Springs to renew his subscription to tha Journal, and the ne vs also came along that he would probably vote the Democratic ticket this year. Now if reading the Journal has converted this voter we have the satisfaction of know ing that it has not been done by trying to conceal all the errors of the Demo cratic party and abusing the R idicals, but by trying to tell the plain truth on both. A fair comparison betwoen eight years of Republican rule in North Caro lina and eight years of Democratic rule will not fail to convince a fair minded, intelligent man that the latter has been better for ihe people. Removal of Court Room. The term for -which the county com missioners leased the building now used as a court house expires on the 1st of September next. The new court house not being near enough completed to be occupied by the Clerk of the Superior Court and Register of Deeds, the com- missisners on Saturday accepted a prop osition from Dr. Win. Pell Ballance to rent them the lower floor of the McLean building, that is, the room formerly oc cupied by M. Prag, at 825.00 per month, and the Register of Deeds and the Clerk of the Superior Court were notified to move, in that building by the 1st of September, the Clerk occupying the front portion of the room, the Register the rear portion. An effort was made to rent the building now in use but tho owners refused to take less than $00.00 per month. The State lauHical Amsoctatlou. We wish to again call the attention of our citizens to the importance of this organization, recently effected in our State, with the hope that a subordinate Association may be formed in this city Miss Hatchie Harrison and Miss Katie Daniels are charter members and will doubtless give any one desiring to join the State Association any information they may desire for the purpose of te coming members. In order to give our readers'someidea of the interest being taken in the Stale Association we give herewith a letter from tho President. It was probably not intended for publication, but the writer, we are sure, will not object if i will aid in any way in arousing an in- terest in this the most beautiful and pleasant of all the sciences: Goldsboro, N. C, Aug. 14, 1884. Editor New Berne Journal, leaf Sr: Please accept thanks for the able article that appears in your last issue oi me iuuunaij in reierence w me State Musical Association. You seem to have taken in the original idea in organizing the Association, and of the many articles written and comments made are the only one that seems to nave a clear perception of our purpose, It gives me pleasure to state that, from information just received by letter from the Secretary of the Association that he is now kept constantly busy issuing cer tificates of membership to persons join' ing tne Association. Very respectfully, Will B. Lane, President, Crops lu Edgecombe. Tarboro Southerner. We have seen gentlemen from nearly every section in the county, and in sub stance they state the condition of the crops in the several townships about as follows: No. 1. Corn fair upon an average. In some sections very good. Cotton about the average. The raina have done but little damage. No. 2; Crops are very fine. The pros pects are the best Mr. J. P. Brown ever saw. Corn is exceedingly promising. . t n mi . - ... u : i i. ii u. o. iuo mruieis uro juuiiauu, Corn is the best that has been seen in years. Most of the cotton is good. Some cotton had to be planted over again; this is growing well but some fear that the yield will not equal expectations. No. 4. Cotton, somewhat "spotted' but upon the whole is above the aver age. Some is very good and some is very, very poor. Corn is good every where. No. 5. Has not much late cotton. The old is very fine and boiling well. Corn very good. Rains and cold weather seem not to have had any bad effect. No. a. Corn and cotton good except where dry weather has injured them. No. 10. Is about the same condition as No. 9 with probably a slighter better average.'': :, v 1 No; 11.- uorn and cotton very good. No. 12. Our reports are not as full regarding this township as the others but upon the whole they may be taken as average crops. No. 13. Has made in the last few years vast strides in agriculture. This ?ear there has been no retrograde move' ment. Corn is very good indeed, and cotton is above the. average. There has been some shedding of forms and bolls, In some places it was much damaged by hail soon after the plant began to grow, No. 14. We have seen no. one from this township, but gentlemen acquaint ed with the section and in the habit of seeing the farmers say that cotton and corn are both promising. . . :. ' " Notice. " On account of running an excursion to Little Washington, the steamer Elm City will not make- her trip to Hyde county until lhursday morning, Aug, 21, at 8 a. m.: returning, leaving Hyd county for New Berne Friday morning. List of Letters Remaining in the postoffice at New Berne, Craven county, N. C, Aug. 16, 1884: B. Bryan, Mr. John D.; Brient, Mrs. Charlotty; Barons, Mrs. Magie; Bur nett, Miss Hannah. C Canady, Fitchnlle. D. Day, Miss Julia; Downs, Miss Mary; Davis, Mr. T. T. . t lyming, Mr. Junius. G. Green, Mr. John. H. Hill, Mr. W. J.; Raskins, Mrs. E. J.; Hunter, Mr. George; Hill, A. H.; Hill, Rob 't D.; Hill, A. T.; Haskett, Tryphena; Harding, Mr. Walter H.: Harris, Mr. Isaac J. Jannon, Miss Betsie; Jones, Miss Little Miley; Johnson, Mrs. Sallie. T T - f i.7 O IT jj. i-iuiuu, a, a. M. Merrit, Mrs. Marriet: Moore, Miss Chariot a; Moore, Mrs. Edney; ftlunro, Mrs. Julia. P. Price, Captin H. F. R. Ray. Mr. John (2): Rav. Mrs. John. S.-Shay, Mr. S. H. Persons calling for above letters will say advertised and give date of list. K. A. Richardson, P. M More About the Squash. Comfort, N. C, Aug. 15, 1884 Editor Journal: Since the report of the enormous squash has squashed as it seems all squash stories, the truth ought not to be squashed and I believe that now since your good looking young merchant, J. M. II., has seen the squash of all squashes in this part of the world that no one will dispute the truth of its woight being 90 pounds; but since the day it weighed that, or 13 days after it was weighed again, it weighed on the 14th inst. 115 pounds and yet continues to grow; as it is yet soft, it may get to 150 pounds before it matures. You will have to raise your bid, as Mr. C. Brown has offered Mr. Basden ijti.00 for it. which he refused; he expects to get a good price for it. His intention now is for Mr. George Allen to take it to the Fair, at Raleigh, but will hold you up to your oner if it gets to the Fair. have two of the same kind which weighs 60 and 65 pounds. The large one of Mr, Basden s gains at the rate of 2 pounds per day. We had one of the hardest rains on the 12th inst. that ever falls to the lot of mankind to behold. I heard Mr. A. C, Gooding say that he thought if a person had been traveling along the road with a cart that would have held water if it had not been more than 14 inches deep it would have rained full and run over in fifteen minutes. We have a school now being taught at the Methodist Church at Cypress creek by Wm. H. Rhodes. The patrons are hauling lumber to build a school house, which will be 19x24 feet; large enough to accommodate do or 40stu dents, which number we hope to get with some assistance from abroad. The people are beginning to be aroused on the subject of eduoation, and have learned that it is cheaper to pay a good teacher a fair price for his services than it is to board his children from home and pay high prices in towns and vil lages, when in a great many cases they learn but very little, besides carrying on flirtations with their opposite sex We hope to see the times change and all the neighbors get back to their homes, and then we could have a good school all the time. Mr. L. F. Koonce is contemplating moving back to his place in order to re ceive the benefit of the school at his old home. The cotton crops in this section have been injured very much by the wet weather on account of its shedding its forms. We cannot make anything like aver age crops of cotton, because the wet has caused the grass to choke the cotton. Yours truly, A. F. Cox Kinston Items. The latest night shirts for gentlemen are trimmed with percale figured either with bees or roosters. JNow wouldn'i "old Chow Chow" look gay in that cos turner Dr. W. J. Jones, the distinguished physician of Greene county, w&s in town last rriday looking after that pan acea for political worms Weyher's Vermifuge. It i8 said that the wings of the com mon fly vibrate at the rate of 830 strokes per second, and those of the mosquito about 2,000 times. For the past week brother Grady seems to have vibrated like the common fly and Senator Loftin like the mosquito. A Mr. Simpkins was slaughtered last Friday in Kinston. The unfortunate event receives its compensation, how ever, in a splendid contribution to the town mule. The mule, it is said, signi tied its appreciation of the event by one loud bray while the battle was going The recent cool nights warn us of the approach of the fall season. This sea son brings with it cotton picking time, when the abundance of shekels make glad the heart of the cotton picker. In genuity has tried hard to do this work by machinery, but all efforts in this line have failed and the fact stands out that the five fingers of a negro woman's right hand are the best cotton pickers yet invented. ',.? ; ; Senator Loftin has been stirring the political waters considerably during the past week. -At one of his night meet' ings in Woodington last week, where whiskey was free as water, Tom f arker the colored orator of Kinston, was called to reply to him. He had his speech by heart but the multitude frightened nun, "Two vears ago mv competitor was howling Democrat," he began. Not re memberlng the next sentence, he re peated that one. There was immense applause, ills third attempt was as fol lows: "Two years ago my competitor was a howling Democrat and and Carteret County Items. From the Telephone. Capt. Hinman, of Ithe engineer de partment, who has had charge of the Beaufort Harbor Improvement, has been relieved, we learn, by Capt. W. H. Bix by of the Engineer corps. Prof.-W. K. Brooks, of the Johns' Hopkins University of Baltimore, ar rived on Saturday last and is alieady engaged in his favorite pursuits. He can find curiosities and rare specimens of marine animals where the untutored eve would behold nothing uncommon, and his labors in the cause of science will eventually bring forth great re sults. We enjoyed a trip to Wreck Point in the handsome yacht Favonia. We were favored with a cool day and stiff breeze from the.; north, making the ocean smooth as the bosom of a river. Mr. Geo. N. Ives has made quite extensive preparations for fishing in the cove, having large seines pulled in by horses, ice houses, packing houses, wharves, etc., but the catch for several woeks past has been very small. Mr. B. A. Falton returned from Flor ida a few days since, after a stay in the 'Land of flowers" between live and six months. He says Florida is ''boom ing," and is a pleasant State to live in, though not one-tenth part as good as JNorth Carolina. The seine fishery at Carrott Island caught ?he first mullets of the season on Tuesday and Wednesday last, landing about eighteen barrels. Capt. Swift Galloway made a splen did and reasonable .speech before the Cleveland and bcaics Campaign Club Thursday night. Thirteen additional names were added to tho club list, and among them several who had heretofore voted the Republican ticket. Mr. E. S. Fodrie killed a rattlesnake a few days since, five feet long, having sixteen rattles, which latter ho brought to this office, we notice one thine in this connection to which we wish to call attention. It has been frequently stated that the snake acquired a new rattle for each year of his age, but if this one had beeu killed a little later he would only have had three, as he was about shedding, and only three of the rattles would have come from the old skin as we have demonstrated. STATE NEWS. Glenned from our Exchanges. Greenville Reflector: Our farm ers now say the crops are badly damaged. Rev. Josephus Latham hna hoAn amir nr his hnmn n limit four miles from town, the last two TOAota Wa nrA iru tn Jwwir Hint. he is some better. iwua v v, vw Chatham Record: We regret to hear that many hogs in this county have recently died of the cholera, About Gulf it has been especially fatal, Borne farmers losing nearly all. It is said that an unusually large crop of oats will be sowed in Chatham this year. Durham Tobacco Flant: Several loads of new crop tobacco have come into market. Tne jail is empty for tne first time since we have bad such an institution We hear of several barbecues to be given at different points in Durham county during the campaign. The Democracy is in dead earnest Goldsboro Bulletin: Mr. Ezekiel Stevens, of this county, now about 74 years of age, can sco to read without specs. Ho says from the time he was 55 years old until he was 70 he used them constantly, but since then he has been able to read without them. Those eyes have got young again. Elizabeth City Carolinian We have it on good authority f.liak cov-Artil farmpra tiAar Mnnf-en. t- :j ,.. . a yaie vouii , iuwu mm vv Dusneis oi. snenea corn 10 tue acre, ana tnat tne present prospects wore that thev would do still better this year, ii two or three larmers , can do this, why not others, why not all! Good crops are mainly the re sult of good farming. Greenville Democrat ic Strandardi On last Thursday the little four year old son of Mr. John c. Cox, in this county, was accidentally caught in the machinery used by Mr. Cox, in manufacturing the Cox cotton planter, and after being terribly mutilated was finally killed before the machinery could be stopped. His death was a very horrible one : and will occasion much sorrow among his relatives and friends in this county. Fayettevule 8m: Heavy rams continue to fall. Our section is saturated, with wet, and unless there is a cessation in the rain fall SOOn, the . Cr0D8, especially COtton Will DO. seriously damaged. -lnei Charlotte Democrat asks w no Tom Ochiltree is, and says he thinks he was born in avetteviue. v pon en quiry, we learn that Tom Ochiltree is the son of Judge Wm. B. Ochil tree, of Texas. Judge Ochiltree W88 tne 800 OI David Ucniltree, an OlUmercu&nu OI rat)lU)VUltJ, uu did basin ess tailed, somewnere about 1824. ' David Ochiltree was formerly known as ''Lord Bacon," from the fact that he put np an- shipment. The residence of David I Ochiltree was on Mason street, near Mr. w. A. (iathrie's law omce. Elizabeth City Economist: Not withstanding the heavy rains of last week, there were twenty ad ditions by baptism to the Baptist Church at Smloh at the protracted meeting The incessant rains of I last week hare soaked all the sweet ness out of the cantaloups that are offered for sale on the streets. They are almost as tasteless as chips. -From all we can gather, the superabundant and continuous rains have not seriously injured the old corn. The late planting has been seriously damaged. Cotton has been seriously injured. Rice is benefited by the rains, being the duck ot agriculture, pleased with water. We have heard nothing said ot peanuts but fear they must sutler materially, being a vine crop. Trucks and fruits are miured in quality. It is a fact that Eliza beth City has a population of four thousand persons and it has three thousand howling dogs and al though it may not be german to the population and the dogs, it has over seventy-five pianos. We are turnished these data by an indus trious and accurate statistician who vouches for the truth of what he says but wishes his name withheld. Hyde county leads the distict in patents. Now comes Mr. Sam Sadler, of Fairfeld, with a patent of a drust-proof wheel which he has hied an application for in the patont office. It is simple in design and easily adjusted to any buggy. We learn that Mr. Sadler was offered a thousand dollars for the patent. We had the pleasure of a card of friendship, on Saturday morning irom the gated Mrs. Mary Bayard Clarke, ou route from New Berne, North, via. steamer Shenandoah, regretting want of strength to call in person. Our best wishes be with her. God bless the gifted Carolinian! COMMERCIAL. Journal Office, Aug. 16, 6 P. M. COTTON-New York futures dull bnt sP0toB f,rm Orleans 11 1-8. Uplands 10 7-8; FUTURES. 10.80 10.78 10.48 10.84 August, September, October, November, DOMESTIC MARKET. Tuepentine Hard , $1.00; dip, $1.75. Tar 7oc. to $1.00. Corn 80o. Seed Cotton $2.50a3.50. Cotton Seed 13.50 per ton. Beeswax 25c. per lb. Honey 60c. per gallon. Beef On foot, 5c. to 7c. Country Hams 13ic. per lb. " Lard 13Jc. per lb.' Eoos 13c. per dozen. Fresh Pork 7a8c. per pound. Peanuts $1.00al.50 per bushel. Fodder 80c. to $1 per hundred Onions $1.56a2.00 per bbl. Field Peas Hides Dry, 10c.; green 5c. Tallow 6c. per lb. Chickens Grown, 40a50c, spring 20a30c. Meal 85c. per bushel. Apples 25a40c. per bush. Peaches $1.25al.50 per bush. Wool 12al7c. per pound. Shingles West India.dull and n m. inal: not wanted. Building 5 inch, hearts, $3.00; saps, $1.50 per M. WHOLESALE PRICES. New Mess Pork $18.50. i L. C., F. BACKS, AND BELLIES lQalOJc. : SiiouLDERS-Smoked, No. 2, 7ic; prime, 7c. Smoked Joles-5c Lard 9a5Hc Sugar 5a8c. Flour $3.25a7.00. Salt 90o. per sack. Molasses and Syrups 20a45o. Machines. SEVERAL SECOND HAND SINGER SEWING MACHINES for sale CHEAP. ' ; Apply to autOtf , JAMES W. MOORE. Farm for Rent. I will offer to rent, to the highest bidder, at the Court llcuse door In the City of New Berne, on Monday, September 1st, The Farm connected with and npon which tlt. Pnnntv tn,v TTmitta la affnalA.1 fa, nn. , year, rhe Board of Commissioner, reserving the right to rejectany and all bids. Byorderormeuoara, aul2dt4 JOSEFS NELSON, Clerk, CITY ORDINANCE. Chap. IX.. Skc. 10. No Derson shall be ! lownd tn Veen riav or nleht mora than two bead oi cattle witnm tne city limits, except Provided, this ordinance shall not apply to persons bringing cattle for sale, and who do not keep them on hand more than one week. The above ordinance to be in roll force un til October 1st, 1884. Parties owning more cattle than the above ordinance allows are given five days to remove them from the city ZL00 IfiCRESEiE ST YEAR IS TflE RECORD OF SLEj "U$ DOUBLED Tlt CAPACITY .fth. FACTORY CIGA RETTES jLOG CUT, Jl Ocd'ft will Iwft- .fWUPROpPTLYfilW. Jlckweljs Wotw Genuine without t tfal'-m&A of the Bull. Watch the papers for our large advertisement; different portraits of leading men each time. W. 11. MORRIS. F, MORKIS. ESTABLISHED IS 17. J. J. BURGESS, of N. C, WITH W. H. MOEPIS L SONS, Jamais (jtyRETTES lorn Cut GENERAXi . Commission Merch'ts, Nos. 23, 25 & 27 Commerce St., NORFOLK, VA. Special attention elven to sales of Cotton.. - I Grain, Peanuts and Country Produce gene rally. Liberal cash a dvances made on oou-1 . slgnmenU. Prompt returns and highest mar ket prices guaranteed, au2dw tjanl For Rent, THE STORE. DWELLING and OITTBUI LD- INU.-S on the corner of Pollock and Norwood streets, now occupied by Wm. Colllgan, seur. Possettslon given Aug. 1st. Appiy 10 Jy28 dtf O. HUBB8 COLD SPRINGS FAdLl FOl. SALE. I offer for sale the above valuable property consisting of One Thousand Tho Hnndrrd -' "' an Sixty Five Acres, Four Hundred ander cultivation, balance In timber, lying la ..! Craven county, four miles below Newbern by , i railroad. It la admirably situated between the A. N. C. Railroad (half roUe from It) ' and a deep navigable, creek. .,. ,i.;.i-i Address . ;i: i , J. I. WOLFENDKN, ' ' Jyffldwtf , .. . A Newbern. K.C. ". f1- Fcr S:.2, ONE LARGE SIZE BECON D-11A K D II ER RING SAFE, cheap for cash or on time. , " HANCOCK BROR. if r , l v t !' r ; i A ' ", t r . n. dimn roe if I don't wi:ih he waa on a rr"0 nnniititrof bacon lor 11 m Its. au7 d2w E. It. MEADOW3, Msyor.