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PRICE 5 CENTS. LOCAL NEWS. BUSINESS LOCALS, rrMTBitifYS. fat and Hn.i : X Another lot just in time. At Smluhos is this a rhyme - If you want on now s your time. rpHE "JARMAN" ICE FACTOET J wiaay in in i nranum. kdh u nra m l .. a. 2 . a ; pared to furnish toe to iu patron at Oil ' . 1 A -A 11 . halt cent DOT pouna. wpeu at 4U " boon (or tha delivery of Ioa. 1 ' J A. BtTKQWS, novtMw.J ' ' Business Manager O ARRETT'S If edoo Vineyard Cognac J sad Wine for laie, at Manuieetu . rer'a prioes. by . Jamb Bwmomd. REMEMBER I sell First-Class Ooodi and warrant them. Refund money If not aatlaf actor y, aad guarantee to sell the saaaa claaa t goods cue Area than eay bouse in the city. THE GROCER, E, B. HACKBURN, JOHN DUNN li ttlll ahead In Fine Goods at low prioea and hie store ii the pride of the town. Call and get hie t prioea, PURE Liquor and Wines for Med ici naland other ueee, at wholesale. JAJU8 RXDMOHD. A NEW Stock of Oil Stoves and other XX. Housekeeping Ooodi at Geo. Allen & Co. DIRECT importation of French Brandy and Holland Gin arrived (a bond and dutiat paid at Custom louse in Now Berne, guaranteeing gen nine goode for eale. Jab Redmond. BROWN'S GEORGIA COTTON OIN8, with Self Feeder and Condenser. All of the latest and most approved pat terns. Geo. Allen & Co. REDMOND'S Ginger Ale. Lemon - Soda, eto., equal to imported. , ... James Redmond. BUOJ1E8, McD. Pates' make, for Mia at Dail Bbob'. A, large crowd was in attendance at court yesterday. ' The commissioners proceedings crowd out other looal matter. Ssm E. Eaton wants people to stop and see something. See "ad " and drop in. i ' , ' Cottage prayer meeting at the resl 'denoo of t. BVThotnM on Griffith street tonight at 7 JO o'clock. . . Don't fall to attend the entertainment Wednesday night if you wish to see the iMini and talnnt of New Berne dis played. Tfeketa for the entertainment Wednes day night will be on sale, Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock at Meadows' drug 1 admlutnn Mots: s-allerv SS Cta. t- The - most fashionable event of the ssaeott takes plaoe Wedneeday evening the SOthBeantlfal tableaux, vocal and Instrumental muiio and elocution will constitute the program for the eve ning. - The Bote Osborne Go, ' Mr. XH. Rioe, the advanoe agent of the Rose Osborne Co., arrived Saturday night and billed the city yesterday for the company, to be here on the 5th of December. , Steamer Movements. The steamer Vesper of the E. C D, line arrived Sunday afternoon with a cargo of merchandise. .The Eaglet of this Una sailed yesterday; afternoon with a full cargo of cotton, rioe, lum ber, eto. The Vesper will sail tomorrow Improvements in Cedar Grove. Our marble man,; Mr. J. K. Willis, put up on Saturday a very handsome monument to the memory- of the late Dr. Wo, H. Barker. !' It la a whits marbla- shaft something over ten feet .high. Es bee also recently, placed a beautiful enoloeure around ths lot of Capt. Tbos. M. Oaces aadhe late B. M. Gates. t x r a .:' , ' (. PmsJ.XG-;'X ;, Thomas Maybew- Esq., of Aurora, and W. X. Caho,jEsfl.,of 8tonswall, were attending court yesterday." - Mr. H. T. Gerard of Pomona Bill nursery is la the city delivering fruit Bell the Jeweler arrived lr night from New York With holiday gouwv The Funeral of B. Frank PooL TV. nar.1 nt Tnnt Pool, the ol AU. 4 lJW 1 oreA servitor of the New Berne Steam Fire Engine Co., was largely attended ca Sunday afternoon. "The body was taken ia charge bj thi Company and Ulen to Et. Peter's A M.E. Z. Church v! f is a wort t j-propriate sermon was i ' :r" I rv r -v. J r. 0ey " tse t ' : 1 C - ' . The S ar ! I : ( " r c!.uii.ioM( of our ; - - - ', tut the Proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners , of Craven County, at Special Keetinga held on Kon- t day,? nTov 14, and Saturday, Hot. 86, 1887.- The board met on Monday the 14ih of November. All present. The chairman annoonoed willingness of the board to bear the viewe of .those present upon the proposition submitted by the East Carolina Land and Railway Co. Capt. K. . Jones, J. L. Rhem, Gen. Robe Ransom, J. J. Wolf end en, T. A. Green, Hon. F. M. Simmons and others addressed the board in favor of the proposition. Major John Hughes submitted a prop osition favorable to the plan, provided the oompany would build a private bridge for publio use in connection with railroad bridges across Neuse and Trent rivers. Joel Kinsey, W. B. Lane, J. F. Clark, H. Perry and W. H. Oliver submitted their views in opposition to the propo sition. The folio wiog is the proposition sub mitted by the East Carolina Land and Railway Co : To the Board of Commissioners of Cra ven County, Ato Berne, H. C.: The hast Carolina Land and Railway Company hereby applies for a subscrip tion by the county of Craven to the capital stock of said oompany to aid it m the construction of a railroad from New Berne to Washington, N. C, in Beaufort oounty, or Greenville in Pitt county, in the sum of forty thousand dollars, and for an additional subscrip tion to the capital stock in the sum of sixty thousand dollars to aid It to build, in ooniunotion with the Wilmington, Onslow and East Carolina Railroad Company, a line of railway from the oity of New Berne through the counties of Jones, Pender aad Onslow to Wil mington, N. 0. This application is made on the fol lowing terms and conditions, to wit; 1. Bald subscription shall be made in coupon bouds of the oounty of Craven, running thirty years and bearing inter est at six per cent per annum, payable annually. 8. That aald bonds shall be prepared as eoon as practicable after said propo sition shall have been eubmitted to a vote of the people and ratified by them as required by law, and they shall be plaoed in the hands of trustees to be nominated and appointed by the board of commissioners of Craven oounty with the consent and approval of the bast Carolina Land and Railway Co., who shall hold the same and, turn them over to the authorities of the said oompany upon its giving to said trustees for the use and benefit of said oounty and to be at once delivered to the authorities thereof certificates of stock in its oom pany of like amount. Provided, how ever, that eaid subscription to aid in the construction of the Washington or Greenville branch shall be delivered as the work progreescs in Craven oounty and at a rate not greater than one thou sand dollars per mile for each mil of graded road and one thousand dollars per mile for eaoh mile of said road sup plied witn cross-ties, ana at tne rate or one thousand dollars per mile of each mile of road graded in Pitt or Beaufort oounty, and five hundred dollars per mils for each mils supplied with cross ties in the eaid last-named counties. And the said bonds subscribed to aid in the construction of the roid to Wil mington shall be delivered to ths oom pany by said trustees as the work pro grasses at a rate, not greater than one hundred dollars per mile fpr every mile of said road graded In Craven oounty. and one thousand dollars. per mTie for eaoh mile er road in Graven county sup plied with cross-ties, and at ths rate of one thousand dollars per mile for every mils of road graded in Jones oounty. and ono thousand dollars per mils for every mile supplied with cross-ties in Jones oounty, but no part of said bonds 11 be delivered for work in Jones oounty as abovs provided until ths en tire road throagn Craven oounty, begin ning a New Berne, has been graded! and famished with croas-tles. Ths balanoe of said bonds if any for both of said .branches to be delivered at the rata of not mors than three thousand dollars per mile of , said .Unas, are sup plied with good steel or iron rails and the asms is plaoed upon eaid road bed, and the balanoe of said bonds to be de livered when the road is completed to Jones oounty line. No part of ths bonds subscribed to ono of these -branches shall be need in the construction of the other. It is agreed if this subscription Is made the oenaly f Craven shall be en titled to elect one director to represent it in the toard or aireotors or said oom pany, and thai the charter shall Te so amended at the next term of the legisla ture, and that it shall have one vote for every share or stock K .receives in sata oompany for aaid sub 'oa. ; , It is further a Breed u. nvate o- dividual nor eorporetioi . Ul "receive or have issued to bim or u directly or indirectly any greater amount of the capital stock of said oompany than bs or it actually ana none nae pays ror at .ts face value. .. It is further agreed If this Subscription is made that no part of tbe work of oon srructiog said road in Craven oounty tball be done by convict labor and as fir as is practicable all work On said road la said coonty shall be done by our owe laborers and mechanics. Ia tt;mory trherT the said EaV Carol. ca Land and la.il way Company ' has by its president hereunto Set its' 1. The Eii-t Carolina Land and EaLlwsj Cornpscy by ' U. L. I I'T, 111 i rf (ijeES. AfUrccrser!: ;t" H rr:r "-'3. - 5 ft 5' ' i rf !' - " ' asked to subscribe to its capital stock the sum of fifty thousand dollars, in stead of sixty thousand dollars to aid in building a railroad from New Berne to Wilmington in eoaneotion with the Wilmington and Onslow and East Caro lina Raliroad Co.. Second, that ths re quest therein contained for a subscrip tion by said county oi forty tnousana dollars to its capital stock to aid it in building a. road from New Berne to Washington or Greenville be with drawn. Third , that In all other respects the said proposition shall remain and stand as originally submitted. Fourth, that if said subscription is made.Craven oounty shall be entitled to appoint one director in said oompany, and shall have ono vote for eaoh share of stock it will own in the election of all other directors and upon all other questions, and the aaid charter shall be amended so as to give the said Craven oounty the appointment of said director. The East Carolina Land and Railway Company, seal By C. E. Foy, iu President. Witness, L. J. Moore. After considering the proposition Commissioner Watson offered the fol lowing: Resolved and Ordered, That the ques tion of Craven oounty subscribing fifty thousand dollars in its coupon bonds runnlug, thirty years at six per oent. in terest, to the capital stock of the East Carolina Land and Railway Co., to aid it to oonstruct, in oonneotion with the Wilmington. Onslow and East Carolina Railroad Co.. a line of railway from New Berne, N. C, to Wilmington, N. C, upon the terms and conditions con tained in the proposition and tbe amend ments to the proposition made to the board of commissioners of Craven oounty by the said East Carolina Land and Railway Co. be submitted to the vote of the qualified votsrs of this ooun ty, and that an election for that pur pose be and ia hereby oalled to be held in the said oounty at the various voting precincts thereof on the 26th day of January, 1888, aaid election to be held as prescribed and provided in obap. 49. Code of North Carolina. The resolution was adopted, Mesirs. Bryan, Latham And Watson voting in the affirmative, Messrs. Brinson snd Mallison voting in the negative. Ordered, That the order heretofore passed by the board authorizing ths chairman to bring suit against &. Hahn, ex-sheriff, for the recovery of the amount of county taxes found due from him to the oounty and the penalty, is hereby suspended until the next regu lar meeting of the board in December, 1887, and that the present committee. Commissioners Brinson. Latham and Mallison is continued until the said meeting with power to settle with said Hahn. Adjourned to meet on Saturday, Nov. 19th at which time no quorum was present. Saturday, Nov. 20th. The board met at 11 a. m. Present, Jas. A. Bryan, W. M Watson and S. W. Latham. The chair stated that the meeting is called upon the follow iog request of Commissioner Watson: New Berke, N. C, Nov. 19, 1887. Mr. Jas. A. Bryan, Chairman Board of County Commissioners of Craven Oounty: Dear Sir Tbe undersigned, a member of said board of commissioner, respect fully requests as provided in sec 706 first volume of Code of Norm Carolina, that you as chairman of the board of commissioners of Craven oounty will call a meeting of said board to be held in the oity of New Berne on tbe 26th day of November, 1887, for the purpose of considering the question of a new regis tration for the election heretofore or dered, by said board upon the applica tion of the East Carolina Land d: Rail way Company for the oounty of Craven to subscribe to its capital stock to assist ia the construction of a railway from Now Berne to Wilmington, and to con sider other questions pertinent to the submission of said proposition to a pop ular vote. ' W. M. Watson, Commissioner. Bs also submitted the following no tice published In New Berne Journal as required by ths OoJe: To whom it may Concern : Notioe Is hereby given that at tne written request of Win. M. Watson, a member of the Board, I have and do hereby call a meeting of the Board of Coonty Commissioners of ths Oounty of Craven, to meet at the Coon Bouse. In New Barns on the sotn day c Novem ber, 1887, at eleven o'clock a. m- for the consideration of matters referred to In aaid reooest. and such other matters as may properly and lawfully oome be fore it. . - - i JAS. A. BRYAN, ? ' Chm'n B'd Commissioners. ! November 19. 1887. .,, r v- The East Carolina Land & Railway Oompany submitted the following rs euest: j i.j-:.t-'--t . S..i To ths Board of Commissioners of Cra- .vanCountv: - s The Eart Carolina Land Railway Company hereby applies to your board for a new registration for the purpose of the slectioa which has been ordered npon its application to said oounty for a subscription to its capita; stocE. Tbe East Carolina Land ft Railway Company. Seal.) , ' . -.' - " By 0. E. For, its President. Whereupon on motion' of commis sioner 8. W. Latham it is, ' "Ordered by ths Eoard that in lbs eleo- t'on fcer '-fore called and ordered opnn tV.e " i- l rf CV'vcn ennrtT subwrlb" 1 ?: '--rg to tve r - Is- i ft i C, that all persona desiring to vote for said proposition of subscription shall deposit in the ballot box at the voting precinct where they may be entitled to vote a piece of paper with the word "Subscription" either written or printed thereon, and all persons desiring to vote against said proposition shall deposit in the ballot box a pieoe of paper with the worde "No Subscription'' either printed or written thereon, and in all reepecte said election shall be held as such elec tions are required to be held by law. 2nd. For the purpose of the election aforesaid upon the eaid proposition of subscription, it is ordered that there shall be an entirely new registration of the oounty, and for purpose of giving ample notice thereof it shall be posted for thirty days before the books are opened in each township in the coun ty as is required in such cases in seo tion 2,675, chap. 18 vol. 2 of the Code of N. C. It is further ordered, that the clerk of this board shall cause to be published in the New Berne Journal and at the oourt house door for at least thirty days prior thereto notioe of eaid electioo, stating the objects and purpose thereof. Upon motion of commissioner Watson it is ordered, should the proposition for the county of Craven to subscribe fifty thousand dollars to the capital stock cf the East Carolina Land and Railway Co, be ratihied by the popular vole, that the board of commissioners of Craven county shall not make said subscription to the capital stock of said company un til after at least one mile of railway is graded, and tbe bonds for e id sub scription fchall Dot be delivered to the authorities of tbe said company except as provided in the proposition i f said Railway Company to this board. The followmK is the agreement entered into by and between the board of commissioners and the Ksl Carol ica Land & Railway Co: The East Carolina Land and Riilway Company hereby agrees to and with the Board of Commissioners of Craven oounty to reimburse the said county of Craven all and any cost and expanse in curred by the said county on account of tbe new registration this day ordered by the said board for the purpose of an election upon the question of Craven county subscribing to tbe capital stock of the said Railway Company. Witness whereof the eaid East Caro lina Land & Railway Company has here unto Bet its hand and seal by ths signature of its President and his pri vate seal used as the seal of the said company. Tbe East Carolina Land & Railway Co. shalI By C. E. Foy, its Presi dent. Upon motion of commission Watson it is Ordered, that the clerk of tbe board advertise sixty days in tbe New Berne Daily Jourhal, Wilmington Messenger, Ooldsboro Argus, Raleigh News and Observer, weeklies, for sealed pro posals for the construction of a bridge across tbe Neuse river at some con venient point within two miles of the court house, to be determined by the commissioners. Said proposals to con tain plans and specifications for furnish ing material and building said bridge, and the estimated cost of the same. Said bridge to be so constructed as to permit tbe easy and unobstructed pas sage, when going in opposite directions, of all kinds of vehicles and for the safe and convenient passage of animals and nersons to and fro. and shall in all re spects conform to the requirements and use of a first-class bridge. It shall be further stipulated that said bridge shall be provided with a draw of such dimen sions and of such- construction as to permit the passage without delay of all kinds of steam and sail vesst Is. Ordered that said proposals shall be opened for examination at the regular meeting of the board in February, 1888, and that the right is hereby reserved to reject any and all bids. Ordered furtbVr that the oounty will pay the sum of fifty dollars for such plans and specifications as may be adopted. - Board adjourned. Off for the Conference. Rev. L. W. Crawford leaves this morning for Fayetteville to attend the annual Conference of the M. E. Church South of North Carolina. He will car ry a pressing invitation from the church and oitiienl of New Barns to hold the next session of ths Coferenoo with us. Ws again express the desire that the presiding Bishop and his oounsel will return Mr. Crawford to this charge. In this we speak the sentim ent of a large majority of ths people of New Berne, regardlees'of their religions opinions. His uniform politeness, gentleaesa of manner, genial disposition, devotion to duty and this expounding of the Word command the. respect and admiration of all, aa ths large .congregations which uniformly assemble to hear him will testify. ;V"!J: : '".':"--.., i , V S ' Ths eloss of the second year of his min Wtry here finds the church entirely free from debt, with every assessment pais, and In a healthy condition Unancially, socially,, morally and spiritually. We are not a member of the U. K. Church, but ws are pleased to see the church in so prosperous a condition? and if the good EUbop will let one of another per- sua. on nave nis ear a minuts ws wouia say to 3, send Iff. Crawford back to Few : roe. Ee is ihorevsrVy sc 1 whh oar r";' cc'-.lisof his The Superior Court. Tbe fall term of the Superior Court of Craven county convened on Monday morning at 11 o'clock, Judge A. C. Avery presiding, and Solicitor Geo. H. White representing the State. Mr. W. L. Lewis was made foieman of the grand jury and His Honor de livered to them a very comprehensive charge as to the criminal laws of the State and their duties in the execution of the same. In the afternoon the criminal docket was called and several submissions in unimportant cases were recorded. A mistrial was made in the case of State vs. J. R. Boyd for obtaining goods under false pretense, and Warren Munt tord, oolored, was acquitted of the charge of abandonment. Oourt took a recess until 9:80 o'clock this morning. Judge Avery seems to be in good trim for putting in some good work. It is hoped that the jail will be cleaned out and some expense saved the coun ty. Lack of space forbids the publica tion of the proceedings yesterday in detail. Would you care to have a word of advice worth a great deal? Never tam per with your baby's health by using opiates to quiet its stomach troubles, etc.. but use Dr. Bull s Baby byrup in stead. Thousands of people are leadinK un satisfactory lives, because of the dispir iting effects of indigestion. Iet euch try Laiti'ior and be happy. Notice. To the members of Craven County Gun Club. There will be a shoot of glass ball on the Club grounds on James Citv marsh Thursday, December 1st, 1887 at 3 p. m., sharp. It is absolutely necessary that all members intending to shoot should be promptly on the ground at the time specified, as tbe shooting will commence promptly at that time and all members absent when the shooting commences will have to commence their score where tne last one left off. M. D. L. Dinsmore, Captain. Endorieinent of m Laadtnc Physician. "I have used Darbys Prophylactic Fluid extensively as a disinfectant and deodorizer, and find it an admirable preparation. Whenever there are of fensive discharges from wounds, ab scesses, etc., it is wonderful in its ac tion. I consider it the best preparation I know as a gargle in diphtheria or scar let fever. J. Creswell Lewis, M.D., Phila. COMMERCIAL. cotton mabkkt. Nbw York, Nov. 23. 10:20 a. m - Futures opened steady. Sales of 1,200 bales. November, 10 47 December, 10 45 January, 10.54 February, 10.81 March, 10.68 April. 10.74 May, 10 81 June, 10.87 July, 10.93 August, 10 95 September, 10.65 October, 10 20 New Berne market steady Sales of 84 bales at 9 to 10. Eggs 16 to 17. Rioe firm at 95 to $1.00 n sacks. Corn steady, 47 to 65. Fodder, 80c. to SI. 00 per hundred. Seed cotton 83.00 per hundred. Turkeys 81. 50 to 82.00 per pair. STOP! STOP! STOP! AT EATON the JEWELER, AND SEE THE Largest and Best Selected STOCK OF Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, SOLID 8ILVES AND PLATED WARE, To be found in Eastern North Carolina. Come and see me. Don t forget th place. SAM. K. EATON, Middle street. nov29dwtf Sale & Livery: Stables. THE FIRMS OF A A M. HAHN AND M. HAHN OOM PANY has been dia- oired by be deatb H A. Hahn, M. Hahn 111 eonttnue tbe Onataess of BALK, EXCHASGK AHU I.I VERT of HORSES. mtti.kh. ste at the old sttn on auadle street, where be JJ bean annaed In tbe earn business In ths esir!see7wm be pleased to meet his old friends and eostomers. - Will hve on band In doe season a F1HB LOT s HoaaBS aad BroiiBsa. aS:I fink ikt or B VUG IKS aad HARNBRS. - - . ; A4 BATioF A.UT1UH ttUAaafliuv. ILHAH1I&C0. - aogilawam . having purchased the entire Stock of Boots, Shoei," and Rubbers in store tar der Hotel Albert,' IrM tell the same AT COST.StOT. CASH.? Ko goods will be sent out on probation- Thankful for, oast patronage, the busi ness will be continued as ."the old SWTaV THE Anarchists T.r.f!TTS TT7TT5P TSTTT.T.Vn AN'D HAVK MET A S1MILAK FATE It THE UAND3 OF ; i B ii m rm -nn- im m at al ITT lr aaaey aaer M I I Since our last sweeping announce ment through tbe Journal, our store has been crowded with swarms of anxious customers, examining our prioes and going away wearing smiling faces, and carrying dead loads of bar gains. As wo promised, Hard Times baa been utterly routed, and our''present cry ia for Uioio salesmen and a larger Store for the accommodation of our extensive trade. Happy Buyers, Tired Clerks,! AND Bewildered Competitors. CUSTOMER ! VOi: CAN HAVK THE SECHET: Fine Goods! Low Price's! ANL Honest Dealing! All we ask ie a trial, and you will be convinced that we sell goods LOWER Til AN THE LOWEST. The Wholesale ;Trade especially looked after. AGENCY FOR ' Blest be tbe bands that toil to aid Tbe great world's ceaseless need Tbe bands that never are afraid To do a kindly deed. " Therefore you can Ood at TANSILL'S KINK CIUAK AGKNCY. superintended by W. I.. Palmer, tbe choicest variety made at popnlai prices. W. I,. PALMER, Second door from oor. Bonth Front and Middle streets. New Berne, N. C Notice Tax Payers! Sheriff's Office, Craven Coitktt, New-Berne, Nov. 15, 1887. You are earnestly requested to oome forward and settle your taxes between now and December 1st, 1887. As no further indulgence can be given, I have no disposition to add costs to the tax payers. D, STIMHON, nl6dl5tw2t. Sheriff Craven Co. 7anted to Purchase, 50,000 Bush. Bice. 200,000 Tons- Pure Agricultural Lime. - 17. P. DURRUS & CO., GRAIN & COTTON ,;t COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Market Dock, NEW BERNE. N. O Ml 111 UVUsg llUassswss, I still have a FULL STOCK of the FINEST GROCERIES, DRY GOODS &c which I am selling at prioes to suit the times. v . .? J. F TAYLOR, ' Foot of lilddle St.. Near Bern's" ' nov4dwlm - - - Willis, Edwards C Have reopened the New Berne i . Works, and bare added Tools to ; works to do all kinds of l!ac! ' Boilsr Work at short notice. - They have also added a f " ' their works, and ere preps r-1 1 1 bert of Brass and Iron Cf , Bouse Plumtfr a rr If you we; t r 1 v. , ' All work pvarfc . ' 1 f 5 - r '; t' o t stand ondor Hotel Albert. r. t. fatt: 11 - ' ' ii