1 HE OTTRNAL.. VOLVVI.NO. 245. NEW BEKNE.N. C, SUNDAY. JANUARY 15, 1888. PRICE 5 CENTS. 1 . - I local-news; f ear! auaietwe New Bwn,Utitn4e. 85 ' North. -, longitude, TP r Wee. Sun rises. 7:11 Length of day, - nu mu. 4:88 1 8 Hours, 89 minutes Kkb rt t 041 p. m. BUSINESS LOCALS. PASTIES desiring transportation for elf or baggage to or from lbs depot or any place in the city out, by leaving notice at Hotel Albert or Stewart's . livery .table, get accommodation for Soots, ttcl) ey. , Tl EDMOND'B Ginger Ale. Lemon XV Sod, ota. equal to Imported. , ' . Jamb fizDXOHD. fOCHA and Java Coffee, finest in towaat WOTS. 1 AAA BOLLS WALL PAPER hUU" just reoelved and for sale at very low price. . -f 0o. All & Co. tHOIOS BDTTEB just reoelved by VJ Alex. Killer which he oootinuee to sell at 80 eta. ner lb. (Equal to any in ?- the eity.) ' : TUBNEEB ALMANACS at OlQ. ALLS & CO. . ri AERETT'S lfedoo Vineyard Cognac : VA end Wine ror aaie, at aianuiactn rer prioea, by Jakes Rexmobd. PURE Liquors and Wines for Medici nal and other uses, at wholeeale. James Reomokd. rREOT importation of French , J Brandy and Holland Gin arrived In bond and da ties paid at Custom House in New Berne, guaranteeing gen . jine goodi for eale. Jas" Redmond. ' For the last few days the regUter at Hotel Albert thowa a large number of :-. arrivals. ',; - . At a setting of the oommiasioners yes terday tb bond of Sheriff Stinwon wu : banded over, accepted and pronounoed ; all right. Mr. J. W, Stewart U making farther .'additions to bia already commodious livery stables. What Stewart lacks in tetue ha make up la apterprUe. ' There ia a greater .determination for better aldewalk now than there baa been for some time. There are but few -' things more desired an J needed in New - Bern, v. ' ' An assistant engineer of tbe Atlantio - Fir Company arrived on Friday. He ,:; atop with the' engineer, Mr. John 0. 'Green, whose nam w. learn he will likely wear. . The revenue cutter Stevens went down the .river yesterday to the assis tance of the schooner Edna A. Pogue which had grounded about five mite from the eity, ' ..- 'Since the date of holding tbe Fair bay been definitely decided upon let everybody do all they oan to make it a success. With all working in unison but very little work trill be devolved upon eaoa Individual. Kinatoa i taking atep to organic a - Young Men' Christian 'Association. These. are valuable- institutions and should receive- encouragement New Berne has one' nearly three year old, and while there U not the interest in it at present ws would like to eel yet it i on a solid foundation. 1 -. ' ' i: : ; Member of the Y. M. O. A. are re quested to remember the business meet ing tomorrow night, - and a full attsn dance is wished. ;, Immediately after the buslneea of ths Association,' which will require but a abort while; a meet log of the citisea will be held to com plete the arrangement preparatory to reoeiving Mr. Pearson. The publio are ' invited to be present. . ' . vv-; ! Earthquake - shock Wer . felt last Thursday morning ia several town in "North Carolina, ' Sooth .Carolina 'and Georgia. At Charlotte, - N. C., the peo ple were greatly excited, fearing a re petition of .the disaster of 1888. "At YTi'miogton, Charleston, Savannah and C .' ;nlla shock wer distinctly felt, sci i:,e people were frightened. No itn.-Z is reported ' ! sal. - "" . . .. . D. T. Carraway hat returned i fx tended visit to tbe mountain. t i' e mountains clad in snow are -re trautifnl than when wearing a cf summer. . -cries. ' ' ' C. A. Ttteey ha a lot bf Texas t tvevC86ton House stable ti fs farmer and others ' f V to examine before . r ?"8j." t call jef !frdy f: , cf rt.;:.!t',: ' r a f-w ?" w: i Death Sentence Commuted The death aenteno of Charles F, Jones, who was to have , been hanged Tuesday, ha been commuted to life imprisonment by the Governor. The telegram below was received by Com missioner Watson yesterday: Raleigh, N. 0., Jan. 14, 1883. W. M. Watsoh. Aoting Ch'n B'd Com., New Berne, N.C. Tbe Governor has commuted death sentence of Chae. F. Jones to imprison' ment for life. Paoer sent vou bv to day s mail. O. a. A&mtold, Private Beefy A good deal of interest had been taken in the case of Jonee. It was known to have been .one' of the most brutal and diabolical murder ever perpetrated, and feeling against him was very strong until within a short while back. After having been visited by expert physi cians and many other people, it became apparent that he was an imbecile, and those who had known him long before he committed tbe foul deed, say that he wss of weak and unsound mind. On being informed of the news of commutation, Jonee showed not the least sign of emotion as though he was entirely dtatitute of the sensibilities and unware of the intervention of only two days before he was to meet the dreaded fate of being led to the scaffold. A large number of our citizens who have conversed with Jones, heartily en dorse this action of the Governor. The punishment to be inflicted to many men would be worse than death. The ministers of the city have been very attentive to his spiritual condition, and to the untiring effort of Father Price is he largely indebted for tbe commuta tion of tbe sentence. Our Sunday Schools. The Sunday schools of New Berne made a good record for the year 1887. Tbey were largely attended by pupils, parents and visitors The superintend ents, with tbe good will and aid of the pastors, were alive to their intereet and made the schools worthy of their work. Tbe teachers, with whom the real care of proper instruction is entrusted, have been efficient and ever faithful to their duties, which has been tbe result of making tbe Sunday-schools as good, we dare say, a any in the State. In starting out on the new year the pirit of making tbem even better seems to have taken a hold, and why not? 8urely there is room for improvement if all children do not attend or are not otherwise engaged in some kind of spir itual worship. And again, there are some young men. and ladies too, who are rarely if ever seen at our Sunday schools. To those who have not been, we ask to go once, believihg tbey will like it so well that they will go again, for it will not only be enjoyed, but found a plaoe of value, the place where the very foundation of religion I im planted, and which is so thoroughly in stilled in tbe child that it is apt to go A-ith him ail through after life. Another feature of our Sunday- schools and an excellent one 1 tb plendid mosio they have. Tbe songs are bright and generally those that are familiar, in wnicn tne children can oin, and the obime of their merry voioes Is sure to pleas. . Furthermore it is giving them a knowledge of musio and training their voioes. which is en tirely too much neglected In this day. The Sunday-eohoola are a blessing in more than one way, and a prosperous year to them is our earnest desire. The Railroad in Onslow. Clement Manly,'- Esq addressed a good audienos at Morton's stor in Ons low county yesterday on th proposition to subscribe sixty thousand dollar to tbe Wilmington sad New Bern road. His speech , was practical and to the point. Thd people are manifesting great intereet ia tbe matter and an anxious to inform themselves as to the merits of this schsme that tbey may Tot on the 84th inst intelligibly.; Many questions wer asked Mr. Man'y by . tbe audience which he answered frankly and oaad id- and many who want ' there. against subscription; went away for it. Among them we noted Mr. E. , B. Freeman, a very intelligent man and a good farmer in the community. He was against subscription, but wu open for conviction if hs waa wrong and Mr. Manly, by a plain statement of facts in regard to the proposition, oonvinoed him and many others. With a proper canvas of the matter Onslow. will go largely "for subscription." - j.r -1 . . . - ' ' Kmstrel Troupe. - ., :; v ' ' Tbe Wilson and Rankin minstrel troupe lave an engagement at our the atre next Fii Jay sight. Tbey are thirty- five strong, makingthe largest company that bas ever been here. This is the ret on this order we hare bad for a camber of jprts, and tbe fun-loving may errxct imeil.in rich. D. line sailed a ' ", ' --if EAST CAROLECA 1MPR0YKHENT. A Co&st Line ef Railway. Number 10. EcrrOB Jouual: Seventy-five years ago the assessed value of real estate in Craven county was $1,687,878; in Jones svza.uiS'r in unslow 1707.037. At the same time the re i estate value of Wayne was 1,1M28; Wake 81,789.145: Mecklenburg 81.880 908. There) were only two oountieeof the state, Halifax and Kowaa, of greater assessed laneV ' value than Craven. Halifax was $3,066 790; Rowan 82.- 811.818. We are along way behind alltheee now. clow far it Is hardly worth while tossy. Wavne. Wake. Halifax. Bowan and Mecklenburg are all traversed by more than one railroad, and tbey have grown in population and wealth. We are awav down on tbe list. While all tbe rest of the world has been improving, we have not, and yet our oounty has been paviOK her quota of the taxes all tbe time. Taxes, tbe great bugbear of the people, and on ac count of which we must forever be kept where Nature first found us, are being wrung from us all the time; and here we stand. We were taxed to give to Wayne and Halifax tbe Wilmington and Weldon Road ; taxed to give to Wayne tbe North Carolina Road; to Wake tbe Raleigb and Gaston and the North Carolina Road; to Rowan the North Carolina, and Western North Carolina roads; and to Mecklenburg tbe North Carolina, the Wilmington. Charlotte and Ruther ford, dto. Fifty years ago Craven, Jours and Onslow began to pav taxes u give these counties railroad facilities, and for them, and some other sections, we bare been paying, more or less, and in one way and another, ever slnoe. We need not, at this time, expect any help from them, in return. Tbey have grown great and would fiaunt their tax lists in our faces, if we should aak for any help from them, or tbe State now. iney do It when we gotOKalelpb begging for a few convicts to ditch the publio lands In our pooosins. But shall we not help ourselves r Are we to stand still and refuse to provide for ourselves tbe necessary improve ments for tbe growth and prosperity of our section r We nave aided tne in terlor sections of the State; are paying taxes every year for tbe building of their roads; and now shall we fail in a plain duty to ourselves, because some one- will eay it increases our taxes a few mills or cents on the hundred dollars ? Aaway with such stuff. If this is to be forever tbe policy of Eastern Caro lina, tbe sooner it is depopulated tbe better. Ko one oan leave it too soon We have seen how many of our valu able men have gone away to people otber sections or North- Carolina, and other Stales; and they did not go any too soon, for their own goed. Tbey have gone into communities where taxes are high, much higher than oure, and where tbey are increasing them every year by voting subscriptions for more railroads; but they prosper, and it pays them to make their taxes higher. Onslow and Jonee stands without any better means of inter-communieation than they had before tbe first railroad was bails. Tbey are about as the world waa before the discovery and applica tion of steam. That tbey have not pro gressed it is not necessary to say. That they could, under such circumstanoee, was not to have been expected. That tbey will not progress or improve while they remain in their present want of railroad facilities, is a moral certainty , to which they must have mads np their minds. . If some new line of railroad could penetrate the different sections of East ern Carolina, great diversification of industries would follow; and uoon some diversification of th agricultural indus tries of our seotion, is the only hope of tbe future. We have followed in the sams ruts, until we have about run out. We have Slanted the sams crops, year after year, 1 unbroken uooeeslon, until our crops are annual failure. It is not the season but the crops. . Cotton cannot be oroum mccenfuliy 0 fertilized land$, eemtinu- This ia ths true secret of the failure of. oar cotton . crops, year after year. And we most have a change some svs- tem of rotation before we oaa restore oar agricultural prosperity. Weean rotate, bat oan we do it profit ably There is wanted a change in the general system of industries, before tbe farmer oan diversify his crop. Ws most have mora - and enlarged home markets before tbe farmers of oar seo- Uoa can tarn from oottonto the cereals. to stock raising and dairy producing. We must- havr new men, with new ideas, new method!, new enterprise and new Industries. Then weoaa make as of much that bow goes to waste on tbe farm. - - - . - . ; We oan then plant much that ws can not now grow profitably. We cstrthen beoome tbe selleM, at a profit, of the taff of life. "! -. -:- v -" We have in Craven, Jones and Oos low, a soil and climate that would make rich men of our farmers, if eentree of manufacturing populations 1 existed within their reach. ' - With quicker facilities for reaohing tbe market of tbe Northern and interior cities ws could grow with great profit a large variety of tbe early vegetable crop in Onslow, Jonee and Craven; and there are great resources of fish and oysters in tb ooasts rejrion that would find ready market by sn ail rail line. There are unlimited resources for smail DMrifactarirg and wood-work-ir?e'l v-rt threogbont ail this ' i c ' 1 t .:a, if we could or,!y in ' t i cf tuch si,;;i and - - - -- ( 1 ''ft, , -.r X'-' ' . Church Services To lay. Presbyterian Church Rev. L. C. Vaas, D. D., Pastor. Services at 11 a. m. and 4. 45 p. m. Sabbath School at 8:30 p. m. Ail are welcome at these services to worship the Lord together on his holy day. Christ Church-V.W. Shields, Rector Second after Epiphany; 8 a.m. Holy Communion; 11 a. m. Morning Prayer 4 p. m. Sunday School; 7 p. m. Evening Prayer. All people will be welcomed to the services of this church. Ushers at the doors. There will be ser rices in the Methodist Church at 11 a. m. and 7:15 p. m., con ducted bv the pastor Rev. L. W. Craw ford. Pews are free. Ushers are al ways in the vestibule to receive tlran gere. All persons are cordially invited to worship with tbe congregation. Sun day school at 8 p. iu., J. K. Willie, Supt 1.1st of Letters in the poetorlice Remaiuius at New Brne, Craven couotv, N. C Jut). lV.h., 183B: L. 11. Avery, Jane best, Jane Davit, John Delrick, Fannie Edwards. Foster Uen'l Hospital, Alice HaskiDjcs, Hev. A. U. Harris, John Jodes, rred. J. Uoeeley, Harriet Nixon. Emma Reapers. Anuie S. SteveusoD, Josephine Spruill, James Watson. Persons calling for above letters, will say advertised, and give date of list. Tbe regulations cow require that one cent shall be oollected on the delivery of bach letter advertised. M. Mi.M.v. 1' M ho Farmers' In Their Slate ( omcn- tlon. UkkejiSBOKO, N. C, Jan. 1'-'. The Farmers' Convention assembled this morning with a much larger at tendance than on yesterday, the entire delegation about 200. All parts of the State are represented. Tbe morning session was devoted to discussions and the reading and adop tion of the reports of committees. The homestead law question waa taken up and discussed at length. Several ring ing speeches were made. Tbe com mittee made a report recommending a modification of the law, to which Mr. 11. E. Norris, of Wake, offered a sub stitute favoring the entire abolition of the law, which was unanimously adopted. Capl. H. B. Alexander, of Char lotte, chairman of the commit tee on publio roads read an able report and an interesting debile followed on tbat subject. The con vention also took up and discussed foreign immigration and otber ques tions. Opinions were expressed as to favoring discriminations rather than absolute prohibition of immigration. The election of permanent officers hav ing been fixed as the special order for this morning the convention unanimous ly re-elected the old set of officers. At the afternoon session Agent E liott of the National Farmers' Alliance ad dressed the Convention. He was fol lowed by Col. L. L. Polk, who stated that there were at present 373 Alliances in the State. John Robinson, Esq., Com missioner of Agriculture delivered a brief address. Rev. J F Crowell, presi dent of Trinity College, will address the convention tonight. Tbe discussion and deliberations throughout have been most intelligent an 1 decorous and the convention promises to be very benefi cial in its results to the farmer. Tbe Greensboro Tobacco Association had several carriages placed at the dis posal of tbe visitirn farmers, all day, free of charge. The convention will probably adjourn tomorrow. If we would have powerful minds, we must tbjnk. If powerful muscles, we mast labor. If sound lungs we must take Dr. Bull's Cough Syrop. Price 25 cents. For cuts, bruises, sprains, burns, scalds, frostbites and chillblains nothing equals Salvation Oil. It annihilates pain. Price 89 oent a bottle. Portraits. Ia oil or crayon from life or small picture done by xiss Aurora Mace, who is teaching drawing and painting by latest method, at her residence on Johnston street. janlldtf. Lemon Hot Drops, After a great many trials of the first physicians in the , North and South, I had grows exhausted by the oontinaed experimental efforts of doctors to care me of Cbronio Laryngetis and Bronobitis of a most severe type, I dropped into a drag store while more dead than aiive. Speaking of my condition, a friend ad- vieea me to try ut. suwieya uomon Hot Drops, which I did, and to my sur prise, after taking the first bottle it gave me complete relief. I thea bought three other bottles, which eared ay case en tirety of eiftht years standing. w-i . . - Db. W. A. BTERS. .. - , - Atlanta Dental Depot I Da. . HV MozLn Dear Sir: I . have suffered for five years with a severe oough end long trouble. I saw your advertisement of Lemon Hot' Drop, and procured a bottle, having tried every cough syrup and losenge that I could hear of with but little benefit. To my surprise I derived benefit from tbe first dose. My cough left me, also tbs soreness of my lungs, by the via of fonr amall bottles onlv. Mr oonch waa so severs as to produce hemorrhages, at ths time I began to use k, and the relief was so great tbat I shall ever feel trratS' ful to you. - - - klRB. E. i No, 4 Orarire street, Atlanta. Ca. COMMERCIALS COTTON S1BEIT. Nsw Yobk, Jan. 14 10:20 a. Futures opened quiet and easy, of 5.100 bales. M. Sales January, 10.29 10.89 10 51 10.59 10 66 10.74 July, August, September, October, November, December. 10.78 10 83 10 44 10. 0" 9 93 February , March, April, May, June, New Berne market quiet. Sales of 17 bales at 9 to 9 1 2, as to grade. Sales for the week 167 bales against 207 bales same week last year. DomusTic niaaar. Peanuts 60 to 75 cts. per buthel. Eggs 17 to 18. Rice steady at 81 00 to Jl 10 in sacks. Corn steady, 47 to 55. Fodder, 80o. to 81.00 per bunitd Seed cotton $3.00 per hundred. Turkeys $1.50 to $2 .00 per pair. Tvarximirs Hard, 81. 10; dip, 81 B0 a2 OJ. Tab $1 0081.26. Oats 37a40c. in bulk. Baas wax 15c per lb Bsar On foot, 4o.to 6c. Fbxbb Pork 6a7o. per pound PaaNUTS 80c. a$l OOper buBhel Onionb 82.00 per barrel OHlOXane Grown, 40a. spring 30x. MXAlr 65o. per bushel. Apples Matt. 75c per buhhel Irish 1tatois-$3 003 50 P0TATOSS8 Bahamas. 80c. ; yams 40c. Harrison. 40. BHlwaLKS West India, dull and aim inal, 0 inch 83 00a2 50. building, f iuoh hearts. 82.00;eape.fil.ft0 per M WUOLKSALX PHICKS Nbw Mess Point 816 00. I'oiut New family, 816 0 1. Buocldeb Meat 7c. 0. R. ', F. B, B.'s and 1,. 0.- " c. FLODH-83.00a6.00. I-JLRD 81c. bv the tierce. Nails Baais'lO's.82 50 Boa AB Granulated, c ? Coffee 20a2'Jo. Cheese 15. Salt 80a85c. per sack. Molasses AndSybufs 20a45o Powdeb 8 j. 00. Bbot Drop, 81.50; buck, 81 " KlBOSENB-84o. HIDES Dry, 10c. ; green 5c. Tallow 3c. per lb. Texas Horses. About Forty Head at the (laeton House Stables. These are not the regn lar Texas Pomkm but are Hoimes. Kt amine before purchasing. jl3d32t C. A. ITSEY. NEW BERNE THEATRE. Friday, January 20. Benefit of St- Johns Lodge. GEO. WILSON, LEADING WILSON d; RANKIN UEOItUE WILSO.V, "THE MINSTREL KING." Hl SCHOOLCRAFT A COKa. J J0 Thirty-five Others. JO A lfw Bra In fllmstreliy. Magnlfloantand Original Pcen'o Effec : HlartllDg Motammral illusions I Superbly Mounted, Klegautly Costume minstrelry Revolutionized I Transformation First Part: Court Costumes! IxiulsXIV-, Balloon Aseanslon; A don It Clog and Posing; Leopold and Bunail ; Thrae BonaldoS. MASTER OLIVER, tha Musical Prodigy TBE GRAND OPKRA. General admission. ?5o. Reserved seats, 11.00. Gallery 25c. WANTED TO RENT A Dwelling House with four or five rooms. With lot and stable room for two or more horses. Apply at once to "W. B. Boyd. REAL ESTATE AGENT. Newbern, N. O. dw Dr. N. H. Street. Office corner of Pollock and Craven treats, d30 dw8m NEW BERNE, N. C. NOV IS THE TIT.1E TO . Ikke Amends for Slicrt Crops anttPoor Prices. And snce- mors get yourselves even . with ths world. K , , As we are about to' begin rspalra on store, and wishing to make as maoa ....j'nom as possibla,., 'v.,. . B OR TUB EXT ' 30 i DATS, bsfflaaing at noon Thursday, Jan. 18th, and ending at noon Saturday, Feb. 11th, will offer AT COST, at retail or whole eale, aay stock of Dry Goods, Shoes, Bats, Cloaks, Flannels, . TJnderreets Linens, Table Linens, Dress Goods, eto. Call within tbe time specified, si positively ths roods wilt revert to their former low prices as soon ss tims Is out, - s - . Dr. G. L SHACKLEFORD,. ojKiV'jrisT, ; v 2VXXX3I3T,ja 8TRHHX, dw NEW BKENE, N. O. ; Money To Loan. Examine the following list and see what you need for the coming year, and save money by buying from me at SHOItT CHOP PBICES. y and you will have money to loan. : PLOWS! PLOWS! PLOWS! I have tbe Champion, Granger, Boas, Dixie, Daisy. Clipper, Atlas, Pouey Queen and A vei steel turn plows, and ' the Btonewall, Cluiax, Gem and Caro lina Cotton Plows, and Castings of every description. Also, a full line of Axes, Shovels, Spades. Forks, kakew Hrwa xi.ri m.i. Potato Rakes, Hubs, Spokes and Rims. Cart Wheels and Axles, Bod and Tire Iron. Nails. Bolts. Wuhm mr.,1 ' thing in tbe Hardware line. Oorn Shelters, Grain Fans, Grain Cradles, Mowing Scythes. Mowers and Keepers, hekinu, Steam Fittings, Machine Oils, Laoe Leather fVna Hooks, and Saw Mill Supplies. Send for prices. Ktwpectfully, J C. WHITTY. Notice. The walls of the barber shop on South Front street have biwn rmiiail ! set or cane bottomed chairs added to the slock. Go and get a Kood ehaye for ten cents, by good workmen, at l'Hor. W. H. HliEPARDB. Delays Are Dangeious. AT EATON the JEWELER, Can be found a Nice Stock of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, SOLID SILVER AND PLATED WARE- Full line of everything in my line. Come early and make your selections. SAM K. EATON, novL'UdKtf Middlo street. Christmas Gilts and New Years Presents, From You. The most satit factory gifts 1 could have about these days would be to have every one that owes me little amounts, Pay Up. Now in the name of all that is good, why not do it. And will fur thar say, "not stand upon the order of your coming, butcdmk. " Some are good, some are not. Let US see who is who, and have the agony ' over. This may be taken as a dan by some. Wm. L. Palmer, Ciuah Stork, Second door from the corner of Middle ii rid South Front ets., east side, New Berne, N. C. George Ash, THE CLOTHIEE Has now consolidated his two Stores I and will, at th nlH stand nn VllilUi street, next to L. LI. Cutler's, oontuas ":" That Slaughter 5 PricssI which he commenced some time bsfota the holidays. : i '.: Our Stock has been replenished fn.i, every department, and if you are la ' -need of anything in our line, call with? -.' out delay and you will wonder at the ; Bargains We Givo Ycx IN Clothing, Boots & Shoes! 'And all kinds of ' " DRY GOODS. A Ws are making - i i Special Drives this Kcnth Blankets, Shawls, Newmarkets, Walking Jackets, Ladies' and Ken's v Undcrrr: ; ;,.WE BATE EECE1VED A HeKno cf ITc:v which la a w.: ' n ' beauties, that are l r.r ? prioee. Our fine s& ivi 25c beats any half dollar f places. "AH our rpods wIM i' satisfaction, s "i r" '!i catirt ree'' t t I 1 " . . &H cy irtrcf " 23 cents rcr ! . I r"sre4 ty 11. r-7"-j-, K. I), r- 1