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kItes of subscription TlfltMai. CASH IN ADVANCE One -iff V. I OaeSq-aarv Inaertioa 1 12 liberal dieilQBMrtafcitfrJ: jt wtimtimm. Special gtioe ttarai psr a. tlrtn sjSaty tlywtlsil.

awa.1 Pact Tacaa, Eta BERNB, N. C4; TOXBSDAY I2p 1873 A healthy Jw ihm Mhday ahont tw aad hs? Mttn3a of bOa vUch rmtfiTrrlf great UdosbS of vuta Btaterial tskea troa Woo Whmti Vnm Inicobh torplJ gested.lf thla wlumont 1 noxioaaaabatanda, wU( theralorc mnajMW polion the blood sad benreytd to vary TOLUME XII. GITY AND VICINITY. fan 11. paper is in uo way re- FponsiLle for the views or sfatrnnts of CJorreB-pondenta.

No rnnimnnntion nf an anony-mona chnraetr will he published; the real nam of tho writer uinst a-iouipany all communications. Any me who may fV-el aggrieved at staternrnTs niadf hy correspondent it chd obtain the name on application to the Editor. Correspondents will please write only on one side of the paper. Prices of Naval Stores, Turpentii.e. Virttin Dip $2 50 Yellow $2 50 Scrape S2 00 Spirits, pi 3 ts SI 80 Itosin, common strained.

$2 00 Corn, from ats. 80 cts Cotron; oled ll rti 3(3Jcts State of the Thermometer. The Thtrmorufcter at the Merchant's. Club Jlonse. stooct yesterday as follows NEW of thetyatetn.

Hence the syjaptom of HI isoning. which are dnllness, haadacbv luoa pacity to keep the mind on any sabjct impairment of aaeaory, diary, sleepy, or, narrou feelings, gloomy forebodings and irritability of temper. The blood itself being diseased, it forms the aweat upon the akin, I so irritating and poisonous that it produces discolored brown spots, pimples, blotches and other snip, tions, sores, boils, carbuncles and scrofulous tumors. The stomach, bowels, and other organ become aft cted, sooner or and costive n'sa, piles, dropsy, dygpoptda, diarrheal, female weakness, and many others forms of ohro. nie diaease.

are amons the nceoMarr rewnlts. As a remedy for all these of di- ease, Dr Ptero'a Qolden Medical Discovery is priBiHveiT froeqnaiea. uy it Tbe liver ana sva -ach are changed to an active an-1 healthy tU, the appetite resnlated and restored, thebleod At ft o'clock A. M. 48 8 SO io r2 12 M.

2 P. M. 58'. 4 S7 1 fi 58 44 Three One Monuv pflrsons iielidine'Wft clfttitof ten vearH suh- the natne length fr66 or charge. Arrival and leprtnfe of Mails.

New Bibne, M. Jnne 1873. MAI CLOSES For the North, vd South, a 7 30 A For.Ppnfort RI15 East" 4-15 Fr WBshinetoP, Swift Preek. Hyde and ppanfort Counties, verv day at 5. 30 For Trertnn.

Polloeksvil a md Swansboro, Wnwday niASfttnrdftVB ht 4W A For Hatters (rirtjBwnfort) at 4.15 I For E'pr ftT1'? Tubsdays, Thtirsdnrs nd.Sntnrdaysftt6; A 1 VffJ Ssji MAli ARRIVES' From' fmrtbV'taijd Sh.nJ,, From Bpanrort at thffEttst.nt 8 -30 31 From Washingtoi Switt Creekj rU, rc, daily at 4 From Trenton, illooVsnlle and Swansboro, TnetitJavs and Fridays at 4.00 From' GFantlwro BayKir a'd Vandemere, ysond Fridays at 4 II Office Hours Fiom'8 A I to 4. 45 PIT, and 45 to 7 M. Snnftrs fm 12.30 tol GEO. W. 'JASON, Postmaster.

rnr. TT SOCIETY The following is a list of the Societies ana tneir time and place of i leeting, in JStew Berne New Berne Branch Evangelical Alliance. Rev L. Becretarv Holds pto r4 Tidta meetings. St John's' ED-No, A- Wrn.

Dunn, TV; M. Geo. Meets Second each month at Maijhic Kew Feme No. 2 in. A.

A A. M. t'EP: 'Lorch, M. Thos Powers, Secretary. Jleets Third Wednesday nisht in each month at Maiionic Hall.

King Solomon's Lod No. 1, Y. H. Johnson, W. M- Secretary.

Meets Tuesctay ev.emngs, at Drayton Hall. Athenift Lodge, No. Knisjhts of Pythias, Thoa. Powers, C. U.

K. of R. and S. evenings, at Masonic Hall. J.

L. H. Missilier Meets Thursday) Berne Lodge, No. 7 Win. M.

Watson, 1, O. O. Thos: Stanley, i. G. Secretaiy.

evenings, at Masonic Hall. Meets Monday Trent Lodge, No. 2, I. O. J.

A. Simpson, 11. nth ter secretary. Meets Friday eVenings at Lowthrop Hall. New Berne Grange, No.

of S. Ijong, Master, Nash. Rem-eflftry. Meets the First Sattir 'y in each month; at 'Hall, Athens Lodge, No. 2 6.

G. A W. Edwards, W. G. J.

M. Long. Secretary, Meets Tuesday Avenings, at Lowthrop HalL Star of the South No. 3, 1. O.

G. T. J. It. Brown, W.

C. H. Davis, Secretory. Meets Friday evenings, at Drayton Hall. Bethlehem Lodge, in.L O.

G. K4v. Alei. Bass, W. 0.

A. Hall, Secretary. Meets Monday evenings, at Drayton Hall. Good rooms and fill the popular papers of the day at the Bateman South Front street Southern Diarrhota Medicine, received at all the -ug Stores. Fresh supply march 29-tf Edward Whitman successor to J.

W. Hill, on Pollock street near Middle, offers a full line of Liquors and Cigars at reasonable prices. Ltx. M. a oGfer a line lot of onable prices.

Ca eives. their stables pn Middle Si Mules apd Horses at rea- 1 and see them for your- MarchlS tf. Go to B. L. Chur4hill's, Middle street, for the best of everything ip the Hardware, Tinware and House Furmsning Uooos line.

Stoves at very low prices. 4-f North rolina State Life Insurance Com pany, Raleigh, N. insures on all desirable plans is progressive, protipe ous and popular -Jteeps the money at home, insure in it. D. T.

CkBBAWAY, Uis't. Agent. New Berne, N. C. For Sale.

Lots on New Soutih Front street Apply to HUBBS. tf. Tor Sale or Iieasa. Part of lot No. 81 weRt side of Middle street situatffd between th property of Charles Zinc- tand und George Apply to shop, q.

J. MHI-ACHTEB, Pollock George Sts. Cor Billiard Table for Sale. A first class Billiard Tabl (National size) ith balls, cues and evervthincr complete for sale at a low figure. Enqnire of John S.

Palmer, at Merchanjts Club House, New Berne. April 8-tf. Tor Sale. The valuable lots situated on the corner of Pollock and Hancbck streets with Dwelling nouse. Office and oiit-buildinirn are offered for sale at low fismres I Apply to Mrs.

JJavirt Hea- ton; or at this office Laugz-tr. Oreat Reduction in Prices for 30 Bays. Owing to dull times. I will make Pearl- types and Ferrotypes at the following prices: large pictures, only HO eta. 9 album size pictures, only 50 cts.

E. S. Wobmell, 35 Craven New Berne, N. C. Notice.

Notice is hereby given to the tax-payers of Craven County, that the State and County taxes 1873 are due. I All persons are notified to come forward and pay said taxes. Prompt payment must be' made. I will attend at my mee; at the County Jail, to receive the same, from and after this date. Oblando Htjbbs, I Sheriff of Craven County.

New Berne, N. Aug. 9fV 1873. The Merchants' Club House, Which will be kept as usual in first-class tyle, ig now 0pen or tjjg admission of a few transient and regular boarders. The tables, lodging rooms, and bar, cannot be surpassed by ftlly house in New Berne, and no pains will be pared for the comfort of guests.

Wm. L. Palmeb, Proprietor. NU1ISER The Strest- Hun and Now. The following rlif piwa Irom a magazine of Oct, 1810, not otdy latere ting for the ingenuity ot its mn, but for the cm ions parallel it presents with eveuts thirty-throejetkis thereafter State or thk market Wall Street.

The Board of Brokers i shaved very thin it condition now is nearly transparent. Otr current notes arj uucurreni, and no are oft oner counted than discounted. Broker? are new breakers, and many a fl ating capital has been rank in them. It was proposed at a meeting of merchants, a few days since, that a petition be presented to the Common Council to change the first letter of ti street from a to an F. Dealers in hardware say they never fonnd tidngs so hard a now tin plates are fl it, lead heavy, iron dull, spades not trump.

Brass is, however, demand for politicians brads are nlso in request, but holders cannot be got to fork them nut. Nil wont go by pushing, and have to be driven. The dry goods merttbAnts say that their caaea are hard, and compkjn that people prefer the bank rags to theirs. In paints everything, looks black. though many attempt to varnish the thing over.

Shipper of ashe have bad to add sackcloth to them, as prospects are by no means pearly, a prices are going to pot. Timber trade is pining, and holders hare to rest upon their oars to stave off the pressure. Holders of indigo looV blue, bnt those deep read are not green enongh to think that a symptom of the trade dying. Starch is stiffening and pap is stati nary-Iu the meal market things are flowery, bnt the millers say the high price of wheat goi against their grain, st whioh thabatrB are also crusty. The gro rs have got along pretty gingerly, but som" iving tasted a spice of the times have become peppery.

There, is no life in dead bogs, bnt some animation in cheese. Items ros Housekeeper. Mum or vinegar is pod to set colors red green or How. Sal soda will blanch one. spoonfull is sufficient tor a kettle of clothes.

Save your suds for the garden and plants or to harden yonr yards when sandy. A hot shovel held over irnished furniture will take out spots. A bit of glue diolved in skim-milk and water will restore old rusty crape. of any kind shonl 1 be washed in cold suds and not rinsed. If fl it irons are rough, rub them well with salt, and it will make them smooth- If you are buying a era pet for durability, y.

mnst choose small figures. A bit of soap rabbed on the hinges of doors. will prevent them from creaking. bcotcli snu a. if put the holes where crick ets run out, will destroy Green should da ton prevailing color for bed ha'igius and winfow drapery.

Notice Bank HXeeting- There will be a public bank meeting in the Baptist Church, Rev. John Johnson's, New Berne, on Tuesday night, 11th inst, at o'clock. Addresses will be made by Wm. Steward, Cash'r, and others admission free-ladies are invited. Also a meeting for the same purpose will be held in James City on Thursday night 13th inst.

Rev. C. Behj. McGee, Committee. Bbittaik RtJNXON iSTotioes.

0 Album Pictures at Wormell's for GO cents. The "Silver Lake Cigar" at Bateman's. tf. Insure your property in the old iEStna Ins Co Pitt Barrows, Agent No you don't I guess not it is too bad. But you know how it is.

Come and see me and I'll explain how PiaDo It." 9 Album Pictures at Wormell's for 50 cents. Place yonr Fire Insurance with Imperial. Assets, $12,000,000. D. T.

Carbiwat. April 16-tf. Opposite Gaston House. 9 Album Pictures at Wormell's for 50 Soaps at Watkins, corner Pollock and Craven streets. Toilet Soaps and soaps of all kinds.

Thomas Nichols, Upholsterer and Mattrasa Maker, Craven Street, next door to Barber tf. Just received at Moses Patterson's, a large lot of State Prison made boots and shoes of the best quality. Family Groceries in great variety and a full stock, at Dail Bro's, South Front Street, opposite the Gaston House. tf Jonathan Whaley, the Craven street jeweler has a heavy stock of all styles and the latest in the way of full latest style. Xost.

k. bunch of keys. The finder will be paid for same, by leaving them at this office. Notice. Application will be made at the next session of the Legislature of North Carolina, for an amendment to the charter of the Neuse River Ferry Company Oct 25th, 1873-lm Nctice.

Application will be made at the next session of the General Assembly for a charter for Berne Lodge, No. 71, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. n2 lm," Dr. Dm H. Sveritt, 8nrgon Dentist, Respectfully informs the citizens of New Berne and vicinity that he has permanently lo cated in this city, and wilt' be pleased to wait upon those who desire bis professional services.

Particular attention paid to children's teeth. Office for the present, at Mrs. Carra way's, on Pollock Street o23 tf Superior Courts. The times of holding the Superior Courts of the third Judicial district by His Honor Judge Clarke, are as follows. Nov.

3, to Nov. 15. Green. 17 29. Carteret Dec 1 13.

Pamlico. 15 Craven extra winter term, Dec. 23d. Wm. fl.

Oliver, hag served a yetbal notice on the Mayor and Cocmeilmea of this city to the effect that he forbids them, la the. name of the tax-payers, expending any more money than the sum allowed by thex charter, namely, 6,000 per year. The (Sty has already exceeded' the sum for this including the appropriations to the Fire Department. There is a fair prospect for another injunction suit on the carpet, and a bill costs for the City to pay. More of this anon.

Civil nig-hts State Convention. In pursuance of a call issued in behalf of the colored citizens of the United States, to assemble in Washington on the 9th of December, 1873, the work of self-preservation as a part of the family of this great Republic, makes it incumbent upin the colored voters of North Carolina to send a full delegation from this Statej and for that purpose) a State Convention will be held at Raleigh on the 25th day of November, at 12 o'clock. Sons of Freed Broth-erb! Navive Sons bf Labor and of' Carolina! come to this'AssemMy of yonr conntrymeu in the interest of our race! Come, and send a shout of exultation to the National Capital, and ihe christian statesmanship of the age centered in the mujestic intellect and pure heart of our friend, next toHeaven, in America. The Hon, Charles Sumner. Fellow in all great questions of political or moral reform, it is necessary that public sentiment should be aroused to the wrongs to be remedied.

We have true friends in Con-gr 88. The President has pquaiely planted himself in favor of refined progress, to the accomplishment of which oar exertions must be dir cted. Then let ns perform ur whole duty, and the discriminations against ns in a free State among a free people, will no longer Taunt the plea of lack of spirit among ourselves. Eminent speakers from all parts of the SUte will be present, and arrangements for half-fare on the Railroads will be solicited. Each County will be entitled to twice the number ot representatives as Members in the Legislature, bnt may s-nd as many delegates as may seem fit Tben let as perform our whol.

dntj'; let the response to this call be general from' the mountains to the sea, and may the spirit of God meet with and direct us to' the ultimate success of our cause. Geo. W. Price, Hon. Geo.

Mabson, Wm. McLaurin and Duncan Holmes, lew Hanover Co; Hon. B. Abbott, Jno. R.

Good, W. W. Burton, Craven County; Hon. John H. Hyman, Warren County; Rev.

G. W. Brodie, Cliaa. IT. Hunter, Wake County C.

C. Beet, Wayne County; Hon. Jno. S. Leary, X.

J.f Henderson. Cumberland Connty; Geo. M. Aruoldi Guilford County; Don. W.

P. M.ibson, Edgecombe County. STATU. A new hotel called the Weil Houe has been opened in by Mr. Wm.

R. Bar- ringer. North Carolina Conference M. E. Chnrch meets in Golusboro, Dec.

10th, Bishop Keene, to preside. -'-The Advance says Mr. James R. Barn of, an old citizen of Wilson Couuty, was found dead near his residence a day or two since; it is supposed he died, of heart disease. The Grand Lodge of Masons of North Carolina convenes in Raleigh on Monday, the 1st lay of December next, being the 87th- Annual Communication of the body.

Fayetteville is Retting into notoriety for crime.5 The Raleigh says; A white man, wl ose name we did not learn, was committed to the county jail for the crime of rape upon a lit-til white girl only three years ol age. --The Sfhr. Joseph Seger, Capt. Ellis, which lately visited t'-is port, was nearly destroyed by fire on the 23rd nit. when about 100 miles to the Southeastward of Cape San Bias.

She was bound from Penaicola to New Haven. Wih Star. Sentinel: A young man of high standing, a respected membt-r of the Church at Kinston, aged about 18 or 19 years, mysteriously disappeared on Saturday Inst a week ago. At List accounts his whereahouts was unknown and it it feared some evil has befallen him. He resided about three miles from Kinston.

An old joke got into our local columns ye--terday headed as though new. This is sad, as the Post squibs' aim to be entirely original. mi. P. st.

id indeed brother Post and had it occurred at any other time and in any other than an evening cotemporary we should have noticed it, called the attention of the public to it, in fact nnd mourned over it, but confident inly now which joke was it, new jokes yon know are unpordonabld and dressing up old jokes terrible, while squibs an-, if original, dangerous for even the heathen Chinee to handle. Don do so any more and we promiso yon not. to steal another original item this week. HomirMe fn Transylvania We regret; to learn that Mr. V.

Duckworth, of Transylvania county, wor killed in Brevard on Tuesday evening last, by Julias Poor, of the ime place. The circumstances, as we have bea informed. are these As Mr. Duckworth was about leaving the saloon of Mr. wr, he playfully took up a piece of beaf that was laying the count -r, as if int-nded to carry it away, when Mr.

Poor called, to him to put it down, at the same time taking up a pistol that lay near by, proint-ing it towards Mr. Duckworth. The pistol unfortunately went off, hitting Mr. D. who died in a few Mr P.

was taen before justice King who admitted him to bail in the sum of tne thousand it appearing, as he thonght, a case of accidental shooting. Western Expositor. TELEGRAPH I FROM WASHINGTON. Washtngtow. Nov.

8. It is understood that Got. Sam. Bard of the Atlanta, New Era, candidate for the P. O.

of the' House of Representatives. He has the assurance of support, from. Southern members, who claim the position for the section, and is favored by many Northern Republicans. Intelligence has been received of the death of Mrs. Lee, widow of the late pre-eminently distinguished Robert Lee, at Lexington, on Wednesday last, the 5th inst.

She has been an invalid jc some years, and the recent death of her daughter bore heavily upon her declining strength. Richmond, ICov. 8. The funeral obsequies of Mrs. Mary Custis Lee, the wife of the late Gen.

Robert E. Lee, who died in Lexington on Thursday morning last, took place yesterday in Masonic Chapel, in. 'that tdwn. "Her sons, daughter and a large number of friends were present. 'Her remains were deposited by the side of her husband in the memorial room.

Mrs. Lee was 67 years of age. Business was entirely suspended in Lexington, yesterday, many places being draped in mourning, and the obsequies were very imposing, I FROM ALABAMA. Selma. Nov.

8. The remains of Gen. W. J. Hardee reached here this morning and were met at the depot by a vast concourse of citizens.

Stores were closed and business was suspended and our people united in honoring the illustrous dead. ter There was a spontaneous outpouring of our whole people to-day to receive the remains of General Hardee. The military, fire department, municipal authorities, bar, -clergv and people all did honor to the memory of the i lustrious dead. The bells were tolled during the d'iy and busin-s was "suspended. The funeral procession was the long' st we ever wit-nessel in this State.

It was not a formality, bnt there was general grief in the monstra-tion. 4 The General's old black war horse, Shiloh, with empty sa Idle and his old Corffrderate grey coat upon it, brought Jenrs to the eyes of jnny a who ha4 seen the loved form of the gallant dead on the field of image and amid the smoke of was buried this evening at 4 clock. The burial ceremonies of the Episcopal Church were performed by the Rev. Dr. Clements.

FROM OHIO. CXXA VEXi AND Nov. 8. The Clearing House Committee of Banks of city, to whom was entrusted the issuing of Clearing House certificates, have asked to be discharged, as the certificates all have been returned and by the committee cancelled and destroyed, and securities received been returned to parties depositing them. This closes up the arrangement by whioh banks have made common cause to check the panic.

In every way the management of the affair has been a success, no bank here having failed, and only the sum of $450,000 of clearing House certificates having been necessary to tide over the period of the panic, Sjv i FROM NEW YORK. New Yobk, Nov. 8. Two hundred and thirty men have been discharged this week from the lumber yards in Gieenpoint 100 laborers were discharged at Long Island City; 100 cabinet makers were discharged in the same city 450 men from the Brooklyn, Citjf Works, and 300 men from the Prospect Park Improvements were discharged. The Rubber Comb factory at College Point, L.

have reduced their time to 4 days per week, employing 600 men. The estimates for the, city and county expenses for 1874 top those of 1873 by $8,500,000. FROM MISSOURI. St. Louis, Nov, 8.

James H. Thornton's livery stables were burned to-day loss one hundred thousand dollars. All tho horses were saved. They were insured for sixty-eight thousand dollars. FROM TENNESSEE.

Memphis, Nov. 8. There were three yellow fever deaths up to noon, and two deaths from other causes. NEW YORK. MARKETS.

New Yobk, Nov. 8. Stocks quiet with very little change in prices. Gold 1071. Money 7 per cent bid.

State bonds dull. Floor dull and drooping. Wheat is without decided change. Corn dull and nominally un chanced. Fork quiet and unsteady new mess $15.

Lard dull and heavy steam 7 to 7 1-16. Spirits turpentine dull at 39 to 391 cents. Rosin, nominal at $'2 GO to $2 G5 for strained. FOREIGN NEWS. i Madbh, Not.

8. Gastellar and Sickles were closeted on yes terday. The Boston and Lowell Railroad began, last Thursday, weighing at Framingham the carp from the West loaded with grain and lumber destined for Lowell and Taunton, and found an excess of 15,000 pounds in one carjfover the weight billed, of 20,000 pounds, a full car load, which makes a difference of $77 in freight, The above was a Fairbanks 50-ton 34-ft. Track Scale, sold to Boston and Albany R. Co.

Sosion'juper. and secretion thoronehl nurifi. -and; riched, and the wholeystem renovated and bailt ap anew. Sold by Drnggrist ATTCNTIOri. I desire to sail the attention of the puhUe the fast that I hay.now oa hand, and eontinus to kerp, the best, as well acth cheapest eigars to be Hound in this dtyj the fiasst brands of cbwwing tobaeco, vis: Mav Flows.

Solaoe, Century and Chesapeake. Ths flnsst brands of smoking tobacco, among which will be found jLmrnam. Virginia and Tarkish. Bnans of all kinda. and a large variety ox pipes and smokers articles of every desarfpticm In addition -to the foregoing, sstoy awtttfsv usnalry kept in a flnt-slaaa Cign CrVk' parcnHsa wnoiesKie ana rtw wtr hwfiiy robaoso Emporium, South Gtr doors above the Gaston Hoasat M.

GOaJSM1TIL TtorcgbAot, Pes. 9 tt 1 1 ii iimjLa-ja New Advertisoxaonts. Dr. Rare hi Catarrn Remedy cNrea by- It mtkl, oouiing and aeaW ing properties, to wMcta the dlseastt rlelda. whan Scmcuy Is used warm tfectoracr by the wonderful Mewttvo power of rrr rlrrrtiattTililsiIIoa.

leal Discovery, taken carncsUv. te correct blood and system, which are always at fault, also to act peelOcally upon diaeasoil glands and lining; mombraae of dom ami communicr 'ing- ehambers. Catarrh Remedy should be applied wtm with Dr. Pierces Nasal Doncaie. the only instrument UU which laid nd-lciiie can be perfectly applied te atl narta of passare and chamitcr in which uieers exut and from which discharge iionioili So noceasf ul has this traatmcnt proren, that the nmnrietor offers naoa n.

ward for a ease ofColit in Head- or Catarrh he can not mm. The two wll 1 troment S-yt SOUTH FROST STREET r. WANTS OF THE PU3LI0 has nswly i Refitted and iiirnished v' f-i i ths shore bonsa 3 and solicits a share of patronage. i J. BATBLIATT, Prop'tr.

LORCH BROS. XSTLt PAY ITOU rpa HAY, CORHari Constantly on Han4 Cotton aOATS 'Sailed. The Steamship Commerce ljft this port for Baltimore Perscnnl. Rufus Moigan, the celebrated artist, is stopping at the Gaston House. Zast and Only Item.

An Insuratiee man halts two ladies to serutL nize that lovely hat for two curious bachelors. Accident. As the Str. E. S.

Terry was steaming up this evening, for her N. trip, an accident happened to her boiler which, we learn, will detain her in this port a few days, for repairs. Correction. It having appeared in these columns that B. B.

Keogh was appointed temporary Collector of Internal Revenue of this District in place of Col. Peck, removed, we hasten to state that it is H. C. Kshoe. of this city, instead of the gentleman named.

I.O G.T. Officers and Members of Athens Loij" "So. 28. You are hereby notified to attend a Regular Communication of your Lodge, at Lowthrop Hall, this (Tuesday) evening at 7 By order W. O.

T. -1 E. C. GirTHBEBT, W. S.

Some Pctato. We v.ere shown on yesterday, by R. Gnion, a Sweet Potato uhich weighs seven and measTires 46-infbes one way and 18 inches the other. The potato was raised near the city The of Wilmington, will accept this as the huckleberry we promised a short time since. The Concert Last Night.

Pierson's lecture at the Theatre, on Circumstances, lasf night, brbiight down the house, and liked ta have been ihe cause of several te-lious accidents in tlie way, of diKloeations of the facial organs of his hearers. We regret the short stay of the Trem as they are superior by fur to any company in the musical line which favors New Berne by visits Arrived. Meatnship Jas. A. Gaiy, Hall master, from Baltimore.

Sehrs. A. Winey, English Master, from Hyde County, wth corn and Saiah Virginia, Smith master, from Beaufort County, with cotton, Cnrran, Gibbs master, from Hyde County, with corn." j- i Flora, Cahoon master, from Bay River. Two oyster schooners, from Core Sound. COMTSTUNIC ATED Meeting at ISinston.

A meeting of the colored citizens of Lenoir County was held at the Court House in Kinsttn Saturday night, Nov. 8th, .1873, in which some of our while Republicans participated. On motion, Rev. S. B.

Williams was called to the chair, and S. Murphy requested to act as Secretary. A committee of five, consisting of A. Mnnroe, L. H.

Fisher, Rev. A. Allison, Jas. E. Davis and G.

W. Stanly, was appointed to draft resolutions. During the absence of the committee, Hon. R. W.

King was called upon to make, a speech, to which he responded in a few brief remarks on civil rights. The committee, after being absent but a few minutes, returned, and reported the following resolutions: Whebeas, A call has been made in favor of Civil Rights, and, i Whebeas, We are deeply interested in this question; therefore, be it Resolved. 1st, That we answer the call, and believe that it is essential to the best interest of the country that a Convention should be held at the time appointed. Iiest-lved. 2nd.

That the chairman be author ized to appoint a committee to make the necessary preparations, by canvassing and advertising," for the holding of a Mass Meeting of all the friends of Freedom and Civil Rights, for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Con ven tin to be held at Raleigh on the iMth of November, 1873, and in the meantime to solicit contributions for the purpose of defraying expenses, Whereupon, the chairman appointed the following gentlemen, to wit Rev. A. I. Murphy, A. Blount, G.

W. Stanly, L. H. Fisher, E. W.

Borden and J. Allen, as a committee to make the necessary arrangements for tha bidding of mass meeting of, all the friends of civil rights, in Kinstou, at the Grart House, on Saturday, Nov. 15th, at 11 o'clock A. M. A ter which, the meeting was addressed by A.

Mnnroe, I. S. Aftrphy, Gi Wl Stanly and B. Williams, who, in short, pithy, and unmistakable language, directed the attention of the audience to the subject under, discussion the attainment of civil righto to all men. S.

B. Williams, Chairman. Isaac S. McbphyJ Secretary. tho ma wtsic A ti rtfrl Vhowui i axrari.

-GROCEBIES, LI-QUORS, Jkar Junction Pollock sod Qneea Strtii rn wgtnodanoat for Uarskfi ail and aTSe.