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$Iilminffoit Jwinml. ' - 1 - live roniniitlee of New llanovrr foil nty. Thf1 members of the Executive Com littee of the Detnocrat'c Conservative irtv in New Hanover county are re- q tested to ru l airman, on Princes street. of the in the . ..f Yi!rainan. a 12 o'clock on Tuesday, 2d of M iy, 1876. W. Ii Sandxiis, Chairman. W.vrrEK C -.N5-Y. Secretary. The following namffl gentlemen constitute the committee: VV. L. Hai ni :i;s. W Imiagton. Wat.tkb Coey, Wi'.ni'niton. L H. lio'VDSS, Wilmington. Jamk.s Ma'ddes. Wilm-r.pt on. jo;jV C. K h. Wilmington. ,T.v- W. St. vjKOKfsK. t;;ip" re:ir i n. Chaki. FtaVrai P..inf T'ij. Jo' '! in .MAS Mca'E. llaru-l town-1 V u. Joliv J. I'l A-l.tY. Msoi.!toro Tliti ISopT II on hp. TLe h'rfnit,' JUv'uir thinks o ir cre.lulity has been -tuil'-d o:i the Oei.-t.-nnis-' (juestun), nnd informs us that aocer.li-ig to the bt information now oltiirubl' we are not correct in our as the Ho-.. 'per IIoue, well sciton, kuo.vn and ri-meiul"-rel as snoI, (-.tootl a little tli-stduch.t( the f.oiiiL ani eatt of St. Thome.' Church, fronting on T'nt'fl "-trtet but .standing back from t!,.. rtreet." X'j.(i!i inquiry we timt tlur the AV ,;.; i-crrict in ft'tting that a Hoot er ;,, us, w:8 located tt it st ifes. But t -vas the residence of Archibald ij,, : r und not of William Hooper, the MgniT of the Dic'.ar-ttiou of Iude pr C'l-nc '- An old and distinguished ni"taher of the 13:tr, whose family baa raided ou the Cij Fear piuce before the d.xvs of the Involution, writes as follows: Ali lean sa - in, that I have always lifiird that the on' -Louse in Dr. Jh-K- e's yard wis Hooper's house, but do not kuow anything about it beyond mere rumor. Another old and distinguished mem-b'-r of the bar, one of the oldest, if cot ti e o'dest livitg man who was bnri; in Wilmington, and a gentleman whose famiiinrity with the tra ditions nnd families, not only 'of Wilmington, but of the whole State, is r'unukab!e,inforrus us that the Hooper house that ntood near Si. Thomas' Church was tho residence of Archibald ami not of William Hooper. Ha aho tells us that William Ilooper'd bouse is still standing on Castle street and in bow the residence of Mr. James Darby; that the distinguished Wiliiam Hooper now living, 8G years old, a grandson of tha Wi Ham Hooper in ijiii-- t ion, went with him to take a look at the old homestead during a visit p.iiil to Wilmington some years ago; and Unit the house on the Mcllee lot whs the residence of Mr. Fergus. the grandfather f the elder Dr. James F McUee. This we have nj dou jt is all. Correc t, but htill there is r ason to be lieve that William Hooper's family lived in the house now on the Meiteo li.t. at li-ast from January till October, 171, during the occupation of Wil mington by the British. We are promised a paper which wid Btt the mutter at rt-st. iil-rior Court. Tiie April term of New Hanover Su perior Court convened yesterdry moru iL, His Honor. Judge A. A. McKoy pnsidin-. After the (hand Jury was drawn and sworn His Honor delivered his charge whili occupied the morning session U'jti' near one. o'clock. Tiie oil't uces against the crimiual law wf re generally discussed and e xplained iu the ordsrof their gravity, commenc with the higher offences and coming cluvni to the lessor, and concluding withthp statutory offences, of the Grand Jury was Iik' The oath :wise aui- niii.lvertr-.l upon. In discussing the law of libel, and cxpl lining what were the dvitirs of a fn'iiiul Jury iu such case.-, be took oc casion to talie up the question of NEWSPAPERS and newspaper publications, stating that nit bough in this country there i-Msted such a thing as the freedom of the press, yet the press mut so cuas duct itself as not to be amenable totha liw of libit?. No newspaper ould falseiv charge an individual with crime, or with offences which would lower him in the estimation of his fi-llowmen, without being indictable for the otiVnse of libel.' The publishers, editors, and authors of suou articles, well as tho.ie who circulate the paper containing them are all alike guilty. After such parties are indicted they may plead justification, and prove the truth of the charges, if they are true, but if they fail in this, a petit jury would be compelled to convict. If this wholesome restraint were not put upon the press by the enforcement of the criminal law of libel, irresponsible men could do irre parable injury in a community, and tbe injured persons would be without a reiue.ly. No one iu a community wou'd be safe. As the Judge was cou ciiubi.g h s remarks ou this point the fjnmaii ot the grand jury, Mr. Fos br, a-ki.-d if the graud jury bad tne rikt to inquire into the truth of such libeloin charges. Ti'e Judge replied that thiy had not. aue Climes of fornication and aduitery and conspiracy were dilated upon at great length, and the evils to society and the putity of the ballot box, which respectively grew oat of tiC8o crimes, were discussed, held up to d testation and impressed upon the attention of the grand jury. 'I he following is a list of the names of the grand jurors: F. W. Fostor, ?o:Vi-in; Tohu . Sneedt-u, vVm. Pratt, John Curtis, Wiu. Kellogg, Sr.. fcieltid Ilollibt, Chiistinu Husbeil, James Jarman, Wm. H. Waldell, Ed. Stiles, Wm. Martin, A. Surier, Alex Hooper, Abram Moseley, Wm. Towell, Bi-nj. Scott, Alonzo Simmons, 'leo. Kogers. In the afternoon session the fol!ow nig cases were disposed of; All ci fan in the cases (vs) Mack Daniel were settled on the payment of &e penny and costs. otate vs. John McKoy, as ault and battery and peace warrant. Cases aimiHsed on the payment of costs. ptate vs. Samuel Boney. Judgment aceoiding to recogmzance. Iu the cases of Raleigh Montague. 8''ul'?Q1 battery, Ella Jones, lar w : nam Jones, larceny, Jamts assault and battery, John i and Joanuah Nixon, iare ny, a nol. pma. was entered in each It Was ordered liit U tbe session of " Uoiirt i. from 10 A. M. U4 fr to 1 P.M., H P. M. to 5 P. M. The court passed sentence on the following convicts yesterday: Sa-nne! Lisbon, larceny; judgment, 3 ytara iu the penitentiary. Churles Harp, lar ceny; 5 yrs in the penitentiary. Samnejl Lisbon, larceny; judgment Buspended on payment of costs. Emanuel B own, larceny; 5 years in the penitentiary. Howard Register, larceny; 10 yeurs in the penitentiary. This is a small beginning of. th batch tha will be sent from this-: cum t to work on the Western North Caro lina railroad. A l,iive I,t-jje..i of I L - ltevoliitlii The lion e which is now tfce resi dence of Mr. W- H. McU ry, situated on the s nth we.-tTu corner of Market and Third streets, is not only one of the ancient landmark of Wilmington, but is intimately connected with a legend which commences in the days of the Revolution and continues down to our present time, and which, from its historic associations and from its involution of the tender passion, it miy bo of some interest to relate. During "the summer of 1781 the bouse was occupied by Lord - CorL wabis as the- hendqtitrters of bis army. fjn hi lonls-hipa military staff was a gay ynii' g e .valier who had be come enamored wuu a voui.fr biuv whose fa'her resided in -iouth Carolina. Having declared bis passion, it was afterwards, if as wnrudv returned. not the: Ti:e tvo being sep irati.-d by a hundred miles or more, demands of un p dgn m iking it and tbe unyie'ding active miiitaiy cam lTJCer'ain wbeu the young British lu-utenant cou'd again see the object of his uffections, he was occupied no doubt as all swains are occupied, with thinking of her, and since ue eouki not be permitted continually to pour his unbroken words of love into her ears, he could at least give himself soma relief by placing her name where lie could frequently griz-j upon it. Accordingly he wrote the name upon a window pane in his chamber, with tbe diamond of his ring. Tbe war wtH at length ovei, and when peace was declared the British lieutenant returned to South Carolina, married tbe ladv and took hi: bride with him to England. After the lapse of a few years the young couple re-embarked for Ameri ca and made their home iu the city of New York. Thirty or forty years ago a sou of this couple was a visitor to Wi'mingtou and was a guest of the late venerable Dr. Tho3. H. Wright, who owned and resided in the house in question for a li'e time, leaving it behiud him to bis heirs. This New York visitor by a siugular coincidence was put iu the chamber that had bo.n occupied by the British lieutenant. The pane of glass upon which the lieutenant had written the lady's name was still iu tact, and the visitor at once recognized tbe name ,as that of bin mother before marriige. This circumstance was auother incident iu the legend that had spruug up iu the British Lieutenant's family. And now comes another incident of the legend. Recently a eou of the New York visitor that was a guest of Dr. Wright's thirty or forty yertrs, and a grand son of the British Lieutenant, being well informed of the interesting story above related, came to Wilmington to search for the historic pane of glnss. Thi-; gentlemau's name is John W. Barrow of New York city. WTheu he atrived he found that the ancient hou?e bad been remodeled by its present owner, and was informed by Mr. McRury that the old window sashes bad been stowed avay in tha cellar. Search being made the identi cal paue of glaas was found which Mr' Barrow took with him back to New York. An oilier Fox limit We met friend Oldham yesterday oj the f-treet and noticing the com-plact-i.t, self-satisfied countenance that be can't help to save has returned from chase, we g iesrsed b his life when be a successful fox fore we got within thirty yards of him that another rey nard had bit the dust. Our enquiring look was enough to evoke from him all a io-.it. it. and ho at ence cp menc;d: "B 'en rnnnftig a fox thr Of four times lately without c dc iirjj him; CdUghc him to-day; that old foX known among" the linuter.i in this country as the Hewlett fox; didn't r.ia him but three hou.-s; tail three inches longer than any fox we ever caught; was bound to catch the Hewlett fox before the season was over; would not have run to-day but for this," and he walked past us as if nothing in this world was tqual to catching a fox. Cotton at tiie Iortw. Wo are indebted, says the Southern lf mcx to our friend, R. C. Kerr, of New Orleans Cotton Exchange, for the statement below: NET RECE1PST AT TJ. S. PORTS. (September 1,1875, to March 31,1875 ) New Orleans 1,271,489 Galveston Indianola. ... Mobile Charleston Port Royal S ivaunah Wilmington Noifolk Baltimore Richmond and Petersburg to Baltimore not counted in net at latter '. Richmond and Petersburg to Philadelphia not count ed in net at l itter Philadelphia .:. New York Boston Providence Portland (dir ct, recording to railroad, statements. 426,943 15,971 31S.911 366.641 17,647 490,072 72.042 422.244 16.621 1P.96.: 16.126 36.7.13 193,914 59,455 14,611 1,733 ToUl bales. ... STOCK AT I. S- POllTS- New Orleans Galveston Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Baltimore New York Boston Providence 3,7S2,92n CI-OSE OF MARCH, 244,850 37.783 46,312 27,085 20,002 1,788 17,114 8010 179,274 22,066 18,000 Total C23.2S4 TUe nonrd of ,Tltdicil Examioen. It is not generally known even among the medical profession, that a license from the Board; of Medical Examiners is necessary, in addi tion to the diploma, to enable a physician to practice legally in this State, but euch is the case. The Boaad was established by act f Legislature in 1858, or thereabouts, and by au amendmeut, it meets con- currently wth the Medical Society of the State. This year it holds ita ses sion in Fayeitevili.-, 3rd day of May, and all physicians who came into prac tice since 1859 can and ought to avail themselves of this opportunity to have this necessary endorsement of theii diploma- The apothefio physician who thinks the diploma of his college good enough for him.und that he can afford to go without the license, will awake to a knowledge of his error when he has a bill contested, which may cause him a loss greater than the expenses incident to this license. For the Journ i For Sijcrclary of Ktnte- jviesr8. .Editor: The voters of Cumberland county take pleHSure in rrcomrneuoing Cap. S. C. Rankin, of Fayetteville, for Secretary of State, subject to action of State convention yipr. Knnkin n well known throngh the h'ate, bavins: represen'ed his u. : . . i nn t ' i . . n: uouiny, vriiioro, in tne state Legislature, and is well qualified for the position. We hope lh delegates from the different counties throughout ibe State will con -ider his claims. Cumberland. I'eter itl. WilMon- Messrs. Editors In view of the fact, th it Col. Pool will not be a can didate for ronomiuation, it will not ap pear unseemly to niggest some one us his successor on our State ticket. After cauvmsing the merits of them who have claims upon the party, I am si'tisfi-d that no one would more ffioiijutiy or acceptably fill the posi tion now occupi.d by Col. Pool than Mr. Pe er M. W Ison of Warren. Possessing all the qualifications which the dutie-t of the offh-e demand; of high character; generous a d patriotic impulses and well educated mind, he nititles himself to the liberal support of our part3 I beg therefore through your colnms to snbmit his claims to our Convention. Irishand. STATE ISTEWS. From the Newborn Nut Shell: A. whale seventy feet long was cap tured npar Beaufort a few days since. About 2,000 gallons of oil will be realized. Theo. N. Ramsey and Col. Hickman are going to Louisiana together to lecture ou temperance. From the Robesonian: A now band composed of young gentlemen of our town ;s now in full training under the accomplished lead ership of Mr. R. C. McKenzie. All the instruments are new and of fiue tone and volume. We wish the young gentlemen yreat success in their har monious undertaking. Th Bulgarian Greek priest and Jerusalem man made his appearance upon our streets yesterday. His novel costume and brimstone countenance made quite a sensation among the boys, who followed the eccentric genius around, but at a respecfnl dis tance. We lyiow not from whence he came or where he intends to go. Lumber river, more than auy other stream in North Carolina, is noted for the size, flavor and beauty of its pan fish. The fishit g season is now in its glory, and the disciples of Isaac Wal ton are out early aud late with the pole and line. Tiie red breast, "goggle eye," blue brim and raccoon perch understand their business and lay hold of the hook with the most accom modating avidity. There is a man living in Wilson, in this State, fifiy-ioiir years of age, who never ow.-d a c nt to a living soul in his life. Jitid. as tie records will show, was tie- tirst :na:i, for fho put thirty years, to pay his tax s to tbe Sheriff. Though a "b acksmith and plough man r iv te wn clot I i.le, he cuts and mikes iuiT. and when engaged ut thi woik. if there is a call at the shop his wifi-- goes to the anvil and will shoe a horse, brace a p'ough, upset ifi axe or perform any oUo-r job m toe i':e witn as mucu sKiii as ner husband . From the Duplin Record. We Iei.ni 'that ih o people of Lime stone township will asseml le at the new store of George L. Smith, E q., near his residence, on Saturday, tbe 13th of May next, for political organi zation. Mr. Geo. M. Tatum, of Sampson county, recently killed five pigs, five mouths old, weighiug respectively 140, 131, 117, 116 and 115 pounds, making an aggregate weight of 618 pounds. Those pigs died early, but th y had made their young lives profitable. From the Roanoke News: 'Pernor Lsssifer, alias Temor Pentou, a black devii of seventeen or eighteen years of age, was committed to jail last Fridav by Justice Johu O'Brien, for attempted rape upon two little white girls aged respectively five and seven vears, daughter aad stepdaughter of Mr. H. C. Harper, near Halifax. We truly hope the black imp will have the full penalty of the law meted out to him. The many friends of the Rev. Dr. Closs, presiding elder of this district, will learn with regret that tie lies v ry ill with pneumonia at Toisuot- Dr. Closs is a distingubhed minister and a devout laborer for the cause of reli gion, and we hope to soon learn of his restoration to perfect health. Several of our farmers have cotton up, and since the rain it will now spring up like pop corn in hot ashes From the Charlotte Observer: T o priests of the Benedictine order arrived in this city last night, from St. Mary's College, Richmond, Va., accompanied by two boys, en route to Woodlawn, Gaston county. This is the place wheie tbe new Cath olic College is to be established, aud this is the business of these priests It, is toe purpose of the church to erect a very elegaut building, and one wnich will be prepared in every re spec for the education of a large nun bor of students. A gentleman from Monroe reports the destruction by fire, yesterday morning about 3 o'clock, of tbe black smith shop of Mr. Wm. OwenJ. The shop contained two or three new wagons aud a ouggy, ana inese were burned with the building. The loss is somewhere from 500 to 700, with no insurance. The tiro originated by an accident jn the shop. O.ir Salisbury correspondent writes us tliat W7m.: Etheridge, the maker of the celebrated Etheridge walking caues was found dead iu his bed qu Sunday morning last. A goroner s inquest was held, btit elicited nothing definite. Mr. J. I. Hales brought to our office yesteiday a number of lamplighteis cut from white pine by a machine made for the purpose. They are the size and shape of the tapes made by the ladies of paper, for lamp and gas lighting purposes. As noted yesterday, the banks of this city have commenced payinj out silver coin for fractional currency. The Federal Court at Siatesville ad journed yesterday. Tbe Rev. Henry Turner, colored, who was tried for stealing three registered packages from one Waddell, a colored route agent on the Raleigh & Gaston Air Line Railroad, at whose house he (Waddell) was boarding, at Sandford, Moore county, was convicted and sentenced to three years at hard labor in Albany Penitentiary. He made a speech.pro testing his innocence. W. H. Bailey, Esq., of this city, defended him ably, zealously. Persona who heard the tri al speak of it as a very plain case. Turn er's wife was acquitted. Waddell wa not implicated at ail, except that it was almost culpable negligence on bis part which allowed the divine an opportu nity to steal the money. He bad hung bis mail bag np in his boarding house The packages con- tab ed Si 75. John Hood, tho white boy, who bad submitted to the accusation of robbing a lock-box of t;ie postoffice in this city regularly for a length of time, was "sentenced to tbrefl months' hard la bor,'' as his Honor said, in the jail of this county. He was brought down, yesterday eveuing, and mctrcerattd here. He wns represented iu the court by W. H. Bailey, Es . The punishment is light enough. I'll livii.e et it r . Extract from the proceedings as they appeared in the N. C. Presbyte rian : The Preebvtery of Fayeltevdle uet aceordinp to ndjuurrimeu, at Centre Church, Robeson county, N. C, April 19 b, 1876, ai.d was open?d with a ser mon by the retiring moderator, Rev. Neill McK -y, D I)., from Johu xi i: 35 and I. Cor. xii: 31. There were present at the calling of the roll 12 ministers and 23 ruling eld rs. Six ministers were absent and 19 churches not represented. Rev. Archibald McQueen was chosen moderator and Rev. John H. Coble and J.B. Graham temporary cletks. A preamble and resolutions expresss iug the sympathies of ibis Presbytery for Rev. T. L DuVanx. a member of this body, in ir.s oug anil severe per sonal till otion were adopted, after which R.,-v. Heclor McLe;iu led "the Pres'oj tery iu earnest prayer on his cei at. Mr. J. A. McAlister was appointed trea-ur -r 2-'o tern. Finance comm. tee I. A. MoAuster, W. J. Smith and El. G. Hill. The treasurer's r-porl was presented ana relerrtu to the iihuv committee. The as.ies nient on B.fc;iel church Wiis reduced to 10 and that ou the Monfpelier increased to 5. Abetter from Rev. C. 11. Wilev, agent of the American Bible Society for North Carolina, was read and a suitable reply adopted Rev. H. G. Hill, chairman of the committee on s-ustentatiou, presented a report on that subject, which wan adopted, and Rev. II. McLean, chair- j man of the committee of education, a report on that subject, which was likewise adopted. After- which he was excused from serving on that committe, and also Maj. Jno. McNeill; when Rev. J. H. Coble was made chairman, and R-v. A. N. Ferguson aud Mr. Angus Blua were appoiuted to fill the vacaucies by these resignations. Rev. William S. Lacy, chuirman of the committee on the mauual and standing rules of Presbytery, read his report on those subjects, which was accepted. The account for punting aud mail ing the fall minutes was ordered to be paid by 1he trea-mier pro tern. ' Committees on sessional records were appoiuted. Bethel Church, Robeson county, N. C, was chosen as the place for ho. ding our fall sessions, aud the time, Thursday befare the second Sabbath in October, 1876, at 11 o'clock A. M. Reports from church sessions were heard. Mr. William McGilvary, one of our candidates, preached a sermon from 1. Cor. vi: 20, which was sustained. Committees ou sessional records re ported. The agent of foreign missions, Rev. M. McQueen, r-iad his report ou that subject, which was adopted. . Rev. K. M, MeJutyre was appoiuted a commissioner to the general assem bly, to meet in the First Presbyteriau Church, Savannah. Ga., ou the thir t Thursday iu May, 1876. at 11 o'clock A. M-, and Rev. Archn ald.MeQoeen his alternate; aud Mr. D. G. .dclutyre, ruling elder of Iona church, principal, and Dr. D. N. Ptdtersou, ruling elder of Pee Deo church, alternate. Mr. E. Marshall Muu.oe, another candidate, pread ed a sermon from John ill: 7, which was sustained. friiiay's session. Messr-. Coilu Munro and Angus McDonald preached their trial ser mons, which were tustaiued. And iu the aftemoou Mr. Dugald Muuro preached his trial sermon, which was likewise sustained. Rev. H. H. 13.! iks made an inter esting address the interests of Davidson College, and iu response thereto the Presbytery adopted a suitable paper. The candidates for licensure were examined ou theology, natural aud revealed, church history, church gov ernment and the sacraments, ait i i which was sustained. Each likewise lead a lecture which wa- also sustaiutd. Their examination on Hebrew was sustained. Presbytery then proceeded to license in due form, these young brethren, viz: C. A. Muuro, Dugaid Muuro, E. Marshall Muuro, (three brothers) An gus McDonald and William M. Mc Gdvary. Afterwards Dugald Muuro was dis missed to the Presbytery cf Krjovil'e. TenD., and Angus McDonald to the Presbytery of Louisville, Ky. Wm. M, McGilvary likewise obtained permission to labor without our bounds. The narrative to the assembly was adopted. Other papers for the assembly were read and approved. Orders on the treasurer were passed. All resolutions requiting the actiou of church sessions will be published in the N. C. Presbyterian. Presbytery then adjourned to the place aud time previously mention d. Closed with singing, prayer and apostolic bened ction. A Wifu'M e etorl The following is printed as an ad vertisement in the Des Moines (Iowa) Register: I hereby certify that J. E. BishoD lied, and he knew it. wbeu he said 1 left his bovtse with my three little children witiiout any provoca tion. As I consider, und think others would if they know the truth, I had a great many provocations. All I ask of him is to pay his just debts and not wroug people out of their just dues, aud leave me and my children alone, and pay me my government pension that he ha" used ten ysrs, being $3o0, aud interest ou it for half the time he has used it, aud my furniture that I took there. I will risk getting my sugar without calling on my friends to help hunt what has beeu put away for the sick babe. I will further say that I cau make as good a living for myself and three little ones aa we had with J. E. Bishop, although lie would, haye people belieye that I was a great expense to him. J confers he got me two teu-cent calioco dresses within three years. J. thinks it will ktep him busy to gather enough of his uoig'ltiors hogs to keep himself aud bis two childrea. However, it q m't take much of such pork to do me, I will say that through his tcoldmg. pouting and complaining I quit drinks iug c ffee six years ago; but he con tinued chewing.smoking and using his collee as usual. Then, last fall he openly forbade my using tea. I sup pose tobacco and coffee had raised in price. Tbe whole trouble arose from his wanting my shaie of my first hus band's estate without giving anythir g to show that he had ever received any thing from said estate. He did not get it, nor won't. Mks. G. V. Bishop. April 2nd, 1876. Gen. A. P. Hi 1 was wont to say he always liked to command North Caro linians in battle. We suppose it was because they had &o much tar on theiy heels that when they went into a fig it they stuck there to the end. Rich" iiuj'nd Whig. Yes. when they do pitch in they're regular Tar-tars and no mistake N.Y. ijoramcreial Advertiser. Yes, sirree, tegular cream of Tar tars, and they generally operated like a dose of tar-tar emetic on the enemy. Richmond Whig. and trone off. TIM: PLIXDEUEll BANK. low the .-trr;.-i Were Kobbed A Tale of Wus:iiKf ton Itlne Utile. froa th s;jttiia6re (liz t e. WasHiNGTOv, April 24. The botten facts in the Freed mau's Bank swiud'o have unquestionably ooen rexcuu ny me se:ect committe of the House of Representatives. Tin chairman, Mr. Doug'as. has exhibit ed not only great industry but super ior capacity as an mvesiigati.r. Two of.her mernb rs d the committee. Messrs. Bradford cf Alabama and bteuger of Pennsylvania, have also given evidence of sound judgment and great industry in studying up the his tory of Ine-banK and hav- materially assisted Mr. Douglas in the investiga tion. The rjpid sketch which I gave last uight of the testimony published did uos do justice to the developments wh'ch the committee have made. The testimony of Mr. Aeson M. Sperry.the general inspector of the branch banks, shows clearly that from almost the very beginning there was both incom petency and rascality in the manage ment of the principal bankhere.as well as iu the conductor the majontyof the branches in the South. Mr. Sperry did not become geneval inspector tiil 1S70, but he a'niost immediately touud ou iiu eiumination of tho bank here that.thero whs a difference be tween the ledger and the genera! account of foaia eighty thous and dollars, aud ho never was able to have this reduced below 40,000. 'I he men who were-employed as book-keeper and cashier, Bostou and WiUon, were ineonipr. t-'iit, and, a subsequently appeared, dishonest. Sperry c tiled attention to t.'ie discrep ancies in the accounts inmtod'ately.but it was a loug time before he cou d get eitln r th. ectuary pr the trustees to i ike any fficient measures to remedy the deficits of the management. The principal object of one "set of the managers seemed to bo to induce the fseedmt-n to deposit with the bank. and another set de.vo ed all their ingenuity to profit by the use of the money. Alvord w -s the president and chiet missionary in the South to woik up tne freednuau to deposit with the branch banks. The finunce committee was constantly devising ways and tueuns to absorb the deposits. They required all the money deposited with the branches to be drawn to Washing ton, which would have be-m the safest thing for the depositors if the mana gers here had ouly been honest. The finance committee was controlled by Cooke, Huntington and Clef haue. These men could not have the swing they wauted as loug as the charter of the bank required al! loons to be made on United States securities. It was part of the schema of the Washington ring to use the earnings of the poor freedmeu to carry out. their magnifi cent projects for enriching themselves -by speculations iu real estate and the improvement thereof. To make this possible they had to get the ch-.rter amended so as to enable them to loan money on real estate. The pretext for this was that politi cians in the Southern States wauted tc get hold of the earnings cf the reed men, and were holding out to them greater iuduc-.-meuts than the Freed nwn's B.ink could, as long as it was re stricted to loans in Uuited States se curities. Th r-y argued, of course, that the freedmeu would be at the mercy of unscrupulous speculators, unless the institution established especiallv foi their benefit was enabled to tke c.trc of theui. Accordingly Congress was induced to amend the charter so as to enable the back to loan on real es tate, The men who were immediately selected to act as the appraisers of the real estate were KUbourne and L itt.a. Tue next thing was to establish the Seneca S:iud Stone Cou-pany, and the money of tho poor freed'.u.ni went into ! this sink hole. Next came the new j Distric'. government, and tho Metrop- j obs and oilier pavii-g companies. The capital to start these c ucurna otuie ! out (if the Freedman's Bank, nnd was advanced in the stock of those compa nies into who -e treasuries not a dollar had been paid by the stockhold-rs. Kiibourne and Latta were the real es tate agents of tho bank and the Irus U rs of the real estate pool. As the .nauageis of the latter they bought up large quantities of laud aud paid but a small portion of the purchase money in cash, giving notes for the balance. These notes were iargely purchased by the Freed man's Bank upon the reeoin neudiitiou of Kiibourne and Latt.a. And so it nvnt. In a short time t early a million aud a quarter of the ruoirey had been loaned in real e-tafe in the Distiict of Columbia, and very fre quently tbe property was encumbered with prior liens, aud in not a few in stances deeds of trust were given by meu wlio bad.no port of title to the property they mortgaged, and iu al most every ca-e the real estate was not worth the amount of the loan at a forced sale. Tho finance committee was dis honest, and so was the actuary. The former used their positions to secure loans for themselves and the friends on inadequate securitie?, and the latter used his power to m iha money out of the commissions allowed to brokers for negotiating loans. While this was going ou here iu Washington the managers -of the branch banks were practicing like tricks for their own benefit. The iuspector, Mr. Sperry, finding out the shortcomings of the branch managers, reported to tbe trustees at Washington, and they, indignant that any subordinates should steal which they alone had a right to steal, ordered all deposits to be for warded regularly to the principal bank here. Of courBe while Henry T. Coo.ke. W. S. Huntington aud C!e phaue were couspwiug with ilallet Kiibourne and John O. Evans to en able flie Seneca Stone Company to get $50,000 on apparently good security, while a secret agreement proviil d tht tbe bank shoald alone have the second mortgage bonds of the Seneca Com pauy, iu the event of the company's failure to pay the loan. Subordinates like the trashier and book-keeper could see no wiong iu doing a little stealing ou their own account. Accordingly Boston, tho book keeper, forged the checks of a poor depositor named John Watkius, aud Wilson, the cashier, handed over the depositor's money to Boston on the forged checks. Wilaon was tbe father-in-law of Boston, aud of course the stealing was on joint ac count, as Boston now insists. Col. Eaton, who was the first actuary, was both a hypocrite and a knave, as was also Alvord, the president. All the maupgers w.re conspicuously pioun and philanthropic. Alvord and Eaton were trustees of the Howard University along with Howard and Bullock, and were like wise members in good standing of the Contfreirational oiiuroh. Eaton never lost au oppoi tnaity, "as it would seem from the evideuce, to make a good thintr for himself, and Alvord followed suit. When the Howard University was to be built, Alvord, .Eaton, tstics ney, Howard, Bullock, et omnegenut, formed themselves into a joint stock company to manufacture baked bricks out of which to build the university building. They ali realized enoug'i to build themselves fine residences on ground which -they got at a nominal price from the university. The uni versity was short some $75,000, and the money was borrowed from the Freedman's Bank ai d secured by a mortgage on tbe university property. In due time a real estate firm, with a mysterit us Gonne-ition with the managers of the univerbity, bought a oortion of the ground belonging to the nuivesity and started Le Droit park. The pice paid was altogether inade quate, but the Freedmau's Bank re lieved the mortgage on the whole of the university property and took liens on the houses and lots the Le Droit Park Company as they were sold. Of course somebody profited l, by thia crooked transaction, au- although the proof is not clear, yet the inierence is strong that it was a co partnership steal, and that the hu manitarians so active in the manage ment of Howard University and tbe Freed man's Babk should share and share alike in the profits. One of the most interesting transactions in which Stick ney was engaged was that with one Juan Boyle, a real estate agent of this city. Tnis fellow Boyle ws one ot tue strikers and tools of the Dis knot ring. He was also a broker for Stickney, the actuary, and it was a common practice when persons, who uad good security to give, made appli cation for loans at the counter of the Frni-il mau's Bank ihev would be r- ferred to Jnan Boyle. He would manage the negotiations and charge tne concern a commissiou. In this way be drove quite a lncrativs busi ness, 'ine tin an co committee were familiar with this practice, and countenanced it. Fiually, when the pauic of 1873 came, and the bank had to raise some ready cash, there was a lot of United States bonds iu the vaults, and Stickoe sent ooyie to Baltimore to sell some of them, and Alvord went to New York on a like mission. Baltimore was the last place on the continent almost that a sane man would have undertaken to sell bonds m Jarsre amounts at that time, but Boyle, it seems, trot rid of a nundred thousand dollars worth. Shortly after this Boyle aopeared to have 821,000 of the bank's money. Stickuey's attention was called to this, and he said the aioney had been loaned to Bovle. and shortlv thereafter certain uotes to secure the loan were given by Boy e. These notes, it ap pears, were good, but afur a while tiesrt were withdrawn and B jyle's in stituted therefor: To make tkem good h-3 gave Sliekuy a deed for certain property ou M street. This deed was absolute to Stiekuey, but with the understanding, as he allege.!, that he w is to hold it for the benefit of the bank. Tbe coram iseioDer8 of the bank in vestigated tho matter, and found tha; there were prior liens on the property 10 more man its value, aud tne iin piovemeuts were not comple'ed. They found also that if they undertook to advance the mwuey to complete the buildings the cost would be more than they could ever realize thr from and hence they let it go as a bad debt. The loans made to Vandenburg, the contractor, show the worst sort of management, if not criminal nogli geuce on the part of the fiuauoe com mittee and the actuary, Stickney. On securities, the f ice value of which was lens than ninety thousand dollars, this contractor obtained S160.0S8 38. A Jarge portion of t.iis, as is proved, was obtained upon the assurance of Boss Shepherd that he would see it paid out of the first appropriation made by Congress. But be did not keep his word, and tbe bank has no recourse on him of course. The present amount ofjV.mdenburg'B indebtedness to the bank, exclusive of interest, $124,240 93, and to secure it there is about 80,000 worth of securities, real value. As a defense of himself Vandenburg sets np that Eaton was inteietted' with him in some of his largest contracts, and he also claims that a portion of tbe col it cterals he deposited with the bank have been sold and the proceeds not applied to the liquidation of his in debtedness. A STARTLING STATEMENT. How Money la Ntoton from the T. S. I rea.su ry. Albany, April 24. Matthew llichardson. of this city, rcfeired to in Preuder's statement al leging frauds iu the Treasury Depait nient, was a clerk in Spinner's bureau, enteriug upon his duties iu the year 186 1. He says it was his duty to keep the books of the department for the eaueeilation of moneys or the repie sesatives of money, aud he was one of the committee through whose hands S'i 'h money passed. Frank Jones was cuief of the division, and ali form3 of currency ua-sed turoug'i the baud) of ! this committee. Mr. llichardson states Inat iu 1803 a package of money, amounting to c 10,500, was lost and . lo ver discovered. A certificate was filed that the money iaad b.en lost, but falsely stated that it had been concealed. Iu 1869 a package of re deemed currency, amouuting to 870, 000, was not destroyed in the usual manner, but cut into slips to bind other packages with. He was re quested by Joues to make out a certi ficate that the entire amount had been destroyed, but refused to do so. Shortly aft.-r he learned that Jones had filed a certificate with Treasurer Spiuuer, stating ttoat the $70,000, had been destroyed. He thereupon went to the treasurer and told him the cer tificate was a lie, and demanded an investigation, which was refused. Mr, llichardson subsequently, de manded that the law requiring ad bonds, currency, &o.t directed to be destroyed should be canceled before being placed in the hands of the com mittee should bo oomplied with, but the chief of the division declined to do so. Mr. Richardson further ascer tained that the certificates of the de struction, of the currency, instead of being preserved, were destroyed from time to time, thus removing all oppor tunity to detect fraud. Millions of dollars of perfect money, the issue of which bad beeu stopped, came into the ha-.ids of thi9 committee a d it was easy tr purloin a portion of the issue. By refusiug to caneelythe money it was lelt available for use in the hands of those whose duty it was to destroy it, aud ty burning tbe cer tificates all proof of the amount which passed into their bauds were destroyed. Mr. Kichaidson then asked the chief of the division for a book in which to keep a record of the doings of the committee, aud was refuse I. He there fore procured a book and kept the re cord for some time before his chief knew anything about it. With these facts iu his possession Richardson un dertook to secure an in vetisjatiou. He applied to Seertttry McCullou J, who referred the matter to the C m atroller of the Currency where the effort failed. He then applied to Bontwell, who declined to investigate the affair. He has also called Bris ow's attention to the trausactiou, but he would not look into it. The Argus publishes documents corroborating Mr.RicLard-t sop's statement.. At St. Louis yesterday Judge Dillon overruled the motion of arrest of 1'udg neut aud sentenced Qol.Wm. Mc Lee to two years' imprisonment iu the county jail and a fine of ten thousand dollars. Cut lui Out it May Mayo lour Life There is no person living but what suffers mo e or less with lung dis eases, coughs, colds, or ooos'vu-pt-iou, yet soa.e would die rather thau piy 75 cents for a bottle of mediciue that would cure them. Da. A. Bosctiee's i German Sybtjp has lately bee a intro- duced in this conntry from Germany, and its wouierous cares astonish every one that try it. If you doubt what we say in print, cut this ont and take it to youi- druggist and get a sam ple bottle for 10 cents and try it. Two doses will relieve you. Kegular size 75 cents. tu-th-sat. Removing- Life's lleayieat Uurden To remove he bqrdsn of diseve.t'je heaviest that poor huirnnitT ii compelled to bear. i( certaly a grand object, a glorioui mission Af-surfcUl the dincovei er of m ramedj wbicb t otupliebeg this result is extitied to th cratl tu to and respect, ot mankind. Such arc edr is Huatetter' Stomach Hitteia, hoee great uccetti is sttributa no to the fact 'U it its ra torativa action npoo the debilna ed and Dis ord -red syttein is in accoreanc III tu prin ciple t' common ku;. it invigorates the Mck, and, a cfaeir 'xcukUi increase, the har den of oisease arrows li a titer. It reforms thse ph.ic-il irregularities which render weakness crirouic, and ihn- eraaicatea the evil at it-) very source. Livfr oomplaiat, malarious fevers, co it D tttcn. nrlnwy troubles, nreriue weak ness ad many otlrr eausm or general debility and ill nealtn. are rompieroi; removea or ine combined tonic and alterative operation or the Bitters. X,. Wilmington miarkcts The official quotations. of the Produce Exchange are posted daily at ' 1 P. and refer to prices at that hour. Thubsdxy, April 20. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Official qim- laiaoiij qmei ana steady at Ai centa. Sales of 200 casks at &2 ceuta, 250 do at 3 1 cents, 50 do, f. o. b. al33 cents and 75 do (eitv dis- .-I ... . c . UIKHI) at az cuts. KO sIN -Official quotation quiet and unchanged aals of oux bnis (eok1 strain ed) at sellers' optioo for tlw uaonUi at $1 60. TAR Official quohitiom steady at $1 40. Sales or 106 bbls at $1 40. : CRUDE TURPENTINE Official quor ta .ions uucuauged. Sales of of 3: bhi at $1 40 for hard, $2 40 yellow dip and 1 for virgin. CORN Steady. We quote (i;i the ab sence ot any reporte-1 sues) at ISO cents per bushel in bulk, and G5aC0 cents for K H in sacks. C'U r 1 ON . Official quotations quiet ana steady, bales were a Toilows. bales at 12 cents, 7 bate at 12 cvtiw The following are tbe official tuolaii via .: Ordinary i Jood Ordinary Strict Good Ordinary Low Middling Middling ,.. 9 ...10 ..111 .i.12 ...12J it Good Middling .12 (Quotations coi form to the classiDcatuKt of the American Cotton Exchange Friday, April 21 SPIRITS TURPENTINE Oflicial quo tations quiet at 31 i cents. --aji-s .t U-a casks city distilled at 32 cents: 125 ca-ks -it 31 cents: 1U0 do. at 31 : an 1 uo., sellers option to 15th May, at 30 cents. ; KOSIN "mcial q total ions qaitt at $10') and $1 62. Sales ot 2,OuX) bt.l s; rained at $1 55. TAR Official quotations quiet at $1 40. Sales of lot bbls at $1 40, atni t bbls, in order, at $1 50. ORUDIS TURPEXTiNE Official qno- tations quiet at $1 40 fr harV $2 40 for yellow dip. a:-d $3 for virgin. Sale f 0t bbls at (dotations. COK.N . Market steady. In tl.e absence f reported sales, we quote t i0 a 6z4 in bulk, and 65 a 67 in sacks. . COTTON Official quotations quiet. Sales of 70 bales at the follow, m; prices rii bales at !), 7 do at 11 J, 17 d- at 1 If. 32 do at V2, and 12 do at 124. The following are the official quotations; . Ordinary Good Ordinary V "...10 ciits Strictlv Good Ordinary 11 ." . Low Middling 11 " " Middline... 12J " Good -dddling 12 i " Quotations conform- to the rlasHificatioii of the American Cotton Exchange. Satukd ay, April 22. SPIRITS TURPENTlNEr-i-Oflicial quo tations quiet and nominal, oales of 35 casks at 32 cents. ROSIN Official quotations firm at $1 55 and $1 60. Sales of 500 bbU st-ained at $1 55, 153 bbls K (low pale) at $3. Sales of 170 bbU at $1 40. TAR Official quotations quiet at$t 40. CRUDE TURPENTINE Official quo tations quiet at $1 40 for haul, $i 10 for yellow dip, aud $3 for virgin. Sales of 89 bbls at quotations. CORN. Market firm. Sales of 4,200 bushels in bulk at 64 cents per bushel for North county, and 62 cents for Hyd county. COTTON Official quotations puietNo sales to report. The following are the official quotations: Ordinary 9 Good '-rdinary 10 Strict Good Ordinary ,11 Low Middling 11 Middling 12 cents (i Good Middling .12 Quotations conform to the classification of the American Cptton Exchange. Monday, Apiil 24. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Official quo tations firm at 30 cenls bid. Sales of 150 casks at 30 cents, and 45 casks (city dis tilled) at 31 cents. ROMN Official quotations firm at $1 55 and $1 57. Sales of 500 bbls strained at $1 55. 50 bbls extra K (low pale) at $3 25. TAR Official quotations steady at $1 40. Sales of 292 bbls at $1 40. CRUDE TURPENTINE Official quo ai.iou at $1 ?5 for hard and $2 25 for yel tlow dip bid. No sales reported to-dav. CORX Market steady at C2 cents" for tiyde county, and 64 cents -for North coiintv (in bulk). No sales to-day. COTTON- Official quotations dull and unchanged. Sales of 7 bales at 12 cents, and 2 bales (Peeler) sold Saturday even ina at 12f cents. The following are the official quotations : Ordinary 0 cents. Good Ordinary 10 " Strict Good Ordinary 11 I.ow Middling. 11 . Middling 12 1 Good Middling 12 . it Quotations conform to the classification of the American Cotton Exchange. Tuesday, April 25. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Official quo aiona firm at 30 ceuts. Sal of 161 casks at 30 cents per gallon, and 10 casks (selected) at 81 cents. ROSIN Official quotations firm at $1 50a$l 55. Sales of 100 bbls strained at $1 50, 60 bbls M (pale) at $4 50, and 38 bbls (pale and extra pale) as follows: 2 bbls at $4, S bbls at $5, and 28 bbls at $5 50. TAR Officials quotations firm at $1 40. Sales of 204 bbls at quota! ions. CRUDE TURPENTINE Official quo tations qui t at $1 25 for hard, $2 25 for yellow dip aud $3 for virgin. SaUs of 215 bbls at quotations. CORN Market steady at 62 cents for Hyde county and 64 cents for North county (in bulk). No sales to day, COTTO V Official quotation dull and nominally unchanged. Sales of 3.' bales on Monday at quotations. The following are the official quotations: Ordinary 9 .. cents. Good Ordinary 10 Strictly Good Ordinary. 11 " Low Middling 1 " Middline 12 Good Middling 12 i tt Quotations ronforrh to the classification of the Ameiican Cotton Exchange- . WmxtSDAr, April 26. CRUDE TURPENTINE Offi -ial quo tations firm at 30 cents. Sale- of 213 casks at 30 cents per eaL 50 casks 'Uiy distilled at 31 cents, and 50 casks (selected), at buver's option, next week'at 31 -nt. ROSIN. Official quotations teadv at 1 50($1 55. . Sales 500 bbls strained (! . S ) and 50 bbls G. 1 iw No 1 at $2 TAK Official quotations quiet at$l 4). Sales of 220 bbls at $1 4. CRUDE TURPENTINE-' 'm i d q tations quiet, at $1 25 for h d. $J if for yellow dip and $3 for virgin. Sales .f 321 bbls at quotations. CORV Market steady at l9 oeuts for Hyde county, aud u4 oents lor North coun ty (in badfc. COTTON Official quotations dull o.d nominal. The fu'lowiug are the official quotations of the 25th.' Ordinary 9 ceii'n Good Ordinary 10 Strictly Good Ordinary 11 " Low MiddilUng. : 1 If " .Middling 12 " Good Middling ... 121 " Quotations conform to tie cl issifi -auiou of the American Cottou Exchange. WEEKLY STATEMENT STOCK OF COTTON AMD NAVAL STORK3 In yard and afloat at th Port of Wilming ton, N. C, 24th April. l?f, ae taken from tbe books of the Produce Exchange: Cotton in yard. . . , afloat.. Total : Spirits Turpentine in yard afloat Total...; Rosin in yard .-. . . . anoat . . 1,190 bales. . . ' 275 " .. 1,465 -. . 1,751 casks. 284 . -. 2,035 " . .88,325 ..2y,8ii bbls. u tc Total ....... Tar in yard... afloat... Total . , 6V6 " ..1-10 " .. 7,852 " .. 5,953 M Crude Turpentine in yard. afloat....' " Total ...... ...... ........ 5,953 ' . BXGKTPTS FOB ?WL WJEKJU, ' C4to-i. Spirit. Koeia. : Tar. , Orule. 703 -.j 1,375., .; 6,892 2,429 1,254 1 alU'WaXK USI IKAB. Co ton ' 8pt Br-. Tar dad 1,603', 1,802 11579 1,206 3,529 KXPOBTS FOB TH WEEK. -- Ootton. HpHe Koala. Tar. Orodo. Foreign.. C03 3,653., - 100 Cat wise 81 f 970 , 1,800 1,655. v 10 . Total. . 1,534 xOTO; MIS lj5 TlW O O Xwd 2wC 33 3E-t O X KXPOBTS FOBTHH BAMB WEEK Xi AST YE AB. Cotton 8p'ts Roein Tar Crude Foreign... 2,501 10,038 4,265 Cst'wise..l,4S0 615 6,113 277 125 Total.. 1,480 3,116 16,251 4,542 125 , By Telegraph to the Journal. Financial. New Tobk, April 26 Aight- SIon.ey anil at od per cent, sterling ex change Arm at S4 88. Gold 112i112t. Government bonds active and strong new oa 1181. state bonds duli and nominal. "A Commercial. New Xork, April 26 Night. Cot ton steady sales of 1,473 bales at 12i13 1-16 cents; consolidated net receipts 19,763; exports to Great Britain 26,636; to France 9,685; to the Continent 7,542. Flour slightly iu buyers favor with a fair export and moderate borne trade demand superfine western and State $1 10 $4 50; Sonthern flour quiet but steady;, common to fair extra .5 $3 75; good to choice $o 809. Wheat closed dull at $1 10S1 14 for No. 3 spring, gl 16 for ungraded spring. 41 40 for white Ohio in store. Corn ia a shade firmer with a fair export and home trade demand at 65 cents for old western mixed in store, 61 JO. r2 cents for ugraded new wostern mixea. uais are auu ana witnout a decided change in prices. Coffee Rio firm at 1518 ceuts (gold) lor car goes and 15J19J cents (gold) for job lots. Sugar quiet but steady. Mo lasses quiet and unchanged. Rice dnll and rather heavy. Tallow heavy at 8j8l cents. Rosin dull at 1 75 $1 80. Spirits turpentine dull at 30 cents. Pork lower new mesa $22 $22 15. Lrd decidedly lower prime stea$13 50(g)$13 55. Whisky quiet, at SI Hi. Freights quiet but firm. Bautimobe, April 26 Oats stead at 4u(&52 cents. Rye nominally firm it 83(aS' flouts. Provisions quiet and steady. Pork $23. Bulk meals -shonldets cents; clear rib 11$ cents. Bacon shoulders 9I10 cents; clear xib 1313j cents; hams 15(10 ceuts. .Lard quiet and wenk i.t 11?(S 14 cents. Coffee firm at 16i19Jcts. whisky nominally $1 12 fcjugar firm and in good demand at 9tl0& cuts. FOREIG-N" MARKETS. Financial. P"akis, April 26 Noon Fitc per cent, rentes lOGf. 10c. for new ac count. Ceuimerciiwl. XiOkdox. April 26 Noon -Spirits tmpentine dull at 23s. 3d. LivEBPOon, April 26 Noon. Cotton dull and depressed middiDg uplands 6 Id.; middling Orleans 6 7-163.; sales of 8,000 bales, including 1,000 bales for speculation and export; receipts d2,&0U. oi wtiicu 27,500 were American. Future sales l-32d cheaper sales of middling uplands of a low middling clause, deliverable May aud June, 6 5-32d. Sates of middling uplands, delivera ble June and July, 6 9 326d. Bales of middling uplands, of a low middling clause, deliverable July and August, 6 ll-32d. London, April 26 Night. Spirits turpentine 22s. 3d.22. 6d. Com mon rosin 4s. 9d. 5d. GEKEKAL COT I ON .HAUKEI'S. (By Telegraph.) New Orleans. April 26 Lower middling 124. cents; low middhng 11 J ceuts; good ordinary 9f cents; net receipts 1,006; gross 1,260; sales 3,800. Norfolk, April 26 Dull and de pressed middling 12 cents; net re ceipts 311; exports sales 62. Galveston, April easier middling 12 cetpts 1,199; exports coastwise 798; 26 Dull and cents; net re coastwise 308; sales 41U. Baltimoke, April 26 Dull mid dling 12J cents; gross receipts 94; exports to Great Britain 614, coast wise 25; sales 70. MehpiTIs, Ipril 26 Dull and nomi nalmiddling 12J cents; net re ceipts 435; shipments 1,063; sales 900. - Mobile, April 26 Irregular mid dling 12 cents; net receipts 48; exports coast wise 201; sales 700. Augusta, April 26 Dull and de pressedmiddling 124. cents; net re ceipts 87; sales 77. Savannah, April 26 Qaiet mid dling 12 1-16 cents; net receipts 129; gross 335; sales 550. Boston, April 26 Unchanged mid dling 13 cents; net receipts 248; gross 248. Philadelphia, April 26 Heavy middling 13 cents; net receipts none; gross 596. CharIiESton, April 26 Quiet mid dling 12 cents; net receipts 418; sales New York. Comparative Cotton Statement , i New York, April 21 Night. The following is the comparative statement for the wsek ending April 21, 1876: Net receipts at all U. S. ports for the week 30,660 Same week last year 22,510 Total to date 3,887,735 To same date last year 3,282,417 Exports for the week 33,091 Same week last year 44,610 Total to date 2,733,056 Same date last year. 2,29,675 Stock at all U. S. ports 571,482 Same time last year 515,393 Stock at all interior towns. . 73,475 Same time last year... 70,857 --tock at Live-pool '. l,005,00o Same time last year 888,000 Stock of American afloat for Great Britain 215,000 Same time last year 203,000 ARRIVED. Schr John Uoulas, 180 tons, Parker, iummiMset, "Mars, E Kidder fc Sons- Sclir Lorett Fisli, tons, (iilchrist, Hath, Maine, 510 tons ice to Ahrcns & Haar. ..Schr II M Tilton, Tilton, Woodviile, N C, II F Mitchell of Son, with 1.S07 bnshels corn, . Sohi- James O Donahue, Warren, Bucks port, Me, 28 davs, 100 tons hay acd straw, O i Barker & Co. Sohr Paragon, Williams, Hyde county, wit.i 2,400 bushels corn to IJ F Mitchell ic Son. Schr JW Voo l ruff, 141 tons, Haskell, S.dem. Mass, 221 tons ice to J t Lippilt, vessel ui Northrop & Cnmming. Nor brk St. Olaff, 28:J tons, Hassel!, Antweip, 70 days, R E Heide. Steainsliip lialeigh, Oliver, Baltimore, A D Cazaux, Br bat kentine Thomas C Ser d, 2S0 tors, Andetseti, Darbatloes, Vick & Mebaue. StLr Saniail, Styron, Shallo;te, naval stores to Anderson & Loeb. ; Schr William, Mason, Jlydc county, 1,000 bushels corn to B F Mitchell & Son. Swtd bark Brae, '.'Jo t ous, Guer&ey, Vueeusiown, n r. tibiae. CLEARED. Br brig Daviil, Shelford, Liverpool, Vick A Mebane. &cbr lUy, Dennis, Tar Landing, Ed wards & Hall. Schr Minnie Ward, Moore, Tar Laml i g, Etlwanls te Hall Schr Gold Leaf, Mtiore, Jacksonville, E i wards & Hall. SchrLoreiiKO, Kussell, Nef River, Ac -dei ton & Loeb. Schr Siaui, Berry, Gum Neck, J K Lip pitt. Scbr Lena, Ballance, Hyde county, 15 F Mitchell & Sou . Schr Rebecca, Marker, Hvde coi;u;y, Dt Russet fc Co Schr UM Tilton, Tilton, Woodville, N V, B F Mitche:l & Son. tSchr Paragon, Williams, Hyde county, B K AlifccbeH Jk Son. Schr Samuel, Styron.ShallotUs Anderson A Loeb. Steamship Raleigh, Oliver, LUluuiun-, A lJ OMaau-. Nor brig Ellida, Klein, Hull, England, Deftosset A Co. COASTWISK. Nrw Yokk Steamship Regulator SOU , bales cotton, 1,328 pbjs tart 464 cska spires turpentine, 848 bbls rosin, 170 packages shooks, 72 bdls paper, 31 bales sheeting, 16 pkgsmdze, 90 bushels peanuts, 13 empty ale kegs, 2 bbls copper, 2 firkins butter, 1 bbl vinegar. foreign. LivERPoot Dr brig David-2-100 bbls Ue W1"06' 693 bales cotton, 580 bbb rosin, 7,42o staves. Hull Nor brijr Ellida 300 casks bbU ttSar;uri!utuie' -C0 rosin, 1,500 SHIPPING AND COMMISSION Merchants. Hy prompt and nvtiitul attn.,tt.n to buHiiiPs. h e to ment the coi.U,t.n , of th Sub He . tfnwgnmTits re-pect'tilly .lictti.i f" K1H WATf K ST.. Wilmington N. C jnVSiirNt; TACKLE In great variety, Oame tuj.f Powder Flasks. Powder, Shot and t'ara Gau MakerV Materi-tis, at 1 NATHANIEL JACOBI'S Haraare l:epot, So 9 M srliet Stre t Cuns and Pistols. T ,am "at-d Stel DoaMo Gun. Revolver of f . Kt approved pattern. Kiiij ish wist IKmbliUuns, sii,gie and Dtmhle Bai reitd Uung a m8gr.iDrent ass,rtment. at NATHANIEL JAOOUi'S n iravare uiot, No 9 Market Street. Paints, Oils and Class ALL KISKS, at NATHANIEL JACODI'S t.rrd'."u-e l)epo No 9 M irket Stie.' )t. Ropes and Twines. I v tor, . .vnnilia ami -t iie It , g cf a'l the i -a'l vt !-' r. . Tarw i l;.-,. .... i...i Phi, nt L,nd Ssi eTwiinsHK l eo., .i-...! t'on i,i liop8 and Twires ;,r NATHANIEL JACOBI'S Har Iwar J Depot, Xo 9 Market Street. Agricultural Implements. ' ptie M-st Variad cn l Jirg' st Auto tmcut in JL the Stare, at NATHANIKL JACOBI'S Uardwa-c !)J;.(-t, No 9 Jlarket street. Tools Tools. BuiMers' l iiacttaker.-', Mil cr?', Til-pontine MnVeis', siioe Mnkerti. MacUinittf'. oopert.' and tve-y iloi?C'ipt!on cf Tjo's, at NATHANIEL JACOBI'S apl 2 t-t! Hardware Depjt, No 9 Market lit. SUNDRIES ! 10,000 Bushels Prime White Corn, 3,000 Sacks Lisbon Salt. 500 Hhds., Tea. and Bbls. Molasses, 800 Bbbls. Flour All Grades. 400 Bbls. Sugar All Grades. 200 Bags Coffee All Grades. 400 Kegs Nails. SHEETING AND YARNS Lake George, Lebanon A and Manchester Sheeting And Little Uiver Yarn. ALSO A Largo Lot of Corn Sacks Madn of heavy sheeting for Btrength aud geucral appearance. Far superior to the old styie Corn Bag. Orders solicited and satisfaction guaranteed by WILLIAMS & MURCKiSQN. 23 iliw t COEN-GOai-GORN ! 4,000 Bushels Com. For 8ilfl ty K E ROUS' BR ft (UI.DEt BR )H. FIou r Flour Flour ! 200 Bbls. Bob White Flour, 200 Bbls. Bell Mill Flour, 400 Bbls. Flour (other grades.) For;le by KEROKNKR &OALDER Bit US. Molasses Molasses. 125 Hhds. and Btls. Molasses, 250 Hhds. and Bbls. New Crop Cuba S. II. Molasses. For gale by KERCHNKRA OALlKRBU03 Oriental Powder. 450 Kegs Rifle aud Sporting Powder 400 Kegs Blasting Powder, 50 1-2 Kegs No. 2 Falcon Sporting Powder, 50 1-4 Kegs No. 2 Ducking Powder, Fuse, &c. For Sale by KERCHNER & CALDER BROS. april 27-tt SsycLell & Co.'s PocM Hamioclc, Weight Only I Lb-Bears I3O0 Lbs A most luxurious Couch, Scat, Ewing, &c. Circulars may hi lirtd ty adire-in(j Va A'kT & M-.COY, april C n:;m 134 and 130 Iune St., N. Notice. C1SH' I fll'AT K No. S47 f rone Share ortlie I ; tj.ira rti;cli o. Hi V.'i! niinUin and VVeid ;i haiin a i '.ompany linvln i-ei-n 1 t, app u-ation will be matin to the lr t1 -nt and B - ! of' Directo'ft ot th) Wilmington and Wel-ioa It .ilroad Cumii nj 'cr renewal of the satn-. april fcl-wlm IJ. Mc:ANIKL. The Kovel of the Season ! CHRISTIAN REIDS' "A OUtSTION OF H0;0E.', A Quertion of I-;oTior, by t'.briftsu !iiirt, jS ptajsed by iha prrm? ha c. work high.y croditabl of Arit-rliai lit-vanm-. Th .ut.joi.i(.d ex tracts lari.-f'rom Tprv larorable criticUais: from th'. -ilaiU!hia hren. "A now rlt of Siiiion by CbrlMtinn Keid !e always aocepta!!o . . : A Question of Kouor, le a story of Southern noriety, with a well.con strute J Taini wt-iI-.-tHineii plot, and with a tltu-h which will l e iiJianticipated t.'y most reader-" From the A"u lianea Urgittr.r r. a-!!uwab! told Htory, luli ..f Incident and plot, ti-at -ire in rwpoct ovor-: rained, and t-arryinpi-jteuws ititrt-.t as the tbrevis ot tbe J.arrative ara caught uji and joined to-gi-thtr-" Frma the Lnuisviilt. C&mrr-Journtl?.. ' Jli.-sorvi a r.iAriniri( o:ji-, ard in tuily worthy ot tiie a i Ui-t refutation; intfed.it hvsi''.nnx ia a' tt'i) 1mi and nobler- of all that nhe ha vet written. ;' Prim hf Unco Herald. "The author hue .o.is'-r wit care, and with a good ethicai :'i' artictin piirjo. ud then- a:t the a -entiai l.tfulu ;n the botldiug, op ot n JiLTlcan nt-r-.ture. " t'rvn Ike Hut uit Gdt-i. 'An C'l'itrilMit'i-ii Auii-iif.ir. 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