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Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04
DIE D..

| In this city-on the evening of the Slst uit, OF
paralysis, DANIEL FERGUS, aged "a years
Deceased was born in On low county, III this
State, but removed 10 Wilmington when guI'e
boy lie was To- long time a merchant OF
| TINS city. but for soma ye"rS before the late
war retired from busin. IS with ample com
petrncY.
When war was declared against England in
1872, he was one Of the first gallant spirits Of
| TINS Stale who volunteered fer the national
defence.
Quiet ard unOhtru.iye in his manners; ficnn
AMI c"Asc cntOaS in all his dea iug- with his
fellow man. he commanded the respect OF all
Wh1 knew him III tIs long career and attract ed
toward him tue arm love of devUt-d friends
His integrity i'll all hi business transactions
shone ont in "A rem Irkable degree and SO pro-
Verbl,l was his honesty that nis word con-
sldered good IS his bond
For ~arly fifty years he an m plary
follower OF the Teachings Of the Divine bias
t-r and in all the relations of lIte he i'lustrat
Ell the character of the true Christian gen.
titman.
Ripe In years. he has passed away; hut though
de 1d in the flesh he lives again i'll the realms
of Him, who saith.
81 am the resurrection and The lite ="
In this CITY, on the ist inst, t'Ar A me
y wife of w IL Day AMI daughter 0f Jno. A.
oa dars, ESD, aged % years ana H3 days.
II this city on Wednesday, the I'd inst Mr.
F. w. MEYER, aged q years and months.
A5r. Never native OF Hanover, Ger
mauy, and anne TO this country about six vars
ego. lie leaves a wife ard one chilli
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04
AVemerabIe Documeut,

We have before us now truly ven
eraole document IN the shape OF a
deed dated at Newton (the original
name OF the settlement at NIiniug-
1onl on tie Goth day of February,
I,16' and during the administration
ol Uaorel Johnston, the Ro val Gov
efnor OF the Province. 1t is written
oh parchment which has been cut IN
.arioGs va places by worms. and is
therefore, III some places, illegible,
oat m the INK is still very clear and al
most as bright now as the day it was
written. 1t is signed by J. II. Fors-
asl' Deputy Secretary to the Govern
W and was entered aud recorded at
E1HF5"t0n, ~ on the 18th Of June, 1916.
! at deed IS to Joseph Walters, his
iIeifS Ien and assigns, conveying to him
wv acres of land III the ''Precinct OF
EeW hanover" on the Southwest side
=. Tue North West river. The consid-
II5"''on I,n was the payment of four shii-
nnS5 per annum, on the 100 acres,
rlotiamatlon money, as a perpetual
TENT for the tract.
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04
EX PORT
COASTWISE.

New York-Steamship zodiac-1,-
040 bbls rosin.
Baltimore-St team hip Rebecca
Clyde-49 bales yarn, 80 cases tar. 1872
casks spirits turpeutine, $50 bbls r0sin,
80 pkgs mdse, 100 bbls tar, 10 do
crude turpentine, 100 bushels peanuts,
40 cases spirits turpentine, 1000 feet
lumber, % bales cotton, II do cloth,
Is do sheeting, 10 empty ale kegs.
New wYork-Steamship Gulf Stream
e, ,687 juniper bolts, 300 bbls crude
turpentine, 100 do tar, 755 do rosin,
25 casks spirits turpentine, 40 bushels
peanuts, $50 bales cotton, do hides
345 bdls shocks, 80 pkgs mdse.
Baltimore-Steamship Luciile-170
casks spirits turpentine, 108 bbls tar,
915 do rosin, 145 do pitch, 105 bushs
peanuts, 50 cases tar, 40 cases spirits
turpentine, IA bales cotton, Z do cloth,
80, ZOO feet lumber, pkgs mdse.
New wYork-SteamshIp Regulator
2,113 bbls rosin, 139 casks spirits tur-
pentine, 226 bbls tar, so do crude tUr-
pentine, 80 bales cotton, 20 do sheet
ing, 81 bdls and 10 boxes paper. 70
pkgs mdse.
Philadelphia-Steamship Pioneer
107 bales cotton, 10 do yarn, 3 10
rags, do wool, II casks spirits tur-
pentine, $50 bbls rosin, 100 do tar, %
do pitch, 270 bushels peanuts, 80 hhds
molasses, 5 tons iron, 107 empty kegs,
2,225 juniper bolts, 128, 000:ft. lumber.
FOREIGN.
Liverpool-Danish Brig Livingstone
-1,346 casks spirits turpentiue, %
bbls resin.
Bristol German Barque Amanda
500 casks spirits turpentine, 2,150
bbls rosin.
Antwerp-G German Barquentine Ger
mania-2, 7S0 bbls rosin.
Norwegian Barque Albatross-1. .20f
casks spirits turpentine.
Jackmel, Hayti-Schr Jennie Mid
dleton-227, 760 feet lumber, 70, G00
shingles.
Schr City of Chelsea-110. 4J5 feet
lumber, 156, 900 shingles.
Matanzas-Brig Maria Wheeler
AZ, ,S28 feet lumber, 1850 cypress r /;
cross ties, 10 cords lightwood, 10l bbl:
rosin, so do tar, "a casks spirits tar
pentine.
Liverpool - Norwegian Barque
Flora-2,47 bbls tar. $500 do ro-in
London-Norwegian Brig Lille
sand, $50 bbls rosin.
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04

ARRIVED.

May 28-Norwegian Barque Freder
ick, Andersen, London, r L Heide.
Schr Minnie Ward, LittIeton, will
corn to Grant & Hinton,
May Craftsmanship Pioneer, Wake
ley, Philadelphia, Worth & Worth.
Steamship Lucille, Bennett, Balti-
more. A D Cazaux
Steamship Regulator, Doane, New
York, A d Cazaux
.Br Barquentine Emma Crook, Sui
ky, st. Thomas, Wick & Mebane.
Brig Annie Gardner, Havener. Bos-
ton, E Kidder i Sons.
Brig Mary E Dana, O'Neil, Boston,
| Master.
Schr Alabama, Ross, Port Royal,
s. O., Harriss & Howell.
Schr John A Griffin, Foster. Phila-
delphia, Harriss & Howell
Schr Mabel L Staples, Burrin, New
York, Northrop & Cumming.
Schr Bushaw, Alley, New York, j
81 Chadbourn & Co.
Schr Geo W Andrews. Watts, Bos-
ton, j III Chadbourn & Co.
Br Brig Elgin, Baxter, Plymouth,
Alex Sprunt & Son.
Schr Eta, Heady, Elizabeth CITY.
Henderson & &C., with LIZA bushels
corn.
Schr Bula Benton, Chadwick,
Elizabeth City, Henderson & Co, with
2, 120 bushels corn.
June 1-German Brig Freyde,
Braun, Liverpool, 81 days, L Peschau
& Westermann
Schr Lucretia, Williams, Elizabeth
City, B f Mitchell & Son, with 1900
bushels corn.
Schr E Francis, Chadwick, HYDE
county. Z F Mitchell & Son, with
!, 400 bushels corn.
Schr Anna E Mldyett, Rollins,
Hyde county, B F Mitchell & Son,
with 1,500 bushels corn.
CLEARED.
May 27-Steamship Zodiac, CLapin,
New York, A D Cazaux.
Steamship Rebecca Clyde, Childs,
Baltimore, A d CazauX.
May 26-Br. Brig Rio, Hoodless,
Bristol, Alex Sprunt 6, Son.
Steamship Gulf Stream, Jones,
New York, 4 D Cazaux
Danish Brig Livingstone, Fischer.
Liverpool, James Andersen & Go.
Steamship Lucille, Bennett, Balti
more, A D Cazaux.
June Steamship Regulator,
Doane, New York, A D Cazaux
Steamship Pioneer, Wakely, Phila-
delphia, Worth & Worth.
German Barqne Amanda, Schulz,
Bristol, Williams & Murchison.
German Barquentine Germania, VII
NOW, Antwerp, Williams & Murchi-
son.
Schr Jennie Middleton, Chapman,
Jackmel, Northrop & Cumming.
Schr City of Chelsea, Goodwin,
Jackmel, E Kidder & Sons.
Norwegian Barque Albatross, Ten
gelsen, Antwerp. Alex Sprunt Y Son.
Brig Maria Wheeler, Grover, Ma
tanzas, G G Barker 6Co.
Norwegian Barque Flora, Pedersen,
Liverpool. Williams & MurchisoD.
Norwegian Brig Lillesand, Ander-
sen. London, William & Murchi5on.
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04
STATE NEWS.

Statesville has organized building
| and loan association.
Decoration Day was observed in
Newbern on Saturday.
The Domocrrts of Wake county
nominate on the 26th inst.
| A new postoffice has been establish
| ed at River Hill, in IredelI county.
Rev. Father McNamara, formerly of
| Raleigh, is about to commence the
publication of a paper in New York
! under the title of 1.-The Celtic Nation
| al"
At the Mecklenburg Centennial the
Newbern band played the Mecklen-
burg Polka, composed sp 'cially for
the occasion by member of the band.
The Hillsboro Recorder says: Tens
of thousands of tobacco plants we're
set out last week. The prospects of
the tobacco crop are more encourag-
ing than they were a month ago.
The Hillsboro Recorder says The
oats fields and in some instances, the
wheat fields are infested with fiocks of
rice birds who really are doing much
dant as in the ricetields.
The Raleigh Sentinel says Messrs.
Jos. Worth and Neill r. Blue have
been nominated as candidates for the
Convention in Cumberland. Mr.. Blue
is farmer, well know in the county
for his good sense and st Ring iDteg-
CITY. Mr.. Jos. Worth is brother of
the late Governor Jonathan Worth.
The Oxford Leader says: The resi-
dence of William Green, Esq, was
discovered to be on fire last Thursday
morning about 10 O'Clock. Mr.. Green
at the time was at work in the field
some distance from the house, and an
rived there too late to save more than
. bedstead. few beds and some few
other articles Of little value. The fire
originated from a stove. No insur-
ance.
The Graham Cleaner says: The pee-
pie OF Chatham county celebrated the
Centennial on the banks of Haw River.
The oc caston was in every way pleas
ant and enjoyable. NJ. Q. Waddell,
Esq, vas the selected orator of the
day. His speech we hear spoken of as
the ablest and most entertaining Of
his life. No people are more noted for
their times of enjoyment and pleasure
than those of old Chatham. All the
trouble is in getting there; everything
is pleasant after that.
Asheville has a romance indicating
what loving woman will do for man
however undeservlng he may be. An
illicit distiller in Yancey county was
recently hard pressed by the officers of
justice, and started for Tennessee,
taking with him his feminine partner,
dressed in mems clothes. They Sc
cured refuge for the night in a farm
house on the way, where, previous to
retiring, the fugitive noticed a saddle
hanging on the wall. He told the
woman with him that she must arise
in the night and steal the saddle, an
injunction she attempted to obey
The noise made in securing the saddle
awoke the farmer, when the two
strangers attempted to escape AS the
woman leaped through a win low she
was shot at by the farmer and badly
wounded. Still the wounded woman
managed to escape to tue woods,
where she was found = week later ff-
teen miles from the place where she
WAS shot She was still alive, though
in a dangerous condition, and her sex
was only discovered when she re-
ceived surgical aid. The coward who
had led the woman into danger
escaped, which is very much regretted.
So plucky woman deserved at least
brave male.
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04
THE UBIQUITOUS WARREN.


The New Orleans Picayaaae tells us
how Warren, alias Copeland, effected
| his engagement with the First Baptist
| Church in New Orleans. It says:
The strangest and most inexplicable
circumstance connected with the Cope
land scandal, Is the manner in which
he effected his engagement with the
First Baptist Church of this city. A
prominent clergyman, connected with
one OF our local churches, happened a
short time ago to become acquainted
with one DIR. Warren, of Utica. N
l., at Philadelphia. The First
Baptist Church of this city, being
then in a declining condition and
an able and energetic clergyman
being needed, the clergyman advised
the elders of the church to communi-
cate with this DIR. Warren. This was
accordingly done, the letter being ad-
dressed to DR.. Warren, in care of
Baptist publishing house in Philadel-
phla. The real DIR. Warren had by
this time gone home to Utica, and the
supposition is that Copeland repre-
sented himself at The publishing house
as his agent, and thereby possessed
himself of his correspondence. Hence
his engagement by the First Baptist
church of this city.
Only one telegram has been received
by the elders of the church since the
first expose of the scandal. This was
from the publish ing house above men
TONED, and the telegram said, in an
swer to inquiries as to who DR.. War
ren was:
'Warren and Copeland are one and
the same; several women in this city
would like to know where he is
The deacon of the church last night
visited his room, Upper City Hotel
He found one trunk there, and also
his armolr, locked, as though he mad
intended to return. In fact, Copeland
told his iandlady that he would return
as soon as he could procure evidences
OF his innocence, of which he express
ed 80 doubt whatever
His congregation would be very
much pleased if he could establish his
Innocence.
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04
Tor ths journal.
Pen der C0u atty.

| FditOrs Journal Upon the live
| question of the affairs OF Pendsr, please
reproduce the editorial from that stel-
ling paper, the Duplin Record. This
| shameful tampering with the rights,
feelings and Interests of the people OF
this new county by three of the Board
Of County Commissioners, awakens the
fires esofindignation of and retribative JUS
tlceln the bosOms OF she oppressed peO-
! pie Of Pender. Those Benedict Arnolds
| OF Pender, Commissioners Armstrong,
| HOrrell and Manning, have already
done enough in their deliberate course
Of ruin to the county to deserve i'm
peachment and expulsion from office
Spurning the generous and gratuitous
offers, as to land and suitable buildings
| and accommodations for temporary
Court purposes, of the people of the
thriving villages Of Ellington and
Rocky Point-Whers Witnesses, law
yers, persons, &C., could be we'll &C
| com modsted also-shey have over
| ruled the other Commissioners in put
ting the county site in the most incon-
venient and Objectionable point on the
railroad, and i'll other ways seem bent
on doing all in their power to defeat
the county. 1t has been the boast Of
they would manage Pender, and in
such way as to get the county back
into New Hanover. In Armstrong,
Horreli and Manning they evidently
have plant tools for this nefsrious work.
Armstrong has baseiy falsiied his
promises and betrayed the confidence
and trust imposed III him. But as low
as is the official conduct of this treach-
erous and low down negro ignoramus,
he stands much higher with the white
people of Pender than do Manning and
Horrell, who are cunningly using Arm
strong for their own selfish and iRno-
minious purposes and to injure Pen
der This is the sentiments Of the
down-trOdden Democratic masses Of
Pender; who, but for fraud and cor
ruption in the colonization of negro
voters, and the strong appetite for
Office of so many Democrats, would
have carried the election in April. It
is time for these Dumocratic Office
ekers to cease electioneering for
Office with this Radical Board, and to
unite, 1earlessly and faithfully, with
other true frierds Of the county in
some other efforts to save it from Rad
zeal y1lltures; and in bringing said
Commissioners to the punishment de-
manded by law and justice. Tho
white men of Pender are, most of
them, poor, aud many Of them in rags,
because of Radical tyranny and OPP
| preston, but in their veins courses the
| blood Of manhood and devotion to
truth, Justice, and to the right of local
self government. These various ef
| forts to deprive them of these .n-
alienable rights; to make them con-
tinued hewers OF wood and drawers of
water to the Radical powers of Will
mIngton, and to destroy our new and
struggling county, Will be as futile as
they are outrageous and intolerable.
| Peuder is stronger than ever befol g.
The fires of persecution through which
she is passing are but q preparation
| for the triumphans success and high
| destiny which awaits her.
| May 31st, 1875. MANY CITIZENS.
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04

| and disposition of buyers to take
more than were barely required for
immediate wants. Quotations are 1G
to IL cents per dozen.
SALT-There is a good stock of
domestic-rather free offerings and
only a fair demand. Liverpool and
American sells at 81 15@1 20 per sack.
BEESWAX-The receipts are fully
equal to the wants of the trade, though
all offered finds ready market and
prices are well sustained at 25W2S cts.
p ID for prime.
DRY GOODS-A fair business has
been done in this line during the week.
The weather has been favorable and 4
number of merchants from the inte-
rlor have visited the city to make pur-
chases. The fullness Of the cotton
market has produced Il lower tendency
in cotton goods. but wooden articles
are unchanged.
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04
sampson Nominating convention

The Central Executive Committee
of the Democratic party of Sampson
county, met in Clinton on. Saturday,
the 18th of May, 1875.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed to call the different township
N meetings for the purpose of electipg
delegates to meet IN general coDven-
;ion at Clinton, to nominate candidates
to represent the county of Sampson in
the Constitutional Convention to meet
ii Raleigh on the 9th of September,
5. d, 1875:
These Township Conventions are to
be called on or before the last Satur-
day Ill June next.
Franklin Township Committe.-Dr.
J. B Seavy, n. FL. Fennell, DIR.
Chales S. Kerr.
Lisbon Township Committee-A. J.
Johnson, Haywood Boykin, Allen
Black burn.
Tsylor's Bridge Township-Henry
Mathis. P. a. Murphy. o. P. james.
turkey Township Committed.
r. Carroll, W. S. Mathis, DR.. VIM.
I. Thompson.
Hiney Grove Township Committee
Amos Royal, Jno. ". Giddens, w. a.
Address.
Halls Township Committee-A. B.
Parker, G. W. Hobbs, Q. F. Herring.
Westbrooks Township Committee
VIM. Daughtery, G. r. Williams, W.
Fl. Bryant.
Nfingo Township Committee-Jesse
Wilson, n. B. Barefoot, r. A. Draw
! horn.
Dismal Township Committee. c.
Wllllam<. Jas. A. Aughtery, Robert
| Williams.
| Little Coharie Township Commit
| tee-Ihomas Bullard, DIR. P. H. Hal
| ldav, Murdoch White.
Hunnycutt's Township Committee
Jas H. burlington, Bluew Crumpler
Wiley Butler.
McDauiel's Township Committee
Miles P Ovens, 81. =. Spill, Jno. Z
Wright.
Clinton Township Committee
Owen Holmes, Everett Peterson. II
e. Royal.
Five delegates from each township
Delegates elected are requested t.
meet in Clinton on Saturday, the 3r'
of July, at 10 o'clock A. M. "A. D. 1875
@. T. MURPHY. Chairman.
JOHN ASHFORD, Secretary.
The Duplin Record, Fayettevill
Gazette and the Goldsboro Messerage
will please copy and notice. d&w-t
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04
tations tod;

ROSIN-Pretty much the same
general position is TO be Loted on the
market for rosins. We stated last week
some of the general causes for the dull
ness of the market, and as We write to-
day We see no reason why we should
change our former remarks. There
has been more demand for export,
however, this week than last, owing to
the arrival Of several foreign vessels,
but this enquiry does not seem to
stimula e the market much, and the
! calls are for such lots as Ii y be re-
! quired for special emergency. For
| strained spot there was some enquiry,
but futures were entirely neglected
and no transactions occurred during
| the week. For fine rosins there con-
| tinues fair d, ,mand, lots of size being
very scarce and prices continuing well
up. The market for all grades is very
quiet Quotations to-day appear IL
our table published below.
The sales for the week were as fol
lows:
Friday-Sales of 500 bbls strained
at 81 30 D bbl.
Saturday-Sales of 600 bbls. Strain
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04

el at 81 SO, 25 bbls No 2 at 81 60, 30
bbls Pale at S. so and Is bbls extra
Pale at $6 25 R bbl.
Monday-Sales of 30 bbls at SIS rs
for Pale and $6 for extra Pale.
Tuesday-Sales of 1,O00bbls Strain
ed at 81 so q bbl.
Wednesday-Sales of 500 bbls
Strained at 81 so p bbl.
Thursday-Sales of 70 bbls Pale
at s. T. Dbl.
The receipts for the week were
u, ,332 bbls, against $500 bbls for last
week. The exports for the week
Were 1913 bbls against 1917 bbls
for last week. The stock in yard and
atioat is 80, 337 bbls against 37,91S
bbls for last week.
The following are the official quo
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04

The Statesvllle American says: We
learn favorable reports of the wheat
crop in this and adjacent counties.
The prospect for wheat in the county
of Caldwell was never better. Season
able rains now going about, will i'm
prove oats, corn, aud other crops.
Upon the whole, farmers are -encour-
aged.
The Newberh Times says: The little
boys of Morehead City have had lots
of fun during the week. A number
of porpoises had become more adven-
turous than usual, and leaving their
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04
DenIh of VIZ. EerXI,4.

Mr.. Daniel Fergus, an Old citizen
Of this place and a soldier OF the war
Of 1872, died III this city on Monday
night, of paralysis, aged 84 years. He
was native OF Onslow, bat for three
quarters Of a century had resided here
IL Wilmington. He was a good man
aud just man through all of the long
years OF his pilgrimage, and died full
ot.years aud hOnors,. surrounded by
MS descendants, who Will revere his
memory rs they had loved and esteem.
ed HIM in life.
The funeral will take place from his
iate residence, on Second street, at II
o'clock this morning.
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04
- arm spring =

We direct attention to the announce
ment Of the Warm Springs i'll Madison
county.
We are glad to know that the vir-
tues OF these waters are becoming
known among our people, and that
they are being patrcnIzed. The ac-
c1mmodatlous have been enlarged
and improved, and the pleasure s. ek
er as we'll as the invalid will find every
comfort 10 be had at the best watering
places.
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04

TAR-The tar market has been
pretty steady for the past week, with
out, however, many features of a
stirring interest. For export there
has been some little demand, and as
receipts were light they We're readily
taken for this purpose. At the close
to day the market is steady at 81 IS p
biol.
The receipts for the week were GIL
bbls. against 4S6 bbls. for last week.
The exports for the week were SIT
bbls. against S96 bbls. for last week,
and the stock in yard and afoat is
5,l36 bbIs against sop bbls for
last week
The sales for the week were as fol-
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04
DOEyn in iIabagss7.

The Wetumpka Gala. ) Peoples Ban.
mr., OF a recent date, says: On our
promenade We had the pleasure OF
meeting Mr. Geo G Kelley. of Whining
ton. n. c., and his lovely aid &C
complished wife, formerly Miss Icie
Bates, daughter of MIR. Jared Bates,
Of our city, the couple being ont on a
visit to .tAe old folks at home. "
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04

SPIRITS TURPENTINE. - The
market general. continues very quiet
and develops no hauge in its general
features since our last. On export ac-
count there has been some lots of size
taken on a semi-speculation sort of
way, but beyond this the enquiry was
confined to the small order demand
from the West, and il the face of a
dull market. both here and abroad,
prices have labored heavily generally
tending in favor of buyers. At the
close to-day the market is quiet and
nominal at 294 cents T. galion for
Southern packages.
The receipts are gradually increas-
ing as the season progresses and for the
week were 4,058 casks, against 2,117
casks for last week. The exports for the
week were ABA casks :~inst 1904
casks for last week, and the stock in
yard and afoat is 1922 casks against
i, 59S casks for last week.
The sales for the week were as fol-
Wilmington journal., 1875-06-04

Capt. Z. $. Alley, Of the schooner
PlSh0r, which arrived at this port
Oh Saturday last, reports passing, G5
miles Northeast OF Hattera5, a vessel
floating bottom up, with her ruddcr
gone ana the rigging all hanging for
ward. He Judged her to be- about 250
tons hurthen.