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- J coo 1 .1 i J. A. BONITZ, Editor and Proprietor. 'For us, Principle is Principle Uight is Right Yesterday, To-day, To-morrow, Forever.' Published Semi-Weekly $3JX) a Year YOL. XXII. GOLDSBORO, N. C, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1886. NO. 44. '7: " GUN. COX LNTKUVIEWLl). His Bill lor the Classification of the Public Service. Memorandum of Measures by Messrs. Henderson and Reid. I Staff Correspondence of the Messenger. Washington, March 10. GeD. Cox , was seen this morning at the Capitol and interrogated as to the character of the bill he had just introduced in. the House on the question of the Civil Service. "Why, just this," said he, "I have perfected a measure in six sections, to which a seventh leaving in blank the amounts of the Commis sioners and Secretary's salaries will be added. In brief, this bill provides for a Commission constituted on a some what different plan from the present one, and for a general and more thorough classification of the officers and employees of the public service at Washington. As to the first : There are to be five Commissioners, three from the Service and two outside. Not more than three shall be of the same politics. It shall be in their power to properly classify all jthat part of the officers and employees of the Govern ment, as just described, not embraced in the list of those confirmed by the Senate and likewise those not em ployed at classical labor. "As to the necessity for a new clasT sification a fewjwords ought to sufficed In 1818 the first attempt at classifying the clerks of the Government was made. Nothing more was done until 18i3G,. when a new classification be come necessary. We have had no general modification of this, although it is apparent to every man of prac tical mind that one is very much needed. "What is said of the bill by any of your friends who. may have examined its provisions?" y "Speaker Carlisle was very favor ably impressed. 'Both he and Mr. Morrison regarded it as a practical measure likely to ensure itspoject. They approved the details as C stated them in conversation. Mr. lleagan also endorsed its provisions: arid oth ers. All agreed that . something was necessary and they appeared jt think that this bill answered the purpose perfectly well. ! "Is there anything else you would like to say, General?" "Well,, this: Our people surely want their Government run on business principles. This bill enforces the leading ideas of the Civil Service re formers by making the classification of offices more business like and na tional". It provides a machineiy by which there will be an intelligent sub stitute system of men trained for their duties so that the Service will not be performed at haphazard." The commission is to consist of five, three of whom only can belong to the same party. Three are to be ap pointed from private life, and two are to be officials of the government. The duty of the Commission will be to ex amine into the duties, compensation, 'Arc.-, of the clerks in the departments, and to reclassify them according to the duties they perform, all of the same class in all the departments getting the same compensation. The classifica tion is to extend to all who are ap pointed to or perform clerical service; laborers and those officials who are subject to confirmation by the Senate being the only ones excepted. The Commission isto make any recommen dations they may deem necessary, and to formulate some plan to regulate leaves of absence and the employment of substitutes. The Commission is to be entirely under control of the Pres ident, and their salaries are to be fixed by him. Theirreport is to be submitted to the President in time to be trans mitted to Congress by the beginning of next session. Gen. Cox has been giving great attention to this matter, 'and has consulted all the heads of de- ' partments and made a pretty thorough investigation of the question. The bill has been well received. It is understood to be a bridge over which the enemies of Civil Service Reform as at present carried out may pass to the; support ot the system. In other words, it is believed to be a practical measure both of pacification and ad ministration. Possibly it may not meet with any opposition in any quarter. But .if the Republicans in the Senate'see any way to use it to advantage against the President and the Democracy they will assuredly do so. We must count upon their cor dial co-operation with the House and the President, the latter having ex pressed himself favorably. Mqasures which have been contem plated by them some time and which have been worked up with great care and diligence, were introduced to-day bv Representatives Reid and Hender son. These are bills to effect changes in the Internal Revenue laws aud a resolution intended to force a report from the reluctant and badly divided Education Committee of the House on the Blair bill. I jvish I had copies of these important measures to send the Messenger. The substance of the former may be succinctly stated from memory." "The leading bill is intro duced by Mr. Henderson, but it is the joint production of Messrs. Reid and Henderson who were engaged in per- 1 fecting it up to 1 or 2 o'clock this morning. In fact all the bills 'on both sets of measures above indicated were prepared by these gentlemen in con cert. The bill particularly designated is a very material modification of the penalties imposed for violations of the Internal Revenue laws. Wherever the statute prescribes a higher and lower limit the proposed legislation would strike out the latter, leaving it still m the discretion of the judge to impose the higher. The reason of this is obvious to all who have paid atten tion to the workings of "Ihese revenue laws. Many offenders are so unwit tingly, or the offence is one which the court itself would line to see punished as lightly as possible. In all such cases a nominal fine of a penny would serve the ends of justice better than the lmpositidn of severe penalties. Judges of the Federal courts have ex pressed themselves to these gentlemen in favor of such legislation as would give the court in these cases the dis cretion mentioned. The bill is very comprehentive, containing sixteen sections each relating to different sub ject matter. Another of these bills prevents the breaking or mutilation of machinery used in distilling. Still another abol ishes gaugers and store keepers for small distilleries and the nameless and intolerable exactions that follow in their train. ' C. W. H. FUENC HSPO LI ATION S. Array ot Counsel Representing $30,000,000 ot Claims. Washington, March 16. On a mo tion involving the continuance of 5, 700 claims filed under the French Spoliations out, arguments were made to-day before the Court of Claims by Colonel Benjamin Wilson on behalf of the government and a number of lawyers representing the claims. Colo nel Wilson Wilson spoke five hours upon the propositions of denial enter ed by the government. Colonel WiJsn argued that the old time 4ta of July idea ot the sym pathetic generosity of the French gov ernment in siding with the struggling colonists was a fallacy, and founded in the selfishness of the French be cause of their hereditary antagonism against the English. As soon as their interests demanded a change of policy against the republic of America, they did not hesitate to assert it. From 1793 to 1800 they preyed upon Amer ican shipping on the high seas, on the assumed idea that the United States had, entering into the Jay treaty of amity, violated the relations that were assumed?to exist between France and America during the revolution against George III. The claimants are argu ing that their claims are valid, be cause the United States bartered away their grievances for a consideration in the convention of 1800, concluded at Paris. The government counsel how ever, alleged to-day that the supple-v mentary, and. as he claimed, final convention of 1803 absorbed all ques tions pendent under the treaty of 1800, and was a final and specific settlement of the private claims of either govern ment against the other. The whole issue involved is whether the treaty of 1803 settled specifically the private and public claims of the United States governtrent against France. The go v eroment counsel argued elaborately to show that the claimants should be in continently thrown out of court and the claims relegated to the government which should exert its efforts in the direction of a renewed arbitration with France for the settlement. He argu ed that the only redress is in diplo macy. Many attorneys were present to re sist the government's motion. The majority are from New England, New York and Philadelphia. To morrow ex-Congressman Shellabargar will speak for the claimants. Mr. Earle of Boston, Mr. Myers of Philadelphia, and others are to follow. A great legal contest is anticipated. The govern ment counsel will resist counsel re presenting thirty millions or more of spoliations claims. ABOUT THE COMETS. Nebulous Visitors .Now Seen in the Northwest Sky. Savannah News. Two comets are bowling along to wards the earth at a pretty rapid rate, They have already been within the range of the astronomers' telescopes for more than three months, and with in another month or six weeks it is probable that they will burst upon the view of the general public, or, in oth er words, become visible to the naked eye. Professor Frisby, of the Wash ington Observatory, who has charge of the comet department, has been making observations for some time upon the celestial new comers. One of these comets is known as Fabry's comet and was discovered December 1. The other is Barnard s comet, discovered two days later. Comets receive the names of their dis coverers until they are identified as being some comet known in the past or until the yearly catalogue of com ets is made up, when they are classi fied by numbers merely as "No 1 1886," "No 2 1886," and so on. These two comets not only came within the range of the telescopes about the same time, but it appears probable that they will both be visible to the naked eye in the heavens about the same time. They will become visible, it is thought, about the latter part of April or early in May, just when the nights are becoming warm enough to tempt lovers out of evening strolls. A pair of comets in the sky will afford a most reasonable excuse for strolling in the starlight. Fabry's comet will be in perihelion between April 6 and 10, and Barnard's about May 3. Both comets will come very near the earth and the sun. They are now seen by the astronomers in the early evening in the northwest. Now they present the appearance of vapory, nebulous masses, with bright centres, which are rapidly growing brighter and more distinct in appearance as the two wanderers approach the earth. Barnard's comet has been supposed to be identical with the comet of 1785, and its elements appear io be about the same;, but this has not been deter mined with certainty. For Fifteen years 1 was annoyed with severe pain in my head and discharges into my throat from Gatarrh. My sense of emell was much impaired. By the use of Ely's Cream Balm I have overcome these troubles. J. B. Case, St. Denis, Ho tel New York. . 1 find Ely's Cream Balm good for ca tarrh of long standing. M. N. Lasley, 1934 West Chestnut St, Louisville, Ky. The lawyer's advertisement Give me atrial. THE OLD FLAG hETURHEO Patriotic Speeches Made oil the Occasion. One Nation! One Country! One I Common Destiny! 0 'LET'S (LOOK NOT MOURNFULLY INTO THE HAST ; IT COMES XOT BACK AGAIN !" The following are the excellent and Satriotic speeches made at the Opera ousel Thursday night, on the occa sion of the flag presentation, by Gen. H. CJ D wight, the President of the 27th Massachusetts Regimental organ ization, an account of which appears on our local page : INTRODUCTION OF iEN. DWIOHT KY HENRY LEE, ESQ. Ladies cnl Gentlerrei: Coming to gether for the purpose we have to-night carries many of us back to the darkest days or our lives, and such a scene as we arei here to witness causes us to exclaim, "What a country and what a people!" But a few short years ago the two sections engaged in deadly strife against each other, to day are as brothers. Then delighting to carry away, as trophies, the banners which the others were so fond of. now return ing them with pleasure. Is it not enough to make us ask : Breathes there a man with soul so dead. Who never to himself hath said This is my own, my native land ' '(" Duringvthat great struggle the 27th Mass. Regt. captured the banner of the Goldsboro Rifles,, and being true soldiers themselves, and knowing how well a soldier loved his flag, with knightly manliness and noble gener osity they have sent one of their com- rades to return it to tnem: wno it is now my pleasure to present to you Gen. Henry C. Dwight. ADDRESS OF GEN. DWIGHT. Capt. Slocumb and Members o f the Gold boro Rifle: Twenty-five years ago a flap: was presented to the Goldsboro Rifles, bearing the beautiful 1 handiwork of the friends of your command. It re mained with your company for one year only, and then it was taken away bv the red uands of war. But those who obtained it, have carefully "treas ured it, as a memorial of those df.ys a memorial of the brave men who defended it. and the brave men who captured t at the beautiful -city of Newbern. The 27th Mass. Regt. com ing into service in September, 1861, begun its campaign at Roanoke Island and ended it at South West Creek so that while we were not of you we were with yon in North Carolina, and its beautiful towns, cities ana rivers are a part of our history and we treas ure them as our own. We did not remain all of our term of service in your State, but went to participate in the campaign in Virginia, returning later to North Carolina. With the close of the war we returned to Massa chusetts, and thence the command disbanded, never again to be united 'this side of the river. ' Some went to the west, some to the south, some remained in New England, all to pur sue their avocations in the peaceful walks of life their warfare ended, wishing: the pleasant days of peace and Union might last forever. We have kept up our Regimental organi zation tor reunion and every year some of us assemble to talk over the days of war. Last September at our 'reunion it came to our knowledge that the Goldsboro Rifles were still in existence and it was unanimously voted that this flag should be turned over to this command, and to perform this pleasant duty I am with you at this time. While personally appreci ating the honor ot being tne messen ger of our Regiment, I wish you to know that I represent every member of the 27th Mass. Kesrt., by such ser vice and that all in spirits are repre sented here to-day their best wishes go with you and may prosperity and pleasure aUend you all the days of your lives. WThile this flag, returned to you may represent no intrinsic value in itself, still above and beyond all value is the sentiment which it really represents the desire ot our boys of the 27th that you should have it; with a hearty good will they ten der it to you a pleasant thought, a kindly duty, a neighborly act, cheer fully, heartily done. The men of 1861-5 are passing away the boy of 1861 is the veteran of to-day. Most of them have passed over to the ma ioritv beyond, where they await the call of", the Great Commander. The graves of my comrades are within your borders, and the grass grows green and the flowers bloom over them "they rest from their labors and their works do follow them." The lesson of - that day and time is well- known to all of us. Many homes are sad and many hearts are still break ing with their sorrow. Mothers wait to hear the footsteps of their dear boys whose coming will never gladden their hearts, and we listen for the voices of bur comrades who were our bravest and best. But these days have other thoughts and other duties let the dead rest in their peaceful gravels, the lesson of to-day ours to learn, the duties of the present ours to perform. A united country call3upon us to work tor its upbuilding, let us consecrate ourselves to the work; per sonally and collectively the duty is ours in every part of this land, a land of snen magnincent extent, so grama in its-1 future possibilities, free now thank God, from sectional difference. A land whose citizenship is as broad as its territorial domain. A Nation, the admiration and hope of the world. Whil we are proud of bur own native States, we are one nation, one peopie, one family, with the . same desire and the same hope the prosperity, the 5i& iSfKffiS': luassacnuseits join nauwp wuu you in this woik. Soldiers of Ndrth Carolina, the soldiers of Massachusetts are your comrades in this service CAPTAIN T. V. SL0CLTiBS REPLY. Twenty-five years ago next month- memorable " April, 1861 the young ladies of the Goldsboro Female Col lege presented this flag to the Golds boro Rifles, at that time an inde pendent volunteer eotnpany, com- manded by the gallant vapt. ju. u. Craton. A short time after entering the Confederate Service the Rifles were assigned to the 27th Regt; they were given the position of honor in the Regt., and losing their identity as the Goldsboro Rifles, were after wards known as Company A. 27th Regt. N. C. Troops. After the organi zation of the Regt., the Company flag ceased to be of any service to us; but for its hallowed memories, it was carefully wrapped up and lard away, and regarded so tenderly, that the dews of Heaven were not permitted to fall upon its silken folds. It was never used as a battle flag, and was never carried into action, and onr friends who captured it, will bear me witness, they found it in eamp, three miles from the scene of conflict. On the retreat to- Newbern, various sug gestions were made to go by the camp for it, but our friends in blue out ran us, and secured the prize. As memo ry recurs to those stirring scenes and to the brave hearts who have perished, we can but pause and drop a tear over their sacred dust, "And sijrh for the touch of a vanished hand, And a voice that forever is still. Emulating the spirit of their devo tion to duty, it behooves those of us who survive, to devote cur energies to the building up our wasted places and to the development of the resour ces of our great country. ; Reciprocating the patriotic senti ments expressed by you Col. and heartily thanking you tor the return of the flag turning to Capt. Hollowell I now commit it to your hands, asCapt. of the new Goldsboro Rifles. Keep it as a sacred trust. Preserve your or ganization, and inscribe over the arch way of your armory, "Goldsboro R ifles Estoperpetite !" CAPT. HOLLOWELL ACCEPT THE FLAG. Capt. Seocumtt GohlJihora Riffea ami memlxrx oft the old In behalf of thi company I accept tne nag tnus tendered, and promise faithfully to - protect . and care for it. We accept it the more heartily, be cause it was made by the fingers of the sisters and mothers of the men who -vent to battle for them under its "starsVand barsn,;,in a cause they be lieved to be just. Arid then its com ing directly from the captors, we take as the full dawning of an era of peace and good will, among a people who have been embittered in years gone by because they knew so little of each other. And sir, while we earnestly hope the occasion will never arise that we may have to go to battle un der its folds, we promise in case of such an event, that we will do no dis grace to the men who once formed this company, gave it its name and handed that name down io us. TAKEN IN CHARGE P,Y ENSIGN W GRANGEK. Capt. llollaicelh In accepting this flag as Ensign of the Goldsboro Rifles, which office I have had the honor to fill for the past six years, I pledge you my word, tnat l win nonor and pro tect the dear old flag as long as my comrades see ht to entrust it to my care. ADDRESS OF CAPT. SWIFT GALLOWAY. Gentlemen of the Goldsboro Rifles Toadies and Gentlemen After a captivity of twenty-four years twenty-one or which elapsed after its noble defenders had been paroled, the dear old ensign of the Goldsboro Rifles is liberated and comes back under the escort of one of its brave captors. This is a victory of Peace a triumph of love. It was captured by foes in the midst of the hot breath of War. In the soft air of blessed Peace it proudly waves as the radsomed s3rmbolof hearts re-united the signal of restored brotherhood. In the happy fortune of having our captured banner delivered up, we our selves become captiyes. This very graceful act of these gallant gentle men from the North has made us their prisoners but not unwilling ones and has won the ready homage of our hearts. About a quarter of a century ago this flag was presented to the old Goldsboro Rifles. It was the tribute of fair women to gallantry and patriot ism. It was the handiwork and the gift of the ladies of Goldsboro. No doubt this circumstance made it more than doubly dear to the brave boys who with light heart and elastic step bore it proudly away to the theatre of strife. It was at once the emblem of their cause and of woman's devotion. . It was captured by the 27th Massa chusetts Regiment in March, 1862, when Newbern was evacuated by the Confederate Troop3. It was not borne into the battle there, but had been left at the barracks by the order of the officer in command, and in mak ing their way out of the city, it was impossible to recover the flag, the Rifles having been cut off from the barracks. How many tender emotions are awakened by this old flag ! and how many thrilling memories come troop ing along on its silken folds ! Of how many brave hearts that never more came back, does it tell ! of how much devotion to duty andloyalty to princi ple ! The forms of many of the very flower of the young men of Goldsboro and Wayne county, stand forth in the fond records of memory as this dear old flag is unfurled. How it tells, too, of woman's enduring and ' faithful love and devotion. It tells too of their bleeding- hearts, oftimes of their desolated - hearthstones of weary waitings for the loved ones, the watchings for their return and alas! how often the sad. sad truth to crush the hearts, 'He cometh not back again." How the hearts of the old veterans who fought beneath this banner swell with unspeakable emotion as they gaze upon it! And these present members of the Rifles with what pardonable and honorable pride they receive it back. Gentlemen of the Rifles, I have no doubt this old flag, with all its previ ous memories, will prove a source of inspiration to you and aid in keeping constantly bright and fresh your patriotism and manhood. 1 pity the being who cannot enter heart and soul into the spirit of such an occasion as this whether he wore the Blue or the Gray. To see a flag that was captured one score and four years ago kept so well and so sacredly py its captors then in arms against u, and now returned to us to gladden our hearts, makes a new bond of love between us and the section against which we fought. It tell us that they are willing to see their Southern brethren treasure and cherish the mementoes of their valor and of their love of principle in the certain knowledge that such sentiments, while they cannot depreciate loyalty do elevate the true pride of man and ennoble his nature. This scene of to-night will go far toward putting out the last lingering life in the em bers that may anywhere be burning among us, of sectional ill-feeling. It is so generous, so magnanimous, so noble and so brotherly. Such acts show us that the Union is restored indeed in spirit and make us indulge the hearty aspiration that the Union is one that -No foes can sever. But a Union of hearts, a Union of hands aud a Union or states forever. To you gallant gentlemen who have thus preserved and returned this old memorial, so dear to the hearts of our people, I again return thanks in the name of the Goldsboro Rifles, of which our people are so proud, and in the name of this whole populace I thank you, and beg to assure you of the hearty welcome we give you our hearts and our homes are open to you. We ask you to stay long among us ano enjoy tne Lospitaiities ot our city and your journey home will have our earnest prayers for your safety as your future life shall have our neartieit aspirations tor your prosperity and happiness. This scene that has just been enact ea rs aAvurlhy strbject'for the ablest painter's skill but we shall need no such aid to our memory. It will live there as long as life shall last, and every recurrence to it will bring you renewed blessings and well wishes. REMARKS OF CAPT. E. L. PECK, OF WESTFIELD, MASS. Comrades of the Goldsboro lllfies and I elerans of the Gray: I am no speech-maker, and dislike to disturb the serenity of this occasion Dy trying to made one. Brother Dwight here, is the ordinance of the 27th Mass. Regt. He carries the araunition for speaking and the guns to use, it, so tnat l do not taKe any responsioi- hty in that line. 15ut 1 am most heartily glad to meet you all as I do on this occasion. I have highly en joyed my stay in Goldsboro and vici nity, among old familiar spots which we trod in former days, though many of them are associated with sad me mories. And I am glad above all to grasp by the hand in- a friendly shake those whom I met in former days in a far less friendly way. "Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war." Though the 27th Massachusetts were victorious at Newbern, 24 years ago, I feel that the 27th N. C, through their gallant representatives the Golds boro Rifles, have achieved a victory to-da' over their former antagonists by the generous reception they give us as their representatives, that will be remembered in a much pleasanter way by all concerned. I am sure Gen. Dwight has voiced the feelings of the 27tli Massachusetts by his expressions of good will, and I assure, you that at our next reunion there will be heard from the throats of the old 27th Mas sachusetts three rousing cheers for the old 27th N. C. and the Goldsboro Ri fles. A PRESENTATION OF MEDALS. The flag presentation ceremonies ended, C. B. Ay cock, Esq., represent ing the Goldsboro Rifles, called upon Drs. M. E. Robinson and James D. Spicer to approach the stage, when, in most eloquent and fit terms, he pre sented each with a beautiful gold medal, the gift of the Goldsboro Ri fles in recognition of valuable services rendered the injured of their company, during, the railroad disaster, while the company were en route to the St te encampment, last summer, and the publicity which was given the Golds boro Rifles on that occasion led to the recovery of the old flag. REPLY OF DR. M. E. ROBINSON. Gentlemen of the Goldsboro Rifles: I feel indeed highly flattered by the compli ment now paid me. The soldier de lights in the applause of his compan ions in arms. The sailor loves to hear the praises of those who have encountered the perils of the deep, and of naval warfare; so I cannot help feeling something of a kindred pleas- J ure from the approbation of those for whom I hold such a fond and affec tionate regard. To have my name conuected with 1 the Goldsboro Rifles I feel to be of no ordinary distinction ; and 1 beg to as sure you that I feel, most sensibly and strongly, the high honor that is now conferred upon me; nor do I feel it any the less sensibly by the kind and warm hearted manner m which this token of regard is bestowed. REPLY OF DR. JAMES D. SPICER. Gentlemen and Comrade of the Goldsboro Rifles: As recipient of this beautiful badge, S resented as a testimonial of your igh esteem and gratitude, I express with intensified emotion my heartfelt thanks notwithstanding perhaps it is a mead of praise undeservedly bestow ed. Gentlemen I fully appreciate the motives and occasion that have prompted you to confer this honor. It was truly an occasion that caused the stoutest heart to recoil when pierced by the groans and lamenta tions of Your distressed comnaninns and when death threatened a high carnival of the best men of our com munity. How soou joyous hearts were transformed into fountains of f-ym pat hy, sorrow and distress cheer ing anticipations of much life giving recreation and pleasure while bivouac ed for a short time among the rocked ribed mountains of our helnvp1 nM State, were crushed and every heart dismayed by the terrible eatasironhv. Yet thanks to the (treat Preserver our chain of earnest devotion and friend ship was not broken if seriously in jured. ir we could unveil, mv friends. th bravest heart and throw wide onen met uouis 01 us secret cnaraoers we 1 ' 1 1! .1 . . , could find nothing in its great assem blage of Divine and human attributes that rises higher, on similar occasions of distress, than svmpathv for eaeh other. But gentlemen, permit me again, to thank and in conclusion, to inspire you with the sentiments of great man, the deserted Temple of whose soul has been long since a rich banquet for the worms. "Let's look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again. Let's go forth to meet the shadowy future, without fear and with manlv hearts. SWALLOWED UP SEA. BY TIIK Sonic Points oi Interest About the "Oregon. An account of the sinking of the steamship Oregon has already been published, but the following, bearing upon the same subject, will be of in terest : The steamship Oregon measured about eight thousand tons. She was built three years ago fm the Clyde by John Elder & Co. to the order of the Guion line. After making several sat isfactory trips she was acquired by the Cunard Company, aud has since been one of the most constantly employed of their fleet. The Oregon was very speedy and het record of 6 days, 9 hours and 52 minutes was for u long time the fastest transatlantic trip, CateTyr5weTe7, Tntheniatfer o? celerity she has been compelled to give precedence to both ihe i'mhria and the Etruria. Last summer, wheu the political horizon of Europe was overclouded and the British Government saw tit to acquire a vast fleet of commerce des troyers, the Or&jon was her first pur chase, and the steamer chairs and other passenger luxuries soon gave place to guns and the panoply of naval warfare. Fortunately these prepara tions proved unnecessary, and in last October the steamer was returned to theCunard company. At the sametime the British Admiralty took occasion to mention in a communication to the Cunard Company the valuable ser vices which, while in their possession, the Oregon had rendered. Particular stress was laid upon the rapidity with which, in her capacity ot dispatch boat, she had carried important in structions to the Governor of Gibraltar and the garrisons of Malta and Cy prus. Since October the Oregon has been performing her regular schedule trips without incident of any kind. Capt. Cottier has been for many years in he Cunard fleet, and at var ious times commanded the Catalonia and Pavonia, of the Boston line. Though the youngest captain in their transatlantic traffic Capt. Cottier has seen much service, and enjoys the fullest confidence of his employers. One peculiar fact that will make the marine wiseacres chuckle is that the lost steamer was the only vessel in the Cunard fleet whose name did not end in the letters "ia,M which fact was the cause of many "prophesies" of ill-luck that were made at the time when it was decided that the new Cunarder should retain the name under which she had earned her reputation as an ocean racer. DISASTERS IN THE PAST. There have been man v terrible dis asters among the transatlantic steamers, and many lives have been lost among the numerous wrecks that are recorded in the history of steam ship navigation. Below is given a list of the most serious disasters since 1840: President 1X41.. Unheard from... All lost City of (Jlasg,ow.l84..Not known 4i0 lost Arctic ,18T4..0fr Cape Race ..5fi2 lost Her Majesty. ...ia4..Ml89lnr All lost Pacific 1856. . Unheard from -.200 lost Le Loyannals...l856..0tT Nantucket... 2M0 lost Tempest l&i7..Mtssinr All lost Austria 158.. Burned at sea... 533 lost Hungarian 180..Uape 8able.. Sift lost Itechid lWL.MlbBinK All lost Anlo-Saxon .. .lWL.Capo Hace 237 lost Hibernla 1K68.. Coast Ireland.... SO lost Unlt'd Kindm.l89.. Missing All lost City of Boston.. l8T0..Mis8inx A II lost Cambria 1870. .Coast Ireland.... IMS lost Scanderia 1872..MlssinK All lost Commander .IR72..MlssJm? All lost Mary Church... 1872.. Mlsslntr All lost Shannon 1872.. Missing All lost Churraca 1872..Ml6slnr All lost Devon 1872..Mi9-injr All lost Atlantic 1873.. Meajrher's H'd...444 lost Ismalia 1873.. Missing All lost Villedu Havre.. 1873.. Sunk at sea.. 230 lost Anna 1874..Mssin?.. All lost Trojan 1874.. Missing ... All lost Schiller 1873..Sciily Islands... Son lost Deutschland ....1875.. North Sea 137 lost Colombo lM78..Ml&sin7 All lost Meiitaa 1877..MissinK' All lost Durley 1877..Mlssintr AH lost Stamford ham .-.1877.. Missing AH lost Sardinian 1876.. Coast Ireland Copia l78..MUslnjr All lost Pommerania 1878.. Off Folkestone.. Over 50 Herm'n Lud wig. 1878.. Missing- All lost Barard 1878.. At sea 2 saved To make children healthy use plenty of air, plenty of milk, plenty of sleep, and always have a bottle of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup in case of croup. tjyAnnealed Lamp Chimneys will not break In ordinary use, by heat, draughts, or sudden changes oi temperature can be put on the lamp while wet, and turn on full light, without the risk of breaking. t M iS. UA8TEX & UO OUT THE LORDS. LAN D- Ghuhtone Gigantic Scheme Staggers His Cabinet, sLonikjn, March JC Despite all stories to the contrary it is learned to day authoritatively that both Ml. lOhepliAhamberlain, president of the local uovemment boanL and Mr. Trevelyan, Secretary for Scotland. nave placed tneir resignations in the hands of Mr. Gladstone. The Prem ier has. however, declined to accept the resignations. His answer to, the tender of them was most conciliatory. ah i. vuausiune suggested to oota gentlemen that they defer final decis ion on their resignations until after a ' peinonal di?cnMon of the question at issue between them and him. To this both Chamberlain and Trevelvan have assented. It is now known that thi subject of dispute is Mr. Gladstone's Irish expropriation scheme. The exact sum which will be required to buy out all the landowners of the country ac cording to the premier s plan, is CloO.- ouu,mo. ine proposition to increase the public debt of GreaTBritain that much, in order to purchase peace in Ireland, is claimed bv the Radical leaders in the Cabinet to be asking for too rnueh for what will be ob tained. There was to have been a" special meeting of the Cabinet to-day. It ha?, ho wever, been postponed for the pur pose of giving the resigning ministers time for reflection, in the hope that both will change their minds. Thejr oersonal friends deeUrA tht I Mr. Chamberlain nor Mr. Trevelyan J will alter his purpose of refusing to participate in a uoverumentwhich in to be responsible for Mr. Gladstone Irish land scheme. Both Chamberlain and Trevelyan were in their usual places in the House of CommonH o-day and chatted with Mr. Glad stone. f Mr. Paruell is in poor health and it is probable that he will have to civ up his idea of speaking at the national. festival in Loudon t-morrov. The Xeirn saysthatTThamberlain and Trevelyan have written Mr. (iladtoue a statement of tbeir view on the laud scheme. The Cabinet council has con sequentlv decided to postpone.any ac tion likely to lead to dissension, 'it js an honest effo'rt without acerbity on the part of the majority and minority to arrive at tbe bent solution for the welfare of Ireland. . In the meantime both Chamberlain Trevelyan will continue ui-cnarmng meir imcial du ties. Trevelyan has invited theScotel members of Parliament to conferenc to morrow on the crofters question Chamberlain agrees to giving Irclant home rule, but is opposed to buying out the landlords. The present erisi.-i t ma win probably postpone the date o Gladstone's statement to Pailiauien on the Irish question. THE LIP.ERAL KEVOLT. Although it is expected that Par . a t . li i 1 urn w Min won oi uiausioue win oe solid, it becomes more and moru evi dent that Chamberlain will secure a lafge following. Chamberlain anij Trevelyan left the House after the dis n . .a posai or the questions on the notic paper. TIIK (lOULD WAK. No Freight Trains Yet Moving and the End Not In Sight. St. Louis, March 10. Hones for tht sciiiemenr, or. me strike on tne Uoul O I . A. f - 1 a J Doumwesi sysiem Heems no nearer realization now than they have sinco the Knights ceased work. Theihjuuc tion recently granted, restraining tin strikers from trespassing upon tht company's property or interfering with their efforts to move freight trains has not had its desired elTect unonl suburban traffic at least, for as sooii as the trains pass through the yards in the city they are met by strikers, who! either prevail upon the engineer and fireman to leave their enmne or side track the train. The corananv seems powerless to hinder this, forJ however caretully they may cuard iiicir iraius wmiu in me depot oil yards, it is evidently impossible for them to extend the guard any further along the tracks. The fact that thd company did not attempt to start freight trains is explained bv the de sire to conform to all legal require- raents before making the effort. To this end Judge Portis the general at torney of the road, made formal op- plication xor ponce protection. i There is no change in the situation at the Missouri Pacific yards. Num bers of strikers areNCongregated just outside or the yards, but they main tain perfect quiet. An attempt to send out the Kirk wood accomodation train failed, the fireman deserted the engine before it was attached to the train, and the engineer returned to the round house. No attempt has been made t resume freight traffic. (JIP11EK DISPATCHES TO JAY OOULI. Dallam, Tex., March 10. -Report- from the princiral points aloni? iM Texas and Pacific and Missouri Pacific in this State show little change in th strike situation, five strikers fron the Transcontmejital line were iaiJe at Dallas for contempt of federal cour aumoruy in lnienenng witn propert and new men. The shops at Marsha received twenty-seven more Now O 1 a rwm leans macninists. inev were svror in as special deputy United State marshals, but later all but four jome the strikers. No traffic of conseouenc is moving, and the running of freigh trains is more for appearances tba for any real business being done. nartv of sixteen men left DaHar t supply the vacant places at Marshall caused by the defection of the Ner Orleans men. It is said Receiver Brown has been in extended commun ication, by cipher, with Jay Gould!. What has passed is only surmise, but much interest appears to attach to the probable strike of engineers and fire men. No violence is reported from any point in Texas, : except Fort" Worth where yard-men were rotten egged. JUV1NG ( CI-
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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March 22, 1886, edition 1
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