The. Weekly Star.
W1L H. BEENAED, Editor and Prop'r.
WILMINGTON, C.
Friday, '- December 30, 1881.
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.. ",. FOOD FOB BEFIiKCTIOHr.
Senator Morrill, in a speech made
in the Senate at the time of the adop
tion of the present High Protective
tariff, said that it was a "war mea-
sure' and was only to be retained
. "temporarily." How long a burden
some, unjust and absurd tariff must
remain in force before its "tempora
ry" character is served we" are not
informed. , Seventeen yearsaf ter it
was put in force it continues and pro-
' mises to continue indefinitely. The
Protectionists are united and have no
idea of allowing it to be curtailed in
any of its important protective fea
tures. The Democrats are split rip as
i usual, and some advocate a measure
that plays directly into the hands of
the Protectionists, although protest
ing that they abominate the Morrill
tariff. . - '
; But in point of fact the present
tariff is not as it was when first
created. It contains 4,600. articles,
and many of them are taxed actually
higher now than they were in the be
ginning. V The New York Times says :
! "On most varieties of 1 iron the duty re--
mains unchanged; on pig iron it has been
advanced from 60 cents per 100 pounds to
, 70 cents. On steel, lead and zinc it remains
the same, On copper in pigs and bars it
. has been advanced from 2 cents to 5 cents
per pound-; on ! copper rods ,from 33 per
cent, to 45 per cent. . On varieties of wool
which then paid from 3 cents to 6 cents a
pound with from 10 per cent. to. 11 per
cent, ad valorem duty, the rate is now 20
cents per pound and 35 per cent, ad valorem.
r Vsrieties of plain glass which then paid 35
per cent, ad valorem, now pay a specific
duty which in 1880'amounted to 69 per cent "
Mr. Fcssenden, an 1 able Republi
can, said in 1864, as quoted by the
Times : , .
', " The policy of the country, I take it, is
to get money to support the Government
principally from internal taxation, and, to
an exceedingly large degree, from manu
factures. The tariff is adjusted, and was
r adjusted before, upon that simple principle
with reference to the internal revenue taxt
ation." . itf : j
-In 1864 the internal revenues were
$211,000,000. Of this vast sum
$163,000,000 was derived, as the
Times shows, from articles that are
I no longer taxed. It thinks that :this
fact makes it obvious that there is
great reason for a revision of the
tariff that was intended, as Mr. Mor
rill said, as "a war measure," and to
be temporary Surely, seventeen
years is long enought to have such an
iniquity and burden resting upon the'
people.' "- . :- " i -1
jt ; vuu gb riu oi uie taxes raiseu
by internal revenues, you will be sure
not to get rid of the war tariff. You:
may have it, by 1884 or 1886, razeed
upon a thousand articles, but the
great sources of taxes by imposts
will remain in force. The -Govern-;
ment has to bei maintained and the
taxes have to be raised. If not raised
on tobacco : and liquors, must they'
not come from articles that are used
throughout the country?
, The North pays five dollars to the
South's one dollar under the revenue
system. : If you agree to repeal this
system, you increase your own bur
dens and play directly into the hands
of. Protectionists. We do not pro
pose to- take a hand in such game. ;
u LET CRIME BE PUWISHED.
A special from Lexington', S.C., says
that the death sentence of Squire Clark
comreu, nas ueen commuica to imprison
. ment for life. He was to have been hanged
yesterday for the murder of a white man
named W. Scott Hook, in October, 1877.
' fecial of 23d. , - ,
.In nearly every State the pardon
ing business is progressing at a lively
rate. We do hope the people will
-yet see the folly of allowing one man
to undo the work of. the courts. As
sure astruth is mighty if there is not
an end put to this autocratic business
hangings by mobs ' will become 'of
,VeekTy pccurrencc in the South. One
of ; out State exchanges says nine
hangings by Judge Lynch have oc-
-eurred in North Carolina' since last
Yr.i If' these figures 'are correct
then that is more than oneT a month.,
"iPaperg may say what they' please of:
the horror and dangers of mob law, ;
but in the present: uncertain -condl-1
tioaof the courts, with nine chances
in favor of a villain's escape to one
that he will he. punished to the fullest
exteny when a great crime like ; rape
?t?nirAr P Committed in a peaceful
community, the best men will take a
i giving ", the culprit a 'quick
&nd sharp- jexit to : another world.
Pardohings must cease or hangings .
by mobs will continue, moralists to
the contrary notwithstanding. We
may deplore justly such acts, but
society must feel safe or the vengeance
of men will follow crime without fear
and without mercy. U-j.'
One dastardly, iorrible murder
perpetrated in a neighborhood such
as shooting a good citizen in his own
home or killing him on the highway
has been known .to throw' every
household into a condition of alarm
and no man felt safe at home or on
the road. Tiro law seems powerless.
The pardoning power stands ready
to be exercised. The Judges and of r
fleers of the county are ready to sign
a petition. People by hundreds can
be got to ask' for pardon . instead of
demanding a . life for a life. ; Is it
then to be wondered at that men thus
aroused and standing in apprehension
of assassination at a time they know
not when, should unite and taking
law into their hands send the villain
to the grave, untried, unshrivened and
unpardoned?
school books.
,( In the making of books, and school
bpoks especially, there is no end. It
is true many excellent new books are
produced that are an improvement on
all that have gone before, but there
are hundreds that are published just
for the; sake of money, and : when
there is no need of thera. A book
like Anderson's -'Ancient History;
First Part," is a blessing, because it
is done, so faithfully and with a full
understanding of the latest and high
est authorities. - But then every pub
lisher must have his "Ancient Histo
ry" also, and the result is the teach
ers, parents and school committeemen
are as apt to select some of the badly
done as the best. .
There is a 'vast demand - for school
books, V audi hence -every Northern
publishing house has its series, and so
the country is flooded fairly with
good, bad and indifferent. The fol
lowing is an estimate of the multi
plicity of school books that we find
in the. Providence (Rhode Island)
Journal: ,
"The number of higher arithmetics re
quired in the public schawls of ; the United
States is 1,750,000; arithmetics, lower, 8,
750,000; algebras, 500,000; astronomies,
750,000, book-keeping, 500.000 ;copy-books,
15,000,000; composition books, 1,000.000;
etymologies, 500,000; geographies, 5,000
000; grammars, 2,000,000; histories, 2.000,1
000; natural philosophies, 500,000; readers,
5,000,000; spellers and definere. 2,500,000,
The annual cost of school books to the
users is estimated at $5,000,000. As most
persons are aware, the change of text books
goes on continually, else publishers would
have no business. As soon as. the minil is
'fairly grounded in one arithmetic, some one
discovers that the pupils will go astray if
the book is longer in use, and a new . book
is introduced. . This takes its " turn to go
out as soon as another has been invented to
take its place." ,
A well qualified County Board,
who have no hope of gain and are
above suspicion, should be appointed
to select, after proper examination,
a full set of books. This examina
tion should extend thronerh months.-
and they should be paid well. Three
scholarly ;men : in the'.course ' of six;
months might arrive at a satisfactory
solution of the matter. After these;
works have been selected they should
in no case be departed from until in
the lapse of years there is a necessity,
as in Geography and some other
branches to have new maps, &c;,' be
cause of the changes wrought in the
nations of the earth. The point is -
to make good selections and then stick
to them.
It is a fact that some of the North-;
ern publishers, in order to introduce
their books, have been known to
make special offers (bribes)' to those
having control of the selections, Fa-
.voritism and r not "ment have been
known to influence decisions."' Good
books are to be found, diligent seek
ing will find them, - -
Fred Lamar has "busted." Even
Jager did not preserve him. He is
one of the big Pennsylvania brewers. '
He fails for $300,0.00. ; Moderate, . '
In t he matter of dinnrrforarl
ton girls suffer no more than those of other
- ? A? mi m m m ... .
ues. mere are painnu sensibilities that
nothing can cure so thoroughly as Dr. Ben
son's Celery and Chamomile : Pills, and
every nervous girl should use them. rrt .
fc u " -
- Georere Workman, an x hblft-bn.
died White nifl.n. waa arreat&A in TT;i1awv
T ' wbAWWWWUk .AXOhJJlJ
last Saturday night by Constable Steward
for stealing pair of gloves, valued at 75
Cents, from thfi StnrA nf f! TW Pnrlro ' Var,
Hittsboro Observer. - : - ' ,
SEE HETIE . rvm. n
, VM JM.-Ksi.f f Vllj DIJVIV,
is lust one . remfidv that, -will
or Kidney trouble, Consumption,; Dyspep-
sia. Delulitv;; WpIIh' ;. TTooith'
your hope.- 1$. - Druggists. ;Depot J. C, i
.Mtjnds, Wilmington. .-,-; i ,
-i- X ; vi.vnr. UlUiai'
Lonerstreet will nnk the
nessee and North Carolina to give him
vuaiwsrs lor me extension oi ms proposed
road into those States. - ; - . .
MY WIKT! 'fnr nvar rt. .
, . -i tuiu, jauo, una
been aniicted with chills and fever, son--
tracted in Illinoia nnd . wifh ilmtunui. v
long standing and a general debihty of the
ojomu. ouv uh uapu mBB DOllieS 01 bUU-
mons liver Begulator. Her chills are en-
tirely cured and the dyspepsia almost y$n
quished. - ,
v A. W. JUVKUAliT, Hampton, Va.
BAIIiBOADING AND OTHER EN.
TEBPBISSS.
During the year ' 1881 the mania
for railroad -speculations was unpre
cedented probably. Never before
were there eo many syndicates formed
'--so many new combinations such
far-reaching plans concocted. : The
North :is so rich, has so 'greatasur
plus, that the ten: thousa'ud men with
from.$500,000 to $1,000,000 to invest
are looking in every direction to- see
how they can make it pay. ' Mining
and railroading, appear "to; offer the
greatest attractions.. In the former
oiir own State is sharing to-some ex;
tent. It is known . among .financial
magnates that there are vast areas of
undeveloped wealth in North Caroli
na that beneath its soil are awaiting
the'miners tools' precious and. other
metals and minerals that promise for
tunes to those who shall own them." ;
i As to railroading there are 'still
several important schemes on hand.
Three of the proposed routes are of
very great importance and we hope
will ; be built soon or late.; The
proposed road from Raleigh to Rocky
Mount, thence toWilliamston by way
of Tarboro, and still to-be continued
until it meets the road running via
Elizabeth City to -Norfolk, Virginia
is one of much interest to a large and
very fertile and wondrously watered
section. Then there is the proposed
route from Goldsboro -, va Smith
field on to Salisbury, which Mr. Best
and his Boston associates are talking
about, but which may not be con
structed after all, and if at all, not
by them. We believe the road may
be built for. a few miles, probably to
the county seat of . Johnston, but
there it will rest, it is understood,
The road might be made to pay. A
narrow gauge road from Salisbury to
Goldsboro would pay," we have no
doubt, whether it ever extended be
yond the former place of not.
' A third and most important road
for Wilmington is the proposed road
to Mt. Airy and " thence to Cin
cinnati. That would be a source
of great : profit to our town in
developing ,-its , commerce. .. , ,The
time will -come when some such
connections will be made, but when?
Wilmington, if it ever grows and
flourishes as it should, must wake up
to two things.' It is peculiarly situ
ated and has peculiar . surroundings,
and her people must understand
them. It is, in the first place, neces
sary absolutely that she should have
other , feeders. , She must reach be
yond. She must strike for trade hun
dreds of miles from home.- Norfolk
merchants sell goods all through Vu
ginia and all along the railroad from
Lynchburg to Knoxville, Tennessee.
The Cape Fear and' Yadkin Valley
road becomes most important in this
view.; Then Wilmington must en
deavor to have more trade by water
ways. s In the second place, Wilming
ton must become a manufacturing
town. Commercial men ' will profit
by the increase of commerce, but the
whole community will be benefited
by the multiplying - of manufactures
of various kinds51 There is no reason
why Wilmington should not have
30,000 inhabitants 1 by -1890, but the
fact that the . people . will not so de
termine. . , .
Another extensive railroad project
is that from Wilson to Florence, S.
C. . It is believed by many that this
road will prove injurious to Wil-;
mington, while others think it may
improve our local trade on the W. &
W. and W. C. & A. Railroads.'
The railroads of the country have
been very prosperous for some years,1
and. during (, the ,year t the - earnings
have been great. This fact' stimu
lates enterprise and increases the dis
position to erect ; other great lines of
traffic and travel, he earnings of:
most, of the roads throughout the
country are' understood.- to show a
considerable advance over ''the year
1880. ' Whether the net earnmffs are
very much greater generally we can
not say, but' the; gross earnings are
known to be : larger. The Western
and Northwestern roads have done a
very , large business ; Many- of our
chief Southern lines have prospered.
j The railroads of the country are
sure... to flourish. ..when ? they run
through productive sections, where
the soil yields abundantly, where the
mines are worked thorouffhlv:' and
where factories,, "of, various kinds are
at work. Fifteen years, ago Durham
was. a hamlet. .Now it is a most won
derfully, prosperous town of 3,000
people. What has done this? Th e
answer i ;is , ; manufacturing-The
amount of tobacco, bought and 'sold
atr this 1 place is enormous, xi Do not;
the; railroads :'get the" benefit? jThe
North : Carolina road i receives many
tens ' of thousands of dollars doubt
less frQrn , Durham alone. , The New
York Times says: '-' ' . "''
TThe extent to which' our material i tjtos-
perity depends upon the projduptiphs of the
soil and of mines is : not fully appreciated,
and yet the volume of these that is carried
out of the country is no exact indication of
our growth'in wealtbr Their Increasefis
accompanied by a constant development of
manufacturing industries. which more and
more useup raw materials and promote a
growing demand' for the supplies which
agriculture furnishes. :Our Internal " com
merce is out of all proportion to our foreign
trade. By far the greater part of what
jrailroads carry back and forth consists of
commodities which are interchanged among
Hour own people.? The complete, freedom
or ouinternal tramc and the great variety
of wants and requirements In different parts
of the country are the real' source of our
growing wealth." . - . . - j -
;We hope the year 1882 will wit
ness ! still greater development in
railroading and - manufacturing, and
especially in the . Southern j States.
Our own Stateia improving; jbut af
ter all we are just beginning a career
of progress. We can see-nol reason
why there should not be constructed
from : many" of the villages that lie
from five to twenty-five miles jfroni a
trunk line . narrow gauge j, roads.
These can be; built at but small cost
comparatively, are ' ; ample for .the"
work to be done, and will become im
portant feeders. ,W.hy the rich rail
roads do not - build or help to build
more of these short roads -we icannot
understand. ? Instead ' of j opposing
such enterprises they should ' encour
age the various communities lying
adjacent to great lines of traffic to
construct them, and when possible to
aid them. j
North Carolina needs more rail-
roaas, more man u tact ones, ana more
well directed energy. .We trust the
coming year will be one of prosperity
to our; people. We publish a timely
communication to-day from a prac
tical manufacturer.
During 1881, 7,808 ; miles , Of rail
road : were built and all reports not
yet in. The total length of railways
in the United States is now 100,000
miles, i In twenty years it is thought
this will be doubled nearly. .
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE,
A Large Portion of Wadeaboro In
Ashet-Louei and Insurance, Etc.
Fire broke out Tuesday night, about 11
o'clock, in the store of Messrs. William &
Alexander Murr, dealers in tinware and
groceries, and spread with great rapidity,
resulting in one of the. most destructive
conflagrations that ' has ever visited r the
town. The flames were plainly seen by
persons ! on the eastern bound train on the
Carolina Central road, when twenty miles
off, but as the depot is some distance from
the town very meagre information could
be obtained, '-, beyond the fact that, as ret
ported by Capt. ! Gardner, the conductor;
twelve or -fifteen buildings f had already
(atll.sd P.;M.) been desttrfyed, and the
fire was still raging. The town is located
on a .cnfCrable elevation, which caused
the conflagration to. be seen at a . greater
distance than would have otherwise been
the case, . - ;
. In response to a telegram for information
a special was received containing particu
lars as to losses, etc.; as follows : William
and Alexander Murr, tinware and groce-
ries, loss $2,500 ; insurance $800 ; G. Pj
Horton, ' groceries, loss $2,500 : insurance
$1,500 ; Dr. B: B.- Horton,. general mer4
chandise, loss, $4,000 ; no insurance ; W.
N, Pinkston, groceries, loss $800 ;'no insu
rance ; N, Mensing. bakery, loss $1,000 ; no
insurance ;T.S.Crowson, dry goods,loss cov
ered by $3,900 insurance; the Misses Lester,;
no insurance on stock, and loss unknowns
loss on buildmg $1,200; insurance $800. A.;
U. Uruner, who runs a market, lost consid
erable, but had $U0 insurance. . The total
loss is estimated at about. $16,000, upon
which- there is insurance to the amount of
about $7,000. , ?
A press dispatch " received last night
places the loss at $20,000; insurance $9,000.1
Blore Ponndlne. .:.'
Rev. W. M. -Kennedy, of Magnolia, Dur
plin county, writing us under date' of De-;
cember 25th,' says: 'I have "' just :been
made the recipient; of a favor in the way of
a profitable pounding by the church and
congregation at this place. - And this token'
of love for me,' and 'appreciation of ;my;
humble services, is the more highly prized
by me because it comes not only from my;
church members, but from members of the
other chuiches and citizens generally. -The:
Lord reward them all for their kindness to.
me and bless my labors to the spiritual
good of each one : who has so kindly re-:
membered me oh this occasion." . j ,
Foreign Shipments. - .' - - V"' '' I
- -The following comprise the foreign ship-'
ments from this - port ' yesterday! Ther
British barque " ' Northern Queen; i -Capt. i
Tucker, for Granton, Scotland, by" Messrs.;
Alex. Sprunt & Son,' with 8,500 . barrels !6f
rosin, valued at' $8,500; and), the German
barque Lucy & Paul, : Captt Andreis, for
Bristol, i England, by Messrs. Paterson, i
Downing & Co. with 3,520 barrels of!
rosin, valued at $7,798 10. .Total value of
foreign exports for the day, $16,298 10. v
Health, hope an4 happiness are restored:
by theruse of Lydia E. pinkham's Vegeta-i
ble Compound. : It is a positive .cure for all -those
diseases from which women suffer so
much. . Send , to, Mrs. Lydia E.. Pinkham. i
233 Western Avenue, Lynn Massachusetts, ;
for pamphlets. ;r- '.--' f
The Duplin Canal. -
Maj. W. L. Young; -of- the Duplin: Ca-I
nal, was in the city yesterday, and, . in re- '
sponse to inquiries, , informed us that work'
on the canal was progressing hnely, t espe- ;
cially the sluicing process. , They . are also
reclaiming a great deal of State land on the '
east side of Angola'Bay as they go along; !. :
AS THOUSAND'S DO TESTIFY si'
does Thomas. Roberts, Wholesale 'Grocer,
Philadelphia, s'who says, 1VBtmnETT's ,Co-:
Coaisk allays all irntation-of the s'calpjand 1
will most effectually . remove dandruff and !
prevent the hair from falling out.'V;1 '.'', i
d v asi 711 S f x LAY O K I G JS X-
TRACTS. The superiority of these extracts
consists in theirpeifatftyurtty. and great
strength. They are warranted free from
the -poisonous oils and acids which enter
into the composition -of -many fictitious'
iruitnavors.'-' s.i - -1- -?;;! v:-,.-';.
T
IIowl. was c served in Wilmington
'. A Quiet anday and a lilvely Iflon-
dar, &c
. Christmas day, which fell on Sunday,
passed off 4i3 quietly as if it had I been any
ordinary Sunday, the only difference-being T
that many ate their Christmas dinners on
that day, . . and. . also distributed the . usual
presents which had been left in their care
by the ever-faithful -and generous-hearted
'Santa Clause".. At th& ... various-churches
the pastors discoursed of the " momentous
event which led to the observance of . the
day, and the services generally were of; a
nature appropriate ' to the interesting and
important occasion," ,! . ; K' ' " 'J ' ' ' $
1 Hardly had the clock' tolled the hour of
midnight, however, when? the burning of
powder commenced, and- the irrepressible
horn began to be heard on the streets. , This
day (generally observed as Christmas) pass
ed off much as usual, except that there was
rather more stir on the streets.1 -We have
seldom seen : more drunkenness,' . and were
sorry to observe quite a number of females,
both white and colored, but more or less of
an abandoned Character, staggering through
the public thoroughf ares. ; ' " j '.
Quite a scrimmage took place on Market
street, about 10 o'clock;- among: & number
of colored men, but the police quickly sup-!
pressed the disturbance and took the offend
ing parties to the guardhouse. i - ;;.:;.
1 . There was some very reckless driving on;
the streets, and it is . rather remarkable that
but one accident, so far as. we could hear,
occurred from this cause: A colored indi
vidua!, ' instigated .' and ' 'impelled" by the
.''inspiration" of the "whiskey straights"
he had "put under his 'jacket" in honor, of:
the occasion," rode a horse furiously:
through the streets, causing many narrow
escapes from being ridden down, attempted
to force the animal into the postofflce, and
wound up his: reckless 'career for the day
by runninsr over a little child in that neigh
borhood, when he was dragged from his
horse by some colored men and taken to
the guard house. , The child, fortunately.
was not much injured.
A man overboard at the foot of i Market
street created a slight sensation, but as he
was' quickly fished out the excitement as
soon subsided. ! : It was only a case of an
equitable distribution ' of moisture, though
the outward application was decidedly, the
coolest and most shocking to a sensitive
temperament. f
There was a small turn out of: "Don
Quixotes," r ."D. Q. Pa," during theaftcri
noon, and quite a number of "Kooncrs"
added their attractions to the livelyj scenes
on the streets, while at the intersection of
Front and Market streets, upon a platform
erected for .the , occasion, Scott's colored
minstrels, several of them dressed in Indian
costumes, went through their performances
to the evident delight of a large crowd of
colored spectators, with a slight sprinkling
or wnites on.tne outsturtsw ; Altogether the
aay was a very lively one,; ana at -night a
good many rockets and Roman candles
could be seen going up in every direction.
. 41 AT. . , .
until the storm of wind and rain came and
put a stop to the exhibition And the fun.
An enoix xistang witnout a cause is an
impossibility; tickling in the throat, huskr
mess of the voice, violent coughing! etc.,
are the effects! a severe cold. - Dr. (Bull's
Cough Syrup cures the cold at once and re
moves its serious effects.
t
THE. HEBREW FAIR.
A Success! nl Opening and a Splendid
... ISxhlbltlon.
The Fair and Festival of our Jewish citi-i
zens,"in aid of the Temple of Israel, was
commenced last evening at the CSty j Hall
under the most favoring auspices,' and is,
likely to prove one of the most- successful
anairs oi tne sma ever given
here.
The
opening ceremonies' were: j "
' Prayer by the Rev.' S. Mendelsohn.
h Oration by E. S Martin, Esq. ''
Formal opening by Mayor Smith.-
.';.Mr.. A. Weill, chairman of the executive
committee, presided, and introduced the
speakers pleasantly and gracefully, r The
Hall was thronged throughout the t entire!
evening ' and the. crowd -. appeared - to , be
spending money freely. We have pre-;
viously:.. given a detailed .account of
the arrangement of v . the ' room ; and'
will only briefly note the appearance .it;
presents. '' Entering at the door on the right;
you find- a table loaded with : fancy work
and valuable articles of a variety of kinds ;'
a little farther on the postofflce stands, and
then .another .table, .burdened as ! the;
one previous. In' the southwest corner, is'
the ice cream and; confectionerv deDart-1
ment, ana in iront ana on the other side of,
the 'rostrum are : the refreshment tables.!
crowaea with tempting delicacies and sub-!
stantials, all arranged most artisticallv. In"
this we are quick to recognize the taste and
experience oi tne iaay manager aad her as
sistants, and also 'the' professional skill of;
jmj i nos. uoney. the steward of the Pur-
cell House. Passing around, we find on the!
other 'side tables. Nos.? 3 and 4; crowded
with articles of every, description prettily;
turaugeu auu uemg eageny gazea ill ana
purchased. In : the ; middle of the Hall a
beautiful flower, -stand has been , erected,
arapea wnn moss ana lestooned with ce-s
dar and - ivy. i Last." -but, not least
by a. great -dwJf. ia fee- lemonade well.
at ? which s thes fairest 4 of , "Rebeccas";
siaua ana auraci numer-ous customers.
But we cannot describe the Fair, nor the
wealth of articles there disnlaved for sale.
You must s6' and see for Vourself. and von '
must spenu me enwre evening to see it, an.
It will be cOntmued to-night and to-morrow
night. ' ' j ' ; 'vr-f ' ; V r
HORSFORD'S ACID : PHOSPHATE
for loss; of -appetite,: skeplessness.ttc (Pam
phlet free. Rumford Chemical 'Works,
Providence,-R. L I
Inland Navigation. . , i
The little stesaiekBusy Bee, Capt. B.: M.
Koberts, tf this port,: towed a flat up5 ' Shel
ter creekj Pender county; on Friday last; to
a point, knpwn on the map of said county
as,"Shakng,.?' a distanqe of about nineteen ;
nflles from the junction of the creek with
North East river.! Whatever of importance i
mere is counectea witn tnis "aTinounftemfint;
ilies iin the fact that at is: the first time a'
steamboat has ever entered upon the waters
"of Shelter ' creek, though- Capt Roberts
"expects ' to run -one regularly hereafter for ;
me rpurpose oi sowinffnats -loaded with :
freight up and , down the same, which, we
are told will be a great convenience, to the ;
ivnnlfl 111 thot oonfinn .... j 1. ..... . ,
'For C0U2hi. Cbldsi atiauThront 'Disor.
aerSj r use ; Urownrs) Bronchial ff Troches,
mnvv0o i - ,,J,;)-,f,
f f . . , - - -. , . ,
CHRISTMAS.
THE TRIAL OF G UITEA V,
The Crowd' In Attendance as Great as
Usual Prisoner Boasts of his Good
Christmas An Expert on Insanity on
- the Witness Stand Not Much Com-
- fort for the Prisoner, who : Claims
that his Insanity.. Ia of the i Abraham
Stamp. J
I CBy Telegraph to tte Morning Star. "
Washingtoii, '"-Dec. ' 27. The crowo at
the iGuiteau trial, this morning, was as
great as usual. - When' Guiteau reached his
seati he looked around "and, smiling, said :
"1 had a nice Christmas dinner andhope
everybody else did,?' I 'had lots of "'fruit,
flowers and lady visitors and a good time
generally." - '
Dr. - A. E. McDonald, Superintendent of
Ward's Island Hospital, took p the i stand
Witness had, during his practice, sir thou
sand cases of : insanity under his charge;
had given special attention to the study .of
insanity. He stated the difference between
"delusions" and "insane delusions," the
former being subject to correction by ! the
judgment and senses ; the latter not being
correctiblc and for that reason denominated
insane delusions. He believed, iudffinar
from his observations and experience, that
viiciiuui ux luspiranoii, irequenuy asserxea
oy insane persons, proceeas irom a halluci-
nauon anectmg tne senses.' W ltness was
asked if persons acting under the claim ,of
inspiration - would indicate it in ; any
answer 10 me question, 11 such person
wouia ieei any apprehension of bodily in
jury or take anylprecautions against danger.
he said, "Inspiration always overrides, all
icar -ui youuy paiu, ana renaers tne person
wuu ueiieves u m uciing unaer inspiration
wnouy ouuvious .10 sucu considerations
They . seldom plan with deliberation, but
on the contrary, their acts are! sudden- in
both their conception and ' execution, ' as a
rule,1 and seldom attempt to avoid the con
seauences in anv wav ' ' - ! ?
Guiteau suggested that there were " tw6
kinds of insanity the crank insani- and
the Abraham insanity; and that he belonged
u Witness described what .is j commonly
called temporary insanity, and said he- did
ms Kalimrn in ....1. n 1 1 . Ji . ' . M ' 1 - '
uareic in euuu lusojuxty anuf III ail Ills
experience had never seen an instance of it
Dr. McDonald did not believe in heredi
tary insanity.': An occasional defect misrht
T a . -. 7 . . ...
oe iransnuiiea, out. not tne -disease itself.
As a rule the descendants of insane persons
did not become insane. If 'they did, everyr
body.in the world would by. this, time be
insane.- ine tendency . was more towards
neaitn . tnan an. : inheritance of disease.
JN either did -he believe m moral insanitvi
The phrase is recent; and has been since its
invention another name for wickedness! or
craft. It was first used during the French
revolution, to excuse the slaughters of that
uounsei ior the prosecution, in putting
quesuuns, reierrea to m. bpitzka as a
horse doctor, and to another witness as an
agnostic. Mr. Scoville called attention to
these reflections urxn witnesses 'for the dei
fence,' and Judge Cox sustained the obieci
uuu auu me . ouensive terms were witn
drawn. ' ; ",'' I
. - Lr.Mcuonall said that in his interview
with Guiteau the latter had spoken of his
act as a: "conception" of ; his . own; his
pnraseoiogy throughout that interview was;
u vanaupn upon "conceivea the idea. ;:lie
did not then speak 'of ."inspiration'' and
said he had conceived the idea j about six
weeks: before carrying it; into execution. I !
;; the, conduct of an insane person., would
not be characterized by a selection as hid
Deen snown oy tne prisoner. He had ob4
served that Guiteau's interruptions hadbe&i
most frequent and excited whenever the evi-r
dence was telhng against him.1--
. , Here Guiteau interrupted McDonald by
saying "you are making a great to-do about
notmng. 1 ao not pretend that 1 anv insane
now.":j:. ;j .,,;. ;
Witness noticed Guiteau's constant read-!
ing of newspapers. and concluded f that
newspaper comment had influenced Gui4
teau s Conduct. " As an examnle bf this h
cited Guiteau's threats against his former
wife, which had been referred to! in news-:
papers! before she came on the stand .o pvi-
denceSjOf depravity, and when ; the: oppbM
tunity offered. Guiteau carefullvl rfrainp
irom executing nis threat. r ' i
tiuiteau frequentlv mternroted MnDnriJ
aid, combatting his conclusions and ad-!
vising him. to draw his money and gohbmi.;
Continuation of Testimony as to the'
Sanity of the Prisoner Xhe Several
Experts Declare Him to be Perfectly
: ' By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
W ASHrNGTON. Dec. 28.111 the Guiteai
case Dr. McDonald asain took Ithe stand
this -morninar, and was cross-examined hv'
Mr. Scoville. The Questions were directed;
mainly to the subject of temporary insani-:
iy, ; ana witness ;.was asKea - that if in his
practice he had .not met with ait instance'
oi temporary insanity.; He replied: "Yesf.
sur; I know of a . man who . was insane for
twenty-tour hours.? --i i -jitrftN
. -Mr. Scoville (eagerlv)- "And then he mt;
well?" j r., -rj J -j"-- - : , . i
"N6j sir; he died'?: rLausrhter t t-5
vine's expense.). xy- c ,. -.) ; -tifj i
ji .Witness ! was asked: what he meant ves-!
teiuiiy y saying, :-iinmK netne prisoner)
has been playing a part in court," and re
plied: ''I ; believe he has been : feisrmnr
what he. believed to: , be insanityj hot really
luaamuy. 4. ueueve ne 11 as Deen attemramg
w give; the impression in court that he: is;
insane,? and with . that idea has ; been aeting;
apart?.v?,i;-ir.'i h.nhim-dv";:.:ihi 1 fil
Dr. Randolph Barksdale. Sunerintendnt
of the Central Lunatic Asvlum. near Hich-:
mond, Va., visited the prisoner at the iail
uii iuc puiu 01 xNovemDer,1 wnen jurs. Ham-i
ilton and Lorine examined him. ; He hl.
also closely observed him in court and frnm'
his personal observation was of the opinion;
that he. was ; sane. Witness also testified.
mat ne penevea uuiteau had been feiffninir
in court, 'j Witiiess believed- takinc
the facts set forth in . the two hvnothetieal-
quesbiuus oi me prosecution, mat the pris-f
yuw was sane on tne ana oi Juiy.rwhen he;
uuufc me, rresiaent. . unon cross-exftminft-t
tion witness stated that he ' did not believt;
m moral insanitvi thought it onite nrnhnWo
tk.f Til . .1
.vuay luisttuc ijcuuie uiiirui man Ann rrnvn i
their plans. ': V.'"'-: ;' t : '
Hayden, m this court room, since this trial
began, that you believed Guiteau 1 to be in-
answer "jno. sir: 1 never made such k
fetatement to any person here or anywhere.';
, Afterwards, by consent of counsel upon;
both Sides t,hf nmostivn - anA anati.A.
stnckeh from the bfllcial report. ' i i i
K Dr, John . H. Callendenr ol Nashville.1
xcuii., iouperinienaenii or me Tennessee
utai: Asyiuui ior -me insane,1 naa elven'
opcuiai mieuuou io me Etuav or. lnnanitw
for the past twenty years; had seen about
two mousana cases, dunhg his connection
with the Tennessee Asvlum. Witness
the prisoner in iail and examined his Tiaoi
and f ace found the head somewhat unsvm-.
"wt!, uub me lacs: or symmetry .was not
more than' is ffeauehtlv found in Han a fvA.
pie; f : -Witness had also closely? observed the
Drisonei: in -court. .And TUcumi v,; a y.'
rrfectiy sane. i s iK' Jf' !
Dr.'.Uallender did not. believe In mnroi !
insanity nor hereditary insanity; save only
the idea of greater susceptibility to the deT
velopment of insanity in the. children of in-;
sane. parents.. ,In his .judgment no such'
form of insanity as 'moral insanity" exist
ed, andhis idea of the siffnificance of the
term "moral insanitv" is a nerson of aver
age intellect who give free run to evil pas-
Diuna auu uuuumui nemous crimes,: f A. aj '
pothetical .(3isewa8JBtated.escriDing Gui4
teaus apparently "rational - conduct fori
weeKB previous to His' crime, and the ivi.
ness.w.4Si asked if; ie;thQUSht! -rersQn
""wipgijiraerw insane delusion that he
w.fl mapirea would conceal his-1 purpose, aa
other way than-by their assertions, and re- 5 t,, A wmm near his
plied Their actions and behaviour i would Sffi Jud?e Cox refused, when Guiteau
indicate it as well as their assertions." i In fvf a : Anen m?ve' 70ur Honor,
tbeprisoner done? ir fie reDhrr
.such .aersoaCRlly irj 3
talk about t. fi5awi. .
pose by his changed manner and cZ2Z
. iGuiteau jnterrupted .the. reading of thA
hypothetical case by the statement ill
WlZ ?sn was full of falsehoods and
added that he made this statement beforl
hand to avoid : interrupting as the readTn;
went on. . - ; i cfUJnS
After recess the prpsecuting counsel TP
newed his motion that Guufau be placS
in the prisoner's dock, and after some dL
cussion he was so placed. During the d t
cussion Guiteau, trembling-with anei Z.
Attorney wished to have him shot in
v.o.ug uuu .m uu uuuMinu wiuidr
the force of special policemen who h
SO
" -? "a v " 6'"uuut me court
1 Mr Scoville, with much feeling, protest
against the proposed action, which, hesaid
could not but be understood as an invita ;
tion to all who heard of it to shoot foe
prisoner if so inclined. . ,
i Judge Cox gave his opinion that no pPr
tain measure to secure the prisoner's silenop
could have been taken that would not hav?
abridged his . constitutional rights, and it
had beendeemed. and the Judge though
rightly, that the prisoner's behavior and
utterances would prove the best means of
determining his mental condition. Guiteau
in his most insinuatinjr manner nmmiJ
that the court room be cleared "
! i After Guiteau was placed in thedockthe
plaster cast of his head was shown Dr Cal
lender. When it was exhibited ' Guiteau
exclaimed that it looked like Hmnntv
Dumpty.- The -witness 5 thought that the
head showed no striking peculiarity of
shape, but he attached little importance to
that matter. - He had known plenty of peo
pie of sound mind with ill-shaped heads and.
had plenty of lunatics in his charge with
symmetrical heads. Witness did not be
lieve Guiteau had been feigning insanity in
the court room, but that he had exaggera
ted his natural characteristics of egotism
vanity, insolence and audacity.
; Guiteau continued to interrupt occasion
ally, and, when the adjournment was an
hounced he called out: "Oh, I'll get in my
work oyer here: don't you worry about
Spirits Tientiiie.
Beaufort Telephone: Two firms
shipped 150 barrels of clams to the iNorth-
.ern markets last week. A: party of
gentlemen from Kinston, "among whom was
Dr. Bagby and Mr. Canaday, wenthuntin
a few days since in the Eastern waters of
the county and killed 131 ducks, 10 brant
and . 11 : wild geese. Black and red
drums are the principal fish brought into
town now and they are not by any! means
plentiful, at 15 cents each.
a JVew JBernian: We would ven
ture, strike a - circle 36 miles in diameter,
New Bern being its centre, that in this ter
ritory this year the producsion of rice has
exceeded that of any. four previous years
luurom. vur new gas worn are
now ia - operation and furnishes a gas far
superior to anything ever before known in
New Bern. This gas is : generated from
water. . New Bern has been a busy bee
hive throughout the week. The sidewalks
and the stores have been crowded to over
flowing, j, We haye never seen anything ap-
yroacjuing u since icsoa.- j
'Kedmdnt?'JFVes.'- Martin Robin
son, a colored man raised by Mr. Henry
Robinson, of this township, is the . most
successful person of his race in this com
munity. He now lives oh his own plauta
tation, has plenty of stock around him and
raises every year from 200 to 300 bushels of
corn,- 50 to 75 bushels of wheat. 2 to 3 bales
of cotton and other products in proportion.
oapt. u, . uwight who has been en
gaged during nearly all this year on the Im
boden Narrow Gauge survey, was in town
Thursday night. He has just completed the
new line and has suspended operations for
the holidays. The . members of the
North Carolina Synod of the Lutheran con
gregation "of Hickory have purchased a de-.
sirable lot on which a church will be erect
ed. 4 The church will be a large and hand
some brick structure and the work is to be
gininthe early spring. : ;;- ,
5 ; - Kaleigh . JS'evis- Observer: The
social event of this week is the masquerade
ball given nnder the auspices of the Mono
gram Club . at Henry . HalL Wednesday
OTTOnmf, Twill Tui o mnn ani. n.A 1.
majority of the costumes will be of special
elegance. r-The OrpJians Friend has
been revived as a weekly,, with Mr. Lycur-
gus Thomas as manager, and will reappear
early next month. Bey: R. H. Marsh will
edit it. An extra telegraph wire has
been put tip between Raleigh and Durham.
The telegraph now,, also . connects Warm
Springs with Salisbury. Rev. Ei A
YateSi the ; new pastor . of Edenton Street
Memodist church, arrived vesterdav. with
his : family. 1 He will ; breach his first ser
mon tomorrow. -The arrival of this talents
ed minister gives great pleasure. He will
soon have as warm a place in the hearts of
this congregation aa : he holds in those of
his late congregation at "Wilmington. " j
- vv lison jiavance: uavis & w at-
sotfs steam saw mill, in SDrins Hill town-
Bhipj,was burned last Saturday night. We
xiavw .iiuu icai.iK3u.. tiie uarucuiars.
There was a big row at Fieldsboro Tuesday
night, in 1 which sticks and knives were
freely used About twenty white men and
negroes toolc a hand m this little game.ancl
one poor negro was seriously injured, lit
is unnecessary to add that all the partici
pants in the row were drunk. ; - News
reached here Saturday night that a white
man named Alex. Godwin had been found
Saturday evening, about 6 o'clock, on the
railroad track' about three miles from this
place in a dying' condition, and that he did
arterwards die from his wounds while be
ing carried to his home near Black Creek.
There was a rumor on the. streets Monday
that when in a conscious-state, just before
hedied, Godwin stated that Tab Baker.'a.
d-d neCTo, killed him with a club. s God
win i had -1een in Wilson all day in an in
toxicated state, and the' evidence showed
. that he left our town on the southern bound.
passenger train, and that he either fell or
was.knocked. of.i , . ., , . . . i
' Statesville Landmark?: Three-
years agd: Aaron -Whitaker bought for $70,
40 acres of mountain land in Surry county,,
and the first, vear raised on a nart of it &
'tobacco op' which netted him $400. ' Last
year, he sold his crop for $1,300 and this
year 'it will yield him $1,500. The
first train on the W estern - North ' Carolina-
Railroad ran to. Warm .Springs last Friday.
This is but four " or five- "miles from Paint
Rk.1 Trains are probably running to the
latter point, by . this, time.: . A Surry
COuntV lnereiiant imes tn' Winstnn ' fortvf
flve j miles, i to i buy all his r goods, ridf
ing bareback on a mule. - He-: is fifty
years of " age and never rode on' a saddle in.
his life.,' i w-In Surry .county are a man
and wife who have been living together 65
years?; They; have B ' children' living, 3?
grandchildren and 28 great-grandchilaren,
t The Charlotte Ghnerrsr nnt.es a tiirnipj
raised by Mr.'; J.i! L:1 Sloan,1 bf Davidsoa
Uoilege. weighme- 7V pounds. ; which was
sent to the, Atlanta Exposition.. The Mon-j
roe 'Eifpress ' thereupon refers to a Union
county turnip which Weighs 8 pounds, and
we would fain regret not having sent to thei
exposition a turnip which ' was given us a!
month agor by. Mr., ,W. H, ,;Hunnycutt,, of;
Chambersburg township, "- this " county,!
which brought-down the scales at 9i -lbs!
in its stocking feet." It beat -anything we-l
!aw at Atlanta,-.;"! J S a-ih n -k!; j !
'' FLIES & ! MOO.mTOESA' 15c box
of 'Rourfk on Rats'will keep a house free!
from flies, mosquitoes, rats and mice the;!
entire season.- "Druggists; ':-'1- -v - s " ' f -
ii ne aia not