Tlie; Weekly. Star.
Wit H. BEBNABD, Editor and Prop'r.
WILMINGTON, N. O.
Friday,'
- Apeh.14, 1882:
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"NATIOIfAli HEUP. . .J
We received some weeks ago a
printed copy' of a "Memorial to
Congress," Isigned by a number of
ministers and' teachers, among them
Dr. Curry, the agent of the Peabody
Fund. It is an! appeal for Congres
sional aid in behalf of popular edu
cation, and pon a basis of illiteracy.
The memorialists set forth in tabular
form certain figures that illustrate
the subject jin a way that must im
press reflecting people ' generally,
We cannot copy me wwc ucwhidv."
its length, i jin 1880, in North Caro-
! lina there were 463,975 persons over
I ten years of j age who could not write.
-Of Jhese 271,943 were colored.
The memorialists ask for help not
tor supersede butto stimulate State
effort. The! chief aid should be for
common schools rather than for
' training sch1 ools. The South needs
help at oncei - Say the memorialists:
The safety of the Republic is the su
preme law of the land.'. This is the maxim
which not only justifies but demands ac
tion on the part of the general government;
and it should! also suggest the limitations
under which the action should be taken," ;
They urge upon Congress that as
war freed the negroes and Congress
gave them Ihie ' right of voting, that
t
"education alone can
convert this
mass of ignorance and element of
danger intD one iofj enlightened
strength and safety." ! Of the fund
proposed less than one-fourth would
be on account of white illiteracy. In
other words something . like three
fourths of the sum proposed would
go to prepare the colored electors for
a proper and safe exercise of their
right to vote. It is proposed' that'
the , Congress appropriate $3 each
year per capita
the illiterates.
or the : education of.
This would give
$l,891,925,of which
North Carolna
the negroes would receive $815,829,
and the whites $576,096.' The me-
i -, i -
morial says: -'- - j
"Representing an educational work in
the South chiefly: for the. negro race, in
which have been expended about $10,000,
000, and speaking with a wide knowledge
of facte; we emphatically assert the impos
sibility of accomplishing this great work
unless the general . government shall come
to the assistance of those States in which
this illiteracy is chiefly found."
In this connection we may refer to
another memorial sent to Congress
from South Carolina; It is signed
by the Supreme Court Judges, the
State officials members of the Legis
lature, the faculties of Wbfford Coir
lege, of Due West College, of Claflin
University and t of South Carolina
College, and , the various public
bodies of jdharleston. They set
forth the necessity, for Government
aid, and say iin conclusion: i.
; "Your memorialists; believing that the
provisions of 'a Ml to ; establish an educa
tional fund and apply a portion of the pro
ceeds of the public i lands to public educa
tion, and to provide "for the more complete
endowment and' support of national col
leges for the advancement of scientific and
industrial, education,' introduced into the
Senate by Senaior M. C. Butler, are well
adapted to promote the cause of public ed
ucation, would TespectfuHy s and earnestly
ask for its passage." , i
The National Educational Conven
. tion which met in Washington re
cently did not approve of Senator
Blair's bill, and appointed a commit
tee to , present a - bill to . Congress.
They, ask forj an ' annual appropria
tion , of $1 5,000,000, by which this
s3tate would receive' over, $1,000,000.
The State wil have the: distribution
of the 'fund, jind Federal authority
win u expiuiueu emireijV; mms is
right and judicious, we think. Only
popular education -free schools-
will be affected by this fund. xThe
position of the Star, as we tried to
indicate in an editorial of some weeks
since, was to accept Government aid,
but not to allow Federal intervention
or interference in the distribution 6r
management of the fund. It would
be a very dangerous step to allow the
Federal authorities to get control of
pur public schools under any plea or
necessity however oreaf. . Tlli
is better than centralization. We
would never favor any "National
aid" that came clothed with power to
rann1n C!4.. 'J' 1- ll TTT '
'vRluOTO otitnti BuuuoiB. j i vve iear a
"strong government", far more .than
we dp ignorant voters! Whilst there
is : genuine danger , in' having public
affairs controlled by a million of ig
jiorant sovereigns there ' js fa greater
danger to civil liberty and republican
institutions in the steady growth of
Federal power and a constant inroad
upon thosg sovereign' rights tha are
guaranteed in the Constitution of pe
United States to the several States.
bill! is that it adds to Federal autho
rity- whilst invading. the-rights of
the' States: The late. President Gar
field advocated strongly Government I
aid; and he did so because lie tnougnt
the! North responsible for the exten
sioij of; stiff rago to the;negroes.i He
said:
"VnT thps "Worth and South alike there is
but 'one remedy. All the constitutional
power of the Nation and of the State, , and
all the volunteer forces of the people should
be summoned to meet the danger by the
This is right enough, ' if :,we limit
the 'constitutional power of 'the Na-
tinnH t.n fnrnishificr the moneV t w3th
which to educate the illiterates whilst
giving the States the : exclusive con
trol I of its disbursing. ; v Otir motto
is All the Government aid possible
i ... is, l ' .-i ' - .
but no Federal intervention or con
trol in its distribution.
' A CONTESTED SEAT.
The House committee on Elections
have reported in favor ! of r seatinff
Mackey in the Second District' of
South Carolina. Mr. O'Connor was
seated, and after his death, which
occurred April 26, 1881, Mr. Dibble
was elected, the Republicans failing-
to vote because they said - there, was
no vacancy, as Mackey was elected
in the first election . and he was en
titled to his seat. After a long de
lay the committee reported favorably
for Mackey. The Republicans in
this case are attempting to make it
appear that the most outrageous
swindles were perpetrated, and, that
Mackey was elected really by 879
majority, whereas O'Connor was re
turned as elected by over 5,000. It
is charged in the report of the com
mittee that the Republicans were
cheated out of some 10,000 votes.
They claim that the - majority for
O'Connor was obtained by. reversing
the vote of one district in Charleston
county and by omitting the vote of
seven precincts in the .same county
and of four precincts in Orangeburg
county. - i ' -
The statement of frauds as made
in the report of the committee is spe
cific and shows immense frauds,if the.
charge is true. : Of this we cannot
know any thing. We hope the frauds
were not committed and that the. re
port is partisan, unfair and false. We
shall be, glad to see the statement
contradicted flatly and by clear evi
dence, for the whole North will be
lieve that the charge, of fraud is sus
tained unless emphatic rebutting tes
timony of a ; trustworthy kind ' is
offered. ;" .: i'':V""..,:'--'r.;s";'X,. T I "'
The committee state' that in a num
ber of precincts where Mackey had
large majorities the vote was thrown
out by the County Boards. We copy
a few samples of theeyidence offered
by the committee to sustain its re
port favoring Mackey's claims:
- "In the Haut Gap district, the County
Canvassers gave O'Connor 1,052 j and
Mackey 19, when in fact there were actually
cast and counted by the precinct managers
only 46 for O'Connor and 1,037 for Mackey.
The managers made this return, but after
the County Canvassers had received the
box the seals were broken, the returns
taken out, and other ballots substituted for
those cast, so that the vote was reversed as
above stated. - The return had disappeared.
Although positive proof of the correct vote
and of the opening of the box was furnished
to the County Canvassers they counted the
fraudulent ballots, returned them in their
statement, and made no effort fo find the re
turn. ". : ,' ; ' v'iv- vt : v
. , "The Black Oak; vote, 893 for Mackey
and 11 for O'Connor, although, established
by an Election .-Supervisor's evidence, and
the sworn, return of the managers, was
thrown out. The facts were nearly j the
same in relation to the Strawberry precinct,
where 573 votes were cast for Mackey and
90 for O'Connor.
. "At Calamus Pond. Mackey had 511 and
O'Connor 119. The committee says that
this vote was attested by two Supervisors,
one of them a -Democrat, and that its cor
rectness was -not denied by one of the man
agers when examined by O'Connor." h
These are mere samples of many
like 'statesments.; If 'they ; are true
then they show that voting in that
part of South' Carolina is a farce. If
untrue, and we must hope that it will
so turn out, ' then v., the friends i of
O'Connor ought to make it appear so.
The ballot ought to be protected
from frauds. No free people can
afford to abuse it 6r allow it to ibe
abused. Let the ballot become cor
rupt and there will be no safety for
free, constitutional government.
, JDr. John JV Mott, Chairman of the
State Republican Committee, writes
a communication to the Washington
Hepublican, in which he says that not
more vthan 5,000 Republicans, white
and colored, voted .; for prohibition
last year. Mrf Mott may be a good
guesser,but we doubt it. The Ashe
ville News, Republican, - places the
Republican vote for prohibition 1 at
riHORSPORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE In
CIokvalescknck. I have prescribed Hors
forofg Acid -Phosphate in the convalescing
stage6f jtpho-malarial fever, and; when-
! au uciu isf indicated, noimng nas been
- luuuuequaiioil. ' J. LL, WILSON, M. 1.
- Plymouth, Ind. - - ' j
Th Mormons are smart in their
dav and Generation., They think the
"pocket-nerve is the way to reach" a
Geiitiles principles, so they propose
to hereafter trade onlv araonjr them-
selvesi But they will not hold out at
this, for they would soon weary of
cheating each other, and the Gentiles
are such good game., The pocket-;
nerve will prevent a full success, we
apprenenu,- iu ue.-wuiwug.vi-.
plan, and just because both Mormon
and'Gehtile have such' nerves."'
:v. ..S ;.-,'.
On Friday, evening" a- big Fair
Trade mass meeting is to be held in
iNew-Torkl '.Abram S. Hewitt, Da--
vid S. Wells and E. S. Jaffrey are
among the. callers, ' in tneir circular
ithey say:,.l ' ' ' '
f And, believing : that a judicious but
stion of commercial liberty,- cannot be de- ,
laved witnout aisastrous enecis 10 ine pros
- . . j. . i . - 1 1
pemy ot ine country, we laviiu our lenuw.,
:Ht.iztnR to attend this meetinc and to srive
this reform their hearty support." - .-
When-the House met there were
twenty-twa contested cases to lie con
sidered.' The following shows what
has been done , to this terin: 1 ,
"Renorts have been made in the cases of
Lynch against" Chalmers ' and' Campbell
against cannon, ana nve otners, tuose oi
Mabson against Oates, of Alabama: Lanier
asinst Kins and Smith against Robertson,
f Louisiana; Stolbrand. against Aiken, of
South Carolina, and - McDowell again3t
George, of Oregon, have been dismissed.
Four or five other cases have been argued."
, What .hope of a-fair trial can any
one have for' the -; politically perse
cuted in . South - Carolina - when - he
learns that the jury to "try white
; Democrats under - bitter . Federal
Judges, of. the true Stalwart type,, is
composed of- nine negroes and three
whites. ' A drum-head court-martial
would be preferable.- " -
Jumbo took a big drink soon after
his ' arrival. He swallowed a quart;
of whiskey without blinking or say
ing "thanks," after the true English
style. Barnum was shocked at the
size of the drink. Jumbo showed
him what the English size was.
All along : the Republicans have
been swearing that Lynch was elect
ed over Chalmers in the Shoe-String
District of Mississippi by 17,000 ma
jority. Now the majority report in
the House , claims but 385. : So it
may turn out in the alleged fraud in
South Carolina. "
Patti made over f 175,000, but Ab
bey, Haines and Dam, the managers,
lost over $ 1 1 ,000. Abbey and Haines
ire heard, probably, using the (other
partner's' name a few times too of
ten. In the meantime Patti has no
pity.-1 - y- v,: -
Billie Chandler is said; to be the
mortal foe of Jim Blaine of Maine.:
Up to 1881 they , were very "devoted
friends. Billie has become a Stalwart
to enjoy a part of ; the spoils. He is
a sort of latter-day saint. . , , ,
- A great event has happened. Jumbo
has landed safely, and Barnum is
happy A paragraphist suggests that
as Barnum calls his show the "Lon
don Circus" Jumbo will be satisfied
and wiir prance to the music. .
It is very doubtful if Parneil is
again f returned - to prison ; wliere he
ought to have never been sent. Pro
bably the government will be glad to
get rid of a serious business in this
way. . ,
A Chinese giant eight feet high
and weighing 500 pounds is the latest
sensation in New York.' He 'is 35
years of age. i ' -
The Proponed New Hotel at SmitJ ville
The new and commodious Hotel to be
erected at Smithville and leased to ;jie. B.
L. Perry, of the Purcell Hous&of this city,
mention of which was made in the Star a
week, or so' ago, is now being framed at
Mr. J. W. Taylor's mill, under- jie direc
tion of the contractor, Mr. Joseph Silvy.
In dimensions it will be 72x36 feet. The
first floor will . contain fifteen rooms, with
three passages," seventeen windows and
fourteen doors ; . the second floor will con
tain fifteen rooms, three passages, eighteen
windows and twelve doors; and "the"third
floor twelve room three passages, twenty
windows and twelve doorsJ - There will be
a long piazza in front,, the entire length of
the building, and along L verandah on the
south side 86x25 feet The dining room
will be 60x20 feet, containing twelve win
dows and two doors, i There is . a large"
force engaged upon, i the "work, and the
hotel, unless some - unforeseen accident
happens to prevent, will be in readiness for
the reception of guests by the first of June,
the commencement of the heated term. i.
: Marion Lump3 Post iu Capt. E.
J.- Kirksey, superintendent of " the Carolina
Queen Mining Company,5 showed us. an as
say of some of the ore from the Companies
mine, made by George B. Hanha, at Char
lotte; with "the following1 results: - Three
different assays showed an - average yield,
per ton of 2,000 pounds of - ore, $322.45
gold; $8.03 silver; total yield $325.48. v One
of the assays showed a yield of over $1,200
per ton. .Ki-riu - ..'-.,!';
: Suddenly Teakened. ,
I suffered with rheumatism of the back
and hip for a number of years," said Mr
Thomas Morgan, Superintendent of Streets.
I was waited on by physicians, but they
gave no permanent relief, and I resolved
to; try, St.. Jacobs Oil. My rheumatism
weakened - at the first attack of its great
enemy, 8 1. Jacobs Oil, and soon I was welL"
(ncinnati Times-Star,
EEP0RT OF THE PEESIDEBnC.
Annual Meeting Demand lr Bepeal
of Certain Xaxe-Natlqoaa BanlC
Proposed Abatement i of jTax fon
Janufcture9 I t. WlX.-3e of.
President Calder Election of Offi- .
eersj&c. .
-The annual meeting of the Produce -Ex-
change was held at the rooms of ibat body
yesterday morning.. 4 1. i t -V
The meeting wasalled4o--oieby th'
President. - Jf' ri.uii
The minutes of the last annual ' meetiug
were read and approved. ' : '? J 7- 1
The Secretary and Treasurer's annual re
port, properly audited; was read and res
ceived and ordered spread -upon .the rain-,
.utes., . It gives evidence of increased pros-
"perity on the part of the Exchange.' " 1
i The President read his annual reports as
follows: . : '. . '
! Gentlemen I would take the occasion,
of the expiration of my term of service,,
and of that of your present Board of Man
agers: to Dresent a brief summary of what
jias been done during our term, and of the.
manner in which we have discharged your
trust H ( . u
' I must congratulate yOU on the greatly
Improved condition of the finances of the
Exchange, as evidenced by the report of
your Treasurer. We are mow out of debt,
and with sufficient sineome to meet current;
expenses. 1 The Exchange is no longer an
teXDeriment. but has become an acknowl
edged necessity' to our merchants, and we
may hope soon to manner among its mem
bers all who are in any way interested in
the trade in : the products 'of this section..
During the past two years we have gained
seventeen' new members. -The surplus
fund has been increased , in this time
$122.12, and now amounts to $605.30.:.
We have secured the repeal of the order
requiring the prepayment of freight on all
shipments from this place over the W., C. ,
& A. R. R. thereby avoiding the unneces-,
sary use and risk of a laiee amount, of
money to all the trade of the city. i - v
, ' la the absence of special provision in
charter parties, fifty tons per day has been
fixed as a proper delivery of salt and other
similar cargoes in bulk. ,
In settlement of contracts for future de
liver? of SDirits turpentine, forty-eight gal
lons has been fixed as the average gauge of f
casks, instead of forty-three as formerly.
We have endeavored to induce the W. &
W. and the W., C. & A. R R Companies
to fix properly the crossing by their tracks
of . JTutt street, so as to make a smooth
roadway i for drays and other vehicles
through this our main thoroughfare for the
movement of merchandise. Our efforts:
have thus far been unsuccessful, and the
matter is unreasonably delayed. The pres
ent condition of this crossing adds greatly
to the wear and tear on both horses and
vehicles, and to . that extent, increases the
cost of "moving, goods, 1, In this connection
I would call attention to, .the inadequate..
arrangement ,-, for receiving and delivering
goods at the railroad depots, and to express
the hope that the railroad ' companies will
make such improvements as will lessen the,
cost and risk of handling freights; since it
is obvious that whatever can jbe saved in
this way adds that ' much to ' the value of
the article - handled, increases trade, and
thereby adds greatly ; to their freight re--ceipts.
j - ..." I'. . v
The Board 61 Marine Underwriters in
New York advanced the rate of insurance'
early in the year on foreign cargoes, from
this port, but by prompt joint action of
your Board of Managers and the Executive
Council of the Chamber of Commerce, by
which it was shown there had been no ma
rine loss for many years, either at the bar at
the mouth of the river or in the river itself,
the rate wag reduced, and wo now have as
good rates as at ports south of us. i r. ; w
The rate of premiums for fire insurance
is now having the earnest attention of your
Board of Managers, and we hope that a
considerable reduction in these rates may
be secured, f With our greatly improved
facilities for extinguishing fires, it is but
reasonable to expect the .lessening of in
surance premiums. The rates now charged
seem to us excessive, and are a great burthen
on the business of the place. i
I take the . opportunity of thanking the
committees on Quotations for Cotton and
Naval Stores, for the manner in which they
have discharged their duties 'often difficult,
and sometimes disagreeable. On the
judicious action of these two committees
center much of the interest of our-Exchange,
and the life of our markets. :
I take particular pleasure in calling your
attention to the marked increase in the
trade of our port in the main articles of pro
duce belonging to this section, as will be
seen by the following comparison of receipts
and exports of cotton and naval stores for
the last two years:- 'r , ; ; - ', ';,..;,; U , .
Receipts of cotton from April i
1, 1881, to April 1, 1882. .:137. 762 bales,
Receipts of cotton from April
1, 1880, to April 1, 1881. ..116,876 "
Increase i.. 20,886 . i" -
Receipts of spirits turpentine
from April 1,1881, to April ' 1
- 1, 1882.-. . . : 85;997 casks.
Receipts of spirits turpentine . - ,
from April 1,1880, to April -1,
1881... L 84,099
Increase . . . . . .. . .... . 1,
Receipts of rosin from April
1, 1881. to April 1, 1882. . .454,917
Receipts of rosin from April
1, 1880, to April 1, 1881 i :444,552
bbls.
Increase
10,365
68,653;
56,460
Receipts of tar from April 1,
1881, to April 1, 1882. ...
Receipts of tar from April 1,
1880, to April 1, 1881
' Increase .. i ....... . ;'..
Receipts of crude turpentine
12,193
from April 1, 1881, to April
1, 1882. 87,486
Receipts of crude turpentine '
from April 1,1880, to April ;
1,1881.
92,101' t5
. . Decrease. v 4,615 . .
Foreign . exports of -.cotton. . - - 1 ..
from April 1, 1881. to April ? ' ! 1 l
1; 1882 63,883 bales.
Foreign exports of n cotton -;,
from AprU 1,1880, to April 1 1
1, 1881....' V....V." 72,182 " '.
'' Decrease
Foreign exports of spirits tur
; pentine frrom April 1, 1881,
to April 1, 1882. ; i
Foreign exports of spirits tur-
pentine from April 1, 1880, ;
7 to April 1, 1881 .. ........
8,349
58,615 casks,
mm:
63,199
- Decrease. . .
Foreign exports of rosin from
. . V . .' 4 .
4,584
t , April l, 1881, to April 1, -1882.'...;4;
.......... 380,278
Foreign exports bf rosin from' m
April 1, 1880, to April!,.
. 1881 . .. .... 392, 317
bbls.
- ,t
Li
. Decrease... 12,039 -
Foreign exports of tar from .... . ,
April 1, 1881. to April 1. V " ' :
1882..; .....V;.VV... : ...12.757
Foreign exports of tar fromu - LmM
i : April 1, 1880,; to April 1, . l; ' -
Increase
-m to - i.
: , 907
.Domestic exports . of cotton?
, from April 1, 1881, to Abril
1, 1882 71,694 bales
domestic" exports or cotton as
from April 1, 1880, to April . :
1,1881. ,.. 46,271 .
Increase.
'.' 25,423'
Domestic exports of spirits
i -terpentine ..from - April . 1,
' 1881, to April 1,,-1882. . . .
Domestic-" exports !of spirits
!.' turpenfiaefro" i April 1,
1 1880, to;Apri; 1, 1881. . : .
' Decrease. .. .... .. . ;
Domestic exports of rosin
from April 1, 1881, to April
1, 1882
Domestie exports - of--rosin
from Anril 1. 1880. to Anril
29,752 casks.
33,121
i,469 1
45,645 bbls,'
1. U881
52,793
i ; f .
4 -
r7,148
Domestic exports of tar fromr Y- j )
i April .1, 1881, to April 1, '. 1 '
1 1883.. UV..;.; 43,356
Domestic exports of :-tar from. n ; v
i April ; 1,1880, to April 1,- 7
1881. 88,517
' Increase.. . i j . '. V. .1 . . 4,839 '.
Total exports of cotton from - ' -' n
. April 1 1881,,. to,. April 1, ' ,;
1882.". .'. .135,527
Total exports of cotton from t h
April. 1, 1880, Jo April 1, -.
'1881.1 1... '.118,458
bales.
i Increase. 17,074 "
Total exports of t spirits tur- !
; pentine from April 1,1881,.M - u i ..
i to April 1, 1882. ....... .. 88,367 casks.
Total exports' of spirits tur- ! 1 : ' '
; pentme from April 1, 1880
to April 1, 1881. ..
96,320
,7,953
I'"". !
; i v Decrease
Total exports of
rosin from
April 1, 1881,
to April 1, !
bbls;
Total exports of rosin from
April 1, 1880, to April 1,
445,110
Decrease.... 19.187:
Total exports of tar from 4 .... f?
April 1, 1881, ito April 1, f " '
' 1882:. ......U.. 56,113'
Total exports of -tar from j ir ;
April 1, 1880, to April 1,!'; "
1881... 50,367
Increase. ..'..:.:: 5,746 rl '
a Given by percentages the receipts of -cotton
increased during the past year 17 per
cent., spirits turpentine 2 per cent., rosin 2
per cent., tar 21 per cent. - "
; While I present no statistics as to timber,
lumber and rice, it is well known that the
trade in each of these has largely increased
in the past year. The crop of! peanuts was
cut short' by bad seasons, and possibly not
so much of this article hag been received
as formerly. The trade in all these branches
of our produce should be represented on
our boards, anti we hope to have them all
with us,' ; Statistics of "all these articles can
be readily ; kept; here, a to any extent . that
might be deemed desirable by those par
ticularly interested in them, f " " .
r - The increase in receipts at this port : is
particularly noteworthy, as it occurs in a
year when all the great crops of the country
have been cut short by bad seasons; , The
effect of unseasonable, weather on the crop
iof cotton is well known to every one.'
; whether in or out of the trade,, as statistics
concerning this article are more thoroughly
j disseminated than for' any other; but if is
not generally borne in mind that bad seasons
cut short the yield of the "pine tree to as
great an extent as that of any agricultural
product. ,.:X,-i .. i..?tr. vl A.
The increase in receipts in the article of
cotton is Deculiarlv encouraein? under all
the circumstances, as it has been gained
without any new' combination of railroad
lines Workmg directly to this 1 end, all the
railroads centering here having connections
which give them a longer ttaul by carry
ing cotton past us, and railroad managers
naturally work for the longest haul, under
the present system of railroading.
This increase In cotton receipts at our
port is the more striking when we compare
ours with other cotton ports, and find that
j Wilmington is the nuy port which' has
gameu uunng me past year. an exami
nation of the tables of receipts at the ports
in the last issue of the Financial and Com
mercial Chronicle, the following percentages
of losses and gains will be found to have oc
curred in the past year: - At New Orleans
receipts decrease 17i per- cent. ; at Savan
nah 14 per cent ; at Norfolk Hi per cent ;
at Galveston 34 per cent; at Charleston
18 per cent ; at Mobile 31 per cent ; at City
Point 9 per cent i at Port Royal 53 per
cent At the 17 reported ports, North and
South, the decrease is 15$ per cent while
at Wilmington receipts increase 17 per cent 1
As the decrease in receipts at ports north
of us is as marked as at those to the south,,
it is evident that this difference does not
arise from any change in direction of ship-,
ments, by which more cotton would have
gone by interior routes to Northern ports
than formerly. Our gain, therefore, is pos
itive, and we trust and think ;it will in
crease as the years go on. - ; . , ; u .
v I would suggest the advisability of de
veloping and fostering near by trade, by
which I mean trade from counties contig
uous to. our own., ) Undeveloped lands are
lying waste almost at ; our j very, doors,
which are as fertile as any of the rich fields
of Texas or as the famous Mississippi bot
toms, free from the perils of the frightful
overflows and t killing , ' 'northers," and
blessed with a genial and" healthy climate.
Probably the most effective way of devel
oping this trade, would be by building short
lines - of v railroads, which should be con
trolled by Wilmington, , and worked so as
to make our market easier of access for the
trade that naturally, seeks an, outlet here.!
v: This year, for a the first time, a large
Steamer has been dispatched from this port
with a full cargo of cotton and naval stores:
direct across ; the Atlantic. 'Let us hope
that the trip of the steamship . "Barnes
more" td Liverpool is but the" precursor fori
ds of continuous direct communication Tbyl
steam with the great markets of Europe, j
The decided benefit to the port of the
great work at the mouth of the river , by
the Government,, is becoming; daily more
apparent, and we are probably on the eve
of realizing all that has been, hoped for
from it. Recently a vessel drawing 18 feet
went to sea safely over the main bar, and
one drawing 15 feet was brought up the
river to the city wharves without lightering
or detention. Before the next cotton sea
son opens, it is probable we will, have at
least 16 feet of water from Wilmington , to
the sea. : 7 : .: ! , . , , . i
From all these facts we may feel assured
that the future progress of Wilmington is
. not problematical. . What we mainly - need
nowj is a continuance of vigorous work t
deepen the water-on our - bar, and in our
river; to foster jj .inear by, ttradQ- by
building short, . cheap , roads 1 , where and
when, possible, and to . encourage in
bur town small manufactures of : all
kinds;-.! To this latter . end much . could! be
done by inducing such legislation as would
exempt from taxation all new capital in
vested in manufacturing.'-': If the city taxes
alone could be removed from 'such enter
prises it would be a great step forward, and
State and county taxes would be taken off
as soon as practicable, ! The ' thousands of
new spirit casks that are sold in this mar
ket should every one be made here,,, and
this industry alone should support many
people ; besjde which there should be shoe
factories, soap factories candle factories,
and numberless others, that do not require
a very large amount of capital to conduct
them successfully.-1 It'-''-'.Y v4 -to1 -
Death has taken from us two valued mem
bers in the past year. ' To men in the con
stant activity and daily excitement1 of busi
ness, these sombre visits of the dread mes
senger should serve to warn us of thegcon
stant necessity bt making preparation for
that other life which is to come, while ma
king provision for the too engrossing pre-
Sent. 'KiK?: k u,yUir:
y To the assiduous industry of our' Secre
tary we 'are indebted for the reliable correct
ness of the statistics kept by this Exchange,
which have lent no little to the intelligent
conduct ; of operatior1 in,, the markets. " I
have reason to believe that tie careful and
full .reports, that he issues on cotton and
I naval; store s have d he much to attract
1 attentaon to our port 5aad increase its foreign
i trade j "i t ;
Besgin pardon for having detained you
40-thislengthr and thanking you on behalf
ot tne lioara ot Managers, as well as on
my own. for your uniform courtesy and
- forbearance, I would now relinquish the
Daton ot omce to my successor, for whom
I would only ask the same consideration A
you have so kindly extended to me: " 1 -1 - -
6':"-"t"- Kobt. - E. Caumsb, Presd't. -
. ApriU0,1882.,;!C ; , ,r: .s.;,
; The report was referred to a committee
of three, consisting of Messrs. C. H. Robin
son,' JofinT:: Rankin and Wm. Calderi 'to
make arrangements for having it printed.
; On motion of Mr. C. H. r Robinson the.
thanks of the Exchange were tendered to
the retiring officers. - - . j.
' -The following resolutions were, on mo
tion, unanimouslyadopted, and the Board
of Managers requested to secure the joint
action of the Chamber bf Commerce in car
rying out the, views of the Exchange: ; ijitj
Whereas, We believe that the commer
cial interests of the country! demand the re
peal of certain taxes levied upom national
and other banks and known: as 'war
taxes;" therefore, ' - - ' .
i, Beicived That this Exchange respectful
ly petitions Congress to' repeal the laws le
vying f ."
; First-The 2 cents stamp duty on' bank1
checks - i ' - .- . - !.
Second -The payment of the tax of 1 per
cent, on bank circulation. ' -'.
; Third The.payment of the tax of one
half of one per cent, upon all . deposits in.
banking institutions. -. "
: Resolved, 2d, That our Senators and mem
bers of the House of Representatives be re
quested to vote for the bill to recharter the
national banks whose charters are about to
expire.! " . ' ' -'' - : 1 "
i Resolved fid, -That the Secretary bo in
structed to send a copy of these resolutions ,
to our Senators and members of Congress,
with;the request that .they ; use their in
fluence and give their votes in favor of the
repeal of these burdensome taxes upon the
commerce of the country. . .it ; :
; On motion, the Board of Managers1! was
instructed to take some action looking to
the abatement of the tax on manufactures
of this city, and ask for a suitable Custom'
House and Postofflce in Wilmington.
The meeting then adjourned.
ELECTION OP OFFICEBS.
The i following officers were elected to
serve during the ensuing year: . - r; i
Presidents-James Sprunt
Vice President H. C. McQueen.
Board of Managers A. Martin,
R
E.
R
Calderj
R Moore, B. F. Hall, Wl
Kenani i--iV
j Inspectors of Election
;D. Woody; O. PearsalL
-R, W. Hicks, J.
i A "Hough Diamond" The Brunswick
"Treasure" 'Thrown,: Into - the
Shade, . -3. t -. , , : " j
A friend writing us from Bannerman's
iBridgeJ Pender county, mentions seeing in
our Weekly an item headed "A Treasure
of a Woman." and savs there is a' woman
now Hying m4 Holly Township," in 1 that-
county, that beats Brunswick's . "treasure"
badly. During the late war she'did all her
farm work, split her own rails, prepared
her boards, cleaned out her ditches, l and,
in fact, 'did all that was needful to make her
full support, and had corn to sell to her
neighbors. Having but one child at that
time, and no one to look after it, she set to
work and made a go-cart to haul the infant
about in to keep it out of. danger. When
she was engaged, in v stripping fodder she
usually jattached tjie cart with the baby in
it to her person and hauled it from one end
of the field to the; other." She can use me
chanics tools of all kinds with ease j and
skill, including the mason's r trowel; builds
her own chimneys, frames her own pictures,
paints and varnishes, crochets and embroid
ers very! neatly, is a splendid butcher, and as
good a j'marksman" as is generally found
in Eastern North Carolina, having killed as
many as thirty , ''robins'' in one afternoon
and never m ssed a shot " A hawk never
dares to : approach ; her premises. She is
now about 45 years of age, and is as active
as any of the young, girls she has had as'
many as ten children ; is as good a female
doctor as the country affords, and takes the
Weeklt Star and several other papers,:
from which it will be seen that she is in
telligent and enterprising as well as indus
trious and happy, notwithstanding she has
so many j rough faculties and accomplish
ments. ' . '
For the Penitentiary. ,r"-''
t ueputy Bnemr uaniel Howard will leave
for Raleigh Friday morning, with four con
victs for the penitentiary, sentenced at the
late terra of the1 Criminal Court, to-wit :
Hilliary Williams, colored.for larceny, two
years; Major Dudley, colored, for larceny,
four years; John Deal and Chas. Williams,
colored, for forgery,' two years each, j .The
two latter were appeals to the Supreme
Court, in; which the decision of the Court
below was affirmed. ' - '
T.
Foreign Shipment. ... ; ;
( The foreign shipments from this port
yesterday were as, follows: The German
brig Clara; Capt-- Toss,' for Stettin. Ger
many, by Messrs. E. Peschau & Wester
mann,' with 3,405 barrels of rosin,, valued
at $7,925 ; and the British schooner Mabel
Darling, Capt Ranger, for Nassau, N. P.
by Messrs.. Edward Kidder'& Sons' with
70,000 feet of lumber and 40,000 shingles
valued' ait $1,823: Total' for! the day
Mr Michael Robbett, 77 Sargent street,
Cahocs, N.! Y.:, was, - cured "of a very se
verely injured knee by St Jacobs Oil, says
the Rochester, N. Y., Sunday Herald. '
, The attention,, of Loge Harris,
the Raleigh correspondent of . the ' New
jYork Times, is called to the annual report
of Mr. R.;E. Calder, latePresidenif bur
Produce Exchange, which we republisliby.
request, in another part pf this paper.t -.'As
the correspondent is interested in our port,
it may be advisable ; for him to incorporate
the main facts of the report in his next let
ter in reference to the "rapid decline" of
Wilmington ;. - t-.;r fs - , :
" Diphtheria attacks all classes, at allagesj
and at all seasbns of. the year. . As the
seed of this terrible disease is irf the throat
it is directlyreached by Darbys Prophylac
tic, Fluid used as a gargle or Bwabbing out
the mouth with a cloth saturated with the
Fluid. - Articles used about the sick should
be rinsed in water containing a small quan
tity "of the Fluid; it will absolutely destroy
me germs oi contagion. - --
Spirits Turpep-tine ,
. -KeV'Dr. Cfosi'hb his beli'iH,.
is improving, -t - - -
Pole-punching3 seem to be in
order iiraongthe'- lazy people of gonad sec-'
tions. ' -
- Fj- Rutherf ordton jBanner: We re
gret to learn' that a M.:Wafers, engaged at
a steam saw mill, had his " foot cut off by
the 'saw one day last week. -; ,v l
I Shelby 'Aurora .-C The : cotton
weigherin this place reports 347 bales du
rin the month of March.' - The ' fruit
in 1 Rutherford , county - has . withstood the
cold weather. ' . - c - l
Shelby Aurora: It is rumored
that the authorities of the Carolina Central :
Railroad will visit this place at an early day
for the purpose of locating a route from
Shelby to Spartanburg. S. C, !
; :t-t Milton. Chronicle:: A I lad of fif
teen or sixteen, years. old, residing in this
town,, accidentally swallowed a six-penny -nail
on Friday last- He says it hurt him a
little at first, but he seems not to be incon-'
venienced from it now. 1 u ! ; f
j Rockingham Spirit : A young"
man, by the name of W. K. Tukesberry,
was brought to town a few days ago from
the lower part of the county and lodged in
jail on a charge of lunacy. He is a son of
Dr. Tukesberry, of New York. :
f r j Goldsboro Messenger: We learu
that Mr. Jacob Braswellr of Johnston coun
ty; was painfully, and it is feared seriously
injured on Saturday last near . Pnnceton,
in, being thrown ; from a cart ? and dragged
some distance by a runaway mule.
h j 2?ew Berne 'Journal: Herrings
in: abundance; only 10 cents; per bunch.
j On yesterday we paid our first visit to
the rice mill of Mr. Elijah Ellis and found
it Mi'operation. f The capacity of , thi3 mill
is about fgur hundred bushels per day. -
( Roxboro News: Prominent gen
tlemen interested in theRpuniori of the old
confederate soldiers of Person county; have
appointed.. Wednesday, May 17th; as a time
far the preliminary meeting at Roxboro to
complete arrangements ) for 1 a . Grand Re
union later in the year, say about'the first
of July. ' -' ' . -.
Winston 'Sentinel: The Davie
county poor house has but ten inmates.
Forsyth county has triple the number.
Col. Tom Cooper passed through here on
last Saturday on his way home from Wash
ington. He expressed himself confident
that he would yet be confirmed as collector '
of his district. ;
; Warrenton- Gazette : Wheat,
oats and rye are looking splendid. There
will be more grain raised in Warren county
this year than for several, from the appear
ance of it at present . - -Mr. John W.
Hicks, of Haw Tree, has bought the War
ren Jfews, -and has assumed control. We
extend him our best wishes. , . , ; I
fields ville ' Times: ' We ! hear
that Mr. Jno. H. Nunnally, of this county,
made more on the cotton he raised last year
than he did on his home crop of ; tobacco.
He made over -eleven ; hundred 'pounds of
cotton last year and it was a dry bad time
for it, and sold it to the Morehead factory
at Leaksville. : He willmake more, cotton
this year. .,- : . .. -, . .', r : . ;!
1 j - Charlotte Observer :", T Five dbgs
killed on the - streets' yesterday. iir ' j We
have been informed that Rev, E. J. Drink
ard, D. D., LL. D.,v of ; Baltimore, ! will ,
preach the annual sermon, 'and Hon. J. M. (
Leach, of Lexington, N, t C, will deliver;
the address, before the Literary Societies on
the occasion of :the annual commencement
of Yadkin College, . May 25th, proximo.
r. Rockinghani See : Wm. Rich
mond Lovin, of Gibson Mill neighborhood,
died suddenly on April 1st, about 2 o'clock.
4p Died: In Rockingham, N. C, April
6tn, John Wesley Dawkins, aged about 43
years. U We chronicle with sorrow the
death of Henry Clark Webb, which oc
curred about 12 o'clock on Tuesday night,
the 4th inst , : at - his . home near John W.
Sanford's. . ' ,
- Laurinburg , Enterprise: The
Wilmingston ' StjS, - of Monday evening,
bestows a very handsome compliment upon
Hon. Matt ,W. Ransom, and we most
heartily concur in the opinion ! expressed.
North Carolina ; cannot find an abler, nor
more worthy son to represent her varied in
terests in the Senate of the United States,
and though he may have erred in some re
spects, he has made for himself a record
worthy of the emulation of all future suc
cessors. 4 Salisbury Examiner: There is,
according to the Census Bureau; 5,229,000,-V
000 feet of pine standing in-North Carolina.
Two young men by the name of Shore
were arrested and committed last Tuesday
for violations of , the revenue laws. j They
were arrested by M. L.-Arey, and tried be
fore Commissioner J. Y. Barber. 4 H Mr;
George Archenback, one of our most 'thrif
ty farmers, sold 14 car loads of hay; which
brought 85 and 90 cents per hundred.- The
hay was timothy, clover and meadow grass.
: Winston Sentinel: Twenty-two ;
persons connected themselves with the, Mo
ravian Church on Sunday, six by theordi
nance of baptism and sixteen by the rite of
confirmation. ' Henry Hill, the mail
carrier between this place and Mocksville,
was arrested ! last week - and carried before
U. S. Commissioner M. R Chaffin-, at
Mocksville, : on a charge of robbing the
mail pouches. . The evidence was conclu
sive of Hill's guilt, and he was committed
to jail to await a hearing before the Fede- .
ral Couit .. :
Montgomery Star : A gentle
man who is attending court here, and has
traveled over the: enUre State, says that in
this county is the finest long-leaf pine for
timber and turpentine purposes that he has
seen in any other portion of the State. -.
A man by the name of Beck, at work in
one of the shafts of the Hoover Hill Gold
mine in Randolph county, was" taken sud
denly ill and requested to be drawn out in
a bucket, .When; he -was near the top of
the shaft he lost his balance and falling a
distance of '200 feet was crushed into a jelly,
New Berne Journal: By refe
rence to the purchase return book of Craven
county, we find the total amount of pur
chases returned, for the six jnonths ending
December. 31; 1881, to be $554,246. Count
ing the spring purchases to be about the
same, which, they undoubtedly are, as some
merchants make heavier purchases in the
spring than in the fall, We will' have in
round numbers $1,000,000 invested in the
trade, of Craven county , during the year
1881. ifcout 20,000 bales of cotton were
sold here during the past season, which,: at
$45vper bale, brought about $900,000. -j
, r Raleigh , News-Observer : The
receipts'' here, last Week .' were 576 bales;
against 564 for the corresponding Week last
year;; The total receipts from September 1
to date are 55,442 bales, against 60,758 up
to the same date last season, showing a de
crease of 11,316 bales.; jMr, Andrew
Pleasants, ' section master at Sanford, was
run over by a train yesterday: and seriously -injured
His. in juries! are not. thought to
be fatal. ; On Saturday. Elijah Good
win, an aged citizen of Middle Creek town--ship
18 miles south of this city, took his
own life. He had been confined to his bed
for a week,! but was mot dangerously ill, so
was left by himself. : Availing, himself of
a Jtime when tto one was" in the room,' he
must have taken r a shot-gun and placed it
against his head and then pulled the trigger
yfey":' ;- ' m m 'mm " ' ; ,
. It is "probable that, the young lady cele
brated in those charming lines of Robert
Bums," had' tan; moth-spots and- freckles,
with other ' beauty blemishes; ' For such
conditions,. Dr. Benson's Skin Cure should
be on every lady's toilet table; - - af-i.