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The Weekly Star. 71L H. ESEITAED, Editor and Prop'r. . WILMINGTON, N. C. Friday,- - July 14, 1882. :- "7n writing to change Xjoxa address, always give former direction as wen as ran paruvuians as where you wish your paper to be sent hereafter. Unless you do both changes can not be made. $v . 0?Not1oes of Marriage or Death, Tributes of Kespeet, itesoiuuons 01 uaanjus, ao., are cnarseu for as ordinary advertisements, but only hall rates when paid for strictly in advance..-At this rate 50 cents will pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Deatn. "Remittances must be made by Check,Draft- Fostal Money uraer or iiegisierea xjgwit. t .rust masters will register letters when desired. ' . tWOnly Buch remittances will be at the risk of the publisher, s , i ' - - t5?SpecImen copies forwarded when desired. ; THE TRUE POLICY. .' We do not believe that; calm, re flecting people will be in a hurry to demand the abolition of the internal revenue system as long as there is a war tariff to bleed the people at every pore. : Whilst the internal revenue system is a great nuisance as ' exe cuted, it is not a hundredth part : as burdensome on the people at large as the present high protective jtariff. Both ought to be cut down together, but , the repeal of all revenue taxes without readjusting and reducing the tariff taxes would be suicidal and op-' pressive to millions of householders, who suffer far more from the latter than from- the former. Abolish all internal taxes and you at once guar antee the continuance of the present unequal, unjust, absurd, oppressive tariff. Every time you pay $2 for a pair of shoes you have paid the gov ernment at least 15 cents tax. " You have paid it just as much as if you had gone to the sheriff's office -and paid it. If you buy your wife a dress worth $3 you have paid every cent of $1.25. tax : on the same. And so on for your r iron, i sugar, and a thousand other necessaries, t. Are you ready to force the Go- vernment to rely upon the tariff for its monevs to Deroetuate ltseltr Money is:a necessity. The present expenses are some four hundred mil-, lion annuallv. 7 The monev to 'meet them must come from some source. Wipe out the internal revenues and I there are but little grounds for be- I lieving that you will be relieved in I the future of the present high, house-1 hold Faxes levied by the Government under the tariff. j '. Judge Merrimon, in : his strong, J well considered, and excellent speech, J a long extract from which we copy to-day elsewhere, has this to say of the present iniquitous Radical tariff: '-'There are over 2.000 articles that are made to pay a tariff duty, and the average of all these duties is forty-five per cent. No such heavy tariff has ever before been known in the annals of commerce. Do you buy a woolen hat costing you $2.00 the price is twice what it could be bought for were it not for the tariff. The same with blankets, clothing, salt; sugar, iron, steel, all the manufactured articles of which these metals form parts. These duties on many articles are entirely prohibitory. They pro hibit the importation of the articles. He favored a tariff for revenue with incidental protection for such of our manufactures as the situation and needs of the people ren dered expedient.. . Notwithstanding all ad mitted that the present tariff was unjust, ill- contrived and burdensome the .Republi cans had contrived to have it continued by appointing a commission nominally to re vise it, but really to delay its revision. ... It was a piece of hypocrisy. Indeed the party was a party of deception and hypocrisy mrougnout. - , . . i ' This is very much what the Star has said time and. again. : Judge Mer rimon is correct. The tariff is "unjust, ill-contrived and burdensome."- It lought to be razeed. The Consrress was untrue to its duties when it podged the . question of revisal and reduction. The Commission ' will hardly report before" 1884. Such is the expectation. ' It seems to us that if the objectionable , internal taxes are wiped out before the Commission teports it will be certain not to do ; anything worth considering in the . way. of : reducing the i, oppressive tariff. uai luveu uts. sy&ium. , xb : na,8 . never iavored it. But politics mean policy. . The people are 'outraged every bour in their pockets by the . tariff tax. . Why do that which will tend di- 'rectly to ; perpetuate ' that - outrage upon, the people ? ;We again say we systems of taxation, and we think it unwise to abolish the direct tax with-1 ; but providing at the same time for . certain relief from the indirect tax.' I -r- ;. THE FIBST STEP, For some time the Charlotte Ob server has: pursued a ; very strange course tor a paper calling itself Dem voeratic. It wis suspected bv manv P.a "was; preparing tor a bolt. " Wo- heard last t week that it ; was under- ; !! "stood at Charlotte that it had sold out," and we were asked to go for it. i..,x$ut we do not act in that way. We l iipref erred to await the action of that .' paper and let it speak for.itself. The f; telegraph brings the news that the v "editor, Mr. Jones, is out as an, Inde Ariorif. voy;tn .r.L -m-j - - occur. "We have long seen that Mr. Jones was very ambitious of political I uuuuiB,' J.uau Jj.itv-uctru luauacou all who have read his paper, have seen : the wood, cut ot - Mraseit agoing, around and scanned .the accompany insr biographical sketch. ' We cannot say that we are - surprised at the an nouncement. '. Nothing . " that Mr. Jones" can do in politics would . snr- prise us very much.,, . We feel relieved, J e can do much less harm to the " Democratic party J now than h has heen doinj? latterly, " " O - 1 . Mr. Jones will now take his place, we suppose, in public judgment, beside, his friend .KuraeF Johnston, whom' he attacked so often and not so long ago in his paper and beside his other friend, ; Capt. Charles Price. , John ston, Price and Jones a noble trio of disappointed politicians. , . - . The Democrats of .; Mecklenburg and the Sixth District wili.be apt to attend to Mri Jones at the right time. We would not suppose that it ;would require a very able man to peal the epidermis from him. Jt would be worth riding a hundred omiles by rail, to hear William M. Bobbins have an hour and a half reply to Charles Jones.' t Charles will be yet able' to say with sorrow of heart: v- I have venturd Like little wanton boys that swim on blad- aers, . This manv summers in a sea of glory : But far beyond my depth: my high-blown pride - , At length broke under, me; and now has left me,- ' - . , , Wearv. and old with service, to the. mercy Of a rude stream, that i must forever hide -jne." ' ; Good-bye, old fellow, if you have flopped or have it mmlnd. ti. It. looks liker you have "flopped." Since the above was written the Charlotte Observer of Sundav is to hand. . It contains :& thfee-column article of the editor announcing him: self a candidate fori. Congress, and in which he says he is a Democrat. He is so hungry he cannot await the convention to see u tne JJemocrais want him. : If Charles is gone then he will do but little harm to the De- mocracyr oomeot tne 'ijioerais" say they are still Democrats,' but hope to be elected by the Radicals; How does" Charles hope to be elected ? , Surely not iy Democratic votes. Will there be a Radical mongrel -candidate" in that District ? There will be if, they think Charles is a bona fide Demo- crat. If they think otherwise; then they will vote for Jones. DEATH OF DR. ClOW. , We are deeply - pained to learn" of the death of Rev. William Closs,'.D. D., which occurred at Enfield , Hali fax county,?! at 10.55 o'clock A. M., 1 on Saturday last, : in his 74th ' year, r His funeral sermon was preached u t -oi i n vtJ i J J ............ . I ton, Presiding Elder of Wilmington Try . tt: . . I District. His remains were taken to Henderson, Vance county for inter ment Dr. Closs had, been ill for some four - months. : When we -had our touching parting with him,which we shall never forget two' weeks ago yesterday, we. felt that we had seen him in this life for the last time. He said with great distinctness and .de liberation - before Row Mr. Arnold led in prayer: 'If it is God's' will I would like to live a few years longer if I could have health'and usefulness. i would nice to preacn , and . serve Him for, a few more years. But if not, I ,have no preparation to make for the 'other' world." r-! .' lt j Y A very acute, : a very able man is gone, we nave never known a clearer,, intellect. .;. There -was neveri any fog around his brain: He would have made,)" a t consunynate' lawyer., He had ft, mind of , remarkable' power. He .did a great deal ''for Methodism and Christianity in North! Carolina. He was a lucid, forceful,! earnest expounder of theGospeU !He' was a true; maw, every ifichof hitti-i fearless, candid, - frank, consistent. He has left no superior, in tho North' Carolina- onierence, ' OK ; wnicn' ne! was so distinguished,' so useful,Vso' influential and so honored a member. We think' he vras a native of Vir- ginia5 but of-that we are not assured At any rate he joined the' travelling connection of the Methodist. -Episco-i pal Church, South, at the session of the Virginia Annual Corif eren,ce held' at Petersburg in the War lfm 1?pv' rersourg in. tne year. ttevs... Robert O. Burton,"William W; Albea, William M. Jordan and' John Lewis joined- at ,the, same "time and VtA red to Xhe .North. Carolina .Annual: Conference.- The Calif ornia wheat, crop is ?estU mated at 50,000,000 bushels. Kan sas is put down "for pver 30,000,000, ,-. HQRSFORD'S ACID . PHOSPHATE FOR ALCOHOLISM.-i-Div:F4P Gilmar- tin 'Detroit' Michiffan.' savs: "I havft fniinrf I it very satisf actorv in its effect nntAWV in 1 ' SAD ACCIDENT, Vwo Boy Drowned whu natuins ftair Tiltnd Beacb Narrow xj cape of Three iOthera-Callant Con flnet or Cuptl JT. W; Harper, See. L Yesterday was the. occasion ofmn "excur sion tlown ine river on m ovcauici x "- port, under- the - auspices - oi uermania Lodge No. 4, Knigh ts of Pythias, and a large number of our" German friends .and others participated 4n it. Everything passed off pleasantly, until . after the boat arrived at Fort Caswell, which is located on what is known as Oak Island. Assoonais the boat touched the wharf flyeboys sprang ashore and hurried. off up the beach to go in bathing, contrary - to the warning ' of older persons, who endeavored to prevail upon them to forego the pleasure on account of the high wind and heavy sea. Nothing further was thought or said about the mat ter however, ''and the excursionists had partaken of lunch and- were preparing to commence dancing in the pavilion, the musicians being engaged in: tuning their instruments, ' when intelligence came that two of the boys had been drowned, upon which all proceedings stopped and many hurried up the beach to learn' the particu-'. lars of the sad disaster. . . It appears ahat Capt. John W. Harper, commander of the Passpor had lunched' and was taking a stroll along the,' beach, when he- saw somebody waving Jto him Suspecting something wrong he hurried, to the spot with all possible speed, '. had his forebodings confirmed, threw '.off what clothing he could hurriedly divest himself of and plunged inio the surf, succeeding in landing on the" beach : Jacob Sternberger, Sigismund Bear, a son of Mr, Samuel Bear, ' and another "hoy, whose name we could not ascertain Capt.- Harper .had one of the boys, taking him to the shore, when his foot struck against A body under the water, and he succeeded in securing it alsoi after considerable difficulty, and swam to the shore with the two. l Upon reaching the beach Capt. Harper was. just in time to sec one of the two remaining boys sink ex hausted beneath the huge waves, while the other had already disappeared. The hoys who were' nearest the shore 'and who" were rescued were about seventy-five yards out, while the other two were a shorj distance beyond them. These were Jacob . Bear, eldest son of Mr. Solomon Bear, and Julius Bear, a son of Mr. Samuel Bear, both said to be about eleven years of age. - Sigismund Bear, who was saved by Capt. Harper after he had sunk' doubtless for the last time, was no nearly drowned that.it took' 'the ut most efforts of Dr. JohnT. Schonwald, Jr. and others -to resuscitate him, by rolling and other remedies usual in such 'cases'. Young Jacob Sternberger was also so nearly exhausted that he had to be assisted to the boat. ' ' t- " - 1 As soon as the terrible news had been fully confirmed all preparations for further enjoyment and festivities ceased, the flags on the boat were hauled down and as , soon as possible all re-embarked . and the . boat returned to Smithville, . where those re maining ashore were taken ' qn v board and the bow of the Passport was then turned homeward, reaching here with:-as sad an excursion' party; as ever. returned to our wharves.r - ' " - ' Intelligence of the dreadful calamity was received herev through, the Signal office about 3 o'clock, and, caused a feeling of deeP sorrow and sympathy m the communi- ty. ' The boys, we learn; were very inter- (totinrr vnntno full tT lif nrl fha innnf nt8 wm . " among the excursionists and the sad event completely overpowered nun. A carriage met hini at the wharf .and conveyed him to his residence in a very bad state. m Great credit is due Capt.' Harper for his gallant conduct,' but for which .all five of the boys would most probably have been drowned. - - . . We understand that Mr. S. H. Fishblate remained behind to look after the bodies of the unfortunate youths,' which will be dragged for with seins, and we further learn that the pilots and light-keepers have volunteered their services to do all they cau in the way of assisting In the search : :. J The sympathy of the entire community is with the distressed parents ,in , their sad bereavement. Tbe Crops In Pender and Sampson, v Dr.IEw' 'Porter, of Fender,-who was in the city yesterday, says th crops in that county are improving rapidly. : The cot ton , which was believed to have been seri ously injured by the late cool snaps, is now yfeld. - coming out finely and promising a good Capt. B,. P. .Paddison, who has recently travelled through Sampson, gives ' a like encouraging report as to the crops in that county. " He says the farmers are very much encouraged. . i . '. r,. t . i Clinton and Point Caswell Railroad. r. , i tie necessary amount of ' stock m the CBnton and Point Caswell RaUroad having been subscribed, we arehow informed that a meeting will be held at the Mayor's office in the City Hall on Tuesday, the 18th Inst, for the purpose of "organizing1 the Com pany when", they will proceed at. once to UUB1UCSO. i A Sascsestion. The conduct of Capt.J. W. Harper, yes-' terday, in rescuing three younar mdn. is not onl fiJ, of the .highest praise,;' but de eryeawnteUng more lasting than meread mirat on. -Snh horA5am ohrtnii w to,.j I d with some appropriate testimonial, and ZfXJJP K. will show their appreciation "of it by adop-1 nug uur suggestion General James H.Laney recently unanimously elected president of Jhe West Florida Seminary, has fust :l been, unani mously elected commandant and professor in the Alabama Agricultural ical College.' He has accepted the latter position; J, - 1 - ' A Woman's Experience. .Mothers -and i Daughters RhnnM : -fool alarmed when weariness constantly oppress them. ; "If . I am fretful from exhaustion of vital powers and; the color is' fading; from i m7. f-acei Parker's Ginger Tonic gives quick y' l ! t,' FOREIGN The Egyptian Situation Tlie Alexan dria Authorities Ciar?i Tfltli - n Breacli of Falta The Biltlsi Fleet Preparing t Open Fire a the' City movements of ZSrltlsli I- enWf-Var Ara ll Paeha Ilcfue to Heed a Summons of tbe Saltan, &e., &c." . ' Bv Cable to the Morning Star.l London". July 9. A dispatch to .the Reuter Telegram Company, dated Alexan--lri: Jnlv ft a p.r Mr. ravh the naval ofiJcers' have made a reconnoissance aad report that they saw the Egyptians mounting ..heavy, guns on Marabout Island, the western side of the entrance to the harbor. Admiral Seymour is consequently preparing a procla mation, to be placarded all over the city,; charging the authorities-with -a breach of faith, demanding a surrender of the.fortifi cations within twelve hours, and warning the authorities that if they fail to. comply with this demand fire will be opened, on tne. forts after. the expiration of the further, period of twenty-four hours.1 V . The British gun boat Condor has been' stationed outside the harbor to guard. the-entrance.;- Admiral Seymour has gone on Doaju me invinciuie, wmcu wm iuuyo iuw the outer harbor alone side; the Monarch.-- The Bittern now lies opposite the Basel Tip The Ministry continue to declare their re solve to resist. They have taken the pre caution to insure the safety of the Khedive in the event of troops being landed, AraM Pacha was yesterday tormauy sum moned to Constantinople by the Sultan.but refused to obey. , j - . ' ' The two aides-de-camp oi the siutan,wno recently arrived here, left ior Constantino ple last evening, j accompanied by Ahmed Kssad and ' JjCDiu i'asha. two niemoers or the mission of Dervisch Pasha. The secret negotiations which were proceeding are therefore regarded as oroKen on. r The isritish man-of-war, lragoon ua3 ar rived at Suez. - , London, July 9 -i The Observer says that after consultation with his colleagues, Mr. Gladstone has decided to accept the decision of the House of -Commons on Mr.' Travel yan's amendment to the Repression bill. Lavalletta, Malta; July 9.tThe iron clads Agincourt. and Northumberland, of the English Channel squadron, have started for LemasoU Cyprus, with two battalions and a company of engineers. ' The Minno teaur, with a siege train of twenty guns.and the Nerissa,' with stores, have ; also sailed from this port. ; . AiiEXAN dbi A. Jury 9. Eveninar. From a steamer lying in the inner, harbor soldiers are distinctly seen digging trenches ' and carrying shot .from one fort to another.1 The English Controller General and stair, of the English Consulate, will go on board ship to-night. -" " Alexandria. July ' 9.' Midniiarht. All members-of the consulates 'are now aboard of the vessels in the harbor. The. English Consul has sent, a note to the Consuls, ad vising them to notify their countrymen to quit Alexandria within twenty .four - hours.' A V lenna dispatch to the JtTtwe, irom Alexandria, -says that at the conference of Egyptian officers, held yesterday, an aged Colonel declared that if the Turks land we will treat them as brothers; ftre will :not re sist the ; Austrians or . Italians, but the sol diers of other nations, especially England, Simia, July 9. Authentic information has been received here that negotiations were reopened between Great Britain and Russia, in December, relative to the de markation of the northern frontier of Af ghanistan. - ; Berlin, July 9. The North German Gazette reports that after, the remaining Englishmen had been warned to leave Cairo, the Uerman Uonsul issued a similar warning to the 160 Germans still there. " 1 Constantinople, July 9. The Pharo DuBosphare has been suppressed for at tacking Prince Bismarck. f r Preparations lor tne Bombardment of Alexandria Tne English, Fleet Left Alone In tne Harbor Xne American Admiral ' Gives a Warning to - tbe Efiyptlans &e.. ice. . .. London.; , July .. 10r The Timesjn .its leading article, says Admiral Seymour will this moraine demand the temporary sur render of the forts at Alexandria for the purpose of' disarmament, under the threat of bombardment in twenty-four hours. , A dispatch from Alexandria to tbe ttauy Telegraph says the American Admiral Nich olson warned i the Arabs working on the forts that if they fire at him he will return the fire. - ' ' - ' " A Calcutta disoatch to the Times savs the Government of India has received final and definite orders to despatch its contingent to Egypt, under Sir Herbert McPherson, who commanded a brigade in the Afghan war. A large seige train is preparing at the Agra and Bombay arsenals, t ; , Alexandria, July 10. Notice . of the bombardment of Alexandria was given this morning by a letter, addressed to the Gover nor by Admiral Seymour. - i Mr. Cartriffht. actinsr British Consul here. has written a letter to Ragheh Pacha, Presi dent of the Egyptian Ministry, announcing a suspension of relations with the Egyptian Government; and another letter to Dervisch Pacha, Turkish Commissioner, declaring that he will, be held responsible for the safety of the Khedive, Alexandria, July 10, 12.30 P; M. The Eastern ' Telegraph Company give . notice that all commercial messages will be stop ped during the time occupied in transfer ring its omce to anipDorad. The ships hav ing on board the-officials of the Ottoman Bank, the -Credit Lyonnaise, etc, , have already left. The twenty-four hours' notice expires at 4 o'clock to-morrow morning, when the bombardment will commence. Admiral Seymour yesterday summoned his captains on board tne nagshin sana - settled the de tails of; the bombardment. - The French. wiu not participate in the bombardment. . . Paris, July 10. It is announced semi-! omciaiiy that the " Tench' fleet will go to . T- . n J i , . ... -.run oaiu,' iu accordance wim an? under standing with Admiral Seymour. r x , London, July 10. A-special dispatch from. Alexandria to the Standard and Dailv ' News, says the English ultimatum Was de livered at y O'clock thTBmornitiff.'Sa that the ; bombardment will : commence at the' same hour to-morrow morning.. "All f ore iami men-of-war, except the English, are leaving uie iiaroor. - w - ,. i t :- The Hague,; July -10 Several bodies! have washed ashore, from the -Dutch iron clad Adder, reported lost Saturday. , Preparations for tbe Bombardment of Aiexanana Turtclsh. Ironelads Or dered In ReadinessProtests from Foreign Consols Tbe Fears' of Ans- trla Irlsb Affairs, ete.'. ,ete.-- u, y;: .London. Julv 10. The nnnfrnoA.mAota! to-day or to morrow to agree upon the dei A wjwuuio uuw wj uiu xrone. it ine rorte "decuneso intervenft: iirV.irtrht! Lord Dufferin,. English Ambassador,' and juarquw ue jm.ovuis, jj'rencb Ambassador,' will insist upon immediate discussion of another mode of interventinn i. u:u ! The Times says that id the event of war in jigypto.wjo men , of the household c&-. , valry will be made readv for It is proposed to give a banquet to Michael -uaviu on nis return irom America. . . ratnek ifigan, , Treasurer ot the 'Land jueague, nas prepared an . account of tbe sums ne nas received from March to 'June the total being -'19,740, mostly f , f ronv , America.".. The Turkish Admiralty has warn'ed"the crews of the Turkish ironclads to be in rcaamess. ' , v. L Vt , in the Mouse . of Lords thin . Aftomnnn! -forts weretemporarilvflurrenderprl Admlmi Seymour would bombard them at day break to-morro. --"It was painful," he said, "to i be oblige 1 to use force against the weak, i but host:. 3 preparations had been proceed- ( ing in defiance of the orders both of t the Khedive and the Sultan. ; The action now taken v as in simple self-defence." , In tne House of Commons bir unas. Dilke made a similar statement. . It -was oudly cheered , 1 " " Alexandria. July 10. It is believed that the" Governor of Alexandria has pro-; posed a compromise, but Admiral Seymour will not accept anyr terms short of a com plete surrender of the forts. The British, ships are cleared for action. The Thetis,'" Monarch and Invincible, are - lying in the harbor and, the rest of the ships are out side. ' Foreign Consuls, excepting the Bri tish, have protested against the bombard ment,, All the foreign men-of-war, with the -exception "of the English, are Iving outside the harbor. The French squadrou sailed at sunset, leaving behind only the Alma and Haondeli, ' ' ' . 1 1- - Paris, July -lO.The- Gaulois professes to .know that ; Gen. Skobelofl committed suicide in order to. eseaoe censure for his connection with the Nihilists. i r J VxENNA.July 10. It is fearedin Govern ment circles here that Alexandria may anti cipate ultimata intervention by the Sultan and provoke a conflict; 5 The first shot axed will make it necessary to Consider the ques- uon oi me luruier . maintenance oi Xiuro -pean concert. ; , London! July 11, 8 A. JL A correspon-; dent of Reuter's Telegraph" Company, on board of the Bittern,v,vtelegtaphs . as fol-' ows: ft' -' -' , ' - Aleseandria: July 11;' 7 A: M. The bom" bardment has commenced. . . London.' ' July if. The correspondent of the Standard, on board the .'Invincible,. telegraphs as follows: k ' '' J Alexandria; July ' 11," 7.40 A: k M. The Alexa, .' Sultan -' and - .Superb' - opened fire upon the fortifications. .The, batteries at' once' replied . but thair shots at first fell short of the ships: The rest of the fleet then joined in, and the action became general. After twenty minutes cannonade two of the. forts ceased firing;:; The ships as near as can be perceived,, have not suf fered any damage. ( . ; . Paris, July 11. The Turkish Minister has officially informed M.-De Freycincte that Turkey will not send troops to Egypt. London, 'July ll.-f-The Standard's cor-, respondent on the Invincible telegraphs the II " . ' -" . .1 . . . -. ...... i . , . ... - loiiowing: t ' - t-. -t . , Alexandria. Julu 11. 9.10 A. If. The at tack on the forts has now been kept up two hours. : Smoke hangs over1 the city along the .line of the shore batteries and among the ships, and it is difficult to see what damage has beendone. ,- It is certain.i how ever, thati the enemy has suffered very heavily. "Fort Morsa El-Kanat has been blown up. The fire from . the other - batte ries and forts isu slackening. U-The top of the tower of Fort Pharos has 'been carried away and many guns have been dismounted on , that -and : other forts. . " The .flag - of the Geneva Red Cross is flying over the hos pital in the city. ' The Dutch and Greek flags are hoisted over their respective consulates. At the beginnning of the bombardment im mense excitement was visible. ' Crowds of people were"- seen- wending-- their way towards the palace. Y The., streets are now. deserted, the people having; fled or taken refuge in the cellars. There are no signs surrender so far. - it.-' ' A1 telegram tor; the : Eastern- Telegraph Company, from the steamer Bittern, sent at 11.1$ this morning, says the bombardment still .'continues.' 'The' forts are vgradually being silenced. rThe RasrEletinv;forts are suffenng severelyf rom -the heavy and dis astrous fire of the ships Alexa, Superb and Temeraire. - - "- ' - - - ' -- London, July 11. A dispatch to Lloyds: from . Port . Said, states that the British Consul there, by order of Admiral Seymour. has stopped ships from entering the Suez ianai. - - ' - , . . . , Admiral Seymour telegraphs as follows: "The ships opened fire -at. 7-o'clock this morning; the return -fire from the forts was weak and ineffective. ' An explosion iii Fort Morsa El Kanat had occurred by 8 o'clock. The ships engaged are the Inflex, hie, Temeraire. Pehelopej Superb,- Sultan -Invincible. Alexa and Monarch..- . t-.i t . London; July 11,1 P.. M A dispatch just received from Alexandria says that the magazine at ort Ada has been blown up. " Paris. July ll.-The atrcnt of the Suez Canal telegraphed 3D . DeLessepsy that he had written to the naval commanders, pro testing atrainst the action of the British Consul at Port Said, in preventing vessels irom entering the Canal, ' as violating -.its neutrality and declaring that the Company will hold the British Government, responsi ble. The whole stan of the Canal remaiU at their posts. ' ''.-.,. ' Alexandria, July 11 6:50 P. M.-r-The action is nmshed tor to-day. ... The casual ties on the. English side amount' to forty wounoeo and none KUieo.' 1 - I London, Jnly 11-. A- private telegram from Port Said states that the Jewish con sul has ordered the embarkation of French subjects.'- The occupation of Port 'Said is expected to take place to-day.. '- j : .: ;. ), J t Ui AjONDON. J ulv 11. 3 UJ0 P. M. An Alex andria dispatch to the - Central News says tne nre ot tne neet commands the railway to Cairo. ' Up to 'noon four forts in all were blown Up. No casualties to fleet are dis- cernable. , . - ,. - i S , r-" Alexandria. . July . 11. Shortly after noon to-day r all -the exposed guns on the forts were dismounted, and only those in sheltered positions were able to return the British fire. . Fort Morsa lElkanat. . which was blown up, was only completed a week ago, Sunday last. The Monseruff battery and the Pharos Fort have been silenced by- guns ot the Temeraire and innexibie.T r The report that forty British were wounded is confirmed., ! The Egyptian's loss at present is unBinown,but liaely to be severe. Jfart of the Ras-el-tin' palace is in ruins, and the light house" is slightly damaged.- 1 Admiral Seymour ' commences ; the . attack on Fort Gullaner and. the harbor fort in the morn ing. The small effect of 81-ton and other heavy - guns on':'-earthworks -caused some disappointment in the fleet. The Invin cible had four men wounded: the Inflexible waa Jut five times., . - - London, July 11 .A' special correspon dent witb the British fleet telegraphs:; . it; -.Hi Off, Alexandria,. 6 P if. A British naval officer has furnished me the following ac count of the' day's operations : The bom bardment commenced at 7.45 Al M.o The iron-clad Superb, -Sultan . and Alexandria engaged and totally destroyed Fort Pharos and the lighthousebatleries,-: which are at the entrance to the new port, and 4were intended to dominate the aDDroach to the inner harbor. The flagship Invincible," the monarcn and tne Jfenelope took 'up ' posi tions inside the reefsJ and assisted from the outside by the Terridoric attacked with de structive effect; the strong position ol Fort1 xu.UK.-wiia tne- lighthouse and shorte batte-' nes..' ine inflexible was stationed so as to .cotomand the lighthouse .- batteries, ,,Fort Pharos and. Fort Meb at t.h and was thus in position" to cooperate' both witu ioiu uiYi&iou outside and! that insiae 1 he gmj-vessels ; Bittern, s Condor, Beacon, Decoy and Cvffuet f ouirht the Marabout bat teries (the harbor entrance), and taking close aim uesirucuve" range Soon, silenced them after which they ran in and shelled Fort xu.es; on the south side of the entrance to the anchorage or outer harbor. , Th Tnvin cible, under cover of her own -guns' and. muse ui me xiiuern, men landed a force Of ;blue iackets and marines vrhn putfrpr) "Cnrti Mek and blew, up the . heavy cunBi ! The uiua,ivuucui. pracucaiiy ceasea at noon, though some heavv minn n t thio tim sUll shelUng Fort Napoleon, a large work situated at the southern angle of the inner: uuruor, anu dominating the town. The fort . does not reply. On the, whole the Egyp , tians fought their batteieswith more de-' termination than had, been expectedir Sev eral of the earthworks Lchind which guns were mounted, vWP'e-ir"Bu io ue uicic heaps of sand. v . ! - - ."i! ' C ONSTANTrNOPLE, July 1 1, Evening. ThP Porte has teleCTcphed.to Musurus Pa- sha.TurkishAmbas -.Jor at London,the fol lowing: "r ''The Jrort3 nas learneu uiai .u miral Seymour has opened fire. It is su perfliibUs to'dictate upon the extreme grav- the ursrencv of this matter the Porte confines itself to re questing you without a moment s loss oi lime to mase presssmg icpic.u.uuu Ltord ' Granville to . iksub wiuaa ow firing- immediatelv in order to avert sun greater tnisfortune - T,nvrmc .Tnlvll. In the Jlonse oi Commons, this , evening, Campbell Ban-; nrman Piruinriftl fiftcretarv of the War office, read the following telegram; '-'- t A t.tctc andria. Julv 1L 7:50 Pl.-rThe total number of Jkilled is 5, and wounded 27: distributed as4 follows: Killed on the Alexandria, 1 ; ouperb, ; I ; puitan, a, auu. Inflexible, 1. ' Wounded on the Alexandria, 3; Superb, 1; Sultan, 7; Invincible, 6; In flexible. 2. and Penelope. 8. Twelve offi cers and meu landed from - the Inflexible, imraf rrv&r nf thn firf . nf the Condor and the Bittern, and destroyed with , dynamite the heavy guns oi uon xueK. . : ' ARTS Jnl v'1 1 'Count ' De Lessens will leave for Egypt to-morrow. -; . : i . . . l m X- TTi '. A dispatcn to xne j. empes i rum v icuua, says that it is admitted in Government cir cles that England is perfectly right in her vigorous action -against Arabi Pasha's, atti tude of prevarication, and so long as Eng land nnrmies this line of conduct, she will meet with no opposition from the Powers. - .a. Uispaicu irtJiii.it;iaiiuiia. injuria ucvk the.Egyptian Ministers "were not aware of AHmirftl Sovmoiir's, nltimatnTn: because it was intercepted by Arabi Pasha.-'- :I London, ; July 13--Noon.The Stand ard's correspondent on board "the Invihci-. ble telegraphs that the forts and batteries on the sea-face are heaps of Tuins.- The Egyp tians stuck to their guns until the forts were crumbling. The aim of the Egyptian gun4 ners. was chiefly directed against the Pene lope and Inflexible, and they fired princi pally round shots. ' Their elevation 1 was bad. rThe Invincible was seldom hit. y The armor of the Superb was penetrated. . - The Egyptian officers set a good ' example to their-men, often jumping upon, the para- pelo .to set) tut: uiaui ui tueir lire, iiie vincililp. t.n hlow nn Port Mex. saw several dead lying inside the fort The Egyptians had no shells, wmcn lact accounts -ior tne small number of -casualties on the British vessels. , - ," ". ' London! Julyl3, 11.80 A.M; A dispatch from Suez says no merchant vessels- have entered the Canal during the last forty eight hours. All ships, including the India mail steamers, remain: in., the roadstead. The whole European population is afloat. The British ; Consul, in pursuance of ' Ad miral Seymour's instructions, has hauled down his flag and gone aboard a gun-boat. ' London!' July 123 P. M. The cor respondent of the IVmes, on the Helicon, telegraphing at 10 o'clock this morning. says:- "The Mex jorts appear to be entirely deserted. The weathec is Cloudy and the wind has risen, causing the ships to roll I he bodies oi those ' killed in the action yesterday were buried at sea to-day-!; -There are now about forty vessels, including men- of-war,' anchored -off the breakwater. ;i If the wind rises much the smaller vessels must weigh anchor.: It has been impossi ble so far to communicate with the shore.' It is likely the 'European quarter .has been seriously damaged. Several shells from the Inflexible were seen to burst immedi ately, over the centre of the towot ; . Off. Alexandria, July 13--1.30 P. M. A' flag of truce is shown from the town. and a vessel steaming toward the. fleets is also displaying a flag of truce. , ; v . . Alexandria; July' 12. The Penelope was struck five times and had one gun dis abled. The Inflexible wash it many times but only six "shots penetrated her armor. The Monarch , was not hit, owing to her moving about. Alter the action was over the whole fleet drew off from the shore and the vessels approached each other! r.' . i, ' London, July 12. A dispatch to the Times, dated off Alexandria., savs that the Egyptians could have done much execution had their aiming been less wild. " It is dif ficult to describe the excitement of the sail ors. . Each shot was watched .with great anxiety, and every good one was cheered. Some shots from the 81-tonners flew .high and may have damaged the town. ; , ! The 2jn8in'a leading article this morn ings saysi "Musurus I'asha. rnrkish Am bassador, had an interview vesterdav with Earl Granville and demanded that the order for the-- bombardment - of Alexandria- 1 countermanded. , . Earl , Granville reDlied that " circumstances " compelled the ' British uovernment ta .take decisive action, ; and that its decision could not be revoked. We do! hot hesitate to say that the' effect1 of .England s- determination, has-been to; pro duce tne most lavorable impression, both on public Opinion t and the judgment of Europeau statesmen. : The representatives of three Powers have already expressed satisfaction at the Government's action. There is, therefore, no ground whatever for tne assertion tnat the action of England is judged by Europe as high-handed or unne cessary r If th Porte refuses, to intervene in jEgypt we . shall gladly welcome ' the assistance., of France, .and signs" are "not at , all , .wanting that M. " de Freycinct has shown timidity little to the taste of his countrymen. Gambetta's speech yesterday is one of the bureaus of the Chambers, in the course of which he said that the most serious feature -iwas.that - England and r ranee, aiier naving acted tosrether at Alexandna in ' presenting the '? ultimatum nad parted company; and that if the sepa Tauon proved definitive never " would ifTance nave been In a more serious oosi- tionj is a sign of ; public opinion not to be neglected." -! The Timei Paris correspondent' reports ithat M Goblet;. Minister of the c Interior. replymg to Gambetta in regard to Egyp tian : affairs, : said ; . 'France had hot co operated in the bombardment because Eng land's conduct , did not seem tp be justified and because - France did not desire . to emerge irom. .European concert.'! " The cor respondent adds that. at least three weeks -since England proposed to , France to join in the occupation of the Suez canal, but as France Taised.objections,'1 England gave up the idea of . French cooperation in that di- retuuu auu tumeu ner attention to Alexan una. fcince then she constantly" urged x- mum w jktcp- uvi couipany and until the .ijibv uiomeut uue. nao not given up hope. London,:, July 12. A , dispatch from Alexandna, sent at 9.25 this evening.1 savs- -xmd ircaana.ui; U1G JUerVJOOK Up the fOllOW- - ing positions off the new port before sunset : ine BUJianon Dortrneros. and the Superb Diueiaiic.r iauoAiuie, Alexander and Achil les to the eastward. The -Invincible "M"rvn. arch," Penelope and all the gun-boats arA in ,the. outer harbor..,; If .ia, supposed that thia- arrangement on tue . , vessels,, has, been; made in order, that they may be in readiness to shell the forts commanding the town to-1 morrow, in. me event of the failure of ne 'gotiations.' . It is supposed that the Egyp-i tian troops have evacuated the town, as the fires to-night .are assuming large propor , tions. ,. ,, The tewn is reported to ; be almost empty, -and It is beheved' has rwHvn.left tn the Iw Arabs; possibly the. Bedouins, to Fmuuer. v ai sunset a wnue nag was stil flying. . - ' - ' Alexandria, July 'l2, i 9.25 P. M.-A r, , S""-"vafc is ancnored- on ltamleh palace, 10 wnicn the Khedive moved his i auuiy previous to the bombardment f Sig nals are now being made-to the fleet from lhiltcrn to obtain . a wtilvfmm -a rniv Seymour to'a message from Queen Victoria mquiring aiier tne wounded.' -The dark ness of the. night makes the v conflagration in Alexandria appear, very vivid.. It is pposed that the .city js being reduced ashes wilfully.'-( L-, London, July IS.1 The' Globe says r ring tne oomuarameni yesterday a m andria cable, and though it was imnnsou! to 'communicate verbally; the bombarding! was plainly heard at -; the Malta end of n cable. -1 A disnatch from the Standard's ml pondent on board the Invincible, dated! o clocK tnis atternoon, says mat a TurW yacht is coming close to. the Khediw Ramlet palace. The British gun boat whic communicated under flag oi truce with i . , 'wuiij not yet known.' 1 London. July 12. In the House of PJ mons this afternoon, Sir Charles Dilkp r i der Secretary of Foreign Affairs, repiyy to Sir Henry DeWolff. said that as farl he was aware Admiral aeymourhad rnereil cautioned merciiaut vesseia mat mey wot pass through the Suez Canal at i their o risk, lie added tnat. ne was unaware torpedoes had been laid in the canal. Advanced Liberal member for Sunderla jui uiuuowMu, a ww. .w jj.i. viallll 1.1 said he Lad made communications to otU governments in . regaru mj me iree navie-' tion of -s the Suez Canal which he $ thought it his duty to make. i: .' Mr. Ganoley "moved an adjournment, order to obtain a satisfactory statement, j Sir Wilfred Jjawson, itadical, secont' the- motion", declaring that the action t England . was atrocious, - cruel i and coi ardly. Mr. Gladstone said that the action of ft Government had been quite apart fromti interests '.of ; bondholders, adding ; that! would be "unjust on,- -bia 'part to-discuss y reason ior ine course taBzen oy DTance. 3 Spirits ITurpeiitiiie. " r Charlotte Observer : Let's havJ it air correct before we : stop,' and if oi uoserver win giance at its ticket n win fir, si - -it ..1 - . i .sl i. ... . ! still one more error, me name of Osborne is "Frank L" ahd not Frank j as the papers have it. - The big drnM wheel of Mr. R.. T. McAden's factory & ljoweu, urasiou cuuuty, was set in motif yesterday evening and cotton was fedi ue inacmnerv. . xi,very tuiuir was iound work most admirably. 7 OreensboTo Patriot : Judjje sA tlo returned tron' Washington last night whither he was summoned as a witness be fore the Vance - investigating committee Rev. Dr. Craven is considered by hi physicians to need especial care. He will not be able to na scarcely any ot his e& gagements during the summer, i . Salis bury letter: Maj. Robbins has many want1 and strong tnends nere wno regard him h all odds the strongest man in the district ti make the hght for Congress against tif Revenue officials. His 1 nomination is cot fidently predictedri and in. that event thi campaign in this district will be hot and1 lively, v In meeting- a political antagonia Major : Kojpbins knows, no such word is fear. ' -' - jU !Xunab'erton Itobesonian: A ro vival is now in progress ; at Back Swanu Baptist .Church. There were upwart of twenty conversions dunng the revival v the' Methodist Church here last week. i Maj. J. D. ' Shaw, of Rockingham, is ia town.', w e are giaa to learn that his soi who was so seriously hurt by the falling c-. a door while marking cotton, is rapidly i4 AAtrAiniv . - Ji r tmma Vina rsnn r " iViviiug,' - a. xxs Ksi ioio uuo Luuiu, aiiii Col., Charles R. Jones: has announced Lin self a candidate for Congressional honors n the Sixth District. His manifesto occupie' three- solid columns .,in his paper, lb Charlotte Observer, but strangely enough n does not contain - his : wood-cut and auto biography, which ,we suppose every papal in the. District (and 'many outside) kwf been . importuned toj pubbsh, nor does it cqptainjhut.two lines of poetry. , n . irr WAshinffton Press: ,We learn thai an old colored man. ia the TranWrf Creek district, by the name of .Jack Wali er, fell into the fire during a fit last weetj and was burned to death. - The labor ers on- the Williamston & Tarboro' Rail road, not being satisfied with one dollar i dav.'made a strike last week for hiffhaf wages.- 1 The railroad - men stood firrS vd hired new labor, giving all who engaged n the strike and wanted to come hack uinetr cents when they were, paid one dollar b; fore. The work moves smoothly onj I For ability in his profession Mr. Shepbert stands in-the foremost rank, and for a nmi of his years has a reputation to be envied The duties of the Judgeship could not b placed in safer hands. - and for acute iudg ment, clearness of legal opinion, and sound discretion he is pre-eminently , noted.! - "- Durham Plant:'. On Wednesday last Mr. Haywood Malone. of Cedar Grovi township, Orange county, a son, of Henrj Malone, committed suicide by hanging i lie was about thirty ve years old, leaves i wife and one child, and was a prosperous, well-to-do farmer. No cause is assigned for the unfortunate affair except it be thai his brain had been affected by too mud exposure to the hot sun: ; - One of tin Jones family has gone and done something. We allude to. the fact . that Chas. R. Jones, of the Charlotte Observer, has given his ai hesion to the Col. vWrn. Johnson-Mott-As-sistant-Republican party, and the pone of bread that is tossed at him in turn for this political gyration is the promise of a seat in the , next Congress of the United States. There has been a restlessness of spirit ia the Charlotte Observer so palpable of late that everytreader of its columns must have come to the conclusion that its editor was. to say the least of it, ripe for revolution." "s Goldsb'OTO Messenger : Our Wil son friends have already , nominated their county candidates, and an excellent ticket it is. For, the Senate, H; . G. Connor, I talented young lawyer; for the House, Wa Woodard, Sr. for Clerk, A. B. Deans; for Sheriff JT ; Edwin, Farmer, the present effi cient, incumbent; for Register, BunyanJ Barnes ; ; for Treasurer, John "WV Farmer; -for Surveyor, L C. Bateman; for Coroner, H. 'W. Peele. - Our Methodist friends are getting ready to commence the building of the Presiding Elder's parsonage for the New, Berne District,- on -the lot-given bj John. R. Smith, .Esq.; in . this .city. The .District Conference recommended that $2, 000 be Iraifled-.lba&urpDBeL.--- W Union Meetinsr of Disciples of Christ, and the Sisters Mission Workers, will meet at Hookerton, Greene county, on the 15th and 16th. of Julv. v- The lonff-contemolated change of schedule on the Midland North Carolina Railroad went into effect vester day The Dassensrer train arrives here rt 10.59 A, M., and returning leaves at 430 P. ML. The resolution relative to coun ty government is to the t point. ; It means that ,: the , negro counties shall continue -under the control of white men of in telligence, .with integrity and honesty. A singular but shocVIng case of bo- micide took place in Brc this county, on Wednetfd i townshiPi in f last weeK ine victim is a small jfcc' -named Cora Whitfield, r , and her brutal murder r i c phangir' ' : ut 0 ye"; ..jOa; age X the childres about 14 years. It eor as th: were livins ;in-the f :nfi household had been left alonf 'at Lome, while their guardians had come to the cityl On their returning home they, found the little girl dead, and the boy svery much confused as to how she died. There were marks Of vio lence: visible on- the. tehild's body and this led to suspicion , of murder. ; The boy tells various tales .concerting the affair," one is that; she,: fel. off a stump in the yard, hut circumstances point strongly to him as the murderer.' . ' t -i . - Elegance and Purity. 1 'Ladies who appreciate elegance and puri ty are using Parker's Hair Balsam.- It is the best article sold for restoring gray hair to its original color, beauty and lustre, t V
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