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FACTS FOB THEEDIiBffOaiEN. j
The manufacture of American cot-;
ton thread has become almost an ex
dusive pionopoly. vTIiere were 25,-;.
000,000 dozens of spools sold in; the;
United States in l881and of this1
amount but 700,000 were imported.?
Thelaviff tax serves as an ; embargo
to a very great extent.. It hasbe:
come a gigantic- business, and" those
h-Ijo control it enjoy the privilege of.
Iiadnir fifty million people at M'ork:
daily f-r their exclusive benefit.L It
is very profitable, as you may well
heiieve. ,.The New "York Times gives;
thes.' facts concerning it:
' Tiie stock of the principal really Amer-
ican coinpanv engaged in Uie business is to-
.1.11- tutttl-i nmro tlian tlrf iimpa ItafaAi1
value, and is not easily outainaDie at inai.
. Il lias fr many years paid as high as 20
orcein, in dividends annually, , and laid
:isitie enou!i in reserve or in the extension : '
of its works to triple the value of the stock. ;
l! -' i Liinlv cannot be said to be m a strug
gling condition.-. or to stand' in- need "of a
siw ial tax to shut out foreign competition.
So fur a.s that tax does act in that way it is
a liinct robbery'of the consumer for the
. benctit of a small number Of wealthy per
sons. Jt is. as most protective taxes are, a
tax nut mi capital for the benefit of labor.
but on lalMr for the benefit of capital J- No- i
thins more srossly despotic. unfair and Ex
pressive i9 known in the history of rAmeri- j
can taxation. Nothing! so badHia: known;
You must remember that this is
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not a stnursrliner . industry'." . It is not
an infant liut a giant, t Why; should;
a heavy duty. be' .levied,,-on foreign
thread.-? just to build up a tremen--
dolls'monopoly in the Nortlv to be
cotilijn'd iit that to the benefit of a
Very' fW wealthy manufacturers?
For ulmut 18 years i the duty has
averaged j" 12 cents i on every dozen
spools, and 30 per cent." on the first
100 yards, and 35 pfer cent. i on the
second -;1 00. yards. Tlie .total duty
(we jsrrfcr "to '.call it a tax levied on
the vciisainer) the Time$ says, is 78
per cent., which shows at once how
exhorbitant, how unreasonable it is.
i .. if,.
There are four of these American
manufacturing establishments. Pro-
tected by the high tax that excludes
the foreign threads, they enjoy a se
rene monopoly and laugh mightily at
the stupendous stupidity s of the
American people. . It : is : contended
that a reduction of duty would not
- reduce the price of : thread. The
Ernes' says thread is 25 per cent,
higher now than before' the war.
xne total duty received, last year
upon foreign threads was but $71,
000. The high duty shut out foreign
competition.
By the present tariff spool thread,
used in every household in the land
and by every woman' is 25? per cent.
higher to the consumer ATbat 'is to
say, in 881 there were used 24,800,
' ooo dozens of thread , and ;T,heV price
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pant was -25 per
cent., or one-fourth
more, than
was -pa in 180 ' You
WMiyttpeqlatioii as to
me total Excess.- All this- is caused
doubtless; by the high indirect tax or
POMttve duty levied by the best go
vernment, on the : planei" rto foster
and develop "a creat Amerioan inl
dnstru" fr... .T j ; .
wy oi the enriching j9frlf our
nan u t actan ng establishments
In
"UILt iT Inn iiiuri3rrtAv moi
"tics, Gen. Wolseley has accom
pusjiea lus end. Before sailing from
ngiand he said -he would 'bo 'in
Cairo by the 15th of September, and
"ms wiu be done probably. The last
battle seems to .have knocked the
bottom out of the Egyptian's hopes
an3 prospects. I An unconditional
surrender will follow, and even as we
me Arabi Pasha :. is virtually a
prisoner at Cairo. Thus ends the
war. What next? ..V,r'
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Attention is called to'theiaddition
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ol appointments of Col. Wharton J.'
reen, to be found in the Stab of to
day. ' f . r.-
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vol. xiii.:
French Spoliation Claims. ' i
There have been rumors, for lot Ihese
many years, that the General Government
intended paying the just claims against it
embraced under what is known as the
"French Spoliation," which claims' arose
out of the ' joint action of England . and
France against our commerce during the
infancy of our republic and while at war.
Now again are these exciting rumors afloat,
and it is an open Becret in our i community
that in the unexpected 'event that Uncle
Sam vghould be so! liberal as to pay; these
claims certain parties in Wilmington will
feel ; their pockets. quite- k plethoric.-' Of
course their minds are now in a somewhat
excited state at .the f prospect of re;
ceiving a comfortable supply of "Tom
Benton's-mint drops,- ' which' .would be
decidedly acceptable to" case the common
malady known., as poverty. " .Time and
again has the promise been ;held out that
Uncle Sam was about to "come down with
the dust," but as often has the .'"hope been
told to, the. ear and - brokc, to the heart,;
altJoiigU hodid receive England's millions
and put them m Lis coffers;' and while we
know , that there are now living here, the
descendants of thosewho suffered and were
impoverished by the French spoliation, still
we advise our friends '. not to hope too
strong. : Jf,. however, Uncle Samuel shoulo!
agree to pay, then we will extend our con
Mtn1afiAno ' -T a hAnn ..if all niranta
that our, mends willf aot . prove .aa
sancruine aa-wa .related.vof old Israel
some eighty years ago,' then an Old man,!
who, when the news was broken to him
while enjoying anu humble breakfast, that
tion bill and the claims would be paid," he
himself being a claimant, ' kicked over the
breakfast table and exclaimed, r ' 'Good bye,
fish ; no more poor ' living 1" ' But he has
passed away, and many - long days are yet
to come. we fear: before the.' dear consum-
mation will be realized.
Harris alias Collier, tha Forger. -
.The,NewBerne7arai,of Friday, allud
ing to the arrest of the above; named indfc
vidual in this city! gives a little more insight!
into the character of, the. man now in our.
county jail than' short acquaintance had!
enabled our officials to discover. The Joxtr
Ttal says : ,r: . j , ' : ,
"The Captain spent several months in this,
.city last spring, and his reputation is worsf ;
here than simple forgery could make it. The
letter we publish ; below was sent anony-i
mouslv to one Jlr. McDonald, a desperado'
j i i. w i :.;n..t' rr.wiXa'
emoloVi with. . the evident intent ' that he
(McDonald) should Mil the man referred to.
The letter was handed by McDonald to this
gentleman, whose name is withneld by nis
reouest. and although unsigned it is evi
dently the handwriting of Capt. Collier as
rer comparison with some letters in this
same gentleman s possession ana signea uy
(Jomer. t llere is the letter,' snowing a mur
derer m intent : : J. . :. - i
'"You had. better eo tot work and stop
the talk on vourself : cet you a knife and
kill' a merchant in. New Berne), 'for
he is doine all he can acainst you. . Kill
him to-dav or to-niffht; he has' told) 'to the
captain inai youjwiu steal, auu vjiure is a
reward for vou to eo and cet in a row with
him and kill him 'dead in self defense. Do
it to-day and stop the talk, .or you can't get
a Dillet on that vessel.
TheiVtd JSheU Says Collier had been in
New Berne about five months, and at the
tune of his departure be had nothing with
which to settle his bill at the hotel wlicre
he boarded. That paper adds: ''Upon the
production of papers showing him to be a
property holder in Florida, and his wife
the owner of real estate in Beaufort, N. C.
Mr. Patterson not only consented to wait
on him for the; money, but kindly loaned
him $36 to help defray his expenses home.
Mr. C. married ' the daughter of Mr. David
Stanton; formerly of Beaufort, N. C, who
is a distant relative of the Hon. Edwin M.
Stanton.:
Cotton Receipts. .
., The'receipts'of .cotton at this port for the
week ending yesterday footed up 738 bales,
as against 3,05& bales from the 12th -to the
19th last year, showing a decrease forrl882
of 2,318 bales.
! The receipts for the crop year up to yes
terday footed up'1,244 bales, .as against 5,-
009 bales up to September19th ; last year,
showing a decrease in favor : of 1882 of
3,765. bales.
: , It should be taken into consideration, in
noting the above decrease, that - cotton was
later maturing this year than las.t,and'. con-
sequently is later in getting to market. The
decrease is general at all the cotton ports.
Columbus and Bobe'son.
The Democratic Convention for the Sen
atorial District composed of Columbus and
Robeson counties met at Lumberton for
the nomination i of two candidates yester
day: CoL T. 'F. Toon of ' Columbus, 'and
Mr. N. A.1 McLean: of Robeson, were nom
inated. ' : These are! excellent selections.
The nominees are both ca
iar, and will bei elected by
The nominees are both capable and popu-
an overwhelm
ing majority
Capt. V. V. Richardson, the former
Senator from Columbus, declined to lie a
candidate ior re-nommation, , , .. ,
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Duplin Conventions. .", .. ,'
. At' the ; Democratic , county conventions
held yesterday!-at Warsaw, Magnolia and
Hallsville the following nominations were
made;-, 1 , ,
For the Senate E. J. Hill. -
For House of Representatives John D
Stanford. . v' ' '
' Sheriff W. M.' Hurst. ' . 1 -,
Clerk of Court Cicero Broadhurst.'-'
Treasurer-
Bowden.
The
Matrimonial Endowment
cyclone has ! hit Wilmington, and we now
have an organization here - under the title
. oi v ine JNorth . Carolina Matnmomai Jiin:
dowment Association.", Mr. DuBrutz Cut
ter is President: J. S. Groves. Vice Presi
dent ;H. M.Bowden, Treasurer; S. Jewett,
secretary; a: sL Groves, General Agent,
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WU.MINGTON,
Meeting at Point CasweH-Break
lns Ground for the II allroad Speak!
Ins Ball, &c. '. 1
We learn from Capt. R P. Paddison tht
the Democratic mass 'meeting at Point Cas
well,' Pender county,' on Tuesday; the 26th
inst ', bids fair to be largely 'attended. - Be
sides Col. Green, our candidate for Con
gress,- it is' expected that ' Col: ' John Ni
Staples, Cot LL. Polk, Mr H. A. Stecj-
man, jt., ana s others will be present and
address the people.. A big. crowd is . ex
pected from. rBladen,u Sampson andr other
neighboring counties. -' , .v -
On the same day as above it is intended
to break ground onr the Clinton and Point
Caswell Railroad; Col Polk having been
selected to deliver an ' address to the young
ladies selected to perform 1 the first labor, in
connection with this important enterprise.
There will also-be a ball ; at night. - So w
see, that, takingL.it altogether, the 26th will
be a big day. at Point Caswell. .
More of the Late Storm.
l n. conversation with-Capt, A. . ArMoBfr
ley. yesterday he gave vts some more par
ticulars about the storm that struck in his
neighborhood and cott's Hill' on ' Sunday-
night last. v. JHe sayp it was- a Tegular hurri
cane, as a proof Of which he stated that in
most cases the fops of large : trees,' two feet
through,, were broken off about thirty feet
from Jthe rdund and hurled in a direction
quartering upon that in which the wind was
i "blowing. ,i , Very few of the trees were blown
up by the roots, but once in a while the
wind seemed to have swooped downwards
and then immediately to have resumed Its
inclination in the tops "of the trees. The
scope of tlie hurricane in some places was
very narrow not more than .forty or fifty,
yards, :; Capt. M. says he noticed where
large oak limbs bad been broken" off 'and
hurled into ' a field about fifty ..yards from
the woods., s One or two. cribs were blow4
down and one small house-full- of colored
people was : taken1 off rtIt8 foundation and
landed into theyardT but nobodjr 'was i hurt..
The Upper Cape Fear. .' ,' . V . f
While tliierc has pot much been done, du-f
ring the past month,- on account .or, tne
high water, towards improvingtbe naviga-
tion of the'upper,Cape Fear, we learn upon
further inquiry into the matter that ;hei
channel has already been-' cleared ' of obi
structions nearly all the ' way to Fayette-i
ville," and what now remains mainly ; to , be
done is the removal of the t overhanging
branches of trees and the building of jetties;
and scourine off the shoals' in order to:
secure the proper depth of. water m the
channel. The improvement-, when com-;
pleted will be' one of great importance , to
our commercial interests as well as those of
Fayetteville and other points on the upper
Cape Fear. . , . ; . . -. . - 1
Ilaslnes With the Up-Coantry. :
-i We learn that a -good deal: more trade is
now going on through this city with the up-:
country than formerly; ' We mean to say
that a large amount of goods of all kinds
is now shipped on the river steamers to
Fayetteville, whence they find their way via
the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad
and its connections to the Raleigh and Au
gusta Air Line, : the most ..of them being
destined for Manly 1 and Cameron, between
Fayetteville and Hamlet. This trade will
probably continue to increase, the goods
being either received here through the New
York steamersj&r purchased of (jour whole
sale dealers in . Wilmington.
The Peanut Crop.
We understand from a gentleman who
has given the' matter his attention,, and who
is usually well 'informed, that the peanut
crops of Virginia and Tennessee are very
good, and a large yield and a good quality
of peanuts are looked 'for. if Our own crop
is said to be a fair average in acreage and
is looking promising. - . - ,
Only a small quantity, jpf; the old crop
here remains oh hand, ; and at present there
is a very Jight trade and prices are nominal
- . - j- ' a. 4 r r . : . n I
at 1.20 IOr oruiuary; .u iyi ynuia, uuu
$1.60 for fancy grades. ' - -
rrpper Cape Fear Improvement. '
Capt W. , H: James, of the upper Cape
Fear river improvements, who was iq the
city.Jyesterday, says very j little , work has
been done so far, in consequence of the
high' state of the wafer which has almost
constantly-prevailed since he got ready for
j operations, and which bids fair to continue
the remainder of the vean - in the mean
time scows are being constructed at r ay
etteville for use in the improvements ;-upon
some of the neighboring streams, r: . :i
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A Prisoner front Fender r s !.?...:.
Sheriff Ward, of Pender, arrived here
Wednesday night ' with a colored prisoner
named AbaerMurphy, charged ; with steal
ing turpentine. He had a; prelimmary;ex
'. T.; t l!-Di!tm -arhn :!
required him to give a" justified bond in the
sum of $150 for his appearance at the next
term of t the Superior Court for.: Pender
county, which he failed to furnish, and was
consequently sent here for i confinement an
our county jail. , . . j .. -
r -r-The,Le'noir Topic says i "A Boone
correspondent reports -amqng -the distin
guished guests at Coffey's Hotel, Hon.' GeoJ,
Davis, of Wilmington. Mr. Davis . has
been frequently spoken of as , a suitable
Senator for North Carolina and his name
was prominently mentioned in connection
With the high trust which the gifted Ben
nett so well .maintains, but it is generally
understood that he 'does not desire political
preferment." , - -
Another Meeting. ; ' t
There will -be a .meeting- at Shaking
Creek, in Holly Shelter Township, Pender
county, on Tuesday, the 10th " of October,
which'' wilt ,bo "addressed by Col. E. D.
Hall, J. Dv Stanford, Esq.f and others.
Thfl Democrats of. the District are ?becon
I ing thoroughly aroused. ,;r: , , . '
K . O-V' ERipAYiSEBMBR 22, : 1882. '
. TIIHtiWAJZ IN EGYPT.
"'j-,: ; 'ii. 1 -'.'ovn "-til
The BrUIsh, Victory at Tel-el-KeWr
Complete Arab l'f Oncers Make Of
fers to Surrender-Hundreds of Fugi
tives Surrendeflns-ArablSald to Jhe
ln.Calro The Enemy Beopen the Ca
nal, Etc. .i yuf r.y , j .
London. Sept. ,.14.r-A dispatch . to- Ren
ter's Telegram' Co. from Alexandria, says
Aram Jfasna s omcercommanaing at Kat-el-Dwat,
has.ierittea to Cherif Pasha offer
ing to. surrender r ,H , r, - - , i
rou..-, , --ij,-.- 'ifju i
The correspondent of theExQhangeTfcl-
egraphlCOarAle
statement tha the
surreooer. mo ivi? mo j jjrepariiigj.iv i
occupy their works. ;;,-; : 1.
A later aispatcn irom une same corres- t
pondent says i a-rebelofficer.haiarrivedat
liamleh, with a letter offermgto. surrender
kuo uuup.;,,iuoiVu f1." ""JrF
canal and. water is coming aown:rapiaiv.it.h train - uti flMhn-i. v.w .irKnX.
V1UC1 9 lialra; 'UvCU IOfft"iU .!UH UC-'Th9 M
lien. , wopdtciegrapna iq ine w ar ymcei
from Alexandria; to-day as follows: "An
officer f rohv-Kafr-eMwar: &as bronght a
letter saying that.allojf the ;miypary chiefs
wish, to UDmi.t to the .neaive. jj. ney nave
rp.nrtftnRd ' th" tftlpcmnih.- Tbev 'state' that
zliiQ Ventral JSews has the louowingi t
Ale&m&ia,; Sent. 14 Tonlba Pasha has
sent a flag of truce "ofl!ermg.4o surrender.
Gen. Wood has telegraphed to Gen Wolse
ley for' instructions.- A deputation from
Cairo is at JsLafr-el-Dwar waiting to come im
The correspondent of the Exchange Tele
graph Company' sends the following ; ! -
Alexandria, aept. 14, Tne conaiuons ot
the surrender ; are not yet known.:. 1 he
general opinion here is that tie natives will
; Reuter's correspondent telegraphs as fol
lows: '.'..'.' - ::!. . r. 4..M
Alexandria( Sept. 14. The British troops
have been' ordered to hold themselves in
readiness' to .take "possession ; of ; Kafr-elj-
Dwar.Vi:.fc;;ji .5- isiM1;: .if.i i-:-fit'-: '
- IjOttdon. Seut. 14. Gen. Wolselev r telei
graphs that about sixty guns werecaptured
at Tel el-Kebir. ' He says Arabi Pashahas
gone to Cairo. . Gen. - Wolseley , hopes that
.i -t. -riii f x j 3
me cavarry wm occupy Jeiueia toniay, auu
that the mfantrr.'willi arrives there ttormor-
rpw.- .He expects to . take, possession of
Berha to-day, and if all is well to advance .
to Galioub,;if not toCairo.with'theGuardsi
The'Darfy Telegraph, in its second edition;
has the f oilQWiog -- e-ihiiriHin
v, Tel-el-Kmr. ikvt. 14. Uur loss is one
hundred and fifty, 'includingjthirty killed J
Eight Officers are among t the dead. Gen.
Lowe is at Belbeis with the cavalry-... he
brigade of , Highlanders, marched . towards
Zeagazig,' and are now in possession of the
railway to Caho; i All of Arabi's papers
were seized- here. Hundreds ' of fugitives,;
incinding many officers, are surrendering.
Hearing the End Negotiations for the'
Surrender of the EsTptlan Armyr4
. Arahl Pasha Virtually a Prisoner'
Cairo Oeeupled hy the British Sub-!
" mission of the Inhabitants, &c, Sec
1 London, September 14-Gen.J Wolseley
telegraphs that the cavalry will push on , to
Cairo to-day. by forced marches along the
desert route. " J : .
Alexandria, September 14 Negotia
tions for the surrender are proceeding satis
factorily; ; The British will probably occupy.
ivafr-el-Dwar to-morrow, ltnis statca.that
the surrender will be unconditional.
5.20 P. M. Arabi - Pasha and Taulba
Pasha arrived at Cairo last night -? They
are both, virtually prisoners,
; Port Said, September 14 The English;
advance guard nave arrived at Cairo by,
rail. They were received enthusiastically.
All personages of rank who are concerned
in the rebellion have made, submission.
Constantinople, September 14-Lord
Granville. British Foreign Secretary, has
instructed ' Lord Dufferin, British Ambas
sador, to sign the military convention with.
Turkey. - , 1 ?' 1
i London. September 14. Th& tlVmes,. in
a leading article on. the attack on Tel-el-!
Kebir. says: :, It. is impossible to conceive;
of an operation more successful and execu-i
ted in a more masterly manner. The whole;
of the campaign was i settled by General i
Wolseley with the concurrence or nts su-
periors, and the hearty acquiesence of his
chiei - advisers before he' 1 lett Jiingiano.
There-never was; any . Question about the
canal being the basis of operations. . Before
bp. left Ens-land ha nut bis finffer unonTel
el-Kebir, saying that there Arabi would :
stand, and we should attack him on the
15th of September.! We mention . the cir
cumstances to show that the great deal,
which to an ' observer seems ' chance, was
really foreseen, planned or 1 allowed for,
Gen. W olseley has achieved a success wmcn
renders au apology, for. his .metnods su
perfluous, 'v ' " ;
Ah official telegram from Kassassin says
there are fifteen wounded officers and 245
wounded privates there from, Tel-el Kebir,
Ice is plentiful, and the patients are, all do-
ing as wen as could be expected.
A dispatch to the Time from Paris says
W.Duclere, French Minister of Foreign Af-
iairs, . nas. sent a .telegram to -bi. aisboi, i
French ambassador to London, instructing
him to convey to Lord Granville the con-
gratulations of the French government ana
assure Lord Granville of the .cordial satis
faction he feels at the British achievements.
London. Sept. 14 A dispatch to Reu
ter's Telegraph Co., from Alexandria, 'says
that a messenger ha arrived at Jvatr-ei-Dwar.
en route to -Alexandria, I as a . dele
gate of the inhabitants of Cairo 'charged , to
declare their loyalty to the Khedive., -
Unconditional Surrender of Arabi Pa
sba and Toulba Paha Ten r Thou
sand Troops Lay Down Their. Arms-
British Occupation of Cairo.
i London, Sept. 15. The War" Oflice" has
receivea ine lonowing uihphicii j ruin veni
Wolseley'..' - -T ''u t
fV'Bed'HavD, Sept. 15.-i-Gen- Low has oc
cupied Cairo, j Arabi. ..Pasha,; and Toulba
Pasha have '.surrendered unconditionally
Ten, thousand, troops t,, Cairo have laid
down their, arms., 'iv'i, ,t; t ,
Dispatches from Gen. "Wolseley The
"War Ended Arabi Pasha a Prisoner
at Cairo Bedouins - Threatening;
"Trouble at Ismania." t
LoND6k, Sept.V15J Gen. Wolseley has
arrived in Cairo, where he has sent the fol
lowing dispatches: 1 j,.. '- ';"', 'J
"Cairo. Sent: 15. The war is over.. Send
no more men from England. (: Midshipman
Dochair is safe. "I havp been received" here
with open arms by all plasses.r The soldiers
are glad to return 'to. thejr homes. Our
cavalry did extremely welljn.the long forced
march yesterday, ; ; . - I
"Arabi Pasha and Toulba Pasha are both
confined in our guard rooms. I will now
change my base from Ismailia to . Alexam
dria. The neaiin ana spinis or tne:-troops
are excellent.' . . t-
Loitdou, Sept. 15. A .dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph, from Alexandria; ' reports
that thousands of Bedouins descended upon
Kassassin camp after .the battle was overv
The British drove them on. with loss. ? J5e
dniiinA Rre hanging around Ismailia - in
great numbers and promise to give trouble
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Excitement at Knoxvllle A BaUroad
-Train -; Captured i and ' J-. Convleted
Murderer ; Rescued, by his Friends
The Sheriff and JUs Deputy Killed.,
i lBy Telegraph tothe-MornJnKStar.f ' 1 ' .
Chattanooga, ! Septf 14.-The Sheriff
ana nis deputy of this county; were shot
And killed tb-dav while en route to Knox-
ville with a -prisoner;1 - John Taylor, two .
;yeaif ago.C.kuied Capt,- Fletcher, "jon the
I i-iennessee, river. lie escapea. Uutv was
fjHnsllv ttnWrl!fth Hitwnis;
4rrals,.andatbelasjtermof
jabor in the penitentiary; - He ' appealed tp
the Supreme. Coortr: which i is in session at
Knoxville. arid tha w tt mmAh tA.
f - atJ - nooiiif'heriff - Cate- and IDepW
I .Conway, took the .train with Taylor- who
lwast nana-cuaea;iverai-.-.Tnen;'boffltied
from herer,nd while the train was between
sihere and Loudon i deliberately . shotr Cate
viand .Conway dead,.;.and ? wounded i .another .
man , ;i ney. ithejjv, reieasea . te 'risone;v
or, and.tc)k-harteoctbe mim'-run-
niag it through London and Lenoir's sta
tion. John Taylor land his' brothers. Bob
and Andy, gofoff afaMbrefbly taking some
.horses left f or thmbuntains. ' . John Taylor
was wounaeam tee arnv-i-Anifl city is in
intense excitement." ' A posse of thirty men.
,witb Springfield, rifles; left in a special train-
uu wo viuuiuiiaii ouuiueru. ruiiiruau ior
Kingston. i Another posse will leave-here
overland, and via posse, has ,:already,t left
Kingston and another from Loudon. Cate
was sheriff only two weekS He-was one
of the most popular men; in the city; was
fifty years old and leaves a large jamilyi
The shooting took place about 4 o'clock. - ,
CWashington.; Sept. 4' 14 A : dispatch
from Knoxville jgives the following account
of- the murder ' Sheriff Cate and his deoutv
(the officers) had in custody three prisoners;.
i wo or , the pnsoners, ; John Taylor and
Sam Carter,' were under sentence for murf
der, and were chained together; the other
prisoner, Nell, ajiegro, ..was chained to a
seat When the. train stopped at Sweetwa-i
ter three5 men entered the car; 'one was a
brother of the prisoner Taylor, and entered
the car from, the rear, while the other two
entered from the front.' Tavlor's brother
approached Deputy Conway from behind.
Eiacea a pistol at the back of his bead and
lew Conway's brains out. He then took
the r keys . frbm Conway's pocket and UnJ
locked the prisoner Taylor, and the latter
secured Conway's pistol. At this instant
Sheriff : Cate rushed i at the men, firing at
them and the prisoners. As he fired Taylor
shot him in the bowels, and tho. other men
shot him through the breast i The sheriff
fell dead.! - The prisoner, Taylor ,was slight-;
ly.wounded in the arm; and Carter was
slightly wounded .in the; leg. .5 The three
rescuers -were not hurts- and with Taylor,
they jumped on the engine.; and with a pis
tol, at. the engineer's head i compelled i-him
to pull out immediately ana . put on more
steam. $ At Lenoir's the four men lumped
from the engine and ..secured horses which
were' waiting lor; them,- and all . escaped.,
Carter, and ) theu, negro; came to 'Kpox-j
ville without guard: and Surrendered to the:
sberm .oi rjinox county; Conway's dead
body was brought to Knoxville, Gate's bodyl
was thrown from the car platform at Sweet-j
water by the 'rescuers.;' ' - ' " " ' '
An Elmlra Shoe Factory BurnedTew
egrapme communication upenea
with Mexico. ! , . -
fBv Telefrraph to the Mornlntr Star.l - !
Elmera, fcept 16. This morning, at 3:
o'clock, the immense boot and. shoe factory
of J. Richardson & Co. was destroyed byi
fire. The loss is estimated at $300,000; in
surance' $150,000. Three hundred hands
are thrown ? out of : employment, j vlt .was,
one of the finest structures in this city.
Four firemen were seriously hurt by falling
walls. ; i t ) i - . 1
.New, York, Sept. 16. This being the
day for the1 opening of the Mexican Cen-
I tralltau way in at- telegraphic circuit was:
made up, giving direct communication be-,
tween- the. following points: Boston, Buf-!
f alo, .Chicago Kansas- City, Peublo, , Cal. , 1
Kincon, JN.' M., El- raso, Texas, and Uhi-;
huahua, Mexico, a distance Of 3,037 miles.;
,The circuit worked welL Several messages
were sent and received. ... i
-The following telegram was received di
rect from; Chihuahua, Mexico; .
'L AiiMOiua. jaexteoesepc xo. 10 Alios.
Nickersop," ;,. President Mexican . Central
liailway 1 Company s-rl he last spike con
necting Chihuahua 'With El Paso - has just
been driven amid the salvos of artillery and
great enthusiasm' , : - - i
CALIFORNIA..
mini ?'''
Shooting Scrape at Randolph The
)! Republican. Nominee- ' for Sheriff
KUled, ,.', v
-, - v CBy Telegraph, to the Morning Star.l ; ,
TRUCKEKywSept. 16. The following are
the ' particulars of the murder of J. a.
Campbell. Republican nominee for sheriff,
at Randolph yesterday. In the excited po
litical canvass, a friend of Campbell, named
j Cody, had an altercation withStubb, a day
i or so ago.' Yesterday, camp ben sought
Stubhs to effect, -a 1 ieconciliation.-' - He ap
parently failed in his efforts, and turned to
walk, away, when Stubbs ran up behind
him and "fired without' warning; the ball
taking f effect1 m : Campbell's stomach.
During the excitement that ensued .Stubbs
escaped.' . ' If captured it is almost certain
that hc'will be lynched. : Stubbs is 53 years
pi age, and has heretofore enjoyed the re
spect or tne community. , ;,. -
l CMEEnMOOR.
A! Medal ' Won by ' Americans The
'Pennsylvania' Team Win the Inter
state Match.. .... . r fj;
By'Telenph to the Morning Starjr
f. .New-. York, , September ' 1 6. At Creed-
moor, to-day Dolan won the medal fpr the
Americans, making, the highest score, 00.
The Hilton trop'ily was won by the Penn-1
sylvama teanvby. two points, they scoring
a total of 986 against 985 for ihevMichigan
team, the next highest. , The interstate mili
tary match was also captured by the Penn
sylvania team; ' scoring 989 against New
York .981,.; and Michigan 965.: -
tz;r ,, EI.KCTBIC SPABKS. - :.
', The Toronto Globe publishes Hanlans
acceptance of Ross's challenge to row for
$2,500 and the championship of the world
within two weeks ot tne signing oi articles.
Hon: C, P. Ramsdell, late United States
Marshal of the Eastern District of Virginia,
which position he had held for the past ten
years, died of -Bright's disease at Centralia,
Chesterfield county, Virginia, yesterday, in
ms 57tn year. - , - - . , ,
- The1', weekly" statement of . the Asso
ciated Banks shows the following changes':
Loans decrease $3,337,000; specie increase
$2,079,600; legal tenaers decrease $550,100
deposits decrease $1,363,200; circulation in
Crease f 50. 500; 1 reserve decrease ' $50,700,
The banks now hold $1,061,975 less than
legal requirements, - .' "r; '
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-NO, A
. , M COTTON; STATEMENT., 1 "!
Beport of the - National Exchanse" f
the ,17nlted States for the Past Year
targe ; Increase In Southern Con-
tnmptton. ' ?. .':.'.iT.l
jmew. urleans,; Sept. 14 The state
ment of the National Cotton ' Exchange1 of
the United ; States; for the season ending
August 31, :1882, shows that the 'cotton
crop of the United States was 5,458,648 "
bales a tailing-on, frpm therevious sea
son "of 1,149,702 bales. - TJie receipts at out
ports were 4,688,137 bales, against 5,878,-106-
bales Jastvyeajf., The exports cwere
3.551,075 bales, against 4,565,316 bales last
year. The total quantity shippedertanji
by. rail direct to Northern ,mills, amounted
to 1,086,21T balel.r Of this ' 510,902 bales
went direct, to Eastern deliveryports;-489j-170
to mUls ; and. 86,145 from Southern, out
ports to Eastern ihilis. ' Canada idok jovef
Iand 81,547 bales, or 31 Der ecnt. more than
last year.r The exports itfr-. foreign , pertS
aggregated 3,551,075 bales, showing a fall
ing off p 4 1,014,24 bales. . .Northern spin
ners have taken of this crop 1,677,581 balesi
against 1,713,626. last year? The'reffifarka;
Me feature of . the statement i lsjhe large iri
crease in Southern consumption ' ihese mills
having takenrom-0ut.-rwrt3 and plantar
last year.,- uie , stock - carried t frnm,;thfi
jcai o liiuy aujuunis -10 "lso.oos .Dai
Ie
against 217,031 bales last yeari,- t
EGYPTi l 'v
-.'!.' I"- " "i: V, '?:-' 'f
Occupation of Kafrl-Dwar The
Commander i of Damletta Refuses ti
Surrender The Situation at Alexan
dria and Cairo, 'Etc.'-';1" ' . ?
By Cable to the Hornum Btar.l i.! i i
"Alexandria. :Sept. 16.r Gen. Wood' nA
cupied Kafr-el-Dwar" and Mailalia this afi-
ternoon. The naval brigade wilb.-' their
uns have reembarked; r i r J.
London, Sept 16. The Times, in a.leadi
mg article, says: If the lives' of Arabi
asha and his immediate followers; are
Spared, these men must be put once for al
out of the wayof oing further harm;-They
cannot be permitted to return to Constant
tinople to become the centre of impalpablej
mingues. t j. o : restore tne authority ot the
Khedive the army must i be disbanded ana
replaced by gendarmes 'sufficient to niain4
tain civil order. . If troopS-are Ineeded tq
defend distant frontiers, it ' is sufficient tq
maintain them on 'the frontier, and hot
keep them atjCafaro; ?; viV-vl-.t; i?" -.-!?:. iri-i.
(JAiRO, September .16.. vith the except
tion of a few leaders arid one or 1 two - per-
sons accused of crimes, no febela Were madef
prisoners by Gen.' Lowe,, who merely re-j
quired them to surrender their arms. . Many,
who had been prominent . in the - rebellion:
Were told, much to their surprise, 'that they:
were free: ' -v i. ' ; -i :
St. : Petersburg. September 16.-The
Gazette De St.: Petersborouah savs that to
allow- England to settle the Egyptian ques-J
upa witnoui consulting tne lowers, is not
to be thought of. The JVaro Vremya, con-
siders that Gen. Wolseley' has1 shown true
generalship, j : . .r.'.- .'-u
AiaEXANDRiA. i September . 16. Kurshid.
Pasha, commanding at Aboukir, has sent
in a message' announcing his; readiness to-
surrender. u v , . .
London, September .16. A dispatch .to;
Reuters Telegraph Company from' Alexi
andria, , reports that Ninetz; t the' Swiss,!
Arabi's European adviser, has-not yet been!
arrested. 'ine iuiediye- has learned that
the commander at Damietta refused to sur
render. He has 5,000 black troops. Has
san Pasha, Arabi's Minister of pious foun
dations, and Kiamil Pasha, -have been ar
rested in Alexandria.. Mahmoud Pasha
Barandi was arrested near Cairo. - He was
driving on the road to Shubre at the time.
London, September 16. A dispatch from)
Cairo to the Daily News says : However
much , Arabi Pasha may have impressed
' '2. . f :' . t. T ... . . .1 .a
jKj&sanuj ior service in ms armyne nas not
meddled rith the- property of the people.'
The whole country seems prosperous. - . j
Reuter s Telegraph Company , has the
following from Alexandria: Fort Oslan'
was surrendered at 11 o clock this morning
to Gen. Wood in person. The command-;
ant and. twelve, officers came forward to
surrender. Gen. Wood immediately, in-i
quirea ior tne Italian navai lieutenant, .rao-
lucci, who was supposed to have espoused
Arabi s cause. After some delay Faolucci
was brought forward, wearing the uniform
ot an Egyptian othcer. tie was placed under
arrest. ,Gen.' Wood informed the Com
mandant of Fort Oslan that he would inter
cede for him and his brother officers, if they
with their men would assist in repairing
the railroad." The offer was accepted.
, WASHINGTON:
JO
Gen. ' McDowell's Retirement Gen.
Schofieldto be his Successor Postal
Arrangements for Brownsville, Tex
as An-Irish American's Appeal to
r. the Executive. ,r'r -. ;
''a -fBy Telegraph to the MornteK Star.l
. . Wash-tnoton. Sept 16.t Gen. MeDow
ell,': nbw in command of the military divis
ion -of the Pacific; will be retired by - super
annuation in October, under the compulso
ry provision of the Army 'Appropriation
bill. , Gen. Schofield will be assigned as
his successor. Adiutant General Drum re
centJy telegraphed to Gen.1: McDowell, ask
ing ; whether . it would be convenient for
him to be relieved ot ins command. . uen.
McDowell replied that he preferred tore-
tain his command until retired.
, Acting Superintendent Jameston, of the
Kan way Mau- sservice, nas instructed on
perintendent Warling,- at St Louis, to have
all matter for Brownsville, ' Texas,- which
has been accumulating at surrounding
postoffices, placed on a special, mail steam
er, wmcn will sail rrom uaiveston on tne
18th inst. for Brazos- Santiago,- Whence it
will be forwarded,;: No mail has been re
ceived "at the latter, point since Sept 1st.
and this action is taken at the request of
the : municipal and federal officers -at
Brownsville. - ' ' ' ' 1 '
- Henry George has written to the: Presi
dent formally -calling his attention to the
recent experience of Mr. fcreorgein Ireland,
The letter was filed at the5 White House
to-dav by J Hall Svpher. along with . a
communication from Sypher himself, in
which he, - as -: representatives f of Ueorge s
friends, bespeaks the early consideration by
the. Executive of the history of George's
wrpngs. , ,
" 1 " - GEORGIA. . t '-
The Mysterious Death of Two, Negroes
' Whose ' Bodies were Found . Near
Macon. - 1 1 '"' ' 5
-k By Telegraph to the Morning Star. v.--.
Macon. Septembe 16. The bodies of
John1 8. Skillings and Wilfie Swift," two
negro men, were found in tne wooas yes
terdav.bv a nartY of fox hunters. Skil
lings' - body had no marks upon it, and he
was found in a cramped sitting posture, ad
if he bad difid from poison. , Swift's head
was crushed in, and there were other marks
of violence found on his person, r- isom
bodies were destitute, of clothes. There is
no clue as to the cause of their death, -
01: :.
THE 'DEATH- 4OF. SENATOB? mi.I.
H. HAVRE.
r- V?,- Fallenl.Fallenl " .
The stateliest Oak on the hill-side .' '
Has crashed to the quivering lea
While the echoes by field and rill-tide
- - Roll down to the troubled sear
I Or rise, till the Heavens awaken," "
- Ana tneir startled spaces afar,
Would seem by the tumult shaken .
. Which follows a bursting star! 1 v" -
J :Ahmet ' - - '
' How low is the crown of the giant Tree
, ,v uow iaiieni laiieni latlenl ,. v rf , , "
rThe Eagle that soared lhro the'azurer J ,
j .By a God-like will possessed," -With
truth as the grand emhlazure -
Of his proud; puissant erest, ' " -
Tn his loftiest flight was haunted-' -
By the shadow of blasting Blight,' ." '
And saw but with eyes undaunted
His noontide changed to night,
-fwi-Fronxthebeckonmgsun, .
To the web Death's ebon loom had smm
i k ; The wovenlooms, of -a: place of tombs.
He hath fallen, fallen, fallen!
f Yerwhatifte pakXthunder '- 1 -
lie, nuried worn his mountain hope, -- t",
To perish in darkness under -'
Its savage and sullen slope; - -And
what if tie dumb,- dead Eagle; -
Unchallenged by gleam or gnst, 1 -'
No longer enthroned and regal ; .
Lies prone in the pulseless dust,-
Cold. cold, . - -
la the deepening fold of the frozen jnould,
.r Fallen! fallen, fallen 1
Ahlrgaseyourwailing-cease.4 ' .
FronTlheliam of his torture prison '
From lheiWoe6f his hopeless Bllght, 'i v.v -From
the anguish of day and the doom of
- - :.. nighty ' . x . . - -From
the yulture-beakv,.whose dart . -. -
Flasheover hi fainting, heart, -The
spirit he Jovfd has gained release! - -
. vtwleleawbBeieaielc.-T - .
To the Central calms, ito .the golden Palms,
Whose shadowy glories quiver
in the.deptbs of the. bacred river, .
To., the chrisnof 4Christ to the perfect
ne.has risen, risen,' risen .
ii'nsli : irPy'rJ!Ut Constitution.
fits
5 Goidsboro Messenqer: The brops
throughout , Greene county are looking fine,
and wilt turn out much better than was at
OBe tnneuexpected ; both corn-' and 'cotton
have turned out very., well in this section,
and the prospect for a' large harvest is de
cidedly Mattering.: -S4 Jim "MayOjia colo
ed employe, had tliree -fingers of his left
hand amputated by a saw in KornegaVs
machine shops a f ew days ago.; t : --Samp
son, county .item;. The ..tobacco crop of the
county' for the past threeTrears, including
the. present, substantiates the belief, long
entertained, that "the weed" can be as
profitably cultivated m this as in any other
section 6f the State;' . ; ; : : . . ; .
Milton Chronicle: The show of
MayburyCo. seems to be accompanied,
by a gang, of thieves and 'swindlers.. . They
stole pretty much v anything that came to
hand at lieidsville, Greensboro, Durham
and Winston, and swindled people' out' of
their money. - -The dwelling house and
smoke house together with their entire con
tents, belonging, to Mr. William ;Rainey,
qear oiiauy urove, in inis couniy, were con
sumed by fire about 3 o'clock Sunday morn-
jmj . test- ,The..s family -, narrowly escaped
wiiu ineir lives,, saying nouung out me
night-clothes they 4iad on. Besides the ;
furniture, ,&a, Mr. Rainey had about $400
in money burned up. The fire was thought
to be the work of an incendiary. ' There
was ,a small insurance of $2,100 on the
house.' 'The loss is probably twice this
amount . 1 ' . .;---:'.' -
Greensboro Bugle: Maj. 'Ji -W.
Graham had a' narrow escape yes'terdayt
He had ; gone on top of the new : Houston
building to see an improved -roofing paint,
and in coming down ne stepped upon" tne
ceiling, wnich gave way and threw him -
upon a truss on the second floor, and but
for .Levi Houston he would have fallen to
the first floor. We are glad to say he was not
seriously" injured. r The , floods have
done a great deal of damage to the North
Carolina Railroad near Linwood. ' Some- -thing
over a mile of"track has been dam
aged. We are permitted to publish a
few facts in reference to the green fruit that
has been expressed this season up to the
20th of August: From Guilford county,17,- (
080 crates; .; Forsyth,- 9,633 crates; Ala
mance, 184 crates ; Durham, 2 crates; David
son, 1,538 crates; Concord, 22 crates.; i '
Raleish News- Observer: Ud to
this time seventy specimens of our North
Carolina building stones nave: been sent
from the Geological Museum to the. Na
tional Museum at Washington. ' There -
were yesterday at the Centennial Graded
School 5t50 pupils. several, bales oi
new cotton came' in yesterday, but" the ,
quality was not good, owing to the unfa
vorable weather. Applications by many
Graded Schools for aid from the Peabody -
Fund are being. received by the Superin
tendent of Jfublic instruction. The new
Normal School at Wilson has begun with
60 mpre pupils than last year, the number
being now nearly 400. Mr. B. Hamil
ton's little boy, aged about 7, cut his 4oot
nearly off -with an axe. His father gave
him a loaded revolver as a plaything. He
discharged it and the ball struck a little
girl about 2 years old, in thebowell,causing
a probably fatal wound. The little girl is
named Ford. All the parties live in fid
dle Creek township. ; . -
' Charlotte Observer: One thing
that speaks well for Charlotte as a cotton
market,, is the fact that for several weeks
past, our cotton men have been buying cot
ton from Augusta. , At Chester, South
Carolina, night before last, a drummer,
whose name we were not able to learn, had
his foot cut off by the cars.. He was a Jew,
and Mr. Schiff, of this city, left yesterday
to look after him. r-The negotiations
for the purchase of the celebrated Warm
Springs that bave been pending for some
time past were brought to a . close last
Tuesday. The new owners .are Messrs.
Andrews, Buford, Logan and perhaps other
officials of the Richmond & Danville Rail
road. - It is understood that they purchased
the springs as an individual enterprise and
not for the railroad. The price paid is $90,
000. - The storm of last Sunday and Mon
day was particularly severe in the mountains
and all the streams were converted into
roaring torrents. ,The French Broad river
was on a big .boom and, the water . was
higher than has been known in manyyears.
Last Tuesdaiy, the magnificent Western
North Carolina Railroad bridge which spans
the French Broad beyond Asheville, suc
cumbed to the force of the waters and was
swept away. There are Jots of guests at
the Warm Springs who are anxious to get
home da ' account of -the cold and rainy
weather, but the washing away of the
bridge cuts them off. . ' " .;;
B ELIGIO US MISCELLANY. ,
Theological item: Alas! ' that
so many people look upon religion simply
as a fire-escape 1 Boston Transcript. ,
- LL Despite ill-health .and the. in
firmities of age. Bishop George F.1 Pierce
of the M. E. Church South, ' recently
preached a powerful camp-meeting sermon
in Georgia. v . - -
: If -you gain ab advantage oyer
your fellow-man, call it shrewd diplomacy.
If your fellow-man gains an advantage over
you, call it rascality. The terms are . sy
nonymous. " " -' ui '. -! ; '
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