North Carolina Newspapers

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" fliers wa.s no vote taken in ) tjie. Senate .Ion a- hill toi abol'iKh aZr' internal tax,o, But tlre tvas a vote laleh to alio lis!i the tax on whiskey isnil Jirandy. Tli ere were bat three votis hi favor ot auonsninsr-i . xow: w. iui 41 me abolition is so pppalar None liut, a TiooeleSslv blind man can fail to see . that the United States Sena'te M; not in favor of wiping owf the ' tax Ton whiskey and brandy jwnen pnly Brown1, .Vance and Ransom Voted in favor and; fits' Senators VOTED AGAINST, Ui these tvtkntt-five Democrats voted ..NAY. . i - -- - .i . . . 1 ' ( Vmkideririg how mnch the Stab has hejnn abused recently ; for, trying t' iin ure t ie Democratic , aHy By I - I' ! ie abolition of: the' tax on liquors mat ka i . '. - the abo ve L vote 1 very re- lev r ! If it. is aiiy thihir meritoriou . to be ie 1 Majority then among Demo- ilh t ?r;if if: j IJ utted States Senators we are 11 25, Whilst only 3 are against as, and two'of the three voted tinder iitvlriid'tions' from the Lemslature. lint more on this liquor question piiiiator Brown tried hia hand again. iivingl failed so signally to get thej fax abolished On Whiskey and brand ished "or v . .A . lie iii'xt tried to : get the 1 tax reduce- -I:- . , .A ' .' bj). 50 cents per gallon and fail f inore completely than he did in the first, instance, for he alone xoted fbr I the reduction. Please note that. Mow was this ?.Ve ;are tohl that thn Star antagonizes the whole party and is trying to split land ; injure it, fiwhen on two square issues like$ those given above, only three Democratic Senators v' for the abolittoji of the ta on whiskey and brlndyand on theamendnient to reduce to 50; cents onlyoe votes' for it'f- f-- " '-':r' But further still. , It seems that on the same day that Senator Brown tried and failed most egregionsly to get the tax on whiskey and brandy reduced even, Senator (Grormau intro duced an amendment s abolish all tax on tobacco.i What was the re salt? Only seven. Democrats voted for it and twexty-one Democrats OTED AGAINST AGAINST IT. ' Sohei re wp :find,t.hit. t.h KTii?. la . not making war upon the Democrat V ms party of the itJnion at ally but ' that it is irt harmony jwith nearly all -.. Wmocratic Senators. I ' " 1 i ve have never seen any argument I lr.tF,.,.l eJ. - f - .-- r i. .1. 'ui 1 " 1 1 fir T n p n nnm in of the tax n those useless luxuries- tobacco I I . , . . . .,, ,--r ., .-. .J .- liauors. f.hat. will bear Tanal vsis. I'he nien ivho favor - free' whiskey I and tobaccoand r theii tolerate a tax s n hlanketnand medicines, on trace. chains Jandpron, on common window glass and cTockeryi on jack-knives , a alpacas of-low, quality, will have? a terribli job on hand to reconcile The Wader will see from thestatd 'K'nt .pi the Journal of Commerce l'it if i3 understood that the' Demo atf m the Iloqso voted for the abo- '"ndfthe internal tax during the J1!1 session of the 47th Congreas. ley evidently ' learned 7-Bomethinrg rclore the close of the second ses- On; fat Zionists Ibeeamft . warm advAn-it.es of ue abolition of all internal revenne f." : v. ...,v,i- ,. t.;,-.. ,rv..&i' 711 f - a 1 i,.-, )-H, pk.., w w yuiu, d i cu u j . mci i doctoring, of tha higb tarvff. ; hearsof.nft efrin tlHH U Bnt why oiot djhangt j , tKe mode bbllectiherr It: Is" blain enbncrli Ui-r iU Jl;! 1:: t - 1 . rpuv1",p S" -f that ' i the," Sdnaie will w not abolisTL-l mli w l&ytXi& "VA "' i :"--Yr -' "ii r :'.ANp, AGBlciJtTUHlAcltTJB 3ITlB8ri s i i ,,i,fv:,i - Accoirdinif J?.A vlmmrmal rit; ivKoi,2rJ 77. 'Z: nTr r r r T r " reau anf1b'th it iaa ascertiiirie that the products in 1882 yWre $Bi4?btQi ' cleai $2146,426. intwo 4yars. The cotton'cilop of that1 ve'a'rV was .worth tr." millfons; the corn crop 262 ! mil-! 4:' i! rli?. ii'.h:-- Sp-niillifh8; rye and tobacco' each. 30 million millio potatoes 8w.tnillions, ' and other redacts in -lesa : supis' The Sqhtli '"jhi; i8B2:roduce1i 37 per cent.' ot ine toiai in tue. union i ana sua there was but XOper ent.a;pf h the land nhder cultivation.- : C V .t,The South has a "great J future we ,.i ,-r ...... i t believ ana nope. : it will tnaKe great stride ,,,by 1890.:f;When t h rtAVf I iupnfc. censi is f taken! instead or the B&9 1 milhdhs of 1880 with 2$ per cent. only jbf the total, twe havel but little doju .it; wiu 8DQW ijuu minions ana 40 p r Cent: of the whole. When the mills are brought to the cotton and all that to the cotton stalk and its proddcts is fully utilized: and when the lands are" en- J riched and more intelligent farming generally prevails; and when , home supplies ; are : raisea ana crops are diversified, then 1 we are 'sure the South will make immense strides on tht road to riches and real prosperity Let North Carolina do her part. . Let iiitelligent farming prey ail so : that our people shall ? not be left ' far be- hind.. There ought to be an ( agricultural club e in every county in the State. ' They do much good. We cut out an interesting notice from the Wel- don News of the 27th anniversary, of the Agricultural Club iix the . North-; western section of Halifax county, but have mislaid it.? Here is a club composed of a large number of the most intelligent farmers (many of them college men) who, have met all the time for,; twenty-seven years du-: ring peace and during war. It has been' our pleasure in the past to at- fi t . ) f , - .- r tena one oi. its meetings,' ana a most interesting and pleasant .time it was. It is located in one of the hnest and ' i ----- most intelligent sections of the State. Hey. Dr. Lacy said to; us once that be did not know such a community, such a section. The 'other day its anniversary meeting was held at the residence of Thomas . W. .Harriss, Esq., the oldest member an alum nus of the University, a gentleman of rare -virtue, intelligence and pub lie spirit, and before the war one of the wealthiest men in that rich coun ty.v The occasion , was made more interesting from the fact that it was the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Harriss.; The club presented a hand some and appropriate 'offering to the venerable couple. We may add. that we regret exceedingly bur : inability to Accept 'a kind invitation sent us to - -.r.. f , . - f . be . present,: at v the meeting pf - the club and the presentationy and we 1 hope the club - may last", with , time,; ,doing good, and that the venerable' and highly esteemed couple may live J to celebrate in other decades 1 heir marriage anniversary , -1 f':;,,f, We can but wish tt at every coun ty had just such a wide-awake, pro gressive, intelligent club as the one in Halifax, whose name we cannot just now recall. i ' A' dispatch from' iCharlottesville, t r Va. ogives a discouraging view of the unveiling of Jener$on's.r statue at Monticello'on the 4th of ; Jnlv.v. It says: 1 - ' 3. -A::- r "The committee to whom -the' duty; of inviting these were lnstrusted have invited a; large number. Jeff jliavis, lnurman, "Ravard. Oovfirnnrs Cleveland and Pattison, ex-President Grant and a number of others have declined, for one reason dr 1 another. Not alone to other States is this r singular apathy confined, but it is also manifested ed in JJaltiDctore,'.the products of the, J Jonn Kelly-; w that the vessels 3os shaU fAiihoqkfiilJ TbAVH ;be strajhtahe fonrteen Sdpthei n. States,.! ri ac- j tbttthey' are'M vdraffi to tne same extent in Virginia. - . a2yrj.;,...jcioi i. us wunu. a He intelligent corre8pon J'dent of , tne Philadelphiji ikan for ha.. lieylttg ahd.aayingf are not itf Ner Tfk; at W esent oil .merelv'-Drlvafef business. 1 1i- LW sinessntf;dbuht;J has something to - 9 wua it, but ce ;;;;;; i W 't tt is alarmed at the turn the tariff agitation is , ,SOttTnj LtakiniB'fn; thiat part of the :c6dntryr he be- B?10 inai mere is some aanger nai, .IhK TVm'lMit.iA sM trfll'imiiil nii tKnt. r Ant . and htnde he ' desiroiis of t readjusting' we comRasswitn tne aid ot oia ana wary- naylgators like; Mr Samuel fj; fTilden and or anVbody else in Kentucky, as well in polities as in inoral ic admonition -of Hhcf wise . man. th&t some things which are rirfit inthem-" selves, may not always be expedient!' on I i 8tah!nch and- aWe jDeraocratio' paper,- In ,yfa coiftients- Jtpn ;the j letters' of Senators McDonald .and! Bayard, ' to lwct?:, woj called .tteptidii ao, on the tariff S ifsays,' and we ap- 'j'But because1 Bayard and 3' cDonald be- Kpvin: a tariff for revenue and demand that the ' f u ndftkifcrital laif shall be enforced, it does not follow ' that: the buainesa of the country B to be; destroyed iA. fevenuerarijf will irapoee- a heavy duty on ajvast number, of articles of imported goods J Such a tariff can be W adjusted and.?' itsi adjustment' sbould. be arrangect witnout jdelayras.ta carry put tne Jeffersoman principle of 'tne nrmiMi ornnn in iiut imarnr. nnmnpr ' i itia thednty of the Democratic party to declare bucii au uujusLuiuuk, uqu. wuab.is mure, to gontejjd for iLw In that contest the nco- pie will be with the Democratic party, "Senajlor Beck wo admire 5 because we believe him to 1 be an honest and reliable politician 'He iis nqt an or-j ator, but he is a strong man and hard, to handle in debate;1 ;IIe lis reported as putting the Dernocratij; case thus: "We . haVe a majority of the next Con gress, and the result will depend upon what we do. it we organize ana go nonestiy to work to legislate for the good of the whole country, put' down ' monopolies without disturbing industry, carry a genuine reform, of r the civil service ibto effect, and keep clear of the Idea that power is to be used only to reward political friends, we will elect the next President." . j scattered among those lines. 1 " -It is mentioned-that jthe sisterMf Mr. Burke, who was- murdered in Pha;nix Park, . Dublin, bias never re covered from the shock ihe received when; that horrible - crime - was com- mitted. : 'She is evidently distraught. An exchange says: , . 1 -- : ; "ihe is described as sitting at" the win dow in any room in -which she "may be placed in a condition of apparent oblivion to all her surroundings. 8he. will not be lieve her; brother is dead, and wnenever footsteps are heard outside the house she insists that he is coming, and adds: 'I told you he was not dead.' ; Her condition, is believed by her physicians to be extremely precarious." ' ' '- : There are a goodly number of con tested seats in the next .House, i Sndden Deatb ofCapt. A.' P. Hurt. . A private letter was received here yester day announcing the sad intelligence of the death of CapL A.:. P. Hurt, which took place suddenly in Fayetteville on Friday. It appears that he. retired io his, room in the Fayetteville Hotel about 12 o'clock, rc questing'io be called to dinner, and j when a servant was sent to arouse: him it was found that be was cold in death. Deceased was between 60 and 70 years of age; Capt Hurt came here; from Virginia about 1851 or 1853, and superintended the building of the steamers Al P. Hurt, which was 'named for him; the Governor Worth, the Flora McDonald, and other steamers. For many years he 'Was a favorite cap tain on the river known and respected by everybody who frequented the Cape Fear, and left the river about ten years ago, having' achieved a moderate competency, since which time he has: been engaged in merchandizing.-, Deceased lost his wife many; years ago, and leaves no immediate descendants; but a large circle of attached friends mourn the. departure from among them of One who held a high place in their - gffefcjion "xt i :' - . j - . . .- . ... ,; 3nsiilD's at WMcamaw Itkt The Greenville (& C.) Mews of Thursday staled that a small party of nsherinati in eluding Senator Hampton, Treasurer Rich ardson- and Commissioner Butler,' left Co lumbia the night previous on the Wilming ton road in a special car, for Waccamaw Lake. ..They were expected to spend three or four days on the bank of the' beautiful lake: and anticipated great sport. Senator Butief was expected to be one of the party, but he could not come. Senator Matt Ran som and Assistant Uy S. Fish Commission er Ferguson were expected to join the party J ithe lake Cotton Movement.1 1 j " "The receipts' of cotton for the week end ing :i yesterday . footed I up 271 bales.as. against 107 1 bales' for the corresponding heSreceipts for th? crop year ..from Sept.: 1st to date, foot up 136,914 bales,r;as against 135,648 "bales for the cdrrespondipg neriod. 'last . yeari. showing a decrease of 8,734 bales.? ! 1 --.- a a . i i ( a . - i - - - " m m j A Sequel to tne PIre in 1 Oldham's Ittin-Arrest for RoDbery "i: ; -y.-A'iM. -i? 1 -.r ; 1 1 to JIv n Rrblcen Into tne BulldlngL ' I A. circumstance occurred yesterday mornr iiiiicii led to th detection ati arrest ff the party who is-; supposed ! to have hroHen , intdi MCI W:'? Oldham'siHi mill on Wednesday nighilast. 'It seems that one of the employes in the mill missed a color-1 e'dtihirt : on Thursday -morningf whiciil'he had left m thelmin: on jheight previous"' ana as it naa necn nanging at or near tne point where the fire was started in1 the' mill that nighty the owner 'of the shirt supposed hat it had been twrned.OUe:.' btTSx. ptdhams oraymen- was "down' ai th ' Passport's wharf yesterxtayntdrhing, how- 'ever when he ' hoficed' a - yohng colored man 'on tho wharf ringthe 'identrieal to had, lost.5 The; ,f dtjnanS reported the fact; and 'it turned tthate iivld indCT"suspicion iwas nameif Gecirge Washrn5tOn.4 and ; that he had been cm- ployed in doing odd lobs 'around the tnlll a' tew 'daf &'previous to tliat-' Wod was sent1 to' the young manf that Mh'Oldliam wanted ttS enipioy 'hirai, and he : went to the initll T! When he' arrived "there" H was 'noticed thathe had ' taken i the precautaoii ' to' put the" extremities 1S of his- "coat into his pants; and bnttbn theT former garment: close around his body, So as to entirely conceal the shirt. He was held until a policeman; ' in the person of ' Officer Bowde, appeared on the scene' and as' he was foind to have the missing shirt on his person he was tai ken to the guard house. ; ' - j The case was "heard before Mayor Hall yesterday niorning, who,1; when he had heard " the " testimony,' 'which was' in sub-f stance as detailed ' above, required ' the de fendant to give bond in the sum of $200 for his appearance at the next terin- of the Criminal Court, 'in default of Which he was sent to'jaii;; J -c ; '; );. y t Washington, when asked if he had any thing to say for himself, said he came' here frotri Sduth" Carolina about two -months ago, and that he bought the' shirt from a colored man; giving him fifteen cents for it. When asked if he knew who the colored man. was, he said ' that ; he did ,not.f . The shoes upon his feet were taken to, the mill by OSicer Mayer and found to correspond exactly with a mark of the track leading to the door1' of ' the ' mill which was broken open Wednesday night. . ' ' - , - - After careful examination it is now be- lieved that the fire Wednesday; night was the result of accident,- and that robbery was the ' sble design ' of the party who effected an entrance. The theory is that the thief stuck the candle iu a barrel con-, taining some article; manufactured iu the mlllTand while ransacking the desk "drawers in the office the fire got started and he didn't take J,ime to extinguish it j for fear of captures - ri - i I Departure of Rev. Father' Gross. A meeting of the congregation of Su Thomas' Church was held last evening: . i The 'meeting was organized by. calling Mr. Madden to the chair, f ! , Mr. Darby moved that the following ac-: dress be adopted: ; ' 0 ' REV. FATHER GROSS :. . i :;: The unanimous voice of the congrega tion of St. 1 Thomas' Church, over which you have for fourteen years ) held the pas torate, gives iortn one lament, mat you are to leave us.' Your announcement made on last Sunday that you would leave us, made our ' hearts throb with grier, and ; eyes not given to weeping were moist with emo tions of love and affection. ' We present to you our - heartfelt' thanks for the kindness; and devotedness with which you have labored in the cause of re ligion and sound morals and for the earn estness with which you have at all times striven to lead us to things higher, nomer; purer; not only by your teachings from the altar and at the hresidc, but by example., - We are conscious that in your departure from 'us we lose the most devoted of pas tors, the kindest of friends,! and a Priest whose life with "ns has drawn forth the ut most of our love and affection. Though you leave us to go to. another field of labor. we shall not forget your kindness to us and to others of -our community. Through all the vicissitudes of life there will be within the innermost recesses of our hearts a most tender place for Father Gross. ' f After the reading of the address, on motion of , Mr. Donlan, a committee was appointed f to present the' address.. to the Rev. Father Gross. .; ', ..; : v J ; , In a short while the committee returned, escorting the Rev. Father, who made a short but feeling; farewell address- to the flock before him, over whom he had served as nastor for fourteen years. There, were sad - countenances . and , moist eyes, and scarcely has; there been a tenderer tie sev ered in the history of the Church than was; that severed, last evening between the ; Rev. Father Gross and his former congregation of St. Thomas', . : - Deatn . of Gen. A. J. Dargan. J -U: 1-.VJ, -v By a special telegram - to the Star; jfe ceived yesterday, we Jearn that the veteran Gen.1 Atlas J. Dargan died at his residence in Wadesboro, on Friday .night .last, the 8th Inst., of congestion of the i. lungs,- aged 69 years, eleven months and "eleven days. Gen. Dargan was formerly very prominent iiiiolitics; being an,01d Line Whig before the war) and ( served "Anson county", for many years hi the State- "Legislature.' He has also been elected to that body once or twice since the, war. .He was a: man; of strong convictions and great! firmness of purpose, and withal a f person of infinite jesL a He will be greatly 1 missed ;in Anson county:- where he wasl best known, and the : State will Ilose 6iie who in, time bast nlayeof a conspicuous'" part in its'ati ---r?- r...- '.;;;.. t '-! '!f ,.toli'Kii " i nals :mt&vu t.?' v-ml hi'M ;3 ThBegisti four marriage licenses during the past week, t3C?-H mywu lb: THE INDIANS. T V'' -''7. 5-' 1 heports Blade tne . Snrl-endered Red-Skins at Don carlos-j-Notnlns wnnite irem' ; Gen Crook's Com- t lrP?e?a?h tft tiie Morning SJtar,LJ. ; , .WASiirNOTOisi. June 7.-r-Adlntknt ank. ral Drum this morning received the follow'- ' iflteleami-''l:':' r 1 mWim i jtffflwwleaBarratkgl Arizona ITerritnnt ' June5fitb-i883--Gen. R, C. Drum: Adiu'- tent Ba1,nWaahingtQu,3iDif C. Lieut tavis;or the Ihird jUavalry,- after an exam ination of the. Indians, recently surrendered' at DOn" CarlOs.' reports that the Cherieahnaa surrendered! belonged to Loco's f Amily. and numner iwo ooys ana jeignteen women and Children. ... Sixty-six days- ago the Mexican troops surprisea the nostiles ' iqj southern Sierra Madresi- This body of j Indians was cut off from the main hod v and thren dava after, the Jflght started. for the .riservationi. uueui iuu pari. jr. weub uacK jiq Dring in Loco,' but Loco was too bid to travel, and ' told them to come without him. Loco has onebpy.ftndasquaw.with him. iA.i of the In dians were together, ' when surprised-by iuu niCAicuii mAjps. vuuney juxcuormas wa with: them and : was welLtreatedr He1 was kept to aid them.ia.case.of snrrenden The Indians, knew .nothing of ,Gen prook, When they left, 1uti:new the country 'was fall Of troops," and if attacked will fight un til j whlpped. , and j then, , scatter through Sierra Madres. , Most of them will attempt to work back to the reservation, r Some exri peot ho tnercyJ ' and -will keep j dp the fight and ' remain inthemouatains as long as possible They have no. other place to go,r The i v mountains' in ma'ny ' places are inac cessible. Gen: Crook wilt prObably not meet any of them before reachpg, the exTt treraesouthern - part or ieria Madras. Don't know -the "exact "nutober of 4gWJ ing men, buti jt?v? is " between; 100, and,.;: 150.,.$ There -are.-;., more than 300 , women: and children." The number- of men includes boys large enough to bear arms. The Indians think that General Crook will have trouble to find the hostiles. The latter will run.if they can. fThe Cheri- cahuas arid Warm' Springs, fvith- a few . rencgaues,;are the only Indiana on the war? path in. Mexico.- Duchy; Chirieahua, who surrendered at Fort Thomas, puts the num-: ucv 01 uguuDg fuvu, luciuuing ooys auie 10 bear arms, at 107, Including those just surrendered.' :-1- The Indians are commanded -by Geronime, and will not fight if they can linlr it ' ' - I ! -.1.-: ..' (Signed) " J. P. Martin, . v 'Asst. Adjt. Gen'l. - - OBITUAJRTl J Charles C. Fulton, Editor; and' Pro -rpffetor of the Baltimore American. I icy leieKrapn wine jaorninc Biar.i; - - -Baittmore," June 7, Chasj 1 G. ; Fuitoh""' editor and proprietor pf .) the JBaMnaore American, died at 8.35 A..M. to-day, : at his residence 478 Eaton Place. Mr. Ful ton had been in bad health -foi about five months, and his death was not unexpected. tie was b7 years of age, having been born in . Philadelphia in 1815. When - mute young he entered the National Gazette, of fice, in that city, as an apprentice, and af- ter serving as,-journeyman printer in Phila delphia. Baltimore and Washington, he re moved to Georgetown, D. C.,1; and bought the Aavocate newspaper,, which he sold live years ajterwaras, in 1810 he accepted a. posuion as.cpmposuor on me Baltimore . " .!i - i . 4omi3 room.' where -beervd reapectivaly as reporter, news and telegraph editor, and' the pioneers in local reportorlal and - tele graph "work. - He was also the first .' agent of the Associated Press in .Baltimore.' In 1853 he purchased an interest (ill the Ameri can, and In' 1862 became sole -proprietor of the paper.. Since the war he; has taken' a prominent part in the politics of his State and of the United States," and,, was widely Known. " v. : i - THE! CAROLINA CENITRAiS. Conclusion of Arsumont'In the Case 1 Acalnst "' the - Seaboard j Road Deci sion. Reserved, j ; By Telegraph-to the Mornuur Star. ' . Raleigh, N, C, June 7.4-In .the U. S. Circuit Cburt'to-day argumehl was finished in the case of Mrs-Virginiii B. Matthews against the Seaboard. Railroad Company, to recover possession of the. Carolina Central -Rain-oad,-which is now under the manage ment of the Seaboard Railroad. - The argu ment continued two; days; Hon. D. L. Rus sell and Duncan K. MacRae speaking for the plaintiffs, and Edward Patterson and E. R. Robinson for- the defendants.- The plaintiffs alleged . that the control of the Carolina Central Railroad had been secured by fraud, and that the road is now being virtually wrecked by the defendants. The defence alleged that the subordination of the Carolina Central to .the Seaboard sys tem had . not injured the former; that the transier and control were ;iegai, ana tnai there had been no violation of trust. Judges Bond and Seymour tooklhei papers in the case and reserved their decision The case -will,, of course, go by appeal to the U S. Supreme Court. ?' . --- ! ! . ' . : ! FOtTNDEREJD AT SEA. .. Wreek.of Schooner Off the North t Carolina Coast AH Their Lives. on Board Iose ;, ; ' By Telegraph to the Morning Star. . Pitiiadelfhia, Pa:, June 7. Wreckage pickea up off Cape liookoux. JN . u. . J une 3d, bearing the name of Charles P. Sinnick sen, is supposed to belong to the schooner Charles P. Sinnicksen, of: Philadelphia, which sailed from New York-May 16th for Charleston. S. C," with' a1 general cargo ?of merchandise. The Sinnicksen was com manded liy Cant" Wm. Copper, of Snow Hill, Md., who had his wife with him and a crew of seven men., The vessel : is sup posed to have foundered at sea and all on ml I'ENNSYIi VANIA. ; A. 'Philadelphia Court Annuls the De- , cree tor Divorce Obtained . by Ulaj. : :- Nlckerton-An "Order 4 Issued for his Arrest and Court Martial. '' Philadelphia," J uhe . 9. The Court of Common Pleas to-day annulled ! the decree of divorce obtained by Ma1. ;Azor 11. JSick erson. on the ground that ft i was obtained bvfraud and dismissed the libel and im posed the payment Of all the costs upon the libellant- ' f- t P 'i- l,i Washtngtoi. June 9.-4.When Adjutant General . , Drum received an official tel" egrama;lfr6itf Philadelphia i announcing that the decree of divorce in , the case of -Mai.' A; H. N ickerson had been set T aside. the General of the Army i directed: Gen T)rumf to" issue' 'papers for the, immediate arrest of Maj.i Nickerson, preparatory u his 'being tried by court martial, on the Charge of conduct i unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. ; Tne papers were issued this afternoon and a messenger dispatched at once to server tnem upon nim. tMaj. Hickerson could riot be found in' Washing- ton this afternoon; and; the Secretary of War' ordered the Pay-Master General to" withhold his pay as a retired army officer. it So VJltfiK. t 3 It! J f. 33 IS Authentic' Intelllkehee of iild Where-' . abontsHe ean PInd no Sleps of Jh dlans The Rainy Season .(Near i at Hand which tvlli Prevent successful Operations. ."k.-j 1 By Telegraph to the Morning; Star, - ' ! ,; Chicago. June 8.AT6mbstonesneeia.o by courier from Mexico, relates; hat Gen. Crook is encamped thirty imUes northeast of ITacori, 'from which point' he i ; sending scouts out in all directions. ? Up p thcitknp j 01 the departure-of the, courier he had been unsuccessful in f 'discoVeringlJa'fi3 signs of Indians,; iCapt CaseBa's eomptfn jrodE Mqx ican regulars ,have left Opaseen , Sonora. . to ' join" Gen." Crook.-' ' Thevnr mhef Vme hundred .r and :flftv men.r- If Allen.-Crook accomplishes anythinsr. it must he bv June T Onfh ! ihiiiUnMi.... JLin -L 'A . J -' A InndtBerstreamsin1 the mouaiaips, wil. uuav oivuiicuiu i'v'ajm' peiT passage Dy troops. Gen. .Crook's present cara'p ' is on the spot where Coh Garcia" hadf lus fight kpril. .1. K.RI Stephenson ilnns at.Lanrenciv i,TllIe Gf M order t his Aunt Eight Thousand People Witness r IiAwrenceville. Ga., June 8,-iElbert. M. Stephenson was hanged nerd to day, in the presence of eickt thousand betmle' for" the murder of his aiihi aVear'agOolasli Aun firulSt:1 i 'One' Sndn v Wvm rti i i 1. . ri . . . . r r 1 Diepuenson: was'axrestednwhilQ arranging his tent at a camp meeting. He pehied any knowledge of the Crime but" sdosegnently cohfessedtttithe bad lived in afluitery sev eral vears wfclMQis aunt: thathriwns in ik act of illicit indulgence' when her, son; fired at him and killed ilia mother: ; The woman lived eigQt weeks, and tes titled at the preliminary trial. She said!aS ie saw Ste paenson runnmg .across, 3he,n?ara with a gun in his hand she felt he was going tov kill her,' because she was1 'going, to marry one Hiram Young.; f, It was proven that her son wasnot.on.jhs premises when 'she .was 1 shot, and no doubt remained cf Stephen s guilt. -When sentenced he bej jan playing crazy, but without, shaking f aitJ i in, his satf itv. Yesterdavherenuestedthat ihrasslMmrJ should play 'Golden SUppers"atihe! gallows. ' inis request was . refused... IStephensoa showed no sign of emotion on the' gallows. He sat with one foot on the tra and played with the rope as he called men by name and familiarly conversed- with' them. Many persons asked him: if he wis guilty; but -he answerea equivocally to-the las , and neither, confessed Inor denied the prime.1 His .neck w"as not' broken; !aAd-nei hung forty minutesl His wife refused to receive the body.' His uncle took it arid will .bury it in the same church yard 'where lies the f FJuORIJDA SHir CANAL. Encouraglne: Reports Concerning the : Feasibility and Success of the Enter- prise. , - ; " " : r-- ru-.? ; ; ;- By Telegraph to the MorriutB Star. ( , ; . ; I New. York: -June. 8. A .meeting: of the Florida Ship Canal and Transit; Company ' was held here to-day, and was presided over by Hon. John C. Brown, of Tennessee. Hitftly encouradns eiorts wfero'ada bv: .the,yarious Cphimittees;iand , me, feeling of connaencc in the ' success oi the enterprise was very marked-! J Jen:' Chis. - P. Stone, chief engineer, was present1 He stated that he had examined ' fully Xh reports' of pre-1 vious engineers; and entertained: no doubt Of the feasibility of constructing a tidejwa ter ship canal across the peninsula of Flor ida. He also, stated that hisj assistant en gineer, A. F. Hill, is already on the ground in Florida, and that the 1 actual work of ; the survey.5 wul-begin immediately. The survey will be complied in about sir weeks, and as 'soon as the Jexact route of the canal is f determined, uponr contracts will be let and the Work will be pushed. with all possible vigor.' It' is thought the work wilt begin by. September next. Gen, Stone has had a large experience in Egypt, in connection with, the Suez canals v Lead ing capitalists in this country and.England are eager to furnish the funds required for the construction of the canal: It is well understood here that ' the canal .will have the backing and' friendly cooperation of the great Texas and' Arkansas system of rail roads, with connections ramifying through out the Southwest," and extending to the Pacific. Gen. ' Stone expectsto be in Flori da in two weeks: j - GEN.MROOK. ' Intelllsence ; Concernlnst his move ments Received Through Mexican Sources.; f ' ; By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ; Chicago June 9. A special from Fort Bowie, Arizona, says: . Fropi semi-official sources it is learned that Gen.,. Crook' was in ahuarissa District, in the .'southeastern part of Sonora, on May 27th, and that up to that time he had had no general engage ment with tne nostiles. This, information comes' through Mexican officers who 'com manded a small detachment of Sonora State troops engaged in scouting through Zahua rissa. ' The point where Gen. Crook was met was about 250 miles southeast of the boundary line. ; A large , Mexican ranche is located there' and ; a detail of Ameri can troops-- was : engaged - in laying in a large stock of provisions. - The hostiles had scattered, but were being" followed by tien Crook s Ban . Carlos, scouts, lien. Crook was confident-that his .forces would overtake and overcome the hostiles in the heart of the mountains. ti He stated that the march from Rabispe south ; was, a. severe One, but the troops were in good condition. He was awate of the. disposition of the -Mexican: troops in Sonora and. Chihuahua, and; expressed; satisfaction at the arrange ments for cooperation. On!May 29th? Gen. Crook entered the Sierra Madres again and pushed south.,- These ; circumstances were communicated to Gen. Bandottrcommander of the Sonora State troops, and also to Gen. 4ifob UAH fjIQWA. f -is i?' The I.ynehlns of the Barber Brothers Imll' -.J;: I a; Waverljr.4?.. : .v, .. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. WAverly; - June ' '91 The' mob that lynched the Barbers numbered about - 200. 'After getting Into the street the prisoners . were allowed (tot . make1 a confession.' Bill Barber said he had never killed a mau till last f all. They had been accused, ot kill ing seven men , in , Illinois,' but1 that was false. - Ike Barber said he had no hand in the killing of Shepherd last fall, and that he had never killed a man- or assisted in do ling so, until within lhei past,. week. .,The desperadoes, appeared to; nave ;pienty oi. erit although Bill shed a i few tears: The leader of the mob' has been captured by. the, sheriff. 5 County officers did au they could F to protect the prLsoiers,1 but it j was. -of no ,v-4 4s vr f l-ifH a hAmmfiff AAAitvvof1 ' "5 not hofvM son was foand ying,: withlsevferal bullets in her side She SLlrflfv lSenhrfwroiint ki- mt3 TTirT)entinfi. ? - . v . jMcfMhsi Mon'-3; ) ! uaj niut jirs..-wuurg pujuiuur, - oi uan- ; Tahd -wnshfpr' ate a hearty "supper and ' ! retjiediijf vfterngo(d health, but was - ;. laueu kick uurmg iue. nigub auu uieu in- a ?$ f ew nours. ""After her death it is said that j-er&6d'$ecan - A.few- ;; jeeks ago a white convict from this coun-v ,ty, named John Hopkins, eseaped from the . penitentiary, and. on -last Tuesday he was r . recaptured - by - Mr, -Marion . Brooks and i brought hesejor, the sheriff to take him to '. 1 Raleigh: -------tIn a few days bur ; farmers .-- . will be ; pjusy f liesting their wheat and : . bats ; a few .liaylng " commenced . alreadv.J -: Frbm' some pprtions'of the county we hear i i.iiah tints vvjiKtut irup xs iiu, ; wnue in oiner - :; portlohs it issaid to :he an average crop," though" not SQ';goQd'as last year. Nearly . -every ffarmcrcpniplairis .'of the drill worm, r3 which is doing , a good deal , of :damage toj -I s z ;.Fayetteville Observer: 3 At the depoof the Cape Fear &,Y adkin Val ley '"Railway Company 'shovelsTpicks, 'wheel barrows and all the other sinews of railroad waif are beginning'' to bn iput in readiness for active service, an& the work will soon -be well under way Raleigh, N. C, ' Julie 5, 1883--The rain has come at last, -; and. reports from all parts of the State are cheerful over the bettered prospect: for the -crop. The" grain- crops, including rice, ' '. - will all run over. 83 per cent, and cotton is - aoout esuper cent, rne dry weather has effect on these crops. The . oats, rye and ; wheat would have had 'longer "and fuller heads if refreshing showers, had fallen ; and the cotton would have had a greener and healthier hue. 'There is time enough, however-for cotton.- and, it -July and Ausrust bring jgood-seasona the crop will be about - u mciags auuac iu vuru is ill- - creasi Aodlthe prospect for full crops is bright , f - ' ' - ' -: We take the following from the report of the proceedinga at the University on commencement ,J-ayi from the New. singing of a hymte the graduates began to speak. There were seven speakers, as fol lows: n. IL 'Williams, 'England's Mid dle Clas3;".C.-Ui HH1. "-Modern Influence of the Crusades;" P. Stamps, "The Regu lators';"11 J.T: Fiirlinfftonp "Influence of Corrupt Literature;" Riddle. "The jrnceiess jaeruace oi Jiingnsn JJlooa; Thomas Radcliffe,-"The Ideals of the Great; , Civilisations ;'' F. F4 fHeitman "Law and uiuerLy iu xnortu uarouna. - . idc ciass con tains, six Bachelors of? Arts; three of Sci-. ence,-three of Philosophy and one - Master of Arts, II. H. Williaius received the master's degree, being the first recipient pf it in course from this university. Five members of ' the class failed to craduate. The Reprentative-im'euaLjfor the best - speech by , a representative of the litcrarv society,' was awarded to J. B.: Hawes; the .Willie P. J Mangum. medaLrfor the best ora-' tion by a graduate, was. awarded to N. F. neiiman; me ureeK meaais were awaraea ta B. "CV Mclyer, S. , C. Weil and W. ; H. McNeill the Phillips mathematical prize -V was ' awarded 'to E.ri'D;'i Monroe, of the sophomore class, j whose grade was .100; the Worth prize in moral science went to N. F. Heitinanj the Chemistry medal went to J. liee and, the liove prize in materia and mcd ica to J. C. Perry. ' In the evening. a grand ball in honor ' of the gr&duattag class was given in Smith Tlall. ",,.,: .. .Charlotte Journal-Observer : Capt.! Chas. F. Harrison' has resigned 'his position as chief of the fire department of this city, and an election is to be held to night to elect his successor. - -non. C. Dowd, of this city, delivered the address at , the .closing exercises of Albemarle Acade- rhy.1 The Stanley Observer, speaking of the address, says "it was a rare gem of literary beauty, abounding with metaphors and practical " suggestions."-- Our city will soon have , the advantage of a competing line of telegraph, and oho which promises longer life than the late American Company. , The new line is being erected by the Balti- , more & Ohio Company; aided by a company . 'of New York brokers., and will be known as ; the -, Southern Telegraph , . Com pany . - - The interest in Tie' Shieldsifcitton tra-gedy,- which was slightly on the wane, was . suddenly revived yesterday morning over the' news that'Mr. A. C. Shields, father of the slayer,; had been arrested and lodged in jail on the charge of being an accessory to -the crime; Mr. .Shields is an old man, fifty five years of age. r.The arrest was made on a warrant issued. by Mr. S B. Smith, coro ner of the county,-: charging Mr. Shields with being an , "accessory .before the fact'.' in the murder of Jos. G. Sitton. The tes timony of several ' witnesses was given to the effect that Mr. Shields had made re marks to indicate that he. knew the shoot ing was contemplated, and that Sitton would have been shot last week had Tho mas Shields been prepared for it. These are the grounds for Mr.:; Shields' -arrest Through his attorney Mr. Shields applied . to Judge Shipp for a writ of habeas corpus, which was promptly granted, and the ac cused will be brought from jail this morn-' ing for a hearing before Judge Shipp. - Raleigh: JVews? Observer :.. The trustees of St Augustine's normal school met yesterday and deoided to at once erect : a three-story brick building, to cost not less than $10,000, on the site of the build ings burned in March last. It is un derstood that the Baptists are ' earnestly considering the idea of establishing a large ' female school in this city, with a grand endowment, a man of marked talent at its head, and with a school buikling unsur passed . in - size arid situation. It is said that plans are being put into shape looking - to this end. In a few months four sisters) the oldest .and among the best , known of the city's residents, have gone to their rest These were Mrs. Swain, Miss Susan White; Miss Emma White, and last, only on Tuesday, died Mrs. Elizabeth Fel ton. All Were over 80 years of age, and all were respected and loved greatly. Yes terday Mrs; Fclton's funeral was held from the residence, corner Morgan and Blount streets, Rev. Dr. E. A. Yates, assisted by Rev; Jos. 'ILL Wheeler, conducting. The interment was in the oht or city cemetery. : the pall-bearers being Messrs. George T. CoOke, -B.C. White, George W. Wynne, R. T. Gray, Jos. G. Brown, R. S. Pullen. J. S. Wynne, Rev. L. "Branson. Chapel Hill, N. C, June 6. The annual address before the two literary societies was delivered this morning by Chief Jus tice Manning, of Louisiana. ;Thc speaker 'Chose for his subject ''Political duties in .their highest sense," and the address was . an elaborate and' finished' production. It was eloquent: and was well received.; The Faculty thenr recommended that the following degrees be conferred: The degree of LL D. on Hon. John Manning, Prof. H. E. Shepherd, Rev. S. Mendelssohn and v Rev. A. M. Shipp, D. D., of Vanderbilt University. Dr. Mendelssohn is rabbi of the Hebrew Synagogue. att Wilmington, and this is the first time a degree has been con : f erred on a Jew in this State. The degree' of D. D. was conferred upon Rev. J. E. C. Smedes, of Raleigh,- and Rev. Alexander J Graham of Fayetteville. At 8 p. m. the representatives of the literary societies de livered, original addresses. The speeches of : of Messrs. Slocumb - and Hawes were the best That of Mr. Walser was excellent,. while1 the f addresses of -- Messrs. Herri ng, -Bryan and Dortch were very fine. ; 4t 5 p. m. services began fb the chapel with a Very fervid and eloquent prayer by Rev J. L. Qarroll, formerly of Duplin county. The Baccalaureate, sermon was then preached by the - Dr. A: B. Hepburn, President of Davidson Collegej from the text : 1 John, 2 chap., 14 verse: Hisanguage was beau tifully adapted to ,the"!Close reasoning of his .di8Cour8e-rchaste, fervid, incisive and terse. " There was a remarkable symmetry in his sermon: Ornate and scholarly in diction, it was thonghtful and abounded With logic. " ." - - XL:- i -. , -'s - -: H; ' ' -- i. - mi j - i -c -