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The Weekly Star. PUBLISHED AT JIIC TON 1 1 N. C ADVANCE. J TSSS3S88S8S8888S8S ooooooooooooooooo oooooooosooOocSSS si A? Si! Sg2.SS888SS8S88 S SS8S88SS888S88S8S - SSS8.88.88888S88.88 ei o - eo o e o id os o to o e -A : 38888888388383383 5" - S 1 : 5 5 S S'.? - 3 -3-S ,1 . ," . "I-UMCtO fFnureJ at the Post Office at"Wilmlngrton. 37.' C, lw as Second Class Matter. . ; " stJliSCBirTION JPRICE. . 1'lie subscri6tion price of the .Weekly vtaii is as follows : , 'r. , Single Copy 1 year, postage paid, -k ' 6 months,," : " 3 months; ;" ' , . 1. .50 THE THREE R'S. .' l or me eleven nionins or me uai y,.:u- there has been v an actual in-t-ri' isc of the internal . revenue re eiiiis of over one million dollars, ,i. t .lal being $134,6G4,758. With J(iii- ii'Mt! the receipts will be be ti. ii NO and . 150 million -dollars. Vi.i' out this and then reduce the j,rcSfit iniquitoua and unjust tariff-if Vli mil. You will be obliged to u tlw tax on the laboring man's n.(fss;iii's. Is the -Democratic par ity in favor of taxing the sugar and shops" the crockery ana' cheap dress tf.HillS, till lUiIIIVCI( dim wolws ijiior m en who work daily.; for their and in favor of not taxing II Villi those prime and unnecessary luxuries -champagne and diamonds, whiskey and cigars, beer and tobacco ? But re:nV what Senator McDonald, of In diana, says, published elsewhere. He js i ry prominent for the Presi il. iiov. He favors a tax on the htx- - i " f The Star from the very begin ning lias favored a radical reduction of Governmental' expenses, and af terwards a radical overhauling and rc.l action of the tariff, and a reduc tion of the internal tax, as much as ''uV .necessities of . an economical Go vern nu'iit would authorize. It has ' favoivd a complete change in the milliner of collecting the internal tax aii'l a consequent abolition of the wliolw Revenue Ring. The more we see ami tin more we reflect the more assured we are of the wisdom and' propriety and absolute justice to all of our position. Retrenchment in Go - vcriiinental expenditures; Reform in the Civil Service,, and : Reduction of biili iorms or taxation laritt ana Inter'ual Revenue is a plank in our platform. When the Democrats in in I heir judgmeiit reject these im portant principles, as . we regard tliein, we"., shall then : cease to advo cate them for a reason. But until tliat is done we shall still maintain tlie three It's. :'- CBIittE IN TnE NORTH. We must note the.use of the pistol again in the North. t Tliis time it is in Illinois and two men are killed. In Dakota a battle between despera-; lues with fatal results - occurred. Bui. Dakota- not having as yet been iiocived into. the Union it is not fair to hold the North responsible" for this manifestation of a higher civili zation. But , Hathaway lives right in; the centre of the higher education. His mental training only sharpened liis forces and doubled his resources for rascality. He has been tried and sentenced to seven years' imprison ment and a small fine. That was low enough fqr an. incirnate devil who fed ravenous dogs with the remains f infantchildren. ; But Pennsylva nia is learning something. Dukes was acquitted of crimes for which he has died at the hands of the avenger.' Hathaway goes to prison for a few years. After a f ew more horrid crimes that make the heart feel faint when you read of them the Pennsyl vania juries will begin to meet" out fitting punishment to scoundrels who are too mean to-live. - : . vicious litehature iiiLUSTRA- ., , .... . TED. " .."'.".:". .. -,. . ; Peck's "Bad Boy" is a very bad fellow, but he is very popular. It 's said that Peck himself has made a targe sum since he began in his pa per, the Milwaukee Sun, to write np the laughable sayings and ' doings of hisheio,the"Bad Boy.fWe have read many numbers, and must confess we liave rather enjoyed the fun," but we AT r-A A VEAB. IN SltJV- i t oSsSSSSSSSSSSoSSS 1 i VOL. XIV. admit that they are not always re gardful of decency, and are well cal culated to .make a boy with a good share of the '"old Adam'! in him .much worse. The chief objection, however, to this amusing and ridicu lous series is the sly assaults made in almost every ' number "upon Christi anity. .The ministry', the Sunday school and the ' home are all ridi culed in such a -way as to make boys have, a contempt for all. But let j Mr. J. 11. Mills, at the head of the Oxford. Orphan Asylum,be heard. In the Orphm's JFYieridhe says: v ' ! "This' book, was conceived,; composed and written by tho Devil, one Peck acting as penholder. Its first object seems to be t6 undermine all religion. The second is to scandalize marriage, the bond of . civil ized society. The 'Bad Boy' - is mean, but his father, his mother and the 'grocery man -11 t A 3 Jff 1 ... .. xre mi puiuieu us uisgusuug uypocrnes. Th$i hook goes out of , its way to Blapdcr" ootl men. Take "bne'llfugtratipn. The 'UadlJoy says: ;ijiras . sitting on a piano . , i jr" ? : o j . . . siooi aa pious us a ounuay seaooi soperintendcqt the day before he skips but with the baai funds.' .TThe book is pub lished by the "publishers of "Ingersolia' and the like.- It should not be seen in a decent house nor in decent hands." ; So let the "Bad Boy" slide. He is not a good exemplar for the -young.; . . - '' THE THREATENED SPLIT AMONG LIBERALS. '"' : j ' There is a breach in the Gladstone followers. For a year or more cer tain Whigs have dropped off and some of them very influential. From time to time it has been manifest that the Liberal party, composed of Whigs, Liberals and Had icals, is weakening and that it was not im probable that either an appeal to the country would have to be made and a new Parliament elected, or theGlad stone Government would be finally defeated. The Whigs give hima lukewarm support . at best. They still cling to a great many of their old ideas. Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright are in advance of them. The former cannot carry out his great reform schemes for England and Ireland and Scotland because he is checkmated at every hand. Tories are in front; the Irish Home Rulers aTe on one side and the lukewarm or recalcitrant Whigs are on the other side. So at best he can move but slowly and has no guarantee of permanency. He can on some great issue still cora mand a decided majority, but it is known that there is much dissension among his followers, and that an open rebellion is not improbable. The question of an extension of the social privileges is causing much" ex citement among the Liberals and is deepening and widening the chasm that separates the -Whigs frdm the Radicals in the Liberal party. The Whigs are known to history as the great political reformers. To un derstand this there is no better read ing than Lord Macaulay's luminous and remarkable speeches, and Mc Carthy'sHistory of Our O wn Times." But' whilst the Whigs are strong for widening the political rights and privileges they are not radical enough to favor the extension; of social privileges. Hence, the threatened split in. the Liberal party, "The new policy urged by the Chamberlain school, -still more by their more radical 'friends, looks to a limit on the power of great landed proprietors; to the improvement of laborers' dwellings; to the extension of educa tion at'the public expense; to heavier income taxes and lighter burdens on the poor; to more local government and less Parliamentary meddling; to a redistribution of political power, in which the House of Lords shall count for little and popular county governments for much; to the dis establishment of the Church and the exclusion of religious services from the schools." ; ; : To most enlightened Americans these plans of the Radical wing of the Gladstone party will bo very ac ceptable. There are but one or two that ' even a Southern "Bourbon" coiild object to." But i t will be a great loss to England if the Liberal party should go to . wreck," on this so cial rock. It would return the Tory parly to power, and all who know English history know what that means. - It means no solid reforms and no mercy for Ireland. : Horrible! Let, the President call out the marines and send a gunboat. The Philadelphia Press, a Republican organ, prints this:' "Chicago, June 26, Professor N. H. Ensley (colored), of Howard University, Washington, D. C a graduate of Newtoa Tbeoloeical Seminary, and a learned Greek, scholar, was ejected from a public restau rant here to-day on account of -his color. V- H " We heard a good-. one yesterday in the way of , business. A certain New York Life Insurance Company declined to take risks Jn Wilmington on the score of health; This will do, considering ' that the , ' mortality " of New York is more than" double what' it is among the whites of Wilmink- ton.? The Board of. Health of New ' ,:!, . - . I orK. reports ine aeatn rate as-more than 29 in the 1,000 inhabitants. ; In Wilmington for the year 1882 it was but J 4 among the whites. hp--r- " ; i It is pur painful duty to Announce that the pistol has been again u'seJt- m the North. It occurred at --Wil-liamsport, Pennsylvania, , aw3. three men wore shot in a fight. ' The North is learning fast. - - - ; The Langtry and GebhaTdt arrived at Long Branch and created; quite a fluttering. They rented a cottage at $1,000 a month. ; Rollins is appealing to his friends to rally to his rescue. " He made a long speech to nineteen.. Funeral of the Late L. M. Williams. : j The funeral of the lamented Lewis M. Williams,whicli took place at his late resi dence on Princess, between Fifth anil Sixth streets, yesterday morning, was very largely attended . We could not but remark the great proportion of aged men and women who were present to pay the last sad honors to one whl had over-stepoed the allotted bounds'of "three-score years and ten," and whose death leaves such a vacuum in j our; midst. The services were ; conducted by Rev. Frank H. Wood, of the Front Street Methodist Church, who read and spoke and prayed as one deeply and powerfully impressed with the solemnity, of the occa sion and the consciousness that a good man has gone from among ns, whose familiar face shall be seen no more forever. The remains were interred in Oakdale Ceme tery, the following gentlemen acting as pall- , bearers: "' " '''' , Col.' Roger Moore, J. H. Mallard. J. II. Walsh, W. .1. Yopp, W. M. Parker, E. P. Covington. The Wilson masonic Celebration. , ; Alluding to the celebration of St. John's Day in Wilson, the Advance says: i "On Monday night the Memorial address was delivered by Eugene S. Martin, Esq., a talented young lawyer from Wilmington. His address was ornate, practical and in teresting in the highest degree. We j have heard competent judges pronounce it the best Masonic address : ever delivered in Wilson. The orator was gracefully intro duced by our eloquent Dr. 11. W. King, who was master, of ceremonies. The public installation of officers followed. The in stallation ceremonies were conducted by Horace II. Miinson, Esq., of Wilmington. This interesting ceremony, conducted with so much solemnity, was made especially impressive." Poisoning Horses. " We learn that Mr. Samuel J. Davis lost a fine horse on Monday night last and Messrs. W- T. Davis and J. F. Post, Jr., one on the Tuesday: night s following, and that it is supposed both animals were poisoned. They were worked on what is known as the High Hill farm, about eight miles from the city. The opinion that they; were foully dealt with is founded 'on the fact that the horses were in a stupor from which they could not be aroused from the time they were attacked until they died. Iter. ITlr. Pescnau's Address ' Before Newberry College. The correspondent of the . Charleston New and Courier gives a synopsis of the annual address before the students of New berry College, South Carolina, on Sunday night last, his remarks being based on the 5th and 6th verses of the 137th Psalm: "If I forget thee, ohl Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning," &c. The cor respondent tpeaks of the address as an'elo-, quentone, and adds: "The lecturer spoke without the use of manuscript and with an ease and grace that is pleasing, and through out the discourse was replete with beauti ful flowers of rhetoric.' Tne tawi of tbe Last General Assem bly, Ho: .. i::;;' l r vr.:' The laws of the last Legislature have not yet been received here; The Register of Deeds,' at the suggestion of Solicitor Moore, wrote to the Secretary of State in relation to them, who stated in reply that the coun ties are being .supplied in alphabetical order, and that - New Hanover will be reaclifrd soon. i Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.- Sted man f left this morning forj New York, whence they will sail for- Europe, on the steamship Bothnia,' ef the Cunard line," next Wednesday. Their many friends wish them a . pleasant trip and a safe return. They expect to spend about three .month abroad. '" ' : tm mm - - -:""" We learn that a boy in this city, was bitten by a rattlesnake a few days ago, the fang of the serpent, entering the end of one of his fingers,, when he seized a hatchet which happened to . be near at hand and cut his finger off before the poison had time to spread through his system. , The Norwegian barque Jemces, Capt. Nielsen, was cleared . from this port for Queenstown or Falmouth f or ; Orders, yesterday, by Messrs. Alex, Sprunt & Son, Wltn l,UO CaSKS Ol ; jmiw iui peuuuu nuu 926 barrels of rosin, valued at $21,000. O Ff jiZ 11 WILMINGTON, N. p., FltlDAY, TJbFralt Gro-svers' Association. . ; We are tlad to learn that an effort is be -ing made to induce the bove Association to hold their nextf annual Fair in this city. , It was held in Greensboro in August, of. last year, and large crowds from all parts -ol the State were present. The exhibition was a decided success, there being a large, dP?ay f .fruits f . all nds while.tho. T-l vr iy iorwara , ana ireeiy canvassed, we hope to hear that it has been determined to hold the i eoniuig" Fair in Wilmington. iywffl be ; the'eans of bringing quite aj- large number . 6f our - Western friends to! Wilmington, when they can make it convenient to spend a few, days very pleas- anuy at me seasnore, wune at tne same time the people of this section of the State can become , bettei "acquainted t.' with their friends of the West and also with the pro ducts of their orchards, for which we of the East have a gf (jity earning - Tt"ln,.this4;onriecftone "would state" that Mayor, Hall, in his usual ! prompt and de cisive way, took the matter of the pro? posed meeting in hand yesterday,to the ex tent of raising a very liberal amount of money among our business men in the way of paying - for premiums, which it is hoped will have its effect in inducing the Association - to . have their Fair here. It certainly shows that our people are in earn est in ine matter. .. The Mayor, we are in formed, will continue his efforts for the premium fund to-day, and will no doubt ereatly increase Bis subscription' to that end. . -"- ' . i BSb- SJBSS . - Cbange In tbe Money Order Business. , On and after Monday next, July 2nd, ac cording to an act of Congress passed at the last session, a single domestic money order may be issued for any amount, from one cent to ; one ., hundred dollars, inclusive. Heretofore the, amounts have been restrict ed to $50 or less. On and after next Mon day the fees to be charged for domestic or ders will be as follows: For orders not ex ceeding $10, 8 cents; exceeding $10 and not exceeding $15, 10 cents; exceeding $15 and not exceeding $30, 15 cents; exceeding $30 and not . exceeding $40, 20 cents; ex ceeding $40 and not exceeding $50, 25 cts; exceeding $50 and not exceeding $60, 30 cents; exceeding $60 and not exceeding $70, 35 cents; exceeding $70 and not exceeding $80, 40 cents; exceeding $80 and not ex ceeding $100, 45 cents. The fees on inter national money orders remain the same. This information we obtained on applica tion to Postmaster Brink. Tbe Crops. ! Farmers from some of . the surrounding counties represent the crops as looking fine. but state that the grass is difficult to get under control on account of the wet weath er. In the low lands much, damage has been caused by . the heavy and .. frequent rains. ' "' s Since the above was written an intelli gent Pender farmer informs us that there has been an increased acreage planted this year, and that the farmers are making up by hard work and persistence for tbe disad vantages of the lateness of the season and other drawbacks. He says the crops in the low lands have been injured to some con siderable extent by the wet weather, but that those in more elevated localities have not been hurt. ". -'. SOUTH CAROLINA. A Railroad Accident Caused by a Care less Section master Engineer- and Fireman Killed. Chaklkston, June 28. The fast express train from oummcrvule, this morning, when three miles from this city, was turned from the main line in a siding by a missplaced b witch and came into collision with two loaded cars which were standing on the side track. Engineer J. S Smith was instantly killed, and a colored fireman, 1'aul Washington, received m- iuries from which he died later in the day. The engine was demolished and the engineer's body was cut completely in two. There were one hundred ana ntty passen gers on the train, none of whom were hurt. They owe their lives to the heroism of the engineer, who instead of jumping from the engine after it left the mam track, occupied himself during the run of seventy five yards to the scene of the collision, m reversing the engine and putting on the air. brakes. . The accident ,was caused by the carelessness of a section master who was re pairing the switch at the time. The coro ner's jury lays all the blame on the section master, H. J. Stewart. He was arrested and has been committed to jail in default of $3,000 bail. CHICAGO. --.A" Excitement on fCbange Depression In Prices of Wheat and Grain more : Failures. -" -" - -:v'- Chicago. June 28. The market bn 'Change suffered another bad break .this morning, and the forenoon session was marked by uneasiness and at times great excitement. The depression in prices ex tended to provision and grain, as well, but were more especially reit in port and wheat, Pork has shown 'a steady and heavy de cline for the past three days, and this morning tumbled 4250c. Lard declined 7i17ic- making the quotation for July option less than tnat toucnea on tne day of the failure of McGeoch. Wheat, which has displayed weakness for a week oast, dropped lH21c. per bushel in ad dition to-day. These declines renewed all the uneasiness of the past two weeks. The announcement was made at noon ' that O. "Kenian & Ob. and- John Sinclair had succumbed. They have been dealing in irrain. but were not rated as verv extensive dealers. One cause assigned for the univer sal weakness displayed by the market is the bad showing made by the firms of Mc Geoch, Evermgham xe Ud ; and M. a. Nichols & Co. particularly the latter firm, from whom a better report as to assets had been anticipated. r V -ATLANTIC N. C. H. It. A Proposition to Lease the Road by the C. F. & Y. V.-R. R. Co.':.; Raleigh, N. C, June 28. The stock holders of the Atlantic; &: North : Carolina Railroad Oomnany met to-day at More- head. Propositions to lease that road were offered bv the Cape Fear &.Yadkin Valley Railroad company, ana uy iwq omer syu- 1 1 A. 1 dicates; but no action was lasen to-aay. JULY.fi,. 1883. ..... WASHINGTON. . The Sentence In Paymaster Wasson's Case Parker Declines the Washing" ton Postmastershlp Oklahoma col onists Alabama Claims The i Hill Investigation, 4ce. j- " . t Uy Telegraph to the Morning Star. " Washington, June ; 28. An official or der was to day issued by Adit. Gen. Drum. promulgating the findings., of the; court- martial and announcing President Arthur's confirmation of thesentence in the case of Paymaster Jas. R. Wasson. The .term of imprisonment, at . hard labor: is eighteen monthsr and the requirement in regard; to publication is that the crime, .punishment, name and place of abode of the accused, be published in the newspapers -of, the State from which he came and in the newspapers of the -place where he was last stationed. Paymaster Wasson, though born1 in Ohio, was : appointed from : Iowa.. Galveston, Texas,-was his last station. Be will serve his term of imprisonment in the State peni- JD. J3. Parker has declined the appoint ment of. postmaster at, Washington, and will' retain his position as -Chief: of Postal - Inspectors.. ' ' l'.." - 5. Gen, Pope, commanding at Fort Leaven worth, -telegraphed to Secretary of War Lincoln, as follows: "David L. Payne has applied to the U. S. Circuit Court at Topeka for an injunction against yourself ana me,, restraining us . from interfering with his entrance into -and occupation of Oklahoma district of Indian I Territory. This application brings up for decision the wnoie question of the status of the Okla homa district. I sent the papers served on yourself and me jointly to tbe United States .District Attorney for Kansas, who requests me to report the facts . to Washington, in order that instructions may be sent him. The case needs immediate attention; and I request that the District Attorney for Kan sas be telegraphed at Once to attend to the case." Secretary Lincoln furnished a copy of the telegram to the Secretary of the In terior ana another to the Attorney Ueneral, with request that the latter take; the neces sary measures to . meet the application. Payne is he who is . known x& "Captain Payne and "Oklahoma Payne. -;- - in the Court of Commissioners of Ala bama Claims, to-day, an opinion was ren dered by the court in the case of ; P. Salter Frederick, that in cases before this court it was not necessary for an administrator or an executor to allege true allegiance to the United States. i Charges of bribery during I his former connection with the Internal Revenue ser vice, have been made against Revenue Agent Chas. M. Horton, of Boston, one of Commissioner Evans' new 1 appointees. These charges were made public in the newspapers and afterwards j laid before President Arthuri Commissioner Evans to day notified Horton that hef must vindi cate mm sell uetore- entering upon his duties. - - i - In tbe Hill investigation to-day counsel forMurch asked for all the vouchers for money paia liariieti, itouinson esc uo., ana their successors, Haywood, Robinson .& Co., since 1876. He coupled this demand with the charge that Bartlett, Robinson & Uo. had secured nearly ail of the contracts since, the advent of Hill asj supervising architect, and had been enabled to do so through corrupt influences, although not the least bidders. Counsel for Hill exci tedly denounced this statement as a slan der. The committee decided that these vouchers must be producedand adjourned for a day, to give the prosecution an op portunity to inspect them. . ; ..... . F. D. Conger Appointed Postmaster at Washington Arizona Advices In ternal Revenue Consolidations An Obstruction to Navigation Removed. Washington, June 29. F. D. Conger, son of Senator Conger, of Michigan, and at present Assistant Postmaster, was to day appointed Postmaster at Washington. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has received a dispatch from Dr. j Warren Day, at Mohave Indian Agency; Hockberry, Arizona, as follows: "Small pox prevails from Concorda river to Ashfork, 130 miles east. Mobaves off the reserve are sure to suffer. The Suppais now have the disease. Agent Clark of Colorado reservation, who was with me yesterday, says he is powerless except on the reservation. Send vaccine virus, if you approve l will see the mo- haves and Suppais protected.! Hualapai is safe. The emergency permits of no delay. Chinamen are selling whiskey and opium to the Indians or giving it away for im moral purposes. What shall I do ? I ad vise that the Indians be ordered to Peach Springs on their reserve, and allow none off the reservation." As the! dispatch indi cates a general outbreak of the ; scourge among Arizona Indians, the Commissioner immediately ordered a supply of vaccine virus to be sent to the threatened points, The President to-day made several modi fications in the recent- executive order rela ting to the consolidation of internal revenue districts. The counties of Vance and Pender, in North Carolina, were added to the Fourth district, as constituted by the re cent order. fThese counties were only re cently created, and were accidentally over looked when the question of reorganizing the districts was first considered. In the original order the'districts of Moritana.Utah and Idaho were consolidated, and Orlando Ji Hollister, collector of the present Utah district, was designated as collector of the new district. This was changed to-day by the designation of Thomas P. Fuller, col lector of the present Montana district, as collector of the neM. district, vice uoiiister, dropped. - The change was made because of tbe greater collections in the Montana district The most important change was in Kentucky, resulting in the retention of one more district in that btaie than was al lowed in the original order! Capt. A. W. Johnson, of theU. S. steam er Powhatan, has destroyed a wreck eigh teen miles southeast of the light-house at Cape Canaveral. It proved to be the Wm S. Farewell, lumber laden. V The vessel had capsized and the anchors having become disengaged held her securely in that post tion. Twenty torpedoes were exploded in the demolition. This wreck was directly in the track tf vessels -going to and from the Sonth, and was a very dangerous ob struction to navigation. I VIRGINIA. Valentine's Recumbent Figure of Lee ' Cnvclled Six Thousand People Pre '- sent..;,., ..;.-- ;y-; k-'. ' . . Lexington,; June 28. Mr. Valentine's recumbent figure of Gen. liRobert E. Lee was unveiled to-day with : imposing, cere monies, in the presence of six thousand people. Gen. Wade Hampton acted as Chief Marshal, and Mr. Geo. Stewart as As sistant Marshal. The procession formed on the University campus at 9 o'clock and marched to the cemetery," and having deccM rated the grave of Stonewall Jackson, re turned and paid like honors to the tomb of Gen. Lee.:- The exercises were opened on the University campus oy prayer by Kev. R. J. McBride.1 ii-h I Five hundred and sixty dollars is the average annual salary of . the New England Methodist minister. - - NO. 36 BEIRNE AND ELAII. - They Meet in Augusta CountyElam "Wounded and Everybody Satisfied,' By Telegraph to the Horning Star. ' I Stattnton; VA.','June 30. Beirne and El am, o the Richmond duellists, met, this : morning near New Hope this (Augusta) county. At the first exchange - of shots neither was . touched. - ?At the second shot Elam was struck in the . upper part of the thigh. Beirne escaped unhurt. Beirne ex pressed himself as satisfied, :and the parties left the field in opposite directions.' Later Telegrams; .; Chaklottesville, June 30.A reliable telegram, received , here at 11 o'clock this morning,8tates that Beirne and Elam fought near W ay nesboro, Ya, at ; 6 o clocr this morning. At the second firing Elam was slightly wounded in the thigh. Both men expressed themselves satisfied and left the jBeld. It is reported that Beirhe was repre sented by young Chalkley land Wright, of Richmond,and Elam by John Snellings and John F. Lewis's son. " ' : Chaklottesytlle; June 30. Elam. of the Whig, who . was dangerously shot through the right thigh, is. at a hotel at Waynesboro, and telegraphs for his wife. Beirne, of the Richmond State, passed through -Charlottesville for Richmond on the 12.20 train. THE VIRGINIA 2 UEL. Farther Particulars of the meeting of Beirne and Elam Dangerous- Char acter of the Matter's Wound His Wife Sent for Rumors that Beirne has been Challenged to Fight Again. , . : By Telegraph to the Morning Star. v x Staunton. Va.. June 30. It Is impossi ble at this time, to gather any minute de tails of the duel. Elam had been concealed not many miles from the scene of combat for several days past. ; He was at the resi dence of John Lewis, a ' son of Hon. J.' T. . Lewis. - The arrangement for a meeting was matured in Richmond at the time when Elam was injhat vicinity, and Beirne in West Virginia. Some point midway be tween the - two places was fixed as the. placet , a change of seconds was made. The cartel,as previously determined, named volts six-shooters, and eight paces was agreed upon. - - Uoth principals managed to evade the vigilance of the authorities and at 6 o'clock this morning met in a strip of woods about two miles . from Waynesboro, the junction of the Shenandoah Valley aud the Chesa peake k Ohio Kailroads. The distance was marked off. and at the first fire neither of the men was struck. Beirne, the challenger, demanded a second shot, which was granted, - and the bullet from his pistol imbedded itself in the upper part of Elam's right thigh. Beirne was un touched. Jiilam fell to the ground, and Beirne,. raising his hat to his fallen oppo nent, was hurried into a carriage and driven rapidly away. : Subsequently he took the Shenandoah Valley train at Cri mera. Elam was also conveyed" in a car riage to a house: near by, his surgeons at tending .him. It was found that tbe ex traction of the ball would be attended with danger, and a consultation among the sur geons was held. .... The fact that the ball failed to force itself through is taken - as evidence in connection with the ' character of the weapon used - and the distance that it came in direct contact with . one of the large bones. . -...-v - :i ? r . .. No arrests have been made, nor does there seem to be any disposition to institute a legal investigation. Elam was removed to the residence of John F. Lewis and his wife sent for. When the combatants took their posi tions several gentlemen present, who were not immediately connected with the affair, were asked to "retire, and they did so. A physician .gave the word, "Gentlemen, are you ready? fire; one, two, three," The shots were to be exchanged after the word "fire." and before the word "three." At the. word "one" both pistols were discharged in quick succession, but without effect. The same programme was then repeated, both reports being almost simultaneous, and just at the word "one." As Elam staggered under the effect of the shot his second ran forward and assisted him to the cushions which had been laid on the ground. The wounded man was under the impression that the ball had penetrated both legs, and . insisted that such was - the case. When assured by the surgeon that it had ? not even gone - through one leg, and that the intense pain in the other - was from . sympathy, Hiiam . expressed regret that he had not demanded another shot. He was perfectly cool and collected. and gave directions in a strong, composed yoice. Beirne also acted with deliberation, and although pale, seemed perfectly cool. He was taken away by his second, after it was discovered that Jiilam could not again stand. Elam was then placed m an ambu lance, which started for the residence of Lt." Gov. Lewis, some fifteen or twenty miles distant. It was doubtful what the effect of the ride would be, and in case the wounded man was not able to stand it; preparations had been made for his entertainment at the house of some one of his prominent friends alongtheway. The wound is evidently a very serious one. After the ban strucK Jiilam he gave one or two steps forward, and from that it was thought that the leg was not broken. The surgeon, however. ' stated that the muscle would have sustained him for that length of time. ) Charlottesville, June 30. The ro&t- Bepublic, of Rockingham county, says that it is currently stated that Beirne has, been challenged by a leading Readjuster to fight again at an early day; 1 Richmond, June 30. In the meeting this morning between Belrne and Elam, the Drovisions of the original cartel were car ried out until Elam was shot. The cartel provided that after the first fire, if neither was hurt," the word should be given for a second round, and; that then the parties should continue and advance if they chose. On the second round Elam received Beirne's shot in his thigh and staggered or fell, and exclaimed, "1 am hit." Beirne ceased firing, and his seconds declared that, their pnnci pal was satisfied. Beirne then raised his hat, saluted his opponent, and walked to his carriage, which he entered, and was driven away. Elam was helped to his car riaee and taken to the residence of Lieut Gov, Lewis, in Rockingham county, only a few miles from the scene of the rencontre, I The ball in Elam's thigh, was probed for on the field, but was not rouna. xno wound is not 1 considered dangerous, how ever. . ' . ' Beirne's seconds were Frank Wright of Petersburg, and W. Emmitt Chalkley, of this city. Elam s friends were u, Sheifey T-pwia anil J TV Snellinffa. . ' The del a v. in meeting was caused by fear of arrest. Three attempts Were made to meet Beirne. The parties were nearly ? 250 ' miles apart,' and had to come ; to the- place journey ing m private conveyance, and travelling mostly lit Illgilh. Everybody seems pleased that -the duel did not terminate fatally to either. ; Spirits 'Tpehtxne.; : l Loutsburg; Times: We are'pain ed to chronicle the .death of Mr; Neill " Southerlahd; which occurred at his resi- -dence, a few miles ' east of this place, on Monday morning last,-in his 47th year. I - Gamble and Gillespie both con- ; fessed the mail robbery, at Davidson Col-r ; lege. ; They were bound over. The Cbar-f lotte " Journal-Observer .saya:,."The ., post-' office inspector preferred -several - fresh charges against Gillespie, one for falsifying " money order books, one for stealing money -order funda and one for making fraudulent returns to increase his compensation. The ' commissioner - put the : accused ; under an- ' additional bond of $1,000. making the whole, bond amount to $1,600,-, - ". 1 unariotte oovmai-voserver: Capt, Harry Johnston reports that the rain1; up the Shelby division of the Carolina Cen-. tral Railroad Tuesday evening was just im- mense. United States Deputy' Mar- ... sbal Davis, on the 23rd inst. . arrested at .Patterson, in Caldwell county, J. Harrison Pennell, on a-: charge of raising a govern- fment check from $5 to $500.. Pen Dell is a- contractoron several mail routes in this f State; is" a ' prominent citizen of Caldwell, closely connected with; some . of the. best, families in the State, . .and has hitherto borne a good reputation! ;- ; - i Fayetteville ;i Observer; - Died, ojn the 24th inst.,: at his home in this coun ty, Foster Mason, aged 69 years. - l)ied,'on the 25th inst., in this place, ; Mat-. tbew J. Atkinson, aged 58 years.. . He came . to this'country from England in 1848. v The Work of laying down the cross-ties on the . road-bed beyond the, Gulf toward ' Greensboro is progressing as rapidly as the" ties can be delivered, and the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Company seems to be, moving with equal zeal and energy at both -ends of the line. ; r . , ! - Warrenton Home : Dr.yJohn ' W. Bellamy was found : dead in his room ' oyer. Harrison's : jewelry shop about nine o'clock on Monday night. Dr. Bellamy : was in the 56th year of his age, and was never married.: -He. was born in the town ; and spent his entire life here. - Wheat threshing has begun., and the crops are re ported above the. average. . : Cotton that has been well worked is growing off finely, but tie greater portion - of the crop is still in j the grass and since the rains have set in it is much worse. Labor is scarce in some sections. Reports are being circulated and published that an average crop of tobacco has been planted, which is false. .' - Whitevilte Enterprise : One of; the evidences of growth in - our county is the town of Chadbourn. . Where it stands but little more than a year ago there Was ; -not a sign of a dwelling. It was incorpo rated by the last Legislature, and is now a very thriving little village. Here is Bitua- , ted the large lumber 'mill of the Chadbourn Mill Company. It is the point at which the Chadbourn and Conwayboro Railroad- connects with the W., C. & A. R. R. The Messrs.. Chadbourn have a store at this point, also Messrs.' Powell & Brown, who are doing ; a hne mercantile business and also do a good naval store business. ' The C. & C. K. 11. has been completed for about eight miles. This brings it very near the road from Sidney to Fair Bluff, j Asheville Citizen: We. clip the following from the local columns of the Charlotte Journal-Observer of Sunday giving an account of a storm on the line of the road on Thursday night. There was a rain here that night, a tolerably heavy one, and in some parts or the county rather a washing one. But it will be news to our readers to learn from abroad how destruc tive it was. . We learn from railroad men that no trestle was washed away.-Most surely there was not an hour's interruption to travel. The gold product of North Carolina in 1S82 is put down at , $180,000, - and of silver $25,000. We have been taught to believe, and perhaps to sa3 that it was about four times that amount in gold. The yield of silver is larger than we thought. There is gold in every county almost, in the State, from Cherokee way. down to Nash; but if $180,000 is all that is panned out m the year. it is lime to stop, bragging. .' ; " -, '-, -1 Clinton Caucasian : Our enter prising and energetic townsman, W. : A. Johnson, has been elected President of the Telegraph Company. An excellent selec tion. Too much rain for the crops. Crops are doing finely where they have been worked well and rapidly. Dr. J. H. Faison, we learn, has three hundred and sixty acres in cotton besides enough corn to make his supplies. His crop is fine and a bushel measure would hold all tne grass he has in his cotton farm. , . Dr. Samuel Morrisey, who has been a great sufferer for a long time, died on Tuesday night. His remains were attended to the place of inter-. ment in the cemetery yesterday evening by a large concourse of relatives and friends. His brother Owen was buried last week. Our friend Dr. " JJ. C. Herring, while in attendance upon the Dental Convention atMorehead City recently, formed the ac quaintance of a Marsh pony in a very disa greeable way. The pony shook with one of his hind legs. The hoof came in contact with the Doctor s nose, cheek-bone, and eyebrow, completely covering his left eye. Raleieh News-Observer: It gives us pleasure to state that this year we 1 will again observe the Fourth of July,- big gest of all national holidays, with a parade j of the entire fire department and a grand i display of fireworks, perhaps the best ever seen here, 'rr Mr.. A. W. Hay wood tells ' us that a day or ' two , since there was a desperate battle at Haw River between two Italians. One of the men was a laborer in 1 a cotton factory, and other a farmer. The . farmer was beaten over the bead with a rolling pin and his injuries are considered fatal. Seeing in , thef express office yesterday some sand-stone of- fine color and texture, from the quarries in Ansoh county, we made some inquiries of Mr. W. J. Hicks, the consignee. ! He says the stone is exceedingly fine, and is the kind . which will be used in constructing the Governor's mansion. - The discovery of such a quarry is of great value to the State. Maj. John C. Winder says that the rock crusher to be used in breaking up stone with which to ballast the track of the Raleigh & Gas ton R. R., has arrived and is being put: in position just this side of Franklinton. 1 It .will be able to do rapid and effective work. f It is proposed to abate no effort o put the" road-bed of this excellent line into as nearly perfect condition as possible. " Elizabeth City Economist: The venerable Prof. De Berniere Hooper is in Edenton, on his vacation from the Univers ity. He graduated at the University of North Carolina, with the highest honors of his class, fifty-two years ago and has been a laborious, hard working student ever since. An alligator came over on the Dickerman from up Alligator river, bn her ... Thursday's trip. He was a solid fellow, fourteen feet long. . They r had to : kill him, being unable to take him ; alive. " Saturday night, at South MUls in a. drinking store, a homicide was committed upon a young man named Burnham, a- son of Isaac Burnham, of Camden county, by a nftcro. -with a deadlv wearton known! as a black jack. . The negro is in jail. t Washington, (Creswell) dots : 1 Since my last writing to you we have had too much rain, and crops are suffering from grass, but not much otherwise. Rice is looking remarkably well.-. Martin items: Far mers are stirring the dirt with' great effort. Crops are looking well. Cotton is late but has commenced growing very rapidly and looks promising. Potatoes were a little be low an average yield and have nearly all been shipped, -, Corn looks, well.: Currituck news:' "Never did corn and oats improve more than ours during the last ten days. Everybody is healthy, cheerful, and hopeful of a reasonable harvest.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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