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The Weekly Star.
WML H. BEBNABD, Editor and Jrop'r.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
-July 31, 1885.
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1 TRINITY COI.I.BGK. -. --r
Mr.' J. W. Alspaugb, Chairman of
the Board of Trustees of Trinity
'College, publishes in" the Raleigh
Advocate a communication in which
he contradicts a report, we had not
heard, "that Trinity College at an
early day is to be. reduced to an
academy or high schooL" So far
from this he says , there is not the
slightest disposition on the part of
its present managers to lower the
grade of scholarship." He says many
improvements have been made for
the purpose of placing the college on
a high" vantage ground, and to this
end four new Professors have been
engaged and, many improvements
and additions' have been made. The
Methodists of North Carolina will
never agree that their large denomi
nation numbering 90,000 white mem
bers shall : be without a College.
Revolutions do not go backward. It
ia impossible that a great religious
denomination', shall retrograde ln
educational facilities when there is a
great jrogressive movement in be
half of education all the world round.
The Methodists will not lag in the
race. Trinity must be steadily im
proved. Just in proportion as broad
gauged men are at the wheel as trus
tees and professors will there be de
velopment and higher achievements.
Wake Forest College, the pet and
pride of jthe Baptists, had some 140
matriculates during the last year. It
has a well equipped faculty. One
of itaprpf essors, W.6. Simmons, we
hold to be the peer of any professor
in North Carolina. The Baptists
have. 168 ministers in North Carolina
who have had collegiate educations.
The Methodists, with their wealth
ought to be able to make their col
lege equal to the best and to have as
many ministers of collegiate educa
tion as the other great denomination.
We shall be glad to see Trinity most
liberally; supported and endowed.
JUDGE CLARK.
Several of our best State exchanges
have been recently complimenting
Judge Walter Clark in very high
terms, i tit is now prophecied that he
will rapidly go up to the head among
living jurists hi North Carolina.
Having known him from his boyhood
we are not surprised at any special in
tellectual development he may make.
He was a very remarkable boy, and
Wordsworth says "the boy is father
to the man." His ability to acquire
was immense. He has always been
studious and ambitious. He is not a
genius, but' a man of superior natural
intellect excellently improved. He
has phrenologically a very fine head.
His start on the bench seems to have
impressed lawyers and citizens of
Raleigh generally, and visitirs were
equally moved, as appears from an
editorial npon him in the Ashe
ville Citizen. Judge Clark is re
ferred ;
young,
to also as being very
and we notice a half
apologet ic strain in one or two ex
changes.! He is said not to be as
young as Judge Badger, Judge
Strange and some one else -were
when raised to the bench. We sup
pose there have been a dozen men in
the State who were made Judges at an
earlier age, then. Judge Clark was
made. Judge Merrimon was several
years his -junior when he began his
ridings. , On the bench now there
are two judges younger than he,
J udge Connor is not more than 34
or 35,-snd J udge Shepherd, is, we
believe, not more than 36 or 37 if so
much. We do not know Judge
Clark's precise age. He was a drill
master the first year of the war, and
was Lient. Colonel of the Junior
Reserves the last year of the war
and was at .the battle of Bentons
ville, N. ju.f. We suppose he is not
less thanj thirty-eight years of age. ,
There is no country on the globe,
we suppose, that is so defenceless as
the United States. It is well for the
country that it is peaceably inclined.
"It has no navy worth mentioning,
and ifhas a vast sea coast of thous
ands of miles that is almost defence
less. If by any mishap this country
was to-be involved in a foreign war
Wfi would hft at. t.TiA mornv ef !,
enemy if be hadSt big navy at : his
command. England, Italy,; France
Russia could send their great ships
to any.city on the Atlantic coast and
destroy it. The Norfolk Landmark
says: J
' "The great city of New York could make
- no real defense against modern guns and
iron-dads propelled by steam. Take
Chesapeake Bay for example? The occupa
tion of this would threaten Norfolk, with
its Navy Yard. Richmond. Baltimore.' and
the Capital of the Republic. Fort Monroe
. ouiu ue rouuceu to a Jieap-oi ruins Dy
guns which it could not reply to, aad what
ucieii uie loria at Aiexanuna wouiu nap
pen to iU bastions."
One of Beecher's sons tried to get
Dana of the Sun indicted by a grand
jury, for publishing the Patt Mall
' Gazette t scandal but he failed. .
In the July number of The United
Service, the magazine of theArmy
arid Navy, there is a capitaj paper
upon "The Gettysburg Campaign,"
by Lieut. Col. Theodore A. voage,
of the U. S. Army. Doubtless the
article contains errors but the spirit
lent. Whilst it is .ap-
narent that it is tne r wort oi l
Federal soldier, it is . equally
apparent that he strives to be fair
and to realize the qualities, and diffi
culties of the Southern armies. It is
very decidedly the fairest " paper on
the war ve have thus far read from
a Northern source, and is to be com
mended for its liberal and apprecia
tive tone as well as for its decided
ability. The author goes back of
the Gettysburg battle and in his
survey of the whole field you are the
better, enabled to understand the dif
ficulty that ; environed, i; General
Lee in; his aggressive campaign.
No Southern officer who participated
in jthe battle will hardly agree to all
that it said, bur all ' will; appreciate
and applaud the evident effort of the
writer to deal with the greatest ; bat
tle, .of the war, and . one of the
greatest battles of the century in a
spirit of candor and fairness. What
ever the errors that may f be detec
ted in the account, it will ,be conce
ded that CoL Dodge's paper is a most
readable and instructive contribu
tion to the great mass of war litera
ture! that is accumulating.!
The interested reader will be struck
with the fact ' that Col. Dodge does
not attempt to evade or gloss the
completeness of Gen. Lee's victories.
For instance, of McCIellan he says
that he "had moved into the Penin
sular, where, after three months of
useless struggle, he was forced to re
treat having fought a dozen bloody
battles, to a new base on the James."'
-The reader of McClellan's and other
papers will be impressed '-, with the
candor of Col. Dodge in contrast
with the disingenuou'sness and actual
falsifying of the Federal writers
in The Century Magazine. :
Col. Dodge represents (McCIellan
as defeating Lee at Sharpsburg. We
do not think that he is exactly cor
rect in this. Sharpsburg could not
be " claimed . as a. Federal victory
when Gen. Lee stood ready! to give
battle a second day. which- was not
accepted by McCIellan. He is suffi
ciently plain spoken even when deal
ing with his own people, j Referring
to Gen. Lee up to this time of his in
vasion of Pennsylvania,; which he
says! was - contrary to Lee's judg
ment, but "the Davis regime insist
ed, and Lee decided upon inva
sion' Col. Dodge says:
"His career had been one of almost un
interrupted victory. He had driven Mc
CIellan from Richmond, He had outgene
raledj Pope. He . had invaded the North;
and, though forced back, had defeated
Burnside with fearful slaughter at Marye s
Heights. He had just : won by sheer skill
(or lack of ii) a campaign against Hooker
in which he numbered less than half the
force of the Army of the Potomac No
wonder bis rugged, ragged veterans felt
invincible. " ' i
Col. Dodge not only bears testi
mony to the fine generalship of Lee
ana jine spienaia ngaung jquauues oi
"the boys in gray," bnt he also bears
witness to the general good conduct
of the Confederates when
Lee inva-
ded
Pennsylvania. His testimony
i - -
is true as all Confederates know.
We quote what be says: j
!' "It must be said in honor of the Confed
erate; troops, and especially of their lead
ers, while on Union soil, that discipline
was well maintained, and that; beyond con
tributions levied in accordance with strict
legal j warfare, no more than accidental
harm was done to I the districts through
which they passed. However unjustifia
ble, so much that is beyond description
horrible might have been wrought by the
men mho had seen their own smiling field
made a howling waste by the misfortunes of
war. that we should remember their for
bearance ill the midst , of our own happy
nomes. .;.'
But if this interesting paragraph
is read in connection with Gen. Lee's
order issued before the march was
begun you will not be so much sur
prised at the unparralleled forbear
ance and good conduct of the
Southern soldiers. GenJLee's order
was a model, and the behavior of
the Southerners was above praise.
We do not propose to follow Col.'
Dodge in his very .interesting dis
cussion of the great .battle V that
followed at Gettysburg.! We have
not the space. ., But there are a few
points to which we mast refer.
He, says the Federals had . sixteen
thousand five hundred soldiers in the
first days fight and when the roll
call was made afterwards but five
thousand responded He thinks the
results justified the loss i as it gained
the j battle on the next j two days.
This: fight occurred, on the 1st of
July, 1863. : To Hancock he gives
the credit for fighting the battles on
the ground - they did on 2nd, and
3rd.j It was, he says, . his ''urgent
advice" that ."determined Meade to
f
fight
at Gettysburg.'; He
sava
i
Lee
was nnnsdally . Slow in his
movements, but it "was; attributable
to his lack of knowledge of our move
ments, due primarily .to his being in
hostile territory, but in! almost equal
measure to the absence of Stuartjl The
absence of Stuart was most unfortu
nate. He was the eyes of the invad
ing army, but he had allowed himself
to become separated. from the main
army for some seven or eight days,
and had to make a long detour to get
back. All that time Lee was without
cavalrv. We have no doubt that
Gettysburg would never have been
fought, or if fought would have been
differently fought if Stuart had been
with Lee. - ! - . :
: Col. Dodge gives a clear statement
of what occurred on the three days
of battle. He shows where there
were mistakes made. According to
him the surroundings of Lee were
such he was -. forced to fight., His
men expected it,' but, he adds, "Lee
gauged better than his men the
fighting qualities of the foe." He
shows what : tremendous obstacles
and difficulties Lee had - to
contend with on the second and third
days. He shows that Lee bad choice
of four plans on the - third day, but
he was "impelled by " the - temper of
his men to boldly attack.' Long
street was 'very Blow on the second
day, and Lee rather blundered, be
thinks, in his plan of the third day's
attack. He, says he ought to have
concentrated "all. his forces along
the line " of j Seminary Ridge.'.'
Lee was mislead by , E well's confi
dence in his ' ability to capture
Culp'ff Hill.. But if ' he discusses
Lee's error he immediately says:
"However admirable Lee's tactics
generally . were, however easily he
stands chief among the soldiers of
our Civil War ho was here, open to
criticism." He says after the fight
it is easy to criticise when we have
charts of the field, ample materials
for investigation, the benefit of the
research and acumen L of the beBt
military judges," and "viewing the
field as we do a problem on a chess
board," with perfect knowledge, of
numbers, &o. He says we may now
pass judgment on Lee's generalship,
but if we stood where be stood it
would be altogether' another task.
He says that Lee will go into history
and will be 'enroUed upon the short
first page of Captains of the World.'
He also recognizes the splendid
genius of j Stonewall Jackson ; and
more than once praises it heartily.
He also has a high opinion of A. P.
Hill, Jeb Stuart, ; Longstreet I and
Swell. He shows that on the third
day there was a " great, time lost
most "precious time" ; he says on
the part of the Confederates, before
the assault was made on the Federal
centre. He says there was a lack of
unity on the part of Lee's Generals.
He describes Pickett's charge, gives
him great praise, and, we must think,
unintentionally disparages Petti-
grew's command, composed of four
brigades, the only one from North
Carolina being. his own. He9 says,
"the column of Pettigrew never
reached our line. It broke before it
could accomplish anything of mo
ment. Hays's sharp fire had quickly
checked its onset, and we captured
two thousand five hundred prisoners."
How could this be if the charge was
not successful and did not "reach"
the Federal lines ? r
We call Col. Dodge's attention to
lhe excellent map of Col. Batchelder
a Northern officer. It will be seen,
we think, that Pettigrew's command
pushed farther into the Federal lines
than did any portion of Pickett's men.
He knows the value of the map re
ferred to. It cost years of corres
pondence with men on both sides
who fought in the battle to prepare
it. We also call Col. Dodge's atten
tion to the great loss sustained by
Pettigrew's men in killed and wound
ed. If he will write, to Capt. Young,
of Pettigrew's staff, at Charleston,
S. C, be can procure an account of
what Pettigrew's men did, prepared
by himself and at the instance of
the surviving officers of Pettigrew's
N. C. Brigade not long after the
fight. Manifest injustice was done
the command by Virginia writers and
this has V been kept up ever since.
It was to correct the false reports
that the officers of the brigade met
and requested Capt. Young to pre
pare a true account of what occur
red. Furthermore, the abo ve matter
has been written up by North Caro
linians. By writing to Col. ' W. L.
Saunders, -Secretary of State at Ral
eigh, CoL Dodge can probably procure
what has been written on , the sub?
ject. We have taken pains to call Col.
Dodge's attention to this matter be
cause be is so disposed to be just and
fair, and because so much misrepre
sentation has been made of this
famous ' charge. We apprehend if
he will scrutinize the point he will
find that Pettigrew's division lost
more men, killed and wounded, in
that charge than Pickett lost.
- He is probably wrong when he
gives the figures of the battle as
follows: Meade's strength " 84.000;
Lee's 68,000. Loss 23,000 on each
side 46,000 total or all bnt one in
three engaged.
The assignees and counsel of John
Roach have been invited to confer
with the Secretary of the Navy and
Attorney General. . Secretary Whit
ney has addressed a letter to these
persons and makes a lucid statement
of the present status of the contracts.
He says: ; ' '
; "They have been surrendered to the con
tractor under circumstances not important
w consiaer now, witn tne exception of $20,
670. In addition to this small sum of t26.
670 in our hands there are unpaid bills for
extras claimed on the ships amounting to
$32,688.85, and in dispute on the Dolphin
$29,945.07, altogether (mostly in dispute)
$83,804.09. As against this four ships are
in your hands upon which over $3,000,000
have been paid, which must be completed
to be valuable, liable to greater deteriora
tion by neglect than all the moneys unpaid
and than those in dispute would repay. Jt
is of the utmost consequence to the Govern
ment, as jt i to yourselyes that a justsettle-
ucuk ui in iransacuoos bijojjiu oe nau,
nuu a new aepariure maoe.
Gen. Sheridan seems to have done
some good work in dealing with the
Indians. He says they have been
wronged by cattle owners. ' -
ne mercury at uaiico, Cal., on
the 12th of Jnly stood at 125 de
grees in the shade,
New, HuTr as
"County z
Many of the grapes at the Noble's vine
yard are now about ripe and ready for the
market." Some of the early varieties have
already ' been marketed. Shipping , wil j .
commence Ihi ? week. iEarly maturity is
one of the advantages claimed by CaptJ
Noble : He beat Timmonsville this season,
which is generally first in the market.
Then as to size He claims that larger
grapes are not produced than ' are to- be
found in his vineyard. Many of them are
as large as the largest scupperuongs. An
other important feature was called to our
attention during a recent viait. On some
of the vines from which - ripe grapes have
been clipped a : second crop has made its
appearance and now has plenty of time to
mature. In some instances there are ripe
grapes and clusters of new crop on the
same vine. Many of the latter are as large
as China berries. Another feature is the
largeness of the bunches among some of
the choice varieties, many of which weigh
as much as a pound each. . '
Borne one asked Capt. Noble recently
why he persisted in "giving himself away"
by letting the public know so much about
his business, his mode of culture, etc; by
which he was inviting competition ? : He
replied that competition was just what he
wanted. The moVe men of energy that
embarked in the business the better he
should like it. He courted opposition, and
would be pleased to afford all the informa
tion in his power to new beginners. He is
not afraid that the. demand for good grapes
at the North, where the season commences
about the time ours ends, can be over-supplied.'
He has established to bis own. satis
faction the entire adaptability of New Han
over county to the culture and develop
ment of the grape, and he is quite willing
that others should share with him in all the
advantages that fact may apply.'
Clinton tc Point Caawell BaHroad.
At a meeting of the Directors of the
Clinton & Point Caswell Railroad, held in
this city yesterday, an entire reorganiza
tion was effected, Mr. E. W. Kerr, of Clin
ton, being elected President ; Mr. A. Adrian,
of this city. Vice President, and Hon. A.
A. McKoy aqd Mr." T. M. Fennell. of
Sampson, to fill vacancies on the Board of
Directors. -
: It was moved and carried that the col
lectors of the company be notified at once
to make full reports of moneys collected by
them, after which the meeting adjourned.
We are glad to know that the friends of
the road have been aroused to the impor
tance of its speedy- completion, and to
that end have resolved to devote their, en
ergies, it is in tne rigm nanas.
The Newton Normal. '
: From the Newton Enterprise we take the
following in reference to the Normal
School at that place, of which Prof. Noble
of this city is Superintendent, and which
closedjts session on Tuesday last:
"Alk who have attended the Newton
Normals regularly will bear us out ia the
assertion that there has been steady im
provement, and that the present term is
superior to any ever neia nere. in many
respects it has been the most successful
Normal ever held in the State. The at
tendance already, at the end of the third
week, has been tne largest ever registered
during any one term anywhere in theState;
a larger territory bas been represented, ana
more different classes of teachers, includ
ing all grades, from the common schools to
the colleges, have been collected together;
the instructors have been the very foremost
in the State; and the enthusiasm, both of
instructors and instructed, has been of the
highest sort. In every respect the Newton
State Normal of 1885 has been a wonderful
success.
i "The primary department, under the
successful teaching of Miss Nellie Cook, has
attracted more attention this year from the
teachers than it has ever done heretofore.
The room in which she gives her instruc
tion is almost always filled with visitom
wishing to gather that information so much
needed by those who intend to teach tbe
youngest . minds. Miss Cook's method,
we might say, were faultless. In her room
she has assembled children of all ages . and
sizes, and while teaching them the very
rudiments of knowledge she shows hov
ideas, which have hitherto been considered
as belonging to those of riper years, may
easily be instilled into the infant minds, and
greatly facilitate their future studies." (
Buttermilk aa a gammer Drlak.
- It has been discovered that buttermilk,
in a remarkable degree, satisfies the crat
ing for strong drink and enables a man to
endure fatigue in warm weather belter than
any other drink he can use. The proprie
tor of a bar, who disposes of over a dozen
pailfuls daily.in one of the Northern cities,
says it is remarkable how quickly the ap
petite for it increases after the first glass; Be
thinks it is destined to destroy more drink
ing than St. John and his prohibitionists
can ever do. It is further claimed that it
satisfies the cravings for acids by giving
to the stomach a natural supply, and at the
same time furnishing in its cheesy matter a
good supply of wholesome nutritions thst
it is one of the healthiest and best summer
diet drinks that one can use; and that if it
could be partaken of occasionally during
the day as a substitute for ice water, the
immoderate use of which is dangerous this,
hot weather, it - would be found highly
beneficial. In many of the Northern cities
it is sold over the bars of saloons' and
restaurants in large quanities, ia place of
strong drinks, the establishment of cream
eries having thrown an ample supply of a
superior article on the market : We hope
some day to see an abundant supply of the
article here in Wilmington.
No Demand for Vanilla."
Our country friends are notified that
there is no demand at this time for vanilla
or "dog tongue," and that those who go to
the trouble of gathering it, drying it and
bringing it to this market will have their,
labor for their pains. Last year there was
a demand for the article, and it sold here
at good prices, but the abundance then put
on the market more than met the demand;
and some of the.dealers here have a consid
erable supply of last year's gathering on
hand now,' with no chance of getting rid
of U until the over-supply has been ex
hausted. Next year, probably, there will
again be a demand for it, when those who
desire to turn an honest penny by gather
ing it can do so.
The above is written to prevent the poor
people in the country from putting them
selves to " trouble for no profit, as some of
them, we hear, have been doing very re
cently,
For the Penitentiary.
Deputy Sheriff George W. Murray leaves
for Raleigh this morning with the follow
ing prisoners, sentenced at the late term of
the Criminal Court tp the 8late Peniten
tiary: ' - - -
Thomas Whitfield, larceny, 6 years.
Johp Anderson, larceny, 2 years. -Gilbert
Hendricks alias Gilbert Hadley,
larceny, 2 years. -. ...
Gen. Lee Jones, larceny, years.
Wm. Harriss, embezzlement, 2 years.
A special telegram was received
here from Asheville yesterday evening,
announcing that the Wilmington Light In
fantry had won the first prize for the best
driljed company. - -
Vnoamnmaint Note.
nrinte letters received in .this city
we learn that the Second Regiment N. 'O.
a i-l f hih rvl W. fi. Jones, of this
J.-' U. VI .- V - - .
city, is commander, and to which the. Wil
mington Light Infantry is attached, won
the flist prize at Asheville Saturday lor be
in? the best drilled regiment in the Guard.
Our friends will also be gratified to learn
that the Cornet Concert Club won the first
prize for proficiency in music. - ? .'
From the Abbeville papers we get the
following items:.' . ".""-. - -'
Ait hn witnessed the. battalion .drills
this mornine agree that nothing finer was
ever : witneasea. juacu mumnou mcui
through the manual of arms with- an ease
on1 ffroM tvhtah made this exercise one ; of
the most interesting features of the oc
casion. - - vi-:i;s i y :;-"-:fr'.-
. "The early morning drills gel tne men to
work at 7 o'clock in the morning. They
are relieved from hard work until tbe after-;
noon;, except such aa they choose to impose
on themselves. . Such we saw this morning
in the drill of the Mulligan Guards, where
ail sorts of outlandish uniforms, extrava
gant movements, odd weapons, and a broad
burlesque on the brilliant drum' major of
the 3d Regiment furnished fun for men and
lookers on. The men, with the soldier's
intuition, find abundant material for amuse-,
ment. Mock courts-martial are one source.
Others find their pleasure in singing- and
music, of which .there is rich material ; ia
the camp. - v '
., "There is pleasant interchange of cour
tesies, and men and officers are forming
close and agreeable acquaintance.
"All the officers and men are bard at
work. - It is a true school of instruction,
and all are eager to avail themselves of the
opportunity. "
. "Throughout -the camp everything . is in
perfect order. The cooking and eating ar
rangements are cood, 'and the tents are
made 'more secure against the heat of - tbe
sun by booths erected in front of the tents
made of boughs cut from the adjacent
woods. The men take advantage of the
proximity of the river to bathe therein.
"The ladies honor the. headquarters and
other points with their presence and are,
and will be, most courteously and. eagerly
welcomed. They are always welcomed to
witness the drills and parades." '
Severe Lom.
Yesterday morning early, when the boat
from Smiihville 'came in, Rev. C. W.
Smith, of the Whiteville circuit, gave his
valise to a colored boy, . who promised to
take it to the boarding house of Mr. King,
near the depot, where Mr. S. was to call for it
when he wanted to board the train, paying
the boy his charge for the service. Later
in the day he went to inquire . about his
valise and it ; was pot at Mr. King's, and
nothing had been seen of the boy. .. Com
plaint was lodged at police headquarters
and officers were put on the track, but up
to the last accounts nothing bad been as
certained as the identity or whereabouts of
the thief. It is said that some colored boys
who were on the wharf at the time know
the boy who took the valise, but refuse to
tell his . name. We understand that Mr.
Smith had clothing to tbe value of about
$90 in his valise. " ! -
Criminal Court Convicts.-
. Below we give a list of the convicts sen
tenced to the Penitentiary and House of
Correction at the late term of the Criminal
Court, which had its final adjournment yes
terday morning; ,
Thomas Whitfield, larceny; 6 years in the
Penitentiary. This was a case of an appeal
to the Supreme Court, which was returned
to the lower Court with the judgment con
firmed. -
Geo. Lee James, larceny; 2 years in the
Penitentiary. -
TJlyssea Richardson, assault and battery
with a deadly weapon; 2 months in tbe
House of Correction,
Lizzie Floyd, assault and battery with a
deadly weapon: 3 'months in the House of
Correction. -
Andrew Russ, assault and battery and
resisting a police officer; 12 months in the
House of Correction.
ScilU Bradley, nuisance; 12 months in
the House of Correction.
John A' derson, breaking " into a store
house; 2 years in the Penitentiary. ;
Edward Edwards, affray; 80 days in the
House of Correction. "
Robert Manning, affray; 80" days in the
House of Correction . H
J. L. Shelden, assault and battery with a
deadly weapon; 3 years in tbe House of
Correction with ball and chain.
Wm. Harriss, embezzlement; 2 years in
the Penitentiary. . .
Richard Herring, assault' and battery
with a deadly weapon; 3 months in the
House of Correction.' v
Gilbert Hendricks, larceny; 2 years in the
Penitentiary. "
All of the above are colored but Shelden.
- j isanm x
An Oatrage. , y f"---;",
. The passengers on the steamer Passport,
from Smithville yesterday morning, allude
in indignant terms to the conduct of a man
on a dredging machine, who made such an
exhibition of himself as to cause a blush of
shame to mantle every countenance, espe
cially of ; those on the upper deck,
among whom were several ladies.;. Those
who witnessed his conduct believe it to have
been premeditated, and express the hope
that the guilty party may be ferreted out
-and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the
law.
Information wanted.
Mr. H. L. Beckerdite, writing from Sa
lem, N. C, to the sheriff of this county,
asks information as to the relatives of C. F,
Whitley, of Davidson county. He had a
son, Andrew, who died in Eastern Caroli
na, leaving children. ,
I'! LMINGTON -DISTRICT
CONFERENCE,
.:r: Sunday moraine Seaelon. -y
The resolution memorializing the annual
Conference not to divide the Conference
was again taken up and after a lively dis
cussion was adopted the ayes and nays
being called a majority of the ministers
in the district favor division.
: The following gentlemen were elected as
lay delegates to the next Annual Confer
ence, which meets in the city of Charlotte
in December next: viz. : W. M. Parker, J.
B. Mercer, AJ. Johnson, D. B. Nicholson.
Resolutions recommending the Raleigh
Christian Advocate,' NathvUie ; Advocate
and Metliodist Advance to the patronage of
the Church were unanimously adopted.
The mission work of the district was
next discussed. It was determined to raise
Waccamaw mission to a circuit, as it was
now of sufficient - strength to support a
.minister. - It was also determined t create
a misin field along the line of the W. &
W. R. R , at points between Wilmington
and Faison's. 'is; ---v '.
Fair Bluff was selected as tbe place for
holding the next session of the Conference.
By a rising vote resolutions . were adopt-
f ed thanking the good people of Smithville
for their generous entertainment of tne
Conference -also to Capt Harper for re
duced fare'- on steamboats to ministers and
delegates, and to our Baptist friends for
the use of their church during the Confer
ence. . . - . - ' -. ':.V : 'k
Sabbath preaching at ' Methodist and
Baptist churches as follows : .In morn
iug, at M. E Church. Rev. P.-J.r Carra
way; at night. Rev. .: Prof. .Heilman. of
Trinity College. Baptist Church, morning,
Rev. C M. Pepper; at night. Rev. Hern
don Tuttle. Sunday evening, S. 8. mass
meeting of M. E. Church.
. . - MgrHopiBT. -
If bilious, or suffering from impurity of
Diooa, oi wets lungs, ana. rear or con
sumption (scrofulous . disease of the lungs),
take Dr.. Pearce's "Golden Discovery,"
and it will cure you. By druggists. -; . ,
making Arraas-emeata for the Barlal
of Gen. Grant. .
By Telegraph to the Homing star.
New York, July 27. Col. Fred. Grant
and Jesse Grant, who arrived on the early
train on the West Shore Railway, got to the
City ilall at Hair past nine o clock tnis
morning, for the purpose of conferring
with Mayor Urace upon tne arrangements
for their father's funeral. The Mayor did
not arrive at his office until half an hour-
later, and tbe visitors were shown i5 his
private room in tbe meantime. - ;
- Gen. Perry is at the. City Half to repre
sent Gen. Hancock in making arrange
ments for tne obsequies. z-ilH ' ? !
After the Mavor's arrival the oarties were
closeted together for some time. ; It is said.
that during tne day tney will visit central.
Park and inspect the different sites sug
gested for the place of sepulture. Whether
an - agreement in regard to this, will be.
reached to day or not the Mayor s was una
ble to-day.
At 11.40 a. m. Col. . Fred. Grant, Jesse
Grant, Mayor Grace and President Sanger,
of the Board of Aldermen, went to Cen
tral Park, where thev Were met by Paris
Commissioners . Crinman, Borden, Powers
and Brekman. Arter viewing the sites tbe
party will return to the City Hall,- when
the definite selection will be likely made
known,'' ; ' ";. ; . . : :
Movkt " MAdGRKooB July 27. Few
visitors were on the mountain - this morn
ing, and the guard' detail : and private
body guard . are -i. in . . charge of the
cottage. " The body will be taken
from here to Saratoga ' in aa open
car, known as the. Observation car.' At
Saratoga it will have to be transferred, be
cause the Mount MacGregor road is of the
narrow . gauge style. Private - cars of
William H. Vanderbilt and, President
Webb, . and one baggage car, 'will await
the mountain train at . Saratoga, upon the
tracks of the Delaware & Hudson Canal
Company's road. The remains will be
placed in Vanderbilt's car, in which the
family will accompany them. , The other
car ' will . be occupied by others " of
those closely interested In the obsequies.
At Albany the ladies will be transferred to
another special train, in which they will be
taken to New York; the funeral train wait
ing in Albany until Wednesday morning, to
continue the journey with the remains to
New York. '
New York, July 27. Gen. Grant's two
sons, in company with Mayor Grace, visited
Central Park and Riverside Park to-day, to
view the various spots suggested for Gen.
Grant's last resting place. The sons returned
to Mount MacGregor to-night to consult
With their mother. .Very many offers of
military escort to Gen. Grant's body have
been made to Gen. Hancock, and many
suggestions have been received, but no con
clusion has yet been reached. --
New Yobjc, Wau Street, July 28, 3
P. M. All of tbe banks belonging to the
New York Clearing - House Association,
with one exception, deposited their quotas
with the sub treasury to-day and received
certificates for subsidiary coin, signed
by William Dowd, chairman of the
Clearing House ' Committee, and Wil
liam Camp, manager of the Clearing
House, who hold silver on deposit subject
to tbe order of the Clearing House commit
tee at any future time. The failure on the
part of one bank to deposit its quota, which"
was less than $100,000, is supposed to be
due to oversight and the amount is expected
to-morrow.
' Martin Van Buren, a grandson of Presi
dent Martin Van Buren, died to day.
THE DEAD SOLDIER.
Gen. Grant to be Burled at Riverside
Park, New Vork,
By Telegraph to the HornuurStar.l
Mount MacGregor, July 28. General
Grant will be buried in Riverside Park,
New York.
Mount MacGregor, July 28 The day
broke bright and on the mountain passed
without event until .10 o'clock, when the
train arrived at Summit. CoL Fred Grant
was one of the passengers upon it. He
proceedecLat once and alone upon his ar
rival to the cottage, his brother Jesse having
remained behind. The Colonel immedi
ately repaired to his mother's apartment,
where the family gathered to hear the re
sult of tbe Colonel's trip to and conference
in New York. He detailed his movements,
and explained that there seemed to be rea
sdna for the choice of a burial spot In some
other than Central Park. Riverside Park
had, at the time of Gen. Grant's death,
been suggested as tbe spot of interment,
and it seemed best to the Colonel, after
seeing and hearing all, to change the place
of sepulture to Riverside Park. " The mat
ter having been thus presented to the
family, a conclusion was reached in accord
with the Colonel's suggestion, and he at
once dictated the following dispatches :
"Mount MacQregor, July 28. To W. R.
Grace; Mother takes Riverside.! Tempo
rary tomb had better be at same place.
. . . i F. D. Grant."
' "Mount MacQregor, July- 28. To Gen.
R McFeely, Washington.' D. C: Mother
.to-day accepted Riverside Park. She
wishes me to thank you for the tender of
Soldier's Home.
I ISigned ; F. D. Grant."
r Mount MacGregor, July 28. Upon
the same train that brought Col. Grant up
the mountain came a company of regular
troops that had been expected since yester
day morning. They brought their tents
and all camp accoutrements and wore the
uniform of the regular army. The men
were formed in line nnder arms at Little
Mountain depot, and marched up the path
Gen. Grant attempted to climb to the cot
tage just five weeks ago to-day, through
the grove in front of the cottage, and up
the slope to a ridge covered with
pine trees and beeches, where Gen. Grant's
little grand children had been wont to
play in swings and at croquet, since their
coming to the mountain. Col. Roger
Jones, to whom all the military here are
ordered to report, came with the regulars,
and has assumed control and direction un
der orders from Gen. Hancock. He un
derstands that the company of regulars re
ferred to are to act as a body guard and
guard of honor to the remains; but if this
is true, the U. 8. Grant Post detail, which
has been serving in that capacity since
Sunday night, will be displaced and rele
. gated to a minor post of duty. This mat
ter, however, ia within the discretion of
CoL Fred Grant, . who will determine
whether or not the post of honor shall re
main with the post that bears the name of
the dead whom the men are watching. It
ia learned this morning that 600 troops will
be or have been ordered to Saratoga to
meet the remains of Gen. Grant on their
arrival there from the mountain Tuesday
next. . " r - :;;inV'-:.
' New York, July 28. Mayor Grace.Pres
ident Singers of the Board of i Aldermen,
Gen. Perry, Park Commissioners Comins and
Beskman, Police Commissioner Voorhis
and Police Superintendent Murray, at a
conference to-day laid out the following
route for the funeral of Gen; Grant, viz:
City Hall to Broadway, up Broadway to
Fourteenth "street,' through Fourteenth
street to Fifth Avenue; up Fifth Avenue to
One Hundred and Tenth street, thence
through the Boulevard to One Hundred
and Twenty-Second street and Riverside
drive, entering the park at One Hundred
and Twenty-Third,8treet..;;
-The Board of Aldermen to-day adopted,
a resolution fixing tbe right of sepulture
in Riverside Park to Gen. Grant and .his
wife upon her demise.
' Diseased sheep. "
Tne Kind of meat Sold In tne Chicago
r: market. . ; . . ' . ,-'
Chicago, July. 29. The News asserts
that hundreds of diseased sheep are over
looked daily at the stock yards here, and
slaughtered as mutton for the city. The
sales are made openly, and the health in
spectors thus far have done nothing to stop
the repulsive and horrifying traffic, in
which it is said a regular syndicate are in
terested. The New reporter yesterday
visited forty pens at the stock yards, and
found twenty-eight contained about twenty
diseased sheep in each. . Scabs, foot rot
and glanders or sniffles, were the ailments
of the entire lot The sheep, it was defi
nitely ascertained, were slaughtered and
are now in the local butcher shops or at
Jackson street market.-' - .
- Goldsboro Argus: Superior
Court opened here yesterday with Hon. H.
G. Connor presiding in regular ship shape,
that would have dope credit to any of the
older wearers of the ermine, and Solicitor
Galloway at his post - Hia Honor's charge
was compact, but comprehensive, and ad
dressed itself to the intelligence of the grand
jury more clearly than any pharge we have
ever listened to.
Democratic State Convention In Ses-
- alon at Rlebmond Large Attendanee
- m tba Personnel Superb Tempo-1
rary Organization.
IBy cable to the Horning Star.V ' i .;
' PiCHicoND, July 29. The Democratic
State Convention met here today. The
session is being held in the Richmond
Theatre. A full representation from all
sections is present , It is remarked on iall
sides that the personnel of the Convention
is superior to that of any of late years, and
reminds old politicians of the great gather
ings of ante bellum days. ... .. j
A few minutes after 12 o'clock, non.
John 8. Barbour, Chairman of the State
Committee, appeared on the stage, and af
ter an enthusiastic greeting he called the
Convention to order. In his remarks he
alluded in complimentary terms to Presi
dent Cleveland and his administration of
Federal affairs. He spoke encouragiugly
of the prospects of success of , the Demo
cratic party of the State in the present
campaign, i and concluded by urging iiar
mony and united action. He then named
Capt. Robert-Crockett, of Wythe county,
as temporary . chairman.
: That gentleman, npon taking the chair,
returned thanks for the high honor con
ferred on him. The Convention had as
sembled to perform important duties, which
required no ordinary labor, but he believed
they were equal to any emergency; and to
defeat the enemy in the coming campaign
would require wisdom and labor. Their
opponents were already at work, and it
behooved the Democrats to be on tbe alert,
and be ready at every point to meet them.
He concluded by announcing that the Con
vention was ready for business.
Resolutions were adopted providing that
the delegations from each Congressional
district select three members for each of the
committees on; Credentials, on Permanent
Organizations,' and on Resolutions, and
five members for the: State Central Com
mittee: , ' . ; ;; - ..;r: -i?; " UrH?4--'
. Under this resolution the chairman of
each delegation names the members for
each committee. - - i
Recess taken until 4 p. m. . ; . .:
i Richmond, July 29. At 4. 15 p. ml the
Convention reassembled and the commit
tee on Permanent Organization reported,
naming Hon. H. R. Pollard, of King and
Queen county, as permanent chairman,
with one vice ; president from each Con
gressional district, and John Bell Bigger,
of Spotsylvania, as permanent secretary.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Pollard, upon taking the chair made
a stirring address, in which he indulged in
a sharp tirade against the Republican par
ty and the influence of Mahoneism in the
state, ana counselled earnest cooperation
on the part of Democrats in the coming
campaign. ' -
Tbe report of the committee on Creden
tials was presented and adopted.
A resolution was offered that na bal
lot for officers to be nominated by the
Convention shall be taken until the
committee on resolutions shall have repor
ted a platform. After some discussion
this resolution was rejected by a decided
vote. '.
A motion that the Convention proceed to
make a nomination for Governor was then
adopted, almost unanimously. A motion
to reconsider the vote just taken was made,
and warmly advocated by S. Brown Evans,
of IMiddessex, State Senator Diggs, of
Lynchburg, opposed reconsideration. The
Convention, he said, could proceed with
the nominations and adiourn till to morrow,
when a vote could be taken and a platform
adopted. After further debate the motion
to reconsider was rejected. : f
The chair then announced that nomina
tions were in order for Governor. Several
motions looking to delay of the proceedings
were successively voted down, evidently
showing a determination on the part of the
Convention to push the work as rapidly as
possible. i .
Hon. Holmes Conrad, of Frederick, took
the stage and proceeded to nominate Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee for Governor. His speech
wss an eloquent tribute to his candidate
and embodied the striking contrasts be
tween Lee, as a man of the highest attri
butes, and Mahone's candidate. His re
marks were frequently interrupted with
rapturous applause.
Col. Wm. E. Green, of Charlotte county,'
nominated Capt. Philip W. McKinney, of
Prince Edward, in a stirring speech. His
first mention of the name of McKinney was
received with an outburst of applause that
fairly shook the house, and it was erident
that notwithstanding the ovation to Lee,
McEinney's following in the Convention
was equal to if not greater than that of the
gentleman first named.
Ex-Attorney General J." G. Field placed
In nomination Hon. John . E. : Massey, of
Albemarle county. He advocated Massey
as the man for the hour and the man for
the occasion ; the man fully able to meet
the principal issue of the campaign the
State debt. . . - r -
Dr. L. Q. Holt, of Surry, nominated
Major Baker P.. Lee. of Elizabeth City
county.. He urged Major Lee's : nomina
tion in recognition of that gentleman's ser
vices to the Democratic party and of his
ability and experience in public affairs. K
Judge John T. Goolick, of Fredericks
burg,; and Hon. James N. Dunlap, of
Richmond, seconded the nomination of
Fitzhugh Lee. M. G Hughes, of Eliza
beth City, seconded the nomination of
Major. Baker P. Lee. Capt. McKinney's
nomination was seconded by W. R.. Alex
ander," of Winchester, and J. P. Fitz
gerald, of Farmville. " '
A recess was then taken until 9.30 p. m.
Harrisonburg. July 29. The merchant
mill belonging, to C. H. Nicholas, of
Leroy Springs, this county, was burned
lastlnight. Loss $10,000. . The stock is
insured for $4,000. and the building and
machinery were insured in the West Rock
ingham Mutual for $5,000, which will re
lease fifty cents on the dollar. The fire
was incendiary.
THE CROPS.
Pavorable
Reports from
Southwest
;. Virginia. ;
IBT Telegraph to the Morning Star.l : '
Lynchburg, July 29, Special reports
to the Advance, from all of the southwest
ern counties of the State, show that "the
growing crops are more advanced and are
in a better condition - than for years past.
Corn, oats, grass and all fruits are reported
especially fine. - -
DELAWARE.
Two men Killed and Several outers
Injored by tbe Collapse or a Building
at Wilmington. ;
(Bv Telegraph to tbe Horning Star.l
Wilmington, July 29. A portion of the
old Ferry rolling miU, at South Wilming
ton, operated by the Diamond State Iron
Company, fell this afternoon. George
Elsey, - carpenter, and " Wilbur" Jones;
draughtsman, were killed instantly, and the
following were wounded- Fenner Giles.hip
badly fractured may die; Wm. Goodwin,
leg broken and all the leg crushed ; Charlie
White (negro laborer). wrisV and ankle
broken; and n man named . Wilbert, leg
crushed. It is feared there are others un
der the ruins.
-GEORGIA. r' .
: Horticultural Fair at Augusta.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.l ::
; Augusta, July 29.--The Georgia Hor-
T. t a . . . . .
uuuuunu Docieiy convened in tentn annual
session in Augusta to-day. A fine display
of f ruits.flowers and vegetables is on exhibi-
on. , toe society is in good condition,
numbering among its members many ex
pert agriculturists and having a fine influ
ence upon agriculture and horticulture in
the State. -,
. . TENNESSEE. - .
A Large Fire Raging In Blemphls.
. ' IBy Telegraph to the Horning Star.l .
Memtbis, July 29. Williams & Co.'s
planing mill and lumber yard. Cole & Co.'s
warehouse and lumber yard,W. N., Wilker-
son 8 warehouse, and a number of residences
on uayoso street are burned. . The fire cov
ered half a square and ranged back for
more than a block and a half.- The nre is
sua burning.
! Ton. mean Business
Well, if you have strength to push your
business, it is welL But many a man's
business has broken down because the man
was broken down, and had no Dush in him
If you want to make a success, build up
your system by the use of Brown's Iron
Bitters. Mr. W. M. Win free, of Peters
burg, Ya., says: "There is no medicine
equal to Brown's Iron Bitters for general
aeDiiuy." it cures dyspepsia, enriches the
uiuuu auu Btrenginena tne muscles.
Murphy Bulletin is the title nf
a new papei just started at Murphy ctL
The eight-year old daughter
Mr.;8..P4RusseJl was burned to death I
Webster . Making a fire with keroSi
When will this criminal foolishness ceLe J
Mt. Airy 'News.' The farmers
tell us that corn and most of the tohn
are doing.flne.V The convicts
Mt. Airy end of the C. F. & Y y r ,e
road are here. The grading will be pus
with all possible speed until the can !
tween this place and Dalton's is finished
: Lumberton" Hobesonian- Thu.
revival at the Baptisr church contii.ues
Dt. Nelson left us last Thursday nfoh .fi
since that thno the pastor, Rev W t
J ordan, has conducted the services ManJ
accessrons to the church have been mZ
About twenty five were baptized iu Vh,'.
river last Friday evening. . he
; KeVBerne llournnl . Tft l
raih yesterday evening caused Col. Jordan C
store on the corner of Craven and Poll
streets to giye wayj necessitatiDg a remli
xf the Colonel's large stock of drugs d
medicines. .The water accumulated i the
cellar to such an extent as to undermine the
building, causing one corner to careen oWr
on the adjoining building.
Asheville Advance; All the
members of the Goldsboro Rifles haveie
ported for duty except seven, onlv two
are severely wounded. Five of iht
Goldsboro Rifles who were injured in the
recent railroad wreck, left for home on the
Co clock tram last evening. The Grand
review oi tne muitarv hv ia n.
and the address by Mr. Iach will take
place next Wednesday.- The roll call
finished, breakfast was served, and the pro
gramme - of Battalion Drills proceeded
witnessed by several hundred highly inter
ested spectators. In tiie evening caoiejhe
grand dress parade; in which ererv eorap
any showed to the very greatest advantage,
and it would be hard to say which com
;pany acquitted itself with the most crtdit.
; Pittsboro Record: An old col
ored man, named Ben Jeffries Hill, died a
few days ago at the "Wicker" place, on
Deep river, in this (county, who was re
markable for his affection for the white
people and his deep love and reverence for
the memory of his former master, the late
Dr. Fred J. , Hill, of Wilmington, N. C.
Ben was much respected by his white
neighbors, many of whom attended his
funeral and saw that -he was decently
buried. He Wflfl hnnpntnnrl faith fill
The following was told us as the actual tx
perience of one of our citizens in farming;
Last fall he furnished five bushels of seed
wheat to a man to sow. and thev -were lev
divide tbe crop. The crop amounted tr
six bushels, of which the landlord received
one half, and out of this paid one bushel .
for haviug the-wheat cut, and another for
having it threshed, besides .feeding the
thresher's team at one meal I ; 1
Asheville Citizen: The guards
are enforcing very rigid military rule, and
woe to the straggler who tries to enter the
lines without a pass. This is right, but
sometimes awkward for the trespasser.
Engineer Low reports that the first
apprehension he felt, - just a few seconds
before tbe accident, i was upon tbe discov
ery that he had lost control of his train on
account of the air-brakes having, been put
on by some one pulling the cord on one of
tne cars, exhausting the drum at tbe en
gine, and throwing the entire force of the
brake on the rear car, which, while the en
gine was in motion under full headway.
necessarily caused tbe rear car to be lerkcd
apart, from the traek. Very many of tht
soldiers insist that the speed was reckless,
and created great anxiety among the pas
sengers. The pulling of the danger sienal
the cord which threw the whole force of
the air brakes on is admitted,: but there is
a differenccof opinion as to the exacV time
at which this was done.
- Charlotte Observer? Mr. Nat
Gray, who has long been engaged as local
theatre agent, bas completed arrangements
for the erection of a 'new building; in this
city, to be dedicated. to tbe opera. Mr C.
U UeJarnette, a former citizen ot Cabarrus
county, but now a resident of Estclline,
Hamlin county, Dakota, is still at work
out.there on his perpetual motor machine,
a partly completed, model of which we
saw at his little cross roads shop in Cabar
ras, a number of years a?6. As inti
mated in yesterday's Observer, the storm of
last Thursday evening was very uestruc
tive in the section of country southeast of
ferers, was in town yesterday and gave a
report of the ravages of the storm. lis
greatest severity was through a narrow sec
tion of country, four miles from the city.
The wind was strong and blew down whole
fields of corn, but what survived tbe wind
was ruined by tbe flood that followed. Mr.
Graham lost by wind and water fully one
half of his corn crop. ' - '
: Raleigh News- Observer: Tin?
Rev. J. M. Atkinson, D. D., of this city,
has been suggested for president of David
son College. We .heartily second the sug .
gestion. No better man than Dr. Atkin
son can be had within tbe (state or out ot
it. . Senator Ransom, we see, has been
designated by Vice; President Hendricks as
one of the committee to represent the
Senate at the funeral of Gen. Grant.
There are about 800 men in camp. The
failure of companies at Fayetteville, Keids
ville, Durham and Smithville to attend re
duced the force over 200. The Wash
ington, D. C.r correspondent of the Wash
ington, N. C, ,Oazette, in a letter dated the
feOth inst, says: "It is highly probable
that Hort D. G. Fbwle will bo honored by
this administration in some signal way
which I shall not now f name." And it is
about time the thing was done.; - The
flags on the capitol have been placed and
will be kept- at half-mast in respect to the
memory of ex-President Grant. A
body of men from Mark's Creek township
reached Raleigh last evening hunting one
George Devereux, colored, for attempted
rape on Mrs. J. Pierce., George ought
to - be captured. The following is , a
synopsis of the business transacted at this
term : The grand I jury passed npon fifty
three bills,' finding forty seven of them
true.. , They also made ten presentments.
The court disposed of eighty cases, of
which six were sentenced to the peniten
tiary, seven to the work house and five to
jail; fines were put upon eight, aggregating
200, thirty:four. were adjudged to pay
costs upon submission, &c., two prosecu
tors were-taxed with costs; there were two
appeals to the Supreme Court. .
Charlotte j-'. Observer: . Coroner
Smith was in tbe city yesterday afternoon
and ' notified Dr.; Aratton, the' county
physician, of tbe finding of the dead body
of Mrs. Ashcraft in the woods near Phila delphia
church.": 8he left home early in the
morning, expecting to return shortly, but
as the hours passed by and nothing more
was seen of her, a search was instituted.
Her dead body was found in a solitary loca
tion in the woods, off from the path. The
theory is that she was assaulted and choked
to death, but as yet there seems to be no
direct evidence to support this view of the
case. : The Observer a few days ago
contained an account of how Wm. Hagler.
a citizen of Cabarrus county, who lives on
the edge of Clear Creek township, in Meek
lenburg, had defied the authorities of the
law to arrest him, after heavily arming
himself and taking to the woods. - Albert
Sanders was one of the men against whom
Hagler bad made threats, and last Friday
Hagler met Sanders. The outlaw told the
trembling citizen to say his prayers, and at
once drew his pistoL As Hagler drew
tbe : weapon, - Banders dropped tov the
ground, , and : Hagler. stepping up
closer, discharged his weapon at the
prostrate man. The bullet entered Sanders'
.leg inflicting a bad wound. Hagler sup
posed that the shot had killed Sanders, and
turning on his heel walked off. He carries
a shot-gun, a rifle, two pistols and a bowie
knife, and the people are terrorized to such
an extent that they are afraid to undertake
his arrest. " - j Father Leo has been elect
ed an abbot for the newly organized monas
tery in Gaston county. . This was formerly
St. Mary's College, but its usefulness as an
educational institution has been enlarged
by its endowment with title and privileges
of a monastery j Eight priests from St, Via
cent's Monastery; in Pennsylvania, have
been elected abbots for St Mary's and have
transferred their vows to this institution.
They will arrive at St. Mary's shortly.
Mr. Geo. W. Carr, late a railroad postal
clerk betweenj Charlotte and Washington
City, has been promoted by President Cleve
land to tbe position of chief examiner of
railway postal clerks in this division. Mr.
Carr has always been a Republican and his
promotion is one of the instances of the ep-
iorcement or tne civil service rui ;