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I' U ARSON AND ' THE
POSITION. i
STAR'S
It vu -could be enrpriaed at any
thing' tbat Mr. .Pearson might do or
sjy iu connection with politics we
,wouKl be surprise afr, his remarks
ia thj Housa on his resolutions con-
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cer.uing.the Blair bill and repealing
the tax on tobacco, 'whiskey," &c.
That- gentleman, who is understocd to
be anient convert to the Republican
party, acd of which beis ah import
ant "annex" in the House of Repre-sen-uives
at Raleigh, was pleased to
compliment the Stab as an "an able
and truly Democratic paper." We
accept the compliment but repudiate
the statement upon which the mem
ber ' rom Buncombe bases his opin
ion. Wo take it that he has n ver
seen a copy of the Stab, and lias,
therefore, no knowledge whatc v!er
of 1 its course in the past and the
principles for which it has foiight .
To accuse the Stab or favoring the
very principles it has so persistently,
so constantly, so earnestly antago
nized all along is to manifesl j a
strange lack of information, for we
have no reason to suppose . that ktr.
Pearson was indulging in irony lor
humor or sarcasm, but was "in dead
earnest." . . ,J
If the Stab has been
conspicuous
for one thing above all others , it is
for its uniform, unfaltering, deter
mined opposition to the Blair bill and
the repeal of the Internal tax. We
can tell Mr. Pearson that we have
been, ridiculed, misrepresented, per
sonally assailed, denounced -for op
posing these very bUlsJ, .But, without
vanity, we may say that our argu
ments to this day are unanswered,and,
we believe, are unanswerable. Ilf
Mr. Pearson, who is a scholarly man,
will answer the argument that was
preseuted in two or more editorials
in the Stab against the Blair bill eo
it will pass the jadgment of five pro
fe3sors of English literature and the
EDgHsh language in five colleges we
will mutually agree upon, 'we will
take back all we have ever said in
denunciation of the bill that is filled
to .the brim - with dynamite that is
desitriictife of the public schools I
that is 4t?grading- to ,tle States and
the p ..;)lrf Who bhall acttept the aid
and thus become v pensioners upon
Ftilcrcil bounty tljai. ia unconstitu
tional -and. unwise and humiliating.
W fiTTi'pvo tha rStair hill in bo iitm.
.ib1ytbeVVi daogfrous bill er
intr.-ifiuc: d into Qongress, and that
it is utt'erly unworthy bf the support
and favor of any free, enlightened,
self-reliant, self-respecting people.
We have shown this in a dozen edi
totialj and do not propose to go into
the matter again. The' columns of
the Stab contain a hundred edito-
rials,
of Hi
icng and short, in denunciation
is vorv detestable bill. I!
A3
to the Internal Revenue bill
the St
tAs has foughti its repeal Ijin
fifty
editorials, at least during the
last, four Gr five years. To us tbe
quint if-eence of absurdity and folly
is to make the noor man's nositive
necessaries of life high by taxation
wEIra
giving to mankind tor their
uemora
lization free drinks and free
smokes
and "free chaws." When
a man
tells - us that he de-
mauds
the repeal , of the tax Ion
.whiskey, beer, wine, brandy, tobacco,
C1ffark cigarettes and snuff; and that
&e 13 bt the same time in -favor of a
tax oh blankets, shoes, bats, alpacas)
knives and forks, window glass, com
mon crockery, trace trains, scythe
oiaaes, cotton ties and so on we put
him down at once with those who are
tithe r Protectionists in theory or of
tbat class who are not yet through
lh preface to the simplest horn book
of political economy! , The Stab be-
hevei that of all l'nown productions
Jobadco; spirits, beeri cigars, &c, are
l.oe; that can best Vear a heavy tax,
Bt that they ought to be taxed. M
The best political economists con-!
M that the internal tax, although a
. war tax. should he kent nh nntil the
last dime of a public debt created for
t"nJvovB Buau nave Deen paia in
mil
ir. Pearson isf further informed
tjiat between! thirty and thirty-five
Democratic fieWspapers in " North
arohna have opposed the Paterna
agogy bill ih the last eighteen
"ontns or two years. We have met
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gence who were opposed to Federal
school teaching in the States than
wo have met who farored it. ' In
fact, we have 'never conversed with a
half dozen meh of good education on
the subject of J the Blair bill who did
not express opposition to it.
j Mr. Pearson is also a Protectionist.
Perhaps he doea not know thai the
Stab has puhlished" probably five
hundred articles against the present
High War Tariff and has discussed
its injustices, inequalities, and uncon
stitutional features in a hundred col
umns, more or less.
I The Stab is Democratic. , It is De
mocratic because, -I
First, it opposes all tendencies to
hon8olidation to centralization to
a strong government,
j ' Second, it believes in a strict, lite
ral, grammatical construction of or
ganic law. ".- '
I Third, it favors a. ii-metallic cur
rencysilver and gold.
I Fourth, it opposes heart and soul a
iHigh Protective Tariff, the underly
ing principle i of which is to rob the
(many for the benefit of the few.
! Fifth, it favors taxing the luxuries
and putting the commodities of life
ion the free list whenever possible,
j 1 Sixth, it opposes all Federal inva
sion of the free, sovereign Common
I wealths upon any plea, however spe
cious and plausible. . i
.p Seventh,, it opposes monopoly and
splutocracy, both of which; the Re
publican 1 party i has fostered and
availed itself of in order to retain
power.
( Eighth, it believea that the Gene
ral Government should never attempt
to do for the peqple that which they
can best do for themselves.
. Ninth, it steadfastly opposes all
autocracy, all personal government,
and favors always a government of
the people, and by the people and for
the people a.republican, democratic
Government based on the Constitu
tion and regulated by law.
Tenth, it holds that it is sound
Jeff ersonian, Jacksonian, Thurman
ian Democracy that a Democratic
Government should be operated upon
strictly Democratic methods and by
Democratic agents. j
Other principles- could be added
that place the Democratic) party in
open, eternal antagonism to the Re
publican ; party -of Seward,' Stanton,
Grant, Garfield, Blaine and Kelley.
There caa be no possible harmony
between the parties there can be no
common meeting ground. ; .
Now Mr.- Pearson does ' not hold,
we take it, a single principle tnat
makes the Stab an exponent of true
Democracy. He and the Stab do
not stand on the - same platform of
principles. He is far more in accord
with Blaine and the politicians of his
stripe, we may suppose, than he is
with . ThurmaD, Carlisle1, "Tucker,
Vance and the other leaders of the
Democracy. Of all the greater
writers upon the parties of the last
fifty years the Stab is in fa
thy with Judge Jeremiah
ler sympa
S. Black.
We suspect that Seward and men of
kindred views would be
found to be
teachers whose wisdom
Mr.! Pearson
... . ;
accepts and whose political principles
he prefers to all others. I
The Inter-State Commerce bill
passed the Senate by a nearly three
to one vote. It will doubtless pass
the House by a large majority. It is
a bill of the greatest importance, i It
is evidently a very popular j measure
and most of the'leading papers are
united m its favor. It may accom
plish all that its friends claim for it,
but, as we said betore, there are
elearly two sides to the question, and
it is an experiment.,- Time bnly -will
show whether it is a wise ' measure
or no. '
Tbe three Bulgarian delegates that
visited London appear to have made
a good impression. Their social tri
umph was complete.- The sympathy
for them and their country was open
and good may result from! their visit
It is very doubtful," however, if Eng
land expresses sympathy;, in the di
rection of material aid. It Is cheaper
and less dangerous to manifest ap
proval bv social recognition and
fetes. t ' s V-.W'i
Col. John S. Mosby is to publish
his personal reminiscences of the war
in a short time. The South would
read bis book with more satisfaction
if be had not turned Radical. If he
will abuse Virginia, Gen. Lee and his
brave soldiers arid give the old and
true South some sharp raps, the
North will buv bis book- and offer
incense. -: '1 1 "
As we anticipated, tbe i number -of
failures is increasing. We expect it
will be large each week for 'the next
two-months. The last three weeks
show the failures to be 213, 299 and
323, the tendency being steadily op-
ward. The South is showing a large
number f failures and we do not be
lieve all are reported, if .
.Gov, Fitz Lee oallad out the mili
tia to squelch the negro rioters at
vnArt TVnwu. He is the very man
4.! v vt av v -or . . , ., t . . ...
to attend to law-breakers.
: KImIbc Walter Blnctaam Tbe intmni-
Ur Itodse.
Mr. William Bingham, brother of Walter
jBinKhaui, was la Wilmington Thursday
arriving in the morning aod leaving ou the
evening train for Raleigh,' by the Carolina
. Central. He spent the greater part of the
1 Iday with members of the- murdered young
lady's family. The purport of his visit
seemed to be to endeavor to imprees them
with the idea that Walter Bingham was in-i
sane. He said that his mother thoueht
Walter had committed suicide, and asked:
what feeling existed in this community as
to the tragedy.--I
A correspondent writing from Raleigh on
Wednesday says:'
"Malar Robert Bineham. uncle of Wal
ter Bingham, arrived here to-day. He says
Walter's mother believed he had committed
suicide. As to the presence of William
Bingham (Walter's brother) at New York,
it was learned to-day that he was obtaining
testimony as to Walter's insanity. William
Bingham was here some days since, and
obtained all the certificates he could to that
effect from persons in this section. - He has
obtained such certificates from Dr. Peet and
others at Carmansville. It 19 proposed. to
secure R8 many of these certificates, or
proofs of insanity; as possible, and then;
wnea JBtngham is caught, to place, him iu
an insane asylum in whatever State be is
captured,-' and thus not bring him here at
aU." I - , - -
t here have been many rumors in regard
to the result of the
post-mortem examiha
tbe body of Miss Tur
tion in this city of
lington, but it is pretty certain that nothing
has been divulged! by those who made it,
beyond the fact that it revealed that two
pistol balls, instead of one as at first sup
posed, had been fired through the head-and
that the skull had been crushed behind
the left ear by blows supposed to have been
made with a buggy-wrenchr Two of her
brothers asked to be informed as to i what
was revealed, but were told no more than
is ibove stated, and that they would be
justified in killing Bingham on sight. ' j
The written report of the post mortem
was sealed up. to be delivered only to the
grand jury 'or the coroner of Wake county
when the murderer jis caught - 1
Tbe mutineers, j ; f
The examination jof the three sailors be
longing to the schooner Maybury, charged
with mutiny, took place yesterday before
U. ;8. Cpminissionej1 T. M. Gardner. U. si
District Attorney Busbee 1 was present and
conducted the examination. At the con
clusion of the hearing David Cox and Thos.
Hutchison were committed to jail in de
fault of bond for tbeir appearance at the
next term of the TJ. 8. Court. -William
Harris was discharged upon his own re
cognizance to appear at tbe same time as
a witness. i; -)V. I-
Extracts from the captain's log were put
in evidence, and the evidence was corrobo
rated by the witnesses. The schooner left
Charleston, 8. C, December 26tb, for
Philadelphia. The mutinous conduct of
Cox began on the SOlb, and from that date
until the vessel arrived at this port the cap
tain, male and others of the crew were in
terror for their lives from the desperate
negro The vessel sprung a leak oh
January 1st, when the captain decided
to make - the land and attempted to
reach the life-saving station at Nag's
Head, land on the 3d inst., at 4 p. m ,
camato anchor off that station. The life
saving crew came aboard; and promised to
render assistance the next morning. But
tbe gale increased and the life-saving crew
did pot come to give assistance as promised.
The crew refused to work at the pumps,
the mate was disabled from his encounter
with the negro and the captain was broken
down, j He lettered a cloth with the words
"Mutiny ; send for the cutter," and hung it
over the side to notify the life-saving peo
ple. Finally, be decided to slip the anchor
chain and run the vessel on the beach to
save their lives, the men still refusing to
work at the pumps. The men begged the
captain not to beach the vessel, saying tbat
they would freeze in the rigging.- Finally,
on the lltb, the weather; cleared and the
leak bvinglessened the csptain set sail for
Smithville, where the vessel fortunately ar
rived in safety, j ?
Naval Store for England.
Messrs. Paterson, Downing & Co. clear
ed the German barque Eduqrd Peru, yes
terday,; for Newcastle, Eng., with 8,432
barrelsi of rosin, valued at $3,363. Also,
the Norwegian barque CapeUa, for Fleet
wood, Eng., with 250 casks spirits turpen
tine and 2,380 barrels of rosin, valued at
$7,322!
Messrs. Robinson & King cleared the
Swedish barque Cecelia, for Hull, Eng.,
with 2,250 barrels of tar and 1,000 barrels
of rosin, valued at $3,890.
Increase in Cotton lleeelpta.
The receipts of cotton at this port the
past, week were 3,009 bales, exceeding the
receipts of the previous week by 1,974 bales.
and the week ended January 16, 1886, by
1,617 bales. The stock ashore and afloat
yesterday was 10,378 bales, against 11,537
the same date last year.
The market during the week , has been.
firm, with sales at prices an eighth to a quar
ter higher than quotations at Norfolk or
any of the other South Atlantic ports.
For the crop year from September 1st
to January 15th the receipts at this port
are 119,731 bales, against 81,833 for the
same period last year an increase of 37,898
bales . 1 ; : ' - :
Tbe Deaf Mnte Idnrder.
A dispatch from Raleigh says that tbe
grand ! jury of Wake Superior Court de
clared the fugitive mute,; Walter L. Bing
ham, guilty of the murder of Miss Lizzie
B. Turlington, matron bf tbe Deaf, and
Dumb institution in Raleigh, and who was
killed on the 17th of last December. A
true bill was returned by tbe grand jury on
Thursday last. The result of the post
mortem examination made of Miss Tur
lington's body in this city on the 25th of
December last, was disclosed to the grand
jury. It ; revealed the fact that Bing
ham had attempted another crime in addi
tion to that of murder. The dispatch adds
that the excitement over and public inter
est in the tragedy has been intensified by
the revelations of the post mortem exami
nation, and the hope is expressed that Gov.
Scales will be allowed to increase the re
ward for the capture of Bingham to $800.
A bill to empower .the Governor to do so
was introduced in the Legislature Thurs
day. . '
Laurinburg Eechangei. If tbe
defeat of the railroad nroiect was onlv
guaranteed two thousand dollars tor a new
county couia be ratsea nere in - nours.
Four of our citizens offer to give $950 for
a new county, if we can just defeat tbe
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railroad subscription.
A Colored Blan Believed to be tbe Per-
i. ... Oetrator of Several Robberies.
Policemen Smith,- Howell and Grant
captured a colored man Wednesday night,
who in all probability is the mysterious
robber who has recently plundeted several
small stores in Brooklyn and other parts o ,
the city.' - , '
The officers discovered the man attempt
ing to break into the dress-making rooms
of Mrs. Ames, on Fourth near Hanover
street. - He had succeeded in forcing open
one of the shutters with a large crow-bar,
and was attempting to raise the window-
sash. When he saw the officers approach
ing be dropped theerow-bar and ran. Af
ter eluding his pursuers, however, he re
turned to the place, . probably to get the
crow-bar, when the policemen caught him,!
carried him to the city prison and bad him;
locked up ' i -
Tho fellow gives his name as Henry
Tie wis, and says tbat he is from Brooklyn,
N. Y.; that he came to Wilmington some
time during the latter part of last Decem
ber. He"claims to be a machinist and brick
mason by trade, but says that he has done
no work since his arrival in Wilmington.
-He is a tall black; fellow, wears a mous
tache, nd was dressed when captured in
a long dark overcoat and cap.
Search warrants! were 1issued yesterday,
and at a house which Lewis had freq ient-
ed a number of articles of common jewelry
were found -that!, were- identified as the
properly of Ben Scott, colored, whose store
was broken open and robbed on tho night
of the 3d of January. Scott also identified
as bis propeity the coat that Lswis had
on. and which . was also taken from his -1
store when the plsc j w&9 robbed .
Yesterday afternoon, ' colored man
named Pat Willis called at the. city piison
where Lewis is conflned,"and identified tbe
latter as a man who went over the river to
Willis'! home in Brunswick county last
Saturday night. The man bad a double
barrelled gun - and! two pistols, .which he
offered! to sell. The Sunday following,
Willis eays, an attempt was made to break
into the store of Mr. Rcbbins on the Bruns
wick 6ide of the ferry.; The-proprietor of
the store was awakened by the noise made
by tbe burglar, and; saw a man trying to
break open a windpw, but before he could
get his pistol the fellow found out that he
had aroused Mr. Robbins and made his
escape.! '.. 1 -i
The gun that Lewis offered for sale is
supposed to be one that was stolen from
Mr. Cameron's store, on Third and Castle
street, a few eights before the robbery of
Scott's place. .
After tho returns are all in an investiga
tion of the numerous cases against Lewis
will take place, probably to-morrow after
noon. 1
TbeMarderer Blnsbam.
Officials of the New York institution for
Deaf Mutes are reported as expressing the
belief that Bingham, the murderer of Miss
Turlington, is dead, and by suicide. There
is conjecture that a very tall man who re
cently killed: himself, by jumping from
Niagara suspension bridge, was Bingham.
A report in the New Yoik.Herald says:
About a week ago Ernest Bingham, Wal
ter's younger brother. 16 years olJ, called
upon Superintendent Uralnera to sees in
formation as to his brother. ' No sooner
had he been told about the extraordinary
conduct of his brother than Ernest express
ed the conviction that he was insane. He
said that a couple of years ago,' after leav
ing the deal and dumb asylum, Walter
was injured on the head in a railway acci
dent in North Carolina, and that since that
time he had not be n in hia rlcht mind.
When Ernest Bingham left tbe dear and
dumb asylum in Carmansvule be was ac
companied by one of tbe deaf mute inspec
tors of the institution, who went witn him
to the Hotel St. George, at Broadway and
Twelfth street. Here he left young Bing
ham, whose name does not appear on the
hotel's register, and whose presence there
at any time was not known by tbe clerks.
It is evident, therefore, that the brother of
the deaf mute, as well as the fugitive from
justice himself, has reasons for retirement.
Tbe tnree nunarea or more inmates 01
thejasylum at C&rmansville are profoundly
agitated over the North Carolina tragedy,
and in their mysterious finger conversations
hazard! all manner 'of theories upon the
fluilt or innocence of Bingham. Superin
teadent Brainerd thinks that some of them
Know more man iney are wining 10 reveai.
Flsb Djrlns Along; tbe Coast.
The beach along the coast from Lock-
wood's Folly soutb, for miles, is reported
to be covered with dead fish thrown up by
the waves, and in such vast numbers that
the farmers ; are hauling them off to be
composted for manure. The same strange
phenomenon was reported last week along
the coast from Scott s Hill to Topsail,
where tons of the dead fish were brought
across the Sound in boats and hauled off
uv tne iaimers lor manure, ine aeau nan
are all of the variety known as fat-backs
or menhaden, and are valuable for fertili -zing
purposes. - ,
Capt. Hubbard, of the steamer Planter,
plying' between Charleston and George
town, 8. C, says that the beach for thirty
miles along tbe; coast of that State, between
Pawley's Island and Little River," is cover
ed with dead fish so thickly covered that
the sand cannot be seen . M iluona of tbem
are lying on the shore. They wero first
discovered, he says, on Wednesday, the
29th of December.
Railroad Backet
A gentleman closely identified with the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad pro
ject, eays that there" is no provision in the
charter authorizing tbe use of convict labor
on the proposed extension from Fayette ville
to Wilmington.
The talk around town continues to. be
chiefly about railioad matters. The senti
ment appears to be largely in favor of the
extension from Fayetleville to Wilmington.
Several gentlemen who have heretofore op
posed the project, now announce themselves
in favbr it. 1
Notice is given that application will be
made to the General Assembly now in ses
sion for the passago of an act to "authorize
the people of ; Wilmington ' to vote for or
against a subscription by the city to the
capital stock of the Cape Feu & Yadkin,
Valley Railway Company."
Smltbvllle's Railroad Project.
The good people of Smithville, also, are
somewhat agitated on the railroad question
It is reported that - some of the
officials connected with the . proposed
railroad from, that place to some point in
Tennessee; have already made their domi
cile there and have rented the Pavilion
which is to be transformed into offices for
their use. " The railroad wharves are to be
built in front of the hotel. ; And the name
offthe town is to be changed to South port.
SECOND SESSION.
Memorials Presented and Bills ; Re
ported. In tbe Senates-Defeat on In
' ter-8tate t!onnn Rcsnmed Die-
agreement Between tbe Two Boosts
on tbe Antl-PolTEamv Bill, i -
By Telegraph to the Morning 8 tat '-'v --
' : SENATE. "---' , .
.WAfeHTHGTON, Jan. 13. Among the com
munications presented, and referred was a
memorial presented by Mr. Brown, from
citizens of Cedartown. Ga., Tor tbe repeal
of the internal revenue laws.
Bills were reported from committees and
placed on. the calendar as follows: ,
. By Mr. Hoar, from the Library Commit
tee, for the erection of ' a monument to
negro soldiers and sailors who gave their
lives to. the preservation of the govern
ment. . , ,,;..
By Mr. Wilsotf, from the Post Office
Committee, . concerning postoffices of the
third class. ' Also,- a proposition, as an
amendment to the Post Office Appropria
tion hill, appropriating $400,000 to; carry
the mails between the United Slates and
Brazil and Central and South America.
By Mr. Gorman, from the Committee on
Commerce, appropriating $300,000 for the
jetties of Charleston harbor. 1- s
. ' By Mr: Brown, from the Committee on
Railroads; Honse bill for a settlement of
accounts with the Mobile & Ohio! Railroad
Company.
On motion of Mr. Gray. Senate bill to
pay M. C. Mordecai $37,991, in full of
compensation 4f or carrying the. mail from
Charleston. S. C. to Havana, Cuba, be
t ween October, 18o9, and July, 1860. was
taken up and passed. - '
Oa motion of Mr Mabone. Senate bill
giving the Court of Claims jurisdiction
over tbe claim of the legal representatives
of Henry H. Sibley, for use by tbe govern
ment of tne sibley tent, was taken up and
passed. . - j -
Tbe Senate tnen. at ll o clock. ! resumed
the consideration of tbe conference report
on the Inter-State C 'mmerce bill.!
The leport baying Ween read in full, Air.
Hoar moved that the Senate disagree to tbe
report, insist on its farmer action; and re
quest a f urtber conference.
jut. uuiioin claimed mat nis motion to
agree to tbe report took precedence of tbe
motion to disagree. 1
Mr. Harris, one or tne conferees, desired
every Senator to realize the fact tbat when
be voted on tbe question of agreeing or
disagreeing to this report, he was votiog in
effect 00 the question as to whether there
should be any legislation on the subject
during this Congress , " :
Mr. Uoar characterized Air. Harris state
ment as extraordinary and appealed to the
Senate not to submit to that! kind of
threat
Mr. George advocated the adoption of
tbe report lie said he had no doubt that
the effect of legislation would be to Increase
freight ratC3 temporarily, not because that
was the legitimate result of it, but because
railroad companies would make it the oc
casion of unnecessarily and I unjustly
raising rates in order to bring the measure
into disrepute. . He was satisfied tbat if the
conference report were disagreed to, it
meant no legislation on tbe subject during
this Congress. -i
Mr. Hoar Why X !
Mr. George Because, after extreme con
cessions made by tne - conierees on eacn
side, if this reasonable report (much fairer
to railroads than to tne people) be rejected,
no further concessions can be made.
Mr Hoar Does the Senator mean to say
that if a majority of the- Senate is of the
opinion that this long and short haul sec
tion is absurd: will raise, rates not only
temporarily but permanently and will de
feat the purpose of the bill, any member of
either House will refuse to vote for all the
other excellent legislation (which he also
approves) of the bill ? j .
-z Mr. ueorge mere is a reeling, a senti
ment, a suspicion (if I may use the term)
tbat tbiB bill and all legislation on this sub-
Iect is to be defeated by dilatory motions. '
do not know bow far that goes, and do
not entertain that suspicion myself. I be
lieve, however, that it will be tbe policy of
railroad companies, as soon as the bill be
comes a law. by all sorts of tricks and
manoeuvres to raise rates Unreasonably and
unjustly, and to charge that to this bill.
Every effort, device and trica will be re
sorted to by railroad companies for the
purpose of bringing into disrepute legisla
tion on this subject. I
Mr. Frye gave notice tbat be would move
to recommit the report, with instructions;
and claimed tbat that motion would take
precedence of the other two motions.
air. jsvaris tnen 100s tne noor ana pro
ceeded. to address the Senate against the
bill, on legal, constitutional and business
grounds,.; .-' -1 .
At the conclusion 01 air. Avari s speecn,
Mr. Cullom stated his desire that a vote
should be taken to-day. but Mr. Boar sug
gested that he and other Senators desired to
speak, and that there was no desire to de
lay a vote unnecessarily. Finally, unani
mous consent was given mat a vote annum
be taken before adjournment to-morrow.
The Anti-Polygamy billthe Senate bill
with House substitute having been re
ceived from the House, the amendment wsb
non-concurred in and a conference asked
for. Messrs. Edmunds. Ingalls and Pugh
were appointed conferees on the part of the
Senate.
A secret session was held and the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Bland, of Missouri, from the Com
mittee on Coinage, Weights and Measures,
reported back tbe resolution calling upon
the Secretary. of the Treasury for; informa
tion as to the monthly purchases and coin
age of silver during the last fiscal year, and
tbe first six montns ot tne present nscai
year; and also information as to whether
the law requiring the purchase and coinage
of not less than f.uuu.uuo worm 01 stiver
bullion has been complied with. Adopted.
Bills were passed for holding terms of
the U. S. Court at Mississippi City. Miss ,
and changing the lines between the East
ern and Western Judicial Districts of North
Carolina. '
Mr. Tucker, of Va , then called up the
bill providing for the bringing of suits
against the Government of the United
States, and alter a very Drier discussion u
was passed. I
The next bill called up was one extend
ing ror one year rrom lis passage un rigm
of action in cases arising under the cap
tured and abandoned property act
rending aenate me nouse aojourneu
SENATE.
Washington. Jan: "14. Mr. Ingalls in
troduced a bill granting arrears in certain
cases to those pensioned by special acts.
Mr. Cullom moved to proceed 10 tne con
sideration of the conference report on the
Inter-State Commerce bill Agreed to
veas 37. nays 12. The nays were Messrs.
Blair, Cameron, Chaee, Cheney, Frye.
Hawley, Hoar, Morrill, Sawyer, Sewell,
Sherman and Soooner. -i
Mr. SewelL from the uonierence com
mittee on the bill making an annual appro
priation to provide arms and eauioments
for the militia, madfr a report, reducing the
appropriation from fBUU.OOU to f luo.ouo,
which was agreed to. '
The Senate then, at 12.40. resumed the
consideration of the Inter-State Commerce
bill, and was addressed by Mr. Hoar.
At 2.30 Mr. Sherman took the floor in
favor of recommitting the bill. - At 8.80
Mr. Edmunds began a speech in favor of
tbe bill as it stands, speaking until 5.12. At
that hour Mr . Wilson of Iowa succeeded
Mr. Edmunds; also in favor of the confer
ence bill. . . Mr. Ingalls came next with a
speech in support of the bilk ; During the
progress of these set . sneecbes - manv other
Senators .interjected questions. and brief
comments. . .
Mr. Brown called attention to the quite
recent decision of the Supreme Court of
North Carolina on the subject ot discrimi
nating rates, under a State law almost iden
tical with the long ana snort nam sections,
to the' effect that no greater rate can be
charged for shorter than for longer hauls
in the same direction. . -
Mr. Frye moved to recommit with in
structions. ' "
Mr. Cullom raised a point of order,, which
was decided by the Chair, tbat instructions
were not in orden-hut the motion to re
commit was. - Considerable time was spent
in discussing tho point of order and the
Chairman's ruling. Finally, a motion tr
recommit was lost 25 to 36
' At 10 o'clock p: m , Mr. Cullom rose to
close the debate. - .
A vote was taken, and the Conference
report was agreed to yeas 48, nays 15.
. The Senate adjourned til Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ,
Mr Morrison,' from the - Committee on
Rules, rep'rlcd a resolution setting apart
to-day and next Friday; after the morning
hour, for tho consideration of Senate b'.lli
upon the private calendar except pension
bills. Adopted. v '
Mr. Caldwell, of Tenu:, submitted tho
conference report on the Electoral Count
bill, which was ageed to without debate or
division.
After the reception of a number of com
mittee reports, the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole' for the consideration
of 8enate bills upon the private Calendar.
At 4 o'clock CommiLtee -rose, and tne
House passed. half a dozen private 8enate
bills, including -on for the relief of the
sufferers from the. wreck of the steamer
"Ashuelot"
The House at 5 o'clock took a recess until
7.30, the evening session to.be for tbe con
sideration of pension bills. tj - -
Washington,-Jan.. 15.-lrSenatc, not in
se sion. ,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Crisp, of Louisiana, presented the
conference report on the Inter-State Cotn
marce bill, stating tbat he did not do so for
the purpose of asking action upon it at this
time, but in order .that it might be printed
in the Record and ia bill form. This was.
ordered, and Mr. Crisp gave uottce tbat be
would call up the report at an early day. t
Mr. Brtckenridge, of Arkansas, from
the Committee on Ways and Means, re -ported
a bill for tbe consolidation of cus
toms districts House calendar
Mr Hudd. of Wisconsin.! from the Com
mittee ou Commerce, reported a bill for
the collection of more accurate statistics of
experts, emigration and immigration Com
mittee of the Whole. j 1 -"Mr.
8co,:t, of Pennsylvania, - from the
Committee on Coinage, Weights and Meas
ures, reported back Senate bill for the re tirement
and recoinage of tbe trade dollar.
Committee of the Whole. ! -
The House then in the morning hour re
sumed consideration of Abe resolution
reported by tbe Committee (on Mines and
Mining, setting apart Wednesday, January
19th, for the consideration of business re
ported fron. the committee j ;
After a short discussion upon the merits
of the McGarrahan relief bill, the itsolu-
tion was, on motion of Mr. Hammond, of
Georgia, laid upon the tabic
Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, no behalf
of the Com mil tee on Pacific Railroads,
called up the joint resolution authorizing
an investigation of the books, accounts and
methods of the Pacific Railroads which
have received aid. from the United Stales,
and the House proceeded, in Committee of
the Whole, Mr. Blount, of Georgia, in the
chair, t) consider the same. ,
The moraing hour expired without ac
tion being taken on the PaciSc Railroad in
vestigation resolution. .
A bill to take up the Pleuro-pneumonia
bill was losi; 105 to 130.
Mr. Norwood, of Ga . rose to a question
of privilege in regard to a publication in
to-day's New York World, in which the
name of T.M.. Norwood appears in connec
tion with accounts of the Central Pacific
Railroad. , Last night ho had beep waited
upon by a representative of tbat paper, who
asked him whether he had ever presented a
claim against the Central Pacific Railroad
Company or the Union Pacific Railroad
Company he had forgotten which. He
bad replied in tbe negative, and bis state
ment had been published. Nothing had
been said in regard to the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company. He presumed he was
tbe Norwood mentioned in the account. In
1878, the year after bis Senatorial term had
expired, he ba been engaged by the SoUth
ern Pacific R R Co as counsel in tbe
contest between that Company and the
Texas Pacific Company, which ended two
years subsequently. His services had been
rendered publicly, and the items mentioned
in the World he presumed to be fees tbat
were paid from time to time upon bis reg
ular salary. This was his connection with
the case How these items appeared in the
account of the Central Pacific Company
with the United States, he did not know.
He never had in any shape any canoection
with the Central Pacific or Union Pacific
Company.
The Speaker announced tbe appointment
jof Messrs. Tucker. Collins and E B. Tay
lor of Ohio, as conferees on me Anti-
Polygamy bill .. "
Tbe House tnen went into Committee of
the Whole on the River and Harbor Ap
propriation bill. After a brief general de
bate the Committee rose without action.
Adjourned. " -
MS DIANA. -
Terre Haute Distillery Deetrojred by
Fire Tbe Loss Estimated at $100,
OOO A Watchman Burned In tbe
Flames. '
iBj Telegraph to the Morning Btr.) -Terse
Haute. January 15. At three
o'clock this morning an alarm of fire called
the Fire Department to the Terre Haute
Distillery, where afire was found raging
in the upper floor of the main building, in
which are tbe wine and beer rooms and tbe
wine vats. It was found- impossible to
reach the fire with a stream, and for, the
time being the efforts of the firemen were
turned to the saving of the surrounding
buildings from destruction. . About one
thousand tons of hay are stacked m the
yard contiguous to the building. The fire-'
men repeatedly extinguished the names
which bad started on the roofs of the dwel
ling houses adjacent
Tbe fire burned norm and soutb through
the building. The roar of the flames and
the hissing of tbe burning liquor was fear
ful ; and tbe crashing of the ponderous vats,
rectifying apparatus, stills and all the net
work of machinery was appalling. At 4 dU
a. m. the upper floors of the walls of the
south wing went down into a seething mass
Of fire, with a thunderous crash tbat made
the ground tremble. The Are spread down
ward through the bunding and soon me
boiler-room was burning from end to end
Tremendous clouds of sparks and living
coals of fire filled the air, and were spread
broadcast by the wind. Great fears were
entertained for tbe safety of the bonded
warehouse, but it was saved from destruc
tion. In the building were not less than
65,600 gallons Of high wines, and 20,000
gallons low wines and, rectified whiskey. A
large amount ot rye, mait and oats were in
store: also, about 10.000 bushels corn
Tbe building from top to bottom is a total
wreck.
James Nugent, a watchman, is Bupposed
to have been .buried in the flames, as he
cannot be found.
Crawford .Fairbanks, principal owner,
estimates the loss at about $100,000. The
insurance will aggregate about fvu.UUU.
Tbe building will be rebuilt as soon as pos
Bible. : .. - ;
At 9 a. m . there was nothing standing
except one bnck wall. The Fire Depart
ment Btul have a number of streams piayt
ing on tbe burning ruins. r
. One year.; ago. this month a boiler ex
plosion at the distillery killed seven men
and caused heavy damage to property.
VIRQIN1A.
Sixteen of tbe Dead of tbe Wrecked
8blp Elizabeth Burled at Norfolk
Discovery of Gold and 811 ver Deposits
In Botetourt." "'r;'--r -5 :- .;"!'
Norfolk. Jan . 15. The remainB of six
teen of the crew of the wrecked German
ship Elizabeth were buried to-day in the
cemetery of the Seamens Friend Society,
under the supervision of Col. wm. Jjamo,
German Vice Consul, who represented the
owners of the ship. The chaplain of the
Society officiated. -
Lynchburg. Jan. 15. Botetourt county
is excited over the discovery of gold and
silver deposits on (he line of the Shenan
doah Valley Kailroad. ; Assays range rrom
$16 per ton for surface rock to $60 at tbe
depth of fifteen reet,, . -
CLUVJERIUS.
! Tbe fflnrderer of Fannie LI 1 11 no mad
' lson Expiates bis Crime on tbe Gal
ls lows -Thousands ot People In and
About the Jail Enelosore-lle makes
1 no Confession Incidents ibrfore ibe
Exeeallon-Hlstory of tbe crime. 1
. (Br Telegraph to the Morning Star. '
Richmond. - Jan. 14 Up to this hour,
10.45 a. m.. the Governor has taken :no ac
tion in the CluVerius case. The execution
. will take place about 12 30 p. m. Every
thing is in readiness at tbe jail. . .
I Richmond, Jan. 14 There is no change
in the situation since the last dispatch.
Cluveriua will be hanged within the next
hour. 4 There is no hope now of tha Gov
ernor Interfering. Ten thousand people
are around the jail, and about two hundred
and fifty inside. j
I Richmond. Jan. 14 There may . ba a
still further delay in tbe execution, as the
clothier came to the jail at 12 15 with a
black suit of clothes, and is now truing
it on. If it does not fit another suit will
: be brought, which will of course take moie
time. . At 12.30 p. m. Beverly Crump re
turned to the jail from his last visit to the
Governor, and announced that! the Gov
ernor refuses to interfere. "
! Richmond, Jan. 14 Cluverius was
hanged at eight minutes after 1 o'clock.
He made no confession. I , , -
I. Speaking through Dr. Hatcher, his min
ister, Cluverius said that in this moment of
death, nearing the crave, he had no feel
ing of ill will towards any man Ion earth.
He died by strangulation.
1 Richmond, Jan. 14. Thomas Judson
iCluverius, convicted - of the murder of
Fannie Lillian Madison, was hanged in the
jcity jail to day. . -1 '
1 ! As early as 9 a. in. people began to gather
in the vicinity and by noon every approach
to me jan was pacxeo witn human .beings.
Housetops and hillsides near the
jail, from
which Bight into tbe jail yard could be bad,
were also crowded. Admission to the j til
was only had through tickets issued by
City Sergeant Smith, who, though chary in
giving them out. admitted over; 200 per
sons. " .. .."-. . ; ;(
j The prisoner passed a jBleepiess night,
most of the time being spent wih Beverly
Crump, one of bis counsel, wUp has dono
everything to save or extend his life, and
Who remained with bim till 2 a. ih . From
that time until 6 o'clock be was engaged in
prayer and at intervals singing hymns.
From 6 o'clock until 9 he slepij soundly,
then arose and ate a breakfast of tender
loin beet steak, mushrooms and egg omelet.
During the morning hours there was much
Speculation as to whether the Governor
would further reprieve, and that question
was not finally settled until some time after
noon, when Mr. Crump, who had been to
see the Governor, returned to the jail and
announced that the Executive power would
not be interposed.
!' Rev. Dr. Wm E. Hatcher came to the
jail about 11 o'clock and remained with the
prisoner to the last; administering religious
consolation and praying with him. At
noon! a suit of new black clothes was .
brought to the jail and the prisoner donned
mem. i
At two minutes to one tbe death proces-
.sion was formed, consisting of Sergeant
Smith, two deputies, Rev. Dr. Hatcher and
the prisoner; the latter having bis hands
tied in front and bis body from neck to
ankles enveloped in an old fasbiooed ladies'
Water proof cloak. From ths cell ; the
march progressed along the corridor and
down two flights of stairs to tbe lower court
of the jad and then into the yard fronting
the cells of white prisoners; forty police
men being on duty to keep back the crowd.
The prisoner, though thin and pale, moved
With steady steps to tbe scaffold, which be
ascended in the same quiet manner, and
Stood on the trap. , Sergeant 3mith then
read tbe death warrant or a copy of tbe
judgment of the Court, which the prisoner
listened to with bowed head and apparent
close attention. When the Sergeant - bad
concluded, be asked the doomed matt if he
had anything to say, and Cluverius replied
-"No sir; nothing at all" his voice being
iscarcely audible. Dr. Hatcher then knelt
and offered" a feeling an 1 fervent prayer,
and when he had finished he turned to the
prisoner who said a few words in a low
tone; and Dr. Hatcher, turning to the
crowd in the yard, said, "I am requested
by the prisoner to utter one word for him,
and that is that in this moment of death, he
carries to the grave ho feeling of ill-will to
wards any man on earth." Dr. Hatcher
then left the scaffold. Raising both hands
as be went out, be said the prisoner had
asserted bis innocence to the last, just be
fore leaving the cell.-
When Dr. Hatcher bad gone. Deputy
Sergeant Allen tied tbe prisonei's knees
tightly together, put the rope around his
neck, and adjusted the black cap and hood.
Everything being ready,- Sergeant Smith
gave the signal, and at eight minutes after
one 0 clock tbe trap was sprung; there was
a sudden swish, the clang of the falling
trap-door;. and the next instant the body
of Cluverius was at the end of the rope
over ten feet below where be had been
standing. -
The rope, wbicb was made ot parti col
ored; silk,- stretched over a foot, and the
toes of the hanged man nearly touched the
brick pavement beneath1 There was a
minute of quiet, and then a considerable
struggling, lasting several minutes, to
gether with heavy stentorious breathing,
indicating that death was being produced
by Strangulation. After sixteen minutes
physicians pronounced him dead and twen
ty minutes after the trap was swung
the body was taken down and placed in a
plain wooden coffin and turned over to an
undertaker to be prepared for burial at bis
former home in King and Queen county.
V Tbe following is a history of the crime
for which Cluverius was hanged: On the
morning of the 14th of March, 1885. Mr.
L. Hose, keeper or tbe old City Keservoir,
in the western part of tbe . city, - in making
bis usual round of inspection, discovered
the body of a woman in me reservoir. He
at once notified tbe city authorities and the
Coroner, who bad the body taken, from the
water, wnen 11 was seen tnut 11 was a oung
woman of about 22 years of age; and quite
good looking. Tbe coroner after view
ing tne remains, pronounced 11 a case 01
suicide, and had the body removed to the
morgue at the city alms bouse : for
identification. : Peter J. Benton, re
porter of the Richmond ZH'spafcA, subse
quently went to tne reservoir ana men
to the morgue, and 1 bis investigation
resulted in the formulation of a murder
theory upon a chain of circumstantial evi
dence which drove convictl n to many
minds. Further examinanon or the body
disclosedlhe fact that tha -in fortunate wo
man was far advanced in pregnancy. Du
ring two days many people saw - the body,
and it was finally recognized by two young
ladies (Misses Dunstan) as a friend of theirs
Miss Jfannie juuiian Madison ot Jung
and Queen county; but who bad for some
time past been teaching school in Bath
countv. The coroner's Inquest resulted in
a verdict ot probable murder. Defectives
and police were set to work, and in a short
time brought to light circumstances that
added strength to tne murder theory. ; a.
woman who had registered at the Ameri
can Hotel on the lSthlfof March under the
name of Miss F. It. Merton, was missing
from the hotel and her disappearance and
the finding of the! body about the same
time furnished tne fatal cme, out ror wnicn
the murderer might never have been
known. While the so-called Miss Merton
was at the hotel she ! wrote " and re
ceived several notes; but one directed
by her was - never delivered; and after
her departure from the hotel it was torn to
pieces bv the clerk and cast into the waste
basket . Scraps of this note and envelope
Were subsequently brought to light, and
when pasted together it served as one of
the principal links in the chain which con
victed the murderer, it being addressed to
f'T. J. Cluverius." Further inquiry de
veloped the fact tbat the man was a young
lawyer of King and Queen county and a
cousin of the deceased, r Tbe discovery of
this note led to the arrest of Cluverius, who
was known to have been in Kichmond on
the 13th of March. He was found at the
residence of his aunt, Mrs. TunstalL in King
and Queen county, and brought to Rich-
mend. He waived a preliminary examina
tion, and wassent to the grand jury 01 tne
Hustings Coort. He was indicted in April
for murder, and bis trial began at the May
irm of the Court and continued for twen-
Jy-eicht davs. Owing to the difficulty Of
obtaining competent jarors in Richmond,
it was found necessary to draw talesmen
from Alexandria, and the jury waB finally
impannelled with seven Richmonders and
five Alexandrians comprising it. The pri
soner pleaded not guilty and the trial pro
ceeded. Nearly, two hundred "witnesses
were examined, and step bv step evidence
fixed upon the prisoner the brand of seducer
and murderer, and when able counsel on
both sides had concluded their efforts' for
and against the accused, the jury, after but
a lew moments consideration;, rendered
verdict of murder in the first degree. . :
rne prisoner throughout the trial was
coal and undaunted, bad bis self-possession
was a rruittui theme for comment, ilis
counsel excepted al.every possible point In
me evidence, and asaed tor a new trial!
which was refused, and Cluverius was sen-t
tented to be hung on the 20th of Novemi
ber, 1885. An appeal was then taken tc
the State Supreme Court, which, however.'
availed the prisoner nothing but the stay of
tbe execution for over a. year, as the Court!
witn nut one dissenting voice affirmed tbe
judgment of the lower court He was then ,
resentenced to be hanged on December 10th. 1
1880. Tne last resort tbe Chief Execu
live was finally applied - to for pardon or !
commutation ot sentence to life imprison- '
meat; out we uovernor. aiier giving me
case the most considerate attention, could
find no reason for interfering with the man-
date or tne courts, tie. however, respited
the condemned until to-day. . -
'' j , 1 Msnnyjajb. sfBbj egpn ' e.
Spirits Turpentine.
f Statesville Landmark'. Mr.
Jno. Summers, of Mt. Ulla township.
Rowan county, was found dead in the
water in tbe old channel of Withers' creek,
near the Rowan and Iredell line, last Fri-
tn tr V 3 1 T .
uajr. uo uau uscu uver iuiu ireueil i see
C. L. Shinn, Esq., on some business, and
on his way home fell off of his horse. The '
water did not cover hia face more than an
inch. He was about 60 years of ago and '
was addicted to drink. 1 .
- Durham Plant: As has been
his custom for several years, Mr. J. 8 . Carr,
President of Blackwell's Durham Tobacco '
Company, made the hearts of all of his ope
ratives glad, from the men in the office '
down to the least kinkey-headed negro in
the stamping room : all bad something
suitable to their . condition. Hundreds of
hands could be seen going off Christmas
eve, all loaded down , with the good things
that he had dispensed. The ashes
of the residence of Mi. Lyon had hardly
gotten cold before preparations for rebuild-
ing had begun. Saturday night at 11 .
o'clock the fire began, and Monday morn
ing by 11 o'clock a pile of lumber was
ready for the workmen. -, 1
Warrenton' Gazette: Mr. Mor
gan Powell died at his home near Grove .
Hill on Wednesday last,; aged about 80
years. We are glad to see that our
county man, Mr. F. M. Fitts, has again been
promoted in the postal service, and bis sal
ary increased. He is now in charge of the
mail service between Washington City and
Wilmington, N. C, one of the most im
portant routes there are. It is a high com
pliment and doubtless well earned.
A gentleman of veracity tells us that in a1
neighboring town there are are thirteen va 4
cant stores. The fact is there are too many
stores, ad least iu iuis section 01 me county;
and, as a consequence, trade is overdone! -
We need more good farming and more small
lactones. , . -
Charlotte Chronicle: As au
evidence nf flharlnltft'a nnt.irmfri errnnrlh;
and prosperity, we may mention that in
addition to the manufacturing enterprises
noted in yesieraay a unronicte, a plan is on!
foot to establish a large tobacco factory in
this city, a unroniue reporter last
night met Mr. P. H. Hsnes, one of the
largest tobacco manufacturers in Winston.
and questioned him as to the advisability
of the removal of the tax on tobacco. "I
think," said Mr. Hanes, "we bad better let
well enough alone. " r- The Matthews
stables, at Glover Station, on the Air Line
Road, were burned last Monday night, in
volving a heavy loss upon the owner. With
the stable, three mules and one horso were
burned, together with a large stock of
provender. There was no insurance.
Charlotte Observer: On Monday
evening a colored child of Green Smith, of
Sharon township, was burned to death by
falling into the fire. Smith lives' on the
farm of T. K. Salmonds, Esq , and while
absent from home his wife left the child,
two years old, in the house alone. . A
gentleman from Steel Creek township in-,
forms us that serious trouble is threatened in
that section between the whites and blacks
over the arrest of a negro for some offence,
the nature of which is unknown to us. It
seems that Messrs. John and Zeb Kendrick,
two white citizens of the neighborhood, are
the objects of the wrath of the colored peo
ple, as they were the gentlemen who were
instrumental in having the arrest made.
Serious threats have been made against the
Hendricks, but we trust nothing will come
out of the affair.
Charleston News ds Courier:
Ashevtlle, N. C, Jan. 11 There is in
town a monstrosity which has just emerged
from tbe obscurity or tbe mountains west
of here. A man thirty-five years of age,
six feet four ia height and without a sin
gle hair on hi3 body such is Terry Shel
too, a native of Cherokee county. Ten
years ago he had a heavy beard and long
black hair of which be was especially
proud. In the autumn of 1877 he. was
tried for murder at Murpbey, the county .
seat of Cherokee. Soon after Sbeltoh'a
trial and acquittal his bair bega"n dropping
out, and continued without pain to do so
until bis bair and beard were all gone. His
skin is soft and smooth as an infant's. His
general health seems excellent and be.
shows no indisposition to show himself and
pose as the modern Cain. He is of the
arm belief that it is a punishment sent on
him for the slaying of bis brother. '
Raleigh iVews- Observer: Wil
mington should by all means build its road
to Wrightsville, make its ferry across the
Cape Fear river free, and secure the exten
sion of the C. F. & Y. V. Railroad to a
point within its walla. ' We look for a Wil
mington boom beiore long, provided our
neighbors grasp the opportunities now
5 resented to them. Gov. Brogdon.
oesn't seem to have learned much from
experience. He is gathering experience
every day, though, now. Yesterday, for
instance, he round out something about
appealing from tbe decision of the chair,
and not long ago be was made to under
stand that when it comes to voting on a
question a man has to say yes or no.
Judge Bennett's bill changing Chatham,
urangeand Durnam irom me western to
the Eastern 'Judicial District, passed the
House on the 13th. ' A Land and La
bor Club, professing the principles advo
cated by Henry ; George, has been formed
in this city by Jjocke craie and others.
Tha TTnlortila nf T.hnr urn hnlriingr a ffllr In
the court bouse to-night, me purpose be
ing to raise funds to build a hall. Tbe at
tendance is large. It : is the first public
demonstration ot the Order here, which
numbers 400 white men.
Goldsboro Messenger: The un
just tax on purchases will hardly be re
pealed unless the merchants, tbe interested
parties, take some action in tne mauer.
Petitions signed by every merchant in North
Carolina ought to go before the Legislature
asking for the abolition of this burdensome
law. Mount Olive Dots: Two small store
houseB and contents and a workshop were
burned on Sunday, the 22d inst., at Dob-
bervule. Sampson county, we learned
tbat the property was fully insured.
Mr. Uriah Williams' nine nve-year-oia
son met his death in a rather unusual way
on Monday of last week. While the older
members of tbe ramily were out, tne liiue
fellow got into a closet, where he found a
pint bottle of whiskey, which he drank,
only leaving about half a gill in the bottle.
He soon died from tbe effects of the spirits.
One of Mr.. J. G. Martin's little boys
was right badly . burned about the
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in the fire. Duplin Jottings: We
are glad to know the schools through
out our county are all doing excel
lent work, and are well supported.
The death of Mrs. J. R. Beaman casta
a gloom over ourtown. I Tbe sympathy of
the entire community Is extended to tho
bereaved family. The fire fiend is
getting his work in well. Last week Mr.
R. F. Boykin lost bis dwelling and furni
ture. No insurance !. This is the third
time he has been burned out. Wed
nesday Messrs. Herring & Peterson lott a
flat, loaded with one hundred barrels of
spirits turpentine and ten or twelve bales of
cotton a total loss of nearly two thousand
dollars. Thursday .night Mr. W K.
Pigford's residence was destroyed by fire.
Most of his furniture was saved. Loss
about $1,200; insurance $500
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