North Carolina Newspapers

FWIlv star I !' IZII M : -TTTTV WeekW btar. PUBLISHED AT ! " 1 M 1N6T O N, N. U., AT . w & ma war. in ?S8SLg888SSSSSSSSS I g g 8 8 8 8 8 8 S 8 8 8 3 8 8 8SS888888888S88SS 8288S8S8S8 $999Si ggSgS8S88888aS8S8 r- s 3 s S 8 3 8 s s s f Enterefl at the Port Office atJWHmtagton, N. C j as Second Class Matter.1 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, j ThJ subscrintion price of the Weexly Star a na follows Singld Copy 1 year, postage paid, 6 months " " " S month " " ; $1.00 .60 .80 Til til CONGRESS 1NU I BB FJBNrES OF THB COUNTRY. f hfe position of the Stak relative 1 to Fbfe l-uildicg of a navy and Bea ooastl defences has been thus; that it was the duty of the CongreBS to create a navy as fast as possible, and that a system or seacoass u- fencf s ohould be began and carried on as rapidly as possible without too m'no the burdening the taxpayer of country. Both of these .are feities. The Stab holds that it f U WW is possible to create a navy with ex treme rapidity because of the great surplus and its speedy accumulation. Why, last month alone, the increase of the surplus would have construct ed as least five large, emoient war steamers. The Republicans destroy- ,ed and the navy while expending wasting and stealing hun of millions that were dre.l app its bpriated by the Congress for baaintenacce. ine Democratic Con ress for three years or more has doing much better than the op been posi lion did. It has been steadily Ling a navy, and already several crea ebir. ' of war have been constructed and others are on the way. It is its duty to push this matter until the Uiii ltd States shall have a navy in all par lcnlars the equal of the navy of any second data power on the globe. As to sea coast defences there can be no t wo opinions among considerate men. The United States have a vast coast line and it is of imperative' imrortanco that it shall not re main in such an exposed and help less condition in case of war. The old maxim is a wise one "In time of peace prepare for war." j The time must be when a war will come and it may be with some great naval power. It will be too late to protect the cities along the widely extended coasts when the destructive bom bardments begin. The 'Naval Board of Coast De fence have prepared a report. It is said it makes some important recom mendations. It relies much upon the monitors and rams for defence. To rpado boats are also relied upon, Ve have recently seen that experi enced European officers laugh at the torpedoes as unreliable if not valuo less, j The system proposed by the Board has the advantage of easy construction, and it may be indefin itely extended from year to year, provided, and this is most' impor tant,! that the system is really effi cient and satisfactory. The Boston -Post, speaks cautiously as to this point. It says: I "This system certainly has the advan tagtsof simplicity and economy; but while b6 much of it rests upno pure experiment, it is impossible to speak decidedly either in praise or in condemn a lion. The monitor is a type of vessel ibatcan only be of use for toe purposes for which the board in tended tbe Mianionomah. It is only adapt cd for smooth waters, where there is every reason to believe that it may do admirable service. Turretted vessels with breast Works have been constructed tor use at sea, but they have never been subjected to a satisfactory test against modern ordnance. Jor harbor defence, however, they may rovei to be very valuable. If we are not mistaken, tbe entire fighting force of tbe 'ucn navyis composed of- these vctsels, fbich are believed to be able to cods suc cessfully with any craft of light enough draught to approach a shallow coast." j The rams are believed to be most ffective and double-enders are the most favored. . The torpedo boat is yet to be tested as to effectivenessj t mav do better than V. oaval officers euppoee. : The Fiftieth; Congress will t o doubt do its duty n the serious question of a i line of efence for the sea coasts of the hited States. We mast hope that suitable fortifications, according to the most advanced soience baaed on expeneDce, will be erected at various points to that the defence of cities open to enemies will not be left en tirely with ranis, torpedp boats and monitors. While the dancer mav I . - i . a .. - - emote it may bo nearer at band than any suppose "it to be. ; If it should COmethn TTnito Rtotoa.hnnM not be defenceless. H , i Gen. Tuttle draws a pension of 30 a month because he was injured in t!,o war. Thin in nawl . kA h I . . w OIJ, He was never hurt. He stole South er:i cotton bales, and now be is steal ing the people's money in a bogus Pension. Ho is one of the fellows hi gnash their teeth when the atb is named. . , L VKAl i i 31 s It Ulf. U I y 1 1 ' S' i VOL. XIX. iDCCATION IN TUB STATU a' crnod deal of attention is being directed to tbe subjeot of public edu cation in North Carolina. Among such a multitude of j counsellors there dught to be found wisddm. It is very generally believed that educa tion is an essential, and that in a Re public especially ignorance is a bane and, an offence. It is certain that while education is not a regenerator it is an op-lifter in; a certain sense. The people who move the great activities of fhe world the religious, educa tional, politioal, ioientifio, litetary and commercial activities, are people of some education land manyof supe rior education. Il is agreed that there must be public means afforded for the instruo tioh of the children. It seems to be agreed that the present system is not what it should be.j It is accepted by those best entitled to an opinion that there ought to be longer terms and bet ter qualified teachers. How to secure tliPBA in. the Question. Some of the papers are very confident that the people will not bear a higher tax for education. That! depends upon the aotion of the political parties. If they make it a political question and use it like demagogues to frighten the unreflecting and stir up the olaes that is more easily -reached by ap peals to prejudice and selfishness, there can be no higher tax. But we take it, as the world around becomes enlightened and progressive, so North Carolina will not be oontent with what has been done or what is doing, but will press towards tbe mark 01 higher achievement and greater things be vond. The present tax is more than it was. With time the present tax may be increased. At present it may not be judicious to make the tax higher. But it is possible to have a large educational fund, as the Stab before suggested, 1 When the Legislature shall devise a better, a morel certain, a thorough system of assessing; property and compel all men who vote to pay school tax there wul be money enough. It looks ridiculous for i people to higgle over a million dol lars school tax when they spend eight or ten millions annually in volun tary drinks. . I But we did not begin this article to argue either the necessity of edu cation, or the importance of improv ing the public schools. . Running over a communication in bur excel lent contemporary, the Rockingham Rocket, on "Public Education in North Carolina," we were interrested in what the writer said, by "way of suggestion, asjto what should be done by legislation. We copy: ' "1st. Abolish I school committees, (the men composing them had rather, be free from the responsibility); they are a clog to the system. I "2d. Appoint men of sense and educa tion as trustees in every, county and let them assist the superintendent, receiving pay for the days on duty. "3d. Riise the salary of the Superin tendent and make it worth his while to visit each school and neighborhood and see what tbe teacher is doing. If he is not doing his duty, let him be dismissed and another appointed M 1 ' "4th. Have only one class of teachers, (no second and third grade). Let the ex aminations be strict and thorough on the branches prescribed by law. and in disci pline, so that when a scholar baa mastered these branches be can then eoter a high school, prepared for its classes. Let tbe teachers be appointed by the superintend ent without respect of persons. Some of these methods are in operation in sister Slates aad show grand results. " I . These four propositions are worthy of attention. Our friend Prof. Man gum has recently published a very elaborate article in the Durham To bacco Plant on education that would fill more than two pages of the Stab. If we can get the time we hope to read it And may have something to say hereafter. j . ' P. 8. .. . . We respectfully submit the fol lowing for reflecting people. j If a State Committee of ten can ofder or formulate one party princi pie, can it not formulate and order two, principles ? Then it oan lay dorn an' entire platform from which there can be no appeal. - j In this case, the State Convention would be only a ratification meet ing. It would have to simply adopt the work previously cat oat for it. The voice of the people Would in that event become merely the voice of ten Democrats an echo.' 1 j I i Then again the usefulness and im portance of the public press would be gone. The right to think and to print wouldj exist no longer, as all party papers must chime in and sing as the Committee sings. A free and independent an intelligent and con scientious press would cease forever. It would be servile and plastic and submissive. As the ten spoke, so would tbe press speak. It would have no conviotions, no principles of its own. it would be compelled to ask for instructions upon every pub lic measure. Some of the press may be ready for this, bat not all. If tbe Committee oan say that the party shall favor one measure, it can say it shall favor a dozen measures. It might declare for the Blair bill, for the Wall street gold standard, for the Civil Service humbug, for Randolph Tucker's recent constitu tional theory, for tbe obliteration of a: State lines, for a High, Tariff, for a Centralized Power at Washington, for Federal supervision j at elections ' and a dozen other ' governmental monstrosities. . What then? " Moat the press become a facile instrument to carry out euch ideas and princi ples and commands? Most the press cease to have opinions of its own and silently acoept what ten ' men may. say? Who is' willing for all that? The Committee happened to strike a popular cord. But suppose . they had struck an unpopular oord? Sup pose tbeyhad deolared that the Dem ocrats must auor the 'Internal tax? What would have happened? The newspapers that nave so. subserv iently accepted what was done as all right and proper and finalt would hare turned upon the Committee with fierceness and denounced them as usurpers. "' .' i If xbo - preoedeot - is once set, is there any knowing where the line of invasion will be drawn? Who can say how many dangerous and improper measures may be adopt ed in the future ? ' All committees may not be prudent; and wise and loyal to genuine Democratic prin ciples. It is very dangerous to set an unnecessary precedent. It is not safe to stretch powers. It is not meant to say that the Committee has ntended to do all the things stated. Our purpose is to show what might follow and proba bly would follow the acceptance of the theory that it is in the power of the State Committee of ten or twelve men to lay down a platform for some 150,000 or more voters. To do this is to Btifle the voice of the sovereign people and to set up an ol igarchy a sort of imperium in im perio a State "within a State. We have thought it necessary, as a faithful sentinel to write as we have written. jThe Committee may have made a wise deliverance, but it must be regarded as a suggestion, and not as mandatory or authorita tive. .The oolr j body inTNorth Car olina that is competent to lay down a principle or to construct a platform for the whole party is the State Con vention composed of delegates cho sen by and directly from the people. TBCE TO PARTS'. Whenever tbe Star la heard during a campaiga it is riding valiant service for the cause ot the party. It may kick against the acts of tbe party between drinks, so to apeak, but it always "comes to tbe scratch " Wilson Advance. 1 i II, ' " Oartfriend is correot. ; The Star alwaye ntandsjbyj its party nominees unless there should be foisted upon tbe party a dirty fellow unworthy of any decent and honest man's sup port. . It has J never yet scratched a name or bolted a ticket. It be lieves that the Democratic party is necessary for the prosperity of the country. It believes in Democratic supremacy. Hence, it believes m running the Democratic party with Democratic agents. As to "kicking agaiust the acts of party" we may say this. If intelli gent, direct, 'plain spoken criticisms of measures it believes to be impoli tio or inopportune or unwise or un constitutional, as the case may.be, is "to kick" then tbe Stab "'1 has "kicked." It has not been able to favor all thai the Congress has done. For instance n0t e tne 'eo margarine" bill,- believing it to be undemocratic, unwise, improper and class legislation of tbe worst kind. It has not been able to' approve of the President's views on the currency nis opposing ninety uemoorawo mem bers of the House on Civil Service and some one or two oiner measures It said so , plainly. In the view of our esteemed contemporary, that is "kicking." I In our view it is honest,' needed, commendable journalism Woe betide the people when the pnb lie press loses its manly indepen dence and its' advocacy of principles, and becomes the mere echo : of poll ticians, and the mere recorder of of ficial utterances and acts, not daring to question I what the "bosses" are doing or tbo "powers that be" may order.'. ';" '- .The Stab has always done its duty by the Democratic party of the Union and of North Carolina. It proposes to do its duty al ways. But it does not propose to call wrong right, or to j ad vooate a dangerous measure because it happens to be popular. Any paper oan win ap plause from the many if it so elects. It has only : to ; await the signs and whoop with! the crowd. J3ut who can trust such a paper? Is it deserv ing of the confidence of any one? We'copied two announcements of Rev. P. R. Law's connection .with the Charlotte Chronicle. We have not the pleasure of a personal ao quaintance, but know of him as an educated, well informed and intelli gent gentleman. We hope he wili find daily journalism both profitable and pleasant.! It is a severe task master and works hardest the most faithful. . Such is our experience, We are gladj to see a gentleman of Mr. Law's character joining the pen cil driving guild. Weekly 1V1LMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Babeaa Corpus Proceeding. . Mr. a IS. Ballard, of Bladen county, whose arrest and incarceration in the jail of this county-was mentioned In the Stab of yesterday,! was brought before Judge Meares on a writ of ha beat corpus yesterday afternoon. ' ' Mr." Ballard was charged - with ob taining from plaintiff, Mr. R.W. Hicks, money to the amount ' of $75: and goods and merchandise of 'the value of $67 73, by "falsely and traodulent-ly"- representing that he (Ballard) had eleven hundred barrels : of rosin at Bale's Cross Roads, in Bladen county, and at Smith's Landing on the Cape Fear river, "'whereas, in truth and in fact, he did not have eleven hand red barrels of rosin nor any "amount ap proximating thereto." ' ' Mr. Ballard was arrested at his home in Bladen county and was com mitted to the jail in this city, pend ing an .examination appointed for Monday (to-morrow) in default of bail in the sum of $2,500 for his appear ance before Justice Millis. : - 3 The petition of .the defendant fpon which habeas corpus proceedings were instituted by his counsel, Mesers Russel & Ricaud, lleges7 that the. mpri8onment and detention are ille gal, that there is no sufficient evi dence to hold him upon the charge; that he was arrested and imprisoned Vithoat a prompt and speedy trial or investigation of the charges, and that an excessive, unreasonable and un lawful bond has been required of him for his appearance before the said magistrate; that the amount of the bond, $2,500, was fixed by the I l ! ' 1 "X It ; A I magistrate or sheriff at the request of Mr. Hicks, the prosecutor, or of his attorney, Jno. D. Bellamy, Esq. At the conclusion of the arguments of counsel, Judge Meares reduced the amount of bail required to $400. Counsel - for Mr. Ballard said that bondsmen would 1 be forthcoming to day, and in the ineantimeJMr. Bullard returned to the jail. Ao Important Arrest A colored man named Stephen Freeman was arrested yesterday charged with Saving committed the outrage perpetrated the night of Wednesday the 12th inst, on Mrs. Ada Sellers, a young married woman living on South Thirteenth street near Market. The arrest was made be police officer Green under instruc tions from the Mayor. IThe officer found Freeman at a house on Ches- nut street, bartering for ; empty bot tles. He did ; not ask what he was wanted for, nor was he told until he was confronted with Mrs. Sellers in the Mayor's office at the City Hall, j but he seemed to be very J much frightened. As soon as Mrs. Sellers saw Freeman, she said "that's the man;" she recog nized him fully as her assailant; and said that he had called at .her house the afternoon before the crime was committed and asked her if any., one lived in the house with her. Freeman denied that he was guilty of the crime charged, but beyond this he made no statement. The case will come up before the Mayor this morning for investigation.! Freeman is a I dark mulatto, about twenty-five years of age. He lives in a house on Ann between Sixth and Seventh streets. ! . ; Fayeitevlllt's New Hotel. From a! "Wllmingtonian who has just returned from a visit to Fayettef yille we learn that the new hotel LaFayette has been opened to the public and is second to none in the State. It I is a large and spacious four-story brick building, beautifully finished throughout in native woods and supplied with all modern ap pliances and conveniences. The rooms are I well furnished and the cuisine is excellent; The hotel, we understand, is the gossip of the town and of the State, and we believe that it will be a great help to the prosperity of our upper Cape Fear neighbor and will induce a great many strangers and travellers to visit the town. Tbe. Bap Case. I Stephen Freeman, the; colored man charged with rape,! was arraigned be fore the j Mayor , yesterday morning and after brief examination was com mitted to jail to await the action of tbe Criminal Court for this connty, which will convene to-morrow. The only witness introduced was Mrs, Ada Sellers, who testified to the assault committed upon her by the prisoner. She was positive that Free man was the man. Freeman attempted ho defence be yond a denial that bo was gnilty Of the crime. His demeanor was some what against him in the opinion of many who watched him closely. Free man is a married man, his wife and several children living on Ann street between Sixth and Seventh. His reputation is said to be not of the best. Cottoa movement. The receipt yesterday were 1,622 bales, against 1,807 the same day last year; for the week, 10,007 bales, against 8,847 the j corresponding week last year. Total receipts for" the crop year to date are 110,266 bales, against receipts of . 76,252 bales for the same time last year; increase 84,914 bales. The stock at this port is 22,172 naies. 'ine total exports this season are 88,749 bales, of which 73,457 were foreign ana lo.aua domestic. Exports Yesterday. Messrs Alex. Sprunt & Son cleared the British steamship Helmsley for Liverpool, England, with a cargo of 5,500 bales of cotton, weighing 2,586,- ziu pounds ana vaiaea at $Z3S,500. j Also, the German barque Theodore Vots, for Hull, Eng., with 2,847 barrels or rosin; valued at $3,cuo. The naval stores movement at this port tor the crop year, shows re ceipts of spirits turpentine to Novem ber 19, 54,223 casks; rosin, 208,714 bar rels: tar, 82,283; crnde turpentine, 18,- 260. For the same time last year, 49, 227 casks ! spirits turpentine; 204,804 barrels rosin; 84,773 tar, and 17,866 erude turpentine. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. '' ' " i'- Wtnrntl neetloa EleeUon orOflIeera Government . Improvement a ma ine River an . Harbor An IatcreaUiiK Aeeonut by Capv W. U Blibr, V. M. Enalneer. ; - t . . The annual meeting of the Chain- berpf Commerce was- held at the rooms of the Produce Exchange .yes terday at noon. - : The meeting was called to order by Mr.,Edoard Peschau, 1st tVicej, Presi dent.; Minutes of the last annual meeting were read and approved, and the report of the Secretary and Treas urer from October 6, 1885, to Novem ber 15, 1887, was submitted and or dered on file. . j ' A letter was read from the Presi dent of the Chamber, Mr. P. W. Kerchner, regretting that . he could hot be present at the meeting,' and re questing that Capt: W. H. Bixby, TJ. S. Engineer in' charge of river, ind harbor'improvements, be- invited to attendythe annual meeting and give such information as ' 1 he coi!ld 4 ,A wir r..f ui..1 M iutu;. vv vuv n ws a jutvivviaitij in reference to Corn Cake inlet. ! Cant. Bixbv was Dresent and unon invitation addressed the ' Chamber, and with the aid Jof maps explained folly the difficulties encountered and overcome by the engineers. In re gard to closing CornCake inlet he showed that if not impracticable, it i was not advisable to close this inlet, bat that its disadvantages and the injury it might cause would jbe ob- viatedby bailding the dam now in A xl " 1L - 1 ; coarse of construction from the lower end of ZeKe's . island, to con nect with Smith's island; thus forcing the water from the river to flow around Smith's island and through the swashes by aTdevious course, before jjit could pass out at Corn Cake inlet. The depth'of water in this channel would be about four to six feet, and across the bar at Corn Cake inlet about nine feet at low tide which would always be available for small coastwise craft seeking this port from up the coast enabling them to avoid the longer route by; Fry ing Pan Shoals and through the main entrance to the river. Littoral currents along the coast were( fast forming shoals that would soon close the two smaller inlets near Corn Cake. Speaking of the improvements on the bar at the month of the river, Capt. Bixby said that the Government boat Woodbury was now at work dredging a new channel, which has already reached a depth of thirteen feet at low water, and within the next twelve months would be cleaned out by the scouring of the current and dredging operations, so as to give a depth of sixteen feet at low tide, thus making an entirely new and straight channel across the bar; so that vessels entering the river could do so on one coarse, instead of having, as now, to lay three courses to enter the river. As soon as this work is completed the old channel will be abandoned. Improvements now in progress on the river above Southport, Capt. Bixby was confident, would within a year give a continuous channel from Wilmington to the sea of sixteen feet- depth at low tide. Dredging opera tions just below Point Peter which have been in progress the past sum mer, have given a depth of water of over sixteen feet at low tide from that point up to the railroad bridge at Hilton, thus extending the wharf frontage of the cfty tq that extent. In answer to inquiries Capt. Bixby said that to complete the work as planned would require an appropria tion by Congress of $300,000. ' He esti mated that a loss of twenty to thirty per cent, was sustained by inadequate appropriations, which caused inter-; ruptions and delay, resulting in de terioration, etc. Capt. Bixby's remarks were highly interesting and instructive, and were listened to With profound attention. At their conclusion, on motion, the thanks of the Chamber were extend ed to him. The Chamber then went into an election for officers. On motion, the rules were suspend ed, and Mr. J. H. Currie was ' request ed to cast the vote of the Chamber for the old incumbents, as follows; President F. W. Kerchner. First Vice President Edaard Pes- chaa. 1 Second Vice President Donald MacKae. ' -1 Secretary and Treasurer; Jon. L. Cant well. - " Executive Council E. Heide,: H. C. McQueen Wm. Calderi Jas. H. Chadbourn, George Harriss. CoL W. L. DeRosset offered the fol lowing resolution which was anani inoasly adopted: ' ' ! Resolved. That we learn with sin cere regret of the continued ill-health of ex-President A. H. VanBokkelen and beg to assure him of our earnest sympathy and heart-felt wishes for n is early recovery. The meeting then adjourned. Inarced wltb Falss Pretences Deputy Sheriff Elder returned yes terday from Bladen county, with Mr. C. E. Ballard, a country merchant doing business not far from Smith's Landing, below Elizabethtown. Mr. Bullard was arrested on a warrant charging him with obtaining money on false pretences from Mr B. W. Hicks, , a commission merchant of this city. y ; The warrant was made returnable to Justice Millis, but the case, for some reason, was not investigated yesterday. Bis Swamp A correspondent at Maxton, Kobe- son county, says that the Enterprise Land and Lumber Company launched their first steam dredge boat in Big swamp last Thursday ana are oniy awaiting the arrival of the necessary machinery to begin the; work of draining the swamp. Soathport reports a heavy hail storm between two and three o'clock, yesterday morning, BtAE. 1887. Trmartr. ftfyau Aaaoal Hcparl. Washrmton-, Nov. 1? The annual re volt of JhBIt W. Htkti .Treuri U.S. snows that the ieeuues of ihe government for the fiscal er ended June 30. 1887.; wer; $371,408,377. nnd tbeordi nary expendi jirea, $2B7.88-3 1.78; the bor p!u receipts av.iiabio for redoctioo of the public kibteiog $!OS,471,0i7 As coin pred with the previous year she recemta increared $54,683 559; expenditures $25 -449.041, and snrpluV revenues $9,514,500. mere was an itoeac ju every item of revenue, ibx tartest Oeiuir in rt-camu from customs. -Tbe large in.-rettu iu expendi tures was on uxsoiiut tif lodiaos and pen-, sions, and tbe largest recreate on account of interest oa tbe j uofio ubt, , i. Kiceipis of th Poslcface Dcrn.imect amounted to $54.752?Bl7 and expeodiiures to $53,583,835. The revenues, exclusive of deficiency appropriations, increased $3. 500.395 and expeudnures $3 901.249. The amount arawn troin tins Treasury to make rood dt-flcteticies io : nobtat revenues, whs $3j80 138. as ag-unst $3,714 432 in 1888. Opera' ions of ine year iavHvrrl h n. demption of $ia7.9U,50 in U. 8. UonUa. of which $47,894,200 was on account of tne sinking fund; tbe issue of neatly 600 -000 drafts and checks; redempiiou Uyi upwards of $193,000,000 in U. 8 ppei curreucy and national bank notes; and the uauuiiog in aiarvuu.uuu tu u. H. bonds eponar withdrawtt jMioaal faults Btatements OCthe' assets and Itabilii ties of the Treasury are'given for the close of the fiscal year, and Tor Sept. 80. , and Oct 31. 1887, in com pins .i with the same days last year. The largest increase ia any item of assets during tne year ended Sept. 30. was $34,705,633 ia gold coin aad bullion, and tbe largest increase. $26,143.- 181 u s lver dollars and bullion. Tbe largest i acreage in liabilities was in the fund for the retirement of national bank notes, which ran up from $65 612.547 to $102,265,787. The available balance de creased $28,132,534, and the total balance, including fractional silver and nuioor toio, ren on spas Z30.5i. uanog tbe j ear ended Oct 81, the gold baiaace increased $44,322,653, the silver balance decreased $21,287,772, and tbe total bal.ince r o up $1,959 283 Tbe total assets at the eaii of this perijd, exclusive of certificates and other obligations held as cash, were $319,- 1UJ.8B.-5, and the total liabilities $362,432.- 260. i Washington. Nov. 18. The office f First Assistant Secretary of State has. bv Secretary Bayard, been tendered to George L. Rives, an active member of the New York, aud accepted Mr Rives is of a Virginia fami'.y His grandfather was Sen ator from Virginia, and twice American Minister at Paris. He was born in New York in 1849, and was graduated by, Co lumbia College, second in tbe class of 186$. He immediately euterea Iriaity UoiteKe University, of Cambridge. England ; was graduated as fifth wrangler in 1872. and in 1873 received the University prtzi foe a Shakesuerean ess-ty.; Oa reluming home from EngUad he entered Ooiucnbii College law acbool, ana was graduated tbdrefrtita in 1873, taking second prize, and inT'bedi ately began his profession iu New York, which, he has ever since successful!.? pur sued. He Is one of the trustees of Columbia College, and trustee of the Aslor Library He has always been an earnest aud sctivtt Democrat, and was Zdilou tu the Cleveland campaign of 1834. Mr R;vm h-is ui only had the severest training of a successful student, but has mamfes'ei iu tu profession that sort of faculty of administration aad decision so needed and easential in ihe work of the Government department Washington. Nov! 19- Toe m u)bers of tbe British Fisheries Commisi-c were formally presented to tbe President to-day. They were receivta la the private library adjoining ihe Cabinet room Twv rati' Breaker Bnrnea-Bamors That Tber Were Set on Fire by Sin kers Tbe Steel -Bait Makers. ;Br Telegraph to the Morulas: star. WiLKKSBAKRE. Nov. 19. Coxe Bros & Co.'s No. 2 Model Breaker, nearHa zleton, was burned tq the ground this morning. Loss $75,000; insurance s9U,uuu. A breaker was also destroyed by. fire this morning at Delano. It belonged to the New Buck Mountain Coal Co. Loss $80,000: partially in sured. ' i The burning: of two breakers caused considerable excitement, and rumors were current that they had been set on fire by strikiner miners. There were also rumors that appeals had been sent Gov. Beaver for troops tor protect mine property, jno appeal, however, has been sent to tbe Gov ernor, and it is believed here and throughout the mininer districts that miners have had nothing whatever to do with the burning of breakers, j Hazletos. NovJ 19. Nothing defi nite can be ascertained as to the ori gin of the fires which destroyed the breakers of Coxe & Co. at Drifton, and of the New Back Mountain Co. at Be lano. Some of the operators are of the opinion that the fires were started by striking miners, and applications to Liiu eneruf vi toe county- ior depu ties to protect mine property are said to have been positively refused to night by the sheriff." Philadelphia. Nov. l9.-The Secre tary of the Steel Rail Makers Associa tion, located in this city, states that the published reports that a general suspension of steel rail mills has been ordered are ; without foundation. There has been,' according, to his statement, no thought of suspending: the mills, and such a proposition was X J 11 A2 . XI 1 , not luaue at iu uieeuiig oi, me syept rail makers in this city last week- : The miners and laborers of the Mo- sier colliery, at Pittsburg, who have been on a strike for some days past for an advance of wages, will return to work on Monday. The operators and strikers met this evening- and an amicable adjustment of differences was agreed upon.! "WlLKESB ARRE. i Pa.. Nov. 19. The bnrninsr of the breakers in the Hazle- ton region this morning is shrouded in mystery. There has been no trouble at Buck Mountain mine, and no strike there. The burning of Coxe Bros. & Co.'s breaker at Drifton is not attrib uted to the miners. There is. as yet. no cause for alarm, bat should the miners in that region be evicted from their tenements, which they now oc- oupy, serious trouble may oe expect- ea. jjeaaing miners nere regret ine burnin&r of these breakers.and say the deed could not have been done byj any of the strikers or any one having; tne interests oi tne collieries ai nearc, VIR6I1IIA. Besolullona Passed y tit Bletnodtstl Oanferenca Against tne Tlseatra, IBr Telegraph to the Morning Star.J DAirvrLLE. Va.. Nov. 19. The MetlM odist Conference to-day passea tne following resolutions: Wnrnutu. The Methodist E Disco pal Church South has always borne strong testimony against tne tneatre and.- . ' . . ; ' : - . ' wnereas. Tbe ttatronume oi ineatH rical exhibitions by professional Christians has. bv recent occurrences been, (riven unusual prominence! andJ Whereas. The situation seems to justify expression of opinion on this: suojeos ny tne tjomereuce; . tuereiuroj Resolved. That we are orofoundlv convinced of the. evil character and influence of the i theatre and of its Sower as the promoter of trreligion nmorality and vice. Resolved, That we most affection ately and earnestly exhort oar neopb to set their faces against this thing ai a diversion wmcn cannot oe useai the name of the Lord Jesus. i P. A. PrfRtRSOJT, A. G. Brqwit, j Patji. Whttbhb jj, . ; , J. E. Edwards. NO. 3 T I PARTING . Lil!or or ib Preside WORD'. LMor of lbs President Accepting: ia : Beslguatton or Commissioner Sparks vf tbe General ti.utl Office.- , vVjAsaisaTOH, Nqv 17u f n , following 1 tbp text of the President's letter .to Cocu-ru.s-ioner Sparta, accepting his itsignation: --i f:5; ; ExKCDTrra Mar-ion, - - . Washxngtoh, Nov. 15 1887 Ron Wm?A. J Bparkt ; , i Mr Deab Sib : I have read your leit-sr of resignation, left with me tt-day, and al-o the Communication addressed by ou to the Secretary of the Interior, accompanying same la the present situation I do nut feel called upon to determine the merits of tbe controversy which has arisen' between the Secretary and yourself, further than to say tai my impression j touching thu ' legal questions involved, incline me to leiy, as I naturally would do, even if I had no ini presxions of my own, upon the judgment of this Secretary. It presents a case of io terbretation where two perfectly honest men may well differ. The interest you have (tcowu in the operations of the Lied D piriment, and your zealou tndevr to. save and protect - the public 1 ods for settlers in. -good faitb. induce me ic : believe - that you will be pleased to receive the assurance that this policy, upon-which we are ail agreed, will continue to be steadfastly pursued, limittd and controlled, however, by Jaw and ibe judgment of the Courts, by which we may o-v uefcBwjnngi tWraind; bj which we cannot and ought hot to resisif I desire to heartily acknowledge the value of your services in the improved adminis tration of tbe Land Department which has tx-en reached, and to assure you of my ap preciation of the rugged and unyielding in tegrity which has characterized jour official-conduct, i I am constrained to accept the resigna tion you tender with assurance of my con linued kindly feelinn toward jou, and with an earnest wish that, wherever your future way of life may lead, complete suc cess and satisfaction may await you. man King you for the pleasing and com plimentary expressions with which ou close your letter, I am, r x ours very truly, GkOveb Cleveland. VIRGINIA. The netbodlst Conference Deacons Ordained missions, Sec Fall Be came of tbe Beeent Election. Danville, November 18 In tbe Me thodist Conference to-day Rev. Mr. Bis com, Secretary, W. G Baags, Ernest 8te veins and Thomas J Wray i were elected deacons, and will be ordained Sunday. Rev. James A. Duncan and seven others were advanced to the ciass of th.9 founh year, -j ,,- , ' - A collection was taken up to pay off tbe debt on the monument to Bishop E!ly, arid the full amount was raised. JDc R N. Sledd, Chairman ot ihe Boird ofj Missions, submitted several recommen dations, intended to advance the cause of mission work, but action on them was de ferred. " .. j jOne of the interesting episodes of the day's session was the application for red mission to the Conference by John F Poui ton, who left it twenty-five years -av to practice dentistry at Warrentbo. Va. The plication provoked much discussion, and action on it was postponed. lo-nijf&t there is a mass meeting at the Academy of Music in the interest of the Young Men's Christian Association j Richmond, Nov! 18.-Full returns f the recent election for membsrs of the Qaneral Assembly show that the complex ion of the new boiy will t tu follows: Sanate Democrats, 26; Republicans, 14 House of Delegates Democrats. 61;- Re riublicans, 89: IadeDeadent Ranablicao. 1. The Democratic majority on joint ballot is 34 The official canvas of the returns will not be made till the 23th inst , bu , the Above figures will not be changed. There win probably be several contests. TEXAS. The Switchmen's Strike at Uoasioa npons si uarrisoare viosea ana Ibree Hundred Iden Tbrown Ont of Employment. I By Telegraph to the Mornlnjr Star. Chicago, Nov. 19 A Houston (Texas) special says: The strike of the yards switchmen of the Southern Pacific and At lantic j Railway system still continues. While the passenger trains leave on time, no freight trains have departed from the depot since the strike commenced Yesterday the officials of the road closed the shops and freight office at this point. and also closed tbe large shops at Harris' burg, six miles below the Houston & Buf falo bayou. This movement on the part of the Railroad Company has thrown three hundred men out of employment. The officials say they will not resume work asain until the strike ends. I A committee of citizens went to tbe striking switchmen. but railed to settle tbe trouble. It is be lieved that all of the yard men in Houston are about to strike. ; RAlLROAlmCOLLlS10N. ' Two Trains Wrecked and Several y, Lives Lost. Galveston, Nov. 19. The south bound passenger train on tbe Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad, collided last night at Aienn Junction, near uaiveston. with a water train. The locomotives came to gether with terrific force, wrecking both trains. .Engineer Hitchcock and 11 reman Compton of tbe water train were killed: engineer Hutsey and fireman Hays of the passeneer train, together with baggageman Wm. Iteynoia ana express messenger Jonas Levy will probably die. None of the passengers were injured but all were badly shaken up. The accident was occasioned by the attempt oi the water train to steal a station six miles distant.; The baggage and express cars were consumed by fire wuh all their contents. ; j MISSISSIPPI. A Colored Pension Agent Convicted of Fraudulent Practices. By Telegraph to the Hornta Star Jackson, Nov. 19. Wilson Miller, col ored, pension agent at Vicksburg. who was under . indictment on several counts for violation of the pension laws, and whose case has been on trial in tbe Federal Court for several days, was convicted to-day. There were eighteen or twenty witnesses for the prosecution, a majority of whom had been fleeced by the prisoner, he having collected money from numerous clients and flagrantly violated pension laws In other respects ; Sentence has not yet been passed upon him, but be will go to tbe penitentiary for a term of years. Last July Miller was tried for the same offence. but ! while the jury was considering his case he ran away and succeeded until re cently m evading arrest. KAN8AS. A. FJourlnc mill and Elevator Born ed Loss, $350,000. . By Telegraph to the Moraine Star. 1 Fobt Scott, Nov. 19. The Goodlander flouring mills and elevator, with 160.000 bushels of wheat, was totally destroyed by nre this morning, me loss win amount to 4300.000. wltb insurance of f 140.000. The adjoining buildings are damaged $50, 000. The fire was caused by oil which leaked from a tank on the railroad switch in rear of the mills into the engine room and under the fire-box. ! A tierce wind was blowing at the time, and for a while there was great excitement ' Assistance was telegraphed for from Kansas City and Parsons, but the flames were under control before either city could respond. .... , - Asheville Citisem Mr. Fred A. Biown. of; New York city, son of member of the firm of Brown Bros., promt nent bankers of that city, who recently boueht the beautiful Strawberry Hill farm near Asheville, is having built au elegant residence on his property, Mr J. A Wags ner, contractor. His building is to be ot native granite, of elaborate design and fjn'-fia ; Spirits Turpentine: . Sanford Express: A Mr. Brady" of this county, while dicing a well in hu yard siruck a very rich v-iu f gold Mr. W..K. Jackson, or Prospeusy.- bad the oro examined by ; an t Xpert and immediately purchased the well and tbe land around about by paying $85,000. Ii Is siid t b.s " a insular bonanza. . - , , The Washinglou uurrenpondrht, V. 00aea "at ssyt: Fiiti.d. of Mr Walter Page, who live in this city. nl me that he has left bis lecent pmiiknt in the offices of -the Evenina Ptt i.i ii.., Brrj, and has accepted a position on lie editorial staff of tbe Forum Mr P.O.. .. expected to visjted WasbinKion this wiuut ior a weea or so. He is one of the brighten " and most promising men our State has pro duced, and every promotion he iecmts m a matter of gratification " Goldsboro Argus: Aud now iiiii tbe subject is in band weraut m i.u ... for the purpose of eclipsing the Wllming tonian, nut merely as a matur of fact, that that we once knew an auciif-urer b. could auction goods all day in a strange coniu.t, nitv where he w&n iiinnnxii.t,! . .i... gle man,and then settle with every custom er at night by memory, and he never inadu a mistake either in the snides . purcht s-il, tbe price, or tbe face of the man. ' We Know this to be so because we were an eje witness to the fact on more editions than one. ' 1 -4- Wadesboro Intelligencer: A few days ago, while Mr. Dennis Tarltou and his little hoy were at work in a field k .parly of partridge hunu-is. passlo that way, urea at a covey r prtriiUea, bu mitfied tbe birds and siruck lbemtn. Mr Tarlron received 13 of the sh.it. a part in Die i ace. ineuoywas siruca iu the lea by a number of thot Foituuately the wounds were not mum From every point comes loud aud proloDeod complaint about tbe . general demoralizi- liouj or the mail service Great Scotil whs there ever anything so . provoking I Every wet a. every day. almost every hour in ilt. f da i ome subscriber mie to us with ih i coiurMamt: pi can t get tny paper. " , 4- Smithfield Herald: The Selm New bas suspended, after a brief existence Mr. Allen Jernisan died of tvnhoi.i fever at Benson's last Saturday He was a young man. - Barns, thecilored br' ber at Selma. was seriously snot in his ahon Saturday night last by Thos. Leaviaier. Burns was in his shop at work when Lavister, Who was under the influence f liquor, dropped into the sboo and soon b'i came iovolvedin a tussel with some one; ne was asked to stop, wbereupou he drew his revolver and deliberately shot burns in the forehead, and then walked out lie subsequently arrested and tried befortt Capt. A. M. Noble, and we suppose bound over, but we learn that having been giv n the opporunity to escape, he took advantage of it and sloped. Burns is in a. critical condition and may not recover. Charlotte Democrat : Some time during Wednesday night eleven if the! prisoners confined in Mecklenbui g jail, in this city,! escaped. They cut through the brick! walls of their cells into each other and; then cut through ihe outside wall. It is much to be regretted that Col. Rowland is in such bad. health Ui Congressional District is one of the most important in the State (including Wilming ton and Charlotte), and needs aa sctive. energetic man to take care of- Us interests A Washington f.irr-jrwinrif i.i fur- nishes this item about two of our citiajnn: "Hon. Clement Dowd and Mai. W. W. Pliemming, of Charlotte. ttr: iu the city, and are making arrangements to ojeo a taw omce nere, ana expect to reside id Washington in tbe future. As these are able representative North Carolinians, it is thought that they will add much to the u:a jNortU State colony." Some go and sojrae come; Recently three lawyers came to! ihe city to reside 11. 3 Shipp, of New ton, Clias. W. Tillctt, of Rockingham, and Tj N . Window. We gain about as manv we lose, j Wilson Advance: The colored people of Wilson propose holding a fair here on the Zotn and 27th of December, we learn. Three men were here last Sat urday professedly to sell jewelry, but really toswiadle the people- On last Saturday ah agent of the Advance had the pleasure of attending the Free Will Baptist Confer ence, at; Grimsley's Chapel, near Saratogt. A large crowa was in attendance, and much Dusiness was aone, while the preaching was excellent. The Free Wills are doing a good work u JNorth Carolina, and may they continue to do so. -Last Thursday morning, about light, as Mr James Barnes was going to feed his mules, he observed a dark object lying on the railroad truck near Nash street crossing. On approaching near er he saw that it was a colored man, deaii and mangled beyond recognition. He gave the alarm, and soon a large crowd was col lected around the remains. It seems that a brakeman had been attending Wi!sor court as a witness, and having been dis charged, was returning to his duties on the train, lie naa come down Nash street to the crossing, at which point the train begins to increase its speed. It is thought tha' he tried to jump on, and missing bis step, plunged beneath the moving train. 1 1 Charlotte Chronicle : A rich, strike has been made at the Dunn gold' mine. Mr. Hovey, the superintendent, has just uncovered four new and apparently rich gold bearing veins. Barrett's cir cus left Charlotte for Greenville in a special tram of two sections,, and it lost time all along the way. Greenville not having been reached until 11 o'clock on the day tbe show was to exhibit there. Captain Jonea was in charge of the first sectiou, and when Uow pen's station was reached, the manager .1. . l . 1 , . assailed him for the slow travelling. Ha went so iar as to tell Captain Jones that he (was) not trying to move any faster, and supplemented this charge by calling the uaptatn a very uncomplimentary name. The words had scarcely been uttered when the conductor let fly his fist, and the show man was sent sprawling. As he rose un be called for assistance, and a half dosen cir cus men came running up, but just as they appeared Captain Jones's flagman hopped aown rroma car and covered tbe crowd with an ugly looking pistol, at the same time Ordering them to fall hack 8ome of the circus men threw up their bands and one of them sung out; "Don't shoot I Don't shoot I" but the flagman continued to flou rish the weapon until the entire crowd re tired to their seats in the cars Raleigh News Observer: Com missioner of Labor Statistics W. N. Jones has received a statement from the Norfolk & Southern Railroad giving tbe number of miles; of road, number of employes, Jtc. There are about one hundred miles of the road in operation in this State. It employs 807 persons. The salary of conductors 'is $60 pot month; engineers' salary $73 per month. Skilled labor is paid at the rate of $2.50 per day; ordinary labor $1." Last night, as on the previous nights, all availa qle space in the First Baptist Church wm occupied bv ah eager audience to hear Rev. i Mr. Pearson. A number of peo ple made professions of faith and there were a large number of anxious inquirers Twenty-five new convicts were turned over to the penitentiary authorities yester day. I Seven were sent up from Wilson county, twelve from Forsyth and six from Rockingham. Of those from Forsyth, nine were assigned to work on tbe C. F. fc Y. Y. Railroad. One of those from Wil son is something of a desperado. He ia sentenced to ten years for highway rob bery Senator Vance ws riding in a wagon drawn by two horses 'along a road on the north fork of the Swannanoa river. A colored driver was holding tbe reins. At a point where the road-bed was narrow and the siding steep they met a cart drawn by an ox. Senator Yance'e driver abruptly turned out to give way to tbe ox-cart, when, owing to the sudden and great in cline of his wagon, the Senator was pre cipitated heavily to the ground, hi head striking heavily, & He received a cut on the- . . Lt. 1 J .1. 1 1 1 1 I ivy vi uis lienu twee iovucb wug, rcauuiug to the bone. Some small arteries were cot. causing considerable effusion of blood He received no further injuries and is sow doiug well, with a prospect of speedy re covery. Wake Forest dots: Professor Simmons, the condition of whose health has given his family and friends ao much uneasiness for some time past, returned Saturday evening from Philadelphia, where us uau uccu nu uuuouii wiu Uliuuiamni pscialists. There are bow 195 students on tbe roll and two more are expected this wetk; ihe number will probably reach 20O before January 1st . A mineral spring, which a recent analysis shows to contain tulphur and iron large y, is only two mile from here. This spring has been known to old residents for many years, and baa effeoted some remarkable cures of kidney and hladdtr troubles.