North Carolina Newspapers

It: V ' v The Weekly Star. WL H, BEKNAED, Editor and Proir. WILMINGTON', N. C. Fbiday, v , - Deokmbeb 30, 1887. ISTla writing to ohanga Syonr "address, ahoay tfVQormtr direotlon as well as fall partlonlars as where yon wish your paper to be tent hereafter. Unless you do both changes can not be made, j tVNottoes of Marriage or Death, Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, &o., are charged for as ordinary advertisements, but only naif rates when paid for strictly In advanoe. At this rate BO cents will pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. .. ; I &rBemlttanoes must be made by Oheok.Draft Poatal Money Order or Registered Letter. Post masters will register letters wnen a E3P-Only suoh remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. . aSpeoimen copies forwarded when desired. THR LIFE OP A nSTBBBD AND . 'BMIBIBJITMsVwJ'' -!' We have read with maoh interest the life of Rev. Jeremiah B. Jeter, D. D., by hia cousin, Rev. j Dr. Wil liam Er Hatcher, of Richmond, Va. It is one of the best apeoimens of book work we have ever seen. It is a model of typography, paper and binding. It boars the imprimatur of H. M. Wharton & Co., of Baltimore and contains 508 broad pages. The literary workmanship is capital. Pre pared in five months by a busy pastor of a large city church, it is exceed ingly well done. How he did it is the mystery. It presents the history of one of the grandest characters with whose life we are familiar. There are no traces of haste or crude neas. Dr. Hatoher is a man of gift?. His style is admirable. Jt is seat, terse, bright, racy, even elegant, and often risesMnto an eloqnenoe that is refined and engaging. He is really one of the best writers in oar South land of whom we have knowledge. In his own great denomination in the South we know of no equal in the higher qualities of style. He has what bat few men have the literary art. He has a wonderful knack of using the best words in the right places. There is not one man in a hundred who has the literary faculty of reoogmzing the qualities of k style. To. most men a string of adjeotives and "hieh falutin" nonsense and rhetorical garlands and gush seem better than a style of exquisite pro priety, taste and felicity that flows with the simple and indefinable grace of Goldsmith, or with the more am bitious and yet admirable eleganoe of Addison. Of these two masters in purity and perfection of style Gold smith has the first place. Addison is the more flowing and graceful. But this by the way! It would be easy if space allowed to fortify the judgment we have ven tured to pass upon Dr. Hatcher's style by selections that we believe would be creditable to successful men of letters who have made lan gliage a critical study and have given their nights to the practice of En- glish composition. The last two hundred pages of the biography are quite superior to any thing of the kind we have read from a Southern peu, unless we except por tions of Daniel's oration on Lee and some of Rev. Dr. Lafferty's best sketches of his dead friends, notably his masterpiece on the late Key. Dr. Leroy M. Lee. But an oration like Daniel's should not be compared with a biography. The only American biography, we recall, that Impresses us as showing so much talents as the life of Jeter, is Schurz's reoent life of Henry 'Clay. Dr. Hatcher shows marked skill and in uncommonly hap py in his delineation and analysis of - Dr. Jeter's character and gifts. It is absolutely charming reading. The biographer although suoh a near rel ative and suoh a dear friend of the departed divine, is not j a mere eulo gist. He is too much of an artist, is too conscientious and faithful to use - the colors of flattery and the words of unmeaning eulogium in writing of one of the most upright, manly, open, frank, conscientious char acters of our limes. The biographer, with the penetrating eye of, the critio and the skill of a Rembrandt, . uses the language and employs the tints that will precisely describe and reflect the coble lineaments; and striking personality of the subject. He sees whatever was weak or no . -1 common in nis Kinsman ana pre sents him as he was. He paints the portrait after the true Comwelliao ideal " warts and all." He shows . you the individuality, originality and peculiarity of his friend in the most , striking light. You see Dr. as lie was and yon see a Jeter man, : every inch of him. You have be fore you a teal man a living worker a man of remarkable traits, of large mental force and of highest moral qualities. The dead preacher - ., comes back to life and again walks before you in all of his grandeur of . soul; in all of bis high ambition, ... his yearning for fame, his thor ough manliness and transparency of character; in all of the mellowing of , his nature as age oame upon him; in bia abounding charity, his broad .' sympathy, his desire to be useful, w ripening unaer grace ior a Serene 1 olose and a blissful eternity.l You see the man, the philanthropist, the , Christian in all his strength and weakness. Noble In his physical man; noble in his aims and aohieve wueum, uuuie in nis me, ne. was iiappy in the olose. fle is revealed . to us with exquisite art and fidelity. As we i have said, the colors have : been so blended and the lineaments so regaraea we nave a portrait that only a long and intimate assooi- ,ation with the deeeasad eould have made possible. We can say with safety, we think, that the South pos sesses at least one biographythe most delightful of all reading that deserves to become a olassio. Dr. Jeter was no doubt, take him all and in all, the greatest man the Baptists of the South have produced. JU.18 lite was most ubbiui, uatw iuu pressioh he made was great. .He - - r 1 i at . " was prolific in authorship, was a preacher of distinguished gifts, at times really great, was an, editor of unusual wisdom, conservatism, abili ty and Influence. : He wrote his own tongua with precision, simplicity, pu rity, clearness and with Addisonian graoe. His productions are very pleasant to read. Some of his edito rials deserve to rank with the very highest the South possesses. The extracts at the close of the volume taken from Dr. Hatoher a memorial sermon are very fine. They are' a model of beauty, chastity, taste and elegance fine specimens of what a Christian eulosv should be. As we have just passed through the most notable and preoious of ail Christian festivals, we ought to be in a proper frame of mind to prefer an editorial like this oonoerning a Chris tian disciple and teacher to a disoua sion upon current politios. BA8X BRODflH. People may honestly differ as to the effect of a reduction of the to bacco tax. As we believe, tbe re duction of 1833, failed to give any relief to the consumer. He had to Day iust a high for his tobaooo and a w cigars after tbe reduction as before The manufacturers and dealers got the benefit ia thU way. The tax of eighteenth was removed and they put on that muoh less in stamps, but they sot the same prices for their manufactured articles that they had been receiving. They and the deal ers got all tba benefit by the reduc tion. The farmers did not get a penny's beneSt. There is to us no mystery in this. It is easy to be understood. The tax oame off, the manufacturer ustd tbat much less stamps aud siiil kept up the old prices. The oasuoier walked up to the counter :u paid the same old prioa. it nas seomed to us prooaoie that another reduction would work the same way. If not, then we cao not see why unless the manufao turers should take a notion to give the consumers tbe benefit of tbe re dact! As we believe, under the reduc tion in 1883, the consumer was not benefited because he was forced to pay precisely th same old prices af ter the reduction a before. The consumer a ill paid for the needless indulgence of his vices. Some of (.lie ablest Dmocratio pa pers have tha sruo opinion that the Stak bis ventured to express. For instance, that i Democratic paper , the Boston Post, in referring to the re tobioco tax iu 1883, of New Et!.um a recent iisue duction of the said: 'The effect of this reduclioa wm not to reduoa tae prica u the'eoaaumer. or to give L&e farmer teller prices for his leaf, or to furuisa Pit smoker better cigar than he forraeiljr buUfeht for tbe esma price The reduction o unc-httlf ceat per ounce in the pric of aitnufaclursd tobacco, and of less thai: one i-iini am in the cost ci a c!R-r, was too zvl t affect ibe retail price. The enure b.-atfl' of tee reduction, a we hae alreiiy ?aid iuurel to the manufacturer sad thy d-'!-r The "humbler" claws of society t!--t u tihiOf? of u; and lbs sami re sult mu-t follow the tibaiition of (be other ha f of tbe tax at this time." SBCRST1BT L4RIAB AN U TUB RE- PPBUCASS. We oaf not recall aoything of the tort in Amerioan politics tbat is more disgraceful aud inexcusable than tbe war of such fellows of the baser- kind as Sherman upon the confirma tion of Mr. Ltnar as a Justice of tbe Supreme Court of the United States. It is without the faintest justification. There is not a shadow of reason for opposing him on any grounds - per sonal or intellectual. Mr. Lamar is a scholar. He is a lawver of learning. He is a man of eloquence. He is a man of unquestionable integrity. He has aseerted his intellectual superior ity in the Stuate where he made moro; eloquent1 speeches than any man has made since Charles Sumner died. Ho has shown himself wall able to meet the ablest of Republi- cns lu debate on anv lmnortant J r public questions. As Secretary of the Interior be surprised his friends and set at naught the evil prophecies oi enemies, tie showed himse f in - . . . ... be a man of affairs, aud to possess in an eminent degree those practical qualities which; have made him the one great success of the Cabinet, the late Secretary of tbe Treasury Man ning exoepted. As to his conservative character there can be no mistake. He tia been too oonoiliatory to meet the wishes of a great many Southern peo pie wno do not!, like any thing that savora of Northern conciliation at the expense of the South in any way. Mr. Lamar, by his eloquent, digni auu o'jiisummaie eulogy i on Sumner proved! himself far in ad Tanoe of the people of the 8outh at that time, now jfifteen years ago. But he must be warred upon by such' in grates and unprincipled demagogues as the Sherman tribe and for the purpose of keeping up the sectional war and oarrying on in 1888 twenty-three years after peace a contest based upon old antagonisms and old hatreds, j A campaign of sectional hate will do more to injure business than the remodelling and reduoing of the Ta riff onee a year. If a man of the high- est sooial, personal aud intellectual tending is not fit, in the estimation of the Radioal marplots and pubiw inoeudiaries, to have a : seat on the Supreme Court Bench because h 8outArn, then it beoomes the South ern people to resent: io every possi ble way the impotatioo aod the in sult. A war of rebri83l should be- ffin. and suoh corrupt knaves should" . i -- be taught that the white peopla of t wele Statta know bow to ' bear themlvi'! towards a people who have not enough of manliness, mag ninimitv and ! honor to stop a war nrtiAn the ftrticlen of Deace have been loog igned and Ijf tbs p.rtioj- pants sleep the sleep that knows no pants sleep the sleep earthly awaking. - ; : Tbe animus of the Radicals in the i i . - . Senate and out is most despicable. While the main cause' of hostility is Lamar's Southern" birth, eduoation and sympathies, there are no doubt other causes aiding ia the work of opposition. The men in the Senate who are most j active and earnest against him "ari notoriously the aeents and representatives of the Western land-grabbers," as the Phil a del phi a Record affirms. It is known tbat a9 Seoretar of the Treasury Mr. Lamar has caused to be restored to the United States some 30,000,000 or more of acres of public lands. These lands were in the hands of rascally agents and fraudulent land- grabbers and aggressive syndicates. Secretary Lamar got in their way and wrested from them the booty they bad seized.; jThe tools of these rascally corporations and agents are active against him. They are in the Senate-and out of it, and they use every appliance and enginery i lo oompass their vile and nefarious eods. The spoilers are united for their goods are in danger. ; The Senatorial agents are active, for their part of the plun der is in jeopardy. If Lamar is not pushed to the wall their occupation a. tools tf -corrupt corporations will be ironu and their ill-cot trains will taker wibgs. So thvrastivt. : i they are bestirring T'hiTtf i e Ptrnssylvanian paper tb 1 Me iiii itmna; attempted and hxs boliJRtus an i justice enough to apply a cau'.ery. The Philadelphia Record thinks the whole cause is thai the ? pollers are losing. It says: U.'i he not dared to rescue frooi tbe pt-Ur raniiv millions of acres of laud and P'.i vcht;k lo depredations ia the future, ibe fact tbat he was once a Confederate would have been entirely overlooked by tbe Senatorial attorneys of tbe earth-hungering sv naicatcs and corporations 'The r retui for this hostility to Mr. L. mar's cooflraiitiftn U as flimsy as the mo-.ive is corrupt! It is being urged tbat a a.-&n who went into the Rebellion ia behalf of 'beiXtreme doctrine of Stale rights is DO', a proptr pcrion to interpret the Federal Cot-stiiutiOD. This is an argument j Ibat would apply with tqun! force to ever; man iu the late CooTederacr. and would exclude from Fcdtral offl'-x-!J ft to OHriiclpateU ia hi Rebellion, ! I i eisce ' ! tnust take tin oath lo aiaiotaiji and to de fend the Constitution of the United States. But the orieioal quesiion . of State rights was settled b the srbiuament of war. Upon the relation of thri States to U:c Ge&er&l Qovernment sicce the newdis- petisa'.i jn ueitaet Mr. Litnr nor any other man from the South would be list h to as- ei:n:e a more advanced position in defence of State ricbtit than that which has ibtrcn tsKeti by the preseut Republican .Supreme Uourt. In Tact, no on9 in the South hs hf.fn mir nrnniht InHti I.omnr 1.1 pr.n'mm to the new polities! situation created by Ibe aecinion or oiliie so a tae conseuueDt amendments to the! Cocsli'ution. By bis suppoit of the Blair Educational bill he Rsve offet.ee to multitudes of tbe friends of State ricuts in tbe North as weil as in the South Tb BUir hill part of his record aii'.' !e wil! find u nard to get; au- liioMiv for u !'-. llU of the Consiitnlion. That orie actjougbl to satisfy every Uii nclinanan it.terpreier iu the Re publican party that Mr. Lamar is not a strict cocstmctionist of orpanio law. bni takes such a broad-oast i i view ira. yoti drive a coach aud four Lorsee v i inakts in the constitutional wall wbt u he snds the Blair bill through u. Jude Martin, tbe reputed Texas cowcoy, u in i-orgress and come a. ; newspaper mac j has set the story afloat ttjit ha was to green he blew put the gas. ; Texas is laughing over the report aod Martin is fairly "iz ting," he is to hot, Tie Washing ton (5.rrenondent of the World writes: j i oata an ma irias UuAtrrtKBmns in m last night: 'H Mafttn discovers who started that story 1 would not be ia tht mn's ooois ior my seat in Congress. I tell you Martin is a dangerous man There is death in nis eye, and you m jsbi as well monkey with dynamite as with him I wouldn't thins or insmiing him unlets I want- ta to shoo! i bim or expected bira to tnoot me. iWhv. he went into the Confederate armv at the beirinnlnir ti iba war iun jjee ana stsvea with him ucHl Appomattox Hs took part in every btti- ind wa ; Rlsavs in tbe thickest of tho ngbt There to aot n molecule of coward ice id wbol5 SD.tomy, and he is any. thing bul a fool Ho has been in public we id texts, nas teo n lawyer of sjme prommeGca and h is a maa of brains sod Drawn." n 1 If taxation is not reduoed the sur plus for the next twelve months will amount to $140,000,000. There is no sort of legitimate use for it. It robs and bleeds the people to that extent. it takes from the currency of the country thai great sum and locks it in tne vaults of; tbe Treasury. Is not that eiupiur it is tnat and rouou worse, tti is a Not Kad. Flags wer displayed at half-mast yesteraay arternoon : at the British and German consulates, on receipt of the news that I Emperor William of dead.) The report of Germany was his death was afterwards denied. Mr. E. Pesohau, German Impe rial Consul,1 telegraphed to Consul- General Felgel at New York, asklns? as to the truth of the rumor, and at 8.05 p. m. received a telegram worded 5?-f?i W8i V1, douht it. Have not received official communication. n - in dtjujb oaDie dispatches re- wvea last night say that there was no foundation tnr tii nmn Emperor was ia the enjoyment ef his THR CUSTOM BO U SET, nerekanta 4 Otbr Baalaeaa BXa Protest Aft-alnat tbe Proposed Ba- i 41 notion of Voros i j A Joint meeting of the Chamber of. Commerce and Produce ; Exahange was held yesterday at noon. -" ' ' -. j On motion of Mr. P. JW.'Kerohner' President of the Chamber of Com merce, Mr. H. C. McQueen, President of the; Exchange, was called to the; chair, with Col. Jno. L. Cant well seoj retary. Mr. McQueen stated the ob-r ject of the meeting; to take action as to the proposed reduction of the off flaial force of the Custom House at this port, and requested Mr. C. Hi pS3S S ti fl. Thi. Mf. Tbihinum nml IIUO UiOU UlUg. A um wr.MHW. f - " eeeded to do, giving a full statement of the business of the port, the cub toms receipts -and expenditures, tor getherwith comparative statements of tbe expenses and incomes of the customs service at Charleston,, S. C. Savannah, Ga., Mobile, Ala., and 4 other Southern cities. , At the conclusion of Mr. Robinson's remarks the following preamble and resolutions were read and adopted unanimously: j ' j"- Whereas, From published rer ports of Custom Bouse transactions in this district which, while showing no diminution of business requiring official supervision and clerical as sistance, exhibits a gradual reduc tion in operating expenses, from $16, 240 in 1884, to $11,227 in 1887, and a cost to collect each, dollar of revenue in 1885, 48 cents; in 1886, 47 cents; in 1887, 44 cents, ana in tpe past six months only 17 cents;vand, whereas. With the general growth and devel opment of this city, our exports have increased from $3,950, 85 in 1884, to $6,088,253 in 1887, while for the past six months they aggregate $5,350,430, therefore be it ! Resolved. That in the proposed curtailment of the ' customs service this nort is made to appear as a retrograding port, when the facts ex hihit her continuous and rapid growth; and if tbe contemplated re daction ia effected, not only will -an iniustioe be done the Dort In the-: Dublic mind, but the service, which. in tbe opinion of this meeting, is now reduced to its necessary requirements. will be greatly impaired,to the incon venience or our merchants anasaip- ninsr. and to the detriment of the pub lic business requiring prompt aud effi cient dispatch. Resolved. That while endorsing at all times economical administration of public affairs, the importance of the customs service at tnis port, ai . . . f A. Jt taoh-d to which is the superinten dence of lights for the entire ooast of JNortu Carolina, the revenue cuiter service, and the custodianship of all public buildings, call for an efficientr service, and a respectiui protest irom this nieetiner asrainst the contem- d1 ted redaction to be made at this port as necessarily injuring the effi ciency oi the present service. i Resolved. That Hon. Charles M. eteduian be commissioned to present the views f this joint meeting to tne Honorable Secretary of the Treasury, and that copies hereof be Kent to our Senator and Representatives in Con gress. I , The meeting then adjourned. Tht WrB( His ' Mr. Roque, the Chief of Police of Georgetown, S. C, arrived here yes terday with a oolored man supposed to be the murderer of afose Garrett. The man gave his name as Robert Malloy; he was taken to the office of Sheriff Manning where it was ascer tained that he was not the man wanted, and be was released. Malloy said tbat he went from Wilmington to Conwayboro to work on the rail road at that place, and when work was finished went to George town to seek employment. His mother lives in this city. Malloy was arrested in Georgetown on informa tion given by a colored man named Sol. Nixon, and was thought to an swer the description given of the escaped murderer, but it was found on bis arrival here that he was about two inches shorter and darker in color. The man accused of the murder of Mose Garrett was . employed as a train hand on the Carolina Central railroad, where he was entered on the pay-rolls as Anthony Hammond. On the other hand with colored people in this city who claimed to know him he went by the name of Anthony Mc- Cormick and Anthony Campbell. Mose Garrett, the murdered map, told a policeman just before he died. however, that he had been shot by Anthony Malloy. Tb CoUeit let The several storms of the past week or so have reduced the atmospherio pressure and made way for the recep tion of the cold wave which appeared in Dakota several days ago and is now rapidly moving in this direction, The temperature rose rapidly Tues day night and continued until yester day towards sunset, when the fresh effects of the cold wave became ap parent. The highest recorded during the day was 66 degrees at about 2 p, m., which, according to present indi cations, was more than twenty de grees higher than the maximum will reach to-day. By 10 p. m. the mer cury had fallen to 45 degrees and seemed to be falling perceptibly every minute. The barometer in this city rose about a quarter of an inch from 3 p. m. to 10 p. m. yesterday, but ojnly registered 30.08 inches at the latter hour, while the highest reported from the centre of the high -pressure and cold wave was 80.60 inches. , In view of the still great divergency In the atmospheric pressure, and con sidering the severity with which the mere forerunner of the wave is felt, it may be said that tbe temperature will fall considerably lower than the lowest of the season so far. The northwest storm signal was displayed at the Signal Office yester day in view of , a telegram received from tbe Chief Signal Officer of Wash ington City. The cold wave signal was also ordered np by the following; telegram: . . j:-: j "Hoist cold wave signal. Tempera- cure win iau twenty degrees or more: py 7 a. m. jrriday. ubkkly." The highest velocity of wind re corded in this .city yesterday was twenty-four miles an hour from the west. Loveliest AmoBK tbe Xovely. is she who renews or preserves the beautv of her teeth with SOZODONT. confessedly ino most enecuve preparation ior them. Volumes of evidence might be adduced m support of iu claims to publio confidence,! as a means of invigorating the teeth and rendering them pure, glistening and spot less, ana not less sausiactoruy proven, is Its balmy influence upon the breath. Ask lor genuine iOIODOJTT. aad aeoeat no vane saosiirate. MadaeUOB Hui, Official notification has .been re oeived at the Custom House here, that on and after the first day of January next, the foroe will be limited to. one- deputy collector (at a salary. of $1,600 per annum, two inspector and four boatmen, thus dispensing with the services, of one deputy collector (at $1,800 per annum) and the: statistical clerk (whose salary is $1,000). One of the inspect rs and two of the I boatmen are assi&med to duty at Southport, where they perform police duty in boarding and sealing up the hatches of vessels arriving from foreign ports, and really oomprise no part of the foroe at Wilmington, although they are under the direction and control of the collector here. This reduction of force is not viewed with -favor. Shipping brokers and leading exporters having direct deal ing with the oustomsoffioe are of tbe opinion that the abolition of the of fices proposed will be detrimental to the public servioe and cause annoy ance and delay in the transaction of business. I A meeting of the Chamber of Com merce and Produce Exchange will be held to-day, at which probably some expression will be given to the opin ion that great injustioe will be done the port - by thus crippling the foroe at the Custom House. Brutal Treatment. ; Willie Henderson, a oolored lad about seven years old, was found roaming aimlessly . about the streets last evening at nine o'clock and car ried to oolice ' headauartors. The ohild was but partly dressed and gave a pitiable story. He said that his mother was dead and his rather wno now lives in Baltimore had abandon ed him. He had been staying with a colored woman by the name of Jose phine McKoy, who lives in Wallace's alley. That yesterday about eight o'clock Josephine became angered at him and beat hini severely and then threw him into the street. Upon ex amination it was found that the ohild had been severely whipped all over the body. Numbers of large whelks and bruises were found upon his arms. face and head, and he was quivering with pain and fear. Mayor Fowler turned bim over to a colored woman by the name of Ra chel Bellamy who, in her sympathy desired to provide for him, and issued a warrant for Josephine McKoy, which resulted in her arrest. A hearing of the case will be had before the Mayor this morning. . niaalata Boat Hoad. Jim Armstrong, a colored man em ployed on board tbe steamer Cape Fear, is reported missing, and it is feared has been drowned. About 4 o'clock last Saturday morning Arm strong came on board the boat and laid down in the engine room, after which nothing was seen of him. His disappearance was not noticed until after the steamer left Fayetteville for Wilmington. His bat, shoes and coat were found on the boat. He is said to have been addicted to walking in his sleep, and his friends are ap prehensive that he came to his death by drowning. A marderer Caplnred There is good reason to believe that Anthony Malloy alias McCormick, a colored man who shot and killed an other colored man named Mose Gar rett, some six months ago at a bush meeting near Hilton, has been caught, Mayor Fowler has received telegrams from the Chief of Police of George town, S. C, informing him of the ar rest of a man named Malloy at that pltoe, supposed to be the murderer. The Mayor telegraphed to send tbe man on. Malloy made his escape im mediately after shooting Garrett. The Governor offered a reward of $150 for his arrest. soBthport Itcma. Christmas passed off quietly. Monday af ternoon,Mr. James Drew, while riding, was thrown from his horse and severely injured, having one arm and one leg broken. Mr. Drew was resting' easy at last ac counts. Mrs. smith, aged about 84 years. died at her home in Southport last Monday. Mrs. Smith was tbe mother-' in-law of Capt. Swann. keeper of Frying-pan Lightship. Tbe mail and passenger train from this city on the W. & W. Rail road last Saturday evening ran over and killed a man named Frank Deanes at Goldsboro, near the fair grounds. The unfortunate man was drunk. He was lying with his head on one of the rails. The engineer put down tbe brakes and attempted to stop, but the momentum of the train carried it over the man, whose head was bliced In two, as if with a knife. Tbe First Bblpsasnu The steamer D. Murchison, which left yesterday afternoon for Fayette ville, carried np as a part of her freight a shipment of Western bacon for parties at Pilot Mountain station, on the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad, The shippers were Messrs. W. L Gore, Son & Co., of this city. This, we learn, is the first shipment of Western produce from Wilmington to that portion of the State. We trust it is but the forerunner of a large trade with that section a trade that will assuredly spring npwith the extension of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Railroad to this city. The time has been when all mer chandise from Northern markets for Western North Carolina passed through Wilmington. Arrested In Goidaboro. A colored man, answering to the description of Wm. B. Brown, (col ored), who set fire to his wife's house in this city about a week ago and ab sconded as soon as the fact became known, was arrested yesterday in Goldsboro on a telegram from Mayor Fowler to the Chief of Police of that place. Brown lived with his wife in a house on the. eorner of Sixth and Red Cross streets, and is charged with having poured kerosene oil on the floor and set it on fire, with the pur pose of burning up the house and its inmates. "Mother, the birds are singing the sua is bright tbe ladies are all ont in Spring dresses and I cant wear mine for fear of nsuralgla." "Pshaw, ehild. go out and bo happy. Only doa't forget te buy a bottle ei BMuvanoa wu." f Tfee Officials aa4 Employes ot tne Beadle BaUroad System Acre Up on Terms of Settlement Tne Blen all Alone th Line will Sesame Work at Br Telegraph to tho XorntaK Star. pHiLADBLPaia. Va. Dec. 27.r-The Ex ecutive Committee of the Reading Riilroad Employes Assembly early this morning, al ter a secret session which lasted several hours, decided to lift the great strike on the Reading system pending arbitration with the company. Tbe five crews, over whom the trouble originated, are to be supported in the meantime oy nnanciai aiu irom the employes. This decision was. reached after a conference witn superintendent sweigara at his office last night i Tbe committee then returned to their meeting place in Port Richmond, and after several hours discus sion decided to submit their case to arbi tration, In . the afternoon a motion had been carried to propose arbitration to tne officials i . - Mr. Sweiffard met the uommittee gra ciously and assured them that such a plan would be entirely agreeaoie to me neaa.ng Railroad. There, were present four teen members or tne uommiuee repre senting ail sections of the road. The decision oi tne uniguis in neaawg, yesterday, not to strike, is supposed to have bad some influence upon the action of the Board. One of the committee said this morniag, "We decided tbat it would be far better to pay tbe five striking crews tneir wages rather than Jeopardize so many in terests at this city. Mr. Bweipard has al- wavs treated us sauarely. ana we ieei tnai we can trust bim. All side issues will be sunk and the only main point in dispute will be arbitrated upon, we nave not yet agreed upon tbe time or method of arbi tration tbat will be settled at the confe rence of both sides, but all will be done as aneedilv as nossible. I We have sent tele grams to all our Assemblies to resume work at ouce. We feel that the public will declare our decision a wise one. especially since the city might be so seriously affected at the present time. ! We do not anticipate any difficulty in settling the matter. Bmonio.' Pa'.1 Decamber "2T "The strike is settled." These were the words hich came over the wires into tbe general offices of the Reading -Railroad Co., in this city, at 3 o'clock this morning, and there was Rreat rejoicing all along tne uompany s lines in conseauence. It is believed that the action of tbe Convention of Employes in this city yesterday in aeciaring positively that they would not ; go on tbe strike, bad much to do witn bringing about a settle' ment Before daylight tbe members of every unigoi or iaoor Assemoiy in tne Reading Ksiiroaa territory was nouned to go to work, and there was an air of activity about the entire railroad which has not been noticed for a week. Tbe P. & R headquarters here presented an animated scene. It was nearly noon when several score of engines were gotten oat of tbe round bouses at foitavilie, ifeaaicg, ana other places and sent down tbe road to move the side tracked coal trains to Port Richmond. Tbe cars between Reading aad Philadelphia ill first be moved. ; These contain twenty thousand tons of coal, all of which wili be dumped on tbe coal wharves by to-night The freight trains were started earlier in the forenoon. Tbe business community of the entire schulkul Valley rejoices in the settlement of tbe strike. Philadelphia. D?c. 27. General Mana ger Mc eod.of the Philadelphia and Read ing Railroad Co , this afternoon made the following public announcement: "lhe report that the Reading Company bad agreed to arbitrate j with its striking em ployes is absolutely raise There is notb ing to discuss, much less arbitrate.. Ibe men discharged weie not and will not be taken back. New men employe! when the old ones went ! out will not be dis charged to make room for old ones, and all tbe latter have been notified tbat if they desire to retain tbelr places they must re turn to work immediately and uncondt tiooally, and all have returned under tbat order so far as places were left for them Besides, tbe leaders at Port Richmond who brought ou the strike have been dis charged, and will not be allowed again in ibe Company's service." A. statement identical witb this was made public in new York this afternoon by tbe authority or fresiaent uorDin. Tbe following circular was issued from the general office of tbe Reading company this afternoon: A. A. mcuena.a q :uen eral Manager Dear sir: The ttnke order ed from Port Richmond has developed the fact tbat man? of our old and faithful em Dloves bavo been Compelled by others to join tbe oreanization known as Knights of Labor. While tbe Reading Railroad com pany hes never objected to its employes voluntarily connecting themsevles with any labor organization they may see fit to join, it will prottct them at all hazard and at any cost, from being forced into any union where their own wish would be to remain free, and any employe of this company or of tbe Coal and Iron Company, guilty of usiog any undue j or improper influence upon any of our men to force them to loin any society sgncst their free will, will upon proof, if turnished, be instantly dis missed from our service and never allowed to return to it, and any employe furnishing such information i will be fully protected from any harm by reason thereof. ' Please give this notice to the General Superintend ent, with orders that it be repeated to the beads oravery department or the Railroad and Coal and Iron Company." Philadelphia. I Dec. 27. A special from Reading says the strike has developed tbe existence of an unpleasant sentiment between tbe Knights of Labor and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The latter, it is reliably stated, offered to furnish all the men that might be needed to take out trains, i lit MER-STA.T1Z COMMEB.C& Tho Commission's Decision Coneern Ids Bxpriu Companies. By Telegraph Morning to the Star. Washington. Dec. 28 The formal de cision of the Inter-8late Commerce Com mission upon tbe question whether ex press companies are subject to tbe provi sions of the act to regulate commerce, was announced to-day. Tbe bringing of ex press companies within the provisions of the act ia found to be practicable and on some accounts desirable. Express com pa nies which are simply branches of a rail road, organized and operating through its ordinary staff, or by an independent bu rean, or by combination witb other railroad companies, are found to be covered by tbe provisions or the act. in the case or inde pendently orgaoizid express companies, however, operating under contracts for transportation, the language of tbe act as it now stands, is found to be so framed as not to bring them distinctly within its pro visions. The words "wholly by rail road," in tbe first section, do not well de fine the business of Express companies, which use very largely the services of teams, messengers, stage coaches and steamboats. The pooling section applies to tbe pooling ot business or railroads, The other sections speak of railroads con tinually and of depots and stations, the language not being applicable to tbe bust nets of express companies, except under somewhat strained construction. Tbe ex press ousineBs was wen Known at tne time of the passage of the law, and has been frequently mentioned by name in Congres sional statutes Tbe omission to name it here is significant. Preliminary investiga tion by the Inter-State Commerce Com mittee of the Senate did not include the business of Express companies, and was confined almost wholly to tbat of railroad companies. Upon all these considerations the Commission has thought best to refer tbe subject to Congress, as in any case of doubtful jurisdiction it ia far better that a legislative body should solve the doubt. SO V TJbTca HO LIN A. Greenville Subscribes $200,000 to tho Railroad from Fort Royal to Koox- vlile. ". By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Kkoxvtllb, Tsnh. Dec. 28. A snecial to the Tribune from Greenville, S. O , says mat ureen vine county, oy over 2 000 ma jority, to day voted a subscription of $200, 000 to the stock of the Knoxville, Carolina and Western Railroad. This subscription. with f 400, 000 previously sulscribed bv Knox and Sevier counties in Tenn., and Haywood and Transylvania counties in North Carolina, completes the sum required a. dii-. a! j m vr . . . . to nmsu too roau irom xknoxviue to fort Royal. Tbe work is now in progress and the road will be completed in eighteen ntontns. sa n Governor Uarmaduke died at Jefferson City, Me., at twenty Batistes of tea e'eieek an aigat. Honors to Or. Gladstone 'rno Pope and . Ireland nr. Rlandevlll Re leased from Prison Empsrbr Fran cis; Joseph and count Andrassy Austrian war Preparations Affairs at St. Potorsbnra. - By-Cabls to ths Morning-Star London. Dec. 26. Mrv Gladstone left Hawarden to-day en route for the conti nent. Five thousand persons gave mm an enthusiastic welcome on his arrival at Cbes- fcM ' :-V:VjJ:,.:'." ROMS. Uec 30. it is Siaieu on reusoie authority. Ibat the Pope has instructed Archbishop Walsh and other visiting irisn prelates to adopt a conciliatory attitude to ward the Government in Ireland. The Popb to-day received Queen Victoria's ju bilee gift, which was presented by the Dulte of Norfolk. Dxjblin. . Dec. 26. Thousands assem bled at Mitchellstown Saturday to greet' Mr.iMandeville on the occasion of his re lease from prison, c Upon his arrival he re ceived a most enthusiastic welcome. Spaight, magistrate, and his wife were fired at while driving at Killalo, County L'merick, to-day. The horse waa killed. No arrests. . ijoNDON, Dec. 27. The Observer of to day! denounces tbe sentence pronounced UDon f Daniei Doherty, the American wbo shot and killed Graham, as monstrous. It declares that the judgment of Justice Ste- nhens was biased by the opinion be has often expressed, tbat drunkenness increases instead of lessening tne gravity or onences, a sentiment which mankind has pro nounced contrary to common sense. Vienna. Dec. 27. Emperor , Francis Joseph, in a letter which accompanied bis Christmas gift to Count Audrassy, sas that tbe present is given in recognition of the hospitality extended to the Emperor by Count Audrassy during the military manoeuvre. The gill is generallabelieved, however, to have a nolitical shrniflcancH. the opinion being that the Emperor wished to express his approval of Count Audrassy's energetic policy. It is stated tbat when the Count returned rrom the Berlin Con Kress the Emperor wished to raise him to tbe rank of Prince, and asked several of tbe Hungarian ministers to try to induce bim to accept tbe honor. Count Audrassy, how ever, refused tbe title, and also declined to accept an order, so that the Em only way to honor the Connt was to send bim an autograph letter, which is the highest. Austrian distinction. London, Dec. 27. Mr. Gladstone ar rived at Dover to-day on his way to tbe continent A small crowd was assembled at! the depot, and Mr Gladstone was greet ed Kb boots. A number of roughs out side the depot threw snow-balls at him. none of which however struck -him A delegation of Kentish Liberate waited on bim at the town ball and presented him with an address. London, Dec. 26 Advices from Masso- wjah say that the British mission to Abys sinia as unsuccessful in its efforts to in duce King John to sue for peace, and that the Italians are jubilant over the failure. I Athens, Dec. 27. A fierce hurricane from the west, accompanied by a severe show storm, prevailed over tbe whole of Greece Monday uight. Twenty-five ves sels were driven ashore and wrecked in the Gulf of Patras, 1 St. Pktebsbubo. Dec. 27. Advices from Tiflis, in tbe Russian Trans-Caucas sia, state tbat extensive preparations are being made there for the reception of tbe Czar next spring . Tbe Czar will be accom panied on bis visit by the Czarina, the Czarwicb and urand Duchess A.;ma. and Qther members of tbe Imperial family, who Will stay in the UaucaBsus for some time. After the Cztr s visit, Gen Korsakoff will resign tbe governorship of tbat Province. 1 A large number of seditious band-bills, printed on hectograph, are in circulation in Di. reiersnurg. All attempts to aiscover tbe source of tbe band-bills on the part of the oolice have been fruitless. The hand- hills appeal to students to join the party of Liberty and to avenge their comrades, rwno were murdered in Moscow." "Btu dents grievances, : tbe .band bills say, "are great, but they are nothing compared with Ibe tuff ering of the people." The authori ses hive decided not to reopen the Uni ver ity until the end of February. . Paris. Dec 27. The Figaro's Munich Correspondent states that workmen belong lng to Austrian reserves bave been order- Id to rejoin their regiments forth witb. f Bucharest, Dec. 27 The Austrian 3oo8ul here has intimated that Austrian iublects in Roumania should be readv to rejoin their regiments. j Vienna, Dec. 27 The Fremdenblatt at- jnouies me present comparative cairn 10 (jhe moderation and love of peace of those Cabinets which tbe Invalids Russe, war office organ in St. Petersburg, would in duce its readers to believe are treacherous ly preparing for war. Manchester, Dec. 28. The Guardian ays: Tbe market is firm, prices unaltered, but the demand ia poor and business trifling Inquiry from eastern markets has fallen off decidedly, and as producers with cheaply nought raw material are becoming rarer. merchants, find difficulty in placing even the reduced orders they have in hand Manufacturers complain strongly of the tiarrowcess of margins and the impossibil ty of securing new contracts at prices suf ficient to cover the recent advance in yarns. As the latter are very firm manufacturers prospects are not bright. Meanwhile tbe strong appearance of cotton is encouraging spinners to hold out for extrtme rates, even When not compelled by their position re garding contracts. Little has been done in export yarns; spinners refuse all offers be low Friday's full rates. The demand is fight all round. Heavy cloths are quiet, but E rices are sugnuy ooiuenng. London, Dec. 28 The Foreign Ofilea ;mi-t fficially announces that the presence Of Lord Randolph Churchill in 8t. Peters burg is entirely outside tbe knowledge of the government. 1 London, Dec. 28. The Stock Exchange quring the afternoon became panicky un der premature reports of the death of Em peror William. This and other bear ru mors knocked foreign stocks down 1 to Ja. Tbe denial of tbe reports only partially isted in bringing about a recovery. Bbrlin, Dec. 28, Telegrams have been eceived to-day from New York, asking bout Emperor William, and staling that umors are current in that city tbat he is There is no foundation for such ru- ors. lhe Emperor is enjoying bis usual health.. He attended .the performance of tbe opera last evening and to day he devo- ita several hours to the transaction of pub lic business. St. Pktbrsbubg, Dec. 28. The tension tween Russia and Austria shows symp ms of relaxing. The Orashdanier (news- a per) declares tbat an entente is possible. even on the most difficult terms.in the Bul garian dispute. I Sak Remo, Dec 28. Doctors Mac kenzie, Scbroeder, Howell and Krause, after an hour's consultation to-day, agreed jto dispatch to Berlin a favorable bulletin concerning the Crown Prince. Doctor Mackenzie will return to San Remo from time to time. Dublin. Dec. 28 A desperate fight be tween Catholics and Orangemen occurred Monday in tbe village of Killy Beam, near INookstown. Stones, bricks. : revolvers. etc., were freely used. . Tbe house of a ipriest ; was completely wrt eked and the windows of other houses were smashed. The Orangemen were reinforced and the struggle was becoming serious when the ponce stopped me nght. several persons were arresieu. CHICAGO MARKET REVIEW, Bullish Tendency Cansed by Light Receipts and Fears ot a. Know Bloeb ado.: - rBv-Telegraph to the Morning Star.l Chicago. Deo. 28. The markets nn 'Change at the opening were of a bullish tenuency, light receipts and fears of a snow blockade being the moving causes May pork opened 7o higher at $18,871'.- It barely touched $15 90. and an hour after tne opening it dropped back to $18 70, in Bjmpamy wiin grain, xnen came a furtber drop to $18 47, on free selling, but by 12 80 it had reacted to $18 65. May wheat oped ,c higher at 85 Jc, and imme. diately sold to 86. but the longs began to realize, and it sold off to 85f c in the first hour. ; It ia subsequently dropped to 85c, ana tnen operators began to buy. which sent It to 85fa. May corn opened ic higher at 64fc and went quickly to 65c. During the rest of the day the market fluctuated With wheat. i , The Board to-day voted to adjourn from r noay afternoon till Tuesday morning. The Winston Republican tells ez a turkey that weighs so eeuads Hickory Press: News oame tn town Monday that Josh Heffner, of Clincs township, went to Peter . Drum's house Sunday night and called him out, and as soon as Drum got in reach commenced stabbing him with a knife, making one gash across the abdomen and one in tbe breast when Drum turned to run into the bouse, be received another cut in the back Drum's wife met Heffner at tbe door and beat him back and shut the door. Asbeville Citizen'. Yesterday afternoon I Mrs. J. V. Sevier, living iQ North Asheville. was-painfully wound-,) by a shot from a pistol in the bands of one of her little boys. She, with her busbanit were standing in the open door of the sit ting roomj when the little fellow attempted to take down a pistol lying on the mantul. In doing so the hammer struck eg-iio&t iLe mantel and the pistol exploded, the ball striking Mrs. Sevier on the hip. The ball fortunately striking a bone, glanced and passed out. lodging in the dress, making a fiat wound only, which though painful, i3 not at all dangerous. Winton Monitor: The BipU8ts of Elizabeth City contemplate the erection of a new church building. 0a n Askew, of Harrellsville, lost his giu bouse and Contents, consisting in part ot vbutv bales of cotton. " The fire originated in id blow room accidentally. Estimmed losa $3,000; no insurance. ltT John Mitchell. D D., of this county, will move to Wake Forest Collegeihe coming year, where be will act as Corresponding Secre tary for the Ministerial Board of Educa tion. Dr. E. W. Pugh no looCfcf edits the Windsor Ledger. Ia our opinion Dr. Pugh was the best political writer in Eastern Carolina. We hope his with drawal may not prove lo be au irreparable loss to tbe Ledger. Lumberton Hobesonian; Much has been done in our churches. Our Methodist brethren bave completed their commodious parsonage, and under tbe care of Rev. Mr. Finlayson bave beeo greatly strengthened and sustained. Tho Bapitbt church grows daily under tbe ministrations of Kev. Mr. Meeks. But so far as externals go, the improvement of tbe year baa been among the Presbyterians, of whom Rev. J. j 8. Black is pastor. For many, many years have they longed for a bouse of worship, but hope was deferred so long tbat the heart was made sick. It was a sickness, I however, not unto death, and struggling on through many difficulties, the close of this year finds the congregation with an edifice that in its plan and con struction is a thing of beauty. Raleigh correspondent Rich mond Dispatch: Lieutenant-Governor- O. M. Slednian, who is, by the way. very prominently mentioned as a candidate for Governor, say a be believes tbe campaigu next year will begin very early. The Re publicans hold tneir convention in May, and it is probable tbat tbe Democrats will hold tbeirs the same month. Tbe campaign, says Lieutenant-Governor Sledman, must be and will be an aggressive one from the very start. It no douot will be. Any luke warmness will be fatal. The Republicans and Independents will certainly seek to carry tbe Legislature. A very prominent Republican remarked to day: "Tbe Demo crats are talking about whom they will elect Senator. They bad better wait and see if they can bave the Legislature, first." Though there is confessedly and unfortu nately a great deal of dissension nd grum bling, and yet it may be assumed as a fact tbat the Independents will not figure on prominently as they did in 1886. ! New Bern Journal: Theliabt bouee board at Washington City is consid ering the feasibility of erecting a lightbouti' of tbe first order on the outer shoals of Cape Haiteras. While at this work wo hope the board will cast its eyes up Pam lico Sound on some daik night and be con vinced of the necessity of other lights. Our Methodist friends are considering lhe matter of building a new parsonage. The sad news of the death of Capt. W. J. Street, which occurred at Goldsboro at 8 a. m. yesterday, was received in this city the same day. Capt. Street was a son of the late Samuel R. Btreet. For several years he was proprietor of Nunn's Hoi el At Kinston. Capt. Street left New Bern in 1861 a member of the Elm City Rifles, and during tbat four years' memorable struggle no soldier did bis duty more faithfully and gallantly than did he. His company was a part of the Second North Carolina Regi ment and shared in all the arduous cam paigns of the Army of Northern Virginia.. Durham Recorder: Two weeks ago Miss Martha Hencber applied to Mrs. Moseley for a borne. She is fifty-six years old. She went to Durham from Chapel Hill, and for a year or more has shown signs of insanity. -She did not give satis faction, and Tuesday Mrs. Moseley noti fied her to seek another home. Miss Martha flew into a passion but made no di rect threat. Wednesday morning she aided Mrs Moseley in preparing breakfast, and busied herself around tbe kitchen until 9 o'clock and then went away, no one knows where. Mrs. Moseley made a pot of coffee for dinner but, as is tbe custom of many housekeepirs. saved the grounds left from breakfast and added fresh cof fee thereto. Mr. Moseley drank a cup and a half, and his wife one cup full. In less ! than five minutes he com plained of nausea and left tbe table. He went into tbe store which adjoins his dwelling and sent Robert Davis into din ner. Mrs. Moseley was by this time so sick that she could not wait on him and left (be room. ! Mr Moseley stepped from the store door to the back yard and began vomiting. Mrs. Moseley followed and began vomiting, and Robert Davis, drinking tbe coffee, soon made the trio. A physician was sum moned, and did what be could to relieve their suffering and counteract the effects of tbe poison, trot hours tbeir lives bung on a thread. He declared them out of danger yesterday morning, but said they would feel tbe effects of tbe poison for a long time. Miss Martha Henrber was arrested. Arsenic was found on analyzing the coffee. Rat poison contains artenic and it was sub sequently discovered that tbe 'rat poison whicb was kept over the door bad been disturbed. Raleigh News-Observer'. The executive committee of the State Teachers' Assembly will meet in the parlors of the Tarboro House, this city, on next Tuesday, tbe 27h icst., at 8 o'clock p m. The meeting is an important one and vital matters - will be discussed. Tbe members of tbe committee ate: E.A. Ald erman, Goldsboro: E G. Harrell, Raleigh; C. D. Mclver, Raleigh; W.A. Blair. Wins ton; P. P. Claxton. Wilson; John Duckett, Greenville; C. B. Denson, Raleigh; Mrs. J. A. McDonald, Raleigh; Mrs. M. C. S. Noble, Wilmington, Miss Mary Petty, Fayetteville; Miss Rachel Brookfletd, New Bern; Miss W. A, Carver, Glen wood: Miss Lillian Arnold, Greensboro. Parties from the eastern portion of the county who were here yesterday reported tbat a man named Ed. Bass, wbo lives in Nash county, attempted to commit suicide a day or two since by cutting his throat. He was crszsd , by drink and made frantic efforts to e&d hi8llfe, but used a very dull knife in tie attempt and did not succeed. He made several horrible scratches and gashes on hia face and neck. At-last accounts he wss free from tbe influence of drink and was said to be improving. Yesterday Mr. T. O Harris, curator of the State museum, exhibited some splendid specimens of copper ore which were found in this coun ty. The specimens are known as cbalcopy rite ore, and were taken from tbe land of John j Brooks, colored, on Crabtree creek, about six miles northwest of tbe city. ' Their appearance indicates that 25 or 80 cent, of the entire bulk is pure metal, and there is every evidence that there ia ' plen ty more where they came from," Those who assembled at Metropolitan Hall last night to hear Rev. Sam Small deliver his lecture, or rather history, never spent an evening more profitably and pleasantly. The subject was "From Bar-room to Pul pit." II Receipts of cotton to date from September 1st 1887. 26,405 bales, same time last year, 26,217 pales; increase over last year, 188 bales; stock on platform, 1688 bales.' - Asheville. December 24 8am Sumner, who was stabbed by Myra Connally a negro woman, Saturday night, died to-day. He was a peaceable man, about 60 years old, and respected in tbe community. Myra was drunk at tbe time of the deed. 8he had gone intd Sumner's restaurant and demanded oysters. Mr. Sumner undertook to put her out when she turned upon him suddenly and stabbed bim to tbe lung with aknife she had concealed. She is now injail. Tbe tragedy ia much de plored. Today Mrs. James I. Ewer was accidentally shot in the hip by a pistol in the hands of a careless boy. The wennd h dangerous but not necessarily fatal.