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f LEVEliAND not the man. -
Gov. Lee, of ..-Virginia, ha9 beeo
tbIUiag out in meeting. He saya
!.-V . r .
ItHli V irlliia l8UlourtB are wjjwoou
nominated upon a platform em-
od vine' the essential features of hia
l-o?i:t mSKage to Congress that
Virginia will not Bupport him, or
irnrA to that effect.. VVe have long
V i'uspected that Virginia .Democrats
I were not very much more; Demo
Jsratic than the Mahone-Wise crowd.
The Stab took occasion to say that
the Jeliverances of the ant-Mahone
pjarty and the deliverances of the
Mahone party were very much alike.
tn fir't. t.ha f.wn nlatfnrmH a far a
Federal politics are concerned, might
have been easily drawn by the same
m. So it need surprise no one if
puty of that sort shall be found
oting with the Republicans in the
Y-sidtntial election. Thev have
ot far to go to do this. The . Vir
gir.ia press advocates very much the
ime doctrines that the Northern
Republican pres advocates, j
So Mr. Cleveland is not good
enough for the anti-Mahone party
Virginia. He must not be nomi
nated if be is backed up by a plat-
orm thai is Democratic for that is
he rjeaning of the opposition. Ran
dall ia the man for the Virginians.
There are tens of. thousands of
fei mine, eira on-pure Democrats
l.o Souihtrn Stales who
id not vote for Randall. He is
.. Protection Republican in disguise.
Mr. Cleveland has not said that
i v.ot said that ho would accept if
fnurrnatid. He h believed to have
inrimaxed tnorb than once that he did
iioi ue.-ire to serve, a second term.
It; liss given the country a clean,
lout-si, just, patriotic AdminiBtra-
tioii. but be is not pood enonsh
a o
r the Virginians. If Virginia is to
be pbc3ld by abandoning Demo
cratic doctrine and slaughtering the
'nei.leni the Democrats may as well
make up their minds to be defeated.
Such a course would lose to the De
mocracy a half-dozen States.;
If Mr. Cleveland cannot be elected
without Virginia it is not worth
while to nominate him. That seems
to be the outlook. If Mr. Cleveland
cannot be elected where is there a
man who can be elected? Most one
, -- j
or two States dictate to the remain
ing 36 or 37 States what shall be
(heir policy, their principles? Must
the measures of the Democratic
party all be shaped to placate and
titk'e the extraordinary and wonder
ful Democracy 'of Virginia or any
other State ? Is ' that the calcula
tion? Alas, alas! if suocess depends
upon such log-rolling as thatj j
Mr. Cleveland will, no doubt be
nominated, kick as' Virginia may.
He will be nominated upon a Dem
ocratic platform of sound Tarifi Re-
iorvn.. If Virginians cannot stand
phat thn they can vote for Blaine or
rorne other Republican howler and
atcr. But that the President will
Je renominated is almost certain and
'o can probably be elected if Vir-:
inia votes for the bitterest of Radi-
als who hates "the Mother of States
nd etatemen." .
TOO IiATE. ,
We copy a part of an editorial
from the New York Times concern
ing North Carolina and other South
ern States. We did not see the let-
Ver it refers to, bat the editorial com-
pents copied elsewhere show what
tag the purport of the letter.' In
puute respects me xvaieiga wniar is
porrect. The Ingalls, Forakers, John
permanB, not only will solidify the
pouth, but have already done bo. It
)8 too late now to try to placate the
Hite men of the South after the re
pnt displays of the leading Republi
rin politicians, the bitter deliver
f ices of the Republican press, and
he foolish; vengeful action of some
f tbe Grand Army of (he Republio
08t8 in their antagonisms to the
Puthern people and to the Demo-p
ratio President. Enough has been
id and done to show that bo far as
Republicans are concerned
neir professions of amity and jas-
lte and reconciliation are all
mitigated boeh. . The Republicans
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VOL. XIX.
placable, inveterate haters of the
Southern people. The Republican
press in the North is always unjust,
unfair and vindiotive towards : the
Southern whites. Lies, slanders, in
sinuations, are the chief things
which . Northern Republicans rely
upon in their campaigns.
Every four years the South is
subjected to the same bad treatment.
For months the old lies have been
circulated and the. old bitterness has
prevailed in the Nortn. The South
has been so long aoeustomed to these
mean, malicious displays it regards
them as a matter of course.
j It is too late to begin an insincere
and hypocritical campaign of mercy.
The Republican leaders have taken
their attitude of hostility. The
South understands the situation pre
cisely No amount of palaver and
pretence ban deceive : the South.
Sherman last year talked love when in
the South, but when he got back to
Ohio bis tongue was the tongue of an
adder and poison was oa his lips. -
! The South has been solid. The
South is Bolid now and will remain
solid until the present decayed breed
of political marplots and braggards
have gone to their place. There will
be no real peace as long as Republi
cans in the North are eternally slan
dering and abusing Southern whites
and misrepresenting the plain facts
of history. How the political dem
agogues Toared when the true men of
the South proposed a few months ago
to honor tho illustrious Davis. How
Gen. Jackson was Bet upon by the
howling hiennas .of the Northern
press for daring to speak the senti
ments of every manly, loyal South
ern heart. ..'
j It is too late. The Southern whites
will stand together. They come of
a stock that is brave in war and self
respecting, and self-reliant, and de
termined in time of peace.
j The Chief Justice of the United
States is no more, j When President
Grant appointed Morrison D. Waite,
of Ohio, Chief Justice in j 1874, the
general question was asked, who is
he? Outside of his State he was
but little known. .He was born in
1816, and he had therefore passed bis
71st yearx Ho was a sound lawyer,
a man of ability, a man of high
character. He was rnnchgrespected,
as much for bis personal worth as for
his high position. He Was an ex
ception to moBt of Grant's appointees.
President Cleveland has the selecting
of his successor. We hope the
ablest, be6t qualified I jDemocratic
jurist in the land will be selected for
the very important place', provided
he is a man of high morale, and is
a genuine believer in Constitutional
limitations and the reserved rights of
the States, i I j -
A CORRECTION.
Since preparing our. editorials for
this issue we have had Bent us a copy
of the Richmond. Dispatch of
Wednesday containing 1 a report of
an interview of j Governor Lee of
Virginia, that appeared in the New
York Press, a Repubhcanj paper, of
last Sunday. We do not see, that
paper and we do not of ten read the
Dispatch. Our editorial j of yester
day was based upon what we saw
in an exchange. We are gratified to
see that Governor Lee Was misunder
stood and misrepresented.1! His con
versation has been variously reported.
As the Dreaa Aa a loud Protection
organ we hope its report the cor
rect one. Here is the significant part
with which we are concerned :
"I suppose all the Democrats In vour
State are for President Cleveland's reuomi
tion T't asked a reporter. . i i
"Yes; I hear no other candidate men
tioaed. In my opinion the President is
stronger than he was in 1880. Of course
the delegation to the. convention will be
solid for b,im." S M
"Can he carry Virginia ia the face of
his message T" j
"Tea; although we have a good many
Protectionists. Protection is not the para
mount issue in the South. It is a question
of Anglo-Saxon supremacy with us, and
always will be as long as the negroes seek,
through the aid of a few whites, to control
affairs. It matters little whether a white
voter is a Protectionist, Free Trader, Tariff
Reformer, or Prohibitionist, he sinks every
thine in his detire not to be controlled by
the blacks. This fact should be recognized
by the Republicans, who claim that Vir
ginia may go for their party this fall on the
protection issue.
This puts a much
better faoe on
the outlook than the report we had
before us gave when jwe wrote yes
terday. Perhaps Virginia will stand
by the President, Protection or no
Protection.' But we confess that edito
rials we have now and then met with
in Virginia papers had shaken our
confidence and hope.
Senator Allison is the favorite of
his party in his own State, LJwa.
He has been selected as their candi
date , for the nomination for the
Presidency. He was warmly ' eulo
gized,, resolutions were adopted, and
an Allison delegation was appointed.
The speeches were strictly partisan,
and Allison would not probably
please the Independents or ! Mug-
wumps.- - I -' ' j -
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A voune Chicago! girl : named
Nellie Thompson did not like her
first name, so she had it changed
into Helen by judicial sanction.
pretty girl could be as pretty called
Mr. Thomas Nelson Page; the gift
ed Virginian story writer, gave some
readings from his own writings in
Washington, D. C. The Star-of that
city said :
"The readincr made a deeper impression
on the audience than anything else of the
evening, and not few ladies were seen to
quietly put their : handkerchiefs to their
eyes as the quaint narration unfolded in
the picturesque dialect of the plantation the
trials and the heroism of 'Men Ladv' and
her lover." j '-' .
One of the most- distinguished
gentlemen in Raleigh writes us on
23d, inat.: ;":.'; . X. l--,;.-
"I aeree with ; vou in vour estimate of
Mr. Pearson as a preacher. I have heard
many distineuished ministers, including
Beecher, Talmage, Dr. Tyng, and ' others
pernaps less : celebrated, ana l must &ay
(hat .aa a Gospel preacher I have never
heard his equal, in my opinion."
Speaker Carlisle says be has been
misrepresented. He denies that he
ever favored removing the tax on su
gar, 'v:.; ...
A FlourlaMoa: Enterprise "Busted." ;
Samuel Copper is an enterprising
colored man who wanted to assist in
booming Wilmington," and with this
object in view, no doubt, announced
that he had started a new enterprise
a bag factory.1 He didn't state, how
much capital he had invested in the
business, the extent j of his plant, or
the number of hands employed; but
he turned out good work and supplied
his customers with five-bushel grain
sacks that, if they were not made out
of "the whole cloth," were of excel
lent material and were f urnished'at a
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remarkably low price. The enterprise
was apparently a pronounced suc
cess from the; start, and Cooper was
looked upon as a man of more than,
ordinary importance the proprietor
of a , bag manufactory who could
knock all competition into smith
ereens with his low-priced goods.
Suddenly a bomb i shell burst, fig
uratively speaking, in the neighbor
hood of the factory, and before its
reverberations died away the enter
prise was "busted," and Cooper found
himself in the meshes of the law. .
Mr. R. N. Sweet, who deals in salt
and other commodities, found one
morning that some person had gained
access to his j warehouse on South
Water street and had stolen a thous
and new salt sacks which he had
bought some time before and stored
away. Investigation was made and
the theft was traced to the proprie
tor of the mythical bag factory, and
his arrest soon followed. It was
found that Cooper's enterprise con
sisted (after stealing the sacks), in
converting two into one by
ripping np the seams and
then sewing the two together,
thus making a. fine large sack that
would hold1 comfortably about five
bushels of bats. Cooper evfdently
realized that "it is j the small indus
tries that pay best" and was thus con
tent with stealing the empty sacks.
He might have enlarged his enterprise
by stealing them again after they
were filled, but this would have in
volved additional care and trouble
that he didn't care to be bothered
with. . :. j ; .
When arrested Cooper gave bond in
the sum of $100 for his appearance be
fore theCriminal Court at the present
term,but he cannot befound, although
officers of the law have been search-
ing-for him all the week. It is not at
all improbable that he has removed
his bag factory to a more apprecia
tive community,
Naval Stores. 1 i
The naval stores crop year begins
April 1st, and with only one week
more to wind up the business of the
present season, the statement of re
ceipts at this port will show a consid
erable increase in the more important
item of spirits turpentine, and a slight
decrease in other articles, as compar
ed with the previous year. '
The receipts of -spirits turpentine
up to and including yesterday were
69,59 casKs, against 64,426 to same
date last year. Receipts of rosin
342,231 barrels, against 351,663 last
year; receipts of tar 59,727 barrels,
against 71,332 last year; receipts of
crude turpentine 23,597 ' barrels,
against 23,862 last year.
The stock at this port is 1,020 casks
spirits turpentine, 63,050 barrels rosin,
b.uo4 tar ana 387 ; erase turpentine.
The stock last year, at the same time,
was 1.400 casks spirits turpentine.
109,011 barrels rosin, 11,011 tar and 767
crude turpentine, i
The Palmetto Railroad.
Mr. Wm. jMoncure, Superintendent
of the Palmetto Railroad, was in the
city yesterday, and left last night for
Hamlet.. -The Palmetto road runs
from Hamlet to Cheraw, and is about
eighteen miles long. The road is in
good condition and does considerable
traffic.
Since the building of this road to
Cheraw the town has grown rapidly.
Recently iron works have been
established, i and also a banking
house opened, and a - building
association t started. Cheraw is a
good field j for our Wilmington mer
chants to cultivate, and with proper
efforts a good trade could be opened
up in that i section. There is talk of
extending this road to Camden, S. C,
and the Camden Journal, in reference
to this, says
"We understand that a meeting will
be held on the 3d of April to discuss
tne question or extending the tras
xnetto Road to Camden. We trust
that some definite arrangements may
be effected by wjaicn worK will begin
at once. We reiterate what we have
said before: 'This is the only road to
build np and help our town, and the
one we ougnt to nave naa.
Cotton Movement.
The receipts of cotton at this port
since September 1st, 1887, are 166,011
bales, against receipts of 132,099 for
the corresponding period of last sea
son; showing an increase of 33,912
bales. Receipts the past weeK are
349 against 283 bales the correspond
ing week last year. The stock at this
port is 5,802 bales, as against 1,528 at
WILMINGTON, N.;C, FRIDAY, MARCH ;30 1888.
FA YETTEVILLE.
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Cape Fear 4c Tadktn Valley Hallroad
Work on tbe Line to Wilmington
A New. Cotton mil-A . silk! Fae-
- tory MeJ. Stedman for Governor
Improvements In tbe Upper Cape
FearSevere Storm, etc. ' '
' Star Correspondence. I . , j ' '.
Fatkttbvu.i.b, March 21. To-day
the engineer corps of the Cape j Pear
& Yadkin Valley -' Railroad 'com
menced work J on ; the line between.
Fayetteville and .Wilmington. Last
week G. M.. Rosev attorney for the
company, went to Washington City,,
and obtained the right, of way from
the Government . over the Cape Fear,
Northeast and : Blaok rivers.' .1 The
building of the road to the coast is
now as nearly!, certain as .you can
maker it prior ' to y the accomplished
fact and so, with it, are theTincr eas
ed wealth, .population and commer
cial prosperity of .Wilmington. ;
The Stab may congratulate itself
that it has had a good "stomach to
this fight" throughout, and that, too,
in the face of the indifference of some
of its friends who; "knew the road
must, go to Wilmington, anyhow,"
subscription or no subscription, and
the sneers, of others, who "would be
clams" in spite of all.
The new Fayetteville CottontMills
Co.,J. P. Thomson President, and
E. T. McKethan Secretary and Treas
urer, will soon be at work In the ereo
tion of the building. The JUallett and
Mims pond property, with extensive
sites, water power and other privile
ges, hai been purchased irom Messrs,
E. T. & A A. McKethan, and nothing
will hinder speedy operations.
Mr. Morgan, in the southern su
burbs of town, has almost concluded
to convert his plant, originally in
tended for a cotton mill, into a silk
factory. u
it is a signihcant fact that no news
paper article nas attracted more gen
eral interest here in a long time tnan
tbe editorial in the Wilmington' Re
view, formally announcing its advo
cacy of Lieut. : Gov. Stedman for
Oovernor. Leaving a little to one
side his shining intellectual gifts and
kia tmAAmliMviTAaflVtla rtAMAnol m k T1 T a
thoushtful Democrats have pondered
over the points incisely made and
cherished by the Review that Sted
man, with his admirable qualities as
an organizer and campaigner, is the
man to torn: and the conviction is
rapidly crystalizing in this section
that in a campaign where so
much depends on success, his
will be the safe nomination.
The Stab would be gratified if it
could know the revolution which has
taken place as to the Blair bill. Of
course it has its advocates yet, but
they have ceased to be clamorous,
and are rapidly diminishing in num
bers, i in fact, tne most oi ns line tne
Democracy of a paper which warns
the people boldly flippant gibes at
"hypersensitiveness as to constitu
tionality" to the contrary "notwith
standing. . ! -
.t arming in this country is to the
full twenty days late, but work is
pushed as actively as possible. To
bacco cultivation has had its draw
backs and its adversaries, but it 1b
still taking hold, and your corres
pondent believes it will prove a good
thinir for this section vet.
Capt. Humphreys, of the TJ. S. En
gineer Department, is at work im
proving the navigation of this part
of the Cape Fear, and during the
past few days has been blasting rock
for his needs a few miles above
Clarendon Bridge. He is accom
plished in his vocation, and could
well and profitably employ a larger
appropriation than he has at com
mand, i
A very severe storm, surely the
equinoctial, visited us this morning
before day, and raged several hours-
heavy rain, furious winds, vivid ngnt
nlng and deafening thunder.
Burled Treasarea.
The finding of old Spanish coins on
the beach at Bald Head, recently Ire-
ported, has revived . interest in the
tradition that pirates who infested
this coast in j the early part of the
eighteenth century buried some of
their ill-gotten treasures in the sands
below Wilmington. Belief in this
tradition has long held mastery over
the minds of many colored people
and perhaps some whites' in this
section, as is evidenced by the nu
merous mysterious.excavations made
from time to time for years past by
the" "money hunters" as they are call
ed, in the wooes near the river a
short distance I beyond the southern
limits of the city. . ;
According to a South Carolina his
torian the pirate Teach or "Black
Beard." as he was called, made his
rendezvous - sbmewhere about the
mouth of the Cape Fear river, and
was captured there in 1718 orj.1719 by
an expedition,fitted out for the pur
pose in Charleston, after a'desperats-
conflict. Teach and forty of his men
were carried to Charleston, and were
hanged" there . for their many mis
deeds, 'm '
Tbe Cape Fear.
Recent heavy rains In the up-
country have caused a great freshet
in the Cape Fear and all the lowlands
along the river are again under water
for the third or fourth time this sea
son. Although the present flood
reached to as great a height as any
of the procedin&r freshets, but little
drift wood is coming down. It is re-
ported,however,that one or morerafts
of timber have; been broken np. Per
sons who came from the Bluff yester
day, said that there were a number of
sticks of timber at that place, thought
to have come frbm a raft which was
broken up by the flood some distance
above. ' " - -
A survey was held yesterday on
the barque Nellie E. Rumball, at
South port. The board consisted of
CoL John W. Atkinson, agent for the
underwriters; Mr l. T. stetson, spe
cial agent, Philadelphia; Mr. George
Harriss and Mr. E. D. Williams, port
-wardens, and Captain; Joseph Price,'
master mariner. . It was decided to
have the cargo! of molasses restowed,
and the sails and rigging repaired
and replaced, j at Southport, when
the barque will sail for. her destina
tion. : - m - " : ""
; Did it ever occur to some of our
North Carolina exchanges that the
letter writers for papers beyond the
State relied on the State papers main
ly, almost solely, for their fresh
news?
OUR CHOICE FOB COVBttUOR. I
(From th ARriAvilla flnn ' ' 1
What we have advised others .to do
we .have done nnrselvea - Wo hav
made up our mind as to whom we re-
gara tne strongest available man for
the Democrats! tq nominate for Gov-:
ernor. . , . . w. v : -f
That man is the Dresent Lieutenant
Governor, Major Charles M. Stedman.!
We have eonsidered - all - the names
mentioned T, in i connection" with this
matter; have canvassed, their, merits
and dements; their Strong points and
their weak ones. This we have, done
without prejudice or predilection, for
or against any one of the number; for
we admire them all, more or less, We
simply want the Democratic party to
put out ltssstrongest- available man;
him who seems to be most certain of
election. ; '- x :.:l
In such a snirit. all newsDaoers and
all individuals who aid in moulding
public opinion, should approach this
grave subject, burying out of sight
Jersonal favoritism and personal pre
udice. Resolved also - are ' we, and
every Democrat should be likewise;
that we will cheerfully bow to the de
cision of the State Convention, and
support with all the zeal and power
it may be given us to employ, th
nominee of that august body, who he
may be. .; - J
We shall from time to time, present
at length our reasons for regarding
Major Stedman as the safest leader in
the fight this year. Briefly, he is an
able, intellectual man, gifted with
fine executive talents, thoroughly
conversant with our laws and the
principles of our government, both
State and . National ; -he would
no : doubt make an excellent Chief
Magistrate. Again: He is a man of
firmness, decision of character, and
positive opinions; he is vigorous, en-
ergerio, ana unnnug; ub is a jjuuu
organizer and an effective cam
paigner; he is bold, aggressive and
determined in debate, a match for any
adversary the Republicans can put
out. Again:. He is a true Democrat,
be bas never faltered in his devotion
to the party; in no crisis, before,
during. - or since the war, has he
shown the least uncertainty about
his convictions; he has always been
found in tbe front rank doing Dattie
with the bravest and the best against
the enemies of North Carolina. In
peace and in war he has ever been
true to the State. In the times that
tried men's souls he "bared his breast
to . the storm in her defence," and
honorable scars are there to-day to
testifv to his eallantry and love of
country.
The candidate will, oi course, come
from the East this year. That section
is fairly entitled to the honor, in sub
servience to the unwritten law which
has prevailed for a quarter of a cen
tury and more. Particularly, should
the East have it in the approaching
contest, as the county government
question will be the uppermost one
among the state issues; in wnicn
event it is best that we have as our
standard bearer a man who is an ex
ponent of eastern sentiment on thie
all important question; one who lives
in a county where the negroes havs
tne majority; one who nas leit ine
evils of negro domination, and can
tell the DeoDle of the middle and
western sections exactly how it all is.
The ereat and vital question in our
politics here must necessarily be that
of race supremacy: The negroes and
their white leaders will make a des
perate effort to carry the State in or
der that thev may overthrow the
county government system. To meet
and defeat the Africans -it is best we
have as our leader a bold, fearless.
eloquent Eastern -Democrat, who can
arouse the white masses to a sense j of
the degradation and ruin that would
certainly overtake us in the event of
negro domination in our local poli
tics. ' i I
The Democracy of the glorious Cape
Fear region will present Charles M.
Stedman as the standard-bearer j to
whom they are willing to trust their
dearest interests and fortunes. . They
of the East who know him best re
gard him as a safe leader; so may we
of the West. j
Teacber'a Assembly Building.
The Atlantic Coast Line will run
special train on May 1st on the oc
casion of laying the! corner-stone of
the Teacher's Assembly building j at
Morehead City. The train will eon-
nect with the A & N. C. train at
Goldsboro, so the trip can be made
in one day, returning to Wilmington
at night. A low rate of fare has been
made for the occasion, and the
round trip ticket from Wilmington
to Morehead City is only $3.70. About
seven hours will , be spent at More
head City, and the day promises to
be one of great pleasure to all visi
tors. The corner-stone will be placed
by Grand Master C. H, Robinson
and the Grand Lodge of Masons of
North Carolina, and the address will
be by that eloquent speaker Mr. Fab.
H. Busbee.Eof Raleigh. The Grand
Lodee will have a fine escort of
Knights Templar, military, and
s everal schools in a body.
Homicide in If aan County.
A correspondent writing the Stab
from Nashville, N. C, yesterday
says:
"Buck Dixon, superintendent of
the Nash 'county Poor House, shot
and killed his son-in-law. Will. Jol-
lins. last night. Collins married Dix
on's daughter sometime last year, in
onnosition to her father's wishes, and
there has been hostile feelings be
tween them ever since. It is reported
that Collins drew a pistol and threat
ened to shoot Dixon, but the old nan
was toe qmiek for &Ism."
A Canning Factory for Borgtw,
A number of the public spirited cit
izens of Pender county met at Bur-
gaw last Wednesday for the purpose
of taking steps for the establishment
of a factory in that town for canning
fruits, vegetables, &c. Mr. W. T.
Bannerman was chairman of the
meeting, and Mr. R. N. Blood worth
secretary. The matter was discussed
at length, and the unanimous ex
pression of opinion was that thb pro
ject was a feasible one and would re
ceive hearty encouragement.
As the outcome of the meeting, a
committee consisting of Dr. R. T.
Sanders, and Messrs. A H. Paddison,
E. McMoore, John W. Cowan, A E.
Taylor, and D. J. McMillan, was ap
peinted to make estimates of the cost
of the necessary plant and the ex-.
pense of operating the same, and to
report to a future meeting.
Indicted for "manslaughter.
The grand jury of the Criminal
Court returned a ,4true bill" against
John S. Bissett, engineer on the.Wil-
mington & Weldofi Railroad, who had
charge of the locomotive of the train
which struck and killed Mr. Souther-
land, of Duplin, county, on Smith's
Greek bridge, a short time ago. The
case was continued until the! May
term of Court and the defendant gave
bond in the sun of $500 for his ap
pearance.
. WASHING TOJV.
Amendments to tbe Tariff Bill Inter
nal Revenue Collections
Washington. March 22 At this morn
ing's session tbe tariff bill was amended in
the following particulars at the instance of
Democratic members: - . ; .
The paraerapb imposing & 25 Dfcr cent.
ad valorem duty on .tarletacs, mulls and
crinolines waa stricken out, leaving the
duty on these goods at 40 per cent., as at
preseot . : j . .
Uncleaned rice was denned as 'having
the outer off. and the inner hull on;" paddy
was defined and the duty fixed at 1 cent
per pound, instead of f of a cent, as in
the original, bill;! whiting aad Paris; white
were stricken off the free list, and made to
pay a duty of 20 per cent ad valorem: lin
seed oil was also removed from the free list
and a duty of 10 cents per gallon imposed.
The clause of the free list relating to
brick was 'amended by addition1 of the
words "other -than fire brick.' The com
mittee adjourned j subject to the call of the
chairman. ' It is the present understanding
that the bill wi!l he reported to tbe House
Saturday. - : L . j
Washington, March 23. Collections of
internal revenue for the first eight months
of the fiscal year ending June 80, 1888. ag
gregate $80,760,467, being an increase of
$6,511,599 over collections during corres
ponding period ot the last fiscal vear. Col
lections on spirits were $44,984,058, in
crease, $3,787,604; tobacco, $20,828,076. in
crease, $1,212,247; - oleomargarine, $489.-
152, increase, $771113; bank notes. $355.
decrease, $2,645: miscellaneous items.
$113,672. decrease, $65,133. The ; receipts
tor February last were $959,074 ereater
than those for February of last year.
Washington, March 23 The President
was informed of the death of the Chief
Justice by Col. Lamont. The latter was
at his residence preparing to go the White
House when the messenger arrived! with a
note from C. C. Waite, son of the Chief
Justice, saying that his father died this
morning, and requesting him to notify the
President. He also received a letter from
D?. Ruth, of the Navy, giving him the
same information and adding a few de
tails i 6 to tbe cause of death. Col. Lamont
proceeded at once to tbe White House and
found the f resident in the library opening
bis mail The President was very much
shocked at the intelligence He was aware
that the Chief Justice bad been ia bad
health for some time, but he was hot pre
pared to hear of his death. Quite an inti
macy had sprung up between the two offi
cials since the President's term began, and
the latter has often been heard to, express
himself in terms of the highest praise of
the Chief Justice's character and ability.
Tne President at once wrote a letter to Mrs.
Waite. expressing his deep sympathy for
her In her sudden bereavement, which he
said was not only a personal loss to him
self, but a great loss to the public service.
Later in the day the following was issued:
"To the People of the United State:
The painful duty devolves upon the Presi
dent to announce the death at an early hour
this morning, at hia residence in thia city, j
or Morrison it. wane, umci jusiice or ine
United States, which exalted office he had
filled since March 4, 1874, with honor to
himself and high usefulness to his country.
In testimony of respect to the memory
of the honored dead, it is ordered that the
Executive office in Washington be closed
on the day of the funeral, and he draped in
mourning for thirty days, and that the Na
tional flag be displayed at half mast on
public buildings and on ail National ves
sels on the day of the' funeral.
By the President : v i
T. F. Bayard,
Secretary of State. I
Washington. March 23. Tbe Senate'
P.-immiltPH nnnnintfd tn tdfcft order in rp-C
gardi to tbe funeral of the Chief Justice,
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son, of Iowa,. Puna and George. Mrj
Edmunds bad first been designated at the
head ot the committee, but felt compelled
to decline on account of ; ill health. The
committee appointed by; the, speaker to
represent the House, was as follows:
Messrs. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Beney of
Ohio. Grosvenor of Ohio, Breckenndge of
Kentucky, Stewart of Vermont, Carlton of
Georgia, Cannon ot Illinois, Anderson of
Iowa, and Kussell of Connecticut.
Additional particulars of the illness of
Chief Justice Waite are obtained from Dr.
Caroline B. Winslow, who has been the
family physician for the last thirteen years!
The immediate cause of his death, the Dr.
says, was nervous failure of action of the
heart, and it came with such startling sudf
dennesi as to be absolutely appalling.
There was not the vaguest symptom of
heart complication throughout bis sick
ness. On Saturday night the Chief Justice
attended the Authors' reception, given by
Senator and Mrs. Hearst but, .feeling
slightly indisposed, he left their house
early, about half an hour after he arrived.
At home be was taken with a chill and im
mediately retired.- At 3 o'clock in the
morning Dr. winslow jwas called, and
found the Chief Justice suffering from an
acute pain in his back and bones. Later
on in the morning he felt somewhat better,
and rested quite comfortably. At this time
he said to bis physician, iina tone of in
quiry, that he must attend Court on Mon
day, out was cautioned to take no chances,
tie persisted mat ne ieit quite well enough
to ride to the Capitol and return,, and an
ticipated no unfavorable: results from
little outing. On Monday, after his return
from the Capitol, the physician called and
found him complaining of soreness in his
right lung, and when asked to take a long
breath said tnat tne esort caused him pain.
An examination showed that part of his
right lung, rwo or more inches in diame
ter, was hepatized. This was accompanied
by a slight cough. He was extremely rest
less, as, indeed, he had been from the first.
and his face was much flushed, t He was
very wakeful during Monday night, lying
on his right side most of the time. He
rested easier on that side, he said, than on
the other or his back. While his illness
was by means regarded as critical,
his physicivn, on Tuesday" suggested
that his son, Mr. C. C. Waite. be tele
graphed for, which was done. . His condi
tion showed but little change from that
time until his death. He was in good
spirits, laughingly asserting to those around
him that be did not Know now to oe sick
Notwithstanding that on Wednesday he
showed svmotoms of pneumonia no per
son felt any alarm. He was getting j along
well, and when at ten o'clock last night his
physician and Dr. Frank Gardner, who
had been called in consultation left him, he
responded to their "good night as cheerfully
and in as strong voice as he did in health.
The nurse who remained with him during
the night observed no change In his condi
tion, not even in tne expression or his race.
until six o'clock, when he turned over on
his back and in ten minutes" was dead, f
At the beginning of his illness the Chief
Justice, fearing to needlessly alarm his
wife, who was on her way to California in
comnanv with an invalid sister, cautioned
moae aoout mm to seep aa cuuuiuou nam
the newspapers. ' He was not alarmed him
self and was unwilling that his wife's jour
ney should be curtailed or interfered -witn.
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Dy ms sixgllb xouuniuuu is bbiia. ;:ujt
his physician that this was the only severe
illness the Chief. Justice ever had hi his
life, except that of two years ago, when he
suffered sometime from erysipelas in his
face and bands. I
Dr. Gardner, consulting physician, who
was called last evening, said to-day that
he found the patient suffering from
croupous pneumonia in his right lung. He
was very ill. but he did not regard his Case
as hopeless by any means. In croupous
pneumonia, the doctor explained, there: is
always a well defined crisis, and in about
five days after, the patient is taken the
crisis comes; the fever subsides, and very
often at this Doint the heart, although
hitherto free from organic disease, sudden
ly fails to perform its functions and the
patient is dead. It cannot be foreseen and
cannot do anucioaiea in treatment, naa
-his heart not failed at this crisis the Chief
Justice in all probability would have
recovered from the attack of pneumonia.
. There is an universal expression of regret
at the death of the Chief Justice among
public men. and from the President down
all are eager to nut upon record their testi
mony of appreciation of his personal and
social qualities and respect for him as
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learned jurist and upright judge. Tbe
telegraph to-nizht is bringino- manv such
expressions from all parts of the country. -
Washington.: March 24 The Senate
and House Committees deputized the Ber-
geant-at-Arms dt the two Houses, respect
ively, to confer with the Marshall of the
Supreme Court as to the arrangement of
details for the funeral of the Chief Justice
A telegram was received from Mrs. Waite,
stating that she is en route to the east and
will arrive in Toledo either Wednesday eve
ning or Thursday morning next. She con-
jsentstolbe public funeral services here,
and unless 'some change shall come from
her to cause a change in arrangements, the
runeral wiu take place in the hall of tbe
House of Representatives about noon of
next Wednesday The ' remains " will be
conveyed to Toledo for; interment; and
there will be met by Mrs. Waite. At first
the family expressed a desire that the ser
vices should ba held in a church, but they
readily assented to the suggestion that the
hall of the House would be preferable
At a later conference it was decided that
the ceremonies in Washington shall j take
place in the hall of the House of Represen
tatives at 12 o'clock Wednesday ; Bishop
Paret and Doctors Bodine. Leonard and
Mott, of the Episcopal church, officiating.
There will be no oration. Tbe Judges of
the Supreme Court, including ex-Judge
Btiong, will act as pall bearers. The Presi
dent and Cabinet and both Houses of Con
gress and tbe Bir of the Supreme Court
will attend the funeral as a . body-and
Committees of the two Houses will accom
pany the remains to Toledo.
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General Bonianger Affairs In Ireland
England Urged to Join tbe Franeo
Rnssian Alliance The Tbeatre Hor
ror at Oporto.
Pakis, March 22. Gen. Fevrier will ore-
side at the council to be held to-morrow to
inquire into the conduct of Gen.- Boulanger.
The latter has been summoned to appear
before the council. ' -
Le Paris ia of opinion that the withdrawal
of Gen. Boulanger renders the inquiry un
necessary. .
The Temps holds that the Government
should not stop the proceeding, since the
breaches of discipline, which form tbe sub-
ect or inquiry, remain.
Dublin. March 22. The local branch
of the National League, in tbe Mausion
House Ward of this city, passed a resolu -
tion .condemning Mayor Hewitt, of New
York, for refusing to allow the Irish flag to
be hoisted on tbe City Hall on St. Patrick's
day,, declaring that such refusal was an in
sult to the Irish race throughout the world.
Opobto, March 22. The bodies of 66
victims of tbe theatre fire were laid out for
identification to-day. Many heartrending
scenes were witnessed. Beside the bodies
there are also 53 heaps of unrecognizable
remains. Several projects bave been or
ganized for the relief of families of the
poorer victims. .The Chamber of Deputies
at Lisbon to-day decided to tend a tele
gram or condolence to the municipal
authorities of Oporto. Tbe Chamber then
adjourned as a mark of respect for the
memory of tho victims.
London, March 22 The Moscow
Gazette, in an article discussing the subject
of imminent international combinations,
continues to urge the necessity of England
joining Russia and France.
Paris, March 22. Gaillard, acting for
tbe Extremists, will give notice in the
Chamber of Deputies of an interpellation
on the general policy of tbe government.
Berlin, March 24. The situation be
tween tbe central allies and Russia re
mains unchanged. The only alteration
arises from a vitit of the Kid g, of Roumania
to Vienna, which has resulted in a definite
treaty under which Austria pledges herself
to resist any violation of Roumanian terri
tory. Jbeaumg omcers ot the uomaman
army, who are strongly pro-Russian, are
about to be removed, anu will be replaced
by German or Austrian officers.
The Emperor s decree of March 21, au
thorizing Crown Prince William to repre
sent him in the transaction of State busi
ness, is cow recognized as tantamount to
the creation of a co-regency. Since the
published decree, another exists' which;
gives Crown Prince William fuller powers
in the event of the Emperor suddenly grow
ing worse. Both were obtained by Bis
marck during his interviews with the Em
peror at Cbarlottenburg.
Ah incident of one interview is told by
Bismarck himself, and is as follows: While
talking to the Emperor, the pain from
swollen veins in Bismarck's legs was so se
vere that it made him cry out. The Em
peror rose and lifted Bismarck's limbs into
a couch and wrapped them around.
Regarding tbe real state of the JSmperor 8
health, it is difficult to obtain authentic in
formation. The bulletins issued are utterly
unreliable. Of his private life what is
known is that he is able to take a little
daily exercise in the orangery and heated
conservatory of Charlotte n burg, and that
he receives family visits and listens to the
reading of official reports. He does not
move out of rooms that are beyond a cer
tain temperature, and he cannot receive a
public deputation, it being feared that any
disturbance might precipitate a crisis . Dr.
Mackenzie does not leave him more than
half an hour at a time. The feeling against
Dr. Mackenzie is abating. . I
A medical consultation has been held
regularly, and the condition of Prince
William, who is suffering from otitis media
purulent a disorder not dangerous in
itself, but a symptom of general health
has been advised, if the work of the Re
gency permits, to take a tour in the spring
of Scotland and Norway,
Empress Victoria held a grand court re
ception to-day, at which princesses, minis
ters, diplomats, and all the members of the
Bundesrath were present.
During the week the Bourse has shown
another improvement all along the line.
Russian securities were especially fa
vored, rising about three marks daily.
DAKOTA.
A Flood Sweeping Down on Bismarck.
Bismarck, Dak., March 24. The ice
in the river broke at Stevenson, eight miles
above here, yesterday, and the river is out
of its banks. Telephone messages bring
information that the flood there is one of
tbe greatest in the history of the oouctry.
The water was turned loose by the break
ing of a gorge about four hundred miles
above here, and it is breaking tbe solid ice
as it comes. ; Tbe flood . at midnight had
reached a point near Coal Harbor, fifty
miles above, and is coming at the rate of
nine miles an hour. It is believed by those
who have made the river a study, that I a
gorge will form near Washburn,
forty miles north, which will delay the
flood at this point for at least a day. There
Still exists an immense gorge at Poplar
river, and this is holding back a vast
amount of water which must come within
the next week. The river' has risen three
feet, and the ice is raised in the middle of
the stream by the pressure. Everything at
the river landing here is in readiness for a
flood, and the railroad men and river men
are preparing for the worst. The cold
weather of last week has solidified the ice,
and if it gorges, as in all probability it will
at Siblev Island, the flood south of here
will be as great as has ever been known. It
is believed that the thrilling experiences of
last year in rescuing people from the low
lands will not be repeated, as the settlers
have had ample warning and nearly all are
out of danger. ;
At Stevenson, where the flood was at its
height yesterday, the river leaped its banks
with terrific force, submerging the entire
lowlands near the banks so suddenly that
there was no time for the removal of pro
perty. Immense piles of wood cut for the
use of boats have been swept away. The
Indians have been driven to the hills and
other settlers are wild with confusion. If
the gorge does not form at Washburn the
flood will reach this point this morning,
There is no danger here, as the city is one
hundred feet above high water mark.
- Rev. J. W. Pratt, one of the best known
ministers of the Southern : Presbyterian
Church, and at one time president of the
Central University, died at his residence in
Louisville, yesterday. -! .
f Lenoir Topw. The injury to the
Methodist Church by the storm of wind'
last week was much more serious than at
first considered. It will cost about $200 for
repairs.1 '-
i Pittsboro Home: ' Mr. J. B. Al-..
bright came to a serious accident of ar Ore .
Hill a few days ago. The horeo .ho was "
riding stumbled, fell and broke H neck,
and injured Mr. Albright seriously, if not :
fatally. . .
1 Goldsboro Argus: i The Wil- -mington
Star bas been exceedingly rener
ous ' and happy in its laudations' of l he
Rev. Mr. Pearson, who ia now holding a
series of Union Meetings in that city.
The highway robbers, Joe Doricu and Sea- :
berry Sasser, colored, weic convicted of '
the offense in the Superior Court in this
city yesterday and sentenced to ten years '
each in the penitentiary. Thev have both
served terms of imprisonment in the peni
tentiary before, j
I Greensboro Workman: A se- j
vera storm passed over this section of the
country Wednesday morning. 'We learn "
that the roof of the Por Home, which is
situated about three miles from t tie city, .
was blown off, causing great damage t J the '
plastering. At Kernersville 1 the tobacco
factory of Messrs. Beard & Roberts was
unroofed and other damage dono. We also
learn that some of the slato oa the roof of
the Methodist Episcopal Church at Wins
ston was blown off. j
) Wilson Mirror .-Johnny "says '
the figure 9 is like a peacock because it it
nothing without its tail. - Rev. W. J.
Fulford, of Snow Hill, bas resigned his .
charge in the county of Greene, and accep
ted a call to four churches in ' the South
Yadkin Association. ' At a meeting
on Friday of the Local Board of Managers '
for the Wilson Normal School, Prof. Silas
jWarren of the Wilson Collegiate Iustitute
was elected Superintendent, and Prof. Mc
I ver, of the Peace Institute,; was tlected
Principal. ; .
j Raleigh News-Observer . Died
on the morning of the 4th inat , at 1 o'clock -a.
m , i William B. Carter, at Hibcrnia, bis
country residence, in Stokes county, in the, .
74th year of his age.-T- The Eiypt
Coal Company perfected, Iheir organization
yesterday by electing the following officers :
President and Treasurer,! Samuel A Hens
zey; Vice President, A. H. Leftwich; Sec
retaryj Daniel W. Slack: Directors:
Samuel A. Henszsy, A. H. Lsflwich,
Peter M. Wiisoa, Samuel I. Wright,- Alex
ander Knight
Kinston Free Drees: The pro
bable sale, we spoke of last week, of the
Seven Springs hotel to a Kinston syndicate
is now almost a certainty. Mrs. Mary
M. Brooks, of Pitt couuly, i was taken to
the insane asylum at Raleigh Tuesday. She
took the cars from this point, in the charge
ot three men from that county. Her in
sanity was caused, we are told, by religious
excitement. On Friday night last
a negro boy and girl, ages about 13
or 14, met on the street, had a few cross
words, then fell into fighiing like tigers.
The boy cut the girl in one or two places
with his knife. It was thought Monday
the girl would die from her wounds. ,
- .Raleigh Advocate: The Metho
dist Sunday School Conference of the Fay
etteville District will be held at Jonesboro,
N. C.j, on the 18th, 19th and 20lh of May
next, embracidg the 3rd Sunday. An -attractive
programme of addresses, songs and
entertainments will be arranged for the oo
casion. Rev. J. M. Pool's health has
failed and he has been compelled to sur
render the pastorate of Antioch Mission.
We regret that this is soi ' Rev. J. R.
Brooks, the Presiding Elder! of the Shelby
District, has appointed Rev. V, G. Rollins
preacher in charge ot the mission, j
It is known to most of our readers that
Edenton St. Methodist church, of this City,
was completed last year at a cost of nearly
$37,000.
Henderson Gold Leaf:
smoking tobacco factory is one of the new
enterprises soon to be started in Hender
son. On Wednesday, March i 7th,
1888, at the home of Mr. Thos. W. Hicks,
near WillianiBboro, Miss Jane Hicks died
in the 100th year of her ge. Deceased
was born in Granville county on the 4th of
July, 1788. Making her at tbe time of her
death 99 years, 8 months and 3 days old.
- Kev. Alex. Bprunt, the pastor ot the
Presbyterian church, bas completed) the
third year of his ministerial labors in Hen
derson, and took occasion last Sunday '
morning to speak upon the subject, and as
is customary to lay before his congregation
a report of his work during that time.; He
has preached 417 sermons in the three
years, I (loo Sabbaths) and : delivered 85
prayer meeting lectures 07 pcrsoBs have
been admitted to membership, in the
church. j I
Raleigh News-Observer: tfp to
last night 150 delegates had reported j their
intention of. attending tbe Sunday School
Convention. The Granville Grays
will join, the Governor's Guard in the
memorial exercises in this city on the 10th
of May. Other companies bave also; been
invited and will probably accept.
Some time ago the News-Observer spoke of
a French company which proposed to en
gage in the manufacture of fine cbmaware
iu this State. Many samples of the: best
kaoline, from various counties, were sect
from the State museum, and the quality
was so promising that representatives of
the manufacturers visited the State for the
purpose of looking - over the ground and
examining its properties. They have lately
applied for and received samples of other
materials used in the manufacture of por
celain, which are found abundantly in our
State: f ' !
L-MouroeJ?nquirer-Mcpre88: Emp
ty wagons are coming into town from
every section but they go out loaded; with
guano. Within the last two months
Mr. A. O. Johnson has shipped from this
place more than 3.000 dozen eggs. "Fool
ing with an unloaded pistol": has brought
another man to his death. Joe Richardson
and Frank Henry, two colored boys," were
laborers on Messrs. Boyd, Stewart fc
Thurston's Contract on the new railroad.
On Monday of last week Frank Henry
polled out his ready self-cocker and began
snapping . it at Richardson. Richardson
gave back some distance but finally drew
hia shooting iron and pulled down on
Frank, the ball striking him in the thigh
and producing a mortal wound. He was
removed to Monroe by some of his friends
and died on Monday. The sequel proves
that Frank's pistol was unloaded and that
he was only in fun, but Richardson didn't
know it. Richardson has fled. j -
! Charlotte Chronicle: The dwell
ing house on the Charlotte & Concord road
occupied by Doc Sloop, was totally de
stroyed by fire yesterday morning. A
body of very rich gold ore was struck a day
or two ago in the 850 foot shaft at the Ru
disill mine, located in tbe western suburbs
of the city. The ore will assay $180 per
ton. The vein is broad. It has been
understood here for some time that the offi
cials of the 8C's railroad company desire to
build a branch line of their road from Lan
caster to Charlotte, and they will do so, if
at all encouraged. The contract for
building the new Steel Creek Church, has
been awarded to Mr. H. J. Norris, of Steel
Creek. The contract was awarded Monday
last. The new ehurch is to be of brick and
will be a handsome and commodious build
ing. It is reported that a man, name un
known, was killed on the Mc Aden villo Air .
Line Railroad, which runs from Lowell's
station to Mc Aden's ferry, a freight car .
running over him, it being the first acci
dent on that road.
I Asheville Citizen: .About one
thousand people witnessed the baptising
ceremonies by . Elder Rumley (col.) at the
French Broad Sunday afternoon. A
difficulty occurred on Little Ivey. near
Rays P. O. in Madison county, list Friday
between John Norton andTP J. Murray, in
which the latter sustained several severe
cuts and bruises. A prominent citi
zen from the county told us that it was a
fact that half of tbe peach crop in the .
county had been killed by the recent cold
weather. In the two suits instituted
by J. R. Jones against the Western North
Carolina Railroad for damages caused by
trains running through his land, and tried
in the Superior Court yesterday, the jury
awarded him one hundred and fifty dollars
in each case. Yesterday evening
about four o'clock Solicitor Moody arose in
court and prayed tbe judgement of the
court upon Myra Conley, convicted of the
manslaughter of Samuel Sumner in Dccsm
berlaat. The counsel for the prisonor In
terposed no motions for new trial or arrest
of judgment, and Judge McRae, amid si
lence which reigned in the court room, sen
tenced the prisoner to confinement in the
penitentiary at hard labor for ten years, .
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