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!'he Weekly Star. oiIBUSECED AT L M I N O T O Ni Ni C AT -Oi 100A YEA H IN ADVANCE. " 8SSSSSSSSSSSSSS3S ,qaoWn S5Sg8SgSSgS 8SSS8S888888888S 88888888888888888 smnoHi ggaagggssi8sissg8a8' 88888888888888388 r8SS88S88S8S88888S " : 88888888888888888 H994a 8 nahHti 8888888888888888 ' 88S8SS8SSS8888888 1 : :,; : ts ... . '-' V . mtcrcd at the Post Offloe atTWllmlngton, N. C, w as Second Class Matter j SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, The subscription price of the Wksel7 star i 118 follows t 6 months ' ' 3montht- " THE RADICAL SUBJPIIBttSApiiT.' Tbo' Republican party met at Cbic3go to nominate candidates for xbe Presidency and Vice Presidency, and to adopt a platform of princi ples. This was done. The plat form distinctly opposed one cent re duction of the War Tariff. It even ffcot farther; it advocated squarely free Whiskey in preference to a re liction of the Tariff. one cent. It tren west .farther; it favored a Re strictive Tariff that really was Pro hibitory npon" all articles that could ba made in the United States. Tki was the platform in eo far as the Tariff and Internal Taxes were concerned Free Whiskey, abolition of tho Internal. Taxes, and "More Protection -- a - still Higher Tariff than 47.10. ' - '.).'" Harrison and Morton accepted the ielivcracces as their sentiments and Untol themselves squarely npon the alien, riusei y iiuug. uai ltmow 1 is known to all fairlyj intelligent topic The country langhed at the' our. aenouncea ine piauorm 01 rlonopoly.i This soared the members f the Federal Congress. The Re nblican Senators saw what a big mistake had been made, and after uch delay, what have they done? bey have reported a Tariff bill that gives the lie to all . their speeches against the Mill's bill and all their !J dorsement of the -Chicago Higher ariff platform. They have been riven by a healthy and growing sentiment to make, within t out weeks of the election!, at attempt undo their bad work at Chicago, ind to satisfy the demands of the honest men in their party that there be some tax redaction and some Tsriff Reconstruction. The bill now before the Senate is the attempt to repeal and repudiate thVdeliveracce at Chicago. It is a clean back down. It is la positive 1 . ! concession to the Democratic party that it was right when it began the great work of relieving! the people and trying to carry out in good faith the promises made t,o cut down ex travagance, reduce the jrariff and lift in part the. great crushing barren-resting upon the tax-jpayers. . The Republican Senators by their coarse not only yield to the pressure from without by actually repudia ting the declarations of their party it Chicago, but they praotically ad mit the wisdom and necessity of President. Cleveland's famous and ble message of last December. They Ten give the lie direct by their ao tiQ to all that their speakers and Of wspaper organs have been saying ttm the Mil a'fi bill that onlv at- teinpted to reduce the Tariff some 4; per cent on dutiable goods was a ?efi Trade measure. rl to iKoto thov nnm fnrvsrn in rccnc.( the Tariff they say $75,000,000 ey not only reduce the taxes on wtain. articles that are imported bnltbey add a long list of articles totheree list. If this is not Free irade what is it ? Fifty articles arft Dtlt On tha troa Wat and am to woie in without paying any tax, that is certainlv free trade so far as Q08e articles are concerned. AH this shows what arrant hypo- c"tes and failures and humbugs are thfl DreSRnt. o.mn nf T?.Arnhl irt an nnlii . j r - t , tlean8. If there ever was ah v states "laoship or honesty among them it ,eems to have departed.' j They can change front in the same campaiga "Mfa one areat. special, clearly de- fati measure, and do it with the ,y effrontery and smiling bypoo iy of Goethe's Mephistqp hiles. e wish our readers to mark the tilers of the people these rob- r under the form of law these Witical acrobats. They consume 1 0early a year in denouncing "Tariff '"Kenngand all efforts ;to relieve ;ltl people of the infamous and op Pssive tax levied upon them by the radical rTTff lam anil Iiaii. vtinld SB li n n m . 1 ' I 9- - - I - "o toeuieu wiin iaiseuoous as 10 Mie ohi ant. on1 tliava "emocratlc bill, deolaring it would i the countrv: blast th indnntnes. ,b r , (uul p the factories, starve the i ''gmen, and so on; and now "en they see defeat staring them m in the face and just ahead, they I about suddenly, and coolly and VOL. XIX. propose a bill of their own that looks to reduction (such as ; it is) of the Tariff they declared at Chicago only a few; months ' ago must be made higher, and'.; coolly; recommend that JFree TYade, vrhioh they have been so bitterly denouncing all sum mer, shall be incorporated into the bill as I one of its favorable and ne cessary features. ' Sinoe the world began there has scarcely been so sud den a change, and never one under such extraordinary circumstances. ; ; The Republicans have not swapped candidates in the campaign or changed commanders . in the midst of battle, bat . they have changed principles. .': have given the lie direct to all they have been saying againBt the principles of tax redaction and their denunciation of free trade.' The. Republicans have compelled their army to change colors and uni forms right: in the heat 'of battle. The old battle flags of Protection and More Tariff disappear from the field of conflict; the old -uniform emblazoned with a Chinese Wall, a Barbed' Wire Fence," Free Whiskey and other - strange devices all so and the Republican" army marches to battle under the banner of Tariff Reform, Free Trade in part, Lower Taxep, Reduce the Surplus and Al cohol for the Arts, while the adorn ments of the uniforms now are Hum bug the Greenhorns, Fry the Fat, Toot for the Laborers and other like nimble-footed mottoes. The Republican party, or what is eft, is a remarkable party. It has about as much honest principle as a highwayman, ancTas much real love for the workmgmen as a out-throat has. ! - '. -i.. -.1. We are anxious , that Our readers should understand just what arrant deoeption and unadulterated hum- buggery are in this last move for a repudiated party now on its last legs. We have consumed oar space in call ing attention to the complete sum mersault made by the party trick sters. We shall have to reserve our comments on the chief features of this new web woven i Spider for to-morrow by the Radical 's paper, f A PEEP INTO THB REPUBLICAN , TABIFV TRAP. An examination of the Republican Tariff bill will reveal several im portant things in which the voters and tax-payers are deeplyrinterested. It shows that the 'Republicans have made a complete surrender and have gone back on j' their records made during this long session of the Congress. Bat this we dwelt apon at length in our discussion of yester day. We copy elsewhere from the New York Times a part of an edi torial that takes the same view we presented yesterday. ; The Republican bill ia a curiosity. It is aimed solely to catch votes in the North, at the expense, first, of the South, and second, of the poorer classes. ! The removal of a portion of the protection upon certain Southern prod acts reveals the animus of the Republicans.' The increase of , the already very high tax! on wool and woollens shows their ' indifference to the wants of the poorer classes. Its free list is not so extensive as that proposed by the Democrats. It is not quite half as much and the ad" ditions to the free list in the present War Tariff are not numerous but are valuable; and, as - the' New York Times well says, the only honest part of the entire bill. J The Mills Bill reduces the War Tariff $74,500,000.; The Republican bill about the samo or a little less. Senator Sherman's estimate is $73,- 688,000. made by The redaction proposed is freeing alcohol used in the arts from a tax of $7,000,000. Great abuses are sure to come out of this. Another reduction is by repealing certain tobacco taxes $24,500,000. This is upon a luxury. Then come reductions - on other t .arti cles $8,000,000; free list add! tions $6,500,000, Total reduction of internal taxes on luxuries $31,000,000, Total Tariff reduction $43,000,000. That Is to say, the Republicans wipe out $31,000,000 of taxes i proper, needed . and important to pay war indebtedness, while" they; reduce the War Tariff but $43,000,000, actually increasing the tax on raw wool and all woollen fabrics such as blankets, dry goods, men's clothing, hosiery, &o. This will increase the prioe of all American woollen goods, includ ing shoddy, which is the preponder ating kind now in market. We have this : '. 1 ' . -'-. ' .-;- "t;...'" I Reduction on sugar (Southern nrodnction). . . . .......... . ,$27,750,000 Reduction on tobacco (a lux- - ury).... ;-. Reduction on alcohol (an abus ed art)..... 24,500,000 7.000,000 8,000,000 6,500,000 Reduction on sundries. Additions to Free List. Total. ..$73,750,000 The Mills bill reduces the In ternal tax on tobacco. ...... $24,500,000 , 19,000,000 . 18.000,000 . 19,753,845 Suear tax... .... Other dutiable articles Additions to Free List. . ;! Total...... ;.,. ,.,.:.:.$T4,253,J The Mills bill does not touch alco hol or whiBkey. Th most' striking difference in the two bills is in the great question of the comfort and health of the people in providing clothing . f or the ; beds and for" the body for men; women and children both for summer and winter. For the winter especially is the comfort of, the people: looked after by the Democrats. '1':.-"?;:-;:;.; . ' ; The Mills bill reduces the tax on -woollens $12,186,922. It makes raw wool free. It Amur the tax on all woollens, making the average about 40 per cent. That is far 'too high.:' It ought jnoi to be more than 20 per -cent, in fact, aa the Amerioan wool en manufacturers withrce wool, the best of machinery and the most ex pert-workmen laboring more " hours than in Europe, as they do, would easily hold their own with the for eign productions and not lower wages one farthing ; The Republican bill retains the tax on raw wool -and -creases the tax on woollen goods. blanket included. ' The Mills bill reduces the tax on i i - cotton goods to ; a very moderate degree whilst the Republican bill ac tually largely Increases in many pases. Bat when you come to the strictly Southern production,-sugar, not a pound of which is made in New England, and all of the revenues ob tained from it going into the Trea sury and not a cent into the pockets of the sugar makers, the Republicans are almost Free Traders, and the Protective idea is thrown to the winds. The Baltimore Sun says "The most striking reduction ia in su gar, wnicn is made ue scape-goat of the euiltier schedules. ! It is not an article pro duced in New England, Pennsylvania or Uhio. ana therefore has lew mends among protectionists. The duty on unrefined su gar, ol which over 3.000.000,000 pounds were imported in the last fiscal year, is re duced from 1.45-100 per pound to 7-10 cent per pound. On refined sugar, of which but 27,000 pounds were imported, the duty is lowered from : 3 ) cents per pound to 1J cents per pound. 1 As a whole the bill will hardly satisfy taxpayers, who have consid ered that tne surplus gave Uongress an op portunity to reduce the burdens that lie heaviest on their : shoulders. It re moves taxes to which least objection is made, and leaves praotically . un touched those upon clothin?, metals and other necessaries of life. In many -cases the bill proposes to give still larger bonuses to manufacturers out of the pockets of the people. It is not consistent, it may be ob served, with the Chicago platform, which said 'we favor the entire repeal of internal taxes rather than the surrender of any por tion of our protective system.' Nor does it accord with Mr.) Blaine s dictum that whiskey has a moral side,' and that the tax on it should i bo left untouched. But assuming that the bill is a good one, the country will say that it comes too late to be regarded las the seriously entertained programme of the Republican party." Ill: The bill is a sham. It is not ex pected to pass. The chief Tariff organs .of the Republican party have said as much. In galls says as much in a reoent letter. What then? It is simply a stave-off. It is a con fession of being whipped out. It is a complete back down from the ad vanced position; taken at Chicago, a surrender in part ot the dearly cher ished Protection principle and an adoption ia part of Free Trade which they have spit upon and de rided. Says that very able expound er of a Low Tariff theory, the Phila delphia Record a sound Democratic paper all through: "The whole beating of the measure is to reduce the revenues with the . least possible advantage to the taxpayer. The only im nortant additions proposed to the free list are Jute, potashes of certain kinds, and mo lasses testing not anove oo-aeg. eugar, to bacco and whiskey are to bear the brunt of reduction. The rates on wool are to be ad vanced. Taxation for revenue, that costs the people only so much as it benefits the Government, finds no favor in this scheme of revision. But every duty that has in it tha vrotective virtue or bringing more money to the pockets of individual benyi- eiarees than to the coffers or the govern ment has been retained. The dead-weight taxes on crude materials of manufacture- lumber, coal. salt. wool, hemp, flax, iron ore. conner remain undisturbed. The only meat necessary of living which the bill makes a pretense of cheapening is sugar, and the siurar rates have been so arranged as to perpetuale-the undue advantage of the refiner. i ; I "The Senate has managed to accentuate the issue between i the parties. The new Tariff bill is a specific declaration ot the in tent of tho Republicans to reduce taxes to tha extent of the surplus with the least pos sible advantage to the taxpayer and with the largest possible preservation of extraneous and incidental burdens. The'.object of the Mills bill is Drecisely the reverse : To re- duee taxation toith the largest measure of ad nivninn la iinvrotected interest and to crip pled 'industries. The choice of the people should nfit be doubtf ul. We had proposed resting the case here; but a word or two more. The Republican Tariff is framed precisely in tne, same spirit and upon the same principle of unfairness that the present War Tariff is worked. We mean that it aims to benefit the rich those who are abundantly able to pay the highest tax, while it bur dens and discriminates against the large class of toilers and bread-winners - throughout the land. If you .doubt read the following from the able New : York j Times, Independent Republican: i " . V "On woollen Woods there Is also proposed a grievous addition of duty, falling as R9 Tmblican burdens generally do fall, most hawiiv nn thoae used bv the less wealthy classes. Thus on all woollen cloths and shawls valued at between 40 cents and 60 jnta a. nonnd there is added a tax of 5 per cent ad valorem: between 60 cents and 80 cants, 5 cents a pound nd 5 per cent, ad wainmm fthove 80 cents a nound 5 cents a pound is added; Of these cloths and shawls we import about $10,600,000 worth. By a cruelly ingenious grouping the tax on all flannels, blankets, and hats of wool valued t twtween BO cents and 80 cents a pound is Increased 16 i cents a pound and 5 pet cent, ad valorem, while the tax on tnese articles costing above 80 cents is only ad vanced 5 cents' a pound. In the same spirit and with the same tender regard for the wearers of j fine - goods and the same greedy spirit toward those who can afford tha murder oroods. women's and chil dren's dress - goods valued at not over 15 nti ncr nnr v&rd are taxed 80 cents more a pound and 14 per cent, more in the ad valorem rate: Pn like goods contains ing Bilk, very generally used in the cheaper TVMEGTOlf ,: N;? O., FRn) AY,: OCTOBER 12, : grades, the specific .tax is increased by 120 per cent, (from 5 cents to 11 cents) and the ad valorem tax by 14 per cent.. (from 85 per cent, to 40 'per cent) By another grouping, equally ingenious and even more cruel, an added tax is levied on knit goods valued at less than 80 cents a pound of 80 cents a pound and 10 per cent, ad valorem. and on knit goods valued between 30 cents and 40 cents a pound an- added tax of 28 cents a pound and 5 per cent ad valorem, and eo on." -i .f 'V.'zij-.tth w. You can see how unfair, how unx just to the poorer ; oIasBesto the great ' laboring ": oiassesto all men who have no big incomes and toil daily for a , living, -is this newly re ported and utterly, unfair Republi can lariff- measure, that favors the rich and oppresses the poor: Bat is not the Republican party run in the interests of Monopoly ? Do not the Plutocrats own tbe Repub licans m the Federal Congress body and floul? If : you doubt, read their speeohes and see how they plead foi Monopoly and : the ; Money Devil. Behold their plianoy, their subser viency,: " their shifting, ' trimming, whirligig course.- The people will deserve to Bleep ' cold - and uncom fortable .daring , the . long winter nights, and to shiver in the sunshine of the frosty, nipping winter jdays for the Want of proper toooUen cloth ing if they vote for the Republican Tariff bill, : that is a delusion land a snare. - .; .1 . :-: - .. .'':;, . !;, BOODLE AS A CADIPAItiN FACTOR. There is no doubt that the Repub lican managers and their backers are about making a desperate effort to capture -- Indiana. Tho outlook for the Democracy is full of encourage ment. There is a known wide spread revulsion against .Harrison, and the prospect is a majority for Cleveland and Thurman of from 10,000 to 20,- - - -I - j 000. -But nevertheless there is great danger just ahead. The Republican bosses' have always shown themselves utterly unscrupulous in election times. It was so in 1876. They stole 'Demo cratic States.. The breed has not im- proved in the least. In faot best blood has it is worse, for the been withdrawn. - What, then, is the danger? It i just what the Stab said it was two months ago colonization and boo dle.. The Quay crowd will not stop at anything. They will send 10,000 Pennsylvania and Maryland roughs into Indiana if they think they oan get them voted. They will import 5,000 negroes from Kentucky to the same end if they are not watched. But the chief danger is believed in New York to be in Boodle, spelled with a big B. It is now said .that Matt Qaay's plan is to buy up In diana as safer than relying upon im portation and colonization. The latter will no doubt be resorted to in order that assnranoes may bo made doubly sure, but the free use of Money whioh the Tariff Robbers are pouring out unstintedly will be the chief , hope of Monopoly. It is 1 un derstood that Mr. Blaine will make a canvass of Michigan this month. The aim is to rally if possible j the Scandinavian vote - which is now lacking. Money by the hundreds of thousands is to be spent throughout thabState. And so in New Jersey. , But Indiana is the State where the greatest efforts will be made. The New York correspondent of jthe Charleston News and Courier writes: ; "But the great Republican effort will be reserved for Indiana, which Col. Quay pro poses to literally flood with money, just as was done in the campaign of 1880. Veiether the 'Persuasion Fund' will be all in. two dollar bills, as it was when Indianapolis was the central point pf attack eight years ago. is not stated," but it is an open secret that half a million will be poured into tbe State within the next four weeks and placed where it will do the most good. There will be no need to throw away money on Michigan, since Millionaire Alger has said: 'You send us Blaine and we'll take csra of the rest. Michigan will be kept in line. even though it should take a round million todoit.' - It is cdmfortipg to be assured that the Democrats are not idle, but are preparing for the hardest possible fight. Quay may find his match in Price, the Democratic -manager. Florida will have to bo looked after if the yellow fever should not abate by the election, i There is danger of losing that State because of white absentees. A HARD CASE. , Honest labor in the manufacturing North often fares very badly and be- cause such labor ia unprotected labor. It has often happened that honest workingmen have been driven out by contract labor from Europe. This is true, every word of it. The man who does not know it ought to inform himself. This is tbe system, that threatened to impoverish millions; of American citizens if it ia not reme died. General Master Workman Powderly has been investigating Ion this line for bo me time. The' New York World has been chatting with him and learns from him that his ' opinion "that now, more than ever, , it is , desirable that foreign I workmen should stay away from Amerioa for the present, beoause of the pitiable condition of . the labor market in this country." . He is re ported thus j T ' . "On the 22d of November. 1882. 1 visited the slave pens at-Eckert Mines, Md and saw 105 foreign laborers who had been brought to this country under contract to take the places of striking American miners, huddled together in a single room, From that day forth I have spoken and tV;:-;,;-, .,;;;;- ; s. -; r,v - r; .;-;; -;-, v-; -rv-:: .-;;-.;;-;- ;;;lt worked against the system. One year ago papers published in this country protested against a speech which I made on July,' 4th In denunciation of the -system which, , lands poverty by the; thousand, under contract and makes paupers of our own people; ;; I said then and now. repeat . that while we owe a great deal to the poor and oppressed ot other lands,- we owe a great deal mora to our own people." u :--r4 L Whenever there is a strike for any cause i amoner . American workmen what do- the 'Capitalists 'do .then? They - nporijQheap foreign . pauper labor, or buy . that which iff already imported. And these are the Carne gies, Blames, Mortons and so onjwho attitudinize as the special friends of laboring men in -election times.' As long as there is no protection for the honeBt' laborers of Amerioa all the High Tariffs in the world; will never benefit them one cent. Even the Philadelphia -FVess, a Pro teclion organ of extreme type, admits the Republican Tariff bill still retains the Sugar Trust feature. It says:' "The (senate bill) .reduction made on sugar, heavy as it is, amounting to one-half tha onerous tax levied on - this article of food, continues the relative protection ex tended to the manufacture of refined su gars in this country, if anything slightly lncreasea-it. ; :- . Jess so ! It leaves the Trust fel lows undisturbed. And that is Rad icalism all over. ' ' Ex-Judge Dickson, of Cincinnati, prominent ' Republican, has come out for. Cleveland because his party leaves the . War Tariff untouched He says: . - -.. .. H ' "Free trade men like Chase gladly joined protectionists like Greeley in passing: the Morrill bill, but upon the distinct pledge that after the war there should be a return to lower duties. This pledge has not been kept. . The war is over but the war tariff remains. The war tariff touches the poor man at many paints. I 1 Mr. Gladstone, in a recent speech, said this:. ';.- "I am sorry to say that about sixty years ago in this country there were many mil lions of people who had less than was good for them, and could not get a sufficiency of food. There may be a handful of peo ple etill ia that nnfortuate condition, but the whole, I am happy to think, are a great deal better fed than they were. They have the command of the marketaof the world. In 1846, England entered upon its Free Trade policy, which has con tinued ever sinoe. Behold, the im provement, j' A New Enterprise. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Linville Land, Manu facturing and Mining: Company, in which several prominent citizens of Wilmington are interested, was held at Linville, Mitchell county, October 2, when the following officers were. elected: President, Hugh MacRae. Vice President, General Manager and Treasurer,. 8. T. Kelsey. Secretary and Civil Engineer, Charles H. Rick- secker. Directors, Capt. W. W. Lenoir, Donald McRae, Wallace Hahn, Charles H. Ricksecker. Mr. MacRae's many friends in Wil mington extend their congratula tions on his election to so-responsible a position. Though a young man he is admirably . qualified for its duties, having made a -. special study of mining, engineering and kindred subjects, and this is sup plemented with great energy and industry. The Linville Company are now en gaged in laying oat streets, roads, &c, with a view to making Linville a popular summer resort. Persons Offering to Rectster mast be Sworn. Squire Millis called the attention of a reporter for the Star yesterday to the fact that the registrars are not complying with the law in the matter of registration. . The-law recites: Every person who shall present himself for registration shall state under oath, how long he has contin uously resided in the State and in, the county in wnicn ne offers to vote, whether he is an alien or native born, when he became 21 years of age. whether married or single, and where or with whom he resides. j Every person found qualified shall take tne following oatn: "l. - . ao solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the Uni ted States, and the Constitution of the State of North Carolina, that I have been a resident of i the State of North Carolina for twelve months. and of the county of for ninety days; that I am a duly qualified elec tor, ana that l nave not registered for this election in any other precinct ana tnat l am an actual ana oonajtae resident of tne township or precinct. So help me God." And, thereupon, said person V shall be permitted to register, and the date of his registra tion shall be noted opposite his name II - J. A. T I i. , in me registration doos. . minnle X.ee Smith. Further; facts have been learned concerning the . child Minnie Lee Smith, mentioned In the Stab of yes terday. Thursday night she was taken to Mayor Fowler's residence by Mrs. Sugg, the old lady who had succored her in her distress, and who stated that the girL after working one day in the. cotton factory, had left her house with the; intention of drowning herself -in the river. She was kindly oared for by Mayor Fow ler, who will provide for her wants. The girl says that her father died two years ago,- and that after his death her cousin,' John CL Squires, took up his residence in her mother's house. Subsequently her mother died, and Squires turned her adrift, And sent her to Wilmington, as related in the Stab. Probably an Error. The Beacon announces that Judge Fowle and CoL Dockery will have a joint discussion at Elizabethtown, October 15th. Is not this an error t Judge Fowle ' will speak there on th day named, but Brigadier-General Dockery is : now canvassing in the West, with BuckKitchin at his beel&v and we ; think he is appointed to speak rat Webster,' Jackson cownty, on the 15th. ; It is barely ' possible his plans have been, changed, but we have Been nothing to indicate it ex cept the announcement in the? Season. 1888. Stammer FanlM Disabled. : . - , j The steamer Fanita of "the Clyde Line, which arrived here yesterday at la. m from all accounts had a peril ous passage on - her trip from New York.- She left that port on Saturday last, and on Sunday, during a gale, sprung' . ia leak. The pumps : were manned and the crew with' great dif ficulty kept her free until fortunate ly, -the 4 leak was found ' jand stopped,: ; during the day when she proceeded' on her voyage. The leak was discovered by a fire- man, on the side, near the boiler. The Fanita, after discharging cargo, will go on the marine railway here for re pairs. Her place will be taken by the steamer -Delaware, which arrived at quarantine at 4 p. m. yesterday. The Delaware is one of the largest of the Clyde steamers, and had been run ning between New Yorland Fernan- dina, until her place was taken by the Qulf Stream, whichformerly ran to this port. ; ; .. Plra at Joncaboro. - We regret'to learn of the loss sus tained by Col. L. C. Jones, ; Superin tendent of the Carolina.Central Rail road, In the destruction by fire yes terday morning of his'carriage house, eorn crib, etc., rstShis residence at Jonesboro, Moore county. The fire occurrea at 1.30 a. m.; its origin is un known. The carriage house, car riage, boggy, three. 'sets of harness, and the corn crib with 200 bushels of corn, etci, were burned.- The loss is $775.00, upon which there is no in surance. - j : - A Strange Case. A young white" girl about twelve years of age was Lfouna wander ing in the streets a - few days ago '-: by j a j colored woman. The girl said she was ay stranger in the city and was! looking for work, and the colored j woman took her to the house of an bid lady in the southern part of the city, Where she was re ceived and work .was procured for her in the cotton factory. The story the girl tells is that her only relative, an uncle named John B. Squires, plaeed her on one of the river boats at Kel ly's Cove I and told her to go to Wil mington ; and find work. She gives her name as Minnie Lee Smith, is quite pretty,! with, fresh, rosy'complex ion, dark wavy hair and brown eyes, and seems to be bright and intelli gent, although she is unable to read or write. I - - j Pine Fibre Factories. j A correspondent of the Fayette- ville Observer urges the business men of that place to form a joint stock company; and establish a pine fibre bagging factory in Fayetteville, as ample water power is easily to be se cured e nd the pine straw is wasting around thei doors . Mr. Wm7 Latir mer, the President of the Acme Com pany of Wilmington, is now atj the North making arrangements for kna- ohinery to establish works at other places, and it is said that Fayetteville is one of the places likely to be chosen. Quarantine Regulations Relaxed The Boardof Health of New Han over county held a meeting yesterday morning at the office of Dr. Thomas F. Wood, at which it was decided, that on and after the 15th instant the inland quarantine against persons, baggage, etc, from yellow feve in fected places. shall be raised, so far as theirjpassage through the city on railroad;trains is concerned. Persons from such places '.who may desire to stop in the city will not be allowed to do so, unless their baggage and other personal effects are thorough ly fumigated. When Frosts Occur. The reported occurence of frosts in various parts of the State with the temoerature above .40 degrees, has caused the inquiry, "at what tem perature will frosts occur?" Loorhis' Treaty on. Meteorology, an authority recognized by the Signal Bureau, says that during a clear and Still night, when a thermometer six feet above the ground, sinks to 36 degrees, very heavy frosts may be expected, and a slight frost may occur at 47 degrees., i l Paved Road to tbe National Gene tery. I Hon. C. jW. McClammy arrived in the city last night from Washington. He brought the news that the bill for paving Market street from Fourth to the National Cemetery passed i the House last week and has gone to the Senate. The amount of the appro priation is $10,000. This is the mea sure that ur townsman, Mr. a. H. Fishblate; has taker such a deep in terest in, and has given so much of his time and attention to secure its passage. - It was principally through his efforts that it was secured. Tha Star's Relief Fund. - The aggregate amount of contribu tions received at the Stab office for the relief of the yellow fever sufferers at Jacksonville,, up to yesterday, is $1,S31.41. Of this sum, remittances have been sent at different times, which, aggregate $1,319.99. Of the amount, $210 was contributed by the Little Tycoon Opera Company re ceiptsofthe performances given by them a short time ago and forwarde yesterlay. . i '- Rocky mount Fair. The premium list for the eighth. annual ' fair jof the Rocky Mount Agricultural and Mechanical Associ ation has been received. The Fair will be held on the 14th, 15th and 16th of November. - One of tne Ma tures will ! be a tournament rode entirely by ladies, under the manage ment of Mrs. M. B. Wilcox, of Rocky Mnnnt. Premiums amounting I to $150 and ranging from $50 to $5, will be awarded to tne Desc naers. Croix lnV SanVMD. ' ; A correspondent of the Stab writ ing from Owensville, . Sampson, county, reports frost in that section, "but so far ho damage to vegetation is noticeable. ino rwiflhed ' Cotton 4 picking Is be- with vigor. It is saidV tnat cotton is not aamagea a wu as was thought by recent rains, i JO Q J Ibe Democrats Considering tha Qaea . Men or Adjournment or Congress.! , y By Telegraph to the Morning Star ;. 1 Washington, Oct. 4. While there has been no formal conference among the Dem ocratic members of the House touching the advisability of adopting the adjournment resolution, there has been an exchange of private opinion upon the subject, a ma jority of the members holding . the view that the tariff bill having been reported to the Senate, there is no longer any reason why the House should not adopt tha reso lution and allow the Senate to act npjn it one way or ' the other. During the course of to-day or to-morrow it I is probable that a ;c inference will : be called, in order that these private opinions may be cryaiatized into formal action. The obstacle ia the way of tbe adjourn ment resolution in the House is a susyioiOn that such a resolution, if passed, might be -rejected by the Senate, and used as an ar gument to show that the Democrats fear to await theetion of the Senate on the sub stitute, tariff bill If some: positive assur ance can be obtained that the resolution, if passed bv the House, will be adopted by the Senate, there ia little doubt tnat such action will be taken. - The Deficiency Ap propriation bill, now before the House in the shape of j a conference report, is an ele ment that must be included in any calculation touching adjournment. Seve ral members, dissatisfied with the con ference committee's report, have threatened to raise the point of no quorum, but it is believed that they can be placated. Repre sentative Forney, who is acting chairman of the Appropriations Committee, freely expresses tbe opinion that Congress will adjourn Tuesday, , October 16tb, which' date will allow of , the disposition of the. Deficiency bill and of a fair opening of the debate on the Tariff bill in the Senate. Soon after the assembling of the Ssnate, Speaker Carlisle and Representative Tur ner (tbe only member of the Ways and Means Committee), came over from the House and entered into earnest consulta tion with several Democratic Senators, presumably on the subject of adjournment. The-movement for an adjournment met with an unexpected check in the afternoon. when Mr. Breckinridge, of Arkansas, reached the Capitol. He is now ranking member of the Ways and Means Commit tee, and at once set himself at work to 'op pose adjournment. He believes that by ar gument and persuasion he has succeeded in checkine the movement, bo that, while it was probable before his return that the re solution providing for an early adjourn ment wonld be introduced to-day in the House, the prospects are now that it will be indefinitely delayed. Washington, Oct. 5 The Senate Com mittee on Epidemic Diseases, to day au thorized a favorable report on Mr. Call's bill authorizing the President to appoint a commission of scientific experts to investi gate the causes, and ascertain if possible the means of preventing the introduction of yellow fever into the United States. The understanding is, howevethat the reso lution will not be callecWp for action this session. j m m j CHICAGO, Strlftze of Street Car Employes Inangu : iBv Telegraph to the Horning Star.) I . Chicago, October 6. The strike of street1 car conductors, drivers and cable grip men on the North Side was inaugurated accord ing to progeamme at 6 o'clock this morn ing. Not a car is runinog in the entire north division The sidewalks have been filled with pedestrians headed for the business portion of the city since an early hour this mornins. Express wagons and rattle-traps of all ' descriptions, on which temporary Seats have been fixed, are being run by the strikers and other and are pa tronized to their fullest capacity Thus far no violence on the $artof the striken has been ported and riose far expected. i Noxhange in the 'situation has taken -place since this morning.:; Not a single car wheel nas turned on tne enure jaortn en vision since 6 o'clock this morning, and Superintendent Threedy has announced that no attempt will be made to resume operations until Monday next. He says he has already engaged 150 experienced men to take the strikers' places. He has been kept busy throughout the day examining applicants for places, a large proportion of which were inexperienced men. Superin tendent Doyle, of the West division lines, called on manager Yerkes this afternoon and informed him that he had received no tice from the men in his division that un less some action looking to a settlement in the North division was taken before that hour, they will strike at midnight. There seems to be no doubt that this will be done. The result will be that transporta tion facilities for three-fourths of the peo ple of the city will be cut off to-morrow, j FOREIGN. Emperor Wlltlam'e Reception at i Vienna. . 0yrIgQt 1883 by the N. T. Associated Press. Bbblih, October 6th. Emperor Wil-"-Ham's reception at Vienna has sent a thrill of gratification throughout the Empire. Apart from the popular demonstrations.the enthusiasm shown and the scenes at the banquet given him, the visit has been of immense value in displaying tbe Emperor's natural Qualities. His social tact and per sonal geniality have hitherto been known only in limited circles. Current notions in vesting him with a cold, unsympathetic personality, have been corrected by the smiling serenity, with which he passed through the tiring ceremonies associated with his reception. Talk at the embassies and in official circles at Vienna is increas ing as to what the Emperor said to this one and how he received another. Every inci dent ia detailed, testifying to the happy im presslOD left upon the people. 1 Emperor William has passed through the ordeal of Austrian society in tiiumph, acquiring nevr character -as a man of corj dial as well as kindly presence. Emperor William will remain id Vienna until Wed nesday, when he will start for Italy. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Fire in the McClellan House Go csts Injuaed by Jumping from Wln - dows. ' . j By Telegraph to the Morning Star. New York, S Oct. 6 A Birmingham, (Ala.) special says: Fire broke out in the McClellan House about 4 o'clock this morn ing, and burned so rapidly that the build-! ing was almost totally destroyed before the firemen could get the flames under control: A panic occurred among tbe guests, some of whom round tneir exit entirely cut on. J. A. Weatherby.of the Evening Chronicle, with his sister and niece, jumped from the third floor to the yaTd, a distance of fifty feet Weatherby sustained fatal injuries. His sister had her left leg broken and sus tained internal injuries. The niece escaped with a sprained ankle. JUDGE THURMAN On a' Visit to Washington uu-i oi . - tha President. , WASHniSTOsr, October 6. Judge Thur man and son arrived here this morning.. Mrs. Thurman and children went to Balti-j mnra Dnrinff the day the Judge will con- sult the other attorneys in the telephone will ne onven to President Cleveland over Sunday. r Bnnuay. , GEORGIA. The State Fair-Rev. Dr. Boggs Elect ed Chancellor or tha State University. , tfimw OAtober 6 .Official notice was given to-day that the Georgia State Agri-f cultural Docieiy wiu uuiu m luutni Macon during the week beginning Novem ber 5th. - J; ' -I Atlakta, October 6. Dr. W. E. Boggsr bow of Memphis, a well Known preacne, of the Presbyterian Chnrch and educator, was to-day elected Chancellor of the State University of Georgia, vice P. H. Mell. de ceased. - Mr. Boggs is one of the moat prominent men in tne unurcn. i Spirits Turpentine. ' Durham Plant: f Mr. "J. S. Lock- hart, of the Banner warehouse, sold to-day ror air. John snerron, oi Granville county, 98Q pounds of leaf tobacco at an average of $54 21 per hundred. - ' ' f. ' I Durham l Plant . t President Lbckhart informs us that he will establish near the depot, during the Exposition, a bureau of tnfnrmtlnn vhm vlsitnrj nan learn the places where they may secure ea-. wriaimuvui. , , - : j ; Tarboro i Southerner: Ben Sav age, eon of; a former countryman, J L. Savage, of Kentucky, rode from Tilton, Ky , to this place, a distance of 800 miles, in twenty days.. Mr. ; Savage enjoyed hia. horseback ride and found it much cheaper travelling than on the. can, the entire trip1 costing him between eleven and twelve dollars..;- ; -.( r V';. - Biblical Recorder: There is an attendance of 1,692 children in the Raleigh graded schools. $15,000 has been auD scribed for a -wagon factory, and it teems that a $25,000 tobacco: factory is ala i an 1 assured fact. Let everybody remem ber the State Fair. Tbere is every indica tion that it will be a good one. I Goldsboro. Argus: There were three deaths in Goldsborothe during month otSeptember, two children, one white and one colored, and one colored adult. . Wo challenge the world for Goldsboro as being the healthiest spot on earth. We are v indeed sorry to chronicle that littlv Miss Sadie Griswold, daughter tt Mrs George Griswold, while playing, with some little friends at Mr. L. D. Gulley's handsome new residence on John street, fell and broke her arm. ' ' . 1 Winston Daily : There were forty-five conversions last night, an,d about two hundred this morning, making a grand -total of between 450 and 500 conversions wrought within the last two weeks. It has been a great revival. Mr Pearson's fare well remarks were ot a most feeling nature. -He said that in all his evangelical - experi ence he had never, except on two occa sion?, witnessed such an outpouring of God's spirit as he bad seen to-day. The purse presented to Mr. Pearson contained over one thousand ($1,000) dollars. Asheville Citizen: Capt. I. L.. Lyons and family,.left yesterday for New York, from whence they will sail for Venice, Italy. They were cilled to Venice by a cablegram announcing the serious ill ness of their son, who had contracted Ro man fever, aud will be absent some time. i As announced in the Citizen of yes terday morning, the sixty-fifth annual ses sion of the Holston Conference, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, held its first day's meeting in the Church street Methodist Church yesterday morning, com mencing at 9 o'clock: Bishop R. K. Har grove, of Nashville, Tenn., who arrived in the city Tuesday evening. Wilson Advance: Cotton comes in wrapped in all sorts otcoverings. Old guano sacks are about as popnlar as any- . thing. The Primitive Baptials have a meeting of the Association at the Meadow meeting house, Greene county, on the third Sunday in October. Charles C. Dan iels, editor of this paper, Is one of the newly licensed lawyers. He expects to begin the practice of law in Wilson, and will be asso ciated at this place with Messrs. Aycock & Daniels, of Goldsboro. Mr. H. F. ' Murray, who understands the science of the law as few men do, lectured last Friday night on that theme. He lectures to-night on practical law, at the gran 3 jury room In the court housa, and the subject of his lec ture will be contracts. Charlotte Observer: Mr. R. M. Hoovis while working at the cotton gin of Cooper & Co., in Steele Creek township, early this morning, caught his left arm in . the machinery, which most terribly man- gled it from hia hand to his shoulder. It was a painful accident, rendering the am putation of his arm necessary. A Mecklenburg farmer has his son jailed in order to conceal his own wickedness. Mr. J. L. Gibson is a farmer living about eigh teen miles from Charlotte, in Lemley town ship. He would abuse his wife and chil dren unmercifully for their entreaties, and last week, after severely beating his little twelve year old son, Alex, he secured a commitment on the ground that the boy was Insane, and had him lodged in jail here preparatory to Bending . him to an Insane asylum. 4- Charlotte Chronicle'. The re-vi port for the month of September, of Dr. F. Scarr, cemetery keeper, shows that during that month there were 22 deaths in Char lotte, of which number only 6 were among the whites. As Mr. J. L. Brown, of Berryhill township, was leaving the city for his home yesterday, in company with Mrs. Brown and two children, the horse attached to the buggy became frightened, just beyond the St. Catharine gold mine, and dashed off. The buggy was overturn ed land Mr. Brown and his family were thrown out! The children escaped unhurt, but Mr. Brown and his wife were badly bruised. The doctor found that Mrs. Brown's collarbone was broken and two ribs were fractured. Her injuries were properly dressed and she was left in a com fortable condition. Mr. Brown suffered from bruises and contusions. ' - . c Asheville Citizen: On Sunday morning at sun-rise the mercury stood at 28 degrees above zero, a white frost covered the ground, and ice formed freely. What vegetables remained in tne gardens were killed, and most of the flowering plants dahlias, salvias, and the bright autumn bloom blasted. Tobacco remaining uncut must have been ruined and involves a heavy loss, i - From every Bection of Bun combe, Haywood and Madison, the fine to bacco belt of Western Carolina, we learn that the heavy frosts oi the past few nights have done very serious damage to not only the tobacco crop but to other vegetation. I We have it from good authority that a male child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. . W. D. Miller, who reside near Haysville, having two tongues. Both ot these tongues ; 'are separate and distinct, and are perfectly developed. The child is large and healthy. Charlotte Chronicle: The cot ton gin is getting in its work as usual at this season of the year, i At Matthews sta tion yesterday, a-young white man named Samuel A. Baker, was badly hurt at the gin of Mr. A. W. Reid. He was engaged at work about the gin, when bis right hand was caught in the saws and his arm drawn in. His thumb, hand and arm wereMrery severely lacerated. At Huntersville, two' accidents happened in quick succes sion. ! Ira Ranson, a son of Mir. J. J. Ran son.' was caught in the belt of a cotton gin and his arm was broken. A doctor was sent for, but before he arrived a second patient awaited him. Mr. L. S. Deweeae, who was riding by on a load -.of ; hay, lost his balance and fell to the ground, and one of his arms was broken. Mr. Joe Har rison, an old and highly respected citizen, ' of Huntersville, was killed last Tuesday by a fall from a mule. -The trade of the city in the various branches, not including hardware and saddlery, shows that It amounted to $3,150,000. These figures will be considerably swelled by the trade In hardware, groceries and saddlery. j --.Charlotte Chroniclei The book reception at the rooms of the Young Men's, Christian Association last night was attend ed by a large party of ladies and gentlemen. -Rifrtitv-sAVAn volumes were contributed to - the library, and the selections made it a val uable collection. A negro, supposed to be Henry Dunlap, who broke jail in Wades boro and shot Mr. Craige and Mr. Hardi sonj has been arrested In Salisbury and lodged in jail. The wholesale drug business ot Charlotte during the past year amounted to $200,000. and the retail trade to $185,000. The' drug firms of the city employ five travelling salesmen, and the territory of trade extends north 100 miles, south 190 miles, east 150 miles and west 150 miles. The summary ot tbe year's business in tha lines enumerated ia as follows: Dry ooas, re- m. -. j 000 j groceries, retail, iw,uwiBwu, anno nnfl. dm as. wholesale. 800.000; drugs. retail, $175,000: machinery $70000: furni ture, $100,000; crockery. $40,000; saddles and harness, $35,000. A total in these lines of $5,200.000. m m m J Capt. E. W. Ward, of Lincoln tonj the retired U. 8. Amy officer who la drawing half-pay from theU. 8. Govern ment for his services during the war against the South. Is actually a candidate against CoL Cowles for Congress. If a Yankee ; Captain on half-pay, in running against a Confederate soldier like Cowles, receives 500 votes in this district, we will be mis taken. Lenoir Topic. ,. 1 4 1 - f - i V . 1 A