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The Weekly Star. Will H. BERNARD, Editor and Prop'r. ' WILMINGTON, N. C. Fbidat, Septembeb 13, 1889. where you wish your paper to be Bent hereafter. Unless yon do both changes oan not be made. - tyNotloes of Marriage or Death, Tributes of TsT-rt BnninHnm nf Thank. Ao.. are onanrea for as ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when paid for strlotly la advance. At this rate 60 cents will pay for a simple announcement of .Marriage or veatn. W-Remlttanoes must be made by CheokDraft Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Post masters will register letters when desired, s-Only such remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. ESpeolmen copies forwarded when desired TUB POFCIiAB WILL. The result of the recent election, in the 3d Congressional diet riot of Louisiana has supplied some of the Republican journals of the North a topio to write upon and an oppor tunity to indulge in some more of their stereotyped misrepresentations of the South. They assume that in every district where there is a ma jority of negroes there, per oonse quenoe, there should be a Republican majority at eleotions, and that where such majority is not found it is con clusive evidence of fraud, intimida tion, violepoe, etc. This is not a legitimate inference by any means. While it is true that the negroes, when they do vote, vote the Republi can ticket almost solidly, still there are exceptions to this sometimes in local or Congressional eleotions where the personal popularity of the candi dates figures quite as extensively as the issues that divide the parties which they respectively represent. It was so in the eleotion to which we refer, where a great many colored votes were cast for the successful Democratic candidate. So it does not follow as an unvarying rule that there must necessarily be a Repubh can majority beoause there is a ma jority of black voters. Some of the visiting statesmen from the North, disappointed at the empty result of their ' missionary labors, pronounced the election a farce. They called it a farce, proba bly, because it didn't prove to be the tragedy they expected to wit ness, and v a score or two of negroes were not slaughtered be fore breakfast. Contrary to this it proved to be such a tame, quiet, ore. derly election that they became dis gusted and styled it a farce. If there had been some wholesale kill ing done it would have been a sweet morsel to them, for then they would have had some bloods-curdling, hair 1 if ting stories to narrate when they got Lack on the other side of the line. But it proved to be only a poor, miserable "farce," not(a first class tragedy, and henoe their disap pointment and disgust. . , It is not expected that Republican -politicians will be pleased with Dem ocratic victories in the South, nor that they will be fair or honest in their comments upon them. They have got into the habit of misrepresentation, a habit of a quarter century's growth, and when habit of such long standing and malice are combined it would be idle to expect candid expression or honest dealing. The Philadelphia American, Re publican, but of more than average respectability, in commenting on this election concludes with the broad assertion that "elections in States South of the Potomac are not ex pressions of the popular will." This assertion is based on the presump tion that the negroes have a controll ing power, if exercised, in the States South of the Potomac, which is not true. There is not a State in the South, with the exception of Missis sippi and South Carolina, where on a full vote the Democrats have not a de cided majority. If there were foun dation for this assertion, we might retort by asking if the eleotions north of the Potomac are "expressions of the popular will?" and wherein lay . the right of any Northern .Republi can to consistently lecture the South on this subject? In the Northern oiaiea me elections nave long since ceased to be "expressions of the pop ular will," They are simply, as a rule, the expressions of the will of tbe rings and combinations whose trickery and money command the votes which give the majority. Bobs Quay with his "fat," and Dudley with his blocks of five, express "the popular will" in a very pe culiar and effective way. The owners of manufactories, who die tate to their amnln .v.n MT J w v T DUdlfc " vote and see that thev vote that,. .t.. , r - J a 7 jrvistHi V Sometimes the people do rise above these corrupt combinations and then there is an "expression of the popu lar will," as when Mr. Cleveland was elected. If the popular will deoided elections always, the Republican party would : have been a rotted corpse long ago. It always was, and is to-day, a minority party,' which has held power by trickery, corrup tion and by an 1 . bvomjiu whinh'n.M.-tl.. . "eieai, the will of the majority, as in the last .Wuvl,uu,wlMim- jority of votes, was defeated, and Harrison, with a mmoritv. lont.ol it the popular will had deoided that contest Mr. Harrison woald now be in Indianapolis attending "to his law business, and Mr. Cleveland would be in Washington attending to the business of the people of these in- Mi v.; : " United States. mlNOtt nBNTion. . Minister Ryan, who represent this irovernment at the Mexican cap- ital, has had his eyes opened to some things Binoe he has been in that country and now ad viees unrestricted commerce with the sister Republic. H.e writes very much like a Demo crat. His conclusions were hastened, doubtless, by the action of the Mexi can irovernment in withdrawing from the free liat horses, mules, oat- tie, bog, Bheep and dressed meat shipped from the United States and imnosiurr an import duty of from ten to fifty per cent., as a letaliatory measure for some deoision rendered by the tteasury department in refer- enca to Mexican silver-lead ores, which will be followed later by an import duty of ten per cent, on goods shipped in vessels owned in this country, in retaliation for the restric tions under the tariff laws on Mexi oan vessels. Mr. Ryan has come to I the conclusion that the speediest way out of this difficulty, and the most effective way to promote the harmo nious relations and build up oom merce between the two Republics will be by an unrestricted reciprocity as soon as possible. Mr. Ryan is a Republican but he keeps his eyes open and carries a pretty level head upon his shoulderp. The latest report from Washing ton in reference to Corporal -Tanner is that he will have to go, and that his resignation is actually in the hands of Secretary Noble. There has been friction for some time be tween the Secretary and the Corpo ral. When Mr. Noble returned after his summer vacation he found things badly mixed, especially in the Pen sion Batvau and Land Offiop, in the former of which he found clerks that he had displaced reinstated and nu merous other evidences of a disregard of his wishes and instructions. This led to a npeedy interview with Tan ner, followed, it is said, by a tender of his resignation. Noble and Tanner never were in thorough accord, bnt he and the President gave him wide swing because be had the soldier ele ment behind him, and the party or gans endorsed him. But his ungov ernable mouth has brought down upon him the catting criticism of some of these, and the- hostility of some Republican Congressmen, who areVorkibg for his removal. It will be a relief to- Secretary noble when he gets rid of Tanuer, but it will be a still greater relief to the country, whose surplus he is demolishing with sufeh marked success. The Savannah News notes a revo lution in rice harvesting in the rice fields on the Savannah river. Tbe impression prevailed that it would be impossible to perfect a reaper which would successfully harvest rioe, but this was dooe ' last year by the ipvention of a machine which not only cuts the rioe but lays it out on the stubble to dry. It will out on an average ten acres a day, aud oould cut by running to its full oapa city, under favorable circumstances, fifteen acres. The day's work of a man with a eickle is about an acre, so that the reaper does the work of ten men, or of fifteen when driven to Jts full capacity. There are fourteen of these reapers now in use in tbe fields oh the Savannah river. 0J1NOK MENTION. ids aeatn oi non. s. . lox is a serious loes not oi.Iy to the Demo cratic party, of which he was a life long member, au able defender and a trusty councillor, but to the country at large, lo whidh he gave the beBt efforts of his life. Ue was a man of high culture, broad views, profound statesmanship, with a patriotism that ignored sectional or State lines and embraced the whole country. Ue was a politician, a Democrat of tbe strictest sect, bnt not a partisan when partisanship conflicted wjib his duty as a citizen or as an honest rep resentativeof the people,whpse faith ful servant and honest champion he always was. From his first entry luto public life until his bril liant career ended in death, he re. taiDed, among all the mutations of parties, his popularity,- won not by doubtful or cunning methods, but by signal ability, devotion to duty and manly virtues that were universally recognized and acknowledeed. 1 hroughout his long eervioe in Con gress he commanded not only the ad miration of his nartv friend W. the respect of his party . enemies, who a j m had often felt the for bis sledge- I. i . t . , I K q rr m aw KlAensi w hia V1. j . uaae, as i t, i a. z 11 . use io wiem mem, In the days when venality seemed to be the or der of the day and so many public servants fell before the tempter, his integrity remained unsmirohed and unsuspected, and hn h. . a.a ia lf t . rAt -...t- : - .M..u buu a name ;ii . i , " c"wuu w witn the purest and beBt of men who had crossed the river before him. 9 Brother Burohard, of R. R. R. I . .. ' i iame. naa thn ronntatmn f h..: . : - ;-r---- - "uK i provea to oeJttr. J. O. Blaine's evil genius, and since then tlie Bepubli, can politicians have been disposed to ficht shv of I n. x . . , .. . opened ms campaign at Aenia last Satnrdav. nf. m. Jf meeting over which Rev. J. Q. Car on, of the United PrBbvtorin communion presided. Gov. Foraker spoke and swept the fell in his ori- i : t u- i . ... . wriuiM uignis, studiously avoiding, however, any reference to the en- foroement ot ine ounu. y closing law, wnicu """b tion, especially witn uerman oiim Of tfcat Btaie, VUO an T I whose votes are mighty. lhe (iov- ernor was mentally congratulating himself on the dexterous manner in ho had dodered this . sore question when air. parson uuuucu up and launched out in a Bpeecu eu- logistic of his friend Foraker, who, he said, ought to be elected because he had the courage to trample upon the infernal Sunday liquor trafiio,and close the demoralizing Sunday rum shops and Sunday beer houses. This came like a thunder clap from a clear sky, and struck the Governor with the force of a tornado, and he is now wishing that the impetuous parson had been called to bis fathers or that he had migrated from Ohio sev eral years ago. He is between two fires. He can neither endorse nor repudiate Carson, who looms up be- fore him in the ominous semblance of another Burohard. Tobacco atjBocky mount. A correspondent writing from Rocky Mount yesterday says : Rocky Mount warehouse had a big tobacco break xuesaay. Anower laurel has been entwined around tbe brow of old Nash county. It being tbe ODenlne break of the season. about 5,000 pounds were on the floor and Drices were well sustained. In ferior grades brought their full value. K. u. Armstrong, on ms UiageeomDe farm, sold an average lot of grades of 379 pounds at an average of 55 cents a pound; one lot Drougm fi.so a pouna. 8. A. Arrinston. of Nash county, sold another average lot, averaging 60 cents a pound. This sale cannot be considered a fair test, as a good many farmers had a great deal of sorry stuff, such as sand lugs and flea-bitten stuff which they expeoted to get good prices for but iailea. trooa tobacco brought good prices ana tne iarmer was 8atisned witn nis nret sale. Wednesday there will be another break and it will be probably larger. The sales were represented by a good many foreign buyers who are sipping tne cream oi tobacco irona tnis sec tion. Mr. Tom. Haywood, a tenant on the farm of R. H. Ricks. Esq.. of Nash county, sold bis tobacco several days ago -raised on 5f acres as it stood in the barn for fourteen hundred dol lars. This shows how the bright gold leaf is appreciated by competent judges. Brnoiulck 'nrt. Superior Court for Brunswick ooun ty which has been in session at Southport this week, adjourned for tbe term yesterday and Judge Shipp, Solicitor McNeill and visiting mem bers of the bar came up to the city in tbe afternoon. The cases tried at this term were of little interest. The most important was the case of Bryan Ruffln Carroll, a young wnite man cnarged witn the murder of his wife, by poison, some time last spring. The trial of this case was removed to the Criminal Court of New Hanover county, which meets in this city on tbe 16th inst., and Judge Shipp as signed as Carroll's counsel Mr. J. Ire dell Meares and Mr. Sol. C. Weill. Carroll was brought up to the city yesterday evening and lodged in jail. Carroll came to Brunswick from Johnston county where he married the wife he is accused of poisoning. An account of his arrest and the evi dence against him was published in the Stab at the time. Special Sleeting of kite Produce Kx- ebaogr. Mr. D. L. Gore, President of the Produce Exchange, at the request of a number of merchants of the city, has called a special meeting at tbe rooms of the Exchange Saturday next at noon, "to express their indignation at the ungenerous, inconsiderate and nnbusiness like manner in which our community is treated by the New York and Wilmington Steamship Company in repeatedly advertising steamers to sail from New York on certain days and giving no notice of a change of purpose until the day ap pointed for sailing. Such conduct on their part operating seriously, to the detriment of the trade of our ci;y." It was learned on application at the office of the agent of the steam ship company that a telegram had been received from the New, York office yesterday stating that the steamer Benefactor, advertised to sail for Wilmington, Wednesday the 11th, would not leave until Saturday. The Great Storm. The Stab's Press dispatches give full accounts of the great storm on the North Atlantic coast. A special Signal Service report sent out from Washington last night, said there had been no change in tbe position of the storm since morning. The barometric pressure remained nearly constant. The centre of the storm is near Cape Henry, where it has been since Tuesday morning. Tbe lowest barometer is 29.80 inches. The wind was blowing with a velocity of 36 miles an hour from the northwest at Norfolk. The wind on the New Jersey coast is from the north, and continues from northeast on the New England coast; th urrent .velocity at Block Island was 48 miles, and the maximum velocity during the day was 52 miles. High winds will con tinue during to-day. - A Fatal accident. A colored man who came here re cently from Rocky Point and secured employment at the Hilton Mills, was killed yesterday morning by a piece of strip from the edging-saw, which I struck him in the stomach. The an- Iortanate man was named Thomas I Lrt'w,B anu leaves a wire and one in thrs city. I n.itt,nj .... I " "' ucanjr an nour alter. he was hurt, but every effort of skill- I ed physicians was unavailing and he I finally died, It is supposed of internal hemorrhage. niw! iron soiupon i a .. . -""w writing irom I oonthport, says: "We are all mil- llonal down here. Mr. Phillips, President of our road the Northwest ern and South Atlantic has written a splendid letter, saying the affairs of bis road are in such condition that Kicjr ucucoBiittit) Liie Dunaing or a foa 10 wumington right away. We are at the top ofthe tide. Real estate ib Dooming.' Wonk Knowing. -SSlSJ 'f.i ajuo, xiemuaiton 1 arned by Thirty years success. You can depend upon ft. Try It ! Dhuggibtb HATH TT, The Savannah News mentions the fact that shipments of sea oats from tht place to New York and Europe Have ueguu. xuo yituiv raiuiut ue found anywhere but on the South Atlantic coast from Virginia to Flori da. It grows in the greatest t abun dance in the vicinity of .Wilmington, bnt we donbt it anyone here knew that it had a market Value. -" The News says: "It is growing immensely popular in the North and West and in Europe. Ten years ago Mr. Gard ner went North and carried a sample of the oats, and he readily got as many orders as he could fill. The oats retailed tnere as nign as cents a pound. The New York houses which purchased, exported them to Europe, and there a trade was opened. Orders are now being received direct from Europe ' by Savannah firms. ' The West has grown very fond of the plant and large orders are being re ceived from that section. Over 10,- 000 pounds oould have been shipped from Savannah this year if the facili ties had been sufficient. The price of the oats has decreased considerably since they were first shipped North, but there is a good profit now." Cotton Covering;. Cotton is coming in pretty freely, but so far very few bales have been received here with cotton ' covering. At t'-i Champion Compress yester- d J hfm,of about three hundred bales stored in one of the warehouses, it was noticed that there were perhaps a dozen bales in pine fibre bagging. and three or four in -cotton bagging. All the other bales were covered with jute bagging. It is probable, how ever, that as the season advances more of the Alliance bagging will be used. At Charleston and Savannah it is estimated that from one-fourth to one-third of the receipts 'so far this season are covered with cotton bag ging. Tbe Savannah News states that the cotton exporters of that city are seriously thinking of recovering with jute bagging the cotton coming there in cotton bagging, principally be cause they can make a handsome profit by bringing the weight of the rated tare allowance up to four pounds in every one hundred and twelve, thus making a net profit of about 55 to 60 cents on every bale re covered. Norfolk merchants are said to be doing this, and are making a good thing of it. Fire at Rockingham. Intelligence was brought to this city yesterday that the town of, Rocking ham, Richmond county, had been visited by a disastrous fire Sunday morning. It broke out in a grocery store kept by a colored man -named Elisha Leak, and the store and five other buildings, with most of the con tents, were destroyed. Tbe parties burned out are Goldstone & Mc Neill, dealers in general merchan dise; L. Weill, livery stable; J.'M Smith, general merchandise; J. M. McDonald, groceries; J.G Smith, bar room; John AicKoy, (colored) restau rant; Elisha Leak, (colored) groceries. The aggregate loss is said to be in the neighborhood of $3,500. Wig, tne Barglar. David Wiggs, the burglar, has been sent to Wayne, for trial at the Su' peror Court for that county which is in session this week at Goldsboro. The .transfer from the jail in this city wad made quietly last Sunday, to avoid any danger of a possible lynch ing of the prisoner before he was safely lodged in jail at Goldsboro. There are two indictments against Wiggs for burglary in Wayne county. and his conviction i is considered certain; but in the; event of his acquittal he will be held for trial on similar charges here. Schr. Orlando, Knaebel, from Wilmington, N. O, with lumber for Port aukPrince, struck on Birches Lookout Reef August 36V and after discharging part of deck load was ta ken off the reef with the assistance of wreckers and carried to Turk's Island for the purpose of settling salvage claims, &c. A board of survey exam ined tbe vessel and found her sea worthy. Norib Carolina's t'eoiennlal. Cards of invitation have been is sued for the celebration of the One Hundred-Anniversary of the adop- tionf by North Carolina of the Consti tution of the United States, to be held in Fayetteville on Thursday, Novem ber 21st. 1889 . Committee on invita tion: Hon. Wharton J. Green, Judge Jas. 0. McRae, Capt. C. W. Broad- foot, Neill W. Ray, Esq, and .Dr. W. C. McDuffle Saaspaou Fair Announcement is made that the Sampson County Fair will be held in Clinton on the 4th, 5th and 6th of December next. D. B. Nicholson, Esq., is Chief Marshal. The last Fair in Sampson was held in 1884; but recently tbe Agricultural Society has been reorganized and active prepara tions were set on foot for a fair. Work on the buildings and grounds has already commenced, as wef learn from a correspondent at Clinton, -Lieut. Commander Hitchcock, of the Lighthouse Board, gives notice that Frying-Pan Shoals whistling buoy, off tbe southwest point of Fry ing Pan Shoals, is out of order, and will be replaced by another "whist ler" as soon as possible. XEW lOhK. Arrangements for ine Funeral of Con gressman Cox. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. New Yobk. Bent. 11. It has been ar ranged tuit the funeral of the late Con gressman S. 8 Cox will lake place Fridav moiuicg from tbe Presbyterian churcb, at ienm street anu university riace. Receipts of cotton yesterday 159 bales. Salts of 200 bales reported on a basis of lOf cents for middling. Yes, he loves you now. 'tis true. Lass with eyes of violet blue. Lips as sweet as honey-dew, ' Bonny little bride 1 Will he love you as to-day, When sour bloom haa fled wtr. When your golden lockB are urey, v niu ms love abide? Yes, if it is the true kind it will survive 1 the inevitable wastes and chances of Ufa. But, it is every woman's desire and duty to retain, as long as sue can, the attractions mat maae ner cnarming anu beloved in youth. So one can keep her ycethf ul bloom or equable temper if weighed down and suffering from female weakness anil disorders. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Freecrio- tion is a remedy for these troubles; Sold by urugisu). - f . . r FKOM KA.LK1GH. mettlnsfof Ioin Asylum Director gbarr Words Btwen Col. roke aad Dr. Grluost-Tfea . A . C. Hellroaa. JfrJpecIal to the Morning Bur ' Raleigh Sept. 11. The directors of the Ineane Asylum were la executive. ces sion here ell day. There has been no elec tion of ofll.ers so far. : Dr. McDuffle, of Fsyetteville, and Dr. Brown, of Tennessee, seemed to be the most prominent of those named fGr tbe position of -superintendent. There was much discussion as to the term of office of the eteward of the insti u'ion, the present incumbent claiming the right to hold over until March next. During the sesuion of the Board a sharp alterc ition took place between Col. Coke and Dr. Griesom, which o ma near i exult ing in b'ows The Board is still in session, but it is thought that there will be no election of officers to nign'. There is no announcement yet or tne ap pointment of directors or proxy of the At lantic & North Carolina Railroad. BASyrtMOHE. Celebration ot in Anniversary of the Orfrnee oi lite City In tne War of 181 Wrllilant ana Appropriate De corations Immense Street Parade Distitizulsncel Visitors from Wasn- Br Telegraph to tbe Horning Star. BAiriKORB. BeDtember 9 The six days' celebration of the Anniversary of the Defence of Baltimore, in our Becona war wi;h Ortit Britnio. commenced here to day. The event to be cfllebrated are of national importance, and the fact that one of tbem. the bomo&rnment oi irort aic- Uenry, inspired ttiat patriotic outoursi in son, "rue Star Hpunaiea unner. . is sufficient of itself to give to the Baltimore festival national interest, which bas neen recognized ia-tbe oarticioation of. Jrresi- dentHtrrfeon and tbe efforts of the War and bevy Departments to contribute to its success Never before in tbe history of Baltimore has anything like it been seen, livery business bouse or dwelling ia the central section bnt been outwaidly beautified by the artistic hands of decorators. The ban ner of the nation and the flair of tbe State, the standards of Europe .and the national colors of tbe countries if the New World mingle their brilliant hues in contrasts and harmonies. Tbe Bxoositioc and street parades started from Broadway at 10 o'clock, and paBsed over the Dubhsheu route to f lmlico Historic njHis representing war anu Peace, escorted by a guard of honor com' posed of descendants of the men who took part in tne war or lSia 14. were next Thoueh ISoen Anoleton relusea to loan the Star Spangled Banner, the guard of honor was not without a suitable flag to carrr. Furled above tne neaas or tne ue' scendants of the warriors who foueht and died iu tbe defense of Baltimore, was a flag. an exact repiewntation of the Star 8 pan glert Banner, made ry tbe patriotic . lames of Biltimore. The six divisions of tbe parade marched in tl e following order: First Division Grand Army of the Re public. Georire F. Wheeler. Marshal. Second, veterans, voiuateer firemen or Maryland aud elsewhere. Third. Baltimore City Fire Department. Fourtb. Benevolent and other societies. and also batallion or public scnooi cnuuren and inmates of St. Mary a industrial school. Fifth. German BiniMnz Soiial Turner Association, tbe Butchers' Association and Brewing interest .xlh. Industrial trades ana railroad, ais- plav. The party which cime over from wasn inston in a private car to Baltimore were President Harrison, Secretsjies Wlndom and Tracr. ted Marshall Raosdell. Di rectly from tbe reception at tbe depot tbe Piesident was csconed by tne reception committee to the grand stand. Along tbe route be received beartv cneers on all smes The ereat bell on tbe first float announced the approach of tbe parade hd passed, and at 11:15 Governor Jicsson ana mayor ua trobe were driven up and joined the Presi deniial party on the reviewing stand, and Witnessed the oarade as it pas-ed. Tbe parade consisting ot l.OOU noats and altogether 15,000 men, was four hours in passing the stand. Like all such affairs it was grand and imposing, but. at tbe ena dwindled into insignificant advertisement wagons At last it was over and tbe corn- mil tee took tbe President, amid flattering huzzas of tbe people, back to the Rennert House. Mrs urHon, who arrived at tbe hotel from Jenaictown, returned to Wash ington by an early tiain, as did also Secre tary Wiodom. In the hotel parlors were many prominent citizens, when the Mayor read tbe engrossed resolutions oi tbe Uiy Council, iaviting the President to hold a public ri.cepi.ion at the city ball., ine Mayor, on tehair of the reception commit tee, invited him to attend a dinner iu his honor at the hotel. Into the latve dining room of the Ren nert House, filed one hundred and fifty guests.' witting to honor the President of tbe United Stales An orchestra, concealed behind natural fern?, played during the meal. Uligat wis admitted larouga stained glass, softened and 6ubdued, and incandescent electric light, added brilliancy to the scene The President and his party left a little early in order to atteud the reception at tbe Cay Hall. The President stood from o to 7 d. m. near the door of the receotion room, and 2,500 men, women and children ffitssed in single file. He gave eoch a firm shake of the band and a pleasant look. He readily t ok tbe bands cf children aad all. The reception ciot-ed sharply on tbe minute. and for a few minuus tbe President sat in the chair of the mayor of Baltimore. Lined in front of tbe City Hall the letter carriers of the city were keeping back the crowd As tbe Piebidcnt was recognized aeecena- ing the stairs cheer upon cheer, loud and -clebr, rang out, tbe most frantic since his stay, and continuing lo tbe depot, where tbe Chief Executive entered the car Balti more, together with Secretary Tracy, Mar sbal Randail and Adlutaot General Kelton. At 7.80 a special engine took the car to Washington, where President Harrison re mains to-nignt Considerable Bnxiety u felt to-night here of accidents due to many electric wires having been cut to allow floats to pass. WOBK Of THIS WAVES. Newport and Ail.ntie City Swept by (be Tides. Nan port, R I, September 9 The sea is very bwh to-day. The surf bas broken across the cliff waik in places, and at high tide this morning the bathing beach surf ' broke . away across the road bed into Easton's pond. Shingles v. ere Btripped off the pavilion in pi acts and wa ter in vacei the dicing hall and waiting room, but did no serious damage. Bath houses at tbe east eud utile beach were moved fiom their position. Tbe turf ia said to be tbe highest for 20 years. Tba Narrsgansttt Par boat was unable to make her trips from here to day, and the Block Island boat bas not come in. Atlantic City, N. J., BeptTS. A high and heavy sea is now rolling and high wind is Dlowing, but It bas changed its quarter. veering more to the northwest. Otherwise. the dtstrustion this evening would have been incalculable. As it is. tbe board walk and pavilions 'from the States Hotel bath bouses to Kipplc a bathe, have been ground almost into kindling wood. Tbe avenues, from Maryland lo Chelsea ave nues, are submerged to a depth of three and four feet, and the cellars of nearly all the beach houses have as much water in them. The ocean wall in front of Tray more gave way entirely at 7 o'clock. Tbe waves are washing the cellar wallB of the Windsor Hotel, and some anxiety is felt there, but as the tide is high at. 8 o'clock there is hope that no great damage may be done. The greatest destruction, as near as can be learned, is" below Bhelbnrnie. Several persons received severe shocks this evening by coming In contact with electric light wires as they fell from the poles and before the current could be shut on. The gueets at many of the hotels are moving to houses nearer, the centre of the city, ine meadows are covered with water. ine loss is now estimated at fiu,uuy. Read advertisement of Qtterburn Lithia Water in this paper. Unequalled for Dys pepsia uu au diseases or. aianey and blad- uer. race wiuon reacn oi ail. J . WASHINGTON. Appolntssents by tne President ring ing la ne roars Jnartial of Nva oovsmnnder Harrtncton, . r Telegraph to the Horning Btar. Washington. September 10. The PresiJ dent to-day appointed Henry O. War- moth, of Louisiana, to be collector oi cus toms for tbe district of New Orleans. The President to-day designated ooi. Wm. P. Craigbill, of tbe engineer corps, to be a member or the ijightnouse uoara, w fill the vacancy caused by the transfer of Col. Wilson from this city to West Point. Col. CraighiU is. at present in charge of the river and harbor improvements from Mary land south to the Gulf, with bis headquar ters at Baltimore. . rind fit Charles Young, a graduate ofthe Military Academy, has been appointed 2d lieutenant of the Tenth Cavalry. This is the colored cadet who railed last June in mathematics and was given another' chance during the summer to make good this deficiency.- ' Washington. September. 10. ine Secretary of the Navy to-day acted upon the findings of the court martial in the case of Commander Parnell F. Harring ton, who was charged with stranding the practice ship Constellation, near Cape Hatter as, June 18 last. The uourt round him guilty, and sentenced -him to suspen sion from duty for two years on waiting orders -pay, but united in an unanimous recommendation to clemency, in view of tbe high character and distinguished pro fessional services of the accused. Because of this recommendation, Secretary Tracy, after approving the findings, added a commutation of sentence to one year's suspension, to date from July 23. the day the record was received at the navy ue partment Washington. September 11. it is reported hero to-day that Pension Com missioner Tanner naa been rumovea, ana that after to-day be will cease to be Com missioner of Pensions. Although the re port is generally believed it cannot as yet be officially connrmea. mr. ranner nas not been at the Pension Bureau to-day. although be is in town, and Deputy Com missioner Smitb is acting commissioner. It is believed by some persons that he has been removed, and by others that be has been temporarily suspended from duty until tbe result of tbe investigation of the commission examining into the affairs of the Pension Office is announced. .It is im possible to find out exactly the stale of tbe case, as those who are in position to know are non-committal in regard to the matter. That his resignation has been requested or tendered, however, is positively denied by persons in a position to know" the facts in the case. Secretary Noble declined to say anything on the subject. Simon Wolf, president oi tbe Jewish Order, O. K 8. B , has sent the following telegram to Alex. Rainstein, secretary of the Order: "Hon. 8 8. Cox, a friend of Israel in and out of Congress, has fallen. I recommend memorial services throughout the Order." Tbe Clerk of the House of Representa tives has appointed the following Repre sentatives as a committee to take charge of the funeral arrangements of the late Repre sentative o o. uox: Messrs. uanisie, Randall. Holman. Felix. Camptell, Sney, Heard, Mutchler, Kelley, McKinley, Can non, Reed, Burrows, and O'Neal of Penn sylvania. Washington. Sept. 11. The crisis in the relations between Secretary Noble and Pension Commissioner Tanner, which, ac cording to tbe former, had been reached to day, continues without settlement at a late hour to-night. Upon the best authority it may be said that tbe CommiasioEer bas not been removed, nor has his resignation been requested by the President. The same au thority says which has been potent for some time that serious' differences have arisen between eecrelary Noble and Com missioner Tanner, over questions concern ing the administration of the pension bu reau, but not in any wise affecting tne Commissioner's personal character in tbe cense of imputing any corruption in his acts. With rumors of a change in the bead of tbe Pension Bureau has come a discussion of the possible successor to Commissioner Tanner. Senator Hiscock is credited with pushing tbo clairm of ex-Pension Agent f oole, of Syracuse, for the place, isix- Gov. Fuster, of Ohio, wko was alleged to have orighated tbe scheme to provide for Commissiooer Tanuer by making bimKegis- ter of tbe Treasury, is said to be support ing Gen. Cbas. Brown, of Cincinnati, who was a prominent candidate for tbe appoint ment with Tanner. It is the general im pression that New York will not again be ravoreu ir a change be maae. jP,V2v-"rL VAN I A. A Great Cave-In of Coal mines of Wyo- ' mine alley. By Telegraph to the Morning 8 tar. WiLKBiBABRK,: Sept. 11 One of the greatest "cave-ins" that has j et occurred in tbe coal regions startled tbe residents of Wyoming valley last night. Just outside of the town of Plymouth the earth settled for a distance of half a mile, affecting about thirty acres of territory belonging to the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company The entire territory was undermined, and was still being worked out. Tbe concus sion wsB thought by many to be caused by an earthquake, and people in this c.ty, four miles distant, experienced a rocking sensa tion At tbe scene of the cave-in this afternoon the earth was broken and ex tensive crevices were running in every di rection, many of them extending to a great depth Several mules which were in the mine were killed, and nearly all the miners lost their working tools. Tbe damage can not yet be ascertained, but it will be im mense About 1.500 men and boys are thrown out of employment. Tbe bottom has fallen out of a number of cellars in tbe neighborhood, and a farm-house nearby nas partially toppled over. 8UX8GT COX Death of New York's Emlnant States man. New York. Sept 10.. Hon. 8. S. Cox die! at 8:33 to-night. The end was quiet and tbe dying man breathed his last as peacefully as if tailing into a light sleep Ue had been conscious all day until about a quarter of an hour be. fore tbe end. Mr. Cox's last conversation was about the four territories whose State hood be hoped to father. He mentioned New Mexico and Arizona, and said some thing about making a great effort in their behalf at the coming session. In tbe after noon, while Dr. .Lock wood was talking to bim, Mr. uox made some witty remarks which completely upBet the doctor s dig nity. Dr. Lock wood said that the immediate cause of bis death was heart failure, and the cause peritonitis. MiSMissirn. Tbe Race Troubles In Ltflore and Tal labateble Counties. CoFTaayiLLa, Sept. 11. Tbe trouble in Leflore and Tallahatchie counties, which was supposed to have been settled, is yet menacing, latest reports rrom these coun ties estimate the total number of negro in surrectiomsts at seventy-rive. A reunion of Mississippi soldiers was held at Winona Monday, at which speeches were made by Senators Walthall and George, in which they warned the people in the South about being hasty in dealing with the negro, an ticipating further serious trouble with that race in the .Delta. L, FX CELEBS Two ntarderers Taken from Jail IMorcanton and Hanaed. at Raleigh N. O , Sept. 11. A mob of 100 men broke open the iail at Moreanton at 8 o'clock this morning, took out Franks lin stack, a white man, and David Boone, a negro, and hanged them. Stack am bushed Robert Parker, a student at college who killed Stack's brother some months back, and Boone shot and killed a man at a camp meeting. The people of Morganton propose to fer ret out the lynchers and punish them. Tbslr Business Booming; Probably no one thing has caused such a general revival of trade at Robert R. Bel Lakt's Wholesale and Retail Drug store as their giving away to their custdmers of so many free trial bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Their trade is simply enormous in this very valu able article from the fact that it always cures and never disappoints. Coughs, Colds, Asthma; Bronchitis, Croup, and all throat ana lung diseases quickly cured. xou can test it before buying by getting trial bottle free, large size $1. Every bot tle warranted.- f VIKOIN1A A Oroeer at Sewell'e Point Blnrdered, bis Store Bobbed, and an Attempt Blade to Barn bis Body - By Telegraph to the Xornhur Star. . ' -Baltimore. Sept 8 ANorfolkrspecial to the Sun says: C. 8. Walters; who kept a grocery store at Sewelrs Jfomt, was rouoa murdered in his bed-room this morning. It is supposed that about 8, o'clock this morning parties cauea at tne store ana woke Mr. Walters, and as he opened the door he was struck senseless with a club and then : beaten to death, a broken skull and mangled , face plainly show ing the manner of his death. Tbe murderers then roboea the store oi s ion and a lot of merchandise, after which the body of Walters was placed between two cotton mattresses, which were set on fire. The fire burned slowly, and when the body was found by the members of the family an arm ana a portion or tne race were ourn- ed off. The authorities were notified, and two negroes, who acted suspiciously in a boat near Sewell's Point ere arrested; brought to Norfolk and lodged in iail. Both bad spots of blood on their clothing, and are believed to have-concealed the plunder. Norfolk, September 9. T. L. Walters, well known merchant of Norfolk county, 'engaged in business at eeweirs Point, six miles from this city, was mur dered early yesterday morning. The mo tive for the muraer was robbery, ana six negroes William Henry Curtis, Henry Williams. Bamuei stencil, uorneuus White, George Pryor and Robert Curtis are now in jail for the crime. William Henry Curtis was the first one of the mur derers arrested, and while under examina tion broke down, and implicated the other five men named as his accomplices. Ac cording to bis story he and bis pals went to Waiters' store Sunday morning, where be happened to be sleeping, and effected an entrance They were met by Walters in night dress and unarmed, and at once siezed him, and after knocking him sense less with a stick of wood strangled him to death. - 8US8BT 'COX. Tbo eminent Statesman Beported to ' be Bring. New Yobk. September 9. An evening paper says: Congressman Samuel Sullivan Cox is dying at his home, No. 13 East Twelfth street. Four days ago he was confined to his bed by an attack of what he supposed to be malarial fever. This rapidly deyeiopea into acute pneumonia, hich has celled the best medical saw. Yesterday his physicians gave up all hope. ana announcea that me aays oi tne Bia teaman-humorist could be numbered on the fingers of one band. Congressman Cox was to have lectured on his visit to Yel lowstone Park before the Stickler Associa tion to-morrow night. At 3 o'clock this afternoon Hon. 8. S. Cox was reported as being very low. A conference bas been held by his physicians Lockwood, Skidder, Wynkoop and Sowers, of Washington. The result of the conference showed that while Mr, Cox was very low there was no immediate danger. mubjdeiTaai) suicide. A man Kills His Wife and tben Kills Himself. Charleston, 8. C. Sept. 8 In York county to-day W. B. Boyd, a white man, shot his wife and then killed himself. Mrs. Boyd lived about an hour. Boyd moved to Arkansas with his wife some years ago and returned without her, claiming to have been divorced. The fate of the second wife sug gests that he may have murdered his first wife. THE COTTOtt CROF. Report of tbe Department of Agricul ture for -September. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, Sept. 10. The cotton re port of tbe statistician of the Department of Agriculture tor September represents the crop as comparatively late. Too abundant moisture is generally reported, producing rank weed and retarding development of the bolls. Rust has appeared quite gene rally on sandy uplands. The grey 6oils of the Atlantic coast show the most rust; the red lands and heavy soils have been less affected or entirely exempt. Drought has not been reported except in tbe light pine lands of Mississippi, similar soils in Lou isiana and in a considerable part of Texas. In these districts there was abundant mois ture till June or July. There has been considerable dropping of forms and of young balls, in the areas most affected by the extremes of moisture and temperature. Plants are still growing and blooming in most locations, though in light soils the bolls are small and not developing rapidly. The general average of the condition is 86 6. against 89 3 last month, and 83.8 in September of last year. The State averages are as follows: Virginia 68, North Caroli na 79, South Carolina 87, Georgia 90, Flor ida 94. Alabama 91, Mississippi 88, - Louis iana 91, Texas 81, Arkansas 90, Tennessee 84 The presence of caterpillar and boll worm is reported in all of the Gulf States and in Arkansas. The first brood of tbe former has webbed up, and preparations are generally made for tbe vigorous use of Paris green and London purple, which have been very effective with the first gen eration. The damage has been slight east of the Mississippi and not generally serious further west. With a few exceptions correspondents recognize tbe targe value in the present crop of the factors of good autumn weather and late killing frosts, in determining the aggregate of production. CROP BKrORT8. September Exhibit ot tbe Department of Agriculture. Washington, Sept. 10. The September crop report ot tbe Department of Agricul ture makes the general average of corn 91, a reduction of nearly five points; of win ter wheat, when harvested, 89 4, from 92.S the first of July; of spring wheat, 83.9. an increase from 81.2 in August. This makes the general average of all wheat 87.6. General condition of oats 90. instead of 92.3 last month; of rye 91.6; of barley 88.9, instead of 90 6; of buckwheat 92.1, instead of 95 2: of tobacco 76 2, a reduction from 84 4. Tbe percentage of stock hogs available for fattening is 101 ; condition 98. The corn crop is a week late in a large proportion of its breadth. On the Atlantic coast rains were excessive and floods in jured fields in bottom lands. Early in the season the temperature was low, interfer -ing with germination and cultivation; up lands enjoyed conditions favorable to rapid growth. On the Gulf coast there was some excess of moisture until June and July, with drought in some districts since, and in others seasonable bhowers, resulting in crops expressed by medium to high aver ages. In the Ohio Valley and Lake Region there has been a marked reduction of con dition during the last month, from drought following heavy rains of the early summer. In Ohio and Indiana there was previous in jury of bottom land crops by floods. In Michigan and Wisconsin effects of drough and other influences are most injuri ous. There is complaint of drought west of the Mississippi, but too late in the season for serious reduction. West of the Missouri conditions have been more favorable than in any other part of the -country, and tho crop is very large. In the seven surplus States the figures tor condition- are: Ohio 81 a loss of six points; Indiana 8t a loss of six points; Illnois 87 a loss of three points; Iowa 94 a loss of six points; Missiouri 93 ia loss of three roints; Kansas 98; Nebras ka OS. . . The reduction in winter wheat as com pared with the July Teport is in New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, California and some-of the Southern 8tates. The quality of Western grain as shown by its gradiug is comparatively poor, and will affect weight and intrinsic value. The condition.of spring wheat is reported higher than In August in the northern portion of tbe belt, and slightly lower in Iowa and Nebraska, as follows: Wisconsin 93, Minnesota 96, Iowa 93, Nebraska 88, Dakota 63. The local rates of the yield in Dakota are extremely variable, ranging from cne to twenty bushels per acre. Bnekien's Arnica Salve. Thb Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Corns, and all 8km Eruptions, and posi tively cures Piles, or no pay ' required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents - per box. For Bale by Robert R. Bellamy. Wholesale and Retail Druggists. ' Spirits Turpentine. Shelby Aurora'. Mr. 8. McBrida Poston, late proprietor of Cleveland Springs, near Shelby, died after a protract, ed illness at the age of 40 years, on Batur day, Aug. 81, 1889. r" Asheboro Courier: The lumber business here continues to grow. There is no end to the lumber around the depot A protracted meeting is in progress this week at Shepherd church on the Trin. ily College circuit. A shuttle block factory is being erected on the Hoover lot near tbe depot by Messrs. Cox & Grimes of Eigh Point. - , ' - New Berne Journal' According to the school census just taken in tbe 8'h township, there are 788 white children and 2,121 colored children between 6 and 21 years of age. A ltdy who owns a plantation about two and a half miles from this city says that she will give four or five worthy young men tracts of fifteen or twen ty acres of good land for a year free of rent if they will cultivate it. The trial of R. D. Rodgers, colored, for carrying con cealed weapons, was had before Justice W G. Brinson yesterday afternoon. Rodgers was found guilty and fined $10 and costs This is the fourth trial resulting from the Tin Cup Alley Church row. , Roxboro Courier: The potato crop in this section is fine. Tbe far mers are busy curing tobacco, and we get very encouraging reports as to the curing but they say the leaf is light. A little Bon of Mr. Richard Painter, aged about 14 years, was accidently killed at Barton's Mill, last Thursday. From what informal tion we could get it seems that the i little fellow had gone up stairs in the mill to ride on some of the shafting and It is supposed while thus riding his head became dizzy and he fell, his clothing caught around the shafting, and he was whirled around with great force, his head striking a piece of limber killing him instantly. Newton Enterprise : Clover pullers have succeeded threshing machines in this county and are doing a big'busix siness. Mr. Philip Coulter sowed one pound of a new variety ot wheat and gath-trr-d from it 75 pounds, or a bushel and a quarter. This is at the rate of 75 bushels iroin one. Mr. S. T. Wilfong on 35 acres raised 971 bushels .of wheat, an average of 27 2 3 bushels to the acre, and on 15 acres ot this crop he raised 465 bushels, an average of 31 bushels to the acre. The celebration cf the one hundredth birthday of Mrs Cath arine Whitener at her home on the South Fork, m this county, last week, was a very interesting and unusual event. -Washington Gazete: .While our farmers are down in the mouth tU;oui the crop outlook, yet we think that be crops are not so poor after all. , The corn crop is usually good, and what rice there is ie first class, and the cotton is doing we!! -,b(ro it is not drowned out. There are not so many forms on it as usual, but there is ii'.'.lo cr no dropping off, and the bolls are lame. Our citizens arc talking railroad coci inually on the streets which shows that they are in terested on the subject. We think thst at an early day two railroads to this town will be an assured ftct to-wit: The Nor folk Southern, from Edenton via Washing ton and Kinston to Wilmington, a&d an ex tension of ' tbe Scotland Neck and Green ville branch of tbe W. & W. read from Greenville to this town. Chatham Record : We regret to hear of tbe death of E. H. McManus, Esq.. of Bear Creek township, who died on the 24th of August, aged about .53 ere. Rev. J. C Wilson, who has been pastor of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, in this county, for tbe past 23 veers his tendered his resignation. Dr. J. B. Burns died at his residence, about five miles from here, on last Tuesday, aged 69 years. He was one ofthe most prominent citizens and pqysicians cf this county. Mrs. Maty Brewer, wife of Mr. J. T. Brewer, died very suddenly on last Friday, at ber residence in Oakland township. She had eaten her dinner as usual, and gone into another room of the house where she was found soon afterwards dead. She was very old, ber exact age not being known, but was nearly ninety years. Charlotte Chronicle: A gentle man from Darlington, 8. C , while sitting in C. A. Dixon's utore yesterday, patted on the head Mr. Hargrave's pointer dog, which then jumped upon bim biting him savagely in several different places on the ' face. Johnnie Spriugs, the 14 months old, and only child of Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Harris, cijd at . 3 o'clock yesterday morning, and was buried at 5 o'clock in tbe afternoon, Rtv. EJ Mack preachirg the funeral sermon from the house. John Sigmund, a one legged negro aged - about' 50 years, was hot to deith Friday evening near Stun lev Creek. Gaston ct u.i v. seven teen oif'e from Cnarlotte, on the Carolina : Central r-nlroad, by "unknown persons" for attempted outrage on the 13 year old daughter of Ecauire J. B. Moore, of Stan ley Creek. Sandford Express: Master Joe Bycum exhibited a kitten at this office this week with only two lega Rev. W. 8. Friend assisted by Rev. Dr. Mack will hold a series of meetings at Euphronia Church, beginning tbe 3rd Sunday in September. Col. Jack Lane lost by the court bouse fire 50 chattel mortgages and liens upon Moore county men. His loss is estimated at anywhere from $3,500 to $5,000. Col. Lane no doubt feeia sorely bereaved and some of his men are no doubt examining the stuff their honor is made of. Jones and Kelly, merchants of ibis place, applied to the county commissioners last Monday for license to retail liquor in Sao ford. Li- -cense was refused on the ground that San ford has a statute prohibiting the sale of liquor within two miles of thplac;. Jones and Eelley's attorney, W. E. Murchison, filed notice that they would serve a writ of mandamus upon the commissioners, for cing tbem to grant license. Troy Vidette: Died, Monday evening, September 2d, at the residence of her brother, W. H. McRae, Esq., in this vicinity, Miss V. R. McKse, aged about 69 years. We learn that on a petition ot J. R Bliir, Esq , the county commission ers will meet in extra session next Monday for tbe purpose of considering tbe propriety of ordering en election voting a subscrip tion of $35 000 for completing an extension of the Aberdeen & Albemarle railroad from West End to Troy. Mrs. M. A. Smith, of Nail, bas ditcovered what she believes to be the licbest gold mice in the Piedmont cediou, on ber Iiland Creek place. It ia in tbe v ciLiiy of tbe old Island Creik mit.e. On, Inst Friday she showed us a nugget of almost pure gold weighing 5 dwts and 1 grain, it being a paitotaflndof two prospectors, who in two days' work with a common rocker at the place tbey are prospecting obtained 10 dwts and 17 grains of the pure metal. Nashville Argonaut: While out ting wood a few days ago Willie Sear?, by a mislick. drove the axe into his ankle, cut ting the bone. - 8everal pieces have come out. There have been a great many children born in Nathvillo during tbe past six months, and it is a little remarkable lhat, with one exception, all have been boys We are glad to learn 'that on all rolling lands in tbe cunty tbe crops are excellent. We are informed that from Stanhope towards the Johnston line they are magnificent. Notwithstanding the re cent apprehension of our farmers they will do better than they have for several years. Joseph Hawkins, who was arrested for an assault and batterv Upon Miss Mourning Ricejirjtttiime in June, and who was putndei" bopd of $300 for his ap pearance at thealUterm of court, has been surrendered by his"" bondsman and brought to Nash ville, by Constable W, D Lamm, and committed to jail. Monroe Enquirer -Express: The camp-meeting at Antioch closed on Wed nesday morning of last week. There were 85 conversions and 17 accessions to the --. - auiuag uie converts iuere naa one very old man. Eighlytwo mem bers Jwere received' into the Methodist church last Sunday, ten were received into the Presbyterian, and twenty-two into the Baptist church. Besides those received last Bunday there are a number of others yet to connect themselveB with the various churches. Mr. E. M. Griffin drove Out to one of his farms in a buggy one day last week, and while driving through a field his horse became frightened and ran away. Mr. Griffin was thrown just twenty-seven feet from the buggy, by actual measurement, but the ground had just been Sloughed, harrowed and rolled, and Mr. nffln sustained no serious injuries, though he Was considerably shaken up. A little boy who was also in the buggy was thrown nearly as far as Mr. Griffin, but was not hurt at all '
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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