. - v mmmmmmmmmmmWmmmmWmmmmWmmmmmmmmW9mMmWmmmmMWm f I. i- IjACKSON'S REPRIMAND. J ' ' I I i ' !'. Old Stonewall Administers a Reproof to a Curious Officer, ' f V Atlanta Constitution. ) i An ninVnlHipr'at'tle (aniti yes terday told this 'stori of Stiniewall Jackson: I J' I ,: -J' T ' 4t was during his valley eambaign aid a battle was expected within a day or two, though Jackson's plans wbre so carefully guarded that not Ten his adjutant coijid guess them intelligently. This self-reliance was c laracteristrc of Jackson, atnjd hiis avprsionto telling his plans was well khown among'his officers and men. in tact, it was nis uuityi tu swi.yj.ios h5s own men no less than to surprise the enemy. J . General ' Jackson . srrbub of -officers and was one of a another of the tn-oun was a Georeia colonel who is still living. Conversation was drag- ing. Jackson was Jthoughtiui pa a,d iittle to'say, and the effect wa dampening. Finally! just td revive he conversation, tne.-.eorgia coionei vsiced abruptly: : f h . '' J ,v "General, will we nave a f ght to ' I'- narrow?" r- . ! J . j ' ! i If- Everybody knew & an insl ant that ; r'he blunder was irreparable, aijid. jno- Jbody realized this more than i the - v n - j Tackson turned quickly and stared full in the speaker's face. Then; he dnwlv surveved the Colonel from :"-r"J - -j . . If. i .11 head to foot, and DacK again. Is- . The silence was pamtui. 'Colonel," said ,ttie ' General Iv. but riot in an unkind tone, slow can j "Yes, GeneraV'was the varm, if embarrassed assurance. "I know I An nAr Vps tir " !l ' i ..' .. I If . I1JI "Are you quite certain, uoioncir, "I am quite certain, General." . - "Well, Cdlonet," ip the same quiet, wpn tnne. "so can XL Sir. . t The Colonel's facfe flushed crimson and there was a deathly silence for a .it II: ! minute or more. J I 1 -"Now. Colonel ' said Jackson, with some feeling! ' that rudeness of mine hurt me as much as it did you, but I trust that it has taught you a valuable lesson. If we do"' have a fight to-morrow, Colonel, your regi ment shall have a chance EDISON'S BUG. JL Curious Invention of the Electric Wiz- St. Louis Republic, I wonder how mariv ever heard the wonderful storji of how Edison made a bug? It happened away back in 1880 or 1881, before the electri cian had become a pount and known in the most jemotp come 's of the world. There had been two or three persons killed by the electric , wires, and people . werej spriduslv contem plating some plan to 'get them out pf the way and still keep the new ronderful white light.; Edison proposedj that tlie i wires be put in the gas j pipes; b it how on earth was the pipesjjto be ' threaded" twith the electric wires? j ;'". Alter studying Btne matter one jnight Edison said to ja fiellOw-elec- tncian: "Why, :sep hereJ Johnson, I'll make a bug thaiit will drag a wire through evqry footjj of j pipe New York city, if it becomes ijiecessary." "lviaKe a dut:t exciaimea nis com4- panion, thinking jthej im edtor had lost his mind: "whkt in tne world do you mean ?" j II . ' I' . "Well,- I'll makda. bug, inventorjconfidenfly, j "that where Isend him jkndi drig" too." . ! I' t. i " said the will go a wire! A few days afte,f wards he laid a curiously constructed! thing! on ' the table in the office before iime ta go io work; it was his gas pipe :bug. It was constructed thus: A rainute electro-magnet, j qarrying j behind it a fine insulated wire-pawl. Now, observe every j imej tjtie circuit was closed through! the ;. magnet the armature was'Jattached, the pawl clutched the sides of j a jpiecel'of a gas-pipe provided fot J the joccksion, and the magnet; behind was drawn towards the armature abdut'the six teenth of an inqh.' j When the cir cuit was opened the Armament reach ed forward readyj to j l;ak -a second step. Thus, at every eloping of J the cir9uit, the little jjug advanced 'one step, dragging the wire behind.' j No; doubt this description will be hard for non-experts I to lundejrstand, I but as everyDoay Knows sometning aoout electricity nowadays a to! eirable com prehensihle ideaknay ! be formed of how the bug traveled, even through tne reader never Saw an electric motor of anv kind. HIS FIRST REPEATER. -.. - 'mi . n A Reb's First Experience "With a Henry time. AtlanimConstitulio ton. " , A veteran A.U..JJ was, laiKiig the other day about his fifet expedience; with a repeating rifle. "I was out ovi thi pidkk line," he tells us', "and a lot of Yaiakees kent shooting at us from the sjielter of a pine thicket." finally we' made! a break for the ijiiclcet, and then we had it. Every fellow would pick put his man anq thtn load and shoot, taking advantage of the shelter. . J "My Yankee otthe firt shot and missed me. - As I was cjnjy seventy-five.er-one hundred yarjds away I thought I would reach hii before he could load I agaii, so I made a dash forhim. Ie j stepped J oxt from his tnjfe-and aimed, but thought he was just trying to bluff J so I didn't stop till he pulled dowri ob me. I "My Lord?; I though!:, ('that's the first rifle I ever saw with! two barrels!' I just halted, but though " surely his gun must be empty i now, and started for him again.j WellJ sir, he' just stood there and bahg! jang! bang! bang! like making a cov I jumped for a tree mighty ; (Juick, l can tell you. I heard h m just hollering be hind the tree; j It ticklM him mighti ly, l didn't! know what to make of it. I put piyl cap bit from be hind the tree anl he babied! banged aown on it. it scared me. I did not know how ldng the thing would hold out. Presently, ihfaugh 1 1 saw mm Denaing oyer, fill neaa was protected, but his back- ras showing. . and ; I took good al: ineiDall passed through ihe fleishi part of the thigh, and as he hollere I made for him. He had droppep is gun topped and and started to run, but - hfe went back with ine. "I carried that old guh of his back our and it was A great curiolsity to boys. They neVe did it could shoot sixteen believe that times,' and I couldn't prove it because he i had only one load left, and we i couldn't get any ammunition to fit the gun. So we broke up the gun to keep the Yankees from getting hold of it again' : ; J ;;' i 1 ',".-,'; ; ABSENT MINDED. A rnmaAtr nt Tora in wbioii a Seattle Lawyer Fisrured. " ''1. . Seattle Press. .. ..!- Mr. Babcock went into a restau rant on Third street and deposited his umbrella on the rack, and hung his handsome Derby hat onj the nickel-plated hat hook. Wheri the dis ciple of Blackstone had finished his repast he walked over! to the wall and took what he supposed j was his hat, put it on, and started toward the counter to pay for his breakfast. An athletic looking gentleman who was eating his morning repast and watching his portable property, roared out: i I "Come back here, sir, and, leave my hat." ' j i l;i J' . - All the ladies and gentlemen m the i- t y restaurant; watched Mr Babcock as he replaced the hat and (took, his W W II. .;. -f I - ! . I The young lawyer was as mad as aVhornet and somewhat .confused at the contretemps. Then he walked over to the umbrella rack and pick ed up an umbrella. The1 observant gentleman; whose hat Mr. Babcock had taken " noticed that ! it was his mbrella that had been carried off, and he shouted in stentorian tones. "Drop, that umbrella, or I'll hand you over to. the police,!' J 1 Mr. Babcock saw that he had made a .second mistake and soon fished his own rain; shedder from among the many others t lat were on the rack, j j". . j -'; , Then he j left the restaulrant, and he was galled back by the cashier, who came; to the door aridj excitedly said: . . 1 :r '. ' .. r. : : ' j '" '.'. " "Hadn't I you better 'come back and pay for your breakfast? You will at least -avoid being handed over to the police." . j ( . i As he still had his chck for a 50 cent breakfast in his handj Mr. (Bab cock walked backhand pkid his bill, with the' eyes of every lady and gen tleman in the place fixec suspicious ly upon him. . : One elderly lady audibly remark pd. "He don't ldok like k thief, but you can t ; tell what a person by looks nowadays is, as good clothes don't cost much."l DISCOVERY' OF PORCELAIN. An Apothecary's Boy Stumbles by Acci dent on This j Valuable Material. ' Illustrated American. During the reign of Frederick I., King of Prussii, an apothecary's boy named Frederick ! Botticher claimed that he had discovered the philoso pher's stone. The King pricked up his ears at; the news. A man who could make gold was much needed at that time. But when! young Fritz was summoned to the royal presence he was afraid, and fled from Berlin to Wittenberg, n Saxony. There he found his fame had preceded him. When Frederick demanded his return, the Saxons refused to give him up. They, too, wanted to find put the se cret of gold-making, The boy was in an awkward predicament. But by some slight-of-hand tricks he impos ed upon the credulity of the Saxon court. i . - . And now began a period of splen did misery. The Elector, Augustus: II., wrote hifn a beautiful letter,; made him a nobleman and promised, further rewards, liberty itself, if! Fritz would reveal his secret. Un-j fortunately he had no secret tp re- veal, save that he was an lmpostprj So he was carefully watched and guardedjn a respectful sort of im-j pnsonment. He was well treated, of course,! for ! he was looked upon almost'as one pf the royal treasures so that whenever an invasion wa threatened he was locked up in the strong tower of Koningstein. I Three? years passed away. Then Elector became impatient. . Experi ment after experiment had failed. Botticher; might have been ordered to the gallows, but that one day, while dabbling with his chemicals, he hit upon the secret, not. indeed. of making gold, but stoneware of a naraer ana nner sort! tnan any known. The discovery stayed the wrath of the Elector- : ' A few ; years later.! in 1710, Bot ticher made a still more important; discovery. Noticing one morning that the hair-powder lused upon the wig was unusually thick and heavy, he inquired what it .was made of, and learned it was simply powdered white clay from a place called Aue in Saxony. He lost1 no time in pro curing a. specimen of the clay.; Now, in fact, lit was nothing more nor less thdfc kaolin. Botticher made vessel. from the kaolin,, fired them, and dis covered the priceless, secret of. mak ing genuine porcelain. . . r v r He now adopted the wise resolu tion of making a clean breast of the whole thing. He confessed the fraid of the past, but assured the Elector that he; was in possession of a secet as valuable as the art of transmuting gold. He then produced the porce lain vessels. Augustus was delight ed. He forgave the: young man, but would not give him!-the liberty he craved.! 1 The chemist was as great an acquisition as the alchemist his allowed to get secret could not be abroad. ! A porcelain manufactory- was started in the neichborhood of Dresden, with Botticher at its head. and until the day of his death, in 1719, he was kejat a ilose prisoner in a gilded cage,' TWELVE MILLIONS A YEAR, That was the Income of fthe Late John Jacob Astor. N. V. SuuJ The, Astor estate is Drobablv the ncnest pnvate. estate in the world Ttie only other corriparable with j it in that respect is the I estate of the Duke ;of Westminst r,1 tnoueh the Duke's ; income is' ' less. Several years robably Tnudh ago the Astor income was compute from a careful examination of the tax lists at on. million dollars a. mori th. In the es- tate .there were houses alone,, of 8,700, dwelling an estimated average rental val ue of $2,000 a year each, to say motning of the vast amount of business property and the personalty. IThe estimated income of $12,000,0.00 ! a year would therefore seem to be xcgssjye. The newspapers have spoken of the estate as second in value to. that of the lnnity Corporation, but that is Kicat imstaKe. isisnpp Jfotter ex plained that the extent pf the Trim ty property was greatly exaggerated, and instead ot hundreds or minions, as so frequently reported, it is only about $5,000,000, if we remember rightly. :,.;: ;: rt 1 ' : HANGING A WOMAN. A Terrible Scene in the Early Daya or 1 . California. ; :t : Rocky Mountain News. i At Downey ville, j California, on July 5, 1851, was enacted the most awful tragedy that ever stained the annals of California In one of the adobe houses there! dwelt; with her Spanish paramour a' young woman named Juanita, of the mixed Spanish and Mexican-race, and of remarkable beauty. As some American miners were walking past her house late on the night of July 4, 1851, full of pa triotism and something else a good deal stronger,, one of their number named Cannan stumbled ! against a ight, rudely constructed door, and fell half inside the dwelling. As! he was helped to his feet by his friends jthe words, "Hush! Come out; there's a woman living in that house," he picked up a handkerchief or some such trifle from the floor, j His com rades got it away from hirri with some difficulty arid threw it back into the house. ; I ' . ! ! ! I ' :-.f::. i The next morning Cannan, sober bow, persuaded one! of his compan ions of the night before td accompa-v by him to Juanita's house that he might apologize for the j slight dis turbance he had created there. The woman's paramour met them at the !door, appeared angry, and seemed to threaten Cannan, but as their conver sation was! wholly! in Spanish, of which Cannan's friend was ignorant. he could not tell what passed. Then the woman herself came to the door and seemed even more angry than her male companion, i Cannan, as it seemed to his friend to pacify them, spoke in a conciliatory tone,' but his wtrds, whatever they were, only increased the woman's anger, i and before either of the Americans had the slightest conception iof her pur pose, she drew a knife, rushed at Cannan and plunged it into his heart. He fell dead at her feet. ; The citizens at once ; assembled, elected a judge and jury, and pro ceeded to try the woman and her inale companion forthwith. The Woman's sole defense was ; that Cannan's breaking iriTo her house at nighjt and using insulting language to her on the following morning had made her act perfectly! justifiable, !and even if it were not she had been beside herself with ragejat the! time so as to be; wholly irresponsible. The case was closed, and the jury,: without wasting any time in deliber ation, promptly found ;the woman, guilty of murder in the first degree! and sentenced her to death. . The sentence was carried out that same! afternoon, j Juanita never lost her! composure or her cheerfulness;; surrounded by her friends and chat ing gayly ;with them, she walked with firm, elastic step to! her death.j Without , a! tear or a j tremor she! mounted a ladder to an improvised! scaffold. Her beautiful; black! hair was neatly! braided and she was taste- fully and richly dressed, j She made short speech, saying that she did not regret what she had done, as she! had merely inflicted a well deserved punishment upon a man who had grossly insulted her, and that if hef life were to be spared, she would again-act in precisely the same way under the same provocation, j With her own-hands she passed the noose: over her head and arranged the! ropej Then, with a graceful wave Of her unbound hands !and a cheerful "A'dios, Senores," she sprang off into eternity. I f THE FLAX MANE. The Blue Grass Statesman Had Races on i - the Brain; )'. New York Tribune. -Said an old emnlove at th ranitn a few days agf: J"I seldom observe a lady of 1 the pronounced blonde type that I doj ,npt think of an epi sodek that, occurred tea or twelve years ago when! Proctor Knott, of Kentucky,! was a member of Con gress. The race had been going on for two weeks knjd all the 'Kentuck ians had beenj attending regularly. You could hear horse talk all about the capitol. Mr. jKnott had been .put to the race-course every day for a weeK or more,!ana nis taiK was high ly flavored with! expressions ordin arily heard on! the turf only. He was conversing with; me" one day when a bevy of young women' came down the steps and tarried a' tew moments in the corridor. Pointing in the di rection of the ladies, the Kentuckian asked me if I knew whps . that start ingly handsome woman was, ad ding, ! II A: i j- :ihe s certainly a beauty. - ! 'Said I:, 'Whidh one do you. mean, Mr. Knott? There are several la dies in the groub, and ithey are all good-looking," I j " 'O, I mean that tall, queenly one, witn the nax mane; ' TWINKLINGS. ,voet (timidly) uo you pay any thing for poetry? ! Editor (encouragingly)-rOh yes, when we use it. lih ,. . I . Poet (confidently) Do.j you use any? Editor iciumiyj r-o.tT- vyasntngion Star. Tramp-Haven't you cot some tmng ior me to do ? ! rarmer sso, i guess not, f here is not much work just now, S Tramp I. don't need1 much. You would be surprised to see with how lit tle workj I could worry along. -Texas ijungs. ,i -- -.. . ' tt" . Vl 1-1 m m, - vnonie i say, fweddie, 1 see by the papahs that there is-a woman put West who could ay anything except yes or no, hit!.-: ( i Fweddie That's nothing at all, Ch'ol lie, old boy. I met one lawst night who couian t : say . anything iexcept no, Washine-tim Stnr - 1 i Near Santa Rosa, dal, is a well from which, it is said, in drawing water thousands of eyeless fish, from half an inch to six inches in length, have been taken out. Occasionally tfie bucket is drawn up half full of fishj No subter ranean inlet to the well hasi yet been dis covered. ';. ' ! I . ;' Chicago Man You don't mean to say you make money injSt. Louis, do you. ' . I St. Louis Man (testily) il've made half a million there, sir. ! j Chicago Man (amazed) Well! well! - Are you the sheriff. V. Yf Weekly. . Raleigh yisitor: A certain business man, whose name we are not at liberty to divulge at present, has dis covered a gold mine on his lot.. The lot isllocated in the heart of "city, and at the proper time the name and location will be given to the public. We congratu late our friend upon his happy discovery FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. 1 FIRST SESSION. The Senate Slakes (Appropriations for a Number of Public Buildings Bill De claring Trusts and, Combinations Unla-w-ful Debated The HousJ Seats Atkinson, the Bepublioan Contestant from the Pint District of "West! Virginia Urgent Defi ciency Bill Considered. . . i . By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ; ' ' . ' . ' SENATE. ' , Washington, February 27, After unimportant and routine business the Senate took up the ! cnlendar, and the following bills, among others, were passed, making appropriations for public buildings as follows: , Roanoke. Va., $100,000; Norfolk,! -Va., $150,000; New port. News, Va.,4 $100,000; Lynchburg, Va. (extension), $50,000; Petersburg, ; Va. (enlargement and improvement), $50,000, Also appropriating $31,000 for a macad-l amized road from Staunton, Va., to the near that place; ma- th Snnpr. isinor nr-i national cemetery king the salary of J j 1 j geon General of the Marine Hospital! Service Sti.OOO per annum. The Senate thei proceeded to the cons sideration of the bill to declare unlawful trusts and combinations in restraint of trade and production. f Mr. Sherman, who reported the bill from the Committee on ; Finance, said that he had been instructed by the com-j mittee to move to strike out the third section, which fixes penalties for the ofj fence of entering j into a trust or combi-- nation. :.. . '" "'!'". I Mr. Georee opdosed the bill both on the ground of its inemeiency (if the bill was constitutional) and on the ground that Congress ha4 not the -onstitutional power to enact it. He regarded thesub? ject matter as thej most important that was likely to come oeiore congress; ana therefore he had prepared his remarks with some care. He went on to read his speech from printed sups, j Mr. Georere's arsrumerit was mainly of a lef gal and technical bharacter. designed td prove that it wou'id be impossible ever to get.a conviction under the bill; and as to civil suits provided for in it, he , said that few such suits would ever be in stituted, and not one would be successj ful. He characterized the bill as an abortion that would aggravate rather than diminish the evil. . ( Mr. Reaean then gave notice of an amendment which he intended to offer to the bill (being the bill offered by him on the 4th of December last.) s j I The bill went over without action, and after a brief executive session the Sen ate adjourned, - 1 ' j HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Immediately after the reading and art proval of the Journal, Mr, Rowell, of Illinois, called up: the contested election case of Atkinson! vs. Pendleton, and the floor was accorded to the contestee, Mr. Pendleton.- JJe Said that he felt it his duty to speak in his own behalf, al though he knew that he was addressing a jury which was prejudiced against him. He believed that he had carried the First district of West Virginia bv means as fair, as honorable, as upright as had ever been used in any election in the history of the country. He reviewed the evidence in detail, 4controvertirfg the statements made by the supporters pf the majority report, and in conclusion reiterated his ideclaration that he had been fairly and honestly elected. Mr. Cooper, of; Ohio, closed the de bate with an argument in support of the claim of the contestant. . j A vote was then taken on the minori ty resolution declaring Mr. rendletcm entitled to the seat. It was defeated--yeas 142, nays 159 -a striqt party yot. 1 he vote then recurred on the majori ty resolution seating Atkinson. Ihe Democrats refrained from voting, their object being to have the contestant seat ed by less than -a quorum, so that the question of the fight qf the Speaker to count a quorum! may be taken before the courts. The vote . resulted- yeaa 162; nays 0 -the Speaker counting a quorum. Mr. O errau raised the point, ot no quorum, but the Speaker ignored him. and the newly-elected member appeared at the bar of the House and took the oath of office amid applause on the Re publican side, I .1 Mr, McKiniey, irom the ivommiueepn Rules, reported! a resolution making a special order for March 4th and 5th for bills reported from the Committee jon Public; Buildings and Grounds. Adopted yeas 191; nays 72. : ! : ihe House then proceeded in Com mittee of the Whole to the consideration of the Urgent ! Deficiency bill,and after some discussion at 5 o clock adjourned without action; ; ' i - r; SENATE, - "."-I Washington, Feb. 88, Mr, George presented a petition from the citizens of Tabor county,! Mississippi, for the free coinage of silver, and in doing so j ex pressed the hope (satirically), tht such petition would not be considered -evidence of disldyalty, or evidence (that Mississippi had not a republican form of government, j j . Mr. Hale presented (saying that it was by request) a (petition from New Eng land iron andi steel manufacturers, jask ing that the duty on iron, coal and doke be put upon jthe free list, and thai the duty on scrap iron, scrap steel, &c.. be reduced to 24 per cent, ad valorem.! Mr. German presented the resolutions of the General Assembly of Maryland, asking that the sum of $200,000. exacted by the Confederate army under Gen. Jubar A. fc.any irom thp authorities of Frederick, Md., be refunded and reim bursed, r i ' Mr. Morgan offered a resolution, which was agreed to. calline- oni the Secretary of the interior for information. as to the reasons that have prevented the sale of coal lands in Alabama in ac cordance with the requirement of the act of March! 3rd, 1883, and for copies of letters or papers relied upon to justi fy the failurejto comply with the statute. Mr.' Blair called the attention of the Senat once more to the dereliction of the press of jthe country in not giving sufficient attention to the proceedings in the. Senate, and particularly to the important facts spread by him before the Sehate in! his speech on the Educa tional bill, j He charged particularly that- the Associated Press and its ret porters failed" to perform thpir duties in the matter, j .. j Mr, Hawley made an explanation, showing that the Associated Press did its whole' iluty, nd supplied tq ihe newspa pers throughout thg eountry fjiJl ab stracts' of the ; proceedings of .both Houses. .. . ; ;j Mr, Hale 'directed , attention sto the difference between.the American press in relation toj Congressional debates and the English press in relation to Parlia mentary debates, and Mr. Hoar found an excuse fot- the press In the' habit of Senators andj Representatives preparing' long written; speeches; and delivering Mr. Blair treated Mr. Hoar's remark as a personal allusion to himself.'and de clared his disregard of the Senator's In u- endoes or other "endeos, ; . The discussion was quite interesting, Mr. Blair said that he had received this morning a letter (one of many such) complaining that the Associated Press. and newspapers of the country failed to give sucn reports oi important matters oi debate in tne senate as would pro perly lniorm the people touching affairs in progress. He read the letter in ques tion, which came from Pittsburg, asking mm w jui waru m auares? on tne ,du cational bill, and stating that there were hundreds of thousands of people who would be glad to read the debate, but who had no means of knowing; what .had been said. This, said Mr.! Blair, is but a specimen of the general com- v throughout the country,' that the nmce to wnicn me iiw.v- V i. . ' 1 .:.lomc and tnat tne .Associated JJIlYUVgv-,: . , . . . Press, wnose rep-1 iw 1" 1 of the floor,!; fails in the discharge of their important duty in connection with legislation. - ' -. M . j .fter some; further remarks by Mr. Blair and a brief defense of newspapers and an explanation of their methods bv Mr Hawley,? the matter was dropped, and the resolution heretofore offered by Mr Call, in reference to lands in Flori da claimed by the Florida Central and Peninsular jKauroaa ompuiy. taken up, discussed by him at much length, and referred to the Committee on Ihiblic Lands. . , . . f The Dependent Pension bill was then taken up. Mr'. Davis, Chairman of the Pension Committee, explained that it was the same bill, verbatim, as had passed the Senate in the last Congress, and had failed o( action in the House. After discussion by Messrs. Davis, Plumb, McPherson, Vest and Moody, the bill went! over without action. - The House bill for the appointment of two persons to represent the United States in the International Conference at Madrid, hi reference to industrial pro gress, was passed. I Notice ofj his intended absence was received-from the Vice President, and Mr. Ingalls Was elected President of tlie Senate firo tern. .'. . I After an executive session the Senate, at 4.55 adjourned till Monday, j - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' After the reading of the Journal, Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, moved that ! the! House go into Committee of the Whole on the Urgent Deficiency Appropriation bill, the vote resulting 98 to 21.. Mr. Bland, of Montana, raised point of no ijuorum. The Sneaker could count but members present, and a call of the I f 153 the House was ordered. " ! Two hundred and thirty-eight mem bers responded to their names and then Mr. Henderson's motion was agreed to. After three hours and a half was consumed in the discussion of points jof order, the cdmmittee'rose and the bill was passed. I It appropriates $23,650,000 the largest item being an appropria tion of $21,600,000 for the payment of pensions ofj the war of 1812 and the Mexican war. The remainder of the afternoon was devoted to the considera tion of the private calendar, but no bills were passed; and at 5 o'clock the Hoiise took a recess until 8 o'clock the even ing session to be for the consideration of the Private Pension bill. ! 1 Washington, March 1: Senate not in session. j j. j . j HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. After the passage of a few private pension bills Mr. Cutcheon.of Michigan, called up Senate bill providing for an Assistant Secretary of War.' Passed yeas 126, nays 100. : - (' i Mr. Houk, of Tennessee, called up the contested election case of Featherstdne vs. Cote, from the First District of Ar kansas. 'Ili' " I ! Mr. Crisp requested that the case be not called up at the present time. Mpn day, be said, was suspension day, and there was a special order for Tuesday and Wednesday. Consequently, if the election case were now called uo its dis cussion would be disconnected. ; ! i But Mr. Houk disregarded the'appeal and Mr. Crisp raised the question of con sideration, j ! ! The House decided yeas 133, nays 122 to consider thelection case. The opening speech in favor of the claims of the contestant was made by Mr. Haugen, of Wisconsin. At the Conclusion of Mr. Haugen's speech, Mr. Outhwaite, of Ohio, took the floor, but in view of the small attend ance of members, moved an ; adjourn ment, which motion was agreed to yeas 114, nays 107. ; j. SUNDAY SELECTIONS. : Those who speak well are not eager to spqak much. Spurgeon. j i j Christianity is the religion that is always domrnon and never. vulgar, The' reason why we are riot all more joyful is because we are not all good. .. i ,j. j. j j He who reigns within, himself and rules! passions, desires and fears is more thai! a king. J . j . - Thou, that hast given so much to me, give one thing more-a grateful heart. George Herbert. I ! j We swallow at one j mouthful the lie that flatters, and drink drop by drop the truth that is bitter, f ! j Wickedness. may prosper for a while; 5ut in the long run he who sets knaves to work will pay them. J But calamity is, unhappily, ihe' usual season of reflection, and the pride of men will not often suffer reason to have any scope until it can be no longer of service. Burke, j j j. A beneficent persori is like a fountain, watering the earth and. spread ing fertility ; it is therefore more ! de lightful and more honorable to g;ive than to TceWe.-icurus. j j j Canning leads to kna!very ; it is but a step from one to the other, and that very slippery ; lying qnly makes the diffefeneey add that to cunning and It is knavery, La Bruyere. . , j - Multitude of jealousies, and lack of some predominant desire that should marshal and put in order all the rest, maketh any man's heart hard to find or sound? Lord Bacon, j j j Simon Peter's failures show thp essential and necessary weakness of one who hai lqst his union with his Saviour, and the! certain sinking of one who has looked at the troubles which, beset him, when he should have kept looking only unto Jesus, .. I ! i If your faith is weak,! dojnrjt wait for unusual fnanifestations or novel proofs of things unseen, but! useLthe means pf knowing God which others have found sufficient and; which jGod has actually furnished. Dods. ! j ! Wheri I became a Christian the world did not vanish, it assumed nobler proportions. Instead of a fleeting the-? atre of ambition, I began to see therein the sufferings needing help; and" could imaging nothing comparable to minis tering unto them in-thejname nd spirit of Christ.-hZaftfr ire, , . ;" . Shef-Charlie, you know ! you promised 'me something handsome on iny birthday. ' J ' ; ' He-rYes, I knqw, i gHeWglli I saw 9. diamond breastpin yesterday n a shop window that was perfectly heavenly. j ; He Perfectly heavenly, was itij j Say, Fanny, ! don't you have any earthly wishes? Do you think of nothing but heavenly things? Texas : Siftings' " Jt; I is said tht Algernon Swir burne nev f wears an overcoat however cold the weather. ' . , 1 : . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT FOUR packages of Corn Whiskey were seized) by the Collector of the Fourth District, N. C, February 22d, 1889, of Brunhild, Simon & Co- fo violationof Sections 3289 iind 8336 Revised Stgtutei Qf th(! United States. Any penon claiming any intereJn said property is hereby notified to appear beforefne and make claim thereto within thirty days from this date, and show cause, why the said property should not be forfeited to the United States. Given under my hand and seal, at ray office, this the gOth dny pf February. 1890, : E. A, WHITE, Collector FrtH District, PUleigh, ' C, . feb21Wt . . !. ; L-B1 1arL attVOUi I Weakaws of Body and Kind, lUlHiat, MASH besWKAK, l;BiPKtM)PKDORiA!f8J( PARTS C-ftOPt, It MMlUloU TBKATBT BwlU la T. ufr fro Ht.lim in! ynte CotrW Write tba. OMtrfaitlT Book, mbIuhUm im9ntt wiled (wM) Arc. Uinm BJul MCO IOAL COM BUFFALO, N. V. febl8D&Wlv tu th nt "Like Magic," ; T3 effect produced by Ayer Cherry J : pectoral. ' Colds, ; Coughs, Croup, ; and Sor8 Throat are, in most cases, im- meolateiy . reueveu ; fry the use of this , j wonderful remedy, i It i strengthens tho : vocal organs, allays ; irritation, and pre- ) vents the Inroads ot ' Consumption; In ; I every stage of that dread disease, Ayer's Cherry Pec- r toral relieves cough ; line land induces STfifrfwhinB-rest. ' ' ' jihv o uireu j v " . a Z. . in my family for thirty years and have always found it the hest remedy for - croup, to whick complaint my chihfcen have been subject." Capt. JJ, Carley, Brooklyn, N.X.- ' ; i ; "From an experience of over thirty years in the sale of proprietary medi cines, I feel Justified In recommending ,; Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. One of ' the best recommendations of the Pectoral is ; the enduring quality of its popularity, it being more salable now than it was; twenty-five years ago, when its greaf success was considered marvelous. f B. S. Drake, M. D., Beliot, Kans. V s "My little sister, four years of age was so ill from bronchitis that we had ' almost given up hope; of her recovery. Our family physician, a skilful man and of large experience, pronounced it use less to give her any: more medicine ; saying that he had done all it was pos sible to do, and we must prepare for the worst. ' As a last resort, we determined to try Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and Ijjan truly say, with the most happy results. After taking a few doses she seemed to breathe easier and, within a week, was ' out of danger. .We continued giving the Pectoral until satisfied she was entirely well. This has given me unbounded faith in the preparation, and I recommend it confidently to my customers." C. O. Lepper, Druggist, Fort Wayne, Ind. For Colds and Coughs, take Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, ' - PBJEPABED BY . Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lov'ell, Mass. Price $1 ; six bottles, $5. Worth $5 a bottle. HaMtual Costiveness -fi-scg derangement of the entire system, and l-gets diseases thatare haadostollfe ' rsoiis of costive habit are sutrject to Head aiJte, ixfcctive Memory, Gloomy forebod ings, Nervousness, Fevers, Drowsiness, Irri table Temper and other symptoips, which oiifitsthe soflerer for business or agreeable associations Regular Ixabit of body alone -can correct these evils, and nothing suc ceeds so well in achieving this condition as Tim's Pills. By their use not only is the system renovated, but in consequence of t?ie harmonious- changes thus created, there pervades a feeling of satisfaction; the men tal faculties perform their functions with vivacity, and there is an exhilaration of mind and body, and perfect heart's ease that Despeaiu the lull enjoyment ox health. Tutt's liver Pills j REGULATE THE BOWELS. jan 21 DiWlv tu tn sat NOTHING SUCCEEDS : j LIKE 'SUCCESS. . ; The reason RADAjM S MICROBE KILLER J the most wonderful medicine, is because it has never fai! d in any, iastance, no matter what the disease, from LEPROSY to the simplest disease known to the human sysiem. The scientific men of to-day claim and prove ithat every disease is i CAUSED BY! MICROBES, -AND Radam's Microbe Kil er Eztermiiiates the Microbes ana anves tltem out of the system, and when that is done you cannot have an ache or pain. No matter what the disease, whether a simple case of Malaria Fever or a combination of dis eases, we cure them all at ttie same time, as we treat al diseases constitutionally'. ; Asthma, Consumption, Catarrh, Broit ehltiH, Rheumatism, Kidney "and ! f I Uver Iiseaso, Ckflls and Fever, Fo- ! . j . .. , male Troubles, In all Its forms, and, I u fact, every Disease known to tho - ' 1 ( : i Unman System. 1 Beware of Fraudulent Imitations ! See tfcat our Trade-Mark (same as above) appears on each jug. ' s Send for bonk "History ot the Microbe Killer," given away by . I j ; R. R. BELLAMY, ' Pruggisi, Wilmington, Nj C. j Sole Agent. janUDiWly i nrm su tu th ' 1 f : v WiiatScoit'sEDialslonHasDone i . ' 1 1 Over 25 Pounds Cain in IO Weeks Experlencoof a prminont Citizen Tek Caletoekia sncwrt p. n thb ) I SnppRKiKioN or VlCK. . I San I'eancisco, July 7ih, 18S6. J I took a. severe eold u on myehest and lungs and d id. not give it proper atten tion ; it deve! opedinto bron chitis, and in the fall of the same year I j wa ; threat ened with eonsumptioni Physicians ordered me to a more congenial climate, and T eame to San Francis eo. Soon alter my arrival r lepmmencedi akingSeott's Emulsion of God Liver Oil with Hypophrvsphites reg ularly t rse i times a day. In ten weeks my avoirdu r.oi-3 went from 135 to 180 rovjrtt.3 ana oyer; tho eo ugh i - . f ' i C. H. BEMNETT. ' si:-1 & 3v Di-yaciSTs.i feblODiWly . .. frsuwe GOID MTi"7-! PARIS, li. W. BAKER & COM .-.y Breakfast Co Uff'i : It o&pIm ?y pure ok il 9 soiwne. No Chemicals are v4 in Bs preparation. It tha Ora ttme the urcnylh k -niijcd with Starch, Arrownmt .'. .-jr and U therefore far more or-v.ir. . . citing Ua tJtan one cent a L-ii-i . dUciom, Boarishlng, rtreuglliri.ii., SIV IO fftKD, and acli ninthly P fo: invalid! a well as ponon; In! l.-r.ltn Sold by Grecers eTorynure. W. XihKER & CO, Dorchester4K33 declD&W9rc 5 'wefrsu. Ii ruse.. . ?5&?sb DftCITs i,JS fw S-BSt or TAJUSa HAKE00B; ..-dyand iataiTi i ffeott -. -ft-. : j--:.-?5".-r.!n Ulfior ioug. Haw 4n Vn!are Itnd -tA'iS iHTSof BOP. .':KST- V;-nu ta a dy. r"nr?icii CotrIp. -- -t. r.- i inMA umitaf . surf io, h. r - jl " an 8 DWlin sa to th CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH BCD CROSS DIAMOND BRAN C . as um.iR i.r iMmona Tirana, in : ean? Ati .fciwavs rcitatxe, iadieii . vd tnttnilte boxes, se&ieu witn braei ribbon, 'i'uke uo other. All nilts 3 in paboari boxes, -pink wrap pen, are r -Hianin. tor rartlcuiart. tetitMini K ilcf for in letter, bj rftvr Babbitt Metal. t!A ,tARGE QVAfVTV F OLI) TYPE, A perfect substitute for Babbitt Metal, for sale at the I ;rr vsser - fe i?M. mm IS 6, and jan 80 Dlw W2w STAR OFFICE. We Haye Men Heard rT SAI0 THAT SOUTHERN PEOPLE ARE too slow to catch on to 4 good thing. Wilmingtonians I are cartainly an exception. j , ; t-'i-.' .i .Both observation and experience have taught us , ..: ; j '-I " 'I' ! that they are quick to avail themselves cf an advan- tage offeredJ which fact is proven, by the hearty re sponse given Each week we tell the people what we have in the way. of Bargains! They always grasp the opportunity and If. i have become so accustomed to it that now they are always ready, waiting and expecting our concessions in prices, consequently all we have to do in this issue '- f-'.l - . is simplx to suggest to them the fact that Domestics, SheetiDis, Bleaciis.'&c. Can now had of us at alarmingly low prices, and we will be sure to have a rush. ' ;i . - ' i A few of tiic well known brands we carry in stock are the Forest Mills, Sunflower, Bound to Win, Fearless of Competition, I ! Androscoggin, i 1 , Hill, Masonville, . Fruit of the Loom, Wamasutta, ; Lonsdale, j ?ride of the "West, i New York Mills. Our entire WHITE GOODS department is now re plete with the very best grades, and is worthy of your -.- ! ' 1 i -. special attention. ' j Come and see us. -I- . BROWN & RODDICK, No 9 NORTH FRONT ST. mar 2 tf The Daily Star THIS OLDEST DAILY PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA. -'HE AIL,Y HORNING STAR, A Ffrsi Class Democratic Newspaper: Published at the following low RATES OF SUBSCRIPTI ON: One Year, postage paid.. Six Months, " ". ..$6 00 .. 8 00 .. 1 00' SO Three One THE DAILY STAR I : : ; Contains full Reports of : the Wilmington Markets, ' f - ' 1 Telegraphic Reports of the Northern and European Markets, and the Latest " "General News by Telegraph and Mail, from all parts of the world. WILLIAM H. BERNARD, - ! I i i , Editor and Prop r, Wilmington, N. C. 1890. 1890. EASTERN CAROLINA ! FISH OYSTER. GAME & INDUSTRIAL f i - ;i ASSOCIATION,. i i i NEW BERNE, N. C. ! i Monday, Tnesday, Wednesday, Thursday; Friday , I and Saturday, r I I ' I i Feb. 24, 25, 26, 7, 28 and march list. GREATER AND LARGER THAN EVER. The Most Attractive Fair of the Kind Ever Held.! feb 14 W2tiD It su Write us, and we will send you one on 15 Days' TestTriaf In your own home. " We pay all freights.. No cash asked until you are suited. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Over 40,000 Southern homes supplied by us on this plan since 1870. Fairest " method of sale known. Buyers saved all risk, ana ensured Perfect Instruments J at Lowest Cost. W make it easy for all to buy. i Write for Valuable Information. LUDDEN & BATES, SAVANNAH, CA. SALT MULLETS 1 A CONSIGNMENT OF 50 Barrels Salt Mullets r JU5T RECEIVED. WILL BE SOLr? CHEAP. ; D. NEWMAN & SON, ! I f " 114 & 16 Market St.,- Wilmington, N. C. feb 15 W tf j . T0CK1N(3S E (OLOR5 I HAT OTHERS MUX Wash out NOR FADE. I ONLY BE MADE BY .lllttlCr ' Solorf Sold by druggists. 1 aiieu PEEELESS BR05ZE PAIITTSe Colors, PEERLESS I.AUNBUT BLCISG. PEERLESS IXK POWDERS-6 Kinds 7 Colors. PEEHLESS SHOE AND HARKESS DRESSIKG. PSEBLESS -G DYES 8 Colors, t mh DAWty j- tuthat j hasi ern Early Rose Potatoes NEW ARRIVALS, VERY FINE. Rust) Proof Oats Just in, and a few more Cars oij j -.' the way.; ;v ; . j GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS - .,"! ! - .... , I At Wholesale at closest prices. : : ; HAJLL & PEARSALL, janl.DAWtt 11 and 13 So. Water at Rinn and Wtkey II 1 1 I tta onred M home with II II I J outpaia. Bookofpr. 11 U-O 1 g ticalars sent FREE, T m m M r v-ir.T.-nrv m i B. M.WOOIY. M.n. ! to the Advertisements ol :::: -I ' .: i ; ' - : ' I ' Biw n &jRoddick i 1 : : I IBJi 111. jan 81 WlyJ ! S-LTl AW i$ --b. 'v r H7V B l I I . I ! 1 SUM- ' febiaD&Wly I . tuthsat" " OTTERBTJKN LITHIA and MAGNESIA Vatee! i IT NOT ONLY CURES "BRIGHT'S DISEASE" , BUT ALSO DIABETES. Manhboo,?Va., April 7, 188SS. Foir a year I have been suffering with a form of Kid ney Disease which my physician (Dr. J. A. Hillman) thought was Diabetes, and advised the use of Otter burn Litbia and Magnesia Water. The quantity of urine passed was greatly in excess of the natural sc cretion, and I lost forty pounds of flesh in a few months. The use of the Otterbuurn Water corrected this excessive flow entirely in six weeks, and I am again a well man. 1 i i 1 I tried many medicines Without avail, and I attribute my cure of this troublesome and dangerous disease en tirely to the use of the Otterbum Water. - R.N. RLANTOX. PERSONS OFTEN ASK "WILL IT KEEP? ' Amelia County, Va., Feb. &4, lf&S. by certiy that two year ago I obtained some of the Water of the Otterbum Lithia and Magnesia bpnng for my wife, in a demijohn, and recently whilst moving to another home, I found that some of the Water had been left in the demijohn. I poured it out and drank someof it, and found it to be asp-re and nice as when first taken from the Spring , G. E. CRADDOCK IT CURES RHEUMATIC GOUT. 1 J. E. Jsfferson, of Johnstown, South Carolina writes as follows of it : "A lady here has been entirely relieved of a severe attack of Rheumatic Gout. She found such immediate relief she did not take any medicine or anv other remedy at all' and while on the sixth bottle sta ted that she had been entirely relieved and needed no more Water, her general health being also greatly im proved. E. E. JEFFERSON " ! t 1 j- Richmond, Va.,-April 8, 18S; . I have been suffering for years with a complication of Liver and Kidney trouble, suffering great pain in the repon of the kidneys and having my attention called to the Otterbum Lithia and Magnesia Water 1 commenced to use it, and never experienced such re lief from anything. The very first half-sallon in creased the flow of urine and cleared it up MV anoe tite has 1 been restored, and I feel that 1 cannot c! mend the Water too highly. I , R. F. WALKER. j ' Mannboro, Va., March 17, 1SSS. ! When I commenced the used of the Otterbum Lit Wa and Magnesia Water, on the 88th of January last, 1 had no faith in any mineral water. I had been suffi-r fng for over three years with a disease that vas pro nounced by a pionounced by a prominent physician of Richmond to be an affection of the Kidneys, after making a scientific test. : . I had only used the Water one week when I was en tirely relieved of pain, which before had been constant -and at times acute, and I have gained nineteen pounds ;in flesh, with a restoration of strength and energy. I gave the Water a fair test, using no other water and taking no medicine. H. C. GREGORY. '' ' Amelia C. H.,'VA.i, December 15, laSG. i I have been a Dyspeptic for the past fifteen years, and lately have suffered with Derangement of my Uri nary Organs, evidenced by great difficulty in voiding the urine. About six months ago I commenced the use of the Otterbum Lithia and Magnesia Springs Water, and since that time there has been marked arid gradual improvement in my entire condition and state of health. My digestion is better than it has been for -five or six years, and the urinary trouble is entirely re lieved, and has been for the past two months. . J. A. WALLACE, Cashier Planters' Bank of Amelia. OTTERBDRN LITHIA! SPRINGS CO. K.,K. BE.k.AiriY, Agent, r9-D&Wtf WUmingtofl, N. C. . THIS Acie Manufacturing Co. MANUFACTURERS OF - 1 I Fertilizers, Pine Fibre, AND PINE FIBRE MATTING, WILMINGTON, "NORTH CAROLINA. ; THE REPUTATION OF OUR FERTILIZERS, the ACME and GEM, is now established, and the result of three years' use in the hands of the best farmers of this and other States fully attest their value as a high gracje manure, j The MATTING? made front the leaves of our na tive pine, is conceded to be equal to any iwoven carpet for comfoit and durability, and the demand for it is daily increasing. It has virtues not found in any other fabric. I The FIBRE, or wool, is extensively used for uphol stering purposes, and as a filling for I Mattresses is almost equal to nair, being light, elastic and proof against insects. Isaac Bates. Geo. W. Williams... W. L. Smith , 1 .... .'resident ...... vice President .-. Cashier Hanover. Bank of-New CAPITAL PAID IN -AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $300,000 $1,000,000 DUtECTOItS: W. I. Gore, G. -W. Williams, of Wil liams & Nurchison. H. Vollers, of Adrian & Vollers. . Tohn W. Atkinson. Isaac Bates, C. M. Stedman, Jas. A. Leak, of Wades- ! boro, NL' C. E. B. Borden, of Golds boro,: NL C. F. Rheinstein, of Aaron & D. NacRe. Khemstein, I 1 Iaac Bates, President. E. B. BoRDEN.nn1nnTin Drmrinri !R- P- Howf.i.i.., President. UUIU-UUIU Dlli-ll, Cashier. DIRECTORS: E. B. Borden, W. T. Faircloth, W. E. Kornegay, R. Ed E undson, Herman Weill. aieslioro BraiH J. A. Leak, Jr 1 Cashier. President DIRECTORS A. Leak; R. T. Bennett, G. W. Little J. C. Marshall. Issues Certificates of Deposit beanngintcrest. . Is authorized by Charter to receive, on aeposit mo-- nevs held in trust by Executors, Administrators, Guar Strict attention given to the orders and requests of our csuntry friends by mail or otherwise. novlGwtf dians. r.. &C- &c SEEDS! FOR THE Season of (8'90. MONG THE VARIETIES OF Vegetable SEEDS we off er in our New Catalogue (just out and the handsomest we ; ever published) will be i found the following Novelties and Specialties Landreths! Pink-Eye Wax Beans, Landreths' Scarlet Beans, j Landreths' Very Early Forcing iBeet, Landreths' All-theOfear-Round Cabbage, Landreths' Earliest Cahbage, Reedland Early Drumhead Cabbage. 1 Market Qardeners Late Flat Dutch Cab ge Bloomsdale Reliable lettuce, Beauty Tomato, Landreths' Long Light Icing Watermelon, ijme Reedland Giant Cantaloupe Melon, Large White French Cantaloup Melon, LAMMS' EXTRA EARLY PEAS ' . ' 1 : ! ' ' Nantes Carrot, Gofden Globe Radish, - I Landreths' White Lady Finger Radish, Extra Early Bush Squash, White-Leaved Collards, Peach Tomato, Goldei 1 Trophy Tomato. SAMPLE PACKETS containing one paper of each of the above varieties, mailed post paid for- ON 1. DOLLAR, or any single variety at u cents per paper. Send postal card for bur Catalogue for 1880. MAILED FREE te all applicants. Address D. XiANDHETH & SONS, Seed Fanners and Merchants, Philadelphia, Pa. FOUNDED 1784. . ! jan24W4i For the Next Five Days I WILL OFFER SPECIAL BARGAINS In evervthiner in my line. GOODS MUST BE SOLD. CHAS. P. BROWN, Agent, febTtf I Wilmington, N. C. ::.- I 1 V f 1 I;