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t : t A 1 V V WILLIAM H. BEENAED, Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C, Friday, December 2, 1892. IW In writing to chance your address nlwayt (rive fcrmtr direction u well at full -particular! as where too wish your piper to be sent hereafter. Unless yon 1 do both changes can net be made. Notices of Mamage or Death, Tributes of Re spect, Resolutions of Thanks, &c, are charged foras ordinary advertisements, bat only half rates when paid for strictly in advance. At this rate 60 cents will pay for a simple announcemenvof Marriage or Death. . tSF" Remittances must be made by Check, Draft, Postal Money Order or. Registered Letter. Postmas ters will register letters when desired. - - ET Only such remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. , v tW" Specimen copies forwarded when desired. ISO FURTHER USE FOR IT. , For several years the Republican party has been on the down grade and has been kept together only by the cohesive ppwer of public plunder, but the American people declared at .the, last election in language too era- phatic to be misunderstood that they had no further use for it. Thirty two years ago a good many people j were impressed with the belief that it had a mission, but if it had that mission was fulfilled when the' war ended, and since then it has only been kept alive by fraud, forcf and other disreputable methods. These , are a part of the history ; of the times,, but these at last played out, and with them the Republican party played out. ; . ' ' Eight years ago it was "in a minor it of JUftaitf votes, four vears aeo it was in a minority of i00,000,. and this year it is in a mi nority of about 640,000, show ing a constant decline. And this de cline is not altogether, confined to doubtful ' States but is found also in States which are now. decidedly Republican and which bave been Re publican ever since the organization of the party. The Republican vote J in Pennsylvania was 42,000 less at the last election than it was in 1888, in Vermont it was -about 8,000 less, the vote of Indiana 7,000 less, and it will doubtless be found on com- : paring'the votes that in nearly all the States the Republican vote, not withstanding the increased number of voters is less than it was four years agg. In some States the ma jority is cut down to a mere cypTier, compared to what it was four years ago, while in others which were pro nouncedly Republican four years ago the majority has been entirely swept away. If this is not evidence enough to show that this party has lost pub lic confidence and is no longer ' the party of the people who once- sup ported it then facts and figures are no evidence and amount to nothing. For some years it has been a party' without a head, without a leader. Its greatest leader for the past dozen years at least, James G. Blaine, was forced by his peculiar fate to play a subordinate part to men whom he overshadowed in intellect and saga city as a mountain does a molehill. The "Reeds, McKinleys, .Quays, Platts and Lodges might do as lieutenants to master minds, but when it came to leading in a national contest against such men as Cleve landHill, Whitney, Bourke Cock ran, . Carlisle, Gorman, Mills and ther leaders of the Democracy orthand South, their calibre was not broad enough, and they! and the party1 they undertook to lead went under. ' They overrated their own ability and underrated the intelli genceSahd the capacity of the Amer ican people , to distinguish , char coal from chalk. They had an idea that because the American people had tolerated the Republican party it ws invincible. They mis took toleration for endorsement, and -because they had fooled the people they thought they could go on fool ; ing them indefinitely. They forgot the sage remark , of 'their first Presl dent, Abraham Lincoln, - to whom they still point with pride, when re buking some questionable legislation he said : ''You can jool some of the people all the time and all the peo ple some of the time, but you " can't fool all the people all the time." The mistake they made Was in try ing to fool all the people all the time " Out of this sprang the lllcKinley - tariff, the Force bill and other frauds i which brought the fraud perpetra tors to grief.- . '' If they wouldacknowledge it there are many men . regarded as among the leaers of the Republican party, . of more or less prominence, who be- lieve that the Republican party can never again present a front as a formidable organization in National i. politics. ' It has but one hope, and and that is that the Democratic party may commit some error which wil - give .it a new . lease of life. They hope that the task which the Demo cratic party has undertaken to reform the abuses which have grown up un der Republican administrations wil prove too much for it, and that it may fall into blunders of which they may take advantage tp recover what they have ; lost. But this Is a mere hope, a grasping art straws, for if there . ever was a day in the thirty-two years contest between the ' Demo cratic and Republican parties when the Democratic party had level heads and clear visions at the wheel it is now, and if these straw-graspers are hoping for prolonged political exls ' , tence by the return to power of. the Republican party through mistakes of the Democratic party, they may as " well order their tomb-stones and have their graves dug; for that's what they will have to do. It is graven oh the - tables of fate. ''.. '.. . ' 1 '-.''-, n . Benjamin Butterworth, who was a Republican member of-'. Congress from Cincinnati, in the 51st Congress 1 1 familiarly known as 'bold, Ben But terworth," recently expressed the opinion that if the Democrats in tne - a . next Congress so amend the tariff as to enable the" American people to buy cheaper clothingand other nec essaries of life, there would be no ground left for the Republican party to organize upon and to enter anoth er Presidential contest, and this the Democratic Congress will most as suredly do. vIt will not only so amend the tariff as to make clothing cheaoer. but all the necessaries of life upon which there are now tar iff duties cheaper, and many other articles which are not necessaries of ife,tut which are in common daily use among tne people, wnat iuis is is pretty, well understood, me people have recorded there will in two succeeding elections in" such, a way as to leave no doubt on that subject. There is no doubtful ground or ex periment in it, for the people nave told the Democratic party what they expect it to do and that is what it will do. And it will do it so effectu ally as to leave no rallying 1 ground for what is left of the Republican party. " V' . mxD& -jusHfioa."'-" The Raleigh correspondent of the Charlotte Observer writes that paper that Marion Butler, President of the State Alliance, Dr. J. L. Mott and Loge Harris had a consultation in Raleigh last week and the report was that they had agreed to pull together, to keep up the Third party organiza tion. The better to play the racket Mott and Loge are going to do their evel best to have the Republican party formally disband, which it might as well do after its experience for the last dozen vears or so. We don't know whether there is any thing in this or not and it doesn't make any difference any way, for while iDr. Mott and Loge Harris may create some disturbance in the Republican party the effect of their opposition to he Democratic party would amount o about as much as tne blows of a tack hammer on an anvil, a little ring, that's all. This alleged con f erence and agreement, however, sug gests something. - Marion Butler is President of the Farmers' -Alliance. As such he was at the late meeting of the Alliance and Industrial Union at Memphis, where there was such a hot fight over the course the Alli ance should tase in tne tuture in reference to ' politics. The Wrangle resulted in the secession ofDr. Macune and a large number of those who insisted that the Alliance should withdraw from politics, and Mr. Loucks, who represented the faction that insisted on its sticking to poli tics, was elected Presedent. Marion Butler was elected vice-presi dent on the partisan , ticket. This fact and the further fact that he proposes to keep up the Third party organization and continue the fight might make it quite as- proper for the executive committee, of this State to make the same ' inquiry of Marion Butler that they recently did of the manager and editor of the Progressive Farmer: If he proposes to run the Third party racket in col lusion with Dr. Mott and Logs Har ris and others, or on his own hook, propriety and decency would suggest that he resign his office as President of a non-partisan organization, and then run his Third party business under his own proper colors. The executive committee of the Farmers' Alliance met last week in Raleigh and sent a note to the Pro gressive Farmer to the effect that as the Farmers' Alliance is a non-par tisan organization, the organ of the Alliance should also be non-partisan, and asking what the policy ot the organ would be in future. The fin ti mat ion in this was, of course, that if the Progressive ' Farmer proposed to continue on the?. partisan track, the Alliance would look out for an other organ., In reply the business manager and editor stated substan tialjy that the paper was done with politics and would henceforth stick to the Alliance and let politics alone. It will be ; remembered that when some time ago the execu tive committee addressed a similar note to;the late Col. Polk, who was then the editor-in-chief and proprie tor, he promptly resigned the organ- ship rather than abandon the politics which the paper had espoused. That "was the manly course to pursue, but it was a mistake, for a man . without half the brains that Cot.; Polk had might have seen that I making the paper a partisan paper could only re sult in damaging the Alliance, and in "impairing, if not destroying the usefulness and influence of the paper. The present managers with the light of experience have realized this and have wisely concluded to change tac tics and get within the Alliance lines where they can carry out the legiti mate work of an Alliance organ.; The organized bioom manufac turers have given notice of an ad vance of 30 per cent., in the price of brooms. They think that with the prospect of a . Democratic clean sweep there will Je a demand for brooms. - . , . - ' In Search of Wile and Children. - - Mr. H. A. Bolton, of Mullins, S. C was in the city yesterday in search of his wife, about 45 years of age, and his two sons, aged . respectively 11 and 19 years. He says his wife and children ran away from home at Mullins and are making their .way to Wilmington on a. . TTTl ft ' a at -v, loot. . w uen last - neara ot iney were near Georgetown." Mr. Bolton says his wife and himself formerly lived in Wil. mington, and worked in the cotton fac tory here, v. l ' " " . WELCOME WEEK an AUSPICIOUS1 OPENING FOR THE" 1 GALA OCCASION." - Thousands of Visitor Fine weta Handsome Decorations Brillian Illu minatloBe 8treet Thronged Witn Peo pleBoat Haoea-Daylisht Fireworks Marine Parade Firemen and MUltarr. With bells ringing and steam whistles blowi ng, Wilm ington's ;Welcome : Week was ushered in yesterday morning under the most . favorable , auspices. .The weather was "just splendid,"jaid a pretty girl from the country,' who with her es cort was "taking in" the sights on Front and Market streets, and indeed it was. Never a brighter day dawned, and a gen tle breeze that came from the northwest had just enough of Winter's touch in it to temper the raysof the sun that other wise perhaps would have been a trine too warm. It was just such a day as tempted everybody to be out of doors.. 1 L BEAUTIFUL IECORATIONS. : : The business portions '-of: Front and Market streets are fairly gorgeous with; the bewildering display ot bucung, nags, banners and other adornments. The fin ishing touches had been put on the night before, ; and " everything was complet? yesterday morning. All the colors of the rainbow, and more, are to be seen, and the arrangement of the decorations generally exhibited good taste. The display in this respect surpasses any-. thing of the kind ever seen in Wilming ton and could hardly be excelled- any- where. ;-.:;"'-;.; ' -; '---''; i v- ROWING RACES. ; ; The' festivities began at 11 o'clock'. with a rowing race on the river for lour- oared boats. Ttiere were three entries, the "Addie." Capt. 8. Newton; the "Fair and E .sy." Capt. M. F. Craig, and the "Oriental," Capt. J. A. Burnss. Course mile.Y The first prize, $15. was award ed to the "Addie. and the second. $10. to the 'Fair and Easy." : ' A yawl race, three-quarters of a mile. followed, and this was won by the Beie." Capt. T. Taylor; prize,. $15. The "Katie E. Gifford." Capt. H. Kure. and the -Lelia Smith, Capt. Joe. E Farrow, were the other boats m this race, l he second prize was awaraea tu the "Gifford." : In the gig race there were two entries. but one of these backed out and left the contest open to a crew from the revenue cutter "Colfax." They rowed j against time, 8 minutes, and came in In 7.23, and were awarded the prize of $10. . . The judges of all the races were Mr. W."N. Harriss of Wilmington and Mr." C C Morse, of Southport. The prizes were paid in money to the winners as soon as the result was declared. A BRILLIANT SCENE. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the river front again presented an animated ap-( pearance. It was lined with people from Red Cross to Castle, while Market street from the dock to Front was. seemingly packed with a solid mass of humanity. The river itself was covered with a fleet of vessels all bedecked in their gayest colors, and tugs ; boats darting to and fro with their brilliant flags and bunting gave animationj to one of the gayest scenes ever witnessed in Wilmington. THE PILOTS RACE. S ' Shortly after two o'clock the pilot- schooner Addie, as "pretty as a picture," was stationed off Point Peter, and at the signal two row-boats put off from her to board a large schooner that could be seen coming up the river in tow of the tug Blanche. Each boat .was manned by four pilots, who 'jpulled" their best to be the first to reach the schooner which was coming under good headway about a mile off. The boats reached the schooner al most simultaneously, one on each side. and as they rounded to. on the vessel's quarter, one of the pilots J. F. Arnold of the "Addie," the leading boat. sprang to catch a rope dangling over the side of the vessel. He missed it, how ever, and fell, into the water. He was speedily helper! into the boat from which he feil. In ths meantime the sch joner had forged ahead and was a hundred yards or rnpre from the, boats.; Then f nsued anotbt-r race, the "Addie's" com petitor the "Fair and Easy" taking the lead. It was again an exciting contest, and was watched with almost breatnlos interest bv thoe os sh re ' Near, the starting point the schooner, was Over taken and boarded by Mr. Tjm Morse,' one ot the crew of the "Fair and Easy," which boat was declared the winner of tne ' race and : was awarded the prize of $20. THE DAYLIGHT FIREWORKS Were a novel feature of the exhibition- something never seen before in Wi mfngton. This unique displa took place fromja large flat-boat in mid-stream op posite Market dock. From this boat the pyrOtechnical experts sent j up a number of bombs that burst in air at a heighth of two or three hundred feet and from which issued and floated slowly and sedately downward, fantastic figures in gay colors of horses, elephants, cats, goats, birds, a man on horseback and a woman on a bicycle. Other bombs ex ploded in mid-air, throwing off feathery streamers of vapor in all sorts of shapes. The daylight fire-works were good and the people enjoyed the sight. - STEAMBOAT PARADE. ' Next on the programme was a grand parade of all the steam crafts in the har bor alt beautifully: decorated " and crowded with people The rtue Marie with the judges and members of Commit tees on board, was in the lead. They staamed slowly down the ' river with bands playing and whistles blowing, and rounding opposite the lower part of the city came back up the river,, three abreast. This wound up the afternoon's amusements . v 1 V . v " MILITARY AND FI REM ENS PARADE. Thousands of people were on Front and Market streets last night to see the parade of the Light Infantry and the Fire Department, and they were well re paid Yor waiting, and watching for the procession to appear. Front street was brilliantly illuminated throughout. "The street railway company's display of col ored elettric lights at intervals along that ' thoroughfare was striking, and the illuminations made: by merchants and others were effective and showed to greater advantage the decorations that were- so . much admired by daylight, The' parade of the military and firemen along the line of march was brilliant with colored lights, and all the apparatus of the firemen was .handsomely decor ated with wreaths and lanterns." A platoon, of policemen led the parade,: premg tht Second Regiment band which discoursed soul-stirring . music along the : route of the processsion. Following the band was - the gallant Light Infantry in full uniform and in full ranks, marching in column.' Wilmington Hook arid LadderlCo.? No., j with Its two tracksrthe 'first drawn by four coal black horses and the second by two prancing bays,; followed the Jmilitaryi Then it came -. time-honored Howard Relief No. 1, with engine and reel hand somely decorated. Wilmington , Fire Engine ,S Company' came -next with their engine ;; and ' hose reel -: res plendent with red fife and many-colored lanterns, and their handsome team of iron grays sporting' magnificent plumes on their head-stalls. Tbe gallant Tilth" Ward boys with their new and hand some light truck wrapped in wreaths of red white and blue aad. lighted with lanterns, brought up the rear of the pro cession. As a lady admirer of the mili tary and the firemen said, "the parade was certainly beautiful.and a grand suc cess, and the trades people will have to be uncommonly fine to get ahead of them." - " ; to-day's programme." " This afternoon at Hilton Park there will be bicycle and foot races for prizes, open to all comers. The programme is as follows: . . 2 P. M. One mile race against time. open to all comers. The prizes for best records: 1st prize Gold medal, cost 530.00. -21 prize Silver medal, : cost $10 00.' '"3d pnze-King: of Light Lan tern, cost $7 00 ' . ' , ' ;" - 2.35 P. M. Half 'mile three minute classA" Three" prizes. - 1st prize Gold medal, cost $10 00. 2d prize I van hoe '-name ed lantero, cost $&00. - 8d prize- Popular Bell, cost $2,151 : 3 15 P, M. One mile race. (Wilming ton, N. O.., entries oniv.) 1st prize jold medal, cost $15 00 2d prize silver obiet, cost $5 00." 3d prize League Badrfe cost $3 00. -' 3 45 P M. One mile race. 1st pnz gold medal, value $25 00. ;2d prize iair Rat Trap peddles, cost $9.00. 2d . ijnza bicycle lantern, cost $1.50. t 4 P M. Foot race. A one hundred ard dash, (open to all comers). 1st jnze gold I 'nedal, cost $15.00. 2d rize One pair of running shoes, cos.. $0 00. - .'-:". "' . 4.10 : P. M. -Two mile bicyle race (6 20 Class ) 1st prize Gold medal, cost $25 00. 2d prize Finest nickel lantern. cost $10 00. 3d prize Bell, bundle ear ner and cork bandies, cost $500. 4.25 P. M. Quarter mile race, h For boys 10 years and under. 1st prize uoid medal, cost $10 uu. aa prize Men s Pioneer lantern, cost $5.00. 3d prize Alpha bell, cost $3.25. 4 55 j P, M. Foot race half mile. Open to all ; comers. 1st pnz Gold medal, cost $15. 2d prize Silver medal, cost $9.00. TRADES PARADE TO - NIGHT. The trades parade to take place to night will be ; the grandest affair of the kind ever seen in Wilmington. ;. Ail the wheelmen .. are expected to . participate, and urged to attend. . The parade will form promptly at 7.30 p. m. HORRIBLE OUTRAGE. A Little White Child Assaulted by a Anson County, Negro Bear Folkton, ir. c. Special Star Telegram. i Polkton, N. C, Nov. 29. A most horrible outrage was perpetrated upon the little three-year old daughter of Mr. R. F. Hendley, who lives three miles from here, this morning, by a negro boy nineteen years old. named. Marshal Davis. Davis had been in Mr. Hend ley's employ all the year. He was mak ing a fire in Mr. Hendley's bed-room this morning and the child was playing around him, when he seized her and committed the hellish .crime. Davis was arrested and brought here for triaL He acknowledged everything. He was taken from here to Wadesboro to be lodged in jail, but whether he will live to reach there or not cannot be said, This is the second case of the kind f tthin the past six months the victims in each case being white children under four years ot age and their assailants burly negroes. The Murderer of Darjnrv Sheriff Iiivinsa- toil.' . '. ' ",. ;'W A dispatch to the Star yesterday trom Lu nberton, says that it was an dirstfKjd there that Sheriff Smith of Richmond c unty left Lum!e it on yes terday morning, via Hub, N. C. lor iViini!igton, ith Archie McPhatter one ot the negroes who . murdered Deputy Sheriff Livingston, asar Laurin- burg. a short time since. It was thought that the snenS feared that his prisoner would be lynched if taken to Richmond county. Sheriff Smith, with his prisoner, ar rived here last night about 12 o'clock, on the W. C& A. R. R and carried him to the county hospital for treatment. Mcfnatter was shot by the posse pur suing htm, and was seriously wounded, Sale of the Industrial Works. The trustee's sale of property of the In dustrial . Manufacturing .Company took place in front of the court house yester day by auction. Mr. Stacey Van Amnnge was the auctioneer.: The property sold comprised the . lot with 'buildings on Queen and Surry streets, a lot on the river front, and all the machinery, etc.. of the works, Mr. D. O'Connor was the purchaser of the whole (for other parties) at $6,000 over and above two mortgages which amount to about $8,000. 8teamer Hurt on the Black Blver Xiine. The steamer A. P. Hurt has been leased by Capu.D. J. Black to run be tween Wilmington and points on Black River, as a passenger and freight; boat. She made ber first trip yesterday on the new line, and brought down about thirty passengers from Long View and Point CaswelL : The Hurt will -mak trips each week. To-morrow.; Capt, Black expects to bring some two bun dred people to see the sights of ''Wel come Week.' Fatally Burned. Mrs. Nolan, wife of Capt. Jas. Nolan, superintendent at Carolina Beach, was so badly burned last Saturday that it is feared her injuries : will result fatallv. Her clothing caught on fire from a burn ing brush heap in the yard, and before the flames were extinguished her gar ments were almost entirely , consumed. ur. Burbank went down to the- Beach ana rendered : sucn assistance as was possible. . -' "'. '. Cured cough ' left - after lung fever. with only two " bottles. - Mrs.. Lizzie Burns, Barclay, Sangamon county," Ill- writes as follows: fcl think Dr Bull's Cough Syrup is truly an- excellent rem edy for coughs left from ; lung fever, as two bottles entirely cured, my daugh ter," . t THE GALA GATHERING. SECOND DAY OF THE CELEBRATION. -j -4 T.- -- TLouaanda of Vlslton la the City The BlOTsle mad oot Beees sad the Trades The second day of Wilmington's Gala Week was as fair and bright and pleas ant as the first. The crowd of visitors in the city was largely : augmented by arrivals throughout the day. - At the lowest esumate five .thousand people - visited - Hilton Park yesterday afternoon to witness the bicycle and foot races, which were all close and exciting. Mr. Berry Gleaves, chairman of the Amusement Committee, was in charge of all ' the races, with the following as sistants: Judges, J. H. Burrnss, Jno. H. Daniel, J. G. Burr and William Sheehan; timekeepers, W. Morrison, W. Moore, Oscar Watson, Bonaer . Southerland: referee, P. Heinsberger. - , ; r - BICYCLE AND FOOT RACES. ' The bicyle races began at two - o'clock and lasted the entire afternoon. : They were governed by the rules of the League of American Wheelmen, and were as fol lows; . -- " ... , ," One mile race against time, open to all comers. Entries, I. I. Hednck. W. K. Howard, C H. Cooper, C.G, Stone and J. R. Hanby. Mr. Cooper was awarded the first prize, matting the time in two min utes and fifty-six seconds. Second prize, C G. StoneT'S.lS. Third prize to 1. Rr , Hanby, running time,. 8.81. Half mile race entries J.J. Hedrick, J. W. Taylor, C H.Cooper, and D; G. Stone.. The prizes were awarded as fol lows: C H, Cooper, first; C G. Stone, second; J. W. Stone, third. - , One- mile j race (Wilmington entries only) entries. J. R. Hanby. T. H. Wright, O. Dingelhoef, J. W. Taylor. C H. Keen. I. C bchwartz. : T. H- Wright won the first prize; J. H.ganby.'second; J. C. Schwartz, third. ; i ' One mile,' open race. Entries C. G. Stone, C H. Cooper,' W. K. Howard.- First Prize, C H. Cooper; second prize. C G. Stone; third prize," W. K. Howard After this race, Mr. William Wynne, of Raleigh, gave. an ' exhibition of fancy bicycle riding, the finest ever ; seen in Wilmington. His acrobatic feats while mounted on the machine were loudly applauded and highly complimented. The foot races, were then called as fol lows: ;' -,-":. rV:: v ; - ;' v - One hundred yards dash. Entries, R.F, Fowler, Wilmington; A.-H. McLeod, Lumberton; Jno. D. Bellamy, Jr., Jr Wilmington.. The first prize 'was won bv A. H. McLeod; second prize,". Jno. D. Bellamy, Jr.. Jr. Mr. McLeod's time was ten minutes and five seconds. Half mile foot race. Entries A. H. McLeod, Jrv of Lumbertoni F. Fowler. Duncan Holland, W. H. Montgomery, Wilmington. First prize, Duncan Holland; time, 2.85. 'Second prize, A. H. McLeod, Jr.; third prize, W. H. Montgomery. This ended the foot races, and the bicyclists had a time' to rest up, and all of them went in the following races with new zeal: "-".-'" f 1 Two mile race. Entries, C H. Cooper. C G. Stone, T. H. Wright, W. T. Howard. While this race was in pro gress Messrs. atone and Howard col lided, which caused them to lose ; their chances of winning. They dropped out of the race. The .first prize was won by C H. Cooper; second prize by T. H. Wright, r ': V' ; ' Quarter-mile race for boys only. . En tries T. H. Wright, Otto Dingelhoef, E. C. McEachern. First prize, Dingel hoef; second prize, T. H. Wright; third prize. E. C McEachern. The riding of Messrs. Cooper;' Stone and Wright was superb. Mr. Cooper's only wish was that Charleston bad sent ber representatives, as he says he-had an easy time doing op all contestants, and would nave served them the same. THE TRADES PARADE. Full twenty-five thousand people lined the streets last night to see the trades parade, the leading feature of the gala week. ; The procession moved promptly on time and. on the line of march ap pointed. It was preceded by a phalanx of the city's police, and the Secmd Reg iment band. Following the band were the committees in ferriages, and after these came the floats In charge of Chief Marshal Kenan and assistants. - The Gleaves Hardware Company's float was a thing of great beauty,' drawn by six handsomely dressftl horses with attendants in costume at the head of each. It represented Columbus at the Court of Queen Isabella looking for ward foar hundredyears at a large sphe rical wheel which was magnificently covered with farming implements, and hardware generally, of the latest im provements. This, with the Wilming ton Street Railway float,' was lighted by electricity, and it is claimed that they are the first two floats in the world to be lighted with electricity. The Gleaves Cos float was certainly beautiful. Dr. Harmon's float showed his prac ticing rooms with , four ot bis patients wearing eyeglasses, and optical imple ments invented by htm and j which he uses in his every-day practice.: The op tometer, also invented by him, and made by Burr & Bailey of this city.! He also had three smaller instruments which were made in this State, with little boys at work on each, v ' : ty-:r: v John F. Garrell & Go's float represent ed a butcher's stall with a . display of fresh meats of all kinds, with meat cut ters, clerks, bookkeepers, and cashiers at work; It was decorated with' bunting and flags. , j S. H. Fishblate had a very handsome float with "King Clothier" on ' each side, and a king inside sitting on a throne. Before the parade, was far on its way one of the wheels of this float gave way and it laid on the streets, illumined, but unable to take part in the parade. - me c r. a x. v. railroad had a transparency representing : one of their barges or floats bringing threeloaded cars over the river, each car a trans parency; one a gondola filled with Poca hontas coal, another showing their dif ferent connections on one side and the words "Cotton, Lumber and Tobacco" on the other. The other car gave names of 4ther prominent connections; on one side""Iron, Brownstone" and the inscrip tion in several places, vShort Line West," The barge appeared ttj be in mid-stream with water painted around it.' It : was drawn by four beantifut black and bay horses brought from Fayetteville for the purpose The . lights were jtastity . ar- ranged. . .'.' . ':L : ';' ) W. E . Springer had a canopy top float festooned with red white ' and . blue decorations, ' draped with chains and In different blacksmithiag instruments,' and on the other side was a plowboy, as real as life, holding the bandies tof a silver plow, representing . mechanism and in dustry, with plenty. ' - JS. VanAmringe's float was . fantasti cally decorated with shellfish and all kinds of "sea devils," representing his business at Ocean i View. .: la -. one end: was . a ventriloquist . with an Irish bady sitting on goods that were sent to him to sell at auction, talking to the crowd like a steam engine as the float passed. - The driver was -dressedm ja fantastic suit.":- V:-'.;.''. -: ' " Taylor'a -Bazaar float represented a bazaar and toy store, and was decorated with lanterns, colored lights and candles, displaying his line of goods. : In one end old Santa Claus was seen giving presents to the - children. In the other end. ladies were waiting on customers. Giles & Murcbison's float was a beau tiful one, with a triangular rostrum sup planted by a brilliant anvil with many hardware Instruments fastened to its sides. 'In one Corner a corn-sneller was shown in operation. In another a feed cutter. In another a cotton planter, and a plow in another. In the rear, a well and water bucket were shown in opera tion. It was draped with bells of all kinds. This float carried nearly every implement that a hardware store sells and was truly one itself. ... P. H. Hayden had a plain but spacious float showing, men at work at the forge, wbeelwrighting. buggy making, harness making, and a painter with his brush putting the finishing touches on a large wheel which represented bisbuggv man ufacturing business to perfection. ; - Hall & Pearsall had a very large float, tastily decorated, representing a whole sale grocery establishment, with a pyramid of 'different brands of goods kept in their store. In the centre and in each corner were rows of barrels, with boy v beautifully dressed holding colored lights. "'::"-.'-.;-:--;-;';: R. M. Mclntyre's float was draped with lace curtains and fine goods. In side was a mil-sized figure o! a young lady dressed in pink satin and black lace, representing the dressmaking 6J the es tablishment, and other ladies at differ ent counters representing' other lines of goods. It was lighted ' with Japanese lanterns. Nathaniel Jacobi Hardware Company had a very large float, elegantly- decor ated with flags, bunting and lanterns re presenting a tableau. In the centre was three large grindstones with a large three-foot axe with the old time "Ben j. Franklin" grinding it. " la one corner was the modern plowboy with bis trusty plow. In another corner was an oil stove in full.blaze. xne Atlantic loast Line s Moat or rather transparency, drawn by four large and spirited horses led by attendants dressed in the regulation blue uniform with brass buttons and gold collar orna ments, was a typical representation of the progressiveness and wonderful growth of this corporation. It was made of white cloth representing a huge and gorgeous box chariot, handsomely and artistically decorated, and illuminated with powerful lights inside, making a oeautuui aispiay. un the rear end ap peared in large characters the A. C. L. monogram and on the front, the words "Atlantic Coast ' Line" ja large and tancy letters, resting on a stone pier or abutment, indicating solidity and strength. . On each side of the float the States of Virginia. North Carolina, .South Carolina, Georgia and lennessee were represented by a diagram, showing the ' course of the different roads - and branches of the system and the principal termtM and junction points To ine rear of -iis was painted, "Mucage of ih? Atlantic Coast Line System. toMi 1.21U ovVs " Tne float was precede I bv tne Atlantic Coast- Line drum corps, consisting o sixteen men. under the leadership of the genial and clever secretary and treas urer of the A. C W Mr. Jas. F7 Post. Jr.. and a large number of tb- employes A lanje squad of the latter also followed the float carrying railroad lanterns. veo. K i t rench sc. sou s Boat was tastefully decorated with red and white drapery and beautiful festoons of moss aeatea upon a aais was tne ngure ot a lady trying on shoes of white, trimmed with red, while at her side 'Was a young -man endeavoring to please her in her selection of shoes. The whole appear ance was good and displayed much taste. - Wo. E. Worth & Co's float was an ice wagon with blocks of ice weighing from 75 to 100 pounds hanging from the sides and its top covered with snow, The Wilmington ; Street Railway Co's float represented Benjamin Franklin fly ing his kite arid drawing lightning from' the clouds. This float . with its' kite string from the Leyden jar to the trolley was decorated with fifteen incandescent lights and the kite was suspended to the upper end of the trplley. It is claimed that this is the first time electricity has been used in this manner since its , dis covery by Franklin The Seaboard Air Line Company bad three large floats in line, i Thf first was a representation ot the first locomotive engine ever run on the S. A. Lv with the engineman and fireman who ran it. both of whom are still living. The sec- ona was. a fac simtie ot the hrst - cars used on that road, built in 1840, the first car being lettered . R. & G No. U The third was a box car of modern style. loaded with freight, with a trainman checking way-bills and workmen truck ing the merchandise from the car. These three floats were all very hand' some and made an 'exquisite show for this road. The wide-awake officials went to a heavy expense in getting up this unique display. ' Jos. Silva had a complete representa tion of his carpenter shop and employes at work. The Palmetto Brewing Company was represented by their delivery wagon and a dray filled with lager beer. 1 .The Southport Pilots r put their win ning boat in the trades parade manned by the four oarsmen who won the races Tuesday. This was a -novel feature a boat mounted on wheels and was much admired. VS. & W. H. Northrop's float showed a house just finished, and a saw sharpener. managed by one of their experts shar pening a saw. oincr aara ware score implements. .4 u: tbecentrewasafigureof a lady repre-ra senting the Goddess of Plenty, holding a cornucopia. Oo one side a blacksmith S stood resting his arm on an anvil. : with,- Theloo I - - - inad- very brilliant appearance, uwa10 ed with ; about seventy-five ,l wivh transparent ends, showing -tne fcrent railroads who use the oils ana tne numerous grades of oil sold by their company-'fy J. A. Springer had six of his carts witft transparencies FwithA different inscrip tions advertisinghia coal, t woodland shingle, business- , ;;t . J. L.'Breckenridge.had an attractive, float, showing samples of stoves and tin and lamp-ware. . ; r "?'::1:'.."' - The Tide Water Oil Company noas .as filled wittf barrels.with transparent ends, with inscriptions showing different oils used . by railroads in this vicinity, furnished by them; and i the centre large oil cans which , were supposea to represent what the merchants use Jta sell their oils in. '. . . " " ; - .-z..'- - T"' The Standard Veneer Package Com- pany had a handsome-float, oniuaauv illuminated, and witft a bevy oi prcnj girls illustrating the work done at the factory. It was one ofthe not pieasiu sights of the parade. '1 iThe fantastic bicycle parade wbictt accompanied the trades procession was a very laughable feature, each wneeiman being dressed in the most comical cos- I tume thatjcould be procurea. ; wB the cyclists carried over fifty lanterns. . - The urize for the most fantastically gotten up costume 'was awarded to Mr. W. A. McGowan.- Mr. J. A. Taylor was awarded the prize for carrying the great est number of lanterns, having exactly one hundred on h is, wheel. ' REPLY POSTAL CARDS- Deaoriptlon "of the I(at Addition to Po tal FaolllOea. . : v ;: The Wilmington postoffice has recently received and now has on sale the new double or reply postal cards for use in the domestic mails. 1 The price - iS-two cents . each.' ' - - ' The card consist; of two parts, one dDDroDriate to an onginaLmessage ana the other to a. reply thereto, the imprint upon the two superscription faces being on reverse sides of the paper, and - tht parts being easily separated "by a scored line between them cut about nau tnrougn the thickness of the paper. -. . The following is a description oi tne two Darts of the postal. - V - - . The Message Part In the upper ngnt band corner, c instituting the denomi national, stamp, is a portrait of rGen Grant In citizen's dress, three-quarters face, looking to the left, in a horizontals lined oval frame, with a'fine line around the inner and outer edges thereof- white five-pointed star in a small black crcte being on either side of the frame, which bears above the words "Message card," and below the words One cent. tn white slightly shaded capitals. To the left of the stamp, in prominent- black letters with outline sbading. the letters being arranged in a straight line, are tne woras rrostai cara witn pain reply," below which, in shaded German letters, are the words "United states of America," and underneath this, in verv small .single line cabitals, the word This side is for the address only. In these latter characters, in the lowei left-hand corner of the card, is this di rection: "Deuch annexed card for an swer." Around the whole card ia-an or nate linked . border, with heavy cornet pieces. ; r "...'.'." . Reply,, Part This is precisely , tht same as the message part, except ttaa the uppet part ot the frame around tbr p-irtrait bears the words "Reply card.' while to the left of the sump the wo ids Kepiy postal card in eayy black let ters are substituted for the words on the message part. The direction in the lefi hand corner is omitted too. The color of the paper of which tht cards are made is a light manilla; thi- ink of the imprint is black. - .The size ot the card is three and one-half by five and one-half inches. . International cards, with slight differ ences in tne color, lettering and price. are similar to those described above. FIRE nr FAYETTEVILLE. A Serious Conflagration Five Two-Siorv Brick UnUdings Burned The Iaoaaea aud Iasuranoe. ;'-,;'.,'."' XPecial Star Correspondence. .: r Ax b.TTVIl.LiE, ' NOV. 3U. rV Verv un irui ijve c inmratioo Ofiirinated in he store ut Mr- A.t H. Watson on t? e :uthkest corner of Market Square tbi inis morning about 1 80 o'clock, result ing m ine destruction ot hve two-storv anck ouildinxs. comprising nine . stort-? itn ideir stocks. In the midst of th nreour steam engine became imnairer- ana notwithstanding that the' operatoi i . me i usiai i eiegrapn ana .. westert- Union were in their offices, no com munication could be had with Greeno- boro. Raleigh, or Wilmington, until th- ore, ov me nercuiean enorts ot our citi zens, bad been sufficiently arrested to aiiay all tear that the entire business portion oi tne town wouia Oe aestroyedi- as was at one time anticipated. ' luuuwiui; is t icuun ut inc losses as far as could be ascertained: at, Beasley, building and stock value $1,000. insurance $2,000. A por ii jn oi ine siock was savea. Dot im badly damaged condition. S. J. Hinsdale, two buildings. Value frj.uuo; insurance, S3,500. W. C McDuffie, Jr., stock oLdrugs; insurance $3,uuu; value $0,000. . About half of the stock was saved in a badly -damaged condition. - VV oi t field estate, two buildings burn ed., value $5,ooo; no insurance. A. H. Watson, entire stock burned. Value $1,500: insurance $700. W.C. Sloan, entire stock destroyed. value si.200; insurance 700. R. B. Watson, entire stock destroyed. Value $1,500; insurance $500. - J. R, Hall, stock: removed, damaged. Value $3,000; tnsurance $1,500. . Wm. Jackson, dry -goods, entire stock destroyed. Value $5,500; insurance. $1,000. Q. K. Nimock, buildings and stock destroyed. JValue $6,000; insurance. $2,850. Buckingham's . barber shop; contents removed but damaged. . Wm. I ickson, groceries: stock re moved in a damaged condition. No in surance.". .5 ' K. Lewald, stock removed, badly damaged. Value . , $8,000: insurance $3 000. . '" . R. M. Niraocks, building badly dam aged; covered by insurance. ' The heaviest loss falls upon the Whit field heirs, the insurance on their build ings having recently expired, aad they had not renewed - it. - They have the sympathy of the entire community. The fire raged for thtee hours, and threatened the destruction of the entire block from Gillespie street to Anderson street. -vj-i-. .-vr- The Town Commissioners yesterday signed a contract for the establishment of water works, and there is no doubt now of their early establishment. - It Should Be 1st Krerr House. . J.B. Wilson. 871 Clay, Su, Sharps bursr. Pa., savs he will not be without Dr. King's 'New Discovery for Consumption, iougns ana Loias. that it cured his wife who was threatened with Pneumonia alter an. attack of "La Griooe." when varioustther remedies and several phy sicians had done her no good. Robert Barber, of Cooksport. Psu claims Dr. King's New Discovery has done hira more good than anything . he ever nsed for Lung Trouble. - Nothing hke it. Try tu Free Trial BotUes at -R. -R. Bki Wmv s Drug Store. ; Large bottles, 60c SPIKITS TURPENTINE. Whiteville Star:. Robbers broke into the deport Tuesday night and bie the iron safe door all to pieces. They only got a small sum of money. , Durham .suniMx.; ti. j. Blount died last ; 5aturaay evening at 8.20 o'dock at the residence of. his son-in-law. Mr. R- Blacknall, after an Uness of a few days. He was taken sick last Monday with something like pneu- monia. j & -r ti''r' Winston Sentinel : .ev. u. vv. Peebles,' a well nown ana nrgniy esteemed minister oij ;s ,etnoaist Protestant enufen, aicu i uursaav at his home ; m r: Kerncrsviuc, agea vo years. - The deceased had been in de clinwi health for some time Lumberton Kooesontan: l russ Covington, the muiauo woo was tried and acquitted last winter on the charge of outraging a colored woman in Max- ton, was snot ana ucu i Dcnneus ville, S. C last -week by a negro who was in Maxton ior some umc wicn tne Kh Hnrse men. ,The shooting is claimed to have been accidental. . . Durham JGlobe :.. ftya Evans, colored, whom, the coroner's jury Inst week found guilty ot conceal mcqt ot the birth of bet child, found dead in a fence corner, near - inc . ywc, ana for whom a capias was wsuea, was sately lodged m jail on Saturday niht, to await the action of the grand jury, at the . ary terrn of the Circuit Court. It ' ... . I m.- S.Aai ...1 . probable that further developments will show muracr, au mvuivc cva s mother.- . . .. n Statesville Zandmark :. Mr. Adam Barnbardt, who lives on the place of f5.-F. Shepbera. Mq., at tlmwood dropped dead Monday , evening about 5 o clock, tie nan occa aitit- wun pneu monia but had recovered sufficiently to walk about.' On tne evening in ques- " iinn he walked over to Mr. Shepherd s house and talked awhile on ousiness. When be retumea. nome ne sai auwn on the doorstep and at ..once leu over dead. " , Durham Recordt Bettie Datiiel, wiw of Sanders Daniel, colored, Vh lived in Patterson : township, wandered away from borne last week to the dis tance of seven miles,? in Cedar Fork township, and -improvised a rope of bet, dress skirt, by tearing it into strips ana twisting it together She then climbed a dogwood tree, as the mud on the tree would indicate, ana - nangea nersen. Her face , indicated, that she had been wandering through brier patches. No . cause is assigned for the deed. Newbern Journal: Again New born is called upon to mourn the loss one of her most useful citizens, Mr. Basil Manly.;. He died very suddenly shortly before six o'clock vesterday afternoon. of heart failure. . Mr. Manly s health had been broken for. some months, and he was thinking of going north tp con sult the most skilled physicians. It had been about a week since, Mr. Manly was out, but there was nothing to indicate such an abrupt ending of bis life, conse quently his death was quite a shock to our citizens. - Hirkory Carolinian: Miller, the murderer of Jack Willong, has been tned and found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to be hanged in January; but he has taken an appeal to he Supreme Court, which will stay pro ceedings until that tribunal has acted upon the case. General Deputy Collector Patterson, accompanied by H. W. Jones, Deputy U. S. Marshal, an 1 others, a few days ago raided several, illi cit distilleries, captured, about sixty gal lons of liquor, a great (quantity ol beer, and destroyed the plants. . ' Raleigh Chronicle: 'The trial of Thomas Clark, for the a leged assassina- uon of Mr. Richard D. McCatter. in Pamlico county, has ended in a verdict A of not guilty. John A. Robbins, colored, is the editor of . the Windsor ' Home Journal, published at the county seat of Bertie. He was a witness here at the Federal Court, but, W. H. Outlaw, colored, postmaster at Windsor, and J T. York, colored, of Newbern. have sued him for criminal libel.' So he was ar rested yesterday and taken to Newbern by Deputy Sheriff C M. Walters, as he could not give $1,000 bail for his appear ance there to answer the charge. . v - :.Raleigh Visitor: This morning at an early hour a bold attempt was made to rob the general merchandise es-taolishm- ntot Messrs Wyatt & Co., c t 'ier of Salisbury and Johnson streets, in the northern section of the citv. The ould be robbers in their gred attempt : i to bliw open the sate when ih ois tt tra- t-d the attention ot pers-'-ns'o-i the premises whose . appearance caus -d ; he thieves to run off without securing ny booty, although they had removed a sack or so of provisions neir the door to e taken away. In : their . fl.ght the fel lows left some of their tjools. which, ,t is hoped may lead to their detection. ' ": Durham Sun: J.M. Morris, gen- . -ral agent tl the' Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, was in Durham this week on tomewhat of a prospecting tour. , Ther' is talk of .extending the Spring Hopi branch of that road from that point t.r Durham. - What -the result of . Mr. Mor-' : ris visit to Durham will be we are un able to say at this writing. It is evident however, that .the Coast Line people have an eve in- this . direction, and i; may .be possible that some day in the tuture Durham will have her filth : railroad running out east and connect ing with the Coast Line at Rocky Mount. PearrjRay, a little grandchild Of &unt Judy at the Richmond & Danville depot, bad a narrow escape yesterday afternoon from a horrible fate. She is -about six vears old and was searching for nails in a pile of ashes tbat had just been emptied, when her clothing ignited She was soon ablaze and began scream ing for some one . to come to -her. As soon as her grandmother reached her she folded ber In the skirt she wore and soon extinguished the flames. The child was not injured but her clothing was badly burnt, and it was a close shave for ' her. . ' - Charlotte Observer: Charles Ware, a white boy7 12 vears of age; whose home is at Mt. Holly, met with a paintul and serious accident Thursday, while -out hunting. He was accidentally, shot. ' in the leg, receiving both loads from companion's gun in the calf of the leg,. -The wound is such a bad one that it is . thought that the leg will have to be am putated. - Dr. Wilder was called up-- -on yesterday to amputate several fingers, for a negro man who had been bitten by--a "blue-gum nigger" about a-week ago .. The hand was in a terrible condition, ' and was swollen to about double its na- ,. tural size. According to the negroes theory a "blue gum nigger bite" is dead ly poison. Mr. A. A. Wood, who formerly acted as general manager at Messrs. Thomas &. Maxwell's furni ture store on WestT Trade street, is wanted here for embezzlement. The firm is out $85 which he drew checks for. He went from " here to Apex, near Raleigh, but a letter from there vesterday states that he left there some days ago. and has hot since been heard of. Warrants have been issued for htm. ynd the probability is that he'll be caught up with. He left his family here. -- Wm. Tillman, colored, waa shot and seriously wounded last night. about 11 O'clock, by Ben Haskins. also, colored. The negroes ; were attending a biff dance tn Davis' row; r Pa jenth Streev when they fell out abour some trivial matter, and soon mixed.' After a round or two in the house they ' repaired to the street, and on renewing? the fight Haskins drew his; pistol and shot Tillman, the ball entering just be low the left ; breast. . Dr. Montgomery attended the wounded man, but was un able to find the ball. When Officer. Baker and Hunter arrived on the scene-j Haskins had made good his escape.. , Tillman's condition is quitesserious. Tne I wn h a 'e i r c t ' : i 1
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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