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THE RAIL
,Y
TAB,
VOL. XXV.
WILMINGTON. N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1894.
NO. 10
HARD TIMES AND
ROADS.
The railroads of the country have
seriously felt the nip of the hard
times.'so much so that about seventy
of them, and among them some of
the greatest systems in the country,
have gone into the hands of receiv
ers. These represented a capitalized
stock of about $1,000,000,000, or
about one-tenth of the estimated
value of all the railroads in -the
country. -
While it is recognized that the de
cline in business was the immediate
cause of the embarrassment of
these roads, it does not fol
low that they did not do busi
ness enough to pay current ex
Denses. but the fact is that most of
the large railroad systems of the
country carry heavy bonded debts,
the interest on which must be met or
there is trouble. In the general finan
cial derangement, capital flew to
cover and these roads found that
they could not borrow money to pull
them through, and had to succumb.
It is more than likely, too, that the
forming of great systems by the lease
or purchase of roads, bringing many
under one management, had much to
do with- this, the purchasers or
leasers assuming, as they had to do,
the obligations and indebtedness of
the purchased or leased lines, thereby
largely increasing their own indebt
edness, and making it much more
difficult to meet, especially in times
like these when money,, which before
was seeking investment, had to be
hunted for in its hiding places, and
when found refused to come out.
As the business depression and
financial stringency affected the
traffic and the solvency of so many
lines it might naturally be supposed
that it would put a check to the
building of new lines, which it tlid,
and the result was the construction
last'year of the smallest mileage in
.any yearstnee 1878 when the total
was 2,679 miles compared with 2,630
last year. These 2,630 miles Were
divided between 43 States and Terri
tories and 122 lines.
The 'largest new mileage 'was in
Pennsylvania which shows 399 miles
on 45 lines; the next is Florida with
212 lines on 9 lines; next, North Da
kota with 194 miles on 2 lines; next,
Georgia with 173 miles on 7 lines;
next, Texas with 166 miles on 10
lines, and Ohio with 146 miles on 7
lines, j These are all the States that
went, qver 100 miles, while some
built none and several from one to
five miles. North Carolina built
78 miles on 9 lines.
In jiguring up the total for the
Southern States the showing is not
- so bad with 960 miles out of a total
- for the whole country of 2,630
Some of the business prophets
predict that this will be a prosperous
business vear. We incline to the
The" stoppage of so many indus
tries has gotten rid of much of the
old surplus stocks that were on
hand, and leaves the establishments
which start, up clean-handed and
free to calculate on probable future
demands and supplies; This is one
element of uncertainty removed. -
The financial question will 1 be
either dennitely settled, or very
materially improved, and that will
be another element of uncertainty
removed. : .
The tariff question , will be settled,
and that will be another element
of uncertainty removed.
Both of these were potent factors
in bringing about the derangements
in business and the .finances, frpm
which the country has suffered and
is still suffering so acutely.' . T
When the revival begins there will
be arevival in railroad building, and
when it begins we believe the South
will be the first to feel it, for the
double reason that she felt less and
stood the shock better than other
sections, is now in better shape than
other sections, and has more inherent
recuperative power than any - ot
them. Her people, and especially
her farmers, have profited much by
the lessons of the past, and have
adopted some new departures and
new methods which have lifted many
of them out of. the mire and put
them on solid ground. Capital which
has been timid and locked up so long
will, as the equilibrium is restored,
seek investment and much of that
will be in the developing of valuable
mineral and timber properties, which
abound to a greater extent in the
South than in any other section of
the country. This will give a stimu
lus to railroad building in this sec
tion greater, we believe than in any
other one section ot the country, and
Mr. Tarsney, of Missouri, says' the
Democrats of his State realize that
they can't have all the tariff reform
they would like to have at once, and
are therefore in favor of the Wilson
bill as a step in the right direction,
which says a good deal for the level
headedness of the Missouri Demo
crats. ' ; '
FAYETTEVILLE PYTHIANS.
Description i of
I
GRAND LODGE OF MASONS.
Their New Building A
The Postoffice Department, with a
commendable desire to curb ; the lin
guistic, fancy of the cowboy has de
cided that, henceforth, new. towns
which desire to have postoffi
ces established must have decent, re
spectable names that may be pro
nounced in civilized society.
. MORE ABOUT COTTON.
Figure to Snow That There Will - Be a
Smaller Crop Than la Generally Ex
pected. " " -r'--.:-
New York,. Tan 8. Atwpod Violett
a stimulus, too, to mining, manufac
turing and other industries, the crude
material for which is found here in
abundance. j
The fact that the South stood the
financial shock so well which proved
so disastrous to other sections of the
country has done much to give capi
tal confidence in her stability and
this will, of course, have its effect in
drawing capital this way when the
revival begins. As we see the situa
tion and contemplate the outlook we
believe there is a bright prospect be
fore us in which we will soon in the
hum of industry forget the rough and
tumble experience of the past year,
which was a blue one for all.
XIN0R MENTION.
At the caucus of the Democratic
members of the
belief that they are right, for taking
the country at large we have about
touched bottom, and when the bot
tom is reached if there be a move
ment all it must be upward. We
have peen for several years approach
ing the point at which we took the
House of Represen
tatives Friday night, two resolutions
offered by Speaker Crisp, were adop
ted by acclamation. These resolu
tions were both proper; the caucus
did the right thing in adopting them
by acclamation; but there should
have been occasion for neither. The
first declares that it is the duty of
every Democratic member ot the
House to vote fdr the prompt con
sideration of the Tariff bill, so that
the party may redeem its pledges to
the people. . The second declares
that it is, the duty of members to at
tend the daily sessions so that press
ing public business may be attended
to. The first applies to Democratic
members. The Democratic member,
who claims to be a Democrat, will
act in concert with his party ana
subordinate his own 'wishes or opin
ions to the decision of the majority
when the majority has decided, in
accordance with the usages of
the, party, and the rules of
the body to which he be
longs. He will not throw obstruc
tions in the way of measures to
which his party is pledged, nor com
bine with the opponents of his party
to defeat them. The second applies
to all members. No member has a
right to absent himself from the
daily sessions, any more than one of
the clerks in one of the departments
has a right to absent himself from
his post of duty, for which he would
very soon get a permanent leave of
absence if he did. A member's pres
ence may not be not necessary, which
may be true, but he is not to be the
judge of that, and whether it be nec
essary or not it is his duty to be
there unless sickness or some other
good cause prevent,' ' If "a member
amounts to so little that it doesn't
make any difference whether he is
present or absent, he is a very small
potato, and ought to resign and let
bis constituents elect some one with
head on him; but whether he
amounts to anything or not he has
no moral fighfe to draw pay for ser
vices presumed to be rendered when
he is loafing around or attending to
his own business. -
& Co. say: About two weeks ago we es
timated the amount to come into sight
by the end of December, 5.600,000 bales;
he exact figures, according to the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, are 5.400.000.
It is what is to come into sight from
Jan. 1 to Sept. 1 that is now worrying
the high crop est i maters. The planter
has insisted this' year upon making, per
haps. 500,000 less than, their minimum
estimate of Dec. 24, and -while it
is a great pity that the South cannot
accommodate estimates, they will have
to stand it. Our New Orleans' house re
ports stock at thirty-six of the principal
towns and cities in Mississippi at 30,110,
against 53,884 last year, while Tyler,
Texas, reports 700 stock unsold, against
6,000 last year. The usual thing by those
who are bearing the market is immedi
ately to discredit such reports.
Our San Antonio telegram to-day says
that eighteen of the largest towns in that
section show stocks of 6.000, against 11,
000 last year. The movement and the
stocks ot twelve months ago were un
usually small, and to iaU even under
those figures shows a condition of things,
if it applies to the whole State, -which
confirms the smaller estimates, from
there.
We have, through thick aad thin,
stood up lor, the correctness of our cor
respondents, and though the movement
for some time has shaken the faith of
many as to these impressions, and at the
same time made us doubt, temporarily,
the existence of a small production this
season.
The circular of I.'E. Glenny & Co. says:
The upward tendency of prices appears
to be caused by an anticipation of an
early falling off in receipts and a certain
amount of speculation which has re
mained dormant of late, seems to have
entered the market within the past few
days, but each advance brings out sellers
of long cotton, and the demand is freely
met on all strong markets.
McElroy & Co.'s circular says : The
new year has opened with 5,400.000 bales
insight. The trade, looking back over
the experience of a number of years
past, appears to have adopted 2,000,000
as the maximum possible receipts lor the
balance of the season, and, therefore,
7,400,000 as a maximum crop. When it
comes to a minimum, however, there is
a wide diversity of opinion, and those
who contend that the movement from
now on. owing to the extremely favorable
fall, which permitted an unusually rapid
marketing, must be below the average of
recent years, are supported in their
belief by the late advices from many
sections. These, with remarkable unani-H
mity, indicate that there is not only a
less amount to be sent forward in the
way of stocks held at the towns, but also
a smaller brooortion remains on farms
and plantations to come forward.
Whether these reports are true or not,
the general conviction that the move
ment wilt show a decided decrease will
undoubtedly have a tendency to cause
all who are able to hold back what they
can and in this way bring about a de
cidedly smaller movement for a couple
of weeks to come.
. y , Credit to the Town.-; .
1 Of the new jbuilding.of the Fayette
ville Knlghjs oj Pythias, the opening of
which was celebrated last Tuesday
night, the Observer gives this descrir
tion: j - - . "
j As many of our- readers know, so
prosperous has been this order in our
community ; that they undertook, last
summer, to bijuld a house of !their own.
This has just been completed, at a cost
of $13,000, and; is in truth an ornament
to the citv. I ilt stands on the aouth-
. western corner of the Market Square,
and so overlooks the site of the old
State House, where the General Assem
bly of North Carolina adopted the Con
stitution of the United States in 1789.
It has three lofty stories, which are
crowned by a castellated cornice, that
makes, in conjunction with a turret at
the corner jof similar construction,
a - most effective sky-line. There are
three- fine ; stores on the first floor,
occupied ' respectively by Messrs. K.
Lewald, C. H. Callais. and C. M. Wat
son.' These face to the north. The sec
ond floor is approached from the Gills
pie street side by a broad and easy stair
way. At the; head is a large open space,
or lobby, from which eight handsome
offices, chiefly fronting on the Square,
and on Gillspie street, are reached. The
main one of these, lighted by the great
window on the Square that forms such
an important feature in the Nprthern
facade, is occupied by His Worship,
Mayor Cookj who is also a prominent
member of the order. A row of conve
nient closets,) one for each office, com
pletes the second floor. The entire
third floor is reserved for the use of
Cumberland (Lodge. There is the great
hall, or meeting room itself, loftily
pitched and splendidly lighted; then a
banquet hallj which may be thrown into
one with the other; and then opening
into these.
Tm Day of the - 107th Annual Gathering
- An Excursion Down the River and
- .-. Oat to Set A Short Business Baton
-v Final Adjournment. i : K
-The fourth day of the 107th Annual
Communication of the Grand Lodge ot
Masons of North Carolina was a de
lightful one, as were the three previous
days. Nearly all of the business having
been transacted, ' the Grand Lodge
accepted the invitation of St. John's
Lodge No. I of - this .' city, to
a. ; ride " , down the. river. The
steamer Wtlmtngton left i at 10
o'clock a. m." with about one hundred
officers and members of the Grand
Lodge on board and several representa
tives of Wilmington lodges.? The trip
was a delightful one. Several stops were
made at places of interest along the
riverside. The most enjoyable feature,
perhaps, was the trip to the bell buoy
out at sea. About I o'clock lunch was
spread on the boat, and was partaken of
eagerly fy those present, who had in
haled just enough salt air to furnish a
good appetite. i ''""' i i
The boat returned to- the city in the
afternoon and the members of the Grand
Lodge repaired to the Y. M. C. A.
Auditorium, where a. short business
session was held, after which the 107th
communication was closed.
The large number of Masons which
attended expressed themselvesas having
a very pleasant time, and spoke in high
est terms of praise of St. John's Lodge,
No. 1. ! - ' . '!
A majority of the delegates returned
home over the various railroads, but
many remained until to-day, to take in
tne signts arouna tne city.
! ! CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
! GRAND LODGE OF MASONS.
Third Day jof the 107th Annual Convo
. - eation--Offloera lor the EnstUbx Tear
Installed Centennial of BtJ John's
Iiodge-Addreu by Hon. A. H. Wad-
dell Banq.net at The Orton.
called
The
at 4 10
morning sessston was
o clock a.
m.f . witfe Most
Worshipful Grand Master Bio. W.
Cotten j presiding. The minute? of the
preceding day were read and approved.
Committee on Propositions and
Grievances submitted their! reporn
which, alter being read, was adopted.
Committee on Orphan Asylpm pre
sented their report, which was read and
adopted. . I
At this point a cordial invitation was
extended from St John's Lodge No. 1
to the officers and members of tie Grand
Lodge of North Carolina, Jthrough
Brother H. H. M unson, of Wiynington
to a banquet at The Orton. immediately
after Col. Alfred M. Waddll's ad
dress at the M. C. A. Auditorium.
The invitation was unanimously accept
ed with applause and thanks. - - -
LAt ,12.30 o'clock the GraJd Lodge
was called from labor to refreshment.
At the! afternoon session, at t o'clock.
Brother Iredell Meares, in behalf of St.
John's j Lodge No. 1. gave
Lodge a hearty invitation
Wilmington Masons in anexi
general jollification dawn the
binson, formerly of this city, but now of
Sovannab, Ga. ' T -
Response for Orient Lodge by P. M.
M.C S. Noble, which was much enjoyed.
X "The Old North State: Her great
leaders, have been our grand masters;
her people, our people; and alike the
State and Masonry have been enriched
by a reciprocal love of Statehood and
Masonic truths."
Response by P. G. M. H. A. Gudger.
He being sick at home his manuscript
was read, by. request, by Dr. W; W.
Griggs. Master of Eureka Lodge, Eliza
beth City.
A telegram was read from Mr. David
Teller, of Philadelphia, by P. M. W. E.
Storm, Master of Ceremonies.
G. M. J. W. Cotton being called upon
responded, and proposed a toast to the
Wilmington Lodges.
Responded toby W. E. Storm; P. M
of St. John's Lodge.
A toast was drank to 'P. G. M. A.
Martin.
- Ceremonies closed. -
Prof. Miller's suing band furnished
music during the banquet.
Newt Items from Washington of Iooal
e Grand
join the
rsion and
ver on the
morning,
several handsome apart
ments, used as ante-rooms, library, xc.
EXECUTION AT ROCKINGHAM.
Dan Gilchrist Hanged for the Murder of
Frank McKay The Story of the Crime.
Dan. Gilchrist, colored, was hanged at
Rockingham yesterday for the brutal
murder of his father-in-law, Frank Mc
Kay. The 'execution was private and
was witnessed by only ten persons,
j The Rockingham Rocket in its last is
sue, gave jthe following story of the
crime:
On the night of February 9th, 1893,
two sons of Frank McKay, Tom and
Jim. and Si-m Pearsall started out hunt
ing. " When they had gotten some dis
tance from their home and not far from
Daniel Gilchrist's house, they came upon
Dan beside; the path with an axe in his
hand. He; induced them to stop and go
into ambush with him, telling them he
was waiting "to fix" a man. Pretty soon
Frank McKav came along and as he
passed Gilchrist dealt him a blow on the
head with the axe. felling him to the
ground, affer which he struck him two
or three more blows, battering up his
skull fearfully. The crowd then de
parted, leaving the body there, but be
fore day Gilchrist and Sim Pearsall re
turned and dragged the body to a
branch near by and hid it under a log.
When the : old man failed to return
home that night and the next day his
wife became alarmed, and a search was
instituted, resulting in finding the body
a day or two later as described.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
RIVER AND MARINE.
The new Pilot Chart of the North
Carolina coast, issued from the U. S.
Hydrograpbic office, advanced sheets of
which have been received by the Star.
shows many improvements.among which
are the following: A base chart of im
proved execution; U. S. weather and
temperature signals; improved delinea
tion of the U. S. storm signals; Euro
pean gale and storm signals; the lines of
equal magnetic variation for every de
gree; the methods of delineating reports
concerning ice; the rm-track gauge;
method of delineating the region of
equatorial rains; the improved land
lint.. :
Among the dangerous obstructions to
navigation along the coast are these
On Outer j Diamond Shoal, S. E.
from Cape Hatteras Light: Sunken
steamer Wethtrby, with hull submerged,
showing a black funnel and white main
top, i
Cape Lookout Light, E. by W., in 15
fathoms: Large spar apparently attach
ed to a wreck.
Frying Pan Shoals Lightship, bearing
SE. by E. E.: Sunken tern schooner
with lowermasts half out of water.
Frying-Pan Shoals Lightship, E SE.,
7 miles: Sunken schooner, with three
masts well out of water.
Frying Fan - Shoals Lightship, West,
about 18 miles: Sunken schooner, with
three masts showing; and 27 miles SW.
by W. from it lies another sunken
schooner with two masts showing.
Frying Pan Shoals Lightship bearing
NE. M E., 32 miles: Wreck sunk in 16
fathoms, with one mast showing.
Frying Pan Shoals Lightship, N. by
E 40 miles: Sunken wreck in 25
fathoms. I
Frying Pan Shoals Lightship, SW.
S., 15 miles: Upright spar 13 feet high,
attached o submerged wreck.
SHOT IN THE HEAD.
Concerning the Fostmaaterahip j "at High
Point The Kope Bliss Case, Eto.
The correspondent of the Richmond,
Va., Dispatch says : ; .
The long contest over the postmas
tership at High Point. N. C, was ended
to-day by the President's sending in the
nomination of Rowan C Charles, who
is a business man of good qualifications.
Mr. J. A. Turner, ex-member of the
North Carolina Legislature, was a for
midable candidate, and is at present
here. - His friends felt confident that he
would be appointed until a lew days
ago. Mr. Bowman was also recom
mended. j
Collector Kope Elias, of North Caro
lina has decided to withdraw his name.
He has written a letter to the President,
in which he says that rather than prove
a disturbing element in the Democratic
party of North Carolina be will step
aside, and he expresses the hope that
Mr, Cleveland will at once renominate
his successor. He adds that he has al
ways made it a rule to subordinate
his personal interests, to those of
bis party, and after thanking the
President i for the manner in which
he has stood by him, takes occa
sion to pay a high compliment to Col
lector Simmons, who, he says, is a
splendid Democrat and a gentleman
who deserves well of his party. He
hopes the President will stand by Mr.
Simmons.
It is the prevailing belief here that
Mr. Carter, of Asheville, will be the new
collector, and it is said he will be ac
ceptable to both Senators.
Collector Simmons is here attending
to some official matters at the Treasury
Department. '
State Senator ; George H. Bellamy, of
Brunswick, N. C, is here. j ;
A Handsome Compliment. V '
The many friends of Dr. P. L. Murphy
will appreciate this from the Charlotte
Observer: ' 1 1 :' . j
The Star. ' noting the presence in
Wilmington of pr. P. L. Murphy, super--intendeat
of the State Hospital at Mor
ganton, J remarks that "Dr. Murphy has
established a reputation of which he
may well feel proud, and which is very
cratifvirie to his friends." It is to be-
added that Dr. Murphy has become a
recognised authority among the asylum-
superintendents of the united states.
There are few , like institutions in the
country! of better structure or equipment
than the one over which he presides,
and none the conduct of which is more
modern, thorough, scientific or success
ful. Since the death of the late ' Dr.
Peter Brvce. of Alabama, he is doubt
less without a peer among the asylum
superintendents of. the South.
. . The regular semi-annual examination
for the grades of clerk and carrier for
the postoffice in this city, will be held
on Saturday. February 10th, at 9 o'clock
a. m. Applications therefor will be
accepted up to 4 o'clock Monday, Jan
uary 21st. After that hour no applica
tion will be received.
The age limitations are: For clerk,
not under 18 years: lor carrier, not un
der 21 or over 40 years.
The Civil Service Commissioner takes
this opportunity of stating that the ex
aminations are open to all reputable
citizens who may desire to enter tne
postal service,, without regard to their
political affiliations. All such citizens,
whether Democrats or Republicans,
or neither, are invited to appiy. j
They shall be examined, graded and
certified with entire impartiality and
wholly without regard to their political
views or to any consideration except
their efficiency as shown by the grades
they obtain in their examination.
! For application blanks, full instruc
tions and information relative to the
duties and salaries of the different posi
tions, apply at the post office to j
! R. B. RORISON, i
Secretary Board of Examiners.
Seriously Injured.
Avery serious accident occurred at
the Cape Fear Lumber Mills yesterday
about 1 o'clock to Mr. M. H. Foote, milK
wrigbt and foreman of the mills. Mr.
Foote was standing in the mill, talking
to the superintendent, when a piece of
lumber, three by eight inches and sixteen
feet long fell from the chute about ten
feet, striking the unfortunate man on.
the back of the neck and shoulders.
He was knocked senseless by the blow
and was at once sent to his residence
and medical aid summoned. Dr. W. J.
H. Bellamy reached there shortly after
wards and found that the blow had
caused spinal concussion, resulting- in
temporary paralysis, which it is hoped
will soon pass away. Last night he was
resting easy. j;
steamer Wilmington, in th
(Friday,) January 5tb) the b4at leaving
Market ( street dock' at 10 ofclock, and
that the: Brethren were al expected. -
The Grand Lodge on moion, unani
mously (accepted the invitatipn.
- The following Grand Lolge officers
wire then installed for the ejdsuing year:
Gen. john W. Cotten, f Tarboro,
Grand Master. I
Francis M- Moye, of Moyton, Deputy
Grand Master. 1
I Richard J. Noble, of Springfield, Se
nior Grand Warden.
Walter E. Moore, of Wejbster, Junior
Grand Warden. J
! Wm. Simpson, of Rafeigh, Grand
Treasurer.
I WmJ H. Bain, of RaleiJi. Grand Se
cretary. I
i The installation ceremonies were con
ducted: in their usual solemn and im
pressive manner by actinJ Grand Mas
ter H.jH. Munson. actin Grand Mar
shal jjJ C. Drewry, acting Senior Grand
Warden Summervil. iacting Senior
Grand, Deacon w. A. wraiers ana act
ing Junior Grand Deacoif London.
The Grand Lodge at 5 o'clock was
calledj from labor to refreshment, to con
vene again at 8 o'clock p.gm.
1 1 jboL. WADDELL S ApDRESS.
Shortly before 8 o'clock last evening
Plantagenet Commander! Knights Tem
plar ind members of St John's Lodge,
escorted by the Second Regiment band,
marched from the lodge room to the
Yi I M. C. A. auditorium, where the
Grand Lodge and a
ladies had assembled.
(Before the address
Holden sang a solo, '
Interest.
The Washington co-respondent)! the
Charlotte' Observer tells that paper that
Charges were filed during the recess
against Collector Dancy by Senator Ran
som, which it the Secretary is disposed
to move him, ought to give the Demo
crats the Customs Collectorship at Wil
mington, it is said.
It was reported here to-day that Jose
phus Daniels was to be appointed Gov
ernment Printer. Benedict being unwill
ing to include the. office under the Civil
Set vice rules.. Some time ago I heard
the same report.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Jones says no further action will be
taken in the Charlotte postoffice investi
gation. He says this is practically a
vindication of Postmaster Robertson,
whose course was proper under the cir
cumstances. He does 'not think the
Civil Service Commission will press the
matter any further. This action of the
Department is evidently a part of the
programme of the Postmaster General
to prevent carriers who were put out for
cause from availing themselves of the
letter of the civil service law.
Among the customs collectors agreed
to be appointed but not nominated, is
the Newbern collector. In the absence
of Senator Ransom, who will probably
arrive to-night, nothing is known of the
man.
CRIMINAL COURT.
sKhlTS TURPENTINE;
Salisbury Truth-. ' Mr. H. Wi.
Hudson, died at his home in Providence ;
township. He was a well to do citizen, J
about f 5 years of age. - I
Smithfield Herald'. A young .
man Stewart, son of Mr, J. E. Stewart,
of Banner township, was brought here
and phxed in jail Sunday. He is about
twenty-one years old and is adjudged in
sane. He became demented and. tried
to shoot his father and become so vio
lent that he had to be taken in cus- '
tody by the constable.
Durham Sun: A lady in the .
city last evening from Chapel Hill
brought news of the tragic death of Mrs.
William Hogan, of that village, which
occurred in Philadelphia a few days
ago. Mrs.; Hogan formerly resided in -that
city .and it has been her custom lor
several years to spend the winter there.
She was out shopginganiSthiieT)assing' "
an eneioe house a locomotive suddenly
emerge! and ran over -her. She was
so badly injured that she died in a lew .
days without regaining consciousness.
Fayetteville Observer: Our
esteemed friend,. Capt. Kingsbury, a
member of Phoenix Lodge, was the old
est Mason at the installation ceremonies
elsewhere described. He became a Ma
son in 1843, just half a century ago.
As Mrs. J. H. Roberts, who lives on
Harrington's Hill was returning home
Tuesday evening she-was attacked by a
colored boy. who forced her to the
ground, snatched ber hand bag which
contained 35 cents in money, and some
valuable articles and made off. Mrs.
Roberts sustained slight injuries in the
struggle. She says that she can recog
nize the boy ..and his speedy arrest is
looked for.' ' i
i. Charlotte JVews Capt. Simp- r
son, a prominent citizen oKRulhcriord- i
ton. shot und killed himself yesterday. 1
The deed was committed at 12.30 and
and he lived until 7.45 o'clock. Busi- '
ness troubles supposed to be the cause,
It may be thought by many mat .
the gold mined in this locality adds very ?
little to the industry and wealth j
of the land. That, however, is be-
cause the commerce of Charlotte f
is ao enormous and not because the gold ! -output
of this vicinity is so insignificant.
These figures will show: In the month '"
ol December there was $24,000 worth of
gold taken in its raw state to the United
States assay office in this city. Nearly
all of this gold was taken trom the bow-f i .
els of Mecklenburg and found its way :
into the commercial channels right here
in Chariot e, . .
Goldsboro Headlight: The death
of Mr. Richard W. Thornton, a former;
citizen of Winston, occurred at the resi
dence of his brother-in-law, Mr. J. F, Cox,
in thi3 city Saturday morning af 8:
o'clock, caused by paralysis. From
the citizens of Grantham township who
were here Monday we learned that there
is a regular epidemic among the horses
in that section. The disease has aH the
appearance of lung fever, and when it
attacksan animal there is littlehope lor it.
i -We learn that the stables ol Mr. ...
Ashley Tiner, with two mules, buggy,1
St. John's Iiodge, A. I". & A. M.
The following is a copy of a telegram
received yesterday by St. John's Lodge
No. 1, viz: i
! Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 3, 1894.!!
St. John's Lodce No. I, A. F. & A. M.:
Greetings from one formerly affiliated
with you and who in spirit is one of you
now. May the names of Fanning, Mar
steller, Northrop, Martin, and Rankin
forever remain landmarks to the breth
ren. David Teller.
Mr. Teller was long years ago a suc
cessful merchant in Wilmington and was
a member and officer of St. John's Lodge.
With the exception of Mr. Alfred Martin
all of those .whose names he mentions
, . - 1 1 MHrf ts
nave long gone to mcir rcwaiu auu mix j ----- - j
children and grandchildren have taken J proceedings were as follows
their places in tne cratt.
rge number of
Mr.. Herbert K.
Fear no Foe."
which was well rendfred and loudly
encored. Miss MinniJ Schwarz sang
one of her beautiful selections, a soprano
solo, which was also lfudly applauded.
. j Dr. J. E. Matthews! in a few well
chosen words introduced the orator of
thel occasion, Past Master Alfred M.
Waddell. From ever standpoint. Col.
Waddell's address wa a gem, and no
synopsis can do it justice. It had to be
heard to be appreciated, and Col. Wad
dell is always at highest when be is
hrmcrinsr to light his original historical
researches. Many ne
of St. Johns of a ce
Waddell's address is
tion to both Masonic
tory.
j jThe address occupied little more than
thirty minutes in delivery, and atlts close
Col. Waddell was thelrecipient of an old
time Masonic ovatio.
i jl ! THE BAKQUET.
I fXfter the address If Col. Waddell the
procession proceeded to The Orton,
where a banquet was spread and the
facts were told
tury ago, and Col.
Valuable contribu-
ind Cape Fear his-
drop,
may
and &j jaga the recovery
not ug,wUdden . the recupera
tion will be rapid when it begins, and
when we do get on our feet again
we think we will be stronger and
in better shape from the shake up
and the doctoring, as the man laid
out with feyer that has been lurk
ing in him for some time is a Jbet-
T,ter man after the medicine man has
. knocked it out of him, and improved
- his blood in the process.
Some of the Democratic journals
in the North which are opposed to
the income tax characterize it as a
"war tax."- How about the internal
revenue taxes? Are not these war
taxes? But they are not kicking
against them on that ground. "
Elisha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania,
who has been - out of' politics for
about forty years, has at the age of
70 years gone back again and ac
cepted the Republican nomination
for Congressmaq-at-ilarge. It is hard
to cure an old dog" of sucking eggs.
A Colored Man Killed in
, ". - a Dok.
. Special Star Correspondence ;
. FaYettevillk, N. C. Jan. 6, 1894. n
In an altercation between three of the
sons of Wm. West, who lives about two
and a half miles south of Fayetteville,
and George Newell and his son Frank,
last night, the latter was shot in the
head and killed bv a pistol in the hand
of one of the West party. It is not
definitely known which of the party did
the shooting, but bneriff J. B. Smith;
with his usual promptness secured the
arrest of one of them this morning, and
is in oursuitof the others. AH are col
ored, and the shooting is the result ot a
row over a dog. - The murdered man-is
about 28. years of age and unmarried.
i H. Eye.
Bow Over Visit of Inspection.
Gen' H. L. Abbot, Gen. C B. Com-
jstock, Col. Wm. P. Craighill, Col.
Henry M. Roberts, Col. C S. Gillespie
and Capt. Fred. V. Abbot, of the Board
of Engineer's. U. S. Army, "went down
the Cape Fear" river yesterday morning,
to make examination of the sea ap
proaches to - this port preliminary to
making official report in the matter of
fortifications necessary for the defence of
Wilmington in the event ot war with
any foreign power. The party returned
to the city last evening on the Govern
ment! steamer Easton, and were inter
viewed by a representative of the Star,
but as tbey bad reached no definite con
clusions as to the result of their investi
gation could furnish nothing for publica
tion
A Burprise.
The indictments found by the Grand
Jury yesterday against Col. John W. At
kinson and Messrs. W. I. -Gore and Clay
ton Giles, were a surprise to the commu
nity, but their friends entertain not even
the slightest suspicion that either of
them has been guilty of any criminal act.
and regret very much that the cases
could not be tried immediately. It would
be difficult to find, in this Or any other
community, three men who, in honesty
and integrity, stand higher than John
W. Atkinson, W. I. Gore and Clayton
Giles. 1
r- - ;
Died in PeteraburR.
The Petersburg Index-Appeal ol Fri-;
day contains the following notice of the
death in that city of a lady who had:
many relatives in North Carolina andj
Virginia : 3 " -'. ' ?
After .an illness of about ten days!
Mrs. Lucy Fitzhugh Gibson, for forty-
nine years the beloved wife of the late
RevvChurchill J. Gibson, passed quietly
to her rest at her residence on Washing
ton street, at five o'clock yesterday
afternoon. She was the voungest daugh
ter of Robert Atkinson and Mary Tabt
Mayo, and was born at Mansfield; in
Dinwiddle county. Her brothers were
the late"?ishop Atkinson of the Diocese
of NorthCarolina; the late Rev. J. M
P. Atkinson, President of Hampden
Sidney College; the late Rev. Jos. i M.
Atkinson, of Raleigh; the late Rev. Wm.
M. Atkinson and the late Kooert iM.
Atkinson, of Texas. Her sisters, were
the late Mrs. Page, Mrs. Burwell. Mrs.
Mmge and Mrs. Ann Patterson. .. . ! j
She was the last survivor of a iamily
of eleven children, all of whom lived lo
an honored old age. eminent for their
abilities, where their lot in life called for
the exercise of ability, and uniforraily res
pected and beloved for their many vir
tues. '' : : -i r i . ;
Exports Foreign. f - -I . j
i The German barque Marie S.Kohrsch,
Burmeister; cleared yesterday for Lon
don, Eng., with 8,886 barrels rosin and
5$0 casks spirits, valued at $12,513, ship
ped by Messrs. Williams & Murchison.
i Schooner Roger Moore, Miller, cleared
for Arroyo, Porto Rico, with , 232,687
feet lumber. 25.000 shingles, 10 barrel
tar. 15 do pitch, valued at $8,656, shipped
by Mr. E. Kidder s bon. -
1 1. Invocation Kpr. u u wasn.
il 3. "Our Guests The Grand Lodge ot
North Carolina." -
bv Lt G. M. Francis D.
Moye. j
t 3. "Our Sister Grand Jurisdictions
Each in her domaih bears testimony to
the Ancient Craff and universality of
Masonry."
Response: Gent Tho3. J. Shyrocb,
G. M. of Maryland.
Note : Qeath nhis family had pre
vented his atterjdance. No other re
sponse. I
i j 4. "Our Sister Qsntennial Lodges: Over
the pathway of te century, with nearts
and hands in unisjon, we have marched
by square' and cm pas's under the All
Seeing Eye, and we pledge our troth,
upon the threshlpld of the new century,
to plumb the linjf of fraternal accord."
i Response by M. Gnzzard, f. M., ot
oyal White Hejart, Halifax.
! I 5. "Masons afd Masonry of Colonial
Times On Carolina's virgin soil amid
the wild forests-and along tne aesoiate
shores of the New World, noble sons of
our ancient Craft transplanted, the seed,
and behold, witf the growth of the' cen
tury, they havejfcrown into great Masonic
trees, with branjnb.es spreading their pro
tecting shade lover the- length and
breadth ol her ir ooraers.
1 Response bf Hon. E. F. Lamb, of
Elizabeth City.f
j !6. "Masonryjn Education: The prin
ciples of our crift are the foundation for
(the upbuildingipf individual and public
character; hef lodges are a training
school, and at all times her influence
has been givn in fostering and incul
cating general "education." .
f Response b Bro. .Rich. N. Hatchett,
Liberty Lodgel Wilkesboro
j 7. "Our Oxtfrd Orphan Asylum 'The
brightest gen? in the diadem of
Masonrv: SI
"To comfort ana to Diess,
To find a balm for woe,
To-tend thelone and fatherless.
Is angels'lwork below." .
1 Response br W. H. Summerill, W.
M of Winston Lodge, Winston. N. C
i 8. "Our Slstir City. Lodges Wilming
ton and OrienjL" .
I Response fir Wilmington Lodge by
W. S. Warrock W. M.
H. H. Munfon. P. G. M.. read a very
humorous letter from P. G. M. C. H. Ro-
A few Trivial Cases Tried More tndiot
menta Against Bank Officers The
Grand Jury'a Final Heport.
The "Criminal Court met yesterday
morning, at 10' o'clock, Judge O. P.
Meares presiding.
The case of Astly Fentoa. for larceny,
was nolprossed with leave.
The Grand Jury came into court and
returned true bills against Isaac Bates,
charged with making false statements
as to the financial condition of the Bank
of New Hanover, and against Wm. L.
Smith, indicted on a similar charge; and
not a true bill against Spencer Scott,
charged with assault and battery with a
deadly weapon.
The bank cases were continued to the
March term, 1894', and the defendants
were required to give a justified bond in
the sum of one thousand dollars each for
their appearance.
State vs. Sam'l Smith, abandonment.
Not guilty.
The Grand Jury returned true bills
against John W. Atkinson, W. I. Gore
and Clayton Giles, late Directors of the
Bank of New Hanover; the charge being
that they 'attested" false statements of
the Condition of the bank which were
made to the State Treasurer.. Col.
Strange, for the defendants, addressed
the Court and urged that the cases be
tried immediately. Solicitor Moore said
that in consequence of the sickness of
Treasurer Tate, a material witness, the
State was not ready for trial. So, the
cases went over to the March term,
each of the defendants giving bond for
his appearance. - ,
The Grand Jury at 5 o'clock entered
the Court room and tendered their
official report as follows:
To The Hon. O. P. Meares, Judge of
' Criminal Court: ,
The decrease of crime in our midst ev
idenced by the few and triyial cases
coming up before us at this term, we
consider a subject of congratulation to
our people, and tnis decrease we ieei as
sured. has been brought about through
the efficiency of our Criminal Court, who
In the fearless discharge ot auty nave
proven a check .upon immorality and a
safeguard to society.
We have examined twenty-three bis
of indictment, of which we found
twenty-two true bills and one not true
bill, and we have returned one present
ment for future consideration. We
have visited the county jail and found
everything in good healthy condition
and the prisoners well fed and provided
for. The sewer pipe at the southwest
corner of the building is broken, and
we would recommend that it be replaced
by a new one. We have visited
the County Poor-House, and County
House of correction, ana una
everything in excellent condition.' As
to the County Ffouse of Correctionwe
would recommend3that instead of "send
ing prisoners there, where they are
allowed to eome and go, work or not
work, at their option, that they be re
quired to work our county roads. These
roaos are au ra a ranuw muuinuu
and are now required to be kept
up bv the better i class of our
tax-paying farmers who have not
the time to devote to it, and the reads,
especially leading out of our city might
be considerably improved by such labor,
and we further recommend that the
County Commissioners take such action
as will bring about this result. In con
clusion, we would commend the judg
ment of our sheriff in the selection of
that efficient officer of our body. Mr. C
M. Harms, who has been a material aid
tfcus in faciliating the dispatch of our
business. Respectfully submitted,
Nath'i. Jacobi, foreman.
Death or J. Abner Harrell.
The Raleigh NcwsObserver-ChrmicU
of January 4th says : . t -
We vesterdav received a special from
Henderson informing us of the death of
the well known publisher at Weldon,
Mr. T. Abner Harrell. Mr. narreu re
sided at Henderson.. He bad been sick
about two weeks ' with the grip and
pneumonia. He died ot heart failure at
4 x'clock yesterday morning. His aeatn
was a great shock to his friends.
wagons, and all farming implements were
destroyed by an incendiary tire Monaay
night. Mr. Tiner lives in Johnston
county near the Wayne line. No insur
ance. Our citizens were shocked .
to hear the sad intelligence on Mon
day morning that Mr. William Taylor is
no more. He died suddenly that mom.
ing at about 4 o'clock, caused by heart
disease. The residence of Mr.
Zack Hinnant, . with nearly all of its
contents, was destroyed by fire Wednes
day afternoon. A sum of money saved
up by Mr. Hinnant, amounting to about
$350, was also destroyed. The fire
started from a defective kitchen flue, t "
Weldon News: Mr. P. W. Pur
rington, a prominent young . man of
Scotland Neck, died at his home at that
place last Thursday, aged about 26
years. lobn Brown, colored, and
who is perhaps no kin to the original
sinner who bore that name, broke jail -here
and escaped last Saturday morning.
The man was arrested here several days
aeo. and it beineulearned that he was
' . . ... . v r
wanted in Greenville county, va., ior iau
breaking and various other offences, the
sheriff was notified that he was safely
caged here. Sheriff Lee came on to get
bis prisoner, arriving here Friday night.
He was taken to the jailjchere Brown
was chained to the floor, identified his
man and informed Brown that he would
be taken to Greenville the next morn
ing. But Saturday morning the cage
was empty and the bird had flown. He
cut the shackles from his limbs with a
steel shank taken from his shoe and then
he broke up the water bucket in his
room and made a key from the hoops.
With this he opened two doors and f
marched boldly out into the air of free
dom. It is learned here he burned his .
way out of Greensville county jail and y
that he is a notoriously bad character.
- Wilson Mirror: On Wednesday,
the 27th of December, near the town in
an old field, the body of Richard Hearne
was found with a bullet hole through his
head. Mr. Hearne had been living in
Wilson for about a year, as clerk in the
grocery store of Mr. Stewart, on Tarboro
street. He was a quiet, unobtrusive man,
and if he bad an enemy none knew of it.
So the idea that be was murdered is hard
to entertain, as no one knows of any mo
tive that any one had for so dastardly a
deed. Yet none can find any reason for
suicide. He left his place of business
about 8 o'clock Tuesday afternoon tell
ing the other clerk that he would be
back after awhile, but was not seen alive
any more at the store. The verdict of
the coroner's jury was "that he came to
his death by his own hand, or by parties
to the jury Unknown." There is some
evidence of foul -play, as there were
bruises on his body and the pistol wound
had no powder-burnt marks which, it is "
said, would undoubtedly been made had
the shot been from his own hand. The
searching investigation of the coroner,
however, led up to no clue, and the mat
ter will be shrouded in mystery till
further developments are made.
Wadesboro Messenger-Intelligencer:
Mr. Jas. M. Broadaway, of Burns
ville township, died suddenly on the 20th
of December. He was about 70 years of
age. - Mrs. Susan Ratliff. relict of
the late John P.- Ratliff. died at her home .;
in Gulledge's township on the 21st ult., j
aged about 65 years. Mr. Thomas j
Talton died at the home of his daughter, .
Mrs. Fannie Watkins, near Rocking-
ham, last Saturday. Mr. Talton was a
native of Gulledge's township, this
county, and was away on a visit at the
time ot his death. He was 98 years old.
Last Sunday night, while Mr. Ed.
Simons, of Lilesville, was attending
preachinghis store was broken into
and about $100 in money stolen there
from. Suspicion rested at once upon a
young white man, J. E. Gilmer by name,
as the perpetrator ot the robbery, and
when- it was discovered next day, Mon
day, that he had left town, efforts were 1
at once made to capture him. He was ,
located at Darlington, S. C. and upon "r
his agreeing to return to this State, he v
was brought back to Lilesville, where ' , -he
had a preliminary hearing before ,
Esq. W. R. Cox yesterday. Gilmer
waved examination and was sent to iau i
in default of baiL The case against Gil-
mer is a strong oue, as $84.50 was found .
on his person when he was arrested, the
possession ot wmcn ne aoes not r
torily account for.
"Watch and pray, that ye enter
not into temptation; the spirit is indeed
willing, bnt the flesh is weak. This is
a danger signal erected by Christ him
self. No wonder 1 If it were posble,
for heaven to weep, and if anything on
earth could be sad enough to bring tears
from above, nothing it seems, would
.(...v. maum than a soul s depart-
ure from the favor of God. kcv. a. c.
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