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CENSUS FIGURES AND THE
TARIFF.
i ne census returns ot leau are
playing a part in the tariff discussion
and are being quoted to prove that
the country has prospered under the
high protective ' tariff, not only that
the country hasj prospered, but that i
the people as a whole, notwithstand
ing the charge that the rich have
been getting richer and the poor
poorer, are better off than tney were
when the census was taken ten years!
before. If this, were true, in fact as
it is stated on paper, it would not fol
low that this was the result of the
high tariff nor t hat the country j
might not have prospered more under
other conditions, with a low tariff orj
no tariff at all.
in a general way census returns
show the progress a country is mak
ing, show the increase in population,
the march of civilization, the growth
of industries, productions of soil,
mines, quarries, factories.- &c. and
in that far they are useful, when they
are honestly cojmpiled and free from
partisan or other bias. But in some
particulars census reports are com
piled to subserve certain political o
,ottierinterestsJ which fact deprives
them of their value as credible wit
nesses, where these interests are in
volved. j
The last census is quoted to Drove
the increase of values in the Drool
erty, real and personal, within the
past ten . years preceding 1890 and
to disprove the assertion that the
people as a mass are no better off
than they were in 1890. It shows an
Inn .. ' '
v.case in values m nearly every
thing, but much of this is mere as
sumption and much of it based on
the figures given not as to the actual
value of property, but as to the
value set upon it by its owner. This
is often a false assumption, and a
mistaken way of arriving at actual
values. There are two wavs. and
only two correct ways, of estimating
tv A . ... -
"'c iruc vaiue ot property; one is
VOL. XXV.
what it will sell for, the price it could
command if put . upon the market;
the other (if not put upon the mar-,
ket) what it will produce. - . ,
According to this census the esti-;
mated increase in the value of prop
erty in ten years was ; m real estate
from thirty-three to thirty-nine bil
lions dollars; in personal property
from ten to " twenty-five billions;
farming lards increased from ten to
thirteen billions; city real estate from
twenty-three to twenty-six billions
The farms made one-half the total
increase in real estate,' or 30 per cent.!
increase in ten years, while city real
estate increased less than one sev
enth. " - i
This would be a good showing for
the farms and wouyj, indicate that
farming was a prosperous industry
in this country if it was an increase
in reality and not to a great extent
on paper, and on assumption mainly.
How are these values arrived at ?
Either by taking the statements of
owners as to the value, they set upon
property or the current opinion as to
what property in any locality may be
worth. Lands on the average in
North Carolina are estimated to be
worth from three to four dollars an
acre, a valuation put upon them by a
sort of common consent. And so in
other States, lands are given an as
sumed value, which' depends upon
conditions and surroundings, regard-'
less of the productive capacity of
the property. j
From 1880 to 1890 was an era of
railroad building and of the opening
up of much Western territory. We
all know that the construction of a
railroad is at once followed by a pre
sumed enhancement of the lands
through which the -road runs and
which are thus brought into more
direct connection with the mar
kets. Lands are thus doubled, some
times trebled, not in the actual but
in the estimated value. There may
be an increase in the actual value
and there is when by the construe
tion of a road lands which could not
be farmed because there was no mar
ket for want of transportation may
be brought under cultivation But
as a general thing the valuation Is
fixed on ; mere assumption regardless
of the uses to which the property
may be put. j
On what other ground can we ac
count for this alleged -thirty per
cent, increase in the value of farming
lands" in this country, when we know
the fact that the farmer who Is
prosperous is the exception, when
we know the fact that in some
States there has been a decrease of
millions of dollars in the valuation!
of farming lands,, when we know
the fact that with the exception of
one or two years that the prices of
farm products have been so low
that they barely, covered the cost of
production, and sometimes didn't
do that, and when we know that
from one end of the country to the
other there is a general complaint
of the depressed and longstanding
depressed condition of the farm
ing industry, totally irreconcilable
with this alleged increase of thirty
per cent, in the value of farming
lands? This kind of figuring will
not do, for it is not id keeping
with the facts, nor with the actual
condition of the industry for which
it professes to speak. In this re
spect, at , least, census figures are
delusive.
MINOR MENTION.
As Governor Tillman took posses
sion of the " railroads - and telegraph
lines during the excitement following
the Darlington affair, be now pro
poses to take possession of , the mili
tary service of the State, and so or
ganize it as to have it .entirely with
in his control. That's . what the or
ganization he is now effecting means,
and it is not at all improbable that it
bodes trouble for South Carolina in
the future. Under pretence of hav
ing a soldiery true to the State, as
he substantially puts it, he proposes
to have a partisan soldiery which will
be true to him, and the men who are
now responding to his call so under
stand it. He has done all he could
by word, counsel and action to array
the denizen of the country against
the denizen of the town, and- now
he adds the -finishing touch
to this, deplorable and in
famous programme by practically
disarming the towns and arming bis
adherents in the country, many of
whom have been embittered to abso
lute hatred - as-, was shown by the
bloody -tragedy perpetrated by his
constables at Darlington. There will
be not many months hence an excit
ing political campaign in that State.
Members of the Legislature are to
be elected, State officers and Con
gressmen. it will be a struggle - not
only for supremacy in the State, but
a United States Senator is to be
chosen by the Legislature elected,
Governor Tillman wants to go to the
Senate. ' '" With a hot-headed self
willed, obstinate; ambitious and un
.scrupulous man like him, cherish
ing such an ambition, how long would
there be hesitation about calling out,
on a pretext of necessity, a soldiery
which he knew would come at his
call, - when the calling might help
him to reach the goal of his ambi
tion? This movement in view ot the
recent past and his arbitrary con
duct, does not augur-well for South
Carolina. t .
SENATOR VANCE DEAD. -,;
The death of ZebulonjBVance
which occurred at 10.45 - last night,
will touch a sympathetic chord in
the heart of every North Carolinian
Beyond all question, he was one of
the most remarkable men this coun
try has produced; and his name and
fame wiil live forever in the memory
of the people he loved and served so
well. x. .
In peace and in war he has always
been the same brave, conscientious
and devoted patriot. He loved his
whole country, but he loved North
Carolina best- of . and in every
city, town and uamlet of the State
the intelligence of his death will be
received with a sorrow born of sin-
cere affection.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean, Rep.,
rises to remark - that "Senator Hill
may well be proud of the audience
attracted by the announcement that
he was to address the Senate on the
Tariff bill." But the. audience' was
about the only thing he had to be
proud of. If Senator Hill had an
nounced that he was going to climb
a greased pole and from the top of it
turn a back summerset, . admission
free, he would doubtless have drawn a
much larger audience, and done him
self as much credit.
A VALUABLE WORK.
Educational Enterprise of The Star The
American Xaeyolopeedio Dictionary.
The exhaustive nature of the Amen-
can fc-ncyclopsedic , dictionary may be
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Webster's latest "International" Diction
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tionary 1.696 paged, while the American
Encyclopaedic Dictionary will extend to
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Webster's Dictionary, early edi'n 70,000
Worcester's Dictionary and Sup
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Webster's International Diction'y 140,000
The American fencyclopaedic Dic
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Sew Industry. i
Tbe Colly Veneer Works, at Keith,
Pender county, thirty-six miles from
Wilmington up Northeast river, is now
in operation, turning out about 4,000
grape baskets per day. In a few weeks
the company expects to have over one
hundred hands at work; all whites and
most of them girls. The proprietors of
tbe factory are Mr. B. F. Keith, Jr., and
Mr. Jos. M. King, Jr., both of this city.
The baskets, lor which they have large
orders ahead, are made from sweet-gum
timber, under a patent granted to Mr.
King.
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WILMINGTON, N. G.,
CAPS FEAE & YADKIN VALLEY.
Important Visit of the Beeetver 'and Bep
reaentatives of the Bondholders-" A. Coal
ing Station ta Be Jtotahliahed ar Sonth-
Gen. Ibhn GilVReceiver of the. Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway,, ar-'
rived here on a special train from Greens
boro yesterday; lorenoon. -rs He was ac
companied by Mr. W. H. BIackford.chair-
raan, and Hon. Basil Gordon and Messrs.
Frank Redwood and Douglass Gordon,
members of tbe bondholders' committee;
J. W. Fry, General Manager, " H. L, Fry,
General Superintendent, and W. E. Kyle,
General Freight and . Passenger Agent
of the road. ir.----'-- '
After a brief stay in the city, the party
boarded the steamer Compion and pro
ceeded to South por where- they. ,nade
careful survey of the surroundings, hav-
ng in view the location of a coaling star
tion at that point.?; .;: 'i -?; ' ;
It seems about decided that the Com
pany will establish the coaling station ;
but it is not in contemplation to build a
branch railroad to Southport. The load
ed coal cars will be transferred from the
track at Point Peter to floats and towed
to their destination ' at Southport. Ex
cept the outlay lor floats, there will be
but little expense, comparatively, at
tached to this plan of transporting the
coal from Wilmington, as the Comfiton,
one of the finest boats on the river, will
be utilized for towing purposes. -
Gen. Gill and the gentlemen repre
senting the bondholders wish it under
stood that they come here as friends, not
only of the bondholders, but ot all the
people who are interested in the success
and prosperity of the road. They know
that the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
railroad is a valuable property, and it is
their purpose to reorganize it on a
basis that will make : it profitable
to its owners . and a ' benefit to
its patrons. The Star is authorized
to give these assurances, and it affords
it pleasure to do so, especially as the
business interests ot Wilmington are not
to be neglected by the new management,
as they emphatically declare, j
The reconnoitreing party reached
here, on their return from Southport, at
5j. m., and left immediately for Balti
more via Greensboro, . r
THE EHCAMPMENT GHOUHDS.
A Timely Protest from the United Confed
erate Veterans The State Is Violating
: Ita Contract. '
At a meeting of the Executive Coun
cil of Cape Fear Camp No. 254 of United
Confederate Veterans, . the following
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas. Tbe citizens of Wilmington
subscribed a large amount of money for
the purchase of a suitable site and its
improvement, for the purpose of a per
manent camping ground for the use of
the State Guard; and whereas, the site
was selected and approved by the State
authorities, the property duly purchased
and the deed accepted by the Governor,
thereby contracting with the citizens of
Wilmington that the grounds should be
used for , the permanent annual en
campment of the State Guard; and
whereas, the U. S. Government, having
been notified by the Governor that the
State had come into possession of a per
manent camp for tbe State Guard, ex
pended a large amount in establishing a
battery of heavy guns and mortars, pur
suant to the Act of Congress, thereby
in like, manner contracting with the
State; and whereas, the State authorities
seem to be determined i to prevent the
Guard from using these grounds, thereby
violating the contract entered into in
good faith by our people and tbe United
States (government, it is therefore
Resolved, That it is the: sense of this
Executive Council that the parties hav
ing the matter in charge should insist
upon the fulfillment of tbe contract, and
if necessary take steps to enforce it, that
last ice may be done.
Resolved, That a copy of the above be
sent to the Governor and Commander-
in-Chief and published in the city pa
pers. . ' ... j ;
North Carolina at Sharpsburg.
The following named persons compose
the commission appointed by the Gov
ernor to assist in locating the North
Carolina Troops at the battle of Sharps
burg: .
General R. F. Hoke, Colonel Walter
Clark, Colonel S. Mc D. Tate. Raleigh;
Colonel E. D. Hall, Colonel W. L. De-
Rosset, Wilmington; Colonel William
A. Cheek, Henderson; Colonel William
F. Beasley, Baltimore, Maryland; Colo
nel R. T. Bennett, Wadesboro, North
Carolina; Captain N. W. j Ray, Fayette-
ville; Honorable lobn C. Scarborough,
Raleigh; Captain W. H. H. Lawhon,
Lawhon; Mr, James M. Johnson, Wren-
dale; Mr. J. M. Monie, Raleigh; Honor
able Frederick Phillips, Tarboro; Colonel
F. M. Parker, Enfield; Captain John W,
McGregor, Lilesville; Mr. James Crow-
der, Wadesboro; Captain Frank Bennett
Paris; Mr. John R. Richardson, Anson-
ville; Mr. Edmund Gaddy, Wadesboro..
Honorable Walter Clark has been desig
nated as Chairman of the Commission
'A Credit to Wilmington and the
' Wnole State." ;- -
Rocky Mount Argonaut . .
On last Thursday the Morning Star,
of Wilmington, (closed i its fifty-third
semi-annual volume, and on Sunday it
came out enlarged in size and otherwise
greatly improved. The Star is not
only a credit to Wilmington but to the
whole State. It merits its present suc
cess, and we trust that its ptosperity and
usefulness will continue with increasing
years.
A Monster Alligator
Capt, Herbert Ward,
of the steamer
Dae?ett, brought in another alligator
yesterday a big fellow, measuring over
eleven feet in length. . The monster was
shot and killed from the deck of the
steamboat by Capt. Ward on Town
creek. It was carried on a dray from the
boat to Front street market house, where
it can be seen to-day by all who wish to
look at It. -:. ' :-' ------
j One f" tne Beat."
. Stanly News
The Wilmington Star closed its fifty-
third semi-annual volume last Thurs
day. It one of the best papers in the
State, and we wish it many more years
of prosperity. It is the only daily of its
class in the State which is published at
the low price of six dollars per year.
THE: RAILROAD RACE.
The A. C. lh; 8peoial from 8u Aosuatine,
; Fla., a Xiong War Aheid of the B. &
; D. B. B.? 8pectl. ''ifSiSS:- j
xne Atlantic coast Line s flyer beit all
previous records and laid the R. 4t D.
flyer in the shade by one hour and forty
one minutes between St. Augustine, jFla,.
aid Washington, D- Ci athich"point
they both ran over the same road to New
York.":. No news could be gotten is to
what time the trains reached New York,
as the wires were out of order last night.
1 . This race from St, Augustine, jFlau,
to New York began:. Tuesday motning,
when the A. C L, extra with ! six earsT
engine and 160 passengers Jeft Sti Au
gustine at 10.25, arriving at Washington
at 7.10 a. m. - vesterdav: reakinsr the
entire trip in SI hoars. ' The - aHC. : L.
could have improved -an hour ia this
time, but stopped at all regular places
for meals, and ran from SmithfieldjN. C.
to - Washington, : behind -.the vestibule
train. . . s .
The A. C L. schedule left the starting.
point about -three hours behind the ves
tibule train, which ran a 40-mfles an
hour schedule, and caught this train at
Smithfield. After this no effort was
made to gain any more time, as (the A.
C L. officials knew that no road in the
South could beat, them after this phe
nomenal running; therefore, they took
their own time to Washington.
It is now thought the R. &D. will
draw in their horns. This ought to
convince them that they can't make the
time over tne nuiy country that the
A. C. L. does -over their level, straight
track and good roadbed. The IA. C L.
train' people took dinner in Savannah
and supper at Florence. The R. & D.
racer did not go into Savannah at all,
running around the city and Saving- a
distance of twelve miles. The Coast
Line did not stop or delay any of its
regular passenger or freight trains.
Some remarkable time was made by
Engineer J. L. Meadows with engine 24
between Charleston and Florence: bv
Engineer W. W. Corrie with engine 28
between Florence and Rocky Mount,
and Engineer K. Smith between Rocky
Mount and Weldon.
The A. C L. people are all proud ot
winning this race with so little; exertion,
and are confident they could have
beaten the R. & D. three hours as easily
if necessary. ; !
The R. & D. train had only four cars
and it is said only eighteen passengers.
Funeral of Mrs. Margaret JZ. Martin An
Estimable and Charitable lady iAid to
: :::: ; ' j w :,,
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret E. Mar
tin took place vesterdav morning at 11
o'clock from her late residence, No. 116
Red Cross street, where she died on
Wednesday morning last.
Jibe funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Dr. Norman, pastor of Grace
Methodist Church and Rev. lit. Oliver,
pastor of the First Baptist Church, and
the pall bearers were Messrs. John Maun
der, R, C, Orrell, H. L. Fentress, J. C.
Craft, James W. Collins, find W. A.
French.
Mrs. Martin was a Christian in the
true sense of the word. She was re
served in disposition, but secretly went
about doing charity, and Shundreds of
the poor and needy of Wilmington will
soreiy miss this cnariUDie iaay.
Her maiden name was Hilton, and
she was born in Dublin, Ireland, on the
8th of December, 1830. She came to
Wilmington with . her brother, John
Hilton, in November, 18$7; was here
during the war, and did much toward
relieving the suffering of many in those
trying times, and especially during the
yellow fever epidemic in the year 1862,
In 1868 she returned to
Dublin, and
married James Martin,
a solicitor.
There she resided
until his death, when
she returned to
Wilmington, in the
year 1887. f
She leaves a maiden sister. Miss Mary
R. Hilton, in Norwich, N. Y a nephew,
Mr. W. U. Hilton, ot urooKlyn, N. Y.,
and nieces Mrs. M. E. Horton and Miss
Annie R. Hilton, of this city, besides a
host of friends who mourn her loss.
Southport Items. ..' I ' - j
The Southport Leader says: "The
hull of the schooner Weeks, lying on
Battery Island, which was recently pur-
cnasea oy samuei Bear, or wumington,
is now being broken ujp in order to get
out the cross-ties with which tbe vessel
was loaded. Capt. A. M. Moore, of
Shallotte, has the contract for getting
out the ties.
Maior Stanton in his report of March
81st says that a design for a new dredg
ing steamer to replace the Woodbury,
which was burned some months ago, is
now well advanced in the engineer s
office, and he hopes to have the boat
ready for work in the lower Cape Fear
river by next November. .
Delegates to Birmingham Convention.
At a meeting of the Executive Council
of Cape Fear Camp No. 254, U, C.
Veterans, the following members of the
Camp were appointed delegates to the
Fourth Annual Reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans, to be held in
Birmingham. AlaJ on Wednesday and
Thursday, April 25th and 26th, 1894,
viz: Col. A. M. Waddell, chairman, and
Messrs. L. S. Belden, G. J. Boney,
W. P. Oldham. Thos. D. Meares, Alex.
D. Wiggs, W. L. DeRosset.
Assaulted a Young White Girl.
Sheriff F. M. Pollock, of Wilcox
county, Ga., arrived in the city yester
day morning with Alfred Everett, a
negro, who several months ago com'
mitted a heinous assault on : a young
white eirl about' twelve 'years old, in
Northwest township, Brunswick county,
and afterwards broke jail at Southport.
tie was capturedi working on a turpen
tine farm about nine miles lrom
Rochelle, Ga., on Monday. He was
discovered by letters containing money
sent to his brother-in-law's wife, who
lives in Brunswick county, i
ORDER CHQSEJT FRIENDS.
Goldsboro Council Ho. 24 Organized.
GoLPspoRO, N. C April 13.
i Editor Star: Goldsboro Council
No. 24. Order Chosen Friends, was or
ganized to-day With the following : offi
cers, viz: Henrv'C. Shannon. P. U: Isaac
F. Dortcb, C; p. W. Grainger, V. C;
Rev. Whynburg. Prelate; C M. Linister,
Secretarv: Leo B. Humphrey. Treas
urer: DaL M. Hardy. Marshal; D. S. Ri-
venbark. W.: J.iL Daniel. Guard:
Thornton. S Isaac F. Dortch and Tohn
D. Shier, Trustees; Dr. John Shier,
Mud. E. -
HATTERS AT MAXTOR.
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Eaoana from Custody Strange ' Var-mints-Narro-w
Saoape from JPIr Bur-
gioal Operation-Cold Weather-Leo-
ture at the 7. 1C. C A. 1
Special Star Correspondence.
uaxton, b c, April ia. there is
much dissatisfaction among. Democrats
of this section with the failure of Con
gress to recognize that the masses have
rights in connection with financial legis
lation; as well as the bankers. But all
will be well if the Government shall take
its hands off by the repeal of ihe ten per
cent, tax on State banks of issue. Let
this be done, and the: Tariff bill speedily
passed, and Robeson can be held and
the State saved. - " '
yf. B. Wright, who .is charged with
being all wrong, was arrested here Tues
day night by deputy U. S. Marshal W.
F. Henderson, charged with selling "the
ardent" without license. While await
ing the arrival of the U. S. Com mis-1
sioner for a hearing, Wright jumped
from a window of the Armory to
a store roof and thence to the
ground, making good - bis escape.
While tbe officers were hunting him in
the vicinity of Hamlet, he returned to his
home here and remained until yesterday
evening, when, he was seen to get into a
buggy and drive off. -Wright came
here last year with the avowed.; inten
tion of doing a whiskey business, and he
seems to have been doing it in varions
ways. It is thought that he has agencies
established at different points from Troy
to Wilmington. , ;
While Mr. Bob Fields, son of Mr. R.
M. Fields, was bunting near his home.
eight miles south of Maxton, be found
mneyoung varmints in a hollow log.
which cannot be ciassmed by anyone
who has seen them. They are said to
have paws like a bear, nose like a bull
dog and a tail like a cat. Ed. McRae.
Esq., of Maxton, saw them to-day. He
is positive that they are neither fox,
wildcat, otter or other "varmint" com
mon to these parts. A steel-trap will be
set for the old one to-night and the
mystery unravelled if possible. -
Hither gross carelessness or a dastard
ly attempt to burn the Maxton Machine
Shops was discovered when , the hands
went to work this morning: A box of
ignited matches was found onthe edge
of a large pile of shavings near the en
gine, i A lew charred shavings showed
how narrow was tbe escape.
Doctors McJNatt and Keedy performed
a surgical operation to-day in neatly re
moving a facial tumor for Mr. August
y. McLaunn.
i ne com weatner is becoming some
what alarming. If it does not moderate
we will doubtless have ice again to
night. . -'V '
Some kind of a bug is sucking out
what life has been left by tbe cold
weather in oats. Forward oats have lost
their greenness and are done up brown.
The Seventh Judicial District is
blessed with abundant and fitting timber
for Solicitor. Robeson expects to offer
JN. A. McLean, h.sq., who has proved
himself the- equal of his colleagues and
opponents in every contest lor years
past.
R. W. Livermoore, Esq., of Pates, who
made a fine reputation by his lecture
here last year, will lecture in the Y. M.
C. A, hall to-morrow (Friday) night on
Henry : W. Grady, with readings from
his writings and speeches. He will have
a crowded house, and will entertain it.
a villainous deed.
A Young Lsdy Shot on a Bailroad Train.
Br Telegraph to the Morning Star. :
Richmond, Va., April 12 A Char
lottesville special to the Dispatch says:
Miss Laura E. Martin, daughter of Mr.
Hudson Martin, of Faber's Mill, was
shot down without warning in the train
on its arrival from the South this after
noon at 4.27. Miss Martin was coming
from her home to this city, and occupied
a seat with Charles T. Brown, of Dan
ville, Va. Between Faber's Mill and.
Charlottesville, Richard B. Guard,
also of Faber's Mill, but Jon his
way from Lynchburg here, en
tered the car. and taking a seat be
hind Miss Martin, engaged in conversa
tion with her. Their talk was on gen
eral topics, and there was nothing said
to indicate that Guard was laboring un
der any excitement, or that he contem
plated a rash act.
On arrival at this city Mr. Brown and
Miss Martin-arose to leave the train.
and without a word. Guard thrust a
82-calibre Smith and Wesson pistol
in . Miss Martin's . face and fired.
and she sank to the floor. Guard
then turned the pistol toward his own
head, and sent two balls through his hat.
Mr. Brown' took the pistol from him
and turned the man over to officer
Davis and he was locked up, Miss Mar
tin was placed on a stretcher and taken
to hotel Carter, and Dr. Dabney, of the
University of Virginia,- examined the
wound. The ball entered the left eye and
the skin of her face nor forehead is bro
ken. The ball passed upward under
tbe bridge of the nose, and it is believed
lodged above tbe right eye. Dr. Dabney
says the wound is dangerous but that
the chances fors recovery are very good.
i he wounaea gin is a oionae, aDoui i
years of age, of slight figure and quite
pretty.! she is said to be engaged to a
gentleman in this city. No motive for
Guard's action is known, but the most
frequent conjecture is that he sought to
address Miss Martin ana receivea no en
couargemeot. A eold watch, $150. several letters, and
other articles were taken from his pocic-
ets. He refused with an oath to give
any information as to the motive for the
deed, or to disclose the iaay s name.
Guard is a heavy set man of unprepos
sessing countenance. His hair and mous
tache, the latter very heavy, are aaric.
and his general appearance is not im
proved by a pair of black goggles. He is
sullen-looking, and altogether unattrac
tive to any one looking for a benevolent
face. - He has borne a good character,
though recently discharged from the
Norfolk & Western Katlroad, m wnose
employment he served as conductor.
HEWBERN NOTES.
The Traeking Industry Shad Viaheriea
The i Potato Crop Hewbern'a Water
Works. t:
; Star Correspondence
Newbern, N. C, April 12. Large
quantities of cabbage are going North
from here every day by boat and rail.
Peas, of which the early crop here is
very short,' are also being snipped in
small quantities.
The catch ot shad is about the aver
age, while herring are comparatively
scarce. -;- - :
Gentlemen from the neighborhood ot
Bavboro. Pamlico, county, say that tne
potato ctod there was not ininred by the
frost, and that it will be some ten or fif
teen davs earlier than around here.
The lavinff of tbe water worn pipe
is raoidlv oroeressine and by May 1st
the city "will be supplied with an abund
ance of pure water from tne artesian
wells.
NO. 24
POLLARD-BRECKINRIDGE
THE FAMOUS BREACH OF PROMISE
SUIT CONCLUDED.
Verdlet for Plaintiff with. Fifteen Thou
sand Dollare Damages Motion for a
New Trial to be Made."- -. -, "
; Br Tetegiapa to tbe atoraiag Star. .
Washington, April 14.-The jury in
the suit of Madeline Pollard against Col.
Breckinridge for . $50,000 damages for
breach of promise of marriage, has ren
dered a verdict for Miss Pollard, fixing
the amount of damages at $16,000. -
The case was given to the jury at 8.05
this afternoon .
Judge Bradley remained In his chair
for a few . minutes after the jury went
out, and then he walked around to the
attorneys's room, where he waited news
lrom the jury. The court room rapidly
cleared, only about a hundred men re
maining to secure good seats when the
jury .returned. . -
During the. hour and a. half that the
iury were out people began gathering
about the court house, but most of them
went away when told by the knowing
ones that there would hardly be a verdict
for many hours. At 4.30 the jurymen
informed the bailiffs who had them in
charge that they had agreed. -
Judge Bradley was advised imme
diately and in that mysterious manner
which news flies about a court house a
hundred people knew it as quickly as
the Judge, and flocked into the court in
bis wake. A minute later, at 4.85 the
jury filed slowly in, flanked by the
bailiffs.. Almost immediately behind
them came Col. Breckinridge, easy and
debonair as usual, with Col. Pbii
Thompson, Desha Breckinridge and Mr.
McK-inney, oi his counsel.- while Judge
Bradley waited for Miss Pollard's coun
sel to appear. The big room was auiet
and still as a church during a funeral
service. ... - " ,
At 4.40, Calderdn Carlisle. Miss Pol
lard's attorney, entered hastily, looking
somewhat surprised at the iurymen; he
had hardly sat down when Clerk Hodges
called tbe roll of the jury. Then he put
the usual question: "Gentlemeu of the
jury, have you agreed upon a verdict ?"
f oreman cole, tbe oldest : man ot the
twelve, arose slowly and answered: "We
have agreed upon a verdict, and find for
the plaintiff." . ' ' "
"In what amount of damages ?" asked
the clerk. "$15,000," was the answer.
There was not a sound in the room.
Judge Bradley" bad taken occasion to
warn the spectators just before the ver
dict was rendered that demonstrations
of approval or disapproval from the
spectators would not be tolerated, and
every man there beeded the warning.
Colonel Breckinridge bad sat leaning
forward during the colloquy between the
foreman and the clerk, and when tbe
verdict was announced he did not change
color or maniiest any signs of nervous-
nese. When Foreman (xle announced
the amount of damages, Colonel Breck
inridge turned to Colonel Thompson
and asked. "How much?"
When the foreman had sat down Col
onel Breckinridge rose quickly to his
feet and asked in -his usual musical
voice. "If your honor pleases, within
what time can a notice for a new trial
be filed?" !
'Within four days" said Judge Brad
ley.
FELONIOUS MURDER.
The Beault ot the Investigation at Dar
lington Even the Military Jury De
cides That Tillman's Bpiea Were
Guilty of Felonious Murder.
Those who have been readers of the
Star have been kept fully posted on the
recent trouble in South Carolina, and
they will doubtless read with much in
terest theJollowing official report of the
finding ot the military jury (composed
ot men of both political factions) in the
Darlington case:
DARLINGTON, S. C, April 5. Brig.
Gen. R. N. Richbourg. Commanding
Troops, Darlington, S. C: - The under
signed having been appointed by you to
constitute a military Court of Inquiry
under order of Governor Tillman, commander-in-chief,
to sit with the jnry of
inquest in session at the Coast Line de
pot, said inquest being for the purpose
of inquiring into the cause of tbe death
of Frank E. Norment, R. H. Pepper and
Lewis Redmond, we have the honor to
report that we attended the inquest, ask
ing through the coroner such questions
as we thought proper, and heard all the
testimony. We have reached tne follow
ine conclusions therefrom:
The sad tragedy which ended in tne
death of the three i men above named
had its oriem between young men of
the town - of Darlington, Rogers and
Lloyd. They met at the depot and after
a few words encaged in a fisticuff, in
which Rogers was whipped. At the
fierht one J. D. McLenden. a State con
stable, was the friend and backer of
Floyd, having a good deal to say to
encourage novo. ! Alter tne ngm
Rogers went up town ana returned witn
several friends. About the same time
the chief ot police of the town arrived
atthe depot. -Rogers,; began curs
ing " Floyd, and at the same time,
pointing to McLendon, said tnat
be had aided Floyd, using very op
probrious epithets, to which McLendon
replied in very lorcioie language, ine
chief of police arrested Rogers and
Floyd,4ind for a moment had order re
stored. Mr. Norment and one or two
other citizens pointed to McLendon and
said that he was responsible for the
whole matter, Norment called McLen
don a d s of a b . McLendon re
plied that he would not take that, and
immediately drew his revolver and fired
at Norment. Immediately some six Or
eight citizens and the constables drew
. . jm . . . .
tneir weapons ana oegan nnng ai caca
other, several of the constables using
Winchester rifles, J We - firmly believe
that if McLendon had not interfered the
chief of police would have had no
trouble in preserving order and averting
a tragedy, . '. ; ...!--.--
We deem it unnecessary to state all ol
the testimony, as a copy of the same
will be transmitted to your headquar
ters and to tbe com mander-in-cmet.
We conclude from the evidence that
Frank E. Norment came to his death at
Darlington. S. C. on the 80th of March
1894, from the effects of a gunshot
wound inflicted by one J. D. McLendon,
and that the said killing was felonious
murder, and that W. P. Gaillard, C B
McDonald. T. C Murphy. J. L. Nunna
maker. H. M. Gardner, John Felder, J,
M. Scott. L. H. McCants, William Liv
ingston. O. C Cain. E. C Black. J. W.
Hollowav. W. H. Bryson, Jack Holllng
and Wash Owens are accessories.
- We conclude that R. H. Pepper came
to his death at the same time and place
from the effect of a gunshot wound in
flicted by one Lewis Redmond, and said
Lewis Redmond came to his death at the
hands of O. C Cain, and said killing was
felonious murder. Redmond was running
from tbe constables and Cam shot him
in the back with a Winchester rifle.
All of which Is respectfully submitted
Stoned : I. A. Moonev. captain and
chairman Court of Inquiry; H. J. Har
vey, Utpt. J.u cooper, sergt. A. v.
Milster, CorpL F. H. Dantzler, Fort
Motte Guards.
Salisbury Truth i " The wheat
cf dp appears to be much wore damaged
by the late freeze than was at . first ?
thought. ..t ; y t'; r r;v -- t
-. "Laurinburg : Exchange Coun
terfeit money is being freely circulated
in out. midst. - Some of the denomina
tions look as bright and clean as if made
here and put out the same day made. .
Warrenton Record ; Warren
county has come to mourn the loss of
another of her most valuable and highly
esteemed citizens. On last Sunday about
8 o'clock a. m , Alfred Alston, Sr. died
suddenly of heart failure, at his late resi
dence at Hickory Grove, aged 8? years;
' Wilkesboro -News: On ; Wed- C
nesday of last week fire broke out at 13
o'clock, on Colby Weddell's place, in
Rock Creek township, and for twelve
hours raged furiously in that section. ,
Over one thousand acres of land were
burned over, and it was not gotten under
control until midnight. ,
Stanly News'. Mr. John A.J
Blackwelder, of Concord, is in Albe- .
marie trying to interest our people in
the building of a cotton factory. It is .
proposed to work on the installment
plan, each subscriber . to the capital
stock paying 50 cents per week on each
share of stock. The shares are $100
each. . " ,
Winston Sentinel: JbJLt. Jonathan .
Spease, who died near Rural Hall on the
4th instant, was a farmer who lived to
the age of 87 years and 10 months. He
left thirteen children, of whom four are
sons; his grandchildren are about seventy-five
in number and there -are many
great grand children besides.
Salisbury Watchman: Mr. M.
Misenhelmer, a respected citizen of
Statesville, died at his home in that city ,
of paralysis, last Saturday night, aged 76
years. Having no near relatives he willed ,
his property, valued at about $10,000, to
tbe Methodist church there. From
a defective stove-flue, Mrs. M. E. Rea
der's residence, the third from Bank
Street railroad bridge, caught fire last
Saturday afternoon, and before the fire
companies could get to the place the
building was a solid mass ot flames. ,
Charlotte News: . , Mr. Dave
Ellington, of Clear Creek, is still find-
inggold on his farm. He says not much '
on the subject, but the people from that
neighborhood say the vein is very rich
and a local company will be formed to
work it. Yesterday afternoon at S
o'clock the depot at the five mile siding
on the C C, & A. Railroad was dis
covered to be on fire. Several of the
farmers living close around gathered in
and did everything they could to extin
guish the flames, but were utterly power
less. The fire originated in one of the
box cars standing on the side-track.
Newton Enterprise: Some wheat
r fields look at a distance precisely like
ripe wheat ready tor the reaper. 1 he
frozen straw is now dead and the young
green sprouts Tiave not yet oveitopped
tbe yellow blades. ' - Last Monday
morning about 11 o clock Mr. Langdon
r rye, of Starrtown, was crushed to death
by a saw-log. . He had chained a log to
the coupling pole of the wagon and -taken
his seat on the log and started to
drive off, when the chain broke. He was
brown off in front of the log, but landed
on his feet and would have gotten out of
the way had he not stumbled on some
brush.' He lell by the side of another log
and tbe one from the wagon crushed
him up against it. He was in an uncon
scious state when extricated and lived
but about 80 minutes.
Ashboro Courier: Gold mining
in earnest has started up in this section.
Three mines are running in full blast "mj
mis section ana omers win De started in
the near future. We have been
shown some gold ore taken lrom the
Hall mine by Mr. John Farlow. which is
very fine ore. This mine is only about a
mile from Asheboro end is owned by
Mr. J. W. Hall. Some sav it is the best
ore they have ever seen in North Carolina
The cotton mills on Deep River, in
this county, are said to be in a flourish
ing condition and are doing an immense
business. Some of the factories have
orders on hand that will keep the mills
running on full time for many months.,
In fact, some of the mills are working am
extra force of night bands.- None of the
factories, so far as we can learn, have
failed to pay the usual dividends, and
they are all making money.
i Newbern Journal: Mr. B. Bj
Davenport went on board Capt. Alex. K
Brinson's boat early in the morning and '
found a couple of colored men stretched
out asleep. Nothing strange so far, but
one of the darkies was snoring like a
good fellow with his mouth wide open.
A half grown rat, doubtless alarmed by
Mr. Davenport s coming, and probably
mistaking the negro's yawning mouth far
a bole in the boat made a dive into bis
throat. He entered as far as the open
ing would let him, and was clawing at ia
rapid rate trying to force himsell still
farther, but the sleeper slept right on
and would not awaken even when Mr.
Davenport shook him for the purpose.
At last Mtv Davenport, .thinking if lie
could not end the scene one way he .
would in another, grabbed the fool cat
by -the tail and staved him overboard
with such violence as to stun and drown
him. And the sleeper slept right on.J
Goldsboro Headlight : A stx-
year-old son of Mrs. Elizabeth Rouse, of
fork township, while walking along the
R. & D. Railroad track last Friday, pick
ed up a railroad torpedo, and thinking
it something worth playing with, stamp
ed his foot upon it, when an explosion
followed. The child was knocked sense
less, but bears the worst injury on its
left leg, from which the flesh is torn in
shreds. Tbe "unloaded pistol has
again done its work. Last Friday
morning, wnue Mrs. l.. a. Mayo ana , Mrs.
, L. Becton.of the Eureka section, were
visiting their sister Mrs. O. L. Yelverton
at Fremont, they noticed their f little
nephew playing with an old pistol, which
nobody supposed was ldaded, and at va
rious times bad pulled the trigger in the
face of by-standers. Mrs. Mayo wishing
to imitate the child, pointed tbe pistol at
her sister-in-law, when an at once it went
off, shooting Mrs. Becton. in the left
breast. The wound, though very pain
ful, is not considered serious. .
AUCTION SALE
Of the South Carolina Bailroad-Bought
by First Mortgage Bondholders.
B Telegraph to the Moraine Star.
Charleston, S. C, April 19. In
pursuance of the decree of the U. S.
Court made last December, the South
Carolina railway was sold at public auc
tion at 11 o'clock to-day. A large num
ber of prominent financieres attended
the sale but little excitement attended
the biddings. The road was sold to
Wheeler H. Peckham, of New York,
who represented a syndicate of first
mortgage bondholders- for $1,000,000.
This amounts to the first mortgage bond
holders taking the road for their bonds
and paying $1,000,000 with which to dis
charge prior liens and outstanding in
debtedness. . The price paid virtually
amounts to something less than $7,000,
000. There are rumors- to the effect
that there is an undemanding between
the first mortgage bondholders and the
L. & N. people, by which tbe latter may ,
ultimately control the property. Mr
Peckham deposited a check tor $100,000
with Receiver Chamberlain, acting as
special master, and the remainder of the
purchase money will be paid within
twenty days. ,.
Mrs. Callahan "I want to get
a pair ot shoes fot the little boy."
Shopman "French kid?"
- Mrs. C. (indignantly) -Indade not
He's my own son born and bred near
Tammany HiXL"Harlem Life.
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