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-i iV . ' - " ' ' " ' ' ' SSSSannnnSaSSSSSSS"' 1 mi 11 1. 11 1 ' . . I . I ' WILLIAM H. BEEBARD, 1 Bditor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C. Friday, April 20. 1894. rr tn -ritlnc to change your ddres altuays give yon wish roar paper to bejent nereaiiei. Unless yon do both changes can not be maae. i ty Notice, of Marriage or Death, Tribute of Re spect Relation, of Thanks, c, are charged for as ordSarydvertuenienta, bat only half te when pud forBrirtly in advance. At this rate BO centawiU pay for a timple announcement of Marriage or Ueatn. Mr Remittance mint be made by Check, Draft, Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Postmas ... rerater letters when desired. I Only such remittances will be at the risk of the pubUsner. Uir Specimen copies forwarded when desired. HE WILL BE MISSED. The announcement ot the death of Senator Vance Saturday night, although not expected, did not come as a surprise, for it has been pain fully apparent for some time that the giant was shorn of his strength and that the stalwart form was bending beneath the repeated attacks of dis ease with which medical skill was un able to cope. The devoted who stood by him " and ministered to him in his sicknes hoped, and were encouraged to hope, and to believe that there were yet many years of activity before the man who had ral lied so often when his case seemed to be hopeless, until the summons came, the struggler fell to sleep, and hope vanished in the presence of death. And thus closed a career, which from boyhood almost was given to the service of the people jof his State. Now that he is gone he may be spoken of without suspicion of flattery by those who admired him, and even they who in latter years criticized some of his utterances and actions on political questions may now do him justice. ) In some respects we do not think that the character or ability of this distinguished son of North Carolina were fully understood because the humor in the man overshadowed other traits for which he did not get fuircredit. But with all bis humor, fund of anecdote and wit which never forsook him, there was a depth and a breadth ot intellectual re source that not many men of his dav possessed. As Governor of North Carolina during the troublous times of war he showed an executive ability of an extraordinary charac ter, which looked not only after home affairs but to the welfare of our soldiers in the field who were clothed and otherwise pro Tided for by the blockaders j in the service of the State, and when it came to maintaining State sovereignty against the assumed power of the Government at Rich mond, he showed that he had the nerve to do that. As United States Senator he took his place among the first and the ablest, and held it with credit to himself and to his State. In the numerous addresses be de- livered he showed a versatility of thought that gave him rank not ' only among the most eloquent, but the most thoughtful of speakers and writers. He was a many-sided and a many gifted man, wondrously and happily endowed, with a rare blend ing of talents not otten found in one person. There certainly has lived in our day or generation no man who more fully commanded the confidence j of the people, who more fully deserved that confidence or more zealously and faithfully stobd by his people and 'under all circumstances and at all times more uncompromisingly and fearlessly espoused their cause as he saw it and understood it. It was this very zeal and devotion that sub jected him to much of the criticism that be has been subjected to in late years. There were those who could not peer into the future as I be could nor comprehend the complica tions that presented themselves as he did, and therefore they could not un derstand the motives that sometimes inspired his utterances, but now that he is gone and we shall have his counsels no more, they may discover how much we will miss this cool headed, thoughtful, wise leader, who could bring the jarring factions to gether and out of chaos bring bar mony. ' , 4 j There is no man within the bor ders of North Carolina to-day that could not be better spared than the great, magnetic and trusted leader who has been called from us, whose counsels when followed, always proved to be the counsels of wisdom, and whose banner always led to vic tory. Living be loved North Caro una, dead, North Carolina should love and cherish his memory. Bismarck is a level-headed old f - ii . . ieuow ana aoesn c Deneve in any foolishness. On the occasion of bis birthday a lot of ladies presented him with 400 bottles of wine and wanted to follow it up by each kissing bis hand, but he changed the order by planting a kiss where it ought to be planted in all well regulated affairs of that kind. So much good wine was worth a good deal of kissing. Miss Pollard announces that she . will neither go on the stage nor lec ture, but will try to live respectably. In this she shows due commisera tion for the public. Now that she is ' "gone out" of her Willie's life, he may do'better. Protection is ostensibly intended to protect home manufacturers by discouraging foreign imports. Not withstanding the protective duties on iron, steel and manufactures of the same, the imports last year amounted to $29,268,073, A STATE'S HEART TEIBUTE.' It has never been the fortune of a"J - - , - . 1 Zebulon B. Vance to be as mucrr pe- loved and honored in life or to be as. toucbingly and sincerely mourned in death. What North Carolina is do ing now is bat the heart tribute of affection to the memory of the pa triotic, devoted and brilliant son whom in life she confidently trusted and was proudto honor with all the honors that she could confer. , , In life as he mingled with his people he had time' and again been greeted by admiring multitudes,! ot all classes and conditions, greeted with .a warmth and enthusiasm ttiat seemed to' be the very extravagance of enthusiasm, but it was not until the great heart had ceased to beat, and the spirit fled, that North Carolina showed how tenderly and fondly she loved him. He had hid triumphs in life, many of them, and great ones, but none which approximated in all the ele ments of glorious triumph this solemn funeral march from the scene of his Senatorial contests to the rest ing place on the mountain side in the county of his birth. All the tributes of oratory are . as nothing compared with the sorrow ful p-aze of the multitude as it looks with moistened eye on the lifeless form once the casket of the mighty mind and the great heart and soul, or the myriads of flowers banked upon his' bier by the hand of affec tion as the funeral cortege moves amid sombre draperies, tolling bells and the music of the dirge, all voic in? the crrief of the State that mourns him as she never mourned another. - Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, who is a preacher, carried more or less piety with him to Washington. He has introduced a bill providing that everything like labor or amuse ment on Sundays shall be prohibited everywhere in the United States, no mails carried nor anything of that sort. He is trying to be too good all at once after thirty years of Repub licanism. " FAMOUS PAINTINGS." A Moat Attractive Offer Part One Now Two Heady Send Twelve Cent and Coupons. 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An Afternoon Wedding, At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr. Douelas E. Wmstead and Miss-Mary Lilly Southerland, . daughter ot Mr, Chauncey G. Southerland, were united in marriage at the residence of the bride's father, on North Front street. It was a private wedding. Rev. P. H. Hoge, of the First Presbyterian church, offici ating; with several intimate friends of the couple present. Miss Southerland is an accomplished and handsome young lady, and . Mr. Winstead is well and favorably known, having been for several years past connected with the Atlantic Coast Line as private secretary to the Traffic Manager. After the mar riage a reception and supper were given, at which congratulations were showered upon bride and groom. They left on the seven o clock train for a bridal tour through the North and West. As a token of the esteem and respect in which Mr. Winstead is held by his as sociates, the A. C. L. clerks presented the couple with a beautiful and expen sive silver .service. Many other pres ents, some very pretty, were also re ceived. A STRONG TESTIMONIAL. what a Jjeading Kduoator Think of the Amerioan BnoyoloptBdio Dictionary. The high standing of Capt. Washing ton Catlett, Principal of .the Cape Fear Academy, both as a scholar and an edu cator, gives a real value to the annexed testimonial: Wilmington, April H, 1894. Mr. W. H. Bernard : uear air: i nave examined iverv r . t i . ' -, carefully the 1st Part of the American bncydopaMic Dictionary. I am reallv surprised at the excellence of the work. both for its intrinsic merit and its price. r a ; m if . i nave muae a jarauef comparison with Webster's Unabridged: and with the Century, published also in parts, costing me $2 50 per volume; or, complete, $80. i nna ioe American Encyclopaedic Dictionary superior in many respects to Webster's Unabridged, and for general purposes eanal to the Centnrv. i i ne lype is aistinct and full, the illus trations numerous, the derivation rf woras scnoiariy and accurate, the defini tions exceedingly complete and verified by many extracts from leading modern autho-. the encvcloramdic informatihn very lull, tde diacritical marks nlain with prominent equivalents at bottom of caco page. i 1 unhesitatinelv endorse the First Part of this Dictionary as meetinffthe rMnir. ",tu jc scnoiar ana mungtbe wants ui mc general reader and man of 1 busi aaa MMilia. 1 0 I. . urajinK general lniormation in a compact and reliable presentation. No one neea tear tnat hi mnnw wriii k. uiisscui., wuo invests in this work: x ours truly. Washington Catlett. Tlie Beat Remr' ror mild rin Mrs. Winslow's Soothing been used for over fiftv of mothers for their children while teeth ing, with perfect success. . It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain: f1aei Mnnl ma1 . 1 . ' v. - v"'"-. uu i me Dest remedy lor diarrhoea, bold bv ft moron at a in everv Daft of the vnrM Jr. j aaic lor-wira. msiow s ioothino Svn.r. ' ana tate no other kind T.r.tr-fi ceata a bottl? MEMORIAL MEETING TO PAY RESPECT TO THE LATE SENA TOR VANCE. An Immenao aatnenns 01 me renpw WilminKton Military Parade Minute Gnna Xtred Confederate Veterana Pres ent Beeolutions Adopted Addreaaea. H0. - There was an immense gathering of people at the Upera House yesterday afternoon to do honor to the memory of Zebulon B. Vance. The house was packed to overflowing, and many ladies were among the audience. Shortly before the hour appointed for the meeting, a detachment of the Naval Reserves, under command of Lieut. Ed. Daniel, placed one of their howitzers in position in front of the City Hall and fired minute guns in honor of the de ceased. The Wilmington Light In fantry, Capt. Harriss commanding, also paraded, in full uniform, . with draped colors, and together with the Reserves and the Second Regiment Band marched into the Opera House and took the places assigned them. On the stage were seated the mem bers of the Board of Commissioners of New Hanover, and other officials of the county, the Mayor and Board of Alder men of the City of . Wilmington. Judge Brown of the Superior Court and mem bers of the Bar of Wilmington," Hon. R. T. Bennett, of Wadesboro. Hon. C W. McClammy, of Pender, the clergy land others. - Members of Cape Fear Camp Confed erate Veterans occupied seats in the au ditorum. After a dirge by the Second Regiment Band, MAYOR FISHBLATE Arose and addressed the assembly as follows : Fellow-Citizens Ladies and Gentle men: At tms nour in aimosi every nam- let, village and town in North Carolina the people are assembled in their churches, their school rooms and public halls to Day tributes of respect to the memory of our distinguished dead. The DeoDle of Wilmineton. wno lovea Senator Vance so well and whom he so faithfully served in war and in peace, are now assembled to mingle their tears with all other North Carolinians and to place upon his grave garlands of their love and affection. It is my sad duty, as Mayor of this city, to call this meeting to order, and to ask Rev. Dr. Peyton H. Hoge to offer prayer. DR. HOGE S PRAYER, Lord. Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. One genera tion passeth away and another genera tion cometh; yea, the heavens shall wax old like a garment ana as a vesture snait Thou change them and they snait be changed; but Thou art the same and Thy years shall have no end. As we gather together in this hour ot our bereavement we would learn to put not our trust in man, whose breath is in his nostrils. ' but in Thee who art the fountain of W. When earthly hopes perish and when human hearts are stilled, we would hnd in Thee the strength of our life and our portion forever. As the great orators in our country's history one by one fall in their course, we would hnd our consola tion in the eternal truth that Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, to-day and forever. , " But when we 'turn from our own sor row to the little circle to whom death has come not as a public calamity but as a shadow across the hearthstone, we would look to Thee as the God of the widow and the Father of the fatherless. and invoke upon them the richest con solation of Thy grace, and the abiding presence of Thy Holy spirit. And yet we cannot lorget that it- is a commonwealth that to-day sits as a widow, and that our orphaned people mourn one to whom they have long looked up to as a father. And we be seech Thee, O, God ot nations, that Thou wilt raise up to us men of strong brain and true hearts men who fear God and love their fellow-men men of conscience and men of courage; men wnose sans are not set to catch every breeze of public opinion, but who strongly and resolutely lead their people in the way of right and duty that as our lathers have banded down to us through blood and tears an untarnished name and a priceless inheritance, so we may be faithful in our day and genera tion and bequeath to those who come after us the blessings we have received. All of which we ask through our only Lord and Mediator, Jesus Christ, and to the praise of Thy Holy Name. Amen. Mayor Fishblate then announced that Dr. Kingsbury would preside at the meeting and that representatives of the newspapers present would act as secre taries. DR.' KINGSBURY'S ADDRESS Mr. T. B. Kingsbury, on taking the chair, said : Fellow Countrymen : North Carolina is bereaved. A great man has fallen in our Israel. We have met in solemn as sembly to pay homage to the memory of one who but a lew days ago stood forth above his fellows like Saul, the son of Kish, as leader among his countrymen, The wail of sadness and sorrow and lamentation is heard in the land we love and fills the hearts of the people because .ebulon a. vance was, and is not. for God hath taken him. In the strength of his years he has fallen before the Great Reaper, and has been gathered to his lathers. "But oh, for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still." Born to lead, and master of assem blies as of the great masses; faithful, strong, regnant, and yet overflowing with gentleness and "the milk of human kind ness, generous and brave tested as by fire which consumed much of the dross of his original being, always cheerful and full of a most gracious and benignapt bonhommie, he drew to himself, as the magnet draws the filings, the admi ration and love and confidence of men. and by his undeviating fidelity and cour age, by his eloquence and wisdom, by his personal magnetism and geniality, by greatness of mind and greatness of soul he achieved a positive fame and secured a popularity that has not been equalled in our annals as a State. Take him all and in all, he was the embodiment and expression of more masterful qualities and a greater variety of gifts and graces than were possessed by any of his State contemporaries. "We ne er shall look upon bis like again." In peace as m war, he was true to fails native Carolina, because he was true to God and himself. In the darkest, gloom iest hour of his South he never failed, he never flashed, he never lost heart, but with face to the sunrise, he watched ea gerly every sign of coming light and life as it kindled in the East, and he cheered on his countrymen to hope and victory. But he is gone. His seat is vacant for ever in the Senate Hall of this compar atively young and puissant Republic. His term of service on earth has ended, and "after, life's fitful fever," his body will soon repose in the narrow house amid the familiar mountains of his own native North Carolina. Let the men and women of the dear old State, which the great Senator so much loved, forever cherish the memory of so noble, so sym pathetic, so kindly, so loveable, so gen erous, so great a citizen, , " Rich in saving common-sense. And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime." He is full worthy of the warmest eulogy however clothed in the richness 01 orien tal phrasing and imageiy, and deserves to live forever in the hearts of hn admir ing and grateful countrymen, and to be enshrined in the Valhalla of the greatest Republic of the ages. Let a towering shaft of native granite be reared by the pious hands of faithful inenas ana iney count by the hundreds ot tnousanas that shall testify of bis greatness and worth to generations yet unborn, at well to the profound admiration and affection of the builders, uying ne nas given an immortal part to God. and that which was mortal to the earth dust to dust, ashes to ashes. We devoutly trust that he who so loved and served bis own gen eration and State so well, is now at rest in the mansions of the Blest wmcn tne dear Lord and Saviour has prepared for those who love and laithfully serve Him here. . ' ." ' - We may use to-day the words that the illustrious Laureate of England ap plied long ago to one of the . greatest men born to the British t Kingdom the "Iron Duke" as he was borne to his burial: j "And thro' the centuries let a people's voice i . In full acclaim, j - A people's voice, 1-' The proof and echo of all human lame, A people's voice, when they rejoice At civic revel and pomp and game. Attest their great Commander s ciartn With honor, honor, honor to him. Eternal honor to his name." The Committee, on Resolutions, through their chairman, Hon. A. M. Waddell, reported the following RESOLUTIONS. Profoundly impressed by the visita tion of Providence which has taicen from the people of North Carolina their honored and beloved iriena, eDuion a. Vance, the citizens ot Wilmington in mass meetinsr assembled do resolve : 1. That we deeply lament the death of Senator Vance, whose long, taithlul and exceptionally able public services had endeared him to the hearts of all North Carolinians. 1 2. That as a patriot, whose loyalty to this native State in the most trying period of her history was conspicuous; as a statesman who took broad views of pub lic affairs, who had the courage of his convictions, and was ever ready to main tain them with rare power and elo quence, and as a true, sincere, hon est and devoted advocate of the rights of the people at all times and every where, be secured an admiration, and affection from his fellow-citizens accord ed to no other, and will live in their hearts, as in the history of our State, a great and unique figure. 8. That as North Carolinians we ob serve with pride and gratification the tributes paid to his memory in other States, and the universal recognition of the fact that in bis death not only his native State but the great republic, our common country, has sustained a serious loss. 4. That we extend to the family of our honored and beloved dead our most cordial and tender sympathy in their great bereavement which takes from -them a noble husband and father, and1 from the people their greatest leader and" lnend. i ADDRESS BY HON. A. M. WADDELL In presenting the resolutions Col. Waddell said : Mr, Chairman -The resolutions which I have just read, like all mere words, are utterly inadequate to express the sincere and profound sorrow which fills the hearts of all true North Carolinians to-day, and in presenting them to this assemblage I shall not essay the task of depicting, even in outline, the great and brilliant career which closed with the closing hours of the past week The record of more than thirty-five years ot continuous, taithlul, unselhsh and splendid public service is not to be portrayed in a burned eulogium, how ever heartfelt and sincere. That service can only be fittingly rendered by the biographer and historian. A few simple and sincere words will best express at this time the feelings of our people in regard to the serious affliction which they have sustained, j They realize now as they never have realized before the true proportions ot the man whose mortal part was this day committed to the sou be loved so well, and so realizing them they recognize the magnitude of their loss. It has come upon them, too, at a period in their history which they feel to be a critical one, and thus a keener pang is added to their grief. " As the months roll by which will usher in another year, from how many hearts in North Carolina will rise the sentiment, and from how many lips will fall the words, "Oh for the touch of a vanished hand And the sound of a voice that is still.' That voice never gave an uncertain sound, and there was no accent of In sincerity or duplicity in it, as there was none in the breast from which it came It was a brave, manly voice, which the people loved to hear, and which they more gladly followed than that ol any man who has ever lived among them. I measure my words when I say that in all the galaxy of distinguished men who have adorned the history of our State, there is no one who, by the amount, the variety and the value ot his public services, ever merited or received such love and confidence irom the peo ple as Zebulon B. Vance. He was for thirty years incomparably the most pop ular North Carolinian j who ever lived. and deservedly so. His commanding intellectual force and versatile genius would have won pre-eminence anywhere, .but the true basis of his success and the secret of his marvellous popularity was to be found in the rugged honesty, the fearless frankness, the genial humor, and the sin cere desire to. promote the welfare of the people which characterized the man. They recognized in him a born leader of the people, who would never under any stress of circumstance, falter in his devotion to their true interests. They, therefore, gave to him in larger measure than to any other man their confidence and anectton and he never proved unworthy of it, but was true and faithful to the last, and has gone to his rest amid universal mourning. Born and reared in the "Land of the Sky," whose grandeur and beauty hejso eloquently depicted, bis body has been laid in a spot selected by himself in the same magnificent country, where the everlasting hills in silent majesty will stand guard around his last resting place, until the earth and sea shall give up their dead. God grant that when that hour comes he may be found clad in celestial robes and ready to lead his people to the feet of Jesus. COL. JAS. G. BURR. In response to an invitation from the chair, addressed the meeting as follows : Mr. Chairman As a warm personal friend of the late Senator Vance I desire on tnis meiancnoiy occasion to say a few words if I can do so in fitting terms. There are moments, Mr. Chairman, in every one s experience when it is diffi cult to give expression to the thoughts that crowd and oppress. : I feel it to be so with me Sir on this occasion and at this moment. While North Carolina is mourning the loss of her greatest and most distinguished son, while our people feel crushed beneath the weight of this great calamity which has fallen so sud a .a aeniy upon tnem, ana wumington is now mingling its tears with every portion of the State. I claim for myself to feel a keener sorrow perhaps than many; others, for the reason that the late Senator, whose proudest monument will; not be in sculptured marble, but in the love bis people bore him living, and the grief with which they, mourn him dead,; had been lor years one ot my most mti mate personal friends. It was my fortune to have been con. nected with Senator Vance in the closest relationship (for many years. I knew him well too was most strongly attacn d to him, and I can truly say, that a braver, truer, 'more honest man than he. never trode God's green earth. I have been with bun on many occasions ne and I alone together, and have seen him greatly tempted and sorely tried, have seen mm unaer circumstances ana ; sur roundings that called for the exercise of the highest moral courage and the loftiest principle, and not once; no, not ior a moment even did he ever hesitate as to the course to be pursued, or was he ever found wanting in any emergency ! that might arise. j What he believed to oc right, that he would do regardiess of any consequences that might ensue. He was most loyai to sis inenos ana wouia am nothing to thei disparagement, but clung closer to them as troables gathered more thickly aflound them, and of him It may, with the utmost truth be said, that he never turned bis back upon a friend or foe. I : j He was a thoroughly honest man. ana durine his lone life his integrity was unimoeached and unimpeachable. Dur ing his first administration as Governor, in the earlv vears of the war. be Could have realized an immense amount ot money, and no lone would have been the wiser as to hbw he obtained it, but he retired from office poorer than when he went in. and throughout bis ; long and brilliant public career there was never a whisper against his good name or the purity of his intentions. He was frank, manly, genial in disposition ana practiced no concealments whatever, hated shams of alfv kinds and loathed a hypocrite. ! Nature cast him in a heroic mould. and in that temple I of majestic physical developments she entwined an intellect in unison with the crandeur of its pro portions, so that tike Saul among his brethren he.towered bead and shoulders above all with whom he came in con tact. And in . that Imasslve form there beat a heart as gentle as a woman, warm. tender, quick to respond to the cry of suffering or distress and to weep with them that wept. 1 I I have reason to believe, Mr. Chair man, that 1 held a warm place in that great heart of his, and -so believing, I am here to-day to Ipay this humble tribute to his memory, and to place, if it be nothing more than a poor handful of grey moss upon his Inew-made grave. Among his native mountains, amia tne beauty and the grandeur of the forest, all that was mortal oil Zebulon Baird Vance now quietly rests.1 Sweet be thy peaceful sleep, thou man of wondrous gifts, of giant intellect, of tender heart. HON. R. R. BENNETT SPEAKS. Hon. R. T. Bennett, in response to an invitation from the chair, addressed the meeting. "- "There is no art of rearing great men. he said. "They appear or dp not appear by reason of inscrutable laws. : The. "Citizen Senator" who is to-day fol lowed to his narrow crib amis the ; lam entations of our people was apatriotand a Christian. - His traits of mind were deeply traced large and manifold. Like all great men be sympathized with the poor. He was the most commanding man ot an the sons ot North Carolina in our dav Motley, in the History of the Dutch Republic, says that when William of Orange died the children wept aiding the streets of the Dutch cities. Our illustrious citizen has been part of great events. The "stormy presence of the war between the Government and the Confederate btates tested his "fiVerce courage." The sound of that struggle which has now grown taint, the angaisb that wearied us all, the trials and disap pointments from 1865 to this melancholy hour each and all confirmed our peome in their trust in his noble and unselfish I and splendid characteristics. His memory, like his life, will be ad I evergreen with our people. j J nocn mc mccK ana propaeuc in- bune of Israel had accomplished the de liverance of his people, Jehovah, for some wise purpose, invested his grave with impenetrable mystery. ; We thank our Heavenly father tor such a public career as that of the pre cious man who has laid down his sor rows, i If the ordering of events were influ enced by mortal wish, we reverently hope there may be found among his remains a last word of counsel to his beloved people HON. CHAS. M. MCCLAMMY was then called by the chair and in re sponse said : Mr. Chairman -I am a representa tive ol the people who ever admired and venerated Zebulon Baird Vance, ! but I am sorry that Pender has not here on this occasion an'abler advocate. Horace has declared that pale Death with cold, resistless certain tread knocks at the hovel of the poor and the palace of the great. To die and be forgotten or else to live in cold ; and pulseless marble chiseled by manly art to commemorate heroic deeds is all that earth has given us. out we meet this evening to oo honor to a man whose name a house hold word, will live ever fresh in the memory and hearts of Carolinians every where whose lame marked not by State lines, confined not to the limits of his own country, will be remembered in all . countries where statesmanship and patriotism are admired, and where men love the able champions of con stitutional liberty. In the presence of this, the saddest, and in my opinion in the present political history of our State thr greatest calamity that has ever be fallen ' her, I am almost voiceless. Zebulon Baird Vance has gone to his reward, loved not simply as a statesman, not only as a patriot who guided, controlled and safely directed the ship of State i amid the rocks when the skies were black and the storm was bursting, not as a soldier who directed, controlled, counselled and won the love of soldiers not in his State alone but all over the Southland, and put up his sword when the last battle had been fought; but the true, able, devoted Carolinian, the idol ot North Carolin ians, the ablest among all that long list of illustrious names recorded on the brightest pages of her history. j At the conclusion of Mr. McClammy's remarks the chair submitted the resolu tions and they were adopted unani mously. ! An anthem was then rendered by the Second Regiment Band, and at its con clusion . I REV. FATHER DENNEN j- pronounced a Benediction as follows: O, Almighty and Eternal God, who alone has dominion over life and death. and art merciful to all who implore Thee, deign to grant i by blessing to us who have assembled in Thy name to offer a final tribute to the memory of our. departed. We humbly beseech Thee, that as it hath pleased Thy holy will to take from us our chosen Senator, Thou will comfort is for the great loss we have sustained. It is most natural, Heavenly Father, t! tat we should have recourse to Thee and seek consola tion from Thee, since inou art a most . tender an faithful friend. Thou seest how dejected are the hearts ol Thy people from what hath befallen us. Grant us strength, we be seech Thee, that we may be able to bear our affliction with fortitude and receive it in Thy spirit. We adore Thy divine justice. We bow in submission to Thy chastening hand. Vouchsafe to receive. O Lord, the proceedings of this assem blage as a mark of respect for him who ior so many years, ruled bis people Look down, O , Lord, from Thy sane-, tuary, and from Heaven Thy dwelling place, and behold the afflictions of Thv people. And if our grief is great, great, too, is the loss we have sustained, for as Israel mourned thirty days on the death of Moses and could cot be comforted. so, too. the people of this State shall mourn the loss of their law- giver. And as : l boa didst raise up for the redemption of Israel a worthy successor of Thy chosen ser - vant, so we beg ol Thee to enlighten us ana raise up for ns another joshua. Do i hou look upon us with compassion, u God, and as Thy infinite mercies sent us i ny beloved Son to redeem and save us. may we follow his "Heavenly example. Be Thou the consolation of the bereaved family; for if the State has lost a chosen servant, the family is deprived , of a de voted husband and father.- To-1 nee then we turn. Heavenly Father, to be our Good i Shepherd to watch over us. Lead us then to the.: fountain of living waters that we may ever enjoy the con solations of the : blessed: in Heaven through the merits ei Jesus Christ Thy Son. Amen. - "7 A VALUABLE WOBX: Educational Enterprise of the StarFhe " American JSneralopedlo Dictionary. The exhaustive nature of the' American-Encyclopaedic Dictionary may be iudged by comparing the space occupied by some other dictionaries : - Thus (ex clusive of introductory, appendix, etc.,) Webster's latest "International" Diction ary fills 1,681 pages, and Worcester's Dic tionary 1,696 pages, while the 'American Encyclopaedic Dictionary will extend to nearly 4,000 pages, or more than two and one-half times the number in either Webster's International (the latest Web ster) or Worcester's Dictionary. THE NUMBER OF WORDS IN WELL KNOWN DICTIONARIES. 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SAVANNArlRTcrfACREAGE. Only About Fifteen Hundred Acres Plant ed So Fa. The rice planters are now putting in their crops. It is evident that the acre age in Savannah's territory this year, says the News, will be much smaller than that of previous years. Only about 1,- 500 acres have been planted so far, ac cording to the reports. At the beginning of the year it was es timated that the rice acreage would be less than half what it was last vear. The chief reason for this estimate was the difficulty with which the planters met in securing advances to make their crops on account of the heavy losses of previous years. There is a decided improvement at present, however. Rice is now selling at In m 80 cents to $1 a bushel, which is more than double the prices obtained a year ago. The higher prices prevailing have caused rice to be regarded as a good in vestment, and advances are more easily btained by the planters now than was xpected at the beginning.. As a conse uence many planters will increase their acreage above what they bad intended td plant. The total acreage, however, will be much less than last vear. The cold wave did not do ahy damage to flie rice already planted, as it was not sufficiently advanced to be affected by tneaoia. BOOE KOTICES. The 'art's Album of Fashion and La Mode ms Paris for May are rich in plates and exceedingly handsome in execution The plaxes in colors are master pieces of the printer's art, and the -same .may be said of the plain engravings. These pub lications sem to be gotten up regardless of expense jfcnd with the fashion plates and lessonsja dressmaking, cutting, etc., are invaluable in the household. Pub lished by A, McDowell & Co., No. 4, West Fourteenth street, New York. SUPERIOR COURT. Cases Tried Yesrdaj The Calendar day.' The Superior Cburt, Judge Geo. for H. Brown presiding, Kiet yesterday morn ing at the usual hair, and at 1.80 p. m. took a recess uut 9.80 o'clock this morning, "having disposed of the follow ing cases, viz : Ife A. D. Eason vs. Nivassa Guano Co. Judgment non-suit; plaintiff to pay costs Bank of New Hanovetnd Junius Da vis, receiver, vs. Adrian yfeVollers, et al. Argued on demurrer, la Jurdain & Matthews vs. Etevid C. Gas- lin. Juror withdrawn and Mistrial had Defendant required to file amended an- swer in sixty days and makers second defence more specific. S.N. Weil vs. Chas tinued. Kun4. Con- C M.Whitlockvs, The Butte4 Lum- ber Company, dants. Continued fdjrdefen Jho. C. MsRae vs. Chas.TieigerjCon tinued. va The case of J. L, Lockhart vs. Sfto- a. Duo Dear, .was set ior trial i uursaayg cases on the calendar tor to-day are Worth & Worth vs. D. J. Clark. Uof- versity of North Carolina vs. Geo: Davis, Edward Frank Bryant vs. F. W, Foster, et al, B, . W. Moore vs. Laur4 E. Moore. D. N. Chadwick vs. The City of Wilmington, Nancy Dixon vs. The Wilmington Savings and Trust ConK pany. Railroad Notes. -. A dispatch from Augusta says : It is said that the Louisville & Nashville railroad cannct saddle its road with the South Carolina road at seven million dollars, when they can buy the Port Royal & Augusta railroad for one mil lion dollars and build a line from Fair fax. S. C, to Charleston, sixty-five miles. at a cost of $600,000, giving them a line from Augusta to Charleston eighteen miles shorter than the South Carolina road, besides giving them the shortest line from Augusta to Savannah. In short, at a cost of two millions the Louis ville & Nashville can have a line to the sea. covering Charleston, Port Royal and bavannab, infinitely superior to the aoutn Carolina Kailwav. and rsave to tbeir stockholders five million djollars. .lt comes 'from a reliable source here that the Louisville & Nashville is figuring on this plan and expects soon to buy the Port Royal & Augusta and build the connections. Japanese Liver Pellets are small, but great in their effects; no griping, 50 doses 25 cents. J. Hicks Bunting and I. H. Hardin. I t SPIRITS TURPENTINE. : Lumberton Robesonian ; It was" reported here last Monday that Mr. sandy tfrisson. of Tolarsvule, had his dwelling and nearly all of its contents destroyed by firerlt has been but a short time since his brother, residing in the Saddle Tree section, lost his dwell ing- .:"- v. : Charlotte News'. Mr. William Gadd, who is now working the Boger gold -mine, in Union county was in the city to day with several specimens of ore. i ne vein is oi state rocK, ana tne seams in the stone are very rich" with the precious metal.., Mr. Gadd says the vein is inexnaustiDie, ana tne ore is rich all the way through.- . j Durham Globe : The hunt of the searching party Saturday proved fruitless. They did not get a glimpse of Mr. Crabtree. Yesterday being Sunday, the rumor makers took a day- off. But they started work again early this morn ing. A report reacbad the city this morn ing from the Erwin cotton mills that he had been seen near there by a reliable man. This reliable man, whoever he was, reported that he had seen a man an swering Crabtree's description and the man wore "night clothes and ran from his approach. It is supposed that the man wore underclothes. Whether this was Mr. Crabtree or not, is a question? Many do not think it was. Morgan ton Herald: Mr. R. T. Clay well has contributed to the Herald's cabinet of minerals a sample of mona zite found in the South Fork region in Southern Burke. . Monazite. on a care less inspection, looks like sand of vari ous colors. When examined under the microscope it is found to be tiny gems of many brilliant hues and shapes. Jt is now being mined at several points in Western Notth Carolina, and is very valuable. The encyclopaedias say it is a rare mineral, which has been found only in the Ural mountains, in Brazil, in Nortlf Carolina, end at a few other ' points. Kaylor's Knob, one of the highest peaks of the South Mountain chain, and the most prominent peak to be seen from Morganton towards the south, was one mass of flame last Thursday night. The fire originated on a spur of the moun tain that runs far out in the Silver creek valley, and the winds rapidly drove the fire through the forests towards ; the summit. During Thursday afternoon the whole mountain was wrapped in smoke, and the scene at night was both magnificent and appalling. There! has been a great deal of fire in the mountain forests around Morganton this spring, and in the last two months there has hardly been a night when there were not one or more forest fires in sight, i Mr John Meier, a Swiss gentleman, who has been for the past two years superin tendent of the Oats Hosiery Mills in Charlotte, has given up his position and is coming to valdese to establish a hosiery mill ot his own. Mr. Meier has already contracted for his machinery, and Dr. Prochet, on behalf of the colon ists has closed a contract with him; by the terms of which in consideration of the cession of certain lands Mr. Meier agrees to employ only Waldenses in his mill, to pay remunerative wages and to operate the mill for at least five years. A Household Treasure. D. W. Fuller, of Canaioharie, N Y, says that he always keeps Dr. King's New Discovery in the house and his family has always found the very best results to follow its use: that be would not be without if procurable. G. A. Dyke man, Druggist, Catskill, says that Dr. King's New Discovery is undoubtedly the best Cough remedy; that he has used it in his family for eight years, and it has never failed to do all that is claimed for it. Why not try a remedy so long tried and tested. Trial bottles at R. R. Bel lamy's Drug Store. t JJEWBESN M0TJENS. Its Citizens Assemble in the Court House to Fay Tribute to the Lamented Vacee. Special Star Telegram. Newbern, N. C, April 18. An im mense meeting of citizens of Newbern and the surrounding country was held this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the county court house to pay the last tribute of respect to the lamented and beloved Vance. Honorable Charles C Clark was president of the meeting, and addresses were delivered by a number ot gentle men of the city. Beautiful hymns were sung by a choir improvised for the occa sion, embracing the finest talent. The city is draped in monrning, bells were tolled and the sadness of the occasion pervaded all classes of the people. This community feels deeply the loss of the beloved one who has been to them' more than an honored representative in so many and varied positions. Thirty-two years and one month to a day had elapsed since he took an active part in the battle in defence of our home and people, when he died. His memory is engraved on the hearts of a grateful and loving people. , May his rest be peaceful. Bin din k the Portfolios. After purchasing several samples ot Binders for the Stoddard Portfolios, the Star has selected one that seems to meet fully all requirements. The cost will be 90 cents, including Express charges which are prepaid to any Ex press office, in tthe United States. A Sample may be seen at the Star office. 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