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THE HOEHIHG STAR. V. W" J a . .-- - - '' . ...... Tr" LjL. r er . , . 1 :. 1 I I - , !. " -. I- " .---.--"" " ' "NL . - ' ' - 1- - S St. 1. I I - J ' I I I I 1 I I I I 1 - I 11 1 III . . II, i"IV' ' V.X-T i T X. A 1 1 i . HtL By; WSJ. ; t'UBUSUED DAttY JXCBPT" MONDAYS - : XATXS Of BOBSCKITTIOM w adtaboi : Ouc'year. (byinaiy postage pald.V.KVf,:. $7 00 On month, '.: " ........... 100 To City Subscriber, delivered In any Dart of the city, Fifteen Cents per week. Our City Agent ate . uoi aninorizea 10 coueci ior more man tnree month! in advance. . v. .' . . i OUTLINES. " No election in Georgia; Norwood leads. A meeting ot backers 4ad bosiDess men in New York in regard to lbe'' settle ment of the debt question In tb , South Vm. Cullen Bryant presided; a ' resolution was passed deploring the condition of af fairs in the SotbeijSI'Vmpa thizing wllb the people. - .Tudgo David Dayis elected to the-Uuited States Senate from Illinois to su creed Logan. Sheriff rf t ' Manning, of Austa,. Jkiss. , was shot fatally vj wuu i itincii. ! u uuuuuuiee, was appointed by fcbe'New' Ybrk meeting to confer with the defaulting States relative to, a comprom ise. The Compromise bill passed Senate, by yeas 47 to nays 17, Eiton, of Connecticut,Jlhe only Democrat voting . H nay. The House debated the Com, , promise bill; speechesin iavor 'were 'made' by McCreary, Hunion', Gobde, Hewitt and Hoar; Hale and Monroe spoke against it; Hoar made the speech. Jfewi York markets: Gold 10610Ci; cotton 18 516 . 13 7-16 cts; spiriUi turpentine 4046 J cts; ' rosin $2 40. ; V l"A 1- XIX. NO. 103. offering a reward of $5,000 for. Mil ton S. Litchfield, was takon nW nni .adopted . ' r -. .r.. VYILMINGTON, N. IPJ BOARD OV "A Spirits Roaooke Turpentine. river rnp fivo Monday night at Weldon. Bonita has communications ad vocating three new countiea , ALDBI1RIBN, HealSua(iu and leotlou meeting of the Board of AMem was held at the City Hair yesterday after noon, at 3 o'clock, when Alderman J. J. Cassidey tendered his resignation as a mem ber of the Board, recommending Colonel John W. Atkinson as his successor. ! Alderman Gassidev'a resiEmatlnn C, FRIDAY; JANUARY 26; iB77. WHOLE NO. 2,956 Heetim of tk ;Bar o it V - The Oxford Torchliaht. aUA-nr, been accented, the ftnAnV wnt ;nt n lists of GranTille mefinhmsri I n , . .i By Last NigHys Mail. ur .-irrom the Vetera! apMaI. I - i Special to' the Hichmond Whig. ; Washinoton, Jan. 25 1 JL M. The excitement is unabated. The Senate is now the? great centre of at- traction, lhe galleries were crowded h to overflowinjj.during Mr. ConklingM speech, and there was a proportionate ,, throng op. the floor. VIr. Conkling 'was happier m his effort yesterday than before. He piled up fact and y logic to how, tliJiUtbej-esident of the Senate had bo power to count the vote y From ximi ' lo'iime' he im paled Mortojai and Sherman on some un ; lucky precedewt they themselves had C , made. - J - :-- ;:;hft rohrl of utile Judiciary com nuttee on Secretary Robeson's case is Vf-f -'"-ejBO,irtwn of that officer, X but holds thai there is now that direct . proof of criminal said :torrnnti!niV. . which would justify.- articles of im peachment. ( jThere is no time lef for side-shows. I The discussion of !ihe Electoral bill and ihe measures of in vestigation are likely to absorb all the time of. the session not given the regular a'ppropriatioa bills. ' , : ..f:-. L.Q. W. .u ur "Pace 18 80 take" "P with ten we can give but little, State iHtkTto give ! j paiMir contai? Uat Kaleigh Neics .- The Gov prnnr yesterday appointed James B. Hobeood a "T""; -Miuinttjioner or uranville couotv vice Braxton Hunt, deceased. ; iil. A. iJOWdV. Wfl'O EPona o Viim 1ta? Sanford, shot J, J. Gilmore t and John .Morris with a gun, on Monday night. Dowdy claims it was accidental, bw he was bound over, i -Manning Brothers retire from the Roanoke JVw, and T. L. Emry be comes proprietor, with A. J. Burton as editor. Mr. Burton has some newspaper experience. We wish our two friends the u'musi (success, i CITY. NBW. AJDVER'riSBRIBNrs. Meeting Third Ward Democracy. O. G. Pabslky Cumbefland coal Munson & Co. Suits made at cost. Hall & Peabsall Coffee, sugar, &c. Theo. P. WnrTE Hnminp - ; 'v.a dvuwi, Worth Wobth Muscovado molasses. Lawbence Johnson Reward for wife and abductor. f 'j JUacal Data. , Every Friend of Temperance is requested to be present at the meeting to--night. ) Superior Qourt will meet at the usual hour this morning and take up the crimin al docket. - ' A meetinJ? of tliA errand -Jiii.., was held yesterday, at which resolutions i respect to the memory of Col. Strange were adopted. I Our threat o have "Old Prabs." reinstated if "Indications" continued to give U8uch miserable weather have had its effect.! - We have been blessed with two days of very cool but otherwise clear and pleasant weather, being in decided contrast witn several of their predecessors. election to mi the Vacancy caused by said resignation, whenCQl. Atkinson was unani- mou8iyeieciea.J-'.vj;;i:; :j ,;; s Alderman "H.; greifmgton tendered his resignation as af-member of the Board," which was accepted, when an election was entered into to fill the, vacancy and jokn ,cllc?s,l-B8 unanrindusly elected. Alderman J. B. Ncff tendered his resig nation, which was accepted, and A. Adrian, Esq., was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy on the Board. A recess was then taken until 4i o'clock. . ; i' " "' ' At the hour specified the Board reassem bled, when Messrs. Atkinson and Colyille, two of the newly elected members, came forward, were sworn in, and took their seats-as members of the Board. I Alderman B G. Bates now tendered his resignation as a member of the Board, which was accepted, whereupon Mr; B. P. Mitchell was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy. ' -j- , j" j , The resignation of Alderman Hiram Han kins was next tendered and accepted, when Mr. M. M. Katz. was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy. j Alderman T.M. Gardner offered the fol lowing preamble and resolution, which were Unanimously adopted: Whereas. Aldermen Cassidey, Brewing ton, -Neff, Bates and Hankins have ten dered their resignations as members of this Board, which resignations having been duly accepted, it is therefore Beaotved, That to these retiring Aldermen we beg leave to bear testimony to the faith- Till vnAMnAM5 11 . . . ,ui maimer m wmcu iney nave oiscnarged their official duties and the trust imposed upon them in every capacity which has de volved upon them as Aldermen (if thn'fMlv of Wilmington. h s i The Mayor haying signified his intention of being absent from the city for j a few days, Aldermau Gardner was elected Mayor pro tern. ; , ,! s The Board then adjourned. v..,iigua, uesointifua and ;Atf- dresses in Memory of the Late Col. Robert siraneevJanaary 25th, 16171 i -.:fd ..;). , . j. "TiiTw! j-41i: j ;-.! p; . -..;! in pursuance of a motion made on Wed- , nesday, at a meelingof the Bar ofjWilming- courage and temper with it, but his temper " i ou uoaesi ana a just man. .was but an indignant flash. : Tn. th una ment placed upon ,him by the bar of j Wii W lmiiirrtn; XrZ r?ea' "speaks n uuiuiQU i ' J vu " tes now lawyers who B ix uo w inemseives and their profession arerespeeted and revered,' ahd it tells of wuui siuir iwoert Mrange was made. I We are possibly too" much! inclined to. attach Importance to those who serve their -coun- jr u puiMHj Biaxions, i would, not detract Irom the well earned fm has secured it in publldlife, but we are apt to underestimate to do actual injusUce to tnose who devnt thoii- li.oa n anrl loco ......:, , -j H 'vao WU9UICUUDS nnrUIITI HAhlrt ton, that it adjourn, until Thursday 'morn- Strange's whotelifewM jSta ffiSS ing at 101 o'clock, Hon. ieorge Davis took the chair at the hour named, and catted ; the meeting to order. The oroceedlnss of the meeting of Wednesday iwere read. . Judge Russell, chairman of the commit tee appointed to draw up suitable resolu; tions expressive of the sense of the Bar in. me fiat and irreparable loss they had susr tamed, then addressed the meeting. We can only give an imperfect outline of his excellent address, copied from some hurried notes.- -"V"." V" I ; -. i JUDGE RUSSELL'S ADDRES3. fttti?4vL?U8a11 6aid lhe Committee had attempted, as far as language could do so, whiT.hey 'Gha& & bereavement wnicn thev all had nn thin ( ns- innti..!.'.. . . - w.vMWU, I UI9 V,,. 5 luuJJwaB. IO reave to others the , Ui nuuressing me meeting who had S"- et.luJo had, and who rr "UP- Jore aennitely of his virtues. There was a feeling pervading his own breast and the breast of every other mem- jv. uo mat none can disguise or deny, that this i nm. n rbese sad and silent faces, so full of sorrow auu duty as a private citizen: - Ant in AniZ t thotbugWywen. Now that he is gohq for ever from amongst us, no : man can go to in nr. rrnva in ...v.:nu t. , m . a . . j nwuu ue win soon oe ourieu. and stand over it and say of him that he bad been wronged by the dead. Gentle uu iauiy as ne was, be had as much true manhood as he had ever known. But it was not that aggressive manhood that uia.ca enemies, ne tert no enemy. He was held high in the esteem and veneration or his brethren of the bar and of his fellow citizens at large. ; His life' and death iwere the finished, rounded; complete career of a olsn minAed. true Christian gentleman. IThis is an indifferent summary of a taste ful, feeling, appropriate, cordial address. Reporter. ';--tl '"' " J : ' . Mr. Davis was followed by Judge Cant- weli. . . ; : : JUDOE cantwell's ADDBES3. , May a puxue Your Honor: The resolu tions which are how offered for your ap proval, however fully they seem to us to present the sentiments of this bar, will con vey to posterity at best but an inadequate wujjuuu ui lun cuaracier oi mm we are Ope Square onft A - , "one week;.;.;;: " One month, - Three SSx&l;?'' '""'1' - vim-:n.v,-v--M...u. 'Tu- f 1 00 1 10 8 00- s ro 00 3 Go 5 00 6 50 8 00 15 00 St CO 35 00 ten tawuia aa a halfTnin H"Kr roremn, ecd 1 I Sure-hearted Christian an i humble; b ever in Jesus Christ. He did not let ' Hf absorb his entire attention. He lookei the care of his soul- As I recently hear. U distinguished clergyman of this city say o him, so I repeat it: "Mr. Holmes. Colonel Strange was a Christian gentleman. He died in the, faith, and I trust Jiii soul has been wafted to the heavenly mansions." T HOLTS? .? ia.hiall,t moments. He died bt Vselostfa ay admiration of " man about 21 o'clock on Wednesday moraing. ano'iusskUfRl management of the Tsublt'i1 It ws my cobd form connected and assoc ated with Col. Roben Strange from my admission to the BaTuDt death removed him from our midst. 'often have I listened to hiauiet flow of humor and to b w manly and persuasive eloquence r tKloftea;have I admiral kw.1' Urs and felt the magnet th7iU coZe i. y.j uuiB oi my vetem niin t psased away without knowing any of those friends who stood about him. May God have mercy upon his soul f ' " : : The Legislature, j TRaleigb Observer's Report CoBdensed. J ; SENATE. ,. j Wkdxesda-S-, Jan". 24, 1877. Mr, Short:. A hill jt change the di viding line between the counties 'of Columbus and Brunswick. Referr to the committee on Propositions and offlce of tne ReRi8teij of DeeJs, as well as rievanees. j , UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The bill to provide for the speedy completion of the iWestern North Carolina Railroad was taken up. The motion was upon the, amendment of fered by Mr. j Stewart to strike out section's of the original bill. Adopt ed. ' ' '.' - ' . Mr. Robinson opposed the substi Funeral ef col. Strange. A vast concourse of our citizens assem bled at SL James Church yesterday after noon, at 31 o'clock, in attendance upon the funeral services of Col. Robert Strange. The building was crowded to almost its ut- tute for the amendment proDosed bv I most capacity, while hundreds of nersona the committee; for jsection 6, provi- both wuite and colored, filled the adjacent ding in the main thai the Governor thoroughfares. eiiaii, upou proper representation, Ane mnerai services Were conducted by " nnuiB upuu lue Areasu- I "uup .iiason, assisted by Rev Dr rer for such sums as may be needed to orosecute the road. Mr. 'York offered ; a'n amendment providing that the- amount annuHy paid out shall hot exceed $50,000. Mr. "Troy moved to amend the amendment by inserting $70,000 in:; stead of $50,000. I Upon this Mr. York called for the yeas and nays, j The call was sustained, and th amendment offered by Mr. Trov was adopted. j ' " I The question: recurred upon the substitute offered by Mr. Robinson!, for the amendment offered by the "committee for section B, and upon a cj1 for the yeas and nays, asked for by Mr. Robins,: the substitute was adopted and engrafted in the original bill. Bill passed; its second reading HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES By Mr. Davis of Lenoir : The pe tition of citizens of Lenoir county asking the repeal of the usury law. Referred to the committee on Fi nance. I ! - By Mr. Rowland : The petition of citizens of Robeson county asking a prohibitory law within three miles of Lebanon Presbyterian church in said county, neierred to the committee oa propositions arhl grievances. . I T n -it ' ni . xy jur. uiaric, or isiaaen : a reso- This action is part of a plan, matured by the committee appointed for the purpose, which gives the Democrats now five of the ten Aldermen, and which will result, in a Short time in nivinn tlA rt.mn...tiJ AJTJWer Oarometer. wmHu m,tln I rvintrnl nf ilia Boumeriy or westerly and general! . i Aaoiber Cotton Tbler Locked Ct. A colored man by the name of Lot Brry was arrested by OflJcer Gordon, yesterday morning, charged with complicity in the recent cotton stealing, and from what we can understand the circumstances are de cidedly against him. After beine taken to the.GUard House he asked to be allowed to leave some articles in his possession at a certain house, and Officer Gordon was di rected to accompany him to lhe place de signated. They had progressed but a short distance, when Berry commenced cursing and abusing the officer for having, as he said, gotten him into the scrape, and final ly showed fight, when assistance was called and the prisoner taken back and locked up in a cell. . While convevine Berrv hnrfr tn thought and more eloquently than any feeble words of his what all do now fee!. The occasion is not one for formal eulogy. We all knew mm. He spoke not the words of empty compliment but of sober truth when he de clared uiat no man among us no man of an of this Bar, commanded sucbgeneral such universal affection and respect, and this he declared without any reference to those who are left. - T imperfection is the lot of man.; Frailties he may have had, but sir, he knew no man who illustrated in his life on nW j and exhibited so little of the baser quali- fkr10?6 iild t0y he was zealous, raithTnl and honorable, tor ; these words could not describe all he was or add to his fame. ' His fine abilities we have all ad mired and have felt when it fell to our lot to be opposed to him in the management or a cause. The manner of his death was worthy of his life. Coming into thia court tortured with pain . and auffetim?, and responding to - .the , imrvntico .rTii duty at whatever , cost ; ,ofea -physical u xcu ill iiib nnsE with n nrF Al On 0 1 m rrtxnmi v. nl i - ' . . w.wwwa uuiui uu. i jun..iiernnim nr. nwih n career are regarded among us, and the grief that is universally felt in his sudden demise. . ; I . . j 'No human tongue has yet articulated 'or can translate those deep emotions of the soul which are occasioned by such visita tions, ine gioom wnich fills this bouse and pervades the city; the shadow which but yesterday crem alone- these wiia r,n has now vanished from all human eyes; the voice which then sounded in our ears, that unfinished speech descending into the si lent tomb, the bereavement this sudden stillness has occasioned, , what human lan- Kuage can aepict? i ; ! Had he fallen in battle, or been inst.niiw i n .... . . , ... bers were involved as well as himself; had he perished as others do, the victim of dis- i ease, aeatn would be robbed of all terrors and hailed as a relief. At least the fndi- viuuai joss mignt be disregarded in the mac- ADDBESS OF A. T. LOSDON, ESQ, ' ..- V&ne Tfiur Honor ; One trait in S2.cte of Colonel Strange has not been, referred to, which was a very marked one. He was extremely kind to tlie vnn no- men of the profession. We all feel that We hava loBt a friend One who rona 'ever ready lo aid by his advice and to give en couragement. I remember when I: first came to the Bar howl felt my want of knowledge i and experience, and how t found in Colonel Strance a frieml whri ever ready to help me and encourage me by kind and svmDathetic wnrris Rneh traits as these are verv noticeahle in nn who was io tho midst of a brieht and Dro: PerOUS Professional Career, and nre nevsK forgotten. I can say, and I feel that I ex press the views and f eelinos of alii younger members of the bar, that I cherish a feeling of sincere and heartfelt gratitude for the ecnerous and feinrliv nfflo. nt nn. departed friend. To the older members of the bar who knew him longer and were more intimately faasnciAteri iwith him, the loss must be ereater. Riit the youngest members of the profession must ui eei uiai mey nave lost a friend. It Buouia impress us with the necessity of so governing our lives that when we too pass1 away we may have said of us what has been said of the eminent dead that we jwere controlled by a high senseof duty aid hon or, and were ever animated by feelings of benevolence and svmnsthv Th0 mnnn. ..... Z J A IUI)UUC1 or his death,' so sudden, so like a flash of lightning from a clear sky. , reminds us of what scientists say, that the eternal absorp tion of the mind the constant strain mast ultimately produce direful consequences. Lawyers are more liable to die suddenly than any other profession. Such awrarnine should make us all heed. I thought Cot Dtranee s even temner nA rvnatnt 1 " X wvmwvwu UWV1U line over himself would prevent him from suffering from the calamities of an Over wrought system. But the mind and body cah oot stand the constant, unremitting tension, and all must give way. ' . D. J. DEVANE'S ADDBESS. j ',' ". r We can only give a very crude and bftef outhne." He said in substance . i May H please pour Hinwri I do not know that any thing I could say would : add any ana panix-ctunay weai&tr, ate the indica tions for this section to-day. We noticed yesterday that the mai or tne Ulerk of the Sunerior nnrf was draped in mourning as a mark of re spect to Col. Strange ! ; in our midst in the peaceful prosecution of his ordinary pursuits in the course of atrial and the full possession of all his faculties. I cannot, however, but think him fortunate ue thus receiving death in the forum.at the irnot less splendid , than that of the L blaza of his own genius and the possession -wf Tfa" ,ra"s "Pon to field of T of intellectual strength. t Mion nitude of the common-ealamitv Tt r?a I forca to what has been so fittimrlv anotei. pur fate, however, to see him perish alone I .7 otae.rs behalf of our friend and bro- ; r iT. nu more A snouid not be con tented and happy, however, if I were to al low this occasion o pass without gtvine r.r-j. w wueginuuoos ana memories t J. out KteatL My rela; tions with. the deceased ave not been'of ioug uurauon were those of a junior to a r . . ""- i Kiuiics. .F or mv Dart. Rnirl thn ino.b.. 1 : . him' in the trial oT'a ILntee tTme when the calamity befel us, I wnfess that no event of my life has made so deep an r8810.? u?on me- None of could re mHwri!b,e ioa3,OT contemplate that scene wiDKwadmonisued of ourown mor- i yrU.iW-? VUry, Llm' , Tbe fDner-l bell will peal its last farewell. The hearse the f linern) nmiiii.;nl. :n . a : . .v" "1U come and go, uvuoiireiiKK nut iuiiv asoiraiiona. urn curacy of his elocution, the splendor of his rhetoric, I shall compsire him to the elder oeuiur memoer ot um ieiri nmfai,.;n t j 5.H.ht.weTer UuA 1 ePresa the sentiment XiXi VL, , "'Jen who were asso ciated with him, that his large stores of, va- urassas. oecaase he sn rlnoAiv r.aAmhtAt I nca ioiorm.Uion &nd ipom; him, not only in these rJarticulars, but also I f$ and, wisdom. as an attorney, constitu more particularly ia the circumstances of I mine upon which all .iris -brethren nia Toll anrt a m. J . I Vll Irt Wmh a m. auu au icmpieu 10 exciaim witn . piwwure, inere was no stint the great Roman orator when describing ln b" giving out-there was ho manner that them: O. filljwm & I renelleH the uuVn. n. s . m. r wtww isMNituiM M-ana rinii que fortunam, et inanet nostra contentioneiL . P0"!?.11 or ms hfe Colonel I wne .ey asked for either advice or made to feel that he o J, V, . , C1 . ,, . --.-.,0. i . - "iiwucruruiaer. and soon air eaeh nf no rr7r 6 . I oil. " . "y" vk ma me voionet i t , &u ior euner advic dark vallpv lie i7Tt,;Ti: , k" lUBt I r uu uur rememorance are to be I 'rr , " oeen out a little while in --w msjiuiui um acqoiremems, me lndescri- j tatMnany and ably. The bable fascination of his smile,- the sweet- ". raorts of his life were Confined to the ness and dignity of his daily walk and car- l.w- Whoever saw Robert Strange conduct mge. These made up the character worthy h'm8fil other than nobjy, and who did not of that universal respect he enjoyed. ; J1 m . he watched his lofty bearing that I think his was an intellectual death. toe Profession was hoaored in havintrBucbT The overwrought brain could no longer representative J. Who that knows him control the hand and resigned the throne dld, not feel an increased pride that he was and life. When that little paper dropped o, Carolinian, and when hewas point- twice from his nerveless grasp, he is said ?at l strangers, who did not feel proud to have looked ud with an exnressinh nf that such a man adorned iiu w-i astonishment and surprise. J- The latest ef- I on ia or midst ? So, may it pieaseyour fort of his intellect, was to comprehend and I H?n?ri hia loss "which briugsuch deeo recognize its own shipwreck and utter over-1 Eef, such great bereavemeot to his f Smi- tYL - ",tBU.ueepiy ieit by our profession. It is indeed a rreat loss tA no T Ycl Watson, Kector of the Parish, Rev.. Mr. Ambfer, Rector of StjPaursj and Rev' Mr Alorrelle. The services at the church were conclu ded shorllv nfi ' " v'uv, wuentne ryne ral cortege, ! embracing a long line of car riages, moved on its way to Oakdale Ceme tery, where the last sad rites to our departed fellow-citizen were performed, Messrs. Ed ward Cant well, W. S. jDevane, C. M. Sted man, Du Brutz CuUirr, John L. Holmes and E S. Martin acting as pall-bearers on tbe occasion. i - ' - : Business as a general thing was almost entirely suspended during the progress of the funeral, while the flags from the va rious Vice-Consulates j and other buildings in different portions of the city were at half-mast. ' . It has been rare indeed that we have seen such a'universal display of grief at the loss of a memberof a community as that which characterized our city yesterday, in which and flirted a blow or two upon both .the officer and his assistant,' which will probably form the basis for another charge against him that of resisting an officer for which the penalty is $50. r I uuuc can return a chnr. - dust to dust wfil, bo spoken over himand S . i re3ue81 my brother A. T. Lon tiong ; d,eclarition8 aQd resolu-r REsoLunosa, c. . . mJ Bar, as- r: '-;r "i jw'g their frreni Inoc !;), - lZ ' , l luc Dtate ai large, lias sustained by his sad and untimely death. more wstiog impression, and nnM -m always assert its right. ad force the con viction, that while the brain which planned and the genius and tact which matured an argument so: complete are mueh to be esteemed, wvet ther underlies a nature so genial,, pure 'and manly to which, you must accord all of the soul's fervent admiration 1 ''i nrasuuk SUUeU IO revolution or au era immediately succeed ing a revolution. . His mind was so bal -anced that his friends might complain that he did not act with the rash haste which the impetuous natures of many good men might demand, yet no one could lay his hand to his heart and say that an act once performed was without good reason, having the authority or a pure mind and guarded bv the purpose of a sound judgment. Thus it was, or could be, credited to a nature n pure, a mind so exquisitively poised a character ;so . faultless and an intellect so ar'.t. Uh aoature Pare,' a heart filled vvith the best of purposes, and an almost in fallible judgment, how can his worth be measured and our loss ascertained - a Drirafu11 of charity he often did acts which were, known alone to him self and the recipient of his- kindness (as he believed), yet the full heart would ff-jft ? AU'aly w,ould ue "do good by Ktfame' y Wu!d he'Whto. There was ever in his deportment that which would attract even a stranirer- a n-8?06' .gent,le dinity 'ailed SSih2ret HC(i08t-to pIease and 88 reserve relented, so. winning was his aspect and ad dress his smile so frank and sVaccordant with his voice (which ever charmed) that ej who saw him once remembered long, and thoseat aU , capahfeof strong impres- - "u'u mem in meir hearts among fancy's fond dreams and memory's joys, like some loved relic of romantic sonir or cherished masterpiece of ancient art And when the stream which overflowed tbe ul had passed away a consciousness -remained that it had left deposited upon the silent shore of, memory images and ore cious thoughts that shall not die and cannot be desu-oyed, but 'stand like spires whose suent fingers point to Heaven. The ways of Providence are indeed be- . yond our feeble comprehensions. Why our ' friend should be taken and we be yet spared can only be accounted fnr in thAL . of Wordsworth, who says: "The good die first,; and they whose hearts are dry as sum- mer dust burn to the sbeket." One by one they pass away.and as we look aronnd how thinned are the ranks of those who greeted us upon our entrance at the threshhold of JPresonallife! ::.f?How fast has bro i1!0"! fH fronuaunabJne to the S!f V 1 ,Calm be tnelr m their cold dwelling place! Sweet be the repose of aJTi6 .M"Sul iaeu resurrection! And may their virtues ever remain brieht Jaipur memories and lead us to emulate -S TJxPle' How hard is it to realize that he who catne to duty strong, brave and generous, as on the morning he entered this room, should in an instant be rendered helpless, and; so soon should the sweet voice whose; music still lingers like entrancing echoes in oJr ars, be hushed m the stillness -of death! But III u- u ?me Psore in the thought ; ihin i1-8 ,g,;, inteiiect was clouded when bis brief illness first befell Mmt t? hZ,n Ieca11 1,is train of thought tiff K ouJ-In Pensive words as I caught Shi;??1 Pse of .the toembling hand which too plainly pointed thettack of the fell destroyer. And with what mournful - pleasure can we recall his lastmomehts, and f.al ?bfaVtif,uliaagase,of ano her. i me sammer tree, strong in A,Se 113 beauty. ere the breath Of Autumn had seared a leaf that adorned it " Gentlemen of the Bar, in accordance with your request, let the following order We have heard with ler death of our - brother, Robert Strange, a man who, to a profound practical acquaint ance with the law, an ardent attachment to its principles of justice and truth, and emi nert abilities as an advocate, added the lustre of a blameless and unsullied reputa- linn in nf trniA jmm asa ay a a v aic In the character of Robert Strange we aeent. said to be a native of Ri5moM - ,7. lue aooiesi wans wliich adorn man "."i. sincere, aevoted and prac-1 i,'',- ,n"" """ranon. "eiwas " - : , uuU , auu nis memory defura tn ho i...:.k. j .. I ucai cinrisuan tnat bawnn heat bnnn ocu-osseruen ana ontrnsivA mnUr, all who admire the good and noble. : ILtnink tnat 88 time rolls on, he will in that fiS8S-!!fX';loU? lo secure high is charged with for c0iu seneman fie was refined and pol- UttrJer . pest recognized. A star i9rterihe,i .i,nrf !T-.. ? nemper oi tne bar faithful and 'f irom our ssy, putto be ouv., i i,caiuua. lbarnori nn.l r j .. . ieren we nnrw Tn a Mrrhn. I a nrl rf on.. . . UIEUIUCU I all classes, colors pated. lution in favor of the Sheriff of Bla den county. Finance, j 1 Senate bill 32 House bill 299, to incorporate llook and Ladder Com pany No. 2 of Wilmington, was !uu der a suspension of the rules takeh up on its third reading and passed. ' A resolution to raise a joint com mittee of sevsn, three on the part of "the Senate and four from' tho House, to-whom shall be referred the memo rials from agricultural societies' and the trustees of the State; University; also that portion of tljiej Governor's message relating to the establishment of an Agricultural, Department, fva taken up and adopted. ; Mr. Purnell asked and! was grapted unanimous consent, to introduce i bill to regulate the sale of spirituous li quors within two miles of an v school J church or factory in the' State. The bill was sent forward,; read andlre f erred to committee on Propositions auu grievances. Under a suspension of tbe i the Senate resolution to repeal "-solution of the General Assembly dies he ueip me, caaila, r m atnK," On Wednesday night, about 11 o'clock, a colored man, name unknown, who had been taking "too much jwhiskey in his'n," and who doubtless thought! he was "going straight home to bed,' walked as delibe rately as possible, under the circumstances, off the wharf at the fooC of Mulberry street and landed in thebed"of the river. He floundered about prodigiously, and puffed and blowed like a njrpoise for awhile, but was nnany aDoui tp"'nand in his checks" and sink calmly and peacefully into his "little bed" aforesaid, there ; to be rocked into an endless Bleep in he ''cradle qf ;the j deep," covered ny tne restless waves, with tne waters "running rapidly' ;6r his wind ing sheet, when Hull Singleton, Fred Brown, Ed Dickson and Jackson Hooper, all colored, having witnessed j the accident, rushed to the assistance of: the drowning man and succeeded m rescuing' him from a watery grate. . : 1 : , U; : :. ;. Wanted ror Porarery. A circular was received at the Marshal's offlce yesterday, from the Chief of Police of Augusta, Ga., accompanied bv the nhn. tograph of John H. Miller, a lire insurance ?Ledi" ""PP11 combined and exemplified, agent, said to be a native of Baltimore, and "5! who left Augusta about the 1st of Decem ber last. Miller, who gery to a large amount, 'and pursy, weighs about 170, pounds, about o ieet 7 inches high, bluish grey eyes, dark hair, evidently dyed; false upper tectb, about 60 years old, Jewish cast of counten ance, and had on heavy moustache when he left. He is also a noted, whist player and a splendid baritone singer. A large reward win be paid for lnforroAtiojiiL Mav wbi conditions partici- ab.oiits. Jfi w bope Iome o(.put poCce ucctxvC8 may gei i5atcfr for hfmandf Sim Of North CimainaJT go ior mm l . : .. iTQ Znm Ward Pour.;- At a meeting of Democratic voters of Ward Four, held last evening, Mr. W. P. Oldham in the Chair, and Mr. J. C. Stel venson Secretary, on motion of Col. E. D. Hall, a committee of five was appointed to confer with committees from the other throw. " So the struck eaele. -stretr.hed nnnn tha plain, ' ' 1 1. No more through rolling clouds to soar - J again. - . : Viewed his own feather on the fatal drt And winged the shaft that quivered in his . heart !" . " - But it. was as a sincere, devoted and nrac- ,oJlered hy the lCouri thaUhe resolutions irnie tn Tho upon W9 minutes, and, as a tri-th-f ,i l memory of our deceased friend, that the Clerk of this Court inscribe upon one leaf of the Minute Docket of thisTerm Dame of CoL Robeit Strange. adjSirnr 5ellhat lhif' Ctouit; j DAWSOfl BlNK. ', . The Board of 'Direo'tnra t t'.- . fine hil!fj - " . " uu I W: . . . . tuu wawsoa otate at larsre. The rhm shall it be filled? HeTwas noblyTgene" ously, largely endowed. He was wen read m his prefession, and had but few equals He had a combination of faenliiea thV... Voia ' A h3 aL , . . . . TOa uen anw ?aom is it that such or j- and ceurteoui. ,T Z"L"UJ "' ceived the fpe ahE re" ciates by his Uniform klf&n uS iiy 1 . . ; i As a citizen he was upright- ki ' the assertion of principle; as was kind and true, and in the relauWof husband and father devoted and affection ate; as a Christian, zealous and Dnre -1 take him all-In ail. a man whose r,r .1 r winh wbtiuj at jiDUKuua, ana waoae-loss has trans-. in undimmed radiance it may shine on for. eve- . - ; j JOHN L. HOLMES, SSq'S. ADDBESS. Mr. Holmes said in substance: I May U vlease voor Honnr The ir.a.' have sustained in the death or our beloved .VST, and f riend i8 deeply deplored by us all. We all loved him with the affection of a close relation, and he iwas evn w anrthn vf .n 1... rr . . " YZXZ a 4 w?Icn ne miglithaveso becom ingly and Justly asoired. H. L Z?!l!a lQ deatryan adversary, and yet ! T..a 1 t ! ui uo is gone, gone- forever. Quiet, re- iSrTln g bomt a?d Mends, ht seemed almostwitaoutamb t nn .aiwi lOVed With SO mnch Hnr W,- :i - i nends, his profession these were his Vhief iuyb uiaiamuy, to oblige his friends, and tn hnn t,i ? . UIS " w wwa uia rw mi Js.ercnner, met at their Banking TTrmce Wednesday, at 12 o'clock.iwhen th& Presi dent ..announced the, death of fini tkA., Strange, a member of the , Board, and a committee, consisting." of Messrs ' A T DeRosset; Alfred ' Martin, and James An derson, was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sentiments of the Board at tho great loss they hadstfstained. The Board reasmhfd yesterday, at 12 o'clock, to hear the report of the commit. tee, wnen- tlie Arretted & Capias. ; ; Prank Hf try; colored, was arrested yes terday xn dutpicu from the Superior Court, now, in sesion, on the charge of being im plicated In he robbery of Mr. T. H, Smith's store, sometime since,' for, being engaged in wliich one oi the parties, David Davis, colored, isnowserving out a term of ten yearlift tBa ptvitentiary. He was lodged in iail to awaif his trial Wards in reference to the city government With instructions to report back to a sub sequent meeting of the Democratic voters of Ward Pour. The following is the committee : Col. E. D. Hall, Mr. P. J. Lord, Dr. Jno. H. Free man, Capt. A. L. DeRosset and Dr-.T. a Walker. Our Foreign Commerce. ve are inoeotea to a gentleman at the Custom House, who has every opportunity .of being posted, for. the following list of vessels which arrived here and cleared for foreign ports during the year commencing 1st, 1876, with their nationality, tonnage, &c: ;i 1 j' 51 American, aggregating 58 British, " U a severe, blow, not only to ua. bntiT I lT a noD,e .gen- , aa. ieot w w an m I ill au iiiif ra& spect to his memory we wear the castornarv -f 4rlfce he was candid and oaoge or mourning for thirty days and at- I otners- to pursue ' that iena ine runerai oi tne deceased in a bodv ,. Bexlved, 2d, That a copy of the proceed- .ugauiiuu uiccuug oe presented totbeSU . 55 German, 84 Norwegian, 12 Swedish, ' 1 Danish, 1 Dutch, 260 11,425 tons.' 16,744 18,644 ; 24,634 ' 4,257 250 ' 136 75,090 " would have adonted'under Ilk stances. He alwavs acted It Was OUeof hism&fn r.hArofora; wk; perior Court of New Hanover county, now cl,e"t sought his advice he invariably in session, by the Hon. George Davis, Chair- counselled him to act just as he would have actea nimseii u similarly situated. : . Another eminenently characteristic trait was his honorableness., v If he were pressed by a client to pursue a certain line of ac tion, he would decline promptly if it -was repugaant to his sense, of right, saying 'I cannot do that I am not your counsel to practice in that way.' I have known Mm to say to a client when he was firmly con- tiuvcu iuob ue " was actuated br xoenn err J.W - I .uIT - -""Aweaii.r J " Hon OKI VUMZU m nuuuv aMMi L k I , - . , , . I X" v- vuiujcu UI Dim wushk '.mv.B J -- - I .w euoB hi man of this meeting, with the request that w opicau upon me minutes of the Court. . i Resolved, Sd, That a copy of the nrncred. ings of this and the Previous meeH k I rfi nomittnn I I tv -r- ..MUHUtikM,u aT 1eVaUH. lflfH VUaOVA. tary, to the family of the deceased ,th expression of our sincere sympathy in their IUU1V.I1UIJ, On motion of Col. B. R. Moore the . f tvv laratiqns and resolutions were unanimously auopiea. , j On motion of Mr. Cutlar, the meeting auourneo, ano Judge McKoy was re quested to resume the bench. S j I:. f ADDBESS OF HOK. 6EOBQK QAVIS. ! MayUpUate your Honor: Representing the members' of the bar, I request that the" Declaration and Resolutions just read and adopted, be ordered by your Honor to be placed uponthe records of your Court. The bar of Wilmington has expressed its sorrow and presented its judgment upon the merits of the deceased.; . Mr. Davis referred, in impressive terms, to the high and ennobli Strange. He spoke of his elevated at the bar-bf his dignity? purity, and hon orableness. Whoever mav have dealt . strong and foUl blow we know who did not. Robert Strange never did. He had high nrnfami. I wt. WUen. the . mUnBiniy M.n kl. Li.k T . . '"wu, OU I " ICOWUVUDS Were i- j1?1"5' fPi tMrddeaiw-Jf J submitted and adopted.- r "1, ?! tbf Almighty aeoly removtmr fmn .mnn inldat erf fcf. Il'i" Mr,"u6 only a great affliction to ourselves, but as a ofNoScS ref we wiiL ever cherish the remembrance of the many virtues and ad mirable qualities which adorned the char acter.ofir.dece'ased friend; his kindness and gentleness of manner, his liberal be nevolence, and the purity of his life as a Christian gentleman, which endeared him to all who knew him; his ability, high ac complishments, and diligence as a lawyer ouiov ur uun an unusual degree of alitor feto-hi-ZZZL- His Honor, Judge McKoy. then delivered an exceedingly handsome and touching ad dress: ADDBESS OF JUDGE MCKOT. To mtt Brethren ttf Oim rn. . w . lug oau tuiex- Iigence conveyed by your appropriate and f eelmg resolutions on the death of one in whom all could claim a friend, re- uiuiuB me or . an me-n.A i- .i0 -,.."5l.- eul(lgy ! upon William ouit : - 11m. iiir n miffhtv tnT emBence .and success in his profession S&ons" .hl"P?ibt?e?8 ad bign senKhonSr m I rant I - - aJ w- w.As; it J U. J7T J I ww wav successive renerotina uivibt tvo, i uunwueaireiooe your counsel and tn thn .h;,m. .u--T:r""0 If you insist upon vour suit heW ona .k " " C " . ..r ol.lcl h Ttnues or .n ihe reintiono 'i:T u,,u. In . I . . - .'..wvwu iirDmuuB in nnra " I r I . . 1 muu wuiuibuukii WniCh an remnrlroKltr . . . -VT .u IV . ..Y"a,IM;rea mm in rjucn acts as tnese speak volames. None knew him who did not lore him. He -was a gemieoiaa or tae Kindest leeliogs a- de this be true, then will successive elnera- lrespe.ctiknd ?lmi'ation of all the good tions wreathe in song and depictln the people of our whole State - ui, lucro resolutions ne en- voted husband, an affectionate and Watch- lirIrXXuy tered upon a blank tui ratner devoted to his childran, ni hi I u Vu ae- and that the Seerefo; . " "T. .r;5"reoi country and to hU State. Hi. Afh uZ l kTTw-' "".aracr.ana orce . conv tTh famWfTK"u ,lose.D? i.i..L!-i. : . . ' j uuiuiuu. i ueiu ouereo ior tne dianiav nf tha ir:ni: i wwuu i," outy: were all cal-'J sentiments of the heartrfi rZi uim Binzuianv nsefnt. i hem hen .A.,st.. ii-j t,. culated to make He has passed away. . What signal warn uk w eacn memoer of the hr . r:w been practicing law for fhirtv vr. When I remember how manv of the frater! nity have passed awavhaVe krone tn tha: long homes, I feel greatly depressed. .Here we are toiling and strugfrlinr litre nnr tu.. loved brother once toiled ' and sirnVfrleri for he prosecuted his profession tion and zeal. But there ' was anrither nm. fession upon which he earlv set hia hekrt wunuutuy to De a aevout. and he j exercise of that nobler part of nature, he -nrl . 6 ' " mawer wno opposed. iimuiiiL iiH uicfc wild i ru amiia nr . probation from an admiring crowd of fickle citizens, or ran counter tnthe nnrnia rent of an honest n" cou wasdetermined-manly and right! with balance enough to avraitthe in,ni' sense of right, which IB aa Bnra tn mMij (in the popular heart) the mistakes of the uay as tnat one wave wilt follow another wave upon the bosom of the restless deep. Mayer' Court. There were some ten or twelve cases for inai Derore the Mayor's Court yesterday morning, but all were continued over,"ex cept one for retailing without a - license, and Court was then adjourned until 9 o'clock Monday morning! ' - For other local items and new advertise ments, see fourth page! JL 5J i -lr
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Jan. 26, 1877, edition 1
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