North Carolina Newspapers

. 1 !: By WltLIAItt U. BERNARD. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT MONDAYS. i! KATfcS OF SUBsatimoo, in advance One Year (by Mafi i, Postage Paid...... ...,....$6' 00 Six Months. : " Three Months, , loo .i M One Month !" s"ToOtTlS Subscribers, delivered la any part of the City, Tmn ( am per week, unr LUty Agents to collect for more thaa three months Jot not autnorued advance. - I. Entered a the Post Office at Wilmington, N. CW as f Second Class Mail Matter. OUTLINES. Washington News A rumor that Speaker Crisp is 'Sick; speculations" as to the chances' oi an extra session of Con gress; Senator Kenna again very sick. Frozen to death in jthe mountains ofi Pennsylva ia. Death of Prof. Horseford. Jos. F. Ebon Norto Beardsly, of Bridgeport, Conn., died yesterday.' A big fire at Wheeling, - Heavy loss by fire West Virgini at Denison, exas. A paper com pany's works it Binghamton, N. Y., de stroyed by ifii e. - New directors of the Central railroad of Georgia. '. Chesapeake i ind Ohio railroad affairs. A snow- plow on the Great , North ern railroad was demolished and four men" killed by an avalanche from a mountain.' j - - The Senatorial contest in Californh . - Foreign News ; Trouble' ia German coal mines; an-, archists hav - a celebration in Spain. A schoc her wrecked on the Vir ginia cbast; one man drowned. cbast; y - i Tascott the alleged murderer of Snell, has been located in Alaska. , Ne groes ordered out ot a town in Ohio. The ' dynamite cruiser Vesuvius gone to South Carolina. Death of Rev. John Burroughs, D. D., at' Augusta. Ga. From South Amer ica A revolution iminent in the Argen tine Republic . " ' Oregon, is one4 of the coming fruit States. Sfa Kas 1,000,000 f acres of orchards, jand thirty-six nurseries with 9,000, 0D0 young trees , growing in them. Poor people are never afflicted with kleptomania, which is a disease confined to the rich or well to-do. When poor people take it iris called stealing. ine n ftL' appointed. Spanish Minister at Washington is the Mar- quis If Mr. Thurm'an was m VVashingto n they would doubtless become cloie acquaintances. The Mi ictiig; an papers are bragging abouta-boj to and fron 'who walked fifteen miles v- school and never missed a day during the term. Perhaps they books in his school. use Walkerfs 1 They cal Tom Johnson, of Ohio, same reason that they Tom tor the called Jakej Schneider Jake, because ; that is his name, jtiewas christened V in a hurry. and called plain Tom. ; George C ould is trying to dodge the inheritance tax on the $5,000,000 left him by bis father on the plea that it , was a debt due him. .George didn't travel around with the old man for nothing. I i ; . --.: ;We have1 cold weather enough in this ' couptry. now without- taking Canada ml jThe Agricultural .De partment ,ha:s about as much as it can dc to manage the stock and as sortment of weather we already have. Mr. Walkings tick has the distinc tion ;oty being the first Indian ever permitted to practice law in the U. S. Courts. He was admitted after examination, at Muskogee, jlndian Territory,, last week. His success in tackling and mastering LUC Idff M1UW3 lUdl IUC MUlt 1U UlLU is not simply in his name. ! Col. Nicholas Smith, late Consnf at Three Rivers, Quebec, wants the city to pay .him $40,000 because the cily council severely criticized his report in which he stated that! the town was in.a very bad sanitary con dition anci an inviting place for an undertaker. Nicholas thinks the ... i . . -' -1 severity; with which his report was criticized is worth $40,000 and not a nickel less, Red tape is a big thing. The"Ke I publican jadmirers of. Mr. Harrison I were making muchado oyer the i award of $75,000 by the Chilian Government to the American sailors j who were injured in the Valparaiso .-riots. But it isn't doing the people ; 'for whom it was intended much good m a hurry. It is locked up in the j Treasury bat wll not be paid to the ; claimants until it is decided that , there is no danger' of litigation about it. :' .' '.' ' ; .. j The educators in Indiana are ad vocating township libraries, to be located at some convenient place in each, tbwnship, the , books,, suitable for school 'children, to be passed around from one school to another and finally returned to the library, as is done successfully in several cities in theijstate. The idea is a good , one, as it would supply the farmers and their sons anjl daughters with much good reading matter that they could 'not' otherwise get. VOL. LI. NO. 557J It isn't advisable tov show ! too tnuch familiarity with the head- of a turtle whether it is attached to -or detached from the turtle'. A New ;Haven, Conn., restaurant keeper got to foolinsr with 'the head of one that had.; been chopped off an .hour or two before. The mouth was open, and j' he for . some reason put his thumb and forefinger in, when the jaws suddenly snapped and closed on his fingers like a vice. They had to be prized open with a spike, .but that was not accomplished . until the , i. thnmb and finger were cut nearly in two.- He is now of. the opinion1 that a turtle head is nothing to fool 1 with anyway, dead or alive. By a recent decision of the Su preme Court of Louisiana the .trade of the barber is pronounced a mer chanical pursuit, and not subject to a license tax. In Louisiana hence forth the tonsofial prof Osotj will have to come down and perform as a plain mechanic. The St. Louis man who put $500, 000 into the Panama Canal, feels pretty badly ditched, but, as a St. Louis man,- he has the satisfact on of knowing that no Chicago man cut as big a figure in it as he did. KEW ADVERTISEMENTS. E. VanLaer The fact. ( Star Office Printer wanted Masonic Meeting Concord Chapter. Notice To all whom it may concern PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. frtinani Paraxraphi Prtiaia jPrinoi ollr to People and Pointedly Printed. v j. , i : . Mr. P.'B. Hamer,' of the Mount Airy News, was a visitor in the city yes terday. :J . j . ' ' f Mr. j. D. Munds is sic c and confined to his bed with an attack of rheumatism. , Mr. Wm. McLaren has returned, with" his! bride, from Newark, New Jer sey. They will reside at 413 Dock street. Miss Lizzie Howell, of New bern, who has been visiting friends and relatives: in this city, returned hotne yes terday. 9 . Dr. B. F. O'Connof, secretary of the Wilmington Street Railway Com pany, was a welcome visitor at the Star office yesterday.; I . Mr. Clarence Robinson has re signed his position as clerk witbfl Mr. J. H. Bunting and accepted a similar posi tion with Mr. J. B. Hanks. ... y Mr; Jno. BTurner, of Tarboro, has a position as billing clerk- j for the Atlantic Coast Line, with headquarters in Mr. Walter Rutland's office. Mr. Walter L. Radford, of the superintendent's office of the Atlantic Coast Line, has been transferred to the position of assistant tram dispatcher in the same office. . . Mf. Elias Richards. and wife, of thisj city; who were on the Cunarder Umbria in its "recent perilous voyage from Queenstcwn to New York! reached home yesterday. Messrs. W.- Z. Mitchel , H. C Whilden, Charleston; C S. Hines. Fai son; iChas. Schuster, Scotland Neck; S. W.. .Venters. , Onslow county; J. A Carr, Statesboro. were among the ani' yais in iae cujr ycaiciuay. i Rev. C. P. Jerome, oj South port, who has been pastor of the Metho dist Church there for the past two years, and working in this district lor eight years, called at the Star -office yester day on his way to Fairfield, Hyde coun ty, his new appointment. ' Senator Geo. L. Morton;" of New Hanover and Brunswick county: J. P. Brown, Senator from Columbus and Robeson; Representative G. H. Bellamy, of Brunswick, and Representatives Ed gar G. Parmele and" Giles W. West brook, of New Hanover, left yesterday afternoon on the four o'clock train for Raleigh, to attend j the opening of the Legislature Wednesday morning. Two Senators and : - three Representatives. This is a -full hand." j ' THE WEATHER. U..S. Dep't of Agriculture, - ' Weather Bureau, . Wilmington, N. C, Jan. 3. S: . Meteorological data for twenty-four hours ending at 8 p. m. last night: -: Maximum temperature 151; mini mum temperature 42". , Normal . temperature for the day, observa- deduced' from twenty years tion. 45. Departure from normal, pi us 1. Sum 1st, 1893, of departure since January plus 10. Rainfall for tbe day 00 inch. Toul rainfall for the month up to date 93 inch. : - ' ) forecast for to-day For Virginia, fair, cooler, except warmer in tbe western portion of Vir ginia, westerly winds, f j For North Carolina; South Carolina and Georgia' fair, westerly winds. ll C "O 1 TT hi WILMINGTON; 1 LOCAL, DOTS. Items of Interest Gathered .Here and There and Briefly Noted. The customary Tuesday night drill of tbe W. L. I. will be omitted to night.. ; , j ,. ; f- Chief of Fire Department New man returned last evening from - a visit to New York city. j Stonewall Loage K.of P. elect ed officers last night, j They will be in stalled next Monday night. J , .The monthly meeting', of the Board of Managers of the Produce Ex change will be held to-day at noon, - Mr. j. W. Smith killed with a rifle, a beautiful swan, "white as the driven snow," in New River last' Satur day. ;i. ' '.. i i. ".; -I . The Board of .Aldermen and tbe Board of Audit and Finance will meet to-night at tbe City , Hall for the transaction of regular business. - j. - . ! - The Sunday School children of Grace M. E. Church had a Christmas festival last night at Grace M. E. Church, and the children of Fifth Street Church a festival at Meginney's .Hall. L . A white silk handkerchief left at the general delivery window j at the Ppstoffice a few days ago. can be recov ered by the owner calling at the office and describing the same. j -I After . to-morrow the j Street Railway Company will maintain a ten minute schedule over the main line until eleven o'clock every night except on Saturday, when- the cars will be run until twelve o'clock. . j - Repairs to the root of Front street market house are about com pleted. The work was done with com mendable promptness j under the direc tion of Alderman Fowler, chairman of the Committee on Markets of the Board. V ' Junius H. Penny, charged with opening and detaining a. registered let ter, who .was placed in jail to await a hearing at the next term of the United States District Court, was released on bail yesterday, his bond having been re duced to $750. Rev. : Edward Bull, soliciting agent of the Newbern Fair, to be held February 20th to 25th inclusive, is "billing" the city with handsome colored posters and cards. This Fair is expect ed to be the most interesting and suc cessful ever held in the "Elm City." Paul . Gail alias ; "Black Dia mond," a negro tough, was arrested Sunday after a long chase by police offi cers Wood and Sailings, for making an! assault on another negro, named Isaac Williams, and threatening to shoot him with a pistol. He will be arraigned be fore Mayor Ricaud toj-day. j i The body of young Andrew H. Black, who died at the residence of Mr. B. F. Hall, in this city, last j Saturday night, after funeral - services Sunday afternoon at the residence, conducted by Rev. Dr. Hoge, was taken by train on the W. & W. railroad to Hallsville, Duplin county, 'for interment. : -7 The Wilmington Street Railway Company will let all ot , its regular em ployes off to-night to attend the New Year ball and supper given compli mentary to them by tbe company under the auspices of the Wilmington Pleasure Club. This will necessitate a twenty minute schedule, and the cars will be manned by extra motormen f and con ductors, .i y . Mail Serrioe Changedt ! Inconsequence of the new schedule on the Atlantic Coast Line, says the News and Courier of the 1st. the mail service between Washington and Florida has been -. entirely remodelled. 'Begin ning to-day the mail which was formerly worked between Wilmington and Jack sonville will be worked between, Wash ington and Charleston. Everything going south of this city will be transferred at Ashley Junction, and the' Northern mail that has been reaching Charleston at 5 o'clock in tbe morning will hereafter ar rive at 2.15 a. m. The change is brought about by the opening up of the Wilson Short Cut, which lessens the distance from Charleston to Washington sixty two miles. Fifteen mail clerks are trans ferred from the fourtn division, inclu ding South Carolina,! Georgia, Alabama. Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida, to the third, which comprises North Caro lina, Virginia and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. ii : j -Juror for the Superior Court. Jurors for the Superior Court, which meets in; this city the third Monday in this month (January 23d) were drawn by the County Commissioners yesterday, as follows: ''; '' i .- First week W. P. Toon, Jnof M. Ward, W. F. Hewett, Geo. ! C. Dew, G. S. Boyland, Godfrey Willis, Sr, T.C. Bray, N. M. Farrow, T. G. Evans, An thony Dew, F. L. Mills, C E. Wright, G. M. Gafford, J. J. Fowler, R. F. Otto way, W. F. Kerr, W. H. Mintx. J. H. King.- 'j -i .' . Second week W. B. Jones, John Maunder, T. L. Powell, R. A. Kings bury, N. Ml Hunt. T. J. Kenan, B. R. Nixon, E. A. Brown, Samuel Blossom, Ben H. Scott, J. Wilder, G.fH. Dicksey. Chas. Craig. D. H. Wilder. W. J. War ren. C H. Borkenhaeer, Jas. Donlan. Nf TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1893. f . - HEROIC DARING. ! 1 The Hishest Token of Beoocniaon -for I Life Saving Awarded by the Qsvern t ment. ' -; - - -: The annual ' report of the- United States Life Saving Service, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, published by the Government and recently issued, gives the following account of an' inci dent that has not been ! forgotten by the people of Wilmington j Richard F. Watren, jof Wilmington. North Carolina, was awarded a gold medal, the highest token of tecognition under the law, for fearlessly risking his life in saving .Miss Carrie Maffitt from drowning in the . surf off Wrightsville beach, a seaside resort near Wilmington on June 15, 1889. Miss, Maffitt is a granddaughter of the late Capt. John NJ Maffitt. formerly Of the ILS. Navy. She! bad gone in bathing in tbe afternoon with her cousin, Miss Mary Maffitt, and the two young ladies, without a thought of danger, ventured too- far out, and, aU though excellent swimmers, were unable; to return against the rjowerfuLurrent Mr. William A. Martin. thcir"uncle, who was also in the waterimmediately went to their assistance and with great bravery succeeded in bringing Miss Mary Maffitt, tbe youngest of tbe twoj I S1JJ IU LUC UCitCJi, IUC CUUIl su CI- I hausting him that some of tbe bystand-i cis uu iu ucijj uiiu aiiu uis nicuc I rum the water. ; The young lady herself was unconscious. Miss Carrie Maffitt. in the meantime, had been -swept still far ther out, and was in danger of sinking from exhaustion. She had, in fact, dis appeared twice or three times beneath the waves when Mr. R. E. L Brown, a a young man, observing her desperate struggles, sprang out, intending to go to her aid. Mr. Richard.F. Warren, who was in a restaurant some distance away, almost providentially, j it would seem, happened to look out of the window, and. seeing tbe people running excitedly to and fro upon the beach, guessed at once that some person must be in dan ger of drowning. Without hesitating a moment he dashed out ot the house, throwing off his coat and shoes as he went, and catching a glimpse of the ob ject of so much solicitude far out be yond the breakers, plunged into tbe wa ter in tbe wake of? Mr, Brown'. ' Being a strong swimmer he soonfiovertook and distanced tbe latter, and reached tbe young lady about two; hundred yards from the shore, Just as she was giving up. In a lew words of encouragement as he approached he bade her be of good heart, and extending one arm so she could grasp it told her to cling .to his shoulders. -This she did and the gallant fellow turned about for tbe shore. He made lair headway for a time, and then finding that the great .exertion he was putting forth was I overtaxing his strength, and that the young lady's weight was burying him deeper and deeper, so that every wave broke over their heads, he told her that she would have to help him all she could, or they must both drown. With sublime cour age the brave girl replied: "If you don't think we can reach shore III release my hold and die alone. It is not 'well that both should perish." ' .. : But Warren was too chivalrous to de sert a woman in deadly peril. He had gone out to save the. young lady and save her he proposed toor die in the attempt. With ready resource he told her to grasp one of bis shoulders with one hand and use the other as in swimming, and assured her that . if she did this they would reach the shore all right. Miss Maffit implicitly did as she was bidden, and under the changed conditions, the intrepid swimmer put forth all his re maining strength, and finally succeeded in taking his charge within reach of the assistance of Brown and others from tbe shore, who lent ; zealous aid, and the young lady was soon safe, the excited crowd cheering to the 'echo her gallant preserver for i his self-sacrificing daring. ; Both were thoroughly exhaust-, ed when helped from the water, and it is undeniable that both narrowly escaped a watery grave. Mr. Warren received quite an ovation from the young men of Wilmington upon his return home; the news of bis heroism j having preceeded bim, and several of the most influential citizens of the place, headed by the mayor, took early steps to obtain for him,' from the Government, the recogni tion which his gallantry richly merited. Bnaineu Changes, j The firm of Polvogt & Rehder has been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr. C' W. Polvogt, the) retiring member of the firm has acquired an interest in the well known dry goods house ot M. M. Katz & Son, which will hereafter be con ducted under the firm name of M. M. Katz, Son & Co. Mr. J. H. Rehder of the late firm of Polvogt & Rehdef and Mr. E. Schulken who has been sales man with Messrs. A. David & Son for six years past, have' formed a partner ship and under the name of Jno. H. Rehder ' & Co. will continue the dry goods, and clothing j business heretofore carried on by Polvogt & Rehder.' (f JShlppfng Btatiatlcal. j - i - j-' Capt. Price, Harbor- Master, reports the total number of vessels arrived at this port during the year 1892 as 294, with total tonnage of 152,297. The total arrivals in 1891 were 392 vessels, aggre gating 190.980 tons.) Of the vessels ! ar riving in 1892, 185 were American, aggre gating 84,000 tons, and 109 foreign, 63,- 579 tons. . . '. '. - : - On the War Path. A band of "Soo" Indians traversed the streets last night to the unadulterated amusement, of the; "boys They; had on their war paint, and were armed with tomahawks, scalping-knives, clubs j and pistoricals. They gave a war dance in front of The Orton, which was made "more binding" by the most hideous yells ever heard in Wilmington. The "Soo" were bogus Indians, to be sure, but they were bad Indians,' nevertheless. 1 A NEW LIGHTING PLANT j To Be Put TJp br the Street Ball war Com- . fyyVyp- vr. : ,.yyl ; Just one year ago the Wilmington street railway passed into the hands of its present owners. While many shook their heads and predicted 'failure-, the work went steadily forward and. when completed the improved service devel oped the. patronage that its projectors had spent their money to earn. They backed their judgment with hard cash, they won their patronage by constant endeavors to please their patrons, and the Star does not begrudge them on. particle of their success. Feeling that their efforts could not fail tomeet their reward, they from the starfbuilt for the future. Their power "plant : was not built to meetlm mediate wants,! but was built oftwice the necessary capacity. Nor was the power house built to hold only the plant ' installed, but large enough to receive three times as many engines as were put in. In this again they were backing their judgment that good service would . find its return. They believed that if in connection with railroad plant tbey should instal a first-class lighting plant that they could obtain sufficient patronage tq help bear the expense of their power, station. Now, after eight months trial of their railway plant, tbey are satisfied that they can also get patronage fortheir light and have decided to try. The plans have long since been worked out and now the initial steps have been taken.' 'Detailed specifications have already been sent to the best engine-builders in the country, and with all the foundations long since prepared and the original designs ar ranged to receive the additional ma chinery, the work of installation will take but a short time. ..' ; For the line work the j poles have already been ordered for the extensions beyond the railway lines, and before long the outside work will be under way. . To the many who have been hoping for the introduction of electric lights into residences the day is at hand The Star, learns that one of the first steps will be to bid for residence lighting at a price which will make it cheaper than gas. The first installation will consist of a 15 x 16-inch automatic regulating high speed condensing engine and a dynamo of sufficient capacity to carry 1,000 in candescent tights of 16 candle-power. "fo this will be added arc light dynamos of sufficient capacity to run ninety-one lights, -y , : , - '.! ; , Should the company fail to receive the city contract the unused power; of the engine will be employed in extensions of the incandescent lines j into every street of any importance in the city. . DR. DEEMS IS IMPROVING. It Is Slow Work, bat Hia Physician Hopes to Poll Him. Through. : The New York World ol Sunday says: The Rev. Dr. Charles F, Deems,! pastor of the Church of the Strangers, has been removed from the New York Hotel to the house of his daughter, Mrs.t Marion . VerderyJ at No. 131 West Ninety-fifth street. A few days ago the prostration from which the Doctor is suffering so affected his speech that he was scarcely able to articulate. The change was then decided upon. j ; - -y j ' j It has proved beneficial, and yester day his relatives reported a marked im provement. During the whole time his mental faculties have not been impaired. He is gradually gaining his speech, and can speak now, in monosyllables. His right arm is stnl helpless. - J j I Dr. Egbert Le Fevra, of No. , 161 West Twenty-third street, who lis attending Dr. Deems, said yesterday: ' While j I consider the Doctor's case to be serious, I believe there is no immediate danger. His case is simply complete prostration, and if it was that of a younger man' I should say he Would soon be well again. But, with a man of Dr. Deems's age, there is always great danger. I have full hopes, however, of pulling him through.'' Criminal Court. ! The Criminal Court for New Hanover county convened yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, Judge O. P. Meares presid ing. 1 No business was transacted, how ever, the day being observed as a legal holiday, and the court took a recess un til 10 o'clock this morning. j , There are between twenty and twenty five prisoners, in the county jail who will have a hearing at this term.of the court. The New Year Holiday. ; j . j The banks, the Postoffice, the ; Pro duce Exchange, and many stores and other places of business (ln the city were closed yesterday in observance of the New Year holiday. . J . Colored citizens were in crowds; on the streets throughout the day, and early in the afternoon paraded through the principal streets, headed by two colored brass bands. . The procession marched to St. Luke's A. M. E. Church, where an address was delivered by Rev. Ai E. Torrence, pastor of Chesnut Presby terian Church. A. J. Walker acted as Chief Marshal. Week of Prayer. - -" The opening meeting for the Week of Prayer at the Y M. C. A. building yes terday, was well attended. ; 'j ; The subject of the meeting at 4 o'clock this afternoon Is "Prayer for the Church Universal." I . ' WHOLE Na 8e027 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.' . i .... , Bejrnlar Monthly Meetlns Bontine Bual- nesm. r Th,e regular monthly meeting of the Board of Commissioners of New Han over county was held yesterday after noon in the Court House. Commission ers H. A. Bagg (chairman). B. G. Worthr, Roger Moore, E.- L. Pearce antTB. S. Montford were; present. Treasurer Montgomery submitted his monthly report-sustained by vouchers. RegisterTpeeds Jno. Haar, jr.; sub mittetfhis report, showing $38 collected as fees for marriage licenses. ' Mr.J.W. Perdew, Standard Keeper elect, tendered his official bond in the sum of $200, with W. M. Poisson and A. Adrian as sureties. The bond was ap proved and ordered filed. I Further time was granted M. G. Chad wick, Superintendent of the County Home, to file his bond, and on motion the Committee on Finance of the Board was authorized to accept the bondj if in its judgment the same is satisfactory. On motion, the privilege of laying a railroad track jthrough land belonging to the county near Smith's creek, was granted to the Imperial Pine Product Company, the; route of the said road to be submitted to the Board for approval. MISS MOLLIE HAWES- The Ijady Missionary Sent Out to Japan I by Grade U. B. Chnreh. i Rev. J. A.B.bherer, the first Lutheran missionary from the Church in the United btates to Japan, in a letter to his venerable mother, who is visiting Rev. Dr. Peschau'S family in this city, has the following kind words to say about a well known 'young lady, Miss Mollie Hawes, who went as. a missionary to Japan from Grace Church a few months ago, viz.: j ' . To-day ia Kobe I had the pleasure of a long talk with Miss Hawes of Wil mington, of whom you wrote me. She is good and pleasant, and she is a Tar Heel, God bless her, . . We talked much of Wilmington. She was at the very Lutheran entertainment that I attended there though we did not meet there, j She caused me to think much ot you, and recalled the sacred memories of the farewell meeting in Dr. Peschau's church." . ; . ' Rev. J. A. B. SheTer is a native pt Alamance county and now has a sister residing at Rocky Point and his vener able mother's home is at . Laurinburg. Installjition of Officers. . At a regular, meeting of Carolina Lodge No. 434, Knights of Honor, held last night. District Deputy Grand Dicta tor. N. Jacobi, assisted by Supreme Vice Dictator M Bellamy and Past- Dicta tors R. C. Cant well and Jno. Cowan, in stalled the following officers to serve during the ensuing year : . S. P. D.yH. L. Deans. - Dictator-j-Josh G. Wright. , Vice Dictator (Vacant). Assist. Dictator W. M. Hankins. s Reporter S. G. Hall. F. R. Jno. L. Dudley.. Treasurer Jno. L. Cantwell. . Chaplain-i-A. G. Hankins. Guide N. Jacobi. 1 Guardian C Reaves, - - Sentinel-fJ. M. McGowan. Medical Ex. Dr. F. W. Potter. Trusteesf Qwen Fennell, Jr., R..C. Cantwell and Wm. M. Hankins. The First Through Train. The first train run over the Atlantic Coast Line's new road between South Rocky Mount, N. C, and Florence, S.G, was put through on time. The train was the fast mail. No. 27, which left South Rocky, Mount at 6.20 p. m. Sun day, going south, reaching Florence on schedule time, 10.40 p. m. The engineer was Jack R Bissett, with Conductor M. Home In charge. Engineer J. J. Jenning and Conductor Joe Howell, took train No. 14, . fast mail, going north, atj Florence 'at 8.52 p. m and arrived at South Rocky Mount at 1.45 a. m holding the schedule, all the way. The train was delivered to them one hour late. This is a good showing f or the A. C L. and its efficient work-, man. and a good way to begin a new year on a new road. ' ; Wilmington Brass Band. The Wilmington Brkss Band, number ing fourteen members, at their meeting last night J elected the following officers, viz: f President W. E. Streeter. Secretary J. O. Grimes, .1 Leader4-D. Warburton. I -Sergeant C C Redd. ' . j The members of this band have been in training since last June under Mr. Warburton. who is . an accomplished musician and was the winner of the first prize in a trombone contest in Eng land, and; has several medals, awarded him for proficiency. - j A Fine Beoord. 1 The steam ferry-boat Comiton. owned by the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway Company, and which" runs j be tween their wharf in this city and Point Peter, the terminus of the road, carried 41.631 passengers during the' year 1892 without the slightest injury to a single one, and was in constant service fori the the same period, without losing1 an hour for repairs. This is a fine record for Capti James C Smith, the comman der of the Comfiion, one of the most careful and capable steamboat-men who ever walked a hurricane deck. ; RATES OF ADVERTISING One Square One Day ..........S 1 a 1 79 Three Daya... Four Days..;. ...... .............. five Dy ..... One Week...... !.!"!"! '. ftfl IN t 4 4 0? 6 Si 5 6C 10 Cf x wo weenM,., Three Waeks,., use Aioiitn, Two Months......' is .: Three Month... 24 Ot ..- Six Months. 40 00 ; Oae Year..... .............. 60 Ot ttW Contract Adrertiaemeaa takes at proportKs ately low rates. . Tea lines solid Noapaiefl type make one square. 'THOMAS NELSON PAGE. An Erenlnjc with. Th.oma S'elson Face im Samethinjc tnat Will be Bemembered as Ijons m Ztlfe ZiMts. '! How many-bave read his "charmicg storiesso'fasclnatingly . illustrating the simple customs and faith of the old time Southern gentlemen as they followed with thrift and industry their different pursuits read them with rapture-and -delight until their very fives seemed taken-back to the "dear, dead old days of negro slavery read them through and through, ceasing only now and then to wipe away a tear, born pMender pathos, or to lay aside the boolc laughing im moderately at. the genuine . humor " abundant in its pages ? uui, iu uciu .uiui :l iu near iae man -himself who wrote and felt these things' his apt and masterly power to speak the old negro dialect; his natural South ern accent it is as near j real life and "word life" ever; get to each other, in very truth. ! j .;'y; y - rle will appear at the Y M. C. A. to night, j ! . ". The box sheet is open for this delight ful entertainment this morning at Yates New York BalU , y A grand New York ball was given at Germania Hall last night by the Ger manian Vergnuegungs Verrein, which proved to be one of the most pleasant affairs of the season. There were about sixty couples present and dancing was kept up until a late hour: At midnight ; supper was spread on two long tables, accommodating over one hundred per- ' sons at one time. f V The floor manager was Mr. John Kuck, ana- me iouowmg composea tne com mittee of arrangements, viz: WnajN Koenig. Fj Richter, H. Gieschen. John Boesch, John Kuck. The members of the committee ex erted themselves to make the evening one of real enjoyment, and it is useless-, to say that the ball was a grand success. ' How Year Frolics. The soiree given last evening by Miss Annie Blount DeRosset to her scholars was a very pleassant affair. About fifteen couples participated in the dances, and there were many spectators parents and friends cf Miss DeRosset's pupils. A "morning german" was given in the ' forenoon by the "K. K. MonograrnXlub' i of juveniles, at Hibernian, Hall. Mbout . Crossed Wires Cause An Alarm of iFire. -- During the storm Sunday morning . about 10 o'clock one of the wires of the fire-alarm system was blown down. It -fell across the trolley wire of the Street Car Company and caused an alarm to be " Sounded that brought out the firemen . and their engines and - trucks. . Several -of the fire-alarm boxes were "burned out," but'no other damage was done. BUSINESS LOCALS. ; . Notices For Rent or Sale. Lost and Fonnd. Wants, and other short miscellaneous adrertisements, -inserted in this Department, in leaded Nonpareil type, on first or fourth page, at Publisher's option, for 1 5 cents per line each insertion; bat no advertisement -taken for less than 30.cents. Terms, positrrely cash in advance. Fractions of lines counted as whole lines, NOTICE. Plenty Gents' and Ladies', Boys Misses' and Children's Robbers yet on hand, at H. C. - EVANS'J 115 Princess street. i . I - - . , .-- TRY this Department, if yon wish to rent a house, ' or have lost anything. . Advertisements 15 cents per line each insertion. Terms, cash in advance. PRINTING Ruling and Binding of : all kinds neatly and promptly executed at the Star Office. FINK Horses. Thirteen new Montana Horses, just arrived. Two large pairs, and the balance fine drivers. Give- us a -cal?. For sale cheap by J. H. JONES & CO SABUDIE the Hatter has a stock of Christmas presents that are both useful and ornamental. Call and examine. ' i ; ' j NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Thomas ITelson Page, , ; T. 'M.VC. A.J Auditorium, " Wednesday. January 4. Admission 50 cents; Reserved seats free, i Box sheet at Yates' Tuesday morning; j , ; . ' - dec80 3t fr to we Printer Wanted. A YOUNG PRINTER, TO SET' TYPE AS A "TWO-THIRDER," who can handle Mann seript Copy, can obtain employment at this office. Ad dress - "STAR" OFFICE, jaa3 8t ' V Wilmington, N. C. TlieFact THAT WE HAVE SOLD HUNDREDS OF Pianos and Organs to oar best Musicians and most influential fsmflirs, is a sure sign that oar house is reliable, and that we are responsible in every way. . We offer the lowest prices on our large stock. Tea different makes to select from. ; ; i B. Van LAER'S, 408 sad 40i Nortk Fourth Stxwc If yon wish your . pianos tuned properly, send us a postal and it will be promptly done. ; janStf ' ' " " : - lr" ' : , - r ; Concord Merjo, .1, R. A. M. - SPECIAL CONVOCATIONLTHIS (TUESDAY) evening at 8 o'clock for Installation of Officers and workintheP.M. Degree, u Ry order of the M.E. High Priest. J. DICKSON MUNDS, . - jan S It - Secretary. - 1 Happy New Year TO ALL, FROM ' MISBERGER'S Life Book & Llnsic Store. altf