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VOL. LIV.-NO. 126.
WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 22, 1894.
WHOLE NO. 8,507
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OUTLINES
Washington news Congress to ad
journ next week; the President's expect
ed return to Washington; the Tariff bill.
The Western North Carolina Rail
road. Delaware Republican State
nominations. Chicago grain and
provision market. New England
mills The strike situation; more mills
shut down; the Amoskeag to resume op
erations Monday. One thousand
two hundred and sixty-two roll-calls in
a Texas Democratic conventi n. -
Peoples' Party in the Tenth Georgia
District. The Pope bad an attack
ol syncope last Sunday. The war
in Corea Japanese defeated in two en
gagements; another battle expected.
The New York Cotton Exchange
and sugar-bag cloth lot covering cotton.
Big fire at Memphis. Base
ball games yesterday. Royal Arch
Masons at Topeka, Kan Sporting
news--Corbett and Jackson at Sioux City,
low?; k :'!ing of Fletcher Ri'bhins.
New Y;;ik rackets: M cev on call
easy at 1 per cent.; with last loan at 1
per cent., and closing offered at 1
;icr cent.; cotton quiet; middling gull 7
:i 16 cents; middling uplands 6 5-16 cents;
Southern flour dull but steady; com
mon to fair extra $2.103.00; good
i choice do: $3.003.50; wheat quiet
and ic up with options, closing firm;
Nv 2 red in store and at elevator 58
t mis; afloat 59J cents; corn dull and
stronger; No. 2 at elevator 6061J
rents; afloat 6061 cents; spirits
turpentine steady and quiet at 29)-
30 cents; rosin quiet and s'.cady; com
mon to good strained $1 101 15.
Mrs. Berube, of Fitchburg, Mass.,
is 107 years old and says she wants
to live to see another Republican
President. It is sad to see this evi
dence of total depravity in one of
her age. There is no hope for her.
Ex President Harrison took his
little grajidson and went fishing.
He should continue fishing. Fishing
is a much more congenial occupation
for a man of Mr. Harrison's calibre
than running a Government like this
in troublous times like these.
Kentucky bees are finding a use
for the Mammoth Cave. They are
converting it into a great hive.
There are parts of it now through
which one must put on a diver's suit
or something of that sort to go with
impunity through the swarms that
are doing business there.
Since the Republicans of the
Roanoke, district in "Virginia have
nominated by acclamation and amid
great rejoicing, Col. Hampton Hoge
for Congress, the Republican papers
are not disposed to make any more
remarks about that red-painting trip
he took across the Continent.
The authorities of Queens county,
Long Island are levelheaded. They
have spent a good deal of money
lately in macademizing the roads,
and to protect them have passed an
ordinance requiring every wagon
weighing over 2,500 pounds loaded,
to have tires not less than three
inches wide.
There is a very large territory in
the northern part of Canada, which
has never beem exolored and was
generally supposed to be an uninhab
itable wilderness. A" young Scotch
man who has recently travelled
ihrough it with an Indian guide, re
ports that it abounds in fine timber,
and that there are great tracts of
splendid farming lands.
An extraordinary rich gold field is
reported to have been recently dis
covered in New Mexico, bordering
on the Rio Grande, which has been
explored so far about forty miles
along the river. In some of the
mines opened the ore is said to-aver
age $250 a ton and in others it runs
from $50 to $800. There is a great
rush of gold hunters from Texas,
Colorado and Missouri, about 8,000
having entered the field at last ac
counts.
The Populist party in this country
abounds in some unique statesmen,
and also in some original privates in
the ranks. Farmer Stanly, of In
diana, is one of these. He has en
tered suit against Congressman
liynum for the difference between 45
cents and $1.25 a bushel on his, two
years' crop of wheat 5,600 bushels
on the ground that Bynum said on
the stamp that if Cleveland was
elected wheat would go np to $1.25
a bushel. He now wants Mr. Bynum
to pay him the difference, but it
doesn't appear in his complaint that
Bynum seduced him by these assur
ances into voting for Cleveland.
BELLAMY FOR CONGRESS.
Bellamy will go into the Lumber
ton convention to-day with a vote
twice as large as that of any other
candidate. All that is necessary,
therefore, to insure his nomination is
for His supporters to stand by him.
If they do this, his vote will increase
with every ballot, and on the fourth
or fifth ballot he will be the nominee
of the convention.
There can be no doubt that Bel
lamy is the second choice of a large
majority of the friends of the other
candidates; and if his supporters
will "stand like a stone wall" from
start to finish, bis nomination is an
absolute certainty.
Beginning with the first ballot,
Bellamy will receive votes from
seven of the nine counties of the
District, and the aggregate will be so
large as to convince every delegate
who is looking for the strongest man
that the name of that man is John
D. Bellamy, of New Hanover.
The talk about there being any di
vision of the vote of New Hanover
county is the veriest nonsense. Her
forty-nine votes will be solid for
Bellamy "first, last and all the time."
The Democrats of New Hanover feel
that their-county is fairly entitled to
the nomination; and, in addition to
this, they feel that Bellamy is the
strongest man before the people in
the Sixth District.
New Hanover county,- which in
the halcyon days of the carpet bag
ger, gave a Republican majority of
1800, rolled up a Democratic ma
jority of 1026 for Governor in 1892.
This was a gain of nearly 2000
votes over the election of 1888, and
made New Hanover the banner
Democratic county of the Sixth
Congressional District.
Nominate Bellamy for Congress,
and New Hanover will show her ap
preciation of the honor by remain
ing where she now is, at the head of
the Democratic column.
HEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Star Choice books.
Notre Dame of Maryland.
Engeworth Board'g and Day School.
LOCAL DOTS.
Items of Interest Gathered Here
and, There and Briefly Noted.
Capt. Black's new steamboat
for the Black river trade is taking in her
machinery at a wharf near Ann street
dock.
Watch for the two ends of the
"shoestring," Mecklenburg and New
Hanover, to come together at Lumber-
ton to-day.
The Weather Bureau reports 7
feet 8 inches water in the Cape Fear
river at Fayetteville, a fall of 14 inches
since last report. .
rig
One of the largest excursions
ot the season was that of yesterday.
complimentary to the orphans from the
Odd Fellows' Home at Goldsboroon the
steamer Wilmington to South port.
The members of the Wilming
ton Division of the Naval Reserves gave
a little parting s tipper to a lew of the
Charlotte boys and the Newbern Divi
sion last night. The supper was served
by Mr. Chas. Schnibben.
The U. S. cruiser Montgomery
did not come up to the city yesterday
her commander at the last moment de
ciding not to take the risk of the vessel's
touching bottom, which might involve
unpleasant consequences.
A telegram received here yes
terday afternoon from a prominent citi
zen of Davidson College, reports two
townships of Mecklenburg county solid
tor Bellamy on the first ballot, and four
townships on the second ballot. This
includes none of the votes of Charlotte
where Bellamy is very strong. Keep
your eye on Mecklenburg.
THE WEATHER
U. s.
Dep't or Agricultvk..
Weather Bureau.
Wilmington, N. C, August 22 S
Meteorological data for twenty-fou
hours ending at 8 p. m. last night:
Maximum temperature 84: mm.
mum temperature 70.
Rainfall for the day. 0 inches Rain
fail for the month up to let- 2.73
inches.
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.
For Virginia and North Carolina, fair;
northeasterly winds
Mrs. W. E. Thomas and Miss
Mattie McDonald, of Rockingham, weie
visitors in the city yesterday.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
It Will Be Banning into Augusta Septem
ber 1 Headquarters in the Commercial
Club Building.
The Atlantic Coast Line will com
mence running into Augusta two weeks
from to-day September 1 says the
Chronicle.
All traffic arrangements have been
perfected for the entry. Yesterday Gen
eral Traffic Manager T. M. Emerson,
Freight and Passenger Agent H. M.
Emerson and Soliciting Agent R. A.
Brand. aU of the Coast Line, were in
Augusta from Wilmington. They came
here to have an interview with General
Manager T. K. Scott, of this city, of the
Georgia Road, and to secure an office in
the city.
After looking about the city they de
ded on the vacant store in the Com
mercial Club building and without delay
rented it for headquarters.
Mr. Emerson, who is a very genial
and courteous gentleman, was seen by a
Chronicle reporter and some very in
teresting information was obtained. The
gentleman said that the Coast Line had
perfected all preliminary arrangements
to start running into Augusta on the
first of next month.
The Coast Line will come to Augusta
from Denmark, S. C, 57 miles over the
South Carolina & Georgia Railroad . It
willrun its own passenger cars, which
will be one of the finesttrains run on
anyroad in the Union.
Through vestibule trains will run be
tween Augusta and New York, and a
through sleeper will be run to Macon
over the Georgia Railroad.
The new schedule has not yet been
exactly decided on. Besides the pas
senger trains, Mr. Emerson says tuey
will also run through fast freight trains
and they are going to work to change
the travel of the Macon and Middle
Georgia business from Atlanta through
Augusta. They propose to make this
city the gateway for all middle Georgia
business to and from the East. The
channel of that business is now via At
lanta, but be does not think it will be
that way much longer. The official
stated that they were going to give the
fastest and nnest service that was ever
enjoyed in this section, and in return
they expect to receive their share of the
business.
Mr. Emerson says the people and
merchants of Augusta have always felt
kindly towards the Coast Line, and they
appreciate the generous invitation which
they have received to come to Augusta.
THE GLOVE FIGHTERS
A Terriflo Contest Between Myers
and
Barron Jackson and Corbett.
Hazleton, Pa., Aug. 18. A finish
fight for $500 a side between Samuel
Myers, of New York and John Barron,
of Philadelphia, took place in a hall at
Audenried last nignt. Michael Loftus
and Thomas Mulligan, of Philadelphia,
seconded Barron, and James Doyle, of
Brooklyn and Harry Lewis, of York-
town, looked after Myers. Owen Mc-
Nally, of Girardville, was chosen referee
and Billy Kernan timekeeper. Betting
stood 3 to 5 in favor of Barron. Time
was called at 10.30. The battle which
ensued, although brief, was the most ter
rific ever witnessed in this section. Bar
ron pounded his opponent's face terribly
in the first round and succeeded in floor
ing Myers twice. The latter, however,
kept up an incessant rain of blows on
Barron's heart and with telling effect. In
the second round after a fierce inter
change ot blows. Myers caught Barron
with a terrific right-hander in the neck,
knocked him through the ropes and out.
It was nearly ten minutes before Barron
regained consciousness. Myers was de
clared the victor.
New York, August 18 Dave Fitz-
patrick. of California, who has trained
Peter Jackson for nearly every fight in
which the big dark-skinned Australian
pugilist has engaged in this country, was
asked to day bis opinion of Jackson's
chances in a contest with Corbett. Fitz
Patrick, who is a slow talker, but a iudi
cious trainer.promptly replied :"Peter cer
tainly will have an even chance. The only
thing we want is for Corbett to fight
can get Jackson in pretty good shape in
about ten weeks. He is a healthy, vie
crous man, and not very much out of
condition. Few people are aware that
Peter is always In training that is, he
does some work on a small scale. He
does not carry much superfluous flesh
His stomach islat and quite hard. Prob
ably his wind is not what it ought to be,
but this can be remedied in quick order.
Should Corbett agree to fight Jackson,
my man will weigh close on to 200
pounds; he weighs now about 220
pounds."
Froduoe Exchange.
The Board of Managers of the Pro
duce Exchange held their monthly
meeting yesterday, with the President,
Mr. W. H. Sprunt, in the chair, and Col.
Jno. H. Cantwell secretary.
Mr. W. B. Cooper was unanimously
elected a member of the Exchange.
Sixteen communications as to pro
posed legislation were read and ordered
filed for reference.
A communication from the New York
Cotton Exchange, covering one from
Liverpool, was read and a part of it was
ordered lurnished to newspapers with a
request to publish.
Mr. Paul Pearsall was requested to
confer with the Railroad Transportation
Committee in the matter of additional
accommodation on the C. C. R. R.
No "Dark Horses."
There will be no "dark horses" entered
for the Congressional sweepstakes at
Lumberton to-day. Dreamers who are
"figuring" on an "unknown" may as well
wake up to a realization of that fact.
One of the five horses that have been
training tor to-day's race will win it. and
it looks like Bellamy is the name of the
horse that will win.
M E. Church Items.
Rev. T. Page Ricaud of this city filled
the pulpit of the Methodist E. Church
at Southport last Sunday while its pas
tor, Rev. Oliver Ryder, filled that of
Grace Church in this city.
Rev. W. S. Rone will conduct the reg
ular Wednesday evening prayer meet
ing and lecture services at Grace M. E.
Church to-night.
Rev. W. C. Norman is expected to
return from his Summer's vacation the
latter part of the week and to fill his pul
pit on next Sunday.
The Advance Guard.
The following detachment, being the
advance guard of the Bellamy Brigade,
left for Lumberton on the 7.30 K. S.
train last evening:
M. Newman, W. N. Harriss, J. D.
Bellamy, Jr., S. C. Weill, W. H. Bernard,
S. H. Fishblate, J. R. Turrentine, Sr.,
T. H. McKoy. H. McClammv. W. B.
McKoy, Walker Taylor, Gerrett Walkerf
D. McEachern, D. J. Fergus, E. G.
Parmele, Wm. Weeks.
For the K. of F. Conclave.
The Atlantic Coast Line has arranged
to sell round trip tickets from Wilming
ton to Washington, D. C, on account of
the Knight of Pythias Conclave, at the
rate of $10.00. Tickets will be sold Au
gust 23rd to 28th inclusive, with final
limit Sept. 6th. The limit, however,
may be extended to September 15th, if
tickets are deposited with Joint Agent,
Basement Room No. 1,330, Washington
Post Building.
Beal Estate Site.
Messrs. Cronly & Morris sold by pub
lic auction yesterday the Bonitz Hotel
property, corner of Market and Second
streets for $6,000; No. 15 Market street
for $1,850; No. 13 Market street for
$1,312.50 and No. 104 North Water street
for $1,600. All brick buildings. The
total sale foots up $10,762.50. The
names of the purchasers were not given,
yet the Star was told that the sale was
bona fide and had been confirmed.
Sudden Death.
Grandison Torrance, a very worthy
colored, man residing on Sixth between
Walnut and Red Cross streets, in this
city, went out at an early hour yester
day morning to feed his chickens and
upon returning to his house dropped
dead. In ante bellum days he was the
property of Hon. Geo. Davis.
Beduoed Bates to Raleigh.
On account of the North Carolina Re
publican State Convention, August 80
and 31. the Seaboard Air Line will sell
round trip tickets to that point at re
duced rates. Rate from Wilmington
$6.55, rate from Maxton $5.45. Tickets
on sale August 28th, 29th and 30th, final
limit September 2nd.
The Main Body.
The main body of the Bellamy Brig
ade leaves for Lumberton on the Caro
lina Central's Congressional Clipper at
7.10 this morning. There will probably
be 250 people on the train. The dele
gates will number about 125, of which an
overwhelming majority are Bellamy men
A Mysterious Fire.
Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon fire was discovered in a house on
North Second street, between Mulberry
and Walnut, the residence of Mr. W. P.
Boney. The fire was in a bed-room
but the damage was slight, as it was
speedily extinguished. The loss is
covered by insurance. Mr. Boney and
family are absent from the city, and
have been away several day.
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the Wilmington Post
office August 22, 1894:
women's list.
A Mrs Paggie Anderson.
B Mrs Balinda Best, Miss M F Beat
tie, Mrs Wm Beery.
C Miss Sarah Cottle.
E Miss Dora Eason.
F Miss Laura Fields, Lizer Felix
Miss Lucy Ford.
H Mrs F M Hewlett, Mrs Hawes.
J Mrs Adele Jones.
L Miss Frankie Lee, Miss Hattie
Loften.
K Miss Maggie Klug.
M Mrs L McMasin, Mrs M F Mar
tin, Mrs Rose McRae.
P Miss Agnes Patrick.
R Miss M J Rassell. Mrs M J Rob
inson, No. 5 Fifth street.
S Miss Lucy Sanders.
T Mrs Fannie Taylor.
W Miss Alhe C Williams, Miss Anny
M Watson, Mrs Ellen Wilson.
men's list.
B Anguish Bryan, B J Brown, James
Brown, W Brown, J W A Blue.
C J B Carr, L G Charry.
D Rey Jno Duley, W L Davis.
E John W Ennette, Jimmie Evens,
S S Everett.
F Murphey French, Mortimer Fryar
M J Y Mason. J w McNeal.
N J L Nicholson.
O James I Opp.
S Miles Simons, Willie Sanders.
W E Wanner, Johnnie Wood.
RETURNED FROM DEAD-LETTER OFFICE
Mrs Matilda Jones, James Morse,
Henrietta Sampson.
Betsey Ellerson, George Farwell, Mrs
Lrracie, ureene Lottaine, Mary I Miner
Persons calling lor above letters will
please say advertised. If not called for
in 15 days, they will be sent to the dead
letter othce.
GEO. L. MORTON, Postmaster.
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American tncyclopaeaic Dictionary
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THE CRUISE ENDED.
Bcturn of the Monitor Nantucket and the
North Carolina Naval Reserves to Wil
mingtonFarting with the Cruiser
Montgomery-Good-bye to the South
port Girls.
Special Star Correspondence.
On Board Nantucket, Aug. 21.
The second annual cruise of the North
Carolina Naval Reseryes is over and
the boys are sorry of it. The curtain
rung down after the last act this morn
ing at 9.80 o'clock. The expenses of the
cruise were paid for by the Naval Re
serves of the State without aid from any
source or quarter, and those biave gen
tlemen who attended have learned and
received instructions in naval war
fare that will never be forgot
ten and could not have been
obtained elsewhere. Experience is the
bsst teacher, and what has been accom
plished could have never been gathered
by reading books or listening to lectures.
The North Carolina Reserves have won
for themselves praise from the
naval officers and honor and distinction
for the State of North Carolina. It is
an organization which our State
should justly feel proud of, as
we now have three organizations
in the State which can man
the guns on board a United States war
ship and hit the object fired at once out
of every two shots. This is the record
made oh the cruise just over, which is
an abundance over the record of last
year, and our home boys, the Second
Division, performed a feat without as
sistance which no State, not even New
York, has ever done. The old monitor
Nantucket, of 1860, which is in bad
condition, was rigged up and steamed
down the Cape Fear with the Wilming
ton boys in charge, from navigator,
engineers, down to seamen. When
Chief Engineer Hannon, who brought
the monitor here, turned the boat over
to the N. C. Reserves, he said, "Well, I
will unlock all of the machinery, as
there is no engineer in your State who
is able to work it." But he was mistaken,
for when one of the Reserves, Mr.
Walter Furlong was made Chief Engi
neer, he said, with the assistance of two
other Reserves (Mr. Pearsall and Mr.
Scott) he would run the boat to any
point successfully with navigator Jno. W.
Harper at the wheel, and it was done.
It was a surprise to the entire Navy De
partment at Washington, and can hardly
be believed, but she has been steamed
and run in the worst portion of the Cape
Fear.
Now all that the Keserves want is an
appropriation irom tbe state each year
to carry on the ten days training cruise
and if it may become necessary the peo
ple will find that the cash was well spent.
The tenth and closing day of the
cruise was, as all the others were, a day
of merriment and work combined. The
boys spent a most pleasant night, but
sleeping was left off the programme and
the words, "you shall not sleep," inserted
in their place. The Brigadier General
of the tin-pan brigade left Mon
day evening for Wilmington, but
before departing promoted officers
and selected and appointed men
to nil vacancies. Orders were given to
start the alarm going at twelve o'clock
sharp.
At 9.30 o ciock, alter two hours pre
paratory work, the monitor was made
ready to move, and gracefully left her
moorings and smoothly glided towards
Wilmington with the Newbern, Char
lotte, and Wilmington Reserves aboard
As the monitor left the hardy
seaman of the United States cruiser
Montgomery (while they were leaving
for sea), gave three rousing cheers for
the boys in white on board the Nan
tucket, and repeated their yell. "Ra-ra
ra, Ray-ray-ray, we are the boys of
the U. S. N. A.," and "Rip-rip-np,
Yum-yum-yum, Wilmington Nantucket."
The Nantucket" s crew responded with
three cheers and the yell which they bad
caught on to, "Ra-ra-ra, Re-re-re,
Ra-ra-ra, Re-re-re, Montgomery." As
they slowly increased the space between
them, yells of "good-by old boy" were
heard until what seemed to be every
lady in Southport, led by a crowd of
gentlemen, gave three cheers for the
Nantucket's crew. At this the boys
went wild, cheering, waving handker
chiefs and throwing hats in the air
Until the old monitor got out of sight,
the Southport girls who have been so
kind and lady-like and made the Naval
Reserves' stay so pleasant, were waiving
handkerchiefs.
Thus ended an occasion which will
ever be remembered by that noble band
of North Carolinians who attended the
cruise of 1894.
The monitor arrived at Wilmington
shortly after five o'clock. When the
wharf was reached and everything made
fast, quarters were called and as the
bovs were in line, three cheers were
given for the commander and officers,
and the three companies exchanged
cheers and departed, sorry to leave each
other.
The Charlotte bovs left for home at
7.30 o'clock.
Good-bye boys. ,The Star was glad to
see you come, and is sorry to see you go,
but we hope to meet again in 1895.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Pertinent Paragraphs Pertaining Princi
pally to People and Pointedly Printed.
Mr. Chas. P. Love has re
turned.
- Col. S. B. Taylor, of Catharine
Lake, was in the city yesterday.
Capt. Geo. M. Crapon, of the
W., N. & N. R. R., is off on a ten days'
vacation.
- Mrs. F. W. Thornton and Misses
Blanche and Lottie Thornton, of
Fayetteville, are in the city.
- Miss Pearl Wescott, who has
been visiting friends in Southport for
several weeks, has returned to the city.
- Mr. Howard Powers, of the
firm of Barlow, Dolson & Powers' Mins
trels, was a visitor at the Star office last
night.
Mr. Frank D. Alexander, of
Charlotte, who has been spending the
Summer months at Carolina Beach, re
turned home yesterday.
Messrs. W. M. Britt, Monroe;
T. P. Ricaud. lr.. Warsaw; S. Mc-
Gwigan, Lake Waccamaw; W. W. Mar
tin, Fayetteville; D. H. Scott, Hub: C
W. McCiammy, Scott's 1 1 1 11. E A.
Hawes, Pendet; T. L. Vines, Brunswick;
D. M. Flynn, Hallsboro; E. L. Stanly,
Shallote; D. H. Wallace. Wallace; C. M.
Hawkins, Raleigh; T. M. Morse, South-
port; G. R. Speight Jacksonville; E. B.
Kearney, Winston; A. M. McQueen,
Kowland, were among tbe arrivals in
the city yesterday.
SENATOR RANSOM'S PURCHASE.
The Bids and the Bidders for the Tele
graph Line Between Wilmington and
Southport.
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture,
Office of the Secretary,
Washington, D. C, Aug. 20, 1894.
Hon. M. W. Ransom, U. S. Senate:
dear sir : 1 o-day the bids were
opened for the telegraph line between
Wilmington and Southport, N. C. They
were as follows : J. R. Turrentine, Wil
mington, $330; J. W. Kates, Richmond
Va for Postal Telegraph Co., 300; J. T
Harper, Southport, $225; M. W. Ran
som, U. S. Senator from North Caro
lina, $501.
In accordance with the above state
ment the property has been awarded to
yourself, and I must congratulate your
State upon having a Senator so pro
foundly interested in their commercial
affairs, and, therefore, in their means of
inter-communication, that he is willing
to purchase an entire telegraph line him
self for the conservation ot those inter
ests, ana to tender it at once (as i am
told by Doctor Dabney you intend to
tender it) to the people of Wilmington
and Southport at the figures you have
paid for it.
1 congratulate you sincerely upon your
patriotic course in this matter, and
have no doubt that the good people
whom you so ably represent, will fully
appreciate your action in the matter.
The bill of sale will be made out to
such person or persons as you may
direct, any time before the close of this
month. Very respectfully yours.
Sterling Morton,
Secretary
Mr. r.jW, h,. reschau, vice presi
dento f the Chamber of Commerce, stated
yesterday that he had acknowledged the
receipt of Senator Ransom's letter and
told him that it would be laid before the
President of the Chamber, Col. F. W.
Kerchner, upon thelatter's return to the
citv.
departure" egretted.
The Citizens of Southport and the Naval
Reserves.
Southport, Aug. 21, 1894.
Capt. Winslffiv. Monitor Nantucket,
Commanding Naval Reserves:
MY Dear Sir: Allow me to express
my regret that your cruise on the Nan
tucket is ended, and that you and your
command must leave us to-day. The
good discipline of your ship, and the
gentlemanly behavior of the Reserves
have added much to the pleasure of our
little town, and our citizens generally
will wish you bon yoyage, and hope for
your return another year.
Sincerely, yours,
W. G. Curtis.
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS.
The F. T. L. I. Excursion to Wilmington
Death of Mr. B. T. Soanlin.
Special StarCorrespondence.
Fayetteville, N. C, August 20.
The F. I. L. I. company will carry the
largest excursion to Wilmington on
Thursday that ever left this town,
Everybody and his sister and his cousin
and his aunt will go.
Mr. R. T. Scanlin, an aged and highly
respected citizen of Fayetteville, died
suddenlyyesterday at his residence, ot
heart failure, superinduced by rneuma-
tism, with which he had been artiicted
for several years. Mr. Scanlin bad lor a
number of years been prominent in busi-
nets circles, and was universally respect
ed tor his sturdy honesty and genial
disposition. He was a member in good
standing of the Masons. Odd Fellows
and Knights of Pythias, and he will be
laid to rest with honors by these orders
this afternoon at 5 o clock. He was
about 67 years of age. A wife and step
daughter survive him. H. Eye.
Capt. A. F. McCoy.
Capt. A. F. McCoy, formerly master
of the schooner Norman, of this port,
was drowned at Pawtucket, L. I last
Wednesday. He was thirty years of
age and leaves a wife and one child, re
siding in Brooklyn, N. Y. Capt, McCoy
was well known in Wilmington and had
many friends here who lament his sad
and nntlmely death.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS
From the Jail of Pitt County All Colored
; Special Star Telegram.
Greenville, N. C, August 21.
Pitt county jail had a complete delivery
of prisoners to-day in broad davliht.
Five prisoners were at breakfast, but
when the sheriff's assistant carried their
dinner to them, he found them on the
free list. The prisoners had the liberty
of the upper corridor during tbe rlav.
bad cut through a brick wall separating
their cages from the passage, went down
to the front door and easily removed
the lock, and took their departure. All
were colored and in for minor offences
Not many months ago there was a
similar delivery.
IN TRADE CIRCLES.
A Distinct Improvt-m -n in tbe Business
Outlook-Commercial Sentiment Gene
rally More Hopeful.
The annexed extracts from the weekly
trade review ot the Philadelphia Record
will be read with interest :
The business prospect has distinctly
improved. The passage ol the Tariff bill
has removed the chief obstacle to com
mercial and industrial revival, and signs
of better business are already manifest
Additional mills and factories have
started up, distributers of manufactured
goods have begun to place orders with
increased confidence, and commercial
sentiment has generally become more
hopeful. There has been a marked in
crease in the mercantile demand for
loans. Money markets have hardened
slightly, and a further decline in sterl'ng
exchange has removed all apprehension
of gold exports. Treasury receipts have
been swollen by large payments in an
ticipation of the advance in the whiskey
tax rate; but customs revenues have
continued moderate, as importers have
delayed withdrawals pending the en
forcement of the new Tariff law. -
Cotton prices have advanced 'i of a
cent, as a result of a stronger speculative
sentiment caused by tbe Tariff settle
ment and tbe prospect of a revival of
trade in cotton goods. The current
rortward movement of cotton is small.
and exports are moderate; but Southern
advices indicate that good sales have
been made to exporters for near future
shipment. The crop prospect continues
very encouraging. Demand lor cotton
goods has moderately improved, and
while values show no recovery from re
cent quotations, there is a more general
disposition on the part of mill agents to
resist demand for further concessions.
There has been a continued good de
mand for Fall weight woollens, and
better progress has been made with the
nitial order business in Spring weights.
which had been previously delayed by
uncertainty about the tariff. The changes
in duties will not apply to manufactures
ol wool until January next: and now
that the future rates are definitely
known, so that buyers and sellers may
proceed upon a basis of confidence, a
steadily increasing demand and enlarg-
ng production mav be anticipated. Iron
and steel trade prospects have been
similarly brightened, and a more hope
ful feeling prevails; but business is still
generally confined to small lots for near
requirements. Values of crude material
are firm, but prices of finished forms of
iron and steel are weak, as a result of
the expanding output and increasing
competition between Eastern and West
ern manufacturers.
OPERA HOUSE.
Barlow,
Dolson and Powern' Minstrel ier
formanee.
The theatrical season was opened last
night at the Opera House with a success
ful presentation of Barlow, Dolson &
Powers" Minstrels. Tbe performance
was one ot-the best ever seen here, rank
ing easily, with Primrose & West. Geo.
Wilson and other well-known com
panies. This is an entirely new organization
this season and is meeting with much
deserved success.
Milton Barlow's impersonation of the
"Sycamore of the Wabash" was greatly
enjoyed; also his representation of
"Uncle Kemus."
Comedian Tom Mack, in his inimit
able jokes, recitations and side-splitting
songs, was irresistible.
As a general thing feats in equilibrium
and the twistings of contortionists are
considered commonplace, and do not
attract more than casual notice, but
Schofield in the former and Zella in the
latter were simply wonderful.
The Higgins brothers, Joseph and
William, as comedians, vocalists and
dancers, afforded much amusement and
brought forth no end of laughter.
Messrs. W. A. Ward and Howard
Powers, as interlocutors and vocalists,
endeared themselves to their hearers.
Messrs. W. Fuller and James Davis
sang several new and beautiful songs.
The evening's entertainment concluded
with "The Old-Time Country Circus,"
by Clayton and Jenkins, assisted by
"Jasper," the celebrated trick mule, who
has been seen on our stage before.
Onslow County's Convention.
The Democratic Convention of Ons
low county was held yesterday at Jack
sonville. R. Duffy was nominated tor
Representative; F. W. Hargett for
Sheriff; Charles Garock for Clerk of
Court; C. C. Morton for Register of
Deeds; Jno. F. Cox for Treasurer.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
122 and 124 W. Franklin st. , Baltimore, Md .
Eigewortli Boariing ami Day School
For young ladies will re-open Wednesday. September
SS 32d year. Mrs. H. P. LEFEBVKE,
jaly 21 2m sat wed Principal.
Notre Dame of Maryland.
QOLLEGE FOR YOUNG LADIES AND PRE-
paratory School for Young Girls, Regular and
elective Courses. Music and Art Specialties. Con
ducted by School Sisters of Notre Dame, Embla, near
Baltimore. su we r July 22 2ra