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MORNING STAR HORNING STAB, OLDEST. : Gives the Largest Quant tv 4 DAILY NEWSPAPER And Variety of Reading Matter, W RTRlCAROLINA. The Of Any Daily Newspaper In North Car din'a. hi ' Entered at U f oacoffic at WUmiDtoa, ft.C,k . h . I Second-clan Mail If attet. VOL, LVII. NO. 8 10. WILMINGTON, N. TDES DA Yi JANUARY 7; 1896. VmrrAni !mTr 'n-Ain I,'-- :-..:. ...... " -. .WJttUtJS nUr 8.al Glass in the State. JANUARY I SUN I MON llt WED I THU I FBI I SAT J 78 9 10 II jiMjJALj6j n id 19 20 21 22 23 lf 25 26 27 I 2lT 29 30 J . Port AlanmacvJaanur 7. Sun Risei. .... MO A M Sun Set. ........ .....4.. JJ04 P Day's Length.....: Jl.. 9 h 54 m Hiuh Wer at Sonthportl . . 1 04 P M High Water at Wilmington 2 47 P M - I The Wnather. U. S; Dkp't or Agriculture, Wilmington. N. C. I an! 7. A Meteorological data tor yesterday Temperature: 8 a. m., 20"; 8 p. m., 31s; maximam, 38s; minimum. 18'; mean 87". Rainfall for the day 0; rainfall tor the month np to date. T. : FORECAST FOR TO-DA' DAY. For North Carolina and Souih Caro lina, warmer; southerly winds. J The pressure has continued to rise in the middle and Northern Rocky Moon- rain districts and has fallen throughout the lake regions, the central valleys and the bautn. The area of high i pressure and its accompanying cold wave still linger on the Northern Atlantic coast. The temperature has risen slowly in all coast districts excrpt Southern New. England, and in- the Mississippi Valley and the West;- the temperature 13 now from five to twenty degrees (above the normal. Fair weather will probably continue- on the coast till Tuesday. Increasing cloudiness,' followed by rain or snow, is indicated for the Ohio valley and lower lake regions, and rain is ! indicated for the lower Mississippi valley. Fair and colder weather is indicated Missouri . for the upper Mississ'ppi and; valleys. 1 " M. OUTLINES. A. F. C. Cramer has been appointed receiver'pf the Palmetto Brewing Com- oiny. ol Charks.oi, S. C Hr-r At the close of business yesterday the gild re serve stood at 161.35 l,t 2 3. 1 The schooner Jennie C. StubCs, rom Wil mington N.C. to-Caps j Hit lien," was wrecked; the captain and rew were rescutd.ji - Tae cruiser . N-w Yrk -and probably two other vessels have been ordered to the Mediterranean to enforce Minister Terrell's demands A. upon thi Porte for immediate and lull reDiration for destruction to AmeriCin property and injury to American cut zens. . A' disoatcb received iff Loadpnj Jrotn Pretoria ; savs that Dr. Jameson has been relaased; the Em oeror of Germany assured I Dr. -Levd, Secretary of the South African Repub lie. that the Republic oald count u?on the protection of GermanyJ The a lver menof the Senate Finance Com mittee ore Dare a free coinage bill as a substitute fir, ths House bond bill, Secretary Carlisle has called lor bids for 1109,000,000 four per csnt.lcouppns cr registered bonds. A brewery and several other buildings were burned at Brunswick. Gt. Democratic mem bers of the Kentucky Senate have de cided to expel a Republicani Senatorfor very Democrat the Republicans unseat in the House, Thes Spmiards the west- claim to ' have checked! .A- ward . march of the Cuban insur gents: the - spread of the rebellion caases'great uneasines in Mkdrid. N. Y. markets: Honey on call wasq itet at 5 as oercent.; last loan at 5 and clos ing offered at 5 per cent; jcotton easy middling gulf 89 18c; middling 8 5 16c; Southern flour quiet and seadycom: DDI io extra laii 0.auiu0-.ov, guwi w choice 2.903.00; wheat spot fairly ac tive and easier; No. 2 red in store and at elevator 69Uc; afloat 71 cents; corn- - . r spot dull and firm; No. 2 at elevator Zi c; , afloat 352c: spirits turpentine steady I at 30 U30c.1 Rosin dull; strained common to good tl63J1.65 Some of the English papers are tearing the Scbomburgk map 'all to pieces, and are rasping ord Salis- bury for putting in a claim that his own Government repudiated fifty years ago. u yH' It is said that about the only po litical aspirations that Gdv. Altgeld, of Illinois, now has is to go as a del egate to the next national Democratic . .convention, to which j ne "will go equipped with a pitch fork to jab f .into Gl Cleveland j I A The new city of j Fitzgerald, founded by that Western colony in Georgia, is starting out! fight, for it has one of the neatest and sprigbtli 3t papers in the State. But the p'aper isn't starting right! for it is Re publican in politics, but hums for Georgia. - '4 -..j i . All the able bodied stadentsMn the California State University have agreed to go to work to improve the grounds ' by making new roads re pairing old ones, grading, &c4 which ts a decidedly more sensible and use f ul method of exercise than football,. Jf not quite so exciting, The town of Saluda, Indiana, has a p reacher who has a most persua sive, way of dealing with the uacon verted sinner. At an entertainment recently given for the benefit of his church, a rowdy young man who took exception to something that was done or not done, concluded he would take charge of the establish' ment and with a giog of cronies pro ceeded to make it hot for the good peaceable people there gathered, :T he parson thoughtlt was a good time to. pray, and he prayed, bat the wicked invaders heeded not ths prayers but proceeded in raising pandemonium. whereupon the good preacher de sisted from his praying, laid aside his clerical robes, stalked down into the arena, jumped on that young' man and dido c let up on him until he looked as if he had been ejected through a glass' front by a dynamite explosion. And then toe young man went to ths calaboose Tor repairsand the gang soon followed. A combina tion of piety and pluck, and prayer and punching works very well on spa tial occasions like this. Mr. John B. McMaster, Professor of History in the University of Penn--sylvania, contends in an article pub lished in the New York Times that England is not only trying to steal 30,000 more square miles from Vene zuela than she has any claim upon. bnt is really exercising squatter sov ereignty on 109,000 square miles that she has no just claim upon. ' A woman named Geese i amned into a creek' rn Pennsylvania the other day.,: with the intention of drowning herself. - She weighed 300 pounds, but floated like a goose. She didn't drown, - but she came near freezing to death before she was pulled out. , She was a goose to try that, for she ought to have known that it ii very hard to drown geese There are in the United States now about 18,000,000 men of voting age, which would give us about 9,000,000 capable of bearing arms in the event of a fracas with any other I power. J. B. and other foreigners should put this down in their note books. 77-. HEW AO VJSaTISSatBUTS. Cronly & Morris Wreck sale! Katz & Polvogt D m'tyon.tirt? p Hall & Pears all-Wholesale Irocers PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ' ; v Pertinent Parasrasha Fertainlns ' Princi pally to People and Pointedly Printed. The Star regrets to learn that Mr. S. A. Schloss is on the sick list. Mr. C H. Calvert, of Philadel phis, is in the city; a guest of The Par- cell. - Mr. G. S. Wiizht, of Philadel- delphia, was stopping at The Parcelt yes terday. ! ProL Laflin, from Asheille, was a visitof at the &tar omce last evening. Master Owen , Holmes, son of MrGibriel Holmes, is up after a long illness with fever, Mr D. D., Barber' and sister returned yesterday from a visit to rela tives at Town Greet Mr. Thos. Goocb, of Baltimore, was a v sitor in the city yesterday; regis tered at The Parcel!. Miss Mary Mobr has been re elected teacher Of the school at Middle Sound acd will resume hei'duties to day. -- Mr. Sam'l W. Westbrook, for merly of this city, but now of Pbila delphia, is in the city on a business visit. Messrs. C.McKinnon, Laurin- burz: T.A. Thomas, h. C; Alexander Newton, Teachey, were, among the ar rivals in the city yesterday. CapL John H. Sharp, Treasurer of the Seaboard Air Line, arrived here at 12.80 p. ra. Sunday, and is enjoyusg thm hocnitalitir nf his tnanv friends. He v j headquarters at Portsmouth at 8.20 this afternoon via the K. -S. The arrivals at The Orton yes terdiy were, A CM ills, New York; Thos. J M., Bell, Pailadelphia; Bruce Williams, Miss Maggie Williams. Bar gaw; Gao. E. Crabtree, New York; J S. Stewart, Philadelphia; V. J. Halpiece, Su Louis; A, Pridgeo, WiHingham. Ga. J. A. Brown, Cbadbonrn; ,M. M. Matks, Newbern; A. L. Scott and wife, Peters burg, Va.; C. H. Hodge, S. S. lerome, Kansas City Hey Frank. New 'York; R. D. Caldwell, Lumberto?; K.X. Bar rett, Florence; A. C- McKinnon, Max- ton; A. L. Roseman, I. S. De Balti more; M. Mott, Pniladslphia; Jno. F. McNair, N.X; Frank Bildwjn,Wa'shing ton, N. C; J. A. Tate. N. C; Wo. G Leduc, FayettevilleT J. T. John. John's Station; Dr. K. T. Everitt, N. C; Alex, Canfpbell,- Fayetteville; C L. Bounce Mt, Olive. City Conn. In the City Court yesterday,; Mayor Harriss presiding. Carl' Lnmke, a sailor, charged with disorderly conduct, was fioed $10. "... - - '"' . John Terry, charged with assault and battery, was artaigned. 7 After hearing the testimony in the . case, the Mayor reserved his decision until to-day at 12 o'clock noon. Bar No Otbeia. AH persons are hereby cautioned against buying copies of the bTAJt offered for sale on the streets unless, in every case, the words -For Transient Sale, are stamped on the Wrgin of the paper. Should any newsboy or carrier offer for ale a coov of the Star not so stamped he should be Dromotlv Teoorted at this 'office, -iW- :mt LOCAL DOTS. . J Items of Interest Gathered Here ' and There and. Briefly Noted. ; - There will be a meeting of the Board of Managers of the Produce Ex changeWday at noon. - ' . ' The stitge of water in . the river at Fayetteville Saodiy was 6.8 feet, a fall of 1.4 feet in 24 hoars. - . Regular meeting of the Second Regiment ' Bard this evening at 8 o'clock. A fu!I attendance is desired. To day (Tuesday) is visiting day at the Catherine Kennedy Home, where donations for this charity will be thankfully received. There will be a meeting of the Young" People's Association of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in the parlors of the Association to-night. :j . The regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce wilt-- be held Thursday, the 9.h inst., at 11 a. m., at the National Bank of Wilmington. ! Local forecast: More or less cloudy and threatening; possibly light showers or tight snow-Tnesday; light variable winds, becoming southerly. ' : j ' 5 The Rev. H." W. S. Burton, re ferred to in the Star's Raleigh letter this morning, was in Wilmington some time ago as a canvasser for the Encyclo paalia Britannicafb'ut on acccuat of some of his rascality at other psints wss discharged by the publishers. , j V - The State has renewed the op tion held by .the - North Carolina - Real Estate investment Company, of . this city, oh the swamp lands controlled by the Boaid of Edjcation. . The price is 50 cents per acre. Hon. ; Charles M. Stedmau represented the Company in the negotiations. j - Mr. Joe Walton, who is here with the Interstate Telephone workmen, while cemtng toward the city from Greenfield mill, pond Saturday evening was fired at by a crowd at the intersec tion of Front acd Marstella streets. He ran and made his escape although sev eral bnliets followed. He did not know his assailants. " f KNIGHTS OF yYH'A3. Pablto Xostallation of Omsera at the j Opera Hoeat T.-morrow KlRht. The Committee on Public Installation of Knights of Pythias met last night alter the adj lurnment cf Stonewall Lodge and perfected arrangements for a public installation of the officers ot the four lodges Stonewall, Clarendon, Ger mania and Jefferson to take place in the Opera Heme to-morrow (Wednes day) eyening." . All members ot the order will rceet at CaStle Hall at 7.80 o'ejpek p. m. acd march in a body to the Opera House. b Vance Division U. R. K. of P. will act as escort to the grand officers and members of the order. The Opera House will be handsomely decorated with evergreens and flowers. The Music Committee, under the direction of H. E. Bonitx. James W Monroe and. O. M( Filly aw, have ar ranged a most elegant programme,wbich will no doubt prove to be mosterjiy- able. Mr. J. G. L Gieschen, of the Collation Committee, has made ar rangements for the entertainment of the - Grand . Chancellor at the seashore. A special car will be provi ded for all Koights, and on reaching WrightsviUe an oyster roast 7 will be served to all. -- j The following grand officers were lap- potted by the Installation Committee: Grand Chancellor Charles A. Webb, Ashcvillel N. C. Grand Vice Chancellor Washington Catlett. Grand Prelate Thos. W. Strange. Grand, K. of R. and S John H. Haar. G and M. ol E. O. M. Fillyaw. Grand Master of Arms J. J. Hopkins. Grand I. G W. E.' Perdue Grand O. G. C, F. VonCampen. Grand Marshals Walker Taylor, Jas. W. Monroe, W. H. Yopp and. Henry T. Dult. BY RIVER AND RAIL. Beeeipts . of Havtl Stores and Cotton ,--7 7 7 Teaterday. Wilmington & Weldon R. R. 21 bales cotton, 4 casks spirits turpentine, 82tbbls rosin. 18 bbls tar, 7 bbls crude turpentine. ; Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta R. R. 68 bales cotton. 87 casks spirits tur- pentine.,157 bbls rosin, 62 bbls tar. Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley R. R. 5 bales cottoq.51 casks spirits turpentine. 842 bbls rostq, 22 bbls tar. Steamer Fratk Sessoms 3 bales cot ton. 19 casks spirits turpentine, 77 bbls rosin, 80 bbls tar. ! Total receipts Cotton, 87 bales; spirits turpentine. 111. casks; rosin,. 684 bbls; tar, 123 bbls; crude turpentine, 75 bbl. Tan6al ol Mtae Mary Polk Davit. The funeral services over the remains of Miss Mary Polk Davis held last Sun day afternoon at. St. James' cburcb, were attended by a large number of people The floral offerings were beautiful. Rev. pr. Strange, the rector, was asais'.ed by Rev. Dr. Watson, bishop of the diccese in conducting the solemn and impressive service. -A long funeral cortege fo: lowed the hearse to Oakdale, where the interment took place. - The pal -bearers wert: Honorary Messrs. Charles Elliott and E. Payson Willard. Active R Beverlv Mason. W. D. McMillan, lr., S W. Vick, Clarence -French, Pride Thomas.and John C. James, faneral of the Iiate'Iiorecsi dl LoretiJ. The funeral of the i late Lorenzo di Lorenzo, who died suddenly ' Saturday tight at the "City Hospital, took ptace Sunday afternoon and was attended by a large number ot Odd Fellows, of which order the deceased was a member. The pall-bearers were Messrs. D. D. Morrill F. B. Rice. J. W. Gae. f. T. Hawkins. ohn Gordon, E. Tata Bbwden. i B0ABB OF ALDM. 7 Bsgolar Monthly Meetinc-Bepnt of Com- snltteea Vrtou Matter Diaousaed The Water Works Company floored by Alderman Cameron Liability of 4he ; Srraet Bulway .Co. tor Damage to Property." ; 7': . '-77;.;v The Board of Aldermen met last ntght in regular monthly session. Present Mayor Harriss, Alderpen Mauader, H cks, VonGiahn, Cameron, Northrop,- Springer and Walker. After the Treading of the minutes of the last meeting : by Secretary Rice, which were approved, the report s cf the various committees were called for.; Alderman Northrop, of the Streets and Wharves Committee; reported that ballast bad been placed 7a becond street, and grading was being pushed On Second and Third streets, and Fourth street bad -been worked on between Market and Grace streets, and that the shelling ofsome of the thoroughfares had been postponed until the grading was finished.. 7: - ... j -.. - 7: Alderman VonGiahn reported that the Fire Committee had instructed Chief : .A . Newman to discontinue ' the use of boxes with keys to prevent false alarms being sent in, and had advertised the Cape Fear engine house for sale, so as to get funds to build g house in a better lo cation. ' - '". -7.- ; -7-7 Alderman Maunder, of the Hospital Committee, reported that he had in spected the building and everything was in good order. ! Mr. Herbert McClammy effsred a pe-. tttion to build a bridge over Fifth street, across the A. C. L. tracks, which was numerously signed. Alderman Walker favored it, and upon . motion of Alder man Northrop it was referred to the Streets and Wharves Committee. Alderman Springer, with remarks, of fered an amendment to Section 7 of the Tax Ordinance, to have the word March inserted in each instance where the word February occurred, thus extending the payment of taxes one month It was carried. ' . - . The Mayor stated that the City Attor ney gave as h:s opinion that the Wil mington Street Railway Company was responsible for the damage done to Mrs. Frank Darby's property, corner cf Water and Castle streets. 7 Alderman Hicks said that Manager Gouverneur would give his answer be fore the next meeting of the Board. Upon motion of Alderman Northrop, Capt. R O. Grant, of the Stfacoast rail road, was instructed to put a new cross ing where . their tracks cross Mai ket street at Tenth, as the one there now is in very bad condition. - 1 ' The Superintendent of Health's re port for the past ix months was read, showing the city to be in good condition and that twenty cases of scarlet fever had been Isolated during that time. Treasurer Rice's official report Was read, showing a balance of $37,400.27 in the Treasury. A bill from Mrs. Jane Sbeebaa for feeding sailors at. eight cents apiece per meal, amcuating to $3 60. was re ferred to the Finance Committee. Mayor Harriss spoke of the Gamewell Fire Alarm System offering to put in a police patrol electrical system for i 500 with hf teen boxes and give time in which to pay the amount, and a communica tion was read reciting the offer and con ditions. ' ." Alderman Northrop said 'the city would save money by investing in it. Alderman Springer said it was a good thing but the city could not affjrd to in vest at present, t It was laid over. Alderman Springer, after explaining, moved to allow the ex-Mayor $33.50 cost in the case against him as Mayor of the city, sued out by Beverly Scott. Ii, was carrtea, trie uoara ct Auait ana Finance concurring. Alderman Hicks moved to rescind the ordinance compelling the Mavor to countersign all checks made by the City Treasurer, as it was useless, he being a bonded officer and bis bondsmen being responsible. Alderman Cameron made, an appeal for water m the Fifth -ward, showing the damage and loss of property by fire owing to the small water supply, scoring the Clarendon Water Works Company for their inefficiency and said that the city had better throw up its contract with them as it was not carried out. He ' also said 7 his ward lacked prcpir police protection and should secede from the city, or quit paying taxes.,,,.-... '.J. Aldermen "Maunder and Von Glahn both said: the water works pressure down - town was'extremely 1 weak, and upcii motion cf Alderman Hicks, committee composed of j Aldermen Von Glahn, Cameron and the Mayor was appointed to confer! with the Water Works Company. Alderman Northrop said! he would get bids in a few days to haye the $5CQ appropriation spent over the; railroad on street improvements. Alderman Maucder said he could buy granite peebles for.paving purposis for $1.75 per ton and asked the cost of the shell, which was 4J cents a bushel Alderman Walker asked; that Fifth street between Swann and Nixon be repaired in front of Mt. Zion Church Referred to the Streets and Wharves Committee. Hook and Ladder Bo. 1. I : At the regular montniy meeting o: Wilmington Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, held last night, the following offi cers were elected - for the ensuing year; viz: ' President N. H. Quince. Vice President-rS. W. Vick. Secretary ' and Treasurer H. B Pescbau. 7.- ' Foreman W. M. Atkinson. - First Assistant Foreman E. H. Man son. ;'7'7-:;7:" ,7:7": vf Second Assistant Foreman J. S. Wil liams. - i 7 First Axeman Fred Griffith. Second Axeman S.JTSprlnger. 7 Third Axeman E. J. Wpodward Fourth Axeman T, C. DcRosset. . CRIMIKAL COURT. Pint - Day of the January Term-Grand Jiiry A Knmbar of !sunmlaaton.777: The Circuit Criminal Coutt for-NeV rlanover: county convened yesterday at 10 a. m, in the coort hcuss here. Hon. P. Meares ts the Judge presiding. M. C. Richardson. E:q., solicitor, and Mr. W. R. French clerk. - s The grand jury was drawn and em panelled ai follows; H. M. Foard (fore man), W;T. Harker. Jr., J. W. Holmes, W. H. Wad d ell, H. A. Burr, J. E. Boy Ian, I. D. Capps, Nicholas Morris. E. G. Yopp, E. H. Davis,7j. H, Hewlett, C J3. Jones, J. W. Sbeppard. J. B. Newkirk, McFayden,-J.- W. McCartney, Thos. W. Green, T. E. Burnett. The following cases were disposed of State vs. Lou Campbell, asjautt and battery with a deadly weapon. Dj fendant submitted and judgment sus pended On payment 0 costs. Sate vs. Peter Smith, assault and battery with a deadly weapon. Defend ant submitted ' and was fined $10 and costs. ; .-77 - .State vs. Jerry ' Nichols, assault and battery with a deadly weapon. Nol- j prossed. i ' ". - State against Jdo. A. Elliott, carrying concealed weapon. Defendant submit ted and j judgment was suspended on payment of costs. - : ' .' S.ate vs. Jas. Green, trespass. De fendant submitted and judgment was suspended on payment of costs. - State vs. Tnos. Lane, carrying con cealed weapon. Defendant . submitted and judgment was suspended. State vs. Monroe Toomer. carrying concealed weapon. Defendant submit ted and judgment .was suspended. ; State vs. Monroe Toomer. resisting an officer in the discharge of his duty. bomer is the man who took Officer rank Toomer's club away from him and used It on the officer's head when Officer Toomer tried to arrest him at Front street market house last Decem ber. He was fined $20 and costs, hav ing submitted. 7- State vs. Edward Roderick (whiu), re- sisting an officer in the discharge of his duty. "Defendant submitted and was fined $5 and costs, and the County Com-" missioners were authorized to hire him bat until the fine and'eosts are paid. State va Edward Roderick (whit), nuisance. Judgment suspended on pay ment of costs. State vs. Wm. Connor, assault and battery with a deadly weapon. Defend ant submitted. Sentenced to twelve months in the State penitentiary. State vs. Wm. Connor, carrying con cealed weapon. Defendant submitted and judgment was suspended, . . State vs. Philander Hill, larceny of a bolt of cloth from , S. & B. Solomon. Verdict guilty. V7 The grand jury brought in a true bill against Mrs. Alice Hardison for abduc tion, Mrs. Hardison was tried before Justice McGowan November 12 last, on the same charge and was discharged. Mrs.. Hardison is to be tried for the ab duction of her own child, which, she says, she gave to Mrs. Mary Ann Elixa King to care for until she was able to support' it. Mrs. King claims that Mrs. Hardisoo) gave her the child and wilfully abandoned it. Mrs. King refusing to give the child, up when Mrs. Haidison asked fori Mrs.. Hardison took the child. The case is set for Thursday at 10 o'clock. Herbert McClammy, Esq., appears for the defendant and Mr. C P. Lockey lor the State . with Solicitor Richardson. At 5 80 p. m. the Court took a recess until 10 O'clock this morning. County Cpmmluionera' Meeting. The Board of County Commissioners met yesterday, in regular monthly , ses sion. Present,- Messrs. , H. A. Bagg (chairman), E. L. Pearce, B. S. Mont- ford, J. C. Stevenson. Treasurer VanAmringe submitted his report for December, showing balance on hand,!Tan, 1st, 1893. $14,877.42. - Register of Deeds Haar submitted his report, showing that he had issued 81 marriage licenses during ths month of December, ana exhibited receipt from the treasurer for $59.85, fees for the county for November and U;cembef 1895. 7 1 " ' i Upon application, J. T. Piatt was ex empted from jury duty, he being fore man of the Wilmington Iron Works. On motion, the' Board exempted the property of Rev. Morrelle for taxes on account of said property being used exclusively for school purposes. Coupons amcuumg to sittuo, re deemed and cancelled, were destroyed in the presence of the Board W. M. 'Hansley was appointed special surveiortto survey lands entered; by C. H. Alexander. . L. D. 'Cherry was appointed special surveyor to survey lands entered by Hill Burgwin ln Cape Fear township. After correcting sundry errors in tax lists the Baard adjourned, subject to call of the chairman. Charged With Xoeandiaryum. 7 Ed. Hines, colored, was arraigned be fore Justices Gerrit Walker and J. M McGowan yesterday on the charge of haying set fire to and burned an uninhab ited tenant bouse on Porter's Neck plan tation last Christmas morning. Mr. Wil liam'L. Smith appeared for the State and Mr.. Herbert McClammy for the de fence. The evidence- not being of i conclusive character the defendant was discharged. Snoyolopaxlla Bncannioa. ' The Star Briunnica Department still filling orders for the Encyclopaedia Britannlca. This is the latest and best edition of this great work. Issued in. 25 volumes, bound in cloth or sheep. For full particulars read announcement on third page, or inquire at the Star office If there is anything you want, ad vertise for it. Is there anything yon don't J want? Advertise it in the. Business Locals of the Star. One cent a word. Bnt no. ad. taken for ess than 20 cents. . , . tf RALEIGH NEWS LETTER. BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY DECEIVED AND DESERTED ' Bey. H. ,W. B. Burton a Talsf and Swin dler Criminal Conzt Mrs. ArrlDRton'a Caao A Hew Frcesaa of Sxtraettc Oil VronCPeanata Tbs Ciold JBoas Bapttat UniTitratty Whiskey SiatlUery Beiasd. Star Correspondence Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 6, 1896. The Criminal Court did not open un til noon, owing to they fact that Judge Mclver was unable: to reach Raleigh earlier. The cases against Chief Cletk Brown, of the House.'and Satterfield comes up for trial at this term.. As will be remembered, they are indicted for fraudulently enrolling and permitted to be enrolled, the law known as the As- ignment Act, when it had never! really received a majority of votes. The case. has been set for Thursday. 7 ; 7 , : r- Mrs. Arrineton recently wrote Solici tor Pou a letter. In which she placed a tbreatover the youog solicitor's 'head, so to to speak, if ne prosecuted the case against her.. Mr. Pou is not the kind of man who runs. Thi3 term of court wilt not be a very prolonged one. The matter of the alleged shortage on the part of either the ex-County Super' intended of, Public Instruction, Mr. Chappel.or the County Treasurer, comes ap to-day before the Board of Coun y Commissioners. . . Last March Rev. H. W. E. Burton, so- called, a young man of easy acquain tance and pleasicg address, met Miss Florence Love ot tnis city in Statesviile, where she was visiting her uncle, Rev. I. S. f ones, of the Biptist Church there. Rev." Burton courted Miss Love three days only, and an engagement resaltted. A few-days afterwards the couple was married in this city. Burton imposed on tne credulity ot Tthe churches here,. preaching at Christian, Methcdist, and Baptist Churches. "Rev." Burton left with hs wiieand soon after the depar ture, no more was heard by Miss Love's firmly frdm either of the parties Two days before Christmas Mr. Love learned that Burton was in jut in Metropolis, Il linois, and htsdaugnter without support. Mr. Love sent bis son to Illinois and be has .just returned with Mrs. Burton. Barton is an impostor of 7 the blackest vaiiity. It has been his method to swindle church people to make a living. Seven charges are preferred against him in Metropolis and the least of these is horse stealing. It is said that Barton has two other wives. Tnis cannot be. verified, if true. He evidently has a still blacker record, as he has never told his wife of his birthplace and claimed to have no pirents. ' Burton s crimes . extend all through Illinois and other- Western States. It is a pitiful story the ycung lady, who was only seventeen years old when married and extremely beautiful, has to tell her parents.. She will soon be a mother. Burron borrowed nume rous sums in North Carolina. Prof. Yf. E. Weathef ly, of PittstUrg, a., who was once connected With the Agricultural and Mechanical 1 College here, and a son in-law of Marshal O. J. Carroll, is the inventor of a process whereby oil can be extracted from pea nuts at a minimum cost, wmctr is equally advantageous to consumer and manufacturer. Besides the on in the nuts, human 'ood is manufactured by this process from the residue alter the extraction of the oil. Mr.' Carroll and Prof. Weatherly met a com- miitee xtl business men in Norfolk Saturday to consider, a proposition to locate a factory there. It is proposed to put 140,000 in the equipment ot the fac tory. The bulk of this is already sub scribed by wealthy fYtsburgers. A good number ot skaters are taking advantage of the Irczen streams and ponds. . bast year the water works pond was the favorite resort for skaters, but this has been drawn iff. Most of the ici is rough and prevents rood sport. The directors ol tne Y. M. c A. are making a canvass for funds on which to run the order for another year, They have met with poor success so far. Rev. O.L. Siringfield, financial agent of the Baptist University, did well in bis canvass, in Carteret . county, Mrs. Bill, widow of the late D. Belt, cave $500. Fifty-tncusand dollars has been subscribed so far. The amount desired is $200,000, - The amount of damage done by the Rutcerfordton fire was $18 500. Insur ance was only $1,850. Deputy Collector Pickard reports the seizure of a government distillery at Burlington.: Three barrels of corn whis key belonging to H. n, Willis were taken. The seizure was mace because there was no . bond on the warehouse and also because the warehouse had been tampered With. . ' j Mr. W. F. Howland, -who has had charge of the brandy department in the revenue omce here, left for Wilmington to-day, which place he makes bis home. Mr. Howland has been appointed field deputy. He succeeds Mr. D. H. Wal lace, who has taken a position with a Northern firm. 7 : j The temperature this morning js hov ering very close to the zero mark. 1 It is. the coldest day of the cold snap, i The clouds are heavy and the chances are lor a Dig snow, j - COTTON, WHEAT AND STOCKS. Markets Depressed by ths Unfavorable financial sod Poli'ioil On'lock. Special Star Telegram . NkwYork, January 6. The Cotton Market has ruled dull with, little or no animation. Early in the day .Liverpool bought to a moderate extent. Sfiort selling subsequently, caused a slight re action. Room trading comprises a large proportion of current speculation.' Re ceipts throughout the South are light ana under lair auspices should encour age the bull element; but the general unfavorable financial and political out look dampens the ardor ct even the most sanguine advocate of higher prices. . The wneat situation is simply a repe tition ot the condition ot the cotton market. A decline of Y dents was re corded to-day, owing to the demoraliza tion of the Stock Market and little or no decrease in the visible supply and a slack demand for 7 European account, However, the extremely low figures ruling will unquestionably invite, good substantial support ana nigner prices. The Stock Market towards .the end of the session was extravagantly hammered bv brokers, principally identified with Mr. James R. geene, and room traders qutckly came to the rescue and offered prices down, and the closing quotations suggest another "Waterloo" in the way ot panicky rccoras. v - : '7 CROLIUS & CO. ' Housekeepers who want servants I are in the habit of supplying their needs from the Star s want column. Are you looking for a situation? The Star's want column will bring you - the best results. One cent a' word. But no ad. taken for less t,nan zui cents, -.miy y POSITION OF COTTON. : Sx'ruta from Letter t Latban, Alexaa- 1 v - der ft Co. of .nnary A h. -. -, We have the pleasure to- submit for .your information the following compar ative pcsition d cotton and prices on January 8d for the past four years. . - , ," . - a The total visible supply of cotton in the world is 778 602 bales less than last year,5Sl,ai2 bales less than in 1804, and 819 267 Ooles less than in 1E93. The amount of cotton that has been marketed of this year's crop is 2,091,168 baes ljtss than last year, 570,645 bales less man in 1894, and 145,283 bales more than in 1893. - The exports this vear are 1.870.091 bales less than last year, 663,083 bales less than in 1894, and 139.75S bales lets tbaninl893. - r The stock in United States ports Is 203,839 less than last year, 193.18s bales less than in 18?4, acd 83.085 bales less than in 1893. r s . The price of cotton Is now 2.69 cents dearer than last year, 017 cents dearer than, in 1894, acd 1.65 cents cheaper than in 1893 for March contracts.. The amount of cotton that has been marketed from September 1st to January 1st (four months) for the cotton years mentioned below, was as follows: 1896: 4 931.870; 1895. 6.994.673; 1894. 5,466,092. 1893,4.790.455. ' - The amount, therefore, that has ccme into sight this year to January 1st is 2.- 062 803 bales less than last year, 534,222 oaies less than in 189i, and,, 141,415 bales more than in 1893. The average percentage -of the total crop marketed by January 1st f jr the past ten years has been 72.42 per cent.. and if the 4,931.870 bales that has come into sight to January 1st should prove to be 7242 percent, of this crop, the ac tual total crop for 1895-96 would be 6 -810,093 bales. 7 Our advices from all the Southern States continue to report rapid ship ment Of cotton to market, and that the amount remaining in the hands of plant ers, is less than for many years at like date. Since November 80th. the date of our Jist circular letter, the price of cotton has declined about 60 points, nearly half of which has been recovered. In face of the apprehension cf war with England, which caused a panic and neavy depreciation in securities of all kinds and other adverse influences, 'we think the price of cotton held up re markably well. 7 Mothing but a widespread opinion that cotton was cheap at current, prices and the inherent strength of its statistical -position could have supported it against the violent disturbances in the. monetary world. . .' . . ;.....J"." Holiday receipts were unexpectedly large acd that alone might have induced more than half ot the decline that oc curred. . -i v ' The holders of cotton have cause to congratulate themselves on the way it nas stocd the storm, and now that Americans far and wide have voiced their endorsement cf the President's pa triotic and dignified message, and the recent scare ta sp-culative and financial circles seems to have been without any adequate cause, the" indications are that prices lor cotton and business generally will improve materially with the new year. Old newspapers may be had at the Star office for 15 cents per hun dred or $1.25 per thousand. They are suitable for wrapping paper; and add much to the durability of carpets when placed under them. - $EW ADVERTISEMENTS. ' M,'CROirLY, Auctioneer. By CRONLY A MORRIS. WRECK SALE. QN THURSDAY KIXT, 9TH IMST., AT II A. If., we will Mil oa Calder's wharf (between Orange acd Ann streets), uad r inspection of the Fort .Wardens and Agent of the Uoderwri er?, the HULL with standing RIGGING a'Uched, of the Schooner CLYDE, of Baltimore, Md.,415 7100 tons, as she now he ahore near Li' tie Riv r tear, and at same time and p'ace the cargo of Knelt la said Schooner, orgii ally 10) ' ions, and Immediately thereafter all OAlt,, KIWjIBU, ABtHUKS, chains and bua i ana all materials taved trom raid scnoocer. S.H. s MATCHLESS REDUCTIONS SUITS AND- The blame is on the weather. We acknowledge the corn. We are overstocked. Nothing left to do but to slash into the prices and com- pel you men to buy 1 We are going to do it at once now. The center of Clothing selling will be here in this Store for the next two weeks if the lowest prices ever heard of for FINE CLOTHING count fot any thingand they will. Opportunities Don t last . forever, they come and go. A Bargain Is an opportunity. y oh must take it quickly or miss it forever. Don't blame us if you come too late. S. H. Fi KING CLOTHIER. Fshb ae t)VERCOATS. shblale NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Don!t You Tire ot the Word Bargains" atT'mes? Storekeepers seem to - lo,ve it. , Everything is a "Bargain" until you " " look at the purchase at heme. We are trying to get along withoat using - ' . ... . -t . Z- this universal word. We don't say - anything about the- following specials. You can read then ceme and judge lor yourself. Dress Goods. One lot -60 pieces Dress Goods worth . i - 85c to 40c, will be sacrificed at '-"' 25c Per Yaid. . One lot 60 pieces; consisting of nearly all our 50c goods will be sold at - " ...'. v 37 1-2 Cents. One lot 40c pieces, new styles, worth 59c to 79c, must be sold out at 50c. Per Yard. Jackets and Gapes. The balance of our Stock of Ladies' and Misses' w ;carps Will be sold at reduced prices. We have a well selected stock of . Astracan Jackets and Capes. iv Also a full line ot flush and Valour Capes. Prices guaranteed the Lowest. Carpets and Uatdogs. . - We hve just received $ fty Rolls of batting from 10 to 40c per yard. We guarantee our prices -the' lowest, styles the newest Look at our NEW CARPETS ' before purchasing. - ; Have just received a new Hoe of Velvets, Three-Ply. Albany, Napier and Coco Mat- ting, Striped and Plato. Window Shades v - "7 - Made to order, the most complete Stock in the State. Largest assortment of all kinds "of Bugs in the City. Katz & PoW, Ho 9 Hurlii Front SL, iaaTtf Hall Rearsall,- Wholesale Grocers " aiiiCoiniiaioii Mercnants, Offero the trade the advantages of HEAVY STOCKS LOW PRICES, - SUPERIOR FACILITIES Call on them or write for price and samples. D&W - janTtf 'i ' 737; ' l : u 1 -1 - f V", . -. ..;r;. ...f:" -m: - - '773'-7iA'P 5