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THE 1I0BKIHQ STAB DECEIVES THE TELEGRAPHIC EEJPOBTS OF THE UNITED PRESS '.' AND The Southern Associated Press. VOL, LVII. NO. 132. X a tend at the Potoffice at Wilmington. N C i Second-class Mai Matter. " ' 7 1-m NING TAR i - ; ; 'he rionimiG stab; THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA.' WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1896. i ' : - ' I m 1 - ' ' ' , . ;TPMB m 3: 6 r yri 9 g 2 3j7gTrj Governor Evans, of South Caro Una, says that " while whiskey is dis tilled in North I Carolina the South w..v..UB uiiu4c; win nave it law or no law. This shows that the South Carolina drinker has more discrimi nating judgment in exhilarants than some people suppose, and that' he M knws the right; kind of stuff when. H ne Sets outside of it; t I There are great possibilities in the Georgia negro, j One of them saved a fifty five pound watermelon by burying it in cotton seed, aridcele bratedthe event the-other day by eating the melon rind and all unas sisted.. At last accounts he was still auve and had not lost his for watermelons. WHOLE NO. 8.991 The Only Six-Dollar Daily of its ' Class in the State. PARAGRAPHS appetite Port AlsnauKc February as. Sun Rises.. e.89 A M Sun 5ets.. . 5 49 P V Day$UnKth........v 11 n 10 m High Water at Southport ... 608 A M High Water at Wilmington 7 51AM I lee Weather. U. S. Dsp't of Agriculture. V Weather Bureau, i Wilmington. N. C. Feb. 25. Meteorological data lor yesterday: Temperature: 8 a. m.. 46; 8 p. m.,48, ; maximum. 58"; minimum. 44; mean 49. Rainfall for the dav, .09; rainfall lor the month : up to date. 4 C4 FORECAST FOR TO-DAY. For North Carolina: Fair; westerly ' winds. . Tee north-eastern storm area has passed to sea and- a new one has ap peared in the western portion. Tne pressure is still high in the south-west ern half of the country, and a belt of high pressure stretches westward across the lakes. It is clouly in the upper Oaio Valley and lower" Lake region, and a fe snow flurries have fallen in that section. The cloudless has diminished on the Middle Atlantic and Gulf coasts. General fair weather is indicated for Tuesday in all parts of the country. Cloudiness will diminish in the North east and on the Gulf coast and increase in the Northwest. Lower t-mperature is indicated, for the New Eoglandand the Middle Atlantic States, There will be little change in the thermometer in the South. ouTli "fcS. A bill granting a pensioa of $100 per month to the widow of the late Secre tary of State, Walter Q. Gresham. was. pisseq oy the Senate. The Naval J Committee of the Hcuse are disrusin the number of battleships and torpedo boats that should be provided for in the Ndval Appropriation bill. - The Treasury gold reierve, at1 the close of business yesterday stood at $106 749- 757- -The crew -el the' schooner Herman B. Oitfen were picked up from two small boats' tff Cape Lookout by , the steamer " Larapascs and carried to New York; the schooner struck on Lookout shoals and sunk. It is stated that the British Government has entered into negotiations with France upon thcs'ubj ict of the evacuation of Ejypt- - Byrd Simmons, a small boy, was accidently shot by a playmate at Rjcky Mount. N. C. Cuban sympathizers io K:y West, Florida, bad a grand torchlight procession yesterday evening. Senator Tillman savs th oniihrc in his speech .''neither add to nor take from the arguments or facts as presented," which being a fact the epithets were entirely useless, and as they impaired the dignity of the ar gument and added nothing to the force of the facts they might have been omitted, j A New Haven man has invented a chicken-picking machine. Pshaw, we have chicken pickers down this way who can pick more chickens in fifteen minutes on a dark night than this machine would in half a day, and they'll find the chickens, too, which this machine will not. " It is said that a carrier pigeon .turned loose by explorer Nansen brought a few weeks ago to his wife in Sweden the happy intelligence that her husband was sate and well and at that time not far from the North Pole, which it is reported he has since discovered. - Mr. Josepn H. Shoate,-of New York, Is one of the unsophisticated denizens of f his country who is proud to say that he never played a game of poker, never attended a horse race, and never rode on a free pass. Yet he does not aspire to pass tor an angel. , Miss Pullman, daughter of the palace car man, has a good job. She gets $10,000 a year for putting the finishing touch on her father's cars. Sne furnishes names for them, and is looked upon as an artist in that line who; has made a name for herself. - - . . Things are .coming to J. Pierpont Morgan these days. He not only got $38,000,000 of the . present issue of Government bonds, but , also drew first prizes a : the dog show in New York, which will confirm some peo ple In the opinion that he is a pretty big dog. j . Pertinent PamnaBha Pertaining Prlnoi Pallr to People and Pointedly Printed. Mr. Robt. I. Katz leaves this morning for an extended visit North. Rev.- Dr. G. D. Bernheim, of this city, is taking in the Newbern Fair. Mr. G. W. Horsey, of Philadel phia. Pa., was a guest of The Purcell yesterday. Mr. John Maunder is back in his old position with the Wilmington Iron Works. , Mr. E. A Farrior, of Kenans ville, was in the city yesterday, stopping at The Purcell. Mr. B. W. Newkirk has return ed to his old position with the Navassa Guano Company. Mr. A. D. Ward, of Newbern, was a visitor in the city yesterday, regis tered at The Purcell. Col. Jno. C. Tipton, editor of the Rutherfordton Democrat, is in the city, a guest of Col. Roger Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Englehardt Rehder, of Rocky Mount, who have been visiting relatives in this city, have re turned home. Mr. J. E. Montague has re turned from an extended Southern tour. while away he attended the "Mardi Gras" at New Orleans. I Capt. E. M. Pace, a prominent tobacco warehouse owner of Greenville, N. C, passed through the city last night ROing to Marion. S. C. where he will en ter into the same business. Messrs. J. E. Brugen, Washing ton; S F. Craig. South port; E. Mcfcre. Burgaw; H. Bowden. Warsaw; W. S. Alford, Selkirk. S. C; L. P. Barnuy, Clinton, were among the arrivals in the city yesterday. At the meeting of the Epworth League if Grace M E. Church last Tues day evening, &Cr. W. M. Poisson was elected first Vice President to fill a va cancy and has charge of the Christian effort department of the league Mr. F. A. Bissinger, for several years a member of tbe firm bf Dingel hoef & Bissinger, of Winston N. C. has returned to his old home antj taken the position of fljor manager in the dry goods house of C. W. Polvogt & Co. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Polvogt are now in New York, where they will re main about ten days. During that time Mr. Polvogt will purchase a complete stock of goods for tbe new firm of C. W. Polvogt & Co., succsssori to Katz & Polvogt. Maxton Scottish Chief: "Messrs. Ba'dwin & Lewiaare the managers of the Maxton Sash & Door Co., succeed ing C..F. Lawler as operator of the wood work shops. These gentlemen have a practical experience in their trade, gained in the works of Fore ft Foster, of Wil mington, N. C." DEATH QF HOJf. GE0&QE DAVIS. rb7 l WAKE. SUPERIOR COURT the multitude or practicing the wiles of the demagogue. i The New York Times heads an editorial on the rumor that Eagland will arbitrate j the Venezuelan ques tion directly with this country, vNon Possumus," by which, freely trans lated, it means that we can't let England play possum wirh us. , A revolution has broaen ut in Nicaragua and President Zelaya - is Slid to have d:cUred himself Dic- tator, Tne Kentucky Legislature is still ballo ting for U. S. Senator. a desperado; who went to a logging camp in Florida to clean it out was killed by the employes. : - -The en tire.Mitche 1 (South Dakota) Mail du fit was taken into the s reet andpus lcly burned by -a body of business men. , Four children were burned,- three 'of them fatally, by the explosion of a kero sene lamp at Canton, Md. Two firms in Bill i more, Md , make an as signment. Corbet has accepted the offer of a. purse of $8 000 from the Bolingbroke Club, of London, to be Contested for by himself and Fiizsim mons.; The misery and sickness among the . Armenian refugees at Ziitoua is said to be inconceiva ble. p v New York markets; Money on call easy at 84 per cent., last loan at 3r closing offered at 3; cotton 'dull; middling gulf 8$; mid dling 7C; Southern flour dull and . steady; common to extra fair $2.40 . 3 00; good to choice 8.30; wheat spot . more" active and firmer; n.'2 red in store and at elevator 8380c; afloat l815c; spirits turpentine quiet and steady at. 29i29c; -rosin quiet and firm; strained common to $ir62Vs$1.65. , A schoolboy in Long Island, N. Y City, has challenged the Mayor of that burg to a competitive civil ser vice examination. That Wasn't very civil in the boy, but if we were there we would bet on him if the Mayor entered the ring. The bicycle builders of this coun try expect tojmakeand sefi 2,000,000 of wheels this year at an average of $60 a bike. out 120,000,000 cuts a figure. A business which Dans pretty big good When x Mr. Roentgtn -discovered how to utilize the X rays he made his mark, '! VI. . Before the introduction of anti- toxine for the treatment of 'diph theria the mortality in Brooklyn, N. Y., was 35 per cent. Since then the mortality in private practice has been reduced to 10 per cent., and in the hospitals to 15. NEW AD VEBTISBMEITTS. I H. Hab din Palace Pharmacy. W B Cooper New crop molasses. - J H RehdeA & Co From the Alps. I - . IXW BTJ&LR&aS LOCALS. Meeting Daughters of Confederacy. loca"L"ots. Items of Interest Gathered Here 3 tad There and Briefly Noted. - There was only, eight feet of water in the river at Fayetteville Sun day at 8 a.m. ' sf i A meeting of the Daughters of the Confederacy will be held to-morrow at 3 p. m. in the W. L, I. armory. . The death of Hon. George Davis leaves Hon. John H. Reagan, of Texas, the only survi vor of the Cabinet of the Confederate States. The German steamer. Remus, with cargo of iron ore from Cuba for Philadelphia, stopped at Soutbp3.it yes terday for coal. After taking on board 80 tons the steamer' proceeded on her voyage. -I Mrs. . Catherine Vernon, of Long Creek, du d Sunday morning at 7 30 o clock, in the seventy-third year of her age. The funeral took place yester dy at 2,20 o'clock from her late resi dence near Long Creek. The rooms of the Produce Ex- Mr. W. E. Curtis,, who has spent much time in Japan, savs there is nnt an almshouse in that country and cnan8e were draped in mourning yester oeggar is never seen on the streets. Japan is a silver country. Perhaps this is one of the "afflictions", that the gold people refer to. It is quite evident irom theway that some of the statesmen at Wash ington are going for Secretary Mor ton that they do not propose to be cut out of their perquisites of seeds. There are more seedy Congressmen taaq one might suppose. 1 day, and a gall was issued for a special meeting of members to-day at noon, to take suitable action on the death of Hon. George Davis, the only honorary mem ber the Exchange has ever bad. The 'fV. Howe" who was be fore Justice Banting for trial last Satur day was not Valentine Howe, the. well known colored citizsn. - la fact it was a "horse of another color' "V. Howe" is a woman, and nobody ever accused Valentine of being anything of that sort. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Speoil Heeting Commi.tes AppoU ted to Frorars a 8alibla Jgemaiial of theliaca ' Eon. Gaorxe Davu. A call was issued yesterday forenoon for a special meeting of tbe Chamber of Commerce at three o'clock in the after noon. The meeting was held in the director's room of the National Bat k of Wilmington. The Piesident, Mr. Jas. H. Cbadoonrn, Jr on taking tbe chair, announced the death of Mr. George Davis, an honorary memaer of -the Chamber. i . Oa motion cf Mr. W. E. Worth, the President was requested to appoint a committee of three to prepare suitable resolutions and a sketch of the life of Mr. Davis. ' f. The President appointed as this com mittee Messrs. W. R. Kenan, Wm. Calder and Jas. Sprunt. Col. Walker Taylor, calling attention to the improvement in tbe dVpth of water in tbe Cape Fear river below Wil mington and on the bar, suggested that a chart be prepared showing the im provement, to be published as an adver tisement of this port, to be printed on envelopes used by merchants and others He moved that a committee be ap pointed to investigate , and. report upon the matter. ine motion was adopted, and the President appointed as this committee Messrs. Walker Taylor, (W. E. Worth and Thos. D. Meares. j The meeting then adjourned. Death of W, B. Jotdn. ' A postal card, received last night from Rocky Mount, announces the death of Mr. W. B. lordan, who had been travel ling agent and cbrrespondent of the Star several years, though incapacitated for regular work during! the past year. Though a great sufferer from rheuma tism, we were not prepared to hear of his death, as we had not supposed he was critically sick.: William B. Jordan was a man of many tine qualities, and prominent among them was his sterling integrity. If an "honest man is the noblest work of God," the subject of this notice will have his reward in the life to come. The Star is pained and shocked to hear of his sudden taking off.. May he rest in peace. I Charged With Iiiioany. - Rosa Smith and James Clark, colored, were arrested last Saturday night by Deputy Sheriff J. P. Flynn for the lar ceny of a gold watch from a countryman in a restaurant on Second street. The deputy succeeded in j recovering the' watch. They will be given a bearing this morning at 11 o'clock before Justice R. H, Bunting. One Cent a Word. Hereafter advertisements to go in our "Business Locals" department will be Charged one tent per word for each in sertion; but no advertisement, however short, will be taken for less than 20 cents, This is a reduction from former rates and it is also a convenience to adver isers. who can calculate the exact cost of their advertisements, which must be paid for always in advance. - With the profoundest sorrow we an nounce the death, at his residence in I this city, on Sunday, at 7 o'clock a. m.. of Wilmington's most prominent and respected citizen,' the Hon. George Davis. - The sad event, though not unex pected, has cast a gloom over our city and is felt as a general bereavement, for it has fallen to the lot of but few men to have held such an unbroken hold noon the hearts of his fellow citizens, during a long and eventful life, as was the case with him whose passing away has filled every heart with sorrow. And he was worthy of such almost unprecedented esteem and affection, for be was gifted with the highest attributes that can adorn and dignify our human nature, was at) pe of the loftiest manhood, one who so bore himself in his public- and private car riage that all the world could say, he was si . tf I uuecu s man. ms actions were gov erned by principle and his motives were always pure and disinterested. The distinguished gentleman who has just passed from our midst, who was one of the first of North Carolinians, was. a native of Wilmington, the third son of the late Thomjs F. Dnris. a very promi nent citizen of this city, and the head of a family distinguished in the annals of the Cape Fear section for intelligence and virtue. He was born in the year 180, and consequently had reached the ripe age of seventy-six years. His early education was obtained in the best' scnools then exiting in the State, and he was so apt to learn and so well pre pared that be entered the University of the State the youngest among all of the students and graduated with tbe highest honors of his class. Adopting the profession of tbe law, be" soon became a prominent leader at tbe bar and acquired a large. and lucrative practice which suffered no diminution during his long and varied career, but on the contrary, increased with advancing years. He early embarked upon the stormy sea of politics and was a leader of the old Whig party during the days prior to the war. His speeches on the hostirgi during tbe campaigns in which he was engaged, and the many addresses he was frequently jaljed upon to make before crowded assemblies, were marked by great intellectual vigor, and the mel ody of his voice, his graceful gesticula tion and polished periods commanded the attention of all; while bis reasoning power carried convicton to every mind. Though in a helpless minority Doliii- cally, he could be found in the front of the fight inspiring his followers with en thusiasm by his impassioned eloquence, his powerful invective and fertility of resource, and commanding the respect bhu aamirauou even oi his opponents by his chivalric bearing, bis generous courtesy and high sense oi honor. He was always more than eq lal to every de mand upon his powers, and soon estab lished a reputation as an orator, and jurist co extensive with the State, and so, when troublous times approached and men's hearts were failing them for feat, they instinctively turned to him with the most abiding faith in his integrity, his patriotism and his ability to guide and; direct them in the right way. ' And;thus it happened, in 1831, without action on his part and without his knowledge that such a thing was con templated, he was appointed by the State of North Ctrolina one of the Com, missioners to the Peace Congress which assembled that year in Washington City. He labored earnestly with others in that Congress to effect a settlement of the difficulties which convulsed the country, but his efforts were vain; fanat icism rode rampant ever truth and jus tice, and reason seemed dethroned in the minds of tne Northern mj)rity. The Congress accomplished nothing. Upon his return from Washington an immense meeting of citizens was held in the Opera House, before whom he ap peared to give an account of his steward ship, and did so in a speech so convinc ing in argument and so pathetically elo quent, that the vast assemblage gave utterance as with onsrvoice, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." From that period until death, he linked his fortunes with the Democratic party and there was no truer or more uncompro mising Confederate jn all Southland than he. In 1862 be was elected to the high position of Senator in the Congress of the Confederate States by the Legisla ture of North Carolina, and that like his first appointment came to him unso licited and unexpectedly. He served out the term for which he had been elected, and at its termination the Leg islature again, without his knowledge, unanimously presented his name to President Davis for a position in his Cabinet. He was tendered the Attorney-Generalship, which be accepted acd held until the collapse of the Confed eracy. '.; " x. At the termination of hostilities he was arrested and confined in a North ern prison, but was soon 'released, and returning home resumed the practice of his profession, abstaining, as far as he was permitted to do so by tbe public, from active participation in politics.' In 1877 Governor Vance voluntarily tendered him the position of Chief Jus tice of the Supreme Court of No rtb Carolina, upon the death of Chief Janice Pearson, which he declined, as he had other pos itions of honor and trust offered him time and again, and there has not been a time since tbe war that he could not have gone to Congress from tbe Wilmington District if he .had accepted the nomination. Ia his case honorable position sought tbe man invariably and not man the position, and it is thtt best illustration of his character that can be given. He would not have turned upon bis heel to obtain any office that required personal solicitation, and would have shrunk with disgust from the manner in which preferment is now sought and often obtained, for he was born at a time and raised among men no .man in North Carolina stood higher than he. f jr be was known of all men to be able, pure and incorruptible. whose aspirations were of the highest and truest; and who could not stoop to hypocrisy or deceit. An accomplished orator, a prof ound j arist, and a noblelpe cimen of that highest type of a true man hood, a Christian gentleman, at the ripe age of seventy-six years he goes down to the grave crowned with honojs, with not a blot upon his escutcheon, and leaving behind him not an enemy in-the world Mr. Davis was twice married, his first wife was Miss Emily Po k. his second Miss Monimia Falif ix.of Virginia. They each preceded bim to the grave, leaving children who brightened bis home and made bis declining years happyand who now mourn tbe loss of a kind, affection ate and lovable father. JThe funeral procession formed at the residence, under escort of the Wilming ton Light Infantrv, Capt. W. H. Nor throp, Jr.; the Naval Reserves, under command of Lieut. W. N. Atkinson; Con federate Veterans and Sons of Confeder ate Veterans, under command of Capt. L. S Belden; members of the Wilmington Bar, and the Ladies' Memorial Associa tion. The procession moved up Red Cross street to Third and down Third street to St. James' Church, where the beauti ful and impressive services of the Epis copal Church were conducted by Rev. F. N. Skinner, assisted by the Bishop of the diocese Right Rev. A. A. Watson, Rev. Dr. Rob't Strange, and Rev. Dr. Jas. Carmichael. When the procession reached the churctuhe Wilmington Light Infantry and the Naval Reserves formed on Mar ket street at present arms, the Confed erate Veterans opened their ranks, through which tbe casket containing the remains passed into the church. The opening service was read by Rev. F. N. Skinner. The anthem, by Rev. Dr. Strange. Passage from Scriptures, Rev. Dr. Carmichael. Tne choir th;n sang "There is a Blessed Home." Bishop Watson read the prayers. Daring the singing of the last hymn, "Jesus. Lover of My Soul," the remains were borne tenderly out of the church. ihe pill-bearers were: Honorary CIVIL TERM WITH JUDUE THE BENCH. MolVER ON A I,,bil Suit-Mra. Arrinato&'a Case 'Against Sx-Concreatmm Bonn The Murder at Weld on- A Whitney Boom -Vanoe Monumsn-The New Fusion. Star CorresfiondeHCi. Raleigh. N. C. Feb. 24. The civil term of Wake Superior Court meets this morning with Judge Mtlver on the bench. There are not many im portant cases on tbe docket. The most important. is the one brought by W. S. Barnes vs. W. T. Crawford fex-Cnn. gressman) for libel. Mrs. Arrtngton says she will push her case against ex-Congressman Bunn. Mrs. Arnngton has remained rather quiet since the last term of Wake County Court, but she an nounced to-day that she would begin the publication of her paper, the ' Crim inal Docket," as soon as she got tbe money. i Capt. Bill Day's diamond standard is entirely new in tbe financial world. He has secured two new converts. There was a prevailing feeling that tbe negro Henry Dowden who murdered Engineer Dadd at Weldon without anv vau36 wuaicvcr, wouia ne lynched last night. The sentiment in that vicinity is very high. It is one of tbe worst crimes ever committed in the State Dowden went from Raleigh Friday. He tried to play off drunk when captured. It iS Said that Mr. Ranlra Hnli hi,f eVnefl aL hiS NeW York "ta $3,500 for bim. . , A Whitney boom has been started in the South and already headquarters for the extreme Southern States have been established at New Orleans. A few days ago an agent of Whitney's was in the city in the interest of bis Presiden tial candidacy. Whitney will not be strong in North Carolina because of his gold bug policy. Some persons think that the Vance monument should, be placed in Nash Square, rather than in Capital Square. Nash Square is near the depot. . Treasurer Worth was assed what be luuugot oi me new fusion between Dem ocrats and Populists, and especially tbe ticket which has been mapped. '-'I don't think much of it," -was his reofv. It will be remembered that Mr. Worth was slated for Treasurer. Col. Argo and a number of prominent Democrats think that the Republicans will win in this State if the National Democracy nominates a gold candidate lor President. - - uQaue a number of people will attend the Newbern Fair from this city. The conference between E. Chambers Smith and Capt. Peebles in Washington BY RIVER AND RAIL. Booeipu -of Navtl Stores and Cotton i .- , Yesterday. i Wilmington & -Weldon R. R. 61 bales cotton. ; . Wilmington. Columbia A Augusta R. R. 187 bales cotton.19 casks spirits tur pentine, 138 bbls rosin. 8s bbls tar. Carolina Central R. R 185 bales cot ton, 5 casks spirits turpentine, 53 bbls rosin. 54 bbls tar. Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley R. R. 24 casks spirits turpentine, 107 bbls rosin, 11 bbls tar. Steamer E. A. Hawes 94 bbls rosin, 14 bbls tar. Steamer Lisbon 5 casks spirits tur pentine. 424 bbTs rosin. Culbreth'sraft 1,203 bbls rosin. n s . oioans rait casks spirits turpen tine. 129 bbls rosin. 80 bbls tar. Total receipts Cotton, 433 bales; spirits turpentine, 60 casks; rosin, 2.158 bbls; tan 191 bbls. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Dissolution Sale. The Firm of has this business day been dissolved. The will be continued at the same stand Bnerotopasdia Bncannioa. The Star Britannica Department is still filling orders for the Encyclopedia Britannica. This is the latest and h., edition of this great work. Issued in 25 volumes, bound in cloth or sheep. For full particulars read announcement on third page, or inquire atsbe Star oflace APPOINTMENTS Wilmington Diatiiot-W. 8. Bone. P. K. Kenansville circuit and Onslow Mis sion, Worley Chapel February 29th and March 1st. - Bladen circujti Bethlehem March 7th and 8th. j Magnolia circuit. Centenary March I iia ana lotn. .Clinton circuit. Keeners -March 21st and 22nd. Ho 9 Horth Front St, -BY- If there is anything yon want, ad vertiseor it. Is there anything you don't want? Advertise it in the Business Locals of the Star. One cent a word. But no ad. taken for ess than 20 cents. tf NEW ADVERTISEMENTS For Rent, JN statesville, n. c, good hotel with tweaty-fie roomvin front of Court Hoqk. Wnte Dr. . 0. ELLIOTT, feb 1 DiW JmSparklln CtawU SP1- N" C. C. W. POLYOGT & CO., j . -J whowill for ten days longer continue the ' Cash Discount Sale of 20 Per Cent. ! on all purchases of ONE DOLLAR ' i or over. This will be your last I opportunity to purchase goods so low, as our New Spring Stock will begin to arrive. C. W. POLVOGT & CO. Col. Jas. G. Burr. Col. Alfred M.Waddell on Dimocratic-Ponulist fninn ho. h - " I ..11 . . . WAU uiaxu a eooa aeat here, though Demo crats here would like to know who is ine autnonzea mouthpiece of the part? Some of Mr. Smith's frimri. ...i..' that he made the remark four-years ago Jhit Hill would carry a solid delegation from this State to the convention. Hill uuiy got two or tnree votes. feb IS tf Mr. wm. Walters. Mr. Taa. Snrnm Mr. Warren G. Elliott, Col. Thos. E. Mcllhenny. Active Messrs. Geo. W. Kidder. Don M.Rae. Gabriel Holmes, T. M. Emerson, E. S. Martin and Dr. Geo, G. Thomas. i The members of the choir were Mrs. Jas. Calder and Sophia McPherson, so pranos; Miss Elsie Calder, alto; Mr.,A" S. Holdeo. baritone, and Mr. E. P. Boat right, organist. . ..-"" j Upon leaving St Tames' 'church, tbe W. L. L, of which Mr. Davis was an honorary member, led the long proces sion," followed by the Wilmington -Division Nival Reserves. - They marched put in a downpour of rain which con tinued while the mourning assemblage which had gone to the grave to pay their last tribute of respect to tbe memory of the deceased saw the remains ten- ucny iaia away in the i quiet shades of Oakdale. The rain kept up while Rev. Dr. Strange peiformed the last sacred rites, and the floral deco rations, which were very handsdme, were laid upon the new-made mound Daring the funeral services. 1 all the offices of the Atlantic Coast . Line were closed, and the officials attended the funeral. Mr. Davis was for a long pe riod leading counsel for that corporation, acd for many yaars was called on to preside at all the annual meetings of tbe stockholders. The delegation from tbe A. C. L offices in this city was very large. During the day, the fljgs'which floated from Tne Purcell. the A. C. L building and the W. L. L armory were at balf mast. - - - - -i 7. H. C. A. Auditorium. j The "Brotherhood Star Course" gave one of the most enjoyable entertain ments to the members and friends of tne Course last night in the pefton of Mr. Frederick D. Losey, the famous imper sonator of Dickens' characters. There was a large audience, and surely a most appreciative one. There was scarcely one in tbe audience but what was well pleased and highly delighted with the impersonation of the characters of "Oli ver Twist." i j Mr. Losey is a talented impersonator and a man of remarkable genius In his line of work; one minute he will have listeners In roars of laughter at his im personation of "Mr. Bumble" and his courtship and married life, and hardly before one's face is straight Irom the side-splitting laughter he will fill ; the eyes with tears, with that most dramatic scene of the murder of "Nancy." Mr. Losey as "Fagin" and as the "Artful Dodger" was a true representation of the great novelist characters! A .s j The Star Course surely made a great hit in obtaining' Mr. Losey, and should he ever honor Wilmington with: his presence again be will be received by a most flattering audience. Matrimonial Events. Mr.R. D. Leslie, of Columbia. S. C, was married last Thursday night, at the residence of the bride's father. Mr. T.M. Nelson, on Princess street, to Miss Lena Nelson. Mr. Claude Lslie was best man and Miss Flossie Deans maid of honor. A large number of friends of the young couple were present and a re- 'am! mh 1 1 J ... . "i"""1 aeia aiier tne marriage. The newly married conple will leave to day for Columbia, S. C, which place they intend to make their future home Their friends in this city wish them much happiness. A quiet wedding took place Sunday night at the home of the bride's father on Dock street between Front and Second. The contracting parties were Miss Annie Benton and Mr. Jno. Motte. The ceremony was performed by Rev; J. W. Kramer, pastor of Brooklyn Baptist church. The best man was Mr. Jas. Motte, brother of the groom, and tbe maid of honor, Miss Manda Benton, sister of tbe bride. They will reside in Wilmington, corner Fourth and Bruns wick streets. NEIJROP CUBA MOLASSES. . 100 tbls. New Crop Cuba Molasses, 50 boxes Good Luck Baking Pow der. 50 boxes Candy. 50 buckets Candy. 100 boxes Tobacco. 50 cases Star Lye. 50 cases Mendleson's Lye. O 50 bbls Early Rose Seed Potatoes,. 25 bbls. Rice. 50 packets Rice. All at prices to suit the times. W. B. COOPER, - 2S6 Korth Water street, feb 28 tf DW wnmlnn. N- n NEW Molasses. Two lots New Crop just received. : ".Our stock . FANCY. AND STAPLE GROCERIES, full and complete. Honlton Rose & Peerless Seed Potatoes. A consignment N. C. Hams. ' HALL & PEARS ALL, , v , 1"" and Mulberry streets. feb S3 D4Wtf R I N G Funeral of the Lata 8. L. Meredith. The funeral of tbe late Engineer Steve L. Meredith took place yesterday afternoon, at 8.80 o'clock, from Mrs. Tebie Watson's residence, corner Second and Mulberry streets. The services were conducted by Rev. A. D. McClure. of St. Andrew's church, assisted by Rev. R. A. Willis, of Grace Methpdist church. The services were fmpressive and the following f choir rendered very sweet music s Misses Annie and Katie Stolter. Mr. W. W. Hodges and Mr. H KrHolden. The floral offerings were very pretty, and a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends followed the remains to their last resting place in Oakdale Cemetery. The pall-bearers were: Honorary Col. Roger Moore, Capt. W. P. Oldham, Capt. Thos. Torpy, and Mr. J.T. Collins of Burgaw, N. C; active Messrs. C C Cbadbourn, Geo. W. Gates. R. B. Clowe. T. E. Wallace, H. W. Collins and Jas. W. Monroe. City Court. In the City Court yesterday Mayor Harriss investigated the cutting scrape in which S. G. Anderson is charged with carving up John Tamer, last Wednes day night near tbe cotton factory. Anderson gave bond in the sum of $150, to answer to the charge of assault and battery with a deadly weapon, at the next term of the Criminal Court. Beverly Scott, colored, was fined $10 for disorderly conduct. Asa Howard, drunk on the streets, was fined $5. 8T. JAMES-LENT, 1896. DIVINE SERVICES. Sundays. 1st, 8rd, 5th, 11 a m, 5 p m Sundays, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 7.45, 11 a m, 5 pm. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sat urdays, 7 80 am, 5 p m. weanesaays, II a m, 8 p m. Fridays, 11 a m, 8 p m. THE HOLY COMMUNION. . Sundays, 1st. 8rd, 5th. 11 a m. Sundays. 2nd. 4th 6tb,7.45 am. Annunciation, 7 80 a m. Maunday Thursday, 8 p m. HOLY WEEK. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 7.8of 11 a m. 6 d m. Thursday, 7 30 a ni, 6 and 8 pm. Good Friday 9 a m, 12 m, 6 p a. Saturday, 7.80 a m. Rector's Bible Class, Fridays, 4 pm. Joint Services. Wednesdays, 8 p. m. ' Easter Collections for the Church veot. The' Bishop's Visitation, Sunday, April 2oth. i Housekeepers who want servants are in the habit of supplying their neeas trom tne mar s want column. Are yotr looking for a situation? The Star's want column will bring Should any newsboy or carrier offer for yon the best results. One cent a sale a copy of the STARnot so stamned Bnv(No Others. aii persons are hereby cautioned against buying copies of the Star offered for sale on the streets unless, in every case, the words '-For Transient Sale', are stamped on the margin of the paper! word. But no ad. than 20 cents taken for less I be should be promptly reported at this U office. How to Got Flowers .SUCCESSFULLY, By always buying your Flower Seed Bulbs, &c., from JAMES D. HUTT,- THE DRUGGIST. few choice Bulbs left, 50 cents a dozen. feb 8 tf Hardin's Palace Pharmacy JJAS BEJENCROWDED WITH LADIES and gentlemen for the past two weeks to see the beautiful tore ud Elegant Line of Drags, which is now interesting the citizens of Wjlmingtoa. We do not boast, but we oan say with hundreds of others that tne ralace rnarmacv m ih mnr ha.;r..i .. .1 city, and the Stock of Goods is unturp 4 ed. Yon can alwns find what you want in the Drug line, and will not have to go el-ewhe. e to look for it. A full line of Glover'. Dog Kemedies Laxative Bromo Qui line. Iazol (the new Castor On). Hobb'i -parans Pills, and a thousand other remedies tor sa e. Hot Chocolate and Clam Bouillon every day (excepts undav). tJ?KDJS'n PALACE PHARMACY,, w' .'165onth Fron,r'. VonKampen Block, Next to Sesd More (old staad). feb S3 tf From the ALPS i to AMERICA. "yg ARE JU3T PATRIOTIC ENOUGH TO ne, and want to ate, every iKn? we possibly can of the productions of our own c untry. The Yankees (may their tribe increase) have sicceded in mak'ag nearly every thion tha . cn be m deof cotton, woof. n.x ana sii, bm there's a few O.d Wcrld industiies tht doo t fl .onsh here yet. One of these is the art of Embnide v. To ro that successfully, one must ba live in Switzerland. We can't biing ovei but here's tne. :EMBROIDERIES.: New and Beautiful Pa'ernt. .We purchased ihem at extra Low Prices, and will give our customeia the benefit. JUST LOOK AT THE PRICES. Sc. 6c, 7c, 8c, 10c, ire and 85c. . Insertion to maun the Edge. Also received a new lot of N - v . LADIES' SAILOR HAT. High Crown, Nicely Trimmed, 85c. The New -'Ideal" Btyle at 60c! Sold elsewhere at 75c and $1.00. EMBROIDERY SILK. Every imaginable Color, 10c Do. Spools. 9r. Run oua, 9S spool. CROCHET COTTON . All the New Colon, Be Spool. r,. '.r - ZEPHYR. ' SpUt and Single la Plain and Variegated, Sc os. ' BIST SEWING SILK. S0-yard Spool." Sc. lCO-yard Spool. 8c. At J. H. REHDER & CO., 'Phooe 118. Next Fourth Sanet Bridga, Car fare paid oa parabasal over SCOOC x febtSJtf - X ' GOODS, Are How Being Daily Keceived ia Eyery Department AT r s f Hp. Ill Market St. feb 23 tf Beans, Beans, Beans. Wlfll at H bting over the Alps, Lare stoci Just Beceirei. - EVERY VARIETY SOLD THIS SECTION OF j VEGETABLE AND- IN Truckershd Gardners will find it Jojthelr interest to buy from i Robt. R. Bellamy & Co., , , i - - - DRUGGISTS AND SEEDSMEN, feb 9 tf Wilmington, N. C Wanted, SITUATION AS DOUBLE ENTRY BOOK keeper. Several yean experience and eaa t nrniah all the reference required. fljj,aai ; x " u Car t Sta OSes. til 4 - J- 4' jr. i V r t : i' 1 1 -I 1