By WlXLIAAI H. BIBSlBDt wiLinKQTOB, n. a.- Tmuasday Morning. June 17, 1897 A HEW WTGLaM) PROTEST. The Boston Commercial Bulletin a non partisan paper, but a -protection organ. It believes In that" ind of protection that benefits the! In dustries of its constituents, bat when it comes to the protection that benefits others, and is likely to take dollars oat of ; the coffers of New England manufacturers, it would like to draw the line on" that. The last : issae,Coaaiaed the; following editorial which we reproduce be cause it comes from a protection paper, and shows up the fraud upon the demand "for protection to wool Is based : - v -f ? ; ,; !. : - .. ' - "The wool duties in the coming tariff it is to be hoped, will not be changed to ait the extreme demand of persons who publicly threaten to debauch the country credit if their extravagant de mands are not made law. " - "Demands for duties of ot er a hun dred ner cent on wool and accom panied by this threat-Tv-- ;;: "Bondholder! have rights, no hire wool growers Broken faith to the latter mar invite the same for the for mer. Wool growers will not be reason able for consequences." " r ' ' "Judge William Liwrence urges pro hibitory dacies oa carpet wooia oecmse their importation mikes rough clothing fashionable. If J adze Lawrence can uauog ucaviec parcassca 01 uuin, waie fashionable at tbe acute period of busi ness depression. Now that that pressure is relieved slightly, big sleeves are going out and women are using less cloth than last vear.'x - "These changes In fishioa from rough , to fine goods and from more expensive to leu expensive garments hive takes place during a period when no change in tariff has taken place and utterly with out reference to the law. " . . "What lodge Liwrence ought to do is to frame a law to keep out silk. There are persons who wear silk dresses and silk underwear instead of wool. - Silk competes much more efftcilveiy than carpet wool with the . finer American wool fleeces. Tbe amount of third class wools used for other ourpoies thta car pets is very small, Ln us banish silk absolutely. If silk could not be imported we should wear wool, and it would be better for the American wool grower. - "We raise no carpet wools tn tbe United States. Tne entire amount of' domestic material used bv the carpet ' mills was but two million pound. It doesn't pay to raise carpet wools. It wouldn't ita duty of 100 per cent, were put on them, for tbe coarse-wooled sheep yield a most inferior mutton and idfinitelr iesi wool thin other varieties . "It is pathetic to see Jadge Liwrence writing of tbe competition of carpet wools with American merino. The Judge should look at some simples of Aleppo and Angora wools and contrast them with Oaio fleece. Tnere is'i as ranch difference baiween them at be tween j ate and silk. - "This statement of Judge Lawrence and Senator Mantle that the McKinley Tariff was not sufficiently protective is disproved by the facts. Tnere- were 43.431.lSe sheep in the United States on January 1. 1801. immediately after the passage of the McKinley Tariff, . There were 47,973.553 on January 1 1803, before tbe anticipation of Free WooIJegaa to get in its deadly work. In Senator Mantle's own State of Mon tana tbe number of sheep Increased . from S.067.000 to 9.528.00). If the Mc Kinley Tariff didn't encourage sheep raising wbv did the flocks increase ? "The d ffi:ulty of adjusting tbe wool . duties lies in the bitter prejudice of the West a prejadice intensified by men who argue sincerely enough from belief, but not from experience or knowledge ot foreign wools. -The wool manuiacturer is willing to give the protection he demands. He can thrive with a protection of 50 per cent, honestly collected. That, amount of protection he is ready to accord on such wools as are raised tn the United States. ' -V "- Tne duties demanded by Jadge Liw rence are equivalent to over one hun dred per cent , and. as far as carpet wools are concerned, are purely revenue duties. ' Such demands, if agreed to, " would not only swamp the wool manu facturing industry, but smash the politi- cil party foolish enough to adopt them." n The suggestion that" Judge Law rence demand a prohibitory duty on Bilk and hilk goods is not a bad one as these goods will fce a more for " tnidable competitor of tbe fine wool tn which tbe Ohio . wool growers are interested than imported wool will be . which does 1 not compete with American woo'. Bat why not widen this suggestion and arge Jadge Lawrence to insist upon an abso lately prohibitory tariff on foreign' woollen goods? This would cat off Competition with American woollens and would so increase tbe demand for them that there would be a call for every pound of American wool 'grown. If : necessary to more' fully protect the American wool grower a Idaty might be imposed on foreign wool to which the American mana jfacturer might not object as he r would, by the prohibitory duties on foreign woollens, be . safe j from for eign competition' arid coald charge : what he pleased for his goods. That ia what Jadge Lawrence proposed to do with Australian wools, but he -' couldn't get enough of the Republi can statesmen to agree with him. Of coarse to be consistent tbe wool manufacturers must show a willingness to grant some protection to wool, provided always that they get a compensating protection on the goods they make, but when the doty is made high enough to threaten to - nraterially ..reduce their sales and their profits that is another matter, ' ' Then they see the enormity and the crushing injustice of this whole busi ness. Our opinion is that although : . - they for , political reasons gave countenance to the arraignment of the Wilsoobill as the destroyer of the sheep growing industry by jlac-. Ing wool on the; free list, they would much prefer to have wool remain on the free list, for free wool is the very thing they want, but they don't like to say so, because free wool is a Democratic Idea. " 'The protest of the Bttlletit4. just, the facts and figures It advances In support of It are correct, bat doesn't it show the inconsistency of the pro tectionist who demands as a right protection to onelndustry and in tie same breath denies u?to. otner industries without which ' hts In dustries "'i. cannot survive? How can the wool manufacturer ? who demands protection for himself re f use to grant it to . the; wool grower. Hasn't the wool grower Jnst as jnuch right to demand protection for his fleece of wool ' as the manufacturer has to demand it on the piece of cloth he w.eaves ou.t of that fleece? It will not do to say that one uses skilled and the other unskilled labor for unskilled labor is just as, much entitled to protection as a matter of principle or public " policy as skilled labor is, and It will not do to say that one employs no costly machin ery and the other does, for, then it becomes simply a question of ' the number of dollars invested in a par ticular industry, ' and following. op this Idea the plant that had the most costly machinery should have the most protection. , ; The, lesson we learn from this is that in coarse of time when the tariff builders show a disposition to pro tect the products of the agricultural sections as they shave been pro tecting the products of the iqann f acturing sections, the manufactur ing sections may become as rampant i protectionists as they have-been :ant protectionists. Simmer It rn and it is all a matter of dollars cents to the protected, regardless iow it affects others, a race for the grab bag in which the one that gets the first and longest pull at the bag makes the biggest haul. . KlIOK XJUTIO. Daring the Presidential campaign he anti-Bryan organs, both Repub-. lican and "sQUnd money" Democrat, played the confidence; game on the people, jost as some pf them fare playing It'nowut a little more guardedly than theyjdid then Then all that was necessary, they said, for the restoration of posterity, was a return of confidence, which would be ensured by the defeat of Bryan and the declaration for "sound : money." The columns of these organs were filled from day to day with corre spondence, editorials and paragraphs similar to the following ; "Millions of dollars will be invested in new euterorises if 'sound money' wint. -AT. V. World. Gold Democrat. Oct 37. VA big furnace to start up when new comes nf McKinley's election.'" N. Y Sun. McKinley Democrat. Oct. ji. iSgl. "The manufacturers have been for the better put of a year utterly unable to make contracts owing to tbe lack of con fidence in business generally,- bnt many of them have expressed their decided opinion that a Republican victory will cause mills to be opened and give them that prosperity for which thev have wait d en long." N. Y. Press, Refi Nov 2, i8q6 . -" j -' . ' These are bnt a few of hundreds of paragraphs that might be .pro duced, all pitched in the same key, and all positive in the declaration that prosperity was just waiting for the passing ont of Bryan to make its entry. This kind of stuff didn't fool thoughtful people who understood it and understood the inspiration be hind it, but it did fool thousands of honest voters who did not under stand this confidence game, and were anxious for the return of the . pros perity which these prophets so confi dently' and unreservedly predicted. The duty on cotton provided for in the Senate tariff bill is of the same order of fake as the duties on agricultural ). T products .generally, which are not intended to benefit the farmers,- but to fool tbe farmers. The importations of . these articles are too insignificant to. XQention, and are never large, save, when there is a short crop In this coaatry and the snpply is not equal to the demand. The Northeastern . States Import eggs, batter, potatoes, etc., bat the Importations are small compared with the aggregate soid and these' die consumed' by 'people who can not well supply themselves on the home market. Bat tbe cotton tax is a fake, pare and simple. While we . export i nearly $200,000,000 worth ' of cotton, ' we import " none but T EgyptIaii?cottob, and" not more ; than $6,000,000 worth of that The Imported does not come into competition"; with ' ' oar . sea island cotton; because it Is imported on account of its color, which is more suitable for the uses that 'are made of it than the sea island cot' ton.' The product of sea island last year was 105,000 ' bales, part of which . ' remains unsold."! ' The crop this year will not be so large, because the eron ,of .105.000 ex ceeded tbe demand for .that kind . of cotton. ' , '" . - - - -1 - - The defeat of Senator Pettlgrew's anti-Trust amendment to the tariff bill removes any doubts that may have existed as to whether the Trusts are well represented- In the : Senate. As we see it that would have been to the Trusts 7 a ! perfectly" harmless amendment because, in the shape in which it was, it would never have been enforced. It would never be a satisfactorily determined point when a combination was formed . to con trol .the price 1 of any article.iNo Trust has ever yet admittted that this was one of its objects; on jfte contrary : they . contend that . the Trusts have redaced prices, which sometimes happens to be true when the Trusts want to freeze out oppo- sitlon. But tbe defeat of the amend ment shows this, (and it is an impor tant thing to have shown,) that it is utterly impossibe to get any legls- 1 latlon through Congress directly 'or Indirectly unfavorable to the Trusts, which have become established in- stitutions and about the mightiest In the country. The Trusts are good subjects to peck at in political plat- lofms, (they loh'tT nitnd that,) but when it comes to bringing them tu time by legislation that means any thing that Is a.borse of another color. . - 'N '- p , '-' - - rwtNK.UN.it. - : - -'--' :. 3..'.. swasjWawnwA- . - ,,,.,-.. ; 'iir- Visitor -t"You don t really eat pie at breakfast, do ' yourr Nativt - Oh. veal If you eat pie In the morning it won t give yon tbe nightmare. ma hear you've beea Iryiae the faith care Jor jrour rheumatism, Mrs. Archet?" . :Y; : l : vt: Oa. yes; but didn't really bjlieve in it at all, you kaom." Chicago Journal. t 'They ; . tell me. Gnmly, that your daughter sings wit treat expres sion." Greatest expression you ever saw. Her own mother can't recognize her face when she is singing at her bist-' Detroit Free Press, . ; . . zi'-x' ' Do yori mean to say," thun dered the court, -that von Hold any hu man authority higher than tbe laws of tbe lane? ' N " atammered the timid witnesr. "except wnea I'm home. Mr wife makes the a.mVkti:: Detroit Free Press. l;am going to take my money oat of the Soitdstone : bank?" said the man who is a slave to a belief in sins. ' "Whaif said the other man. "It isit shikv, surely ? ' . -Not that I knov. - Bat I jast found out that their cashier's name is Skip- with." Cincinnati Enquirer. . "So he Is to marry Miss Croe sus?" -Yes.". - "She's not vert beautiful. I wonder how he ever happened to look in her direction?' "Why. you see, he's aa enthusiast in his line." ' - "And what's his line?" "He's a stamp collector.' Chicago Post. . x . None Too Soon A diet ( Chi cago clerk ) -"Mr. Laker. I'd like to be awav to-morrow I wish to get mar-ried.-f i ' ' - " " - " - Liker "Didn't I let vf u off one dav last week to get married ? -, - - Adlet "No. sir; it was the week be fore." ' - .. Utker "Is it that long ago ? All right, thta!' Harlem Life . Wheelef (who rides a Light- nlnp) You oubt to get a lock for that wheel. Scorcher (who rides a Bine Streak) Think sc? Yes. Some one might s'eal it for the lamo ' Cincinnati Enquirer. , iT 1- Friend And yon say. there's nothing the matter you Hangoi ? Doctor Nothing in the world.. Friend Then what on earth did yon send him to Carlsbad foi? ' Doctor Why, that where his wife wanted to spsnd tbe Summer. Chicago Journal Hood's Sarsaparilla isptnown to be an honest medicine, and It actually cures when all others fail. Take it now. CURRENT COMMENT. , The Providence Journal says the Oh;o Democrats want a canqidate for Senator who will fight Mr. Han na with his own tools. Is this in the nature of a call for a man with a jimmy? Washington Post. Ind. .:' It seems some of Capt. Gen. Weyler's own officers ate becoming disgusted with him. Military Gov ernor Lono of Havana has resigned on this account, and will leave the island in a fe- days for : Spain There are, no . doubt, many other uoderofficera in Cuba who would do the same thing if they dare I; but the chances are Gen. ; Weyler him self will go shortly, and there may be more, harmony in camp. Savan na News, Dem. ' ' ;x 7 - The gold bugs are keeping the director of the mint busy . grind ing out extravagant utterance j about. the production of the gold mines of the country for the year 1897." ' H they would employ the director of the mint in grinding ont more dollars and fewer prophecies their efforts would be better appreciated by a long suffering public, i If the prop ecies heretofore made by' the direc tory of the mint, had been often er verified they would command more XtiVtct. Louisville Dispatch, Dem. An official report shows , that the average price of anthracite coal during the pas fiscal year at the mine head was $L5tf per ton. At' tide water it brought an average of, say, $460. ; This gave an advance of $3. 09 a ton to tbe operators. . Deduct the actual cost of transportation, and the rest is a profit that no retailer ever looked for or could get in the coal buslnesi as long as the output and the price are controlled by a trust -'Brooklyn Citizen. " Will Not Perform Jlifacles But It Will Cure. .V. 1 D . E. MILES' EE3TOEATIVE NEEYI5B cures nervous proetratlon. Notml ' rmculoosiy, bat sciontiScaUy, by first remorlng the germs of disease, and Jhen" applying healthy nenre food, increasing' the appetite, helping digestion and strength ening the entire system. Desperate cases require prolonged treatment aa shown by that of Mrs. M. B. Keed, of Delta, Iowa, who writes: "As the result of a lightning stroke, the physicians said X had a light stroke of paralysis, my limbs would all draw np. I Dr. Miles would have throbbing! in my chest that seemed . unendurable. For three ' months I coold not sleep , . and for three weeks did not close my eyes. I prayed for sleep,' and Nerrine ;. Restores: Health..., felt that if relief did not come I would be dead or insane I took Dr. Miles' Restora tire Nerrine ana the second night slept two- hoars and from that time on my healtfe im proved slowly at first, but steadily and sorely. I took fn all 40 bottles, and I cannot express bow grateful I am, for I am now perfectly well, and have taken no medlcina tor over four months." : Dr. Miles' Nervine is sold by druggists on guarantee that first bottle benefits or money refunded. - . ' Book on heart and nervesfree. Dr. Miles Medical Ckx, Elkhart, Ind. . . "Dr. Miles' Nmrvw PisraBSenre EHTOMA. TlaM, W fcAK BACKbT At druggist, CU 25c. No morpfilns or opina la Dr. Hues' fna Puxa Cms AU Pain. "One cent a doss. " Por sale hj aQ Droggiata. , JaasUlr-. isatatk CChanre, .. . i SPIRITS TURPENTINE. I Carthage Blade. Small grain Is being harvested and the crop is bet ter than for several years. ; ,. - ' --Raleigh News' and Observer'. Lightning struck Mr. John Allen's bouse. In-Lumberton, last Saturday night, demolishing it and killing hts two boys, aged 11 and 7 years. Vj Charlotte Newsi Miss Eliza Burnett died at her home in- Hun- tersville township Sunday-at noon. She bad a -stroke of : paralysis Fri day previous to her death.. She was 67 years old.' - - - Pender Stan The farmer In this section reports the crops tn unusually fine condition for this season of the year. On last Sunday night at 10 o'clock, at his borne near Ash ton, Mr. Thomas McClendon qnietly passed from this life at the age of 56 years. rr ''jii : Fayettevilie Observer - Mrs. Joseph "Cade died: last: night at 7 o'clock at her residence on the east side of the river. The deceased was ia ber 78th year. Policeman Benton arrested two villainous tramps last night and in their pos session were found a number of bur glars' tools and false keyl This morning they .were taken before Mayof pro tern. Pemberton, who or dered them to leave the city In thirty minutes on pain of being put on the streets for thirty days with ball and chain, on bread and water. . Salisbury Sun: Yesterday Mr. J.- Q. . Horn, an r employe of the Sontnern at Sp&ncer, knocked a hole in his head wfth a hammer. He was making T an upper btroke with it when it struck his head. Yester day ; Deputy Collector Thompson seised the still and fixtures and two barrels of whiskey belonging to John Drew, who did business near Pool, this county.' . The whiskey, to gether with another barrel of spirits, which was found ia the bashes last week, has been sent ' to Charlotte to be sold. The distillery was lock ed op by Mr. Thompson. - - Murphy Bulletin'. There is be ing mined at Dacktown five or six hundred tons of copper ore daily. The ' Dacktown Copper Company alone has out on the roast piles from (150,000 to $200,000 worth of copper ore. The smelts are running day and night, and. are using all the quartz rock for miles around as a flux; and aside from the coke used in smelting, the two companies use about 2,000 cords of wood per month. It is esti mated that in all the departments of running tbe two copper companies at least 1,000 hands are employed. The old famous Burra-Burra property is being bored by diamond drills, and it is strongly rumored that tbe whole hill is a little mountain of yellow copper. Tbe same work is also be ing done on the old London property. There is no telling what is to be the final outcome of this old copper mining district. -KNEW HUMAN NATURE. Bow Two Black BiKili Turned Their Knowledge to Good Aeeonnt. - Near one of the gates at the Union station as tbe long train from Chicago . rolled in stood an old colored man. He was bent under time's burden, and it was easy to imagine that he was one of those relics of the south, one of those: picturesque ebaarcters of old plantation life, that now live only in the memory. ' The great engine was panting after its long run,- and amid the bustle and confusiou of the station the old man seemed bewildered. Then as the passen gers came through the gate they saw a little act ' of kindness that touched a tender chord of sympathy in more than one heart . - . - , Another colored man, who - looked as if he might be a porter, stepped up and slipped a quarter in tbe old man's band. Then be quickly made his way off again, looking half ashamed at bis action. - The old man stood . looking at the quarter, with a smile on bis wrinkled old face, and the next man placed an other silver piece in his band. The other passengers followed suit, and the old bat had to come off to hold the shower of coin. .1 ;x, . . -,.-.-. , Just then the policeman on duty at the station saw the old fellow and start ed toward him, but with more agility than one would have given him credit for the old - man ran in among the crowd and was lost I Five minutes later two men were sit ting in a saloon in Seventeenth street. They 'were counting over a pile of small coins. " -y-''- - - '-j'-'.,,- "Foah seventy-five, he,', be 1 Golly, gran'dad, didn't I teH yer it'd fetch 'em? -:JPears lak all yer bad ter do wns ter.kinder mek der white folks 'shamed lak, and dey jes scramel ovah demselves ter gev a pore ole man money.. He he! No moan work f er us, not if dey comes lak dat" St louis Globe-Democrat- . Phosphoreseent Ptamoads. - The French investigator M. Mascart arranged a dark room, in which col lection of 1 50 diamonds was placed.. On 'one side was an attenuating current aro lamp. The lens was covered with violet covered glass, so- that only ultra violet rays were thrown on the diamonds, among which were several ojd Indian, Brazilian and Cape stones, and some from the South Africa diggings. Of tbe entire collection" only three diamonds were phosphorescent A, Brazilian stone of 1 carats , and another of 8 carats showed . this 5 property in a marked degree. They ' were perfectly white, with a bluish tinft The phosphorescence lasted for 15 minutes after exposure,.: gradually lessening in intensity. Pure white light was used, resulting in a less . beautiful : experiment. although phosphorescence was apparent- This test demonstrated that some diamonds, but not all, possess the power of absorbing light and emitting it in the dark. - fimoklna; Ia Oermany. 1 4 . : -, Smoking in Germany is not a pastime; it is an art and an art that has grouped about it a respectable number of indus tries. 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Sold by R. R. Bel lamy, uruggiit. . t gAW LINCOLN KILLED WILLIAM WITHERS, LEADER OF FORD'8 orchestra; tells his EXPERIENCE. Had Writtea Sons; Tor That FsvUimlar Itoriormaaee Was oa the Stage and Booth Strnek - Him With Dagger Ho Waa Flnt to Identliy too A mum In. .tr '. . ' '"' ':'--T.-' 'f '--j. At the Professional Woman's league, while the members worked diligently er tbe novelties beins made for the coming bazaar, the question came up, "Is there anybody living who saw Lin coln assassinated?" , j Immediately everybody bad some thing to say about somebody else who had a friend who was at the theater that night - The most interesting story was told of William Withers, Jr., now or chestra leader for Mr. Daly, but at the time of tbe assassination leader of tbe orchestra of Ford's theater. - Mr. Withers enjoys the distinction of having not only been at .the theater tbe night Lincoln was : assassinated, but of hiving been pierced by the dagger of the assassin just a few moments after Booth bad fired tbe shot that made Lin coln a martyr. " Every time be goes to Washington be is requested to tell this story,, and, although many and varied are tbe recitals of this thrilling event Mr. Withers' is somewhat different from the others. Here is the story as be tells it in the Washington Post: f ' 'I was leader of the orchestra at tbe time, and as the president was to wit ness tbe performance of 'Our American Cousin I thought that as befitted tbe occasion, I would compose a song. So I did. It was entitled 'Honor toOur Sol diers' and dedicated to the president This was to be sung between two of the acts by a quartet I bad engaged and the entire company, who were to be attired in the American cblora s "As I was on my way to the theater I met Jphn Wilkes Booth just in front of George Harry's saloon, which ad joined - the theater. It was a sultry night, and Booth bad bis overcoat over bis arm. 'Gocd evening) Billy, 'be said.' 'Come and have something? - "As I was leaving to enter tbe (hea ter Booth, remarked, 'I'll witness the performance tonight' I noticed nothing strange about bis demeanor and subse quently saw him as I was coming out for the overture. Soon the president, bis wife, Major Bathbone and Robert and Tad entered their box I signaled for 'Hail to the Chief,' and the audience cheered, and the president turned smilingly . and bowed. Then be seated himself, and with his accustomed,modesty drew the curtains half across uie box. . "After the first act J. P. Wright the stage manager, sent me word be would be unable to have tbe special song sung at that time, but be would try to have it rendered between the second and third acta A similar message was sent to me at the close of tbe second act and I be came somewhat exercised. I started to go upon tbe stage when I saw Booth on the balcony-walking down the aisle in the direction of the president's box. He was seemingly attentive toward the act ing, for the curtain bad again gone up. I encountered a scene shifter, Spangler, whose office I afterward learned was to turn out the lights in the theater-as soon as the shot was fired. He obstructed my passage.. - - " -What do you want here?' be de manded. In reply I told him it was none of his business. Mr. Wright ap pearing, Spangler left bis position on the stage alongside tbe box in which was the apparatus' for illuminating the theater. I closed tbe lid of tbe box and sat upon it to talk to the manager, un conscious that I was spoiling the plan. - "Mr. Wright told me the song would be sung at the close of the performance, and Miss .Keene bad sent word to tbe president requesting, him to stay to bear it ' ." - ;' . - "I was just about to return to the or chestra when the crack . of a revolver startled me. All was quiet instantly. I saw a man jump from the president's box on to the stage. It was Booth. He ran directly toward the door leading into the alley. This course brought him right in my path. He bad a dagger in bis band, and he waved it threatening ly. He evidently did not recognize me, fofbe appeared like a maniac His eyes seemed starting from their sockets, and bis hair was disheveled. "With bead down, be ran toward me and cried, 'Let me pass!' He slashed at me, and the knife cut through my coat vest- and underclothing. . He struck again, the point of the weapon penetrat ing the back of my neck, and the blow brought me 'to the Ceor. I watched him make his exit into tho alley and caught sight of the horse, held by 'Peanut John.' . . r ',' "The commotion in the audience was something terrible. Several actors, in cluding Harry Hawke, rushed out and a man who proved to be a detective lift ed me up and said. 'I arrest you. " 'What's this all about?' I asked. 'I'm stabbed. ' I was quickly told what was the matter. The thought flashed across my mind that Booth was the as sassin. v "I was taken to the police station, and my deposition was received in the presence of Mayer Wallach. That was, I believe, the first intimation that they had of the identity cf the murderer. 1 was-at the trial of the -conspirators and tbe second to give testimony. My wound healed in a short time." , . A Pretty Sure Test. "I wish I knew whether my Robert really loves me or not" "-' You can easily find out All yon have to do is to make, an appoinment with some other young fellow, only take care that Robert , is informed of what you have done. Then if be really loves you be will certainly kill you,i but if be doesn't you may rest assured that he is only flirting with you." -louden Fun. , .3 '' Ccnnposer Toon. '- ; j"'; '" English papers announce the death,7 after a long illness, of Berthold Tours, the well known musician and composer. MrTours was a Dutchman by births having been born in Rotterdam in 1828. He studied at Leipsio ' and Brussels, webt to England in 1861 and for a rood many years served as a violinist In Costa's orchestra.- For the last 19 years, however, be .had occupied the responsible post of reader and editor to the great firm " of Novello & Co., in Wbich capacity? he did an - immense amount of useful work in the "reduc tion" of orchestral scores to their piano forte form. He waa also a voluminous composer of graceful violin pieces, songs, hymn tunes, anthems and church lervices. . - - . Tl Trns Remedy. W. M. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, IlL. "Chief." says : "We won't keep house without Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Coughs and Colds. Ex perimented with many others, but never s-ot the true remedy until we used Dr. King s New Discovery. No other rem edy can take its place ia our home, as in it we nave a certain ana sure cure for Coughs. Colds, Whooping Cough, etc." It is idle to experiment with other rem edies, even if thev sre urged on yon as good as Dr. King's New Discovery. Thev are not as good, because this remedy bas a record of cures and besides Is guaran teed it never fails to satiiff. Ttial bot tles free at R. R Bellamy's Drug Store. . mm ' i ." .. c asy to l ane asy to Operate Are feature peenllM to Hood's Pills. Small h sire, tasteless, efficient, thorough. -As one man said: " Tea never know you , . : have taken a pill till tt is all I Ql I I orer." 2SC C I. Hood & Co., I. Q I I S" Proprietors.. Lowell, Mass. -. Tbe only pills tu take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. iKe CM : . tm '4 SMDKiriG TOBACCO Hade from the PsresBtpestsnd Sweetest leaf rows tn the Oolden Belt of North Carolina. ' Cigarette Book goes with each Sos. pooch. i JLZTU -FOB IO CE1FT8. A Pleasant. Coot and Delightful Smoke. Ivon a Co. tobacco works, Durham. n.C. , APPOINTMENTS . Wok Vislia-lon b he Buhrp ot Eat .. . . .Caretiaa. ' - ' June 80. Sunday 1st aiter. Trinity, M P. S Luke a. Waihlustou couotv. June 80. buaday lat alter Trinity, E P. Advent. Koper. fune 81, Wednesday, M P.S Andrews, Columbia.. v- - June 87. atond Snaday after Trinity, M P. 5 David a, Scnppernone. June 89, Tueiday. S Peter's day, M P, S Jamefc. Hailin. 'June 80. Wednesday, .M P. S Angus tine a, Pantego. - July 1st Thursday, M P. Yeatetville. July 1st, T&ursdav, E P. S Thomas'. Bath." Tuly 8. Friday. Commnnion, Bitb. July 4, . third Sunday after Trinity, MRS Tohn's. Durham's Creek. July 8. Tuesday, E P. Chapel of the Cross, Aurora. Jul? -7, Wednesday, Communion, Chacelof the Cross. Aurora fuly 8.Thnrsday, M P. S John's, Haaeivvuie. Jul 9. Friday. E P. Sladesville. Jolv 11. fourth Sunday after Trinity, as P. a George s. Hi de county. . Taly 18 Monday. E P. Fairfield. July 13 Tuesday, E P. Swan Q jarter. July 18, fifth Sunday after 'Trinity, M P. S Paufs. Beaufort. July 18. fifth Sunday after Trinity. E P,b Clement s. Beaufort. . Com. Communion. E P Evening prater. . M P Morning prayer. Holv communion at all morning ser vices. - Tbe children catcchtzsd when prac ticable. : The Vestries will please be prepared to meet tne BisnoD. . - Offerines to be for Diocesan Missions unless otherwise announced. Wholesale Prices Current VThs following qoctaooas nprassat Whelasale PncearenenOlT. Is making op small oroen highet pncei nave M caarsoo. The qootaaoni sis aiwayt gtea as accurately s posdbls, bat the Stab will sot be reepoaeiWe tot any eariatloa from the actual market price of the attkls BAGGING . S S Jate....,. - Standard ..... WEST BUN SMOKED . tt o a . s Hint ...... . ideeB - Shoa'dert fl B .... DRY SALTED Sldee 9 EV . . -..m..... - Sbsnlden S 19 S a 14 BARRELS Spirt s Tar pea tine Seceod-hand, each ........... , -'-New New York, each.....,,,. ' New City, each BEESWAX f ... BRICKS Wilndngtoa ht...aM....... NortheiB ..................... BUTTEK North Carolina . N'fthera ......... . mwimi 1 60 i as I 30 ss s oa 8 00 10 IS 1 10. 1 40 O T 00 O 14 00 IS ss CORN MKAL - Pet Bnahel , la sacks ...... .. Virginia ileal COTTON TIES-W bnadls.w CANDLES ft . Sperm ....-r:., s Ha a 4V . 75 "18 -i S 11 is O O o a 85 Ad ftlBftlltillQ ittSMiasneVHa 10 CHEESE- S - nartaera eaciorp Dairy, Cream. e 12X 13 mate .-. . COFFEE 10 Lagwra. ' Rio..,,.....,,.,,,.,,,..,,..,, DOMESTICS SO tt W9 II Sheeting. 4, w rard. g Yams. a, W bunch ,.... ' 18 11 au 1 EGGS HISSMII4SI , Mackerel, No 1, haird .... - Mackerel, Not. ) naU-barrd .3.;. Mackerel, No ft, I barrel..... Mackerel, No 8, 1 1 half-barrel . Mackerel. Ne 8, barrel..... Mallet, W barreT. ........... Mallets, pork baml.,,..M. M C Roe vfernngt keg. -' tryCod,a,l7..;....,.... Eatta ,,,..,...n. SS 00 11 00 16 00 . 8 00 IS 00 a oo 15 ' SB0 6 as tan os 15 00 18 00 00 C&M 00 aw s w 10 I 60 . rtuux-v oarrei i ; Low srads, ...... SO 8400 4M tt 4 75 Btraight .. " Fnvt Patent . GLUE t .......... ...... GRAIN 1 bntheV--. Cora, from store, bag White, 4 80 6 SS a s to 45 41 utr - load, ia Dag- waits.. 41 O 80 O o vats, nom s on.. Oats, Rnat Pioot.i so 1C0 mw reas BIDES, V - . Ultn (issstts8Msiie - Dry .. . HAY.f 100 t- ftic Sbrw........ J?1!-!! 2 6 8S SO 1 00 8S 65 S 0 A a O a a a a 80 HOOP IRON. ....M. LARD."" , Nofthera 5 North Carolina LIME. W barrel 1U 1S9 LUMBtRfcry eawed),W M feet Shin Btnfl. rewed., IS 00 88000 16 00 a 18 oo . Koagn-eagsrmskn..... is oo West India cargoes, according - to onalitT , is 08 Pressed Flooring, scanned... 18 00 " Scant! ac and Board, common, 14 00 a as oo - aiseo Ubesau, w gallon ,Barbadoat a a hMa . an (a kli" "! ' 7i so FwRkx,hihhdn.,,....., - 0 sa I. L.L1. (0 g-jajwBtmM, fa fcMs. 2S ; MM . O 14 14 a is is a - is a N Aiy , jj keg. Cat Wd'baaUl 180 aieo nwa, V oirrei ' City Mess.,,,.M a 680 O IN a soo a ss an - MB? Prm VADV mfh SsVLT, ck Alum .!.....! !WtiMsawHIWM A-.a"' . ' i su so BHINGLg8,T-iach, M'.::; 40 00 1 60 8 68 O 40 O IH a in O IH SM W n a is-is xSi'i aj m :'....,...., 84 11-18 '.4 11-18 - MUM, i. xeuow . vikvm n 8 80 O 14 00 TTMBtRpM leet-Shippiiig...: , mIS: r?::r:r.""n::::: Inferior to Ordinary...,...,. SHINGLES .N. CCjrem sawed O 10 00 U I OO a roe O 460 O 8 60 O 808 6 60 400 w m mam neart, " Sao... 750 ft 00 4 l0 4 00 6 00 5 00 4 1 00 1 08 A 860 a e oi a 5 oo & 4 50 6 60 ( 8 60 6j4 Hert. ...... Ram ... ........ SztO Heart. a..'nM. ap.....,... M, TALLOW.f ,..... ..,,. i W gailoa Noriaers. North Carolina a i oo a a so fT 1 COMMERCIAL. WILMINGTON MARKET. S . STAR OFFICE, June i&V SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market steady at 25 ' cents per gallon 'for machine-made casks, and -. U centt lor countrv casks. -' -v3-'3-a . ROSIN Market fitm. at il.25 per bbl for Strained and $1.80 for Good Strained.- '-. - TAR. Market quiet and tteadr at II 00 oer bbl of 880 &. E : ' CRUDK TUKrENTlNK. Market firm: ft 80 per barrel for Hard. 18 for Yello Dip and l.0 for Vbgin. - f i Uaotations same day last year spirits turpentine steady 23, t2ci Jiotin firm. S1.3iX, 1.87K; tar firm. 1 1-10; crude tut pentine gteady, U0, 1.7U. 1.80. r RECIIPTS. . T Spirits Turpentine . , 118 Kotm.... 71 Tar . . 1 - 19 Crude Turpentine..... IS Keceipts tame - day last year- -101 casks spirits turpentine, 804 bbts rosin. 83 bbls tar's? bbis crnde turpentine. ';r: ..'COTTOW. ' Market steady on a basis ol 7Wc for middling, uaotations: Ordinary...,;...... -5J eta lb uooa urainary. Low Middling.....;;. 7 .iAA - . 1)1 .Uood Middiinsr...... 7 18-I - Same day last year, middling liic. Receiptsr-fiL bales; , same day last year 1. - COUNTRY 'PRODUCE. ' PEANUTS North Carolina Prime. 6065c per bushel of 88 P3uads; Extra rrtme, 7Qc r aacr, vaz. - Virginia txtra r"nme.4550;: Fancy, 00:. CUKN f irm: oa7W ceou per Dusnei. - - KUUUH KICc. 052170, cents per bushel N. C BACON Steady. Hams. 8 to 8c per pound; Shoulders, 8 to tc; bides. 7 to 8c. - SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch. hearts and saps. 11.60 to 8 85: six inch, 12.85 to 8.85; seven inch. 1550 to V T1MUKK-Market steady at 85.00 to 8.50 per M. financial Markets. ' Bw Telegraph to the af oraiag Stat. NlW YORK. June 16 Evening. Money on call was raty at 1Q1W per cent., last loan at 1 and closed onered at 1 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 4 per cent. Sterling exchange was nra. actual -business in Danker Bills 487Q487U for demand and 435 186,4 for sixty days. Posted rates 4S6W 487 and 488. Commercial bills at 4S5U Silver certificates oOKQfiOs'c. Gov ernment bonds were quoted bim; fives, registered. IISX; fives., coupon, 1134 fours, registered. Ill: fours, coupon 118; twos, registered, 88. Sute bonds dull; North Carolina sixes 188: North Carolina fours 10 i. Railroad bonds firm. NAVAL STORES MARKETS. Bv Tafagtaahea ths Morning Stat. New York, 'Tune 18. Rosin quiet; strained common to good $1 72 1 75. Spirits turpentine quiet at 271'.8c. Savannah. lane 15. Spirits turpen tine firm at Soc; sales of 1 008 casks; receipts 1.851 casks.- Rosin firm; sales 1,978 barrels; receipts 4,453 barrels; c'os ina quotations: A. B, C. D 11 80. E fl 85. F $1 40. G 1 45. H $ 1 60, I $1 70. Kf 1 70. M 11 80, N 1 80, W G $8 00, W W 9 00. Charleston, June IS. -Spirits tur pentine hrm at 4Jc bid; no sales. Rosin firm; sales barrels: a, C U II aa; E F$l 80, G 1 85 H $1 T50.-1 1 55. K tl 65. M tl 70. N 1 85. W G 8 00. W W825. COTTON MARKETS. Br Telegrath to ths Morning Star. New York. June 18. The cotton market opentd firm, witb prices higher br 4 to 8 points. There was a further advance of 1 to S f oints, with weak in tervals under liquidation; but the mar ket was generally much nrmer than it has been for some time past, chitfl on the decided activity and strength de veloped at Liverpool and Manchester. It has been some 'months since Men- Chester spinners took 80.000 bales in a single day as they d.d to day. Private cables say that English spinners are well supplied with orders, and that the outlook is good except for the high views of cotton holders. Pall River ad- v.ces are also firmer. Recent Indica tions of larger speculative activity ma terialized to some extent to day. and conseivative buying on Investment ac count was a ' feature. Buying was checked to a considerable extent by re ports from the cotton belt which con tinue generally favorable. - The muket in the afternoon was eaaier under selling to secure profits oatside - support not maintaining itself. The close was quiet at aa advance of S points to a net de cline of points . - -. New York. June 16 Evenfns. cottoa steady; middling 7xc futures market dosed on let, with sales of 81,800 bales; Jaa'y 6 85. Feb'y 6 8. March o ss. May , 1 uue 7 28. I uly 7 26, August 7 83. September 6 88. October 0 81. November 6 79. December 6 81. Spot cotton closed stead v: middling uplands 1ci middling gulf 8c; sales of i,a naiea. - cotton net receipts bales: cross ins oaies; exports a Great Britain 1.815 bales; to France 815 bales; to the Continent 815 " bales; . forwarded 85 bales: sales 1,478 bales; sales to spinners 703 bales; stock (actual) 118, 869 bales. r-.--v- Total to-day Net r: receipts 867 bales; exports to Great Britain 1 857 bales; to France bales: to the Con tinent 8 818 bales; stock 848 998 bales Total so far this week Net receipts 1.991 bales; exports to Great Britain n.853 bales; to France 6.876 bales; to the Continent 10.164 bales.' "?? -tz--2 .-- Toul since SeDteoiberl Net receiDts n ovu.oou naies; exports tu Great Britain 8.793,746 bales; exports to France 692 168 bales; exports to the Continent 8,078.869 bales; to the Channel 6.481 bales. - June 16. Galveston, steady at 7 8 16. net receipts 119 bales: Norfolk, steady at 7 16. net receipts 1 bale; Baltimore, nominal at 7, net receipts bales; Boston, steady at 7 11-16, net recelots 81 bales: Wilmington, steady at 1. net re ceipts oaies; rniiaoeipnta, quiet at 8 net receipts 888 baler. Savannah,' ami at 7. net receipts 8 bales; Ne Orleans, firm at 7J. net receipts 207 bales: Mobile, quiet at 7 If . net receiots 7 bales;Memphis, firm at 7 6 16.net receipts x oaiet; AUKusta, steady at 73t net re ceipts 78 bales: Charleston, quiet at 7Jsf net receipts oaies. " ; PRODUCE MARKETS. -. By Telssnph M ths Xornlnx Star. New York. June 16 Eveninv.-. Flour was dull and sltohtlv easier. When Spot weaker, Nal Northern New York OTcausat; JNa 1 Northern Duluth78c; opiions openea sicaaicron unexpectedly signer ungiisa caoies, ease a under fine borne crop news, and closed cnet lower: Ma s red June closed at 75c July 7475 8-l,dosed 74Kc; Septem er 7070c closed 70 c Corn spot firm;No.2 at elevator and 81c sfloatj optioBs opened firm, advancing during me oiy on DUlHSn sentiment, enrnnr. teed by hot weather news; finallv auri onsiigauy with wheat; closed JfJe " aiBQcr: June ciotea It lUKei Js r 29330c closed 80c; September CO oc, ciosea Bi?ic Uats spot dull: No. 8 2JQ22c; options were dull and nnchanged from last night; July closed at 22j4c; August closed at 82Xc. Poik quiet: mess 9 258 75; short clear IS nn wi, muni aunpiv ou, t.ara easier Western steam at tS 77 July $3 85,nomi' nal: refined easy; Continent 14 or &ou lb American ti 65. Butter quoted steady; : Western creamer v n 15c, da factory 7K10Xc; Eigin! 15c;imitatioo creamery 9Mial8c: St. dairy 1014Xc da creamerv lli5. tuccic qaiet; aiaiu - large 0c; small fancy 1 8. Western, part skimi 46U full skimJ8c Eggs were steady State and feunt ylvania iaai2Uc W,.f ern fresh lOKOllKd Southern 4oa ft 70 per 80 dozen cases. Petroleum dull. uouon seea on sxeaay; prime crude 20r do. yellow 8Ji23X- Molasses steart.' Ctbbages per crate tl 0015. To m i toes per carrier. 75r II 25. Pntao.I quiet: New York t 25 1 50; Southern $3 253 50 (new crop). Ccffte-Srnr Rio weak; Cordova HUai7Vic: of 500 bags Maracaibo P. T.: 800 han. Savaeilla. P. T. Sugar raw was firm sales 4,800 bags centrifugal 93 test 3'c' 4 804 bags molasses 89 test 2jgc; lef.ctd nrm. Chicago. June 16. Cora was thp h n market on 'Change. to-day.-heaw hn. ing, tn which outsiders were prominent canting a Jfc advance. Wheat was fected by the favorable weather and crop reports, closine at a lW&lVr a,. cline. Oi'.s followed corn, ciosiop uv higher. Provisions were "weak througn bnt and declined about 10c all round Chicago. June 16. Cash quotations Floui steady. Wheat-No. 8 spring 891 J70Jc: Na 8 spring 71c; No. 2 red 73 &it Cora Na.2525c. Oats No.818jB18X;No.2 wnite bee on board 24K23c;Nj.3 white free on board 20U sJc. Mess park per barrel 7 7 85, lard. per 100 lb 3 67:j eo Short rib sides, loose. 4 204 45. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, $4 75 00 Short clear sides, boxed, 1 62 til 7-, Whiskey $1 19. The leading futures ranged as follows, opening, highest. . lowest and clos n?' Wheat July 89JC69J. 69. 6S v 8 1. December eJ. 67) 66 6i;uc Corn June 2424.84, 24c Jul, "Js.-SoJ;. 23. 25Jc. Sepieraaer 24 26255,, 2585, 86c. Oati N0.8 July 18. I8J4. 18K18 18CTSeptemoer 18. 18 15 18. Mess pofk Julv $7 474 7 5s 4 7 45. 7 45; September $7 57 7 G) 7 55 7 55 Lard July 3 67. 3 67. 3 C2U 8 82; Srptember $3 75, 8 77 3 72 8 78.' Snort Tibs July $4 82 4 as 4 80. 4 82; Septenabertl 37. 4 40 4 35 57. Baltimore, v June 16 Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat Spot steady; Southern wheat' bv sample 7679:! Corn firm; spot and month &29i,' July 2989c; Acgust 292&c; September 29 bid; steamer mixed 2727c; Southern ; white 31g,32c, do yellow 3131c. Oats steady Na S white 26 27c; No 2 mixed 28K2lC FOREIGN MARKETS Bt Cable to the Morning Star. Liverpool. June 164 P. M Cotton spot, good business done and prices higner. American middling: fair 4 9-16d; good middling 4Jd; American middling 4d, low middune 8 15 16J: good ordinary 8 13 161; ordinary 8d. The sales of the day were 20.000 bales, of which 6.000 werr for specula tion and export, and including 13 200 American. Receipts 8.000 bales, of which 1,200 were American. Futures opened steady with a moderate demand and closed . quiet at the advance. American middling (I m c): June 4 3 64 4 4 04a seller; June and uiy 4 3 -64d buyer; July and August 4 2 644 3 6id buyer. August and September 3 63 fV 4d; September and October 3 56-RU 8 57 64d buver; October and November 8 60-643 51-6td buver; November and December 8 48-64d buver: December and January 8 47 6fd buyer; Tanuarv and February 8 47 54d buyer; February and March 3 47 643 48-64d buyer; March and Ap il 3 48 643 49 64d seller. MARINE. CLEARED. Snred barque Lilly, 474 tons. Kasi- Riley man. Cardin, England, las & Co. EXfOBTS. FOREIGN. Cardiff, England Barque L'liy 4 871 bbls rosin and 200 bbls spirits tur pentine, valued at. $10,105 06; vessel by Jas T Riley & Co; cargo by S P Shotter & Co, per Matt J Heyer. MARINE DIRECTORY. IOst of TenMls In Use Port of Wll- aalMctOB, N. C, Juae 1?, 1697. SCHOONERS. James W Bigelow,486 tonr, Bird, Geo Harriss. Son 4 Co. Mary J Russell. 8S4 tons, Smith Geo - Hsrriss. Son & Co, Eva A Daneehoer, 217 tons. Johnson, , - Geo Harriss, S n & Co. Senator Sullivan. 654 tons, Crockett Geo Harriss. Son A Co. R S Graham. 20 tons, Outten.Geo Har- - riss, Soo A Co. W&tQ BARQUES. Blenheim (Swed) 574 tons. O tson Pat- ersop. Downing Co. Daphne, 605 tons. Madsen. Jas T Rile, & Co.". .'t.. UP TO DATE Livery and Sales Stable, 8. P." COWAN & CO. 108, 110 Second Street, Princess and Chesnat. between QTJTat SERVICE B riRST. CLASS IS EVER particnlar. Finest Hirsas la town. First c ss rq"P pana, Folitn attealioa. All callJ and orders ur aad ajght promiily artrmVd to. ELEPHONE NO; IS. TELEPHONE NO. 15 : . . - - . . k.. M.w or menu BpaoaTanentian (rnm to Boarding Horsn. StaDi an4 Careful Gtoomisf (or Stalling Horses nacaa ana Baggasv una tu iu ut" t Jr. a r r. Railroad Ull pness. Carnacs 1.00, Prices Uniform to All Comers. Hoarse Excinsr for Whites 85.00. CamagK? hmenu, SS.fiO. Home for White and Colored. IH Hons and BacSTOns hoar, $1.00; afternoon f Carriace, TeanTani DriTcr on hour. 1 (): " 13.607 lions aad Sorry on hour. 1 00; . ternooa p.0O. Tea andTmn on hoar. $1.00: a rerooM. $3.50. Saodl Hons oa hoar, 50 otni: ticrZ $1,50. ranitars Wafos with careful attention, i Opin 365 days and 365 nights n a year. . mar29tf Old IMevspapcrs. VOO CAM BUY OLD KEWBPAPSKB, qoU JL I tltiea to suit At Your Own Price, ...... At the STAR Office, : BBitaUe tor WRAPPIHO PAPSP. "d excellent tor Piscina- Under Caro ts. ' Ilaher Sharkey. 'T COWAH'S NEWS DEPOT THE MAIL i aerer hue, ani canonsrs nr always iPP Plac rent ordar far next edition of "Police Odette, oonuininc full accoon. oi aUaec-ShaTtcr Sal-iaStt