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whig VM. H. BERNARD, Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C. : Friday, April llth, 1879. I2- Remittances must be made by Check, Draft, i'ostafj.Moncy Order, or Registered Letter. Post Masters will register letters when desired, v. ZW Only such remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. ?.'" ''-. ' J3? Specimen copies forwarded when desired. THK DEBATE AND TUB VOTE. The debates on the Army Bill ac complished a great deal. They fully expoaod the duplicity, unfairhes3,cor ruptiou and inconsistencies of the Re publican party. But for the discus sion a vast amount of the meanness and violence of that party in the past would have been forgotten. It is as tonishing how soon people forget past political isaues and actions, and how time not only assauges irritation and bitterness, but wipes out, as with a sponge, much that ought to be re membered. When such fellows as Garfield and Robeson, men of noto riously corrupt lives, come v to the front as; the ; leaders of a party, and seek to fasten upon the . coun try a military system that can only destroy the freedom of the bal lot and guarantee a corrupt election, they must trust much to the forget fulness and forbearance of the peo ple. The discussion, therefore, of the military bill was very necessary. It fully aroused the country to a proper sense of the dangers that threatened its liberties, and the first when that Republican city went De mocratic. The people now under stand fully the issues involved in the proposition of the Radicals to use the ' army in elections, wo? to keep the Radical candidates in every Demo-, cratic State and city and town and township. '' The vote on Saturday on the Army Bill in the House was unexpectedly gratifying. Every Greenbacker ex cept two voted with the Democrats. It was given out from time, to time that they would rally under the t ui: 1 j t. : u":e . i had any such purpose in the begin ning the progress fof the debate caused them to change their coarse, and they voted with two exceptions for honest and fair elections. They gave a vote that will be sustained by an overwhelming majority of the American people. . We congratulate our readers and the country upon the triumph of right and justice. We congratulate the Democrats in the House for seeing clearly their duty, , and for performing it without vari ableness or shadow of turning that each and all marched up.squarelv to the performance of a high, a 'necessary and a patriotic obli gation. The President may veto their action, ;. but if he does he must take the consequences. The Democrats and Greenbaekers have agreed to the , necessary appropria tions for the maintenance of the army, but with the distinct proviso and understanding that none of the money thus appropriated should be used in sending soldiers to the polls to bulldoze freemen and prevent a fair election. That is all. ine debate on the Army liiil is ended, but we must detain the reader witK nno nr t.nrn nmntn Annnaminrr it r n ... ' Robeson, Grant's old Secretary of the Navy, is said to have made about the only argument that was made on the Republican side. He undertook to discuss the merits of the bill, whilst the other speakers on his side .went into heroics and flaunted the old bloody shirt as an oriflamme of party. But Robeson said enough, to awaken fear3 or to quicken, grave,,, fearaj already aroused. ' He said : "My friend from Oiiio (Sir. Hurd)"has said tnat 11 Becomes us to look sharply and keenly as to the use of the military power. for that by it republics have always died. I . take issue with him there. The last final blow at the liberties of republics has come from the sword, but it has not been until some branch of the Government has usurp ed to itself rights which it did not enjoy under the Constitution and' laws of the country. It has not been until some branch of the Government usually a branch : claimiDg more especially to represent the popular will has usurped to itself powers that did not belong to it. It was onlv after the long Parliament of England had'dis- gusiea tne country by its disregard of civil and personal rights and -by its assnmotion of everything that-belonged to the Govern ment, urn tnestera BOldier Oliver Crom v well dared to co to that Houro - it witn military power. - There is more of the same strain. Now what does Robeson mean by this sort ijot talk? lie is one of Grant's set.- He sustained his Chief in every'assault :he made upon the ,. Constitution and rights and liberties of the people during his eight years . . of misrule1 and - oppression. 7 When r he talks. of usurpers and tyrants exercising ' their ,1 power, and ' evi dently, approvingly, what does: he mean to teach or indicate? Clearly ' that the President Haves or his suc cessor, Grant, if silshja eurse should befall the country may emulate Nat poleon or Cromwell, ; and throttle Congress if that body, "representing the popular will," should dare to re-1 fuse to vote supplies, lor in any way oppose the will and plans of the Ty rant of party. He meant tointiraate that armed force might be resorted to in order to crush-iout opposition and to thwart and stifle the will of the people. It was treason from be ginning (o end treason to a popular form, of governmeuL ' fSuch utter ances from such a source should not be forgotten. There is a vast deal of mischief in them. They show dis tinctly and unmistakably how one of Grant's bid Cabinet regards an issue in which the liberties of the people and the conservation of a free, consti tutional government are seriously in volved. - y : Another "stalwart,'' De Golyer Garfield, had this to say: s "What is our theory of law? It is free consent. That is the granite foundation of our whole structure. If otbing in this re public can be a law that has not the free consent of the House, the free consent of the Senate, and the free consent of the Ex ecutive. Or, if the Executive refuses his consent, then it must have the free consent of two-thirds of each body . s Will any body deny that? Will anybody challenge a line of that statement that free consent is the foundation rock of all jour instiu tioos?" jh !-..'.'" - When this specious language -was first spoken and then published it gave great satisfaction f.o the Re publicans in theHouse and the organs, and they rallied as one man to the call. Here was something as pro found as plausible. It contained the new political philosophy. The great abric of law and order, of the right and liberties' of freemen rested "on free consent." Very . well. But what about the nse of the army? If theHouse and Senate refused their "free consent" must the army still be used? So said Mr. Fryo. So thought Mr. Garfield, evidently. j The New York Sun thus disposes of this new philosophy in politics! this theory of government which, is expected to au thorize Hayes to use; the army in spite of the "Iree consent" of the House and the Senate. It says: 'Under De Golyer Garfield's new interpre tation, free consent means something in which the majority of the" House and the majority of the Senate have no part, it be ing reserved solely for the minorities and for Hayes. According to this quack logic, when a minority of the House and the Senate have voted against a bill making full annual appropriations for the ; army, and when Hayes has vetoed it, unless the majority of thc'House and of the Senate hack and patch the bill so as to make it acceptable no longer to themselves but to jj the minority, the course is revolutionary and incendiary. To refuse to abdicate their responsibility as the majority, fresh front the people's elec tions, is called coercing the minority; but for the minority to conspire with Hayes to refuse supplies to the army unless the Sup ply Bill can be altered to suit them, is no coercion of the majority. The free con sent De Golyer Garfield prates of would destroy majority rule Already we have bad enough of setting sophistries, the rights votes of majorities." aside, by flimsy and the recorded The great struggle will now begin in the House over the question of Supervisors and Deputy Marshals. The Democrats will f do their duty, and the country will sustain them. The people are on the alert. They are watching very carefully what is being said and done , by their Repre sentatives. ihey will sustain no man and no party that makes aggres sions on their rights and liberties, or that advocates principles that are de structive of a free: and pure ballot and subversive of the very govern ment organized and planned by oar patriotic and wise forefathers. Republican Houk, of Tennessee, in his bloody shirt harangue, deeply re gretted that Grant! had! withdrawn the troops ' from Mississippi in 1875. He said, and mark his utterances, that if the law allowing troops at the polls remained in force, and if Hayes will enforce the law as it is, then the Southern States will again send up Republican Representatives. And that explains the action of the party that is the. milk in the cocoanut. Give them the army, and "they will again carry the South. The! bayonet will "do the work." That is what they mean by a "free and pure ballot." . TUB JUDGE KIVKS RIJLTTBB. The petition of the 1 Governor of Virginia concerning the action of J udge Rives to the Supreme Court of the United States, asking for writs of habeas corpus and certiorari will at-' tract universal attention.: According to the petition the District Court has no jurisdiction in the case of Judge Coles It will be remembered that Judge Rives caused Judge Coles to be arrested because be had violated the laws of the United States, as was alleged, in excluding add .failing to Gelectj negroes in " Pittsylvania coun- ty as grand and petit .jurors, and that this was . done on .ao.- count or tueir color, ana ; previous condition of servitude. The petition of Gov. Holliday states that such conduct on the part of Judge Coles constitutes no offence punishable in the District Court, and that the In dictment, arrest and imprisonment of the Judge was without warrant of law and violative both of the' right of the individtral and of the State of Virginia. V I j -It is- a -gravexjuesVion of law that ought to be discussed without pre- udice or passion, and that ought , to be regretted that the papers -are ' die- : posed to treat the matter from a par tisan rather than from a legal stand point.; There are great principles, inr volved, and the decision ; of - the highest judicial tribunal will be re ceived with exceeding interest.' ' Some of the persons, who have, written jio.n ceruingthe law have been as much influenced by 1 emotions and sympa thies as they would be. if discussing a question tt. mere governmental policv. ! ' i Tho Virginia law will have to be considered in determining the matter iu dispute. If Mr. Coles violate Jthe , aw of Virginia, then he is amenable to that law, but is he amenable to a' United States District Court for vio-" ating a State law? That is the point in issue really, it seems , to us. Mr. Coles is a State officer. He was en gaged in a State Court. Ought he not to be tested as to his guilt -or in nocence by the State law? If so, is it right for him to be arraigned be- bre a United States Court, for yio- ating a State law? According to the law of Virginia it rests with the County j Judge to prepare the venire. He j can Tselect the jurors as he thinks best. The aw says that it rests with, him alone "as he shall think well qualified," is the language. The qualifications are given; they are to be persons "of sound, judgment and free from legal exceptions." As long as the County Judge exercises his right of selection based upon 6uch qualifications, how does he violate law, and if he violates aw, then what law? Does he vio ate a law of Virginia, whose officer he is, or of the United States? Here is the point. If he violates a law of Virginia then what has a United States Judge to do with it? If he violates a United : States law, then what law? Is it the four teenth amendment to the Consti tution? Do the provisions of that amendment override all State laws governing the State Courts in so far as tho selection of juries are con cerned? The Supreme Court will de cide this question. ' It will determine whether the Constitution of the United Slates shall annul all Slato laws bearing upon the subject of se lecting jurors or not. The question, as we have said, ought to be decided upon its merits, and not as affecting a Southern State. The law in the mat ter must govern Massachusetts or New York as well as Virginia or South Carolina. Senator Butler, of South Carolina, has gone to Charleston to appear for the citizens who are being tried be fore the notorious Bond f or violating election laws. He passed through Charlotte. The Observer says that the Senator said it was the impres sion in the best informed circles in Washington that the President would sigu the amended army bill as soon as it was presented to him. Such was his own opinion. The Stalwarts, how- 8ver,say riot. The-Richmond Dis patch's Washington correspondent of the 7th says: "There are Democrats who do not agree with me, but my information from the White House, throusb sources perfectly re liable, lead me to , believe that, under the advice; of Garfield & Co. Mr. Hayes has forgotten his policy of conciliation, his ob ligations to the Democrats, and the bad treatment of the Republicans of the Senate, and determined to perpetuate the use of troops at the polls to aid in electing Grant in 1880, if possible. A Republican corres pondent assures me that a member of the Cabinet told him at church yesterday that it will be vetoed, and two oorrespondents say Mr. Hayes informed .them to-day, in substance; that he means" to veto the bill. The best known correspondent of the West ern press to-mgbt said to me that after a protracted conference with the President he is certain that he will not .sign the bill." Col. John S. Mosby, according to Republican state men ts,h as succeeded admirably at Hong Kong in makinfj himself very objectionable to Ameri can residents and to the British au thorities. We copy from a Wash ington special to the Philadelphia Pressx ' , ' j ' ' ', Y "It appears, on the oecasion of Colonel Mosby's appearance at his post, he disre garded the usual formalities towards the authorities, and subsequently on the occa sion of an entertainment of ceremony at the Gubernatorial residence, he was re quested to appear in the proper costume of polite society. He replied ' that he would be d d before he would wear anything except wnai anotner American 'citizen would wear; that he represented the United States, and be proposed to introduce Amer ican manners ana American easterns. '" -'' Genpick TayorV liopk ; Is i attract-: mg rnudh i attention and will meet with -; a )wtic?fiUjw!ft1j best Southern bp ok coincerninfij- the war, we suppose, mat-peeu pro duced thus far. He is; son of Getf. Zachary Taylor, who was. hWatia Virginia and was President of the United States. Senator,' Bayard made a strong speech agatttst the; majority5 iep'df t in the Senate which was idvdrs'eJoUhe sealing of M.r. BelFappointi Sena- Ur by4ij4vefnor efMNew-Haraj.- . - . f-' -T r. f- " 1 shire. Senators Bailey, of Tennessee, and ' HHU of Goorenaj made- lable T S e v e ; js tea mers . sailed .front New York oit'SatufdayV4'" They took out a large ; number: of passeugerA,.: ine shipment ; - Were"; : Ti rtusn al ly large. Among the totals wore the following: mpsi ' h f mn 1 1 s fww w.tps- bacon. 8.450 bdxe4;- cotton,' i.ed1 tales; butter, ' 4,490 packages; canued trockisj" '4,1(X eases: flour; 5,700 barrelrabdS,OiiO sacksf whealV about 202,000 busliels; fresh1 meat,1 27U tons aod -lJUU; quarters,, .The wyjoj vneswr, carried 114 head of cattle for London." " An old member of the , fraternity in this city has furnished uJwHb the following statistijcsV 6f the'number of ' lodges of tte Masor.s w4hcI existed at tne end or lasi year audi which; will be read with interest by merabersifjihe Oxdei;; Iu Germany thefe were 342 ! lodges; in Switzerland, 33; ilunsary, 4i; "Roumania, VH;' Servia, 1; England' and! Wales';" 1,187; Scotland, 834; Ireland, 299;f Gibraltar, "5; Malta, 4; JJei- lahdj and .Luxuphufg.ff-elgiamlS; Denmark, 7; Bvyedeh and aorway, 'ife; France, 287;t1SpaTn, about 300;' Portugal, 22; Italy', ' libi Greece 11; Turkey,'' 26; Egypt,1 28; TuniB,'2; Algeria, 11; Morocco, 2; the west coast of Africa, 11; African islands, 25; the. Cape,. 61; Arabia (Aden), 1; India. 118; Indian islands, 16; China, 13; Japan, 5;j Australian islands, 4; Aus tralia, 229; ITew Zealand, 84; United States 8,894; Canada, 535; Cubaj 80; Hayti, 32; West India lslauds, 65 Mexico, 13) Brazil, 256; and other States In Sooth America, 179 atotaUf about 15,000 lodges. The nujnber of Free Masons is about 5,000,000. Mailers Up tbe Boad. From a correspondent at .Shoe Heel we learn that Keneith Bethune, who, it is al leged, outraged a Miss McDuffie, in Rich mond county1, last January, was captured last Monday by Deputy Sheriff J. P. Smith, in the Ashpoie section of Robeson county. He ha$ beeu in that section ever since the crime was committed. Bethune denies the charge. lie was carried to Shoe Heel Mon day nighr,'ana was to be taken to Richmond county on Tuesday for a hearing; : The Shoe Ileel land suit, lately . decided at Whiteville, mention of which was made in the Star at the time, is of more promi nence than tie mere announcemeht would indicate. It! involves about one hundred acres in the centre of the town, and as lots there command about the same price they do in Wilmington, one can readily see tbe importance of it. In gaining the suit under the circumstauccs, remarks our correspon dent, Mr. Frank McNeill, the young coun sel for the plaintiff, deservedly won the ad- niiratidu of the bar as well as the comma nity at large. Stealluc TnrpeuilDe. John Isham, colored,. was brought here from Pender! couuty yesterday and lodged iu the county j tiL lie is accused of steal ing turpentine tromi Mr. Walter Cherry, of Lincoln Township, in that county, aud had a preliminary examination before Justice J. A. Jones, who required of him security in the sum of $200 for his appearance at the next term of Pender Superior Court, in default of .which he was sent on for con finement. Capt.jA. II. WorthjOf the steam er A. P. Hart, has ' been appointed mail agent oh the route1 between Wilmington and Fayetteville. We are glad to make this announcement, as we are satisfied the mail service on the river will now be properly performed, position also, Capt. Worth retains his old For the Star: Mr. Editor: In your issue of yesterday you spoke of Gen. llawley, a member of tbe present Congress, as "having been ac cidentally bora in North Carolina, and that bis parents were from, the North." ; A slight inaccuracy here which. I beg leave to correct- . j . Gen Hawlcy'a mother was a respectable Scotch lady,; a resident of Richmond coun ty, in this State. Ilia father was a North ern man, and peddled goods about tne country; he fell in love with this lady and married her.' After their marriage they resided in this State for some time,' and finally removed to New Yerk.'when their son, the present member of Congress from Connecticut,! was about five years old. It will be remembered by a good many of our citizens thai when Gen. Hawley was in command, of Wilmington after the fall of Fort Fisher, and; lording it over our people in the most despotic manner, it was his boast, ; frequently expressed, that he bad returned tojr his. native State to enforce correct principles, those principles being nothing' more 'nor lees than radicalism in the most offensive form. . It may not- be inappropriate in this cbnV nection to mention an incident that occur red here during the military dictatorship of General Hawley. A veneranie lady, a con nection of his mother, resided in Wilming ton at that time in extreme poverty. He sent word toj her that he intended to call upon her, but the Scotch blood of the old lady was" roused, and though she scarcely had a crust jif bread on which to live, and a word from him would have quiokly re lieved her necessities; she- instantly replied that she would not see bim, and that she looked upon' him as a disgrace to his na tive State. He did not call upon her. That venerable lady is still in our midst, with but few of the comforts of life, around her to smooth her bath way to the grave. i j '.-. Haynes. ' Without Doubt One of (tie Deal. ! . . Oxford Free Lance. l. .The Wijmington Stab has lately entered upen the 24th half yeaily volume- The" success that . has at tended thei Star must be peculiarly gratifying! to Jts enterprising proprie tor; Mr. V.ril.: Bernard, and its .able editor, Mr. T..-B. Kingsbury. ;It is, without doubt,tmeorHh best papers that has ever laeen published in. the State, and well deserves its woBrfuAjproaperityJ L vt ; . . The! band; that , rocks the cradle la the band that moves the earh. Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup is the best remedy for all Complaints children are! subject tosuch a Dysentery, Diarrbcoa.Summer ComDlaint.Wind Colic. j- etc-1 price 25 cents."' f --The oherries were. killed, but uot the peaches, at Hillsboro. , ?BODtJCB EXCH1NOE. Annual Wee tin Tfeterdr Reports of tbe Preatdent nnd secretary and, t reaxurtr-Klectlon ofOfflcer4 &e. The annual meeting f the Produce Ex- rrnange or i lie Uiiy 01 wnmsngion uciu . . - . T!i . 1.-1.1 yesterday morniDg ' Tlic report . of. ibe .Seieiary ttnu lieas iwe;rt C-il.?-J. 'L.- C'aiUwell, was read and ordered spread on the minutes. , L.7The ; report of ' the Presideut" was then read, uud.'un lnotioii, it 'was' 'ordered' that the same be spread on the minutes nd (hat the Secretary furuish the daily papers of. the city with copies fur publication . On motiou of W. R. Kenau, E-q , the thanks of the Exchange were returned to jthe retiring officers. Oa motion, it was.leciJed than on Good Friday, the lltli iust., the, Exchange will be closed. '' ; v . On ir-olion the mceliMg then adjourned. The following U the annual, report ol the President, referred to in the above pro ceedings: ih j PIIESIDENT'S REPORT. Gentlemen of Vie mimington Produce Ex -, cluxnge: , " II has been customary for the President oo ueualf of the Board of Managers of this Exchange to present an auuuul communi cation giving the statistics for the past year, and presenting such considerations for the welfare of your body as may seem timely and pertinent. I will at once proceed to a resume of the business of this pott for the twelve months ending March 3Ut: , .-, Receipts of cotton from Sep . tember lst, 1878.. ..105,841 balss. Receipts of cotton , for same, , ; time last year.'; ;;. ......: .'tlt,417 " Falling off...... 11,570 Receipts of spirits turpentine from April 1st, 1878, to April 1st, 1879. . 109,574 caiks. Receipts of spirits turpentine ,, 1 from April 1st, 1877, to April . 1st, 1878.. 109,707 " 1 Falling off ... , 133 Receipts of rosin from April 1st, 1878, to April 1st, 1879. .581,739 bbls. Receipts of rosin from April let, 1877, to April JLst, 1878.. 533,259 " Increase 43.480 Receipts of tar from April 1st, 1878, to April 1st, 1879.. .. 78.116 Receipts of tar from April 1st, 1877, to April 1st, 1878. ... 61,074 ; bbls. Increase 16,442 ." Receipts of crude turpentine from April 1st, l878,to April ' 1st, 1879. .154,985 bbls. Receipts of crude turpentine from April 1st, 1877, to April 1st, 1878 142,360 Increase. 12,625 " Exports cotton, foreign, for year ending March 31st, 1879, 64,431 bales. Do. for year ending March 31st, 1878, 54,823 bales. Increase, 19,608 bales. ' Exports cotton, domestic, for year eud ing March 31st, 1879, 38,856 bales. , Do. for year ending March 31st, 1878, 60,297 bales. Decrease, 21,441 bales. Exports spirits turpentine, foreign, for year ending March 31st, 1879, 95,397 bar rels. Do. for year ending March 31st, 1878, 87,675 barrels. Increase, 7,722 barrels. ; Exports spirits turpentine, domestic, for year ending March 3 1st, 1879. 12,860 bar rels. Do. for year ending March 31st, 1878, 19,573 barrels. Decrease, 6,713 barrels. Exports rosin, foreign, for year end ing March 3lst, 1879, 490,337 barrels. Do. for year ending March 81st, 1878,435,821 barrels. Increase, 54,516 barrels. Exports rosin, domestic, for year ending March 31st, 1879, 70,495 barrels. Do. for year ending March 31st, 1878, 77,488 bar rels. Decrease, 6,991 barrels i Exports tar, foreign, for year 'ending March 31st,;1879, 35,055 barrels. Do. for year ending March 31st, 1878, 30.362 bar rels. Increase 4,193 barrels. Exports tar, domestic, for year ending March 31st, 1879, 35,186 barrels. Do. for year ending Maich 31st, 1S78, 31,733 bar rels. Increase, 3,453 barrels. From these statistics it will bu seen that the receipts of cotton and spirits turpen tine are less than those of tbe previous year, while tbe receipts of rosin, tar and crude turpentine are greater, the naval stores receipts, as a whole, fully equal to the previous year. With increased fa cilities for compressiug cotton it was rea ionably supposed that the rcceip'ts must be increased, but some changes iu the control of the railroad from Columbia to Augusta will probably account for the falling off. In our foreign exports there is an increase in cotton, spirits turpentine, rosin and tar, and a decrease in domestic exports in all but tar.showiog a steadily increasing direct trade, while the diminution of domestic shipments is accounted for by the increased production of naval stores South of us dividing the trade. The merchants of Wilmiuglou have a well deserved reputation for energy, indus try and intelligence, and they should di rect their attention more unitedly and per sistently to the furthering of all schemes that will promote tbe interests of our city and increase our general business. Private business interests should not so absorb their minds as to cause them to lose sight of public interests of vital importance.; In this connection 1 wish to call the attention of the merchants to the importance of sustaining this Exehange; there is entirely too much indifference manifested, and the burden of the work and expense have to be borne by a few, while the benefits are shared by the whole. The, rules and regulations established have proved so beneficial; and while doing their work so silently that they seem to be unappreciated, they do it so effectually that all enjoy the benefit as the rain from Heaven "falls alike on the just and the unjusL" so the workings of this Exchange benefit tbe entire business community, members and non-members. There has been no case before the Arbi tration Committee during the yeara re markable fact, showing the great benefit of the Exchange in perfecting a system which prevents litigatioa and! expense. There is a want of attention on the part of the Committee ou Quotations, as it fre quently happans that only one of each committee is present, representing only one interest. This should be corrected in some way. , 1 call your attention to the prompt and correct work of the Secretary, in all mat-, tersof stock statistics and duties pertaining to his office, and commend bis faithfulness. The report of the Treasurer will show you the financial condition of the Exchange and what will be required for the ensuing year, Death has removed from our midst and coancils one of pur noblest and best one we could not spare but in obedience to the' mandate of our Heavenly Father, "who sees the end from the beginning and knows what is' best." The resolutions on our Record, book testify our appreciation of the Worth and f character of Isaac B. Grainger in litter terms than I can use. - In conclusion I have to thank you for the consideration shown to the Board of Managers and myself during our term of office, for the pleasant intercourse and good fellowship, and wishing for the Exs Change continued prosperity aud . useful pess. ess. ! " ' ; r Respectfully submitted. , l .. q. H. Robinson, Pres't. , ILBCTIOir OF OFFICERS. . -' 1 ' Thej polls' were opened for two hours, and resulted in the election of the follow ing officers of the Exchange for the ensuing year: 'r i : -jit $ President-a-C IX. Robinson..' : Vice President R. E. Calder. Board of Managers G. WV Williams, ErLilly, John T. Rankin,' James Sprdot, D. G. Worth, j Inspectors of Election S. R, Birdsey, R E Jgeide,;Oscar PearsalL . 'J' : ' ' COUNTY; COMMISSIONERS. Proceedlue In Regular sesMou. The Board met i a regular session yester day at 2.30 pJ m. Present, Col. W. L. Smith; Chairman, '" and Commissioners Worth,' Montgomery Ba'gg and Grady. ; The mioulcs of the i last ; meeting were read and approved.'-; ' ;The Committee" on' Hospital . reported 'progress.- A ;,- ; - - " Complaint being ' made in reference to the condition of .Smith's.' Creek bridge, the matter was referred to Commissioner Gra dy fpr report. ii ' - rj-v - The report of the Treasurer of the Qen era! and Scliodf Fun4: w3 recelyed,. exam-' ined, found correct, and ordered spread on the minutes.; U-.hm ..' : : . The Treasurer returned of special fund as follows: Six. bonds of $500 each, due the 1st pf March, 1879, paid by him, in cluding his March' account; 36 coupons of old .bonds Of f 15 each ; 23 coupons of new bonds bf $15 each, and 54 "coupons of new bonds bt $3 each? all of which bondj and coupons were " burned In the presence of ;he Wlijle Boa'r'd.' , ' . ' . It was ordered that the Board of Finance be authorized to take such steps as are ne se8saryto expedite, tne listing and assessing of the property in Wilmington Township. The Board , then proceeded, under the Machinery Act, to the appointment of Ass sessors for all the townships in the county, and two Assessors at large, as follows: Wilmington lownsMp MCronly. Cape Fear lownsfiip Iredell Johnson. Harnett 2owns7iipA. A. Moseley. ' Ma8dnboro,.2ownship H. L. Home. Federal Point lownshipJ. H . Home. .The Board, from a number of nomina tions made, appointed Oscar G. Parsley, Sr., and Dallas M. Fennell the Assessors at large for New Hanover county. On motion, it was ordered that in case of a vacancy on the Board of-Assessors by re fusal or inability to serve, the. Finance Committee are authorized to fiil such va cancy. " ' A. petition was received from sundry cit izens of Harnett and Cape Fear Townships for laying out a public road from tne seven mile post to Ft ank's Landing, on the Sound, and the Clerk was ordered to notify the owners of land through 'which the road would pass to appear before the first Mon day in; May and show cause, if "they have any, why said road should not be laid off. . The following were ordered to be notified : A. R. !Black, John Loftin, James Grant, Wm. Winters, Tobias Carney, John Mc Neiil, Jordan Lemons, heirs of D, K. Futch. ' A petition of J.. F. Garreil, for the erec tion of a building at his own expense, on his premises, for the additional comfort and security of prisoners under his charge, was granted. , , Tbe,petitiou from citizens of Masonboro and Federal Point Townships, for author ity to lay off a public road, was granted, and ihe Sheriff was directed to summon - a jury of five freeholders to lay off said road- ; A license to retail spirituous liquors was granted to D. Stelges. The,Board then proceeded to make the levy on Schedule B. and C. tax for the en siling year, and the Clerk was instructed to notify the newly appointed Assessors to meet at 4 he Commissioners' room oa the first Monday in May, at 11 o'clock A. M., for consultation, agreeable to section 2 of the Machinery Act. A communication was received by the Board from Mayor Fishblate, statiog, in response to an inquiry ,'that the city govern ment had no authority nor had it appro priated any money for the pay of Assessors. Meeting of Quarantine Board. ' The new Quarantine Board, composed of Dr. W. G. Curtis, Quarantine Physician, at' Smilhvtlle, and Dr. J. C. Walker, Superin tendent of Health, of this city, with Dr. Thomas-F, Wood as Secretary, was or ganized yesterday. ! The ' Quarantine Regulations for the present year were matured and adopted. Provision is made that pilots, under pen alty of having their- license withdrawn, shall cause all vessels coming from infect ed ports, or having sickness aboard, to come to anchor at the quarantine station. The most approved methods of disinfec tion will be enforced, such as pumping out bilge water and pumping in' fresh water, washing and airing clothing,: bedding, and sejlting windsails in the hatchways. Fumigation is to be carried on under the immediate direction of the quarantine phy sician. ' ' ' V'--"- Dr. Walker has made an order, in which he declares that no vessel from "the West Indies,' South America or any other port where infectious diseases- exist, ; shall , be allowed to come nearer to Wilmington than Deep. Water Point, (28 miles below the city) or load or unload, or have any com munication with the city whatever, from this date until after the 1st of November. The .measures matured are such, as a "whole, as to make it certain that tne fixed, unalterable purpose of the Board is to pro tect us against infection from other points. Destructive Fire at magnolia v A telegram was received -by-Mrc-F: A. Newberry;, ; of this city yesterday after noon, announcing that the Nicholson build ings, at Magnolia, were destroyed by fire yesterday morning about 11 o'clock! The buildings referred to embrace a fine dwel ling, a store, . office and nut; bouses. Nothing is known, of the extent of, the fire further than ' this. The telegram stated that Mr. Newberry's store, which was in close' proximity to the burning buildings, was saved. 1 " Tne Fire In rtJaenoIla. From a correspondent at Magnolia we learn that the fire at- that place . at , 11:25. A. M., on Monday,' mention, of which was made in the last issue.of the STAR,destroyed the , large dwelling iibuse of rs. ."(3. Nicholson, occupied by her son-in-law J)rll J. D. Roberta, on the east side of the 1 rail road. It was: supposed .to bave" originated from a epait1; On JetrOojtJ AU 'efforts to save the burning huMingLwere -v fiitiiej but through t-he great exertions of the citizens the hotel and adjoining buildings: were pre- served from destruction. ;13ur. correspon dent says the .VMagnoiia Fire .Company,": Consisting of. mea, women and childreo,did noble service iu the way of removing tas tiiturc, &c The fire was in close proximi ty to the Telegraph and Express Office and tne liailroad Warehouse. The; property was fully insured. Spirits j Turpenwne. Among the graduates at Colum bia (S. jC ) Theological Seminary is C. W. Robinson, Concord, N. C. Among those' gradualing at Union Theological Seminary Va., is William B. Arrowood, Old Fur nace, N. C. I llalniuh JVfi.in-' Hon. R. T? A rM. field has beeu notified by the -Secretary of War to nominate a cadet for appointment at West Point. In order to give all the young; men in bis district a chance, a com petitive examination will be made by Prof. J. Henry Hill, Kev. Mr. Boone and M. F. Freeland, Esq , at such time and place as they" may designate, -.-i N. C. Presbyterian : The churches of MU Tirza and Waxhaw, of Bethel Pres bytery, havet bo we learn, extended a call to Rew. It. A. Miller. The matter is un der advisement. Tfae'Topsail church of which Rev. G.'W. McMillan is stated supply; has now -a Sabbath school of about twenty members. -The school was organ ized about three weeks since and Mr. D. McMillan was elected superintendent. T7 Raleigh Observer: A. friend at Albemarle, Stanly county, writes that tbe freeze was very hard on tbe 4th, ice half inch. thick, and the fruit all ; killed. - The damage seems to have been irregular. The p6ar trees and a good portion of the peaches are injured at least. Apples are very little touched. There are a good mady pew applications te join the Raleigh Light Infantry from the young men in the city. ! r-f, -.- ; i The revenue fellers made a raid on the moonshiners iu Lenoir county, and 50 gallons of blockade whiskey, 1,000 gal lons of beer and jthe distillery with Us fix tures were captured and the whole business at , once destroyed. The distiller, a Mr. Worley, who seemed to be enjoying a be vere case of jam jams, notwithstanding his ticklibli occupation, , was taken in charge and brbught to this city, says the Newbern Nut Shell. Raleigh Observer; The incor porators of the State -University Railroad will meet this week at Chapel Hill to open books of subscription. This is preparatory to the , organization of the Company. As goon as it is formed the construction of the road will iregin, and it is understood that it will be vigorously pushed to completion. Capt. M. I. Eudy, a gallant soldier in the 28th N. C. troops, a native of Stanly couuty, died at bis home, in Lincolniou, on the 3d iust., aged 42. : -- Monroe Enquirer: Au illiterate old lady, along witn her. husband, was in town Tuesday last, prospecting for the pur chase pf fertilizing material. The hen pecked husband was negotiating for the purchase of a brand he had never used, when jthe' old lady suddenly chimed iu with, VNow. Bill you ain't g'wine to buy any of that new-fangled stuff you git tin: "solerMe false face," like we've been usin'!'" She meant "soluble phosphate."! Salisbury Watchman: Tyro is. in Davidson county, about eight miles from this place, and is the centre of a prosperous and well informed Community. A large academy ha3 recently been erected there, and on last Saturday it was inaugu rated, speeches and music tilliug up the programme. The Rev. Mr. Julian made i short literary address, and closed his re marks by introducing to the audience Jus M. Grsy, Esq., who made the address .f the day. In the afteniaon F.C Bobbins, Esq., aud Ikv. 'Mr. Simp3oa made ad dresses. - Charlotte Observer:. Manager Ford, of Baltimore, has written to- tho manager of the opera hou;e ia this city for dates for a Pinafore company. All. Ford proposes to bring his company to Charlotte about the loth of April, .aud says it is composed of forty members. We may assuredly expect something good ir:l. C - ...M i. r. ; . JT11B.U JUitSUU, a lUHOT WUU WOTKS IU Mr. M. Lichstentien'a shop, reports that he was attacked at the intersection of Tryon and Mint streets, while on the way home Saturday night, by a stout negro man and. considerablv beaten. A movement is on foot which proposes a continental ball on the night of the $0th of May, all dan cers to appear in the colonial costumes. - Henderson Review: Rev. Mr. Petligrew, who was once Rector of the Episcopal Church here, occupied the pul pit of the Methodist Church on Sunday night last. -; The revival which has been in progress at the Methodist Church in this place for several weeks closed last Wednesday night. There were about thirty conversions, twenty of whom joiued the church, and others are expected to join. Mr. V. L Fox, who resides about three miles in the country, came near losing his life on Monday. He was en gaged in felling a tree, and while so en gaged a decayed limb fell from tbe tree and struck him on the head, knocking him senseless for some time. Oxford Free Lance: Dr.' II. C. Herndon, President of the Oxford & Hendersoc Railroad Company, left for Baltimore on Wednesday, to hold a con ference with Col. John - M. Robinson, President of the Seaboard & Roanoke and Raleigh & Gaston Railroads, in reference to the construction of tbe first named line. Rev. R. H. Marsh . preached in the Baptist Church last Sunday night to a large congregation on the subject of Temper ance. : l be subject was bandied in an able and interesting manner. A number ot Durham families have expessed a deter mination to move to Oxford as soon as work is commenced on the Oxford & Heu derson Railroad. And such will be the cry from many other sections. -Charlotte Observer: The killing frosts of Thursday and Friday nights have knocked the black out of another supersti tion. Thousands of people . will tell you that a killing spring frost never falls in y the light of the moon. At the next com mencement of Davidson College, the se cond Week in June, a strong effort will be made by the alumni of that institution to set on foot a plan to endow a professor ship. it is proposed to make the 20th. of May celebration a big thing this year." At the . meeting of the Mining Board, fit thf llfflpP nf fjpn Drovlnn loot ninht tho' Secretary read a letter from Col. Steele, ' relative to the appointment of a miniag , States,' which imparts nothing "encoura- ging; ; . .:.:;:.'.-., ;: . -f ; ... hLomoQ Mtpress:, YVelearu that On Wednesday morning last Mr. James. Edwards, a respectable citizen of Anson county, who lives about four miles from. Olive Branch, in this county, made an un successful attempt to commit suicide by cutting his throat. Mr. Charlie D- Austin, who lives near Pleasant Grove camp ground, is doubtless the first man ia the State to have a mess of Irish potatoes of this year's growths - Mr. J. F. Austin, who left this place some time in the -spring of 1873, for the purpose of making his bKa. in Mitchell couuty, died on February 18ta. I?itt !T -If- TTincr infntma rta 1 1. iw. Ministers' Conference of the Brown Creek (Baptist) Association'at New Hope Church, on-Fr iday, Saturday! and Sunday, was a very pleasant as r well as profitable occur rence.' Mr. F. L. Lingle tells us that on a recent raorniog he killed four wild turkey gobblers (out. of five) at one shot. - -We under8taod that Governor Vance has expressed a willingness to deliver hia celebrated lecture ; on tbe "Scattered Na tion" in this place seme time this year, for the. bfenefit of the -Presbyterian Church. rr Rey, A. A. Bosbammer, pastor of the Tryon Street M. E. Churchy South, of Charlotte;, will deliver tbe annual sermon atf the Monroe High School commencement in June. Rev. J. Henry Smith, of Greena boro, will deliver the annua) address.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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