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We find the following among the jossiping items of tbeDurbam Plant: "That the friends of Gen.1 Cox in and around Raleigh insist he is the most available Candidate; in the State for Con gressman at large; that he ought to have been nominated for.: Lieutenant Governor in 1876, and the people are anxious that he should make a State canvass. or Cox shall le the! next Democratic candi date for Governor! depends entirely upon which one of these gentlemen shall get "the "nomination for Congressman at large." The Star has j none but kind " f eel iiigs for Gen.; Cox and Gen." Scales, In what we shall say .we do not de sire to be understood as antagonizing their claims or as questioning their merits. -; We wish to record our con- viction as to - one point only. i. It is this: the whole people of .North Caro- lina ought to be! consulted as to who shall be the candidate for Represen , tative at Large and also for Governor, for the whole people and not one small section : are interested in this nupstmn Vf ran flwlftt.ps . Both of the worthy gentlemen re ferred to are now in the Conirress. They draw $5,000 a year from the people. ' There are other gentlemen as 'able, as merittrions, as useful, as distinguished, who arp not in office, and you will find them in every sec tion of. North Carolina. Then why ttnre their claims for other offices to the exclusion of all other . aspiraDts and all other men of real ability and substantial . character who are not aspirants, bilt who would serve if nominated and elected.1 ? , Raleigh and Greensboro are but eight' miles apart and they are both ;near, to the Northern border. It -is hardly fair or generous to give that little belt all of the important offices and to heap all the honors on two or three or a half V dozen ? deserving, worthy men. ' If after full, frank consultation it shall be . found that Gen. Cox. is stronger than Maj. Robbins, , or Judge liennett,1 or any other gentle man who may be named for Repre sentative at Large, and that it is the sense of the , whole convention that he is the man. then the .Stab .will. in dorse the nomination most heartily, and do its duty as far as it can to elect him. , If in the matter of the Governor in 1884 too, far off to be discussed now, however either Gen LSeales or Gen. Cox shall be deemed the man for the place, and this is de termined fairlyj and justly, then this paper will not be recreant, but will give him an earnest and, we hope, an effective support,-': ",Wrif sirrl - But the point is that 'there "are ten or twenty" or more ; gentlemen who would.!; like to ; be Representative ; at Large or Governor. ' Let the strongest man be selected. ' It ought to be the duty of the Conventions nominating to ascertain ioJio is the strongest man the most-available. This can be done by intelligent and frank, interchange of views and opinions. - The delegates ought to be chosen, discreetly. . , The number1 will be much less than during the last several years. State Conven tions have been but littleTbetler than organized": mobs for a-- long 1 timei There has been none of the bid can tion, the old deliberation, the old con sultation of" the years before the war. Thirty or forty years ago Whig and j Democratic Conventions always4 sat for two days. : i Onejday was given to consultation and one day to norm nating, . adopting resolutions and to speaking. fAnd what glorious speak ing there ;was, when ;in the 'Whig - body you heard .Badger and Kerr, Miller and Raynef, Stanly and Cher . tj, Hugh Waddell and Gilmer, and so on;'and, when in' the Democratic 1; yoL. xiii. Convention you heard Henry and Saunders, McRae and Perrin Busbec, Ellis and -Vehable, and - many other men of mark. ' Let us go back' to old usage. . Let us have a f air, frank discussion of the .claims of . men, and;a'full survey of . the whole field so that every con-: sideration can be- duly , weighed tand all interests can be regarded. ; 1 Let the end aimed at be success. Let no cliques or-rings come up with slates made out' " and offices' . distributed nong. themselves." ' This will bring defeat.1 But let all be fair and above board and let men be chosen upon their merits only ( One man is strong at one time and weak at another. A man who would made a good race in 1880 might . make by 'reason of changed . circumstances a poor race in 1884. ,Let every ; Democrat feel more in his heart for the good, of his party and his State than for the pro-; motion of some personal friend who. may.be really without merit or popu larity. . 1j : From official sources we gather the following instructive items: Austria levies a tax of $7 for each man,' wo man and child in the kingdom. Hun gary levies $6.50 per person. Prussia 10 s per person. France $15 per head. Russia pays much less but that is because of the inability - to pay. The money .is not to be had.' Every Russian pays $4, and every .Frenchnian pays $15, and still the former is worse off than any other country, socially, politically and pecuniarily.' So it is not the heaviest taxed people always who are really the greatest burdened. ' A people who enjoy liberty of conscience and of action, and who are not ground down by unjust and unwise laws, may be happier and more contented under heavy taxation than the people of another , country who pay lighter taxes and have fewer privileges. It is comforting to know that the Virginia Legislature has adjourned sine die, and without passing the ap portionment bill and several other pet measures of the Re-adjusters. Sic Semper MaJwne ! The Superior Court Clerk's Office Order Oat of Cbaos. MrJ S. VanAmringe, Clerk of the Supe rior Court, has been doing a good .work in his office. , It will be remembered by many that all of the books and papers were moved to Robeson county during the, latter part pi tne war tor safe-Keeping, . wnere, they necessarily . became badly deranged and mixed up. These have all been dusted and paHn good ' condition, the papers placed in new covers andrranged in alpha betical order, according to dates;: the books and records, mchiding many old ones, that have j been in the office , from forty to one hundred years," with marks nearly effaced by the finger ;of time, . have been all re marked ' and; rc-labeiled, while over six thousand judgment rolls have .been put in new envelopes and filed away, according to their numbers. " Now, therefore books and papers can be found without the slightest trouble or inconvenience, . ,whereas ., be fore it would. in some t instances, take two or three days to look up a desired docu ment. -The clerk has "been busy day and. night much of t the time for. 'some two or three months in thus bringing order out of chaos, and the result is : one that will no doubt prove a great convenience and satis faction (to the legal fraternity particularly,) as well as to himself." "We refer to this mat-. ter thus in detail for the -. reason that the. proper keeping of the county records and papers is something in . which all are inter; ested, and for the additional reason, that we believe in i civine credit where credit is dne.. v v-.- A Poor Unfortunate. : ' ;r i!'v ! Tteputy Sheriff Shaw reached here Fri day night' with 'the:' insane patient Robert Russ. referred to a few days ago. He was committed to the- State Asylum at Raleigh August 34th,. 1856; the committing board consisting of Dr. Thos. II. "Wright, , Dr, "Wm. A; Beery : and James M. Stevenson, iSsq., magistrates; Drsl W; "W. Ilarriss and p. "W. Potter, physicians: and Mr. John A. Taylor, "Warden of the . Poor, as corres pondent He wasrat that time? 80 years of age,7 and 'nbw 56: Kaviiig remained'1 in the asylum 6 .years. lie was' first. com mitted tojthe County Poor House, . then lo; cated in", this city-the bifildingsedipr,the purpose eitog'i;(tahtiij'' and was soon af terwar dV remov tion for destitute unfortunates, ;1 ffeis said itd have no mind at -all; his actions -remind ing" one' of a small ! child. - He had one sis "ter-in ; Brunswick .county,, but. no other relative so; far as is known. , i He was per f ectly docile on: the trip,: evincing slight & terest - even in ihe motion ; of the cars, al though bje had not been on one since he was taken' to the asylum, .&Ki;'w'y) i ; ' ' The committing; magistrates 'referred to are alt numbered with the. dead, but , ther two physicians are still "in' the land '. of the living and on prayinff ground. , , . ; ' The patient will be taken to the insane aepartment or tne uounty roor nouse. , 5 WILMINGTON, N. 0., FRIDAY, APRIL 28,;i882; Meeting ln.Wilmlnson. . .. .. .. J The merry month of May : this year bids fair to provequite a 'busy -one " tothe people of Wilmington. ' To say nothing of the two Membrial daySjon thc 'lOthand 30th, the Right "Worthy Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows dnd the Grand Encampment of the State will meet here on the Sth, which falls on Tues-' day, being the J first nw-poztant bodies have met in "Wilmington since 1857.; The ; grand officers' are:-C; M.; Busbee,' of Raleigh; Grand vMaster Junius ;Slocumb,j of. Goldsboro, R. :"Y. D. GJ M: J. F.' Payne, of Monroe.R.WWu CUW.; J. J.' Litchford, of Raleigh, R. W. G. Secretary; R, J. Jones, of Wilmington, K .W. G. Treasurer "; R. J. Jones and N. M.;Jurney, Qi W. G, Reps, to Sovereign Grand Lodge; Geo. Joyner, of FarmvDle, Pitt county, W. G. Chaplain; U. Slciner, of Greens-; boro, W. G. M. ; J. X Spruill, pf ': Fort Landing, .W. G. Conductor; J. L. McLean, of Lincolnton, W. , G. Guardian; nenry Pprter, of Raleigh,; W. G. Herald, i Either an excursion down the river or a sound frolic will be decided upon by way of re-: creation and enjoyment. , ' The Masonic Grand Chapter of the State will meet here on the 30th of May, James Southgatc, of Durham, Grand High Priest The delegates, who are - expected to bring their families with them, will be the guests during their stay in Wilmington of Con cord Chapter No. 1, and a round of festivi ties has been agreed upon, including an ex cursion down the river and a big dinner at Mr. Perry's new Smitliville hotel, which is promised to, be ready for the reception of guests on the 1st of June, the very day of their expected visit 5 r-; " A Crazy IVan from Pender. Essex Stevens,, colored," was brought to this city from Pender county, yesterday, by Deputy Sheriff Hand, and lodged in the county jail. It is alleged that Stevens is a victim of" insanity, and that he became so violent a few days ago that he tore down an pld house, whereupon it was determined that it would be dangerous to let him run at large any longer, and he was according ly arrested and sent down here for safe keeping. He had in his possession when arrested a banjo of his ! own construction which is a curiosity in its way. - . The body consists of. a large tin pan, which is at tached to a strip of wood by nails and wire, and the instrument is furnished with strings of twine well rosined. With this he has been in the habit of going about the coun try tormenting the people with his music. He was sent here for confinement once be fore, but was taken back under the impres sion that his mind liaff been resfored. Tlie New Comet. - " It is said that the nearest approach of the new -comet . to, the earth, which will - be in tne latter part ot Alay. win be about the earth's distance from the sun.' The comet . will reach, its perihelion on June 26th, It givcSj indication - of being very, large. It .wUl first; -appear , in , the .north about' thirty degrees -abpve the horizon, at 8 O'clock in the'evening. . The increase Of brilliancy - will probably r, be very ( marked from May 25th to June 12th, but the. comet will probably . be lost to sight in the sun light about June 10th, and : will be. visible only in the southern hemisphere. '. During the first week of June it should . present a fine appearance in the northwestern sky af ter sunset, if present indications are to be relied upon. ? - : Tn vLvwiAS'S::''-'!" R'i"tf.'- E. F Martin still insists upon it that fie is going to build his -proposed road to the Sound and finally to Onslow county, and says he expects to have ' enough iron to lay twelve . miles of the road in a very short time. ,- The ' letter lately . published in the Philadelphia Press, he says, . has awakened an interest in the -enterprise and he is re ceiving . conmunications In "relation to it from , different ; quarters r:He- got ' a letter from a party in Atlanta, Georgia, yesterday, who proposes to - take stock in the road. Martin seems to, be thoroughly in earnest in the undertaking he has assumed. ' . Fully Becovered--No Other Case. The seaman belongmg on the brig Cora Green, from New;Y6rk,; who was found to have the varioloid and was sent to the small-pox hospital s at Mt. Tirzah, below this city, some weeks ago, where he has beeii ndefthe care pf tDr. J. T:: Schoit wald,' Jr., has fully", recovered potd ,the disease, but has, not yet left the hospital. The vessel has been discharged! from quar antine and is how loading lumber at the Messrs' "Kidder's 'imTtThe officers and "crew were all vaccinated and there have been no indications of another case. A Handsome Testimonial. li :A handsomely engraved copy of the. pro ceedings and resolutions of the Naval Stores Trade of New : York, at a meeting held at the office of Mr. Zophar Mills, on the 28th jpf February last, to take J action in regard to the death of the lamented David R. Murchison, has been received by his family here, and was.Vbvreauest. placed for a short time in the rooms of the Produce Ex change, yesterday. . It 'is encased in a beau ftiful frame, add tte whole is a handsome testimonial to the worth r of . one - who was so lonz a leading member of . our business community. The resolutions referred to were published in the Stab at the time, 'foreign Shipments. l4 .'. j The foreign shipments yesterday were as follows: The Norwegian barque San Juan, Capt. Bache. for Hull, England, by Messrs lAlex. Sprunt &' Son, "with 8$3 casks spirita turpentine and - 2,325 barrels rosinr valued !at $12,000; and the Swedish Tbaf que Come ten, Capt. Hallengreu,: for Riga, Russia, by Messrs. Alex. Sprunt & Son, with 4,637 barrels rosin, valued at $9,530.' Total value of foreign Exports for the day, $22,450. s The Wholesale Rohhery Case. The cases of Q?bert : Robinson alias Robert Roberts, an account Of whose thiev' ing exploits was given in our last, came up for preliminary examination before Justice Gardner, jesterday morning. Four differ-' ent cases were made out of the affair, sepa rate articles; in the lot of stolen goods found' on his premises being identified as the pro-' perty respectively of Mrs. Lucy Aj Jewett,' Mr.'W. L. Jewett, Mr. Richard Chapman' arid the late Allen Evans, Qeccased, and the judgment announced by, the ; Court was. that he give bond with good security in the sum of $100 in each case for his appearance: at the next term of the Criminal 'Court,' in default of which he was committed to. ail.! ' rne prisoner is a mulatto is ; quite a young man, aud, previous to suspicion be ing aroused against him in connection with' this, affair, ienjoyctrtfefnllest confld pf his employers.-- He had been engaged in the chemical V department '"of the Navassa Guano Works for about seventeen months, and' was regarded by Mr." ' Chapman, the gentleman in charge, as a first-rate hand, with whose services he can illy dispense. ' A Good man Gone. , f ;The Charleston -News and Courier says the funeral services of Mr. R. H. Cantwell, whose death was recorded in our paper a few days since, were held at! the Cathedral Chapel and were attended by a large num ber t of friends, among whom were the veterans pf the Washingtpn Light Infantry, in which command he served with courage and fidelity from the commencement of the war until its disastrous close, and the mem bers of the Charleston ' Branch t of:1 the Catholic Knights of "America. He 'was warm-hearted, generous and good, and was as faithful in his friendship as he was ardent in his attachment to the domestic circle.. His remains were buried in the St. Law rence , Cemetery. ..Mr. Cantwell j was a brother of Col. John L; Cantwell, of this city, and of Hon. Edward Cantwell, for merly of Wihtthigtoa. but now of the city of Charleston. " 3 W ' Ulan's Inhumanity to Man.""' ''. Steamboatmen report that the remains of a drowned man have been noticed, for nearly two months past just below Donald son, about nine miles up the Cape Fear river, and : supposed to be- on Brunswick cpunty territcry. The legs are" hanging over a log, with the head down, and de-" compositfon has so far progressed, coupled with ; the ravages of birds of prey, that it would probably be impossible to form' any idea astd whether the body is that of a white, or, colored man.' It is a terrible shame for the body to remain in its present condition,! uncarcd for and exposed to the action of the elements and the birds of the air., - , - , . , -!-.' A Bear Excitement. : ' - A large bear has. been creating considera ble excitement in the neighborhood of Long Creek,. Pender county, recently, jOn Sun day night last a colored man named Wil-' liams heard a commotion at his pig: pen and went out to see what was the matter, when he found what he supposed to be, in his own words, "a man a pestering along o' his pigs," and he sung out to him two or three times i to "let dem ar pigs ' alone 1' : When he got to the pen, however, and saw that it was a big black hear instead ot a man, and that he- had made a meal upon one pig andv had thrown i the old sow and the remaining portion Of her off spring into a state of wildest consternation, he got further. The next : morning early a large party went in search of the bear, and found his tracks,' which were- very large; but they cculd . not come "; up with the anir mal himself; Third North Carolina Infantry. The sixteenth anniversary of the Associa tion of the Officers of the Third North Car olina Infantry comes off-"on the 16th of May, and notices to that effect are being sent out to the various members, active and honorary.' They are pretty well scattered; 38 being - resident in . North Carolina, of whom 13 live in Wilmington; 2: in New York city; 2 In Texas 3 in Maryland; 2 in South' Carolina; 1 hi Florida;' 1; in Missis sippi; 1 in Kansas; 2 in Arkansas; and 1 in London, England J making - 53 in all-the Association-having lost two-members by death- during the year.' IIT is supposed the anniversary will "be celebrated by an ex cursion to the-Sound, with "the usual in teresting programme after ; amving there; f ?'!':. :r ..' it'i -la ' . .. 1 ' j: Wilmington Compress and Warehouse i . Company, i ' At the annual meeting of. the Wilmington Compress'landWarehiojise ConipanyV'held at the Bank of New . JHanoyer yesterday morning, at 11 o'clock, . the following offi cers "were elected for the ensuing year 2 u President G; Williams. . mujui i " Secretary and Treasurer--Geo. Sloan,t Directors Geo. : W. Williams James ffi Chadboum, ' Donald McRae, John Wilder Atkinson,' C. P.'Mebane, Wm.: Calder.-H; A. Burr, B. H. Manning. : No other business ofimprtance, was transacted.! ; - 1 "? " !T'-.'t" JL, -'1 Death of a Well Known Colored HXaih'. Duncan' Holmes, a- well known colored man of this city, died yesterday.o He was at ohe time one of the leading colored poli ticians of the city, and took an active part in: all the Republican meetings; but for two or three years past he has been in very bad health. : He was ) between 50 1 and 60 years of age. : : 'II' New Article of Shipment. 7 ; Mr. J. W, Barnes, the truck gardener, shipped three barrels of cauliflower to New York last week, which was the1 first ship jnent of this .'article ever. made; fropi this sectibnso far as is known;-; It is used for pickling purposes.: '. r6 mx 'm. SOUTH CAROLINA 1 ' ' tBy Telegraph to the jtforninffStar.l i CnARi-ESToir. : ADril 20: In ther United States Circuit Court to-day. before 'Judges Xiona ana liryan,- tne- grana jury returned true bills against . David James, Weaver and Henry J. McLaurin, commissioners of elec tion for Sumter county charging them with refusing and failing to . count three pf the polls in Bumterjcouaty. , - . - , l he trial of the case asrainst the manasrers Of the Maysville precinct in Sumter county. . wiucn was commenoea i Tuesday last; was. resumed., - Bill Sanders opened , his argu-r mcnt for theprosecution, and was followed by Joseph Pearl, of Sumter, for the accused.1 Attorney General LI Fi Ypuman had ppened his argument f pr - the accused when ccurt adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. . To-morrow ! Mr. 1 Youman will. conclnde his; argument and District Attorn ney Melton will close for.the government: Ohablestohj :f April SL In the . XL S. Circuit Court to-day- argument in the case against the "manasersof . the ele'dtibn at Maye'8ville precinct, Sumter county, ! was resumed. Attorney ; General Youmans concluded his argument for the defence. It was a powerful effort, and was listened to by an immense-! audience. District-At-; torney Melton then' closed the argument for. the prosecution. , Melton's argument was strong and eloquent. jThe jury was then charged Very briefly by Judge Bond,! and retired to their room. The case as to one of the managers, . Lucien L.. Carroll, was noUe pro8edhj the District Attorney, the Government having failed, even circum stantially, to connect him with any of the circumstances of the alleged offence. j ' I Charleston, S.j C.,i April 22. In the U. 8. Circuit Court to-dav, the grand iury returned "ho bill' dn the indictment against the commissioners of election for Colleton county, charging themtwith conspiracy to affect the result of the election of 1880 in that county by neglecting and refusing to provide for the opening of certain polls.; : Before proceeding (with the - tiial " of another case, the District Attorney called the attention of the bouirt to two cases against David James Winn and Henry J. McLaurin, Commissioners of Election for Sumter county, charged whh refusing to count certain polls. Mr. W. M. Moise, counsel for the accused, then came forward and read the following-affidavit: -j .'..; - lhe defendants say that they are charged with having failed and refused to count and send up to the Board? of State . Canvassers the votes cast : at ISunlter- precinct No. 1, Carter's Crossing and Ratting Creek, all in the county of Sumter f and for the election of 1880. They kdmit the truth of the charge, and in excuse thereof now on oath say that they werej there for the. first time acting as commissioners and afterwards as canvassers of thej election of 1880, in the county of Sumteif; that certain questions were made before them as to the legality of certain boxes in said election ; that they did not know what toj do having received no instruction on that matter and not being lawyers or conversant with the law of elec tions; that they called in three lawyers of good standing to advise with them ; that they took and followed the advice given them as the wuld have done in their private affairs, and by such advice failed and refused to send iup or count the votes in such 4xes.- Thejr solemnly swearthaf they did not do this corruptly or with in tent to change the result of the election; that they did what,, with the light before them, they believed to be their duty. But they are informed that in calling for and following such advice they violated the law; are told they were merely ministerial offi cers, without any discretionary or judicial powers. If these be the version of the law the defendants haye:unknowingly violated, and they regret that they should have even unwittinely done o. And wherefore respon dents ask" that they may be discharged. ' .- (Signed) ; U4 J ames ; W cm, : .. - : , ,;. ,r : ; Hnbv DT McLaurin. District Attorney Melton then said. Upon the statement of this affidavit I propose by an understanding! with counsel on the other side, to discontinue; the reniaining : counts of the indictment,1 as well as the same counts , in the information against these parties. In accordance with this arrange ment I move to discontinue the case against Henry J.i McLaurin alone, and nolle pros. counts 1, 5 and 6 0 the indictment against both of the . parties, these being counts charging conspiracy.- - Counts 2, 3 ' and 4 are admitted byi the defendants to be true,, and upon these counts they ;enter their for mal plea of euilty.1 In the cases now dis posed of I became persuaded that the de fendants had given themselves, to the ad vice of counsel learned in the law and hav ing the confidence of the people, and upon whose judgment they might rely, and they followed that advice honestly,, believing it to be rieht. Ltherefore.move that- the cases be transferred to the contingent docket.and ask that the judgment of the Court be sus pended indefinitely,1 and ? have' made an agreement, under; the sanction of my of fice, that these leases are not to be called up . for . judgment, unless hereafter these people shall be convicted in this court of crimes against the election laws. ; " . : Judge Bond then said: The Court takes pleasure in saying tnat tnis is a proper termination of this case. I hope that every citizen' of the United States knows that the United States Government has no malice against its citizens, and the sole object of the Government j is to vindicate the purity of the ballpt-bpx; i - I have been looking at the statute, to see whether there could not be some nominal , fine , imposed, but I find that. the costs will be too" much.-'The Court will accept your suggestion, and if it is desired the Court will take pleasure in signing an application to the Executive for a pordon altogether.' , " .. i ' ' i Judge Bryan It is customary under such circumstances to suspend, judgment, in order that Executive clemency ; may be lnvosea. .. ; . .- , . ! Judee Bond There can be ho judgment in this case unless the ' District Attorney calls for judgment, which he f is not going to do. - , .. , I - Mr. Melton The statement which Ihave made will of course govern -my . success in office, ir Under the circumstances I will dis continue further proceedings against the managers, and the witnesses in' the Stimter oji ftps are discharsred. - -' ' ' Vri : The court then took up the. case : against Jas. B; Bates, charged . with voting . more than once in Barnwell county. Fiye negro witnesses for 'the f government swore posi t? vaI v that the defendant had voted at Mil let had then taken the train for Balderick, and voted there j and then gone to Allendale and voted there, and returned to Balderick and voted there again. The witnesses swore that thev had known defendant for years, and followed him from poll to poll to see if he would vote more than once. ' 1 1 -The defence proved by fifteen respecta ble citizens that : defendant acted as chair man of the board of managers at Mfilet,and remained .there all day. Proof for the defence was pverwhelming, aM at the; suggestion of Judge Bond lhe case was submitted to the jury without, argument and the jury; consisting of eleven white men land . one negro, rendered a verdict of not guilty in a few minutes. . ' A . - ' The jury charged with the case against the Maysville managers is still out and have not agreed upon a verdict " 1 ' ' Rt a ir : '.'..'- ." ' 1 ..:.',, .1 ' ..I-' -. NO. 26 NORTH CAROLINA. Mortgage of the midland Railroad for Ten Million Dollars Progress of the Extension to Salisbury. ; . .. jr , I ; By Teiegrapi to the Morning Star. " j GoiiDSBORO. Anril 20'. A mrirfjrnifw wns recorded Ito-dav for ten mininn" rinllnra m the Midland North Carolina .Railway, W. i . resi, as xTesiaem ox xue itoaa, mort gaging tp ? the! Americau Loan & Trust Company of. Boston, in trust for all hold ers of its; bonds, all the- franchise rights, choses. in action, and rail, raUways, road-' beds, ; rights of way and the entire equip- meni, wiui uocks, - wnarves, buUaings, lands and all other property. The mort gage : bears date September 1st, 1881, and was"; acknowledged at Bnsthn -on- thp ITt.h day of April,' on which date if was also zc- uepieu oy, me ixan as itust uompany. The Midland' Railway last year leased the Atlantic & North "Carolina Railway,' and uiupwra jiu cAiciiu.iia liuus ,ia oaiisoury. Twentj4uflfi8wDf grading ba befetf "gtettf on the extension and five miles of rails have been put down: v.- " ?- ARIZONA. '-- . - i ; . The; Indian ' Out break: Government Troops In the Field to Protect the Settlements. . ' J ' iUtS ByrelefiTaphtotheMornlnff'star.: i" j.7 San Francisco. Cal.. . April 20. Wil- cox (Arizona) dipatches state that Loco's band of j Warm Spring Indians left Sn Carlos reservation early yesterday morning; au. bmmuj, uuiu ui uouce 01 me reser- vatiod.who had gone out to ascertain if aav renegades were lurking near the .Warm Spring Indians' camp, was killed: also-one of his Indian police. It is thought that! a number Of . renegades were ; at the - Indian camp last night, and : induced the Warm spring Indians, who were formerly a part of Victoria's people in New Mexico.1 to bo on the war-path.i Maj. Scofield, with sixty men from Camp Thomas, crossed the river at the sub-agency on the trail of the fugi tives. Gen. MacKenzie is now- at Fort Bayard, j It is believed that Gen. Forsyth, with all the available troops in his com mand, is already in the field, to head off the hostiles and protect the Gila river and Frisco river settlements. The Chirahuhu ans also threaten to break out Maj.: Scho field, with the garrison at Fort Thomas, will have his hands full to keep them qsiet Still another Arizona dispatch says, that in view of the recent cutbreak Gen. Wil- ccx crdered two : companies of cavalry ito scour Dragoon and Mule mountains, to look for renegades. ; , ; ! (general Wilcox, in a dispatch to the Go vernor of, Arizona, says : . "I do not know how this outbreak will spread, but would advise the military to be notified every where."!. ; -,:;-: . . j Governor Trittle has notified the settlers at Glorei Bowie and Chiflin, and also Got.- rvi T m -s.-r as' . oneeaen, 01 JMew aiexico, oi.; jne ouiDreaK. A dispatch from Tucson says that about 110 bucks are on the warrpath, sixty lof whom are supposed . to be returned rene gade Chirahuhuans. . ' . i h ;h i tCJ - A report has just been received by, a runner via Safford, that Eagle Creek has" been raided by the Jute and other renegade Chirahuhuans. u If this be true, the f ollow ingr persons were probably killed: i, Tom Meadows - and : wife and two employes, McMurrie and son, Lamb and son, and Steven Shipherd. 1 -: . ' 1 j- Loco's band numbers about 300, of whom 50 are bucks. WASHINGTON; Democratic Finanee Committee Dam ! age I Awarded In the Kilboum- Thompson Suit. , t "A : IBy Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washtngton, ' April 21. The Board "of Contrptpf the Democratic Congressional Campaign committee has appointed the fDl-; lowing I finance committee: Hon. H. 1. Davis, of West Virginia;'chairman rW.'W. Cprccrah, - pf Washington, D. C. ; August Belmont, New York; Augustus Schell,New York; Q. - W. Bryce, Ohio;' George i N. Marye, California; Hon. J.J E. McDonald, Indiana; Horn M." N.' Nolan, New York; 11. J. Packer, Pennsylvania j William It Travers, New York;. Gen. W. B. Frank lin, Connecticut; J. . K D. Morrison, Mas-" soun; Li. G. Garretson,' M ew York; lion.' Alex. ; Mitchell, (Wisconsin; '-. Hon. Lewis Beach, A. J. Vanderpool, and Abram Hew itt, New York; J. W. Singleton, Dlinois, and J. S. Barbour, Virginia. ; : j , t I I In the case of Hallet; Kilbourn against! Ji G. Thompson, ex-Sergeant-at-Arms Of ; the House lof f Representatives. for damages claimed to have been incurred by the de fendant arresting him (Kilbourn) in 1876, and taking him to Iail. where he ' was con fined for forty-five days,- till released Under awritdf habeas corpus the jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff of $100,000 damages. NEW YORK. Report of the Cotton Exchange Con i cernlns Alleged Adulterations of Che ; Staple A Murderer Sung. .,,., ; ' j ' New York; i April 21. The Board 1 of Managers of the Cotton Exchange to-day made a report in answer to a letter from the Liverpool Brokers Association, complaining or the manner m wmcn American cotton is adulterated with sand. ' The repprt is quite lengthy, and enters Into many explanatory statements, accounting tor,tlie sandy conai tion: of cotton for the past . two seasons. Copies of the report Were sent to the State Department at '' Washington, and ' the Na tional Cotton Exchange of New Orleans, The report sets forth that sand is blown, by the wind into the cotton while being picked. and also during htT various processes it goes thrcugh belprej being snipped. '. in regard to the poor mahty of - cotton, the report savsthatitis due to the drought, olanters allowing cotton to remain in the fields until January. Detore oeing picsea. -u..,. 1 In the suit pf Charles F. McKcy against G DeRosset Lamar," executor of Gazaway B. Lamar 1 which ; has been, pending., for several years inhe Federal Court, .Judge Wheeler to-day rendered a decision in favor of the 1 plaintiff; Gazaway B. ' Lamar was formerly a wealthy Southern 'planter, and during the war his warehpuses were seized by treasury agents and the cotton sold, the proceeds being' turned into the u. . trea sury. n He sued the government : fpr the value pf the cotton and obtained judgment for $599,343.57, which the government paid. Soon after Lamar's death. McKoy brought suit against' his estate for $23,844.88 the value of cotton belonging,, to him stored in Lamar's warehouses rwhen; they were seized. ii Wm. Bindranv;the murderer i Of Mrs. Crane, was executed this morning . at the city prison. - He remained firm to the.Jast Sindram passed the early part of the night playing cards with, the boy -burglar 'and murderer McGloin. After this, he went to bed and appeared tp sleep soundly until after 6 o'clock.' He ate a hearty breakfast and" manifested no:- emotion over his ap- preacning late. ; , , r - , j OxiotrMreeiJLanee!JIh& J3u pcrior Coart this week ; sent two ' colored men to the Penitentiary: One for six years - 1. f i ...... .. . lor assauivwiui mieub.hu vuuuiui rnpe, unci tne otner ior nve years ior larceny, . 1-j Spirits Turpentine..; ' r : f f ' r j " I- tm y i 5 f s ti Moiiroo JSxpress . We learn l that a little child, aged one and a half years. ; of; Mr. Jacob" Philmon,-who Jives about Tour niles" east of town; while "; alone, in IhelT uouse on Monaay evening, 113 .mother hav-- mg gone to the spring; forwater, caught on ': fire and "was so. badlyburned that it died ' the following evening, , i - Wilson Advance: On Wednes day' night last, as the northern bound train . was passing Goshen's Grove. near Mount Uuve, some cowardly wretches threw. live stones at it, one of tucm missing Captain Slocumb's head by only a few inches'. s The others broke out windows, .' Some of the stones were as large as goose eggs. ' . t ! Henderson ville .Herald : : Mr. Thomas Wood, manager, of . Col 7 Charles Loundes'iine farm, in Transylvania coun ty, passed through': Hendersonvillo " the other day; with fifteen of the finest beef cattle, .: perhaps,, ever, raised in . Western North Carolina.. !The total weight was 19,710 rounds, and the average per head - 1,314. .-. - , ri Asheville : Citizen: Gen John-: 1 stone Jones returned ' on ' Friday evening- j from: Philadelphia, to which city he had . , gone to place his brother, Mr. Pride Jones, conductor on the W. N. C K. K . under -i medical- treatment. We are glad to learn ' that the condition of the latter ccntlcman is hopeful, . giving promise of a return to i his duties at no distant day. ; : . 4 j Salem JPress: We hear rumors I gaftiiiat Inn ihs fcladoB -of trrWaiig the west- :r era portion -of the couBtys 3' Considerable anxiety is manifested by some farmer( about it. We have Tcliable informa tion . that : at a recent burial , service; of a child at Winston, which died from scar letina, the coffin was opened at the grave a the presence of a large, number 01 adult? and children.- . - Durham Plant : 1 Mr." James Martin, of Chatham, has come garden pea ymes that have been green since ? last sum-1 mer. 1 They are still thrifty and : expected - to bear a crop.' Mrs. Davis, daughter. 01 Mr.: John M. Wilsbn, died Wednesday at Wilson's Mills, of consumption. ' - - j Near Chapel Hill, on Saturdayj the 8lh i inst.i after a brief illness of .pneumonia, . I Thomas M. Faucett,' aged 43 years. ' - Winston Sentinel: -Master Ed- 1 ward Dal ton received a painful injury by,' an . accident at the depot last . Thursday ! morning. He was playing near a flat car upon which some lumber was piled, when i one of the pieces fell upon his leg, break ing and otherwise bruising the limb.- A very interesting scries of meetings are in . progress at the Baptist church this week. -Large congregations attend, and the work : for the salvation of souls cives promise of . rich returns " : 1 Warsaw Brief Mention : ."It isv f said that the matter of a special session of ' the Legislature is again being agitated about . Raleigh, and that the Governor may lay the : matter before the Council of State again. Mr. John Boyette, a very respectable 1 citizen of Piney Grove township, Sampson : county, died last Saturday. ; Rev, W, ' M. Robey, editor of the MeOiodist Advance, Goldsboro, N. C, will deliver the annual 1 address before Warsaw High School at the cemmencement, which takes place on the 8th and 9th cf June ; ''- -" : . l?ayetteville ' Examiner: The revival services at the Methodist Church ; closed last Thursday night. On last Sab- ' bath morning fifteen persons were received into membership, on profession of faith, i 'Though not a professional talker, Col. ; Wharton J. Green is a forcible speaker," and would make a fine canvas. His fidelity to his convictions is unquestionable, and' those convictions place him among the very firmest i Democrats. ' His superior literary .. culture united to a large knowledge of pub-' lie affairs, would give him a high position in the House of Representatives..- ; Greensboro Bugle: To-day was a big day for Greensboro. Col.' Leftwich" turned on the gas in the city, and lighted many of the lamps in the day time.. ; To-, night we will have the principal business. ' houses and private residences lighted with' , gasi: Hurrah!. Messrs. King, Ben- bow & Co. have purchased in Greensboro since they quit work 85,000 pounds of to bacco. ,- Is not this a good showing for a young market? Scarlet fever is very h fatal in Winston!- Little Addie, a ;daugh-' f! ter f of Mr. Geo. Stone, formerly of this place, died Saturday night. Little Jimmie ; i Dodson,: only son of Rev.' C. C. Dodson died yesterday. , .- - , . ' -i -j New Berne Journal: Mn Thos.' ' E. Gilman's barn, near Jacksonville, Onslow i county, was burned, including corn and . everything else in it, on Saturday night : last. It is believed to t be the work of an 5 incendiary. The . railroad meeting, 1 held at Jacksonvilles on- Monday last, aa- i journed to meet at. Trenton on the 20th pf .. May; - We are informed by reliable parties . from ' Jones that 'the - scheme will - fall ' through .if . it is expected for J ones and 7 Onslow to pay $50,000 each. They are wil-. . tin to riftv a reasonable - sum. Eieht car loads of steel .rails passed up yesterdayfl for the Midland extension. Twenty- ; one car loads of corn were shipped over the' j Midland road westward yesterday. - : ,, .. ... j !j Fayetteville JEcttiner. Beaver 1 Creek Factory is a frame building 50 by 100 j feet, 4 stories high, about 6 miles west of M Fayetteville, North , Carolina. One of ' Burnham's 60 inch Turbine water wheels is I used under a 14 foot head of water, giving," n as irepresented by the builder, 111 horse , ppwer. The Bluff Factery is a' 3 story brick building 50 by 110 feet, pn Little Rockfish, about of a mile southeast of . the Beaver Creek Factory, and about the ' same distance from Fayetteville as Beaver r! Creek Factory. The mills are managed 1 and operated entirely by native North Caro- '; linians. : All, with two exceptions, learned 4 their occupations in these mills, and the , other two in Cumberland county factories ', before the war. There is paid out per an- j ' num for cotton, labor and other expenses l connected with the business, not less than A $140,000, and at least $30,000 of this is paid -; to the operatives in the mills; They are. oned by H.& E. J. Lilly and John Shaw. 1 i The mumps are epidemic in Fayette-, , j ville. One physician has had forty cases. . ; We are informed on unquestionable ' ' authority that a small flounder fish was j caught in the Cape Fear river at this place i a' few "days ago. ' The flounder is a salt ' water fish, and we never before have heard : of 1 one being found in fresh water. ' ' . . i Tarboro Southerner : Edg e r combe county bonds are at ' par and none . 'i for sale, r The news, from the S. & R.: i railroad is all good. Enough iron has been landed to lay the track from Williamstom : to Roberson ville. with a sufficiency of fast- L enings for the same.. The engine' which i has been bought for the rood will be landed t at; Williamston next "week.1 As soon as it 1 is; the track-laying will begin. Last 1 week a child about seven - months old was f r so badly burnt that it died in three hours j after the : burning, j Its mother,. Mrs. A. L. Stokes, so it is said, had left it on the floor, ! and had gone to get something for dinner, J or, to get. wood to put on the fire, when she ? - found her baby enveloped in flames. ; Last week Wm. Saunders, colored, bet an- rr otner coiorea man that he could throw him. i The wager was accepted, and, in one of the i back-lots near Main street, they went at H. ! Saunders threw his man, threw him so i hard that, for a short while he was stunned, ; ! but he soon recovered and rode put in the 1 country where he lives, and the next morn-? ; ing he died. 2-1 The hail storm of to-day, j a week, ago, did considerable . damage to ,-' windows and young garden -vegetables, at I Rocky Mount. "Messrs."""" Hackney Bros. : lost 140 panes of glass, . at their carriage i warerooms . Several hundred ; panes were ; i knocked out in various parts of the town,? ,..,! f . ": . .. - ''I - : i ; !