North Carolina Newspapers

4 ."v?:- I ThceeldyJStar. X Bpirits . Tufpfehtiii. w 81:141,-i.". t i -e n lisoni AimvtK Mr - n n Bailey made this vear.ah twpntv.tmn , ; ' . - r 467T bushels of wheat. ' J , - - - - - - - ; - - - '"' -g"""sj"'"''s"sss"s"ss f --A - v i , , :.: ":in at - G 7 O Jf, C at ; ' . w --ggogggggg 2 g s s 5 5 S S S S f W iLoaa" 1 4 J-.- ;L0so8B58ew nrT3S3SSSS8S S5S If S;:883S8.838S i - S8SSSS5888- - ic; O - s8gSSS8 ODO IKutemi at the Post Office at' Wilmington, N, 1 i-'ii 1 ; -.jasgeoond Class Matter. J !.:..:. SUBSCKIFTIOir PJIICJ2 ; , V' The' subscri6tioii price of tLe l VVeeklt Stah js as f oilbwt ' ' i ' : ! , Single popjl year, postage paid, , i :: 6 months. " . " f" 3 months, fl.50 , 1.00 .50 XII 12 ti-UTUnB OF TRADE AND FI , J KAHCB. 'Twir or three months ago the Star tbouglit , it paw , unfavorable finaocial indications, and it warned its readers that! hard times were ahead, and pos- sibl y a. monetary crash, 11 people all o retf the country did not take in sail and keep near the shore. There have been several causes at work to? briag :bout the tjirqatening ' condition of business. . . We have intimated, here tofore ' what these were.- - Briefly ivre may recapitulate; , - - ' -' ,E . . First, five or six years of nn wonted prosperity stimulated,-and developed: the .wildest extravagance. - r: ' Second, .for five, or six -years the rroiis of thecountrv: and esneciallv of the Northwest and West; were of unexampled excellence and size.. Du ring most of that time Europe and Great Britain suffered -from short . crops. In this way a great demand was cro.jted, which was increased by the Russo-Turkish : war. ;The United States 1 . had a large : surplus and iy market was found.'1 The tide reai -J' of trade began to set steadily in our favr. - Our exports greatly exceeded our imports. Europe shipped its gold to our shores. , - . Blut, lo ! - a change. - Last year Europe Ttndresrtrri4aio-o7 isfaictory crops, i The United States were less favored and ' the crop was short, o - Europe ' ceases - to bo a srreat customer," the. United - States jes to be a great seller for the time, ceas? and now the tide has turned th.e other way and our gold is goirig toEdrope.' Thiii is not healthful. If it continues. financial trouble will, folio W-J late, One fair crop iV'iirope and andt one short , crop in ; the.' peart Unified States and Republican rule,: hav4 changed 1 the whole. "commercial OHtl ook ana turnea ineiauies against- US. Another J crop 'for-V Earope another partial failurejor. our coun try and we may well anticipate, ser-t oiiiiioinpIicationsV" ?:&&&A. We copied in Sunday'. papers a brief paragraph from a .Northern1 pa ner that srave the New: York 'com mercial barometer. ;I'8aid: , ' j '"If ,we don't have a large crop this year we shall see hard times hext winteri ''If W; produce a heavy surplus and it can be sold n foreign ports there- will be good' times next v inter. -If the surplus cannot be dis posed of abroad Irvinff will be Cheaper, biit a Pinch is inpviUbht.'- " v - '' 1 . ' This is about the real. 8tate.oI r the case. It is Tednccd to ' this: the United States must'. hve A large :sur- plus and must find ready sale abroad at 'good prices for it or,there'!;wni ;be a financial crash. -. We' wilh not un- dertal'HdB'av':;jL'tliat;''''!-!both ;of these f ortunated conditions J' - will be realized. -We' maw have! ; the sarplils but. Europe and the world at lav gc may not " want - it Iirfact tlieLpited States has not boeu' able to sell what surplus it "had althouiib. tue crop was so; very much smaller than the nrecedin 1 r- vnjin I The rea- 1. . r.r : "i i r : .-. 7, son given is that 'American - bread stuffs were tod hi?h and Europe conld I D11V wlio if- nnnn nt'nltnnnnt. Mfto'i American Kurnhm must. h sold at X ... "'v- v - - . 1 I . r . "- .-. r: . . ,Qwer prices or this country-will lose . its best customers. ! , - mit what the United States shipped abroad was excessive, reduced as the amount was ' There was not : more raised than to. supply ' 1 1 home wants abundantly. It is said now that there ,a areiy : enough in ,tbo; West , to scrape through to the next bary est.: Philadelphia Prisilsay s : " 4n nnvi068 are ..'- $10 a' barrel in Bos-' n or, ;the seaeoast, where . food supplies S fl?-C0?S ia y . water for half a n.: . w uionuis to come. ?Thou. D .n,!nn and their enormrtnb " fcociuw - reuuees oy aa u0rmou8 1 'Bpendable' harft- of yvwt incomes The 'visible - supply? of vol; xiii. -wheat is not t-wo-hirds that ota year ago, 9,547 JB79 bushels,.' against 16,238,025' in 1881, and while usually.'50,000,000 bushels are carried over to, mingle with the next cop, it is probable, that to-dav not SO J- 0Q0.000 bushels are' left over. - So of corn; th visible . supply in :this country, and afloat is two-tlurds 'that of last year, and there is ho reasonable doubt that so brOad gap between the need3 and the supply of this grain exists that dear meat is certain for weeks." 4 l' ' - , ' The otrtlook is lenconraging for the much ! of the; wheat croj v has been .garnered .; and f' the oat. : and.', potato crdpa are of f unexampled excellence and ' extent. ' We " sh all liave bread enough and : to .:; spare. They had been beeping their- .corn cribs in- Ohio' arid" Illinois, and ; their smolce houses in -Oincinnati ind : Louisville,- and lol wheri ithe', skiesbecamc: Jmdej. and the latter and iarly, rains failed; then they found "ihat tlieir cribs and smoke houses x were empty. : 1 hey have learned ' for Mhe present. . It wills not take,. them 4ong ,tq forget: At -present the "outlook - is: in North Carolina there .will be' more food f or man and beasts than at any 1 time . .. . v .... X . f . . sificN 1861. : The. .cotton crop is not as promising as some Northern pa . pers represent it 5is being. 'But there' is danger of inaking too much cotton.1 .The Jtress says: iE ; , . En if the cfon is as short as last year, 1,000,000 i! bales' less than 4n 1880, the amount, judging' from the- experience this vear.'will be sufficient to meet the world's consumption.'"; - . ,' . The Stab has again and again in sisted that the crop was far too large. The Philadelphia paper admits that itietoo arge by 1 000,000 bales. This uemg ;xue case-i tuts iui.;ut.Mciiig 'gluttedit is sutprising -that cotton ells,as'high as it doei' Of 'the trade outlook the 'Press says,' after survey ing the whole, field of production r : "At i every point where the figures are known the same facts ' appear. All this precludes a boom next falL - A fair demand for large stocks at low prices is the best that can be expected.1 ' The railroads will have big crops to carry,' but they .will have to be carried low or Europe will not take them. Railroad earnings have kept up well in the first five months of the year. 1 and an im provement is likely : but it will be- by no means up to a biff year.-like ; 1880. Mean while before' the coming improvement lies: the 'slack-water-- of summer-- likely- to be sprinkled with small failures. :' j Rev. .Henry Gray. '.This aged and devoted minister, assisted j ilt O Ttartam, thifc TYtMllftintr, Elder of this District, conducted the ser vices at the ' usual weekly prayer meeting of the Front Street Methodist church of this city on Wednesday evening.:, Mr. Gray is, we believev 82 years of age; and is prob ably the oldest -living member of the -Norh . Carolina Conference- Some thirtyrnine or .tnrtvmra tm hp. lfthored verv isncoessful- ly as a minister upon circuits in this vicin-. 1 ity.-" and a very large numucr on. iouua were conrteu unaer mu niuiusvy; Poisoned fey lee Cream. : !:r " i Quite a number of ladies and gentlemen' who went down cn the excursion yesterday were, taken, violently ill shortly after reach-; ing' their ' bomes. last Hight, ' and many of .them, suffered' terribly, m fact, in several cases ur ui,:,.c , ftbi(tijo;.n" in attendance." It is supposed that they were made sick by eatingi ice cream.- 'At butt acriotrnts -. all of ' the sick were rather betterthough several were pronounced not out of danger. , 1 . '' ; -; . Referring to the fact that Bay-" Ihr University.' Texas.; had honored lev. X; Tavlor, pastor oMheiiBrst; Baptist Church bf this city, by conferring upon him the honorary title of D.', the Pre&yterian f mis'city'very -justly says:" Br.i Taylor -U uTftfttlv beloved ' by his flock and most' highly esteemed bvi .the1 community; as Ian' earnest ;? Christian , gentleman,, thoroughly furnished for the teaching 01 tne uospei 01 Christ:1 Our Baptist1 brethren- arefOoe congratulated on. theif. selection. fTseful Facts ' A gentleman' suggests f that ' during this hot weatherit would .be weii to tnow mat water can be kept coo and ;pleasant if put. in a demiiobff"or? jngrand then wrapped. with a-cloth1-saturated 'with water. Any kind of a clotlf will answer but woollen is the'best 'material. iiTo people m the coun try where ice is not, to be . had, and where the water is not good, this information may; tain ".j Another fact not gene-. -rally known" and of great practical beneht istthatoE tne use 01 copperas w uv. afttti lA handful of it dissolved in a quart of water wiU dissipate the most r obnoxious odors and render all surroundings pure and itrore Enterprise. t We learn that the well known Schutte -a ; a k xrrh Willi? Sound. " has: been J-t, r.nA Jn atmonR. '' COmPOSCd : Of . . ..' .I'.. .' .-wrn?TirtAn -whrtpro- iwentv.!jC5uixeii .w? """"e-- . pose at an'eaTly day-to-greaUy improve the place and; likelymafce u a nmiruuu v. ir resort for. .the accpmrnQdation, of par ole's from the city, 'strangers - and-boarders, mu i n tv,Q nnrrhnsRrs.have not yet jt uu umua v h,f,.n. Twrffited. and we can only 2k. in a-general- way of .their slf s and intentions as above, but weleara that Vii prPrtif.rLrf a number, of cottages will be embraced in the programme.. Cotton Receipts The: receipta ' of cotton t for the month nof . oinspfl : footed j up only 876 bales, as AfA 11 Sfirt bales' for the corresponding month last yeaV, showing'a decrease for v s m,A vnninf'a for the crop year up to.daie foots uP,186,028, as against, 118,777 ;for the : 1-0 roV showinff an increase KtUlCpcilVU Mr J m . in favor of 1882 of 17,251 bales, J. fi-.tt V? Vi'f V ' 1 rWILMINTON, N;! 0., TEIDAY, ! JULY, 73882." THE LAST OF C1ostnsr Scenes in the Great National TraKedyIIow the Culprit Spent M , "Last Itloments His Boldness. Oozea oat In . tie XTesence of tlxe .GIblet " Scenes on tne Scaffold and tn the Jail Yard The Drop Falls at 12.40 P. TTl- - "Death Instantaneous and Without; t GonvuIsien-rThe Babble Xtendthe Air with. Acclalnis when the Final Scene is Enacted.-' i: t ' ,"'- M ll TBjf "Telegraph to the Morning Btar. ' i- XT. ' S. f JAiti,- WAsmNQTON. June S0H A. MGuiteau was ery.restlc sdunng the most of the latter part ot tne nignt, nQt sleeping, more j than twenty .minutes at n. time. r-.Towarda momingrt be,,- fell . into b sounder sleep- from : sheer, exhaustioa. , He rose a lew. minutes Alter.- ociock, .anu: breakfasted heartily at 6.8a When the cook took his .breakfast into the cell, Gui teau told him -to-, bring . his. -dinner hx at 11 o clock promptly ' -1, . ,.t -'Itev. Dr. Hicks, who remained, at itbte, jail all nighty was called t into the prisonerls cell soomtftet he'roe, 'and held jvoonvet"-' sation on religious subjects ;with hml." 4t 8 o clockrDr. Hicks. saw the prisoner, again, when he, made, the request to have a bath, and asked - the Rev.- gentleman to go oUt and see thq scaff old. , Guiteau. desired him- to arrange with l;the .Warden- to have the ;trapg sprung as soon alter la.fl'ciocK as- possible.-- Me aiso ; expressed consiueraDie anxiety, lest some accident should occur." and inskted that Dr. Hicks should see that the scaffold and its appurtenances were alL in propel and , safe condition. After Gui teau haxMlisposed of these matters he read a poem composed by himself which he caBsi "Simplicity or Religious Baby Talk.'? .After. reading it aloud, he , attempted, to sing it but broke down in tne enorv wmcn wouia havo appeared quite ridiculous if .he occa sion had been less solemn. . $ uuiteau men laised ior some, jauie auouv his future,,. He remarked that his .heart was tender.,; ,I -don't think " : be said, TI can go through this ordeal without jweep-.; ing; not.oecause oi.any great wetuuiessj, ior principle iu ums s buuuk, um ucuu, nearer the pther wonou.. 1 noia to tne iaea that God . inspired me.?, .-Guiteau, subse quently asked that in his books all compli mentary remarks about President 'Arthur and administration be eUminated.'; Then he. presented to;Dr BBcks the" books that have .. been the companions of ' his lonely hours.i He told Dr. Hicks that he wanted him to offer thefirst prayer .on the scaffold, saying ..mat oe ,umieau wouiu ucu icau his favorite scriptural passage, 10th chapter of John, and off er a pray er on his own ac count. Then he intended, he said, to read his poem,. Simplicity," ..He desu-ed to. have the execution so arranged that lust as he uttered the last word the drop should be sprung.- - - .-v:,-.- jil John W. uileau arrived at me jau & w o'clock, and was foDowed in" a few minutes bv Warden urocKer. . xnese. genuemen. with Dr. Hicks, enaraeed in consultation as fo the disposition of the body. ; : 'ir I ; At a. 10 ue onsonec came uui wvw uiu corridor and exercised for fifteen minutes. He walked? very briskly, making it ; rather difficult for his guards to keep . pace with him. Guiteau Jias generally -taken his ex ercise in his shirt and drawers. ;This morn ing, however, he wore a pair of dark pants,' and had a handkerchief tied loosely, about his neck.. ,-- .... . " i The scene about the Iail this morning is rmirmfi 'run fttnw! ox. ine-iau.JiHS ixxn given up,coiilcl,v.iy 10 tue large corps ;of newspaper reporters, and a.-squaa 01 mem are scnuuung. awajr -on Yerj . -vauic,; wmc dow- silL'and every projection''.that offers rest for paper.'ilany newspaper reporters remained all night. . The private office of. the Warden has been, transformed tempora rily Into a telegraph office, " and. before 8 o'clock eicht: instruments., were chckinz a merry accompaniment to the gloomy pre parations froins on mside of the JaiL.' At 9 o'clock-there was - a constant stream s of persons oominff into the jail," and the scene outside -was like . that of , some "great gala occasion 1 Some enterprising colored men had erected, booths, from which they dis pensed lemonade, cakes and other refresh ments to. -the Aweary and thirsty, ' people, who .began before 9 o'clock to, assemble in the roadman:. I front of the jail. Counted messengers,, speeding to and from the city, and-carriages pringmg . visitors to the iail. v kept. a. continual cloud , I of dust hoveneff over' the road that winds through the wide common that lies between the jail and the citv. . ' f '.. ; :l' ... .At 10.10 o'clock Guiteau expressed a'.de-. sire to take a bath, and . a large tubffwas 1 T.: . IT. -A 11.:.. - v...... - N." la&en lulO Ills ecu uit uun num., .viiu wuc save the "death watch", was , with. Mm; Guiteau. nervously disrobed'.'and, plunged firuard. who; was closely watching his every movement.- that his obiect in asking Vto& a bath was simply to obtain some employ, ment .wmcn miguv uibwtw;, , .. utuugiius from me dread- contemplation ol'.ms ap- oroaching death.' He, evmced . increased nervomness,.,and ihis uncertain '.movements'. his tone when ho attempted to speas, im pressed th'e guard with' the belief that he. id' rapidly . weaKenmg. ? . 4ne - opinion is exr pressed by some or tne jau omciais tnat no Will Uc UUauiC HI VUUUVl UU C1UUUUUS T UCl the dread moment arrives, and. even if he does not completely, break down and make a scene, that he will be unable, from ner vous excitement, to' carry ontthe programme upon-the scaffold which he has announced.' 10.45 A. JJ1. ine roiunaa was iinrown open at 1Q o'clock, and the newspaper men flocked in. ,. There were few others there except the jaif guards and a squad of artil-. lerymenr Early this morning the prisoners iff that part ' of - the jail ; overlookmg the court where the gauows stands were au re moved to other quarters.-; " Seventy police men are posted alon 2 'the roadway outside jof. the: building' in addition to the jail I .-' A IT . T:1V1 - t,nn.n s f 1 gutuu. " " ttvaiiauio men. i , uauvcijr United States .Artillery, , are on duty inside the jail. . ' . ' ' ,J - Shortly before 11 o'clock Guiteau called for paper, and for twenty minutes engaged in copying what he calls "".His prayer upon the scaffold.' "- .", .' . . i - At 11 o'clock Mrs. . Scovflle arrived and asked admission. "',: She was greatly excited. John W. iimteau went out to seeneranu uersuaded her to make no further attempt 11 S5 A.' M. While Dr. Hicks was in the cell at 11 o'clock, ; , Gniteau rmade Borne requests as to the execution, and having fnarle copies of his "last braver." poem and zither writinirs. tore up the oriffinals. He had his boots blacked. As the Poctor was leavinsr the celihis dinner was brought in. Onifpfiu ate it with much relish. - When Dr. .Hicks came out of the cell be said the orisoner-bad not the slightest fear. '"We have had a pleasant religious talk; he. ieels now that his preparation is nnisneo, and he is ready for the last formality He rinmmits himself to God with the utmost nnnfidenee. I think he - will show some emotion because the 'nervous strain is so "Pfihort.lv before 12 o'clock Guiteau seemed to break down completely and-burst into tears and sobbed hysterically. After the death warrant Was read to the prisoner by tha WftHpn. he became much more com posed, and turning away began to brushy appearance pt swag- eerinff sans froidr ; -i At 12.25 the : load steam" whistle iwas Diown at tneworK nouse, wmcn is near the jail. This whistle usually blows' at 12 o'clock; and by fit JGuileau -was in the habit of reckoning his tune. The delay to day was by special arrangement; so that its startling summons might "lot- come bef ore" the -lofficers .- were ready, ,.;-;Two minutes later -the iron gates : at ths end of the cor rider clicked. Then'Wafden Crocker made his appearance, and a .moment later the fa-' : miliar ' flsrnre of GuiteaU was jeenli His face was.: pallid and the.nxuscles about his mouth moved nervqusiy, n utner man this mere were no signs ui juiueuusr.- iue pro- cession moved quieuy-oi tne scanoid; ana . J Mil" 'm . Guiteau,. ascended twelve somewhat , steep , steps with as much, steavtiness as could be expected r1 rom a man whose' arms were -pinioned behind him. At the last step he faltered for a moment, put, was .assisted py two jpmcers,-wno waiKea one upon eitner side - - 1 v 9 ,1 Upon reaching the platform Guiteau rwas' placed immediately behind the drop, facing; to the front of the scanqj.i.:; uapt. uoieman upon his left, and mtsw oociward ;direcuy oeulnd aim. ,rjyir." Jones iooe a position on the north. , side. . near ., the --upright -oi , the beam. Gen. Crocker, warden, " took his position at the southeast corner of the structure. There was a sugnt-delay while thp. crowd of two hundred and fifty or more spectators were pushine and iostlmer their 'way through the door leading from the 10- " n . . v J i il 1 . . 3 1 mnaa 10 me cornuor, m me lower cuu. ui which the gallows was placed, Guiteau meanwhile eazed upon the crowd, looked up at the beam over his head, and quickly made a survey of all 'the dread parapher nalia , The crp w4 being settled, Gen. Crocker ; asked them to uncover, and all heads were bared. Dr J Hicks then made an invocation in these1 words: 'Father, out'of the depths we cry to. thee, ; Hear;. thou our - supplica tions for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Sa, viouT, who t has made; full propitiation for , us. " Behold this thy seryant, and we num bly pray that thou will deliver bim at this supreme moment of his.Me. Let thy light descend upon, mm; uoeiaie nis soui, irom prison,- and may he appear before yon ab solved by thy great merey ' from -. blood- guiltiness. Deliver hun and - us. God haver mercy .on us. v Chnst have mercy On. us."-. Lamb of uod, that tafcest away the and amen. --. . During the prayer . Giileau , stood with bowed head. At its corcjusion Dr. Hicks' opened the Bible, and Guiteau, in firm tones, said, "I will read a selection from the 18th chapter of Mathew, from the 28th to the -41st iverse , inclusive ; He then- read with a clear strong voice and with good in-: tonation, showing little i; any nervousness. Dr." Hicks produced the manuscript wnicn was prepared ty the prisoner this morning, and held it before him wile Guiteau read. While Dr. Husks was aarangmg the manu script Gniteau exhibited a slight nervous ness and moved several ums irom one loot to the other-, . He recovared his composure: however, looked over the sea of upturned faces, and said: "I am now going to read to you my last dy nig-prayer. ; -i .. ; i Washington. r June 80. -He then read in a loud .tone and with distinct and delibera tive emphasis, the following:1 "my dying prayer' on the - gallows f ather, -r l go to thee and the, Saviour. I have finished the work thou gavest me to do, and I am only too happy to go to thee. ' The world does 'not yet appreciate my 1 inspiration but thou i inspire-- Garfield s removal. - and . only rood has come from it . ims is xne best ; evidence mat , me inspiration came - from thee. : and. 1 nave set 5 11 forth in , my book that SI men may read and .know that thou, Father, didst m- sipre the act for which I an now murdered, This uovernment and-- JNanon, oy tms act, I know wiU . mcur thy eiernal enmity. as did the Jews by kuline thy man, my oavior. The retribution in that ase came ' quick and sharp, . 1 4 know thy divine law and retribution j wili; strike- Ihe nation ,; -of my murderers in the same wiy, .. The diabolical sprnt of this nation.its go vernment and its newspapers towards me will justify thee in cursing them, and I know, that thy divine law; of retribution is inexorable. . I, therefore, predict that this nation will erb down iri blood, and that my murderers, from the executive to the hang man, will eo to hell. Thv laws are biexo- rahle. Oh. thou. Sunreme Judffe I Woe unto the men that violate thy laws. 'Only1. weepine and ffnashine of teeth await them The American press has a large bill to set- . i '.i .1 1. i - vn.i r t n ' ue wiu we ngnteous x aiuer iur tucu ui dictiveness in this .'matter. Nothing but blood will satisfy them.: and now my Wood be on them and this nation and its officials. Arthur, the President, is a .coward and an1 ingrate. His Ingratitude to the man tnai made hiin and 5 saved , bis party and land front overtlirbW has no parallel m history; Jtmt , thou,; righteous Father, will .Judge him.' Father, thou knowest me. but the f world hath ' known1 me. " and now I go 1 to. 1 thee and the Saviour without the slightest . va mpn nf pnrf h A . ! T. - V .1 . A Tv,3 several uuiuis iiau. uuuacu, uuu. c. deavored to impart an increased emphasis lo his. words bv peculiar facial expressions. so often observed during .his tnatwnen ne , , . . . ,. . . . was angered at something wmpn was said qr done, This was -peculiarly noticeable when he alluded to President Arthur, and when he. declared that this nation would' "go down in blood." " When he had finish' ed reading his- prayer he ! again -surve yed the crowd and said. -still with a firm voice, "I am coins to read 'some verses which are intended to indicate my f eebngs at the mo ment; of .leaving this: world. ,:lt Set i tO music they may be rendered effective. The idea is that of a child, babbling to his mama and his nana. I wrote it this morn ing about 10 o'clock, ;! He then eemmenccd to chant these verses in a sad and , doleful style: . - v ; , - -; :"I am going to the Lordy,-. -i I am so glad. . fj'Jt ; - I am going to the Lordy, " Sj. iv I am so glad. . , 1 " ' ' , . . J -1 am going td the Lordy,' ' fl1 - - Glory hallelujah! Glory hallelujah 1 , .'Iam.gpingtotheLordy , ' t?l love the Xordy. with all my soul ' - 'Glory hallelujah! - 1 - f ' -.trr And that is the reason , r . " t - . I am going to the Lord. , : n ---. - Glory hallelujah L Glory.hallelu jah .-. -r i .1 T i if I- i am going w wie xjom .u--j .4t t v Here Guiteau's voice failed, arid he bowed bis head and broke into sobs, but lie rallied a little and went on with his ehaut: .' i '' fl Baved my party and my land, ' i ! . Glory hallelujah; . , r' ' But they have murdered me for it,r '' ; ! And that is the reason - ,". - . - r--f ;fL I am going to the Lordy; J J ? P i-: Glory.hallelujah.V Glory hallelujah.; V -.-1 am going to the Lordy. ? , r . -s r Here again his feelings overcame him and he leaned his head on the shoulder of Mr. Hicks and sobbed pitifully. Still he went on :' -i ""'.' i.' t "I wonder what I will do ; When I get to the Lordy; . -....!' t ...iT.a T 111 . '' Iguess mat I wmwep uo uiure -.-j. , When I set to the: Lordy. - Glory hal- , ,1 lelujah,"1 , t. - v4 ll' ' v "Here .there Jwas another' interruption, -V . ' - ".it," his hair with' 'his old f -I S t J1. Mfi 1 t ' ii '!Sf i?t It. f caused by sobs and emotion,-which lie was unaoie, to - repress. : : He. wept .bitterly, and then, with' quivering lips and mournful tones, he went on to finish his dittvv r-ir- J '- "l wonder what lwjU see . v ; When 1 get to the ll6rdJ:-'t'x, " -f :-. I expect to see most splendid things, r ? Beyond all earthly -conception, ; r, , ! - When I am with the Lordy.'" Glory hal ' "' 1 leluiah . ' -" .- i i Raising hii voice td the hiisrbest Pitch thai he could he ommenced ,uv - 'Glory hallelujah, lam with the Lord.'-?. ' "' This closed the chant,' and then Rev; Mr. TTI.l i-.-4L.'. -1......, , .. . xiicK.8 gave w uuiieau, nis unai oeneaiction. and; farewell, saying:,. , "God, the Father.? be with :theCj. and give thee . peace, forever more: The attendants then -pinioned h& legs, placed the ( noose '''over.lus head; and carefully adjusted it about his neck.! Mrl Strong placed the black cap over his head; - and as he did so uuiteau called out m loud tones, '"Glory, glory; glory': Instantly the 'Spring was touched.; The drop fell at 12.40 JT; fjaand umijeau swung in the air. v lhte poay turned partly . around, out mere Was pot the slightest perceptible movement of the limbs or -any.i evidence of a conscious effort to move them.';, When the -drop, fell a yell was sent up by some persons inside the jail. " This was echoed outside by the voices of a thousand or more people, , who 1 . 1 i , mi . .. " uuiriuicuiuskuy, t : ;xuere? was a- general onsiaugnt.Dy , tne populace upon the doot. w men was so powenui tnat tne omcers were unable to withstand it: -Hundreda of people crowded T into.o the r offlce and .there was a terrible crush at the doors. ... . , 1 or at least forty seconds' after the drop fell the body hung motionless. - .Then there was a slight motion of: the1 shoulders and legs due , to. musculaE contraction. . Three minutes alter me drop ;)teu me Dody was lowered to be examined 1 by the physicians. There was a decided action . of : the heart for fullyeearteen minutes, and the pulse flattered., two ..; minutes longer.'- When the body had hung' with the feet just touching the1 ground for over half an hour ft. was loweredinto the -coffin which was waiting for it under the scaffold." The physicians decided at Once that the neck had been broken. When the body was lowered the black cap f was . removed and the face ,ex-" posed.,,. The features r were pallid and com posed. .- About the mouth' there was consid erable moisture.-' After the body had been arranged in the coffln. Warden Crocker, as cended the steps of the scaffold, and address- ii. . i t a - i - . . . i . ius; uie crowu wmcn was jtepi uacK irom the scaffold by a- Kne'of omcers, said ' thai those who - desired' could . pass I along; - the sido.,of the scaffold and view tbe body., The crowd of spectators was .formed' into a line and passing between the scaffold and the wall of the 'iail viewed" the dead face. Some of the officers of the jail .and the phy- sicana and Dr Hicks stood about the coffin -John W. ' Guiteau joined this company and fanned his' dead brother's face to keep away the flies. John Guiteau did -not go ,upon the, scaffold, but stood during the scene just within the line of officers at the bottobi of. the stepsL' When ! liberty -was" given to tne crowd to view the remains. She scaffold was at once - filled witb peoplei who cutis i sz. i i-.: " - .i v.i. - r. ' At 1.40 P.'.M.i the lid of the coffln was put in place, ' And the Dody was borne, to the jail chapel, where- tne jpnysicians -who were, tq make thei autopsy were assembled. "Guiteau, just before the trap was sprung, dropped a 'piece -of -paper -from ! his hand. This; Dapcr i was - eiven hun bvL Warden Crocker to be dropped by the condemned" "maa aa rsiCTaha WM-Teadj."'' V r;.VT John W. Guiteau "said to a; reporter iust after thexecution, -that he was glad it was over. '. :---v.-; :.' . . .'. .. . . -V "What will.be dbhe with the remains? asked the reporter. ' . t n. "We win bury him here in iail where he will be safe,?' said .Guiteau; "he will not be taken out of, jail." , - : The spot indicated by the Warden as Guiteau's burial place is in the same court as the gallows, and a few yards from it. i Gmteau, when he came out. into tne rotunda from ' his cell, looked calm and collected, but very pale. His Arms were, pinioned .behind him, and be held his. head erect. J He gazed upon the . crowd without flinchinsr.' ' He Wore a black- suit of clothes, and instead of a collar bad a handkerchief thrown loosely about his necki tiThose who expected, 'sickening'' or distressing scenes were disappointed. , Guiteau waiKed nrmiy through the rotundAnd court. - He stum bled on one of the 8teps"leading Tip to , me scaffold, but recovered himself immediately. When he began to read his voice, was loud and firm. : He' 'gave his words I now and then' a sort of singing inflection, . like a preacher reading a hymn.' , ' ': I " r ! j The certificate of death which, the w ar' den is required, according to' the terms ;ot the death warrant,-to file with the Clerk, of the Court, recites that the signers were pres-' ent at. the execution of Jbas.. J. liuiteau, and that he was banged by. the neck till he was dead. " The jurors were W. S. Lanner, W 5. tGanes;tHariT -P. Godwin, - John Couffhlm. S. D. Newcomb. Cbas. Murray, Edward Hudson, S.,E.Xewis, H. L. Wes" Stonley Gardner and G.' H. ' iant,' Jr.', all of whom- are -newspaper men. j :-r m.v m Mrs-v Scoville, , ; afterj waiting outside -: of the jail until after the execution took place, ueciueu uui to view IUO icmiu uma nira- noon, and about 2 o'clock- returned to the city. .JO.iLi!"- t 7 ' While the autopsy was in progress War den Crocker said to a reporter that the man ner and place of Guiteatf s bUfial : had not been determined .upon: the body.i he said, j would j remain iin . the ,jailw to-night. Dr. Jj.u..n3, .ntiu icm mo jtiu owu aiivi nuv uuu& ing, will return in the morning, and then the question of interment , will be r settled. John (juneau,, when asced u tne relatives would -not ultimately , remove. the body said, "I don't want to say What we will do; for if I do we will not be able to protect-it. . If the body i is f taken j away nobody will knowitatthotimeatleast."r, ; . ' ' Charles H. Reed, Guiteau s counsel, did not witness the execution.- He Bald he could not stand it, -and intended to leave the city. It is not known whether Mr. Scoville is m the" citv or not John "Guiteau says that he has not seen hun. and he does not believe he is in the city. . John Guiteau appeared to be in a, very serene, state pt i mind alter the execution. "I believe he was insane,'? said John Guiteau "I predicted just what would happen that , he would go bravely to the gallows.' '-.The .trial was a farce and to-day an insane man was hung. " Whether he is insane before God I do not know, still I -believe if he were to be tried, again he would be convicted." f , i. --. At half-past 2 o'clock, Dr. D. B. Lonng concluded his examination of the eyes of the dead man. Both eyes were so. indis tinct Uiat no opinion could be; formed of their condition or expression.'. ,xne physi cians who performed the autopsy were Drs. D.' 8. i LAmb, J. : 'IV liartigan - and T. Rarpna Tn - addition to these physicians there were present Drs.; Noble xovmg Robert: Kevburn. A. JS. - MacUonaldv : John son Elliott, S. A. H. McKin, P. J. Murphy, ChaS. H: Nichols. Surgeon UeneralUarnes, ot the Army; Surgeon General . Watts of the jn avyr urs. ,w . w .- Aioooin, - a. tx. Witmer and Clark Patterson:? of St. Eliza beth Asylum ; Dra.tD. C Patterson, Coronor of the .District, v.; i. KJeinscnmiat, Havnea.; and ,Drs. Birdsall and Parish John Wi Guiteau and Rev. Dr. Hickj were INO. 36 1 '' t.'' present for a short time but left the jail ueiore ue conclusion; ' A close examination 'of the body showed that Guiteau's neck" was broken, and , that the rope had cut deep into the flesh of his neck: There' was a disposition on the 'part of some of those present to et mementoes of the occasion at any cost The jail officers tooK tne rope irom tne gallows and secreted it as soon as the .noose was removed frpm the dead man's neck. ; " V- " -"- L: ' Dr.rHicks 'aaid; 'when asked-about. the burial, that he did not want to. say where the "body would be interred. ' ""':') The funeral, such as J will: be; -will take place to morrow, and will be as private as possible." ' " '- j : ; At a quarter, past. 8. .o'clock." the. military guard that has been on-duty at the jail ever since me aa : oi juiy last, 'marched "way. They were loudly cheered aa tlW W t v i Dr. Bliss and his son Arrived at the jail at H Clans engaged in making the autopsy,) A. reporter of the Associated Press was " the only newspaper man admitted to the chapel Where, the bodv was being dissected.. "-.Th'e X - - " w w.wm, MUU IWAUbU I.UC LIUJOI operations of the three sure-eons enfranr1 in the autopsy were watched with the erreatest . incresi oy me others, who-- crowded-about we. iaDie. ; Aiter . the exammation of , the feyes, the brain was removed and inspected. Then the body was cut,-open and a tho rough and complete examination made, with a view of determining all. the physiological facts that could be of interest in connection with the case. The brain Was ' found td be in a normal condition, -and weighed forty nine ounces-Theheart-weighed a little over . nine ounces, and was in a healthy condition, as were all 'the Other ' internal organs: - At 3.55 o'clock the autopsy was adjourned until this evenings wbeii the brain will be taken tb the Government Medical Museum, on Tenth street; where a more minute and critical examination will be made of it " The physicians were disin clined to go into' details in regard to the re sults thus far reached. Dr. Hartiganleft the jail soon after 4 o'clbck,- taking with him Guiteau's brain. ' -Dr. Gadding, who has main tabled that Guiteau was insane; said; when asked What ' tne- result , oi the , autopsy was, "1, -haye- nothing to say now." Another physician remarked, "We are1 all know nothings," A bystander replied, "So the uneducated non-expert public thought at live time of the other autopsy." All then physicians agree that there were lymphae m the '; brain and hardenmg - of ; the dura-jnatter. None of them " care - to express apositive opinion' nntu alter tne examinauon has Deen com-: pjeted 1 Dr. ' ' Bliss said that ' there "were many ; points ' showing ai good;' healthy, mental and physical development" SOUTII CAROLINA Action of tbe Legislature lot Regard to "BeOistrletlng.tbe State-rTbe Begis- ; tration law to be . Amended, dele. , i By Telegraph to the Horning Star; , j ; COLT0MBIA, S, C, June 29. The Legish lature, in open session is disposing: of sev eral bills of minor importance, the principal portion of the time being . devoted to con sidering the -different pians submitted for redistrictingi; r What 'is . known as the Dibr. bell - plan (bemg'j that prepared by Hon Baml Darnell as tested in the recent Con gressional case of Mackey vs. Dibbell), was submitted last night, and is one Which it is thought will be adopted with some modifi cations. j It . arranges the" districts without reference to county lines. : :The Democrats will probably control five of the Iiistricta..-. .. - Jt- wocrAuevjPiaia Jiiiecuine com mittee have issued a circular notifying the counties to- elect .double , the numjber of delegates under the Dibbell plan. As soon as the redMncting- is perfected the Legiala turn will drop " all' other l)usiness and The registration law wul be amended Jn ' various: i s ways; x-To'Yirender !; then act more explicit s one --, of. the . sectiops of the " supplementary act provides ' for1 a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one mcaisand: dollars and imprisonment, of not less .than six, months nor more than, two years, on any' person who shall interfere with; or obstruct super visors m the discharge of their duties to the State convention; as .compared, witn-tne counties' representation in the lower house" of the General Assembly This is in re sponseto the general demand for V laTger convention. . ' ', ' - ' VIRGINIA. Tne Rank of Commerce, at Biebmond, , Snspenda Payment - Two Colored Girls on Trial In i Snrry connty, for ,. Murder by Poisons j i .'- . - . . ) j-- fBy -Telegraph to the Morning Star: i' M ',- Richmond, June 29. The Bank of Com-: merce suspended . payments to .depositors to-day. - The cashier states that the bank does not owe over $40,000 and will be able to pay i fifty cents . on the dollar. 1 An ex hibit of the condition: of the bantshows that heavy losses:: have "been sustained du ring the current year r on "bonds and stocks which had been carried over from last year, whereby the capital of thd bank bad been greatly impaired. - The stocKhoiuers oi me bank are now noMung.a meeting. it j , s PETEKSBinta, .June; 29. Surry .county Court has been, engaged ,for.the, past two days in the' trial of Virginia Booth ; and Hfnrv "RwtTi :rnlrre1 i.aofefi 14 and 15 VeflTS respectively, for me murder of Mrs.r R. C, tiray and Travis Jones, wno were &uieu by drinking coffee in which strychnine had been put, and wb.ick.had been administered by accused. The trialft is expected, will , be a long one;" as twenty more witnesses are to be examined. Considerable interest1 is manifested as to the result of the trial.- ? t KENTUCKY "execution of Col. John Bridge Des perate Struggle for "Life and Horrible Deatb. ' ' ' ' J" . ' ' s LomsyrXj-LE; July l.r A special from Ca diz, Trigg county, says Cob John Bridges was huns there yesterday in the presence of the largest crowd ever assembled in that county. At the foot .of the .gallows' the doomed, man exhibited conaiderable ner vousness, but met the 1 ordeal bravely. "Rririms took his stand; uoon the trap, the hlftnk an was placed over his head, and the : . noose adjusted,; . when Sheriff : Boyd Quickly sprung the trap, and with a dull, heaw thud the body felL ' At the instant of the fall the noose slipped, and the poor wretch struggled terribly. -.. Succeeding in frfifiin? his hands and. feet, from the cords with whinh thev. . had . been . pinioned. ! he made a desperate struggle to get upon the gallows again, but was pushed .back and suffered a horrible death oy , strangulation. The drpp fell at 2,20, and in thirty minutes he was pronounced dead. ; : h l' ;- NEW JERSEY. VC Tlte "Late Railroad Accident Beatn of v.?-Mr.iWmIU.-.CraiTisdn-;;; ,j Tjowo BnAXCfl Jnrr l.-Wffl.- lt Garri son died this mornin?. making Jhe.- fifth death from Thursday's accident His death bed was surrounded bv family and friends. He did ; not f regain consciousness before death." ' - p ,;"' - r- cv ; woman aged 75 vears. namnd Ann n.M.:-M well has. jusfbuilt a.neat brick chimney to 1 her little cabin in Jonesboro, and she is no 1 brick mason either. '! ", J Charlotte Derriocrot: The Ch4r- , lotte Observer of the 17th Inst , contains an editorial with sentiments which, i emana ting from a Democraticpaper savors strofio-- ' ly of .VLiberalism if not Republlean. .'- .-r New .Berne 'Journal:-, Three ne nr. 1 machines-came lo Newf Berne 'yesterday on ' the steamer , Experiment,- which helps to 1 swell the productive industries of the city s , and the surrounding country. There is a shingle machine brought from "Wasnlnorn ' bv a Mr. Gordon, a brick maKine tnrw N.,Pugh, of Pamlico; and another plate ' machine for Capt S. H. Gray.; - - . r .Baleieh 'News-Observer: r . At- J torney. General Kenan has finished the manuscript 'of the 86th" North5- Carolina Reports and is at work indexing aud ' proof treading. We wera vesterrlav shown by Mr. W. 'S Primrose some fine . specimens of corundum, from the lands of Air. johQ lu Cunningham, Person county. It has been.a prevalent idea that it was not ' to be found this side of the Blue Ridge. j rjSbelhy Aurpra : ;Mrs. Thorn p- sqn near Uald Mountam,-in Rutherford v county, killed-last "Saturday afternoon a rattle-snaite with six i rattles. "ame home and reported the heroic deed to her mother and our informant: -The mother replied, IlWhy ;that- is f nothine-. . I latfllv Rtpnnfl ' - on a large rattle snaka and I did not know it until 1 felt its wnthings and 1 contortions Undermy foot, then T killed it." ,"Why did it.not bite you," asked our. informant. "jjecause it had a ground squirrel in its mouth," she replied, t rr ." s t Iouisburg Trnes : It is now estimated that the wheat" crop' will reach betweenM 7S,000 and i 100,000 bushels in Franklinj,-T-All;weak-kneed Democrats, liberals and independents will be - wel comed as -"privates'' but as for the offices, -we will take them i ourselves. Col.. Tki - "Young.: ' - Prom I every direction we near of good yields of wheat, but the best yet is that, of Captj I. J.. Cheatham of Franklihton. - He sowed four and ' a-half bushels on , four acres, andit turned him out 14H bushels, which is about 85 to l. f , i Charlotte Observer : There were 2o"0 freight cars"in Charlotte last .night, and the numberiof freight cars handled at our""-" depots monthly amount to 6.000 of 8.000." . Bow's that for business? " ' Large quan tities of lumber used f or building purposes in Charlotte, are now shipped to us from Robeson and Richmond counties; via the -t Carolina Central Railroad. --. A big pic nic, m aid of the Oxford Orphan Asylum, will be held at the "Shoals," on the Yadkin, on the 21st ' of July? . - --r- John . Cooper, colored, Captain of the Mecklenburg Blues, was yesterday fined 7.50 by the Mayor for using profane language On the streets. . ! i Oxford JPreel Lance: The Libe-". ral party of Granville is solid a .unit v composed of one individual. Guess his name! The wheat crop of Granville just harvested is sakl to be the finest ever : raised in this county. ' We learn that ' work on the Boys' Home is pressing on to completion. About half ot the brick work on the third story is done, and in a week the building will be ready for the covering.! Public sentiment is rapidly centering upon Judge Bennett, and it is probable that . he , will go through without opposition He will make a rousing canvass tnd lead the Democratic party to victory. l ; -r Durham Recorder: Why don't the Liberal party nominate Jas. A. Davis for Judge of this District? Jake Long re-' fuses to accept, and Davis 1 is about tbe on ly recruit they have, gained in tins , section "of the State. '--k A melancholy accident tlfccc,irred-ye-idiyTiear the reeidenc'? of J. "'dale's depot by which- Mr. Aldine Miles, a ibrother-ia-law of Mr. israndon, lost his me. iMr. Miles .was out squuTel-shooting and Vhile moving "around a tree to get a 'shot at a squirrel, Dy some means, not , cieany stated, his gun was accidently discharged and the load entered his face just below the. lett eye,, cauaing death in a lew minutes. Greensboro , Patriot: ,r Captain Charles Price, late of the Democratic party,' passed through last night in company - with Collector E veritt for Washington city.' i It is announced in a three line paragraph in : the Leader that Winston scores itsUwenty-! one tobacco factories. Obscure as the para-! graph appears it tells the graphic story of Winston's, magic growth, and its futtrre de-1 velopment i - A disastrous fire occurred ; at High Point, this morning: ; We have re-1, ceived two accounts of the fire.' it will be seen that in one 'of the accounts the opinion is expressed that the fire was of incendiary -t aimm ' : TVh ' lnoai ' folia Tiaovlacf tvn XTt" onann. The. loss rails - neaviest : on mx. Stewart and Mr. rerry. - Xioss estimated at n $18,000.. ' ;! .. .: 5- Mt. St. Joseph's Female Acade my of the Blue RSdge, Hickory,;N.:C.,held j its annual commencement on the 29th of June: -Rt Rev. Bishop Northrop, ReVi M. S t Gross and Rev; F. Oberly - occupied chairs on the elevated platform. Numerous n premiums were awarded and among them ;: two handsome gold medals, won by Miss Mary Healy and Miss Flora Monk. The music and singing did equal honor to teach ers and-scholars. ( At the close, itt. ev. Bishop' Northrop, D. D.,' delivered a well timed discourse on Education. . The Board -of Directors of the Institute are Rt Rev. Bishop Northrop, D.- D., V. ; Rev. Mark B. Gross, V. ; Rev. L: Q'Connell, V..G. ; Rev. P. Moore, Rev. jWm. J. Wright Rev. P. Moore is the presiding director ia Hickory. - Salisbury Mcaminer:., The Dem ocrats of Caldwell county, in mass meeting op the 24th, declared in -favor of Edmund Jones, of that county, , for ' Congress from." the Eighth District " f -A letter received "by Mrs. William Brown, Tuesday dated SetiO, Tennessee, June 25th," in which it -was stated that Dr. George A. Gowan, her brother, A. formerly of - Davie county,-; had died that morning at 7 o'clock. . Mr. Henry Setzer says: - "I intend to vote the -Democratic ticket this year and in all future. : elections, and I do not propose to allow myr . self to be placed in a false light before my fellow-citizens. The Radical Liberals can just put this in their pipes and smoke it" Mr. S. was appointed a Liberal delegate to - the State Convention. "-Tom (or Henry) Johnston, colored, thrown from a ' .wagon, last week and badly hurt -by his head striking- a curbstone, died Saturday night about 12 o'clock. He was thoroughly paralyzed by the fall, and although . con- scious1 and able to talk, made no recovery from the terrible shock. ;..-; : i-. . - trT Raleigh . Ifews- Observer : . The . Carolina Enterprise, published in - Golds boro, is one of the most meritorious jour nals published by colored men, with a view; to the advancement of the ' race. . .Its pro gress has been marked, and its wbrk for good has recently been more widely extend ed. At the nominating convention of the First Judicial District,' James E. Shep herd, Esq., of Washington, was nominated for Judge of that district of the eight baK lot , " . " ' . :: A Liberal blows both hot and cold,1 - r And always does as he is told; - -. --. ; Too good to be a Democrat, but not quite - . bad " j - . ' ' ' 7 Enough to confess himself an out , and out. Rad, ' -- " He nibbles at but never strikes the bai r Until he'is endorsad as the candidate Of the regular black Republican crew. When he blooms into a Liberal of the dark , . .keys' hue. --. - J V J-