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AN UNWOBTHT SBIfATOB. :
The venerable Hoar of Massa
chusetts, is at his old game of mis
representation Dawes, his colleague,
slipped up so badly in certain cock
' .. i v...'n otrti-ipa from MississiDDi that
74 1 1 1 1 I Ml 1 1 cviw y I A
lie introduced in the Senate, and
which were thoroughly exposed, that
lie has been silent on Southern ont
.ra;i!S ever since, but Hoarbeing on
his own diiii'g-bill and frith; no South-:
ni man to reply is very bold ' in ' bis'
tli.irgcs against the Sonth. Qnoth
this Radical midget, upon whom has
fallonthe capacious mantle of Charles
Sumner, "there are still States in the
South where honest elections are un
known." But what may be - said of
Nortliern States, for instance -Massachusetts,
Hoar's own State? Gen.
Uutler will tell. Hoar that there are
more than one " hundred thousand
white men . in Massachusetts . alone
who Am not .auuweu to vote wu
:anviot vote any more than the
negroes 'did before the war that lib-
crated them. We tell the Senator
that but for Federal interference- in
the home affairs of the South there
would be no complaint against any
Southern State as to improper - elec
lions.: ; VV3pn the" Radical" Govern
nent ceases to use the ignorant negro
voU-m for the purpose if. controlling
th j iiitelligenee and virtueof )the
So-titb then all grounds of complaint
' "will disappear, and not until then.
A Northern 'f gentleman, the-rpeer
of Hoar in culture : and ability,-Rev:
Or, Mayo, and a Bostonian at that;'
who sjent the greater: part of -a -year
an the South, has declared; with an
intelligence and ca'ndor.' "worthy; of
3iim, that' "no' Anglo-Saxon , people
uas ever known : to submit to the
" government of .. art -inferior' ; race.''
VVT!ieri Hoar shall - get this important
truth into his:, cranium' aHd with 'It
snore of frankness aud justice, he will
not be so swift. to bring railing ac
cusations against the South. : . - r,.::
But if you would." measure Hoarf
stature exactly; if you would take
his precise dimensions," see - what
manner of fellow be is by wnat
standard of ethics' he governs his
life and conduct, read' the.-following
from the Star's -"Thursday V dis
patches: I t J : - ' .
"But the accession of the great common
wealth of Virgkiia to the ranks of the
States who, in the language of her gallant
leader, mean hereafter tfc have every ballot
freely cast and fairly cpunted.nto provide
education at the public cost "for all their
people, and to obliterate; every 'distinction
from politics, has broken, I trusty forever,'
the ranks of the solid Sooth. I " ' But
the face of Virginia is to ward the totalling."
, Tlie emancipation of the greatest' of "the
States of the South from the fetters of
Bourbon rale is, n my Judgment; the tn'oat
H'acc iu mis couuiry mace me adoption of
the.filentlMM-iiib ". - '
"'' Now the : man who -'could utter
those sentiments in the face of facts
js not fit to sit jin any assemblage of
gentlemen, much less in a grave and
once august body like the Senate" of
the United States!7 In those words
he expresses his high admiration :of
Billy Mahonel and" his i corrupt
methods.- In those words he indorses
all that -Arthur and his venal tribe
have done. Whilst Much self-respect
ig Republican papers as the- Boston
Herald, the Springfield Republican,:
the Philadelphia ?Americart, the Bal
timore Arrerican and many , other
j leading journals of ' that- party, ' and
7uch foremost Independertt: papers as
ihe New York Herald, Philadelphia
'ipimes, Chicago i Times, . and--: many
v 'others have denounced unmeasuredlv
"e iiiahone bargain and the machine
operations under him, this Senator
-ttoarhas only words of approval for
same ana reioices in the trinmnh'
f Mahoneisni; which: is essentially4
Meaner vi -t- :.'t U ' -
VOL. XIII.
or c-ameronisro 'yr uy . wrm , vi
f'bossism" that dominates any Nor
thern State. .-. . , . -
Because for the time; and most un
fortunately and afflictively, Virginia
is under the heel" of the man who
Was elected a Democrat and betrayed
bis party for pelf and patronage this
Massachusetts Hoar is jubilant and
tells his clansmen Athat f Hie face, of
Yirginia is toward- the 'morarrig."
Most true oh,politician of the machine-
type, but not as yon understand
it, v Virginia's ''fac"e is, toward the
sunrise," for the day -of , deliverance
approaches. Already the highest"
peaks of ..the Bin Ridge reflect a that
sun thatJom,vith poKttcalAealing
in its wings.,;' Already that, auroral
light is visible that is to spread over
the whole heavens, and before, an
other year 'shall pass Mahoneism will
be as dead in Virginia and as power
less to afflict and curse the white peo
ple of that grand old State as the as
sassin of the late President.; Hoar,
is a disgrace to the name.; of Senator.
If Massachusetts had not depreciated
both in the moral arid intellectual
character of her public men she
would have no such men as Hoar and' I
Dawes representing her in the high
est Legislative body in the land. - i
The New, York Democratic plat
form does not tail, and, most pro
perly, to arraign . the -Radical for
their very uumerous ' delinquencies
and failures.- It charges justly upon
them a failure to reduce . taxation,'
when having" control; 'and favors
frugality .and honesty in the General
Government. It ; very truly declares
that the nomination of Secretary of i
Treasury Folger is a clear and mani
fest interference of, the Arthur Ad
ministration in the political affairs of
the States, as he is its candidate.. It
very timely demands - that a law be
passed making it' punishable to black
mail dependent officeholders. It
favors important! changes in the ma-
rine laws, that American shipping
may bo fostered. It -utters a clear
note;ofr warning . aaiist .chartered
monopolies and demands that law.
shall crovern them. . It " condemns
and demands that the public lands
shall be held for actual - settlers.
These are some of the points urged,
and they are well taken.; There are
some'ttwo or three important,, omis-
sions if the abstract has not failed in
reporting correctly. -
We do not know;when we have met?
with a political" utterance that strikes
us with more force than the following
f rom ex-Gov. Hoffman, of New York:
tThere is too much personal politick too
much talk about leaders and too little about
measures. What the Democratic party
needs most is the burial of t&, few men and
the resurrection of a few pttncTples." ' j
Men pass away, but principles are
eternal. ;1 As long as. there is a coun-
Vnntr iKa mliwm 1ovp bis libfirtv 1
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the great fundamental - doctrine of a
government of the people and by the
people, and for : the people must be
maintained. -' There are -principles
that are the same yesterday, to-day
and. forever. , ..The true patriot' loves'
his country better than his party, and
to the true, man : principles are dearer
than place of friends or promises.1
A : Wn -n.nlrinn'': O-aTA
f'cM if x mistalcft that Mr. L-
CV-bdwards, mongrel oaqdidate- tor
Judge, was at ,nrst opposed co xne
Confederate war. He orated ; elo
quently ; in -favor of - the; Southern
cause and for a few jveeks lie was
in tbo oonditiort of SemoronittsI "his
voice was still for war." ""He wanted
to be an officer and ne.proposeu 10.
r&is&: a company. He1- promised. 6
i i i " -. ' -. "t 1 . . A
leaa ms men to a very nov piacv, uu
he only got two recruits, r ', The" Golcf
Leaf says: : j -
: "This soured him with the -Confederate
cause and then: and not' till then. -xlid he
discover the iniquity of fighting' the- hated
Yankees in defense of the fair daughters of I
tne Houta, ana tnrew mmseii into tne arms-
of thnemies of the Confederate cause.
So the Colonel's Tecent performance was
not the first instance in which he deserted
his colors and went over to .the .enemy,, be
cause he could not get office." .
.' ' The next Statea , to hold, elections-,
are Ohio and West Virginia; 1 Th ey
vote on October i Oih. Ohio elects
minor State officers- and Representa
tives vt Congress.-i i West Virginia
i elect8Judgel of' the ' Supreme Courl;
of Appeals: Legislature, and Repre'
sentatives ' tcf Congress. . ' " , ' '
h rChetiiArthurv jsv to" marry: ;Miss
Madde Crowley of ? To.E-.lt U
not tne irresiaent ont tne -l umor .-:
WILMINGTON,
Arret of Sapposd Cattle XKievea. ;
tvnd James Anderson, have been arrested'
pn suspicion, of having been stealing live ;
stock. -wPickett was arrested at his . house,
between 10 and 11 o'clock Thursday night,'
ftncfc Anderson was arrested on the street at
6 o'clock yesterday morning. It seems that
Pickett,' Anderson and two Other7 colored '
men called at JlrT. P. Sykes' butcher pen
on Wednesday v evening last," with three
head of cattle to-. sell. They were cows
and said to ' be" worth about $37.50 or
$40 each,' but- the ' men' only ; asked $75
for thQ three. " Mr. Sykes said some
thing about this price being too high, de
siring to lead them on, and offered $35 for
the lot, - when one ; of the menexclaimed
Avt) uiw uaYC cult ' jui Uj uicu uiauv
some remark 'ftbout the1,.necessity of weigh
ing thenC-w3in the men declared the thej
had already been- to the pound and had
them weighed, and that - a certificate of the
weights had been given to one of them, but
he had lost it. - Mr. S. - then - managed to
put them off on the subject of a settlement
until he could see the proper parties in
reference to the weighing of the cattle, and
upon inquiring, was informed that no such i
men had been to the pound with cattle.
Jle then saw Officer Strode and others and
arranged for the capture of the .supposed ;
the thieves, with result above given.- ;- '
Pickett and Anderson - were required toT
give a justified bond in the sum - of ' $100
each for their appearance ; before Justice
Millis on Monday next, at 10 o'clock A. M.,
in default of whieh they went to jail.' "5
Persons having missed any of their stock
should examine the cattle alluded to for the
purpose of identification, y 7 i - ;!
Fishing Under Difficulties Some Cn
. rlous Specimens) &e. - -
Messrs. W. E. Davis & Son made a big
haul of drum, and other large fish at Fede-
ral Point yesterday, but say ' they had to '
drop the lines and ljet out about fifty bar-""
rels on account, of Ithe roughness 'of thQ
weather, the wind blowing a gale' down
there yesterday. :' ' ' - '
Among the fish caught was one known
as the "King'bf the Shad." He is one of
the handsomest fish that swims, and the
one caught; yesterday measures fully five
feet in length.' ' . Ilis ' scales are very large
and fan-shaped,' and have a beautiful sil
very appearance. This is the second' one
that has ever been caught in our waters,
the ' other one having . been caught by the
Messrs.' Davis and sent to the Smithsonian
Institute at Washington some months . ago..
There were quite a number of another ' Cu
rious fish caught yesterday, -; called ' the
"Steamboat."1 They arc also a large,' fine
fish. ' . ' ' ..
There were about two hundred fish taken
m at the haul yesterday, including one
hundred and fifty large drum. ' ; "
GreenbaeU Conventlea. .
t The Greenback County Convention met a
the Court House yesterday, according to ,
appointment, , , ' - -.
Mr. E. G. Barnitz'was called to the chair
and Mr. George Irying acted as Secretary;
The following nominations were made: .
: For Sheriff Elijah Hewlett, (endorsed,)
For the House of BepresentativesT. A.
Watson. Elvin Artis, (colored.) ; t. - i
For the Senate George E Sheparil,-. of
Pender, (recommended.) - .
For Clerk .of . Superior Court S. :W..
Nobles. . . .- : i?y - 4 ;K
For Register of Deeds J. H. Price.. ;
I For Constable-rE. G.'Barnitz. :,;-!; :-r;.
; For County Treasurer Stephen Keyes.
I For Coroner Chas. Mallett; (colored.) .'
For Surveyor Roderick McRae. r- -j,
J., A. Holt, colored, made a speech and
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ouereat resoiuuona j enaoiang iwacr,,
OanaHov rA nttinra- hut thpV Wflffi VCApA
down The attendance was small.
Arrest of a Fngltive from Jnstlee.
Under this heading " the ' Richmond Dis
patch of Thursday, has the following:
"Detective John ' Wren yesterday evening
arrested1''upon n telegram1' from JWilming
ton. N. C: W. J. Penton a fugitivdfrom
lustice from that citv. ' He was 1 under in-
dictraent for felony, but out on bail, which
ne juinpea; nence . xne ;rresu i met was
i -locfced ud in' tn 'irst station, ana wm oe
"rougni ueiore me rouw wuku cuw .-
miia wiUlout .'awaiting 4 requisl-'
tionv Penton' was - a blockadertiriner dtf
nng tne war auaongmauy came irom xnew
Jersey. . , .
Deatn of BevCIandla Kor'tbrop
Kev. i! atner -uiauaia JM ortnropj brotner
of Bishop Northrop, whose serious , illness
at Hickory, in this State, was mentioned in
1-- i s; c
1 vent m tnat piaco 0n Thursday morning
I i - . ' m " . 1 - . i - ' . .
last.. The remains, we understand, were
taken to.Charleston the same' day and the
funeral was expected to take .place yester
dayi f Bishop: Notthrop was: at the bedside
of his brother when he breathed his last,
Rev.; Claudia, Northrop was one of 5.the-
officiating priests at the consecration of his
brother, Bishop Northrop, j in" Jhiscityii
the early party of the present year.
Speaking In Brtmswlek.1-
jFrom a gentleman of this city who war
present - we learn that the mass; convention
ot tne isrunawicK. xeiuocrai.s, neia avjuu
Keithan's' store. yesterday, was, largely- att
tended.' ' i" -rt : 1
i After the nomination of a full county
ticket Col. Wharton" J. ; Green, addressed
the people in a speech fof about one hour
and made a fine impression: - :He reviewed
thi history dfthe Republican artyliriefly
but thorougniy;t ana snowea tne importr
ance of a hearty and' enthusiastic support
of the principles or tne democratic party,
."SZESKSOTlffiSSaS
i nigbt, after a ride oi w miles,
-N; C;; FRIDAY; SEPTEMBER 29, 1882.
Has Arrived.' ' -
-Mr. M.'E.' S. Nobles superintendent of
the free public schobhrof this city, has ar
rived preparatory upon entering upon the!
.discharge of his duties . The four schools,
two for white and two for colored children,'
of which he is to have the supervision, will
open about the first of October. Mr. No
bles comes highly recommended for the re
sponsible position he is to assume, and we
have no doubt he will accomplish 5 good
work,- in-entering upon which he wilt meet
With a cordial welcome f rom tho good peo
ple of Wilmington. - ' - ' - ' ' -
( : r iaj "0--St- - fr r
Ilobeson County t - . - '
A" telegram to the Stab,- from, Lumber-
ton, says that the County Democratic Con-
vention met at that place yesterday and I
- ' J . . , .- rr-i- -.:- - - ' - " - . - . 1
nominated tne ioliowmg ucKet: itepresen
tatives W.. P. Mobn aj , ni,.H. Kodgin ;
Clerk a T3. Towhsend rr Sheriff F. J.
Floyd;" RegistcrW.'iWishart; Treasurer
UW W. McDiarmid; -
The telegram add3 that the ticket is a
strong, one and will be" elected.:; Entire
harmony prevailed in the Convention.
Messrs. Bennett and Dowd , addressed the
multitude, and great enthusiasm was mani
fested. . , "
Steallne In Pender. '' - ,
j;We learn . that , Dr. S; S. Satchwell. of
Pender.- county, has. had., several hides,
chickens and other articles stolen from him.
recently, the last depredation of the ' char-,
acter'alluded to having been, suffered by
hina 'Wednesday nighL . It is reported that
the thief, a former employe of the Doctor's,-
was seen coming in , this . direction with
three hides hanging on a stick. :
9lontblr Ttlortnary Statistics. "
From the report of Dr. J. C. Walker,
Superintendent of Health, wer get the fol
lowing statement of the number of actual
deaths in the city for the month of August:
Whites 7 males, 3 females; 7 adults, 3
children.' Total 10; ' - ' - . - -V
Colored 6 males, 15 females; 7 adults, 14
childreri;i(:Total2i:! ! ' '
xoiai aeauis, wuiieaaa coiorea, oi.
Cotton Pool, . v , v ,
Sixteen gentlemen of this city in April
last, formed a pool, putting' in. five dollars
each, , on the cotton , crop of 1881-'837-the
person whose estimate came nearest to the
actual number or bales reported at tne end
of. the fcotton year, to take the "pot." . The
''books were opened" last week, and it was
found that Mr. A. H. Greene was the win
ner, his estimate being for a crop of 5,433,
333 bales, while the actual crop as reported
by , the National Cotton Exchange, was
5,456,048 bales. . ., . ,
i Ble Blower.
At the fishery of Messrs. Todd & Farrar;
at Bay -Point,5 Masonboro, on Wednesday
last, a porpoise got into a small mullet seine.
Mr. A. G. Call, of this city, -who happened
to be present with his rifle, ' sprang into a
danoc and pushed around td the bunt of tho
seine, and, as soon as --the porpoise rose to
blow, 'succeeded in - placing a rifle-ball b-e
tweeh his eyes. This' was followed by two
moro'-' of-the" same f kind; i This was too
much for porpoise flesh toiJ bear and thisv
one gave up the ghost- though not till he
had torn a large hole - in the seine in fact
had quite cleared himself from its bonds."
When landed he was found to be between
seven and eight feet long and to weigh be
tween three and four hundred pounds, 'r-
i .: .e ; V ' - ::'Tf,;.
Wilmington as a Wholesale Market. .
; It is encouraging to know that the whole
sale trade of Wilmington is largely on the
increase, and that our ' wholesale houses of
all kinds are sending ) out , more' travelling
men than they have ever done heretofore..
This" large increase in business is not to be
wondered at. however, when it is under
stood that our ' wholesale dealers claim to
compete in the(way . of prices with any
nouses, JNortn or - south. . Let - our . mer
chants bring their claims prominently be
fore the people of the State, find their busi
ness will continue to improve. ' ' '
Braris-tvlcfc County." V .: u ,-,
The following nominations were made by
the Democratic County Convention held at
McKeithan'ff.Store yesterday : ;For House
of Representatives rA.-A, Edwards; Sheriff
-4-Geo. M. McKeitbao; Clerk of .Superior
Court Win. S. DoshcTj Register of Deeds
W ..R. v. Furgeson ; . Coronei Wm. M,
Mills; Surveyor N.' T." Mercer; Treasurer
R'WMcKeithan'1 " ' " 1" '
. County' "Execiitive "Cbmmittee---F.' M.
Moore Chairman W, W. Drew, J - W. G.
Curtis, R' W.1 McKeithan. S. J. Stanland,
B. L: Butlerl E. J. Carter.' J '-
Cotton Kecelpts, t. -. -t
The receipts of cotton, for the week end
iag -yesterday : footed . up , 2,830 bales, as
'againBt 2,686 bales for the corresponding
week last year, showing an increase of .144
balesun favor pf 1882. . . ,
, ' The receipts of the crop froni Sept.lst
"up to yesterday foot up 3,074 bales, as
against 7,695 bales up to Sept. 26th last
year, showing a decrease ,of ,4,611 - bales.
This decrease, as we havq already explained,
is due to the lateness ot tne crop as cora-
pared with last year. .";The receipts are light
as compared with. last year at an tne cotton
I ; The barque Glacier, Capt. Al-
sen was : cleared from this" port for ; St.
George, Grenada, West' Indies, yesterday;
by Messrs. DeRbsset & Co., with 141,569
feet of iumber and 155,350 shingles, valued
.- The weeklyV- statement of the - Assor
riftted Banks shows the followmg . changes
Loans decrease $881,700? specie decrease
l.fiU:20oi leeal tenders decrease $754,400;
denosits decrease $4435,000: circulation in-
Te.sfi i26fi.200: reserve decrease $1,259,850,
The banks now hold $2,321,825 less thaa
legal requirements. . "
THIS TARIFF COMMISSION.
Tne Iron Men of Tcdumim ' . vsntt.
latins their Views and Arguing for
Protection. - 1 - ' . -
CHATTAtrooGxrTEinr.. SeDt. 21.At thn
session of the . Tariff Commission, to-day,
therejwas a general concurrence of views m
avor oi tne existing tariff; particularly on
iron.--' r ' . o. . !.
A statement was made as to the erand re-
sources of the State of , Tennessee, by J. E.
McGowan; editor and correspondent of the
Birmingham Ala.; f Iron f4f7.-The re
sources of the , State are coal, irontimber
and cotton.; The iron interests of the South
have - been developed 'rapidly since 1869.
It would not be to the interest of the South
to have the duty bri pig-iron reduced; the
existing1 tariff ; on 1 bar. iron and. all other
coarser grades ; of . s,iron is not excessive
There was an abundance of iron ore in
Tennessee, and it was contiguous - to coal.
He believed that the American producer of
pig iron snoujd nave such, protection as
would put him' on an .even tuane with the
oreigft producer, in- view of the differeneff 1
ot wages, f . - . . ' ; ;! s.;,..;-
A.; M.-; Johnston, 6f the Lookout Rolling
MTllSi concurred inMcGowao's views. X He
declared himself a Democrat dyed-in-the--
wooi, ana said tnat ne had always admired
Gen. Hancock's outspoken- utterances in
favor of a tariff for revenue only ;;. but he
believed that the present tariff was a reve
nue tanff, and it should, therefore, be sus :
tained. Mr, ' Johnston did not think an v
respectable minority of the people demand
a change in the present tanJI system, and
thought it would be an advantage to him
as a producer of bar iron it there should be
home-competition in pig iron. -:s He believed
he was better off than if he were dependent
on the foreign supply, but would not have
such a duty as would enable home; manu
facturers of pig iron to put prices too high.t
He would adjust that matter' and thought
it well adjusted.- He would not have the
pig iron men grow. rich at the expense of;
the general interests of the country.v .
- ti.fs. unamberiain, President of tne Koane
Rollins Mills. S B. Lowe commission
merchant, and Chas. A. McGaffie, -connected
with the ironi interest, concurred gene--
xally in these views; Mr.' Chamberlain sta
ting that he never hears any .dissatisfaction
expressed now on the question of the tariff,
and jit. jacuume stating that-tne opinion
of the farmers. so far as , they have been
brought Within the ' radius of - influence of
manufacturing establishments,-is extremely
favorable to existing duties on iron. Far-;
mers would strongly deprecate anything
that would unsettle the present condition
or tmngs. t!v-- :-"-; ' : " '' '
Jjufce .Juea: of Jackson, Miss.; gave his
opinion as to the sentiment in that State on
the subject ; of the tariff. V He said that a
part from newspapers and politicians there
was no dissatisfaction on that subject, as a
sentiment showing up - in - favor of estab -
lishing manufactures in the ' South was '
growing rapidly; and a sentiment favorable
to the policy of protection . also grew up,
The people,. of Missisainpi generally. were
indifferent ;j to the subject "of the tariff;
they had never investigated j ' very tho
roughly; and knew- -and cared but-little
about it. As to any general opposition to
the tariffthere was no' such .thing among
the'pepple of Mississippi. - As for himself,
he' though it - would be Vise Jto Jiave the
tariff made permanent and based generally
on the needs of the government, so that
there would not be constant agitation about
it. Whatever, it 'was, -r trade would soon
adapt itself to ' it.' ..The people would cer
tainly r prefer to have all revenue raised
from custom duties and to have the inter-.
nal revenue system abolished. ' . :
Une of the witnesses stated that he had
invited the President: of the Chamber of
Commerce I to attend the meeting of the
Commission and give' expression to his free
trade - views. He, however, was not pre
sent.. . . ;.: .i-;-5 ;i; if-:f i. ,
The Commission left this eveninsr for
Atlanta, Ga. - ' - ,:: '
A. Sessian at Atlanta Various Views of
Various ' People;""'; ;-;-?,";-,
AtLlsta; Ga.'. : Sept; ! 22. The Tariff
Commission is in session here to-day. 1 Mr.
English, Mayor of the city, ; expressed his
own views in fayor of , a protective tariiT,-
but intimated that they were not those of
the people of the State. -Mr. Crone, Presi
dent of the Cbamber pf Commerce, ex
pressed views in favor .of free trade or a
tans ror revenue and particularly objected
to the proposed increase of duty on : cotton
ties,: which he said would impose an addi
tional hurden of more than a million dollars
on a crop of six million bales. " Mr. Nor-
cross, the oldest resident of Atlanta, favored
a protective . tariff, and '; Mr. Adair, ; real
estate operator, spoke in - favor of a mild.
form of tariff that would not tax people un
duly and that would give incidental pro
tection to some American; Industries. T ;
GEORGIA.
A Colored Democrat Stabbed and Mor
tally Wounded by the Postmast er at
Athens.
"ATiiANTA,- September, 21. Considerable
excitement lias been Created in Athens, this
State, over the mortal stabbine of Randall
"Brown,, colored, by Mall I Davis, colored
postmaster at Athens. The latter is a strong
supporter of Congressman bpeer.and Urown
is an advocate of the election of Allen D.
Candler,! the' i Democratic .nominee. -Both
of the negroes have taken : a- lively hand in
the ' . political contest. . The , twq. quarreled
at a meeting of a colored fire company Tues
day night,7 and Davis ripped Brown open so
that his bowels -protruded;- ills-injuries
are supposed to be fataL i.-- v
A GREAT STORM.
HeaVy Rainfall at Tarboro Immense
Damage fo Crops and Other Proper
ty-rtA .Continuous ; Down-Pour ; In
. ; New- Jersey Railroad Traffic: Inter
rupted The Storm, at i ;BTewj Vorkr-;
Disastrous Floods Damage and Loss
oflilfe. S t. itiP'M
IRalkigh N. C.SeptSSlThe heaviest
rainstorm since 1842, fell- at.,.Tarboro- last
night, causing immense damage , to crops..
The rainiau in a lew nours.iwas 1 7 7-10
inches. Bridges--are-8 wept-away and the
: Wilmington ess Weldon liailroadils exten
sively damaged;;, .A train . ran-mto a wasa-
out and .was , smashed, seriously injuring
the express -messenger, W. u. Bryan. -
New .York, Sept. "23, 10 P. M. One of
the fiercest rainstorms for years has raged
up to this nour. vf Telegrams trom -all di
rections tell of disastrous floods and wash
outs; and of damage to ' railroads and other
.oropetty; and even of loss'bf humanTife.
Plaxnfikld, N. J., Sept: 23. The storm
Which did such damage here yesterday, was
followed by a heavy, rain all night and
this !mormng ; anotner ddwn-pour began,
which lasted with brief ' intermissions until
1 o'clock p.: M. ? All the streets were flood
ed and much; damage was done along the
streams in this ' vicinity? It is jeported
from Bound Brook that , Jhe Water there
has risen so high as to stop the running of.
trains on the .Lenign v alley., itauroad. At
1 o'clock there was' no prospect of a cessa
tion of the stormJ unusually?: heavy thun
der and, lightning have: accompanied the
storm throughout "- It has now rained here
for over forty-eight hours continuously:
NO. 48
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
'i
Democratic ConventionNominations
Senator Vance Speaking to an Im
mense Crowd. . . ' ' ' i
; -. - Special Star -Telegram. .
Fatettevtlle,, N. C.. September 23.
The largest Hemocratic ; County Conven
tion ever held here Convened to-day." Geoi
M. "Rose and A. J. Bcthuhe were unani
mously nominated for the Legislature ;! W.
C. Troy was nominated for .Clerk; pf the
Superior Court, RL W. Hardie. for Sheriff, -
and H. C. Fisher for Reeister. The nro
...... t . W . i.
sdings of the Convention were harmo
nious. ' - - . '
Senator Vance is now soeakinar to an iui-
Jucnse crowd of enthusiastic people,, ! '-
State, Convention at Srraeue-ReBrt
of the Commlltee on Contested Seats
i-Ali : of the Contesting New Vork
City Delegation Accorded, Represent
uuon sneering indications of Har
mony in the Party, te., Etc. .
i StBACTJSE. SeDtembor- 22. Temnnranr
Chairman Peckham called the Democratic
State Convention to order at 10.20 o'clock,
A. M., and stated that the first .business, be
fore the Convention would be the presenta
tion of the report of the Committee on Con
tested Seats, m - -' 1 ,..
Mr. Herrick. chairman, said the commit
tee on Contested Seats had listened natient."
ly to the claims of the ; various contestants
wno appeared before it. The New York
County Democracy refrained from .voting
on the question of representation from the
city of New York.' The committee recog
nized the County Democracy as -the regu
lar delegation but with a view, to the suc
cess of the party at' the polls, and for the'
purpose of securing entire harmohy,-they
recommended that the New York represen
tation be divided as follows County De
mocracy to have 38 members, Cammany
24, and Irving Hall 10, He moved the"
adoption of the -report, and moved the pre
vious question, which was ordered, and the
committee's report-was unanimously adop-
rea amia tne most vocuerous applause. -
Mr. Hewick, ofJQbany, said that he was
directed by the State Committee to offer a
resolution recommending that - in ' future
primary elections should be held by elec
tion districts for the election of delegates to
the Convention, in the city of New York,
under the auspices ' and direction of the
State Committee, until such time as the va
rious factions in that city may ' agree as to
Hie proper mode for electing, their dele-"
gates. The resolution : was unanimously
adopted. , , ; .. .
The report of the committee on Perma
nent Organization: was presented. ' Lester'
B.. Faulkner was named, for permanent
chairman, with a list of thirty-three - Vice-
presidents and secretaries. ::
J Gen. Roger A. Pryor, , chairman of the
committee on Resolutions, presented a
platform and moved its unanimous adop
tion. , , s , ; 'i o
John Kelly said a- plank should ' be in
serted condemning the distribution, of pub
lie lands to privatecorporations; and moved
that the platform be referred back' to the:
committee for the insertion ; of a plank
which shall condemn the enormous grants
of these lands to corporations "Agreed to,:
and the resolution was referred back, to the
committee.
1 Syracuse Sept. 22.-The following is
the result of the. first ballot for Governors
Slocum 98, Cleveland 66, Flower 97, Nel
son 26, Corning 35, Belmont 12, Campbell
37, Hutchins 13, . Total number , of votes
cast 384; necessary to a choice 193. :;-- ":','-ri
ine state convention xuree ineflec
j tual Ballots Gen. locum's ' Friends
; Try to Capture the Convention Gro
over Cleveland Nominated for Go-
vernor on the Fourth Ballot The
! Platform Adopted, n . . '.-.
) Syracuse, September 22. The second
ballot, - in-. the. Democratic , Convention,
brought pd result'. On the .third ballot a
scene of . confusion ensued, amounting al
most to a riot. , The Convention for a time
passed entirely ; from the ..control -of ..the
chairman-As the roll call proceededmany
changes ; were' announced, and finally ap1
pearances indicated ft vote of about 200 for
Cleveland, 100 for RosweH P. Flower, and
80 for Gen. SlocumV Slocum's friends tried
to capture the Convention bv a motion to
declare him nominated by ' acclamation'
This started : a disturbance. " Loud . calls
were made for . the announcement of the.
ballot ; Senator J acobs ; moved that a new
ballot be taken. - After a prolonged scene
of disorder this motion was adopted.- The
third ballot was not announced. The fourth
ballot resulted as follows:; Cleveland 211,
Slocum 156, Flower 15. Total vote cast
382. The chairman 'announced amid the
utmost enthusiasm that ' the nominee of the
Convention for Governor was Grover Cleve
land.'' The band nlaved and the delegates
cheered to the echo.! Senator Jacobs moved
that the nomination be : made unanimous,
which was accordingly done."; "? v
Mr. Northrops of , Onandaga, moved a
recess until 7 o clock, which motion was
carried. " - ---.' .
: Mr.. .Cleveiand is a young man, who when
nominated Mayor . of , Buffalo, upon the
municipal" reform ticket was elected by a
majority averaging ? five thousand greater;
than thA rp-ctt. hf f lip, tinlrpt C :-.,
; j The platform- adopted arraigns the ' Re
publican party; or the country for mal-ad
ministration ; reaffirms the' Democratic plat
form of 1874; arraigns the Kepubucan'ma-'
ioritv in Congress for a failure :toreduce
taxation to the; legitimate requirements of
the I government under bones t. and frugal
administration : condemns the River and
Harbor bill:3 declares the ' nomination 1 of
Secretary Folger .;by the. ; Republicans .a
nominauon oy iuo i n euerai vrovernment ;
Ideclares it necessary to forbid by penal en
actment the black-mailing pi dependent,
officeholders ; r holds ; ' the Republican ad
ministration," responsible c. f or unredressed
outrages on foreign-born citizens, and de-;
mands protection when abroad for Ameri
can 'Citizens ;' demands " a ' revision Of " the
laws affecting the merchant marine, with
the object of fostering Chat industry; favors
the enactment i of laws- providing agalnsf.
fraud and intimidation at primary, elecr
'tions; declares that ; theencroachments of
chartered monbppUes .should; bQ squarely
met, and these corporations - brought under
control of the law; declares' against convict
labor and in favor of regulating the labor
of children and-of workshops and factories
in the interest of the health of laborers.
Several sections of the platform refer to
canals; and ; other . purely State' questions.
John Kelly's additional plank condemning:
wholesale grants of public lands to corpora
tions, .and demanding that these be reserved
for occupation f by actual- settlers, was ac
cepted as part of the platform. - -.-
The Convention reassembled at 7 o'clock.
Maj. David B, Hill,-of Elmira, was the.
only person named for Lt. . Governor and
he ;was unanimously .-nommated.; uen.
Henry.W Slocum of Rrooklyntwas nom--inated
for ,Congrman-at-Large.v V .,t
, ; William C. Ruger, of Onondaga county,
was nominated for : Chief J ustice or . tne
'Court of Appeals. - ' - J - .
Spirits r Turpentine. 1
- Raleigh Visitor: The st earn cot- :
ton gin, belonging to Messrs. B. F Mn.-"
tague and Dr: W. T. Hodge, located in' '
Wake Forest Township, was destroyed by '
fire about 9 o'clock last nightT The cause
., mo la uuMiuwo, t- a ne gin was in- '
Hlirert tn thA nmnnnf nt KM - '
Yeldon News: A liff railroad
meeting will be held at Richsquare next
(Saturday. Garvshursr will unnnlun
a female academy, we hear. . Died, at
Garysbure. on Tuesdav Trprhort -RiohA ;
of Richsquare. : He had ? been attending -Prof
Fetter's school, and was onlyill about
a week with what is known as Roanoke" -yellow
fever, : - , , , .
Wilson. Advance: Col. John
ff. JWheeler, the well known historian, la
ivery ill in Washington- City. -We
certainly congratulato Our friends in Wil-
jnington in securing the services of so ener-"
getio, efficient and successful a teacher as ,
as Frof. Noble to have the management of "
her schools.
- .Oxford Free Lance. At a lato
ineetingof the vestry of St. Stephen's Epis
copal church, Oxford Rev. W. S. Petti- -
grew, now stationed - at Ridgewav. -was .
called to the- rectorship rendered vacant by,,
the resignation of Rev..M. H. Vaiirrhn x
Mr. Pettigrew has not yet been heard from.
' 7-Rev. B. F Marable is preaching a
series of; sermons in.', the Oxford Presbyte
rian church. Large congregations nightly
go to hear this able, minister. .
Charlotte ; Ghsernp! Contain V
bell's high school at' Kinss Mountain ha
opened with one hundred and thirty pupils.
r mnce jnereeens -wet- weatner the cot-
ton crop has improved wonderfullyr and
with a late fall we will have.the largest crop '
inax nas ever Deen grown. in. Mecklenburg. -
Prof Hidden KSIVS - thnt hra. mina in
Alexander county,; .the ; onlyxone. in the
world where this gem (hiddenite) is to be
found, grows richer and yields more abun
dantly as work in : it progresses. ' - He is ar- ?
ranging to build t a fine residence at the"-
mme, which, is located- at t Stoney Point,
about 13 miles, from StatesviUe; .i . ' "
oausoury w aummanr - ja fasc
Sunday evening while the family of Mr. J. -M.-
Gray were absent at Church, some thief; ,
entered the house and between' 60 and 70
dollars of - money was stolen. Rev..
W. H. Cone, who lives near ChihavGrove,
this county, has brought. in a specimen of - -ochreous
clay: Particles of manganese are -
scattered through the mass. , He says it oc-
curs in considerable quantities. : ' Mont1
gumery coaniy nas me reputation ot Demg -the
richest county in . the . State in gold. '
There is no doubt as to the truth of the as
8ertion - A recent trip through a large por- 'l
uon oi tne county , nas had. a convincing
effect. " ' - - Vr ;;': ';.-;: - . -
Raleigh JVeios- Observer:' About
6.30 o'clock .on Tuesday -last a desperate ;
white convict. . W. -C. Maxley, from Yadkin
county, - under sentence of ten years for -
larceny,, made his . escape under the stock- .
aue. ne nau am irom ine ouisiae, some
person, having dug. a hole. Maxley i is i
about 33 years of age, has pale blue eyes,. :.
sandy hair, is five feet six and a half inehes ' '
high, weighs 165 or 170 pounds, is stoutly
iHiiii,. anil nas a nan r.nnnrPTiftnp -
We learn that no encampment of the State v
Guard will the ordered for the-. State Fair, v
Companies proposing to. attend can obtain.
reduced rates upon" application to the pro-
per railroad authorities.. and each must take -;
care of itself. - -The New York papers .
say that Mr. W J J.' Best has been getting, -
arma tromonAno Anmm.oo.Ana out ; sf tha
Union Trust Company's funds." whose
affairs were committed to him : for settle- "
ment. - " .
Greensboro Patriot: Pear and
cherry trees are in full bloom and are loaded '
with young fruit. ' At Randleman', the ,
Lowell of North - Carolina, 4,608 spindles ;
are running and 100 looms are at work on :-
York markets. Rev. J. L.. Fisher.
once a member of the North CarlinaMetho
dist Conference, of Norfolk; Va. is- dead;
uapt. Henry smith has raised ten
Tun frfrnn Inn H a nf nnmTiViTl tiiAa nn art JmtrYitth i
of an acre of ground. : Bonfires are to .
be lighted on the top of rilot Mountain to
announce the first warnings from Wash-'
ins-ton to the tobacco erowers of "Davie. .
xaueun, ourry, stosies ana irairiCK county.
Va. Three North -f Carolina negroes .'
(from Wilson county) are to. be hanged in
leaders in a bloody riot that tOOk . '.place . in V
that state some weeas . ago,, in which an
innocent vounff man was ruthlessly 'mur-"::
dered.'v -..-f y-.-'&v"r'r-':''---'K
Wadesboro Times: The Anson
Institute opened with2 72. students, -and the ;
number is increasing." "There has been' .
forty cents on the hundred pounds.by the ;
railroads here. 1 In ; Wadesboro, last
Saturday, a colored girl : named Bettie
Plunket tried to commit suicide by drink
ing laudanum. 'By- great efforts she was
kept aroused until the effects of the drug
had worn off. No cause is assigned for the
act. " ur. jonn jamn mim aiea at
his home near Morven, in : this county, on,
Friday last, of rheumatism of the heart. Dr.
Smith was born in Cheraw, S. 13., and his .
father moved to this county when he was '
about ten years Old. -r Lilseville dot : '
Ere this goes to. press 'we may be called
upon to change it into an announcement of
uie ueaiu ui ' xvu v. v. - xu ucuueiu uc u r
very low,- and when he dies truly a great '
man will have fallen in Israel. - ' - .
was, very brisk at ..the--telegraph office iaf
this city yesterday, .-o The v new operator, i
MissKuyk, seems to be very efficient and
? accommodating. The jute business in ;
hear."" It how appears -that, "at the price,
offered, it will hardly pay the farmers to
nnl Vtnvil 4v tliA mill PHa -imn. f Thitt
year is very inferior. The rice crop is t
excellent ' Noah Rouse reports 17 acres !
tA4. tui .aaiIw fi. mlHinfV' ninrt lTAalr
He says the growth is good and that the
heads will average - from 8 to 14 inches in
lengths - Capt. Harper reports from his newv
purchase in Jones heads 18 inches in length,'
.--Father Evans of the Milton Chronicle
has received the formal nomination for the ;
Senate from Caswell and Durham counties.
"fool-killer" along with him and attend to .
a few members ' of the' Legislature during -
next winiep's session. . i - f
The killing of DanLaughlin by
Dr. Robinson grew out of the fact that the
former was preferred by Julia Snead. The
Farmer dfid Mechanic saysl On the day -of
, Or before the tragedy ; Robinson and
Laughlin were, taking : a drink at the pub-,
lie bar, when the latter dropped a note
from Miss Snead. The doctor picked it up.
and in handing it to him remarked that he
biight to be more easeful how he handled
-the missives of his sweetheart. ;No excep
tion of this was taken at the time, but as
Dad e-rew warm " from 'spirits" he fancied
me remarHL iiau ucru -uii;aw ; uwu
him; .and. he swore to make hhn apolo- -
..... L - i : . t . t. .
gibe, UC - : Cfc ,fi " u.p.u.. uniw w
notified " Robinson, who boarded 4 at" the .
same hotel," that he wished an "'in
terview." (After supper, as the Doctor was
liVhtinc hia lamp. Laushlin stepped in his
office, and shut the door behind him. which
blew out the light." j An altercation occur-'
red; atfd Robinson says he ordered Dan out
of the room, and -called:.: loudly t for: the:
police. Then came a struggle; and the lat
ter received., three cuts with a surgeon
:knife which happened to bellying, within-,
reach; -,y One penetrated between the ribs,
.The young man immediately left : Robin
son's room and went into the hotel, : where -he
received all "attention. 'CoL Andrews r
(J. W.) came on a special car. with Dr.
Hm'ioi' trt eatra hia lifA if nnsaihlft Tt , WAR .
not to be ; and he died next day The lady
put on mourning it is said.