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The Weekly Star. I i PUBLISHED! AT JIiUm f.SOT.O.N,- ye ar, in ady ance. !Si9?559S?S90999 ;SSSSSSS3.SSSSS3 iSS8S3SS8oSoo3SS3S J Ji , : , $sSsS3333SSS33S33 ggSS8SSSgS3SSS "m i $S3SS3S3SS8S3SSSS 1 S3S3SSSS388S83 333333333333333. ei oo ks so go 3 h so V o g g g OS -i oo io s t- go A o co p e . ! -. MHrlH?a Id at thePo$t Office atTWitfmtagton, N. C, : X : ,s rBspBipTioirgiiiCK, SubscriBtion price of the Weekly kt.4u lb; as follows : ? Copy 1 yeah postage paid, fl.50 fi months, " ff l.w : gmdiitlis. " .50 1liKOVEJIENTS FOR iWIIiWING- I will be rimiembered doubtless koihe of ouri readers that as far 'as 1877 Wei besjan tlib discuss- f flow Wilmington coijM be dc- J.LL- t i V . - ... ' it and nia,ie more prosperous. it J :i , " ! -; 1 I 1 w tikmr utile! city in several edi i 1 1 it, is i..uVx. I We -m rgld tbe f necessity of Uarge, elaganl ri ve'r steamer ween anal oiminviiie. iv! fin! ; hostel accom mo dal oils all that place ana, all of the f:u-iSiti's at liald ll;ad4 In ubse- e d isc ussell - W W mi n j- 1 toil US "Summer R.abrt." The (oul I iuW-5&s, the . health 1 nvonl of Wiiitlii.ilriln in Snminer and indued J.y c.itijlaiiUn kli tbel ytar rouud), he IcUlitns faeiiitieatiai the Sounds' ti l Head, the 'opportunities' xl-titsi!is id Smithy Me and the ii-i"iiia.r ,T.!kri !iml ht.lipr .it Ul ii iKsiiiiisJ ami 1 1 y shell road to Wrights- vBle aid Ih other seaside' 'resorts, - se an leomoiueti ionerei peculiar atractionk iihd advantages to those recreationi pleasure, . i - r-' -of. on r old and atpitj was the opin- niuishel israelii ioner of ago mat people that they remained and left in the formant; "Such aiHoi for the beal- of the ;Vear is the sum- i a i trikes us. We f - - . , . remain hero in i ... August, than in Oc- teinber. Ii December and i a ------ much less damage out of the night a$i mucu as possi afthours as to sieep- ; i - Si mg. ton certainly needs other itn some; ot which we te oilier day. With pro se and vim and will much i . i i.- ii accomplished in a few years. yljiing is done there must be begfnjiiiK; Let 1 us briefly note Bdnie fleeddd im provements . I i? L t i: 1. ofght io uave u, puuiiu pars, for jjtbe women and -fsome ace wander! in and for busi gather at after the toils are pverjj If it is impos- , e a square with fountains nd wa ksi can we cot have louleyarde .?i need a fihe jj river steamer excursion and other purposes at. commodiona. fast. . . 3- v ried a iarjgeixnd. imposing s. uisipm Mouse; ; uur commerce ?grohv ir, and williconlinue to grow f the d: overnmnnt. i will rln it a rlnt.v rej&ri H to our river and erivv us the d ?plU Hf water 4 Tl .11! i . I. 8 0 B i I ouht to havealine.massive m OfScd Ito-coat at least $200,000. nhalitait$Jis more entitled to such a lit? than TialpiorlifuiHi Ifu !r nr . y j jP-! it - . - v .. t oosand,! for ii had no more ine new bidairg there was be- Vfe beUeef tjja o ir people t tiike 1 all I off the neeessarv toiiiure2th erection of such a f f ub f u&dingi Jit ' oig hi probably Mr? tffarriiir fromlho' river than the f P1L JS. f L . , i . i - (i l in CULeu ouuuiug. oome feut Third' or! Fcuirth' would 1m. fh.-f: y! ' I L. IN ii- - 11,8 8W alffine structure the Wil structure the Wil- -'IBiFflft! f of A D 1QDO . itnnof Ka VktkA ' . i. i ; - - .With its 40.00ft?inhJi:hitarttfl lj j II -' t a. little too slv out at first, jfmington willsoon extend and ourid iti 1 f ' ."-V- in -eaicn pi is 1 II It if ii.-:,Iih r -el. ; '' j ::r H'e Si-a If rom one 1 I I IE: '.III . I f!!iii!-ii (Mizeiis th i,);ilf :4 disfi gi ulc. rs mistake: licl i. (hi winterf! is i iv ohseoyatiori tliil-st ia'rt! 1 I 1 1 mi rafi" fAbJl solit I would inudh rathell Jun., J ii y land I I I I Is I I 4 tojvr, No J uiuatfy. ! Therd is if jhtsoii will kfeeil air, avbKl tle surt tiie,aiil Iqei'p regnl WilminsJ! I .Ii s. iiijproe)he per enleipiil I I I 3! p bd a it if far a 1 P c uldrLn tcj n ;ss iuei i to s pie to ha aU seats J least a I 2. yi f: i . v .. a . . . . i . . . ......... ........ . w . , ,. . . , , , . tv i i v r i j-.. v - --v m. ? i i ji . i i . .. i VOL. !Kiy. 5. The chief business hduses on Water street ought to move to Fron That ought to be given up mainly to business, j The dry goods, clothing, hats, shoes, furniture and -other houses can gradually toovo out to Second or move to Third. , Rome was not bqilt in a day. We dp not suppose al this could happen in a day, or ir a . year, but let the start be made a id gradually and surely the end in view will be accomplished. The tendency r since r Wilmington was a village has been for business to press Nbrhy and now that there are three railroads with their immense warehouses . in the northern part of the city the tendency is still stronger in that direction. - x 6. We need a new andelegant fcnd commodidus hotel one built in latest, most convenient and attract ive style! and with every appoint ment that belongs to the best hotels in the North. Erect such a hotel in the right ;pla,ce where Wilmington will gro to in a few years say be tween CKesnut and Walnut on Third street, and get the best hotel ' man possible in the whole country to run it, and a grand success awaits the en terprise. I We have; not the slightest doubt off it, and we are glad to see' Mayor Hall taking such an active interest in this- much needed scheme. Let us i have a magnificent hotel or non, and for this reason : we have already enough of the other kjnd for ordinary purposes. . But let jus have larger ideas. Let no ,'pent up Wilmington contract our powers, )ut let the whole boundless continen , be ours." Make Wilming- Uton the great stopping point between the rich and populous North, and Florida. - ' ; Said some - Northern gentlemen within two years to one of our lead ing physicians: ; "Why do not some of your gentlemen erect a large and fine hotel. ' Wo have been here a few daysjand we greatly prefer your climate tj that of Florida. Give , us the samel accommodations that we find at Jacksonville and we will guarantee that- your hojse will ibe full all winter." Said two other Northern men who were riding around the city with one of our mer chants, as hey went first to ' Kidder's Mill and then out to Parsley's Mill and Hilton: "We cannot see why Wilmington does not grow rapidly. We never saw such advantages. Your river, is ample and you are in danger of jno overflow. Your city lies high and dry and your drainage can be made perfect. If we had Wilmington in the North 'we would make it a great and prosperous town in a few years." ; j See what Mr. Davis, a Bostonian, has done at Kittrell depot, on the Kaleigh & Gaston Railroad. It is in the woods a little hamlet only. The once famous Spring has' ceased to flow. There are no special attrac tionsnot much society, not much chance to hunt, and none to fish. But the clinlate . is mild :- compared with New England. Now what has this enterprising, go-ahead Bostonian at Kittrell done? He has for years .been .reaching out towards New England. He has made his hotel known, and fast Vinter one hundred Northern guests filled his house. He had more applications than he could accommodate. Even now he is re ceiving letters engaging rooms f of next winter. The advantages of Wilmington over Kittrell are -a hundred-fold. Let us improve them. The first ; step is to get a grand ho tel and1iae it kept in the best style, and "then advertise it all through the North. Behold the ' lesson. Think over it. Deatb of n OJd Citlzcn. -r - V 'Mr. Meyer Bear, an old German resident of this cityf died at his residence corner of Sixth and phesnut streets, "yesterday morn ing, affer an illness of some two weeks' du- ration. Mr. Bear was born in Bavaria and came to this country - about 1836. 'He moved to Wilmington in 1847, having been doing business for some: four or five years previously! in Granville county. . He con tinued merchandizing until about eight years ago,iwhen his three sons took charge of the business. Deceased was a quiet, un obtrusive citizen, and was much respected in the community of which he had so long been a member . He was 71 years old. Southern Telegraph Company. We learn from an officer of the Company that the lines of the Southern Telegraph Company Ire now being put up from Dan ville in the direction of Charlotte, Colum bia and Augusta. The poles -are - up be tween Noffolk and Weldon, and we are in formed that the line will be completed to -Wilmington during the coming summer. Just for Variety's sake, the business men of Wilmington will be glad to have aittle competition in the telegraph business, - i . .. '. ' T T - - V V-::... af'A .'A; ..-.J,. , .. . . . . . 1 ',W '"' ... . OUJt GRADED SCHOOLS. The Close or the 8elon The Teachers -and jthe Normal Schools Prepara tion for the Next Session, dec. ' ' On last Monday the graded schools of our city closed for the summer vacation. We learn that the school committees of the two districts into which Wilmington is di vided have already begun preparing for the next session which commences On the first Monday in October. ' v ' " ' 'V"1' ' , ' The corps of teachers for the coming year is as follows: - M.C. S. Noble, General Principal. Hemmenway , Graded School, , white M. O. Wallace, assistant, principal; Mary E. Duguid,' M. L. McLeod, Alice J. Yar borouglir" '"2 T ' ' '"r'" Peabody Graded School, colored-r-John A. Holt, assistant principal; James B. Dud-1 lgy.Siisie B. Dudley Annie It fallette A; Therese Willis.' ' ' ' Union ' Graded School, white M, E. Cook, I assistant principal; Adelaide i S. Meares, Maggie Jones. i Williston Graded School, colored Mary. WV Howe,' assistant principal ; Isa bella L. Howe, Louisa G. Hixon, Emma P. Hooper, Mageie. Whiteman. - f These appointments are made thus early in order that the teachers, surcf employ ment, may have the opportunity of attend ing the" State- Normal School, with refer ence to special preparation for the next year's work. 1 ' During the session just closed the PrincU pal has not only taught in tbe class-rooms, but be has also 'devoted much time to bringing the teachers up to a high' standard in the theory and practice of teaching. He has conducted thirty-two teachers' meetings sixteen for white and sixteen for colored and their good results are shown by the increased activity, zeal and enthu siasm on the part of the teachers in their , class-rooms. - --''-;, :--';-'v--T Never before have Our citizens taken ho great an interest in our public schools.' as is shown by a record of more than 2,000 visits.' f The average daily attendance of pupils has been about 800. The outlook for next year is very encouraging, and quite a rush for seats is expected. The committee, from time to time, cither as a body or individually, without notice to any one, visit and inspect the workings of the school,' and in everyday labor to have the; teachers bring about the best results. j i We understand that nearly all tbe teach ers will go to the State Normal School.and after Prof. Noble, gets through with the school at Newton he, with two of the teachers, will visit the Martha's Vineyard (Mass.X Teachers' Institute, remain there a month or six weeks, and then go to Boston and inspect the schools there. i Prof. Noble, in his management of our graded schools, hag given universal satis faction, and his thorough competency! U sufficiently manifest in the rapid : advance ment and good order and discipline which have prevailed. The .committee have un derstood and appreciated his efforts, and he has had the advantage of their undi vided interest and cooperation throughout. Another of the Alleged Conwayboro, S. C. M a rd erers Captured. - We gave the particulars in yesterday's Stab of the arrest of one William-Hardy, (or nardee), . colored, charged with being a party to the murder of an aged white citi zen of Conwayboro. S. C, and who, with three others, implicated in the same crime, broke j jail in Conwayboro some months ago and had since been at large. We now have information to the effect that Sol. Hewett, another of the alleged murderers, was captured on Wednesday last at L. D. Galloway's place in Smith ville Township, Brunswick county, near the mouth of Lock wood's Folly river, close to the ocean, by Messrs. It. W. McKeithan, John White and Marion White, by whom, it is under stood, Hewlett was . turned over to the au thorities in South Carolina, in accordance with directions from , Sheriff .Taylor, of Brunswick. ,The name of one of the cap turers of Wm. Hardy appeared in our last as Emanuel Hunt, when it should have been Emanuel Hart. Since writing the above we have received a letter from Mr. Thomas Lewis in relation to the capture of the i two men referred to, and the excitement resulting in the Shal lotte and Lockwood's Folly neighborhood over the matter The particulars, however, do not differ materially from those given abovej . ; V Funeral of Mr. VanOrsdell. ' The remains of the late - C M. VanOrs dell were consigned to their last. earthly resting place in Oakdale Cemetery : y ester ' day morning.; The funeral services took place at St. James' Episcopal Church, Rev. T. . M; Ambler . of St' Paul's Church, officiating, a The procession to the church and thence to ' the -Cemetery embraced the Masonic fraternity, consisting' of members of Wilmington Commandery" No. 1, in their, beautiful uniform; St. John's Lodge No. '1; pf which deceased was a . member; Wilmington Lodge No. 319; Concord Chap ter No. 1, and Wilmington Council No. 4, together with a long line of carriages, con taining relatives and friends of the deceased. The following were the pall-beaters: R. J. Jones, George f M, Summerell, John D. Woody, James Alderman, M. M. Katz and R. Greenberg. , , , . : t i. Cotton Movement'. .,' . , : The receipts of cotton for the week end-, ing yesterday j footled up 211 bales, , as against 189 bales for ; the corresponding week ! last year, 1 showing an increase of 72 bales. " The receipts for'v the, crop year from Sept. 1st to date, foot np 126,144 bales, as against 135,772 bales for the corresponding period last year; showing a decrease of 9,628 bales. " WILMINGTON, X 0., FRIDAY, METHODIST DISTRICT CON- ' - ';ference. , v Vi r'-";-J;U' '"'"A a " .' ., . '''::''- -ru: -iS. White vil.b, .May 24, 1883. Quite a crowd of ladies and gentlemen left Wfl mmgton yesterday afternoon on the 3.10 o'clock freight train, under the conductor ship of Capt. Evans, who by his polite and gentlemanly manners made everything as pleasant as possible under the circum stances. The evening was cool and pleas ant, vegetation green and refreshing to the eye. - - . i Arriving at Whiteville at twenty-five minutes past six we were met by a commit tee who soon assigned us our homes, buggies and carriages being in readiness we were soon t, wending : our way from the" depot towards the village. Whiteville at this sea son of the year is attractive to the eye, beautiful foliage overhanging the streets, whilst , theyardV are filled witlLbeautiful flowers. We are provided with elegant homes and each '-home gwes us a. hearty' weicoma ; There bids fair to be a large at tendance, and. we anticipate an interesting session of Conference. --- . --'-."...iv - The v Wilmingtort J)istrict 5 Conference opened this morning at 9 o'clock, with Rev. R. O. Burton, Presiding Elder, in the chair, who conducted thej services, reading the 30th chapter of Isaiah. . The . Chairman then called for nomina tions for secretaries. Rev. J. B North was elected secretary, and Brother James W. King, assistant. ; - a A communication from Rev s Dr. Jones, President of Greensboro Female College, was received,; announcing bis inability to be present, but desiring the College interests to be presented to the Conference, and stating that the College is in a prosperous condition and as thoroughly Methodistic as ever in its teachings. v Brothers F. H.W"ood and J. W. Pruitt, clerical, and Brothers Moffitt and Culbreth, laymen, were appointed a committee on Public Worship. On motion of W. M. Parker that tho chairman appoint a committee on - the Cause of Missions, the chairman announced the following: W. M. Parker, F. H. Wood, K..K. Council, T. Page Ricaud and Dr. S. S. Satchwell, with request that the chair man report to-morrow morning. On motion of Rev. F. H. Wood the bar of the Conference was established with re quest that members of the Conference sit within, also inviting visiting brothers Burk head and Kindall to a seat in our body. ; Reports from the different charges were taken. Rev. F. IL Wood, of Front Street M. E. Churchy reported the spiritual con dition of his church as good and the at tendance upon the ordinances as superior. He had never known a church where the people attended so generally the com munion services. The ordinance of baptism of children was attended to only reported the Christian Association connec tion with the church as a great means of help, having as the Association does, com mittees to distribute funds for the poor who were faithful Jn their, discharge of duty, . and who were greatly benefited in this means of grace. A committee also to visit , the sick. In all this we are accomplishing a valuable work.- ' Sunday School well organized and dis ciplined, accomplishing in a large degree its purposes. We have a remarkable, propor tion of young men and women, so much so that strangers remark it. - Our financial system is what is known as "The Conference Plan." Our collectors do their work well,; and the pastor gets Ids pay through this effective system . used. All give and therefore tbe end is accomplished Expect to repair interior of church at an early day and get a pipe organ. s Records of; Quarterly Con ference well kept. -a -:a: A- The Chairman, Dr. Burton, remarked that he was pleased to hear this report and the interest taken for the poor. "Neglect your poor and your church will fall." There ought, says he, to be a home for destitute, women, those left in want, in con sequence of the late war. It is a duty we owe them as Methodists. Rev. Mr. Crisp moved a committee of three on temperance, nominating Brothers Hull, Satchwell and Craig. On motion of Mr. W.-M. Parker it was moved that the committee be raised to five and that Brother Crisp be made chairman, and the name of Brother Culbreth be added, which was adopted. v - . a Brother Ricaud, of the Fifth Street Church . of Wilmington, made a fine re port in regard -to his charge, showing a good spiritual condition, and that they were as be thought the banner charge in regard to keeping up the old landmarks. c Dr. Burkhead was introduced to the Con ference and expressed his pleasure at being with us after having presided over this dis trict for eight years. He was gratified at the report of Brother Ricaud at his success in his parsonage work. - a At the roll call this morning twelve preachers was reported present and eleven lay delegates.- " Rev. T. Page Ricaud preached .at 11 o'clock; text taken from Matthew 16th chapter and 3rd verse. He presented his subject in a clear, forcible manner, produ cing a fine impression upon his audience. afternoon session. Con ferenco .opened at 3 o'clock, Rev. J. W. Craig conducting divine services. Bro ther King, a lay delegate ; from Whiteville circuit, was reported present. - Rev. J. W. Crisp, from Topsail circuit, reported that two nights before an assault was made upon his premises without fear, and that the consequence was thai he left his family overwhelmed with good things. He reported the state of the church fair; at some churches the attendance was large, and at others small; sacraments were well attended; weekly prayer meetings at seven appointments; eight Sunday-schools on his circuit; no special financial system; about one-third, of salary paid; prospects charm ing, a ' A'- ' .. lA : The Chairman made an eloquent appeal to the Conference in, regard to the wants of the poor, x - aa : ; aaa a -'a- , a-.; a Motion by Brother Pruett that Confer ence canvene at 9 o'clock and adjourn at 11 o'clock for public worship, and meet again at 3 o'clock P. M. ' Rev. W. J. Hull reported from Duplin Circuit: Prospects encouraging, congrega tions large. j - - , Quite a lengthy discussion here arose in regard to union Sunday Schools and union churches. Point Caswell Mission was called up and Rev. Dr. Durant reported seven appoint ments and four churches ; congregations generally increasing. He gave an encour aging report of his work, and thinks the mission will soon be self sustaining. Brother Crisp moved to appoint a com mittee on education. - Brother Wood moved, as. a substitute, that Brother Crisp prepare a resolution on this question and present it to this Confer ence. ' ' A motion to adjourn was adopted. : V. Brother Kendall preaches to-night at 8- o'clock, and Brother Hall to-morrow at 11 a'clock. ,:a; ;- 5j ; SECOND DAY. : .-,;-: Conference opened at 9 o'clock, the Pre siding Elder in the Chair. Divine services were conducted by' Rev. F. H. Wood. ' The minutes of yesterday were read and approved. ! . JUNE 1, 1883. . The following lay delegates were reports ed as having arrived since yesterday : B. A. McClammy, J. W. Cameron. G. H. Can non, W. J.' Scroggs, S. B." King, W. H. T uru. y- Brother Shackelford, from ' the Duplin Circuit, was invited to a seat in this body. Dr. S. S. Satchwell presented a resolu tion in the interests of Trinity College. Speeches were .made hy Brother Burton,'' Rev. Dr. Burkhead and Rev. F. H. Wood. . The report on missions was received and adopted. . . , Rev. W. S. Black,' one of the editors of the Raleigh Christian Advocate, was intro duced to the Conference, and spoke feeling ly of the pleasure of meeting his old friends, and stated that he would at a future time present the claims of his paper. 4 . The committee on Temperance made their report, which was laid on the table for the present. Dr; Satchwell, the author, of tbe report, ma'de an elaborate statement in re ganl to the curse of liquor and its deleteri ous influence upon the system. His report was extensive, occupying something over a half an hour in Its reading. 4 A Rev W. J. Hull preached a very inte resting sermon at 11 o'clock. f ' Rev. J. W. , Pruett gave an interesting j aucoum. oi nis wora, seumg iQrui tne ne cessity of a forward movement in. certain sections of this county and the grand open ings for greater work. His people were a church-going people, Sunday schools in full operation but need the full coopera tion of ; the membership of the churches ; his people were kind r and willing to do their duty on- the circuit generally; and thinks the circuit ought to be divided; the work is so extensive that it gives the pastor no time to visit families; financial system worried some churches, some collect in one way and some another. f Brother K. K. Council reported on finances at his church assessment system used and worka well in most cases some delinquents. 1 - ; ' ; A resolution was offered - granting the Presiding Elder, ReVi R. O. Burton, owing to his feeble state of health, rest during the warm weather, hoping ; that he may seek that climate which shall restore him to health and greater usefulness.' i The resolution was unanimously adopted.; - Brother Burton acknowledged the kind ness intended with - a heart full of grati tude. ; - a -- a . - At this point the minutes of this morning were read and approved. a: The Conference work is full of interest, ' and many topics not. noted in my reports have been discussed with great interest We have only one working day ; more, yet there i3 a heavy work before us Wilming ton is largely represented by . the ladies of the Methodist church, who seem to be in full enjoyment of the occasion. My home is with Col. Maultsby, who always enter tains in princely style. His home is indeed a place of rest. His premises are' beauti fully shaded, while the sweet aroma of flowers fills the whole atmosphere, and strawberries hang in clusters on cultivated vines. - : P. If E If' YORK AND liROOKI,YN, Formal Opening of the Big Bridge :,A Gala Day In Both. Cities Proces sions and : Speeches The Streets Thronged with People Great Dis play ot ; Bunting Illuminations at Night, icc. &c. ' v.; (j.-vAA frCf;-: By TelegrapB to the Uornhifc Star:T -" ' New York,- May'24. To day was a gala day in Brooklyn.. Throughout : the city there appeared to be a general surrender of business to sight-seeing and celebration. In one way or another the mam business ave nues, the heights, and many of the streets clear put into the suburbs, are decked most gaily with flags and bunting and flowers, for the bridal with the city over the river. Public buildings, private houses, street cars, wagons and trucks fly colors of all nations, in honor of the opening of the big bridge. On every hand preparations are being made for the illumination to-night Great satis faction is expressed among the people of Brooklyn at the completion of the work: of which so much is expected for their city. From the towers of the great bridge national . flags wave, and the span across the river is dotted with flags : from one end to the other. From early in the morning crowds began to gather at the end where speech making, was to take place. In the harbor, flags flew from all shipping. Four war vesselsthe Tennessee, Vanda lia, Kearsage and Yantic lie in a row off ; Governor's Island, flying the national colors. The Navy Yard and all ships along the New York and Brooklyn water front are uecEea with bunting, v In New York, also, business was partly, suspended to-day. Most of the down-town exchanges closed at noon and many . busi ness places .suspended work for the after noon.; Flage flew from municipal and other buildings in the City Hall; Park, from business places along Broadway and other streets, and from many private .; resi dences. The day was ; all that could be desired - for the occasion.. The houses : along ; the entire route of the procession, from the .Fifth Avenue Ho tel to the City Hall, were decked ; with colors. - The Seventh Regiment escorted the President Mayor Edsen, the President's Cabinet the Peruvian . Minister, Gov. .Cleveland, Govs. Ludlow, of New Jersey, Fairbanks, of Vermont Littlefield. of Rhode Island, the State Legislature, and a, large number of other invited guests, from the Fifth Avenue Hotel to the bridge. At the City Hall. Park members of the Com mon Council received the. President and other guests. Here all alighted from the carriages, and joined by the heads of the City Departments marched from the City: Hall Park to the bridge ; President Arthur walking arm-in-arm with the Mayor. - A procession of Brooklyn officials and trustees, headed by the Twenty third Regi ment left Brooklyn City Hall : at half-past 12 "o'clock, and . arrived at 1 o'clock at Sands Street station, vrne regiment passed upon the anchorage, where it took up posi tion. Mrs. Roebling, ' wife of the invalid Chief Engineer, and her party arrived after ward in carriages, and at half -past 1 o'clock Bishop Littlejohn and his assistant in their robes of office, arrived. A way was made for them with great difficulty through the crowd that already filled every foot of space. A salute, announcing the President's ar rival at the New York .tower, was fired by the' war vessels in the harbor and tfee forts on Governor's Island at 2.16 P. M. , and the yards of the men-of-war were manned. Pifteen minutes later cannonading from Fort Greene and Williamsburg announced the arrival of the procession at the Brook lyn tower, where Mayor Low received it. t On the platform were seated Geri. Chris tian and staff, of the Second Division; ex--Mayors Schroeder, Howell, Booth, ? Hunter and Lambert; members of the Brooklyn Common Council and United States naval officers, and officers of the First and Fifth Artillery. - On account of the great crowd much difficulty was experienced by the ex Mayors of New York and Brooklyn and the officials who accompanied them in ob taining passage way to the platform. 1 The proceedings were opened by Mr. John S. T. Stranohar introducing Right Rev. Bishop Littlejohn, who, assisted by NO.: 31 Rev. Mr. Vandewater, read the collects of the Episcopal service and offered up prayer. THE PRESBYTERIANS. Southern - General: Assembly -The Question. - of Fraternal Relations ; with the Northern Assembly A Tel egram from Saratoga, aa a : IBy Telegraph to the Morning Star. -; Lexington, Kv., May 25. In the Pres byterian General Assembly South, to-day the committee on Bills and Overtures made the following report in reference to Over ture No. 434, from i the Presbytery of JUpper ' Missouri, in regard to the appoint ment of a committee by : the Southern As-, sembly," to confer with a similar committee from the Northern Assembly; touching or ganic union : "Your committee 'would re commend the i adoption of ' an answer that the General" Assembly declines to appoint a committee for the purpose stated in the overture, as our principles are so essentially different in severaL vitally important par ticulars from those of the Northern Presby trianChurcb, that the; idea: of . organic union cannot be entertained. ; " ' v Dr. - Primrose moved an -amendment, yfag.- "your committee deems it inexpe--dient to appoint such a committee." ' The amendment was adopted yeas 102. nays 32. -aa, a . . .' ; Dr. Smoot .of Aust inTexas, late Mode rator, opposed the amendment, on the prin ciple of opposing organic union, and think ing that the Assembly should give a reason for it When the vote occurred on the original question it was amended by Dr. Davis so as to read, "The General Assem bly declines to appoint a committee for the purpose named." And this r was unani mously adopted. r - Dr. Witherspoon read the report of the committee on Education, and it was adopted. ! Prof. Hemphill's resolution on fraternal relations was taken up. , A telegram was received from Dr. yBrown, 4 Southern ; dele gate to the Northern .Assembly,: regarding the passage of a resolution by the Northern Assembly upon the question of fraternal relations, which met with great applause. Action was postponed on Prof. Hemphill's resolution till the Assembly learns what resolutions the Northern Assembly have passed.' There was much excitement in the Assembly over the question. The following telegram was received from Saratoga at 12 o'clock,1 and was loud ly applauded: "To Rev. Dr. Pryor, Moderator, General AsmnMy.ThQ following paper, offered by Dr., Crosby, completely covering the point, has been passed unanimously. The com mittee report that fraternal relations having been happily established between the ' two Churches on the basis of a withdrawal of all imputations officially made from either side against the Christian character of the other, no further action of the Assembly is necessary.-. . . Signed William Brown." Northern, General : Assembly Frafer i nal Relations With the Southern ; Churches Reports on Overtures. . Saratoga, May 26. The Presbyterian General Assembly spent its first hour this morning in thanksgiving and prayer, led by Rev. Dr. W, C .Young, of Louisville, for the complete establishment of fraternal relations between the Northern and South ern Churches. . a . f. " ; Rev. Dr. Herrlck Johnson presented the reports of the committee on Bills and Over tures, a. , - ' ; . - a. The Assembly adopted tbe overture from Cayuga Presbytery, recommending that the Presbyterian v Historical . Society and the General Synods and j Presbyteries :take measures to best observe the 400th anni versary of the birth of Martin Luther. ; An overture from Emperia (Neb.) Pres bytery was adopted, asking President Ar thur and Secretary Lincoln to grant a peti tion from; 150 Presbyterian members of Chief Joseph's band of Nez Perces In- dians, in Indian . Territory,: to return the band to tbe Nez Perces reservation in Ida ho. Rev. : Geo. L. Spinning spoke in scathing terms of the injustice of the Uni ted States to the Nez Perces tribe; a tribe that never took a white scalp and never raised their arms till driven from their lands in violation of a treaty. a a An overture, presented from several presbyteries, regarding the Indian policy of the government, " recommending that citi zenship be conferred on all who ask for lands to be held in severalty ; that intruders be kept from Indian territory and reserva tions, and that inviolable faith be kept with Indians in every respect ; Rev. Dr. John son explained that the report was in unison with the action' of the Episcopal General Convention and : the Methodist General Conference. On motion of Dr. Crosby the subject was referred back to the committee on Overtures. - a; v' a . a An overture from New Castle (Del.) Presbytery, asking the sanction of the As sembly for a fund providing fpr a memo rial .of Rev. Francis Mackenzie, the first Presbyterian pastor in the United States, in 1683,1 drew forth a statement from Dr. Oakey, Secretary of the Historical Society, that Rev. Richard Denton, ancestor of Rev. Dr. John Woodbridge, ? a commissioner sitting in the Assembly, was pastor ef the Presbyterian Church of Hempstead, L. I., at an earlier date. ; The. matter was inde finitely postponed. - -V '": By unanimous consent Capt R. H. Pratt, U. 8. Army, "introduced six Indian stu dents from Carlisle,, Penn., school. ; ; Robert Stewart, a Creek, . made a brief address, asking why they could not live here and work at trades they had learned he being a printer instead of being forced back to reservations and their de moralizing influences', when colored - men and European emigrants could live where they pleased ? ; . ' v.:y : i y : - A motion to take up . the report of the committee on the Book .of Discipline and to continue it until finished, . was carried, and the work accordingly, proceeded! ; The most important of the amendments adopt ed weretfiat ministers, elders and deacons suspended for immoral conduct shall not e restored, - and ; withdrawing members oining another church shall be dropped rom the rolls without action unless charges lave been presented, and then prosecuted. j VIRGINIA. V dleetlon Returns Highly Encouraging - to the- Democrats. ; By Telegraph to the Morning Star. . , : Petersburg, May 26. In consequence of a lack of telegraphic, communication many precincts of the Upper counties are not heard from, but the returns thus Tar received are highly encouraging for the Democrats. Intelligence Was received this morning to the effect that -in Lunenburg and Greenville counties the Coalition ticket is elected. A-AtAA aA" i'cVX The weekly, statement of the - Asso-; elated Banks shows the following changes : T-nana Aefrpfvu 1 fwlfi fUY)- fmer.ie decrease $2,267,900; legal tenders increase $1,782,- liUVj UCpvraitiB U1UCOBO JlWIiHW, uiviuir tion decrease $156,700; reserve - increase $3,416.775. ' The' banks now hold $9,177, 400 in excess of legal requirements. - Spirits Turpentine, '.'" . Weldon' News: On -Tuesday - of last week CoL J. W. Johnson had the mis fortune to lose two horses and three hogs. , During tbe storm lightning struck his stable in which were two horses and the fluid ran through the building, killing the horses and i hogs. On last Tuesday a severe hail storm visited this section and did consider able damage. A good deal of cotton which had come up was destroyed, and is being f planted oyer." "" Milton Chronicle: We have' i seldom listened to a manlier or more thor- i oughbred charge " than Judge Gilmer's to ' the Caswell grand jury. One matter he struck that should be rung through the ears of all m the State. He ; said, that a ' filthy, dirty jail was an offense, a shame. ; 'It should bo examined and every jail made -j uecent. . txe saia inac tne poor : bouses i should be neatj. and comfortable, and no ' hard unfeeling man put at the bead of them. - - is ia ' a- .: Tarboro Soitiherner .vThe Edge combe Guards elected - new officers last 1 Thursday. Capt Orren Williams was re- elected Captain; Lieut W. C. Jeffreys, 1st Lieut. ; Junior 2nd Lieut. J. Y. Paris. 2nd . Lieut ; and Sergt P. H. Edge, Junior 2nd Lieut -Last Tbursdav several linn- i dred people paid a visit to Runnymede, to witness the trotting race between J. C. Younger's Jimmie Coburne and D. : E. Cobb's Roanoke, Jr.; a dash of three miles. 1 The time for the first mile was 3.10; second, 3.00;,third, 3.10. Coburne won by seventy five yards, -a T Charlotte .Journal- Observer : Bill Meeks, colored, a noted desperado of Cabarrus county,- made his escape from the jail in Concord last Tuesday night, and is now at large. : - A colored man named . David Caldwell, impelled by the green eyed monster, yesterday attempted to cut his wife's throat, and very nearly succeed ed. - A difficulty occurred in Monroe, a day or two ago between Robert Sehorn and John Hasty, which," while not a very serious one, had .a most . ludicrous result : Sehorn was possessed of 5 a fine beard, and Masty, getting his fingers firmly entangled therein, pulled about half of it out. , a I -Charlotte Journal? Observer: The people in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry, in this eounty, are greatly stirred up over the appearance of a tremendous snake Mr. J. W. Long, who saw it last, says it is fully thir teen feet long and as thick as man's thigh. Mr. Childress also saw it, and offers to pay $200 to any one who will capture the snake alive. They declare that its length and tnicfcness, as stated above, is not an exag geration. A few years ago a rattlesnake was killed in Pender county that must have been fully as large. A piece of the skin when, dried measured fourteen inches around. It was to be seen in our office for ayear. Star. : ' ; ; - Pittsboro Record: Two young men of this cOunty, ' named Thomas and Burns, caught one hundred and twenty-five pounds of fish a few days ago in Deep riv er, near Lockville. ' We are pleased to learn from different parts of the county that . the fruit crop will be more abundant than was at first thought although of course it will not be equal to that of last year. - The Egypt property was offered for sale at public auction on the 14th inst, but there being no bidders it was hot sold, and will, therefore, remain under the management of the executors of the late Alexander Der byshire. We are informed that they intend improving the farm, and will probably lease the coal mine and have it reopened. a Fayetteville Observer: - Col. Pryor, of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad, has within the past few days been running a line from the railroad on Russell street to the steamboat landings. This has become necessary for the purpose of trans portation, as the new iron and other heavy freight for the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley road will probably be brought by the river. 1,000 wanted. That is the number of hands for which Messrs. A. B. Williams and J. D. Williams, Jr., are now advertis ing; while Mr, James McNatt and others have taken big contracts all to cut cross ties . for the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad. A large new :frame build ing is being " erected on the yard of the Cape Fear & Yadkin" Valley Railway Co., to accommodate the increased demand for space from the enlargement of - the compa ny's business and the addition of new roll ing stock. The hail and wind of last week injured the farmers seriously in some neighborhoods of this section. r Fayetteville Observer: . Col. Livingston, of Benhettsville, S. O, Chair man of the Committee of : Citizens, has re ceived from a prominent citizen of Fayette ville, a letter from which he kindly permits us to make the following extracts: "Our Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad is now a faced fact. At the meeting at Greens boro on the 9th, of the directors, contracts were made for steel rails which will lay one hundred miles of track, and one hundred tons are to be delivered in Wilmington in thirty days from date of contract The money for the same was raised and de posited in the bank. The laying of the track is to begin at" this place and the iron laid with all dispatch from here to Shoe Heel, and the entire line to Greens boro to be completed within eight months. . : Sound the glad tidings to your people." It may be noted here that the contract calls for the delivery of,' not one hundred, but one : thousand tons of steel rails p'er month. - We are authorized to say that the C. F. & Y. V. Road will be built to Bennettsville straightway. And President Gray and Col. Morrison, the Superintendent, arrived here yesterday for the purpose of .starting the work. . : ' ' . ' . TENNESSEE. - The Prizes Awarded In the Coinpetl , tlve Drill at Nashville. - By Telegraph to the Morning Star. , ; Nashville, May 26. In the great' com petitive drill to-day . the following prizes were awarded by ,Maj. John E. Tiernan, U. S.' A.," viz: Infantry '.- drill Mobile RifleSi first, $4,000; Crescent Rifles, New Orleans, second, $1,0007 Treadway Rifles, St Louis, third, $500. Frank J. Badger, of the Crescent Rifles, took the .first prize cup for the .best drilled man. ; and Wm. R. Eyer the second cup. Eichborn's band, of Louisville, took the $1,000 prize; Postlcthwait's band, of St Louis,' the second The Decorah Drum Corps, of De corah,, Iowa, took; the gold headed drum sticks. The people are, generally satisfied with the result. . v - LOUISIANA. Large Entries of Stafe and Govern! - -ment Xands. IBv Telegraph to the Horning Star.l . k New Orleans, j May ..26. A Baton Rouge special says that entries of Sea Marsh, . made. : by ; J. B. Watkins, cover, 1,159,116 acres, at 12 i " cents : per acre,1 amounting to $146,606, fimbracing all the" " vacant State lands in the parishes of Ver million, Cameron, and Calcasieu.. . Watkins also entered . 2,700 acres at 75 cents per acre, of State lands, and 60,000 acres of U S. Government lands, between Jennin ?s and Lake Charles, north of the Morgan Ri v R, at $1.25 per acre. , - - - ELECTRIC SPARKS.' ' ' S , i Thirteen prisoners in Lancaster (Pa.) county prison, are ill with small-pox, while a number of others are affected with pre liminary symptoms. ' Two companies of troops have arrivcd'in the vicinity - of the mines near 1 Col lins ville, Ills., it being expected that at- I tempts will be made there to resume work. - iy i - 1 y AA" 3 f.t wi yU - -il il - . r s ' i '-4 I 'ii- 1 n.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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June 1, 1883, edition 1
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