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The Weekly Stah- Wli. H. BEBIIAED, Editor and PropV Friday, October 5, 1883. r?-Jn writing to change 'your address, alwayt give former direction as well as frOl particulars as where you wish your paper to be Bent nerearter. Unless you do both changes can not be made. tTNotlces tf Marriage or Death, Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, &C., are charged for as ordinary adrertteements. but onrr hall, rates when paid for strictly ir advance. At this rate 50 cents will pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. ;iTii4 Ai ; .yrr. 3g-Remittances must be made by ckjraft Postal Money Order or Registered letter. Post : masters will register letters when desired.. :. jSOnly such remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. . . . , -. r-Snfip.imen icoDiei forwarded when desired. On the first day of NoTcmber next, when the present volume closes, the Weekly Stab will be enlarged ..L; - - ' " toa thirty-two column paper. : ; : By the addition of one column to each page and the further addition of about four inches to the length of the pages, we will be enabled to sive our readers from seven to eight columns more reading matter than we now give, which will make the Weekly Star more valuable and more interesting than ever before. But, notwithstanding the extra ex pense entailed by the enlargement, the subscription price will remain the same that it now is: $1.50 per year, $1.00 for six months, or 50 cents for three months. We look for our reward in large additions to our subscription list and in increased promptness in the pay ment of dues by our subscribers. We trust our friends will show their! appreciation of our enterprise by aiding us in extending-our circu- . " v: . THE SUPREME BENCH. ... The appointment of Hon. Augus tus S. Merrimon as an Associate Jus tice on the Supreme Court Bench in the place of Judge Ruffin resigned, will prove generally acceptable to the people of -North Carolina. Judge Merrimon is about 53 years of age He was on the Superior Court Bench when quite a young man- before he had passed his thirtieth year we think and we remember that he made an exceptionally good impres sion upon the people. His charges to the grand juries excited much com ment, the people thinking them un commonly good.- In the XL S. Se- . ' .' r.,i ." ' -ai' - naie ue was a useiui, euicien., maua trious, faithful and i able member. He attended very closely to his busi ness, and he did not practice the vice of absenteeism. , His speeches were argumentative, elaborate, often ex haustive of subject : and hearer, be cause of a singular diffuseness of style. J udge Merrimon is not an orator : in the higher sense of the word, but he is an effective canvasser. The ablest speech we have heard on the hustings ' since the war, with possibily one exception, was Judge Merrimon's speech at Trinity College in 1872. 1 His style is negligent and verbose, and this is owing to a defect, of early training. But Judge Mer rimon is a man of vigorous , native intellect. He is not a scholar j but is much of a thinker. ; He makes a strong argument when he is thorough Ip. prepared. . -'; -'- :L J Judge .Merrimon ? never took , a drink in his life and has none of the smaller - vices. He '. is an upright, conscientious, sincere, , man. f We know ' him well. We have been much with him, and we have been in a position, to see some of his high principles ana aevotion to nis honest convictions of right. 7, We sa r ; Jiira in 1872, refuse absolutely ''to - have anyining to ao with :a movement that might have aided him considera bly in his contest with; Caldwell for! the (governorship, because the meth ods proposed;-of general use' in New x ors otate, am not commend them selves to his judgment and approval., The writer was alone present when a proposition was" submitted to Judge Merrimon as coming from the Greeley head commUtee in Ne w Ybrk,by a per son who had been sent especially to Raleigh to interview him. : We were sought to' manage 'an introductibn, and the interview took place in Judge Merrimon's parlor. We shall not forget how our admiration of Judge Merrimon was enhanced, when after hearing what the New York agent had to sayyhe told, him with earnestness and decision that tie would have :; nothing ' whatever to do with any methods that were not open, above board, and every way honorable. The New Yorker in vain taied to make the plans acceptable and he left disappointed and check mated. ' ' ' Judge Merrimon is conceded to be an "able, wellrf urnished lawyer v-We have no doubt ho will be equal to all demands that may be jnade upon him. He carries tothe ; Benches good a record for probitf J for tl uta, for high morality asany i man who) ever sat upon it. The GovefnoVhas doubtless done well in this last selec tion. The ermino will never bo soiled nor; the standard of the Judiciary of Korth Carolina wili never beiowl ered by Augustud S. Merrimon. ' ben ritrri,Eii's sPEEcir: iBeh" Bugler's f s'peech' Dei or i! the' Massachusetts .Democratic; n- tt A i'A t.inn -was a masterpiece . Of its kind. It was very bold, very saucy, very iiiisiyfvery-;"'; landatory of eelt, na j very, aamag inW to Massachusetts: He must have' yilrl i rrp.it manv trutns. out. i we are to oeneve ine ppruigucv j Ueani an I Independent Republican piper; tie did noi say mubh that was worthy of credit. It says: u U p. '"As a jury argument his speech was bril liant, rattling and adroit; and 'Butlertsm, which does not bear the scrutiny, of any impartial judgment: was unrolled in a pan orama which must have seemed ;to .parti-' sabs' of 'the ' old man as captivating as a glimpss of the Garden of , Eden. ; Perhaps ' Gen. Butler never made a speech fuller, of assumption; of misrepresentation; of flit tering impudence - and the capacity , for, : ' l ! We read it with interest and; it; was applauded to the echo by M00 delegates who , sat in the Conven-; tion. Surely, tney oeiievea tnat nis charges, against the management- of the public institutions, &a, of Mass achusetts were ; true or , the A would not have ;- been so enthusiastic ,.ih their indorsement of old Ben J Now We do not take stock in this pld jire-; probate. But he is no worse now in Democratic company than ho was eight or ten years ago when ho was one of the acknowledged ! leaders of the Republicans in the Congress and jWas doing all ho could to annoy and harrass the Southern people. That he tol a good many truths we can not doubt,. becauso he was . speaking to people who knew whether he was lying or not, and who knew when he i He spoke at length aboui the, Tewksbury examination and the 1,700 Democrats applauded him vocife rously again and; again. He ; said, and this is all we can quote from him: , ' .. . ' . . "More than that,' why should I give three months of my life every day, in ad-, dition to my other duties, to that examina tion.' Why, you have been told, because I wanted the pauper vote! (Laughter.) That .is the only reason. I did it because in '73 the Board of State Charities accused the matron of 'Tewksbury of, stealing the clothing of the inmates, the assistant su perintendent of libertinism, the physician of killing people; and that was reiterated to three governors in succession and no man would investigate it. But in '79 they passed a law disbanding the Board- of State Charities that made that official complaint.' They say I have done harm, to the good name of the commonwealth.- Why, I only took up the old charges which had been smothered, which I found on the executive, file, " and 1 - presented them, not - as my charges, but as the charges of the Board of Charities of that very day against the in stitutioni I supposed everybody would be glad to have that investigation. . I desired to know about it, and : I found , out about it. ' 1 1 found ' out, . first, i that.: that. in stitution had been so managed' that sev enty-one out of seventy-three children died, " , 1' lit ' i T M. .1 . 1 lmmeuiaueiy aiusr uemg .Bunk lucre. found that fact, and it isn't denied by any-, body; either, r; I - found another - thkig. - I found that, contrary to law, men had been taken and sold as merchandise by the hunt: dreds; and I am one who belieyes that - a. man,' poor or rich, pauper or convict, has a right to fill at least a pauper's grave. . (Ap plause). " 'When a man came into my office and brought me a shoe . made of the skin of a woman's breast, t-said I,', . 'Where did this come from, tanned skin,, tanned leather ?' :Oh,' said he, . there ia plenty of this to be got,". 'Is there ?' said I. ': 'Where does it come from ?;'From Tewksbury.' 'How does itgethere' Why, said he 'men die at Tewksbury, . they take them down- to Harvard College and skin them and their skins are tanned at Woburu and Lynn and other places.' 'J v; ? 5 "What was I to do? Lay down the tett rule and let 'that industry go on ? (Apt: plause). Not much. (Applause). ' I brought him before the committee, and with astrnffS gle I got him in evidence before it, but the v evidence was ruled outby a party vote.: And I produced the slipper, one lot .them you can see In a window, on -.Washington; street any day, and tanned skins -'of our lellow-'ereatnresl- jBomd of them as good men as we areata every respect befdre mis- t lurtuue sn uisasier urouerqi menu into an iajsuouse 1 o.ppiausei. ;l. - m Deatb ot ti Well Knono Citizen 2 -.Lit j:i I Mrr Stephen Ar-'Currle,;' a' well known,' f itizen-,, of . WiJnyngton;;. died. . yesterda morning or consumption, v. mxA Currie Was for many years the proprietor.1 of a' large Ji very stable here., He disposed of it it u. th6 . rly part of merest eunimer. hwphyBWMin seek improvement to his health in'iest j ani travel. - He ' went, to the Red - Sulphur Sprmgsv0f Wet Virginia; bsbon returned. iu w vuieuuiuu vvjuiuon, ,anu- inpse wnp . saw i him then ' were- impressed with ithe beMef that Pealh had upon him. Since then his decline has' been marked and rapid. 1: :, ; , , : ; 1 . i.. . nrn! Criminal Conrt. .' ;;; - .; ma , This body met in this cityJ yesterday mommllis Honor Judb O. P; MeatejB,' presiding, and Solicitor B. B, Moore prose-; cuting for the State..;i:'. 01 m i The following cbmpris4 the Grand Jury:; B. P. Harrison, toreman 3. ; A. Hankins,, B. Slallings, J. C. Srringer, : Richard B.' Hall, a B. Wright, ;R.-P. Rowan, Joseph McLaurln, R. L.. Hutchina, ; George J.' Hussell, Jehu Burgwyn,r Edward .Stills,! Thohias J, Bell, James T Jarmanr S. ; R. Birdsey, O. R. Hollingsworth, John Pitz geraldRichard Hooper.- . V.' 1 " No cases of importance wete tried, r ; baying advised that he should ''retire frbor acfiyeualness'ptflMU' ""Oh yesterday-it "was Tour" paihrul duty to anpounoe the , death of an old schoolmate, one whom we had. knoh intimatclv for more than1. forty iyearts.CoL XJeoree Wortham of Oxford.lWeare called upon so "soon'toTraake another announcement equally afflictive. Our goodr friend Captain William Biggs, of r Oxford, died on SaturdajBt; upposeyK about 3 JIJ6e.waaftJiun-,L of gdod Abilities; X, !A.st bditordf thei Ijee Lanc lie- rendered'- very ; effi cient service iid.'the pemoratid party and to theStatp. ;; jIe had.rpal.nowpi piper iailenisi! aha r iwas ' oiid of 'the ,bfst party., editors, in; the State. i.Ile "hid cdtivletidhsj'and he was' bold ahd earnost in their presentation.;! Ho was rayean4! a1r sincere and truthful, and no one; could ipsult him.with impuijyjl' .Viaa a son 'of - the iato Jtidgo r Asa : Kggs, and had a mind. t of a , higher Ptder than1 his father's."; He served wjtp gallantry in, t"efJwar ana, lias. Jet many ? warm f riertdr in kjombe, iYance, j(5ranville j and i other courities' who 4 will lament "his death. He leaves a wife and .four, children. f i , ' . . - , . !-;.,'' Forelen Export for the ITlontb. $ iBelow we give a statement' of the' foreign exports from the port of Wilmington for, the month of September, as' compiled from the books in the Custom House : - ' : r iRosin-4,643 barrels, valued at 6,955. i ;Tar 28 barrels, valued at $73. , ; i jPitch and Turpentine 10 barrels, val ued at f2o. , ; I tSpirits Turpentine 199.CC7 gallons vat ud at $74,633. " - i iLumber 902.000,000 feet,: vaiued !; at $14,974. : ' . t ... . , ' ; - Shingles 850,000, valued at $2,340. J jTptal $98,983. ' , , ' , ? September is usually a very dull month 'lor foreign exports. ; Last September they; f ootedp in value $68,443. : - ' ;f " Board of Education. ; j At a meeting of the County Board of - Education for the county of New Hanover, held yesterday, the following were elected to .serve as School Committee fortheir respective districts for two years" from the" first Monday in December, 1883 the said Committee so elected to constitute a school - committc for both the white and colored schools in their respective districts : - - v District No. 1. W. M. Parker, Donald 3IcRae, J. E. Sampson. j District No. 2. J. n. Chadbourn, Walk er Meare8, J. G. Norwood. r - -. , . j District N6. 3. a to. Montford, 'Lewis Todd; W. H:!Waddell.-r ' - , I District No. .4. W. R. Greer, J. . if.' Horne, Thomas A. Davis. ; , j District Noi 5. A. A Moseley, : W. : F. Alexander, S.; W. Nobles. ' ' ' :' j District No. 6.--W. O. Johnson, O. M Pillyaw, Samuel C. Nixpa. . - . m a Searclalns tlie Scrlptnrea. . I Wc renturo the assertion that there has ! . f ........ , - , .... been more searching of ; the Scriptures among . a. large number of our young peo ple during the last week or two than has , been known in a Ions; time, and it all came from the pastor of iine of our city churches, asking his Bible -class to tell him, at their next sitting, the7 name of the wife of Sam uel, . the prophet. Ther members of the cuasa searched in, vain, and then niade in quiry of their,, friends, and they joined in the investigation, until a good portion of the' religiously inclined persons in this city ycre striving to attain the desired informa- tion. Some read the two books of Samuel entirely through, and then hunted' up the old encyclopedias 5 of religious knowlcdc:?, and other works 4ipon the Scriptures and Scripture characters thinking they might peradventurc . hit upon , the coveted state ment, but at' last accounts they were ap parently aa much at sea as at the start. A Wilmington Invention. j We notice in the Scientific American of Septeniber 29th 'mention r of j an 'ingenious mechanical movement for transmitting !eir- till . ' ii g - ;- - i - . ' i ... eular motion, . whereby small, power ap-; plied may serve to a overcome great resists ince, which has been patented by Mr.W. P. Campcn, of this city. Upon a shaft de-! signed to be rotated by hand or cogs, are taounted three circular eccentrics one-third Of a circle apart, W that their motions are ' relatively alternate,,,. ch eccentric is pro-' vided with an arm which, w.hen it is thrust brward by the motion of the eccentric, tends to&t upon a lkt'clJet wheel 44securcd y) a second shaft, and , sinpe , there Js one ratchet .wheel for, each 'eccentric,, when. .two, pf the ratchet wheels are at dead center ther bird will be rotated bv the' ! action 'of its eccentric and,Q continudus motion thus oh- tainea.''r i, -' .-: ? : . .f . ?Va InromliiA niadtlr Diva. I Honj Wharton S J. . Green, our Congressr manHelect'ia expected 'to arrive hereon jUJLyuay neii lor wjne purpose. 01 accompa-, nying'Capt "R. P. , paddisoi on a tour' up iBlatk Uiyer, preparatory to -' making a fe a'n4 endeavoring tto'JBecuTe'anarrO-' priation forf, the f improvement ; of that r TheuEastern' Association ?f coavenBS) ,at iBethlehem lcbhrchp" Mntuck'townshp jof October, i- Those who propose to attend ,by private conveyance, we are requested to kay, had better cross Black" river at New kirk's Bridge, or Union Bridge; as the wa ters are too high at present to cross at Point Caswell. ' ' - y " , ,u - .'r I ;-:' ' ' tmm' ' i.:-.'.it r Black River. y-;'-?5-;; Capt Iddison, from Point Cas well, re ports ahunprecedented state of h nBlaqk riyell tiie .badges arc said to jbe either washed away or are under water. BrtMerla and Nervona ProaU-atlon ,' ' ' We 5 give our readers ' an extract' from a cheerful letter,' written by Mrs. EU2abcth Smith, of Richmond, InbV, who bajbi'Soj mariian Uenine cured me of 'hysteria and nervous prostration' Comment is useless. co uirrT cozzzzisjioiizits: Proceedings: or Regular Klonthly inecjlng. The Bo 'jd of Commissioners sfpr New Hanover cpuntymet afe- the Court Housq, yesterday afternoon', i f k f eiCotyJlJ.-easurcr'js bpoxtforltep: J tember showed a balance on hand to the credit of the General Fund, of $3,344.40, and- certifleatefrdeposit : for" $8, 500 pgh Cjpupojisof tiiedenOnjinatidnof 00 each were exhibited 'and' bufned in the' Pehd .'shows a balance on hand of $11,- ;742.34. - ,Vi -13- -ipf;1 im;p: ' W -M'X:- 'i fThe County Register, submitted his re port for the month of September, showing fe 38 jeceived! for marriage licenses, amount- Jno.-IL Savage's oil tax wa ordered to b(j remitted for the towiiship of Wilming ton, he. having listed; also in , Cape Fear township. wen Burney's poll tax was remitted; he being over age.- : :,; -: ; ::. v j .. ;-v , 'j llsaac H. White was allowed to list his. tajxes for 1883if ryfp'X ,1-c,vj2 j The double" tax assessed againstJno.F. j Garrell in Cape ear township was ordered remitted;' heVbeing 'allowed' to furnish A cerrect list. "i f Sr-.-; ? f J; I), Sellers' poll tax was remitted on. account of overag?..v. . :': j J. T. Kerr,' wh6se poll was listed both in .Ciipe Fear and Harnett townships; had the matter corrected. -Kl ,. Applications for license to retail liquors werc made by the followine:, - I :: J " 1 John D. Doscher, I). N, Chadwick J. W. Dula, Geo. R Berden.f T. 'i W40rtman,l M. C. Williamson, M. G. Chad wick, G.R. Ward, D. Steljes, R. J. Scarborough. W. il. M. Koch, W. n. Grotgen J. O. Nixon,; J, N. Mohr, Wm. Ulrich, E. W. Doscher, ii n. Vollers, L. Vollers, Peter Mohr, L. X. VonKampen1, JJ. M, McG6wan t& Son managers, A. K. Heyer, ' ; C; Wesseli; in! 'dttersen, A. rV. Hprrell, Josephine Wil:( lett, Mertdns & Hakeman, B. Bellois, S. J. Meyer, M. O'Brien. G. W. Linder, B. II. J. Ahrens, G. F Herbert, C. Schulken Sellers & McKeithan,- H. W Bryant,: H. A. Glameyer, C. A.Mugge J. H. Grot gen, ?; v Richters, A. . B, , Cook, R. . G. Gause I' i 'I V ' :-: :.'-':;:c-;. ,'; i i J. A. Farrow was elected "Fish Inspec tor for the county of New. Hanover. -- I The Board then, adjourned. ' : : f I INCENDIAJZYITTEMFT. Narrow Escape of a SLotber and lier ; V " Children., I'i ( ' About 11 o'clock Tuesday night fife was discovered on the south- side- of the resi dence of Mrs.' W.iE." Hjllon Polfrthrbe-"1 i ween unesnui ana muioerry sirecis. iuu flames were first discovered by Mrs. Conb ley, a next-door neighbor, whose attention had been attracted, by the bright light' At thi3 time they wcro ( bursting out frond un der the side of the house, about 'midway and extending to the roof, taking a window ip their cpurse. Mrs.' Cbnoley aroused her liucband, and also' gave the alarm otit of the Window! Mir. " Cl . hurriedly 'dressed and ran to the assistance of the imperilled 'fam ily, Wnd w(as quickly followed' by others bf ' the neighbors, who hail heard the cries and discovered the cause Qtlhem.Mr. ConoleyV bcing.thc.fi.rat.U arjrjlyenpck loudly at. the door and. finally, succeeded in arousing Mrs. Ilill, who becamenuch excited when she, becamo aware of f the state' of affairs. , Mr. C asked where the children were," arid was informed that one of them was on the bed the mother had just left," when it was instantly, seized, in an.'. Unconscious condl tion, and taken , to a place of refuge. In quiry was then made for the other children, and. the rescuer was directed to an adjoin ing room , and they too were rescued. In the meantime the .fire, was being extinguish ed by the friends.and neighbors of the dis tressed lady. Mrs.,nill was in a semi-stu- por when first aroused," and said she seem ed to be avyaking from a dream, and it was not until she, obtained a good . view of the. flames through , the window and openings. in the weather boarding, made by the fire, that she( realized her perib The narrowness, of the escape of herself and child . maybe understood .when ,it is stated that the net ling on the side of the bed. next to, the.win dow was scorched to a brown color by the heat, of the fire. , . . . , ; , .... . i j The fire was, no doubt the work of an incendiary. A v small, i bottle t . containing about a tablespoon ful of kerosene oil, was found, under the house where the i fire was Started, jand a track . (evidently made by a female) was found leading from the plape. . It is to be hoped that some decisive .steps iay be taken to .discover, the fiend in luman shape who could, be guilty :of-r such. horrid attempt as the one in question im plies. It is certainly one of ,tpo; serious, a; bature to, pass .otici' j . There was no general alarm, and . very few were aware of what had happened un til the news got spread abrbadJefeterrdaiyt knOrning.4 ' J; ' "' i " j - ' "f m m " "r " T !-. Oar - Bar and River , Improvement 1 Preparations; to. Close Corneake In i:Iet.' t f -. .; j Messrs. ' Ross &Xara, to whom the con tract '-jjirte awarded for supplying viston: prusti and other necsary jmaterial ipr uit.' insr ud or" eiosiner whni is known as "(loini' jcakp1 inie1 hear what was ' fofmeri? Niwf .commence the wbri'liTheir b lions will be what is known. isft. jthey Key- stone4 Quarry,! at Gander n Hall, opposite Orton. They now nave aAuilroad.in-j.pre-cc&s of construction,- from' the ixjUarries to !the rivers iwhicb' will bo about one mile and ja half in lengths The contractors are also expecting the arrival of the steamer Harold jin a few days, which wilf be' used in con- snection with the work for towing,' number of scows are also m process of con istruction here for theiruse. Hi'i ;iH.p?i fj i f We would state in , this connection that Mr., Bacon, , the Assistant Engineer n charge of the Work for the 'improvement' of our bar - and ' rfver," is building a large i wharf at Gander Hall, , ) and that.he ia pre-, paring for the work on all sides with all the jenergy and zeal possible. '-' ;Mf:Pjsi . The balance "of' life Tsost-When the nerves are over-wrought. ' There must be? peaceful sleep and a good digestion; c f ret :fulncss and wild distress will dominate en iergy, and, dissipate hope. Cured only by me use oi ur. uenson s ueiery ana Chamo ,mile Pills. 5 .;w i , ,. .' i i . ..:! ' . The -'7iK'';xo t-Spanlsb King at Pax; r- ibb .-' eellns " Excited at 7 Madrid -iv Ar f offT to be Demand j, ed frfn iup ) rencb Government-H :! End of ' jte Er llab Weavers' StrllceM- i ; rBv alesiaihio the Horning Star.l K it -r . 1 Pabis, Sept. 8tf. President Grevy visited King Alfonso of Spain, at the Spanish Em bassy, this evening. The interview was of a most cordial character -- r : r The. Temp referringlo the hostile recep tion'ol. KmgtosoTby the populace, says the regret ana patriotic 'humiliation oc casioned to all good "citizensby Ihe" evient3',t oft yrdaylhonldnoircausei u td fexagV gorate the importance -of this melancholy manifestation. i The few thousands' who aie authors? of ''this icandal..are-ar band-of? brawlerSi wiie iaro, always thezsame;. wha whistle and 8 tamp. their feet atpubhcmeetr, inga: and who treated Thiers anaGambetta in, a manner similar to ,1that:in:whiQh,they ,i treated Jiing Alfonso; wno more respect tne interests and dignity of France' than1 they do the ! honor of j other nat ionsi r We trust , that other nations. especially, , Spain, ti will not regard this action of a few fanatics' as expressing' the sentiments' of.'J France." A maiority of the' lournals hero contain edi-. tarials of a. like tenor to the above, quoted. ;4 jBsussKixs, v Sept. ; 30 The Socialist journal nere uaa oecn seizeu on accouui .oi having published an insulting1 'biography- -oi rung auodso. , - di i I IA'. ! Pabis, Sept.' No arrests were made .yesterday in cpnnection with ; the, demon: stration against the , King v of 4 Spain, The rpurii iuu m i u us nuuipccu uiauc was cr roneous.u,A hihior -A was : circulated that Iing Alfonso had left. Paris, but i proved, to be untrue,. C It is asserted, however,: that, the King was advised to remain duiet, but ref used, ' saying that' he - was 1 perf eC tly aware of the fact that the hostile- demon! Btration was not the workof .the Parisian l f . . 1 i - '.l; !J i' people, UU1..91 gome niisguiueu inuiviuuais. The King attended mass' at the 1 Church of St. Clotilde this morning; He sent a messen gtr to enquire concerning the condition of. the curassier, forming, one of the escort yes-. terday and who ?vas thrown' from Bis horse. King Alfonso promised to provide "for the irijuretl man's family -if ; his ,hurtS;,should f prove fatal. . , , ; .iiH j Madrtjd. Oct 1,-Citizens here are high-, ly incensed over the insults ' offered King Alfonso in Paris. Bands of people paraded the streets yesterday; insulted Frenchmen,! and openly threatened the French embassy. The police, however, prevented any vio lence ' from being " perpetrated. Senor Moreti at a meeting of the1 Democratic club declared ;- that the. insults , offered to the King affected the whole Spanish , nation, .which ' be declared , would stand by the King. His utterances were received with loud cheering. I . Marshal ' Serrano has tele graphed to Senor Canpvas De Castillo that the cause of the Monarchy demanded his presence In Madrid. ' Officers of the garri son have also held a' meeting, at which strong speeches against -France were de livered. .. . ' . fAius, uct. 1. Alarming reports pre- -van lusi mo Dpanisu vaDinec wui aemanu that the French Government shall make miblic anoloev Xor the insults off ered to King Alfonso, and that the .."German Gov-, ebiment. will ' make diplomatic reirion-1 Btrances j at ' the ' indignities' to which the 1 bpanlsn King was subjected The . Kadi-; cala , violently attack President. Grevy and Prime Minister Ferry for the course they have pursued in the matter.- The ! Cabinet is divided in Opinion as to its policy, ,, n j. 1 The journals here continue fo condemn the conduct of the. populace towards King Alfonso, pointing out especianvihat they were playing into the hands' of Prince Uls marck.. i The Journal Offleid published the fact .that. President .Grevy,; apologized , to King Alfonso for the outrage of Saturday,' All the French ministers were' present at the banauet eiven bv President Grow in honor . ofnKing ; Alfonso, at the palace of, ine xiiysee on Sunday evening, except L Thlbaudin; Minister of "War, and M. Me-' line, Minister ' of Agriculture. President Grevy wore the Spanish order, of the Gol den Fleece. King Alfonso, conversed for Sihour after the banquet with President revy and Pi ime ' Minister ' Terry. M. Grevy urged the King 1, to remain in Paris another day, v. , . .. , , t King Alf nso and suite left this city this morning on their return ' to Spain: ' There was no demonstration' by the populace on their departure. , u ... , A , . , H; j London, Oct. l.fThe Paris correspon- uvub ui uie j.vux ssiyst j.uai. iving Aiionso is perfectly Satisfied of ' the ' good faith of Pnrrfe Minister Ferry, ,as 'rcpresentIng, the French government..; The - King .does not 4dmit for a moment that the spirit shown n Saturday by, the 'mob, " which was ex cited by false statements of anarchist agi tators represents the, French nation, i Im abridging his, slay in Paris by oneThalf the time intended, the King desires to diminish the difficulties that': have arisetf - from- his fisiLM: Marquis; De LaVcqu de -Arminjs, Spanish Minister, of . Foreign,. Affairs, and the Spanish government, entirely ' agree ith 'the decision of theKing to -leave Paris! King Alfonso .was quite Unaware Of his. appointment to the colonelcy of the Uhlan regiment, until he received it and his" uniform-' simultahedusly. Emperor' William intended the- appointment as an agreeable , sjarprise He, would ijiot Jend himself to anything that would be likely to excite plrejudieo against ohe ' f or whom he had taken a exceptional 'liking5' Prince pismarcs naa noimng vojOQr wim tne ap-i loiniraenu . Jung Aitonsoano;i the Duke f ConnaUght exchanged visits tn Sunday. xesiueni wrevy went jo me aepot on bat-; rday to greet Kinir , Alfonfo reluctantivl' but; if his manner appeared cold his. words rereqordiaLoii Cn n-.A tH-i,r. The Madrid correspondent of the Times Bays that the hostile reception ! accorded ' to Kiiig Alf onso in Paris, had considerably in creased 'hiaprestigevat , bomcv, His per sonal courage and discretion,; his, dignified, bearing during bis progress through the" Staeete of Paris,! and,his visit to President i Grevy's residence atthe EJysee without e, port; are subjects joi general) enlogium and bf admiration; byi Spaniards, i t,:n -v. (Asnli-'rjNDfin-I.YirE, Oct: l.i-All'' the weavers hererwiio' went out bn strike1,' with' ne exception or tnose employed - in one . u, nave reiurnea w work. 1 K MASSACHUSETTS. iOorslary at the Gloucester ; Poalofflce ': j ; jr-A, B00K of Postal Notes Stolon. I rTeleiraJhfetheM6 ; I 'WjisnGTOW.ct. 2;--1,ho postoffice at yioncester, Mass., was robbed yesterday, A and the entire contents of the safe taken.; Onjy about $500 dollars Hn money J uu uuimpswas securea oy tne: robbers, nphey obtsiaed, however, a book-ef postal OtesrJtnd this is SUtmnsfMT. tn - 1inv himn Wt .:- i-j- ,lr T . i : T won vumi uiecs.aa uiese: nntes&aMnnnri..a.jnz;iLuen:ofT'i''j Lv.ttu-.Wf m-st-a-st-si jyu uiayr ue ,. jeasiiy - nsea. Tne ; money - order - offlceiiat once - notiflaT jevery postofQce i irt" the ; countiy not te re- Jeive or payi postal; rates purporting to be (losucu ujr uue varioucesier omce oetween cer- rv" "-muwa, iuo uuu ui uacu ooos: are. i numbered consecntivelv; u. thnt thn nnrtiM uera tji .no stolen motes are known to the mttV. -t:-. ' m -'-. uunuuiHico, t.iuijus me . secona omce uiai f-" vu luucu Ui a pusuu DOW UOOK. ; tf YOU are a'frefi nen.pr-: or it Tflsirlpnt nf "n miasmatic flistrict. barricade voor RvstomLi jagainst the scourge of all new countries- H suc, uuious ana intermittent fevers bv the use of Hop Bitters.: Hu H vi i J- I 1; - PLTjDlNGTOJkliC a have sold Jlbp fitters for four years1 and: there is ;no medicine that: surpasses: them .lor bflious ! attacks, kidney com-, plaints and many diseases incident to this malarial climate. r H' T.' Alexawt-tst - rrr. 'l r T'lIJfJfJ . Action of the r;icr.ate"Xevee Con ventlou at ,cUhrg. T "i Tei xrafch tott 3 MornlW Star.l i xr,l-i, Ortnho.t 2. At the Inter- "State Livrrbonvention to-day three States 'Arkansfts.' Louisiana and Mississippi Lbnly .were represented.' The following reso lutions were aaopieu: - it,rt; WhereAs, The improvement of ue navi gation of the Mississippi river and fixing and protecting its harbors and landing placed are duties devolving upon theNa tional Government, unde authontyMhe vinct.itiitinn . l authoiiizine Cpngress to rcga commerce, f anongW6tafes; -and, rwhereas,. the rapid ftr . noTfcuUaral Durposes ot UWIWUU1UUB ' " Jt the territory between .the Alleghanies and. the Rockv- Mountains, the great water sheds ot thd Mississippi! haai increased, the flood height.of the river,' .causing crevasses. m jurio'u to commerce and subjecting a great pjfrfe etthe ? valley o loi destrnptlye, , floods y therefore, be Hr;;;T!:'ilj;r!vf,' vlEetotoed, That m f is theitiiperative1 doty ot Congress tp improve j the navigation of the Mississippi and, its tributaries, so as to facilitate eommterceN by "'cheapening trans portation forthe xreat Northwest, and to protect from destructive floods the territory n6 subject to annual overflow;! -i (i2ef?Zw(?Jlr,That'thi8 Conypntion .deems it imnortant that the ouestion it 'is here to discuss ? should ' be; !cbnstantly 'kept before Cbneress and the neonle of the Union, un? .til the final object has been' accomplished; . The: resolutions also advised that a per;' "manent organization, representing, all the people of valley and tributaries' interested in the subject bd f ormed, and endorses the. plan of the Mississimu River Commission. expressing the belief of the Convention in its final success. bAJ. ' I An executive committee, was, appointed to meet in Washingtoh 'January -15th,- to aid in Securing r .the: neoessary legislation. The, Convention then adjourned. r - j i :i...i!l . i-t t io-.i 1 . ;...tj rj The' fexposIUoii Bnlldlng at1 Plttsbnrs . Reduced fit Ashes The : "Work' of 1 pTwenty JTIInnte IiO8 Estimated at Two. and "ilalflfliillo'n '' ' ; ' i j fBylTelegraph to the Morning Star. ? i ' (PrrrsBDRa, Oct, 3. About 2 o'clock, this morning ithe Exposition building caught fire and in5" twenty minutes! structure, with the t machinery . and.: floral hall, were in ashes. The fire wasat first discovered in the engine' room in the ma chinery, department, and in ojder . to not frighten the citizens a "still" alarm was sent Id: and in this way the flames cot be yond control, so that before, the . Fire PerJ partment reached the grounds the buildings were almost burned do wn. : When it became tnown that, it was the Exposition although it was so late, immense crowds were on their vay to the scene of the conflagration.1 The reflection from,; the fire, lighted up the countiy for ; miles around, ' and iri the farthest.end of the city a paper could j be .read as easily as in day-light At this hour It is impossible to estimate the loss,' but 1 it' is1 believed. that it will not be below $2,500,-. 000.; The exhibits cqnsisted of all Varieties of our products and A industries mcludhig niany valuable relics among which were the, 'Arabian," the old locomotive of the Raftimore Sd Ohio Railroad, which was the; nrst, locomotive bunt in this country. is-;T ; ; ., i , n : V I PENNSYLVANIA. -mi i :,: ;.'.! yj-,. f:ia rtwmt' .The .. 1.08 by the Exposition Fire at - iPlttthnrg Theories as to the Canser j ;of the Conflagration v-j ..jw ;. W CByTelegraph to the MornmffStar.r , . : : PrrTSBDRG, October 3. The estimate of the loss by the Exposition fire before given was greatly exaggerated. It will probably. reacn f i,ow,uuu. Becretaryr-Jfatterson places the value of the building destroved at $150,000;; ;the Insurance , being $40,000 iw KAuiuiwns win susiain a loss 01 aooui $800,000. An Irreparable loss, however, was occasioned by the" destruction of the relic department. - The ; cash - value pf the articles ( contained therein, did not exceed $1,000, but many cannot be replaced, : The "Arabian," the first locomotive ever run in the. United States, was also destroyed vThe Great Western band lose a full set of splen did instruments. In the safe were $6,000 ca8h,from yesterday's admission, and Levy's gold f cornet.v7 The safe has been . taken from the ruinsr but the contents have not yet been examined. .The attendance at the imposition yesterday- was tile largest Of any previous days in its history." The ad mission, in the day and evening, was 27, 000, and the crowd last night was so great that the building-was packed to its utmost capacity Had the conflagration 1 occurred last night- at 9 o'clock, considering the, rapidity with .which the flames spread, the' loss of life wouhl have been apaliingV as It would have v been almost impossible for eve,n part of the crowd tq, haye. escaped. The buildings which were destroyed were erected in 1875. " The main J biiilding; was 600 feet long and 150 widef machinery hall faa 400 feet long and 150 feet , wide;, the other buildings -were small, i Later. The safe; has been taken from the' 'ruin's-, and its contents found uninjured, Except that Levy's gold cornet was a little tarnished. Jt is not thought to be damaged as a musical instrument. ' ' ! ' ' , -" '' ' Among the tumors? rcuTreat f concerning the cause of the fireisftbftt it was caused by an explosion of-'bewzine rin hei boiler room. The story is to the effect thatFreD Warner. balloonist,; and Jus assistant,: Ed yraidvWilliams,,wereroiling in the boiler room, when ah explosion occurred from Jbe 'careless' handling of benzine, which' ?as being used 'as a dryer.''. The only evi-' deuce in support of this theorv iff thnfki that' a druggist sold ' Warner three 'gallons Of benzine. If this should prove to be the 11 uo uusvry, n wow5t raise an interesting Question on the payment of insurance. An other theory is incendiarism. ,, r' I COnsiderable, bad" feeling has " existed gainst the Exp6sitiOnfSociety by parties Who .lived iaa boat house located . near the. Exposition .building; which, the society had ; temovedi much- against.the williiof the .oe-. ' i Charlesfoji Rice Jniariceu ' 3t'fV Charleston Newa and CourierrSept. 2. There were f air arrivals of new 'cron Carolina wth sales of about 220 barrels.-. It. is unaerstooa.inat mere is a gooa demana for the better grades' at 55ic for 'fair 'to good, and 66ic per lb for good'i m uaronna-rougancew quoted at f l 10 20 ixf bushtl for interior and 1 20al 50 1 per bushel for seacpas asnq quality. v POLITICAL - JOINTS. ; XTY!AiiV1.i;.-M,,-rC. Ar.r IU-.--," .. A eifrlit'' hnnra a Atw.VhiZadplnhM. ' TTTmoe ; fc-5?, tT - T " ; ""1 Bob TrtV.orrill.. mill fitumn for- tha'RenuhlirATiai'l TTtv.. 1 - l c . v. IT 111 quitted the star rqute thieves, the. grand ; piu pariy minKS ne wilt oe able to pull it through .also, San ' ffiaricisco Examiner, Demi' I s' 'i7'"' ' '-. I The RephUicati hdid&i-sTpr Governor ' in, Massachusetts1 ' New 'Jersey and Maryland testify to their confidence ttt Democratic success t in; their;; rcsiective States by keeping a firm grip otf the offices they respectively hold WasJiinrjton, Past, . jjem. There isistorvini urivate cir culation to the effect that the big whiskcv J-!7T .-. I- 4-.rl . - : " j-iaiiirers in jmo uavu cnierea into an ar ngnment & help the Republicans carry the State, with the understanding that when Congress meets- the bonded period will be extended for.theiri benefit.! (Presi dent Arthur is said to know all about the' bargain. New York World, Dem. ,; . . r . - "Bplritk'TtirpoTiT.!no $Mhf Aurdfd? Thermo, whiskey distfircries ifa XlcvcEf fl nine full blast. Gaston ha? forty if r1,?1-' CIcvcl forty sixteen hntn hfft u J ' r . 7,7 ";a8iand Rid s . ucvcri r-o e is re- State have reported that he nT Vn lhe 8UnS.b7' ktaMWilantbut hettva'tt in' nqt believe it. 8 lie ilocs - I Winston Pilot: ai;.... )'clock last night,rAndersonV McX , 10 fColored man living rvor ;n t.., - """el. a nttomnfrul In nrnVr J ""UUSOi Htuwi nflPTftfifi hv TVrgi1leilrn m- iO J r..M.i,,, v uitciSUrC tics," butcher-knives, lamps mt ' bot Chief cf Police Bahnson IcTt fo? 'Lff this morning, armed with t.i. . I,ll8,m-o -11 no r pers fof the arrest of the futivesi Pl going iq press jacuonnel has manife r ' 10 ins of consciousness, and his ennui L n- scdnsidered extremely dangerous. . lnn i!s What Scotland Neck needs mos 2 this time. Is some ni ,1, ,J1 at i- donees" for rent. -We know of two'S - aqpresen wno would move here if Z f iings could . be gotten. . Th." p 'n' church at Dawson's, seven milee fromP, -l town, is enjpyaing a season or i Sbecial services have been held for S '; ti days, in which the pastor 7 "Woodson has been aided by iR in Aufham. of this place. TlJirt ? S sdns have been -baptized and sevenl nf added to the churr.li w in,r:" 0htfs y letter and msfA 4ibn vv niiamsion Times: ti, Tnrf5n nnnntw (Tons . 1 . 1 l.il. !. 1 i m vyu.j ,i,um WJUi can ll. ts uc.tc-r luaii ina. ot nnv rii'i,,. , -j ... , .. . 4 mS iauy accompanied by a young man boarded the train -it Pni t bpro for. Rocky Mount, their d. m, ' showed at once that all was noujl 't When the cars stopped we askeil conduct Horden what it meant. We learned ib the young lady 4 was from Ashevilk- thi' 'State, and had been sent by Lerpmvnh t. Grecnsborq female College, Amt Z seduced,! the oily tongue of u would & Idver to follow him. Under u pn.mis,. 0f .njarriage On; his-part she is going fr(ra place to place.with no protector save 'ihjs fiend in human shape who ouly seel s hPr ruin. : . . . " . rr. TnP New York Ibbueeo Plant. siys of the Granville tobacco at Bostou- II G. Cooper, of II. G.- Cooper's wardmu.se' 'Oxford, Granville county, N. C, smdsa flne lot of samples. This exhibit contains tpC sam pies Of twelve diff eren t trades of fancy wrappers and cutters, consisting of lemons, orange,- and mahogany wrappers and is by far the finest and largest exhibit i4 the lot..;, This tobacco has the iinc flavor peculLir to "Granville coun, akl eannot -b produced anywhere else on the conti nent, -neither can it be counter feitcd. his of smooth silky texture and as near jstifect af tobacco can be. The samples are taste fully arranged and reflect much credit upon Mr. Cooper and also the market from .vwhich they came.- Lenoir:- -Topic : The tide has turned.; : Hitherto Texas and the West have been draining' our country of its sur pjus population, but now we are Ixiginninj t make back our losses. We learn that . party Of Texas ; capitalists are negotiating for an extensive i track of land on Cove Alint.V S r -i -A .vnnnn 1..1.- " enstern Creek, in Watauga county. From Capt. Waddell, coritruction master of the s Narrow Gauge, who is in Lenoir, wc get ; the following railroad items : The bridge over the Catawba is .under contract to be completed by November 1st, arid as some ef ;thc heart-pine timber to he used upon it must be brought from Columbia , the track must be laid to the rivcrbyNo 'verhberlst. . The rails for the extra track jok the Western road-bed, from Newton to " Hickory, -are at Gaston ia and the company began sending them' up to Newton Mon day. Through trains run from Newton to Lancaster. " - I ' Raleigh ' 'News-Observer: Mr. :Thad. W:; Saddler, a well known resident of the city, died early : yesterday morning, ojf chronic disease of the liver. . His age was 39. ' Many persons "were disap piointed: yesterday -because the postoffice , people could furnish none of the new 2:cent adhesive stamps. Very attractive and interesting are the large photographs of the ; North Carolina exhibit at Boston, wbich riiay be seen at the Governor's office. There "are, fourteen of these, one very large, giving a cbmDrehensive view of the exhibit. The Others give the details of all departments of the display. The Supreme Court met 'yesterday at 10.80. Hon. A. S. Merrimon. tne new Associate Justice, was sworn in by Chief Justice Smith and took his seat Upon' the JbenCh. Associate Justice Ashe was also present- f , The Court at once be gan the exan.inat.ion of applicants for licei.Sc. ;There are twenty-six of these, all white.', j, . f, ; , ,r- - m Kinstpn Mee Press: We learn that there was quite an amusin? fight at Noble's ;mill, 'this time between Frank Harper and Drew Thigpeh. Frank knock ad TJrew down,' the latter got up and ran as usual; stumped his toe and turned a somersault.- Drew; ,lost part qf his nose ana went back the next' morning to get it and found that the hogs had eaten it And af tfer Prank.found that Drew was hurt he ' lian as fast the Other' way as did Drew from einu- 'j Drew says he has plenty oi nose si ter losing half. ,-7 We passed through 4 portion of JLcnolH Greene1 and Pitt lj Weski i Crops in Some places are damagM by the storm but generally very good. Therfennle?iri'tne "no fence" nortion of . Lenoir and , Greene t are- pleased. They ' - - - . " m - 11. a tS nave found tnat it is so mucn oeuci fence 'their stock than to fence their whole fjarm. . I 3 The Goldsboro Bulletin says Vthe newly appointed negro postmaster of Dudley has been -'convicted of forgery. Tho postmasteryat Falling Creek, this county, is a colored man; but a very go1 6nc,! and he makes' an efficient officer. -Our,Jpshuary; Creek and Trent river F0f pie propose canaling these swamps, conv lending at the month of Joshuary Creek-i-.Crona are beinsr badlv damaged by the te rains: Jverv little cotton has been pict- d as vet on accouniOf so much ram. About midnight last Saturday night a lire broke out at the bid homestead of Mr. t McDowell, of, this city, located m i; tidson, township. Iredell county, on w bankabf the 'CataWba, near the MccUen W line, and swept the fine old famUy residQnre.away. .-f-I Baturdav -UUk JohhniO Murr, son Of section master ilurr. Fbo is; stationed on -the A..T. & 0. toad,: at Davidson, College, aPPS ippetite Oii raw sweet potatoes, of wnj Ecte a: great quantity. He shoru; if terwards taken with severe pains. ttotnach which-continued to ffoJ and baffled the skill of the doctors anui Sunday, when the boy died. ---1 barties who arrived in the city on the taro fina Central train yesterday afternoon learned of a fatal affray that occurred j&ui -i .imiii in Richmono- imm-r t,tittan- -norrrrt tnrn Over a SUU1 of money that had been sioien their number. In the quarrel Fr'c liams drew his- pistol and shot Wor Brown in, the abdomen, the wound provih fatal In the course of ten w, twelve no" i 4- The principal case of interest at ly court, wastiie trial . of Dr. RhardAj Anderson; of Big Lick, who was chat. with. the murder of ;a young man . na y Charlie Cox, in that place, about tne of the' present 'year. Young Cox, walking in the street, was shot down darkness by some- unknown P-! plcion : rested upon Dr. Anderson w guilty party; and a true bill being againsthim by the grand jury, he wjsj in nd for trial by the Superior Co" The. case was taken up last Thursday, resulted in a verdict of 'not guilty. , r .
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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