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iilK NEGRO ARBAlGNSIISNXMOF I
the wniTEs. - ''v'. I
negroes at Louisville, .in, their I
-- : 833S838S88S888SS3 ?rtn,0Pf? 4o V16 n.egfOetf they
i - - V , " : v nroce8s will ba extended in of hpVL?
Jn-lara'tion-oE.-; opinions,: We cannot rpegrovVji-
Kiv jirinciplea, were not f a8 extreme I
as Ffi d Douglass was in his epoech. I
V- .lo not iMilieve that the v. asked I
iii s. many worus ior social eqnauty I
or for mixed schools. We give them I
th; Ix iuiit of this statement. , But
tin y made this declaration: ' I
We earnestly desire the abolition of the I
chain gang convict system, and the ad mis- I
aioir to trade unions of . men of our, own 1
race and to employment in commercial pur- I
"la ucuriveverv State-in the Union" hoth i K
North and South. par,race are not allowed I
unworthy of our institutions.: and. hurtful
an!i'XS ?f CUatrJr v-"bome
It is impossible . that legislation
can make the negroes " members of
tra.les unions that are composed -f
wliites. The Congress cari as ' easily
forc a law to jaiake r all churches
oj.i ii t iiegroeRi or'alPscieMific sb I
oifiies or literary .societies open:? to; I
tht iii. The negroes are enal before J
the law. : They can. form Pinions : of:
tlieir ( wn, and with those . they twill I
iave to be: content tor., tne presenu
The North is full of unions of 1' one j
kind or another and tf-negroea Acre I
are noL admitted it is no fault of" the 1
Southern people. ..: - I
IIui the negroes at Louisville drew j
a tiii t inuictment against lue 1
SoiiiiM rii w hites that is not tnio at I
aii, r inn to a limited extent., u I
fiVC k . t; i ;
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lint we io - lieueve that many of the
i ' wneiKitni ju secure w us ouc ngni as j
ciii.ens tint lHAnioff more inan aeaa letiera, i
in the s..iiinern otaits, almost wimousex- J
ccptioi,. the colored people are -denied jus 1
was in t UK c.niru; ueniea vine inui ei ineir I
iiontwt l?i..r. defraudedi of -i their." political f
riiniix ai im; iwiioi inx,Bnuiouviroai learnr i
nitr ir:iii-s, i tn ated oi oi : tneir civil ngnis i
. ;: j . i- .- , i . r ,; I
uus arnujsuiiu .t joi iane .wm
far as North Carolina Jsnwrned.,
1.1 . . - .1 . " I I
ligent colored-man - in, decidedly against Randall. The cor
, if candid and trutliful,
Wilmington.
coiiMTtelt
Uiose , coioreu iMiii,iuiauB is
that tlie colored " people here can, ob- j
. ... : .. , . - 4.n
tain "justice m the courts; that they
'c get their lust pay r for "honest
1 1 ;-Ci "'vv i V1,J
j ..:.: t. ....j ... ; -i . ;
i jrts 7o -miuii uu1- iium '- reaiuiug I .
I trade,- f6htherWf !
' mechanics in this town, and that the !
ami nrivilesres is in not beinf? allowed 1
, . i- . . it. i
to putup. at noteis patronixea; o y mo A)fi(mth roli 4 Virginia; V..:.yi.-1
whTtes. ? The v tro t&the theatrei!' and j
take "front seateVthey , ride any1 !
where they J please m v the cars ac- I
pording to th tieeyurH.
thev take the 'side walks tO uit their I .
nnitinJ V.fifjnM iil 1p- I
ov. it notions ot politeness ana ue-
cerioy, for ever j 'day the whites rrtusf
go almost or, altogether .oiitsido to
let inum passjmeso aiiu otuurmugo
showthat the charges ' brought by
the politicians m convention areonly I
.!, . r-r I
true
? in localities or in ; sections 'and
especially:: - ; r.';, tscK 'h
co iar as me doiium 'wirceiucu.)
untrue that
the courts,
burials are
nun nmtnA t IflintMi ( tlHxid 1ait irimiti
very strong hegative lo the recktessf asser-; i
"on; ana it is equally unwue mwswrma.
alofrauded of the YraiU of their-toil, or 4
are deprived of political rights! for 1a pointf
of fact they are'tbe professional repeater
at the polls, as the Fourth! watd-votk int
. iia aouuuanuy attuww i
is aiso untrue mav mcy "f.
learning trades: Phe whole wtoge-
Ateal pursuits is open to them and; ;
rotects a negromechsaic Mrnmcfc i
o'tt from learn
of mechanical
as it does a white onK-,.r ito
'lisclosed in the complaint lkut ''common I
carriers and "inn-keepers, The ejrocs
winana complete leouamv ana tue waue i
ad the white
do not apply to ftheSoiitli ?gj claims upon the party. Hevhas bcetf
'My-: iiMM 1 amply' Rewarded; alreadyV Jliejmay,
The Norfalk;!Xaiff,; in ;con be a Pemwrat in "some particulars,
Mlering ;tlLe !:arraignment' of ? :: the; ! iiifi&sWjffi
South; says of ;tsWfiJtate motoj tiZf&fa tkhdHlrtottopi
negroes ate deniecti jusUce- inf 1 .'CVT'" . "'AVv
.' and here in Virginia'. these tri-i ; nronbunced Jrolectionists is v enouga
for the most part occupied ?byi i f t:iiZ-:A tt
- - . .. . . . . , - - I I I I t B ... I its,.. V - ft a V 1 - -.11 W I . : . . M . . ' 1 V- . " " ' - T T . - r. ' w. ' - t. ' m 7 ," '. . a ,- - l a -r vS -'- i -
Now: then. can" the Mark 5 man f nnA
himself neon the 'whites in whools ml.
?mft
j . b . Louisvillo convention meant
- -planum
abasinc than toere Wordv fiftiarft:'
e; and?1iolela atid jsclioolS sara '
rations . janw
powioff: themye
oge;to ft , themsely tip- to th
li'hitea.lmt toira this- whites idAn
;tp thei? -wVyer
tnd mostthith telling atoher like;
NJfX)ri CromwellT'd
ditioh ia "d enlorabl v deer radd-n So
are satisfied that the edocalioiribrthe
wgiyw wianw vmur . uwu uegreua-i
taon, thiero ' will hiP no .more 'taker
paid by tho whites for educating the
J We 'are r not unfriendly to - the
choired 'cpple. We iarealways
pleased 'when we see improvement in
meir conaiuon. vv e note wiiu saiis-
faction always any signs of elevatiori
and progress among thein. V But we
have no ' idea of admitting for one
minute. ; any i claims that must result:
Beri6us detriment fto: society and
:- ; - .i-., . ; , 1,1
in the final degradation ? of ; the white
. 4 :- . . : . . .j,
ern people shall take the negroes to
marry with them it -is their lookout.
the - whites of : the1, Spith .wiil remain'
separate; f oVeveri ; maintaining their
ancestral prldq and ytevatron; ' J
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BOBEj IGCIlES ABOUT r TOE
J :An examination of ;the Louisville
IC'w
tue - uiriir ana xne opeajtersnip re vests
a point br which alters the numbers
and increases the significancy of the
fifrnres'.' Of .' ih& one hundred and
twenty three members Heard irom &
are 'outspoken in f a vbr of a; division
of the tariff. There are but 9 against,
aad 29 non-committal. For Speaker I
there are 84 for Carlisle, 13 for Cox.
1 1 for Randall, 2 for Springer and
65 nonjcommittat. ; or yanisieseo-
ond choice 13. rho person -having
cnarse or. tne correspondence, wrues:
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ilia also proper litre o state luawuiaujr ut
me oestapu waruKat incuus ui jui, viuiiaic
t . s xr i r ft f
in the next House did not answer -your cor
resDondent a letter. i ase ior example tne
Democratic .delegation irom.;ii.eniucKy,
which is. of course, solid for Carlisle, only
three of which replied. to my. letter , of in-;
huirv. Indeed. 1 can count on my noser
endafrbm a personal knowledge at least
forty Carlisle memoers or me next nouse
;who are included among my correspon-
I ' 1 Ut bllKI u'-. ai D iff 1 -XLiUllblUVkU
.'mmhfirs the : above ntrurincr leaves
jthb, matt(rf iadoabt with the chances
UjLiif and
' ! - -
jBl(k. . nj;0ia. !,.. ;; t i.
been engaged all summer in making a cau-
I'vass or nis sirenciu. a whw irom guou
and rejiaDteiaformaUon.;! predict that he
rwill receive the following vote on the se
I condor third ballottrom the States named
:Alabama. .. ....... 5 Georgia,,,..,,o
caUlOTnia. ....... o xuuiaua.
8
iji - j.: .Mfei.:;rI
Louisiana. . . . . . 8 Mississippi. . . ;.. . 5
Michigan ... ; i . . ; a jn evaaa. . v . v l
Missouri: i'-l V--8 :: New Jersey, v. ; . . 1
NewYork(Coxouf)12 Ohio..,...:'.'.;. . 9
rionn tjaroiina.... o - xhjuucssscc. ...... u.
Texas. .Juv.: 8 Wisconsm..w. 4
in inylopinion Mr. Cox will receive'
-
five, and it mav rise to fifty. Mr. Springer
will receive seven or, eigni, ana mere wm
fWrhna nrvw.ive scattermir votes.!'
- certainiV;hiffhlv important.'
that some honest, earnest; Tariff, re-
hferniGPf ghould : be ; elected -Speaker,
e,. Cox Or Carlisle wimld maki a;
ia'iioitm m mpn hf su-
KWU uiuwi f "v v -
-stia MRanall haff4 nb
pwvx ,,','r'5.J",,.,i""" ; ; ...
! people;
nlists ..always, ; Ilis packing T, the
ta yef ormpf the grayest .tears. : . , x no
, 'U fcaT.nnifoillf7tiirirtv
follow
TkJl "will ist the :treader " in ps?
. t - Tfo ;hr
UTtMTig rA&k
deserts, ---fit -repeats; W"v.,,.we iH0
, . t - i : f Am .
many times presentea in some, x orm
i-'-Z
ir q -if -Hl?
ivfTbc -Pfiv
burdensome system of taxation., -Jq
last Congress it renewed lUvresponsiwniy
ioriuui miu. j v
I XTTA-.ik. . Rfoorta r-rintrtmitlPA Wltht
I; IT PXOILO- lit 1 hUO -,: JJliMU w v'
Mr; i Randall and twelve. Democrats in 1
opposition to ,the earnest protest and united f-fprests havejbeen destroyed.;- There,
effort of ...the mass and bodv bf theiDfint?ftr--v :JnoVi .i.Iiri
static party and outofngrrTja
elect Mr. Bandali Speaker-in; the-face of j:?
voters, who sincerely liehrye that, the
Biuccruiy uenrye jtnat. infisb
paraifiPan'd
tlscomanMnSbesi
X reform
series hto a ceriaih jvalaattf
not eminentl v rekdablo tor fair f
liaustive.V' They have beirtin another!
i-TU'ill
. . . . . -ri , -. .... . ".I
monwealths.and
State is to be selected to do the work I
or his people.- .The first of the series
-- i A r. -r. " - T ; . -I ... '. t .
P ubl ished ? ;.is i ? Virginia," and t he
Novelist, J ohn VEsten :sCooke. is the
writer, j i VVe navei not seen it.; bat
the; able critic of 'the v New ? York'
pime discusses it at length. j llis:
critique 'would 'Wake;; three or . four
columns of the Stab."
He
does pot
think much ; of the -volume. . It is in-
terestino: but fanciful and unreliable.
plr., Umke has earned jinto-.thfe pro.5
vihee -: of grave'1 h istorynhe' spirit of
no romancist. ;.4 ne reviewer . is very
harp and bis artiele abounds in ridU
0dle.,r' He. i s also caustic, int h is refer--
always . heroic
rivalled. - The
; ana, granq, anq, un-
eritie says ; Cooke is
t
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, .... ..... - " TT." ' - T "'t
11-1- -. -Cf4
luat ne surrounus every, event 111 nor
history witH a halo, and thinks that j
of all the States engaged in the civil j
war that she : was "the only part pf.
the country that went into the;';w;ar'
or came out of it with any. credit.
oucn sum as iuis lias no ciaiins.xa,
the name of history. Of the Pocahon
taslamif.Cap
reviewer makes short work. lie 'says, -
land it is worth copying: V,,-,'.;.
"But of his mffiahtie adventure with that
'beautiful Indian Princess nothing was ever
heard till long after She had become. famous.r-
llt found no place , inr Smith s M rue. Itela-
tion ' nublished in 1G08. but aDDCars 16
hreara later , in his ".'General History.!, jTroef
jor false it must needs arouse great interest,.
thee, in the hero of such a tale, whose life
was saved by "tire devotmt)f the- Indian
woman whose coming to England as the
ennsuan wne 01 an xngusn genuemau uau
made so much 'Druit' at the 'Gouft anff
throughout the kingdom. Was it true?
That it bad remained so long untold is in
itself a suspicious circumstance. . Was t
false ? . Powhatan was dead and Pocabon)
tas was dead, and no J white; man. except
SmUhJiimself.' was present at that remark-
. - . . . 1 , . a. 1
UIUIU HIUU. HUUlUi vt VVUUHMW. (. I ti I
was a good etory ito tejl; , apd .most need,
add to the fame of Capt.: Smith. - But it is
not a little remarkable thatprecisely such
1 m. ? 1 i
an incident bad -happened nearly .75. years:.
before to another adventurer among Ame
rican exnlorers. andthat Smith had never
heard of itif. ho -.hadi ot.f-r'in, an eariyj
Spanish expedition; to Florida one Juan
Ortiz had been, taken .. Drisoner .bv.the In
diana. anrf when" bound hand'and foot upon
a scanoiaing, whu, a nre a.muicu oeneatur
him. he was saved from torture and death
bv the'nravers of the daughter "of the chief
who had captured him and bywhbse'6r-k
ders be was about to perish. Had Smith
never read the ' 'Relation' "6t,Fernahd61
de Soto, published iu4567 in f which .this.
trlf North Cdrolimt Is (lb t ber oneof
the 'Cdmmpn Weal ths' U b' treated wo;
hope a competent ped wilJ-be fdnntLr
! . i.-if .'ni -'5 1- i-tJ M jv?f I'll
Historical n rontancQ m pleasant read-
ihgbtitl history f'sfcqiuld be; writtew
wttbont toovmacbv romance. pier
withit?WcbficiseVarefttirf
duo i reference to p
n'but
all.the4rripbrtfactsin
history,; will 'he:'0er'AlZ'Wi
wnnirt he mucn Dieasea ii tnewOTs
. . i v ' --r .a ... 1
rfu 'iV'n..tsAJ.i
were assigned Mrs. UBncer,
She would -write: apSi excellent ? hiia-
vatidg pOWer MttLmnt'l anown
-vkSth iPitbmLZhr
tactnaj; invermoricKyAym
npwhere' &f flradt6Vai
&n-ovt4 milLj!s:l li -
VnmMmmnStoiW$iWV!m
4tHXm Itrmw.XlV.lB 7atSOf-43tStea ?am
,r. r- . 7 .. H... rl.t
fact that :iti$ei&
FkTjlf -r-op-itts-'l)ti.m-' ia,:erf ua -
rivers therowemriginaiiyiroajj. ior-?
ests. They
have disappeared1 - and
now hcnilock, bereb apd spgar jnsplo
.... ""'i. t . i . . .' . r.
orow. -3Inith0 fcioutuespeciaiiyi in
iquiious xiepuoiican war measure and'tdi&et ipopAars ana neecnes only crow
I
uo. iuuuu Ypung ipr isanaaii jnaee'i'T- " v -
01 ms Known rccom oughtf nevw Ao Jf j --7 1 - w J'rr. l Una,
; the; cotgQ-dnd yf LTiiT:. SEE
'Hi . V.T.Vi:,f fcT'.n
OTAnWh f4.050i Florula, $2,925;
i .igfltopiflnConp nlta-4.--;l--Tft i 1 Louisiaflai $3,125tMii
drBostM Voef. rie:rWf hirtl ?en3fei. WH5 1 North Carolina, $8,850;
nlaeedNhrnIriifni,lA frodncojtiBlaftefihefeJindiIn, I The report. was read and
ti? t .tei'ji..Ktiva?l 'sAtarfwvi-iii NAKraota. wlir.Ti nttnW. 'wwwi ia 1 4 f The trustees met
V . ..U1D : IUCU Ull IUU LHIUbU. ' lilU 1. " s
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Lo.tioasLtniness. , nfi hivh i;noicn is i nv rc' , . u , - ;
run or tnis. vyitn. mm Virginia is I I ,Abroa. ..?v;.. : -,...-'
vv o ( wouiu iikc lo-. ocu i Liio , aituf m v i Auout loriy oersuus were m me ucuu i coia. l-.ifsa: lnaianoia. 4.uou.;.otai.400.oo,7
workmanship oi onr -Diate compare i ;iuoj wiAmufi .v. . n - r k v . .. zTir-J ' ' Ui
well with the best ot tneJ3tatesm i ""7".-'" : " I , .-tr
liti,!? iiM I ly gnevedparents-andupon the arrival of I ... .... fu-rt, .wuu6nL
Itltrmoirs -stam.kM' ldt ai!siiS3 XJ.'S:Xbowasrecloundthe
- -- I pjaMa-i-w.v.y.w I courts to have obtained frauduiehtiy. a di 1 Jtfirjci --ii.ifi'
Wn-.wf T"fnHd1trritb ; snmftiiRj I boW T?!ont nfflnlatlnc'. ' . I j. -L-u .i. --t 1 Mortgage Bonds
BFttCWV.W- Hniesanosdtn rOTfmH rfBy Tejewaph to
North uaroiina;--w,4auWj.j
Mvb ww
ayis Wisconsin which destroyed the
there
I .i-wsoiia i. :;i-.y. -. tvtf ;' ,
d;
Qt
dormant and athe b hreaT. .Wirm j them
ibifife.So1 eveii fire ltk its destruc-
?. lm ?nd ?lder.
L Iai Ei
t eanhhe globe, is to be
i.U A J 1 4 1 . : . J U ' ' a
V xue qweu.ngpiaoe or tne
regenerated, redeemed and glorified.
ire is the great ' purifier. ' The fer-
tent heat shall destroy ; tf thelne w
eavensand the new earth may be-
ome more beautiful and more glon-jj
ms tha'n-Eden1 was before sin bad
entered in and transgression had H "
VBrought death Into the world and all our
woe.
Instead 'of the thorn and the thistle
nd the poisonous upas, there shall'
e" flowers .of heavenly beauty arid
ragranee and trees of eternal greea- ;
nesa aifordLuig 5 perpetual? shade.
iewflora:and'j:alf newfvariety fof
orests shall follow. the fires of that
-. i;r.- liizn .ii;t - .h-J".
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The sad: intelligence .was; received here
yesterday morning of the death,1 at Shelby;
L Ir;i,''rrJ.';n ttia' -.n'..J.i,4n'. nr. rxt
Vt iUlU UbUQ UaUIT, UttHKUKii Ui . iUl, IT,
b. Hardy, of thii city, pf typhoid pneumo-
faia.:iiTne oarcnts of the ' voune ladv were
hotinedxlij Wednesday ;of ;her; dangerous
Illness and'left on Wednesday night's train
or tue vreBi, out it was doi cxpecieu mat.
hey-would reach Shelby before 12 M, yes-
erday" while the'- telegram 'i received yes-'
ay Announced that she died at 2.40 A.
; so that the parents did not reach their
daughter's side until . some, hours after her
death. Miss . Hardy had been in Shelby,
j&bout three months, where she was visiting
the famiiv of Rev. B R. Hall, formerlv lo-
icatedhere. The news of her death was re
ceived by the numerous friends of, the
family here with evidences of profotindest
orrow. ff She was an : amiable young lady.
ind none knew her hot to c love her. De-
iceascdwas about twenty years of age. l it
was expected that the remains would leave
iShelby at 1.40 P. M. yesterday; or about
jone hour, and a half after the arrival of Mr.
iA , - of cun.- onA
ILZZZiJZ J . . "
WaAV IU1Q lUVlUlUg
IHexlean Wmr Veterans.
We notice that preliminary arrangements
a m Koin er maAa riv roclrtont momlifra of tho
Mw n J. J vaj.v.v k. . v .... w . u v . .hw :
National Association of Mexican , War
i Veteran in Washington, for the approach
j, V! i V '. T"'T.-i . : ' -.. -i'l
iing re-union, wnicu, to taxe piace in inai 8
I'city oh the fithC 7th and 8th of December,' I'
mi - ' . - - .
1883. - It is understood that the - committee
ihaving the matter .''m;;charge wiH urge a
; largq aiienaance 01 veterans, in - oruur. uiat
they may avail,' themselves of -the: oppor-
' tunity that will be afforded them with Con-'
. gress in scssipn to personally . urge ' on the
members 01 mat Doay tne : pensioning 01
their companions' in : arms. Hon. T. J.
iMacke" bf S'cluth Carolina, has been chosen
orator of the re-union and has accepted. .A
committee has been appointed to perfect ar-
rangements ior a successmi re-union. ine
veterans in this city and elsewhere "in this
section; 01 wnom tnere are quite a uuuiuci ,
should be represented on the occasion. : : . :-
'1 ?i(--iX
A Sad Occasion.
the body at the residence faf Mr.' Hardy, car-
ner of Fifth and Church ;streets,! the house
found to be filled rwith -mourning friends
Who had assembled there in advance of the
diriyal Wkhe. splemh cortege ; ; A pall of
sadness eehed to; have settled npon all,'
and theret was sbcareely a dry eye among
those whd had' 'assembled at the depot or
.on;
I death: of one so yonngjs at ail times' a
apt to
I fL.lU mfVmM than noiill iAbmAitv
i ioaprea us wm
I fiuiwhenWIptelydispM
SSirfA u ffied-'mtd'cbntld:
eration, and vne iact tnat sne oiea iar away
f i-nm ' ho tinmn' and loved ' 'ones' ( though
among KmQ ana sympatuiBing irieuua;, it
I . . Nancy, rPadrick is the name of a white
I ? I-u-'a-sIw
woman, uB"- -----hv
I frien'dsbr relatives to look aftisr herand
I HLr WJ'iiAii-
I gll.llfmii Pltit.UiUM. Mlivwavuyv.
I . , w
1 ne-canoei "cre
ri v-.ik h.iKWn found
mmSS
eastern mutskirtoof ; the city and taken to
K station house," Shb .iwUi; probably be
again5' retuttied ? t3 6nslowi as it will never
do to letner wander about helplessly; and
in the mean time sne js pang proviw
oHhA riitv Hall. ;
I H.IIU1I1IT LU1U CMAU. oiWlWiUiwiuB, ivuv, a V A crtTTVrriVV'lT Irfr, K M ft InT JV ! vPnuiTlr. - -- i
A m iti nnn Biriitnu 1 11 1 ui 11 ir riunii u 1 l . a. . -. jm, -. . m . - . - - - -
lteport of tbe General A ent-lfletl as
r' 'f- of Trnstoies,'; imt
! IJsy Teiegrapn to tne J&ornmr star. .91
1 New .ITobkJ. 0hert!4Ehe report of ;
ReVi Dr. Curry, general agent ,of -the Pea- I
,tkn of educational progress in : 'the States.
among! which the fund , is - divided. In ;
West Virginia the Legislature , made liberal .
appropriations , to Peahody institutes, and j
VirginiaVr North and South fCaroV
Georgia, , .Florida .1 Ahanygasj(-g
well attended
1 1 1 ...
: rihe following are the
ted in the several States in the riasi Vcar f of
rhib lie schoolsi normal Sfthoolf and tvillflpri
teachers' institutes JSTftshville ischolershjps ,
3CC.V
South i Carolina.
12,600; Texas $13,600:
IT a. Tr? ' "' z An-
to-day at the Fifthf:
Avenue Jttotel.,, it. C Wjnthrop, presided
and the only trustee not presen t ."at tb
meeting was Hamilton Pish. -Ex-GoVt'jafif'
D. Porter, of Teanesee, was chosen td iftqc"
ceea the late Gen. Barnes. The .Executive
Committee electedonsists otWm. Aiken,
Wm. M. Evart8rf A. H.H.StewarL m, R-V
Jackson and Jas. D. Porter. .The Finance
Committee consists., of Wm, M, Evarts,'
Hamilton' Fish, Tbeo. Lyman, Ai J. Drexel
and Jqdge M. It. Watte.? mxtfim''id"-
The meeting adiourned to the first Wed
nesday in vciODer, loo, in inis city,
lT.
I-
r
f MARYLAND.
! J'. i-:;; i-
l-U i,i,V am
The Demoeratie Nominee for mayor
of ualtlxaore Republican Nomina
tion for State OfflceH'-v!-i;
' '' : fBy Telegraph to the Uornins Btar.l 'n ''-
Bamtmobe. Oct. 4. The Democrats to-' I
day : renominated Mayor lAtrobe for a ,
fourth term. v . . ; .' - :.,,-' ......
I The Executive Committee of the Renub-
ucan atate central committee, met to day
and nominated FranK n.'J ataefeett, of An
napolis, for Attorney . General, in place of.
it. HtacKett Matthews declined. During
the session of the Executive; Committee it
was made known that L Dr.r Washington
Smith, of f Dorchester; ; Republican nomi,
nee for State. Comptroller, had also, de.
Clined, and - Col. James C. MuHiken of
Talbot county, wai ' nominated in -, his '
place.
THE FIRST JyiSTBIGT f A
ThoswG. Skinner tbeDemosratle Norn-
"if
,t ; fueo for Congresa..
- IBy Teleerraph to the Mbrnhyr Star. J
Raleigh. N.' C.Oet. 4LTheDemocts
of the First District have nominated Thbsj;:
G. Skinner to fill the vacancy in , Congress
Caused by the death of W: F. Foole.
iy'-' : : MARYLAND." ;
A Neero murderer's Escape from Jail,
l rBv Telejrraph to the Mornniff Star.1
"RALTTMOTiKr October 5. A snecial f rom 1
-v . . j . if j. ' J - T o u 1 . jm 'I
uaaianu, am., says; iuu. ouum. cuiurcu,-
the man who murdered Josi ah Horden, ' at
Elikins. -in Barrett county.-last spring.
escaped r from .jail Thursday afternoon.
about 5 o dock. He called the jailor into
ti.o aaII onrl tVm -loilM- vorv frkliQriltr'., vrtnt'
U&O UUU .UU llMtVl j . V . .. . WAlumj ( ,
wnen omun Knocsea mm oown, - iook a
hatchet and broke the chain which : held
him to the floor, locked theiailor up and
escaped with his shackles on. .Every effort, I
is being made to recapture hun. . Smith , is
a desperate fellow. Heuwas only a short
while since convicted of murder ia the first
degree and sentenced to be hanged.
Hamilton was expected to sign his death
warrant at Annapolis to-day, 'and fix the
idate of execution: "-1 ' -''l-'-i
MASS A CUUSETTS
Tne Nortn Carolina Press
Gang, at'
. -4-: Wit
'' By Telegraph to the Horning Btar.
Boston, :OcL 5. The : North Carolina
Press Association. ; now ..visitinff .Boston;
made an excursion' down the harbor this
evening, by invitation of the American Ex
position committee. Deer island ana; pub
lic institutions were visited . This evening
the visitors attended the .theatres. , t hey
have received and accepted ' an invitation
Ifrom the proprietors of the Cominereial
auueunvo dine i at the farker liouse Sa
turday afternoon;fK.if 'un ;j vSP'ji
COTTOSTATEMEN ;
' Total Receipts at all Amerlean Ports0
, t,; By Telegraph to the Horning Star.l . , ,i r
Nkw YoTtK. Oct. 5. The - following.
ar the total net receipts peottoh.at all the.
ports since September 1J;; i883r dalveston,-'
y4,oa oaies; ixew urieansyo.oiu; mount;
18.349: Savannah. 113.377: Charleston. 85.
652: Wilmington. 11.951: Norfolk.: S4.516
Baltimore. l.J80: JNew xork. oaa: .Boston,
759 : PhiladelDhia,3.712 ;West Point, 11,741 :
Brunswick.1 ;054 ; Port Royal, 1,894; Pensa-
! rBvTelerranhto the Morning Star.l
8t. ; Louis, Pet. 5. A . dispatch! i from
Tucson. Arizona, says : Jacob Eimor ana
Charles '.Hinsley,: two stage robbers, , beV
longing to the gang that, killed. Messenger.
Collins, on Aug. 10th, ;were . overtaken byt
Tucson on Wednesdays Elmer was killed
I io.to the mountains but was pursued, and
TneVlrandulcnt fcceroji Heard
From He twill ; Not" Obey, orders
Favorable Beirt fVvm Penacolai.'-l
; . : i. tBy Telegraph to the Horning Star.
j to obey the order to return to Washingtou.
I fxnA'A'AtiwteAtimr of thcNavy to-day
iATem ram
Welch; bfPensacoTalTavTatdstating
that therffbayebeencPBew-ci ofyel-
W f AwianliHiflia kt-fkarvad since
1 w . . - rf --
I the last rerjort,i..I i04i 1 i
x.4 iift- i m
I Gov: -Vance arrived in 'the 'City .yesterday
bwnneavdin afewaayl fprWashingV
tontSty; to join Mrs. Vaiice.. -;It was
learned ptPl
sources that toay be considered reHable,that
T;RcotGneral Manager of
the Richmond ' & Danville ; Railroad; las
i "v'
I tendered hisresi,
ignaxion. - .- - -
cuuewe, rfvi B.auB2,-. juwowuiuai U4 1 ,vEreiy mturetL were taken to
. Peabod v '' institnteS-have 'all been'rwTitfail
and the influence for ood i&' dIAf. r
NO;;50
J'
PMUjADEl.F'JIIAi
Street Ca Bun Into by. a Ball road
rain -nro orne PAsseneem Kill
isndvlbe illMt ;HIorev or Itm In
1 CBy Telegraph to the Mornine feiarT r R
FmlLEm'Oct..TKei 1
am on ;the JNorth Fenrisyivanii br&fccb? 1
: the'Philadelphia V&; -Readihg RailroadHT
lscfhehanna avenueland' Amorsrana street. ;
u iw a o tree 1. car or. tne .union "liner M'
tiiS inorclog: ThcaiPasdemolished :
and all of the passengers werp'more oi1 Jess '
T - . u;iA'r - u Tncra h1mp ou
the Episcopal
heariver of the'rrwarflna? tlitt0 astThursday, t r-
m uixxa uaru qiui:c
r rnkiMnh niAkrASA limelorthe .ikItJF ver7 moctt ret to learn that Mr. Joe
amounts distrib , f ltientrii Ji thk' Uvifl Vm&fciixlSM bBd WW Md painful atci
dJtfce'tiasiyeai'1f:7W?l? befall him a few days ago While
am iiJTiT?ffim
1M,TTinpl!vicHms
y wytuau numiiOTcus oa anaw i jUoraonviiie,
vmsteokefe.). She-; is, still- aUye Wl,pBsirate pf
llve.bsit a short. ; tinie. Thera.was Aacjo-Lflenderson.
tlm.wntfh fnr trAino t ' o.. .?im F
tfciigh
saretV cate -t tlie eroaaino- althonf K ihrv I
v4 Krr:--." L
WW J-tA BltMVUJA .Si AAV. W :
Ia
erect otie. r The. driver had f
the &rJ' whileheortKbound
in p passedj but' had. not .noticed the
roroacir- of , a , train ofi ; the other
iki He started the! honieM nd hefere'
ie . passengers had. a moment's motice. the
utn bound train, running at the rate of 1
iwenry-nve miies ao nour strucK the car
ujanng w splinters and hurting the pas
sengers, bruised ' and bleedino' rntn a nifk."
ipiscuous heap: x It is : said by. a man who"
r . . - i . ... .
wiwesseu uiu acciaenv mat a .noy was act
ihg as driver; while the regular' driver was
inside the car.- - m 1 .-n---i ;.;,
. Suit InatltB ted , Agaijf ut tbe Post
master . General , by a New Orleans
Banki.v-:';
fBy Telegraph to the Mornlns Star.V
WAsnxNGTON, ; Oct. 5.4rThe New Or-
lbaBS National Bank, through its , counsel.
vo-day instituted a suit for $100,000 dam-j'
ag in ,, the District :C9urt;4 against .'the:
Postmaster. ..General, , on account j of the!'
latter a oruur ui jutuiuLKcavui, loxuiuoing ,
a delivery to the Bank of . registered let-
rs.'and the payment to It of money orders
v reason of its relations with the Xcottetv
' TOW-'11
its forth that the order contamed'defama-' j
ry and libellous matter, and was intended
- charge' it ' he BankV with '"fraudulent
iractices and, illegality about, -transacting
its banking business, and to have its". cus
tomers believe that' it was procuring money
by fraudulent practices. n
fci :Sn :
inn
I
n'i
pestructlve Fire Rasins In DaUlaa A
i Grain Elevator. Cotton Compress and
Otber .Valuable Property .Destroyed'
rto Oyer ooo,oobr;,;tV5
. f - . By Tetegraph to tte'Kbrrto iSt'l
Gaxvsstoit, Oct. v. 6 A; special from
kllafiifsays? Probably the largest and
it destructive fire that ; has ever occurt
here is now-:ragingj At , 11 o'clockT a A
Iref broke out in the engine room bfcW G. A
Howard z , Co s. .-elevator,- and soon after.
flames were issuing from all directions..
The elevator is situated at. the Texas Pa?,
pific depot, one block north of -Elm street.
The flames spread ' rapidly and soon the
cotton yard of the City Compress, occupyrj
Sng a' biocK ot ground,-, immediately ad
oining the elevator,: caught fire and was
ionsumed. A strong breeze is blowing and
the heat from- he i burning .district cis
f rightfuhk At 12.30 P M. the elevator ,fe
fwith a crash. r. "lhe . brick, building adjoin-
. . . . . t. c jr.- "
ng it, occupied Dy oinser,: xavis as jo.
tntammg , boilers and engines, is also a
total loss: 'The flames rapidly : spread and
icon the cotton around the City compress;.
icross from the elevator. . caught, and is
jeing1 5 rapidly! burned.0' At 12.45 o'clock
ir eaqght and wiped oat the electric light ,
works . and livery stables. .That part of
awn in which it is now spreading is com-
bosed of small frame structures. There is
, ...ii i . ii . . mi l i
io teuing wnere it win stop, eievator
contained wheat And oats to the amount of
),000 bushels; all of which was destroyed.
- - . ,1 - .1L' , AAA .l.V . '
iere are aiso prooaoiy iwu uaies oi cot
ton consumed : Thus far prominent vx
surance men estimate the loss at $1,000,000. ,
auu tuc liiaufauwj nt (w,wu. jjunucoa
lis almost suspended and the whole town is
'excited. , The-, fire -department responded
ipromptl, 'but "It Was , " nearly uA -an
hour beiereui the v engines tiiot regu
ilariy f to . work, . and., - then the .water
nmMtf! was" innrtpnnnfo . 'I InA OT :th ftn--
i gines Aeemed jj toA -be .nearJyiworUiiess,
IWhera thflflrn hrnkft out there, were some
t.i ..II-i j.iJJi lw.Jl
i twtnity-iiVB ur tuirtjf uui uutt uatuani Jjiug
! around on the .railroad tracks, and as the
hose lines had to cross the firemen were de-
t layedtil a switch enginertemovedthem;
' LATKB.-Itia said thefeare nearly 15.000
; bales of cotton' in the yardtind around the
ctompress,' ahd ,f ufly half, of that' number
have been consumed.'
K-rV. v; ' rir'V-
KANSAS.
An Affray' on tbe -Fair Gronnds at
' Fort Scott One Man Ktlled and 4n
. : otber Fatally: Injured. ,' 7
i; St Louis, Mo.,.. October in a cum-
eulty ;. yesterday .between J. W. May, a
. colDred stable ooy, ana vyesiry mcuanieis,
a-farmband, at the fair grounds, at Fort
Scott, K8., McDamels0 shot. May twice,
wounding him slightly. , May ' then closed
with McDan'ieis, got possession of his pis
tol and shot and killed him, , , One , 9! the
shots -firedV. by iMeDaniels, after; passing
thrpugh one of May's hands,, entered the
back: of J'udge, Bunkeirhoff, a; prominent
lawyer of Fort Scott, ho vf a atanding a
few yards away, mflicting probably a fatal
wound. May was arrested, buthis.act
was clearly in self-defence. : F -7
PACIFIC JR. R.n
for 20,060,000 to be
the. Monilngr 8tar.l 4, u
New Yokel Oct 6. The Normerh Pa-
fi'6t3irctorrt their" meeting 'to-dayrei
elected the -old board of officers and authorr
ized the issue of $20,000,000 Of second
mortgage bendsVsubject to the approTal of
the pferredatoCkbx)lderssItwill require
the consent of three-fourths of these sharer
holders. " and it is ughtthat.ncr serious'
Objection' will be made to; this Issue. -1 The
proceeds will wipe out floating debts; rand
will also bffppliedror-'thereoaftpletion of
tftferiidpiiie
-aWcitiil" j'ssb.isb saw ... ; ij iV 'rrv'
eaiiti GrrisbWWbrwawTl ,Wo
disease' has pretty generally
diMout
PR
I! aid, 'and assistance is '' expected. to, arriver
X from there in a few'mlnutes''2 ,
are glad to hear from 1M diphtheria district
that there are i JhO' neW cases, and mat the
iurpjentine.rr
Advocdte reports the
following- revivals:- Roxboro circuit 100- -c0nyerts;tvI,4L.5itobaTdt;?2ji
pw 1 1-
, ictkjhjdb; m. u. uues, w proiessions; u. A.
'Tork, 12 professions; W. C. Willson, 70 "
professions 54 additions; . F.?.8now, 12
professions, JO additions;-F. Sanford, -33 :
addition; P.KJreening, 42 professions. 37 , "
aaoitions; JaF,! Butt, 70 professions,' 35' '
additions; J. Drpenter, 57: additions.
yMf'MyiilegKet ! to ; .
'learn of the .death; tf Mrs. John O'Brien, ;
which took place -at the residence-of hpr ;
htisband; Dr. O'Brien; at Halifar.on Tno- "
dky morning. :. .' ' We regret to unnnnnrA -: !
e death of our townsman, H.; X E?ans. , '
tch took place on Saturday last: rafter a -.
otracted illness, m the 76th year of his r
;e.'v'.Mr. Evans was an "exemplary mem- ,
r of the Methodist Church:' and was , 1
Ilenderson Gold Lea f? 1..
icfe'wbrt jsalldohe on the new court -use.
" "The revival at th Mpthortict -
-jchurch is increasing- in Interest. -
fijuesns nuqn ao new. DUimingS going, up
M Henderson at this time, We learn
;at Aliu JSpoy! G.nssom.twhar lives .near ;
jllittrell, had the misfortune to fail and
i - . . - - , . - .
up andBrruck him in
rthoA Presbyterian- church in
opro yesterday, and; among other business
ta""4 wmweuwi m meir meeting wmcn
1 a
resuiiaa J BaKinz ?arrn.n?fiTTipntj for
WrZLail,l,t?u or.f f1"??
t nry, a distance of about ten miles. 'A
c Hps of engineers wilt be put on - the, liae
i: i the course of thirty days, in order to
s irvey and ' locate the road between the ;
t oints mentioned, after which! grading will .
I s commenced at once by hired labor? and '
t ie road-bed will be completed at, a very ,
c irTy day." -Danbury is to be congratulated '
t pon this, long hoped for outlet, as she has -all
the natural resources for a coming Pitts- 4
burg, -v v'v ; --r : v -- .i -'7- -
'iTatboroir Southerner: Seyeral
( ompaniea of the State, Guard will attend ,
Ae Tarboro Fair.-'. t Also the' Davis Cadets.' ' 1
t-The circas-: carried , away from the - :
county three or four thousand dollars. The
money was needed at home"' The au-: 1
thorities teli us that the survey of a line of
tibe A. & R. Raihroad 'from Rocky Mount
yia Na$vUle willil)eginilo-aiorrow. j; Gen.. :
W.J: G- Lewis, will be the engineer in .charge.
4 -The corpspf ' ehgineers ' who are en
gaged in blazing the way for the Norfolk
and Goldsboro Railroad - have .located the .
eroaainc of Chowan river five miles below
Wlnton, and were"1 sounding ' the "Roanoke' '
t w litiamsion on- x uesoay oi mis weex.
-t. We begin with this issue, of the. tiouth-nr-cohtribution8rom
some of our local
misters.-U By so doing-we open a channel ;
oroing good. Rev, J. N. H. Sum-
merei
rived
PcCa
leren, the new rrcspyterian . pastor, ar'
Ved yterday4 tiolji:)-rh 4- j:m j. h , w
f-'RpcMijgham- IL6ekdz& Mr). E.
Cameron, for a long .time located here .
or the practice of law and forhierjy con-
ected with this paper; has let t the Bcenes
his childhood and the associations of his
outh to sees fame and fortune" in other '
afrds He left Monday vnight for-Texas, U
here, we : trust his - fondest hoDes mav be .
ealizcdV - The gin catastrophe season '
s open again, ' and Mr, ' Webster Davis is i
She first. victim we have beard of, in this
ectioh. While clearing ' hway the seed '
rOnV Mr.'iH.3.C.4Dockery's gin Ja8t Tues-
day his , hand was caught in the gin, which
Eas running at .a high' speed, and badly '
util&ted. Every finger on bis right hand
as either wholly or partly torn off.
A fatal shooting affray occurred at Laurel '
Hill, this county,i last. Saturday, in which , :
a negro boy,, some 16 years, of; age, was.
killed.- It seems that a difficulty had arisen ;
tweeh the boy and a , negro man by the.
ame of Arthur Bennett, in regard to some .(
oney which' the boy had belonging 'to
nnettTi, After some words the boy broae
nd ran and .was pursued by Bennett and '
ndther -negro by the name oi Williams,.,
rho .is a desoerate character. Bennett
finally overtook the boy, and as Williams '
ran up' Bennett told him to "shoot him," ;
Whereupon Williams pulled out a revolver
knd shot the boy in the abdomen,1 inflicting
a wound which resulted in the boy's death '
jon Monday evening.: Bennett, was brought
here ' and lodged .in" jail Monday. Wil- -
fiams, who did the shooting, made his es-
jape, .. v sy . ''-:n ;- . ; 4 . ..... . . -t . -. V ; j
, ' Fayetteville" ; Observer: Mr.
jjesse W. ' Powers, one of Fayetteville's
ioldest and most respected citizens, died last
jnight. n - Judge Davis and wife left for
their home this morning, via Wilmington.
! u Qur farmers seem to be taking much
anterest in the approaching Fair, and from
the presenht outlook" we think it will prove
a grand success: -.-r In the pictures ' of.
the great Exposition in Harper's Weekly, re
ferred to last week, one of the mostpromi
nent, as certainly the most, characteristic,
of them is the representation 'of the ;work
of the two firms of skilful artisans in this
town, Messrs. McMillan Bros, and Mr. Wal
ter 'Watsoh.whose turpentine still, tools and '
oUler apparatus are conspicuously shown. .
, On Wednesday, September 26th, a
man appeared in this place, representing
1 himself to be a circus agent and made
liiany contracts for the show. A few min
uses after the banks were closed he. appear-
(ed at-the side door of the : People's Na-r
tional Bank and asked the. favor, to hare a
1 rihortr oooh Ad ' Thft P.hflf.b WM a Aerti fifid
I j one on the City National Bank" of Bridge-
port,'conn., for $17U. The omcers oi tne
bank "very cleverlyTgave . him ; the money, .
and -thought noo more, of it till the check,'
was protested and they found it was bogus.
-Lastaturday, the 29th September,
about Si hands employed, on t the C. . F. &
Y. V. R. R. "struck." It seems that they
were paid seventyHftve cents i per. day and
were '.paid off" every two - weeks. They
were dissatisfied with this arrangement and
demanded either one dollar per day and be.
paid, every , two weeks, or .s seventy-five
cents ahd be paid every Saturday evening.
The .raUroad refused .to; ; comply; with
their demands,, and they stopped work.
1 i-The Star Banding Works of Mr Isaac
S.dRowlahd, about, three miles -north of.
Fayettevillesent a specimen of their rims
jo Boston, and as a result of their labors
they inform us that ,on account of the su
periority of the wood and workmanship
they -already have many inquiries and mbrc
order! than they can fill, ,and they wilj be
compelled to double their force. '
There will be a meeting of the C. F. & Y.
V.i.R R. Syndicate -at. Greensboro f this
week. The road is being pushed as rapidly
as possible. The work on: the river is fin
ished ?apd they are now hard at workfre-"
moving the steel rails from the river wharf
tO military green.i'Tbe track rial laid and
the i engines,. run About, a, mile and a half
from townj Itseem8 to be hard to get
Cross ties between ; ?here I and Rockfish.
rr Tbe North Carolina jam stone com
panyat Parkwdod,'are constantly increas
ing their facilities ior the manufacture of
grist mills, and these mills having a national
reputation are shipped to' allr parts' of the
Union, and orders, have. been received from'
Brazil, B. A. , - Harnett dots: The hog
cholera is very prevalent and-' fatal in this
section t'maay persons losing "all.- the hogs
they had. " .The crops on the road to
Haywood bear evidence pf -out ' calamities,
and are the pooie&Vl.. eyer sa on the same
V ?
People say that they are not inclined to