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The Weekly Star, WJL H. BEENAED, Editor and Prop'r. WILMINGTON, N. C. - Friday; Decembeh 14, 1883. tSTin writing to change 'your address, aluxtis indirection as well as full Particulars as where you wish your paper to be Bent hereafter. Unless you do both changes can not be made. -Notices of Marriage or Death, Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, &c., arecharged for as ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when paid for strictly in advanoe At tMs rate 50 cents will pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. ' i -Remittances must be made by CheckJ)raft Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Post masters wUl register letters when desired. jsronly such remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. "Specimen copies forwarded when desired. SPECIAL NOTICE. .. Mr. Rom. M. Johnson is the au thorized ; travelling agent of the Daily Star for the territory on the line and east of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. This in no way conflicts with his duties as general agent of the Goldsboro Messenger, which paper he has been serving faithfully for nearly ten years. A NEW PLAN FOB SURPLUS DIS TRIBUTION. Mr. James G. Blaine, who is evi dently a candidate for the Republi can nomination for the Presidency, has a new scheme. He does not fa vor Wharton Barker's absurd propo sition to keep up the taxes and di vide the surplus among the States. But he has a scheme of his own, and it is only a little less absurd than Barker's plan. He proposes that the internal tax on spirits and malt liquors should be kept up and the proceeds be distributed among the States ' That is you must tax a few States for Jhe benefit of the whole. The ideajpf equality and justice in tax raising never occurs to the as piring mind of a Republican politi cian. The Tariff is laid in the in terests of a few at the expense of many, and the schedule is so arranged that the lower class of goods such as the laboring classes use, pay a ; much higher 1 tax than the fine goods used bv the.rich. Mr. Blaine is quite willing to extend such peculiar Republican blessings to the other form of taxation and to make those States that pay most of the in ternal tax do so for the benefit of those that do not pay any -tax, or but little, as is the case with the New England States. There is one Revenue District in Illinois that pays more internal tax by six - times than the' whole of North Carolina, and possibly as much as all New England "pays. Under Blaine's wicked scheme of plunder Connecticut would receive over one million; Massachusetts more than three millions; New Hampshire more than 1600,000; Rhode Island nearly $500,000, and Vermont nearly $600,000. North Carolina would get about 2i millions, Virginia about 2j millions and Kentucky less than 3 millions i Not only is the plan unjust and unequal and absurd but it is uncon stitutional. The New York Times asks "Where in that venerable, and doubtless venerated, instrument can we una any grant oi power to Congress to levy taxes tor state purposes? Tnat a surplus, accu mulated unintentionally, may be thus ap- : plied has at least a precedent to sustain it. but that taxes can be deliberately levied to be turned over to the State Treasuries, and to be expended entirely without the direc tion or supervision of Congress or the Fed eral Governmeet, according to the whim of the respective State Legislature, is a doc- . trine which it would require all the logic of Mr. ttiame, and perhaps more than even his authority as an expounder of the Con stitution, to sustain." But the Constitution is a sort of third wheel in the estimation of a Republican aspirant. It never occurs to such a mind to consider that there is a Constitution. His statesmanship has nothing to do with Constitution al limitations whatever.' The Times does not think that the people of Illi nois can be persuaded tnat it is a . good and proper thing for them . that the enormous taxes on spirits collected in their State should be . turned intothe Treasuries of Pennsyl vania and Massachusetts, The surplus revenue can be easily disposed of in a spirit of fairness and with justice to all sections. Let the - necessaries of life that are used by all classes and conditions be either placed on the free list, or the tax be . reduced to the smallest possible point, and enough burden - will be lifted from the people ' to give them great .and instant relief, and enough reduc tion will be made in the revenues to prevent much, if any, surplus, as long as the pension claims are to be met, a navy is to be built, interest on the public debt to be met, and the war debt to be gradually ; reduced. If this plan, however, shonld not make a sufficient reduction, then the tax on whiskey, beer, &c. , might be reduced still farther. 1 ' The necessaries of life should be favored as far as possible. JThe . working classes and they are count ed by millions, should have some fa vor at the hands of legislators. The ' commodities of life can never be tax ed much without "oppression to the masses. Let the , reduction begin witn the necessaries. Let the reve nues of the country; that are needed for the support of the Government be raised upon the luxuries, both nn der the Tariff and under the Inter nal system. But Blaine's plan is nn just every way. - Charles A. Dana, it is reported, gets $50,000 annually for editing the JNew lork Sun. He would be high at 51,000 unless the object be to in jure the Democratic party. MMMMMMMaMSMssBSBSMsjwSBMBMMsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssBssisssssss , . . t, , . ... n i . ' ' . - n n r " - -i - dt i TT1 1 '). - . It is already the talk in Washing' ton among Federal officials that the bayonet will become again a factor in the politics Af the country, - An official high in one of the Depart ments is reported as saying: "Next year the result will be different. The negroes can have the protection of the Federal law and of Federal marshals, and if Mahone is not too badly crippled, the United States next Fall will. perhaps, be able to secure a free election and .fair count." , If this folly' should be attempted it will end in the overwhelming de feat ;of the .Republicans. The.coan t.rv w ill not aerain tolerate Federal interference after the old style. The Republicans may attempt it, and if Arthur should be the nominee , we will not be surprised if the old bull dozing machinery is put actively .to work. The past has its lessons,-; We do not believe" that the-, people will be .quiescent if the high handed measures of Grant in 1876 are again resorted to in 1884. Mr. Tilden was defrauded and literally bulldozed out of his rights and th people weie practically' stifled in 1876,' but if a Demoorat is elected;in 1884, as we have good grounds for believing will Ka trio msa - we bave no doubt ne will take his seat. . '-. . X 1 ; The very fact that an officer in one of the Departments is so ready to turn to Federal help to carry an election is significant and shows that the members of "the old Grant set" are willing to carry their ends by the use of force. The New York News says of the threat of the Assis tant Secretary: ; 'It is even possible to conceive the In troduction of the Federal military element into the arena. It was one of Wen. aner man's theories that the army might be ef fectively used at a crisis for the solution of a political problem, and it is not certain that his successor has not a similar idea as to cutting the knot of a partisan controver sy with the sword. It is not to be forgotten that it was in apprenension oi a inreaieneu intervention of military and naval force that the claim of Mr. Tilden to the Chief Magistracy of the Republic was, somewhat ingloriously, abandoned in 1878; and re mains for tne iorewarnea democracy w arm itself against contingencies that might induce history to repeat itself in tnat re spect." A Democratic House, if true to the people and to civil liberty, jnay do much to contravene the -attempts of the plotters and usurpers. f A NEGRO CREATES A RUMPUS. His name is William McKanlass. It is a significant name and means fuss. He is a negro of the unmista kable brand. No "mixtry" in him. He is a genuine ebo-shin,-; gizzard- foot, kinky-wool, flat-nose, thick-lip darkey of African de-scent. He was dying to learn music. His tastes were sesthetic. He had heard Theo dore Thomas's - marvellously drilled symphonic orchestra. He had heard Patti pour forth those wondrously liquid notes so musical, so entranc ins. so soul-thrilling. William Mc Kanlass at last found an opportunity after much seeking. He lives in Kan s as, but he went to Cincinnati, we neglected to mention. He attended a College of Music in that, famed city of pork and" peppergrass.. He paid his money and he claimed all the privileges of the whites. He was duly taught, the whites not rebelling. It was musical and social equality with a vengeance. But at last, and too late, the volcano opened; the pent up lava came forth- with a fizz and a gush and a rumble. And William McKanlass . was the cause. He was to "play at the eleventh annual examination. He bad sent out, as is tne custom, a large number of invitations to his numerous friends. His friends were of his color of course. 'The young women of the school were to, play with ebo-shin. They felt" outraged. It was too public you know. ' South ern girls fainted at the idea, and even the Cincinnati flat feet drew up their skirts with indignation and gave a new ascent to their aspiring noses There was much sobbing and flash ing of eyes. The colored high-flyers left the college hall( with maleuic tions deep, swearirg it was a great outrage to take the colored brother's money and then not give him 4 liv ing chance with the white girls. So the examination of Room No. 1 was private. Such was the.com promise McKanlass is now in Kansas whence he bailed. '.;.. '. I' There is a lesson , here. If the Northern people prefer to have negro men in their schools for their daugh ters they should be allowed to do so without the fear of the Supreme Court in their eyes, or a special act of the Congress to prevent the de gradation. But Southern white girls have no business ' in such places, They would do well to be educated at home in the Soathl ;":l;s ' The Cincinnati Post says there were a good many Southern girls at this College of Music in Porkopolis,' wnere there was one negro male graduate 'among a host of white girls. Shame! . ' - "Judge Gilliam 1!) rp.nnrtnH tn liavo ooM that, some vears a?n th finnntw -jmta had power to regulate the fare and charges of hotels. Those must certainly have been uuu uiu uays. This is from a State exchange, but "We ; neSlected in clipping to note which- By reference to Wheeler's history it will be seen that in the old counties, prior to the War of Inde pendence, there were schedules of prices regulating tavern charges. There were no hotels in those days. xens ana taverns , were the names given to houses, of public entertain ment.'. A reference to many of the old counties Wheeler ,will furnish the list. : Carlisle is consistent. His speeches are in harmony gvith the Democratic record. - In -1876- the Democrats in National Convention - assembled set- forth - .a "declaration'. , of principle. Samucl J. Tilden, of New York, was nominated f dr'the' Presidency and was elected by more : than a quarter of a million majority. "Ho was placed upon a platform that advocated Ta riff. Reform. It will be in order to reproduce the Tariff plank of 1876, as it will refresh the memories of our readers. Here it is." Read and save it: "We' denounce the present Tariff, levied upon nearly 4,000 articles, as a masterpiece of injustice, inequality and false pretense. It yields a ' dwindling, not a yearly rising revenue. - It lias impovertsnea many inaus tries to subsidize a few. ' It prohibits im ports that might - purchase the products of American labor. It has degraded Ameri can commerce from the first to an inferior rank on the high seas. ' It has cut down the sales of American manufactures at home and abroad, and depleted the returns of American agriculture an industry fol lowed by half our people. It costs the peo ple five , times more than it produces to the Treasury, obstructs the processes "of. pro duction and wastes the fruits of labor. It promotes fraud, fosters smpgglingi en riches dishonest officials and bankrupts honest merchants. We demand , that all custom-house taxation shall be only for revenue. - i There is talk . among members of Congress of - sundry investigations this winter. One is the-manner of Jnstice Stanley -Matthews's election to the Supreme Court Bench. An other is the Attorney General's ex travagances - and abuses of his office. A special to the New York Times says: v . .. . " .". . It is charged that the Attorney General in appointing the Hon. Kichard Crowley, at the tTesident s request, as special coun sel to aid in the. Southern prosecutions Crowley being a member of Congress violated the statute which especially for bids a member of Congress to take a fee in any case in which the Government is con ¬ cerned. It is stated that vouchers on file will show that Crowley was so appointed. and drew pay for bis legal services while he was drawing his salary as a member of the House. There is another matter for inves tigation, deorge Buss is accused of receiving $1,000 for an opinion when he was acting as special counsel for the Government. The Imperial Council of Russia have determined to give more . re sponsibility to theministers,and more liberty to the people. A dispatch from St. Petersbnrg of the 6th inst. says that the Czar "does not believe that the Russian people are yet suf ficiently prepared successfully to assume the responsibity of self-go- venment, and favors none of , the proposed measures to give directly to the masses a voice in the affairs of the nation." He is probably correct as to the condition of his people, but it is very doubtful if he is wise in resisting the proposed changes. His tenure of life .is brittle,, and there will be no additional stability given" to his rule by opposing the spirit of reform which is abroad in Russia. Lieutenant Newcomb has been transferred to the Norths Carolina District as inspector o f the - Li f e saving service. : tie is said to be a very efficient officer. We notice that there is great - dissatisfaction at his removal from the Lake Michigan District and a petition is talked of to Congress asking the recalling of the order. ; The Protection Democrats are now trying to grapple, with the great problem of making Carlisle arid Ran dall agree 'in opinion. But there is an immense distance between High Protection and a Constitutional Ta riff for Revenue onto. The Penn- sylvanians understand this and they were hot for Randall. - mi 1 T m i nr - i i ne last nortoiK Xtanamark ap peared in a new and handsome attire. It looked as neat as if it had just at tained its majority instead of being a veteran in the service of Virginia and the South. James Barron Hope - still directs its course and we hope will do so for decades to com e. Some of the Jrrotection papers new objection to have N started ' a Speaker Carlisle. He does not be lieve in a nation spelt with a big N He, m other words, in not a consoli dationist, but believes that under the Constitution the people have the . . right of revolution. Hurrah for John Griffin Carlisle ! Hon. Carl Schurz has retired from the New York Evening Post. The cause of his retirement is announced to be "serious differences of onin. ion between himself and his asso ciates concerning the treatment of important public questions in the ed itorial columns." Mr. Schurz is a Free Trader. ' Four respectable women in Balti more were' in great peril on Monday. A fire had imprisoned them within a house and they had to jump for their lives from the second-story balcony. Miss Carrie Martin received, injuries that will probably prove fatal. The last National Convention held has iust adiourned at Cincinnati. , It -was the Butter, Cheese and Egg men in council. About Christmas the egg and whiskey men will meet in council and will pot adjourn until the holi days are ended. - - -Two roughs fought a prize fight! near Wilkesbarre, Pa. They fought Sen rounds, and both ; were, terribly pnnisbed. Their names are Thomas McGarin and Michael Cox. The latter whipped, but his face was pounded to a jelly. T New Haven is sick of the Salva tion Army and the Mayor has noti fied it that it -must stop its noise in me streets, , mere are seventy mem? Mere in uiaii cuy. . :- Superior court. The case -of F. J." Swann. plaintiff, against L. A. Hart and J. C. Bailey, de-. fendants, to ! recover - certain "property in possession of 'the latter, or their heirs, and claimed by the former,; which ins been be fore this court for, Ahe past ten days, came ,to a close yesterday,' the decision being ad verse to the plaintiff; ; from which judg ment the plaintiff, through his counsel, - craved an appeal to the Supreme" Court of North Carolina.. - 5 -The case was a very intricate one. in volving a considerable amount of property, and an array of talent was brought into requisition which has seldom been em ployed upon any single case in our Courts before. f --- .i ' A The argument was opened on - Thursday last ' by M. Q. Waddell. Esq.; for the plaintiff, who was followed by Col. D. E. McRae for the defendants, Col. McRae by Hon. D. L. Russell for the plaintiff , Judge Russell by Hon. Geo. Davis for-tbe de-' fence, and Mr.. Davis by Maj. D. J. De vane for the plaintiff. The arguments were all very able and exhaustive ones, as may be readily con ceived from the character and ability of the counsel on either side. , There are four more of these cases, in which F. J. Swaun is plaintiff and various parties defendants, one of which is pending in Columbus Court and the .' other three have been continued over. " ,' yl ) i Injunction Case. . v'.'s" " An application for an injunction against Sheriff Jones, of Carteret county, by per sons living in certain disputed territory be tween Craven and Carteret counties, to prevent him from collecting taxes in said territory, was to have been heard before His Honor, Judge Phillips, on Monday, but his whole attention has been taken up with the case of Swann vs. Hart & Bai ley, which was taken up on Tuesday of last week and has not yet been concluded, and we understand that the Judge says he cannot neglect the business of this court to attend to matters from a distance. He will probably hear the case during the session of Pender. Superior Court, which com mences next week, when he will have more time at his disposal. Mr. M . , DeW. Stevenson, of New Berne, was here to ar gue the case for the tax-payers, and was the guest of Capt. J. C. ; Stevenson. Mr. Clement Manly and others "were also here to represent Sheriff Jones. - Fender' New Court House. 1 Pender Superior Court will convene next Monday, and its sessions will for the first time be held in the new court house in the city of Burgaw. It is a handsome building. commodious in size and conveniently ar ranged, and our Pender friends should feel proud of it. It was constructed by Messrs. Ellington.Royster & Co., of Raleigh, and the work was done under the immediate super vision of Mr. Jacob S. Allen. In dimensions it is 76 by 44 feet, and has 19 feet pitch. It has a tower 80 feet high and 88 feet above the roof, the roof and tower both being slated. The building cost $l0,000,jK5U the bricks for its construction were made on the ground. The corner-stone was laid on the 4th of July last, with Masonic ceremonies. and in the presence of a large assemblage of people from Pender and the surrounding counties, F. n. Busbee, Esq., delivering the address. Forelsn Exports. The following shipments were made from this port yesterday : The Norwegian barque Turist, Capt. Jensen, for Havre, France, by Messrs. Paterson, Downing & Co , with 3,313 barrels of tar, 700 do pitch, S do gum thus, - 30 do rosin and 5 casks spirits turpentine, valued at $6,699; the .German brig Express, Capt. Fretwurst, for Liverpool, by Messrs. Alex. Sprunt & Son, with 1,092 bales of cotton, weighing 506, 063 pounds and valued at f 48, 000; and the schooner Lizzie Major, Capt. Foster, for St. Marc, Hayti, by Messrs. Jas. H. Chad- bourn & Co., with 93,799 feet of lumber and 20,000 .shingles, valued at $1,321 69. Total 156,020.69. i The Travels of a Hat. The Savannah Noes says: "The Nor wegian barque Fros, Capt. Braver, sailed from this port on the first of March lat The pilot of the vessel in leaving after pi loting her to sea forgot his hat. Captain J3rager has taken care of it ever since, thinking that be would have an opportuni ty to return to this port. The hat was ta ken to Hamburg and into the Baltic Sea, from thence to Santander, Spain, and from there to Wilmington, N. C, where Capt. Brager found the Norwegian barque Bolgen preparing to sail for Savannah, the latter vessel arriving, here yesterday morning. The hat looks none the worse for its Ion? voyage." A Black Ulan Tnrnlnar White. Mr. J. W. Underwood, of Sampson came into our office yesterday to exhibit to us one of those inexplicable freaks of na ture which is occasionally found in this country of ours, in the shape of a colored iuuu unmeu mnion meivin, who, aiter a severe spell of sickness, about twelve years ago, commenced gradually turning white, whereas before he was coal black. The skin of a good portion of his limbs and face is now as white as anybody's, and the trans formation steadily progresses. In the case of Mel vin the black gradually fades out and the skin does not peel as in some cases. The contrast in the colors is very striking. Personal. We regret to learn that Mr. J. E. Will- son is very sick with typhoid fever. His brother, " Mrl Chas. D: "Winsbn'pas also been quite sick with the same disease, but is able to be out again. The Goldsboro Messenger says: "A most -enjoyable reception was given by Col. Geo Carter, at his residence in this city, last Thursday, to-his niece, Mrs. ; Martin S. Willard, nee Miss Elizabeth Oliver.of New- bern, and her bridal party, who spent the day here en route for Wilmington, her fu ture home. Hocking a Train. Mr. A. J. McNair, who came in on the southern train Tuesday night, says some one threw a rock through a window of the car, between Cerro Gordo and Flemington, ana we saauerea glass struc& mm on tne side of the face in a, shower, but- luckily I .did no damage further than to hurt his eyes to some extent, some of the fragments having entered them. No clew to the par ty.who threw the rock. To be Started Again. We learn that the water mill at Green field pond, just beyond the7 southern limits of the city, and commonly known as "Mc Hhenny's mill," has been thoroughly over, hauled and put in good condition, and that it will be put in operation by Mr. W. H. Turlington about the first of next week. HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE, Beware of Imitations, imitations and coun terfeits have again appeared Be sure that the word "HORSFORD'S" is on the wrap, per, None are genuine without it. ; The gampaon Fair. From a gentleman who was present we learn' that the Annual Fair of the Sampson' County' Agricultural Association, which commenced in 'Clinton on Wednesday last, ws, a big success.1 "On Thursday; the1 6th, the "Fair was formally opened by the Presi dent.. Col. J. K. Pigford. " On "Friday Gov. Jams, who was to address .the assembled multitude, was escorted to the grounds by Chief Marshal J. T. Murphy and his assis tants, and the military; under Capt Faison. The Governor was introduced by the Chief Marshal, Mr. J. T. Murphy, and proceeded to deliver one of those sensible and practi cal speeches which he knows so well how to get off on such an occasion. We are glad to learn that there was a good attendance throughout the weekt and that it was one of the most successful ex hibitions' ever held in the county. On Thursday and Friday nights the young people were treated to excellent balls, the Italian harpers of this city furnishing ..the music for the dancing. All present as visitors were loud in their praises of the good people of Sampson for the cordial greeting' extended them and the great hospitality they enjoyed. 1 . : , The Mexican Veterama. Col. J. L. Cantwell returned from Wash ington Sunday morning, v He , was the Only North Carolinian present at the Reunion and Convention of the. National -Mexican Veteran Association, which commenced its sion there on Thursday and continued for three days. Hon. T. W. Mackey was the orator of the occasion, and interesting addresses were-made by the President and others -There., were about two hundred and fifty present. : They had a procession the members called in a body to pay their respects to the President, and a very enjoy-: able excursion to Mt. Vernon was had. It was resolved to urge upon Congress the justice and expedience of pensioning the soldiers who fought for : their country's honor and glory in Mexico, as well as those who served the Republic in other but not less hotly, contested struggles. The Mexican veterans certainly deserve this re cognition at the hands of the government, and we hope they will receive it (tardy though it be) during the present session of Congress. . . . Instantly Killed by an Explosion. We find in the Montgomery Advertiser and Mail the particulars of a boiler explo sion at one of the depots in that city, on last Sunday morning a week ago, which re sulted in the death of Mr. D. M. Allen and the injury of several others. The engineer and Mr. Allen, the latter holding the posi tion of a car inspector, were examining a leak in the boiler, which had just been dis covered, when the explosion occurred, when Mr. Allen was'thrown against a train of cars on another track and killed almost instantly, his head being crushed in and his body being badly bruised. Deceased was formerly a resident of this city, where he was well known." He left. here about eleven years ago. and had been connected with the road a long time, in the service of which be lost his life, , and must have been a failMul omccr. tie leaves a family, and has a number of relatives in Wil mington. LUIIngton River Improvement. : The improvements of Lillington river are completed. They consisted of clearing out logs, snags and stumps, cutting off all over hanging trees and straightening the chan nel. In so doing ten points have been cut off and seven dug through. The dredged channel through these points is thirty feet 'wide and six feet deep; the total length is twelve hundred1 feet. ; Now there is a good channel fof steam navigation for boats drawing less than five feet up to Lillington bridge. The dredging has . been done by the smalldredge, Energy, owned and 'su perintended by Capt. Bowdoin. The work was inspected last Saturday by U. S. As sistant Engineer, Capt. W. H. James, who was much pleased with the improvement1'. Runaway-Driver Injured. . A horse attached to the delivery: wagon of Capt. J. L. Boatwright got frightened on Front street, between Market and Dock, yesterday afternoon, and dashed down the atrtet in the direction of the market.. The driver made strenuous efforts to rein the animal in, but without avail, and as he started to turn the corner of Dock, in the direction of Second street, the man made a desperate jump and fell on the rock pave ment, cutting' a severe gash in his forehead. The horse, in the meantime, looked as if intending to bolt into one of the side doors to Messrs. Adrian &' Voller's Btore, but the wagon turned over and hampered his movements and he was then halted. The - driver, a colored man named Robert Mor ris, was carried to Capt. Boatwright's store, where he received suitable surgical atten- tion. 1 .-; :' . Cot a Prize and was Afraid Sne would Iiose It. - A small colored girl was noticed to pick up from the pavement on the north side of Market street, yesterday afternoon, what appeared to be" a pretty well filled purse. She quickly concealed it under her straw hat, . which she held in , her hands, and walked pretty briskly in the direction of Second street. She saw two or three per sons watching her movements, and as soon as she got within about ten' steps of the corner of Second and Market streets she broke into a run and quickly ' disappeared around the corner. It is thought likely the girl got a considerable prize. ' .Superior Court. , ; - - The case of Swann' vs. Hart & Bailey still occupies the attention of the Superior Court. Hon. Geo. Davis continued his able argument yesterday, and when he oon- cluded, during the afternoon, Maj. Devane commenced his remarks and will conclude to-day.. This, we understand, will be the last speech on either side, and the case will therefore be given to the ' jury some time during the day. Oxford Orphan Asylum. Among the contributions to the Oxford Orphan Asylum for the week ending Dec. 5th, as printed -in the Orphan's Friend, we find the following from this place: Donald juactiae, f lw; u. ttosentnai, . $z.0U; pro ceeds of joint services in Lutheran Church Thanksgiving Day, $70.26: Worth & Worth, one barrel of molasses; "W. H. Mc- Rary, one barrel of flour; Kenan & For- shee, one sack of coffee. A Rold Robbery. -Yesterday about the dinner hour, while the proprietor was absent, and the attention of the clerks engaged, some sly thief slip ped into the private office of a business house' on the wharf and stole from the cash drawer the sum of 310 in monev. "vr .i . . . . . . xio.ciue to tue perpetrator oi ine roDDery. Rev. Dr.. J. B. Taylor tele graphs from Richmond, Va.,- that the re port to the effect that he would '. assume charge of the Laurinhurg Baptist Church,' together with the churches located at Shoe Heel and Spricg Hill, Is "unauthorized and premature," s;:;':;f.-:.Vs' - WAHIIIKIlTttN. . , . - volving 143. wu acres; vregon uenirai. ia . NTilrlTs : I 1 1 mMTiTlTio Caucus of Republican Senators Itfa- none and Rlddleberger In Full- Fel lowship Changes in the Committees Senator Edmunds Tenders his Re signation of the Presidency "of the Senate Senator Anthony to be Se lected to Fill the Place. . By Telegraph to the Mornlna Star.l . Washtngtobt." Dec . 10. The caucus of . Republican Senators this morning was well attended. Senator Mahone was present. The report Of the caucus committee, upon the membership . of the Senate committees, was received and adopted. The following are the cnanges made in the membersnip of the majority committees: ' Foreign Kelations Miller, of California, vice Windom; . " Manufactures Riddleberger. - vice Con ger; 'j, . Agriculture miner, oi new xorK, vice Mahone; ' Post Offices and Post Roads Hill, vice Ferry; ' , Pensions Mitchell,- vice Piatt, or Minn. -Mining "Wilson; vice Hill; ; Revision of the Laws Conger, vice Mil ler, of Cal.; .'. - t Improvement of the Mississiddi River VanWyck, vice Medhill; ' , ' Transportation Koutes to the beaboara Aldrich, vice Harrison ; To examine the several branches ot toe Civil Service Cullom, vice Sawyer; Nicaragua Claims Maxie. vice Davis, or W. Va. ; Public Buildings and Grounds-Manone, vice Rollins;. Revolutionary Claims Jones, of r londa, vice Johnston. Senators Sherman and Wilson are placed upon the committee on Foreign Relations; Senator Miller, of -New York, fills ' a va cancy on the Finance Committee; ' Senator Frye holds the fourth place on the Com merce Committee. The remaining cnanges are unimportant. senator Edmunds was not present at tne caucus. The following letter trom mm was read by the chairman: ' " I "Vice Prkstoeht's Chamber, ', Washikgtok, D. C, Dec. 10, '83. J To my Republican brethren of the Sen ate Gentlemen : At the close of the last session the Senate, when a large number of Republican Senators elect had no voice in the selection of the President pro tempore, and when none of these who had been re elected could be chosen for the place, -I felt then that had your range of choice been as great as it now-is, another Senator- would have been your choice, as he would have been mine The difficulties then ex isting are now removed, . and I eladlychas- ted f to return to your bands unembarrassed me uisposiuou ui we uusii uiiun dcub- tors then in office imposed on me, and l invite vou to proceed to elect anotner ires- ident pro tempore ol this Senate. With grate ful thanks lor the unsougnt proot ot con fidence then shown in me, and with a wish to be relieved, I am faithfully yours, ; ; Geo.,J) Jdmuitds. The caucus postponed action on Senator Edmunds' letter for the reason that Senator Anthony has not yet been sworn m for the present term, out it was lniormaiiy deter mined that when the time for action is reached. Senator Anthony shall receive the nomination of the caucus tor tne rresiden cv of the Senate. . " ' . - A motion was made ana carnea-xo con sider the question of electing the officers of the Senate at the caucus to be held next Thursday. ' . Senator Riddleberger was not at the cau us. lie is out or town to-aay. Foil ty- eighth: congress. first session; ; Senate Committees Appointed Rills and Joint Resolutions Introduced . Bills Introduced In the House -Under the Call of States. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. . SENATE. Washington, December 10. On the re assembling of the Senate the chair laid be fore it a memorial of the veterans of the Mexican war, asking that their names and the widows of deceased veterans be placed on the pension rolls. -On motion of Mr. Sherman the Senate proceeded to the appointment of the stand ing and other committees of the Senate. The forty-sixth rule, requiring the designa tion. to be by ballot, was suspended, and the names were read from a list handed to the secretary, which was adopted. '. Mr. .morgan introduced a petition from cadets that that part of the act of Aug. 5th. looz, limiting the numbers of graduates of the Naval Academy to be retained in ser vice each year shall not apply to those classes who were in service at the time of the passage of the act. Among the bills introduced was one bv Mr. Morgon to define the rights of Uni ted states citizens when residing in foreign countries. - r A resolution, : offered by Mr. Butler. (which he asked to have printed " and to lie on the table) providing that each Senator except the chairman of a standing or select committee, shall be entitled to a clerk or secretary at a salary of f 1000 annually. Mr. V orhees offered the f ol lowing, wmcn he asked to have printed: Jtesolved, That in the judgment of the Senate, the public debt is not a public blessing, and that . . i i i i. i any measure or nnanciai poncy looking tu perpetuation of the present interest bearing national debt of this Government, for the purposes of national banking or on any other account, meet with the disapproba tion of this body, and should be viewed with alarm by the taxpayers of the united States. On the expiration of the morning hour, Mr. Hill, of CoL, called up the resolution heretofore offered by him, calling on the Secretary of tne Interior for copies of all Jiapers on file relatiug to the transfer of the and grant of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge & Vick8burg R. R. Co., to the New Orleans Pacific R. R. t ' During the debate on this resolution. Mr. Ingalls, of Kansas, said he had heard it noised about that this session was to be characterized by onslaughts on the Secre tary of the interior, on the land office, and on otherdepa'rtments of the government ;but that the Secretary of the Interior invites the most searching scrutiny of all his acts. Mr. Hill, while disclaiming any attack and asking only for information, said he had heard that the session was more likely to be characterized by onslaughts by rail road companies -; to secure legislation in their favor and -prevent legislation in the interests of the people against the rail roads. At the close of the debate the resolution was agreed to, and at 2.10 P. M. the Sen ate adjourned. . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. On motion of Mr. Hiscock. of N. Y.. a resolution was adopted extending until January 10th the time within which the committee on the equalization of salaries of the officers of the House and Senate may report. . --h- ? - y-:- r Under the call of 1 States the ' following bills, etc., were introduced and referred: By Mr. Herbert, of Ala.--Fixing the compensation of U. S. marshals and dis trict attorneys ; also, prescribing the time of service of jurors. uy Mr. uates, of Ala. To prevent the ?t a? . the naTlgable waters of United States. Also to prevent retroactive operation of the Naval Appropriation act of 1882. lim iting the number of graduates of the Naval Academy to be retained in service. . Also, repealing the preemption laws and amending the homestead laws so that patents may issue after three years' actual occupancy, --.vs; h: - : o;-:- -- Also, to devote the proceeds of sales of public lands to the education of the peo ple. .: ?.u. - -i.r.-f ,J3y Mr. Hewitt, , of Ala., granting pen sions to survivors of the Mexican war. , By Mr. Dunn, of Ark., declaring for feited lands granted to certain railroad companies." and to States in aid of such companies. " ' ' ., V . . .j, ; . ; Also, a resolution calling on the Secre tary , of.the Interior for" information in regard to the., attempted assignment and transfer of, lands granted to the Texas Pacific and to the Southern Pacific Rail road Company, of New Mexico; the South ern Pacific, of Arizona, and the Los Angeles & San Diego, of California. A similar resolution was introduced by Mr. Holman. By Mr. Payson, of Ills.,- declaring for-' feited. the following land grants; Texas Pacific, involving 15,000,000 acres in Cali fornia, Arizona and New Mexico: s Gulf and Ship Island, Tuscaloosa and Mobile, Mobile and New Orleans, aggregating I, 500,000 acres; 8avannah and Albany, in rolving'1,200,000 acres; Iron Mountain of Arkansas, involving 1,130,000 acres; Mem phis and .Charleston, involving - 800,000 acres; Mobile and Girard,- involving . 482, 000 acres; Ontanagon and State Line, in volving 142.000 acres r Oregon Central, in volving 1,130,000 acres; Elyton and Beards Bluff, involving 800,000 acres; Oregon and California, and California ana Oregon, un patented lands, involving 4,168,000 acres; part of the Northern faoinc invoivjng o.ouy.UUO acres; JNew urieansanu.acKson, involving 1.000.00Q acres; Iron llountain of Missouri, involving 601,000 acres; part of the Atlantic and Pacific, involving 15,'- 000.000 acres. ' , By Mr.-Nichols, of Ga.. for the adjudi cation of cotton and other claims of Geor gia. - ' I Uy Air. uiount, of tia., for tne reaemp- tion of internal revenue stamps. - rr ". Bv Mr. Elements, of ua.. to repeal tne internal revenue laws. By Mr. Finerty.of Ills., for the construe-; tion of four gunboats and three additional cruisers for the U. S.-navy. " : ; Br mi. Vobb, of lnd.. to prevent the be- cretary of the Interior from issuing patents for lands granted by the United States to aid in the construction of railroads when . said railroads have not .been completed within the time fixed by the various acts. Also, declaring : forfeited lands granted to certain railroad companies. JTbis is sub stantially similar to the bill introduced by Mr. rayson, ot His., ana to one subse quently introduced by Mr. Holman, of lnd. f " . . Uy Mr. Calkins, of lnd., proposing a Constitutional amendment, providing that no State, public or private corporation, or person, shall deprive any: citizen ot the United States of equal protection of the Jaw; nor abridge his'rights, privileges or immunities on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude. By Mr. Lowrey, of lnd., a resolution re questing the President to communicate to he House any correspondence which has taken place between this Government and Great Britain in reference to the trial of Patrick O'Donnell, a citizen of (be United States, for the alleged murder of the in former Carey. By Mr. Lamb, of lnd.. to pension pri soners of war confined in Confederate pri sons during the .late war. j Also, a resolu tion calling on the Attorney.General for an itemized account of the expenditures in the prosecution ef the Star Route cases. The call was intrruptejd to allow Mr. Hewitt, of N. Y., to offet the following resolution: "That this H mse bring to the notice of the President the case of Patrick O'Donnell, claiming to be a citizen of the United States, and now ui der sentence of death in Great Britain, in the hope that the President may secure such . reasonable de lay in the execution of the sentence as will enable 'he President ;to a scertain whether said O'Donnell is a citizei l of the United States, and, if so, whether he was tried and convicted . in accordance with , the pro visions of the municipal law of Great Britain and the requirements of inter national law." The resolnl ion was adopted. The call was continued, and a bill intro duced by Mr. Blanchard, of La., to pro vide when terms of Congre -smen shall begin and end, and when Congress shall meet. The object of this bill is tt at Congress shall meet immediately after I the election of members to the new Con rress, instead of thirteen months after, as : low, and to pro vide for two long sessions of each Con gress instead of one lomr and one short term, as now. " Without completing the call the House adjourned. The call will be resumed to morrow. SENATE, Washington. Dec. 11 In the Senate this morning, after prayer! and the reading of the journal. Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island, announced the presence of his col league, Senator Anthony, and asked that he be sworn in immediai ely. All of the Senators rose fromtfheirse ats and remained standing while the oath v ras administered by the President pro tern.. Senator Ed munds. : -- Among the petitions pi esented was one by Mr. Plumb, from the citizens of Kan sas of African descent, setting forth the disadvantages of their pc eition in view of the condition of legislatioi 1 and the decision of the Supreme Court. Among the bills- prese; ited and appro priately referred was one by Mr. Brown to provide for the hearing and determining of claims of the State of . Jeorgia for cap tured and abandoned pro perty of said State seized by the United States.' A bill was presented bj r Mr. Sherman to provide for the encouragement of close commercial relationship s ind in the interest of the perpetuation of p eace between the United States and the re mblics of Mexico, Central and South Ameri ca, and the Em pire of Brazil. A resolution was offer ed by Mr. Beck, and ordered printed, call ing on the Secre tary of the Treasury to f urnish information regarding the sinking fund, which Mr. Beck states is being kept! up by over-taxa tion. Mr. Frye gave notice Ithat he would call up on Thursday the repjort of the commit tee on Kules of the Sen.-ftte. The Senate then wen ; into executive ses- sion. and when the d ars were reopened adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. When the House?; met this morning the Speaker was suffering from a severe cold, and Mr. Cox, of Efew York, was called to the chair. f The reading of yesterday's journal hav ing been dispensed with, -the Speaker pro tern, continued tlie call of .States for bills and resolutions o f inquiry.. Among the bills and resolutions intro duced were the fjjllo wing: By Mr. Hatch, of Mo., to allow farmers and planters to eiell leaf tobacco of their own production to other than manufac turers of tobacco without the payment of special tax. j By several mejmbers, bills for the intro duction, duty friee, of salt, sugar, barbed wire; to pension! Mexican veterans, and to allow the President to veto separate items of appropriation bills. .A great many bills of similar chai-acter were introduced by different memb ;rs. Among the b ills introduced was one by Mr. Skinner, ft N. Y., authorizing the Secretary of ths Treasury to purchase from surplus revenue, at any time, at his dis cretion, 4 anci 4 per cent, bonds, and cancel the sam ; instead of calling for re demption of 3 per cent, bonds which are now payable a t the pleasure of the United States. Also , another ' eight-hour law bill; to reduce the drop-letter postage to one cent; and a call for information con cerning the transfer of the Texas , Pacific land grant. ByMr, les, of N. C, repealing the internal revei ne laws. Also, to refund certain direct axes on land, collected from late insurrectionary States. citizens in th By Mr. Va ce, of N. C, to secure more service reform. Also, for emcient. cm the payment of certain mail contractors in the Southern States prior "to May. 1861. Also, to stop lar. the coinage of the trade dol- By O'Hara, of N. C.Ao re imburse de positors of the Freedmains' Saving & Trust By Mr. York, of N. C. to ; appropriate the surplus money now in . the Treasury, and all money hereafter derived from in ternal revenue taxation, for educational purposes. By Mr. x, of rJ. U., to change the llecting the internal revenue method of tax on disti ed spirits. By Messr 'laylor, Gaddis and Converse. of Onto, each one bill to increase "the dutv on wool, t ".V " . , : By Mr. Keiferl of O.. prooosing a con stitutional amendment providing that Con gress shall bave power by appropriate le gislation tp secure to all citizens" of the United States equal privileges and immu nities and equal protection of the laws; and also, to prevent .heir being deprived of life, liberty or property without due pro cess Of lawf. ; '( ...-.'-......--? ;r By Mr. fMackeyJ of S. C to aid in the support of common schools. Also, pro posing a j constitutional amendment . de claring the rights ad privileges of all citi zens to be the sam&i - u , , By Mr. Aiken, 4f S. C, to establish a department of agriculture. By Mr. Dibble, it 8. C, repealing All laws discriminating against circulating notes of State banks. . .' : One thousand and twenty-one bills were introduced to-day and yesterday -to be re ferred to committees vhen said committees are formed. - The House, at 5.15, adjourned until Fri day. ' SENATE. - Washington; Dec. i2. On the cbnclii-" sion of the -morning business, the, resolu tion ; which Mr. Beck - offered . yesterday was taken up, calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for exact formation regard ing the sinking fund, and Mr. Beck ad dressed the Senate in retard to it, intend ing that iheie is no ieed of so large a yearly appropriation as K50,000,000 for the sinking fund, as rec4mmended by the Secretary of the Treastty; ' - ' . ' i Charlotte " Observer: Mr. v. Hf mby formerly, of Union county ami now connected with the Rutherford Enier trrise. Dropoees to establish a newsnam-r m Waynesville," Haywood .county, the first number of which will be issued in Jauu'urv: - - The Rev. C. H. . Mead, represeniiur'r the National Temperance Society, is en gaged this winter in temperance work among the colored people of the Somh. He has just closed an . interesting series of meetings in Raleigh, and will be in Char lotte on Thursday next,- and for several days following." ; Seventeen days an we reported the marriage at the residence of Esquire McCombs, in this county, of Dr. B. B. Horton, of Wadesboro, to Aliss Sallie McCombs, one of the fairest youujr ladies of Mecklenburg. -, The bride and groom attended a reception at the residence of Capt. "Wm. Nesbit, in this city, after which they left for their home in Wades boro. A few days afterwards Dr. Horton was attacked with pneumonia and on last Sunday he died., - Dr. Horton was about 65 years . of : age and was held in great esteem by his ;. fellow men. For several 4ays past i intimations have been heard about the streets of some very disgraceful doings of a party of Da vidson College students at the depot in that place, several days ago, when a number of ladies and clergymen were subjected to burning indignities. ' It was at the time the preachers were returning from the Con ference at Statesville that the .affair occurred- From all accounts it was the most revolting conduct and the faculty should take the matter in hand and deal with it as the merits of the case demand. On board were several yery nice ladies and two or three grave ministers on their way from Con ference. A number of..--- students - came aboard and took possession of the aisle of the car and some seats, and for ten or fif teen minutes showed themselves off in a most unenviable manner. - Some of them were oddly dressed and all seemed to vie with each, other in , bad behavior. - .They made frequent allusions to the Conference at Statesville, called each other brother, and sang what seemed to be a caricature on Methodist songs at revivals. - ? . S t Raleigh News- Observer : Twen ty convicts weresent up-to the Cape Fear &; Yadkin Valley Railroad last evening. The receipts of cotton here for xhe .week ending last Thursday were 2,09r -bales, against 2,067 for the corresponding week last, year. The total receipts from September 1st to Thursday were 33,522 bales, against 30,838 to the same date last year. The stock on the platform is 950; stock in store 350; .shipments for the week 8,410.' The University Railroad, we are glad to understand, is doing handsome ly.' We hope its success may lead to the building of other branch roads. At the annual meeting of the stockholders Mr. EL P. Battle resigned .as President, and Col A. B. Andrews was elected his successor. The peace and good order for whicb Raleigh is noted continue. We have been reporting' since 1877. and in the six years have never chronicled a murder in Raleigh township.fand only three in Wake county. At its annual election of officers Wed nesday evening the Raleigh Academy of ' Medicine chose the following to serve for the present year: President, Dr. Hubert Haywood ; Secretary, Dr. James McKee, re-elected): Treasurer, Dr. : P. E. Hines. We are pleased to. learn that Dr. John L. Phillips, son of Solicitor General S. F. Phillips, lately a student of the University of North Carolina, has after a severe com petitive examination, lasting several days, gained the position of surgeon in the army. -A recent number of the Church Mes senger mentioned the names of several of the clergy who have been spoken of in connection with the office of Bishop of the new Diocese, among whom were Rev. Alfred A. Watson, D. D., of Wilmington; the Rev. A. I. Drysdale, D. D., of New Orleans, La. ; Rev. Campbell Fair, D D., of Baltimore, Md. ; Rev. M. M. Marshall, D. D , of Raleieh; Rev. N. Colin Hughes, D. D.; of Beaufort county; Rev. L H. Tut tle, D. D., of New York; Rev. J. G. Arm strong. D. D., of Richmond, Va.; Rev." George Leeds. D. D., of Baltimore, Md. ; Rev. F. J. Murdoch, of Salisbury, N. C. ; itev. mr. uiinuan, oi minnesoia, ana many others. Bishop Lyman will preside over the; deliberations of the body. Rev. Dr. Huske, of Fayetteville, is also favorably mentioned for the bishoprick. Stab.1 m . xt - T i n r j Only the following Williamston mer chants are insured: William Slade, $1,000; W. x. waits z uo., $a,vuu; j. a. KODert son, $1,000; J. D. Biggs & Co., $3,500; C. B. Hassell, $1,500; J. W. Davenport, $4, 500; H. R. Biggs, $1,000, fully insured. The loss is estimatea at $7o,uuu insurance from $20,000 to $25,000. . Charlotte Observer; A batch of immigrants from Cabarrus county, took the train at our depot last night for Texas. Among their effects were three dogs and a basket of cats. During the past year there has not been a single accident to pas senger trains on the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad, and but four derail ments of freight trains, two of which were serious wrecks. r- The Board of Com missioners for Cleaveland county have wisely ordered that the approaching execu tion of Burt Ellis shall be private. This is a good decision, but it will be a disappoint ment to something less than 10,000 people. f Considerable excitement was created aown me Air jjine roaa ? inursaay mgni over the arrest of MissGunthrop, at Black's Station, on the charge of infanticide. She was carried to Central, on the Air Line A ' 4Vw fvJcl fra Tomna T.onmi a lady of Steel Creek township; this county, met with a shocking death at the home of her mother, Mrs. Esther Richardson, last Wednesday night. The unfortunate lady was subject to epileptic fits, and while in t.liA rnnm nlnnA wna fli -zpH with nnd At the time the fit came upon her, she was standing by the fire place, and fell with her head in the fire. Before her terrible situation was discovered, she was burned so bad ly that death ensued in a few minutes.. - Night before last an officer arrived in the'eity from Pineville bringing a colored man named John Hager, who was arrested in that place last "Wednesday on the charge of murder and barn burning committed about eight years ago. - A few nights since, as a countryman, whose, name we could not learn, was driving, into Monroe to meet Rev. M. IL Hoyle. lately assigned to Pleasant Grove church, some unknown party opened fire upon him with a pistol. One bullet passed through his hat and a second lodged in his buggy. . The horse at tached to the : buggy took fright and ran off, and the runaway probably saved the countryman's life. The : Arlington guarantee gold mine, situated about four 21 . . .1 -. . 1 ... ... oaues west oi me cuy, auu wnicn. rj&8 lately been worked by Mr. Wm. Lillycrop, was yesterday sold at public auction. The mine was knocked down to Mr. Seeney, of Con cord, N. H., who was the highest bidder.at $9,080. ; c- A . considerable crowd of train this morning for Limestone county,. Texas, where they expect to locate. The nn mMM 1 J 1 -r, - T T T7": . lutj-naa ucnueu oov. ti. i. ii-ii a. pat rick, who went to Texas several years ago, but returned to -Mecklenburg sometime since on a visit, and who now goes back as captain of the little band. In the party were Ed. Kirkoatricfc and family, C. C. Brown, J. W. Robinson, "WUl White and five or six other, young men of this county. Bishop Keener, who presided over the laf A nnnfAranM fit fit Q tocxri 1 1 1 ' wwraa tw, city yesterday on his way to Macon, Ga. Quite a delegation of friends escorted him o the train and saw him off. About thirty-five emigrants have exodusted from this section this week for homes in the West. The tide of emigration still flows, but it is perceptibly weakening. The "family Of J. C. Smith, from this county, started to board the train at the depot yes terday morning for Texas, when an officer Mr. J. EE. Collins, of .Pineville, caused their detention. -The father of the family owes Mr. Collins $150 by mortgage, and was preparing to go off without settling. " . . T?.t . n; : r ; t . x-iuui a utucu oi. xjincojnion, wno Board Of County Commissioners last Wed nesday turned'Mr. Hayes, the old sheriff.: out of the office ! and ' elected in ; his stead. Mr. A. Nixon. Mr. Hayes presented his bond to the Commissioners, but as he was deficient in his accounts the Board refused to accept his bond, declared his office vacant and elected Mr.; Nixon to fill the vacancy, i- About noon yesterday. Vernon Asbury: received a severe fall in front - of White's fish market, on Churph 'street,- and was picked up and carried away in an insensible condition. His fall was most probably caused by an attack' of vertigo, and mav be attended with serious results. .- His head: struck the brick pavement with such force as to produce a fracture of his skull. Blood gushed from his mouth, and the scenes quickly attracted a large crowd -
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