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The Weekly Star; IV I L, M I N O T O N, N. C, . " . ' ' at " 1 .5 O A YEA B) IN A PT ARC E. I sSsSsSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSS3S33SSSSSS I 8S83S333SSS83SS3S 8g888S8gSSSS5SS5 - 888S8SS8SS8SSSSJSS " 8S8i28SS2SSSSSSSg , JA cc'Vaio-5SS22g'S-gS'3 ' - rtV S8SSS88S88S888888 -'VMv I ''-,'"-',""e"2dS"SS5'S . , . . .-. -."- r .- c: :::::::3:;:: s s . . x - it 5:; A! E iiprccl at the Post Office atTBTlmington, NC, as Second Class Hatter. S UBSCRIFTION TRICE. The subscri6tion price of .the Weekly Stak is as follows : - nsile Copy 1 year, postage paid, $1.50 ' " 6 montlis, " " s 1.00 " 3 months. " " .50 THE TARIFF IN TBE SOCTH AND iFREE TRADE IN NEW ENGLAND. The duty of the Democratic party is, as far as i' can, to reduce the pre sent High Protective Tariff. To that end it should first place raw material on the free list. This is demanded by the New. England Protectionists, ai .well as by the interests of the country. Then the Tariff should be thoronghlyrreadjnsted, and as many articles should ' be placed upon the free list as the condition of the coun try, th demands of the Government for funds, - and the prosperity of all shall allow. In other words, the re- j dnction and changes should be as radical and as sudden as the expen ditures of She Government economi cally administered and the various' industries of the country -will au thorize, constant reference being had tn all that is done to having the lar iff a strictly constitutional one a Tariff for rtvenue only. We say that It is the duty of the Democratic party to readjust and re duce the Tariff as rapidly as possi ble and to extend the free list in the din-ction of the common necessaries of life as fast as it can be done with safety until all of the commodities in universal use are allowed to come in duty free. i By nixing the foreign luxyries, and by taxing ihv'wealtJi of the country and lii' domestic luxuries this fan be done -a-ily. Tax Hie whiskey, beer, cigars, fcc; tax tin' inc-iiies; ad tax the foreign luxiirii-.s ;in! tlivre will be no need of tax in !; tiie ior; man's daily necessa ries The end.t and aim of Tariff le- - . i. il l . l ! l r . . i ' direcitni. Itr cannot be done in a day r in :i y ar, but progress can be rn-vle iu iht direction if the Demo- nraU r lttif. t-firfiS lit. Q.i.ii am n.tt. . io iimcu uivmeu. England ha twelve articles in her -1 i i i i .r - . sccieuiiie iiiiiirr uie i arm mat are taxed. Tjiey are luxuries from abroad. Tuns my nearly or quite one-third of 'he rt-veiiu.e.i to Mipport a great anil ex j(enivi Moiiarchv. She taxes luxuries and these pay two thirds of the levi'iim-. She lias an internal tax. Engiiind is ibe wisesf and great est of all modern nations. Ilere is a " lesson. . 'y - . . No.- for Mim ' New England views of a. recent lan. There is' a wtronar sehtiment arising in that rich section against Proiecti.!'.-Mark litis. Now for some jroof, ainl this will show ; thai the manufacturers do not need to be at the bottle and at such a cost ; to the people of the Union.- Gen. Walker, head of the Census Bureau,' was before the United States Senate Sub-Committee on Labor and " Education. Evervbodv knows of his .practical capacity- and general in telligence. What: did be I say? He , thought the "best system of Govern- ment is that which interferes the least inith tmtlp. " Yo Art tint holiavo that it was a legitimate function of Government "to provide help for la- v. i ubuci nuiuD as ire uu- derstand him, it is in no sense the duty of Government to charge itself to force industries by stimulating them "into unnatural and unhealthy conditions And that is precisely what the Tariff has done. Says Mr. Holland, the octogenarian merchant . of New York, who is as wise as he is liberal: " r V . "IhefoUy. because the practical effect of giving from 50 per cent, to 100 per cent, to protectionist industries.in addition, to their natural protfla, such as farming and other industries have to be content with, i to over produce, until vrotectioh ceases to vrh Uct. "The injustice, because it nearly doubles the cost of livine to everv one. and is es pecially hard on work-people,-whose dollar win not Duy tnem hair as mucu subsistence, as it would under free trade." . . But let us look farther at the New England testimony. Mr. George C. Richardson is the selling agent in Boston for Lowell, Lawrence, Lewis ton and other great cotton : centres, and his testimony before the Senate Sub-Committee disclosed the fact ' that the profits of most mills were very large and he declared that "the cotton industry now could thrive under free trade." Ah! is that a il T .. . - ouDuess. inis admission is highly important. . We commend it to the attention of Southern Con gresemen. And still-: there is a high amy on cotton goods. Why rob the people in this way? The manufac VOL. XY. turers, Mr. Richardson says, can stand alone; why then - give them crutches? He recommended that the tax be taken off all raw materials. Mr. Edward Atkinson, known generally as an authority upon com mercial and other matters, "greatly feared ; the present condition of affairs, and was in favor of a partial reduction of taxation upon certain articles, -as raw materials, , ending ultimately in free trade'1 Mr. Charles Harding, of 'Cam bridge, President of the Merchants Woolen Company, of ' Dedham, thought that "the mills could stand a f urther reduction on raw materials, which would lower the cost of wool ens to consumers." 'It is useless,' said he, to talk of exporting woolens, for we cannot compete with any other country in that line. Free Trade would probably put the capi tal of this country, on a par with that of Europe.'" : "- , : v"-' Now when New England repre sentative manufacturers and . econo mists begin to talk of Free Trade and reducing the - taxes and that manufacturers can do without pro tection it is high time that Southern Congressmen, editors j and voters should combine in demanding as near an approach to Free Trade as the in dustries of the country and the de mands of the Government will per mit. "' . . . ' " : ' It is no time for Southern Demo crats to be refusing to demand a Ta riff for Revenue only when a strong anti-Tariff sentiment is springing up in favor of a great extention of the free list and a gradual approach to free trade. 'The above was prepared, two or three weeks since, and some days be fore the assembling of the Congress. It was laid aside for more pressing matter. They are the precise views we would present after the Congress has been in session for more than ten days. -.' , A FEW WORDS FOB WILMING TONIANS The Star has done what it could, to induce our people to take vigorous measures to secure a large and ele gant hotel for Wilmington. There is a disposition on the part of hun dreds of Northerners to stop short of Florida. That climate is too warm for them. Many have said that they find the climate of. Wilmington much' more delightful. Hundreds of Nor thern people are now wintering at Kittrell, in Vance county, at Aiken, South Carolina, and at other favored points. The hotel atr Kittell, and a nice and conveniently arranged one, is overrun all winte . Raleigh is talking of building a new hotel with express reference to the .wants of Northern visitors. The New Berne Journal appreciates the advantages in having hotels for Northern winter guests. In its last issue it says: "We have no hesitation in saying that new uerae, save Hotel accommodations. has the advantage of any town in North uaronna tor pleasure seekers. In our wa ters can be found almost every species of fish, oysters, wild ducks, and everything mat win asord pleasure to northern vis- tors, while the surrounding country abounds wiih deer, wild turkey, rabbits and partridges. One of the recent visitors here from Pennsylvania remarked to us that na ture bad done all that could be done for New Berne, but, said he, 'when I arrived here and took a good view of the buildings I was almost prompted to exclaim, has the Lord forsaken this : people ? There are hundreds of thousands of wealthy men North who seek a milder climate during the winter where they can spend the time in amusements. But. as this writer sug gests, these people want and demand, and will have hotel comforts. As we have before set forth at much length, the great advantages offered by Wilmington as a winter residence for Northern visitors we will not repeat what we have said. Being about the right distance from the North, immediately on one of the great? lines of travel, within eight miles of the ocean, with delightful drives, and steamboat facilities on the river, surely Wilmington- can compete with any point on the At lantic coast. Then the well known healthfulness of our town, its almos entire freedom from typhoid fever and severe attacks of pneumonia must hot be overlooked. The death rate among the whites for 1882 was about 14 in the 1,000 inhabitants, we think. The mildness of the climate, its almost perfect exemption - from snows, freezes and sleets commend it highly to Northern health and com ion. seesers. - mere is not a snow ot any 'consequence once in ten years. It may snow to the north o ns, to the south of us, to the west of us, but Wilmington is exempt The proximity of the Gulf Stream and other causes make the climate singu larly mild - for this latitude. ; The average of the temperature from No vember 1st to March 20th" will noi be below 60 degrees, we suppose. In December and January it will not range below 45 degrees upon an average, if so low. ". " But with all of its great natura advantages it will never be able to attract Northern people ! unless we have a commodious, , well ; arranged and elegantly fitted up hotel. " How can we have it? To raise the money in Wilmington seems an im possibility. 5 How then can a fine hotel be secured ? : If all the business eh7 j JLMlk men of Wilmington would nnite Jieartily in an effort to secure one it could be accomplished we believe; There are men of capital in the North who would invest here if the proper representations were made to them. If the best hotel men in the North were informed of the peculiar and unquestioned advantages offered by Wilmington for 'a large hotel, well kept and well advertised, 1 we have but little doubt ' that the ad vantages would be utilized. - " Wilmington has advantages and they are many ; and 1 great -over all rivals and if it neglects to improve them it will Teact ' powerfully in the end. Be assured that other towns will move in the matter if Wilming ton does not. .. The people -in the North are rich and among them are tens of thousands . of pleasure : and health seekers. ' Many of them look with favor upon the- Sooth? They Ttotirf-f anil " Anrrx ar-i 3 - -Tuie- ss-n t a ' i tainment that money can purchase. Northern men have said whilst spend ing a day or two in Wilmington, Give us as good hotel accommoda tions here as we can get in Jackson ville, Florida, and we will stop here. You will have overflowing houses all winter." . - '. ? . ' y; . , " - With four or five hundred, or even thousand well-to-do Northerners here all winter and what a - spurt it would give to business. The churches would be crowded on Sundays,: the seaside resorts would be constantly patronized, the drives would be sought, the theatre would be patron ized," the railroads would be bepe fited and all branches of business wonld feel the advantages. Arrested and Jailed for Arson. A gentleman just from Fayetteville ' in forms us of the arreet and incarceration in the county jail at that place of a colored man named Jim Green, charged with arson. It seems that about the 20th of October last two brothers named C. A. Martin and James Martin, living about seven miles from Fayetteville, had their cotton gin and mill burned, both being run by .water power, lhe nre tools place during me night time, and it was known that no fire had been left in the buildings. This fact in itself was. enough to excite suspicion, but the theory that the fire was of incendiary origin was further borne out by the addi tional facta that those who first arrived on the ground detected a strong smell of kerosene oU and some of the same was found next day in some of the mortised post holes. Certain parlies were stiongly suspected, and an officer from this city was employed to work up the case, which has resulted in the arrett of Jim Green, who was ordered by the committing magistrate to give a bond in the sum of $500 for his appearance at the next term of. the Superior Court. f nil i n tr in -wli'fll Thfe vu InHi-M in -fail Forelen Shipments. The following were the foreign experts yesterday : The Norwegian- barque Jernas, Capt Nielsen, for Queenstown or Fal mouth for orders, by Mr, A. H. Green, with 1,075 bales of cotton, weighing 495.- 275 pounds, and valued at $48,386; the Norwegian barque Palander, Capt. Hen- riksen. for London bv Messrs. D. It. Murchison & Co., with 2,847 barrels of rosin, valued at $3,945; the Norwegian brig Bask, Capt. Svendsen, for Hamburg, by Messrs Paterson, Downing & Co., with 500 casks spirits turpentine and 803 barrels of rosin, valued at $9,052: and the Nor wegian brig Congal, Capt. Drtnielsen, for London, by Messrs. Paterson, Donrning & Co., with 8,164 barrels of rosin, valued at $3,826 Total $85,219, Fnneral In the Conntrr. The funeral of Mrs, Pearce, wife of Capt. E. L. Pearce, took place . Thursday morning, at the residence of the family at Porter's Point. The services were con ducted by Rev. Mr. Crisp, of Topsail Cir cuit, and the remains were followed by a large concourse xl people the old friends and neighbors of the deceased to their last resting place in the old family burial ground of her father, the late David Futch - The deceased was loved by all who knew Tier for her kindness and Christian virtues. Capt. Pearce, who is one of our efficient Board of County Commissioners, has the sympathy of his many friends. Foreign Exports. The following foreign shipments - were made from this port yesterday t The Ger man barque .Charlotte, Capt. Wallis, for Stettin, Germany, by Messrs. E. Peschau & We8terthann, with 8.545 barrels of resin valued at $5,t00; the Danish'barque iftafto, Capt Hansen, for Trieste, Austria, ' by Messrs. Alex. ; Sprunt & Son, with-2,900 barrels of rosin and ' fifty casks of spirits turpentine, valued at $7,000; and the schooner A. P. Emerson Capt. Emerson, for Ponce, P. R with 217,266 feet of lum ber and 50,900 shingles,' 10 barrels of tar and 10 do rosin, valued at $3,138. Oar Graded Schools. we are pleased to learn that our Graded Schools are daily growing in popular favor. The attendance is increasing, and not only is their work attracting the attention of our own citizens, but which should be a mat ter of city pride teachers from a distance often visit them for the, purpose of study ing "Wilmington methods." . We suggest thai strangers stopping in Wilmington visit them and see for them selves what we are doing in the way of practical education Our citizens can con tribute to the entertainment of any compa ny they may have during the winter, by carrying them to see the Graded Schools of our city. Onr Cotton Trade. The rtfoeipu of cotton at this port for the week ended yesterday, foot up 8,733 bales as against 8,925 bales for the corresponding week last year, showing a decrease of 4,182 bales. 'he receipts for the crop year from Sep tember Isf to date foot tip 71,237 bales, as against 80,934 bales up to the 'same' time last year, showing a decrease of 9,697 bales. A-H7i p l WILMINGTON, NC, FRIDAY; DECEMBER 21, THE 'DROUGHT ' I .J.lr - The Unprecedented Dry Spell" Some Comparisons The , Drought Else where, A-e.' The long-continued drought, which has probably had no precedent at this season of the year, is attracting attention and pro voking comment all over the country. In 4 the South it seems to be worse than in the North and West. In this particular seo- tion there haa been no rainr unless we ex-, cept some two or three very light sprinkles. in about three months. , Mr." Haney, at the Signal Office here, informs us that the rain fall in October only, amounted to one inch and nine hundredths; in November to only forty-two hundredths, and la December to none' at all, -making an aggregate of. only ' one inch and fifty-one - hundredths since the last of - September. Last year the fall in October was 7 inches and fifty-seven ' hundredths in November 2 Inches and seventy-eight hundredths,and up to the 18th' of December, 1 inch, making a total of 11 inches and thirty-five hundredths. But, then, look at the contrast between the amonntr igSeptmtjef;; 1889; -and in Sep tember, 1883: ' In the former it was 3 inches, and in the latter lClr inches, which shows that we have bad our share of lain this year,' hut got it all in one or two heavy sieges. In June of this year, it will be re membered, the rainfall was very heavy. 1 " At ourl request Mr. Haney kindly fur nished us with the record of rainfalls for several years back. In 1871 it amounted to 51.37 inches; in 1872 to 52-79 inches; in 1873 (record incomplete); 1874' to 52.81 inches; in 1875 to "49.59 inches;' in 1876 to 66.73 inches; in 1877 to 82.65 inches; in 1878 to 54.73 inches; in 179. to 51.14 inches; in 1880 to 51.91. inches; in ,1881 to 51.02 inches; in 1882 to 52.29 inches, and for eleven months in 1883 to 63.78 inches. So it will be seen that we have had more than the average ram in 1883; and, in fact, more than in any but two years in the last thirteen, and the, two exceptions recorded an extraordinary amount as compared with the general average, which was about 51 or 52 inches. In- 1877, when the rain-fall reached the unprecedented amount of near ly 83 inches, almost one-half of the total amount fell in two months of the year, Au gust and September, the former recording lOJr inches and the latter 20 inches. - But to return, to the unusual drought. The almost entire absence of rain for nearly three months is bound to have a bad effect in more ways than one, : There is great complaint of the drying up of wells and cisterns, and if we do not have a good heavy rain very soon this will become a se rious matter. Fortunately, there are no crops to be damaged by it. and the river keeps jogging along. The dirty streets are a source of no little annoyance. In South Carolina and Georgia the drought seems to be worse, if anything. than it is here. The Neva, of Savannah, says it is the longest ever known in that part of the country, and that the records of the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal Com pany, going back fifty years, show that the canal never was so empty of water as at present. - In some parts a person can walk across almost foot dry. , A gentleman from Beaufort county. South Carolina, informs our contemporary that there has not been rain there for 126 days, and it is the long est drought within the memory of any one living in that county. In Savannah the drought has extended over 100 days, ex cepting two or three light showers, and is said there to be the longest ever known. Navassa Guano Company. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Navassa Guano Company of Wil mington was held at their office in this city at 11 o'clock yesterday. Smilie A. Gregg, Esq., was appointed chairman and D. McRae secretary. A large, majority of the stock was represented. The former officers were all unanimously elected, viz President Hon. R. R. Bridgers. ' Secretary and Treasurer Donald Mc Rae. Superintendent Col. C. L. Graffln. . Superintendent of Agencies Col. W. L. DcRoset. - ; Agent for New York city Walter E. Lawton. . . Directors R. R Bridgers, John C. Graf- flin, Edward Kidder, Walter E. Lawton, Winfield S. Dunan, 'Smilie A. Gregg and Donald McRae. A dividend of 10 per cent, was declared out of the profits of the past year's busi ness, payable on the 1st of January to stock holders of record of this date. The New Blahop. .?v A special telegram to the Stab from New Berne informs us that the Convention of the new Episcopal Diocese of Eastern North Carolina, which convened at that place on the 12th,. unanimously elected Rev. A. A. Watson, D. D., Rector of St Jacdes' Church in this city, as Bishop of the new Diocese. From the well known ability,' energy and devotion to the Episco pal' Church which has characterized Dr. Watson's long service in the ministry, it may well be inferred that he will discharge the duties of his new position with great zeal and faithfulness, and that his adminis tration will be que of singular devotion to the interests of. his Church and promo tive of its strength and usefulness. ' Superior Court. ';'- Yesterday the case of , F. J. Swann, et. als.:, plaintiffs, against L. A. Hart and J. C. Bailey, defendants, which consumed in the hearing some eight or ten . days of the present term of the Court, and was decided adverse to the plaintiffs, on .Wednesday last,' from which an appeal was craved to the ' Supreme Court, was compromised, and if the terms of the compromise shall be complied with, of which there seems to be' no doubt, the appeal will be withdrawn and the case settled. , There was a good deal of business done on the motion and summons dockets yester day, but nothing further that would prove of general interest. ... Court adjourned yesterday evening for the term. " .. " ' His Honor, Judge Phillips, made many warm friends here, both among the legal fraternity and the citizens, generally, all of whom unite in pronouncing him a good Judge. - We are glad to know that he was Very favorably impressed by his experience in Wilmington and greatly enjoyed his trip to the seashore,' . Disoontent is the want of reliance it is the infirmity of will. self FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. - FIRST SESSION. ' Senate . Onlr in Session Brier Pro. eeedlng-s. . .:. By Telegraph to the Morning Star.J -' ' ' SENATE. ' ' 1 ' WASttiKQfoil.' DecJ -1 3 A f ter nraver : and the reading of the Journal the chair presented a report from Mr, W. W. Cor coran, Chairman of the Joint Commission on the completion of the Washington Mon ument, showing that during the past year. wor on mo monument .Has progressed steadily, and that the momiWnt has naoh. i ed a height of 410 feet above the level of the 1 ower shaft: and stating that no further an. i propriation is needed to finish the shaft ' - Among the bills nresented was the fnl- Ipwing.by Mr.Dolph.of Oregon-To provide for the formation and admission into the Union of the State of Washington, y; . On the conclusion of the morning busi ness the 8enate took up for consultation the report of the committee on Rules and proceeded to consider the rules seriatim. - Without reaching a vote on . the first proposed new rule that affectinc the ritrht of the President nro tern.:: to designate a temporary occupant of the chair in his ab sencethe Senate went into Executive ses sion, after agreeing to.a motion that when it adjourns to-day it be to Mondav next. When the doors were reopened the Senate aajournea.vi... r.$"t--w-e;i:- Senate not la Session Another Holi day Proposed In the House Pro posed Inquiry Belatlve to the Dan ville Riot Adjournment to Monday. Washingtox. Dec. 14. The Senate not in Bession to-day. . . ; ,- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Hoblitzell, of 4 Md., introduced a oint resolution requesting the President to issue a proclamation urging the various re ligious denominations throughout the coun try to commemorate Dec. 23, 1883, the one hundredth anniversary of the surrender by George Washington of his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the army, and to request that business be suspended on Mon day, Dec. 24th, and the same treated as a public holiday. ' ud motion ot Mr. Kasson. of . Iowa, the resolution was referred to a special com mittee, to be composed of five members, 1 Mr. l UCKer. or -Virginia. intrnrinrf1'L bill directiug the Secretary of the Treasury to settle the accounts of certain States and the city of Baltimore, growing out of moneys expended for military Durnoses in the war of 1812. Referred. - Mr. Hoar, of Michigan, asked leave to offer a resolution that the House bring to the notice of the President the case of the recent murder of several persons, alledged to have been citizens of the United, States, aud the serious injury of several other per sons, also alleged to be citizens of the United States, at Danville. Va.. in the hone that the President may ascertain whether- tne persons so murdered or injured were citizens of the United States, and if so. whether the killing and injuring of said citizens, if they were such, were in contra vention of the provisions of the municipal law of Virginia, or of any law of the United States. . Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, objected for the present, saying that the President knew as much about the matter as Con gress did. - Mr. Cabell, of Virginia, said that, as representative of the people assailed by the resolution, he was sorry that objection had been made. He was willing to have the fullest and fairest investigation of this mat ter. . . The committee on Rules was announced as follows by the Speaker Messrs. Black burn, of Kentucky, Randall, of Pennsyl vania,' Keifer, of Ohio, and Reed, of Maine. Mr. Cox, of New York, asked leave to Introduce, for immediate consideration, a joint resolution for the repeal of the test oath. Objected to. ? rr. . --ii The House then at 12.45 P. M. adjourned until Monday, FOREIGN. The Tonqnln TroubleChinese Neco- tlatlons O'Donnell's Execution A -Difficulty between the French. Am bassador and Spanish Officials Af fairs la Upper Egypt Irish murder Trials meetings of Orangemen and Parnellltes. By Cable to the Horning Star. . .. London, December 15. The Paris cor respondent of the limes says that he has reason to believe that China has submitted to the judgment of England a , basis for an arrangement of the Tonquin question. It seems certain, he says, that despite all as sertions to the contrary, there are no Chinese regulars at Bacnint or Sontay, and thus the taking of these places by the French could not constitute a casus belli. The scaffold upon which O Donnell will be executed is being erected. Hangman Biuns is inside Newgate prison, and will remain there until the execution has taken place.. O'Donnell sleeps well and takes his meals regularly. ' He does not occupy the cell to which condemned persons are usually assigned, but is placed in a larger one. Two wardens watch him constantly; usually only one man is detailed for this service. , -v -," -.-h-,:;.-'-''-' Paris, Dccemher 15. It is stated that owing to the revolution at Hue and the death of King Hicphema, the government has ordered Admiral Counlet to remain noon the defensive until he is further rein forced. An uneasy feeling is again ap parent here, owing to the silence of the go vernment in regard to affairs in the East. The Bourse is agitated and prices are un settled. , ' T: ' London. Dec. 15. A Madrid diaoatch to the Times states jthat a few days ago, at the frontier station oi Iran, on tne return from Paris to Madrid of M. Andreux, French ambassador to Spain, he physically maltreated and insulted the officials at the station, who pointed out to him that walking in a certain part of the depot he was trespassing on ground from which the public was excluded. The scene only ended when the express tram on which the ambassador was a passenger started for Madrid. , M. Andreux. , as he departed. threatened to have the employes with whom the dispute occurred dismissed, lhe Min ister of Public Works, however, refused the request of the ambassador to dismiss them. All oi tne newspapers cau me seri ous attention of the government to the case; Republican journals commenting as strongly thereon as tne rest. ...A Cairo dispatch to. Reuters Telegram Co. says that great : excitement prevails among the Mussulmans and Christians in Upper .Egypt, attributed to the action of American missionaries. The Copts are defiant, and a DODular outbreak is imml nent The Governor of Scout has warned the Ezvntian government of the situation Paris, Dec. 15. In the Chamber of De- traties. to-dav. Prime Minister Ferry intro duced a bill demanding a supplementary Tonquin credit of 125,000,000 francs for the flratsix months of 1884. The preamble of the bill states that the situation in Tonquin makes necessary the dispatch of fresh rem forcement8, and that Gen. Millot, lately Commandant of Paris, wilt be entrusted with the supreme command of the French troona on shore. with Gens. . Negriere and DeLisle .assisting. --Admiral Courbet will resume chief command of the naval forces. Urtrenev of the bill was voted. 5 Dublin. Dec. 15. Placards bearing the signature of Col. Stuart Knox, Orange Grand Master, have been posted in JJon gannon, announcing that a monster meet ing of Orangemen will be neid atisromore, Uountv Down, on tne 1st oi January, in op rjosition to a meeting called for the same time at that place by the Parneliites. ..Lord Koasmore.will be present The trial of Elliott and others, for con spiracy to murder Mr. Smyth, has been postponed until the next assizes, owing to the continued illness oi one oi me jurors , Paris, Dec. 15. At yesterday's sitting of the Senate committee on tne u onquin Credits bill. Senator St. Valier declared that when he was the Ambassador of France at Berlin Prince Bismarck sounded him concerning Tonquin, wishing to know if France had abandoned its right there, with a view to the possible establishment of a German colony in that country. Star 1883. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. 9Iurder and Robbery at Paola, Kansas ; Saloon Keepers In Ohio Punished , for Violating the.- Scott LawA XnTiJI : Burned and - Firemen "Injured at ' Lowell, mass. An Illinois Woman's v Death Caused by her Husband's r Brutality.' .... , t iByelegntph wtheMoraiiisStar.l; ; Paola; Kansas, Dec. 14. George Orr.. a youth of 17 years, -went yesterday even ing to the house of . Monroe Trumble. ail' old blind man living near here, and after a short conversation shot ' and killed him,1 brutally beat old Mrs..; Trumble about the head and face, and fled, after robbing the house of $80.i A posse of citizens is aeaxch--ing for the murderer. , . 4 . r Cambridge, Ohio, Dec. 14. At a ses sion of the Common Pleas Court.yester day, Judge Frasier sentenced twelve saloon keepers- to . pay ; fines 4 aggregating $4,400, and to imprisonment in the county jail for a total of 400 days, for violation of the Scott law. - There are -seventy cases yet to be tried. . , t, . . J Rockvillk, Ills., Dec. 14. John Ban ner locked - out his wife, because she re fused to supply? him . with money to con-; tinue drunk. She went to the woods with her children and 'while 'building a fire her clothing-caught . fire and she was burped to 'death. ' 't-.-'ii. KtjW";::.;'-:.1': ;'-.." LotMABe;,vDecl4T mill was burned this morning. " Flames ; from the mill communicated to the wood turning establishment of the Merrimac Cro quet Co., and caused, an; explosion which threw a wall upon some firemen, injuring ten of them. .The most serious injury is a, broken thigh. No one was killed. .The damage is about $50,000. , : New,; York, , Dec 14. The Standard Theatre, at Broadway, and Thirty-second streets, took fire about 7 o'clock this even ing and burned so rapidly that flames were bursting through the roof by the time the engines got to work. The prospects are . mat tne ouuaing will oe totally destroyed. The new Comic Opera entitled "Estrella" was produced there for the first time Tues day night, at great expense, and was ex pected to have an excellent run. Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 1& The dwelling, store and warehouse with con tents, of D. Halle & Co., at Rogers' Store, orange county., were totally burned last night.. Loss $12,000; partly insured. , LOUISIANA. A Bloody Election Row. at New Or leansThree men Killed and Ten or Twelve Others Wounded. . By Telegraph to the Horning Star. New Orleans, Dec. 14. Primary elec tions for delegates to the Democratic State Nominating Convention were held to-day throughout this city. The contest in . the Seventh Ward was regarded a3 elose, . and much ill feeling was shown, which culmi nated this evening in a terrible tragedy at the poll on the corner of Monroe and St. Bernard streets. It appears that a man wnose name is unknown, came up to vote, and was challenged.. Capt Fortier and his brother, it is stated, tried to get the man away from in front of the poll, but the man was knocked down or fell down. , A shot was then fired, which seemed to be a signal, as firing immediately became gen eral. The greatest excitement prevailed, the police being powerless against com-, batanta. When the shooting ceased it was found that Capt. Michael J, Fortier. a prominent Ugdec champion, had been mor tally wounded. He was removed to his residence, where he expired in a few min utes. He leaves a wife and three children. Capt. Fortier was well known as com mander of a battery m the competi tive drills at Nashville, . Indianapolis, and other points. Gus Renard, Superin tendent of Streets in the Seventh Ward, -under Commissioner Fitzpatrick, was pick ed up unconscious and taken to the Fifth precinct station, where he died in a little -while. Four wounds were found in his body. -He leaves a wife and one child. lulward Masson, Deputy Constable, re-: ceived three balls in the leg. which severed an artery. He survived but a short time. He leaves a wife and two children. The following are . the names of the wounded : Sheriff Robt. Brewste, bullet in the leg; Jno. Brewster.shotin theside dangerously; Gus Peardeon, Mike Early and Peter Bran- non received wounds with blunt instru ments:. Jno. Dominick also wounded in the leg; Chas. Frazer, David Krackerman, Geo. Tirado, John Astredo, and Charles Flacfeo are also reported wounded. After the shooting Sheriff Robert Brewster and his deputies, John Dominick, Lou Douglass and Mike Early, who had pistols in their hands, surrendered to the police and were locked up. They refused to make any statement. It is stated that forty or fifty shots were fired. There was a large crowd about the polls at the time. , THE 1 ALLOWS. A Negro murderer Huns Shelby - N. C ,;- 1.. --;.v! By Telegraph to the Morning Star.l Cbarlotte. N- C, Dee. 14. Burt Ellis, colored, was hanged at 1 o'clock to-day, in Shelbyforme murder of Mrs. wm. LiO gan, an old lady of Cleveland county.- The hanging was public and was witnessed by 3.000 people. On the scaffold EIHsmadea full confession of the crime, and said his trial was fair and just, and that it was only right that he should be hanged. He was willing to die and was confident : that his sins were pardoned and. that he was going straight to heaven. . He spoke composedly for about twenty minutes and "warned the crowd, especially his own race, to let whis- Rey and bad company alone. To these- faults, coupled wnn cusooeoience 10 ms parents, he owed his downfall and his end on the gallows. After bidding all fare well, the black cap was adjusted and an appropriate prayer was ; made by .Rev. Samuel Hunter, colored. The trap was then sprung. At the expiration of twenty minutes his pulse ceased to beat and the body was cut down. The crowd which wit nessed the execution was very orderly. The murder for which Ellis paid the penalty was committed on October the 19th. Ellis went to William Logan's house bent on robbery. He beat Mrs. Logan to. death and left her husband unconscious from choking. : He then ' covered both with cotton and set . fire to it. Logan re gained consciousness and raised an alarm. ; Ellis was captured next day and lodged in Shelby jail. He was tried November 19th, and sentenced to be hanged at Shelby, on December 14th, .- ' texa's. Failure of a Speculator Execution or a murderer Remarkable - Indiffe rence, of the Doomed Man. ! , . IBy Telegraph to the Morning Star. . ; -. Galveston, December 15. A special to the Netes, - from Terrell, Kaffam county, says Clay Oldham, a grocer has made an assignment to J. H; Muckleroy. His lia bilities are $25,000 and assets $10,000. The cause of the failure is unlucky Cotton spec ulations."".. .- - ' :. I 1'. -. A dispatch from Fort Davis to the News says: "Juan Duran Meacham, who mur dered a Chinaman fifteen, miles south of Fort Davis last winter, was executed within; the walls of the county jail at 1.25 o'clock yesterday afternoon,' in the presence of a guard of fifty deputy sheriffs, no one else being admitted. Duran met his doom coolly, apparently considering it more of a holiday spree than anything else. The in difference displayed by the man was almost without precedent. He made no confes sion. . y :-." .. : 'Vry- NEW YORK. vyVp An Ex-Pollee Officer Convicted of IOTur--" - der. ' ' -V. '; ! -New York, Dec 15. The jury in the case of ex-police officer Wm. Con ray, who shot and killed Peter Keenan, in , a saloon some time ago, -after being locked tip all night, brought in a verdict of murder in the first degree, Conray exhibited no emo tion at the. announcement. The sentence was postponed until Thursday next, ' to en-' able the prisoner's counsel to make appli cation f ot a new trial, - , - NO. 8 - THE NEW DIOCESE. i f Rev. A. A.-Watson, of Wilmington, CnanlmouslyElMted Bishop, t . - Special Star Telegram. -' 4 New Berne, N. C, Dec. 13. Dr. A. A. Watson, of St James' Church, 'Wilming ton, was' unanimously elected Bishop , A the Eastern Carolina Diocese by the Clergy, to-day, and his election confirmed by the Laity. : ' - WASHINGTON. Republican Senatorial Caucus-Gen. mcCook Nominated lor Secretary ol ; the Senate mabone's man Gorham not Appreciated. i . ! IBv Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, Dec 13. The Republican Senators were in caucus from 10 uptil 12 o'clock to-day discussing the recommenda-: tion of the caucus for Senate officers. Sen ator Mahone was present at the beginning A; motion was made and carried to proceed to the nomination of a caucus candidate for Secretary-of the Senate. Senator Jones,5 pf Nevada, nominated Hon.. George C. Gorham, of California; Senator Miller, of New York, nominated Gen. Anson G. Mc Cook, of .New: York; Senator Harrison nominated Maj D, M. Rainstill of Indi-, ana.1 Eulogistic speeches fwere- made- in supporf of each C&ndidate,And a running debate followed, in which a majority of the Senators present took part. Upon an informal ballot the , vote stood McCook 16, Gorham 15, Ram8till 3. The formal ballot which followed immediately resulted McCook 19, Gorham 13, Ramstill 8. Gen. McCook was thereupon declared to be the nominee of the caucus. The caucus ad journed to reassemble after the adjourn ment of the Senate to-day.. ' ' ' The Republican ' Senatorial Caucus 'Nominations for Senate Offices W. . P. Canaday, of N. C, Nominated for Serceant-at-Arms. ' . (By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washinoton'. Dec. 13. In the Repub lican Senatorial - caucus Gen. McCook was not a candidate in the accepted sense of the term for any office in the gift of the Sen ate. : Sometime ago Senator Miller, of N. Y., wrote to McCook asking bim to enter the canvass for the Secretaryship, and to come to Washington for that purpose. McCook replied that . the office .was one of high honor, and that be would accept ibe nomination if it was conferred on him. He declined, however, to come to Washington or enter the canvass personally. No "one was authorized on his behalf to solicit the votes of Senators. ; Opponents of Gorham were created upon the ground that his atti tude as a journalist in respect to the Gar-field-Conkling differences and to the Star Route trials had been such as to create bit ter enemies towards himself, and that bis nomination for the Secretaryship would have a tendency to revive party differences which were in process of healing. The debate was courteous in tone and devoid of off ensive - personalities Mahone made a speech in defence of Gorham, stating that while he was not present to influence the result, by his vote, he had a duty toward his constituency to perform. The defeat o Gorham - would be misinterpreted throughout the South as in some sense a disapproval of the liberal movement He (Mahone) knew that such an interpretation of the action of the caucus, whatever it might be, would be erroneous. "He eulo gized Gorham's work in connection with the liberal movement, - and stated that he should . support the nominees of the cau cus, whoever they might be. ; Mahone did not vote upon the nomination. Riddle berger was not present. , At the afternoon session of the caucus Charles Johnson, of Minn., was nominated to be Chief Clerk, and James R Young, of Pa., to be Executive Clerk of the Sen ate; Rev. E.E. Huntfy, '-pastor of the Me tropolitan M. E. Church, Washington, for merly of Wis., to be Chaplain; AW P. Canaday, of N. C. for Sergeant at-Arms. A resolution was offered and unanimously adopted to retain the wounded soldiers now on the rolls of the Senate in their po sitions. There, were only six votes against the nomination of Canaday for Sergeant-at-Arms. The question of the Presidency of the Senate was informally discussed, but no action was taken, patters being left as at the end of the last caucus. When the time comes Senator Anthony will receive the nomination. VIRGINIA. A Colored Convention The General Assembly and the State Debt. ' By Telegraph to the Morning Star.l Norfolk, Dec. 13. About fifty colored men from various parts of the State met to day to consider the recent Danville riot. They resolved to call a meeting of repre sentative colored men of Virginia and to' issue a suitable address on the subject. Richmond, Dec. 13. In both houses of the General Assembly to-day a joint reso lution was introduced by Democratic mem bera, declaring: - 1st. That the people of Virgioia have accepted the act of February; 1882, known as the Riddleberger bill, us ike ultimate settlement of the debt of this State; that it is their unalterable purpose that that settle ment shall be final; and that the expecta tion that any other basis will ever be made or tolerated by the people of Virginia is ab solutely illusory and hopeless. 2d. That the interests of public creditors as well as the safety and welfare of the State require that that settlement shall be accept ed by creditors as well as by the State; and, therefore, the General Assembly of Virginia, on behalf Of all the people of the State, advise and Call upon holders of all bonds and claims against the State to come forward with - promptness and fund the same, under the provisions of said act 3d. That the Governor of the State be requested to communicate these resolutions to holders of bonds and claims against the State by proclamation. The introduction of thisrcsolulioh is the result of a discussion in the . Democratic caucus last night, and there is no doubt of its adoption by the Legislature. ' The Senate ; Finance Committee this morning reported a joint resolution direct ing the "Treasurer hot to refund hereafter money paid . into the Treasury . under the act of January 14th, 1882, until an appro priation has been, made for the purpose of paying coupons tendered for taxes under said act. - ' - The State officers nominated in caucus last night were elected to-day. SAD DEATH. The Divorced r wife of - Ex-Senator j Chrlstlancy Dies a : Victim of the . Chloral Habit. : ; : v New York, Dec 14. Eight weeks ago the divorced wife of ex-Senator Christiancy came to Brooklyn to visit friends. 35 Scher- merhore street.' She concealed her identity under tne name ox Miss ijizzie liUgenoeej. As there was no room for her in the house of her friends, she lodged at the house of Dr. Dupre, next door. About a week ago Dr. Dupre, who had become convinced by the actions of his lodger-that she was a victim 01 the chloral . habit, made the discovery that she was the ' wife of the- ex-Senator. -On " Monday last she became very nervous and began to show symptoms of insanity, and yesterday she was so violent that sedatives had to be. administered. - A consultation of physi cians was called, and ii was declared she was in a dying condition from . mental and physical prostration. - She continued to sink rapidly, and died this morning with all of the symptoms of acute manhv ' Her parents arrived from Washington too late to see her alive.'--- " -' - i-ssMRJh dffii sefsjsnsss j 1 V ILLINOIS. Balds on Chicago Gambling Houses. - By Telegraph to the Morning Star.l Chicago, Dec, 15. Police raided five tramhlintr hnnnea at 1 nVlock this morninir and arrested eighty! persons keepers and , . -r j l. 1 lumaies. xaru anu roumiMJ uiuicb, uuipo and other gaming outfits captured, were A Spirits Turpentine Rockingham Spirit: . Mr. John P. Currie brought to our office last Tues-. day three ears of corn, on one of which, there was thirty rows, -op another twenty- four rows, and on the third one twenty two rows; 3 It is safe to calculate that there is nearly. ;f bur thousand, grains , on these three ears, the one having only twenty-two-rows averaging forty-six grains to the row; : making 1,012 grains. Tho grains on the cobs are literally packed together and arc- . of good size and all sound. , ; & Raleish 'Mtrmer- JbMeelumier Col. L. L. Polk : has gone to Boston to en-; gage in the manufacture and sale of his-s Diphtheria Cure. Mr. Holman. son of the -Baptist clergyman, bought , half interest in ' the remedy. ' - - Ax ' the 'meeting of the ' Academy of Natural Science last night a resolution was passed .unanimously to petj-' tion' the court to allow the income of the' : Academy to be . increased from $8,000 to $20,000 per annum. ' Ambng "the exhibits shown was a solid gold nugget, from Mont gomery county, N. C, weighing four , pounds and valued at $1,000; - This vas a w remarkable 8pecimea; .and attracted much '- 'attention. Phil. .-Seeord. : tWhat would came from Cabarrus, the adjoining county, v fifty years ago? . . ',: :: ; "Raleigh Visitor: Gov.' Jarvis has commuted - the sentence of Pleasant ' Homes, a negro woman, to imprisonment, for life in the penitentiary - - A party of thirteen men, in charge of Mr. John T. Patrick, the State Immigration agent, ar rived in the city last night, v. They spent to- day in visiting the various places of in- i terest in and around the 'city.v They will leave to-night on the Raleigh Augusta train: - The Board of StaljDanvassers, -composed of Gov. Jarvis," W. L. Saunders, Secretary of State, -Thos. S" Eenan, Attor--ney General, T. R.Purnell, Senator from the ; 18th District, and James S. Battle, Senator from the 16th District, met in .the 'hall of the House of Representatives at 12 o)clock j. to-day, when the vote for ..Ctofigfessmaxr id the First District was Counted and a tabu- 1 lated statement thereof made, by which it appears that Thomas G. Skinner was elect ed by a raajorrty of 777. This was certified to, the. .Governor tand the credentials for warded. ' ' ' -V'"--' ' ' ' i Raleigh . i News- Observer; ; A friend at. Washington writes; that Mr. Robert H. Cowan, of the Anson Times, has secured a good clerkship under the clerk of tho Democratic House of Repre sentatives at Washington ; that Mr. Henry G. Williams has also obtained a good posi- . tion, and that a few ether places have been awarded to North Carolina. ; Gov. Jarvis tells us that the Sampson Light In fantry made a display at the Fair at Clin ton which greatly gratified him. He con siders the company bne of the best . in the State. Mr. James C. Taylor, form erly of Chapel Hill, a gradnate of the Uni versity of North Carolina in 1877, and sub sequently assistant in the agricultural ex periment station under Dr, Ledoux, has accepted an engagement as superintendent of a coal mine in Ohio with a salary of $2,500 per annum. ' 4 Thomas W. Har ris, Jr., whose home is near. Littleton, N. C, was arrested at Columbia, S. C, a few days ago, on a bench warrant issued there by Judge Bond, upon a copy of the bill sent from Raleigh. Mr. Harris was a registrar in the Halifax election cases, and is the only parto upon whom no writ was heretofore served. There was quite a num ber of defendants in these noted cases, two of whom, Messrs. Bryan and Bell, were convicted. Mr. Harris was brought here, but the criminal docket having been con cluded and no witnesses being present, the case was continued until next term, Mr. Harris giving bond in $500 for his appear ance at that time. ! : Raleigh Farmer and Mechanic : Miss Addie Alexander, of I Lincolnton, has entered the office of the Press in that town, - to learn the art of type-setting. The ondtf this afternoon is that Gen. R. B. Vance is to have the chairmanship of the committee on Indian Affairs, Gen. Scales having written to the speaker requesting him not to consider him (Scales) in that connection. i Jndge Bennett is laid up witn a severe coia, out nope? to get out in a Iday or two.-, We are pleased to note that Raleigh is closing up the gap in her cotton receipts the decrease up to Dec. 6, ' being only 7,300 bales. It : is' true this is 13,000 bales behind 1881, and 25,000 bales behind .1880. '. As we stated last week, there are strenuous efforts by the. North and South Carolina Railroad managers to break up, or . break down; the Railroad Commission in that State, with the second ary result - of nipping in the bud whatsoever, tendency towards . a ' com-' mission may exist in North Carolina. The extension of the R. & A. R. R. from Hamlet southward to connect with the South Carolina system of railroads, is the only hope now left to Raleigh to escape from her corner, and take position as a city on the through' route. Lectures for pay, in Raleigh, rarely pay aojd efforts to mise monuments to dead North Carolinians rarely raise much more than--talk. We know nothing of tha circumstances under which. Prof. Walter Beasley eame to the city to lecture in behalf of the Pender mon ument, but the names of a big committee were published, and supposed they at least would be present. The lecturedV. however, did not have an audience Wednesday night -and only four or five persons on! Thursday night. ' is Charlotte Observer; Cabarrus county now has two sheriffs. Cob Slough, who was turned out by the board of coun ty commissioners,' as mentioned by us yes terday, refusing to turn over the books of his office to Mr. Rankin, his successor. John P. Morris, a young man well known in Charlotte, has bought a tracksof land near Harrisburg, in Cabarrus county, and will embark in a new enterprise, which is nothing more, nor less than a goat farm. He intends to go at it in regular goat herd-' ing style and will breed the best species known. A representative of this pa-, per yesterday saw Prof. W. J. " Bingham, " one of the faculty of Davidson College, in regard to the "Rowdyism of Davidson Stu dents .".published in yesterday morning's issue, and he assured us that the matter had not been called to the attention of the fac ulty, and that only for that reason had the offence been allowed to pass unnoticed.' Monday night about 12 o'clock a tramp stole an engine on the Spartanburg & Asbe ville Railroad and ran it from Henderson ville to.Tryon.'and let it get out of water, which resulted in burning up the engine. There was no train from Hendersonville. to Spartanburg yesterday.: : The conductor had to go on a hand car to Spartanburg to carry the news, they having no telegraph wire and no other engine to pull the train. The farmers are still sowing wheat and oats, something that they are seldom enabled to do this late in the season. The wheat and oats sown earlier are already up and growing finely, carpeting the fields with green.' The prospects are bright for an immense crop of small grain next year. As CoL C..J. Cowles was coming up Trade street yesterday about noon, he dis covered a man in the new store house of Mr. Wm. Gray, nearly dead from the ef fects of chloroform. The man had a bot tle of the drug in bis pocket, with which he bad saturated a handkerchief and placed it over his face, and his heart had almost ceased to beat when CoL Cowles discovered his ; condition. The proper' restorative measures were used and the man was final ly brought around all right. He proved to be a stranger, and a deaf mute, about whom nobody seemed to know anything. About . the first of next year the peo ple of Taylorsville will commence work upon an important railroad enterprise, and one that may eventually result in great things in the way of railroading in this 8tate. They will commence grading the bed fcr the extension of the Atlantic, Ten nessee & Ohio Railroad from Statesville to Taylorsville, by virtue of authority vested in them by the stockholders by the Char lotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad, les sees, at their meeting lately held in Colum bia. Mr. R. Z. Linneyr a prominent law yer of Taylorsville, backed by a delegation of citizens from - that place, appeared be fore the meeting of the stockholders in Co lumbia and submitted a proposition to grade the track from Statesville to Taylors ville, -and hold it at the command of the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad Company, provided that company would give them the authority to do so, as re quired by the charter. A vote was taken upon the subject, and it resulted favorably to Mr. . Linney-s petition. Though no pledges or promises were made by the C ., . C & stockholders, it is understood that aa soon as the citizens of Taylorsville com plete the grading the railroad eompany " will lay the iron and equip the road with rolling stock; making Taylorsville the ter minus of the road instead of Statesville, the present terminus. i '