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KAILBOADCOnailSSIOlfS.
I The .President invited the Congress
to give its'- Attention to the careful
; cmisideration of a Railroad Commis
sion to 'represent the Federal power
"an'l to cooperate with the States.
Tin newspapers for some time have
. Ii.vl a great, deal to say, of State
Commissions and of a National Com
mission to regalate inter-State com
merce. The success of State Com
missions in the South has not" been
encouraging. The South Carolina
-f CiiiHinission was so unfortunate as to
" k'-p capital out of the State, and at
ie.ist iii twti instances to prevent' rail
roads, from beinc extended from
North Carolina into South Carolina.
The Legislature of that State has
passed a new Railroad law that takes
fruiii the Commission the exclusive
power to tix the rates of freight and
passongiT traffic- But the people
art1 not left unprotected. - We pub
lish .elsewhere a digest of the law,
to which u'i; refer the reader.
in soit'ie of the Northern States
tin- Iliulroad '.Commissions- have
" given, satisfaction, we believe! The.
"Massachusetts Commission has been
of real benefit. But there are two.
.'.points -that Southern States, must
consider in framing or. favorirg
Rajjri.iivl Commissions. The' first is,
that tlit Norfh"hasajeTfect net-work
of railways. It first builds the roads
and then it regulates". The South
has comparatively but; few roads.
The grat desideratum is more roads.
When thf South is covered over
wi.h raUways as is the case with the
N.i'i li then it mav have Commissions
t,k'ei out .-ajiital, but it is j-ather
e;i-iy l !nitat.the Norths I . 4
1 Th- s.-c m I point ii,that the South
to capital from abroad to
l t 1 v
a rreal exint-lo extend its railroad
. . . -
sysieiu. Nrth Carolina especially
needs hi-Wy By a Constitut ional pro
vision the r? tale will not again so in-
ih.- Railroad biiilding business.
So hi'oi-eforth al railroads must be
bifi'i hy private -capital, and if we
art'. :. iia.ve the roads that are need-.
ed Mien we must be assisted by capi
tal heyond the 1 State. A Railroad
Cominissiqu clothed ; with arbitray
power is not. well oalculated to at-
tract. ." -.;!
As t a Government Commission
there is -much that might be .said.
The subject is of the "greatest) im
portance as it affects the whole coun
try. . It is . one requiring the , most
careful handling in as much as it
Yaraifies the land and is of an intricate
and delicate nature. , Senator Cul
lom, of Illinois, has a bill in the' Sen
ate to' create such a Commission that
. shall undertake to regulate the traffic
between the States. If this Commis
sion is crcated.it should be composed
of thoroughly competent men and
these will be very difficult to obtain.
A man to fill the place satisfactorily
and thoroughly must have made, the
subject ot mter-atate commerce a
special study. ' :. -; .-..- '- -
The New. York. Times, -discussing
this question, says: -
VA caref ull y chosen commission, which
should go to work iu the right spirit, would
Grst set itself to the task of gathering full
information regarding the railroad system
of the country and the methods under
which, as a whole and in.-its parts, it is
im n .i in ii 1 A IIaa .Tin ana nrnnlil Ytik tm...l.
iu iia nnuiuiuu suu uuijr casuiiucu, auu
the (lifllntiltics which stand in the way of
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their remedy would be fully studied. The
publicity which would be given to the af
fairs of the railroads would of itself exer
cise a restraining influence of no inconsi
derable power. But the greatest gam would
appear in that thorough knowledge that is
necessary as a guiue lO pruueoL aciipa.
The comtnissioQ would ascertain, as can be
ascertain d isr no other way. lust what the
abuses and defects of . the system, are, and
now iar ana in wn.a.1 way tu.ey can be most
effecinally remedied. Such a body, when
it had mastered its problem, would be apt
to deal with it m a cautious and prudent
piru, uiis uie resuiu woma be all the more-
juoecioua anu safe." -
C - ii si ' . . . . - . "
oume grave constitutional ques
tions may arise in 'the discussion- of
the proposed Commission. How far
tne general government may go m
attempting to regulate the traffic with,
out trenching upon the rights and au
thority of the States is a question of
real moment and is ope that may not
be ignored." Jt is certain that the
' States themselves, on the other hand,
can not regulate the matter as each
State can: only operate within its
own territory. So if genefal traffic
is reguiatea it must be by the Con
gress or its instrument. - "
' Ulysses S. Grant is in jail at Dal
las, Texas, for burglary. But stop,
it is not tne General but his cousin
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VOL. XV.
BENBT CLAY AND REFORBI.-
4 : We copied some weeks ago from a
letter written by Henry Clay in 1839,
giving .his views of a Tariff.- He
Baid that he favored a Protective Ta
riff then to help the jf'infant indus
tries,' but he would not ask for its
continuance beyond 1843. iThe Ta
riff he favored waa a very moderate
one indeed compared with the 45 per
cent. Tariff of 1883. If t he were
living to-day,. " and we only; repeat
what we have said more than once
in these columns, he would be with
the Reformers and would be the
most eloquent denouncer in the land
of the robber Tariff that now has so
many .Republican and1 some ; Demo?
cratip' defenders. We never think
of a; Democratic. Protectionist with
out erecting,' a case of exclamation
points in our mind. "Angelic devil, a
live corpse, a stormy -calm,. , are";- not
more contradictory Jeraw ;than a.1
Democratic Proteetioaisti ---- - .
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' But to., return to Mr. Clay. He
never favored a Protective system but
,only as a temporary expedient: He so
says in his letter of 1839. He had
,no .idea of fastening it upon the
country , for decades' and j genera
tions. : He was . a true conse,rva
tive in political economy when com
pared with the High Protectionists
of these latterndays. His own State,
Kentucky, is now one of the most
advanced in the matter of Tariff re
duction and readjusting. One of the
chief leaders in the Reform move
ment in the Senate ! is . the distin
guished Beck, of Kentucky. The
Democrats who favor Tariff Reform
have but just elected as the leader in
the House another eminent son of
Kentucky, John Griffin Carlisle. Mr.
Carlisle comes from Mr. Clay's old
District, we believe, which he repre
sented in the Congress with so much
brilliancy and ability. '
So coddling "infant industries" for
ever is not the Kentucky idea in
1883, and: it would not be the idea of
Mr. Clay1
Congress.
if he were1 now j in the
ne would be the great
leader, we have- no doubt, of the
Tariff Reform that is destined to
sweep the country. ; ' .
, UONEST POLITICS, j
.Mjr. Wi H, Barnum, of Cnnecti
cuty ex -Senator of the U. S..'was
chairman of the Democratic National
'Committee in 1880, a very" bad ap
pointment every way. t He is not in
harmony with his party now, and he
was not in harmony with it in 1880.
He is a politician who, as the Boston
Fost saysL "believes that strategy in
political ,
contests will ' acc
omplish
more, than open and honest fighting
for principle" Unfortunately there
is a great deal of this sort of thing
in every section. We-are constantly
meeting ijnen who are strongjon pol
icy and who speak of principle and
conscientiousness in politics as the
most contemptible "sentiment" and
"folly." ' It is just 'such ideas that
have demoralized politics, and given
the country into the keeping of men
ot alow morale and or tne princi
ples bf highwaymen to get all they
can and in any way. ' !
But to return to Mr. Barnum. "He
has been talking. He is ; a pro
nounced j "Higi Protectionist,"," he
says. We can now understand Gen.
Hancock's unfortunate letter that lost
him many votes.. He hedged on the
Tariff although the platform was un
mistakably plain. . Mr. Barnum says
he does not believe that the tariff
will be an issue in 1884. He says the
Democrats "will evadS it." I This is
just like Barnum. It is all; decep
tion and trickery. He is a bigger
humbug in his way . than the other
-Barnum is in his way. Barnum may
"evade" but the true representative
men in the Democratic party will
nofc, The Democrats are getting to
be very much in earnest in the mat
ter of. Tariff. Reform and dodging
and tricking will not". begin to do.
The Barnums can be dispensed with.
We hope to see no more ! of their
leadership. ' The Boston Joht does
not fancy Barnum, the political
trickster, and says:
"We do not believe Mr. Barnum is safe
in saying that we, the .Democracy, will
evade the tariff question next year, either
in the convention, the platform, or before
the people in the discussions of the cam
paign. But we do feel perfectly safe in
say ing that if the Democratic party attempts
to evade that great and all important ques
ts A : ... : i i j . . i - i .i
uuu it win ku uuwii again in inglorious out
aeservea ueieai. t
- Let us have honest politics for one!
time. - . ..! .
Blaine s book hangs fire because!
of the slowness with which he fur-i
nishes copy. He has received a-
bonus of $75,000 from his publishers
and will cret in addition 15 cen
rovaltv on ' every copy. Alreadvf
U'00,000 copies have been ordered.)
j This show's ' the interest I American1
Republicans take in him; ; Here ia
his account of the origin ofthe book j
"tiis physicians in Washington and vr.
Hammond, of New York, told him that he
must either go. to Europe in good company
for a year or two or else get some absorb
ing but not exciting . occupation, for his
mind. He did not want to go to Europe
and while he was puzzling over something
to do he went one day to the Conirressional
Library. While there his eyes fell on
, 'Benton's Thirty Years' View." He says
it came over him like a flash that it would
be delightful work to put his twenty years?
experience on paper, and he saw that the
problem oi an occupation bad been solv
ed." .
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A FALSE ACCUSATION.
When Mr. Carlisle was a candidate
for the Speakership there was a cry
of sectionalism and it was charsred
that, his election would be a triumph
of "a solid South,'.' and some said of
the "Southern Confederacy." But
this did not pay. The country would
not take stock in Buch a barren issue.
Mr. Carlisle's Union record was above
suspicion. ' Now that lie is Speaker,
the cry is that he has given a section
al preference to the South in the or
ganization of the: Committees. The
principles he adopted,and reproduced
in the Stab of yesterday ,upon which
to move in his selections i of chair
men, showed plainly -that' : he meant
to be fair and broadly patriotic. Ue
tid not purpose to turn the fortunes
oi tne country over to .tna ooutn, as
is jeharged by certain -Northern pa-
s, and he is anxious to disabuse
the public mind of nimpressibn. so
unjifstly taken. The composition of
this Committees contradicts any such
conviction or inference. , An analysis
of them show that the charge is not
well taken. - :
to . . -
tin a Washington special to the
New York Times, Republican, dated
the 26th, we find the. following given
a Mr.' Carlisle's own analysis of the
Committees: . - '
T'Take - the Committee oh Ways and
Means,tthe committee that raises the money
toj.be expended for the support of the Go
vernment. Of its 13 Members 5 are from
the Southern StatesT The Committee on
Appropriations, which directs -how money
raised by taxation shall be expended,, is
made tip of 11 Western and Northern men'
and 4 Southern men. There are 5 South
ern men in the Judiciary, and 1 of these is
a Republican. lThe Committee on Military
Affairs ; contains 4 Southern men. . Its
chairman. Gen. Rosecrans, and the second
man on the committee. Gen. Slocum. have
reputation as Union officers. Mr. Dibrell,.
oft Tennessee, was a Confederate. Mr.
Morgan, of Missouri, served the Union
cause. Mr. Wolford, of Kentucky, was
ah officer in the Union army, and Mr.
NichollsT' of Georgia, was 'a Confederate. "
Mr. Murray, of Ohio, was a' Uniodf man,
as was Mr. Duncan, of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Steele, of Indiana, was a Union General.
Mr. .Bay ne was an officer in the Federal
service, and so was Mr. Lyman, of Massa
chusetts. Mr. Laird, of Nebraska, and
Mr. Cutcheon, of MicLigan, both Republi
cans, are supposed to have been . Union
men, and Sir. . Waginms n a soldier and a
Wei! knoWn member of th Grand Army of
the Republic. The committee on Invalid
Pensions, to which is referred all claims of
soldiers of the last war, has but two South
ern memhera, one of whom is put on as a
Republican. , The Chairman, Mr. Matson,
of Indiana, was a Colonel in the Union ser
vice," . t
It is now. understood that the ap
propriations for the .next fiscal year
can be reduced but little upon the
appropriations' last, made, and be
cause ot tne action of tne Kepubli-
i ;ahs. In the last Congress the Re
mblicans appropriaf d 1251,000,000
or the first session, and but $188,-
000,000 for the last session. So with
much money to be spent in comple
ting cruisers, and other much needed
(expenditures, there is thought tp be,
but small chance for reduction. The
Republicans purposely made a f e
jdnction so as to give the Democrats
ftnit small; margin when they came
into power. But there will be some
reduction,--we have no. doubt, and
there ought to be, as the expenses of
the Government have been too great
for fifteen years.
A Lady Badly Injured. - ,
On Wednesday night, as Mrs. Col. D,
Klein, residing- on Dickinson, between
Mulberry aud Gwynn streets, was in the
act of passing from the kitchen to the
dwelling, and just as she had stepped upon
the platform connecting the two buildings,
a pistol was discharged and the ball from
the weapon entered the side of - her throat,
just below and a little to the left of what is
commonly known as the "Adam's apple,
and ranged- to near the left side of the
back of the neck, where it lodged. It was
afterwards ascertained, we learn, that the
pistol was fired by William Philpot, col
ored, living in an adjoining.lot, who claims
that the rweapon wa discharged' acci
dentally. " '
Surgical aid was summoned to the
injured lady, but up to yesterday
morning the ball had not been extracted.'
The wound is said to be a serious one. but
not necessarily fatal. Col. Klein, the hus
band of the suffering lady, was absent from
home at the time, being engaged in dredg
ing operations on the river below this city,
Her brother, County Commissioner Mont
gomery, was in attendance upon 'her yes
terday. It is to be hoped that Mrs. Klein
will sutler no very serious consequences
from the wound, though in that event she
can be said to have made an almost miracu
loustseape from death.
Habeas Corpus.
Mr. B. C. Barden, who was sent here' a
few days since from Pender county, to be
imprisoned for the nonpayment of costs in
some case, was surrendered i to Deputy
Sheriff Hand, of : Pender, yesterday, , in
obedience to atf order from His Honor,
Judge McKoy. to be produced before him
in unamDere, yesterday, at unnton, on a
writ of habeas corpus. The officer and Mr.
Barden left on the W. 8s W. R. R., leav
ing the train at Warsaw and taking private
-conveyance to Clinton.
Personal.
Mr. T. M. Emerson has been appointed
general freight and passenger agent of the
Georgetown aud Lanes Railroad, in South
Carolina. He retains his old position as
G. F. - and P. A. for a - dozen ' or so
other i roads. So he will 'have plenty of
v -D..4. m s- s it
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sion.
ButTommie is equal totheocca-
' PnbUe Baildlatzs.
. An effort will be made to secure the pas
sage of a bill during the present session of
Uongress to erect a public building hereto
cost fiw.uuu, lor use as a postomce, U. b.
court room, etc. - irayettevule Is moving
for one to cost fvo.uuu.
- The'Horwegian barcfue Maury 1
Capt. Olsen, was cleared from this port for
Liverpool, yesterday, by Messrs. D. R
Murchison & Co., with 1,887 bales of cot
ton, weighing 8oa,utf pounds aud valued
at $86,303.
. ; A COLORED FRAUD. ;
How m. Lars .Number of Colored, Peo
; pie Were "Taken! In" br i Fraud
"or Cran.K--Hl Arrest, &c,"
: There, was considerable excitement among
a large portion of the colored population,
yesterday morning, produced by the devel
opment of what is alleged to be a first class
fraud; and Imposter, in the person of a
strange colored Individual,- who gives his
name as W. H, Gibson,' who describes him
self as va . gentiman from Mobile, Ala. V
where he has been engaged in the cotton
business, and that he had just disposed of
enough of the staple in New 'York ! to
amount to jibout $9,000. .The colored peo
ple of Wilmington had Someexperience of
not the pleasante8t character with a certain
so-called "cotton merchant f romYjiverpool"
known as Dr. Wilboura, or Wilbur but
still t&ey let themselves be imposed upon
to some extent by the.new comer. The
"gentleman from Mobile via New York"
did-aot make as presentable an appearance
as the 'joctor from Liverpool;" in fact, he
was rather shabby, ; but then a plenty.; of
gBeeabaakwlB-OTer&y'V' m'ultitndeof
other -'defecte,' and shabbiness is only re
gardedVas a pleasing eccentricity- when in
dulged in by men of means.
Wben the- "ex-cotton dealer" called" at
the boarding house of Reuben McDonald,
colored, and told Reuben's wife to put
"that" away and keep it for him, and
handed her a stocking apparently stuffed
with greenbacks, she was sure, her lucky
star was ia the ascendancy for awhile that
a man could be made to feel at home even
in a boarding-house. When Reuben came,
however, and "Mr. Gibson" began talking
about his money matters, a slight suspicion
was aroused ia the mind of the proprietor,
-who had lost a good deal at one time and
another by strange guests, who are "here
today and gone to-morrow," and even the
liberality of the stranger, in pressing upon
his little girl the acceptance of a nickel,
failed to entirely reassure him. This sus
picion grew in intensity when the stocking,
which'had been left with Reuben's wife un-
b-der the impression that it was stuffed with
money, turned out to contain nothing more
than a' package of old newspapers. Ap
plication at the banks of the city, also, dis
closed the deception practiced by the "ex-
cotton dealer" in claiming that he had re
ceived from one of them the cash for a
draft for $3,800. In the meantime Gibson
had been employing men by the wholesale
to go to work in the Dismal Swamp, cut
ting telegraph poles. He claimed to be
acting as agent or contractor for a com
pany who wanted a vast number of poles,
and the inducement of $25 per month, $25
in advance and all expenses of travel, etc.,
paid, had worked like a charm ' among the
colored population, and he had: very - soon
booked the names of 200. at least,'' who were
anxious to precipitate themselves into the
'Dismal" and swing the" sturdy axe of in
dependence. He was to meet them at
10 o'clock yesterday morning, and soon
after they were to board the : train which
was to take them to their new field of la
bor. About that time, however. Officer
J. W. Bryant,armed with a, warrant issued
upon the complaint of Reuben McDonald,
discovered Gibson making his way in the
direction of the depot. He ' induced him
to return, and, upon finding ; that he was a
prisoner, Gibson insisted that he had plenty
of money in the bank. The officer accom
panied him to one or more of these insti
tutions, -where he was told that the man
had no money there. Finally, he was taken
before Justice Hill, and here he was con
fronted by the "Dismal" two hundred,
r
headed by the foreman, James A. . Green,
selected by Gibson himself to superintend
the operations of the men. They were all
considerably excited over the fact that they
had been duped in such a manner, while
such a crowd collecting on the streets was
a source of no small wonderment. Gibson
was requested by the magistrate to give
bond in the sum of $100 for his appearance
at 3 P. M. He said he could furnish the
bond or deposit $1,000 in collateral, but it
was not necessary, and he was thereupon-
marched off to jail. "
The case came up at the time appointed
and the defendant was required to enter
into security in the sum of $200 for. his
appearance at the next term of the Crimi
nal Court, to answer to the charge of false
pretense. -
Store Breaking and Bobbery.
On Christmas eve night or, rather, on
Christmas morning after Messrs. , P. L.
Bridgers & Co. had closed their estab
lishment, -some one effected an entrance by
breaking one of the large glasses out of the
front door and crawling through the aper
ture. The thief then ransacked the money
drawer, but, luckily, nothing had been
left in it but a lot of coppers and other
small change. This, 'amounting probably
t,to $1.50 or $2.00, and some lour or five
bottles of whiskey which stood on a shelf
.near the back door, are all that are missing.
Everything betokened that the thief got
frightened while engaged in his nefarious
business and left the store in haste, going
through the back door instead of the front
entrance. He -left the front door wide
open, and the indications are that the thief
made a grab for the contents of the money
drawer, as several coppers were, found
scattered about the floor. The proprietors
state that they were robbed in the same
manner last Christmas eve night
Tbe New Superintendent of tbe N. .
& W. S. S. Line.
j Mr. H- G.' Smallbones, a gentleman well
and favorably known fn this community,
and who has for a number of years past
been connected with the New York and
Wilmington Steamship Company's Agency
in this city.'has received the appointment
of Superintendent in place of Mr. Thos. E.
Bond, recently resigned, He is the right
man in the right place, and we in common
with his many friends,- congratulate mm
on his merited promotion. -
The German brig Hermann
Friedrichj Capt. Nieiahr, was cleared from
this port for Amsterdam. Holland, yester
day, by Messrs. Alex. Sprunt & Son, with
1,125 bales of cotton, weighing 519,628
pounds and valued at $51,000.
Mr. Geo. N. ' Harriss, of this
city, who has had considerable newspaper
experience, is to have charge of the Wades-
boro Times and assist in editing the same,
while the 'proprietor, : Mr. B. H," Cowan,
is in Washington attending to -his Official
duties. - i. .........
. WASSINQTON.
Tne "Ways and - BEeans Committee
Cro Estimates of tne Department of
Agriculture-Internal Bevenne Col
lections. - . ..- - '
Washington, Dec. 27. Chairman Mor
rison expects to appoint Henry Talbott,
Jr., of Illinois, Clerk of the WayB' and
Means Committee, in . place of John Mc-
uarson, who served during the last Con
gress, lalbott succeeded -Dr. Hambleton,
or . Georgia, in the fiame position when
Morrison was chairman of the committee
in the 44th Congress. If there is a quorum
of members in the city; the - Ways and
Means Committee will be- called together
some time next, week for organization.
Mr. Kelly has left Washington for the hol
idays, with the understanding that no busi
ness win ne transacted oy tne committee
before Congress reassembles -
J. R. Dodge, Statistician of the Agricul
tural Department, has just completed pre
liminary estimates of the principal crops of
the country for the year 1883, which are to
be printed as a. special report for Decem
ber. -They show that potatoes, as well as
all other roots, and oats, Tiave grown luxu
riantly and yielded abundantly. The ave--rage
yield of corn per acre for . the present
year, Dodge says, is nearly 23 bushels or
more exactly Dy preliminary estimates
22 74-which is .12 oer cent, less than
the average - yield . for ,, , a .. series -of
.years; xr 1,531,069,835 - bushels. This
stands -for the" quantity or tne present
crop. The quality, he says, is another
consideration. If soft corn is cribbed in
masses and after a few weeks of mild and
moist weather is badly injured or even
spoiled, it does not change the fact that the'
corn was grown . and harvested. It is
doubtless true tnat tne quality ot co:
norm ot tne parallel ot 4U degrees u
worse than for many years and will. in
crease practically the amount of shortage
indicated by the number of bushels. As
tne whole of the corn grown in 1883 in
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Da
kota, added to half of that grown in Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa - and Nebraska
would matte 4UU.uuu.uuu bushels, only
one-fourth of the whole crop, a possible
depreciation of 40 per cent, in all
of it would be equivalent to ten
per cent, reduction in the, value of
the entire crop. Our Illinois agent
makesthe quality 31 per cent, less -than an
average in that State. -An effort will be
made later, . after the. worst crop has been
fed, to test the feeding value of the year's
product, ft is tiot proposed, however, to
reduce the product to an equivalent of
merchantable corn or sound, as no crop
ever is free from immaturity and imperfec
tion. There are always some northern
fields caifght by frosts, some neglected
acres, some choked with 'weeds or flooded
by overflows, and. some sod corn that is
mainly nubbins. What is intended, with
out reference to panic or exaggeration, is
to find the exact truth and then tell it.
There is nothing gained to farmers or con
sumers by suppressing the truth on the
one hand or exaggerating losses on the
other. One feature of corn growing in
1883, Dodge says, should be a lesson
to the farmers of the country. .The
general use in the West of seed corn"
grown in lower latitudes the planting of
Nebraska seed in Minnesota, and of Kansas
seed in Illinois has demonstrated the folly
of attempting to acclimatize southern maize
in more northern districts. Much of the
loss from frost would have been avoided
had seed been carefully selected from the
best corn grown in the immediate neighbor
hood. ' - !
The wheat crop, Dodgs says, is as be
fore stated, slightly in excess of 400.000,000
bushels, and the cotton produced, as shown
by the December returns, is about 6,000,000
bales. There will be another investigation
after the close of the cotton harvest and
the shipment of a large portion of the crop,"
wnen precjse results can oe approacnea
more nearly than has hitherto been pos
sible. " - ' .'-"'.
For the first five months of the present
fiscal year tie total internal revenue collec
tions have amounted to $51,279,433. being
$11,343,971 less than during the corre
sponding period of last year. In spirits
there' has been a total increase of -"collections
amounting to $2,074 771, and in fer
mented liquors an increase of $497,888.
The total decrease in the collection of taxes
on tobacco has amounted to $9, 191,607 j in
taxes from banks and bankers, $1,068,292,
and in miscellaneous taxes $3,656,231.
-A .
Tbe Proteus Court of Inquiry Affairs
at tbe Nary Yards.
Washington, Dec. 28. The' session of
the Proteus court of inquiry to-day was a
brief one. Capt. Pike occupied the wit
ness chair to hear his testimony of yester
day read, and upon its conclusion made
one or two additional statements explana
tory of his testimony but developing
nothing new or important It is not known
that any more" witnesses will be called.
Two or three depositions are expected from
persons at a distance, when it is probable
the inquiry will come' to an end. Lieut.
Garlinsxon s counsel nas assea permission
to make an argument before the Court and
has been told that every faculty will be
granted him.
The Secretary of the JNavy nas issued an
order to suspend work at the Boston Navy
Yard on and after January 15th, and , for
the dismissal of half of the force employed
there on that date. The breaking up of
condemned vessels will continue, and the
yard will then be converted into a rope-
. . . . . 1 T T t . -VT.
waiR. An oruer ciosmg jjegue jsiana .na
vy Yard and converting it into a construc
tion yard for steel vessels will be issued as
soon as the breaking up of the steamer
Ossipic is completed. The board appoint
ed to examine candidates for appointments
as assistant naval constructors has reported
that ' the minimum standard required to
pass examination was 600, and as none of
the candidates came up to that standard
another examination will be necessary be
fore appointments can be made. Five can
didates were examined. The lowest re
cord was 307 and the highest 581. Lr .
Army Officers - Convicted of Fraud
Tbe New Pensaeola Custom House
Fourth Class Postoffiees Raised to
tbe Presidential Grade, dec. ,'
Washington. December 29. In accor
dance with instructions from the Secretary
of the Treasury, the Solicitor of the Trea
sury has notified the U. S. District Attor
ney at Pensacola, Fla., to have the en
croachment of B. R. Pitts' brick building
on the site of the new Pensacola Custdm
House removed, as the Bite is needed for
the construction ot the building which is
to be built as soon as possible. ' '
The following postomces of the lourtn
class have been added to the list of Presi
dential 'postoffiees, and the salaries of
postmasters fixed at tbe figures below stated :
Eutaw, Ala., $1100;Barnesville, Ga. $11 W;
Houma, Ala., $1,100; Henderson, N. C,
$1,200;. High Point, N. C, $1,000; Kin
ston, N: C, $1,100; Salem, N. C, $1,100.
Altogether, seventy-six fourth (class offices
have been raised to the presidential grade
during the quarter just ending a number
largely in excess of the number of changes
in any preceding quarter. 1
Jas.-B. Crawford, of Maryland, Chief
Clerk of the Foreign Mails Bureau of the
Postofflce Department, has been, promoted
to be Superintendent of that Bufeau, Vice
Jas. "H. Blackfan, deceased.
The War Department has been informed
that Maj. Gen. Hancock, now at Los
Angelos, Cahv, has entirely recovered his
health. .; y v
The President has approved the action
of the court martial in the case of Chaplain
Taussiant Mesplie, U. S. A.,' convicted of j
having duplicated his pay accounts and
sentenced to be dismissed from the service.
He has also approved the sentence of the;
court martial in the case of Capt Cham
bers McKibben, U. S. A., convicted of a
similar offence, but who in view of miti-j
gating circumstances was only sentenced;
to be reduced ten number in relative rank!
of captains of infantry.. .,
' The man who wishes to teach
virtue and religion to other men must em-j
body h teachings in his own character and
life. .--If he teach truth with his lips which
he contradicts by his own- spirit and acts,
men will not be influenced by the former,;
but by the involuntary teachings of the
latter. Zum s ueram. ,
NEW YORK,
Fire on Front Street Failure In tbe
Hat Trade Assignments During tbe
If ear-Wife murder and Snlelde by ;
Prominent Citizen oi Albany. "
1 By Telegraph to the Morning- Star. .
-New Yobk.' December 27. One of yes
terday's fires in Front street was in the oil
.store of Ward & - Co.- It was supposed to ;
have been " extinguished, - after causing a
loss of a few thousand dollars, but the
flames broke out in it -afresh this morning.'
Exactly where they , started could not be
learned. The-entire rear of the building
was suddenly lit up, and the engines that
hurried to the scene quickly deluged .the.
building. It was almost impossible to get
at the burning fluid. The floors had fallen
in and covered up the stock as it lay in the
cellar. The cellar held a lake of oil that
reached up to the sidewalk. At !a late
hour the fire was said to be entirely under
control, though 'it would be necessary to
play on the building all day. Mr. Ward
said that owing ; to the dullness of trade a
large stock had accumulated . on the firm's
hands. Its value was about $30,000, and
the indications were that it would be a
complete . lossy The insurance is $15,500.
The fixtures were insured for $2,100. Tne
stock of tobacco in Jos. Sitegsberg's store,
No. 174 Front street was .seriously dam?
aged by smoke and water. The loss will
be $3,000. y ;-;y ? - .mn
The number of schedules In assignments
filed in this city duringMhe year'1883, was
346. Tbe total amount of liabilities con
tained in them were $21,857,843; nominal
assets $17,391,367, and actual assets
$9,374,451.
An assignment was filed to-day for the
benefit of creditors, by Wm. & Grace Car
roll, composing the firm of Wm. Carroll &
Co., wool and straw hats, at 115 and 117,
Spring street, to Geo. N. Smalley, with
preferences amounting to $21,280.
The steamship Welland to-day brought
520,000 francs in gold from Europe.
Albany, Dec. 27. --A private dispatch
from Hanover, Germanystates that CoL
Henry R. Rath bone killed his. wife and
committed suicide. The deceased were
connected with two of the most prominent
families here. Mrs. Rathbone was a daugh
ter of Es-U. S. Senator Ira Harris
SOUTH CAROLINA.
A Christmas Riot at
men Killed and
Allendale Two
Several Others
Wounded. . - : .-
By Telegraph to the Morning Star. 1
' Charleston, Dec. 27. A dispatch from
Allendale gives an -account of a Christmas
riot The circumstances were as follows :
John Huddlett, one of the marshals .of the
town, his sons John and Thomas, "and his
grand-sons Evan and Joyce Strange, had
an altercation and fight with Frank Wea
ver and Lley Middleton, during which the
two Strange boys were wounded. Return
ing from this fight, which had been carried
on until Weaver and Middleton got nearly
out of town, the Huddictt party met L. B.
Frank, O: Bryan and Gus Allen returning
from a dinner party, when one of the
Strange boys insulted them. Frank O'Brien
resented the insult and a general fight en
sued, in which sticks, knives and pistols
were freely used. ' Evan Strange and Tom
Huddlett were killed outright, and the two
John Huddletts severely wounded. The
two O'Briens were also wounded slightly.
L. B. O'Brien's life was saved by his
shirt collar, which was split about five
inches- in front across his throat, - the skin
being slightly cut. -
MASSACHUSETTS.
An Insane Clergyman Tbe Will of
Geo. Oakes Claris A National Bank
In Trouble.. I
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.l
Boston, Dec. 27. The case of Rev.
Wm. Mitchell, the clergyman who was
arrested for stealing a book from a store,
was dismissed from Court 1 to-day, it ap
pearing that be was insane. ' lie is now m
a private asylum. . ' - i
By the will of : Geo. Oakes Clark, of
Melton, Mass., his estate, valued at $300,.-
000. is left in trust for the benefit of, his
family, and after their decease and that 6f
all his relatives, is bequeathed to Harvard
College. ; I f
The Union Market, National Bank, of
Watertown has voted to pass its divif
dend, due January 1st, as a conservative
measure. The Journal says that there are
rumors afloat concerning the financial in
tegrity of the concern, but the directors
state that the assets are sufficient to meet all
claims. Trouble has been caused by the
withdrawal of President George N. Marsh,
Who owed the Bank $40,000. A careful in
spection of the securities is to be made, so
that the stockholders shall have a clear
statement of the Bank's affairs. Its capital
is $200,000,
SHIPWRECK.
Particulars of the toss by . a Hurri
cane of tbe Steamer Plantyn, Bound
from New Torn to Antwerp Five
Lives l, o st The others Saved by a
Passing; Vessel. ' : .
By Telegraph to the Homing Star J Jj.
Oporto, Dec. 28. Capt Scott, who
commanded the Belgian steamer Plantyn,
which was wrecked while on her way from
New York to Antwerp, and who was one
of the fifty-three men rescued from the
steamer and landed here by the brig "G. D.
F.," gives the following account of the dis
aster: . :j
"On November 17th, in latitude 44 de
grees 17 minutes N., longitude 42 degrees
20 minutes W., a hurricane carried away
the poop deck, the bridge, engine room
skylight and main deck from the poop to
the engine room, leaving only the iron
work intact. It also brought down one of
the masts, which in its fall -smashed five
life boats and a few pinnaces. . Water
gained upon the engine room, putting put
the fires and filling the hold. Four sailors
and one passenger perished at this time.
Dr. Fraysson, the Plantyn's physician,.
and four sailors were injured, and
one of the latter died. Four hundred
and sixty tons of her cargo were ijet
tisoned in the effort to relieve the vessel.
. Several steamers passed the Plantyn while
she was undergoing her terrible trial, put
paid no attention to her signals of distress.
The crew worked at the pumps and bailed
the water night and day, thus keeping the
ship afloat until December 6th. when tbe
- a m 0 m M T 1 .
isriusn ong "i. u. i., irom jrasoepiaue.
came in sight and rescued the passengers
and crew. .Two of the men were alter-
wards transferred to another vessel,
the rest were landed at Oporto."
NEW YORK
and
The Overdue Steamship Celtic Acci
" dent to Cen. Grant.
. Nkw York, December 28. -The New
York agent of the White Star , steamship
Celtic, which left New York December
15th, for Liverpool, and has not yet reached
tjueenstown, says that tne yessei was aue
at the latter port Monday morning, and
that the probable cause of her detention is
an accident to her machinery. He if eels
no anxietv as to her safety, as she! is
staunch ship. . Five years ago she broke
down at sea and proceeded under sail,
reachinz a speed of thirteen knots., i But
this rate cannot be expected now, ag the
winds Jately have been unfavorable; for
east-bound vessels. He further says -that
the Celtic may have picked up a wreck and
ia nroeeedinc slowly with it in tow.
Gen. Grant passed 'a very comfortable
night and was feeling in .good spirits; this
mornin?. He does not believe that he has
broken any of his bones. ," The injury 1 will
keep him within doors for several qays
PENNSYL VANIA.
Suspension of Work In Nail Factories,
. Pittsbobg". December 29. In' accord
ance with a resolution adopted at the last
meetine of the Western Nail Association,
all factories In the West will close down
to-night for a period of six weeks. Manu
facturers hope to improve trade by restrict
ing production. The suspension throws
5,000 men out of employment. .-. -ii.
:;-y;y;:;,l no. 10
y - v ohio. .
A State Convention of Idquor Dealers
j. Urge the Bepeal of the Scott Law.
. s- .- DBy Telegraph to the Horning Star.l ? y.
, Columbus, Dec. 28. The State Conven
tion of liquor dealers here adjourned this
morning after perfecting a State organiza
tion with a committee- of fifteen to look
after auxiliaries and the Legislature, called
the committee on Agitation. The f ollow
ing was adopted: , .
Whereas, "the Legislature of Ohio, at its
last session, enacted a certain ,- law known
as the Scott law, which is in direct viola
tion of the wise provisions of the constitu
tion of Ohio, and derocatorv to the busi
ness interests of a large class of persons,
residents or umo, engaged m mercantile
pursuits; and, -whereas, it is the opinion of .
all unbiased and unprejudiced citizens of
Ohio that the traffic in malt, vinous and
spirituous liquors should not be prohibited.
as was most empnaticauy expressed oy
them i through " their ballots- on ,l the
2nd Tuesday of October last; and, whereas,
said Scott law was enacted for the purpose
of destroying and prohibiting Baid traffic;
Therefore, . . . ...
Besolved, That we as citizens of Ohio en-,
gaged in the traffic of malt, xvinous and
spirituous liquors, in convention assembled,
are of opinion that said Scott law is un
constitutional and unjust and therefore re
spectfully ask of the cominz Legislature
-the enactment of judicious and constitu
1 i 1 1 1 - . . . . . ...
uonai law, ana inereoy tne repeal of the
Scott law.
A Brutal murder by a White man and
a Negro. '
Cincinnati, Dec. 29. Wm. Behrman
and John Palmer, (negro), " have been ar
rested for the murder of Wm. Kirk. Both
have confessed their guilt. Behrman was
first arrested and told the story, saying that
Palmer struck the fatal blow. Palmer said
the murder was done on Monday night in
Kirk's stable, and the body hauled, away
the same night. O'Neill, who was arrest
ed Thursday, will be discharged. Many
prominent business men yesterday,, before
Behrman's arrest, spoke of his business in
tegrity. -Palmer, in his confession, says it
was agreed between himself and Behrman
to kill Kirk for his money; the one striking
the first blow to have fifty doljajsr in ex
cess of the other. Palmer adds that Behr
man struck the first blow and both then
pounded Kirk's head with a hammer and
club. Palmer is a light mulatto, aged 19.
Wm. Behrman is a German, aged 18.
Cincinnati December 29. Reis Bros. &
Co., wholesale dealers in foreign fruits,
fancy goods and canned oods, have made
an assignment. - The pradstreet's report
that their, liabilities will exceed $100,000, of
which $74,000 is secured. Isaac Reis,
wholesale cigar dealer, has also made an
assignment
.FOREIGN.
Papal Consistory Another Cardinal
for. America Proposed Arming or
Orangemen in Ireland Italian Edl-
tor Arrested for High Treason.
rBv Cable to the Morning Star.
London, Dec. 29. A dispatch from
Rome to the Express Telegraph Company
states that the Pope will hold a Consistory
in April, when several Cardinals will be
created, and the vacant Sees in America
will be filled. It is rumored that another
American Cardinal will be appointed at the
close of the forthcoming Council in" th'e
United States. . It is probable that Arch
bishop Gibbons, of Baltimore, will be se
lected for the honor, r "
London, Dec. 29. The Globe publishes
a circular that has been' issued, to the
Orange Grand Masters of Ireland, advising
the enrollment of an Orange volunteer
. force of militia, to be composed if possible
of old soldiers, in order to strengthen the
Orange Society as a fighting force. G
vernment will be petitioned to allow these
volunteers to be armed with rifles, which
will be kept in the nearest Orange halls or
ban,aclta.vc;yia.-i-. r;... J -,
Trieste, . Dec. 29. Signor Zempferer,
editor of the Independent and Italian Irre
dentist, in this city, has been arrested on
the charge of high treason.
Position of French Troops at Tonqmn
The Losses at Sontay-?Res!gnatlon
of the Bulgarian ministry The Cir
cular to Orange Societies In Ireland
massacres In Ashantee.
JtlONo JvoNo, JJecemoer a. ihe posi
tion of the French troops in Tonquin has
remained unchanged since the fall of Son
tay. Lean Fong, commander of the black
flaffa. was reeentlv wounded, and his lieu
tenant was killed during the defence of
bontay. it is understood here that the
French will not attack. Bac Ninh before
the arrival of reinforcements from France.
Dr. Harmond, French Commissioner to
Tonquin. and M. Tricon, have gone to
Hue.
Hong Kong, December 29. Advices
from Hai Phong, of Wednesday, the 19th
mst.. report that the French forces lost in
killed and wounded at the capture of Son-'
tay. 36 officers and nearly 1,000 men. Also,
that the loss of the black flags. at the same
battle was 6,000. The bulk of tbe black
flags army, after their.defeat at Sontay. re
treated to Hong Hoa, and Namdinin. The
French found two' million dollars in Son
tay. London, December 27. A Paris dis-
r)atch says it is reported that China, acting
under the advice of European Powers, has
withdrawn her troops from Bac Ninh,
The same dispatch states, however;; that
Admiral Jfeyron has receiver! no conurma
tioh of this report. ' :
Sofia. December 29. The Bulgarian
ministry have tendered their resignations
to Jfnnce Alexander.
Dublin, December 29. The Freeman's
jowrnai. commenting upon the circular to
Orange Societies, printed in the London
idwbe, says that it sucn a document naa
been issued by a man suspected of having
. . . i , . T r
any leaning to me popmar cause m ire
land, he would be prosecuted and impri
soned under the Crimes act.
y Paris. December 29 The decree pro
hibitmg the importation of salted meats
into French ports is published to-day. It
admits, until January 2Uth, 1884, only fully
cured, wholesome, perfectly preserved and
completely salted meats, and they must be
so pronounced by experts.
Cape Coast Castle, Africa, Dec. 29.
Affairs in Ashantee are quiet. People are
overawed by tbe slaughter of the family of
ex-King Koffee Kalkalli and the daily mas
sacre of his adherents, hundreds of whom
have been executed. Sixty eight of his
seventy children have also been killed
One of Koffee Kalkalli's adherents, hearing
that the ex-King's life was in danger, sent
ninety men to guard him They remained
several days with the ex-King, with the con
sent of the chief now reigning. They were
then suddenly attacked and all Killed.
;, MISSOURI.
A Convention of Colored School Teach-
' ers. - ' .
. By Telegraph to tbe Horning Sta r. 1
St." Louis, Dec. 29. A convention" of
oolnred school teachers which has been in
session foe the past three days at Jefferson
City, effected a permanent organization as
the State Colored Teachers Association,
withlnman E. Page, of - Lincoln Institute,
as president ' Resolutions were adopted
declaring that facilities for higher edu
cation for colored youths ought to be bad,
and that an industrial school ought to be
established as a department in Lincoln In
stitute, and that the surplus revenue of the
National Treasury should be employed in
diminishing-the enormous perceptage of
illiteracy in the south ana west.
CALIFORNIA.
Gen.
Hancock's Reception at Los An
' ; gelos. .
. Los Angelos. Dec 29. Gen. Hancock!
and party arrived here yesterday morning,
A large crowd was at the depot to welcome
him. To-day h visits San Gabri el and on
Monday, will go to Wilmington, where
he dines with Gen. Phineas Banning. On,
New Year's day a public reception will be
held, add the military, fire department and
civic societies will turn out.
ShficiaJ. to Petersbnfjr Index-.
Appeal: Weldqn, N. C.,' December 27-y -On
Christmas day, in Northampton - coun-' (
ty. Jack Barnes sent for his brother," Tuck
Barnes, and on his arrival , shot him three?
times with a reyolver.killing him instantly.
Jack Barnes was tried yesterday before TK
'Justice Stephenson and committed to jail. ,
He is thought to be deranged. . i, y
v Washington Posf. The county
of Greene, in the Old North State, is noted y
for large and tall men. There were born
and raised in this county six brothers, all - '
now living, whose combined altitude is 37 .. :
feet 9 inches, ah average of 6 feet Si inches.
Their aggrezate- weight is 1,850: pounds,', y
Col. Robert W. Best who now ; occupies a
desk in the United Slates Department of
Agriculture, is the oldest and tallest of the,.-:
six brothers alluded to.- He is 6 feet 6. "
inches tall and weighs 340 pounds. ' j v
s Lenoir Topic: Mr. .William An
derson, of Wilkes, has a pack of hounds '
which he believes in. He offers to run them i
against any Caldwell pack upon a wager of -.'.":
$1,000. r- Through our friend, John R. ,
Hodges, Esq., of Wautauga, we learn that
on Tuesday, Dec, 18, Miss Sarah Greer,
aeed about 24 years, living on Beaver ',
Creek, . committed suicide by hang
ing. - The Baltimore Sun tellS ,
of Mrs; Rhoda Howard, 'who- lives' - "j
in.Bath county,. Ky., and is 116 years old,-
having been born in' our neighboring coun- ;?
ty of Wilkes in December. 1767. . Her "
maiden name was Ward and she was mar
ried in 1790. . Mrs. - Howard is still in ex
cellent health: --" " . f. I ;'
j - Lnmberton Hobesonian: ' iThe, .
tevival under charge of Mr. Meadenhall, .- ,
assisted by Kevj D. May and others, is still
progressing; -Quite a number have pro
fessed religion and joined the . Methodist -church.
-As Mr. B. A. Knox,': of ,
Rowan,; was. driving his buggy . across a , .
stream where the bridge was 15 or 20 feet
from the water and no. side railine. his '
horse, became frightened about midway the . .
bridge and commenced backing, precipita
ting . buggy, rider and horse all mto the
8tream, the latter falling upon Mr. Knox:,
Owing to the depth of the water he. was
not killed and Bo bones are broken; though' ,
be was frightfully bruised. . - ;
Hickory Press: On Wednesday
last we noticed at the W. N. C , Railroad .
depot twenty:two barrels of eggs standing
ready for shipment, lhey were to be sent
mainly to New .York to make eggnogg,
cake, etc., for our Northern brethren.
The east bound train due in Hickory last
night at 11.25 was wrecked at the Duck
town Junction beyond Asheville yesterday ;
afternoon. " We do not know the extent of . '
the damage, but learn that the engine and
mail car were turned bottom upwards. -
We learn that there are quite a number of
families who 'contemplate moving to Hick
ory about the first of next year: m fact, we
are in correspondence with several parties
who will when they come be valuable ac
quisitions to the town. j
Rockingham Spirit: There was ;
a considerable nutter of excitement in
town last Sunday morning over the an
nouncement that a man. was under guard
at Long's Hotel charged with having mar
ried and deserted; a ladv-in Montgomery
county and attempting to marry another
woman4n this county. The bride expec
tant (No. 2.) who proved to be - Miss Mi-t
rierva Owens, of the Utah Settlement in
this county, was at the hotel with the man
under guard. The man informed us that
his name was Smith, and that he was born
and -raised near- Alf ordsville,. in Robeson .
county, but he had told the girl that his
name was Parker, and was endeavoring to -wed
her under that name. To others he
said his name was Floyd. , r
- Highlands Enterprise-: During
the past few weeks minerals in Macon
county have taken a decided ''boom.''
BUr. Wm. McK.ee, living on the juartootre- ,.
chaye, raised corn .this year which yielded
at the rate of ninety bushels to the . acref
This is no "guesswork," as both the land
and the corn were accurately measured.
The revenue officers have been making
it lively for the moon-shiners in Western
North Carolina recently. Several parties ,
have been nabbed in Macon and Jackson
counties. The most of them however, .
proved to have been innocent. - Capt
R. A. Bowie, f Baltimore, Md., a gentle
man of culture, and a civil and mining en-,
gineer of note has recently secured for "
himself and his associates a large number
of valuable mining properties in the county
which ne proposes wj ueveiup as rapiaiy &b
tne wintry weatner wm permit." r; r
Washington Gazette: -Oar color
ed citizens will celebrate Emancipation
Day in good stylo on January 1st. Invita
tions have been extended to prominent '
colored people and societies in adjacent
counties, and a large crowd is expected.
- Tbe census of this town, recently
taken, shows the population by wards as
follows: First Ward whites 691, colored
246; Second Ward whites 468, colored
221; Third Ward whites 200, colored 795.
Total whites 1,359; total colored jl,262.
Total population 2,621.: Beautiful
scopes of fertile lands with soil loamy and
rich,' stretch out in every direction from
our town, awaiting the magic touch of the
hands of industry. - Who will be the lucky
men to come and till them? A hearty in
vitation is extended., We have been
shown one of the most beautiful speci
mens of plant life that we have ever seen.
It is a leaf from what is known, as the
silver tree, growing on the southern coast
of Africa, in Cape Colony. It has a sil
very or satinlike appearance, and is as del
icate in its coloring as the very nnest satin.
The leaves were sent by Capt. Handy, an
Officer in the United States flag ship, now
stationed on tbe coast of Africa,: to bis
wife, Mrs. Rena C. Handy, of , this town
John H. Pool was arrested for
the murder of William Watkins, a j lad of
sixteen, who was killed in Wake county.
Pool testified that Watkins was Killed by
Joseph J. Williams, he . being mistaken for
a man named feemes, ne .naa sworn to
kill. Pool said, as reported in Raleigh
News-Observer: ;He went and concealed
himself behind a dead oak standing near
the path. Pool then heard the man (Pee-
bles, he thought) coming down tbe path,
and when he got close to where w liiiams
was standing he was shot. After Wflliams.
shot he came running over to where Pool
was, saying i"I have killed him." Pool re
plied "You haven't, sure enough 1" "Yes,"
replied Williams, "JL nave, ana u you don t
believe it, come out here; and see." Pool
says: "I went out there and put my hand
on his head, l said Miora : have mercy I
you've killed the poor fellow. It is Willie
inataA1 of .Inriip vnn.hn.VA killed 'i I waft
crying when I putmy hand -on jWilfieSv-
head. Williams said" What ails you T iou
area fool!' We got up and went back
to the cross-roads. Williams said to me, as
we were going, backy If you ever tell it I
Willi kill ryou,i .you !' Williams has
told me as many as half a dozen times that
he intended to kill Peebles; intended to kill
him even' if his neck was broken the next
minute afterwards; he also told me that he
had been up on the path to set for him
twice before that He killed him with a -rifle;
said he intended to kill Peebles be
cause he had been talking about him.
Both Pool arid Williams are in jail. .
- - Fayetteville Observer: A- large- -firm
bf seed merchants and importers in
Philadelphia, some time ago, offered y
prizes for the best products from certain -y.
kinds of their seeds. It is gAtifying to
note the fact that our-young friend Mr.)
Calvin Thames, 19 years of age, was; ?
awarded a premium of $10 for the best and
largest specimen of the Spanish Monstrous
Pef pen" This one well deserved the name
of the species, as it -was 6 inches incirj y
cumference and ' 10i inches long. - ;
Capt. David Jones has a wire fence of the
most improved pattern entirely around hi
farm on the edge of town.; The farm con- '
tains between 60 and 70 acres, and a wire
fence as long as this is a novelty with us.
Work on the C. F. & Y. V. R. R. is- :
still progressine satisfactorily. On the upr ' :
per end of the Tine the track is laid to with- : '
in 20 miles of Greensboro, and on the old ' '
Florence line they hae reached Little
Rockfish, and are hardat work building s .
trestle near - that point We; were- '
much pleased to see Buch. good order pre!- y
vailing on the streets during tbe Christmas; -,
j. "holidays. We regfet to learn that- j
deputy sherin: Jjyrd baa his collar oone
broken by a singular accident. ( He was y
celebrating Christmas by firing blank cart- :
ridges from a double-barreled -shot gun;
Holding the .piece in the air above his right
shonlder, boM barrels beavUy charged, he- .
intended to discharge one at a time; but
both went off; and the recoil caused the but ?.
of the gun tp strike his shoulder ' violently; -knocking
hint senseless for a little while
He was on the streets yesterday; but hia : .
right arm will be useless-tor some time.
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