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i If . f- f . . -V The Weekly , Star. '.. . I PUBLISHED AT , , - tV I L. 91 1 IS' G T OX, IV, C.y - AT $1.5 0 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. sSagS8SSSSS2S838 . -iHT-ri-tT-iwt o el !1 SSS8SSSSS3SS883SS 8888ggS88SS88 8888838888888.8883, '3.1 'ViK SS88So385?8S88SSSS 3SSS8S3SSSSS38S83 KM. 8288882288888888 3SSSSSSS8SS33S3S8 3 .( -.. 3- j.&irerp'..at the Post Office afWumington, N. C, as aecona ciass .Mailer. j SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. Thf siibscriGtion price 'of the Weekly St a ?t is as follows : . , Sngle'Copy 1 year, postage paid. $1.50 - . - omontns, " " l.uu -v -A' .3 months. " -"- . ... :.50 PCBUt! EXPENDITURES. VWe incidentally said in a disous- -si vn that if the Democrats begin to j .virrv out a proper and much iueded ! c(vui(imy in the public expenditures I l '.iti .11 once the Republican press v..jld begin the cry of false economy a id crippling the Government. We did not expect that -the howl would hV-in before the knife was applied, hut ilm following shows that such is the case.: - ' V : ' ; "" -v v 'The Democratic leaders on the Appro :.nnUon Committee of the House of Repte-hc:HHtiv-i have revealed - one part of their 1 vV programme for the coming session wiib nil nisialtalile clearness. Intelligent rv'mirhnifciit is welcome by' the people at tiinvR. but toe present is ne lime to urge iii'Kik econmny.' The country is in far greater need to-day of wise and far-seeing tn-staient of vital questions than of narrow a fid parsimonious legislation." y, . . ,. It is uo "mock economy" to hiring h.u!k the Government in its expendi ttuvs t l1),t frugality and wisdom- of piit da. - There is no reason why u should. -.st; more fhau $218,000, 000 Iof the present fiscal year to. itift'i the ordinary expenditures of the. (iov(i-iMiient. We have thowed tli it if the economy thai.' was prac ticed hy. the last -.-Democratic', Ad-' tuinitr:iti"n that ban lictit in power j that of Buchanan was practiced by Arthur that the expenditures j would not exceed some Si 15,000,- ,-i , . . . uuo, aim sureiy not more than ii'(),o(io,0i)0, after': making 'due : 'nl.it :.. Who truth is, the .: Republi can leiri.diurii have grown up under t f.ii-. ii iii.'c aiiaijiz lUUUCUUcor 21UU li.iv e before them wich ; extravaffant e.v-irnjijep, that they are as wholly in dijisel to bring into practice re trenchment, iii the public expenses as they iiie & aid in securing practical airl eipiiiable and honest -and moral i Th w ibl extravagance, tbe.crirai-,-nal waste, the serious misapplication Of tht titlhli;: funds nnrirvR'niihli. can rule arcvery taarvellous and As tounding. The people have no con ceDlion oF the tremenilona manmit tirJo r v of the lost tiiey have sustained in this way by !r.vl government. . There, are men ii the Congress now who have, no more regard for the people's mo ney atu t heiV r'al interests than they h.iy- ft., theitfii coiyroaudeula. They will v.ttr awqy a hundred millions of hHr-i Earned .dollars r belonging j to tin; people a i r they were so many ipills. C". There, are Republican plans now ' 1 imdor . onusdefauuji that mean plunder, oppressiou,. robbery under the f o jms ( law, j .The plan of Wharton fiarker, a radical High : Protectionist of PennsylvaniaJ to ' keep up th tax under the Tariff (by . abolisliing the Ititern'al tax on whis key, &(;.) that the suplus may be di vided among the States, is in keep ing with Republican ideas of public economy. This .ReVulilioiu would have a Jarye sum taken fr&m he peo pled pockets evefy y. ar, thqsCrob bing them of its us 'hat it in ay be returned after awhile to Btrieve illit- i i lieu again look at the sundry hills before the Congress to increase the pensions that are already heavi ly burdening the country."; There is one proposition- fo give the Union soldiers six hundred millions that they may be put, on a plane of equal ity with the rich bond holders. The South would draw but little of this immense, sum, but the South would; be taxed and hied to' pay its part. Thi is another sample of Republi can ideas of public economy, j The Democrats have a very simple duty before them. They 'should r& duce expenditures as' rapidly as pos ihlP an! ey ery point "that prtiT dnoe a wjsaoin ustify, Afbat tjie country has ."a right to expect is "intelligent retrenchment" and sure-' lyi that "retrenchment,'' is " "intelli gent" that overhauls and: reduces all neeaiess,unwise, unjust expenditures. "A narrow -and parsimonious legisla tion" i8 not expected or asked for. It is manifest that when the expendi tures have risen from $177,000,000, under democratic rule in 1881, to $206,000,000, under Republican rule ln 1883 and to;$218,?96,298, for the purcent year, 1884, -that' there is Sotaething wrtng, 4nd Ihat there is ample room for chrtailmefit without the Democrats ; being charged with narrow' and parsimonious legisla- v6l. xv. " '2 tionWW "mock economy." Itis when Republicans talk retrenchment that wes expect umock economy." OF INTEREST TO SOUTHERN WO- MEN. The Charleston News and Courier proposes to publish a1 fleries of his torical sketches to be written by Southern women. The object is "to illustrate by a narrative of actual ex perience both the tragic and humor ous phases of their: life during the war between the States.'.'. The pro ductions must be genuine experiences or knowledge , and the manuscript must not exceed thirty -.foolscap pages nor be less than fifteen. . The time expires the 1st of March, 'and alH accepted contributions will be promptly : paid for. A writer ! may send one or two sketches. The idea is . an excellent one and we t ake pleasure in giving it additional 7 pub licity. Here is a.n opportunity for the women of talent with a knowledge or experience of war.life to' use their pens to advantage. Whether suc cessful or not in 'the competition good will be done in training the pen and preserving the memorabilia of war; timesJ The poet-editor of the Norfolk Landmark handsomely and gallantly says: 1 "In the South our mothers, and sisters, and wives, and daughters were unceasing in their labors to help the men a field,, and many and many a lonely farmhouse was the scene of the most painful suffering, the most heroic self-sacrifice and fortitude. The hospitals, were lit up by angelic faces, and the outposts and battle fields have their unwritten histories of the patriotic service of our. women,' which ought hot to be lost to this generation, still less to posterity. But after all the domestic his tory of our people during the. war is that which should be written. The world knows just next to nothing of this, andMt can be supplied by none so well as by the women who bore the wants and hardships, cares and anxieties of the homes which lacked masters, sons, husbands or brothers, as the ca8e'may have been." f f THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION. In. the proceedings of the last meeting of the Board of Agriculture we - notice a long abstract of the re marks made by Col. T. C Morehead", Commissioner, General of. ; the "World's Exposition and ' j (otton Centennial," to be held in New Or leans in the last quarter of the pro sent year. We have already in many paragraphs taken from our ex changes given our readers some knowledge of this great enterprise, and have more than once called edi torial notice to the same. , -j .V 5 Of course North Carolina will be represented and . well represented. She cannot afford to; do less. Af tet her unexpected surprise and admira ble, exhibit at Boston North Carolina cannot afford to stay away from New Orleans. If, she eroes she must ero in her -very best attire. No loyal son will be, willing to see his mother in any other guise. She must have her jewels with her. , -: ', Now how is this to be best done? Where is the money necessaTy . to give; North Caralina a place worthy of her? The Legislature meets next year. It will require at' least $20, QOOjVand1 well and judiciously ex pended at that, to place our State in the front rank; It must be done, .The question is how? : 7 i The Agricultural Department, under Commissioner McGehee, has shown, itself well able to make a most oreditable exhibit when the money is supplied. Give the accom plished Commissioner ' and his assist ants the requisite funds and North Carolina will be ; capitally represent ed 'in her industries. They must have the money.; But how?' : i CoL Morehead, as reported in the Raleigh News-Observer said: i "We ask not a cent from North Carolina in the shape of subscriptions, but f we do urge you in your own interest, and ; in the interest of all Southern States, to make a complete exhibit of your resources, sur passing that splendid one which you had at-Boston last fall. "We have adopted ' a plan for the mam building which will cover more ground by six acres than did the great edifice erected for the . Philadelphia centennial. - Iu ac cordance, with the terms, of the charter, President Arthur, has sent invitations to all foreign nations to take part, and they, in compliance with that international comity which precedents have established, have accepted." . - . 4. 1 . j j ;The States south of us are moving promptly- in the matter. Arkansas has already taken action. Col. More head says: , . . . ' " "The Governor of Texas has called . a special session of the Legislature to take ac tion, and we are assured from all parts of that great State that an adequate appropria tion will be made. The Legislature of Mis sissippi has been ordered to convene for a like purpose, and as a citizen of that State, I have no hesitancy in saying that an ap propriation of at least twenty-five thousand dollars will be made. Alabama prefers to do her work, county 'wise, and so does Georgia, both of which will make splendid exhibits." ' ' -" ,;! ,!- . ; p- . We would not favor the calling of the Legislature. !' That is too costly and cumbersome.- Let subscriptions be taken .up if necessary, of let men of capital advance $10,000 or more, and look to the Legislature for reim bursement. It will be' a -grand op portunity and North Carolina must not be behind , her sisters. - She has the resources and she can well ; hold her own if the "sinews" are not lack ing. ; Every article of commercial .value in the Ste should bevshown at its beet. Let the' chief produc tions of. ; every section of ' every county find a place in the vast build ing to be!erected for the purpose.' ' North Carolina is not asked tg help 1- construct the needed buildings which are to be on a scale 1 of unrivalled magnilude, although she might even help m that direction as v ail of the Southern States should help," and be cause t a Southern- Exposition. We wish to see .the .Exposition at New Orleans equal to the foremost, or even eclipsing all. : The, Congress might" very "well help. In 1876 it voted an appropria tion for the Philadelphia Centennial and why not aid the: New Orleans Exposition X.lt JsNf really national importance. It can not fail to bene fit our country at large, for it will b0 an excellent opportunity for showing the progress and 'resources' of the United States. The ' people of Iu isiana are moving in the ;matter . with energy and liberality, and New Or leans has alone subscribed more, than a jnillion of dollars.. Let the Con gress help in the -same way it aided Philadelphia and let all of the South-' eru States aid if it shall be necessary for them to do so in order that the Exposition shall be a splendid suc cess. ' ' , ': But the main thing for North Carolina to do is to make the very best possible exhibit that well di rected energy, judgment : and the resources of the 'State will permit, and to that end-let all patriotic and progressive citizens contribute. Thebionze statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee, intended for New' Orleans, is ready for shipment. The, artist is Mr, Doyle, and the unveiling will take place on February 22nd. ". The. President sent a message to the Congress, recommending prompt relief for the Lieut. Greely expedi tion. '. v ( Beautiful Cotton A Hint to our Plan- jtera,.-;.. '.. There was oh exhibition at the Produce Exchange yesterday a bale of cotton, raised by Mr. Carter Pope, of Battleboro, Edge combe county, which took the premium of fered by the Navassa Guano Company of this place, through the liocky Mount Fair, for the best bale of cotton raised by the use of their guano. I This cotton is just as it eame from the gin, is beautifully : white, clean and fine long staple, and was classed by 6ur cotton brokers as "Fai ,"' which is the highest grade known here, and is up to what is known in New Orleans as "Choice." It was valued at 18 cents per pound. We hear that it was sold in New York at 15 cents, and that in all Mr. Pope received $141 in premiums alone for this bale. ' This is a strong illustration of the bene fits' of v careful .iandliiig and. thorough cleansing of cotton by our farmers, and 7 something they should profit by. Mr. E. T. Atkinson of Bo3n, says that slow gin ning with a roller gin would of itself add a cent per pound value -to our cotton crop. Dirt and trash invariably reduce the value of cotton from 1$ to 2 cents per; pound. Honesty and carefulness certainly pay cot ton' planters : better than carelessness and fraud do. " j , - - j- " m m . The Schr. Mary E. GUderdeeve, Capt. E. W. Hill, from Washington, N. C, for Savannah, with a cargo oj" '4,500 bushels of rice, sprung a leak, started to . put in at Beaufort and struck on the bar and broke off her centre-board. She came In with two feet of water in her bold, and bad to dis charge cargo, about one-third of which was badly damaged and had to be sold. The cargo was insured with Mr. M. 8. Willard, of this city, in the Boston Marine In surance Company. Mr. -Willard has just returned from Morehead, where he went to sell the damaged rice and .look after-mat ters generally. Capt. and child on board. Hill had . his wife Foreign Exports. ".. , The German barque Lydia Peschau. was cleared from this port for Falmauth, Eng land, via Charleston; by Messrs. Alex. Sprunt & Son, with 600 barrels of rosin, valued at $800; the German barque P- L. Weyer, , Capt, Frenck, for Hamburg, by Messrs. Paterson, Downing &, Co., with 8,146 barrels of rosin and 220 casks of spirits turpentine, valued at $8,095; and the Norwegian barque Esra, Capt. Cbris tensen, for Hamburg, by Messrs. Paterson, Downing & Co., with 3.428 barrels of rosin, valued at $4,988. j Total $13,883. i Personal. t, We learn through" a private letter that Bex. Dr. J. B. Taylor, formerly of the First Baptist Church of this city, is pleas antly situated at Lexington, and very near Washington and Lee University. Himself and family met with a very cordial recep tion from the church and citizens generally, and on Monday night last their store room was abiindantly supplied by a pounding party. : ' ': Attempted Incendlarlam. ' ) Early yesterday morning' an attempt was made tq set fire to the store of Mr. Richard A. Price, in the southern section of the city," by a torch being placed near the kerosene bil barrel. Fortunately it was discovered and extinguished in time to prevent damage, and it is , hoped that the incendiary may also be ferreted out and re ceive the punishment he so richly deserves; Our Cotton Trade. The receipts of cotton at this port for the week ending yesterday, footed up 1, 828 bales, as against 3,822 bales for the corresponding' week last year, showing a decrease of 1,494 bales. V 1 ' ; The receipta for the crop year from Sep tember 1st to date foot up 80,925 bales, as against 98,593 bales up to the same time last year, showing a decrease of 17,670 bales. " ' - ' ' ' ' The Norwegian 4 barqUe '. Siatpminister Belmer,. Capt.' Rustad, was eleareel for Liverpool, England, yesterday, by Messrs. Alex. Sprunt & Son, with .SOO barrels of rosin and 1,320 casks of spirits ; turpentine, valued' at $25,600; and the Norwegian brig Ziffora, Capt- Thomasen, for Bristol, Eng land,' by Messrs. Paterson, Downing & Co.i with 2,4i1 barrels of rosin, 'valued at $3,m .. TotalJ.'$28;70fy - " ' ' JldJidjjtVil -- if- .. ' WILMINGTON, N. C.V-FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, ..'A SUDDEN SUMMONS, AH Old Citizen -of the Conntr FaU , Dead. - A case of very sudden death, occurred in this city yesterdav afternoon about 4 o'clock, at the restaurant of Mr. R. J. Scarborough, on North Water, .near the corner of Princess street S The victim, was Mr. James W.' Johnson, an old and highly respected citizen of -the county , residing in Cape Fear, Township, about twelve miles and a -halt frem this. city, f Mr.! Johnson .came to Wilmington yesterday morning on business. - He had been complaining some what during the day,, and some; friends of bis induced him to go to the Scarborough House and take some rest -; and medi cine.;r About ;,4 o'clock he was sitting by the stove in the front part of the bouse.' ia company with a number of other gentle men, engaged in conyersatidnj wben he finally left his seat, walked down the pas sage to the rear of the building, and then returned about half the' distance when he was .seen to ( suddenly stagger and ebm meace f alliag. Wo of his friends hastened to b sidtaBdioaut!n ase ;wa;au ing.'andone of them held his head on his knee until he expired, which was in a very few minutes. He complained shortly be fore his death that his breast was full of pain, and that it extended to : the ends of bis fingers. " Deceased was " perhaps about as well known as any man in the county, and his sudden death has caused a great shock. Before the' war he was wealthy, but lost heavily by the result of the' struggle for Southern independence. He still continued, however, in quite affluent circumstances, and leaves a snug property to his children. His wife died about three weeks ago, and his children are all grown and married. He lacked one month of being 70 years old : The remains were removed from the restaurant to Mr. J. W. Woolyln's under taking establishment, whire they were cof fined for interment, and last evening they were expected - to be removed to the late residence of deceased. - - ' Coroner David Jacobs was notified, but deemed an inquest unnecessary. It was understood that heart disease was the cause of his death. ' . Deceased' was the father of Mr. W. O. Johnson, the uncle of Mr. Thos. H. John son and the brother-in-law of the late Thos, Williams,' of Pender. An Bartbquake Sboek Distinctly. Felt ln:Wilmlncton and at Beaufort. 'What is generally conceded to have been the shock of an earthquake was distinctly felt in this city yesterday morning, about 8 o'clock, and was the theme of conversat tion during the day. Many dwellings were shaken very perceptibly, and in some in stances to an extent to create alarm.. We heard bt one gentleman who became im pressed with the idea that the foundations of his house were giving away. Another party states that be was in a close room at the time, and that the concussion was suf ficient to agitate articles of clothing hang ing in the room. In some instances crockery and glass ware were made to rattle by the force of the shock, which was not confined to any particular part of the city.. Some of the older people say they have heard and felt earthquake shocks Jtef ore, but none so perceptibly as this. Some persons say the shock was accompanied by a rumbling sound, and one or two declare that they felt two or three distinct shocks. The main shock lasted from eight to ten seconds. - Confirmatory of the reality of the shock we have a report, through the Signal office here, from the Signal Service observer at Fort Macon, in this State, to the effect that a shock of an earthquake was felt at Bean fort, N. C, between 7.50 and 8 o'clock. Dr. Mace, of Beaufort, had the bottles to rattle in his dispensary. Mr. Noe had his stove-pipe to shift from its place. At Dun can's store the doors, which were latched,' came open. Thej Ordnance Sergeant at Fort Macon says he felt the shock distinct ly while at breakfast' The Proposed W., W. tc 6. R. R. At the meeting at the City Hall on Wed nesday night, ' to Consider matters pertain ing to the proposed Wilmington, Wrights ville & Onslow Railroad, an address was delivered by' the hew President, Gen. T. M. Chester, who 'outlined the proposed plan of proceedings of the company, .under its new organization. It is proposed, we understand, to insure the construction of the road to Wrightsville by the summer, to commence with, and it Is intended to push the matter vigorously. To this end the new president will very shortly start out on a tour of the State to secure stock m the proposed enterprise. lie is said to be a man peculiarly adapted to the. business of canvassing,' having made a very successful tour of Europe in the interest of c Mo red schools some years ago. He is a lawyer by profession, is a native of Louisiana, but has been practising in , Pennsylvania. ' In company with the Board of Directors he passed over the road-bed on Wednesday. Tbe.Itncky Numbers. The drawingof the Louisiana Lottery, held at New Orleans, on Tuesday, the 15th inst., shows that No. 81,993 draws the first capital prize, $75,000, sold in New York and Petersburg, Va. ;'No. 20,000 draws the second capital prize, $25,000, sold in Washingtdn, D.- C. and Chicago; No: 83, 176 draws the third capital prize, $10,000, sold in Detroit,. Mich. ; Nos. 12.144 and 64,253, each $6,000, sold in Bellis, Texas, and Plaquemine, La. : Nos. 16, 847," 43,648, 72,960, 93,868 and 98,669 eacldraW $2,000; sold in New. York, Chicago San Fran cisco, Cincinnati, Nashville, Tennir Ticks burg, Miss., Dennison, O., Kosciusko,- Miss., and Carden's Bottom, Ark. Swamped :' A fiat leaded with, wood, was swamped aad sunk in. tjhe river, between Point Peter and BoWden's distillery, a night or two. ago, by the waves from a passing steamer. The only occupants," a colored man, a boy tnd a dog, took refuge in a, small, boat at iched to the fiat and paddled to the shore: and the lasseen of the flat it was drifting down the river,' white the wood was de moralized and shooting off in different di rections. - 'i " ' . The Charlotte Home and Dem- ocrat says: "The total value of the foreign exports from 'Wilmington, North Carolina, Monday, by steam and sail, was oyer twenty-five thousand dollars." On the dav in : question the foreign exports from Wil mington 1 00 tea up a little under tvp Hun dred and fifty thousand dollars, in. vahie and t was bq stated a,t the time, ' ' - . '5 -H Y 1 EQBTTrEI6HTfr CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. OlemonalaandTPetttlons to tbe Senate rronn Healtb AssocIaUons and Tern. : - peranee Unions Committee Reports j In tike House Tbe IBtlsslsslppl River Appropriation BUI Referred to tbe . "lers and Harbors CommtteeCal . endar Bills PassedV:;;;V: ... . . , IBy Telegraph tdthe Mornhur Stair. j v WAgHxrow, January 17.-The I chaur laiil before the Senate? several memorials from PnolicifHealth Associations. J relat ing to the' health of the United States, - ana one rromwuiiani PiU Kellogg, now member of the House .at RAnremntativea. denying all imputations against' him con tained in recent documents transmitted to theSenaterb the Secretary of the Interior, relating to the transfer of the land grant of the Texas Pacific Railroad to theouthern racmc Railroad and asking an investigation . of the charges. .! - - - 4 . ., .k x- :, 'Petitions, were .presented by Senators Biait Morrilh JWfl anil Ravl fmm the, Woman's Christian Temperance: Unions of . nw jaampsnire. -v Vermont, ' Maine! - ana Delawarej-praymg for the appointment of a-ommisaion of inquiry' 'on the. liquor traffic and for a constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacture land sale of 4iman 1&1trl-l&- Wi'-tft. $r " The Senate at 1' p.- m. again went ieto. executive session. When the doors were reopened, the Senate, at - 5.45 p. ml, ad journed. " '; .'; '.' ' i. ' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. . Mr. Cox. of N. C.,-from the committee on Foreign Affairs reported a resolution requesting the President to transmit to the House any correspondence with the Mexi can government in regard to the claims specified ia . section 5 of the act of Con gress, approved June 18th, 1878; alsoj any correspondence relating to the new condi tion of things in Mexico since the proposed railroad connection with the Lnited States; also, any correspondence with Mexico and Guatemala, in ,- relation to the boundary question between thoserrepublics. Adopted.: Mr. Morrison, of 111., chairman' of the committee on Ways and Means,, reported back various resolutions, calling for infor mation as , to the amount of money necessa ry to pay the rebate of , taxes on tobacco. He stated that the information was already in possession Tit the House, and the resolu tions were' laid on the table. . ' f Mr. Robinson, of N Y., from the com mittee on Pensions, reported a bill pension ing the surviving grandchild of Thomas Jefferson. .' Private calendar. . j ' .Mr. 8pringer, of I1L. chairman of the committee on Expenditures in the. Depart ment of Justice, reported back a resolution calling on the Postmaster General for copies of all correspondence between the Depart ment.of Justice and the PostnfQce Depart-, ment, touching the prosecution of persons charged with frauds in connection with the Stat Route mail service and a statement of the names of individuals found to be in debted to the United States and the amount of indebtedness of each in consequence of such frauds... .Also, for an itemized state ment of expenditures in the Postofflce De partment from March 4th, 1881, tq January 1st, '1884. in the investigation and prosecu tion of such frauds. Adopted, j 1 Mr. Cox, of N. Y., offered a resolution calling on theJSecretary of the Navy for in formation as to what progress has been made in the compilation of Union and Con federate naval records of the war of the rebellion, and what steps are necessary to secure thou speedy publication. Adopted. ' The regular Order being demanded, the Speaker an Bounced it to be on a motion made yesterday by Mr Hiscock, of N.i Y., to commit the Senate bill appropriating $100,000 for continuing the work of im provement on the Mississippi river to the committee on Rivers and Harbors, with in structions to report it back with an amend ment restricting the expenditure of mosey to Plum Point and Lake Providence reaches, except where it is necessary to protect works already begun. The motion was lost yeas 117, naya 162. i Mr. White, of Ky., moved to commit the bill with instructions to the committee on Rivers and Harbors .not to report it back until the Secretary of War furnished the House with an itemized account of the expenditures for the improvement of the Mississippi river from July 1, 1879, to Jan ' uary 16, 1884. Lost ' . i .. ' Mr. Reed, of Maine, made a point of or der, that under . the rules the yeas and mays must be called upon the passage of the bill, and the Speaker sustaining the point the clerk proceeded to call the roll. The bill was passed years 215, nays 64. The following is the negative vote: Adams of Ills.. Anderson. Atkinson. Barr; Bingham,' Boutelle, Bowen, Brewer of N. J., Brewer of N. Y., Brown of Pa., Brumm, Campbell of Pa., Chace, Collins, Connolly, Dingley, Eldredge. Elliott Er- menttout, Everhart, Fiedler, Geddes, Har- ' mer, Hiscock, Howey, James, Johnson, Kelley, Lacey.Lawrence, Le Fevre, Loyer- mg, mcuomas, .Mcluniey. MUlara, Miller of Pa.. Milliken, Morey, Morse, Mutchler, O'Neill of Pa., Parker, Patton, Perkins, ! Peters, Poland,' Ran ney, Ray of N. Y.. 1 Reed, Rice, Robinson of Ohio, Russell, ! Skinner of N. Y., Smith, Steele, Storm, J. D. Taylor of Ohio, Wait. Warner of Ohio. Weaver, White of Ky., Whiting and York ! The House bill, of similar title and im port, was laid upon the table, j . The' House then proceeded to the consld eration of the calendar . The bill on the calendar was one to allow U. 8. Courts, in case of the improper grant of-letters pat ent by reason of fraud tnd misrepresenta tion, to declare the patent void, on applica tion of the Attorney General. It was. passed. . " l- The bill making -all public roads and highways post routes passed. ' Adjourned. . , .- f Rejection of the Reciprocity Treaty with Mexico House Debate on the : Flt John Porter BUI. SENATE. Washington, January 18. The Chair laid before the- Senate a message from the President, transmitting, , for the consid eration of Congress, communications from the Secretary 01 the JNavy, on the subject of the relief expedition for Lieut. Greely and his party, and recommending immedi ate action, as the situation of the party must nw be most ,. perilous. ' Also, corres pondence relating to tbe execution of the Chinese Exclusion act as asked for by the Senate in the resolution of the 7th inst. j j At 12.35 the Senate went into executive session. . . I When the doors were ."reopened at 4.35 the Senate adjourned. ' v " 1 While in executive session the Senate rejected the Mexican treaty, the vote being 38 yeas to 20 nays not the necessary two thirds vote in . the affirmative. Before the result was announced -Senator Morgan changed his vote, making the result 37 yas to 21 nays. Senator. Morgan then made a motion to reconsider, pending which the executive session closed, .v; k , ; During the debate preceding the vote on, the Mexican treaty, a motion was made and carried amending the : treaty by extending the time six months within which it shall be ratified. - -, ,. r , HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Slocum, of N. Y., asked unanimous consent that - to-morrow's session, be seV apart for debate only on the Fit John Porter bill. V . ' . ;v- Mr. Read,' of Me., objeQted . . Mr. Brumm, of Pa., offered a resolution; which was referred to the committee on Foreign . Affairs, instructing that commit tee to make inquiry as to whether any foreign minister, accredited to the United States, has endeavored to nullify the effects of a unanimous resolution of this House, by representations reflecting on the integri ty of its members. f .; H-" I' - The House then went into committee of the Whole, Mr. ., Springer, of Bis., in. the Chair, the first bill being tijat for ijhe. relief of Fijtz John Porter. r : I - The report of the majority and the views of the minority ,-, were 'read. : During the. reading of the latter. Mr. Steele, of IndV; complained that the order of. the Bouse re- quiring both reports to be printed together,, had not been carried out, and that the mi Star. 1884. nority report could not be obtained at the document room. ; ; Mr. Slocum called attention to the fact that the majority report had been printed long before -the views of the minority- were presented. Nobody was - to blame because tney were not printed together. 11 'j . The Chair declared that the debate was out of ordec and the reading was contin ued. ',tV"J-?Zy-v-r. y 'y -: At its conclusion Mr.' Slocum proceeded , to speak in support of the bill. He would not go into a technical discussion Fbf the evidence presented to the court martial, for congress was not a .court 01 appeal. -The proper court of appeal was the board ap pointed hy ,the President to review the Case, and its decision should be final. If .any gentleman desired a clear, concise con ception 01 the cause he would find it in the few pointed and comprehensive sentences uttered by Gen. Grant. He drew a picture of the excitement that existed at the time or jf orters trial, and without; casting any aspersion r on las .court, aeciarea mat the result was a foregone conclusion. Up to the hour of his arrest there had not been a stain on Porters escutcheon; but in aiime of intense excitement, when . men's passion usurped their jreason. his brilliant reputa tion was now spoiled. '-'trot: twenty long years that man 1 has suffered as even worse criminals seldom were compelled to. suffer, out to-dav. Fitz John Porter, no matter What the ,: action of Congress would be. stood ; oeTore)thjL world. lully vindicated. 2Xo, not vindicated ; but awarded the hleh est medal ot ' praisej)f.the' most, eminent military authority of the country -The same men.- wno. naa ruined .Porter, had struck a deadly blow at Sherman,' and he had seen, at a reunion of tbe Union army,, Gen. Sherman refuse his hand to the Secre tary of War because he had attempted to throw disgrace-1 upon him. It was . his (Slocum's) . belief that had not the war 'closed as' it had, Sherman's name would have been placed side by side with that of Porter. Mr, Slocum's speech was listened to attentively throughout and at its conclu sion he was warmly applauded. ; jar.- Steele, 01 ind.. followed with a speech in opposition to the bill. ,v He said that Mr. Slocum bad not addressed himself at all to the merits of the case, but had ap pealed to the sympathies of the House. In the course of bia remarks he . said "Por ter had declined to obey orders because, he said, if he moved his men in as ordered he would have to fight; to which Gen". Mc Dowell had replied, "That is what we came here for." f . r Mr. MaginnissJ of Montana, inquired why, if McDowell wanted to fight, he uionoiaoso. t ;; . f Mr. Calkins, of Ind., replied thatthat was lost what he did. . ' M , Both these gentlemen spoke in an excitei manner ana several other members jump ing to then feet caused great confusion in the committee for -some moments : -and drowned the voices of the debaters. . i. Continuing, Mr. Calkins said that he did not wish to reflect upon the gentlemen who composed the board' of , review, but' he claimed that they did not constitutea legal constitutional court, and. that under the laws Of New York they were liable to trial for assuming judicial functions. , Referring to the organization of the board, he said that Senator Randolph had obtained a list of the names of the persons selected, sent it to Willard's Hotel,,1 and submitted it to-gen-i tlemen there to know whether it was satis-! factory or not: Gen. Schofield would have liked to get the nomination for the Presi-f dencyand Randolph carried Pennsylvania ana xsew jersey in his breeches pocket. . Mr. Rosecrans inquired what the gentle man had said. ! Mr. Steele "I say that his friends un-l derstood. and the country understood, anil tne gentleman himself understood, that Mr. Scofield would like to be tickled with a nomination." j Mr. Rosecrans ;"I understood no such thing." .j ., -v : -After a speech frbm Mr: Lyman, of Mass., in support of the bill, the committee rose, and the 'House agreed to hold a ses sion to-morrow for debate only on the Fitz John Porter bill, j A note from the Speaker announced his appointment of Mr. Cox, of N. Y., to act as Speaker pro tenv to-morrow; and then the House adjouraed. Washington, Jan. 19. Senate not in session. i . . HOUSE OF. REPRESENTATIVES. The House met to-dav for debate only on the Fitz John Porter bill, and having gone into committee of the Whole, the floor .was accorded to Mr. Cutcheon, of Mich., mem ber x of the minority of the committee on Military Affairs: f It was, he said, embar rassing for him to stand here in the face of opinions of military men, so distinguished as tbe gentlemen from California and New York, (Gens. Rosecrans and Slocum) to differ from tbem in regard to military mat ters, but his embarrassment disappeared when he remembered that, the principal question in this case was tnot a matter of military strategy but of facts and law. STOCK MARKET. Speculation at; the New York -Ex change Determined Attack: by the Bears on Western Union and Trunk Iilne Shares, j - , ; .- By Telefcraph to the Korning Btar.l jj New Yokk, " Jan.- -17, Speculation at the Exchange opened weak, with a decline of ii for the general list and If on Ore gon Transcontinental. Subsequently there was a-rally of and the market was quite firm for half an hour or so. About 11.30 it was rumored that President Sloan had determined to fight the trunk lines and had refused all offers of arbitration. This led to an attacks on Lake Shore, which broke If. Northwest fell off , St Paul Louisville & Nashville li; Missouri Pacific . t . northern racinc $, preferred i, Uregon Transcontinental i, Omaha i, preferred I, Union Pacific i. Western Union, how-" ever, was the weakest spot ad broke 1 on enormous transactions,, the bears having concentrated their efforts for the moment against this stock. . Subsequently they transferred their attack to Wabash, which broke from 3 for common and If for pre ferred. .The general market, . although it did cot decline much in sympathy, was un settled. All sorts of unfavorable rumors, none of which could . be ; authentica ted, were put- afloat to accelerate the decline in prices, - and false reports were sent to many leading cities, stating that various firms and individuals were in trouble. At one time Louisville & Nash ville was the especial object of attack, and it was rumored from the Exchange that the large transactions in this stock were ac counted for by a prominent operator, for merly identified with the property, selling iu,uuu snares, ana a leaaing "Dear specu lator buying the same.-' - The operation, which was evidently for the purpose of in ducing sales of long, stock,, it was under stood, was mutually agreed, upon by the speculators in question. The same tactics were resorted to in ' other? stocks. ; During tbe last hour of business there was a sharp and active buying movement in the entire' list, by leading operators, which carried prices up Z from the lowest point of the day. After the close of business it trans pired "that the . Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, of the : Dela ware, Lackawanna Western RaUroad Co., at their meeting this afternoon, authorized Jay Gould to present to Commissioner Jrink a proposition to arbitrate matters in dispute between that Company and the roads comprising the Eastern trunk-line pooL: Mr. Fink accepted the preposition and withdrew the order previously sent to the Western, roads ip regard to the Lacka wanna Company. This road is to enter the pool, and the allotment percentage is to be settled by' arbitration. It is understood that Lackawannais to name one gentleman, Commissioner Fink another, and these two the. third. ' Illinois Central was a feature of the market, and rose to 13d on a declaration of an extra cash dividend of 2 per cent In the final, dealings Western Union rose to. 7, JNew xorK uentrai 10 uz. .one to 556. Lake Shore to 954. Union Pacific to 741. Northwest to 115$, St Paul to 88. Canada southern to. out, ijacsawanna to Louisville & Nashville to 45, Missouri Pa cific to 88; Northern Pacific preferred to 52, . Oregon Transcontinental to 6. Texas Pa cific 17i,vWabash 16f," preferred 28.- The market closed strong. NO, 13 FIRE IN FA liETTETILL K . Two Stores Burned'and' Other r ,Nar ' ".rowly Escape " , , Special Star Telegram.! , .. Faykttbviiae, Jan. 17th, 1884 -Fire broke out last night about 12 o'clock in WJ L, Hawley's boot and shoe store, on Hay streettieariy opposite the Fayettevihe HoteL .-' The -fire brigade f responded promptly, but the store was quickly burned. ; The store- ;of J, . A," Pemberton, Jr., was also burned, but most of the crockery . was "saved.1. .The adjoining 'stores of ; W. N. TUKnghast and 'Rose & Leak escaped, though the goods were ! badly damaged. All insured. ; i j ' -urtber Statements A', Culpable Pilot j j Runs , the Veltsel Ashore Tbe Cabin . ana its occupant' washed Away 1. All theSarvlTor Rescued from' the aiIng Not , a Woman or Child . Saved --;,;- vr-i-HV ; ;i's t . my Telegrai to the Mornlnjt Star.l BosTosr, Jan. 19. -Jttx.' Fairbanks, one of the survivors of the City of CoHimbus aisaster, savs that before ! a rescue whs hi. tempted a single boat with.. several Indians mic came Totrrrom 'Gay' .'Head, buftheyt y-uuiuuu. approacn tne wrecK. They were " piuiiiuK up noaiing matter. vvnue tney were in , the rigging together me puui 101a mm mat lie nxed , the course or tne vessel and fastened the wheel, and as he was very cold went i to . the "smoke stack to warm himself. He remained there twenty minutes; and when he returned to his post he found the ship had veered arouna. - When he ascertained that the vessel was among the rocks and that it was probably impossible to save her, he put her rigui, vn snore ana ran ner as high as he could, with the result that althnn tfh she urew sevenieen ieei or water, her fore foot was in eleven feet. Mr. ! Fairbanks is af the opinion that many of the passengers did not leave me camn until tneir -bodies were washed out by the waves which soon tore off the after part of the deck and carried out bodies, furniture and baggage before tbeeye8of the horrified survivors: H says that Oscar Iasiage was in the rigging with him, and that he perished before aid came to hand. .Not a woman or child was seen, by him . alive after the vessel went ashore. He thinks Mr. Morton, of the Boston Globe, did not succeed in. gaining the deck. ! . - ? Jno. L. Cook, of Portland, Me.; a cabin passenger; says he felt something was wrong. He reached the deck, and then has tened back and informed i his stateroom companion that the vessel was aground. He got into the fore rigeine. where ;- were the captain, a man named White, and two Farnsworth boys, ail of whom were saved. uuring the long morning hours this little company saw others dropping fromthe rig ging into the sea, with little hone but that their own fate was to be of a similar char acter. The captain maintained a cheerful, courageous manner throughout, and was the last being to.leave the' wreck. The first sign-of relief was a life-boat coming from station Point which is but a mile and a half from the wreck, though the condU tions rendered it the work of houre. Soon after noon, the Revenue Cutter's boat ar rived, by which Mr. Cook was taken off ; but the work was bo difficult that it took two hours to reach the Cutter. He savs no one who could not swim left tbe wreck alive, and that the plunge of the swimmer Into the water was appalling, and was al most certainly fatal to those not physically G. F. Hammond, of Hvde. was amon? the lost. His body has been found.' H. Weidman, of Lawrence, who was in his birth in a cabin stateroom, was awaken ed by. the first shock. v He aroused his com panion, Frederick Sargent, of Merrimac. wno was lost. 'Xhe vessel; then, toppled over. He reached the main riggins with great difficulty, and from I which, after swimming about one hundred feet, he was taken by a boat from the Life Saving Sta tion. He, too, tells of the sweeping away, one by one, of those who were in the rig ging, as cold caused them to relax their hold and the influence of the waves tore the rigging from their grasps. , When he was leaving the cabin he saw one gentleman who was engaged in restraining a lady and two boys in their state-room $ evidently determined- not to become panic-stricken. None of this party was seen afterward; the cabin speedily yielding to the attack of the water, and alt that were in it being whelm ed in the sea. - - Boston, Jan. 19. On arrival of the spe cial New Bedford train this morning, five hundred people were at the depot and im mediately surrounded the fifteen dishevel ed men and the boy.survivors of the wreck, as tney stepped fromthe train: all of whom bore outward marks of the struggle for lite through which they had passed. Hardly one of them was clad in a complete suit of clothing. One man had a cloth wrapped around his head, his shirt was torn and his coat rent. Another had the appearance of having his' garment all drawn violently the wrong, way to. their serious harm. -One came limping painfully, because of bruises his leg had sustained. The most cheerful of all in appearance were the - Farnsworth boys, who appeared to have not suffered severely from their exposure and were neatly clad in .clothing furnished by a citizen of New .; Bedford. " i They were placed in carriages ' and driven at once to the office of the Steamship Com pany. Scarcely had the survivors arrived at the offi.ee when several men and women who had ..been anxiously awaiting them rushed to the rescued men, hastily scan ning each face as , it appeared. Every one was disappointed, for their friends were not among the rescued. v Anxious relatives and friends soon came in, a few meeting husbands, fathers and neighbors; bat most could find ' no familiar face. Only a few waited to listen to the story of the sailors, but the moment they heard the sad news they left the office, too much buried in their own loss to be able calmly to inquire iinto particulars. Pathetic instances were many, and the scene was long to be re membered by the spectators. ; ; Devil s Bridge Reef, upon which the Citv jof Columbus was wrecked, is formed like snepnerd s crook, it, begins near the Shore just north of the lieht, and runs westerly about half a mile, and extends in a northerly direction a-few hundred yards further, a buoy marking the outside reefs, distant about a quarter of a mile from the west end of tne reef, not over three-quarters Of a mile from shore, the captain is re ported as saying that the steamer sunk in side the buoy and about, one and , one fourth mites from Gay Head. This 'must be incorrect ; . because, according to the boast survey chart,, his ship would have been in from, ten to sixteen fathoms of wa ter. . It is not usual for steamers bound from Boston for ports as far South as Sa vannah to take -the course pursued by the Columbus. They generally sail south of Nantucket, giving the dangerous shoals ex tending fifty miles south, of that island, a wide: berth. . In the - winter season they generally enter "Vineyard Sound, between Cape Cod and Nantucket, pass through the sound to Gay Head, and enter the ocean at that point The prescribed chart course from Vineyard Sound to Long Island Sound is four or five miles north of Gay Head, and it seems probable that Capt Wright, in laying his course for the ocean departed from that course too soon, steering rela tively a northwest course, which brought him inside the buoy marking , the outside of Devil's Bridge, and consequently he fell upon the reef and close to the shore, ' The direction of the wind was off shore.. and the vessel must have been, steered close to the ledges to have overcome the force of the gale, and to have reached the place of wreck- - ? 'j '-: " - vr ,v ' I For the sweet," the" loving, 'and the lovely in purpose, do we not turn ' for inspiration to tbe dear mother who bore us? Just so we look- to. nature; the first mother of all, when we would find fair imagery of the gentle, the peaceful, and the pure. And we never look in vain. James B. Cable in Vie Current. : . Spirits . 'lurpentine. . - - . -. , , WzdeeboroTntelligencer; Frank Richardson colored, while attempting to eross Lane's Creek at Staten'g mills last Saturday, was drowned. The oats in some parts of the county are said to be damaged by, the late freeze.- Wheat is .flourishing. L Mr. George W . Huntley has sowed, or win sow, nearly all of his' .farm in oats. ?, His head is level. . --',- ' " Fayetteville Observer.' Messrs. Lucius .MacRae and James' McNeill, of Shoe Heel, arrived in Fayetteville .Monday -evening by the train from Rockfish, having come . through ' the country,, until . ther reached the present southern terminus of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad. Good for the railway- company and for -Shoe Heel! We bear our Congress- " man. Col. W. J. 1 Green,, complimented on all sides for his attention to the wants of our district- He will doubtless prove an active and useful member. When we re call, -as our1 Representatives in the past. . such names , as McKoy, Bethune, Ashe, " Dobbin, .Wiuslow and others, it will be seen that Col. Green- has no easy task before him. . . , ( . . . . . . . ; .. fi "- " The, Charlotte Observer tells of . the performances of two drunken brothers named Connelly fat Hickory. ' They were from Caldwell, f They, grossly insulted some ladies. A warrant was issued for their arrest when they defied the officer. : A ' posse was summoned when a fight followed. Pistols were drawn. -but fortunately nnt .used. Knives and clubs., however.; finnr ished with a vim and after a few lively rounds the two Connelly's were made pris oners, t The "most serious, result of ' the affray was, the wounding of Mr. J. F.. Abernathy, & young man of Hickory, .who was badly cut with a knife in the hands of Will Connelly, besides haying his left arm broken by a blow' from a club. After the men were subdued they were taken before -Esquire H.' C. Hamilton for trial. A thorough , investigation followed and the Connelly's wereirequired to give a bond of " $500 each for .'their appearance for trial be fore the Superior' Court s They , failed to raise the bond and were carried to Catawtut t jail and locked up. j ' Mr. W. A. Rice " went to Char-' lotte, purchased a pound of powder, and put it in his- pocket. He went home, and standing by . the fire, managed to throw , some of the loose powder into the fire. A train to bis pocket was formed some how, and a terrible explosion took place with the following effect as given by the Char lotte Observer; At the time of the explosion Mr. Rice's cousin, a little girl, was stand- ' ing near him holding his child in her arms, watching Mr. Rice drawing a jot of things from his pocket, i The child was blown from the little girl's arms to a corner of the ? roomt where it was picked up with its face and legs blackened and burned ; with the powder. Mr. Rice's hands were painfully1-' burned while his face and head suffered t sadly, his hair, whiskers, eye brows and I eyelashes being singed - close to the skin, j besides the burns he received. - His cousin ! (who was hording the child) did not escape, ! being painfully burned, about the face and arms. ' Mr. Rice's overcoat was destroyed and the house came near burning down. None of the sufferers are seriously burned, and all will recover,, with more or less scars. - . j - ' , - s'-' ' I- Raleigh yNews-Observer: "This! morning at 1.45, there was a heavy, snow storm at Hamlet, we learn from Mr. Har rington, the route agent on the R.; & A. Air-Line. Bishop Lvman leaves this i morning for Baltimore, where he goes to ! make a visitation to the diocese of Mary land at the request of the standing commit- tee of that diocese: The Bishop will be ab- j sent about a month. - News has been received here of the sudden death, -Tues- day, of Ma j. Thomas 8oarrow. of Wash- i ington. He was a gentleman, widely known i and admired. Born in New Berne about i 1819, he went to Princeton and there grad- j Uated. He read law under . the eminent i Judge Gaston, and removing to Washing ton, Beaufort county, engaged in the prac i tice of that profession. Before the war he i represented his county in the House of j Commons. . ; During the war . he served ia J the N. C. troops with valor and zeal. In i 1870 he was chosen a member of the House In 1871 he was made Chairman of the i Board of Managers at the famous impeach - mem 1 1 governor uoiden. ins statements 1 of the case, clear, logical sand legal, evi denced his ability and won . him . many en- t comiums from the bar and from the press, i In 1880 he was again elected a.(member,of j the House. . i Raleigh News- Observer : The color of the uniform for the State Guard is 1 dark blue for coats, sky blue for trousers. .1 The coats for the officers and men are- double-breasted. The coats of ! enlisted men are tunics, collar, cuff-slashes and' ' skirt-slashes of scarlet cloth ; coats have two ! rows of North Carolina buttons, seven ia each row. The trouses for privates have a J stripe of scarlet, one inch wide. The heir I mets are United States regulation; with the coat of arms of the State displayed in front; 1 the shoulder-knots for enlisted men are of 1 scarlet braid, with the letters "N. C." on the pad, All letters and metal furnishings . are of brilliant white metal won't tarnish. The Washington correspondent of the Charlotte Observer writes that Skinner's chances are not enly first-rate, but he is al most certain to keep his seat. Mr. Fab. Busbee, who is Mr. Skinner's attorney, says he is confident that the committee will ren der a report sustaining that side of the case. Al ORG ANTON. JN. C. Jan. 18. 1884. This morning about six o'clock the store and dwelling occupied by Mr. L- Mull, ' was discovered to be on fire. Nobodv was on the premises besides Mr. Mull, and be fore assistance could be rendered the entire house of goods was consumed. Nothing; was saved except some household furni ture. . .-:). : . - ;-. - -y. " Charlotte : Observer: ' About seventy-five merchants . in the city have failed to make their purchase returns.: , Yesterday a batch of nineteen men, women -." and children, from this county; took the . Air Line tram for that State and last-nieht another party of young men,? six jn num ber; followed them on the night train. What the attraction out there is. nobody seems to know, but it looks like the whole country is moving to Texas. Mr. Walter Mullen, of this city, has. lost, du-. ring the past two weeks, twenty-five hogs by cholera. Me had 100 head of swine. but since the cholera attacked them they -have been dying at the rate of two or three .a day. It is a very severe type ; of cholera and the hogs., on ; being- attacked bleed freely at the nose. Reports from other 8 wine raisers about the city, show that the cholera is raging-with more or less violence in various sections and that the disease is sweeping off numbers of hogs. Mayor. ' W . C. Maxwell last night served warrants on Messrs. James McDuffle and L. J. Kirk, -summoning them to appear before his court this morning to answer the charge of libel. In yesterday morning's Observer. McDuffle, who clerks for Mr. Kirk, pub lished a card charging policeman Irwin with having bribed a negro; Isom Fulen- wider, to buy- whiskey from him (Mcl.) on Sunday. . v , - Raleigh Faf mer and Mechanic: John Scott colored, charged with rape, was adjudged a lunatic and sent to Golds- 1 boro Asylum. Harry Jasper ' the young man who robbed his room-mate was f'ven a striped suit for' two years. . orke,who shot Dan. Priest near Cam eron, has been jailed at Carthage. : Mrs. Wm. G. Lewis, well known in Ra- . leigh, by an accidental fall suffered tbe . fracture of a rib, one night last week; in her residence at Statesville. The Carolina Central Railroad Company are building a new and handsome depot at Brevard's Station. - A telegraph office isto be established at. Iron Station.- One of the two negroes who choked Miss Bailie Mason, and held her while they delibcr- -ateyrobbed her concrib, has been lodged -in -Oxford jail, we learn from ex;Sheriff MOorc The rascals name is Lee"Lyont " and he is an escaped convict having-; been sentenced for five years at spring term of Franklin Court The ' students 'at : Chapel Hill elected commencement officers , not long since. The marshals are: Messrsl Manny (chief).' Sinclair, Arrington, and' Monroe, of the,"Phi.;"nd Messrs; Faust, Wright, Strickland, of the"DL" Reps. are Messrs. Long, Pou, Latham, of the "PkL ;"" and Messrs. Patterson, Eller, Eaton, of the "Di." ' Ball managers are Messrs. -Howard, and Haigh, of the "PhL," and. Messrs.. Graham (chief), Wilson. " Cabell of the- 'Di." Rev. C. M. Pepper, at call of' . Goldsboro Advance, rises to explain that he was one of the returning members of Con ference whom a few bad boys offended at the Davidson College depot : by ridiculing. remarks and significant songs extolling the , virtues Of chicken pie, and bad eggsv -"Bad eggs f? sure enough. :- ; . .:
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