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The Weekly . PUBLISHED at ,v i e. in i c x p n , n.';cV, . - : ;vT-'" ,5 a A VB A B, I N - A PTAHC 1 tggSg8SS8S8S8S88S SSSSSSSSSSsiiilii "" . 8.888888888888888 188888888888888888 " ,88888888888888888: SSSS8SSSS8S888SS 1 83888888888888888' 'E-u-reiJ at the Post Office atTWilm5iigton, U. C, 1 ' as Second Class Matter. , S INSCRIPTION PRICE. , The subscrHJtion price of the Week-ot Staii ia as follows : r . . Single Copy 1 year, :postage paid, .. $1.50 " t " 6 months, " c " 1.00 o mourns. . .on. THE MARLS AND PHOSPHATES OF NORTH CAROLINA. We learri fr6m Commissioner Mc-Gs-lioe's report tthat as early as 1852 it was kn-Vwn to'Prof. Emmons, then Sf ale Xieologisi , that phrepbatic no (lTes riisted iii North' Carolina, and ho p--itited out their value. He gave it his opinio i that if the conglom-erati- in whicli tho nodules were fouii'i "."hoaM prove extensile it would form Ian excellent fertilizer." VV oiiote froirt Mr. Mf-frphp! 1 - - - I - -- - - l'u J information thus conveyed, the pcsiiiiJ fj.ni1832 h 1883," a period of oyer tfi ': years, lias ihttfiu Utile or no addition. Pr-,f Shenard, iujdt-ed, in his report. upon; thu phosphate lieds of South' Carolina- ' 'marie in 188ft after sketching' the section cml-r.-ci-i'i tbe. territory of active operation, say: 'fiie territory thus described by no nif.ii: contains lb entire formation which ceii iiniy extendi into North -Carolina."; Tire iy formation thus afforded has not, as far as U Known, been ever acted on. There his !--ii no exploration of that region of fhu Sr.ne up .to tbe boundaries of which these phosphate beds were traced in South Carolina.' It has! been' known for many years thit eoprolitea- were found in and at i t L-iSe YVaecirnaw, but there, as else wherc in this State, they were regarded" s9" aociilemal or fortuitous."- . as found that there L II Iff U weiv exU'iiaiyei Ucpojiits. Says Mry Mct-jf-ht-t: "Tii- y ft-vre trtict-ti through an area of couinr ttii milt-ssu width and twenly-five m:!fs in it-natb. tn general features these boils 'iK-.-.r i striking resemblance to those of Soii'li 'Caroling..- Like them, they are fonifti ut ;i varying distance below the sur face, aeiieraljvbut a few feet. Like them they vary widely ia quality; some being no!i ia -lw:sphate of lime, and some com pinitivvly poor. . Jjike them, toti, the beds vary 1:1 liiu-siiKS some being but a few IdcUus,' some froh four to live feet 10 thick ness I u' South j;inilina they are found not o!i!ybi in-.tili ;tbe surface of the land,? but t ilT'c bi:t.m of rivrrs sea marshes ac:i hbulWw ilmjk. They . are there most "pfo3ia!ily : wcjrkt-jl, l ecaufce at least cost.1 Tt ' f:;i-Mhat ihvis phosphates have iteen trai'iii in Arii'iiln nP.ftVi nrl hnvf bvm Innir kiiown to xibt jn Waccamaw Lake. en 'cotiratvDiv hopt that tbey may be .found in tills M-te ndar circumstances that may yit-ld MmU;:r fadilitits for working. The phosp'ia'i-s t" Waccamaw Lake-inviteex- amuiai inn ; for the lake may be regarded as the luiiiuiiis i(f a i estuary, and may reward woikiivj ::s vvel! Caiirlina." We copy tii tens':. We kx like situations in South because of it" real in- ( that", a source of much future vy takh has. been iicov- nthcr extensive de- 'pOMtS TiU4l(t' lizi .i. Tiw, Si luid tare and be ii4420.20. We cannot devote our edi- ffolk crag in England, accer'nii"- tSr " - i f " Wsrktil suite pnatcs t it Id 1 Cent . . ' ; I I ' Dr. Emmons, has been 846, anl yet the phos it from 12 to 37 per i iDi. iverr, who succeeded Dr. Einnioiis ai was a ry State Geologist, and who faithful and efficient offi- cer,;poini(o ojit "fragments of bones afij et'pVptifcs 'as 'occurring iri Duplin county arid in tho marl on Waci-ainaw Lake " as we learn from Dr. DabitVyi report. Prof. Kerr thoiiiFht. ll.ti less "ground and treated with acid." It was f.nly jn March, 1S83, that it was known that there were "beds of " r i - -. ptinsphatic rock' (Dabney.). Dr. T. D. Hogg, of llaligh, car ried a lot of jock from his farm at Castle HaVur, some nine'miles from this city and in New Hanover county. Dr.'Dabnev a'va that 'l.liiH was a , conglomerate in which; worn stoney pebhhjH, sharks' U'etb; shclln, &&, I. :L s . ' : ' "' r - ' v.v uuiiiiu j-ogciuer vy a ceriieui ui carbonate of lime."; Mr. G. Z. French sent! him similar rock' 'soon after. Dr. pabney at once visited these .beds ahd the result, was a more : extended examination. As before stated Sampson, Duplin, . Jones, Onslow, Pender, Columbus, Bladen and New Hjinover contain more ; or less of the! phosphatic rock: " Dr. iaunev ati considf rahlfi-lenfftli re- t. ports the results of IjiaiiMtliati it ; !-i.i('?l.4.;'.W':; t 1 rE-"T--3... -'- v ie says: . , : : . The phosphatic rock is found in two different re'ations in this field. In the lower country we find worn phosphatic nodules imbedded in comminuted thells, torunng a conglomerate. - In the up coun- 'v we nna me rock, m larger nodules, or caKcs imbedded in sand." The phosphatic jiodules imbedded in marl were first found "where New Hanover and .Pender counties join, aiong.tbe North Cape Fear."; These beds begin "at various points i. about Wilmington." They extend W the r l - - . . - - - northeast Cape Fear: mainly on the J"ight of the river : At or near Castle Hayne, north of this city, "they at tain their greatest development and mine nearest the surface, says Dr. uabney." He gives all of the various localities. We quote again: - m ? 1 case8 the material, forming the conglomerate cement, and that forming the bea above, is identical in character! It T8.?8 nodules were bedded first ine lime fnrmnt.inn fnllnvral Tl. comminuted shell Ume penetrated the in- .WJ.i , a - - i, v-- - .'. - A ' '.' " r'- V '7---i -t;f;' . ''-'. ' : i,.- VOL. XV. terstices of this nodule -bed and bound tt together. At places there was not enough of this cement to cover - thfc bed, and -we have a layer of loose nodules on top of the cocglomerate v At other ; places , it rises high abore ' the nodules .and we have a. lime stone or a chalk bed over them, as at French's. Everywhere the cementinma terial is the same; nearly pnre carbonate of lime, in the form of shells- 'more or less broken and - ground. , up. The chalk and limestone at : French's field 95 oer cent car- oonate or lime, . t he cement between tne-r nodules differa.from this onlv in having absorbed a little phosphpric acid from the noauies, which : iv has undoubtedly given them some carbonate. The cement be tween the nodules contains 90.7 per cent of carbonate and 1.5 per cent of phosphate of lime." : -jv.;:if Jij -"The nodules are of all sizes from - that ot a pumpkin to a bean. 'They are smaller about Wilmington and .Castle Hayne and larger about,, French's. They are of all shapes, but for the most part kidney and egg shaped.: Some are perforated,. though they are much less so than South Carolina, rock.. Color, light grey to : greenish black. Freshly -broken or rubbed together they give the odor of burnt powder, i character istic of such phosphates. ; The peculiar thing about them is the large number of clear, sharp grains of sand which they con tain. This is noticeable in every specimen of North Carolina phosphate I have -examined. ;? T Their specific gravity is 2.0 to 2.7. The nodules, even in the same , piece . of, con glomerate, will vary very: much in compo- I sition. The following, are-sample analyses . irom a largo nomoer : ' - Pho8phatiotio- ' ' " ! . doles from Noble's Castle Hayne French's- 1 2 1 ft ' Sand., 3.25 81.66. 22.07 33 63 1S.E0 20.02 Carbonate of .-. 'i: ! lime.,... ...SIM 15.94 42.14 23.45 89.04 1516 Phosphate of i i - t lime.. .31.59 43. CO 830 83.99 25 344084 ; Dr. Ilogg is "grinding for his own use. v An analysis of a fresh sample showed 64.26 per cent, of lime. Dr. Dabney says: . . i "We may regard this as an excellent marl with the addition of 11 per cent. Of phosphate of lime and -J per cent, of pot ash, which is found uniformly in all of theee beds. " t i "Sir John Bennett Lawes first suggested. in a letter to Mr. Geo. Z. French and the writer, the planof reducing this rock by burning. His expectation was that the rock .contained sufficient carbonate of lime to reduce it all to. a powder by burning and slaking. He expressed the belief at the same time that the phosphate thus reduced would-be available to plants. Mr. French and Dr. Hogg have both acted upon this valuable suggestion. : "The result has been'fult of encour agement, i. We must quote again con cerning this class of nodules. Dr. Dabney says: . ; ; -t -A ":' ' - . ' "Snch phosnhates accompanied bv lime are highly valuable in France and England. Ours will prove Of great value, we are sat isfied, at some time to the farms of the sec tion in which they are found. There are numerous and extensive beds immediately upon navigable streams, so that there is a strong probability of their, being transport ed all through southeastern .North Caro lina." ' , :l ',':- "! Dr. Dabney treats i nxt of Phos- phatic Rock in Sampson, Duplin and Jones. We have recently published extracts concerning them from a re port of Dr. Phillips. Dr. D. analyzed 6 specimens taken from 6 beds be longing to. six different' persons, and these showed 39.03, ! 39.83, 37.28, 38.33, 40.03, 40.67 of phosphate of lime, and 7.9G, 2.30, 5.91, 4.98 and 4.86 of - carbonate of lime. The whole analysis, showed in the six samples a phosphoric acid equivalent to.17.88,. 18.01, .17.07, 17.56, 20.17, and 18.16. Dr. Dabney says the commercial value of; acid phosphates; from Mid- dleton'a per 2,000 lb9. is $16.20, from Faison's $16.82, and i front Moore's tqrial space more profitably than by paying before our. readers the latest scientific explorations in this section among the marls and phosphatic rocks. We would fain hope that in the development of these extensive beds will be found riches for the owners. r The results must prove of great value to the farmers in enrich ing their lands. ( j A STRONG OCUaiKNT. We surrender all of oar. available spaee to-day ur copying a part off a very interesting, forceful and instruc tive ' interview reported- m our esteemed contemporary, the Tarbprp Southerner, that stands up manfally for sound "political and economic science. ' We have seen nothing; so good on the question of repealing the Internal Revenue., It is' much too long for our columns, and we have only reproduced about a third or less of it. .It is lucid and unanswerable as a whole. The man who! tackles the person interviewed on ' the. ques tion of abolishing the whiskey 'tax would be wise'tb prefer a few;- bouts withtbnzz-saw. J - "j .' Wetiincerely pity 'the man who takes the stump in North Carolina in f avor o free whiskey and free to bacco and calls himself a Democrat. If he has half an adversary he i will be so pelted -and exposed he will be ready to swap -places a thousand times before the fun has ended. 1 , Read carefully what is said. -J The able person . interviewed points out how that the postal service and: cus tom house service are as oppressive and obnoxious in their abuses as the internal revenue system is. -The wise, the - common-sense way is to reform the abuses by changing the plan ofcollecting It is not ne cessary to rip up aii entire system of taxation juat to get rid of a few bun ,dred meddlesome and evil-disposed officials. " Change the method of col lectingthe tax oq whiskey and beer, on tobacco and snuff and cigars, and thus relieve thefpebple of bad men acting a bad part.- ? - . ; It costs nearly three times as much, according to the figures reported in the- Democratic Campaign-book of 1882, ' to collect the tax under the High-Tariff that it does to collect the tax under the' Internal Revenue WV-iV'i;i " '.- .' , . ;fei-i-''fe-- system;' Pleas hoto:that; It costs about .3 perccent. ta collect the whiskey'' lax. and over 9 eircent; to collect the sugar, and blanket : and tton-tie i jurPuta ptn:ir";; There are more inen employed In collecting the Tariff tax than are em-" ployed in collecting the Internal tax. xr. v. - . ' Manyoltbe former have nothing to ao wnateyer are the sheerest sine-J :Vj:'fMi:: J The- NewYorkrTdrtell8 - of some mysterious -persons " who went to Calvary Cemetery on - Long 1 is land. Farmers heard "pistol shots and groans issuing 'from strange characters,.; and - - foot-prints in the snow were, thirteen : paces- -apart; Was there a duel ? . . The. Boston'. Post's Lieut. Rhodes' fund is $1,3632 1 The Gay . Ueau In dian fund is, $1,952.00.; A special to the Post ;,from New.; Haven7 dated o'Othof- January- says "of Lieut. Rhodes; ' f'r '; '"Upon incidental reference to his exploit he said: .'I only did my duty,' adding wHh a smile, 'but it was a cold day. " . . KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Visit or the Supreme Chancellor of the World to the Wilmington Knlglita -How He u Ektertalneli &e. - Mr. James P. Linton, of Pennsylvania, Supreme' Chancellor, of the Knights" of Pythias of the World, spent Thursday in this city, being on an omciaLvisitatton to the various Grand Lodges' for, the purpose of exemplifying the secret work of the Order. A f joint committee of Stonewall Lodge No,'l and Germania .Lodge No. 4 was appointed to. make .all the necessary arrangements, and a sub committee met the Supreme Chancellor - at, the depot and escorted him to the residence of Mr. T. D. Meares, who entertained him as the guest of the Knights. Afterwards there was an informal reception at Germania Lodge, where alf had an opportunity of greeting the Supreme Chancellor. - . In the afternoon the committee took their distinguished guest to Wrightsville Sound, it being his first trip to the sea shgand we learn that he was h'ighly gratified at all he saw, being particularly pleased with our beautiful turnpike, and the specimens of seashore delicacies with which his appetite was regaled. - During the closing proceedings of Ger mania Lodge No. 4. (whose .regular meet ing it was,) . Thursday night, 1 Supreme Chancellor Linton exemplified the secret work, and after the meeting the folding doors were thrown open between the Lodge and the dining hall, and all proceeded to partake of a collation which had been there spread ; and we are glad to be informed that the generous Knights turned over the re mains of the feast to the Ladies' Benevo lent Society, for the benefit of the poor of the city. -V- Supreme Chancellor Linton left JVil- min gton yesterday morning for Florence, Where he was to pass the day, and then go on to Charleston and from there to Savan nah, expecting to be back in this State and in attendance at the meeting of the Grand Lodge; K. of P, at Raleigh, on the 12th inst. He speaks in Very encouraging tem,s of the condition of - the Order, and says it is increasing at a very gratifying rate. The Callant Rhode. - ? ;. The Gold8boro Messenger says: "The German citizens of Wilmington have raised a fund with a view, to presenting a hand some gold medal to Captain Rhodes, the commander of the unfortunate steamship City of Columbus. : The Captain is a son-i a law of our friend Geo. W. Hardwkke,- Esq.r for some years connected with the Wilmington Stab, formerly the editor and proprietor of the Lynchburg Republican." Lieut. Rhodes was not in command of the City of Columbus, as our friend Bonitz seems, to think, but an officer of the revenue cutter Dexter, which went to the rescue of the first named vessel. Capt. Wright was in command of the City of Columbus. In this connection we give a dispatch from New. Haven,: under date of January 30th: -fv" .. " "; "Lieut. Rhodes, of the cutter Iterfer.who displayed so much gallantry at the City of Columbus disaster, arrived in this city this afternoon, and will remain several days. Within a fortniftbt be will obtain a montn s leave of absence to go to North. Carolina. lie ll a a reccivcu tcsbiutuuiaia xu of his bravery. During bis stay the free dom of the city was voted him, and he will be the recipient or mucn honor ai me hands of the inhabitants of his native city. We notice that resolutions of thanks to Lieut, Rhodes, introduced in the Connecti cut Senate, were passed unanimously. ' ' , , Later rrom Mr. B. B. Wlsclns. ; Later intelUgence relative to the condi tion of Mr. Eugene B. Wiggins, of this city, who was so badly injured near Lex ington, S. &, on Wednesday evening last, which was received by a gentleman of this city- yesterday is to the effect that the flesh of the right thigh is badly torn; the right knee-cap shattered ; the flesh of the left leg badly torn and the flesh of the left shoulder torn slightly. "The face and eyes are not disfigured. The attending physi cian represents his case as dangerous, but not necessarily hopeless. The unfortunate gentleman bears his sufferings with great fortitude, and he has- the advantage ot & strong constitution, which will be of great help to him. Superior Court, . " The special term of the Superior Court for New Hanover county, which has been in session for some weeks past came to a close yesterday. ;-. His Honor, i udge Jonn A. Gilmer, has so far as we can under stand, given universal satisfaction. : He is a genial gentleman and a good Judge. In company with several gentleman, yester day afternoon, he took a trip to Wrightsville SOUna. ' - Vii-wr-'fe ix-S.: : In the case of Rebecca Ann Hobbs, et al. vs. John E. Wood, et al., the jury in which had been out since Thursday even ing, va verdict for the defendant was re turned about 6 o'clock yesterday evening. A Larce WUd-Cat. , ' - A very large wild-cat was killed jester -day -afternoon on Mr. Sam Davis place, Rose Hill, about eight miles from the city. After a long chase and whipping the six rlnira in the pack, it was shot by Mr. 8. L Davis It measured four feet nine - inches in length about the size of the wild-cat recently killed , by the Fox Club neax Wrtghteviiie. . . . "A ' - ' :' - - - - ' - l- i , . - " , WILMINGTON, N, C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, Distressing Accident to a WUmiBgto- nlanln Soutlicsafaijoi'i The painful intelligence - was -received liere yesterday morning that a serious acci dent had befallen Mr. Eugene B. Wiggins, near . Lexington, 8. C. " The i parUcularf hftTOsct far been tery meagre havingcionii altogether by ; wire, butf, so to. as .can he learned, Mr.. Wiggins was lit the neighbor hood of where a stump was being blasted; on Wednesday evening, when he an4 three or four others were in juredi v : A. later teter grain; received yesterday morning. Says that Mr. W. , rested very well ; the. preceding nigh . considering Jaia wounds, A third dispatch, .sent in resposse. to an- inquiry from Mr. A. H. VanBokkelen, by Dr! Ta ley, a prominent physician, was to the ef feet that he CDr. Talley) bad seen Mr. Wig gins; that his injuries were very "serious, and that he (Mr, VanBokkelen) had better come on at once; while a still later one says that he, was being removed. Into Lex ington, a distance of about four miles from the place - where the accident occurred, which looked favorable as to bis condition. I' MrsV Wiggins . left for the scene of the accident .yesterday, morning, and it ia to be sincerely hapqi that she found her hus band in belter condition than she had been, led to apprehend.' V?" s , . Since the above was written, a -, telegram was received, -at 6 30 P. ;M.,1 stating that Mr. W. had been, moved to the , town of Lexington, a distance of four miles, .and that he had : revived somewhat and was resting quiet. ' . " " , ' ' . , Mrs.;; Wiggins reached t Lexington 'at 7 P. M., and telegraphed that her -husband was doing well; ' being perfectly conscious and resting easy, but was badly wounded. A gain, at 9 P. M.,- she telegraphed to her father, Mr. VanBokkelen "Contirfues to improve. Come if.yiu can conveniently." Mr. VanBokkelen , left on last night's train. 1 ' ' ' ' t .-? -.'." - , " - i . The Fire Wedneaday Nlent. -1 . Mr. J. Sternberger, whose storeviNo. 11 Market street, came so near being destroyed by fire on Wednesday night.can advance no theory to account for the conflagration ex-: cept that of the ignition of matches by rata or mice. He says be was the only one that went up stairs that evening, which he did to close the windows, as usuai, and that he required no light and used none. In fact. he says no fire had been used on that floor during that day. The flames originated in a pile of straw on the floor in the front part of the building, used ; for packing crockery. The floor was badly burned and charred for the space-of about four by ten feet, having burned through the boards in numbers of places. Everything in the store nearly was deluged with water, and the second floor front, when we visited the store yesterday, was filled with an Indis criminate mass of broken crockery, glass ware, lamps, &c. ';;;: -''':.;f; Mr. Sternberger8 slock was insured for $8,009 with Messrs. W. L. Smith & Co., Atkinson & Manning, Northrop & Hodges and J. W. Gordon & Co. The store is the properly of Mrs. G. W. Davis, and is thought to be insured. -:,.., - Cornelia Harnett Council Royal Ar- From tho report of Mr. B. A? Hallett, Secretary, on the occasion of the fifth an niversary of Cornelius Harnett Council No. 23, Royal Aicanum, we learn that the or der is in a flourishin g condition . ' It num bers 817 councils and 47,958 members, be ing a gain of 91 councils and 7,691 mem bers during the past year. The Supreme Secretary reports 289 deaths during the year, out of an average membership of 44,110 equal to a death-rate of 6.55 to the thousand; ' There has been expended from the W. and O, B. Fund $916,000 to pay the benefits on these deaths, which, added to the $1,725,000 paid in former years, makes a total of $2,641,000 which the order has disbursed to the widows and officers of the fallen brethren. ; There were eleven assess ments in 1883 (an'excess of one over 1882). The Council, has made some increase in membership. The Secretary suggests the reduction of the initiation fee. - The mem bership of the Council now foots up 92. It - has no debt, and has a balance in the trea-' sury. . The sum of $2,270.74 has been re-' mitted to the - Supreme s Treasury v fop the W. and O. Fund, in payment of the eleven assessments called. Chansealn theKxpreae Office. ' Mr. E. A, Brown, a WUmingtonian,who, has been, . for years past, agent of the Southern Express Company at Columbia, 8. C, has returned to this city to take charge of the Express office here. He suc ceeds Mr. W. W. Allen, ! who has been ap pointed route superintendent of the com pany, with headquarters at Columbia, S. C. The; advancement Of 3f r.-, Allen is a well-merited reward to ah indefatigable of ficer, while the appointment of Mr. Brown to the Wilmington office will be 'gratifying to the latter's many " friends and acquaint ances here. A correspondent al ' Point Cas well writes as follows: "Our able ''Repre sentative in Congress, Hon. W. J. . Green, has had the ' mail service on route No. 13,116 from Rocky Point to Point Caswell via ; Long Creek, increased to six times a week. Col. 5reen deserves the" thanks of not only our citizens but of the people along the whole" route s,for- his kind and prompt attention in this matter, which iB one of importance to us." . . , " j : v Foreign Exports. '' ;'r'f ; The German barque Louise Wichards, CaptEhmcke, for Stettin, Germany, by Messrs. E. Peschau & Westermann, with 8,250 barrels of rosin, valued at $4,800; and the schooner Irene E. Meservey, Capt. Meserv?y, for St John's, N. B. by Messrs. Jus A. Chadboura & Co., with 202,866 feet lumber.- valued at $3,187.20. Total $7,987.26. . , Superior Court. - ... - . This Court was engaged all day yester; day in the consideration of the case of Re becca Ann Hobbs, T. E. Bobbs and A. J. Deal, et. al. vs, John E. Wood and Sophia M. Blossom. The case was given to the jury about, half -past 8 o'clock last night At a late , hour a verdict had , not been found. ' Tito Hotel Rrnnswlck. , We received a call yesterday from Mr," James D. 8ublett, the new manager of the Hotel Brunswick at Smithville. He in forms us that many additions and improve ments are being made to the hotel, and that preparations will be made for the accom modation of a large number of guests. - : FOR TYEIGHTH CONGRESS. V.: - - ?IKST SESSION. . . v; FeUtlons for Problbitlns IiI.uor Laws The Senate and the finely Keller sBm Reports- lrom House Commit tee Forfeited Jband Grants, &e. 'X'-f TBy Telegraph to the Horning star.l : '.'.SENATE..', v --WASHiKGToilf; 'Jan' 31.--"In the Senate tals morning a flood of petitions were pre sented from, dozen ; or more States,- praying for prohibitory liquor laws in the District of Columbia and. the. Territories. The pe titions von rffrrn1 f n tho onmmittpfl nn 22ducatioa and Labor, -v'-t i--' -s i.. v f; The - Senate; refused, Jy a vote of 25 to. 7, to concur in. the report of the commit tee of conference on fhe;Greely relief bill,' and resolved to appoint a new conference committee. - iw ., - -. ,, U i j Mr.., Platt'B "resolution, introduced and telegraphed onTdesday, the 29th inst, di recting an investigation info the cost of tcte graphic correspondence, was agreed to ; No further decisive action was reached. ami after a brief, executive session the Sen ate acrjourned until Monday. . ' 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.' t " .Mr. Reese, of Ga. from - the committee on Public Buildings, reported a bill for the erection of a public , building at Augusta. Gal the ultimate cost of which . shall not exceed $200,000 Referred to committee' of the Whole. v i , tAt the conclusion of the mornine hoar. the Iouse .proceeded .to consider business on the -House calendar, precedence being given to bills reported from the committee on fubitc Lands.. The first bill taken up was that declaring forfeited certain grants, of land made to certain States to aid in the construction of Tailroads. It forfeits all lands granted to Mississippi under the act approved August 11th, 1856, except the grant in' aid of a railroad from Jackson to the state line or Alabama, t Also, lands granted to Alabama under the acts of June 8d. 1856, and March 8d, 1857, to aid in the construction of a? road from Elyton to the Tennessee river, the Memphis & Charles ton Road; and the Savannah & Albany Road." " Also, lands granted to Louisiana to aid in the construction of a road from New Orleans to the State . line. Also, lands granted to Arkansas to aid in the construe-. Hon of a road from the point where the Iron Mountain Road intersects the south- , ern boundary to a point near the towkpf Helena. Mr. Cobb, oi lnd., made a brier explana tion of the provisions of the billstating that the lands which it was proposed to forfeit had not been earned by the various companies, and declaring himself in favor of forfeiting every acre granted to railroad companies which -had not, been earned in strict accordance with law. None of tbe lands affected by the bill were patented either to States or companies, and its second section (of the bill) fully protects settlers who have entered upon the lands. ' Mr. Van Eaton, Mr. Singleton and Mr. Barksdale, endeavored to have, excepted from the provisions of this bill the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad grants; Mr. Van Eaton offering an amendment to that effect, but without avail, and the bill passed as reported.-- V--'--".--' ' y The next hill on the calendar was that declaring tbe forfeiture of lands granted to the Texas Pacific RaHroad Company under the act of Congress approved March 3. 1871, and acts supplementary to it. They are lands in New Mexico, Arizona and California appertaining to the line west of El Paso, which was subsequently built upon by the Southern Pacific- R. R. Co., the present claimant The report accompanying the bill being very long, it was ordered to be printed in- XhoHeeord and without any de bate the bill was passed yeas 259, nays 1 Barr of Pennsylvania. . The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting in response to resolutions of the House the re port of the Secretary of State with accom panying papers relative to the restriction of importations of American hog products in to. Germany and France. Immediately a clash of jurisdiction arose as to which com mittee was entitled to the .report of the Sec retary of State; Mr. Townshend, of . His., favoring tbe committee on Commerce, Mr. Hatch of Mo., the committee on Agricul ture, and Mr. Curtin, of Pa., the commit tee on Foreign Affairs, r Finally, the matter was compromised to mutual satisfaction of all parties by order ing the message printed and laying it on the table. : ' Adjourned. The Senate not In Semlon-House Con. ference Committee Appointed The Porter Relief Bill ; Debated- and -' Passed. - ; " ' - '!.'' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Washington, Feb. 1. The Speaker ap pointed Messrs. Ellis, Hollman and Ryan as conferees on the part of the House on the bill appropriating $50,000 for the sup-: port of destitute Indians in Montana. . The morning hour having been dispensed with, the House at 12.45 went into commit tee of the Whole (Mr, Springer, of Ills., in the chair,) on the Fitz John Porter bill, general debate being limited to three hours and 45 minutes. : , - . -. On motion of Mr. Randall, of Pa., the further conference asked for by the Senate on the Greely relief bill was agreed to, and Messrs. Randall and Calkins were appoint ed as conferees. Mr. Wolford, of Ky. resumed his argu ment begun last Saturday in support of the bill. He criticised the speech made by Mr. Horr, of Mich., lecturing ex-Confederates for voting upon this bill. That gen tleman had said that ex Confederates had no right to vote upon-this proposition. Mr. Horr shook his head. Mr. Wolford said that he was glad he misunderstood the gentleman: tie had understood him to say that as Porter's conduct ' had helped the Confederates theyjwere interested, and had no right to vote. - - - Mr.: Horr explained that h had argued that good faith thould prevent them from doing so. ' Mr. Wolford was happy to hear that it was only a lecture on faith. The gentle man had assumed that ex-Confederates were interested and had argued that self-respect should prevent them from taking part in .. this debate. The , gentleman would have had ' more' respect for ex Confederates - if, like himself, he - had "been in front, ' and" he : would not have attempted to score, them upon a question of faith. He regretted that in this- Congress a gentleman had expressed such sentiments. He had thought that the ex-Confederates were here as members of the American Congress, with the right and duty to vdte on every question " He hoped that no man who had served in the Con federate army had got so mad over the fight that after twenty years he could not do an act of justice to a man who had fought against . him. He hoped that no man would get up and say "I can't vote on this bill;' l am , interested I am - still mad." He understood that his Confede rate friends were here loving the flag and loving the country; that they were- here saying boldly and forever that they had left behind them-the bitter feelings engen dered by the war and everything that di vided the country. Were men forever to stand and auarrel over old issues? Let Congress go -forward and ; say that it is ready to do justice to a wronged and in jured man. - ' : r . " ' . Mr. Milliken, of Maine, inquired wheth er he was to understand ' that the gentle man asked members to vote for the relief of Porter as an act of concession' to his Confederate friends? If it was asked on that ground., he would - vote for his re lief. .'-- ;v -v: ' ;';- - ' Mr! Wolford replied that i he asked it on the hieheet eroundsver. presented. He demanded it only as an act of justice and he nronosed to demonstrate that it was an act of justice to a long-injured man Ap plause on the Democratic side. Mr. Wolford passed on to review the case and was f reauentlv applauded by members who collected around him ' in the centre aisle, but his remarks were at times so low as to be inaudible. - - . Mr. Calkins of Md-, began his argument in opposition to the bill by the statement that he knew ther j was no doubt about its Dassaire. - - . Mr. Wm. Walter Phelps, of New Jersey, 1884. a Republican, who represents the district in which Porter lives, enoke at lencrth in favor of the bill. Speaking ior one most inter ested, he expressed his regret that any un kind allusions to the dead or the living had been made id the course of this discussion. ia ms long puismt of ; justice Porter had never made any imputation oh'-'those who impeded him in the pursuit and1 be must not be held responsible for any unkind al lusions which had been made on this floor, either by those opposed to the bill or those who were friendly to it Let all allusions be eliminated from the. debate, and let tbe case stand npon its own merits. , He spoke for Porter because he was his constituent and because it was his duty. It was also his pleasure and hiam-ide. because he be lieved Porter to be an honest man and loyaL 'TSU :it 1 s.j 1 1 A Ti uviuilUtUtUD gWM gnuu tsiuwiy. it was twenty-one years ago, Monday of last week, since the last signature was put upon the verdict of the military: iurv which drove him out of the army and made him a leper whom his own government could not touch wjth an office of profit or trust .This yerdic,t awarded him such infamy that for a time Iscariot, and Arnold were his only competitors. - Mr. Bou telle, of Maine, protested against tbe passage of the bill, and deaiecLjhat it was the unanimous desire of the men who fought under Porter to have him reinstated to the armyw' . ;r; j - s-;.- J;. v-?.. -:f Thee a number , of - short speeches were' made; all but two beinsk ia opposition to the bill ths exceptions being Mr. Laird of Nebraska who-served under Porter, and made an eloquent appeal for his old com mander, and Mr. Henley, of California, who criticized the action of - Mr. Cutcheon. of Michigan, in casting imputations upon Gen. Grant and then striking them out of the Record: - .. ..'-- -i - In rebly. Mr. Cutcheon ' expressed his high appreciation for the - high . military, abilities of Gen. Grant, but being' pressed by Mr. Henley with the question,' 'Why did you strike out your remarks ?' was compelled to admit that be .left them out because he wanted to. An admission which caused much merriment ; . : : " '. k Mr. Steel, of Indiana. - moved to strike out the name of Fitz John Porter and in sert that of W; B. Burnett Rejected. I Mr. Calkins, of lnd.. offered a substitute providing for the convening of a new court martial to re vise the case. Lost - j Mr. Converse, of Ohio, offered an amend ment making Fitz John Porter's retirement compulsory. This was agreed to in com mittee, but this action was subsequently re versed by the House. lMr. Bayne, of Penn., offered an amend ment to strike out the words "Appoint ment under it" and inserting ''Passage of this act" Agreed to. ' -; The committee then rose and the bill was ordered engrossed and read a third time.,. i Mr. uurtm, of enn., then took the floor to close the debate in favor of the bill. He knew Fitz John Porter well and in the be ginning of the war that General was tbe most enlightened and ardent advocate of military discipline. His record would show one significant fact -coming not so much from the living as from the graves of dead. Th& first citizens who asked for th redress of his wrongs were Horace Gre elee Henry Wilson and himself. Certainly the fidelity of those persons to the Union could not be questioned. Porter had never ap proached him to ask him to be his advo cate. - He was pained to hear tbe distin guished member of the House (Mr. Keiferi oyer and over again say that Porter was a coward. Before God he never knew a Porter who was a fool or a coward. Ap-' plause He never before came across a man who had the temerity to say that Porter was a coward, and he never would hear it again. He gave an interest ing history of the movements of the army of the Potomac in the beginning of the war, and nearly - every member in the House stood in a circle around him and frequently applauded -his remarks. He dwelt upon the services , rendered to the. country by Fitz John Porter and ridiculed General Pope's proclamation. which he declared rattled rand glittered with -generalities.; If 'Gen. Porter had violated orders; if he had treated his su perior officer with disrespect or contempt it was the duty of that superior to have, taken away his ensign of rank immediately, and put him under arrest. Referring to the tact that Air. uutcheon, of Michigan, had erased from the records his imputation upon Gen. Grant he congratulated that gentleman upon the good taste which he had exhibited, .and that between the time of the delivery of the speech and the puhlic, tion of it, be had time to repent He criticized the speech of Mr. Horr, of Mich,, for his expression of opinion that no ex-Confederate should v6te upon this bill,: and took it for granted that the men whq m error, hut in the belief that they were right, had fought in tbe great war, wereJ better men than quartermasters, paymas ters, ' sutlers and contractors, f Laughter. In a brilliant peroration; which was warmly applauded, he appealed to the House to do justice to a wronged man; and at the con clusion of his speech he was heartily con gratulated by his party friends. . " - , The bill was then passed yeas 185, nays 78. .;' " '" : . -. The House then, at 7.35.. adjourned until Monday. NORTH CAROLINA. Organization ot the State Exposition The Officer .and When It Is to be 'Held. : 1 ;';' By Telegraph to the Horning Star.) Raleigh, Jan. 81. The North Carolina State Exposition has been . organized, with a capital stock of $50,000. Wm. S. Prim rose, of Raleigh, was elected President and Henry F. Fries, of Salem, Secretary.. The Exposition will be held during the en tire month of October. NEW YORK. Verdict In the Dl.CeanoIa label Case. By Telegraph to the Horning Star.l " New Yobk, February 2. The jury in the Di Cesnola libel case remained out all night- They came into court torday for further instructions ' from the Judge, and having received ' them, again re tired to deliberate. The jury came into court this- afternoon and rendered a verdict in "favor of the ; defendant on the first and third counts in the complaints,! but were unable to come to any agreement on the second count The first count point ed out that deceptions, alterations and re storations in the (jvphorate collections naa been made under the supervision of the de- fendant;upon which defendant published a card, under bis own signature, that , the charges were maliciously made-: and were absolutely without ; foundation. The second count related to certain finan cial arrangements between Fenardent and General Cr Estala. touching the sales of the collection, and the third count had refer ence to publication by the defendant of certain other false and libellous writings concerning the plaintiffs. On the second count, from the mixed nature of the finan cial arrangements,-the jury were unable to agree. OHIO. The Fatal Explosion and Fire at Alll- ; anee. .- . By Telegraph to the Horninx Star. Alliahck, Feb. 2. Workmen are busy clearing the street of the debris irom yes terday's explosion and saving property from the wrecked, buildings." The fire was ex tinguished last ' night. No more - bodies -have been found. Nobody is missing and no name is to be added to the list of killed or wounded. - The. remains of those who were crushed and burned to' death were placed in coffins to-day and -conveyed to their former homes to await . interment .to morrow. ---''- v . . - '.. FOREIGN. ... i ' movements Against Socialists in VI -.'-".. - - enna. . VntHSA, Feb. 2. The police have com ' piled a list of foreigners who are to be ex palled from the country. They have also closed Jacobi'B printing omce, atwhich the Socialistic newspaper. The Futurt, was pub lished. JLNOTHER HORROR. " .... ...... . . ? ' Two Block of Bulldlnc In Alliance, Ohio, Destroyed by Gasoline ExpIo slon A Number of Uth toit and Olany Badly Injured Dlstresalns Scene Property - oss Betweeen 60,000 and $70,000. " ' ' - ' By Telegraph to the Moralnjj Star.j -At.t.tancb. February 4. Orr's block was levelled to the ground by a gasoline explo sion, and two orick blocks, one on each side; succumbed to the shock, while others further away were shattered, riddled and oaaiy injured, in a lew moments names burst from the ruins, and. the fire-alarm was sounded, but such excitement prevailed that the fire gained so much headway as nearly to consume ; the ruins and burned two houses before it was got under control. meanwhile the scene 'was harrowing in the extreme, as it was known that six or more people were killed or were then im prisoned in the wreck and Would perish by the fire Men; women and childreu were wringing their hands, and the relatives of the inmates of the buildings destroyed wandered about in the hopelessotss of despair, at their- inability to save the inmates. F.-! M. -Orr and ' Elemer Orr. his son: Mr.' Hamer Highland and daughter; Mrs.; Frank Evans and two chil dren, aged two and four - months, were known to have been in the . building at the time of the explosiott These all perished The women and children - were in the sec ond and third stories, and are supposed to have been killed by falling walla. Mr. Orr ana son were both spoken to while con fined under the debris, but were burned to death. These bodies were all recovered last night, and . were crushed- or charred so as to be hardly recognized. ' ; : ') -v " - The; only person in the Orr building known to have escaped was Frank Evans, whose wife and children perished. Besides those killed, , seven -persons bad broken limbs, or were cut and bruised by flying bricks, &a . - The explosion ' was- caused bv fumes from gasoline. A child of Mr. Orr turned the faucet in a barrel, and tbe fluid ran out on the floor.; , Mr. Orr was mooning it ud.; whenl the gas arising therefrom .. ignited from the gas light - . ' ? , - Jonn uurry and ; Chas. LL Havden. of theDuprez & Benedict's minstrels, were blown out of Orr's store, through a: plate glass window, and carried clear across the street where they were picked up badly injurea, ana carriea to a notel. t They will recover. . The damage is from $60,000 to $70,000. Business was entirely suspended rafter the' explosion and the minstrel entertainment postponed. , - WASHINGTON. r A Vacancy to be Filled In the marine Hospital Service Public Debt Re duction The Naval Appropriation Bill Appointments Under the Senate Argument In Favor of Federal Aid to Education. v '. . '. HBt. Telegraph to the Horning Star.! Washikgton, Jan. 31. Passed Assist ant Surgeon H. P. Cook, "of the. Marine- Hospital service, has resigued. Dr. Battle. of North Carolina, who passed examination for admission into the service, will proba- Diy oe appoint ea to tne vacancy. it is estimated that .the reduction of tbe public debt during the month of January win oe aoout $ii,oou.ouu. - ; , The naval appropriation bill has been prepared by the sub-committee having it in charge, and to-morrow will be considered by the House Committee on ; Appropria tions. It is understood that the original estimate is reduced about one-and-a-half million dollars.. . . Mai. Oilman, correspondent of the Rich-- mond.XMDate, and for nearly ' five years past distribution clerk in the office of the Secretary of the Senate, was to day suc ceeded in. the latter position by Butler Ma- none, son oi tne senator. ; ' . George M. Weston, of Washington, and one of the' founders of the National Repub lican, has been appointed Librarian of the Senate, in place of P. J. Pierce, of Penn sylvania. Virginia now has, including committee clerkships, six places under the Senate. ' . ' - . , Dr. Curry, General Agent of the Pea- body Educational Fund, and Prof. C. C. Painter, Secretary of the National Educa tional Association, argued - before the House committee on Education to-day in favor of Federal aid to education. They advocated an annual appropriation of $10, 000,000 for ten years." A Steamboat Master' license to be Issued to Sirs, miller Gen. H. G. Wright to be Retired A, National Bank Authorised at Brunswick, Ga. Washihgton, ; February 2. Secretary Folger has referred the applicaton of Mrs. Mary A. Miller, for license as master of a steamboat, to the local inspector of the New Orleans district with instructions to examine her as to her qualifications for the position; and in case she is found compe tent to issue to ner tne aesirea license. Gen. H. G. Wright chief of engineers, will be retired on the 6fh of March next It is understood that Col. Jehu Newton will succeed him as Chief of the Engineer Corps. - ; ' . . - . The Comptroller or the Currency has au thorized the First National Bank, Bruns wick, Ga., to begin business with a capital of $55,000. C r. o. Daniels, of Midway. Ala., who was disbarred from practice in tbe United 8tates Courts in 1877, has been restored to practice by the Secretary of the Interior. NE W HA MP SHIRE Reduction of Wages In Cotton mill. T By Telegraph to the Hondna; Star.I - -Dovbb, February 2. The wages of ope ratives at the Landing cotton mill, at South Berwick, have been reduced ten per cent Notice has been posted in the Cocheo Com pany's mills to-day announcing the amount of reduction in wages. - Weavers ae to get 21 cents a cut 52 yards long and 42 inches wide; mule spinners 3 cents per 100 skeins; the old price is SJc. The operatives will accept.. -'r-. '--.-;.-: '.-. A'- ; FOREIGN.. - The-Vatican and Prussia Bopes . of : Reeoneillatlon at an End Another l Severe Blow to the Vatican. . t " IBv Cable to the Horning Star.l . ; Rome, February " 2. The " Moniteur de Home says llerr Von dossiers recent replies in the ; Landtag -end for . the . present an hopes of reconciliation between, the Vati can and Jfrussia. The catholics ot rrus sia are full of faith and ardor, and are ready to meet any. fresh persecutions for tbe honor and liberty of the Church. The Court of Cassation has declared in favor of the decree of government against the Propaganda. : that- the latter's real property must be converted into govern ment stock. . This decision ia asevere blow to the Vatican which talks of appealing to the Powers. -r. ... ; - ' TEXAS.'. ' A Threat to Poison the Psstu re Waters mysterious Disease Among; Cattle In Certain Sections, " By Telegraph to thff Morning Star. Galvkston. Feb. 2. A special to the News, from Austin, says State Senator Ter- rei received an anonymous letter yesterday threatening that if the free grass was inter' fered with by the Legislature, all - of the -waters in the State of Texas enclosed in pastures would be poisoned. The letter created a sensation, In view of the myste rious disease that is sweeping off numbers of cattle in certain sections of the State. -MASSACHUSETTS. ' Wendell Phillips Seriously Sick, i - By Telegraph to the Homing StarJ Boston, February- 2. Wendell Phillips passed an uncomfortable night but this morning his condition was somewhat im proved, and , hia attending physicians ex press aught nope oi ms recovery. v r SpirrtsTurperiT.intK - : Morganton Mountaineer: ' Mr. . G. S. Hinshaw, the proprietor of one of Winston's big -tobacco ; warehouses; : says that there isno finer bodied tobacco grown anywhere than that grown, in Burke, Cald-, welt" and" Catawba and: Other Piedmont " counties in North Carolina. ;- . .,A Raleigh Visitor: " Eleven thou sand and six hundred dollars - was the r amount realized by, the State Treasury frpm thesale of drummers', license during the month of - January. ; Raleigh made a payment to-day to the Governor of $3,266. 67, the first installment due on the Graded ; echool buildinir. which -was rentlv rinr- chased from the State ; by the city. The -balance of $4,733.33 is to be paid .on the - first day of. October; next -Died, at his residence; in the 'southeastern part- of tha city, at 1 :30 o'clock this morning, Mr. -Richard 'Smitiv aged 38 years. Died, at his residence, in this city, at ($.30 o'clock this morning, Mr. Jesse Brown, in the 824 year of his age." He came here in the year 1832 and engaged in the' mercantile business with . the late George Simpson The total amount of revenue collec tions in the fourth district for the month of -January were $26,213.16. 1 . .Weldon News: We have been " informed that Mr. ,W- T. .Taylor, of Whitakers, made the past year on ''old field',' land a crop of peanuts that yielded 100 bushels to the acre, for which he . re fused $1.25 per bushel. He was also offered and refused $30 an acre for the vines which make an excellent forage for stock. This is better than : cotton. On Monday ' night late, the store .house of J. C. Wils Hams, the owner of the Roanoke Furniture Company; was discovered to be on fire and -had gotten such headway that there . was no possibility of extinguishing " it. Mr. Williams saved nothing but a few clothing, all of his 'stock, including many articles of furniture left there for repairs was. entirely consumed The store adjoining, belonging to Bennett Alsebrook, and occupied by Higgs and , merchants, also took fire and .barned to the around. The losses were estimated to be about $6,000, Messrs. -Higgs & Co.,- lost about $1,000, which was covered by insurance Williams loss, r in, cluding five hundred dollars cash was about ' f4,uw, paruaity insured. j , s -- . r Newi. Berne Journal: . A friend tells us who knows, that Mr. A. Gooding, of Cypress ' .Creek, Jones county; slaugh tered a few days ago eight pigs, all raised from one sow, fourteen months old, that weighed 2,086 pounds net. Seven Springs dots: The Goldsboro druggists are using Seven Springs water charged with gas, and the Goldaboroans are going for it we nave Been individuals at the opnngs. who seem to charge gas with water. A painful accident occurred to Mr. Alonzo Rouse and his brother, Wiley W. Rouse, on the 25th hist, at the home of the form- -er. The two brothers had -made prepara tions for a hunt, and were nearly, ready to start when unexpectedly a loaded shell was caused to explode. - A paper sack contain ing 31 pounds of powder, was thus explo-. cL and MrsRouse, Who was in another part of the house, thought that a steam en-j gine bad - exploded. . The two gentlemen had their hands and faces badly burned. Their clothing 'and many articles in the room were eet on fire, and 27 window lights Were blown from .the windows and scattered over the yard. Charlotte Observer: '- A new in- c dustry for Charlotte is the manufacture of -artificial limbs. The reporter was vester- j day shown an artificial leg, made by Shaw & Co., harness makers, that is perhaps the equal to any ' made North. The limb is made 'of leather and iron and is finely etianoil nd flnighpH , ., ' ThA otiirA nf - M, M. Yandle & Co., at the Seven Mile Piimn. waa broken into a few nights ago and robbed of $75 or $100 worth of goods. - Dr. G. G. Smith, of MU1. Hill, Cabar-, tub county, Was on last Monday summoned . : . i J . TT T-fc TT 1 . t.. mj tne resilience oi ixhy. ui.. jrieaair, at Coddle Creek, to attend young Sam Press ly, who had been shot in the head by a ne- -gro named Foard Knox. The shooting was unprovoked ana was tne rec&iess aeea . of a desperate negro.-,. The bullet struck . h.m squarely in the forehead, , Though badly wounded, young Pressly drew his pistol and fired at the retreating negro, joining the others in the chase after him. - Knox succeeded in getting away irom tne crowd and is still at large. , He is known as a desperate negro, and has already "Com- - mitted one murder, having Killed a negro man near Concord, severaf years ago. He is a small negro and will weigh about 135 pounds. Young Pressly's wound was found by Dr. Bmith to be a serious, out not neces sarily fatal one. The bullet on striking his forehead, glanced around the skull, tearing up the scalp. - Raleieh News- Observer i Mr. F. H. Stith, of Thbmasville, is inthecity. Ho is doing a good work in Person and Dayid son counties inMhe way of mineral devel- -opment. ; He collected the specimens of ore from those two counties for the exposi tion of mines and mining at Denver, Colo rado, last autumn.. He states that he win make a superb display oi their ores at tne State Exposition. There was cer tainly a representative gathering in the hall of the house of commons last evening, and all who saw it saw that the success of the North Carolina State Exposition was an as sured fact The assemblage wasintrutn one representing every one of the great sec tions and industries . of North Carolina. The election of a President being next in order, CoL T. M. Holt nominated Mr. W. 8. . Primrose. He was elected. The committee of seven, appointed to present the names of persons suitable for .vice pres idents, submitted the following names, by Congressional districts-. 1st. JJr.-Wm. Rid dick, Woodville, Perquimans 2nd. Dr. W. R. Capehart Avoca, Bertft 3rd. JA. Bonitz, Goldsboro; 4th. J.8. Carr.Durham; 5th, C. S. Winstead, Roxboro; 6th, Wm. H. Bernard, wummgton; vtn, jonn xi. Ferrell-, Randleman; 8th, Wm. A. Hidden, Stony Point Alexander; 9tb, G. S. Fer guson,. Waynesvllle, Haywood. The nomi nations were ratified by the stockholders. The next business . was the election of a board of directors, whose number, on. mo tion, was increased from sixteen to twenty. The following were chosen: wov. i. o. Jaryis; Henry A. London, Chatham; P. H. Haines, Winston; 8. B. Alexander, Chatham; George Howard, Tarboro; W. G. Unchurch, Raleigh; Geo. ' M. Rose, Fayetteville; W- H' Burgwyn, Henderson; John Nichols, Raleigh; .Thos. M. Holt, Haw River; It M. Pearson, Asheville ; Julius Lewfe, Raleigh ; Dr. D. W. C. Benbow, , Greensboro; W. C. Stronach, Raleigh; Geo. Allen, New Berne; Jacob Wallace, Nahunta; Ur. Eugene Grlssom, Raleigh; Maj. J. W. Wilson, Morganton; T. K. Bruner, Salisbury; Wm, Woolcott, Raleigh.. .- i i Raleigh News- Observer: Gov. Cumback is a big-limbed, big-hearted West ern man, with a rich, full and very pleasant voice, and his lecture abounded in well presented points. Mons. Virion des Lauriers, the Frenchman, -of New York, who has been to Richmond county, to find out a good place . at which to locate a cocoonery and vineyard, returned yester day. In an interview, he said he had been to both Richmond and Moore counties, and had in both found admirable locations, which more' than met his anticipations. He says the climate and soil are just right, and that he is particularly impressed with the State. - Rumors are current that important changes in railway ownership, &c, are soon to he made. - Monday night the freight train met with an accident at University Station. The night was very dark " and the wrong switch being opened, two cars ran off the track and one of them, a .box car, was pretty badly smashed. Branson's jNorth Carolina Directory will be out in a few days. ' It will contain over 75,000 names, including county and town officers, merchants, clergy men, and of farmers embracing some 40, 000 names, the largest number 'ever pub lished. - The list of persons in the county who will raise tobacco this year-is large. - Columbia, N. C, January 29, 1884. The town of Columbia; jjn Friday night, the 28th, was visited by the severest confla gration that has ever before been seen or known to take place here within tbe mem ory of its oldest inhabitants, W. W. Walker's new hotel, a three-story building, was burned down, also a lot of furniture in the same, and a part of a stock of goods iu a store room of the same building; also the store occupied by David Pritchard, a large new store just erected by Thomas Spruill.a large new dwelling house of, Dr. A. C. Alexander and two new stores on the same lot, tbough not occupied as such; also the store belonging to the heirs of James H. DeCormis. The total loss is variously esti mated, but will probably not exceed $10. 000; tao insurance,' except on the property of W. W. Walker. . , .