North Carolina Newspapers

-y The Weekly . Star. PUBLISHED At - , i L 31 I N,G TON, N . C v,-,,ri AT - - . j 0 A V K A B, 1 N A DVANCE. -sssS8S2S8S8 5SS88S.S88SSS8S8SS 1 8888838888888888 83888888888888888 88888888828888888 88SSi2S8S3SS8SS88 " " ' " S S S 3 5 S S S 5 3 S3 3 S8S8SS33SS8338SS8 I u I r 09 o t- ao w as jo 2 g t ihtc.1 at the Post Office atTWIlmlngtan, N. C., t!" as Second Class liatter. ;. . ' S UBSCRIFTION PRICE. Tlio subscriCtion price of the Weekly St ut is as follows : . . .' S mile Copy 1 year, postage paid, r $1.50 . -" " 6 months," ." 1.00 7 " 3 months. " '-, ..50 r:. k ideas. - J The economic ideas that have pre vailed lnu United States among 'the Republican legislators have been - cni'lJ beyond comparison. What tli'V iiave lived for would puzzle ; tlx-"'- to answer,. The 'world is full of ln ks, and the Northern people liavi' bi'un given in their wealth to much i ravel,' and the inter communi caiioti' '-villi Europe has been con st uif, and still the representative Re publican legislator has learned 'abso lutely nothing sensible or valuable in iliu 'iv rf sound iirinninlpR nf Ttrv- ' t r i litieal eonoiiiy. The young men are sunt ' college, where they are'sup poed to study political, economy. Tlu-y read the newspapers, are sup posed to he very "gumptious" and to ho woll qualified to run a school or run a government, and still their vifws f economic science are more imnrilxre and insane than those that prevail in any other country not Inlf civilized. We d not mean to say that there art: not! some exceptions. Many of the ablest political economists of this country are Republicans. Hut vc spy:;!i of l.hn ruling classes of that number tji it are in control of tha - Gtm?r!iMi';Ht the legislators i and raak !t"-r of public opinion. 'If yn d':ibt the crudeness of -the ideas-f. ibis eld we- refer you to . th" bioorjL of this country since IStio. i'litr ui"ti -li'have had con- inn i v i .-.n.i.t;u in a n ay i.u Mlipover isli .'liivl deplete and when there was no nvessity forticiv a course. The 'Hejiiliiviii letIers have taken conn so! vitli ;ii iiiujmlists and have applied a f;;!s t;i M!fl;)!e to all their legisla-l-i sisiv i!.!.! b.i-iineS'i il is the mi.- i.u i"i ill -of -t!ie surplus lii it is i'litj ualvcrsal comniur-" c.al .'pri'wHpie i tu snake a- rapidly--as y i k hi and to pile up just as . much siirphM a-j your business re quire men Is cau effect. -" v :' But, before the advent of Repubii-canis-'ii i'.o siidv urinciple was aunlied to G ivvrnmeut affairs. The sound " statesmen of the pastj, and of all par ties, opposed the accumulation of a surplus. It, was regarded as a very ceiiMiralde and dangerous policy- to crenlf i surplus. The true idea was 1 to. raise; enough 'revenue for the act ual support of the Government and no more, and bat for corriintinn and ignorance among politicians it Would be the rule. . " ' '. -.? How do the jrreat contraental na tions act ? How 'does that best gov erned of all -European countries act England ? 'Do her statesmen go to work to see how mucli tax they can . wrest from the peopleand how much surplus they can pile up ? If you think so, then you sjre indeed igno rant. Mr. Gladstone i-j known to "be one. -of the greatt statesmen "in finance that the 'world; has' seen. England never bad but one or two ; statesmen who equalled hiin. , Now how does he go to work as the head of the Government ? lie causes just .e:sh tax tu be levied lo meet the legitimate demands .of the Goverii nient. He tries to avoid a surplus. He makes an estimate of all needed and probable expenses and he then 'ay a, tax that is sufficient to meet l)ese . expenditures. The last idea that would occur to Aim, or to any Englishman in power, would be to aPply mercantile principles and heap nP a surplus. - . ;- , ';'... : 'v'-: Hut this is precisely, what Ameri- can BtatesmanshiD so-called has bfen loing yearly for a long time. The .systc m of taxation adopted and alWied in: this country has been ruinous and oppressive and very' un wise. What sense or justice is there l" piling up annually a surplus rang ing from 100 millions to 145f mil lmn it was in 1882? No such snrP was required; Why: then ake all thia excess from th6 bur "td people. --. ' , et us do as the English do; make "Pthe budget with reference toposi Uye expenses needed to run the Go nment, and let riot one dollar, if VosAble, be raised beyond it. . da-not now consider the way to 'aise thi8 needed sum. We have Wen dlscu8sed that. The Dem ats in the Congressman now fight--Dg to reduce this very unnecessary VOL. XT. surplus by about $30,000,000. ; This is by the proposed Tariff reduction that the Republicans, are so bitterly opposing. V - ! : There are other propositions to re duce the surplus . such as additional pension claims, appropriations for public buildings, constructing navy and educating the negroes. ; ; - ; : True statesmanship will concern itself in adopting methods that will henceforth prevent the accumulation of - a surplus; A ' Government is; always corrupt- when there is a sur-j plus to be fough. over Put that down as a fact. - :! i THE EXECUTIVk COHIMITXEE. H " 4 The Democratic State Convention is to meet on the 25th of June. ; We expected some such action; s We gave our . .views in advance, ' as we had a right to do, and now that-tbi3ay se lected is in.- advance of t;hrH me for the1 meeting of the National. Convent tion we have no more to say on that point. All's well that ends well. ' -A resolution was adopted favoring the abolition .- of the tax on whiskey and tobacco. It is now a foregone conclusion that both parties -will adopt in their State Conventions a plank favoring the total abolition of the tax on whiskey, beer and cigars. This will practically eliminate the vexed subject from the canvass. 'Both parties in North Carolina" will go be fore the people as the adyocates-of fre tobacco and free drinks. We must say this, that whilst the Democrats generally m the east may agree to let the contest over free whiskey and free tobacco go for the year, , jt is a very great mistake for any one to say in the . face of i facts that there is not a very respectable" minority who believe in taxing these very aHicles. - We ih.ave as much opportunity and means of knowing public sentiment as any private citi zen or editor can have, and we state it- as a fact that, there are a great many Democrats who are at heart and soul in'favor of taxing, the luxu riestobacco, whiskey, &c, whilst changing the plan of collecting. ! In a recent test vote in the House to reduce or abolish the Internal tax only 25 Democrats could be rallied to vote for it. - In i North Carolina more than ..twenty Democratic papers have at some time during the! last twelve months expressed a decided preference for the s whjskey and to bacco tax whilst favoring a change in the manner of collecting. ;'i ' The Pope regards Freemasonry as very dangerous and as an enemy of his church, He says it is aimed against "The City of God." ! S This will be news to the tens of thousands of honorable and reputable members, of the order in the United States who have been supposing all along that it was a benevolent institution, strictly non-political and non-sectarian From George Washington to our day many of the best and ; most eminent citizens of the United States have been members of this ancient society. . : A dispatch from Rome: says:, :' '; ;.-;.' T ". -; . ,V ' '" i , "TbejPope prescribes to bisbops ' their duties, as follows: First, it is their duty, by pastoral letter," to unmask secret societies and make people ' abhor them; second, to extend . Christian- education; third, to urge agriculturists and working-men to organ ize Catholic associations and conferences of St. Vincent tie Paul; fourth to watch over the schools and to exhort youth to never become members of any society with out first consulting then? priests. The Pope ends its encyclical by imploring the aid of the Blessed Virgin. '-"" Hyde county is called the "Egypt of North Carolina." The single "county could supply the whole State with corn. The shores of Lake Mattamuskeet, for sev eral miles out, comprise one vast, level, cornfield, richer than the valley of the TA&.RaUigh Farmer and Mechanic. The county of Forsyth produces more corn than Hyde does. We have not examined but we would not be surprised to find that there were several counties that grew more corn than the talked of "Egypt" in North Carolina. There are several coun ties in New York that produce four times more corn than Hyde pro duces. We are not sure that there are not 'counties that produce even six times asmuch. This is curious and corrects some errors that pre vail. ' Arthur's son Allan is at Princeton College. He is a great idler and does as he pleases. An account says: ' "He is not a Rood scholar, and if he were an ordinary student would have very hard work to maintain his position in his class if he should devote all his time to his task; Yet young Arthur absents himself from the college weeks at a time. He does not av erage over three days in the week at Princeton, and is continually off on a visit to New Ybrk or Washington. He, how ever, passes his. examination .when the hardest of workers are conditioned, and without doubt he will be 'graduated with full honors without really having received any benefit from his college course." j ; So much for royalty. Tbe Tobacco Rebate. ., The following letter from Congressman Green to Mr. W. H. Styrou, of this city, in response to an inquiry, may be of interest to other dealers in this city and elsewhere: la reply to your favor of yesterday 1 had just written to the Secretary of the Treasury for, information concerning the ground of your inquiry, viz: the rebate of the tobacco tax. . As soon as received; pro bably in the next two or three days, will in form you of his reply. I understand that the work of repayment is now going on active ly, so that you will not have to wait much longer. Please so state to other dealers in your city, and oblige, yours truly, r . W; J Geekn. IllMa 7 A Sneeesarnl Horticultural Enterprise drape Culture and Fr nit Growing. Our friend R. H..McKoy, Esq., who on Thursday afternoon paid a visit to the "Nobles' Vineyard," a short distance from the city, informs us that he was ereatlv surprised to see the important results fok lowing the efforts that have been made here In the culture of grapes and other fruit. - . ; 5 When Capt. Nobles first located in New Hanover county he was informed that the growing of grapes could not be made suc cessful, as the fruit would not in our soil ripen uniformly. After experimenting for some time with three hundred vines Capt. Nobles found that all that was"1 necessary was proper culture and judicious pruning to make the grape vines in this locality as productive as in any section of Ihe ; State, as well as to insure uniform ripening and freedom from all kinds of disease." It will be remembered that for some years past among the finest grapes ever put upon this market fox sale were those from this vine yaroT , . . 'V ,Ouraformant states that there is perhaps n6t a oatta in the county who realizes the magnitude that the business of grape cul ture is assuming at this ... vineyard. . Only three years ago Capt. Nobles had three hun dred vines.-Now he has already twenty thousand vines set, comprising one hun dred and fifty different varieties, and put out j during the winter just past fully one hundred thousand cuttings; while he ex pects to plant at least twenty thousand vines the coming winter. ' ' t : The proprietor of this extensive vineyard claims that this section, owing to the-great length of the season, and the adaptability of the soil, is superior to any other locality for ths propagation of nurseries. Our in formant was shown a plot of ground, now reset in plum grafts, from which was ta ken and sold last winter seven thousand plum grafts that had in one year grown to 'the iength of six to eight feet. The grafts of apples, peaches and pears do equally as well. Mr. McKoy saw grafts in full bloom and m fruit In fact, even buds that were inserted last August were in full bloom. Xlie Duty on RIee A ITHsapprahemlon . . Corrected. ,. " Messrs." Norwood-Giles & Co., of this city, have received a letter from Hon. WhartDn J. Green, dated .Washington, April 16th, relative to some misconstruc tion or misapprehension on the prt of a number of persons in this section in regard to the duty on rice. Cel. Green sends a copy of the original Morrison bill, and also a copy as reported from the committee on Ways and Means, and calls attention to the fact that the objectionable clause alluded to. Which appears in the original bill, is entirely left out iu the reported one. Salt, ccal and timber are the only articles put on he free list. Consequently, says he, rice stands precisely on the same fooling with ths great bulk of other articles'sub ject to duty tax, which is 20 per cent , if the! bill becomes a law. . This he thinks hardly probable during the present session,1 as it -would stand--but little chance before the Republican Senate, even if it succeeds in the House. -T" ; -- 1 w .w:-t--)- Snpreme Conrt. On Wednesday in the Supreme Court, as we learn from the" Ifeics and Observer, the consideration of appeals at the end of the docket was resumed and causes weredi-s posed of as follows: ' A. J. Evans, administrator, vs. Thos. M. Smith, executor, from Columbus; notices directed to issue to the parties and cause continued for absence of counsel. John L. Wescott, treasurer, vs. Rufus Galloway et als., from Brunswick; notices directed to -issue to the parties and cause continued for absence of counsel. , - M. T. Leach vs. Town of. Payetteville, from Cumberland; continued by consent. ' 8, A. Young vs. B. T. Borden et als., from Columbus; argued by W. A. Gutferie (by! brief) and J. W. Hinsdale for the plain tiff; no counsel for the defendant. A- McA. Council et als.,s vs. W. H. Ave rett, fro.m Bladen; argued by W. A.Guthrie (byi brief) and J. W. Hinsdale for the plain tiffs; no counsel for the defendant. State vs. G. II. Crumpler, from Cumber land; argued by Attorney General Kenan for the State and Walter Clark for the de fendant. . ; James L. Currie vs. H. D. J. Clark et als, from Moore; argued by W. A. Guthrie (by brief) and J. W. Hinsdale for the plain tiff, and John Manning, R. P. Buxton and M-S. Robbins for the defendants. -- Pending the argument in the last named case, the Court adjourned until 10 o'clock Thursday morning. . . . , j . -.- military Matters. ' CoL J. L. Cantwell, who is now, of his own volition, a private in the ranks of the Wilmington Light Infantry; received a notification yesterday from Adjutant ' Gen. Johnston Jones, of the State Guard, stating that, in accordance with law, a Board will assemble at Asheville, N. C, on Thursday, the 22nd of May, . "to establish and pre scribe rules, regulations, forms and pro ceedings for the use, government and in struction of the Militia of North Carolina, subject to the approval of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief." The Board will be composed as follows: Brig. Qen. Johnston Jones, Adjutant General; Col. F. H.i Cameron, Inspector" General; CoL J. W Cotton, Col. of 1st Regiment; Capt. A. J. Ellington, Capt. Co. I. 3rd Regiment; Lti J. R. Robertson, Co. E, 4th Regi ment, and Private J. L. Cantwell, Co. C, 2nd Regiment. " - rieathofimr. Henrr BarKhlmer, . Mr. Henry Burkhimer, the eld and well knj)wn tobacconist oflhis city, died yester day afternoon, about 2 o'clock, of disease of the heart. He had been sick for a week or two, but was only confined to his bed fori a few days. Deceased was a native of Chester, Pennsylvania. He came- to this city in 1844, and has ever since been en gaged in the tobacco business, having oc-1 cupied bis present store since 1846. His lister was married to' Mr. Elijah 'Dickin son, at one time at the head of one of the heaviest commission houses in the then town of Wilmington. Mr. "Burkhimer Harry Burkhimer he was familiarly called was a man of warm, generous impulses, and had many friends 'in the community who will regret to hear that he has been summoned hence. He was aged 66 years. The funeral will take place this (Sunday) afternoon, at 8 SO o'clock, from his late re sidence. A Republican Endorsatlon. , At a meeting of the "J. O. Nixon" Club, held in Cape Fear Township on Monday night, at which time the club was organized by the election of C. H. Thomas al Presi dent and J; C. Bisset as Secretary, J. ' O. for County Treasurer. WILMINGTON, N. C, THE NEW J5IS1IOF. Consecration or Ber. AUred A. Wat on, B. D., of St. James Church. Wllmlnston, aa Bishop of the New Dioeese of Easf Carolina. - - - a :.. Sometime before the hour appointed for the consecration of the Bishop-elect of the Diocese of East Carolina,', St.'; James' Church, in which the services were to take place, began to be filled with an eager and deeply interested assemblage- The inter est was not confined to the members of that church only, but extended to all classes and other denominations. It was the largest' gathering we have ever seen within the' walla of that building except, perhaps, oa the occasion , of the funeral of the late Bishop Atkinson.' Many had come from a distance to witness the ceremony, and.th'e number of visiting ejergy wtfs un usually large, i There was no confusion; however, or noise and' no difficulty in ob taining seats, as is generally: the case on occasions of public interest; the committee' or arrangements having so systematized matters as to avoid, the possibility , of any thing ot the kind occurring. : Cards of ad .mission had been issued some weeks in advance of the consecration, showing upon their face the number of the pew in which the holder was invited to a seat, and gen tlemen ushers were in attendance to extend every courtesy the occasion demanded. In this way the very, large assemblage was speedily and. quietly seated. . At 11 o'clock the profession of Bishops and Clergy, entered the church through the vestibule and proceeded up the centre aisle to the chancel, the - venerable Bishop of Mississippi, assisted by the Bishop of Maine, heading the procession. . It was a touching sight and one well calculated to excite emo tion, to see that holy man of God, whose locks have been whitened by the frosts of four score and six winters, and who is so universally beloved, passing up to the altar to perform the solemn duty assigned him. He was Consecrator, and there was a pecu liar fitness in his being so, for this city is the place of his nativity and the Diocese of North Carolina the one in which he labor ed continuously until his elevation to the Episcopacy. The Bishop of South Caro lina and the Assistant Bishop of Virginia were the Presenters, and they occupied seats on each side of the Bishop elect, near the centre of the platform ; a peculiar fitness in that arrangement also, as the State of North Carolina joinsVirginia on one side and South Carolina oa the other. The sermon" was preached by the Bishop of North Caro ina; again a peculiar fitness, for this portion of the Lord's vineyard had long been a part of his territoy and the people he addressed were those whose spiritual ruler he had been for more than ten years. The Bishops of Maine and of Springfield, the one from the extreme North and the other from the Northwest, were also present, having come more than "a day's journey" to meet their brethren of the South and to participate in the solemn services of the day. The order of services was as follows: The Opening Collects and Commandments were read by the Bishop of Maine, the Epistle by the Bishop of Springfield, the Gospel by the Bishop of Maine and the Nicene Creed by the Bishop of Springfield. A hymn was then sung, after Which the sermon by the Bishop of. North Carolina.' It was a fine discourse, delivered with great animation and force, and was listened to with rapt attention by all, ' His address to the Bishop elect was solemn and Impres sive, and his reference to the division of the Diocese and his consequent separation from the people of this portion of the State to whom he had always been most closely attached, was peculiarly touching and affecting. . The Presentation ' of the Bishop elect was then made by the Bishop of South Carolina and Assistant Bishop of Virginia, the Certificate of Election and Canonical Testimonial .were read by the Rev. Nathaniel Harding, Secretary of the Diocesan - Convention, the Certificate of Consent of Standing Committees by the President of the Standing Committees of this Diocese, the Certificate of Consent of the Bishops by the Rev. N. Collins Hughes." The Bishop elect then gave bis promise of conformity. '.' . ' ; V , After the Litany, service the presiding Bishop made the customary interrogations, which were answered by the Bishop elect, who evidently struggled under deep emo tion, v. .The act of Consecration, the laying on of hands by the presiding and other bishops was then performed and the Rt Rev. Al fred Augustin Watson arose from his knees clothed with the solemn powers and responsibilities of a Bishop in the Church of God. , " . - The 424th hymn was then sung by the choir to that grand old tune "Lenox" and the congregation, catching as it were the inspiration of the occasion, joined with re sounding voice which filled the church in a general burst of joy. ' -. 4 ' The Letter of Consecration was then read by the Rev. .Dr.' Huske, and is as fol lows:: - - - - . . .IktheNahb of The Father, and of the Son, ahd of the Holy Ghost. ' Ambit. ' .. To am. the Faithtui, in Chbist Jestjs Throughout the World, Greeting: Be it known unto you that we, William Mercer Green, D. D., LL. D.', by Divine permission Bishop of Mississippi, assisted by the Right Reverend William Bell White Howe, Di-D., Bishop ot South Carolina, and the Right Reverend Theodore Bene dict Lyman, D. D., Bishop of North Caro lina; as also by the other Right Reverend Bishops whose names are - hereto sub scribed, under the protection of Almighty God. in St James' Church,' in the city of Wilmington and State of North Carolina, on the seventeenth day of April, being the Thursday in Easter week in the year of J our Liora, one thousand eignt nunarea and eighty-four, did, then and there, in the presence of a congregation of ' the clergy and laity of the Diocese of North Carolina, and of other Dioceses, according to the due and prescribed order . of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and in conformity with the Canons thereof, ordain and consecrate our beloved in Christ, the Reverend Alfred Augustin Watson, presbyter and doctor of divinity, of whose sufficiency in good learning, soundness in the faith and purity of manners we were fully ascertained, into the sacred office of a Bishop in the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church of God, he, having been duly elected Bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina. - Given under our hands and seals, in the city and State aforesaid, on the seventeenth day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four. W. M. Green, : ) TTtaitsi !;: s Consecrator. , ... . T. B. Lyman. Dl.t... M "XT - I "8Ui w.!OUIlB- -V Assistants. Bishop of South Carolina. ,Y HTA1R: - FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1884; i i i The : Holy Communion followed,.: the Presiding Bishop, and the Bishops of Maine, of North Carolina, and the Assistant Bishop of Virginia officiating, the Benediction was pronounced by the Bishop of Mississippi, and one of the grandest and mosf impres sive, ceremonies we have ever witnessed was brought to a close. 7 It was the most orderly and the most reverent assemblage that has ever come under our observation, for everything was done decently and in order, as it should have been, and nothing occurred to mar the most scrupulous pro priety or Jo offend thefsensibility-if the most devout v THE LAST CYCLONE. . Pender Visited br a CycloneBlow It Demoralized Things In the Point Caswell Section. ' vv;;i- ' c "The wind bio weth where it listelh, and, thou hearest the sound thereof,; but cannot tell whence it cometh nor, whither it goeth." 5o writes a correspondent in Pender, who, "o Tuesday last, the 15th inst, made, anais row escape from having - to tussle with' a -cyclone, and that no doubt, the same one that passed over Wilmington th at same day;for Capt. Paddison tells , us that it struck in Pender between 11 and 12 o'clock; near which time it was seen hero. ; Our correspondent says it passed within one mile of Point Caswell. The disturbance commenced apparently in the river, which was literally hurled from its bed upon the adjacent land, the water presentine the appearance of a thick light wood smoke as it was dashed through the wind. Fortunately it missed the houses, passing directly between those of Messrs. Frank and William Malpass, only about a half mile apart, and doing but little dam age, except to the timber, which was broken, torn up and laid waste, the grass not even escaping the general destruction. Dr. Jas. F, Simpson met with some loss from an other current of wind, , though, during the existence of the same storm. There was evidently two distinct cyclones within one mile of each other and travelling near-the same time. It is perfectly apparent, our correspondent says, that they could not have been the same, both from the course of the wind and the space between them, where things were left untouched and unj injured.' ; . N -: Another account says the cyclone struck the groudd near Mrs. R. A. Lamb's place, at what is known as Colly Mills, on Black River, three miles from Point Caswell Gathering force as it went it struck a point on Black River at what is known as the Malpass Bluff, crossing over to the cast side of the river and going out a mile through the woods of Messrs. F.: Malpass and Wm. Malpass. There it seemed to fork or divide, one current going down in the direction of Moore's Creek and the other in the direction of Dr.-J. F. Simpson's Daniel McDuffle's and John Newhirk's. ' When it struck the latter's , place ii was about spent, only throwing down a few panels of fence. At an old colored woman's place, between Colly Mills and the ri ver,; the destruction was fearful. Fences weie prostrated; some trees were uprooted and others were twisted and broken off like they had been so many broom straws: and out houses and fodder stacks were blown down and the fodder scattered all over the field. An eye-witness says when it struck the river it seemed to be about seventy five or one hundred yards wide, and the water was thrown up n a spray to the height of about twenty-five or thirty feet It came with a howling, rushing, rearing sound, resembling what might be expected from four or five trains of cars running over a bridge. It was a sight truly appalling, remarks our corre spondent, and one long to be remembered. . Dr. Simpson, describing the hurricane, says he heard a peculiar sound and went to the : door, getting there,: he supposes, about the time the cyclone struck his prem ises, and his holding firmly to the facing of the door was all that saved him from be ing blown away. The storm, he thinks, consumed about ten minutes in passing bis house, and soon died away in the distance. In addition to the other' losses, Mr.t Mc Duffiebadall of his fences blown down, some of the rails being carried through the air some four or five hundred yards.; j No loss of life to persons or stock as yet re ported. ; -j ; Signs of Trouble In the Republican -. Camp. ';- - There are ominous signs of discontent,, disorder and demoralization in the Repub lican camp hereabouts. There is evidently a storm brewing, and whether it will attain to the dimensions of a political cyclone or only assume the proportions of an ordinary "breeze," will depend probably in a great measure upon the turn future events may take. There is a no inconsiderable portion of the party who don't like the action taken at Wadesboro. They think the native .ele ment at least, if not the colored, should have been represented in the re-organization , of the , Congressional Com mittee. ''Then the .Liberal business .is a thorn in their .political sides that pierces & little' too much for comfort They don't like : the idea of old party men being ignored for such new ; recruits as York and others of his ilk ; and they say if they have got to vote Sot a Democrat they will support one who is consistent, and never deserts his flag for the purpose of po litical aggrandizement, and is therefore to be trusted ' in his professions and declaf a tions. ' r A Shootlne Scrape In Rocklnsbam. A gentleman just from up the . road in forms us that a colored man named James Russell was shot by another colored man named ' Richard Lilly, at Rockingham, Richmond county, on Wednesday night. Lilly fired too shots, both of which took effect, producing wounds which may pos-. sibly ' prove fatal..' Lilly made his escape, but the sheriff tracked him to Hamlet, and from there to Sand Hill, where he took to the woods, but will probably be captured., Russell .has a good reputation among the white people of Rockingham, who are not inclined to credit the charge preferred against bim by bis assailant, who wasactu ated by jealousy. ' The Reception. A large number of our citizens and visi tors present called upon Bishop Watson, at the Library rooms; in the Masonic Hall building, yesterday afternoon, and hearty were the -congratulations which the new Bishop received. : - The Cape Fear and , Yadkin Railroad has been completed to Greens boro. - - , - ' - FORTr-EIGHTST CQirORESS. FIRST SESSION. Communication . Relating r to Star Route Cases Presented In the Senate South Carolina's Quota of Arms - The Bankruptcy Bill-Pension Ap propriation Considered In the Bonis. " f By Telegraph to the Horning Star. : - SENATE. 1 " Washington, April 17. On motion of Mr. Morrill, at 12.25 went into Executive session, and on the doors being, reopened, at 12.55, the chair laid before the Senate a communication from the Attorney General, in reply to the -recent resolution of the . Senate, relating to the Star Route prosecu tions. ' C- :-'-;.v-s- v"- " On motion of Mr. VanWyck it was "re ferred to the Committee on the; Judiciary i The Senate, proceeding to the considera- ' tion of the five minute calendar,, took np the bill to authorize the Secretary of , War to adjust and settle the account for arms be tween the State of South Carolina and the Government of the United States, and to balance the same by so reducing the over charge made against the State in 1869, un der the aet of 1808, as that the amount paid, ou account ; oy ooutn varonna in tne last ten years may be Jaken in full satisfaction of account This bill, when up last week, was explained by Mr. Hampton. He then said that in 1869 the Governor of South Carolina got from the Secretary of War a supply of arms under the act of 1808. au thorizing the issue of arouTto the militia of the several states, but Instead of One year s supply he requested and received thirty years' supply. The arms were distributed by that Governor to colored men only, and me-arms couia not now be. round in the State. ( Mr. Piatt opposed the bill. ' He did not think South Carolina ought to repudiate the act by which it got the arms in ques tion. There was no proposition to return them to the United States, but, on the con trary.the proposition was to keeD them.': 1 Mr. Hampton said he would, not discuss the bill, but would merely say that there was now very excellent militia in his State an organization, in which its members took pride; that it was impossible to arm them unless this bdl was passed, and if the-bill did not pass the militia of Somth Carolina could not gel any arms, for thirty years to come. - He would not criticise the War Department nor the Governor of South Carolina who requested the arms; but there was a grave question whether the Secretary of War had authority of lawior an issue of thirty years arms in any one year. -He (Hampton) would hereby appeal to the Senate to pass the bill,' it having passed last year without a dissenting voice, i Mr. Ingalls said that under the act of 1808 the sum of $200,000 was annually allowed by the United States to supply ; arms to the militia of the several States, South Carolina had received the arms in question, and therefore if this bill should pass the Senate in doing an act of generos ity to South Carolina would be simply rob-; bing the other States. For one, and as representing his State, Mr. Ingalls protest ed against it. '- ; : ; -- - The bill was passed yeas 30, nays 20. ; Mr. Slater, according to notice given some days since on presenting a bill .to 'for feit unearned land grants of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co., addressed the Senate at considerable length on the motion to re fer the bill, to the Committee on Public Lands. U -i :..;'-.J-... Mr. Dolph asked that the bill lie on the table for a few days, to which Mr. Slater assented. .-; - ' i.- Consideration of the Bankruptcy bill was then resumed, and amendments, were of fered by Messrs. George, Morgan, Wilson, Hear and . others. Mr. Hoar and other Senators were anxious to have the bill dis posed of to day, and were willing to sit bite to accomplish this. It becoming manifest that consinerable discussion would arise on some of the proposed amendments, the Senate at 5.20 p. m. adjourned, i Among the amendments agreed to to day was one prepared by Mr. George, giving debts due to laboring men and : domestic servants priority over debts due to a State or the United States. Mr; George express ed the belief that it was time to do away with the custom hitherto prevailing in all countries, of giving debts due to the go vernment priority over those due to hard working day -laborers and domestic ser vants in the employ of bankrupts.: , Before the Senate adjourned Mr Plumb gave notice that he would move to-morrow to take up the Posttiffice Appropriation bill, whether the Bankruptcy bill should be then discussed or not : 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, j C The morning hour having been dispensed' with, the House at 12:45 went into commit- tee of the Whole (Mr. Springer, of His., in' the chair,) on the Pension Appropriation' bill. After an hour's general debate-the bill was read by paragraphs for amend! meats. Out of a number offered the Only amendment which was successful was one increasing the allowance of pension agents. Pending an amendment striking out the provision for pay ' of pension agents, . the committee rose and the House adjourned.' Bills Introduced In the Senate The Postofflce Appropriation Bill Passed ' Internal Revenue matters aneV'the Private Calendar Considered In the House. 11 'I , SENATE. :-.-(-. Washington, April 18. The Chair laid before the Senate a communication from W. W. Corcoran, chairman of the Washington Monument Association, trans mitting a resolution of the Association re lating to the approaching, completion of the monument and.the ceremonies for the celebration thereof." " ' r "i Y;'-1 - Mr. Sherman, from the committee on the Library, reported adversely on the newspa per copyright bilL It was, however,; placed on the calendar. --; r- j'- . Also, from the same committee, adverse ly, the joint resolution .providing for the erection of a bronze equestrian statue to Si mon Bolivar. Indefinitely postponed, j Bills were introduced, and referred,' by Mr. Call, to provide for the repair of Fort Miriam, at St Augustine, -Fla., and the ih closure of the grounds attached thereto; also, for the establishment of life-saving stations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of Florida, as follows! one at or near St Au gustine, one at a point between Jupiter In let and St. Augustine, one at or near Key West, and one at or near Charlotte Jiarbor and Pensacola.- ' j The Senate laid aside the calendar and took up the Postofflce Appropriation bilL After an explanation by Mr. Plumb, con sideration of the bill, was proceeded with by sections. On teaching the section rebat ing to compensation of railroad companies for transportation of the mails, some debate arose; but at 3 o'clock the Senate concluded the consideration of the . bill and passed it without deviation from the amendments proposed ly the Senate committee on Ap propriations, except to add $25,000 to the appropriation for river mail service. This was done after some remarks by Mr. Mor gan, who made an earnest protest against the total absence of mail facilities on the Alabama river. : " r ; ; 'i: , After passing the Postofflce Appropria tion bill, the Chair laid before the Senate the unfinished business, beinc the Bank ruptcy bill; but without entering upon its further consideration, the Senate went im mediately into executive session. -, . At 4 o'clock the doers were reopened,, and, according to previous appointment, a message f rom'the House of Representatives announcing the death of Thomas H. Hern don, late member of that body from the State of Alabama, was taken up. Remarks in memoriam of the deceased were deliv ered by Messrs. Morgan, Gibson, Jones of Florida, and Pugh. At the conclusion of which, at 5 p. m., the Senate adjourned to Monday neqt. . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ' " On motion of r Mr. McMillan, ' of Tenn,, the bill -limiting to two years time within which prosecutions may be in stituted against persons charged with vio lating internal revenue laws, was taken up for consideration. - Mr. White, of Kj.f took advantage of a brief debate on the bill to criticise the action of the Springer committee in. stopping the investigation of charges against Gen. Mur ray of Utah. ' The man under investigation NO. 26 f had said he was not guilty and had called upou d uauce narian ana speaBer Carlisle to testify to his good character. Thereup on the investigation had ceased,- and not only that, but the committee had proposed to investigate his (White's) character. He reiterated his charges against Murray a man whom Mrs. - Hayes had appointed as Governor of Utah. , v .-Mr, Miller, of Penn. oalled the gentle man to order for not addressing himself to the bill under consideration; but the House decided that. Mr.. White might be permitted to proceed. But Mr. White continued to talk in the same strain. - when Mr. Miller again called him to order. .. ; J ;- The Speaker thought the remarks of the gentleman were not relevant to the bill. Mr. White said that' the difference be tween the Speaker and" himself - was that while he had been endeavoring to defend the rights of the ; poorest- people in his State, the Speaker, had been vendeavoring to get bills through Congress for the big gest whiskey monopolies 1 in the State of Kentucky. ,. - ..-'. .... .- - : Mr. Miller demanded that these words be taken down, as unparliamentary. ' . ;The SpeakerThe chair desires "that the words should not bs taken down, and that no notice should be taken :of i them. ' Ap plause on both sides of the chamber. ' .i Mr. Miller thereupon withdrew his de mand,, but insisted that "the gentleman should proceed to discuss the bill or not speak at alL The Speaker The chair will endeavor to enforce the rules of the House. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, suggested that great latitude had been" always permitted to members in Bpeaking, and that their re marks were not confined to provisions of the special bill under consideration. The Speaker replied that while of his own motion he would not interfere with the course of the gentleman's remarks, when a point of order was raised by another mem ber be was bound to decide the question in accordance with the rules. - , Mr. Miller said he did hot raise the point out of any, ill-f eeling toward the gentleman from Kentucky, but be did object to the time, of the House being taken up in the settlement of differences which a member of Congress might have with some other person. A member had the utmost liberty in debate, and could not be called to ac count for his utterances, and that liberty ought not to be abused. The House ought not to permit a member to abuse his prfvi lege and say anything derogatory to the character of any man. , Mr. White then proceeded in order, and at the conclusion of his speech the bill was passed. " - . . . The House at 1.45 p. m. went into com mittee of the Wnole on the private calen dar, : -' . . - The 'unfinished - business coming " over from last Friday the bill to 'relieve certain soldiers of the late war from the charge of desertion after debate was laid aside with favorable recommendation: It removes Jthe charge of desertion from the record of sol diers who served in the. volunteer service in all cases where it shall be made to ap pear to the satisfaction of tbe Secretary of War that such soldiers served faithfully until the expiration of the term of enlist ment, or until the 1st of May, 1865, but by reason of absence from their command at the time the same was mustered out, failed to receive an honorable discharge. It also applies to cases in which it appears that a soldier charged with desertion, subsequent ly enlisted in another regiment and was honorably discharged. -- !The bill for the relief of Myra Clark Gaines was considered, but without coming to a ' conclusion thereon, the committee arose and at 5 o'clock the House took a re cess until 7.30, the evening session to be de-. voted to the consideration of pension bills. Senate Not In Session messages from in I'reuaunt in tbe House A Bill Passed Establishing a Bureau of la bor Statistics. Washington, April . 19. Senate not in session. --" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Speaker laid before the Honse the following named messages from the Presi Jdent, which were appropriately referred : ! Transmitting a report of the Secretary of State in regard to the final awards made by the late French and American Claims Commission against the United States, for $625,526, for the payment jt claims of French citizens against the United. States. The President recommends an appropria tion of that sum, to enable the government to fulfil its obligation under the treaty of January 15, 1880. - '. Transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State relative to the approach ing visit of the Special Embassy from Siam. The President recommends an ap propriation of $25,000 to defray the ex penses of the Embassy while in this coun try. v.: ;:v,v-v . 1 Transmitting a communication front the Secretary of State, respecting the approach ing International Conference at Washing ton, for the purpose of fixing the meridian proper to be employed as the common zero of longitude and standard reckoning throughout the globe. . The President re commends an appropriation of $10,000 to defray the expenses of the same. ' : The House, in accordance with the spe cial order,, went into Committee of tlie whole on bills reported from the commit tee on Labor. The first bill considered was that establishing and maintaining a depart ment of labor statistics. : Mr. Hopkins, cf sylvania, chairman of the committee on la bor, briefly called attention to the provi sions of the bill ahd the advantages to be desired from its passage. v:.'-- The bill being open to amendment, Mr. Kasson, of Iowa, moved to change the word "Department" where ever it occurs. "Bureau, so as to read "ureau of labor to statistics." Adoptced. t . On motion of " Mr. Kasson, an amend ment was also adopted changing the word '.'Religious' to "Moral," wherever it oc curs. " An amendment was adopted requring the bureau to collect full statistics relating to immigration and the importation -of la bor; also one requiring it to inquire into the effect on production of shortening the hours of labor. The salary of the com missioner of labor statistics was reduced to $3,500. Numerous amendments were of ered and several voted down, and although no debate was allowed upon them the com-, mittee was the scene of a good deal of con fusion, and it was not until 5:20 P. M. that the bill ; was reported to the House. It was then passed yeas 182, nays 19.. It provides for the establishment of a Bureau of Labor Statistics, in charge of a commis sioner at a salary of $3,500, who shall ac quire all useful information upon the sub ject of labor; its relation to capital and the means of promoting the material, social, intellectual and ' moral prosperity of labor ing men and women. He is authorized to employ such employes as he may deem necessary for the successful workiug of the bureau; provided, that the total expense shall not exceed $25,000 per annum. SOUTH CAROLINA. Reports of Distress Caused by Short ' Crops and Cyclones The, Inter-State. Sabre Contest at Charleston. Charleston, April 17. There : is no truth in the reports of "great distress in South Carolina in consequence of drought, but there is some suffering in Marion coun ty, due to last year's short crops, and in. Edgefield and some of the upper counties distress has been caused by cyclones. . - ' The " Inter-State Sabre Contest which took place here to-day, under the auspices of the Charleston Light Dragoons, was won by the Georgia Hussars, of Savannah; the Haskill Rangers, of James Island, securing the second prize. Seven teams of four men each contested. The- winning com-, mittee scored 205 out of a maximum of 240 points. "'""s - Dust Mud - with therj juice squeezed out. Fan A thing to brush warm off with. Ice Water that stayed out in the cold and went to sleep. Monkey A very small boy with a tail. Pig A hog's little boy. Salt What makes .your potatoes taste bad when you don't put any on. Snoring Letting off sleep. Wake fulness Eyes all the. time coming unbut toned. ' '. 1 Spirits, Turpentint;. Chatham Gazette: There is a ladv in Stokes county weighing 300 pounds. - Wc arc sorry to hear of the ' accident oc curring to- Mr. A. B. - McDonaid, who in working with; a jointer at the N. C. Mill Stone Quarry, got his hanJ caught in the jointer, which cut off three "of . bis fingers.: Durham Mepotter: We learn that hatha case of the State against Dr, Puryear for the killing of a negro ia Gran ville county sometime last year, the grand jury now in session failed to find a true bill, because no witnesses could be obtain ed, (The accounts published at the time looked very much as if the killing was de liberate murder. Star.) r - - - The Tarboro Southerner eays: Hamilton and vicinity are in a fearful state of excitement' The white people are ex pecting carnage or bloodshed or both; A feeling- of unrest -exists throughout the northern section of Martin county. It i3 feared that the negroes are organized for murder, pillage or burning. This is caused by the incendiary speech of a so-called In dian doctor. . I r Clinton ' Caucasian:. Two of our oldest oitizens died : week before last, Mr. Willis Picket, of Chinquepin, and Mr. Jim Baker, of Smith's township. "Uncle Jim" was the tallest man in Duplin. The shad run ia the . North East has, been quite good, better than for years. A man can afford to eat one pah at least, only 50 cents per pair. . ' . . ' - r-The Fayetteville Observer notes' that Mr. Thomas.McDaniel, near that town, has so improved - an originally poor farm that it now nearly averages a bale of cotton to the acre. By careful culture and the use of common sense in the selection of the kind as well as in the regulation, of the quantity of fertflizers.' V He uses stable manure', cottyi seed- and home made ferti lizers. Buys no guano, because be prefers the other kinds. , v ' '.. v . - - ! High: Point Enterprise: Twenty five dollars' reward is offered by the Steele family for evidence sufficient to convict tbe wretch who defaced the monument erected to the grave of the late Seymour Steele in Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro. A fire broke out on ; Shepherd mountain, in Randolph county;' about two miles from Hoover HU1 mine, on ;, Wednesday of last week, from burning brush on fresh" cleared land, and doing great namage to the timber on several thousand acres of. land. No "buildings were destroyed. - ' - Raleigh Farmer and Mechanic : Dr. J. M. G. Ramsay, historian, of Ten nessee, a native of Rowan.county, died in Knoxville last week, aged 87. The Farmer - and Mechanic hears- that Judge Bennett declines to be considered on the carpet for the Gubernatorial nomination. Mr. J. Rowan Rodgers, son -of the late Attorney General Sion H. Rodgers, is understood to be active" for tho Coalition nomination for Sheriff A - - The Anson Intelligencer compliments Ju3ge Bennett and his eourse in Congress, luidMys if he )ae not nominated tor Governor, he will cer tainly get the Sixth District Congressional nomination. . V Goldsboro Messenger: Ths Golds boro Oil Mills sold over 1,200 tons of their Prolific Cotton Grower this season. .: The meetings in the Presbyterian Church still continue, and are attended .by large congregations every night During the severe thunder storm of Tuesday morn ing lightning struck the barn of Mr. Gd bert Ward, at Fremont, this county, killing a horse and destroying the barn. Col. Green will appear" before the House com mittee on Rivers and Harbors to advocate the appropriation for Black and Northeast rivers. The latter is extremely important, as forming a link between New York and Wilmington, It is in fact the starting point from the Wilmington side. He hopes to be able to secure both appropriations. ' i . Greensboro Workman: Hon. Walter L. Steele is expected to deliver the address at the approaching commencement of Greensboro Female College. ! A . 1 . l. m 1 . . yT. . . writing from Washington, says that Mrs. ' Owens, late of Greensboro, has received an " -appointment in the Treasury Department, and John T. Cramer, of Thomasville,; has been dismissed from the same Department, t If any man is so blind as not to ; see that the sections of the, State from which come our most fearful accounts of murder . and misery are the sections in which there is the greatest abundance of -whiskey, then the case is -beyond hope. The counties , around , in a circle from Wilkes, in j thia State, are fast becoming slaughter pens. ' : New Berne Journal: Capt. A. E. Oglesby, of Carteret county, was in tho City yesterday and told U3 of a terrible wind storm that passed near Andrew's, on -Tuesday,- about 12 o'clock. " Two log bouses "were ' blown down 'and' one negro . boy badly hurt. Fence rails were scattered in every direction, and at HavelockMr. Terry's mill was damaged about $700. The fisheries have commenced operations,- and last : week Mr, Greene caught 70,000 of the finy tribe. A series of meetings are being held in the M. E. Church at Beaufort The pastor received into the Church Sunday morning seventeen mem bers. The meeting -still continues. Mr. J. F. Jones is now improving the Ocean View Hotel, which he recently pur-. . chased. - - . . " ; ..-.. Ashevillo Advance: -The news ' reached this city yesterday of a bloody en- . counter which took place in Laurel, Madi- ' son county.last Saturday,betweenEphraim -Hensley and Burgess Hensley, in which the former was perhaps, mortally wounded by -the latter. The weapon used was an ordi-- nary axe, wim which Burgess Hensley in- fiicted a ghastly wound on the breast near the left shoulder blade, of his adver- . sary. On last Saturday.the 12th inst, v on . Davidson's river, in Transylvania county, Mr. Eli Patton, one of the best cit izens of that county, was killed by an inf u- riated hull, . which he was endeavoring to manaee in the pasture. The vicious beast made an attack upon his master, and suc ceeded in, getting the advantage of him in " a corner of the fence. Mr. Patton cried for help, but before assistance could be ren dered the mad beast bad gored him to death . ' with its horns. . Raleigh News-Observer: Dr. . Dabney's report also covered the investiga tions of the phosphate deposits of the east ern counties. He stated that from one ninth of an acre fifty tons of phosphate rock had been taken and frorn this forty eight tons of phosphate had been obtained. . Some of the analyses, of the phosphates showed a remarkable per cent." Some of . the deposits near Lake Waccamaw were of ; v remarkable purity and value. Cpapei, -Hell, N. C, April, 1884. The committee ; , of visitation,, appointed hy the trustees of ' the University, out of their number, viz: Messrs. A. H. Merritt,. of Chatham, chair- , man; Rev. D, A. Betts, of Jones; J. S. 'Carr, of Durham;; Chas. M. Cooke, of -Franklin; B-. F. Grady, of Duplinr D. P. McEachern,,of Robeson; Paul B. Means, of Cabarrus, have just spent three full days and part of another attending tbe classes, examining the.buildings, accounts of the " -bureau, &c., c, . . - : Raleigh News- Observer : , Sa- perintendent Scarborough leaves for Wake -Forest to-day to attend the funeral of the wife of Mr.' Chas.': W. . Scarborough, who is a member of the faculty of Murfreesboro . - -Female College. The remains were brought ..-.- to Wake Forest yesterday. . The State . Board of Education met yesterday evening, every , member being present " The first matter considered was in reference to the survey of certain swamp lands in Jones and Onslow. The committee, Messrs. Kenan . and Scarborough, made their report, re- ' - ,. commending that the work be done. There was considerable talk in regard to. the re- ' moval of the school from Elizabeth. City. Petitions for its removal to Columbia, Tyr- rell county, and Edenton, were submitted. . The ElizabethCity people promised to manifest fresh interest iu the school and extend its sphere of usefulness. The vote stood i Edenton 3 ; Elizabeth City 4. v The list of the normals is as follows: University, Chapel Hill, J- L. Tomlinson, Superinten dent, openS'June 17; Newton, Prof. M. C. S: Noble, June 20; Wilson, Rev. Sylvester HasseU, time not set; Elizabeth City, prin- cipal not yet known, time not fixed ; Frank lin, Macon county, principal not yet chosen, opens about June 25. There are five col ored normal schools: Fayetteville, Frank linton, Plymouth, Salisbury and New Berne.- All these have regular terms- The white schools are what are known as "sura- -mer normals." This year the Peabody fund does not go to the normals, but to the ' ,S graded schools. So the normals depend entirely upon State aid this time. Th , - fund is small and terms will no doubt be T shortened. - The fund will be about $500 '' '. . BChool. , ' . -' '- 1-v" "-. V i s . ...J.. . -