The Weekly Star.
TO H. BERNARD, Editor and Prop'r.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Fbtdat, ;
ArEiL 25, 1884
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r As the Paternal Pedagogue Bill is
to be considered in the Mouse we
'make no apology for its further oon-
l sideration as it is revolutionary and
"destructive in its character. We are
resolved that no one who" reads the
Star ' shall favor it without an
understanding , of its unconstitu
tional features. In what we are about
to say, we shall confine ourselves to
the Constitution an obsolete instru
ment in the estimation of. the Su
preme Court and of a new school of
india-rubber constructionists in the
Snnt.n - "Not. onlv did snmA of the
Southern members leave behind them
i all State Rights, views when they en
tered the Congress, but some South
ern editors appear to have either en
tirely abandoned them, or never to
have had any other views but those
of the Centralization kind. Why
any , man, bailing himself a Dem
ocrat, should discard the interpreta
' tion of the Great Charter as advocated
by Jefferson and his school and
should adopt in lieu thereof the con
solidation views of Hamilton and his
- followers would puzzle any man but
a politician.. The experiences of the
Southern people ; since ; 1860 ' have
been such as to show them the - tre
mendous danger of any interpreta
tion of the Constitution but the
strictest. The violations of the Ba
rred instrument by Grant and his
crew and the vindictive assaults made
upon the Southern people by Stan
ton and all of the South-haters after
him have been of a sort to make all
. thoughtful Southerners consider long
before accepting any construction of
the Constitution that in . any way
lessens the authority and Drivilee-es
and rightsof , the Commonwealths
and in the game proportion strength
ens the Central Power adds to the
.grasping and usurping tendencies of
the Federal Government.
The distressing feature of the
Pedagogic business is that it shows
that the South is losing its hold upon
principle When a bait comes in
the shape of a large appropriation
the South is just as swift to seize it
as any other section. Southern pa
pers uave even Baia in so many
words;;the North got our negroes
and ruined us and iiow let us get all
we can. ; . .
Revenge may be sweet but it is
often a two-edged sword. ; It may
cut him that uses it. It will be dearly
. purchased when it is secured by a
destruction of the organic law.
Now what is the organic law? We
have before presented the answer
but we must do bo once more if in
different words. ,
The advocates of v Paternal Peda
gogy rely upon but one clause in the
Constitution for authority to justify
their raid upon the United States
Treasury. . The general welfare
clause is .the one. It reads thus: -"Congress
shall have power to lay and
collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises,
to pay the debts and provide for the. com
mon defense and general welfare of the
U-nited States." '
Now to find out the meaning of
.this plain language only ; requires
honesty, a fair knowledge of English,
and an understanding of the ordinary
canons of interpretation.
What does the, whole clause refer
to to the people individually or to
the United States ? The words Uni
ted States show the intention of the
framers. Scrutinize the clause well.
It begins by saying that the Con
gress shall be empowered to-do cer
tain things, to wit: to lay and collect
taxes. This is clear enough.- No
man can mistake it. Mark you, this
is but one part of the clause; what
does the other part say Z It tells
how this money collected by taxa
tion may he expended and lawfully
expended. , It says it may be ex-,
pended in paying debts. But what
debts ? The debts of the people.
Who ever heard of this before ? Has
any one ever contended that this
clause empowered Congress to pay
the debts of the people in the State
your debts for (instance ? If not
the debts of the people, then what
debts ? The last words of the clause
clearly , shows "of . the . United
States?"
But the clause goes farther; it says
the. taxes collected shall be applied
not only to the payment of the debts
of the Government of the United
States but furthermore "to provide
for the common defense and the gen
eral welfare." But of whom, of what?
The same words that1 limit the debt
paying also limit "the common de
fense, and the general' welfare."
Congress can lay and collect taxes to
pay the debts and to provide for the
general welfare of the country of
the United States. " That is all
If it can provide under this clause
for schooling the people it can also
provide for paying "the debts" of
the people. It can do a thousand
other things under this same clause
with this - false, latitudinarian con
structton. - -
When men bo . wrest the meaning
of words and so pervert the intention
of the framers as to get out of this
clause authority to turn the Federal
Government into a grand Pedogogic
system to invade the States, they do
violence to their own fairness and in
telligence and they suppose the peo
ple are fools and ignoramuses. - -No-
one who really regards the Consti
tution as the palladium of . our
liberties will ev.er accept the mtepre-
tation attempted to be placed upon
the clause under consideration by
both Northern and Southern men.
If the interpretation given by this
class is correct, then it leads to great
results and gives Congress a power
that is about unlimited. It"j can
spend the people's money for: any:
and every thing. Let this theory be
accepted as final," and our word for
it a Paternal System will be set up
of which there shall ' be no end and
no - limit. There are a great many
things involved in the "general wel
fare"' of a people, and if the Congress
can provide schools it can provide
libraries and-pay private - debts and
relieve pauperism and establish na
tional workshops and a hundred other
things, and all under the plea spe
cious, misleading, dangerous, -of the
"general welfare." We shall have
more to say. j, 1 j
BAYARD.'
- Senator Bayard ; is precisely that
manner of i man who commands the
profound respect - of all honorable
men throughout the country
tive of party. Some of the
highest
praise' that he receives comes" .from
the opposition. It speaks well for
any Republican paper that lis fiuffi
ciently elevated to admire the fine
points in this pure statesman's char-
acter. It is particularly gratifying
when an opposition paper! in s the
North is so true to the Constitution
of the United States as loj speak
earnest words of approval of
patriot-statesman who . stands; up in
defence off the Great Charter of our
liberties at a time when so many
Southern Democrats are leaving their
old principles and their State' Rights
views behind them in the wild hunt
to get for the South all that is pos
sible out of the Treasury of the
country.' ; j
1 We find much cordial approval in
the Boston Transcript, a Republican
paper. . It says :
"Sounder views of the purpose and prin
ciples of the constitution or nobler senti
ments than those of Senator Bayard could
not have been uttered by any of the fathers
of the country come " to life again, j Mr.
Bayard certainly expressed the opinion of
the most sinaible men respecting the effect
npon contracts of the recent greenback de
cision oy me supreme uourt, and there is
on little likelihood that ere lone I the best
sentiment of New England will -f be found
reviving the old New England devotion of
state rights, which could be as ardent on
occasion as ever was states :nghtsism in the
the South, in order to protect the honor,
the rights and the property of the commu
nity against the destroying effects of the
supreme uourt decision. ." j j -l
We feel encouraged. There is at
least one New England -Republican
paper that still regards Constitution
al law. and limitations. But there is
another paper published in! j another
Northern State that has just: words of
approval because of Senator Bayard's
devotion to the law of liberty. (The
Utica (N. Y.) Observer says : ; J'
"Senator Bayard ia in the best sense of
the word a statesman, and an eloquent ex
pounder of Jeffersonian Democracy - What
ever he says in public is carefully read by
the whole country. Wtat lends additional
lores to his remaiks is the fact that during
the whole of his career no sinele 'art h n.
flectedupon bis honesty. And this is why
he is a good Democrat." i i -
All through the years since Sena
tor Bayard first entered thebongress
he has been invariably and inflexibly
on the side of liberty and law.; lie
understands the Constitutiob, and he.
is too pure and patriotic to gd beyond
its authorized "teachings its plain
letter fairly ' intemreted. i; Henop.
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whenever the liberties of .the people
are threatened or the. sacred instru
ment of the fathers is assaulted, you
will fid the American Bay&rd in the
very forefront of battle upholding
the one and and guarding the other.
Says the leading Democratic paper
of New England, the old Boston
Post: . " I
"It strikes us that a man who -under
stands so well the limitations of power on
me oae nana, ana tne aemands Of progress
and the people on the other, is th mill in
entrust with the destiny of it great party at
a critical ti me in its history."
If such a man as Bayard could be
Chief Magistrate of this great coun
try you would see in four years pu
rity and honesty and fidelity in the
public offices of the country; and
you would find no invasions of the
Constitution for either party or sec
tional ends.- Senator Bayard is a
man whom the breath of slander
cannot attaint, and whose life .is
as open as the day a man worthy
of the best ages of the ; world a
man of high and ; chivalrous ; prin
ciples, a veritable second Chevalier '
ija-risans peur, sans reproche.
The Raleigh correspondent of the
N. Y. Times, in his special of the
20th, betrays unusual ignorance of
North Carolina politics.' Hear him:
"Scales is opposed because he ft a disci
ple of Mx. Speaker Carlisle, and la In fa
vor Of Continuing ' the internal in
taxes. Gilmer is opposed because he was
an ardent apostle of prohibition in the cam-'
paign of 1881. The Democrats who use
tbeae arguments have centred upon Wm.
H. Smith. Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, as their candidate. They argue that
he is by far p strongest man in the De
mocratic parrf ." .
Scales was opposed to Carlisle and
opposed to the tax on whiskev. etc.-
Judge Smith is feeble, more than 70,
ana has not been named for Govern
or. This will do
The Pickens (S. C.) Sentinel favors
the Blair bill and .says j;",1".
"The South was made poor by the acts of
Government and when the offers us- any
helplet us take it Let us "go forthe
Constitution" and an appropriation every
time we get a chance. . ,
That is just what we complain of
in order to get the "appropriation"
they "ffo for the Constitution".with 'a
vengeance. They distort aud stretch
it out of all shape- or recognition
The; Camden Journal is wiser? It is
afraid that there is a Trojan "horse
in the Blair bill, and says that Sena
tor Butler ia "endorsed by nearly
every thinking 4jnan in our county."
The Abbeville Press 'and Banner
hits Hampton a deserved : blow for
i ...... - -:. .
his vote and says : -. -
"The Magic of -Hamptou'd tmme can do
longer sanctify the enormous outrage which
is now being perpetrated on our people,
and which the Educational bill in intended
to perpetrate." -
Tbe Bird Law.
- The law for the protection of birds at
certain Beasons of the year went into effect
on the 1st inst . The farmers, whom -the
law i3 specially intended to benefit, will
doubtless sec that it is enforced. -The fol
lowing are the clauses from the Code bear
ing upon the matter:
Section 2834. No person shall kill or
shoot, trap or net any partridges, quails.
doves, robins, larks, mocking-birds or wild
turkeys, between the first day of April and
tbe fifteenth day or October in each, year
. and the person so offending shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding
ten dollars for each offense.;
. Section 2836. No person shall at any
time take or destroy the eggs of partridges
or. quails; and any person violating this
section shall, be guilty or a misdemeanor.
and punished by a fine of not more than
fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not
more than thirty days.
Supreme Court.
. On Saturday, as we learn from the News
arid Observer, the consideration of appeals
at the end of the docket was resumed, and
the following disposed of
V E. L. HcCormac et als. vj. Board of
Commissioners, of Robeson countv. from
Robeson : aopeals by both plaintiffs and de
fendants; argued, by John D. Shaw for the
plaintiffs, and Thomas A. McNeill for the
defendants. -
On Monday Ihey were again resumed and
the following disposed of:
J. H. Caldwell ct als. vs. Commissioners
of Robeson county, from Robeson; argued
by J. I). bhaw for the plaintiffs, and T. A.
McNeill (by brief) for the defendants.
State vs. S. M. -Leak, from Richmond;
motion to withdraw appeal allowed.
H. 8. Ledbelter vs. Stephen Quick, from
Richmond ; argued by J. D Shaw for the
plaintiff, and Strong & Smedes for the de
fendant --r'...;' -
Roper & Roper et als. va. Town of Lau
rinburg. from Richmond ; argued by J. D.
Shaw, - for the plaintiffs, and Strong &
nmeaes ror me aeienaant.
A. M. Long va. John A. Long, from
Richmond; to ba dismissed on agreement
or counsel.
State va. Alexander Edwards, from Cum
berland; argued by Attorney-General Ke
nan for the State, and J. W. Hinsdale (by
brief) and T. P. Devereux for the de
fendant
The -justices on Monday delivered opin
ions, in causes , heretofore argued, as fol
lows: - 1 ; - .j. c
Gilbert Patterson, executor, ' vs. . Robert
Lilly et als., from Richmond; no error:
juament amrmea.
May Murrill et ala. vs, A. J. Murrill et
als., from Onslow; errors decree of court
below set aside and decree directed accord
ing to former opinion of this court
State vs. G. H. Crumpler, from Cum
berland; error; cause remanded for judg
ment to be pronounced according to law.
Mary C. Medley vs. Dunlar &Little. ex
ecutors, frorn Anson; error; judgment re
versed ana juagmem lor the defendants.
Alexander Jackson vs. McLean & Leach,
from Robeson; no error; appeal dis
missed. .V: , 1
S. A. Young vs. B. T. Barden ot als.,
from Columbus; no error; .judgment af
nrmed. --:
! State vs. SteDhen RovaT. tmm fhi
land; no error. -
; I A. McA. Council et als. vs. W. I1. Aver
ett. from Bladen; no error; judgment af
firmed.-. .;.','-..:. ----.
! D. L. Saylor et als. vs. B. P. Powell et
als., from Anson; no error; judgment af-
unneu. i ...
i K. Meilulan vs. Commissioners of Rob
eson county, from Robeson ; no error rjudg
ment affirmed.
Wilmington Presbytery.
This body met at Clinton on Thursday of
last week. Rev. C M, Payne was elected
Moderator and Rev. A. McFadyen, Clerk.
The Presbyterian, of this city, has the fol
lowing brief summary of the business
transacted: . .- a
The overtures of the General Assembly,
except two, were decided at -fall meeting.
As to overture regarding powers of foreign
evangelist, the Presbytery answers, No
ecclesiastical power is joint, not several. :
i Presbytery decided that matters of corre
spondence or co-ooeration shnn'd ha lrft tn
each Assemblr. but that - Prpshvt Arir
should determine any questions relative to
organic union.
fc Presbytery constituted the Home Missiou
Committee of Revs. Dr. Wilann Mrhia
and Rose, and Messrs. B.-. Worth and
B. P. Hall.
Commissioners to the Ofinpml
Principals, Rev. Dr. Wilson and Dr. George
It. Kirbys. Alternates. Rp.v. d V
Millan and J. H. Moore. - ' "
The devotional elemenfwas made nromi-
nent in the exercises, and there was much
more preaching than usual. Friday -evening
wag devoted to Foreign Missions. The
exercises were conducted by the Moderator,
iwd several stirring addresses were made. .;
noosnsn church place of next meeting;
Thursday before fourth Sabbath in Septem
ber.. ' - .
Fayettevllle Stall.
Our friends of the Fajetteville Suit seem
to be under the impretsion that in order to
make a quick mail connection ht.
Wilmington and Fayetteville it is necessary
to change the schedule of the Cape Fear &
Yadkin Valley Railway. This is a mis-
Jake. All that is necessary is for the mail
contractor on the Lumberton and Fayette-
vine route to make close connection be
tween Lumberton and Hope Mills. '
Trains to be Taken Off. - -
As is usual at this season of the year, the
iWilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad
Company will take off trains- 42 and 45,
wmca leave Wilmington at 7.15 a. m, and
arrive at 12.10 a. m.
The Wilmington & Weldon Railroad
Company will also take off trains 42 and
45, which leave Wilmington at 12.80 a. m.
and arrive at 6.55 a. m.
mis arranffemflnt tmra ir.tn ntet
Sunday, the 27th inst
on
A Skeleton.
Part of a skeleton was unearthed on
Fourth, between Princess and Chesnut
streets, yesterday afternoon, by some par
ties who were excavating at some conside
rable depth for a water pipe. Its position'
was east to west the head holnWAth-
east. It is said that there
yard in that vicinity.- -
Hereafter the shoal off the point of
Cape Henlopen. Delaware, will be, marked
as follows: , A bell buoy, painted Mack,
will be moored in Tour fathoms of water at
the elbow of the shoal. Also a first class
spar-buoy, painted , black, will be placed in
lour fathoms - of water on the line of the
range of Cape Henlopen main and beacon
lights. . Vessels should pass outside that
M, to the northward and eastward of these
puoys. Great caution should be observed
iu approaching this shoal, as the soundings
change very suddenly from eight to three
ttepnbllcan Primaries.
The Republicans held primary meetiDgs
yesterday to select delegates to the County
Convention which meets in this-city on
Saturday. - I
- Id -some of the wards of the city there are
two sets of delegates claiming to be elected.
- FIRST WARD FIBST DIVTSIOH. - -
j Delegates J; C. Nixon, nnry. Brew-
ing ton. Emanuel Nichols. - -
Alternates Jno..' A. . Bradley, A." A.
Dudley, Geo. Sanders.' , .
. Precinct Committee Alfred Merrimon
Jno. Evaogelist. Wm. Walker. ,. "
SECOND DLVISION-
. ' Delegates Gilbert Wingate, " John : Hoi
loway, Monroe Bird.
Alternates E. E. Green, W. C. Howe
Senry Turner. ' " , N
-Precinct Ctimmitle! John H. Brown
Isharu Seat. Thomas Brinkley;; --
I THIRD DIVISION.
- Deleg-ites--Chasr P. Geyer, Arcby Da
vis, G. A. Hicks. - " , '
. . T Alternates William Daniels,' Haywood
Turner, Joseph McNeal. . .
Precinct Comrailtee--J. 0. CorbetfyFred
Lord, John Dry. 1 '
This is coniesiea oy tne lonowing, viz
J Delegates Abraham - "Moseley, Alonza
Simmon8, 'Jr II. Howe. ? ' - 7 ' '
- Alternates Samuel Merrick, J. ' W
Smith, M. C. L. Lofiin. ' ' . - f
: Precinct Committee B. ; B. ; Hill, Henry
Tucker, Jos. Walker. - ' '
:r..':, SECOND WARD. ': " "
: Delegates E. J. Pennypacker, S. Van
Amrlnge, Watson McNeill. v - .
. ' THIRD WARD. f" " '
Delegates Wm. H. Gerken, Chas. H.
Miller, Jas. D. Dry." C
Alternates Geo. Anderson, Cha?. Fore
man, Jeff. J. Hopkins. -:' -"
, Precinct Committee F. C. Sadgwar, J.
B. Dudley, T. M. Gardner.
" FOURTH WARD. . " ' '
-Delegates-Geo. W. Price, Jas. TL Cut-
lav Lewis Bryant -v
FIFTH WARD FIRST DIVISION.
Delegates John H, Howe, T. H. Bctts,'
Chas. H.. Ward. -
. Alternates Thomas Bell, Lewis Geyer,
Fred. Clark.
Precinct Committee J. J. Hill, Moses
Jacobs, Richard Jones. '
Contested by the following;
Delegates C. P. Lockey, Paris Jones,"
Godfrey Willis.
' Alternates Major Lee, Hughes Foy, G.
W. Robinson.
Precinct Committee Thos. C. Miller,
Josh J. Hill. Chas. E. Walker. -
, 'j1-- - " " SECOND DIVISION.
,: Delegates John W. Moore, Alex. Samp
son, John H. Davis. , "
Alternates Jos. H. Willis, Geo. Bell, J.
P. Green.
-' HARNETT TOWNSHIP.
. J. A. Hewlett- acted as Chairman and
Robert Nixon as Secretary. .
' Delegates Joseph Pickett, Louis Nixon,
Jerre Hewlett'
: Alternates Jas. Richardson, Zack Tay
lor, Owen McKinsey.
" Precinct Committee Frank Williams,
Cass Hill and Wesley Sidbury.
. Tbe following candidates were endorsed:
For Sheriff, E. Hewlett. Treasurer, J. EL
Whiteman. Delegates to State Conven
tion, E. E. Green, G. L. Mabson, W. H.
Chad bourn.
Masonboro and Federal Point townships
are said to concur in the above endorse
ment. . ' "
Wilmington and the Veil.
Messrs. R. P. Dicks, of the Randelman
Manufacturing Company, and T.C. Worth.
of the J. M. Worth Manufacturing Com
pany,- are in the city buying cotton for
their mills, having so far purchased about
five hundred bales. They find, it seems.
that since the Cape Fear& Yadkin Valley
Railroad has been completed to Greensboro
there has been opened up a market to them
that could not be reached before. They
ship to Pleasant Garden, a point on the
railroad ten miles from their mills, which
is a saving of one day as compared with
the old mode of hauling by wagon. ;
Hie ltandelman Mannfacturinir Comna-
ny turns ouT about fifteen miles of plaids
per day, and the J. M. Worth Company
manufactures sheeting and seamless bags.
The C. F. & Y. V. - Railroad also opens
up to cur friends in that section a market
for salt, molasses and other necessaries. ,
The gentlemen alluded to inform us
tha Wilmington may now be considered
the cotton market of Randolph county,
where the mills will purchase all their sup
plies, and of which , there are now being
used in the entire county about ten thou
sand bales per annum for manufacturing
purposes. - i v
A. New. Steamer Rrr Xn.ivur.i t.i.i
.Trip, &e. ., .,
The new steamer Excelsior, which has
just been completed by Capt-Bowdoin,
made her trial; trip yesterday afternoon,
and we are pleased to know answered
every expectation of her owner. The pe
culiar character of her construction renders
the EeceUior ah object of interest upon our
waters. She is about the ordinary 'dimen
sions of our river steamers.cher propelling
power being a screw, which is adjustable
to any depth of water not less than thirteen
inches, and by -these means her owner
claims to practically overcome the incon
veniences of the low water in the Cane
Fear and its tributaries.-. The guests on the
pecasibn of her trip were splendidly feted.
the honors, being done by Capt W.'H.
James, and they, with us, join in wishing
the new enterprise all success.
Rough on Bats.
Mr. Thomas Lewis, of Shallotte. Bruns
wick county, informs us that rats got so
numerous among the oats in his barn that
he determined to get rid of them. , He
therefore got some help a few days' ago,
moved the oats out, and then he and his as
sistant progressed with their lat killing un
til. 301 , slaughtered rodents lay in one
ghastly heap; and then at least two-thirds
of the inmates of the building escaped the
vengeance of their would-be destroyers and
(got away. They were of largesize and of
the species known . as wood rats. Mr.
Lewis is'very.much g rat-ified at the result
of his raid.
The Worth of a Paper.
Mr. John R. Tew.of Cumberland countv.
called in to pay his subscription to the
Morning Star, - yesterday. and. - while
waiting for his receipt took occasion to re
mark that he had been taking the Stab for
four years, and during that time the infor
mation he had "derived from the market re
ports and other sources had been worth to
him at least two hundred dollars.
Mu
Personal, r .
Col. A. D.t Jenkins, wife and son. of
New Yorki arrived in this city Tuesday
night and are the guests of Mrs. Jenkins
father, Rev, T.'IL Prilchard,D. D. Col.
Jenkins ia a son of the former State Treas
urer, Mr. David Jenkins.
Bishop Watson left for New York Tues
day night, where he goes, in response to a
ot the House of Bishops of his Church.
Ontrageona Conduct. ..." - ,
- We are informed that on, Saturday aFter
noon last two ladies were out riding on. the
turnpike, when they encountered a crowd
of boys, apparently from 16 to 20 "years' of
age, who wer4 walking in the middle" of
the road and- persisted - in' keeping in the
way, until finally the ladies had to drive
around them, or turn back. " This they
thought rather bad, when it was considered
that they purchased the right to the use of
the road,, while pedestrians travel it free
but upon returning, and when in the neigh
borhood of the Mineral Spring,, they were
destined to still further and more serious
molestation, as one of the" boys threw
a rock at the two horses . attached
to-- the vehicle, . which : frightened
them ' so . badly that tuey came, very
near jumping over the embankment, while
the boys laughed in derision at the evident
appreheJsioDS they : had aroused and ran
into tbe adjacent woods. When it is re
membered that there were none but ladies
in the vehicle, 'the conduct of the boys ap
pears reprehensible in the extreme, and we
hear that the husband of one of the ladies
proposes, if he can arrive at the identity of
the guilty parties, to invoke the aid of the
law to prevent the recurrence of such out
rages in future. . , -
The State Exposition.' ' -' - - '
We notice that there is a pretty genera
movement all along the line in the matter
of preparation for the coming State Expo
' eit!onr and where the county: authorities
lave neglected or refused to take the re
sponsibility of subscribing a suitable amount
to eDsure the proper representation of the
county, the people are taking hold and rais
ing by private subscription the .necessary
funds for that purpose. We hope New
Hanover will come fully up to her duty
and capability in this respect, and that her
interests may be placed in proper hands.
By the way, : we notice that Mr. P.
HeiDsberger has hanging in front of his
store a handsomely framed photographic
representation of "North Carolina at ' the
Boston Exposition, the blank'-spaces on
tbe card being filled with, such short stir
ring appeals as "Arouse, North Caro
linians, "and Bring" your State to. the
Front!' ' Prepare your Exhibit for the
State Fair,' &c., introduced by himself in
conspicuous lettering.
We are glad to see that a good deal of in
terest is being developed in Wilmington in
behalf of the Exposition. .
Pnblle Buildings in Wilmington.
We are indebted to Hon. R. T. Bennett
for a copy of the report from the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds
of tbe House of Representatives, to which
was referred the bill in reference to
a Public Building in Wilmington, which is
as follows : ; - -;' V
- 'Wilmington is the metropolitan town and
most important seaport of the State of
Narth Carolina, having a population of
zu.uuu mnaoitants. its ioreign and do
mesUo trade is considerable and constantly
increasing; the foreign exports for the year
enumg June su, vstsi, amounted to $5,793,
188, and the receipts from customs for cor
responding year reaching 97,825.23. ! It is
the largest depot of naval stores in the
world, the shipments of the year named
amounting to 350,000 barrels. It has nine
foreign consulates. - It , is an imoortant
railroad centre, three long lines being al.
reaay compietea ana others projected.
It is the natural market of the Upper
Cape Fear and its tributaries.:. It
is the seat of the United States district
court The postal receipts (gross) for the
last fiscal year were $30,012. , The Go
vernment now pays $2,400 a year rent for
apost office building, and $l,400.ayear for
a Federal court room, which . is a liberal
interest on the amount called for in the ap
propriation. The bill limits the cost of the
proposed building to $100,000. The present
custom nouse ouuamg is entirely inade
quate and unauited . to the accommodation
necessary for the post office and United
States court, and hardly worthy the object
to which it is . applied. In view of all
which facts your committee therefore
recommends that tbe bill do pass.
What Wllmlnicton Wants. i
Is it possible that the little interest that
was awakened in the community "a few
weeks ago, with reference to a new and
large hotel, such as would attract visitors
to our city, has been suffered to die out, as
has been the case so many times before T
Will nothing stir our monied men up to
that point when action immediate and de
termined action shall take the place of
mere words. - , - 1'
Touching this matter so important to
ns, if we .could only realize it we gif e the
following extract from a letter to 'the edi
tor, dated Fcroandina,- Fla.. April ;i4th,
1884: !
"Since my pleasant visit to your sanctum
I have seen many tourists, invalids,; etc.,
who know your city only in name, al
though they pass over your lines of rail
ways both coming and going to the "Land
of Flowers." but never atoD. Whv? We
can answer correctly for all. Simply be
cause you have not such a hotel as your
population and location demand.! The
hotels you have may be well kept,' with
rooms as comfortable as can be had in the
crowded part of the city ; but what the peo
ple of Wilmington want is a nice, roomy,
airy hotel, with all modern appliances, to
make every one comfortable and feel at
home. Can you not start the boom before
the next season and make a hotel in Wil
mington that will come up to if not; excel
the Hygera at Old Point Comfort? f 1 am
anxious for North Carolina to eeti some-
Thing out of the immense travel to Florida."
Bladen Republicans. ' ' : j--v
Last Saturday, a ' convention of the Re
publicans of Bladen county was held at
Elizabcthtown, for the purpose of appoint
ing delegates to the State Convention and
to the Goldsboro Convention on . the 24th
inst., which latter will select delegates to
the National Republican Convention. v
We learn that Sutton and anti-Sutton
factions were marshaled in "battle array"
under their leaders; the Sutton Republi
cans being led by the veritbale Sheriff Sut
ton andiiis brother, John A. Sutton!.-- The
victory for the Sutton clement, 'we are in
formed,, was ; complete. Sheriff- 'Sutton
heading the list of .delegates to the Golds
boro Convention.and Mr. John A. Sutton
being the leader of the State delegates.
Too Narrow. : -. : ..
Louis Davis, ? colored, who .formerly.
lived here, was on his way to his presen
home on Masonboro. Sound, on Saturday
night last,.' as he states to us, when, in
crossing a narrow bridge over the j stream
in the county road, in the neighborhood of
Mr. Bonham's place, about two miles and a
half below the city, his team and . himself
went over 'one Bide of the bridge,- and Be-
rious consequences would most likely have
resulted but for the fact that two logs were
stretched across the stream in close proxi
mity to the bridge, upon which they
lodged. The point desired to be made is,
that the bridge is too narrow for safety, and '
ght to be looked after by the proper au
thority.
That Fayetteville STatl, .
It takes a letter as long to get from. Wil
mington to Fayetteville as ' it does for one
to go from" NewjYork i to Fayetteville!
This time can be reduced to 12 hours if the
Po8toffice Department will require the con
tractor on the Lumberton and Fayetteville
route to connect with the mail train on the
Carolina Central Railroad.. - i '.
FORTY-EIGHTH C&NGRESS.
FIRST SESSION..
Committee Reports The Bankruptcy
' Bill Passed and the Flenro-Pnee-
monla Bill Iatd Ttefore : the Senate-
Bills Introduced in the House, &c
&c. , - - - -
- ? f By Telegraph tothe Morning Star.l
SENATE.
' "Washington, April 24. After the read-;
ing of the journal, Air. Henna asked unan
imous consent to add a few -words to the
tributes in memorlam of the late Represen
tauve uernaon, or.Aia. . unanimous con
sent being given, Mr. Kenna addressed the
Senate for a few moments in : some feeling
remarks commemorative of the virtues of
the deceased.
: Mr. Logan reported favorably from the
Committee on Judiciary, a -joint resolution
introduced m tDe Senate by Mr. Lapham,
proposing sucn an amendment of the Con
stitution of the United States as would cm
power the President to veto one or more
items of an appropriation or of scecial or
general, legislation in an appropriation bill, ;
wiiue approving, or ine remainder ot tne
bill. x .'.v,-,;-f-.'i-'S
A bill was introduced, and referred, by
air. dronas, to provide lor an industrial ap.a
tjotton uentennial Exposition.
; Mr, Pugh called up and the Senate read
a tnira time ana Dassed. without debate, a
bill to add certain counties in Alabama to the
northern district therein, and to divide said
northern district, after the addition of said
counties, into two districts, ? The bill adds
to the northern- district the counties of
CI r .tt , . - . ...... . i-
Duuiier, ween, naie ana I'lcKens, hereto
fore forming a part of the southern district
and ; the 7 counties of Tnscaloosa. Bibb.
Shelby and Talladega, heretofore; forming
pan or tne middle district; the northern
district thus increased is divided into two
divisions,: to be known; respectively, as the
northern, ana southern ; divisions of the
northern district of 'Alabama The times
and places for holding jourt in the north
ern division are Hxed as they have ; hereto-
lore cxisieu. -y tne. umes- ana places. lor
holding court in the southern division are
fixed; for the first Mondays inMarch and
September, -at -- Birmingham.' Jefferson
county, : Alabama. The act to lake " effect
January 1st, 1885.
The Senate then took up the Bankruptcy
mil. , - . . .
" The bill, on Mr. Sherman s ' motion, was
so amended as to make the examining offi
cers of the Treasury, the officers to finally
examine ; bills for disbursements, the bills
to oe in tne-nrst instance sworn to bv the
party presenting them and certified by the
luuge. -1 . - -r - -
- Other amendments were - proposed by
messrs. ;ueorge, : fcherman. tloar,: lneaJls,
ixlmunds, . Morgan and VanWyck, , but
failed. ?- - V --
.' The bill as amended was mmirtfid from
1 the committee of the Whole to the Senatei
reaa a tnira time and passed yeas 32,
nays 10.
" The chair then laid before the Senate the
next special order, being the Pleuro-Dneu-
moma bill, whereupon the Senate" ad
journed. - j - :;f : p ,. j-;;,.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
mr. .baton, oi uonn., from the commit
tee on Laws relating to the Presidential
election, reported bacS Senate bill to pro-
vide for the performance of the duties of
the V resident, in case of the removal, death
or resignation, both of the President and
Vice riesident. House calendar.
Mr. Ji.aton also (at the request of the
cnairman oi tne u oreign Attairs Commit
. i i . i .. . . .
i poneu a resolution wnicn was
adopted, calling upon . the Secretary of
Diaie wr. iniormation concerning the
threatened confiscation of the American
college -in Italy,; by any law or decree of
tne Italian government. -:-.- j .
, Jux, luorrison, or uis., from the, commit
tee on Ways and Means, reported a resolu
tion that on and after April 22d.' the hour
ui uaiijr meeung oi ine Jaouse Shall De II
o clock. Adopted. - f j;; i
Under the call of States bills were intro
duced and referred as follows:
By Mr. Henley, of CaLj to encourage
education in the States and territories i Tt
provides that all newspapers hereafter pub-
luuieu in ine several states ana territories,
in any language wnaisoever, snail De car
ried free of postage through the mails with
in the limits of the United States and terri
tories. V -. ..l tX . ..--I-'',- :-:
By Mr. Blount, of Oa.. to reduce the in'
ternal revenue tax on brandv distilled f mm
apples; peaches and grapes, to ten cents per
By Mr. Skinner of N. Y.J to Mrmitrinn-
lishers of newspapers to send marked
copies of their newspapers at second class
rates. ; -
By Mr. Ellis, -oi La.-, a ioint reaolntlnn
directing the Judiciary. Committees of the
senate ana Mouse to inquire into and re
port npon certain legal questions involved
in me proposea ioneiture of the land grant
to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge & Vicks
burg R. R. Co. " - i -;
Mr. Dingley, of Ma, from the Shipping
wMuuuiiee, movea to suspena tne rules and
pass a urn creating a Bureau or JNavigation
in the Treasury j Department. Agreed to
uu iue om passea yeas 17U, jiays 47. i
. Mr. Warner, from the oommitte on Pen
sions, Bounty ana Back pav. ! moved to
suspend the rules and pass a bill providing
ma every person specmea in tne several
classes enumerated in the pension laws of
the United btates. who served in tha field
in the military or naval service, in any war
m wuicuiue united states has been en
gaged for a period of three months and
more, and has an honorable discharge, and
is not receiving a pension or a greater pen
sion than that piovided for herein, but
M dv reason or anv wound. iniiirv" nr
disease which there is probable oanse
to believe originated in said service in
the line of duty, "and is not the result
of his own misconduct or bad habits
or other known cause, occurring since
such Service, is now disabled ' in whole
or in part from procuring his subsistence by
mauuat laoor, snail,- upon - maaing aue
proof of the facts,- under such regulations
as may oe prescrioea oy proper; authority,
not inconsistent with the provisions of
thi3 act, be placed upon the list of pension
ers of the United States, and be" entitled to
receive a pension during the continuance of
such disability, at a rate proportionate j to
tne i aegree thereof ; the true physical .con
dition of the claimant to be ascertained and
certified as provided by law upon examina
tion by a competent board of surgeons, duly
appointed such pension to' commence at
the date of filing applications therefor.
That in all application under the
general pension' laws including this
act, where it appears bv record evi
dence that ' the applicant was - regu
larly enlisted and mustered into servfce.
and served for a period of three months or
more, that fact shall be sufficient - prima-
facie evidence that he was then in good
health and free from disease or cause of
disability for which he claims - a pension.'
The motion was agreed to and the bill
passed yeas 165, nays 57. ; , . - i -
Efforts to pass under a suspension nf thn
rulesother bills failed, and the House -ad-
-lrtnrno1 1 i i ..)'
Unimportant Business In the Senate
House Behate on tne Tariff BillThe
Pension Appropriation BUI Passed.
SENATE. - r !
Washington. Anril 22. Mr- ma?T
the committee on Education and Labor re
ported favorably a bill to create a commis
sioner to inquire into and report uponithe
material, industrial and - intellectual pro-
fress made by the colored people of fthe
inited States since 18(15 . - Piarori . .
calendar.. ' -I k ,
After a short executive EAactnn tT.A o
ateiapensed with the regular order and
took up bills under; the five nunute rule-
Under this rule bills
thonzin? a bridge across Cumberland
nver at NashviUe, and several - bills affect
ing local and special interests in the West
and lnorth. .
The chair laid
Pleuro pneumonia bill, so that it may come
up as unfinished business to-morrow.- j
ixujournea. , j
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
In accordance with the rponlntinn on
. . . r - UUUUb-
mo 11UUB8 met at n 0 clock
to-day.' :'if-''sr-K'fe! v...s
Mr. Uingley. of Maine. &skeA
consent for the present consideration of the
Kill n-4t. 1. 11
u aui.uuiu.iuK luenecretarv nrthn Traoa,,.
Tj to invest lawful money deposited in the
-Treasury by National Banking Associations
if m i, 01 lQeir circulating notes.
' Mr. Weller obiected and the vmont. vaa
not granted. . ,.,;fL:, . .. i'.
. The House at 11.4a T- VC. XB&T JriT' tnm.
mittee of the Whole air fw nr w v
in tte chair), on the Tariff biU.'! 'i . "
u "Wr01110 speakers on the bill were
Mr. Welbournnf tto
Mr McKmley, of Ohio, opposing the bill;
but a good many questions and brief re
marks were interjected by other members.
-uxi. ueioen, oi Ala., made an elaborate
argument in favor of the .bill, and, in an
Bwcr to what be termed sophistries of the
gentleman 'who had preceded him. lie
cited as an example of the style of argn
gument to which the protectionists - resort
ed, the action of Mr. McKinley in produ
cing an - advertisement - of the ''Carlisle
shops." and sarcastically referred to that
kadvertisemcnt as a reason for maintaining
a nigQ amy oa the cheap class or croctcerv
which was consumed by the people of this
country. If Carlisle should be instrumen
tal in bringing down the iniquitous tariff
he would deserve to live in- bronze-and
marble, and would receive a vote of thanks
from the people for his efforts in their be
half. He proceeded to ' expatiate on the
necessity of securing foreign markets for
the productions of the farmer.and contend
edthat the object ' could only be attained
by a reduction rof the present -high , tariff
duties.-
1 1 iL . s w ' . "
,a.L mo conclusion or mr. ueroert a re
marks tbe committee rose.
. . The House then went into Commit! ee of
the Whole on the pension appropriation
bill, the pending' amendment - being that
offered by Mr. Rosecrans. of Calavrtrans
l erring me duties ot the peneion agent to
tne pay aepartment vt tne navy. . The
amendment was lost-An amendment was
Adopted providing thatTTb agent,' attorhey
or oiper person, snaii: demand or receive
a fee for his services in cases of pension or
Douniy iana claims, untu the allowance of
the claim; that fees in pension cases shall
De paid, lor paying pensions, out of the
nrst installment of the pension to the:
claimant; that ne fees Bhall exceed $10,' ex
cept in case of a special written contract on
file m the pension office and ; approved by,
the Commisioner- of Pensions, when $25
may be charged; and prescribing the power
wnicn me secretary of the Interior mav
vAciciae over pension attorneys.
ne committee then rose and reported
ine out to me House, when it was passed.
Ine House then took a recess until 8
o ciocs, the evening session to be for de
bate only on the Tariff bill. - -
- "'-T' .: ? : SENATE. "
Washington,' April 23. The committee'
on Post Offices and Post Roads reported
f avorablv a bill granting thirtv dava Annual
leave of absence to letter carriers at free de
livery offices. It was placed on the calendar,
r A bill amending the revised statute in re.
Ration to timber depredations, was read a
it. 3 a. -m . .
uiira ume ana passea. , it protects Indian
reservations-from the unlawful cutting of
timber. : A1 -. ;;-.vo-f.;
. A bill heretofore reported adversely jfrom
the committee on Finance to, authorize .the
payment of customs duties in legal tender
notes; went over, Mr. Beck calling the yeas
and nays upon the motion to take it up,
which resulted-rireas 22, nays 26. ;
The chair laid before the Senate the spe
cial order, being a bill to establish a Bureau
of Animal Industry, to prevent the expor
tation of diseased cattle, and provide for
the ' extirpation of pleuro pneumonia and
other contagious diseases among domestic
animals. The House bill was substituted
for the. Senate bilL The bill was discussed
by Messrs. Plumb, McPherson, .Coke and
Williams, . p-'-v
Mr. Brown, representing the minority of
the committee on Woman Suffrace. sub
mitted the views of that minority in oppo-
Biuon to tae measure recently reported by
U .C l .... . , - . -
tne majority of the committee, which pro-
putscu a cuuButuuonai amenamcnt granting
the right of suffrage to women. , ,t .
Pending debate on the Dleuro-rmeumonia
.bill the Senate went into executive session.
ana wnen tne aoors were reopened ad
journed. ' " '. ' :
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Off motion of Mr. Dowd. of N. C.i a
joint resolution was passed authorizing the
Secretary of War to loan to the . city of
Charlotte, N. C, two hundred flags for the
celebration of the Mecklenburg Declara
tion of Independence. ' v ?
Mr. Rayson, of 111., from the committee
on Public Lands, reported a bill to prevent
the unlawful occupancy of nublic lands.!
House calendar. '-'-. - :
Mr. Randall, from the committee on Ap
propriations, reported back the Naval Ap
propriation bill, with Senate amendments,!
and moved non-concurrence in these amend
ments. :- ' -: - - .1
Mr: Kasson, of Ia.. thereuDon raised ' the
point of order that the amendments must
first be considered in committee of th
Whole:- The bill was an imrjortant nnj
affecting as it did the construction of new
naval cruisers, and he did not think that
the House should pro forma express non-
concurrence in the amendments. I
The Sneaker sustained the noint nf or
der and the bill, with the amendments, was
referred to the committee of the Whole. :
Mr. Randall said he would not move to -go
into committee, as he had agreed not to
. T .i m 9jm . .. !
juicuere wiui me lann Din at tne time.)
The action of the Appropriation committee
in recommending non-concurrence in the
amendments was to expedite the appro!
priation bills and secure an early adjourn
ments - i - - . i
Mr. Townshend. of Illinois, from the
same committee, reported back the Post-'
office Appropriation bill, with Senate
amendments, and moved non-concurrence
in these amendments. . - (
On a point of order raised ' bv Mr. Kas
son, thisjbill and amendments were also re
ferred to the committee of the Whole. ;
The greater part of the session was spent
in the discussion of the contested election
case frem Kansas. At its conclusion the
sitting member, Peters, was confirmed in
the possession of his seat, , ... i
-; The House then went into eomrriittfifi of
the Whole, (Mr. Converse, of Ohio, in the
chair), on the Naval Appropriation bill.
The debate in committee assumed the same
political character that was presented when
the bill was upon its original passage. .v
.mi. Lwreueimer, oi xn. x ., was granted
five minutes of Mr. Randall's time, and
when the gavel fell at the expiration of the
five minutes and Mr. Randall rose tn nlv
Mr. Dorsheimer interrupted him to say
mat the gentleman had promised to yield
iu mm luteen mmuiea. :-- ; --v. l i-t.
Mr, Randall - denied having made such
an agreement, saving he had promised to
yield the gentleman Juch time as he could
uepeuueut npon me ume , consumed by
Messrs. Reed and Calkins.- Quite an anerv
dispute arose between the gentlemen upon
this point, in the course of which Mr. Ran
dall said that the, gentleman from New
York did not understand him as yielding
fifteen minutes.; Mr. Dorsheimer repeated
that he did ., so ; understand Mr.: Randall.
Udou this issue of veracitv eanh mntlmnn
adhered to his original statement, nut hi n
word against the other, and left the Hons
to perform its own judgment : . ; - '
Mr. Hendley, of Cah, corroborated Mr.
Randall's statement, and amid a great deal
of confusion the committee rosef Pending
the vote on the limitation of debate, when
me nouse snouia again go into committee
of the Whole the hour of 5 o'clnrk ar.
rived," and the House took a recess until 8
o clock, the evening session to hp fnr Ha-
bate on the Tariff bill. -
- VIRGINIA,'
Proceedings of tne Read j aster Bepnb-
"tau awn vvureniion-M. . Stralgn.t
oat Convention at Ilarrlconbdrc
Richmokd. Apfei 23. The ReadinstfiK
Republican State Convention met here to.
day, its seasion being held in the Richmond
theatre. A full representation from all
sections of the State are in attendance, the
delegates and 'alternates numbering about
1,000. , At 12.30 p. m. Mahone appeared
upon the stage, and was greeted with a wild
outburst of applause, which" -was continued
some moments. . Upon the restoration of Or
der, Gen,' Mahone expressed a nrofon ad
sense of gratitude for the welcome extended
mm. it gave new life to his devotion and
affection for his party, and increased viiror
to his determination to stand with his peo
ple in the struggle., for civil rights and
liberty in Virginia. He urged harmony
and unity in the proceedings, in treating
with the great purposes before them. r Col.
Wm: Lamb, of Norfolk, was made tempo
rary chairman. Resplutions were adopted
authorizing the : chairman to appoint the
usual committees, and a committee was ap
pointed to invite Gov. Cameron to address
the Convention. The chairman announced
that he would take time to consider the
personnel of the committees, and a recess
was taken to 8 o'clock.
Habrisonbukg-. . April 23. At the
straightout Republican Convention, here
to day, B. B. Baltz, chairman, resolutions
were adopted affirming allegiance to the Na
tional Republican party favoring a protec
tive tariff and the payment of all debts-
State and National and endomin
and Lincoln for President and Vice Presi
dent J. W. Cochrane, colored formerly
chairman of. the Repnblican State Central
committee, was appointed a delegate to the
.State Convention. :
Ayer's Hair Vigor- restores trrav hair to
its original color, and mabps the hair -vigo
rous and abundant: t
- opiriLs ajorpentiiiG '
, Mt. Airy' News: . A Piimit;,
Baptist church U -soon to be erec
that Rev M. 11 MnAro "'a8Scl .o
see
v. Pk..,;; .i.sr irr:. "?wr t me m
. vuuju o t Alio uiaut. rirm:..
mentione,i as the mnT' a.,LomiDentlv
in
Carolina. - ' -
in
North
Charlotte Observer: Cant P
D Graham, a well known member nf '
Charlotte bar, - has received the HnJh?
ment of Secretary of the Civil SerVfceZ"
missionv and left last night for Washing
City to assume the duties of IhaUoS0
He succeeds Mr. W. S.'. Roulhac S'
Addresses will be delivered hvgp ed
Thomas J. Jarvis, Rev. E. RSwtf tVn '
uaairman oi tne Board of Mission
to
x .vUm.u .. a. mygooa, of Geor
ria Ann nth&r riifiiinm.i i - vitir-
the dedication of Biddle instiint JIf":,"
SOth inst.- A collection-was taken Z
Sunday at the .First , Presbyterian churchP
in aid of the Meek enburg Bible sodetv
As many as 500 families and individualiTin
tie county, Who were found to be without
Bibles, have been supplied by this society
. - Greensboro Workman : Mr
Emmett C, Fisher," brother of Mr. Chas
H. Fisher, died suddenly in Chicaeo Tn
on Tuesday last Mr. Fisher was born
New Berne, N. C.. -A Richmond
county correspondent of the Fayettevillo
Observer Btates that Rev. John Monroe ro
Sently preacheda sermon in Gaelic at
Spring Hill, in that countv. for thD wfi.
of the Crofters, the- Scotch immigrants in
tnat section. Jere Highfill, of Sum
merfield, won the first premium, his to
baccoi having sold for the highest price
bringing. $75 per ewt. : One load, sold bv
another, .gentleman, averaged $50.
Elisha Stafford was found dead in his bed
at his home, two miles from Kernersville
last Tuesday evening. : The coroner's ver
diet was that, "the deceased came to his
death by his owri hands."
...--.-Raleigh News-Observer; The
commencement exercises at -Yadkin Col
lege will be held May 28-29. The annual
grmon -will be preached by Rev; Calvin
H. Wiley;, the literary address being by
Mr, James' M. Leach, Jr. A letter
from Mr. Frank W. Clark, 6. F. & p. a.
of the Seaboard system, informs us that
the excursion of the New England Press
Association -which it was expected
leave Boston , for Norfolk is noRtnnnoH
A building contractor said yesterday
that the; statement that sixty residences
were in course of erection here is an ac
curate one. The revival at Edenton
street Methodist church continues. A pro
found interest pervades the large congrega
tions that attend f rom-night- to night. Up
to this time 56 persons have professed faith.
; Goldsboro : Messenger: Our
friend, John A, Oates, Esq., of Sampson,
a member of the State Board of AKricul'
ture, called in to see us Friday; evening,
having been to Raleigh where he attended
a meeting of the Board. - We learn that
they decided to push the phosphate investi
gation with all possible vigor, and $1,200
were appropriated for this purpose.
Our friend, Capt. Swift Galloway, is men
tioned m connection with the nomination
for Lieutenant Governor, by a correspon
dent of the News-Observer. The pea
crop infthis section was cut ' short more
than one-half by the unfavorable spring
' rive pnnvprta v.m l-mnti-ynH i u. .
Presbyterian Church vesterdav i mornin(rf
and eight were baptized bv immersion Tn
the Baptist Church last night, j The
work of placing the frame of the steeple of
the new Methodist Church in position is
completed, but the danger is not yet over
for the carpenters at work on it. as thev
have to put the roof on the airy dizzy
height The steeple is 170 feet high.
- Statesville Landmark: Stand
on any street corner and take Democrats as
they come, ask them the Question and vou
wm una tnat nme-ienins oi them are for -
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Tilden and Scaled. - The North Caro
lina Synod of the Evangelical Lnthenm
Church will meet at Ebenezer Chnrrh
China Grove, Rowan county, Wednesday,
SOth inst. News comes in from the
county : that some of the wheat, all of
which has up to this time been looking
splendidly, has taken on a yellow and un
healthly cast By some.this is attributed to
too much rain, by others to the cold
weather, and by others still, to the flv. It
cannot be told to what extent damaged, if
at all. The revival meetings at the
Methodist church closed Wednesday night
They were very interesting and largely at
tended. .There were many penitents at the
altar and a number of professions of re
ligion. Interesting meetings are being held
twice a day at the Presbyterian church this
week, preparatory to the communion Sun
day. Rev. A. Walker White is assisting the
pastor. . .- i -v '..-)"
Wilson! Advance : Fifteen per
sons joined the Methodist church last Sun
day morning, fa friend at Rockv Mount
writes.- Mr.! G.W.Blount says that there
is a regular revival going on in the Masonic
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Liuuge m wis piace, ana tnat new memoers
are received weekly.The order is in a flour
ishing condition. : Mr. N. ! A. Daniel
says that the $77,000,000 appropriation in
behalf of public schools is unconstitutional
and tends towards centralization. On
last Friday night Mr. Ceburn Farmer came
to his death from injuries inflicted by his
horse. Prof. 8. Hassellsays that the
next session of the Wilson Normal School
is bound to be a success. He is in corres
pondence with leading Normal instructors
and will engage none but the best talent.
He promises to have a flrst.class elocution
ist who will delight our people with read
ing recitations. Mr. J. A. Clark says
that up to Wednesday night 2640 tons of.
guano have been delivered this season as
much as was delivered during the whole of
last season, and the end is not yet. The
cost of guano, is about sixty-five thousand
dollars. Think of Ul- $65,000 for foreign
fertilizers, j ; ' , - "
r Winston Republican: Elijah
Stafford." riear TTrnrflville! wna fniinit
dead on the floor of -his house Tuesday
evening. The fruit crop, we are glad'
to learn, is not materially injured by the
frosts of last week. Next to tobacco, fruit
is the big money crop of this section. -
There - were 1,500 people in the Moravian
graveyard at the services on Easter morn
ing. : - Dr. J. A. Blum's little son Alie,
aged about ten years, fell from a wagon
loaded with brick last Saturday and one of
the wheels passed over his abdomen, but. .
strange to say, without further Injury than,
bruising hkn 'severely. Next day he was
up and is again out, pert as a cricket
Mr. James A. Gray has kindly shown us a
drawing of the new Methodist E. Church
to be built in this city this- summer. It is
of the latest model of modern church arch
itecture, with tower and spire 128 feet in;
height, stained cut glass windows, etc..
The main building fronts 80 feet, with a
length,- including the annex, embracing
pastor's study, Sunday school room, etc..',
of 123 feet The building complete will
cost about $20,000, and will be one of the
most stylish church edifices in the State. :
." Charlot.tft ,' Ohaerwer Mr. J. Wl
Mullen, of the firm of Blakely. Mullen &
.Co., cotton buyers of Huntsville, this
county, tells of a remarkable circumstance
that has set his village agog with talk
Mrs. John C. Maxwell, of Huntsville, has
given birth to two pairs of twins in a little
over six months. We were pleased
to learn yesterday that the Ladies Memorial
Association has secured Capt Calvin E
Grierto deliver- the memorial address at :
the cemetery on tho 10th of next May. -Mr.
W. R Odell,8ecretary and treasurer of
the Odell Manufacturing Company, at Con
cord, informs us that on Wednesday, the
SOth inst-, there is to be held in Greensboro,
a meeting of all the plaid manufacturers of
the South. A ten year old eon of
Sampson Phifer was thrown against a tree
by a runaway horse, near the residence of
Rev. G. D. Parks, yesterday, and had his
skull badly - fractured by the fall.
' - Two colored children, one aged two
years and the other fourteen months, were
burned to death yesterday. mornmg ins
cabin on the plantation of Mr. R B. Hun
ter, about six miles from the city. They
were the only children of George Alcxan:
ider, a very : worthy colored man, who w
well-known in Charlotte. The chiei
accompanying minerals (in the tin mineral
are tourmaline, titantic iron, mica and,
lees abundant zirkon and rutile. M
points the tin-stone ia disseminated abund
antly through the vein rock; at other points
little is found. Jt is mostly in small grams
mingled with the other minerals, to"1"' "
line chiefly. Two gentlemen, one from
Philadelphia Land one from Connecticut '
have recently visited King's Mountain, viw
a view to investment in the tin.prope'Y'
Both are said to have returned home hign'J
pleased.: Now that no longer any oou"
remains as to the quality or quantity
ore in this locality an influx of cap
may be expected at no distant day.
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