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pilKjtinENTIAl. CANDIDATES.1
jTiie Ji'i)iilJieatw'tof Massachusetts
L-'..f"li.l .---.v. !..-
liiicy. This augurs well. lie has
n,f.:r stolen anything. He is a bit-
r partisan, and he : is no friend
of tli"iitl, out ne bas clean lianas,
. 3rI tint is a great doal in these cor-
rupt tiiiii-s- l'er contra, t he JJemo
crljs of Massachusetts signalize their
..'devotion to nonesi government ana
biMi morale' by unanimously declar-
jn in-favor f old Ben Butler for
ilii- rri'sicU-ncv. Gd save the coun-
trv' If the "old fellow who insulted
-, j . . . .
tlh! women of New Orleans, and
through tlu'in the women -of ' the
, Soiiil were to bestbe nominee then
the Republicans- might select two of
ihf Star Routers for their ticket. Wo
did hoi. that, there would be a re-tiiri'i-
to a lii'h plane in politics, and
that this ycaf-both parties would se
lect tickets composed of honorable
ami hih-loned gentlemen. But
.i i vi: .... -..:.:. r
Willi me lyepuuiiciiii I'M 11 1
such creatures as plaine, Arthur and
jjui; ' " .... . ...... . . ,
Hawiey, Harrisoniod other men of
. chai-.ieter to drawsvpon, there is no
hop" for that -fjartL - .There is evi-
I ......iti u nun I It 17 ll-tirtk . Miinimiia
dl"!!'
form enhances
or
pur-
A
any. j
For
kind with: tha
twenty five years
plilmi -'
pe.lilV
mIi'i.m
ii iv mugovorne I a;il
people and they do
tin
no: ;a .in fvt-ii t. 'tltempt to do bet
ter. K!s-.-'.jii'y would msv.-r think of
i-iliit iAtiiiiir or Blaine. .-Logan is
illin Hue tna wonderful ex lent, but
juM'.-iuf'l ijet prtophi to write his raes-b-vg.v
(-.tr h' hi jiit as he gets them to
(n H!f hi-spfM-ciies - for him. It is
tru ' W r Av. i .-UK?-?. secessionist and
:llO!.
firT:,.' S lutli, but that would
- i
n.i! sn'-i"''
him with the ' party of
We -";;; -r.-l y dcired a better ticket
for the eo-i.tMy's Hike. If the Re
)ii!lii:.iiis ivoii!. nominate E'lmunds
a-i-I lltrris ;ij or H.-iwluy and Lincoln,
an i i i I) ;:i rr.iu would rtelect Bay-
:if
r.i! i . ? I,.'l .!-!. I Tlinpmnn atiA
cii-v-f
I. .-- ,:
'!. 1
evi-n'
....' :i ill i a iiuiiiI'ii iitia
' . 1 .
: i 4h''T- wnuld be hope for
uii'l' purl? government. It
well for the country in any"
! a, tin! head of the Govern-
mt iit ttoul.i oe a mill of integrity
aa i ability. Of course it would be
lii:t; er f M
Ii:.a!d 1,
Jen?, and
ilie Ouutry that there
Democratic Presi-
in my reason. We
niay i!ienu,i
It is i:ilj)f)si!)le
orrt(jt ast t!ie
but two now: first,
for a party grown as
Republican party h.is
grju-ii to reform itself. It is covered
all ver wtii the barnacles of pecula-
ti'M aijil venalitv. It oujiht to be
" tin i).. d u:it To keep a party in. pow
er loo innjr is atwaj s dangerous to the
country. Eugiish history shows this.
It was under Walpole's long minis
try tint bribery and corruption be
came sd common, although Walpole
liimself stole mithing. The Republi
cans were healen eight years ago and
uught to bavelieen driven from pow-
fthr-ii. They were thoroughly cor-
rupt in 1S7G, autl they have grown
wrserif liiat btrpossibre, since. They
Vg.it to go. j IAberty ' and finance,
commert-e and sJiipping, economy and
P"rity, ai demand the expulsion of
. the R;jiiiblieans from office,
J'it if , a Republican President
must j govern f for; another term it
woiild be well fpr the' country, if he
were a man of high " character and
pure life. Edmunds or Hawley
would be a vast improvement upon
rant, Hayes, Garfield and Arthnr.
As we hope to defeat the Republi
can nommee we would in that' light
prefer Arthur- or Blaine because we
talieve they will be more easily de-
'eated. Their records are bad. They
re Politicians of a low type. We
WJ tins sincerely and not as a parti--.
"hey are not the sort of men
0 be selected to govern a great
untry. Arthur is a small-beer
' Pl'tician a I mere soft-headed f el
'w vain of big person and fond of a
srgeou8 wardrobe. Blaine is smirch-
el.
Another reason why the Repubh-
ns should be turned out is, that
hey are for Protection and agajnst
"eiorm. They are pledged to the
ttlunance of the robber -War
ldrtt and
twenty-two yeara af-
ter it
it is'
0
waa adopted. ; They believe
moral, wise, lost, fair to
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VOL. XV.
take the money out of the pockets bi
52 million people that 3 millions
shall be enriched. . They believe that
it ia right to create a large surplus
first, and then ;by high taxation to
keep that surplus up to a maximum
point. So there is no chance for rei
form with them; '
We would rejoice if the Democrats
would choose some of their purest
and best men, Bayard is a man of
the highest type. He is honest and
honorable, He is a stateaman. j He!
is in favor of -.economy and purity in;
the public . service, Thurman is the
great intellect of the - Democratic1
party. The Republicans .know his
greatness and purity. . McDonald
has an excellent record. Pendleton
is another statesman of 'noble charac
ter. We must hope that machine
men of the Payne type will not be
seriously thought of, and that Mas
sachusetts will be left to?" enjoy the
infamy of "preferring ; i oCPresiden t
such a, base fellow as Ben Butler. '
Even' the Protection Philadelphia
ZHmes . admits the greatness
splendor of the effort f Hard
and
Its
Washington dispatch says: j
"Hurd's speech created a greater sensa
tion than has been witnessed in the ' House
of Representatives in many years. It was
a magnificent effort and, though it ( dealt
largely with matters of fact, his raije elo
quence, which decorated these facts.! kept
the. crowded galleries attentive and en
chained the whole House. If Hurd .had
been a popular lecturer and had been speak
ing to an enthusiastic audience on (some
patriotic tneme be couia not nave warmed
up more to his work or been applauded
with more frequency and more uproariously.
At times this applause welled up like a suc
cession of tidal waves, splashing back from
the excited galleries- It seemed impossible
not to catch the spirit of. the moment, for
even the most radical protectionist Raised
liis hands mechanically and applauded..
When Hurd finished the vast audience ap
plauded as one man. Men rose tcj their
feet in the galleries, apparently forgetting
where they were, and swung their hats and
shouted. The rush of congratulations over
powered the exhausted orator. The! scene
was a remarkable one. Such a demonstra
tion in compliment to a speaker is I rarely
witnessed on the floor of the House and
never within recollection where that speech
was simply on an economic question! It is
the gossip of the city. to night."
We print to-day the action pf the
meeting at Fayetteville. It will be
seen that there was a large attend
ance, enthusiastic speeches, am? reso
lutions adopted that are practical
and to the point- We hope the plan
suggested will be acted upon prompt
ly. Let the money necessary for the.
surveys ' be raised speedily, and let
the engineers be put to' work at the
earliest possible moment. Proper
zeal and liberality will cause tbe ini
tial step to be taken and then for
Fayetteville and on and on until the
iron horse leaving Wilmington shall
do his
snorting on the banks of. the
Ohio.
The correspondent of' the
'rotec-
tion Augusta Chronicle is a tlign
Tariff exponent, lie writes very
clever letters and Jie has dabbled in
verse writine to some extent. ) .He is
the most entertaining of the- South
ern correspondents in Washington
and possibly is the most prejudiced.
He calls Hurd's speech "great,"
thinks it "fascinating," but sjays his
"theories" are "ujtterly impractical
ble. The Democrats in the House
evidently do not so regard it
is an interesting description
Here,
of the
gifted Representative from Ohio :
He is a man of middle size, about for-
tv five vears of aee. with thin black hair
and mustache. His complexion is swarthy
and his eves are dark, dreamy and intelli
gent. -He is lame in one leg, supports
himself with a cane, and is morbidly sensi
tive of this defect. His voiceis qlear, self
contained, resonant and dramatic. He is
almost perpetually twitchin&lt the seal of
his watch chain. He seldomV speaks and
onlv after weeks of elaborate preparation
lie not only lanors in garnering; uiaicriui
fof his addresses, but commits every word
tn memorv. and 13 said, liae! tne late
Charles Sumner, to practice evciy gesture
before a lookiner-lass. He 18 a rare com
bination of ihe logician and visionary. His
oratorv is of a very hieh order and pos
sesses tne magnetic quality oi qiscipuneu
genius: He gained mot applause when
bursting with finished art into premeditated
poetry or expression.
Tber Tlilnk of It. I
The Republicans, in this section of the
State at least.- are on a big disgust. The
idea of putting a so-called "Libei-al" at the
head of the ticket, when there is not
enough "Liberal' material in thb State to
get up a State Convention of twenty-five
members, is such an absurdity that the re
spectable portions of the party don t make
any effort to conceal their feelings on the
subject.' They are outspoken in! i their de
nunciation of the whole concern.and say it
was a fraud and a farce. One promi
nent' Republican remarked to 1 us that
the nomination of York meant ; at
least 10.000 majority for the Democratic
candidates. A prominent colored Repub
lican, who was at the Convention, says he
put forward the name of Alfred Howe,"
colored, of this city, as candidate for Go
vernor, but he had no showing. :This man
was amused at the fact that the Republican
Convention had to lend tne "Uoerais" a
delegate, and- a colored one at mat, to
make up the requisite number fo transact
business, r Also at the fact mat A: man wnp
was formerly a prominent Republican of
the Radical stripe, but is now saflmg under
"Liberal" colors, being a member of me
TVMiH nnmmittee" was a delegate to the
RmiMtivin Convention ' - Many aown mis
wav tninK mat wnen w. a- ww""10
... T A - nllta'A imta
tfttpn nff tha t.irbet there was not one name
left except that of Judge Russell, and he
can t canvass me tate tnai wouiu ue cal
culated to excite the slightest degree of en
thusiasm. , . r
Tne Republican State Convention.
v By private advices from Raleigh we learn
that Gen. S. II. Manning, . of J this i city,
offered the following resolution yesterday
in the Covention, which was voted down:
" "Re8dked. -That the Conference Commit
tee be instructed to place a Republican at
the bead of the ticket as a candidate for
Governor." . . a
TbePlae Tree ud Its Prodwets.
The trunk of the pine tree referred to ia
yesterday's STAn, boxed and faced to show
the manner Tf producing the crjlde turpen
tine, has since been placed in a wooden
frame br box lor protection, and is labelled
"A B. Fleming1 & Co., Edinburg, care
Anchor Line New York -to Glasgow."
Some of the limbs of the tree go with it,
and we learn that the whole - arrangement
is intended for the coming Queen's Expo
sition," at Edinburg; it being the intention
to exhibit me tree which produces the tur
pentine in its crude state, which will be
quite a curiosity to our friends Across the
water, and also to display in connection
with it the various products of the pine,
such as the crude turpentine, rosin, tar and
pitch. The tree is a fine one for the pur
pose and weighs fourteen hundred pounds.
Got Justice at Iat Harder Trial. '
" A year or two j ago one Dock DeBerry,
colored, was arrested here for the larceny
of a ham, and subsequently made his es
cape from tbe officer having him in charge.
Well, Dock "was not satisfied with his expe
rience in New Hanover county, but got to
"appropriating" ; things that, dida'l belong
to him up in:' Anson, in consequence" of
which be was arrested, and on Wednesday
was tried efore;the Superior Court of that
county .now in session, convicted and sen-1
tenced to the penitentiary for five years.
Our informant also states that three dif
ferent cases for murder were to be tried be
fore Judge Phillips at Wadesboro this week.
The case of bne-f-Alexander Dockery was
to come off yesterday, that of Paul Meares
to-day, and thai of another colored man
(name not remembered) to-morrow.
! Foreign Exports for tne Month. , ';
The following comprise the foreign ex-
4 ports from the piort of Wilmington for the
month of April, as compiled from the
books in the Custom House: 'j-. j
; Rosin 25,49Qi barrels, valued at $35,735.
Tar 4,200 barrels, valued at $6,005. : j
Spirits Turpentine 83,070 gallons, val
ued at $25,628. -
165.
Miscellaneous Valued at $37,000. On
American vessels, $22,078;, on foreign ves
sels, $81,492. Total $103,560.
Wllmlnston. , f
' Under this head our friend of .the Fay
etteville Observer says so many nice things
of our "city by the sea," and says them in
such a kind ami encouraging way, that we
must let our lopal readers enjoy them as
we have: - ' '- ':'
During a recent visit to Wilmington,
the writer had occasion to drive over a
great portion of that thoroughly Carolinian
city, and he was greatly impressed, not on
ly by its growth in population and cpm-
merce, but witn its manliest progress in ac
quiring the appearance, attributes and con
veniences of a city indeed. The rumble of
i carriages and of heavy trucks on the Bel
gian blocK: Aounaant water, every wnere.
for the bath, the lawn and the fountain of
the wealthy householder, for the simpler.
needs of his Humbler neiguuor. lor nusnmg
the streets which all use, or for fire which
all are in danger of. alike; the babel of
many tongues, jas becomes a thriving sea
port; tne mutt cart, tne gray-coatea post:
man; nis lise-aturea orotner oi ine " lo
cust, quite metropolitan; me much num
bered houses, i jumping, by the rhiladel
phian fabrication, quickly into the thous
ands. 100 tot the block all these were
there, and more. 1
"Once upon a time mat is to say du
ring the war'the writer asked that quaint
old soldier. Colonel Tansill. of Whiting's
Staff, if he didn't think Wilmington a pret
ty place. . Tohwhicb the veteran replied
that it was 'the best looking sand-town'; he
had ever seen. But it is . no longer
a 'sand-town,? .if it . ever deserved the
appellation. Certainly one would find it
hard to believe now that sand had ever
existed in most of its streets so well
shaded are they, so smooth, firm and well-
paved. Ifivenjthe sahara, over wnicn tne
'sounder sought his summer rest, is a
thing of the past, and a shell-road of Sur
passing excellence threatens, to divest j his
delightful resort of its ancient character as
a close corporation. v " '
"These are but the outward, though; un
erring, maniiestations or sometning very
solid within. The census tells of an increase
in the population of Wilmington of late
years very much greater than that of most
of the Southern ports, and of an export
trade whose growth is quite astonishing.
Deep water on the bar and up the river
which the Government engineers say shall
reach 26 feetf-and; railway utilisation of
its advantage! over its rivals in distance
from Cincinnati, is all that is needed.
Then, grain clcvatois where now are rice
fields, the firges of Vulcan where the
cypress lingeb, and using Mr, Hewitt's
picture where once was the green -monotony
of forested hills, the splendors of a
metropolis,, the countless homes of indus
try, the echoing marts of trade, the habita
tions of luxury, the silent and steadfast
spires of worship 1" , '-. ; v j
Robbed by 111 Room-mate. :
A young man named Turner states that
he was robbed of $152 by a room-mate at a
boarding houke in this city on Wednesday
night last. It seems that he has been em
ployed at some business in Georgia, and
lately came on a visit to this State to see
his relatives, some of whom reside in Edge
' combe county and others in Wilmington. ;
A few days ago he came here from Tarboro,
and on the train made the acquaintance of
another young man, who subsequently be
came his room-mate. On Wednesday night
they retired to their room, and Turner very
- injudiciously took a purse from his breast
pocket and counted his money. - The next
morning when ho left his bed his friend
was 'gone and his money was gone, the
stranger leaving his satchel and some other
aiticles behind. -" f
Railroad to Onslow.
Some of our citizens, feeling the necessity
for and importance of a Railroad from Wil
mington to Onslow county, propose hold
ing a meeting in this city on Wednesday,
the 28th of May, of all friends to the enter
prise from New Hanover, Pender and
Onslow counties, to see what can be done
in that direction. r
The following gentlemen have been selec
ted to act as a Committee of Arrangements
for this meeting:
New Hanover Co. Col. Roger Moore,
Capt. Jas. B. Huggins, Oscar Pearsall,
Esq. .' ,
Pender Co. Maj. C. W. McClammy,
J. L. Foy, Esq., D. McMillan, Esq. -
Onslow Co. A. C. Huggins, Esq., Bry
ant Williams, W. H. King. ; ; -
Town Elections. ;
We learn from a correspondent that the
election at Shoe Heel on Thursday resulted
. ' . en 1 ? n a mi
$g follows: 1 iacense zv; no license me
following'were elected Commissioners by 3
majority: :A. J. Burns, Wm. Milligan, L.
McCormick, B. F. McLean. The candi
dates for Mayor were O. S. " Hayes and
Maj E. F. McRae. Both received 27 votes,
making a tie, and the office will be filled by
v nnmintHsioners-elect. No politics in
the matter except "wet" and "dry."
WILTVIINGTON, N. C,
CAPE TEAK C YAJ)KIN VA L
VET RAILWAY. ,
Stocknoldera Uleetlna: at Fayetteville
y --Addreasea by Mayor Rail and : Oth
ers Resolutions Adopted Import
. aneeof tbe Extension to Wilmington
Propositions for an Immediate Snr-'
ey, &e.
-; Special Star Telegram.!
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Fayette VTLLE, May 1. -The meeting of
stockholders of the. Capo . Fear A jYadkia
Valley Railway Co., held here to-day, was
largely attended. .; Addresses were made by
Mayor Hall and Mr. J. H. Currie. of WiV
mington; Mr. JohnfD. Kerr, of Sampsoo
county, and Maj. D. G. McRae. of Fay
ftttevilie." K:- ':r; ' . '
The following resolutions were . adopted;"
' Besdved. That the extension of the Cape
Fear & Yadkin Valley Railway to the port
of Wilminjrton is of the greatest import;
ance. and ought to be made in the shortcut
possible time; and, recognizing the great
and varied benefits tbat must accrue to toe
citv of Wilmington by such an extension,
the time has arrived when Wilm ingtoq .
should give an earnest of her interest In arid ,
appreciation of the enterprise. - -
- ; Resolved, further. That if tbe city of Wil
mington, or individuals east of Fayette
ville, will pay the necessary outlay to make
a through survey and ascertain Ihe most
practicable - route for the , road-bed from
Fayetteville to Wilmington, with estimates
of costs, mat a corps or engineers oe organ
ized at once and tbe survey be prosecuted
to completion ; the money thus furnished to
be a subscription to the capital stock of
this company and that a line or survey oe
made by the town of Clinton upon the
same terms as proposed to the citizens and
city or Wilmington.
Resolved, further That this meeting of
stockholders pledge themselves, after such
survey shall . have been made ana an pro
files and estimates submitted to the chief en
gineer of the company, subject to his ap
proval, to treat-with the authorities of the
city of Wilmington and citizens east of
Fayetteville, far the construction of the
road in the most liberal spirit
Resolved, further. That to citizens east of
Favetteville, or the city of ; Wilmington,
furnishing the money to make this survey,
is hereby conceded the right, it desired, to.
organize and direct the work and me engi
neer corps. 5 I
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River Improvements Reports of En
' since rs in Charge.
We have before us the 'Annual Report
upon the Improvement of Certain Rivers
and Harbors in Virginia, North Carolina
and South Carolina, in charge of James
Mercur, Captain of Engineers, U. S. A,
being Appendix I K of the Annual Report
of the Chief of Engineers for 1883." In it
we find, among , other Reports, - those of
Captain Mercur, Corps of Engineers, TJ.
S. A., and Captain Wm.H. James.Assistant
Engineer, in reference to the improvement
of the Upper Cape Fear, Town Creek and
Lillington River, in this immediate sec
tion. Between Fayetteville and Cypress
Landing, 86 miles below, Capt James says,
there are twenty-two shoals, troublesome to
d a vi cation at low water to a greater or
lesser extent; and all of which need treat
ment by means of dikes, jetties and wing
dams, for contracting and scouring out the
channel at these points, and making the
best of it at low stages of water. During
me year ending July 1st, 1883, there have
been taken out of the channel of the river
1,569 sunken trees, 1,496 stumps, 1,454
logs, and 4,154 snags, and 5,614 overhang
ing trees were trimmed or removed from its
banks. The work done has greatly added
to me safety and facility of navigation. Be
tween Wilmington and Fayetteville the
river has been cleared of the worst and
most dangerous obstructions of trees, logs,
snags andistumps, except for tbe distance
of about 10 miles between "Little Sugar
Loaf and "Kelly's Cove," the water hav
ing always been too high, in passing up or
down the stretch, for work, except trim
ming and removing overhanging trees from
the banks." Great numbers of obstructions
still remain In the channel, especially at
the crossings of shoals. , From Fayetteville
down to Wilmington tbe banks of the river
have been pretty well trimmed and cleared
of overhanging trees, but a great number
of trees, estimated at 8,000, are ; being un
dermined by freshets, and, being liable, at
such times, to come or slide into the river,
they should be removed. ; A great propor
tion of sunken logs and other obstructions
being hidden, and it being impossible to
foresee the number and extent of jetties
that will be required, or their effect on the
channel, beneficial or otherwise, when con
structed, no accurate estimate can yet be
made of the amount of further appropria
tions that will be required to put the river
in eood order for low water navigation. A
further appropriation of $12,000, m addf
;tion to balance remaining of previous ap
propriations, could be advantageously ap
plied to continuing work on this improve
ment up to July 1, 1885.
Congress appropriated at different times
$6,000 towards the improvement of Lilling
ton river. Capt James, in his report,
says Lillington river empties into the north
east branch of the Cape Fear river 12 miles
above the city of Wilmington, "and is navi
gable for about 11 miles up to the town of
Lillington, carrying a depth of 7 to 50 feet
for that distance, and a width of from 45
to 500 feet, v For about a quarter of a mile
below Lillington to Riley's creek the river
is very narrow and . tortuous. : Below ' the
mouth of Riley's creek it is broad and
deep, with easy bends. The project under
which the work has been done included the
removal from the channel of the river of
two sunken flats and of all the obstructions
of sunken trees, logs, snags and stumps,
and the trimming or removal from its banks
of overhanging trees, and the cutting off,
by dredging, of several sharp bendsj be
tween Lillington and the mouth of Riley's
creek, giving feet through these cut-offs,
The obstructions have been removed, the
overhanging trees trimmed or removed
from the banks, and much of the dredging
has been done.
. Congress appropriated $1,000 for the im
provementof Town creek, in Brunswick
county, which has been expended in the
removal of obstructions of logs, snags,
sunken flats, &c., - from the channel, and
the most troublesome overhanging trees
from the banks of the stream, and the
dredffinz throuch certain shoals to the
depth of Si feet at ordinary high water,
By a further expenditure of from $1,800 to
$2,000, Capt. James says, the banks of the
stream could be cleared of all . troublesome
overhane-inff trees, and a channel of not
less than 40 feet wide and not less than 4
feet deep at low water could be dredged
out and cleared through all shoals from
"Saw-Pitt Landiner." to the head of navi
gation, to "Hog Wallow Landing." Town
creek empties into the Cape Fear 8 miles
below Wilmington. " - v.
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1884.
fORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate Bills Reported from Commit
teesThe Shipping BUI Considered-'
House Debate on the Tariff BUI. ...
rBy Telegraph to the Mornlnx Star.
r'! " ' . ' SENATE. - - . "
Washthgton. May 1. The Senate was
presided over to-day by Senator Allison,
who had been designated for the purpose
by the President of the Senate.- under the
rule.
The Chair laid before the Senate a com
munication from -the Secretary of War.
transmitting a report from Major Hancock,
respecting the pay due enlisted men at
headquarters of the Division of the Atlan
tic. . . - . -
Several bills' were reported favorably
from committees and placed on the calen
dar. ? The Senate then proceeded to the con'
sideration of bills on the calendar under' the
five-minute xule. . . . ' . -
The first bill to engage attention was
that Introduced by Mr. Ingalls and report
ed, favorably from the committee on Mili
tary Affairs, to release me members of the
original jfuz-John-Forter ' court martial
from secrecy, so, far as relates to votes of
members. . . ?
. Mr. Garland moved indefinite postpone
ment of the bill, which motion was agreed
to without opposition. ' -
The Shipping bill was- then taken up.
and Mr. Frve continued- his remarks in od-
position to Mr. Vest's amendment, saying.
that tbe admission to American registry of
ships bought abroad would result in taking
from American ships the coastwise trade
of the United States. All the old hulks in
England would come here and take charge
of our coastwise trade. - The ; Senator from
Missouri (Vest) Mr. Frye said, had not
dared to propose a free ship amendment
pure and simple, but had sugar-coated it
with an amendment providing for free ma
terials. Who, he inquired, had asked for
free materials? No ship-builder bad done
so. f ' ' "'" ' -
Mr. Morgan; inquired whether Mr. Frye
intended to have the bill already passed in
the House taken up and acted on instead of
the Senate bill. .
Mr. Frye replied that, that depends.
Mr. Morgan said he supposed we were
engaged in some work of actual legislation,
not in a debating society discussing me
mere question of free ships, and as there
were a couple of hundred special orders on
the calendar of the House to precede the
Senate bill, if it be passed, it was unlikely
tbat the bill, would be reached during this
session. . - .
Mr. Frye thought that according to the
view or tbe Senator rrom Alabama tbe
Senate might as well adjourn altogether.
Mr. Vest followed Mr. i1 rye in opposi
tion to the bill, and . still - bald - the floor
when the Senate at 5 o clock adjourned.-. ;
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with, Mr. Morrison moved that the House
go into committee or me wnoie on me
Tariff bill, and, pending tbat. moved that
all general debate on the bill be closed at 4
o clock Tuesday nest. . :
Mr. Randall said he had no. objection to
the closing of the debate, but hoped he
would be accorded an hour Tuesday.
Mr. McKinley, of Ohio, gave notice that
at the conclusion of the general debate a
motion would be made . to strike out the
enacting clause. ' .
31r. Katon hoped Mr., Morrison would
not press bis motion. He wished to be
heard on the bill.', -
Mr. Findlav. of Md.. hoped that the de
bate-was not going to be choked on. .
"There is no occasion for talking about
choking off. replied Mr. Morrison.
"Then," said Mr. Findlay, "1 wilt modi
fy the expression. I will say I hope the
debate will not be brought to a sudden
close until those who have convictions on
the subject will have a chance to be heard.
l.Ifor one. am against the bul, and . would
like to express my opinion." - -
In reply to a question by Mr. Duster,
the Speaker stated that up to the present
time forty-three gentlemen bad addressed
the committee.
It was agreed that private business
should be suspended to morrow, and that
me day should be devoted to tariff debate.
Mr. Morrison s limitation motion was
agreed to without division, and then the
House, at 11.20 o clock, went into commit
tee of the Whole as indicated.
Mr. Dorsheimer, cf N. Y., said that
there were two ways to. lower the revenue;
the one to reduce it, "the other to spend it;
the one to lower taxation, the other to in
crease the appropriations . The Democratic
partv said to doubting friends and open
foes, mat me taxes yielded too much, and
the paramount duty of Congress was to
leave the money which the State did not
need in the pockets of the people. He de
fended the Morrison bill from' adverse
criticism, declaring it to be not only a good
bill but the best which tbe times permitted,
The work of the Ways 'and Means commit
tee had been well done, and the bill it had
reported merited the support of the revenue
reform element ot the House.
When Mr. Dorshcimer concluded, Mr,
Kelley. of Pa., said he had been told that
the gentleman.in referring to some remarks
of bis, had quoted him as saying mat
Harvests are too abundant, artisans too
industrious He had made no such state
ment, and the gentleman could not have
read his speech, but musthave been egre-
eiouslv deceived by somebody. -
Mr. Dorsbeimer replied mat he had care
fully examined the gentleman's specch.and
he now affirmatively repeated tbe statement
he had made.
I regret the gentleman s course, said Mr,
Kelley, for it lessens my estimate of his
character, i
Mr. Brumm. of Pa., took the floor an ad
vocacy of the protective system, and in re
ply to tho arguments of its opponents he
characterized the horizontal reduction as a
horizontal humbug; the Democratic party
as a great big nothing an incomprehensi
ble, tattoed "What is it;" and free trade as
murder most foul. -
mt . 1 l . . . : .1 1 I f "ll
1 oe ueuaie was coiiuuueu uy mr. oiavv
of Ky., and Mr. Eaton, of Cornu The
latter declared himself a tariff reformer;
and his was a tariff reform speech, but in
its course he made a strong appeal for the
preservation of the right of States, closing
with the words, "Let us stand together by
this great principle the rights of the
States as, : upholders of Federal power.
Proper discriminations made by the Fede
ral authorities with respect to State power
and their own, and we must stand a thou
sand years. Aye, I shall hope mat we
will Btand as one people and one govern
ment until God shall call darkness for ere
ation's pall." Mr. - Eaton was listened to
with great attention, and his speech was
especially enjoyed by tbe Republicans, who
frequently interrupted him with applause
and laughter. He spoke without notes
and in such a rambling manner that he ex
pressed doubt as to whether the official
reporters could make anything out of Jiis
remarks. v : :
; Mr. Hammond, of Ga.. presented an ar
gument in support of the Morrison bill and
declared that Democrats were honest and
(earnest in their purpose to reduce the reve
nue and to reduce taxation. He branched
off for a moment from his line of discus
sion to criticise Mr. Eaton's action in read
ing from the Confederate Constitution in
order to do what not to prove that the
Tariff bill was wrong, but to excite North
ern preiudices against the South. Gentle
men could not conceal their purpose from
people who had brains. . ;
Mr. McComas, of Ind.rconfined his re
marks to an attack on the" bill for placing
bituminous coal in the free list.
; The House then, at 5 o'clock, took a re-.
cess until 8 o'clock, the evening session to
be for debate only on me lanu diii.
Collector Wicker Asks for an Investl-
' gallon - by the SenateAmendments
; to the Shipping BUI Tariff Rebate In
the House.
SENATE. --; '
- Wasbohgtoii-. Mav 2. The Chair laid
before the Senate a telegraphic communi
cation from Mr. Wicker, late Collector of
Customs at Key West, FJa.. asking that a
lull investigation may oe . maae into a is
conduct in connection with the discharge
of his official duties. -. ' .
' Mr. Garland, from the committee on
MM.
Territories, reported adversely the House
bill requiring the Governors of Territories
to be for two years residents of the Terri
tories in which they may be appointed.
sun Mr. uoipb s request tha bill was
placed on the calendar. . -. .
1 1 be Senate took uo the Shinniner hill. and
Mr. Vest made a formal offer of his amend
ment permitting the admission to American
registry of ships bought abroad, and the
admission tree of duty or ship-building ma
terial. ' '
Mr. McPherson offered an amendment to
itj excluding ships : bought abroad from
coastwise trade." , - -. j
Mr. Vest continued his remarks in sup
port of his amendment
Mr.-Hale spoke in support of the bill.,
and in opposition to Mr. Vest's amendment.
x'cuuing ueDate, me senate at a Mi) p. m.
went into executive session, and when the
doors were reopened adjourned to Monday
next. , . , .
HOUSE OF i REPRESENTATIVES. '
Morning hour! having been disuensed
with, me House, at 11.10 o'clock, went
into committeo of i the Whole, Mr. Cox, of
N.I Y., in the chair, on the Tariff bill.
Mr. Nutting, of N. Y.. opposed the bill.'
denying that the present tariff was oppres-,
sive on the farmer and laborer, and depre
cated an agitation of the question for pure
ly political purposes. , ... . - - .,r - -.- -. ;
,-Jir. Ducster, or. Wis., gave notice or an
amendment, which he nronosed to offer.
providing that on and after July 1st, .1884.-
no touty - snau.,. no levied "or collected : on
any kind of raw material which may in
any manner be consumed by the people or
by tne lactones or tne united states.
Mr. lielmont of N. Y.. favored the pas
sage of the bill. He said that the Demo
cratic House of Representatives Was under
taking to carry put by legislation what the
administration of President Arthur was
doing through the use of the treaty ma
king power,' and cited the reciprocity treaty
with Mexico and that foreshadowed with
Spain and Cuba, as examples: claiming
mat both political parties were being com
pelled to the same course by me demands
of the country for free commerce and for
eign markets, j; -
Mr. McMillan, of Tenn.. said that the
question presented was not as to whether
there shouldjor should not be free trade; but
as to whether or not there should be a re
duction of taxation. He denouneed the
present tariff as a monstrous piece of injus
tice,! inequality and false pretence. It had
destroyed commerce, cut down the sales of
American manufacturers and depleted the
revenues of American agriculture. Let
him 'who voted against this bill remember
that he voted to endorse and perpetuate an
increase ot duties on the necessities of life,
Mr. Cox, of N. G
regretted the tone of 1
me speech made yesterday by Mr. Eaton,
of Conn. , who in order to secure the ap
plause of the Republican side and draw
odium on the measure which his party was
advocating, had appealed to sectional
prejudice. , .;-
Speeches were also made by Mr. Chase.
of R. I., Miller, of Pa., Co of N.-.Y.,
HoWilzell. of Md., Springer, of 111.. Brai-
nerd and Brown, of Pa. . -
Mr. Vance, or N. C. spoke in support
or tariu reduction, but his remarks were
especially directed to criticisms of the inter
nal revenue laws and their administration.
The committee then rose.
Mr. Lowry, of Ind., gave notice that he
would on Monday next call up the Vir
ginia contested election case of O Ferrell
against raul, for consideration.
me House men, at -a o clock, took a
recess until 8 o'clock, the evening session
to oe ror consideration or pension bills.
Senate Not In Session Tbe Chinese
j .Immigration BUI Passed. -'
Washington, May a. senate not m
session, r
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
On motion of Mr. Morrison the order for
an evening session to-night was vacated
The House then, on motion of Mr, Lamb,
of Ind., at 11. 15, went into committee of
the WhokVMr. Cox.fifJsL.Y., ia the chair.
on me bill amending, tbe Chinese lmmigra
tionact !
Mr. Henley, of Cala.. spoke in support
of the bill , which he said was the joint
product of delegations from California,
Oregon, Nevada, Arizona and Washington
Territories. Never had a measure received
an endorsement more nearly unanimous or
more profound in its earnestness than had
this bill received from the people of the
iacinc coast- 1 wane it might be assailed
on the ground that in some way it was
hostile to the doctrine of the universal
fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of
man while j it might ;be criticised by
those who had not studied its subject-matter
j there was this fact connected with it
that the people inhabiting a tract of coun
try i sufficient for an empire came with
practical unanimity and demanded the en
actment of this measure. , i
Mr. George; of Oregon, "supported Mr.
Henley in advocacy, and Mr. Rice, of
Mass., opposed the bill, i It was asserted
that the measure was in the interest of la
bor; that it was demanded by 1,500,000
suffering citizens on the Pacific Coast, and
mat unless it were passed the Chinese in
vasion would be complete. He maintained
that it was not demanded By the inhabi
tants "of the Pacific coast. He undertook
to say it added no single barrier whatso
ever to the incoming of the Chinese. It
was only clap trap and surplusage from be
ginning to end. 1 ne original act had done
its work, and anything further was unne
cessary, oince its passage up to January
15th last 17.0U0 Chinese bad departed from
our shores for their homes, and only 3,415
had returned.
Messrs. Cassidy, Tully, Eaton and King
spoke in favor of the bill, and Messrs,
Hill,- Lyman. Poland, Browne of Ind.,
and Skinner against it H
Mr. Uuenthcr expressed his willingness
to welcome to these shores everybody who
came to escape from oppression, but not
those whose; presence tended to degrade
American labor.
The bill was read by sections for amend
ments, t : . .
Mr. Rice, j of Mass., I offered : several
amendments which were voted down.
Mr. Brumm, of Penn., offered an amend
ment applying the provisions of this bill
far as practicable to persons from whatever
nations, who were imported to the country
under any system of contract. Ruled out
on a point of order.
On motion of Mr. Hammond, of Georgia,
an additional section was agreed to, provi
ding that nothing herein contained shall be
construed to affect any prosecutions or other
proceedings, cml or criminal, begun under
the act of 'which this is amendatory.
Mr. Rice moved, to amend the title so as
to read, "An act to violate our treaty stipu
le. -' 1 - 1L! l 1 . 1 .
ihuous wuu . uuma anu oiuer nations.
Lost. - .-- - -j; l. " : ;;,". -. -
The committee then rose and the bill was
passed yeas 184 nays 13.
The Speaker laid before the. House a
message from the President recommending
. an appropriation of $225,000 to meet the
proper obligations of the government for
the courteous surveys of the umpires of the
Spanish-American claims , commission
Referred. 1
loss of Steamship.
Ihe State of Florida, of the New York
and Glasgow Line, Lost at Sea. The
. Crew on Board a Sallng Vessel. .
New York, May 3. Messrs. Austin.
Baldwin & Co., agents here of the State
Line Steamship Co., this morning received
a dispatch from Glasgow, showing, be von d
doubt mat steamer State of Florida, which
left New York for Glasgow on the 12m
of April, met with disaster on the voyage
and was lost! The dispatch to Baldwin &
Co.. is as follows : ' "The steamer Devon.
which left New York April 10th for Bris
tol, picked up on April 29th two life-boats
of me State of Florida, without occupants
or gear. A sailing vessel, bound west,
signaled tbe steamer city of Rome, on
April , in late. 46, long. 42, that she bad
the crew of the state Lane steamer en
board." ' - '-' " '-' " '
The City bf Rome arrived at Liverpool
April Zth from jxew x ork.
The State of Florida was of four thou
sand tons burden, and was built at Glas
gow in 1879. i She was 371 feet long, 38
feet beam and 28 feet depth of hold, and
was bark rigged. ;
NO. 28
NORTH CAROLINA, ,
The Liberal Mass ISeetlns and the
Republican ConventionThe . State
Tlcket-r-Xork for Governor and Rns-
sell, for Judge Declinations Chic
ago: Delegates from the Wake and
Guilford Districts. r
Raleigh, May 1. The ' conventions met
tJ-day at 8 p. m. Col. Johnston presided
over the Liberal mass meeting of twenty
five pepsons and Humphrey over two hun
dred i and ' forty Republicans from ninety
counties.' The conference committee re
ported the platform as sent to the Stak
last night, and the ticket, as follows: For
Governor Tyre York; Lieut. Governor
' Guthrie Secretary of Slate G.W. Stanton;
. Treasurer Washington Duke: Auditor
G..W.j Candler: Attorney General C. A.
; Cooke j Superintendent of Education-Sol.
' Pool; Judge Dan Russell. . ' :
One Or more of the nominees decline, and
the committee will make a new report at 10
o'clock to-morrow morning.'
Thos. P. Devereux succeeds Johnston as
; Liberal Chairman. '. ,
C. D,
, uuuiui nuu iiuuu tTiuiaiutsou
TTniitin..!. .1 Tl 1T TH - .
have been appointed delegates from the
Wake district to the Chicago Convention,
and T. B. Keogh and P. H. Winston, dele
gates to: the same Convention from the Guil
ford district f .'
SECOND DISPATCH. , -
Relegates at Large Canada? Beaten.
Raleigh, May 2, 1.40 A. M Mott, W.
S. Dockery, O'Hara and James H. Harris
have been chosen as delegates at larse.
, ... o
Canaday is beaten.
Suicide at Charlotte Purchase of the
State's Interest In the W. N C. R. II
The RepubUcan State ZConventlon.l
By Telegraph to tbe Horning Star. I '
Chabotte,. May 1. H. McSmith. who
conducted a branch house of the Savannah;
luajmusic store of Ludden & Bates in
this city, committed suicide here to day by
shooting himself in the head. He died in
stantly, j It is intimated that he was be
hind in his accounts. .
KALEIGH. Mav 1. President A. R An.
drews, of me W. N. C. R. R Co., to day
paiu ow,wu w me state, unuer its con
tract for the purchase of the State's interest
in the railroad. I - .
There is aiull attendance at the Republi
can State Convention to-day. Indications
point to the nomination of York, Liberal,
for Governor, and the election of Arthur
delegates to Chicago.
Adjournment of the Republican State
Convention The State Ticket as
j- .
Amended Stralghts-Onts DUnatU-
i i
fled with the Nomination of York.
ISpectal Star Telegram.
Raleigh, May 2. J. C. L. Harris,-who
thoroughlyunderstands the business, pre
sided to-day over the "Republican State
Convention, and enabled it to get through
and adjourn. Some changes were made in
he ticket as sent to me Star yesterday, by
some of the nominees decMniug.. The
ticket as amended is as follows: For Gov
ernor York ; Lieut. Governor Judge
Faircloth; Auditor F. M. Lawson, of
Madison; Superintendent of Public In
structioh F. D. Winston, of Bertie. -W.
R. Trull, of Madison, and W. A: Moore, of
Chowan, were chosen electors. Some of
the straight-out Republicans are dissatisfied
with the nomination of York for Governor.
westvTr'ginia .
The Lynching at St. Albans Tbe Rill
Boys and Their Crimes. -
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.J
Charlestown, May 1. At St. Albans,
at a late hour last night, Scott Hill and
Branlow Bill were hanged on an elm tree
on a hill one mile west of the town, by a
mob of 500men who were unmasked. The
mob captured the Hill boys from the guard
at the hotel, took them to the place named,
fastened a cotton cord around their necks;
threw me other end over a convenient limb;
and sent for the Rev. Mr. Stump, who
questioned the desperadoes as to their
crimes.' Scott Hill confessed that he and
Jack Dobson last Saturday night visited
the borne of ex-Sheriff Atkins, of Boone
.county; demanded his money and
weie refused. HU then shot him and
left him for dead. The two robbers
. went to Spurlock'8 residence, on Mam
Mud riyer. On Monday Dobson was left
and the Hills and Spurlock visited Wood's
residence, where they expected to secure
2.50O.i They blackened their facrsand
entered the house. One of tbe robbcis was
knocked down by old man Woods, who
was shot -three times. The robbers were
then shot at several times by Miss Woods,
who had been attracted to her -fathers
room, l ine villains could not stand tne
fire and fled. They saw young Woods
going across a field and believed he was
going after help. Scott Hill said he shot
at young Woods, fifty yards away, where
he was found a few hours later. Young
Woods was dead with a bullet through his
heart and a wound in one arm. After the
confession Rev. Mr. Stump was asked
to pray, and when me religious services
were over men took hold of the ropes and
pulled the' bodies of the two Hills three
feet clear of me ground and rastened me
ropes, j They returned to the village, leav
ing the bodies dangling in the air, a warn
ing to! evil-doers. The bodies were left
hanging two or three hours and were then
cut down, taken to the village and placed
in an undertaking establishment, where
they were viewed by hundreds of people
to-day. K The mob was orderly.
spurlock was rescued from me mob and
brought to this city this morning, where
he is in jail. Much excitement prevails
here and in St. Albans, and it is feared
that a mob will make an effort to take him
out to-night and hang him. The officer
who brought him here, . together with tne
prisoner, walked twelve miles to reach tbe
jail. Spurlock's confession is substantially
the same as Scott Hill's, but be adds that
he did a part of the shooting. Tha band is
composed- of over one hundred members,
who are sworn to protect each other. He
says mat the Hills have been operating for
two years and have killed , four men and
wounded several. He has a wife and
children and his home was tbe meeting
place for the band. Old tnan Woods can
not recover. The robbers were identified
by Miss Woods. Spurlock had lived a
number ot years near Woods and knew
he had money in the house.
NE IF YORK.
Opening ' of the New - Produce Ex-
: change Fatal Roller Explosion In
St. Lawrence ; . County Fitzgerald
Wins the Walking loTateb. . -
By Telegraph to the Morning Star. r
New York, May 3. Tuesday, ' the 6th
inst, there will be ho session of the Pro
duce Exchange, the members having re
solved to set that day apart for their grand
celebration of the opening of the new Ex
change.- - . . .- , ,
- Watertown, May 3. The boiler of the
Whiting Marble Works, at Gouverneur,
St Lawrence county, exploded this morn
ing, killing five men instantly -and fatally
injuring two others. Steam had just been
made after the boiler had been repaired
The men killed are residents of Jefferson
and St Lawrence counties. The building
is a total wreck. '
New York, May 3. Fitzgerald won the
walking match; making 610 miles; Rowell
602, Panchot 566, Noremac 545, Hertz 539,
Vint 530, JSlson B. - , t
Spirits Turpentine4
Rockingham Spirit: r A nartv
ofEnglish immigrants, consisting of two -families,
15 persons in all, arrived in town i
last Sunday, morning en- route fori the 1 " '
Mountain creek neighbood of this county, I '
where they have located near by where a
party of English people settled a year ago
or more. ; They were well clad and seemed -intelligent.
- i , -
r Washington " Gazette: There!
was a flying rumor iu town that hiihprm ir "
respectable citizen had committed a forgery -Of
certain notes and mortgages and had at-1
tempted to negotiate them at the bank of j
C. M. Brown., The rumor was afterwards i :
confirmed, and when it became known that I
me guaty party was Samuel S. - Jones the -surprise
was .very great, The-facts are i
that Jones forged the names of certain par- j
ties in Hyde county to certain notes and ' '
mortgages, together with the probates and ' '
certificates of registration. These he at- 7 -tempted
to sell to several parties in town, i - ;
Chadbourn Times: There is a -
pine tree in tbe edge of the creek swamp at
Fair Bluff, which by actual measurement i. i
lo vigun-cu ice nuu bia lucues in circum
ference. !.f r Some say that sawdust will (
not burn when piled on the trround: but
they will be convinced to tho contrary, if '
they will come and see the heaps of it ' ?
burned here from day to day. Th
effort has been made to find gravel beds .
for. the ballasting of our railroads. .. But so
far none have been found in this section of - '
the State. The Crystal Marl on Mr. Joshua
smith s place near Whiteville depot would
no doubt when crushed, answer the nur-
pose, and probably might be better for bal- '
last man me common graverr - - j .
Clinton ,' Caucasian: Dr. Mil-
burn will lecture in Clinton on the 9th! and
10th inst The crop of mortgages this '
year promises to be unusually large.
Dr. Milburn's appointment at Kenansville 4
has been chraged from the 3d and 4th to '
the 15th rrar 16th inst. The short f
corn crop of last year is beginning td'tell. ;
That grain is now being imported into the
county in considerable quantities, and is
retailing Bt $1.25 per bushel on time, i ,
Mr. J. C. Williams sends us a sample of - -fine
seed corn, which he has been improv- ' ;
ing over forty years. He has a field which i
he has cultivated in corn for over forty
years in succession, and it yields twjee as
much now as at first - ' - . j -.
Raleigh News- Observer: Reso
lutions in the Frankhnton railroad meeting
were passed providing that a. surveyf from
Louisburg to Durham via Franklinton be
made, and the following gentlemen were
appointed on the committee of said sirvey:
W. N. Harris, i Capt A. Walker,- ID. C.
Aiken, Col. Wj F. Green. It- fe odd i
to see a set of men who hold themselves too i
good to go into ; a Republican convention,
dictating what the Republican convention
shall do. Dockery, Grissom, Russell;
Canaday, Norment, Bynum. Keogh and
other old line Republicans must stand aside
this year and take a repudiated Democrat
for their nominee. Such is the decree of
the revenuers. I Greensboro, N. C,
April 30 The i Southern Plaid Maaufac- -turers'
Association Convention, held here
to-day, endorsed the State Exposition by
commendatory resolutions
Raleigh JVeios Observer : fThere
appears to be no doubt that the Union de
pot will soon be built The New York :
Produce Exchange invites Gov. Jarvis and
staff to be present at the Opening exercises
of its new building on Tuesday, May 6th.
r Yesterday a stock company fof the !
purpose of operating a cotton seed oil mill I
was- organized here, with a capital of $40,- i
000.; Some of our leading business men arc
members of the company, ' while iseveral
from points near by are also stockholders. !
On Monday, the ;14th inst, the Cran-
berry Iron & Coal Co., whose mines are j
situated in Mitchell county, in this State,
started its pioneer furnace. Gen. A. Par- j
dee, Jr., President of Ihe company,! lighted !
the fires. tAsheville, N. C, April 29. i
The Republican District Convention met r
here to-day. . There was a onfall delegation.
J. B. Eaves, of Rutherford, and T. J. Can i
dler, of Buncombe, were elected delegates :
to Chicago, i One is for Mott's interest and
Arthur, the other for Blaine or Grant
-An editorial excursion from New Eigland,
consisting of some fifteen editors and reprc- i
sentatives of newspapers, has arrived at :
Ashcville. j j 't
Raleigh Farmer & 3fechqnic: !
Ex-Judge Albertson is said to be the com-
mg candidate for Congress tn me first dis-
trict. The counties have tbuai far ap- i
propriated about $12,000 in cash towards ;
;he State Exposition ; besides toe individual :
action in various counties. Qno
morning last week Mr. Joseph King,; ion ;
going to the cabia where lived his mother- f
in-law, Mrs. Patsie Beaslcy, found a pile of
smouldering ruins with her bones gleaming
white amid the ashes. The dead woman ,
had no enemies, but was reputed fo have
had some money concealed in the house, as :
was the case with Mrs. Guhter. The fire
may ha re resulted from an accident, but
there a :e fears that it did .not. j Col- ;
lectionsj of city taxes for the year ending
April 30, 1884, $42,169.85. Disbursements
$40,583.91. Excess; $1,585.94. Among
the disbursements were the following: At
torneys' fees in the suits of Alderman Jas.
Doyle et als. (who were ejected-from the ;
City Council), $625; costs in thb suits
$142.05; total $767.05. Paintingj street
signs $173.56; entertaining the New Epg- -land
sight seers $75;. salaried officers and
police $11,521.38; street expenses, $8,-
100.71. 1
! Charlotte Observer: Tbe stu
dents of Davidson College are toj give a
commencement banquet at the (Buf ord
House on June 20th. -The All Healing
Springs, under the proprietorship) of Mr.
Alfred Cozzens, late of Cook'ss Hotel,
Green Bay, Wisconsin, is being greatly im
proved for the coming season, -j On
the 11th of May a new and lightning sched
ule is to go into effect on the Richmond &
Lanyule Railroad, by which the time be
tween New York will be lessened by Ave
hours. - Gen. John Eaton, of Washing- :
ton City; Dr. Jas. Allison and M& James
B. Lyons, of Pittsburg, Pa., arrived in the
city, yesterday to attend the dedication of
Biddle Institute. They are assigned rooms ,
at the Central Hotel, where Gov.t Jarvis,
who arrived last night, is also quartered,
-j Mr.. A J. Woodsworth, of Cheser, Pa.,
foreman of Alexander's soap factory, yes- ,
terday bought r Tise water elevator and a ;
set of harness made in Charlotte, and ship-'
ped them to his old home in Chester.
Maj. Dowd is looking finely and is in
splendid trim. He told an Observer re
porter that the government building for
Charlotte is a sure thing, and that jour city
is to have 'a $75,000 building beyond a
doubt. ' A chicken main has-been arr .
ranged between Mecklenburg and Ala
mance counties, to be fought in Columbia,
S.C, on May 12th and 13lh, thf laws of
North Carolina prohibiting this sport being
indulged in within the borders of the State.
New Berne Journal: Tie news
comes to us from several parties of Jones
county that the farmers are not increasing
their acreage in cotton, but are manuring
more man ever, and,' what is still better, -
it is mostly home made fertilizer, j
The convention at Halifax yesterday nom- -inated
O'Hara by acclamation, f W. P.
Williamson was nominated elector; L J.
Young and J- C. Dancy, delegates to Chi
cago; L B. Abbott and W; H. Oatlaw. al
ternates. Arrangements are being
made for" a steamer to run from New Berne
to take passengers to the convention at
Washington.. It will be more expeditious
and much cheaper for parties from Ra
leigh, Fayetteville, WUmington.Geldsboro, .
Kinston and Beaufort to take this route.
I Two car loads of turpentine; arrived
from Morehead City yesterday, being
freights received from the Inland Coasting
Co. The steamer Margie is making regu
lar trips to Jacksonville and up White Oak
river once a week. Our merchants now
have an opportunity of dividing that trade
with the Wilmington merchants and wo
;tiust they will make good use of at. j
Mr. Lane keeps an itemized account of all
expenses and receipts of his farm.) He cul
tivates twenty acres to the horse farm, four
of which is put in cotton. One" year he in
creased - the acreage of his -cotton ; and,
though an ordinary crop year, he found his
net surplus to amount to just two dollars
-per acre. Of course, like the sensible man -that
he is, he went back to his four acres
to tbe horse farm. He has manured his:
; cotton land until he can produce cotton at
a cost of from 6 to 7 cents pet pound.
Making over a five hundred pound bale to
the acre it will easily be seen thaC there is
some money for him even at nine peots per -
pound. v, Kinston dot: Sheriff Davis
carried to the penitentiary last 1 Monday .
j four convicts, George Foy, Moses Davis,
John Herring and Ro3a Smith, all colored,
the contributions of our last Superior
court - -
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