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J." ' . --: rr " 'it: The Weekly. Star- PUBLISHED AT '"'M" V 1 l M I JS G T O.N, Wt C., AT ,50 A B1B, IN IDV&NCfe. ISSS8SSSSSSSS SSSoSSSSS8S88SSS SSSSSSSSSS 2j J SSSSSoSSSSSSSSSSStt i!lilW I 4fe d o oe io r- os o o eo p t- cp oo 50 I SSS8SSS8SS88SS8E3 Sg8Sj2gS228S888S8S " SSS8SSS8SSS8SSSSS - .- o . ' - - --. ' e ' j j 5 -.- r -- ; ; . 03 - jj- w o ' : - 'i ? - - 00' - - . ' et eo 10 o co 3 oh 00 10 o to 1 C.tii ioi iittho Post Office atTWllrainffton. N. s riiSCRIPTIOIf PRICE? i Tin- subscriGtion price' of the' TTKiKtT -tm: is as follows -.-v x. ' u V '.-V; v'iic Copy 1 year, postage paid,; t o fl.60 - " (i months, " " 1.00 " 3 months. " . ..50 , THE TWO SLANDERfiCtS. - Hie two preachers at Buffalo who ,rl,'iit tbfn themselves to tbe disgnstiDg and if ul- work of glandering and ihiiludti'; Gov. Cleveland nrbiniso to aii i:t at infamy as profound as tliat v iiif.ii tlncy conspired to consien i - . ilii- vuiini of' their assault and ma iiL'iniy .. Tfti'Hc two crpatiires are kn.nvr. as liiill and Boyd. We have given ii fevv glimpses of Ball and - wliai, is saitf of him by those of bis own household . of faith. Ball not only supported Cleveland for Gov enior imt turned yard politician and forked for him, for which he receiv el -$r2r, ami a iked for more. lie ailmits that he knew as much of ClevelandV character then fas he: . knows- now. ; He is a man of despi cable character, ""i-bia:- own brethreii and acquaintances being witnessed.. His .t-harges unsupported would amount to, nothing among - decent people who know Cleveland: This . v authorized by the opinions and staii HU'iiis made "concerning him by those who arts acquainted with his ch:u-acter.; . ; - : ' - -Tin? ith"er clerical maligner is one David .Boyd. He ia ; possibly a meaiier man than Ball. The Boston Potst f Monday says this: "A coi responded recently asked us some -sharp ijiiesiious about this man Boyd, which we couldn't answer, and now comes a lad iui citizen of Milton Mills, N. H., . with tin se remarks anl queries:' , I wjis much pleased to-day while reading the communication "Asking us Questions, " ant! if you want anything more from this f'He" David Boyd, J would ask him to rise uml explain why and how he left his flocks in Acton, Me, and Milton Mills. N. B. . - - . i - B. i A uot her correspondent writes from Bid- defrrrd. Me. : ' ' lliv. n.-tvid Boyd used to preach in this city. Jle is a bad egg. If such men as he hfie l wen Blrti ne's close friends for 22 years, am! ;in-ei ui'mg forward ti vouch for the c'.e-kuljiuaH toid integrity .' of Candidate -B!:uti--, I dou't wonder that to many others are su-pping down and out. ': .S. 1 So, what li!i2 Brother Boyd been up to in I'awiiicket, Acton, Milton Mills and BiiLU-ford ?" ' . ; - r ' V:; i : . l!o d lias. , molified " his charges agiinstjM'levelandV The fact is jotli of ilies scandal-mongering parsons only repeated . what they bad heard neither having any i personal knowl cdy.- of the alleged facta involved The New York Times says: ":..'i :! "Tin! authorities and disseminators of tbcs- charges are now pat in the position of faki tiers and slanderers 'by the statement we publish in another column, over the signntiires , of sixteen well known and re spected citizens of Buffalo.- They, have oareTulIy investigated the charges.. We nave leason to know, that the evidence upon v, l)ichttie conclusions stated in their repjjrt rest is complete and trustworthy. The results of their investigation are for tified by the conclusions reached By the Rev. Dr, Twining, who undertook a simi Jar inquiry for the Independent, of which he ;is one of the editors, and from which we reprint his statement." . . . ' ,' . We do not believe that theso stO- ; ries against Mr. Cleveland will injure . him, and for two. reasons. . It baa been shown in the public prints that on the same ;hne Blaine is a inaclx worse man than t Cleveland ; and it has been - shownTthat'; in the main . Cleveland's life-' has . boen one-, of morality and prefl:; again ' lhe American; people ha0- never be- i- or! inade-thfi -pHrify"bfJlmen'a pri-; vsiei-cs a test of political capabih-J ty and integrity. How niany of the polit'iciaiij who have held office with- j "i the hundred years' could have ; hOTiie the light of day ". npon their! ; aeW Ifow many of the men who are now assailing' Cleveland could stand a severe scrutiny into : their- H lives? ."' ,r " ' t :- What the people all along the past- 'ave- required and concerned tbem-' ; Ives about was Is the candidate capable , and honest? Washington Pnt Hamilton into bis ;Cabinetj and tt is well known bow scandalous - was : a part of his life. But be was very 1 I epable if not very honest a.nd pure.! 0v- Cleveland has a better private Record than Blaine is known to have, 'M his public life is without stain or '"spicion. Not so with Blaine. He indeed literally ftattooed,"ind it ay one would see-how true this is, Iet tira read Hon. Carl Scburz's clear forceful arraignment of j him on 0ne. point alone, a part of which we are Publishing.' : Blaine is convicted gross corruption and by his own jtimony. His own letters condemn hlm and blister him. We .are alto Sether opposed to the story eoncerri lD8 liis criminal indiscretions in Ken- cKy thirty years ago being pub 'shed, and regret to see it announced at Chicago paper has opened 1 jsft J;?W,;i;fiJ.; i-Kr'-;4'h -i - - j---.? ; v XV. 1 n tba slainA rtf nnrrnntiAn Wo laKe uq nana in siTincr it pubh We" content ourselves with y. aju)g that Cleveland's private life -incomDarablv better everV wav . . ..5 ". . , . . liaa Blaine'B private life. JThe - fourtetf - Republicans-i-all iaejr 4S high standing in Buffalo Vv fcve made the : investigation iif Jthe -charges against Gov. deve- la- in i their published ' report say thisc :i:-:'a- : - " ': , r:P n';nyv- ft ?r--.V ; 4- - U ' ,,'Tbe attack npouOov. Cleveland's cha racter is thoroughly discredited when we consider the. sources from which it cornea, It was first publicly made in Buffalo by a newspaper of no standins whatever. We have twice called upon the editor of this. paper and asked nun to produce hia proofs r-tho names, dates and other particulars which he had publicly stated he was at lib erty to show. , He declines to do so. or to facilitate investigation Into the truth of either his own charges or those contained in the anonymous letter which he published, lie admitted that he had no evidence to support any accusation against Gov. Cleve land, except in the one instance to which we, particularly referred. - Ho rested his-case on that-story, and as to that atory be is contradicted by the witnesses having personal knowledge. The two clergymen whose profession has been invoked to give weight to 'these charges have no personal; knowledge of the facts, and under the cir cumstances could not, possibly have such: knowledge." . ' . --. '- -. , - ; - Desiring to dispose of this scandal for all time, as far as the Stab is concerned, we copy a 'passage from the letter of. Rev. Dr. Tinsley Twin' ing, editor of the N. Y. Independent. He went to Buffalo and ,made dili gent inquiry into the whole matter of the 8candaL He has published $ long statement giving the result of all I he could learn. He found that !' the charges against Cleveland were greatly exaggerated, and' in several; particulars without foundation. In ' many of the particulars the "elements of truth are wholly Hacking. ; He sayB: : " .. ' "There was no seduction, no adultery. : no breach of promise, no obligation of mar-1 nage; but there was at that time a culpable irregularity of life, living as he was a bach elor, for which it was proper and is proper mat no anouia sinter. - Alter tne primary offence, which is not to be palliated in the circle for which I write, his conduct was singularly honorable, showing no attempt to evade responsibility, and doing all he could to meet the duties involved, of which marriage was certainly not one. Every thing here was eminently to his credit un der circumstances which would have seemed to many men of the world to justify him in other conduct than that which he accepted as his duty. .There was no ab duction, only proper legal action under cir cumstances which demanded it." He says squarely and emphatically after thorough investigation, that" there was no 'general libertineism and drunkenness" as charged. ' He says the charges, all originated in brothels. We quote again: : "On the other hand, my inquiry of the noblest Christian men in this city, especially in the legal profession, men above all re proach, men who will vote for him, and men who. will vote and speak against him for: political reasons, men. who know Cleveland most intimately,' who have tteen his partners in - business or his nearest neighbors, men who know him by day and by night, brings the unanimous reply that it is utterly impossible that such reports can be true. He is a man of true and kind heart, frank and open, so intensely devoted to his business duties that it is impossible that he should be a debauchee. He has the heartiest respect of the best families in the city, who only regret that he keeps him self so much out of the society to which he would be welcome." We have to add the following con cerning Ball. He wrote this letter i HAS to Mr. Cleveland's drLiking, take one fact He and two other lawyers, a few years since, visited their dub house on Grand Island, a place of drunkenness and lust, and the three were beastly drunk on their return to the city. Oscar Folsom, Esq., (one of them), fell from the carriage and broke his neck. ; If you desire more facts I will do my best to supply them. . : : i- , Yours truly,! . i 4 - George H. Ball. The editor of the leading Buffalo paper, the Courier, shows that Cleve land was not with Folsom when he was killed . and had not been with hlm thatday. -The best people, gen tlemen and their wives, visited ; the Beaver Island club habitually, and yet this clerical slanderer says it was "s place of drunkenness and lust, 'j . The Courier says: ; J ; I "Citizens of Buffalo know these so called facts of Rev. Geo. H. Ball's to be wicked, malicious lies. If they did. not, the publi cation or this list of names would be a sufficient; refutation. Any refusal of these gentlemen to deny the imputation that they were in the habit of taking their wives and families to a place Of 'drunkenness and lust' is quite unnecessary and uncalled for. Let the curtain now fall npon the! uirty maimers auu lies auu iet. mtj authors , bide themselves from the! public gaze. ' . , ; t - Mr. Charles E. Hibbard, a promi? nent Republican, in Massachusetts,' was asked to circulate some copies of the Boston Journal containing the details-of tbe alleged Cleveland scan dal .But they struck fj the wrong man. - He wrote to the ''Republican 3tate Central Committee) at Boston as follows: , ""..'..-i'- V j "If . after the nomination of James OLi Blaine, anything were wanting to disgust Massachusetts itepubneans who are not oi- fice-holders, office seekers, or blind parti sans with, the present methods, tendencies and leadershin of the party, the detestable: business in which your committee is now-, engaged, should supply-tne want xi me; 'grand old party' annot be saved from de-i feat without Tesorting to methods corrupt ing to the morals as well as the politics of: the country, the ouestion whether it is worth saving is fully and . completely an swered." r ' ' - Well done, Mr. Hibbard I .v . j (The r JS. x. Herald published a special from Trenton, N. J., frbm which we copy . as follows: ; ; "W. A. Cotter, a well known lawyer and Republican Of Flemlngton, is out in a card announcing himself as an independent Re publicans and giving his reasons for bolting Blaine's -nomination. The independent Republican element in this section of the State f is -growing fast, while the alleged . Irish revolt against Cleveland is confined to a lava HmtiminiM rif thA dvnflmltB Hnoa' t.'-U .The Republican: State Committee xf Massachusetts, are industrionslv piroulating the", scandalous xTeports 'against .Gov; Cleveland's private character. We hope no decent Dem ocratic paper, much less a State Com- mui.ee, wiutninK tori a .moment bt circulating tho'( r disgusting; stofy about Blainv and - about Logan, top, for there1 is a story out now about pim of the i same nasty sorti VI e give, the origin'itliout jeivinff ; any bf the particulars of the last shame- ful persony; v: -" "AChicago dispatch in the New York World of A.ugHst.iiy8:;f John Hpber-,, y, .ijhairmanf qu the?hnpjf ticmocratiic State Executive .Committee received a let ter from a responsible person in Southern 4 Illinois to-day making . certain , charges against Senator. John A." .Logan,' . The namesof persons, places and dates "were given, and the writer signs his name.' ;; .; ; . ; ' y , 'J;v ;- j -j .'I he Arctic story grows morenlel- ancholyr8till as tbe revealments on- .tinue. j-iThe j olio wing. iapaipf uj j ' P "In an interview with a Timet represei-' tative this : eveniriit. Mr. W. H. Kisllng bury, brother of the deceased, outlined t$e condition of things which would, lead to he belief that the Greely expedition 'Wis divided into. two parts or tactions, and that One perished because the other had gained, possession by force of the food supply. In t&ia ostracised party were Lieutenant Kis linebury and Dr. Pavy. 4 The condition of Lieutenant Kislingbury's body shows that he had died of starvation at a time when the others had some food , suonly. .There was absolutely nothing in the- stomach, 1 and ia the intestines waa a lump of indi gestible material. v, There were no indica tions of rupture, and the story. , that the in jurcd himself is discredited.' j i ' v - . . ."j...: i ' . ; Gov. .Thomas J. Jarvis will speak at Elizabethtown, Bladen county oh Mot o not. ..: : 1 Onr friend of the Pavetteville Sun was in Wilmington on the 25th of July, and in a letter to his paper occurs Tthis paragraph : "At nooathe thermometer .reeistered 98 degrees in the shade (blood heat), and the people were almost suffocated. Wilming ton is truly a hot place in summer, and her people are to be -com men ded for desiring to getaway.";. - - ' " f ' 5 . V . 4V i f Now, we will venture, to say thateigh out of ten of our sensitive population will tell hrou that Wilmington is one; of; the lest places mey can uou ia luenuu- they only leave it .for a season oaac-. t of a change.-:-The thermometer' in 'AR office, which has been tested, baa registered higher than 90 degrees this and the record at the Signal office will show that the "maximum temperature has ixceeded that by only a few degrees. Eve i when the temperature is at its highest here , there is almost always a pleasant breeze from oceanward that neutralizes the heatj to a very great extent. 4- rejonr Exblblta. ! O ily about six weeks remain in which to p -epare exhibits for the-State Exposition. ,In tome counties great interest is - being taken in the matter and great ' energy dis played. How is it in New ' Hanover T -.Is there anything being done besides what Cape. Npble and a few others are doing ? From present appearances our county will not begin to make the show she is eapable of making. Down about Newbern and Bealifort experts have been engaged for months in preparing different varieties of fish and other denizens and curiosities of D1 mkXsa v nd of 4 in" this tine lleep for exhibition. What kind dispiay will New Hanover make particular? We hope she may make- a good one. but if she does there will have t be ajgood deal of work done in the next five weeks. The Exposition opens on the 1st if October. ; . - ,; - J From the Crtmlaal Crt.' 1 i The following prisoners will be taken to te Penitentiary to-morrow by Deputy ft Geo. W. Murray.; ;They are all , and were convicted at the late term e Criminal Court, and the oldest is not 18 or 19 yearsof age: ; t . .' , , j n Smith alias -WH. Wortham.lar t wo years. ' ; ; v; . f ; , ;' j : i ph Jones, larceny, two years. ( ses Evans,' larceny, two yeais Isaac Davis, larceny, two years. . Gqs Rdbs4 for assault an battery,"went to tile House of ' Correction vesterdav. his term1 being thirty days.. . ' , . . . , , i j Wlbnlnston and New Berne Firemen We see by the New Berne Journal thai the New Berne Steam Fire Engine Com pany has received an invitation jroni th4 W. S. F. E. Company,, similar to . the one; extended to their brother firemen, the "At lanti cs." , also noticed in the Journal an 'Acknowledgment -of Courtesies" ex tend ed to the Wilmington firemen by the fircrien and citizens generally 'of' New! Ben during their recent visit, signed by Mes irs. T. D. Meares; John Cowan and W. 1. Jacobs, committee. It is a .very neat and handsome tribute, to a generqns hos pita ity. . i'lyuti t m ' j Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley BallroadJ The Cape Fear & .Yadkin Valley R. Ri has been completed to Shoe Heel, and we r now! have a quick route between Fayette-i villq and Wilmington, V, You can leave here) at 7;30 p. m. on the Carolina Central and arrive in Fayetteville early next raorningj Thi is the best connection we have ever" had" between Fayetteville and Wilmington and; we hope it will be productive of much i- - Gome Gllmmerlne ( Tbe colored delegation : from Point Ci wetf,' that put us all into such a . fever of excitement on Thursday, by. their march-! ing and countermarching on our streets, made their : appearance' again yesterday mornins. and when the John Dawson took ber (departure she relieved us of their im4 posing presence, soul-inspiring music, ban ner land air.- I : In the report of the BurvWof the Onslowi RaQroad, in, pur last, the s totaVestimated. cost via summed upr and it .should thave been $174,327.27, instead of which the types bad it $474,827.27. ' 7 1 f In the account of the Tarboro Are the; loss of MrC. J. Austen appears as $11,000, When it should have been $1,000. - ; ; 1 Kndden Deatn. ' v i S Mr. Wnu T. Smith, agent for the Wheel-; ter & Wilson Sewing Machine Company, in: this city, died yesterday morning atM 9.30. o'clock, after an illness or but a few days. Ha leaves a wife and one . child, who were, absent from the city when he died; ' He was about 80 'years of age, and was a native pLUarteret county, pieasan merl coun the $i never season the 8t Shefi colored of ti oven i Jc h cenj , JQ3C . I -V"-. 1 y 1 The Crops and Other Matter. i Mr. T. B. Henderson,' who is travelling through some of our neighboring counties, sends qs the following items from Nw Berne: 'jf::: rii '55!i 'CrjJv Comipg . up yesterday from Morehead the cars were crowded; persons returnipg home, we thousht. owintr to cool weather: but we notice as. many others going jiown over the Atlantic road to-night. : s - i I leant from Mr. Jos. L. Rhem that from his farm, near New Berne, he made a net profit4his year from potatoes, peas aid peans about $10,000: and. upon part of the same land now has a crop growing as fbl-J lows: corn, 350 acres,' very good? cotton, 250 acres, good. until the later-rains,: and which. damaged it one-fourth. , He is well pleased with his peanut crop, and will m crease it largely next season (he plants the vireuna ouncn peanut tie nas now mree i acres of beautiful asparagus and wUl in- I crease it to ten acres nextseasOn.. is rlbe T crop is good and1 will t be : increased next year, while his cotton crop will be reduced. He never uses Peruvian guano and has cf 1- uvateu the same land in succession lot bu yearsv'past. - He ".'harvest ed fodder about : July 10th, and is now harvesting Corn n his Florida plantation. He is. lhs model tanner ot JNortn Uarolma.. i ... i i rljMr. jjenderson will next give us aome liem 'from oir.L,,., i; , " v ; 1 1"- Rememlerlnc' tbe felck and the :f- On Wednesday last Mr. James Sprunt tendered the patients at the City Hospital an excursion down the river on the steamer . Passport,; and sent an ambulance to take them to the steamer. . All who could leave their beds for tbe purpose availed them selves of the opportunity, including ten patients, and we hear that the trip was im mensely enjoyed by them. Their pleasure and gratification was enhanced by tbe coi sideration of Mrs. Sprunt, who, we are ii formed, has always displayed a deep iji terest in the hospital, and who on this oc casion Bent aboard a well filled lunch bas ket for the benefit of the excursionists; em bracing in - its contents much that was tempting to the appetite. - i . Pender Pnoaphatle Wonder.' j We. had laid on our. table yesterday phospbatic rock from the land of Messrs. G. A .French: & .JjroUiers,.,. at. Rocky Point, Pender county, containing quite la number of small teeth, belonging' to some -sort of anlinal -or fish, which are plainly to be seen imbedded in the rock. We also' had in our hands some of the teeth de tached from the rock. ! We understand that the Messrs.: French wilt have some qf this peculiar rock or phosphate sent to the State Exposition, and 'will accompany jt with a block of solid lime, also taken from their lands. . - - ;;.i Proline Pear. . j J Mr. IL McDougall, of this city, has in his garden a pear tree," of the "Dwarf" ya riety, which has had four different crops upon it this season. ' The first crop of ex tra fine large pears was removed, and how there are pears on the tree in three different stages of, growth and progress towards ma turity. For instance, there are a number about the size of a hen's egg, a number of others about as large as an ordinary thim ble, and others still that have ' just formed and shed their blooms. Fire at Tarboro'. I Mr. T.j H. Gatlin,. writing us from Tar boro', says fire broke out there about 5 o'clock on Wednesday morning last, burn ing two stores on Main street, belonging to Mr. R. H. Austen, and occupied by Messrs. K B. Hodges & Co. and C. J. Austen. The stores were insured for $2,500,' their full value. Hodges' stock was insured for $8,000 (full value), and Austen lost $11.'- 000, upon which there was no insurance, . m m mm i. i i d,- r v - For the Star: V. TOPSAIL SOUND PICNIC. I Mb. Editob: Please allow me space to inform your many readers how the citizens of this beautirui portion or juastern north Carolina enjoy themselves in spite of the present dull times - On the morning of the 7th inst. there assembled , on the classic grounds, known as Sloop Point landing, a large concourse of the natives of this fa vored section, with a number of visitors from the counties of Sampson, Dupllnl Cumberland, Onslow and your own Nevf Hanover, all admiring the seenryand thd substantial schooner May, owned and com manded by Capt. L- Btandland. which had been tendered to take the picnicers to the banks. Under the discreet 'management of the gallant young gentlemen of the vicinity we were safely and pleasantly transferred from the shore to .the vessel, the experi enced crew of which 'at once weighed an chor " and unfurled the snowy sails to the breeze, ; and we were soon rush ing down the beautiful stream amid delightful strains of music furnished by a number of violins in the hand of gentle-i men of that cultivated community. Before the lovers were satisfactorily, seated the Captain gave the command to well, . I don't know exactly what; but. down came the jib. and the fore sail; and before the1 crowd had recovered from the temporary commotion set aptabytbis necessary ad-j justment of ' the Sails tbe- schooner teas, anchored under the shore at what is known as the "White Hills" on "Topsail Banks'" and only a few rods from the ocean. While the baskets and- boxes of choice viands; watermelons, cantelopes and various fruits were transferred to the shore, a very cortu-j oub gentlemen, whom the natives called Mr Bull, was looking after and assisting the hundred or more people off of. the vessel.; On landing we were joined by a large num ber who had preceeded us in . sail boats.! On ascending tbe hill we were in the midst of a dense and beautiful grove of the native Ji vejoak. Here we were in .view of the large, crowd of fair young ladies, gallant young gentlemen, hoary headed sires, stately ma-; trons &nd lovely children, : such a con course we have not witnessed hi many years: Before the general "salutations were con-j eluded large numbers of the finest melons, such as only Topsail can produce, were cut and much enjoyed, while a rustic table,! over an hundred feet long, was constructed ; fires kindled and fish 'and oysters brought from boats 4n greatest, profusion. Laterj. the contents oLlhe baskets and boxes were spread out untg the table, would hold nd more. .At the nrnner time the comDanvl were invited to' dinner the blessing of fOd invoked in a most solemn manner by that aK1a aiuuitman rt (Ka . tima" . AMkftfth JVW 0VUU ft- ..UUV : pt gentleman, the venerable. Dougald McMil-; Ian, and' all were made welcome. : After 'dinner sea bathing was in order arid was enjoyed immensely.: lOa our return trip) .late in the afternoon, we, bad a fine breeze and all was lovely, with music in the air. Ere long' the schooner was anchored at Sloop Point, when Mr. G. E. Shepard, in- a-, very ' au ouu : ayUjiii sikwu, upi turned the thanks of the company to the ladies, - the mansefers, the fiddlers, and last, - but : not least, ;to Capt. : Stand-t land, - for, his kindness in .- gratuitously) taaing ine company to ana irom we panas, assuring him that his 'generosity would be long remembered'' b the farmers, of. that! community. The party was then landed, BUU .1T1U1 IUCU lllCUUDUip U1UD iUX. Tf left tor their respective nomes. . ) .m ;. j , J It is a real pleasure, Mrf . Editor, to .wit-j ness the evidences of the fine social rela-j tions existing in this community.- Webope the Onslow Railroad will be pushed to an early comnletion in i order: that that fine, country may be opened up to the Northern; marxeta, and made more acceptame to tne pleasure-seekers of the country. " ' ; VI i VisrroB. ' H f !.) r1 TB WllnalBflrton and nmlnw KalU The report of Mr.? itoOerick McKae, whfltiI.Ieau-Orly'a Official Bepart! aritha inducted the experimental survey of. the proposed ;,Wilmingtoii ti sd On&lowRsil rpaa nas peen made - to the committee, and is accompanied by the maps,' draw ings, etc . From the report now before usfc't" w learn thaa.'the survey commeAced jafc-i Seventeenth street, in this city, and six-; tended td Sneed's Ferry, on New. River4 a distance bf '41J miles. : Mr McRae 'esti- nvates that there, wfil be 21638 cubic faeti ofji excavation (and f mbankment, or ail average of ;f5,25 m cbjc; yards to tiO miie, which, at 15 cents per yaroiHi te grading would! cost $783.75 ' per' r 'i . n o m tm tn 5"8- , -nT 1cessar ctoss.ties toestimates'woild ksMA of" an $16,600, tbe steel rails, $107,603.27;. other materialrnTOir--8pike8.-etc., $6,598. e aind the Uyitf of'Mr track:. engiBeerin l tJl,00; .taakjny a total vtf. $77' : .8?(-2?. .. iaarrQWjWugfttjroad. ida three feet. ould be built at. a reduced cost, -saf ;$128J190.t70; : or tb paifould ' built to the 'mouth of Stowe'a dree (Io sloe) a distSncrof 40 miles indyconiing into Wilmington near- the -site -of the) ojd Union Depot a short distance might be saved, in either case reducing the cost. Mr. McRae has added to his map; 'for tie convenience of the committee; several linps heretofore run T but ' towards the Bound, from which it appears, that to include tle Sound road Hsy-the-oldline, which rus" near Hewlett's Ck;1'ariscrosses TJe between the church near Mr. Bradley e, and the Sea-Sido Park, would make tie road 61 miles longer,' and there would be;a Considerable addition to the expense fora bridge across' the creekl This branch would cost about $),'206.t"- To cross higher would throw the line too "far from WrightsvMe,-; but a branch' leavingthe main line at ,a point tour mjies"fromi Wilmlnlton' would reach Sea-Side Park in ; three and a half miles, and would avoid Uhe creeK 'SltogetTji ef. This, he s thinks, decidedly the ' most feasible and most economical way to reach the Sound, unless it' should be decided to bniM'UM'road ib'&e Sbund.;senarately,.t' I , ;The surveyors' are expected to start t once to survey IheJ proposed line for the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad from fayeiwvuie io iiuuiuigiuu. , j 7k ill - . - TT7ri -1 . ! During the past week, the following ves sels bound foreign., with full cargoes, werit to sea from the port of Wilmington, North Carolina: s 1 H . - . ' Norwegian barque Ala, 4BQ tons,, bound to Hamburg, Germany, drawing 18 feet 3 inches. ;.- . ! . . .i ; u..- ! German barque Eiehardt 463.tons, bound to Riga, Russia, drawing 17 feet f i German barque Kornigin , Augusta, 460 tons, bound to Montevedio, Uraguay, 8 Ai, drawing 16 feet 9 inches. ,- British barque George Davis. 642 tons, bound to Bristol, England, drawing 16 feet 6 inches. :.. German barque Bhnile, 419 tons, bound to Bristol, EnglantJ,rawing jie. feet 4 inches. , . ( : German barque Michel, 380 tons, bound to Fiandin, . Holland, drawing 16 feet 3 inches. . r ,:. '; . : German barque Lydia Pesehau, 403 tons, bound to ; Glasgow. Scotland, drawing 15 feet 6 inches. ;.; . ; A barque drawing 18 feet 6 inches went to sea during' the past month. Vessels drawing twenty feet could cross the bar on full tides. ; , j ,.. ; - j Under the contracts .to be awarded, on the 28th of August, work will be done which will give twenty feet of water from the wharves at Wilmington to the bar at the mouth of the river,. ; i.U Death ot a Stransjely Affected nan. ; Some weeks since we mentioned the fact of a white man, who gave ms name as Na than Lee, and who ' said' he lived within about twelve miles "of Goldsbbro, having been found standing in the middle of ''Ma- cumber's Ditch',1 in the ettreine ' eastern part of the city,' and that he was appai- rently suffering from 4 'St. Vitus" "Dancp.' or some similar comDlaint. We ' further mentioned that he was placed in the cart of John Bradley, 'an employe' of the citr. who thus discovered him and "taken . to the station house, . where ' Chief of police Brock took the matter in hand arid secured his admission into the City Hospital."" The poor fellow presented a pitiable spectacle. His head was in constant mobon jerking to first one side and then the other, and he seemed to be losing his mind. It, was also with difficulty he could articulate 'with sufficient distinctness to be understood, The poor man died on Wednesday, at the hospital.' Dr. Lane, thesurgeon, in charge wrote toGoldsboro' to ascertain if he had any. family or friends, but received rib re. ply.' 'The young man was probably abbui 26 years of agej ' " ' '' . i -; ! a JPT.'k i The Point Caswell Delegates. . . Yesterday afternoon an excursion party of about one hundred colored folks, men and women arrived on the" steamer John Dawson from PointCaswell.' . Upon land ing a portion oi ine xrowueu iqrm a prowa Sibri, armed witn carpet bags and satchels, with a big, hurley darkey, in front,' bearinc aloft a white flag attached to sapling, in-j scribed with the names or "Blaine, Logan and York,' headed by a tband ef music consisting of two'drums, and with" the' wo men and children bringing up , the reari'pa raded through several of our principal streets They took care not to go too fai from theoriver. for, fear of getting lost, bul took occasion to pay their, respects to the Court House officials and then saluted the Custom Hos& iThe flnalry planted theii banner on the wharf, near .the foot of Prin cess street, and meanwhile an anxious community await' tidings' from Albany tc r hear what Cleveland will do about it. ' mnety-Flrat Anniversary. J.Li ' " .We tender our acknowlgment8 for ; anj invitation, to attend the ninety-first anni-j versary of the . . Fayetteyiljg Lidependenti jLlghr Jnfantry,' 'whjkWnofjQU Friday,' August 22d; The dinner wBI take place at the Fayetteville Hotel at 4 o'clock, and the motto of theveTlfabieT;ompany is:,;et that hath no stomach to' this fighrlet himl deDart." The committee consists of Capt J. A- McLaughlinergeant JW. Maults-j by, Corporal W.C. McDRffie, Jr Dr. J, A Hodges, B. K. Uuske. , . The 4ropa. ' , : - A gentleman; who Jiaff teaveTlad in! por-. tions , of Soutki Carolina says;4hat Jtuthet Marlboro section ' the ''corii crcpr betbjrj sinceTthe war, "whiiecot J . ' r -' n I than it has been since ton , is looking well and . is . fruiting well $ Willi no Bignaoi Bmitung. . . itu, ums crop prospects air through t$e decidedlyj gooo. - Y-"--v I VZ&'AYf''! ft t I t ft J :- --t.t- . -k.lr -j 1 -' ; -. Exeeatlon p.fT'rlvate Henry Detail- vu puinuu or mi variona xnefu -fi. ? t Coin of Knanirr .kil f .4-' Washington, August 14. The follow ing is Lieut. 3reel v's official renort of the cuwuuuu oi priTaie jaeury, at uamp U18fy, : nit T-fT . . r r ; - itnrouga tnenier -signal umcer U. b, June om, itxn, at vamp -may,' near Cape Sabine, Grinnerf Land;it became neceasaty' avkirvtvrn l i 1 ' . w MJm ' privatfe'CharlesBrHinrySth Cvalryfpr, t ftn writing, 'on my un'divided responsibility,! -f it neiDg qeemea aDSOiutei eanential f rst i a saiety of the" surviving1 members of 'tfca xpeditiori;''. Ten',mep had already died bfi i BMurjruiyu, auu two. more jay at me point pi ueain. ine lacis maucinff my action rewrssfdllowSi1' - i ."t"" PrbvisicmShaa 'been' Stolen in Noyerr 1883, and' Henry's' combficitv therein' Kl he party neSrly "peTisljed from' asphyyiL, and while; 'several nteri Nthrk ' uncprisdptar and efforts were being made for their resto ration, private. Henry stole about two pounds oi bacon from the mess stores.-- Her wtwadtaly 'seetf Jbj Esktrao -Jeds Ed wards, but his stomach being overloaded he threw up the- undigested oacori. A,n open ; investigation was held, . and evfety member of the party declared him guilty ef this arid Other r thefts.' A1 clamor for his life was raisedj but ws repressed by, meJI put him under surveillance until our waning' strength rendered his physical services k- dispensable : , f , i Later he was found one day intoxicate!, having stolen the liquor on hand for gene ral issue.,, A second time his life was de manded, but I again spared him. V On June 5th,1 thefts of provisions on his part having been reported to me, I, had a cqnyersatidn with him, in which I appealed to his practi cal sense, pointitag out that union was -necessary to our preservation, ., He promisen entire reformation but,' distrusting him, (I issued a written order, that he should be shot, if detected, instanter. . i : . 1 On June 6th he not only stole a part qf , ine snrimps lor onr oreaKiast, . out, visiting unauthorized our winter camp,, stole a cer-. tain sealskin reserved for ' food; " I then or dered nun to oobboi. i un ma person was found a silver chronograph, abandoned bv me at Fort Conger, arid stolen by him. ' In ms bag was round a large quantity pi seal skin and a pair of sealskin .boots, stolen a few days ' before ' from the hunter." "Sus pecting complicity on the part of several, il ordered his execution by three of the most reliable men. v - ;ci'4 " - j -: u After his death the order was read to the entire paity, and was concurred in by every member as being not only just but as essential to our safety. , ; ,; ; ;. f. ,To avoid public scandal I ordered that no man 'should speak of this matter until an official report was made pf the facts.. I have theiionor to request that a court of inquiry be Ordered,- or a court martial convened.-should the honorable Secretary bf War deem either' advisable in this case. ' I have thought it. best -riot to ask writ ten statements of the surviving members of the party, as appendicees to this report, lest I might seem, to be tampering; with. them. I have not asked since our rescue, June 22d, whether their opinions concurring in my action, have changed or not. leaving such questions to your action, "if deemed requisite. ' " " ' ' " j; , I necessaruy - regret . tnat the circum stances imposed such a terrible responsi bility upon me, but I - am conscious that I should have failed in my duty to tbe rest of my f party, had I not acted promptly and summarily. - ' '- I am respectfully yours, i : (Signed) AiW. Geeely, ! IstLt Fifth Cav., A. 8. O., , and Asst. Com. of L. F. B. Expedition, THE ARCTIC PARTY, The SJarvlvora all Well A Charee that . Lieut. Klallncbary'a Body wu Eat en hy hi Companions. - feTeie(rraph to tbe Ifornlng Star.l Portsmoutel N. H August 14 Dr. Claiborne, of the TJi S. Navy, who is in charge) of the Arctic survivors, says all the men are well and? sqon, ; will be in perfect health. Surgeon Head, of the U. S. Army, will be here to-morrow to assume medical charge of the party., No definite time at which the survivors will be discharged has been decided -upon; but the whole matter rests in the discretion of Surgeon Head, under strict orders from the Secretary of the Navy that none of the survivors will be allowed to be interviewed. , , : t . : - . ... .,.-. . Washington, August 14. The Evening tsiar nas me iouowing special: - - "Boehester.x 2f. Y.i August 14 Drs. Chas. ; Buckley and ; F. , A. Mandevell this morning, - at ' the request and expense of the Post-Express, and) with, the consent of his surviving brothers, made a post mortem examination of the ; body of Lieut. Frede rick F. Ktelingbury, of -the Greely expedi tion. - Alt the flesh of the body had been cut completely off from the bones, except on the face,, hands and feet. The organs of the : thoracic cavity were intact. Evi dence was found of recent inflammation of the stomach and bowels. There were no Wounds on .the hfead. The Post Express has a three column i account . of tne affair. showing that Kislingbury's body was eaten by his companions. c f VIRGINIA. : - -i 1 i .it i j- ' ..; t A Besolntlon Introduced In the Sen ate 'io Repudiate the State Defl9( ' vi i, Br Telearaph to the .Horsing Star. Richmond, August 16. In the Senate to-davi Mr. Lybrook. ' of Patrick, Intro duced a preamble and resolution looking to the total repudiation of the State, debt! The preamble' sets forth that every proper and reasonable effort has been repeatedly made by the State to effect a settlement with holders or its bonds, which lenorts nave been met with uncompromising resistance captious opposition and technical quib- patience and resources are now tbelieved to t be exhausted in the efforts. to maintain thd credit t of . Virginia; that no substantial equivalent or valusbls consideration can be shown; upon which to base these bonds; that the holders are not bonande creditors of Virginia, hut-merely adventurous specu lators who have already realized from the bonds much more than their original cost; that a syndicate has been formed by these speculators for the purpose of perpetuating legal prosecution of the people of Virginia ana preventing a settlement of this un-j proven deb. t, so that .they .maynot. havei their claims, tested. but may continue td fc dxaw interest theteoa ; that certain dehtsarej positively prohibited iiy Article 14- section! i A - ' .1 T. J . 1 . .1 m. ' j ui um ccujmii uuusuluuou, vuit ex pressed our unalterable opposition i to th payment of any part of this alleged debt o: interest thereon, and tnat me Auditor o "Public Accounts ia instructed forthwith ' refuse payment of i interest on) any bonds' alleged to be held against Virginia. t " Thej resolution went OvCr tuf Mobday.' . ; - ... .-ttir-ii'l'MVii' f Beporte or Conaplraey Acalnet fh . ClOTcrnmenl Greatly 'Exaggerated. 1"Wj Telexrapn to the Xornln Btar.1 , - 1 Nsw Yoke,' . August 16J A . dispatch from , fhe City of Mexico, sent . .directlyj to the Associated Press, referring to reportal via tit. Louis that .a great conspiracy against me governmenv naa - oeen un-j earthed, saysf jtat suclj reports are, in f apt j in circulation there, but that they are greatly exaggerated.i" It is tfuel that : a few! arrests have been made, t but the: so-called conspiracy is so ridiculously weak that it does not merit thenamerti . i .i m.jii Oanbury .Reporter aild 'J?btit j The county ' Exposition "-committee met Monday and determined to. have. a . county exposition here the 11th and 12th of Jsep-i tember. when the collection Tor tne Btato exhibit wul be exhibited- and rewardf paid io,r wneat, oats, potatoes, esc. Stir J J7tr -V'ifl J if 7sT .TUP iA&qTjCJipBROR. 1 -; Mere Afllrmatlane that the Oreely a r-' , vlvora i Ate hf FJeah. of their, Dd Comrades. .. T - .- . .. NKWiYoRBU August 13.r-lThird Offiwr elly, of the relief steamer, BearH to day was asked if he had Wd he vertorte about she eating of the flesh of Lieut, Kislingbury auu pnvaw tienry. ,"ies, i read the re ports,' and they are woe."-f "Did voq hear itbe survivors iell of their, eating the flesh oi men- dead comradesT"" "When thtv came Otf board they werf ll but delirious. andr-Jheyi jUien tqld. .everything." .IWhlt uiu uiey ay r 1 ney admitted mat tney had td eat 1 the bodies in1 krder to preserve i - Tbe reoorteri next saw one of the cook a of the'Bear, and asked him if he had heard any of the survivors teU -about eating thefir ai comrav rteanT. , " X es, they, to cyeryming, ano said tney bad to ' the flesh efi thel.idead. iaa their -rf Kiven out oerow. vvno told you this iheriatt ttna LffDkk 4ie leek oyerAneract tnat tney .were comnellod eat hrimin flesh?" y-"Wfelk I can't aa th. did. .jiYoiiiSee, after Uey? got; bettec Ui icifc so nappy mar,, j. guess they did ai tank Or it afav more.", Anvway. thev "hi ,u..wj;iHii mJ!&:i iruui living, fi i I you give particulars?" "No. I cannot. m Jttht4....l 3- r . r. tt. .,r.r the met! on board knew that the bodies he peen. eaten, but were told not to speak mui about it when we came into port; but th all knew tts-v-. ;ti ,-:; -.n-.-- lipNppKwi August 13. The Pall Mali Oi zette publishes an interview With Tiu' Smith, the famous Arctic exnlorer fo ri gara io we aiiegauon tnat the Ureely part were-guuiy oi canniDaiism. smith refuse tt express An opinion regarding the repo: fxe saiu, uowever, mat u was not stran that the survivors - should have" beeri weak and prostrated if thev had been livin! on human flesh. Starving men often were not responsible for their actions. Hfl' hlni- self knew f no authentic case of: canni- bahsm on the part of Arctic explorer. Personally.'he said, he would rather die thaneat humaff ffeshTT If men under him wenessedusea ts-such straits in which those of, the Greely party were found, he would not sanction the drawing of lots to see which might die that the rest might-- have food, but if men liked to eat tbe bodies of their comrades who had perished, he would not interfere. ' ; t uDaTBorr,, August 15.T-C. L. Clark. guardian of the children of Lieut. Eislini briry, in an interview this morhirig, said: "If brought to, such a point of starvation, ll think the unfortunate men would have been thoroughly justified iri doing as they -did. it may pe tnat before he died Lieut. K lingbury was forced to do likewise. It i to say the least, cruel to criticise it. T fnends of Lieut Kislmgbury made a , mil taae, in my ludgment, when they permi ted tbe body to be exhumed." Mr.-' Clar also stated that the relations existing tween Lieut Greely and Lieut. Kisllng biiry were most Cordial and that the stories to the contrary were .unjust and untrud. The basis 'of this belief is conversations with several of the survivors . ! ........ ( WASHINGTON. An .' Alleged Blackmalll ng Coneerni- - Internal BeTenne Collector for Flo rlda The Tellow Fever Case at Key WestBe port on the Bambare, 8. Cj, - Postoffiea Trouble Sadden Death or Hon. John Pool' of N. C. '. j. WAsnnsGTOif, August 16 A number of bank presidents haying written the Post master General to exclude "Champson's Bank Note and Commercial Register" from the mails, charging that it is blackmailing concern, the Assistant Attorney General for the postofflce department has decided that it cannot be excluded from the mails and advises that intended victims should have recourse to the courts.- : - i - Samuel C. Thompson .was to-day ap pointed Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Florida, vice Dennis Eagan, resigned. ; --. . , . . . ' Assistant Surgeon Guituas, at Key West, in reference to the case of Ensign Capehart, V. S. N,. who is sick ! with yellow fever, says that the case is iri the ninth day of the disease and the patient , isi recovering, that it is a sporadic case and ought to cause no uneasiness no other cases are reported, Arrangements have been made' for : the transfer of hospital tents from New Or leans to Key West in case thev are netdedi , Postmaster Robinson (colored), ot jBamj. berg, S. C.,'has sent to the Postofflce De partment a Statement giving 'reasons' why be recently closed bis om.ee and left towni He says that on Sunday night, August 10th, abodyof ten or twelve armed meri went to ids home, about three miles from Bamberg; and shot through his doors' and windows. Robinson began crying ; num der when the was told that if he did not Cease he should die instantly. Continuing his report, he says: -"One of them said that if I would resign the office at Bamberg within thirty days, and sign a petition in favor of r Mrs. Varn, ,. widow of. the late postmaster, I couldThave that chance. If not, I would certainly, be killed at once, : I was j , yery .i, : nearly t frightened to death and accepted; the propositioni They finally concluded that 'I should not return to the office, and if I dare come they Would kill me without a doubt.1 felt very certain that if I went: to mi office on that, day, I would certainly be niUVU A VOWU1IA aUDAAH;i Miuipouu who investigated tbe matter, says Ii - ?The) moving cause of the whole ' trouble is that another party desires the office, and his friends'Jtook this, course to get the present incumbent out. 1 learned from fostmas ler Robinson that trouble had existed another colored, postmaster at Black-? Well, S. C on account of the chairmanf ship of thet Republican county cprnmitteel both of them being aspirants for the posi-i tion. I also found - that Postmaster Nix was particularly friendly to the brother oi the late deceased bastmaster at Bamburgj and that ho desired his appointment to the place now occupied by Robinson." . , - Simpson further says that a majority of the people- ef Bamburg - seem to desire! Robinson to remain as postmaster, and thej inspector recommends that no 'change bet maae at present. w tne s Tecommenaa-f tion of the postofflce inspector, Robinson! concluded to appoint a white man as his1 aasistant.and inamed J,(H, Murphy; 'Hon. John Pool, of North Carolina, died suddenly of .apoplexy today at huvi resi-j dence m this city. . He was born in Pas quotarik'county1, N.'C.','ihl826, was erectedj , U. a. Senator in 1863A but was, pot Bdmit ted. In 1868 he was reelected to the sarna position and served unur 1873. - 1 (. -'. l INIIanAT A ('.'-' The Indianapolis Sentinel Awed fat xihei hy JameaC:. VlaloeC -l !Brbi Asipoijs.'; August 4' Ori tl 8thj inst. the Sentinel; ot this city, contained anj editorial charging that' Blame' had seduced! his present wife in-Kentucky, arid .thcri ited to Maine: that tne-rrtUnrf lady arM -tier fatheYfoiloWed; him, and that he maTriedi fier at the pobit br shot-igu'ri.,;:fhnthavl mg reached Blairie',ihe18entrie followliig dispateh to cjoir Houoway;- " H3oL!W, ,R;' Hollrtway -r hia-"ai VVrtaVei his'ttbmenJ''neervea-'P cidus bbel'cf the Indiaajfelis'rr. It! is utterly and abommaWattr iri'yeryj statenreTit and every implication. PbHtit&lj slanders'! dont stoop' to ' notice, f bul thlsj editorial assails the hortor'of my wlfe'aBdj .tmy children.-1 desire you, i Withoiit anj hour s delay, to employ a proper attorney and'bave the responsible publisher-br the Sentinel sued or libel in WieU. S. District Court of Indiana. It 1a my only remed 1 atn sure that honorable Democrats, alike With honorablq , Republicans, will stifyj me in defending the honor Of mv family if! r aeid be with my Me. .w fl CoL Holloway placed the matter in th hands of Senator Harrison's law flrmr' audi papers are .now in course of preparation ini accordance with Mr -Blaine's directions. ! uieir,owniivee ; Ouf Jeant go mto partich Iara, as such facts must, go through the reg uiar cnannesj." i t tlSpirits iT-arpentirifc F. P. - Hobgood fin Oxford Torchlight: Last-tyear I met in Chowan county a reliable gentleman by the name of . -Bunch.' who raises every year about 10O head of hogs, and who told me that he had ' never lost one from cholera, though the dis-" ease had often appeared among hia herd. His remedy is Simmons Liver Regulator -administered by drenching quantity about - ' double that given to a man. - .-'-X-r.-- ' :--r Gofdsboro Messenger: ' The sil ver medal for -the best, solo pianist under fifteen years of age was awarded to Master Ji Hiram Grant, of fhisdty. FOr the best -solo pianist, open to all, a silver medal was ; -V awarded to Miss L. M. Southgate, of Dur ham. ' The gold medal for the best solo ' cornetist to Prof. Robert - Herndon of Charlotte. ' The silver cup to the best lady vocalist to Miss Emma Lineback, of Salem. ' -The gold headed cane to the best gentle man vocalist, to Prof. Pauli, of Raleigh. "i New Berne Journal: Rev. Mr. . Cashwell- is' holding a series of revival ; ' meetings at Piney Grove Church. Jones - county, with favorable, results. Some ten or welyePersons having professed religion up vu mo iasfc accounts. mr. ureen, - who keeps Clairmont bridge, aided by his - son, killed this week, a water moccasin, which measured five feet in length, and hia immense size led them to perform an autopsy, which revealed the fact that he cOnfametF A cat fishf 18 inches In length with a "head on him" two inches in breadth, besides fifty-two living snakes, measuring from one to two feet in length. Charlotte 1 Observer? Mrs. C. A. Cobb, mother of Mr. J. W. Cobb, had her thigh broken by a fall received while walk ing in the garden at her house, on Church street, yesterday morning. Dr. F. M. uarreit one of the propnetors of the All Healing Springs "property, which was ourned about three weeks ago. was in this city yesterday having the losses adjusted by the insurance - companies. The lnsur- Ancej en the property fell far short of the real loss, and the owners and losses each sustained heavier losses than it was at first . aupposeA .they- would. The insurance on ' the hotel building and furniture amounted tof5U00, -whiir the real loss footed up tlft.OOft..? D Garrett's individual nrnnertv waa insured for $1,000, while his real loss - wasyoo. JJr-rUarreU, yesterday stated thaVit -hasbettr decided to; rebuild the hotel at once, but upon a larger and more improved stylo. Judge R. T. Ben nett spent yesterday in this city on his way to Concord. He is in good spirits and very, sanguine of a general Democratic victory. - Richmond Jtocket: It is said : that since Dr. York ' ottered his wrathful -pronunciamento to put the negro "in hell," tne dusky sons of flam are giving him a wide berth in the Western part of the State. Indeed, report has it that some of the more superstitious are leaving and going to South Carolina.. A.friend in Wadesboro has sent us Henley's book. We read it at one sitting. ' It contains about sixty pages. It is a fearful expose, of Col. Cash s character. We shall not be "surprised if it calls out: counter testimcruy; By request of Prof essor Somebody, the Smithsonian In stitute at Washington, Mr. R. L. Steele, the archaeologist, forwarded to the Insti tute last week a fine specimen of the per sonal estate left scattered through the Pee "Dee country : by "Lo, the poor Indian." This is an earthenware pot found after a recent Overflow of the Pee Dee in Mr.W. . P- Stanbaek's low grounds. Its capacity is about two bushels. And fortunately, the vessel is entire except a break at the base of it, which can- be easily mended. m a company were two women Bena Davis and Sarah Horn who were both enamored of ainan who was present, and the green- eyed monster took possession of Bena s heart by reason of the fact that the man was more devoted to bar an. liena, tnee f ore, approached Sarah and began a tirade of abuse, finally knocking her down with a stick. Not satisfied with this she jumped on. her, when Sarah, who had an open knife in her hand, set to woik carving up . her antagonist. She cut her badly on the face and neck, gash just missing the jugu lar. All negroes. New Berne Journal: Bishop "-- Watson, -who has been spending a day or two among his old parishioners and friends . here, left yesterday on the Shenandoah for Nag's Head. He has been, a few;daya at Beaufort and Morebead and now goes to -Nag's Head. Gen. R. D. Hancock re- T ceived a telegram stating that his nephew,. ' David Ryan, aged l years, died yesterday at St Louis, Mo. Mrs. Ryan,, his mother, left Monday in response to a telegram call- ing her to his bedside, but not in time for her to reach there before the sad ..occur rence, .t- Rev. G. -W. Sanderlin called 1 to see us on Tuesday and entertained us for a while on rice culture and hay raising. He had On tbe Old Dominion wharf a ; couple of bales of hay brought in by the steamer Shenandoah from his farm in Pasquotank. They were sample bales of a lot of 80 tons,,' the first cutting from his farm this sum mer, and dealers here pronounce it as good J as ; any ,, Northern hay... ever brought here. It" is timothy and redMbp. At - the Democratic convention held on the first Monday in August, at Jackson ville, Onslow county, tbe following nomi-. nations were made: For the House of Rep resentatives, Hill E. King-, for Sheriff, E. Murrillv for Register of Deeds, Jacob Giles; Dr j Cyrus Thompson .was recommended to -the Senatorial convention of the three . counties of Onslow, Carteret and Jones for the Senate.ii.e- La Grange items: A dif ficulty occurred in Bucklesberry last week -between Jere 'Sutton and Bryan Johnson, in which-Johnson was badly worsted. A judicious useof auoe upon the forehead felled Johnson, and in the fall his right leg was broken lnwo places, j -Late Sat urday afternoon .Isaac Millican, after ta king a quantity of that which develops all the fool that there is in , man, got i after an other colored man with a knife, and when r the poiieeman went to arrest him he resist- -, .. . s. ' V eu, wmca xoaue it necessary iui uia ikuiw man to use his cudgel. A number of co lored people gathered around, and it is said some of themi attempted to release the of fender. ' v ' 1 . ". '.'r Charlotte Ooserver: Mr. Brown Gordon? .who built: the .Great Falls, Pee Dee and Rockingham cotton factories at f Rockingham; was accidentally killed at tbe Jfce iJeeii factory yesterday aiternoon, Dy the falliBg of a derrick, which, struck him on tile head; 'crushing the skull and caus ing almost instajrtdeatfur Mr. Gordon was s native of Hillsboro. but for a number of 4 Wm lio)d' w?rlnl Wt "TfnMHnirhfim doinir resided at "Rockingham? doing JVWD liUU .AUWV, U V A WJ , work on ; the varieua factories. -; The vicinity jbf Hendersonville.has beensnocK- ed 'over the sudden arid terrible death of Mrs. Phillip Hart, which occurred near that place on the 11th Inst. Mrs. Hart, with-her son, was driving Along the moun tain road, and- in crossing a high bridge, the mule attached to their buggy became Lf fightoaed and: baeked the buggy against the hand. auing,rs wbicn-Drosa, au were preciDitated to the ground below and Mrs. Hart's aeck was-oroRea iny, tne ian, caus ing instant, death... Her: little son escaped unhurt 'and ran to his home near by "tOdtellJ hie ifatber theS -'.terrible newa .BumButler, a young mechanic of tiiis'fcityTappeared on the streets yesterday looking 'as ie had! been run through a r bruised arid hd had a limping gait He had , fallen if root a - third-story window of Biddle Institnte. It seems that he was en- , gaged in fastening' some hooks in the upper , part of.tteiwindow, and had, to leap Out- ide to drive in tne nooas. xie was noioong to bni and 'driving1 it at the same time, when it pulled out and, Bum -went down ward with considerable speed. He struck, the ground below with- great violencer- but I fortunately: fox him none of bis bones were broaen. lie was mereiy snocK.eu uu . brnSfled.bvthe fall." - The annual fair .of.the Poilar Tent Fair Association began yesteruay. xua uaj . auuiui, oiftrowd was estimated at five thousand. I At about 12 p'clocJk- the crowd haying as- seriibled under xae spacious ar Dor, maj. vr . rti Montgomery .'mtroduced . Hon. JLtM Scales who spoke.in a happy vein : about tne past and present history of the ' State, as related to herj material educational de- I velopement. He , was followed by, Col. K. T.uennew. joi. a; tt . xowiana uu w jonel WiiFv Beasley. t in Exhibition Hall,' down stairs, were arranged some of the ' finest agrieuttural products probably ' ever gotten, togetner in JNortn Carolina. iue Observer was presented with an Irish pota- -to1 that weighed 43 bunceSj and a beet raised.ly. MrH. P. Helper, of thw county, that riaeasured 30 inches in, circumference. Thettcniber8;, tomatoes,' and Other gar den and field products weie calculated to makeone feel that North Carolina as a XtnJttriAtifl fter alL Uo stairs the ex it hibits were most the handiwork of the la- . dies oune vicHiiiy. -; .. i : ' : :i'--l; ..'.St V - t 'X V- I A' - r f .1 . .
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Aug. 22, 1884, edition 1
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