North Carolina Newspapers

. . 1 , - . - v y ' i fix s . y y.v . The Weekly Star- PUBLISHED AT L1HI N G TOW, IV I . AT 91. sisSiSSSSSSSSSSSS &SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS .41UDW s SSSSS5SSS SSSSS8S otsci'sDCQQgeot SSSSSoSeSSSSS3S88 SSS8388S8SS8S388S S2SS SSgSS88SSSg8v 8SS8SS8S38S88S888 rceooiP-.aDgto-9oide9c a -h 55 St R 1 A I r 4 ce o o t- a o jj w jj 10 g g g Tv,i at the Pos Offlco atTWUmlnpton, N. C, as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION , n i - H V . slJbscri6tion price of the WEEtJ9 f&tt?FB,u& vw- weekly w r j WeoUeajttUiB, aver, weekly I'll M'.Mt SiiiIo Cipy 1 year, postage paid, $1.50 ' " Gmontlia, " 1.00 3 months. .50 V- call attention to the moderate just view of the Ohio elections iopicd elewheTe from the Philadel phia Times, Ini. Rep. . The Times wi ulil change its headline if it had to ivriu; now. Its remarks are based 01 15,000 majority, but the' proha l,ili:y U it will be. smaller than thai Jim) by two tiioiiMaml votes. Tim vict'orj was really an important one.. 1 1 was a'IDcmocratic victory in both States. " The Republicans could not afford to get less thau 20,000; and, !o ! they may not have more than 12.000, or? 13,000." As to West" Virginia the -vietory is - great. TJie Democrats,1 have probably dou lletl their majority. A great victory has been gained. W AiES-ECKIVBD WOBK1NGHIE1I - - We verily believe that the greatest fraud oracticed in this country, is that practiced upon the laboring men concerning wages. The Republicans of the. Bbiine-Porter school make the most misleading statements possible relative 10 wages, in this country and in Europe. - The first deception is,' in insisting that Protection necessa rily causes better wages. To this the reply is manifest: first -that wages in England," where thelTariff is placed upon but few articles, are nearly double what they arc in the High Vai iff countries on the Conti nent, i:ainely,-France and Germany. -So High Protection does not always make hitih isres Second in the United Slates there has been High Protection for twenty-three years, aini-io-d.-iv tens of thousands of work iiigm.fii a.iv-n half rations or are at a siarviii jMiint. l'.ul ,h- l,iotecliuisti', in their Plinliio ntifinpi. tti detive, manipu late figures in t-uch a way as to in duce tlie' woikingiiien to believe that tliey are paid very much more in wages'lhan the corresponding class" in England,. They are made to be lieve tliat a carpenter or butcher or weaver in England does not receive hatf--a much as this claBa receiye in the United estates Trte Tiihttner of comparing is very yx ' . i' ..! (Itceitive. ; Mr. Porter, who does np. the misleading business for the Re publicans tries to impress upon the laboring meu that a change in the present High ( Tariff would -bring-them lo starvation wages. Protec tion really seems to have done that alreadytfor some hundreds of thous ands of Republican voters. But what are theacfs.? Turn to Minister Lowell's reports as to the prices of labor 'in England. He is a Republican, office-holder of the .highest, character. Compare his j figures with the census reports for the United States. Here is the com-r parison and you can see for yourself: Iron and steel '- ; ' Blastfurnaces, Eng..$l C4 : U. S..f0 86 " Bloomeries. Eng. ... 1 00 U. a. . 0 88 Rolling mills. Eng. .. 1 25 U. S. . 1 25 Lumber mills. Eng. ... 0 00 U. S . . 0 75 Paper mills, Emr...l.. 1 07 U.S.. 1 00 Woollen goodsf-Eng.. 1 03 U.S.. 1 08 Worked geeds, Eng... 0 991 U. 8. . 0 98 Mixed textiles, Eng: . . 1 01 U. 8. . 0 99 The wages of American laborers in these industries- are really less than the wages of English laborers. But Blaine and Logan and "Pig Iron" Keih y go around telling the old. obi misleading storv and the ' s Workingrnen are imposed upon- and bamboozled. The Boston Post says: "American work'mgmen have been fooled time and again by the Republican politi cians who thrive on their credulity.. Are they to be fooled once more 1 The 'free trade' spook ought to be about played out by this time. There is free trade in this country now, but only in labor, and it will be many., many years before there will be free trade in anv thins else. In the marble quarries of Vermont hard working: Ameri cans have been discharged from service be cause they refused to accept 'starvation' wages, and the 'nauoer labor' of Italy has been imported as a substitute." ' We see in a Northern exchange that the Republicans are sending out cards addressed to laboring men The headino i? Workincrmen; Afcr - e , - p., . , tentionX Wages paid in England un der Free Trade and in the TJnited States under Protectiop. The ob ject s to show starving workmen! that their popdition is much better than the ponditiop of .-British workr wen who are not starying. Of course do not pot it this way, but H amounts to that. The Protectionists Retrying to. pake it appear that their system of robbing- sir! men for the benefit of one is the trpe systpni 1 : u.f; . .' . -: - ' - ..up ggll Mill I 1 MMMMMiMMMMMMMMa-M.-M-. . . JJ- JLiL-UJ V V - II 'A II : l- ; - - ; -',- . ' ' " - j - -, - i, - '.s. .v. - ... .-.j.rce I vol. xy. ana -wprka ; wonders for American laborers; i The BostQB Herald, Independent Republican, meets the came by show- ing that Protection does not do for the laboring men in Germany what it is claimed it does for (he laboring men in the United Stajes. It gives the- wages paid in "England under Free Trade and in" Germany under Protection. W eopyf ani it is well to preserve the figures: Bn Ger- ' . land. . many. iron mms, average per a ay 91.17 . Jfi Coalmines, average per day 1.83 :80 Blastfurnace keepers, per week 13.C0 ' 6.00 Blast furnace fillers, per week 8.00 - 4S Puddlinfc, per ton 1.50 1.15 Rolling and heating, per ton 1.53 . 1.13 Iron moulders, per wtek 8.40 ' 4.25 Pattern makers, per week 7.S0 4.60 Glass bottle blowers .' .18 50 . 7 20 lotteries, average weekly wages. . . 8 40 5.10 Shoentakera, aver, weekly wages.. 6.00 3 30 rrtntct Pe 1000 ems sw :v .14 wages... 4 66 3.10 v waeea. 5 2B S W Painters, average weekly wages... 9.00 . 4 CO Bricklayers, aver, weekly-wages. .. 8.10 3.60 Carpenters, aver, weekly wages... 10.50 4 00 Laborers, average weekly wages. . . 4 10 8 90 Blacksmiths, aver, weekly wages... 7.60 ,8 55 Horseshoers, do 7.10 3 25 Batchers, do 7.00 8.85 Farmhands, do 3 00 2.86 Railway engineers, do ll.co 8.S5 Sail way firemen, do... 3.90 V" What is the purchasing power of money in 'the two countries? In oth er words, what will $1 in our curren cy buy in England "and in Germany? The Herald answers this question : Eng land. ...25 ...25 .. 5 ... 6 ..8 ... i Ger- many. 12 . 16 4i 6 6 2 2 U 12 Bread, pounds Flour,' pounds ...... Beef, pounds Mutton, pounds Pork, pounds Potatoes, bushels Coffee, pounds. . .. 24 Tea. pounds 2 Sugar. Dounds 10 Not only are wages much lower in Protective Germany than in Free' Trade England, but the purchasing power of one dollar is much less in the low wages country than in the high wages : country. Free Trade rnakes wages high in England, if it be true, as is claimed by the Protec tion orators and writers in this coun try, that it is the Tariff and nothing eLse that affects wages. The Herald puts it thus: its advocates must account for the fact that I wages in Germany are as much below those of England as those paid in England are below those paid in tne United estates. And now another view: Protection in excess nas oeen given in tne United States since 1861. The Ta riff until recently reduced to 43 per cent, average was 46 per cent. What has followed? Has it caused the country to be really in a healthy condition? Are the varied industries flourishing in ' fact? Are the work ingmen happy, "contented, prosper- BHW mm vimtvH few? The New Yor Graphic gives the following sum- . .1" . 1 lUf.-l mary wnicn tens tne laic. iviarK you, it was on the 13th of September it published the following, and the outlook is much worse now than it was then; - i "Dunne the oast three monthe cotton mills with 107.000 looms in them have been shut down. Fall River alone has 27,000 idle looms. What about idle men and wot men and children who go hungry? In the woolen trade there are at least. 25,000 idle looms with over 5,000 sets of cards. The! hosiery and knit goods are apt to close. Iron mills and foundries are only, partially employed ; there are 182 stacks with a ca nacitv of nearly 2.000.000 tons now idle, and eighty more having'a producing capacity of j 1,000,000 tons, an to ne snut uown. ijib building trades of our great cities seem lo be the only ones that continue fully employed. At the mills during the last week in Au gust they turned out 14,000 less barrels of flour than the week before, and the millers propose to, reduce production still more. That is, .Jess" food produced and higher prices for what is in the market and less j pay for labor and larger outlay5 for food. ! The lumbermen of the Northwest were at r!tviuT in ivniTAntinn reeentlv. trvinff to i asTee to shnt down their mills, huge gor-1 mandizers of bur forests and consequent .1 creators of terrene desolation ana increas- s ins aridity. All these things are bad, ana s don't help the Republican claim to the sup- port of tne industrial masses on me grouou. of gratitude for blessings conferred through Republican legislation." Since September 13th, scores of? mills have closed and many of these are in the South. : The "blessings" of j Protection are , ; turned into curses. 1 Read a paragraph printed elsewhere) on "Starvation in New England. THE BESCLT. i 1 ' Ohio has gone Republican by from.; 10,000 to 11,000. A special, datedj the 16th, to; the Philadelphia Times puts it at 10,637, Democratic esti- mate, "and -10,792, Republican esti-! mate. Judge Thurman telegraphs tOj the New York Herald that the majo-i rity will be between 10,000 and 11,- 000. Gov. Hoadly telegraphs that it will be 10,000. A dispatch to thej Times places it at 11,421. The dele- gation" in Congress will' stand llj Democrats, 10 Rep&blicans. A Dem-j bcratic loss of 2. The New York World's figures are that the Repub-j licans claim 11,000, but that the ..... 1 Democrats say the revised figuresj will cut it down to 10,000. j West Virginia is Democratic by probably 6,000. - A- special to thej 'World puts it at 10,000. The; Re-j publicans claim that tbe majority is less than 5,000. A dispatch to th Philadelphia Times figures it at 6,000. The figures ipthe New York Times are the same. The Sun say4 it will not exceed 5,000. The HeraJ4 puts the 'majority at about 8,000. 1 gives official returns from fifty-four counties. It will be ten days befortj the official figures are known. , ; E.nough is known' to make it Qert tain that a splendid victory has been gained in West Virginia, the - ma-j jprity being double what it was in the last election, and that Blaine hag received a signal 4efeat. in Obioj. That : State went Republican by more than 19,000 majority in October 1880, and Garfield carried it by over 34,000 i in November of that year. Now it is but 10,000 or 11,000; Blaine is "done for.". : ! The writer on account of sickness was unable to ' hear and enjoy the speech i of Col. Bennett. '.'Weive talkecL with many and. there is but one opinion of itsuexellence. If is represented to us by (intelligent men to haveegn Attfaordinarily fine. It was hnKke alT. other speeches, and was Jfresh, compact, penetrating and in admirable: taste. All agree that it was of a high 'order, and one friend tens us teat it was aboat the very best speech he ' everf !heard. Col. Bennett acquitted hfmserif in a man ner that won the approbation of all land the enthusiasm of hundreds. It .will. be a regret with us" always that we were unable to hear it. ; . : that it was under Pierce tl.at Kostza" was released from prison, and W. L. Marcy wrote the State paper in de fence of the action of the Govern- . ment. We thought so and so said the papers. But SpoffordVlmert- ; can Almanac, very high authority, ' says Kostza was released on the 2nd of J uly, 1852. If this is correct then it was during Fillmore's Ad j ministration. Pierce came into office ; on the 4th of March, "185S: " Tlie Decline in Cotton. ; Cotton sold in this market yesterday on a basis of 9 5 16 cents per pound for mid' dling, which was a decline of one-sixteenth of a cent on the last previous sales. This, as we are informed by one of our leading cotton merchants, makes a total decline of one cent since the opening of the season. To the casual observer this would seem to be but a small matter. To the producers of the staple it is one of serious moment. A decline: of one cent per pound is equivalent to a decline of $4 per bale on all of the crop yet to be marketed, which, it is esti mated, i will amount to about 5,000,000 bales and which will leye the producers out of pocket to the extent of about $20, 000,000. This decline, which is general, has been caused by the great decrease in the demand for cotton, which has naturally resulted from the closing of so many mills during the past few months and the univer sal depression in business that has prevailed. We can look for no improvement in these matters until a change m our National rulers imparts the needed confidence to the country and starts ; her once more on the high road to prosperity and glory. The steamer D. Murchuon : came off the ways Thursday evening and yesterday started up the river oa a trial- trip, - with a. flat in tow, expecting to go as far as Eliza be thtown. She has been in the hands of the carpenters, painters and machinists for some weeks past, during which she received a thorough overhauling, and is now almost as good aa new. Particular attention has been paid to the improvement of the ladies' cabin. 1 Her wheels are also new, and much of the Old machinery has been replaced We congratulate Capt. Smith on the fine appearance of his boat and hope he will soon have plenty of water to test her in her new toggery. . Republican Co amy Executive Com nttice. At a meeting of the Republican Precinct Committees, held yesterday, at which Mr. S. Van Amringe officiated as Chairman, the following were elected County Executive Committee for the next two years: S. H, Manning and S.I VanAmringe, at large; First Ward E. Nichols, J. II. Brown, B. B. Hill; Second. Ward Wash. McNeil; Third Ward Jos. E. 8ampson; Fourth Wara -J. iv. uuiiar; jrmn wara Miller. Val. Howe: Cane Fear Township Primus Aycock; Harnett Jordan Nixon; Mason boroW. H. Waddell Federal Point Andy L. Freeman. Gen; S. H. Manning was elected Chair man and J. 11. Brown Secretary, STEDMAN AT OOLDSBORO Goldsboro, N. C. Oct. 17th, 1884. To the Morning Star: A large crowd at tended tne discussion here to day between Judge f Faircloth and Wilmington s very useful l and distinguished citizen, Major Stedman. ! Judge Faircloth Jed on in speech f an hour and a half. He is popu lar here, and by far the ablest and strong est man on the Republican State tieket. But he is just a mere boy . in the hands of our able and rising young. North Carolina statesman, t Major Stedman. This was shown here to-day and it has been shown in every discussion between these two gen tlemen. Our people in this section are not merely satisfied, but delighted with this' very talented and eloquent Major. There is evidently much of the hero and of mag netism; as well as of high intellectual power in our triumphant Democratic can didate ! for i Lieutenant Governor. Wil mington ought to be proud of such a man; as surely the Democratic party are, and his great popularity and success in this can vass the first year of his public life, or candidacy for any office decides, that higher honors than; that of Lieutenant Gov ernor are in store for him if he so desires. He has borne himself nobly and With great effect over the State in this campaign, and won golden opinions here to day, and we all think him unsurpassed by any of out leading Democrats now canvassing North Carolina. This is saying a good deal for so young a man, but the facts, and record he has made, here and in his very impressive and successful canvass, justify, the remark to be true, and that he has gone, at once. from the ranks of private business to the very front of the leading statesmen and speakers of jour State, Besides, he makes interesting and attractive the dry and trite topics of tariff, revenue. Republican mis rule and corruption, and county , govern ment. He strikes the key-note in his de scription of reconstruction days, and his pathetic appeals to the whites to maintain the proud blood of the white race. 0ur in formation is4hat no man in the State has shown more t friendship for the negro race, and , that no Republican has done more for the trace in private benefi cence ' and contributions both in your city and elsewhere. But ' his efforts for white i supremacy in the way of social considerations and government rule, are most eloquent and convincing. If his able and representative speech here to-day ' is a specimen of: his views and of his great powershn debate, such men as Vance,Fowle and Ransom have more . experience and argumentative than this coming man, but not a whit more of the ability necessary to arouse and lead the Democratic masses to the ballot box and to the great victory that awaits- the Democracy of North Carolina on the 4th day. of November next. . f- : WILMINGTON N. Q.j FBIDXTv.dCTbBBR REMARKABLE DISCOVERY.! .eta ShowlUK the Wonderful Aap tablllty of New Hanover County Tor 6rape Culture Tinea Tleldlate Foiur . .... A .- : ' 1 :.t. V ih . Cropa in One Seaaon, -'. -. . j-j - We have several times paid visits to the Noble's vineyard and made mention of the extraordinary growth of the grapes thati we saw there. But we now make mention of a fact that, strange as it may appeW, is nevertheless true, that many of the vines at this vineyard have actually produced from three to four crops of i grapes this season. We have seen the vines and. grapes dur- selves. And. there is now to be seeBi by any one who may call at Major Yonbg's oflJce, a number of vines with. the third and fourth croD of cranes u Don them. The third crop has ripened 1 uniform and, the grapes ;jire' full size, with a fair prospect that the fourth crop would ripen. - This is very wonderful. ' 'V ' The habit of the cultivated grape is his, as we learn: .The fruit is grown upon new lateral shOts that grow. out in springfrom the old hard, orfripe wood, as it is : called. Each lateral bears from three to six bunches of grapes; but to insure this crop, an4 to prevefit taaioe from 6mgttoljwjood,SUie a decline in the demand and value of man bud of eSch lateral hv pintfff Thi theclos- irmt oeanng laterals serve aaje piu woou j ....... . i" tne next season for tne new rau-raaring i laterals to sprout fmm Anrl.ff5w one of the well established facts thai fdfuit bea ing lateral must grow freitujhilwood, frcW which it receives the powerot fructifica-4 ..... .1 . , tion, or fruitbearine jMPraolple: and it fe- well known that the lateral growing from' -new wood, although they bluaftn, only do so in effigy, as they produc6:jf jfruit. Thi 1! .1. 't: . t. Z ' T. . i appuea lo tue grapes gfuwu vu iu xiuiupe and this country. Now, we have beie an exception to this general habit of the grape. Four crops are 1 produced here from thesamejvine,and each crop has to be grown upon a" distinct and new generation of wood ; tha is,' the first new lateral is f roVh the old or last year's wood, when in turn it produces a second lateral, ' upon which the second crop f grapes is grown; this in turn produces the third lateral, and so on in succession, i ' ' With-our long season it is possible,! by nipping the buds, to produce four distinct generations of lateral wood ; but there are other places that also have long seasons that fail to produce more than one crop - of grapes. . -. ' -y The great mystery in the matter is' this, that in our section, from some unknown cause, it is not necessary for the vines to pass through a winter season to be har dened or ripened, as it is called, so as to give fecundity to the new. lateral; but the vines here grow and harden! as though they had in reality passed through a winter season, which enables them to fructify their new laterals so that their blooms are fruit bear ing. ' ; But what is it that I produces this quick ripening of the wood and the fructification of the new laterals? Is itowing to the soil, atmosphere or climate, or is it a happy combination of all? The Scriptures men tion the wonderful production of grapes in the "Holy Land f fhe mean tempertfture'of Jerusalem and Wilmington is the same, viz. 63 degrees, i Here; is a parallel of both temperature and the wonderful production of the 6ame fruit. The great fecundity of the grape vine here is a phenomena that should be brought to the attention of scientists. . It must be remembered that until very Tecently there were no other grapes grown here save the scupper nong, and it may be that when the same varieties are grown here as are now grown in California this section may rival that noted State, if not excel Italy, in grape growing. One great discovery has already been made in growing grapes in New Hanover county, and it may be that others will also be made. I Death of Capt. J. F. Gilbert. j Much surprise, as well as regret, rwas ex pressed . yesterday at the announcement of the death of Capt J. F. Gilbert, at hi's residence on the corner of Anderson and Gwynu streets, which occurred about 5 a. m. -Capt. Gilbert was well known in Wilmington, both as a commander of ves sels and as surveyor for the Record of American and Foreign Shipping at this port, which position he has occupied since he relinquished the life of a seaman some eight or ten years ago. Deceased was born at Greenwich, England, and followed the sea for r early, forty years of his life, commencing his career as a pilot on the river Thames. He came to the United States about 1854 and first settled at Washington, N. C, where he was mar ried. During the war he commanded a blockade runner between this city and Nas sau. He was for a short time in charge of the Seamen's Home. During all these years, since his abandonment of the sea, his familiar face has been seen about the wharves and shipping offices. He was very genial in his manners and had many warm friends," who will greatly miss him. r He was a member of the Knights of Honor and about 50 years of age. His wife sur vives him. . The funeral will take place this afternoon, at 3 o clock. Hard Times. : There, continues to prevail much - de pression and distress incident to the short crops of last year and the financial strin gency of the times. .Among the laboring population of a large portion of the rural districts of these eastern counties this pain ful oondition bears heavily, and has been bearing oppressively during the past spring and summer months. Thousands , have found it difficult to .obtain the commonest food and much suffering continues to pre vail. The worst sufferers are those who reside in naval stores' sections who de pended largely on naval Btores for support, but lost by the cyclones and fires of the early spring, as portrayed in these columns at the time. ' The Lucky Number. - ' At the drawings of the Louisiana Lottery on Tuesday the principal prizes were drawn as follows : No, 78,455, drawing first capi tal, prize, (75,000,1 whole ticket, sold in New Orleans; 77,956, second capital prize, $25,000, sojd 7 In - Chicago "and Granville, Miss. ; 4f,254,"mird capital prize, $10,000, 13,383, and 54,631, each $6,000, sold in New York, Memphis,;, Philadelphia, and Columbia, Tenn. 1 80,247, 59,522, 54,612, 5,8,283, 97,382, each $2,000, ; sold in New Orleans, . Washington, D. C, Richmond, Ya., Norfolk, Va., Frankfort, Ky.. Selma, Ala., New York, Boston and Memphis. : CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Annual BleeUnK-rRepoMa of the Prea ,tden( and Coaamlttee, on Bar . and V River InaproveniantaKleetlon of Offleera, ' ' V The annual meeting not the Chamber of Commerce "was1" held at the (Tobms of the Produce Exchange' yesterday morning at it 30 o'clock. ' The meeting was called to order by the "President,' A.' HV VanBokke, ien.":"-;;'. :;'--. "ii;'-" j The minutes of October llthand 16th, 1883, were-read and approved. ; ' , ' f President VahBokkelen then read hisan nual'report. as follows f.'r s 1 j " ' Members of the Chamber of Commerce? I ; 5- Qentlemes: Again we come together' in annual meeting to review the past and counsel for the future. ' ' The past year has been noted for. the general 'depression ' of business - which has prevailed throughout "-the , United States ; such depressionsjbeiug periodical The pres ent began to assume form' three years since, but was delayed by an abundance of money seekine. investment as lone as con fidence was- maintained,; The. failure of banks and bankets at the great money cen- tres. exposing thef ts and frauds, caused the locking up of money by legiUmate oanaing j associations and capitalists, resulting in the nnsnensinn "nf mnnv business' houses and utowwiia uwowcy auu ;tun uwut- fag t produce at remunerative prices irn practical, tne conservative course pur- 'psfle 'the business ' conrmtraities and denied institutions of thv South prevented disaster., while the ; striaeent condition of the1 money market only restricted opera- I xrona, pruviUK" itan uusiuess uouts uu a ic eitidittiteh : basis.-will -survive the inconve nience of "tight-times." , '! Some arsons are impressed with belief that thclnisincss of Wilmington has deteri- iomtecUme naet year. uon is the fact with som classes or, gooas, while the aggregate business has peen very ciose to mat oi pre- "Ivious years, showing less percentage de- cline than many other ports, very few: be ing better. Our city gives evidence of im provement by continued building of stores and dwellings and demand for same; also increase of population; such being thirty it cent during last decade. . i f North Carolina in 1790 rated third, as to population of seventeen States; Virginia feeing first, Pennsylvania second; in TL820 Was fojirth among twenty-seven . States, Hew York havmebecome first; in 1880! she ranked fifteenth among thirty-eight States many of her people having gone to build up other States. Of late she has been more ap preciated by her children, and if they) re main with her, developing her resources. reclaiming and properly cultivating her soil, the present population and its natural increase, the immigration Of good people with capital aiding, she will soon occupy a rank nearer her former position in the galaxy of States. I . The improving condition of , our State was admirably portrayed by Senator Vance in his address at the railroad celebration at Greensboro last June. ' He stated the help less ; condition in which our people were left at the close of the war in 1865, also the damaging effects of military rule and radi cal legislation for five years succeeding. Then compared the census returns of 1860 with the report of the Agricultural Bureau for 1883, showing that the people of the State had in thirteen years overcome the disasters of war and bad legislation, pro ducing in 1883 three times as much cotton, several times as much grain, many times as much tobacco, largely increased quantities of other articles of food, immense quanti ties of fruit, ot all varieties, factories of various kinds had been multiplied, rail roads had near doubled their length without State aid, finer stock and more of it in hand -.and .being raised, mines being de veloped, homes improved, and beautified with many other subjects showing the in crease over 1860, all done by our Own peo ple witn moderate capital at command and emigration from the State in excess of. im migration to it. . i It caused me to feel additional pride in my adopted State and wish that every' man would put his shoulder to the work, taking advantage of opportunities before him to help develop her resources. I would be pleased to see the Senator's address pub lished: it is calculated to cheer the down hearted and encourage the ambitious. ' Governor Jarvis made a visit to this sec tion during the month of August past,-his duties fn other portions of the State having required close attention he was prevented from visiting this section for some time. He was gratified -with the improvements completed and progressing, was informed of our needs, and will no doubt lay them before the legislature in bis closing mes sage, that they may receive there merited consideration and our futnre Governor be fully advised of the same. At the last session of Congress an appro priation was made for lights upon the river from the ocean to the city. 1 am advised by Commander Merrill Miller, U. S. Navy, Light House Inspector of the Sixth Dis trict, under date of September 27th. that "the lights will be established in the river in the course of the next three months, he thin Ks. - . I am also informed that buoys will be placed to mark a passage across Frying Pan Shoals two and a half miles south of the Cape Fear, which will define a convenient and safe course for vessels of nine feet draught. . The present condition of the work being done for the improvement of the Cape Fear river from Wilmington to the ocean will be given by the committee on Bar and River improvements. . " - I take pleasure in stating that the practi cability of obtaining; the full depth of twenty feet at low water, twenty-four to twenty-six . feet at high water within a moderate space of time, is promising. A channel of eighteen to twenty feet at high water from Wilmington to the ocean will be opened on or before the first of July next. The next appropriation, if liberal, is expected to complete the project of sixteen feet at row water, twenty to twenty two feet at high water to full width and depth. after which the project of twenty feet at low water will be commenced. -A visit of . inspection was made on the 29th of January last by the Secretary of War. Chief of Engineers and other promi nent officers of ' the ; Engineer Corps, who feund the work progressing with satisfac tory ' results, and expressed approval of what was contemplated. The improvement is in charge of one of the most competent officers of the U. a. Engineer Corps. Mr. Henry Bacon, a quali fied civil engineer of great executive ability has immediate charge' of executing the work and discharges his duties effectually, obtaining the greatesfresults possible for amount expended. Our Representatives In Congress have since the commencement of the improve ment exercised their best efforts to procure such appropriations as necessary . for the speedy prosecution of the same. Generally the House Committee have given but small consideration to this great national work and it would have lingered and given small results but for the action of the Senate Committee, which recognized . its merits when placed before them by Senator Ran som, who is ever watchful oyer the inter ests of his State while guarding the wel fare of the general government. . 5 f t i Several steamships of large capacity,' some carrying five thousand bales of cotton, loaded at the compresses in this city during the last cotton season. A larger number will do the same this season. Next season steamships of much greater capacity can be used advantageously. It is. gratifying to learn the high - repute our port has with masters and owners of steamships and other vessels loading here as regards dis patch and light charges, also the fact that they can ; load larger quantities of Cotton than at other ports, the compressing being better done. ...... , ' For use as a harbor for refuge or coaling station the Cape Fear- is located where one is often needed, i When arrangements for transporting coal are completed a coaling station will, be established and nq doubt largely patronized, 1884. I am informed bv Cant. W; H. Bixbv. TJ.S. Engineer Corps, in charge of the im nrovement Of the Cane Fear river Iwtwpf n -Wilmington and Fayetteville, that work is progreasing-and -will result in improving l ne completion of the Cape Fear & Tad-. kinVaUey Railroad to Greensboro and Shoe : Heel gives a connection with Favetteville. Greensboro and other points on its line.! '.A- eonUnuation of this road- to :Mount Airy i and to other points in northwestern ; .North Carolina is progressing and will no doubt 1 be extended fill hTconnecls with roads lead. lngtotneNotthwestdrn Biatesi-Tfle present connecuons wiuiiiuw JoaUvutne Uarolma - Ceatrat Railroad to Shoe, Heel .and steam boats to' Favetteville will not serve the laree business that will, come to Wilmington upon completion of the con tem pitted northwestern "connections, rendering 1 nnJ 1 cessary a direct iinet from Fayetteville to Wilmineton. A survev of such a line has been made recently, show ing the distance to; : 'ilA Alftrtf if nilAa- Mwn a linn !m! v uwuw vigubj uixica utci a iiuo icijuiuug very light grading and but little bridge, or trestle wort, tne estimated cost being very small in comparison with other roads, I The project of building' a railroad fiom Wilmington 40 Onslow county ''has- been " revived and; meets the approval of I all . classes of this community and those who live on the proposed line. 1 A survev made . "recently gives evidence of the cheapness of ucaroaa. . 1 here is t no doutt of ,lhe 6iu"s wwnnuw. guu. inir LUHb IV 1H UU11L. " ' - i t ine uiinion ib iroini uaaweuuauroaa as- being graded.. and belief in its completion wumn a reasonabie time prevails., TUfi to Favettriville'ft9 and could be used a a connection of thaC. & P. C Railroad with Wilmington. An exi tension of the C. & P, C. .Railroad from Clinton to Raleigh would pass through a very productive country, and form a very advantageous connection: with the growing metropolis of our State. . i ; j i The managers 01 the Carolina Uentral Railroad, I learn, contemplate placing the same in first class condition ; also, increas ing its business by building' branches; among which is included an extensioafrom Shelby to the Cranberry iron Forge, wmch would give Wilmington connection through the northeastern corner of Tennessee into Kentucky, with roads running through Kentucky diverging to the north and north-,, west.; Should we be interviewed in con nection with their plan it will be our plea sure to appreciate the same and co operate as far as in our power. Connection with the region about Cranberry' would result in a great increase of manufacturing interests at this point. , - " 1 The Wilmington & Welaon and the Wilmington, Columbia & Angusta Rail roads have been placed in first clas3 condi-i tion ; large additions made to their rolling stock, rendering them capable of doing promptly any amount of business that may; offer. The reputation they enjoy with' the' travelling community equals that of any road, and is merited. The completion' of the improvements of our river will add largely to their business. ' I; The health of our city compares favora bly with any port on the Atlantic or Gulf; coast south of Maine, the average death rate being least of any. ' This shows that there are no local causes affecting health, and with rigid sanitary laws, including quarantine regulations so framed as not to place unnecessary restrictions on commerce, strictly enforced, we can enjoy the comforts of home the entire year, realizing as much satisfaction as at any place we could reach. The hospital at the quarantine station has been destroyed by fire. Application to the next legislature to replace the same should be made early in its session. . . Our city has arrived at that stage where it is for her own people to decide whether or not they will take advantage of what is within their reach and advance to the great future that is before her. Let us all be of one mind, realizing our position and taking advantage of our opportunities doubting the future and waiting for something to turn up will not do. let us rase as our ex ample the men who preceded us, and make reasonable-ventures to receive large benefits.. Steps should be taken to have the inter ests of this section, in common with the whole State,placed befofebe coming Leg islature at its commencement in order that necessary bills may lie assured passage. In the death of Air. Alexander Sprunt this Chamber lost one of its oldest and most valued members my " personal knowledge of him was such as to justify me in adding my tribute to his worth. In all. relations of life he acted well his part. No other death has occurred within the membership. - Kespectf ully submitted, A II. VanBokkelkn, . President The report of the committee on Bar and itiver improvements, embodying a com-.i munication from Mr. Henry Bacon, Engi neer in charge, was read, as follows: ! - Wilmington, N. C, Oct 15. 1884. J Hon. A. II. VanBokkelen, President Cham ber of Commerce : t. - Sir Your committee have lately visited the Government-works for the improve ment of the River and Bar and having been favored with the accompanying communi cation of Mr. Henry Bacon. Assistant En gineer in charge, which-covers all the ground, and being prepared tq fully endorse the statement of Mr. Bacon, beg leave to present the same in connection with this as their annual report Respectfully submitted, ' . George Harris, Chm'n, " R. S. Heide, -. .James Sprunt. . U. S. Engineer's Office. Wilmington, N. C, Oct. 15, 1884. George Harriss, Esq., Chairman Commit tee on Harbor lmprovment, (jnamoer of Commerce, Wilmington, Ji. C: Sir: I take pleasure in making the fol lowing short statement of the condition and prospects of the improvement of the Cape Fear river between tne ocean ana Wilmington: 4 ; - . The work done during ' the year past has consisted of finishing the dredged channels to a width of 270 feet and a depth of 16 feet at low water, across all the shoals be: low Orton Point; and the work on the new dam extending from Zeke's Island near the end of the New Inlet dam, to the Big Marsh, a length of a little more than two miles. The dredged channel along and above Snow's Marsh which was finished nearly a year ago, connects the deep water of Smithville Harbor with . that above Reaves' Point, thus entirely avoiding the shoals and dangers of Horseshoe Channel, The next shoal above Reaves' Point, known as the Midnight Shoal, has also been dredged to the above named width and depth. There has been very little deterio ration in the dredged channel, and this is mostly confined to a short distance on the reach above Snow's Marsh. The shoaling consists of 6of t mud, and in some places amounts to 2 feet, thus reducing the depth to 14 feet at low water, or 18 feet at ordi nary high water. It is not expected that the deterioration will continue, or that the channel will require much redredging. The whole amount: of materials dredged from the above channel since 1881 is 1,229. 470 cubic yards. The work on the long dam before mentioned began in 'earnest in De cember last. A foundation of mattresses composed of fine brush, with a thickness about one foot and width from 83 to 60 feet, was laid on the whole length of the dam, on this stones have been piled and a ridge of stone has been made over nearly the whole length up to about three feet above mean low tide; 4,796 cords of brush were used in the foun dation,, mattresses and about 27,000 tons of stone has already been used on the dam. The-area of the foundation - mattresses is 63,350 square, yards. It ; is designed to build the dam to about six feet in width at the top, with the proper slopes and to six feet above mean low water, which is about the height of the New, Inlet dam. ( This is estimated i to require 33,000 tons of stone in addition to what has been expended, f Of this 23.000 tons is already contracted, for and the funds of the present appropri ation allotted to pay for it, and the plac ing of it by; hired labor. .- About - $140,000 of the present appropriation is allotted for dredging on. the remaining shoals between, . Orton Point and Wilmington. The work has been let on favorable terms and it is NO. 52 expected that a channel about 140 fee of the 270 feet width proposed will be made entirely across all the shoals, thus securing by 'July -1st,' 1885; a practical ship chan nel of 18 feet depth at ordinary high water, from the ocean to Wilmington. .If the ex nected' aODrooriation i made.'at the nprt . session of Congress,, the channel of . 18 feet aepw at low water and 270 feet width, be finished from Smlthville harbor to Wil mington, this admitting vessels at ordinary noes to pass an tne anoais. and to sea with s draft of 18 feet :.-S Tho.New Inlet dam is dn perfect condi tion! The sand beach which since the com pletion of the dam, baa beea extending on the site of Carolina shoals from "near - Fort Fisher towards the head of Smith's Island has widened and -extended .nearly .to Ithe Island, adistance of nearly two milesr leav ing a gap of less 'than half -V' mile over shoal water, between, the f new . bank' and Smith's Island. "' . .n Thera can hardly be a doubt of a'shnilar result at the site.. pf , the present awasbes on the completion of the long dam' ' The eases are almost exactly similar, ' Wtnle it -would ' cost millions of dollars to , defend the beach directly at the swashes", the dost . of the dam wilt hot 'exceed $1)70.000, fcnd as good results are, almost, certain to cme as from a direct defence. ' The thorough completion of the dam i& a necessity. The Bald Head channel retains its depth of 13fr to 14 feet at lowest tides iff the ship clian snet .It Js, only at question btdoHars ind eents in a proper jetty. system at the mouth -of the river, and dredging there and above, toj seem VJ leet depth at me&a low water.' yery respectfully, youf obedient servant, - - ' 1 i-wii.- .r. ' -Henry Bacon. . - ThfolfowinsolunoaaabiSfi by Mr. ;WiB Calder ajjddop?l: . ; ; Resolved, That (he -reports bf the Presi dent and the Committee on River and Har bor be received, with thanks for the valua ble suggestions nd information contained therein, and that both reports be published. AQ. election of pfficers was ; then, hejld, with the throwing- 'result : ! - i VW&-lLi H.-:VanBokke!ea!- f A FtrsfYies CratidEenBduaid Peacba'uj.'' ( secretary and Treasurer rJ. Li. Cantwell. ; Executive Council Wm. Calder, George Harriss. Jas. H. Chadbourri." HrC. Me- Q :ieen, R. "ES. Heide, Roger Moore, - Presi dent Produce Exchange, ex-officio. ' THE EXPOSITION. Attendance Inereaaing-Abont Fifteen Thousand Visitors Teaterday--Next Week's Attractions. iSpeclal Star Telegram. f -i -Raleigh, -. October 17. The attendance at the State Exposition is increasing rapidly. and will no doubt reach fifteen thousand this day. The hotel accommodations are ample for all who may come, and the city authorities find nice stopping places for all visitors. The water supply of the city is ample not a single well has failed and the report that water was sold in the city or od the grounds is a mistake. , Next week will be the most interesting days of the Exposi tion,' when premiums, diplomas and gold medals will be awarded. OHIO. Election Returns Comlns In Slowly. The Republican majority Dwin dling Down to About Ten Thousand Eleven Democratic Congressmen Claimed to be Elected. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ' ; ' Columbus, Oct 16. Unofficial returns from all the counties in the State show the Republican plurality to be 13,115. Columbus, Oct 16. Official returns from .Tuesday's election are coming j in slowly. At both- the State headquarters final estimates are made with difficulty. On the figures received, subject to revision, the Democrats concede on the State ticket s majority of 10,637, while the Republicans estimate it at 10,792. The Democratic Committee claim 11 of the 21 Congress men, while the Republican Committee still consider the .Eleventh District . doubtful, andsay it will require official .returns to de cide it No figures are given on this dis trict in either place. WE8t7rWG1NIA. The Democratic Nominee for Gover nor Carries the State by 6,O00". Charleston, Oct 16. Kanawha (this county) gives a large Fusion maionty, rang ing from 800 to . 1,000. Maxwell, Fusion candidate, leaves this county with fully 1,300. Wilson, the ; Democratic nominee for Governor, will carry the State by 6,000.. The Democrats in this county lose all the officers except a few constables and justices of the peace. INDIANA. An Express Train Derailed and Burn ed Several Persona Seriously In jured..' By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ; Terre Haute. Oct 18. A special from Greencastle says: The Chicago express, on the-Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway, struck a defective rail at 2.40 o'clock this morning about five miles south of this city, j The entire train was ditched except a sleeper. The engineer, fireman and a baggageman . were seriously injured. The passengers sustained no injuries save bruises." The train immediately took fire and all the cars, including the sleeper, were consumed; passengers in the sleeper only saving what they had on their persons. The damage to the engine, cars burned and incidental losses, aggregate fsu.uuu. KENTUCKY. A PueIIIsUc Encounter Between two r. Louisville Lawyers. lBy Telegraph to the Morning Star. Louisville, ' October 18. A sensation was caused in the court house here this morning by a fight between ex Judge Hur gis, until recently Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals, and CoL Bennett H. Young a well known lawyer and Presi-1 dent of the Southern. Exposition. ; In the argument of an injunction case, ex-Judge iiurei8 made a remark ; reflecting on Mr. Young, who immediately' denounced the ex-Chief Justice as an ; infamous liar. , At this Judge Hurgis hurled two law books at Mr. Young. They clinched and were having a regular mill when they were" sep- erated by friends. VIRGINIA. The Hustings Court of Petersburg De- ' termlnes to Dispose, of the Cases of the indicted JKanK oncers. ' By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ' Petersburg, Oct 18. --In the Hustings. Court, this morning, H, 15. JDavis, 01 coun cil for W. W. White, late teller of the Planters & Merchants' Bank, againsllwhom the grand jury last evening found three separate indictments- for making fraudulent entries on the books of the bank, asked that the case be continued until , the next term. ' The Court stated that it would dis pose 01 an or tne eases against these in dicted bank officers at this term, and next Wednesday was agreed upon by counsel for defence and commonwealth's attorney for fixing the date for the trial of the case of the indicted. teller. - s SOUTH CAROLINA. Business Portion of -Ed-enId t r , stroyed ny Eire, (Bv Telegraph to the Morning Btar.l Charleston. Oct 18. The business portion of the town of -Edgefield was burned this morning: Loss from $60,000 to $75,000: insurance light The cause of the fire is unknown, but it is alleged to. be incendiarism. . . ; , " -- . -The "Democrats of Caswell have nominated George- TS Thompson- tor the House. " " 1 ' - Warrentbn Home 'i -In the War- - : ren county exhibit at Raleigh is a yine 372 i -feet long bearing 102 squashes. John i Robinson's circus 'exhibited' at ' Warren"; Plains last Friday. There were two rings and ' platform between.' :" The menagerie i and the. .circus performance was about as ' good as usual. ' - The iron on the War- i renton railroad is being put down rapidly. Raleigh Chronicle j.The" arri-! rival of some specimens -of the Granville county gold leaf tobacco on yesterday at-1 tracted the special admiration of many- vis-' iwr a uiu jxposiiion. lhere were u,ww persons, in tne J&xposiuon grounds ; Bsterdayt and more than that to da v. he North Carolina State Alumni A tiou of The Alpha Tau Omega Gek Fra- ternitv held its session in this nit.vi mctKr. i ' day? Therenwasan attendance of about 1; 4uiaembers, wno came from every part of i iue oiaie. . - jjieui. rvmsiow s visit and the meeting of the Fishermen mav lie nut r down as the beginning of the era ; in nnr i fish industries one of the most profitable i lines or our iuiure development y Charlotte Observer: Dr. Nor- ment and the colored, mail agent Gordon : spoke nt Huntersville last Mondav to a rPwJD,darkies; and after the speaking a i mm m. ...... . Z ' . .. J . to be a serious affair. ? It seems that two i yourfg men, students of the Huntersville i- High School, were standing bv themselves, i listening to the speaking. - They were con- i ducting: themselves qmetly,- when a young darkey came up and accused them of car- rying pistols. "This1 charge the young men :i deniedevherenpon' their accuser called them Jiars, At this one of the young men, i named Millen; struck the negro, which act i was seen by several other negroes, who at once made for young Millen with clubs. In the melee Millen was hit on the head with a. brick and knocked down. At this junc ture Dr. H. J. .Walker interfered and res cued Millen from the crowd .Moore, a colored boy,was killed at Parker's . uroBS itoaos, ntt county, on last -Saturday -nighr about 10 o'clock. Parker's is a place about two .miles east; of Greenvilie. The . facts are substantially as follows, as narra fed" byrT.'A. ' Flendng: ' James Beaman, alias John Gaskina, with three other col- -bred men,ai.Parker Speight, t Granville ' Slade and another, bantered Church Moore . for a wrestle, . In the melee ; Beaman threw Moore and broke his leg. His' son, shot into the crowd of four negroes, but inflicted no serious damage. - Beaman said t.A ma nnmndninno "HAta rl n him lot a am hint. ' - They ran after Nixon, and one of them, supposed to be Beaman, stabbed him about an inch above the heart, from which he died in less than hour. Raleigh-c JVews-Observer:t Rail road men reported that yesterday morning there was probably an attempt to throw the train on the R. & G. R. R. from the track near Warrenton. Yesterday Mr. Patrick received information that the correspondent of the New -York Daily Orapatc will be here in a few days to illus trate the Exposition.; - L In Wakecoun ty's section will be found one of the great est curiosities in the entire Exposition build ing. These are President Jefferson Davis's camp candlesticks, taken from his tent the morning of his capture. Another curiosity is a war apron worn by Osceola, head chief of the Seminoles. More cars were put on the trains, and the railroad men re- Trtaf) ttlA Hi rrrrncit Vtnainoao oinna nAaninj day. There was a stream of people all day WV. UVU .MW Vlk.VU. AUU,UVr0 PlUlA WLVU.UC through the vast building. Last evening I : 1. . ii j 1 iuq urm uigui, upeumg aiiracteu a crowu even larger than that of the day. The trains were made yet larger, and let Har gett street station packed with people. t Charlotte Observer; . One of the cotton trains pulled out from Charlotte Monday night for Richmond, but only a fragment of the train and a small amount of the cotton reached that destination, fire having played havoc with the tram. It is estimated that Robinson's circus raked in at least $10,000 yesterday. It had the largest crowd of any show that has. been here in the past ten years. Mr. An drew Sawyer died at his residence on north Tryon street, at 9 o'clock last night. A destructive fire is in progress in the Pine Hills forest, in Crab Orchard township. this county, and it has baffled all efforts of the neighboring people" to subdue it. Pine Hills is a large tract of wooded land, em bracing about two thousand acres, and' containing a great amount of valuable tim ber The fire was started last Sunday night by a party of 'possum hunters, and being neglected at first, soon got beyond control. It has been burning ever since, and a large area of wood land has been destroyed. Raleigh Farmer & Mechanic: A part of Mr. Jos. Fuller's crop, (in John ston, hear the Wake line) sold in Raleigh on Saturday for $55 per 100. The general prices of sales that day were good. Mr. Weddin, editor of the Clayton Bud, painfully crushed his hand in his press last week.- Out of -about 150 editors in North Carolina only 20 or 25 were .present at the Mate Fress Convention last week. although Raleigh itself has 20 papers. Messrs. it. M. Oliver, who went from Mil ton, N. C, to Macon, Ga., failed last week for $25,000. ; ; Another gentleman, in Granville county, upon whom this writer called, declared that before he began to raise yellow tobacco the entire amount of produce which he made upon his farm for sale, did not yield him over $600. He re fused $10,000 for his crop of tobacco, in 1880, as it hung in the barns. An amusing story is told of an old negro, who had never bad as much as $50 at one time in his life. In 1879 his crop of yellow tobacco brought him, much to his surprise, $500 in cash. ,. He returned to his cabin, called up his family, who had gone to bed, and spent the night in offering up prayers and singing hymns for his great good fortune. Liast wees; at uurnam, j. w . uris som, editor of the Peoples' Journal, a col ored .Republican . paper, was ailed in de fault of $500 bond! for forgery. He got $70 from the county school fund on forged orders. - Several weeks ago there was born in this county, of well known and re spected parents, an healthy, handsome boy having neither arms nor legs, except to the elbows and knees. : Raleigh News'- Observer: Yes terday the Republican executive committee of this Congressional district, of which Col. Ceburn L. 'Harris ' is ' chairman, for mally endorsed Mr. Josiah Turner, the late independent candidate, tor congress. Cot.A.- -ii,; worth, Fayetteville, of the Second Regiment. N. C. 8. G.. has re signed. I -To-day Dr. Chas. W, Dab- ney leaves for New Orleans, to make spe cial preparation : for the North Carolina display there. The schools of Kin- stdn will have a holiday .on the 17th inst, to visit the exposition. To-dav is the first Of the special days at the exposition derated i to the North Carolina Industrial Association, colored- The exhibit ; of the colored people is in the south hall of the grand stand It has increased so much in the past few days that it extends into the other hall in the building. - Yesterday morning the Howard Light Infantry.under command of. Capt G. T. Potto, of Fay etteville, arrived here; .' The company was met at the depot by the Oak City Blues, Capt C. M. Dunston and the , battalion marched to Camp Russell, where the troops went into quarters. The battalion is in com mand of Maj. Abram Halliday,of Fayette villey its cadjutant r being Lt B. B. Goins - It is estimated that 1.400 people viewed the exhihitsby electric r light , on Tuesday night. sWe-omitted to mention in our New.Hanover county article a pretty table made by Mrs, Thomas Morrison, of , Wil inington. It is covered with crochet work, and ornamented with sweetgum burrs and small pine cones. It is very pretty. In the Pitt .county section are shown the genuine 'nish"' grapes. These are sent by Henry W. Mish, of - Washington.. This grape was discovered about forty years ago on Pambco river,, It is very sweet and a peculiarity is that the interior skin of the grape isreally the most luscious part, and can be pressed to- extreme thinness tq the public spirit of Col,i Ww- H. & Bur gwyn, and its arrangement is exceedingly creditable to Col. Cheek, who has been in charge from the first. His idea was to pre ; sent the special products of the soil at one end, and so he arranged:, a pavilion, the body oT which is tobacco, the half of Jthe roof in cotton and the other half, in ; grains and grasses. ' The whole east end is to be filled with bright leaf tobacco, the special product of the county, but it has been- too dry so far for tobacco to be handled.