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If '.- Y 1 i -'c J k. f 1 1 1 i The .Weekly Slar. PUBLISHED AT . AT ' ,t0 A mB IK ADTAHCBi SSSSSSSSsS3iSS3 SSS SS88SSSSSSSSSESSS -J II - -!! W I! Z:- Mil .(iuon f qiiWl xmim 11 Am ). SS888S8S8g8eS3 91 wo 5;;5 5 5 2 S3 5 535335 i - v i Hi. -M I " , 3 zj 3 35 53 eS 3? 3-- o1 an re i:reJ. t the Post Office fttTWOminttofe K. CL 3 Second Clasg Matter.L , SlTBSCJRIJPTIOJr ! The subBcnStioa price of -the Wkesmt 5tak is as follows : i-ZtiT?? x:??: ''& inrlo ttopy i year, postage paid, $1,60 6 months, , l.oa f ; 8 months, .50 THE OPPKKSSEPJL A BOIlKC Fff, V c aid beforeour Teay cs"y ester? day some reflections"" upon the wage ; question as affected by Protection.-! It i tbe potent instrameot hands of the nngrincipled writers ' ami speakers whose only end and aim i is t win voters to Blaine without coiiMtiering:the truth of statement or the logic of -veut?. The coantry is 1 r no- .prostrate. A trade paralysis 1 prevail to a considerable extent., 2 Mil's and furnaces are closing " up da.ly. There are great distress and s suffering among the laboring people in the North and in some manufac- I turiny centres in the South. Proteo-: ! : tion has existed and a great deal of "it since 1861. . The average. TarifiE i under the Republicans for many years was 46 per cent. Col. Staples i placed his figures at 42 per cent., but i that is below the mark. After re- i during the Tariff it remains at more than 42 per cent., and not quite 43 ; per cent. In the face of Protection ! , wiile 'spread distress prevails. That our readers may see how ex. jiensive is the distress and how utterly : fal-te, misleading and insincere are the statements of Republicans that the country is on the high road 6 prosperity, we will avail ourselves of some figures in the New. .York Herald of the 19th inst. We ' wish every reader of the Stab to be in possession of the factsr and the ' lyin statements of designing dema gogues will not deceive or hoodwink - them. . . ' " - The facts are almost appalling:' They tell a fearful story of calamity, and they flatly contradict the highly paiuteil prosperous condition that Radical bush whackers delight" to in dulge hen they are engaged in the refreshing business- of calling upon their imagination for .their. facts. Now what are- the facts? The Herald says: r - - ' Out of 703 iron furnaces in the country 469. or more than to-thirda of the total number, are out of blast and lying idle. This depression of the pig iron' manufac- : tare 13 reflected in flpiirlv iwr inrtn-trv h that Us s iron or steel, nd the finished pro I ducts are, save in special branches; beggtog I for a market at prices which do not cover j the cst of manufacture.' Wages have been r reduced in iron mines, in' nail factories, in rail mills and throughout the iron and steel industry until they ean ; be reduced no further and allow the wage-earners to sub sist. The labor that has been thrown out of employment by the shutting down of ' furnaces and mills must be very large, and of course its wages are completely lost."- The Iron Industry has been a special pet of Republican politicians, and 6uch men' of that party as Blaine and Judge Kelley (who is knpwn as "Pig-Iron") have done all they could to foster it as they had their money in it. Ton ' see from the above the condition of this fostered and petted industry.- The ' miners are in a state of destitution. t '. - But let ns look at 'another great industry. ; How is V it with cotton manufacturing ? 'The accounts from Connecticut, we - have published told a sad story of human distress and suffering. Operatives " in factories are turned adrift and are already go ing about te . streets begging' for bread. Their wives and children are involved ia the same sickening ca lamity. But let as come tofigures. The Jlerald says: u "In the last week of September a partial census of cotton mills that were shut down or were running on short time showed that 13U.U88 looms, or o,Z63,2Uu spindles, were affected. : Since' that estimate was made thirty-one mills in Fall River, running over 1,000,000 spindles, have agreed to close for one week, and will deprive 10,000 men of work and waees for that time. The total number of looms in the cotton manufacture returned in 1880 was 225.759. and of spin dles, 10,653,435; so that more than ! one- nair were idle according to tne BeptemDer estimate " alone. Referrinir azaln to the census, this would mean the non employ-' ; ment of upward of 90,000 men, women and f children, and a loss to them in yearly wages oi fl,UW,000." And still Protection has abounded. The highest bonnties . have ' been wrung from the people to support the cotton lords. It does look that Protection ' has not "protected the laboring people. The cotton manu factures have been coddled and nursed and still "the infant" is sick and threatened with dissolution. . - Let ns next tarn to the woolen in dustry and see how it flourishes, f It r una ueeu uounty iea to repletion. Y What is its condition? Th Herald V famishes the octo. It says: , , n wees in ucxoDer tne returns ' i88 wooIen m"l. ith a producing opacity of 1207 sets of cards, reported an SUftirBenIlI8 in thelr Production of 14,-1 f eau000 Fards since the beginning of the VOL. XVI. year; and it is well known that the mills included in this estimate comprise,only a part of those that, have either ceased work or restricted output, both of which mean a loss to the workingmen. JThese industries only illustrate what is the prevailing ten uencyJn manufactures," Closing down of mills ; turning oat tens of thousands of worfcn 'eole. who mustle3 cr starve; Tediiclng the time and wages -of those ? who' find partial; isjiipioymenttiistnet perience and lesson bf tetis and hnn drds of thousands of miners and op etititesi factories in outj well t & vojedjfioantjry ikj many " particulars'. There 5 surely a house for.all , this, "Whaiis ityItnuot be that ikere is ot a High Tariff gingt6these varied'- industries la'honn&eVfe stimnJaif)ui4; enrjbi, Protectton! ? the great blessing " and Panaeed talked of i;by Prote'ctioii . and Repub lican i authors and speakers why are there deep, disiress to workmen and threatened bankruptcy to the owners? Is not Protection"plendidi failure? not the excessive'. bounty: applied to manufactusers proved their curse and The .ITeraZ ' says ; pt ;this great question in its. application to all la boring men: . " VThe workingmen have a direct interest in this- question. Since .1882 ; they, have from time to time been called upon to sub mit to a reduction in their wages; and now, when they , have almost reached starvation wages, they are thrown ' out of work or are offered still less returns for their labor. . f they refuse to work on short time and for meagre wages; ithey are supplanted by im ported labor. And now, iu some cases, they are being hulliedv into.voting.to con tinue the policy, which has brought them to this pass. Does the workingman realize the phantom prosperity that ia held before him by Mr. Blaine? , . . . " , In the .-meantime 'the. taxes are kept' up. ; The" discharged laborers must still pay their high taxes. - Mark that. ! The Tariff tax still averages 43 per cent. - ;.The poor are ground in the dust.' The Republican party says in its platform and through its press and speakers, that the tax must BE KEPT TJP. .' ; - C- The Herald says, and it is true: "At least one-third of the total revenue annually collected by the National Govern ment is unnecessary, wasteful, destructive, and consumes a bait for Star Route thieves, pension swindlers, river and harbor bills and the like. - v;--: iu?;-' "The workingman is doubly taxed under this policy, for he is taxed by the Govern ment and is deprived of employment is this prosperity for the workingman? " . Blaine argues that . the road to prosperity is high taxes. The Dem ocrats ' say, the taxes must be re duced and to a- Btandard of strict equality ' and economy, ,;.They "say they, are far .too. high and are oppres sive and ruinous. What say the people? Let the ballot box give the answer.... . -' - We have seen acarefnl calculation of the next House of Representa tives, and it is almost certain that the ' Democrats' will have at K least thirty" majority. It is thought that in the elections . to be held the Re publicans will gain as follows; Ala bama 1, California 3, Connecticut 1. Indiana 2, Iowa 1, Massachusetts 2, Michigan- 3, Missouri' -2, New York 3, Pennsylvania 3, Wisconsin . 3 total 24 It is believed the Demo crats will gain as follows: Kentucky 2,, Maryland 1, Mississippi 1, North Carolina I i, Texas 1, Virginia 2, West Virginia 1 total 9. ' Republi can gains heretofore reported 4. Total gains 2 8. Deduct supposed Democratic gains: 9 - from 28 leaves 1 9 Republican, net gain. The Dem ocrats have 6 7 majority over all the present House, and 80 plurality over the Republicans. s :.-;;; The North Carolina Conference "will meet in this city the latter part of November. It is a large body, and some 300 delegates will be pre sent. Bishop Keener, of New "Or leans, will preside. manning's Bepljr. The following communication was re- cieved yesterday by the committee appoint ed at the Democratic meeting on Wednes day night last, in answer to their notifica tion to Republican .managers, regarding 4he stoning of . the Democratic ; speakers and the insults offered the meeting by the Republican procession on that evening: "Wilmingtoh. N. C. Oct 24? "84. Ean. D. K. McRae, Col. F. W. Kerchner, and Cm. John L. UantweU, Committee: . Gehtlemen: Replying to yodr com munication, I have to say that before its receipt the Republican Committee 'advised the people of this . city of the position of the party in regard to the matter discussed by you, in circular, of which the follow ing' is a copy, which ' was carried by the committee and distributed over the entire "city:" ' r " "'' - .- . "sH- f - "TO THE PEOPLE OP WniinUGTON.!' . '"The interruption of Gen. Scales' meet ing last night was the result of an error as to the course of the Kepubltcan procession 1 a thouehtless blunder, condemned and regretted by all Republicans. The orders were expressly given that the procession should not pass near, the City HalL The reckless boy who threw the stone, we will be the first to pnnisn u we can nnd nim. ; ' '8.. ilasmsa, Chairman . v "Republican Executive Committee." In addition to the above, Sunder the in-t structions of the Republican Executive Committee. I offered, by advertisement. which appears in our . daily' papers,, a re ward of one hundred and fifty dollars for the apprehension and conviction of -the onenaer, ana no eaoris win ue paieu hj search him out. We very much regret the occurrence, and" we have no hesitation in saying that no means shall be spared to pre vent its repetition, or tne commission oi sny act calculated to 'anger" reasonable and law-abiding citizens.' - we win giaaiy ac cept your offer to act jointly to this end. Permit me to say further, that we do not believe that any similar: occurrence will take place. . - -Without admitting all of the allegatioas contained in your letter,, and' without de siring, however, to enter into a discussion which can do no good, I am. ;,: ' Yours respectfully. 8. H. Majtshhj, , - . ' ; Chairman Rep. Co. Ex. Com.' ? 1 i - ' ' " i I i - :- ."J :": - f n !, tw,, ,., , Beatn f a Noted Colored Clan. In the death of W. T. Cutlat, the simple announcement of which - appeared : ia our last, Wilmington, loses a colored ' man who has long' been a f 'character" ii theconi- munity. He ' was y commonly known as 'CoL William Tecuote'th Cutlar," and his amusing speeches in time of political ex citement on wWch occasions he usually succeeded in I,paratyrinj' his 'opponents, as he called it. .wiH' lobar he remembered. He was opposed to all unkn ot Jf rings'; In politics and Jd5abofficalTv" down 1 nnnn the IBtroBgesi f actiontSi his owii party on aU occasions of disruntion& boits or snlita. ; In factUe !,'CJol.,', wa8' always' found in the inihority. ' oU "eyery ? queationhat came , up for ihisn party's consideration or artion, ntif the time came for votinz. and then he yi&l generally :!jiu. Ifiit wim She' leaders. Th8t ' however., was , not always the easel In every RcpubJieaa meeting or. convention theTappearahce bt Col."? 1 Cutiar Was the signal fo; fan, especislly.to disinterested uuuuucn, uweaiea was an excellent snip ourptjnter When not 'enslaved by his favo rite beverasjeii which no doubt hastened the death of oiae-who, if he hadl received the advantalres of TA ibod edueafian.i: wenld creuu w nis race, lie war, wttnai. a hearted man. " ' ' ' . N.' '"': ""v- Another Cotton Fire Fire broke out among the cargo of cotton on board of the German- brig Express, at vug nunri ui. uio numuigHin vuui prcaB , Company, yesterday morning, ; about,' 11 o'clock. . The brig had ' almost completed wgu ui cuuiprBswu cuuua, uicra w i ing about 950 bales on board and about 50 hales on the wharf. .. The fire was discover ed under the forward batch,' which was partially closed. Two streams . from the compress hydrants were turned Into the hatchway in a very1 brief space of time, and ; the promptness no doubt saved the vessel and . cargo from total destruction. . As it was the fire was soon gotten under control. , The alarm was sounded upon the first discovery of -the fire,' and the department; repaired to the scene' with all possible dis- . patch. - J . - j The Express was subsequently towed, to , Mr. Thos. Evans' .wharf, near the dry dock, where part of the cargo will be dis charged and the extent of the damage ascer tained, in accordance with the decision of the board of survey which . bad taken the matter under consideration. It is impos sible to arrive at any conclusion at present as to the amount of the losa ' The cotton was being bhippe-.! by Messrs. D. R. Murchison & Co., and was insured In the British & Foreign Marine' Insur ance Co., of Liverpool, represented by Mr. M. 8. Willard. The origin of the fire is a mystery." : rJ' ' : Burned to Death.. A letter to Mr- J. B. Farrar, of this city, from his brother at FayetteviDe, gives an account of a sad accident that happened in that place on Wednesday night last. A Mrs- Mims had just laid down her .babe and undressed, preparatory to retiring, and went to her dressing case to put out the lamp, and turned the wick' too low,' when the lamp exploded, the fire communicated to her light underclothing and she was al most instantly enveloped in flames. . In this condition, with her clothing literally burned from her body, she ran into her nearest neighbor's house and fell on the bed and died at 3 o'clock Thursday morning. Her husband, Mr. Michael Mims, had his hands nearly ruined in trying to put the fire out. The deceased, who wss formerly a widow Finlater, has an uncle living in Whiteville. Cotton'. 1 The receipts of cotton at this port during the past ' week footed -up 4880 bales, as against 7,613 hales during the correspond ing week last year, showing a decrease of 2,733 bales. . . Receipts for the crop year from Sept. 1st to" date foot up 37,369 bales, as against 37,547 bales for : ther- corresponding period, last year, showing a decrease of : 178 bales, i Promoted. -,',)'''- The many friends of Third Lieut. Worth; G. Ross, of the U. 8. revenoe steamer Cm-': fax, will be glad to learn that he has just; received his commission as Second. Lieu-' tenant. ' - Lieut. Ross has been attached to the Colfax "on this station for the past two years and a half, and has many friends, in Wilmington who will be pleased to hear of his promotion. . . . j For Point Caswell. . , . There will be a fine : opportunity offered to hear the joint discussion between Major Stedman' and Judge Faircloth, at Point Caswell, next Tuesday. The steamer John Dawson will make a special trip on that day, leaving here at 6 o'clock a. m., and returning the same day. Fare for the round trip, only 50 cents. lr. York. - Sheriff Manning, . who returned ' from Goldsboro last night, informs us that Dr. York has been compelled to abandon the canvass, and has left" Goldsboro for the West ) Exposure to the night air in the Eastern counties brought on an attack of chills and fever, and- he is physically un able to continue the canvass., Speaklna at Doplln BoUi. , There was a large gathering: of the De mocracy at Duplin ' Roads yesterday, to meet General Scales and Major . Finger; . Both gentlemen addressed the meeting; The people were much Impressed; General Scales, In particular,' winning the hearts of all by bis eloquence and genial manner. f-t-'., ......' ' We saw at Capt. J. B. Huggins' store, yesterday, a monster mullet; weigh ing exactly seven pounds and measuring two feet in length. It was caught at Simp son & Corbett's fishery, on Middle Sound, and has been christened "Cleveland mul let." ?a : ..' ; .' . . . ; . Chairman Manning, to the Blaine 'Taeelers": Go to the Democrats, boys, and offer to bet $500.00' that Blaine will carry New York. ! When they bring the money tell them yen meant $500.00 on New York and $500.00 on the general result.; When they produce the thousand dollars tell them you "will see about it" P. B. f Put this in the crematory. " . " The German brig Hermann Friedricht Capt Niejahr was cleared from this port for Bremen,1 yesterday, by Messrs. Alex ' Spirant & Son, with ,044;bales of cotton, valued at $47,000. , r 1 ; WILMINGTON, N. C., FRtDAT, OCTOBER 31, Cbarleaton Chances Her Cotton Grar dina. : . - . ', Charleston, it is well known, has hereto fore been grading cotton' higher than Wil mington, and the-apparent' advantage "in favor of Charleston has. worked to oar in jury. - Now; it is announced in a circular from ; the .Charleston , Exchange that the -grading there has been changed to conform to that of other American ports. Now, it can readily be perceived which, port is pay- j ing tne. best pnee for cotton, on w eanes day middling was quoted in Charleston at and 6n Thursday at 9 cents per pound. In Wilmington on both these .days' the rulr ; Ing price for middling was 9 5-16 cents per f.fj,Tbe new quotations in. Charleston cem menced on Tuesday, 22odi and are as fpl lowsr What has been known as -Charleston Middling .wUl.be quoted ;as8trict Middling. What has been knQwns Charleston' jib w Middling 'will be '-quoted --as s Middhag. .What has 6e4n known' a.3 Charkstoh Btrict Good Ordinary ' will be ouoted as Strict a Low Middling, ndr what has. been" ;k'nown 'as Charleston Good Ordinary will be quoted Panrml or Capt,t3. dley. ?!Tfie"reaialtns rth'e tetet3apt;aitfordj LI, Dudley,' Private Secretary to the Gov ernor, 'arrived here by the Carolina Central train yesterday morning, accompanied by Gov! Thos. J. Jarvis, Col. W. Li Saun ders. Secretary of. State; Gen. W. P. Roberts, Auditor of the State; Mr. H. M. Cowan, Clerk in the Treasury Department, and Rev. E. R Rich. The funeral look 1 place from St James' Episcopal : Church yesterday afternoon, at 8 o'clock. Rev. Dr. 'A. E.. C. Smedes officiating, assisted by Rev. E. R. Rich, of the Church of . the Good Shepherd,' of Raleigh. The following gentlemen officiated as pall-bearers:' Gov ernor Jarvis, Gen W..P, RoberU. H.. M. Cowan, ' Hon. A. M. Waddell, Cipt C. D. Myers, Col. F. W. Kerchner, Capt J. ; A, Walker; CoL E. D. Hall, Capt; R. F. Langdon. The remains were accompanied to pakdale Cemetery by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. ' , . . . , Wedaeaday Evening's Political Enter tainment. The audience that listened to Gen. Scales : Wednesday , night was an exceptional one, both as to numbers and respectability, and he must have felt highly gratified at the quiet, orderly bearing for so large a crowd, and the unwavering attention with which they listened to his able and deeply , inter eating argument in behalf of Democracy and good government; .' It should have been stated in our previ ous notice that Maj. 8. M. Finger, our ao- eomnliahed and scholarly candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction.made a brief speech,' which was received with every evidence of favor. '' In this connection, we take occasion to say that the procession was a marked fea ture of the evening, and that much credit is due to the good management of Mr. A. Adrian, the chief marshal, and Mr., E. G. Parmelee. and others, his assistants, for the success which attended this part of the pro gramme.; There were about : one hundred horsemen in line and a' large number of torches. L ' r-:" " "r- ('Son Porapklni." i We have heard of big pumpkins, and read of big pumpkins, and we thought we had seen a big pumpkin; but until yester dsy we never realized what a big pumpkin was. This king of the pumpkins we saw at the - office of Messrs. Worth & Worth, who informed us that it was grown by Mr. A. C. Worth, son of our good friend, Mr. B. G. Worth, on his farm in New Jersey, about twenty miles " from New York. Some idea can be formed of its size when we say , that it weighed one hundred and . forty, pounds, and measured ; six feet in circumference both ways, aroundlhe sides and lengthwise. The frost killed the yine before the pumpkin was fully ripe. It came by the steamer Regulator, and is sent merely as a specimen of New Jersey pump kins. In other words, it is a Cleveland ' pumpkin, intended to give some idea of the size of his majority for ; President on the4tb of November. . ' . Foreign Shipments. : The following foreign shipments were made yesterday: ' The Norwegian barque Ino, Capt Jonassen. for Glasgow, Scot land, by Messrs. Paterson, Downing & Co. , with 1,500 casks spirits turpentine and 738 barrels of rosin, valued at $21,234; the brig Lizzie Wyman, Capt Gaul, for . Barran quilla. U. B. C . by Messrs. Northrop & Camming, with 219,393 feet lumber and. 20,000 shingles, valued at $3,354 50; and i the schooner Vineyard, Capt. Rosebrook. for Port-au-Prince, Hayti. by Messrs. Nor throp & Cumming, with 180,000 feet lum- i ber and 77,UO abingles, valued at if ,03tf.oa. ToUl $27,228.12. ; For the Star. COUNTY. PENDER major- ItleClammy , Demolishes Two Republican ' Champions In Holly Township. :,:" .1. ! r-:""';"J:;;:4 ; : Shakiho, N. C, Oct 23, 1884. Messrs. Editors: Late yesterday evening it was noised around that there was to be a gathering ofthe' faithful at Shaking, where . Mr. Frank . H,. Darby was to orate. Who can we get: to meet him ? Fortunately, Maj.- McOlammy was on his way to fill an appointment at Duplin Roads and was notified of the . wants of the citi zens, when he readily consented to leave his appointment an'dfoll,owed Mr. Darby down to the speaking and alas 1 alas 1 for Frank 1 'You" ought to have been there to see the fur fly. The Major was oniy al lowed thirty minutes, between Lloyd' and Darby. ' He only consumed ten seconds in laying Lloyd flat of hls-back. and the balance of the time I he .devoted toDarby. I have never heard so much said; and to the point, in thirty' minutes; and when he turned upon Darby 'and asked, "Do you endorse Edmunds' civil rights bill? " and "Frank answered f VNo," I was sorry for Frank; in the arraignment of him for bis devotion to a party whose policy he could hot control. ' "Do you endorse the stone throwing policy i the : practice of throw ing stones : into Democratic meetings?" and Frank answers "No." "Why don't you control the actions of ? your colored brethren, who perpetrate deeds in the night of 1 which you are ashamed in the day ?" I can't, in the Bhort time I have, do justice to the Major's effort. - No one looked more relieved than Frank when he was through; and "this u ''still hunt" was turned into grief.' and instead of recruits for Chadbourn it is doubtful if they poll .1 f ... ...,.. i ..... , .-V, Tf. . tneir Bureogvu. r - vjui iii-t Let the fall Democratic vote be brought out and polled oh election day, and let the Democratic press of the State urge their country friends haying teams to carry their poor neighbors to the polls, as some who are compelled to walk may be tempted to remain at home. : v . ' '. !v ' t OFFICIALITY, NOTIFIED, A Nets, or Warning to I.eaders of tho Repapllcan Party In the City of W1U i mlngtoa ',.,. , 1, ' u, 5 J ' - The committee appointed at the Dem ocratic meeting' at the City Hall to ; confer with Republican-leaders here ia regard to -the outrage perpetrated by the Republican 'procession on' the ; Demodratio' meeting i "Wednesday night, yesterday addressed the following "Communication to 8. :H.! Man ning, Chakman of the Republican County Executive C&mmitteeV '! J iWTMnoKMrf N. O.. Oct 23. 1884.f B1"H. Manning ; Esq. - Chaimtaii of the Be i publican County Exeevtviie Committee;,. : Dear SrarThe trndereigned -were ap pointed last night at alaffe assembly tf "the Democratic citizens of Wilmington, a com mittee tto.ii, confer r'witk. the : reputable kadera of the Republican party" here, and to notify" thenl of the feelings of the white people of this? community concerning the outrage.perpejirsd last, nigh,:upon:ia peaceable, assejnbly pcitizens by" a Repub lican .procession, cbhsisiting mainly ; -of blacks; and td notify theie reputable leadws that thn ''recurrence of; such' a DroceediDe will lead tq a difflcuHy, and that they will be held responsible lor tne consequences. The outra ge ! and' the fact 'attending it are these: -Both the political parties held -meetiags last night and marjehed inproces-. eion. ;The Republicans met at the pld mar ket place; bn Market and Front streets. The Democrats met' in front of-the City. Hall, on the corner of Princess and Third streets. The Democrats, with the purpose and inten tion to avoid the possibility of disturbing or incommoding the Republican procession or the speakers, changed (their programme so as that the Democratic procession should take up Gen.' Scales at a remote point and march by a direction to the place of meet ing altogether out of reach of the possibility of an encounter, . Notwithstanding - this manifestation, of a peaceable ' and orderly disposition, a large procession of Republi cans,, mainly of , negroes,, moved to Prin cess street, , headed f by, a .full band, of music, -and thence along thaCstreet t Third,', where ' the Democratic' meeting was held,', When they .reached that point the music was played lustily, and the procession yelled, accompany ing the noise with jeers and . derisive and offensive dem onstrations, insomuch that that the Demo cratic candidate for : Governor could not proceed with his address, and was put to silence. In the same moment two missiles were tnrown. one oi wxuen strucswoi. 4. N. Staples, a guest of the citizens, and both of which were sufficiently .dangerous to produce serious injury. ' - This unprovoked outrage.- is .of a very grave character being a . gross interference with the freedom, of the citizens,, and wo iavite you to look with thoughtful conside ration upon the consequences .to which its recurrence will be sure to lead. .This Is not the only occasion of these outrages; they nave occurrea ai every pomicat campaign, beginning in 1868. ... t ' .' r . Such recurrence will not be permitted to pass with impunity, and , this notification is addressed to you ia your political character and relation . to ; the Kepublican party, with the ' request that you will confer with your associate leaders about this notification,, its meaning and signifi cance. rv,.;...H .-.." v."'..'::-..K: SV."-:' . It can readily be seen that it is : strictly defensive; not - being intended either to threaten or intimidate, but: simply to de clare a fixed and deliberate purpose.'-: -' - In conclusion, this committee in behalf of the Democratic people of Wilmington assures all concerned that they will concur most cordially in all measures calculated to keep the peace and ensure the free ex pression of opinion to all parties, and as they have in the past so will they in the fu ture abstain from all conduct likely to lead to the contrary . y -...iUw-L: hi . They invite a similar line of conduct oh the part of the Republicans, lor tne deter mination is reached not to bold any portion of their freedom on toleration: or t peru. We have now done our duty, and re sponsibility will be incurred or avoided as tins notification ana invitation snail meet a favorable or an unfavorable reception. Yours respectfully, (Signed.) D. K. McRak, " ' F. W. Kebchneb, , .-Jko. L. Cast well, , ; . . . Committee. The Fire Yesterday Afternoon. The alarm of fire yesterday afternoon, about half past 5 o'clock, Was caused by the ignition of cotton on board of the large! British iroti steamship Corn 'Brea, loading at the . upper compress wharf." It seems that a bale of cotton was about to be low ered into the hold of the vessel, when it was discovered to he on fire, but too late to; stop it, and the 'fire communicated to the other bales in the hold like a flash. For tunately there were' only about two hun dred bales in the after compartment of the steamer, in which the Are originated, and. therefore, the flames could not do any great damage. The firemen were quickly on hand and streams of water -were poured into the hold, which soon had the fire un der control.' There were about fifteen hunt dred bales on the steamer, but all but the two hundred ; bales mentioned were in other compartments. It was the property of Messrs. D- R. MurchiBon & Co., and was insured. Amount ,of damage not. now known.' j ' ' ' Death Qf Capt. O. Ii. Dudley. The sad announcement of the death of Capt. Guilford L. Dudley at Raleigh yes-j terday morningjvas received by his rela- tives and many , friends - In . this city witn deep regret. ,He 'had "been , int bad health for some months, and had recently been very low, but.it was hoped at jlast accounts that he was improving. . Capt Dudley was born in Wilmington in the year 1824, and remained a resident ; of this city until the year 1849, when he migrated to California, remaining in that State until the year i860, when he returned to this place. . The war coming on he joined the First Regiment of State Troops as an officer of the company commanded by his friend, the late Captain James A. Wright Promoted subsequently to.be quartermaster of. the brigade be con tinued in that position until - the close of the war. , - Deceased then held office for some years as Auditor of the Wilmington & Weldon R. R Co. d Upon the election of Major . J. A. Engelhard as Secretary of State in 1876, he appointed Capt, Dudley principal clerk In the Department of State, : and upon the accession of HbtfT. J. Jarvis to the office of Governor; as ."success tq (Jpy.j Yance; i he was appoinlftd-Jus piivate secretary, a position which Be held a hi deathi-1 He was a gentleman of many excellent quali ties; both of mindand heart, ' and -enjoyed the esteem of a large circle 5f friends and acquaintances both in' Wilmington and Ra leigh. - j I The1 funeral will take place from St. James' Church this afternoon, at 3 o'clock! vf.'j. -I' -.r - i Foreign Exports., . ,", I The Spanish , Bteamship: Pedro, Capt Echevarra, was cleared from 'this port for Liverpool, yesterday, by-Messrs. iD. R Murchison & Co., with' 2,900 bales of cot ton, valued at $130,501.56; and the schr. Post Boy, Cant Gott for St George, !' Gre nada, with 107,029 feet lumber and 183,500 shingles, ' valued at $2,335.15. ' ! Total, $132,836.71. ' i - T ' f ...J ...i i i ; -- stf, :rf ric '1. ' - - ,' " : -! 'U'-i Ya isbington. Tne Supreme Court Argument Becun ' y la the Tennessee Bond Cases. iAi tBy TeJwaph to Um MonUn SUr.l - :n M WASHiHGTONi Oct 23. The .Tennessee bond cases, .which comprise sixteen , suits against sixteen' prominent Southern rail road corporations, and - which involve ont-i standing (bonds ; to the amount of seven million dollars, were .called for argument in the U. 8. Supreme Court at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Tbere was an extraor dinary array of counsel present from all parts oi tne country. , including Governor Hoadly; of Ohio? Geh. Wagner Swayn and John C. F. ' Garner, of New York, who -represented Ibex bondholders; " and C. :- outhmayo,,.ot JNew York Judge Campbell,, of New t Orleans, Judge East and Edward Baxter, of Nashville.' 'Judged Houston', -c-tt ? LouiBVlile. Wmi Ms Ramsey, of Uincinnatl, Genj Wright and LW- .Rumes. . of Memphis, and p.J. Hamilton of Mobile, as renreHpntntivpa nf the raflroad- companies.'" The cases to be j argued were, begun m tne juastern; Western and Middle Districts of iTennessee in Janu ary",' 1879. and were heard in May. 1880, by Hon.u S:' -L:ii Withey,' . District Judge, at NashvUlev Tenni. ,- The ! suits were brought by bondholders for. the purpose pf enforc ing the lien on the .railroads' contained in the'act' Of the3 General ' Assembly -of Ten nessee ' of February tilth, 1862 known as the 'Inter oal Improvement Jaw." -.Under this , internal : improvement law'4 about twenty-five (million of dollars f bonds of the State of Tennessee were issued by the- . btate to tne rauroaa companies, which are defendants iu these cases. The bonds were negotiated by the railroad companies, and about seven rnillion dollars of them are now outstanding in the hands of. hold ers . all ,over the worlds The bond holders contend that the lien for the pay ment of bonds set forth in the internal im provement : act Was for the benefit of the bondholders, and that the bonds should be declared by the Court to be a first lien on the railroads to which the bonds were is sued. The contention of the railroad com panies, on the, other hand, is that the lien was for the benefit of the State only. The decision of Judge Withey was adverse to the bondholders, and from that decision they appealed to this Court in 1881. In view o the importance of the, cases the Court has extended the time, for argument to nine hours for each side: - Gov. Hoadly opened the argument for the bondholders. Indiana: Blaine's Demagogical Speech atTerre i Haute Seeking to . Stir np Prejudice U Against the South. ,. ! ', Tebbe Haute, October. 23. Mr. Blaine left Evansville at 8:30 this morning, having before him a long day's ride to Lafayette. At Terre Haute he made a short speech, in Which he drew a distinction between the new and old South the new - seeking the industrial development of that section and laboring to lead people away from the pre: judicesof the past; the old prejudiced, bit ter and hostile to northern interests; devoted to the "Lost Cause," narrow of vision, and Incapable of taking in the sweep and mag nitude of our great future. This old South, constituting, he said, the main element of strength in the Demo'cratio party, was how 'striving and hoping, with the aid of Indiana and iSew xork, to get control oi the Na tional Government; and it was for the peo ple of those States to say whether they are prepared to hand over, the government to that element . : v , VIRGINIA. Conviction and Punishment for Libel : tn ; Petersburg Destructive Forest Fires. . , -i -v r. . ' tBy Telegraph to the Moralng Star. - Petersbubg, Oct. 24.-John T. Pleas- antst editor of the Mail (a paper published here), who was indicted at the last term of court by the grand jury for publishing, on June 17th last, a libellous card reflecting on tne character ot w . l . Lawrence, was convicted in the Hustings Court to-day of misdemeanor, ana tne jury imposed a nne of five cents and one minute in jail. John W.,Goodwyn, author of the card, was also convicted of the same offence, and a like verdict was rendered in his case. Both were represented by counsel. The common wealth attorney took occasion, to say that in future he would prosecute to the fullest extent of the law persons indicted for sim ilar offences. Since the publication of the above card tne Matt has not appeared. Intelligence was received here this even ing that destructive fires had broken out in the woods in Greenville and Brunswick counties, and that much valuable timber and large quantities of undergrowth are being destroyed. The "fires are, causing much uneasiness among those living in the vicinity. " - - - INDIANA. Ex-Go v. Hendricks Addresses an Au " dlenee or 10,000 at Greeneasile. i ' By Telegraph to the Morning 8tar. ; : Ikdiajjapolis, Oct 24. Ex-Governor Hendricks reached Greencastle this morn ing and was met by the reception commit tee, three bands of music and a large crowd. He was escorted to the Central HoteL A. creditable, parade of visiting clubs and local organizations followed. At 10.30 Mr. Hendricks appeared at the wig wam and addressed an audience numbering 10,000. In his speech be discussed the ta riff, saying that duties should be levied only for the purpose of defraying expenses of the government He said - Mr. Cleve land receives support from the best ele ments of the Republican party, including ministers, college professors, students, edi tors and laborers. He emphasized the. fact that the Democrats looked for strong sup port from the independent Republicans- In closing he eulogized the Democratic party, Baying it espoused the cause of the weak against the strong, of the poor man against the rich, of the oppressed against the op pressors. He also paid a tribute to Mr. Lincoln, saying he was the best Republican President ever elected. The speech was frequently interrupted by applause. j LOUISIANA, A Mississippi HIver Steamer Burned .:: to- the .'Water's Edge-rMurders by Negroes In St. Tammany Parish, j By Telegraph to the Horning 8tar. ." 1 "New Obleabs. Oct 24 The steamer Henry Frank; hence last evening for Mem phis, was burned, to the water's edge last night near. Davis crevasse. The boat and cargo are a total; loss. ' No lives were lost. The Frank was owned by Capt Frank Hicks and Alfred Grissom. It was valued at $40,000 and was insured in Cincinnati and Louisville for $35,000. ; 1 New Orleans, ; Oct. " 24- A" special from Baton Rouge, says: - Sheriff Bates has just - returned from Clinton, and reports that a rumor is current there of the mur der by -negroes of three persons father; son and nephew in St. Tammany parish, a few days ago,- and that la posse pursued, captured and banged four of the murderers, and were on the track of the others. VIRGINIA. The : - ;i. Drought Refreshing Rains In a p : l Portion of the State. - By. Telegraph to the Horning Star.l . PKTERSBUBQOctober 23. The first rain that has fallen in this section for more than eight weeks fell; last night. It extended along the Norfolk & Western Railroad as fi r as Lynchburg; and along the Atlantic CoastfLineas far south as Weldon. Rain is still badly needed throughout the south side of Virginia. Creeks . and smaller streams have dried up and on their beds are to be found many skeletons offish. ; . Washington, - Oct. - 21. Gen. Green B. Raum, who ; has . just returned from VirgJiia. predicts that the Republi cans will carry that State in November. But it is learned from other quarters that the Republican leaders have : given up all hope of carrying any Southern State, and that Blaine and all the ; party orators will wave the bloody shirt vigorously from this time to the end of the campaign . .-. : ;;-- NO. 1 ..-., ' FOREIGN. , Water ;Famlae fn England The New Belgian Cabinet Cholera in Franco. An Attempt to Snoot King Leopold -The Grand Dneny of - Brunswick, : ' - A.e dec . . .. : . ' ' tBv Cable to the Xornlnc 8tar.1 : ; , BntrssELS, Oct 25. M. Thonissen has signified his acceptance' of his appointment to the Cabinet, but M. DeBecker has de clined.,, " . ; '., . ',' ,. ; . . v-. .; v. Maschesteb; Enolabd, Oct 25. The water famine has become so serious that it threatens to make necessary the stoppage of mills and industries in this city which are dependent upon the ?wateir supply.' This will, without doubt he necessary unless rain 6oon comes. ,, , . . . Paris, Oct 25. There have been two more deaths from cholera at" Yport- Phy sicians discredit tha t allegations that the disease was brought to Yport- by sailors. They believe that it was generated spon taneously at Yport through want of pro visions, and the drunkards and dirt pre valent there. - The uatives are apathetic and are extremely reluctant about making any efforts to clean the streets and put the place in proper sanitary condition. Paris. October 25. The Cri de People states that on Tuesday.at Lacken, an attempt was made to : shoot Sing Leopold. One shot from a revolver was fired 'at him by a radical student The would be assassin -was then arrested News of the incident was sappressed.. : . . ; r -'-: i JBbxisswick," October 25. A Megstt-J Brunswick Diet to day a letter from Em peror William, rejecting the claim of the Duke of Cumberland to the grand ducal throne and approving r the measures of the Council of Regencv. The North German Gazette this morning ' published the text of the Duke of .Cumberland's manifesto and reprinted the document in which the Duke of Cumberland informed Emperor William of the death "of the ex King of Hanover, and declared, that he (Cumberland) would fully maintain the rights and titles which lie had inherited. . . . . - -'; - Berlin,- October - 25. The Prussian Council of State met to-day, under the Pre sidency of Crown Prince Frederick Wil liam. Prince Bismarck, Count VontMoltke and about one hundred other members, were present - The Crown Prince read the address, explaining the reason for Jhe establishment of the Council. PENNSYLVANIA. Railroad Depot at Pittsburg Dim. J aged by Fire Democratic : Nomina tion In the Fourth District. . By Telegraph to the Xornlng Star.) r Pittsburg. Oct. 25.--The Union Railroad depot caught fire this afternoon, but through prompt action of the well trained employes oi me. jrennsyivama uauroad- uompany and the city fire department, the flames were confined to the roof aid were finally subdued after a loss of five thousand dollars was sustained. The fire was caused by a defective flue in the upper story where a large amount-of old papers and other com bustible material were stored. The dense smoke which enveloped the building led to the belief that the entire structure was burning. The report that the Union depot was on fire created great excitement, and in a few minutes the streets in the vicinity were blocked with people, Harbisbtjbo, October 25. The Demo cratic conferees of the 14th Congressional District after holding three meetings with out coming to terms, to day unanimously nominated. William Doster. ot Sun bury. The nominee is a prominent merchant and a son in law of Judge Gordon, of the Su preme Uourt. NEW HAMPSHIRE A Flouring mill Burnt " at . Manches ter Three Firemen Injured, .; ' tBy TelAgtaphAo tha Warning Manchester, Oct 25. The most disas trous fire that has occurred in this city for years broke out at 2.45 this morning in tne nounng mills or Uharles 11. Hill es (Jo. The building, was entirely gutted. The roof and third story are gone and the ma chinery destroyed.- The loss exceeds $25, 000. Assistant engineer Ruel B. Manning. O. E. Kim bill and F.8. Bean were injured; me nrsi namea seriously Dy xaiung down an elevator wen.; There was an insurance of $12,500 on the building and stock. .. W B U8INES8 mTRO UBLES. Failures f n Lancaster, Pa., and Au gusta, Ga. IBv TelegraDh to the Morning Star.) Lancaster, Pa., October . 25. The lia bilities of John A. Shober, paper maker,: whose assignment was recorded yesterday, are in excess of sixty thousand dollars. It is believed advancements will be made to per mit a resumption of business. Augusta, Ga., October 25. George T. Jackson & Co., millers, sold out to-day to Thomas A. Scales, subject to liens of credi tors. - Liabilities - are $100,000; nominal assets $125,000. Certain creditors are given' preferences to the extent of $85,000. . LOUISIANA.. Dei oeratle Party Differences in the -Fifth Congressional District. . - Br Telegraph to the Xornlng Star.l -New Orleans, October 25 A dispatch from Ruston reports that the King and Boatner committees, called together for the purpose of adjusting Democratic party differences in the Fifth Congressional Dis-, trict, adjourned without having accomplish ed the desired result. Boatner and King will theiefore continue in the field as Demo cratic candidates for Congress. . This gives Morny, Republican, a good prospect of election to Congress from the Fifth Dis trict. ; - ' " NEW YORK. , The Albany Phalanx to Escort Gov, Cleveland to New York City. v .- , fBy Telegraph to the Morning Star.l " ! Albany. Oct 25. Gov. Cleveland, ac-t companied by Major Banks, a number of prominent citizens and the Albany Pha-f lanx, one hundred strong, will leave Al-i bany Monday, on the regular West Shore train at 9.55 a. m., arriving in New York without change of cars at 3.30 p. m. At 8 ai m. the Phalanx, headed by the Albany City Band, will proceed to the Executive Mansion and escort the Governor to the depot ;- y: :i" - J' .. - : ; " z GOV, CLEVELAND. Great Faith In the Young Thinking , , Men uf the Country. T By Telegraph to the Morning Star.l New York, Oct. 25. The following letter from Gov. Cleveland was read at the Columbia College meeting last night: .' ; 1 -- f r -. . . - Executive Mansion, -- ' .:Tt i :- Albany, Oct 23. 1884. : Gentlemen I have received your ; invita tion to be present at the ratification .meet? ing, to be held under , the auspices of the Columbia College Cleveland and Hendricks Campaign Club, on the evening of the 24th inst : My duties at home will prevent my attendance on that occasion, but I am ex ceedingly gratified to learn that the- cause which is represented by my candidacy ap proves itself to the intelligent judgment of so many of the under graduates of Colum bia College. I have - great . faith in the young thinking men ot the country. ; ' " . Yours, very truly, i ' w Gbovxb, Cleveland, NEW JERSEY. A Woman Murderer Sentenced to be -,.-. , Hanged. vi -ylT- Salka, N. J., Oct. 25. Howard Sulli van, convicted of the murder of Ella Wat son, was sentenced to-day to be hung De cember 3d, Judge . Reed addressed the prisoner feelingly previous to passing sen tence upon him, buthe remained impassive and exhibited no more feeling after being sentenced than he has at any time during his trial . This will be the first hanging in this county, for .over thirty-two years. - Spirits -Tiirpenine Kaleieh Visitor,- Thomas Settle, Jr., has been appointed general storekeeper in tne itevenue Department lor the Greens boro District, and his headquarters are at Greensboro. Greensboro Female Col- - lege, with a portion of its pupils, one hun dred and ten strong, visited the Exposition, grounds to day. ; .,; f s . Fayetteville 8un- Mr Dunk - Vaughan, while ascending . Haymount on Tuesday night, Opposite CoL: Starr's resi dence, lost his footing and if ell from the ; sidewalk, to theioadwav; badw. breaking one hia legs. : Mr... Fred Jones, who c was in town on Wednesday last was killed ? while returning to hi home in Robeson' county, by his horse running away with him, throwing him out of the. buggy and j breaking his neck.. ' .. " : , ..; . - - Rockingham HockeW. John Mc- -Donald, Esq.; better known here as "tailor McDonald... was attacked on Sunday last with paralysis, superinduced by dissipation, auu wsu uu lUS lUUUWUg iiilf mug. - We are sorry to learn of the loss by fire on the 14th inst of the saw mill, grist and flour milll of Mr. - Daniel Ewing. of Sul- -phur Springs. .Montgomery county. The fire was accidental. -Loss about $3,000; no insurance. . , - Ashboro Courier: There i was a very interesting revival of religion at Brower's last week, and we understand there was a large number of conversions. A correspondent informs us that a camp meeting has just closed at Mt Ethal. . There were some 40 conversions and 20 ad ditions. r We regret to learn that Rev. Dr. York was .Berionsly hurt a few days ago by being thrown from his buggy. - His right arm was broken and he was other- ' wise injured. ; ;- -f' - ; ; - '- Raleigh Chronicle; ' Mr. Clarke, of the staff of the Brooklyn Union, an in- -fluential Republican, newspaper of charac ter and candor, has Bpent several days here studying the Exposition and our. people. He says, "I wrote to my paper after my first view of the Exposition that it a strangertha4 been put down i the build mg -U444rjss,. be . wouit -have thought it was a national exposition and hot merely a collection of the products of a single State. The variety is so great that it is astonish ing." - i - - . "Weldon News: The new Epis copal Church at Scotland Neck is being -built, the brick walls being -now above the windows. A chancel window ,was given 1 from Norfolk and Bide windows from a church in Brooklyn' New Yorfc;: They are all of stained glass. - Besides this a lady whose name is not : known, "has placed enough . money to the rector's credit to re store the old church. ; Mr. T. B. Coker died at Garysburg on Wednesday night last of typhoid fever. ;i Mr. Bob Bullock's1 cotton gin and about ten bales of cotton was burned on Thursday. The fire caught from a spark while the gin was in operation. ... - Raleigh Chronicle: There is a good deal of historical truth that was jocu larly expressed in a conversation at lunch at the Exposition grounds yesterday by a gentleman from Virginia and another from ' Raleigh. "How is it ?" inquired the Vir ginian, "that here in North Carolina, you. are all so suddenly doing such prodigious things, and we are not even hearing of itt" C "This way," was the answer: "For a hun dred years you in Virginia and our neigh bors in South Carolina laughed at us, you put on more style than we. You had more men of national reputation than we. You ' had better cooks and more lordly entertain ers of distinguished people. In a certain way we failed to account ourselves the salt of the earth, and even lost proper self-assertion, i And now we are turning the tables on you both. North Carolina challenges Virginia and South Carolina to keep up in the race." ,- ; ; . ; Charlotte Observer ; The Char lotte ice factory has shut down work and ' will not resume operation until next spring. . . Since the factory commenced work last July, it has had a fine run of business.sup- ' plying not only its customers in Charlotte, but many points on the different railroads. It turned out an excellent quality of ice and sold at one cent a pound. The negro Chas. Wyche, whose ' capture at Monroe was mentioned yesterday, has been taken to Laurinburgfor trial on charge of the robbery ,f Jeff Rivenbark's store. Wyche's accomplice was captured Tuesday ana lodged in juiL At the house of Wyche's mother , at Hamlet? money amounting la .. -"$175 was foirnti,-maMBg 4u-all $42ft .reW , . covered of $700 that was stolen. I A hum- :- x ber of napkins that Wyche had stolen from a hotel in Laurinburg were also found. As the carriage containing Senator Vance, Mr. P.D.Walker and Mr. T.R. Robert-son , ' was returning from the speaking at Hun- -tersville, reached a point within two miles of the city, last night the driver made a . wild play of the lines, and the carriage turned over in a ditch by the roadside. All the occupants were tumbled out but Sena-. ator Vance escaped unhurt Mr. Walker , bad his arm skinned and bruised, and Mr. Robertson came out third best having his shanks peeled, leg1 sprained ' and face skinned up. - It was dark and raining at the time..- -j . 7--. , . . , Raleigh JSTews- Observer; Yes terday morning the Yarboro 'House gave ' 820 people . breakfast. " There ' were more than 1,400 visitors by actual count to the penitentiary yesterday. - Last night Raleigh entertained over 8,000 guests. This is the estimate made by some well informed gentlemen. - - Yesterday there was a fire at Littleton, which destroyed a cotton , gin, twenty bales of cotton, a barn and . stable, all belonging to Mr. Ben. Browning. The loss is $2,500, with no insurance. ; -- The attendance at the grounds yesterday was the largest ever known there. Gen. W. G. Lewis, chief marshal, who has had much experience, said to a reporter that at least 17,000 people -were on the grounds. The trains leaving the city went out hour after hour, packed with people; The city was so full that it could barely' contain its visitors. Mrs. George 8. Baker, of Louisburg, exhibits in the Franklin section clay busts of Senator Vance : Mr,. G. ;8. Baker and Mr. R. R. Rainey. ; She shows much cleverness and skill in that work, as an amateur. , She made them last week, to replace three broken here. - Yesterday deputy sheriff 8. J. Cox, of Onslow county, brought to the penitentiary three convicts, and sheriff S. S. -Daniel, of Hertford, brought two. ' - There was quite a destructive fire at Company Shops Monday night. It destroyed the drug store of Free man & Zachary, the general stores of C. F. Rowhate and T. M. Duck, C. F. Neice's jewelry store, Paylor's shoe shop,: and a new. frame building owned by Zachary & Catea. There was very little insurance. ' Raleigh News- Observer: In the Craven exhibit Miss Alice Duffy, of New , Berne, shows a lovely bonnet made of the -bead, feathers of the mallard duck.' The Davis cadet battalion, quartered at -Camp Russell, marched through the City yesterday- and went ' to the exposition grounds. ' There the ' corps drillea under . command of Capt A. 8. Davis, principal of this excellent schooL - The cadets, a fine looking body of hoys, looked - welt and drilled well. -The manual of arms was well done and the dress parade was fine. - There was a rumor last evening that a man had been killed on the railroad Mr. Lyn don Swaim, of Greensboro, 1 fell between , the cars at the Hargett street station and was -dragged some distance. 1 He was not hurt at all. -He -was rescued by passen- -gers. It created a great sensation, and ' badly frightened his wife and daughters. The estimate yesterday was that 20,000 - people were on the exposition - grounds. Mrs. Elliott, at the Granville exhibit, who has charge of the orphan' asylum -window" at that exhibit said yesterday y; c. that thus far $50 had .been put in the con tribution box for the 'orphans, t ' -The ' electric -lights of the Raleigh & Gaston .Railroad in the northern part of the city, attract thousands of visitors. Another fire occurred at Williamston:. Unfortun ately, the warehouse, filled With merchan dise, awaiting transportation up the river by the next boat, to the various points . up the river was burned, with about 100 bales of cotton.' all of which . were entirely con sumed. , About 200 bales were in one of the warehouses, and while one was burning across the street the large crowd which had gathered saved about 100. y,The explosion of several kegs of powder rendered ex tinguishing the fire a matter of impossi bility. " The other warehouse soon caught, and with a few smaller houses adjoining, made a large fire, which was seen for miles. The loss of goods, to say nothing of the 100 bales and loss of houses will approximate $8,000 to $10.000. ;'; There ; was some in- . surance. butto what extent we were not infornieaV - , V "II J 1 i f ' V - ..."
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