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Ja DK AO POET OF THE SOUTH. j
Some ope has said that the: world
know nothing of "its greatest men
Thi is true to a great extent. There
are in every conntry and in every
Stale men in every way equal to those
who are most prominent. In many
instances the men who are living in
retirement are intellectually and
morally superior to those who stand
at the footlights upon the stage of
aoiion and receive the plaudits of
the indipcriminating millions who sit
in the boxes and in the pit. In all
agi there have been "mute, ingle
ritnis'Miltons," as in the grave yards
art- ling "hearts once pregnant with
celestial fire,"
'vViio the rod of empires might have
- swayed
Or waked to ecst&cy the living lyre. . -
After men sleep in their narrow
house then praise comes or recogni
tion, bntoo late. If the kindly, ap
preciative, sympathetic words had
been spoken to the throbbing heart
rucked by agony and beating the
music of . despair, instead of to the
"dull, cold ear of death" when all is
over and no earthly solace can be of
auy use, how much better it had
been. Ob, that men would be more
prompt to recognize the good in
others ! Oh, the rarity of Christian
charity undr the sun !" In this time
of holiday enjoyments it will be a
g-md thing to begin to learn the les
son .f neighborly kindness ajid of
gem TiMit-rw and forbearance. -
W e publish to-day a portion of an
admirable article that appeared in
the last number of the Philadelphia
American. It is upon a Southern
poet a man of exquisite genius who
lived and ;died to a great extent "an
wej' , in. honored and unsung." It
was ou privilege in. 1876, to write
an article on a production of this
dead poet that was mercilessly
slaughtered in that' year , by news
paper writers. We are glad that
we haw more in it than many other
editors were able to see. Our words
were warmly appreciative of the ex
cellence ' of the 1 performance, and
through all the years that have pass
ed ?ince we have not failed to speak
out hen occasion offered in behalf
of the pure and admirable gifts of
this dead Southron who passed away
almost in life's spring time before bis
high powers had fully developed and
the richest fruitage of ah exquisite
genius had ripened and been gath
ered. , v-;.'-
This dead poet is almost a stranger
to our Southern people although he
was born in the South,lo ved the Souths
fought for the South. A Georgian
by nativity, his genius is the properj
ty of no one State, but is the heritage
of all. He sleeps in an early grave,
the victim of neglect, of poverty, of
disease. But his fame is extending.
To day among people of true culture
and poetic sympathy he stands far
above a host of men who have the
world's ear, and who are piping all
the day long. In England he is be
coming known. In the North, among
people of refinement and literary
training, he is a favorite. His genius
is regarded as unique, as genuine, as
beautiful.1 He knew how to match
thought; words with a charming
art, and he could body forth his high
imaginings in the most select language
and with a rythm and ; melody that
-was worthy of the masterful - singers
of the world. ' - V J !
But among his own people, for the
most part, he walked a stranger. Hia
wonderful gifts were under a great
shadow. His people knew not that a.
genius ot rare endowment was among
them. He died, and they cared not.
for they were wholly ignorant of the
great bereavement, of the cad loss
they had sustained. They saw no
diamond laid away, but a dull paste-
like thing that shone only in bor
rowed light. So it has been before
and so it will be again. The truly
great as well as the truly good go
hence, and the world knows not what
I ""vug ujcu uos UWClll 111 It.
But the good as well as the great of
ten leave both memory and srood
deeds behind them. In the great
uesert the caravan laden with rich
spices and precious perfume passes
on and disappears, but the delightful
aroma lingers behind its pathway and
VOL. XVI.
fills the air long afterward with its
delicious fragrance. So with the true
poet and the good man." They" pass
away but their works survive. To
day . we sit by the hearthstone and
commune with "those dead and seep
tered sovereigns.". I ; ; , , ..-' !
We invite the reader to the article
elsewhere upon Sidney Laktjeb. HU
poems have been recently published
by Soribner & 'I Sons, New York,
price 12.50. It contains a delightful
and sympathetic Memorial sketch by
William Hayes Ward.
BAD BIER AT WORK.
-: - The Washington correspondent of
. the New York Times writes, on the
21st that there are some bad men
who are trying to influence Cabinet
appointments. The correspondent
writes: ... '' ,
, ' . - -,
-r "A, well-known Democrat who, in 1876,
was prominently connected with the Tilden
campaign, said yesterday. 'If you will look
closely into the history of many of the men
pressed for Cabinet offices under Cleveland,
you will find that they are backed by pre
cisely the same gangs of bloodsuckers and
jobbers who have basked in the sunshine
of official favor under Republican rule.
Mr. Cleveland will have to look out for
them. They can afford to, and do employ,
the smartest advocates in the land to con
duct their business for them, and only the
strictest scrutiny of these scheming patriots
will prevent Cleveland from taking them
up, only to find that he has warmed a nest
of vipers and made a false step at the out
set of his career as President.''
We do not believe that Mr. Cleve
land will be much influenced by the
disreputable blood-suckers and ever
lasting jobbers. He may be deceived
in some instances and may make bad
appointments, but we do not expect
that this will occur as to his Cabinet.
If he should by mistake or through
imperfect informationjor byjraisrepre-
sentation put an unworthy man in
bis Cabinet be would - have to order
him out or there would be a general
racket. A Reform Administration
must have honest and high toned
and truthful men in its Cabinet.
The President will make blunders,
just as his predecessors have done, in
some of his other appointments, but
members of the Congress will be re
sponsible, for it will be owing to
their representations that they are
made. It is said that the "bad men"
are specially anxious to get their
men in charge of the Postmaster
General and Secretary of the Interi
or's offices. The Tmes says edito
rially: ;. . ;. ;
"Active and expert representatives of
these 'gangs were to be found in the inner
circle of managers in charge of Mr. Blaine's
canvass, and they labored for his election
with a zeal born of a complete understand
ing of his character. But these men have
no politics, and their quiet efforts to secure
an adequate representation of their large
'interests' iu Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet have
been remarked upon in Washington and in
this city and. we believe, at Albany;"
THK KIND OF "SWEEP" REEDED.
The New York World on Tuesday
had a pointed and vigorous editorial
on he impossibility of having "a
clean sweep'? j under Mr. Cleveland.
It shows his record as Governor and
the declaration of the Chicago nominating-Convention,
and it is all in
favor of civil service reform. 'It
quotes from the President-elect as
follows: - j . '.-:
"I have no hesitation in saying that I
fully approve the principles embodied in
the Pendleton bill, and it seems to me that
very much or all we desire in the direction
of Civil Service Reform is included in the
doctrine that the concerns of the State and
Nation should be conducted on business
principles, and as nearly as possible in the
same manner that a prudent citizen con
ducts his private affairs." ;
This was before lie was nominated
for the Presidency. In his letter ac
cepting the nomination for the Chief
Magistracy he used this language:
"The selection and retention of subordi
nates in Government employ should depend
upon their ascertained fitness and value of
their work, and they should, be neither ex
pected nor allowed to do questionable party
service." ' - :
This is important. It shows what
are the views of Mr. Cleveland and
it enables the country to understand
upon what principle and method his
Administration will be : conducted.
Mr. Cleveland is pledged to a Reform
Administration. He cannot without
great discredit appoint doubtful men
to office. If he turns out either ras
cals or good men he must be sure not
to put in office any but men whose
characters will bear a severe sera
tiny for honesty, for virtue, for capa
bility and for truthfulness. ., . . ; . J
But will there be a "clean sweep?"
There are 111,000 offices to be filled
Of these some 15,000 come directly
under the civil service rules. We may
suppose that the President will not
do much as to these. It may be th
three or four thousand of the more;
officious partisans may have to go,
but the laboring, faithful clerks who
are qualified will for the most parf
remain. Of the 96,000 other officials
there is a large -class that ought to
have their heads removed as soon as
possible. The World says i this: . !
"When the President-elect takes office
ha will make a thoroughly Democratic Ad
ministration by calling to the leading posi
tions of the Government the most reliable
and trusted Democratic statesmen of the
country. He is a Democrat through and
through. He will drive from office every
rascal, drone and mere partisan whom per
nicious Republican methods have fastened
upon the public service. He is a reformer
through and through." ' , '
. It is very certain that in the entire
South, and embracing nearly all of
the offices, there is the ' greatest de
mand and most pressing need that a
very "clean sweep'? should be made
and for two - reasons.7 First, the
Southern Democrats expect and de
mand it. ' Second, :the Southern
officials are with very few exceptions
the, ; most - active -" partisans. " Thej
have -been' the chief instruments
since 1865 in keeping the Radicals in
power. ' But for the army of Federal
office-holders there would have been
no robberies and 'Oppressions in" the
South'air through the dark days after
reconstruction. Let the last Federal
official in the South be removed as
soon as it can be done. ' ' - 5 I
Not to do this wiU be A r oertain
sign that the-new Administration,: is
not practically Reform Adminis
tration It wUl J be to say to the
Iong-sujfering and sorely-afflicted and
greatly outraged Democrats in the
reconstructed States that what they
have solbBg time borne and suff ered
is of no important to ihe ppwerB
that be," and that there $8 104 "relief
from these r partisan agents; and 410
change v of ' . methods is to' be 6xi-
pectea. f :L:: ,unV:-J2- v
v If th Radical officials 7-bi and
little were : to be retained in the
South, it would do moreto break np
the Democratic party than all other
agencies combined. . Men - would be
come so thoroughly disgusted that
they would take no farther interest
in politics. ' Why should men spend
time and money and wind and ink in
trying to change a, few high officials
when the horde of Radical officials
are to be retained ? What advan
tage to the South would a theoretical
Reform Administration be if only
the reform extends to high officials
and the Radical subordinates are left
to do their dirty work ? '
No, this sort of Reform will not
meet either the necessities of the
country or the expectation of Demo
crats. The "clean sweep" must be
in so far as the South is concerned,
unless it is the purpose of the incom
ing Administration ; to disintegrate
the Democratic party and to pave the
way for the return to power in 1888
of the old corrupt -party that haB
been just turned out.
Turn out all rascals in; the North
and that may answer, as the North
ern people know but little of rob
beries and ' oppressions suoh as the
South has been subjected to. But in
the South there must not be left one
Radical official for aU have .been ac
tive in trying to keep iu power the
mpat vicious, the most oppressive,
the most corrupt party known to
American history. "
The .Government exhibit at New
Orleans is said to be quite superior to
anything done by it heretofore in
that direction. T&ia is as it should
be. The New Orleans correspondent
of the Charlestonivewa and Courier
writes on the 23d, Inst.:
. "It is said by those who know that the
Government display Is very much larger
and more elaborate than was made at Phil-
adelphia or at any of the ereat World's
' -
Fairs. This is certainly a compliment to
the South, and. will be regarded by the
Southern people as an earnest of the good
feeling now prevailing in all sections of our
reunited country. "Nearly all the depart
ments of the Government have contributed
something towards the display, and as a
whole the exhibit is vast in its proportions,
tasteful in its arrangement, and exceedingly
attractive and instructive."
While nine-tenths, probably, of the
Southern 'Democrats do not agree
with Mr. Randall in bis tariff views,
be will no doubt be received with be
coming' courtesy and respect,' as he
deserves to be, at every point he may
visit in the South. ! Mr". Randall is a
Democrat of unquestioned honesty
and ability, and whatever the differ
ences between him and the great ma
jority of his party on the question of
revenue .reform,: he should receive
that cordial reception while on his
Southern tour to whioh bis promi
nence as a party leader entitles him.
The country will "gain confidence
after awhile and there will be im
provement in business, ' it is to be
hoped. Before ' Mr. Cleveland has
been President six months we may
anticipate a revival of businesB-at the
centres. Suoh at least we must hope
will be (the result. The banks of
New York have more than forty mil
lions of reserve above what is re
quired by law.' Capital is hid but it
will come out after awhile.
The Nashville American takes this
view of Southern men in the new
Cabinet: " " J '
.. "If the mere selection of a Southern man
or two for such positions would, set the
country ablaze and weaken the Democratic
party and administration, we of the South
must ; forego, that luxury for the present
Would-such be the case T The defeat of
Blaine was more than the defeat -of a - bad
man it was the utter discomfiture of sec
tionalism. There are, doubtless, , some
heart-burnings left; but, with the firm grip
and clear perception of the Democratic
Presidentelect, no sensible man fears a re
action on account of any Southern man or
men Mr. Cleveland may choose to ap-
Pint, ' ' "
The " good 4 people of Lanrinburg
have' suffered another -' very serious
loss. ' As most destructive ' fire has
laid ; in ashes eleven 'stores.' These
Were mostly', brick, we believe and
were built iiot : long after the very
disastrous "fire of .a year or two ago.
We sincerely sympathize with them
in the loss of property and stoppage
of business.
Durinar the cold snan a few davs
ago the mercury fell to 10 degrees above
zero at uxTora.
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3ERI j Y
WILIVIINOTON, N. 0., FEIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1885.
F1KE AT CROXLY. 7
Dc traction of the Fertiliser Factory
i 9t Uie Acme navnfetnrIniE Com-
pur-IMt Akoit MO.OOO. , --
News was received in sbis city Ciirbrtmas
morning; to the effect that the Fertilizer
Factory of the Acme Manufacturing Oont
pany, located upon the Carolina Central
Railroad,seventeen miles from Wilmington,
had been destroyed by fire. The first re
ports were,' of course, greatly exaggerated, '
and much concern was felt among those
who have a proper appreciation of the value
of suoh an enterprise at our doors. , Yester
day we obtained fall and reliable particu
lars in regard to the disaster.. The fire took
place -about 8 o'clock Thursday' morning,
and originated, as far .as can be ascertained,
somewhere between the drying house and
the kalnit shed f A good deal of machinery;
Was not materially damaged. (. The Compaq
ay had on band a huge amount of prepared''
fertilizer, which was not injured, and with
that they are in a position to carry out all '
contracts made for delivery of the fertilizer
the present season.' si'- '. ' ' : j
The loss is estimated at about $20,000; it.
may possibly be less' than that. . v- j ;
for the ftnmediate re-erection of the fac
tory, and they hope to have it completed in
time to turn . out additional fertilizer for
this season's trade. ; ; ) :' -v'f'v -''-A
The officers of the Company went up
Thursday afternoon to look at the ruins,
inform themselves as to the amount of
damage done, and to make all necessary
preparations for. the prompt rebuilding of
the property destroyed, j In about two
hours from the time the fire was discovered
the work of destruction was complete.
The oil mill and fibre mill were entirely
uninjured, there being considerable space
between the two factories..
The employes of the factory; we are as
sured, did all that was possible under the
circumstances to save the property, and de
serve great credit for their exertions. Some
of the people in the neighborhood were
also prompt in their tender of assistance.
Most of the men were kept busy the greater
part of Thursday night, i
. There is a public hall at Cronly, and the
residents bad a Christmas tree Wednesday
night, the festivities incident to which
closed about 1 o'clock, and at 3 they were
aroused from their brief slumbers by their
first alarm of fire.
We hope to see the factory soon in full
blast again. j V
Christmas. ' )
The day was one to be remembered for
its intense disagreeableness. Dark, dreary,
cold and forbidding would be the terms in
which to properly characterize it. Com
pared with Christmas days generally, as
far as its out door observance was concern
ed, it was dull. There' were not many
people on the streets, and less than the
usual quantity of powder . was burned.
The same was the case Christmas eve,
which is generally the liveliest time of all
down' the street. , There were not near so
many people on the streets as usual, and
while the Canton crackers, rockets, etc.,
were circulating in . the foggy atmosphere
quite lively, the display was far,, behind
many former Christmas eves. Coming so
soon after the grand political demonstra
tion of the 28th of November, also, no
doubt had something to do with the lack
of spirit on the occasion. The great ma
jority of the people enjoyed a quiet Christ
mas in their comfortable homes, surround
ed by their friends and loved ones, and
doubtless feel few regrets that circum
stances kept them indoors. j
: CapU J. H. Terhune, master of the
steam-tug Saruon, and Capt. J. H. Ma
singo, of the Hercules, which arrived here
on Wednesday, make the following report:
The steam tug, Samson and Bereulu left
Key West December 17th, with steam
dredge scows in tow for Wilmington, N.
C, First 24 hours had fine weather and
smooth sea, after which had a heavy ' gale
from all points of the compass, with rough
cross sea, which broke over the dredge and
tugs; December 19th, at 8 P. M., the Sam
ton't hawser parted at ' the bow and the
HercuU steamed on in company, there be
ing too much; sea to get a hawser to the
Eercttfet. At daybreak; of December 21st
found one of the scows had broken adrift.
The Samson steamed back and searched
for 18 hours for the' scow.; The! 'gale in
creasing and the sea getting higher, stood
back to the assistance of the Hercules, and
at 5 P. M. found her, but the; sea was too
rough to get a hawser to her. 1 At 11 P.M.
took the hawser to the Eercules. Had heavy
gales and high sea up to the time of arrival
at the bar, at 11 P. M., December 23d. .
Several of the Wilmington sportsmen are
engaged in getting up a gun club, and are
meeting with gratifying success. .: ;
The Stab has often suggested the organi
zation of such a club, and urged its impor
tance. , It is useful in seeing that, the game
laws are properly enforced; and entertain
ing, in affording to its members fine sport,
especially during the close season, In glass
ball and clay-pigeon matches.
A meeting will be held soon, and after
organization, arrangements will be made
for the first "shoot," when a fine breech
loading gun will be the prize, i '1
We hope the gun club will be a complete
success, and we expect to see every true
lover of gun and dog in Wilmington on its
roll of members. The ' membership ought
to be at least one hundred. ! ' ' '
' Capt. Doane, of the steamer Regulator,
from New York, reports :. December 22nd,
at 8.20 P. M., Cape Hatteras bearing south
west by south, distance 4 miles, in 7
f athom water; passed barquentine Eghraim
Williams (hailing post: defaced and could
not, make it out). The vessel was water
logged and abandoned, ? forward house
stove in, sails torn and hanging to the
yards, hatches off and looked as if she had
been recently wrecked. There was a heavy
sea on at the time and breaking over her
constantly. : fThe Ephraim Williams went
ashore Sunday last on Hatteras shoals,
when the captain and crew were taken off
by the life saving crew. '
Atkinson's Comedy Company appear at
the Orra House Wednesday night, in
"Peck's .4 Bad Boy,"i that mischeivous
youngster from Milwaukee.who is acknow
ledged to be the most amusing lad in Ame-
rica. i The , Company is well endorsed by
the press. , ., ,,1.
A. Now and Hutiomt car. - '
We.took a look yesterday morning at a
new passenger car just turned out from the
shops of the Wilmington & Weldon Rail
road Company in this city. The car is an
elegant one in every cense of the word, be
ing after the Pennsylvania sty lev some
what narrower than the ordinary can T It
is finished with ashe, cherry and mahog-eny-without
the-use of paint, only varnish
being called into requisition.' Various Im
provements have been introduced, some of
whichi.we mention. Our readers who
travel any great deal have -doubtless no
ticed the difficulty experienced in ; raising
and lowering the windows. The windows
of thia car are easily managed by means- of
sash balances. Pipe run the lengthf of ihe
car on both sides, leading from a stove, id
one ead, ., and the- heat is regulated by a
contrivance at the top. There is
also, an
improved ". arrangement
."fbr the water
' are -constructed
supply," and the seats
sof.a o be 4nore comfortable - and con
venient.: The head lihingaki rrery- Aani
semei being of a, darker color han .usual,
whichj is claimed as an improvement f rpm
the.fact that it will be more substantial, it
was designed and' painted by: Mr,.1 fi. F.
Murptj,' master painter. '-In fact; everyi
tbing is after the meat approved style and
finish suited to a first-class car. It is in
tended for the Northeastern Railroad, erf
South Carolina. There is one under con
struction in. the shops for the W., C. & A.
R.' R., of the same pattern and build. : The
work was all done under the supervision of
Mr. J. H. Davis, master car builder, who
succeeded the late Mr. Clowe, and who
speaks in high terms of the faithfulness and
ability of the employes generally in the Car
Department. A gentleman from Baltimore,
who saw this car a few days since, said no
better work could be done anywhere. :
Consequences of an Attempted Bnr
, i clarlsm Christmas Night.
Christmas night, while Mr. J. K. Brown
and family were sitting around their fire, at
their residence on the corner of Second and
Mulberry streets, the scraping' of a match
was suddenly heard in the passage, and Mr.
Bihurried to see what it meant, and,: as he
opened the room door, the front door was
closed with a slam. He is positive that the
passage lamp had been lit but it was all
dark when he came out, and of course the
would-be thief was out of sight when he
got to the front door.
The next morning, upon opening his
back door he found that some one had made
an attempt to get in at the window of the
sitting room, which the family had occu
pied in the earlier part of the' evening, and
that in the effort the thief had evidently
gotten more than be bargained for. To
reach the window, it seems, be had climbed
up on the cover to the .flower pit,
which was directly under it, and by some
means he made a misstep and fell, smash,
ing all the glass as well as the frame of the
cover, and no doubt being badly cut up.
In falling he must have clutched at the
window blinds, as one of them was hang
ing loose. Marks were also to be seen in
dicating an effort en the part of the thief
to pry up the window sash. The plants
in the pit were badly damaged and broken
up, the thief falling a distance .of about
five feet upon them.
Mr. Brown was victimized by; a burglar
on Christmas night two years ago, losing
considerable, and he is somewhat inclined
to think he was visited by the same indi
vidual on Thursday night who met with
so much success on the occasion of his pre
vious venture.
Perils of the Field.
Mr. Frank Hoggins, while out hunting
yesterday, made a narrow escape from se
rious injury. He raised his gun (a Parker
double-barrelled breech-loader) to his
shoulder and pulled trigger, when to his
astonishment the right barrel burst at the
breech, the explosion tearing out a piece
of the barrel, at the side, about six inches
in length and nearly an inch wide. Fortu
nately for Mr, Huggins,' the explosion
caused a lateral fissure of the barrel, and
his left arm was extended sufficiently for
ward, in supporting the gun. to place his
hand beyond the break in the barrel, and
he escaped without injury. He cannot ac
count for the accident, as the gun had been
in use only about five years and was
charged with an ordinary load for bird
shooting. ; m m
Cotton7;
The' receipts of cotton at this port for
the week ending yesterday footed up 2,660
bales, as against 1,472 bales for the cor
responding week last year; showing an in
crease of 1,188 bales. ;
The receipts for the crop year commen
cing September 1st to date foot up 81,770
bales, as against 76,180 bales for the
same period last year; an increase of 5,590
bales. ' ' ' " ' ' " :
''"- ... imm m sM" '
... v The schooner - Carolina, from
Washington, N. C, for this port, reported
by the signal observer as being ashore in
Hatteras inlet, had on board a cargo of
8,000 bushels of rice for Messrs. Norwood
Giles & Co., of the Carolina Bice Mills of
this city, which was insured for $10,000 in
the Boston Marine Insurance Company,
represented by Mr. M. S. Wiilard, of this
city. :''Q ' ' -WASHINGTON,
Revenue Raiders In Georgia Mr. Ran
. dall's Visit to the South.
Washtogtok, Dec: 26. The Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue to-day received
a telegram from Agent Hoflaw, at Gaines
ville, Ga., saying that the coroner's jury in
the case of the moonshiners who were kill
ed recently in an attack on revenue officers
near Gainesville, bad -returned a verdict
that the killing was done in self-defence. -
Representative Randall will leave Wash
ington to-morrow afternoon on a visit to a
number of Southern cities. He will be in
Louisville Monday, Nashville, Tenn., Tues
day and Wednesday.-and Birmingham,
Ala., Friday. If possible he will stop at
Chattanooga hext Saturday. Mr. Randall
will probably be accompanied by Mrs.
-Randall and Representative McAdoo, of
New Jersey.: :, ; . ...
Appropriation for the Navy Depart
ment E.1 very Stable Burned. .
Washington. December 24. Early this
morning the stables of Springman & Bros.,
on Maryland Avenue, between Sixth and
Seventh streets, Southwest, werei burned.
Two buildings adjoining were also damaged
The loss is estimated at $20,000.
The amended Naval Appropriation bill
was received by the House from the Sen
ate to day, but no action was taken in re
gard to it, ' Current appropriations for the
Navy Department expire on the 81st inst
The first prize for English com
position in the sophomore class of Yale
College has been carried off by. Mr. Tan
rnon Liee. "a neainen uninee.
pin
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
t' , SECOND SESSION. , ' : :
Slim Attendance in Both Houses An
Adjournment Agreed to I7ntll the
fith of - January. -
J.r. : Br Telegraph to theXornbut Star.l ' t 1
'. , SENATE, t . j
- Washington Deremhor d Th. Son.
ate convened as usual promptly at noon;
asd within ten minutM iXinmul ai,ti
little morning business as. offered, "consist-
goi pennons, etc. - - -. -- .-. .
The Chair then laid hefnm thASLntho
calendar of hilln nnnh-iptsil in Knt nn
tionof Mr. Morrill, without further busi
ness we oenate at went into tSxecu
tive session. . '
The doors were reopened at 12 85. - ; '.
.The Chnir atinnnnpnl hio
concurrent resolution for a holiday recess
irom jjecemoer 4tn to January 5tb. ' -
. On motion nt Mr Alliann tka R.nit. at
12.86 adjourned until January 5th; 1885. .
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I
iThfere Wp'iv annul fif tw 'mfmHorm nMuA
when Speaker Carlisle lted the House to
"order thi mnTnincr t--' - - - ' 3 1 '
Mr. Moulton,- of. Il , .desired leave! to
withdraw ceTt&in nrinbt. mnera frnm thb
files of the House, but the Speaker stated
that he had been advised that . in the ab
sence ot a quorum objection would be made
toanv "bfjainess bein? tranRftnt1 'nnri An.
clined to.'recoguiz9 the gentleman. : ; , ;
Mr. umaail. oi I'a., called up the ad
Jotirtlt&eBt resolution and moved- concur
rence in the Senate amendment, which pro
vides that a recess shall begin to-day (Wed-
nesaayj ana last until January otn, loeo. t
" Mr. ' Leach, of N. Y. , wished to debate
tht nritnosition. but the Hnpnkpr thIpH thot
it was not debatable, and the motion was
agreed to. . . .. : :
ibesneaser announced the followlnir
committee assignments: Elections Mr.
Smith, of la. ; Military Affairs Mr. Con-
neuy; xruouc lianas mr. (jampDell, 01
Ohio; Territostes Mr. Hill; Education and
Labor Mr. O'Ferrell: Revision of T.nws
Mr. Garrison; Expenditures in Treasury-
Department Mr. Wallace; Printing Mr.
BrattoB : Pensions. Bountv and Back-Pav
Mr. Wallace; Alcoholic Liquor Traffic
Mr. English. -- . -. . . i -
The House then at 12.25, on motion of
Mr. Randal), adjourned until January 5tb,
lOOO. ..'.I j, . . .t. .
CINCINNATI.
Masonle Temple and Printing: Estab
lishment Destroyed by Fire Val
uable Masonic material Included In
the Loss.
. By Telegraph to the Horning; Star.l
Cincinnati, Dec. 24. A fire started this
morning in the cellar of J. R. Mills & Co.'s
stationary and - mercantile printing estab
lishment, situated on Walnut street, above
Third, in the northwest corner of the Ma
sonic Temple. It extended rapidly into
the other portions of the Temple, which is
a large building, fronting on Third street,
and extending to an alley midway between
Walnut and Main streets. The first portion
of the Temple to burn included most val
uable scenery, the organ and other property
belonging to the Scottish Rite fraternity,
and known to be the most complete in the
West It was largely the result of the life
long labors of Enoch T. Carson, who has
devoted much time and study, as well as
money, to making this Cathedral the most
complete of its kind. The loss of the
Masonic fraternity will be heavy. Mills &
Co. 's establishment is necessarily a total
loss, as water destroyed what was left by
the fire. The total loss must reach above
$100,000. Two firemen were severely in
jured by a falling walL
OHIO.
mining; Troubles The Hocking Valley
Strike Disappearance of a Railroad
Ticket Assent and flO.OOO.
TBy Telegraph to the Morning star.l
Pittsburg, December 26. A couple of
intelligent young miners from the Hocking
Valley were interviewed here to day. The
unmarried men, they say, are leaving that
section by hundreds. Some are now at
work in the Pittsburg district. "There is
no doubt," said one Of them, "but that the
miners will finally win. Contributions
have been coming in during the week from
labor organizations all over the country.
The young men who left several weeks ago
have commenced to Bend back portions ef
their earnings. Last week the contribu
tions were much larger; than ever before.
I am ..happy to say that there are none
starving in the region now. The Hunga
rians and Italians sent in toj take our places
at the mines are not giving satisfaction,
and a change will take place soon. All
are tired of the strike, and ' I think a com
promise could readily be effected.". i
i Pittsburg, December 26. A special dis
patch from Steubenville, Ohio, says: "Last
night James Coilins, ticket agent of Pan
handle Railroad, at Cadiz Junction, disap
peared with $10,000, part of which he bor
rowed from friends, while the rest belongs'
to the Company. j
PENNSYLVANIA. - - J
Resumption of Work In Philadelphia
Shoe Factories Reports as to Freight
Pooling; Arransements. '
i Phtt.apbi.phia, December 26. --The long
lock out in the shoe factories ended to-day,
and many of the men returned to work.
Although this was the time fixed for the
end of the strike, several of the manufac
turers decided to keep their factories closed
until next week. r. They had taken advan
tage of the temporary suspension of opera
tions to make needed repairs iu their ma
chinery, and these, in some cases, have not
yet been finished. ; Other factories will re
main -closed until ; Monday on account of
the holidays. ! ' i !
An official of the New York, Philadel
phia & Norfolk Railroad Company states
that the denial of the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company, of the reports that it had re
fused to become a party to a freight pooling
arrangement with the New York, Ports
mouth & Norfolk Railroad, is superfluous,
as no proposition with that object in view
has been made to the Old Dominion Line.
MISSOURI.
A Tragedy at a Wedding; Party In St.
Joseph.. 1
-I St. Joseph, Dec. 28. A wedding party
was assembled on Christmas at the residence
of William J. Taylor. Among the guests
was a Mis. Portland, whose nusoana naa
forbidden her attendance. Portland came
after his wife, and being partly in liquor
he became offensive, and when ordered to
leave he shot and mortallv wounded Tav
lor, the host. : Portland: was placed in jail
ana bail refused.;- Mrs. Taylor was con
fined to her bed.-and is in a dangerous con
dition. ' While the wounded ' man was re-
ceivioe "attention the weddine party as
sembled in another room, where the cere
mony was performed, after which the
guests dispersed, leaving the wedding feast
untouched. . ;. r i- ,:; -. .-j
I ' " - ""ILLINOIS,
Thirteen Tramps Severely Scalded at
(;.." a Coal Shalt.
: Chicago, Dee. 24. A special from Lin
coln, III., says: Last night thirteen tramps
sleot on ton of the boiler at the coal shaft
here. ' Abour 6 o'clock this morning one of
their number accidentally turned the blow
out valve, allowing steam and hot water
from the boilers to escape. - All of the
men -were severely burned and scalded.
It is thought that two of them cannot sur
vive.- The men were panic stricken and
found mucb difficulty in escaping- Irom
the building. All of them were badly
burned about the face and throat.: - . j
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LAURINBURG, N: C. "
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Eleven Stores Burned Very Little
Insurance.' - i
. - -1 Br Telegraph to the Morning StarJ . I
. Laukhtbubg, December 27. Fire this
morning destroyed eleven stores, on which
there was very little insurance. , . :ti
AE.
NO. 10
SOUTHERN TELEGRAPH CO.
TheTJ. S. Circuit Court Orders the Ap
pointment of a Receiver.
Baltimore, December 24. The hearing
I thA MM tt Clan f Q hnn. .nil Atkn.M
in
sus the Southern Telegraph Co, for the &$-
poinuneot oi a receiver, was continued to-
J a .1 TT a ?. r. . - -
unjr iu mo u. o. circuit joun, oerore
n ww, u.k.iu no i kji iuo
Eastern District of Virginia. The case was
argued at Norfolk last week. After a brief
Statement by counsel today, Mr. Thorn,
representing the Greenville (Va.) Land &
Lumber 1 Co., nominated Robert T. K.
Bavn. of Partamnnt.h Va -a
John 8. Wise, representing Xlen. Mahonej
opposed the nomination of Mr. Bayne. and
. . .
uuuiiuilcu ui presen temporary teceiver,
the U. S. Marshal of Virginia Hn RraI)
ley T. Johnson, representing the Bankers
& Merchant' Telegraph Ca nominated
Alexander H. Dehaven. of New York, and
W. W.1 Mars, of PhUadelphia. - Judge
'Hushes Said' It waa imnnrtant tn nnura.
-- - r w v
the. interests of the corporation, and that
the Court W&a of thfi Aninirvn that m ra.
'vOsirer ought to be appointed, and not two!
j i i ...
uu tui, parues -auouia agree on mat one;
The Court would sive them until next
.Tuesday to choose' a receiver, and if they
did not agree, by that time the Court will
appoint. ' ; -- j.
WASHINGTON.
Congress and the JNavai Appropria
tion BUI-Internal Revenue- Collec
tions, i, '. . . ; .
. ' IBr Telegraph io the Morning Star.l .
WASH3SGT01T." ."" Dec. ' "27. SeorVar
Chandler has in preparation : a circular to
heads of Bureaus, instructimr them in the
matter of the fiscal responsibility of the De
partment - after . the 81st inst . beyond
which date current appropriations for the
naval service do not extendi: If Congress
acta at once upon reassembling no embar
rassments will result from the failure to
make an appropriation in advance. If there
snouia De. a deadlock of considerable
length.the pay of the navy will go en. con
tracts may be entered into for the continu
ance of work which has already begun un
der former appropriations, and supplies
may be purchased; but for all these pur
poses the Department will mainly give cer
tificates instead of cash, and a sailor, officer
or contractor will become a creditor of the
government. In cases of emergency the
Department may accept the services of in
dividuals or of private vessels, but cannot
hire or contract for such service. The
prospect for an early reconciliation between
the Senate and House is not good. Inci
dental expressions by members of the
House committee indicate a purpose not to
confer with the Senate upon either of the
three amended bills. -Mr. Randall has sent
to Secretary Chandler a copy of the Thirty-one
Day bill (as amended by the Senate,
so as to provide for six months), with a letter
asking if the amount therein provided will
be sufficient for the Department dur
ing the remainder of the fiscal year.
There can be but little doubt that the Sec
retary will declare the amounts named for
some Bureaus to be insufficient, which fact
may be used in justification of the position
of the House in refusing assent to the Sen
ate amendments. Should the point be made
that the amounts proposed are too low, the
Senate Committee will meet it by showing
that the disputed measure is a House bill,
prepared last session upon-the basis of the
estimates, and only objected t then be
cause the Senate had by its amendments
made the appropriation too high. Sena
tors will to-morrow urge that they are not
wedded to the amounts of either of the
pending bills, but are willing to adjust
them in conference. The chief point now
made on the part of the Senate is that the
passage of appropriation bills, nol based
upon recent estimates, is an evil which can
be justified only by much graver emer
gencies than now exist. It is also : argued
that if at every disagreement Congress is to
go back to former bills, the practice will
amount to a "permanent appropriation"
for the department affected, and the aboli
tion of such appropriation has been one of
the prospective and in part accomplish-
eo reiorms or recent years.
The collections of internal revenue for
the first five months of the fiscal year end
ing june so, loss, were as rollows: From
spirits, $27,975,632; from tobacco, $10.
846,806; from fermented liquors, $8,358.
489; from miscellaneous sources, $141,263;
making a total of $47,322,190, as against
$51,317,926 collected during the same pe
riod of the previous fiscal year a decrease
of $3,995,736. There was a decrease of
$3,542,959 on spirits, of $586,393 on to
bacco, and of $19,170 on miscellaneous ar
ticles, j The only increase was on ferment
ed liquors, amounting to $332,786- The
aggregate receipts for the month of No
vember were $1,371,942 less than for the
same month of last year.
WISCONSIN.
Decision In a Law Suit of Interest
i steamboat men.
Br Telegraph to the Morning Star.
to
Milwaukee, December 27. The case of
Crandall against the Goodrich Transporta
tion Co., which baa been on trial here
nearly a month, and the result of which
was awaited with great interest in marine
circles, was decided against the plaintiff
Uus morning, it was a test case, involv
ing about $200,000. Had the verdict
been for the plaintiff a large number
of suits would have been commenced
against the Transportation Company at
once, i In 1880 Crandall's house at Oreen
Bay was destroyed by fire.. The Phoenix
Insurance Company adjusted and paid the
losses amounting to sjo.UOU. The present
suit was brought in the interest or the In
surance Company against the Transporta
tion Company, to recover the money, claim
ing that the fire was caused by sparks from
the steamer Oconto, while navizating Fox
river, in the city limits of Green Bay. Some
sixty buildings were destroyed by the same
nre. . . --r
MARINE DISASTERS.
A Water-Eiogged and Helpless Seboon
er Steamer Dictator Burned . ; In
Tampa Bay.
- New Yobk, December 27. Capt. Cathe
rine, of the steamship Chattahoochie, re
ports that on the Both inst, when fifteen
miles north oi Winter (Quarters Liignt -Snip,
fell in with the I schooner Arieo Pardee,
water-logged and: helpless. He made two
attempts to take off the crew' by means of
life-boats and life-buoys, but the sea was
so high that only one man mate Allen
of the schooner, could be rescued. The
steamer was drifting into shallow water.
and to save his own vessel the captain had
to abandon the remaining four men to their
fate. The first officer of the steamer was
injured, and the life-boat and life buoy
were damaged in the attempts at rescue.
- Key West, - Fla., December 27. The
steamer Dictator was burned last night in
Tampa .Bay. bne caugnt are from ner
donkey engine.
a-J B USINESS f TRO UBLES. f .
Failures In the, South Reported Ves
! - terday,
New Yobk, Dec. 26. Among the fail
ures reported to-day are the following:
josepn Dcnwonn, ary goous, ew iserne,
N. C.: William Hallister. grocer. New
Berne, N. C; Jackson & Brownley, gen
eral stom, Wilson, JN. C; J. Duvestone &
Co., general store, Columbus, Miss.; J. S,
Graves, saw mill, Hillsdale, Ga.
, VIRGINIA.
The Fredericksburg Lodge of Blasons
to Attend- the Dedication of Wash-
- lug-ton's monument.
Fbedebxcksbubgv Dec. 27. Fredericks
burg Lodge No. 4, of this city, in - which
Gen. George Washington was - entered
March 17th, 1753. passed August 4th, 1758.
and raised September 1st, 1753, last night
determined to attend the dedication ot the
National Monument at Washington Febru
ary 21st. 1883. in a body. This Lodge at
tended the laying of the corner stone in
1848, and was accorded the place qf honor
in tne line.
Spirits .llirpentine
' Hinston item in New Rem
Journal: The Convocation of New TW
of the Protestant EoiscoDal church TK
"of East N. G. met in onr town on Friday '
last Ministers present: Rev. V. W
Shields, of New Berne; Rev. Mr.- Hillyar,
of Goldsboro; Rev. Israel Harding, of
Kinston. and Deacon P. Q. Skinner, of
Beaufort The meeting continued through
Sunday. 6 .
-Kaleigh Chronicle. ;This morn
ing, at 5 o'clock. Cant J .T Vrav hn h
been gradually declining for a long time,
uieu o. uis aome in uus city, aged 48 years.
Miss Mary Tucker Pescud, formerly
of Raleigh, recently a graduate of the State
normal uouege of Tennessee, 1 and now
teaching in a prominent Georgia seminary,
is meeting with lust recognition In tha
West. "Christmas Poems
Poets" is the title of ft book in nhristmso '
card style, just issued by a Nashville pub-.
usuwk uuune. i wo oi tne poems are by
Miss Pescud and clever verse it is. ;
Ashevilie Citizen;' We have
information, rather indefinite it is true, of
a ouauKe auu BtriiuDg . instance oi retire
ment from active life and partial seclusion '
from the world of an educated English
man now living in western North Caro
lina. "In Haywood count v close to th
great Cataloochee mountain has lived for
many years the nerson referred to. i Hi ...
cabin is a mere hut. : barely excluding the
weatner. He has never had comDanion-
ship of any kind in his retirement, holds
little intercourse with his neighbors, is reti
cent tho not morose; talks readily when
addressed, but Bays nothing of his former
are. lie nas Deen m his present locality so
long that few remember when he came to
it, does little or no labor, but seems to have
money with which to Bnpply his few and
simple wants. He and bis life are a mys
tery to all around bim. He is about 70
years old. t
Uharlotte Observer:, John Yaeer
is a colored man who lives in this city.
John has a wife. Yesterday John's wife
gave birth to a child. -There .would be
nothing etrange in this, but for' the' fact
that the child that was born yesterday is
the twenty-second (22d) one that John's
faithful wife has been delivered of since he
married her, about 22 years . ago.
When the train from the North arrived at
the Trade street depot, in this city, Sunday
morning, a tramp got up from his crouch
ing position on the platform of a Pullman
sleeper and started to step down, but his
legs wouldn't move, and he fell to the
ground like a bag of shot. He was frozen,
having come all the way from Salisbury on
the platform,, the velocity of the train
causing the already sharp wind to cut to
tne marrow omis bones. He was trundled
down to the round house and put under a
steam pipe, and in the course of time he
stretched his limbs, got up and an
nounced that he was alive again.
- Capt. Lee Hand, who keeps the saloon
at the old "Our House" stand, under the
iron banisters on Trade street, is a severe
sufferer from misplaced confidence. He
was robbed Sunday night by his trusted
clerk, Ed. Merrill, of $343. Merrill was
formerly employed at the Charlotte Hotel
bar, but lor some time past bad been in
Capt. Hand's employ. Men ill is a native
of Lincoln county and comes from a good
family. Though clerking in a bar room
he was never known to take a drink, and
all who knew him had as much confidence
in him as did Capt. Hand.
Raleigh Farmer and Mechanic:
I thought the Farmer and Mechanic
pitched into the Governor's palace project
too sharply when it was pa8singthrough
the Legislature; but as the big pile of brick
becomes bigger and Digger, L realize more
and more that you were right." The cost
of the edifice and furniture will be' fully
$50,000, and there will be no Governor
willing to live in it at double the present
salary." So spoke a sensible citizen one
day last week. In one of the darkest
days of the struggle, after the South had
lost ground in Virginia, and had lost al
most everything in the West, an effort .
was made to induce the ambitious young .
Governor to play the role of Gen. Monk
in English history, and by declaring for
"Peace, "j and calling , home the N. C.
troops, force the surrender of Lee and the
close of the war. - The venerable Bartho
lomew F. Moore, whom Vance regarded
with great respect, acted as spokesman to
make a personal appeal to him: It was an
impressive appeal, and some features of it
touched the Governor . sorely, r When he
spoke, however, it was with the voice of
decision. "I did not favor secession" said
he "I opposed the war as you. know. But
when it came I realized that it must be a
struggle to the bitter end a, struggle for
freedom a struggle that, would bring to us
independence, or utter ruin and humilia
tion. ' Under such circumstances my duty
is plain; as Governor, and as a man, I must
stand or fall with my people, and so help
me God 1 (lifting his hand on high) I will :
try to do my duty 1" The old men sighed, I
for they saw the end, but they made no
furthar effort.
' Raleigh News- Observer: The
funeral of the late Mrs. P. M. Hale was
held from Christ church Sunday, Rev. M.
M. Marshall officiating. The congre
gation of the Primitive Baptist church wor
shipped in their new church, corner of
Dawson and Morgan streets, on Sunday for
the first time. It is an exceedingly neat
and pleasant house of worship; the floors
are beautifully carpeted, and improved re
flectors light the audience room thoroughly.
On Sunday morning at 11 a. m. and at 7.80
p.m., the Rev. P. D. Gold, of-Wilson,
filled the pulpit, and delivered two able
and interesting sermons, which were lis
tened to with pleasure by the congregation.
Chapel Hill item: We are all pleased
to learn that Mr. A. W. Long has been
elected professor of English literature and
history in Trinity college. He leaves after
Christmas to enter upou his duties, but will
return in June and take his diploma. Mr.
Long bas,during the past term, filled the po
sition of assistant professor of English with
credit to himself and satisfaction to his pupil
Yesterday Mr. Thomas B. Womack,
chairman of the joint legislative committee
to examine the treasury books, &c, made
his report It covers the matters noted in
the NetBS-Observer Sunday. The following
statement of the funds in the treasury, re
ceipts, expenses, &c., is made: Balance
November 30th, 1883: Educational fund,
$62,009.90; public fund, $274,953.10; total,
$386,963.00. Receipts for the fiscal year
ending November 80th, 1884: , Educational
fund. $35,200.33; public fund. $1,436,
775.66; total, $1,471,975.99; grand total,
$1,808,938.99. Disbursements for year
ending November 80th, 1884: Educational
fund, $76,228.65: public fund, $785,641.78;
total, $861,870.43. Balance in treasury
November 30th, 1884; $947,068.56. Of
this balance $20,981.58 belongs to the edu
cational fund, and $926,086.98 belongs to
the public fund: v
Charlotte Observer: A sad death
that occurred in Salisbury on Monday
night; was that of Miss Mary Hunt, who
died of injuries received by a kerosene
lamp explosion about a week ago. H.
H. Martin, a colored man who is well
known in Charlotte, and well thought of
by the white people, has gone to Dallas.
Texas, where he expects to teach school
and practice law. He is a deserving color
ed man, and carries with him a good name.
- The two negroes who stole Mr. Free
man's horse and mule, and who were cap
tured In Albemarle, were yesterday brought
to this city and pot in jail where they
will be held for trial by the next court.
Last Tuesday night the smoke bouse
of Mr. Milt Carr, who lives seven miles
from the city was entered by thieves and
robbed of one thousand pounds of meat,
the supply which Mr. Carr had laid by for
winter. The raiders solved the problem of
transporting the meat by stealing a mule
and, wagon from Sam Douglas. A
most inhuman act is reported from Cabar
rus county, being the braining of an old
colored man by his unnatural son, who
used as a weapon au ordinary maul, such as
is used by woodchoppers in forcing wedges
into wood. . The affair occurred last Tues
day on the farm of Mr; Dave Johnston,
who lives near Harrisburg. Sam Nicbol-.
son, an old colored man sat musing in front '
of his fire place, when his son Claiborn
Nicholson, with maul in hand stepped
up behind the old man and dealt him
a hard blow over the head, when he
tumbled out of his chair to the floor.
Ed. JS. Merrill, the young man who
robbed Capt. Lee Hand of $345 last Sun
day night, had a close shave on the Atlanta
train yesterday morning. He was cap
tured, but did not stay captured more than
half an hour when he gave his captors the
slip, jumped from the train and gained his
liberty, but it was in a penniless condition, '
as he had been made to . give up hia cash
immediately on being arrested. He had on
his person at the time of his capture $250,
and this amount was recovered. -