The Weekly Star.
W JL H. BERNARD, Editor and Prop'r.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
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Jantjaby 2, 1885.
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CUTTING WAGES.
Newspaper readers know that for
a year - there has been a steady de
cline in the wages of American
workingmen. Somehow Protection,
the great panacea of a certain selfish
school of political ' economists, has
failed to cure the disease it origi
nated. But for Protection the 300?
000 workmen now idle in the North
would be steadily employed. . But
for Protection this enforced idleness
would not continue.
Is it a true remedy to cut down
wages because the prices of goods
are low ? Is that good practice ? Of
course the imperfectly informed Pro
tectionist, that is dominated by one
grand false idea, will say yes to this.
He will insist that low prices of
goods enforce low wages. But the
point is, will a reduction of wages
remedy the evil ? Can you restore
health by cutting away the vitals ?
rities say to such a surgery? The
American Protectionist thinks that
reducing the wages of workmen be
cause manufactured goods are low is
the practice of the drunkard that
"the hair of the dog is good for the
bite." It seems to. regard this
slaughtering of wages as an evidence
of a big scare. It says that to cut
down wages is to complete the great
discomfiture. But let us quote some
of its words. It thus illustrates the
folly of cutting wages when prices
are low:
' "Say there are 4,000,000 workmen in the
United States, working at an average of
$2 per man each day. This would make
$8,000,000 per day. Now let us hope that
$1,000,000 of this sum goes into the sa
vings banks. This would be a large total
deposit, but it is only a hope. Well, $l,-j
000,000 from $8,000,000 leaves $7,000,000.
This will represent the sum which 4,000,000
workmen will expend daily-in the market
But now reduce this sum by 20 per cent.
This will lower the dailv expenditure by
$1,400,000, or $437,200,000 per year of 313
working days. Why, this alone is almost
enough to make the difference between
good times and bad times. Its loss to the
market will be sufficient to close hundreds
of factories, throw many thousands of men
out of employment, and call immediately
for still other 20 per cent reductions in
wages, with a consequent repetition of the
catastrophe on a still lower level. We
might have strengthened the illustration by
estimating on a basis of 8 or 10,000,000
workmen, for these reductions in wages
reach all ranks and- conditions of employes
whether handling sledge hammers or flour
ishing steel pens. There seems to be a
great want of common sense in the conduct
of human affairs."
We quote this Protection authori
ty because its words may have influ
ence with members of its school. Ex
cessive bounty (High Protection)
creates excessive stimulation. Prices
go up for a while. This causes thou
sands of capitalists to embark as
soon as possible in manufacturing.
In a-little while the capacity of the
mills is far in excess of consumption.
What follows? The markets of the
country are more than . glutted.
Prices tumble, and keep on tumbling
until, loss, dismay, ruin stares the
moneyed men in the face.
What then is proposed? How is
the loss to be remedied? What is
the cure suggested by the Protection
doctors? -
The proposition is to increase the
bounty to intensify the stimulant.
Now will this do it?" Can the patient
being consumed by fever be cured by
increasing the cause of the fever?
d.. "i t i j -i i
o.UJ.ug xtwiuuuua.
be relieved of his dangerous condi
tion by pouring in more drink?
The remedy suggested by the Pro
tection quacks is twofold: First, to in
crease the stimulant the high boun
ty offered by the Congress under a
High War Tariff. Second, to make
the laborers suffer. In other words,
to cut down their wages, and make
them pay out of their hard earnings
a large part of the losses that Capi
tal is sustaining. Is that right? Is
it good practice? Turn back and
read what the American Protection
ist says of it.-,
There are too many .mills in our
country unless the area of the mar
kets is enlarged. The High Chinese
Wall called Protection not only shuts
out foreign goods but shuts in Amer
ican goods.
More stimulation an increase of
Tariff rates will only serve to in
crease production. It may give tem
porary comfort, but ; there will be a
reaction. A wider field for Ameri
can productions is what is needed.
The world, andnot the United States
only, should be the market of Amer
ican productions.
A BOLD PROPOSITION.
When we read the extract from an
I editorial in -the ". New Orleans Pica
yune that was deemed so important
. that it was telegraphed to the daily
press, we thought itto be a poor at
tempt to get up a new sensation.
The point of the article was that this
country is not big enough and must
acquire still more territory, but this
time Southward. The voice of the
Picayune was "The whole bound
less continent is ours." But the
country is large enough already and
there is no pressing need just now
that the United States should enter
upon a career of absorption. The
idea of the Picayune is that by coni?
firming the treaty with Nicaragua
that it will lead after awhile jto the
annexation of that country to our
own. It does not stop to consider
that such an act on bur part . might
lead to complications land difficulties
with foreign powers. 1 . - - -
It would be unwise to ratify the
treaty if there is no better reason for
it than aggression and absorption.
If the United States Were to ratify
the treaty such is their weakness as
to , a navy they would be unable to
carry it out if foreign powers should
object or , oppose. We apprehend
that the Senate will not be fascinated
by any such glare or caught .fey any
such alluring promises. ' The South
ern people are not specially interest
ed in having our, extensive territory
pushed a thousand miles . farther
south.' Evidently .; the iI Picayune
means business, and on a large scale.
"No pent up Utioa"' will, suit the
grand notions of such an 'expansive
journal." Nicaragua, first and Mexico
next will - be no doubt the order of
procedure according to " the pro
gramme of the Picayune. i
THE MARKETS.
Mr. Henry Clews", the well known
New York banker, i thinks 1885 will
show manifest improvement in trade
over 1884. He says by exercising
more" hope and confidence, "and by
a united effort on; the part of the
world-wide recognized 'enterprise of
the people of this country, we will
soon get out of the present gloomy
rut, and prosperity will again reign
from one end of the nation to the
other and be enduring in its charac
ter." So be it. We must hope that
his confidence is not misplaced. Last
,week wholesale trade was dull in the
commercial centres, but this was
owing to the holiday season". There
is no immediate promise of improve
ment to any very appreciable extent.
Business" will improve, we .believe,
but slowly. There are no signs to
authorize the expectation of rapid
improvement. The prostration has
been great, and it will take a consid
erable time to work up. There has
been gome improvement in the wool
trade, and some of the Southern cot
ton mills have put up prices with sat
isfactory results, i Cotton has ad
vanced say a cent a pound latterly,
which is important . The iron trade
is very dull, but it is thought the
January operations will be large and
brisk. There is also an increased de
mand for the shipment of wheat,but
prices still range low. The increase
in price last week was from to 1
cent, but corn has declined 1 to 2
cents. The Philapelphia Record
says: -': ? ; ' " " ;
"Much of the cora that will come East
during the next few weeks will be immedi
ate! v cleared for Eurone in execution of out-
Standing engagements. So far as new bu
siness is concerned i exporters can do little
wunout an advance aDroau or a ueciine
liarA and aro fronorallv tinlifnap rmt. in tlw
belief that larger shipments from country
points wm uirn uie marker in meir iavor.
SHEEP HUSBANDRY.
The Stab for a decade has been
doing earnest work in behalf of sheep
industry. It has piled up editorial
after editorial upon the subject, jit
wrote and wrote until the sheep and
dogs became "stale and unprofitable."
It was shown from time to time how
important was . sheep culture how
profitable both as meat and for the
wool crop how it enriched the land
and was a source of wealth to any
country. , It was, pointed out again
and again-how large a surface of the
State was . specially adapted to this
profitable and pleasant industry. ' It
was exhibited how other countries
and States had developed sheep hus
bandry until it had become of the
first importance as a source of reve
nue. But what came of all this dis
cussion ? Ephraim still stood wed
ded to his idol. The legislator was
still a laggard. He was awaiting the
action of the people. He was not
willing to shoulder responsibility and
be a leader in the movement. He
was really afraid of the people. He
was thinking of re-election, j i '
The fact remains that sheep hus
bandry can be made-profitable in
North Carolina. It is impossible,
however, that this should be done as
long as carnivorous dogs are allow-
ed to depredate at will. Many a
farmer in this State has lost from $50
to $100 in one night by the damage
done to flocks of sheep. The profits
of ayear have been devoured in a
night. '
If we are ever to have a profitable
and thriving sheep industry in North
Carolina it is to be ! by - legislation.
The sheep must find friends in the
halls of legislation or this important
and profitable . industry will never
flourish in North Carolina. "Chain
up the dog." Give the harmless sheep
a chance. -..-
; Maj. Robert Bingham has! been to
New Orleans and writes to jthe Ra
leigh Chronicle as follows as to the
big Exposition: ,
"The Exposition, as yet, is very un--ready.
Very much has been done, but the
demand for space'-lias grown so that the
original space has been nearly doubled; and
nothing is ready, except the gate-keepers,
for 50 centsand about 25,000 people a day,
who. nerharts. had to mm a this iib
myself, or not at all, and who are amply
reptuu uy uemg auowea to kiss the hem of
the garment, so to speak, of the! grandest
Exposition the world has ever seen.. The
North Carolina Exhibit will compare fa
vorably with any, and excels most others,
and is 'in place' in the , boxes it i came in.
A serious leak in the roof threatened to do
great damage, and our managers wisely
determined to wait to 'mount' -. the exhibit
till the necessary repairs in the roof shall
be made."
NORTH CAROLINA NECROLOGY.!
As is our custom we reproduce on
the first day of the new year some of
the more important deaths that oc
curred in North Carolina during the
year 1884: "'It is of course incom
plete, but it embraces all' of the more
prominent .names, we ' think, and
those of many useful, esteemed gen
tlemen who had local reputations.
The death roll of leading names is
unusually large. Men of learnin'g.of
talents,' of distinction were among
the dead. The pulpit, the bar, the
medical profession, the farming com
munity, are all represented by able
and excellent citizens' whose deaths
are a great loss to the State. Among
the dead will be found Confederate
soldiers who served their State with
fidelity and conspicuous gallantry.
Here is the list: , - , ,.
James G. Scott, Maj. Thomas
Sparrow, Col, John L. Bridgers, A.
K. ' Smedes, Isaac H. Davis, -Col.
William A. Allen,Henry F, Grainger,
Dr. J. L. Henderson, ' Dr. Charges
N.t Chandler, Hon Joseph .Dixon,
Dr. Peter W. Young, Peter F. Pes
cud'W. H. Orchard, Dr.
Rucker, Rev. ;Dr.: Samuel C.' Phart,
Dr. David T. Tayloe, Maj.; Duncan
J. Devane, Capt. William M. Sut
ton Alexander Sprunt, Capt. R. M.
Allison, Charles W. Galloway, Ed
win M. Holt, Jas. Harvey Moore,
Rev. Charles C. Dodson, A. D. Roy
ster, Rev. J. H. Guinn, Cyrus' P.
Mendenhall, Rev. Dr. Drury Lacy,
Capt. Everard Hall, Dr. W. I.
Love, Henry H. Burwell, Hon. John
Pool. Thomas Dickson, Joseph H.
Wilson, ! Dr. William D. Pender
Col. Edward E. Sumner, Ex-Judge
J. L. Henry, Dr. Jesse G. Bryan,
William j Grimes, Rev. Dr. R. H.
Chapman, Capt. Samuel P. Cald
well, Col. Henry A. Rogers, Rev.
Dr. James M. Sprunt, William O.
Gregory,1 Maj. W. J. Brown, ex
Judge W. A. Moore; i
.We copied yesterday a brief letter
from Raleigh to the New. York
Times relative to office seeking in
North Carolina, in which several
gentlemen were referred to as being
probable i candidates for U. S. Dis
trict Attorney, Mr. W. H. Bnsbee,
of Raleigh, would not accept. Mr.
Thomas jW. Strange, of this city,
as one of the gentlemen named.
We cannot say what the other gen
tlemen named may do, but from our
knowledge of Mr. Strange we do
not think he will be iaclined to con
sult Mr. Busbee's desires in the mat
ter, as that gentleman is not under
stood to have, any special ownership
in the office indicated. By the way,
is it not about time that Raleigh
should be a little modest just now?
The Chief Justice, Justice Merri
mon, Representative Cox, Treasurer
elect Bain, Secretary of State Saun
ders, are all citizens of Raleigh. Mr.
Charles Busbee is being pushed for
ther Speakership of the House of
Commons, and he is another denizen
of ; that j bailiwick. Surely the re
mainder of the State should have a
little showing under the new order
of things, j i
A man by the name of Baker from
from Bridgeport, Conn., who is a
machinist, has been working, be says,
with Keely for two years; and he
pronounces his invention, a fraud.
Here is a description of the motor as
we find it in the N. Y. Times:
"The motor proper consisted of-a heary
outside covering of metal shaped to deceive
the spectator in every way he may; look at
it. The outside looks as : if the machine
consisted of a large massive iron cylinder
with valves, wheels, and outside pipes."
These are supposed to assist in the act of
generating the famous new force, when in
fact the outside shape has little to do with
the working parts. Those parts are on the
inside. The force is, pure, and simple, air,
the least bit tainted with a chemical to de
ceive, as everything else is made to do.
The air is pumped from 7 to 21 steel . tubs
on the inside of the shell, i The tubs are of
sufficient strength to withstand a pressure
of from 10 to 30,000 pounds. There is
mechanism inside the shell that permits the
compressed air to pass from one chamber
or cylinder at a time into a distinct and
separate cylinder which contains the 'pis
ton that operates the flywheel of the ma
chine. By this method the machine can
be kept running five minutes or perhaps
longer, and yet show very little change on
the pressure gauge." t
' The "very latest" Cabinet talk in
Washington is that Gen. McClellan
is being pressed for a position. . He
prefers to be Secretary of Navy and
not War j A special to the World
says:
"Prom very good' authority here it is
known that Geo. McClellan has been seri
ously considered ia connection with this
office, although no decision has been made.
On A nf thA Pmhormoai n tr -faofnvaa tn rrr
nection with it is the indorsement by the
.new jerrey isemocrats or ex senator
Stockton. McClellan's friends say that this
should not nbuiri in thA vav nl a. Mc
Clellan. because the General is more of a
national than a state man." s ,
Gen. Eppa Huuton is developing
a good deal of support. Vilas and
Pendleton are very : prominent from
the West. We would be glad to see
"Gentleman George" In the Cabinet
The latest concerning Hon. Frank
Hurd is that he has decided to con
test the claim of his opponent Romeis
10 nis seat in tne next uongress. A
Washington statement is to this ef
fect: ; " ' ' -
showing that Romeis ig not a citizen of the
umieu oiates. An examination oi the najt
uralization record of Romeis' father has
Deen maae at tsunaio, H. i., where he was
naturalized, and, taking the present age of
Romeis, when his father was naturalized,
he would have been twenty-four years of
age at the time his father received his final
papers in the Buffalo Circuit Court. I This
disposes of the claim that Romeis's father
was naturalized before his son Jacob, the1
Congressman-elect, became of age." Mr.
Hum believes that Romeis is not a citizen
and therefore ineligible."
The New Orleans car drivers are
smart. They strike when every
thing is booming and the' big influx
of strangers is at hand, i Smart car
drivers!
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
The public lands of the State could
be made exceedingly valuable if pro
perly drained. We know the. fact
that drained pocosins in Halifax coun-
ty, owned by private parties, became
of great value, and in one instance a
swamp: containing some sixty acres
that cost $3,50 per acre, when drained.
in part (over twenty acres) produced'
over twenty barrels of corn to the
acre,' which; at $3 per barrel, would
be $60 per acre for one crop. The
Hickory Press judiciously says: " ."" ;
"Now that the system of railroads pro
jected by the fathers, and extending from
Beaufort harbor to the Tennessee line,
draws near to completion, the question how
to employ the convict labor with the great
est advantage to the State will become a
practical one of great importance. Our
Eastern brethren have waited patiently for
the completion of our railroad system iq the
West; and have held in check those who
would have urged upon the General -Assembly
the policy of employing the convict
labor in the drainage of the swamp lands in
Eastern North Carolina belonging to the
State.' Those lands belong to the school
fund, and if they can be drained and there
by rendered valuable, their sale will , put
money into the Treasury for the education
of the children of the State."' - i
.V' We hope .the legislators from the
Eastern sectionj'of o'u'r State will jio,t
overlook I, .this, .matter, r The - public
munerative Jf tbey - were in New
York or New "England every foOt'-of
them would have been reclaimed long
ago, and. been put m a high and pro
fitable state of ;. cultivation ' What
can be done in one State can be done
in another State, provided always
there are the necessary intelligence,
enterprise and appreciation.
' We are glad that the Northern
fashion of New Year calls has never
been able to secure a foothold in the
South. It is dying out in its natural
home. The Philadelphia i Record
8ay8: fsA C:-. "; . - 1 " --i:;
"Now that the custom of making New
Year calls is relegated to very old gentle
men who cling to very old fashions and
very young gentlemen who wear white
neckties and dress coats in the daytime, the
question of what to do with himself on the
first day of the year becomes an important
one to the average man."
Miss Constance, daughter of Mrs.
Jerome Bonaparte, is to take the veil.
She was graduated in June last at
the Georgetown Academy of Visita
tion, i .
Gen. John M. Palmer is a candi
date for the Democratic nomination
in Illinois for the U. S. Senate.
ConTlcta Comlns to tills Section.
A gentleman who arrived here yesterday
states that as be passed through Goldsboro
he saw fifty convicts from the penitentiary,
and, upon inquiry, was informed that they
had been sent down, under a proper guard,
to engage upon some work! of internal im
provement! in Pender county. These are
the first convicts that have been sent to this
section, the demand for them in the West
ern part of the State having: heretofore ex?
hausted the supply. We hope soon to see
them at work on the road between this city
and Onslow county.
Tne No-FeMce Law. ,
The citizens of New Hanover county
propose to hold a public meeting in the
Court House next Monday, the 5th of Jan
uary, to take into consideration the pro
priety of taking the necessary steps for se
curing the passage of an act! by the General
Assembly abolishing the necessity of keep
ing up fences. All who are interested, in
favor of or against the measure, are invited
to attend, and a full meeting is desired.
This is an important matter and the meet
ing ought to be largely attended, i '
Tne Gap Club. t
A number of gentlemen interested in
field sports met at the store of Mr. Geo. A.
Peck, last night, to take action! in regard
to the organization of a gun club. .After
an informal interchange of views, a com
mittee, consisting of W. R. French, J. C.
Lodor, B. Q. Empie and Wm, H. Bernard,
was appointed to -prepare a Constitution
and By-Laws and report at a subsequent
meeting to be called by the committee.
Much interest was manifested by the sports
men present and the prospects of the club
are highly encouraging. -' '
lojorlnr Property. f t
Wm. Carter, colored, was arrested on
the charge of malicious injury to property,
in having torn down an out-house on the
property of a citizen, and the case came up
before J. C. Hill, J. P., yesterday, when
the charge was sustained and the defendant
was required to enter into bond in the sum
of $50 for his appearance at the next term
of the Criminal Court, failing in which he
was committed to jail. , f
A government schooner (the Pharos)
attached to the' Sixth Light House Dis
trict, arrived in the river a few days ago
for the purpose of placing In position the
various lights ordered for the protection of
navigation along the Cape Pear. We learn
that there will be eighteen lights in all,
which will include the .range lights over
the bar and all the way up to Wilmington.
They will be a great convenience.
Editob Stab Will you permit one that
is a constant reader of your valuable paper
to chropicle an event long to be remem
bered by those who were not only partici
pants on this memorable occasion, but also
those who were spectators. A Christmas
Tree I . Of course that's no novelty, but to
combine pleasure with study makes it so
entrancing, and encouraging for the young
to apply themselves.
In Masonboro Township Miss Mollie J.
Hawes is teacher in charge of the District
School for the whites, and right here we
congratulate the school committee of that
district in Securing such a teacher ( exhibit
ing so much patience, and withal so -competent;
of course Bhe must be to have
graduated at that noble ! institution of
which Miss Amy Bradley is principal we
mean "Tileston Normal School" of your
city. - 1 - - -' (
But to the point, the teacher; Miss M.: J.
H., had a tree arranged with a present for
every scholar: Mr and Mrs. Santa Claus
were present in full costume, doing justice
to the old and respected pair. Preceding
the distribution of presents by Mr. and
Mrs, Santa plans, there was several recita
tions by the scholars, ajl of which evinced
application by the scholars and Careful
training by the teacher. All were' good, but
we must mention - the "Salutatory," which
was beautiful in composition and rendered
in such a way that would have done' credit
to one ; much older, "Willie and Annie's
Prayer,? and the "Calling of Mr. and Mrs,
Santa Claus."- Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus
responded to the call and came forth. Mr.
Banta Claus took the presents from the
tree and through Mrs. - Santa Claus (who,
by the way, was represented by one of
your city ! married men, who seemed fa
miliar with the part) proceeded "and distri
buted to all. . This Christmas gathering of
the young as well as old folks wound up
with a chorus sung to the tune of the "Old
Horth State. v May many returns greet
both teachers and scholars, is tbeprayer of
A Well Wishbb.
F UBLIC JB UILMNG8.
natters Which v Should ' fee Looked
i After. by .Oar. Cltlxen and the Na
tlonnl Government. t- t , : -
. : During' the last session of Congress an
effort' was rnade'to secure an appropriation
for a public building here, to be used as a
Postofflce,. U.; S. Court room, and for other
purposes . -An pproprhitioa.jwas. liecqm
menderf by "the Ctornmittee, but there the
matter seems to have been dropped. Other
and much less 'pretehtious; places have se
cured such buildings; and there is no good
'reason that'we can see why ' 'Wifminglonj,
'with its upwards of twenty thousand in
habitants shduld not have one? We hope
the matter may again be brought to the atf
tention of our. representatives an4.: that
something definite may be accomplished in
this direction during the present session of
Congress" i-j : ? . :i .-t..e:.-', t.i
- .There Is another matter , to ; whidi..wjB
wish to call aJtention...-aBd-;Ljtha is Jo, the
feasibilitjjof .memorializing, Congress for a 4
Macadambsed road to the . National .Ceme
tery. The -present road is, veryj jough -n
. in- had condition; sfieneraUy i much? of the
way. & We" learn:tlat good deal .of money
has been spent in inakinga goodroad to
other National Cemeteries and we; cahr im
agine no reason whyvthere: Bhould be jah
exception made in the casdjof thB: one -near
Wiloaington.i The money for that purpose,
however, will not beppropriatcd iUPtil It
is aaked for, ? rr: ton
;In this connection tiere is another jnjatf-
terto which the attention of the :govern
ment itself should be directed-' ' We -allude
to the': present' -unhealthy condition pf the
immediate 'suriounjdipgs of the. cemetery,
which are composed for--the most, part of
low partially-overflowed -' lands, .: upon
which the water stands until it frequently
becomes stagnant and produces malaria,
from which causes the present superinten
dent and his family, as well as those who
have preceded him, have suffered to a more
or less extent. This could, all be remedied
at a little cost, and we hope that the matter
will be examined into by some one author
ized to do so. i . . '
Narrow Escape.
A lady started out to take a ride yester
day in a carriage drawn by two horses. It
seems that the animals, generally very gen
tle, had stood in their stalls for about a
week, hearing the popping of fire crackers
and noises going on around them, until
they' had become restless and nervous.
This the lady soon discovered, very fortu
nately for her, having ' driven only the
length of a few blocks when the groom,
who was standing in front of the stables,
saw her beckon to him and hurried
to the spot. She resigned the reins
to the man and got out. He then
drove on until he reached the in
tersection of Third and Dock streets,
where the horses took fright and dashed
down Third to Orange, down Orange to
Front, and down Front towards Doc&,
colliding with a , pest at the corner of
Front and Orange and finally running into
a pile of brick opposite the market house,
capsizing the vehicle,;, damaging it to con
siderable extent and throwing : the driver
out, who, luckily, came out of the accident
unhurt. - -
The Fire at Laarlnbars
The parties who? were burned out at
Laurinburg Monday morning, so far as we
can learn, were "Mr.i. James L McCollum,
who lost three stores, ' one 'occupied by a
Mr. Summer field, ai a clothing house; the;
second by Mr. Hilbc, as a furniture -store,
and the third by Messrs. Crisp & Blair as a
grocery. The next store was occupied by
Mr. Mincher, a baker, and the others as
follow?: Ben Phillips' bar-room; f Eli
Roper, colored, grocery ; Ben. Moore, col
ored, an eating saloon; J. Greenwald, bar
room; J. 8. Crout, bar-room, and Evering
ton & Co., drug store, together with two or
three other small buildings. Less than
$50,000 will probably cover the loss. The
buildings were all of wood, being on the
west side of the railroad.
Sad Fate or a Pile of Overcoats. .
Three little boys, who had been having a
good time popping fire crackers and blow
ing horns, on Christmas day, finally getting
tired and hungry, wended their -way to
their snug home, deposited their overcoats
on a cbair in the passage and went to look
for their mamma. A few minutes afterwards
the father came in, threw; his overcoat on
the pile with the others, and passed ion
Some time subsequently the old gentleman
had occasion to go out into the passage
when he found the overcoats on fire and
rapidly burning, some one probably having
thrown a fire cracker in at the open door,
which lodged on the coats. The fire was
smothered as quickly as possible, but not
before it had Worked its way through the
whole' pile, which were all badly damaged.
A Former Citizen. .
The Philadelphia Newt is writing up the
Jewish celebrities of that ' city. Among
others' mentioned is David Teller, who, the
editor Bays, is now 64 years of age. i The
2feu8 continues: ' ;
"Eighteen years of his life were spent in
Bavaria, the remainder in the United
States. ; He was very poor when he first
came to this country, - but he did not let
that daunt him. He began ;hls American
career as a retail dry goods merchant in
Wilmington,. N. , C. He continued there
until 185$, when, baring accumulated Borne
capital, he cast his fortunes in the city of
Philadelphia as a wholesale tobacconist.
He has been here ever since, and not only
has fortune come to him, but the respect
alike of Christian and Jew. When there
is a necessity for either substantial aid and
encouragement ) or - active work, David
Teller is always to the front. ; Around him
has grown up a large, wealthy and influen
tial family, and the 'Teller elan' - is even
stronger than were - the , 'MacLeods of
Dare."
-.j'l '
,He is at the head of a number of s, promi
nent and influential Hebrew organizations
and institutions. Mr. Teller is Well known
to our older citizens., He was formerly .the
junior member of the firm "of Anathan &
Teller, and more latterly of the firm Qf S.
& D. Teller. Their store was on . Market
street, just- below Briggs' drug store. - His
picture accompanies .the sketch, J, ',
Another FonndTlns. - ' t
On Monday night, between 8 and
o'clock, Mrs. Mary McCabe, residing on
Sixth, between Queen and Castle streets,
heard a light rap on the door,' and, upon
opening the same discovered a ' small bac
ked on the steps, which, upon examination,
was found to contain a female infant, ap
parently about two days old. ; " The follow
ing message, written upon a slip of paper, .
was found in the baskets '-' ;
"Miss M tot McCabb'; - Please take dis
baby and take cair of ft, and the Jord'.wilJ
help you f'- , , v -, :t --
The note was apparently written in a dis
guised band. -Thaliltle waif will be taken
care of by Mrs. McCabe (whose husband is
at present in Charleston) and her sister. t
-j 'Mr. ;W. D.vJames,f one- -of the
sufferers by the recent fire ut' Laurinburg,
had insurance Upon his property in the ,
agency -of 'Messrs. '.-Jno;'-W- Gordon" A
Smith, of this city. - ''' '-'
CIVIL. SERVICE KEFORM.
A Letter from Prealdent-eleet' Cleve
- land Deflnlns hla Views" on the Sub
ject. .' . t -4. j ..:
By Telegraph to tiidKornfaur Star.l :
NbwYob, December 29. -The follow
ing correspondence explains itself:
National Civil Sertiee Reform League,
Office Pine Street, Jf. F:, Dee. 20,1884.'
Hon. Grover: Cleveland Sir: We have,
the honor to address you on behalf of the
National Civil -Service Reform League, an
association composed of citizens of all par
tieaf ..whose sole - purpose la indicated by its
name and which Jakes no part whatever in
party controversy. "The 'Vast 'increase in
the number of; persona engaged In the Civil
Service and the grave . .mischiefs and dan
gers arising from general1 proscription in
the service; -which for half, a; century has
followed the change of party control 6f the
National" Administration,'have produced so
profound: ;an Hmpression, upon the, public
mind that the first effective .steps toward
reform were taken with' the Cooperation of
both parties; in the passage ot the reform
act of January 16th, 1883. The abuses
which that act seeks to" correct, however,
are so strongjT entrenched in. the traditions
and usages of, "both "parties, that there is
naturally -widespread anxiety lest the party
t change in thenational ,executiyet effected
dj tne late eiecuoo, ttuouiu buow vueui w
be insuperable. But, , believing: as jwedoi
that the reformed system .cannot he held to
be securely established unt'd it J has' Safely
passed the ordeal', of jnxA party cbangeL
and renal line with much satinf action and
"c6indehrjey6ur'Jpublic"expressionS favor-
SDiejioTeiorm, ana your omciaiicw :as
Chiel Executive of the State, of. New York1,
we'cbriadently' cbrtfmendAhiis cause to 'your
patik)ticre.in":-t4e jexergise,, of thejjreat
power with . whjch the" American people
have'" entrusted yon1. ' tf L"-i ' ' u 1 J - - -
i-ji-iilw. fric --iesoexrtuuy yours, ?tr i
Ueorge yyilliam Curtis, President; wmv
'Potts; Secretary;-' John'! Jay, yMoorefleld
StoryjJ, HaU Pleasants, W. W: Montgomj
ery, Everett P. Wheeler, Frederick Cromt
welliMorriHSWyraarlf 'Jr.,'Carl Schftrz;
Silas fW, ; Burt, :A...-8, Macdanaugh, s Wmi
"Carey Sawyer, Wm- W.-" 'Aiken.'Executive
Committee. - - -.i:-3 f
PKEsrDKui-kLECT clkyblasd'sbeply.
? Albahy, N. Y., December 25th, 1884:
Hon. George William Curtis, President, dx. :
Dear" ' Sir : Your communication, ' dated
December 20th, addressed to me, on behalf
of . the National Civil "Service Reform
League, has been received. That a prac
tical reform in the civil service is demanded
is abundantly established ' by the fact that
the statute referred to in your communica
tion to securer such result has been passed
in Congress with the assent of both politi
cal parties; and, by: the further fact that
the sentiment is generally prevalent among
patriotic people calling for a fair and honest
enforcement of the law which' has thus
been enacted, 1 I regard myself pledged to
this, because my conception of true Demo
cratic faith and. public duty requires that
this and all other statutes should be in good
faith and without : evasion, enforced, and
because in many utterances made prior to
my election as President, approved by the
party to which I belong, and which I have
no disposition to disclaim. I have in effect
promised the people that that should be
pone. I am not unmindful of the fact to
which you refer, that many of our citizens
fear that the recent party change in the
national executive - may ' demonstrate that
the abuses which have grown up in the
civil service are inexorable. ! I know that
they are deeply rooted, and that the spoils
system has been supposed to be intimately
related to success in the maintenance of
party organization, and I am not . sure
that all those who profess to he
friends of this reform will stand firmly
among its advocates when they find it ob
structing their way to patronage and place.
But, fully appreciating the trust committed
to my charge, no such consideration shall
cause a relaxation on my part of an earnest
effort to enforce this law." There is a class
of government positions which are not
within the letter of the Civil Service stat
ute, but which are so disconnected with
the- policy of an administration that re
moval therefrom of present incumbents in
my opinion should not be made during the
terms for which they were appointed, sole
ly on partisan grounds and for the pur
pose of putting in their places those who
were in political accord with the appoint
ing power. But many now holding such
positions have forfeited all ust claim to
retention; because they ; have used their
places.for party purposes, in disregard of
their duty to the people, and because, in
stead of being decent public : servants,
they have proved themselves offensive par
tisans and unscrupulous . manipulators of
local party management. The lessons of
the past should be unlearned, and such
officials, as well as their successors, should
be taught that efficiency," fitness and devo
tion to duty are the conditions of their con
tinuance in public place, and that the quiet
and unobstrusive exercise of individual
political rights is a reasonable measure of
their party service. If I were addressing
none put party friends' I should -deem it
entirely proper to remind them that though
the coming administration is to be Demo
cratic, due.regard for the people's interest
does not permit faithful party work to be
always rewarded by appointment to office,
and to eay to them that while Democrats
may expect all proper consideration, selec
tions for office -not embraced within the
Civil Service rules will be based upon suffi
cient inquiry as to fitness, instituted by
those "charged with that duty,' rather than
Upon persistent importunity; or self solici
ted recommendations on behalf of candi
dates for appointment"
- Yours, very truly,
-," , Gbovkb Cleveland. ;
'' "'" ' " " IOWA. ' ' '
Lynchers Bans a Blan for a Crime
of -which He was Aeqaltted. 1
- Ottawa, December 80. -Pleasant An
derson was hung by eight masked men last
night near the town of Blakesburg, in this
county, fifteen miles west of here. The
causes which led to the lynching are as fol
lows: In November, 1882, near Blakesburg,
Chris. McAllister was murdered at his resi
dence. ",. A few. months thereafter Pleasant
Anderson was arrested for the murder and
finally was tried, one year ago, atOska
loosa; the trial lasting two weeks. There
was a strong array of circumstantial evi
dence against him, but he was acquitted. The
conviction prevailed at Blakesburg that he
was guilty.' Bad feeling prevailed, 1 and
last night he was seized at the house of his
father-in-law, taken in a sled to a school
house, where a mock trial was . had before
a iury of eight men, and by them he was
sentenced to be hung. Nearly a hundred
persons had gathered at the school house,
among whom Anderson " seemed to have
no friends, and at about 10.80 o'clock last
night they took him to. the scene of
the murder of McAllister and hung' hint
to the limb of a cottonwood tree. - He pro
tested his innocence to the last The body
was left hanging fOr over two hours, and
; was finally taken down . by the order Of a
magistrate who went to the scene of the
tragedy, and the coroner ' was ! sent ' for.
From the temper of the crowd, it wag .evi
dent that they would, brook no interfe
rence. - --1 "' ''' " - - ;
MISSOURI.
r
8nlelde of a ' Cataoile Priest nt.fff
. Louis Business Failure. -. ? r y ' I
By Telegraph to the Uonunc Star.' . j
f: "Sr. Louis, ' .December 80. The inquest
to-dajr on "the "body. of Father Rupplin;
who took strichnineln a saloon on Sunday,
terminated In a Verdict of suicide. The
deceased lelt letters and certificates show
ing that his full name was ' Rev1: Ferdinand
Baron Von Rupplin Catholic Priest One
of the ' letters read pommitted suicide
tm' account of "poverty and' Incurable sicki
ness'.-;Thad no'shelter,5 no hreadj no home,'
no means; 'and may God help me.1" An
other letter, in the band writing, of the de
ceased, saysthat he was '"born atFranen
feld, Canton Thuryou, Switzerland, March
7, 1841.. .That, lie-was-a-on of Baron
Joseph, .Yen-. Rupplin, I and. that he was
ordained a Catholic priest at Buffalo, N.
Y.; December 17, 1870, by Bishop Stephen
Vincent' Ryan. The body will be buried
from the morgue.' " ' '
Btzel. Hutchjsson&Co'.v dealers in toys
and 'notion, has failed today. The lia
bilities are about 10f),0OP; assets 57,000.
The firm confessed iadginent- in faor of
the . German Savings Bank for $25,650.
The cause of the failure is the liquidation
of the; firm of ..Oscar Strasburger'&Co.,
New York, who have been supplying them
with canitar V. -" -i 1 ' - iX-f . ; ... ;
A dispatch fronw-Chicago-aay a a storm
has affected, telegraph service, and through
,out portions oftIowa: and the. West., Com
munication by : the Western ' -Union Com
pany has been cut off. "" '" - - '
Charges Against Army Offlcers-The
JVavy Department Extending . the
System or lime Balls.
IBy Telegraph to the Uornlnx Star, t
. Washington, Dec. 29. The Chief Sig
nal Officer haa submitted to the Secretary
of War charges against Assistant Adjutant
General McKeever, for having made derog
atory remarks concerning the management
of -recent Arctic expeditions. The charges
relate entirely to McKeever's alleged com
ments on the course pursued by1 Lieut.
Greely, and no reference is made, jn them
to what McKeever is alleged to have said of
the Chief Signal Officer. '
;! The Secretary of War has recommitted
to the Chief Signal .Officer charges pre
ferred by him against Sergeant Otto Halt
north, of the Signal Service, of conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, in
having tampered with the private mail of
Lieut. Greely; with instructions to detail a
court martial for his trial, i , ; f
Secretary Chandler has issued an order
to all employes of the , Navy -Department
with regaid to the absence of any provision
for their payment after December 81st' Its
I provisions .have alFeady- been stated 4n
V . 1 . J i . t . ' l - .
luesc uuipawucs, cAuepuug in one pariicu
lar, in regard to which a considerable modf
fication haa been . made; No. part of. the
work under the Navy Department will be
Affected exce'pting that for which po exist
ing appropriation applies. ; , . t ; tr ,r j
The principal effect of the j order 'will be
to suspend all - work at navy yards except
such as-fs contingent on the care and Dres-
ervation .of buildings and other' property!
at the Naval Academy and naval pay .'offi
rcersM will have to be .dispensed with, until
prbvisibn is made for their employment."
, i Arrangements are being completed at. the
Naval Observatory to extend the system ojf
-dropping time balls to Boston, BaHiraore
and Hampton Roads, and ultimateiyrto
New Orleans, . This will be done auto
matically! by telegraphic connection with
the 'observatory clocks, as is now the case
withnhe limfeiball in New York cifv," ' At
piiances at the observatory for" the trans
mission oi signals are as near periect as
human ingenuity and long experience carl
make them, and the system is capable of
indefinite extension; but in the absence of
provision to meet expenses, the balls can
only be dropped at points where the 'Hy
drographic office has branches. - Within a
few days a ball will be dropped in the Ex
position buildings, New. Orleans, - and
twenty-five or thirty clocks in those
buildings will be regulated each day by
telegraphic impulses from the observatory
clock' in Washington. The time sent will
be twelve o'clock, Btandard time;- 75th
meridian.
GEORGIA, ,
'An Explosion at the Aasnsta Gas
- Works Three Workmen Injured
and a Ball din 2 Destroyed.
Augusta, December 29. At 10 o'clock
this morning an explosion occurred in the
office in the building of the Augusta Gas
Light Company, adjoining the works in
this city, demolishing the two-story brick
structure and wounding three workmen
The process of connecting a station meter
with a new gasometer, was nearly conv
pleted and the workmen were boring a hole
in a pipe leading from the meter to the
gasometer. ' After the hole had been drilled
and before the valve was adjusted, jhe
building was filled with escaping gas and
the flame from a photometer light in the sec
ond story ignited the surcharged air. t The
explosion was instantaneous and. terrific
Wm.-Pendleton, foreman of Pendleton's
foundry, was blown on his back in the mid
dle of Jackson street, and was badly
bruised : and shocked. Two- colored em
ployes, named:. Dennis and Pompey, sus
tained injuries the former's being pain
ful but not dangerous. The building is a
total loss and the station meter which
measured the quantity of gas passing from
the retorts to the gasometer, is probably
ruined. The loss js about $5,000. . The
ruins caught fire and the fire-alarm was
sounded. The r streets around the gas
works were soon filled with people. Sur
rounding buildings and works were not in
jured, and retorts, exhausters and gasome
ters remain intact. The city will be sup
plied as usual to-night with gas. The ex
plosion sounded like a report of cannon
and created : much excitements- Superin
tendent Hookey had just left the building
when the accident happened. The escape
from loss of life and more extended dam
age to property was miraculous,
I THE COTTON CROP.
December
Report of the Department
of Agrleulture.
WAHTrrwfvmw Tlmmff an Tho Via.
cember report of the Department of Agri-
culture upon uie cotton product indicates a
smaller yield than the returns of the condi
tion in October.. The October average was
74, against 68 in 1883, 88 in the great har
vest of 1882, and 66 in the disastrous season
of 1881. Returns of the condition in Octo
ber and of the product in December have
been unusually divergent tins year; the first
indicated a larger crop than last year,-the
llattera product slightly less, or about -98
per cent. "The comparative decline is in
States west of Alabama. ! The comparison
j with last year is as follows : North Carolina
100, South Carolina 107, Georgia 101, Flo
rida 103, Alabama 105, Mississippi 94, Lou
isiana 98, Texas 89, Arkansas 99, Tennessee
101. Applying these per cents, to our figures
for the crop of 1883, they indicate a product
of 898,000 bales in North Carolina, 502,000
in SOuth Carolina, 760,000 in Georgia, 60,
000 in Florida, 661,000 in Alabama, 847,000
in Mississippi, 480,000 in Louisiana, 995,
000 in Texas, 513,000 in Arkansas, and 814,
000 in Tennessee. !- The remaining territory
will probably give about 50,000 bales. This
makes an aggregrate of 5.580,000 bales.
These figures are provisional, and may be
slightly modified by f uturegreturns. It is
possible that the general disappointment
at the outcome of the middle and top crops
has made the December returns conserva
tive, but it is certain that the rate of yield
will be much below the average. -. ,, ;
ILLINOIS. - . ;
Area of Winter Wheat The Senato
rial Question In the Legislature.
By Telegraph to the Horning star.)
' Chicago, December 30. A special dis
patch from Springfield, III, says the forth
coming report of the Illinois Department
of Agriculture shows that the area of the
growing crop of winter wheat in Illinois is
2,317,000 acres, or a decrease of 405,000
acres from previous seedings. The condi
tion of the growing crop is fair.
The Chicago Tribune hasmado a canvass
of members of the "Illinois Legislature on
the Senatorial question and finds that the
Republicans for the first choice stand 100
for . Logan and two for Farwell. The
Democrats for first choice stand Harrison
29, Black 25, Morrison 24, Palmer 11," Al
len 9, March 3, unknown 2.
r . TENNESSEE .. - ,
Air. Randall and Party Dined and
:, .Wined at Nashville. .-?;"
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.l r
- Nashville, Dec. 31. Mr. Randall and
party left jthe Maxwell House at 10 o'clock
this morning, and proceeded in carriages to
the Vanderbilt University, where they were
cordially received by the faculty, of -that
institution. Chancellor Garland received;
thepartyand introduced Mr. Randall to'
the professors andp students. ,'; Mr. Randall
then delivered a speech on the Education of
Students. He was; followed by Hon; Wmj
McAdoo, on the same subject , A large
number of students were present After
an inspection of the building and depart
mcnt8 - the . nartv. nrrraerieri tn Rollo
Meade,' where they arrived at " noon.
The visiting i strangers 1 were introduced
by General Jackson, . after which refresh-;
ments : were served. The 'guests were
then invited to drive through Deer ; Park,'
where half an hour,, was spent watching
hundreds of deer scampering through the
WOOds.' This tnu n nnvpl aicrVit tn tlia
Northern visitors: On' their return." the
party stopped) - inspect . famous horses.'
More refreshments ' followed, and the Visi
tors re-entered the carriages at 1 o'clock
and returned to the city. Mr. .and Mrs;
Randall, Hon.: Wm. M. McAdoo and other
invited guests dined at the residence of
Mr. Nat Baxter, at 3: o'clock this afternoon;
i,W Raleieb Chronfal-' Nprt tnth
establishment of a system of water works,"
"""ft" greaiceii neeu la a cuuunouious,
well arranged union depot. ? On Sun-?
Ward, in Franklinton. his young wife, nee I
Miss MftttiA Van Imnitinn Mf RrnnlrlTm 1
New York, died After an illness of hnnt 1
Spirit ;;TTirpenti5j
New Berne Journal; Two u
colored women met on Pollock strlr
other day in front of , Nixon's 8hnp he
when one of them asked, "What nl JTe
is this?" and looking up at the tran. 8tore
placed there by thf DemofSXr?
said, "Cleveland & Co. Oh. vcai j . 8he
Blaine is busted." ycs-1recott
'Oxford Orphan's Friend- T;.
tie Charlie Best, of Oxford, aged tenv,'
deserves special praise. During n,
week he solicited funds sufficient tn m
chase a hat and a pair of boots anrt rtpUr"
ted the same to the Asylum. lwP7Da
never seen brighter or sweeter children thVe
some we have at our Asylum Thp
indeed jewels of great value, and wolT
an ornament to any household p'i
turn .to our . list of acknowledgment
week and -notice the valuable dona L 8
Mr.t Dennis Simmons, of Williamc?of
The articlesere purchased in BaS2
and shipped direct to the Asylum , T
cost, at wholesale prices, $180. ' ey
''titicoMon. Press: From tl,
Marion Lamp Post we learn that Mrs n
Whitesides, of Hickory, recently i'
birth to triplets. They were her first r
tainly a good beginning. Last 8nT
day Robert Carpenter, who lives in Cleve
land county, about . thirteen miles west
Lincolnton, went rabbit hunting win,
number of his friends. Carpenter snrnn
upon a stump in order to see a rahi.h
which was being, chased by the dVs ul
felLahd the hammer of the gun struck un -the
stump, causing-.the entire load tn 1!
v e,v 11 ..i whip biuu, ' XJl, tU 1
wife and child
''Concord 'Times
There MO or n.
seventy-seven students in attendance at th
-N.-;C. CoUege . last.,term.- ? M a
.Walter on last -Thursday, butchered fit
hogs that weighed ! 2,519 pounds TV
youngest, a niner months-old pig, wei?hi
4126,. big, hog .685. -t-jE
Hudson, of Stanly county, says tew
lived under .every President, having beon
two years old when Washington, was elect
ed. Mr. ' Hudson is strong and healthy
tt--i Several of our exchanges are urging
the people to observe the rule of the road
and pavement. - Go to the Tight. Let
everybody go to the right In that case
there will be no trouble about passing, no
running against one another. Go to the
right, v Go to the right
Raleigh ( i - News- Observer : ln
Surry county it is said that a negro thief
met his death in a singular way. He had
stolen a bag of corn and swung it up in s
tree. He returned next day to get it, and
just as he stepped under the bag it fell
breaking his neck. Mrs.- Hannah "
Jane John, wife of Dr. Palemon John
editor of the Elizabeth City North Can
linian, died, very suddenly December 23d
She had retired in usual health, but soon
complained of an oppressive feeling in the
chest, which was followed by a sharp pain,
and in less than half an hour, she expired.
It was an attack of heart disease. Her age
was 57 years. Lenoir, N. C, Dec.
26. Mr. Gustaf . Westman, a prominent
merchant i or 28Jyears here, was .found dead
this morning in his store. He .died from
natural causes.
lii; : Washington Gazette: News was
received here Tuesday of the sad and sud
den death of. Lieut H. O. Handy, in Tar
boro, on that morning, of heart disease.
He and his family were on their way hiw
to spend the holidays with relatives.
The water has again risen up the river.and
the steamer Greenville, which was aground
just below Tarboro, is off and has resumed
her regular schedule- .- It is gratifying
to note the endorsement of our suggestion
for the appointment of Judge Fowle to the
position of Solicitor General in the next
administration. The steamer Green
ville met with another accident last Tues
day, l while on her way from Tarboro to
this point She ran into an obstruction
near Taft's Landing and immediately sunk.
The owners' are perfecting arrangements lo
have her raised at once.
Fayetteville Observer; A few
days ago a gentleman of this county, who
had noticed the signs of rats eating corn
kept in a large open bin on his place, was
much puzzled to account for their setting
out; as, from the shape of the bin, while it
was an easy matter to get in, getting out
seemed impossible. The sides of the bin
are very smooth, and slope inward, making
it out of the question - for the rats to climb
out A day or two later, hearing rats in
the bin, he made a slight noise and watched
to see how they got out. One old rat ran
from his hiding place on the outside of the
bin to the top of it and lowered himself
down inside; until he held on only by his
fore paws and head. His friends seizing
his tail, climbed upeby this rat ladder until :
the last one wagyt, when he drew himself
out and scampered off. The gentleman
who informed us is reliable, and vouches
for the truth of the story. .
rC Raleigh . Chronicle; The-eri -dences
of increased interest in the cause of
education are seen on every hand. A new
educational journal, the Normal Echo, pub
lishedsby Mr. L. E. Duncan, at Lexington,
is a new aspirant for public favor.
-There is a heavy job of practical work that
ought to be done by them. One job which
I will mention, to-wit: The University
Railroad ought by all means be continued
by way of Bynum's factory on Haw River
to Pittsboro, thence to Sanford, forming a
junction with the Augusta Air-Line and
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroads,
crossing Deep River below the junction of
Rocky and the former at Clegg's Mills,
thereby saving one bridge, which is con
siderable in building railroads. The dis
tance from Chapel Hill to Sanford is but a
mile or more than to the Gulf or Egypt. If
the people of Chatham, Orange and Moore
counties will do their whole duty, the road
can be built soon. - -
New Berne Journal: The store
of Mr. Robert Ward, of Pitt county, wa
burned one night last week. Loss about
$4,000; insurance $2,000. - Governor
Jarvis has ordered a special term of the Su
perior Court of Craven, for the trial of civil
causes, to begin the first Monday in Feb
ruary, 1885., ... -Hansey French, a col
ored woman, who kept an oyster saloon in
rear of John Slade's bar-room at the junc
tion of Queen .and Broad streets, was
burned to death yesterday morning about 4
o'clock. She had been - drinking and
frolicking during the night and took a seat
by the stove, the door of which was open.
She went to sleep and fell over on the stove
and her clothes took fire... Mr. Bobt.
H. Jones, of Cedar Point, Carteret county,
died at his residence on Friday morning of
hemorrhagic malarial fever, after an illness
of about ten days. He was a Lieutenant of
a company in the Second Regiment of A
C. troops during the "war, 'and was otvea
commended for his gallantry and soldierly '
bearing in the hour of danger. He repre
sented the Ninth Senatorial District, com
posed of the counties of Jones, Onslow and
Carteret in the Legislature of 1881-82.
: i Raleigh. Chronicle.- The First
Baptist church -the largest church in the
city was fall last night The service had
been called in the interest f the work of
the Young Men's Christian Association,and
the large attendance evidenced the interes
our people feel in this important work. All
the city churches were closed, and Chris
tians of all tiie denominations were present
to lend their presence and influence to the
furtherance of this good work. - Capt
Ramsay, of Durham, will leave for th
North to-day, to purchase more material to
complete the outfit of the Daily Beporter.ot
which he becomes partner after the first
of January?- -f Being elected to a second
term in Congress by a largely increased
majority did tliot -fail to have a pm
effect on Hon. Ge Skinner, of thp Fust
District He was married Dec.. Stn,
to KMissf "Paiin,-toof Elizabeth City-
;The prisoners, after thek preliminary
trial,' were placed under guard, and kept
in an old printing office in Clayton. During
the night the lynchers went in, drew their
pistols, defied1 the guard and took the
prisoners out. sFor several days it was a
mystery as -to'i what. disposition had been
made of the prisoners, and not until ye9M'
day were the facts fully ascertained. This
is An unfortunate occurrence, and one thai
our law-abiding and peace-loving pePle
will greatly regret It is true the confes
sion of one of the criminals, (Chas. SmitW.
would have justffleaihe Jaw in puntsmj
hiot with death, but there seemed to ha"
been no evidence against Henry Davis, ex
cept that given by the self convicted crimi
nal. Smith. He may have-been guilty, y
it would have been in - keeping with in
will of our law-abiding people, as well
the spirit of .our laws, to have given him
fair trial. " '
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