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The Weekly Star. WO. H. KSBITAED.EaitoranaPrep'r. WILMINGTON, N. C, Feedat, Febbtjabt 13, 1885. Ew-TwritiTitohan yonr address, atoaw ffiraW&SaT Unless you do botli cfcanges can not oe maae. otloe8of Marriawor Deata, Trlbntes or ; Kespeot, i&tiarUt,S3 for . MtfM g whenpaldfor strictly Jn3dvanoe. At this , rate 60 cents will pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. i TRemlttancea must be made by Check,Iraft- Foetal Money uraer or xu9guirou vouvci. masters will register letters when desired. aronly anon remlttanoes win be at the risk of ; the publisher, tEW8pecimen copies forwarded when desired. THK IiATE JOHN HI. DA.NIKJ,. Judge Robert Hughes, of Vir- gima, has written tor me juut- morean a somewhat eiaoorate sicetcn .I.L. lit. T.l. Uiiu nanial thai ui me uu . - once lamous euitor oi tuo xWoumuU Examiner. The sketch is exceed- ingly well done, especially in the part that gives a picture of the po : litical, social and educational oondi l tion of the people of Virginia in the i decade embraced in 1840-50. : The ."! sketch is deficient in personal anec ; dote and analysis. We fail ' to Bee i Mr. Daniel as be was in some re- i spects, and there is but little said of j his powfers and qualities as a writer. ! In fact. Judge Hughes says he was a better editor than writer. This is a : surprise . to us. We began to read Daniel's editorials soon after he be- came connected with the Exam iner about 1848. We read that naner with some regularity T an- til nearly the close of the late war, and after Daniel had given i up all connection with it. We had some how come to regard Daniel as the greatest newspaper writer that the South had produced greater than Edward William Johnston, or John Hampden Pleasants or Roger A. Pryor. But it turns out that 'Daniel wrote comparatively but - lit . tie, and that he had the habit of utilizing tha brains of outsiders, not only in Richmond, but over tbe State He used communications freely; and the editorials of others, often giving them a Dan iel flavor by touching up here and there. " i We . suppose that we have read ioften an editorial clear cat, incisive, vitriolic, or eloquent, and vigorous, or overflowing with humor and ridi cule and thought that the great Daniel was the author, when it was the production of another pen of Hughes or Aylett or some other man of parts. f. Judge Hughes was editorially con nected with Daniel, as Patrick Hen ry Aylett was, through most of his editorial career, and be knows all about Daniel's habits and methods. He is to be fully trusted in his ao count 5fDfniel'8Pb -d leaves the impression that be was a better man than we had supposed ; a man of the strictest honor and the highest courage; a man of great edi torial ability- and a clever writer; a man or rare power in impressing others in conversation and of large and varied reading. But be did not wme .r .- ine iamous ecutonais we thought be did. I The cleverest of all the editorials that we remember, was the "Fly- Flap" reply to Edward William Johnston, that appeared in 1849, and j caused a duel. Then there was the side-splitting editorial on the self- appointed candidates for Governor of Virginia in 1860, Hubbard among them, and the plan suggested to set- j tie the contest. Of its kind there was nothing better ever written. ; 'It ' was very funny very anique, very cutting. Then there was the edito rial upon "The Beast Convention" a . work of jjenius, that was in so much demand that the Emminer had to strike off more than one edi tion to supply the demand. We thought all these were Daniel's work manship, but now it is doubtful if he wrote any or either of these very re markable editorials unless be had a hand in the reply to Johnston. J udge Hughes has made a very en joyable paper and it is written with marked force and independence of opinion. The portrait of Daniel that accompanies the sketch is Very strik- ing. It is the face of a man of orion- I nWlifV r.A - i should say. , CONCILIATION AND SELF-RE-SPECT. A distingabhed citizen of Georgia who reads the Stab writes as con cerning what we said in discussing Maj. Bingham's excellent address as follows: J,Isee that you combat very properly the shallow sotticism, that the South ought I tA hft VOP ffHt.fnl t Ik. aamWh.S ml circumstances which tied her to the chariot wheels of Yankeedom, and forever (ap parently) deprived her of her individuality and ancient civilization ! You are riaht nn another point. Nothing flnall v. nan nn J ventthedinteirrationoIthlsunweUdyrNa- tion,' ana tbe subveisron of a Ctovexnment rrj, must, uj ine operations ol laws as impera- c,uu,ueu ol 11118 Dy recent juegisia f&SorrfT There is a negro 20th Century, as you observe, there will be . Juet now by political sciolists and the opti- YniQlIn llAnlr.i.H'nliA " A .1.!. 1 . . . vi vug IUUUUU1HC9 UblB. UnQTHim! M I ' uuMjo,iiuu eccia uii iiuuK mat a sort of cabalistic -charm resides in : mere toordt divorced from living Ideas. - It would have been a million times better had the Souih established her independence. - She would have formed the greatest Conserva tive Power on this Continent, have domi nated the Negro question, which ig now a rock of - ruin, and possessed in herself some real seeds of political perpetuity." A very gifted man wrote those -words. They were not intended for -the public1 eye, bat they are the re flection of the viewa of one who by reason of ability and reading and thought has a right to speak. . He is not a politician but a pure nobly ea dowed, studious Southron. We make no apology for laying ' before ou readers what he save. There is a great dealuf truth in what he says. and we are glad that there. are abb men in the South who still stand by the grand principles that once glori- hea the outn ana mat are me nuesb- anchor in the preservation and per . . f o . - nnRtitn, 5onal rvv"V -- Government. We are glad thauhere me - ,jje ; South noble, pure, educated men who do not offer in cense to the priests who. violate law and desecrate the Temple oF Liberty that there are men who cling to the pure political faith of the fathers and , ,h aoctrine that'is SO popiliar that the war by its results caax,gea every thing. vow tbe Stab is a thoroughly re- - " r ' . .' I nnnatrurdPd lSTpr. i Tost IS . to fiaV. i(. accept8 tne warj and its issues - aU good faUh. -It would notbave sjlveTy restored and it would not for a moment fan the - smallest ooal o: discord or contention between the. Sections, into a flame. ' The Star is glad that there are so many signs of reconciliation and friendship between tbe two great sections. The Stab, re joices that the Northern brethren are learning more of the South and are consequently' becoming , kindlier in tone and more , appreciative of ; our people than ever before.;, . . These are our feelings and we would cultivate them.. - But saying this, we do not mean to go into idol atry and worship the North in all that it does and says and thinks, i. We mean to insist upon holding firmly to the principles of the Fathers of thfr Republic. We mean to insist upon re taining the manners and customs of our own people, and to preserve in their purity and integrity our tradi tions and ancestral faiths. There can be no great and, true people who trample upon the graves of their forefathers and repudiate their senti ments and principles. . ' :-"-- . The South baa - a history. - ;Tbe South should not become so materi- alized that it can see - nothing good but the "Almighty Dollar." ;Tbe South tbonld cultivate the: most friendly feelings .with the "people in the North, and.be just and fair and honest and honorable to all. But the South frhouldnot eive up all. It will be a shameful day ' for the South when it Bhall bow down and worship the God of Centralization and be come cup-bearer to the NorthJ It will be a day of humiliation and dis grace when, from a desire to propi tiate and to curry favor, the South shall confess that it engaged in an .unjust and unrighteous war and that its leaders were traitors. Let us do till that men ought to do in Rftvfi nnr pnnntrv frnm nnrrnnl.inn just in our dealings with our breth- xen in tbe North; bat let us main tain inviolate our . principles honor and our self-respect. and THE STATE "TREASURY. It appears from a report of State Treasurer Bain that the Treasury of North Carolina is not burdened as heavily with funds as was supposed. If we are uot mistaken Gov." Jarvis had the impression that there ! was ; nearly a million dollars in the Treas- ory which could be used for general purposes. So fax from there beincr this large 6um the Treasurer shows that the estimated surplus on. No vember 1885, will be 1209,822.46. When the next fiscal year begins it is estimated that the sum will be as gust given. The Raleigh Chronicle says: -;:.:iy. "The present Legislature must maae Pro visions in ils revenue bill for the einencm of the next fiscal rear, viz: from Tieremhr 1, 1885 to December 1,-1888, .'with only $209,822.46 on hand: it is thoueht that larger levy than 10 cents on the 100 worth of property (as recommended by Mr. Jams) will have to be made. .'!?;:. j ' . "Mr. Bains s statement, therefore will ha found very interesting to the people as well as to the members of the House." I "' We are indebted to - one of j the State Senators for the following which is germane to the above. He writes on the 16th inst: M "The Finance Committen face to face with the stubborn fact that to carry out the contract with the bondholders and bold this sum of 1310.000 intact for the special purpose of travinsr interest mi the bonds as agreed, the recommendation of Gov. Jarvis of a levy ; of only ten centa would not produce the necessarv revenue We asked for this report from Treasurer Ham to shield us from ? odium in rpnm- mending a levy lareer than was vnnidenil sufficient by ex-Oov. Jarvia..". - c - i j -. . . HOW IT IS DONE, ,r. . ,. The value of degrees conferred by American colleges , is - not greatj' al-. though there are persons who would almost give a right eye , for one" of them. No man of fair intelligence is ever deceived by , a title. A very stupid fellow has had '-titles" and ,. t " " UUVU 11 1 111 Many, a man has received the degree of LL. D. who knows no law;; and many a nr earlier haa Koan AntnmA ,.- . .7 7T iuo ineoiogy, nine iiaun, o Hebrew. Wei ar college at Salisbury, presided over 1 tt The Legis J um.mw. . V. a lature was asked to charter tbe ifisti- tution and to empower., it to confer degrees to go into' the business of tickling vain and empty men who may apply. There teas "basinesB" in th is nice arrangement. , The Salis bury college, so-called, has been en gaged for Borne time in applying ju diciously a plaster to the weak spinal columns of. certain Northern Metho dist preachers, and the ' Raleicrh r ; O Chronicle says that some of them paid for the "honor conferred.",. Think cf a c2.a"Ci.'.lir3' himself, white t J pretending to be religious actually I paying for a degree conferred by a nejro intst'tution. A:d yet such crea tures wedd, denounce the Southern pe ;ple '..$ traitors, t ould , cover the communiontable with the "stars and Btripes,n and would canonize that venerable Kansas cut-throat and as sassin, John Brown. The Chronicle, in its excellent comment -upon this degree business, for such' it has be come, pure and simple, thus applies the cautery:" ' ' - -1 - t ' fit is a powerful machine to work on the philanthropy of the honored gentlemen. Nor is their pecuniary expression of their appreciation atall improper or at all mis placed., it would be very well if our own people were to feel a sufficient interest in this and similar institutions to give them pecaoiary aid. Nor is it m any way dia- reoitable. to r resident Jo-ice 01 bis ; asso ciates, f v. -'.-.!. ' -n "Hut this pretty little piece of business-T- Uus cnarmtng- iraneness of. these colored college men lets in floods of light on the whole business of conferring honorary de grees, if you are interested in the matter. look at the list of degreeB conferred by the university and py our other colleges these last ten years, and see if they are not judi- Cisusiy placed. . . v.i iz , "But the Chronicle would in noway dis courage tne inrilty metnras or Jtreaident ITice. ,1V begs leave, however,, to commend his frankness to tna white brethren. . i ..Whether the whites in the ISeuth have ever bad to pay for the "honor" with shekels, directly or, indirectly, i more than we' can 1 Bay.' ' Possibly now and then some anxious -citizen has kindly 1 remembered the institu tion that remembered him, and has manifested his appreciation by me- talic favors. But if the pay has not been a consideration with any South ern institution of learning, it is very certain that policv has been. This is so welL known that it provokes a smile - whenever certain announce- : ..- V .I. ..... ' ' ments are made. r -There is an 1 interesting , Civil Rights case that has been decided recently in Baltimore by one Judge Morris,-of the United States District Court of -' Maryland.;; Some jiegro women sued the Clyde Steamboat Company-for. not furnishing them with good quarters,' and. the Federal Judge awarded $100 damages to each. He did this not because they had been separated from tbe white women, but because the Vtate-rooms accorded to the - complainants were not in proper condition . for tbe ten ancy or respectable colored women, such aa tbe complainants bad proved themselves to be. ' The field hand or the turpentine worker might sue. in any court for not having first-class accommodations given him and he would not recover. No stevedore in New York. City would recover dam ages. - Whyr .Because society would sot tolerate this. Of course Judge Morris's decision will be tested in a higher court. It is justice to him to state that be declared that citizen ship itself had little to do with the right of a black to demand accom- mooations among whites,' or vice versa. If it were found that there were widespread objections to carry ing Irishmen and Germans together, the Judge would consider their sepa ration reasonable and lawful, j The proposition to improve Green river in .North Carolina is attracting attention... Five . years ago an unfa vorable report was made as to im proving i forty-five miles below the point where Green empties into Broad nver. Capt. Hinman made tbe sur vey and- reported. His .report con tains some funny things. He ex plored Green river and in doing so crossed 15 rock ledges m 35 miles. The depth varied from a few inches to four feet. The trip made pn a raft was regarded in the ' mountains as a great feat. According to him this river is "not worthy of improve ment." Gen. Clingman bas written as follows to the engineer: : i "If the purpose Is to ascertain the ad vantage of the river for manufacturing nur- poses I mean factory sties I can commend it. From a point south of Henderaonville the river probably falls 1,000 feet within 20 miles. I am told that one of the falls is as much as 75 feet, and there are man v smaller ones. Though it is a small mountain stream, it naa water cnougn lor factories of ordina ry size.. -. i ' "The suggestion that it would be Vratt obis stream for. navigation purposes is simply uiugiiaoie, mougn some Rinds ol fish are found m il. . . . v, The House bill does not contain any appropriation for this so-called river.. ; it is such appropriations as this that hurt the business in the estimation of the Northern people and no wonder. l- There is one Congressman who has confidence in ' the sagacity and judg ment of newspaper men! ; Mr, Whit- tborneof Tennessee, says if bo were President he would go , to the news paper correspondents in Washington and be guided to a great degree by what they said in selecting his Cabi net. ' He twould probably act wisely as there are no men in ; Washington woo can so accurately gauge men as these pencil drivers. The Tennes seean, himself a man of ability, says they understand this.' We were once talking with a newspaper correspond ent from another State and we were astonished - at the accuracy of ha udgment in speaking of the North Carolina delegation. : He knew them far better ; than most North Caroli nians know them. He said Bennett was tbe ablest man by far in the House f from this State. : Of Vance's ability he spoke very favorably al though he did . not regard him as among the few ablest. Defeated. , We learn that a telegram was received in this city yesterday, announcing the de feat in the General Assembly of the much talked-of VNo Fence" proposition from this county! - - ' - - Kid ofTie: i. Section 8S23, chapter sixty three of The Code, under tie head cf ' Tramps "and Vagrants," Vee;s that "a: j person soicg about from pl ce to place, t jsiEj, wr sub sisting on chs Hy, st'll te a'tr: jp, ani be punished by imprisonment in tbe county jail Dot more than tit months." The next .Btction: provides " that ."Any tramp who shall ntcr any? dweKtrg' house rcr kindle any fire on the highway or on the land of anyone without tie consent of tho owner or occupant thereof," etc ;s "shall be pun ished by imprisonment at the discretion of the court, not to exceed twelve months. The next tection cays "Any tramp who shall wilfully and maliciously do any inju ry to any person or to tbe real or personal estate of another, shall be punished by im prisonment at tbe discretion of the court." Further on we find that "'Any act' of beg ging or vagrancy Dy any person, unless a well-known pbject of charity, shall be evi dence that the person committing the same is a tramp." And finally the law says that "any person upon a view ..of any offence described in , this chapter shall cause the said offender to be arrested upon a warrant and taken before some justice of tbe peace, 'or may , apprehend the -offender and take him before a justice of the peace, for exam ination, and,' on bfs conviction, shall be en titled to the tame fee as a' sheriff.". None of tbe above to apply to any woman; or : minor under the age of fourteen years; nor to any blind person.:; ; '. :, .; . -. we pave wen mus . particular in giving the law in regard to tramps from the fact that the community is becoming "more arid more annoyed by them and being placed in constantly increasing peril from their depredations. ; We hear that in Brunswick and some of the other adjacent counties much mischief is being done by them. ' In many Instances they not only beg and steal, but go up to the doors of farmers and de macd something to eat, and, if there is no thing prepared, that a meal shall btt gotten ready for them as fin as possible; In Sar vannah and some of our other neighboring cities the papers tell us that robberies and other depredations are nightly being com mitted, some of them of the most bold and daring character. As for the tramps who take our city in tbe course of their peregrinations, we have heard a suggestion, and it has --: been made me suDiect or no little discussion of a favorable character, to tbe effect that if our authorities, instead of 'sending the tramps out of the city immediately which is one good way of getting rid of them should. after they have spent a night in tha guard house, turn them over to Capt. Murphy ana put tnetn at work on the streets, we would pretty soon see these dangerous in terlopers giving Wilmington a wide berth. ine ract tnat tramps were arrested as -Vagrants and put to work on the streets in Wilmington would soon get noised around, and we should probably be troubled very little more by them. At least this is the opinion of a good many who have given the matter some thought. : ; : We learn that tbe tramps who were sent out of the city Monday morning, being es corted to Little Bridge, were yesterday en camped in a pine thicket m thereighbor- hood of the Poor House. They looked to be about twenty-five in number, r i - . ... ... Fralt Cnltar la this SJeetlOD. A gentleman who has recently visited the extensive fruit farm of Mr. L. G. Howard, situated on Topsail Sound, about seventeen miles below this city, says it is a sight worth goiog a long ways to see.. He' has abouttwo thousandpeach trees now in bear ing. .They are set out in straight .rows and with great respect to regularity, . and there'n lies the beauty of this splendid or- chard. ' Mr. Howard raises and ships a great many peaches of very floe quality,5 and we are glad to learn that he considers the money spent in bringing his orchard to its present perfection as a capital invest ment. ' . ' " : It is encouraging to know that the inter est in fruit culture in this immediate section is greatly increasing. The fruit fair of 1883 no doubt helped to stimulate that interest very materially. - Among those who have lately turned their attention to fruit culture we hear f Capt . W. Manning, the pro prietor of the Pine Grove House, at Wrights ville Sound, who is putting out one thou sand peach trees, making eleven hundred in all, and that he will have about one acre and a half in strawberries, or about twenty thousand plants. . essrs. J. S. Westbrook & Co., who re cently purchased the Grant tract of land, ou Wrightsville Sound," and are now en closing it, will put but forty five hundred peach trees and plant several acres In straw berries. These gentlemen are experienced In fruit culture and in truck fanning, and will do an extensive business, which will doubtless increase from year to year. , ; Ex Sheriff Black, who has a plantation on Middle Sound, about nine miles below the city, is putting out twenty-five hun dred peach (trees; Mr. W. P. Alexander, aoout seven miles below, the city, on the same Sound has pat out about twenty five hundred, and Mr. W. 8. Warrock, on Ma sonboro Sound.has put out about threebun ' dred and fifty or four hundred trees. - The soi) in this section is said to be for the most part peculiarly adapted to peach culture. ; The Last AetlmfeeTracedv. : ; Mr. 8, YanAmringe, Clerk of the Su periors Court, has received a letter from Mr. J. Z. WilkloW, of MIshawaka, In diana, stating that he had forwarded to Coroner Jacobs, of this county, papers of administration and balance due him, with the request that the articles belonging, to the late J. is. Wilklow, who committed' suicide here in the early part' of January' last, be forwarded by express, to the ad ministrator, Wm. - .W. Moore. To show what kind of weather they are having out in "Indiany, Mr. Wilklow says: .','Would h ave sent the papers last week, ; but we have had such fearful bad weather could not get to the . court house. Snow three' feet deep temperature 20 to 86 degrees be low zero.!'" "-' - Board of EKallh. ' .,."' Dr.- Thos. P. : Wood received a telegram from Raleigh yesterday to the effect that the bill for the benefit of the State Board of Health had passed the House and would no doubt meet the sanction of the Senate. The bill appropriates $2,000 towards tha annual expenses of the Board, provides for the printing of the documents of the same, and places $2,000 in the hands of the Gov ernor to be used by him in case of an emergency and under advice ' from the Governor. - To-day is the anniversary of the terrible cyclone of February-19th, 1884, which played such fearful havoc in Rock ingham and other counties on the line of the Carolina Central Railroad, killing a number of people and destroying a large amount of property; being the most terrible and destructive wind storm that ever visit ed North Carolina. " " Oq CucJay raort ttlephontd frcru the as t -;e, i: the EouttMn r'rilca cf the 'city, 3 the c .cers at' the City Hall, that a aur -r 'of ' amps had'crrjgreg&Ud iiere.'-and liattl' were fghti 2 8ctg t cmselvcs. Capt. Tigss, oflbe police force, dispatched Sergeant Capps, : with six men, to the scene of the disturbance, and sixteen of the tramps were ; arrested and, taken sto- the station house) one cr two of the crowd liaviDg es caped; They remained in the guard house until j esterday morning,- when they were; brought" before Mayor -Hall, who ordered that they be sent out of the city immedi ately. The' band was' thereupon placed under charge of Officers Capps and Grimth, with "the exception of one who "secured employment as a boiler maker and one or two others' who signified their intention of shipping at nee for "-New York with di rections to' see them as far on their journey northward1 86: the 'Little, Bridge,' over" Smith's CreekJ' They were all young men,- some of them hdtgrown. and one sppa- rently-I not more ' than twelve or thirteen; years old.' They attracted ' much attention) as' they were- marched through the streets, acccmp anitd by the police officers.' They- give as an excuse' for their tramping that they cannot find employment in the North.. They are said to have entered the city over Hilton bridgc.eomfng from the direction of Charlotte: :; ': -- -ui , -.i : Is Well Uflei.-a.;y-,..C;;-.:r; Mr. T. H. -: Masseyj off Westmoreland county! Virginia,' who came here a few days aeo on a prospecting tour,'' fooktng at the land hereabouts, with the vie of pur- ' chasing if suited' and going intolhe truck- us business on an'extehsive4 scaled is. ' we understand, very much pleased, with what he has seen, and surprised that ' more pro gress has not been made in this direction. He also, expressed his" surprise that even our farmers themselves buy Irish potatoes, onions, beets, turnips, eelery,-carrots, etc., from the North for winter liserwhes these -vegetables could so easily be" raised 'by them here at home. - v j- :..: Mr. - Massey also thinks this' immediate section adapted- to the raising of blackber ries, raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries. etc. i - ' - Our people make too little effort to let capitalists' and others at a distance know what ftcilities or investment, this section holds out. . They also take too little inter est in encouiaging investments on the part of capitalists...- i Rocky Point Ulgb Sebool. This young institution of learning is now in a fiouiishing condition.' .The, Academy property of the old. board of trustees has been transferred to the Methodist denomi nation of the Topsail circuit, for school purposes, and a new board of managers has been appointed by the Quarterly Meth odist Conference of .that circuit, This new board consists ! of r Messrs. F. H. Bell and John E. Durham and Dr. 8. & Batch well. The board are fortunate in having secured the ; services ; as princiDal f'-of j ProL- J. C. Crisp; a prominent Methodist minister, and senior pastor : of. the Topsail circuit.: He has imparted new life to the institution, and it is now on a permanent basis, and was recognized as a high school by the last annual Methodist Conference.:': Tha New, jury System. , Few. perhaps, know to whom the credit is due for the origination of the new jury system in vegue for tome time past in our Criminal Court, and which is now to be adopted by tbe Superior Courts of the Stated We were informed yesterday that it right? fully belongs to CoL B.' R. Moore! the 8o-r licit or of the Criminal Court - It is admit ted by all to : be a great improvement over the old system.-; By the new plan the jurymen that are needed in addition to the regular tenire are drawn the iireced- ing night for each succeeding day during tbe term, by the chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, or some other mem ber of the Board, and the Clerk of the Court By this " means ,'!good men . are secured much more readily than by the old plan of taking them at.' random from the bystanders.; hL CbarKcd With Larceny. Two young : white men whose names, upon eaiceet request and whh deference to the age and respectability of the parents of the accused, we omit were arrested and had a bearing before Justice Hall yesterday morning, charged with : the larceny of a barrel - of kerosene oil, the property of Messrs." Cbess, Carley &1 Co., and were sent to jail in default of security' In ' the sum of f 150, each, for their appearance at the next term of the Crimir al Court Public Entertainment at Rocky Point. We are requested to state that a public lecture and concert will come off at Rockv Point in March,", the' precise time to' be hereafter stated in these columns. The ob ject is to afford public instruction' and to raise funds in the interest of the High ocuool at that place. Rev. Dr.' T. H. Pritchard, of this city, will deliver the lec ture and his tuhject will be "The Educated, farmer and Mechanic." : A rich treat and a fine time may be expected. New in all RootT. f Mr. E. 8. Smith Informs us that the citi zens of Onslow county,; between Snead's Ferry and Duck Creek, are about tA nhtin a new and direct-mail, route between these two omces a distanra nr nniv ai-r mi. . : - . r i - V :-- iue way me man nas to go now, Via Jack sonville, the distance is over forty miles. r We bear of auite a nnmW nf fine residences to go up in this city during opuug auu Buuiiuer. 1 m f For the Star.' - Mb. EmTOH-Wbile in Rftloirh J was forcibly struck with the" changed bo- pmuu luio icuuuu oi xtonn Tjaroima now occupies la the; public; viewt, HeretofnrA the reflection that we bad so littler voice, and were'so little considered, in the affab oi oiaie was Baa inaeear and the visitor from WilmingtQD in Raleigh was forced : " r "TJV". v uavJ J a looker on in Vienna." though in the canit&l of his own State Possibly the fault of this state of affairs was with ourselves, and owing to our Jack of effort and : assertion. At all events, the change is most aiM-fph! and gratifying, and tends to reassure us and st engtben our pride in North Carolina as participators in the conduct, of her af fairs. . . :,vfi;ii. ' :,..i.:;-..i:i..-i. l:;.v We are indebted for the bresent renoni. tion that we enjoy to Major C; M. Stedman, our Lieut. Governor. Almost entirely and upon him we. should bestow alt possible praise, tie is deservedly verv Donnlar in TU. leigb among representative men from all over tbe State, and he bas achieved distinc tion both aa an official and socially. . He is considered an excellent presiding officer, fair and .impartial in his rulings, yet firm and determined, and is heartily supported by , the Senate over which 1 he - so ably v presides;- The prestige .; he ' bas won .for himself naturally reflects on the section whence he hails. His succees and the high position he occupies has not les sened his regard for Wilmington and Wil mingtoaians . t On the contrary, he extends a general welcome to every one, and will be well pleased to be of any service possible. He is alive to all wants and watchful of all interests; and it is doubtful whether our de pendence could be better nlaced. : If anv reader doubts this be has only to visit Ra leigh, Mr. Editor, and be convinced. "X. :tat . eSr" j the ry- :i Layi :-natc took up t aside other fctinf Indian Ap; "ri After celiac! i.r. v est s amendment to increase the emergency fund from $ 25,000 to S50.C00 was screed to. Debate arose on the Senate committee's amendments striking from the House hill a . Drovision Drohibiting the carrying of intox icating liquors into tne lisaian country, ana that sinking out we section autnonzmg the President of the United States to nego tiate with the Creek, Seminole and Cbero kee IcdiaDS for the eurreoder of their re niaining rights in the, so-called Oklahoma janas. noiu meseamenameniswere, now-, ever, sustained under the precedent and rules against , legislation on appropriation .hlllO. - . . . . - - - ...4 it,;. Consideration of ihe"- bills liaving been completed," Mr. ilandersonv and Mr. Miller of (Jaj.. endeavored in vain to replaco. m the 8enate, 1 some of the legislative provi-- stons-striKen out' in committee or tne JWholei i.The bill was; then passed, sub-; Stantlally as reported; trom the Senate Ap- oroDnations committee. ' The Chair appointed as conferees' on the1 Army Appropriation bill Messrs. Allison, flumo and Kansom.' Tinr -;. I : Mr, Allison submitted a ioint resolution appropriating $2,500 to defray tbe necessa- ry expenses ox ine inauguration of the 10 coming rresidept pn; tbe 4tn of March, to be expended , under, the direction of the Senate committee onl Arrangements. Ap propriately reterrea. An executive session ; was heldand the! Senate ad jouraed.o w M HOUSE: OF REPRESENTATIVES.) 5 The- House' met : atclO io'clock. f in con tinuallon of Friday's session and jmmedi- aieiy went into Committee of the Whole. "TMr. Blount in the chair), on the Lgisla live Appropriation but, wit h considerable progress made m, the readmg of .the bill. and at 10 55 the committee rose and the .1 House adjourned; and at It o'clock the sessron-of; Monday began y.Oa motion of Mr., Forney, of Alabama. Senate amendments to.tbeSundry . Appro priation bill were non concurred in, and Mess a. Forney, Townsend and Keifer ap poioted C0uferee8; and jMessrs.; Prior, Hill and Keiftr. appointed conferees on the Sen ate bill for the protection of Yellowstone National Par kv ' Mr. Slocum. of New York,- nnder in structions from the . Military . committee, moved to tuspend tbe rules and pass the Senate v bill for the 'retirement ' of Gen; Grant. - This is the first bill passed by the Senate and specifically names the officer to be retired. ,',, Mr. Horr, of Mich., ' and ' Mr. Warner, of Ohio; demanded a second. The motion to : : - 8U8Dend. the rules :v was - RPcn-nAnA - At the conclusion of thirtv miontfis detnte under tbe rule, the motion to suspend the rules and pass the Grant retirement bill was lost yeas 158, nays 103 not the requisite two thirds voting in the- affirma tive. . ,j -5 i-Nv;. v : : : -r '" :;-' The negative Vote was cast bv Democrats who were opposed" to Grant's retirement reinforced by a "number "of Republicans who tnoagh in favor cf the purport of. the bill were onoojed to its form.' helmvlnir that it would place the President under the necessity of vetoing tbe measure, of which he strongly approved. , 1 : ; .-'; : 1 Mr. Money, of Misa, from the commit tee on Post Offices and Post Roads, movd to suspend tbe rules and nasa a bill to regu late the Jetting of mail contracts. This bill, he said, was in the main the one nra. pared by Mr. Lyman while Second Assis tant Postmaster. General, during: the past summer. It Drovides that in naaa of a hid. der failing to perform' the service accord ing to his contract be and his sureties shall be liable for tbe amount of his bond. His liquidated demands to be recovered in an . ..r J s : - - - w - - - w. ' m;uuu oi ueuk ou me oona. it also pro vides that nosub letting- or transfer of any mu toBiracw mail oe rjermittea nnJeso tne annual compensation under, the con tract lor service shall exceed S700. and in no case without consent in writing of the fostmaster General. The bill passed. Adjourned. ' SENATE. ' WASHINOTOir. Feb. 17. Thn nimtr UiH before the Senate a letter from the Secre tary oi tne Treasury, recommendini? an ex. tension of the appropriation for the Lynch" kn... ITT. ...Li:. . . . tut: fendleton presented, a netition of tne Uincinnati Commercial Gazette:: - and other newspaners. nravinir for a redaction' oi postage on second class mail matter. :ine AntI Foreign - Contract Labor biB was then placed before the Senate. Air. Sherman said it was Mr. Morrill' intention to call up and continue discus sion of the Trade Dollar bill on the comple- uuu oi tus tAuur mil. .-. - ... r- i 7 "ij Mr. Beck said that he did not know how that bill had got out of sight The chair (Mr.- Hawlev) said it had gone to the calendar when the Senate declined to proceed with it That course was in ac cordance with tbe Senate rules. Jar. tsecK expressed tbe none that if it was killed, it would be killed sauarelv. and not oy induecuon. v? t -: ..&, Consideration of the Anti-Foreign Con tract Labor bill . was then proceeded with. 1 he discussion was continued bv Miller." of N. Y.. Morgan; Dawes.' Vest. Sherman and others. :-..:. A vote was taken on the motion of Mr. Bayard to strike out section 3: which pre scribes a penalty of $100 for violation ' of the act and tbe motion was not agreed I yeas 12, nays 40. Those voting to strike out the penalty section . were Butler. Coke, Colquitt. Garland,' Groome, Hamp ton, Harris, Maxeyvs Morgan. Saulsbury. Slater and Williams. Democrats voting wiui itepuoncans to retain tbe penalty were Drown, jan. (jamaen. i? air. ueorge. Gibson, Jackson, McPherson, Ransom and Vest Mr. Coke thought the bill would prevent ivrmera ana biock raisers in Texas from se curing sufficient labor. He moved to amend by excluding from the operation of the bill agricultural laborers and laborers employed in siocK-rai8ing. jur. Maxey supported Mr. Coke s amend ment - '.',,..-, . Mr. Miller of N. Y.. said the enormous farms of tho West and Southwest could only 'be ' perpetuated' by cheap labor, and the longer we left open the possibility of the importation of cheap labor the longer these farms would continue. The more se curely we guarded against that class of labor, the sooner we would see those farms divided up into homesteads. Mr. (Joke s amendment was rejected yeas 14. nays8.; .... , Mr Morgan moved an amendment to the effect that the bin should not annlv to anv agent oi a Dune acting -unaer autbonty of l. nl.. .1tM.U j.J . Z . . J law, who should induce immigration, nor to any persoa ;who. in good faith, should nooiok iDuiuica iu coins w tue umtea Dtates. i jixuiou sou jut. Ajteorge iook uia metrically opposite views as to the necessW J ror t tills.' amendment; to. the. hill;' Mr. Morgan.inBisted that it was nerauArv h!i Mr. George Oontended that the bill already fully permitted the things that Mr. Morgan desired to provide for.: Mr. Morgan said Jhe bill was so imperfect that the bar of the United States would laugh at it if it should become a law m its present form. Mr. Williams" bnnosed the , hill and Mr Tib defended it,. Several motiona toadionrn were made, but without succesR. . a nt fcS610 laKen on Mf, Morgan's amendment, On tha siiirPflRt.tnn nf M. Tt..tl. vr. Blair consented not to onnoae adinnrnmont it a vote couia oe nnsnimmiRiv n . n .., '.A -o u a -u ciuc& io morrow.' uonsent was given and -the Senate, at .n n - m journea." ; - i . i - ' : . .-, HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. -n.-.-l.!-- - r .... Jui uuicuiuo. irom neMmmUM -- nn Appropriations, reported the Naval Appro priation bill, and gave notice that h wnM asa tor us consiaeratlon to morrow.: un motion of Mr. Ellis' Senate amenrl- menia to tne ; Indian Appropriation bill were non-concurred in and Messrs. Ellis "wwbu. auu As,vu . wert flnnn ntPti nn xerees. ' , Under th all f mmmtHi.. n . , f wwa was . - . .uu.tova a inuiuuuD " &ii"""ucnt oi a commission on the subject of the alcoholic Honor trAffl. was reported back adverse! v f mm this mittee having charge of the matter and was iiuu upon tne taoie. joint resolution giving notice to the North German Confederation of thn inten tion to terminate the treatv nf 1RRS : ported from the committee on Foreign Af- Jtr piateu iib ine aouse calendar. The committee on Public Health report ed a resolution recommendingn the Appro- vAruimuim iu insert in an aDDro- r. " i j r. " ol ou.wu to oe ex pended in preventing the introduction into tbe United States of Aitidti h-is u f erred to committee on Appropriations. -h !l -,,Lg:2 (.Mr. : , el i. a., id tie c -ill "on the Le'.....'.ive Arcpriatlon b;,I. The pararapii authorir.cg the Presi dent to discontinue the appointment and services of officers at ports of entry In all cases where for two successive years pa6t the revenues collected at such ports are less than the salary and expenses of oncers em ployed in duty thereof, was stricken out by a vote of 90 to 77. After a few minor amendments the.committee then rose, the bill was passed, and at six o'clock the House took a recess until ten o'clock to morrow. - SEN AT : ; Washington,; Feb. 18. -Atf It o'clock no quorum . was present. At 11.20 the chair announced a . quorum, the- journal was read, and the morning, business pro ceeded with. At 12 15 p. m., on motion of Mr. 'Hoar, .the Senate went into executive session, and in twenty minutes the doors were reopened and legislative business was resumed.; .-"jS Mr. Laoham continued Lis remarks on the Des Moines River Land Title! bill. Mr Van. Wvcke submitted a joint reso lution prohibiting tne Ifionda Kail way B . a vigation uompany from selling lanas granted in aid, or railway construction in that State. ' At 'Mr. Van Wycke's request the resolution was laict over for the present e At 1 o'clock Mr. Lapham's remarks were interrupted " by "the regular order, which was the Anti Foreign Contract Labor bin. Mr. Butler moved an amendment the sa lien t features of which - were that an alien or ; foreigner coming to the united d tales under prearrangea agreement to laoor nere. shall be- punished ' by fine, not to exceed tLOOO. or imDrisoflment not exceeding two months; and persons employing such alien Or foreigner for such purpose' shall be pun ished by a fine pot to exceed $2,000 or im prisonment not to exceed two years. , lie- iected veas 14. nays 88. " .An amend ment , cnerea ; ny .Jar. , flumb was agreed to. excepting professional art ists from provisions of the bill. mr. Morgan wished to exclude "arurans also, but the Senate did not agree to his ameno ment.- ''-. fit a j fes ; -Un Mr Lapham offered an amendment nro viding . that the whole penalty recovered shall be paid into the U. S Treasury, - in stead oi,: aa by the bul, permitting one half tne peneaity to. go j to tne person wno may nrst bring ; suit- This amendment was agreed to, notwitbstandnig an energetic at tempt by Mr. Blair to explain that it would seriously impair the efficiency of tbe bilL mr. liiair men. oiiered an. amendment mating it the duty of the United States dis trict attorney f the proper district to nros- ecute at the expense of the : United States every case of violation of . the act. Agreed to yeas 43..navs 15. i, .j ? The bill was then reported to , the Senate and passed yeas 50. nays 9. I he credentials of the reelection of Mr. Vance- were ; presented by ; Mr. Ransom. They were read and filed, and' the Senate, at o iu p. m., went mto execuuve session. the Senate continued in executive session until 6 25 p. m., when the doors were re opened and an adjournment was taken. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 10 o'clock in continua tion of yesterday 8 session. , The conference report on the Distaict Ap propriation out was agreea to. ;:! - - - ine uouse tnen west into committee of the Whole (Mr. Hammond, of Ga., in the chair) on the River and Harbor" bilL and -pending a vote', on the- amendment to the bill providing that a "board should exam ine the proposed improvement of Galves ton harbor and report to tbe. Secretary 'of war. the committee rote, and at 10.50 the House adjourned.l,;J:,n;"'r:v-:::: At 11 o clocK the session of to dav be gan wim prayer iCV itev. J. : J. iSaUock. former Chaplain of the 8enate. - ( ' ; The House proceeded to the consideration oi business under tbe special rule. J On motion of Mr. Dibrell, Senate bill was passed for the erection of a public building at Chattanooga, Tenn., at an ultimate cost of $100 000. ; , .... .. -' . ;. ..i-,- .. Mr. Jeffries called up Senate bill for the erection of a public building at Vicksburg, au.ua., uui i was oojectea to. -, On motion of Mr. Dibble, of S. C.: Senate bill was passed authorizing the Secretary of War to adjust and settle the accounts for arms between the State of South Carolina and the Government of the United States. ' " On motion of Mr. Greene, of N. C 8en' ate bill was passed appropriating $30,000 for the purchase of a wharf for the use of the Government at Wilmington, N. C. ' Mr. Clardy, from the committee on Com merce, repoi ted back the bill to authorize the r registration of certain steamships as vessels of the United States, ' House calen dari. ! -.;'.- i??ti-.9.-f. .o,ii 'ni h r Mr, Elliott of Pa., from the committee on Elections, submitted a report on the Mis souri contested election case of McLean vs. Broadhead. accompanied by a resolution confirming the right of the sitting member (Broadhead) to the seat il Laid over for f u tare action. . . .- ; -.-- The morning hour having been dispensed with, Mr Hntchins, of N. Y., moved that the House go into committee of the Whole on tbe Naval Appropriation , bill. This waa antagonized by Mr. Willis, who said that it had been the understanding yester day that this morning should be devoted to the consideration of the River and Harbor Dili. It had not been the fault of the com mittee having charge of that bill that so mucn time naa been wasted to dav. t nays 129 and the House, at 2.80. went into ua uuivuius uiutiuu waa lUBbr-veaa it 123. committee of the Whole (Mr. Hammond, of wsorgia, in ine junairj on tne.xuver ana ciaroor , Dili, i ne pending amendment which was offered as a substitute for, the entire paragraph relative to Galveston har Dor, was adopted, jit appropriates $500,000 for the improvement of Galveston harbor and directs the Harbor Board to proceed at once to examine piana. SDectneaaons and estimates for the improvement, and report. ior.aDimaD onerea an amenamentprobib ititg the expenditure of anv of this abnro- priation until the Galveston Wharf Coij the City Land Co., and Gulf, Colorado & Santa e it it fjo. shall nave Constructed & niln breakwater on .the south side of the r hun- nei. ist. A few momenta later Mr. Onhntnvt f Texas, rose to a ouestion nfnrivilei When Mr. Holman had offered his amendment he naa gone to that gentleman and requested mo uiuue i uio Kentieman w no naa given him tbe information unon which he harad his proposition. ' Mr. Holman replied that it was a man named Robert .Alexander, who had been formerly a resident of Galveston. He (Ochiltree) had used the language, that aiuuer uau jeii ms j countrvj ror Hi country's good. Alexander wm t tho huit of an inf amous lobby scheme who, came uere aua attemptea xo aietats., oiw- tiere Mr, Post, of. Pa., interrunted with a point of "order that the gentleman "was stating a question of privilege. -i-xtcHl box. wcnuireej. want to make a statn- There is a lobby here; The Cbairman-pThe gentleman is out of order. In going out of thia room ,-wMnnw Mr. Ochiltree, 'lhat man attacked m in the corridor of the Capitol and told me in a tnreatening manner that he intended tomeet me again for what I had said."-' -j 1- - a voices-Let him meet you; Laughter.! ;"1 want to state, further Mr. Ochiltree went on, "that I am utterly indifferent as to shielding myself on tbe ground that I am entitled to protection as a member of the House. I am willing to tmeet him .or aayone else..?. Laughter: and anolause.T Mr. Holman said that ha had nfTrrf amendment at the request of. a gentleman who seemed well informed ject and whose name he believed was Alex- ouer. - i ne proposition was fair upon ita face and he(Holman) felt it his duty to sub mit It to the committee. Mr. ucniltree-NobOdy- imtMWna v-n motives. ; Nothing in f thoughts.-: I have the most distinguished appreciation for the gentleman . from In diana, . : A large number of miut offered but with one or two unimportant exceptions were voted down.. rending further ; action the committee rose, and the House then, at 6.05 p. m took a recess until 10 o'clock tn-mnn-Aw ILLINOIS. A Ballot la the Stats LesiaiatnM w. XJm 8. Senator - - - TBv Telegraph to the Horning star. Chicago. Pebrtmrv is a a .-u Springfield savs: 'The rmoi,in.. joint session at noon, for the Dnrrioaa of voting for U.: 8. 3enator. There were 202 members present and two &hunt nm TVm ocrat and one Republican. The first ballot resulted: John A Tran im fnii t?qk Bcani Btrength present; Wm. R. Morrison: w; J!. si, tiaynes 5: Frank Lawler 1; J.H. Ward lr John Smith 1. ,Thnr nn election. : Only one ballot was taken " - Gpirns Turefe - Nt-w Berae Journal- An ' bed has been discovered in plmiT four miies long in fifteen l0 3 'o water. . They cannot be taken i& latnre prohibite dredgiog, Thev r i at the packing house in this' citv B1d(l the General Assembly Jet us have the : . Greensboro Workman L question of an Industrial School in "e Carolina, in connection with the Rtt versity, is the matter now to be cnr. mCi1' within the terms of the 8aat rw.? deta It is a question which should h ...;.?tl0. telligently and thoroughly: discussed any action is sought to be had on h h not do to make a mistake. ' tollinontlv anA thn,..l,l J;. U,-UT.1. ibefor, fc'WB ; Elizabeth City Economist- r lumbia A negro girl some davs ' iuuuujj wu.u n piHioi in ice hands young man whieh accidehtaliv . '. the-ball striking her in the head inm .? a slight wound. . She came to'coi,, and had the ball extracted. n, dot: The fishermen have done ve-v ci throughout the season. many of -them ly having made enough to pay board D quently the majority - have stopped r, 7 ' a season has never been known before Cbarlotte Observer: The I ferlor Court will have to go by the bn!!r jow that the Legislature has establiswT' Criminal Court for Charlotte. there were some who were opposed to a establishment of a Criminal Court all r cede that it can make itself useiul'ia Ch" lotte, and that it will eventually result great Denent to this section. -Winsi dots: Our solicitor., Joe Dobson the f mous criminal lawyer, is at present 'confine to home limits, caused by a recent strcW paralysis.. -Our esteemed townsman a.B. Watson,-Esq.i is lying very ill at hii homo on Second street. . " ; Warrenton Gazette: Mr. Som erville St. Sing died at his residence dp,,. Warren Plains rather suddenly last Pridav aged 65 years. Real estate hen .'. creasing m value - considerably. - r"' Branch, a guano dealer of . Petersburg tnM ua this weekiihat , most ; of the GranvX farmers pay cash for ; their, gtjanos Th! late Ool. Wortham. of Oxford. toW . L eral years ago that mortgages were almost uuauuwu in : vtranviiie. : Mrs. 8allie Cook, the oldest and longest resident nf n,, town,: died last. Sunday morning, awd si years and 25 days. It was somewhat sin gular that her death marked the anniversa ry of the birth of three of her children Mrs. Cook had been a member of the Me thodist church here since 1819. Asbeboro Courier rL Several of our best farmers will try tobacco this year' The building boom continues aloDr the O. P. & Y. Y,'i Railroad. rW factories are - running on full tim. mighty good indication of a revival in busi ness. fror. Jonnson. we are m learn, has published his new map of Ran dolph and it is now about ready for sale Price only $1.25. Another prisoner makes a total of fifteen in jail. If comt was much longer off we would have to in crease our ' jail facilities. The sheep and dogs had a collision in Pleasant Grove township a day or two ago and a sheep were laid cut, and from TriDity comes tne news that eleven more ha've gone to the dogs. . This makes 23 sheeD killeri in the county since our last .issue, so far as heard from. ; . - - . Goldsboro Messenger: Gen. Ran som, who was sick in bed during the latter part of last week, is out again. The Legislature has fixed the weight of a bushel of corn at 56 pounds, oats 32 pounds, corn meal 48 pounds, bolted corn meal 46 pounds, peas 60 pounds. As next month is March, the spring poet is already sharpening his pencil, and the waste basket is yawning as usual. It pains us to hear of the death of Sheriff W. M. Hurst of Duplin county, which sad event took place on Saturday last He had been in very bad health, for some time,' suffering greatly from heart disease. Sophocles writes: -?Do you believe in the adage that Uie pen is mightier than the sword ?" Can't say, Soph, as we never use a pen. It's a pencil we bane to. The pencil is miehtier than the sword. '...-. I Par away it doth lie, that City of Promise, That tbe pure in spirit may share, -But delinquent subscribers, they never may -:., reacn it, k , .. For they are not wanted np there. : Raleisb .News-Observer: The receipts of cotton in this market for tbe v. Jl : , ..IL. i , i euuiuK last loursasr were xti oaies, , against 489 for the corresponding week in 1884 ; The total receipts from September 1 to Thursday last were 29,827 bales, against 30,039 to the same date last year, i At the meeting of the Directors of the North Carolina Home Insurance Company, held at their office on yesterday," February 14th, W. II. Crow was elected President W. G. Upcburch Vice Presidents Wl S. Primrose Secretary and Treasuarer. and Pulaski Cowper Supervisor' and Adluster. There is one thing that this State needs and that is. a reformatory institution. - The establishment of a good one would prove a God send to many a wayward youth. It ia a matter deserving serious attention. ; The troubles about the Louisburg & Frank lin .Railroad have all been, ad justed and Cant. Wm. Smith will now move ranirilv in the laying of the iron. More convicts are to be put to work. - On the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad there were employed last year, apparently, an average of 143 convicts, of whom fifteen died That is. more than one out of ten died in the em ploy ment of that Company." On the W.N. O. R. R. there was aa apparent average of 448, of whom forty-four died from disease, being also about ten per cent ' And so in truth these men, under the care of the State, have been decimated by disease. i - Charlotte C Observer: ihi A. N. Gray, one of Charlotte's oldest citizens, died yesterday afternoon, after one year's suffering from paralysis. Mr.. Gray, was aged 76 years, and bad resided in Charlotte since, the ; year 1829. '- At postal card card from Winston informs us that Uncle Davy Leak, the celebrated tobacco peddler, is dead and buried, : His body was con signed to the earth in Winston on Saturday last '.There was a heavy snow storm down the Air Line road Sunday night, "while there was a light snow and conside rable sleet in Charlotte. Saturday night the report: of a pistol was heard in the gunsmith shop of Mr. B. Allen Free man, formerly tbe Keuster store, i next to Snider's saloon, on Tryon stfeet, and par ties attracted by the shot hurried to the Scene to investigate the Rminn. Thpv fnnnd Mr. Freeman lying face downward on the floor behind the counter within five feet of the front door and two feet of the front show window. A pool of blood had formed around his face on the floor, and it was still slowly oozing from a ghastly bullet hole directly in the centre of his forehead. It was seen that Mr. Freeman was stilhbreath ing and he was lifted up- and laid upon the counter. The physician, on examining into the character of the i wonnd at once pro nounced it fatal. The bullet, which was from a 82 calibre pistol, had entered at the forehead, passing entirely through the brain and shattering the skull -on the back part of the head, had lodged under tbe skin among a mass of shattered bone Bending over him, Chief of Police McNinch in quired: '"Do you know me, Allen?" VYcs," came the faint and almost inarticu late response. "I know you Mr. McNinch.'' 1 'Can't you tell me how it happened ?" the officer inquired. "I don't remember," he repuea, speaaing-m a oazea way, and evi dently trying hard to recall the occurrence to his mind..- -I think it was accidental: I don't believe anybody, shot me. There was somebody in the store, but I don't know who. I had a pistol and I think I must have Shot myself. I believe it waa an uraident. A later paper sayB: Mr. B. Allen Free man, ine y oung man who was found last Saturday night Iving behind the rvnnntpr in the Keuster gunshop, with a bullet hole in ha head, died at the -residence ; of his mother, . on the corner - of College and Seventh streets, at twenty minutes to eight o'clock Sunday morning. The following . is a part of the testimony : Jno. N. Hunter, the next witness called, said he waa near the gunshop and heard the pistol shot and in a moment or two saw a young looking man with dark clothes on. come out of the gunshop door and run down the street by the Charlotte Hotel. Apparently, he said, the man or boy : was about 5 feet!2 inches high. He . could not tell who be , was. Hunter then testified to entering the ahnn and finding, the body of the deceased. .. Mr. J. M. Sims, the next witness awnn that he was walking on the , ODDDosite side of the street from Freeman'a - gunshon. - Heard the report of a pistol and saw a small man come out of tbe door of the gunshop. The man ran down Tryon street by the Char lotte Hotel The man. bad a cigar or ci garette. - He looked like a young man; was of slender build. -; , .
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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