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The Weekly Star: PCBLISHKD AT . I M O T O H , it n AT y K A B IM ADTiSCB. gIggg88SSSSSSS8sS f8SSS888S888S8sS8 m ad ao oo r 5 a SI SB 9 AN. ':: !i $ rfglTSSl 8 8 8 S IS s 8 8 8 8 SS3S3oSSS8S88SS88 ill. el: S-i- g8888888SS888888 sSS8SSSS3SS888S 88 5obo40046oSo5aS a. S.:::::::;.::; B. ............ C -., - . ;. , OS rmtered at the Post Office at Wilmington, N. C, " SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The subscri6tion price of the .Weexj.T Stab is as follows : . ; J: -r - - . Sinele Copy 1 year, postage paid, i $ 1.50 " 6 months. " " - 1.00 6 months, 3 months. : .50 HOW TO LBVITUG T1XES. We resume the discussion of equalizing taxes and securing a bet- ir sjstem otfinacce. Every citizen f!: uld bo required by law to list his j r. v My at what he claims it is worths l i.it is important as it striken us; Itiiu-t i herefrom his debts and the vaiut- of a homestead, and also sach proftriy in real estate, stocks, &c, as i otherwise taxed. . Then tax ' n W - ' ' ' " ' . ' ' the residue moderately ana cause a itcord to be made and have it opt n at all times to the inspection of all citizens. Do you catch the nl Suppose each man lists his Moirtv at bis own valuation and I - . - - -- - thai thin record made by himself is kept open for public inspection, what will be the result? Can a man afford io value bis property at but $1,000 when it is worth $3,000? Can any any man afford to thus lotcer . his own credit? Would not Mhe plan sujiMtd have a direct tendency to h r i. t .!! n.cii to give in all or even nun i si sis tbey are actually worth in cnUi so i-bhat.ce their credit and re- suorsibility w a think there can be but little dount ot this, it is an experiment certainly worth trying. If after two years trial it should not be found to "pan out" well, then an- otbtr plan might be adopted. Bat if this plan does not strike f pract it a 1 legislators then suppose the ((iliiviit! i ifcti be tteltd: adopt a slidu.q scale of taxation on tbe eur- p!ii Mt to tacb tax lister after de- ducPigat- above. Ibis would cer tainly be Itpsvobiectionable than (i n j'tlling personV-to give in detail ed Hsttniintp. Say one may elect to Pa' : on a valuation of $5,000 to $25,000, $- on a valuation of $25,' 000 to $50,000, on a valuation of $50,000 to 5100,000, and so on up; Tbi v.iinUr prevent a great deal of pn jury. 'His is the . suggestion of en (filt It ft business men in Wil mii ti n, i r.d e are disposed to re gaio it ":F an excellent one. A man Belli- r. nit- t vin daes without going init. tUtailf. lie lists in the class $5. ( co i .'the class $25,000 and up- w ar-Jf. , I it:ti the present Revenue BUI it-.r jiilajs impossible for any; one ii .:t.i d in or possessing many inter- ttif it give in his list with exactness, ai ( Le ii haid, there are but few who -try to do fo. Nearly all take the bu t fit c f all doubts to a greater or lets' degree, and many are guided by tl liightr law referred to in a f or- rtii r ankle. The truth is there are but ft u&dtis in the State who try to eij ut the provisionsof the law. JiiFifj uitichants freely admit that to tt-u ply fully with the present law would ei;d in baijkroptcy and ruin to the last one of them, and they deny . the right of legislators to force them io &ucn a condition, whether it is done through ignorance, or negli- gtnee of wilfulness. ibe true plan, as before urged, is to mske taxes as light as possible and as marly specific as possible. By doing ibis you will remove all temp tation to wrong doing or the justifi- catun of perjury. What can be mie huitful, cay, what can prove mre destructive of one's morality 8Dd felf-respect than - this compnl- 80ry, self-conscious evasion ' of law and practical penury ? The law makers in the past are mainly re sponsible for this deplorable condi tion of things. There ought to be adopted some plan by which this evil result will not be enforced and guaranteed. Mr. Dixon's bill, we believe, would to a great extent remedy this evil. nis Din is a 5 great improvement on the old system. Possibly some of me suggestions in this and other articles may tend to throw some light irt tm i . ... u a very aimouit suDject. it may be that we shall '.ofEer? at another time an additional suggestion or two.' ltis positively asserted that Daniel Manning, of New York, will be in we Cabinet. Very likely. Dan is the man that made" Cleveland Governor and he engineered his cause at Chica go. The Herald says he has been onered and has accepted the Secreta- fysnip of the Treasury. . rn wana Bays Randall was offered the ilT ury department. Randall says uwu tv no snowir .. 'OA l.J'J- - jj q;UK VOL. XVI. APPROPRIATION FOR TUB UNIVERSITY. The Raleigh Biblical Recorder fa vors helping the University. X It pru dently and wisely says that the very depressed 'condition of ;the people must be remembered in voting an ap propriation. It fayora paying the pressing debt of the University and adding $7,500 to the present annual income. The University now receives $12,500 each year, and the Recorder proposes to increase this sum to $20, 000 annually. This is in harmony with the suggestions the Stab has made. . .' . ,41. Let as say just here, that the Stab is in no sense hostile to -Chapel HilL. The first article written in North' Carolina in favor of resuscitating the University after the war was from the pen of the writer, - and the article is in print ' in : this, town. From that time until ?now: : he has been the friend ; ''of V. our old est and most ' renowned; school of learning. ' Let ' us say .farther, that because the Stab cannot ap prove ot or sanction ail demands made by some of the friends! of the University both as to the amount asked for now and as to the manner of its disbursement, it does not follow that the Stab ia not as true a friend to the University as those who 'go the- whole hog." The Stab bears in mind several considerations j in pur suing the course it does. It bears in mind first and all the time, that the Constitution is the guide here as in all things pertaining to the public weal. It bears . in mind that the last year was a disastrous year to the- people, of the great-. er : part of North Carolina; - that trade is stagnant: that the sup plies' of food are short in many coun ties; that people are greatly straight ened financially; that the country is depressed; that the high schools and colleges of the State have rights, and that it is a good principle to move with care and) not to attempt to create a perfect University in a day or during one session of the Legisla ture. But the Stab is a staunch friend of education and will always rejoice in the progress and, the im provement of the University that has done so much " for North Carolina. It, therefore, advocates immediate help and an appropriation for carry ing into practical operation a part at least of the requirements of the Con stitution. To , that end it : favors immediate relief and an additional appropriation of from $7,006 to $10,000 as may be found to be abso-' lutely essential. We have now' said all that is necessary and with this article shall drop the subject. We add here that' we believe that the Constitution requires the Legis lature to establish at the University a School of Technology, and we do not well see bow the Legislature can ignore that fact whilst making appro priations for : other purposes in con nection with' the' University. We shall indeed be glad to see ihe begin ning at least of an Industrial School, and then to see from year ; to year such appropriations made as shall be actually necessary to make it of the first rank. " I '' '- "? ' 1'. Let us copy from a letter received as we are writing this editorial. One of the most eminent and ablest of the alumni of the University on the 17tb inst., writes: "I am highly pleased to know that we are agreed in our opinion as to what the legislators should do for the University. Your timely article will have great weight, and all friends of . the -University will appreciate vour services and thank you." . . - . Our distinguished correspondent is prooaoiy , misiasen. A x nere are some of the friends of the Univer sity tcho choose not to understand the position of the Stab and who are charging that it is "fighting the University i" That is, you must go for every, wild and absurd and even unconstitutional measure that may be proposed or you are to be classed with the enemies. Oar correspon dent is an able and loyal son of the University and he . and the Stab hold the precise view as to what should be done. , j. We note with pleasure that the President of - the University has ad dressed a letter to the .Biblical Re corder in which he says that the Uni versity is not "desirous of extending t free tuition" He says: "Our object in applying to the General Assembly is to extend the ranee of instruc tion, to employ additional instructors and add to our apparatus and library. It is not to make the acuity independent of tuition receipt& But for these expected receipts we would ask for SB. 000 more at least. i ",,Tbe Trustees and Faculty intend to raise the standard of admission into the University as rapidly as the r preliminary training of tbe schools will admit. - They have resolved not to have a preparatory de partment. They desire to be in perfect harmony with tbe colleges and other insti tutions of the State. ? They think that it would he injurious to the University and the State that such accord should not exist. Tbey are confident that this harmony will be promoted by giving the University means of enlarging Its work and raising its stan dard." ' There is a rumor in the air that North Carolina is getting somewhat ashamed of repudiation. - We k are glad to hear of this : and hope the shame will deepen. 71 I- I We have received the House bill introduced by Mr. King to incorpo rate j the Wilmington, Onslow and East" Carolina Railroad Co'moanv. The Committee on Internal improve' ments have, reported favorably upon the bill but - make certain changes deemed essential. The bill is long. We copy elsewhere the first five sec tions' of the - bill. . Our "people are much interested iff this ; road. If completed, it 'would do a great deal for Wilmington. With a road con necting the rich county of Onslow with our city -the oyster - industry would be soon made of great impor tance and Wilmington could be made the oentreof oystercanning and ship ping industry, and the canning of fruits and vegetables could become a Bource of large revenue to our people. We yesterday v saw a grocer unpack ing European cabbage. Let us learn . to behind ependentr" r Senator Connor's bill allowing rail roads to help build branch roads to towns and villages lying a-ong their routes - meets with approval among the newspapers of the State as far as we have noticed. Not being much up in Railroad matters we have not given any opinion ot the. merits ot tbe bill, . If we could trust any man in the Senate blindly it is the worthy senator from VV llson. We take it that he would not favor a bill that was not believed by him to be all right. North Carolina certainly needs all the help it can get in con structing highways, and we are dis posed to favor Mr. Connor's bill. We would also favor a bill to en able tbe railroad companies to aid the counties in constructing good county roads. We do not suppose the railroads would take any hand in this kind of road building, but unless they or some other incorporated bodies shall move in this direction we fear the horrible roads will con tinue. Ibe Legislature is evidently unequal to the task. . Porefeaae ot Wtaarf Property In Wll- mlniitoB. - Following is the bill (S. 1,251) to autho rize the purchase of a wharf for the use of the Government in this city, which was called up in the House by the Bon. W. J. Green on the 18th and passed: . i "Be it enacted, dx; That the Secretary of the United States Treasury be, and he Is hereby, authorized to cause an examination to be made ot the wharl in front ol tne r.us torn house and other property at the port of Wilmington. N. C, offered by E. E. Bur- russ, r resiaeat or tne f irst rtauonai JtnK of Wilmington, namely, the following estate: One hundred and sixty six feet front on the Cape Fear river, lying between Mar ket and Princess street and Water street and the river; and also the brick fire proof two story warehouse, together with the land on which it is situated, adjoining the cus tom house on tbe south, the said warehouse occupying a space of thirty feet front and running east ninety two feet: and on inqui ry as to their necessity for use for the reve nue marine service and other customs pur poses at that port, and if it shall be found advantageous and necessary for such pur poses, to purchase tbe same at a reasonable Drice: trovuud. That it shall not exceed $30,000. whicb amount shall be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. ' ' ': s "':;: Mr. Green said tbe reasons for the pur chase were fully set forth in a letter of the bite Secretary of the Treasury which be had read.. Tbe following is an extract from the letter: 'Immediately in front of the ' Custom House is a small wharf in which is reserved aright of wharfage for revenue cutters and other customs purposes, mis wnarr is not, however, of sufficient length to ac commodate the vestels of the Government which are employed at the present time, it beine but ninety-nine feet long, while the revenue cutter stationed at Wilmington is one hundred and seventy-five feet long. "To make this wharl available lor tne Government's use at least one hundred feet should be added to it. If this were done the Government store-house might be lo cated thereon, and-besides tbe storage for coal, &c., it could be availed of for storing merchandize or heavy articles belonging to the customs service. : "The Department has received several applications for increase of facilities at Wilmington, .such as tbe possession of the nrorjertv named in the but would supply, "Should the wharf be secured it would afford landing facilities for vessels - of the revenue marine and otner uovernment ves sels at that port." - . Pttied Awr. Mr. C C. Redd, formerly- a well known citizen of this place, died at his residence in the southeastern section of the city on Friday. Mr. Ee'dd had long been a sufferer from consumption, and during the past two years has never leit his nouse. - ueceasea served during the late war in Company L, 10th Regiment Artillery, under command of Capt. T. J. Southerland. of this city. In the words of Capt. 8., who knew him well, "he was a good, straightforward, honest man, and a good soldier. ' tie was agea about 42 years. The remains were interred In Bellevue Cemetery yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. He leaves a wife and five children, r Cotton. .. The receipts of cotton at this port daring the week, closing yesterday' footed up 783 bales, as against 1,106 bales for the corresponding period last year; a decrease of 323 bales.- - ' ' The receipts of the crop year from Sep tember 1st to date foot up 91,197 balls, as against 87,465 bales - for the same period last year, showing an increase of-8,732 bales. Hotel for Colored People. We learn that" leading colored men of this city are taking the preliminary steps towards the erection of a hotel for their race at Greenville Sound, or some other point not too far removed from the termi nus of the turnpike road. A Pluefcy Lady. On Thursday evening last, Mrs. Jane F. Evans, of Town Creek. Brunswick county. killed with a stick a large hawk, measuring forty-four inches from tip to tip, while be was In the act of killing a hen in the barn yard. Eggs are' still retailing at cents per dozen. . ' . ' . - 20 W:EEKJb WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY: 27, Jay GoBla's Vlalt a Snort One. Mr. Jay. Gould, the noted millionaire, railroad king and dealer In stocks, arrived here yesterday morning in his elegant Pull man palace car, accompanied by his wife and several children and one or two ladies. He visited the Signal office several times, accompanied by his son, in order to hear from his yacht, which was expected inside. Finally it was1 ascertained that she passed Smltbville about 8.80 o'clock, and was on her way up the river, though she did not reach here until about 12 o'clock, ia conse quence of having to wait for the tide. The Atalanto; said to be the handsomest and stauncbest yacht ever buih, was launched at Philadelphia in 1883 and registers 254 tons. Upon her arrival a great many of bur citizens went down on the wharves to get a look al her, but as she was anchored in the stream the inspection was a very lm perfect one. . She is a splendid looking craft, with three . rakish masta and is said to be possessed of great speed. ; , . : . ... Sopn after she dropped, anchor; a steam. launch left the yacht and darted rapidly up. the river to the W. & W. Railroad whart whereBhereceiv Mr.tGould and party and conveyed them to the yacht,: which soon afterwards weighed anchor and pro- ceeded down the river, her destination be ing unknown, v- The famous millionaire is a very ordina ry man in appearance, being of small stat ure, with a pale cast of - features and dark hair and whiskers. In bis travels on tbe streets he was accompanied by his son, a youth of apparently about twelve or thir teen -years of age. Mr. Gould made but few acquaintances in our city. - Pomologies!. We alluded a few days since to a number of our farmers who have turned their at tention to peach culture. Their example will doubtless be followed by others who have become convinced of the adaptability of our soil and climate to tbe production of peaches and other fruits.; While others are "moving in tbe matter of peaches, strawber ries, etc., Capt. W. S. Noble is making im portant additions to his vineyard, which has been gradually spreading itself since he commenced operations about four years ago: i fie nrst year ne feet out one tnousanu vines; the next two years twenty tnou- sand more, and this year he will .add an other twenty thousand, making a total of forty-one or forty-two thousand vines, pro ducing a large number of different varieties of grapes,- which he has under cultivation. Besides which he has a large number , of fruit trees of various kinds either bearing or about ready to bear. He has ordered grape: vines from, uauiornia ana irom Europe, and is determined to have all the choice varieties which he can secure. New River Improvement. In the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, in advocacy of an amendment to the River and Harbor bill appropriating $10,000 to continuing improvements on New River, Onslow county, said: : S i" . 'Mr. Chairman, the amendment lust read is certainly worthy of adoption. The mouth of this river is one ot the most im portant harbors of refuge for small craft on our dangerous coast. Last session $5,000 were arjDroDnated for its improvement, a a like sum had been by the preceding Con gress. If the work ia to stop here these sums might aa well nave oeen inrown id New River, so far a the good effected is involved. The engineers in their estimate recommend an appropriation of $15,000 to continue the work: but it has pleased tne committee to ignore its claims, altogether. For what reason 1 can not conceive, i was told last summer by a gentleman; living near there that a short time previously a steamer in a crippled condition attempted to put in that inlet ia a storm, but being unable to cross the bar was compelled to put to sea again, and as a consequence was lost with all on board.- In : view, of these and other reasons I do most earnestly trust that the amendment may be adopted.". The bill failed to pass by a vote of 65 to 82. Accident to a Tontn. George, a sixteen-year old son of Ser geant Geo. W. Bishop, of the police force met with a painful accident a day or two ago. He was out hunting, and the trigger of his double barrel gun got caught in a bush, when "one of the .barrels was dis charged, the contents tearing through the muscles of the left arm and inflicting a very painful wound, r Yesterday a shot was ex tracted from r one of his nostrils. The wound, though calculated to keep the young man upon a oea oi suffering ior some time to come, is not considered sen" ous. Kolgnta ofPrtblaa. . ,. Last night, in accordance with a procla mation from the Supreme Chancellor, tbe two lodges of Knights of Pythias of this city celebrated the 21st anniversary of tbe order. The members of Stonewall Lodge No. 1 marched to the Castle Hall, of Ger- mania Lodge No. 4, where an appropriate celebration was had in tbe way of speeches, etc." In all of the larger cities of the Uni ted States the day was honored by parades, banquets, &c The order, which was or ganized in the city of Washington just twenty one years ago, now has a member ship of 150,000. Tne Criminal ronrt urana j nry Report. The grand jury of the late Criminal Court having visited the County Poor House and House of Correction, says "there was noth ing found with which to find fault. : The grounds are clean . and well kept and the keeper deserves praise for bis trustworthy care. ; The inmates had no complaints to make and everything seemed to be in good order and well regulated. Tbe grand jury also viBited the county jail and made a favorable report as to Its condition, etc. Foreign Exports, The Norwegian barque Bravo, Captain Christophersen", was cleared from this port for Triest, Austria, yesterday, by Messrs. Alex. Bprunt & Lon, with 220 casks spirits turpentine and 8,670 barrels of rosin, valued at $8,544; also the British barque J. L.Pen drnnt. Cantata ' Cbisholm. for Bremen, Germany, witn i.ovi oarreis oi rosm. vaiueu . . . . . . .i i at 5.520. Total f lz.irau n 1 Bxneeta to Invest Mr. T. a Massey, of Virginia, wnose presence here on a prospecting expedition with the view of buying land and going into the trucking business has been men tioned in the Stab, has returned home, but expects to be back here in about two weeas. tie is wen pieasea wiw uic uu Dout ana expects io iaveii. A railroad man informed us yesterday that the Virginia Midland had thirty-three cars burned in the' accident near Alexandria, Thursday night and that $200,000 of express money was lost. FORTY-K1GUTJ1 COM OR ESS. ;s.;-- -'--! '" --:' iVr, ,; 'ffJ--T- ' SECOND SESSION, SENATE. ; Washington, Feb. 19. Mr. Garland, from the committee on tbe Judiciary, re ported favorably, and the Senate , passed, House bills removing tbe political disabili ties of Wm. G. Gardner and A: B. Mont gomery ; both of Georgia. 3 Alsof Senate bill of a similar import in behalf of Alex ander W. Stark, of Virginia. i : ; V f Tbe Postoffice; Appropriation bill was reported and placed on tbe calendar. ' . . The discussion of the Des Moines River Land bill was resumed, but at 1 o'clock- it went over and the Texas .Pacific Forfei ture bill was taken up and read. : ; Mr. Morgan offered an amendment simi lar to that offered by him in the case of the Atlantic and Pacific bill, providing for refer ence to United States Courts of all con troversies concerning the tights and I equi ties claimed by-the. United 8tates, 'or by private parties in lands : forfeited. Mr. Morgan addressed the Senate in support of his amendment. 'i- . '.-;' Mr. Morgan's amendment was rejected yeas 24, nays 31. -:-""-p ?-r''- 't :i t Mr. Sherman offered an amendment with holding tbe lauds from settlement for four years; but this was also rejected. ' , Mr Lapham offered an; amendment of "similar Import -Rejected.-f' r Tne bill haying been perfected in com mittee of the. Whole, it -was reported to the Senate, read a third time,; and passed yeas 56, nays 2. The vote in detail was as follows: Yeas Aldrich, Allison, Bayard, Leek. Brown. Butler, Call.-Cameron . of Wis.,, Cockrell, Cade, Conger, Cullom, Dawes, Dolph Edmunds. George, Gibson, Giirman, Groome, Hale, Hampton,' Harris, Harrison, Hawley, Hill, Hoar, Ingalls, Jackson, Jones, of Fla., Lamar, McMillan, McPherson, Mabone, Manderson, Maxey. Miller, of Cab, Miller, of N. Y., Mitchell, Morgan. Pendleton. Pike J Piatt, Plumb, Pugh, Ransom, Sabin, 8aulsbury Sawyer, Sherman, Slater, Van Wyck, Vest, Wal ker, Williams and Wilson.;- Nays Blair and Bowen. r - ' - . The Senate then, at 6.35 p. m. adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. " The House met at 10 o'clock in continua tion of yesterday's session. ; ' t Mr. Hoi man introduced a joint resolu tion requesting the President to open ne gotiations with the government of the French Republic, with a view to nego giating a new convention with that govern ment for the establishment of another French and American Claims Commission, which shall have ample jurisdiction to re open, examine and finally determine all claims which were filed before the late Commission, under tbe Convention of Jan uary 15th, 1880. between the government of the United States and the French Re THihlic. Referred. l- ! - J - The House then went into committee of the Whole (Mr. Hammond, ; of Ga.. in the chair), on the River and Harbor bill.; At 11.65 the committee rose and the Houseradjourned, and at 12 o'clock the session of Thursday began. " ( : '-u-,: During the transaction of business under tbe special rule, on motion of Mr. David son, of 'Fla., -the Senate bill was passed appropriating $100,000 for tbe erection of a public building at Key West. r At 1.45 p. m. consideration of the River and Harbor bill was resumed in committee of the Whole. j -: Mr. Ellis offered an amendment provid ing that no portion of the appropriation for the improvement of the Mississippi shall be expended to repair or build levees for the purpose of reclaiming lands or pre venting injury to lands by overflows; pro vided, however, that the commission is authorized to repair and build levees, if in its judgment it should be done as part of their plan to afford case and safety to the navigation and commerce of the river and to deepen the channel, j Agreed to 101 to 63. I - -. A large number . of amendments were offered to the paragraph relative to the Mis sissippi river appropriations, but tbey were severally voted down.'- Upon one of them. however, a point was raised that no quo rum had voted, and in accordance with an arrangement with the Appropriation com mittee, Mr Willis moved that tbe commit tee rise, which motion was carried. Speaker Carlisle took the chair, and the welcome which was extended to him upon his return to his official duties was a cor dial one. Both sides of the House broke into applause, in which the gallery joined At 3.30 p. m the Housejwent into com mittee of the Whole on the Naval Appro priation bilL ' 1 here was no general debate, though it was agreed some general discussion would be permitted when the clause was "reached which provides for a board to examine into the subject of reconstruction of the Navy, and tbe bill was read by paragraphs for amendments. ,; :- Ou motion of Mr Hut chins, an amend ment waa adopted appropriating $4,000 for completing a six-inch wire-wound gnu Mr. Curtin offered an amendment appro priating $25000 for testing - American ordinance made of American material. Adopted. " - -. t ,. . Uonoideration or tne nrst section or tbe bill having been corcluded, the committee rose and tbe House at 6 o'clock took a re cess until 10 o'clock to-morrow. . s . . . SENATE. : . ; WASHnraros, February 20. After re porting-business the JJe8 .Aloises Kiver Lands bill agajn came up, and Mr. Lapham resumed his speech, occupying the time until one o'clock,and still holding the floor, when the matter went over. : A struggle tor precedence of bills then began. Mr. Morrill succeeded in getting tbe Anti Silver Coinage bill before tbe Senate by a vote of 27 to 22. It was then temporarily laid aside for the Agricultural Appropriation bill, which, after some debate, was passed substantially as it came from tbe 8enate committee; the principal change being in the item for the-cultivation of sorghum. It is increased from $20,000 to $50.000. . Tbe Postoffice Appropriation bill was next taken up. In tbe course of remarks defending an amendment reducing itms of the bill. Senator Plumb, of , Kan sas, said be thought ibe expenses of the government could be . reduced by fifty millions annually without hurt to the public service, t Tbe section of the bill as it came from the House provided that letters shall be charged at the rate of two cents an ounce, instead of two cents tor a half an ounce; drop letters (where there is no- free delivery) one' cent ah ounce, and newspapers in bulk, to regular Subscribers, one cent a pound ; sample copies at one cent for four ounces. ; As to this provision, Mr. Beck said the Appropriation committee bad concluded to strike it out, as being general legislation. Mr; Beck said it was good leg islation, though In. the wrong place, ana members of-the committee, or most, of them, held themselves at liberty to vote as Democratic Senators against tnat recom mendation pf the committee. After considerable discussion aa to tne operation of Senate rules, ; the Senate dis agreed to tbe committee amenament oy a vote of 8 to 33, so far. as that amendment related to letter postage; leaving the news paper provision yet to be acted on. -; After an executive session the Senate ad journed. i - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. - The House met at 10 o'clock iu continu ance of Thursday's session, and immediate ly went into committee of the Whole (Mr Hammond in the chair) on the River and Harbor bill. " ; f j - ' . One hour was consumed In slowly voting upon the amendment to the paragraph mak ing an appropriation for the improvement of the Mississippi river. a Finallyi in order to expedite matters, the friends of the bill yielded to a motion to strike out the entire Mississippi river clause.: This withdrew the bone of contem ion from the committee, and the clause will be restored in the House. : The clause relative to tbe Hennepin Ca nal being recurred to, the Chair delivered an elaborate decision on the points of order raised against it. He held that tbe subject was germane, and that it was not in the na ture of new legislation, and therefore over ruled the poipts which were based on those grounds; but sustained tbe point that the committee on Rivers and Harbors bad not original jurisdiction of the subject, and 1885. that it should properly .have been consid ered by the committee on Railways and Canals; and upon this ground he ruled that the clause was not in order and must be stricken from the bill. , Mr. Henderson appealed irom the decision,- pending which the committee rose,' the House adjouaned, and, at 12 o'clock,; the session of Friday began. " j The conference report on the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was agreed to. ; Under the special rule a number of pub lie building bills were passed. ' ; The House at 8.15 .p. m. went into com-! mittee of the Whole on the Naval Appro priation Din.' ine second section, wbich relates to tbe increase of the navy, having been read it was ; agreed that four hours? debate should be allowed upon it. j ' Pending further debate the committee rose and the House at 5 o'clock took a recess until 7, the evening session to be for the cpnt deration of pension bills. j Washesgtos, February 21.' But little legislative business was transacted in either house of Congress to day. : - . . t The Senate took up the Postoffice Ap propriation bill, and retained in. the bill (contrary to the recommendation of the Appropriation committee), the legislative provisions inserted by the House of Repre sentatives, fixing the-, postage on newspa pers sent out from the office of publication to regular subscribers at one cent a rwandt but cut out tbe discrimination against sam ple copies, making the rate' mentioned tbe uniform-rate for all newspapers sent from the office of publication, whether sample copies or otherwise. :. '. r. .w Business was then suspended to permit the Senate , to take part in tbe dedication ceremonies. - ' -' j : The Senate was again called to order at 5.05 p. m , only to formally adjourn over to Monday. , , , j ; In the House the ball this morning pre sented a novel appearance. -, The" desks of members bad been removed and in their place were rows upon rows of chairs, vary ing in style from the capacious leather covered arm chair - to tbe more plebeian chair of plain pine wood.; The seating' ca pacity of the floer was about 1,500. Early in tbe day the galleries began to fill, and by 12 o'clock , there , were few -vacant seats to be found A large majority of the specta.- tors were ladies. . I be executive ana diplo matic galleries were occupied, which is a very rare occurrence, and the only vacant seats were in the gallery exclusively re served for families of Senators and Repre sentatives, and they became filled before tbe ceremonies began. ' - , At precisely seventeen minutes past one Speaker Carlisle's pavel called the House to order and Saturday's session was opened with prayer by the Chaplain, and the Jour nal or yesterday was read, mat enaea the legislative business of the day. After the dedication ceremonies the House was called to order, and at 5.45 p. m. adjourned .to Monday. m m ' " WASHINGTON MON UMENT. Dedication Ceremonies at tne .Capitol 'I he Assemblage Reviewing ; tne Procession Tbe Orations, Ae.j " :. T j " Washtsgtok, Feb. 21. The procession from the Washington monument did not reach tbe east front of the capitol, where it was reviewed by the President, until 12 P. M. ; President 'Arthur with his . cabinet, Senators Sherman and Hawley, members of tbe diplomatic corps and Marshal Mc: Michell occupied the stand erected directly in front of the east main entrance to tbe capitol and facing tbe statue of Washing ton. Between two and three thousand peo ple were assembled on the capitol steps and in the surrounding grounds, and tbe win dows of the Senate and House ot liepre sentative committee rooms overlooking the review ground were filled with specta tors. Immediately, after Gen. Sheridan and his aides passed the ' President tbey rode to the point appointed from which the General also reviewed the procession. ; The visiting and local military organizations, as they passed in review, were formed in line by companies and the spectacle presented was the finest display of tbe day's proceed ings. The glint of winter's sunshine upon the polished arms and bright colors of the uniforms lent a suggestion of warmth which was refreshing to the sensibilities of tbe shivering spectators. The review con tinued until 2 o'clock, when the President and his cabinet repaired to the President's room in the capitol, where they took lunch before proceeding to tbe hall of the House of Representatives. : At ten minutes past two, the National Washington Monument; Association' was announced in the House, and, headed by W. W. Corcoran, , Judge Bancroft and President Welling, of Columbia Univer sity, it marched in and took seatsfassigned to it in front and a little to the left of the Speaker's desk. Shortly afterwards Gen. Sheridan and bis staff entered, amid loud clapping of hands, and their brilliant uni forms tended to lend an air of gaiety to the scene. The President and his Cabinet next appeared, and tbe large assemblage rose and heartily applauded as the Chief Execu tive and his advisors passed down the main aisle and were appointed to seats in the space directly in front of the Speaker's desk. The Supreme Court, Judiciary of the District, and tbe Diplomatic Corps fol lowed, and flanked the Presidential party, and at 2 80 o'clock the Senate, preceded by its officers, was escorted to the space re served f r. it. - Its presiding officer, Mr. Edmunds, proceeded to the Speaker's desk, where the gavel was cuorteously handed to him by Speaker Carlisle. -I r -4 In calling tbe assemblage to order, Mr. Edmunds said: "Gentlemen: You are as sembled pursuant to the concurrent order of the two Houses, to celebrate the memorial, erection and completion of the monument to the memory of the first President of the United States. It is not only a memorial, but an inspiration that shall live through all generations of our posterity, as we may hope, and which we this day inaugurate and celebrate by ceremonies which have been ordered by the two Houses," Prayer was offered by Rev. S. A. Wallis, of Pohick- Church,- near Mt. Vernon. Vir ginia, v The ;? prayer being: ended the Marine Band, wbich was stationed in the members' lobby, played "Hail Columbia," and then Mr. Edmands, expressing bis re gret that Mr. Winthrop was necessarily ab sent, introduced Representative John D Long, of Mass., who, having been loudly applauded, proceeded to read Mr. Win throp's oration. Mr.: Long spoke from the clerk's desk, in an impressive manner, and in a voice, which though not loud, .was so clear as to reach every corner of the cham ber. ; Eloquent passages of the speech were delivered with a fervor which elicited frequent bursts of applause, and as Mr. Long read the peroration the multitude broke into a storm of applause. ': 1 On the right of the speaker were seated the chaplains of the Senate and House and Rev. Mr. Wallis, while on bis left sat Hon, John W. Daniel, of Virginia,, and Senator Sherman, Chairman, of the Congressional Joint Commission. - - As Mr; Long ceased the band struck up "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean," and as the strains of the air ended Mr. Edmunds in troduced Hon. John W. Daniel, who was greeted with - long continued clapping of hands. - Mr. Daniel proceeded to deliver his ora tion. Though having his manuscript on the desk before him, he referred to it but once or twice during the course of his ora tion. He spoke, in an - easy manner.this voice being finely : modulaud to suit the meaning of his sentences, and his - speech was accentuated and emphasized by grace ful gestures. Many : times was he inter rupted by rounds of applause, elicited by his clear-cut and well balanced penods,and bv hiseloauent style of uttering them.-! As he closed, Senator Edmunds and Senator Sherman, Speaker Carlisle and Representa tive Long warmly congratulated him, while once more the audience testified their ap preciation of theorator's eloquence. " -' : After tbe benediction by tbe Chaplain of the Honse, the distinguished guests de parted, and the Speaker called the House to order. " ' t': ::j The jury in the Cook county, Ills., elec tion fraud conspiracy cases returned a ver- diet of guilty against Mackin, Gallagher and Gleason. The result was received with general satisfaction. . - v; v NO. 18 ... PHIL, A DELPHI A . Deatraetlve Fire on Cneatnnt SStreet Two 9Ien killed by Falling; Walls Loas Estimated at 9200,000. ; : By Telegraph to the Homing Star.l ; Philadelphia, 10 A. M., Feb. 19. A destructive Are is now burning fiercely on Chestnut street, between Second and Front streets. Tbe locality is devoted entirety to large warehouses - and business houses . Three buildings are now in flames. Sev eral 1 persons are believed to have been killed and injured. - : 10 1Q A. M. The fire on Chestnut street is spreading, and now extends from - the Cora Exchange to Leutia street.- about half a block of very valuable buildings.' ; The National BankTm the corner of Second and Chestnut stf gebj.has caught on fire and is burning in thei upper stories. . The flames have crossed Chestnut street and many large business houses on the other side are in imminent danger. Latkb. The fire originated in some manner, as yet unknown, in the five-story brick -.structure, - No ,125 , - Chestnut street, occupied by" Stephenson & Co.', Getz & Stutton, Richard A. Blytbe and Garsed- - & . Co., all ; dealers in cotton and wpol. After the fire was discovered and the flames burst from the windows, the front of the three upper stories fell out and crushed down into the streets. The loud 'noise thus made xaused - a rumor that an: explosion also occurred, but it is not yet known whether or .sot there were any x. ptosires in the building. When the wall fell; a, laborer, whose name is said to be John McKoy was engaged in removing a safe from an adjoining building. He was buried by the falling bricks- and instantly killed. A horse attached to a hose cart, Btanding in front of the building, was also killed.;- The flames spread, rapidly to the buildings on the East, ; and Nos. 123 and 121 Chestnut street were enveloped in flames. The former building is occupied by Irwin C. Beatty - & Co.. dealers in worsted yams, and the latter by George H. McFadden & Co., cotton dealers. . So far as is known now two men have been killed at the scene of the fire-John McKay, or McCormick. driver of the hose car, and J. G. Blyer, aged 18 years. - 11 15 A. M. The firemen are confident that tbey have the fire fully under control, and that it cannot spread -further. The losses will be very heavy, but no estimate can yet be made. A rough estimate is that it will not be less than $200,600. ILLINOIS. Several Inefietual . Ballots for JJ. 8. Senator. Springfield. Feb. 19 At noon to day a ballot was taken for U. S. Senator in joint session, tbe vote being as follows: Logan 100, Morrison 94, E. M. Haines,dem., 4. scattering 6. The House then proceeded to take another ballot. Representative O'Shea, dem., of Cook county, said he wished to explain his vote. Cuming from a section that was largely interested in iron manufacturing, bis constituents felt that Morrison's policy was detrimental to their interests, and be must vote for J. R. Hoxie, while personally he felt very kindly toward Mr. Morrison. Representative Silling, of Cook county, in recording bis vote, said he could not vote for Logan under existing circumstances, and in a lengthy speech ex plained his position. He voted for Andrew Sherman. The second ballot resulted the same as the first. Another ballot was then taken but tbe result was unchansed- - , VIRGINIA. . Fatal Railway Accident on tbe Vlr , glnla Midland Railroad, Near Alex ' andrla Two Trains In Collision : Poor Persons Killed and Five or Six Badly Injured. . Washington, Feb. 20. The North bound passenger train No. 51, of the Vir ginia Midland Railroad and the South bound 'freight train of the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad, collided at Four Mile Rum, about three miles .north of .Alexan dria, about ; 10 o'clock last night. Tbe Virginia Midland train was due at 10.03, and was on time. It had tbe right of way. The train was made up of the engine, mall, express, baggage, one passenger and two sleeping care. As the' passenger . train emerged from the viaduct at Four Mile Run, it was struck by tbe freight train. The engineer of tbe freight train bad both legs and one arm 'cut off, and died before he was taken from the wreck. The con ductor of the passenger train was crushed between two cars, and the engineer of the freight train and the fireman of the pas senger train were evidently killed when the engines came together. -Portions of their bodies were dragged out of the burning wreck of tbe engine some hours after the collision. . The fireman of the freight train saved his life by jumping. ' The killed are George Frier, engineer of the freight; Tom Darby, fireman of the passenger; Andrew Auger, conductor of tbe passenger, and Bruce, engineer of the passenger train. :j -: : ; ' " : The injured are T; W. Jones, chief clerk of the postal car, about tbe head and body; W. A. McNeaL mail agent, about the bead ; C. T. Stewart, postal clerk: J. F. Franir, colored postal clerk; and Thomas Gaylor, mail weigher, severely. : ; ' : ;. Farther Particulars of the Accident on ; . the Virginia midland Railroad. V "h Washington Feb. 20. The latest re port from the scene of.the collision at Four Mile Run makes it certain that four men were kilted in the accident, with a proba bility that ; one other who is missing is buried under : the: wreck. ? None of the passengers were seriously Injured, though several were badly shaken up and received slight bruises; among tbe latter being Rev. Dr. Bliss, of : Philadelphia, - who was cut. about the face. The cause of the accident is not yet clear. There were about seventy passengers on board : the passenger train, which was due in .Washington at 10.25 p. m. It left Lynchburg an hour and a half late, but made up the time on tbe way; leaving Alexandria, four miles south of the scene of the accident, twenty-five minutes late. It was making time when the col lision occurred, and was running about 40 miles an hour: The freight train consisted of about twenty cars1 two of them laden with oil and the others with general mer chandise. : Within a few minutes from tbe time tbe collision occurred the wreck took fire from the engines and all tbe freight cars and the broken cars of ; the passenger train were burned - up. Passengers assisted the train men to push the passenger -coaches back out of danger. The contents of the. express car were totally destroyed, and two safes which it carried were so badly in jured by fire that it is supposed their con tents are destroyed It is not known what the Express Company's loss will be, but it is supposed to be heavy. The Express Company is now making inquiry to ascer tain what tbe car held. . . FOREIGN. The War In Egypt Alarm Respecting the Safety of British Forces. London, Feb. 20. A dispatch from Korti savs: Gen . Buller, Who began his retreat from Gubat several days aeo. was nomnelled to halt at Abu Klea Wells and intrench his troopB in position there in order to safely defend himself against El Mahdi's men, who are gathered in large numbers on his line of retreat,' and are continually menacing the British forces.. A special dis oatch indicates that Gen.. Wolseley s will have to send strong reinforcements to Gen. Buller, if the latter is to be rescued from' his perilous position.- w . n t Grave fears are entertained in some quar ters here that Gen. . Buller may meet the fate of Gordon unless he is speedily suc cored. - . ' '.'"' " The government has called out tbe mili tary and suspended the transfer of officers from tbe regular army to xne reserves. This action has created profound sentiment and ar general feeling of alarm respecting tbe safety of not only the forces under Gen. Buller, but also those under - Gens. Wolseley and Brackenbury The opinion is widespread that the War Office has re ceived more startling information - from Gen. Wolseley than Is conveyed in the tel egram in relation to Gen. Buller being hemmed in at Abu Klea Wells. Spirits Turpentine And now tbe Raleigh Chronicle calk members of the Legislature 'Hon.' Raleigh : Yisitori'i His i Honor,: Judge Graves, having been informed tbat Governor Scales declined . to consider the application of pardon for John H. Pool, lately convicted of manslaughter, until sentence had been pronounced, yesterday afternoon sentenced the prisoner to four: months confinement In the common jail. : Oxford Orphkvts Friend i Mr. Jerome Horner has invented a machine for burning plant beds, which be has proven to be a success. Mr. J. H.- Mills ; deliv ered an. address at the Baptist church last : Wednesday night in i the , interest of the Baptist Orphanage. 'The body of a male child was found on the streets of Ox ford last Tuesday. -? It was entirely nude, and had been Bomewhat mutilated by hogs. Wilson Mirtgi H. 6.. Conuor baa been invited-to respond to a toast at a dinner, to be given at Dclmonico's New York on the 26th inst., by the Free; Trade Club of that city. - When a man stays down at his office until mids'bt trying to strike a balance be generally loses it before he gets home. When a delinquent sub scriber complained the other day about his paper, being so wet he forgot the fact that there was considerable due on iwi; .: : - The Charlotte Observer says of the jury investigation of the killing of Freeman:' After a thorough discussion, the jury concluded to adjourn for a season, in the hope that some development might fol low; - From the evidence secured they have arrived at the decision tbat Allen Freeman did not shoot himself, bat that he was shot by some one either accidentally or inten tionally; Who this unknown party is tbe efforts of the jury will be directed to ascer tain; but to this end evidence so far has thrown nothing of an encouraging charae- some party Shot and silted Freeman.: All vr' " cibo ueuiuuuBu iu a mystery tost at una time seems almost hopeless. - : ; j " ' fjoTdsboro Messen get: The Wil mington Presbytery will meet in -Mount Olive on the 4th of March. Services will commence Wednesday night, and continue until Sunday night. - A "Silk Grow ers' Association'' is shortly to be organized - in this county. A meeting .for this pur pose is to be held in the Opera House on Tuesday, 2d of March, at 11 o'clock a. m. - The tall form of tbe distinguished and beloved teacher. Mr. James H. Horner, of Oxford, waa seen at the Capitol to-day. He was the recipient of attentions at the hands of all North Carolinians who knew, of his presence in the building. Prof. Hor ner has all of the old-time courtesy and much of tbe vivacity which keeps such men always young in spirit. ' Raleigh .Register : E. T. Boy kin, President pro tern, of the Senate; B. C. Beck with, Engrossing Clerk of -the Senate; ' Phil. Holland, Reading Clerk of the Senate; J- M. Brown,-Enrolling Clerk of the Gen eral Assembly; W. G, Burkhead, Reading Clerk oi the Mouse; u. if. Adams, J. A. Barringer, Geo; Bulla, J. R. Henderson, H. -E. Norris, L. 8. Overman, J. A. Turner, , . members of the House, were all educa-, ted at Trinity College, It is our de-j liberate opinion that no good that could be accomplished by free tuition at the Univer- -sity could possibly compensate tbe evil sure ly to be wrought by a failure of all the friends of education to work together for -the common cause. -We trust therefore, tbat this trouble is entirely behind us. . We learn tbat the committee on Education yes terday evening considered the bill and agreed unanimously to recommend its pas sage. ' . j ? . - Asheville Advance: Mrs. M. ' Alice Cummings, wife of Mr. P. A. Cum mings and -daughter of Capt, H. C. France, died at her home in this city at 12.80 yesterday, aged 37; years. ' The news of a most horrible and heartrending occurrence which happened on Ivy, in the northern part of this county, last Friday night, was received here hist evening.) The house of a colored woman named Alice Wilson, living on the land ' of Rev. Mr. Eller, caught on fire, and her three small children were burned to death before they could be rescued. A prominent gen tleman of Detroit, Michigan, who has been on a visit to this city for his health, in con versation with one of our citizens yester day, said that the climate of 'Western North Carolina, would, when thoroughly known, -make this "country-one of the greatest resorts for Northerners and West ern invalids in the United States. ; . Raleigh Chronicle: Mr. R. P. Lennox, of Moore county, was in the city to-day, and states that the people of his section will plant considerable tobacco this year. Mr. Lennox cultivated five acres last year and realized about $90 per acre. He sold his tobacco on tbe ; Raleigh mar- . ket. - It Is a cause for sincere regret -tbat the press of Washington, Richmond and New York is making so much fun of the Legislature's endorsement of Mr. Jar vis for a Cabinet position. For a hundred years North Carolina has been the victim of more jokes than any other State. There is talk in the Legislature of ad journing for three days from March 3rd, to 5th (inclusive) and going in a body i to Washington to attend the inauguration. The pay of the members will be suspended for three days and they will pay their own expenses, t fit ought to adjourn and go home bef ore the 3rd of March. A month was ample time to do all needed legislation. Stab - -"- - ; - -. : :. Raleigh News-Observer: Last evening a number of representative trav--elling men met at the Yarboro and organi zed for the purpose of making a fight against excessive hotel charges, &c., and also to form a protective agency. The meeting called a convention and chose twenty-six representatives. Mr. John T. Vann, of Lexington, N. C, was chairman of the meeting, and Mr. J.. Stratton secre tary., A circular will be issued to-day. Coleratnb, N. C, Feb. 16. The simple-minded, ignorant, superstitious peo ple of Bertie county are now being preyed upon by a miserable set of roaming vaga bonds, calling themselves Gypsies. Tbey are reaping a golden harvest from tbe ne groes and ignorant whites that is shameful and ought not to be tolerated in a civilized community. Ought tbe State of North Carolina issue license to persons to carry on a profession or trade of deceptive false hood, ajtrade tbat thrives upon tbe super stition and credulity of her citizenst S Charlotte Observer: : Some of our Charlotte .visitors to the New Orleans Exposition have met with bad luck; Miss Louise Morebead was robbed of a diamond crescent pin and Mrs. Jcsiah Asbury lost her trunk, tbe contents of which were val uable. - - Major W. M. 8. Dunn, who has held the position of engineer and gen eral superintendent of the Virginia Mid land Railroad since 1881, has resigned that position to accept the superintendency of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad, , in this State, which ' position was offered him early in January last.; : On the 7th of this month Major Dunn forwarded his res ignation as engineer and superintendent of the Virginia Midland Road to President Buford, to take effect as soon as he can be relieved of the duties of the position. . -A bill to incorporate tbe, Stanley & Cabar rus Railroad Company has been passed by the Legislature. A bill has been presented in the Senate to incorporate the Shelby & Spartanburg Railroad Ctompany. If all the bills for railroads passed by tbe Legis lature are put into effect, there will be more railroads than hog paths in our State.: ; v: Raleigh Farmer and Mechanic: Professor Harding, of Hampden Sidney College, Virginia; Professor W. Moore, I of Austin College-Texas; Professor D. H Hill, Jr., of Alabama Agricultural College; Professor and Rev. W. W. Moore, of the Union Theological Seminary, Virginia, are among the recent graduates of Davidson College. Then, there are Professor H. L. Smith, of: Seima; Professor Gilmer, of Morganton; Professor Kelly, of the Union ' Home School; Professor Paisley, of Ben nettsville, 8. C. ; Colonel A. R. Banks, of Fort Mill, S. C. and Professor J. P. Mon roe, of Fayetteville Graded 'School, and others of - well known and successful schools. Washington letter: Why don't you all push Scales for a Cabinet Office t Gov. Cleveland woul rather give him a chair than any man yet named from the State. 1 1 know what I am saying. You may not know that he has had S. In his mind for three , months; be wants a man from ear section. : What action is best in the premises though the matter has been mightily tangled by that poppy cock endorsement. One thing I am assured of, Mr. C. would like to give a portfolio to North Carolinian but not to any intriguing politician.- ' j ': .ik' i '"J: i -a, 4 a I1 I i n i - - 1 . -- .j. -- f -" J'v " . "i ,1
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