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, KNGLAND AND BCSSIA. '
It is probably too soon to discuss
tlx' terms of peace between .England
ai 'l Russia as there ' may be a hitoh
in the proceedings or something may
yt- occur to change tbewhole aspect
. of i hi outlook. As the terms are re-puri-(l
it looks as if Russia had
gumd and that England had suffered
tio.-nt-tliing of a humiliation. It is a
MKiiular fact that Russia never re-
ct'J. s. She plants- hw. banners and
imivfs lip her columns and there she
stands. England agrees to the de
mands of Russia and is willing to see
a part of the Ameer's dominions eo.
Is tin backing ud Your friends?
What claim or - right has Russia to
Pei.i.kh ? What will the Ameer
think of such backing ? .
- England cannot agree to that with
out, suffering discomfiture In the eyes
of the world. Perhaps it is better to
sec anally robbed of a. part of his
territory than to incur the vast ex
pei;iilure of blood and treasure that
a g; tat campaign would entail upon
England; but such a course cannot
be pursued without suffering as a
war-making Power. England can
do greaAhings when fully aroused,
and rsho would prove herself a full
mafi ii for Russia, but she prefers to
trea-1 a more pacific path. The truth
is the illustrious Premier is a peace
Miniver. jNo great war or frmall
wir ever bgan. under his leadership.
He iKs.Hiopped warn and he has been
tnr ...A ,v !;.; . . . '
iji i vii a iiiic i.uaii was against ills
coiiviciiiii and pacific policy. But
he will neveVliegin a great war ff It
can !; avoided, and, hence, we have
been much inclined all along to doubt
if ihere would be war. : We felt that
Mr. Gladstone would resort to diplo-
""j) "'m-i man iu tue uayonetanu
it now looks as if such would bo the
case. f -
e rejoice that the prospect is l so
peaceful, j War is a horrible thing at
any. time and for any cause. It scat
ters death and dcesolation in its path
way. It sends sorrow and suffering
to ti n1 thousand hearts and teb thou
sand hearthstones. ; A war in Europe
can iif ver benefit the South. The
North may reap some benefit, but the
Souih would onlv suffer. The bread-
wini i rs throughout our fair South
land ould only have to struggle the
-harder and pay the higher, for the
fowl tiiey consumed. We trmt the
Angel of Peace will prevail.
THE UUSSIAN NAVIT , J
Uubsia is the third great Na
val Power of the world. : Eng
land, France , and then ' Russia is
the order. Russia is very anx
ious to be as great on sea as she is
on land. She hes become such a tre
mendous force en land and is so grow
ing that the Great Powers in Europe
may yet find that their safety will
i.T it. 1 . 1 1 . .
mc turui tuto an auiance io Keep
down the colossal Power that began
Us career under that half -barbarian,
Peter the Great. The history of Ttns
sia for two hundred years has- been
one of steady, perlinacions, inflexi
ble aggression. The Baltic Sea, in
wavwould be the chief seat of con
flict as between her fleets and those
of England,. Russia has thirty-two
iron elands and one hundred and
ninety-three vessels, manned by up
ward of thirty thousand sailors and
marines, carrying nearly six hundred
guns, none of them of large calibre,
and with engines of, 200.000-horse
power-in the aggregate. '. She keeps
most of Tier fleet irTthe Baltic. In
case of war some desperate sea fight
ing would , be . done in that and
England would be apt to assert her
naval supremacy and either compel
the -Russian iron-eladV to hnor thn
forts or Beek glory on the great deep.
; The negroes in the African Metho
dist Conference in session at Lynch
burg may have expressed the feel
lngs of their race when they loudly
applauded the election and the atti
tude of President Cleveland towards
tbeir racer We do not know that
any thing has occurred since the in
fngural address waa delivered that
indicates any peculiar - leaning or
was or policy of the President to
WaraY the negroes.' When he was
8orn into office his .remarks were'
significant. He clearly-enough set
lorth the fact that- they would be
VOL. XVI.
justly dealt with, and that no sn.ia
legislation was needed for them:
They were citizens, - and were to be
treated as such. : The negroes had
secured very high privileges and they
must rely upon themselves. We have
no doubt that under Mr, Cleveland
the negroes will have a fair showing,
and there will be no contemptible
demagogism to disturb4ffae peace of
tne eountry in their behalf.
. THE WAU OUTLOOK.
; . In our comments yesterday upon
the reported back down of - England
we said it was too soon to- discuss
the terms of the treaty. ; It turns ont
that it is not known ,to :; the . British
Government : that .v Russia has made
any demands like those indicated and
England .has made no authoritative
announcement of : a ' willingness to
concede an inch of territory. Not
only is this denied-by i the British
Prime ; Minister, ',but the ' story, of
peace talk on the part of the Czar is
also denied by Mr. Gladstone. What
the real condition of" affairs - is.-' re
mains unrevealed at this present wri
ting.' In the mean : time England is
pushing her preparations for war
with all possible vigor.4 f '
Mr. Gladstone is displaying a wise
pourse thusfar. Whilst not desiring
war; he is preparing for the worst.
There are some iRdications hints
they may be of an alliance between
England and Turkey. It strikes us
that an armed neutrality - would be
best for Turkey." That country is so
near to Russia and can be invaded
with so much success that it would
be safest for it to keep out of the war
altogether. It is known that the
inrush Ambassador in London has
been closeted with Mr. Gladstone. If
Lord Palmerston or Lord Beacons-
field was living and at the head of
the 'Government there - would have
been -war before this. Surely, it is
better to have a cautious,calculatbg,
peace-loving , Prime Minister than
one of the other sort. -- - : f - r
NOT EXACTLY.
"North Carolina Daners are auarrellin?
about their State Legislature and accusing
each other of desiring its constitutional abo
lition. No one will pretend to say that the
average Legislature is not above imDrove-
ment. and in some States even abolishment
might not be the most dangerous step.
What system . of legislation these papers
would introduce none has - yet suggested,
but it ia not unlikely that they agree noon
the general principles that no laws are bet
ter than bad ones, and in that they will be
upuciu. ! xv. j. tmas, J-na aep.
, i here is truth and error mingled
the above. - There is nor paper in.
North Carolina that : advocates the
"constitutional abolition" of the
State Legislature. The Stab was er
roneously- charged with - some such
purpose by two of its contemporaries
but it never published a line that au
thorized ' this inference. The Stab
promptly, disclaimed such a purpose.
It, however, did venture to say that
three - able, patriotic,-! pure North
Carolinians men of large experience
in legislation and perfectly famiar
with the laws, institutions and needs
of the State, and j thoroughly trained
and learned lawyers, could discharge
the duties of legislation in much less
time and in a much more satisfactory
and business like way than the Legis
lature as now constituted. This sen
timent, was displeasing to two of our
most esteemed and ablest State con
temporaries. - j -
The Times evidently j sees the mat
ter very much - as the ! Stab sees it.
The Legislatures of j many of the
States have recently been subjected
to sharp criticism and some of them
have been treated to large doses of
ridicule and contempt. It is very
certain that the "average Legisla
ture" can be "improved." .
THE DESTRUCTION OF FORESTS.
, All who have paid any attention to
the subject know howt injurious has
been the destruction of forests v in
Europe. : So great has been the dam
age, as we showed in previous edito
rials, that in Germany and other Eu
ropean 'Governments a regular sys
tem of forestry has been adopted,
and vast "destitute areas have been
planted 'with trees. The facts that
have been gathered show that where-
ever countries have been stripped of
the forests ; that v extraordinary cli
matic changes have occurred, the
rainfall has been seriously diminished,
and great sterility has overtaken the
soil. " Not only are these facts estab
lished but - wind storms have been
checked and freshets have "been to a
great extent prevented. We showed
all this with elaboration a year or
so ago. - ; We do not think it necessa
ry to go into the matter again. -
The profits of forests are great.
They are - source of much wealth.
The timber is of great value. A tree
of walnut, for instance, is equal to a
great many dollars if properly dis
posed of. Then as fuel it is of great
value. Then there are gums, syrups,
tanni n. -. &c, y that prod uce a great
sum... , " , .
Ought not the forests then to be
preserved as far vas is possible?
Ought not the owners of land to
plant every .year trees where there
are vacant and sterile places?
Tree planting ought to be a duty
and men are very much in their own
light when they neglect it. t. . -
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..An estimate has been made o
course only approximately correct-
that; there are acres in farms 536,
081,853; in woodland 190,255,744
To show how the woods have disap
peared in Ohio the following figures
are .giveni in 1853 there were 1 3,
891,228 acres of woodland. In 1881
there were but 4,708,247. In fifty
years the South will be worse off
than Ohio is if the destruction bf
forests, should continue as it has in
the past. - -
Our people have been remorseless,
ignorant, blind and unwise in their
destruction of the" forests' Whilst
other peoples are fostering and de
veloping forestry the Americans are
warring with fire and axe upon the
monarchs of the forests. -The fol
lowing from a paper in the Chicago
Current by F. K. Cary shows in a
Paragraph., -nowercrrturies are.
ueaiingr with this great practical
question.- lie saysi "r "-
- "And today, in no other nation of the
globe which pretends to civilized conditions
of life, does the forest tree fare so badly as
in the United Brttes, and it is believed to
be doubtful whether any other great nation
has been so tardy in recognizing its duties
UBhomighted In refusing to profit by the
ui regard to lis DroiecUOH ana nurture nr on
uuiuense source "oi weaiin wnicn careful
national economy has elsewhere found in
its forest lands. ' In Prussia the fostering
care of the State is exercised" over tea" mil
lions of acres of forest lands from which an
annual income of sixty five hundred thou-
hbdu aonars is realized over and above all
tne expenses incurred in their management.
ut cavaria tne State forests cover about
three millions of acres and net the
uovernment about forty-flye hundred
thousand dollars' each year. In France
the State forests amount to seventy-five
hundred thousand acres,- which added to
the private forests of the Republic, make a
total of over twenty-three millions of acres
of forest lands which' are carefully pre-
Bcrveu.- in uuasia aoout tnree Hundred
ana twenty-five millions of acres of forests
are controlled by the Government. : In
Germany, France,: Denmark! -Hanover,
Saxony, Austria. Russia. Italy and other
countries schools of forestry have been es
tablished and the most active and intelli
gent efforts are being made for the preser
vation and culture of forests, and have iu
every ease resulted in successfully defend
ing the forest resources from extermina
tion, and at the same time have brought a
large income into the treasuries of the re
spective governments."
RESPONSIBILITY A 'VD ACCOUNTA
BILITY.
We do not know the inside history
of the failure of the-Exchange Na
tional Bank of Norfolk, Va. We do
know, however, that it has caused a
great deal of loss to citizens of North
Carolina who sent their money out
of their State - and trusted to the
honor and business management of
persons in another Stated We hear
that the mournings in the Elizabeth
Cisy , section are loud and painful,and
thai the Albemarle country is sorely
hurt; . As we mentioned yesterday,
one lady at Oxford had $30,000 in
the Norfolk bank, .and we suppose
she will lose about all of it.
How could a great failure happen
like that at Norfolk? If the mana
gers are honest how could it occur?.
If they are capable how could it oc
cur? Surely, those in charge must
have long known that their manage-'
ment was a failure and that the bank
was resting on a rotten foundation
while receiving the money of widows
and orphans,' of men and women; on
deposit. It is a most curious, break
up and the people have a right to
know all about it. We agree with
our - -respected contemporary, ; the
Norfolk Virginian, there ought to
be a "strict accountability." That
paper, in its issue of 17th inst., says:
"The expose since then of the causes
which led to the failure have stamped tbe
management of the bank as guilty of the
most reckless dealing with the great trust
they had in charge, and for this they should
be held to the strict accountability. Wheth
er the loss of the individual depositors be
large or small, the great wrong committed
is not palliated by such a consideration. " -
The President pretends that the
failure the crashing crushing fail
ure was a great surprise to him
Biow could he be so profoundly ig
norant? How could an honest and
capable President be so neglectful or
ignorant as - not ta know what was
the real condition of the institution
he was paid to look after? - -
The truth' is the South must pun
ish the unfaithful or the dishonest
just as bank officers are punished in
Great 'Britain, and as they have been
punished in New York and New Jer
sey: 'This way of setting -up busi
ness and - inducing people to confide
in them and to make deposits and
then shock the depositors with the
announcement some fine morning that
"the bank has busted" is becoming
ar too tragical for- fun and far too
frequent for leniency. Let the guilty
ones be punished ' whether Tin New
Jersey or" in Virginia, in the North
or in the South. , '
"An ex-rebel and ex-slaveholder." like
myself, in answer to what I wrote about
Gen. Grant, last week, writes: 'I believe
that the entire South prouder to-dav of
the nation as it is than it ever could have
been of our Confederacy as we wanted it
is full of sympathy for the man who con
quered us and defeated our schemes.'"
Montreal Canada) Gazette. ' - -x .
It takes a great many kind of men
to make up a population. . There are
all sorts in the South as elsewhere.
But the man who wrote the above is
of that class who swim with the cur
rent and with whom policy and suc
cess are- everything. If the South
had triumphed this class, of weak
backed fellows would have offered
hourly incense ' at the shrines of the
Confederacy . and sung praises, to
Jeff Davis and the "rebels." - i
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WILMINGTON, N. 0.,
,Russiajaccording to the New York
Herald, ; has in the Caucasus "sixty
thousand active men and sixty thou
sand reserves, thirty thousand irreg
ular cavalry and infantry, Circas
sians, Turcomans, . &c.-not prob
ably as fiercely daring as tbe .Af
ghans, but far better armed and or
ganized and ; fifty thousand Cos
sacks. Forty-five thousand men are
certainly being pushed forward to
Sarakhs, and she should be able to be
at Herat .with ap advance of twenty
thousand and a reserve of sixty
thousand inside of twenty. days."
' Maxwell, the English murderer at
St. Louis, took the steamer Sydney
for New Zealand via Honolulu. ; He
sailed from San Francisco. A cable
gram has been sent to Aukland to
head him off unless he leaves the
steamer at Honolulu. He changed
his jiame to Brooks and Dagnier for
purposes of -concealments j.j
--Tbere is much talk in Washington
over; Minister Keiley's mission, and
the report ; is that both ; Secretary
JBayard and the Italian Representa
tive in-Washington are non-commit
tal. The question is asked what will
Mr. Bayard do if the Italian Gov
ernment objects? i
A SlyaterlDaa Disappearance Acconnt
4 For Body Found Floating In tbe
Klver.
Yesterday, about noon, the body1" of
Evander McBride. a ' prominent colored
man of this city, was found floating in the
river near the W. & W. R. R. wharf. ., De
ceased disappeared from his home on Dick
inson's Hill, in the northern part of the
city, on Saturday last, since which time de
tectives have been employed in the effort
to discover his whereabouts. He was a
member of the colored Masonic order, and
tbe fraternity took much interest in the
search for the missing man. They buried
the remains in Pine Forest Jemetery wiih
the honors of the order. : -
McBride was a blacksmith by trade and
was the owner of some property. He was
about 58 years of age. : Some eighteen
mouias ago nis wire was sent to an insane
asylum, and his friends say he has never
been right since. : .' ,
coroner j aeons was notined, and a jury
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of inquest was held, a verdict being re
turned that deceased came to his death from
some cause to the jury unknown. ..
Sudden Death.
A colored woman by the name of Mary
Alexander, aged about 72 years, living on
Market, ; between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets, was out ia her back yard yesterday
evening, about 6 o'clock, catting wood.
when she suddenly dropped dead. Coroner
Jacobs was notified and viewed the body.
Dr. Potter was of the opinion that she died
of heart disease, as she was known to have
been afflicted with that malady 7f or Isomer
years." She moved to this place from Top
eail Sound. . .
Cotton. . .
The receipts of cotton - at ' this " port
during the past week . only, footed up 138
bales, as against 137 bales for the corre
sponding week last year, showing an in
crease of 1 bale. - ' . .
The receipts of the crop year from Sep
tember 1st to date foot up 93,511 bales, as
against 91,351 bales for the same period
last year, showing an increase of 2.160
bales in favor of 1885.
Improvement.
The old. unsightly junk shop on North
Water street, between Chesnut and Mulber
ry, has been demolished, preparatory, to
the erection of a large two-story brick build
ing, eighty by forty six feet. It will be built
very much after the style of the store of
Mr. C. Heyer.' on the opposite side of the
street. It will be a great improvement to
that immediate neighborhood. ' The store
will be the property of Cot P.W. 'Kerchner.
Foreign Exports. T ' ' I
Messrs. Paterson, Downing & Co., of this
port, cleared the Norwegian barque Ino,
Capt.' Christensen, yesterday, for Goole,
England, with 3,025; barrels of rosin,
valued at $3,325, and Messrs. Robin
son' & '' King the ? Norwegian ' - barque
Isfararen, Capt. Jorgensen, for London,
witn 3,447 barrels of "rosin, valued at
$3,626.37. ToUl $5,951.37.
The Charlotte ' Observer says:
"The darkeys have got the impression that
Judge Meares was sent here by President
Cleveland to clean out . things generally,'
and they look upon tho Criminal Court
with feelings of awe. 'Dese niggers what
gits in court is gwine to hab a bad time
now, sho' nufly. remarked an old darkey
yesterday, . with a mournful shake of his
head.'' -
,wr The schooner Gen. sj?. -32. Spinner;
bound from Richmond to Charleston, S.
C, with a .cargo of coal,: went ashore
abreast of, Port Pisher yesterday morning,
about 3 o'clock, during the prevalence of a
high wind..:: It was thought, we under
stand, that the schooner was "making for
the Lightship. . The tugs found it impossi
ble to reach her on account of the rough
sea .that .prevailed. The men had. not
abandoned her at last accounts but she is
close in under the beach and it is under
stood that they will not find much difficulty
n reaching the shore whenever they deem it
necessary. She is high up on the reef, and it
is considered probable by those of experience
in such matters that, with ' the wind as it
was yesterday afternoon, "she would be in
great danger of going to pieces during the
night. The Captain left the vessel yester
day, and went to Smithville and Federal
Point, expecting to return during the after-j
noon to the wreck. He reached the shore
in a small boat. ' - We get the above par
ticulars from Capt ; Woodaide, of' the
steamer Louise. "-
The Gen. F. 'E.8pinner is a vessel of
873 tons burthen and hails from Somers
Point, N. J. She was here - some months
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Detta or a Former WilmiiitoiilM. '
A private telegram was received here
yesterday, announcing the death, in Aber
deen, Mississippi, of Dri. 8.' S, Everett,
formerly a well-known dentist of this city.
Deceased Is said to have been about 47
years of age. -. ' .
FIJIDAY,' APRIL 24, 1885.
raekera and
' elation.
" , A meeting of the farmers of this" section
was held in the hall over the Front Street
Harket House,' Thursday evening, to form
a 1 nickers and Frnit flmws'- A
Jlon. A goodly number of truckers were
iresenl.' -The Association was formed by
feiectmg Mr. John R. Melton as president,
llr. C. H. Heide as treasurer, and Mr.' Wm.
Struthers as secretary. The meeting also
appointed a committee to look after fruit
boxes and transportation.
'; A resolution tendering the thanks of the
meeting to Mayor Hall and the Board of
Aldermen for the use of the room was
unanimously passed
' - Mr. C. E. Mallett, of the firm of Mallett
cs Hani, of New York, was present and
made some very fitting remarks as to the
variety of truck to raise ; and style of pack
ing. - The meeting passed a vote of thanks
to the above firm and made Mr. Mallett an
honorary member of the Association
. Messrs. Mallett & Hahl kindly offered to
post the Association daily, by telegraph, as
to prices and the Condition :of : the New
-Jt ork market
The next-meeftiiir rtf tm Aaaru4.itrn tll
be held on Saturday, April 25th, at 10 a. m.
miliary InTattera. '-
: . General Orders . No. - 2, . Headquarters
Second Regiment, N. C. S. G., dated April
15th, announces the appointment of the
following staff officers of the regiment:-
i Commissioned Staff. Chas. W. Worth,
Adjutant, rank First Lieutenant, Wilming
ton; N. F, Parker, Quartermaster, rank
Captain, -Wilmington; J. F. Bishop, Com
missary, rank Captain, Shoe Heel; Dr. G.
G. Thomas, Surgeon, rank Captain, Wil
mington; Dr. JVA. Hodges, Ass't Surgeon,
rank First Lieutenant, Fayetteville; James
Carmichael, Chaplain, rank Captain, Wil
mington. . ,: .
. Non -Commissioned Staff. M. - 8. Wil
lard, Sergeant-Major, , Wilmington ; J. T,
Atkins , Quartermaster Sergeant, Clinton ;
Chas. J.- Abeam,; Commissary Sergeant,
FaytttevUle; W. S. Briggs, Hospital
Steward,.. Wilmington-, Owen . Wightman,
Drum Major, Fayetteville. .
Cold Wave SIcnal. ' ';.. '.
Mr. S. A. Haney, Signal Officer at this
port, has , received notification rom the
War Department that it has been decided to
display the cold wave' flag at- this station
after the lsfof July ensuing. It will be
displayed on a different flag pole from the
cautionary signal. ' . The Department is to
be kept advised as to the efficiency of the
signal and its effects upon business inter
ests. Much stress is also laid upon the im
portance of giving as wide-spread circula
tion to the cold wave information as possi
ble, through the medium of railroads, tele
graphic lines, eta, which has been done at
some stations without cost to the govern
ment The warnings are also to be distrib
uted to all business men Interested. The De
partment is to be notified after each dis
play of the maximum and minimum tempe
ratures , during : the , time the signal - was
hoisted. ..The cold wave signal is now dis
played at Charlotte. .We hope it will prove
beneficial lo the farming and business inter-
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Deatb or nr. Ashley Gilbert. -f--f
Yesterday morning the announcement of
the death of Mr. -Ashley - Gilbert saddened
the hearts of the many friends of that gen
tleman in Wilmington. He died of Bright'a
disease of tho kidneys. . Deceased had for
about fifteen ..years filled the position of
book-keeper of the First National Bank,'
and at the time of his death he was an
official member of the Front Street Metho-
dist Church. .He 'suffered much in r his
last illness, but his death was a peacfuland
happy one. He - fully realized for some
days that his end was near, but he feared
not to pass over the dark river. . Mr. Gil
bert was greatly esteemed by all who knew
him.' ' He was between- 33 and 40 years of
age. -'- - .t i - . . ' - . -
A Flno Pletnre.
A. beautiful oil painting, representing a
farm scene, was on exhibition in the show
window of Mr. Geo. W, Huggins, yester
day, and attracted much attention. - The
painting was executed by Mr. E. V. Rich
ards, a young English artist of this city,
and stamps him as an artist who is capable
of taking rank with the best The horses,
goat, fowisi &C., in the picture, are as true
to life as those fn any painting of domestic
animals that ever came - under our notice,
while the surroundings are. equally true to
nature and realistic in appearance. - Tbe
picture is hi a heavy gilt frame. - .
Xerrlfle Storm at Laurinburr. "
Mr. D. J. Rivenbark, writing us from
Laurinburg yesterday morning, at 2 o'clock,
Btates that a terrific wind, rain and hail
storm passed over ' that place Thursday
evening, ; about 7 o'clock, taking off . tin
roofs, the .Merchants' Hotel being among
the number of buildings thus stripped, tbe
damage to which was expected to be re-' i
paired by last night, and without rendering
it necessary to close the hotel. The stores
of Mr. P. W. Suggs and Messrs. James '&
McRae were unroofed.' The damage to
Stock could not be correctly estimated. "
Judge Blearea at Charlotte.
Alluding to the charge of. Judge Meares,
hi the Criminal Court of Mecklenburg, the !
Observer says: "He gave a complete analy- :
sis of all the crimes known to the court
calendar, and if the grand jury can perform
their labor according to he spirit of his
charge it will make itself famous in the ;
annals of our courts. The charge was
about two hours in. length, - and it showed i
that the: deliverer thereof is a scholar, a
gentleman and "a judge." .. i. ...-?. . t fi
The schooner Regulator,: Capt Lewis,-
which arrived here from Elizabeth City
yesterday, with a cargo of corn, bound to
Charleston, reports having encountered a
heavy sea about fifteen, miles southwest of
Beaufort, on Friday, the 10th inst. y by
which she lost the head of both masta. No
other damage, the , rigging being saved in ;
tact '" The cargo, which was not damaged;
was insured with Mr. M. S. Willard, of
this city, in ; the '.' TJaion 7 Marine Insurance i
Company. -'The cargo will - probably be
sold here. : ' - ' ' " , wjl.
Foreign Exports. : ;;. -:..: ":'.f
The German barque Cardenas, ? Capt
Korff, was cleared from this port for
Rostock, Germany, yesterday, by ' Messrs.
Peschau & Westermann,iwith 3,365 bar
rels of rosin, valued at $4,400; also the
schr. Vineyard, Capt Rnsebrook, for Sa
mana, San Domingo, by; MesBrs. 'J. - H.
Chad bourn & Co.. with 180.000 feet of
lumber, valued at $2,405. Total $6,905. -
Star.
-ane rabiic Debt Statement t6 be lo
aned m Two Forma Regroes Cele
. bratlng tne Annlveraary of Emanel
patlon In tbe District of Colnmbla-
voiorea Democrat to SneeeMi mi.
oredBepabllean Offleo-noldera In the
. Main, i: . - ,
(Br TelegraDh to the Uornour 8tar.l
VY ASHTNGTOH. - April " 16. The nnblin
debt sutement will be issued in two forms
me nrai or each month, up to the first of
July next,which M the beginning of the
next fiscal year.': The two forms will in-
ciuue tne one prepared by C. N. : Jordan,
issued for the first time April 1st, and the
form which had - previously been in use by
the Department since the ; beginning of
Secretary Boutwell's administration in 1869.
The principal changes in the two forms is
in the manner of stating the Pacific Railroad
indebtedness, the gold reserve and fractional
wiu. aw us expected mat tne new
form alone will be used after July 1st The
use of the old form up to that date is for
the purpose of completing its comparisons
to the close of the present fiscal year.' i f
- The colored people of this city celebrated
to-day the twenty-third anniversary of the
emancipation of .slaves in the District of
Columbia The celebration consisted of a
buvc pursue auring ute aay, and commem
orative exercises : at - Lincoln Memorial
uuurca m tne evening. About 8,000 per
80ns.merflhara nf that vatJ i-tidi A
- . . w w.. fMatwiwvifMaU sAAAl
itary aaeociationB'Of . the:, colored people of
Washington, took part in the parade, which
was reviewed by President Cleveland from
me puiucu-ui me ty niie House. At the
meeting in Lincoln Memorial ' Church to
night Bruce, Register of the Treasury,
presided, and Fred. Douglass was the ora-
ui vi un utuiuiuu. ; iae oiner speasers
were Prof. J. M. Gregory, A. S. T. Smith,
Rev. 8 R. Lowe, J. F. Johnson and W. C.
.Chase. yi: ? -'kJ ..ii-. j -
i i It is understood that the policy of this
administration with regard to appointments
Id places in the Southern States now held
by . colored Republicans, :: will be
not to substitute white men for colored
men, but to replace incompetent or
dishonest colored " ' Republicans by
colored Democrats who are worthy
and capable. In accordance, it - is said,
with' this policy the Postmaster General
has just appointed ex-Representative Tom
Hamilton, of Beaufort, route agent from
Beaufort to Jacksonboro, S. C. Hamilton
was a leader of a small band of colored
men who supported the Hampton Govern'
ment in South Carolina in 1876.;
" Wabhtjjgtoh, April 17. The President
made the following appointments to-day:
To be Consuls 0nrnf nf tha TTnial Ri.ta.
f-James M. Morgan, of South Carolina,
tor tne Unush colonies in Australia, at
Melbourne: Jacob Mnpllpr nt liVanVfnrt
on-the Main, Germany. 1 To be Consuls of
the United States Chas. W. Waener of
Missonri. At Tnrnntn. Thno P w.li. r
-w MW0. M.W TTUUI, VI
Arkansas, it Hiimlltnn nm.iii Vntmi. tt
YTigiati, orjnaryiana, at ljeeds, JSngland:
"II T . TIT . ,
vum. rfuuao, oi Wisconsin,- at frague,
Austria Hnncarv Rifhorrl Hfb-tr.
New Jersey, at Rotterdam; Wm. 81ade. of
juui, n . xrus8ei8," xeiginm: J. uarvev
Brigham, of Louisiana, t Paso Del Norte,
Mexien; Wm .T TtlnV nf noi... .-
- "- vuanm.; an
Nuremberg, Germany; Also, Francis
Wharton, of Pennsylvania, to be Examiner
of Claims in the Department of State-
W. II. Brinkfiroff. nf Wtmnihnn TWV
. . - . vuuwu.bt ,UV(,
to be ; ARRnniatA ' Jnatlra ; nf tho &nr.nm
" T w Vm. Huv WUptOIUO
Court of the Territory of New Mexico;
a nomas ty . Dcou, oi Virginia, to be U. S.
Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia,
vice Hnirhea. njrfiml. Trnnrv W TTKnn
. o - O J UV WUUj
6f Denver. CoL, to he U. S. District At
torney ror the district of Colorado, vice A.
The conrt martial nrnmnlinmi in th
of Gen. W. B. Hazen . m mH Tin hi Is-
to day. . The sentence is : a repnmand.
which is made by tbe President,, as
follows : Th rtrnrnMlinva '..fin1in ,.A
. - x -"ft". "mfia auu
sentence in the case of Brigadier General
Wm. B. Hazen, Chief Signal Officer. U.,
S. A.i are hereby oapproved. In giving
effect to the sentence of the court martial it
ia to be observed that the more exalted the
rank held by an officer of the army, the
greater is the rMnnnaihilitv Rxtini. nrmn
him to afford through his own subordina
tion iu uuj superior omcers an example lor
all others who may be of infenor rank in
the Service. : To an nfflwr nf Dim aAnaShilt.
ties, the mere fact of being brought to trial
ueiuro a -court maruat ; must be In
itself, mortification and . punishment
In the foreomnir
high rank and long experience in service
anouia nave inspired bun with a full reali-
A.I a. . m ... -
zauou oi wai respect ior consututed autaor-
itV whiMi ia Monntfal tn milit.n taAfr.l!MA
has been adjudged guilty of indulging in
uawoxranieu ana captious criucism or his
superior; officer, the Secretary of ' War i
thereby setting a pernicious example, sub
versive of discipline and tbe interests of the
service. . Subordination is necessarily the
primal duty of the soldier whatever his
prade
principle, tbe accused has brought upon
uiuiEwii uie GoaaemDauea oi ms orotner
Officers Whn PTflminP1 tha nhorrroa .Mmef
him, and seriously impaired his own honor
able record of previous' conduct It is to
be hoped that the lesson will not be forgot
ten. Gen. Hazen will be released from ar
rest and assume the duties of his office." ' !
The charge on which Gen. Hazen was
tried was conduct nreiudici&l to tmnA rp.
der and military, discipline. The court
found him "guilty" and recommended that
he "be censured in orders by an officer in
authority..- a
It waa exnectari that after nnvino
f erred claims against the New Orleans Ex
position there would be a balance of about
one hundred thousand dollars which could
be used in navinir p.laima nf rrariilanto nf
Louisiana. Director General rSurke has
used every argument he could avail him-!
Self Of to accomplish this reanlt hnt was
unable to convince the Attorney General
that such was the purpose of Congress in
making i the appropriation. It is likely
that complication will arise in regard to
the additional annrnnrlatinn nt flffaun
X.- . pmwm ..am
thousand dollars made for the women's de
partment oi tne .Exposition. It is claimed
both by the managers of the Exposition
and bv the ladies having iliiwt
the department in question. : It is likely.i
therefore,' that the Attorney General will
be called on to determine also who is en-:
titled tn nnntrnl ttu unnnmriitlfui Tho;
Secretary of the Treasury to day received
x .i a v. .
ou. vuuuuu iivu uie Attorney uenenu in
rptrftrn tA t.hn mannoy nf HioKnAilni. ATA
propriation of $335,000 made at . the last
session of Congress' for finaL ' aid - to
the World's Industrial and f&ttnn Cin.
tennial Exposition, now being held in
the city- of New Orleans. The Attorney
General holds that under the provisions of
the act making the appropriation it can be
Used Only in navmAnt nf nlaimanf .nonnna
and corporations living and doing business
uuuuue vi me owte oi J-ouisiana, ana in
. w - w u u. V HV.VW.V.W U 1. I.. UVtA
or which shall hmmftor (u ivirui hs tha
Exposition, in accordance with the lists of
"u -jicauy puDusaea. - unaer mis ae
cision none of the claims made by residents
Of LouiRiana nf wh1rh them am nnlta .
large number, can be liquidated put of this
WASHTWOTftW. Anril ' 1 8 -2.Th ProaiHent
to-dav RIAfiA t h A fnllnwinir innnlntmant.
j w www .w.mw ub WVVI IV-..UW .
To be Minister Resident and Consul Gene
ral wm. v. uioxnam, or JTia.. to iSoliTia:
Bayliss W. Horma, of , Indiana, to Persia;
Walker Fearn. of La., to Rnnmania. flpr
via and Greece. To be Consuls of the
United i States Jamea ; Murray. : of iNew
York, at 8L John N. R - Rnvrl WinrhM-
ter, of Kentucky, at Nice, France; Chas.
l . xLuuuBjj,. oi -xuinois, at oiuigan, uer
many. nnmmniinn Wo IV or f!h!sr nf th. Hm.n
of Navigation, to-day received the follow-
mg wsiegra-- irom uommsDa.i jucvaua, at
Panama:. ;"The force from the Atlantic
Station wan. rel.AvAri vnaterdav. . - T ..ha-ro
just passed over the line of railroad. The
pouucai conaiuon oi tne istnmus is cnaouc.
If transit ia to-be. kept open, a short stay
mnat . tint 1w onntemnlafjftH : Th. .ntiiv
naval force -now at Aspinwafl and Panama
-1 1 ' m . mmmu -
buouiu remain ior ine present, me situa
tion at ranama is unsettled. " The example
set at Asnlnwkll will be a nrecedent fnr tha
disaffected for some time to come." - ,
- xne secretary or state has received a
dispatch from the U. S. Consul at Madrid,
NO. 26
saying that he Is informed by the.Director
General of Health that there is no ehoWa
in Spain, and that cases recently reported
in the province of Yslencia are not cho
lera.: - - .- - : : -v ..: .
Gen. Gordon, of Georgia, accompanied
by Secretary Lamar, called upon President
iicrcittuu kuia aiiernooa 10 arrange for toe
- -k - -- wi-4ivw vv tuLu ucaja ftu
Invitabon to the President to visit tbe Na
tional commercial Convention, to be held at
Atlanta next month. The call was made
at two o clock by special appointment The
Inffl.ni.n. 1 ' 1 j .... a . m
.L.ita.ion mas uuruisi anu proiongeu. uen.
uoraon stated that he had called to urtre
upon the President a request, which if
granted would give great pleasure . to
an raouthern people. The request was
for authority to announce that they
'WiU have tha hnnhr nf -r-lnntnlnn. is;n .
Georgia at the approaching National Com-
iuoiw am wuytnuon. . i ne . ueserti - said
that he was not here to present a formal in-
VltatiOUrOr reAaiva thn Pnwiom'.
w m. . wu.uwm. B MMr
tance; that this pleasure had been conferred
vy proper auinoniy upon the committee,
which asks the liberty of calling in a body
at such hour on Monday as would suit the
President's conveniences that the State of
Georgia would then be present represented
by her Governor, Senators and Represerita
tives; that the City of Atlanta, the press and
the business : public would be : present
represented by the Mayor, editors and lead
ing citizens ; that they would - then convey
to the President an invitation so hearty and
earnest as-must constrain him to-accept
3en Oordon further urged upon tbe Presi
dent that he would perform a patriotic
duty in going among the Southern people.
' The President seemed much interested
and asked many questions as to the length
of time it would require to make the trip,
as to the character of the Convention, the
subjects to be discussed, &c. Georgians
express the utmost confidence that Presi
dent Cleveland will accept the invitation
and that several members of his Cabinet
will accompany him to Atlanta.- '
The Star , publishes a report that the
President has offered the Manchester Con
sulship, which was refused by editor
Howell: nf thn i Atlanta fltvnoHUititv
Major E. J. Hale, of North CaroUna. M j.
Hale was pressed by his delegation for the
Belgian mission. . - ..r. ..... . i
Commander Kane, of the U. 8. ' steam
Ship Galena, has made a report to Secretary
. ? ju.uey, unaer aaie- oi April 131B, relative
tO the buminc of Asninwall hv tha insnr-
gents, on the afternoon of March 81st, and
tun pan. taaen . nis . command for
the protection of American citizens and
their nrOoertv. , Commander TTano'a
port explains what -appeared at - that
time to . be a hesitancy or dilatori
ness on his part in taking action for the
protection of the property of American
citizens from seizure by Preston and his
rebels. ;. Two of his officers who had gone
On shore to inveatiirate. turn nf tK To;a
- O wj - w ."w A nvuv
Mail Steamship Co. 's officers, and U. 8.
Consul Wright and his clerk, -were in the
hands of Preston, who sent word : to Com
mander ' Kane that . thpao
- - - . - ww. u-a'-a. VU1U
all be shot if Kane interfered in any way
witu uia - reyoiuuon, or it nis demand for
arms inzthe cargo of the steamaiiin fViinn
was not complied with. -Until the release
naa oeen secured or his oflcers and the
other Americans, Commander " Kane was
oblitred to act r.antinnslv . Aftr iht ha.
made himself master of the situation.-with
uis sauors, marines ana uauing guns.
THE UfALLO WS.
Two ItaUans Hanged at Tbesnaston,
Ble. Execution of . a - fflnrderer at
Concord, 'N. B.
- Bv Telegraph to the Uprnlna star.i '
ThOSTASTON. Mb.. Anril 1T PannnA
and San tone, two Italians, were, hanged
here to day for the murder of a comrade.
TheV Were nerfentlv hnnnnrernan' and nnl.
ly surveyed the scaffold before ascending1
it -When thetrao was srjrnnir the hnrlina
fell eight, feet slightly rebounding. The
scaffold creaked and . groaned beneath the
burden. No struggle ensued- , In 21min
utes the bodies were cut down and nnt intn
coffins. i'---i' '- --'-M
CouCORn. IT .I Aftril 17
triplet murderer, of Laconia, passed a quiet
night, but contrary to; precedent, ate nol
hvoalrfaat nn th. mAM.mM ' VSM .- -
v. a.Uw. wu .UO IVlUlUg Ui 1119 CACU lillUll.
He was attended in the last moments by
two ! priests. He waa very -much broken
down at the last, but did not collapse. He
fell about flva . feat and annQwntl rlfoii
. .r..viuii uiU!
with, a minimum amount of suffering, his
puise ceasing in six and a halt minutes.:
All arrangements were perfect and without"
unnecessary friction or delay.
PANAMA,
One Hundred Rebels Drowned by-Offi
cer- of tbe Colombian Government. -:
; B Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Chicago. Anril 17A
CltV Of MeTllVl BftVfl WhpTV thfPfiAna r1 iha'
Colombian Government finally entered Co-!
ion. niter it naa oeen ournea Dy tne rebels
under the leadership of Prieston, they cap-:
tUred Several SOnada nf nhla - rlirinrF tW
nast ten dava tha mi mho nf tVioan
has been considerably augmented by the re-
2 a. j m a. . - . '
waptoi siraggung reoeis, captured va the
surronndintr diatrinta- t Tt IB nnt. IrnABrn rtA
1ll8t how manv rehela worn fhm alA nrnnrtj
era at Colon, but good authorities place the'
numoer at aoout 4W. Authentic informal
tion reached this city-last night that on
Wednesdav nfflppra nf tha (Vlnmhi.ii
ernment selected one hundred of the worst
rebels imprisoned at Colon, and placing
them on board a steamer carried them out
into the hay. wham tha Antira nnA hiinrl.nd
were thrown overboard and drowned. . :
CINCINNATI. '
Fall are ot t torn Groeerv and To-
dKCiHHATl, April 17. Madden Bros..
wholesale grocers and dealers in tobacco
and cigars. Pearl street, have made an as
signment to Thornton . M. , Henekle. The1
assets are estimated at nearly $180,000;
liabilities $130,000. The firm' is composed
of Lewis Madden, of N. Y. and'Thomss"
Madden, Darwin F. Davis, and Charles S.i
Looker, ot Cincinnati. Preferred claims
have been secured by mortgage, as follows
Mrs, Ann J. Madden. $9,500; Madden Com
pany of N. Y., $55,776; T. O. Madden,?
a.70; flladden. Mobart Co.. S3.530. and
the C. H. Bishop Flour Company, $419.'
rm. -r . . . .f . . i .... . .
imiure is atuiDuiea to josses maae
by the New York management .
B USlNE88mFAIL CUES. ,
mercantile Agency's Beport for the
- Past 'Week. - i
NKW YOBX. . Anril ; 17. The hnsinpsa
failures throughout the entire country for
the past seven days, ' as reported by R.;
G. Dun & Co., number for the- United
States 204, nd for Canada 18. A total of
222, against 212 last week, and 231 the pre
vidua week. ; The distribution is about the
same as in the recent week, and 'there
nothing important- to note in regard tn
them. . Assignments in New York are few
and light 'i&&w
PENNSYLVANIA.'
Tobacco and
Barns Destroyed bv
TATir.ARnfR Anril 17. A' 1rro harn tarn
tobacco sheds, carriage house and all farm
Duuaings, covering nail an acre on the farm
of Israel TV, TjinHis. near Paterahnro1 - In'
this county, were burned last night, .with
uieir conienu, mciuumg a nunarea mous :
and pounds of cased tobacco and twenty
' - M a. a , . . JF'
acres oi last years crop, iioss fSU.UUOJ
partially insured. The fire was incendiary.
yipminia;
A Late Season Wea-etatlon Betarda-iJ
Ltncbbtbg. Aoril 17. The season is
three weeks late. Cold weather has . re
tarded the frraaa ao that a-mziara nf mma nf
the southwest counties are buying baled
hav here and hanlinor it from tha nmivct
stations to keep their cattle up till the
spring opens. t
Says an exchanerer ' "A deal of
what passes for the milk of human kind
ness would not bear skimming."
Spirits Turpentine;
v Greensboro Workman: A sad
accident occurred in Marion, N. C, last
week. Little Zeb. Parrisb, a good boy
fond of his Bible and Sunday school, but
full of life and fun climbed a tree some
forty feet high after a squirrel, when hejost
his hold and fell to the gronnd. He never
spoke, and died in a few hours. - -
- ' Charlotte Observer:' The new
Roberdel cotton factory at Rockingham.oo
the Carolina Central road, has commenced
operations and is now running its full ca
pacity. The first shipment of goods from
this factory-was made yesterday, tbe goods
were consigned to a purchaser in Iudianap
oha, Indiana. The. goods passed through
this city yesterday afternoon on the way to
Indianapolis. It is a good sign to see our
Southern mills making shipments to North
ern cities. ' , A mill man yesterday told an
Observer reporter that our Southern mills
are now having a big trade with Northern
buyers. .. j . . ,
- Clinton Caucasian: A Samp
son county merchant bought 50,000 pounds
of Western bacon the other day. r - The
damage to tbe bean crop in Sampson and
Duplin reaches awav intn tha ihramnii. r
dollars. One man in Clinton estimates his
loss at $500. The dwelling of Mr. J.
B. Oliver, in tbe Bear Marsh section of
Duplin, the old Ben j. Oliver residence was
burned Tuesday of last week. Maj.
O. R. Kenan, one of the oldest and most
highly esteemed citizens of Duplin county,
met with a painful if not serious accident
one day last week. He was riding in his
buggy when theking bolt broke and let
him to the irronnd. Ra waa mm nm- ..
. . vtv. muu
-quite severely hurt ; , ,
y Monroe Enqurier-Ihpress: The
Wilmington Stab copies a paragraph from
our editorial on "Evolution," in last week's
paper, and credits it to the PiUsboro Bams.
- On Tuesday of last week MrFrank
Lowery, a former citizen of this county,
but who has been residing in Florida, ar-f
rived in town, talked with several acquaint-
annafl:- anted 'in a utrnnn. raonnn.
" . wuwmqw w. iu., -ma HK J.
thought and left town in a few hours on a
wagon, Apparently ' for his old home in the
southeastern portion of - this county, and
uuiuing lunner nas oeen neara rrom Him.
Mr. Lowery is a son of the late Dr. Thomas
Lowery, who was a well known and highly
respected citizen of this county, is about 21
years of ace and hnm a - wi ohnaiih. k
fore leaving this State, j Shortly: after Mr.
Lowery left town news reached here that
he was a fugitive from justice, having
killed a man in Florida, and that a reward
of $600 was offered for his arrest and re
turn to toai Diate. - - -
" ' Goldsboro -'; TWMSumna ' Pnn
. www wi a a U W -
Goldsboro Rifles, to whom were delegated
tuo vuwcb oi an orator ior memorial Day,
have exercised trnnd -inHfrmont in Kcntw.
ing this honor upon bur talented young
citizen, Mr. Frank A. Daniels. Our
u uuh. lanuero usve auuerea neavny in tms
section from thn rarht fmiti ' . tfimt.
interest is being manifested in the match
game oi oaseDau to oe piayea Here on the
second day of the spring races, May, 7, for
a purse of $100. As lo the clubs to com
pete, it has - not been fully decided- upon.
! aay. us. j. nusae, ttey.- v. W.
Rhialda. Ttnv T f Amhlm n. a t
DeRosset and Maj. John : Hughes, , com
posing me committee on uanons oi the
Diocese of East Carolina, met at the
OrnirnrV PTniiao vaaterda-' aft
ww j wunvumj -Httuiuwvu r aw
vise the constitution and canons of the'
luocese. - Mr. T. is. Parker, who
Was in fi-rppnn mnnlv dnr1no thai Hrl. i-rf
of this week, reports everybody anxious
for the coming railroad, v It is thought that
the $25,000 subscription from Greene will
nnrtaihlv nafffl-thnnmina. Whm
' J ww . w H.wVku.u. IT UwU WwiwX
Of Police Hurst led tbe man who longed for
gore into niDuiauon usu tne prisoner was
at A m aA . a . .
prompuy nnea iu ana costs.. Alter ne
Daid in the donbloons. and rnt rid nf hia .
petrified look; he sauntered down stairs as
ne siowiy waroiea: -
Do you ask why I yearn for the beautiful
auure,
Where nothing the spirit of mortal may
: vex? - .
'Tis because I am growhig most awfully
. ,: sore
In paying these fines of a V or an X.
:.jin r- .- . CvatauAS.
Kaleierh Farmer ft UfAr Juinir.
Glad to hear .that our " friend Major Matt
Manly is mentioned for a leading Consul
ship. In addition to losing his resl-:
dence at Manly. Dr. Bethune lost tl.200in
cash. ' One of his children had ' a c1or pa-
cane. . 'Tha 1uirrnM annaav tn Ka ha.
beculng themselves in a reckless fashion.
"vr . . . n . . .
xicgiu aua uuraeu to ueata near ocouaca
Neck; negro woman near. Kinston; negro
woman: near Wadeshnrn; fnnr nhildmn In
Robeson county, and so on. And from
sheer carelessness in each case except one :
an anilantin - - Va than l-antvmili- -
of the Ridgeway & Richmond Railroad are
.vu rr M . I X TT1 ' I J
iuj,.ivi Hie viuoo-uev iu vukidioj anu
near an equal distance between Ridgeway
and thfi rirer. - Pnl MnrHann and V.n. -
gineer Atkinson have resumed work on the
iape xar extension to . ail." ury.
His name- waa Jnaanh (1 ' TTaatav ' and
ha noad tA mamh nirer tha Htate nith a
gang of scalawags at his back, scoop-
1 ! . 1 .... . .
inir in iiunureUw or noiiara ner nay nv
arresting and maitnatinr Tlpmnnrata nn.
der the pretence of considering them "Ku
Tl tl ; TTT IV a V a a f . m
ami. i nreui last weeK joe suDsiaea.
lie nas been a postal secret agent or detec-
ti VP. - Mnnh nf hia- arnwlinv tha rtaat na.
has been in Tar Heelia. We hope he has
repented of the death on "Admiral Semme's
steamer "The Alabama" even unto his
last "Raid'' into Rutherford, and until
now 1 ? WelL there can be no lack of
a first class man to fill Davidson's Pilot
Housed There, for instance, is Rev. Dr. J.
Wm.Flvn.of New Orleann. a natiya 'Nnrth
Carolinian, born almost within sight of -
Davidsnn- and thnrnnirhlir trained Iiv h(av
connection with the Southwestern Presby .
terian University in Clarkesville, Tenn.
There is, also. Rev. Luther McKinnon, of
Columbia, vountr and ' finerwptip- Prnf -
TTanrv IS. Rhanhard T.T.T alon a n.lt..
North iDarolinian; Rev; J. Rumple, D. D.,
oi oauswury, n. kj.', Jttev. j.-.ts. macx,
TJ. D'i'nf IPnrt Mill fl CI Put Ttv St-inV.
ler and Rev. Dr. Barrett of Atlanta, Ga. ;
Jttev. jut. mu, oi jrayettevule, . C; Kev.
Dr. Smith of Greensboro, N. C, and nu
merous others : whoae names do not non
into view aa we write. :. . :.; :. ; i
Charlotte Observers A bonsA n
the land of Mr. W A . Rnharta whn 11 vaa a
few miles from this city, was destroyed by
uio jrcetciuajr luuruuig. jonn TVllSOn,
a citizen Of Clear flrwlr tnwnahln waa aant
to iail . yesterday afternnnn tn ha hald fnr
trial on the charge of reckless pistol prac
tice. snowed an monaay aiternoon
at Statesville and in the country abont that
place. The annual meeting of the
shareholders of the Mutual Building and
jjoan Associauon oi mis city, was-neid last
mht in the mavnr'a nnnrt mm and thora .:
was a large attendance. The fourth annual
report of the condition of the Association
was . presented and made' a healthy and -prosperous
exhibit - The report shows the '
-a.4V 1 a. . nAM BraVal A A .
cl ixiyiuu iu uc $vi,o4i o ana tne net -profit
during the past year is $7,484 04.
The cash ; anennnt shown that 417 109. At :
were received and paid ; out. The net
grout in equivalent to v.eu per ' cent
iterest sper ;,--annunvf-Thei board then
elected., the - following officers: J. L.
Brown,- President; VW. W. Flemming,
Vice President; A. G. Brenizer, Secretary
and Treasurer; Armistead Burwell. At
torney, -i The much talked of raOioad
project which is known in this section of
.us uiD no uig vnu-uey viijf anu AutneT '
fordtoQ Railroad, has at length taken Bhape
mxtA frrm mrA wAatAwiaaa tVt Am avAHAi s
thA W.n ... am .f.M ri.v-j . fw . - 3 n...i
dirt was thrown at a station called Forest
mty, located a short distance from Ruther-
fordtnn. ' Whan nnmnlated tha mad will
connect Marion, N, C, with Charleston
ana weorgexowB, o. u., tne route - Being
from Marion tn-Rntharf nrdtnn. thanna in '
Gaffney City, thence to Chester, thence in
the direction of Georgetown, nearing which
Place A branch linn will ha lrtd nnt tn
Charleston. - The proposed route is covered -
uj several rauroaa cnarters: au or which
a a S . -
are w. oe mergea into one, ana tne line
operated under single company. The ;
roaa between Marion and Gaffney City is
tn hft hllilt hw ' tha MaBaoihiiOwtto and
Southern : 4 Construction . Company,' - an
arranizatinn - smnaiatin-. mmtlp mf , Ttna
ton men, with a capital of $250,000.
Ane rauroaa men in wis city Saturday -had
a curiosity to talk about ia- the shape
Af fLtl nlff nlntl rh thot waa tftrtw thfAnrrh
flnmA ;TlArA mt tKa rovA Vow Ar. Vorlb in
Valley Railroad to the New Orleans Expo-
uu, it qroa a epcuiiucu vi utc laiuiiug
implements of seventy-five years ago, tbe
plough having been made in 1810. In
ah ana t sliirhtVir raaamhlaa ' tha - nrdinarv -
rvlnncrhrtf tha hnaaent Hay hayinir atraiirht .
handles and a straight stock. The plough-
snare a aiminuuve piece or iron, is nailed
"flat footed" on the beam, and a wooden -fly
is provided to throw the dirt aside. ?