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The Weekly Stan, WH. H. BERNARD, Editor and Prop'r. WILMINGTON', N. C. Feiday, - ;- ; - May : 22, 1885 ' rIn writta to change fyour Tad dress, aluxiyt whew you wish your paper to be Bent hereafter. Unless you do both changes oan not be mad. i - t-Notlces of Marriage or Death, Wbntesof Respect, Besolutlons of Thanks. Ac., areonareed foV as ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when paid for strictiyjn advance. At tola rate 50 oenUwiU pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. . . . w" ' ' t-Bemlttanees must be made by Cheraft Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Post masters will register letters when desired, t , ronly such remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. - I- - "Specimen copies forwarded when desired. THE OIiD TESTAMENT BBVISIOIf . The revised edition of the Old Tes tament was given to the public ion Friday last. ; It is an event J of such importance, as to deserve special men tion in every public journal. It took; fifty years for the James revision; to J come into general use. it may lase fifty years for the Victorian revision to come into general use. It is be lieved by thousands of Biblical schol ars that eventually it will be received as the pieferable revision. The fact that the Greek text used in the New Testament is a better one than ,the one used by the James revisers will commend it-to scholars and students. The Established Church Convoca tion appointed the Committee of Re vision on the 6th of May, 1870. Six teen were appointed, and all are dead but six. The work has been done most thoroughly and conscientiously. The English revisers have been aided by the scholars of other lands, and America has had no mean share in the great work undertaken. A spe cial to the New York Herald, dated London, 16th May, says: "An for the general result, when' the whole work is examined it will be found that the revisers have on the whole been very conservative. The alterations, in the Old Testament are much fewer in propor tion than those made in the New Testa ment " There have been very few merely verbal alterations. The Revised Old Test ament is almost exactly the same length as the old one. There are important altera tions in the arrangement of chapters, which are printed in paragraphs so as to keep the consecutive sense, but are not divided into verses. Poetical passages are printed like blank verse. The first axiom of the revised translation was 'cling to the pure native I : A th. wrn-Aa T'VllQ ffi . BTUUtl. men oi tne Dians verse: 'Create in me a clean heart, O God,' And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence. And take not thv Holv Spirit from me. "Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, And uphold me with a tree spirit. We notice that hell has been missed and " shoel " substituted. dis The revisers sat 792 days. The nnderta king was stupendous and it has been performed with conscientious schol arship and care. The London Daily Telegraph considers the revision of the Old better done than that of the New Testament. Of course it will be subjected to rigid scrutiny and captious criticism will be brought to bear unon the Old Testament, as was the case as to the New. : Whatever may be the general judgment we feel qnite certain that, the last revision - will not come into general use during the present generation. ; People! who have learned to love the rythmical revision of King James will; not abandon it for another revision however defective in translation the former may be and however improved in literal rendering the latter may be. But the event is a great one, for much of thej best learning of the world has been en gaged upon this grand undertaking. The London Telegraph has;; this : to say of the revision just published; ' - "Let us at once state that the Old Testa' ment has been more fortunate than the New in its revision. Its revisers not only laid down correct principles, but, generally speaking, kept te them, and the result is that we now possess a version which re tains the beauties of the book so long fa miliar and that are stored in a million memories. Our first impression of their work is to the effect that learning and taste, unaer tne control oi reverence, -; have achieved a great success. The grand old music rings out strong and true, and many an oosure passage nas Deen made clear. Such results are well worth the fourteen years of labor that produced them." . PEACE BR WAR. Peace is not assured unless Eng land is ready for still greater sacri ficea. The action of Russia is such as to make it " apparent 'that the amicable adjustment of matters be tween it and "England is not more certain : than - it was two! or jthree weeks ago. As long as England will ' surrender territory and yield : to the insatiable demands of her adversary there will be no war. , There cannot . be war without two parties engaging. If England will allow Russia to bully and will yield to each new ; demand tfcere will be no war. But what kind of peace will that be that is secured by yielding at every point? sFrom the first the Stab has expressed a desire that peace should be preserved. No paper has a higher appreciation ' of Mr. . Gladstone's great qualities than this paper has, and still we do not like to see Russia carrying point after point by pugnacious bully Russia, according to the reports, will have no peace that does not al low her to place her representatives in Cabul, the capital of Afghanistan. If England yields, then Russia will have gained a good deal by her ag gressiveness and her display! of a , great force in Asia. In fact the Mns covite will have got much' nearer to the gates of India. While the out look evidently favors peace more than war it is not yet certain as tf the conclusion of the matter, t I The British troops" will be with- . drawn from the Soudan at once. England's foreign difficulties bring but Jittle glory and satisfaction to a proud and warlike people.. JOB. SCHCBZ ANU THE SOUTH. We have not read Mr. Schurx's pamphlet on "The New South." In the first place the profit to be derived would not be equal to the outlay. Mr," Schurz lectured and made money out 'of the Southern people. lie conld not find out very much that is true and worth knowing by a ; rapid trip ' from town to town - and State to State. Mr. ScbuiVis a politician.. He has been a rabid Republican, a supporter of Greeley, a 'supporter of raudulent Hayes and Secretary oi Interior in his Cabinet, and latterly a Mugwump. Mr. Schurz is a man of very superior abilities and he may be an honest man, but he is -not a very consistent one. He could stand Hayes who stole an office, with 1200,-' 000 salary attached, but he could not stand Jim Blaine who got his money by fraud and falsehood. 7 Mr. Schurz may be disinterested in prais-t ing the South and blowing its (horn. But he is a politician, and- be may not be a politician of that grade that makes his testimony' specially valu able when there is to be an election ahead. . s A man, however, excellent an ob server, cannot glean much by trav-. elling for a short timo in a great sec tion where' the population is scat tered. We know how much this country has suffered at the hands of English tourists from Mrs. Trollope's day until now. Only a few people are met and theBe generally under the artificial formB of society, n Mr. Schurz had lived in the South for eight or ten , years and would then write: candidly and f freely of the resources, advantages, peculiari ties apd excellencies of the South, we would be glad to give attention to what be says. - Mr. Schurz has copied, the lingo of a set of scribblers that are nothing if not strained ana - original. -1 ne New South" is just one of those catch phrases that tickle the. ear and gratify the eye of a class. -. But it is not the "New South" yet, we are glad to know. When the traditions and principles and faiths ' and social life of the Southern ? people have all been violated . and transformed by immigration, and a new people have possession, then indeed will there be a "New South." But not yet, thank God. The people of the . South still have possession. They are progres sive, they are enterprising, they are full of courage and' hope, bnt they have not forgotten home life in the ancestral halls. They have not ceased to cherish the memories and tradi tions of their fathers; they have not yet lost that thrill of delight and of pride at the mention of the glories and sufferings. and-distinctive fea tures of the past. ( They still retain a part at least of that civilization that made them quite distinct from th e North in those blithesome, cheerful, prosperous times when the men of the South supplied the whole coun try with its statesmanship and kept the Government speeding on its grand highway of progress but under strict Constitutional guidance. No, no, there is no "New South" as yet ; It is the same noble, forgiv ing, impulsive, plucky South that stood up so grandly for principle and whose virtues proved equal to every calamity. . It is the; same' South, re juvenated, freshened, more puissant and more hopeful. ' It is the' same Old South with new aspirations,' new impulses,1 new ardor, new resolves. Long, long may it be before the Old South shall be dead and the New South shall be in its stead. We trust that not in our time shall the asterisk () of death be written against that name that has-been so dear to us all along life's chequered pilgrimage the grand old South THE CIRCULAR OF THE POST ' i MASTER GENERAL. - Postmaster General Vilas's "confi dential" : letter to the members of 1 -j' h- . . i,- : . .'-: ........ Congress excites much comment, and especially among the opposition pa pers. The circular , looked to im proving his department, and to mak ing such changes among the post masters as time and opportunity would allow. - This is very afflictive to the hungry fellows who have been swinging to the public teat for twen ty years or more, and the organs ac cordingly grind out a .very dolorous music, j; The chief criticism appar ently ia that it was a secret circular. Well, what of it ? Has not the head of a department the right to make confidential inquiries of his fellow Democrats ? In fact, the circular is quite harmless and is altogether fit for the public eye. Mr. Vilas's circular only concerned postmasters of the fourth-class. It is known to him as to the public that these officials are very active politicians and have improved all oc casions for furthering the interests of their party. They have done a great deal to keep the Republican party in power and ' they.: ought to be anven ; ; trom omce. mere are thobsands of vacancies and they ought to be filled with Democrats who will discharge the' duties of the office faithfully and: without being partisans. The Republican politi cians have no right to expect reten tion under a Democratic Administra tion. The Washington Po refer ring to the circular of the Postmas ter. General, says: He cannot, in justice to the Democratic party, which has elected and is expected to SUDDort the nresent AdmlnistraUrtn. leave such an element of strength in the hands of the opposition. The Republi cans do not expect that he will; they would consider him an ass if he did; they know i be is ngnt, witn an taeir nypocmtcai pre tenlinna tnllm cnnlrnrv. Ha believes that the obnoxious and offensive partissns should be uispiacea,, ana even ine most bimai civil service reformer can suggest no valid cause for which they should be retained." NOUT11ES1N GESEBALS. . - The four greatest Generals produced by the great civil war on -the national side were Grant, McPherson, Sherman, - and Sheridan. Montreal Herald. If yon please, one of these gentlemen may step down and Gen. George EL .Thomas will step up. Christian at Work. . This is curious in the . eyes of the people "of the, South. Possibly Thomas, a . Virginian .:who deserted his kith, kin and State, was a greater soldier than those named. . It is very oertain that Gen-Meade was a better soldier than some .named above, and we very much incline to the opinion that he was Grant's master. , He cer tainly did well, at Gettysburg, and afterwards he checkmated Gen.; Lee in a 'movement by Madison Court House, which "resulted in a . part of A. P.! Hill's Corps being badly cut up at Bristow Station. North Caro-' lina suffered heavily, there, j But was not Gen. George B. McClellan really the best soldier the North prodaced ? We strongly-' suspect that if yon were to begin in Baltimore, book and pencil in hand, and interrogate every man living you could find who served in the field on the Southern side, and continue your inquiries' until you had canvassed the ' entire South that you would find a concensus of opinion as to these two points, " 1. That Grant is not a great sol dier. : -2. That McClellan was the greatest General on the. Northern side. We have : converged through the years with a great many intelligent men who fought in Virginia under Lee, and we do : not remember to have heard one man claim that Grant was a. great captain, and the most of them who f poke of McClellan held him to bo the best Federal, General. Unfortunately McClellan was a Dem ocrat. That fact crippled him all through But when Washington was threatened by Gen. Lee Mr. Lincoln sent for Gen. McClellan and with tears begged him to take" com' mand and save Washington. Mc. Clellan yielded and Sharpsburg was fought. This' is not an spochryphal story, but authentic The severest critics of Grant are men who served under him. Said an aide of Gen. Steedman: "No man in the army is as much indebted for his reputation to. the silence of his officers as Grant." We have a 4S Northern book at hand, entitled "Is Grant a Genius?" The review of his I military career is very caustic and damaging. It is impossible to , read the War Records being published by the Congress and the various papers on the war now being published in the Century without marvelling at the blunders that' were ' perpetrated on either side. If the South had been blessed with only such commanders as Lee, Pender, Jackson, Jo : John ston, Rqdes and a few others, and not been cursed with soldiers of a very different kind it would have gained its ends i before the second year had expired, and possibly much earlier. - If, on the other hand, the North had been blessed with only such soldiers as its very best the probability is that the war would have ended disastrously for the South by the end of the second year. If there had been a Napoleon on either side the war would have ended as be determined. We have " iunt been reading up the battle of Seven Pines and if Stonewall Jackson and W. D. Pender had been .in. command of Longstreet's and : Huger's forces a splendid victory would have crowned the fine Generalship of Jo Johnston. AN ENGLISHMAN ON COMMANDERS Some of our citizens will remem ber the visit of Archibald Forbes,the famous war - correspondent of the London . News. - He has written - a paper for ' The English Illustrated Magazine on Gen. Wolseley. While we incline to think that his country men has made him too much of a hero for his actual performances the South should -' be willing to accord him " all that is i his . due. .. Gen. Wolseley was with the South in his sympathies and he has a much higher opinion of Lee than of Grant. ' But this is not singular among English men." The v all " recognize -'! Lee's great superiority overall the North ern soldiers. Wolseley is made fun of and depreciated in the North be cause of his bntspoken - opinion of Grant. Mr. Forbes has had a large opportunity of judging men. ' He has seen. Wolsely, Moltke, Gourko, Skobeleff and other celebrated sold iers handle troops, and he gives it as his own opinion that the warfaie of the last - thirty, 'years has -produced only two men who 'might be . called "heaven-born soldiers" or men "with a genius for war." These two, he thinks, are Skobeleff and Stonewall Jackson. '1 - The Houston (Teias) Light Guard won the first prize at Mobile, and New Orleans this year and at i own town last year." It has pocket ed in about a year $10,000 in prizes, It is the crack company in the South,, and is probably equal to any in the U nited states. - : ' " "' ..... tiere is a specimen or numanitv in the Northwest: ... "Chicago factories are said to. employ 8,000 children under 15 years of. age, 2.000 oi wnom are giru. Ail are compelled to wort irom ten to jouneen nours per day. ', Where is Berghf Xleatb of Mr. E. T. UtneocK. Mr. E. T. Hancock, of the well known firm of Hancock & Daggett, of this city, died at his residence, northeast corner of Sixth and Princess streets, yesterday after noon, ueceasea caa Deen in naa neaiui for several months, suffering mostly from a serious affection of the head. His con dition bad improved somewhat lately, and be had been out riding with Mrs. Hancock on two or three occasions,- but .'Monday afternoon he was stricken with paralysis when he commenced sinking rapidly. Mr. Hancock was a native of the State of Maine. "He came here directly after the war, or during the year 1865, and acted for a time as clerk under Mr. N. Jacobi. In 1867 he went into the business of paints, oils, etc., for himtclf, and in the following year Mr. W. T. Daggett became connected with him.' He bad been twice married, his last wife being a daughter of CoL O. . L, Grafflin. - - - - Animalcules la Drinking Water. There has been quite a sensation among certain of our population, white and black,: on the presence of certain red worm-like bodies seen in drinking water. These worms, if we may so call them, have been alleged to bave been produced , in the stomach of a sick person. As this marvel gained more publicity it was discovered by two. or three persons that their spring or well water contained the same objects. Dr.- T. F. Wood infoims us that the subject was kindly investigated by Dr: Salmon, of the Bureau of Animal Industry, Washineton, and he reports that the. Entomologist of the Agricultural Department pronounces them the larvae of gnats (chyronomus), and are of course not more harmful than wiggktails (larvte of the mosquito); and not any more likely to have been generated in the human Btomach.- . - - - A Narrow Eaeape from Instant Death. An accident happened on North Water Btreet yesterday afternoon, about 5 o'clock,' which made a narrow escape from result ing in the d ath ' of Jack McNeill, who lives on the north side of tbe railroad. Mc- Neill was employed to assist in running the pile-driver engaged in making a foun dation for Ool. Serchner's new brick build ing on the west side of "North Water, be tween Chesnut and Mulberry streets, and was stooping down, adjusting something in connection with tbe piling,- whec a piece of scantling, about four feet long, three inches thick and six inches wide, which bad been placed through hooka at tached to tbe frame to; keep the pile-driver in place.' was jostled out and fell, striking McNeill on the back part of tho bead. The stricken man sank " to the ground and bis companions thought , at first that he was dead. He was taken up by them and re moved, to a more comfortable position, where he soon revived aonwhat. In the meantime the services of a physi cian were called into requisition, who ex amined the head of the wounded man ' and announced tbatthe skull had not been t rac tured. He was badly hurt, however, and his friends were advised to get him home as soon as possible. Had the piece of wriod struck him on the top of the head or on the back of the neck, in the opinion of the pbjsictan a fatal re sult would bave been tbe consequence al most instantly; He was taken home in a wagon, and it is hoped that bis injuries will not prove serious. A Fonnallnc. Rena Jane Freeman, colored, living in Sampson's alley, in the northern section of the city, beard a knock at her door early Tuesday evening, and upon going out she saw' in the piazza a suspicious looking bundle, j- Upon examination it was found to contain a bright mulatto baby, apparently i from four to six weeks old. It was a : healthy, cheerful looking baby, of the male persuasion, and Rena Jane Freeman's heart immediately went out to the little stranger i who had thus unceremoniously quartered itself in her domicil, and she took it in and cared for it. ., Yesterday morning she went i down to the City Hall to see what, she should do about it, when the was referred to the Clerk of the Superior Court The last we saw of the happy woman she was making her way homewards,' hugging the little waif to her bosom apparently revelling in the welcome assurance that she could have and keep the deserted little foundling as her very own. - . AKrtenltural. Our agricultural editor seeded the last of his cotton yesterday, adding largely to the acreage of North Carolina. His plantation is rear of Stab office, and covers an area of 8x15 feet. He planted just thirty-six seed, and he is offering to bet two to one that . Le makes two bales to the acre. In fact, it is the two bale kind be planted; and it is warranted to grow as tall as Dolly Browning and to spread after the manner of Pres. Bridgers's butter in July.. Futures, strong and excited. August, 13 cents to a dollar and a half. Consolidated net re ceipts, one bale. Please keep your mar gins solid, boys. - Jtwltb Confirmation. . A solemn ceremony of confirmation look place at the Temple of Israel yesterday morning, four young men being the. sub jects.;' Rev. Dr. Mendelsohn officiated. A large audience. was present, including quite a number not of ..the Jewish faith. - The services were interpersed by vocal and ' in strumental musicj the performers embrac ing some of the best talent fn Wilmington The sermon of Drf Mendelsohn was- lis tened to with much Interest and attention. sunt Down ' The Great Falls Manufacturing Compa ny, at Rockingham, have closed their mill on account of the high price of cotton as compared with the price of sheetings. The Roberdel mill, at the same place, will close this week.' Both mills will start again as the business situation will justify it. We hope the suspension may be a brief one. - - m m San : - We are indebted,' through the courtesy of the Marshals, for a very neat and handsome complimentary invitation to the Commencement celebrations of Wash ington Literary : Society; Davis High School, ta Orange, N. C, June 10th. An nual Address by Mr. B. Blount. Wilson, a. C. - Mr. W. H. Crow, of Raleigh, whose unfortunate death is announced in our telegraphic department, was the father of Mr. John E. Crow," of this city. He had a large acquaintance in the State,' and was universally esipemea ior -nisi excellent qualities. - - ' - Joseph IL Neff, : who recently removed from this city to Jacksonville, Fla., has made an assignment. Samuel. W. Fox is the assignee. ... . , Delaya aro Dangerona. . If you are pale, emaciated, have a hack ing cough, with night-sweats, spitting of blood and shortness of breath, you have no time to lose. - Do not hesitate too long; "till you are past cure; for, taken in its early stages, consumption can be cured by the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery," as thousands can testify. . By druggists. . , f - Criminal conn. The Criminal Court for jnc-t wander rnnntv. Hon. O. P. Meares,: . utlge : re siding, and, Solicitor B. R. I -e T - osa .niin. fnr the State, convene i ia'.tt i city yesterday morning The f .iowic- com- prUe the grand jury drawn ior tne iu. ,. R F. Langdon, Foreman; D. D. Cam eron, W. W; Hodges, Sterling Sailings, Ofinnre Moselev. 8. S. Mintz. W. B. Bow- den; George Barr; T: S, Rndef.w ?j C, f BizEelh. Joseph Mitchell, H. Hutati.. It was ordered by the Court(that a venire of fifteen men be drawn daily. . . i . . :' The following cases were disposed of: , I Statb vs. Chester Lamb, assault and bat, teryj Defendant submitted and judgment was suspended-., : , r . j" T :f . State vs. W. ; A. , Adler, - misdemeanor. Defendant submitted and, judgment was suspended on payment of costs and fine., . ; State vs:'Boyd Curryi misdemeanor; ae fendant submitted and judgment was sus pended on the pay ment pf half of fine and the costs, -j j ' ' ' ' State vs. " Walter Thames, assault and battery. Case dismissed. - State vs. Joseph Stern, 'misdemeanor? judgment suspended on' payment of cMta auu unu .-i- m.. -. , . , j- "i State vs. L. B. Winstock, , misdemeanor s judgment suspended on payment of half of fine and tbe costs. ' . .'. , T . ,. , , State vs. H. Johnson, false pretence; de fendant and surety; called and failed; Judc ment nisi; capias to issue. f v!5'7- ' State vs. Jordan Lemon larceny in two cases, ealled and failed; judgment nisi. : - Stven tei fas were disposed of.- ' 1 . The ollowin e cases were disposed of yes tertlay:?. , , . : . - State vs; H. Johnson, false pretence; for feiture heretofore entered stricken out.- . State vs. John Smith alias George Lump- ton, larceny; defendant found guilty; and sentepced to twnyears in the State Peniten liary. 'i J Stale vs. Mary McNeill, lajrceoy; set for r Saturday. , , , - , .j--: State vs. A. W. Rivenbark,-. false pre tence; defendant fount! not guilty and discharged. - . , State ya. Joseph Love, assault and . bat tery ; defendant found guilty and sentenced to pay one penny and the costs.. ; ... Slate vs. David Lincoln, larceny; defend ant found guilty, and . sentenced . to two years in the State Penitentiary. ''SMi. 7-f. State v. Willis Morrissey, attempt to commit a rape.; Non pros. . State va. , James Davis, atsault with in tent . to - commit : rape; defendant found guilty and sentenced to twelve years In the State Penitentiary. - - 'v r , , . ' ' Stote vs. Wm. Bailey, larceny ; defendant found guilty and sentenced to five years in1 the State Penitentiary. -n j-t State vs. Eheimanr Willkms; ariainie for rape and trial set Tor Monday next.: State, vs. Robert Lee, assault and battery"; defendant submits. -;--;,.inr;;w wit .X-'M State ; vs. ' Wm,. Bradley,;- larceny de fendant submitted and judgment - was sua pendei ?t:i r-:-j " State vs. William Bailey, larceny de-f- fendant waived sending bill of indictment and submitted ; judgment suspended. , .t- State vs. Archie Leake, assault and bat tery;; defendant" submitted and was sen tenced to SO days in the County House of Correction. . . State vs. Monroe Hawkins, assault and battery; defendant submitted and was re quired to pay one penny and the costs. , . State vs. Laurinia Tiliaferro, larceny; defendant found not guilty and discharged. ?i" State vs. Chaa. . Kornegay, assault and battery ; defendant-submitted, - -' In the case of the State vs. John Carver, charged' with murder, defendant was duly arraigned and trial set for Thursday, May 21st, at 10 o'clock a. m., and it was order ed by the Court that -a special venire of fifty be drawn to serve as jurors. Court adjourned to ? meet Thursday mornine, at 10 o'clock. Msn- . . , Commencements. - ' Wake Forest College sends us a very handsome complimentary ticket to the Commencement exercises, June 9, 10 and 11., Tuesday, 8 ' p. m., Alumni Address by Rev. Q. W. Sanderlin, N. C, ; Wednes day, 11 a. m., Address to literary Socie ties, Hon. R. M. Armfield; 8 p. m., Bac calaureate Sermon, F. M. Ellis, D. D., Md.; Thursday, 11 a. m.. Orations of the Gradu ating Class. Promenade Concert Thursday, June 11 at 8 p. m. , y . .. The Commencement exercises, of Greens boro' Female College take place May 27th and 28;n.' Annual sermon Sunday, 24th; Calisthenic Drill, Tuesday, 26th; Address to the Society of Alumnae. Wednesday. 27th. Rev.' a F.' Deems, D. D., of New York; Recital by the Elocution Class, 8.80 p. m.; Graduation ; Exercises, .Thursday, . 28th ; Literary Address, 11 a. m., Senator A. H. Colquitt, of Georgia; Annual Concert, 8 30 p. m.; Art Exhibition, Wednesday, and Thursday. Thanks to Rev. T. M. Jones, D. M., President,: for an invitation to be present. - - 1 A City of Flowers. - . " Wilmington might just now be: aptly termed the city of flowers." The front yards of many of our citizens present a gorgeous spectacle. It js worth a ride around the city to behold the lovely pano rama of nature spread out before one. Flowers: beautiful flowers are to be seen on every hand, while the green plumage of thousands of shade trees vie with the .roses and -the dahlias, the hyacinths and the carailias in the dazzling," bewildering pic ture. Ii hardly seems possible that our beautiful 'city by the sea" was ever ar rayed in such glorious splendor before. We ean almost endorse the language of: an enthusiastic lover of tbe beautiful in nature, who, yesterday mprning, ; in tbe exuber ance of his feelings, after a drive through the city, exclaimed "It is the most beauti ful place ialhe United Statesl" i Tbe Late Joseph IX. Planner. ' The following clippings from Paris jour nals, have just been received, by a gentle man of this city, and. will be read with melancholy interest by the many friends of the . unfortunate gentleman whose unex pected death was Buch a shock, to those who knew him and esteemed him for his generous qualities and many virtues. Gen ' erous he was; as very .many. know, and kind and liberal; to the .suffering and dis tressed; "Mr. Joseph Flanner one" of the oldest American residents of Paris, died suddenly on Tuesday last, at his residence, 22 Rue d'Antin. He came home early in the after noon of that day, in apparently ; his usual .health, and ordered some - refreshments which were served to him by the concierge. At 7 o'clock he was discovered lying life less upon the floor of , his bed chamber, having succumbed to an attack of apo plexy. He was a genial and kindly gentle man, and possessed many warm f riends amongst the Americans in Paris. Mr. Flan- -ner was unmarried and had no relatives in this city." v.: : ":"'-: - ' yl .:'- - -iX "The late Mr. Flanner "a day or two be fore bis death, -dined at a table d'hote is the Kue de Beze. After he was seated, he re-: marked upon the fact that there were thir teen . persons at the table, and appeared somewhat uncomfortable. ., The carver sought to reassure hinv saying,: I cannot be counted, sir. , I am only tbe carver.' Mr. Flanner. stayed and ate his dinner. protesting, however, that he did not 'want lo die tms year. ' , WASUINGTON. - Foiimaiteri Appointed by tbe Presl- -- By Telegraph 1 9 the Ifornln Star.l WAsnrNGTO I lay 13.TLe President to-dav appointed the following named Presidential pistir sters:- Paul B. Lalane, at Palatska, Fla.. vice W. C'SnoW, re signed; Miss Sue Dubois, at Marion C. H.; S. C, vice A. H. Deurant, suspended a report of anlnspectoMhowing that he was incompetent to perform satisfactorily . tbe duties of tbe omce, and had not after many months of service learned the duties so as to discharge tbem'cficiently. An oppor tunity to tesiga ?was afforded him, of which he did not avail himself.- this afiernooa made tee following appoint? ments: i;?s.''v . .p To be Collectors of Customs Jl L.-F. Cottrell,' District of St. Marks, Fla: ; and John J. McGuire, District Qf Pensacola,Flai ' Collector of Internal Revenue--John T, Hillsmanr Fifth District of Tennessee. ; Admiral Jouett informed the Navy De partment to day that an additional force of five hundred Colombian men had arrived at Panama to protect ! the Isthmus from the ioaurutsvjsr...:r' . It is learned at the State Department that tbe presence of Minister f Helps at the con- ' 1 . . . 1 -' . . , . . a ciusiou or ine uiai.oi mo xnsa-Amencans Cunningham and Burton; in London yes-; terday, when he sat beside Justice Hawkins on the. bench, was In pursuance of special Instructions received by him prior to bis de parture for England, looking to tbe pro- tectiou pf the legal rights of the prisoners,: Mr. Phelps reached London. Friday night, and was received as Minister on last Satur day.:iMr;';Br'J;-3vy! ''iWAarnuoTOK. Hay 20. F. A. 8witzler. of St., Louis, was to day appointed Chief of tbe Bureau of btatistics or the Treasury Department, vice Joseph NImmo, Jr., who resigned by request. ' -The change will take effect ; on the 1st proximo. Joseph N. Whitney, of Maine, was to day reinstated as Chief Clerk of the Bureau, and he was requested to resign to' xaaM4 room for Switzler. but it was subsequently decided by Secretary Manning to -make Switzler Chief of the "Bureau, and to retain Whit ney as Chief Clerk, as his services would be of great assistance to the new . head of the Bureau. . . r ': r:S- M nformation ,has been ' received at the Navy Department to the effect that Com modore Truxton, Commandant of the Nor folk Navy Yard, has directed the. foreman of shipsmifhs and the foreman of laborers at the yard, to deny over their signatures a statement mat tney were memoers or tne recent Democratic City Convention at Nor folk, or. be discharged, lhe fjommodore has prohibited political discussions in the yard, and says that any employe who takes a ouDspicouus pan in poiiuca win .lose nia position.- ; . . . .. -, ; i"- j . r In November last, . Mr. Canaday, Ser-zeant-at-Anna of the Senate, and Mr- Clark, Architect of the Capitol, acting un der a resolution of lhe Senate, leased for one year at $500 per month, Gen. B. F. tfutler'B bouse on Capitol uill, known as the Grey House,' for committee rooms. Near tbe end of the last session of the Sen ate, a resolution was passed by that body rescinding tbe resolution which authorized the leasing of the building for committee rooms, and in pursuance of this, Gen. But ler was notified that the Government would terminate . the lease. ' Gen. Butler. Low ever, refused to receive the keys of .the building, and has instructed his law partner in this city to hold the Government for the full term of the lease, which will - not ex pire until next November. 'The lease hav ing been signed by Messrs. Canaday and Clark, proceedings to recover rent will be taken against them personally if the Gov ernment denies responsibility for it. -1 GEORGIA. Fatal Boiler Explosion In Factory at 1 VlBy Telexraph to toe Hotntnx Star.l - ii .. . Macok, -Ga., May 18. Another terrible boiler explosion occurred here early this morning. While starting 1 up the engine at the cotton mill of the Bibb Manufactur ing Company, one of the five boilers ex ploded, killing Frank Gibson,, engineer ; fracturing -the skull of Westry Johnson, who will die, and injuring three others. The brick engine house was wrecked, but the main building escaped injury. The dam age to tbe machinery and engine honse is estimated at $10,000. The boiler had been inspected recently and pronounced all right but was evidently, defective. ., One hundied and fifty persons are thrown eat of employ ment by the accident. FLORIDA. A Bloody Fight at Hickory Crove rnnreta. I ' ' JacksohvUjI.k, May 18. A special from Madison ; to the .Times-Union says: "A bloody fight occured at. Hickory Grove Church, nine miles from here, yesterday, between the West brothers and the Lang ford brothers. -The fight was in conse quence of the publication, during the last campaign, of some letters which were of a very personal character. In the melee William -Langford was 'killed outright; George Langford was so seriously, wounded that be is not expected to live, and Taff Langdon was wounded in tbe headi Eugene West was shot, and Abe and Johnson West were cut but not seriously, ... ILLINOIS. Tne Election of Logan aaU.S. Senator. SPEiNGPiKii), May 19. At the jpint session of the Legislature to day there was a great jam, both on the floor of the House and in the galleries.; There were present 51Senators and Representatives. - When the vote was taken a dead silence - prevail ed. The Democrats refused to vote. ' The Republican Senators all voted for Logan, giving him - 23 votes. ' Ruger's vote was received with cheers. " When Sittig was called, in a long speech ' he explained his position. He voted for Logan under pro test, and the announcement was received with the wildest cheers. This gave Logan 103 votes. - On the call of absentees, the Democrats voted solidly for Judge Lam bert Tree. After, roll call, Messrs. Baker, McNary, McAliney, Caldwell, Quinn and Crofts changed their votes ' to Charles' ' B. Farwelt. Barry, Democrat, changed his vote to John A. Loiran, and wildest con fusion prevailed. This insured: Logan's election The roll call was proceeded with after a time, the Democrats attempting to elect Farwel!, Republican, hoping to get some Republican votes.. Barry withdrew his vote from Logan;- but stated i that he would not allow any other Republican than Logan to be elected. Ne Republican sup port went to FarwelL and Speaker 'Haines finally announced the vote,- declaring Lo gan elected, - j: NEW YORK. The Stock Market Dall jan Weak Prof. Odium's Snlelde by ampins: ' From Brooklyn Bridge. ' j ; by Tolegraph totbe Vornlng Star. I : Nkw Yobs. May 19. The stock market to day was dull and only; - three of the usually active stocks show extreme fluctua tions of one per cent. The result is an irregular closing. Pacific Mail has been weakly and declined 1$ lower without ap parent change. ' Rumors have been in cir culation during the last twenty-four hours of a serious defalcation in the Union Pacific- ofilce. Tbe rumor was given with definite particulars, and was denied emphatically and in toto by Union Pacific officials.. Union Pacific has been in big demand and dosed higher. Lackawanna and New York Central closed higher. Grangers were quiet and strong.- The bears, made & vigorous attack late in the evening and the market closed weak. Sales 167 ,000 shares. BOTTOM- - I r ,-. x? - ' ' .' 1 I i Be Gets n Lieutenant nnd the Sentry of the Qarnet In Tronble. !' Haiifax, N.8., May 19. The inquiry of the : Nayal authorities regarding the II. M. 8. Garnet's experience in New ; York harbor, is supposed -to be closed for; the present. Vice Admiral Comeral favors the sending to the Admiralty in London the papers regarding Lieut. Gardiner's action in releasing Boy ton and others, captured in New York harbor, without taking them to Capt. Hand, on board the Garnet. In the meantime Lieut. Gardiner1 remains un-. der arrest on board of his ship, and the sentry on bow of tbe Garnet that night' re ceives xony-nve aays imprisonment, 'tne severest punishment the Captain " can:-give without referring the case to a court mar tiaL " No other persons on the Garnet are held blameable- in the matter, and no charges were preferred against the Captain or any other person on board.' ' i L ; - . i r ' f - - - " : i - . FOREL GN. - Tbe Vorreapondeneo on tbe Afzban Qneatlon A Vote of Censure to be Proposed In Parliament Conviction ..; of Dynamiter. . ". . IBy Cable to tbe Hornlna Htar . IjOSDON. Mav 17 Tha toloirronhiV nnr respondenco on, the Afghan question be- iwtcu vjrauvmu ana ueuiers will De issuea during the WbiUun recess of Parliament. Tbe Conservatives - will postpone Parlia mentary action until all of the paper are presented. The publication of , the first dispatches engrosses the attention of po litical clubs. The dominant feeling among the. Lioerals is that Earl Granville's con duct, with respect to the negotiations,-was weak, and that he failed"! to perceive De Giers' "intentions until the-- news of the seizure Of Penjdeb by (he Russians was re ceived. The Liberal paper, the Observer, says the dispatches chiefly show the cyni cal humor with which Russia. pursued her. aggressions. On Parliament resuming, on the- 18th, : Robert Bouke, in the House of Commons, ' and the Marquis of Salisbury, in the House of Lords, will propose a vote - of censure against the Government. The intention is' to make the debate the last party demon- stration before the close of Parliament. .; V- London," May 17. The Government will Send a medical mission to Spain to test the results of the system of inoculation with cholera microbes. London, May 18. The jury in the case of Cunningham and Burton, charged with causiag the explosions at the Tower - of. London and elsewhere, returned a verdict this morning, finding both of the prisoners guilty; There were both sentenced . to penal servitude for life. . Cunningham maintained his self -composure, but Burton broke down and sobbed when, the verdict was rendered. When the - prisoners i were asked if they had anything to Bay why sentence of the law should not be passed' upon them, Cunningham protested that he was innocent. He said he was willing to accept the penal servitude for lifer but they could not touch his soul. - Burton simpiy declared that he was innocent : . : -BBBidN, May 20. A fire was discovered' at midnight, last night, in the Mon Bijou Palace,' once occupied as a residence by Frederick the Great, and now used as a mu seum. Before the flames could be extin guished the roof and attic of the building were destroyed. The works of art and relics were saved, many of them, however, in a damaged condition. i, Pakis, May 20. Victor Hugo, although troubled by his illness during tbe past night,; is rather better to-day. ' Loudon, May 20. The House of Lords has passed the Registration bilL : - . . London, May 20. At the New Market Second Spring Meeting, to-day, the race for the Payne stakes, for three-year-olds, was won by Lord Hastings' bay colt Mel ton; 8ir G. Chetwyn's chestnut colt King wood, second ; Lord : Cadagan's bay filly Lonely, third. , There were four starters. , i MICHIGAN, I - Deatraeave Fires In Lnmber ' Tarda and. BllUa Loss Very Heavy. j Detroit, Mich , May 17. A Free Press special from Oceola says : This afternoon a fire in T. F. Thompson & Go's, - mill, on Lumber dock, burned five million feet of lumber."' Loss $60,000, which falls on eight different owners. By the time the fire on Thompson docks was got under con trol, a fire broke out on the immense docks of the Cable Lumber Company a quarter of a mile distant On these docks are about fifteen million feet of lumber, and there is apparently no chance to save any of the lumber or the milL Thejmill is val ued at $100,000. The lighthouse is now burning, and but a short distance across the bayou are the docks of the J. E. Potts Salt and Lumber Company, containing about twelve million more feet of lumber. The river is lined with lumber, from its mouth to the main portion of. Sable, and at one time there were grave apprehensions as to the safety of the village. To add to the trouble, fire broke out in a tenement house in the centre of the village, at tbe same fire was discovered at the docks, which kept the fire company employed an hour. Two engines from Alpena are on the way, and one fire tug and two more engines from Bay City will start soon. ; At -11 o'clock the fire is partially controlled. ; ;? ; Muskeg an. May 17. A fire in George Wood's lumber yard destroved five mil lion feet of lumber. Loss $70,000 . - " CANADA: Consratnlatlona on tbo Suppression of Kiel's Rebellion. : " . - Tobonto, Ont., May 19. A cable dis patch says: "Alt the London journals con gratulate tbe Canadians on what they deem the practical suppression of the rebellion in the Northwest They compliment the troops on their skill and courage, displayed by the commanders and men. . In . most quarters the hope is , expressed that the government will not repeat the previous error of showing leniency to RieL" . A ORTH CAROLINA. An Old and Well Known Citizen of " ' Ralelgb Pnts an End to bis Lite. " Ralbigh, May 20. W. H. Crow, a highly esteemed citizen of this place, nearly 80 years of age, who- was suffering from temporary aberration of mind, was missed by his. friends yesterday evening, and it was learned that'he had purchased a pistol. A search was at once instituted, which re sulted in the finding of his body this morn ing in a ravine near the cemetery. His death had been caused by a bullet wound. Deceased . was general agent of the JEtna Fire Insurance Company. -. His .affairs are not thought to be embarrassed He was a man of means. - ' ' I NEW TORK, Doll Stock market cotton Ex- . " ' ebanso H-nles. ': ' IBy Telegraph to tbe Horning Star.l : NewTobk, May 20. The stock market has been very dull all day and; has failed to develop any feature of : special interest Opening prices were generally; at or near the highest and closing prices within a small fraction; of. the lowest -of the day, and jet the declines are only for a frac tional - amount except ; in twb or three cases. -Pacific Mail was the only promi nent exception. The general sale scoring an advance of H and closing with a gam of f; the strength in the stock being directly attributable to reports that a satisfactory agreement between the Company and Pa cific Railroads was on the eve of final set tlement The weakest stocks 'were Van derbilts, especially Lake ; Shore, which closed H lower. - Grangers were weak and lower on a revival of -Western railroad troubles. ..' Sales 120,000 shares Nkw York, May 20. The series of pro- posed amendments to the rules governing the inspection, grading and delivery of cot ton, were defeated on a vote , being taken to day at tbe Cotton Exchange 121 mem bers voting for them and 117 against them. Their adoption required a two-thirds vote. MARYLAND, Fatal Accident at the New Poatoffleo ; Bonding; In f Baltimore A. Negro ; Convicted of Rape. - ' rB7 Telecrapb to tnet Xombuc Star.l Bapttwobb, May 20. About half past 4 o'clock this, afternoon a scaffolding, which was used to-day for the first time on tbe new postofflce building, gave way ; and seven men who were on it at the time were precipitated to the ground, a distance of seventy feet ' John .Rogers, bricklayer, fell bead first and was instantly killed; Geo. W. Miller struck on his back and was seriously, if not fatally, injured. The other five men all sustained some injuries, but are not thought to be seriously hurt .; Cooper, the young mulatto who outraged" Miss Gray, in Baltimore county, a few weeks i ago, after nearly, beating her to death, was tried in this city to-day and con victed of rape.0 The jury returned a ver dict of guilty without leaving the box. The Maryland law provides the penalty of death for this crime. - ' .', Virtue in tbe Family. . There are all sorts and degrees of virtue, and sometimes we are told that virtue is its own reward. Mr. A. F. Evans, of Burr's Ferry, La.i says, in writing about Brown's iron Bitters, "Inave been the recipient of its virtue in my family to a considerable extent" - This great iron tonic has sune nor advantages as a reliable family medi cine. Its power has been thotoughly tried, and its virtues abundantly proved. Nearly a million bottles a year are aold by the m.-2.. IL!. ... . urungusiB ui uiia country. : " : - ' ' O Spirits, Turpentm N.' V. Presbyterian: Rev. T; y Allison writes: I send you the joyful "neU of aprecious revival meeting that w " closed in my Mebaneville church i!, Wednesday night. -There were iwenu' one professions. - - Rev. A. P. Nicb. V " son writes: We bave closed a pleasant and t trust profitable communion season in Steele Creek church. We had seven add" tions to the church,' six. on examination and one by certificate. . .. Kaleigh News- Observer ; Mr Thomas Broctwell has invented an electric engine which can be seen at his shop on South Salisbury street,, and is certainly a curiosity. There were eleven persons in lhe class for confirmation at Christ Church on Sunday morning. - a ,:'s atch just received from the New Orleans . Imposition announces that the R. F. Mrl ris & Son Manufacturing-? Company, (,f Durham, N. C.,. have received gold me'daia on ther snuff and smoking,- - ; Franklinton, Weekly: We nu. derstand better why so many of our colored people are favoring the restoration of ti. whipping post We have an illustration in ' our ...own town. A negro named Bmm, Jonts was sent to the -penitentiary for one year for stealing a few sticks of fire wood He left a wife with three small children all under four years of age, with nothing to live ob Some of our colored people .ne loud in declaring that all such cases ou-iu to be settled with a decent flogging. Lumberlon Mobesonia7i: The growth of cotton is being greatly retarded while the bud worms take advantage of it to cut the low ground corn. : It sews' that the lines of the old tune, ' There is no place like home," are being realized bv s me of our North Carolina boys nho have been seeking their fortunes in, oilier States We judge by the way they are cominc homtM Messrs. N. . It. Mitchell, M. Wil- loughby and J. W. Ashley have returne.1 V" . air. j. JH. Asn.'ev from Louisiana this spring. . ; , J'- Qoldsboro Messenger: A Daily freight train is run on the Atlantic road l..r the accommodation of truck growers along the line, and the number of packages trans lerred at this point to the Wilmington & Weldm road is sometimes enormous. The mortality ia and around Golds- boro for the past two weeks has been great er than in any corresponding period of time for many years. There's, music in the passing breeze. There's music, too. in the torrent dash ; More music, tho', I ween than these If there in the clink of a liule cash ? For back subscription. 1 Col. J. M. Ileck offeree (at tho .cuttle show) $850 for one cow, but the otTi was declined. ' . Raleigh News- Observer: Rw. Dr. Wi A. Nelson has returned from l'iy etteville, wbeie he. has been aiding lv. Mr. Eason in conducting a revival. There were alout twenty -five conversions. A gentleman who is certainly Iwell informed says Wake county and other Italeigh terri tory will probably plant this season 6,000 acres in tobacco; ten times as much as last year. ,.i4 - The total receipts from Sep tember 1 to Thursday " last were 31,372 bales, against 83,15? to the same date la.'-i year. At last, after an interval of a good many years,' perhaps ten, work . ha been resumed on the west tier of cells and the front building of the penitentiary. Tin brick work Which is in progress, and which was began Last week, has already so fur progressed that it is ready to receive the joists. " The quality of the brick used as wpll na tho wnrtr i)nnn ia PTotlnnt - .. Goldsboro Argus: r There will be a competitie examination, in one of thu halls of the Graded School in this city,- on the 16th of; June, of applicants for appoint ments to positions in the Departmental ser victf The trial of ' W. W. Pearaall for the murder of Tom Crow in this city in November last is over. The evidence in brief was that, on the 4th day of Novem ber, election day, Pearaall and Crow bad some words, and Crow struck Pearsall, in consequence of which Pearsall threatei-ed that he would kill Crow if it took ten years to do it i A - few days afterwards Pear sail, while drinky,: loaded . his shotgun, went down to Crow's, shop ia Liui Washington, called him to the door and shot him dead in his tracks.. It was in evidence that! Pearsall threatened on sev eral occasions,-between the day of lhe difficulty and the .murder, that .he was go ing to shoot Crow, and that on one of these occasions trcr bad been told if he shot Crow he would be hanged, and his remark whs. "Who ever heard of , a. white man beins hanged in Wayne caunty ?" The jury took the case Friday evening, and yestet day at 12 o'clock returned a verdict of "Not guilty." . - ' 1 1 r Charlotte Observer: Mrs. Kichard Beard, a lady who is about sixty years f age, and who lives one mile from Hnnts ville, was yesterday run over by a co and injured probably fatally, receiving among other hurt r a fracture of her thigh. People living on the line of the Carolina Central Railroad can visit Charlotte on the 20th of Mav. at the reduced rates of two cents a mile each way. - New postmas ters are continually being made for this State, the last batch commissioned being: Seavy Robinson, Burgaw; Fannie C. BryaD, Little Sugar Loaf; Jas. M. Kincaid. Ruther ford College; Joseph Hester, Yorkville. W. G. Lewis, new postmaster at Statesville.wcs commissioned on the 14th inst The Carolina Central Railroad Company jester day: moved the Mt Holly office into the new depot erected at the railroad bridge over the Catawba river. a short distance this side of the site of the old depot The new structure ia built upon the modern. plan is described as being the prettiest de pot in the State. Around t the houses that are to matte tne new town or Mt. Holly arc being built - The hotel is now in course of erection, and two stores and several dwell ings have already been completed.; It is be ueved that the new town will baye four hundred inhabitants before the first of next January. , . ' f - Charlotte Observer: Gen. Thos. F. Drayton, whose injury was noted yes terday, is not yet able to leave his bed. lie was visited yesterday by large numbers of his friends. The accident to Gen. Drayton has been generally regretted; and a deep feeling of solicitude has been felt by our citizens as to his condition. Fully 1,500 people - witnessed the Interesting bicycle races at the Carolina fair grounds yesterday and all were repaid. The races opened with a half mile contest between Mr. Prince, the world's champion, and a horse entered to trot against him. Mr. Prince gave the horse one hundred yards start and beat him about one hundred and fifty yarcls. In the three mile race between Mr. Morgan and a running horse, a fresh horse was run in on tbe last. heat and Mr. Morgan was beaten; - Mr- Prince next ran against . the same horse,- half mile dash. The horse was A fleet-footed animal and Mr, Prince "win given 100 yards Btart This was an exceed ingly pretty race, made specially interesting by reason of the fact that the racer made the champion get down to his level best. Prince flew around tbe track like tbe wind and won the race, making the half mile in 1' minute and 17 seconds. . The last race was a three mile dash between Morgan and Prince. Morgan kept the lead until on the last round, when Prince shot ahead of him and came in first, making the three miles in 9 minutes and 27 seconds. ':. r - Statesville Landmark: The ag ricultural prospect in this county and sec tion at this time is favorable. We bave bad splendid seasons this week and crops have come out very fast--Wheat is doing well. There will be nothisg like a fall crop at best for it is very thin on tbe ground, but if it continues to do as well as it has done for a month past the yield, will; be more than respectable. Gats - are not to tic bragged on. Tobacco plants are getting along well. Cotton and corn are doing ex cellently. A gentleman who has travelled over Mecklenburg; Cabarrus, Rowan and Iredell within the past two weeks says he has never seen a better stand of either for the season, in all the counties. - - On Saturday or Sunday nicht, tha 2nd or 3rd inst, on Reddis river Wilkes county. Jas. Coffey was stabbed, and killed by David Wyatt Coffey was a turbulent fellow of 26 or 28 years. On this occasion he went to Wyattis house drunk, and precipitated s difficulty with him. s He went or was taken away, however, and Wyatt went to bed. Coffey ' returned,; entered the house an with threats of death against bim advanced toward Wyatt, who was yet lying on tpe bed. " As tbe aggressor reached him Wyati reached out and stabbed him in tbe breast, inflicting a wound from which he diea. This is the story as it reached us. Wy au is fifty years of aee and has a family. "e - bears a good character. !
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