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'PRESIDENT.
H U certainly important that free
ft. ctors should understand their flys
ti'in or. Government. It rs very es
niUI . that they should have' pome
U ,i. U'dge of the "respective powers
'he President and the Speaker of
llio. JIoiijuv 'fhe delusion was wide-
frad duniig ihn late campaign! that
if iJi.iiim WilS elected his hu called
prini'ileH wnuld h inevitably carried
on i, and, per contra, if Cleveland
wa elected that his views aud prin-
would be bo asserted as to af-
.- - . . t - -
feet as to really, control the ;eco-
tioiaic policy of the country. 1 j
This is a delusion,' aa. we stated
yesterday-. The President is not irw
vtied. under the Constitution! with
any powers that can enable him to
have his peculiar opinions established
as a part of the American system.
The President can veto a measure but
tlii does not leave the Congress pow
erfrsa as it can pass it over his veto if
it m elects. The President has great
patronage at his disposal, and herein
lien his main influence. He can
strengthen his party and even his
own daims upon the party .by a Wise
and judicious distribution of his pa
tronage, i lie can, on the other hand,'
very much weaken his party and de
stroy his own popularity by pur
suing a ' Course that antagonizes
the best convictions and ' desires
ot his party, ifad appointments
are pure to reflect . ahame upon
an Administration. The Resident
ban also control of the foreign rtW.
tions of the country. He is respon
sible to the country and to Congress
for the exercise of these Constitu
tional l unctions, lie can oe over
hauled for bad appointments or for
' any complications abroad that may
be dangerous or inimical to the best
interests of the United States. . The
redress the people have is to send in
to retirement an unfaUhfol or cor
rupt, Chief Magistrate. f "
VVhen President Arthur went out
of offii:? and President Cleveland
succeeded to the Chair of State it
did not follow as a matter of course
tlin. there would be a change, of
naii.Hial policy. In point of ; fact
there can be no such change by; any.
action of the President.' The main
advantage derived from Arthur's
- Ad ministration was the fairness and.
justness with which he dealt withj allj
sections. Under him the South had
rest, and we honor him to that ex
tent. Mr. Cleveland will continue
this proper constitutional policy ) of
being just to all sections of our com
mon cowhtry. . . r-.C
The President will send ' his - mes
sage to the next Congress that ras
sembles in December 1885. He , will
set forth his views upon the " tariff,
. silver, and other questions nation
al importance. The Congress may
disregard every recommendation jhe
may make. When John Tyler was
President his views and wishes were
not heeded and his messages -.were
but as so much waste paper. - So' it
might be with any President. This
shows how: very little ' power , the
President has in shaping the legisla
tion of the country.- Mr. ' Arthur
made the very beet President that
' the country has had . since Abram
Lincoln died, and yet the Congress
very often disregarded his suggest
tions and recommendations.- -'
Our Chief Magistrate holds a very
im posing place. To be ther Presi
. dent of nearly sixty millions of free
men is a very high place. He is our
. highest "official t and the ; place lis
sought above all others, r And yet
with all the dignity and greatness of
the office he is by no means the most
important factor in direct ing - the
legislation of the country. The Speak
er of the House is a more powerful
person than the President is when
you come to making laws and shap
ing the policy of the country. ' j
A misunderstanding i j ust here
causeB a great deal of , foolish ; talk
. and foolish alarm. To listen, to the
campaign speakers and , io read the
newspapers you would suppose that
all depended upon the election, of
Blaine to continue the present High
. Tariff. Blaine seems to have thought
so himself.. He expended most, of
his electioneering speeches in trying ; J
VOL. XVI.
to deceive his auditors as to the Tariff.
He tried from day - to day to make
them believe that if the Democrats
elected Cleveland the "iic would be
up," and the Tariff would be swept
away. 'This caused a panic among
the Rob Hoy tribe in Ohio and other
States. , - And yet it was false in the
ory and false in f act. . It was decep
tion and ignorance combined. There
is a Democrat in the Presidential
Chair and he is absolutely, powerless
to change one solitary feature In the
present Tariff schedule. ; He cannot
alter, one item, eitner.:. lowering or
making it higher. For aught he can
do the Congress may retain 'it or
razee it or reconstruct it. He may
write, he may expostulate, but only
the Congress can touch the ; Tariff
and institute needed - changes; It is
not the President who can control or
greatly -influence ' legislation "on the
subject But there is one man in the
United States who does I exert a tre
mendous inftaenceln'this direction!
lie is the Speaker of lh& House. "
There is' some times displayed very
roraarkable obtuBeness by the great
papers. ITie Mew York limes, for
instance, always writes as if a de
cided, active, working Democrat not
in office was what was meant by "an'
offensive partisan,", and
that Cleve
land would not act' in . good faith to
appoint such a man to j office. It is
the decided, active, .working Dem
ocrat that deserves recognition! If
when appointed he abuses : his office
and turns politician then he ought to
be' kicked out. f It is constantly f op
posing "a clean sweep" j of Repubk
can partisans if Democratic partisans
are to take -their places. ' The Re
publican partisans are thosQ who have
been such in office. The Democratic
partisans are merely; thorough going
Democrats out of office!' " There is a
wide difference, but the. Times is un
able to see it.
: In copying the joke concerning
Judge Fowle we did not see the ref
erence to Senator Ransom until it
was in type. If we had seen it we
would have omitted it as we have no
reason to believe that Ransom played
foul with . the Judge. . The article
from the New York Sun was copied
as so much political gossip at the
capital of the State and- .without in
tending to give it ; indorsment." The
Stab often copies from both sides as
it is a newspaper and not a personal
or paTtyrgan.'' Its own , views
are to be found In its editorial 'col
umns and not elsewhere. It gives
current news and political-gossip and
speculations beeanse Yi is a newspa
per and not last year's almanac. It
has often copied, flattering notices of
Senator Ransom and in 1876 and
1882 favored his return to the Sen
ate.; -!'. .r,.-r.-;.:- v- ; ;
RBW BBPOBLIOAN PLANS.
The Philadelphia American has a
strong article on "The Future of the
Republican . Party." It claims that
the natural platform of the g. o. p. is
.1. Honest Government, f 2. Protec
tion to Labor. ' 3, Nationality. Hav
ing had a large experience in the op
posite of "Honest Government" it is
well enough, if the g. o. p. is to have
a "future," that the; best men in the
party Bhould insist, upon trying ; for
once a good, honest administration
of the laws.' As to the second plank,
"Protection to ; Labor," that is
only the old deception "paraded : to
protect really the nkbobs and lordly
manufacturers. j ' ' ' .,
The "Nationality? idea is a favorite
with the American,
It is the ad vo-
cate of a Strong Government, and it
-believes that the
war.
. practically
subverted the Constitution of, the
Fathers and formed the States into a
grand central power called a ; Na
tion! The Republican party has
done . all it could to destroy ' the
sovereignty and autonomy of - the
States' and to create a centralized
Government, and if it is' to have a
"future" it is to continue to urge and
uphold sentiments and principles that
in the end would leave the Common
wealths stripped j6f , their constitu
tional power and ! the General Gov
ernment well on the road to . Impe
rialism. '';- ;-,-f :W;: "
: But the richest thing in the Ameri
can s article is this. . says this able
exponent of Hamiltonian ideas; refer
ring to its party: "It must nominate
men both clean and." You may
easily understand what the American
means by "clean" and "fit" when you
remember that it was the most earn
est and persistent advocate of Blaine
and Logan.- Valeat res ludicra.' !
i ,. The American . says further that
the Republican party ? must . "over
throw its bosses.": Blaine is the big
"boss" that has been running the
HeDublican machine. -n It also is for
making a difference in the "future,"
as it has in. the past,;' in bestowing
favors between men "who faithfully
served the Union,"! and ' the "men
who 'gave their utmost efforts to
effect the Union's ; destruction." So
the bloody shirt is to' be nsed again
and the cry of "rebellion" is to be the
Republican slogan in 1888.; This is
very nice in the face of the fact that
3 .,.'
Mosby and Mahone and Longstreet
and Key and other contumacious
"rebels" have, been . rewarded by
such Presidents as Grant and . Hayes
and 'Arthur. - The new- plans -of the
g. o. p. do not promise , better ; than
the old plans that came near -wrecking
the Constitution and thai-de-
stroyed the commerce of the couhtry.
A ? WELL - MEANT ' AND NEEDED
EFFOBT. '
1 "President Oilman, of Joh&B Hopkins
UniveTaity.-has made a plea to the various
colleges to consider a plan by which an in
tercollegiate system of granting deerees
may be adopted. If this will result"in a
restriction in the matter of conferring hon
orary decrees the world will rejoice."
Richmond Slate. , f
.-'.' ' Sydney Smith's vMrs. 3 Partington
trying to keep out the Atlantic Ocean
with her broom was, we fear, as suc
cessful as President Oilman will be in
his well directed efforts to reduce the
violence' of the summer mania for
conferring supposed honors on. men
who never -dreamt that they (were
really "born great" or had "achieved
greatness." "Say what you will, it is
sickening to , see how so-called de
.grees. are 1 bestowed. The land is
filled with.sm.atterers and pretenders.
We have known anLL. D. who was'
illiterate who could not speak or
write English correctly. We ,have
known D. D,'s to be ia the same fix
and to have , as little! knowledge1 of
Greek and Hebrew aid Latin aa the
South-Sea Islanders had of the Chris
tian religion before - the! advent! to,
their shores of the first missionaries.1
But the time is near at hand' when
the summer-shower will begin and
the degrees will pour down like a
flood and many learned" and i many
great men will be recognized or made!
But there is one comfort in the
midst of this deluge; "There are no
intelligent, informed people in these
days o cheap and. abounding titles
who are deceived or misled by them!
No one nowadays,1 who is, not credu
lous and stupid, supposes when he
hears a man addressed as , General er
Colonel that be ever saw a blue-coat
or set a squadron in a field merely
oecause 01 tne title, jso one ever
supposes that a- man is connected
with some literary institution of high
grade because he hears him called
"Professor," for. the corn doctor in
free America enjoys that descriptive
title, and the man who blows a cornet.
is likewise so honored.- No -one who
bears a man.'called P. D. ' is simple
enough to" suppose that- this means
great abilities and really profound
learning, for be knows thaLthera ara
scores of such' Doctors in the land
whose theology is sick and who re
quire, an ecclesiastical plaster, to
stiffen op their linguistic backs.
Here is a Btory we clipped from an
exchange: - . ;
Mr.r It , a schoolmaster, and Mr,
D , a retired draper, being one dsy in
Edinburgh, proposed to call on the late
rroiessor w , , luu. Tney .were re
ceived with marked pleasure by the Pro
feasor, who, during the evening, proposed
tnat tney snoaia visit some or tne 'Hons in
the city. At one - of the places visited the
rroiessor inscribed, ms.name ia thevisi
tors' book, adding, as was usual, his title
LL D. His companions followed suit. On
reaching home the ' Professor's curiosity
cenld no longer stand the strain, and he re
quested an explanation. - .'Deed,' replied
Mr. D , I think I bae as muckle richt
to the" LL D. as you. Professor, for they
stand as weel for Late Linen Draper as for
Doctor of Laws. But I cannasee what
richt the schoolmaster has tae them.: 'Oh,
yes,' retorted Mr. Rh, my right is as
good as any, for, as "you both know, I am
a Dominie.and a Long-Legged one to boot.'
Tne Professor was satisfied.
The Baltimore Sun's Washington
letter of the 28th says: i
:? "AccordinB; to the outgivings of several
Republican Senators, they propose when
the time comes to consider. the appoint
ments to office made during tne recess to
enforce their construction of the ' term
'offensive partisanship,' and not to accept
Ktnat or tbe administration." t ;
1 (ID II OOU1ULWU :. Vf V ' ObabCD
their construction to be thus:
. "That no nomination of a Democratic
partisan, vice an efficient Republican re
moved on the charge of partisanship, shall
be confirmed; and no Democratic partisan
who has caused the removal of an efficient
Republican and receives as his reward the
nomination for the place thus vacated shall
be confirmed." . ,
The Republicans are mean enough
to do anything. They have had all
the offices for nearly a quarter ofva
century and they "are greedy and de
praved enough to hold them forever.
if they can."......
.,-r ? .
If your " wish to ;:read something
red-hot and American in the way of
poetic inspiration devour this, from
a ; recent , exercise;- of Mr. Eugene
Field: v.::v:;:; m'M I
"The gluglug glinked In tbe glimmering
. : loam :; -. :. ! ?
. Where the buzbuz bumbled his bee
.Where the flimflam flitted, all flecked with
.'i foam. .,- ' r-t-. fiw' -..- v
. From the sozzling and succulent sea;
0, swither the swipe, with its sweltering
4-v-,3sweepr-;fi rrs't, ' : t
She swore as she swayed in a swoon,
And a doleful dank dumped over the deep,
v To tne lay ot tne umpia loom ; v
it' :
i Mr.
James v Russell- Lowell 1
made an excellent Minister at the
Court of SU.Jameg He is in genius '
one of the , foremost of - American
authors,, and ' he appears to' have
diplomatic speaking- and social gifts
that render him ari "especial favorite
of our kin beyond the sea. . , t
r r Colorado Democrats made a bad
recommendation ! to , the President
and when they called on Thursday
they.were .very decidedly snubbed
by the President, and now they feel
kind o' col-o-ra-do like,
right.. '
Served
'em
Wilmington; n. c,
Tbe Robb ery Case.
The case 61 Harry On and Norman Mor-
rif, . both seaman, charged witn robbing
Wm. Garson of $ 75 in money, on Tuesday
night last,, had a preliminary examination
before Justice Millis yesterday morning.
The, evidence was mostly circumstantial,
but pointed with evident directness to the
guilt .of the prisoners. Orr was seen to
leap from the window and leave the house
at an early hour in the morning, and was
tracked ; to ' a vessel ; lying - at t a
wharf'.'- near, by,' on . which. Mor
ris waa employed as steward. It was af-
lerwsrds ascertained that Morris had ..de
serted his vessel, and he was tracked to the
depot, where it was found that he
had purchased : a through s ticket rto
New York, i On' the witness "Btand
yesterday Morris swore that -Orr came oh
board 6f his vessel,': on the morning in
question, And prevailed on him to accept
$35 in ' money, saying that be had $100
more, and that be had given $5 to one Mol
ly Harris. Morris said that : Orr wanted l
him to leave - for .New York immediately,
saying that he would follow. Morris then
quit his work, went ashore, got himself
shaved at a barber-shop, afterwards went'
to a clothing store and decked .himself ont J
in A new suit and then hurried to tbe depot.
It was known that neither of these .men
had had any money for some time previ
ous to the robbery. It was thought that
the thief was under the impression, at first
tbat he had all of Garson's money, when
in reality he only had a portion of it.! -
Orr and Morris were required to enter
into bond in the sum of $300 each for their
appearance at court, in default of which
they were remanded to jail. j -.
The Deatb of Rev. Jno. N. Andrews
''Again-. ' ,. ".
The Weldon News gives the following
particulars in reference to the death of this
popular minister.' One of our exchanges
had it that he died at the residence of Rev.
J. W. Heptinstall, which, it seems from
tbe following, was a mistake: 1
"We regret to announce the death of the
Rev. John N. Andrews, of the N, G. Con
ference M. K. Cburch, South, which occur
red suddenly at the residence of Mr. W. W.
Butts, who lives near Aurelian Springs, on
Monday night He preached a funeral ser
mon about three o'clock on Monday after
noon and appeared to be in perfect health
until abount fifteen minutes befor he died.!
He bad an attack of coughing and asked fori
water which was given bim and he took a
seat In a few minutes he was dead. j A
physician waa sent for but life waa extinct
The doctor said tbe cause of his deatb was
congestion of tbe lungs or something simi
lar. He was pastor of Roanoke circuit
and lived at Littleton. He filled his regu
lar appointment on Sunday last at New
Hope. Tie preached on this circuit in 1865,
when Halifax and Weldon were included in
this circuit He was a popular man wher
ever he was known and had many friends in
this community. He preached here several
times during tbe recent protracted meeting
and his powers had in no way failed though
he was about sixty years of age. Dr. An
drews was a pure, good, bumble Christian,
and while he preached against and Con
demned sin he was full of charity fo the
sinner, and no one went to him who did
not receive comfort He has entered into
tne lov8 of nis Liord
. : vHis body was taken to Goldsboro yes
terday where the funeral was preached. It
was interred sir miles from town . in the
country .-r .'- . - -
"Referring tbo te age of deceased, in our
last, we wrote 59 years, but the types got
it CO.
' We find in the Sailor's Magazine and
Seamen's Friend, of New York, Ike follow
ing, which is introduced with ' startling
head lines: ' T 1
"The commander and chief officer of the
British brig J. Williams, wbicl arrived
last wees from Wilmington, W. U., were
arraigned before the Magistracy at North
Shields, this morning, on the charge of in
flicting such cruelties upon the person of
Hugo Linniboy, a Swedish seaman, on the
voyage, aa to canse , his death. Notwith
standing that both ! prisoners - pleaded not
guilty and refused to render any account of
howthe sailor died, sufficient evidence
was adduced to prove beyond all question
that Linniboy was subjected to the most
barbarous treatment at the hands of the
first mate, and that tbe commander, though
not directly a participant in the outrages,
was morally an -accessory after the fact
The magistrate considered it essential that
hoth be remanded withnnt hH
'According to the affidavits the vessel left
Wilmington, N. C, on March 10th. From
that time until tbe moment of his death
young Linniboy was subjected to all sorts
of cruelty by the chief mate, who seemed
to hate him for some : inexplicable
cause.- At nrst ne was overworked
ana paray starved, ana wnen he com
plained he was severely whipped. : If any
thing went wrong with the proper sailing
of the vessel, the officer would wreak his
vengeance upon the irresponsible Swede.
jrrom a cult tne omcer extended his inhu
man treatment . until , finally his brutality
knew no bounds. 1 Sometimes he would
"knock the unfortunate sailor down to the
deck and kick him in the back, face and
bead, causing the blood to stream in tor
rents. On another occasion he would hand
cuff him and beat him with a capstan bar
on the head! and shoulders, the helpless
fellow uttering agonizing shrieks all the
while, t His shipmates were powerless to
help him, because they feared to be shot
for mutiny. On the 10th of April Linni-
uoy . Decanie satisneo tnat the chiel
officer meant to kill him, and ! he
told the .crew this in the presence
01 . tnat individual. , lie said be would
commit suicide before he would allow the
mate to carry his nurnose into effect. For
this Linniboy was ordered to disrobe com
pletely, and notwithstanding his body was
bruised ana Dieeaing in numerous places.
he was compelled to remain nude on deck
four hours during a terrific snowstorm.
He never recovered from this, for he imme
diately went to his berth when ordered be
low and died shortly alter, jtsetore breath
ing his last he made several of the-crew
promise that steps would be taken to bring
the first officer to justice.' ? .
' - VLinniboy's father is connected with the
Department of Fisheries and Agriculture in
Sweden. .-He has been apprised 01 msson s
death and is now on his way here to prose
cute the commander and chief omcer."
By reference to our files wa find that the
British brig J. Williams, Capt Lay ton,
was cleared from this port for Newcastle on-
Tyne, by Messrs: Alex. Sprunt & Son, on
the lO.h of March.
County natter.
- There 'will be a
joint meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners and the
Board of Magistrates, next Monday, In the
City Court room, for the' purpose' of levy'
ine taxes and electing' a County Board of
Education.'- Heretofore the County Com
missioners have also acted as a Board of
Education, but the last Legislature made a
change; " Now the two boards referred to
meet and select three citizens outside of
their own number to officiate as a Board of
Education. ?!; .. '
The Los Angeles (Col.) Express
says: ; "Mr. El Singletary passed a very
creditable examination in open court Fri
day afternoon for admission to , practice
law in this city ; He has the best wishes of
the Eevress for his ' f utare-success. Mr,
Singletary is a son of Capt F. C. Singleta
ry, or una city.-
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Friday, june 5, 18&5.
Home from ' Their Tear -Gttnn
Played Wltb Clnba or tbe i State
Leasue The Winners in Four Games
The Seaside Base Ball Club returned last !
night,-being obliged to leave .Henderson
yesterday morning without . playing the
regular schedule game. " The. Club played
in Goldsboro, Raleigh, Durham, Oxford,
and a three-inning game in . Henderson.-.
The bad ; weather at tho' latter place broke
up the game on the first day and prevented
the game on the second. cThe Club was
prevented from playing one game 'at, Ra
leigh and one at Durham, also, on account
of rain." Altogether the Club played six
games, winning four of these. . The two
games lost, at Raleigh and Durham were
so close and the score so smalL that; the
Seasides do not feel hurt at the way they
turned out. The " Club has been' treated
with the utmost kindness wherever it has
been, and the people and papers have been;
lavish in their praise of the gentlemanly
conduct and bearing' of its members.
They return" home impressed with ' the
necessity of hard work if they wish to
"stana-weWat the end -of 'the season L wjth
the other olubs of the League, t Their field
ing qualities are fine and compare- well
with, it they are not superior to; any other
club in the 8tate;but their batting has -not.
been as good as some of the, others. iThey.
intend to strengthen ' this' weak point in
their playing, and will make things lively,
for Goldsboro, Durham and Oxford in the1
six games to be played here in June.
The boys come home in good health, and
feeling satisfied with the work they have
done and the reputation they have made,
not only as ball-players, but as high toned
gentlemen. ... , . . -
The Rechabltes. '.
After the returq of the delegates to the
High Tent, I. O. of Bechabites, from the
excursion down the river Thursday, a spe
cial session , was held at the . Commercial
Hotel, when Messrs. F. T. Skipper and T.
S. Tolar, of this city, were presented with
the badges of tb High Tent degree. ;
The following are the officers elected for
the ensuing year: ' - t
High Chief Raler 0. L, Hecox.of Ilion,
N..Y. - . ' ,
, High Deputy Ruler F. T. Skipper, of
Wilmington, N. C '
High Corresponding Secretary F. D.
Russell, of Illion, N. Y.
High Treasurer D. Bumstead, of Troy;
n. y. ,
i Fast High Chief Ruler Charles E. Arter,
of Zanesville, Ohio, - ' !
' The following resolution was passed be
fore tbe adjournment of the body: ;
Wn-MiHGTON. N. C. May 28th. 1885.
To the Chief Buler, Officers and Members of
unity lent jso. 00, 1. U. of a. -Brothers.
At the closing session of
the High Tent this evening, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote: ..,.
. "Resolved. That the thanks of the High
Tent aredue.and are hereby teodered.to the,
citizens of Wilmington, and especially to
the members of TJnity Tent No. Q0, for the
truly cordial. Hospitable and welcome
J .manner in which they have entertained the
nspresenuiUTes wuue ia meir cuy; anu es
pecially are our thanks due to the commit
tee of arrangements Bros, F. T. Skipper,
T. 8. Tolar, J. F. Stanland, H. M. Bishop
and J. N. opooner for their many kind
attentions and courtesies shown to us dur
ing the occasion of this High Tent session."
The above resolution is heartily endorsed
by me, and it gives mo great pleasure to
forward it to you. Trusting to some day
have the pleasure of , meeting with . you
again l remain,
Fraternally yours in T. F. & J,'
, . .; Frank D. Russell, IL C. S
Rev Jno. N. Andrews.
We learn (in addition to what we have
already stated) that Mr. Andrews died sud
denly about 11 o'clock on Monday night,
at the residence of Rev. J. W. Heptin
stall, in Halifax county, about six miles
from Lillington, after a long day's ride on
his circuit. The Goldsboro''' Argus puts
his age at 50. It was probably a little more
than that His remains were to; arrive in
Goldsboro' Wednesday, at 1 o'clock, and
the funeral was. to take place from! St
Paul's M. E. Church at 4 SO o'clock on
that day; Rev: Dr. Burkhead, in a short
communication in the.Ncw Berne Journal,
says 1 of him i . , ' .
"Bro. Andrews joined the N. C. Con
ference at Pittsboro. N. C 1854. For 81
years he has been a faithful and successful
minister of the gospel. Hundreds, perhaps
thousands of souls have been converted to
God through his instrumentality. But the
battle of lifois ended and he has gone to
his glorious reward m heaven.- 'Servant
of God well-done.' My faithful personal
friend and Christian brother I '. How 1 shall
miss him t But we Bhall meet again in the
beautiful land." - I
For the Penitentiary.
Sheriff Manning left for Raleigh yester
day morning with the following convicts
from the late-term of the Criminal Court
all colored': . ' , ' ,
John Smith alias Geo. Lopton, larceny.
2 years. ' r --
- James Davis, assault with intent to com
mit rape, 12 years. . " -
Sherman Williams, assault with intent
to commit rape, 12 years. - !
David Lincoln, larceny; 3 years.;
..Wm. Bailey, larceny, 5 years, i-
Three other six-year convicts the shop
lifters appealed ; to the Supreme Court,
and do not go to the "pen" just-yet, I
Death oCBUaa Holmes, j j n
We regret to hear that a telegram was re
ceived here yesterday ' announcing the
death of Miss AlicelD. Holmesdaughter of
Mr. John L. Holmes, formerly of this city,
but how of Jacksonville,' Fla., 'aged about
19 years. , The. body, will be brought i to
this city for interment Funeral services
at St John's church this morning at 9.30
:T
.Tornado Warnlns. ' - . i -: . j-
Prof. Walter H.. Smithy President of the
Astro Meteorological Association, of Mon
treal, predicU a general storm; area, during
the last week or ten days of Jone,- aa fol
lows: . , - - ; c .' 'f
:-;. "Oppressive heat high winds, thunder
showers and unsettled weather in the
northeastern : United States ' and; Canada.
Tornadoes probable in tornado sections,
notably Hhe western and . southwestern
States near the Mississippi Valley, followed
by a reactionary cool to very cool period of
high barometric pressure wiut local -irosts
in northern and middle sections, June end
ing cool. -' Tornadoes occur most frequently
between the hours ot two ana bix p. m.
- Thegschooner. ) ibtonfAe, ; ! Capt.'
Card, Was cleared from this port fori Cape
Hayti. yesterday, by Messrs. Edward - Kid
der & Son, with 396,484 feet of lumber and
160,575 shingles,-valued at $6,918.65. '
WASniNGTON.
11 -an
A C'ontlnnane of the Nw' Orleans
Exposition ConslAered " Inexpedient
by the ' President and- Bis Cabinet
OflenMlve Partisans Dismissed sTrani
the Pension Office. , , j I
Washtngton. May' 28. There was;
full attendance at the Cabinet meeting to
day, including Secretary Lamar, who has
paruany recovered from a recent attack of
sickness, The question of authorizing a
continuance of5 the World's "Exposition, at
New Orleans: was' again' considered, 'and
the result is shown in a telegram eOt by
the President rto Senator Gibson . later in ,
the day, of which the following is a 'copy:
ine queeiion 01 reopenme the jsxnositlon
has i beea conBideredby the Cabinet, and
they are unanimously of the opinion that
there is no warrant of law for it, and that it
iucic us uu nwraui 01 law ior it, ana mat it 1 u.,,i.. , .
would be inexpedient on other gVouads." ... JoSSnSS wilf
tA chief of division, and several clerks bfTlSJ!??''
twelve hundred and fourteen hundred dol
lar " grades in tbe Pension Office. wee to
day dismissed upon charges of "offensive
partisanship."'1 ; ;r . y . v'
Washington. Mavk 29 -The: President
this afternoon made the following appointments-
. . . .. , ' . t . "
Charles Denty, of Indiana, io be Minis-.
ter to China.' . ? t '-;'', i . ,
To be Consul General Wendell AL -An
derson, of Wisconsin, at Montreal. , -
To be Consuls of the United States-i-.
Wm. 8. Ore well, of Ohio at AmoyWm.:
Warner, of South Carolina, at Oo(ogne;
T a. Tas 1 m n . if
D Lynch Prinele. , of -South Carolina, at
Tegnrgahw BoBaurM-i:.,
- 1 ne estimated "reauctioB or the nubhc
debt for May te $5,000,000. ? :;-J? '
: 1 he President. ..accompanied bv - Secre
taries Endicottand Whitney, left Washing
ton this afternoon for New 'York, to be-
present at Decoration day ceremonies. It
is denied mat any convention of politicians'
will be held, and it is stated that lha Presi
dent will decline all invitations and will re
quest to be excused to callers in order that
he may get some rest and physical benefit
from the trip. ; ? "... . r. , '' '
Secretary Manning to day dismissed four
chiefs of division in the. Third Auditor's
office.. ! l' ."' . .;iu.i j
The President A to-day : appointed
James , W. Whepley, - of New; York.'
to . be Assistant Treasurer of - tbe United
States. Whepley holds tbe office of Cashier.
His promotion will cause other promotions,
as follows: H. . A, .Whitney, Assistant
Cashier, to be Cashier; Edward R. True,
Teller, to be Assistant Cashier: ; J. F. Me
line. Chief Clerk, to be Teller, t-Valentine
P.-Snyder, of New York, at present acting
as private secretary to Secretary Manning,
will be appointed Chief Clerk in the Treas
urer's office. The above changes will all
take effect on the first proximo. ,- ;;:!.
WAsmNdTON,: May 80. President Cleve
land and the Secretaries of War, Navy and
interior,' and the Postmaster General, jure
in Nqw York to day.participating in Deco
ration Day ceremonies. . All of the ; public
nmces in W asninctnn are r.Iosen and hv
agreement nearly all the ' banking houses
and many business nouses are also -closed,
A great throne paraded tbe streets and filled.
tbe neighboring cemeteries, , where impres
sive ceremonies were held, but drizzline
weather and chilly ' atmosphere detracted
from tbe comfort of these whose duty and
inclinations led them abroad,. and the
number of listeners to the various orators
was much less than . usual. Jformal cere
monies' were held at Arlington, the Soldiers'
Home, the Congressional, Battle and f Oak
Hill a cemeteries. The ; moist atmosphere
whiclrcatised discomfort to the people In
attendance was an advantage to the flowers,
which were in great profusion" upon tbe
graves and . monuments .. and will retain
their lustre ana treshness until the sun
again appears. - ' ' v .
1 EX-PRESIDENT DA VIS.
-Views i,,or . the Ex-Confederate Chief
i Upon theV PoIIUcalltnatlon and
"TOth'er natters; "' r: ' ...
' By Telegraph to the Morning Star.) -
Washington, May 30. Doctor A. Y.
P. Garnett a physician of this city, while
on a recent trip South visited ex President
Jefferson Davis, with whom he has had a
long - and intimate acquaintance; 1 : The
Siarthis evening publishes an interview
with Dr. Garnett, in which the views of
the cx-Confederate President are 'given
upon the political situation and other mat
ters. . Dr. Garnett says: '.'In the course of
our conversation during the ..day, ;Mr.
Davis alluded to the political condition of
the country by saying,' that he knew hoth-'
ing of the present Executive and mat he
had not yet progressed far enough with the
Administration for him to form an opinion
of it. He seemed satisfied with the mem
bers of tbe Cabinet selected from the South,
but not disposed, I thought,, to entertain: a
very hopeful view of our future, as, he
said, that respect, love and veneration for
the Constitution which animated citizens of
the United States before the war had now
departed from our people, and that the sys
tem of government erected by our fore-r
fathers existed only in ' name; that -' were
were elements of disintegration and disrup
tion at work in our midst which could only
be restrained and held in check, by force;
that the undying and fundamental principles
upon which our system of government was
erected ..and upon which the Constitution,
as it was before the war, rested, are fast
becoming obsolete forgotten by old men,
and never learned by the young; that under
the rule of Republicanism, during the war
and subsequent to it, the Constitution was
made of a rope of sand ; and that whilst
this party of social and liberal ideas was
proclaiming universal freedom and equality
on the one hand, they were tearing down
and blotting out the very safeguards and
defences which alone; under our form of
government, could secure it to them. :
Speaking of Commodore Bullock's book,'
which discloses the secret history of Con-"
federate agents in England during the war,,
for procuring ships,! the " Doctor contin
ued after a pause: "Mr. Davis exhibited
much feeling at what he characterized the
duplicity and meanness of the English gov
ernment in its conduct towards the South,
and whilst that government :i would
permit the United States to purchase and
take away as many ships as it desired, there
was always some pretext found to prevent
the sailing of . those vessels purchased1 by
any agent or citizen of the Confederacy,
. although such vessels were entirely unfitted;
I asked bim if it was true that he had au
thorized any petition to be presented to the
Federal authorities to have his disabilities
removed ? He replied very emphatically in
the negative, and added that he had written
an open letter to the author of that petition;
calling his attention to, that fact. ' He said
that he had at all times been perfectly will
nig to undergo trial, if, tha Government
thought proper to bring on such an issue,
provided he was to be tried strictly under
the provisions of the Constitution."1 " :
. . r... i FLORIDA. V I .,
; V: .' V '; j,. - wii f ,;
A Jacksonville Policeman Assasslnat-,i-
T. 'ed Decoration Day. .'. . t . '
iin' -rBy. Telegraph to the H oramc StarX
- Jacksonvillb; May ; 80. A policeman
named Patterson was shot and killed while
on duty in LaVille, a city suburb,- at ; one
o'clock this morning. The assassin had
evidently come close behind the officer and
fired at point blank range. The cause of
the assassination is a mystery.?. 1 . '
Decoration Day: was observed here to-
day, for the; first time,', by, an imposing'
ceremony.- Liocai military companies and
civic societies escorted Mitchell Post, G. A
It, to the cemetery, where,, addresses were
made and the graves of both Union and
Confederate.: soldiers v were decorated Jy
' thirty eight ' little ' girls representing the
States of the Union, The citizens turned
out is large numbers and the best of . feel
ing was manifested.,. , ; ; -. ' j V
' new jerset: v;m
y; '- . - V j .,;
Death ofa Toanetadr Who Shot Her-
VmXUU ;:. - aeir While ilk ' :
d Newark, - May 30, Miss Nellie - Can
field, who shot herself while ill. at Mrs.'
De Will's Seminary, in Belleville, N. J., on
Monday last, died this morning. -She ex-,
pressed regret for her act last evening for
the first time. - . :
:"-;i!- :- no. 32 1
JFOJRiSlGIi.
-1
Illness of Emperor William of Cer
; many Threatened Tronble with the
Commnnlsta In ParisTroops Orde:
e from the Province, etc. ; c j
;-) t (7 Cable te the Xornlnc Btar.l- '- - i
' Brrlth, May 58. Emperor Willm is
somewhat worse this morning. His intes
tinal troubles became more serious yester
day afternoon, and the Emperor passed a
restless night ', The Imperial family- were
Bummoned from Potsdam.. , , ::
Paris, May 28, The Communists' are'
preparing to make another demonstraiinn
this afternoon, when speeches bv some . of
their prominent speakers will be made.' V
The Government think it necessary to
take special precautions against a Commu
nist outbreak at Victor Hugo's funeral.
when the ranks of the Paris-
receive - accessions
from other sources.. ..The Minister of . War
has ordered Several' regiments from the
provinces to immediate duty in - Paris.
These are expected to arrive this eveninr.
Sarah Uernhadt has asked nermiufnn
for herself and company to join in the fu
neral procession. The Government i have
ordered the people to quit the Pantheon
wiuun forty eight hours. . Many of the
newspapers denounce this order with in
dignation. - - " K-' i
M. Gobbet Minister of Public Instruc
tion, now that the Pantheon has - been re
stored to its original purpose, proposes that
the remains of ex-President Thiers and,
Leon Gambetta be transferred to the Pan-
j-f.Xtheon. whereiajcjll he placedUhe -body of
The Commnnista. )n their several - meet
ings held last evening, adopted a resolu-.
tion declaring theimuroose to carrv red
mags at the funeral of Victor K Hugo, i .The
resolutions also warned the Government
not to interfere with- the- Communists in
their determination to bear -their flags; and
banners in the great procession. - I -
Paris, May 29. The Journal Iks De
bats, the BepubUque Francoises and the
Justice, commenting on Lord : Koseberry's
supposed mission, advise England, instead
of suing for tbe support of Germany pr an
alliance with Turkey or Italy, to cultivate'
the willing friendship of France.
London. May 29. The Standard's 1 St.
Petersburg correspondent says, tbe follow
ing is the exact state of the Afghan frontier
negotiations; at . the present time: The
Ameer surrenders Penjdeh for Zulficar ; the
question is unsettled as to whether Zulficar
Pass shall form a part of the boundary, or
remain wholly in Afghanistan - Russia in-.
sistd that Meruchak belopgs t Penjdeh;,
Jiingtana ODjects. ana makes tbe retention
of Meruchak a sine qua non. This differ
ence of opinion is now the main difficulty, '
- London, May 29. The extensive imple
ment manufactory of John Elliott & Sons
was burned this morning. Loss $150,000;
insurance not yet known. :". , . " j :'
" St. Petersburg, May 80 It is asser
ted in some quarters here that Russia s ac
ceptance of the English proposals was due
to tbe Czar's friendship for the British
Cabinet, and " his desire" to ' do nothing
which would hazard tbe ' return of the
Tory, party in England to power, j The
concession of Maruchak and Zulfikar to
Afghanistan it was represented would
strengthen the Liberals who are regarded
I as more friendly to Russia. - The Czar ex-
pecui w.yisit uie j&.ing ; 01 - LreqmarK some
time this summer.: ';:J.L v,.., .lvv:
Paris, May 30. The funeral of Vicor
Hugo, it is expected, will c wst the 8tate
I and municipality at least twenty thousand
irancs. A. committee or the auihorities
and ijournaUsta have been aoDointed. and
I under their auspices a subscription, list has;
uccu upcaeu w Beuure in muroio or oronze.
a proper representation of Hugo.
. v iknna, may ao.- 1 ue rour men, con
nected with the Anarchist plot at Wiener
rteustadt, nave been convicted. Tbenng
leader was sentenced to ten years' penal
servitude,; and the other three to seven.
five and three years, respectively. These
I were the first prosecutions under what is
rnrtwn Botha NnwlBiTnhiH' lori-nna
condition of which is that the trial shall be
without a jury. Great : popular ' interest
was taken in the whole proceedings. The
trial of the Socialists who incited the miners
to strike at Prague was begun on tbe 24th
inSt ! I .. ', " j
Tucson, Arizona,' May 30. A Silver
I City dispatch says the bodies of Col. Phil-
i lips and his family, who were murdered by
! the Apaches, have been brought in, all of
i them; in a horribly mutilated condition
His daughter had been hung alive by a
! meat; hook stuck in the back part of her
.neaa, and Mrs. rhillips had had her eyes
! gouged out and her .breasts cut off, and
I was otherwise brutally mangled. The citi
i zens of this place are frantic that such
outrages should be perpetrated , without
check. . . . ...,J;i' f--
Denver. Col.. May 30. A special from
Silver City to the News says: "The Indians
are rapidly leaving this section, all in a
southerly direction, and are probably bead-;
ing lor tbe Ulack Kange. , no new killings
have been reported. Seventeen companies
of troops are in the field, but as yet not ore.
Indian has been taken in by them
THE INDIANS,
Reported Encounter with Geronlnko's
Band The Hestlles Driven Baek
Creat Bxeltsmea- la the Settlements
Along; the Gila Bl ver,- Ete. - '
SrtVER Crrr, N. M.; May 28. A report
has reached here that a small detachment
of the Tenth Cavalry encountered Chief
Geronimo and his band of Apaches in
Cook's canon, through which the Indians
were! endeavoring to escape to Mexico.
The hostiles were driven -back withfthe
loss of four killed and twice as many
wounded. Two soldiers were killed and
eight wounded. -: Owing to the small num
ber 01 troops tbe Indians were not pur
sued. ' This detachment is trying to effect a
junction with two companies of the Fourth-
Cavalry,' when an active pursuit will ; be
maae. - . . . -'i
The Apaches have been joined by a num
ber or utes and riavajos, and the nana is
composed 01 nearly two hundred warriors,
The Indians retreated towards Diamond
Creek, where the women, numbering nearly
ihia hnnrtriv! ' nrerttried them. ; I. .
Trcsow, Arizona,-May 28. A special to
tne txar irom Lenning. says tne Indians
have scattered in small bands in different
parts of Southern New Mexico, mostly in
the vicinity of the Black mountains. " More
than thirty citizens are reported to have
been killed.- Many of tbe . bodies were
mangled beyond recognition. Last even
ing the Indians were reported In the vicin
ity of Cook's Peak, fifteen miles northwest
of tennlngrThe greatest excitement pre
vails in the settlements along the Gila river.
No Indians have been killed or - captured
Bince the outbreak. Gen. Crook is on 1 his
way here to . relieve Gen. . Bradley. , . He is
expected to arrive Saturday morning.. The
miners and ranchmen are coming ' in from
all directions.- Much dissatisfaction ia ex
pressed concerning the action of the troops.
NEW YORK.
Decoration Day Observances General
New York, May 30. Decoration Day
being a legal noiiday ail the banks, ex
changes and down town offices were closed,
and the city had much the appearance of
Sunday.. . The Seventh . Regiment, . while
marching from their araory to the position
theyi were to occupy in the procession, na-
raded past Gen Grant's house. : The Gen
eral stood at the window and reviewed the
regiment as it marched past He had on a
skull cap and was unsupported by his cane.
Other members of tbe family stood at other
windows. When. CoL Voss was abreast
of ' the house he saluted the General, and
the latter lifted his right hand and returned
the courtesy-ln -military fashion. When.
Reno ana Gibson! Posts passed the house.
their hand playing "Atlanta to the Sea,"
the tieneral was visibly affected, -He sa
lated in response to the lifted hats of men
If you want to be T miserable
think about yourself, - about - what you
want what you hke, what respect - people
ought to pay to you, ana what people think
01 you. unartes JLtnguey. - . 4
- Spirits .Turpentine ; . -:
The Qreensboroaiv " Work-
man has completed its second yearv A I
gojd paper edited in the interests of mo-
rality, . virtue and true progress, without r
personalities and without hypocrisy. 'May '.
it long live in the land we love. ' v
- Winston DaUv: On 1 vesterdiv i
the body of Mr.J'C. C5: Bverlv: who I
drowned in the .Yadkin river, last Christ, i
mas day, was found by a Mr. Click, of '
tJiick s JTerry, seme twenty miles down the
stream from the place" where 'he met his -;
death." ' ! -' . .- . ; ' - - ---i:fi
- Greensboro Workman? Rev. r
John E. Lewis, a venerable minister of tbe I
vwniefenoft; m. js. Church South;. '
died on Sunday, last from a stroke of miri. '
ysia, and, was buried at Thomasville yester-4
uajr , iae memDers or the band have
received their new instruments, which they !
purchased recently at a cost of 553. - The t
instruments are silver Tlated and urn haan.
tif uL The Exposition of small Frnk
and Flowers will be held in- Benbow Hall
on; Friday - night, and all of our people'
Should take an interest in it thereby giving
it all possible attraction. The Fruit Orn-
ers' Association will meet in the hall at 4.30
o clock p. m. on the same day t
Asheville ? Citizen: . Mr.; J. R. VP
Lanmng informs us that after' the subsl- i
dence of the waters in New Found Creek, j
after the heavy rain and thunder storm on A
Thursday last, dead hsh in large numbers 1
lodged amongst the drift along the banks P
and across the stream. They were picked j
up ad ubiium. The coroner's jury in L
iuw case 01 inaries x orx. on Haturdav con
cluded its labor of investigation, its finding '
being that there was sufficient evidence to
hold and commit the accused on the charge
of killing his, brother, John York, on tbe
night of the 21st inst' The accused was -accordingly
committed to await the action -of
the Grand Jury at the approaching term
of Buncombo Superior Court This is the
second instance of the unnatural - crime of
fratricide occurring in this county within
uie past tnree weeas. l:
- Goldsboro Messenger i A short
time ago. in an altercation amone- several -
colored between this place and Grant's -
unvKjiru, . ji.cn rj fuwisr waa siaooea in -the
arm and. baCBrrand Bia Whitley was
knocked insensible with an axe.. Both the s
wounded negroes arerecovering. i!t Mr..,'"
w; isurkhead will deliver, the address :
at the closing exercises of Kr ton College,
next W ednesday, June ,3rd. a-i will doubt
less do credit to himself and the occasion.
CoL John N. Staples, of Greensboro, was
to deliver the address, but will be unable to
attend. - ; Kinston dots: . Mr. ; J. D. .
Moye had two ribs dislocated and received
other bruises last week while holding a
refractory j horse for his son to get in the
huggy. -rr. The assignment' of Messrs.
Jlaskitt a Davis to Mr. B. L. Taylor last
week adds another sad bit to the history of
our honest business men. : '
Weldon News: A house occu
pied by Jackson Barber in Occoneechee
JHeck, Xtorthampton county, was struck by
lightning Sunday: afternoon while i a terri
ble storm, . was raging. ? But very little
damage was done to tbe house, and no one
hurt seriously, though a large family were
grouped in the room. .- The bed posts were
Shattered and a gun standing in the corner
was broken in several pieces. , Some of the
parties were quite severely shocked.
We learn that notwithstanding the adverse '
vote' on the question of subscription to the '
itingwooa uaiiroad by taxation tbe friends
of the enterprise still have strong hopes of
securing the building' of ; the road. We .
learn that 20,000 have: been subscribed
some of it by people who voted against the
tax. A-movement to begin the grading is -
on foot and it is, reasonable to expect that
the plans will be completed. .
New Berne journal: On Friday
evening .last Bishop Watson laid the corner
stone of Grace Church at Trenton.
Mrs; Henrietta 8. Ryan, daughter of Mr.
Koberfc Hancock, of this city, died at her
home in St Louis, Mo., on the 20th inst.
in the-45th year of her age. ' During
yesterday's storm lightning struck the new
edifice of the A. M. K Zion Church, near
Cedar Grove Cemetery. - We are
pleased tp Bee tbat Judge Graves is not dis
posed to continue cases on frivolous ex
cuses. craven county has suffered much
onthU account . The wheat crop is
very much improved, and with favorable
seasons and no disease, an average crop
may be realized. The crop is some few
days later than usual. Gov. Scales
has commuted the sentence of William
Black, who wav convicted of murder at the
last term of Jones ' Superior Court and :
sentenced to be hanged on June 26th, to
imprisonment jf or; life. - a .'.- ;
Raleigh Visitor: Mrs. J. M.
White died at her residence in Holly
Springs, Wake county, at 11.30 o'clock yes
terday, morning,; after a lingering illness.
The deceased j was the wife of. Rev. J. M.
White, principal of the Institute located at
Holly Springs; Died, at his residence
in Mark's Creek township, Wake county, at
1 o'clock yesterday, Mr. Josiah Hoi ton,
aged about 50; years. .It was remarked
by a stranger on .the street yesterday that
Raleigh was indeed the prettiest city he had
seen in the South. The Colored woman
Who attempted to commit suicide in Capitol
Square yesterday ia entirely out of danger
and will recover. The attendance at
the Episcopal Convention in Asheville yes
terday was quite large .. The body organized
by the election of the following officers:
President! Rev.i A. & Smith, of Halifax;
Secretary, Rev. Edward R. Rich, of Ra
leigh; Treasurer; Mr. Charles E. Johnson. -
of Raleigh.- j : . '
Charlotte Observer: The. col- ,
olored mail agent, Gordon, who has lorded
it in the mau car between Charlotte and
Statesville for these many years, has. been
retired. Postmaster Jenkins yesterday re
ceived notice Of Gordon's removal. Mr.
C. H. Torrence has been appointed as Gor
don's successor, Mr. A. Lll Smith,
and Mr. Root , Miller, Jr., left: yesterday
afternoon for Statesville to take positions in
Collector Dowd's office, Mr. Smith having
receiyed the appointment of chief clerk to
the coueetor, and Mr. Muler the appoint
ment oCdisbursing clerk, both important
and responsible posts. . The honor, of
running the first steamboat ever known on
the Catawba belongs to Capt Bowdoin, of
Wilmington,.. who owns tha pretty little
craft that was yesterday launched on the
Catawba, i; The steamer was ' brought to
Mt Holly from Wilmington, . and , was
transported overland on the Carolina Cen
tral road, passing, this place at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning. , -, ... . ;
Charlotte Obierver: Mr. J. E.
Irwin, a young man of Morning Star town-.
ship, died! On; the 26th inst- He was 27
years of age. Mr R. J. Furguson,
a well' known citizen of Mecklenburg,' died
at his home in this county last Sunday, of
pneumonia. 1 Miss Lula Hurst ia com
ing, and will appear in the opera house in.
this city next Wednesday evening.;. Some
of our local Sullivans are putting them
selves in trim to meet her New post
masters . are still .. being, made for North
Carolina, f Among those commissioned on
the 23rd!were the following for this State:
Maj. R. Bingham, Bingham's School; F.
Patterson Cottrell, Cillev; and Francis M.
Warner Troy. ',,. All trouble about the
completion of the Spartanburg & Asheville
Railroad is now at an end, and trains will
be running throngh by the first day of next
November. A contract that insures the
early and certain building of the road was
signed in Richmond.: and the: parties tak
ing the work were to begin operations at
once. -''--; ;',"'"' -.:'.."':
'"' Rockingham oce . A' mutton
was sold in town Tuesday .morning weigh
ing something over 60 pounds, and brought
10 cents per pound ...This looks like sheep
raising would be profitable where they are
valued at about $1.50 per head for raising
purpotea, . -1 Mr Donald . McRae , and
Prof. W B. Phillips, representing the Na-
vassa Guano- Works.1 spent 'Tuesday ia
town and vicinity. - The purpose of their
visit' was to examine, the, white quartz
abounding in this region with the view of
procuring it in large quantities to be nsed
as. lining for the acid. chambers in their
works, this stone being impervious to the
action of the acid while, the acid pho-phate
is in process of manufacture.' It is
only the great Falls and. Roberdel factories
whieh have stopped work. At the present
prices of sheetings they could only run at a
loss, and, the directors: exercise common
prudence, as business men In i shutting
: down.- The factories will promptly resume
as soon as the market outlook will justify.
Meanwhile- the- Pee- Dee, in the manufac
ture of plaids .and yarns,' j running full
time and will continue operations. , 1 Mid
way, suspended at present while putting in
additional-, machinery,, will, continue the'
manufacture of yarns, and the Led better,
another yarn factory, we presume, will pur
sue the same policy.
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