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, GEN. GRANT IS ItBAD.
On yesterday morning tFlysBee
Simpson Grant, 1 8th President of the
United States, passed away after a
long and very painfal illness that
was borne with wonderful fortitude
aid patience. He was born t
Mount Pleasant, Ohio, 27lh of April,
1S'2'J. He was consequently in the
64th year of his age.
He and the
Confederate
5r
rest leader of the
forces were very near the same age
-at the time of their deaths. ;
j There is no career in American
bihry that is so remarkable as that
of Gen. Grant.4 In fact there is no
8tr3tiger life recorded by Plutarch or
Gibbon, and no modern hero, so far
as we remember, famishes a parallel
to the soldier who has just ; died, at
Mi. McGregor. He was born at a
Mount and he died at a Mount. We
' should be glad to know that the bless
ings which flow oat from, the great
eacrificial death on that Mount to
which the eyes of the children of men
uiiiii look for salvation were his.
Gen. Grant was graduated 36th in
his class at West Point.' ., He showed
but little promise. , His room mate
was William F. Disbrow, the mili
tary teacher in the Lovejoy School at
Rili-igii f rom 1 844 to probably 1 848.
Graiit served with gallantry in the)
Mexican war. In 1854 he resigned
from the army and .went into the
tanning business at Galena, Illinois.
He was a captain at the time hf his
retirement. He had not been suc
cessful until the-war began. The
; opportunities afforded by that long
and desperate : struggle were bis
miking. His talents asserted them
selves, and be became distinguish -e.
an j a hard fighter, who did
nt lit nit ate to sacrifice men free
ly to carry out his plana. . ; His
career ! opened, not brilliantly, at
Belmont, Mo., where the Federals
claimed a victory. After capturing
Fort Henry, and Fort Donelson, he
was badly handled at Shiloh by Gen. -Albert
Sydney Johnston, and but for
the death of the latter would have
probably been captured together with
the most, of bis army. But we have
: not thfi space to follow Gen. Grant in
his brilliant and most astonishing ca
reer. He was in command of the Fed
era army that fought eleven months
against the masterful Lee. McClel
lan, Hooker, Burnside, and Pope had
all been disposed of most disastrous
ly by Gen. Lee. Grant was then put
in command, and the . resources of
the United States Government were
placed at his command. '.From May,
1864, to April, 1865, Lee and Grant
were engaged in a tremendous series
' of battles, culminating at Appomat-
' tax by the surrender of Lee and his
i 9,000 muskets. Lee had caused Grant
to lose more men, according to the
laUer'sWn official reports, than Lee
had commanded. - Numbers proved
too much for the -great generalship
of Lee, and for the' splendid courage
and lofty self-sacrifice and heroic en
durance of the"boys in gray." The end
came at last with great disaster to
the Southern armies and Southern
cause, and the ensign of the young
and puissant Confederacy, rent into
shreds and stained by the' smoke of
v two hundred "hard" fough ten battle
fields," was folded forever.
Gen. Grant at once became the
idol of the victorious North. All
the honors that could be lavished
upon the conquering hero were freely
laid at his feet by an admiring,
worshipping, grateful people. They
regarded him as the Savior of the
North. It was he who had con
quered a peace, and the whole North
stood ready to enrich him with money
V and crown a him" with all "pos
i sible honors. He was twice elec-
'i ted President, and a strong fol-
I lowing was found willing to over
f.. ride the unwritten law of the land
k - thi ..rf. .fit., .it j
lim President for & third time. He
frew $400,000 from the Federal
Treasury for his services as President,
od not many months since the Con-
Pew placed him on the retired list of
the
army with a large salary. Hia
friends had raised a fnnd of S250.
V
and invested it for his mainte
ce. No man in American history
Ter received so many honors, so
ttnch adulation, so much moneyuh
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VOL. XVI.
numerous and costly presents from
friends, so much attention from
crowned heads and nobility.and such
unstinted hero-worship.
We will not undertake a review of
his military' and -political life. His
civic life was not good. He made
many very serious Wanders, and had
advisers of very-questionable integ
rity : and wisdom, He did not re-'
gard the Constitution of his country
always, and he was guitty of such
usurpation and abuse of authority as
would have mined a lesspop'ular and
celebrated man. His military career
was far better than his apolitical ca
reer. A Democrat, he ' was . elected
by the Republican partyf).and thence
forth he governed, not in righteous
ness, but for the. perpetuity of that
party. His Administration was sig
nalized' by 'wide-spread corruption
and peculations were numerous.
His military record will fie' always
discussed by military critics. The
South has never , regarded - Grant ; as
the great soldier that the North has
thought him. The : South has not
been able to regard his campaigns as
marked by that high generalship that
his eulogists have professed to dis
cover. Indeed, the South has thought
that McClellan, and, j possibly, other
Federal Generals, surpassed the man
of will in the highest qualities of the
soldier. When decades have passed
and men can view j Grant's whole
military life without bias or enthusi
asm, and can study his campaigns in
the dry light of a full contemporary
testimony, the actual merits of the
man will then be seen. I At present
there is a sort of fascination . attach
ing to his vponderful life. That a
man in twenty-five years should climb
from a tanyard to the very highest
rung ' in the ladder of fame
throws a bewildering glare about it
that is confusing, and men must
study his record now under the blare
of trumpets, and funereal dirges, and
the pomp of a grand iurial, and amid
the wild eulogies of enthusiasts, and
the deceptive glamour of a great life
going out amid the tears of twenty
States and the regrets of j those Com
monwealths that were arrayed against
him. Time must come with its
changes and revelations and purify
ing influences before Grant can be
justly weighed and his true rank as a
soldier can be ascertained.
The South joins the North in pay
ing -fitting honors and tributes to the
memory of a hero whose death ren
ders him august. It may not "gush"
as the North will on his supposed
transcendant greatness ; as a soldier,
but it will sincerely revere his good
qualities and will concede that he
won a great name j by hard blows
whilst weaker or less favored men
i ;
failed. It is a triumph of peace
when the victorious North and the
defeated South, unite in j paying ap
propriate tributes to the hero and
idol of the North. I I
It would be difficult for a North-
era paper to go beyond the 'Rich
mond. Dispatch in wholesale admira
tion of Grant. Hear it: j -
! ."In our opinion, not only is bis 'one of
the few, immortal names that were not
born to die,' but his is one of the still fewer
names that are entitled to immortality npon
the earth. He is not only one of the im
mortals, but he is one of them by right.
He was an AoAMKiraoif a 'King of men.
He was nevertheless one of the greatest
generals." ; ,i
J Whewl That .is enough to take
one's breath away. But this is the
time for excess.
! There are four regiments at Ashe
yille but only 18 companies. The
First and Second have four each,
and the Third and Fourth five each.
Call them battalions and be nearer
the mark. There are fifty-nine pieces
in all the bands and thirty pieces in
the drum corps.
I Quin, the actor, is the originator of
the word quiz. It has no meaning.
He made a bet that, he would have
all London talking next day and he
sent out "sups" to write the strange
word "quiz"", with chalk all about
town. It was of coarse the town talk.
j A fellow at Pittsburg,, Pa., got a
divorce from his wife and then shot
a man ia, a duel because he waited
npon her. I That looks like jealousy
run mad.! His name is Frederick
Rich and the wounded man is Charles
Koenig. i ' '-
Mr. Hendricks is still talking. He
anticipates some trouble between the
President and the ; Senate. ; Very
likely. A Senate with such men; in
it as Conger, Logan and "sich" will
be apt to oppose a reform President.
1 Miss Mary Anderson's tour in the
British provinces : was very unsatis
factory. She had very thin houses.
Mary has had her day in London and
would do well ts return to her own
country.- : ; - n .
J Augusta, Ga., is the only town
at which Sam Jones failed. : It may
be too'near "the burnt district" for
even as great an awakener. as Parson
Sam is to stir up the dry bones.
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Grant is to be buried in Central
Park, N. Y., and the talk is already
began of erecting a grand monument
to his memory.
JJh
Ceartcelee Betweea Ike Sister Cities
Haadsssss FlersI PrassBrts Rcsla
Hons Bxpresslvs of Kinclr Meatl-
; menta, 4te.
Yesterday Capt. C. D. Myers, Chief of
the Wilmington Fire Department, received
from Newbern 8. F. E. .Company No.; 1,
of Newbern, a series of resolutions adopted
at a late meeting of the company and ad
dressed to eaeh of the white fire companies
of this city, each set" being enclosed in a
different envelope. With the resolutions'
came a magnificent floral offering to each,
of the companies and to the Cornet Concert
Club.
To the Howard Belief Fire Engine Com
pany No. 1, was sent a handsome basket
filled with f choice flowers, ; appropriately
arranged, and surmounted by a beautiful
white dove, emblem of peace, bearing in
its mouth an olive branch. V ' l'f
- The Wilmington 8. F. E. Company No.
1 received a beautiful floral emblem, in the
shape of Asyringertypical of the instru
ment nsed-by the Newbern Company to
enable them to get up steam expeditiously.
- Wilmington Hook & , Ladder Company
No. 1 got a handsome floral design in the
shape of a ladder, with hooks attached.
To the Cornet Concert Club was Bent a
beautiful bouquet representing a cornet..
The resolutions extend a vote of thanks
to the various companies and the band for
the courtesies, hospitalities and kindnesses
received by them while in Wilmington ; ex
plain the feelings of friendship and regard
intended to be conveyed by. the beautiful
floral offerings, and express the desire that
none but the kindest relations shall ever ex
iatbetween the firemen of the two cities.
While exceedinglyregretting that any mis
understanding; should have taken place re
referring to the Howard Relief Company)
they say: : ' ; . ;
"Iiesolved, That this floral emblem be
sent you as a slight testimonial of our
esteem, and that the dove bearing the olive
branch may. extend to you the emblem of
peace, and that our future relations may
not be disturbed by anything of the past."
The different sets of resolutions are signed
officially, by E. M. Pavie, Sam. B. Waters,
J. W. Moore and E. B. Hacburn, "and
countersigned by Sam. B. Waters, Secre
tary. Crlmlnt Court.
The business of the term was concluded
yesterday. The following report was pre
sented to the Court by the Grand Jury:
To His Honor, Judge O. ZV Meares :
The Grand Jury beg leave to report that
they have carefully and dilligently inquired
into all business brought before them, and
have only granted true bills when the evi
dence was sufficient to warrant their doing
so. Several cases of misdemeanor have
been brought to their attention, but for
want of satisfactory evidence, no present
ments were made.
A committee of three members of the
Grand Jury, including the foreman, visited
the Poor House and the House of Correc
tion, and they And pleasure in being able to
report the premises and buildings in most
admirable condition, and the management
all that could be desired. They made a
careful examination of each department,
which we found to be scrupulously clean
and comfortable, and the inmates well
cared for and satisfied. Many patients and
prisoners were examined as to treatment,
food and clothing, and all were loud in
their praise of the Superintendent, whom
the committee believe to be the right
man in the right place kind, thought
ul and polite, but firm . and con
scientious in the discharge of his du
ty. His t&tore-room we found to be
well supplied with good and wholesome
food, which we were informed is well pre
pared and served in sufficient quantities to
please alt "Evidences of taste and system
are to be seen, while the grounds give an
air of comfort, and reflect much credit up
on the county.
The Grand Jury also visited the jail,
which they found in a cleanly condition,
and as comfortable as the weather and sur
roundings will admit of. We heard no
complaints as to the food or management,
but respectfully suggest that at least two
hot meals per day be furnished instead of
one, as is now the . case, and that vegeta
bles be given at least two days in each
week. They also suggest that the comfort
of the prisoners would be greatly enhanced
by removing the pans from which they are
fed after each meal, in order that they may
be properly cleansed, and that disinfec
tants be freely used throughout the build
ings and grounds.
The Grand Jury beg leave to call your
Honor's attention to the uncomfortable
room set apart for their use,' as being so
hot and so unpleasant from its surround
ings that they were compelled to take fre
quent recesses during each day's session;
and they further complain that the privacy
of their proceedings is greatly impaired by
the location of the room.
W. R. French, Foreman.
A Snake-KUIIas Cat. "
A traveller in the neighborhood of Rock .
Hill, a few days ago, witnessed the singu
lar spectacle of a house cat running along
the road with three feet of black snake
dangling from her mouth. The cat got
frightened at the bugey in which . our
friends weie seated and dropped the yard
of snake, when the owner of the cat came
up and dispatched the reptile. This cat is
said to be in the habit of catching and
killing snakes. .
Pound Burled.
Some workmen were engaged a few days
ago in excavating for the foundation of a
house on Swann, between Fourth and Fifth
streets,, when they unearthed a number of
articles supposed to have been buried there
during the late war. .These consisted of
four or five large journals, used in con
nection with machinery ; six or seven large
cold chisels; four hammers for cutting off
cold iron ; an apparatus for . worming .
screws; a brass pistol barrel; two or three
brass straps belonging to a rifle, and a
number of other articles, the name and use
of which were unknown to our informant.
Demonstration la Pender, k
A grand demonstration will be had upi
on the completion of the State's public
work in Pender county, to which the Gov
ernor and Lt Governor, Attorney General,
Supt. Public Instruction and others will be
invited. ' - -
apt. R. P. Paddison, Maj. C. W. Mc
Clammy, Dr. W, C. Murphy andA. R.
Black, of Pender; John D. Stendford and
O. II. Allen, of Duplin; Col: S. B. Taylor
and Dr. J. S. Nicholson, of Onslow, have
been designated as managers. ,
' Gen. S. H. Manning left yesterday morn
ing for a trip to the Northwest, expecting
to extend his journey as far as Portland,
Oregon, visiting the famed Yellowstone
Park in the meantime; and .will probably
turn up in California before he comes
home, which will ba in five or six weeks.
The increase of cotton receipts
for the present crop year, at the port of
Wilmington, foots up 2.840 caies. -
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WILMINGTON, N. C,
Lareeay mt Caarca nsaet.
Ou Monday, the 20th Inst, one John
Miller, a young colored man, entered the
residence of Rev. J. W. Telfair, of gt
Stephen's A. M. E. Church, and stole
therefrom a Unbox containing $45.00 in
church collections. Intelligence of he)
theft was communicated to Justice J. C
Hill, who issued a search warrant and
placed it in the hands of Officer John
Btatcher, suspicion having been aroused
against Miller because he had been seen
loitering around the premises a good deal.
After two days of careful and diligent
search; Officer Btatcher finally came across
the box yesterday, buried in the sand sn
der Miller's house, in the neighborhood
of Eighth and Chesnut streets, with $29.
75 of the missing money in it ' Upon be
ing arrested and charged with the theft,
Miller stated that he had spent the balance
of the amount in the purchase of base ball
fixings and in trips to the sound. ''- .
He was required to give bond in the surii
"of $200, at the close of the preliminary -ammatioayesterday;
for bis appearance si
the present: term of the Criminal Court,
failing in "which he went to lail. He is
aged about 18 years.: :
Shark Fishing. ;
Messrs. Maffllt and Corbitthad quite an
adventure with sharks on Thursday. We
mentioned that they had taken one hage
fellow in out of the wet. They were fish
ing for sharks, and the monster seized the
hook about one hundred yards from the
boat He was then drawn in near the
boat and had to be shot eleven or twelve
times before he finally "keeled over."
They had previously hooked one of the
-same size, and he had been shot six times
with the rifle, when he succeeded in cut
ting the chain used for a line and went off
with the hook in his .mouth. The sharks
struggled and floundered terribly after
being hooked, and great excitement existed
among the men, eapecialy when the mad
dened monsters would dart back and forth
under the boat, threatening every moment
to overturn it and throw the inmates into
the water, where they would have become
an easy prey to their sharkships. There
are plenty of the monsters in the neighbor
hood of where Messrs. Maffllt and Corbett
were fishing, but they are not inclined, we
believe, to try their luck any further in
that direction.
BlethodMt Dlstrlet Conference.
We learn that the interest in the Dis
trict Conference at Smithville increases at
every service, and a profitable session is
promised. T
"All the ministers of the District' are in
their places but two, and there is a full
representation of lay delegates.
Reportg from the remainder of the pas
toral charges were given in yesterday.
They show about the same status of suc
cess. Rev. C M.-Pepper, of the Fayetteville
District, was introduced to the Conference.
The most interesting feature of yester
day's proceedings was the discussion of the
question of ai vision of the Conference. It
was participated in by several of the mem
bers and proved decided lively. , The sen
timent of the District seems to be about
equally divided on this important question,
but some think the chances are that the
District will finally vote against division.
Dr. 8. 8. Satchwell read a very interest
ing sasay yesterday, on "Ministerial Diet
and Health in Eastern North Carolina," in
which he argued against the prevalent be
lief that if a minister is called upon to
change his location from the Western to
the Eastern part of the State he will neces
sarily be "Unhealthy. He has given the
matter a good deal of thought and investi
gation, and is of the opinion Hhat such a
change will not of necessity be to the detri
ment of the minister so changing his loca
tion, and gave reasons for the faith that is
in him. ' 1 . 7
The work of the Conference will be fin
ished today. I
Shooting Shark.
Messrs. J. N. Maffitt and J. A. Corbett
were fishing outside in a pilot boat, three or
four miles from the rocks, yesterday, when
they discovered a large shark. They com
menced 'firing upon the monster with a
rifle and succeeded in killing him upon the
twelfth charge. Upon examination he was
found to be what is known as a tiger
shark, a native of the coast of South Ameri
ca. ' His sharkship was ten feet long and
five feet in circumference, and weighed
four hundred pounds. It took the united
strength of five men to get him into a boat
The Passport brought up the victors and
the vanquished yesterday afternoon. We
learn that the shark will be skinned and
his hide tanned.
Smithville.
The Sumter Watchman says: "Mr.
Atlamont Moses returned from Smithville
Saturday, and his description of the de
lights of that attractive place is sufficient to
make the last one of us w ish to leave Sum
ter for the next six weeks, at least, and hie
to that Mecca for fagged out, over-worked
humanity.: Just think of the attractions it
offers; its breezes, sails, fishing, &c., with
all the conveniences and comforts a first
class hotel can offer. . The S. L. I. excur
sion will leave the 3d of August."
A Big Sea 'Turtle.
Mr. Percy Cowan, who has charge of the
beach house of the Carolina Yacht Club,
caught another huge sea turtle on the beach
a few nights ago. Her turtleship was
about 4 feet 10 inches in length. Her back
was covered with barnacles, and she got
along with ease under the pressure of one
hundred and sixty pounds of humanity on
her saddle. Upwards of two hundred and
'forty eggs were secured from her. "
The Crops. - ;
Mr. W. T. Wade, of WadevUle, Mont
gomery cpunty. N. C, writes to the Stab,
under date of July 23rd, as follows: "The
crops in this section of the State were
never more promising than now. We have
delightful seasons. Our farmers have used
a great deal of energy this year in farming,
and the prospect now is that they will be
liberally rewarded. " Wheat and oat crop
far below an average."
Foreign Exports.
i The German barque, C. Bodbertus, Capt.
Shultz, was cleared from this port for Lon
don, ; yesterday, by Messrs. Patterson,
Downing & Co., with 1,500 casks spirits
turpentine and 2.675 barrels of rosin, val
ued at $31,426.65. Also the Drlg URarwue,
Capt. Carver, for Barbadoes, by Messrs. E.
Eidder & Son, with 232,703 feet of lumber,
valued at $2,685.69. Total $34,112.24.
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FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1885.
roiimax.
CenUaaea laersass mt the Caslsta la
Spaia ABaeaaeesaent r Osasrai
Grant's Death la .adsa-narrlas;
f th Prlaesss Beatrice. .
Madrid, July 23. In Spain yesterday
there was a total of 2,278 cases of cholera
and 818 deaths. Cases are reported at
Salamanca and Barcelona. j
LoNDOir, July 21 The Princess Bea
trice, the last of Queen Victoria's daugh
ters, was married to-day to Prince Henry,
of Battenburg, with great ceremony.
Lokdok, July 23. U. 8. Minister
Phelps, on being handed a copy of a dis
patch announcing Gen. Grant's death, ex
pressed the greatest concern at the sad
event. He Instantly ordered the building
of tho American Legation to be draped in
mourning and the flag placed at half-mast
To a correspondent, when the news was
communicated to Mr. Gladstone, the latter
said, I will willingly pay my humble
tribute. Let me write rather than speak
it." He; then wrote- as follows: "Mr.
Gladstone has heard with regret the sad
news of Gen. Grant's death. He ventures
to assure the bereaved family of the sym
pathy he feels w:th them, in their affliction
at the losing qfpne who had rendered his
country such signal services, as general
and statesman." . ; r -
Many prominent Americans have called
a meeting, to be held, to-morrow at the
American Legation, for the purpose of tak
ing appropriate action on the death of Gen.
Grant and to condole with his family.
John Bright in an interview at the Re
form Club this afternoon, said: "I desire
to express my sympathy with the family
of Gen. Grant ia the sorrow through which
they are passing." . '
The newspapers contain obituary notices
of Qen. Grant; many of them taking up
the most of theiravaHable space in ac
counts of scenes and incidents in the life
of the illustrious patriot
A8HEVILLE,
The Wounded Soldiers Doing Welt
Fiats Balfrnasted In Respect to the
Memory of Gen. Grant.
AsnKvrxjj!, N. C, July 24. Jessie
Scott, member of the Goldsboro Rifles,
who was dangerouly wounded here yester
day in the railroad accident, is believed
this morning to be out of possible danger.
All the rest of the wounded are doing well.
About one thousand State soldiers are in
encampment
The anuouncment of the death of Gen.
Grant was read here with regret, all par
ties joining in the feeling of sympathy.
All public flags axe at half-mast
Ashbvtlle, N. C , July 23. In the en
campment of North Carolina State troops
to-day, upon the receipt of the intelligence
of the death of Gen. Grant the flags were
all placed at .half mast. Gen. ' Johnstone
ordered appropriate ceremonies by the
Guards. A meeting of the citizens is te be
called by Mayor Aston, to express suitable
resolutions upon the deceased.
r2leigii. .
Three Murderers Respited by the Gov
ernor. -.
Raleigh, N. C, July 24. The .Gover
nor to-day respited Thomas McNeil and
Thomas Gee, who -were to be hanged at
Fayetteville on Saturday, the 25th, til
Friday, the 7th of August; and on Satur
day last respited Jo Howard, who was
under sentence of death at the same time
and place, until the same date.
THE TtEAlT GENERAL.
Mt- MacQregor,' July 25. It is a still,
sultry morning on the mountain, with
clouds and a -thick, heavy atmosphere.
Hundreds of visiters are coming up on the
trahu. The hotel is draped in mourning.
and there is a Sunday like silence about the
cottage wnere tne dead Oeneral lies in a
temporary receptacle, wrapped with a flag.
So the third day of Mrs. Grant's widow
hood begins. . Apropos of the mention of
Mrs. Grant s name, it may be stated that
ihus far that lady has been seen by no per-
ton except the members of her family and
Mrs. Dr. Newman, since the General's
death. Late yesterday afternoon there
spread from mouth to mouth a rumor that
the widow had been utterly prostrated, and
that even serious results might be feared
from the shock of her bereavement The
rumor, if it shall have reached the outer
world, may be regarded as having no basis
in fact, beyond that of Mrs. Grant being in
Beclusion, because of a natural desire for
rest and quiet with her own sorrow, i
President Cleveland was this morning re
quested by the family to name the pall
bearers to act at the closing obsequies.
Springfield, Mass., July 25. The Be-
publican of this morning says: "The coun
try will share the sentiment of the people of
Wasiiington in regard to the great captain s
burial place. The fitting spot for the rest
of the body of the nation's hero, is in the
nation s capitol. New York has shown a
greed after one more show for the hurrying
populace, ana tne iamiiy or ucn. Grant
htve weakly and hastily yielded to it with
out waiting to hear the voice of j wiser
friends or of his countrymen." !
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; GORDON AND GOULD.
Washington Correspondence of the Boston
. Traveller. !
. Ex-Senator Gordon, of Georgia, is
a familiar figure on the streets of
Washington these hot days. He has
had a checkered career, at one time
being the most popular man in Geor
gia, not excepting the late Ben Hill.
He resigned his place in the Senate to
make room for Joe Brown, and since
that time he has rather lost caste
with the politicians of the South.
Gordon went into railroading and
"made a cool half million dollars.
About six months ago he went to
New York and began to speculate on
Wall Street At first he was very
successful. In one week, he told a
friend he cleared over $60,000. He
was jubilant, and said he was getting
his "pointers" from Jay Gould.! His
friend warned him to be careful, but
Gordon, who ordinarily a sharp, keen
business man, was confident that he
would soon be a millionaire, i It is
hardly necessary to write the sequel.
He is here in Washington, so one of
his' friends told me, without a dollar
all gone in. speculation.
THE COTTON MILLS OF THE
SOUTH.
Baltimore Herald.
Undoubtedly the Southern cotton
mills possess advantages which, if
properly utilized, - can but fenable
them to .distance their Northern
competitors. Indeed, in the opinion
of thinking people, it is but a ques
tion of time when the South will
( monopolize the cotton manufactures
of the country.1 The Southern .cot
ton mills have like opportunities to
those of the great flourishing mills
of the Northwest, bat the cat-throat
mode of carrying on ' business has
been adopted by the cotton manufac
tvrers of the South, and it has be
come necessary to call a halt - to de
vise remedial measures. Accordingly,
a convention of mill owners in Vir
ginia, the Carolinas Georgia, ; Tea
nessee. Mississippi, . Alabama and
Louisiana has been called to meet in
Atlanta on July 27 to examine the
matter9 of cotton manufactures and
agree upon a plan the execution: of
which will promise the best' resuhs
to the business of the Southern mills,
WASHINGTON.
Cattlemen ta as Remevedrrssa Iadtaa
RessrvaUsas-orders frem the War
aad Wavy Departmeat csaesralag
the Death arcca. firaat. -
IBy Telegraph to the Morning 8Ur.1
Washihutoh. July 24 The President
today issued a proclamation directing
cattlemen on the Cheyenne and Arapaho
reservations In Indian Territory to remove
their cattle within forty days. Pursuant
to the policy of turning control of turbu
lent Indians In Indian Territory over to
the War Department, Capt J. M. Lee, of
the Ninth Infantry, has been appointed
Indian Agent at Cheyenne reservation. ;
Upon the receiptor the news of the
death of Gen. Grant a telegram was sent
to Col. F. D. 'Grant by Gen. 8. 8. Bur
den, Commander in-Chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic "ExnresBinir nrrw
1 ound grief of the Grand Army upon the
ouo oi me greaiesi oi our commanders.
ua oenair oi its tnree hundred thousand
mem bers, I tender to your honored mother
and to all the afflicted family their heart
felt sympathy. I pray yon have me ad
vised so soon as arrangements for the last
sad rites are determined upon." M ;
Secretary-Whitnev has issued an ordnr
directing that the ensigns at each naval sta
tion.and of each vessel of the United States,
be hoisted at half mast land that's gun
be fired at intervals of every- half hour
from sunrise to sunset, at each naval sta
tion and on board flagships, and of vessels
acting singly, on the day . of the funeral,
where this order may be received in time;
otherwise, on the day after its receint. Offl-
cera of the navy and marine corps will wear'
tne uBuai Daage oi mourning attached to the
sword-hilt and on the left arm for a period
of thirty days.
With the exception of Secretary Endi
cott, all the members were present at the
meeting of the Cabinet; The President in
formed them of General Grant's death; he
having been officially informed of the fart
by a telegram from Col. Fred D. Grant
resident Cleveland has instructed Ad
jutant General Drum to go to New York to
represent him and to consult with Mrs.
Grant relative to the funeral- of. the ex
Prrsident. Adiutant General Drum, bv command of
Lieutenant General Sheridan, issued, the
following order: "In compliance with in
structions of the President, "on the day of
the funeral, at each military . post, troops
and cadets will be paraded and the order
read to them; after which, all labors for the
day will cease. The national flag will be
displayed at half staff. At dawn of day
thirteen guns will be fired, and afterward
at intervals of thirty minutes between the
rising and setting of the sun. a single mm.
and at the close of the day a national
salute or thirty-eight guns. Officers of
the army will wear crape on the left arm
and on their swords; and the colors of the
battalion of engineers, of the several regi
ments, and of the U. S. corps of cadets,
will be put in mourning for a period of six
months. The date and hour of the funeral
will be communicated to Department com-
manaers ny telegraph, and bv them to their
subordinate commanders."
The White House has been handsomely
draped, the emblems of mourning being
equal to those on the building at the time
oi tne ueatn ot rresiaent Garheld. They
are over and around the windows and door
facing north, and the great pillars .of the
portico at the north entrance are also
covered with black.
Washington, July 23. The President
to-day appointed the following postmas
tersi .;. . .
Samuel H. Buck, at New Orleans, vice
W. B. Merchant, suspended.
Beniamia E Russell, at Bainbndge. Ga..
vice J. A. Wilder, suspended. , j
Postofflce Inspector Whiteside telegraphs
from Charleston, S. C, that the postmaster
at Ladies' Island, 8. G, has absconded,
leaving a shortage of $676. He expects to
arrest him in a day or two.
The President; also appointed Theodore
D. Jervey, to be Collector of Customs for
the District of Charleston, S. C.
Washington, July 24. Secretary Bay
ard has addressed- a circular to all of the
diplomatic and consular officers of the
United States, in which he invites attention
to the Presidential proclamation announc
ing the death of Gen. Grant. He directs
that flags of the offices be displayed at half-
mast on the reception of the circular and
that the usual symbols of mourning be as
sumed lor tne period of thirty days. :
Washington. July 25. The President
to-day made the following appointments:
to be surveyor or customs Kichard
Surnatt, for the port of New Orleans.
To be Collector ot Customs Peter F.
Cogbill, for the district of Petersburg,
Virginia.
the President contemplated leaving
Washington next Saturday on his vacation,
nut tne death oi Gen. Grant has made it
necessary for him to change his programme.
He will not leave for that purpose until
after the burial of the ex-President
GEORGIA.
A Negro Lynched for Outraging a
Young White Girl His Victim's
Death by Poisoning.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Atlanta, July 25. Last -, night Peter
Stamps, colored, was lynched at Douglas
ville by a mob of five hundred men, for
an alleged rape committed upon Ida Aber
crombie, daughter of a well-to-do white
farmer. The girl was thirteen years old,
and a few days ago her parents discovered
that she was about to become a mother. She
confessed that Stamps, who worked on the
place, was the father of her child and
said he had a year ago outraged
her, and at various times since had com
pelled her to submit to his desires. Stamps
was arrested and placed in jail. Yester
day morning, about 8 o'clock, Ida called
her father and told him she was going to
die. Before help could' be secured, she
expired in convulsions. A mob was or
ganized and the negro was taken from the
sheriff, while he was trying to leave the
county with him, and Stamps was hung to
a railroad bridge. The negro said he se
cured the girl's consent to what he did.
He was 45 years old, -and was given to
play with the children on the place. A
post mortem examination showed the pres
ence of strychnine in the girl s stomach.
Her child was found to he colored. Great
excitement now prevails over the girl's
death. It is a -mystery as to whether she
committed suicide, and some suspect her
father of poisoning her, while others be
lieve the negro persuaded her to kill herself.
W-? . NEWORK. C f
Iaoss by the Bqrnlng of Llllenlbal's
Tobacco Factory Firemen Injured
Thermometer 96 Degrees. I
rBy Telegraph to the Morning star.l
New York, July 25. The loss by the
burning of Ltlienthal's tobacco manufac
tory, at Barclay and -Washington streets,
amounts to fifty thousand dollars on build
ing and one hundred and twenty-five
tnpusana on stock, jruiiy insured. An
explosion of gases generated by partial
combustion, blew open the front door and
part of the front wall, injuring half a
dozen firemen, one or whom may die. i
The thermometer, at 3 p. m. today.
registered 96 degrees. Six cases of sun
stroke were reported up to that hour.
FOREIGN.
Destructive Fire In Paris Probable
Loss of Life.
Paris, July 25. The Batignolles quar
ter of the city was visited by a severe Are
last night The conflagration occurred in
the district occupied by carpet warehouses.
carpet Bhops and other work shops of va
rious kinds, and was not extinguished un
til buildings covering five blocks had been
destroyed- The loss amounts to several
million of francs. . One fireman was in
jured, and it is feared, as several are miss
ing, that they were killed during the pro
gress of the - fire. Among the buildings
burned were Jagonel's saw mills and Ros-
seau s carpet lactones. ;
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Victo Hugo's Paris monument
fund now reaches $30,100.
NEW YORK. -.j ;..
tleaerlaa; the Hsmary af Osa. Grant
slgas af Respect Everywhere
Flags at Italf-Hast aad Bnlldlaga
Draped la Hoaratag Praeeedlaas
t Pablle Bsdles-A Spat la Rlver
slds Park ta a OsTsrsd hp the mu
nicipality as the Plaea af Barlal -BTessaces
af Sympathy ta Gea. Grant's
Family.
iBvTetocTsnstothsMorshurHtiM.
New York. Jul v 24. As soon nPn
Grant's death became known here' Asm
were hoisted to half-mast and bells were
toiiea. it was interesting to see how many
persona had been prepared to honor the
memory of the General by the method of
decoration. At 9. a. ml buildings in all
parts of the city were hung with crape f
some in designs that had been made ready'
probably for- weeks. - Old Trinity's, bells
tolled. the mournful numbers, nil thn
signs of respect were visible everywhere.
cut uo uogB wwb uuuieu ua me cityvnail
at half-mast, and Mayor Orace called the
Aldermen to an informal meeting ' in his
office at 1 o'clock to take some action on
the death. .The Mayor's idea is to offer
to the General's family, a spot in River-'
side Park for the burial of the body.
The General's statue ' will be erected
in this park, . visible to thousands
who pass up and down North River;
and as the park has yet to be finished the
Mayor believes that it can be built un
the burial place as it were, and make the I
grave ana its surroundings among the
grandest anywhere. If the Board author
izes him the Mayor will forward the offer
to the family at once. Speaking of the
General, Mayor Grace said: "He was one
of the greatest generals who ever lived.
Personally I was -an ardent admirer of him.
I knew him from the time of his first ad
ministration, and can say nothing but good
of him." ,
The Board of Aldermen will hold a
meeting in the Governor's Room at the City
Hall to-morrow, at 11 a. m., and pass res ,
olutions suitable to the occasion. It was
impossible to get the Aldermen together to--
day. At this meeting resolutions closing
the departments and draping public build
ings, as at the time of President Garfield's
deatn, will be adopted. . ' :
up town ana down, east side and west.
among Americans and foreigners, and peo
ple of whatsoever trade, business or pro
fession, the one subject of thought is the
General's death. Probably no event has
occurred since the close of the war that has
so thoroughly and respectfully absorbed
the minds of the people. No great surprise
or excitement nas been occasioned, because
the death has been so long anticipated, but
as an inspiring, deep and honoring and uni
versal thought this event is most rar reach
ing. -. ;
All the Exchanges , held impromptu
meetings and passed resolutions of svm-.
pathyand regret Formal meetings will
be held in a day or two. In the meantime,
buildings will be decorated with extraordi
nary care. As if by magic, Gen. Grant's
picture, in one style or another, appeared in
nearly every store that had a show window,
edged in crape or framed in black. Black
bordered extras were sold in large numbers:
even those that had the simple announce
ment of death, followed by a long bio
graphy. The Excise Commissioners were
the first body to pass formal resolutions.
They paid a tribute to "the great soldier.
hero, statesman and friend of all mankind,"
ana resoivea to close tneir department on1
the day of the fupcral. The . governing
committee of the StockExchange adjourned
after passing a resolution to close the Ex
change on the day of Gen. Grant's funeral,
and appointing a committee to d raft suitable
resolutions for tho occasion. The Produce
Exchange closed at 1 o'clock to-day and will
close on the day of the funeral of Gen.
Grant The-Cotton,. Coffee and Petroleum
Exchanges will take early action, and the
Maratime Exchange met this afternoon.
Police stations throughout the ctty were
all ordered to put their nags at ban mast,
as were also fire engine houses and Island
institutions. Flags were also at half mast
at Army Headquarters.
Mayor Grace sent the following telegram
by direction of the Board of Aldermen this
morning : "Mrs. . U. 8. Grant,' Mt.
McGregor, N. Y. In advance of official
action, I am instructed to tender to your
self and family the deep sympathy of the
Common Council of the municipal author
ities of the city of New York in your be
reavement I am also authorized by the
informal action of the authorities (which
will be madelofilcial to-morrow), to tender
to you a last resting place for the remains
of Gen, Grant in any one of the parks of
this city which you may select I am also
authorized to offer the Governor's Room at
tho City Hall for the purpose of allowing
uie uuuy to lie in state.
Mt. MacUregor. July 23. The family
of Gen. Grant have been constantly in re
ceipt of messages of sympathy since the
announcement of the General's death was
sent out this morning. Among the first
was that from President Cleveland.
Within twenty minutes after the death
of Gen. Grant, - Earl Gerhardt, the Hart
ford sculptor, who has been . making a
study here of the General, was summoned
to the cottage at the suggestion of Dr.
Newman, to make a plaster mask of the
dead man's face. He was highly success
ful. -
Within half an hour after the General's
decease, a waiting engine at the mountain
depot was on the way to Saratoga, to bring
an undertaker to place the remains on ice
to day, to await the arrival of a New York
undertaker, who had been summoned. The
details and management touching the. re
mains while they remain here and until
they arrive in New York, are in charge of
Jos. W. Drexel and W. J. AxteU.
Mount MacGrkgor. July 24. There is
now little doubt that Gen. Grant's remains
willbe buried in Central Park, New York
city. All that remains is the assent of the
authorities of that city to the deceased
General's own condition, which was that
Mrs. Grant should rest beside him at last.
Telegraphic communication is now being
conducted to adjust this matter. Mayor
Grace responds to inquiries that the city
tenders a family burial spot. This
vague message does not seem to consider
the condition of Mrs. Grant,' and. the
family and Col. Grant are left in doubt as
to the willingness of New York city to
accede the easily understood condition that
Mrs. Grant's sepulchre must be in Central
Park if the General is buried there, and so,
at the moment of this writing, the matter
hangs and delay is the result The family
and Col. Grant have determined on Cen
tral Park if the condition shall be com
plied with by the city. If New York shall
be the. spot chosen, and there is little doubt
that it will be so settled, the programme ot
the funeral arrangements will be as here
given: The remains will lie quietly at the
cottage in the room whero the General died
until one week from Tuesday after
noon next, August the 4th, .when
the funeral cortege will be conveyed by spe
cial train directly and without demonstration
to Albany, reaching there in, the evening.
The remains will be borne to the capitol
building where thev will lie in state until
i Wednesday noon. The dead General will
then be conveyed to New iotk, arriving
there Wednesday evening. The body will
be conveyed to the City Hall, where it will
remain in state until Saturday, when it
will be borne to its last resting place in
Central Park. This programme has been
prepared upon the assumption that the
condition touching tne interment oi Mrs
Grant will be complied with.
Later. It has been finally decided to
bury General Grant in Central Park, .New
York.'., ,-..v - - ., - " v.. ;
Many messages of condolence were re
ceived by the family this afternoon and
among them this: "Washington. D. C
July 24 To Mrs. U. 8. Grant Her
Majesty the Queen requests me to convey
to yoursell and family her sincere conao
lence on the death of Gen. Grant .'- ;
: fSignedl - ;, British Ministsa."
Syracuse, July 24. Babcock & An
drews, brokers, have failed. They were
short 600,000 barrels of oil, which precipi
tated the failure. Their assets are estimated
at 150.000: liabilities at tlSO.000. The firm
was of the "bucket shop': class. : Its prin
cipal office was in this city, ana it had
thirty or forty branches, principally in
Central and Western New York, but three
at tirra wrra la Canada. Ikbeock wn
formerly a Centra! railroad conductor ao t
Andrews sn Insurance clerk. They stsrtet
ia lasi. In Troy, and extended their bate
am raplJly. They have tost heavily 1 1
wheat oil and stocks. Their assets cot
it principally of oHcs furniture and cut-,
tomers' notes; nominally amountiof t
Slno.000, but practically vmlueJetA Tbeif
cbta cannot be ascertained, but' rumor
places them at various figures, from half t
million dowa. Bucket shop players all
over the Bute are heavily hit
l
Spirits
Turpentine
; Raleigh IJVews- Observer : For
several days we have had unusually warnt
weather here, the thermometer ranging ui
la the nineties, j s L r '
Wadesboro Intelligencer: Part
ridges are so plentiful in the Deep Creek
and . White's Store neighborhoods that it i
apprehended, when the plows are started;
In the fall, it will be necessary to send u
boy ahead with a brush to shoot the bird
out of the way to prevent their being cov
ered Up. , t . - j - ' .vi .j -
. Greensboro Workman; A col
ored boy by the name of William Holmes,
aged about 13 or 14 years of age, son of
Henry Holmes, who lives out near Sou tit
Buffalo,' was accidentally shot and killed '
on yesterday evening. ;Mr. J.1 F. "
Causey, of Greensboro, has closed a trada
with Mr. R. L. Gwyn, of Mount Airy,' for "
60,000 pounds of manufactured tobacco.
This we call a pretty "sizable" transaction.-
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v Raleigh '4 Visitor; The Gov
ernor has authorized an exchange of courts
by which Judge H. G.VConnor will hold -
Wayne county Superior Court which -he- ' 1 '
.gins jiext Monday, in. place of Judge Wal- :
ter uwrg -judge Clark will hold in ex- . .
change the January term of Wake Supe
rior Court which would otherwise hav
been held by Judge Connor. The exchanga
was necessitated by the1 illness in the fami
ly of Judge Clark. . ,. y
Charlotte Observer: JAr. J.' E.
Jordaq, of Asheville, the young'man who
did such admirable shooting' at the glaatt -ball
and clay pigeon matches in this city,
last summer, has' challenged the world
famous Capt A. IL Bogardus, to a matcU
at glass v balls in Asheville. Cant Bovnr.
dus has accepted, and the match is to occur
in Asnevme on the 31st inst - Jordan is a
remarkably fine shot and the boys here re
member it so well that they are banking on
him." J. .- - . v
Asheville 'Advance: It has been
circulated by the railroad official that the r
car containing the . Goldsboro Rifles was 1
thrown from the track by reason of tho
company, tampering with the danger cord.
T 1 . - lL ' 1 . . . . .
u repiy mj wis we nave 10 say that lata
report is false. My company was milliner
on their accoutrements when- the accident , '
happened, and there was no tampering - :
with danger cords or anything else. jWe
charge the accident solely and only to the
reckless running of the engineer. i
- W . I . ilOLLOWXXL, !
f Captain Com'd.
a . w. smith. 1st Sergeant.
July H3d, 1883,
Asheville
I viuzen : 'it was : re
last week that Rav and
ported-ia Lenoir
Anderson had captured Zeb Vance and was
holding him to compel a pardon from Gov.
Scales. The Topic suggests if it is true tha '
State will be obliged to give a ransom for
him. Celr-H. M. Black, of the23dU.S. '
Infantry, reached the city yesterday even-ing,-and
is stopping at the Swannanoa.1 Ha
comes under the direction of Adiutant
General Drum, U. S. Army, to inspect the . -State
Guard. - We regret to learn of
the death of Mr. Wood Zachary, a promi
nent citizen of Jackson county, which oc
curred Sunday morning at bis home on.
Caney K orjc, ; Jackson county. He was an
uncle of our young townsmen, the Messrs..
Zachary. Flags float every where
on roof and pinnacle and balcony, on ho
tels and stores and court house, on tree and
pole and fence, and banners hang across
the streets and play to the breeze in 1 in
tertwined festoons along cornice and house
front, until the eye is dazzled with so much
of brilliancy. Music rings upon the air to
the accompaniment of joyful voices and
the hum of preparation or the bustle of -business.
All is preliminary to the begin
ning of a week of animation unparalleled
in the community. Everything is now
ship-shape, in full military order. During
our visit this morning during the heat of
tne day, there was cessation of duty, only
the sentinels on duty walking their tedious
rounds. There had been, previous to our
arrival, drills of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Regi-
ments. They presented a fine appearance,
and the movements were creditable. At
night the camp presents a picturesques ap
pearance with its: long line of white tents
and its rows of sparkling lights, a veritable
scene of enchantment. At morning, the
reveille wakes the air with the spirit stirring
notes of fife and drum and occasionally the
rich strains of full military bands are
wafted to the distant ear. ' i
Asheville Advance: Twenty-
one out of the thirty members of the Golds -
boro Kioes were injured in the wreck yes
terday. The dead body of .Joe Craw
ford, a colored man, who met his death in
corundum mine near Democrat was
brought to the city yesterday morning.
The unfortunate man was being drawn in
a bucxet from tne bottom of a deep shaft;
and when within a few feet of the top fell
out of the bucket and went whirling down,
a distance of 20 or 40 feet His skull was
fractured and his neck broken. It is sup
posed that he fainted, which was the cause
of his falling. rThe sleeper, in which
were the Goldsbore Rifles, numbering 30 or
35 men, was thrown over an embankment
some eight or ten feet high, and 15 of the
inmates more or less injured. Among
those who sustained severe injuries are the
following : Capt W. T. Hallowell, arm
hur; T. H. Bain, 1st Lieutenant head
wound; F. W. Smith, scalp wound; J. M.
Scott internal injuries (dangerous); J. W.
Baker, internal injuries angftb broken,1 J. '
P. Guinn, head wound andinteY&al in juries,
H'E. Perkins, head wound aad internal In-
juries, J.H.Hill.sltght hurt on-legv Logan
Howell, head hurt, W. R. Birch and
Chas. Miller, head hurts, J. T. Burch,
arm and head wounds, W. T. Borden,
slight wound, R. G. Powell, hand mashed,
C. Jf. Taylor, head wound, J. T. Ed
mundson. John Slaughter. J. O. Carroll
and John Cox, wounds on the head, J. A..
Wyatt, face bruised. The wounded men
had been placed in a special car and brought
to the city. Upon investigation we ascer
tained the fact that at the tune of the acci
dent the train was running at an unusually
rapid rate. Mr. J. McGddger was one
mile above the scene of the wreck and saw
the train pass his place. He never saw
such speed on this road, and is satisfied the
train was making, 50 or 60 miles per honr. .
Col. Long was standing in his warehouse
door, near the road bed, when the train .
passed. He remarked to a friend that he
would not be on that train for $1,000. and
predicted an accident The escape from
death to all the passengers on the train was
simply marvellous. 1
JULYOKES.
There are. many kinds of mean
ness, but the man who steals a fan takes
the palm. Noah got off this joke, and it is
repeated here as an interesting piece of an
cient history. American. 1 -
' I don't understand how the rail
roads can afford to reduce the fare to one
cent a mile.
Oh it's very simple.
They have to make up the loss in some
way. - -
They do. , r
How? ' '.
They make the sleeping car porter divide
with the company. 1
' Old J udge Sanders is a great .
brag, and has told about a dozen stories in ' -regard
to the weight of a certain bjg cat
fish that he caught A friend, trying to
entrap him, asked: ' 1
Judge, what was the precise weight of
that big fish you caught?
Judge Sanders (to colored waiter): I say, '
Bob, what did I say yesterday that catfish
weighed? " .
What time yesterday, boss in," de maw
nin, at dinner time, or after supper?
Christian alWork;:;
Summer resorts and hotels are
putting; on big adjectives and otherwise
keeping apace with the season. ' Mosen
baum, who keeps the "Boudoir,", was
taken to task - for stretching his advertise
ment too much. Hi : there, Mose, said a
friend, I see you advertise that your rooms
have been enlarged. So dey haf. But
there have been.no carpenters at work on ,
your place! No! Wait till I tole you. " I
haf scrape der paper off dose walls. 8ee? ' '
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