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The Weekly Stan WM. H. BERNARD, Editor and Prop'r. WILMING TON, N. C. - August 7, 1885. WJ-Tn wrltlM to change "your address, alvav whefeyoi wish your paper to be sent hereafter. Unless you do both changes, can not be made. -Notices of Marriage or Death, Bespeot, Resolutions ofThanks, Ao., are chawed for as ordinary advertlserls, but only half rates when paid for striotly to advance. At Uila rate 60 Sente will pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. m . rKemlttances must nt Jebi 'OgWg Postal Money Order or Jteglstered 1. Post masters will register letters when desired. tyonly such remittances will be at the rU of the publisher. . . . -Specimen copies forwarded wnendesttea. LORD CBH7RCHII.I. AND TUB MIN ISTHY. We mentioned in Sunday's paper that there were indications of a split in the Tory Administration." Lord Randolph Churchill refused to attend the Tory meeting at Liverpool at which the Ministers held a.banquet. Sir Stafford Northcote also remained; away. Some of the papers consider this conduct as churlish and un worthy. The London Times says the incident shows the want of unity in the Tory party. The following comes from London: "He telegraphed to the meeting an ex pression of sympathy with the objects of the meeting, but plainly stated that be must decline to take part in it because the two Conservative members from that city had in the House of Commons voted in disap proval of the government's policy towards Ireland and on the medical relief bill. The Liverpool meeting was postponed because of Lord Randolph's refusal to attend. He has agreed to go to Liverpool a month from now and address a meeting of Conserva tives there on his own account The ex citement in Liverpool over last night's oc currence was very great to-day. The London Standard denounces. Churchill bitterly. It says: j "It is time to speak out We will not be imposed upon by this overgrown schoolboy verging on middle age, but with- out a man's sense. ! Lord Saulsbury must decide quickly or Churchill, having already worked irreparable harm will ruin the Conservative party. i "The parting shoot describes Lord Ran dolph as a miserable, absurd imitation of Disraeli, without one-fifteenth part of his ability." I Now we do not hold this young Lord in any high admiration and yet it might be required by justice and fair dealing to say that he was prob ably displaying more foresight and wisdom than the older heads in the Cabinet. The Tories can only sue- ceed by having a clearly defined pol icy and entire harmony. If the To ry party divides on either its foreign policy, its domestic policy: or its policy in dealing with Ireland there will be inevitable defeat and that :very quickly. Now it was nnder- -Btood that the Tories at Liverpool were opposed to the policy that had been adopted by the Ministry in dealing with the Irish questions. Lord Churchill declined to; attend any .such meeting. The Ministers with! two exceptions went, j Was it not a rather happy stroke on the part of the young Tory leader to force an issue in time? If Liverpool kicked why not Manchester or London also? If Ireland is not to be conciliated will the 80 or 90 Irish Home Rulers yote with the Tories ? If they do not it is certain that the Ministry - will be defeated , and driven from .office. Lord Churchill was much nearer right than some j of 'the older niembers of the Min istry were, on the Medical Relief bill upon which they were defeated. . Lord Churchill knows that the tenure of office of his party is brittle and may break and will break anless the issues in the campaign are wise, broad and timely, and are accepted willing ly by the entire party. At heart Eng land is and Scotland is very largely Liberal. The policy of Mr. Glad stone and his friends- disappointed and "displeased thousands of voters and it is Upon this fact that the hopes of the Tories are grounded. We had heard, but hoped it was not true, that the Second Regiment was very unjustly dealt with! at Asheville. But there is hardly room for doubj. as all of our Wilmington boys, and we suppose also all of the . regiment, make the same statement of bad treatment in the awarding of prizes. We refer to this merely to sayithat if those having charge de sire to break up the whole organiza tion let this sort of treatment be tried a second time. The Second fairly won, we are assured, and ought to have had the prizes. The sentiment of the Asheville people and visitors was easily seen, and the splendid demonstration in behalf of the Second more than paid them for the injustice done. No other regi ment received a tithe of the consid eration that was extended to the splendid regiment in Gray. Gen. Scale is reported as saying "Boys, tick to the gray." We are aston ished that there could have been any grounds for heart-burnings and complaints, and it is to be regretted that such grounds should have ex isted. ' Grant's last words of "peace" were: "I have witnessed, since my sickness, just what I have wished: to see ever Bince the war harmony and good feeling between the sections." -Whenever the Ohio Republicans .parade their banners of discord and Foraker steps to the footlights and 'painted red" begins to dance the war dance and to flap his little bloody shirt let the Democrats throw out a banner of peace to the breeze emblazoned with the last legacy' of Grant to his countrymen. ; The tornado along the Delaware wrecked about 150 houses. ' ' AN VN1TED COUNTRY. The known wishes of Gen. Grant in regard to the pacification of the country and the healing of all sec tional differences and animosities is having a good effect. That class of Northern papers that are forever misrepresenting the South have pro bably been silent for a week. There is stilljanother class that have no love for the South, but still lean toward a hushing of sectional denunciations. These are moved by what Grant felt and said. Long years ago, in the full flush of his fame, the Northern hero said, "Let us have peace." But peace did not come.l The North was not then ready to let the South alone or to give it a fair chance in the race of life. The darkest days the South felt was after Grant's' words had be come the property tof the press. : But time heals sorrows and closes wounds. And so it has come to pass that the last expressions of reconciliation by the dead hero are having an influence among the very j people that needed it most. It has through these kind words that in the come to pass, y and patriotic funeral cortege Federals and Confederates will walk side by side'as pall-bearers, and both South and North will unite in doing honor to the most illustrious man of the North nay, the moBt illustrious man in the whole country' at the time of his death. ' The Philadelphia News is a very decided-Republican paper and hits the South often, jit is influenced enough by Gen. Grant's words to say: "With Sherman and Sheridan,' now the two foremost of the Union soldiers in rank and popular estimation, will walk with Job. n8 ton and Buckner, two of the most distinguished ex Confederate Generals. These four, clasping hands over the bier of Grant, fittingly and beautifully testify to the realization of the desire for peace and perfect reconciliation) which was dearer to the heart of Gen. Grant than the memory of bis victories. Any: lingering sectional animosity must shrink in very shame from such a spectacle and disappear forever." CONVICTS. The States south of us continue to discuss the abuses of the convict sys tem. The Savannah Times says: - "'What to do with our convicts?' is a question not confined to the South alone, but it is being agitated in the North as well. Reports of the inhuman treatment 01 con victs has aroused renewed interest in tbis question, and the belief that the competi tion of convict with honest labor is on the increase, has served to. excite a good deal of indignation." . , Even the women of Alabama are said to be excited over the matter and are agitating to secure a repeal of the system, i Tljiey denounce the putting of "free men in competition with convicts." It is very certain tbat the abuses will have to go. It is also very certain that soon or late all the States will -be compelled by pub lie sentiment to cease to hire out the convicts and in lieu ! thereof teach them trades. If the penitentiaries are to be used as reformatories as well as penal institutions then two things are certainly necessary: first, a scientific study of each convict; and, second, to be taught so he can earn an honest living, if ever turned loose upon society. The question is a difficult one to handle. If the convicts are kept in prison they, mast work. If they all learn trades the business will be over done if they are turned out, and their labor may interfere with free labor while confined serving out their terms.' i RBniNISBNCES OF GEN. GRANT. "Like so many great soldiers, he, was a fatalist, and believed that "what is to be ill be." If be had adhered to anv reli gious form he would have been a Presby terian." Northern Exchange. This refers to Genj Grant. The writer once asked, him how Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson impressed him. The question followed a similar question as to Gfen. Lee, the only two Southern soldiers concerning whom we solicited his; opinion. This was in November 1865. In his re plies he was by no means enthusias tic in his praise. Of Gen. Jackson he said: "I knew him well at West Point. He was a studious, conscien tious man. . He was a brave man and was something of a fatalist, and be lieved that he would do the work unto which he was appointed and no more." There was not one word said in commendation of bis genius for war or for any of those splendid soldierly, qualities that have made the great Jackson immortal. 1 Of Gen. Lee we asked: "How did Gen. Lee impress you as a comman der what special gifts or character istics did he manifest?" Gen..-Grant at first hesitated to answer. In the course of a private free and frank conversation of nearly two hours this was the only instance of reticence or hesitancy. We found the Northern soldier agreeable, communicative and interesting. We could easily write out the outlines of the conversation after a lapse of nearly twenty years, and because we had occasion to re peat what was said soon after and many times, as friends hearing of the pleasant interview were anxious in 1865 to learn what Grant said, how he impressed us, fcc. The late Judge Robert B. Gilliam told us when we were young that if we specially de sired to remember a certain thing we had read or heard to make it a point always to talk about it to two or three persons at different times. We have often acted upon that timely sugges tion and have found it very service able. Gen. Grant was very kind in 1865 towards the South. We can bear testimony to the fact that he did not talk much like a Republican then, . and when we asked him. what would be done with the negroes-r would they be enfranchised he re plied: "I will tell you what I heard Gov. Curtin (the war "Governor of Pennsylvania) say not long ago. He said if the ballot was given to the ne groes' that Pennsyvania would go Democratio by 100,000 majority.' Now we return to 'the question in point as to Gen. Lee, and we can very dearly give' his precise words. Said he: "I would not derogate in the least from Gen. Lee., , He was a good man, he was a good man ;" repeating the words with a kind of tender emphasis. . Continuing : he said, "His greatest quality as a boI dier was his ability to excite enthusi asm in his troops." We remember the words. They were all he said of the greatest of American soldiers Then going off at a tangent he said: 'Ob, how often I have, missed this very quality or gift in some ot my corps commanders. I have seen a soldier in command of a division : do more execution than a commander of a corps did, and because of pos sessing this very quality." : We thought in 1865, and we have seen no occasion for- altering our opinion by anything we have heard or read, thai Grant was a man of solid parts, a kindly man without bitterness towards the Southern peo ple at that time, a pleasant compan ion who knew how to ask intelligent questions, and who was ready in turn to talk frankly about himself if in terrogated by one properly ac credited to him. We thought he was not much disposed to speak in terms of praise of Southern officers. He referred to but three other Southern 'Generals. He praised Gen. Jo Johnston, saying that when he was superseded by Hood "he was conducting the cam paign like a General," but he said Hood was the biggest failure of the war but Bragg. He could not see the great failures on his side. He thought yery highly of Sheridan and said if this country was to get into a foreign war requiring the placing of a mil lion of men in the field there was no man in the country he would sooner see in command than Sheridan. At that time Gen. Lee was living, as were Generals Jo Johnston and Sher man, ijj Grant was remarkably well pre served in 1865. He was exceedingly well-knit and vigorous. We remarked upon the fact that the long campaigns did not seem -to have impaired his vigor. His reply was: "No, my health is excellent. I never had a man on my staff during the war who was able to undergo the same fatigue that I could." He told of an interesting incident that 'occurred that morning at Peters burg. Accompanied by Generals Raw lins and Badeau and another officer whose name we have forgotten, he took breakfast near daybreak at the little historic oity. He said in the very early morning just as he was about to mount the steps of the cars, he was warmly accosted by a man and it turned oat that it was his main spy whom he had supposed dead. He said that he had sent that faithful fellow through the Confederate lines disguised more than once. He sent cipher dispatches written on tissue paper wrapped in foil and placed in the mouth ready to be swallowed as a pill on emergency. On.Waprning that Petersburg fell that spy, who had been captured, was to have died the death of a spy. He, Gen. Grant, thought the poor fellow bad been executed months ago. It turned out that in the excitement and confusion of the last day that the spy made his escape. Grant said he was delighted to meet him. ' . The kindness of Grant to us grew out of the fact that a near relative of ours was his drill master at West Point and they had served together in two wars. The Pender Board of County Commis sioners. , The regular monthly meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Pender county was held at Burgaw on the first Monday in August The list of jurors for the September term of the Suparior Court was drawn and is as follows: Bandy Holmes, C. D. Sikes, Ephriam Powers, A. B. Croom, Thos. W. Moore, D. H. Armstrong, G. Z. French, W. H. King, H. S. Moore, T. O. Flinn, W. C. Croom, James EL Colvin, John A. Brad shaw, Cad Robinson, J. T. Collins, H. D. Moore, James L. Mills, J. F. Miller, F. P. Sidbery, P. H. Hand,. C. F. Bloodworm, W. J.1 Player, C. N. Sparkman, Sanders Picket, A. B. Marshall, John W. Bowen, W. H. Kee, -W'. C. Walker, Wil liam Mclntire, J. H. Corbett, Thomas Brewington, iW. J. Hollingsworth, W. W. Herring. W. B. Player, Richard LiMlng -ton, Chester Kelly. The usual routine of appropriations for the county's paupers was made, and an examination of Croom's bridge, on North east river, and other bridges in the county was ordered, and their condition, with cost of repairs, to be 'reported at the next monthly meeting. ' The Board decided to take no action in regard to the position of Superintendent of Health. The County Board of Health elected Dr. Saunders, but Dr. Ennetl, the former incumbent, claims that his election was irregular and illegal and holds over. Robbing a county Fatner. On Tuesday County Commissioner Mont gomery, who has a grocery, store on the corner of Ninth and Market streets, put a coop of chickens underneath his establish ment, his object being to relieve the store of the offensive smell.' The same night some one who had a hankering after poul try crawled under .the store, got the coop of chickeps and carried it off ; coop, chick ens and all. No cine to the perpetrator of the theft. 1 Killing; a Rattlesnake on the Tarn pike. Mr. H. M. Bowden and Capt Stephen Meredith were riding down to the Sound, Tuesday evening, when a large rattlesnake was seen crossing the road in advance of them. They dismounted and . procured sticks, armed with which they rushed upon the dangerous reptile and dispatched him Jn the ditch by the side of the turn pike. He had "pine rattfes and a bntton, DEFRA UDIN G. Examination of Owen Richardson Before 17. 8. Commissioner Gardner for Sending a Letter Throng the ; Rlalle with. Intent to Derrend. "ft'l ,.'; " The case of Owen Richardson, 'colored, charged with violating section 5480 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, in sending a letter through the mail ' with in-, tent to defraud, was arraigned for prelimi nary examination before ; D. 8. Commis sioner Gardner yesterday morning. " Mr. F. A Newbury was first examined as to receiving the following letter through the postofflce: . "Whtteville Depot. N. O., "July 29, '85. .. "Mr. F. A. Newbury: - - "Please put $10.00 in a letter and put it in the postofflce for Frank Jones so be can get it Saturday and charge us. - "Ve'y rep'y, ; .. "Will send draft -"Powell & Co. - "J. P. W. "Attend to this at once." " v ; His suspicion was aroused by the hand writing, which he knew was not that of either Messrs. Powell & Co , or their clerk. Mr. Williams, as he did a great deal of business for them and was in the habit of getting-two or three letters a week' from them. - ,; : - .-v. " v:'. ': Col. Brink, postmaster, testified, identi fying the money placed in the envelope by Mr. Newbury in hiB private office, inclu ding a ten dollar counterfeit note and a twenty-five cent piece, which was marked by Col. B. so that he could the more readily recognise it. He wrote to Powell & Co., on Friday, asking if they had sent such a letter, and on - Saturday morning that firm telegraphed that the order was a forgery and requested -the arrest of the, guilty party; but In the meantime he had been taken into custody by Chief of Police Brock. : , Messrs. Campbell and Stratbers, post offlce clerks, were examined and identified the prisoner, and Capt. Brock testified as to the arre&t The defence had but few questions to ask the witnesses, but brightened up suffi ciently towards the plose of the examina tion to put in an order, dated July 91st, purporting to be signed by Frank Jones, asking the postmaster to let Owen Richard son have his mail. He also claimed that witnesses had heard Frank Jones tell him to get his mail. - One of these alleged wit nesses (Amelia Bradly, colored,) was put upon the stand and swore that the only Frank Jones she knew was killed on the railroad some years ago. Col. Brink stated that the order signed Frank Jones was in the same handwriting as the forgery from White ville. At the close of the investigation the ac cused was ordered to give bond in the sum of $200 for his appearance at the next term of the U. 8. District Court, failing iu which he was sent to jail. County A flairs. The Board of County Commissioners met yesterday afternoon in regular month ly session ; present H. ' A. Bagg, Esq., Chairman, and Commissioners Moore, Worth, Pearce and Montgomery. The Treasurer submitted his report for the month of July, as follows; General Fund, showing bal ance on hapd. ... $20,024 29 Educational Fund, balance on band....... 15,409 69 Of the General Fund. $7,000 is in the form of a certificate of deposit in the First National Bank. Also exhibited two coupons of the de nomination of $3, and one coupon of the denomination of $15, which said coupons were destroyed in the pretence of the Board. The Register of Deeds submitted bis report of ftes received from marriage licenses during the month of July, amount ing to $18.30, and exhibited the Treasurer's receipt for the same. It was ordered by (he Board that Isaac Roster alias Cripple Dick be exempt from poll tax and public duty on account of physical disability. It was ordered by the Board that the compensation to Mr. F. M. James for the care and superintendence of Oak Grove Cemetery be fixed at $50, commencing the 1st day of August, 1885. It was ordered by the Board that John P. Walker and Alonzo Durant be exempt from poll tax and public duty on account of physical disability.! The Board proceeded to draw the regular venires of jurors for the September term of the Criminal Court and the Superior Court, as follows: i CBIMIHAI, C0PBT. H. H. Bloom, James Smith, W. S. Ellis, J. M. Branch, B. L. Hoskins, John A. Far rar, Frederick Clark, John S. Bordeaux, B. F. Latham, James 7. Post, Jr., John Oliver,- John H. Lewis, J. W. McClammy, E. P. Bailey, J. G. Swann, John Sidbury, Henry Savage, W. H. Cbadbourn, Jesse W. Lewis, John A. Parker, D. R. Bornemann, D. B. Futrell, R. M. Gilbert, Henry Tay lor, H. VonGlahn, John J. Stokely, W. J. Kirkham, G. J. Boney, Oscar Pearsall, C. P. Rasberry. J. L. Breckenridge, Edward Johnson, D. N. Chadwick, J. O. Ormsby, J. J. Forrest Edward W. Sneeden. . BTJPEBIOB COUBT. First Week Seth Walton, Wm. H. Williams, Z. E. Murrill, James Wilson, Bony L. Southerland, A. J. Howell, Jo seph B. Allen, W. J. Morris, W. L. Pars ley, W. M. Hankins, E. Schulken, J. G. Wright .. . 8econd Week Samuel R. Twining, W. G. T. Keene, Lewis L. Sheridan, J. W. He wett, James H. Hewett, W. H. Wig gins, R. H. Bunting, W. T. Walton, Phil lip LarrinKton, F. J. Lord, E. H. Keithly, Wm. Anderson. The Board then adjourned. Connty Commissioners. The following was inadvertantly omit ted from the proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners, published in our last: "It appearing to the satisfaction of the Board, upon the representation of Dr. Thos. - F." Wood, Secretary of the North Carolina State Board of Health, that a de scriptive list of the physical condition of each prisoner sent from tbis county to he penitentiary should accompany the same. It is, therefore, ordered that Dr. F. W. Potter, Superintendent of Health of the county, make out such descriptive list, and that the same be forwarded to the peniten tiary authorities with each prisoner so sent" The Lighthouse Board gives notice that the lighthouse at Roanoke River, Al bemarle Sound, N.C., which was destroyed by fire on March 21st, 1885, has been re built, and the light will be shown from the new structure on and after August 15th, 1885. The characteristics will be the same as those of the former light ; .Health and Pleaanre Beckers. ' A large number of visitors from Sumter, S. C, arrived on the Southern train yester day morning, and were taken on board of the steamer Pattport at the railroad wharf and taken direct to Smith villa. This is a favorite resort of our Sumter friends. ' v THE LtA TE ENCAMP3IEX T. . The Closing Scene The Second Reel ment Satisfied with the Honors-How r-tne military Behaved 4ce.fJ; . " jWe were glad to find that our soldier boy s came hack In the best of spirits. They did not feel very sore over the manner in which the competition drill resulted. They were in a measure content that another reg iment should carry off Va&fiaal as long as the brave old Second carried off the honors. From -the time - that the decision was ren dered by the alleged judges to the time the boys left Asheville the regiment was the recipient of ovation after ovation, It is said to the credit of the Second Reg iment that while in camp not a single drink of intoxicating liquors passed the Hps of any of the men and it was believed that the same could be said of the other regi ments, r Captain Morrison gives a good re port of the Wilmington Light Infantry. Their conduct was - most ' exemplary throughout, and he bad not a single report to make against a single man in the Com pany.' It was the largest Company is the camp and received marked attention.? The caterer, for the Company, Mr. J. R. Lewis, covered himself with glory and won the plaudits of all . , . s " The Second Regiment was further com plimented for the manner In which they conducted themselves at' the close of. the encampment. , They came out : as they went, iulieavy -marching order and with the strictest regard to discipline. - I The State Guard will never tire of talk ing of the splendid treatment they received at the hapds of the people of Asheville. Especially is this the case with the Second Regiment, which was loaded down with favors. ' . . ".;:, ; ' 1 71 ' Taken altogether, the encampment proved a source of enjoyment to the troops, as well as a benefit in a strictly military point of view. The next one, it is thought, will be held in the eastern part of the 8tate proba bly at Smith ville.. The Adjutant General is said to have remarked that he wanted it to be as near Wilmington as possible. . ' . CLOSTjJG SCENES. ; , The Asheville Cilmn of Thursday con tained the following complimentary items: "The 2nd Regiment of the Guard was alone in camp tbis morning. At 10 o'clock the tents were struck, and the Regiment marched into town and stacked arms in the Asheville Warehouse. : The citizens of the city proposed to give the Regiment a dinner. The Colonel announced the offer to the Regiment, and it was accepted with cheers. The Eagle, Swannanoa, and the Grand Central were the hotels to which the men were assigned in detachments of fifties. The boys are visiting all points of the city. They dined at the different ho tela at from 1 :30 to 8:30 o'clock. At 3: o clock the Regiment was formed in warehouse and the troops proceeded to depot and will leave on the 6 o'clock tn Oreat enthusiasm was manifested bv t! soldiers and responded to in the liveliest manner by the citizens large numbers of whom witnessed the march to the ware-' house. The people visited the warehouse where the arms were stacked in large num bers. When the Regiment had stacked arms three cheers were given' for Col. W. C. Jones of the Regiment. Adjutant Gen eral Jones, Col. Black of the U. S. Army, Dr. Carmichael, Chaplain of the Regi ment, and E. T. Boykin, Judge Advocate. The boys say that Asheville cannot be ex celled for hospitality. They will remember their ' kind reception and treatment for many days. i "This morning a little before 10 o'clock the familiar and iospiripg sound of the drum and fife was beard; and then the head of the column of the splendid 2nd Regiment turned into Court House Square. The column was preceded bv- General Jones and his staff,- and by its Colonel and staff officers, mounted; the music, the simple fife and drum, and the men : in marching order, knapsacks slung; and the muzzles of many guns were decked with sun flowers or bou quets of other flowers. Half wheeling into the Square, the rear of the column resting on Patton Avenue, the column was baited, the head opp;site the Citizen office. At this point three cheers were proposed and given with roqajng energy for the gallant Colonel W. C. Jones; and then Major Campbell, of Company A., the Fayetteville Light Infantry, with a very complimentary', introduction, proposed three cheers for Colonel John D. Cameron for the interest manifested by him in the affairs of the State Guard, and to the Asheville Cititen for its uniform courte sies to the officers and men of the en campment. The regiment joined : with hearty good will in the compliment so totally unexpected, and gratify iDg as com ing from a body, of men conspicuously marked for high soldierly qualities and gentlemanly deportment "The. compliment paid us by the 2nd Regiment can never be forgotten. Our best wishes go with it collectively and individ ually on its homeward march. "The 2nd Regiment, the last oflhe en campment leaves this afternoon, and will carry with them the respect and admira tion of all witnesses of their gentlemanly conduct and soldierly movements. But this remark will apply to the other regi ments, with the exception, in military view, of those embraced iq General Qrder No. 7." : Forgery. Robert Lilly was arrested and had a pre liminary examination before Mayor Hall, in his capacity as: a justice of the peace, yesterday .morning, on the charge of for gery. It appears that a colored man named Nichols, who works in a shingle swamp not far from this city, left a sum of money in an envelope at the house 'of Louisa Red mond, whose husband also works in the swamp. Robert Lilly, becoming aware of this fact, forged an order on Louisa Redmond, purporting to come from Nich ols, and went to her house and got the money. The accused was lequired to enter into bond in the sum of $100 for his ap pearance at the next term of the Criminal Court, in default of which he was Sent to jail. vs " - ' - - " : The arrest of Lilly took place on North Water street about 10 o'clock Monday night: It seems that the woman Redmond was on the look-out for him, and upon dis covering him coming out of a bar-room she speedily insinuated her fingers into his collar and shouted "police t" Her cries brought officers Nelson and Smith to her assistance, and the alleged forger was taken to the guard house. Lilly is said to be a very bad man. , ' For Beaufort and Nag's Head. ; ; A party arrived here from Fayetteville, yesterday morning, on their way to Beau fort and Nag's Head. " It is understood that they have chattel ed the schooner J. U. Keff, Capt Potter, for that purpose, and that they were to embark at Wrightsville, for which place they left soon after their arrival here. The party consists of Messrs. George A. Thompson . and son, Geo. P. McNeill and son, Jas. D. McNeill, Duncan Rose, Chas. L. Taylor, and Clarence Bed-: berry. We trust their trip may , prove to be a pleasant one. - ' . an S ' . ; Rev. W. W. moore D. D. . ,.Tj t Rev,. Dr. W.,; W, Moore, who recently received a call from the First Presbyterian Church of tbis city, has declined to accept, giving as his reason that the best medical advice assures him that his system cannot stand the strain of pulpit work, but that he can enjoy good health by remaining a pro fessor in the seminary where he is located. This .will be a great disappointment, not pnly to the First Presbyterian Church, but to the citizens of Wilmington generally. '' WASUINGTOK. The Coming movements of the Presi dent and the members of his Cabinet - New Postmasters, v-. . . Washingtoh, July 8.--It is probable that the President will visit Albany after the funeral of Gen. Grants before he goes to the mountains. . He expects to be able to get there Sunday next (Secretary Man ning, who will spend the month of August at Watch Hill, Conn., with his family, will probably accompany him to Albany It is expected that Secretary Lamar and Attorney General Garland will remain in Washington, during the President's ab sence. ' The other members of . the Cabinet will take a vacation.1 Owing to the illness of Mrs. Bayard, it is not expected that the Secretary of State will spend much of the lummer season in Washington. Secre taries Endicott and . Whitney,- and Post master General Vilas will spend the most of the summer at their homes. : The two former will make short visits to Washing ton whenever their presence is required,! ' It is not definitely settled what day the Presidential, party will leave Washington for New York, but it will be Thursday or Friday of this week, most likely the latter day - -. ' - The President has appointed Thomas J. Watt, to be postmaster at Columbus, Ga., viceT. C. Sturgis, suspended; W. R. An drews, Union , City, Tenn. vice W. P. Richards, suspended. . . Washington, August 8. Secretary Manning says that jio change will be made in the office of Chief of the Appointment Division, and that it was never contempla ted that Albright should succeed Higgins. The former : will, probably be appointed Chief of Division of the Second Auditor's Office. -V-?'-:- - The President has appointed Baker P. Lee Collector of Customs at Yorktown, Ya. . , ' .- ! ', Gen. Clark, Clerk of the House of Rep resentatives. to-day added Harry P. Bing ham, of Penn., and Wm. C. Oates, of Alabama, to the membership of the Con gressional committee to atttend General Grant's funeral. " .' , Two hundred and forty appointments to fourth class postmasterships are announced to-day. The President this afternoon .appointed Frank F. Claussen to be assayer and Leonard Magruder to be melter and refiner at the New Orleans mint Washington, August 4 The Marine Hospital 8ervice to-day received the fol lowing telegram from Delaware Break, wjter: The British barque John Gibson, from Cienfuegos, arrived at the Break water last night The captain died August 1st with symptoms of yellow fever. One man is very sick, two more are convales cent . The Cabinet meeting to-day was at tended by all the members except Secretary Whitney. The question of extending the time for the removal of cattle from Indian lands was incidentally discussed, but it was decided to postpone action until after the committee of cattle men now in the city should present their views to the President The programme for the President's move ments during the summer was also con sidered It was : arranged that the Presi dent and all the memoers of his Cabinet would leave Washington Friday after doon for New York to participate in the ceremonies attending the funeral of Gen. Grant, and that immediately after their conclusion the President, accompanied hy Col. Lamont, would go to Albany and re main there until Monday, on which day be would start for the Adirondack mountains. Dr. Ward, of Albany, will go with him to the mountains, and probably Col. Lamont also. The President does not expect to re turn to Washington before the 10th of September, and will attend to only such business during his absence as may be brought to his attention by members of his Cabinet, one or more of whom will remain at the capitol throughout the summer. No mail will be sent him except such as re quires immediate action on his part All the members of the Cabinet except Secre tary Manning will return to Washington after the funeral. Secretary Manning will proceed direct from New York to Watch hill, Conn., where he will spend several weeks. Washington, Aug. 5. The President this afternoon appointed Beckford Mac key, of South Carolina, to be U. S. Consul at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Wm. R. Chinn was to-day appointed Custodian of Public Buildings on the mili tary reservation at Baton Rouge, La. A cablegram received at the Department of State to-day says unofficial figures show the number of recent deaths from cholera at Marseilles tj be as follows: Saturday 15, Sunday 26, Monday 20, Tuesday 28. , The President .also appointed to day Allen Thomas, Coiner of the lMnt at New Orleans; Wallace McLauris, of Mississippi, Receiver of Public Monevs. Jackson. Miss.: James D. Stewart of Mississippi, Register oi me Aiana umce, j&cKson, Miss. THE GRANT OBSEQUIES. Gen. Fits I.ee to Take Part as Aide to Cen. Hancock. IB Telegraph to tlie Mornffiff Star.l Alexandria. Ya.. Aneust 3. The fol lowing telegraphic correspondence has passed between Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Gen. Hancock: j "Qovernorlt Island, N. T., August 2. Gen. Fit Lee, Alexandria, Ya. : Would it be agreeable to you to be appointed as aide on the occasion of the ceremonies in con nection with the obsequies of Gen.' Grant? If it would, you will be so announced. Please reply by telegraph. "W. 8, Hancock, Maj. Gen. "Alexandria. Va.. Aug. 85. To Gen: W. S. Hancock, Mount McGregor. N. Yj: Your telegram received. I accept the po sition.because by so doing I can testify my respect for the memory of the reat sol dier, and thus return as far as I can the generous feelings he has expressed to wards the soldiers of the South. 'FiTRHUGH Lee." SOUTH CAROLINA. Appearance of the Caterpillar , and RolloWorm in the Cotton Fields- Favorable Reports! from all Crops. ' Columbia, August 8. The caterpillar has made its appearance in the cotton fields; It has been noticed in Sumter county,; where it is operating on the ridge lands as well a9 in the bottoms. Reports received to-day note worms in Orangeburg and Berkley counties, andin Anderson county the boll-worm has been seen. The cater pillar appeared yesterday on the river bot toms, in Richland county, a few miles below Columbia. Reports from all sections of the State indicate the largest yield of all crops fer years, and unless cotton is badly damaged by worms, the crop will be large, as the plants are well fruited. VIRGINIA. The Captain of a Schooner Accident ally Killed at Richmond. Richmond, Aug. 8. Captain Stacy Jar vis, of the schooner Sarah Cullen, was ac cidentally killed this morning on board his vessel He was standing near the hatch way when a large bucket used in the dis charge of coal, broke loose while some dis tance above him and fell upon his head, knocking him down the hatchway into the hold. He was taken to the hospital but died three hours afterwards. Capt. Jarvis was from Ell wood. N. J., where he leaves a wife and four children. ' -v railroaiTaccident. A Wreck on the Atlanta tc Charlotte Alr-Llne Road Conductor Ransom - Killed and Seven ; Passengers Dan geronsly Wounded. Chaklottk, N. C, Aug. 5. As the south-bound passenger train, on the Atlanta & Charlotte Air-Line Road, passed a point six miles south of Spartanburg, 8. C, the second and first-class coaches and two sleepers were sent rolling down the em bankment , . J. J. Ransom, conductor, was killed and seven passengers were dan gerously wounded; some of whom will die. AH four cars were totally wrecked. The accident was caused by a- rail turning over, . The train was going at a high rate of speed. , - . J Rest Goods are Pnt In Small Parcels. The old proverb is certainly true in the case of Dr. Pierce's "Pleasant Purgative Pellets," which are little : sugar-wrapped parcels, scarcely larger than mustard seeds, containing as much cathartic power as is "done up in the biggest, most repulsive-looking pill. Unlike the hie pills, however, they are mild and pleasant in their opera tion do not produce griping pains, nor render the bowels costive after using. J FOREIGN. .' J The Cholera Sconrge A Corps ot the Salvation Army, nobbed by Pari slans The Grant memorial Services at Westminster Abbey Affairs ; or the ainnster Rank matters In Egypt A Great Earthquake In . Asiatic Russia. ' ' ' : LBy Cable to the Morntns; Star. 1 "j . Madrid, August 8. Despite the increase of " cholera, here business and places of amusement seem to be unaffected "; Thea tres, cafes, and other resorts of pleasure, in fact appear to present scenes of unusual liveliness and jollity during the crisis. -The heat everywhere throughout the coun try is excessive, and has been so for several days. v ', ; Paris, August 3. A mob attacked a corps of the Salvation. Army while it was parading with religious ceremonials on one of the boulevards yesterday evening. '.. The attack was very violent, and the police bad alt they could do to rescue the Salvation ists. The leaders of the mob urged on their followers with the cry "down with the English," and' succeeded in so tho roughly enraging the Frenchmen-against the uniformed Britons that the latter were locked up in a police station for protec tion against the fury of their assailants.; Madrid, August 3. The number of new cases of cholera thronghout Spain yester day was 3,807, and of deaths from the dis ease 1,864. In this city 3T new cases and 23 deaths were recorded. London, Aug. 3. The Duke of Cam bridge, Commander in Chief of the British Army, the Marquis of Lorne, Gen. Wolse ley, and M. Martinez, Chilian Ambassador to England, have signified their intention of being present at the memorial services in honor of Gen. Grant at Westminster Abbey- Mr. Gladstone also says he will go if his health permits: The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught will be repre sented oy equerries, rne DUKe ot Argyle, Mr. John Bright and many other distin guished gentlemen,' have written letters, expressing regret at their inability to at, tend. Among the American visitors to London who will go to the Abbey are Chief Justice Waite, Hon. Benj. H. Brews ter, Senator Edmunds and Senator Hawley. The American committee which has charge of the services say that the warmth with which Englishmen everywhere have re sponded to the invitations to attend has been most flattering. Dcbltn, Aug. 8. At both Cork and Dublin meetings of shareholders in the Munster Bank were held to-day.. It was decided to sanction the voluntary liquida tion of the bank's affairs. A committee of directors was appointed to complete the work of liquidation. . Cairo, Aug. 3. Stattin Bey has written to Geo. Grewfell, confirming the news of Osman Digna's death. The garrison at Sennoar. capital of the province of Sen noar, on the Blue Nile, in Nubia,' is re ported to be still stoutly holding out against 1 Mahdi's men, and is credited with frequent sorties which are very dam aging to the enemy. London, Aug. 3- Dispatches, from Tasbkend, in Asiatic Russia, state that a treat earthquake has visited that region, t damaged most of the houses in the town of Bisherxek and ruined the cities of Sulux and Belvoodsk. In the latter place a church was shaken to fragments while it was crowded with worshippers, . a large number of whom were killed. The earth opened in great fissures in Belvoodsk, and many people were swallowed up. Vienna, August 3. Hon. John'M. Francis, ex-TJ. S. Minister to Austria, has left Vienna for home. Mr. James Fenner Lee, the new Secretary of Legation, has been installed into office, and has assumed charge pending the arrival of Mr. Keiley. Brussels, August 3. Le Nord says that England has consented to Russia's proposal to leave the Zulficar quesiion to be settled hy a joint boundary commission London, August 3. To day is the regu lar Bank of England holiday, and there is consequently no business doing at the Bank or on the Stock Exchange. Madrid. August 3. Storms of great violence swept over the central and north ern parts of Spain, yesterday, destroying much property, and in many places utterly ruining the telegraph lines. Many persons are reported to have been killed. London, August 4. The Grant memo rial service in Westminster1 Abbey this af ternoon was an imposing event added to the history of England. The edifice was crowded with a congregation, nearly every member of which was a distinguished per son. The funeral address, delivered by Canon Farrar, was most impressive, and was lis tened to in almost breathless silence. Af ter eloquently touching Gen. Grant's boy hood and manhood, the speaker said: The year 1861 saw the outbreak of the most terrible of modern wars. The hour came and the man was needed. Within four years Grant commanded an army .vaster than had ever before been handled by man. It was not luck, but the result of inflexible faithfulness, indomitable resolution, sleep less energy, iron purpose, persistent tena city. He ro3e . by the upward gravi tation of national fitness. The very soldiers became impregnated with his spirit. Gen. Grant has been grossly and qn justly called a butcher. He loved peace and hated bloodshed. But it was his duty, at all costs, to save the country. The struggle was not for victory, but for exist ence; not for glory, but for life or death. In his silence, determination and clearness of insight Grant resembled . Washington and Wellington. In the hottest fury of, battle his speech never exceeded "yea, yea," and "nay, nay." God's light has shown for the future destinies of the mighty nation that the war of 1861 was necessary, blessed work. The Church has never refused to honor the faithful soldier fighting for the cause of his country and his God. The cause for which Grant fought the unity of a great people, free dom of the whole race was as great and noble as when at Lexington the embattled farmers hred the shot which resounded around the world. The- South ac cepted the ; bloody arbitrament,' but the rancor and fury of the past . are buried in oblivion. The names of Lee and Jackson will be a common heritage with those of Garfield and.. Grant Americans are no longer Northerners and Southern ers, but Americans. What verdict history will pronounce upon Grant as a politi cian and a man, I know not; but here and now the voice of censure, deserved or un deserved, is silent We leave his faults to me mercy oi tne merciful. Let us write H his virtues on brass for men's example Let bis faults, whatever they may have been be written on water. Among the distinguished English per sonages present were Mr. and Mrs. Glad stone, Earl of Iddesleigh, Earl Cran brook. Right Hon. Mr. Forster, Sir Lyon Playfair, and great many of the peers and members of the House of Commons,' There were also present Prime Minis ter Salisbury, the Duke 'of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, the Marquis of Lorne,Gen. Lord Wolseley, Senor Martinez, Chilian Ambassador to England, ; and Chief Justice Waite, ex-Attorney General Benjamin H. Brewster, Sen ator Edmunds, Senator Hawley, and other prominent Americans. Queen Victoria was represented at the service by her equerry. The Prince of Wales, the Dukes of Con naught and Edinburgh were also represent ed by equerries. The British Army was represented by sixteen staff officers. Pnnce and Princess Teck, Rev. Dr.- Newman Hall, B-shop Hurst and Gen. Allison were among those who attended the service. MOBBED. Blasked Negroes Seeking the Scalp o a Negro Preaeher In memphls. . IBy Telegraph to the Homme Star.l ' ' Memphis, August 5. Number 12, Dean avenue, the residence of Rev. R. A. Cour tee, colored pastor of the Tabernacle Bap tist Church and manager ef "the swing way," was suddenly surrounded yesterday by two hundred masked negroes, who fired volley after volley of bullets into the build ing. Loud calls were made for Courtee, but-he failed to appear. A negro porter fired a pistol at the mob and managed to escape. Courtee has been a member of one of the colored secret societies, but resigned and began denouncing them. Members of these societies take an oath not to divulge the secrets on penalty of having their "scalps removed and their brains exposed to the eye of the scorching sun."- Courtee is said to bave laid himself liable to this rule. Delicate diseases of either sex, however induced, radically cured. Address, with 10 cents in stamps for book, World's Dis pensary Medical Association, Buffalo. N. Dr. Wm. R. Vaughan P ; nal nf tha nhoifo. v 1.", 1 ri inci. viu A'CIUtUt: IDStitllln tr ginia, offers to the vnn i-!:uuiei V r. Carolina; and some other State, f,0rth tion in English, Latin, Greek n!f,oi and Frenchi and one of the follow, T114 mental studies r music, piano. orean f0rB& zation, drawing and painting ThiIpCaU' excellent opportunity to get a good A'8 an tion and should not be neglectfd fUc& ? Charlotte Observer: ThrePk North Carolina pestmasters weremJ. sionedon the 25th. They are- wm Is Ricbardson;rElkin; Augustus DouSH dian Town: James W ni n.H: aian Town; James W. Davis At Lincolnton ve8tPrrtn' ,u. . . I yesterday the Carolina Central irravel trin.f. liha Central eravel train tke men refusing tn return r'r"t ,W ..: . "UL-S to rei ooler 1 Their nltsj workin hours. Thir i uu er with other bands. ielr P'aces wereHftl loot If ur n n OClort . 6 7., wiuuuiora was fouM 7 an insensible condition on the era I lhe ,J J?b. -McLauClnn?st,tD on College street. Investiganon rC!i that he had fallen through the SatfotTd the rear door of the store to theground " distance of j six or seven feet fluK'S was fractured by the fall, several J teeth were knocked out and Ms lut Jw 4adlygssbed, Mr. M. F. Teeter'". Cit,D-f.?m0n C0Un,v' ws yesterday ar rested m this city and taken before EL McNinchonthe charge of cruelty t ' Mr. Teeter had brought si head of sheep to town in one wagon the distance being 25 or 30 miles, and after ar Pted UP ia the wagon m ly $! to the hot sun- It cost him rea" Raleigh Recorder; Rev C A. Jenkins is spending a few weeks a'monc friends la Granville county. He recpnt idZdt i J- A. Stradley in a S with the church at Flat River Union resulted in the' conversion of twelve per T? T- J.R- Jones, of Smith field, passed through Raleigh on ha was home on Friday last He reports a gracious revival in the church in Toungsville The Economist, of Elizabeth City, speaks in the highest terms of the address of Rev. G. W. Sanderlin before the Normal school at that place. His subject was "Hats Off." The brethren in Durham have ordered 100 chairs put in their church aisles, in order to furnish seats for the large congre gations that come to hear Rev. C. Durham preach. From 200 to 300 persons attend the weekly prayer. -: The Rev. J. 5i Atkinson D. D., of this city, has been gesled for President of Davidson' ColU-s. We heartily second the suggestion. No better man than Dr.-Atkinson can t had within the State or out of it. ; The pastors of the Baptist, Methodist and Pres byterian churches, of Durham. N. C, have arranged to bold temperance meetings io Stokes Hall on every Sunday afternoon till the 6thof SeDtember. and tit hold T',.i.. Gospel meetings beginning on September' 7th. ' Lumberton Itobesonian: It is remarkable how few of the members of tbe State Guard have ever seen active service. Take the Shoe Heel Rifles, for instance; they muster forty four men, and of this number only 4 were in the army. The outlook for the cotton crop is splendid. Corn in low,- stiff land is also fine. ' The corpse of Mr. Neill A. Smith, spn of Mr. Samuel Smith, of this county, passed this place on the 28th ult. en route fori Red Springs. Mr. Smith was engaged iq the turpentijoe business in Georgia, where, af ter a few days' illness, he died of heait Mr. James Smith, of Smith's town ship, died at his residence last Thursday, after an illness of more than twelve months. Towards the last his sufferings, were most excruciating, but were borne with Christian resignation. He was for many years a 1 ruling elder in Antioch church, and honored God with a consistent walk and conversation. We werje not very favorably impressed with Asheville. The mountain scenery is grand beyond de scription the water pure and cold an i t he breeze invigorating. But the same t. n id sun shone upon us there as here Ai pet son can go into a shade and cool off . here quicker than here. The dust is welling), unbearable, is almost as bad upon clothing a o iFAn mot vViih it tUMmhlca ai.rl ahom u to spread fcke an indellible pencil. The country is not as prosperous as it has been. Up to a few years ago guano was j fan known, but they are mortgaging theif to bacco crops for fertilizers, and a gentlejman informed us there were not 1,000 bushels of corn raised in Buncombe county! last year. The- crops along the line of the Carolina Central Railroad in this State are said to be very fine. The soldier boys seem to have been formally received all around upon their return from the Slate Guard encampment The Shoe Heel Rifles were accorded a collation and had several toasts; the Wilmington company was met by those of their members who did not at tend and by others, and we suppose that this was generally the case. The T)ojs were glad to get back home, and it was doubtless gratifying to them to see the in terest manifested in their safe return, j Raleigh News- Observer: A Pas quotank farmer told us the other day that he has a crop on , 120 acres of land estima ted by the least sanguine of his farmer neighbors worth $10,000 on which there is not a cent of debt of any kind whatever. The $10,000 will be all profit when the crop is harvested, barring tbe cost of har vesting. He makes highland rice, which fetches the highest price in the markets as seed and hay equal to the best ever made in tbe Mohawk valley. During July no less than 111 drummers' licenses were issued by the Slate Treasury. There are now - twenty-three prisoners in jail. The crops from Greensboro to Raleigh look very well. The corn crop is this sea son, a pronounced success. Judge Connor, has appointed Elbert 1 A. Moye clerk of the Superior Court of Pitt county. vice B. W. Brown, deceased. Five dollars for a hack ride from the Swanna noa hotel to the depot is what an Asheville hackman charged Col. A. B. Andrews a few -day 8 ago. Sheriff Rich, of Bun combe, yesterday brought three convicts to the : penitenttary. and Deputy Sheriff George W. Murray, brought five convicts from New Hanover county. Mr. Scott, the caterer of the Goldsboro Rifles, who was so badly hurt near Ashe ville July 23d, was on the train. He has improved greatly ancj converses freely, though his mind at times wanders. - Friday morning the Second Regiment left Camp Scales and marched into Asheville. where it was banqueted and received a regular ovation. At 6 o'oclock the regi ment left The train was composed of eleven cars, and was drawn by two engines. The sight as it came over the mountains was grand. People in the real cars thought the lights of the front cars were those in the Round Knob hotel. All day yes terday the remains of Capt R. A. Shotwell lay in state in the rotunda of the capitol. The casket is of metal, in imitation of rosewood, and its handles are of .massive silver. The casket rests upon a bier.whose base is concealed by evergreens and mac nolia leaves. ' Over ; the casket is throjwn the Governor's headquarters flag, of dark blue silk, with the coat-of-arms of f he State in its centre. At the head is draped the Confederate "battle flag." under which the dead soldier so often marched. On op of the State flag is a wreath, of pure white flowers. On the main doors 'of the capftol crape is draped, and the same emblem of. mourning is displayed at the door of tbe' State library and the door of the depart- man t A ...IMlHnM fn Wit Ka Hot.. staffs the State flags are displayed at half mast All day long people passed through the rotunda, and as they passed the casket they bared their heads, as a tribute of re spect to the memory of a good soldier and an esteemed friend. Yesterday afternoon Mr. M. S. Shotwell,' a brother of the dead fentleman, arrived from Harrisburg, Pa. e was greatly distressed at the death, and was deeply sensible of the attentions paid the - deceased. Mr. Julian S. Carr came here with Mr. Shotwell and spent some hours. To day another brother, Dr. -F. A. Shotwell, will arrive from Rogers ville, Tennessee. The venerable father of Captain Shotwell lives there. Gov. Scales received news of the death while at Ashe ville, and was greatly moved. thereat He came down yesterday as far as Greensboro and will come here to-day and be at the fu neral, it is thought Tbe arrangements for the funeral were perfected yesterday after noon and are as follows: The services will be conducted from the First Presbyterian church at S o'clock this afternoon, by Rev. John 8. Watkina, D. D. The interment ,u ura vumcuctaui tcuicKi y . The Sixth South CaroUaa Regiment, C. 8. A. left Chester yestercay afternoon for the battle-field of Seven Pines, in Virginia.
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