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The Weekly Star. PUBLISHED AT IlMINGTOSj AT " . , ir 50 A TEAR, IN ADVANCE. S3SS38S8SSSSSSSSS iS3SSSS8SSSSSSSSS :88SS88SSSSSS83 SSSS: 38SSSSSSSSS3 - 8SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS3 S8S88888888SS888S Sl8Sg88lllIIIl8ls mi vnpwf J& S 888SSg8g8Sg88SS8 s- 00 3 Entered at the Post Office aCWTlmlneton.1T C. ' ,-, as Second Class Jtottjw , JCl S UBSCRIPTION J'RICE. The subscrietion. price of the Weeexy Star is as follows : Single Copy 1 year, postage paid, $1.50 " 6 months, " " LOO " " 3 months ' " .50 . CLEVELrrD, 'MtQWITaPS,' TUB CONGRESS. The Massachusetts Democrats - in their platform warmly1 indorso the Administration and of course . favor t!i e continuance of the Civil Service hombug. This is as was to be ex pected. The East is always warm for some new f angled lBm or doctrine or principle. But "Massachusetts nevtr helps to elect a Democratic President, and its Hoars and Daweses arc a landing menace to the South. The President is no doubt aiming to yj ve the country a pure and honest gbveri.ment of lthe country. lie is also doing excellent 'work in trying to ignore .all sectionalism and to know no North or South. His mis takes in some of the appointments were inevitable ' under: the circum stances. How coold he know the character of men throughout the country. . How -could he know who were , the. proper men for a. Reform. Administration to ap point ?A He was r forced to -rely ' upon members of Congress and they deceived - him - - egregiously. Whilst he has selected some" men who are not fit to hold office under even a corrupt Administration, much less under one pledged to . Reform, the President should not be held re sponsible for them.-. He is response ble for appointing Republican like Pearson to the' New York postoffice, but he is no responsible . for l: the se lection of many persons who could be named that had no right to a place under an Administration that aimed to elevate the public service and to inaugurate those needed reforms that would eeeu re fidelity, honesty and economy. -.... J, -.V Y Mr. Cleveland has . a hard road to travel. He may yet satisfy his party. His evil genius has been Mugwump ery. Fortunately for Jiini and his party the ' New York -Mugwumps have returned; ' like Hhe dog "to his vomit." He is freed - from -their dictatorship, and if - he is really a man of wisdom he will lend his ear to the advice of such kwise men as Allen 6. Thurman, Horatio Seymour, and Samuel J. Tilden and cease to lean upon the New York Times, and apers of that kind, that caused the democrats to lose more votes in few York than they ; gained from jlie Mugwump alliance. ' I When the Congress meets it will be seen where the President stands whether he is indeed a Democrat with Democratic ideas, or only a sen timental reformer, with great tenaci ty of will and intense egotism and selfr-sufficiency. His Message to the Congress and the debates that fol-W-will show whether the Demo crats are united, or whether a large section of the party in the South is to antagonize him. The .Tariff, the Silver quertiojjtbA-Civil Service, and the Blair bill are all to be dealt with, and it is almost certain that on all there will be a division ofopinion and action' among the Democratic members of Congress, and especially am on I Southern 'J DR. CDBRT. T ' The nomination of Rev. Dr. Curry, of the Baptist Church, as Minister to Spain, is a deserved compliment to a man of superior gifts. Dr. Curry was long in politics before he entered the ministry. He was probably the ablest man in the Confederate Congress, and before the war was regarded as the coming man in the South. He is from Alabama. . He is a man of high cha racter every way, is a fine speaker and writer, and is really one of the best sppomted men in the South. . He has genius for politics,1 and in spite of sacred Calling he has probably some craving for political distinction. He has, we believe, entered the field f political discussion - since he en tered the sacred office and became an Ambassador for Chnst Jesus, Lord f lords and King of kings. He is well equipped to be an Ambassador fa an earthly government if be can reconcile such a course' with his sense f obligation and duty. - Some one kssaid that the Devil keeps close whind the political parson. ; ' We have the pleasure of an ao -qnaintance with him and hold him in .""go; esteem. Th nnltr nnlit.ma.1 pmion of his we remember to have ' 'hp'jOfi-t ; " - -7 :':;;1;;:;;;;:;-; ........ '3"' . . "JJ- j-111" -mmMmmm i -y -J. VL.'r, f J - heard with, which we could not agree is his advocacy of the dangerous and unconstitutional : Blair educational bill. He is the only minister of the Qospel of whom we have knowledge in whose political wisdom and sa gacity we have confidence. We sup pose he will accept the appointment to Spain "as ' the President would hardly, have called upon a distin guished preacher of the Gospel to lay aside his sacred office and be come a politician again if he had not previously consulted his wishes. That Dr. Curry will, make a ;most r accom- pushed diplomat we may not donbt. TTa ;n ,.fl ; ,. " , IS V fle0t P hl! COUB: try and his party for he Is aWffer uy ana nig party for he is" &l gentle man in its highest sense, of polished manners ; and Z superior accomplish ments, .and with those . qualities of mind vigor, - quickness, well bal anced, discretion, judgment that give guarantee of success. . ' - ' NEGBO LABOB. TheMaoon (Ga.), Telegraph re- ntly wrote of the idling tenden- cently wrote of the idling tendeu cies of the negro that: few do six days honest labor in the week. Rep resentative Manning; of Mississippi, has also been speaking of the nnreli ableness of-.negro. labor,, and his statements are almost a surprise. He says the last census shows this that in Mississippi nearly half of the cotton raised in the State was grown without the aid -of colored labor. Ho is reported as saying in the New Or-' leans States; - : . "White men , and ; white women and children now go into the fields and work. . And with so much better results that COtton (n-nwprn , am . heonminn- vara much encouraged in the thought that they an no longer compelled to be dependent on sucn an unreliable class of labor as the blacks. A curious fact mentioned by Mr. Manning in that connection Is that com paring the yield of cotton on ground work ed by the whites, it is found that the ground worked by the whites yields twen, ty five per cent more that worked by tho negroes. Of course the difference is that the whites cultivate it more thoroughly.". ; Now v these . opinions ; are worth something, for they are the opinions of Southern men who . have been reared among negroes, know their habits, understand their' character, and have no unkind feelings for them. . When a Northern man under takes to discuss the negro in any of his relations we are suro he will make a botch of it, because he, writes from imperfect knowledge. The truth is. the Northern politicians, editors and authors know but little of the South or its people, white and colored. The South is still almost to them - terra incognita. They know almost as much of the north pole as they do .of negro character, life, habits, &c They, take their ideas - from , such works as "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and Tourgee's political and sectional no vels, and from the burnt-cork 'gen try" who play the negro on - the boards of certain New York . the atres. ' : .;---:-''-4jvv ' But is negro labor as unreliable in North Carolina as it is found to be in Georgia and Mississippi ? The negro is improvident and lazy and imitative and devoted, to fun and holidays. If the country darkey, under ' the- changed order of things, is as much of an idler as the town darkey then it is not hard to understand why the results in Mississippi are as described by Mr. Manning. The tobacco fac tory is the best school-house we have ever seen for giving, the negroes les sons in regularity, industry and "go." In spite of all drawbacks we are much inclined to stand by negro labor. It is probably the best the South will get for a long time to come " THB " NEW AND IHPORTANT DE PABTVBE AT. THB UII1VEBS- m. -."- - " ' : Some months since the Star, in a. discussion of certain matters concern ing the University of North Caroli na, took occasion to . urge the neces sity of making the oldest education al institution in the State the full equal of the best in the land. We insisted that there -was a - positive need for an University, and that the denominational colleges furnished a good , and thorough curriculum for Under-Grad nates, and that ;it was imperative upon Chapel Hill to so extend .the course of instruction that the graduates of that institution and of the colleges of the State might take a ' more advanced couise. in special departments - without going to the - North to ' Johns Hopkins, Yale and Harvard. We took occa sion to mention two recent instances 'in ; which alumni of other colleges were forced to go out of the State" to pursue' the special branches they desired, and we gave it as our opinion that this ought not to be. In what the Stab said, as in other remarks, it was simply loyal to higher education and had no purpose or desire to in jure the University.- So far from this the writer- of the articles had reason to be kindly disposed to, that institution beyond all other rivals. The motive, prompting our artioles was not hostile if so construed. At no time would we have injured it, but would have, if within'our power, have made it in all particulars the equal of any American . University. We eav this . because,; some, have chosen to misunderstand and to mis iwub me auuuae ot the bTA towards. Chapel Hill. We did not like and do not like some things that ""'D UCU ne, ana our opposition was not to tho University, as- such. We desired to see certain things cor. rected as we desired to see the Uni versity elevated,en!arged, broadened, perfected. - . ; - . We are glad to know that nublie discussion has done good.' We are sincere in saying that it' affords na real gratification that : the Faculty -- tuuicoBtsu u uumoer, ana, we have no doub ip jefficiencyand that the - movement at Channl Hill la - .. 1 cwuuuor, eper -.cmiure. f xne - u Di versity is now moving ' on an upi ward grade. We feel warranted in saying that the old complaints here tofore made against the old institution cannot be made in the future that there was no coursed of study for ad vanced students in special depart i ' ' o higher or better !?.Vanta8 Were offered .at ChaPel ments, and that no higher or better Hill than at the denominational col leges of the State. Our grounds for this confidence are well based ; as time will no doubt prove. - But let us particularize. r " f. ; - . :. .: Under the new order of things at the University a Post Graduate Couesk has been : carefully . prepared. The scheme promises much, and if worked out thoroughly on the lines indicated, wo do not see . why. the University shall not in a few years meet all the demands that are made upon it. The .new departure is so striking as to de serve special emphasis and elabora tion. At no time in the history of the State has there been presented such a course of thorough and advanced in struction as that offered under the progressive system that - has been adopted. The course ot undergrad uates is broader and more thorough than ever before. - This is very en couraging and should be marked. But it is to the new course of study that for Poet- Graduates that we would call especial attention. The University offers three degrees to.post graduates Master of Arts, Master of Science and Doctor of Phi losophy. !. Stringent 'conditions are attached ; to each. - The department of Constitutional Law and Political Economy offers a broad and thorough scheme. The best authorities in each will be studied. . A more extended study of Moral Philosophy in every branch is provided. In the Classic Languages and Literatures there is provided a three years course. Teach ers may in this department pursue a special education.' Art, philology, mythology, antiquities, classic history and classic literatures are thoroughly provided forj and no one can attend this ' .course :? whose undergraduate scholarship was below the' 'grade of 85, The plan as developed strikes us as having much merit; and promises to offer excellent results, t I We have been specially impressed with the course in English Language and Literature. The course for Un-der-Graduates is much enlarged and embraces Rhetoric, Essays and Ora tions, Historical Grammar and Phil ology, the study of Standard Authors or the Literature itself and the His tory of the Literature, with an elec tive course in the Anglo-Saxon Language and Literature. The study of Shakespeare is a . part of every year's ! work. The . Post-Graduate course is something new in North Carolina. Here is a chance for special tsts to prosecute their studies in rich and responsive fields. : Each may select any of the subjoined groups, which: we. copy because of their novelty in the educational systems of the State: - - 1. Comparative Grammar of the Anglo Saxon, Sievers Grammar of Old English, Beowulf. Ten : Brink's Early Literature.: Old "Enclirii Mvthf1nv . , , . 2. Fourteenth Century Studies, Chaucer and French Influence' on English, Lang land's Pier's Plowman, The Gesta Roman orum. ' """""-'""'-j.j." : . ' ' .' -. ' 3. r The Rise and Progress of the English Drama, Marlowe, The Characters and Art 01 1 . . mi n ... ui ouancapcare auu ine oources or his Dramas, Ben Jonson. ' 4. . English Bible Versions from ; the Anglo-Saxon Period through; Wyclif, Tyndal. The King James and Revised Ver sions, Their Influence on Language and Literature. - -... -. :- 5- Lyric Poetry, Burns, The Sonnets of Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, Keats, Mrs. Browning, Lycidas, the Adonais, In Memoriam and other KIaHm . 6. Wordsworth and his School, Carlyle auu iiiH xauuence: - - - - . - 7. American Poetry -and Humor, The New Fiction. W;- - 8. The Older Morte Arthur Literature, Sir Thomas Malory and Tennyson. ' A Shakespeare Club will be organized as soon as practicable. . ,v . , ' Our space is well nigh exhausted. The ' departments of Modern Lan guages, : Matlrematies, Chemistry; Natural Philosophy, Geology, Bota ny and Zoology, all offer a course for. Post-Graduate students. - Mark, this scheme is intended for those only who have gone over the undergradu ate course, with a certain, proficiency. There is also a department arranged for the Science and Art of Teaching. This is very important. It is intend ed for training the teachers for North Carolina schools. Students -in the University can attend without extra charge. Only those who' intend to make teaching 7.a life-work . are ad vised to pursue this course. Then there is an enlarged couise in the I ' , a vua(jei ituk is i age ana ine requirements of h tf&tjs Jiducationin Nokh Carolina be f founder: deT pnlt lrtfe.- v'-TW ' : Jw School, which embraces such wnrlcn onw tnAan. wi-.' I gone through the lower courseware qualified to pursue. . Such is a hurried and ' imperfect .outline of the new and important course that has been adopted at the University. It marks, weJ may be lieve, a new era in the educational system of the State. - We hope that all post-graduates in the 'State.who entertain the purpose of prosecuting 1 studies irr special departments ::. will attena toe university. - Let this effort 'to meetTthe demands of th,e : 1,. nn;.m. t. v. I O AUUUUlCUbCI Ul U1UUU appreciated by all, and let thiabe shown by the steady increase of stu dents, both" in the Under-Graduate and Po8t-Gradnate (3ourees. ; SENATOR VANCE AND CIVIL 8EB- ; VICE. We somehow overlooked the num ber of the Louisville - Courier Jbur- nal that -contained the interview of Senator Vance.' ,We have, referred to.it, but never . saw the full - report until two days ago. He does not like the present Civil . Service law and says so squarely.: We quote : : . "I have fought U always, and intend to fight for the repeal of the law next session, or at least for a great, modification of it. If some one else does not present a bill pro viding for its repeal or to ' remodel it, I shall do so myself. : Its workings from the beginning were unjust." . He says farther ; . . : "The result is that now. the civil ser?ice is as much' under the nowerof Rennblicans as it was- dnring the adminietrations of Oarfield and Arthur. There would have been some -show of justice toward the Democrats if all had stood the test alike, but such was not the case." - , . .Our Senator is certainly level head ed on this question; and her has nine ty nine of every hundred Democrats in the State with him, ; we have no doubt. The Civil , Service law . is a stupendous .fraud and humbug and we hope it will .,: be- repealed or very severely amended. Senator Vance goes farther and . with Eropriety - and - reason; He says e is opposed to a system that favors Republicans as much ' as Democrats. The thinking people of North Caroli na are with him. - No Democrat in the State who voted : for Cleveland thought once of retaining in power the hordes of Republicans who had been feeding at the public crib for a" quarter of a century, and the Blaine- ites did not for a moment think that any of them would be retained if the Democrats were victorious. Senator Vance is with his people when he says he la opposed to the perpetuation of the office-holder class. " The Stab has; again and again presented this objection and the reason for it. The Senator says: 0 ', "You see, that under the present civil service law, a person appointed to office re ceives a life tenure, provided he does noth ing1 to forfeit his position, and the authority for judging the conduct of such person is vested in the three men who constitute the board. There is the opportunity for great abnBes. Politics, in a great measure, depends upon the civil service branch of the government. Separate the two and poli tics will be robbed of it impulses of its ambitions. I believe in parties, and that the eood of the neonle deiwindn nnnn mirh conditions." - , An Important case. . In the Superior Court for Richmond county, last weed, a case was heard that is of some interest here. It was the case of Win. H. McLaurin vs. M. "Cronly, involv ing about sixty thousand dollars for lands and, improvements in Laurinburg.. The case was heard before his Honor Judge J. C. MacRae, at Rockingham, beginning on Tuesday and ending on Friday afternoon last the jury finding all the twelve issues presented to them in favor of the defendant The plaintiff was represented by Messrs. Shaw, McNeill and McNeill; the defendant by Messrs. Walker, Tillett and NeaL ; His Honor read the entire evidence in the case to the jury and applied the law in a clear, forcible and impartial manner. The junior counsel for the defendant, Messrs. Tillet and Neal, were highly complimented by all who heard them, while the able senior- Mr, Piatt D. Walker made one of the best arguments (so say those who know) ever beard within the ancient walls of that court house in these latter days, carrying home to the minds of the jury and laying before them the facts as testified to, in such a way that they found every issue in favor of his client. . . : Judge MacRae satisfied the many attend ants at the court that a true and impartial jurist was with them, as of old. ' f 1 - .. WIlinliistoB mm a Cotton market.' The price of cotton is higher in Wil mington than in any other Southern' mar ket except Norfolk. Yesterday, end for several days before, the sales of middling cotton in Wilmington , were at 9fc per pound, while in Charleston the quotations were 9 6-16c; Savannah, 94c; Mobile, 9 6-1 6c; Galveston, 9 5-16c. The New Orleans quotations (for middling Orleans) aresfc the same as prices for middling uplands in Wilmington. - - The net receipts of cotton . at Wilming ton since September, 1885, are 20,984. She has changed places in this particular with Mobile, where the receipts so far this sea- "U BIO l,OQ UUCS. The Carolina Central. We have authentic information that a portion of the grading f the extension of the G C. R. R. from Shelby was let yes terday to Messrs. Starr, Wright & Co.. contractors; reliable parties who will push ! the work vigoroualy.'Their contract extends twelve miles to Pino Ridge. The Stab from the first announced that the true pur pose 01 the Carolina Central Railroad au thorities was to build this extension. - We imagine that several of our contemporaries who differed with us then will soon be con- 4UWW WJ HW IVWUMHVU V ITlia T V JJJ I dieted would be an actual fact. A CHAMBER UF COMMERCE, Annual Kleetlns President' Deport Election ot Officers, &. - The annual meeting of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce was held at the rooms of the Produce Exchange yesterday aiternoon, - " . The meeting was called to border by " the President A. H. VanBokkelen, Esq who .read bis annual report, as follows WrxMiKOTOK, N- 0 Oct 8th, 1885. Members cf the Chamber of Commerce. Gentlxbn: The annual meeting of ine unamber again brings us together, after til ft n&AHAfTA nf AnnttlfT voa. nii.. whi.h the business of the. world has continued' to exniou ine general depression-which pre vailed the previous year. - Great disaster naving been prevented by the cautious movement!! of tho nmmrMol tut mnnn factunni? intermtn. that the symptoms ot-improvement , which uiuj imuii All Ck ACV1TIU UiUb Will give a more cueenui ouuooa xor the luture. -: The business of Wilmington during the past year has not been equal to that of the previous year in. volume, but compares favorablv with that of other much better than some: while We have not aone as mucn as noped for, we have cause to be thankful that we have h&CT& -full snare. Dunne the last session nf thm RtAtm islatnre a vnrtr fdvnrnhln ohQctav ai - - ..I mu.uwu, vusivn w juook Carolina Railroad Company.' Some progress uob uccu iuau mwaru an organization or the Company and the same will no doubt be consummated before the close of the pre sent year. The acknowledged advantages of this road, and its need being evident to .Li. .J - i 1 ...... . luis buu uuier communities along the pro nosed route. amnrAH its nurlv The extension of tho Cape Fear & Yad- L greasing, and will no. doubt be completed Kin vk lev ruti i rniui to nnnnt - a tro ia nvn. uiat puiui aii in eiuiy uay. Jv IS UJ D6 uopea mat me movement to maxe the ocean terminus of said road at Wilminiton will I result in thn hnildirnr nf tho i v. WVWU0AVU II VUI Fayetteville to this point without further 1A1. .' I . 1 T , , . . . uciaj. uui uiu&aua buouiu ana prooaojy will, see that it u consummated. The con nections that will be made by this road will nnon t na AAm'mntSMASAn-UM.t Ct it. western Virginia, West Virginia and North - eastern Kentucky, with Ohio and theNorth western States. - - - - An extension of the Carolina Central Rail road has- been commenced; the same will run across the State to the Cranberry iron mines, in Mitchell county, where it will con- wiui ojbiclu oi rauroaas tnrongn jsast Tennessee and Kentnckv to the- North mot placing the same in closer connection with Wilmineton than with anv other tuvmnrt - : The Citv of Wilmington, in capacity, will be justified in assisting the building of all roads, calculated: to in crease ine ; ousiness or reduce the cost of maintenance of its present and increased population. Any additional taxes conse quent to the rendering of such aid will be tuuro uiaa uuaet oy we increase or property and other subjects of taxation, also making The failure of Congress at its last session to pass the River and . Harbor bill . has re tarded work on the lower Cape Fear river and bar. Since the last annual meeting of uiD vuauwr caanneis nave neen opened Over thd shoals which admit nf- feet drftllPht Af Vnbr Koinrv namiAl Wilmington to Smithvilie on ordinary high1 Vflt onI t nrnntn aa n i .j ! . - J -HUM), It is honed that at the next nerainn nf rnni ijicHa an approprmuon win ne made equal vu ws iuii uuuimi esumatea Dy tne IJ. b. Engineer CorDsas beinir reanisita to in- crease the channels tn thA nmrw uridth ! and the bar to a sufficient depth, completH eighteen ' feet on ordinanr hinh tiAna O w- j . HUW lUU twentV feet on full tides, from Wilmin 1 .r " ws MUUUgWH to the sea, and fully protecting the work, so as j msure permanency to tne results ob tained. , : ,.:,, !;.,:.. ) . t, f 8ince the last annual meeting death has m&cu irom ua one oi me original members of this Chamber in the person of Mr. Ed ward Xidder -one whom all could confl- aenuy recognize as a true friend. Mr. Kidder attained the noaition nf hinh. toned merchant at the commencement of bis commercial career, maintaining the same until his death; at that time being the oldest merchant in this community.' Suc cessful in business " he freely s used his means to advance the prosperity of his mArrtnA Kama --.A 1 : : nAVf!. uvun iuu ui fKuwiaz . me neces- ' At a meeting nf.thn 1!twiii;vi nnnnnii held the seventeenth of September last' I mcu my resignation as iresifient or this Chamber, which position I have held du ring the oast nine vears. tha t . tnirn effect this day. Thankful for the conside ration exienaea me in the past I shall in B ST.. 4. 1 1 m . wo luture xioiu you in Aiga remembrance. i . T3 . . 1, a. . . . xtcapwuiuiiy 8uumiiieur i A. H. VahBokkelkn," President f On motion the report was ordered to be entered upon the minutes and copies fur nished to the daily papers with a request for publication. ".' The following resolution was adopted ! .Resolved. That the than Ira of thia twut.i . . BUM MUUJ are eminently due and are respectfully ten- uwcu wo uuu. a. xx. aiixxjK.Keien, -our vntiwfnn T) 1 . . . -. t . , """"s j. itauueui, i or me laiuilui, a Die and efficient manner in which he has ner- formed the duties of that office, and that our best wishes follow him in his retire ment. - " . ;: N . - i" -.- The Secretary and Treasurer's report was then read, received and ordered on file " Various communications were laid over for.the action of the executive committee. An election was then held and the fol lowing officers were chosen for the ensuing year, viz: .' President D. G. Worth, ' First Vice President Eduard Peachau. h Second Vice President Donald MacRae. Executive Council H. C. McQueen, R. E; Heide, J. H. Cbadbourn George Har- riss, Wm, Calder. - - On motion, the Board then adjourned. Ex-Confederates Notice. ; Stale Auditor Roberts, Raleigh, N. C, has sent three letters to Mr. VanAmringe, Clerk of the Superior Court of New Han over county, with the request that they be delivered to the peisons to whom they are addressed Henry O'Quinn, L. R. CartereV and William Salmons. The letters are in regard to . applications for pensions, and had been returned to the Auditor's office from the Wilmington postoffice, after the expiration of the ten days' limit without being called for. They will be delivered upon application at Mr. VanAmringe's of fice. Mall Faculties. One of the Stab'b subscribers in Onslow - , - county, who writes, directing his" paper to De sent-.nerealter to Marine's Store, via Bneed's Ferry.: instead of to Duck Creek, via Jacksonville, add: V We have a new postal route ; now crossing New River; connecting bi-weekly with the mails at Sheed's Ferry and Duck - Creek, and a new office at Marine's Store, called "Marines. Vjj : ' :': " ' mm mm mm Death of Mr. Kamaden. - Mr. J. C. Lumsden. a well known citi- zen, died at his home in this city. last night about 11 o'clock. He bad been confined to his. home by this late fatal illness but a short timeT and the announcement of his sudden demise will cause sorrow tajnany -warm menus m me-corc-:r...y. '.' T. Lewis. 1 Lc.,-:r. 7, tiS .- j. uoara or Audit and FIdium.ti.. , T. Hallroa iBxtenalon. " The Board of Audit and Finan mt in called session'at the Citv Hall vter afternoon..' All the members of the Board: were present " - ' .. , - v . e ; i - Mr. Gore, the chairman, said tht hoA cauea the lioard toeether for the nnmosn of i receiving tne report of the commit ap-, poimeaai me last meeting and to whom was referred :: the recommendation at thn Board of Aldermen in relation to the pro- : posed extension of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad from Fayetteville to Wil mington, --'i - -v v .-. The report of thecommittee was received. It recommended concurrence in the recom mendation of the Board of Aldernjen.The question was put by the chairman, with thn followini?'renft;. vr ... . . ... . : ..-.:... aJ-ore. j, w. uerdU -Wro Calder, F. VonKampen. , Nay R. J. Jones. , -" The Board then adjourned. The recommendation of the Board of Al dermen which thus meets with the concur- reucc oi me coara oi Audit and Finance, is. that a commission of five citizens- il . T- m mm Messrs. B. G. Worth, Jas. H.: Chadboumt B, F. Hall, Roger Moore and Wm. L. De Rosset be appointed by the Mavor to treat With the C.-F. & T. V. R. R. .Com pany'. for terms, either- for the our- cuase oi me nrst mortgage bonds or 1 - - a j 1 - - n . for subscription to the capital stock of the ,iadkm. valley-- Railway Company," to the amount :of f 100,000, and .that1 said commission report to the Board of Alder men for further consideration ; such teims as they may be able to make with the said railway company at the earliest nraeticftWc . moment. It is provided.- however, that nothing in this shall bind the city of Wil- uiuisii, ov w picveuk me. ireo action Of the Board of Alder mAn hsroaftor in on cepting or rejecting the terms and condi tions that may . be arranged, between the lauwnjr cuuipany ana me commission - Personal. Sheriff E. Murrill, of Onslow, was here yesterday Couldn't resist the temptation to come to the circus. ; v Col. L. C. Jones, Superintendent of the Carouna Central, was in the city yesterday. He is just from the "scene of operations" near Shelby, and reports the "K. S mov- mg westward with becoming SDeed- The Colonel has his hands full just now, but he knows how to build a railroad: Forelxn Fxnorta. The exports from Wilmington yesterday comprised 4,200 bales of cotton to Bremen, and 1 ,619 barrels of rosin and 580 casks of spirits turpentine to Hamburg. 7 Value of cargoes, $208,768. OUR STATE CONTBflf.POaAR.US, ' The fthovfl WA olin from I fia nmanaYuwA Workman. Whiln hpartiW snn;i.. t. article rrfprr1 to in thn Ri-d ' - w ng U0 lullv nrermren to hplipvnthst tha luuui cApentsucu no irouoie in proving all ! ojo, buu ii .vrrceneuoro is not suppued with better mail facilities and equipages than Favetteville. mus,h mom ooniH h been Justly said. A short time since the u. . mail irom this place to Clay Fork, Was nhotOfrranhed hv onr . nonnlov siiat r n r j " - ' yvymwi WNfllf Mr. Peterson, and the- picture would speak uuBk Tigorouaij ior. reiorm in mis oranch of the public service. Fayetteville Sun. North Carolina nan ts&rm thn in tlin new industrial era; is regarded as the most progressive ouue oi me new outn, and is the most conspicuous and refulgent star in thA mtlgv-ir of Rt-atoa t - flna-A 1 : J w w.a I uuiuu ncil UCl 111 terests. Bait not her progress SdUtfmry PERSONAL. Mr. Spurpeon is a Drohibitionist ana a vegetarian, but he never went into pontics, and that's. where he has the eternal "u"B uu dv. oouu ana ur. jLieonaru. JrtU. News. - Mr. Flower's oonf.rihnt.inn tn tno New York Democratic campaign fund was fifteen thousand dollars Tfn. a noioon who is not a candidate this is a liberal do nation. Dio Lewis is anthnritv for tha statement that no user of tobacco has ever neauea ms ciass at Harvard or any other 1 . . . . . uuuwuuu wucru viasa smusucs nave Deen preservea In a codocil to his will Viotor Hugo left f 10,000 to the poor of Paris, but uceicuiu - ui sixth it. - - i nn DTponrnro and neirs, however, decided to treat it as a legal- izeu ueques 1. - , - Archdeacon Farrar is onotArl a saying that his observation shows him -Mutualism is on the increase in England, "with a Stronc leaninc towarda tha vianra of the Church of Rome." ' Reporters of Canon Farrar sav that some of his sentences are three hun dred words Innir Tf IW -IS" AO W O CUC afraid that he will carry back to England uo, xituu vuu vi oraiorv. Ku.ra.nmnn. Free Ftess.py--s :. t Dr. Farrar'a annearancA hnfnm me ionn . uopams university laculty, at Baltimore, i on the occasion of his recent address, is thus described: After the in troduction of President Gilman, the canon "advanced, at nnm to a ai T' 1 -rr 1 . - desk, upon which he laid a small sheet of paper. This contained his only notes. - He spoKe quite rapidly, but with an ease of ar ticulation that wan dolidhtfut TT- rf-J . .u COIlUlQU With his rifrht hand nrinninallv whilo -arttu the left he toyed with the guard' from which 1. 1 .. 1 . j.j,. uis jiassea uepenuea. , LJL U OUTER AND TEARS. Don't frown: smilp- it. nothing Relioioua Contemnormnu. Thm'o where you are mistaken. It costs fifteen cents, two smiles for a quarter. Boston " : . The immediate delivery system u a great convenience, a. letter irom an anxious nfflnA-SAAlrAr naod not So r.ol - w u . uv. m UU1L ,u hour in Washington before it reaches the Tj.nnl. mj rrv . ..s . icsiuouk jimcayo James, -t y -r- John Sherman wan cnoat at. the Klennnrd TTonon a fortnirrrit arm - Tr.l, Sherman to waiter "Take that steak back ana cook it a little more; it's too rare. See, it's bloody." Waiter "I thought you liked bloody Sherman "Don't you say bloodynmirt to me. I won't be twitted of it by you, sir." Waiter- "Scuse me, sir. I was sroinc to .aav I. thought , -von : Utod bloody steak." Sherman "Oh. that's it. enr . aji ngnt, tnen.r Cleveland PUxinr- Gentleman "Uncle Rajttmna. a ve got a job 01 wnuewasiung ior you." Uncle Rastmus "Well, I kain't do it ter dav. fifth." Gentleman "What's tha mat. Tf ..... - ' - - - . ter? I thought you were anxious for work." iwauuua do a is, san. uui yo'see, boss, de Colored Workin'mnn's A mnfmnii- ted 'Sociaahnn f a' da rtArtPAahnn oh A i. borin' man frum de encroachments an' in- roaoa on nAn'taiiata manta to. H.. T been lected cha'rman ob de occaahun. So. vo see. boas. I hain't cnt no tima to nwV " iew 10TK aun. r -vt: 1 -' "I tell von: "Rromloir ' TVi ned - an angeL" - "Oh, no doubt ; Wait . . : j r - F .v u.a- unm you ve been married as long as I have." f 'She's all smiles, .Bromley; never a cross word. Her voIoa in Afi flvoat ao tVtA sound of a harp. Her" "Oh. she nw uuuus you 01 a narp, aoes sner inside of a year shell remind youof an accordeon." "Whvof an aenrdenn ?'! -"RAoanaa ahatt make the most noise when you attempt to rUn t.. m rx n t 1 t n suuk ucr up. xrHuaaeipnta nan. . WASHING TON President Cleveland Cabinet BleeUas o toj an teers Fraud Bleat Bonds on tbe DIstrlet of colnntkla. .-' Br TeleSTSDh to tha Vnntnv Br.. Wash i mimviit : T n - rr - o - a Mann in IT ATnnaaaaa tttm Ahlnt.M' . .v.. n r ent (JirvpIhbH will v. xr ir 1. a,to Tota Democratic ticket; vaomet m-asy considered the Chi nese troubles in- Wyoming and other TerrltorW snil T" " , uiuHAutKs cnuuuDWIva in enforcing the Chinese- restriction act m a?S Second Comptroller has made a uouasy cannot oe allowed in the C&aa nf nnv VAlnnhiA. uu:.. 1 i, ; , -. - j Dviuinr woo en listed after April SOth, 1865, unless upon proof derived from the records that the no tice Of a telesram fmm tha' ahal general, to all officers in command in ShW?7 Btates, dated April 22nd, 1865, directing that no bounties be Allowed or nifl fnr nv nln;u. if. j Hf ? date, was actually not received r onuauneni.unm alter the time of enlistmmt a - u'.I , ; . wio uuuucr ui colored volunteer troops enrolled in the Kfe8!? APril 80th-1885 are affected by this decision. , ' - , - ----- , iivuu iwuub on toe District of Columbia are in circulation. . I i - w. . . i ne - resident nSf.6 appointmentsjo-day: WABHrJJOToir,OctH 9. -The c President taary and Minister PlenipotenSiythe United StfttAII tA thA TTnifni Qfatwi . tambia; Chas.. Foster, of Ind., Coosnl General of th TT': R -- ni ... . tT t PartelL District of Columbia, Consul of the U. 8. at Dusseldorf i Wm. F. Henderson, OI Ark.. A8gooin.tA Jnstina V, c ' Court for the Territory of New Mexico; Thos. Smith, of Va., U. S. Attorney for New Mexico; Chaa. Parlang, of La., At torney for the Eastern District of Lou isiana. . ;.: ; -. - WAsmNGTOir. Ont "Va a ral Garland has written a lotto . t - tug i re sident concerning his connection with the muiaiwuii! xeiepnone ixmpany, and the suit brought in his absence bv the Solicitor General, in the name of tha Ttnitui etr to test the validity of the Bell Telephono i"-""- oajm kuah. long oeiore ne was made Attorney General h hwima na av the organizers of and attorney for the Pan F.lwfnfi Pjunnanv A 1 . . Cabinet he was approached by several gen tlemen who informed him rtico rlcin - uwu&u MJ make apphcation in the name of his com- vauj iur me use oi me name oi the United States to test the validity of the Bell patent. He refused to have anvthinv to An nrttu th. - ' - j a w . .w tuo matter and heard nothing more concerning it until the publication of the fact that suit had been brought. Tn hi n " w Vf-iuivu an nvuiU have been proper, and following precedent uoto icicrrwu me muier 10 ine interior Uemirtment for 1nfrbrmn.1t.n KofAro ;nnt tUtmg BUlt. : : r The President enclosed this letter to Solicitor General Goode. with the "query wnemer it would not have been better to have followed the precedents and made in quiry of the Interior Department before tuiuguig suit in me name oi tne United States.-and whether ' - -w wv va-wa VW OUV protect such precedent could not still be tasen. TothU the Solicitor General re plied that he concurred in the President's view of the ram nnH hurl .nnf;.u - - . UVWIUIUIJ oirected the discontinuance of the suit brought in the name of the Government for the purpose of vacating the letters patent issued to BelL "- ' - - MISSOURI. The Street-Car Drivers) strike in 8t. Iioala. By Teleeranh to the Kornln? star ! . St. Loms. Oct. 10 Thn kers are mneh ntrnn nnint ihio I -4--'- UHlUlUg, and there was no trouble or rioting during the nieht The bnsfnewi mAn'fl pommittoA appointed to arbitrate between the strikers ouu tug BuvBir-uar presiaents, - assembled to-day,r and were -met bv a cammitteo of the Knitrhta nf T.fthor Thn l tfa alotArl 5 - mm - ww.a m. tuttvi oclVU IX the street car presidents had met the cm- ioyes, as requested, mere would have leen no atrikn. Tho trior, nere nrmiy to tne demands made. The ' rrvuu. UVff Aiues were au rnnnmg ai noon, nayiDg IX VI ... . . auuuw bwuiixus uie uauai numoer or cars f vm wiug ftjutuuuu ur two policemen. TheMayor and Police Board VnU 11 1 . . uciu a uuica meeung at noon to-day to swear in 500 special policemen. .1 While me Ji avnr wan snAab-incr rha o.. President of the People's Railway Company, came and reported that a mob had' gathered m uis oarn on 1'arK avenue, and the drivers were being intimidated. Chief Harritran immediate! v tAlAnhonad to mn the cars through, no matter how many po licemen it reonired. - Rnvaral mon . ) participated in yesterday' s riot and were auDSKu.itciB uiiBu on an average f iv and vuoia iu uiu puuee court to uay. NEW TORE.. Bleetlnc the Pea body Fond Trustees -uenuuN Fasting of Sirs. Ve ronica Bulla. By Teleeranh to the Xornlne star.i NKW Y'tnat: Ootonnr ft Tho TooTw- fund trustees elected the following named officers: Robert Winthrop, President. Ex ecutive committee H. A. Stewart, Va ; Wm. M. Evarts, New York; Morrison R. Waite, Washington ; Thomas C. Manning, Louisiana: W. j.- PnrtAr Tmneniu fW. nance committee Wm. M. Evarts, Hamil ton Fish, M. R. Waite, Col. J. D. Lyman ana Antnony urexel. J. Pierrenont Mor gan was chosen Treasurer. Samuel A. Green, of Boston, was authorized to act as General Agent of the Board in place of J. L. M. Curry, appointed Minister to Spain. Stbacuse, October 8. Mrs. Veronica Bulla, who performed a remarkable fast in I mis city, died this morning. The fast be- I San August 10. flftv-ninn dava aim and since that tune she did not touch a morsel of solid food; living entirely on water in which small quantities of morphine were uisBuiveu. NEW, JERSEY. A Civil Rights Salt Tried at Newark veraiet xor the Defendant., Nbwabk. October 8 The suit of Wm H. Gadlincr atrainat 1?nderinlr t?ainfxnf was tried in the Circuit Court to-day and resulted . in a verdict for-the defendant. (radHntr in n. oolorad man Ci VKmon. 23d last he attended a ball given by Dodd trust, vt. a. a, in urange, ana purchased a ticket for sunner. to trimn at tna tional Hotel, keot bv ReinhardL The latter refused, to admit Gadling to the sunner room, out uuereu 10 give nun supper in an other room. Gadlinv i-efnoAd tha ofFor and (- - . .uw wmv. nuu bronirht suit atrainat tho landlord for ckia r-. r . .v. yuuu damages, under the Civil Rights statute of irsey, wmcn proviaes mis penalty for denvinc to a colored man anv nrivilooo of any place of public amusement The nuugo uciu mat iuo supper room ulu not constitute a place of public amusement within the meaning of thn law a verdict for the defendant. ' ERAIRIE FIRES. Basins In Nebraska an A Dakota lay Teiexrapii to the xornintt Star.i PlBBCB. NEB..' Oct 10 A tarriMa and widespread prairie fire is' raging , in the northeastern part of this-Pierce) county. ouu iu uw aujommg counties or uedar, Wavne and K"nnx A hirh wind haa w blowing the last twenty-four hours, and the great fire has been travelling with remark able ranidltv. destrovino' mnnv hmii and hundreds of tons of hay in the stack. BraisABx; Dak., Oct 10. Three prairie fires started near this Htv vAotardav . Th caught bv marks from enirinea. (ina fir was started within the city limits and pass ing norm uesiroyea a large amount of property. - This fire is still raging and is beyond the control of the farmers. The weeklv - stniAmantr 'nf . : iated BanVs snows tha follvnrfnr Loans increase (141,000; specie decrease $1,381,600; legal tenders decrease $2,242, 800: denosita dermaan ai flaa ann. iaon increase 418 son- $1,845,775. The banks now hold $40,153.- iu vxue8s 01 tne so per cent. rale. Spirits Turpontlno. "- Henderson Gold ' Leaf: ' The authorities of the Tarboro Fair have agreed to donatehalf the receipts of Friday of fair week to Col Beasley, for the old Soldiers' Im&4Mlffl -,Mary- Taylov daughter of Col. William Taylor, died at the residence vi. lamer, near a ownsville, last Friday. Elizapetb JCSty;c7ro&ian'!We understand ,ttat ,Mr-. Bkianer iwill : have" several competitors for the next Democratic nomination for: Congress. In addition to Majer Latham, of Pitt, we are, told, that Major Lucas, of Hyde, and J. E. Moore, of Martin, have a very lively buzzing of the Congressional bee in their bonnets? Winston Dailu :.. Tnto.i L-J ; enue collections at the branch -office in this S.ti91fom0ntj f September, amount ? .5-68, and for the week ending f&VS1?'689- We are sorry to fear that the- damage done to tobacco by the re cent frosts is much greater than was thought,and that it was more biUng Tues day night than any previous one. - ,, Qofa&x: Argus:. iMtfl H." Turner, of this city; is in receipt of a letter irom - jkeniucxy, informing him of - the death, several weeks ago. of Mr. Eldridge Rdey,-a native of Yadkin county, this state, who moved to Marshal county Kv ; in 1879, with his entire family flvrf sons tad one daughter, His death was caused by a mistake in the medicine. He was Uken sick one Sunday morning, and his son went to a neighboring store for medicine, gettinir as he supposed, a botUe of quinine, but un fortunately it turned out to be morphine, which was administered. - r - Asbcville Citizen : Senator Zeb. Vance has been in town for a couple of da??r Sis residence on his farm at the foot 5 of Black Mountain is being erected, and we understand it will be both handsome and substantial. : Mrs. Annie W. Miller. rehct of the late Thomas Cf. Miller, of Wil mington, died at the residence of General Johnstone Jones, her son-in-law, in this city, at 6 o'clock this morning, after along 1 illness. She was born April 20th. 1820 The death of this lady brings sorrow to many hearts, and lathe Cape Fear section of which she was a native, there are many who will grieve at the death of a lady so largelyjconnected and so closely endeared by ties of lineage and social connection. , tM iuo JWiGlti AUO U.'O. " Court for Asheville convenes November 3, Judge Dick presiding. The docket will be heavy, as on the principle of a new broom sweeping clean the depuUves have done much work. . r Great interest is felt in me injunction suit on the no fence ques tion, which was held by Judge Gudger at Webster. The Judge failed to grant the in junction asked against the county commis sioners of Buncombe, restraining them from ; levying the necessary taxes and building the fence; but Instead granted an alternative ' mandamus allowing the board of commis sioners and the. chairman of the joint board of magistrates to convene the magistrates and hear petitions from the townships; or to appear before him at Franklin, in Macon county, on thr 10th inst, and show cause why they should not be compelled to do so -! Raleigh News-Observer: The physicians and druggists say that the city is now distressingly healthy. A meet ing of the North Carolina Bar Association will be held next Tuesday in this city. A full attendance is expected. Yester day Gov. Scales ordered a special term of the Criminal Court for Wake, to begin November lth and continue two weeks; ' to be held by Judge Clark.. The County . -Commissioners asked the Governor to or der a special term for - the trial of criminal causes only, without a grand jury,; to be gin November-. 16th next and to last two weeks. It is said that a sharp clerk -. in one of the dry goods stores of this city went to the circus Saturday and called for the manager, introducing himself as George v Mace, of Liverpool, the most noted traneze performer of the age. The manager very kindly introduced him to all the perform-' era, and offered him $350 a month to travel ' with the circus. , - ' , . V Rockingham Socket: Mn filor! cran Taxrlnr 'Tiaa.lv f. n n A t H died on last Thursday night, 1st inst, after . several months of lingering. Another of the respected "old landmarks" of the county fallen. - Mr, Frankliri Bris tow, son in-law of the above, and held in high esteem in the community, died of consumption at Pee Dee villagetm Friday, ; uia uu hum,. Age aoout so. une 01 -our most prominent merchants, who has worn his ."chin whiskers" for a number of years, on a recent trfn to New Yort ahavad smoothly, except his mustache. Qn his return , home, which, by the convenient -and accommodating schedule of the C. C. Railroad, was about 8 o'clock at night. His wife was up to meet him. On his en tering the room she ran. towards him, but stopped . very suddenly and darted for a pistol. - His voice then revealed his iden tity, just in time to save him from a bur glar's fate. - 4 Asheville Advance; Receipts at the revenue stamp office at this nlace for the month ending September 80, 1885, amounted to $1,79406. The Western Baptist Convention meets in this city next week. We are gratified to learn that the first reports received from some sections as to the amount of damage to the tobacco , crop, were greatly exaggerated. While the damage was of course heavy, there is some ' consolation in a knowledge of the fact that ' -it is not quite so bad as was at first expected and feared. We regret to hear of a serious accident which befel Minnie Stroup, -the 12 year old daughter of Mr. Samuel .: Stroup; who lives on Gov. Vance's place ' on the mountain near tha citv. niirht hnfom r last. She was Dourintr oil into a lamn which was lighted, when the oil ignited, and v the lamp exploded. The oil spread over her clothing and in a moment she was en-' velopedin flames.1 Her father, who was in the room, ran to her rescue and succeeded in extinguishing the flames, but not before her body and face were frightfully burned: Her father also received some burns on the hands. The girl is very seriously burned, .. ." though it is not likely that her injuries will prove fatal. 1 i 1 , . - ' Asheville Advance: . Mr. P. B. Morgan, a prominent merchant of Marion, - N. C, took a dose of chloral and opium ' early yesterday, morning, from the effects 01 WflJca aa aiea tn three quarters of an Jiuur. na nan nppn a rr Tnr snvarei nam .-. TT J, . . - . and had the drugs in his rooms during his ' ; lilness. ' The bright, icy, chilling frost ' of yesterday morning 'caused our tobacco 4 -editor to make diligent enquiry as to the probable damacre. We have interviewAd quite a number of persons, - who all agree, that much damage is done to the crop in the several counties. V In some neigh borhoods most of the crop has been killed. " A telegram received from Charleston, Swain county, yesterday evening says that tobacco was not injured in that county by " Monday morning's frost A gentle man from Marshal, who came in yesterday ' evening, stated that all sections of Madison county had been heard from, and the esti mate made on the damage to the tobacco by ' frost was that fully one sixth of the crop standing was damaged. Gov. Scales, in a private letter to a gentlemen of this city has signified his willingness to appoint a number of gentlemen from various parts ' of the State as honorary delegates to the London Exposition which begins in May ; next. These hnnnranr dalarrataa will 1' course be expected to pay their Dwn per sonal expenses. ' , -, . - k)ldsboro Irw; On Monday commissions were issued by the Governor -to the following officers of the N. C. 8.G.: R. B. Screven, 2d Lieutenant, Co. B, 4th, Regiment, Charlotte; Benj. McKethan, 2d -Lieutenantv So. Br 1st BattaUon, colored, . Fayetteville. Mrs. Fannie Isaac, wife of Simon Isaacs, and -daughter of R. M. Cohen, died in this city yesterday morning. Dx, Wm. Harris, a merchant of Wil son, came to this city Monday night on the -fast mail.. At Black Creek station he was - w throwing circulars out of the car window ." when his right hand came in contact with' me water tana and he was painfully wound- ' ed.; His .wrist. was broken, and the skin torn from the back: of the hand. He suf-y fered excruciating pain for several hours. The Eastern Baptist Association met at Mt Olive yesterday. Quite a number of ministers and lay delegates passed through this city yesterday, to attend . the i meeting. She Tar River Association will meet - at 'Wilson - tomorrow. - The : Goldsbord Daily, Argus is six months old. to-day. C We allude to this fact, with par donable pride, : we trust, because it is a : Onrca of arslifioatfon to na tn our journalistic barque has sailed right on over rough waters, in the dullest season of the Vear. and now. with a r-nlm h Mum : as, and sails set, we are prepared for a sue-' ' cessful voyage. Tha Arqus is here to stay. ' Glad to hear it BtakI. i -, - - mr ' .. jf.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Oct. 16, 1885, edition 1
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