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The English staU-s-men are far too wise to insist upon the liurdcr.irg cf the laboring etches whli a heavy tax on their common we.ssaries of life whilst allowing the ' vices to go untaxedi We do not be lieve i In-re is a solitary authority on political science, living or dead, who argues for no tax on ": the" most con spicuous luxuries whilst favoring a - tax on the commodities of life. . If there be such authority it has escaped us and we would be glad to see bis views published. It is perfectly consistent for the Monopolist and Protectionist to take . the ground that it is ; highly sound, jaiJioious,T, scientific, necessary, im portant and sensible to wipe out the internal tax. He knows exactly .on which. "side of his bread the butter liea. He knows precisely his f own interests and Row to subseive tbeoi. He ih, therefore, dead against such an infamous (?) tax-,as; that, ' levied on innocent- whiskey - and innocuous tobacco and cleanly snuff. lie knows if he can get rid of this tax that his wares are safe and the Democratic Reform Hyd will bo put in his little bed to snooze on through i the ages , while the poor men of the country are writing and delving and sweat ing to pay the bounties from year to year necessary to grease the ma chinery and fill' the coffers of the said Monopolist ami Manufacturer. ! ' ; The Stab has no quarrel with those, whether Democrats or Republicans, who prefer to tax clothing and medi cine and crockery and hardware and food rather than to tax- whiskey and cigars and tobacco and snuff and beer ami wines. We have only to say that their ideas of political economy and the proper things to tax are not oar ideas and can never be our ideas. The first thing suggested by the Record is just what the Stab: has urged a dozen times that to wipe oat the $135,000,000 tax obtained from whiskey, fcc, will bankrupt the United States -Treasury. It Would create a deficit and this would have to be met in some way. i, How ? By continuing the tax on the common necessaries of life. This is certain. . But more than this: it would proba bly compel the Congress to put a tax oh coffee and tea and perhaps1 qui-, nine even, to get the needed amount to meet the expenses of the Govern ment. . j Of all the sentimental politicians in the world he is the most sentimen tal who in a free country can insist .v that it isbr the good of the people that Ihey should be taxed in their su- . gar, coffee, tea, clothing, cotton ties, table ware and medicines and not on ' their whiskey and tobacco and beer. OLD FOLKS. Our good friend Rev. T. B. Reeks has a brief reply to what the Stab - said about the old man in Bladen who lived to be 123 years old. The Rock- , ingham Rocket says none of the old people living knows of any such man. - As to Rev. Mr. Perkins's article, the Stab promptly replied to it, but the not to let any of . its readers know what we had to say' Mr. Perkins's instances are as apocryphal as Mr. Reeks's 123 years old man of Bladen in the past. "- There is not a well au- I - .. ... . ..y - thenticated instance of any such age. " The celebrated Wandering Jew, who appeared in the 17th century ,claimed : to have lived for mofe than sixteen ..hundred . i hand in the crucifixion of . the Lord Jesus Christ. " He was visited by the scholars of his time,' and he con versed readily in - any .language of eann, and ne was so thoroughly posted as to the men who had lived through all this sixteen centuries, and kne w ever7 event bo perfectly as if the result of. being a personal wit ness of it that he was never tripped " euiiuiODb uegree. - tie. was a much more" remarkable man than either the supposed' Bladen old man . ' ' - - v -!-' I.-,-. -- - - 1 J - 1 ' - ' i ' . . i .... , i . rr-t,-r-,. . ,, . - . . .... - . :- -.. , ., .v- VOL. XVI. .or Mr., Perkins's Bnpposadcasei L i i alt knew he was a fraai t i T f i - The only point; we fere concernT about is to find ono of these extreee Ij. old persons toith a record J&yonil impeachment, i If Ut. tReekl Or llri Perkins oald; scare np man.f rc-t" .ycrid.ia doabt;:sLa old as waaizre'' qui 1 eake' a'' great tiortVia 1 iv ZJiM tbeold f elfeTrlut slf "j f "Vlc-2itThcre -are one tbonaaad i H ee ortwt "'''hoBeiievrak23Tor fOf SkiiV pointa we nrgedaBioHr ieyMPerkinortof fee -coiielasife until thaj ate socoesaf ally ! issjalea,. 1 Forxfortytyea we to 'Bi;.j?re9p.i anu nering jOi aonsr;wno:r wei fover ;10ft. Years oI(T, and ill weare';eTyTrtain: e have; never seen one who' was a centenarian in: fact. No statement without a record will stand the test of the rules of evidence that govern COnrtawV-.: -:-:"-'.": i J'K:!--'i?h,:; r-i:C.?V;-v. ; r lHB SOLICITOR j. 'CSBN EBii. : ; ' Some of the papers some Dem ocratic, are eharply ' criticising , Jr. Goode, the Solicitor General,; for the readiness' with which he instituted proceedings . ; against the Bell Tele phone Company in the absence .of Attorney General Garland. Mr. Gar land had absolutely refueed to bring the suit when solicited to do so and he supposed that with his refusal the matter would end: After, he had .left Washington Mr. Goode was in terviewed,"- and five . days - after brought the suit. He did this with out having given the subject special study, and, it la charged, that he acted with precipitation and without due examination. It is a question in dispute as to the i legality of the United States to sue in order to test the validity of a patent." The Presi dent and Cabinet have reviewed the action of the Solicitor General, Mr. Goode, of Virginia 'and the result was a letter from the President to him that was in the nature of a cour teous but decided rebuke. Such Is the estimate placed upon it. by. such a sound Democratic paper as' the Boston Post. It is moved to say, ' in view of the faets and the discussion growing out of them, as follows: "We think it waa deserved and the Solicitor General has made haste-to heeditj by directing the district attorney of the western district of Tennessee to discontinue the suit which he had previously ordered him to institute. The brief history of this transaction ought to be a valuable lesson for the enlightenment of public servants. The evident purpose of the administration is to advance public busiaeas in the best .way and promote justice in all ita dealings with the people of the country. The Solici tor General lost sight of this point, which is so clearly and constantly before the administration."- ! . ... THE . ONIVERSITT AGAINITS PROGRESS AND PROFESSORS. " ; In our recent editorial on educa tional . progress at. the University we did not refer to the various - pK feasors and their qualifications. We were "cribbed, cabined and con fined," there being , more to say than we had space to devote to it. But it was unnecessary as the Stab had previously spoken j in high terms of Professor Home, the only one of the new teachers from; beyond the State with whom we had the pleasure of an acquaintance, j We also' i referred to Prof. Toy as being likely to do fine work and make a reputation We based the statement upon the fact that his brother Charles, Profes sor of Oriental languages in Har vard, whom we know personally, is a scholar of such very rare excellence that we thought it not improbable that - the Chapel Hill Professor shared in his gifts for languages. ' : Dr. Hume and Prof.- Toy, both Virginians and both natives of Nor folk possibly, have made a most fav orable impression - We name these because we have special information as- to them. The other Professors are reported in the papers to have made an equally good impression. Dr. Hume has devoted ten years to special study and labor in English language and literature. He comes toChapelHill as & specialist. Already he has some students pursuing a course of Anglo Saxon. Another: student is taking a Post-Graduate course in Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Ben Jonson,' -"reading carefully representative works and studying their influence on other authors." We are pleased to learn that this new activity in the study of English literature and language is not confined to the maturer scholars, bnt the under-gradnates ; also are showing marked interest in the his torical development of their own lan guage and its noble literature. 0 . - In this connection we will copy from a recent article of Professor F. T. Yenable concerning the qualifica tions of Dr. W. jB. Phillips, elected Professor of Agricultural Chemistry and Metallurgy in the University last summer, and who is now. in Europe pursuing his .studies in his special de partment. We do this because we are of those who not only did not like the manner .of his election, but who seriously doubted his "qualifica tions. v Prof. Yenable is a gentleman of ability in his department, and has c . - crtunitier to know- far more about Picf. PhHIipa than re can ksow. la JL. .FayettevillBun v of tbei4tb Sut tin ppeciallj is Agricultural Chem- Iursy He. has. jspent two :zzt , iactory, learmc; thor ryirjf Into practi of r v -mi-Xhe making, of "f " ...ars. cr esv -.1 years -'be:: i -ng h8s wii'clr J.t ju X of Erloal.. JcUoiI a Expcrnett Station s. Dabney and Ledoux -tlfyr to' ;his Jkill and she Only man in the ked : with - the polari in. many agriculturalde-' - v.Tmsk , scope; ioalu.. termi. "Vena.?! .is the only man who has showa a c-ssire t experiment for himself add woi k out new theories.' His nublished la; the Jowrr.zl of the American Chemical Society. ' ike : American Chemical Journal bli8he6V,at; Johns' Hopkins University, anq me osaon vnemical jyew. He is a member of the: American Chemical Society and the German Chemical Society." Ia the list of chemical papers published In this country or abroad I find, the name of no other North Carolinian :;Nb otfiet- jWftst-Carx -mantras bad one-f!,Jl the prao tice in assay-work that Dr. PhiUios has Had tice in assay-work that Dr. Phillips has aaJfoa tOAVfrfJktXtom fatlre"Ue mort- and a letter from Dr. Torrey of the New York Assay office told theBoard of Dr.? Phillips' proficiency when under his bif" strucUon. . Lastly the two professors at the University of N. O. who had examined Dr. Phillips by long and severe written- exami nations gave the Board in letters their opin ion of his attainments." . ; As we have been of those who de preciated his gifts and qualifications it will not be thought irrelevant if we Tef er to the very clever letters he is writing to the Ni C Presbyterian His first letter-was really successful -in its humorous quality. We have seen much worse attempts in that line in '. books by professional an inors. ins secona letter had some quiet fun, and its description of the German women was a' surprise to .many we have no doubt. The letters are' well written throughout. - The Stab will always- be found ready. to lend a helping hand in de veloping the educational interests of the State and ; in recognizing talent and learning in any department of human etfdeavor. It is always glad to recognize the best talent in jour nalism, as it is to advance pigher edu cation in all of our institutions of learning. It has no jealousies, no narrow views to raaiitain, but aims to be. broadly catholic. It will al ways rejoice in the progress and suc cess of the . University, and will be glad ' when it stands out in all re spects as .the friend of thorough scnoiarship and as tree trom all "en tangling alliances" whether with free scholarships or denominational bias or any thing else that may retard or injnrei- ; EDITORS AND MORTGAGES. Some of our respected contempo raries think it is impertinent f or ed ltors to advise farmers. 1 bis may be so if the editors are ignorant and pretentions. Bat suppose the editors are good farmers? Or suppose that the question involved is one of com mon "sense? T Editors , ought to be equal to the occasion. ? For instance: it is found by experience that by making very .-large crops of cotton year after year prices; will rule low; and that Bhort crops fetch as much money as large crops. ' Why may not editors with - such facts and fig ures before them, drawn from proper sources, warn the farmers against a continuance of a system that is hurt ful 1 to their own interests? Or sup pose it is found from wide and care ful observation, that alone authorises one to generalize, thatr by . mort gaging one's lands or one's, crops or one's stock that It reduces him to a condition of dependence, and, if con tinued, to a condition of semi-sia very or worse, why may not an edi tor advise against such a course ? If such topics are cut off from editorial discussions practical, every - day topics, what are-: editors for?- Must they forever discuss political ques tions, wisely or otherwise? Now too large cotton, crops the production of more than the con sumption of - the world requires keeps the price of cotton at 9, 10, or 11 cents. . Make - ten million bales and the price would hardly be 1 cents a pound. - Make but 4,000,000 bales and it would be 15 cents probably. Make that number of bales for three consecutive years and it would pro bably go up to 20 cents or even more. ine smallest crop of cotton since 1868, fetched more money than any crop that does not exceed it by more than a million and a half bales. This is a fact,' and why not draw from it legitimate and needed lessons. As to mortgages they are an in- mixed evil. . The farmers know this. They may have carried it on until they are bound ' band and foot, bnt that does not alter the fact of their being a curse and burden to the State. - - . - Think of it: farmers who buy . by mortgaging crops that are to be, pay what is equiyalent to from 15 to 85 per cent interest. - That is, they pay from 15 to 35 per cent more for their supplies than they would have paid if they could have paid cash. What an evil I- What a burden 1 Let this system be generally adopted and the whole State wonldbe mined. - It is no answer to say, that editors are fools and do not' know what they are writing. . It is no. answer to:"the statement that the mortgage business ruins and ' enslaves to say that it can VIL'IINGTQN JST,: C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, no W avoidedit'ia: aa 'immense TTtHIiI 1 -vwrlT- Ttiarrmsa wi1 Dim vThere i is a remedy. Industry, strt econoiny and intelligent farm' ing, will gradually lift the burden and cure the evil. ' There are hun dreds of 'Tanners, who - once -mort gaged and ..quif.it. .They can ;jtteu the sceptics-how it 'was done W4 knownymirablejs farmers ecombe grows rich'lBtead- ily Jfeixiliivqtes . no poor land. a has no poor stook.' - He ; was once in debt .: and badly, since the ..war. He worked out. But . we know doz- The PBrhim'Rgsbrtcr eays of the mortgage system 3 iii . ' "If ," however a farmer or aby one else can get along Without mortgages, it is far better. Sometimes it is the best thing that can be done. nd, like other pecies of credit, in a benefit to the morteasor. but sagee. , If a man will loos over the pile or mortgages held by some of our business men that are past due and no way to col lect them he will see who has the big end of the bag to hold. Small amount", from ten to twenty dollars scattered over . an area of from twenty to thirty miles, com prising in the aggregate perhaps a thous and dollars, with no way to collect, is a considerable item to one man. Our advise is to keep out of mortgages if pos sible, as the best thing for both parties." There are .farmers and -farmers.1 One " will thrive, . grow rich, and another close to him will be in debt, will mortgage and finally, be bank rupted and homeless. . Yon may see this in the finest cotton and tobacco counties.-' One man makes his three, five, ten thousand dollars clear each year while his neighbor just over the fence loses year by year, and finally ends with complete ruin. How is this ? - It is m the man much more than in the land, 'x The - mortgage system once entered upon will be al .ways continued-from year to year by poor farmers, or.- lazy farmers,; or drinking 'farmers or extravagant farmers. The first mortgage upon a farm is as bad for the farmer as the first chill is for the victim in a yellow fever district. .'It is the beginning of an attack that will end in great suffering " and ' possibly ; in finanoial death. Beware of the first mortgage. LESSONS IN HKROISn. ; Not long ago in an editorial we re ferred to heroes in broadcloth; Two instances have occurred to illustrate this. A boy bad fallen in the river at Now York. . A crow'd of 7 men and boys were looking on. ' An exquis itely dressed person appeared. He took in the situation at a glance. He saw a strange boy drowning and-no one lending a helping hand. Off went : his . coat and - hat and he plunged into the deep river and res cued the boy. He took no care of fine clothes, : diamonds, watch or life as long as a hnman being was in peril. : He was a hero in fine linen. Here is a lesson not to judge by ap pearances. Another instance is ' re ported - at Rochester,- N. Y. The Genessee river runs through it and -the banks are steep - and rocky. A gentleman living there had been long absent and had just returned on the train. lie was hurrying home, anx ious to see his wife and children. An account says: ' : . " . -,-V"' : k "He was hurrying along the streets with a bright vision of home in his mind, when he saw on the bank of the river a lot of ex cited men - . - - - " 'What is the matter Y he shouted. r "They replied, 'A boy ia in the water. v-" ' Why don't you save him T he asked. "In a moment, throwing down his car pet bag and pulling off his coat, he jumped into the stream, grasped the boy in his arms and struggled with him to the shore, and as he wiped the water from his dripping race he recognized us own ooy. Here is lesson number two. Do not judge by. appearances. . Josh Billings was a wise humorist. He died of apoplexy at Monterey, Cal., on the 14th inst. He' was born in Massachusetts in 1820. His real name was Henry W. Shawi He made a great deal of money with his pen. He made 130,000 out of the Farmer's Almanac : His humorous and wise sayings are well known to all news paper readers , r We see it mentioned : that Mr. James, Y. Christmas, of Warrenton, N. v. C, " wuo"married " Mrs. Gaines's only daughter and was forced to kill her only son, has compromised the famous suit in . which Mrs. Gaines was so long engaged with citizens of New Orleans for $1,200,000. On Thnrsday Gen, Toombs was in delinnm. He spoke of J udah P. Benjamin with clearness. He is gen erally engaged in large and impor tant law suits, and is often troubled about them. His life is slowly ebbing away, but he may live for some time yet He is very restive. j Mr. - Wi T. Stead, editor of the - . r , ,. & - ...... , PaU Mall Gazette,' is the Jon of a Baptist minister. RecUtcr Toar Deed.. An act of the last Legislature requires the registration of all deeds by the first day of January. 1886. It is an important mat ter, and those who neglect it may get into trouble about titles to property. No plea or neglect or lorgetiulneas will avail when you find your deeds not registered. :c A Bemelr for Croar, afe copy the following,' which may be of use to many: ' "Turpentine is almost a certain remedy for croup.. Saturate a piece of flannel with it and place the flannel on . the throat and chest, and in a very severe vcase three or four drops on a lump of sugar may be taken inwardly." - Arrived Sare. - The steamer Gulf. Stream . arrived safely here yesterday; and CapL Pennington tells us that he had - a . stormy passage, She sailed from New York on Saturday after-, noon. On Uonday- morning, off ' Cape Hatter as. a gale from east south east struck her and she was headed to the wind and so remained nntiL 11 o'clock Tuesday mora Jng when the feale moderated, and she was fttlp to run in -shore, sighting the land at Currituck Lighthouse about seventy miles .north . of Hatteraa. ' 8o violent: Was the storm that's sea broke over the ship cariry-r, tng sway her round houses and staving her pilot house, but we are glad to say she landed at her wharf without farther damage?.; There were many who anxiously awaited the coming of the steamer, as she was due here several days ago, and it was with f eelings ' of relief that they heard of heij arrival.; The following passengers were onjboard; Mrs. Wilkin Eoddick and son, Mrs. B. Callahan, Miss Katie Brown MrsJ CanselJos, Miss Jessie Cansellos, Miss Mary: Cansellos, Miss Mary Glowry, 7. Asiranj fC-McKinney,; - John. Cansellos, Joseph CanseHo,James Cansellos and J. B; Berry,-! colored, and wife, ;J- A Reseae Barbae. iThe U. S. revenue steamer Colfax, on her last cruise along the coast, rescued and brought into port at Smithvilie, the Eng lish barque Espiegle. which she encounter-' ed Thursday last in a sinking condition off Ocracoke Inlet. - The EspiegUr was on a voyage from Jamaica for Falmouth, Eng land, with a cargo of logwood. She sprung aleak in the heavy gale of last Sanday and Monday. The crew were' kept at the pumps all the time but found it impossible to keep her- free; The captain then tried, to make a .harbor at Cape Fear ' and at Beaufort, N. C, but was driven off by strong northwest winds, and: "set to the northward by a strong northeast current. The crew "were exhausted .with pumping and the vessel had six feet of water in her hold, when they managed to make the land oft Ocracoke Inlet and took to the boats, but the breakers prevented a landing and they returned to the vessel. Friday morning the Colfax encountered the water logged craft, put an officer and four men on board to assist the crew at the pumps, and towed the vessel into Smithville,'where she now lies at the quarantine station. The Catholic Fair. - This place of entertainment, amusement and profit, we learn, will be opened in the City Hall on. the evening of Monday the ninth of November. Great pains and exer tion have been exercised and will continue to be exercised, to make it not only attrac tive but profitable in all . its features to those of the community who will visit and profit thereby; and judging from our ob- servalion of former entertainments given to the public by this body of Christians, the number . of visitors will undoubtedly be large and well pleased. ' 4 . Among the many attractions there will be a costly upright piano of the finest make, just from the manufacturers; an unusually elaborate and well finished music box of the cash value of one hundred and fifty dollars; costly dolls, works of art, fancy work, and holiday goods of rare and attrac tive character in great profusion; : delicious viands, fruits and other edibles.- Thus af fording to the community as above stated, a place of entertainment, profit and amuse ment. . - - . SLiJanet'Chareb. The reconstruction of St. James Church Is rapidly ncaring completion, and with every day the alterations .and improve ments assume new beauty. Not the least important of the changes is the new but pliced choir, composed of over forty voices, which, under the direction of Prof. Frank Wright, of Philadelphia,1 is progressing finely, and is undoubtedly destined to be the finest chorus choir in the State. The whole work is being done under the imme diate supervision of the Rector, the Rev. Dr.; Lewis, who has a wonderful know ledge of almost every branch of the work. and to him will below a large share of the praise, for without his indefatigable energy it would hardly have been possible to have pushed the work so rapidly and thoroughly. Om Bon TJnfortunate. ' .' ' On Wednesday night, at 12 o'clock, a negro man;7 about 21 years of age and 5 feet 10 inches high, was picked up by police men on Third street, between Princess and Chesnut, in an unconscious condition,, and carried by them to the City Hall, f All that could be found out about him was that he had told some one, before becoming uncon scious, that he had walked from Goldsboro here. An effort was made to find out his name but he waa too weak to talk. . Capt. Brock yesterday had him sent to the City Hospital, where he will receive : proper attention. His condition is very precarious and it Is thought he will die. ". Sadden Oeatb. : A telegram received yesterday, an nounced the death, in Philadelphia, on Friday, of Rev. Cook Jones, of London, who preached so acceptably in Front street Methodist church last Sunday : morning.; Mr. Jones was a Wesleyan Methodist min ister, who came over from England in one. of the British steamers now in port, hoping to be benefitted by a sea voyage. He left Wilmington for Philadelphia Monday last, expecting to return by the end of the week. 1 Capt. Hurrell, of the Cam Marth, went on to Philadelphia last night to take charge of the remains. "- Cotton. -, i- - The receipts of cotton at this port for I the week ending yesterday footed up 8,695 bales, as against 9.557 bales for the corres ponding week last year. The receipts of the crop year from Sep tember 1st to date , foot Up 81,445 bales, as against 32,489 bales for the same period last year, showing a decrease for 1885 of 1,044 bales. Rev. Robert Strange. Rev.-Robert Strange, who was formerly a resident of this place, and who is so well known here, has received a call from the Church of the Good Shepherd, at Raleigh N. C; and has accepted it.' Mr. Strange is a young man of undoubted ability, and his pleasant and gentle manners will endear him not only to his own congregation bnt to all with whom he comes in contact , The Fair of the Rocky Mount Agricultural and Mechanical " Association will be held at Rocky Mount on. Nov. 10th to litb. . The purses for running and trot- lng races aggregate several hundred aouars. 1885; WASHINGTON. ' Appointments Cabinet Sleeting; Tke President net to Attend the Fair mt ' Richmond, -.VaThe New Federal i Bnlldlnc t Lynehhars: Dleeenelon i Amonc the Tennessee Delecatlon In i Retard to Appointment of - Post master. - i WASHINGTOH. Oct. 15 The Prp.flidf.nt to-day appointed O: Meyer v Beulick, of Arizona, to be Governor of Arizona, vice Frederick A. . Trittle, resigned. : The Secretary of the Treasury to day ap-; pointed Jas. R. Sneed or Georgia, and L. R Reid, of Va. , to be chiefs of division in - the Kegisters office. Sneed was formerly assistant postmaster of the . U. S. Senate, and Secretary to Ex Senator HilL- . Reid is a resident of - Alexandria, , Va...; and was formerly accountant of the Virginia Mid land Railroad. These annointmenta were made in place of Arthur Hendricks, and J. H. Beatty. who resigned by reauest of See. retary Manning. ' V - . - ; "... . ; .- i ' i ne Aiartne Hospital Uureau is informed that cholera is increasing in fatality in Palermo; and that yellow- fever, is on the increase in Guayamas, Mexico. ; ., -; At a Cabinet meeting to day the question of accepting the invitation of the Virginia State. Agricultural Society attend their fair at Richmond,': on - the -21st, was con sidered. '.The President expressed a strona1 desire tft0 but felt that net eould not. do sq wimoui aeinment to public interests. Each of the I Cabinet" officers expressed similar sentiments, and it was decided to notify the Society accordingly. k c i - Bids were opened at the Treasury De partment to-day for the' brick1 and stone work on the new federal building at Lynchburg, Va A. M. - McGowan, of Washington,-, was - the lowest bidder, at $26,700. vV- :-:F - . Dissensions have spruBg up among the Tennessee delegation,: growing out of the contest over the postmastership at Jackson, Tenn. This postoffice is of the Presiden tial grade, and is regarded as the most im-, portant in Representative Taylor's district. Mr. Taylor had his candidate for postmas tership in the person of Mr. - Howard. Senator Jackson.however. antagonizedTay- lor,' andhad the support of Senator Harris in urging the appointment or lit. Hurt to the office. Representative Taylor offered to poll the town to ascertain Uie strength of the rival candidates, but his offer was de clined. Mr. Taylor is reported to have de clared that Howard had the support of the entire business community , in his candid acy. - It appears, however, that the Senato rial influence has prevailed, as the Repre sentative has been informed that his man will not be appointed.' - J Washington, Oct.' 16. The ' President to-day -appointed Ernest P. Baldwin, of Missouri, . deputy First ' Auditor of the Treasury. Baldwin is a native of Washing ton. He is a lawyer and was formerly clerk to the State Senate of Missouri. He was subsequently elected a member of that body. A few months ago he was appoint ed Chief of Division in the office of the Comptroller of the Currency. He assumed theduties of Deputy First Auditor to day, relieving H.V. Leaver, who resigned by re quest of Secretary Manning. Leaver has been appointed Chief of the Customs Divis ion of the First Auditor's office, vice E. S.' Pollock, reduced to a fourth class clerk ship. ...;' ';-;Y . The Secretary of the Treasury has re quested the resignation of Benjamin P. Davis, Deputy Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, and has selected his ' successor ; but the name is withheld, for the present. The1 request for Davis' resignation was made over a week ago; but -has not been complied with. It is said at the Treasury Department to day that changes' will be made gradually in a number of other offi cers of a similar grade. , .' : . rf . : ;Washthgtoh, Oct. 17. Cbas. F. Olney, late assistant postmaster at Clarksburg, W. Va., has been indicted for opening mail matter addressed to other persons. From the inspector's report, it appears that he had - a nval in the affections of a young lady living at Clarksburg, and could not resist the temptation to open their letters, and inform himself of his rival's progress.. A bench warrant has been issued for bis ar rest. VIRGINIA. A Prominent Citizen Killed at Statnn ton In the Presence of. His, 'Wife -and Child Intense Excitement and Threats of Lynehlnsu . ' iBy Telegraph to the Horning Star. ' ' Statjhtok, . Oct 15. Wm. M. Brown, a prominent citizen of this county, was shot and killed in the rotunda of the fair grounds to-day by Stuart Koiner. . The murder has caused intense, though Sub dued, excitement. . The killing is regarded as dastardly. . ; There has been an old grudge between the two men, and Koiner had declared that he intended to kill Brown on sight. They met in the crowded rotunda at the fair grounds. Brown's wife had hold of one arm and their little child, the other hand. Scarcely a word passed when Koiner placed his pistol - almost against Brown's body and fired, the. ball entering two inches below the heart Koiner was at once arrested and hurried to jail. Brown was taken out info the air, where he died in fifteen minutes. The news flew like wild fire through the large crowd, and In twenty minutes the feeling found vent in threats of lynching. - The Mayor ordered a military guard around the jail this evening. A. post mortem examination will be held in the morning. Brown was an energetic and successful young farmer, and was generally liked, t Koiner is a member of a prominent and wealthy family.! When at college some years ago he killed a student in a quarrel, and after a long trial he was acquitted. -His friends claim that his mind is unbalanced, and insanity will be the plea in his defence. THE GALLOWS. A murderer Hanced In Indiana. - ' '' j IBr Telegraph to the Morning Star. 1 . ' - Indianapolis, Oct. 16.-rA special from Crawfordsville, - Ind., Bays: ; John W. Coffee was hanged here to-day. The drop fell at 12.32 o'clock. He was executed for the murder of an old .man named McMil len, and his wife, in January last; the house being burned afterwards to hide the crime. During his imprisonment he made three confessions, implicating at . various 'times several other parties. James Dennis was also sentenced to death for his connection with the crime,- but he was- given a new trial by the Supreme Court and will now doubtless be released, although last night be ; was removed to another county as a precaution against possible trouble. Coffee has beep utterly prostrated since last night and refused food. .The efforts of his spiritual adviser this morning failed to afford him any consolation and he had to be carried to the scaffold.' Before the drop fell he made a short speech. The reps broke twice, but was finally adjusted satis factorily, and after hanging twelve minutes life was pronounced extinct Ac;. - f ;T "ILLINOIS. f- Great Sensation caused by the Defal cation of the Treasurer of a Gaslight - Company . j , . St. Louis, October 15. A special to the Post-Dispatch; tram Quincy, I1L, says: "A ereat sensation has been caused to-day by the publication of the details of the defalca tion of Henry R. Corley, Secretary and Treasurer of the Quincy Gaslight & Coke Company. His peculations cover a period of eleven - years,' and the amount l'rom $20,000 tj $30,000." ; : - MARINE DISASTER; A Barque Ashore off ueraeoke inlet, N. C Revenue Cutter Gone to her Assistance. WASHmoTON. - Oct 16. The Signal Corps station at Hatteraa Inlet. N. C, re ports the barque Jsspeigel, of ? Lonaon, from Jamaica, bound to Flarmouth, with a cargo of logwood of 403 tons, and a crew of twelve men, Fred Dent, master, leaking badly, lying off Ocracoke: Inlet,' North Carolina. The United States revenue cut ter has gone to her assistance, and will tow her to Wilmington, H. U. NO. 52 CARDINAL 2TCLOSKT. - Funeral Services of the Dead Prelate- Sermon of Archbishop Gibbous of Baltimore.'' " - f: IByTeleRTaphtotheKonungStar.l 7 ' Nsw Yokk. Oct 15. The 'sermon at the funeral : of Cardinal McClosky, this inwiuug, wu preacnea Dy Arcnoisnop Gibbons, of Baltimore. The text of the sermon was Exodus, 4:5. - "These words, spoken originally 1 of Aaron," said the speaker, ''may be fittingly applied to the great high priest; whose mortal remains now lie . before you. - He also was chosen out of all " men living to all the highest ecclesiastical position in the nation, that he might teach Jacob his testi monies and give light to Israel in law. The glorious ornaments of: the pontiff, to which the sacred text referred, had a two fold signification." They symbolized in the eyes of 'the-people his spiritual dignity auu autnomy;vo me ponuii nimseir they represented innocent ornaments of virtue; wim wmcn ne snoma no aaornea, without which the most precious ornaments lose their lustre. - These scarlet robes of the Cardinal remind you of the exalted dignity to which, he was raised. -v 'Thej reminded himself of the garment of4nnoccnce worn: ; by bis Divine Master and crimsoned with . his precious blood, and that he should tie ready, II necessary, to lay down his life for the faithr ; The - Cardmal's - death has brought sorrow to the universal church, as weu aa to we cnuren oi America and New York. It has filled with grief the great heart of the Sovereign Pontiff and the Col lege of Cardinals, of which he was an il lustrious member and a distinguished orna ment It has fallen heavily upon you, ven erable brethren of the clergy, - and the sad-' ness depicted on your countenances is ex pressive of the grief which fills your hearts. Nor was this grief confined to those who were of the household of the faith. - It ex tended to all elaases and creeds of the com munity. The great heart of New York had , mourned him as well. ' because this empire city lamented : the - death of ; one J of . its most , illustrious : and honored ' citizens. - Neither, wealth : nor Eower,- - nor rank, could : command such eartfelt and universal, respect as has been spontaneously paid to the remains of your revered prelate. He had won the hearts of the people. The Christian prelate was al ways a man of mark, the centre of obser vation to the eyes of the world. To the eye of faith,' a bishop is exalted above the angels, because he exercised powers not given to the angels. A bishop is the am bassador of God, appointed to vindicate his honor and proclaim his - name along the nations of the earth. If it is esteemed a great privilege for a citizen to represent this great Republic in the Courts of Eu rope, how much greater is the prerogative to represent the Court of Heaven among the nations of the world. : -, "The life of the Cardinal has never been written, and never can be. and this is true of every Catholic prelate of America. A biographer might recount the good work and deeds he had done, hut he can know nothing of his private and inner life, which is 'hidden with Christ . in , God. That was manifest to God's recording angel only. People came to him with their cares and troubles, and for counsel in doubt, and for spiritual and even temporal assistance. Were a bishop's real life, in its outward and inward fullness; published, it would be more interesting than a novel. If Ibis were true of the humblest prelate in the lan-i, with how much greater force mar it be applied to one occupying the eminent position of your beloved Cardinal." The Archbishop then briefly sketched the Cardinal's life, and touched upon, a few salient features in his long and eventful ca reer. , In conclusion the speaker said: . - "But one crowning honor was reserved for your beloved Archbishop as a reward of consDicuous merit and lifelonz services in Jeoauaaot GoiL Out-la' fiply Father f upa jl iua, hi a vumMstorjr ueiu iu Lot o, was pleased to create him Cardinal of the Holy Roman : Catholic Church. This was an honor unheard of the in Western World, and rarely if ever was such a dignity conferred with stronger marks of public approbation; not only in this great city and State of New York, but throughout the length and breadth of the land. The news of your Archbishop's elevation was hailed with the greatest manifestation of joy and satisfac tion.. I shall not attempt to enumerate the institutions of religion, charity and learn ing which have sprung up in this populous diocese, during the Cardinal's administra tion of twenty one years. We may form some estimate I of the developments of Catho licity, when we consider that the number of churches has increased during that period from seventy to one hundred and seventy, and the number of clergy from one hundred and fifty to four hundred. Your venerated Cardinal has left you at his death two great monuments of his zeal and two great lega cies of his love. This Catholic Protectory and this noble Cathedral, the grandest in the United, States, will stand as lasting monuments of. his zeal for religion and humanity. - He has ieft you two precious legacies of his love. First, . the legacy of a pure! and unsullied life as Priest, Bishop, 1 Archbishop and Cardinal. He never . tarnished c the surplice of the' Priest .nor ; the rochet of the Bishop, nor thel pallium of - the -. Archbishop, nor the scarlet robes, of the Cardinal. ; Af ter spending upwards of half a century in the exercise of the ministry, he goes down to his honored grave without a stain upon his moral character. He leaves yon an other precious legacy in the person of his gifted successor. The dying Cardinal laid his hands in benediction on his successor, and that benediction of the expiring pa triarch will be as fruitful to the son of his adoption and heir of his priestly throne, aa was Jacob's blessing to Joseph. And if he could speak from this bier he would say to you all, i'as you loved and served and ob liged me, so you will love, serve and obey him. I regard as done for me what you do for him. I will; live for you in him, and thus your father who was lost is found ; having been dead he is come to life again.' "Oh,beloved pontiff, may thy soul be this day in Paradise. We cherish thy memory; and even in years to come, when thy life shall be viewed through the mellowing at mosphere of time, thy memory, like the memory of Josia's.will be of a composition of sweet odor made by the art of the per fumer. 1 Thy memory shall : be sweet as honey in every mouth and as delicious mu sic at a banquet They will speak of thee as kind and gentle and fatherly Cardinal McCloskey." , " -, VIRGINIA. Exeltea ent In Staunton Caused by a murder. . v.- .V By Telegraph to toe Morning Star.1 ' Stauhtoit, October 16. So intense' is the feeling against Koiner, who murdered Brown, that the authorities, fearing lynch ing, took Koiner to Richmond to-day. The transfer from the jail to 'the de pot waa made ; very ; quietly, but Jew knew it, the crowd being at the fair, a mile from the city.- The excitement has rather increased since yesterday, and but for the removal serious consequences might have resulted, as the jail was strongly guarded and the country people seemed determined to lynch the prisoner. . TENNESSEE. ' - A TJ. S. Court Decision Affecting Look .;:;'? out mountain . IBy Telegraph to the Xornlng Star. : . Chattanooga, Oct 17". Judge D M. Key, U, S. District Judge, made an impor tant decision to-day in a case affecting the famous: Lookout Mountain. -The Tennes see Legislature, this year, through-powerful : political agencies, passed a Jaw the general effect of which was to prevent dis criminations against livery teams by own ers of Lookout Mountain - point Judge Key to-day declared that the daw is in vio lation of the Feurteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United;-States, which guarantees protection of- life, liberty and property to every" citizen. The effect of the decision is to place supreme control of the mountain property in the hands of the present owners, with authority to exclude any hack liner they see fit. . k reii, oi us Aurora circuu,:pas8ea through , V the city yesterday, on his way to tbebed-- -side of his sister, Miss Alice well known r" to many here-who is quite ill at Mt Olive : . Mr. Washington Bryan, President of " inn a. iv a . n -c Taaan ..v rt vn rw va : a ' nu ukT -r n . ... citv veeterdav. en rnntA fnr Ra.liffh- hara. ,. uo iu ttuawcr to a teiegram cauin aim ; to the bedside of his wife, who, we ere t-: ftnrrv t Inarn la nuifaa eflr ef iVs :';:' her father, Jttaj. Winder, in that city, " J sw MUIWW Blbn CM UIO AALJlAKtS III - Kmston , Press: The Living . Aae. a relifrtona fmriivliftr o,io& h v., 7 townsman, Dr. Walsh, has suspended o avcuunt oi me in neaiin or th ertitnr - One hnnrireri anrl : frtHr-nnnn - -J Kuiia IIBIO ' - toeen enrolled at the College. - It pains us this week to chronicle the death of Mr. , W. F. Phillips, which sad event occurred ' .' at his residence here last Friday Bight at 11 o'clock. His- youngest child, an intant," died one hour later. Both were buried in one coffin. . : . , . " r- Raleigh Visitor; Yesterday, as " . Master Sammy, son of D. 8. Waitt Esq ; was crossing Hargett street at the intersec tion with Salisbury street be was struck by . one of the leading mules in a penitentiary wagon -which, had suddenly turned into Hargett street He was knocked down, and themule stepping on one of his legs, broke both bones at a point just above the ankle. - By 9 o'clock this morning the Fair 'crounds C nreeented in BnlmotofT an- - pearance, and by 10 o'clock the buildings . were filled with a large class of visitors and -sight seers.'?. Up to the 'present r moment there have been 1 527 entries made, with a ' likelihood of the list swelling up to 2,000. -r-- The exhibition of stock is worthv of - more than a remain cr nntiiv . Tt ia duMuli ' the best for years. Surely the Old North - State is makintt rapid .strides in the breed ing of flnastock.. ; .;.;-iiy"A-;-s. s;ss? 'f Raleigh- New8--Obsrver; A ' -two-headed calf and as alligator seven and. ahaltfeetJoBg are- shown at the -fair grounds. , T--The ' races, -especially the -' wutuog race, gave special pleasure 10 tne -thousands' of people who filled r the' grand stand and -fringed ...ther track. ' The ' first ' event Was a running race, IJ mile dash, ' $10 cash, $75. added.' - Entries: '. Palmeltto . broom, Taylor & Miller; Clio,- ch. f.;-J. H. ; Bullock.. Won- bv - Palmetto; - time ' 2.82.. The second event 'was a trotting rnne.miltv. liAata tt hnn 1 host Uin. - I. five. Purse $150; free for all.' -Entrees: Luland, g. m.,-G. B, Bryan; Frank,"g. at., J. R. Blacknall; George "R, br. g., T. ' D. Oates. Won by -Luland; time 2.50, 2.46, - a jm mi.- ? j . .... . . xue uiiru ana last event was a run- " ning race, half mile dash, purse $75. En tries: Clio, ch. f., J, H. Bullock; Bailie : Hervey, ch. m., J, T. Pope. Won by Bai lie Hervey; time 55. Asheville Advance: A diffi culty arose between a white man named Ross, and a' negro named Goodrun, near Bernard's livery stable in the city, yester day evening. The negro gave the white man some insolence, when he drew his pis tol and fired at the negro-, the ball taking effect in the hip;; Robs mounted his horse and rode rapidly away,' and was shot at by -Goodrun as he retreated. Goodrun's wound is not serious. - The 27th annual ses- sion of the Western Baptist Convention , as sembled at the Baptist Church in this city yesterday' morning at 11 o'clock. There were present about one hundred and fifty delegates. Many others are expected to arrive to day. The association was organ ized by the election of the following offi cers for the ensuing year: Rev. J. B. TWmn -Pmairlont. W .Walls IrtVIn, President; Rev. L. -W. Sams, 2nd Vice President; Chas. E Lee, Secretary and Treasurer; Jesse W. Morgan, Historian; D. T. Millard, Auditor; : ; --- Fayetteville : Observer: The season has been late in opening, but within tne past ten days . business has shown a marked improvement; Merchants are busy ana cheerful. Irrom Mai. a. 8haw, of Lillington, we learn that on ' Thursday night, 8th Inst., the : store of 1mbtq Ktrnsi &r. PorTror at. Avanuhnrn was burned loss about $3,500; insurance . $2,000. : Rev. Fred. W. Eason, of the Baptist church, baptised two candidate , for the holy rite 'last .Sunday morning. About forty accessions have been made to his church within the -past two weeks. - We are not nrenared to aav that fairs ' are unmixed blessingB. .- The "Scotch Fair," for instance, which comes to a head with- . in a stone's throw of this office once a year, is a pandemonium in theaddle, a gro tesque tatterdemalion carnival on horse back. - We are glad to state that the Beaver Creek factory is again in operation. This is a cheering indication of a prosper ous revival in cotton milling. Raleigh " Visitor: The State Bar Association held a meeting in the Sen ate chamber last evening and was called to order by the president" Hon. Joseph J. Davis, of -Franklin county. - George H. Snow, Esq., chairman of the committee on -admission, reported a list of persons who -had applied for membership since the last meeting. The applicants were received as i- ; mi it s . m . . . . - elected for the ensuing year: President Hon. E. G. Reade; vice presidents, 1st dis trict C. W. Grahdy; 2nd, J, M.i Mullen; 3d, Jacob Battle; 4th, T. R. Purnell; 51b, Samuel H. Webb; 6th, E. T. Boy kin; 7th, W. A. Guthrie; 8th, W.:J. Montiomtkry; . 9th; Wm. M. Barber: 10th. - A, C. Avery: Jlth, W. M. Shipp;12th, T.'-F. Davidson;- Bwiemrjr, i. ju. Axgo; . ireaaurer, ? rr. a. Peele. Hon. Joseph J. Davis, the retiring -. resident, delivered a particularly fine ad- ' ress. - It is, estimated that there are . over 2,000 people now doing of the Fair. The horse parade was ' a beautiful eight being more than : favorably com mented upon. . The entries weie very large, . and some of the finest steppers in the State were brought, out to try . their metaL Every available space, is taken up by visi tors and sight-seers. Wake county takes -the cake for displays of every description, kind and nature. - "', Charlotte Observer: Informa tion was brought to the city by passengers on the train from Shelby . yesterday' after- . noon oi a ratal affair between a Mr. Lane berger, white, and a colored man named Reinhardt two miles from Iron Station, last Monday night . The affair occurred at the house of Mr. Lineberger, about ten o'clock at nieht From the renorta as given tdus, it seems that Reinhardt visited LMr. Lineberger's plantation Monday even ing ana was very aousive ana insuiang to the colored people employed by Mr. Line- . berger. The disturbance created by Rein- hardt finally became so great that Mr. Line berger went out and requested the boiste rous darkey, to leave. Reinhardt appeared to take the matter quietly- and behaved himself until' Mr. Lineberger returned to the house, and then he followed and called Mr. Iiineberger out : His language was loud and threatening, and as Mr. Lineber ger emerged -from the house, Reinhardt drew a pistol on him and attempted to fire. He was not quick, enough, . however, for before he could put his intention into ex-, ecution, : Mr. Lineberger drew his own . . . - ii. m w bovu suaava aMjavrw AKtuuaius wmus - aaiv l bullet entered one of Reinhardt's eyes and killed him instantly. The slayer at once put out for Dallas, in Gaston county, -where he surrendered himself to the sheriff. Salisbury Watchman; Bishop Lyman visited 8t Luke's Church, in this " city, on Tuesday, and at night confirmed eight persona The old Long Creek mine in Gaston county Is being opened up again by some gentlemen from the North, j. This property ia well known and has been a famous producer in days gone by, but the days of 1861-65 left it like many others deserted. On last Sunday evening, about two o'clock, the widow Thomason's house, at the Tillage of Zeb (Franklin), in this county, was discovered to be on fire; - The house was occupied by tenants, and it is supposed that the fire, originated from a r spark left in the broom after sweeping the hearth. The house -was a good dwelling," and its contents were almost entirely de stroyed. 'Three -bales of cotton, be sides - the " clothing - and.- provisions of -the ; tenants,: are included m the - loss. . : - Mr. w. is. Hidden, Mineralogist, has been engaged in mining for gems in Alex ander county, this summer. Since the 26th of July he has had from twelve to fifteen hands at work on. the . Emerald and Hid denite Mining Co.'s lands, and on the land adjoining, now owned by Mrs. A. E. Mor ton, of Newark, N. J. He has had suc cess at both localities.'-. On the Company's ' lands has been found four fine emeralds within, the last two weeks and on the Mor ton land . he has found, up to date, nine new pockets of hiddenite. Of the eme ralds referred to, the largest was one and. nine-sixteenth inches long, and seven-sixteenths of an inch in diameter. - Its color -was excellent for its size, ,.; . - ,