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1 The4Veekly Star. WB. Hi BEBHARD, Editor and Frop'r. rLMINQ TON, N. C. Fbedat, November 6, 1885. In wrlttnj? to change ironr r&ddrees, olayi frto former direction as well m fullpaxtlonlarB as where yon wish your paper to be. sent hereafter. Unless you do both changes can mot be made. -Notices of Marriage or Death, 'Wbntesof Respect, Eesolntions of Thanks, &o., are charged for as ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when paid for strictly in adyanoe. At UJs rate 60 centowill pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. ' -Remittances must be made by CheokDiaft Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Post masters will register letters when desired. rartmly such remittances win be at the risk of - the publisher. 'Specimen copies forwarded when desired. A BETBOSPECT AMONG TUB IiIT EBATI AND LAVIEB8. People of onaigeneration are loth to believe that there is any falling off as compared with the preceding generation and in any particular. But the Northern critics do not hes itate to say that among their writers there are no poets, historians, essay ists and novelists among the present generation to compare fairly with those of the past generation. Haw thorne, Longfellow, Emerson, Tho- rean, Holmes, Prescott, Whipple, Bancroft,' Lowell, Whittier and Park man are men of higher gifts than any who belong wholly to the present generation. It is true some of these survive, but they are old and belong to the generation that has passed away. Lt literature in the South this can not be said.- There are more really clever writers living now, born in the South, than at any time previous to the war. So it seems to us. This is not strange to any one who has re flected and who is familiar with let ters. The great creative periods have always been after political convul sions. The . most illustrious authors of Great Britain belong to the epochs following great excitements of war and political contests. Before the American Revolution there was scarcely a name in literature that is worth remembering. Dr. Ramsey, of S. C.,' Jonathan Edwards and Tom Paine constitute the chief array of literary notables. JButsoon after the Revolution there were' born all of the really superior writerswhose pro ductions have since, given us an "American Literature?, worth remem bering. All old readers recall how the Edinburgh Beview tantalizingly asked about 1809, "Who reads an American book?" The truth was there were scarcely a half dozen American books that were worth reading at that time. There is less poetry of promise in the South than during or before the war. The Southern men of highest poetical genius are dead with the ex ception of Paul H. Hayne, and he is more talked about than 'read in the South, we regret to say.' j AS to the legal profession, there can be no doubt, we apprehend, of decadence in the South. Men who are old enough, to compare the year 1885, with 1840 and 1860, are alone qualified to , form and express an opinion. Not belonging to that no- Trie profession, when properly pur sued, we would not dogmatize, about the relative merits of the profession in the South in 1885 and in 1840 or 1860. T; We do not believe there are any - jurists and advocates in the State now who m ability equal the leaders before the war. There were dozens of men in the State before the "war who were equal to the best now, un less we except Edward Graham -Haywood, and, Maroellus V. Lanier, the two, most scientific and learned lawyers in the State. In saying this we are not diposed to underrate the elderly lawyers at the bar McRae, Reade, Davis, Gilliam, Armfield, Dillard, Dortch Russell and many others. But the most of these are of a past genera tion. It does no living lawyer any . wrong to say he is not a Badger or a Miller as an advocate, or a Ruffin or a Pearson as a jurist. There are scores of men at the Bar of North Carolina who are men of legal parts and- attainments, but who among them towers above their fellows so as . to become the talk of all the State ? It used to be different. The time was when Baffin was conceded , to be a very great Judge and Badger had no rival in the State and but few equal in the Union. But as we have lately written on this phase of the subject ' we will not enlarge. In literature since the war North GarolinaJias done better in some particulars than before. There has been no bioerrarjhv ennal to MaRaa' Life ; of1 , Judge Iredell; ' no histo rical memorials - as interesting as tnose Dy uaruthers, and no history at all comparable to Hawks's North ' Carolina. But Miss Fisher has writ ten her novels, and Mr. Hill and Mr. Boner have produced some good poe try, and there has been some other literary work we have not space now to consider that gives interest nd hopefulness to our home productions. A bank messenger in Washington, . named Edward' Bain, was robbed of 120,000 after he left the post office. This is his story. He is a cousin o: Bain Bros., of the very defunct Ex change bank of Norfolk. ? M ' Secretary Manning has made his decision as to rice. The Fowler grade is selected as the standard. This is the smallest grade on which the brew ers said they would submit to a 20 per cent, ad valorem duty. W2 SENATOR VANCB AN1 CIV1X SER VICE, j We publish a communication to day from Senator Vance. It is writ ten with his characteristic clearness, pointedness and frankness. It will be seen what his views and purposes are relative to tne iivu perviuw He is certainly correct, we think, in the opinion that the Democracy yz North Carolina do not favor the plan of having an army of officials who retain. office in perpetuity and often by inheritance. This system is of fensive to true American institutions and to the theory of our denioeratio republican Government. ' Rotation in office is as much a necessity in our system as vigilance is a condition of publio safety. The people of North Carolina will not favor anV system that keeps in office Republicans who are stall-fed, and who have, roamed the rich national pastures through the decades. They will not regard with favor any system, j however plausible or cunningly devised, that force's a Democratic Administration to carry on the affairs ; of J Govern ment by retaining in ; omce men ot the opposition, many L of whom are constant spies ' upon the action of Democratic officials. X j Illustrations of the evil of this were found some time ago J in Wash ington in the Departments, when it was found that Republican office holders were constantly acting as . a i a spies upon tne Aamimstrauon ana re porting all that was done io the Re publican leaders. Furthermore, look at the New York postoffioe. Pear son, a Republican of active partisan ship, was appointed to a very im portant office by a Democratic Pres ident. He hae'a patronage of four teen hundred employes and what has resulted? Of course he used his pa tronage for the benefit of j his party. Nay, this very man Pearson has been using his influence in the campaign that ended yesterday against Gov. Hill, the Democratic candidate. Then look if you please at the let ters of Charles E. Coon, ABSistantN Secretary of the Treasury, to be found in the dispatches of the Stab of vesterdav. There yiu will have another view of the absurdities and contradictions of this rediculous Civil Service system. Mr. Coon, after twenty years faithful service, is promoted and upon his merits solely. But being a Repubhoan he must be suspended, although it was found necessary to continue him in office for eight months, so indispen sable were his services.; But he must go. The theory of Civil Ser vice is to train men for -office as in the English Service. Mr. Coon has had a training ef a full score of years and is capable every way. The Ad ministration dismisses him, bat keeps in office Postmaster Pearson, with his immense pratronage, and he a party worker and manipulator of he most active sort. I And they Call that Civil Service Reform. What a stupid humbug I - Senator Vance is not going to as sail Mr. Cleveland for executing a bad law. He might make a criti cism, however, with force, with Pear son and Coon for a text. The Ad ministration is not above criticism. It is very silly for papers to .talk about making war upon the Admin istration when you point out its blun-. ders and ask that they be corrected and avoided in the future. Senator Vance puts it strongly and unanswer ably. It is the duty of Senators, as it is the duty of an Intelligent press, to criticise in a spirit of candor and fairness the acts of j the Administra tion. When Republican papers only find fault and Democratic papers only praise, you may be certain there is no truth or conscientiousness involved on either side. ! - It will be seen that Senator Vance has nothing to do with the Mormons or their cases. j Senator Vance writes us: "I am going to have the prettiest mountain home in America you must see it." Thanks. It f would afford as unaf fected pleasure to look' upon the beauty and grandeur of the .West. There is no more magnificent scenery this side of .the j Rocky Mountains than can be seen in this old State of ours if but half has been told. We had heard that "Our Zeb" had a charming place with the unrecollect able and perhaps unpronounceable name, and we would like to see it with these j optics that watch the tracings of the pencil as it glides over the paper, and we would not mind patting bur feet under his ma hogany and tasting of some of the "bar meat" we first read of when a wee boy and made our first venture in letters on our own hook on the life of David Crockett. But the "bar meat" must be of Senator Zeb's own killing, but we would prefer that a more practiced hand should do the cooking. Put our name in the pot when the next bruin comes to an untimely death at the month of a Senatorial rifle. ! It I was confidently believed in Washington on the day before elec tion that Hill would win. Hill gained very much the last ten days. The knife of the Conkling Stalwarts was used freely and againstDavenport That did the work probably. Then Tammany stood firm, we think, and that guaranteed success. There is no victory for the Democrats of New York without Tammany. The Leg islature has gone overwhelmingly Republican. Secretary Lamar has been inter- viewed. relative to a report concern ing him on his ; return from Europe in 1864, - It was stated , in the Sa vannah ivews that he returned bear ing assurances of recognition of the Confederacy both from Louis Napo leon and Lord Palmerston one Em peror of France and the Other the British Prime Minister. Mr. Lamar is represented thus: "Asked whether he spoke to any one in the Month nhniit the matter on bis return from" Europe, he said: 'Tea. I did. I. was younger than I am now. was more en thusiastic, and I was full of the force of Count de Moray's suggestion. I spoke to Judah P. Benjamin, to Mr. Memminger, to Mr. ciav ana to others, oat never to mr. Davis. I knew that it would be useless. Slavery was the thine for which we were contending, and I knew to propose to Mr. Davis to secure foreign succor by abolish ing 'tne institution' woum result adversely. .Nothing ever came oi u in uw way ui legis lation or attempt at legislation:' President Cleveland is represented as being immovably bent on carry ing out the Civil Service humbug. Well, let him execute the lavs. That is his business. What good Democrats in the Congress should try to do is to repeal the law, or, if that be impossible, to very greatly amend it: Mixing-np the Democrat ic party in this Civil Service mess is about the ! most foolish thing of this decade. Give us real reform, but let the chief offices be in the hands of tried and capable and honest Democrats. That is what the. Dem ocrats of the South ask for and ex pect.' j ' '' Our friend of the Wilmington Stab to the drama, and ,ys much attention oes it with critical acumen and. enviable Judiciousness. Just now he has laid bis lands .on Mary Anderson, and we are sorry to say with somewnat unrnenaiy win. Asaenue vtaeen. We have written some elaborate criticisms on Miss Mary's acting in the past j When she. was a girl of seventeen we prophecied her future fame in a long article. She is far above the average Btars, and far be low such actresses as Janauschek, Bernhardt, Clara Morris and Mod- jeska, we suppose. We know in technical art and dramatio genius she is not to be named with the Hunga- an Gipsey, the great Janauschek. e say this whilst admitting that she is quite charming in her persona tions, art or no art. But we have not seen a theatrical performance in four years and limit our attendance to lectures and musical concerts. The New York Times and the New York Herald did all they could to defeat Hill. This fact intensifies the pleasure we have in the triumph of the New York Democracy. It will not surprise ns if both of these papers should support Jim Blaine or John Sherman in 1888 for the Presidency. The way to revive business and help build up home trade is to make your purchases in Wilmington, and not to order your shoe strings, .shoe blacking, calico and hosiery from New York. Business would be good enough if Wilmington people helped to sustain Wilmington's trade. And now the defeated Republicans in Virginia and New York will begin to howl and lie about frauds. We venture the remark that Mahoae and i . the friends of Davenport cheated as much as the victors. Unless the Democrats can capture the Legislature of Indiana, Connecti cut and New Jersey, there is no pos sible chance to have a tie. in the Senate. New York is gone. Ferd Ward has been put to work in Sing Sing, (N. Y.) prison. He works cheerfully and expertly. The purest, noblest and greatest soldier of the North has been en tombed at Trenton, N. J. Anotlaer Large Cargo A Comparison. The British steamship Fannie, Capt Jfeilson, which was cleared from this port for Liverpool yesterday, by Messrs. Wil liams & Murchison, took out 5,300 bales of cotton. Last year, when this steamer was at Galveston, she carried away a cargo of 4,600 bales, being an increase in favor of Wilmington of 600 bales. This speaks well for our compresses and stevedores, and shows that Wilmington is abreast with any of her sister cities in compressing and stowing cotton. The stowing of the cargo was under the supervision of William Richardson, Some Problems for Novleea. Below are given some of the practical problems propounded at the Civil Service examination for weigher lately held in New York city? Express 7,000 grains in the proper de nominations of avoirdupois weight, of troy weight and of apothecaries' weight An invoice of iron weighing 620 tons. 16 cwt., 2 qrs. and 12 lbs. had to be returned Dy tne weigher in the following special lots: Two fifths, three-twelfths, one tenth and four-sixteenths. Give the weight on eacn return m ions, cwt, qrs, and lbs. A ship laden with 821 tons. 10 cwt. of sugar lost by leakage 8 qrs, 16 lbs and 9 oz. upon every ton. What was her total loss? ... v. p v Solve them for your own delectation. Exports Foreign. The exports foreign from this port for the month ended Oct. 81st, 1885, as taken from the books at the Cuetom House, foot up as follows: Cotton, 24,847 bales, valued at $1,085,471 ;spirita turpentine, 177,427 gal lons, 160,888; rosin, 6,650 barrels, $6,855: lumber, 576,000 feet, $9,771; shingles, 860, I 000, valued at $2,531; miscellaneous, val ued at $4,188, making a grand total of ex ports foreign amounting to $1,169,153. Senteaee. :vwen; jtucnaroson. colored, who was yesterday convicted in the TJ. 8. District I Court of using the mails for fraudulent purposes, j was sentenced by Judge Sey mour to one year's imprisonment at hard labor in the penitentiary at Albany, N. T. ; and J. W. Murray, convicted of retailing liquor without a license, was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and be confined for three months in the county jail of Robeson, the offence having been committed in that county. CO UNTT AFFAIRS. Regular Monthly Session of Board of : - commissioners. . The Board met in regular session yester day afternoon, all the members being present. ' The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The Treasurer submitted his report for the month of October, as follows: General fund, balance on hand.. $13,118.24 Educational fund, balance on -; hand.........;.,....,....- 14,478.15 Qfythe above general fund $7,000 is in the shape of a certificate of deposit in the First National Bank! -'A It appearing to the satisfaction of the Board that there was an error in the listing of the poll tax of John EL Savage, in Wil mington Township, the same having been listed in Cape Pear Township, it was or dered that the saidax be remitted. The poll tax of several persons was remitted on account of physical disability. On account of a clerical error in the val uation of the real estate of A. E. Jackson, in block 267, it was ordered that the valu ation of the same be reduced from $350 to $150. The Board then adjourned, subject to the call of the Chairman. EARTH TO EARTH. On Sunday morning, at 9 o'clock, a large number of people, composed of neighbors and friends, representing many denomina tions of Christians and many classes, as sembled at the late residence of our depart ed friend and co-laborer, the late Joel H. Muse, to pay to his memory those last sol emn rites and that tribute of respect and sympathy which his many virtues so'richly metited. There could be no better indica tion of the high regard in which he' was held by our people generally than the ex pressions you heard and the composition of the concourse. We have heard but one expression profound regret at his death, and hearty admiration of his pure and ad mirable character. Men who had known him for two decades; men who had watch ed his life as he went in and out before the people doing the work of a faith ful and conscientious, and yet kindly reporter of each day's doings; men of many vocations; men who like himself had learned to magnify the "art preservative of all arts;" the old, the middle-aged, the young, were there assembled to unite in paying a tribute to the memory of one of nature's noblemen a man of honor, of sweet and engaging nature, and or sim plicity of the most unsuspecting child The services in the home of the deceased were appropriate and impressive, and were conducted by Rev. Dr. T. H. Pritchard, pastor of the First Baptist Church. The remains were then taken to Bellevue Ceme tery. The printers, bookbinders, pressmen and others connected with the press pre ceded the line of carriages, and with open ranks and uncovered heads stood in their places at the .Cemetery until the funeral procession had passed. Then with solemn ceremony the last of our late associate was deposited in its final place of rest dust to dusL ashes to ashes. There were not wanting touching floral offerings, which tender bands laid upon the newly made grave. Thus was laid away in tne narrow house all that was mortal of a good man, The spirit that once animated that decay ing tenement was at peace, as we believe, in the home of the good and the redeemed. May the God of all grace deal gently with the sorely bereaved 1 The pall-bearers were Messrs. John W. Perdew, Wm. M. Poisson, 8. G. Hall, T. T. Seeders, EL C. Evans and John S. McEachern. The writer of this was to have been one, but severe illness prevented. It would have done his heart good to have united with others in manifesting all possible respect for the memory of one he held in highest esteem, and who in his life taught the high lessons of forbearance, of kindness and of simplicity. V. m. District Conn. The TJ. 8. District Court, Judge A. 8. bejmour presiding, convened at the TJ. B Court room in this city at 10 o'clock yester day morning. The following compose the grand jury for the term: D. A. Lamont, foreman; N. Gillican, R. J. Williams, Jas. H. Taylor, Emanuel Nichols, John Maun der, M. J. McRainey, James Ingram, Jor- don Nixon, Alfred Alderman, W. EL Yopp, H. P. West, D. D. Wells, Jabez Frink, Wm. Sutton, Jr., G. W. Hobbs, R. W. Hargrove, J. D. Powers. The following canes were disposed of: U. 8. vs. J. W. Murray, retailing with out a license; guilty, TJ. 8. vs. J. N. Gore, charged with tak ing fraudulently from the mail a letter con taining money; defendant entered a plea of no lo contendere, and was discharged on the payment of costs. Messrs. B. Schulken, of Whiteville, and Cbas. M. Stedman, of this city, appeared for the defendant The following cases were disposed of in this Court yesterday TJ. 8. vs. Jas. Norman, retailing liquor without a license; continued to next term. TJ. 8. vs. Owen Richardson, using the mails for fraudulent purposes; guilty TJ. 8. vs. F- W- Lessman, larceny of registered mail matter; continued. TJ. S. vs. W. G. Perry, embezzlement of postoffice funds. In this case the defen dant, who was formerly postmaster at Clinton, paid the deficiencies in his ac counts, and judgment was suspended on the payment of costs. Cotton. The receipts of cotton at this port for the month of October just closed, foot up 83,566 bales, as against 86,514 bales for the corresponding month last year, a decrease of 948 bales. The receipts of the crop year from Sep tember 1st to date foot up 46,470 bales, as against 45,603 bales for the same period last year, showing an increase for 1885 of 867 bales. foreign Exports, The foreign exports yesterday from this port were as follows: The British steam ship Fannie, Capt Nielson, for Liverpool, by Messrs. William & Murchison, with 5,300 bales of cotton and 1QQ bags peanuts, valued at $325,780; German barque Lucie Hodman, Capt Draeger, for Btettin, by Messrs. E. Peschau 8s Westermann, with 8,943 bbls rosin, valued at $4,800; and the Norwegian barque Frey, Capt Halvorsen, for Montevideo, with 300 casks spirits tur pentine and 314,978 feet of .lumber, valued at $4,661.63. Total valuation $234,691.63. Boats Stotem anal Broken to Pieces. Mr. H- M. Bishop, who lives in Mason- boro township, says he went to Stump Bound about Oct 1st to ennsre in thn ter business, carrying a number of hands with him, and that on the 8d nit six of his boats were stolen, carried up the Sound and broken to pieces. There is no clue to me perpetrators or the dastardly work. Piles, fistulas, rupture and stric. ture radically cured. Book Of particulars 10 cents in stamps, world's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. t WASHINGTON. nr. oooa. Assistant Secretary , of tn Treasury Resigns by . Request His "Letter to "Secretary OlannlBg The President Goes Home to Vote Thanksgiving Bay. By Telegraph to tne Morning Star.l . - - Washington, November 1. The fol lowing is the letter of Mr. Coon, Assistant Secretary oi tne Treasury, concerning his xesicnauon jy; ' : :; $ 1 i;- .. tl r. Washington. October S3. 1885. Hon; Daniel Manning Secretary of the Treasury j Sir: In response to your request, I hereby tender io the President, through you, my resignation of the office of Assistant Secre tary of the Treasury, to take effect npon the qualification of my successor.: In doing so I beg to express my acknowledgment for the Kinaiy assurances oi your entire satisfaction with my performance of the duties oi my omce, and lor your expression of regret that you, must part with me.; You further say that for reasons not neces sary to explain, you are under the necessity of asking for my resignation - I can only infer from this that these reasons are politi cal; in other words, that I am to retire from the omce to which I was appoint ed some eighteen months ago, because am not in political accord with my superiors, i oeg to remind you that early in March last, oh the. suppo sition that there might be a feeling of this kind, I frankly informed the President and yourself that I had been promoted to the office of Assistant Secretary, after a service of nearly twenty years in the Treasury, without the intervention or solicitation of a single politician; I had always been and still am a KepuDiican ; that wnue i am not aeem it consistent with either the circumstances of my appointment or the spirit of reform in the civil service to which the Adminis tration was pledged, to, abandon my office because of political preferences, yet I was ready to do so at any moment, if desired by you. To this you replied that you desired me to remain and assist you, lor the pre sent at least; ' but while solely intent npon giving you loyal support in all matters ap pertaining to the public business,! have not railed to observe that my continuance In office has not been acceptable to a consider able portion of the party press and very many politicians. The frequent criticisms showered upon you in this connection have made it plain to me that the public senti ment, as concerns one party at teast is not yet sufficiently advanced to encourage or approve the retention of subordinate offi cers for reasons other; than political. I infer that this is also the conclusion reached by you. With pleasantest recollections of your courtesy, and best wishes for you person ally, i nave the honor to be, very respectruuy, i Your obedient servant, Chas. E. Coon. Washington.Nov.2. The.President left Washington on the 7.15 train this morning for Buffalo, N. Y. He was accompanied by Mr. W. L Bissell, of Buffalo., He will return to Washington Wednesday night 1 The President has issued a proclamation setting apart Thursday, November 36th, as the day of thanksgiving and prayer, Washington, Nov.(3. The following is the text of the President s Thanksgiving proclamation : By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. The American people have always abun dant cause to oe thankful to Almighty God, whose watchful care . and guiding hand have been manifested in every state oi tneir natural me, guarding and protec ting them in time of peril, and safely lead ing them in the hour of darkness and' of danger. It is fitting and proper that the nation tnus iavorea should on one day in every year, for that purpose especially an pointed, publicly acknowledge the good ness of God, and return thanks to Him lor all His gracious gifts. Therefore. I. Grover Cleveland. President of the United States of America, do hereby designate and set apart Thursday, the twenty sixth day of November, instant, as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, and do invoke the observance of the same by all the peo ple oi tne iana. ua mat day let ail seen lar busmes be suspended. And let people assemble in their usual places of worship, and with prayer and songs of praise, devoutly testify their gratitude to the Giver of every good and perfect gift for aH that He has done for us in the year that has passed: for our pre servation as a united nation, and for our deliverance from the shock and danger of political convulsions: lor the blessings of peace, and for our safety and auiet while wars and rumors of wars have agitated and afflicted other nations of the earth; for our security against the scourge of pestilence. which in other lands has claimed its dead by thousands, and filled the streets with mourning; for plenteous crops which re ward the labors of husbandry and increase fill V MA, mmHI.. J M . . throughout our border, which follows in the train of prosperity and abundance. And let there alsb be on this day thus set apart, reunion of families, sanctified and chastened by tender memories and associa tions; and let the social intercourse of mends with pleasant reminiscences and of affection strengthen the bonds of kindly ieenng. ana let us Dy no means forget, when we give thanks and enlov the com forts which have crowned our lives, that truly grateful hearts are inclined to deeds of chanty; and that kind and thoughtfu remembrance of the poor will double the pleasures of our condition, and render our praise and thanksgiving more acceptable in the sight of the Lord. Done at the city of Washington, this the second day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and tenth. (Signed) Gboybb Cleveland. By the President: T. P. Bayard, Secretary of State. Washington, November 4 President Cleveland returned to Washington at 10.50 this morning. He left Buffalo at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and came through di- reuk iu me special car in wmcn ne leu nere on Monday morning. He came alone.fand was met at the depot "by Col. Lamont The President expressed himself as being much gratified with the result of the election in New York. Immediately upon reaching .1. TTTt 1 . ... uie n nue nouse ne sent a congratulatory telegram to Governor Hill. The President has appointed Oscar D. uerr postmaster at Koanoke, Ya.,vice A. 8. Asnoerry, suspended Washington, Nov, 4 The President to day received a number of telegrams from prominentDemocratic politicians in all parts oi me country, out principally in .New York congratulating him on the result of the' election in New York, as well as the un mistakable indorsement of his policy. Im mediately on his arrival at the White House he (the President) sent congratulatory tele- Kraius to vov. fiui. sThe President to-day appointed Alfred P. Edeerton. of Fort Wavne. Md.. Civil Service Commissioner, in place of Dor- man a. jiiaion, resigned; and William Li. Tienholm, or Charleston, S. C, in place of John M. Gree-orv. resiimed: Mr. Edgerton was in early life a clerk in a mercantile house in New York citv. bui while still a young man removed to North ern Ohio as the agent of the Northern Land Co. He then served four years in Congress as a Democrat, and was financial agent of the State of Ohio, with an office in New York city. In 1858 he moved to Indiana, and in 1868 was the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Vice President Hendricks being a candidate for Governor. They were both defeated. As a Democrat he refused to support Greeley in 1873, and came within six votes of being uuiumaieu tor v ice jrresioent on the O'Connor ticket over John Quincy o-uanw, ir. ue was then nomina ted as the straight-out Democratic candidate tor Governor of Indian but declined in a letter which nrml n Democrats to support Hendricks, and the latter was elected. - For fifteen years he has beenunanimouslyelectedby the Common Council of Fort Wayne as President of the Board of Education of that city, and by appointment of ex-Governor Pater is a director of Perdue University. He has been engaged in many successful business enterprises, is in easy circumstances, and is a practical student or public affairs. He was for many years an intimate friend and associate oi Chief Justice Waite. who. tn gether with Senator Henry R. Payne, Gov. Gray.of Indiana. Vice President Hendrfefca. and manv leadin? citizen, nf Ohin and Indiana, warmly endorsed him as possessing qualities peculiarly fitting Mm for the work of the Civil Service Commission,with which ue is m rail sympatny. . Mr. Trenholm is a commission merchant about 50 years of age. and was warmlv endorsed for the appointment by leading friends of the Civil Service reform move ment North and South. He is a son of the late Secretary of the Treasury of the Southern Confederacy, and has been brought into prominence lately by his addresses be fore numerous bankers' conventions on the silver question, and his .writings on the same subject, which have attracted wide notice. Mr. Trenholm has always been a Democrat. THE DEAlT GENERAL. Faneral Ceremonies or Gen. George B. BleClellan Tne Cnnren and Streets FtUea with People No military Dis play Everything simple ana Unpre tentious Burled at Trenton, N. J. (By Telegraph to the Morning Star.l New Yobk. Nov. 8. At 10 o'clock this morning the body of General George B. McClellan was removed from the house of Mr. W. C. Prime, in East 33d street to Madison Square Presbyterian . Church, where the last funeral services were per formed by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst Although the morning broke dark and gloomy, with occasional bursts of rain, yet hundreds of people gathered early in the neighborhood of the church and Mr. Prime's house. No one, not even the in timate friends of the family, were admitted within the doors of the Prime mansion, and only the family and pall-bearers were present when, reverentlv and with tender hands, the black cloth-covered casket upon' which rested a sheaf of wheat and a lew immortelles was lifted and slowly borne to the street On either hand were the pall bearers, consisting of Gen. W. 8. Hancock, Gen. Fitz John Porter, Gen. W. a. Frank lin, Gen. J. E. Johnston, Gen. Anson G. McCook, Gen. Martin : T. McMahon, 8. L. - M. Barlow, Hon. W. C. Kelsey. CoL E. H. Wright Thatcher W. Adams, W. C. Prime, Hon. A. S. Hewett, John T. Agnew, and W, C. Alsop. Behind the pall-bearers followed Mrs. McClellan, Miss Mary McClellan and Max McClellan, Capt Arthur McClellan, General Marcy and. the family servants. In this order the cortege left the house and was met outside by the State Comman- dery of the Loyal Legion of the United States and representatives of Meagher's Irish brigade, which served under General McClellan. Both of these organizations preceded the body to Madison Avenue, where between open ranaa tne iunerai cor tege passed into the church and up the aisle where stood the officiating clergyman The church was filled in every part and prominent men were seen everywhere. The church was without decorations or emblems of mourning, save a few flowers at the altar, and the services were of the simplest description, occupying half an hour. When the services were ended the under taker's assistants, placing the coffin on their shoulders, marched slowly down the main aisle to the door. The congregation, wmcn filled every part of the church, remained standing until the pall-bearers and mem bers of the bereaved family had left the building, Outside the church the street was lined With people. The family, a delegation of neighbors from Orange.and a committee of the Loyal Legion, took carriages, which were driven to the Pennsylvania Railroad depot where a special train stood waiting to receive the party. T he train steamed out of the depot for Trenton at noon, where the burial will take place. As the funeral procession moved from the church to the depot it was- received with marked courtesy by the people who hurried along the stdewalk. Hats were lifted and many a tear fell from the eyes of veterans who onced served under the dead General. The sympathy of the procession was noticeable. Nothing about it gave any indication whatever oi the dead hero. There were no soldiers in line, no bands of music, no draped colors. The funeral procession, so far as any outward display was concerned, might have been that of any well to do citizen. SOUTH CAROLINA. True Bill for Murder Found Against a Citizen of Charleston marriage of a Grandson of Jobs C. Calhoun.. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. Charleston. Nov. 4 The Grand Jury has found a true bill against Dr. A. N. Bellinger, for the murder of Stephney isuey. a colored man. Patrick Calhoun, of Atlanta, Ga., a grandson of John U.Calhoun, was mar ried to-night to Miss Sarah Porter Wil liams, eldest daughter of George W. Wil liams, of Charleston. A large number of visitors were present from Georgia and other States, as well as South Carolina. Among them were Senator Butler and Gen. John B. Gordon, THE CHINESE. The Tawny Skins Forced to Leave Taeoma t. T. The Bxodus Blade Without Trouble. fBy Telegranh to the Homing star.l Pobtland, Oregon, Nov. 4. A dis patch from Tacoma. W. T dated Novem ber 3rd, says: This being the day set for the Chinese to leave, at a signal given at 9:30 a. m., many hundred citizens congre gated and marched in an orderly manner along the streets to the Chinese houses, ordering the occupants to pack their goods and leave. The order was complied with. and by 5 o'clock p. m. their goods were packed and loaded on drays, and the Chinese were marching along bythe side or loaded wagons enroute to liaxe View. nine miles south of here. The "Chinese merchants were given until Wednesday morning to pacx their goods, each store being allowed three assistants. One hun dred and ninety-seven Chinese reached Lake View about 7 o'clock p. m. and camped in vacant houses. It is not now known whether they will take the morn' ing train for Portland, but they probably will. Many ot them are walking south on the railroad track. The citizens have sent to the Chinese provisions to last till morn ing. No trouble has occurred. FOREIGN. The Eliza Armstrong. Cue-Mr. Stead makes a Powerful Speech to the Jury. Br Cable to the Xornfag Star. London. Nov. 4. The trial of Mr. W. T. Stead, editor of the FaU MaU Gazette, lax. sampson Jacques, of the same news paper, Mr. Bromwell Booth, of the Salva tion Army. Madame Louise Mourev. and Mrs. Rebecca Jarrett, defendants, in the Armstrong abduction case, was resumed to day at the Criminal Court before Jus tice Lopes. Mr. Charles Russell, counsel for the defense, declared that taking the cnud .Hiiza away, with her mother s con sent was no crime, but the Judge held otherwise. . Mr. Stead, who acted as his own counsel,, made a powerful speech to the jury, dwelling particularly on the ngnteousness oi ms motives, in his trans actions respecting the girl Eliza, and de fended the action of Mrs. Jarrett in re fusing to betray her confederates. PENNSTL VAN I A. Panic in Nails on Account of the Nailers' Strike. (By Telegraph to the Horning Star. rTTTSBUKG. Nov. 8. There is a nail panic in Pittsburg and throughout the west on account of the nailers' strike. Nails are oimcuit to obtain at f 3.25 per keg. and all that have been sold in this market for the last six weeks have been manufactured in the East - Builders and contractors are complaining bitterly about having to pay such enormous prices for nails, and in one or two extreme instances work on buildings uui, urgent nas oeen temporarily suspended in the hODC Of the strike cominir in an end Both sides, however, are still firm, and an early settlement of difficulties is not con sioered probable. TEXAS. The Knights ofLahor Strike In Gal- . veston. By Telegraph to the Homing 8 tar. Galveston, NoV. 4. Tho strike is of greater extent than was at first known. It effects nearly every industry in the citv. Fully fifteen hundred Knights of Labor went cut on the wharves of the cotton presses and freight houses. The order to strike came from two sources, the State Executive Committee of the Knights of .La Dor and the Trade Assembly of Galves- tun. . - - - The deaths from small-pox at Montreal were 2 in April, 13 in May, 23 hi June, 84 in July, 212 in August 697 in Rnntemlwir anil 1 A90 f r..l.n. - m are now 8,000 cases in the city, apart from FOREIGN. Yorkshire Colliers on the Eve of a Strike War Preparations Russia Encouraging; Servla in her Bellicose 'Attitude. 1 By Cable to the Horning Star. P ! London. Nov. 2. The Yorkshire "col liers have decided to strike if their demand for an advance of 15 per cent in wages is not granted. It is probable that the con ference of miners to be held at Manchester on Wednesday will result in a general strike in the midland counties, which will affect between 174,000 and 200,000 colliers. Vienna. Nov. 2. Two railway com panies have been quietly ordered by the War Office - to prepare two thousand wagons for the accommodation of the Mili- . It is reported that Russia secretly en courages Servla in the latter's bellicose at titude, by hinting at a possible Servian ad- , ministration over Bosnia. : r-s-1 r s OtAsoow. November 2. The operatives in two large cotton mills in this city have struck against a 7 per cent reduction in wages. I :u:':- :.---: ' ' . . London. November 3. Mr. Stead, editor of the PaU MaU Gazette, continued his testi mony on the opening of the Central Crimi nal Court to-day, wnen tne trial oi tne de fendants in the Armstrong abduction case was resumed. He declined to give the names of the persons alleged to be guilty of the infamy charged in the Oasette'e state ment, on the ground that he had promised his informants to observe secrecy in that re spect He stated that he had gained his in formation by drinking champagne and spending money in brothels. Mr. Stead then offered to call "Lilly" as a witness, but Justice Lopes declined the offer. His Honor likewise declined the evidence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. -Mr. Howard Vincent the well known newspaper correspondent, who reorganized the detective system ot the Metropolitan do lice, and Lord Dalhousie, testified to the magnitude of the infamous traffic in young gins ior immoral purposes on tn continent JPOLITICAIi FOINTS. The best posted Republicans in Iowa predict a majority of 24,000 for the uepublican state ticket John Wise said he would give the people of Virginia the devil. Then he invited John Sherman. Boston Post. .. .- 4-It is not wrong to demand a fair count in the South, and we will have it at the point of the bayonet Fordker in New York. i Mr. Manning, apparently, has made up his mind to run his department to suit himself, and in doing that he will give a cold chill to the Mugwumps. SanFran cisco Post, r It is alleged that certain promi nent Republican workers at the polls in' other years will not do any work to-morrow; because of factional . discontent Albany Evening Journal, Rep. -j-The Stalwart knife is already unsheathed in Ulster county. - The day of reckoning for the Half Breed conspirator is at hand. Ira Davenport is going to leak under the fifth rib. Brooklyn Eagle. r It is the greatest piece of hum buggery and effrontery ever played upon the American people for the Republican leaders to ask for a return to power to look after, the poor negro. Boston Herald. f Welcome with grateful enthusi asm the successor sent us by our friends from Ohio and elsewhere ! Hail our gal lant brothers in a common cause, for the common rights of our common country 1 Richmond Whig. 1 "Well, anyhow we've downed the Stalwarts 1" was the Half-Breed cry at Saratoga when Davenport was nominated. But the game had reached only the first inning. The Half Breeds had the first laugh; the Stalwarts may take the last Albany Timet. j Foraker seems to be something of a person out in Ohio just as Hi-You-Muck-a-Muck Logan is big Injun far away in the bowels of Egypt: but transplanted to the clearer latitude of New York, they both become invisible except under a micro scope. Washington Post, Bern. i PERSONAL. I Mrs. Kate Chase (formerly Mrs. Sprague) has made her home in Paris. The death of Bear Admiral De Kraft promotes Commodore John Lee Davis, now commanding the Asiatic fleet, to Rear Admiral. j The Tichborne claimant's wife, Mrs. Arthur Orton, is dead. Sir Roger is living quietly at Sheerness, preparing the story of his life. j Now we have it that our own Mary Anderson has adopted the English trick of turning her toes in. This is abom inable. Turn the rascals out Albany Times. i The New Orleans Picayune thinks that there is no man living who can equal Henry Ward Beecher in saying elo quent and comforting words about the dead. - j j When Boblngersoll said: "Jiet the gods have the heavens, but let us have the earth," he was evidently thinking about those land-grabs in which he had acquired an interest with Dorsey. St. Louis Post Dispatch. .s-s. .... TRIBUTES TO DEFABTED.WOBTH ' Charlotte Observer. We regret to learn, as we do bv telegraph from Wilmington, that our old friend and rormer companion in the Wilmington jour nalistic field, Mr. Joel H. Muse, local edi tor of the Mobnxng Stab, is dead. In his disposition he was very quiet and unob trusive, and was careful to never needlessly wound the feelings of any one. He was a Clever reporter and a most excellent man, and in his death the people of Wilmington, and the readers of the Stab in general. have sustained a loss that will be felt for some time. We sorrow for his departure, and yet we can but feel that he has entered into the land where no troubles harass, where toil is unknown, and where the day never ends. j Raleigh Visitor. The death of, this gentleman, which took place in Wilmington on Friday afternoon last will cause deep regret among his many friends throughout North Carolina, and especially in Wilmington, where he is so favorably known, both as a journalist and in the private walks of life. At the time of his death he was in the 54th year of his age. I A beautiful and touching tribute to nis memory appeared in the Wilmington Stab on Saturday laBt, - ' j Raleigh News-Observer. The press of the State has lost a faithful member in the death of J. H. Muse, Esq., city editor of the Wilmington Star. He labored diligently for years under great personal disadvantages, due to impaired health, and did much for the city of his residence, which in the nature of earthly things can never be fully appreciated. He was a most kindly gentleman, and not a word of the eloquent tribute laid upon his bier by the paper . he served was "strained. May the sod rest lightly upon him. . v i Lumberton Robesonian. ' Last Saturday's Star announces the death of this gentleman, and the editor gives just such a tribute as few men could write and fewer still could deserve. Up to the sum mer of 1881 we had a passing acquaintance with Mr. Muse, but in June of that year we were thrown wiih him for several con secutive days, away from our business, and since that time our relations have been in timate ; he invariably referring to the occa sion when we met We have only room for a portion of the Star's tribute, but we are prepared unqualifiedly to indorse alL -New Berne Journal . The Star of Saturday announces the death of Mr. Joel Hutchins Muse, for fif teen years city editor of that paper. Many of our citizens remember him and will doubtless indorse every word of the beauti ful tribute paid him by the Star, which we copy to-day. Goldsboro Argus. Cypress festoons the sanctum of the Wilmington Stab, and there's crape on the door. One of the staff, Mr. Joel Hutchins Muse, sleeps in death. - We shall miss his clever style of serving the news, and his many cheerful sketches. A good man and an esteemed journalist has passed away. We sympathise deeply with our contempo rary in its loss. The Stab paid a beauti ful and touching 1 tribute to his memory in yesterday's issue. Spirits Turpentine. ; New Berne Journal: A negro by fbe name of Sherman Mitchell, who has been wanted at Wilson for some time to answer to the charges of burglary and highway robbery, was arrested in this city about 2 o'clock Sunday morning by Sheriff Hahn's deputies, and he was sent to Wil son yesterday. . . : Goldsboro Argue : Mr. J. H. Hill, the new Democratic postmaster, took charge of the office here on Monday morn ing. The second annual fair of the Eastern Carolina Fair and Stock Associa tion opens tb-day. Every indication points to a realization of our fondest hopes for a grand success. Already our city is begin ning to throb with unusual activity and many strange faces are seen upon our streets, weaving in and out chatting laughing, and, to all appearances, as happy as clams at high tide. Visitors are arriving by every train, and preparations have been made for an enjoyable week. - - " ABbeville' Advance: We con gratulate the Methodist congregation of this city upon the return of their much es teemed and beloved pastor, Dr. W. W. Bays. But few changes Were made in the Asheville District 5 Owing to slides in the big tunnel on the Western North Carolina Railroad, the mail which should have reached this city at 9:10 a. m. did not arrive until about 6 yesterday evening. We understand the slides are of great extent, and that passengers, mail and express, wili have to be transferred for a few days. The recent rains are the heaviest that have fallen in these parts for over two years. French Broad river is very high, bet ing out of the banks. The bottoms are covered with a sheet of water, and the road on the opposite side of the bridge, running parallel with the river, is impassable. It is reported that the railroad bridge across Pigeon is so impaired that trains cannot pass, and in several places the track is ob structed by land slides. . , Charlotte;: Observer; Night before last, Sid, the night watchman at the Central, discovered the odor of escaping gas, and after considerable, trouble succeed edinjtracing it to a room occupied by three young ladies. The young ladies were ly ing in bed talking, and the gas was flowing in from the burner as freely as it could do with the valves open. They had blown out the gas. The opportune discovery of their error by the watchman saved another hotel gas sensation. To-day the corner-stone of St Mark's new Lutheran church, which is in process of erection, will be laid with appropriate ceremonies.1 The address will be delivered at 2 o'clock, in the old church, by Rev. Prof. G. F. Sceaeffer, of Concord. Immediately after the address the corner-stone laying -Will take place. Rev. W. A. Lutz, president, of the North Carolina Synod, and Rev. F. W. E. Peschau, of Wilmington, with the pastor, Rev. T- 8. Brown, will take part in the service. Statesville Landmark; Dr. S. W. Stevenson, of Mooresville, is again be reaved. He lost a child some two months since, and Wednesday morning his wife, Mrs. Kate McLelland Stevenson died. - Wednesday morning before daybreak three gin houses in Shiloh township were set on fire almost simultaneously. These were the gin houses of Messrs. A. M. White, H. C. Summers, and Brady, Yount & Alex ander. A correspondent writes us from Wilkesboro the same old story. New brandy and a pistol that was not , loaded. But all the same Robert Trauseau has a hole through his thigh. It happened two miles from Wilkesboro, Monday night last the dwelling house of Mr. Elbert L. Sherrill,-near Sherrill's Ford, on the i j - , .i . 3 v;aiawuauueui uio river, wua uurucu iu the ground. A piano and some other property was saved, but the amount was very small. The furniture was almost ta total loss. The fire was no doubt of acci dental origin. The loss on building and contents was about $2,000, with no in surance. Raleigh News- Observer: Mrs. Annie Chambers-Ketchum, one of the prominent Southern literate, has begun her work at St Mary's as incumbent of the chair of belles-letters and elocution with her accustomed grace. The work of putting up the electric light poles has be gun. The poles are of cypress and come from Moore county, by rail. There are in the capitol square over sixty species of trees. The great storm of April, 1877. blew down many of the noblest oaks. Gov. Scales has leased for a year the hand some residence, No. 10 East North street, so long occupied by the late Mr. Pescud. Conductor Ed. Whittaker, who was killed in Rockbridge county, Va., Thursday night, by the falling of a trestle as his train ran upon it was a Raleigh boy, a son of Mr. E. A. Whittaker, and was well known here. The event of next week is the fair of the "North Carolina In dustrial Association," at Camp Russell. - - A law passed at the last session of the Legislature imposes upon the State chemist the by no means pleasant task of analyzing stomachs in cases where poisoning is sus pected. Dr. Dabney has just completed analyses of two atom aches and found no . poison in either. A few nights ago some thieves entered the pantrytf Rev. Dr. J. M. Atkinson and sole a quantity of provisions. State Treasurer Bain will accompany Gov. Scales, Mai. Finger and Attorney Gneral Davidson to the Fayette- ville Fair this week. Washington items: General Cox arrived here Tuesday evening and left for home, yesterday. He came to hurry up certain officials and to muuruite Bcvenu ttypuiuiuicuus unu uc has been urging for some timd He in formed me that his visit was very satisfac tory. While here he secured the appoint ment of Mrs. Laura Horne to the Pitts boro postmastership and was promised that Dr. Mallett should be made postmaster at Chapel Hill in a few days. Other changes in his district at an early day are contemplated. Ed. G. Haywood, Jr., of Raleigh, has been promoted from a first- to a second clerkship in the First Controller's omce,. Treasury Department, at a salary of $1,400. Senator Ransom is now taking a brief rest at his home in North Carolina. He has spent a good deal of his time in Wash ington since Mr. Cleveland's inauguration and needs recuperating before the long ses sion of Congress meets in December. The Washington Star is authority for the statement that "Beafort, N. C, is now con sidered the best place on the Atlantic coast for duck-shooting." , - Raleigh News-Observer: Salem" has a regular inspection of its chimnies, ash boxes and other things by which fires are caused. Now the live town of Highlands,, Macon county, follows its example. 1 The wheat crop seeded in the Piedmont sec tion of the State this season is the largest on record, and the land is better prepared than ever before. The total receipts cf cot ton from September 1st to Thursday were 10,436 bales, 18,278 to the same date last season. Some incendiary fired 250 bales of cotton in Smithfield last Monday night Hard work prevented much dam age. Engineers are surveying a route for a railway from Roxboro to Oxford, to connect with the Raleigh & Gaston Rail road, it is said ; About forty people from Raleigh went to the Durham races yesterday. Up to the 25th instant Smithfield had shipped this season 3,810 bales of cotton. To day the Murphy extension of the Western North Carolina Ttailrnnrl in nt Jairatt'a 1D9 miles west Of Asheville. Amy Boyette is the name of the negro woman who is sentenced to be hanged at Clinton March 15th, for infanti cide It is thought probable the sen tence will be commuted by the Governor. Rbidsvillb, N. C, Oct. 26. The synod of North Carolina adjourned Satur day night but many of the members of course had to remain until this morning; before returning to their homes. The pul pits in the town were all filled with cler gymen of the synod, and the audiences seemed pleased and edified with the dis: courses which were delivered, Some of the speeches were sharp, humorous and animated, especially those of Mr. Cook and Mr. Woods on the Robinson case, and the more formal addresses revealed warmth, power and liveliness as well as culture and earnestness. Dr. Rumple of Salisbury: Mr. uaiton, or High Point; Mr. renica. or Mooresville; Dr. Smith of Greensboro; Mr. Vass, of New Berne; Dr. Hill of Fay etteville; Mr. Wharey, of Rocky River, and others well known in the State, took uiws ur less, a prominent pork iu wo ceedings And of younger men, Mr. Woods, of Charlotte, President McKinnon, of Da vidson College; Mr. Rose, of Goldsboro; Dr. Walker, of Raleigh; Mr. Sprunt. ot Henderson; Mr. Cook, of Mecklenburg, all (and others too) added to the interest rod business of the body, and extended their own acquaintance and reputation.
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