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2 The Weekly ''Star. PUBLISHED AT jV I t M I N OT 0, . C., AT $1.50 A YEA Bt 1 N APYABCB. isssSSSSSiSSSS8 SS88SSSSSSSS8SSS 8SS8SSSSSSSSSSSSS SSS'g88S5;Sig'2'SS2S 8SSSS3S8S8S883S8S 5gg3SSg33S33g'g'gg SS88S8SSSSSSSSSSS 53;S5S8S8S88S8 qiuow. i 88888888888888888 8888888888888888 8388S88888SS888S8 noaji t 5 5 CO ssssssas Entered, at the Post Office atTWUmlngton, N. C I as Second Class Matter. jSlTB-SCBJPTXOJir PRICE. ; The aubseriotion price of the Weekly Stab is as follows j ; - - Single Copy 1 year, postage paid, f 1.60 V " ,6months, " " 1.00 " " 3 months " -60 THE ASSESSnBHT OP PHOPKBTI. TbeJate Legislature of Georgia had under consideration a bill that was! very important. : It was a bill to secure a fair and equitable assessment of property and it passed the Senate. We lost sight of it, and do not know how it fared in the Honse. . , - This question of assessment is one of the most important ones that con cern any people. How to raise the iaxes is a question that is constantly recurring. The Georgia - bill pro vie ed tfyat in each county a Board of Commissioners, numbering five, ehould be appointed by the Judge holding the first term of the conrt, but the grand jury mast recommend. The Board is Jto assess property. The Board is required to meet on the first Mondays in Jane and July at the court hou3& for the purpose of re viewing the tax digests, and are to meet from day to day nntil the work is done. All returns from, tax re ceivers are to be closely examined, and they may make all " needed cor rections, and especially if property is listed too low. r -The bill. was. elabo rate and contained a great many fea tures to make it thorough. One con spicuous feature was the list of ques tions be presented to each tax lister. He would - not be able.; to hedge or dodge. All answers are sworn to. False swearing or false returns are indictable and punish-. able according to the Code. " 7 - i i - . .. ----- - . . 1 We call attention to this bill be cause North Carolina, like Georgia, is a sufferer from false listing. The, Star has again and again insisted that there would be no difficulty in raising all the inoney. that was needed for education and other purposes if the listing of property was ' honestly., and fairly done. Any law of assess-: meht that can regulate this matter. regulate taxation and Becure honest returns is a desideratum of the fi rst magnitude. ; False returns are what keep the Treasury lean and limit the erm to a few months.' There is nothing more important that can come up before a Legislature than, the question of assessing . property . Every citizen is interested. Honest men are made now to bear the chief f burdens whilst corrupt men by fraud and rascality cheat the State. ; It is to be hoped that oar best and most practical minds will give special at-; tention to perfecting a law that shall meet the ends sought, and that will prevent to a very great extent, all fraudulent and false returns. - ; Here is something more about the savage attack on ben a tor Vance ; by. Col. John A.' Sloan . .-: A'. ,. special, Washington dispatch to?. the Boston Herald savs: ' "As described by himself, it U a terribly! vicious and scandalous attack upon Senator Vance, of North Carolina. Those who' profess to know its contents say that, it ia filled with scandals which are calculated to tear North Carolina social circles as if a cyclone had struck them.: Only one copy has as yet seen the light. That was sent to; Greensboro, N. C, and bad a private, cir j dilation until it fell into the hands rrf rela-4 tiyes of Col. 81oan, who were astonished: and shocked by its - contents, .i Without; hesitation they destroyed the copy, and iuvj pleredCoL Sloan to suppress the book. In; the meantime. Col.: Sloan . was soliciting! means to pay the printer, who - held the J:.' . . 1 ( . . . . m n T. i euition udiu h was paiu ior. ui. oojs.m an influential merchant of Baltimore, and m warm friend of the attacked Senator, it is . said, warned the printer not to let a cony go out of his bands, and it is understood that the money due on it has been paid.", j yice President Hendricks was a perpendicular man with no foolish: gush or sham about' him. ' Bat he did not love the Mugwumps. He, is thus reported: - i "He said 'the shifting from party, tq party might do in England,, where it was done because of some overshadowing prin ciple of foreign or domestic policy, but in; this country the only thing controlling the shifting was a mere sentimentality a sort of grasping after a shadow." . ; Principles "are ; everything the same yesterday, to-day and - forever.1 Now the news comes that peace in Europe is very uncertain, as Aus trian and Bulgarian interests begin to clash. If Austria pushes her nose in the Bear and the Lion and some other "varmints" may go to noBing around also, and there may - be "a big old fight sure enough.". , In the meantime the Turkey gobbles - and enters Eastern Roumelia. :..- - -i- It ar the opinion of the cheer that the majority iaa it and 111 be shaved if hit ain't got to stand " so. John Logan as President pro tern.- : - VOL. XVII. THE SUCCESSION AND THE DEnO CBATI. j. - The Republican papers are trying to make it appear that the failure of the passage of the Hoar bill to regu late the Presidential succession was owing to ' the . partisanship of the Democrats. It is urged that as the bill gave the succession to: the Cabi-r net, beginning with the Secretary of State, that the .Democrats failed to pa 88 it in the House because under Arthur the succession would have been given to a Republican. There is no doubt that this statement is un fair to -the Democrats. This is plain from the history of The ! bill. The Democrats voted : for thejbill in the Senate every time it was presented, The Boston Pose says of the bill and its fate: - " I "The bilf was referred to the House Se lect Committee ' on Law Respecting the Election of President and Vice President, February 5, and was reported back with Amendments by Mr. Eaton, on behalf , 1 of the committee.. April HL 1 The rertott was made by a'Democrat, and was agreed to byv all tne Democrats on tne coaiuuttee.j It was, 4n fact, unanimous. :i ' ' . '.."The report adopted the main feature of Senator Hoar's bill, which . transferred the power now given by Jaw . to tne President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representative to the members of the Cabinet, in the event of the death, resigna tion or inability of both the President and "Vice President Some important and ne cessary amendments - were unanimously suggested by the committee."; ' The amendments proposed by the Democrats were considered by them as eminenly proper, and to prove this it is only necessary to say that they were approved of in committee by every, Republican. , W by ' then did the bill fail in the House The Post explains: . - j "Before this report was made, and in an ticipation of it, Mr. Eaton moved that the House make the bills relating to the electo ral count and the succession a special order for April 22 To this the House agreed unanimously; The report was m de", there- Tore, one day before tne day set ror the con sideration of the bill. : Unf oTtniately, when that day came, the debate on tihe Morrison tariff bill was in progress,' and it was not until Haj 6th that a vote as reached on that measure." - ' j : .The bill would have b&m then dis cussed and disposed of but for the rigid rules of the House, j The appro priation bills simply pushed aside the Hoar bilk' But whoever - was to blame, if any, it was . unfortunate, and ought to be remedied at the ear liest possible moment. , There are at . least . ihree plans worthy of patient consideration. 1. The Hoar plan, confining the suc cession to the Cabinet. 2. The Cou rier-Journal' $ plan of . Iputting the selection of a successor in the hands of the Electoral College that elected the first Vice President removed or dead. : 3. The plan of Col. W. J. Green to elect three Vice Presidents, the first on the ticket toj be the Vice President chosen, the o'.lUra to be in succession. The main pbjection to this is the danger of having three candidates for the same office. .An indiscretion daring the pending elec tion might be committed that would handicap all and defeat the ticket. : ; There is one thing that may be as sumed to be true and to which all might agree: it is that the succession ought to be gives to the party that triumphed in the election preceding the death or removal of -President or Vice President. I i ; . GRIETOVS CHARGES, Our . neighbor,., the jCbadbourn .limes, bears hard upon ; the Stae because it lias presumed to criticize Mr,. Page." It brings the terrible ac cusation of its being "one-sided," as setting itself up as "thinker and die tator for the pwhole people,"., and as indulging "dogrn.atical - dictions. That is very bSd, and the Stab must amend. Now the -Sta& is really not proscriptive . and intolerant as our neighbor alleges. it i nas opinions and principles to . which it clings te jnacionsly, but it is -quite willing for all men to hold and print juet such views as they please, even if they in dulge in the most fulsome praise or bring false accusations of which they ought to be ashamed, j The Stab has none but kind f eelingsj for Mr. Page, and probably is more j judicious and discriminating in its jadmiration of him than our heated critic. It would not certainly say of him as our neigh bor says:: ' ; "We do not hesitate to: eay that we be Jieve Mr. Page to be equal in intellect and correct reatontng ability to any man in Worth Carolina:' i '- Of Mr. Page we may say, without fear of contradiction: he knows how to conduct a discussion in a scholarly and courteons way, land ; is a muoh abler and better furnished man than any of his chosen champions and im itators are. Our good neighbor; overs the river is very particular not to . commit it self to the Civil Service views or any other views of. Mr. Page, and so says. It is not : prepared to say that it is not a matter of ; aDy importance to the Southern people j and j to North Carolinians whether j Republicans or Democrats hold the offices. .We ven tare the opinion - that in Columbus county the Timet cannot find five in telligent Democrats who will Indorse such an opinion. -' What did they vote last year against the Republi cans for if there is no difference ? We beg pardon. of ' Mr., Page lor bringing in, his name again. v Th9 criticism of the Times was of a char- J.L.J.1A . v v . irvi ai,r; II A Jl acter to require a denial of any pur pose - to - interfere with -any man s right of opinion. - The Stae Js" un willing to silently submit to aoharge that it , would stifle "opinion and punish others for differing from' it. f there is anything we believe in with our 'whole bouI above all other things it is soul and civil liberty and the freedom o opinion. The Stab has often 'maintained as best it could its opinions when it was very largely, in the minority in North Carolina. It has stood firm and unfaltering in favor of taxing whiskey and tobacco. when three-fourths-of the press were opposed. ; It'has done this when mis understood and wrongly , assailed. It has fought: the ; popular . Blair bill from the start, and it means to con tinue the fight if every man and every paper tb iSorth Uaroiina .'goes. in for the grand ' principles of CoL Sellers "the oldfiagK and pn , appro- ptiatton?. iC. has been in 'the past.'r The . Stab-"- has . opinions and if it had none its mission would end. It proposes in a decent way to. give expression to them as time and : occasion require.. It does not ' propose to wear a bridle or a mask or a collar. It proposes to ut ter its own views whenever it thinks proper, and to do it freely, and, it hopes, courteously and fairly. God forbid that it should ever abridge in any thing it shall do,or that it should attempt to abridge the right of free thinking and free printing. .-xT;,' So we respectfully demur to our neighbor's charge and hope it will have cause to ' hold a better opinion of the Stab than is manifested in the caustic editorial we have been no ticing. 1tjibvillb, Ky.,' Dec 2. Charlotte Wickliffe. colored, died here to-night, aeed 117. She has 15 living children, the oldest nearly a hundred years old, and 60 grand children. She claims to have handed Gen. Washington a cup of water at the battle of Yorktown. Exchange. She was quite a baby to the old negro we saw in Wilmington a tew years ago who was well acquainted with Christopher Columbus., North Carolina is still ahead. Fitz Lee's majority over Wise was 16,533 official. ' Massey, for Lieu tenant Governor, had 14,388. Sheriff naanlBC Saya that Tony Aafce laNot One or hU Deputies. Office Shkeiftpof New Hahoteb Co., WnjcraeTOS, N. C. Dec. 4th, 1885. Editor Star:-' Will you be' kind enough to state in your paper that Tony Ashe is not a deputy sheriff of this county. Some six or eight years ago he was deputised to serve papers for a magistrate, but on get-. ting drunk his commission was revoked. For the past several years he has built the fires and cleaned out the Sheriff's office. We have never known anything dishonest about Tony, but he has a failing, common to many in and out of office, of getting drunk occasionally. very respectfully, - ' 8. H. Mahitikg, Sheriff. As Ashe had been acting as jailor during the absence of, Jailor Nichols, and as he had the keys of the county Jail in his pos session when.arrested, it was a natural sup position that he wag; one of the. Sheriff's deputies. - Furthermore, when Ashe - was brought before the Mayor yesterday morn ing, his Honor told him. that' but - for- the fact of his being an officer, he would bind him over to the. Criminal Court for carry ing concealed weapons. We were , not aware before that the keys of the Jail were ever put in the possession of any one but a sworn officer. Superior Courts. - The following , announcement has been made for the Spring term: " SIXTH DISTRICT JUDGE GTT.MTCK. New Hanover- January 18. two weeks: April 13. two weeks. , "' i rienolr February l, one week. Duplin February 8, two weeks. ' Sampson February 12, two weeks : April 26, one week. Fender March 8, one week; Mayo, one week. ' Carteret March 15, one week. Jones March 22, one week. : Onslow March 29. one week. SETEKTH DISTRICT JUDGE BOXKXN. - Anson January 4, 1 week: April 26, one week. . ' ' Columbus January 11. one week ;March t, one week. ' Cumberland January 18, one week; March 8. one week: May 3. two weeks, i - Robeson January 35, two weeks; May 17,' two weeks. - Ricbmond February 8, two weeks; May 01 .1. . - ox, uuo tv era.. . ; Bladen March 15, one week. -Brunswick March 29, one week, Moore April 12, two weeks. Salllna of .Missionaries. We see from the Richmond papers that special farewell services were ' held in that city last Sunday sigbt in : honor of eleven missionaries sent out to foreign lands by the Baptists of the South., A part of them are going to Brazil, the rest to China. Of those going to China are Rev. D. W. Her ring and wife, -and RevR. tT. .Bryan and wife, who are from this part of North Car olina. - -" ; Mr, Bryan wUl join Dr. M. T. Yates, who has been at Shanghai for forty years and who s also from this State.- Mr. Her ring will take the station at Sou-Chow, about 60 miles from Shanghai. They will sail on the 12th inst from' San Francisco and the Board of Foreign Missions asks that that day, Saturday, be a day of specia prayer in their behalf. Vorelfu Expert Yesterday. ' Messrs. " Alex. 8prunt-& Son shipped to Newcastle-on-Tyne 200 casks spirits tur pentine and 8,950 barrels of .rosin, valued at $8,000; Messrs. E. - Kidder & Bon ship ped to Buenos Ayres 810,864 feet of lumber, valued at $5,722.64; and Messrs. Northrop & Cumming shipped 150,732 -feet of lum ber, valued at $2,412, to Bridgetown, Bar badoes. Total value of foreign exports yesterday $16,134.64. ' - - -3;-V- .r- i - - Ger. brig Hermann .FriedricK, Nie- jahr, which sailed ' from Liverpool August 1st for Wilmington,' N. 0.,'with a cargo of cotton ties, was spoken on Aug. 9th, 1st. 40, long. 14, and has' not since been heard from.. tIt is generally believed that she has foundered with all hands; WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, Oil on tbe Waters. The pilot chart for December, issued by the United States Hydrographic office, con-, tains accounts of the use of oil to diminislf the violence of breaking seas, embracing eleven statements forwarded by the Secre tary of the Marine Board of South Aus tralia, each being a brief narrative of the experience of the writer. The following by W. G Whltmore, a pilot of Port Ade laide, is a fair example: . - 4The first time I saw the soothing effect of oil on the sea was in the year 1848, when serving my time in a whaling ship in Davis Straits.' I have there seen the ship lying , toin a gale of wind cutting in a whale aloneside. and the sea for a circle of many miles was quite smooth, caused by the oil from tne wnaie. joy next experience was in 1863. I commanded a ship bound from New. Castle . to Melbourne. When off Sydney Head I encountered a terrific gale, followed ' by a tremendous - sea, my ship making a great deal of water, and found it necessary to run for a port of shelter. Af ter getting tne snip - oerore tne wina, me heavy sea that was . running sometimes broke over tne stern to ..tne danger or in e ship and crew. I then tried the oil - bag, putting about one-half gallon ; in: the bag, tying the neck tight and towing if astern of the ship. After a short time the effect was wonderful; for what was a. very heavy run ning and dangerous sea" was reduced by the use of ' the oil into what a seaman would call Mind rollers, quite harmless to a ship u in act, tne eaect was so marked tnat it ap peared - by- looking astern that tne vessel was passing through a lane of smooth wa ter. 1 ran mv half sinkioe ship from Syd ney Head to Port 8tevens, a distance of 68 miles, in 8 hours; on a consumption or z fallons of oil. My subsequent experiences ave convinced me that - a ship could run in any tea with safety for 24 hours on. a consumption of five gallons oi on. - : : Mineral oil, it is said, will hot do for this purpose; it must be either animal or vege tableoil. ' ' Tne iraten Stealing; Case. Yesterday morning a crowd gathered in Justice Hall's room in the City Hall toj hear the trial of the three men charge with stealing a watch from a"woman. t i the crowd was disappointed; there was n trial. The prisoners were brouent out o jail, and some of their baggage' was opened and examined;; but the watch could not be found. There was really no evidence up on which they could have been convicted, and so they were discharged, the woman withdrawing the charge of larceny upon their agreeing to pay - the value of tbe watch and the costs of tbe case, by five o'clock in the afternoon. Before that hour arrived the money was paid and the case was settled. . But the woman got her watch back after all, and the men left on the first train last nighl. They were evidently a bad lot, and circumstances went to show that one or more of them had seen the in side of a jail before they came to Wilming ton. Assaulted on tne Highway. A murderous assault was made Saturday night last on Mr. Charles N. Bonbam, a farmer, who resides a few miles east of the city. Mr. Bonham was in his buggy driv ing along the road alone, when he was at- tacked.'; He either fell or was knocked out the buggy; but managed to reach the house of his son, a short distance from where the assault was committed, but was so dazed by the blows be bad received that he was nnable to tell how he managed to eseape further attacks from his assailant. A search was made that night for the horse and buggy and they were finally found at the residence of the elder Bonham, The fol lowing morning the son went to the place where his father was attacked and found his hat and handkerchief and a broken fence rail lying by the roadside. Mr. Bon ham received two severe cuts on the head and a heavy blow on the shoulder, which was badly bruised, . - " : J Commercial Fertilisers. li--Tb State chemists . of North Carolina and South Carolina have adopted for use In their respective States', during : the ap proaching fertilizer, season of 1885-'88 the following rates of commercial valuation: For available phosphorio acid 7c per lb., $1.50 per cwt. ; for , ammonia 16c per lb.. $3.20 per cwt. ; for potash 5c per lb., $1 per cwt. Hitherto, notwithstanding , the close proximity of these States and the in timate ; relations - existing between them; especially as regards' the trade in commer cial fertilizers,., there has ! been no agree ment as to the relative values to be assigned to the valuable ' ingredients of fertilizers. The change made will greatly facilitate the comparison of the relative standards of . the various brands in the two States. - A Depnty Sberlfl" Locked1 TJp. There was considerable excitement last night about 10 o'clock on Fourth street,' near Mulberry. A drunken man had pos session of the thoroughfare at that point. and was flourishing a pistol with which he threatened passers-by. A messenger was sent in hot haste from ' Mr. Orrell's hvery stables, to the City Hall, for a policeman, A member of the force was . at once' sent around to the place to arrest the obstrepe rous individual,' and ' ' soon " returned with Tony Ash, one of Sheriff Manning's colored deputies, bat in supfe a complete state of intoxication that he could hardly stand up. His pistol, keys and other articles were ta ken from him and he was locked up for the night. He will probably have an in1 terviewwith Mayor Hall this morning ; Personal. ' . -.We regret to hear that Mr. Eugene Maf fitt continues quite sick. : Col. V. V. Richardson, of Columbus county, has been appointed U. S. Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Col. Richardson is exceedingly popular; is a man of the highest order of morality, of strict integrity, and la respected by all who know him. No appointment -yet made in North Carolina will give greater satisfac tion. - Bangarlan Farm-Iiaborers. A gentleman who has put himself, to some trouble to inform himself on the sub ject tells us that farmers who have tried Hungarians as farm . laborers in Eastern Virginia are very much pleased .with both L the men and women. The prices paid, he says, vary from $10 to $12 for men and $6 to $8 per month and board for women. If worked alongside of negroes they do not do so well. When worked to themselves they are far superior to the present labor of the South. .:- The papers have been speak ing of the exodus of negroes from this State to Arkansas., There appears to be a ten dency of. the Hungarians to come south from Eastern Pennsylvania, notably Read ing, Pa. Those interested should confer with our State Immigration Commissioner with a view to supplying a great need on the farms. - i VIRGINIA. Tne General Assembly Canvassing .tne .Gubernatorial - Vote Supposed. Suicide of an Elderly Woman In .'' Richmond. ' " . " ';- '. v :: Richmohd, Dec." 8.-Soon . after the meeting of the General Assembly to-day the two houses, under the resolution pre viously adopted, convened in joint session for the purpose of counting the vote cast at the last election for Governor and Lieut. Governor. The count of the vote was con eluded at half-past 8 o'clock, with the fol lowing result: : Total vote cast for Gov ernor, 269,071; of which Fitzhugh Lee, Democrat, received 152.544; John S. : Wise, Republican, 186,510; scattering 17. 4- Total vote for Lieut. Governor 284,003; :. of which John E. Massey. " Democrat, re ceived 140,179; H. C. Wood,: Republican. 134,791; scattering 33. The vote for Lieut. Governor in Scott county was not received. Lee and Massey were then declared Gov ernor and Lieut. Governor for the term of four years beginning January 1 1886. -, r Miss Rachel McDonald, splnsterj aged about 60 years, residing in the vicinity of the old reservoir, west of the city.was found last evening in her home lying on tbe floor with her throat out from ear to ear. 8he had npt been seen by the neighbors since last Monday; and they becoming uneasy, an investigation was made. The house was entered and her body found as stated. ' Miss McDonald lived alone. The coroner. was notUSad and a Jury of inquest sum moned There was no evidence indicating, that a murder had been committed, and the physician who examined the body-stated that it was a clear case of suicide. The premises were searched and valuables which the deceased was known to have possessed were found ; also : valuable papers. ; Miss McDonald had for many years ia the past been engaged in the manufacture of re galias. V. This business she gave up some ten years ago.- Of late she : had . become quite despondent and lived an isolated life. The coroner's jury was adjourned until to morrow. . NEW YORK. Polltxer, of the World, Sued for Libel by RlayOr Grace A Serious Railroad Accident . Caused by a misplaced " Switch. By Telegraph totba Horning Star. New York. Dec. 8. Mayor William R. Grace has begun a libel suit against Joseph PuHtzer and the New York World, for $50,000 damages . in the Superior Court.' The complaint was filed to-day. and sets forth that Joseph Pulitzer has libelled Grace in his paper at various times during the last six months. Pulitzer was arrested in tbe afternoon and taken to the sheriff's office, where he gave bail in $5,000 and was released. s..;:t ,.;.-! ;:; WbIiLSVILLB. Dec 8. Train No. 4, St. Lpuis Limited Express, on the Erie Road, bound east, was wrecked at Scioat about 12.20 o'clock this morning," while running very rapidly. Henry Allen; engineer, was kilted.. Thje passengers were more or less shaken up, but none was hurt seriously. The train took fire and the baggage and smoking cars were burned. The accident was caused by a misplaced switch. By heroic action of tbe citizens the rest of the train was saved. Scio has no fire depart ment, and all the work was done by a bucket brigade. - One of the citizens, while at work subduing the flames, was seriously injured by the explosion of some railroad torpedoes PENNSYLVANIA. Substantial Evidence ofa Revival of the Iron Trade The Coal miner Strike Nearly Ended. -. " ' -x By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.l r PxTTSBUBO, Dec. ! 3 Iron dealers re port ah advance of six cents on pig metal and five cents on metal within twenty-four hours. This . has been brought about by a steadily increasing demand for these com modities, especially here, and is the first apparent substantial evidence of a revival of the iron trade. Business in this city is reported as good. The mills are booking plenty of orders at present, and through the use and economy of natural gas; have decided advantage over the trade in general outside of the Western Pennsylvania field. The strike among miners is said, to be nearing an end. At O'NeiPs they are digging right along," and at all thej other points where tbe men are working, ; every thing is quiet. Some wild rumors are afloat, but there is no foundation for any of them. Miners in the Second Pool are wavering. A number of them held a caucus and sent two delegates to the Aliguipi mine, a little distance below Pine Run, to ascertain whether there were any men working there. They returned with the information that fifty men went to work yesterday at 2i cents. Tbe effect of the report has not been learned, but is anticipated that some of the diggers will go to "work, v Many say that an effort will be made to get the men to come out MICHIGAN. Two Destructive . Ftrea Aggregate Loss Nearly Malf a million Dollars. - - t bt Teiesrapa to the Moranue Star.l , ---'Bay. CriT, December 8. At 11 o'clock last night a ire broke out in the cupola of the fire-room of the McGraw saw mill, and owned by Birdsall & Barker. The wind was blowing lightly from the west and car ried the fire to the main building of the mill, which soon became a mass of seething flames..: The firemen saw that thej: mill must be consumed and directed their atten tion to keeping the fire from spreading, succeeding by strenuous efforts in confining the conflagration to the mill proper and the -adjacent tramways : At 1 o'clock the mill, was in ruins. It was located in the extreme south end of the city, and was the largest on - Saginaw river. At tbe time of its erection in 1873 it was the largest con cern of the kind in the world, having an annual capacity of forty million feet of lumber, besides laths, staves, heading and shingles. Mr. Birdsall places the loss at $150,000, on which there, is insurance of $100,000, distributed in various companies. The mill furnished employment for one hundred and fifty men. It is not known whether or not it will be rebuilt. h ' Detboit, Dec. 8. The extensive ! wire and iron works of the Barnum Company was almost totally destroyed by fire this morning. ' The works covered a whole block, and was one of tbe largest establish ments of Its kind in the United States. The fire was discovered shortly before 7 o'clock, but when the fire department ar rived the flames had gained such- headway that it was impossible to save tne works. The firemen concentrated their efforts in confining the fire to tbe works and saving the surrounding property The loss is es timated at (262.000; partially insured. Tel egraphic communication with the city has been seriously interrupted by the fact that many of tbe wires running into tne city, and which were strung over the works. were- melted by the intense heat. The works were situated on the 'corner of tlS and Howard streets. The structure was a four-story.' brick building, and -covered nearly an entire block. : The loss on the building is estimated at $112,000, and on the machinery and stock at $150,000. - i SO TTTHERN ITEMS, :,t-v- - What the ladies of this section will have to learn is bow to take a pistol and snuff a dude at ten yards. Macon lei- egrctph, - f ' "Give me one more smoke from the old clay pipe," Baid Rachel Varvel, of Owingsville, Ky. ,. Then she died, at the early age of 101. j j - The negro problem just now is how to lift a -one hundred and fifty-dollar mortgage from his mule with a forty-dollar bale of cotton and have any mule left- Macon z'etegrapn. 1 - ' ' - X . Sectional' and . race prejudices have, in the main, swayed political parties In the South. As a consequence, the young generation or, Democrats nave not oeen ea nested and schooled in politics 'by high public discussions, as their fathers were, IamvUie JLmencan. . . J A ID 1885. WASHINGTON. The Republican Senatorial' Caaeiia Gen. Logan Reraaea the Nomination tor President of the Senate Pro Tem pore Appointments by the President Democratic Caneu s. " CBy Telegraph to the Horning; Star.l 1 WAsmsoTON. December 4 The of Republican Senators met promptly at 12 O'clock. Senator Sherman was in the chair and the ..caucus proceeded at once to con sider the question of an election of Presi dent pro tempore of the Senate, made ts- cant by tbe death of the Vice Jresidnif d that when in the summer jTt8S4 the Re-v publicans of the natiinftUieir.o,Dvea- i tion, nominated GLamorYicePres ' ident, he (Edmuadahha thought it rjglit toward Gen. , Loaan And toward tho- -nartv I that he ehould retire from the Presidency 1 or tne benate and that Get.iXa''ilsiofiid i be chosen in h p4aen4 ibey;a4rB, memoerea ne naacommoBc j I'laf eplol ion and desire to Bipublieali; &tora.kf Ij luiruiai way ;,30Btt waa.tftOUat lttnat- time best that rthe change heiiofojnade. ;! to be made. At the last Presidential elec tion Gen. Logan had received, he. believed, the votes of all Republicaaal who had od- porranity jo vote, and came very rnear.be-H iug uie-enoioe oi ine people lortneotnceot Vice President, which would hava made hb ex acio.PridBt.pf theSeBsteandS uuuer iu8-w cnargea - wun .vne auiy pi carrying on the government ia'ase of any. disability of tne - President of the ; United States until an election', could be had. In this state of things he thought it right that the Republican Senators should renew thst expression of confidence in Gen. Logan by nommaung mm ior rresiaent or tne Sen ate, and he accordingly moved that Gen. Logan be so nominated by acclamation. . oeveral. senators spoke briefly in favor of' the nomination, and the question was taken and agreed to unanimously. The chairman announced tbe unanimous nomi nation of John A. Logan as the Republi can candidate for President pro tempore of we oenaie. Gen. Logan arose, and said : "Mr. Chair man: From the . depths of my heart I thank the Republican Senators for the con fidence they repose in me, as expressed by 1 1 .... A . 1 . . uie uuiuuMuvu just lenuereu me oy accla mation for the position of temporary pre siding officer . of the Senate. , I not alone thank them, but the . people of the whole country, for the desire they seem to feel that I should be given this very honorable posuion. 1 was, nowever, sir, the nominee of the Republican party for Vice President and was voted for at the last election. :I was not elected For that nomination.' I then thanked the Republican oartv and through the Senators present I again return 10 me itepu oucans oi tne country my grate f ul acknowledgements. If I thought I could better serve my constituents and my country by accepting this position, I would most unhesitatingly do so, and perform the duties to the best of my ability. 1 do not so itunx, ana am sure tnat 1 can by work necessary to be performed on com mittees and otherwise, do more that may be useful by remaining in my present posi tion. In fact, Mr. Chairman, the position is not to my taste, and unless I thought tnat 1 could perform the duties in a more satisfactory -manner than other. Senators, which I do not, I cannot see . the necessity for me to occupy the chair in preference to any of my brother Senators. The Senate has at all times been presided over in the most satisfactory manner since I have . had the honor to be one of its members, and doubtless will be so again by any one that may be selected. I am ready to assist in elevating any one who may be selected. And now my brother Senators. I want you to know that 1 1 fully appreciate your kindness and the great compliment paid me; but you must allpw me to say that after carefully considering the matter,! I feel I ought to decline this nomination and now moBt respectfully do so." , -.-. v j t 'After some remarks made by several Senators in deprecation of the declination of Gen. Logan, he said he had arrived at the conclusion expressed by him after full deliberation, and wished it considered as final. , .. v... - - .- . . On motion, the injunction of secrecy was removed from the proceedings and the cau cus adjourned until to morrow., -. . i The President- appointed James W. Porch, of Missouri, U. S. . Consul General at Mexico, and Van V.. Richardson, TL S. Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina. :, ivtv-" - The Democratic members of the Senate will hold a caucus to morrow. I - Washtngtok, Dec. 5. Upon the meet ing of the caucus of Republican Senators to-day a motion was made that the caucus proceed to ballot for President of the Sen ate. . Upon a ballot being taken Senator Sherman received all the votes but four, and upon motion of Mr. Edmunds the nomination was made unanimous. Mr. Sherman rising said: "Senators I return you my hearty thanks for tbe high honor you propose to confer: upon me. ' Your choice no doubt has been influenced by the fact that I have long been a member of the Senate. Still, my duties hitherto have not given me the practical experience necessary for a good presiding officer. I can only say .in accepting the position assigned me that I will do all I can fairly and impar tially to observe and enforce the rules of the Senate, and I shall rely greatly upon your forbearance and courtesy." ' ' -- It was then determined that bills relating to Presidential elections, and also to the Presidential succession, I which had passed the Senate during the last Congress, should be introduced as soon as practicable, and after proper reference and consideration should be promptly passed, - - The Presidential Succession bill referred to here is that known as the Hoar bill, of the last Congress. It confers the succes sion to the Presidency in case of vacancy in the offices of President and Vice Presi dent upon the Secretary of State, or if that office is vacant, then upon the Secretary of the Treasury; the Succession passing to the other members of the Cabinet in turn in cases of vacancy. : .:': The Electoral Count bill, also to be rein troduced by order of tbe Republican cau cus, is that known as the Edmunds bill of the last Congress. Its pivotal feature is a provision that each State may - by its own tribunals determine air controversies with reeard to its-own electoral vote. .; ; -- The House caucus of Republicans nomi nated Thos. B. Reed, of Maine, for Speaker. .' There were 108 members pres ent. - Upon the 'first ballot Reed had 63, Hiscock 47, Ryan of ' Kansas 3. Mr;- Bis- cock moved to make Mr. -Reed's nomina tion unanimous, and the motion was -car ried. - ; . - The Democratic members of the House of Representatives met in' caucus to-night, and nominated Carlisle for Speaker. . Bowman C. Sailor and wife, an elderly couple living in tins city, were found dead in bed this morning, having been suffo cated by coal gas from a stove in their room. : . h --r- '-iWASHuroToir, December 5 All of the Democratic Senators, except four, met in conference at , 12 o clock to-day. Senator Voorhees was instructed to put in nomina tion for President "pro tempore, i Senator Harris, or xennv,' Senator Harris. accepted the nomination and in a: short, speech thanked the Conference for the honor con ferred upon him. . The caucus adjourned at 12.80 without transacting - any other business. :n : ; j!; i,a & k,. : The Republican caucus nominated Sena tor Sherman ior President pro tempore. : ; The Presidential : Succession bill is to be introduced at the beginning of . the session ana passea. t - . y - , - A Railroad ' Wreck Caused by High TTlnde. - ; Ibtdtakapous Dec. 5. The night ex press train on the Cincinnati,' Indianapolis, St. liouis . and Chicago " Itariroad " was wrecked last night near Saint Anne.; High winds blew, several freight ' cars ' off the siding to the main track, and; the express dasnea into: tnem.TJsogmeerr J liassett. and Fireman Lewis Krintler were injured; the latter receiving probably fatal injuries. No one else was hurt. . The train was- not badl damaged: NO. 7 FORBIGJt. The ParUantentary KleetlOna In Great Britain. , ' By cab'e to the Moraine. Star. London, Dec". 8 The election for member of Parliament in (he east divt ion of Cork resulted in -the return of . W . J Lane, Nationalist, by 4,814 voles, to 888 ioriir. atuart. Loyalist. In the middle division of Cork. Dr. J. C. Tanner. Na tionalist; is elected by a vote of 6,033 to iuo ior A.nnur i'ton. Oioyalist. ' ? , London, Dec. AThe retm ns received up to 3 this afternoon show tbe election nf 355 Liberals S08 Tories, and, 48 Na- tioaalMtcr-W.-: . RicmibjKDY Dea 4.fel ..'e f import- nc was transacted' ibiJi.Aiiettl Aasetn- IMy to day :1 the. omst fier routine imsiness-. was, disposed tt...th-1cpnamUtee : ayyuiuicu io urk vJ J)f : l4 Session TO prepare resolutions on the. aaj-ol the late Vice Preftidehf Hendxickejtported jhefol-" lowing . preamble .ttd.leaohrtkBB, which were adopted andsenl loiha Senate whtp.h body ?also 5adofeaeBi yv recorded i vote: -am ..Jc t3f i0.$mi ws-:u ' Whsbbas, It ha fdeaseM, all-wise rovidence in its inscrutable-irvntinn to remove from us Thomas A. HendrickB, late Tioe President -of the Baited 8tates. nd. we, representatives of. the people-of Virginia, ..wishing to express our, cense of the gneat losswhich id his death the- oeonle. Of this- country have: sustained therefore, . Besotted, That in the death of Thoma 1 a., tienancks, late Vice President of the United States this country has to mourn the lo s of a safe and wise counsellor and tried statesman. - a patriotic citizen and faithful public Bervant, - newivea, unai as a iurtner mark of re spect for the memory of the deceased the two bouses of the General Assembly do now Adjourn." ;, . - , in- pursuance ' of the foregoinsr both houses adjourned until Monday next. . The governors message was not sent in. -.. : Constantinople. Dec. 4. The Powers have appointed the consuls atPhifinDonolia to form a commission of inquiry. England is likely to hold aloof. -. - - LONDON, Dec. 4 The Timet And' Stand ard are astonished that tbe Sultan is listen ing to tne advice of .Russia, Germany and Austria, and is adopting a course which may lead to ruin. Turkey.- thev aav. had better offend Russia, and take England's advice to recognise the union and enlist the support of Bulgaria and Roumelia. than to find herself arrayedagainst Russia, Bulgaria, Austria and Greece. - - ; London.: Dec. 4. The Standard savs if Turkey is blind enough to forge a weapon for her own destruction, "England-can only stand aloof. " She cannot defraud Bulgaria and Roumelia of the reward of, their valor.; W hen the Turks enter Roumelia evil davr will come upon Turkey, y , London. Dec 4 Tbe returns from elec tions for members of Parliament received up to 2 o'clock this afternoon show that 273 Liberals. . 216 Conservatives, and 53 Nationalists have been elected, . Paris, Dec. 4. The Journal dee Debate states that it is proposed to hold a con- ierence of the powers at Berlin to delimi nate the Servian Bulgarian frontier. ; j. J ' London. Dec. 4. At Windsor Castle to day Queen Victoria personally invested .Lady Randolph Churchill with the insignia oi tne imperial oroer of toe Urown or India.--"';": j.-- : ;.-;i ,-d HAVANA. Dec. 4. The Drobabilities are that the sugar crop this season will consid erably exceed the previous" one. which' amounted to nearly 630,000 tons. ; - - : Alodibs, December 4. An earthauake has thrown down many houses at Mascard, Blidah and Medeah, and destroyed three quarters of the town of Ussila. Thirty-two persona, were kiuea ana twelve injured. Among tbe victims are several Europeans. Catbo, Dec.4 A British force, consist? ing of 1.000. defeated 4.000 rebels near Ginlaa. A body of rebels attacked the fort at Ambigol. . The garrison repulsed them ' TEXAS. A. Train Wrecked on the Texas Pa cific Road A boat Thirty Passengers -- Badly Injured. .-. if By Telegraph to the Komlnx Star.l Galveston Dec. 5. A dispatch to tbe Item, from Obeline, Texas, dated yester day, makes meagre mention of the wreck of the west bound passenger train on the Texas Pacific road, nine miles east of Gor don. Two of the passengers, Mr. Colberry and Mr. Merchant, arrived at Obeline-last night. Both of them are severely wound ed. Twenty-six - other passengers are re ported to be badly injured, among them several women and children. Owing to tne lateness or tne nour and tbe prevailing storm jt was impossible to obtain further particulars last night. . . . . NEW YORK. j The Injured In the 'Brooklyn Bridge - Accident." '-'' ' By Telegraph to the Horning Star. V : New Yobs, Dec. 5. No lives were lost by the Brooklyn bridge accident but five persons were seriously, and a number of others slightly injured. Conductor F. E. Myers, who was standing on the rear plat form of the second train, was jammed in between the broken ends of the cars and had to be cut out of the wreck. Victor Schumberg, a young clerk, was similarly imprisoned and was extricated with much difficulty. His left ankle was broken and his foot nearly out off. He and Myers were tne worst injured men. ' - i . NEBRASKA. Terrible Wind Stoma many BOUd Inge JDamafed, and Trains Com pelled to Stop. ? '." iBy Telegraph to the Morning Star.l .Omaha, Dec 5. A terrible wind storm prevailed here: vesterdav and last nishL The velocity of the wind for several hours was estimated at sixty miles per hour. Considerable damage has - been : done to buildings in Omaha and vicinity, although not ox a very serious nature. Trains could not cross the, Union Pacific bridge! for several hours on account of the wind. At Central City the new 'Methodist College building was partly . blown down." . Farm buildings throughout the State have been more or less wrecked; : FOREIGN. ; . f English Parliamentary Elections -The Liberals Still Bavc a Slight ma - Jorlty " f ' ' tBr Cable to the Morning Star.l ' ' London, Dec. 5 Returns . from .the Parliamentary elections, received up to 8 o clock tniB anernoon, snow tnat.tne iiiDe- rals still have a slight majority over the Tories and fiationaiista ine returns tnus far show tbe election of - 807 Liberals, 243 Conservatives and 62 Nationalists; -. CANADA. One of the Plerecst Storms Experl- - eneed for ITears. - . " Quebbc. Dec 5. One of. the fiercest snow and wind storms . experienced here ior years has been - in progress since early this morning. Aoout two ieet or snow has fallen on the level, and all the country roads are becoming. blocked up with drift snow, in soma places" eight feet deep. - Up to: noon the various train on , different roads were on time. ALABAMA. Frightful Kallroad -'-man! Killed and Oondneter b 'Chattanooga, "Tens., December 3, A north-bound train on the Alabama and Great Southern Railroad,-while running at a high rate oTspeea,-broke in two tnu morning near Portersville, Ala. The two sections collided, causing a frightful wreck. A brakeman named Coleman was instantly killed and Conductor fclcAUsttr was badly Spirits Turpentine. Durham Reporter: Rev W. D. ' Coook. pastor of the colored Methodut t church of this town, while on his return home from Conference' this morning, on the train from the west, was robbed of ten dollars in money by another- preacher who was in the same car. The fact was report ed to Cook by an eye-witness, and when . the train arrived here the thief was arrested and lodged fn jail. - The ten dollars was re covered, t : Asheville Citizen? The wheat acreage of this section is larger than usual. ussy rarmers are not yet aone sowing. -rr--r The work of road building and road opening is going on apace. --About twelve miles of road in the direction of Clingman's Peak in the Smoky Mountains have been completed When finished- Mr Whittier - proposes to build a town on the summit, to be known as Sky Land. " This will be the most elevated town in tne Atlantic States, being 6,660 feet above the sea level. - Charlotte Democrat:' BishoD Keener,, who presided at the ' Methodist Conference in this city, is the best nresidinir officer we have seen since the day of Judge Robert Strange of Fayetteville.' - It is reported that there was a considerable sprinkling of snow and sleet between this " city and Shelby on Wednesday morning. - It is said that the cranberries of West erd North Carolina are far superior to those cultivated at the North, The same is posi tively true of buckwheat. One pound of pure mountain buckwheat flour is worth . iourof the Northern stuff. -XJreensboro . Workman: The mangled remains of some poor unfortunate : was fdund this morning on the R. & D. .Railroad near the cattle guard, in front of tne resiaence or Air. Jesse K. .Wharton. The body had been so mutilated bv the train that it was scarcely recognizable. Be- - siaetne corpse isy tne badge of his un fortunate death broken bottle of whis key. The unfortunate, q& examination of some papers in bis pocket, turned out to be xravia jsaton, of Jamestown,' this county. He came -down ton - the train - yesterday morning and paid John Bartleya tax to Sheriff-Wheeler5 Duriag the dav ha eat under the influence, of whiskey and went to the depot at 8 o'clock at night. RocMDKhaxnrJSocc:f Ross Ha- gln and Edmund Reeves both colored, were out squirrel hunting yesterday, when . -the latter was "accidentally shot with his own gun. - The whole charge of squirrel ' snot was driven through : the fleshy part of the fore arm, fortunately, however, miss ing v the bones. For the fiscal year ending November 80th. 1885. the Register of Deeds for this county has issued 94 mar riage licenses, 41 for white and 53 for col ored couples. Mr. A. L. McDonald, Register of. Deeds, informs us that very few old deeds are being brought. in for reg istration. Is it possible: that our people have no old deeds, or do they not realize the importance of having them : registered 7 The time" allowed by law for their regis tration expires January 1st, 1886. . Charlotte 1 Observer: Bishop Keener, who presided at the late Confer ence, still remains in the city and is at the uentrai jioiei. tie is to preacn in unester, 8. C next Sunday, and on next Tuesday he will open the South Carolina Conference at Columbia. Rewards to amount of $350 are offered for the arrest of Robert Bishop,' who shot and killed Town Marshal Turner, at Black's Station, a few days ago. Biehop is believed to be hiding somewhere in Union county, 8. C. : It seems that some ope, in a desire to set the two bur glars free, is going considerably" "out of one's way." "A responsible citizen of Ire dell county yesterday informed, an Observer reporter that a party has been circulating a petition in his neighborhood for signers asking the Governor to pardon Anderson Davis and Nelson Stewart, the two bur glars now under sentence of death in Meck lenburg jail. . Raleigh Nexos- Observer ,v The Atlantic Coast Line train killed a tramp at Weldon yesterday morning. - . Yester day final action was taken in the matter of tne allowance or pensions. They were al lowed to 1,039 widows and 979 soldiers. They each received $14.75. ' The Board of Pensions has reserved of the $80,000 ap propriated, $235 to meet extreme cases. At Salisbury, before Judge Montgom ery; the case of McElwee Of Statesville. vs. W T. Blackwell of .Durham, has been on trial. It was for $150,000 and costs of ac tion, for alleged infringment of trademark. Tne case resulted in a non-suit for. MehU wee, who has to pay all costs. - Yes- f TBrday raftheU. a Circuit Oourt-a large number of illicit diBtulers. who had sub mitted their cases, paid the costs and were discharged. - - It is said that Rev. Dr. T. E. Skinner, has tendered his resignation as pastor of the First Baptist Church. The matter will come lip before a meeting of the members of the Church to-morrow evening for action. Yesterday Kinchin uwin was brougnt to the penitentiary from Greene county. He is an escaped convict, and will serve out a long term .for larceny. r Mr. Ed. Mi l Robinson, . who has for years been connected with the North Caro-' Una fish commission, and who is now a valued member of the United States fish commission, arrived here yesterday with a number of German carp and a few Califor nia and brook trout. . The carp - were placed in the State fish pond in this city.. rThe Legislature passed a law creating a board, composed of three members, to equalize taxation. In tbe various counties the rates of valuation differ widely in many cases. Maj. John W. Graham, Hon. Geo. Howard, of Tarboro, and Captain T. C. Patton, of Asheville, compose the commit tee. -Yesterday they met in the office of the State Treasurer to investigate the subject of taxation and to report at bill for listing. assessing, equalizing and collecting taxes. They will examine the rates of valuation of all classes or property in the various counties. ' Dr.. Dabney, State Chemist, in his report to the - Board of Agriculture Ksterday .recommended strongly the estab hment of an experimental farm, making at the same time some valuable suggestions as to what the plan and scope of such an institution would : be. . Washington dot: The Democratic Senators . will also hold a caucus this week, and whether it Is decided that their, candidate for, President ' of the Senate may be chosen or not, they will select either Senator Rsnsom, of North Carolina, or Senator Harrisof . Tennessee, as the nominee of the caucus.- p " i Raleigh 2ews-0berver: A few days ago a gentleman v who resides i at a . place near here received a letter postmarked Raleigh.:' Opening it he discovered: that it was from hu brother, who had died here many months ago.; The letter had been 20 months in reaching him. : There were yesterday 588 pupils at the Centennial graded schooL r -During November tbe Btate Treasurer issued -46 drummers' li censes. There were seven appeals from Judge Walter Clark's decisions in the Superior Court. In all of these his judg ments were affirmed.' .The State Board of Agriculture meets to day. It will consider the industrial school matter and also the request of the State Horticul tural Society for special aid and recognition. As a mark of respect to the memory of Yice President Hendricks, yesterday the flags, National and Slate, on Xhe capitol, . were displayed at half mast, as wacalso the flag on the City HalL - The city bell'-was tolled between noon and 1 o'clock: p. m. The postoffice was closed -between the hours of rid and 5. ' Chablotts, N. C;,' Nov. 80. The missionary , meeting Saturday night was one of the- finest your, v correspondent has- ever attended. The speeches Of Bishop Keener, Dr. Kelly and Rev,i Charles Jones Soon, the young China man who was in your city a few - weeks ago, were all of a very fine type, and made . a most excellent impression. The amount raised In the collection was $363.42, which, added to the collections for the year, make a total amount of . $15,768.42, of which $11,000 is for foreign-missions and the re- -mainder is for domestic missiong and for sending C. 3, Soon to China.-' This is an ' advance of about -$l,50O the previous year. Yesterday was a big day in Charlotte, and especially so at the Methodist church, -where at the 'morning service Bishop Keener preached a grand . sermon on the Prodigal Son," giving' a clearer insight into, that exquisite parable than I have ever heard- or read. After the sermon tbe Bishops ordained twenty -seven - candidate ior deacca's orders, of whom thirteen are in the itinerant ranks and fourteen in local , work. " In tbe afternoon Rev. Dr. J. J.Laf ferty. of the Richmond ChrttHa Advocate, -preached, a very interesting and original sermon on the hand of Providence in pre paring the way for the advent of Christ, -and the hand, the index finger, pointed to the ultimate triumph of Christianity over all its foes. There were ordained nine can didates to elders' orders, eight of: them bekig to the itinerancy. , ;