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( IV II. SERVICE IN OPERATION.
The other day the Stab in a para
graph referred to the extension of
the "Civil Service regulations to State
as well as Federal officials if it was
sunk a very good thing to have in the
country. It was not known to us at
the time that we wrote that in New
York there was a movement on. foot
to secure this very end for that State.
Je were ignorant, and make the con
ftsior, that in that ftate for some
two or three years there had been at
werk a Civil , Service Commission.
The '.bird annual report shows that
'there ' are .'15,179 places now con
trolled by this State law. About
half, "are in NewYork city. We
would like toTcnow beyond a ques
t if iii of doubt if the officials working
under this State law are any more
.efficient -or reliable or honest than
weri Lhiosa who served that State be
. 'foreAhv war. We would like also; to
kiicw jf -the priacii-Ie of giving offices
to the !inen of ihV opposite party pre
vails where it is possible to avoid it.
W suspect that the system in the
State Jaw will ba found as it is in the
wi.ir national field. YVe all have
some idea of the humbuggery that at
tends the system in - the -matter of
Keik-ral appointments,
j Tosho how an abe Republican
'..exponent of Civil Service regards the
execution -f the law by the Presi
dent we copy the- following from the
Philadelphia American. It says:
1A single fact shows how much consis
tency Sir.-Cleveland 'has exhibited. There
are ninety-five collectors-of Internal Reve
nue, wlioss commissions run on indefinite
ly. The bureau has been managed with
admirable fidelity, and iis success in col
lecting" the revenues in the face of great
difficulties hss been the boast of successive
Secretaries of the .Treasury. Yet Mr.
Cleveland ha? removed a',1 but four of the
- nuni'ier, nnd has sent the names of their
successors . to the Senate. Mr. Sherman
will not forget these facts when the time
conies for action." ' m
Now the Stab believes that these
ninetyone Republicans ought to
have been ; removed,' for they bad
been the most active, zealous, useful
; tools of the g. o. p. in keeping it in
power and'in keeping up the organi
zation in the South. " They ought to
have been decapitated, and it is a
pity the work stopped short and left
four of their official heads upon their
-shoulders.' -
. But we may
Southern papers
suppoe, that the
that advocated Civil
Service and denounce Democratic
papers that do not go for this arrant
folly, will, to be consistent, also
sharply impugn the conduct of Presi
dent Cleveland in discharging ninety
one tried .and efficient public ser
vants. Why not? There was no
charge of unfaithfulness, of inca
pacity, of corruption against them.
They were simply turned out because
they were Republicans. Ought a
Civil Service President to do do that
way? Ought Democratic papers that
howl for Civil Service as the best of
all imaginable political blessings to
hesitate or fail to denounce such a
procedure? "...
Mind you, the Stab favors turning
adrift the last Republican in office
and it has not much respect for the
Democracy of a man who wishes to
keep a Republican in place. The
President shows by his coarse that,
he is willing to take advantage of the
fact that the Civil Servioe law does
not cover and protect more than
fifteen thousand office holders, and
to chop off heads at will when not
prevented . by the law. The Stab
says this is precisely right and as it
ought to be. But a Civil Service re
former who believes that the law is a
superlative blessing and that the life
of the Government a'nd the perpetuity
of liberty itself depend on . the faith
ful execution and extension of the
law cannot very consistently indorse
' the action 'of the President and his
. Cabinet in sending adrift Republican
oificiaJs who are both competent and
honest. .
Bat if the law be so very excellent
it ought to be extended so as to cover
every one of the officials under the
Chief Executive.' Nay, it ought to,
go into all tb6 States. But of course
the Stab doernot favor the British
system and does not believe that it
is adapted to a free, popular govern
ment like this. A
Here is a specimen of public opin
ion m Georgia. The Washington
I . . ..
VOL. XVII. t
Chronicle of that State sent letters
to the State Democratic Executive
Committee, asking answers to the
following: (1) Are. yon pleased with
the operations of the civil f service
law ? 2) Will it be helpful or hurt
ful to the Democratic party! ? (3)
"Would yon favor a - vote for its re
peal by the'Democratic members of
Congress ?.- . i .
The Savannah Wews thus! states
the result of the inquiries:
"Replies were received from nine of the
twelve members and- published jbythe
Chronicle. Only one has no opinion to ex
press. Eight express various Opinions.
No one is satisfied with the operations of
the law, and no one thinks that it is help
ful now, though several ' think it may be
eventually. Two are in favor of a vote for
its repeal by Democratic members of .Con
gress, -and six are . not : in. favor of such a
vote. . - - ..
"It is clear that so far as the State Dem
ocratic Executive Committee of - this State
is concerned the civil :
service law
is not in
bish favor.
The Petersburg Index-Appeal, a
few weeks ago gave an account of a
very generous act on the part of a
magnanimous Federal soldier, that
richly deserves to be mentioned in all
newspapers. It is so remarkable an
instance of sympathy and generosity
that it should not j be overlooked, and
the name .of the . soldier oug it to be
made public and be cherished by all
true Southrons, whether ex-Canfede-rate
soldiers or not. It will je seen
from the following from the Index
Appeal that therej are .five otl er Fed
erals in the same locality in New
York State who are willing to emu
late the noble example of this most
generous benefactor:
"The Indeah-Appeal published on Satur
day last an item slating that a generous and
patriotic gentleman of Watertown, New
York an eXrFederal soldier, had trans
ferred the pension wtiich he was receiving
from the United btates Govern meet to Mr.
W. Q. McLaughlin, of Lunenburg county,
through the agency of Gen. Siittt Boiling,
to wttosx the matter had been referred by
Senator Mahone. 1 he Watertown gentle
man gallant soul that he is, and; 'may his
tribe increase, for be uoves his fellow men
has further written to ask that the names
and addresses of five bther needy1 ex-Con
federates be sent to him. He has no other
pension to bestow, but it happens that in
the neighborhood of Watertown there are
five of his comrades jwho wish to lollow
bis example. These five gentlemen draw
pensions from the United Slates Govern
ment. They can eei along without aid
from the government, and now their hearts
go out to their former foemen in tne South
who may be disabled sand in need. Gea.
Boiling will forward the names as soon as
possible. Yeri y, 'it is more blessed to give
tban to receive,' and j the poet was right
when he said, j
- 'Kind hearts are more than coronets.
And simple faith than Norman blood
This magnanimous act ought to be
brought to the attention of every ex-Con
federate solder, for it is one wnicn elicits a
common appreciation, and should be held
in grateful remembrance by all of th-.m
We doubt if anything as noble and
magnanimous as this has occurred
6ince the war. What a contrast in
an act like this and ;tha mad ravings
of the fiery Boutelle against the peo
ple of the South. It! is Very touch
ing to see men who wore the blue
thus reaching out the hand of help
and brotherly kindness to the men
who wore the grey and saying by
actions that speak trumpet-tongued,
"We be brethren alt Let the dead
past bury the dead.".;
SflKRMAN'S 81XVER BILL.
Senator Sherman's. bill is exciting
much attention. Hia known ability
in financial matters and his experi
ence as Secretary of the Treasury
give to his proposition at this time
unusual importance, j He is known to
be heartily in sympathy with the
banks and bond holders, but he sees
clearly that the silver
strong and in earnest
men are both
His proposi-
tion is to issue certificates in the pur
chase of silver bullion at the rate of
not less than $2,000,000 per month
and not more tban $4,000,000. In
asmuch as an ounce of silver contains
480 grains and a silver dollar 412,
i will be seen that the Sherman bill
really proposes to purchase more sil
ver each month than the' present law
which authorises the coinage of not
less than $2,000,000 j per month and
not mofp than $4,006j000. The Sher
man bill proposes to buy the bullion
and keep it uncoined or otherwise as
the requirements of the country may
demand. - -
But if the gold men are to have
control tbey will never allow 'that
the time has come when the needs of
the country require that the bullion
should be coined. If! the .Treasury
Department should continue inimi
cal to silver in the future as it has
for several years pasti it will never
allow that it is wise that more silver
should be coined.
Mr. Sherman,! we believe, has in
troduced his bill to
brjng about a
compromise between
the gold and
Congress. He
silver men in the
aims to harmonize the difference be
tween the present value of a gold
and a silver dollar. But will a prop
osition like his satisfy the silver men?
The silver dollar will buy a dollar's
worth, and the gold (dollar is worth
$1.20 in silver, but this is brought
about by a. financial conspiracy.
The silver certificates were glad
ly taken up by j the people
thpv willinarlv paving . gold for
them until the Treasury Depart
ment ceased to issue them, and all for
the benefit of the gold bugs ana
bondholders. Sherman's idea, if we
gather it, is to have4)oth silver com
and silver bullion in reserve as a ba-
JL ME
jia upon which to issue silver certifi
cates. Th 3 people like the certifi
cates. It is very doubtful, it seems
to as, if his bill can secure the result
aimed at to obviate the complaint
that a dollar in silver is not now
equal to a dollar in gold.-
The : country requires a double
standard. There is not more than
half gold enough for commercial
purposes. The United States have
always had a doable standard both
gold and silver and there is no.euf
ficient reason for destroying one, es
pecially when the whole . trouble
arises in a deliberate purpose aod
plan of the banks and bondholders to
force silver aside bo that they may
obtain all the advantage that will
arise to that class from a gold stand.-'
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PUBLIC OFFICE A PUBLIC TRUST.
- The Stab has often said that pub
fie office was a public trustpand it
has commended Mr. Cleveland for
his repeated utterances to the same
effect. .The prosperity and eleva
tion of the country to a very consid
erable extent depend upon scrupu
lous fidelity and ' attention to office
on the part of public officers. Be
fore the war corruption in office was
not- common. President Van Buren
was driven from office because one
of his officials had stolen a million
or so of dollars. It was at a . time
when the so-called "spoils system"
was rampant. Since the, war the
stealing of a few millions did not
create a ripple, and the1 same old
party held on, and the best men in
the North supported it,, even in
cluding Mr. George William Curtis,
the special champion of Civil Service.
It is very certain that there is not
any more fidelity to trusts now than
there was before the war. But there
is need of reform and the Stab has
advocated it before and since the
election. ,
- But what kind of reform? The
true end and aim should be to pnt
only honest, faithful, capable men in
office. The old test before the. war
was "19 he honest and is he
capable ?" This was the qualifica
tion demanded by both Whigsand
Democrats. If i these qualifications
were insisted upon now with the same
sincerity and pertinacity they were
insisted upon pnor to 1861, there
would not be much cause for clam or
or new schemes.
The reform needed is to put men
in office who will attend strictly to
business and be honest and just.
Jtublic omce is a public trust, jnow
the Stab believes all this just as
-
much as Mr. Curtis or Mr. any other
reformer believes it. ISut wnen you
come to apply the rule then the road
divides. Curtis and his sympathisers
believe in putting Republicans in
office under a Democratic Adminis
tration. They seem to think that
there cannot be any genuine reform
except by keeping Republicans in
office.
Now the Stab believes first, that
reform is imperatively needed; and,
second, that the true way to secure'
it is to put only in office honest, ca
pable, efficient Democrats who will
not carry intd office their politics.
The Stab believes that it is just as
possible to secure a complete civil
service pure, effective, thorough-
by putting in : Democrats as by di
viding ofiices between the two par
ties. . -
It is a reflection upon the char ac
ter and intelligence of Democrats to
sav or insinuate that there are not
115,000 members of that party in
the more than six millions of Demo
cratic voters who are both capable
and honest and who can fill well
every office. If this be so, why go
to the Republican party for men. Is
not this a Democratic Administra-
tion,and ought not its agents to be in
sympathy with its policy and princi
ples ?
Let us by all means have a pure,
elevated, efficient public service
Let it begin at the top and go to the
bottom. But the Stab does not un
derstand or believe that to secure
this it is necessary to retain 80,000 or
100,000 Republicans in office, and
only put in 10,000 or 15,000 Demo
crats. The Stab is not that kind of
a Civil Service reformer and has not
much faith in the Democracy of any
man or paper that advocates it.
Yes, public office is a public trust,
and there are sound Democrats all
over the land, from Maine to the
Gulf, who are fully qualified to meet
the trust and render faithful, efficient
and , honest service. Give them
chance. The other set have had all
the chances for twenty-five years.
Of a published volume of Rev.'
Dr. Talmage's sermons the New York
Churchman says:
"For extravagance of language, poverty
of thought, reckless dealing with sacred
things, general r misinformation' and tinsel
ornament, disguising , the most obvious
platitudes, we can back these sermons
against any others ever put in print."
From what we have read of the
Parson's productions, we would sup
pose the above to be true but incisive
criticism. He is a word-slinger and
ministerial mountebank: of the first
order.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12,
A POET'S QUATRAIN. ;
The following clever Quatrain
from the pen of Paul H. Hayne con
tains a sentiment that it is well worth
pondering at this time when there is
burning, . 'consuming - passion for
change and the opinion's of the past,
resting upon experiencer&re held in
contempt by the young. Said a very.
gifted gentleman in a private letter
to us of a month' ago: "Day by day,
I remark how radically the 'old or
der' is changing,' -giving place to the
'new,' but what I dq not observe is
the 'fulfilling .Himself? of God
therein ! Rather the - Devil seems
bent upon 'fulfilling himself, and
effectually -Nothing is sacred with f
the youthful Iconoclast, not even
the graves of their Fatheis." So' the
Quafraia of the Southern poet comes
in most appositely ; j
The old Order changing, giving place to
new. . . - -v - ; 's i.
Bequeath ' us iometkiiig' noble," skinless,
true-
Thus when it crumbles, lost in mould and
rust. -r. '-.
Hoard the true gold which sanctifies the'
' dust." . : : ; - , . .
Here is a hint to the new South.
The old South contained a great
many precious and noble things, but
the "Iconoclasts" referred to in the
letter have never stopped to con
sider. They are in too much hurry,
and under too much heat, to look in
to the past to study the grand things
and gather the gold. !
We are glad to learn from a. pri
vate letter from . an old friend in
Washington that Senator Ransom has
succeeded in getting a report from
tbe Senate Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds for $200,000
for a Court House in this city. Our
friend writes that there i9 but little
doubt of its passage in the Senate.
We are giad to learn of this effort on
the part of .Senator Ransom to ob
tain for Wilmington a more liberal
appropriation. He has been always
a staunch friend of the Cape Fear
improvements. There is no reason
why a fine court and postoffice build
ins; should not be erected here.. It
ought to be substantial, attractive
and capacious to answer all purposes
for the next hundred years.
Our excellent neighbor up the
Cape Fear, the Fayetteville Observer
Gazette, copies a paragraph relative
to the papers opposing the Blair bill,
and adds: j . " 1
"We do not know whether or not our
contemporary is disposed to place us in the
category of those 'of intelligence and edu
cation ;' but, at any rate, with all the intelli
gence and education we have, we desire to
be ranged with those who oppose in toto
the Blair bill and all such measures, as we
have more than once emphatically stated in
our columns." j i
We wrote in much hurry and could
not at the moment recall all that op
posed. We, remember with pleasure
that we copied from the Observer
Gazette a well considered article in
opposition to the dangerous heresy.
We are glad to stand shoulder to
shoulder in this importanffight with
it and the other papers named.
We suppose no j self-respecting
Morth Carolinian ever troubles him
self when he is writing what New
York editors may say or do about it.
North Carolina papers are small, in
influence, Size and circulation, but
they have more character for" honesty
than the "great papers" have. What
North Carolinian would swap char
acters with the Tribune, or World,
or Sun and, indeed, with almost any
of the papers, of Gotham ? No suc
cessful charges of corruption can be
brought against the leading papers
of this State. j i
The Philadelphia Times says that
a New York paper received $5,000
for the aid it gave the Bell Tele
phone fraud. f
Tne Electric Light. , -
- We understand that the . necessary ar
rangements have been so far perfected that
it may be confidently stated : ' that the elec
tric light will be in -working order in Wil
mington in about two weeks. The ma
chinery and wires are all here now, and
the company will begin to-morrow getting
them up and in position. Our informan
says that the company have already sixty
lights in Raleigh, and have ordered an
other plant to supply the demand there.
Knights of Pytnlas. . '
The North Carolina Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias will hold its regular
annual session at Raleigh, beginning. on the
9th nut. G. K. of R. & 8 , John L.
Dudley, and G. P., W. L. Jewett, as offi
cers of the Grand Lodge, will be present
from this city. Mr. R. B. Clowe, as dele
gate from Stonewall Lodge No. 1, and Mr.
J. W. Gerdta, as delegate from Germania
Lodge No. 4. will also attend
Cotton Receipt.
The receipts of cotton at this port for the
week ending yesterday were 1,082 bales;
against 556 bales for the corresponding
period last year. An increase of 526 bales.
The receipts for the crop year from Sep
tember 1st to February 6th were 87.162
bales: against 89.522 bales for the corres
ponding period last year. A decrease of
2,361) Dales. -,
Capt. Theodore L. Gilchrist, of the
schooner Abbie Dunn, died on board of his
vessel in this port, yesterday evening, of
aDODlexv. He was attended bv Dr. Schon
wald. CaDt. Gilchrist's wife and children
were with him. having accompanied him
on the voyage from Thomas ton Me., to
Navassa, W. 1., and thence to this port.
- Gen. Cox has introduced a bill
in Congress to fx the terms of district
courts at Raleigh and change the lines be
tween the eastern and western districts.
jMMWat-mWliamM
Fender Prlaonera la Jail Cbarged
, - with ObatrneclOK Navigation.
-Charles Howe and William Howe, citi
zens of Pender county, were committed to
the jail in this city yesterday,' to undergo
imprisonment for twenty days,. for obstruct
ing Black river, and preventing the free
navigation of that stream. They were ar
rested at the instance of Capt. J D. Kerr,
whose steamboat was prevented from
ascending the river by a boom built by the
Messrs. Howe, at Howe's Bluff, abovePoint
Caswell.. The parties were arraigned before
two Justices of the Peace, George D. Lar
kins and JL A. . Howe. Esq., and after a
hearing were sentenced ; each to twenty
days'. imprisonment and the costs of the
Court, for obstructing a navigable stream,
in violation of Section 1,123 of the Lawsof
j;North Carolina, which, makes it .a misde-
eanor punwhable by a fine not to exceed
fifty dollars and imprisonment for not more
than thirty days. - . '. 'IX 0
.The Messrs. Howe claim: that they were
'acting under a charter that was granted
i by" the Legislature of 1876-T7, and were
only exercising their legal privileges
This charter was granted for fiftv vears.
TaQd gives to the "Black River-Navigation
Company" the exclusive right of naviga
tion by steamers on that river from Point
Caswell np. . The incorporators of this
company were messrs. V. Howe, Alfred
Martin, Jno. C- Meyer, Haywood Boy kin,
E. S. Ward, John Smith and Henry Vol-
lers. The act recites that in order to in-'
duce and enable tbe said company to clear
out, improve and render fit fori steamboat
navigation tbe waters of Big.Cobarrie and
Black river above the point on Black river
at which such navigation is how practi
cable, the company shall have tbe sole and.
exclusive right and privilege to navigate
the rivers with steamers from Point Cas
well to all points up Black river and Big
Cobarrie for the period of fifty years. The
act further empowers the company to make
all necessary rules, regulations and by-laws
for tbe government and direction of its
concerns .'The act further provides that
unless the company shall complete the im
provements mentioned as far up as Lisbon,
to a degree sufficient to render steamboat
navigation safe and beneficial to the public
wilbin five vears from date, and unless the
company shall continually theieafter keep
the river so navigable, the company shall
forfeit all its rights, privileges and fran
chises under the act. ,
The Messrs. Howe are brothers, and
claim to hold the charter granted to the
Black River Navigation Company, and
failiDg to collect tolls on demand from
steamboats navigating the river, they built
a boom across it. Tbey hive taken steps
to appeal the case to the Dext term of the
Superior Court of Pender, and will give
bail for their appearance. F. H. Darby,
E;q., bus been engaged as their counsel.
Soothern TourLtn. . !
The tourist travel southward, is at full
tide now, and railroad men say that it is
greater than it was last year. Tbe accom
modations furnished by the railroads this
season surpass anything in this line "ever
before offered to the Florida tourists, many
of whom have an especial fondness for
special car3. An elegant car with sump
tuous apartments can be rented, from the
Pullman Company for from thirty-five to
fifty five dollars per day. All of he South
ern roads will take these special cars for
eighteen first-class tickets. If a party
wishes to make a trip from New York to
Jacksonville in a special car it will cost the
price of eighteen first-class tickets and $40
or $50 a day besides. The luxury comes
high, but there are a good many who will
have it. The Pullman Company furnishes
porters and a caterer, if tbe excursionists
do not prefer to carry one of their own.
With guns, dogs and fishing tackle, a well
stocked wine closet and pantry, .these spe
cial car tourists "do" the South in great
style, and doubtless with much comfort to
themselves. - :
To Change the Gauge. '
The railroad convention tbat met in At
lanta, Ga., on the 3rd inst , is regarded as
one of the most important meetings of
railroad officials ever held in the South.
Its business was to arrange for a change in
the gauge of Southern railroads. As a
result of tbe meeting, it is said that on the
first day of June next, the gauge of rail
roads all over the South will be virtually
the same as the standard in the East, North
and West The convention will meet in
Atlanta again February 16. ; The! chairman
appointed the following committee to com
municate with the leading railways that are
of 'a 4 foot 81 inch, and 4-foot 9 inch
gauge, ' and agree upon . a wheel gauge
which will be tuitable to both gauges:
T. D. Kline, chairman ; Reubin Wells,
J. F. Divine, James Mehan, R. jD. Wade,
G. M. D, Riley, W. H. Thomas, William
Kinyon, W T. Newman. J. S Cook, J. E.
Warwick, G. H. .GrambH' g, S. "B Hampt
and G. W. Gates.
The Kidnapping Case,
The Italian count in disguise charged
with kidnapping a little boy from Norfolk,
Va., had a hearing before a magistrate yes
terday. The father of the boy arrived the
night before and was also present at the
examination. It transpired tbat the boy ran
away from his home in Norfolk 'and came
to Wilmington of bis-own accord with the
organ-grinder. All the parties are Italians.
The case was finally settled by the father of
the boy agreeing not to prosecute on condi
tion that the other man would pay all the
expenses in the matter; and this the fellow
agreed to do and surrendered nis nana
organ as security. j
The British, schooner Ferlbnd arrived
in this port yesterday, having on board the
three men rescued from the derelict schooner
Martha Brower, which ..was burned at sea
on the 29th ult. The men were put on
board the Brower by the master of the
schooner Fannie E. Wolston, which fell in
with the former vessel, abandoned, on the
27th of January. Her sails and the miz
zenmast had been carried away. She was
supplied with plenty of. provisions, water
and oil. After pumping out her hold, the
mate, James Peterson, and two seamen,
Wm. Smith and Christian Gjeroldsen, of
the Woteton.were put aboard of her to work.
her into port. She was then ; about 12a
miles northeast of Savannah.
Pohlle Balldtng. .
, It is mentioned- in the Stab's telegrams
from Washington that the Public Building
Committee of the Senate have reported fa
vorably a bill recommending ah appropria
tion of $200,000 for a public building in
Wilmington. This is fifty thousand dol
lars more than was recommended ny tne
Houso Committee
1886.
FOREIGl. ' -
Strike In French manufacturing Es
tablishment. '.
- IBt Gable to tbe Morning Star.
Pabis. Feb. 4. Nearly ail , workers in
muslin, lace, calico, mtrino, cashmere and
table linen manufactories at -St. Quen
tin, Department of Aisne, are on strike, and
the majority- of tbe factories are closed
To-day the men on strike are parading tbe
streets, inciting mobs against shop-masters.
The situation is regarded as very danger
ous and the authorities are t a King military
precautions to avoid a riot, v u; ; ;,.,'
London," Feb. 4 The ne wspapers of
Ireland generally interpret the appointment i
of Mr. John Morley, as Chief Secretary for
Ireland, .to mean tbe transfer of power to
Irish rulers, but they say precedents warn i
the people against being top sanguine, j
, London. Feb. 5. M. Collings, Liberal
M. P. for Ipswich, whose "thrte acres and
a cow" amendment to the address in reply
to the Queen's speech caused the overthrow
of the Conservatives, his been appointed
by Mr. Gladstone Secretary of tbe Local
Government - Board. . J. Rigby, Liberal
member for Wisbeck. Cambridgeshire, has
been appointed Solicitor General. .. :i. j
Paris, Feb. 5 Tbe strike of factory
employes at St. Quentien is extending.
The strikers are making " demonstrations,
and fears are felt that they will resort to '
serious violence if the masters persist in re-
lusing to conceae tneir demands, , - i : ;
Paris, Feb. 6. The supposed- murder-'
of M. Tiarrm Prpfpot. nf th rtanart
ment of Ecrfe. who was killed in a railway
carriage compartment while returning to
Evereux, from Paris, with $4,000 la his
pockets, on January 14th. has beenarreft
ed. It will be remembered when the train
started from Paris a man asked the guard
it m. uarreme was aboard, and when an
swered in the affirmative, purchased a
ticket and went on the same train. A man
AnfiWprinff thia rwrsnn'g flocfrtrhtinn toft th.
. f.vvu . V . U V U V.
train at Nactes-suer Seine before the mur
der was discovered. The person taken m-
CUStodv was identitted hv pmnlnvnpn nf
the railway as the man who alighted at
Nantes. - -' - i
Paris. Feb. 6 The Chamber of Deou-
ties, byavotegof 347 to 116. has rejected
the proposition of the Radicals to extend
amnesty to political offenders j
London, Feb 6 Lord Salisbury and
members of the retiring Ministry were
hooted at Portsmouth while returning from
usoorne, wnitner tney bad gone to deliver
the seals of office to ibe Queen. j
London. Feb. 6. The members of the
late Ministry left London for Osborne at
9 30 o'clock this morning, to deliver their
seals of office to the Queen; and the mem-
Ders of tne Uladstnne. Government Dro
ceeded to Osborne, at 11 30 o'clock, to re
ceive their seals from her Majesty.
Paris, Feb. ; 6 The striking factory
operatives at St. Quentin are erecting bar
ricades in the streets of that city. A con
flict between the military and the strikers
is believed to be imminent, i
THE IrJSATBEK.
Unprecedented Cold la Virginia The
Railroad Getting all. Right The
Cold Wave In Charleston.
(By Telegraph to tbe Morning Star.
Staunton. Va.. Feb. 5 This ia the
coldest weather ever experienced in this
latitude. At 6 30 this mornioc the ther
mometer registered 25 degrees below zero.
Richmond, Va.. Feb. 5. Last Duhtand
to day have been the coldest here since De
cember 30th, 1880, when tbe thermometer
in exposed places at sunrise indicated 8
degrees below zero This morning at sun
rise the thermometer ranged from 4 above
to 8 below, according to locality. Reports
from points in this State along the rail
roads show similar conditions, tbe ther
mometer ranging in some cases af 16 and
20 deertes below The trains on all of the
roads, which have been interrupted and
greatly delayed by Wednesday's snow
storm, are now getting all right and re
suming schedule time.
Charleston. S. C, Feb. 6 The cold
wave struck Charleston about daylight this
mornine. The minimum temperature was
about 13 degrees above zero. ;
MISSOURI.
A Fiendish Act Six Railroad
Hand
Horribly Burnt.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
St. Loins, Feb. 5 In East St Louis
last night six railroad hands went into
their shanty to eat supper. ' They were
gathered around a hot stove, when it explo
ded, and tbe men were enveloped in flames
and horribly burned. An investigation
showed tbat an enemy of some of the men
had fastened tbe door' so as to prevent
egress, and bad emptied a quantity of eoal
oil dowu tbe stove-pipe which led up
inrougn tne root or tne shanty. Ibe men
were unable to get out. but the aDoearance
oi tne names ana their cries brought as
Bistance irom tne outside. 1 be door was
burst and the men dragged out and rolled
in the snow. The flesh peeled off their
faces, arms and bodies in strips, and their
sufferings are frightful. It is not known
yet whether any will die, but all are in a
critical condition.
GEORGIA, i
Another Spindle Tarn Bill I to go np
la Augusta.
By Telegraph to tbe Morning Star.
'Augusta. Feb, 5. E. H. Coates & Co
of Philadelphia, bave determined to erect a
ten thousand spindle yarn mill on tbe bank
of the Augusta canal, and have closed a
contract with tbe city for the water nower,
The work will be commenced on the ground
in a few weeks, and the machinery will be
brought out as soon as the building is
finished. ' Tbe mill will employ one hun
dred and fifty hands, and will be in opera
tion in six months. Coates & Co. were
attracted to Augusta by tbe fine and cheap
water power and cheap skilled labor. This
wjll make the fifth yarn mill in this city.
All of thoee now here have been doing
wen, even aunng tbe depression in cotton
goods. - . ; j. I
OHIO.
Reckless Sleigh Party Run Into by
Railroad Train One Person Fatally
Injured. .
Toledo.. Feb. 5. At Edgerton. Ohio,
last night, a sleighing party, consisting ' of
fourteen persons, attempted to cross the
track of the Lake Shoie Road, in front of
an approaching freight train. Seeing that
the attempt was likely to fail the Dartv
were thrown into confusion, some endeavor
ing to hold back the horses, while others
tried to urge them forward.- The locomo
tive struck the sleigh, injuring more or less
severely six or tne occupants. One. Wm
Harker, was fatally in jured ; the others will
recover. - - w... , .- : : i ;
. THE A RMS1 RONG CASE. '
Tbe Acensed Fonnd entity of Vlola
' ting hi Ordination Vow Sentence
notyet Pronounced. -
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 5. Bishop Beck-
with announced the decision of the Eccle
siastical Court, in the Armstrong case, this
morning. The Court -found Armstrong
guilty of violating his ordination vows, in
that be confessed to drinking beer in a
hotel and visiting houses of ill fame, i Al
though on a laudable mission, it was not
setting a eoodexamnle to his flock. The
penalty is not more than ten years' suspen
sion, out tne Bishop has not pronounced
sentence yet. i...
SOUTH CAROLINA.
FIreZat Greenville Loss $8O,O0O.
Greenville," Feb. 5. At midnight
fire destroyed the stores and stocks of LV
Rothschild, R. G. McPherson. Mulane &
Co., and M. Rosenthal & Son. Loss $80y-
uuu; insurance $4u,vuv.- - -..-,(
Charleston, Feb. 5. Tbe fire at Green
ville was accidental, and was confined to
two blocks of buildings. 'At 1 o'clock this
morning it was under control. i.
. NO. 16
Appropriation - Krrmtnriili rf ior
".. Public Buildings.
Washington, FeK4 Vu s.!l,Hi.'.-..i 4.
Ittfctj tin Pubm: hmidituifc mi. A Ui.i,
reported fav rat.ly t the Senate t.niy
lis . making appropMitioss "for publx;
lildinra as follow VVilml
$200,000; Augusta. Ga" $2tK) 000. ' It als.i
reported favorably a "bi ll to appropriate
$50,000 for the enlargement and improve
ment of tbe public building at Petersburg
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Washington. Feb! 5. This i th
est
morning of the season. , The the. tunru
r at 7 o'clock n-i?i.i-fi-l iwi.
eter
below zero: minimum tiniM-rmiir- 9. tii
below.
WARRTNOTnic. Phrimrv fi Tt-
Committee on Rults. mi its meeting this
morning, ordered an adverese rept.n on
the resolutions offered by Ben ator Piatt,
requiring that Executive nominations bball
be considered in open teseioa: bv Senatur
Hoar, requiring a yea and nay vote to e
taken on m!1 motions in iirlimirn nur ....
day; and by Senator Morgau. providing for
a daily reecss from 2 to 2 SO p. ru.
specially designatt-d to coutiuuc b uit'
mnlnut t Rull T.I n
i kuc vaiiuuy ui ioeir paieni, nas secureil
Services Of the following nsmod trmla.
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men, as special counsel, to bsidt .in tbe
prosecution of tbe suiu Hon A. G Tbur
man, of Ohio; Grosvenor B Lowrv of
New York, who is a specialist m. ek-etiic
matters; Eppa Hunton and Jeff. Coandkr
Wasfcingtan, D. C; C. S. Whitmau, p.ieni
attorney, Washington. Til's suit , will t.-e'
filed as soon as the Solicitor General shall
have bad an opportunisy to consult with
" okiouu iu icgaru 10 me cm, wnicn IS
now in course of nrenftratinn At ho Honorr-
ment of Justice. The place where the suit
shall be instituted will not be decided upon
until all of the papers in tbe casettrere;dy.
The Attorney General has positively ie-
uuueu to uave anyining wpatever to do
with the case. Judge Goode says the case
will be promptly and vigoroutly prosecu
ted, and with fairness to all parties con
cerned. . -
Washington. Feb itMr P...h,.r
Wife of Conimninn .Tnhn R R.rlu.t.r f
Virginia, died to-day from ibe cflWts i'f a
nnA. . 1 ! . j .
ooicio eouic uays ago
Senator Plait was before the Cotumiltee
on Rules this morning and mode a Ltns.g
arftumeui ia Buppori or nia resolution The
VOte U Don it was- Sherman Tnirolla n.
ris and Blackburn, negative;' Frye a'ffirma
. : . T t t "... .
we i uk resolution wi j oe adversely re
ported by Senator Inealls. Setiator Piatt
will atk ibt ii go upon the calendar, but
will not set k to obt-iin consideration for it
at once, as he does not wish to have ii con
nected in any way with the penditg issues
1. ... ...... . l. . . . : . . i . .
uno.u iBc meouuve acu me senuie.
With which in fact, it no niwgrv r.
lationsbip Ultimatelv illcal! it up in
open session and discuss U Uhiu its werit.
OHIO.
Conflict Between the Mayor and Police
' Commissioners or rinelnnatl Dis
position or the Remain of President
Garfield.
i By Telegraph to the ttoruii g fctar.
J Cincinnati, Feb. 6 Mayor Smith- has
sent a communication to E Iwin Hudson,
Superintendent of Police, string ihu for.
insubordination in refusing to repoit yes
terday for orders as directed, be was sus
pended from office. Tbe Mayor hss ap
pointed Anhur G Moore duperi&tetidenV
of Police. This brings to a cnsi the con
flict between ihe Ma).T and, Police Com
missioners, as the latter refuse to recognize
the validity of Ibe Governor's action in re
moving them from office. 1
Cleveland. Feb. 6 The casket con
taining the remains of President GarB Id
has become damaged by the action of air
and ? moisture, and accordingly it was
today "placed without tbe opening in a
large, handsome and substantial bronze
sarcophagus. . The latter was then herratt
ically sealed and returned to the vault in
which the casket has lain since the funeral.
The change was made without the know
ledge of anybody except tbe family and
those who did the work, and four newspa
per reporters, who had been invited to
witness the transfer.
NEW TORE.. j
A Jewish Synagogue Damaged by Fife
Ly Teiegrapn to tne Morning Star.
New York. Fh ft The nunr nvnoL
gogue of the congregation of Blai Jeshu
run, in Madison Avenue, near 65th street,
caught fire from an overheated furnace in
the cellar at 9 o clock this morniug, at tbe
hour when the doors were opened to admit
tne congregation for Sabbath "services
JKaoDt Dr. uenry tt. Jacobs, while putting
on his robes, discovered the fire, and so
raptu waa us progress mat tne sa
cred i scrolls in the ark bad to be
abandoned to their fate. A general
alarm call summoned the entire available
force of firemen and tbe fire was put out as
quickly as it bad started. It did $35,000
damage lo the building and furniture. Some
of tbe valubale records of the congregation.
which is the second oldest in New York.
and only last spring moved up from its old
temple in West Thirty-fourth streeth, were
lost. ! Had tbe fire occurred half an hour
later than it did a disastrous lo3s of life
must have resulted, as the church was filled
with a dense smoke in an instant.
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JPENNSTL VA NIA .
Tbe Strike In tbe Coke Reglons-Seve-
- rat work Resume Operation.
Gbesksbubg, Feb. 5 -VThe situation in
the coke regions was not materially
changed to-day. - The writs of ejectment
issuea yesterday have not been served.
sheriff Stewart refusing to evict the strikers
while the cold weather lasts. He says if
the operators want the Hungarians turned
out tney will have to do it themselves.
Several works were in operation to day,
ana outers are preparing to resume.
B USINESS FAIL URES.
mercantile Ageney's Report -tor
Past Week.
tbe
New York. Feb. 5. The business
failures throughout the entire country for
the past seven days, as reported by R.
G. Dun & Co., number for the United
States 253, and for Canada 34: a total of
287, against 289 last week, and 829 the week
previous. Jttore tban two-thirds of the
whole number in the United States are fur
nished by the Southern, Western and Pa
cific States.
MEXICO.
A Priest Assassinated by
. Penitent.
a Seeming
Monterey, Mexico. Feb. i 5. Bishop
Gallagher, of this city, received an account
to-day of a man in Guadalajara, who went
to the priest to confess, and while the
priest leaned over to listen to the recital of
the seeming penitent, the latter plunged a
dagger into bis heart. The assassinated
priest was well known and popular, and no
cause can be assigned for tbe tragedy, es
pecially as the assassin is dumb to all in
quiry, and cannot be induced or forced to
speak about the matter. The man is now
in jail pending an investigation by the au
thorities.
. CALIFORNIA. ,
Antt-Chlnee State Convention.
By Telejrraph to the Morning Star.
San Jose, February 5. The first Anti
Chinese State Convention met here yester
day. - One hundred delegates, representing
the Anti Chinese Leagues and Trade or
ganizations were present. . r A permanent
organization was effected. The ' general
sentiment among the delegates was strongly
against violence. Boycotting was favored
as tbe quickest method -of accomplishing
the desired end, and resolutions in accord
ance with these views were adopted. A
resolution was also adopted -demanding
that Congress abrogate the eurlingame
treaty.--: - - - ; -
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State Gleanings.,
i lAmnhkTs' Exchange; As Col.
Jno. C. McJ-aurin whs wending bis way
homeward last Saturday evening; a wreck
less driver came whirling by, and sudden v
turning so pear tbat tbe fore-wheel of t
buggy.knocked him down, and both thh--and
the hind wheel ran lengthwise over b-
body. Though 83 years old it ii remark -able
that he did not sustain any serious in -
unes, as be is moving around as usual.
Lenoir! Topic: Last. Sunday
evening Mr. George Hollo way, an aged
citizen . woo- jives near uienburme; wa
stricken with paralysis and is not expected
to live s .Eight hundred crates of cab
bage and 3,000 crates of apples bave beeu
shipped, from Lenoir over the C. & L. R.
R. this season. Although the Watau
ga Hotel at Blowing Rock, was not destrov '
ed by the storm and blizzard, it was injured
to me extent, oi aooui f aou. i be roofing
of tbe rear piazza was torn away by the
violence of tbe wind, and some other dam
age was done. ;; ',:
6oldsboro .4rcri.f; The whole
civil docket of Lenoir Su Deri or Court was -
continued for the term last Monday, owin
to tne laci mat tne criminal docnet is larger
than can be disposed of even with the entire
time of the term devoted to it. There
were as many cases left untried upon tbe
criminal docket of this county at the closo
of the late term of court as there were tried
during the term. 'Hence the next .term of
tne bupenor Court tbat is for the trial of
both civil and criminal causes will hard U-
reach the former docket, as was the case'
witb tbe court which closed here last Bat-
urday. .
-Asheville Advance: We eivo.
below the number of pounds of tobacco
sold at three of the Asheville' warehouses
last week: Buncombe warehouse. 84 000-
ITarmer's Warehouse. 70.191 : Asheville
warehouse. 78,147. Total, 182.838. We
were unable to get a report from the Ban
ner, but the sales at that warehouse were -as
great as at any of the others. It will be -seen
that not less than 260,000 pounds were
sold in Asheville last week.'' The average
price was about $12 50 per hundred pounds,
making the amount paid out for the weed
about $20,000.
- Charlotte Democrat: The many.
friends of Dr. Johnstone B. Jones will be
gratified to know that he is on his feet
again. On Tuesday Jast he walked several
hundred yards. The North Carolina
Railroad Company has declared a dividend ,
of six per cent, for 1886 three per csnt.
payable 1st March and three per cent. 1st
oeptemoer. i Tbe old Kudasill gold
mine, in the suburbs of the city, has been
panning out" splendidly recently, makinir
very satisfactory returns for the work
done. The-Ruda8ill has been worked, off
and on, for 50 or 60 years, and "she" still
shows good grit.
Rockingham Mocket: We learn
that there came near Being a riot at Hoff
man, in the lower end of this county, on
last Saturday between the whites and
blacks, caused by the attempt of a constable
to arrest a negro. There was a large crowd
of negroes in the village, most of whom
were lull of mean whiskey, hence the row
which, fortunately, was quelled before any
serious damage was done. An effort
will be made to induce CoL Jones, Super
intendent C. C. R. R., to run a train from
Lauiinburg to this place on Monday of
court. This would be a great convenience
to the people of the lower end who are
obliged to be here on that day.
Raleigh Visitor: Mr. Augus
tus Cook, chief clerk of the Yarboro
House, in connection with Messrs. Omega
and Robert Foster, bave entered into part
nership for the purpose of conducting the
Atlantic Hotel, at Morehead. A gen
tleman in this city furnishes us with the
following list, which he says are tbe oldest
gentlemen that were born and are now liv
ing in this city: Messrs. John Christo
phers, Wm. Briggs, Henderson Reeves.
James itoyster, w. v. Haywood. JTrans
Haywood, L. W. Peck. W. M. Brown.
Jackson Mitchell, D. L. Royster, Wm. M.
Boy lan. W. JN. Andrews, Ralph Andrews, .
Dr. E. Burke Haywood, Alex. Hardie and
Wm. Terry, j
Raleigh Neics- Observer: The
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of
tms state meets at tbe ball of centre
Lodge, in this city, next Tuesday, in its
annual session. Tbe handsome old
residence, a mile from Pittsboro, known a&
the Edgerton house, and long occupied br
the late Thomas H. Hill, was burned acci- '
dentally Monday night, about 2 o'elock. :
It was a frame bouse, and there were only
two occupants, one a tenant of Mr. Edger
ton. A man named Jones, who was in tbe
house and was said to be drunk, narrowly
escaped death. His feet were scorched by
tbe lire, but be got out of tbe building in
time to save himself, ' Nearly all the
grading on the "Short Cut" railroad be
tween Wilson and Fayetteville is com
pleted. The work of laying the rails is
progressing rapidly from the Wilson end.
Wilson Mirror: Sad but true,
Kellogg's gloiy as a prima donna is a thing
of the past, and in the higher realm of art
the once crowned queen is throneless now.
But in heart songs, where the bosom is to
be swept with waves of pathetic tenderness,
Kellogg is once more the proud queen
regnant. We have heard it asserted
by a number of persons tbat there is a lady
in Wilson whose voice surpasses Kellogg's
in purity, sweetness, clearness, smoothness
and flexibility. Dr. W. H. Watson,
a former resident of Nash county, died fa
ftlartm county on tbe 2nd of January, lie
was a member of the Episcopal Church,
and died in hope of a blessed immortality.
We knew htm well, and there was not a
more genial, kind hearted man anywhere
than he. !- '
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Elizabeth City Economist: Our
town ia now without a commissioned post
master. Postmaster Guirkin's commission
having expired on January 29. We
are sorry to hear that the price of cotton
seed oil is so low in the . market that it is
hardly remunerative to express it.
Oh that blessed Gulf Stream that washes
our coast 1 It tempers the wind and the
wintry rigor to the shorn laurels of the hu
man family, and makes our climate in the
Albemarle mild and balmy winter and
summer. Oh if the Board of Agri
culture would open their purse, only a
little, and establish an oyster garden among
us, what a great deal of good it would do.
It .would require some brains, not much
money. Currituck dot-. Our fisher
men are not doing very much this season,
but tbe ducks, during that freeze, fared
but common. Some killed as high as $80
worth in one day. The ice around tbe air
holes it is said was covered with blood. I
suppose - the boys had a "pic nic" on tbe
ice. Canvass backs sold from $2 to $225.
red heads from 60 to 80 cents a pair.
Weldon News :. The next meet
ing of the Convocation of Tarboro will be
held at Wilson on the 17th of February,
and will continue three days. Dr.
William Hunter passed away at his home
in Enfield, at 4 o'clock on Sunday after
noon, aged about 82 years. Dr. Hunter
was a highly respected citizen of tbe coun
ty, and his death though not unexpected
will be greatly deplored. '. Robert
Rogers, colored, indicted for the murder of
Millard Peebles, near Margarettsville, about
a year ago, was tried and convicted at a late
term of tbe Superior Court for Northamp
ton county and sentenced to be hanged.
An appeal was taken to the Supreme Court
and a new trial was granted. The second
trial occurred at Jackson last week, before
Judge Shepherd, when a verdict of guilty
was rendered and Rogers was sentenced to
the penitentiary for eleven years. Mr.
W. W. Kitchin, editor of - the Scotland
Neck Democrat, has surrendered his posi
tion on that paper and left on Monday for
Texas, with the intention of staying there a
year at least, and of probably making it his
home permanently. He will go to Dallas
direct. We ' always regret to see young
men, or old ones either, for that matter,
and especially those whose abilities would
ensure a marked degree of success at home.
Galveston News of a late date: Capt.
T. W. Matthews and his wife, Mrs. 8. A.
Matthews, died in this city op the 20th ult: .
within a few hours of each other. Capt.
Matthews had been sick for several weeks,
with little hopes of his . recovery. -Mrs.
Matthews had been confined to ' her
bed -but a few days. On Thursday last
Mrs. Bettie Rugely, a daughter of the de
ceased, died at Caney, her father not being
- aware of the fact.. - Capt. Matthews was
son of Isham Matthews, who represented
Halifax county in the House of Commons
in 1822 and in . the 8enate' fiom 1824 to
1833, and again in tbe House in 1836... His
mother was the eldest daughter of the late
Mason L. Wiggins, of; this county, who
waa a true man in every sense of tbe word.
Many relatives live in North Carolina.
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