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The Weekly Star. PUBLISHED AT - AT $1. SO. 'A I K A It, IN ADVANCE. i: S3SS8SS88SSS8SSSS j; 8S88S888SSSSS888S - Si 8S88S888S8SS888S8 3!i 88SS88S8S28888888 82gSiS.8SSSSSSS88S8 U -1 A ? cwtx5oc-cdoTceoascpa& c ----t-rHCeGcO ? I! SS8888888SS8S3S8S j : : t-i i-.T-t ot d ct i-s a a1 io d - -oo o o eo io Entered at the Post Office atWllmJngton, N. C, Ascription trice. The- 6ubscri6tion price of the Weekly St.vf. is as follows : " t . ' SingJc Copy 1 year, postage paid, $1.'50 - " 6 months, " " 1.00 8 months " " .50 COVKKSnBNT BI THE PEOPLE. WTe have nientioned that Mr. Wood row Wilson, formerly of Wilmington, has a paper in the Atlantic Monthly for April 'on "Responsible Govern- Tiieut under the Constitution." Like all articles from him, this one la dis tinguished for clearness, calmness and precision of statement. Such discus sions are very much needed, as there is a lamentable ignorance in the land as tc Government and lawe. It is to be regretted that text books on Gov ernment are not more studied. Eve ry young. man .should get Nordofi's little work and Wilson's "Congres sional Government." There is still another work, but we have not seen it, that is said to be remarkably com plete and admirable and in small com pass. The name escapes as we write. Judge Cooley is a legal authority that of course all statesmen and politicians shonhJ consult. Sir Henry Mayne's "Popular Government" is another work of high claims. Mr. Wilson?6ees clearly that the war has had a very dangerous effect in-breaking down the Constitutional limitations.",.; He says the ."dormant powers," under the stimulus of the war, have awakened and they are not to be "easily lulled to sleep again." This is made very plain by the de : batea and bills in the Congress." Mr. Wilson says: .-. ' - . "The implying of powers, once cautious. 13 now bold and confident. . Io the discus sions now going forward -with, reference to 'Federal regulations of great corporate un dertakings and Federal aid to education;, ' there are a score of writers and speakers . ijofuf uzciuy assume lue powers ui tue j."a tional Government in such mattereor one tli "tt urgts a Constitutional objection. Con stiluiional objections before the warha bitu .1, h:i7e bow '--st all prominence." . Aia! Ai:i! that this should be tr;i' tlw .Mr. Wilson farln not to mark -i-'i h" adds: '"And the s;;rc.' ry contemplated in- crei is;, of Federal function is leg isla tioh. v.urf." "- Io bis rassti-rly b 't'.i b-jA .hilt the country is g"Vv.-ral, ' .Cri-jr, lid Row 'it is govt-rjjyJ, ." i i t-t t- i another' wise re mark, liiat " worth he. di;'.- " He X..,. " . says: i-:ii'u-z t-ncroaciimeuts V . iji"ti -;fm:!.l t. '' io toe roue ral iGo'vei ain-nt gtieraliy originate in measures ot us luonarretsi pian- The daurerurt Blair bill is ; precisely one of thire 'Mangerous'en- i croachments.' Mr. -VVilson, soni;- yarn ago, wrote a-able paper for the North A muri um Review, which We noticed at eon- Biderablb length, in which he favored the admission of1 Cabinet officers to seats in the Congress. This is the British custom. Mr; Wilson touches briefly upon this point in the Atlant ic paper. Discussing the necessity of imparting to party, measures more of harmony and coherency, as is the case under the British system, he urges that this can be done in two ways. We make room for an inter- esting paragraph. He says:. ' "There are several ways in which Con gress can be so integrated as to impart to its proceedings system ana party responsi bility. It may be done by entrusting the preparation and initiation of legislation to a slncle committee in each nouse, composed of the leading men of the majority in that house. Such a change would not neces sarily affect the present precedents as to the t relations between . the executive and the legislative. - They might still stand stiffly apart. Congress would be integrated and invigorated, not the whole system. To in tegrate that there must be some common meeting ground of public consultation be tween the executive and the houses. That can be accomplished only by the admission to Congress, in whatever capacity whether simply to answer proper questions and to. engage in debate, or with the full privileges of membership of official representalivas of the executive who understand and are interested and able to defend the adminis tration. Let each of the houses impose vbat conditions of responsibility it will .'upon Us guiding committee; let the tenure of ministers have what disconnection from legislative reenonaibilitv may seem necessa- ; ry to the preservation of the equality of House and Senate and the separation of ad- -. ministration from legislation; but throw light u Don administration. ancLglve lt.tne same advantages of public suggestion and " unhampered self-defence that Congress, its comnetitor. has. and constrain Congress to ' aPp)y system and party responsibilitp to its proceedings. Such: arrangements - worna constitute responsible government under tne Constitution. : ; The Stab offers no opinion on this delicate and far-reaching matter. "While there is force in the argument pursued and important results would follow the change proposed, it is too great, too consequential, too Britisb like to be advocated hastily or to be adopted save only upon the most j tnorpugh examination. Mr. Otto Trevelyn, Macaulay'a nephew, after deserting Mr. Glad stone, -undertook to reply to him. Ane grand old man still lives, v,- -7" vol. xvri. A very wonderful, spring has been discovered in AsW county, N. C, according to a lqng special in the New York Times fsent from Abing ton, Va., dated 5th April: A boy accidentally discovered tit.- Jt cures poison oak after two bathings. '.- It heals old sores. The whole account is marvellous, and, if toot a big lie, some wonderful cures have ; been made by this wonderful water. Here is a part of. the account; "The boy's father then tried the efficacy of the water upon sores which had annoyed him for many weeks; and in a marvellously short time was entirely relieved. He then concluded to keep secret the locality of the spring, allowing no ne to go to ll but nim self , but always keeping a supply of the water ot the house. The neighbors swarmed to his house to try the magic wat jr. Many were healed of various maladies, ana au were eager to know where the spring was situated. The : old m&n kept his secret, however, going under cover , of night to fetch the water. Finally he was followed to - his life going fountain. - In - less than twenty-four I hours every f brier and bramble for many a yard around b.ad been beaten' clown. y -.the, .feat of men and hoofs ofjj horses, so great .was the throng coming and going. A 'basket meeting' was appointed by the Methodist circuit rider, to be held at the spring ; on a certain Sunday. It is estimated that 700 persons were present. The preacher told of his wife's wonderful' cure. In conse quence of a kick from a cow one of her legs had been in a painful condition for four weeks." Within 15 minutes after the first application of this water she began to experience relief from pain, and after 12 or 15 hours' treatment the pain was entirely gone. This was one of many instances re lated by the preacher to his eager listeners. From that day people came from far and near, driving sometimes 30 of 40 miles in a wagon and waiting several days for a chance to fill their: barrels, i On Sundays from 300 to 400 persons were to be seen on the spot " - 11 . -' ' I' The Charleston News and Courier has ability rand - boldness. It is a very earnest go d bug exponent, it goes for the Blair bill might and main, and it is aj strong advocate of the Civil Service humbug. With all this it calls itseu Democratic, and goes for Senator Vance with un gloved hands and thinks it has de listed him, But Vance has been tackled by 1 mulch more dangerous foes than the Charleston assailant: Its last performance is jto strike right and left at Judge Bennett, calling him "a benighted .Representative" and accusing him of "braying." Col. Bennett in i nltelligenjce, . in legal ability, in character is quite the peer of any man South Carolina has in the Federal Congress, jHe will hard ly be deterred from dloing what he thinks right -by such critics as the Charleston Neies a?id Oourier and those it represents. . members of Congress talk about out- Here is what Rep- resnative Terry, of Michigan, sayB; of the Democracy and' its future. -We copy from l a Washington special to the Augusta Chronicle: The Soutlt a" and : West are against ' the East. These sections are opposed especially on the silver question . We believe in free coinage and the 4-ast does pot. The Presi dent is. with iheiEa&t. U is a misia&e io suppose that all Khe Republicans are op- nosea io iree coinage, iney are noi. me Democratic partvj fia loo great to be diarup- ted by one man-M ii The Administration is a Demjcriitic one; fun by Republicans. The country will hold; the Democrats responsi ble. Mr Cleveland should, therefore put Democrats in ofnee. Civil Service reform w all well and good, but it should begin, like charity, at iLome with the party in p:wer." i- i H :-: 'I'-:' " '' "- While the i Charleston News and Courier accuses Judge Bennett of . - ! t i 'braying,", the scholarly and accom plished editor pf the Augusta Chron icle, Mr.! J. Ei Randall, telegraphs from Washington on the 16th: "Judge Bennett's ten minutes speech against Civil Service reform was a wonder ful utterance. Air. JtSarnes says be is tne boldest and most powerful speaker he has heard in the House. p A correspondent' of the Raleigh Visitor calls i attention i i ; - to - the fact that the .grave of the late Jefferson M. Lovejoy, who is buried at Ra- leigh, is unmarked by : a says: I i ; i stone. He "This ought not so to he. There are enough of his 'boys' in this city and scat tered over tne Bourn, wno cnerisn me warmest recollections of the grand old man, by each contributing a small sum, to erect . . : 1 " ft a nanusome monument io bib memory. The writer Iwent to school to many teachers, to some of whom be was warmly attached, but he never loved bat one His "old master" at Ra leigh hours- a;vrarm 'place ; in his af fections and she ! profoundly sorrows that his grave has no stone to desig nate it. He jwtll most gladly coop erate with jother of the "Lovejoy hoyaw in placing - a fitting memorial to mark the last resting place of, a man of rare gifts and qualities and who was attached to his boys as bnt few teachers f were ever attached. Green he his; memory 1 The London Times. although de- nonncinc nnmeasureaiv ine wiau- stone planr: helping Ireland, in- dulges m very cordial woras in speas- !! i ing of theTrinie Minister. It says: "It is not metaDhor to affirm that Mr. Gladstone's statement is without parallel in our Parliamentary annals. In its mastery of complicated details and its command of dialectical and rhetorical resources it is not only marvellous but is lilted out 01 tne re gion of political common place by the spirit. or eievatea puruose uu wuo ui ecii-im- posed convictions." . n :.! L tt. n:.;i QAamiui f.nnil Dpea&lUg OI fcUO Vl 11 U4 iw that some howis very dear to some TkAnnln. who! call themselvef Demo- f- i - , ; erat8, the Washington Critic says: "The bill became a law by the votes of nearly all the members or nota parties, although many believe that it was tnorougn- iv riAtoatMi rw pvrv memaer ui ewjuiiunuc. Rnnh u th nowerof sham and pretense. In time it will probably be wiped out in obe dience to an honest ouioursi 01 yuyuiac in dignation." THE IRISH BILL.' : The scene in the . House of Com mons when the illustrious . Prime Minister, appeared to bring in his Irish bill and to make his speech in its advocacy is aid to have had no parallel. The demonstration of . the populace as Mr. Gladstone was pass ing in open carriage to the Parlia ment House is described as without previous experience in the great est city of the J world. His bill, from the abstract given in our dis patches of yesterday, seems to be drawn in- a spirit of patriotism, fairness . and wisdom that should command the admiration and indorse ment of all well disposed Englishmen and the hearty and unanimous sup port of . all Irishmen. It gives the Irish people a Parliament at Dublin, with two Houses; with local Belf- goyernment and domestic legislation. The office of 'Viceroy is to be re tained. Religious " toleration." is to prevail" and no sect or religion is to be established or indorsed. ' The Parliament shall have control of trade and navigation laws", coinage, weights and measures, and postal affairs. Its fiscal system must be in accord With that of the Empire. All pro ceeds from customs and excise duties will be exclusively for the benefit of Ireland. . All taxes will be levied by Parliament. The prerogatives of the Crown are inviolate, and the forces of the United Kingdom are not to be touched. It shall.-have no power to deal with foreign or colonial affairs. In a word, the Parliament is for Ireland and Irish affairs alone. Ireland has been oppressed for two hundred years. Mr. Gladstone says that but two years in the last fifty- bix have been free from coercive leg islation aimed at the Irish. It is surely high time that a broad, gener ous, just policy was adopted and that Ireland shall be henceforth dealt with as an equal' and be placed on the same footing: that England and Scotland occupy. . We can only hope that, in spite of Radical conspiracy, Liberal rattin and Tory plotting, backed by the Queen,, Mr. Gladstone's , measure of pacification and justice will triumph, and that Ireland ; will begin a new and glorious career under the smiles and favor of a benignant and right eous Government. The Irish members held a meet ing atter Mr. liiaastone naa spoKen. Mr. Parnell addressed them and en tered upon -a 'criticism of . the bill. From Mr. O'Connor's account cabled the New York Star we copy the fol lowing from the abstract of Mr. Par nell's speech: "He accepted the principles of the billon behalf of the Nationalist party, giving his warm support to Mr. Gladstone s scheme as a whole, but pointiug out details which, in his opinion, were open to strong objec tion, which at the proper time he should consider it his duty; to urge. The first of these objections related to the proposed regulations of the Irish customs house. He objected to the principle laid down of with holding from Ireland the right to protect native manufacturers. The second objec tion raised bad reference to the imperial fund to be held by the British Treasury. In bia judgment it would be found far in ex cess of the actual requirements." The Washington correspondent of the Richmond State thus refers to the recent defeat 'of the Bland bill: "I find on analyzing the vote that nearly all the prominent Democrats in, the House some of them termed leaders stood by the Bland act, and -among them may be mentioned Messrs. Morrison, Hoi man, Reagan, Tucker, Curtin. Breckenridge of Kentucky and others. Of the eighty-four members who voted to suspend coinage fifty are Republicans and thirty-four are Democrats. The latter number may be said, therefore, to represent the actual friends of the Administration on this ques tion." " Mr. E. J. Gay, of New Orleans, has contributed $250 to the fund for the relief of Geh. Hancock's widow, The little parish of St. John .the Baptist, in Louisiana, sends $220, The South honors the name of Han cock. V . ' 1 -' ' ' ' v . - Is ' that so ? Mr. J. R. R. tele- graphs to the Augusta Chronicle that "Mr. Clevel and is about to take steps to solidify the Democrats." Good. Now let him "proceed with the procession." I ' Itfr. Gladstone may be riding to victory instead of "riding straight to. a fall." He has! an" open vision and he knows the British people. If de feated he will die most gloriously in behalf of justice, and a wronged and oppressed people. North Carolina Horticultural Society. The first published report of the North Carolina State Horticultural Society is at hand a neatly printed pamphlet of some twenty pages. The officers of the Associa tion tor. 1885 86 are: J. VanLindly, Salem Junction, President; S. O. Wilson, Vine yard, Secretary; J. A. Linebeck, Salem, Treasurer. Vice! Presidents Arthur B. Williams, Fayetteville, at .large; Geo. W. Sanderlin, Oskisco, 1st Congressional Dis trict; George Allen, Newbern, 2d District; C. W. McClammy, Scott's Hill, Sd District; P. N. Johnson, Wake Forest, 4th District; D. !W. C. Benbow, Greensboro, 5th Dis trict; 8. N. Nobles; Wilmington, 6th Dis trict; F. S. Craft, Shore, 7th District: Capt. Davis, Hickory, 8th District; R. M. Furman, Asheville, 9th District. ; It is the purpose of the Society to "give any information at us command to any cit izen of the State.i the aim being to seek in formation from lour own people and dis seminate it to all. ' Hon. John. Welsh. ex-Minister to Eng land, died in Philadelphia at 11 o'clock this morning, j . Weekly WILMINGTON, N. C, Confederate Pension. The following persons Jn New Hanovor county have been allowed pensions under. an act of the General Assembly of North Carolina, ratified March 11th," A. IV.18S5, entitled "An Act for the Relief of certain Soldiers of the War between the States" - Soldiers J. J. Canady, late of Compa ny E, 3d Regiment N. C. State Troops; disabled by wounds. L. R. Carteret, late of Company H, 51st Regiment N. C. State Troops; lost left eye. Bsnj. S. Morgan, late of Company G, 61st Regiment N. C. State State Troops; disabled by wounds.: Henry O. Quinn, late -of Company C, 1st Regiment N. C. State Troops; disabled by wounds. William Solmans. late of Com pany H, 8d Regiment N. C. State Troops; disabled by wounds. . . . '.. , - Widows Mrs. Mary E. Beasley, widow of W. J. Beasley, late ot Co. B, 51st Reg. N. C. S. T. ; killed, r Mrs.. Catherine Cole man, widow of G. W. Coleman, late of Co. C. 80th Reg. N7 C S. T. ; killed, Mrs. Alice Craig, widow of Henry. Craig, late of Ccy- P, 8d Reg. N. C.-S. T.; killed. - Mrs. Jesse Everitt, widow of Shepherd 8. Everitt, Co. E, 18th Reg. N. C. 8. T. ; killed. 1 Susan A. Jones, widow of Ruel Jones, late of Co C. 24 Reg. N C. S.T. ; killed. Mrs. Maryv McNalr, widow, of Duncan E. Mc Nair. late of Co. H, 3d Reg." N. C. S. T.; killed. Mrs. Eliza Rowan, widow of John J. Rowan, late of Co. B, 36th Reg. N. C. S. T.y killed. Mrs. Sarah J- Stephens, widow of Matthew Stephens, late of Co. D, 7th Reg." N. a 8. T. ; killed. Mrs. Christ. E. Stevenson, widow of James M. Steven son, late Major, 86th Reg. N. C. 8. T.; killed. Mrs. Annie E. Williams, widow of Robert Williams, late of Co. E, 10th Reg. N. C. 8. T.; killed. Bev. Whlteford Smith, D. D. This able and talented divine is well known" to our older' citizens, he having years ago served our Methodist friends as pastor of the Front Street , Methodist Church, and as Presiding Elder of the Dis trict. ' He has now no pastoral charge and is getting to be an old man and not able to travel about much. A fetter was received from him yesterday in j response to an ap peal for aid for rebuilding Front Street Church, in which was a contribution for that purpose.and in which he begs to be re membered kindly to any of his old friends who still survive amongst us, and says "your church which was recently burned was very dear to me, as it was built during my pastorate there, and a large part of the means for building it was raised by my labors. It was associated with the memory of mauy of pur most excellent members, who have passed away, but whose names are still cherished in my heart! It was so strongly and subs antlally built . that I thought it would stand for more than a century, and I cannot conceive how it could have been burned. The walls were unusually thick, and I should suppose could not have been very greatly injured." The letter, of course, was not intended for the public, but the gentleman who re ceived it, thinking his old friends would like to hear from Rev. Dr. Smith, furnish ed the above extract for publication.- . "The Boys are Klarchlns." The tramps are travelling North again. Sixteen of them applied for and were given lodgings at the City Hall Friday night. Moat of them passed through Wilmington eary in tne winter going town, ana are Nnow ru ling iAi:k simply oceanic ' tney have uctbing el.-se to do ntid nowhere in particular to go. I nould be a good idea to keep a register at the City Hall of the names, etc . of ibest ceulry Some of tbem manage to "'steal a ride", occasionally cn a railroad freight trtin; but ts one of them said, tbu is a very dangerous and decidedly unpleasant mode of travelling. The tramp who wishes to get a "free ride on the rail" washes for an opportunity, when no one js around and gets under a car, where he seats himself in a crouching position between the wheels Once taken, the position of the body cannot be changed when the cars are in motion, and it is necessary to close the eyes tightly and bold on hard with both hands. The strain is so great and the dust so thick and suffocating that the poor wretch can only hold out to ride for an hour or two. One of these poor fellows was brought into the city yesterday morning by a train on the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad, with one of bis legs cut off.: He was stealing a ride when he slip ped from hisdangerou3 position, and fell on the track. The unfortunate man was sent to the City Hospital for treatment He is a young fella w about twenty years of age, and gives bis name as Edward Col bath, of Boston. Mass. His left leg was smashed from the knee down and had to be amputated. Evidence of the value of oil to lessen the dangerous effects ol heavy seas con tinues to be disseminated by the T. S. Hydrographic office. In the last report, Capt. Lewis, of the brig Maria W. Nor wood, says that on February 24th he en countered a heavy gale and hadtoheavf to. Three bags filled with pine oil were hung over, at the bow, waist and stern, and not a drop of water came on board afterwards for three days. The oil spread well to windward as the vessel drifted. The cap tain and mate declare that they will buy oil out of Iheir own pockets hereafter, rather than go to sea without it. ' r Cotton Receipts. The receipts of cotton at this port yester day were 98 bales, against three bales the corresponding date laBt year. . The receipts for the week-were 1,103 bales, against 119 the same week last year. For - the crop year from Sept. 1st, 1885, to April 10th, 1886 the receipts are" 96,989 bales, against 3,373 for the same period last season, an increase of 3,616 bales. The exports for the crop year so far are 93,960 bales, against 92,540 bales at the same date last year, The RIarKets. .- ..';' :.'-.' The annual report and estimates of the Committee on Markets of the Board of Al dermen shows that the total expenditures for Front street. Fourth street and Fifth street markets were $2,317 73; interest on bonds for Front street market house (1,800 total $4,117 73. The total receipts from all sources for the same period were $3,141 67 showing a deficit of $976 06. The British steamship Enchantress, aground on Frying Pan Shoals, was floated yesterday by the Baker Salvage Company. and win ne towea to Hampton itoaaa. ine rudder and sternpost of the steamer are gone, and the vessel generally damaged. Part of the cargo wat saved . FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1886. FORTY 'NINTH CONGRESS. - , ; FIRST SESSION. The ContrreMoa! Library Bill Paaaed Debate-on the Blflfor the Admis sion of, Washington Territory as a - StateThe SUrer Bill Killed in the flonte, - . . I . , SENATE. ' -: J. cwashihgtok April 8. The 8enate unanimously passed ? House bill for the erection of a building for toe Congressional uiurary, wunout amendment. At 2 o'clock the bill for the admission of Washington, Territory as a State came un ' The discussion began on Mr. Voorhees' amendment, which consists of an enabling actfor-the admission of Montana Territory. The amendment was defeated by a party vote 19 to 23 the Democrats voting in the affirmative and the. Republicans in the neg ative. - . - Mr.: Eu8tis moved to amend by confining the right of suffrage la- the proposed new dumb lo quaimed male electors only.: Dis cuar.oa- on this amendment - occnnied the remainder of the session, and the Senate adjourned a 5.50 with it still pending.. f3 HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. j Mr . James, of New York, called up the DltTCr Dill. . :i:.g:'J -:-,;---; v-;'-ihriviK i- Mr. Anderson, of Kansas, f inquired 'whether an opportunity would be given foe iff erjg amendments. -' Tis Speaker stated tha t according io the oroer or tne House, tne-previous question was io De considered as ordered at o.su. Mr. Anderson then asked that at 4 o'clock an opportunity be given to members to offer amendments. ' Mr. Randall objected to any change be ing maae in ine order oi tne Mouse. "Let the mil stand on its own bottom," remaned Air. uunnam, or. Illinois. - "It baa no bottom to stand on," suggest ed Mr. Long,- of Massachusetts. : - Many members took part in the debate which followed, but the majority of the speecnes were snort. Mr. island obtained unanimous consent to withdraw bis motion to recommit - the bill. ; - i Mr. Dibble offered an." amendment pro viding that unless in the meantime through concuirent action of the nations of Europe-1 wun toe united states silver be remone tized prior to the first of July, 1889, then and tnereatter so mucn of tne act of Feb ruary 28, 1878, as authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to' purchase silver ' bullion and cause the same to be coined, shall be suspended until further action by Congress. . The amendment was defeated yeas 84, nays 5301. -' - "" . . - The. question then recurred on the en grossment and the third reading of the bill, and it was decided in the negative yeas lae. nays 163. ao tne Dill was Killed. . The House then, at 6.80 adjourned. " SENATE. Washington. April 9. Mr. Stanford submitted the credentials ot Hon. George Hearst, appointed by the Governor of Cali fornia U. S Senator until the next meeting of the Legislature of that State, vice Sena tor John F. Miller, deceased. The creden tials having been read, the new Senator was escorted to the desk by Mr. Stanford. where the President pro tempore (Sherman) administered the oath of office. Mr. Hearst then took his seat oo the Democratic side of the chamber, on the extreme right of tne ueair. Mr. Frye took the floor and addressed tne &enaie in support oi tne resolution heretofore submitted by him in relation to the fisheries. The resolution declared it to be the sense of the Senate that Congress ought not to provide for the appointment or a commission in wnich tne (iovern- ments of the United States and Great Bri tain should be represented, charged with the consideration and settlement of the fishing rights of the two Governments on the'eoast of the United States and British America. Mr. Frye quoted President Cleveland's recommendation in his annual message that Congress provide for the ap pointment of a iomt commission represent rJff the United States and Great Britain. charged with the consideration and settle ment upon a lust, equitable and ' hon orable basis . of the fishing rights of the two Governments and their respec tive citizens on the coasts of the United States- and British North America. This he condemned, and also the subse quent action of the State Department in line with the President's suggestion. Sec retary bayard, he said, bad failed to con sult representatives of the American fishing interest, but bad taken counsel only with the enemy meaning the British Minister at Washington and the Canadian Minister of Fisheries." ; - - Mr. Morgan defended the Administra tion. He did not understand the Presi dent's suggestion to propose a commission which by its action should conclude all questions between the two governments It was negotiation mat was proposed by tfte President. r i Mr. Frye remarked that io that case the President's language was .unfortunately chosen. r Mr. Morgan said it had been misinterpre ted. , -. A--.'-' i, --" The -; Washington Territory Admission bill was then placed before the Senate, the pending question being on Mr. Eustis' pro posed amendment limiting the right of suffrage in the proposed new 8tate to qualified male voters only. At 6.15 p. m. Mr. Eustis' amendment was brought to a vote and t ejected, and the Senate then adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. Forney of Alabama asked unanimous consent for the present consideration of the joint resolution j making au appropriation for the relief of sufferers from the floods in Alabama. Mr. Read of New York oh iected. : ' 1. - . . The ttouse went into uommittee oi tne Whole on the private calendar. , Several bills were agreed: to, when the committee ran against a snag in the shape of the bill directing tne quartermaster uenerai to set tle with the ucariinnvuie and juancaester Railroad Company, of Tennessee. The amount involved is $346,000, and a long discussion ensued upon the measure, but no action was taken. The committee then rose. ' -' '-""-' Mr. O'Neill of Maryland asked unani mous consent for the present consideration of the following resolutions: . - "HesolDed, That the House of Represen tatives of the United States earnestly sym- natbize with the Kt. Hon. Wm. 15. (Glad stone and his associates in their efforts to secure a free parliament for the people of Ireland, and congratulates, the people of that unhappy country on the prospect of an early and successful termination oi their long and patriotic struggle for the right of local sell-government. ; "Keaolved, That the Speaker of me House be directed to communicate a copy of these resolutions to Mr. Gladstone." Mr. Cox of North Carolina objected, and the resolutions were not received. - - The House then, at 5 o'clock, took a re cess until 7.30 p. m., the evening session to be for the consideration of pension bills SENATE. WASHiNGTOir, April 10. At ,1.30 -the Washington Territory Admission bill was passed without substantial amendment yeas 30. - nays 13. The Senate then ad journed until Monday. ,' -HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Bills were passed for the establishment of a light house at Croaton. North Caro lina: for the : construction of a SUDPlv steamer for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts; for a light-shio at the entrance to Chesa peake-bay, and for range lines near Pensa- cola. -- On one light house bill, at tne in stance of Scott, of Pennsylvania, an amendment was incorporated repealing anv law which prohibits the employment of persons over f orty-nve years of age In the lighthouse service. - V :-'' "-'- ' The bill to! establish sixteen additional life-saving stations gave rise to some dis ou8sion. opposition to it being based noon the fact that life-saving ; stations already authorized to be established could ' not be constructed for ten years. : - Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, made an earnest appeal in fayor of the bill and it was finally passed. , Adjourned. L ': ' - Star KNIGHTS OF LABOR. . The mtuatfon at East 8u Loais n- nfaetartna: Establishments Boycot ted and : Forced to Shut Down Trouble Near Waco, Texas-Bloodshed Anticipated. .... IBv Cable to the Mornlne Star.) Ut. LOUIS. ADnl 8. The mnn workinv for the East St. Louis Roll ine Mills, thn Tudor Iron Works and the Grain Elevator all declined to work to dav because the mills use coal from cars handled by non union switchmen, and these establishments have all shut down. Deputy sheriffs and U. 8. marshals. armed with revolvers aud Winchester rifles. are oo guaro at ine several freight depots in .bast St. Louis. Several trains have already been sent out. No interference bas been attempted by the strikers. Galvk8tow. Tex.. Amil 8 A sner.inl from Waco says: 'At about one o'clock yes terday the Missouri Pacific Railroad agent here received a dispatch from Leonard in forming him that, fifty .masked men were on their' way to destroy the long bridge, nine miles south ol Leonard. The report was subsequently verified by the conductor of the belated south bound train, who saw 85 of the maskers travelling in the direc tion of the bridge, i Sheriff Harri- was at once notified of the fact, and he immediate ly collected an : armed posse, boarded a special train and proceeded to the threat ened point on the Missouri Pacific. Blood shed will result if, the authorities and maskers meet and there is the least hesita tion shown on the part of the latter to sur render. The city marshal has his force as sembled and will go to the assistance of the county authorities should they be re sisted. At 12.30 a. m. information was brought in by a cattle man that the band began tearing up the track immediately after the passenger train passed south and have commenced the work of destruction on the long bridge. This report, however. lacks confirmation. The sheriff, and posse have had time to reach the bridge. Further details are eagerly awaited and are expec ted at any moment The Waco Light In fantry are in their armory, awaiting orders and the excitement is intense. St. Louis. April 9. A crowd of strikers formed at the Relay depot in East St Louis at 1.45 o'clock this afternoon, and advanced in the direction of the railroad yards to stop work by new men employed there.. They were met by a guard of deputies who ordered them- to disperse. The mob ' re fused and made a rush for the yards, when the deputies leveled their Winchesters : and nreu, killing tnree ot tne strikers. Little Rock, April 9. Between mid night and J o'clock this morning Deputy Sheriff Williams, who has had charge of the force of deputies guarding the St. Louis & Iron Mountain round house and machine shops at Argenta, opposite this city, was approached by F. H. Darby, a leading Knight of Labor, and notified to take his force away or they would be put out. Williams said "I'll take you in. now." and taking Darby, locked him up in one of the rooms Just then the outlines of twenty or thirty men were seen a short distance away, and Williams ordered them out. saying that he was there to guard the pro perty and would do it if he fell in his tracks. Some one from the .crowd replied; "Well then die " and an u regular shooting between the deputies and their assailants began. Probably an hundred shots were fired and Williams was dangerously wounded by a bullet in the right side and one or two other lesser wounds in other portions of the body. The mob soon after fled j It is reported that several men were wounded, but if so they were taken away by then comrades. Sheriff Worthen was telegraphed for and hurriedly collected, a posse and went over to Argen ts. Near the south end of the Iron Mountain R. R. bridge, three men were halted and arrested. One. Charles Steff, had a double barreled gun, another, ' Cook, a ticket agent, was intoxicated and abu sive and was locked up in the bridge ticket office. A strong guard was placed about the round house and shops and" obtaining an engine and car Williams and the four prisoners were -brought back to the cityP Everything is quiet this morning.' Wil liams' condition is pronounced critical. He is well known and very popular; aeon of Col. B. D. Williams, formerly superinten- dsnt of the Memphis & Little Rock Rail road. ! St. Louis. April 9, 1 2.40 P. M. The guards stationed at the Louisville & Nash ville yards, near Broadway, fired into a crowd of 300 strikers at about 2 30 o'clock this afternoon. Six men and one woman were shot four of the men were killed and the woman is supposed to be mortally wounded. The- killed! are Pat Dnscoll, employe of the water works and.not a striker; Uscar Washington, painter; - John Bohem&n, a water works laborer, not a striker; , T. E Thompson. Major Rich man, shot in the head i and shoulder, will probably die; Mrs. John Pfeiffer, shot in the back, probably mortally wounded. An unknown man was shot at the bridge ap proach. S Tne crowd nad made no attack upon tne yards, as first reported,; but were standing at the Cahokia bridge, near the Louisville & Nashville yards, jeering at the guards, when without the slightest apparent provo cation the deputies levelled their rifles and fired two volleys. The crowd immediately separated, running in j all directions, and the deputies - ran oyer tne cahokia bridge towards the Mississippi river bridge, still holding their rifles and firing to cover their retreat , When it was known by the strikers that the guards had fled, the former returned to recover their dead. . The crowd, after the firing began, ran up Broadway, shouting To arms I To arms I "We will get guns and return that fire." Women and children ran out of their houses and met them in the streets weeping and wringing their hands. After the crowd returned to the scene ana the excitement had abated, several of the leading strikers drew their revolvers and swore that they would drive all the deputies out of the city, even at tne loss oi tneir own lives. I In the stampede which followed the first volley from the rifles of the deputies, one man (name unknown) was forced from Cahokia Creek bridge and killed. His body has not yet been recovered. 3.15 P. M. The deputies who did the shooting eight in number went to the Third District police station in this city and surrendered themselves, ana were taken to the Four Courts, where they were taken into custody and were relieved ot their arms. They say the crowd began firing into them first, an4 that they simply returned the fire. ; v -.. - After the first firing was over and the strikers had become bent on revenge, a number of them armed themselves with re volvers and advanced on the Ohio & Mis sissippi Railroad yards, where they sur prised the deputies on guard and fired into them, killing one. The greatest excitement now prevails in Jfiast Bt Jjotus, ana tne strikers are fast arming themselves and seemed determined to avenge the death of those of their number so wantonly Blain, as they say. " '" "; - ' '-'. -v-. r - yfl . The local JJixecutive (jommiuee oi tne Knights of Labor are on the 'scene, at tempting to restrain the men and trying to persuade them to meet in Flannegan's Hall, where tney desire to advise mem against all further violence. - The men re fuse, however, to meet . them, claiming that they will be surrounded by deputes and fired upon again. A mass meeting of strikers, however, is being held in front of the City HalL and the men are with diffi culty restrained by their leaders from ad vancing in a body upon the different rail road yards and attacking the deputies on guard. ' . -. r: 3.85 p. m. Guards of ponce are now stationed, at each approach of the bridge connecting with. East St. Louis, and no one is allowed to pass over. 5.30 p. m. Governor Oglesby of Illinois has ordered out eient companies or miiroa. Some of the Uoops arrived in East St. Louis to-night. Bailey & Haves, of the Executive Board. nnil P. R. Brown J a - nmminent - Kmeht. spoke at the meeting held in front of the Citv Hall this afternoon and appealed to the Knights to obey the . laws ot the coun try and to rigidly observe all the principles of the order..: NO. 24 ' ! , SOUTH CAROLINA. incendiary Fire at Barnwell Lou . ! - ; 22,ooo. - ,i By Telegraph to th Horning SW. ' Chableston. April 9 There was a de structive fire at Barnwell. 8 C, last night. ihree stores, the telegraph office and sev eral ,law offices were destroyed Loss $32,000; insurance $11,000. The orhrin of me ure is suspected to oe incendiary. WASHINGTON. Nomination condition of Secretary Manning The. Educational Bllt Be- ! fore the House Commute on Labor. iBy Telegraph to the Morning Star. WAsmHGTON. April 9. The President to-day nominated John C Anderson to be postmaster at Spartanburg C. H.", S C. - un Hamilton said this afternoon that no particular change has occurred in Secretary Manning's condition during the Dast few days, and that all that can be said of bis case to-day iathat he is just about the same. l us House tjommittee on Labor to-dav began the consideration of the B!a:r Ed una- tional bill. FAKhl STATISTICS Reduction or the Wheat. Area Con Ulon and Prospects Returns or the Condition oi Farm animals. ilBy Telegraph to the Horning Star. 1 "" WAOTOTOTOir, r-April 10. The oflicial statistical investigation for Apri: makes the reduction of the winter wheat area three and a half million acres from the breadth seeded t wo years ago, and a five per cent reduc tion from the area seeded a year ago. On the Atlantic coast there has been a very slight, reduction and none on the Pacific coast.r The largest decrease is.in Illinois, Kansas and Missouri. The comparative areas seeded in the principal States are New York 97, Pennsylvania 98, Ohio 99, Kentucky 95, Michigan 99, Indiana 95, Il linois 85, Missouri 92, Kansas 84. Califor nia 99, Oregon 103. In comparison with the breadth harvested last year, there ia an increase. A moderate degree of protection by. snow has been enjoyed, though the cov ering has neither been heavy nor continu ous. The winds have laid bare the ex posed surfaces and covered the valleys deeper; winterkilling in patches-ia there fore reported to soma extent, while it is generally found that the brown and appa rently lifeless plants have the roots unin jured. The general average of condition is 92? against 76 last year,;(lowest ever report ted) and 94 two years ago. The average of 1883 waa 80 and that of 1881 was 88. The condition of the States is as follows: New York 98. Pennsylvania 99, Ohio 94, Michi gan V6, Indiana o, Illinois 86, Mississippi 94. Kansas 88. California 100. The condi tion oi sou lor autumn seeding was ; favor able in four-fifths of all the counties; the exceptions are more frequently in districts of small production. In the Ohio Valley and in the Middle States the seed bed was in good condition in nine tenths of the area. : In Missouri and Kansas there was a larger proportion of dry areas and one fifth of the reports were unfavorable. Jn Vir ginia and the Carolines, one-sixth "of the area seeded was not in good condition ; in Georgia one-third; in Texas, three-tenths. In at least five sixths of the entire breadth of winter wheat the condition of the toil was favorable for seeding, germination and early growtti. Damage to wheat by the Hessian fly is indicated in scarcely one county in twenty in the winter wheat region. Its presence Is deemed, wormy ox mention in 16 coun ties of Indiana and 8 of Illinois. In Ohio and Michigan, and also in Pennsylvania and new York, it is respectively reported in forty-six counties. The damage has not been serious. Returns of the condition and diseases of farm animals show an increase of the prevalence of hog cholera and the loss of six millions of swine from all causes; or 14 percent.- Losses of. sheep are reported at 7 per cent. ; of cattle at 4 per cent The losses of horses are small, amounting to seven-tenths of one per cent The losses of cattle are heaviest in the Southern States and average .from 4. Io 8 per cent, while in the farming region?., where shelter is pro vide 1. tne loss is only two per cent. ' MASSACHUSETTS The Pemberton Mill at Lawrence Burned Ten . Persons Including Four Firemen Probably Killed by Falling Walls. . By Telegraph to the Morning Star. , Lawbbnce. April 10 Fire broke out ia the picker room of the Pemberton mill about 10 o'clock this morning and gained great headway before the firemen could get to work on it. At 11.40 a general-alarm was rung, summoning the whole depart ment. All the operatives were sent out Eight men were in the room where the fire started, and a large quantity of material was, in tne building. Tne structure is situated on the river bank in rear of the main mill, is three stories high and 400 feet long. The main mill itself is seven stories high. The looms and machinery were at the south end of the mill. The mill next to the river was much damaged early dur ing the fire. At 12.30 the wails of the rear building gave away, burying ten persons, including four nremen; all or whom are probably killed. Engine from North Andover, Andover and Methume, arrived at 1 o'clock and joined the Lawrence Fire Department in fighting the flames. At 1.30 p. m. the fire began to succumb to the efforts of the united departments and it is probable themainmill will be saved. This ia the mill that fell in 1860, when one hun dred lives were lost THE RAILROAD TROUBLES. The Situation at East St. Louis-Eight Persons Killed Thus Far The City , Quiet Every Store Closed tosses bj ' the Fires The BI Hilary, dee. : (By Telegraph to the Horning Star. - East St. Louis, III., April 10, 1.20 P. M. A man named Andrew Jones, a Knight of Labor, was shot yesterday and is not expected to live tnrougn tne nient. He will make the eighth person killed thus far, .The city remains quiet. A walk tnrougn the business and residence streets gives the imnreB8ion that it is deserted and dead, ex cept that now and then clusters of sullen . . . . men are to oe seen at street luteraecuons, watching at a distance the movements of troops. Saloons are closed, and nearly every store is closed, with, windows and doors barred. Troops have been distributed in platoons and companies at the principal yards and shoos, and in the vicinity of the large elevators on the levee along the Mis sissippi river, i . Tbe total numoer oi cars ournea at tne several yards was forty-two, representing a total loss of about $32,000, exclusive of the merchandise of fourteen cars on the Illinois & St Louis Railroad. All were loaded and their contents were utterly destroyed, with nine coal cars and nine loaded box cars on the Cairo Short Line. The roads near the river are still burning. - More than five hundred cars, by actual count, line the five tracks,, and were indis putably doomed to-destruction. - ALABAMA. Fire at Selma toss t8,O0O. IBy Telegraph to the Horning Star.l Bblha. April 10. A fire broke out be tween 8 and 4 o'clock this morning in the Phoenix building on Water street, in the centre of the wholesale grocery business. It, was under good headway before the fire companies could get water, ana the ouiia in? burned rapidly to the ground. The flames were confined almost entirely to the Phoenix building, the damage to adjacent stores being slight. The loss is estimated at $8,000; fully insured. NEW YORK. Joseph Pulitzer Resigns his Seat In - Congress. I Nrw Tobx. Aoril 10. Joseph Pulitzer to-day resigned his seat as Representative- - . . . . . t --r -r i 31. in congress irom tne mnm new xotk uib- trict. .;V f "-' '..' ; "- : State 'Gleanings, 4 r Arrangements have been . per fected for a grand cocking main betweeu Washington.' D. C. and North Carolina, to come off in Norfolk the 21st of this month. - Much money will be invested. - r Norfolk Landmarks The Ame-; rican. barque May Queen, before'reported ashore on the North Carolina coast, wax last night reparted to be in a bad condi- tion. The deck of the vessel was burst un - by the force of the sea at an early hour yesterday, and last evening her starboard: side was badly .damaged from the earner cause. It is estimated that half the cargo has been already carried away by the se-.. cut a iorce under Uapt. . Lauder, under writers' agent, is busy recovering the co-: coanuts which dot the sea for miles alon . the coast We have not learned theesU mated value of the barque, but that of the ' cargo was $12,000. Hickory Pressi. The great want of Hickory now is a bank to. enable the ' Business men of the place to handle tue produce now coming into this market in in creasing quantities. Rev. James A. Weston, the rector of the Church of tbe Ascension (Episcopal),' in Hickory, has placed his resignation ia the bands of the Vestry, to take effect June 1st. - Tbe resig nation is positive, and leaves no alternative but acceptance. The Wilmingtoa Stab is the oldest of the State dailies, but -by no means decrepid by reason of age. On the contrary it is one of the most alert, lively and ' readable nowsDaoera in -the State. - It is a journal of great indepeu- dence, and defends its views with great ability. Long may its popularity and use- -fulness continue. Rockingham Rocket: The dam-: age done to the county fence by the March fires amounted to probably not more than . $50. The Stab is a tower of strength r in North Carolina; and indeed in the South. ' for, among the newspapers of the present day. it stands-head and shoulders with the best ; Long may it live. -' The floods of last week did damage in various sections ; of the county,', particularly in the upper portion. Some farmers on Little-River. Buffalo and Mountain Creeks lost quanti ties of corn which had just been planted. tne land washing down to the hard clay, and rendering the soil useless for further cultivation. On the Pee Dee. . reported . higher than known in several years, Mr. T. J. Boatick suffered a loss of 5,000 pounds of fodder which was stacked in the field at a safe distance, as he thought, from the river. ' ; - - - - - Durhami2ecorZer; The Rev. M. T. Yates, D. D., the eldest missionary in China, has determined to revisit his native - State in the near future. He is a native of Wake county and from very near the Chat ham hue.- He was educated at Wake Forest College, that fertile and successful 'School of the Prophets. Sues are the ' heroes we honor. : Dr. Yates has been in China for 88 years and is still in robust health, weighing 244 pounds. - - We learn that a few days ago Messrs. Ben. Thorp and . Sam Ellis, of Oxford, came near being drowned in a swollen streams in Granville coupty. ; They were riding in a buggy driving a very fine animal. The current was so rapid that they were carried down stream, ine norse was drowned and one of the gentlemen sank twice before he was rescued. Charlotte Chronicle; Mr. J. C. Tipton is the most journalistic journalist in the State. He is editor of the Newton Enterprise, owns a half interest in the Lin coln Press, has bought out the Dallas Cur rent and intends to start, at an early date, a paper at Wilkesboro. A difficulty occurred at Thomasville late last night, in which Troy Foster, a negro, about 22 years of age, was shot, and is probably dead at this writing, as the physician says there is no hope for his recovery, and he could not " possibly live longer than noon. We are in - formed that Foster had made a number of threats against others of his race, and last night a colored man called on constable Wm. Fileior protection. Foster resisted ' arrest and attacked File with an open knife. File drew his pistol and fired several shots, one taking effect in Foster's back. . - Raleigh News- Observer: Gov. , Scales and quite a party of State officials expectedito visit the great fisheries at Avoca this week, but the bad ' weather prevents. The trip has been postponed a fortnight Yesterday Mr. Rom. Sturdivant came into tbe city, bringing j with mm John ii. Sturdivant, his son, whose alleged visions have created such a sensation. He took the youth . to Dr. Giissom, at the insane asylum. Dr. Grissom made an examina tion. . He will give his . statement of the case, in which the peculiar nervous disease with which young Sturdivant is afflicted will be j described. . Chapbl Hill, April 6. The Philanthropic Society held its election for medalists Saturday morning, April 3, with the following result: De bater's medal, G. L. Patrick; essayist's, H. W. Lewis; declaimer's. F D. Thomas. : - Charlotte Chronicle: A revival began about one week ago at Davidson College, i conducted by Rev's. Mr. Thorn- well andW. A. Caldwell,, and still con tinues with great interest Rev H. M. Moore, writing to the States viHe Chris tian Advocate, suggests the probability that at the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church which meets in Rich- . mond in May, Rev. Jno. R. Brooks, the able pastor of the Methodist Church in Wilson, may be elected Bishop. It could not do better if a Bishop is to be chosen , from North Carolina. Stab. Wash ington jottings: Mr. Skinner made last night an able and carefully prepared speech on the subject oi silver coinage. He pre fers free coinage. Vance's speech started a storm which gathered force as it 8 wept over to the House fiide, and which will continue to grow until a genuine re form calms it These (Republican) Chiefs will have to go. The Civil Service Law, construed by a Mugwump even,' will not , protect them. , Charlotte Observer: The Fede ral Court is in session at Greensboro - this week, and is at work on a docket of more than usual interest Judge Dick is presiding. The re-opening of old gold mines in uus locality stm continues. A rumor reached this city yesterday morn ing that a Mrs. Bodenhamer committed suicide in High Point last w eonesday mgni by taking . poison. The unfortunate lady had become insane. A white man named Duncan, who was arrested some time ago on the charge of having ournea Gibson's mills, in Cleveland county, was -tried at Shelby yesterday, and the Jury re turned a verdict of guilty. A colored man named Andrew - Murphy was com mitted tojail in this city, yesterday morn ing, to await trial neiore tne criminal Court i next week, on the charge of an as sault upon the . person of his stepdaughter. Jane Taylor. The girl is about twelve years old. Yesterday morning the dead body oi a negro man named eoiomon . Parks was found in a ditch in Mallard Creek; township, about nine miles from town. 4- Parties who brought the informa tion to the city state that no foul play is suspected. ; i . Weldon News: A colored man who fives in this place last week ate fifty- six raw eggs without stopping, on a wager. Thiss eggs-traordinary. - - On Sunday night; between eight and nine o'clock, the storehouse of J. A. Fntrell & Bra, at Scot land Neck, was discovered to be on fire, and though the citizens, both white and colored, worked faithfully, the fire could . not be extinguished and the building was consumed. All .the goods were saved. There was $1,500 insurance on the stock ana building, ibis is tne second nrecot- land Neck has had within a months We regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Winnie .D. Harris, of Littleton, wife of Mr. Fred.' Harris, which occurred in Oxford on the 27th of March, at the age of twenty five years. - She "leaves several small -children. The deceased was a grand-daughter of the late Mason L. Wiggins, Esq. -: The farmers, we learn, were not ma terially damaged by the freshet in the Roanoke river, no crops being in the ground except a few oats, which will probably be injured, if not entirely ruined. Most of the damage was done by tbe loss of stock which . could not be driven to places of safety on -. account of the suddenness of the rises. Among others Mr. J. A. Whitehead lost eleven, Mr. Aleck Green several yoke of oxen and all his cows, and Capt W. H. Day his valuable cow. A quantity of stock, was also lost Tn Northampton' It was re ported that Sterling Johnston, Esq., bad lost eighty cattle, but we are glad to say the . report is unfounded. : The abutttnents of . the two bridges of the road leading to the ferry, were washed away and there can be no travel until they are . repaired. The water was higher than it has been since 1877, when -, the railroad bridges were washed away. -v ' ' r, 3 ' '. r - P -1- 'i.' i-1 vr - - -l ! . it ' ' If :'i.t H ; t'f. -!1 t-.t- is 'J V- IV i. t- J X '5 ' jo ; JrT a ; s r