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MJ, - - The Weekly; Star PUBLISHED AT LJIINGTON, Hi. cf.t i - AT 1.50,A VEAH, IN-ADVANCE. I iQOod5S5S5SS5SSS a : ( i f i i , I, r. - SS8S8888888888S li"" sssssssssssissssi '"!!'. 88882288888888888 : . SS8SSS83S8S88S888 -i i 88S8SSSSSS88S8S8S ir 3SS3S223SS&S8SS 2:: - - 88388888.88.888838 2;; - .; is-... -. .' .. ...... . i; - a - - ,- . . . , I: v r-ssi s 55 5 55 w3 :; n - ?;---'--;. V4 VH h - oc ol f Entered at the Post Office aCWflmlngton, H.'C, as Second Class Matter. f S UBSCRIFTION PRICE. The subscriCtion price of the Star is as follows : Single Copy 1 year, postage paid, " " 6 months, " " " : 3 months " - " Wkeej.y 1.50 1.00 . .50 - ' A SEW ENEMTT. x The Star is always on the alert on questions ofT.Tiygiene and the public . health. It' notes now that there is a i!ew danger that threatens the .health of towns and cities in the use" of cisterns. Dr. John Gait eras has an article on drinking water in- the New York Medical News for the lOlli of April. He has charge of the Unit fd Statts Marine Hospital - at CLiailt-sio:i, S. C, The 'News and Courier ays of his contribution: "The niaip object of Dr. Guileraa's pa per is l-.i make known'' the discovery in the United States of a parasite, known to sci ence as the filaria sanguinis hominis, which is nearly akin to the terrible trichina, but , which finds its way into the human body by means of the cistern water commonly used for drinking . purposes in low lati tudes" ' This is very important if true and all using cisterns are at once con cerned. But let us quote farther: "What ia the JUaria? is of course the QtA question that will be asked, and Dr. Guiteras answers it at length, The genus, we are tol3. 'belongs to the order of nema todes, in the class of cematelminthes or thread worm?,' and is made up . of several species ttmt inhabit divers tissues inanum ber f f ai;imvls, the particular species under ' co:ih(W ra!in. as its name implies, being found iu the blood of the human victim." P:v Guileras has thus far discov ered but two cases in Charleston. A drop of bloQd from one patient actu al revealed "three embryo falariie ia active'-motion" Think of that. It ii naid that these parasites are coin moii to many cities in the South.! Now it being ascertained that they do exist in the drinking water taken from cisterns, what is to be done? If you drink the water from wells you are poisoned; if you drink the water from some cisterns you are" taking irfi;? vmr bk;od the jrerms of disea-e sun s-f iltaLli. f.-M-'iSf-its-lv. Miu-.orilimr to Dr. Hr.U V, a'. s? Vrv Mjiriim cannot woik 'ri by tht mosquito, ri- s ; Hiusquiui, having a - :. . li - ! - t it the mtaiiH gf c.u. 4 ! -i t'i ; -i i(iu! iiitii g the 'aeu:;-'. Ba:. :r ; . D :c!br him- Lik i. 5i'--ar; -t-r;e:i. slie tiicliiua for .- i'.i- - ; q.iT-a au ialermediary ivu,;ili-;.- iU lite cvcie In the cas ,Ui(tfi- u i:Kuito ihat per- of 'In forms ! r.iinHKjftaui funi:tjou -The blood drawn by joiije vn cus of. this insect from, a Cliria sujcict i found to contain a large prouorMsifi' tf tntir 03. . These seem to get ;eotandi;d in jibe -proboscis cf the culex. Within the body 'f the inwcuito the em bryo develops, arid undergucs changes, which upon the death of the host enable' the worm to live an independent existence. The semi-developed : firra is either dis charged by the mosquito, with her eggs.into the water, or it.-freW itself by boring ihrough the carcass of the host, which often falls into the water where her eggs are laid. The subsequent steps, though not posiiively demonstrated.; appear to be obvious, namely, the easy access iD the water to ihe human stomach, and the final lodgment in some lymphatic vessel. ". ' . Dr. Guiteras thinks the remedy lies in so screening all cisterns as to prevent the x access of mosquitoes, and no rain water should be drunk unless it has been well filtered. But the News and Courier's plan is the safest: abandon cisterns and dig ar tesian wells. That is the surest safe guard. Oar physicians would do well to examine closely into this mat ter for cisterns may be a source of death instead of a source of health. XIIK STRENGTH OF THE FORCES IN 1881-65. It ia well known to all who have given attention to the matter or who have read the newspapers that the disparity in the Northern and South ern forces was immense. But when you read Northern school books and the accounts of battles furnished by such historians as McClellan, Pope, JJrant and Shermanv the South al W3ys managed somehow to have the larger army and almost in every bat tle. How this verv stranee condi tion was brought about is not made to "appear. It would really seem that a neonle who had put in the field at least four and a half or five tirne8 the number of troops that the South had would have managed-bet' r-terthan to be alwavs outnutabered. or equalled according to their ac counts of battles. But so it is, that when you read of a Federal defeat it was by overwhelming odds against them; and when yog read of aJFede ai victory it was always over an equal or a greater force.. Rev. Dr. J. William Jones, editor of South ern Historical Society Papers, and who has given great attention to the data and memorabilia of the war,says the Confederate force for the entire VOL. XVII. war (available Jn the field) did not exceed all tola 600,000 men; while there was - never morel than 400000 enrolled at one time. He says that the actual fighting strength of the .army at any one tinW, exclusive of sick, wounded, and disabled, did not exceed 200,000 men. ;jThis was the force that was expected to fight and conquer, resisting ;thei vast, popnlons' and rich North, - wit&i ail the world as a recruiting ground- What was the actual 1 strength of the opposing ; fprces? ; How many soldiers did the "North send into the field ? The Stas has several times published the. numbers5 from official sources, .l The'. Adjutant General's Office at Washington shows 2,850,132 men : as the ' aggregate force. . Dr. Jones then makes this point and it is- simply unanswerable:j "If, then, with these immense odds in their favor certain writers in the Century, Mr. Rossiter Johnson in the New York Examiner, and'other 'historians' (?) of that ilk, are , to; be believed,and:. the Federal forces were beaten by. 'overwhelming sum-, bers' wherever we gained a victory,7 then there was an amount of blundering stupidity on the part of the Federal authorities and their Generals with which their harshest critics have never yet charged them." The truth ia the fight made by the "Rebels" in contrast with that of the North, was so splendid, so prolonged, so surprising that after the war is over there is nothing left to the vic torious side to do to explain away the necessity for a four years' war but to resort to unmitigated, ingenious and vigorous misrepresentation. ' The re sult is that every: Federal account by Federal officers, and. with but few ui - : i - i exceptions, by Northern writers of books, is a monstrous fabrication. Swinton is the only Northern his- torian, and Col. Dodge ;is the only Northern soldier; so far las we have noticed, who are1 candid and truth- ful. The other writers seek to dis guise facts, avoid difficulties, explain away the records, and own performances. iriagnify their But the fact still remains, that a section with never more than 200,000 fighting men in the field at the same 1 . time were able to figl t tour years an army that against the world with was not far below three millions strong, and with an immense navy to penetrate every bay, sound and river and to blockade: the Southern coast. A SUGGESTION FOR COTTON PLAN TER8. 1 i W.e have often wondered why the farmers of the South did not organize for their own protection, livery -' other class pull together There are laborinqr associations, t riades associa- tions. and so bri. - Whyl- do not the r o i i i- ! farmers' concentrate their power? f bey could control the politics of the country if they would pull together. But it is not so 'much politically that there is need of combination as eco nomically. They are taxed heavily by the " Federal amount of taxes Government. The they piy indirectly, but still pay all the same, is stagger ing. Then they do no t jconsnlt their own interests in diversifying crops in limiting the. area of j cotton pro duction. By raising too much of this great staple they cut their own financial throats and make its pro duction a burden instead of a source of profit, as it might beJ The press ing necessity, of organising is being urged farther south ofj us. l oo much i cotton is the cry, and still the work of folly continues. But it is too late for 1886. but! not too ilate for the following year. A writer in the New Orleans Times-Democrt urges the farmersto meet and I organize' with reference to another: potton crop. But this will not avail anything, and because the farmers will not meet, and, if they did, because so many of them would not regijH' 1 the limita tions adopted. We s$y this because the experiment; was trit d in Georgia about 182, audit did not amount to much. While some were faithful to pledges others! planted more than ever. ": ' , ,' :. There is no doubt that the planters would be masters of the situation if they would combine, roughly, and abide as organize tho- honest men by the agreement j The writer in the New Orleans paper favors the for mation of a central council in each county of every State where cotton is grown, which Bhall decide just how much land the; planters shall put in the great - Southern ptaple. The movement must be general. All the cotton planters must unite. The best farmers and wisest men; in each coun ty, must compose the council. A constitution a!nd byj-l$ws must be adopted and enforced. No farmer is to plant more than one-third bis previous cropj! If liej planted 100 acres be must not now plant more than 33J acres. The writer says that this will be the only remedy against future oyer--prpductipn and loss, and he contends that if his ideas are car ried out the planters 1 will entirely .nntrnl t.ha cotton market of the VS14 vr : . j- world. - i 1 " I ' ' : - He is no doubt correct. The Stab has again and again insisted that.by curtailing ihe crop one-third in three .doom Anttjtn . ! wonld sell from 15 jr iwi o j, i . . to 20 cents a pound. If the reduc tion was to two-thirds, before four years every pound, of American cot ton wotjld fetoh 25 cents. Bat the old excessive plan will be continued to the impoverishment and. slavery of the cotton planters.' Rev. Dr. Laff erty, of Richmond, Va4 has caused to be made a gavel of a root of a tree planted over Stone wall Jackson's grave at .Lexington. He says of the tree: - ' it made ramd growth, and in fears disturbed . the modest mound. Iaal884 Mrs. Jackson directed its removal. The sexton opened the earth and the company present found the - roots had gone directly to' the coffin and embraced by curious curves and bendines the body of the dead Champion of the South. : My : friend, , the sexton, handed me a section of the tree, and these little objects are made from wood nourished by the mighty dead,' and hold ing in its fibers JLhe dust of the matchless hero." 1 -He has presented the gavel, to the Alabama Monument Association and it will be used at Montgomery when ex-President Davis speaks.! Rev. Dr. Hawthornec has -been .heard from. He made another pro hibition ' speech in Richmond on Thursday night and gave Mr, Bietne, of the State, a Roland for.an Oliver, His reply was ironical and ran as lows: ' , ifol- "I am not a man to settle a difficulty with pistols. I am very sorry that anybody wants to fight me. Our ; little hands Were never made to tear each other's eyes. But I am not scared. I have had many condi tions in my life, but if I have bad any such emotion as fear of mortal man, I havd not been conscious of it. Moreover, I will say this: There is not salt in the Atlantic ocean to save the man who' puts his bands oni me. It would take a "magnifying glass that would have to magnify a hundred thousand times to see what is left of him. 'That is the sor taiends, sort of hairpin I am.' I think, my we had better not light.' Father Abram J. Ryan, the fa- mous poet-priest of the" South, whose death was announced yesterday, iwas a native of Virginia and was bom in 1840, it is said, but we thought jhim older. He was a genuine poet born not made. He sang because the music was in him and must out. He loved the South and the South will cherish his memory and read his poe try. Children unborn will corAmit to memory his "Conquered Banner," "The Sword of Lee," and dozens of . i his best known lyrics. He was known to many of the people of vv timing ton, and his death will be sincerely regretted. There was a grand Liberal ral y in London on Thursday night in sup- nnrk nf Ciicttiatrinc The ndit.nr nf t h London Daily News, Labouctere, Member of Parliament, presided. In the course of his speech he saids 'At our meeting ' there are co peers decorated with orders on the stage, and no fashionable beauties in the boxes, but there are present laborers from the field and the workshop, who have met to raise j their voices in support of Gladstone's efforts to pass the bill granting home rule to Ireland. if Mr. Gladstone falls be will tall with the Democracy of three kingdoms around him. Many who now refuse to give back to Ireland her Parliament are the descendants of the Esaug, who, in their Parliaments, sold their birthright for peerages. Mr. Willis, the Representative from the Louisville, Ky., District, and the author of the education bill (like the Blair bill) in the House has created a perfect storm of indigna tion by securing the retention of the Republican postmaster, Mrs. Virginia Thompson. The Louisville Demo crats do not understand this sort of Democracy and they are boiling over. Daring the past year, the. net freight earnings of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway , have increased 42 per cent., and the net Dassencrer earnings 29 per cent. Is it not worth while for Wilmington to do something towards making. direct connection with as that ? ' such a road There came near being a serious riot in .Chicago on Thursday. At the railroad vards there" were two hundred deputies amid five thousand strikers. Women in their carriages were there encouraging the strikers. A young fellow, aged 24, named E. H. Coker, loved unwisely and too well a Mississippi lass. She jilted or in him. To revenge himself despair he swallowed three bottles of whiskey, took morphine and died. Cotton Receipts. -The record of the receipts of cotton at this port, Kept at me rroauce .axenange, con tinue to show a steady increase lover the receipts of last year. During the week ended yesterday, April 24th, 637 bales were received, while for the corresponding week last year the receipts were only 56 bales. The receipts for the crop year from Sept. 1st last to April 24th were 98,610 bales, -against 93.567 bales for the same time last year. Fire t Dudley's. There was a fire at Dudley's Station, on the line of the Wilmington & Weldon Bail- road, in Wayne county, early yesterday morning. It is reported to have been very destructive. Borne eight or nine stores and dwellings being' consumed. The fire was still burning when the train from the North passed fhe place yesterday morning. The names of the eufferers by the fire could not be learned. Personal. The term of the Superior Court for this county which closed Thursday last, was an interesting and laborious session,; many cases being disposed of. Judge Gilmer, who presided, gave the utmost satisfaction. He is patient and affable, in addition to be ing experienced and thoroughly competent. The members of the bar speak in high terms of his pleasant manner and disposi tion. A "TT71 TT "TT 7 "TT WILMINGTON, N. C, Comparative Statement of imports .; and Exports at the Pert of Wll--. mlngton. . ' ' i The TJ. S, Treasury Department, through the Bureau of Statistics,; ia collecting sta tistical information relative to the Southern States. At the request of Rev C; H -Wi-' ley, of Winston,' N. C, who has been ap pointed by the Department to collect infor mation about Korth Carolina, Mr,. (X H. Robinson, Collector of Customs, has hd a number of statements prepared relative to the port of Wilmington. Among other interesting information the following com parative statement, compiled from the re cords of the Custom House, the Produce Exchange, and other , reliable sources, ex. hibits the value of imports, and exports of State products and manufactures, at this port for : the years 1875, 1880, and 1885, which years are taken as points for com parison: 1875 Tonnage, foreign and . domestic, 211,281 ; value of. foreign imports, $154,- 012; value of domestic exports, $3,275,815; value of foreign exports,- $2,182,133; total value of exports, $5,457,948. " '1" r. . 1880 Tonnage, foreign and domestic, 176,595; value of foreign imports, $116,413; val at of domestic exports, $3,431,760; Valhe of foreign exports,' 3,720,557; total value of exports, $7,152,317. ; - .; " v . 1885 Tonnage, foreign and domestic 172,230; value of foreign imports. $125,591 ;. i value of domestic exports, $641,490; value of foreign exports, $4,489,237; total value of exports, $5,130,727. ; ; ' There is no way of ascertaining the do mestic imports or the products and manu factures of other States received here. The value of importations of foreign goods averages about the same. While there ap pears a large decrease in alue of domestic exports. or.Slate products shipped to points within the United States, as compared with 1875, there is almost as large an increase in value of exports to foreign countries. When the totals are compared, and the decline in values of commodities shipped hence are considered, it is evident that whatever the changes in the character and direction of our trade, Wilmington is here shown to be holding well ber own. ' It is to be remarked that neither the pro ducts nor shipments out of the State by .the Navassa Guano Co. and the Acme Manu facturing Co., which are in fact Wil mington enterprises, though shipping from points a few miles distant, are included in the above comparative statement. A Day's Sport at Orton. Two gentlemen of the city who went to Orton recently for a day's sport happened with a mishap which they tried to sup press, but it leased out yesterday, l ney procured a boat, and a darkey to steer and paddle, and started out with rods and reels expecting a fine "catch." In a short time one of them "got a nibble," and in his eagerness to secure the fish managed to up set the boat. They were not far from shore and would have tucceeded in reach ing it without trouble but one of the trio suggested that the pond was full of alliga tors, and a sudden panic seized them at the sijzht of an old log which they mistook for an enormous 'gator. There is no telling what might have become of the party, but fortunately later in the day their cries for help brought assistance. The rescuers found them perched in trees growing in the water a few feet from land, wet. cold, hun gry and discon-olaic How or why they took refuge i.t ihe troes they were uaable or unwilling to t-t.Il. But the ktoty reached Ioku shortly hCut ibey itlurned. It must have been pumprd out of 'ibe. el darkey. Good Friday. ". The observance of Good Friday in this city was more general ihan ueretoiore. The Produce Exch&oe and many of the stores were closed throughout the day, business was generally suspended, and al most a Sabbath-day stillness pervaded the streets. Services were held in the Catholic, Episcopal and Lutheran churches, by all of which Good Friday is celebrated as the anniversary of the crucifixion of Christ The services in the Catholic church were of a peculiarly solemn and impressive charac ter, and in the Episcopal and Lutheran churches the sermons were appropriate to the day, with more or less impressive cere monial. Freighting on tbe Northeast River. The steamer Delta, under command of Captain Hubbard, returned last night from a trial trip up the Northeast river to Ban- nerman's Bridge. Captain Hubbard is very much pleased with the outlook, finding no obstruction in the channel that would pre vent running regularly. Citizens along the river and at Bannerman'a are gratified and hope that they will have now constant communication with the city by way of the river. The Deft brought down a cargo of six nunarea Dusneis or peanuts, thirty barrels of turpentine and a fine lot of bacon and other produce for Mr.C. P. Moore, Jr., an enterprising young farmer of Stoney Brook. The State Guard Encampment. The desire is expressed by many of our citizens that Wilmington mayabe chosen as the place for holding the next annual en campment of the State Guard- The grove at Hilton, it is suggested, would make a splendid camping place, and the base ball grounds in the vicinity would furnish ample room for parades. Railroad trains from the North, South and West all pass Hilton, making it easy of access from every direc tion; the' situation is high, dry and healthy, water is good and in abundant ' supply, and taking it altogether, it is doubtful if a more desirable place could be chosen in the. whole State. ; L - General JT. Johnston Pettlgrew. An interesting sketch of the life and services of this distinguished North Caro linian,. who was mortally wounded at Fall ing Waters, Md., in July, 1863, shortly after the battle of Gettysburg, is for sale at the bookstores in this city. . It is published in pamphlet form by the Memorial Asso ciation of New.Bern, and . is the substance of an address delivered before that Asso ciation by Captain Hamilton O. Graham formerly of New Bern, on Memorial Day, 1885. The frontispiece is a handsome en-J graving of the Confederate monument at New Bern. ' - . - The Old Jail. Laborers have been engaged the past week in trying to demolish the stone cells at the ruins of the old jail, but the walls are so solidly built with cement thai they resist every attempt of the workmen. Gunpow der or dynamite is the only thing apparent ly that will reduce them. . FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1886. WASHINGTON. Tbe President's. Recommendation Concerning a Settlement of the Labor TroBbles. Washingtoh. April 22. The President to-day sent to Congress a message' calling attention to the - gravity of" the existing situation of the labor question throughout the entire country, expressing the opinion that the proper theory upon which to pro ceed is that of voluntary arbitation as a means of settling tbe difficulties' described, and suggesting that there be created a com mission of Labor, consisting of three mem bers, who sbal be regular officers of the Government, -charged among other' duties witn : tne consideration : and :- settlement. When nublic of all controversies between labor and capital. , :. ... ' , f Washington. April 23. Notice of the confirmation of Gen. Bosecrans to be Reg- 'I isier oi me jireasury nas not. reacnea me rresident, and it is learned, that tbe nomi nation is still hung up in the Senate, upon a motion to reconsider the vote by, which it was a few days ago conflrmedjif i - r ; ; STATESMAN'S VIEWS. Letter from Hon. Jefferson Davis as to means . for Bringing . About Har mony Between Capital and Labor. ' ' IBy Telegraph to the -Horning Star.i . . (Salvkston. April . 24. The following letter from ex President Jefferson Davis to W. H. Pope, of Marshall, Texas, in which Mr. Davis gives his views as to what legis lation might be adopted loj bring about harmony and : unity of action between capital and Labor has just been made pub lic: .' ! ' i: ., -!;;: -., -;; Beatjvoib, Miss , March 27, 1886 The Hon. W. HPope, My Dear Sir- Fully appreciating the compliment con veyed by your request ror my views, as to what legislation might be adopted to adjust the conflict now going on between capital and labor, I regret that the compliment is so little merited. i The old war between -capital and labor has called forth the best intellects of Eu rope. It has disturbed commerce, over thrown governments, produced anarchy. and crept from the wreck without solving the problem. With us the contest is in its incipient state. Happily it may be that' something can be done to check its growth. Self-interest and tree competition lor labor will, whenever laborers are abundant, give to the rich the power to oppress the poor. We cannot legislate to destroy tbe motive of self interest, for that lies at the founda tion of progress, and our efforts, therefore, must be directed to unifying the interest of labor and capital, as far as this may be done by the legislation of . State. The present form of conflict in our country is between associated labor and the organiza tions employing it. It is not -a sufficient answer to say that the prices of labor have advanced, unless it can be shown that the profits have moved pan passu with the profits of capital; for in --this, as in other things of comparative welfare, we "must consider relative improvement. ,The stand ard of comfort rises proportionately to the increase of wealth in a country. i our idea of a court of arbitration, l think, has much to recommend it. The organization of such a court; so as to secure equally the confidence of both sontena- ing parties, would require; both liberality and discretion, and it would be needful that their decision should be based on something like the cooperative principle of industrial partnership, in which the wages of employes should be measured by the profits of the corporation. If in this manner a community of interest can be established. the welfare and contentment of both would seem to be the possible result. With sincere regard and best wishes for you and yours, , l! 1 am your friend, Jefferson Davis. .sr. Louis. The Troubles In the Stissoarl Car and Foundry Company's Shops. . Bs .Telegraph to tie Mornlna Star.i St. Louis. April 24. Yesterday after noon President McMillan, 'of the Missouri Csr and Foundry Company, called together in tbe foundry department of his establish ment, the fifty moulders who did not join in the recent strike of tbej other employes. He explained to them the! position of the Company, and promised them constant employment if ibey would remain at their posts during the present trouble. He then requested that all men who would stand by him and continue at wort under any ana all circumstances to so signify. All except two of the men made tbe promise, and tbe foundry work of the Company still con tinues. . !i In the evening the striking employes held a meeting and appointed a committee to request, for the last time. President Mc Millan not to supply the; Missouri Pacific railroad Company with; repair material. The committee will call upon Mr. McMillan to-day. MISSISSIPPI. A Son of Hen. J. J. "Whitney Murdered at a Ball. , IBy Telegraph to the Horning Star. I Natchez. April 24. fWillie Whitney, son of Hon. J. J. Whitney, of Jefferson county, was shot three times and killed by J. D. Wyche, at a ball at Harnston station, on the Natchez & Jackson Railroad, last night. Ther shooting was the result of an old quarrel. The murderer escaped. WASHINGTON. f ' Secretary manning Improving. IBy Telegraph to the Morning Star J Washington. April 24 Secretary Man ning continues to improve and it isthought will be able to leave the city in a short time. Acting Secretary Fairchild visited him to day for the first time since his illness and found him bright and cheerful. MARINE DISASTER. A Wilmington Bonnd l vessel Ashore on the Florida; Coast. Key West. Fla.. April 24. The schooner Ida A'. Kennedy.:1 from Pensacola, bound for Wilmington, JN; v., arrived here to-day. She had been ashore on Tortugas reef. She jettisoned a part of her deck load and took assistance . of salvers. She is leaking badly. PERSONAL. It is stated at the capital that Miss Foisom and her mother sail for home from England on May .18,' thus giving them about time to reach America tor tne wed ding in early June j - Henry M. f Stanley is now in Italy, and although said to-be in very bad health, has held a conference in Home with the Italian Geographical Society with a view to further explorations on the Dark Uontment. : : y - - -j : .' A great many people ; will be delighted to know that Mr. Jay Gould's magnificent mausoleum!; is : progressing rapidly: They would also be glad to see him try it on as soon as it is finished and keep it on.- Minneapolis Tribune. "Mr. Conkling, said Henry Ward Beecher in Chicago' the' other, day, "is now making $50,000 or $6u,uuu at his law. but it is not for himself. He is pay ing off indorsements for (friends to the ex tent of several hundred thousand ooiiars. Henry Laboucbere bets Lord Randolph 100 that the home rule bill will pass its second reading. It is noticeable that, contrary to the prediction .of the To ries, consols remain steady as the prospects of the government measures for Ireland im prove. :. - , i - : -.:u..,.vt,! . Laurinburg Mechanae: In New Hanover cduntv there, are 1.707 more col ored than white children and they receive $3,219 more than the white children. Here's another lesson of kindness by the white man towards the colored man, because the white man pays the taxes. HP A 1EP UTAH. ; . .., - ; Decision in the Territorial Office Cases The : Old mormon Officials K1eti from their Plaees. I It TetoKr&Do w iti ironing Star.i Sam; Lakb City. Aoni 22 A decision was rendered ve&terd&v in the noted Terri torial Office cases, which Gov - Murrav and the Utah Legislaiuie split upon, tbe for mer claiming he Territorial law Invalid which put agems of the Church In the of. flees of Auditor aud .Treasurer, 'and the latter refusing to; yield the , incumbency, thus ignoring the Governor's nominations and his appeal lo the organic act. j Judge Zane rendered a decision sustaining the -Governor in every point maintaining ihe supremecy v of the National statute, and oustingjihe old incumbebts. It declares the right of the Governor s appointees (two Democrats . and one Republican), to hold the offices. The Utah Commission, backed by Attorney General Garland, declined to hold an election for these officers, who in 1880 were elected for two'vears. and who have been holding over ever since,) claim ing tne ngnt to bold the offices until their successors were elected, which could never be done under the ruling . of the Attorney uenerai and tne uommission. , MARYLAND End of tbe Street Car Strike in Baltl- i '? : .--is: v:: -morn..". - : V !'-' Baltdcobe, April 22 The strike of lheJ car drivers was broken to-day and all the tied-up lines had their cars running. ' On some of the -lines the full number of cars have not yet been sent out. but ?t is ex pected that all of them will run full to morrow. ; A considerable number of. old drivers have lost their employment, the companies refusing to dismiss those who aided them in their necessity. . The prompt action of the Police Department in sup pressing any attempt at outbreak and ar resting violators of the law, helped mate rially in restoring the former condition of the several lines. The old prices are main- amed -. OBITUARY. Death of Father Ryan, tbe ; 'Poet Priest of the Sooth." Louisville; April 23. Father Abram J. Ryan, the "Poet Priest of ihe South," died at tbe Franciscan Monastery at St. Bonifocus, in this city, last night. He came here a month ago from the Catholic insti tution at Reading, near Cincinnati. He in tended to make his retreat and then finish a life of Christ which he had undertaken. He became ill within a week with organic heart disease, and steadily grew worse. For several days past his mind wandered, and he has talked pitifully of his eventful life in war days, and nas preached to imaginary audiences. Yesterday he passed into a comatose state, from which he never roused. - ARKANSAS. Two murderers Executed at Fort - , . Smttb. : - -I . Fort Smith. April 23 James Wasson and Joseph Jackson were executed here to day for murders committed in Indian Ter ritory. Anticipating a respite U. S. Mar shal Carroll postponed the hour of execu tion until this afternoon. At 2 o'clock the prisoners were dressed .and the death war rants read. They were then ironed and after bidding their fellow prisoners good bye were taken to tbe scaffold at 3 o clock. Before being handcuffed, Jackson attempt ed to cut his throat with a bottle that some of the prisoners used as a flower vase, but was prevented by the guards. ; CHICAGO. ' j ; End of tbe Strike on tbe Lake Shore Road.; . , . . ! I By Telegraph to the Morale g Star. : j j Chicago, April 23. The switchmen's strike on the Lake 8hore Road is at an end. An order was issued between 2 and 8 o'clock by Chairman Stohl, directing switchmen to report to the yard master in charge of the 43d street yard. President John .Newell, of the .Lake Shore, just said to a representative of the pies3, " We have allowed the old men to go back at their own request without any stip ulation whatever on our part Eight non union men return to work along with the Union men. as formerly, in ; oar employ. Men drought here from other cities will not be put to work in our yauls here. i he order for the men to return to work was telegraphed from the general, offices of the Lake Shore Company at 2.38 P m. and within ten minutes tbe switch engines be gan to leave the round house and the mak ing up of trains was at once begun. The blockade will be completely ended this af ternoon. - - ! ! i One of tke striking switchmen at the vards declared that the Lake Shore officials had agreed on their part to dispose of the eight non Union switchmen- in some man ner, within the next six months, by placing them in some other department, or other wise caring for them in any event to take them away from the yards where they are at Dresent working. - ! ..-SI ! I FOREIGN. Attempt to Blow Vp a : Church In madrld Two Sextons Badly Injured and tbe Edifice Wrecked. ! By Cable to the Morning Star. Madrid. April 23' An attempt was made this morning to destroy the church of San Luis, in this city. An explosive was placed inside of one of the enormous hol low candles which stand on either side i of the altar. -The explosion instead of taking place while the church was . crowded, as probably -intended, occurred before people began to arrive for Good Friday services. The 1 edifice was bad-) ly wrecked, and for a time; was filled with smoke and flying debris. Two sex tons, who were in the building,1 were badly burned. The outrage has produced pro found and widespread excitement and in dignation in the city. JNo trace or the identity of the person or persons engaged in the conspiracy has yet been found. GEORGIA. The Pool Question Before the Railroad Commission at Atlanta Wages j of Columbus Factory Operatives Volun tarily Increased by Employers. By Telegraph to the Horning Star.i 1 Atlanta, April 24. The Railroad Com; mission of Georgia has decided after hear-! ing the case three days, to over-rule the de-i murrer of the railroad attorneys which ol jected to its taking action on the pool qUes: tion, claiming non jurisdiction, j merchants of Atlanta, through attorneys, claimed that the pool discrimination of railroads against Atlanta was injurious to the business of the city and begged that the Commission: hear the case on its merits. To this the railroads demurred. The Commission an nounces that it will hear the case on the 25th of May. r Columbus, April 24. The directors of the Eagle and Phoenix Cotton Manufactur ing Company of this city have decided to increase the wages of their operatives ten per cent., the increase to take place May 1st. About two thousand operatives are affected. No demand was made nor dis satisfaction expressed at the former wages. VISITING CONGRESSMEN. Z Inspecting the Inland Water Routes - -.--r of North, Carolina. ; t Nobjeolk, April 24. A delegation of Congressmen to visit and inspect the inland water routes of North Carolina arrived this morning and left for the North Carolina sounds. They belong to the Committees on Commerce, Rivers and Harbors and Railroads and Canals, and are A. B. Irion, Louisiana; W. J. Green,; North Carolina B. W. Perkins, Kansas; L, A. Atkinson, Pennsylvania; E. C. Carlton, Michigan; Jerry H., Murphy, Iowa; J. M Martin, Alabama; C. C. -Matson, Indiana; T. A. Robertson, Kentucky; L W. YanSchaick, Wisconsin and 1. 1. Skinner, Aorta car- oUna.. 'I NO. 26 CIPIL SERVICE IN NORTH - , CAROLINA. COnmENTK ON VANCE'S SPEECH. Favorable Comments. ' ' Morgan ton Star. senator Vance's speech, on the iniquities of the Civil Service law. is the best demo cratic literature we have read for years In all of iu appointments it ranks with tbe best productions of tbe best men of the Re public. It will find a responsive chord in Democratic homes all oyer this land. He thrnst his trenchant spear into the shield and heart of this Republican legacy and bare its hideous deformity. Ulizabeth City Economist. . , -' Senator Vance's speech in the Senate on the bill introduced by himself to repeal the Civil Service act is another laurel in the crown of his Senatorial distinction It ia a. clear-cut and positive presentation .of the! question of tbe much discussed Civil Ser vice act in all its deformity, showing con clusively that it is the existing impediment to the triumphal march of tbe Democracy, that it is in opposition to Demociatic prin ciples, in opposition to the genius of popu lar government, that it favors tbe introduc tion of an aristocratic feature in the public service. . ., V. ;- Albemarle Observer. j -We have read the speech, or. at least a liberal portioo of it,: and we regard it as a uiuBieny-enori or a giant mind, sound in logic, withering in sarcasm, and staunchly Democratic in tone, we heartily endmse it in toio. - - r f Asheboro Courier. , . .-. Senator Yance in his recent speech struck from the shoulder at the Civil Ser vice humbug. His sentiments are old but they are true and jt was high time to recall them lo the attention'of the country. We wish that we had space for his open, man ly, sensible speech. -. j' Greenville Standard. j - : There is no Democrat in the Senate more able and better equipped lo lead in the op position to the civil service humbug than Zebulon B. Vance. ' Clinton Caucasian. j The dissatisfaction in the Democratic patty at the civil service fraud is growing, if we may judge from from what the newa papers say about' it. Senator Vance made quite a hit in his speech in the Senate in favor of bis bill to repeal the law.: j Laurinburg Exchange. ; In the great anti-civil service speech of Senator Vance in the Senate truly touching was the picture he drew of the old veteran Democrat that had fought the battles -of Democracy in prosperity and ' adversity through all these years of Republican fraud and corruption. New Bern Journal. i And the assertion that the speech is not endorsed by a majority of Vance's party m this State is equally absurd, for we are sure it is endorsed by at least three fourths of the Democrats and by many Republicans - Newton Enterprise. f ! A very large majority of the citizens of North Carolina and we believe in South Carolina, and every other State for that matter, believe in and endorse "Vance's tirade" and the "antiquated North Carolina ideas" which he enunciated in the Senate last week. j j . Henderson; Gold Leaf, j I Senator Vance has delivered : his speech in the Senate against the Civil Service fraud , and a strong argument it was. Like everything Vance undertakes, it was a tell ing effort. His speech was a masterly per formance and shows that the Senator has given much careful study to the subject, and is clearly on tbe?side of the great mass or the : Democratic party, Asbeville Advance. We concur heartily with Vance in h a views on the subject, so ably and forcibly expressed in his speech, . and are perfectly satisfied that he is altogether in accord with bis party in tbe State. j Scotland Neck Democrat. , There need be no more said on the Cleve land humbug since Vance's speech in the Senate. He has handled that subject in a way opened to but few. There are not seven level headed men in North Carolina who do not endorse every word uttered by Vance ou this subject The great body of the people think just as our Senator thinks. . Statesville Landmark. It is certainly an entertaining document, full of humor and ridicule and of what seems to our darkened understanding to be EnocK down arguments. That it repre sents the dominant sentiment : of the doini nant party is not for a moment to be doubt ed. There are persons here and there who can subscribe to the idea that it makes no difference which party holds the offices, but tbey are not numerous, and they have "put out" so much ahead of public senti ment that they will always be in danger of getting irost-Ditten wnen Uiaster comes late. The masses of the people of this country are partisans. They believe that the party which is victorious at the polls is entitled to noio tne omces. j . Unfavorable Comments. ; ;' Shelby Aurora. j However strong Senator Vance's convlc tions and however logical or illogical his arguments, he clearly sets himself against tne most progressive political element in North Carolina. . Raleigh Chronicle. At lastthe long-looked for speech of Senator v ance which was to demolish civil service reform and send it into oblivion on a shutter has been i made and (mirabile dictu!)the government still lives, and the law remains on the statute books, and is still strongly entrenched in the endorsement of the people. If Senator Vance objects to the law but not to i the principle of civil service reform, let him seek to have proper amendments. That's the way to do good. If the law is abolished there is no hope of haying the evils corrected. GEORGIA, i A ' murderer's : Confession Before Grand Jury at Augusta. Augusta, " April 23. Valentine, who was arrested at Low-Moor, Va., and brought to Augusta, confessed to tbe mur der of William Vales I efore the grand jury today. Vales was watchman at the depot of the Augusta & 3ummerville Rail road. ; Valentine struck him on the head with a pick, saturated the body with'oil and fired the buildings. After avoiding arrest for eighteen months he was finally captured in Virginia. -The murder excited deep indignation and fears were entertained that Valentine would be lynched. - The law wdl take its course. The object of the murderer was robbery. COTTON STATEMENT. Total Receipts at all A eriean Ports . ' Since September. . (By Telegraph to the Horning Star. ' New Yoke, April 24. The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all the ports since September 1, . 1885: Galveston, o3.o81 bales : JMewuneans, l, 040.805: Mo- bile,235,049;Savannah, 731,310;Charleston, 487.465: Wilmington, U7.7l8:iMorfolk.520. 864; Baltimore. 64,842; New York, 60.801; BO8ton,110,034;JHewportJMews,39,625;West Point, 213.618; Brunswick, 15,911; Port Roval.11.783: Pensacola.19,102: Indianola. 781; Philadelphia, 40,461. Total 4,981,810 bales. , i PENNSYLVANIA: 81: Laborers Burned to Death and Three Others Badly Injured. By Telegraph to the Homing Star.i , Bradford, April 24. A frame building at Alton, erected on posts and used as sleep ing quarters lor lanorers, toppieu over at l o'clock this morning and caught fire from a stove. - The building- contained thirty-three Italians, in the employ of the JStie Kail road.. Before they could get out six were burned to dsath and three others badly in jured. . Spirits Turpentine., The Lutheran Synod of -th State meets in. Rowan county the 30th inst. ; - Charlotte , Chronicle: Dr, V. M, Robey. of this city, has a remarkable - '. hen. We do not know anything abont how many chickens she raises or bow much . money she brings in, but a : fellow that . raised her from the Doctor's hen roost hn been sent to the penitentiary for two yeaih. . He stole her, sold her, and she recognized - her Qwnerwhicb led to an investigation - and the capture of the thief. ' -The .- Literary Societies of Davidson College have not yet been able to securean annual ora- -- tor. Maj. Bobbins, of Statesville, has bet u elected, but has not been beard from. x Charlotte Observer; The monev changers bad a close call in Charlotte, ' but they succeeded in clearing this port. Capt. John R. Erwin, clerk of the Superior Court, yesterday received a postal card masing inquiries as to the whereabouts ml any relatives of Ephraim G. Carpenter, ceased, who went from this State to T2i - " neesee, Just before the late war. Therv' if some money coming to them. The oneioy Aurora informs us that Judge Bj num. the attorney employed by the dissen- . ters from the issuing of the Cleveland county bonds, is now in Raleigh writing out the much talked of order restraining the county commissioners from issuing the . bonds. : The injunction will be filed at once. Miss Susan Reed, a maiden lady living on Upper Laurel, Madison county, died on the 14th, at the age of 101 years. She never drank a cup of coffee in her life, nor was ever married. - - i ; - Raleigh News Observer: A claim is made that local opt ion will be carried at uurnam. Peaches in this section look very well.' ' The crop is large. - Dr. K. ' P. Battle, jr., has sailed for London on the steamer Abyssinia, which - left New York , -Saturday, and will not return until next winter. Gov: Scales yesterday appoint ed Capt. S. B. . Alexander of Mecklenburg. - ' as a commissioner on the part of tbe State -to run the boundary line between North Carolina and South Carolina in the south western part of Mecklenburg count-. . In Raleigh the prohibitionists in many cases wear a blue ribbon. ' At Concord the ant:s . wear the blue ribbon, while the prohibition ists wear a red ribbon; that is, the gentle men do, the ladies wearing white. To day the board of visitors of the trustees of the University will be at Chanel Hill, and' will make a caieful inspection of all mat ters pertaining to the University. Col. Steele is chairman of the board. Chadbourn Kmw.'-We under stand that Col. H. B. Short' has caught within the last three weeks in Lake Wac- camaw. about 475 goggle eye perch. Fair Bluff dot: Prohibition is steadily and surely gaining favor. Constantly we hear of good men who voted "anti" last time, who will vote "pro" this time. White- - ville jottings: Vineland has two doctors, one undertaker and one tombstone factory. jot. Wiley Powell, who accidentally shot himself thraugh the fleshy part of the vuigu a iew uayB ago, is aoie to oe oui.i W e think it would be advisable for the Pros, to wait another year for the vote on local option in Columbus county, as the Antis are greatly in the majority if we are correctly informed, and we believe we are. E. J. Jvoster, a negro who has been preaching for some time in the colored Methodist Church here recently packed up his "duds" a few nights ago and left for parts unknown. . He got in debt to some parties here and slipped off without paying. -Lincoln ton ! Press; Mr. David Ramsaur, one of the oldest farmers in this . county, said last Saturday that the wheat prospect this year was the finest he. had ever seen. Treasurer Heedick informs us that Mr. Lawson Shuford fell through a trestle last .Wednesday and was painfully bruised, but not seriously injured. A few weeks ago the School near Macedonia church closed and an exhibition was given. A quarrel arose among some of the specta tors and a fight ensued. . Rocks and sticks were freely used and blood flowed freely. No dangerous wounds were inflicted. CoL Jasper Stowe, ; we learn, made a seiz ure of one hundred gallons of whiskey last week in the lower part of Gaston county, which he placed in the hands of a deputy sheriff until it could be properly, disposed of. But alasl the night after Col. Stowe captured the whiskey some men went to the deputy sheriff's house,! called him out' and presented an order signed in uol stowe s name nor tne immediate de livery of the whiskey. Next morning it was found that the order was a forgery.but it was too late.- i -: ; Charlotte Observer i For the ben efit of the mining men of this section of tbe country, we make the statement that tbe Charlotte assay office has lately been vested with authority from the Government to make assays of gold ores for all parties de siring such work. There was a con siderable gathering of railroad officials in this city yesterday, the object being a con- . ference in relation to the approaching work of changing the gauge of the various lines centering in Charlotte. The shipment - of gold rromthe assay office last week was $9,000. making a shipment of $16,500 in two weeks. We learn that Miss Mag gie Cline.Mnughter of a respectable citizen ' of Cabarruscpuntyi basbecome insane, and efforts are bdhg made to secure her admit- . tance to an asylum for treatment. The case is a sad one. Mr. Clme owns a vicious - - bulL which has tbe liberty of a pasture and a few days ago the young lady was going through the pasture, when the bnll gave her chase and ran her across the field. The . animal came very near overtaking her, and such was the shock to her nerves experi enced by fright over the occurrence that her mind gave wayL -Washington dot : Senator Ransom has not returned. He is not only physically sick, but is greatly an noyed at the recent course of things. Raleigh News- Observer: The Rev. Dr.' R. L. Dabney, late of Union - Theological Seminary, but now of Texas, is visiting his son, Dr. C. W. Dabney, of this city. Dr. Dabney has for some weeks been in Baltimore under treatment for his eyes. The negro girl, Rachel Dock- ery. who was , arrested here, charged with infanticide, and taken to Wake Forest for trial, was acquitted. ; The Board of Agriculture met in regular quarterly ses sion yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, Gov. Scales presiding. At 4o clock the com mittee from the citizens of Raleigh and the Board of Aldermen met the Board in the interest of the industrial school. There was a large committee and a full board, and the interest in the matter was evidently un abated. Bishop Lyman has just re ceived a mark of special honor in having been appointed by the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in America to the care and jurisdiction of the American :. churches in Europe. The position is an honorable 'and responsible one, although its duties . are by no means burdensome. The churches - thus committed to the care of Bishop Lyman are those of Paris,,. Geneva, . Dresden, Nice, Florence and Rome, with any others which, under his guidance, may be established. The con gregations are composed of Americans either resident abroad or sojourning there for a season. : - j. -.;:-; ; ..- j;.- Charlotte I; Observer: As soon as the railroad gauge changing is completed the Richmond & Danville road will run . solid passenger trains from Washington City to Atlanta, a distance of 650 miles. The result ol the April term of the court in fines, was about $406, which goes to the county school fund. Two swindlers who have been operating the money changing racket in the towns along the Carolina Central road, arrived in town yesterday from Matthew's Station, and if any of our merchants are asked by a stran "ger to 'change a ten, they had belter look sharp. iThe Labor Commltees met -this morning and' did nothing except to invite Messrs. - Blair and Willis on tbe affir mative, and Messrs. Reagan and Miller on the negative side of tbe education measures , to address the committee at its next meeting. ' it seems that the well Known carpet bagger, Tim Lee, an officeholder under Re publican administrations, knows how to secure office under a Democratic President. He has a place in the GovernmentPrinting Office, and some ; Democrats inquire, how was this thing brought about! At a ' meeting of the prohibition club, at the court house last night, a resolution was adopted to petition the county commission ers to order an election j on the prohibition question for the city of Charlotte, on the first Monday in June next. - The esti mation in, which Judge Meares is held by our people seems to increase at each term of court, tie is an excellent criminal judge firm, courageous -and just, and criminals already hold him in dread. They are beginning to realize, too, that in Judge Meares's court justice, is swifter, if not surer, than it was in the Superior Court. ' mm t;': -ft.. v;v i 4 4 lit I