North Carolina Newspapers

: i. , , ... I w.. Be Weekly Star. PUBLISHED AT ; ' iV I I Jl I O TON , Rf. C., a r jl.jl) A V K A K, l iD V AKCE. I, v . . 1-' " . : '"-f 88S8S"8S8S8S888838 . - c e c so o o co tc c- 35 e - 8888SSSS8888SS888 ,. SSS8S8S88S8S8888S- ;. sSSS88SS8.8SS8S888, 1 "!. .... , T .'.' ': ' . M - . - - - . v 03 i ' . ? . . ' 09 v ' ' . x c ee 10 d fc od o eo io eg g gg : i Entered at the Post Office aCWmrringtoh, H. C.. . as Second Class Hatter. . : ; V SUBSCRIPTION" PRICE. Thi subscri6tiou price of the Weekly ,-tab is Ji3 follows : , ... in:;le Copy 1 year, postage paid, -, $1.50 " 6 months, ? : " . 1.00 ' 3 months. ". " .50 A ST.1RUING AND BOLtt DOG . . .-- - THINK.' - ' - The - Appalachian PhUosopIter, published at Jefferson, Nt C.,"and edited and owned by Mr. FM. Mur- ... (... ohisoD, replies to the Stab's article on "Progressive Ideas." It is candid and lucid, and pronounces States Riffhta dead. It advocates new ma chinery and favors a revision of the Constitution. ' It does not believe th'.. i he .fi-amera of the Constitution cvw hi'fMi.'ed iu have Stale Rights no . .'iiiztid. Then they were very u'.ii 1 ! ii:;ato in the. use of language, .and employed words that conveyed 4las the very reverse of that" con- "tfinplased. Bat who can believe thU? Here is the plain way this ad- vanoed advocate of consolidation puts it: ' '- i " . The 'independence and autonomy of f-everal -Slaies subserve no good Dur- pavj oadiS, ths slate governments are a ustlesa expense and perform no function that could uot with propriety and advan tage be left to tbe. United States Congress. As to. toe violations of the Constitution the SUte arj. I municipal t(Overnmentd are mofe prurirt ; t.'is Uiq1 of bmineaa than the na lio:irl ifriiuent ia. We say perfect the (Joijsiiiutiiin and then enforce it by a 'strniijt .-L'ocernmi-ifi' sf need be. Tii Philosoplter, to slate it briefly, is in favor rf consolidating the nation under one .government, limiliui? the laws to about fifty or le33, mMUicg them 'uniform throughout the Union, mueicu til riinancts"not to ex cewl t ij. Hint subject to federal supervision when any wrongs are ptrputfaled under theiii ; !1 offlsera ti ha e!ect-ii! by; a direct vole of the pwipie. from the President down to (.tostmasieM; eouoty offlcerj to te federal official's tastsad of Slate a n We tike n thing in the above. It is direct and bold.; Th editor his opinions and he chjitrly expre.ftts them. There is .no dodging with him no euphemisni-isa hesitancy. . He "marches right upland 8y the (Sonslituti "! in :t faslare, Siate Rights are' "pl.iyr-'l" !-t iih hiv.t a grand ' Centralize I iVier, . out State - - .- line.i a ' A?o5'f5r Si.le ofliwt;'. . . . Mi! 4 -tr v v4uhl have iol- tivt'ly u Bat !t!-.-.e S''-ir i i-i-i -S:. i . jt," inl.j Liie ' '. f-i.t.... . .xr '' : 'r,.:.. 1. . '"ciiiie .. u;i ,s'- t,i--i lili i vinw Of -l-.-J-ii'. i. j , Sii:H-ri.ilMm w hive : 1 1 s .fnj . thi-t ;"l.n .that . we w.iiid . . sh:Hk-.d . now if 80iii d:rr,- Nuftti jr douth,( should -come out ii! f-ivr of Iitiperialixm and (Joeeaar ii tiie'pliinest: w.rd-.-' But such idssan are ni as yet, popular in North Carolina. They are not racy of our soil and aro poisonous exotics. We suppose Mr. Murchison to be a native of the North., Bat why should we', infer this? Surely, in almost every' Congress words are .spoken and votes are recorded that ,are as dangerous and as offensive to men who hold to the great funda mentals as anything the Appalachian Philosopher haa said. In the North, anions? tens of thou- sands, of people fairly educated, the idea is accepted that the war de - stroyed the Constitution, and, there fore, changed the. character of the Government. We regret to say that V bills introduced by Southern men; -'-that bills favored by Southrnimen; that speeches made by Southern tnfn ' like Senators George and Pugh and others give color to the charge that the South is losing its grip; on. the Constitution and ' is drifting upon that shoreless stream that is msbing on to centralization and the Empire. The time is not ripe yet for an open advocacy of the destruction of Slates and the up building of a Strong Gov- ernment fyi their rains a great and puissant Nation, but the trend is that way, and it is not difficult to make it appear. . TThe Stae is not assaying an argu hient, but is only noting a sign of the times.. The Congress now gov erns the country. Read Wilson's ex cellent book and see this forcefully and lucidly shown. -Congress no longer governs the country nnder Constitutional limitations. There is the danger, and it is very great. Un der the theory and practice now pre vailing the Congress cao do what ever it likes, and it i is the law unto itself, all-powerful, unlimited, su preme. That is true every word of it. Now that Mr. Davis is again quiet- '7 at home what will Radical editors do for grist. The' dog .days are not far ahead. Let : thejn . inoculate f or hydrophobia and then .'bite each other. - ' V VOL. XVII. TDK UNIVERSITY CATAtOUUK. . The annual catalogue of the .Uni versity of North Carolina shows that 204 students matriculated during the scholastic year that ends in June next.' The Faculty as at present constituted numbers fifteen, but tbe Greek chair is vacant by reason of the death of. the late venerated Prof. Hooper; and it will be 'filled "before ike-Fall session beging. Hie .Stab has al ready called attention . several times to the improvements that -have been begun and are contemplated. The Faculty is. larger than ever before; and we euspect that it ! is abler than :ever before. There is now a post graduate course which is very essen tial, to any institution with as big a ame.aa an 'University.' We learn that in the sciences .enlarged" TacUi- ties have been provided for work in the laboratory and field; and in these, as also in Moral Philosophy, instruct tion extends over pa longer period than formerly. A college of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts,, a Department of Normal Instruction and a School of Law offer special courses to students in these branches of study. In looking over the list ' of Trus tees we are strack with one fact: we ail to find . the: names of prom inent alumni and life jong friends of the University and we find the names of comparatively unknown men, or of men of no I sort of pretensions to etters or of a knowledge of the op erations of ! universities and colleges. This seems to ns a singular way of rewarding friends and " showing an appreciation of scholastic attain ments. . It has appeared to us from our youth up that j a Trusteeship ought not to be a reward of place- Jianters and obscure politicians. Men of scholarship .men o.f broad ideas, men 01 - genuine cmiare are me men to have charge of literary losiiin tions. In other countries than our , ... : j - - .. - own,, and in the North loo, we think, this is the case. il - The Stak is a very sincere friend of the University, but it will not ap prove anything that is fairly obnox ious to'critictam and jthat is a palpa ble abuse. Men are' sometimes se- :- " ; ' ' .--.1 '- lected for the Trusteeship as a result of log-rolling and because they have money or are politicians in a small way. The Stab speaks its mind the more. freely because t is. not a case of "sour grapes." s We are glad to note that the libra ries are steadily, if slowly, growing. They now contain j 8,500 volumes. The two library societies have a joint reading room v The expenses are moderate. For an entire scholastic year they may be as- low as $181.50, and need . not to go ' higher than $246.00. That is not very much more than it was in ihe forties. Club hvingha? been as low as $8 a month. There are thirteen post graduate stu lentu, and ' seventeen law : students. Mr. S. C, Weill, of Wilmingtop, is of the latter. V There in medicine . and ire two students pharmacy. The did not increase University in 1885 the number of D. Da. It is to be hoped it will set another good exam ple in 1886. Who says there Ought not to be a dog law? Read the papers and you will see constant accounts of the de struction of sheep by the ravenous dogs. North Carolina is eminently adapted to sheep raising. A farmer in this county tells us that sheep raising can become a very pronta&ie industry in New jHanover if there was the needed protection against destructive caninei. The Auditor's report shows he necessity of a dog law ; for New Hanover. The State tax received on sheep was the im mense sum of twelve cents. A majority of the! directors of the Theological ' Seminary at Colum-. bia, S. C refused to elose the insti tution. They elected two - new professors. The Rev. J. A. Lefevre, D.D., of : Baltimore, was elected to the chair of theolQgy, vacated by Dr. Girardeau, receiving all the votes cast. The Rev. Prof. J. F. Latimer, formerly of Davidson College, N. C, and now of Union Theological Sem ;nir Vifmrlii imi lp.f,t.Pfl to the iuai j, 3-- - : y ' . : . chair of Biblical literature, formerly occupied-by the Rev. Dr. Hemphill. He also received .all the votes cast. The Episcopalians in Convention at Savannah bad an exciting time on Thursday. - A communication from Rev. Dr. Armstrong was presented. Bishop Beckwitti decided it could not be received.! An - appeal from this decisienj was carried by a small majority. 1 A committee of five cler gymen four laymen to whom the letter was referred, .reported against considering it, because it related to a subject over wm.cn the convention has no jurisdiction,; and that the pa per be returned to Dr. Armstrong. ; Blair, the author of woman suffrage and Federal school teaching bills, fa vors adding 250000 persons to the nroRpnr. Annrmoni Dension roll. The best experts say Jtbis will require ful f 50,000,000. W'hat an old humbug and crank I 1 : JLJLJEld OBITUARY. Capt. jToIin Nenlud niffit. "Capt. John N. Mafflt. well known and distinguished as a naval officer both in the United Stales and Confederate service, died at his home in this city yesterday evening, after a prolonged illness, iotbe 68th year of his age. - Hi death, though ' unexpected, will be sincerely mourned by many warm personal friends, not only in this community hut elsewhere in the State, and indeed. through out the country! He leaves a widow with three children, and a son and daughter by aformer marriage. A friend furnishes us with a brief account of his long and re markable career: , - John Newland Maffitt was born at sea on the 22d of February, 1 819. Hia parents were tbe Rev. John Newland Maffitt and Ann Carnicke. bis wife. " - ' . . The Rev. Mr. Ulaffitt Jiavng. determined toxmigrata to America, lefj. Ireland with. his wife and family aterttF Jawwry st od& in February, and ' landed jn New. York on the 21st of April, 1819; bis son Johnhaving been born on the passage. '-Their first home was in Connecticut, and when John wsb about five years old hia uncle, Dr. William Maffitt, who had accompanied them to America, visited his brother, the Rev, Mr: Maffiitt, and finding him in straightened i circumstances, begged to adopt their son John, and on the consent of his parents, Dr. Maffitt brought his nephew to Fayette- ville, N. C, where he resided Some vears were passed in this happy home of his boyhood, when his uncle de termined to send him to White Jtflains in New York, to facilitate his education. As a little striDhne he started by the old-time stage coach with , hia ticket tacked to his jaCKei, ana on ms arrival at, 111a ucsuuatiuu much curiosity was shown to see. the little boy who had come alone all that distance from his Southern home. He remained at this school under Prof. Sw in burn, until he was thirteen years old, when his father s friends obtained a commission as Midship man in the U. 8. Navy for him. His com. mission dated February 25th, 1832 'His first orders were to join the old frigate Constitution, the flagship of the squadron. commanded by Commodore Elliot, then fitting out for . the Mediterranean. .This cruise lasted three vears and six months. and it was during its continuance that most of the incidents related in ".Nautilus toott place. Having been appointed Aid to Commodore Elliot, the young Midshipman had many advantages not otherwise ob tainable. He waa next ordered to the frigate Macedonian as Past Midshipman, and it was while in port at Pensacola, Fla., that he had his first experience of "yellow jack," and came near losing hia life. : V7vV; His first independent command was the Gallatin, He commanded also the brig Dolphin and several others. He waa en gaged under Prof. Bache for some years on the i;oa8iBUtvey, ana was 01 great, service to tbe Professor, which the latter was not alow to acknowledge. Much ef their work was in tbe harbors of JNantucKet. unaries- ton, Wilmington and Savannahs A chan nel in the harbor 01 unarieston sun Dears the name of Maffitt. In one of the numer ous published sketches this tribute is paid to him: "He was always considered one of the beat officers and most high-toned gen tlemen of the old service. For some years he was connected with the Coast Survey, and Prof., Bache, the head of that depart ment, declared if .Maffitt was taken from him he could not supply hia place inall the- navy. He is not only a thorough seaman and game to the back-bone, but a gentle man of superior intellect, a humorist of rare excellence, and one of the moat de lightful companions. There is no position in his profession which Maffitt is not capable of filling with honor and distinc tion.'":--: - .. ' . . . This was his acknowledged position when the war began. His last command while in the service of the United States was the Crusader. He waa very successful in capturing slavers. In January 1860, while in command of the Crusader, and also acting as paymaster of tbe vessel, he was ordered by the Secretary of the Navy to proceed to Mobile and there cash a check on the collector of the port for prize money due the officers and crew of the vessel un der bis command. The order was obeyed, and the check presented, but some hesita tion was manifested in regard to cashing it. The citv at the time was much agitated by the ordinance of secession, which had been oassed by the State of Alabama. Some feel ing was aroused by the presence of a govern ment steamer, ana 11 Decame Known 10 Capt. Maffitt that a band was organized with the avowed object of capturing the steamer. He immediately placed tne vessel in a defensive position, got up steam and prepared for action, in an interview wun CoL Forsythe, then editor of the Mobile Register, and Col. M , an influential citizen, he stated that if steamers approach ed with hostile intent be would open his broadsides upon them. This expression of his determination and the influence of these gentlemen had the effect of checking the scheme; and it was abandoned. He next proceeded to Havanna, as ordered, and through the American consul, endea vored to negotiate with the Bank of Havana for funds required for the necessities of tbe vessel. In consequence of the disturbed con dition of the United states tne negotiations f ailed.and he felt compelled to advance from hia private funds the money needed to work the Steamer to New York, where he waa ordered. On arriving at New York,, he turned the steamer over to the proper au thoritiea and went tq Washington to settle the accounts. His cash accounts received no attention . from the Fourth Auditor, though for several months he was a con stant applicant for a settlement, that he might be reimbursed for the necessities of his family., . :' -r:.: A trvine Dosition was his his wile be ing dead, his children had no relative save in North Carolina, his. childhood's home. If he remained in the navy nis property, which was all North, would be secured to him hia friends have aince assured him that had he remained in - the service of the United States he would have had Admiral Porter's place. All that appealed to his in tersta lay there. Love of his profession was entwined with : every fiber of his being. On the other hand, he would have been compelled to fight against his people per hans fired noon the very home that shel tered him and was then sheltering his de fenceless children. One night a friend call'd to inform him that his name was down for arrest next day. In all the con fusion and distuas of that time, -his affec tions drew him South. To do his duty, wherever he felt it called him, was his cha racteristic. and to both sections he was faithful while he held their commissions His resignation having been accepted, he felt free to leave and ca9t his fortunes with the South. His war record is well known. During the earlier part of the war he commanded tbe Confederate privateers Florida, and Albemarle, rendering most valuable service to the Confederacy, and afterwards was in command of tbe blockade-runner Owl and other vessels engaged in bringing in sup, nlies and munitions of war for the South . When the war closed, bis property being confiscated and he an exile, he applied for a command in the English merchant ser vice, and was given tbe command, of fine steamer running between Liverpool and Rio Janeiro. She was subsequently sold to the Brazilian Government and used as an army transport. While convey ing several hundred soldiers to the scene of action small pox brose out among mem, and as the well refused either to nurse the sick or bury the dead, that duty devolved UDon Capt. Maffitt. and a fearful time he had "sickening to the last degree," he described it and the soldiers were muti nous and without discipline. He- re tained command of this steamer for eigh teen months, when at the urgent entreaty of hia family, he resigned the command I r'"T U 4 WILMINGTON; ,N. 0.y and came home. He soon after purchased a small farm near Wilmington, where be re sided for nearly eighteen ears. : ' In July, 1885, he moved to Wilmington.: For a year or two bis health had been fait- mg, but fie determined - to mase a brave effort - to retrieve ' bis ruined fortunes and provide for " his y young family. r The disappointment of that hope was too great a shock to his feeble frame? the thought that he could no longer pro-' vide for. hia loved, ones broke his heart' But his last- days were cheered and com-; forted by the devoted attentions of ; his many friends, and hopes were entertained that he would rally ; but the wound was too1 deep, -r v: - ' v. : : -'; Not one thought or. self ever crossed nis mind. He hved for his family and friends and when he could entertain .them with open-hearted liberality he was happy. No trouble was too great to give thera pleasure . IJuringbts rasrnmess' lie repeated me whelminiTto those who heard tfeem 1 fH "Whether sailor or not. for a moment avastl Poor Jack's mizzan-topaail is hove to tt. mast. . v; , . - He's now alt a wreckoofv will sail 60001 ahead; ' ' His cruise is done uYu he'll no more 'heave, With, his frame a mere bulk AndJiis reckoning on board, ... v U At. length he drops down to mortamy s road; - ' Witu- eternity's ocean liefore him in view, Jack cheerfully pipes out -;: My mess-matea, adteul ; . '. : Secured in his hammock He is moored in the grave, Nor hears any more tbe loud roar of the wave. ' Pressed by death, he is sent to the tender below. - 1 Where seaman and lubber must -everyone EO. Though the worms gnaw his timbers, . His hulk a mere wreck, When he hears the last whistle He'll jump up on deck." I His sufferings, which were agonizing to witness, were born with a patient fortitude that would hare touched the stoutest heart, He had been confined to his house since the 10th of February, and to bis bed Kince the 18th of April. . - I, ' New Weajner Signals. 1 The Signal Service Bureau baa added another scries of signals to its system the cautionary storm signal and the cold wave signal that everybody is familiar with. To these has been added the direction sig nal, which will show from wbat quarter a storm is approaching. The cautionary day, signal is a square red flag wilh.black square centre, and a red light ' at night. It is hoisted when a wind velocity of So miles per hour, or over, is expected : within 100 miles of the station. This velocity Is con sidered dangerous to all classes of shipping. Tbe direction signal is a equare flag com posed of two-horizontal stripes; one black and one white. : It is never displayed ex cept with the cautionary signal flag, and indicates from what quadrant the dangerous windia expected. For this ' purpose the compass is divided into the NE , HE., SW. and N W. quadrants. There is no night signal for the direction signal. If ,tbe . direction j signal with the upper half black is displayed above the red flag it indicates that tbe storm la approach ing from the northeast. If the red flag is above the storm ia coming from the . jjorth wes " 1 A direction flag with the upper half while hokted above the red flag indicates that tbe storm may be expected from the southeast. If the red flag is on top the storm is coming from the southwest. The direction flag fa above the caution ary flg for eahU-rly winds aod below for westerly, and tbu buck stripe ia above the white for northerly wiudVaod below for southetly. - -- The'fullowing order bs been issued to the obsei vers: T ' As soon as practicable after a wind signal baa been lowered, observers will col lect from all available sources u much in formation ai possible in reference to: (1) tbe effect of the display upon the marine and other interests, as to whether said dis play was of anv material benefit or injury. in influencing the movements or protection of vessels or other property; (2) if the dis play was verified, the apparent .violence or the storm, as to whether any person or pro perty was injured, and if so. was it pro bable that such injury resulted irom not heeding the display." ! Body Recovered . ; The body of Mr. George Pauls, first mate of the German barque Eduard Pent, who was accidentally drowned ; on . Saturday last, waa found floating in the river near Chesnut street dock yesterday morning. Tbe coroner was notified but' ah inquest was not deemed necessary, and . the body was given in charge 01 an unaertaaer. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon. when the remains of the unfortunate sea man were interred in Beilevue Cemetery. The flag at the German 1 consulate was at half-mast during the day in respect to his memory, v r : Export Yesterday. ' ; Messrs. Alex. Sprunt& Son shipped to Liverpool. Ene.. per Norwegian brig San Juan, 3,255 barrels of valued at $4,070, Messrs. E. Kidder & Son shipped per schooner Belle Brown, to Port-au-Prince, Hayli, 115,000 feet of lumber and 50.000 shingles, valued at $1,841. And per schooner William and Richard, to Ponce, Porto Rico, 230,000 feet of lumber and 105,000 shingles valued at $4,087, Seboola and Colleges. Tbe commencement exercises of Horner School, Oxford, N. C, take place on the 25th and 26th insts. The address before the Franklin Literary 3ociety will be de livered by Hon. B. G. Connor. . ; v Commencement exercises of Wake For est College take place June 8th, 9th and 10th. Hon. H. R. Scott, ot N. C, will deliver the Alumni address, on the first day; Wm. E. Hatcher, D. D., of Virginia, the address to the Societies on Wednesday, and G. D. Boardman, D. D., of 'Pennsyl vania, the Baccalaureate sermon. - At Thomasville Female , College, the commencement exercises this year begin May 30th, ending June 1st. -.-" ' Oxford Female Seminary sends out an elaborate programme for the exercises at that school June 1st, , 2nd and 3rd. Rev. Rev. R. N. Sledd, D. D of Norfolk. Va., will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon on the second day. , . ., . , Cotton Receipts. 1. , The receipts of cotton at this port con tin ue to show a considerable increase over those of last year. , For the crop year to date May 15th they amount to 100.770 bales, against 93,693 hales for the corre sponding period of last year an increase of ; 7,077 . bales. . The receipts yesterday were 259 bales. againBt one bale the same day last year. . ,. FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1886. ' Z. E. CliU HCIt SOUTH. Tbs General Conference to Elect Foui f . New Blibopii - Richmond, May 13 -r-Io the M. E. Gen ere 1 Conference to-day the Committee on Episcopacy . reported -in : favor of electing four. new Bishops. - r . ' ' " Dr. Winfield, of Kansas, moved to amend bjtsubstitutin three.. - pr. Morton, of Kentucky, offered an ft jQendmeB. to this, calling for five addi tynal Bishops. - i ' - w During the discussion a great variety ot ifievfs were expressed. :; -; ;." ;--j v- .:.-f In putting the question a point of order was raised bv Mr. Thornburc. of Arkansas. MJQi the. highe8t, nu mu8t Toted firgt . tfeen ,,hB otherjJ , OTder 1 fo the 1ow number .fflrmaiivelv onlv. - Mr. Thornbure appealed to the house." '. taking the position that - parliamentary usage required that a negative as well as an affirmative vote should be taken. -The appeal ws sustained bv the 'Con-v ference. - - i - The vote resulted. 10 conclusion, to elect four new Bishops Ion Tuesday nextr at 11 o'clock. ' l-t;: --j'lt&.-'SzyZ'- Richmond; May 14 The M. E Con ference opened to-day with theordinary re- igious exercisea. ' -, - Among the reports a very inlerestinK one wa made on the subject of education, pro- posing the tstabUshment or - four biblical schools, with other matters of general lit-" erary interest to the denomination. ' A resolution was offered, signed ' by Dr. T. J Dodd, of Tenn . G. F. Taylor, H. P. Walker, and others, calling fOr achanee in the rubric of tbe Church to iching the in vitation to the Lord's Suppen Tbe resolu tion proposes that the invitation shall be, "All that do truly and earnestly repent of your sins and intend to lead a new life, liv ing in love and charily with your neigh bor." &c instead of "All that do truly re pent of your sins and are in love," &c. several disciplinary amendments to the proposition 1 requiring Bishops to consult presiding elders, in, making appointments, were submitted, the committee having re ported nnnconcurrence With the proposi tion. -yr --'-'.: v Dr.- Kelly moved to strikeout "non,"and. made a forcible speech in favor of the pro position. . , un. Whitehead and Wlnneld supported Dr. Kelly;:1 ;t- . ., - : .- Dra. West and Mcrerrao ' were the c-tef speakers in opposition. ' ; Dr. tlaygood, chairman of the committee which had reported nonconcurrence, closed the debate, arguing that there was no neces sity for such legislation, because the Bishops -00 now take advice and counsel of their presiding elders. . , ' - A vote waartaaen, and the original reso lution was lost. - A paper proposing to arrange the An nual Conferences into a permanent Episco-r pal Diocese, was read, but was lost whea voted on Richmond. May 15. In the M E Gen eral Conference to day. Rev. H. C. Phillips, fraternal delegate from the African Jft. Jfi. Church Conference, now in session at Au gusta, Ga , was presented, and addressed the Conference. " Rev. Sam Jones and Sam Small, evange lists, attended tbe Conference to day. Various memorials were presented for and against a division of the North Caroli na Conference Referred to committee. A resolution was offered, that Sunday school superintendents be not allowed to serve more than four years.; ,.Also, a reso lution to appoint mission evangelists. Both were referred. ' -; A prolonged discussion was had over a resolution that acceptable matter for publi cation in the advertising columns of tbe Christian Advocate (the organ of the Church) be not refused because of the unfriendliness, real or supposed, of the' parties seeking to advertise. -The resolution was finally re ferred to a committee. v ? , Rev. Mr. Briggs, of Canada, delivered a farewell address to- the Conference, in which he uttered the moat cordial ex pre i siona of fraternal love and friendship. Bishop Hargrove ' (presiding.) responded, reciprociting the pleasure expressed in the visit. 1 ILLINOIS. Search for tbe Anarchist Parsons A Letter from a Nortn Carolina Com munist Found Among nis Papers Sirs. Parsons Interviewed. r Bv Teleirraph to the Morning Star.l Chicago. May 15. The Central Station detectives have made it impossible for Par sons, the fugitive Anarchist, to show him self in any city of consequence in thecoun trv without being arrested; and now they are engaged in supplying minor discrepan cies in the evidence which will go to prove the guilt of tbe chief conspirators. Yes terday the new lessee of the . building No. 107 Fifth Avenue, in cleaning np the late headquarters of the Anarchists, found some documents which maae interesting reading. These papers were on a desk file in the apartments formerly occupied by Parsons, and bad doubtless been overiooaea ty toe Socialists in their unavoidable haste to, va cate the premises. One of the communi cations had evidently been used by Parsons in bis paper The Alarm and it concluded with the exclamation, "Vive ia tmmune." The writer, Junius A. Strickland, of Dur ham, N. C, had first signed bis name, but afterwards scratcnea 11 ana suosiuuiea. "Don't publish my name, but sign it Hmght of Labor. He requested that his communi cation be published, and enclosed seventy - five cents tor ten copiea or me Alarm, to be sent to B. Goldgar, P. O. Box 277, Durham, N. C. "and as many free copies as. you can; for agitation fifty if possible. un a Bcrap 01 paper wnueu o u the letter head of a! Cleveland, Ohio, firm of marble cutters, is the following: "Com rade Parsons Providing we send the fol lowing dispatch, Another bouncing boy, weisrht eleven pounds, an wen, ana signea Fred Smith. Can vou send us number 1 for the amount we send you by telegraph! Pleaso arive us vour lowest estimate and say by what expreaa company? " - The remainder of this inteaestlng missive was torn off; but ''number 1" evidently meant dynamite or other explosive, as on the tile was also found a bill from the iJims row- der Company for one hundred feet of triple force fuse and a lot of cartridges, made out in the name of "Cash." ' A number of other orders for revolutionary hand-books and other dynamite, andother publics tions from various Darts of the country. were among -the papers, together with a number of crazy letters . advocating tne destruction of all property. The Superin tendent of the Powder company says he had not supplied Spies or any of the Anarchists with explosives knowingly, but it would have been easy for them to have obtained dynamite er any other explosives irom them or other houses in the city, un der assumed names.. . . - ; Chicago, May 15.- In an interview; to dav the wife of the missing Anarchist Parsons said. "The papers don't know that there has been a reorganization of the Socialists by which all the month men are exempted from any active work. - Speech-makers, like mvself and Parsons: and Fielden. would never have known anything about any violence if any had been intended that Tneadav night. Each group has it duties and thev . are not mixed. I know that there are between 2,000 and 8,000 bombs in this city, and if the time had come to use them there would not have been a slop at the throwing .of one of tbem. That was an individual matter, and the one who did it probably thought, he was doing right, The press and pulpit have taken up the cry, 'Crucify him 1" but tbe law will not Instify theory. The -time is coming when men will have machinery brought to such a state of perfection that thev will only work two or three hours a day, and then only to promote health. A wealthy man may De called upon to give up his palace, but he will take joint ownership - in the whole world, and that will be to his advantage , Washington City Is the Gretna Green where impecunious lovers from Maryland and Virginia are made happy. for a short time at least, by having the knot tied cheaply. Richmond whig. KQnp a. "o WASRIXGTOy, . Senatorial (Tonflrmatlous made Pnb- II. . - , - Washington. M-.Y 13 - i'hn Um nf Hpi, atorial conflriratn.ns. t ) or three hundred in numtier, emir-.ms nenrlv alt branches of the civil sejvici:. made lutth.c to day. ' turning tiiem are L. F.' Yoimwna, distiiot ntTitrney for HttxHh: Caroiiu nd the folio k ing coikcldiH of customs: T. D Jervey. OliarUston, 8. C : B H . " -Ward. Georgetow o. S q : H. W. Richardson. Baauftv-5T G ; Q H. Robinson, Wil mington; N O 1 J. A. Richaruon, Pam lico, N. C-'. and A M; Wallace to be sur vej or c.f c. stotus at Atlanta, Ga .. Washington. Mav 14. Th it. Committee on Post OfttatB and Post Riwds to-day agreed to recommend non -concurrence in the "autwidy amendment," apd that appropriating $80,000 for;ihe pay of postal car service added bj tbe Senate to' the Postoffice Appropriation bill All the Other Senate amendments are concurs! in. Afl the Democratic members cf the com mittee present voted against tbe subsidy amendment, and all the Republican mem- Dera except Messrs. uuentber and Wake field for it. i ,.n:':,:. f . - The Appropriationa tCammittcA of th House, has completed another urgent defi ciency appropriation bill. It appropriates $6,000,000 for pensions: 229 000 for nnh. Jic printing; $200,000 for the pay of tbe ar my ana. f s.uuu ior expenses of advertising for Indian supplies. ' Assistant becre'.arv of the Interior Jenia has resigned his office, the tesignation to take effect May 15. Other imperative du ties, the nature of which are not specified, are assigned as the reason. The Senate in executive session to-dav again cleartd its calendar of unobjected cases.: Nearly an hour was consumed in discussing a motion to reconsider tbe vote by which the nominee; for rjoatmatter at Lynchburg, Va.. named- Button was re- ected.: His nomination Was again re lected. only four Senators voting in-hls favor. His offence waa the alleged publication in his paper of uncomplimentary comments upon several prominent Senators. ;. : " ; Washington. May 1 5. The Rich m and & Danville Railroad Company to-day pur chased of General William McKee Dunn, the large stone building at the southwest corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Thir teenth street, commonly, known as "the Republican building." which will hence forth be occupied by the Railroad Company as its general office in Washington. The price paid is $127,000. The establishment of this , new office bv the Richmond & Danville Company is an outgiowtb of its recent lease of the Virginia Midland Raii way. i The Congressional Library Commission to-day decided to present to the Supreme Court of the District on Monday a petition asktng for the condemnation of land lying between H.ast Capitol and south B streets and First and Second streets cast, as a site for tbe proposed building authorized by Congress. The Commission was unable to secure by voluntary offers either the north or south site within the sum named in the bilJU$550.000), and selected the south square for the reasons that tbe prices asked ior them were lower than for the squares north of East Capitol street. PENNSYLVANIA Indictments Against Striking miners In Plttsbnrg A Terrible Dynamite Explosion In Plttsbnrg Several Houses Wrecked and one (Han In- Ptttsbukg. May 14. The grand jury of Washington county has returned true bills against ninety-one of; the striking coal miners who were charged with conspiracy. in-.: ir trials .win come up at the present term of court in that County. The mine official are determined to test the conspira cy laws in the most thorough manner, and for that purpose have! retained tbe best counsel available. - Should the decision of the lower court be unfavorable, The cases ill at once be taken to the Supreme Court. " The indictments found against the miners are the result. of . rioting, which oc curred in the fourth pool several months ago. i Pittsbukg, May 14. Colonel W T. Hobhtzell. agent of the Atlantic Drnamite Company, w&s employed this morning to break up a lt of old aron stor 11 on a va cant 1 l ami ihe Republican lion Works, south side. . tie commenced work about 0 o'clock ou a ten-ton anvil, and used an im merse charge of dynamite for the purpose. A ternmc explosion followed and huge pieces of the anvil were scattered about in every direction. , One piece, weighing 800 pounds, wrecked a house occupied by Mrs. McNamart, one block distant. Another piece, of over 200 pounds crashed through tbe dwelling of Emil Ersman, a'so a block away. It struck a bed in which three children were sleeping. 1 They were cover ed with debris, hut escaped serious damage. Another bouse, occupied by Mrs. . Lury fully 300 feet away, was , also wrecked. The only person injured Was James Acton, who ; was ' walking on the sidewalk one block away. He. .was struck - on the leg with a fragment and Ihe limb was so badly injured that amputation may be necessary. Hoblitzell was arrested for violating a city ordinance. The explosion caused intense excitement, as a rumor was current that a bomb similar to that used at Chicago had been thrown on the street. FOREIQtu. Cementing tbe Opposition to Home Rale In Ireland Tbe ; Madrid Tor--nado cholera in Italian Towns Cotton Cnltnre In Tnrklstan. ' r By Cable to the Horning Star. London, May 14 A meeting of the fol lowers of Lord Hartington was held to-day for the purpose of cementing Whig and Radical opposition to the! Home Rule bill. Sixty -four gentlemen attended, including Chambelain, Trevylan and Caine. Lord Hartington made a twenty minutes speech in which be explained the reasons why tbe Liberals should oppose Mr. Gladstone's measure. Tbe meeting .: was harmonious throughout," and unanimously adopted a resolution declaring that ' those present would oppose the secord reading of the Home Rule bille. .- ) The Government has forwarded two mil lion rounds of ammunition to Dublin. , Madrid, May 14. In this city. 82 per sons were allied, and oa ; injured oy the hurricane of Wednesday evening. : Bomb, May 14. At Venice to day there were .reported seven new cases of cholera and three deaths; at Bari, five new cases and nine deaths, and at Brindisi one new case and one death. "T; j! ! ' Lord Hartington. in his speech, declared that the pledges from the Liberals to oppose Gladstone's Home Kule bill were sufficient in number to make the rejection of the bill on its second reading a certainty. The de feat of the bill, he said, wonld cast a heavy responsibility upon him, which, however, he was quite prepared to accept, several gentlemen made brief remarks, in which they stated their determination to oppose any measure brought forward : which did not equally apply to the wnoie Kingdom. Mr. Chamberlain said if the government should recompense the landlords of Ire land, they would establish a precedent for tbe recompense of impecunious tradesmen, working men and others. - Odessa, May 14. Agents of an Ameri can company have arrived at Toschkend with permission from the Russian govern ment to introduce cotton culture in Turkis- tan, where the climate; and soil are favor able. - "a'' ' " '" . JPIEGINIA. . - Panic In at circus Tent Oaring ... Storm In Stannton . By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ,. ? Statjhtoit. May 15. A terrible wind and rain storm occurred here this after noon. Barnum's show - was exhibiting at the time, and when the performance was half over the first gust came. People were notified to get out and the tent lowered, The crowd made a rush, but the coolness of the circus managers prevented a general stampede. A few persons were hurt but none seriously. , 1 , NO, 29 Official Ueporf 01' the Bomb. Throw ' Inn Affilr 1 i.bleago-Tho .fltllisry - Wuhdrawfi from Kat - fix.. Louts ' Extraordinary HmIm - torm atid (lor- rleau Ntrlklug Tailors lit fit lea ko. By Telegraoh to tho Morning Slur 1 . . Chicago. May 13 The polioa depart ment has iust mado i' iciciat reporr of tbe womb throwing affair and tuveM h cvuiplcie list of tbe - policemen wht wtrj kilii-d jtud wounded, that dreadful uight . Tlie reca pitulation . shows that 66 were, wounded five of whom died and 10 linye rturtn,4 to tbeir beats, Jeavin 51 who arestilL np with their wounds. w t sl Speingfikld, May 13.- Gdv' Oilesi.y last: night ordered the withdrawal" from East St. Louis of the remaining tw.. :.tu panies of militia. This leaves thai- poiul entirely unprotected so far as tile military is concerned. , Lamakk, May 13,-Yestei day's xtraor dinary rain t-torm brought a cjnlone i-otid-wiched between the iesairttsiructive por-' tions, .For a space f four ro4a wide every thing above ground was swept away, while on either ide no "vr.rse harm w caust d than could be doooliy thu tmh-nite'l down pour. A butcher drova bis wjiirtm under a shed for shelter.' . Tim shea ' was blown away and a flying stone killed tbe bu'eher. T Chester, May 13 Yesterday's storrn was a hurricane, and tbe air was filled with f ragmenta of houses," fences'aed iree'Y rflw Government fleet, lying np here. was blown from its moorings and part of it burrierf down tbe river.4-.;:r-?f:v;.,jK-''i; Chicago. May 13 An esteosire.- lock out of striking tailors in this citjr was in augurated b tbe association of clothing manufacturers and wholesale dealers i, day. This means that 20.OU0 to 25 000 aewiog people men and women will ba denied work. Employers are resolvtd that it will continue until the strikers withdraw the demands they have made through boss tailois for an increase of pa v. A ! large meeting of the association' .of manufac turers was held last night and all members, including. thirty-one firms, pledged them selves to give out no more work until the' strikers recede from their preseut T position. It is claimed by employers that tho de mands of the employes who all work by tbe piece represent an advance of from twenty to thirty-five per cent. Terrible Flood, with Great Loss of Life . From Fifty to One Hundred Houses ' ' Swept Away Fatal Aeeldeuts from Kslgbtnlng Floods at Dayton and Other Places, Causing Great Damage to Property. - Cincinnati Hay 13 Onl - tha merest outline -of Ihe great dk-ns'.er "i.t X?nia are yet attainable. From this it npoears that the rainfall fast night was the worst ever . known in that part of ibe Si ale - " It was a lengihcntd clouri-burst, beginning at 8 o'clock and continuing until after 10. Shawnee Run, which runs through a por tion of th town, with cottages ,,tiuiltoa its banks, rose u an (unprecedented height. From nfty to cne hundred houses were swept from tbeir foundations kmI their in mates suddenly fount! .themselves io hii angry flood How mVny livis were lost ia not yet known, but at 12,30 o'clock, rescu ing parties had secured twenty four bodies. It wa-a estimated that a number of others would be found The: storm U described as the most disastrous i ever knon ... On the Little Miami Railrond. the nearest approach any tram could make to the city was three miles .bridges were : washed away, the- track was also taken away in many places, tires were swept down and fences destroyed. The crops are also ruin ed. :It will require da; a to repair the rail road. Columbus, May 13 Sever! accidents from lightning yesterday aud lat night are reported: most of them fatal to one 01 more persons. The : foundations ; of several houses at Springfield, Ohio, were washed out and the houses fell. At Dayton, Ohio, the drainage of the citv led the water to Miami street, where business blocks occu py all the grounds. The thoroughfare be ' came a river antl.fljo.'.ed nil the store cel lars, destroying goods, especially in-grorery store houses ana hardware stores , JNo loss of life is reported Jn Dayton, but no end of damage was doceT Wa;-houts are reported on every road out of Datoo this morning. JNo trains have arrived since last night at 9 o'clock. ' All kinds, of extravagant rumors are afloat. ! VIRGINIA. - A Drowning Accident near Wlnclies- ter ..... Winchesteb. May 13. E Y. Henckle, of Baltimore, General Superintendent of the Washington Telephone Company, and Wm; C. R Slumps.. Manager of the lines in this city, nearly lost their lives last night at 11 o clock, - while c to.-.;rg Opequan creek, coming from Berry ville. . Henckle cut .the horse troui the. wagon and with Stumps, (who has only one baud) clung to tbe animal and were brought, safely to the bank. . Henry Mahew, repairer of lines, re mained in the wagon and was drowned. . I FROM RA L EIGH A Sen of Hon. - D. G. Fowls Fatally .! " ' Injured. Raleigh. May 13. To day, at a pond twenty five miles from this city, Fabius Fowle, son 01 lion. V. It. Fowle. accident ally shot himself in the left ; breast with a shot-gun The entire charge .entered just above the heart, causing injuries considered fatal. " . ' I . TENNESSEE. . Tbe East Tennessee, Virginia .and Georgia Railroad rase In tbe XT. S. Court. Kkcxvillb, May 14 The published re port that tbe hearing before Judge Jackson in the U. S. circuit Uourt. on petition 01 bondholders and stockholders of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, to stop the sale was postponed because the petitioners were not ready to proceed is not correct. The change of time' from the 15th to the 17th mat., was made oy judge jsck-son,-la8t week, at the solicitation of coun sel for the Central Trust Compmy and the Railroad Company, who were not ready to meet the case of petitioners on tbe 15th inst, . Notices of this change' were served from the clerk s office here last Saturday, Except for tbe change nf date the petition ers j would have presented their case at Nashville Wednesday. The case will cer tainly he heard at Nashville May 17. SOUTH CAROLINA. Tbe V. 8. Court In Charleston Order for Sale of the : Georgetown Sc , Lane's Railroad Tbe Episcopal Con - ventlon. 'Charleston, May 14. In the United States Circuit Court to day ex-United States Marshal Absalom Blytbe was tried for pre senting false' claims and misappropriating Government funds, and was acquitted by instructions from Judge Bond, the offences being merely technical and without crimi nal intent. - ... ' ; - Chief Justice Waite signed an order for the sale of the Georgetown as Lane s Rail road in the suit brought by the Bank of New York, the road having failed to pay instalments and interest on bonds falling due Julv 1. 1884. - - - The Episcopal Diocesean Convention, by a non concurrent vote, to day, failed to sustain Bishop Haines, ruling that the adoption of the report of the committee on Clerical List was out of order. A motion to reconsider was lost by a non-concurrent vote. Subseouently, a resolution waa pass ed that clergymen whose names were re f erred to the Committee on Clergy List be declared entitled to all the privileges of the Convention, according to the classification of the committee. ' .. ; ' ' en' si v' I Rev. Dr. C. F. Deems, of New York, will deliver the annual address du ring the Commencement at vanaerout University this year. . Spirits Turpentine. ' - Clinton ; Caucasian: Mr,- J aiu a C. Robinson died at hia home near Ingoldj at2o,clock a. m.. Wednesday morning Utt 12th inst..' W but we did say was th-. ' tbe expense' of the Judged tmht t t. paid- out of - the State treasury meafii.-i; their travelling expenses and board bills, .. .v Weldon - News: , , Mrs; Harri. i. -Allen, mother of R J and A A AlUrr, died last week at her home near Littleton. . aged 85 sears. ' A paity in Enfield haa entered a claim against the AtUolic G--4. ' Line, through Brnoeb & Bell, Altorn-j s. ' ' ; for $30 damages for three chickeus kil!. d -by the fast train. Next I . r 5 v "Wilson Mirror: Genius, true c genius, cannot be bid, and true greattu-tfe ; will be recognized. . It was only on Moa- day that we were takrn for a brakeuian on the train. We have reason to say that the Normal School this 3 ear will be better -than ever, for with Dr. Shepherd as Prin " cipal the Normal will have an eclat nevt-r . enjoyed before.; We regret to l ur that Jesse Flora who lives, on the plants- -lion of Thomas Felton bad hia dwelhfg- hbuse destroyed oa Tuesday by fire. Every i thing was lost. 1 Wilson has shipp; l . this season 21,812 bslea of colum. Tim cotton factory has bought 1,426 which : makes the receipts for this T place foot up 23,238 bales.; -i - A man knows nothing of the worth of a woman's love until he -. has felt it3 golden sunshine, and he knows -. nothing of life's shadows until thai &un- , light ja withdrawn. Charlotte Observer: The charge against Bob Moore, colored, ia that he aa- . saulted the person of his own daughter, a ' ' girl 14 years old. Moore will be tried for . this crime before Judge ilearts at the Jiino term of the Criminal Cburt. -f Mr. E. ' B. Thomas; general manager of the Rich-; mond & Danville Railroad Company,-has " issued a series of General Orders regarding i : the recent lease of the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta, Western North Carolina, Vir ginia Midland and Greenville &; Columbia ? roada. ' The orders are followed by circu- r ,lars of instructions to employes. In his ' general orders concerning the lease! of the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta road, Mr. Thomas says that that road will hereafter be operated by the Richmond & Danville Oompany as the S. C. Division.! Washington dots: Judge Bennett will, at ' an early day, address the North Carolina -Democratic Association. Senator Ran som, who was sick in bed two or trme -days, was in the Senate today. " ! h , 7- Goidsboro Messenger: From tho Grand Secretary's report of the Odd Fel -, lows are taken the following r statistics t ' Number of lodges, 41; number of members -December 31st, 1,208 ; toUl amount paid for relief,'- $1,802.90; widow audi orphan fund, $7,583 88; value of real estate owned by lodges, $23,020.80; cash and invested funds, $4,432.76. The following are the newly elected officers: G. M., C. B. Ed-, wards. Raleigh; D. G. M.. W. A. Bobbin, Oxford: Grand Warden, Rev. J. H. Car den, Statesville; G S , B. H. Woodell.' ' Raleigh; G. T., R J. Jones,' Wilmington; r Grand Representative to , the Sovereign f Grand Lodge, Junius Slocumb. The Grand -Master. Mr. Edwards, has made the follow- : ing appointments for the ensuing year: -Q. M. N. R. Richardson, 8mithfield; G. Q. J. J.'Barefoot, Wilson ; G. G , R B. Kear ney, Salem; G. H., John H. Pool, South Mills; Grand Chaplain, Rev. N. M. Jurny, ; Goidsboro. The Grand Lodge adjourned -Thursday morning. The next session will be held at Raleigh. .. . .. ? Raleigh News- Observer: Special rates of freight have, been secured on the Raleigh & Gaston Road for fruit shippers -along its lines. The berry, peach and grape : crops will all be unusually large. Special arrangements for quick transportation have been .made.- Yesterday a gentleman from Fayetteville exhibited here a French flag which in 1825,' oh the occasion -of the visit of Lafayette to this country, was borne -by the escort from Fayetteville which ac -companied him from Raleigh to South Carolina. It is understood that the authorities of the Raleigh & Gaston Rail road intend erecting new passenger depots at Wake, Franklinton, Warren Plains, Lit- tleton and possibly at other stations along its line, thus keeping abreast with the times .' and making the line one of tbe best in ihe South. , Gen. W. P. Roberts returned yesterday from an official visit of. inspec tion to the road which the State has cut through Angola "bay" (or swamp). This road is now completed. It is 84 miles in length and the work done on it is excellent. t wo miles are not entirely dry, but soon " will be. From fifty to eighty convicts have been employed on the work.. ' r " Charlotte - Chronicle: Passen- gers oh the north bound train this morning give an account of a horrible affair at Tho rn as vUle. A little girl was feeding a lot of ' hogs with bread, when one of them bit her hand. As soon as the hoas smelled the blood the whole drove attacked the child and ate a neat deal of the flesh before thev could be driven: away. Greensboro items: May 11. Guard W. P. Hoiton. at Post No. 2,: on the C. F. & Y. V. railroad ; stockade at this place, shot himself acci dentally this morning. He was standing oa a box with the butt of his gun resting on the edge; the gun slipped off and the hammer struck the box, causing it to ex-" plodeand send -the entire, load of twelve buckshot in his shoulder. Hia shoulder is ' shattered and the wound is considered very . serious. May 12 A Convict, Henry Kier. working on the C. F, & Y. V. railroad. about four miles north of here made his ' escape yesterday about" noon. He ran from - under the entire guard force when they were at a very isolated portion of the road, and where the bushes and trees were very thick. The escape was so bold and so quick that the guards only got one shot at -him. Kier was in for ten years. He had served about 18 months. Lincolnton Press : It " is said that . the early swarming of bees is never 1 failing sign r of a good honey crop. J. -i Geo. Sigmon, of Clark's creek, Catawba county t has been married . two years and has fonr children. The highest price paid for tobacco in Statesville this season was paid to Mr. J. M. Murray for tobacco raised by bun in Catawba. This tobacco brought $62.50 per hundred' pounds. Luther Rhodes, of Catawba county has fifteen hens. Since January 1st. -. he has realized irom tbem 77 dozen eggs. - Three of the hens have hatched broods and two others are setting. The debater's medal of the Dialectic society of the VJni-i verslty has been awarded to W. A. Self, Catawba county's student at the University. ; -considerable excitement over mad . dogs exists in the southeastern part of Ca tawba county. The new : Jbsapttst . Chnroh, Macedonia,' about eight miles east of Lincolnton, was dedicated last Sunday . by Rev-Dr.-Strickland, assisted by Rev. J. A. Hoy le. This is quite a handsome -building. , - Last Saturday a log fell from the wall of an old building upon tbe little daughter, aged six years, of deputy sheriff H. jr. .Leonard. The little girl had . one leg broken and was seriously injured otherwise. -. r Charlotte Observer: Mr. Joseph McDade, who was stricken with paralysis a few months ago, died yesterday at the Mc Ginn mine, near Charlotte. His death was -the result of a second stroke of paralysis which he received a few days ago. The Memorial and Monumental Association de sire to make a statement concerning the money with which they are entrusted, and " the disposition which they propose to make of it. From various sources, fairs, collec tions, &c, they have tbe sum of $578. The monument will be in place before tbe next 10th of May. Its size and beauty will depend upon the gifts of the people who cherish the memory of our Confederate dead. ; On 8unday last, just as the congregation of Gallilee (colored) church, on the Yorkville road, four miles from town, were about to partake of tbe Lord's Supper, it being . communion Sunday at that church, a very serious disturbance occurred in the vesti bule. A row had sprung up between three colored men, named John. Moore, Harvey, Darby and Wm. Barber. Moore was armed with a rock, Darby with a pistol and Barber with a razor. At. the first pass Barber fell sorely wounded on the head by a blow from the rock, but before tbe pistol and razor could get in their work the com batants became alarmed at the stampeding of the congregation and all except Barber fled. . - -The North Carolina Synod of' the Lutheran Church held its annual meet ing last week In Rowan county, near Salts bury. Rev. F. W. E. Peschau, of St . Paul's church, " Wilmington, was elected President.. This Synod sends delegates to the Southern General Synod which meets at Roanoke City, Va . - tbe 23rd of Jane. An important matur to he considered is the propoaed consolidation of tbe 8ontbern General Synod, the Teuessee aud Hoist on ' Synods, into one general body ,' -r. r sr., :' ::'- xxr:-- xi ' - ,.:'-,-:;;;.v:;i.-H-'j t v. . . . ,i i'' -3 : r. i- I- 1 ! i r. 1.. t J - - s f '1