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: The Weekly Star. PUBLISHED AT j. IV I IM IN TON, N . C . , AT si. 30 A VKAB IN ADVANCE. . 2SsSsSS8S8SSgggg J ' .. a SSSSSSSSSS8S88SS3 !LT S88S8883S8SSSS8SS !i """MW8 ssa'sgsgs's'ig'sgggaais I - 88gSSSg88Sg88gg I : I SS38So3SS8SSSS33S " rSSSSS8S88S88SSSSi I M8SeS8SS88SS8S8S )' SSSSSSSSSSS3388S8 Ps . : g : ." -:.. ; v.:..:- ! 1 " " i , . I is i . I - gi'sss-sssssssssi;; '- S- -i -"r- r: Entered at the Post Office atTWllmlngton, N. c.; as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION PRICJEU ; The subscri6tion price of the , Weexxt Star is as follows :' ; ' .;.' Single Copy5 1 year, postage paid, i ' $1.50 " -" 6montbs " .:; 1.00 ' " 3mon.ths ; .50 USa " - FROM WILMINGTON TO FAYKTTE- TILLS. -.,'",'. The Stab has already oopied'an abstract of the proceedings of the stockholders' meeting held at Greens boro the 6th of May last in so far! as tbey concernd Wilmington , and -the exteitMou f the Cap Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad. On that occasion a resolution was unanimously. adopted "Resolved, That the stockholders of this Company have heard with" pleasure; of the interest manifested by the people of Ihecily of - Wilmington in the extension of this Company's road to said city, and believe that it js the interest of- eaid Company that swci extension be made, and desire to give them a renewed expression of their disposi tion lo met't them with a spirit of liberality ia the bringing about of the aame.'V-: - i The President of the Toad,-, Mr; Jnlius.A. Grav, iu bis report, thus re ferred to the 'proposition to extend the roftd to this town: ,-.... - 'As the line is extended westward and the volume of its business iu creases, the im poriauea of its- extension to the port' of Wilmington become more manifest. -The existing relatious with all connecting lines, in the interchange of business, are harmo nious and agreeable, but you cannot exer cise that influence in the commercial world to which you are entitled, nor control the traffic of your own road, with an ocean outlet. Your Board fully appreciate the necessity for this extension, and are pleased to note that the business men of Wilming tou are alivelo its importance to the com mercial future- of their city, and are dis posed iti. give substantial aid in its con struction - So here is a guarantee of harmony . . L . . 1 - . T. . at me outset, between tue managers of the Road and the f riends of ex tension between - Fayetteville and Wilmington and in the city. This is very favorable, and now the thing- to be done is to gee are the needed link! In three elaborate ; editorials two of extension and copied some, very instructive data and facts 'from that skilled writer on North Carolina rail road systems, Maj. WV A. Hearne, of New Bern. - . - - " ' Withotft going into the subject now at any great length it is well to retrean tne memories oi our reaaers with a few instructive facts. Presi dent Gray in hi report Mays: "The rutin line operated is from Kayeteville, N. C. lo Greensboro, N. U., . . .' 97 7 10 ailes Fayelfevilie, N CJ , i. lieu ' t uettsville, S C...J..I:. -5731ft " Total main line. Side trick... ... 155 0 00 9 25 100 Total amount t,l truck .164 25 100 .'. "Oce huuJred aii seveuteeo miles of main Hue are luui th 50 lbs. to the yard steel rail and fit steles fastenings and new, first-class ties. Tb? joints are of.' standard pattern, four bolw per joint The remain-, iug 38 miles are laid with 5 lbs. per yard iron rail and chair fastenings." . . President Gray reports the condi tion of the properly " gool . and 'says repairs will'be light. ' A prosperous year is, therefore, expected.-He says: ' Als.i the improving condition of the country, as shown by the increased industry and energy of the people along the line of the Company's road, is a matter of con gratulation This U shown materially by the (net that the freight earnings increased during the past twelve months 43 per cent, over the previous ones and the passenger earnings, the same period -being compared, increased 29 per cent." ' . , . .- The road as far as completed is developing the resources of the conn-. try through which lit passes. - This promises well in the future. ' On the .1st of April, 1880, the capital stock was $741,350. There are 7,4 13$ shares held, " - That a road from Wilmington to the Ohio river will be built someday no one net d doubt. " That Cincin- nati, in other words, will be In direct milrna.l mimirinninatiAn Willi Wil- mington in t4e days to come, is as certain as anything of a commercial character in the future. That Wil- mington must ' have direci railroad communication with various parte of Western and Northwestern Carolina is bard lv to be Questioned- ' As far back as 1828, the idea to connect Wilmington with the Yad kin-valley took shape, and a charter was secured. In 1832' the Cape Fear; Yadkin and Pee Dee Railroad was . chartered. Shall this idea perish or shall men of enterprise, men of deter mination, mea of expanding views take bold and bring it to a snccessf ul consummation? I Shall the road stop at Fayetteville, or shall it be brought to Wilmington almost in sight of the . great ocean? Maj. Hearne says with intelligent grasp of the actual situa tion: T ' . - - "Time hallows the memories of the fa! .u "Ulf, m KlVlllg Ifc Ull 1U, Vfc.," Jstem for the local traffic of the Upper dkin region with the headwaters of the Cape Fear. Progress throws upon the VOL. XVII. shoulders of their descendants the burden of extending it from the great South At lantic fresh wntert nnr wim;nni.. throuRh the rich Northwestern counties of aiic owe into Bootnwestern Virtrinia. to commercial - centres of th6 great North- nco.ru jempire oi estates. v In former; editorials we discussed at much length the. great and varied resources, advantages and facilities that attach to thb: completion of this important railroad scheme. We agaxn': quote from that .1 exceedingly well informed writer on our railroad system, Maj. Hearne. He says: ; "Better ocean and river terminal fnr-.ili. ties and advantages are therefore not found irtuhe possession f or accessible to any line of railroad . than thosa of the Cape Pear and Yadkin Valley system at Fayette- vine, n umiDgvon, iSmithville and Beaufort Harbor. - i. . "Its facilities foil the exchange of traffic with railroads will he extraordinarily ad vantageous. , At Wilmington it will meet the. Wilmington' and Weldon, the Wil mington, Columbia and Augusta and the Carolina Central Railways: and the Dro- jected Wilmington, WrightsviHe and Ob4 slow Railroad, an enternrise nnderwav of the colored people of the 8tate. r Its exten sion from if'ayetteville in the direcuon of Camden, south Carolina, croesea the Caro lina Central at Shoe Heel, thus in ' a' few weeks more enabling us to reach Wilming ton by all rail connection. At Sanford, in Moore county, we cross the Raleich & An gusta Air Line, a hart of the great Seaboard Air-Line System,; and at Greensboro we cross the Piedmont Air -Line of the great raenmona ana uanvnie rxiortneast and Southwest System "Thus the CarjeiFear & Yarlkin V11bv Bail way cornea in connection with the three great : sj stems of inter state ':. railroads traversing Northj Carolina, the , Atlantic Coast iilne. the Stkboard Air Line and the Piedmont Air-Line, their general directions tending northeast and southwest, our nortn- west and southeast." I With our river steadily improving in depth the commerce of .Wilming ton must constantly increase, provi ded the necessary feeders, the high ways of traffic are secured. If we were writing Tor other 'sections or other States' we might go into statis tics to show what . Wilmington has done and is doing commercially. We must have the j road to Fayetteville. It is 85 miles, we believe, by survey, and 183 to Greensboro,, Add the 66 beyond Greensboro, if ' we have the right figure?, and there will be a con tinuous, direct line of 246 miles. 'All along much of jthis line lies a country rich in . minerals ' and; woods. The ountie8 tributary are for the most part fertile and susceptible of very high improvement. Corn, cotton, oats, rye, rice, wheat, the root crops, peanuts, &c, all flourish. Then there are the naval stores abounding in the counties that would be tributary to the proposed road to Fayetteville. Our space is up, but we must give one more extract from Maj. Heaane's valuable report. He says: "The census reports, (Forestry Bulletin No. 8 gives the! amount of merchantable long leaf pine (Pfnvt Australis) standing in this section below Cumberland as 96.000, 000 in New Hanover; 602.000,000 in Samp eon ; 288,000.000 In Bladena total of 986. 000.000 feet of! merchantable long-leaf. heart .yellow pine, to say nothing or the short-leaf in bottoms, ; poplar, cypress, black, sweet and other sums, juniper. beech, while, red and water oaks, dogwood, hickory, ashe, jsycamore, black walnut, &c, which will aggregate four or five time as much more. Pender is not given, but two-thirds are wooded lands, witft 120.000,- 000 acres of long leaf pine. "The acreage! of these counties below Cumberland is 1431,538.! of which 1.030. 691 ia unimproved wooded land The total real and persona) property value for taxa tiou in these four counties is $10,846,380, and the populatien, census of 1880, was 72,987. About lone-third of this territory, resources and population; will be tributary to the Cape Feat division. -. . . - i i . - If Wilmington is ever to grow and flourish as its great natural advant ages proroisej it must by active en terprise, that will not .be appalled at difficulties and thai ' will not wait for others to come and do for us what we should doj for j ourselves, accom plish the needed work. Every town has an epochal tinW Every people have an historic hour. Let us avail ourselves of the present. Wilming ton expects every good citizen to do his duty. - - j I ' Hon. J. Randolph Tucker writes us that we ar4 mistaken in supposing that he opposes ,the tax on whiskey. He favors the! repeal .however, as to tobacco. . He thinks that the inter nal system should .be contracted, not "textended. VVhile! we do not ' agree with him in jtbisH opinion as to to bacco, believing ithat snuff, cigar ettes, chewing and smoking tobacco and cigars arj very proper articles to be taxed for revenue, we are glad to know that he if avors the continuance of the tax on whiskey, . and, we sup. pose, beer also. Mr. Tucker thinks there is danger in;"the police power of the States being transferred to the Federal Government", under "the insidious plea of laying taxes for revenue." He thinks the customs receipts can hte largely increased by reducing duties, -"and thus, while re lieving the people "from burdens; in crease the revenue of the Govern ment, and so make internal, inquisi torial taxes less necessary." As we have so of tenf discussed this feature in our advocacy of taxing useless luxuries we will; make no reply ' at this time. . f "It is the worry, not the work of this life, that hurts us," says Sam Jones. The remark is not original, but truthfulf -We heard Dr. Deems f wont. v. five vears arro that work vvmj V VV w u ; , . w . . . . never killed! any one, but worry. This had probably been aaid by a great many people long ago. Who nf AiannvareA iVlO lmth is . be yond nr. SAVINGS BANKS. The' benefits of savings banks are too well established by trial in the Northern States to allow of serious question; The Stab has occasionally drawn attention . to their usefulness, and urged the establishing of them at Wilmington and other points. We lately gave some statistics concerning them as furnished in the North. ' All know how progressive and flourish ing is Massachusetts.- The deposits in the savings banks of that State alone aggregate the enormous snm of r $274,998,412. - The , profits are 112,061,263 46. So here is a total of $287,059,676 39 as the operations in one New England State. We gave the figures a week or two ago, but they are well worth-reproducing. Twenty-one years ago less than $60, v 000,000 was deposited in savings banks.. Trial has -shown the advant age and benefit and the money-saving people have' taken hold of these in stitutions andmade them a great lever of prosperity.. 4 It is ..well known that, it, is not what a man makes that is the" test of his prosperity, but what be saves. When it is borne in mind that the popula tion of Massachusetts ' is only some two millionS or. 450,000 more than that of North Carolina, the, fact of the people's thrift and economy stands out the more conspicuously. There are 848,787 depositors. This shows that a very large proportion of the men, women and children, in their teens, avail themselves of the savings banks. Why cannot North Carolina have the benefit of such a system ? , . The Baltimore Manufacturers1 Re cord disensses savings banks, the ba 818 being a recent article of Mr. Ed ward . Atkinson, of Boston'J upon which we have previously comment ed. He showed .what , an important part the savings . banks play in the industrial enterprises of thatprogres give State. These banking institu tions not only cultivate a habit of economy and saving, but they are the means' of doing good in other ways. Says the iZecore;. j . ;''- 1 "The prime object of savings banks iu country towns is to lend' the money of the depositors on mortgages, thereby enabling a very large -proportion of the working people, who may themselves be depositors also in the same banks, to become the own ers of their dwelling houses. ; - , . "The second item referred to loans on personal security of $62,000,000 repre sents in a large measure the working capi tal of the factories and work-shops of Mas sachusetts, borrowed by corporations and individuals on the security of the note of the establishment, with three persons (cus tomarily directors) as sureties thereon. "A third item ; of investment may call for attention, to-wit, $26,000,000 of bank stock. There is, perhaps. 1 no better stan dard by which to measure the intelligence and progressive activity of any community than by their use of ordinary banks for commercial purposes. The trustees of sav ings banks are not permitted under the sralutes to discount ordinary commercial paper, but they have been permitted to in vest the money of the . depositors ia the stock of national banks. In this way the savings of the community have been put to use under customary banking methods The deposit of savings in such commercial banks bearing, interest ($12,700,000) also utilizes the small savings of the community in the same way. . Id some of the .Southern States notably in Virginia, South ' Carolina and Louisiana these banks have been tried ' very satisfactorily. ' Of course they must be managed judi ciously, cautiously, honestly by com petent officers, and when so managed they are a blessing to any people. Shall North Carolina be blessed in this way? : Shall - Wilmington be longer deprived of such an institu tion? We took the trouble to go over the handsome book, published by Rev. Dr. Lafferty, editor of the Rich mond Christian Advocate, containing sketches and portraits of every mem ber of the recent General Conference of the Southern Methodist E. Church, in order to ascertain the nativity of the clerical delegates. If we made no mistake, the following is the re sult: North Carolina leads, 19 of the delegates having been "born within her borders. Next come Tennessee and Virginia, with 17 each. Georgia is fourth, with 15, Then comes Ala bama with 12. The others are as follows: Kentucky, South Carolina and Missouri, 8 each; Mississippi and Maryland, 5 each; Texas,' 3; Lou siana,)West Virginia, Indiana, New JersevJ and Germany. 2 each ; Arkan sas, Michigan, Illinois, Mexico, Mas sachusetts, Ireland,Vermont and Del aware, 1 each, and the nativity, of 5 is not given. There were 13 clerical delegates representing other Confer ences who were born in North Caro lina. : She bad a good many grand sons present also. How times change I A writer says that 30 years ago a man who wOre hair on bis miner Ud was considered either a lunatic or a foreigner. Now he may be both. 2?wr- llngton Jfree tresa. . . In 1849, we saw for the first time a man with a moustache, lie came from Augusta, Ga., to a village in North , Carolina, was handsome and wore a mouetache. Jumbo would not ; have excited more comment. People now ; have returned to the. custom that has prevailed at- differ ent periods all down the centuries-s wearing the beard. We are glad to know that the tele crranhio - report that - Henry Ward G ... - . - Beecher had dropped dead is not true, Tint t.rin nnrrAP.tTon nnoilt a short edi I torial on him. j WILMINGTON, N; C, A Strange Story. ;.- Alfred M. Bennett, a colored man, who lives on Queen between Sixth and Seventh streets tells a strange story about a white infant that his wife has bad the care of for six or seven months past. - Bennett ia a la borer, who saws wood and does other odd jobs for any one who may desire his ser vices. He says that one day last winter while he was passing up Market street,1 he was stopped by a white man, a stranger in the city, who asked if he knew of any col ored woman who could be hired to take care of an infant about five weeks old.. Af ter further conversation an arrangement was made by which Bennett's wife agased to take charge of the infant, and the latter was delivered to her by the man and a lady who accompanied him. Bennett was paid in part for the service, and more money was promised, and the man and. woman left. Neither were ever heard of or seen again until a few days ago, when Ben nett unexpectedly met the man on one of the streets of tne city ana toia mm mat tne child : was alive and well, but that the money agreed to be paid to his wife for the. care-of Ihe babe had never been, received. The man promised to see Bennett the fol lowing day and make further arrangements for the care of the little waif; but instead of doing this he left town that night' A Steamboat Horned. The .tug boat Alpha caught fire about half past 12- o'clock, last night,- and was totally d- stroyed. - The boat was lying at the wharf of her owner. Metsrs George Ilarriss & Co , just in rear f Col. John W. AtkinsinV new builditii; on North Wafer, atrett. When the Are was discovered by the policemanj on that Iteat, the boat a iu flames amid ships.'? No person ?wav alwiard of her or near the whaif. Th. alaim was given, and the fiist persons who arrived st the spot, seeing that the burning boat was in close proximity to a large pile of lightwood on the wharf, untied her. fastenings and set ber adrift. The tide was tunning up the river at the time, and the burning steamer drifted slowly with it in the direc tion of Point Peter - Several vessels were lying in the stream ahead of the boat, and great apprehension was felt that she would set some of them on fire." Fortunately, however, they all escaped .The boat final--ly drifted, amass of flame from bow to stern, against a timber pen on the west side of the Cape Fear, just above the pow der magazine belonging to Mr. A. S. Wil- lard, where ber further progress seemed to be checked. In the meantime the Marie or the Easton had got up steam and came puffing up the river from the wharf at the foot of Dock street The tug steamed around the Alpha, got a line fast, and in a few minutes towed the drifting . fire-brand farther up thetream and away from other vessels, where she burned to the water's edge .and sank. " The alarm of fire and the bright glare cast by the burning vessel on the river and the shipping in port, drew a great crowd to the river-side to witness the scene. The Fire Department, with all the steamers, trucks and hose reels, was present for duty, but of course its services were not avail able. . " .:'"; . It is not known how the fire occuried. No one belonging on board was near the vessel when . the fire was discovered, nor when she was cast ; adrift and floated out into the stream, v Atlantic Coast Line Tit Chance of Cause. ''':"' The administration of the Atlantic Coast Line publishes a card thanking the em ployes of every department of the line for the manner in which they aided in the ac complishment of the great feat of changing the gauge of the roads between Wilmington and Charleston. Four hundred and forty miles of single track were changed inside of six hours without one minute's delay to the fast mail north or south bound. Mr. H. Walters, the general manager of the Atlantic Coast Line, telegraphed Tuesday evening to Baltimore:. "We delayed no through south-bound passenger train, and abandoned only one north-bound. The others were all on time. On account of the mail trains the work could not begin until 8 ar-m., but the track was fully changed by 1 o'clock p. m., and standard gauge trains will have distributed cars everywhere be fore midnight for traffic. Not a single new hand was employed, and Only an av erage of 3 men to the mile did the work, including foremen. Every crossing, switch and frog fitted exactly, with not a single hitch or accident." A Cyclone In Onalow. - - The storm Monday night last was very destructive in portions of Onslow. Great damage was done to the farms of Mr. P. Koonce and others. On G. K. Dickinson's farm sixty acres of cotton besides corn and other crops were destroyed. . Hail fell in great quantities, some of the. stones being mo e than four inches in circumference. One the farm of Mr. G D. Mattock, the storm tore up by the roots all the trees in. his orchard; blew off the top of his' cm house, mashed one side of his dwelling house, and swept away sixty acres of fine cotton, leaving the ground as naked as it was before the cotton was planted. Near Barker's bridge two schooners were cap sizedthe Gold Leaf and Millie B., nearly drowning two men who were on the Gold Leaf. . One man was blown a hundred feet from bis vessel, bnt strange to say was not much hurt. New Enterprise Mr. John J. Fowler : is putting up the necessary machinery for making staves and shuttle-bolt 8 in the building at the south east corner of Ann and South , Water streets, formerly used as a machine shop. The engine and boiler are in position and were tested yesterday, and the wood-working machinery will soon be ready for busi ness, turning out juniper. staves for tubs and buckets. -The shuttle-blocks will he made of dogwood. Mr. Gilbert H. Greene will be associated with Mr. Fowler in the business, which will be conducted under the firm name of Fowler A Greene, Some thine for Farmers. The State Agricultural Bateau wishes to secure samples of crops, etc. grown in every county in the State. With a view U aid in the matter- and secure a proper representation of the county,' the Navassa Guano Company of this " city will receive any samples of corn, wheat, rye, oats, peas, cotton, tobacco, rice, ' etc ,': which? will be . forwarded to Raleigh and placed among the exhibits from New Hanover FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1886. P UB LI C I HI PR O VJSMES TS. t ifiitor 8tar:rkh 1 have, since the recent public meeting of our citizens, made a care ful and thorough examination and analysis of the annual : statement of the Board of Commissioners of New ? Hanover, for the fiscal year beginning the 1st day of Decem ber, 1884, and ending the' 30th day of No vember, 1 885, ; and also of the 'detailed statement of. tjie amount required for the tax levy," for the year 1886, and the receipts and expenditures for that period, as esti mated by our Board - of County Commia- j sioners, and as the result shows that the financial condition of .- the county is so much better than even I BuoDosed. I be lieve that it is a matter well worthy the at tention of the public; and I therefore yen-" tare to ask the privilege of your columns for its publications and for the deductions drawn therefrom. - The Treasurer's report of the eeceral fund account, taken from the annual state ment, &a, above mentioned," shows that after paying, during 1885-'86, $7,060 91 for an iron bridge over Smith's Creek. $36 43 for the State Exposition, and $13 '60 for old claims the county has .-- , Cash in General Fund. . . .$30,849 59 LCash hi Bank to .meet . . . i ". ..;- Bonds $7,000 ' Bonds outstanding. . ; .... $5,900 r Jfixcess,. , 1,100 00 Total amonnt cash on hand..: .$21,94959 The ("Detailed statement of amount re quired for Tax Levy for 1888" and the es timate of receipts under same, made by the County Commissioners, shows, that the amount collected during 1886 will be $30.- 275 00. - The total cash amount available toconnty for expenses during the fiscal year 1886 will be $52,224 59. The ordinary expenses of the county during 1885 (exclu Bivs of amounts paid for iron bridge, &c, as above) was $23,951 52. As there is no probability that the ordinary expenses of the county during the fiscal tye&r 1886 will be any greater than during the year 1885, this then would leave a surplus available during 1886 for public improvements of cash on hand, $28,273 07. Suppose that from. this surplus cash on hand there is taken to carry out the proposed plan for the public improvements $22,000. Sup pose that the county issued $28,000 in new bonds at 5 per cent, and running 20 years. tha amount of new bonds with the $22,000 cash as above, would give the $50,000 re quired to carry out the plan ; and, suppose that rroni tne casn on nana o- per cent, on $28,1)00 is taken for interest on the new bonds $1,400.' And 5 percent, additional on $28,000 is taken to create a sinking fund to pay off the new bonds in 20 years $1, 400.1 The total-amount taken from the sur plus cash on hand would then be only 224,800 00, and there would still be left a surplus cash amount on hand of $3,473 07 r' which surplus would be available for, and would fully cover, any probable extraor dinary expenses during the : fiscal year of 1888. . r v, i, : ; -. - -1" The anuual statement &c, referred to above, further shows the current expenses of the county for 1884, $20,887 82. a de crease of $873 62; for 1883. $21,661 44. a decrease of $3,281 05; for 1882, $25,042 49, a decrease of $4,073 45; for 1881. $29,226 94, an 'excess.of $4,491 33; for 1880. $24, 735 61, a decrease of $6,811 84; 1879, $31. 546 95. a decrease of $6,490 42; for 1878, $41,037 87. The total decrease then in the yearly current expenses of the county from November 80th 1878, to December 1st 1883, was $19,938 55 an overage yearly decrease during six years of $3,323 09 per annum. As since 1878, when the present Board of County Commissioners took charge of the finances, they have made an iverage yearly saving to the county of over $3,000, as shown above, if the finances of the county continue to be entrusted to their able and economical management for another year, it is only reasonable to suppose from their past record that tlie current expenses of the county for the year 1886 will not be in creased, and that the funds for carrying out the proposed plan for the public build ings could -be easily provided by incurring a debt of only $28, 000, -'(which could and would !,e easily paid orx in 20 years) and without in the slightest degree raising the tate of taxation already proposed by the Board of County Commissioners, which is, as will be seen by their published statement, 44.4c. . "- A; ' The Uuairman or the Board, or uounty Commissioners stated at the meeting of cit izens recently held to consider the proposed plan fur the public buildings,, that since 1878, when his Board took charge of the affairs of the county, they had not only re duced the yearly current expenses of the county, but had also paid off a ; debt of something over $60,000. j If, then, a debt of ' over $60,000 has been paid off in six years, during which time neither the gen eral prosperity of our citizens nor the credit oi the county was as great as at tne present lime, bow much easier would it not be to pay off a debt of only $28,000 in twenty years, and (that. too. without raising the rate of taxation? : v U new bonds, at five per cent I to the amount of $28,000 are issued by the coun ty, as they would be subject, I believe, to a Bute and city tax of 2 per cent., they would yield to the purchaser only about 2f per cent, per annum, but as the c redit of the county is so good, I believe tbey could readily be placed in open market at par. . There is another point snout mis ques tion which is not, I think, ; clearly under stood: It is said by some that if this meas ure, which is urged by those who are well off in this world's goods, is adopted by the county it would be the mechanics and la boring men or the county wno wouiannaiiy have to pay the bill . I believe, if those who maKe mis state ment will take she trouble to carefully examine the facta in the case, that they will cheerfully acknowledge their mistake For. unfortunately, tne property oi tne majority of our mechanics and laboring men consists chiefly in the remuneration they receive for their dally lanor, ana tnis is not taxable. No income of less than $1,500 per annum is taxed at all. It will be seen . then, that i ' i J our mechanics ana laoonng meu wouia hardly be taxed at all in order to carry out this measure, and that the burden would be borae bv those well able to afford it. and that too for the direct benefit and advantage of our worthy mechanics and laboring men. - For, as Mr. J. C. Stevenson justly ob serves in his letter in the Stab of last Sun day, any measure that will afford constant employment to our mechanics and laboring men, or that will distribute large sums of money among them, (as this would un doubtedly do.) tends directly to their benefit and indirectly to the general welfare and prosperity of our whole community. : ? There mav be. and doubtless are. many bet ter plans than this one which I have had the honor to suggest. 1 But they have not been formulated, and this: one- has. We now have an exceptional opportunity of carrying it out, and a large proportion of our citizens have exnressea themselves in favor of it. Shall we lose this opportunity while we wait for another? We have already waited so long I cannot believe that any patriotic citizen, after he has satisfied himself of the facts submitted above, (as it is in his power to do) will, deny that great and lasting good would result to our city ana county, if the Dlan were adonted. . ; ' I know that our County Commissioners are honorable gentlemen, who have already well and faithfully done theii duty, and that thev are sincerely anxious to advance as well as to protect and guard the Interests of our county.. 1 o- believe that their only hesitation in this matter arises from a pos sible doubt as to its policy. But I also be lieve that if they would only give it careful and thorough examination and considera tion, and were convinced that it was de sired by the majority of our citizens and tax-payers, they would adopt .the plan without hesitation or delav. I am very glad to learn that the commit tee having charge of the proposed Onslow Railroad project are now actively working in its interests. This measure and the pro ject for the continuation of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad to our city, are most estimable ones, and if earned through would result In almost incalculable benefit to our city and countv. Anrt T think tht If their advantages were clearly and proper- ij mm ueiure our citizens, mat they would meet with almost unanimous approval." . - roy cannot ail inree or these public measures be carried out simultaneously? Our city can well afford to subscribe $100,- www mo w i"ear cc I art tt in valley Railroad and $50,000 to the Onslow Rail road, and in addition spend $50,000 for a satisfactory system of sewerage, I am in formed by competent engineers that sewers can belaid for this amount,) and its debt would then be only $700,000, instead of $500,000 as at piesent. -You have already seen how "ell our county could afford to do its part. . I What a proud day that would be for bur county and city." if some two years hence, all of these' public measures were carried out and completed. How deserving of the gratitude or our citizens would those public authorities be, who would adopt and carry out all-these plans. How gratefully their' metrory would be cherished by future gen erations. And, , Mr, Editor, these plans and mea sures are not mere dreams, but patent real ities, which rest assured, some day, sooner or later, are sure to become accomnlished facia.- ' . William LATiMBBi ... , aipf H " i ; -r- B V WASHINGTON. ' TbetVbtte House after tbe Wedding Htrar4a f . Haapplnte . Slcht "aeera Telecrama Const-am latins tne President on bis marriage, t ; Washimqton. June 8. Nearlv two hun dred persons.principally ladies, entered the w nite House grounds to-dav in the hone - of being able to ; inspect the floral, decora tions, and particularly the Blue Room, where the- President s marriage was solm- nized last evening. They began to arrive before 8 o'clock, and continued to come in groups until the afternoon. All, however, were doomed to disappointment; and none of them .were able to get farther than the main entrance. Here their progress was arrested by the doorkeepers, "who informed them that the house was cloted for the day, and that orders had been issued to ad mit nobody except on public business. In side workmen bad been engaged from an . early hour removing tropical plants and all floral : decorations, . and clearing ud the hou?e generally. This work consumed seve ral hours, but was fully completed by ten o'clock, and there was nothing left in the general appearance of the room to indicate thtt the f residential wedding -had occurred but a few hours before. Most of the flow ers used in the decoralious were distributed among the city hospitals. 1 . , -. About five hundred' telegrams congratu lating the President on his marriage have been received at the White House. They include messages from ex-President Ar thur, Mrs. Grant, Ministers Pendleton and Phelps, and many public men throughout, the country. Node of the dispatches will be given out for publication. j . Washington, June 4 Secretary Man ning, on May 20, handed President Cleve land his resignation as Secretary of the Treasury, stating that his health would not permit an early resumption of the active duties of the office' On Jnne 1st the Presi dent replied, declining to accept Manning's resignation at present, and asking him in stead to take a leave of absence until Octo ber 1st, when the subject may be renewed if Mr. Manning remains of the same mind as . now. He will leave Washington to morrow evening for an extended stay at the Hot springs, ot Virginia About a thousand cards announcing the marriage of the President were sent out from the White House to-day by mail mes sengers and otherwise. The cards are ex ceedingly simple and plain, engraved in heavy lines on a full theet of fine notepaperr They read as follows: "Mr. Grover Cleve , land and Miss Frances Folsom. Married on Wednesday, June second, eighteen hun dred and eighty six. . .Executive Mansion, Washington These announcements were sent to members of the Cabinet Justices of the Supreme Court, Senators and Repre sentatives in Congress, the Diplomatic Corps, Lieutenant General o the Army, Admiral of the Navy, and other officials In Washington, and to personal friends of the President and Mrs. Cleveland in Albany and Buffalo. " s 1 The Howe Committee on War Claims to-day listened to argument by Judge Fu' lerton, of New York, representing Con federate bondholders, who urged redemp tion of these bonds by the Government j : senator Uullom to day submitted as an amendment to the River and Harbor Ap propriation bill.' the Hennepin Canal bill Acting Secretary Fatrchud to-day tele graphed as follows to the Collector of Cus toms at Key West, F!a : "Release Spanish schooner - Paco and Isabella, ' unless for feited under section 4172 R. S., or under section 4377 ; and release the cargo unless forfeited under section 4377 R. 8. Fish ing in waters of the United States does not entail forfeiture on a foreign vessel." The Secretary of the Navy says that ves sels of the North Atlantic squadron have been under orders for several days to pre pare for sea. They will go easterly! as usual and report tor further orders at Portland, Me. They will visit the fisheries under instructions from the Department, and it is hoped they wilt help to allay rath er than increase existing autagonisms. The Secretary conferred with Admiral Jouett upon the subject when in New York recently. --- ---': ! - Secretary Bayard this afternoon received a telegram from Consul General Phelan" at Halifax, as follows; "American merchant vessels can purchase fresh fish - of j all kinds." -;-' : .' Land Commissioner Sparks revoked his order of the 2d mst. , suspending operation of the timber culture, desert land and pre emption land laws, in view of the serious doubt as to his legal authority therefor. VIRGINIA, Fire In Richmond Loss 820,000 memorial Day in Winchester, Richmond. June 5. A fire this morning in the wholesale fancy grocery establish ment of Goddin & Taylor, No. 11 South 14th street, destroyed and damaged the en tire stock. The loss is covered by insu rance in the following companies: : uoyal of London, $5,500; .Northern of London, $3,000; Imperial of London, $7,000; Lon don and .Lancashire or Liiverpooi, S4.0UU. L. C. Younger, wholesale grocer, adjoining Goddiade Taylor, had his stock conside rably damaged by smoke and water. I His loss is covered by policies in the Sun of London and Rochester German. . , Winchester, June 5. The twenty-first annual Confederate memorial services were observed this morning by thousands of people drawn from Frederick and -sur rounding counties. .The day was balmy. anu me sues ungm. i a luau military the Winchester Light Infantry, Capt.i Nul- , i i i. . . mi l :l : . ton; and the visiting Clarks Guards, iCapt. Moore, with a long procession of ex-Con federates with badges and a great throng of citizens and visitors bearing garlands, wreathes and baskets of flowers, wended their way to Mount Hebron and Stonewall Cemeteries to deck the graves of the silent dead, the monument to the unknown, and shafts in State lots. The celebration was fully in keeping with the spirit of former years. The floral and evergreen decora tions prepared by the ladies were especially noticeable. i ' j " DAVIDSON COUNTyI A man an hli Wlf Blardered, Bob bed ana Barnt In Their House- Two Arrest on Snspleion. i Cbrlottk, N. C. June 5. Near Tyro Shop, Davidson county, last nighty while A . J. McBryde and wife were eating sup ner they were murdered in their seats, and the house robbed and burned, together with their bodies. McBryde gave i in his taxes yesterday - and . stated - that he had $200 on hand, which is supposed to have been the cause of the murder, j Alfred Long and Walter Wonrock. his brother in law, both colored, have been arrested on suspicion. Much excitement and indigna tion prevail there over the affair, j There are plenty of openings for young men who are not waiting to be i poshed into them. Jy. O. Picayune. . XT' NO. 32 ; XORTHsCAROl.tNA ' Commencement at the Stale (Jtalverslty -Jadit Avery' Drelelon la tbe iMtlc Agalnat (be nsuacliauHi 4c Koutb er n c; o n at r a e I! o u ro. I By Telegraph to the Homing Mar.V Ralkioh. June 3. The Comm at the State University at, Chapel H-iiojiied to day, ; The attendance of promiueut men was large, ' The annual address before the Literary , Societies was delivered by HY.n Augustus VanWyck, of Brooklyn. N. Y., and the 'annual '.st-rmiin was preached by Rev Dr. : Chos, H. Hall. of Brooklyn. N. Y. The exercises, were held' m the Noble Memorial Hail Governor Scales and other State offl cere were present. :The orations" of the graduating class were delivered to-dv. The attendance at the University was lar ger at the term jnet ended than at anv time since the war,, and the University: is now upon a sound and prosperous basis. -The suit of John L McDowell agaiot the Massachusetts & Southern Coostrucin n Company and others to restrain thn inttuini "of $100,000 in bonds by the Commissioners of Rutherford county,, was heard ester day by Judge Avery, at Newton. ; Judge Avery round as;, facts that, there was no official notice . of the election of Angufct, 1883.given by the Commissioners; that at several preemts there were no regis tration books, and voters were not rmrinit J ted to regiterod vl; that -one-Wth of the voters asked for, the election, and that no commission had adjudicated the nsult" of the election of 1883. v; He then ilecided as a' fact that the majority of the votes actually cast had voted for-1. tions.- and he vacated the restraining order. The plaintiff annealed. Thu amount in the controversy, principal and interest, is $220,000. BLrAly E. . - The -London Times on th .- n-m. gosjue's Portland Speech, In which be make a Bid (or the Iriah Vote. .. ", By Cable to the HoriUEg Star LOBDOH. June 8 The Tim ingon Mr Blaine's Portland speech, buys: 'Mr. Blaine mav or mav not catrh thn Irish vote by performances such as that of Tuesday's speech, and t,o win the prize. which, fully a much on nersnn:.! a nn political grounds, has been snatched from mm once and again, but we refuse to be lieve that his ignorant and nresnmntnous rant represents the honest and independent opinion and reflection of Americans. It Is absurd that he should pose as an advocate of a plan which he supposes, quite n-ngly of course, would place Ireland In the nota tion of a State of the Americau Union. He has been conspicuous, for the same leas-ons which now make him the flatlerer of the Irish, in the bloody shirt campaigu against oouinern state rights; and if a jy Southern State should now attempt t: deprive the negroes of suffrage, he would be the first to favor a settlement of that local affair by the armed interferenca of the central novern- ment. His history is about .-n a oar wilh his reasoning, which deserves to be t Isased with Sir William Vernon Harcourt's latest contribution, whereon Mr. Lecsy has something to say." THe'gaLLO TVS. Two Neero mardercrs Ml una;-at -Win chester, Vs.-They Exhort Their Friends o meet Them In Heaven. (By Telegraph to the Horning Star. J WINCHE8TEB. Va..- June - 4. Wea Honesty and Tally Banks, nenrues. were hanged at 22 minutes past 9 o'clock this morning, for the murder of Jas. McFan lon On ihe night of November 14, 1884. Religious services in the j-til were con ducted by Rey. J- P. Hyde and exhorter E. J. Evans, and Rev Whitmore. Captain Den tor, of the Salvation Army, was also present.- The services lasted about an hour, and the sacrament was admhiisiered. The criminals were then marched wiib the officials and miD:feUrr. Tbej step ! up firmly ten steps to the floor f the scaffold . Banks began to tremble violeutly, hut Hone ly stood firm on the trap door. The Moody hymn, '-There is light in thevnlley," was then sung by request, both joining in loudly,: The ministers retired to the jail Steps. - : .. V ."'-. i Honesty said, -I thank. God I am con verted and I . am going home to beaveu . No man's blood rests on my soul. I have not to answer for it. 1 thank all of the officers and ministers for their kindness." Banks said, "1 am not guilt; of what is put on me. I want to meet all of my friends in heaven " ... ' . ':, Their, arms were then pinioned, the black cap drawn over their heads, and in a loud voice both crie t out, ' Good bye, God be with you. The trap was sprung by a wire running into a cell in the rear of the scaffold. The limbs of Banks - were drawn up several times and Honesty's twice. At fifteen minutes to 10 o'clock the physician pro nounced them dead, the necks of both be ing broken. The military, under Capt. Melton, guarde 1 the jail ' About seventy ' five spectators were present COS VIC TED OF MURDER. Si The maxwell Trial at SC. Louie The Aeenaed Fonnd Guilty of murder In the First Degree. 8t. Louis, June 5. When theiury in the Maxwell case retired last night to the jury room Martin 8 Barnett was chosen foreman and David Childs secretary. Bar nett was supposed to be the man who favored the defence more than any other juror, and when the first ballot was taken this belief was partly confirmed, for be was among the three wno did Hot vole tor con viction. A second ballot was taken, after some discussion, which resulted in bringing iSarnett over for conviction, and ten for conviction to two against was announced as the vote. The succeeding ballots' up to ..i x. J J . . : 1 . a- .i iiuiu ior Bujourumeni were tueuucai wuu the latter, with no -prospects for a change. There are two Knights of Labor on the jury and the fact that McDonald, of prose cution, .figured prominently, in the wire tapping scheme at the time of the South west Railroad -strike, influences many to think these two Knights were thereby pre judiced, and will hold out against the ten stubborn men and thus give the prisoner a new trial. -. ... . .. - - LATEST. '; " St. Louis. Jure 5. The jury in the Maxwell murder case have returned a ver dict of murder in the first degree. .. JOHN KELLY. . Funeral Service of the Great Leader of the Tammany Democracy, - - -. : iBy Telegraph to the Morning Star.l New YoBK.. June 5. Tae funeral of John Kelly took place this morning from St. Patrick s Cathedral. . There were no services at the house. At an early hour the people began to arrive at the house to take a final view of the remains, which lay in casket between heavily draped windows in the rear parlor. There were no flowers on the casket All was black save the silver plate and handles at the sides. The plate bore the words, John Ji.eiiy. born April 20tn, 1821; died June 1st, 1886." Many candles burned at the head oi tne casket, WASHINGTON. A Bank President mad Cashier Sen ' fenced, to Five Tears Imprisonment - for making False Entriea. - ; (By Telegraph to the Morning Star.l '- - Wasbxkqtok, June 5. John Hilz, late President, and Charles E. Prentiss, 1 late Cashier, of the German-American National Bank, convicted of making false entries on tne DooKs or tne oanz, were to aay sen tenced to five years in the Albany peniten tiary. The execution of the sentence was deferred until after the close of the next general term of the District Supreme Court. Notwithstanding the rank dem agogy and iniquity of the Oleomargarine buX it nassed the Mouse yesterday by considerable majority. The Senate is not likely to give, its sanction to so gross an abuse of the power of taxation. Plul. Re cord, Dem. . Spirits. Turpentine. . Charlotte now has an ice fac tory. : , : - , ' . Monroe Enquirer-Mispress: The. prospect for a wheat crop in this county is wj w U1MIU, CUI.UUI tug. XWJjUMQ iriJIII ' every section are unfavorable. . Mr. Mike Osborn's smoke house was entered and robbed on Tuesday night of about 300 pounds of bacon and a lot of lard all that he had. His crib was also entered and a lot of corn stolen. l - - -, Rockingham Rocket: There wan -a very severe squall of wind here last Fri- -day evening about 4 o'clock, accompanied . by hail and rain. About one fourth of the tin roof was blown off Great Falls factory. .' and the tin roof on Mr. Rnsseri's store waa torn up for a distance of fifteen or twenty -feet on the southwest corner, letting In tho rain upon his gocds. . - WadeBboro Intelligencer : The commencement of the Anson Institute last week was by all odds the most creditable -affair that the Institute has yet attempted. -" and conclusively shows bow fast this insti v IUUUO.IB improving; rne aaaress of 'Dr. Pritchard Friday morning waa the event of the occasion. Dr. Pritchard can cram more -good sound sense more reason, more wis- " dom more useful information for " the farmers of North Carolina into one hour's -talk than any man we ever listened to. , rayetteviue uoserver- (Gazette : The second span -of the railroad bridge, with the iron on, will be finished by Satur day night, and the whole bridge will be completed by the 25th of this month. ' - Crowds have recently been daily visiting the Fayetteville ice manufactory. Rev. ' J. E. Dunlap. of Marion county, S. C. left here on the 26th ult.,for Raleigh, armed with the proper credentials, asking execu tive clemency for Svlvester Porta. u.ntnwl to ten years' imprisonment for bigamy at " the last term of New. Hanover Inferior - tJOUn. t . , . ' r ir . --Elizabeth - City , Falcon: ' Tbo " Pasquotank Rifles have accepted an invi tation to participate in the Memorial cer vices at Norfolk on Thursday, the 23d of ' June. - The persistency of Maj. Louts . C. Latham's -friends in working to secure for him the nomination 'for Congress is worthy of imitation. His supporters are few in number but strong in political power. While we are confident he cannot - be elected if nominated, yet if the county conventions are so neglectful as to permit ' the few to control the many in the selection of a candidate it is their duty to vote for him, and we will, if nominated, support him. ; .- Charlotte Observer: Mrv Biles, foreman of Mr. A. C. Springs' plantation at Fort Mill; - was yesterday assaulted ami probably fatally injured by a colored farm hand. Mr. Biles! skull was badly fractured by a blow a rockln the hands of the negro. A colored man, who gave his name as S. B. Jones, yesterday appeared on the streets with his head bandaged and his left -arm in splints. He reported that on Thurs-r day night of last week he was set upon by three colored men, at the Lincolnton depot. , in this city, and waa beaten and robbed of . several checks which he held on Charlotte - banks. His left arm was broken and his -head badly cut by his assailants. ; : i ; Raleigh' Neves- Observer: There are 1,591 pupils enrolled in the Wilming ton graded schools: Raleigh has several hundred more enrolled. The banquet at the Yarboro Tuesday evening to the State Dental Association was given by the Raleigh dentists and by Mr. J. W. Selby, of Philadelphia. Last evening a number of business and professional men met at Tucker Hall At 8.45 o'clock, on motion of Mr. Chas. E. Johnson. Col. Paul F. Faison was called -to the chair, r Upon . taking the chair Col. Faison said the meet ing was called to discuss the effects of pro hibition upon the business interests of Ra leigh. Charlotte Observer: . Ihforma- tion reached the city yesterday of the death. ' in Statesville, of Mrs. Col. W. M. Walker. The target shooting by a team from " the Hornets' "Nest Riflemen, yesterday af- - ternoon, for the Bryce medal, was won by Corporal J. Mack Davis, who scored 14 out of a possible 25. The range was 200 yards, and the-target a Creedmor No. 8.- i Washington dots -.When the fourteenth sec- . tion of the oleomargarine bill was reached O'Hara made a speech against the measure. tie denned the bill as not in iavor of tbo poor man. -O'Hara made a strong speech; which was applauded. The bill has stead ily lost ground. - , . t,; ; Elizabeth City Economist: Dr. Milton Selby, a prominent citizen of Hyde county, died at Lake Landing May 8th. -He was a useful member of .the Episcopal . Church and a leading member of the Ma sonic fraternity. Columbia dot: A negro. Sam Simpson by name, was thrown from a fiat and drowned on' the 13th nit. - Bishop Watson held services at St. David's on the 9th ult and confirmed nine candidates. - His lecture to the Sunday school children, numbering about 100, was very instructive. Sladesville item : Some of us in this part of Hyde are filled with grave apprehensions by the: disposi tion to replace Tom Skinner with some other man at our next Congressional nomi nating convention. Gatesville corres pondent: At this writing the crops in this county are looking better than for several years. 1 , 1 Goldsboro Messenger: Mai or Robert Bingham lectured on prohibition, at the opera house, on Monday evening to the white people, and on Tuesday evening to uu VAViVU uvuptvi if van us vmv Wilson fc Fayetteville Railroad is progres- i sing. The road from Wilson to Selmais i -. - . t i i r j . i j... complete, save me iron unuge over uuue river. .The half-finished road towards Fay etteville is completed past Selma over four miles beyond emitnfield. An immense iron bridge is in course of construction over the ,. Neose - river, two miles from Smithfield. " There is a gap of forty miles between Fay -. On this six hundred men are at work. - It is now said they will be done by September. Washington dot: Mr. J. Hicks Bunt-, ing now resides here. He is a graduate of a pharmaceutical institution m r'nuaoei phut and is a practical druggist.; ' Raleigh Visitor: A committee of twelve was recommended to - take steps for further legislation in the interest of ' J 1 - T 13t H.lOl.t. 1 T E. Matthews were elected dental examiners for three years. ' The following gentlemen were chosen officers of the Dental-Associa-f tion for the ensning year : . President, B. H. Douglas, of Asheville; vice presidents, C. A Rominger, of Reldsville; H. B.-Her-i ring, of Concord; secretary, T. M. Hunter,! ot Dayetuvuie; treasurer, J. w. uunter,, of Salem; executive committee, J. W. Hunter. J. BL Hunter, J. H. Durham and H. C. Herring. Morehead City was chosen. as the next place of meeting, Jane 7, 1887. Dr. IS. L. xlanter nominated Mr. J. : is. Wyche, of Oxford, as State beneficiary at the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery and was elected by acciammation. The following delegates were chosen to the Vir ginia State Dental Association,' which meets at National Bridge, August 11: Dra. E. L. Hunter, 8. P. HiUiard, C. L. Alex ander, H. Snell, J. H. Durham, V. E. Tur ner, J, H. White. Dr. Turner read a pa per on "Function as a Therapeutic Agent." Dr. J. H. Durham read one on "Vital force and its Difference Upon Teeth. Dr." E. L. - Hunter read "Some Random Thoughts upon Dental Pathology and Therapeutics." Raleigh News- Observer: Mr. John T. Patrick sends a can of peaches put p by the canning factory at Flat Rock, Henderson county. They are pronounced as fine in flavor and as carefully put up as at any place in the city. It is hoped that many canneries will be established in the State. The prohibitionists were very mnch pleased yesterday to receive a check for $50 from Governor Jarvis to aid them in their work.- Last evening there was a meeting at the Mayor's of gentle men who had signed the. call for the or ganization of the "Governor's Guard.' At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the Dental Association met. -but at once ad journed, as the day was to be devoted to clinics. - The . entire : morning was con sumed by a lecture and demonstrations by Dr. Starr, of Philadelphia, on "bridge work," "crowns," plating on rubber with gold, and electric appaiatus. - A na tional flag was displayed in front of the court house yesterday afternoon, on which were portraits of President Cleveland and Miss Folsom. The portraits were draped with' white, satin, which also bound the folds of the flag;- -The convicts at work on the railroad at Black Mountain made a break on Thursday morning Dave Jones was killed, two were wounded and two escaped, ;
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