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We are glad that w- lid in type the article of yester day before- thin was received, as it shows that' we had no intention or desire to wrong our friend Whilst in our brief comment upo.ii the Co'-' onel's speech we omitted the context we were careful to copy all of the passage commented upon in the se- Inif lAtid ara n I ut- r .1 in nnntli.ia umn. As we have already in several editorials presented our objections to the Oleomargarine bill we are quite willing that Col. Green shall be heard again on the Bnbjeet. We will mere ly say without going into tlarmaiter at length, that our chief objections are, h 1 - - " I irsr,. we neliHve tria.r. t.rm I ;nnrrnii has no power to legislito in a matter of the kind. 1 Second, we believe it is much bet ter every way for the n.everal Slates to protect themselves against f-od and other adulterations and imposi tions. x.vV.:. - Third, we regard the bill a a very bad specimen of class , legislation. Fourth, we think it unconstitutional for Congress to tax an article of food save only for revenue, and this pur pose is denied even bv some of the staunchest friends of the bill. The following occurred in rthe Senate as late as Monday last. W e quote from the Washington letter in New York Times: ' . . "Mr. Butter asserted, with some warmth, that if the bill was not intended as a reve- vue measure-it came to the rienstfe iirvder false pretenses. i - "It looked very much ; an if Mr. Miller had too strong odds agt'.nsi bim, wtea Mr; Van Wyck came to his aid with n petich which stirred np the Senators ia a way that greatly entertained the galleries. He eon tendttl that the bill was one to protect the people from irauu ami imposition anil mai, il teas in na sense a ' revenue bill, the tax clause being a mere incident. ' lie had not spoken many minutes before Seaators .. be gun to iuternipt him. I Mr. Butler began asking questions, and Mr. Van Wyck drew from him I he admission lhAt.be wou'd kick tbe bill out of Congresa if he cuhl Mr. Maxey ran a abort lilt with; bim. and Mr. JDdmuDda menaced Mr.iyaB vyyes wim tbe terrors f tbe rtonretae Court, : which might 1 frk if ihe bif! was passed without going to the Finance un:ilte." Fifth, we liliev'e that it is very un just, rut 'ibvaii:J impolitic loiax irc article of food fur; tiit beiiflit of another article of food. Such a pro cell Ire ia far rt-auhing in iit conae- sword. The linn may come before mfinr iruir. ivtion sitortm-anrari nft will J" r be on top and may tax butter fifteen cents a pound. Other products may be taxed also to beneGt others. Sixth, the bill under consideration is High ProLedioii and of the worst kind, for there is no need of he reve- tiij f-in1 it. Friut uru fkri ITirlllAtTV at the exneiiHe of another industry. : i Our friund refers to . the tax on tobacco and fruit brandy and thinks .that taxing oleomargarine is a par allel case. We think not, and. in one very important particular. The ob ject of taxing oleomargarine, as- the friends of the bill admit, is to destroy ' the industry. But the object of tax ing jobacco and brandy is to raise rev enue, which is constitutional. Fur- -fllria mnl... llin inane, navallal t.Vlia -v. ......... " I , i must happen: the tax on brandy must be high enough to give whiskey all the advantage. That is to say, brandy mtiht be heavily taxed while whiakey must be free of. tax. As to tobacco, there is nothing to drive it out of market, as there is no enbsti - tute, however much taxed. t .a j - i,i;.. va 1Mb ua auu, luat we ; vciivw iu oleomargarine should be sold as such. Manufacturers and sellers should be compelled bv law to sell it for what it is, and ! not for something else. The States should protect their peo ple against food of all kinds that is deleterious whether it be bean flour or oleomargarine or poisoned teas, or strychnine whiskey or anything else. Make it a misdemeanor "to manufac ture and sell anything as butter when it is something else. There are many intelligent mem bers of Congress, editors and others in the North who contend that there 8 a great deal of wholesome oleo- . margarine made and sold, and that in: no sense is if a fraud and imposition, but a legitimate, nutritions, neoesaa ryi cheap article of food. It is only a sham when it is sold for bntter,and t vol. xyn. We ao not like the bill that pro poses to tax out of existence atf oleo margarine, both" good and bad. It seems to ns tyrannical, wide-sweeping, dangerous. - It seems to ns to be what the; Brooklyn! Eaale, the ' bid Democratic paper of that city, says it is, one of the wildest and.most arbi trary vagaries of toe Advocates of sumptuary legislation.' -.. Col.. Green does n6t so regard it of he would not. vote fr it. We know he is thoroughly sincere and consci entious in his convictions and rati tiveB, but we can but regard the bill as a miBtake. I The New Orleans States takes a veryjsensibie j view jf the bill,' as it appears to our understanding. It says: .'. ; J I - "If the tax ia intended as a revenue' mea- sure,, it is entire! defensible on constitu tionai grounds, and, were the revenue to be raised bv it to be in Uetiofan equal mm to be uucen oj ine tartjj, on tne necessaries of life consumed by the classes, we should long hesitate lefore denouncing it. But the ueuate snows tbat posef who voted for it as a police measure jwerej revenue reformers, while those who Voted! for it as a revenue measure were protectionists, who propose to keep down the surplus and needless revenue it might produce by placing sugar on the free list." . j , , , " . ... Sugar is a Southern product, mind you. . . . I I ' I : : . ClVlt, SERVICE I.N TUB IIOITSB. The efJort to change the regula tions of the Civil Service law is a most commendable ione. Dorraan B. baton and other : helpers of the same stripe so fix up I their . regulations as to exclude all men under 45 years of age, and that! only 'four - of the con testants should, bavp any showing for a given place I It Jis proposed now to change these; regulations to take .off the age restriction, and to give all men who have peen approved in their examinations a fair and even chance for a given place. Mr, Cleve land is said to be much displeased at this. We cannot see why. It is a bad, an unjust andi anf: should be changed. r regulation and The Democrats are the very ones) lo d 0 it. There is no 1 proposition, jwe lfegret to say, to change the law, but only an Eaton regulation. The President is de scribed as "touchy mand censorious in the matter. ; j Civil Service! e fa too much of a .efprmer to meet the expectations and demands of the Southern . Democracy, We do not' know a half id oze men who voted for Cleveland in 1884, who dot not desire to sel the last Republican turned out. Wo are glad to pay, that but few Democrats injthe jllouse have been found tandi$g up to defend the Eaton regulations for excluding Dem ocrats." But j few! -- Democrats have been found to; fav r the retention of snch an obnox oaf system as worked under the P3atxn regulations. That expon nt of extreme Civil ngwumpery, the New Service and A! York Times, says in praise of a North Carolinian : "The courage! and honesty of Chairman Cox, of the House Committee on Civil Service- Reform, saved yesterday the Dem ocratic party in itlie (House of Representa tives from tbe discredit or furnisniog no defender of the Cil oervice act against the aitsck led by; Mi Randall and Mr. Hoi man Jar. cox s i line or vision is iar enough above the dusty atmosphere of place hunting to enable him to see how much Presideut Ctevelandihas strengthened hiru self among the people of the country by his firm adherence to hijs pledges and to tbe re form law. and bis anneal to his party to support the law! as the surest means of gain ing the connaence or ine country oeioogs to that higher domain of partisan politics for which the naturally tricky Randall and the hopelessly narrdw Holman have neither capacity nor liking;.! : - Gen. Cox is known to. be a very earnest advocate! of the Civil Service law. The pepplb have not expected the President to violate any pledge, and thev do'expect him to fairly ex ecute the law asr long as it remains. But that is One; tnmg; ine proposi tion before the IJouse is quite another and different Ibing. It is a proposi tion to get nu or two very uaiu- aging, unjust and unnecessary regu lations of the! Baton set. : Who be lieves that tpe J Democrats ever fa vored a CivileService law that would exclude fromfoffice all men forty-five years of age- gand ; older? - It is an abomination tn4 should bo wiped out The best thing to do., is. to pass Vance's resolution repeal the whole thing. ' I NOTES ON LETTERS. We , learn from a correspondent that one of: the! trustees of the Uni versity voted laainst all nominations for degrees tebanse he was opposed to tbe wholi I business, and did not believe that such degrees should be conferred. " With - this will agree thousands : )f reflecting, educated men. The absbrdity of the election eering, dragmet business is bo plain tbat every one laughs except the "in terested" man. There is now quite an army bfj titled persons and it is crowing rapidly. They are as nu merous as tbel "Yarborough House Colonels." -Another trustee a gentleman of talents and independence writes us, thankinff nslfor what we said a few davs since ibout the degrees at the TTniversitv. 1 The letter of this gen tleman contains so much thatis pleas ant to ns that we mnst disregard his injunction privacy and 'reproduce a few sentenqes tasen ubibuu 1.HE : "Your views so often coincide with my own that to tell you from day to day that I endorse your leading editorial would hardly be appreciated. But I have seen enough of newspaper life -lo know that the editor, removed 'far from the madding crowd's ig noble strife. would often add new energy to his work if he had proper encourage ment and satisfactory evidences of public appreciation. . Permit me to-say, without disparagement of . other worthy men, that you are,' in my opinion, doing a better work for North Carolina to day, . by instilline a healthy sentiment into the public mind, than any of her most honored sons." . . - Of coarse such indorsement as that is very pleasant. We would be less than man and very insincere if we were to pretend otherwise. Now let him be heard as to supposed honors. He says, and be is an alumnus of a very distinguished University: - "My purpose ia writing now is to add my indorsement especially to' your editorial iu torday's Stak entitled 'Colleee Degrees,' I thoroughly agree with yon. .The Univer sity of North Carolina ought not to confer degreea at alL" v - : . . Il went into a sort of free-hand distribution the last timel From still artot ln-r honored trustee- we learn that he ' voted; for the five persons singlfd out by the Stak and voted againnt all of the others. : : ' 3 H as the University ever "honored" Dr. Henry E Shepherd or Prof.TIas sell? It would honor, itself by not overlooking Dr. Shepherd when it goes to South Carolina to confer de grees on two of its citizens. One of the trustees writes us that "the Unr versity prostitutes its patronage" I A FINE t'OINT. Representative Cabell, of Virginia, made a speech against the proposed oleomargarine tax. We .did' not read it, but we" 'see a sentiment co pied from it into an exchange that is painful. It shows that his heart is sorely burdened because of the great oppression of a most necessary in dualry one upon the development of which depend the thrift and happiness of "the Southern people. Mr. Cabell is represented as nrging the repeal on spirit" distilled fronr the luscious peach and the juicy apple and as de claring the lax to be "the most on erous, offensive, unneccessary and cruel tax embraced in this bad excise system. Yes, if is ' so much more "onerous and cruel" tovtax brandy than it is to tax whiskey. And the reason is not far to find. It is so much more of a sin to tax whiskey made of the bread producing corn than it is tutax brandy made of fruits that are healthful and delightful and 'acious to the taste when eaten. You see fruit in dangerous," An ap ple caused mother Eve to sin and by her act she T "Brought death into ihd world and all our -woe. If she had confined herself to corn bread she would have beeii safe. But seriously, what an exquisite: refine ment of judgment what a fine meta physical brain it mnst require to see no special outrage no "onerous, of fensive, unnecessary and cruel tax" on whiskey, distilled from corn and rye, and all of this in brandy made from apples.; Such a mind could meet easily the Hudibrastic test- He could distinguish and divide . A bair 'twixt South and Southwest side." We have received a very ' neatly printed catalogue of Charlotte Fe male Institute. . It is gotten up upon an unusually elaborate plan. There are eleven teaehers connected with the school. The graduates for the class of 1886 number eight, four of whom are from North Carolina. Ther are 159 pupils, representing five States and Switzerland and Siam. The expenses are $112 50 for twenty weeks. This includes board, tui tion, &c. 'Music, drawing, j piano, fcc, are extra. ' Dr. Atkinson has built up a most flourishing institution and he is ' doing an important work for North Carolina and other States. We are really pleased to see it an nounced that Gen. Marcus J. Wright of Tennessee and A. L. Long of Vir gin! i are engaged . upon and will shortly bring out a popularj life of General Robert E. Lee. We hope they will make it readable and thor ough, and that special attention will be 'given to the actual number of Confederates engaged in the main battles. This is important.) The Northern writers, Generals included, are doing all they : can to : misrepre sent the numbers. They forget that 2,800,000 men were in the. Northern army and 600,000 were in the! South ern. Grandpapa Folsom's pile was $400, 000. . Everybody seems to be rich in the North except the laborers. ' . Deaib or Capt. E. Bv Wfeclns. , . . Capt . Eugene B. Wiggins died at his residence in this city yesterday afternoon.. For some time before his death Capt. Wig gins had been an invalid, having been se riously injured by an explosion; of gun -nowder on a turpentine farm in South Carolina several years ago, and from the effects of which he never fully recovered. He was aged about 88 years, and was a native of Halifax county, N. C, Cant Wiezins was a gallant Con federate soldier, was wounded three times during the war and served until the surrender at Anoomattax. He came to Wilmington in 1875, and a few years thereafter married the only daughter of Hon. A, H. VanBokke l(n. who. with three children, survive him, His funeral takes place . to-day at 4 p. m., from St. James' Church. Aw i i ii il n V V JLL4-1L WILMINGTON, N. C., ITIore Abo at the Railroad Accident. : ; The Charleston News and Courier, of Thursday, says that Mr.-Renneker. the mail agent : injured in the wreck on tbe Northeastern- Railroad, is in a precarious condition. Capt. Mazy ck,' the conductor, was represented in about .the same condi tion as on Tuesday, He was resting com fortably. Mr. West, the express messenger, is improving, and it is reasonably certain that he sustained no internal injury.' The coroner's inquest as to the cause of the accident was held on Wednesday, at which the engineer and fireman 'of the wrecked train and others testified.- apt J. P. Divine, Superintendent the At? lantic Coast Line, one of the witnesses, testified thai , " " He was in the habit of passing over the road every week' for : about five years Usually rode on tbercar end of the train to, take notes of any defects..-. On the occasion of change of gauge, June 1, he started from Florence on the work train and rode most of tbe distance en the front of tbe engine; .on the east aide, so as to see the spiking that, had been done. ." Passed over the trestle on this day, and saw that it tad been spiked equally well on bulb sides, and considered the spiking well done,';.and that there was. a sufficient number of spikes to a , rail to hold it for any reasonable time.; Has betn very particular with this trestle. . On the day of the accident I was notified at Wilmington as soon as the operator could reach tbe office. Instruction was given thai every step should be taken to relieve the wants of the injured ! am at a loss to form any conclusion as to (he Cause of tbe wreck The : impression baa gone abroad through the newspapers that it mighhave been caused by defective spiking. -:It is notbiag of tbe kind - The spiking was se curely done. : My impression' is that the baegage car went in first ": '- The verdict was that the persons killed came4o their deaths from the result of an accident to the passenger, train of the Northeastern Railroad while crossing the Saotee trestle, in Berkeley couut). on the 7lh day of June, 1886. ibe cause to the jury being unknown - ' - The News and Courier sys, also: - ' It was reported in St. Stephen's Wednes day that a lady and two children and a colored man - were missing from the num ber who were on the train. The report is based on an alleged statement of Conductor Mazyck when he reached that place on the. night of the accident. " , , . . :; It is also stated on trustworthy sources that Miss Cornelia E. Mc While, who was killed, hail iu a hand satr he! on the train quite a large roll of money, which she was taking to her mother in Mariou. The satchel is missing : Il is estimated that the wreck will proba bly cost the Northeastern Railroad Com pany in the neighborhood of $60,000. This estimate includes the trestle, the cars and the tender. . " ' , Caagbt at Last. It is more than likely that Alex.- Stewart, the colored .burglar who made his escape from custody when the county iait was burned in March last, is in the South Caro lina penitentiary. About two weeks ago Sheriff Cole, of Darlington, S. C, wrote to Sheriff Manning for a description of Stew art. The full description of the noted burglar was sent, and in his reply to Sheriff Manning Sheriff Cole tins that he has no doubt that Stewart is tbe man who was sent, recently, to the South Carolina peni tentiary .under a . senteDcejlhjae jeans imprisonment for housebreaking and grand larceny in Williamsburg county. Sheriff Cole says: "He gave several names while I had him, and claimed to lie from Hay wood county,' in North Carolina. In the description given by Sheriff Manning it was slated that Stewart bad three buckshot imbedded in his left tide between tbe arm pit and hip. la regard to this Sheriff Cole says that the negro iu bis charge was exam ined at Kingstree and three buckshot wounds were found on his person as dts- cribed. When Stewart made his escape from custody here he had just been tried for burglary and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment in the State penitentiary. It is probable, if there is no mistake about the man, that after he has served the three years for which hs has been sentenced in South Carolina be will be transferred to the North Carolina penitentiary to work out his sentence in that institution. There are some people about town who will rest easier at night, when they are sat isfied that Stewart is caught ., - Iiocal Option In nonigomery The : Crop, dec A letter from a correspondent at Wade- ville, N iC, of June10th. says: Local option has failed in all the town ships in Montgomery county where elec tions were held on the first Monday. Some by small, others by large majorities.: One township, Hollingsworth, was counted in for prohibition by the board or canvassers on account of irregular ballots "Against Prohibition." The ballots in favor of pro hibition in Wadeville voting precinct, of ML Oilead Township, were thrown out on account of irregularities "No License ," instead of "Prohibiton." Tho continued ' wet weather is doing great damage to crops. Wheat is badly damaged by rust and scab, which will cause a short crop. We have had rain eight days in succession., - . i r' ; - THE ONSLOW. RAILROAD. Mb. Editor: You ask for suggestions with regard to objects affecting our prosperity.- Well, I will make one concerning the Onslow uauroad.- in ine nrsi place 1 will say it is not necessary to have a stan dard gauge nor even a three foot gauge to constitute a railroad. Tbe first narrow gauge road I ever beard of wasjbuilt nearly thirty years ago among ine mountains or WalesrScotland that was only 18 inch gauge, but its capacity for traffic was im mense. : Well let us t uild a two foot road to Onslow, as it will cost much less than a standard gauge or even a three-foot road. and will afford ample capacity for the next twenty-five years and perhaps tor all time. For railroad building it is generally con ceded tbat the rails constitute the biggest item of -- cost. For a two-foot road fifteen pound steel rails , would be heavy enough. These can be bought, delivered at Wilmington,, for about $33 to $35 per ton. At this price the rails would cost about $871 to $934 per mile. All oth er parts and equipments can be furnished proportionately cheap. No doubt this road could be built and equipped with engines and cars enough to do the work for $2,500 perhaps less. Forty miles at $2,500 is $100,000 for the whole road complete. - Well, now for the interesting part the "spondulix;" for it does take money to build railroads. Let New Hanover county take $50,000, Pender and Onslow $25,000 each. - Let each county issue its bonds tor twenty years, with the privilege of redeem ine them after: seven or ten years. Let the New i Hanover bonds bear 4 or 5 per cent interest. The others i to fix their, bonds at whatever, they, choose. Let each county market its own bonds nav in the money for the stock and with. this fund the company build and pay for the . j mL i . . i . roau. a ma wouiu give me wree cuuimcs the road free from mortgage or other in debtedness. Let the County Commissioners be the directors. . Such a road, with a lite man as its manager, .would pay working expenses from the time the first eight or ten miles were completed, and all expenses in cluding interest on the bonds from the time the whole was completed. Thus, costing the counties nothing except the loan of their credit for a time, and perhaps the interest on their bonds the first vear. Before the ex piration of the seven or ten years the stock can be sold lor enoueh to redeem the nones, if the counties so elect. If Jones and Craven counties choose to join them let us have the road through to Xtew liern. JL FRIDAY, JUNE 18,1886. Tbe Kallroad Disaster in Month aro- -- Una.-- ' ' The Charleston News 'and Courier of Wednesday contained further particulars oi the railroad disaster Monday last at the Santee trestle on'the Northeast em Railroad. Besides Mr. Chas. iA. Price.-the express messenger who lost his life by the terrible accident, there were others from Wilonog ton on the train Mr. B. Bordeu. a pas senger, and Jno. Wright and Jno. Liitlc-uu, colored passengers, j-: Mail Agent Renneker, Conductor Mazyck, :acd Mr. West, the ' press messenger, who rs among "the. in jured, are well known this community, where they hive many friends: " John Wright, colored passenger, has a oaa iraciure of the right arm, and appears to be suffering from a blow on the spine, It is impossible as yet; however, to tell the nature or his imuryfrom this cause, but he is not believed to be-dangerously hurt. The second and first-class coaches .'eft the tracks almost i simultaneously. .The former contained only one colored boy, who waa aaleepi while the latter contained eight: passengers fou ' male and ( four female. They were thrown to the front end Tof -the car by its downward plunge, when it was crushed into by tbe rear of the second-class coach, and six of them met their doom in. the merciless trap of. death. When the car was broken into they were found lying one upon another with Dr. O. Q. Kinloch on top, " who had- his.; arms crossed above his chest as if to? ward off a blow. Miss Hannah Wilson was found lying on her head with her. heels touching her head. The face of Capt Cole was' badly crushed. hie was lying lace up across Miss Hannah wnson. miss i'iora Mclver was asleep when the catastrophe; took place Miss C. E. Mc White was found with her neck, and arm and a leg broken, and her body badly bruised. 1 he bodies of the unfortunate victims were laid in a boat, from whence one by one they were; lifted witn ropes and silently placed in a-j car The uninjured lady passengers ' displayed great fortitude and Courage in ministering to the wants of ine sunenng ones, i Miss Marion McWbite was sitting beside ber unfortunate sister when the accident occurred. Her escape from death was due to one ' of those miracles which , always shows the hand of Providence in such ca. tastrophes: She. fell; through an opening ia the bottom of the car, and thus escaped inevitable death.--' :-',! ' - .: : All of the people who were killed were heaped up together in one particular spot. showing that most of the force of the fall ing cars and the general crash had been concentrated at that point.: The bodies were almost interlaced with one another, and were, literally packed under the mass of debris.- The first and second-class pas senger coaches were lying side by side on the ground, and upon the ends which lay in the direction of the river rested the lower end of the sleeping car. The latter was leaning in an upright -position against the trestle, having been hurled down with such crushing force that the ends of tbe three cars were smashed to: atoms, and beneath this immense heap Of ruins were the crushed and mangled1 bodies of all who were killed in tbe disaster. . Tbe first-class passenger coach ' in falling had evidently descended - end foremost like the sleeiter. The force of gravity was sufficient to have thrown the passengers in a heap at the lower end of the car, and when tbe general crash came death must have been instanta neous. - ' '.: Mr. Hr. - Henry Husbands, the baggage matter ou tbe ill fated train, said: T " - "We left St. Stephen's on time, the en gine and coaches all being in apparently good condition. We were going about twenty flMmiiman hour-juid the engineer bad shut on steam; wuen bait way over tbe trestle, as we iieared tbe bridge, ali of a sudden 1 hoard a tremendous rumbling sound and saw Capt Mazyck, our conductor,- jump and catch at the braces at the top of the car, whildT sprung to the door. la an instant I saw and heard the second clas car rolling down upon us, Before I could make a spring into the water all was over. The bacgage car was smashed into a thous and pieces, and Mr. Price,: Mr. West, Capt. Aiazyctc ana myseit were covered up in tne debris and mashed by trunks, beer kegs and crates, baggage. &c. : How one of us survived is a miracle, for the entire frame work of the car was destroyed. But for the tender, which was to some extent under our car, ' all would probably have been drowned. On top of the wreck of our car were the mail, second and first class cars. "I was stunned for tbe moment and was awaked to consciousness by Capt. Mazyck's cry for help. I found it impossible to move, as the iron express safe was across my stomach, until assisted by . foreman Frank Cothran . Capt. Mazyck was extricated in some way, but was unable to assist, us, as his arm was seriously hurt i Cothran and I went to the assistance- of Price and West. Price was lying with his legs up, .his body jammed amongst trunks, casks and beer crates, with an iron 'jenny bumper across his stomach. - Tbe bumper was remoxed with some trouble and we got him outr conscious, but fearfully contused : on head and body. West was extricated with some difficulty. About this time I heard engi neer Houston blowing repeatedly for help, and I attempted to go. ; but what little strength I had was exhausted and I could not get to the sleeper without help rrom Goldman, the newspaper man. I was in the sleeper about three hours in great pain, but was tended in the gentlest manner by a young lady, a stranger to me. Miss Jane Bailhe,' of Norfola, vai Otner ladies showed us many kindnesses, but I cannot help particularizing Miss Bailhe. God bless her !" The fireman of the wrecked, train says the trestle began to give in and broke the centre-plate of the engine. The weight of the lender completed the disaster. I A Colporteur In Brana vrlcK. ' Mr. J. M. W. Elder, colporteur of the American Bible Society, gives tbe follow ing statement of work done by h'im in Brunswick county: . .- ":. ,-'.:',.-. j Altogether he visited f 2,090 families 1,227 white" and 863 colored.- Of thse he found that nearly, one-fourth were without the Bible 297 whjte and 262 colored fami liesand of the total of 559 families found destitute of the word of God, supplied 494 275 white and 219 colored families. The number of other destitute individuals sup plied was 112 white and 67 colored persons. The number of bibles, testaments aod por-' tions of the scriptures given gratuitously to destitute poor families and individuals was 415, and the number of the same sold at the society's : catalogue cost pride was 1,030. The value of the bibles, testaments and portions of scripture: sold was $301.65, and the value of those given gratuitously waa $96.64. The amount of . money col-; lectcd from congregations through their pastors as donations to the Bible cause was $27.39.' ' ' J ' ' ' " County Convention. j "The Democratic Convention for New Hanover county meets in this city oh Sat urday, June 26th, at 11 a. m. Ward and township meetings to . select delegates to. this convention will be held on Tuesday, June 22d. See the call of the chairman of the County Executive Committee, Mr. J, W. King... . . - . .'. ' - - I . Cotton Reeelota. - - ..--;--. The receipts of cotton at Wilmington during the past week were 285 bales. against 26 .bales the corresponding week last year. For. the crop year, from Sept 1st to June 12th, the receipts were 101,342, against 93,851 bales for the same period last year an increase of 7,491 bales, nn a to THE CROPS., , Report from tbe Department or Agri - culture Relative to tbe OouUtiOM of ; tbe Grain and Cotton ropB. - WASraNOTON,- June , 10. Tbe : Tfc-psrt inent of Agriculture mikes tne area of spring wheat nearly lbvame us last year about twelve million acres. There, is an in crease of one sixth of lasl year's breadib in Dakota, a decreni-ein Nebrask, crt a small reduction iu Minnesota and Wisconsin. The minor spring wheut district show a small advance, i The cxtcusion of- arwi in Dakota is due mainly to settlement; mid tne necessity of, reajy money for improve ments, and some what to but year's unsatis factory flax product ia southern DaKula. Tbe effect- f the low prices of wheat has been counteracted sy the superior rale of yitld of recent j ears . -t -. The condition of "the spiing wheat average is 98, against 97; in June of last year. .Wisconsin D7. Minnesota S9 Iowa 1U Jebrnifli 97, Dakota 99, Waliint;ton 100 - - - Wmttr wheat is not uuite so bN)mlsing as on the 1st of May. : Ai slight decline in the condition l reported :in the Weal, and the lo w coudirioa of tbe. Southern crop is 6tiHiore reducediyet the average Is only reduced two points, from 94.9 to 92.7. It is still from average to huh In the" trreat wheat producing Slates In NewYork it is not tillering as in Years of strong root grow th " It is very promising in Maryland and Virginia, except in wet lands. In the Sou'h it has been affected with; rust, sbn veiling the grain harvested. Tbeie has been inju ry from drought ia Texas, rains and floods in Ohio, and hail storms in Missouri, i The ptupect is good lor a small fraction above twelve bushels per acre. - " i Kye has also declined from the general average of 95.7 to 94 4 ; : - During the last month the Barley acre age has been increased three per cent, and ine connmon averages iuu; last year, in June, 89. " . "- -:-r:.s:i- The large acreage of Oatk in 1885 has not been extensively increastd. It ; has been slightly reduced io Kentucky and Ohio, where the area WAsabuortt t-.l last year. The increase will approach half a million acres. The; condition averages nearly 96, against 94 in 1885, and 98 in 1884 lit is the highest east of the Alleghanie. and a 'littler below rullcoudition in the South and West 4 ' : The tendehcy to an increase in the area of cotton has been checked in t tie Eastern Stales of tbe cotton belt The returns show a slight reduction- in South Carolina. Georgia and Alabama. The more western States, in which settlement and farm ex tension has : txen active, exhibit some in crease, mainly in Texas. The mt incrase is about 250,000 acres, au advance of ' one and. three-eighths per eeut. The record stands. Virginia 99, North Carolina 100. South Carolina 99, Georgia 98. Florida 103, Alabama 99, Mississippi 102, Louisiana 102, Texas 107. Arkansas 102, Tennessee 101. The condition of the ctop is lower than in 1885. averaging 83 7 against 92 last year. It is lower in seven States, and high er in North Carolina, Florida, Texas and Tennessee. . The Stale averages -are Vir ginia 95. North Carolina 97. South Carolina 83, Georgia 82, Florida 97i Alabama 87, fdiSBiftSippi oo. Louisiana 85, Ti-xas 99, Arkansas 83, Tennessee 99J Heavy rains have caused ' damage in Georgia, and drought was threatening in Texas, broken since by refreshing - rains. Tbe stand has been irregular, but has uein poxUcaUy re medicd by replanting. FOHE1GA.' ' Concessions to an American for a Ball- road In Persia Tbe Belfast Biota Storms and Earthquakes In Frtneta Provinces Tbe . Expf lied Princes Parliament . to be Dissolved on tbe ;- 24tb. - -j;:. :.-- ,r-4t"'7tT'' : """BfTSat-lTrto Vho "tfornlBsStar." St. Pbtkrsburg, June 12J The Notoe Fremwa sajs the Shah of Ptrsta granted F. 8. Winston, exTJniti d S;ae8 MinisU r to Pertiu. concessions for the construction of railways hK:weeii; Teheran, tbe capital of Persia, and Bu&hiro and Mesbvd, near tbe Afghan frontier, i with : such branches as may be necessary for the development of business on the main lines . As a guarantee the Shah granted Winston a twenty a ears contract io develop all Beclions of Persia... Winstoa is arranging to eo to St. Peters burg and make negotiations for tbe con veyance to Meshed of construction material by the iraus-Cat-pian line, . . Belfast. June 12. The viuumsof the recent riots were burud to-day. It was feared tbo funerals would provoke fresh disorders The routes to the different cem eteries were strongly lined with police and feoldiers. No violence or rioting occurred. Paris, June 12. Uomte u faris has ar rived here After settling his; affairs in France, be will go to England, j The unex pelled - Orleans Princes . will 'remain in France. Prince Jerome Nspoleon (Plon Plon), upon bearing the result of the vote of the Chamber of Deputies, exclaimed, "I shall soon return lo save those;-who have proscribed me, from being guillotined by their friends of to-day." j errilile storms and floous have prevailed the French provinces. Three shocks of earthquake have visited Peritoes.. :--'- ":t.' . &'-.':,-"?':-'rf: . London, June 12. It is stated that Par liament will be dissolved jan the 24th and writs for new elections be issued on the 25th, Ddbltn. June 12 The coroner's jury in the case of McKenzie, the American vice consul who killed himself after fatally shooting his wife, rendered a verdict that McKenzie -was insane when he-did the shooting. - -v-v London, June 12. The amount of bul lion gone into the -Bank of England on balance is 53,000. - j IOWA. A Great fire at Blaseatlne -Millions oi . Peet of Lumber and Other Property Destroyed. j : Muscatine, June 12 A fire started in the yards of the Muscatine Lumber Com pany, near - the fair grounds, originating from a spatk from an engine.; The lum ber was dry and the fire spread with light ning rapidity, and in half an hour six blocks' filled with lumver were a mass of burning fire. '' The. fire-quickly jumped across Mad Creek and destroyed a saw mill valued at $60,000 and giving employment to 200 men ; After jumping Mad Creek the fire destroyed four - dwellings in East Hill Bluffs, two wagon bridges and two bridges of the Rock Island Railroad over Mad Creek. The fire having destroyed everything in the Creek bottom, was gotten under control. Eight to twelve million feet of lumber, all belonging to the Mus catine Lumber Company, were destroyed. It was well insured. One manj named Cooper, was killed by falling from the burning mill. The weather is intensely hot and several serious prostrations from heat ocenrred. ' ; . NOVA, SCOTIA. Instructions from tbe British Gov ernment to make No More Seizures . of A merlean Teasels. - . .- TTit.tvit Jnnn 19 Tt ia et.atai nn tliA host nfflniftl anthnritrv that. thf Rritiah (5flT. ernment has isaned orders to make no more seizures oi American vessels except wnen tho vlnlaMnn rtf thn trontw nf 1fi1S ia no flwn anil flnirrant it unnnt hit winked at. So far as learned , from guarded official UhbClBUWB UUDf UUmiU 1UDUUVHVIU UV not sustain the Canadian construction that the three-mile limit does not mean tnree miles off the head-land. . ALABAMA. Democratic Convention Seay Homi- Inated for. Governor. Montgombbv, June 11 . In the Demo cratic State'. Convention toj-day on the 31st ballot Thomas Beay, tor Governorr re ceived a large majority over both competi tors.- The other names were withdrawn and he was nominated br acclamation, All the present officials were renominated Resolutions were adopted endorsing irre sident Cleveland's administration and the convention adjourned sine die. . NO. 33 -. WA SHiNtiTOX. V 5 Tbe President Decline a .Wldtfliis Present from tte SulunofrsrUr An Brraaeoni Matenrsi-Tbe Span ish Vessel Nelzed at Key Wui-UuIpi ofibe ctvll Service. : . Ey Telegraph to the Morning Star.f ' . Wasiiington. Mude 1 1. The sUtmeat of yesterday that tb Senate hift ltt'uiiSM ercd the vote by which the bill prohibiting memliers of Congress from acting as a'.to'r- neys for land grams or subiidiz i : raiir.iMds was eiroiieous : Menalor- 11a ley 8 mtdion to reconsider was entered, but waa not act ed upoo. S " Tho Treasury Dep&rlmeut is iut'iHiDed that a fine of $400- was iaiposett on n--e master of ibe Spanish uohing vtstel Oio tilde by the collector .f cusioms at Collar iveys,- la., . for , haviutr -faili-d t rnter accoidicg to stctiou 2,773,: Revised Sut utcs. -Tbe fine was paid and the v.ssl rekased - " - The First Comptroller of the Tresui v has decided that tbe word office.'' in the first cl aiite of rule 19 of the Civil Sr.rvicc Commission, applies the head of' the bu reau as well as lo the head of ihe-d'part-ment; mat Ibe head of the bureau ? is the "head Of an' offlcH;" ! Ihat K.-Tn- lf head of the department t ieves that tho public service will be promoted therebvr he can appoint a confidential . clerk for the head of the bureau in his department with out ; requiring . hiiu io undergo - Civil Service . examination. ; and tbe - ho- pomtee can receive ; the pay f any clerk in the classified aer vie?. irovidtd there isa vacancy hr any grad-for which. an appropriation . has been mad--; - The question arose on an - spplicatiou ny tt-e Third Auditor for a confidential clerk. 1 he Secretary of State recently received a cable message from Minister Cox, at Con stantinople, saving that the Sultan of Tur key doired to send a wedding present 1o Mtb. Cleveland, and asking that it b-. rn ceived. The President wnile apprcintuig The motives- of the Sultan, fell tbat its tccepthuce would '; be iu violation of the spirit if not tbe letter ot the Constitution, anir accordingly telegraphed his declination of the proposed compliment Washington. June 12 The Secretary of the Navy has written i bu Presideui of the Board of Inspection of foreign vessels,; New York, saying the Depurtiucr't is anxious to secure a list and descripuou of those steamers of tbe mercantile marine which in time of need might be called upo i at once for service as auxiliary cruistrs, tor transports, or for special purposes. His also says the Department proposes to extend the functions of the Inspection .Board ; by directing it to examine carefully steamers of all classes. -.f our mercantile marine, in order io ascertain and report upon their adantabitilv for the above-mentioned service. He also reoueats the President of the Board to endeavor to enlist the interest of thip owutrs inthis scheme, and adds that the Department will cause the names of such veese;s as may fill every requirement lo be entered on ibe lia. which will be known as the auxiliary na val list, with the object of employing such veesels in cafe the Government desires the support of the merch-tut Hani ; . Mr. Call introduced a bill aulhorizing the Sec.etaiy of the Tteasury to pay timber agents who served prior to the war of the rebellion whatever sums are slaudiag to their, credit ou the books of the Depart ment ' ., EAR TH QUAKE SHOCKS. Tbree Distinct Shocks Felt at Sandy Hook Last Nlgbt Ilonses Sbatten and Windows made to Battle. ; 7 Bv Telegraph to the Horning Star.l : Sandy Hook, N. J ' June 12. Atfive inirt, nftn t .'rlfinl- t h in in nrn in i. vkr... were felt three severe earthquake shocks. tbej second foliowiug the fiist losely, and the t bird coming a little Utei . Tue shocks were accompanied by a rumbling sound. which appeareii to tuune from, tbe 8uth- easl. Houses were shaken aud windows rattled. Tbe pamle who were awakened by the th cks t:re f different mimi as to their cause . S-itne said they were due to an earthquake, while others attiibuted them to an explosion' If due to the latter cause, the explosion must hayo occurred on a vessel at sea. as no land lies to tbe s-nuh-east The two lightships are in thtir pro per ; positions, and nothing has happened to them. A man-or-war is coming in from the southeast, but it is hardly probable that she; would fire guns at midnight, or, even if she had, that the sound could be heard or the concussion felt here. The shocks were also felt at Highlands. - OBITUARY. Death of a Prominent Babbl of tbe j .Jewish Church. , New'. Orleans, : June 12. Rev. J K. Gutheirs, Rabbi of the Temple of Sinai,, in this city, died last uight He was one of tbe most prominent leaders in the Reformed Jewish Church and in the Jewish orders and charitable institutions. His funeral will take place Monday. RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY, j- The Rev: Dr. Henry R. Wilson: one of tbe oldest missionaries and clergy men of tbe Presbyterian Church of this country, died on Tuesday, at Elizabeth, N. j. lie was born in Uelieionte Pa., June 10. 1808 The Baptist clergy of Baltimore were among Sam Jones's most ardent ad mirers, and one of them is now carrying on the work that the pvangelists left. Pres byterian, Quakers and even Episcopalians aided in the revival. j- Lancaster, Pa., June 9. The body of the Rev. John Williamson Nevin, D. D , LL. D, the great theologian of the Reformed Church, was interred in Wood ward Hill Cemetery at noon to-day. with impressive ceremonies. . ' --At a : meeting in Chicago the other day Rev. C. M. Wilcox, missionary to China, -said that since 1860 Christianity has made great progress in China. At that time there were in the Protestant missions but 400 station, 480 native preachers and 10,000 converts. - Now there were 25,000 converts and a corresponding increase in stations aud preachers. It has been esti mated that by 1900 there will be 2,000,000 Protestant converts in China.1- .-.; L For our part, we- believe that these sermons on philosophical topics not only fail to preach tbe Uospel, but indirect ly promote a great deal of unbelief, if not downright infidelity. Years ago Judge said to us: "I never had a doubt of the truth of Christianity till I heard a sermon on the Metanbv8icsof Hume. The preacher was a very weak man, and, after stating the argument of Hume against miracles, under took to answer it. He made a complete failure, and I left the church a sceptic.'' Macon (ya.) Advocate. The Christian's hope is not a feeling, but "an anchor to the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which has entered into that within the veil.' It is of the high est imnortance that we cultivate the habit of dealing with the substance of salvation ra ther than with the emotions incident to it The true policy of the Christian is to be al ways looking away to tneoojectoi nu iaitn and the substance of his hope even lo Jesus, bv whom we do believe in God, "that raised him from the dead and .gave him glory; that onr faith and hope might be in Qa.n Exchange. - v. ' , . A burning and . Bhining- light here and there may keep unbelief at bay, but cannot cenauer the world. All efforts will fail until earnest' piety shall become the mark of those who bear the name of Christ - The first step is to recognize the fact that onr lives are unworthy of that name, and to deplore it The posture be coming the average Christian is prostra tion. The lower we get the more likely we will be-to be lifted up. The motives are tremendous. Indifference is a frustration of the cross. . Every influence that flows from that sacred scene appeals with unut terable eloquence to our hearts, and con strains us to a purer ana mora cousecrottsu life. J&enmona Advocate. Spirits Turpentine. . Raleigh. Visitors The Board oB Trustees of the Universitv of 'this Stat will meet in the Governor's office, in Hi 4 city, on Tuesday X he 29ih inst.' to elect 4 professor of Greek and an assistant in ei- gineenng and physics." ' - Charlotte - Chronicle : Amoiijf the graduates of tbe Columbia University1 commencement last night was Henry II; ueartcK, or North Carolina. . Mrs. wT A. Adams died at the residence of her boa- band in this city last night, after an illness of some weeks. - In tbe lawa of North Carolina rape is set down as one of the cap ital offences, and is punishable with deata. ' George Moore alias Robert Hall :was at- raigned and tried in tbe Criminal Court, ta day upon this charge, the victim of his bru tality being Sarah Moore, his own daughux ' aged 15 years. After a patient hearing the jury brought in a , verdict of guilty aj charged in the bill of indictment - - ( lurham Recorder: Mr. W. IL Kerr will leave' to day for llion. N. Y.. where he will go to manufacture 30 of hia bag machines preparatory to starting a bag; factorv in Durham npyt. fall ' A mmnan. will be organized to manufacture froia ' 500,000 to 1,000.000 bags per day. . The Board of County Commissioners unaa imously resolved and agreed to subscribe, all the members of the Board being prep- ent, one hundred thousand dollars in bonds to the stock of the Durham & R-xborv Railroad Company, said bonds to be issuer t in the denominations of ; $500 or $1.00(1 each, or put in denomination .. of $500 amf. part m denomination of $100. as the Chair man of this Board and Directors of th Railroad Company may prefer. ;. The Charlotte Chronicle savrf - of the parties to the recent homicide in I bat; town: Mr. Long has been assaulted severs c times by Cuthbertson. and has been ia con stant dread of his life and the threats madi- against him. These: are the facts ia tint case as near as we can gather them. with. it fatal termination. Long immediateh- gave himself np to the.omcers of the law.. .bong is s a young man, about 24 years oZ age, son ot John Liong, 6 Clear Creek; neighborhood. Union county. He has beeu clerking for Hargrave fc Alexander for about five years, and bears an exceptionally good character Cuthbertson had been it. resident of this city about fourteen yeurs. a portion of which time he was engaged in the grocery trade, until January last when he closed out,' and had since emoloved his time in winding up his business affairs; Cuthbertson was about 55 years old. and was a native of Union county. New Bern I Journal: The re mains of Dr. C. C. Duffy arrived last nu-ht. The funeral will take place this morning at, 9 o'clock from St. Paul's Catholic Church .Tnnps nhuntv r items : - TIia "mota" , have an overwhelming majority; nearly 160 majority it is supposed. -About a. week ago Mr. W. W. Francks' son Ed- ward accidentally shot himself in the hand, and wrist while out hunting. ; He receiver!, a severe wound, bat we learn that he is -now doing well. : George Jones, who was convicted and sentenced to six months" from Trenton jail: last week.- 'Tha Magistrates elected the following Commis sioners Monday : Lewis Bynum. Jas. C Bryan, Jos. A. Smith, - Cyrus " Brown and! Jas. E. Harrison. The Treasurer's office - was restored, Only two voting against it. Finance Committee F. A. Whitaker.Wm Ward, John N. Whitford; Superintendent. of Public Schools Augustus Haskinsr j Raleigh News- Observer: Mr. M, M. Stephenson died on the evening of tho 7th, at his home in Swift Creek township, aged 61 years, of paralysis of the heart He was a valued citizen and a true man in alb the relations of life, f The instruments, for Jackson's silver cornet band arrived yes-' terday. They., are of silver," velvet finish, and of the best manufacture, it is said., They cost $457.50. ' The board of . trustees of! Wake r oreat College met in annual session yesterday. - They found the college iu 'a most prosperous condition and arranged for: two. additional Professorships of Latin and. Chemistry. The honorary degree of D. D. was conicrred upon Uev. it H. Marsh, of: Oxford, and Revl H. M.; Tupper, of Shaw' -University, Raleigh. ThedegreeeofLL-. D. I was conferred upon Professor Murfrey, or Mississippi. Ihe Agricultural BoaroL. xOTUwca-TfflerrCTtRiiary autnortties to- send twenty-five convicts to Hyde county. to join the nity now at work there drain ing Alligator swamp. .- Raleighivews- Observer: J. Sum ner, ma., a valued citizen of Perauimans county, died a few daysago, aged 73. J ' ' i Wumington is discussing enterprises pro posed for the advancement of the City with. somewhat of its old time vigor and deter- ruination. - It should by all means build a. railroad into Onslow county and secure di-. rect connection with the Cape Fear & Yad-. kin Valley Railroad. It should be a centre of the oyster-canning industry and an entre port between tbe great Northwest and West; Indies, with South America. It has within. liseii uie I'USbiuiuuea 01 a greuit ony, auu. should by no means fail to strike now whilo the iron seems hot. All North Carolinians? are prqud of their largest town, and would! like to see it reach the greatness as a com mercial emporium tb which tbe advantages of its situation entitle it Warbkn toit, N. C, June 8, 1886. The election for various county officers was held by the magistrates yesterday.-resulting as follows t Inferior Court Judges, -B. M. Collins, John. M. Brame and Horace Palmer, Sr. ; Solici tor, H. A. Foote; Clerk. Wi A.White; Com- ' missioners, it C. T witty, W. CJ; Coleman. Robert W. Alston, J. J". Leach and Joseph. B. Alston; Superintendent of Public Inr struction, W: C. Drake. . Raleigh News- Observer: Wake Forest,- Jane 9. The Alumni Address by H. R. Scott of Rockingham county was a" reflex of a noble mind and throughout its delivery Was listened ltd with the most ear nest attention. After the close of the ad dress the Alumni Banquet was announced. The address of welcome was delivered by . Rev. R. T. Vann in a happy style. , Toasts . were responded to by; the following gentle men: "National aid to state .Education,' - C. MCook and W. C. Durham; "Educa- . tionai Prospects of North Carolina," J. C. Scarboroand C. S. Farriss; '"Our College -in '- the New ' South,". W. N. Jones and . W. E. Daniel; The Alumni of 1835 to I860," John Mitchell; "Ban- quetting," J. B. Powers; "Work," of our Alumni," C. Durham, J. D. Huff- ham; "Wake Forest Student." C. D. Tay lor. Hi R. Scotf and W. L. Potest. A subscription of $550 was raised after the speaking by the members present to i buy apparatus for furnishing the department of chemistry. At 11 o'clock this a. m. a large audience assembled in "Wingate Halt" to listen to the "address before the Literary- Societies," by the Rev. Wm. E. Hatcher. D. D., of Richmond, Va. Doctor Hatcher selected for his subject "The Power .of; Right Beuei. Dr.; Hatcher is one or me anest speakers it has ever been our pleasure to listen to, and this is the verdict also of all his hearers. :s t , CJ ' ; Raleigh . News- Observer: By next autumn there will be a collection oft, field products from all the counties in the : State in the possession of the Department. : of Agriculture. It will be specially dis played at the State Fair, and will after-? wards be placed in the mUseum. . 1 Yea-; terday 'sheriff Hahn, of Craven county, i brought three convicts to the penitentiary! and sheriff Hodges, of Beaufort county, ; brought the same number. The town OI jUaulBOu, IWC&iuuaui wuuij, wcutui. Hendersonville dry by 33 majority, V . One-third of Cabarrus county now haslocal option. i It is understood that the Sur veyor and Commissioner of this State in. the survey of the North Carolina and South Carolina line in Mecklenburg county have; ninat Httlfl tarritnrv for tbia State: and lost a little, so that practically there is a. stand-off. Yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, the closing exercises at St Mary's were held, ia tbe presence ot a large assembly.. The annual address was delivered by, Rev. William H. Lewis, rector of St James Churchi Wilmington. His effort. iwas an . eloquent , one. The other - exer- eises : ot ' the day were interesting.- Tbihitt Coixbgb, ; June 0.-i-The attended and all theS visitors were gratified' to see whatTemarkable progress the college, has made in the past i two years. The au dience Wednesday was so large as to en tirely fill the assembly hall The annual sermon was preached t y Rev . J)r.L J. T Bagwell. Tbo annual- address was deliv ered by Mr. jW, L.iTil.liU, of Vanderbilt TTniiraraitT 'NTaahvillA. TVnrt : Tt was a fine- effort and a ! very ; hearty reception 1. waa an van it hv thft audience The seniors ac quitted themselves with great credit. 1 The Wiley Gray medal was won by Mr. - L. F. Skeen, of Mt Gilead. It was presented. -by Paul B. Means, Esq. - - - not for what it really is. '' . Be writes: A'