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A RAILING ACCUSATION. : ,
The Boston Advertiser, a Republi
can sheet, i - a! ways Unfriendly'' to
the South. It is a paper that suits
the Hoars and the Dawses, aud that
Inps a ilea) of harm. It now accuses
the Southern people f being intole
rant, ancTtliat means that Northern
people ard not allowed to think,
speak and vote as they please. Every
honest Northern man living in the
South knows that to be a lie. The
AJoertiser is pleased to say that "the
intolerant temper" of the Southern
people is what keeps thousands of
Northern settlers away who would
otherwise- nettle and help develop the
south.- , ,'.
Of course there is intolerance of
opinion just as there is all over New
England. Every body knows that
tlic New England people have been
proverbial iotermeddlers aud propa
firanrlistH, and that they, have from
Plymouth Seek until now been in
tolerant of all opposition. " They' are
less so now than thirty or forty years
ago ami they may be educated in the
end "to a still higher degree of liber
ality. In the South men are intoler
ant and prescriptive according to ed
ucation and character. Some men
here are ridden by prejudice and pas
sion just as they are all over the
world. But it is unqualifiedly untrue
that Southern men are more intoler
ant towards men of Northern birth
than they are'towards themselves.
The carpet bag plunderers have
never been able. to. do much socially.
Is that to be wondered at. . -The fact
is Northern men who have come into
the South, not to plunder but to help
build up, have been always- kindly
received. The Republican party has
iaeen the oppressor and robber of the
Southern people. Every man of
Icharacter in the South, whatever his
nationality or section knows, this to
be true. The result has been that
Knntlinrn arhifoa ImvA TiA.lnrn.llv fplt.
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a deep prejudice just at this point.
But still many Northern Republicans
are respected, and well treated,
whilst even scallawags and desert
ers of race have been honored and
esteemed. A Democratic bar helped
to rear a monument to Chief Justice
Pearson, who was a member of the
"Exhausted Judiciary" in the dark
days of reconstruction, Kirk lambs,
and the Holden reign. '. Another Re
publican Judge, has been or is the
President of the North Carolina Bar
Association. As far as we can see,
such men as Judges Bynum,' Settle,
Dickltodman, Russell, and others
are as much esteemed by Democrats
as they esteem each other. We men
tion this to show that ostracism and
. proscription are not applied to na
tives who affiliated with the Carpet
Baggers in the dark days. - Nor are
Northern Republicans of character
made to suffer for their locality or
politics. A man of social rank
in Baltimore, New :- York,! or Bos
ton oin nr.mn into tlin SrtTllK HflU
if he conducts himself well will
be able to associate here as he did at
home. But men of . no social position
when at home will complain an d
falsify because thejr are not received
in a circle above "them in the South.
The Mobile Register discusses the
complaint of the; Advertiser in a
quiet, sensible way. We make room
for the following. It says:. - '
"A rnrtain amnnnt nf intalleruce and
provincialism is characteristic of all com
munities that are shut off to a great extent
from the outside T world. : This is the case
. in New England villages just as much as in
Southern hamlets; it is a condition -of affairs
that exists as well in Massachusetts as in
Arkansas, - It is an interesting fact
that, mnnir TCnrthorii run hA CftBie tO the
South Republicans make good Democrats
in a short space of time They do not give
up their opinions aa to national affairs, but
their prejudices entirely disappear; they
realize that all that the South is it owes to
Democratic administration of its State gov
ernments, and that the hone of the South
lies in the continuance- of Democratic su
premacy. - . I. . ',. , . .
"There was a lime." Drevious to the war.
when there was much intolerance of opinion
in the South. We do not deny that there
is some still. Thn nature of our institutions
before the war made is natural and necessary
that there should be intolerance on certain
subjects."
After seventeen months of - Demo
cratic rule the Democrats of - Savan
nah are cheered by having two of
fensive partisans ousted and two
Democrats put in charge of the Post
office and CuBtom ' House. - Great is
the Civil Service humbug, but it
will not do in cases like this. Bah
vol; xvtl.
ISA J. McOtABmiY NOMINATED.
r A he nomination of Maj. Charles
,W, McClammy, of Pender county,
for Congress in the Third District
upon the 345th ballot, was a general
surprise,-as he was not in the field.
Maj. McClammy is a very Btaunch,
perpendicular Democrat. He is wel
known in this section. ; He will make
an active, effective ' canvass.'- He
makes a - stirring r. speech, and he
knows what Democratic : principles
are "and how to uphold them. , He
will be elected and will make a good
working member. The Stab con
gratulates him '-r and the people of
Fender. The defeat of Col. Wharr
ron irreen . is a surprise to us.-
From what we could learn" it was
confidently expected that he would
be renominated for his-:third term.
We have only the result ae we write,
bat suppose he was beaten by -the
two-thirds rule. He "made a faith
ful, industrious Representative,' and
was popular , with the farmers.
While disagreeing with 'lain as to
certain - public measures we never
doubted the honesty - of his convic
tions or the excellence of his inten
tions.' ' - .
The Chicago Current says: :
"The Wilmington,- N. C, Moehtnq
Star, a daily paper edited by - a working
scholar, expresses its satisfaction that a
writer in Macmttlan's (English) Magazine
should have slightly depreciated the poetry
of Longfellow, preferring Poe's." - :
We cannot .say that the deprecia
tion of Longfellow was exactly grate
ful to us. Wo do not know that the
English critic really underrated him.
It seemed '' to us I that what he said
was very much in harmony with
much other criticism we - had seen.
We have an impression that Clarence
Stedman's opinion is not unlike that
of the writer in Macmillan,- but we
have not his work by us as we write.
.The Current farther says :
: "We cannot say: that' Poe was as much
a poet as Longfellow he was surely a
greater disciple of Repetition. But we can
say that inasmuch as Longfellow f orebore
blank verse, he was artistically timid." -
We do not insist that Poe was a
greater poet than Longfellow al
though that is clearly the English
opinion. Tennyson has no doubt of
it. In former ". articles we have
copied many English views to this
effect. Poe was more original than
Longfellow less an echo. He has
surely reached a higher strain and
possibly a higher art than the amia
ble, cultured and most enjoyable
New England poet.
As far as we can gather the news
relative to the Supreme Court there
is a steadily growing sentiment -against
the renomination of the pres
ent Supreme. Court. The objection
is to the extreme age of two of the
Justices and the almost certainty of
some future Governor having to ap
point men to fill their unexpired
terms. Who that! Governor may be
no man is wise enough to tell. He
may be a aarK norse, a xroniDi-
tiomst, a Radical, a Democrat, or a
man of poor judgment .and great
prejudices. . Judge Merrimon, how
ever, has many friends among those
favoring a change.
The papers are beginning to touch
up Mr. James II. Merrimon for volun
teering to i prosecute .the Asheville
Citizen. We would like to hear
what he has to say in defence or ex
planation. Ho is a candidate for
Superior Court Judge and this mat
ter mav assume a very serious as-
pect. The papers always call a man
"Hon." as soon as he is a candidate.
Of course it should be "Judge" Mer
rimon, although he may not be elec
ted. - -I !";'-
We are really glad to see Mr. A.
M. Keiley honored ih spite of Aus
tria and Italy and his defamers. He
has received the appointment of
Judge of the International Court at
Cairo, Egypt. This court is com
posed of three judges selected from
Great Britain, France and the Uni
ted States.- One of the Judges is
Victor Clay Barringer, of this State,
a Republican we regret to say.
The. Indiana Democrats did not
think flnonfrh of Mr. , Cleveland's
hobby, the "monumental humbug of
the century," Civil Service, to indorse
it; They ignored it altogether. How
can Democratic Conventions indorse
the Administration without indorsing
its Civil Service record, its war upon
silver and its oleomargarine record?
The Northern Mugwump papers
are delighted at the favor the Civil
Service fraud meets with in South
Carolina. Curious Democrats those
who believe that to the vanquished
belong the offices. Calhoun, the elder
Butler, the elder Hampton, McDuffie
and Rhetl never taught any Buch
flapdoodle politics as that. ,
: Gen. Jo Wheeler has a walk over
in the Alabama Eighth. Jo was an
excellent fighter in the war and a
good campaigner in peacei But didn't
he give old Stanton fits ?
It is now said - that it is doubtful
if MisVciey eland will goto Chicago.
But be that as it may the New York
World has published in an extra all
of the first number under her editor
ship. - ' , . , " ' '' .
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Thus far four of the North Caro
lina delegation ; will;; not return to
Washington, namely,Bennettj Green,
Skinner and Cox. It may be that
- one or two '. others will be left at
home, r - - -
;- Tilden's property is on the rise. It
is now estimated at between six: and
eight millions.; The New York law
yers Bay. that his will is "iron-bound."
Tbey-cannot break " it with a cold
chisel. " "
Robert : L. Taylor is the Demo
cratic nominee for Governor of Ten
nessee, and his brother, Alf Taylor,
is to be his Republican opponent.
They are sorry brothers if they op
pose each other. . : .
THIRD DISTRICT,
maj. Cbaa. W. neClunmr Nominated
v lr Congressman on tb 337th Bal
lot. - - .
The Democrats of the Third Congres
sional District met in Convention at War
sawWednesday last at .42 o'clock m., and
after balloting the remainder of the day
and all night, - yesterday morning. at 7
o'clock nominated Charles W. McClammy,
Esq., of Pender county.
, A telegram to the Stab says that it was
the most hotly contested Convention ever
held in the State. ; Bruce Williams. Esq.,
of Pender was made permanent chairman.
The two-thirds rule was adopted. ' Col. W.
H, Green, Mr. D6rtch .of Wayne, and Mr.
D. li. McLean or Harnett, were put m
nomination; and the first ballot resulted
Green 197, Dortch : 114, McLean 85. Ne
cessary to a choice 231. The vote remain
ed; about -the same until the 200th ballot
was taken, when Dortch's strength went to
McLean. Mr. D. B. Nicholson, of Samp
son county, was then placed in nomination,
but his" name was soon r withdrawn . " Bal
loting continued through the entire night,
when at' about 7 o'clock in the morning, on
the 337th ballot, the chairman declared
that Mr. Chaa.' W. McClammy had been
chosen. The telegram adds that the nomi
nation gave entire satisfaction.
The Break on the Peterabars 4c Wel
4on Railroad
By arrivals -from Weldon last night it
it was learned that the railroad authorities
hoped to have the breaks on the line of the
Petersburg & Weldon road repaired by this
evening; but it was thought to be exceed
ingly doubtful if , they succeeded, as there
are several washouts ; and the high waters
had only fallen sufficiently by yesterday
morning to enable work to he done. " The
Otter Creek washout is about thirty-five
miles north of Weldon. Engineer Wood,
of the freight train that : went into the
creek had two of his ribs broken and re
ceived other minor injuries. The two col
ored train hands were killed. Their bodies
were recovered yesterday, i
The break has caused a serious delay of
the mails. ' 1
The snlelde.
Very little additional light has been
thrown upon the mysterious snicido of- the
unknown man supposed to be one "W. G.
Frazor" from papers found on his per
son. He could not have been in the city
long, for of - the great number of persons,
boarding-house keepers, v policemen and
others who looked at the body, not one re
membered ever seeing him in the city be
fore the day of the suicide. It is known,
however, that he called at Mr. Yates' pho
tograph gallery and asked for work, about
9 o'clock Friday j morning. Mr. Orr, in
charge of the gallery, told him that he had
nothing that he could give him, and sent
him across the street to Cronenberg'a gal
lery, where he was also unsuccessful in bis
application for work. The conductor who
came in on the Wj., C & A. K. R. road
Friday morning says that from the descrip
tion he thinks the ban was a passenger on
his train that morning.
Carolina Central Railroad.
The bridge on the Carolina Central over
the First Broad river, three miles west of
Shelby, has been completed and trains have
en running over; itTor several days.. The
bridge over Brushy Creek, one mile beyond
the First Broad - river, was completed
Wednesday morning last The track will
now be laid rapidly for a distance of eight
miles, until it reaches a bridge over Sandy
Creek, which is now under course of con
struction. All the bridges between Ruth-
erfordton and Shelby, five : in number, are
built of wrought iron upon the most im
proved plan, by the Phoenix Bridge Com
pany. which would indicate that the Caro
lina Central intends to stay up in that
part of the country.
Hltn Temperatures. : : -
" The Signal Service observer reports the
maximum temperature in Wilmington yes
terdav at 91 degrees, between twelve and
one o'clock. At other places in this cotton
belt the maximum was .higher, being 98
degrees at Wadesboro, 96 at Weldon and
Cheraw. 95 at Lumberton and Florence, 93
at Newbern and Raleigh, 92 at Charlotte, 91
at Goldshoro, and 98 at Salisbury, -Democratic
meeting; In Brunswick.
The citizens of Waccamaw Township
met at Excelsior on the 7th inst, for the
purpose of appointing delegates to the Dem
ocratic County Convention to be held at
Lockwood'a Folly On the 11th day of Sep
tember next.. Mr, Edmund Edwards was
elected permanent chairman, and Mr. W.
8. Milliken . secretary. ; The following
named gentlemen-were chosen to represent
the Township: Messrs. Valentine Smith.
F. M. Ross and Edmund Edwards,
Maj. Chas. W. McClammy, the
nominee for Congress from the Third Dis
trict, was in town yesterday and the recip
ient of congratulations that were earnest
and heartfelt from his numerous friends.
The telegram announcing his nomination
was sent to hint from this city Thursday
morning. It found him busy at work on
his farm, like a true son of the sou,
Cotton Receipts.
Onlv one bale of cotton was received at
this port the past week. : The receipts for
the crop year from September 1st to Au
gust 14th were 101,486 bales, as against
93.926 bales for the corresponding period
last year; an increase oi ,ouv nates.
-: There will be a total eclipse of
the sun on the 29th inBt Visible in North
Carolina as a partial eclipse about sunrise.
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WILMINGTON, N.; C, FRIDAY, AU&TJST 20, 1886.
A TRAGICAL AFFAlRi . , C. Fi & Y, Y. R. R. , WASHINGTON. I , , NORTH CAROLINA. .
An Unknown Man Kills Himself with
a Pistol In a Store on market Street-B
A poor stranger committed suicide yes
terday afternoon la the hardware store of
Messrs . W. J. Springer & Co., under cir
cumstances that suggest, if they do not re
veal, a sad story of destitution and despair.
The man entered the store about half
past 2 o'clock, and expressed his desire to
purchase a pistol There was nothing in
his appearance or manner that -attracted
particular attention. He was decently if
not respectably dressed, and was apparently
perfectly sober and self-possessed. He
told the clerk who waited upon him that
he wanted a pistol to cost about two dol
lars, and "was shown one that was priced at
two dollars and a half. He asked if they
had cartridges to fit, when the clerk took a
cartridge out of a box nnd inserted it fn one
of the chambers of the pistol. -.The man:
took the loaded, weapon as if to examine it,
raised the hammer, and deliberately placed
the muzzle to his left breast and 'fired.
Without uttering a word or a cry, he
dropped the pistol on the floor, staggered
to the - door jof ; the, store and: fell
just - at the ' entrance, dying -5 almost
instantly. .' The" people in the store rushed
to the assistance of the : man, hut he was
past tho reach of human aid. and beyond
a few faint twitchings of the, eyelids there
was no sign of life in the already pulseless
body. A crowd of people soon thronged
the place, the coroner was summoned, and
an examination of the person of the dead
man was made. The ball from the com
mon 32 calibre pistol had entered about the
centre of the left breast and lodged within
the body. There was no hemorrhage from
the wound. "No one in the crowd knew
the man or remembered ever to have' seen
him before. He was about thirty or thir ty
five '- years of age, five feet eight or
ten inches in height, rather dark complex
ion, with " black hair and grey eyes, good
teeth and regular features ; He was clean
shaven and his hair cut close. ' It was at
first thought that he was a'sailor, but his
general appearance belied Ibis supposition,
his hands in particular, which showed no
sign of hard or coarse labor. He was
dressed in & good suit of . black clothes
caat and vest of fine texture, and pants of
black cassimere with dark blue merino
shirt and laced shoes, but no socks - Noth
ing was found in the pockets oft his
clothing but a . soiled : white hand
kerchief, a black neck-tie, a printed
copy of the "Constitution of the Knights of
Labor of America," and a railroad express
company's receipt for "one box received
from and to be; delivered to W. G. R.
Frazor, Stuart" The receipt was headed
"D. & N. R. R. R. Express Co ," and da
ted "July 22d, 1886" a printed form, fill
ed out but there was no name of State or
town on it. On one of the pages of -the
copy of the Constitution alluded to, the
name "G. R razor" was written in two
places.
After the examination, Coroner Jacobs
had the body removed to the shop of J. S.
Gibson, undertaker, on Second street, near
the corner of Princess, where an inquest
was held, the jurymen being John F. Stol-
ter (foreman). R R. Taylor, T. C. Miller,
G. N. HilL L. L Sheridan, James B Dud
ley .
Mr. Fred. Springer was first sworn. He
testified that the man entered the store
about half-past 2 o'clock and inquired if
they had pistols for sale. Asked to be
shown one that would cost about two dol
lars. After looking at the pistol he asked
for cartridges to fit it. Tried to put one in
the pistol, but was awkward about it when
he (Mr. Springer) took the-weapon from
him and fitted it with a cartridge. The man
then took the pistol and turned towards the
door as if to examine it; put it to his breast
and fired; dropped the pistol and took a
step or two towards the door, when he fell
'and died just at the entrance. Only one
cartridge was pat in the pistol. :
Mr. JV Y. King, a clerk, m the same
store, corroborated Mr. Spnnger s state
ment. The man, he said, did not appear to
be intoxicated. He died in about three
minutes after firing the shot ';
Policeman W. H. Sholar, who was stand
ing near the southwest corner of Front and
Market streets, beard the pistol Bhot and
saw people gathering in front of the Messrs.
Springer's store.? Before he got there saw
the man fall in the doorway, with his head
inside the door.' Turned him over when
he reached him but the man was dead;
blood was flowing from his mouth. Had
never seetk.the man before. ' '
Mr. M. Sternherger said be was stand
ing nearly opposite the store in front of
Mr. Sol. Bear's when he heard the pistol
shot and saw the smoke; ran across the
street and saw the man walk to the door
and fall; blood was flowing from his mouth.
Mr. C. W. Garason, who keeps a sailor's
boarding house, said he had never seen the
man before. He did not belong to any
vessel in port. Thought be was not a
sailor; might have been a fireman or steward
on some vessel.? ";. - - ; ?
Rev,. D. C. Kelly, chaplain of the Sea
man's Home, said that the man did not be.
long to any vessel in port r Had never seen
him before. v'
This being all the evidence, the jury ren
dered a verdict that the deceased, (supposed
to he one W. , R .G. Frazor) came to his
death by a pistol-shot wound inflicted by
his own hand. After the inquest the body
was placed in a coffin and interred in Oak
Grove Cemetery. ? It was subsequently
learned at the Express office in this city,
that the receipt found on the dead man
was issued by the Danville & New River
Railroad Ex Dress Co.. of Virginia. The
road runs from Essex to the town of Stu
art, Va. Coroner Jacobs will communl
cate with the agent- of the Company at
that place and endeavor to learn something
of the man.
Serenade to vol. Rowland. . ...
Col. Rowland, our next Representative
in Congress his calling is certain and his
election sure made a little talk to the boys
last night at the Orton House, the occasion
being a complimentary .serenade by the
Cornet Concert Club, at the instance of the
County Executive Committee. He was in
traduced by Capt James C. Stevenson,
TbV affair was altogether ' informal and
impromptu. Col. Rowland's remarks were
brief, simply expressing his appreciation Of
the attention shown him, and assuring his
hearers of his earnest efforts to secure a glo
rious triumDh in November. His speech
made a fine impression, and he was heartily
cheered by the crowd. . .
Railroad ; Project . Receives its
rQnletns at the Hands or the Board
' or Aldermen. ...... '
An adjourned meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held in the City Hall yester
day afternoon, to take into, consideration
certain resolutions offered ; bv Alderman
Bear at the meeting of the Board held on
the 6th of July last, upon the report o! the
commission of citizens appointed to nego
tiate with the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley
Railroad Company relative to a subscrip
tion by the cily to secure the extension of
the road f rom Fayetteville to Wilmington.
Aldermen Bear, Boney. Giles. Worth and
Howe were present, his Honor Mayor Hall
presiding.
The Mayor stated the object' of the meet
ing and the resolution offered by Alderman
Bear was read, as follows:
Resolved. That the same commissioners.
viz. : Is. G. Worth, Jas. H. Chadbourn. B.
F. Hall, Roger Moore, and Wm. L De-
Kosset, be reappointed! with the full pow
ers contemplated in the act of the General
Assembly authorizing a subscription to the
stock or purchase of bonds of the Cape
Fear & Yadkin valley Railway Company
by the city. 1 .
a. general discussion oi iiie suDjeci men
began.' Alderman Giles opposed the adop
tion of the resolution. While' he had the
greatest respect for and confidence in the
gentlemen composing the commission, he
thought the city was in no condition to in
crease its" indebtedness. Wilmington was
not suffering from a lack of railroad facili-
ties-j-she did not cover the the field that was
now open to her... He was opposed to sub
scription upon any terms.
Alderman Boney said that the reason
Wilmington merchants did not cover the
territory opened to them on the Wilming
ton & Weldon Railroad, was because of
freight charges from the West being greatly
In favor of Richmond and Charleston. He
thought that the Cape Fear & Yadkin Val
ley road, if. ; Western connections were
ade, would remedy this evil, by the com
petition that would thus .be created.
Alderman Worth had the greatest confi
dence ' in the gentlemen , composing , the
commission. He was willing to trust every
thing in their hands. He was opposed to
the city subscribing to the Onslow road be
cause lie thought it properly belonged to
the county to make the subscription. But
he believed that the Cape Fear & Yadkin
Valley road would be of great advantage to
the city, and would largely increase its
trade'. lie agreed, with Alderman Giles,
that ! the country between Wilming
ton and Fayetteville V traversed by the
the road, would be of little benefit to Wil
mington,' but he thought that the trade
opened up with the central and ' western
parts of the State would" add greatly to our
general prosperity. ?
Alderman Bear knew nothing . of the
country between Fayetteville and Wilming
ton, but if the railroad were built he was
certain it would increase our trade. The
completion of the road he thought would .
offer inducements to capital Wilmington's
greatest need. He knew that it would im
pose a burden on taxpayers for a time, but
was tat'sfied that it would result in great
good to the city and people.. He wa9 wil
ling to trust the matter to the good judg
ment of the commission. , i
Alderman Howe said that the colored
people looked upon the project with dis
trust They were of the opinion that the
road would be built by convict labor and
that taxation would be increased, and if
this were true would oppose it
Mayor Hall said that it had been
his intention not to say anything upon
the matter under discussion, but he thought
thatlihe Board was doing wrong in delega
ting its powers to a commission; that it
would be tantamount to making a subscrip
tion to the road. i k-
Alderman Worth said that any recom
mendation that the commission might
make could not amount to a subscription.
That the matter had to be submitted to the
people, and as it was well known that the
road was built by convict labor, it might.
as Alderman Howe suggested, be defeated
by colored votes. : i
Mr. Cutlar, city , attorney,; being called
upon for his opinion as to the powers of
the commission under, the resolution and
the Act: of Assembly, said that they were
simply to arrange terms with the railroad
company; that the question of subscription
would then be determined by the Board of
Aldermen and the Board of Audit and Fi
nance? The resolution did not hurt any
body. Did not think that the Board would
be bound by any action of the commis
sioners: all that they could do was to as
certain the terms upon which the subscrip
tion could be made. - ?
Alderman Dudley was opposed to the
commission being authorized to make auy
subscription that was hot' submitted, for
approval to the Board .
Alderman Giles was satisfied that the
commission believed mat in turning tne
matter over to them again; after making
their report that they would be empowered
to make a subscription.
The report of the commission was then
read, when Alderman iBear submitted the
following. ' which -was incorporated with
the former resolution: "; ; :? ?? ? - -
Resolved. That the City Attorney be re
quested to deliver his opinion in writing
uoon the powers and duties of the commis
sion under the Act of Assembly authorizing
a subscription to the capital stock or tne u,
F. & Y. V. R. R. Co.. , referring in said
opinion to the questions raised by the com
mission i a their communication to this
Board of June 18th, and: that the said
opinion be communicated to the commis
sion by the Clerk and Treasurer." ?
The Question was then called upon the
adoDtion of the resolutions.: resulting in a
tie vote, as follows: : f . : :
Yeas Aldermen Worth,' Boney, Bear.
Nays Aldermen Dudley, Howe, Giles. The
Chair voted in the negative and announced
that the resolutions were not adopted.
In announcing his vote Mayor Hall said
Gentlemen: The vote upon the pending
question being a tie, the duty is imposed
upon me as the presiding officer to give the
casting vote. Before doing so, I desire to
say that in my estimation no gentlemen in
this community deserve more respect and
confidence than those who are named in
this commission. Actuated with no other
motive than a Bincere desire to discharge
my duty, and believing as I do that the
best interests of the city will be subserved
by not increasing our debt for railroad sub
scriptions, and thus injuring our credit at
this critical time, when we shall soon re
fund it, I feel impelled to vote in the neg
ative.
Btar
Call for BoDd- ADDOlntmcnti-cn.
; ernment Beeelpts since, July 1st.
Washington. Aug. 12 A call
to-day for ten millions 3 per cents. The
call matures September 15. - - " ?-
ine f resident sinned the commLwinn nf
E. Spencer Pratt U. S. Minister to Persia,
and appointed JLewis Gehhard Reed U. 8.
Consul to Barbadoes, and Alto E. Reimer,
Santiago De Cuba.' - .. " . - - .
Receipts of the Government since Julv
1st. have been nearly 4 000.000 in excess
of receipts the same period last year. -
Washington, August 12. -It Is exnected
that a bond call for ten million dollars
three per cents will be issued this after
noon. -
"The President . to-day - aDDointed James
Curran to be supervising inspector of steam
vessels at Baltimore, vice John Menshaw,
suspended ; John F. - Wheatonf to be col-,
lector of customs for the District of Savan
nah, Ga. vice T. F Johnson, suspended.'
and Geo. W. Lamar, postmaster at 8a van.
nab, Ga.4 vice A. N. Wilson, suspended. ,
Washington. Aug. : 13 The British
Foreign Mails Office has informed the Post
office Department that tobacco from the
United States is liable to customs duties in
Great Britain, except in. case of packages
weighing not more than three oun'ces, which
bear evident indications that it is sent as
sample. Heretofore the maximum limit
has been 12 ounces. : , v '
It is asserted at the State - Department
that there are no fresh developments in the-
Cutting case, and that the attitude of this
Government has not changed in any re
spect." This case is the fruit of natural
friction or ' antagonism-, between the sys
tems of government of the two peoples.
who ciifer radically in character and cus
toms. The position we have taken is based
upon the assumption that all the material
facts and legal features of the. case are as
they have been set forth in the -correspondence
and reports already made, public;
but in a matter involving possible warfare.
it is held to be incumbent upon
us to make sure that there is nothing of im
portance beyond the official information
already in hand, and : to this end the best
efforts of the Department are turned. The
foundation once firmly laid, a decision will
nave to be made, wnetner the differences
found to exist shall be reconciled through
further efforts of diplomacy or by war; but
in no event will this government assent to
the doctrine . that an American can be ar
rested, tried and be punished abroad for an
offence committed within our domain. .
Washington. August 14. Acting Sec
retary Fairchild said to-day that no policy
has been determined on by the department
witn regard to a future call for hoods.
The call for ten million dollars, which will
mature September 15th, was made because
it was deemed wise and expedient Fu
ture calls .will be determined solely 'by the
State of the finances. While it is probable
that a second call for ten million dollars of
boDds may be made next month, such
action will depend entirely upon the condi
tion of the treasury at the time. Mr.
Fairchild's views on the public debt are
embodied in the ' , following - statement
made by him before the Senate Finance
Committee, when the surplus resolution
was under consideration: "The Secretary
of the Treasury is fully in accord with
this resolution, as far as it is a declaration
in favor of applying the surplus revenues
of the Government to the extinction of the
interest-bearing debt in such amounts and
at such times as this may be prudently and
beneficially - done. " Mr. Fairchild denied
in the most positive terms the published
statement that be and Treasurer; Jordan
were at variance on the subject of bond
calls, and eaid the recent call for ten mil
lion bonds was made after a conference
with Mr. Jordan and with his entire con
currence.
The President is using his best efforts to
clear up his work to leave here early next
week for the Adirondack mountains. He
proposes to go as Boon as he can, and will
leave on Monday if his affairs permit. His
assistants are materially decreased by the
illness oi secretary itamont and the tempo
rary absence of air. Pruaen.
It is said the President will appoint a new
Public Printer and District Judges for Cal
ifornia, Alabama and North Carolina be
fore his departure.: v; ' ; i
The President to-day appointed VVm. J.
Newman U. S. District Judge for the
Northern District of Georgia; Thomas B.
Yancey, to be U. S. Marshal for the West
ern District or Tennessee, and Thomas w .
Scott for the Eastern-- District of Virginia.
It can now be authoritatively stated that
Mr. A.G. Sedgewickj of New York, goes
to Paso Del Norte and Chihuahua by re
quest of Mr. Bayard and in connection with
the (jutting case. Tne mission is in no
sense of a diplomatic nature, but simply
to secure for . the Department full
information in regard to the case? Records
of Mexican Courts are not published like
those of this country, and the usual diplo
matic channels through which tney would
naturally be sought are slow, owing to the
distance between the scene of the trial and
the Capital. Gen. Sedgewick, in addition
to securing the records, will look up all the
facts in the case and study its legal fea
tures, reporting fully and early to the Sec
retary. No further steps are contemplated
by the department until his report His
journey may be extended to the City of
Mexico. - i
With regard to the rumored resignation
of Minister Jackson, it can be stated upon
authority, that his purpose to resign ante
dates the preseut controversies,: but he is
expected to remain at his post until they
are fully settled.
Tne President - has appointed John
Goode,' of Virginia, special counsel on the
part of tne United States in the suit insti
tuted at Columbus, Ohio, to test the validi
ty of the patent granted the Bell Telephone
uompany..
. ILLINOIS.
Horrible Tragedy and X.yncblDC Near
Georgetown,
Effingham. August 14.' It was rumored
yesterday that a horrible tragedy, followed
by lynching, occurred near ueorgetown.
Ills. The names could not be learned. In
formation was that a party were threshing
oats, when a son oi the man reeding the
thresher accidentally hacked his fathers
hand. This so . enraged the latter that he
picked his son up and threw him into the
tnresher. Tne boy being cut to pieces, tne
father at once fled. He was soon captured
by the machine hands and lynched by being.
banged from the tnresher. The: rumor pro
duced a great sensation. .
TEXAS. -
Democratic State Convention Still In
Session The Officer Nominated.
Galveston, ? August 14 The Demo
cratic State Convention-was still in session
last night The nominations made yester
day were, T. B. Wheeler, for Lieutenant
uovernor; James . togg. Attorney uen-
eral; Associate Justice of Supreme Court,
R. R. Games; State Comptroller, McCail;
Commissioner, Hall; and Treasurer. T. K.
Lubbock. The Convention last night bal-
lotted for superintendent of fuoiic in
struction. Five candidates are before the
Convention, At a late hour no nomination
had been made. -
- PENNSYLVANIA.
Coal Miners' Troubles-One strike
Ended' and Another Begun,
(Br Telegraph to the Horning Star.
PrrTSBTJBG, August 14. Striking coal
miners in three of Scott's mines at Seat
Haven resumed to-day at the operators'
terms.: The men have been out several
months for an advance of five cents per
ton and a check . weighman.u About 500
were affected. i -
The West Leiseuring mine, near Union-
town, closed to-day on account of a strike
of the men lor short hours. One hundred
and sixty men are out .'
A dispatch from Fortress Monroe, says:
Three sailors of the training ship Constel
lation JSmu Olsene. Peter Larsen and a.
Doland were drowned August 3rd, while
endeavoring .to recover the remains 1 of
Cadet Schley. . ., . '
NO. 42
Republicans to Hold a mass Con ven-
Hon In Raleigh.
Raleigh. Auzust 12 On Tnesdav thA
Republican State Executive Committee met
here and decided not to call a St&ta Con
vention. - To-day a number of prominent
Republicans, angry at this action, issued a
call for a Mass Convention here September
22d.' J They propose to elect a new com
mittee. , ; - - ' '
Raleigh. August 12. -In . the Demo
cratic Convention in the Third District to
day, on the S45th ballot? Charles W. Mc
Clammy, of Pender county, was nominated
for Congress to succeed Wuarton J. Green,
the present incumbent ; -
The Democratic Convention of the First
Congressional .District is in M-aMnn nt
Elizabeth City. At last, accounts, :on the
loth ballot. Louis C. Latham was leading.
TEXAS:
The Democratic State Convention Ac
tion -Relative to the Protection or
American Citizens...
Galveston.. August 12. The Commit
tee on -Platform and Resolutions of lhe
Democratic . State Convention completed
its labors last night,, The war of resolu
tions which have been presented and re
ferred . to this Committee, have all been
supplanted by a plank, which states that
American citizens hould receive the pro
tection guaranteed by the Constitution, and
that protection was badly needed.
HON. a" M. KEILEY.
A Good Place Found for the Relente
-, Austrian minister. ' ; ??
Washington. Auzust 12. A Richmond
Va.) special says Hon. A. M.- Keiley has
oeen appointed one or the Judges of the
International Egyptian , Commission? at
Cairo, Egypt, with a salary of $5,000, vice
Judge Batchehler. resigned.
Massachusetts: -
Another Yacht Disaster Five Persona
'i ; . -Drowned!
Boston, August 13 A small vachtcalled
"The Frolic," capsized in a squall in - Bos
ton harbor yesterday," and it ii to-day
learned that there were five persons on
boards-ail of whom aie supposed to have
been drowned. They were on a fishing ex
cursion to 'Tho Graves; " They were Wm.
I. Hayden, owner of the boat; two boys,
aged 14 and 13 respectively ; J. W. Laning,
and Wm. B. Henderson Hayden leaves
a widow and ' three - chiidren. - Lao ine
was 24 yean old. He was a photographer
in Dorchester, and was married: and bad
one cnild. uenderson -was 18 years old.'
He lived m South Boston. It is said that
all the party were good swimmers, which
makes the fact that none were saved almost
a mystery .r It seems that no one was lost
from the schooner Oregon, which also cap
sized in the harbor yesterday.- Her crew
consisted of the captain and two men who
were rescued after clinging to the rieeinz
for some time.
INDIANA. '
Excitement at liOgansport Over the
Abdnctlon andVProbable Harder oa
young Lady. '
-: ? ij; Telegraph to the MornlnK Str.; j j
Logak sport, Aug. 14. There ia gn?at !
excitement over the abduction and nrofoa- !
ble murder of Miss Luella Mabbett. an es- !
timablc girl, living south of heie . Last i
week Amos Green, a rejected suitor--drove
in a carriage to her home, seized her and j
carried her off He returned home next
morning and disappeared. Miss Mabbett
has not been seen since then?and as Green
had threatened her life, it is believed she
has been murdered. An organized search for
her has vainly been carried on. A trail has
been found leading to Wild Cat Creek and
some believe the body will be found in the
stream.
Thursday night a mob, believing Green's
mother knew of the whereabouts of her
son, went to her house; . A rope was placed
around the old woman 's neck and she was
threatened with death if she did not reveal
the hiding place of her son. but the threats
were of no avail. The mother refused to
open her mouth to betray her son. .
Tne mystery ' is deepened by tne disap -
pearance of another of Miss Mabbett s
suitors, John Yerkis. On the night of the
abduction William Walker made a call on
Miss Mabbett 's sister, and he has since been
arrested as Green's accomplice. Mrs. Green
has also been arrested. l
ALASKA TERRITORY. ,
Spread of the Antl-Chtnese movement.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.T
Seattle, Aug. 14. Advices from Alas
ka are to the effect that the anti-Chinese
movements have: spread to that territory.
On August 4th at a meeting at Juneau, it
was decided that Chinese employed by the
&.lasKa M.H1 and Alining Company, on Dou.
glass Islandi must go. A committee of
fifty proceeded to the Island and demanded
that Tread well, the manager, discharge
them. He refused. The committee return
ed to Juneau and reported to the citizens at
a secret meeting. " On the 6th, one hundred
miners proceeded ; by boat to : Douglass
Island, and in spite of Tread well's protest,
assembled the Chinamen, seventy-six in
number, at the wharf for shipment to Seat
tle by the steamship Idaho. . The Captain
of the Idaho refused to receive them and as
Tread well had gone to Sitka, appealing for
aid irom the United states steamer f inta,
the miners were worried to devise auick
means of disposing of the prisoners. There
were two schooners lying at Douglass
Island. The committee chartered one and
seized the other, the Captain declining to
charter it The Chinamen were put aboard
the small vessels and given- one hundred
sacks of rice and, some tea. The vessel
then sailed for Wracgel Island, but a storm
arose and they were unable to land. When
the Idaho leffAlaska, they were beating
about near Juneau, both crowded wun Chi
nese. .. . -:- -:', - - ;--
MICHIGAN.
A Cold-Blooded BEnrder Lynching
Probable.
Bv Telegraph to the Homing St&r.l
Gbanp Rapids, August 14. A ; cold
blooded murder was perpetrated at Rock
Yard, Mich., to-day, and a lynching is
probable. The murderer, Jonn Boyd, be
ing drunk all night stole a revolver from
a shop, went to tne nouso or w imam a.
Johnson? a prominent citizen? called him
out and shot him through the heart Boyd
bears a bad character, but is of a good fam
ily?? After the shooting he coolly walked
down the street threatening to kill all he
met and bragging of what ne bad done
Me also attempted to snoot two otner citi
zens.: He is under arrest awaiting invesu
gation.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
l Double Elopement that Causes Ex
- - . cltement In Concord. .
- By Telegraph to the Hornmg Star.)
Concohd. August 14. A double elope
ment which occurred Thursday, is causing
excitement here. , The parties were George
L. Maxam, George W. Blake, conductor on
the Concord Railroad. Mrs. A. Mi Dicker-
man and Mrs. H. T. Dickerman. The four
met at Penascook and took the night train,
Maxam is married and nas a son 17 years
old. Blake is also married, tfotn men took
all the money they had, leaving their fam
ilies destitute.
It is stated on good authority
that one of the greatest hindrances to mis
sionary worfe among tne colored people is
the prevalence of secret societies. The way
in which that race turns to anytnmg mys
tenous. and is impressed witn tins foolish
ness of secrecy, is astonishing and discour
aging." A colored minister oi this city in
forms us that there is scarcely a negro lam
ily in Chicago that is not connected with
from one to four or 'five secret societies,
Into these -societies go their , money and
their time. Chicago Advance. .
Spirits Turpentine.
. i The following revival ' reports '
appear in the Raleigh Recorder; Clio Creek
Church, 18 additions; Matthews. 14 addi- ?
tions; Sawyer's Creek, 88 additions; Perry's
Chapel, 19 additions; Mt Hermon, 22 ad-"
ditions. ? - - --
' I Statesville Christian Advocate:
We give to day a letter from China, writ
ten by Rev.:' Charlie Soon to the Rleigk ..
Advocate.,. . The author is a Chinese and V
was converted to Christianity at Fifth
Street M. E. Church, WUmington, N. C, :
under, the pastoral charge of Rev. T- Page
Ricaud. of the North Carolina Conference. ?
He; was educated at - Trinity College ?
and Vandebilt University and returned to '
China last winter.' - ;.. ; -;-V , .-; '
- rold8boro a Workman : - The .
other day, we learn, a white man, with a '
ticket for Wilson, got aboard the north f :
bound passenger train in this city ast it was -r
movingofL He jumped oh the baggage?
car at the end next to the engine and started :
to pass through the car to the passenger
coach, but the baggage master refused to
let him pass and told him to jnmp off the . .-;
train and jump on it again at the proper .
coach. By this time the train was under
right good headway, and the man, who, by '
the way, was a countryman, and did not
probably; know which car to get on at first ' -in
jumping off as he was told to do, fell and , "
broke his arm. ?;.- : , ; '
- Charlotte Chronicle: The pros-
pects for having streetcars in our city ap
pear to ba in the near future. Already
about $2,000 have been subscribed to the '
capital stock.- The projects of this enter-.''
prise desire to raise by subscription not less
than $4,000 and not more than $5,000.
At the meeting of tho ' Board of Man-
agers of the Thomas Orphanage and In
dustrial Institute.- held in this city y ester-'
day afternoon there - was . a thorough dis- -cussion
of the plans and operations of this
institution, which is soon to be opened in
our city; possibly by early fall.'". Rev. E. '
A. ' Osborne was elected Superintendent
It was also decided to add new improve- -ments
to the buildings just as soon as prac- -tic&ble.
v - : . -r ?v -: . .
'' Fayetteville News : ; At Fay
etteville Saturday night about 2 o'clock a -negro
burglar entered Mr. Thomas E. Phil- .
lips' residence, and being discovered, made
a desperate resistance.- The burglar was -unexpectedly
run upon by Mr. Phillips in
his dining room, where a dim light was
burning. The burglar was hiding in a -,
dark corner while Mr.. Phillips was going
through the room, but being discovered he
made for the window, the blinds of which
he had opened in his: entrance.- He was '
quickly intercepted and seized, when with
a knife he badly cut the body of his pur-'
suer. Mr. Phillips choked him for some
moments, but was being cut so badly that
he was obliged to let go- before his wife '
could reach him with a pistol. The burglar
sprang out and fled.
."' Raleigh : Nims Observer: :' Mr.
George M. Snod grass, who is to build the :
street railroad here, comes with excellent
recommendations from Lampaas, Texas?
and Athens, Ga. He says he expects to .
begin work in thirty days, and hopes to
have the lines completed by the next fair, '
and four or five cars in operation. . The
lines will run from the central depot to the
capitol, and will thence branch up North y
Blount street and out' to Peace Institute .
and St Mary's. Mr. Snodgrass says he
wishes to secure $3,600 in subscriptions to -the
stock of the company . - - Mr. Thos.
P. fVilliams, a native of Pasquotank coun
ty, this State, died - at Cockeysyille, Md.,
Monday evening, of injuries received from
a bulL Mr. Williams was 76 years of age.
? - Greensboro Patriot: The Pa
triot b one of the. newspapers in North
Carolina that wishes to enter its protest .
against the commutation of the'death sen
tence by Gov. Scales of Gooch and Smith
for the murder 'of Mr, Cheatham, a re
putable merchant of Raleigh. Rev. .
N. Stallings, of Thomasviile,' preached -
the first sermon in the new Baptist Church, '
ust completed at Kernersville. : We
learn of a serious cutting affray " which oc
curred near Randleman, Tuesday, between
a white man by the name of John Dean
and a negro, George Marley, in which
Dean was badly cut with .a knife. Dean's
injuries were of bo serious a nature that he
died soon after. - At last accounts Maney
was still at large, though a large party of y
men were in hot pursuit of him.
' Fayetteville ; Observer- Gazette:
Rev. E. J. Edwards closed on yesterday a
very satisfactory protracted meeting at
Judson (Baptist) Church, on the east Bide of -the
river. The meeting has been in progress ,
since the 81st ult, and closes with the grat-
fyresults of seventeen conversions and ad?
ditions to the Church. The North
Carolina Pharmaceutical Association con
vened in the Fayetteville Library rooms on
yesterday at 11 a. m., President H. R.
Home of Fayetteville, in the . chair. The
attendance of druggists is smalL A beau
tiful and scholarly address of welcome to
the Association was delivered by Dr. J. A.
Hodges, of this city. He was replied to in
behalf of the convention by. Dr. A. W.
Rowland, of Wilson. We congratulate '
our old friend and former' countyman.
Doctor Rowland. Stab.1 Mr. H. R.
Home of Fayetteville, delivered the annual
address before the Convention, which has
been very highly spoken of by those who
had the good fortune to hear it
Concord Register: The Demo
cratic journals of this State are generous to
Col. Jones. They do all his advertising
gratis. All of the appointments of
Gov. Scales of Buperior Court Judges have
been honored by nominations by the judi
cial conventions in this State. They are
Judges Montgomery, Boy kin, Clark and
Conner. - A. letter nas been received
from Duncan K. McRae of Wilmington
concerning his Wadesboro convention
speech. He disclaims the idea that he in
tended his speech, to reflect against the
farmers. He'says his remarks have been
misunderstood. The speech he intended -as
a jocose pleasantry, and thought it was bo
understood. He is advancing down the hill
of life and he does not desire, after forty
five years of public life, to leave on the -public
mind the impression that he would
be nn just to or speak lightly of the fanners.
jur delegation says that tney were satlsned
that CoL McRae- was misunderstood, and
they have -not any feeling jagainst him in
the matter. . . .' . -I .
Raleigh News- Observer: T Mai. ,
Charles W. McClammy was born in Pen- :
der county : about 1840 and entered the :
University of North Carolina in 1855, grad- i
uaung with aisunction in 1859, being re- -garded
as one of the bright men of that .
class. - When the war opened young Mc
Clammy entered the Third , Regiment as
sergeant and served with honor and credit j
throughout the entire period of the war, i
sharing the fate TDf his comrades on the .
march, In battle and in prison, until peace '
at length restored him to the plough he had
left standing in the furrow at the old home,
stead. As gallant, as brave and as true aa -the
bravest, he qsktly accepted the situa
tion and earnestly devoted himself to the -duties
of a practical farmer. But his
friends were not content with this, and his v
services were 1n constant requisition in
every canvass, and in 1870 be was brought
out as a candidate for the State Senate, and -through
a split in the Republican party
and the fine management of the Demo
cratic Committee under the leadership of
Maj. Engelhard, he was elected to the Sen
ate, despite a majority of about 2,000
against him. In the Senate he made a most
excellent, careful and practical member,
particularly obtaining much valuable legis.
lation f orWilmington and New Hanover Co. .
- Wednesday Tar river was extremely
high at Louisburg and its current was very
rapid. Two negroes, Sim Perry and Kins: "
May, attempted to cross the river lust above
Jones' mill-dam? on the outskirts of the
town. They were on their way after water
melons. The swollen stream swept them
over the dam and both were quickly ,
drowned. The largest volume of Su
preme Court reports ever issued 1 in this
State is now in the hands of the binder and
will make its appearance in a week or ten
days. It is the 94th and contains over 1,300 -pages.'
-T- Yesterday a white man, the
alleged husband of a 13-year-old girl, was
before a magistrate on a charge of abduc
tion. The case was continued until to-day.
The girl was given into the custody of her
father until that time, i Elizabeth
City, : August 12, 9 P. M. Latham was -nominated
on. the -163d ballet. The vote
was 179 for Latham, 153 for Skinner, 2 for
Moore. '-" - - ?? ; -"-,: ;
Pror. Duncan ampbell, n, D Lli. D.
' President; Royal College Physicians and
Surgeons. Member; General Council Uni
versity Edinburgh, etc., i speaking of the
LiebigCo.'s Coca Beef Tonic, says: "It
has more than realized my expectations.", f