North Carolina Newspapers

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North Carolina never liked tfie J "in stitntion" and n6ver will." 1 is no punishment to a great "hawbuck" thief nntl scoundrel to confinejhim at niglit, giving him good quarters and plenty ot appetizing "grub" jwitn . a due allowance of tobacco. lie must work any way, and this he does" af ter a fashion when a convict, i The "Pen" Iisb already cost the State mil lions. It will grow, for criminals are incrMMing in number, if crime is lessening, as is claimed by some of the J n dees. I I The probability is that in ten years more the honest white people of North Carolina will be taxed a mil lion and a half to take care of the meanest rascals that infest society. Ik promise now is that this, will continue indefinitely until "the crack of doom." Why should good citizens be taxed to teed , and clothe and shelter the lonVe breakers, robbers andi thieves? Would it cot be a wiser step to close up the home of rascality and deprav ity and convert it into "some useful purpose? Why not? Because car-pet-liaggery,' aided and abetted by ca!liwageryf choso to foist a great elephant upon the tax payers is that any reason why the animal should continue to bo pampered and made sleek and rebellious? ! . Wi.' roal'.y think that it Lbqld be a ro;.!T and economic step to close aptiio mUntiary and return either to ilH whippingpost for 'stealing or devi- d inifl more deterrim? nunish ment for tlie smaller crimes! I The rallows is indispensable. The tru::h!.! juhL litre is the unhealthy eniiment among Judges, Solicitors, Juries arid Governors. WJien the news came that Taborq, the Gran ville burglar, had been convicted, an oMConfcderata soldier who saw four jeirn' hard service and who byterun,, said to us "He is a 1 res- won't be to be the aan.-,i." That is getting tlk anion ir tho best men J-lhe very pillam .f society. Another gentle- nw, an Episcopalian, said to ua the 'ery next day: "It is very absurd to ee a Judge, Solicitor and Jury unit es to ".get a criminal off who bad been tried before them the Judge kjing down the law, the Solicitor ng his best to convict, and tho Jory, after all due consideration, finding a verdict of guilty J Indeed, H is extremely absurd in most cases, anl with but very few exceptions. The whole criminal law needs re- Vlfimg. The Judges of North Cafo hna owe ! it to the public land the ends of justice to suggest to the Le giHiature such changes as their expe "encc has taught them are indispen sable to secure PDeedv trial and con viction. The criminals of ihe State hve the advantage and the1 last Lei 8ls'aturo made one or moro chanpes that increase that advantage. Sell "ut the penitentiary, set up the whip Plng post and down with siikly sen- mentality. Crime should have no friendn in sob r "Nnrl h r!arolinai Every Judge and every Solicitor and very Juryman should adopt Wol- "ey advico to Cromwell - ! " . ;.-!.! It n just ana rear noi: i ' "11 the enda thou aim'st at bd thv coun- Thy God'g, and truths -. "' , '...". Yesterday's llaleich News-Obser- Ver brought to us tho following illus- "TheOovernnr S?7Xut of the peniteatiarj. Uo was (1!,otN convicted of larceny at tho ChiLq-"1 of UnioQ counly Superior the n yua senicnceti 10 nre years in cftr,Cniier'li'try- H was pardoned on ac charl, ,extreio old age and the good n'Z' ue l,ore previous to conviction. Cno, i(lPT and many Prominent ciU ilon 1 for aRd recommended his par- u is not a matter for surprise that Y . . II.- cr"nc lifts its horrid froni in every COurty in tho State Sympathy with -IH IS tint, rrt l. ! - rsxs62sssssxs i - . ' ' i -. .. : . : . ' : . .'.! . . j.' . - - I ' i i . . ..' -- - . ' - . , .. i i ana vveiaon. VOL. XVIII. of Ithe outrages acainst societv? ' Is It ; indeed surprismir that Judan iiynoh: ghoutd ride his great circuit witl much assiduity and determi naiion? : ':::' ' V' The communication published to day was received after the above was written a coincidence. '..jf Salt is used in every household in the land. Even stock must have salt. Health ' and enjoyment . are all in volved in salt. Now if there is any thing in the world L that poor people ought to have free of tax it is salt. It is strictly a prime necessity! i Bat last year people paid a tax on foreign salt. Salt for fishermen camo in free, but salt for farmers was taxed. Mr. J. S. Moore, the political economist, says in the Now York limes:: Tho tariff laws are so beautifully ar ranged that it treats some as loving chil dren and others as step children. The fish ermen being the actual children of Eastern tariff makers get their salt for curing fish free of duty. But. the farmers, being step children, have to pay 83 per cent, duty on bulk Bait and 89 per cent, on salt in bags if they want to use salt in their farmhouses. The Treasury, groaning under a surplus of $100,000,000. saw fit to collect a duty iii 1886 of $706,324 84 on foreign salt ! The home production is valued at about $5,- uuu.uw. mis oeing ennancea at least by dint of the tariff, say, $2.000,000j it there fore follows that the country pays a tax of some $2,700,000 for the luxury of using salt, more than half of which is paid by the farmers." - - , Now tho men who lay this stupid burden upon the people are for the most part the men who are howling in Congress and in newspaper offices for free drinks, free smqkes and light taxes generally on luxuries. It is not only very foolish to thus legis late, but it is so flagrantly unjust that stupidity itself can not fail to see it Is there any earthly reason why New England fishermen should get their salt without taxation and the South ern farmer and workingman should have to pay a. tax of 12 cents on every 100 pounds used, if in bags, or 8 cents if in bulk ? There is not a nation in Europe that has a tax on salt. It re mains for this monopoly ridden coun try to lay such a foul tax as that. inow wny this tax r lne revenues do not require it, for there is a great ana growing surplus in the Treasury. Mr. Moore says: "la 1880 there were employed in the making of salt in the United States 4,125 males above 16 years old, 20 women, and 144 children. Yet. to this organized army of 4,289, men, women and children, some 60,000,000 of the population have become a mob or consumers, and pay $3,000,000 an nual tax. And to add insult to injury. this important swindle, this legal tariff robbery, is actually called a blessing. : Let the farmers of this country reflect upon this." Any people calling themselves in telligent that will submit to such an iniquity, to such folly run mad, de- servo it. ': "I: EXPOSING MISREPRESENTATION. The Baltimore Sun reports a.n in terview with a colored Methodist Bishop, T.. II. Lomax, of ; Charlotte. lie denies emphatically that the ne- groeB are oppressed in North Caro lina, and in this he tells the unadul terated truth! A negro named Snt ton, a member of the last Legisla ture, has been lying about the treat ment of the negroes, and Bishop Lo max gives a flat contradiction to all he said. Ho pays they Vote, hold office, &c, and are not molested or violated in their rights, j We quote: It is a known fact that on many elec tions the Republicans have imported vo ters into the State who have voted upon tho names of dead men and men who have re moved from the State, and by those means carried the elections. In the town of Charlotte, where I have always lived, the Democrats are largely in the majority, yej the elections are fairly conducted, and n the two Republican districts colored Re publicans have been returned elected ana served In the offices to which they have been elected. Several years! ago, before I was elected to the office of j bishop in the church, I was elected and served in a po litical office. The imprisonment and mur dering of the colored people in North Caro lina on account ol tbeir political proclivi ties, so far as I know, (and I think I know as much about the State as any man living init) has been misstated by Mr. Sutton, for reasons best known to himself." He might! have said jthat all the bulldozing in North Carolina in elec tion times Jis done by the negroes themselves, who oppress, intimidate and even maltreat their own color who dare vote as they prefer. But where one Republican paper in the North will accept as trim the state ment of thej colored preacher, a half dozen will echo and repeat the lieB of the legislative Munchausen, Rev. Dr. It i A. Young's! letters lately published in the Nashville 'Advocate have given him a Reputation as a writer above any Methodist preacher or layman in the South. uoumoro Advance. We read with much pleasure some of Dr. Young's entertaining j and sprightly letters. As a writer he is not to be named - with; the classic, charming Dr. -Lipscomb. thoughtful In point and pith and graphic power Dr. Young' cannot approach the witty and brilliantj'Lafferty. iSo it appears to us, and we. are no small admirer of Dr. Young, We never saw a cleverer critical article from' a North Carolina source than the enjoyable, acute, and able one by Rev. Dr. Ephraim Harding in a recent number of the North Carolina 'Presbyterian. We are much inclined to put it " first in that line of writing by North " Card linians. THE MLLITABX. Parade of tbe Seeond Reelment C. . TUe visitors Welcomed by mayor Fowler Tbe Camp Dress Parade Exhibition Drill by the Fayettevilia Company. - The three companies of the 8ccond regi- ment tho Wilmington Light' Infantry, Maxtoh Guards and Fayettevilia Indepen dent Light Infantry that went into camp Wednesday night, marched , from Camp William MacRae to Front street depot yes terday morning about nine o'clock to re ceive the ' B6JCFS0N UQHT IHFANTHT. Captain W. L. Faison. , . v , :f : - First Lieutenant J. A. Stevens. - Second Lieutenant T. H. Patrick.; .-. First Sergeant M. Uanstein. ' " ' Second Sergeant B. Underwood. : Third Sergeant M. J. Herring. ', Fourth Sergeant J. R. Beaman, Jr. First Corporal B. R. Owen. ' Fourth Corporal H. J. Moore. ' . Privates Q D Bryan, C Crumpler, A D Coopery.H E Faison, B F Herring, T J Herring, F H Holmes, R W Holliday. J? Hubbard, B Jones, W B Owen, David Oates, ;W S Patrick, J W Smith, C B Smith.? R H Smith, P F Stevens, John Stewart. ' -' . .. Musician C. Turner. , ' Shortly after the arrival of the Sampson company the regiment was formed and the line of march taken for the City Hall. Col. W. C Jones and staff led the regi ment, ! followed by the Cornet Concert Club, Fayetteville Independent Light-Infantry, Maxton Guards, Wilmington Light Infantry and Sampson Light Infantry. The streets along the line of march were thronged with ladies and gentlemen, who were enthusiastic in their comments upon the fine appearance of the soldiers. Arriving in front of the City Hall the regiment was halted, in line and at a pa rade rest, when Mayor Fowler was presented by Capt. Daniel and delivered an address of welcome, as follows: '' Soldiers of the Second Jtegiment: In behalf of the City ot Wilmington. I extend to you a most cordial welcome. The citizens of Wilmington are highly susceptible to the honor you bestow upon them bv vour visit, and they are proud of an opportunity of manifesting their appre ciation, j Within the broad confines of our Repub lic there is not a State where more genuine hospitality, more cheerful welcome is ex tended than in this, the State of North Carolina. Nor is there a city in the State of North Carolina where the visitor is more cordiallv received or more cheerfully entertained, than in this our "City by the Sea." , The people of Wilmington, approximat ing twenty-five thousand in number, are ever willing and ever desirous indeed, it is their characteristic to extena reception, sincere and cordial, to the visitor from every clime; hence, greater shall be the welcome when extended to the brothers of our own household, to the soldiery of the "Old North State." It is needless for me to speak of or de scant upon the deeds of chivalry which characterized the soldiers of Carolina in the day 8 of the past. How, combating for the cause of rieht and self-government and constitutional liberty, they waged success ful war for a long period ol years, testify ing their prowess and transmitting to you to their posterity examples most worthy of emulation. With vou. soldiers. I behold the typical soldiers of tho past soldiers whose chival- uic deportment, whose daring deeds of valor enacted upon a thousand battieneias, re ceived, as they most justly merit, the plau dits and encemiums of the worm. We recoeuizo in you. soldiers, the custo dians of our liberties, tbe preservers of our peace, our security, our protection and de fence. As such we greet you with the sin cerity of a'Carolina greeting. The liberties and privileges of tbe city arc yours, ana in behalf of our entire people, I bid you wel come. At the conclusion of the Mayor's ad dress three cheers were given for his Honor by the regiment, the band played and( the troops marched down Third street ana up Market to the camp. In the afternoon the soldiers witnessed the boat races on the river from the deck of the steamer Cape Fear, which had been placed at their disposal for tbe occasion. At six o'clock in the evening dress parade was held at the camp. It was witnessed by about two thousand spectators, many of them ladies. After the parade the Fayetteville com pany gave an exmoition . ami mat arew forth encomiums from all present, and the plaudits and repeated cheers of their fellow soldiers of other companies who could not repress their admiration of the company's splendid drilling. After the dress parade and drill the band of the Maxton Guards played two or three pieces which were listened to with much enjoyment by the assemblage. The following is a list of the field and staff officers of the regiment, present at tbe encampment: Colonel W. C, Jones. Lieutenant Col. K F. McRae. Major W. S.Cook. Capt; F. T. Atkins, quartermaster. Dr. J. A. Hodges, surgeon. Dr. J. A. Stevens, assistant surgeon. Rev. Dr. James Carmichael, chaplain. Lieutenant M. S.Willard, adjutant. .. W. A.' Willson, Jr., sergeant major. W. C. McDuffle, hospital steward. . Target Practice for Prices Exhibi tion Drill and Parade Presenta tion oT Prizes A Great Crowd Pre . sent. The first event of the day at Camp Wil liam Mcliae was tbe shooting match for prizes, which took place at half past 8 o'clock in the morning, at the rifle range in rear of the Athletic grounds, not a great way from the camp. The contest was be tween teams of five men each from the Fayetteville, Clinton and Maxton Compaq h ics. The range was 200 yards, and the highest possible score for each marksman 25 The followine is tho result of tho contest : : . . FAYKTTEVrLLE INDEPENDENT LIGHT I ' FAHTBT. Captain J. O. Vann. ..' Sergeant E. S. Pemberton. Private J. W. Tomlinson Private W. C. McDuffie.... .......... Private H. ' M. Robinson. . . , in- Total . ..... XAXTON OUABDS. . 83 .... 20 Lieutenant J. B. Sellers........... Sergeant A. J. McKinnon. ........ Sergeant C. A. Holland. . . . . ...... Sergeant J. W. Carter, . .......... Corporal J. W. McRae. ........... Total SAMPSON LIGHT INTABTBT. Sergeant M. . J. Herring Corporal B. R. Owens............ Corporal H. J. Moore. ............ Private W. B. Owen. . . . ....18 ....14 .... 14 m 13 .... 78 10 19 5 11 Private F. H. Holmes. "14 68 Total. : -, -.. .. ....... - ' . - ........ .- :- . . . : I : r , , WILMINGTON, N. C, The Fayetteville Independent , Light In fantry team having made the highest score 83 were declared entitled to the com pany prize. . I;: f -v :r V'.;.'L,.-; Lieutenant . '. B. Sellers, of the Maxton Guards, having made the highest individ ual score 20j-was declared entitled to the prize for the pest markmanship. : The judges ; were Lieut Cbl. E. F. Mc Rae,. Major W. S. ! Cook and Lieut. J. a Morrison. j In the afternoon at 5 o'clock, there was an exhibition: drill at the camp given by a platoon of the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry, followed by the presenta tion of prizes won in the contest at the tar get shooting in the forenoon, a dress pa rade, and battalion and company drill. ' There was an immense concourse of peo ple present, he pressure around the parade ground bcinj ; so great that policemen bad considerable difficulty in keeping a suffi cient space cleared for the troops to ma noeuvre in. '.. . . . . . . ' . . . After the exhibition drill by the Fayette ville company, the regiment was formed in line, and Col Jones introduced Col. E. D. Hall, who presented the prizes to tho win ners in the target practice. Col. Hall de livered an eloquent tribute to the valor of the citizen soldiery of the South as exem plified in the late war, extolled the high martial spirit and bearing of the Second Regiment, and paid a handsome compli ment to the ladies. In presenting the prize won by the team of the Fayetteville Light Infantry, hie said that fifty years ago, while a school bay in that town, he bad marched in the ranks of that company, and he ever remembered thej occasion with pride and pleasure. The drill and parade followed, and were, apparently, greatly enjoyed by the spectators; all the companies being cheered when skillfully executing some movement, in the drill, either by company, platoon or file; but the Fayetteville Inde pendent Light Infantry came in for tho larger share of the applause.. With the exception of the target shoot ing, the programme for to day Will be pretty much the same as yesterday. During the forenoon many of the men will visit the Sound, wjiere no doubt they will spend the time pleasantly, returning in time for bat talion dn 1 and! dress parade at half-past five in th afternoon. The prises presented to the successful contestant a yesterday were a large gold lined silver cup to the team of the Fayette ville Company and an appropriate gold badge to Lieut. Sellers of the Maxton Guards. f( r the highest individual score. With tl e exception of guard mounting and other ordinary duties pertaining to tbe camp, th( re was little to engage the atten tion of th 3 soldiers yesterday until the time for battal ion drill and dress parade in the afternoon . The grand military ball the night bef re kept the soldiers up until two or three c 'clock ia the morning, and many of them i rere content enough to pass the forenoon quietly in their tents, seeking much needed r st from the fatigue of drill and parade and. the rounds of amusement that they had gone through with. There were" enough of the boys, however, who were not "tire 1 out" to make the camp lively, Ji. and visitors to the place were well taken care ol. ! During the day some of the men took a trip on the Passport to Car olina Beach, and others en joyed a drive over the (turnpike to the Sound. At both places the visitors spent the time very pleasantly.-' j The parade of the regiment at the camp in the afternoon again attracted a large number of hpectators, the streets leading to the grounds being filled with vehicles and pedestrians, j A number of the lady visitors inspected the mesa hall and kitchen, which they de clared Was admirably arranged and man aged. Mr. James Lewis caters for this de partment and has a corps of sable cooks and attendants who are seemingly well fitted for their j duties and keep everything in excellent order. Tbe large cooking- range in the kitchen in rear of the mess hall seems capable of doing the cooking for the entire State Guard. To-day the men will rest quietly in camp until 4 jp. m. When the battalion will be formed and march to St John's Church, where special services will be- held by the Chaplain of the Second Regiment, Rev. Dr. Carmichael. The services will begin at 4.45 o'clock.! . After returning to camp there will be dress parade at 7 o'clock. The encampment will ba broken up to morrow, much. to the regret of many, es pecially the younger portion of the commu riity, who "wish wecDuld have the soldiers with ub always.' It is possible that the Sampson Light In fantry may tike their departure for home to-night by train on the W. & W. Railroad, The Maxton Guard will leave by the morniog train on the Carolina Central to morrow, and the Fayetteville Light Infantry on the steamer Cape Wear at 2 o'clock. ! Tbe Fayetteville Company. The Fayetteville Independent Light In fantry; unanimously accorded the honor by their fellow soldiers of being, the best drilled andi most handsomely Uniformed company in the regiment if not in the State Guard deserve more than a passing mention. It is the Oldest military organl zationj in the South, having been formed Aueust 23d; 1793. Its origin was caused by apprehensions which existed at the time of the; French revolution. "He that hath no stomach for the fight, let him depart," was the motto adopted by the command The officers of the company, elected Au gust 23d, 1793, were Robert Adam, cap tain; John Winslow, lieutenant; Robert Graham, ensign. Captain Adam ' died at the Sound near Wilmington, June 11, 1801. He was in command of the company for eight years. In 1807, when war was threatened with Great ' Britain the company ' met and adopied resolutions tendering their services to the President of the United States. In 1813,! when the State was threatened with invasion, the company tendered their ser vices to Brig. Gen. Davis and received or ders Jf rom i him to march to Wilmington The company, numbered 37, and under the command ' of Lieut. Wm. Barry Grove (John Winslow was captain) left Fayette villejfor Wilmington July 21, 1813. The records say that the company remained in Wilmington aboutone month,- partaking largely of the well known kindness and hospitality of the citizens of the place, par ticularly that of Robert Cochran, who was the jfirflt ; ensign of the company, but had subsequently removed from Fayetteville to FRIDAY, MAY 28; 1887. Wilmington. The Governor of the State was present during the'time when rumors were rife that the enemy were hovering along the coast.and the troops were kept in readiness. The Fayetteville Independent Company acted as his body-guard.: - f In 1819 John W. Wiight was elected captain At the session of the Legislature of the State in that year, on motion of John Stanly, It was resolved that the Governor be authorized and empowered to commis sion the officers of the Independent1 Com pany with the following rank: The cap tain with the rank of major, and the lieu tenants and ensign with the rank of captain so long as the corps shall continue to hold itself armed and equipped agreeably to the tenor of its roles and regulations. Mr. Stanly prefaced - the resolutions with ex planations, and claimed ; that the 'post of honor thould be accorded the corps! "every man of whom was fit to stand by Caesar and give direction " From that time the commander of the company has been dis tinguished by the title of major land the other commissioned officers captain! - v In March. 1825, the 'company under the command &f Major Robert Strange, had the honor ot acting as the body guard of Gen. La Fayette, who visited Fayetteville that year. j At tbe breaking out of the late, war the Independent Company were among the first to offer their services, and again! visited Wilmington, on their way to Raleigh, where with other companies they formed the First North Carolina Regiment, after wards known as the "Bethel Regiment." Major Wright Huskc was then in command of the Company. OA' THE RIVER. A Cala Day The Carolina Yacht Clnb Haee A Rowing Race for Snip's Yawls. J All of Wilmington was apparently on hard yesterday afternoon to witness the race between tbe boats of thef Carolina Yacht Club, and added to the number in attendance were visitors to our City civil and military. People were assembled at every conceiv able place and point along the river front in windows, on balcony 8, on ! boats, on wharves, in doorways, ' and even on the housetops, where the elevation gave them a desirable view. j - Messrs. Don MacRae, H. II. Walters and George W, Kidder were selected as judges of tbe race,: and the boats were; started in the following order t. H. M. 8. 3 30 00 3 85 15 3 30 45 3 31 35 3 31 35 3 32 30 3 34 15 Restless. Glide......... Lillian-Florence Rosa . Let tie.. Phantom Vixen Idler.... ....'.j. 3 34 27i miles down the The course was four river and return, rounding a boat opposite the Champion Compress, thtneb to Market dock for tbe finish. - On the way down, the Idler j passed the Vixen, and after a stubborn contest went to the -windward of the -iMUan Flo- renae. Uefore the buoy down the river was reaqati.the Vixen had also overhauled and passed the Lillian Florence, and that buoy was rounded in tbe following order: ! h. m. s. Idler. I..-447 7 Vixen .1...4 49 24 Lilian and Florence I .. .4 51 7 Rosa.... .5 2 .5 6 .5 13 .5 17 .5 23 9 Glide. Phantom. Restless . . Lettie. . . . Coming back up the river, the steamers which were carrying excursion parties created some confusion . by going in be tween tbe yachts, but it is very: doubtful if they influenced the result in any way by their action. i On the way up from "down tbe river buoy" the Idler lead easily, followed by the Vixen, with the Lillian Florence a good third. ! Just after rounding the last buoy the wind sprang up and ihe Idler was placed at a decided disadvantage necause sue nau been in an adverse tide ten minutes before a temporary flaw trough t the losing boats up with her. i In passing the final objective point the boats passed as follows: j: i. H. M. 8 Vixen Idler ... 6 5 40 . . 6 6 20 Lillian and Florence. ...... Phantom .. 6 11 30 . . 6 12 25 The time of the balance of the yachts was not taken, as under the rules the race had not been finished in two hours and a half. Failing to accomplish a victory within two and a half hours Upon an eight mile course is not a "yacht race of the Carolina Yacht Club." Hence; we will have the same thing over again ; and the sailing yesterday was for naught. : ; THE ROWING BACK. One of the most exciting events of the day was the four oared boat j race, open to crews of all merchant vessels in port, the first boat to receive, a purse qf twenty dol lars and the .second ten dollars. Six boats entered for the race, representing the American brig Edith, the Clyde steamer Regulator and the American schooners Nam varino, Lucy and Paul, Oildersleeve and Henrietta Hill. p ' The course was down the river, a full half mile and return, tbe start and finish being from a point abreast of the New York steamship wharf. A boat from the U. S. cutter Colfax, in which were two of the judges, was stationed opposite No'rthrop's mill, which the contestants were instructed to round from east to west. At the signal, given at 3.40 p. m. from the deck of the steamer Regulator, the boats got off well together, the men bending to their oars, and the coxswains urging the crews to do their utmost. The boats held well together until nearly half way to the stake-boat when the yawl of the brig Edith forged ahead and took the lead, being the first to round the stake-boat The Nava- rino's boat followed the Edith two or three boats' lengths astern. The other four boats were in a bunch behind, and in rounding the stake-boat the two last fouled. On the home stretch the Edith's and Navarinas boats were well in advance, tbe former leading and winning the race, beating the Navarino's boat, which came in second, by about fifty yards. At the finish the boats crossed the line in the following order Edith's first, Navarino's second, Lucy and PauVs third, Oildersleeve' fourth, Regula tor's Mlk, Henrietta fliffs jsixth. The time of the winning boat was seven teen and a half minutes; the start being at 3 40 and the finish at 3 57. . t : Besides the boats, above mentioned, an other yawl offered to enter but was ruled out by the judges, on the ground that she did not represent any vessel in port. , '. The race was an exciting one, the rowers being cheered all along' the course .by crowds of spectators on shore ' ! , i s ' ' YACHT RACE. Regatta of the Carolina Club. ' - - The sailing i&ce. for prizes offered for competition by the Carolina . Yacht Club was repealed yesterday afternoon,. the race of tho d-y before having proved ja failure by reason of tbe fact that the rnks of the Club reqnire the boats to sail tie course inside of two aud a half hourB and this was not accomplished on account of of wind. : . ; . the lack Seven boats assembled yeelertlay at 3. o'clock, to enter " for the race, as fol- lows: Vixen, Capt E. S. Latimer. Idler, Capt Pembroke Jones. LUHaiKFlorenee, Capt. E Manning, Bosa, Capt. W. L. Smith, Jr. Pliantom, Capt. W. L. Parsley, Restless, Capt, McR. Cowan Glide, Capt P. Cowan. The co irse to Imj railed was the same as the day before four milts down the river and return with the exception that the stake boat to be rounded on the home stretch was placed nearly opposite Market street dock The Commodore's boat gave the signals and the yachts got off in the following order : H. M 8. 3 00 00 3 00 15 3 00 45 3 01 33 2 02 30 3 04 15 3 04 27 Restless. Glide; Lillian Florence. Rosa Phantom Vixen. ......... Idler... ....... The wind was from tbe eastward and the yachts had a leading breeze. for the race both down and up tiver, and nothing inter fered with the fair sailing of the yachts with the exception that one of the boats ac-' companying the race sailed immediately ahead of the fleet and created a ripple tbat annoyed the smaller boats in the race. At the finish the boats, passed the line in the following order: n. m. b. Vixen Idler.............. L. 4 19 03 4 21 15 4 21 45 4 22 15 4 22 29 4 28 15 4 29 30 Lillian Florence. . . . Rosa... Phantom .......... Restless .... ...... Glide The actual sailing time of the Vixen, the winning boat, was one hour, 14 minutes and 48 seconds. - Of the second class boats, the Lillian Florence won the first prize and the Rosa tbe second. The race was witnessed by a great many people who had assembled along the river front in anticipation of the eveut. The prizes were presented to! tho winners last night, by Hon. George Davis, in the ball room at the City Hall. The throng was so great, however, that it was impos sible for the reporter to get near enough to hear what was said. I To lie Hanged Jane J7tb. - .;- Sheriff Manning received a. warrant yes terday from Gov. Scales for he execution of John Jones on Friday. lh( 17th day of next month. Jones was conv cted of bur glary and sentenced to be hanged by Judge Meares at the September term! of the Crim inal Court for this county. Th v case was taken on appeal to the Supreme Court, where the decision of tbe lower court was sustained. The warrant for the execution is issued by the Governor under recent Leg islative enactment, which Acquires this course to be pursued, without remanding the prisoner for sentence to the lower court Cotton Movement. I The weekly statement compiled at the Produce Exchange shows the receipts at this port from the beginning of the crop year to May 21st, to be 133,313 bales; against 101,042 bales for the same time last year; an increase of '2.271 bales. The receipts for the week ended yester day are 71 bales, against 272 bales the same week last year. INTERSTATE COMMERCE. Petitions for and Against Suspension of the Long and Sbort Haul Clause. Washington, May 19.-1-Mr. H. Col brand, freight agent of the Queen & Cres cent Railroad system, appeared before tbe Inter-State Commerce commission to-dav. in connection with the application of that system to have the fourth section of the Inter-State law permanently suspended. C. W. Bryant, representing water line interests of Louisiana, gave notice of his intention to reply. t : - A petition from the Atlantic & N. C. R. R. Co. was received, asking suspension of the fourth section of tbe act, so lar as it at fects Morehead City, N. C.J and Kinston, N. C. The road meets water competition at these places. ! The Commissioners received to-day telegram from a committee representing the Western and Southwestern j water lines out of Cincinnati, denying that they control and fix rates to western and southwestern competitive points. The committee asserts that such rates are "governed absolutely and entirely by the rates and tariffs of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co., the Cincinnati and Southwestern Railroad, the O & M. Railroad Co.. the C. & O. Rail road Co.. and tbeir western and southwest ern connections. The committee, therefore, ask the Inter-State Commission to rescind the order of suspension of section 4, and make the railroads conform to the will of the people as expressed in the Inter-State Commerce DHL - . The Commission went into secret session this afternoon, and spent several hours in an informal talk with Mr. Albert Jrink, commissioner of the trunk lines, as to op erations of the law.its effects upon railroads, etc. The conference was entirely informal, the Commissioners desiring to get addition al light upon the attitude of .the railroads as to the law. Mr. Fink favored permanent suspension of the fourth section, wherever necessary to meet competition. MINNESOTA. A Town Almost Entirely Destroyed by Fire. - - .. : , - . By Telegraph to the Moraine Star.) Chicago, May 21 . A Times' special from Cannon Falls, Minn.; says: This city was almost entirely -destroyed by fire last night. Twenty-five business houses were destroyed. "Only a small portion of the business part: is left Loss estimated at $260,000. ."V:"-V" :-::: ". ;- i Chicago. May '21. The JournaTs Ne- gaunee special says: "Further particulars of the burning of Lake Linden nave oeen received. The losses are now estimated at million and a quarter to a million and a half dollars, with 700.000 insurance, Negley & Trelase and William Harris are the principal losers, each losing about $85, 000. All the stamp mill and smelting works were saved. Not nearly so many men will be thrown out of work as at first reared. . - i I : NO. 30 ,-a.,r-J': ; ii VIRGINIA. ; . f The General Assembly and tbe Agents of Foreign Bondholders-memorial Day at Norfolfc. Py Telegraph to the Morning Star. RlCTTlfONTlMav 10 Ttnlh Legislature to day adopted a preamble and resolution setting forth that agents of for- eicrn- bondhnlttera fMeiura Thra-ninn .n,l Braithwaite) have issued a circular contain ing euiiemeais at variance witn we nnal re port of the joint committee made to the General Assembly, and calculated to make luijjicMjiuu auu prouuee controversy n facts Which rpll nmnrrert in thn -taint conference, and appointing a joint commit tee to i e amino - on 1,1 r) thereon as to the truth of said statements j Nortot.1t. Mdv 10 TVi morial Dav here, and war rlhrtivi .nih great pomp and ceremony under the aus pices of; Pickett-Buchanan Camp of ex Confederate Veterans Thn military and civic organizations made an impressive paraae, and at the cemetery an original poem was read and an oration delivered by Mavor Baker P. Lee. Gov. l nnn hit staff reviewed the procession and took part . Al . . iu me ucremomcB ai i,ne graves or aead ex Confederates. , 4 Richmond ' Mv an onv Ta in officially notified the General Assembly 1 of uo ucaui oi ei-cfov. ryni. jamitn, ana soon thereafter resolution! in rwirww in i h memory of the deceased were adopted j in wnn nouses, ana an adjournment ordered. - The remains of the venerable Virginian reached this city at 3 p . m. , and were met at the depot by a joint legislative committee and escorted to the Capitol, where they lav oiaie unui o p. m. i ney win be interred Hollvwood Cemetarv -with militnrir honors; . - . Richmond, May 20. A joint resolution was nassed in thn Rrnnl l.n.rl atr roo farm ing the determination of the Stat? to stand kll.A MDUJI.I 1 i , uj uiejl xiuuieuerger law, ana caning on the people to pay their taxes in money bo 4 not in roil nnn H Th( reanlntinn am h sequently communicated to the House: but l:l .:i i was laiu uvci.uuui to mUIIQW, WASHINGTON. All Outstanding Three Per Cent. Bonds Called for-PresIdent Cleve land Going on a Fishing Excursion. j By Telegraph to the Moraine Star : Wabhihgton. May 20. Secretary Fair child will this afternoon issue a call for all outstanding three per cent, bonds, amount ing to about S17.000.000. The call I will mature July 1st. The circular offering to redeem i uncalled bonds of the three per cent, j loan on presentation has been re voked and,no more bonds will bs redeemed before maturity. J Secretary Fairchild to-day issued the one hundred and forty-ninth call for bonds for redemption, being for three per cents, and amounting to $19,717,500. The concluding paragrapn ot the circular is emphasized and is given herewith : "As the bonds called by this circular include all those of the act of July 12th, 1882, heretofore uncalled, cir culars of Augustl30th and September 15th, 1886, authorizing the presentation of un called bonds for redemption, are hereby re scinded.! None of the bonds called by this circular win oe redeemed before maturity. xniotner respects tne circular is in the usual torm. Washington. May 20. Secretary Fair- child said this afternoon that the bonds to be redeemed nnder this circular will be ap plied to the sinking fund requirements of the next fiscal year, but beyond that noth ing has yet been determined with regard to the financial policy of the department du ring the first six months of the next fiscal year and before the meeting of Congress Washington, May 20. The President. accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. FoN som and Colonel and Mrs. Lam on t, will leave Washington for haranac Lake, N. Y next Thursday for a fishing tripj The party expect to be absent about ten days. By starting at this comparatively! earljj date, it is believed that better fishing can) be had and. as the , usual summer crowds of visitors will not be in the Adirondacks,9 there will be more favorable opportunity for much needed rest. j Washington. May 21. The President "issued an order to-day changing and con solidating tbe number of internal revenue districts throughout the country. Districts distributed in the Southern States are affec ted by this order in the following manner: The district of Mississippi is consolidated witn the district ot Louisiana. 1 he three present districts of North Carolina are rear ranged and divided into two districts, to be known as the fourth and fifth districts of North Carolina The fourth district of Virginia is consolidated with the sixth dis trict of Virginia. Under this" ordef of re organization the following districts will be abolished and tbe collectors thereof relieved from service: District of Nevada, district of Rhode Island, second district of Illinois, rout th district of Illinois, eleventh district of Indiana, fourth district of Iowa,! district of If Delaware, tenth district cf Massachu setts, district of Mississippi, fourth district j of Missouri, district of Maine, district of Vermont, third district of New Jersey, fifteenth district of New York, sixth district of North Carolina, sixth dis trict of Ohio, nineteenth district of Penn sylvania, twenty -second district of Penn sylvania, first district of Texas, fourth dis trict of Virginia, third district of Wiscon sin, sixth district of Wisconsin. I In all twenty-two districts. Commissioner Milr ler Bays that the new arrangement of dis tricts will not in any manner interfere with the convenience of the tax-payers, and will save to the Government more than $100, 000 annually. It is said to be the intention to require such collectors aa are now occu pying rented offices to remove to Govern ment buildings in all cases where it is prac ticable; and it is also probable that other changes will be made which will insure still greater economy and efficiency in the management of this branch of the Govern ment service. The order of consolidation was carefully considered, and was agrtxd upon by the President, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. I PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. Acknowledgment of Resolutions Ap' 'proving bis Veto of Dependent Pen sion BUI. Wilmington, Del., May 21. The Every Evening prints to day the following autograph letter from President Cleveland : j j. Executive Mansion, I j, Washington. May 18, 1887. Mr. TP. J. Robelin, Quartermastert Wilming ton. Del: I Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your letter Of the 7th inst., transmitting tbe hand somely engrossed resolutions of Gen . U. 8 Grant Post No. 13, . approving of my ex ecutive action in vetoing the Dependent Pension bill. 1 beg to express througb you to the members of the Post my appre ciation of their endorsement, and my thanks for the courtesy manifested in, the form ot their approval. 1 . ,?. j I It sometimes happens that official cob1 duct clearly demanded by imperative obli gation of public duty is made difficult by counter-influences, and - the inclinations which grow out of sympathy, or the dis position to follow with ease and comfort the apparent current of popular opinion. Those of our citizens not holding omce. and thus entirely free from the solemn ob ligation of protecting the interests of the people, often fail to realize that their pub lic servants ore to a large extent aeoarreu in their official action from indulgence of those charitable impulses, which in private life is not only harmless but commendable. While depreciation should be regarded as one of the stern incidents of faithful per jformance . of official duty, and while it Should be endured with tbe resignation arising from an unfaltering faith in the ul timate justice of the American people, it is nevertheless gratifying to receive such ex pressions; as are contained in the resolu tions now before mo. 4 Yours, very truly,! Gboveb Cleveland. ri Beaufort Record: Tbe men haden fishermen caught on an average last week! 250,000 per day. N. V. Presbyterian; Mr. Cbas. D. Price, of Richmond, Va., i of lhe latt V Senior class, and a graduate of Union Theological Seminary, goes this moatb to a new and promising field in Orange Pres bytery, made UP of Warrcnton: Litttr.trii ana vveiaon. ' Shelby New JEra: Favorabln crop reports continue to come hi froth ail points of this and neighboring counties. It is universally conceded that never before have the farmers of this section worked, more thoroughly and intelligently ihnu they aro this year. i ; . Washington Oasette: At a let cation took place at Hunter's Bridge,! this county, last Saturday, between Georgu Tankard and some one whose name we did not learn. Mr. Tim Midyelt, in trying U prevent bloodshed, was himself cut bv Tankard, it is supposed fatally. j ' - Wadesborb Messenger: Almost every day the Wilmington Stab contains articles that we ' would gladly present i our readers, but the present size of lht Messenger prevents their publication in whole, and to abridge them would destroy tbeir symmetry and do injustice to: that." peerless journal. Greensboro Patriot: Thp to bacco trade in Greensboro for tho past week has been very heavy. Messrs Wil liams & Co., of this city, sold Mr. T. II. Cook, Superintendent of Oak Dale Manu facturing Co , at Jamestown, 50,000 feet or lumber Wedcesday.for a large cotton facto ry to be built at Jamestown, with work to commence next month. Warrenton Gazette: By thU time last year hundreds of bales pf hay and bags of. corn were brought through our town from Northern markets. So far this year we have seen none sold here from a distance. Some of our ladies sent flowers to Norfolk last Monday, to be usel in decorating tho graves of the Confederate dead. It was both a duty and ar pleasure Raleigh Advocate: Mr. Juliun S. Carr abounds in liberality. He has re cently contributed one hundred dollars to wards repairing the Methodist Church in Tarboro, N, C, and a few days ago! he au thorized Rev. J. T. Harris, Presiding Elc r of tbo New Bern District, to put a j bell io the new St. John's Church, of Go dsboro. N. O, and draw on him for the amount necessary to do it. Milton Advertiser: Mr. Samuel P. Brandon, who lives about five miles east of Milton, died very suddenly Tuesda night, j Col. J. W. Cunningham has, we are informed, contributed $50 towards Calvin Wiley fund. Dr. Wiley waS a good and noble man, and we hope the fund be ing raised will be rapidly swelled. Col. C, is an Episcopalian. He and Dr. W. were warm friends. Stab. Salisbury Watchman: Work at the Hoover Hill mine, in Randolph county which was a regular producer for several years, -was stopped a month ago. There is at present no probability of reviving it. We learn of one man in this county who brought his tobacco to market; and was so disappointed with the prices; realized, that he went home and ploughed up his tobacco field (already set out in! tobacco) and put the field in corn. Henderson Gold Leaf: Mr, W. A.- Montgomery, of Warrenton, bouch five acres of land five years ago and put n hi grapes. He has just had an j offer ol $100 per acre for its yield this year. Messrs. Strauae & Raub, of Richmond, have bought a lot in Henderson and wi! soon have erected thereon a large tobacci factory. It will be of brick, 40x125 feet, four Btories high. The negifo Albert Taborn, tried last week at Granville cour . for burglary and attempted rape, jwas con victed and sentenced to be hanged Satur day June ISth. Sheriff B. F. BuliocU. and Mr. Herndon Hunt, of Granville, took four prisoners to the penitentiary Monday, They were Allen .Meadows, eight years; Charles Powell, four years; Sid lRodgers. three years; Lawson Daniel, one year. All negroes except the first named, and all f or larceny. I . Uharlotte Chronicle: it is rek ported in some of the papers that Senator Vance is at the head of an anti-Cleveland movement in this State. This is a joke some paper has started on our Senator. The Hornets Nest Riflemen last night appeared in their new uniform and attract ed a great deal of admiration. I The afternoon trains brought in the following companies: Columbia, 40 men; I Anderson Hook and Ladder, 2U men; Anderson reel team, 20 men; Anderson Juvenile Band, 15 men; Athens red team, 25 men. ! Winston. May 19. A negro man, to-dav. entered the house of Coca Joyce, a woman of disreputable character, who hvesin tho' northwestern portion of town, and after locking the door, attempted to assault heir. when she drew a revolver ana the negro ran. The woman followed mm to tne door and fired at him, the ball taking effect in the thigh of another negro standing near who he had pulled in front of him for pro tection. I . I Asheville" Citizen: Mrs. Caro line Mclke was born in Wilmington, N. O, on the 25lh of January, 185S, and died in Asheville, N. C, on the 13th of May, 1887, Her remains were interred in ltivei - side Cemetery on the 17th of May. -h Mr. J. A. Rumple, of the firm of Rumple & Williams, doing a merchandizing busi ness, corner or ri. Alain ana Utasi streets, dropped dead yesterday morning in tils store, heart disease being thej immediate cause of death. Mr. R. was about 54 years of Bge, and highly esteemed! We learn, on good authority, that bne of the brothers Crawford, whose marrying es capades in Rutherford- county were re cently noted in our State news Columns, re . cently turned up in Henderson, couhty where he obtained work in a soapstom: quarry. In a few days his marrying pro pensities overcame mm, ana ne ran away with tbe daughter of a most respectable citizen. A young man at the Ashe - ville Furniture Factory had the! miafortu.no yesterday of having his band caught in some of the machinery and badly lacerated. Raleigh Visitor: About tbo middle of last March Albert Taborn, col ored, was arrested in Granville county on the charge of entering tbe residence of h prominent physician in that county and at tempting an aseault on his wife. Hojwr.3 brought to this city and lodged in jail for safe keeping. Last week he was taken back, to Oxford for trial, and was arraigned on Friday last before Judge Phillips. A jury was obtained late in the afternoon of the same day and the trial proceeded with until a late hour Satnrday night, when it was concluded and given to the jury. The jury, after remaining out ten or twelve hours, brought in a verdict of guilty) of burglary, and was sentenced this morning to be hanged. The jury Was composed of I ten colored and two white men. . Congressman-elect John Nichols will accom pany the Governor's Guard tojWashington. It now appears probable that that company will be the only one from this State in the National Drill. Capt. Engelhard and Lieut. Williams will be the officers. I Frank, the 13-vear old son of Mr. Ri ey Privett of . Little River township, Wake county; got overheated and drank too much cold water late on Saturday afternoon last. About 12 o'clock tbat same night he whs taken with violent pains and remained so until early Sunday morning, when death relieved bim of his intense suffering, j Raleigh News- Observer: Tho penitentiary had an accession of. six mem bers yesterday, three from Granville! and three from Polk. It js understood also that the new new oil company, recent ly organized principally in Charlotte (with a capital stock, of several million dollars and which has already contracted for tho machinery necessary to completely furnish and equip eight mills of onoj hundred and fifty tons per day each to bo built in tho South, is contemplating erecting one Of tbe mills in this city. A singular case was decided by Judge Clark Bt Cumberland court last week. A merchant who had not been prompt in paying railroad freights was notified by the company to pay up or there after freight on goods shipped to or by him would have to be paid in advance. He did . not pay up, and thereupon the company notified all its agents to receive no frerghti directed to him unless prepaid. He alleged . that this was a discrimation and sued for $10,000 damages. Judge Clark dismissed the action. The case will !go to the Su preme Court. Henderson. May! 16. Yesterday at Townesville, I this county. John Norwood and Lewis Strum, bbth of them white, became involved in a difficulty about Strum's taking np stock running at large. Norwood shot Strum, who died last night and is reported to have fli tho county, . j ; ' Sr..