North Carolina Newspapers

The Weekly Star. WE H. BEBNARD, Editor and Prop'r. WILMINGTON, N. C. Friday, Mat 27. 1887. WTln writing to chanra fvonr Faddress. alitavt Kiveormer direction as well as full particulars wiieru you wibu yuur paper m ira doui wucu Unless vou do both chances can not be made. wnere yon wiaa your paper to do sent uereaiter. Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, 4c, are charred for m ordinary advertisements, but only half rates iwhen paid for strictly -In MvaneW At Oita l hi w uu ub ii ua wm liny iw a duuu? uuuuuuwuvu of Marriage or Death. i ; - Remittances must be made by Chock,Draft- D.,l S.l a Ratrlaromt Tat r AV TVtat. naatoiHi will Mcfiatr lAt.tAra wllfttl nfiSlrftd. Only such remittances will be it the risk of 4.1... ....kllAn. fr .1 3f"Spechnen copies forwarded wtyen desired. HONOR TO SOUTHERN (STATES MEN AN 1NSDLT TO TUB NORTH. So completely have Northern Re publicans drifted away from the old landmarks and the safe harbor of strict construction and constitutional limitations and the reserved rights of sovereign. Common weaths, that, it is positively maddening to thein to hear of State Right" and of honors paid to the great men of the past who saved tho country from an empire. As proof read the following confes sion from tho rhiladelphia4wicr Cn,a Republican paper that spells nauon wuu a treuaeuuoua i "Jlr. iiamar s address at the upveiiing ot . i r, . . i . i l . i me L'Sinoun Biaiue, on wnicn we ammau- verted last week, haa excited very general comment. Everybody praises the dexteri- . . ... . i . .1. .j r ji. . Northern people generally is offeree at any BDecial commemoration of the VState rwrits champion. Nor haa the commemoration oeen lonune xor mr. yamounrs memory, for it has helped to recall many featuress of His career wnicn are rar irom creaiiaoie 10 him." , Think of it. men of the Sduth. The people of a sovereign Stat can not pay homage to the memory of its greatest citizen, who for forty years has been buried, without I exciting harsh criticism and bitter feelings in the North, and because the great man .honored stood up for a rigidL faithful, pramm.atio.il eonstmotion of thA Cnn. stitution. It is not denied by those who know by Webster, Clay and the great men who served with Cal houn that he was a statesman of great virtues. But ho was tne J'Cham- piou of State Rights" and there fore, it is very offensive to the Northern people to have him hoh ored. Was there ever such down right impudence? Was thora ever such a base,' complete surrender of the Constitution? The illustrious Cal houa was the exponent of views that were based on the fundamental law of the land. He stood nb lawainst the strongest men in the North Webster ; included in adirobacv of the principles that Thomas Jefferson bad shaped and inspired in opposi tion to the strong government ideas and aims of Hamilton. lib was- the Defender of the Sacred Ins trument against the assaults of mer tempted to give a wide. w ho at- atitudi- nanan construction and make it mean whatever their necessities and preiu dices might claim it to n ean. The Stab has more than once fhojwn that Mr. Webster changed his viejws three times as to whether the Constitution i was "a bompact" or nbtj When the New England chaiipion met Mr. Calhoun in debate he found an adversary with a kc nnpr. mnrn logical blade than Ihe! wield- ed, and who was in addition' encased in an armor that was fhrir!)itpd li the great workmen of thb past, the links of which were deftly wrought and closely welded and that offered no vulnerable part exposed. We hope tfce South will he faith ful in the future to tho Constitution! of the Fathers as it has been in the past.;. Secretary Lamar, irJhis mas terly oration, seemed to regard it as establishied that the new heory as to Magna jCharta had been J accepted! and that State Rights ivas a dead theory, but let not the i South ever agree to this. The Cons iitntion rig idly adhered to and most strictly in terpreted is the only saf( ty of a free people. Once abandon hi old con stitutional paths and a Consolidated Despotism will follow as Certain as! tyranny Stand is the grasps and oceans ' roll. by the Cons Stulion. It! palladium of your ; .lib-4 ertiea Ireland is now etrnco'lW for just what the South e jjiys local self-government or home rile. Give up tuai priceless, precions hiunimen and the South will be tiresentW nn i i j e pressed.ldominated, insulted, ground down uijder the Centra lower just as unhapy Ireland is ejng galded anu peeked and oppress id by the re morselefjs hand of iBritis 1 tyranny. we hope the South will not only continue to honor"thc .riemory of Calhouit, for he was bcthjpure and great, but that it will, srlct statue! and pays homage to the memories ol Jefferson, Madison, and all the great men of the nast who triots; who were for mjiirjlaining on these shlsres a great, fjeel republit can, democratic Government regulaL ted by law and with constitutional limitations and guarantees; and who resisted J. fought and Ulerwhelmed the Hydra headed Hamiltpnian, Bri-' tiBh'Aytam. that sought to fasten upon fre and independent States k Government of nobility with a Sen ate for fife, and with miny of the strong features of royaltyl I So abandoned is the. North politr cally that it has really no 'decent re gard fojr the fundamental iaw. If t had pleased Divine Providence that the South should have become sepa rated, we but little doubt that by ;this; time a despotism, would hal a -' - w wa. mu Uv been enthroned long ago. Under urant the H,ramre wonlrl hawA and all vestiges of an Imperio in xmpertum wouia nave iorever aisap ; peared. -y.i :..: :":':',i:t, Let the South cherish the memot -ries of the o-reat. noble dead, who 0 9 soar in . solitary eminence.; for "the most substantial glory of a country is its virtuous; great men," and it is i . . i . I true, as the moat illustrious Roman as I . " i I . , v - i uibiui ouu mvci dmu, wm iucio never was a great man. unless I throno-h Divinn Tnaiiirnt.ion " I Wrougn Ltvine inspiration, tne mi2htV dead who in ' Honor , i B I 1 ! 9 "All 11h courses of their life did show They were Dot in the roll of common men." "Let the Heathen rage and imag ine a vain tump-. liet tne men who bow down andj worship such fallen ex emplars of Ilamiltonianism, as Stan ton.Lincoln. Grant. Sheridan.Beecher. Sherman, hurl anathema and let loose a oataract of curses, but the south must have higher models, nobler Ideals, ana purer, standards, jne Smith tnnnt stand faithfnl and .v ri -p t. ,Tnjtoi I k,,, ,Btr,, moilf t. r lfl .t mv ; . --y e- . all political wisdom and j proudest monument of the genius and fidelity of our patriotic and illustrious forefathers. Let the South be never I oun(j untrae unfaithful in guard- . Charter! of onf Liberties. Let ... r - i ' . 1 a t I if Ka Avar vim anf raanlwn on1 nn- i . I remitting in efforts to guard it from I , , j , , ; i , I iipnair frAm tho noat.rrivinrp tnnph 0f tyrany, for upon its preservation J J' Mr r n I and enforcement depend the honor, glory Hafety liberties of the people, I 6 " , -"i , r f REUNITING OF CHURCHES. Th ft! fn t alrpn V t.hn !i Snnthnrn fjAnpral Prpnhvt nmte with, the! Northern Presbyte rians indicates some progress J to war d a blending the two branches Bat the basis I laid down is such that it the Northern branch miv nnt arr.fnt For the Southern branch to demand 1 , i : that the Northern Presbyterians shall not legislate on political and civil matters will be very trying to the Northern flesh,' and makes such a re quirement that: may not meet with universal assent. Then to insist that the colored Presbyterians BlfiaU be or ganized separately will not probably be acceptable to those who are quite careful to exclude colored DeoDle ! i ) a from their own churches while mak ing unreasonable demands upon the Southern people. If the North would allow the colored people generally to mingle ! with the whites in Church al liance and fclowship,without discrim nat,io.i or antipathy, it might with some consistency reproach the South for not following its example. But even then itj would be for the Southern wnites to decide as to whether or not they would closely affiliate with the colore members without race distinction !As the re- putable, self respecting Southern whites who believe in the saDerioritv of the Aryaii race are not: willing to lower the siandard to the plane of the negro andj are utterly and eter nally opposed to attempting to break down those barriers that God, the Maker, haa set ;np they will not agree - J .' J . I - 'in . to amalgamation, miscegenation, bo cial equality, or the doctrine that all men must hob nob and fraternize be .1-1 , " cause all men are saved through the atonement of tie Lord Jesus Christ who are ever saved. If this was the true doctrine theu all class distinc tions would be a most grievous and inexcable sin and would merit the nnal li.fLk.,- !ii . T i ne I resbytenans of the South are much sounder in doctrine than their North ern brethren of like name. They adhere much more riridlv to the standards of their Church. Thev have al ways eschewed politics in the pujpn, ana in tueir deliberative bod ies. They jwill hardly ever be per suaded j to accept any compromise or basis of uiion that enforces social equality ajid enthrones politics in the Church The committee, let it mind, that are conaerva be borne in tlVG enOIKTM t.rt rftnilli-Q f tin anfArAA 0p - -v-viaav VUV VXJ merit Of til A I HArfrtt nril i a t n.A Christ's Kiogdom. forbiddrnp' int.nr- meddling or legislating on political j w i ' 0 and civil matters and also separate organization for the negroes, are the majority. We suppose the minority opposed th e whole overture for unit ing the two bodies. We should be of the min prity most unquestionably if a memb er of the General Assem- bly Every few years the billing and coo ing begins between Southern and Nor thern branches of the di vided Church. . !,. i ii I es of different names, j Any serious attempt to! unite the Baptists, Meth odists or Presbyterians would be un -r, n- . - . I fortunate at this stage of our history. Anyone who has access to Northern religious papers must know that thev are more tjnkind, nnjust, unfair, and unreconstructed towards the South than are- even the more decent secu lar newSDanfirfl. Tnrinnrl .tha Kiffav. est, the mbst truculerit,fthe most vin- dictiv n : JaiUnt- n.m; t .v. r ,i-. , I dictive assailants and enemies of the Southern people are Northern preach ers and editors of ; so-called religious journals. It jis not yet time for an severed bodies, i Twenty- uniting of j five years hence the two great seo tions may plans, and a ,T Ui iJ u j then the union may occur. Lben the union miv ocenr. But as long as men misrepresent facts and feelings ; and appeal to passion and prejudice instead 'of reason and the Word j of God there is no safe basis for reuniting sundered Church- Only f the other day the Stab pointed otjt a wilful and absurd mis representation of Dr. (Duyler as to i . . ! . 1 . '- . . lu ouangea views of tbe Presbyte- I rian ministry in the South relative to - slavery being recognized in the Bi- ble and allowed. Sold Again anal by Peafler Connxy . rirmtr. , t . Mr. Johnson, of Pender county! was in town a few dajs ago with a boat load of shingles, and other "truck." While the hands were unloading the flit Mr. Johnson stretched himself at full length on the cap of the wharf in rear of the Produce' Ex change building, to superintend operations and to watch his little son, who was run ning about on the boat. ' Four well known citizens who "hang around Water street and were standing in a group near br. saw Mr. Johnson lying on the wharf. ; One of them remarked, "Look at that drunken man; he will fall in the river I" and wjth one; impulse to save a poor wretch from diowning they started towards him Mr Johnson beard the conversation and took in the situation. As the group approached he closed his eyes and moved bis body nearer to the edge of the wharf. One of the four J men stooped, and grasping the man by one snouiuer, shook mm roughly and told him to get up: but Mr, r. J. kept his eyes closed ; it seemed impossible to . . .. anuiayiiaeaiog aroU9e him After rcPeated attempu. one f ihe gentlemen sa d. "It will never doto I leave mm uere. m stay ana see that he doesn't roll into the river, and vou so for a policeman." - Acting upon this suggestion the j party separated, one man going up V ater street to Chesnut, one up Princess to Front, and the third down Water to Market street, to look for a policeman to take the poor inebriate to the City Hall. t A few minutes after the party had gone Mr. Johnson slowly opened his eyes. The man who was watching him closely, at once grasped him. "My friend, do get up; you are in a very dangerous position. Certainly, sir." said Mr. Johnson, "if you with it.' and he sprang to his feet as active as a cat and as sober as a judge. His would- be rescuer bad the wit to Bee that he had been sold, and without comment or expla nation quietly withdrew. Fifteen minutes afterwards three policemen came up and made diligent inquiry and search for a drunken man they had been sent to arrest, but they were unable to find him. Tax Assessors for Ibe Railroads. Mr. H. A. Bagg.Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of New Hanover county, has sent notification to the commissioners of the counties of Brunswick, Columbus, Rjbeson, Richmond, Anson, Union. Meek lenburg, Gaston, Lincoln, Cleveland and Rutherford, to send a representative to a meeting to be held in the office of the Com n -...v. .u iul uuuivi uic vuui- missioners of this county on the 13th of June next, for the purpose of assessing mc irac auu roauway or me uarouna Central and Wilmington, Columbia & Au gusta Utilroads lying in the counties men tionf-d. ; This action is taken by Chairman Ba'gg under an ameudmeot made by the last General Assembly to the Machinery Act, : j - .m.. j v.., which provides that the chairmen of the bord of county commissioners of the sev- tral counties in-this State in which any railroad company has its track and road way, or any part thereof, shall constitute a board of appraisers and assessors for such railroad company. In case the person ap pointed cannot attend he shall select 6ome competent citizen to attend such meeting m his place. The law. further provides that the chairman of the board of com missioners of the county containing the town or city having the largest population ou the line of the railroad, shall bo presi dent of the board of appraisers. The rail road companies are required to make return to this board who fix the valuation of the miles of railroad track in each county, in cluding the roadbed, rieht of wv nA superstructures thereon, main and side- tra ka, depot buildings and grounds, sec tin and tool houses, rolling stock and per- Steamboat Inspection Lsw-Th ffeae Aealnat the Alberta. An investigation was held yesterday be fore Mr. T. M. Gardner, TJ. S. Commis sioner, of the case against the steam yacht Alberta, of Fajttteville, for violation of the steamboat insptclion laws in running with out license. The examination was con- m B8bee' &.aa al -,u inclusion Mr. W. G. Mc- j ' . . . i.aughlio, the owner of the boat, was re- quired to furnish bond in the sum of $300 for his appearance at the next term of the U. 8. District Court, to be held in this city next November. Ul The Alberta ia a small steam yacht or launch used for towing small boats on the river at Fayelteville. Her owner had made application for license and periding a visit from the govt rnmcnt inspection officers the boat met with an accident through j the blowing open of the safety-valve "on the boiler, causing the loss of one of the men on board who jumped into the river and was drowned. It was claimed that the. boat had carried no passengers or freight for p.ty. The Commissioner held thatj the law requires all boats propelled bv steam no matter how small or for what use they government bio lawuueu, 10 procure license from tbe BIO luujuiiet The Second Recintent'a Eacampment. h Ihe editor of the Carolina Union, nab lished at Maxton, N C-. writes oleasantlv of the encampment held in this ctty j last wee a: We have been DreaeuL at .fvorai nnon'mn menu of the State Guard but think the one held in Wilmington last week by the Second Regiment was the most enjoyable, and suc cessfully carried out, of any we ever at- eoueu. uarnp w Ullam Mcltae is situated about 1 miles east from the market, just where the shell road hears nff tn ur,;n.t. . Vjlle Bound It is a beautiful sloping grass r " "io iuouo trees ine tents were gad and well arranged, and the inn wtr wim un-o suauo trees i ne tents were suonlv hniint.ifiil Tho m ppokmg and serving could not be improved uu.ii, mi uiuiv uie, ana tne table at every rneal was bountifully supplied with the vto. i.uc uiutn auoraca. bo rar as we couiu see every one enjoyed himself im menselv. i 11 The Wiimine-ton rtnnnla Vn.. K make visitors enjoy themselves, as the en campment proved. It will be looked back o wnu many pieasaui recollections. The officers were eentent anil mtk a j .. . , o . 6a iuucu. auu the deportment of the privates was soldierly (Ann PrtnTlonn. n.A . 1. - , . ... ' N'esjo a manner becoming the positions ilhey filled auu liuuiKuui ana inev iniiiinniA. k i . "u kucjt uonuuciea tnem- Canadian' ImDrcuinn. The Advertiser, a newsDaner nnhltatiP t Waterloo, uanada, contains the following: l a. a, iwomson, sq., returned last -luuiiii. wiree monms' Southern trip, noun awav. JJUriDH nis fthapnxa I fee visited tw.h..ih. a"f.. .DBnco .1.1 .1a '"ul. 1 ,51""-n? Pce HI n .u 11 . . v Wtts w nmington. N. O. the climate of vhtnh ho a iv ' being' perfect. Peach"' plnm and'Xrrt treea were in bloom there the 18th of Feb Ka. 1 J lorida Le.did not like 80 well, and Is A W All 11 Tift aHniaA . from Canada with a view to settling." j Mr. Robinson, the gentleman mentinn above as so favorably impressed with Wil-! mingion and its delightful climate is a brother of Mr. Charles H. Robinson, the! Collector of Customs at this port He spent several weeks in the city the past winter. ' I THE SECOND REGIMENT. CloalBK i Seenes mu Isclienu at ta EnciBfment Strlklas Teata De- " parlr of the Treopa. Sunday at Gamp William MaeRae was quietly observed, and nothing unusual marked the day until the afternoon. ' Many o the Soldiers i left their quarters in the morning,' and grey coats were seen sDrinkled in and among all the! congregations of the aiffereDl chuiches in the city. , ? , 1 Promptly at four .o'clock, however, all tne soldiers were in readiness. - despite the threatening weather,: to march to the church o their Chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Car miehaeL to attend divine service. - At five o'clock the regiment marched to St. John's church, preceded by ; CoL Jones- and staff and the! regimental band. Two rows of pews on jthe centre aisle had been reserved for them and into these the boys were marched! Owing to the Clinton comnanv having to leave at an early hour. Dr. Car- micbael i sermon was short, but very inter esting, and was thoroughly appreciated by his hearers.1. The singing was particularly .-oomp of.Mea J JJL?---eWI. I Emersotv and Smith with Mr iwinrriakt a urgauisu wnue tne soldiers were marching in , the choir Bang, "Onward Christian Soldiers." and as they marched out, "Soldierst of Christ Arise." - i Dr. Carmichael has been Chaplain of the regiment for more than two years, and is very much beloved by the soldiers. He is enthusiastic in his attachment for the regi ment and accompanies the troops in all their expeditions. . camping with them in true soldier style. j " After pervice the soldiers filed out of the church, formed into line and marched off in quick time to camp. Before they had reached camp it commenced raining very hard and Col. Jones cave the command to 'double quick.", which they obeyed will- intflv and soon, reached amn aiwr anA certainly- welter men. . The dress parade had to be abandoned, as there was but little time left for CaDt. Faisoo to get his company ready for de parture. ; j . Just after the "supper call" the com panies were massed. Dr. Hodges, the Sur geon of the regiment, was called upon to thank the Wilmington Light Infantry and the citizens of; Wilmington for their kind- ucs wiu, uuciuauij uj tug visiung miuua.. Although it was unexpecled, and he was unprepared for the call, he responded in an eloquent manner and paid a flow tl.gfl nn1'hian!.l:ii. . n 1 " . - ..... ing tribute to our people for their hospital njr auu warmuearieaness. lie spoKe very feelinglij of the ladies of the town and said they were the "best and most beautiful in ity and warmheartedness. all the world." The Doctor is a eood iudae on this point, and his opinion is worth re- cording He was enthusiasticall v annUiid . ed during his speech and received the en coniums of all who" beard him for the graceful; and eloquent manner in which he ui.Ttu j. iuo iMjy a um a great ueai of cheerini. but were soon' mrMiP,l nff tn, delivered H. The bovs did a ereat deal nt supper. i 1 , The Clinton company were soon ready to leave, aiid the boys were kept busy shaking USUIUBUU BHJIDg gOO(l-Dje. To sive tirne they all went to the deoot in wagonette and as they drove off those who werej left cheered them vociferously. The Simpson boys are a 1ollv irnod t of feUows and commanded by as good a man kaa soldier as ever stepped to the mu sic of ajdrumj Capt. Faison is deservedly papular with the entire regiment. After the boys amused themselves by serenading the different officers. Col. Jones. Lt. Col. McRie' bapt. Atkins and others made ekArf'.L..I.... !. . - uuiio(mrati iu auswer 10 repeatea cans. J Captj Atkins is Q lartermastcr of the regiment,! and may be styled "one of the boysM lie H full of life and fun and is popular with all who know him During Sunday night the rain poured in torrents, but every tent was as dry and comfortable as if thsre had been no rain. Monday morning about 7 o'clock. CaDt. Black hiarched about thirty-five fresh, sol dierly-looking men to the Carolina Central depot. where they were to take the cars for their homts at Max ton j Capt Black is a whole-souled, generous man. thoroughly beloved bv tha militia I i - . -w.-..j uw Secobd Regiment and his own company. Col Jones knows he can always depend on Capt, Black and his company at all times for anything be deslrea. I About! 9 o'clock Maj. Campbell broke camp and marched I his company to the steamer Cape Fear, which was to take them to Payetteville. : The Fayelteville boys and the W limine jton boys are alike in one particular they are a lively set of fellows and full of fun !Msj Campbell is very proud of his com pany. ;and he has a right to be. They drill beautifully, are thoroughly disciplined and are always prompt. Only two of his com- missioned officers came with him Captains McLauchlin and Vann. We ffAVA an fr iended notice of this company in Sunday's issue anil hHVn nnl to add Ibat a bond of fellow feeling has them and the boys been formed between of the W. L. I. which nothing can ever break. Col . Jones and his staff have every rea son td be proud of the regiment, and by ; their fV)iirtfnna Initmoni r k . ij; Ii IT t ui lud a niiera,' under; all circumstances; they have endear- ; ed themselves to every I man in it. . LienLi i Col. iMcRaej Maj. Cook. Adlutant Wil- lard and Dr. Stevens, the assistant sureeon.- have! always accomDanied the and are deaervinfr of thA nrataa ihou Mrin!wa from Ithe boys. . Thus tbe encamnment han nlnu? nriii.- OUt One linrtleaaanl-. nirtmat..nn' , . - , ... v... uiomulq iu uiar the pleasure of the boys. The Wilmington ,t r r v"jjvu i bo uiutu as iue sol diers have, almost, for it is a pleasure to them to entel-tAin onH tK. n j uvi aia uiBuv aau- dened hearts to mourn the departure of the Addresses br Hon. A.M. Waddell. RiJn iA U. nr.jj.n i. . ' T j "u u aunouucea 10 deliyir ihe annual address before the As- 'socia ion of the Army of Northern Vir r7 einia next Full Ala. . unU ugiuu me an nual address at Oxford Femala Wednesday. J nne 1st. He will alm ,ioii.o. . . 1 ' """nvi VU rtnhual address at Roanoke Female Co11 8lem. Va., on Tuesday. Jnna . i- - , 14th, and will address the North Carolina teacner s Assembly at Morehead City, on or abbut June 17th. j . t Tbe 8ueeza In Spirits Turpentine. 1 " "t""10 uijrautimi D tatl m.rt - .. week! or two spirits have rone nn t a, a a haljf cents The market closed at 85 cents uu o.mru.jr nignt, ana opened at the same this (Mondavi morning nMnhnm.!, , , -1 . - wuuk uon- siuerame and sold it half a cent off. trt,in L J i 1 1 . . . 6 w bcuu we maraei down. The effort was Unsuccessful. Borne of the ileal . "u OOlU Bhort two weeks ago are being badly my. 1 uo - pnee auvanced here w-ot ceniB, nut the market has eased S,P5 Monday, with sales at 34 cents on Tuesdav. and ve9trri .1 00, . u" S.p 8 l5C8 Mondy. with sales at ! S"."7 RDd yesterday at S3 ratio. i ' xult P' trr nvn , iFTTrr nrri KTiirwf i rhrpn or muraer. ine Jiienesi crime Known seem? at once-the ntir hnHir nr ),.. i . m 1 Grant Beat ea Trial for KlUlnc Tlarea ColoriC Hoyi-Tb ,n Caa Glvn o tn.e Jnry. r 1 ' . The trial of Gran. Best, colored, for mur der, was taken up in the Criminal Court yesterday morning. . j , . Best is a harmless looking boy about seventeen years of age, and according to the testimony of witnesses given in the trial yesterday has always borne a good charao ter. Early on- the morning of Thursday,' the 5th inst.v be pointed a double-barrelled shot-gun at a group of five small colored boys sitting on a log by the riverside near the Carolina Central depot, when one barrel of the gun was discharged, killing three of the boys instantly and wounding two- Best claimed that the shooting was an accident, seemed greatly distressed at the occurrence, and after going in search of doctors to at tend the sufferers, went to police headquar ters and gave himself up. He was commit ted to jail and last week the grand Jury of the present term of the Criminal Court found an indictment against him for the murder of Edward Smith, one of the dead boys.' The trial was set for yesterday and .a special venire of eighty had been sum moned, from which the 1 following all white men were selected as the jury; J.' W. Branch, Daniel E. Savage, jT. J. Ram sey, C. E. .Wood, C. E. Hall, J, E. Stan land, 8. L. Smith. 8. F. Yoppi, E. T. Ma son, W. T. Spooner, J, W. Hewett, John H. Vollers. The prisoner was able defend ed by Mr. J. T. Elliott and Mr. J. W. Davis, while Solicitor Moore conducted the case for the State with his usual acumen and ability. ' The evidence for the State was pretty much the same as that taken before the coroner's inquest, and as heretofore pub lished in the Star. There was not a great deal of It, but some of it was of a conflict ing character, . One witness said that there were five boys sitting on the log when the gun was fired, and that there bad been an other George Best, the brother of the prisoner who remarked that; Grant was coming and got up and went off, getting behind a post, and that Grant came np, put the eun to his shoulder' andj fired. An other witness said that the: boys were not all sitting on the log. Witness and another bojr were on a post a few feet away; George Best was standing a short distance off, and Grant Best (the prisoner) when he came up exclaimed, "Boys, I have got a double-barrel gun -to shoot birds with," and put the weapon to his shoulder and fired. The prisoner was put upon the stand and testified that he did not point the gun at the boya intentionally. He claimed that he held the stock of the gun under his arm and was blowing into the tube of one of the barrels when the hammer fell and the gun fired. j Judge Meares' charge to the jury was fair and clear.. After reviewing the testi mony, he explained to the jury the differ ence between murder, manslaughter and death by misadventure, and the law as ap plicable to the case. If there jwas malice, expressed or implied, the prisoner was gudty of murder; if the prisoner pre sented the gun at the deceased inten tionally and it went off accidentally, even though he did not know that it was loaded, ne was guilty of manslaughter; but if the prisoner held the gun under hUarm without intention of pointing it at the boys, and was blowing in the tubes, as he claimed, and the gun went off accident ally, then it was a misadventure and the prisoner was innocent. The case wsb given to the jury yesterday evening about 7 o'clock, but at a late hour last night they had not agreed upon a ver dict, i O HA NT. BEST, Tne Colored Boy Convicted of fllnr derlnc Tnree of his Playmates Sentenced to be Hanged. The jury in the case of Grant Best, tbe colored boy charged with murder, brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge sent enced the prisoner to be hanged on Thurs day, the 14th of July next, j The case was given to the' jury Monday evening, but they could not agrej upon a verdict until yesterday morning about 8 o'clock. On tha first ballot they stood nine for conviction and three for acquittal. On their return into Court yesterday morn ing Judge Meares was sent for; he received the verdict, and announced that he would give judgment at half past 5 o'clock in the afternoon.. When the time arrived the court room was crowded, with a mixed assemblage of white and colored people, j The prisoner was seated alone in the box, but he looked as indifferently upon the surroundings and proceedings as any one of the spectators. Solicitor Moore prayed the judgment of the Court. Mr. J. T- Elliott, of counsel for the prisoner, said that he would like to be heard for a few minutes, j Counsel were satisfied tht the prisoner had had a trial that no man could complain of, so far as the facts were demonstrated before the jury; they were perfectly satisfied. that the Court had given tbe prisoner every benefit to which he was entitled ;,but thought that the jury had misinterpreted their duties. He asked for a new trial, . on the ground that the evidence did not show express malice on the part of the prisoner, and on the ground also that if the testimony of the Slate's two most important witnesses was taken the prisoner is guilty of manslaughter only. Neither of these witnesses corrobo rated tho witness who testified that there had been a quarrel: between -the boys the day before the shooting occurred. Mr. Davis supported the motion made by Mr. Elliott to set aside the verdict. " The Solicitor said the facts had been ar gued before the Court. The only question to be considered was the verdict contrary to the testimony. -No new facts had been produced. Admitting that the Judge had power to set aside the verdict, the Solicitor said the Court must tnke this position: Twelve men all good citizens declare the prisoner guilty as charged. Now who would have tha boldness to say that the judgment of these twelve men was not bet ter than the judgment of any individual . In view of the age of the prisoner and knowing his race, he (the Solicitor) would not be willing to set aside the verdict and take a verdict for manslaughter, the pun ishment for which could not exceed twenty years in the penitentiary; but he would be willing to unite in a recommendation to the Governor to commute the sentence of the prisoner to imprisonment for life, 1 ; The Court over-ruled the motion of pris oner b counsel to set aside the verdict, and proceeded to pass sentence. Best waa or dered to stand up. Ha arose and looked around in a stupid manner, and when ask ed by the Clerk "What havi you to say ?" didn't open his mouth. . One of his counsel leaned over tha railing and whlspfted "flay you are not guilty, and Bestalowly repeat ed the words ''not guilty. . j ' y Judge. Meares then said: j'Trank Best, you have been tried and convicted of the to the laws of North Carolina,, and it now. becomes mv duty, and a painful one, to pronounce judgment upon yon The sen tence or tne law is mat you oe taaen to tne couatv lail from whence you came, there to remain until Thursday the 14th day of July,, in the year of Our Lord 1887. and that on that dav. between the hours of 9 o'clock of the forenoon and 5 o'elock of the after noon, you khall bes taken by the high sher iff 1 1 I d l. ii.nnlu it tf. FT.flAMr a place of execution and there be hanged by the neck until you are' dead. 1' , Cbapcl Hilt Commencement. ' - Conmencemeht exercises of the JJaiver aity of North Carolina will take place on the 1st and 2d 'of June.. - The annual ad dress will be delivered i bt Hon John Good, of Virginia; the baccalaureate ser mon by Rev. Dr. Joseph .R.l, Wilson, for merly of this city and now of the Presby-t terian University at Clarksville, Tenn. The marshals of the occasion aro Wm. M. Little, John 8. Hill, J. IS. Long, C. G. Cates, Herbert Clement. Benoni Thorp, G. W. Toms, M. It. Euro, WmJ M. Gulick. f v WASHINGTON. Uonaolldallng; tbe Internal Rerenne Dlatrlcts-Coantlna; tbe Bloney In tne V. 8. Treasury-Supreme court De. claloua Ruiea Upon Laud Grant Ilallroada. ; . v . . By Telegraph to the Morntna- Star. : Washington, May 23 The executive order consolidating and abolishing the number of internal revenue districts will take effect June 15th, or as soon thereafter as practicable. j Acting Secretary Thompson to-day ap pointed a committee to make an examinaw tion of the books and assets of the office of the U. 8. Treasurer, incident to the trans fer of that office from Mr. Jordan to Mr. Hyatt The examination willin volve an act ual count of all the money in the treasury, iccludine $137,000,000 in paper money in reserve vaults; 94 000 ftflfl h in the cash 'silver dollars: vault: 260.000.000 Htnnrinrri - . , . . U h S25.000.000 irnlr! rnin anH a oimilop n.. tity or fractional silver. The committee in making the count, will have the assistance of seventy five persons, including experts. It began this afternoon and can hardly fin ish inside of two months. Treasurer Hv- alf nil) fn.,.ll . . . . kui luiiuaiijr a gaums uuarge 01 tne 01 fice to morrow mprnlng. f The Supreme Court briefly announced decisions to-day in about twenty cases and then adjourned until Friday -)- The leadine counsel in the telephone cases were present but the decision in those cases was not ren dered. Among the cases decided were two on appeal from the Circuit Courts of Con necticut and Ohio, involving the validity of the reissued patent for driven wells to Nel son W. Green. The patent is No. 4372. The Supreme Court upholds the validity of the reissued patent. The effect of the de cision in these two cases is to render all users of driven wells pot authorized under the Green patent; liable to damage for in fringement. Washington, May 23. The Secretary of the Interior to-day issued a rule upon land grant railroads to show cause why the orders of withdrawal from the settlement of lands within their indemnity limits should not be revoked and the same opened to set tlement and entry. The-rule is returnable June 27 at 10 a. m. before the Secretary of the Interior. Thn marts inf nrhnaa KnKalf orders withdrawing lands from settlement under the public land laws' within the in demnitv limits are still ei-latinc? mH orhi.h . u .1. u roads have cither made sections of all lands to which they aro respectively entitled or have selected, all liable to Such section in Jieu of those" last within the limits of their respective grants, are. in (the Southern Stales, the. South and Nortbj Alabama, Mo bile and Ohio R. R., Alabama and Florida, Alabama and Chattanooga,! in the State of Alabama. In Florida: the Atlantic and Gulf Central. Pensacola ( and Atlantic, Pensacola and Georgia, Florida and Ala bama, Vicksburg. tihreveport and Tex as: New Orleans Pacific, in Loui siana; Mobile and Ohio ( river, r Vicks burg and Meridian in Mississippi i A rule, similar in all respects, save as to date upon which it is returnable. June 28, 1887, has been issued by the Secretary to those roads which have not informed the Interior De partment as to what extent they are entitled to lands .within their indemnitv limits by reason of those lost in peace in their re spective grants. The following are named under this rule: In Alabama, the Coosa and Tennessee; Seima. Rome and Dal ton; Mobile and Girard In Florida, the Flo rida 11 -inroad and Navigation Co. In Mis sissippi, the Gulf and Bhipilsland.: ; - WASniNOTON. Mav 24 fPr qualified this morning and formally as sumed the duties of hia new nffim ' According to present arrangements, the i imucut wm leave vvasnington rnursday evening in a special car of the Pennsylvania Uailroad and 'proceed direct to Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks, making only the necessary stops on the route. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland and Col. and Mrs. Lamont, and expects to return to Washington inside of two weeks. The President to-day denied the applica tion ror pardon ia the case of James J. Stanly, who was convicted April 13th of fraudulent registration and sentenced to ninety days' imprisonment in jail at St. Louis The President endorsed the appli cation as follows: "I cannot pardon crime against the election law, except it be in a case presenting unusual) considerations for clemeucy. I. con-ider such offences the worst of all crimes, and I know of none the punishment of which is more impor tant to the public." u Attorney General Garland to-day talked freely with a representative of the Asso ciated Press concerning his supposed can didacy for the vacant position on the Su preme Court Bench. MrJ Garland said he did not want the place, and would not take it if offered to him. ! Washington, May 24.f-The Cbmpeti- ; tive Drill began at 10 o'clock this morning. : Company A, First Minnesota Regiment, J was the first company to enter. They' drilled well. The second company was: the eighth separate company of Rochester, i N. Y. These two companies drilled ini the south of the grounds, 00 far from the ' giauu bvbuu m oe seen 10 aavantaee. JNext ionowea tiio Muscatine Rifles of Iowa. They marched to tbe front of the grand stand, saluted the judges, and began to drill. They handled their pieces well, but were a little weak in foot movements.' They were liberally applauded. Then fol-' lowed the Grand Rapids Guards; Company: A, First Battalion Virginia Colored Vol-; untetrs; Southrons.of Vicksburg; Company A, First Virginia Regiment. -Popular demonstrations indicated that the Vicksburg men and Company A, First Virginia Regiment, had jwon the greatest favor of the day. The competing, companies were limited in numbers to twenty 'four men eacb, with their three officers and two guides. -. A programme of the manoeuvres was delivered to each company commander; one hour before the time allotted for the corps' appearance, and the men were there by kept in innocence ofji the manoeuvres they were to execute until the orders were actually given. In genera) terms they were to exercise first in the school of the soldier (that is without arms), then in the manual of arms, and lastly in the school of the company. Thirty minutes were allotted to oacu 10 complete 11a programme, i A f urious thunder storm and wind storm came up . about four ! o'clock and put an end to the proceedings. The crowds scattered at once. The roof was blown off a large part of I thelgrand stand, and the canvas rocks, forts and War ves sels, and the light house "Pyrma" were tipped over and scattered. The order for aress parade at 5 o'clock Was rescinded. 1 For the purpose of dress parade, the commands have been organized into pro visional battalions, in which troops of re spective sections of the country are grouped together as far as possible; Kentucky, Ohio and the District of Columbia men form . one battalion ; .Texas, Mississip pi, Louisana and Missouri form one. The Governor's Guards of North Carolina, with the Michigan and Minnesota men. The Virginia troops constitute a separate brigade already completely organized un der Gen. C. J. Anderson.l The total num ber of men in camp is about 2,800, in seventy organizations. One-third of the total are Virginians. Three-fourths of the commands have entered Ithe competition for infantry prizes one of which is colored, irour colored companies are in camp two from Virginia and two from the District of Columbia. : . . - . . ' ' - Washihgton, May 25 The parade of the trOOna tAHav tnr raolnnr k n , dent has afforded the first) opportunity for seemtf at onnfi- tho mtln'i iwiir - r k, forming the encampment, and was an ... i : a j . mi quuiueu suueesa. ; ine weather was per fect, Washington looked iu best j and the greater pari . oi me population seemed to be DD tha 'line' 'of maivh . Am. nan.. - - - : uii.ufiuuii;uia for the parade were " seasonably completed auu were utu neu out aimosi to tne allotted secona ana without apparent hitch or bieak. The head of column started from camp promptly at 12 o'clock, and reached the stand erected for the-President and in vited guests ten minutes later. This stand naa seats ror nearly three hundred persons and was well . filled, , without crowding. wn me rresident were Mrs. Cleveland, airs, weisn ana Mrs. Marcy and Col. and MrS. LiSmont. ' Gen. Rhpridan tt-nrt nmnl members of his staff, in full uniform, were their escorts. Among the guests of the drill were Gov. Lee. of , Va ., and staff; Gov. O'Neill, of Minn., and staff, and the ataff of Gov. Gray, of Indiana, (the Governor himself , having been de tained - &i the last moment) Secre tary JSndicott, Senators Sherman and uorman, the Mexican and Japanese-Minis- ten auu imiies oi tneir lamtnes, and a lib eral sprinkling of other legations and army DeODle. The tronna InnkeA onH marohcH like veterans and were encouraged with BiJiMouae. in one respect tne proa gramme was departed from. TheVicks burg Southrons with their band and the Memphis Zouaves brought up the rear with quiwj au luiervai oevween tnem and their predecessors. They formed, in fact, a little uumiuu uy vuemseives. 'iney had been as signed to positions respectively in the fourth and ninth nrovisinnnl hottoHm- k,. ped out of line because, as their 'officers ex plain, they were placed immediately behind Another heavy shower about 4 o'clock prevented the dress parade scheduled for 5 THEBRESIDENT. Compelled to Decline Invitation to At tend monumental Services at New . Haven-Will Attend Grand Armr En- eampment at St. Louis. I , By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Nbw Haven, Conn., May 23. The rresioent and Mrs. Cleveland will be un able to attend the monument dedication services on .Time 17 tnr th in the following letter, received early this UlUIUllli Executive Mansion. ' Washington. Mav 20. 1887 Bon, Samuel A. York, Mayor and Chair MY Deab Sm: The invitation which was tendered me a few weeks ago to be present on the occasion of the dedication of ouiuiers ana oauors monument,! at New uaven, on the 17th day of June next, has remained unanswered, in the hope that I migu; be -able to accept the same when umer piaos anu arrangements were defl nitelv fixed. I sincerely regret I am now obliged to relinauish the antir.inntinn rvf ininini. ; these interesting exercises, which will Berve tnotism of the sons ol Connecticut, ilius 1 It A. I . "Is uaicu m an me wars or our country. The citizens of a 8tate so rich as yours in honor- aoie irauiuons, bo related to heroic eacri- noes, ana so full of that sturdiness which a naray love or liberty teaches, do well to erect to the memory of her fallen heroes monuments which shall constantly remind future venerations that all ihr hnn i - - uvj uavu auu all they enjoy was dearly bought, and that meir luueritance or peaceiut prosperity is vuoigcu wuu no ooiiauon or Honor and affectinn fnr thncA fmm mrm j - jr - - vui V UV1U All UnWUUCU, and with a duty ;of its preservation by the cjeiciHe 01 patriotic citizenship, j- lours, vervtrulv. Groveb Cleveland President Cleveland tn-dair on invitation to visit St Louis during the Grand Armv enenmnmunt tn K Lain latter part or September. FOREIGN. Celebration of Queen Victoria's Jubi lee Birtnday-Tbe ITealtb of Crown Prince Frederick: William Tne Race for tne Derbv stakes nrin minora Strike in Belslum Assumlne an Alarminc Aspect Tbe French Cabi net crisis. , By Cable to the Moraine Star. LONBOSt. Mav 2S : Thn rniii matic representatives here and the British wuuasaauors at European capitals gave spe cial banquets last evening in honor of Queen Victoria's illhiW hirthriotr I At Malta the day was observed as a gen- Afal krkHlav Tkn T . . T , a th. t . . j Au&t? ua xruinDurgn and Prince George of Wales, i with . the uovernor of Malta, attended a special aer vice in the Cathedral. A review of troops, o, kucu puny ana a oanquet were',the Tea tUreS of the rlav'a pplchratinn 'I " It A dispatch from Berlin to" the' Standard najra luai in an interview to-day Prof. Veichaw asserted positively that i there was absolutely no danger in Crown Prince Frederick William's malady. The Profes sor saia, nowever, that it would take some ii The Standard of this mornintr savs it is stated that Mr. William O'Brien will not accept me seat in Parliament for Northeast Cork, to which he vraa ruMntfv ! The race for the Derby stakes for three- jcar-uiuH j was won Dy 1 j. aimona Harri son '8 bay colt Merry Hampton. M. Daw Bon s bay colt. The Baron, second; John ououub cnesmut coil .Hartley, nhird. There were eleven starters. fi Bbusselb, May 25. The situation of the uimcia Biria.ea. oeraing is assuming an alarming aspect. 1 Twenty-two jhundred more miners have left work and are taking part in the strike. At Charlerai seven thou sand men are on strike, and the appearance w wuauo .0 giuniug uiure serious. i !l PARTS. Miv91i P.nnlni.. -Cl . 1 refused to form a Mimstrv and it is now Dro- w iuim iue iucierc government. ears iTl la iw. w. . 1 . . 9 Trim ucuenu oaussier as Minister of War. MISSOURI. Tonne Ladr Chloroformed and - sautted-Her Assailant Shot Dead In tne court Room. (Bv Teleeraph to the Mornlni? star i bt. LrOtria. Mav as a ikville. Mo aaVa. T.oot Tn.aan v "a auuunua resiaence and asked for a glass of water. Jennie Anderson, the nullart a . V. n AJ. . vypuiar auu accompusned daughter of one vi uc icauiug ciuzens oi mates county, iwaiieu upon mm. ; when she came near him ha snrlrlnnlv aaitroA .nH wl 1 . per, and while under the influence she was Muirageo. a. Bearcn resulted in the arrest pi John Vanderburg, and lynching was prevented only by doubt of the prisoner's guilt After the ' excitement bad cooled tfcume AouerBon conironted the jpnsoner ana claimed to recognize him. At tho nreliminanr hnorinn -it the Anderson family were present, besides luaujr umer ciuzienB. jennie told the hor nble details of the crime and thei prisoner made a poor attempt to provel an alibi, ihe Judge had .just announced that the prisoner would be held in $10,000 bail, when a shot rang out, followed in rapid Succession bv ' two morn ' Th scamper for the street, and when quiet was restored the prisoner was dead. No one k.now8 who fired the shots, butjas two of the Anderson boys were in the cburt room cio jjuv uuuer arrest NEW YORK. Steamer Wranoke In cnin.in with tne Schooner Penobscot By Telegraph to the Momtng Star." New Yorit Mw 9J th. m. ; -, ".u jcmciuay ior jxorioiK, re turned to-day, having collided I with the jschooner Penobscot from Jacksonville when about three and one-half miles south w1, .otllind. Li8ntehip at 6 p. m. on the ,24th inst.. during a dense fog. The steam ers starboard wheel struck the schooner on the forecastle, rolling her from stem to stern ; carrying away bowsprit and iibboom and everything on deck, and demolishing 1 the spars and .rigging. The crew of m?e?caped iniury- Tne steamer's Btarboard wheel was disabled and she sus- nnntra haniM . 1 ... . j BS- , Aue Jt-enobscot ar uere 10-uay. Backlen's Arnica Salve. PnTrf if-T SAI,JK ia the 'world for hmBS?1SeSo SoreT Ulcers, Salt wir lf',8?168. eer; Chapped Riflfr ChjUlaina, Corns, anrl all BKin Eruptions, and positively cures toi Pay required. It is gua ranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents gerbox, For sal by W. H. Green & un - spirits Turpentine The uuune aBU COOlr rnnr of Sunday mght between nine and ten apeak -r lb.TS?Un?orf M glowina- term ni Deei of Kaleich. L speech made in defecVof P that place the Emporia T)aii,', atborok "Attorney Busbeof of Noff fe 8aI cupied the greater part of the te?1 s very fine argument for the klTs speech was-considered JS!- Hit Tnrta ata. m n .1 . .. LLu 1J n pc t l. mauem me ennrt 7,"- ra Buys: -For two hourV Mr , ?e the fltrint aft.. 1 n .rAr- nuahc.- was one of unusual W Mr. W. T Tnr. German and French at the K ortu Carolina, has returned to- rh5 -5 "jW.W'tored health.? St1 sume his duties regularly nexJ sess. , ft?" Johns Honbln- T " i.rTl Goode will deliver toe SnuLl M Jfhn Chapel Hill June it. it iT?uLl ai W at hieh renutation a . Ue Pr,-rio. r-,.".,1"?11 lawyer a MMtZnZ''1 n,l8t choice for wvuwikvt WWUVil at l Jill. Airv JVeins' A WW. a . .-j - - convict at- ler'a last T h,f. 'u...K"ara-?t Cul- , 1 ""'- aa uuoi. lip "V" uo B. any moro. He died. Mounta? were to come this week. This win S up the gradine on the C P. fe y y K?.h road. Parmera in HnrrT j .-"' ing counties are changing their moTof j " iopng to raise rtorp bread and meat and less totacco. The e are verv healthv airna Tow. ' HL8e using less fertilizer and paying more at Ln! promises an abundant yield this year hZ OUtlOOk IU Surrv. Rtokpnanrl l?x...u' Ul ties is very good. Rowan, Iredell and Mc Dowell will reap a big harvest. L from other nertinna ia i,j...:.. rBI1 Salisbury, Statesville. Greensboro an,1 other towns m the State have organized building and loan associations. Greens bOrO haS tWO BUCh R(Vintirvna o-.l - M..UUO( ouu uujires a third one, to accommodate those who have found out how snug a thing such an association is. Winston wants one, v-hile Mount Airy ought to have one j $ - . celebration at Pittsboro yesterday surpassed even the highest eznectationa a train containing about onoThnnHro j fifty, including many ladies left this city at 8.85 A. m. A ftt.tsuhmrnt At it. n.L or s Guard under command bf Cant P.n. elhard, also went. At Caryl there waJs an addition to the crowd of about one hunured from Durham, ineliirlino fha T.;l,t T-i- try and Cornet Band of that place At .vu. Moiuouuyuo Koiueriug orcili zens welcomed thn vi -- : tv aiiia tuu ClilT Hand. The addresa nf wnlnrwno wan ,r,.i;.. " w.w-uaw TVUO lljCUV- ered by H. A. London, Esq)., who, m most cordial manner greeted those prdsr nt alludin? nartinnlarlv Kaleign and Durham. In response ti Mr. iionaon s remarts, Mvj. R. B.Tuckdr of this city, delivered a most ihterestind; and beautiful sneeeh whinh o.frA kn JT. 1 , .- vu uo tv a ui est applause from the immense crowd pres ent. Hon. A. M. Waddell. Cant ' i Denson. Cant. V. li Cook, followed Maj . Tuckerj in well-timed remarks. At the conclusion of the speccae, Capt. Denson, on behalf of the citizens of Pittsboro. nreaentail TT A T president of the railroad, with a gold bead ed cane as a token of the high regard he ia held by his friends. Mr. J. G- Renchler on behalf Of the neonle - r",'r,i nut, utaau- rer of the road, Mr. Bynum, with a bbauti- iui pucner. . Charlotte Ghronidk: f) no linn. dred and sixteen Charlotte people bakriled wmuior n BBuiagion, ana auoi toDe thousand neonle were nt. thA dr,r,i k,, them Off. Mr WtroA Pnrti. - .J for Messrs. Schiff & Co., off this cit", had his left arm broken by being thrown from a buggy last Sunday night. Dr. J . IS. Alexander, of Tmlv'a county, has discovered a patient who haa a habit of carrying his heart in hii ripht uicaou x ne patient is a coiorea boyj t:gbt years old, and lives on Dr. . Alexander's farm, and is now in the last stages t)f con sumption. A citizen oc Lincoln coun ty informs us of the sudden taking off of two venerable and highly esteemed citi zens of that county, both of whom lived near Denver and Within half a mile of each other. On last Thursday last Capt J. E. Forney died from a stroke of paralysis, at the age of 83 years. aW on Friday, bis neighbor, Mr. John Thompson died from old age and sheer texaustion, aged 85 years. . Burglars operated qujte suc cessfully at Black's Station, on the Air Line Road last Saturday night, making a big haul of Greenbacks . Sometime between 10 o'clock Saturday night and daylight Sim- aay morning, the store, ot Messrs comb as Howe, at that place. oaara.i ijips- was broken into by burglars and the safe in thd store was robbed of the sum of $686.47, of which oniy belonged to the store. . It will be seen b7 an advertisement ib this morning's paper, that Dr. Annie L Alex ander has commenced the practice of her profession in this city. T 'President Cleveland is applying the axe of reform to the internal revenue system! and thef result is he has cut off twenty-two districts. It is estimated that this cohBolidati6n will save to the government more than $100,000 annually. Under the new arrangement Collector Dowd will be retired and the Ctli Distrizt will be abolished. I There Will b. but two districts in the State and tl ey are to be known as the 4th and 5th. !".' Raleigh News- Observer: The remains of Col. K B. Lewis of Loiiisburg, who died at his home in that place lust Sat urday, arrived here yesterday even ae companied by a number of friends, and were interred in Oakwood i semetery On Sunday last the new Edentor stteet Methodlst church! in this city was dt dies ted byBi8hop W. W. Duncan of South Caro Nna. The dedicatory exercises were splen didly arranged and were impressivdy per formed. One of the largest audiences, per naps the largest ever assembled in alchurcu. in this city, was present. I A fair estima!e Places the numher rlnrinir lha vices at 1,200, most of whom were coinfor- muijr seaia oy placing etra chairs in the aisles and galleries. The dedicator? hymn, written bv exGov. W. w FTnMoS nf this city, was announced by Rev. A. m Man- Kuui, u. u.t ana was grandly rendered by the Vast noncrrocrafrion hnrin then preached the dedicatory sermbn, tak- ujs uhwaii irom jer. vi. id, lt was a mas terly effort. At ithe clos of the sermon Jndire Walter niarb- vHtn tUl BUU " sented the church, which was formally ded- icaieu oy me liishop. The trustees are Rev. W. J. -. W. I OrnoMW olmirtrinn .To- SeDh G. Urn tun it Sylvester Smith; - L. W. Pec':. W. J. Young, Dr. J. W. iMcGee, M. A. Bledsoe ami :.Tnii lw.nn. 'rUri: The total cost of the new Edentoln street Methodist Church, which was dedicated last Sunday, amounU to over $26,000, all of Which has been nairl Tn loioo thialimniint of money reauired natient ami careful Work. Mllfh ia A t auv WV UU 1UU1V" - U16 Chiimh. Whfi with nnattmrainrr lor7Af inn and energy for the'bnilding causd during the course of constructionlraised and con- tflK,.fal .... A(l AAn . . i . iuum,u utm a,uw oi me amount. One hundred kind tnrork rTT-fl rrn niiiPnti. forty-one members of Tthe Governor' Guard, and the drum corps, nuibberini; Ave, went to Washington. Bishop pal Convention then in sesteion, audi his and their friends in the city, to visit his residence and bave a social reunion there arrl nnnn hia Unnl Funilpr the shade, of the beautiful trees 1 ia his yard. The invitation was! for the re-union to be between the hours of 4 and 6 30 p.m. Towards 6 o'clock, there being a table of refreshments in the yard,.efreshments be gan to be offered to the guests, who were then noftrlu all rfanil!.. I F ,lnra. This delayed the leaving of tne guests be yond the hour mentioned in tho invitation. There were several negro (ministers, mem- three, of these came on the groun 1 about the time the guests were to;have left. They Were not eTnentAd Hnmo nt thf tmesis were already leaviyr, and others left per haps earlier than they otherwise would have done. As it was a social occs sion it UO&A not noarl tn . t. n t n .mirrns hvwv. v 10 . C..U lU3ll lUItt " T . were out of place, were not expectid, ami that Bishop Lyman as well as his! guests considered their coming at all as a4 unex- r iuirusion, aunougn iney came about the time tbe affair was to havejclosed. uuocuuo.urinciDauv nv Vmf n a graduate of the University o 8traush1dt' Who was mnrnirt. .-V. J .DlIausbiirff lOtt of r i - .... i. ' -1 -- - i . ' . "..-(.,..- i ;i . -.. . ' t ,. .-. . . j . - ; . - - . -' 1 ' . . 1