North Carolina Newspapers

-:r.; :: ,- -' l : ' The Weekly Star. WM. H. BERNARD, Editor and Prop'r. WILMINOTOlt, N. C. Friday, August 5, 1S87! I 7 J II wliliiik lA' vtiauv v. gweformer direction as well as full particulars as "... ! .1 V- unt hA.aftAff ill! I HjtMn a nKnnru ivAtl 1 OH tllllflHJt wuere you wmu yuur iir w w " 'i " unless you ao Dom uiihuk" " ,w i i I . r I.. . A. TWtaYl TrOlTltflll nf Respect, Kesolutlons of Thanks, &o., are charged for as ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when paid for strictly In advance. At this ale ii cents win yny nr ouf n...w f Marriase or Death. .1 - rrcem!ttanceamustberaadebyCheck,Draft Post.il Momiy Order or Registered Letter. Post masters wilt reclster letters when desired. j r?s-OnlT such remittances will be at the risk of ton pumisner. - I W Specimen copies forwarded when desired, REDUCTION IN PRICE Attention is invited to the follow- ing reduced rates "of subscription: : DAILY STARt Bf Mails One Year. . . ...... Six Months........ Three Months ........ i One Month ....j. i To City Subscribers t Three Months.... ... .L One Month One Week. . ...... . ! WEEKLY STAR, By ITIall: I One Year. . . . .......... . .H.qO Six Months...... GO Three Months 30 L . I The reduction in price will, we are confident, add materially to our al ready large circulation, thus making the paper more valuable than ever to advertisers. '.'.)'' j Our telegraphic news service hs recently been largely increased, ahjd it is our determination to keep the Star up to the highest standard Of newspaper excellence. REJOINDER TO THE STAR. It is pleasant to discuss a question with a gentleman. Our esteemed and able contemporary, the Rockingham Jlocket, makes an elaborate rejoinder to the Star's reply to tho Rockets long comments upon an editorial thftt apppeared in this paper. , Wo ha je gjrefjjlljzjrTt.t fails to convince us of any error in our position and only brings out more clearly the op posing views on an important eco nomical qestion. We might write at much length in our sur-rejoinder if ye deemed it necessary. We can see no thing to be gained by a protracted discussion. The readers of the two papers do not see both sides or argu ments. Our aim is not for victor 7 over an esteemed opponent, bat the maintenance of what we hold to bo sound economic doctrine. 1 The Rocket and Star do not agree as to what ought to be taxed, in that lies the real opposition. The Rocket would still tax certain very important necessaries and relieve certain luxuries of taxation. The Star, on the other hand, would re tain the tax on all luxuries and re lieve,5 altogether, if possible, the necessaries of life from all taxation. When this cannot be done, then to put the tax at the lowest possible minimum sum.. What we said the other day we repeat here: ; "Raise the money to parry on the Govr ernment upon ' the wealth and not upon the poverty of the country. No country can prosper long that .attempts this. But do not raise the revenue by taxing the poor ! 'man's necessaries and giving him vicious luxuries free of all tax." As the Memphis Appeal urges so we ay, it is high time to put the people on the free list. They have been grinding long enough in the hnills of the monopolists and pluto crats. They ought to have a chance. ; The Star cannot see any justice, any propriety, any wisdom, in raising revenue upon the poverty of the coun try,! aud letting the wealth go free. The, Star cannot believe in taxing hundreds of articles that are in daily i i , use ana that cannot possibly be dis pensed with unless to the positive discomfort of the people at large, and then letting certain harmful, useless articles that are absolutely luxuries go untaxed. It can never accept such a plan or system as wise and proper 3nd to be therefore deside rated. !'''" il i i i ' . - . . i j Pur friend misapprehends the Star jat Uo point. The Star does not hold that the tax on necesaries will j be made higher it the tax on liquors, j&o., is abolished. That is not our idea. Let us see if we can not make plain what we hold. j j The present War Tariff averages over 45 per cent, on nearly 4,000 ar ticles. That tax is monstrous. It lis ! monstrous' because it is prohibitofy in a great many necessaries of life. It. ia unconstitutional It is uncon stitutional because it is' not a Tariff levied for revenue. The Republican Supreme Court of the United States holds that a Tariff levied for protec tion and not for revenue is unconsti tutional. The opinion can byj found ii) Wallace. The Star holds that this War Tariff should be recon structed, readjusted upon a scientific basis -that the prohibitory features should all be removed afid that the luxuries should be taxed much the UigheBt, while tho necessaries should bo put at the lowest possible point. If il shall be found possible to put the necessaries on the free list so much the better. j The Star would rejoice . to nee lankets, clothing of all kinds, trice shains, window glass, cheap crocke ry, cotton goods, &c., coming in free jui an iax. n believes it can be , -j .va.UIUg ur mamQg nig&er me taxes on luxuries. Some of the P? otective organs are demanding a still higher" tax to pro tect certain, articles manufactured in our countryj They mean to have a higher tax on the necessaries. . But this is not the Star's idea. f jj The Rocket differs and thinks that to raise the revenue it will be neces sary to tax the -commodities of life. We do not hink so. It says: j j -j - - ' "But can the needed revenue be raised without taxing many of what are regarded as the necessaries of life? It has never yet been done, and it sever can be done. Does England (which has no tariff) tax only lux uries? We think not. But then our friend will hardly deny that a revenue tax upon many of the articles which it names Inevit ably tends to I cheapening them to consum ers, through the instrumentality of competi tion between the foreign and domestic pro ducer. With profound respect we beg to say that the ( only means by which the wishes of the Star for taxation upon luxu ries can be had is by the adoption of abso lute fret trade &nd the perpetuation of the syRtem of direct taxation, with all its at tendant evils and annoyances." We answer, first, we believe ; that by retaining the $120,000,000 of in ternal taxe (but changing the plan of collecting) and readjusting j the War Tariff ; scientifically that ample revenues can be raised and without taxing the Commodities of life. Such i . ; i is our opinion. We answer second, that England's ?lan is simple ind statesmanlike, as it appears to i us. It literally , raises its revenues upon the wealth ot the nation mainly. It taxes incomes, it taxes twelve or fourteen foreign articles (tobacco amoug them) ver heavily, and, all other foreign articles are auowea to come in ij'ree of duty. England's plan is to tax luxuries and let the ne cessaries go untaxed. It raises a vastly greater revenue ; by this plan ; than the United States raises by their plan. A family of ten whites living in ordinary cojmfort require each year $800 worth of necessaries. A tax of 46 per cent, average .would run the cost to $368. So the head would pay $l,168jfor wrat would cost but $800 if there were no tax. Now the Star woutj not only reduce this great burden, re&uce it : so as OUt It WOUli . i to make it Very smalk It wouli not certainly be BatisfieiV with more thao 12 per cent. on thete necessaries. Even that tax would amount in a year to $96,and that is en& gh for a poor man labor ing to take ore of his family be taxed in his ou3ehold necessities. We belioje, htwever, that if I the right principle is alopted of taxing all luxuries up to the highest point they can bear with reference' to! ob it taming revenue, that a sufficient sum can be raised to meet all legitimate, ordinary olr extraordinary expenses. The Star favors no plan that will 'I cause "the adoption of absolute if ree trade," as our friend thinks, only so far as theyj Teach the commodities. It. is for a decided tax on al great many hunireds of luxuries in the Tariff schedule.! - There U no harm in direct taxa tion. It is" to be preferred ; to' all others, as tlat able Virginian stales man ana constitutional lawyer, Mr. J. R.. Tucker; has ho clearly and forcefully and convincingly shown. It is sheer arejudice, wo think, that objects. If the people had to pay the Tariff tax directly-tho money down at the time with 46 per cent, jtax added, more or less they would not tolerate a protective tariff for one uuur. t iiey woum not allow a pol itician who( ayofed it to sit in their assemblies much less choose them as Repsentativ ;s. : , Our friend says: i "The Stab loes not wish to misrepresent ou- prsitioB,We are sure. But it does us injustice when it eays that we desire to tax necessaries anc relieve luxuries. We advo cate the repea1 of the internal revenue laws becausi. amongst other things, we believe it wjuld end in reducing the burdeos now laid upon our jeopls, whether poor or rich.:" What "hi: rdens ?" It will not re lieve them jo f a tax on their; cup's and saucers and wool hats and cloth ing and meii iclne and blankets and cotton ties and knives and etc. It will relieve them of forks, a just tax, a proprir tax, however, ort just such article a9 they can well dig it will not relieve the farmers of any burden, for they do not pay a cint tax on tobacco, j They made realljj more money when the was 32 cents a pound tobacco tax than they h! ave made with the present tax of 8 cerits. The liquor manufac turers will not be helped or relieved, for they ar j not taxed. The jdrink ers pay the piper. The moonshiners, who glory in violating the laws (of their country, will be helped. But why shouh: they be helped and bet ter people ;o taxed ? Let the mi -ner of collt cting the tax be changed, but retain .he tax. j : ' As we have, said in several other editorials, j, he Star will agree to ihe abolition of thoj tobacco tax ! pro vided by tu compromise with the Republicans and Randallites ihe Democrat in Congress can secure a veryi heroic reduction of the Tariff on the plain necessaries of life. We have written three times more than we intended and this must close the discussion ton our part, as other, mat ters invite 'our attention. We have concluded to allow all subscriber in arrears to pay alii back dues at oujr reduced rate of One Dol lar per yer provided they pay also iwr one year in advance. This is a very liherl concession, and we trust all who are indebted to us will settle at once. 1 ! -. . i tf Gen. Joe. Wheeler thinks Cleve land is th man. That is about the conclusion of the' whole country. The people have about agreed upon the fact. -iney; icnow at the same he has made somel bad time that blunders. We are too busy to read all of the many addresses sent us, but we did take time to read the Memorial ad dress, a copy of ceived from the which we have re author, delivered at Greensboro in May last by Mr. J. Mk Leach, Jr. It is a graceful, well written production giving promise of future j distipctioii. The senti ments are just, appropriate and noble and do honor ; lli to the author. If command we could space was at our. reproduce passages that would show me inougntiui jana even classical charaoter lif the production. . The following indicates the aim of the DM !e Which "The voide which comes to me from the past and from j those flower-covered graves , asks:, 'Is this generation honoring our memory by deeds as well as words ? Oo the men ef to day fight the battle of to day asr fearlessly as; we sought ours ? Do the youth of 1887 recognize their individual responsibility aud perform their individual duty as conscientiously as did the youth of 1860? We died for what we believed to be right, and dlaimj no great credit for it; but we would ! not have that great magnet, character, lose its power to draw succes sive generations to higher attainments.' From this you! will; see that I have but two leading thoughts to present. One is, that to be as great as those whose virtues we commemorate' we ! must be greater; the oher, that, although ! parties, civilizations, and nations miy (pass away. Humanity races for better goals, and grandly marches t" loftier achievement." If you are luj arrears, pay up in full and for one j year in advance at One" Dollar per jyear. Bear in mind that this is allowing you a discount of one third on your indebtedness, tf A REPUBLICAN BLATHERSKITE. Falsifying j Foraker, Republican Governor of Ohio, is evidently of the Munchausen school of, politics. His acquaintance with truth is evidently of a" most distant kind. Of- the preacher's text that he never touched it was said thai the sermon would i i not have been in danger if the text had bad the small pox. Foraker would never be in danger of death if that were the penalty for speaking the truths He has written just such a contribution for the Forum- for August, and it is worthy of the au thor. Ilere is a "specimen brick" from the j tottering 'edifieo he has erected, jllejsijys:. "There is a vast difference between the re-pective staidards of moral worth, politi cal integrity and patriotic purpose of the two parties Interference by Republicans with Democrats in an honest exercise of the right of suffrage has never been heard of, and everybody knows that the Repub lican party vxnild Inot accept the fruits of men crimes ptf tn any manner shield the per pelrators of Piem ii they should be commit ted in its interest. The moral ssase of the party would not tolerate :.." If he had tried "his prentice1 hand" for a year at manufacturing politi cal falsehoods he could not have It- i eclipsed the a,bove. Think of a fel low claiming' ttu jerior "standards of moral wojrth" nd "political integ rity" for a part; ' that has been cursed al afflicted f rem its very formation with thieve and bribers and bribe takers. Think of even little F. F. writing tbp!abo"eJ when he knows of Stantoji, jSraut , ! Garfield, Blaine, Col fax,- Robeitoi , Joho Sherman, and a thousand other men whose personal integrity lis under grave suspicion and most of whom are known to have received bribes dr to have crown rich rii dishonestly nk of a party be iog accused of having the faintest o lde ol political integrity" and "moral worth" til at in 1880 came near renominating G rant and did nomi- nate Garfield, all blistered with bribes; aim that in 1884 actually nominated Blaine ! whose public re cord is all stained with corruntion of the vilest kind; atad ihat in 1887 is , hesitating between Blaine and Sher- man for th e nomination for the Pres- idency in 1888. Sherman is scarcely better than Blaiiie. His conduct in the Louisiana rape: his known croat accumulation of Wealth in public life on a salary' of $5 000, while Southern Democrat"! Sen ators remain poor; his condu as Secretary of the Treasury in saending the public money for hi rjwp personal uses those and other evidences of corrup tion stamp him with the indellible brand of venality and profligacy. Such ary the evidences of Forakai-'a falsity in writing his foolish asser- tion. Hi Mccond statement is, if possible, wider the first. He frontery ip say from the L truth than actually lias the ef without a snicker that Renublicai n 1 attempts to bull aoze Ueinocrats have never been heard of.jj This is in the'face of the positive, well authenticated, clearly established instances of bribery, Of violence, of open and secret threats and ol' the use of the bayonets at the polls. This bald and abfeurd declaration is made by the Ohioan when it ia well known to all j-iiiirricaii! citizens that two States .were stolen Democrats from Mr. Tilden and the in 1876, and a weak tool named Hay ea installed. This stupid statement; is made in the face of the bad faith j joj Jo Bradley and the Electoral, Commission that con firmed the rascality of John Sher man and company in the Louisiana and Florida thiftj in the face of the wcU attested fact that Northern Re, publicans' having large numbers ot men under them regularly and sys tematically coerce their employes to vote as the bosses vote or leave. It is also well known that the Republic cans have always carried the i elec tions when successful by blackmail ing emp oyes, by intimidations of the mobt flagrant and even brutal sort, by ballot i stuffing, by false counts, and by all other possible means of corruption and wroDg that ingenuity I could invent and ras cality could apply. It is also well established that in such Republican States as Massachusetts and Rhode Island tens of thousands - of poor white men have been debarred the privilege of voting, because of laws m force. -' ' . j It is a matter of surprise that any reputable journal should publish such a positive falsehood, such an unblushing slander as the Forum , n lays before its readers in the article'; we have commented upon. If the Jforuml is a' Republiaan organ it should state the fact and at the same time have some regard for the truth. . - -f N -: , 1;: I f . Remember, this paper is now mail ed to subscribers at Oge; Dollar for one year, Sixty Cents for six months, or Thirty Cents for three months, tf ii There is a vast deal of. wild figr uring just now about the, manufacj turered products.; Some ' editors fling around the hundreds of millions just as (if they had been Van Jer bilt's cashier for one entire season. ""The total estimate of manufactured products for the South is $529,885,-- 000. We hope it is so, . i! The Weekly Star is a very cheap paper at One Dollar per year. - tf Tbe Wtibonu'on tral Damiet to . Ralas. : the Carolina Cn- Crops i br Heav! The heavy rains up the Carolina Central; Railroad, west of Lfacolntoa, have produced great freshets. Cltd ople in that part of the country say they have not '.witnessed, such heavy rains since 1857. Many coun ty bridges have been washed away. Some of them were fine iron struct ures. Among them were both jthe county bridges at Shelby j and nearly all on the Second Broad River, So that communication between neii borhoods in that vicinity J will ne'eji sarily be suspended for several dajs. The de struction to corn and cotton on the low grounds and creek bottoms has been! very heayy, but the uplajid crops have not been hurt and are in splendid; condition. The people still hopeful and think that on tjie whole j they will raise more this sea son than has been produced in years. Three washouts have occurred in the C. j C. road west of Lincolntoa, and thej trestle between that plaie and Cherry ville has been washed away, so that trains yesterday morn ing could only go as far as Lincoln? ton. Repairs will be commenced ai soon as the baek-water from the Soutli fork of the Catawba subsides. j Col. Lj C. Jones, the superintend ent, happened to be in Rutherfordton at the beginning of the freshet the Colonel is always at the j right place at the right time and immediately went to work to get the road in good condition. The work is t progressing rapidly and everything will be in readiness for travel in a few days at the farthest. It is hoped that trains miii uc auic iu go turuugu lO-moiTO though it is not yet certain, A Wooden Paul wlib a History. 1 1 . i.i a : ii i x i There is a puzzle, consisting of six pieces of wood in the shape of a duo- decagon at the office of Capt. W Bixby which has quite a. history. wa uiuue ity air. J . x. xuercer, r, 4f Lockwood's Folly, and presented io Capt. Bixby. The wood, is cypress, auu was cui out or two large cy press stumps which were pulled up by the! Atlas dredging machine, th Vim, on the 11th of June, from depth of l8 feet, while dredging o Logs and Big Island shoals in the Cape Fear river, about seven miles below the city. The United States paid $40.00 each for the removal of the two stumps, and according to Capt. McCommell estimate it cost the Atlas Dredgin Company $115.00 to get them up an rempv them to the dumping grounds. Naval Stores Receipts The monthly statement bulletined ai tne iroauce iiixcnange snows a continued increase in receipts of .spirits turpentine at this port since ine Deginmng oi tne crop year-4- April 1st as compared with receipts for the same months in 1886. The statement makes the following showj- Receiprs of spirits turpentine to Augustj 1st, 1887, 30,023 casks; th same date last year, 24,930 casks. Re ceipts of rosin, 110,345 i barrels; to same date last year. 122,446 barrel. Receipts j of tar, 16,433 barrels to same date last year, 19,090 barrels. Recipts of crude turpentine, 10,777 barrels to same date last year, 8,834 barrels , . Tobacco a Remtdr tor Snake Bites. John Bradley, a colored man, liv ing near Oakdale cemetery, reports that his son, a boy of six or seven years of age, was picking tomatoes in his garden a day or two ago, when he cried out that a frog had bitten him. The boy's father went to him, and parting the bushes saw a large mocca sin snake coiled under the tomato plants. The snake struck at Brad ley, but missed him, and was finally killed. Bradley found that his child had been bitten on the hand and was very much alarmed. He put a poul tice of tobacco on the bite, and as the child did not seem to suffer, no other remedy Was used. Heavy Rain, j The rain storm last night was of a phenomenal character. It began about sundown and continued, a steady jdown-pour, until after mid night. At 10 p. m.. the registered amount of rainfall Was 2.87 inches, and at 1 12 midnight it had reached nearly five inches since 5.40 o'clock in the afternoon. It is the heaviest rainfall here for years. ' . : During the rain streets and side walks were flooded; the drains in some instances being inadequate to carry off the great volume of water; but no ceived. reports of damage were re- You can't afford to lanch. rirar alria . " Unless your teeth are white as pearls TTnl... a.. n. m . . V. . v. 1 . . i . vuicn uui luuuiu IB jjiuv. H.UU HWtxt, And your two lips in rosebuds meet; And you cannot supply this want. But through the use or SOZODONT. Laughter Lends a New harm to beauty, when it discloses a pretty set of teeth. Whiteness; when nature has sun- plied this element of loveliness, may be rer taioea mrougn nre, uy usinir the fragrant SOZODONT. , , . . A few drona of "SPAtniNo'a brush, proDerly applied, holds like a vise; t Coamy Affairs, The 'Board of Commissioners met in regular monthly session at the Court Honse yesterday . afternoon. Chairman Bagg presided, and Com missioners B. G. Worth," Jas; A. Mont gomery, -Roger Moore and E. L. Pearceyere present. . The Treasurer's report was submit ted, showing a balance on "hand to the credit of the general fund amount ing to $6,560.01, and educational fund $8,471.64. He exhibited one bond of the denomination of $500 and two coupons of $15 each, which were de: stroyed in the presence of the Board. The Register of Deeds submitted his -monthly report, 'showing fees amounting to $19.93 received .from, marriage licenses and paid over to the treasurer. - Treasurer Hewlett exhibited l.he certiflcate of H. M. Bowden, cashier of the First National Bank, showing a deposit of $15,039.65 to the credit of the county. : ' " , ' . H. The chairman reported $17.25 'jail fees returned by the 'Sheriff as Col lected from the conn ty for the months of April, May and June 69 days at 25 cents per day. - Ordered by the Board, that L. D. Cherry be appointed special surveyor to survey lands of J. T. Canadayj in Harnett township, near Moore's Inlet. It was ordered that J. D. Brown be allowed to list his poll tax in "Wil mington township. I On motion, the shares of the . First National Bank were ordered assessed at 70- cents, and the shares of the Bank of New Hanover assessed . a ; 90 cents on the $100 valuation. ' , The Board adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. . . j A Stricken Household. Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Kirkham, of 1; his city, had the misfortune to lose ;wo of their children by scarlet fever yes terday within two hours. Estelle, aged nearly five years, died about 3 o'clock, and Lucy, aged about th ree years, died just two hours later. Lucy had been sick about a week and Es- telle only some forty-eight hours, she having been out playing Saturday af ternoon, apparently in good health Both were amiable, bright and at tractive children and their peculiarly sad death has excited the deepest sympathy for the afflicted parents. It was a great shock to those residing in the neighborhood, especially to' the little children who had been pi ay- mates of Estelle and Lucy, Foreign Kz ports lor Jalr. The following is a statement of the amount and value of exports from this port to foreign countries during the month of July just passed: ! Austria Rosin, 7,857 barrels, value $8,488. Belgium Rosin, 3,368 barrels, value $3,475; spirits turpentine, 84,502 gal lons, value $2,500. . Germany Rosin, 253 barrels, value $330; spirits turpentine, 54,361 gal lons, value $16,936; timber, 285,000 fleet, value $4,347. I . England Rosin, 3,500 barrels, value $3,4C8; spirits turpentine, 182,501 gal lons, value $59,205. Scotland Rosin, 3,750 barrels.value $8,500. , Italy Rosin, 8,126 barrels,'-value $12,091. Porto Rico Lumber, 575,000 fteet, value $7,738. Total value of exports $173,078. Ileavr ICslns In the western Part of : the tate Wasboms on tbe Caro IIimi central. I There wre heavy rains on the Car olina Central ka.il road in the vicinity of Ellenboro and Rutherfordton and even as far down as Polkton. It cc-fai- menced raining Monday night and poured in torrents all that night and yesterday morning. The consequence was that washouts were made two miles west of Ellenboro, which ren dered it impossible for the train; to pass, and there was also a trestle washed away just west of Lincolntbn, and other washouts of minor impor tance along the line as far as Char lotte. , Hands were immediately put to work and everything will be in readi ness or transportation to-day. A train was made up last night from Laurin burg, which brought all the passen gers and mail from that point. The train wnicn comes in tins morning will bring in the through mail as far up as Charlotte. There will be no further interruption in travel unless the damage is much greater than is believed. These recent rains will be hurtful to the crops to some extent, but what the damage will be is not yet f Ally known. There have been very heavy rains on the Richmond and Danville Rail road and in other sections, and trains have been delayed at several places on this account. A New Bern Voice. The New Bern Journal has the fol lowing concerning the proposed Ons low road: Our Wilmington friends are making a desperate erxort to deprive New .Bern or tne iamous Wmberrv ovster. Seeing that we are determined! to' reacn Onslow by rail thev have e-one to work in earnest to get a vote on tne question of one hundred thousand dollars subscription to the Wilming ton & Onslow Railroad. New Bern and Onslow have a charter that will enable them to build this line if thev can get enough subscribed to inak the survey an begin the work.1 If our people would visit other portions of tne State occasionally and mingle with the successful business men and see how active they are for enter prises that will be for the general good, we think it , would do them mucli good. An Encouraging Sign We copy with pleasure the follow ing paragraph from the Cape Wear Advocate, of this city, published and edited by colored men ; The negro in Wilmington is acquir ing bank accounts. He is learniner the fact that a bank . account and a few acres are indispensably necesSarv to make him prominent in the busi ness world. Jb'rom information! re ceived at the First National Bank, in this city, there are over one hun dred colored depositors, with ac- counts ranging from one dollar to one thousand. This is encouraging. Sootbport. - Southport is making a move in j the right direction. The town authori ties, with the help of -private sub scription, are laving shell in M the streets and on the sidewalks, making quite an improvement, as well as adding to the comfort of the town. We fear it is almost too late to nrove an attraction for this season, but it is Douna xo xeii in tne long run. Tbe President's Arrangements for bit Nontnsrn Trip New Free Delivery ' Postofllees Tne Naval Board and :. tbe Atlanta.' I Washtk0tOk, D. O.. Aug. 1. The President said to day that he felt it to be an absolute necessity, that he should in every case' request those cities which pro posed to send delegations to Washington conveying invitations to visit them on his western trip to forego that formality and forward their communications by mail. Be has full appreciation of the cordial pint which prompts such courtesy and which is most gratf lying, but it seems to him . unnecessary that such journeys for such a purpose at this heated season of the' year should ba undertaken. In addition to. this consideration, be said it had been his purpose to feel free to absent himself from the Capitol and Whita House as he should feel disposed during this month, and to make no engagements which would require hta presence at any stated time. It is pro bable that he will leave here the last davs 1 of September and go directly to St. Louia, sou noui lucre u jxbubsh uuy, oi. raui, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Nashville.:.--' ;--. . ' Washington, Aug. 1 A number of new free delivery postofflces will be established Sept. ltt. Only three are in the South Columbia, 8. C, Shreveport. La., and Charlotte, N. C. Tbe Interior Department has the infor mation that the law of February 25, 1885,' to prevent the maintenance of illegal fences on public lands has been generally complied with through the West, espe cially hr Arizona and New Mexico. - The report of tbe Board of Naval Offi cers appointed to examine the Atlanta,-her guns, carriages, fittings, etc., and to ascer tain' the damage sustained during the re cent target practice, was received by the Secretary of the Navy to-day. It is too technical for a newspaper article for lay readers, but Secretary Whitney says the defects reported by the Board and tbe damages sustained by the ship are trifling as compared with those rumored to have been discovered, ar.d that they are such as can be easily and speedily remedied . Washington, Aug. 2. Tbe President did not come into the city to-day and the regular Cabinet meeting was omitted. Some of the members went to the White House, in expectation that the usual meeting would beheld, but found that the President was at Oak view. Washington, August 3. A meeting of the'Cabinet was held last evening at the President's cottage at Oakview. It was at tended by all the members except Secretary Bayard and Attorney j General Garland. The former is out of the city and the latter is nnt in good health. The meeting was preceded by a dinner at which the Presi dent presided. It is impossible to learn tbe object of the meeting. Secretary La mar and Postmaster General Vilas re mained at Oakview all: night, as guests of the President. Cabinet: meetings will not be held n-gularly during the summer. It is thought that when they are found ne cessary lijey will be held at Oakview. At torney General Garland, will leave to-morrow for a six weeks vacation at his home in Arkansas. KENTUCKY ELECTION. Democrats Carry Lexington for tbe First Time In Twenty Tears Wo men Working at tbe Polls for Pro hibition Candidates. Cincinnati. Aug. 2 Kentucky elec tion news is Blow coming and fragmentary. The vote in Kenton county, ia which Covington is situated, gives Buckner, D-mocrat. for Governor, a plurality of 600 over tbe Union Labor candidate. Bradley,, Republican, runs 200 behind Union Labor. Io Campbell county the vote for Gov ernor lias not yet been received, and there is still a question as to who is elected to other offices, though the Union Labor men concede the election of Norman, Democrat, for Representative. It is thought the Re publicans have tbe county on theState ticket In Lexington, tbe Democrats have car ried the city for the first time in twenty years. Buck ner 's maojrity over Bradley is 88 Democratic gains of 141 in Boyd 'county and 200 in Carter county are shown, though the Republicans carry both coun ties In Fleming county, while the Dem ocrats carry the State ticket by 200 majori ty, their candidate for Representative is 'defeated by the Republicans by 600 ma lority. In Mercer county, Phil. B. Thompson, senior, is defeated for the Legislature by D. J. Curry, Republican and Prohibitionist, by 200 majority. The vote for Fox, Prohibitionist, for Gov ernor, in the county, will be 400 or 500. Women, were at the polls working in the interest of the Prohibition candidates. In Jessamine county there was much excite ment nnd a very close vote. It is claimed that the Democratic candidate for the Leg islature is defeated by a few votes. In Mason county, there is a heavy Republi can gain. In Garrard j county, which is We home of Bradley, the Republicans have 500 majority. i " UAtlBOR IMPROVEMENTS. Col. Cnimoro's Recommendations for Cnarieston and Savannab. tt Washington, July 2. Col. A. Gilmore; U. S. fcnginew, ia his annual report says of the work ot improving the entrance to Charleston harbor: That the appropria tions have been inadequate to an absurd de gree for tbe successful prosecution of ope rations having in view the completion of tbe project within th present century. During periods when IVe work is sus pended for the want of funis deterioration ia certain and rapid, and ful'iy 40 per cent, of the amount last appropriated has been expended in work which would have been unnecessary if the funds required Vo secure gradual but continuous development and consolidation of structures had been tnore liberally and regularly ; provided. He re commends an appropriation for the next year of $750,000.. He asks for $10,000 for Wannon Cut 8 f! 10 firm ri . -w. j Yvtww AVSa. AtfUlObU river, S. C, and $8,000 for Salkahatchie river. Heaskesfor $780,000 for next year's ex penditure in the Savannah harbor and earnestly recommends that th which is necessary for the completion of me piesuui, project De maae available in one appropriation.. If this be done, he aays. an annual expenditure of $20,000 will be sufficient to maintain the" works. Of projected improvements of the Savannah river between Augusta and Savannah, Gen. Gilmore says the original estimate of ii,uuu wm nave io oe increased to $176, 000 This is due to meagre appropriations iu iuc paei. ne ia connaent mat n the pro ject be now carried out, a channel of five reel aeptn at low water will be secured tie asKs fsi.uuu for the next year. He esumaies mat $4.0-33 can be profitably ex Dended next vear in Rnnrnrlo Moi. l n. . $30,000 on the Altamaha river, Ga.; $7 500 T) : x 1 , . - . T ' uu uiuubwiuk uarDor.ua., ana $ouu,000 on the entrance to Cumberland Sound Fla Capt W. M. Black. U. 3. Engineer; submits the following estimates for ex penditures during the next fiscal year: Up- West, Fla, $30,000; Caloosahatchie 1 river Fla.. $13,000; Manatee river, Fla., $15,000; Tampa Bay, Fla., $73,000; Withlacooschie river. Fla,, $20,000; Cedar Keys, Fla $15,000; Suwanee river, Fla., $20,000 NEW JERSEY. A Traaedv at Sonth r.'mW.n Persons Killed, --i- i au'iiu uamaen this evenintr Wm w;ioh;. . drunkard, shot and killed his wife, a jus tice of tho peace named Darr, and himself all within a few minutes. Darr was an in fluential colored man Mrs Wilshire had COne ICt hlfl nfflm tr. IrxAna , " - - - i."ujiniui against her husband for failure to obey an order of court to pay her six dollars per week for the support of herself and three children Wilshire followed her to the Justice's office' and found her telling her story. He at once drew a heavy revolver, shot and kibed his Wife Ihpn llarr onrl than n.,.-. , , uv,u ncut uui in me street uud blew Out his own brains. A Gift for All. In order to erive all n. TinT It. a. 11(1 tnns be Annvinnail a derful' curative- powers, - Dr. Kine's New Tjisnnverv tm. . 6 Coughsand Colds, will be, -for al . , ' ,s 1 ' c" way. xnis offer is not onlr liberal but shows tin bounded faith in . th a moua ai.!. great remedy. All who suffer from Coughs, Colds,Consumption, Asthma. Bronchitis, or any affection of Throat! vura "l ,u&s, are especially re quested tocall at W. H. Green &Co.'s T " 'tT7 16. AM Bottle Free, Large Bottles $1, . , .spirits TurnS Ai ! Single Robber Stopa Two Mall Coaches and Robs tne Poaches of v their Contents mtr. Jefferson Davis 'Writes a Letter Denouncing Prohi bition. -:' '''; -: Galveston, July 81. A special to the News from Austin; says the mail coach goine, and the one coming between Austin and Fredericksburg, were stopped by high waymen near Dripping Springs, Blanco county, Friday night, and the mail pouch es robbed of tneir ; contents, with the ex ception of two registered packages, which escaped the notice of the robber. The highwayman stopped the incoming driver where he was to meet the outgoing coach. Ho kept him bound and gaeged until the other driver came up, when he also stopped him. After despoiling the mail ' pouches tbe robber mounted his horse and galloped off. ! The 1 amount of his booty is not yet known. 'Neither of the drivers claim to be able to identify him, being too busy watch ing a six shooter levelled. at their heads. - I Foht Worth, July 81. On the occa sion of the Anti-Prohibition State barbe cue here; on the 26th inst., a strong letter was read from Jefferson Davis to ex-Gov. IiUbbocK, denouncing probibition.o n the ground that the world ' is governed too much. The Gazette of to-morrow will print a reply to Mr. Davis's letter from Senator John ii. Keagan, expressing surprise and sorrow the Mr. Davis should have taken side on the question. Senator Keagan says mr. uavm letter has cost prohibition thou sanas oi votes m Texas. GEORGIA. The; Flood at Anenata a Creat Tliree-Fonrths of the City Under Water crops Destroyed. .Augusta.! Anc. 1 Tho r.itv nn.si i - - -f o - -vuuaa took formal action to-day and appointed a uumoiiuee w invite jrresiuent uieveiana to visit Augusta in October. I Tbe flood has nearlv subsided. The loss wiil ; not exceed $50,000. The damage to iue canai is doi as great as at nrst reported Some mills Will be running in A four riavs j Heavy raius have beaten cotton into the ground on uplands, and corn and cotton crops in the cottom lands have been ruined Some counties report the damage to crops at $100,000:! but it in imnocaihlo tn sitimoia the loss, so great and general has been the uamagtuo growing crops. auousta ui., August St. I'here are two breaks in the canal. One occurred on the hrst and the other on the third. The damage will probably shut up the facto ries ror some days. The loss to the citv from; high water will reach a hundred thousand dollars. The loss to planters can not be estimated. It involves almost the total destruction of crops in the Savannah Valley. The river is falling rapidly. Au gusta has narrowly escaped a great calam ity ; more than three-fourths of the city was covered with water from one to six reet j deep The greatest damage is to streets and sewers, and not much to dtod erty in the city. Some industries suffered and there will be a loan from thn of mills, bat it is impossible to estimate the t A. J!1V . loss to amerent interests. The city will be the greatest loser in damage to the canal and to streets. . The water is receding rap- raiy irom tne mam streets, except upper ureene etreet. where a break occurred in the third level of the canal. The business portion or the city was not flooded at all, ah rears nave disappeared and every one ; ia inanKini that there . has been no loss of - life and com parativeiy small damage to property, wnen me extent or tne calamity threaten ed is considered. All day Sunday the inun dated portions of the city were navigated bv boats. ierries wnn PfifoKlioloH . street corners and boatmen did a profitable ousiness in rowing citizens from one part to anoiner. indications now are favor able. The! clouds have disappeared, and pleasant breezes prevail, which will soon dry up the streets. There has been no in terruption of business except with factories and shops. ! Travel has been interrupted by washouts, but regular trains will soon oe resumed on all roads. AN ADROIT FORGER. Arrest of sr. Telephone Company's I Book-keeper In Chicago. .bj Telegraph to tne Mornlnir Star. Chicago. A hit i a t Whitman ' O V U VU4HU f book-keener fir tho Hpntrnl TTn inn 'PaIo phone Co , was arrested to-day for forgery," and waiving examination, was committed to the criminal court under $35,000 ; bonds. tie has been in the employ of the Tele phone Company three years. He forged two checks for $20,000 each, and on each he. forged three signatures, so skillfully inu tne cnecaa were paid. For these forgeries the banks interested had Whit man arrested yesterday. The Telephone Comnanv to4dav riiapnvpnvt that Wh itmon had robbed them of $30,000 in addition to tne above named figures. Whitman could not nnd bondsmen and went to jail. I NATlNAlTrETERANS. By Telegraph to tho Morning Star. I . Washington, Aug.. 3. Gen. Rosecrans recently received from Charles Whitehead, chairman of the Committee on Resolutions of the National Veteran Association, Des monies, Iowa, copies of resolutions adopted by that association, repudiating the utter ances of certain memhpra nt tha firanA Army of the Republic, in connection with lue propuseuiviBii or tne tTresident to St. Louis, while the G. A. R. encampment is ju piunicau lucre, commenuing the rresi' dent's veto of the TfonnnriAnt. and condemning the efforts of those who seek by the rebel flag episode "to rekindle flames of sectional hate and contention, as unmaniy, unpatriotic and meriting the cou tempt of intelligent men." The resolu tions also compliment Gen. Black's ad ministration (of the Pension office. Gen. Rosecrans was requested to deliver copies of urav lcsuiuuouu w oom tne rresiaent and Gen. Blackj To-day he called on the rresiaent, and in presenting them said: "Mr. President: At the request of the vium y run ana Association or jjes juoines, lowa, in mass convention assem pieo. on the 15th day of July, ult, I have the honor tol ni-POAnt In vmi this nvnn i copy of resolutions then passed, declarine the VIP WO nf thug. mt... I .- S' -mwoo wwsiauo icsyccuuir LUH atlAmnta .A3 . . w m vcibaiu uiucers ana members ol the society of the G. A. R., to prevent the President of the Ifnitwi statoa t,nTn . . ing the hospitalities tendered to him by the il l. . JU"' oa me occasion of the national encampment of the G. A .R. which .had voted to iwnmn v.n .,. J As a member of that society it affords me v.omv w pcuurui mis auty, and to state my concurrence in the sentiment exni-muuui m those resoluUons I am pleased to say these resolutions is in accord with the uu A. UC11CVB L11H iTnnPrai tanAV views and feelings nf ft tract rnB!m of the people and a majoritX of the members iT , . ' 88 10 ine loy at respect due the Chief Magistrate of the Union, and as to the impropriety of denouncing him for aowg wnat he believes to .be his official uuir.' x leei emiailV Mgnrut tho .v. sentiments will commmni th n.v. u i i i , : "w" i i.u. pouy oi ex-union soldiers not uoiuuKtug vo me society or the G A R who are surviving members of the' real grand army which after having saved the nation s lifej dissolved and joined the great industrial body, which assures Ihe wealth glory and prosperity of our country. " j ..w,vuu, replying io uen. Rosecrans. said: "Without reading the re solutions presented by you, in such a grati fvine manner. T han .L . ? . , , tionof the Veterans mentioned is in the di rection of acknowledging the duty which devolved unon them . t. .:jr..it'a size the v due of their services in the field SJE lU BerVjce at home- and todemoh strate the same bravery shown in battle bv the couraee an 1a L J called uponlto defend andaintaLT uom ana patriotism, which in peace is the Safety of Ameriran in-Ht,..: tt,116 SV"18 the PurP8e ot the rescL fc-8-1 am-Klad to ce them at your Whitehead, in hia -. t. ln-eIai Present Ihese reaolu: oi at least ten thousand ex-Union soldiers of Iowa. Bucklcn" Arnica Salve. r-tr5r,1 "" in e i world for tT a' oores, ulcers, Salt n?.W?re8 Tetter' Chkpped Sbd?Hblains, Cos. andall Y ""ub, ana positively cures Jnl JLT? squired. It is Rua ranteedto give perfect satisfaction, . "J uuueu. moe Tan p.pntfl Per box. Per sale by W. H. -f Asheyille Citizen: sentatives of the Railroad V rpI'te. da.v next to establish tariff and, !!" T andalantn o.-... ,u ana 0ih. ..? of their co05 dermen acted very wisely prStr(1 .of A appointing Dps W. D fiy ."M v Plefcher. J. A. Burroughs I i o'1' Al tie Uo, with Dr. MillS w f t W- Sanitary Committee for ths. C"nsli'me There are 1.440 names 0n ,iClty' registered voters of the citv t, b!)oka, ing been cast 723 votes for J erc W meet of the Graded School tw(Slablh- has been carried by two mMori ent re registration. m0T"i - Mflnrnn T?m-,.; -r-. ent re registration. 1 vor ure He friend writing us lST'' ' A says: "Prospects good for nn J"61'1'' crop of corn and cotton. ChinnW . Jdnt doing some damage to corn in en JiUg8 8l' No sickness that we know of n T 8 boihood." Three more capedfrom the works in this ,!lcts . P ay- man and ,woUa'y f Mr. David Roberts, who C Cfiro. Creek in Lancaster county S k a, Pl" several acres of corn in one fleM iS1? average JJU feet high and 3 large cam Stalk. Mr. A lion ni b . carB to h Btalk t - Mr. Allen CJhancfhSB, Office the "hnao" T.:.u .uas f; ., our season. It measures around tho 1 ot l 19 Inches and weighs 28 ouVcJs Eg Wa? old citizen of Anson, in town ii,:?- vuumiuvi anson, in town thJa says that the crons am th i ... 7 knew them in an experience of GO jcats ' ever Leaksville Echo says that a lira mi, a widow, living with her the; northwestern part of the Mayor township, was found dead floor of her house last week ft been complaining- for several davg .T1 neighbor calling upon her found hit i ,a with one child, the youngest, oi . hen trying to nurse, and the elder, also I?' young, standing about and seeminnlv , ? conscious of its mother's death Hoke, colored, one of the oldest' emni -of the W. N. C. R. R. Co.. wm ously wounded on last Saturday eve"" The cast iron pipe which supplies th . with water, fell and a section SX 1 Joe on the head laying bare th? EkuM knocking him senseless. The force ! r V lick may be known by the fact that it bum the pipe into small pieces. m ( Oxford Torchlight: On WJ nesday last, Mr. Charles Watkins rm' seating the New York & Southern (v " striiction Company, came to Oxford ami closed the contract for buildine the OvfT & Clarksville Railroad. Some c w tobacco farmers residing near Oitui suffered very serious loss to thci toW crops last week. While the area ttaraS bo the wind was not large, yet tome mm in tswake were almost totally destroved" t-Died, ia Walnut Grove townshin nt, thelSth of July, in the 84th veal of Z age. Mr. Peterson ThorP; Br". The 1" ceased was a man of high character and Jed the quiet life of a plain, honest farina Was never married. He belonged u large family of very considerable wealth - Stab. During the heavy storm tha: swept over our city last week a portion of the roofing on a building belonging to Dr Herndon Was blown off. Tobacco is still booming. Prices were hie;h last week and such as $70, $75, $86. $89.50, $81 m $100, produced on the happy farmer'' faces, many a radiant smile. Durham Plant: On July 19th, Mr. Saunders Harwood, a young man nf Chatham county, while fending the tbreMi erof Rev. M. S. Ferrell got his left arm caught in the teeth, and was so lenihly mangled that amputation was necessary. Thirty-seven buzzards were seen gravely inspecting the back lots of some of the residents on Pine street one day this week. It would be wise if those whose business it is to do so would emulaic the example of these denizens of the ait j Several houses were shaken nnd trea and fences were blown down by the storm, The Bteeple of Trinity Methodist church, and the smoke-stack of the Black well Durham Co-Operative Tobacco Company were struck, but sustained no injury The residence of Mr. S. R. Garrington, ami tbe prize-houses of Messrs. R. G. Lea. .1:3. Pin nix & Co., J. S. Lockhart, B. L. DuJe and R. C. Eurton were damaged. Tie electric light wires were melted in tight places. A tree in Dr. Battle's yard was shivered bya bolt... North nnd northwest ,of Durham the tobacco crops were mtums ly injured. --Washington Gazette: The military organized last Monday night with a membership of 64, which is expected in be increased to 75 in a few days. Dr. F. E. King was elected Captain. Mr. W. A Jenkins First Lieutenant, Mr. N. M Palmer Hd and Dr. P. J. Macon 3d. Mr. Edgar Parker was elected Orderly Sar gent. Our friend and neighbor, Mr W. G. Plummer escaped a horrible death the other day by the presence of mind anii bravery of his fifteen-year-old daughter, Miss Sue. She was milking one cf the cows and her father was Btandine by her. In the pen was a iine threc-year'-old Jer sey bull, which are generally vicious after passing that age. Before he was aware of what had happened, the bull had knocked Mr. Plummer down, from behind, and whan Miss Sue saw him the enrad ani mal was standing over her father wittier of his horns on his throat, preparing to goad him. Without a moment's hesitation she seized him by the horns, and with supernatural strength managed to pull tk animal's head a little to one side, when Mr. Plummer seized him by the noec. With nose and horn both they manaeed to stop him until Mr. Plummer's son Walter, wbo was in an adjoining lot, ran up and Nt him off with a stick. 1-B. S. P. in Baltimore Mam facturers' Record: The favorite time for bear shooting is during Octoher and No- I vemDer. Teen tbe berries ot tbe gum are ripe and very abundant. Bea are very fond of them, and during this pc riod they feed and fatten upon them. Tie native, hunters go for them moonlight nights in their boats, rowing well inshore, with as little noise as possible. When they discover one in a tree "lapping" berries they land, get under and behimi him, if possible, without being discovered and fire. Many of theBe hunters have had rough scrimmages and some narrow es capes from wounded beasts. Chief among the Nlmroda of this region is Wm. H. C' night, as sturdy and muscular a man as any to be found iu North Carolina, and a lin ing testimony of the best kind to the ef fects of Dare county climate. Mr. B8" night is 46 years of age, and was born awl raised near . his present home. He loos like a well-to-do active sea captain instead of! a store-keeping landsman. Itis attested that this man has killed (alone or assisted by others) 391 bears since he ras boy, and he has had more rougb-and -tun-ble encounters with them than any of a fellows. He is quiet, rather reticent, win nothing of the brao-e-art about him, n(! 18 highly esteemed all through this county. Goldaboro Araus; Mrs. LyJij Smith died on last Sunday at her home near Indian Sorine-a. aced about 70. - Mif.T. 8. Piedmont, formerly inlbes- vice of the R. & D. Railroad at Lrusu" has been promoted to the position occu pied by Mr. J. M. Hollowell at the com nnhv'a vraiattAiAA ;yt - Mr. " T.lBurchleft yesterday for Little hoes. Ark., where hegoeatotake a position in the express service. The position nenew in the express office in this city hM cof erred upon Mr. E. E. Howell. Drj, Blacknall's associates in the purcna of he Atlantic Hotel are Messrs. Julians Carr, of Durham, and A. B. Branch v Edwin Barnes, of Wilson. A live j-m ' progressive business men. l telligence comes to lis of ihe death ( Penny Herring, widow of tlie late KVP Herring, Esq., and mother of our ton I W . T r-r , ' , Ba, t I' uinu j.r, james nernnp, wiiiuh occurred at her home, in tbe 73d year v hei age Mr. Thos Beard died t hobe in this county on last Sfllrday,h,. was 95 years old last February, and Ir"' bly the oldest man in the county. Beard was a soldier in the was of l3Ya-h drew a pension up to the time of b's , . h- Kev. John D. Standford is l'iwbnr protracted this week at White l""'' byterion Church; wo understand tn meetine held bv him last week at Mills, ten joined the church. -"T regret to learn that Master Frank the son of Mr. W. H. Sauls, cc' shot himself verv Dainf ullv on I1 1 day afternoon. Our Informant snys 1 , Master Frank was minding cowsau"' bis gun with him and climbed with . up, into a tree that was covert d with v - in coming down he set his gun aft")8' m tree and it fired, shooting him througn T thigh and lodging ia his jaw.