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IDLENESS THB TOVNG-LABOR
HONORABLE,
TlJtrJ are about twenty-five boy's and
jounk ipcn here out of! employment, not as
s matter of choice but because there is ab
solutely nothing for them to do. Wash-lingtori&f-
C)Gaeette.
j Vhpt is said of Washington may
j be f liii of most towns. There is far
j too. in tch of enforced or involuntary
I idle ne 9. There -are not many of oar
youth who would prefer to loaf and
eat th j bread of idleness. There are
prcba )ly at this time some thousands
of ro nth from sixteen to thirty years
old w 10 are unable to find employ
; me it n the towns and are living off
j otberJ. This is bad- There is al
w;iS onu place wnere the young can
fin omet,bing to do the farm.
But Here are so many who have an
: aversion to that kindot labor. And
Is themost honorab'i. The man
yeti
;w
hb
cultivates mother earth is the
of him who trades or who pur-
suds
tome other calling. This may
no
m the general opinion now. but
1
so
nch the worse for that opinion,
husbandman is a blessing. He
Tl
1
is
real factor in productiveness
ami
development. The professions
live
upon his toil. The traders
d perish but for his sweat. -
untry life has been the theme
of
poets from immemorial time.
ce sang charmingly of its pleas
uijcs
ant! delights, and pious Cowper
poueed out his soul in graphic verse
id
their celebration. Thompson
sums np the charms : j
,"tlcre too dwelte simple truth: plain inno-
1 cence ; l: '
UbeAHicd beauty; sound unbroken vouth:
Pftidnt of labor, with a little pleas'd; I
Heal
n ever blooming; unambitious toil;
contemplation, and poetic ease. ".
e man who resides on his farm
and
ultivates his swelling acres.real-
is the only free man. He lives
re
oto from the hot rivalries and
bitter contentions of men, from
the
of
vice
and corrupting influences
1
to
life, and drinks in the purest
pleasures,
Why the youth of the
couutry should be so eager to escape
1
farms and rush to tho towns is
qst inexplicable. Parents are
not wise in this particular.; It is be
ne the boys born on farms seek
oyment in towns that those
are born in towns are so often
woo
driven into enforced idleness. There
is a disposition on the part of em
ploy ;rs in towns to give country
boys work to the exclusion ofj the
sons of their neighbors, patrons and
customers. This is remarkable. ,
jBiitas we said, when the boys can
not find work to do in the towns
tner 5 are the farms upon which J the
nios , of them could earn at least an
nieful and an honest living. It. is
tie luty of those having, places to
bestow to distribute them among the
or ,hy youth in their own localities
ntt'er than to go off to other States
ort3 the counties around to seek
young men upon whom to bestow
the r favors. Do unto others as you
vould be done by.
liven the machine shops are ov6r
ftoikedand youth desiring tOi be
,;one skilled mechanics are shut out.
Hi iy have not the means necessary
0 ittend technical schools and they
in disappointed and baulked of their
be U There is a great need in the
South of skilled mechanics in every
department. The jack-legs and pre
tefadera are all around. ,
lt is unquestionably true that all
through the land there is a great
dpi of involuntary idleness. There
ae thousands of tramps no doubt
fo would work if they could get
fyr wages. The lazy drone will not
vjprk. He would rather lie in the sun
and eat the bread of charity than
gain by the sweat of his brow an bon
ecompetency. What a tremendous
blunder it is when a young man per
mits the thought to enter his mind
tlat labor is degradine and menial
a" relegates him to the lower order
human beings. The Baltimore
American opportunely says of labor:
"Honest labor dignifies the meanest nrrn.
Pation, and all the gush we hear as to self
jespect and Inborn pride not permitting you
M do certain things is mere claptrap often
Used to conceal laziness. The young man
Jno says I am single; I have no one tosup
.ft, I Can afford to be independent, is
justaken. He can afford to be independent
when his manhood, his honor and his indi
viduality are at stake; he cannot when by
Jome false idea of caste or of what his com
Pamona will Bay of him he lets his faculties
, nvanvuo auv uvi va avtiUU
wnich has been given to him. Life is not
ai smiles and sunshine."-
T
The happiest, most contented man1
'' T - ' I ' . . r ' :
on God's green earth is the healthv.
virtuous toiler who rises in the early
morn and then goes put to the field
to plough or hoe or ply the soy the,
or to the woods to swing the axe; or
drives "the team afield;" and when
the day's toil is ended aits by the
roaring fire to read the decent news
paper or the f enlightening magazine,
or some choice book by a master,
and then takes himself to sweet and
refreshing rest after reading God's
work and offering to his Maker his
evening : sacrifice of ',, prayer, adora
tion, thanksgiving. He has health,
the greatest boon, and a good appe
tite, and a I clear conscience, and a
deep satisfaction at duty. done.
God bless the youth of the land who
are not too proud to work and who
are not afflicted with false and fool
ish views of life.' : f--
LET THE ADiaiNISTRATION AT
IK'1 gratifying to know that there
is nd difference , of opinion araong
those Democrats who: have been in
consultation j with President Cleve
land as to the necessity of reducing
the revenues and taxation at an early
day. It is to be hoped that the Ad
ministration will have j a plan of its
owjn to offer-to the Congress when it
assembles. . It is of the first impor
tance that there shall be assured har
mony between the Tariff Reformers
and the AdministratiQn and that such
a plan shall jbe agreed upon as shall
command the hearty support of all
genuine Democrats in and out of the
Congress! ' ' : j "
This is especially important as the
next year isj the ; Presidential elec
tion. The record which the Fiftieth
Congress shall make during the ap
proaching long session (that will con
tinue probably until June) upon rev
enue reform' will be of ' supreme im
portance in the elections of 1888
both State and National. j
A reconstruction and reduction of
the present VVar Tariff is an j abso
lute necessity. The steadily ih-cjeasin-;
surplus already shamefully
excessive -and the burdens which it
unnecessarily places upon the Jwhole
people must be relieved, must be
stopped. Only the other day the
surplus in England was found to be
a few thousands of dollars when the
reducing ofj it was at once urged.
England is too wise to allow a sur
plus of any magnitude.
The surplus must be reduced. The
War taxes under the Tariff must be
lifted to a considerable extent. The
war tax on tobacco has been cut
down tbree-fouths from 32 i to 8
cents a pound. The war tax on
whiskey has also been cut down im
mensely. Now lot the waT tax on
shoes, bats,' blankets, trace cbainB,
clothing, crockery, window 'glass,
cotton ties, etc., be cut down im
tnensely also. Why not? He is a
very blind man or a very selfish man
who would say nay.
1 If the Administration will frame a
revenue bill that shall reduce the
Tariff from 46 per cent, to not more
than 28 per J cent, it will meet the
hearty approval of. all sound Dem
ocrats and all men governed by a
high sense of right, justice and. fair
dealing. Why should 95 men be
taxed to support 5 men? Such is the
proposition jthat ex-Secretary Man
ning gives of the numbers who can
be affected by Protection and who
Cannot be benefited by it. j
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j The Stab would be willing as a
compromise measure to see the Clay
bill of 1833 adopted, with a scale of
reduction running through ten years,
to end with a tariff averaging 20 per
cent, ad valorem. Mr. Clay was the
great Protection leader in the past.
He was the author of the boasted
jf American system." He was satis
fied with 20 per cent. The Protec
tionists ought to be forced to take the
Clay physic.
jf But it is written that tax reduc
tion and surplus redaction I must
come. That will be the great issue
in 1888. All the signs point that
way. If Rob Roy is not overthrown
in that year woe to the burdened
and ' struggling tax-payers of the
land. The Administration must act.
That is the way to harmony and
success. J I
Our bright contemporary, the
Goldsboro Argus, has been treating
its appreciative readers to some ex
cellent editorials latterly. It has
been blending the useful with the
attractive, 'the practical with the
literary inj quite a felicitous way.
Those young men are doing good
work.' '
According to the Savannah News,
the following shows the trade of
that city for the year ending the 31st
of August:' j- I
"The total business for the year is $101,
550.000, an increase of $6,000,000. Foreign
exports also show an increase of 20 per cent
or $4,000,000. Savannah is the second cot
ton port in the South."
Mr. Carlisle says be will submit no
evidence and make no argument and
offer no technicalities in the contest
ed case. He says: 1 ' -
"Members can take the record just as my
opponents have made it up, and upon that
they can decide the case without interfer
Joaepblna neRimv.
J osephine McElroy alias Rose Nes
bitt, the colored washerwoman who
absconded two jyeeks ago; and was
subsequently arrested in New York
and brought back to this city, ar
riving last Friday toight, was arraign
ed before Mayor Fowler yesterday af
ternoon at the j City ; Hall, charged
with embezzlement) of clothing be
longing to Mr. C. C. Covington. At
the conclusion of the hearing she was
committed to jail, In default of $200
bail. I I: ;i v
The witnesses in attendance at the
hearing were Mrj and Mrs. Covington,
Mr. De Lancey Evans, and Mrs. Ward.
They all identified Josephine as the
woman to whom; ? they had given
clothes to wash that were never re
turned. Mr. Covington had a list of
175 pieces that slU had carried off. A
large trunk that) the woman took
with her to NewYork and which was
brought back by officer Skipper, was
' unlocked and its j contents spread
upon a table in the court room. The
trunk was nlled.to its utmost capaci
ty and nearly eyeiV article in. it was
identified either as the property of
Mr. : Covington or jfttrs.j Ward- : '
This thieving j j washerwoman, who
has created a decided sensation in
domestic : circles,
delicate-looking
is a small, rather
mulatto.- about
twenty-five years of age, and of quiet
demeanor. Inj reply to a ques
tion, whether she had anything to
say, she answered 4,no," and when
asked why she jjcarried the clothes
away with her, said that she had se
cured a, situation j in -New York after
she had taken the clothes to wash
and she did not ; want to return
them. . 1 ' h j - ! -
The woman's little girl, a child
about three yeats of age, was seated
on her knee during the trial, munch
ing an apple. A 'ter her committal
to jail was ordered,! a number of col
ored women made 'application for
the child, but the sheriff decided to
wait until Monday J before determin-.
ing tne matter, I The other child, a
boy of . five or
six years, has been
colored man named
placed .with a
Haynes.
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What Wllmlnclon Cotton Bayers are
"Doing. j. I j J ! -
Under the head j'A' Nut for Cotton
.Men to Crack, tte Charleston News
and Courier prints the following :
"I tell you what it is," said a local
official of the Atlantic Coast Line to
a reporter for the News and Courier,
yesterday, "Wilmington is going to
push Charleston! mighty close for cot
ton this year; ' As things stand at
present, she isi drawing cotton from
right under Charleston's nose, and it
is not railroad discrimination that's
doing it, either. She has sent her
cotton buyers over into South Caro
lina, and they are now at work on
Charleston's stamping grounds, buy
ing cotton which ought to come here,
and shipping it to Wilmington.
"As a matter of fact, to my knowl
edge, Wilmington has at the present
time two cotton buyers stationed at
Bishopville. who are bavins cotton
-for Wilmington shiDners. and vet
there is not a single buyer there from
Charleston, although Bishopville be
longs properly to our district. How
can Charleston expect to get this cot
ton if it does I not send somebody
there to buy it t Bishopville is the
centre of a fine I cotton country, and
since the completion of the road to
Adkins, connecting! it with the At
lantic Coast Line, has developed into
an important cotton market. There
is a splendid field to work in there if
Charleston wants the cotton, and it
is much the same way at other places.
Wilmington has cotton - buyers at
Florence, Manning, Timmonsville
and other important cotton eentres,
and a great deal of the cotton from
that section is going to Wilmington
instead of coming to Charleston, just
simply because Wilmington has peo
ple there to look after her interests
and Charleston has not."
Pender Blooneblner.
Deputy Collector Myers made a raid
upon the illicit distilleries reported
as being in operation in Pender coun
ty, as "published exclusively in the"
Stab last Friday. The Deputy Col
lector went up Friday evening ac-
-companied by officer Nick Carr, and
Deputy U. S. Marshal Bunting. The
latter returned j yesterday afternoon
with two prisoners Wiley Stokes and
Hines, and reported finding a
still, which was seized, at Bone Tay
lor's place neajr Bpcty Point. Deputy
Marshal ; Bunti
g came in on tne
he afternoon and the
r land officer Carrar-
freight train in
Deputy Collectc
riyed later by
private conveyance.
with one prisoner a white man. All
the prisoners--tour in number, in
cluding Taylor, previously arrested
are lodged in the county jail. The
cases against them will probably be
investigated neprt Tuesday before U.
S. Commissioner I Gardner. ! It is
claimed by the alleged illicit distil
lers, that no liquor was made, although
arrangements had been made to be
gin, j - ' "il !!' ;
Cotton Receipt. ! I
An increase: of 4,436 bales of cotton
in the first ten days of September,
over receipts j for the same time last
year makes J a "pretty good' showing
for Wilmington., The figures are, 4,671
bales, against 235 last year. The re
ceipts yesterday alone were 1,273
bales. j : j ' : ' . .,'
The exports so far this month
amount to 2,034 i bales all domestic.
The stock here is 3,202 bales, against
403 bales at the same time last year.
Naval Store.
The receipts of spirits turpentine at
this port -for the crop year, from
April 1st to Sept. 10th, are 42,016
casks, against 36,182 casks received
the same date last year; an increase
of 5,834 casks. Receipts of crude ter
pentine this year! are 15,339 barrels,
against 13.011 last year; an increase of
2,319 barrels. In rosin, the receipt
are 153,375 barrels, against 163,047 last
year; a decrease of 9,672 barrels. Re
ceipts of tar are 22,488 barrels, against
26,892 received to same date last year;
a decrease of 4,404 barrels, j
' In Columbia, S. C, the charge
for weighing! cotton is 20 eents per
bale, and two pounds are taken out
of each bale for "breakage," yhich is
explained to mean tare" or the al
lowance for dirt, dust or mud which
would get into most bales of cotton.
The iRichlandi Farmers' Club have
held a meetine: however, and made
such a lively Vkick" that the charges
WILMINGTON, N, C, ERIDAY; SEPTEMBER 16,
Mr. B. P, Harrison DeaaV ' - -'
' The announcement of the death, of
Mr. Benjamin P.: Harrison, which oc
curred at 12 o'clock noon yesterday
will carry sorrow to many hearts. He
was born in Petersburg, Va., May 29,
1836, ' and was, therefore, in his - 52d
year. He came to : Wilmington . soon
after the close of the late war, and
for a short time; was employed in the
clothing house of Mr. H. H. Jfunson.
He, then became the senior partner in
the house of Harrison & Allen, hat
ters, where he continued until, his
death. , . ' J ! ; ; 1
- . Mr, Harrison was honored and re
spected by all who knew him. Though
quiet' and reserved in manner, he
was a man of generous impulses and
scrupulous integrity. As a merchant
none stood higher; as a friend he was
true as steel; as father .and husband
he was gentle , and affectionate.
He was j sick ) but two weeks and
strong hopes were entertained of
his recovery; but the best medical
skill and the watchful care of loving
friends and .relations proved of no
avail, and he has passed away. In
his death Wilmington loses one of her
best eitizennsX:J,.l, '...C :M
Important to Dentists.
Mr. VanAmringe, clerk of theSu
perior Court, has received a circular
letter from the Secretary of the State
Board of Dental Examiners, calling
attention to theaw passed at the last
session of the State Legislature which
requires all persons commencing the
practice of dentistry to register their
names with a diploma from some den
tal college or a certificate from the
State Board of Dental Examiners,
with the Clerk of the Superior Court
in which said persons propose to prac
tice; and further,' requiring all den
tists who were lawfully in practice at
the date of the passage of the law to
register within six months thereafter.
The law recites that failure, neglect
or refusal to register for six months
shall work a forfeiture of the certifi
cate, and no certificate when once
forfeited, shall be restored, except
upon the payment of $25 as penalty.
The law went into effect March 3rd,
1887: !
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Of Interest to Liquor Dealers.
Several persons have made appli
cation to the sheriff recently for li
quor license who were laboring under
misapprehensions concerning the law
in relation thereto. Some were of the
opinion that they could take out li
cense for; less than six months, while
others thought 1 that a license issued
at any time would continue good for
six months from date. To settle the
matter the sheriff addressed a letter
to the State Treasurer, making in
quiry on the points mentioned, and
yesterday received the following re
ply: "! I !' ; T
A party wishinsr to commence busi
ness now under section 13 retail li -
quor license law must take out li
cense to January 1st; then to be re
newed for six months. The county
commissioners cannot grant license
for a longer time than six months at
any time, and as January 1st and July
1st are designated as dates for re
newal of licenses, any license issued
between these dates operates only for
the intervening time to the next suc
ceeding date, j .
Golden Wedding.
A correspondent of the Star, in in
viting attention to , the following
announcement of ' the approaching
golden wedding of a venerable minis
ter of the Lutheran Church, says:
Rev. Mr. Rothrock has had the rare
privilege of living with his second
wife fifty years.' He is a grand old
man, and there . is not a. stain or
blame to his name or his pure life.
He has been a Lutheran pastor for
fifty-five years, is a native of North
Carolina, and has spent his life iu
the State. . !
Golden wedding of Rev. 1 and Mrs:
8. Rothrock, Gold Hill, N. C, WedA
nesdrry, September lWi, 1887. !
Dear i Friend: Having learned
that our esteemed friends, Rev. and
Mrs. S. Rothrock will have been
married Fifty Years on September 14,
1887, we nave unaertaKen to arrange
for a suitable observance of such a
rare occurance. I We respectfully ask
your co-operation. Please send a let
ter of congratulation, ana at least
One Gold Dollar either directed to
Rev. S. Rothrock, Gold Hill, N. C,
or Rev, F. W. E. Peschau, Wilming
ton, N. C. j !
Any member of the committee will
receive contributions from persons
near at hand. -; j
Kind friends, do not disappoint us:
help us and secure help from all
irienaiy to tne agea coupie. joe
present , if you can, and may God
bless you. Respectfully, . ; I
Committee on Letters, etc -F. W.
E. Peschau, Pres. N. C. Synod; J. L.
Buck, Sec; H. M. Brown, Cor. Sec. !
Committee on Arrangements W.
A Lutz, C. A. Rose, Col. P. N. Heilig,
Capt. T. L. Seigle.
A New Opportunity. -
- Mr. Wm. Moncure, superintendent
of the Palmetto Railroad Company,
writing to a friend in this city yes
terday, says: "We crossed the bridge
over the Pee Dee on Tuesday, the
6th inst. The track is within half a
mile of the depot in Cheraw, and we
expect to be running trains regularly
between Cheraw and Hamlet by Mon
day next." .! . 'j :
This opening of the Palmetto road
will put Wilmm8tn n closer ' and
more direct communication with the
richest cotton section in the Caro
linas. i Wilmington merchants will
no doubt reach out for the prize that
is offered to tnem.
KOTICB TO MARINERS,
Vessels approaching the entrance
to Cape Fear river are . notified that
both the ! Bald Head range and the
Oak Island, range have been ad
justed so as to lead vessels in the
best water in the channel. An addi
tional j red buoy, No. ,4, has been
placed on the starboard side of the
channel. ; r
By direction of the Light House
Board. : B. P. Lambkrtoit,
Commander U. S. N. & L. H. Insptr.
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--Mr. Geo. W. :WiUiams, of this
city, and Col. K. M. Murchisoh, of
Nw "Vn-rb- warn Alafttprf 'directors, of
the) Bank ' of Marlboro at Bennetts-
vule, S. C. A semi-annual amaena
of 4 per cent, was ordered.
Wilmington aa a Cot-
i. The . following is taken from the
Charleston, S. C, 8un : . -
I The Ausrusta Chronicle of . to-dav
publishes the following : ' .'. J
CHARLfiSTjoir, S. C, Sept. 6. It is
known here to-dav in" well informed
circles that a large Wilmington, N.
C, interest has leased for ninety-nine
years the Northeastern , Railroad,
which runs from Charleston to Flor
ence, s. C. and which has heretofore
been the rail connection between
Charleston and the whole eastern
or Pee Dee side of the State. The
rental is said to be five per cent.' a
year, but this is not certainly known.
Last year Wilminsrton - took 60.000
bales of cotton out of South Carolina
that formerly came here. It is hard
to determine .effects this early, but
the day has gone by - when capital
from one city having trade interests
to advance is put out to help a rival
city; ana market. . : .
ATeporter of the Daily Sun saw
President A. F. Ravenel this morn
ing and asked ihim about the facts
of the matter. President Ravenel
stated that the rumor was a stale one.
Some timejago negotiations were he
gun .for a ninety-nine years' lease
of the Northeastern by the Wilming
ton & Weldon Railroad. ' ': - .
"These negotiations are still un
completed, "said Mr. Ravenel, "though
it is auite probable they will termi
nate in a - lease of the Northeastern
Railroad,."-: - . . ,
lie stated furtner, that the Wil
mington and Weldon Railroad was,
like the Northeastern, part of ,the
Atlantic Coast Line. The lease,
therefore, has no significance. It is
merely a change within 'the present
management oi tne Atlantic uoast
Line, and has no outside bearings or
importance.
''Uharleston will not be .effected?"
"No. sir: the relations between
Charleston and the Northeastern
Railroad will remain the same. As
to this city, there is and will be no
change at all."
'HdW about the 60,000 bales of
Charleston cotton alleged to have
gone to Wilmington last year?"
- w en. tnat may De true, w nining-
ton offers greater facilities for hand
ling cotton than Charleston." '
Illicit Distilleries In Pender.
Napoleon Bonaparte Taylor, other
wise known as as "Bone" Taylor, of
Pender county, was arrested here
yesterday, and committed to jail to
await a hearing before the TJ. S. Com
missioner on the charge of running
an illicit distillery. The arrest of
Taylor was brought about in a singu
lar manner. Two .days ago, one
Wiley Stokes, of Pender, called on
Commissioner Gardner at his office in
this city, and wanted to know what
compensation was allowed a person
giving information that would lead
to the seizure of an illicit distillery.
After he had been satisfied upon this
point, he told the Commissioner that
an illicit distillery operated by Bone
Taylor was located at a point in
Pender not far from Rocky Point.
Yesterday morning, Mr. Bone
Taylor himself ' appeared at the
office of the Commissioner, and
requested an interview. He also
wanted to know if the "law allowed
any compensation to a person who
was "pernaps a little tainted mmseii"
if he gave information that would
lead to the seizure of an illicit distil
lery, and proceeded to give informa
tion against WileytStokes. After Tay
lor had been placed under arrest he
talked freely about the matter, but
made no admissions as to running a
distillery himself. He said that ne
had made a bargain with Stokes to
sell the latter a still and teach him
how to run it. for which Stokes was
to pay him fifty dollars. After the
still had been delivered Stokes avoid
ed payment and finally represented
that some one had stolen the still
and he did not known where it was.
This probably led to a quarrel and
to each man determining to "give the
other away" to the revenue officers.
The C. F. & T. V. B. B. Co.'s BxnlblU
The management of the Cape Fear
& Yadkin "Valley Railway Company
have issued the following circular:
It is our purpose to make a collec
tion of agricultural products, mine
rals, ores, woods and manufactured
articles, in fine, a collection of specif
mens of every thing of commercial
interest that is raised, iound or made
along the line of the Cape Fear &
Yadkin "Valley Railway, for the pur-j
pose of attracting the attention of in
vestors and settlers. . ' J
The Company has a well lighted
room, forty feet square, over its past
senger station at Greensboro, where a
creditable exhibit can be made; it is
believed that it will be visited by!
large numbers of persons passing!
through .Greensboro and result in
much good to the contributors, as
well as to the road.
Parties desiring to contribute arti
cles for exhibit will please notify the
undersigned what they wisn to con-
which articles to send forward: thii
bntJUbC LUU UUCY TV AiA fcV USUJu.t?
method is adopted to avoid getting
larsre number of specimens oi one ai
tide from the same section. This re
fers, particularly, to agricultural
products, such as grain, &c, and to
woods. i
Specimens of grains and such other
articles as - will be exhibited in glass
jars snouid De aDout two quarts in
quantity. 'II
. Specimens of woods and timbers
should be logs cut from the body of
the tree, eighteen incnes long, witn
the bark left on. From these blocks
the finished specimens will be made.
Specimens of rare woods are desired.
Specimens of building stones should
be six inch cubes, one side polished,
one side bush-hammered, one side
chiseled, and one side showing the
cleavage. . 1 1
The following information should
be sent with each article for exhibit:
Name of article, name of contributor,
county. State, and with samples of
minerals, ores, building stones, etc.,
should also be given the distance
from mine or quarry to the railroad,
the name of the nearest station, to
what extent developed, etc. 1 1
Articles for exhibit should be com-
Eactly packed and marked "For Ex
ibit," Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
Railway Co., Greensboro, N. ex
cept woods, which should be sent to
Favettevillft. N. C. -
Agents will forward such packages
free. :-
Wilmington pays the Best Price for
cotton. ; v':' ! !
Cotton sold at higher prices in Wil
mington yesterday than at any other
South Atlantic post. Middling sold
li.M rtna-riTioi-ai. rf A. AATkl. TIPr TlftliTld
Vi 5 Vh dt than in PlmrlAstnTl- fL Cinn.rt.PT
of a eentper pound higher than in
Savannah; one-eighth nigher than
Mobile and New Orleans, and a six
teenth higher than Galveston. -
Eight ' persons were added: to
Providence Church, Mecklenburg Presby
Ballroad Talk-
. ' ton Port.'...
tery.
1887.
; WASHlffGTOX. : - r.;.
President Cleveland Receives a Num
ber of Catholic ! Dlcnltarles-Trisl
Trip orthe Cralser Boston.
Washington. Sent 8 President nv-.
land came into 1 be White House from
Oak View this afierbooo nd reriuTrd
Bishop Ireland and Rev James A. Steven,
of the Roman Catholic Mission School.
Indian affairs was the eubj. c.'of the inter
view. Later in the day. by appoint
ment, members of the Irish Catholic Bene-,
ficial Association io ihe number of 125,
now in sessioa. in, this city, called at ibe
White House and Were pret-cnted to the
President. . j
( Decator, Ala , postofficj Ucotnea a
Presidential office oj the third class Octo
ber first. I
, j Washington. September 8 The official
report of the officers in charge or the new
cruiser Boton, upon her recent trial trip
up Long Inland Sound, has been received
at the Navy Department. The trial lasted
six hours and resulted in the development
of more horse-power than the thirty-five
hundred -required by the contract. The
maximum horse-power developed by the
machinery during the trial was 4228 5. while
the mean power during the trial was
3779 82. The four furnaces consumed 35.43
pounds of roal per square foot of grate sur-t
face, indicating 13 horse-Bower for every
foot of grate, which is believed to be the
highest indicated . horse -power yet devel
oped by a marine engine continuously at
sea in the United States. ( -, 1 ; j
Washington, September 8. Tho Preei
nent was asked today if he had anything
4a say regarding the much-talked of con
ference at Oak View, and replied that Wte
statement given the 'Associated Press by
Representative Scott was by authority, And
that be had nothing. to add, as it covered
the ground completely.
I Washington, Sept. 10. The President
to-day appointed E. R. Wortham post
master at Greenville, Miss.
J "Just before the cloae of business to-day
all i f the employes of thej Department of
the Slate called upon Assistant Secretary
Porter to express their sincere regret at his
departure, and say farewell. Gov. Porter
will leave Washington to morrow and go
i odcb to nis Dome in Tennessee, tie was
amused at the published statements which
sonneciea nut name with the proposed new
ireated national bank and Baid that there
as absolutely no foundation for them.
Btcretarv Bavard has not vet retiirnnri in
he city, but is expected back Mondav
morning. 1
L Washington, Sept 10 The first pros
ecution brought id this city to test the
legality of the boycott was initiated by the
'arrest of .nine musicians, members of
Washington 'Musical Assembly No. 4.808.
Knigbts of Labor, upon a warrant sworn
put by Francis Krause The affidavit ac
companying the warrant sets out that the
men arrested conspired to extort from
Krause. Who was leader nf Lhn "hnml tho
sum of $75 on account of fines, and to' ore.
vent by threat a number of musicians
: W.U n I AMHfAH 3 M ...
nuum no cuijjiujrcu lroiu pursuing meir
calling, and to boycott them. The defen
dants; who numb?r among them a promi
nent music dealer and several leaders of
banns, were all released upon: bail, the
hearine Of the casea hfincr nra'nnnpH until
the end of next week.
TFIE CR'ors. !
Report of Department of Agriculture"
Heavr Redaction la Condition of
Cotton, Corn and Potatoes Little
Cbance in tne Status of Wheat and
Otber Small Grains.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington. September 10. The sta
tistical report of the Department of Agri
culture for September presents a heavy re-
duction in the condition of cotton, corn;
and potatoes, with little change in the
status ot wheat and otber small grains.
The nigh promise of the cotton crop has
been reduced over ten points, from 93.3 to
82 8. the effect of excessive rains in the
Atlantic Coast and drought in the Gulf
Stales. The shedding of bolls has resulted
from both causes. The worm and cater
pillar have wide distribution, doing some
damage already and threatening still
heavier loss. The State averages are:
Virginia 88, North Carolina 89. South
Carolina 89, Georgia 84, Florida 88, Ala
bama 81. Mississippi 83. Louisiana 88.
Texas 77.. Arkansas 83, Tennessee 78.
There is further loss in the condition of
maize, from 80. 5 to 72 3 per cent., four
points lower than last year's crop; in Sep
tember. The memorable crop failure of
1881 was indicated by 60 in September and
66 in October, some improvement having
resulted from more favorable conditions.
The depreciation is nearly all in the West,
The States of the Atlantic coast and those
of the Gulf report larger crops than those
of last year, already beyond tho reach of
disaster. In the seven corn surplus States
the average of last month was 74, now 64.
The figures are: Ohio 68, Indiana 61,
Illinois 57, Iowa 78, Missouri 67, Kansas
42, Nebraska 72. The average of New
York and Pennsylvania is 96, of Geergia
94, of Texas 88, of Tennessee 80, and of
Kentucky 60. i
The average condition of winter and
spring wheat when harvested is 82; last
year 87.8; in 1885, 72. In the spring
wheat region . Dakota returns 89. a small
gain; Minnesota and Wisconsin 72, Iowa
71, and Nebraska 76, a slight reduction
from last month. 1 The increase of acreage
will make the difference still less between
the present crop and that of 1886.
The average for rye is 2. 2: that of oats
83.4, against 85 6 last month, showing a
Blight decline. The average for barley is
83, against 88.2 last month. A reduction
in buckwheat has occurred from 99 last
month to 89.
The average of condition for potatoes is
very much reduced, from 80.8 last month,
to 67.3. This is four points lower than
1881, and the lowest record' for September
that the Department has ever recorded.
The reduction is mainly in the West. In
Maine the average is 78, that of New York
851, and of Pennsylvania 75. Michigan's
average is 89: that of Illinois 40, Indiana
43, Ohio 52, Iowa 57, Missouri 77, Kansas
62, Nebraska 68.
The condition ' of cizar tobacco is high
in New York and Pennsylvania, but is de
pressed slightly in Connecticut and Wis
consin. There is a slight improvement in
eastern shipping tobacco, and further de
pression in western. Condition in Vir
ginia 87. North Carolina 89, Tennessee 60,
Kentucky 55, Ohio 55, Indiana 48, Illinois
52, Missouri 59. : ; t
BALTIMORE & OHIO.
Beport tnat Gonld bad Bonsjbt Ute
Telecrapb Lines A Wild Scene In
- W mtm lTnlnn An ftfftA IV ur Vara F
Stock Exchange. ;
New Yobk, Sept. 9. It was reported in
the Stock Exchange to-day that Gould had;
bouerht the B. : & O. teleeraph lines, the!
consideration given being $3,500,000 in!
Western Union stock. The announcement;
was followed by a wild scene in the West-;
era Union, a crowd of fully 200 brokers:
gathering around the spot alloted to it inj
the Exchange, and their purchases, which?
were enormous, forced the price from
77c to 79o in less . than a quarter of an
hour. Gould was on the street for a good
part of the day and in conference with
members of the B. & O. syndicate for over;
an hour and a half. At 3 o'clock sharp he
left for Irvington. f
President Green, of the Western Uniom
refused to speak in regard to the matter
Oae of the representatives of the syndicate
admitted, however, that the report was onf
ly premature, and that the sale was inevita
ble. What the terms were he refused to
state. The talk on the street is that the
stock of B. & O. Telegraph Co., amount,
ing to $3,872,693, and held by the B. & OL
R. R.. among its assets, will be exchanged
for Western Union stock, and that the
arrangements ! made will probably be
placed before the stockholders at the
annual meetine on the second Wednesday
of October. Books close for the meeting
about September 20.
The favorite hymn of the pious
electrician : "I'm going home to ay namo
Boston Transcript.
NO, 45
I " THE COTTON CROJP.
Department Estimates of the Last Sea
' son Annual Statement or tbe Na
tional Excbange. o j
- jj By Telegraph to the Morning Star. '
Washington. Sept. 9. The Statistician
of the Department of Agriculture, in the
September report which goes to press to
morrow, makes a statement of cotton, tested
by distribution, which show that his final
estimates, made seven - months before the
close of tbe commercial year, have indica
ted' the crop within a fraction of one- per
cent., four years out of five, since 1881.
He did not make estimates from 1878 to
1881. The year's movement, just closed
amounting to six million five nundred and
five thousand and eighty bales, according
to the National Cotton Exchange record
verifies the department's estimate of last
February, which was six million four hun
dred and sixty thousand bales, while all
other authorities made lower figures.
New Orleans. September 9 The offi
cial annual statement of the National Cot
ton Exchange, published in the CotUm
World, gives the followin figureg, showing
Ihe cotton movement of the United States
for the year ending August 81: Receipts at
ports, 537,034 baleB; overland shipments to
mills, 820,869 bales; Southern consump
tion, 401,452 bales, of which taken from
ports, 24,268 bales; making the total crop
of the. United States 6,505.087 bales Ex
ports to Great Britain. 2,696,594 bales; ex
ports to France, 479,791 bales; exports to
the continent, 1,220,119 bales; ex pens to
Mexico. 41772 haloa? ernnrta ?n fVnaila
5.453 tales: t&kinca bv Northern millo
Ji710.0801)alk; burnt at ports, 3.132 bales;
fevurt rerr'hj yv ' hp.w rmn In A nonet K1 17n
! r -Pi
bales. - -
! CARDINAL, GIBBOUS. '
Interviewed Relative to bis ITIeGlynn
Letter. ;
By Telegraph to the Morning Star. I
: Baltimobk, Sept. 10. Cardinal Gibbons
was Been early this ; moraine in regard to
the statement of tbe Brooklyn Standard, of
nis connection with the suppression of his
letter to Rome regarding the case of Dr.
McGlynn. After reading the matter he
simply said, "I have no reply to make."
Baltdcobb, Sept. 10. Cardinal Gib
bons authorized the following statement in
reference to his connection with tbe Mc
Glynn case: Shortly after his arrival in
Rome in February last, Cardinal Gibbons,
in an audience with the Holy Father, was
requested by his Holiness to ask Dr. Mc
Glynn to come -to Rome. Next day the
Cardinal complied with the instructions of.
the Holy Father; but as he did not know
Dr. McGlynn's address he wrote a letter to
Dr. Bentzell, because be regarded him as a
friend of Dr. McGlynn. Some weeks later
Cardinal Gibbons received a reply from
Dr. Bentzell, giving reasons and excuses
Why McGlynn did not go to Rome. As the
answer from Bentzell was addressed, not to
Cardinal Simedui, but to Cardinal Gibbons
himself, the latter saw no reason for hand
ing the letter to the Propaganda. Far,
however, from suppressing its contents, be
was very careful to communicate them to
the Cardinal Prefect of . the Propaganda, i
i It may be added that Cardinal Gibbons
was in no way authorized to act as inter-
mediary between McGlynn and his Arch
bishop, and therefore scrupulously avoided
interfering in tbe matter in which he had
no direct coneern; and his visit to Rome
had quite a different purpose.
i While the Cardinal, in common with
relates of the country, was anxious in the
Interest of education and religion to see a
univereity established in the country, he
has abstained from giving his vote in favor
Of any particular locality. The Cardinal
has no knowledge of any change contem
plated or effected in the original endow-
ent.
LOUISIANA.
Alleged Inbnman Treatment of In
mates of tbe Parish Prison at New
Orleans. ;
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Chicago, September 10. The Time?
New Orleans special says: ; For several
years inmates of the Parish prison of this
eity have been suffering from a peculiar
disease, frequently terminating in death.
J'hirty-nine cases of tbe disease and five
eaths have Occurred since January. The
disease has generally been attributed to the
damp condition of tbe prison. A pbysi
cian of the State Board oi Health made a
thorough examination of the matter and
his report does away entirely with tbe
dampness theory and states that the sick
ness ia caused by insufficient food. The
rations consist of a cup of tea and a piece
Of bread in the morning and soup during
the day. The meat for the soup is provi
ded by contract, at a very low r&te, and
has several times been condemned by the
Resident surgeon. This food is wholiy in
sufficient. The inspecting physician de
clares that several of the prisoners pre
Rented evidence of scurvy. The Board of
Health has called the attention of the par
ish authorities to the condition of affairs,
and insists that the prisoners be provided
run better meat and with vegetables occa
luuauy. i
! NEW YORK.
Imports of Gold for tbe Week Tbe
Rumored Sale of B. & O. Telegraph
to Western Union. I
LBt Telegraph to the Morning Bt&r.l
New York, Sept. 10. The imports of
old for the week ending to-dav amouated
o i3,ui,rat), oi which $3,950,452 came
from Europe and $131,178 from South
lAmerica.. This does not include $1,889,623
which came on the Ems to day. Exports
'of specie for the week, were $306,383, of
Iwhich $265,575 was in silver and $40,810
in gold.
New Yobk, Sept. 10. There were no
I new developments in the street to-day re
; garding the rumored sale of the Baltimore
: & Ohio teleffranh lines tn the Western
; Union company, but the statement was
freely circulated that at the meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Western Un-
l ion company next week, an increase of $5.-
I uuu.uuu in eapitai stock would be recom
mended;. This stock, it was generally be
lieved, would be used to exchange for stock
ef the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Com
pany. The denial of President Bates of
the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Company
had no effect on the market, as brokers
generally believed it to be based on techni
calities. -
ALABAMA,
A captured Flag; Returned by tbe
Montgomery Bines. I
' MONTGOMEBY. Sept. 8. Col. Thos. G.
Jones, Colonel of the Second Alabama
Regiment, forwarded by express to the
Governor of Connecticut, so as to reach
Hartford to day, the battle flag of the Six
teenth Connecticut Volunteers. It was
captured at Plymouth, N. C, in April,
1804, by a, member of the Montgomery
True Blues, which has reorganized and is
now one of the companies in the Second
Regiment of Alabama. In his letter the
Colonel says tbe flag is returned because of
the indisposition to retain a memento; ot
tne triumph oi Dretnren over Dretnren
tjexa's..
Desperate Flgbt wltb a Band f Train
!' Bobbers.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star
Austin, Sept. 10. Great excitement pro
vails here over a report from Mattebaca, a
small village fifteen miles southwest of this
city, that officers had overhauled and; at
tacked a band of train robbers, supposed
to be the same gang that perpetrated the
McNeil and Flatoaia robberies several
months ago. ; Local officers at Manchall
attempted this afternoon to arrest the rob
bers. when the latter opened fire, wound
ing one of them. The outlaws have thus
far been fatallv wounded : figbtine still con
tinnes. Help has been asked for from j this
place, and sheriff Kyle and posse have lust
left for the scene of conflict. The first res
ports indicated that a fresh train robbery
had been commilted. but this proved erro
neous. Tbe wounded outlaws will be
brought here to-night.
spirits vurpentine.
Aaheville Citizen: Gen. Beau
regard arrived yesterday and is at the Ban
tery Park Hotel.
' Elizabeth City Falcon: A Mr.
Cooper of Columbia has been going t
Newport News, in Tyrrell county, everv
summer to fish. This year he took hi
family with him, built a dwell ing,. stable'
&c , and was very comfortably fixed '.ill
the storm of August 20th. The tide runt
and carried off alj. his bui.dinga but hia.
dwelling, and water stood in that abou
two feet deep. He and bis family were in
the house, expecting to be floated off Oim
of his cows sailed by tbe. door, Cooper
.seized her by the tail and dragged her in
and the balance of his stock' followed.
Cows, hogs, sheep and chickens all took,
refuge in the bed room, and their com
bined weight (especially the chickens) saved
the house from a watery grave
Charlotte Chronicle'. Mr. Lu
ther Oatesj who graduated at Davidson
College last June, will leave to nionow for
Princeton, N. J., to prepare himself for tho
ministry. A good crowd from Char
lotte will gb on the Philadelphia excursion,
about 25 names having been already se
cured, j Judge McRae, who is holding
the present term of the Superior Couit ia
this city, has issued the injunction asked in -the
name Of J.W. Gotorth against iho ,
Commissioners of Cleveland county, J T.
Bostic, the chairman, the Rutherford Rail
way, Construction Company and the Mas
sachusetts and Southern Construction Co.
to restrain the issue and delivery or $75,000 -in
county bonds subscribed by Cleveland -county
to the capital stock of the Ruther
ford Railway Construction Co. .
Pittsboro Hecord: Mr. Thomas
C Dixon, of Albright township, has pre
sented the Record with the largest lemon
that we have ever seen. It weighB 14J
ounces and measures around 111 inches one
way and 131 inches the other-way. It km
grown on a tree in Mr. Dixon's y a d, and
he says that there are a dozen more lemons
on the tree! nearly as large as this one
On last Tuesday afternoon the usual quiet
of our town was disturbed by the alaiming
cry of " "Firel" and tbe ringing of tho
church bells increased tbe excitement, and
quickly everybody was running to the
tcene of the fire, which proved to be tho
dwelling of Capt. John W. Taylor, about,
three-quarters of a mile from town. But
before help could arrive the bouse was
wrapped in flames and was soon destroyed
with all its contents.
Wilson Advance: Revs. J. J.
Harper, and; Josephus Latham are conduct
ing a protracted meeting at Farmville. 1
There have already been five baptisms and
three were reclaimed. The passenger
traffic over the Short Cut continues to in- -crease.
-H. F. Murray, Esq., will, we
learn, shortly open a law school for the re
ception of students. Mr. Murray is well
known throughout the State as a brilliant
lawyer and cultured gentleman. The
gin house and saw mill of , Mr. Charles
Stephenson, who lives in Elevation town
ship, Johnston county, was destroyed by
fire last Thursday night.. Supposed to be
the work of an incendiary. Loss $2,000;
no insurance. . The prospects tor good
crops around Wilson are still very bright,
we believe.! The crops will be, we should
say from Iwhat information we have been
able to gather, a little above the average
better than last year considerably.
J Two shooting , scrapes occurred
at Winston on Saturday. The Daily says;
"The first shooting scrape was between
Alex Pride and Georgo Hill. They had
been playing cards in the suburbs of -Winston.
They . fell out about the game and a
fight ensued, Geo. Hill giving Pride a gen
teel thrashing, whereupon Pride went off
and armed himself with a shot gun, an
nouncing his intention of making short "
work ofj Hill. Carrying his threat into
execution,! he fired on him peppering him
considerably with shot. He was soon dis
armed by some colored men, who wear near
by. Hill is not seriously hurt. Tbe second
shooting affair occurred on Saturday night
between Will Harris and B. L. Pierce."
Harris took up for a negro with whom
Pierce was quarrelling. Hot words fol -lowed.
rtPlerce drew his pistol and at
tempted to Bhoot Harris. It snapped t w ice.
Harris rushed on him and knocked his
pistol down as it fired, the ball striking
Harris in the foot. Ff fired three
times, the! second ball goingliarmless in the
air and the third striking Thos. Lambeth
in the legj which proved to be only a flesh
wound,"' j
! -Tarhoro Southerner: The state
ment in last week's Southerner that tbe col
ton crop in this county was not short more
than fifteen per cent, of an average one has
brought out numerous denials from farmers,
a majority of them putting the shortage at
twenty-five per cent, and a few going as
)ow as two fifths. The corn crop has been
damaged j more than that of cotton. In -many
localities the ears are small, sharp
and not well filled. The damage is all of
twenty-five per cent, and is likely to be
more. Fodder will be equally short.
There is one good crdp in the county, pea
nuts, better than it has been in years, and
fruited well with a most noticeable absence
of pops I H In several parts of the county
the army worm is reported on cotton. It
is so late that very much damage cannot be
done. H Mr. Hardy, tho overseer on
Dr. Jones' farm about seven miles, from
town, got! a scare several days ago. He
was about to leave his house when reaching
down on the floor for some old clothes that
had been thrown just under the bed, he
saw a large chicken snake coiled on tho
clothes and then ready to strike The snake
was killed and measured five feet two
inches. Several last week were killed in
the yards!
Raleigh News Observer : The
receipts of cotton yesterday were 200 bales.
The market is firm. Railroad arrange
ments will be completed to-day for tbe
transportation of Governor Scales, staff and
escort to Philadelphia to attend the Cen
tennial celebration of tbe adoption of tho
Constitution. The final appointments on
tbe staff will also be made. Prof. F.
P. Hobgood of the Oxford Female Semi
nary reports a splendid opening, having
enrolled On the fifth day more pupils than
were enrolled altogether during last ses
sion , M Mr. W. J. Sbolar who com
pleted a three years course at Wake For
est College last session, has gone 'to Madi
son University, at Hamilton, N, Y., to
take a post graduate course. He will at
tend i the Theological seminary.
Ground was brokenyesterdayfortheefec
tion of a mammoth tobacco prize house for
Messrs. Lipscombe & Faison at the corner
of Wilmington and Cabarrus streets. The
building is to be 45x120 seet and four
stories! high . The Governor yesterday
pardoned Jno. Kenley, who was convicted
of larceny at the Spring term of Davidson
Coimty ; Court, 1885. The sentence im
posed, was the cost of the trial and $100
fine. Eenley was only 15 years old at the
time of the sentence.
Raleigh News-Observer: The
plans and specifications of the college of
agriculture and the mechanic arts are ex
pected to arrive soon, steps towards prac
tical work have been taken by the election
of B. S.. Skinner, Esq., of Hertford county,
as superintendent of the college farm which
comprises about sixty. Letters and
reports from Gen. W. G. Lewis, who is en
gaged in making surveys of the public
lands' in the eastern portion of tbe State,
showed that the survey for the ship canal
from Broad creek to Alligator river, in
Hyde county, had been completed; also
that nearly all the lands in Dare and Tyr
rell counties had been surveyed and loca
ted. Gen. Lewis also' made a report which
will I in all probability - lead to a law suit
which will involve about 90.000 acres of
land. The Albemarle and Pamlico Coloni
zation Co., of Dare county, have recently
soldi 165,000 acres of land, 90.000 of
which is claimed by Gen. Lewis for tbe
State These lands have from time to
time been taken np and entered by various
individuals and transferred to others with
out surveys and the result is that coafusion
has arisen among those claiming tbe lands
as to proper boundaries, &c. Mr. T.
C. Harris, curator of tbe State museum,
left yesterday for Granville county, to visit
the copper mines located in tbe northeast
ern portion of tbe county, near the Person
line. These mines have been opened and
worked for about two years with fair pro
fits, j MABG ABETSVTXLE. N. C. Sept..
6. One of the most atrocious crimes was
'committed about five miles above here last
night, near the State line, that the com -munity
has ever experienced. Aaron
Goode, a very respectable colored man, was
aroused about 10 o'clock by his kitchen
being on fire. He hastened to extinguish
the flames, and as he was entering bis door
he was fired on by some one in ambush,
and is supposed to be mottally wounded.
He is a deacon in the Baptist Church.
ence from me." i
will probably be reduced