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The Weekly Star. WM. H. BERNARD; Editor and Prop'r. WILMINGTON, N. C. iKIDAT, Septbebkr 23, 1887. t t-rn tin to change rour .'address, aw Aye former direction as well as fan particulars aa where you wish your paper to be sent hereafter. Unless you do both changes can not be made. i or Death, Tributes of rate 50 oenU will pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. i ! tKemtttanoesmustbemadeby Check,Draft- Pontlll Money uraw or wsbwi ----- mantel will reeister letter when desired. I aronly such remittances wlU be at the risk of the publisher. j rarSpoctmen copies forwarded when desired. i ntVIS AND HIS ENEMIES. ,Tbe Charleston News and Courier hal made a ten, strike It is now in a fair way to be aa 1 i t. J i IS mucu praisou i jind tickled throughout the North as Grady, of the Atlanta Constitution, was for his fine rhetorical gush and eloquent appeal for Northern in dorsement. Tho Way to gain popu- lai favor among Northern editors is to traduce the Southern people, abuse Southern leaders, and denounce th) cause of the South. It matters but little which of these yoa select as a horse upon which to parade be fore the sympathetic and responsive North,, you are quite sure to- win . II golden opinions from the class tnat has been conspicuous in the past for denunciation of a( that is distinct- . iv sly and peculiarly Southern, and thlit has sustained the Republican party in its grievous assaults upon th Constitution and in the vin dictive measures of repression and dragooning to which Radicalism and Grantism resorted in order to wound, hujniliate and destroy the South in its efforts to recover lost ground and to -ebuild its wasted fortunes. The Stab monthi i ago said that any paper in the South of any pretensions coiild become the favorite of North ern1 newspapear men if it would flat ter' the North, abuse the South, and des ounce Jefferson! Davis.; The Neies and Courier has opened its batteries upon the venerable, emi nent, pure, admirable Christian states man, Jefferson Davis, once President of ' the Southern States. We copy a part of its criticism. It says: Mr. Davis is entitled to all possible con bideration for what he was. The Neva and Courier deals with him as he is. It is true that he is 'a man without a country,' but this is hia own fault, or choice. The politi cal disabilities of Mr. Davis would be re moved upon petition, as were the political disabilities of Vice President Stephens, Postmaster General Reagan, and a host of other Confederates of high position. It is his preference to stand alone and to be a Confederate signpost. There is nothing in his career to make him especially noteworthy, excepting his election as Presi dent of the Confederate States and his con sequent experiences. It is therefore, as ex-President of the Confederacy that he is wined and dined and invited to make speeches. When he speaks he is more likely than not to say what is irritating,, and therefore noxious, and, though he wen; to utter the loftiest sentiments, he simile reason that his words and his anta would be regarded as Insincere, for the are Dot in accord. The man who declines T - . . -. l to be an Amencin citizen and who takes I cilizenship should at least hold his tongue and curb his pen. instead of .forcing his cjounsel and his grievances upon the con sideration of those whose duties and obli gations he is unwilling to share. h "Mr. Davis turns his back upon the Loion as it is, and is at war with settled and unchangeable facts. VVIien we read that we were pre- pared at once for a general chorus of rejoicing all through the North from newsDapers oi an stripes, ! Ana we will not be disappointed, . As we write we have noticed but one echo Vet. ' It as is in the New York Times, and it is in the very strain we anticipated. Hear that able . expo nent of Grantism, Reconstruction ism Stantonism, Hayesism, Garfield im. Radicalism in the past as it pours out its unrepressedr hatred upon tbo illustrious Southron: I "The Charleston Neies and Courier is the first of the influential Southern papers to have the courage to tell Jefferson Davis in plain terms that he is making a fool of himself, and to warn him that the better elements of the South are getting weary seeing bim continually pose as the 'man without a country.' The spectacle of ibis old man inflicting his speeches and letters in vindication of a lost cause upon a patient people is a sad one, and it cannot too I soon be brought to a close. The Charleston paper refers to Mr. Davis as a ''Confederate signpost," and this describes veryj vividly the position which he has held sicca he emerged from his obscurity a few y ears ago and began io recall to the South ern people unpleasant facts which they had wellf-nigh forgotten. Mr. Davis is badly in need of being quenched." i We greatly misread and misunder stand tho Southern people if they indorse such criticism or cherish the renjotest sympathy with the feelings -and prejudices that prompt such a .malignant attack upon the most jjon Hpiiuous" living figure in tho South. Mr. Davis never sinned more than i his fellows. He was not an extreme bouthern man, but was for waiting when the hot-heads were for going cut!. At the right time he took his place with his own State, and with those Stales that had J withdrawn from "the compact," thus asserting a Constitutional right. The war failed, and then Mr. Davis was made a vie arious offering for the whole South, ami npon nis aevoiea neaa were pour ed out the insults and hatreds of the North, just as if he had been gnilty of greater offences and crimes than his fellow-citizens throughout the entire South had been guilty of. There was not one true patriot, one earnest Southern man who did his duty for his people and State, and who was loyal to his highest convio tions of conscience and .right," who did not sin just as much as President Davis had sinned. But the North desired to. hang him. Henry Winter Davis, an elo- auent and anostata son of MarvUnd ill. the House of Representatives; i rtTNotioes of MarriaW Respect, Resolutions of Thanfcs, o., are cnarreu E 'i ordinary adTerttoements, but only half a x-Wntlvin advance. hub pieaa to nave i enerson Aavis nangea. i "" um oo on inaiae waters. As re Shame npon his memory! All know I what followed. He wasmenaoled and taken to Fortress Monroe and for nearly j two years was kept in close confinement awaiting trial. Bat the Federal j Government was afraid to try him, and because it had no case, it was airaia w wj iue issue that Mr. Davis represented. He was finally released. From that day . to . . -. . fc !nDO knA ,Pft- 'd need by every, dirty sheet in the North, j He has been: lied 'against most shamefully. He has been abased more than . 'all the South has been abased. Like a true, brave man as jbe is he would ask noj favors of his persecutors. , They had chosen to treat him in a manner wholly differ ent from that visited upon Lee, John feton, Stephens and the; other promt- pent men who figured in ine war. nru,. ...onii all nnniahmflnt ana iupm couajm. r even all harsh criticism, But Jeffer son Davis, who bad only done his luty after being called by his own jeople to the chair of Chief Execu tive, was set upon by the big dogs and little dogs, and even the hces ioined v, andwasubjected tp harsh, vindictive punishment. What Southern man, true to bis people and the instincts of a brave heart, will condemn Mr. Davis for not kissing the vengeful hands that pnea me roa, auu B.iug wn,u i 1 L. : I n: nrx Fa UAttiani pieaamg, wu.u.ug v...... ravorer iW;e are giau ue jrcBcrvu is noble manhood, and that he never bent the pregnant hinges of the cnee that thrift might follow fawn PS- And now we are told that the no--one of the le and aed statesman surest, most upright, most conscien tious of meij must hold his tongue in obedience to Northern clamor for silence, and must not even dare ao- cept civilities at the hands of his grateful and manly countrymen. The Stab will never echo or indorse any such ignoble sentiments as those, tet the able and wise statesman speak as he like. He is a man with jut a country, an-1 shame upon the j pclsoCUlUlO tUilb lb IB IV, Let him be heard. He is greater every way than his detractors, and la worm a minion men wno wouiu put shackles upon his lips as his ene- 1- L L iJ- mies once put HoacKies upon uis limbs. The Stab is for peace always. It rejoices in the growing sentiment of brotherhood and kindness. But it will not ioin with the enemies of Mr. Davis in insulting bis gray hairp, or in heaping obloquy and contempt upon his honored name. It will uevci w itc a line to placate the Northern enemies of the South the Forakerd, Blaines,- Shermans, Fair childs, Tuttles and the remainder of the infernal crew. It will never join Southern papers in wounding and afflicting in; the least, "the noblest Southron pf them all" the lllustn- j Ja n . - m oup, pure anu exauea ex i resiaeni or the Southern Confederacy. WILinivCiTON VERSUS NEW BERN. Col. Wharton J. Green seems to have suddenly turned against Wil minzton. lie has discovered that to connect the Cape Fear: & Yadkin Valley Railroad with New Bern is "far more desirable" than to connect with Wilmington. He thinks that New. Bern 'is . far more; advantage ously located for coasUwise com merce, and for shipment from the in terior of the State than Wilmington, equally as well for foreign com- merce. these opinions . may be found in a communication in the FaVft.tflvill Dhaeff Ttiair ova j J VU..I , UVJ Ul V the opinion of one man. but he is an . i ; . j ' i intelligent man, and has no good reason for hostility to Wilmington. That he is mistaken in his views we Live no doubt, but they will have weight. :. 7 j What has the Chamber of Com merce to say to such a j declaration, clearly inimical to our interest?.- by a V . if i gentleman who -recently represented this District in the Federal House of Representatives? If he were in the next Congress he would possibly feel warranted j to resist farther appro priations for the improvement of the Cape Fear River from Fayette- ille to the month, in view of the ery superior advantages pf New em and Morehead, Here is an op- ortunity, for the business men of ilmington to speak to some result nd with emphasis. j I i ' If Col. Green is correct in hia news then it will be bad for Wil- nngton in the future. : If he is mis- informed and rests under an erro neous opinion then it should be au thoritatively shown. ! He Bays it "can be easily proven" that a connection with j New Bern is 'far more desirable" than witli Wil miogton.i He gives the distance to New Bern from Sanford as 121 miles thence to Norfolk 200 miles total 327 miles. Then he savs from1 Pw - i - . j - -j . etteville to Wilmington is 78 miles; add to Sanford 37 miles total 115 miles. Bnt he is not satisfied with Wilmington as a shipping point, so he must take von all iha n Norfolk, 344 miles; and he thus scores 459 mileB against Wilming. iuu, wuoieau n 18 DUl 3!7 miles 1 to Norfolk from New Bern. He says: t 'This difference in leneths of route to Northern poits. for it is to Northern ports that over nine-tenths of our nhinmpnt. . sent, is not by sny means all that can be truthfully urged in favor of New Bern as an objective point for the Cape Fear and Yadkin Vallev road. Tha trnnannrtatinn wouia oe surer, quicker and cheaper, the I insurance Would he Pnnnllv aa lnv: If n oS' El. : -1 i ' ,1 it' - i - 11 - i i ; I ' -. - . - i i ' i. - J veniently near, only 80 miles by rail,- and nearer to any point of destination In Europe than Wilmington, and easier of ingress and egress" !: , Such 'is his i soheme. - It looks plausible.1 If j Wilmington is to have the grass to grow in its thorough fares and 'its! ports closed, let the ideas of our former Representative prevail generally. , Wilmington is constantly shipping; cotton direct to I Europe. This is going on all through September and until the cotton sea son ends. Wilmington is I paying more for cotton than any southern port and is going rapidly ahead of ast year's shipments, i It is the great natural outlet for the Interior and West. A road from Cincinnati to Wilmington will be shorter, (than to any other Atlantic port. Tpe Stab has several times discussed this and will return to Ijitj kgain, lor will it , New Bern i . ever have the has not now no water facilities, we take it, of Wil- mingtou. We j shall have more to say of Col. Green's idea and figures. An Error corrected. FATETTEVTLIiK. N. C Sent. 21 Col. Green did not write that article.. See Fayettevillei Observer. I :j j j - j. a. n. (Being under pressure we did not see the article jin the Observer. A gentleman of this! city brought us a copy of the Greensboro Patriot con taining the article we commented upon, and which was credited to Col. W. J. Green.! We are glad to know' that he did not -write it- We give him the benefit jof the earliest correc tion possible. Star,) j When Tourgee's novels are freely bought throughout the North it is the decadanoe a clear indication of of letters and the lit 'depravity of the Northern appetite. It is announced that the "smart? and quondam car volumes ready, Ml i pelbagger has three two of which ; are novels. They are called "Bolton's Inn" and "Black Ice." The thir4 volume is composed of a series published in religious papers under the I title "Letters to a I I . j V ) i King." If Tonrgee had moral quali i i ! ties to back his intellectual he would ill.,, do. But he has: no conscience. Ofaler Fair. -i ill". A friend who has for years taken a great interest in oyster and fish cul ture, writes us to make another effort to have an oyster fair in Newbern this wiater. We; are ready to do our part. What say the oystermen, and those interested in Oyster grounds ? ; done that would Nothing can be bring the oyster bottoms of Pamlico, Core, Bogue, Roanoke and other sounds, and the NeW river bottoms, into greater prominence than an oys ter fair in Newbern j and an exhibi tion of the products; of the various bottoms. In addition to this, the fair might be made of great interest to those who desire to engage in oys ter culture, by essays from those who have had practical experience in the business. x ne aoove 1 from the Newbern well for Journal. Would it not be Wilmington to take a move in this uireciiou i Death ot Wei Known Railroad Browne, so long to the travelling Capt. Joe Sam favorably known public as the efficient master of trans portation of the Seaboard & Roanoke R. R., died Monday very suddenly at his home in j Portsmouth, Va. He was universally; popular among the employes of the road 1 and railroad people all over the country. He was highly esteemed Iby the business men and citizens generally of Norfolk and Portsmouth. (is health has not past. It been good for some: years i .1 was only a year or two ago that President Robinson fearing that close attention to business was impairing his health, gave him a furlongh un solicited and insisted upon paying his expenses to the Springs. j Wllberl'a Body Found.: : The body of James Wilbert was found yesterday afternoon about 5 in j the Cape Fear o'clock, floating! river, about fifty yards from the Na- vassa Guano factory. The body was first seen by Mr. Boqne, an employe of the factory. J p. boat was j immedi ately, sent out and the body was towed to the city; but owing to the i lateness of the arrival the j inquest was post poned until 8 o'clock this morning. The body was identified by several as Wilbert's. A large wound, made bva bullet, was found in ibis head, but jit is a matter of surmise! whether this caused his death!, or Whether Jie was drowned while attempting to cross the river. Jk Colored Idan Arrested for Forgery. oome, time since a warrant was An issued for the arrest bf Lewis drews, colored, who had forged an of order of the School Committee Pender county. L j 1. 1 1 . ! ' xesteraay a man named a. lu. An- drws, commonly known as Lewis Andrews, brought in a flat load, of wood, and while at tjiei wharf was ar rested bv Mr. AJ O. Mnnro Who had been deputized by the1 sheriff of Pen der to arrest Lewis Andrews. An drews was not able to give a justified bond and was carried to jail. An drews made no jresistance.and claims that he is not the man, but others say that he is the jparty who committed the act. - . .v.t H -J --:- : ' J urors and ; otherB who have been Bummoned to attend the Supe rior Court on Monday ! next, are noti fied by Mr. S. IVanAmrinee. Clerk. this morning, that they need not ap pear until the following day, Tues day., llm:Jm- - .1' ; Receipts of cotton . yesterday 1,778 bales. Total receipts to date 18.772 bales: TAnoinfa r a a ma. year 1,873 bales.-Increase so far this year, io,o Dales Bore or Inflamed Eyes ' I Cored ! 8peedlly By the use of Darbys Prophylactic Fluid, xiaiiays ine innammation and irritation. and is peculiarly efficacious j by reason of ita power m cleansing and destroying all poisonous matter. Chafing, bruises, humors, eruptions, boils and sores, and those more serious and tenacious maladies, ocamuead, Salt Rheum and r Erysipelas, "peeauy curea Dy the Fluid, t , f Criminal Conrt. The Criminal Court fovthis county convened at the Court House yester day morning at 10 o'clock. The fol-i lowing ? were selected as the grand jury: J. U. Hug-gins, foreman; M. C. Suggs, N. Morris, J. D. Klander, L..M. -Bunting, A .G. Peterson L. M.j LeGwin, C. M. Bonham, Adolph Nelson, W. T. Bray, W. H.I Clair, Q. P. Colon.. ; ; ; i v ; j Judge Meares, in ' his charge made special reference to the case of . thej Salvation Army, charged with being a public nuisance. ; 4 Four or five 1 cases of - assault and battery, in which the defendants sub mitted, were disposed of by a fine of one penny and costs in eaeh case. - Geo. W. Davis, tried on the charge of assault and battery, was acquitted and discharged. V , . " - The case of Nathan Davis charge! seduction was continned. ' I Case of larceny against Sarah Hall was nolprossed. , '! . r Josephine McElroy, the colored woman charged with . larceny and, embezzlement, made submission in each case. Judgment was not pro nounced. Robt. McElroy, the hus band of Josephine, was also put on trial for larceny. The woman test! fled in her husband's behalf and tried hard to screen him. She said that her husband knew nothing about the stolen articles a child's sack and other things belonging to Mr: D. L. Evans, and clothing belonging to Mr, C. C. Covington. j .. The case was given to the jury about six o'clock in the evening and the Court took a recess until 9 o'clock this morning!, The jury returned a verdict of not guilty as to Robert McElroy. i Gaot. H. C. Brock. I Capt. H. CJ Brock, Chief of Police of Wilminglon,! is seriously ill at Doylestown, PaJ ! . Three telegrams were received b his family here during the fore-i noon of yesterday asking that, his wife and children should come on immediately. Nothing was said as; to the j nature of his illness. Last night in response to a telegram. Mayor Fowler received the following:! TTnrrv in n. vprv p.ritical condition Don't think he will live long. -r r -r j J.J. iiKUUK. Capt. Brock left Wilmington last week, in his usual health, to attend the Centennial at Philadelphia and visit friends at Doylestown. Death of Cant. Broek. The community generally was pain-! ed to learn of the death of Capt. Harry C. Brock, that Occurred at Doyleston, Penn., on I yesterday morning at j 11.30 o'clock. He was born at that place on 17th December 1824, and would have been 63 years old at his next birth day. He left Wilmington only nine or ten days since to attend! the Constitutional Centennial Philadelphia, and ap peared to be in his nsual health. He was taken sick soon after his departure and he hastened to his brother's home at Doylestown where he died of brain fever. He was elect ed Chief of Police of this city in 1877, and has filled that responsible posi tion with fidelity and zeal from that time. He has been a resident of Wilmington for some thirty-two years. j) or many years ne servea as pas senger conductor on the ; W. & Man chester railroad. It was j not known until Monday that he was sick. Mrs. Brock and children left that night, but he was gone before j they could possibly reach him. It is understood that his remains will be buried at his native home among his kindred who went before. ' He was an amiable, in telligent, companionable man and was a very thorough Democrat. He joined the Royal Arcanum 23d Feb ruary 1880. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention that nominated Horatio Seymour, in 1868. He married Miss Martha Copes,, of this city, and leaves two daughters, the elder being twelve years of age. The City Hall was closed, as a token of respect. Capt. Brock was a mem ber of St. James Church. A telegram from Doylestown, re ceived by Mayor Fowler last night, states that Capt. Brock died of pa ralysis of the brain, and that the in-' terment will ! take place at Doyles town at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. Immediately on hearing of the death of Capt. Brock, Mayor Fowler ordered that the City Hall be draped in mourning, and he also forwarded the following dispatch to the widow of the lamented Chief : "Mrs. H. C. Brock, care John Yard ley, Doylestown, Pa.: "The various officials of the city ex tend to you their profound sympathy in this your hour of distress. May the Benign Deity, the Father of the widow and the orphan, give you re conciliation and support. S John J. Fowler," Tbe Fayette vl lie Indetyndent Com ' pany. j " . Below we give ! an extract from the Philadelphia. Times which . will ; no doubt be interesting to North Caro linians generally and especially to the friends of the Fayetteville- Inde pendent Company in this city: ' i "The North Carolinians formed on the east side of Catharine street, and the splendid scarlet uniforms : and black bearskins f of the Fayetteville Light Infantry was the admiration of; the large crowds for a long time be fore they entered the line of march. Governor Alfred M. Scales was at the head of his troops, and his staff was composed of Adjutant General Johns ton Jones, Paymaster General ;Bu4 cnanan uameron, quartermaster General Colonel A. B. Andrews. - ! j The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry mustered. 55 officers and men in the company. Its pictures que old-fasnioned scarlet uniform caused much j favorable, comment and the soldierly bearing of the men was applauded all along the line of march ' V ,''"".!' '' " I' This regiment dates its existence as far back as August 23, 1793, and It is probably the oldest military organi zation in the United States, for since 1793 it has never failed to celebrate its anniversary. The company was engaged in every war that lias taken place in the United 'States since its formation. It served as bodyguard for Governor Hawkins in 1807,, for Governor Brogden 1876 and yesterday for Governor Scales.- ' , , Major William F. Campbell was in command, with John A McLaughlin aa first, f John C. Broadfoot as second, John C. Vann as third and Joseph v. nuBse as iourtn captains. MURDER. A T CA.8TLRI1AYNE A Jeiloni Nttro Cnli hlf Wir -' Tbroai Escape of in Murderer. Jane ' Wilbert, a colored , woman about twenty years old,- was murder ed by fier h&sband, James - Wilbert, Sunday afternoon last, at Castle Hayne plantation, a few miles north of the city. The murderer cut the woman's throat from ear to ear,; with a razor, and made his' escape. There were ho witnesses to the tragedy, but the woman soon after the .'deed was committed left her home and went to the house of a colored family on the same plantation and tried to tel what had happened,' but fell and died before she could utter a word. ..' I 'information of the terrible tragedy was at once sent to this city, and measures for the arrest of the mur derer ; were taken. '; Deputy Sheriff Shaw immediately, sent out a posse and Mayor Fowler, with . a squad bf ' policemen accompanied by the man who brought in the information,' guarded the depots and the roadlettd ing to Castle Hayne. At points be tween Little Bridge and ToOmer's Creek, a colored man passed .them, when the messenger from Castle Hayne identified him as the mur derer. Mayor Fowler thereupon or-: dered him to halt, but he jumped put of the road and ran through !the woods. The? Mayor fired four, shots at the man, but did hot stop him, An inquest was held yesterday by acting Coroner David Jacobs over the! remains of the murdered woman and the following testimony was elicited: William Fonville, colored, testi fled: . ' . ' I was lying down in my bed yester day (Sunday) about three o'clock in the afternoon, and heard the chil dren make an outcry that Jane Wil bert was cut all to pieces. They called to my wife to run to the door. By that time Jane was at the door-. She had her hand holding her throat and tried to speak, but could' not. I said, "Hold on Jane, I will try and do something for you directly." She turned and started towards home and I told her to come back. She stop-; ped, but didn't sit down, but fell on her knees and died there. ! Bidie Nixon, colored, testified: 1 saw Jane Wilbert coming from her house with her hand to her throat. She fell dead at William Fonville's door-step?. . I Alexander Collins, colored, tes tified : When I came from the ferry and tied my mule to a tree, I went over to Bob Nixon's house, I said to Bob, "Yonder comes Jim Wilbert now." I stood at the door a little while and Jim Wilbert passed the door and spoke to Bob Nixon. He was: going down into the quarters. About half an hour afterwards I was at my house, when I heard Cilly Fonville call out that Jane Wilbert's throat was cut. I went down to the corner of the fence, about twenty-five yards off, and then turned back and went to the stable, but got my gun before I went to the stable, and went after Mr. Chadwick. Isaiah Williamson, colored, tes-i tified : I was going to church yesterday morning. I met Jim Wilbert. I said, "good morning, Jim." He said, "good morning, Williamson." I asked him how his family was. He said, "They is all well. Did you hear the little fracas I had last Saturday night ?" I told him 1 did. He then asked me did I hear anything else. I told him no, and he contradicted me two or three times, asserting that I did. Then he turned around to me, and throwed his hand behind him . Then I looked and saw his razor in his pocket. I said to him, it is against the law to tote that razor and urged him to leave it somewhere. He didn't make no answer. The last word he said, was that he would not be arrested. . George Williams, colored, testified : I met Jim Wilbert yesterday morn ing, while I was going to church. He said he wanted to see me, and walked up and asked me if I was a witness in that indicting scrape they had against him. I told him no. Then he said, "I'll be damned if I don't in tend to have them crying to day, the same as a new saddle on a horse." i The jury rendered a verdict that the deceased, Jane Wilbert, came to her death from a wound in the throat inflicted with a razor or other sharp instrument in the hands of James Wilbert. The murderer is a mulatto, about thirty or thirty-five years of age, about five feet six inches in height, rather stout and bandy-legged. His victim was rather darker in color, aged about twenty years.. The couple had been married about two years and have one child a girl of eight months. ' They lived in a small house at the quarters on the Castle Hayne plantation where the woman was employed as a laborer. Her husband worked in town and generally; visit ed his family once a week; On Saturday the 10th inst., W41bert had a difficulty with his wife, when her father interfered and drove him off, but not before he had cut the womau oh the hand with a razor. A warrant had been issued for his arrest for this, but it had not been served. I The woman was a member of Stl Luke's Lodge of the order of Good Samaritans, by whom her body was buried at Castle Hayne at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Some of the colored people on the place took charge of her infant. ! A telephone message was received by the Mayor yesterday at 10 a. m., from the Bluff, stating that Wilbert had crossed the bridge there at 8 a. m., barefooted, and had gone south. Policemen Woebse and Turlington are on his trail, with a bench war rant, and will probably bring him in. Cotton Burned. I Capt. Tomlinson, of the steamer Cape Fear, telegraphed from. Clark ton, yesterday, to Messrs. C. S. - Love & Co,, agents of the steamer in this city, as follows:.. ! j "Flat load of cotton eaught on fire at Sugar Loaf. Had to throw the whole load, 310 bales, in the river, to save the flat. Am now at Smith's Landing, taking up cotton and put ting out the fire. The - loss will amount to from $300 to $500. Crew and passengers all safe. Neither boat nor flat damaged." ; . The Cape Fear arrived here late yesterday evening. . Capt. Tomlin son, who came down on the steamer, says that about one hundred bales were damaged by fire, and that the loss will probably exceed $1,000. There was insurance upon the cargo to the amount of $8,000. . He was un able to tell how the fire originated j Gemmed with Pearls . , A mouth gemmed with pearls . flashes radiance every time it opens. The contrast between tbe ruby of lovely lips and the pearly teeth they enclose has winged the fancy of many a poet. SOZODONT, fair oner, is the thing that most contributes to adorn the feminine mouth. It is pure, it is aromatic, it retains the natural color of teeth incrusled .with yellow tartar. No gritty or other objectionable ingredient contaminates it; 'Us odor is balmy, and its purifying operation tnorougn. . i Return - of tbe Presidential Party The case of Clrele Ponblo, the rnban Appointment-; Government ' Receipts --Tho Butler . Goarde of South Carolina. ' - f Br TeteKrapfl to the Homing Star.J Washington, Sept. 18. The President and party; consisting of himself and Mrs, Cleveand. Secretary Bayard, Col. and Mrs. Latnont, arrived in Washington from Philadelphia about 3 o'clock this morning in the special cir of President Roberts of the Pennsylvania railroad. The President and Mrs. Cleveland went to tho White House, where they remained until -the afternoon, when they drove out to Oak View,, They were much fatigued from their constant round of receptions, though highly delighted with ; the trip. They regarded the celebration as a complete suc cess and great demonstration, and have nothing but praise for their reception while in the Quaker City. 1 s: Secretary Bayard said to-night that ne did not believe any international compli cation could result from tbe .conviction of Cirele Poublo by the Cuban authorities. Poublo was a Cuban who returned to that island immediately after, obtaining i his naturalization papers, and was arrested for insurrectionary conduct during tbe admin istration of President Arthur. His case had been diligently watched under direc tion of the Department of State, by the U. 8. Consul General to Cuba. He had excellent counsel, and all the United 8tates could do was to see that he obtained justice under the laws of Spain. ' Wabhihgtok, Sept. 19. Van. V. Gun. nison has been appointed U. S. Shipping Commissioner at Mobile, Ala., vice Paul Bavissis, resigned. t ' - Government receipts so far this month exceed expenditures by $16,278,280. A deduction from this sum must be made, however, on account of bonds purchased, which do not appear in the statements un til the end of the moth. j Washington,' 8ept. 19. The Butler Guards, of Greenville, S. C, are in . the city for a few days, on their way home from . Philadelphia. They were tendered and accepted the use of the National Rifles' armory during their stay. The day was spent in sight-seeing, and they called in a body on Acting Secretary Thompson, of tbe Treasury Department. . Washington, 8ept. 21. Total offerings of bonds to the Treasury for purchase to day $1,370,300; total purchases. $1,065 800, at prices ranging from 107.90 1 to 1.08, ' A delegation of Texans, composed of Representatives Crain and Saycrs, Judge Terrell, ex-Judge Robertson. Mayor Spen cer and M. . Kliberg, accompanied by Major Chalmers and Fish Auditor Cheno wortb , called upon the President to-day to urue -the appointment of Judge A. H. Willis, of Texas, to the vacant placa on the Supreme Court bench. j The light offerings cf bonds to-day" was a disagreeable surprise to the Treasury officials Acting Secretary Thompson said that while the amount of bonds offered was not as large as he had expected, still the prices asked were generally reasonable. Touching the future policy of the Depart ment with reference to bond purchases. Secretary Thompson said that it would be. improper to make any statement in advance. If there should be a change in the present policy it would be known only by the action of the Treasury, and not by means of any preliminary statement of its inten tions For this reason he declined to say whether it is his intention to extend the system of purchases to four per cent, bonds, or to ask proposals for selling lump turns of tenor fifteen million four and one balf per cents to the government to supply the requirements of the sinking fund. These anu all other plans that- had been suggested for the relief of the money market, had. he said, been carefully con sidered, but no decision had yet been reached . When it is it will, as already s'ated, be announced to the public only through tbe action of the Department. Before and after to day's purchases tbe acting Secretary consulted with the Presi dent who is taking an active interest in the financial situation. . i, The Wall Mreet paper, called the Indi cator, publishes a number of questions, which it calls upon acting Secretary Thompson, of the Treasury, to answer, imply ing that the Secretary has some con nexion with A. E Bateman, of the New York Htm of Green & Bateman, which is prominently associated with the bear cam paign, and that the latter has quietly dic tated the purchase of bonds, etc. While the charge is indirect, it is made in a covert way tbat seems to mean a great deal. Sec retary Thompson, when spoken to by a Star reporter on the subject, replied that he didn't know Bateman, and had never eetn him in bis life that he was aware of. AEif YORK. DIeetlns of Telegraphers and Linemen The Condemned Anarchists Want tbe Help of the Central Labor Union A Well Known Banking Firm Gone Into Liquidation New Regu lations of the Cottoa Exchange, j New York, September 18. A mais meeting of telegraphers, linemen.and others eogaeed in electrical pursuits, was held this afternoon at the Masonic Temple. About twe hundred delegates were present. Henry George. Dr. McGlynn, Frank Ferrall and Louis F. Post were present, and urged the support of the United Labor party's ticket. A number of resolutions were introduced in sympathy with the wage-working masses, which were announced as adopted while a general stampede of the meeting was taking place. j - gNEW York, September 19. George A. Schilling, of Chicago, was present at the Central Labor Union's meeting to-day and was desirous of presenting the case of the condemned Anarchists to that body, with the view of enlisting the Union's labors in behalf of the convicted, but internal dis putes prevented tbe visitor from carrying out his mission. The schism between the Progressive Labor Party (Socialists), and the Henry George people broke out and caused a groat uproar, and the meeting ad journed without offering a chance to Schil ling to be heard. Mr. Schilling afterwards said that he was not discouraged by the rumpus, as he had been assured that all the delegates were in accordance with his mis sion that of "obtaining justice for. our friends in Chicago." j New York, Sept. 19 -rThewell known banking firm of Prince & Whitely, ot which the late William R. Travers was special partner, went into liquidation to day, iu order that the Travers estate might' receive is interest in tne business. Mr. Whitely said that as the firm's business extend alls over the world, it would take sometime to fix it up, and he was not prepared to say anything definite about the firm's future. New York. Sept. 19. -y-A ballot taken at the Cotton Exchange to-day, relative to the change in the by-laws regarding the in spection of cotton, the transfer of ware house receipts and warehousemen's bonds, resulted in the adoption of the new rules. THE rRESlDENT.- j Will Leave on Friday of Next Week . tor his Western and Southern Tour. - By Telegraph to tbe Horning Star. '. Washington, Sept. 21. The President and Mrs. Cleveland will leave Washington next week (Friday) for an absence of three weeks in the West and South. They will be accompanied by no officials, the other members of the party being the President's Private Secretary. Col. Lamont, two per sonal friends of the President. Mr. Wilson S. Bisset, of Buffalo, his former law part ner, and Dr. Joseph D. Bryant; of New York, who was a member of his military staff while Governor. - . l)IIIO. Colored Pupils Demand Admittance to the Schools for Whites. , , IBv Telegraph to the Xornlnc 8tar.i Cincinnati, Sept. 21 .The operation of the law of last winter, which repealed the statute authorizing the establishment of separate schools for colored pupils, is pro ducing friction in , many places At Ox ford, Ohio, the colored pupils nearly all deserted their own school and applied for admission . to a white school. . A publie meeting was held apd the school board was asked to order the colored pupils to their own school. The Board complied with the request, and the colored people propose to apply for a mandamus. At Yellow Springs the School Board has ordered the Schools closed indefinitely, or until the Legislature can meet and;take some action At Ripley Ohio, a suit in mandamus has been en tered to compel the school hoarri t Brim I I nnlnnul nnnilg """" . ' ! :: . - : ,H- iAXXUO X Ul'DfiTltlv,. The Democracy Turning Out In Force no I Nominate a State Tlcket-Tbe i Nominees and the Platform. - i By Telerraph to the Horning SUr.l i ; Worcester, Mass., Sept. 20. The day opened bright and pleasant, and at an early hour I the politicians were astir, and the Massachusetts Democrats invaded the hotel corridors.. Every train was loaded with delegates, who repaired, npon their arrival, to the Bay State House, where an informal gathering -occurred in the corridors. - All wore ribbons bearing the name and picture of their favorite, and it was noticablethat the Lovering colors predominated. The Russell men held a meeting in the hall op posite and selected tellers. . The ticket till undoubtedly be headed by Henry B. Lovering, with Walter E. Cutting for the second place. The Russell men propose to have a contest, but the in dications point strongly in favor of the Lynn Congressman. . The Convention will be the largest that bad ever been held in this city, as the dele gates present number fully thirteen hun dred. At 11.30 Chairman P. A. Collins, of the State Central Committee, with Secretary Alger ascended the platform in Mechanics' Hall, and the Convention was called to or der by Mr. Collins. .Secretary Alger read the call, after which a temporary organiza tion was effected with Mr. P. A. Collins as chairman, and Mr. Alpheus B. Alger sec retary, Committees were appointed and the Committee on Permanent Organization reported as follows: Chairman, Jonas H. French, of Gloucester; Secretaries, A. B. Aleer, P. J. Donovan, of Boston, and P. J. Kennedy, of i Holyoke. Chairman Col lins then appointed a committee to escort Mr. French to the platform. He was re ceived with great applause and addressed the Convention.! At; the conclusion of Mr. French's re marks, the report of the committee on Cre dentials was received. Senator Rhodes then nominated H. B. Lovering for Governor, and E. A. Alvord nominated E. R Russell. An informal ballot was then ordered, which resulted as follows: Whole number 1,010; neceseary for a choice, 601; Lovering, 638; Russell, 363. 1 The ballot was declared formal, and Mr.Lovering was announced as the nominee unanimously. Adjourned to 2 15 p m. The committee on the balance of the ticket reported as follows: Lieut. Governor, Walter E. Cutting, of Pittsfield; Secretary of State, John F. Murphy, of Lowell; Treasurer, Henry C. Thatcher, of Yarmouth; Attorney General, John W. Corcoran, of Clinton; Auditor, Wm. F. Cook, of Springfield. The report was received and the above ticket unanimously carried. After a short debate the resolutions were unanimously adopted as follows : First. The Democrats of Massachusetts in Convention assembled, congratulate their fellow countrymen that under the adminis tration of a Democratic President peace, concord and fraternity have been restored and prevail throughout tbe land; that the rights of every citizen under the national laws : are sacredly maintained without regard to race, creed or color; that an economical, honest and wise finan cial policy has advanced the credit of the country at home and abroad, and notwith standing the accumulation in the national treasury of the vast surplus revenue, has thus far warded off a financial crisis; that millions of acres of pnblic lands, recklessly granted to corporate monopolies, have been restored to the people; that the constitution and union have again become the pride of every American and recognized as the sources of individual liberty ' and national progress, prosperity and honor; and.finally, : that we are blessed in ' having a national ) President who knows "no north, no south, no east, no west, out aiscnarges tne auties . of his exalted station in strict conformity ..: i i . i iu cuuBiuuuuu auu laws anu wiiu an un swerving fidelity to his convictions of what is right and for the best interests of the .whole people, i (second. As Democrats we return our ! thanks to the President for his adherence : to the promises and pledges made on his I behalf before the election, for his fidelity : to me principles enunciatea Dy tbe con - vention that placed him in nomination. ; and for demonstrating the wisdom of those principles when applied -to the practical administration of the government. As citizene we give him our thanks for an ; honest and economical administration, na , tional in spirit, strong and vigorous in se ction in fine, an administration which has enhanced the honor and dignity of the nation, renewed our faith in tbe capacity of ; a free people for self-gavernment and added ; new lustre to the name of American citi zen. As Democrats and citizens we pledge to him and to his administration our un qualified support. j. Third. It being an unquestioned prin ciple that the business of the government should be conducted with the same care as . personal business matters, therefore we I believe that no business can be successfully Carried on unless those engaged in its pros ecution act in harmony; we believe that no j business man would employ or retain in his employ any person who was known jto be in tbe interest of a rival who depreci ated his business capacity, undermined his credit or disclosed his secrets. We believe no administration of government can be 'successful unless those who are entrusted jwith the execution of its affairs are inter ested in its success, approve of its policy and believe in its principles. We believe all important offices in the civil service should be filled by competent persons in political sympathy . with the administra tion; i that all other offices not .representative in character, should be filled iby persons selected for their fitness, ca pacity and integrity; that the dispensing iof patronage should neither be a tax upon ;the time of our publie men nor the instru ment of their ambition; we believe that no officer should be retained in the public ser ivice who has shown himself an offensive partisan, and we think a sense of propriety to the administration of which they are a part requires federal office-holders, repre senting the administration in this State, to discharge from public service any of their subordinates against whom charges of of fensive partisanship can be substantiated. 1 Fourth, We believe that the power of Congress to tax the people is limited by the jConstitution to the requirements of tho 'government; that any system of taxation jwhich produces revenue beyond that is : unwise and dangerous; it throws unneces sary burdens on the people and enhances the cost of living; it encourages needless and extravagrant appropriations by Con 'gress, ; and by withdrawing from general circulation money that should be actively employed, and embarrasses trade, and may jbe the cause of a disastrous financial caisis. j We do not advocate free trade, but favor sand desire a revision of the present unjust and burdensome tariff laws. We heartily approve of the following recommendation ,of the President:! "Our increasing and un ;neces8ary surplus should be released to the ' people by an amendment to our revenue ilaws, which shall cheapen the price of the necessaries of life and give freer entrance to sueh imported materials as may j be manufactured Into mar ' ketable commodities." We believe the f income derived by the government from the I internal revenue tax should be applied to the discharge of the burdens imposed on I the people by the late war. ; Fifth. We cordially approve of those acta of Congress which forbid the importa tion of contract labor and require the re turn of disreputable, vicious and criminal persons. But we welcome the honest and industrious immigrant, who comes with an intent to secure for himself and children a Usm6 Pl&C ot .ntago from despo . The sixth plank extends sympathy to people of Ireland. The seventh demands ,Khwnt0lhe P0,11 ta in the State. Eighth. We acknowledge our obligations to the wage-earners, and pledge to them our earnest efforts in procuring such legis lation as will best promote their interests. We cordially approve of a legislative act making Labor Day a legal holiday and commend iu general observance. i m m : Bucklen's Arnica Salve, i Thb Best Salvb in the-world for Cuts, Braises, Sores Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, better, Chapped taind Mlblains' - CornsY anSPail Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is gua ranteed to give Perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box For sale by W. H. Green & , v Rev. Charles H. Wyche, at tending a theological course at Vanderbilt IJniversity, is extremely sick with typho flll1 'S.1? at Ripley, Tenn., as we learn - i UH Ashevilln a last two weeks there have Jl ln e from Hickory. N. C. to SicZ , points twenty thousand donKd oth dried blackberries. It i "L orth of there will hnnr 1 V" 8tlnuted tv." dollars' worth oT dried Tuli xiiCKory during the next three i raonibg641 .. . f Hillsboro Observer; Las tu day while Mr. JohnK. Huer Ve nding in the nuhlif - - w vuu a lew ' mil ' o from his horse's head Thl ia it call a narrow escape. Hunte h&l e ought to be very careful with their g" Greensboro Workman have, from Rev. A R. More Ve of the Yadkin College High ScLM ' count, of a very severe storm whirl, &a Sc red at the college on Thursdnv 0tCUr last. ! We quote from the aS CVeDi8 college was unroofed, and as rn, wagon load of tin and ehctuhins r ,aa 11 a uiBwiace oi one hunlr.f " from thn hnilHin o.k..i """'TlO Var.L from the building. School was at me time, nut, fortunately m.V '10D hurt beyond the effects of fright " Wss -Concord Times: Bisbo,, k0 is a man of great intellectual noi, 1 presents the truth in an abl 0Z ' ani striking manner. He is very'mul," &0i -orator, though his sermons were ru? an practical. Rev. R. w. pJ has accepted a call to the pastoral hft Lutheran church of HumphyXro i, c will eave for his new field on the 27?i, He will preach his farewell sermon ' 'm1' fourth Sunday of this month to hia Z ht gatidn at St. John's. Rev. S f whol! has been chosen to aerve th Johri's people and accepted, will be nrL V on that occasion. prcse, Durham liecorder: a Qto case coming under our personal olL,,! tion is that of Mrs. Eliza IUuki y V Orange. She inherits property at V death, that is, an old uncle of hers left b during her life a tract of land, ai d u death it was to go to a nephew, she , n her-fe estate for a nominal sum and sZ thereafter the nephew died. By his she was the only living heir, but bv sale feho will have no control of the C until after she dies. This change of ',,. tune has crazed the old woman ami li goes from town to country telline m2 that her signature to the deed was a W gery, and asking help. Monroe-Enquirer-Express: Ve learn of an act of heroism on the part of son of Capt. Steele, which deserves mil mention and recognition. John WUml the fireman of the engine, for some par' pose had to descend into the well, where he was overcome by the foul air aWd to all appearance became a dead manJ?o or on the premises would descend into tbc well for the purpose of putting a root around the negro, until Mr. Will Steele came up, when he at once volunteered his services. He performed the daring fC5! successfully, and was gratified to see the negro drawn out and restored to conscious nessj A few moments more of delay would have been fatal to him, as life wts almost extinct when he was brought out. ; Henderson Gold Leaf: MrJ, Boston Clark, who live3 a few miles from towD, had a barn of tobacco burned last week, i We have never seen a prettier tobacco crop on the hill, or witnessed more gratifying results in curing. The crop will be a fine one throughout this section. At the recent session of Orange Prcsbjterv held at Cross Roads Church, Alamance county; Rev. Charles D. Price, of Rich mond, IYa., was licensed to preach find placed in charge of the churches at War- rentoB,! Littleton and Wcldon. Mr. John H. Hester, living six or seven miles this sjde of Clarksville, fell from the top of a barh some two weeks ago and fractured his shoulder blade and several ribs. A! last accounts his condition was precarious, having sustained, it was feared, some inter nal injury. jliumberton liobesonianl After all the crops are not what was expected. There will probably be a fair average crop of corn! and cotton realized, but nolhing like what was expected at oue lime. The pea crop will be almost a failure. CaptJ O. H. Blocker, of Maxton, was in town last Friday and made us a very picas ant call. He has just returned from an extended tour all over the Eastern, Middle and Northeastern States, spending three or four weeks in the State of Michigan, and it is his deliberate opinion that a person can live easier in North Carolina than any other place he has seen. We are pained to learn at the hour of going to press of the death of Prof. J. C. Mclntyre, the phren ologist,! which occurred at his home in Back! Swamp township at 7 p. m. list Monday, 19th inst., of typho-malarial fe ver.. ! , Charlotte Chronicle: A negro named George. Abel was yesterday scut to jail in Shelby, under default of a $200 bond, for thro wing a rock at a passenger train on the Air Line road. - It is said that the schedule of the new "cannon ball" tram will make the trip between Charlotte and Atlanta in seven hours. A hi; shipment of gold was made by the asesy office in this city yesterday. Capt. Waring, superintendent of the mint, says that the Bhipment amounted to $35,896.60, and rep resented two weeks work at the assay of fice. There is something of a revival in the 1 gold mining interests of Gaston county and prospectors are looking about Bharply, The most notable of these mines are the King's Mountain, Duffle and Rhodes. The King's Mountain is near the college ! of the same name. The mill has 40 sumps, and a yield of $750,000 is at tributed to this mine. The Dnfiie mine is near Mount Holly, it has been worked to a depth of 150 feet; a large body of sulpbur ettsis found in this mine, assaying $3.79 to f47.37. : C Raleigh News-Observer : The Supreme Court meets next Monday. One hundredand eighty-three appeals includ-, ing old ones had been docketed and 29 applications for license to practice law had been registered up to yesterday. Go" vernor Scales, with his staff, returned ves terday morning from the centennial cele bration of the adoption of the American Constitution. The escort, the Fayetteville Independent Light infantry, did not i& turn with the Governor, but remained in the city one day longer. We aw pleased to learn that through the courtesy of Senator Ransom, the authorities of tne Smithsonian Institute have offered to sir Frank L. Fuller, son of our townsman to!. Tom Fuller, a position as assistant in e Denartment of Tt.hnlnuv. Geology Mineralogy in that Institution. - r six hundred depositors with actual depots reaching nearly $30,000 indicate that w Raleigh Sauings Bank is something ot successl It is now in its fourth monta- The Rev. Dr. F. H. Johnston, oi Winston, who has recently been appoints Evangelist of Orange Presbytery, 8 moved his family to this city, and w'lllB future make Raleigh his borne. Raleigh News-Observer: The Durham graded school opened with pupils. We trust Gov. Fitzhugn will earnestly consider the wish our ps' have exDressed to see him at our State Durham yesterdAy decided in L affirmative the question of sutscriw $50,000 to the extension of the EicbnrtW and Mecklenburg (Va.) railroad. (W"" known to us as the Clarksville road) Oxford to its own gates. Ir,, f ders Pickett, of Durham, a gfadu,sleh!l Wake Forest College, has connected serf with the editorial Btaff of the gressive Farmer of this city. - Aat tleman from Johnston county rcP?Il9J, burglarlzing operations have again w menced in that county, to the aisg nrl nnpasincsa ' nt tha anCM ClllK i Mr- i- h A- few idavs aco the house ot Hinnant. of Selma. was broken into anu quantity of provisions and property sto It is supposed that another gang n8 organized ana commenced at the J. UO new uuuviuts were iw"'- ni. . i TonrlnrCOUBlJ- Yesterday two very comprehensive , hibits of the State's resources were snu'i o by . Immigration Agent Patrick; Pottsdam, New York, and one to J son. Ohio An examination suj jtf each exhibit contained about 112 m s n i rra f nr ined about liz d iueral. 56 of crystal precious stones, 12 or oaK ac 0f peas. 20 of corn, 9 of wheat, hund.rreat medicinal herbs and roots, graces bk variety, rice, figs and cotton in fu" s Gfl, native wines, an exhibit of silk, w . , den leaf North Carolina tobacco, j an series of views of the fishing in,dus"ycoBv State, t The exhibits arenicely anu pactly arranged.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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