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TiigrWeekly. Star. 1 1 rUBLISHED AT JIINGTON N. C AT YEAHi IN ADVANCE. i esgggSSSSSSSSSSSg -" ggSggS2S8S88S88SS : ! 88888888888888888 r" SSSSSSo88S88S3888 : . SS8S8SS8S8S88888S ' SSSSS8SS8S8888888 gSg8SSS8S88888S jjj gS8SSSSSS8S83S88 i a o -. C v i : : s : : : : J : : s : ".":( . The Weekly Star . i - i - -i . . . , - !: .' . . - - - j V ..." .. - i - .4 &r .. J .': . j . -' S j - ' j - . . - . . ' ' . - ' .-- . r. ; - 1- ? - .'. ----- . .j; VOL, XVIII. I . I WILMINGrTON, Ni C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28; 1887. 1 T NO. 51 - - j I - " " """"s1WswsWbb Mr." I SOUTHPORT. FATAL COLLISION 1 1 I n.wrv3Trv j Jt't--;'! :.:.- -r,J.-'';l-: : r .' , ... - . . , irnti-rcci at the Post Office attWUmtngton, N. C, 1U as Second Class Matter.1 . ' "l ltSCRirTION TRICE. the Weekly Tnc subscription price of jjTAK is :lf follows : ( n monius. 3 months " " $1.00 .CO .30 Ict rjEltAL AND PARTICCLAB. jl'Iis able' an highly esteemed LjDu'.iburg Ncics, has another reply to tin' Stah. We can assure it that the Star never once thought, of the JYeiM wlicn 'l referred to certain ex ponents f f particular views and ap plUl somo uncomplimentary epi -tllet f. Tkc particular instances are not r'Ctllel by us, but they were not itiwmleil for the Neios or any paper in teliiirently and fairly conducted. The ppetcltis of ! demagogues and the absurd statements or arguments of some 'pspers now and then so annoy us tliat we are driven into descrip t'ifeuitlii'lf. The Stab has entire respect for those who differ from it on question- of Federal or State policy. It believes that the parties as now constituted contain so many discordant elements that it would be a most fortunate event if .they could be reconducted and parties be fbrmea ou principles, and not upon mere expediency. So long aa the n'egro is Used by the Republicans as either a fire-brand or a factor in po lltie! contests, there can be only one course open for the white people the "er.iiine representatives of the Aryan race to pursue, to take care Of home government, and to unite in federal elections in keeping out of power, as we believe in our soul, the most dangerortv veuai, unprincipled party that has flourished in the nine teenth-century. The Star has never claimed for itself impeccabilit'. It has very decided conviction.-, and these it urgrs an.J upboli.M-.wita sincere ar dor, but it i?ivcs ethers to judge for themselves It presents its opinions and they cih b accepted or rejected by its readers. If they are right opinions, based ou reason, fact, ex perience, then they ought to prevail; if unsound and unwise, and unsus-taint-J by argument, let them be re jected. A paper must have opinions, or it is without a mission. Its early death should be. (lesired. It is in the way of better papers. The Stab has long held the views on economic questions which it has presented from time to time. While it be lieves in their correctness, else it wonid not uphold them", it has never thought of questioning the honesty! or rights of others! tbat hold opposite: views. It has sonsbt to fieht what it considered error by presenting the' truth. . ' ) Our esteemed Lynchburg contem porary has some' opinions with which wo are r.ot agreed. It believes in! Protection, we think, and in the abo- ferently, through different media and irom opposing Btaadmg.points, but both have entire respect for each other and concede the fullest right to held particular views in all char ity. . ; - " " .. ti The Stab, must return its hearty thanks for the most flattering notice it has probably ever reoeived in the thousand that have fallen to its lot. While we feel how undeserving the praise we are none the less profound ly grateful. If not to "our faults ex. ceeding blind," it is surely to our supposed virtues "very kind." 1 S The Stab adds, that with Mr. Car lisle, it has been willing to allow a repeal of the 8 cts. per pound tax on chewing and smoking tobacoo if it should become positively necessary to make this surrender in order to placate that marplot, Randall, and thereby secure a severe reduction jof the enormous tax on the commodities of life and have many of them put on the free list. Bat the Stab be lieves that itls unfortunate if J such a surrender or sacrifice has to be made. It believes that there is1 great need of the 135,000,000 derived from a tax not one cent of which is paid by the raisers of tobacco. It be lieves that it is better to retain the Internal tax, change the plan of col-, lecting, and make the needed reduc tion by cutting down the unbeara ble and absurd War Tariff. Bnt we are done. ' REST. How fortunate it is for the human' family that the Maker of men set apart a day of rest. On the seventh day the toils of a struggling, busy life are to cease and man shall rest. It is a most wise and humane ar rangement. We remember to have heard a wagoner say thirty or forty years ago that he always stopped on Sunday when out, on, the road haul ing from Petersburg, Va., to the North Carolina merchants of Gran ville, Orange, etc. He said he could make more distance in six days by resting on the seventh day than by working without cessation. He knew this because other wagoners were less regardful of God's law and had less of pity for beasts, and they ww wit . v FAITHFUL PARTY . PCRIiIG LANDS. it has been very gratifying to the Stab to see how much Secretary La mar has accomplished in bis Depart ment of the It terior m the way of restoring the public lands to the pro per owner and opening them up to regular settlers, Land Commissioner Sparks in his j nnnual report to the Secretary of the Interior states that since 4th March, 1885, when Presi dent Cleveland took the official oatb, there have bee i reclaimed 31,824,481 acres. This would make several States as large as North Carolina. These lands, for the most part, have been taken from the railroad com panies. It is well for the country that the Democratic party has charge. Under the Republican party , of plunder and waste the public lands were fooled 4' away in a most shameful and jensarable way. The fact is the Republican party deserves to be regarded as a great criminal to be punished for its: want of honesty and fidelity to a public trust, and for its wantonness in allowing grabbers, big and little, to seize upon the do main and by fulse entries and other devices literally rob the people of their heritage. The Commissioner says in his report: j . "Bold, ieckleei i and gigantic schemes to rob the government of its lands have been discovered and exposed in every 8tate and Territory containing public lands, and 1 think I can truthfully say in every land district and county which a SDecial agent has visited. Systematic efforts to mislead and corrupt entry men, in order that they might become instruments in frauding the government, have been resorted to. Men of intelligence and high standing in the community, in many instances millionaires, were the leaders in these unlawful transac tions. Over G.000 cases have been dis covered wherein perjury or subornation of perjury was committed." A B It was only IG DEM AN D. yesterday that we re- co, cigars. lition of the lax. bacc otb. 8 for a moment fltyorthe right ne abilities. I on spirits, beer, to-i wines, &c. We oppose. iJut it has never occurred to to question the hon-i of the News; or its believes that the publican party, as it has in the jpast, still, favors the retention of the internal tax. "vc have 83id that to ,way. Wo know that eome of the leading Massachusetts political pa pers regarded the deliverance of the Republican platform as favoring the piping out of the Internal tax. We nave again and again seen opinions from the Republican press and speak ers favoring the1 abolition of Ihe In ternal system, iind they were frank enough to admit that it was done for me purpose 6t getting rid of the Tariff apitat.irJn ind t.n ttlin "t.ha ree Traders,' j as they are! always Pleased to characterize the Tariff re formers. - '.- j ' j if the Republicans favor the retention of the needed tax', as the News insists is jlho case, it shows that they are wiserjin this particular than tlhat portion ot the Democratic party: Which is bo clamorous for "free chaws" and free apple-jack.1 So dol- be paid to the Federal!; long as the interest on1 !ng as hundreds of millions of lars remain tq pensioners; so the vast NatiUal war debt is to be lt would travel every day. He j made quicker, trips than they could make. In a money making age like ours lt is well for, society at large that God did appoint one day in seven for rest. The love of train is con- . i - - suming, and in no country or age was the craze for money getting ever so strained and insatiable as in our otfn. i If there was no law to restrain men there are tens of thousands who would toil on night and day without ceasing, and at last lie down with their gains around them like the very beasts that perish. Avarice is the curse of civilization. It was not money itself but the love of it that was declared to be "a root" of evil. The man who yields himself up to the desire of money making and makes that the sole aim in life is con trolled by a maBter who 18 more tyrannous than the most cruel despot. He is in a bondage such, as the Is raelites in Egypt never knew. He is in" a slavery such-as the world nev er saw. Spenser with his own fine touch has given us a description in the "Fairy Queen" of "greedy Ava rice," who ! "For his wicked pelf his Ood he made And unto Hell himselfe for money sold." In the face of his gains he was un satisfied. "He led a wretched life" in spite of it, is the statement of the poet. . . : A day of rest is indeed a great blessing to the race. It comes in regularly at recurring ' short periods to give men an opportunity jto do good, to think of the immortal part, to worship the King, immortal, eter nal and invisible, and to recuperate the over-taxed energies of body and mind. " . j I . The Sabbath of the Lord, what a precious boon to the tempest tossed, anxious, feverish children of men ! If there is bread; in the house all may thank God for such a day, when the busy wheels of indus try cease, the placeB of business are closed, home life is enjoyed! by the men struggling with carkmg cares and grasping after alluring fortune, and sweet rest comes to the wearied limbs and untaxed brain. There is tin awift haste on this day. and men and women go up to the House of God to offer to Him the homage of grateful and adoring hearts. "'Tis pleasant from the loop holes of re treat to look on such a world." Let us thank God for the Day of Rest. "For in six-day b the Lord made npAven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the Sev riaV? wherefore the Lord bless ed the Sabbath, Day and hallowed ceived a Raleigh paper containing the action of the State Democratic Executive Committee in the matter of the whisk jy, beer, cigar and to bacco tax. ! They have resolved as follows: j . "Resolved, That it is the sense of the Democratic State Executive Committee that the Internal Revenue Laws should be immediately repealed, and our Democratic members of Congress are requested to use their influence, as they have heretofore done, to have said laws repealed, and to se cure such modifications ot the tariff as will reduce the duties upon imports to such ex tent as will be possible, consistent with the economical administration of the Govern ment.", . : I . ' .- - A Committee will be sent to the Congress to urge upon Congressmen the immediate repeal of the much needed, reasonable and judicious tax. Will Congreus heed the appeal ? We venture the prophecy that if the men who desire o pacify and hold the thousand or no systematic, deliberate, pertinacious violators of law can get the tax on tobacco lifted it will be as much. So! far aa we have been able to ascertain the sentiment of Democrats in nfostof the States they are not anxious to get rid of the $120, 000,000 tax n whiskey, beer, fcc. so long as there i are a huge War Debt, and tremendous Pension Claims, aggregating now some $70, OOOlOOO a year and with ' an upward seamen's , Friend Society-Rev. Keller, tbe Chaplain. ' Reports having been circulated in this city prejudical toi the character of the Rev. D. C. Kelly, Chaplain, of the Seamen's Friend Society of this port.and such reports having reached the ears of the, Executive Committee of the Society, a meeting of the Board was held on the 4th day of October, to which Mr. Kelly was summoned and at the Same meeting a committee! was appointed to. investigate the charges. ." V ' ' t -" . . The following is the report of this committee of investigation, made at the last meeting of the Board; " To the Executive Committee of the Sea men's Friend Society of the Port of Wilmington, N. C: t GrKNTLBMBN The committee ap pointed to investigate the charges of immorality aeainst the Chaplain. Rev. D. C. Kelly, respectfully report ' tnau xney nave carefully and thor- ougmy silted tne matter and can find no I substantial ground ior. tne- cnatjre. ' w e , are ' inclined to the opinion that the whole matter was started by parties who are unfriendly to the Seamen's Home and to the work the Society has been endeavoring to accomplish in breaking up the practice of enticing sailors to desert and remain hidden away in certain places in this city. We trace the beginning of the report to one colored woman who is unable, or has failed, to establish her eharge to the satisfaction of your committee. And we, therefore, recommend that the Chaplain, Rev. D. C. Kelly, have your moral support and confidence in tneworKfie is doing under the So ciety. Kespectfully submitted, w. Oldham, Ch'in, Geo. R. Freitch, Jr. I Committee. ne report of tne committee was unanimously adopted and ordered spread upon the minutes of the So ciety. ; Tbe Rice Crop In tne United States. We herewith present statistical data in regard to the production of rice in the United States, together with the movement of same to 15th inst. j The acreage planted this year was about the same as last; but owing to deteriorating causes in growth, har vesting and milling, there is a mark ed diminishment of yield; and n comparison with the previous crop, Louisiana produces but about 67 .100; Georgia 77j .100; South Carolina 91 .100; North Carolina 93 .100. Messrs. Dan Talniage's Sons estimate the total crop at 453,000 bbls.; which combined with 25,000 bbls., stock on hand Sep tember 1st, gave visible supply for present year of 478,000 bbls., against 715,000 bbls., 1886. ! The sales of New Crop thus far, have been' 150,000 bbls., against. 68,000 bbls., in 1886. This amount refers only to,the outward movement of the New Crop; and unless combined with the stock of Old Crop at dis tributing centres.'does not; show the actual distribution for consumption. The total to date for each of the re; spective yjsars is 165,000 barrels this year, against 145,000 barrels last year. Deducting these two amounts from the total stock and crop, leaves a vis ible supply, first hands, 15th inst., 313,000 barrels, against 575,000 barrels nossibircontiencv 80D' At,anla' Qa Pinfuy uiaed; Miss E?J JkJSS Mary and Mamie Erwin and Willie Er wii for its whole length ofiheTUie N C.. bruisod. and Phil ; from one to two feet o.t " " k J." l!' , ."'I in 1886. I tendency, td Internal tax be met Wipe out the and the Government is forced to rely upon the heavy tax on all foreign goods for the necessa ry revenue: to If this is not upon which what is it? meet its obligations. Bawing off the limb you are sitting then If the Congress were. asked to change the plan of collect ing the Internal tax and to abolish the tax . on chewing and smoking tobacco there would be a good chance of s access. But to ask the Congress to wipe out $120,000,000 tax on injurious, corrupting, useless luxuries, is to ask for just what will not be granted and ought not to be granted. The goods pledged will not be delivered. Mark it. The Democratic party of the Union asks for on'such legislation as that. The attorneys for the Anarchists base their application entirely upon ... .. i, ' t. -i constitutional grounds, jdui, au. Pryor and J Mr. Tucker are Virgin ians, and of the Democratic school that regards the Constitution as no t a wisp of str iw or a rope of sand. It will not surprise us if the Supreme Court should grant the writ of error, although the bloody Anarchists are richly deserving of death and with out benefit of clergy. met annually i so long as the1 immense w?r debt itself remains, or dne dollar 01 it, there is need of all the taxes on tto luxuries, many of whicli are need-; ,e8a and are hurtful, and 'should be retained. This is what jthe Stab preaches, ii holds more:' that the hest system is the direct system. This Mr. J. R. Tucker's opinion. But e need not argue the point. The News and the Stab see.questions dif - Columbia, S. C, wants ex-President Davis and we would be glad to know that he is able to attend. Ra leigh seems to have preferred John Sherman. At any'rate, we have not heard that Mr. Davis was mvittd. It is announced that Loge Harris's crowd have ! invited The man who went to the V. S. Senate and into the tfAbinot. & nnh man andi is now a r , millionaire. Right Hon. Alexander J. Beres-ford-Hope was a warm friend of the Smith and stood manf ullv bv it in the great j rar. A . special to the World from London says : "So long as the struggle lasted his bouse in London wai one of the great meeting places or camping grounds at which Mr. Mason, Mr; TeLeoa. Captain Bulloch, Mr. Hotze and other Confederates assembled, He became chairman of the Southern In dependence ! Association of London, and ftAi- t.hn urn-render of Gen. Lee. in 1865. Mr. BareafordrHope was conspicuous for the delicacy aid generosity with which his purse was placed at the disposal of broken down Confederates who found their way in swarms to England. In only a few cases was recourse had to Mr. Beresford Hope's munificence, but it has since tran spired that it Was offered to Jefferson Dan vis ana J. r uenjamin, uuu utamucu mm thanks in both cases." The warm-hearted South should cherish his memory. He was born ia 1820, and was heir to $200,000 an nually. H owned the able and fa mous London Saturday Review. ' Miss Winnie Davis will be tender ed a grand reception at 'the Macon, Ga., Fair. Facts show that the crop is nearly 200,000 barrels short of trade require ments east of the Rocky Mountains; that the domestic in primary markets is below the cost of competing grades in foreign j that there is a marked shortage in crops which are, ordina rily, competitors with rice. j These several reasons are thought to clearly j indicate that there will be a high range of values throughout the season. Tne Burned Steamer. The fire in the cargo of the steamer Regulator burned fiercely all day and was still blazing last night. The ves sel is securely moored with chains on the west side of the river, opposite the Wilmington Compress, in a posi tion where there is no danger to ship ping or other property. j The estimated value of the Regula tor's cargo) is $50,000. It consisted of 937 bales of compressed cotton, j 370 casks spirits turpentine, 300 barrels rosin, 235 jbarrels tar, 75 barrels crude turpentine, 60 barrels pitch, 10 bar rels bulbfj, 60,000 shingles and 80,000 feet of luinber, and was fully covered by insurance. . j The agent of the line in this city, Mr. Smallbones, was unable to state the value of the Regulator or whether there was any insurance upon the vessel. She was about twenty years old and had been running to this port from New York since 1869. Capt. Ingram, her commander, suc ceeded inj saving the ship's papers, instruments and charts, and the crew saved nearly all their clothing and personal effects. J Capt. Ingram thinks the fire origin ated in the fire-room, but the cause could notj be ascertained. He was on board, just getting readyito retjje, when thel alarm was given, and with his crew made efforts to subdue the flames, but they had gained too much headway. A Vessel Sold by Auction. The German barque Albatros, her "apparel and f urniture," were sold by auction yesterday, oh account of the owner, by order of Messrs. E. Pes chau & Westermann. : The sale took place at Mr. Thos. Evans' ship yard, where the vessel was lying. S. Van Amringe, Esq., ; was the auctioneer. The sails, boats, hawsers, furniture, provisions, etc., were sold separately and were bid in by different parties. The hull of the vessel with anchors, was knocked down to Mr. Wmi L. Smith at $310. - j ; The Albatros arrived here last May in a damaged condition, "wiw top masts and sails carried away. She is an old vessel or about suu tons. -e MaaB4abBeB A BicKanl. ' Mr. Hewlett, who runs a seine on the beach at Masonboro, eaught fifty barrels of fat roe mullets at one haul last Friday. Our informant Bays that the scene was an exciting one when the seine was hauled. A school f of sharks caused a great many fish to escape by the jrents made by them in tne seine. I te Claims to consideration Ae a Rail road Termlnn. - , . , . Southport Oct.; 20, 1887. Editor Wilmington Star ; !.; Dear Sir Your "esteemed - con temporary," the Messenger, is rather hard on Southport, considering his professed friendship for j that "City by the Sea." He alleges that South port is not a suitable place for a rail road terminus, and asserts gravely that there is no more depth of water there than there is all the way up the river. He also compliments the very, able '.editor of the Fayetteville Observer, by intimating" that he can be made a fool of by Sam Sprite, who writes" "merry- nonsense"" over the signature of "J.'? ; t ' " Now it is evident that the writer in the Messenger is a shoal water sailor, who has been' accustomed to sail chips in frog ponds, and he will never succeed in convincing those who "go down to the sea in ships, and do busi ness upon mighty waters." For never while the Cape Fear river runs down to the ocean, will he get any man who understands the subject, to say that as much draft of water can be safely carried up the river,, as can come in, or go out over the bar, except m the that the river shall be dug out deeper tnan tne water on tne oar. Of course Southport would like to be the terminus of the C. F. & Y. V. R. R., but it wishes to assert its claim with due and becoming modesty. It will rejoice if Wlmington gets that road; will Wilmington do the same for Southport? The interests of the two places ought to be identical. Suppose Southport becomes a city will not Wilmington profit by it greatly? Does the principal city in the State want no outlying towns for feeders, for customers, and con sumers of her goods, wares and mer chandise. Nature has given to South port a magnificent harbor, safe and commodious, and situated in the ex act place where it is wanted for a convenient coaling station, and a shipping point for heavy articles, such as coal, iron ores, i marble, tim ber and many other productions of North Carolina that have not yet found a market. It is a new kind of commerce which is sought to be de veloped at Southport, and the State will be greatly benefited by its devel opment. But the shoal water writer in the Messenger thinks that the shores of the river at Southport descend grad ually, and are not fit for the loading of ships. Well, to explain this to his compre hension: It is expected that wharves, piers and docks will be constructed to suit the requirements of commerce. That is the usual manner of doing business in commercial towns. The banks of the river seem to the gen eral observer to be as well situated for the construction of terminal fa cilities as they are in other places. If, Mr. Editor, we can get a railroad terminus in the true sense of the word in North Carolina let us work together to do it. We have none now not one. Let us have a fair and friendly deal. And since Southport has no paper in which to set forth her claims to no tice, let Wilmington be generous, and her Star, which shines for, all and has not yet been put out, give us a trbance to do a little pardonable boasting, and say that our pilots, than whom there are none more skil ful, assert boldly that they could safely have carried 21 feet to sea this morning, and 20 feet at almost any time during the last week. Let us, one and all, thank the ac complished engineers whose skill has produced this result, and look for ward with confidence to the time when we shall see vessels drawing 25 feet loading at our wharves. Yours truly, "Deep .Water." On tbe Atlantic Alr-Llne near Greer'e Station Two Killed and a Number . of Persons Woonded. - By Telegraph to tbe Morning Star. CHABLESfON S. C , Oct. 20 A frtight train from Spartanburg and a patsenper train from Atlanta ollHel at GrwrVj twelve miles east of Greenville, tbis morn ing. Both engineers were killed, atld tbe total killed and wounded U variously esti mated at from three ti ten. . Tbe Morgan! Rifles, of Spartanburg, were on tbe pas senger train returning worn Atlanta. Tbe collision occurred tbree miles west of Greer's, and was caused by the freight train,' notsiae-tracking at Ureer s to let ibe pu-i senger tram pass Tne paswnger train con sisted of nine coachts, aud p8aed Green ville four hours late. Both engines ware wrecked, also the postal, baggage and ex-i press cars of tbe passenger truiu, and tbe first three cars of tbe freight. Eugineer. tiaras ana uonauctor tu-avuie. of too ireignt train disappeared. A negro saw; them running through the woods Tbe killed are Mm, Ham p. McD -inneHi oi A8heville. Si. U.. and K)brt Ward, pas enger train engineer. The iajured are, J. B. Erwin, of Asheville, N- C. leg broken and bis other foot badly mashed; Ed. Ha rnett, fireman of the passenger train, arm amputated and badly scalded expected to die; J L. Webster. Columru. Ga , train man, right arm amputated and otherwise seriously injured; James Kinyon. Green ville. 8 C. S M Dykman and W. R. Wil son, Atlanta, Ga., painfully bruised; Misses ma, Philip Black, negro brakeman of the freight train, concussion of the brain very serious. 1 Atlanta, Ga , Oct. 20. The railroad accident at Greer's to-day was caused by a freight train running off scbedu'e time. Mrs. McDonnell, of Asheville, N 6 , and engineer B. P. Wall, are among tbe killed. Ten are said to be seriously wounded. What confederate Money Is Wortb. A dealer in rare coins, etc., in New York says: "The worth of Confederate money as a curiosity, like that of Continent al currency, bears no relation to its face value. The possessor of one of the very few Confederate silver half dollars struck off about the begin ning of the rebellion rates its value at $1,000. On the other hand, a Con federate $500 bill with a picture of Stonewall Jackson is worth just 25 cents. A $100 bill with the head of Mrs. Jefferson Davis can be bought for 50 cents. There is not a Confederate bill in existence, whatever its face value, worth more than $1. None of the State issues of the Confederacy reach $1 in value, although five and ten cent shinplasters of Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina bring 15 cents apiece among col lectors." .1 Cotton movement. The crop year receipts up to yes terday were 69,198 bales, against receipts of 43,073 bales to the same date last year; an increase of 26,135 bales. Receipts for the same week were 10,754 bales, against 8,864 bales the corresponding week last year. The stock in port is 29,159 bales; at same time last year, 20,764. Total ex ports since September 1st, 40,694 bales. Hied from bis Inj axles. A special dispatch to the Star from Raleigh, says that George B. Taylor, of Wayne county, who was run over by a railroad train at the Fair grounds Wednesday afternoon, died at St. John's hospital in Ral eigh, yesterday morning at half-past five o'clock, from the injuries he. re ceived. Mr. Taylor had both of his legs cut off above the knee. Personal. j The Elizabeth City Economist says: "Our Bertie friends had quite an im posing pageant of Masonic ceremo nial at the laying on Friday of the corner stone of the new court house in Windsor. C. H. Robinson of Wil mington, Grand Master of the Masonic Order in North Carolina, was present and delivered an address. AFTER THE THIEVES. Arrest or n Female in Connection wltb the Fidelity Bank, Cincinnati, Swindle Otber Arrestato Follow. fBr Telegraph to the Horning Star.) Cincinnati. Oct 22. -Miss Josie Holmes, private secretary of E. L. Harper, in tbe Fidelity Bank, was arrested last night, by United States officers, in the north-bound railway train- at .-Hamilton. She was brought to this city at midnight and put in jaiL There is a belief that United States officers will make numerous Fidelity arrests.,, I Raleigh Recorder : Rev. Dr. 0. E. Taylor, President of Wake Forest College, was in New York on Saturday last to witness the departure of his brother. Rev. Dr. Geo. B Taylor, for his work in Rome. r The Church in Weldon, for so.many years a mission station, ia now, under Pastor Morton, the most liberal Church in the Tar River Association. ANOTHER DISASTER Twenty-six Passenger Iojured In a Railroad Wreck near Charleston, W. Va- By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Charleston, Oct. 20. Shortly before noon to-day the fast express on tbe Chesa peake & Onio Riilroad, consisting of six coaches going west, met with an accident, twelve miles below this city k in which twenty-six passengers were more or less in jured" None were killed outright, but several were seriously hurt. The railroad authorities sent to the city for surgical aid, and Doctors Henry, Tbompkins and Thomas left for the scene of the accident, reaching there within twenty minutes The accident was caused- by a defective switch, over which the engine, baggage, express and mail cars passed unharmed, but the three middle coaches, all well filled with passengers, were tbrown from the track 1 and two of them turned completely over I one turning twice. It is impossible at ibis time 8p m to learn the names and in juries of all who were injured. The following are a few of the sufferers:; William F. Simmons, New York, right forearm fractured and baby slightly bruaed;. Lew is Baker, colored, Columbus. Ohio,; badly bruised about tbe body and legs; O.f P. Watson. Tayloraville, Ky., concuss'onj of the brain and temporary paralybis;! John Kelly, Indianapolis, Ind , scalo cu',' wrist dislocated and shoulder bruised ; Mrs Catbarine Miller, New York city, head cuts and spine badly injured; Mrs. Miller wilt soon become a mother and it is feared byi the doctor that she will have great trouble W. F. Hiscock. Kansas, clavicle fractured.) head cut and leg bruised; Charles Jamea,' colored, this city, cut and bruised in the back and body; Dr. Wm. Fowler, of New York city, badly bruised about tbe spine and hip joint a metal flask Id his nip pocket embedded itself in his thigh; the doctor's wife had a foot mashed and bus tained painful bruises; Otto Levi, peddler!; New York city, badly bruised and injured internally; Gen. Robinson, tobacconist, Maysville, Ky., sustained painful biuises; Marion 8mith, U. S. Pension Agent. thiB city, was bruised on right hip and both legs; two passengers whose names were not learned, suffered with broken backs It was fortunate that the fire had gone out in the stoves or the less of life would have been great. No blame is attached to the employes, and the company is doing all in their power to care for tbe in jured.many of whom were able to continue their jour ney. Those who are worst hurt are at St. Albaus CHICAGO. Excitement Over Tbreatened Attempt to Release tbe Condemned Anar chism Tbe county Call Heavily Guarded, and tbe "Rede" Closely - Watched. t j f Chicago, Oct. 21. There was a good deal of excrement in the vicinity of the county jail about 7 o'clock last night, when thirty policemen marched into tbe main en trance of tbe Criminal Court building; fol lowed five minutes later by a detachment of eighteen more. It was not until nearly 11 o'clock that the secret underlying these strange movements of tbe police came out and then it was learned that nearly two, thirds of tbe entire force was being held ip reserve at the principal stations. The po lice learned yesterday through the secret service of the department that trouble was liable to come out of a mass meeting at Battery D, and that if there was a collision between the Reds and tbe police, the! for mer might attempt an assault on the jail. There was nothing tangible in the story, for there was no regular plan, so far as the secret service officers were able to ascer tain; only a sort of tacit understanding among tbe disciples of the condemned seven. When the news was communica ted to chief Ebersold he notified the Mayor, who in turn notified sheriff Mathson, and a council of war was held m the Mayor s of fice yesterday afternoon, when it was de cided that it would be good policy to take every precaution necessary to meet any emergency that might arise. j The crowd at Battery Dwas a restless one, as was apparent to any observer, al though fifty per cent, of the crowd could not understand English. It was a noticea ble fact that the English speeches: were more loudly applauded j than the German. There was a heavy detail of police pres ent. which was conatantlvlaugmented as the night wore on. The officers were massed against the west wall in a long platoon with Capt Buckley, Lieut. Laughler and Sergeant Gibbons at their head. Chief of Police Ebersold was also present in citi zen's dress. He mingled with the Anarch ists, and was not seen, with his subordr-. nates. The force of detectives was also surprisingly large. While the men were not willing, to make public tbe nature of their orders; it was apparent that each had been detailed to watch the Anarchists very closely. A sensational "tip" was out, but its real nature can only be conjectured. As. a further proof that the police were yester day in possession of some ominous infor mation, it may be stated that the guard about the jail last night was doubled. At midnight four big officers stood at the' Illinois street corner of the gloomy bastile, while grouped in the court and along the Dearborn and Michigan street fronts were at least a dozen more guards... Several de tectives were stationed in various parts of the building, and the pedestrian who stopped to loiter in the deep shadows cast by theJpriaoDlwalla wasjquickly overhauled and scented. - ' ; .Yesterday's Proceedings of ths Agrl- ! cultural Convention Election of Of ficers, Etc. !"- y "-''-',! 5 Washington. Oct. 20. At the Agricul tural Convention this morning papers-were read on "The Work and Needs of Experi ment Stations,'' and "Experiments and In vestigations Demanded by tbe Farmers of Iowa." Officers were elected under the new Constitution as follows: President. Geo. W. Atberton. of Penn. ; Vice Presi dente S. D. Lee, of Miss ; 8. H. Peahody, iof Ills. ; Leroy Brown, of Ala ;.M. O Fer nald, ofjMe. ;and GeoV-H Cook, of N J. Executive Committee Edwin Willets, of Mich : Ja8. A. - Patterson, of Ky. ; H. E Alvord, of Mass. ; C. W. Dabney, of Tenn ; Chas. K Adams, of N. Y. Secretsry Chas. E. Thome, of Ohio ' After adopting a series of resolutions en dorsing the proposed celebration at Wash ington of the centennial of the inaugurai tion of the government under the Constitu tion and the 400th anniversary of the dis covery of America, the Convention ad journed, j . Washington, Oct. 22.-Everybody on the Presidential special was up at sunrise this morning, toilets were rather hastily made and coffee was served. Just as toe jGoddess of Liberty, that crowns the dome ;of the Capitol, came into view, good-byes jwere said, and at the appointed time to the iminnte 6.40 a. m. the train came to a stop at Washington. The President was ; heartily glad to get home, though as hearti ly glad tbat he went away. During the : three weeks of his journeying he had trav i elled four thousand five hundred miles, passed through seventeen States, crossing tbree of them twice, and had seen and been seen by (variously estimated by different ; members of the party at from one to five) :: millions of American citizens. There were no Drass bands, no committee men. no I crowds at the station here, and it is nothing uncomplimentary to tne people whom tbe President has visited, to say that every one of the tourists was glad of it, Tbe President and Mrs. Cleveland and Col. jLimont entered their carriage and wept to the White House;" the Postmaster General and Mrs. Vilas were driven to their home; Dr. Bryant and Mr. Bissell went to breakfast with the President, after which they took trains respectively for New York city and Buffalo. The artitt and the two Journalists went their several ways. The Pullman cars were coupled for the first time in three weeks, and the President's special train ceased to be. The President and Mrs. Cleveland took breakfast at the White House early this morning, and then drove out to their coun try home at Oak View, where they spent the day. Washington, Oct. 22. The U. S. Su preme Court has decided to hear further arguments upon the application for a writ of error in the case of the condemned Chicago Anarchists, and has set the hear ing for Thursday next at noon. The Court has also decided to allow the State of Illinois to appear in these proceedings, and has notified Attorney General Hunt to be present and make argument in behalf of the State in opposition to the petition for a writ of error. Further order in the case will be made when tbe Court reassembles on Monday. THE ANARCHISTS. CONNECTICUT. Faetory Blown tJP and Burned Tbree Persona Rilled. : g - Watbrbusv, Oct 22. At Bristol at nooa to-day an oven used for japanning at the works of J. H. Sessions & Sons, ex ploded with terrific force, immediately set tine the buildine on fire. 1 There were ten male - employes in the room at the time. When the fire was extinguished shortly af terward three dead bodies were taken from the ruhur Willie Young, aged 14; Burt Cleveland, seed 15 and John Shane, aged 81. The others were severely injured. There is no reason given for the explosion, nor is any person responsible ior the acci dent. Tbelr Case Bronsbt Before tbe Uni ted States Supreme Court In Open ' Session Presentation of tbe Points Upon Wblcb Counsel Rely in Tbelr Application for Writs of Error.' Washington,- Oct. 21. Long before half-past 10 o'clock this morning, which was the hour set for the bearing of the ap plication for a writ of error in tbe Chicago Anarchists cases, the conference room of the U. 8. Supreme Couit, in the basement of the Capitol, was uncomfortably crowded with lawyers and newspaper men, who were waiting to hear the proceedings. John Randolph Tucker, General Pryor, General B. F. Butler. Capt. Black, and all of the other Counsel for the condemned prisoners, were' present and in whispered consulta tion, but at half-past 10 neither Justice Harlan nor the record in the cases had ar rived. Five minutes later, however, two men came in, carrying with difficulty a large blue Un covered trunk, corded with half-inch rope, which contained the volu minous record, and under the weight of which the bearers visibly staggered. ; At twenty minutes to 11 o'clock Mr. JuBtice Harlan entered the conference room, and after greeting the counsel and directing that all of the newspaper men ba allowed to come in and take such places ts best suited their convenience, be seated himself at his desk and called for attention. As soon as the room had become quiet, Justice Harlan, without waiting for any formal motion or application from the prisoners1 counsel, said, with slow delibera tion: i "This is an application for a writ of error to bring up for review by the Su- nreme Uourt or tbe United Btatea. the judgment of the Supreme Court of the" State of Illinois involving the liberty of one of the petitioners and the lives of the Others. The time fixed for executing the sentence of death is, I am infotmed, the 11th day of November, and under the cir cumstances it Is my duty to facilitate an early decision of any question in the case which the Supreme Court of the United States may properly take cognizance, If I should allow a writ of error, it is quite certain that counsel would have to report before that Court the argument which they propose now to make before me. Oa the other hand, if I should refuse the writ, the defendants wonld be at liberty to renew their application before any otber Justice of the Supreme Court, and as human life and liberty are involved, that Justice might feel obliged, notwithstanding the previous refusal of a writ, i to look into the case and determine for him self whether a writ of error should be al lowed. If he also refused, the defendants could take the papers to some other mem ber of the Court, and so on until each Jus tice had been applied to, or until some Jus tice granted a writ In this way it ia man ifest that delays might occur that would be very embarrassing, in view of tbe short time intervening between this day and the date fixed for carrying into effect the judg ment of the State Court As the case is one of a Very serious character, in whatever as pect it may be regarded, I deem it proper to. : make an order, which I now do, that counsel present their application to j the Court in open session, to the end that early and final action may be bad upon the ques tion whether that Court has jurisdiction to review the judgment in this case. There is no reason why it may not be presented to the Court at its session to-day.- Counsel may state that an application is made to the Court pursuant to my direction." j .Washington, Oct 21. The application to tbe U. S. Supreme Court for writs of error in the Chicago Anarchists cases i was made in open Court shortly after noon to day, by Gen. Pryor, in bahalf of the con demned prisoners. .The points upon which he reTied. to ahnw that the cases involved Federal questions which would give this Court jurisdiction, were, first that: tbe statute of Illinois, relating to the empanel ment of juries, makes it possible to try the prisoners with a partial and prejudiced jury, as was in fact done in this case, and that such statute is obnoxious to the Fede ral Constitution; and, second, that the prisoners were compelled to testify against themselves and criminate themselves, i and that criminating evidence against them was obtained by tbe police from their private desks, withoui search warrants, in viola tion of the constitutional provision that a man shall not be deprived of life, etc , without due process of law. I I The Court directed Gen. Pryor to have printed at once the parts of tbe record which presented these Questions, and have printed copies ready for submission to the Court to-day or early to-morrow morning. Further direction, if necessary, would, the Chief Justice said, bs given on Monday next r Charlotte Chronicle: Mr. J. P. Watt, of Steel Creek township, brother of our townsman, Mr. W. W. Watt had his right hand badly lacerated by his cot ton gin yesterday morning. Spirits Turpentine, Pittsboro Some: Mr. James Poe, while greasing the cogs to lbe(horsu power of his cotton gin on lnt Friday was caught i in the machinery and so nadly v crushed that he died that night. He wai j about 50 years old. He was an bom-st and intelligent christian gentleman. Roxboro News: George, tb little two year-old son of Mr Sol. O'Briant. . near Allensville, met with quite a serious accident ono day last week Tbe child ! while playing in the yard went to tbe horsu - lot and; was there seized by a spiteful mule Which bit and pawed the little fellow con siderably. The child's collar bone waa broken and several flesh wounds about th head and body were the- injuries received. He is in quite a critical condition, but, however, we hope he will recover. Raleigh News. Observer : Thr regular annual meeting dT tbe State- Agri cultural Society was held last night. Mr R. H. Battle was called to the chair and an nounced as the first business the election of a President Dr. Eugene Grissom, in fewlappropriate remarks, nominated for re-eleclion-W. G. Unchurch, Esq , which was sccdnded by W. 8 Primrose. Esq On motion of Dr. R. H. Lewis, Mr. Upchurch was unanimously elected by acclamation Mr. Ashley nominated Mr. John Nichols for Recording Secretary,, who declined. He then nominated for the office Mr E G. Hariell, of Raleigh, who was elected by acclamation unanimously. The committee on nominations for Vice Presidents from judicial districts reported as follows and the report was adopted: R B. 8alishury, Dr. WJR. Capehart. Col. Jordan F. Jonm. Jones, D. McN. McKay, J. Van Lindley, G. Z. French, W. T. Jones. J. 8. Harris. Dr. H iT. Bahnson, Maj. J. W. Wilsou, .7. G. Hall. J. W. Cooper. ' Pittsboro Home: Thomas W. Canady is a colored lawyer of Oxford, in this State, being short of clients, shorter of money and shortest of all honorable prin ciples, he went over into Franklin county eome weeks ago and represented to his col -ored fellow citizens that he was an agent for a great English philanthropic society which was willing to aid them by lendiug them money at a low rate of interest on real estate security. Of course the negroet believed him. He required a feo in ad vance to make out applications for loans, which fee was to bo returned if the appli cation (was accepted. Every one of them was anxious to secure s loan, and every one who could raise tbe cash planked it down Fiiday, the 7th of October, wa the day appointed for the applicants to meet him in Louisburg and get their money. Hun -diedspfthem went to town on that day. but of course Canady was not there, nor has he been beard of since. The negroes of Franklin find . themselves sold -to the amount of about $500. Pass tbe name of tbe rascal around. Wadesboro ; Messenger: Rich Harr.ngton, colored, was Mr. J. W. Odum 8 gtnner, at McFarlans. On last Fri day, while feeding the gin, one of his hands was caught by the saws and terribly lace rated. We join with our colored friends of the Methodist church in regret that Rev. A. F. Goslin will leave them. H has the love of bis church and the con fidence of the community, but ho has been with this people four years and can stay no longer. We are glad to learn that the Anson Institute is doing well. More than sixty pupils are in attendance. Tbe Anson Baptist Association meets at Brown Creek church to-morrow. Tbe session will be one of great interest. Drs. Hufham and Pritchard, and Revs. C. Dur ham and A. G. McManaway, and other visitors, are expected to attend. Died. Miss Daisy Lindsay, at her father's resi dence, near Lilesville, last Friday morning, the 14th inst Mr. J. Patterson Hous ton died suddenly last Sunday morning, at the residence of Mr. J. E. W. Austin, iu Monroe, aged 73 years. A few days ago Mr. James L. Edwards brought to the Messenger office a cotton stalk which is very different from any we had ever seen before. Indeed if tbe bolls had been off we would not have believed that it was cotton. The leaf is not at all like the or dinary cotton leaf. But for the bolls it would have looked much more like a wil low twig than a cotton stalk. The staplo seemed excellent it was long and strong. and much like tine wool . 4- Raleigh News- Observer: The C. F. & Y. V. R. R has a bonanza in its proximity to the Pilot, which is just now only a little less attractive than the Atlanta exposition. - Mr. Arthur Winslow, of this, city, who has now an enviable reputa tion! as a geologist and mining engineer throughout the country, has been, chosen' to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna tion of Professor Comstock from the geological survey of the State of? Arkansas. ! Mr. W. S. Primrose, President of the North Carolina Home Insurance Company, has received from the Agricultural College of Mississippi, a model of a silo which he will exhibit at the fair for the benefit of the farmers of the State. Mr. P. C. En- niss shows a number of fine life size por traits in both crayon and oil executed by himself which in point of excellence give him the right to stand in tbe front rank of portrait painters. The State Conven tion of undertakers will meet tbis morn ing in Odd Fellows' ball over the Citi zens' National Bank at 10 o'clock. - A party of gentlemen from various States and foreign countries are in the city taking observations and making notes of s the agricultural system of this State. . One ' of the party is an English gentleman who conducts extensive agricultural operations on the Congo river in South Africa. He is making a special study of the production of cotton, tobacco and peanuts while here, with a view to introducing -their culture in his territory on an extensive scale. There arrived at the State Experiment Sta tion yesterday a way-worn, weary looking pedestrian who carried number of rocks in a tow sack slung across his shoulder. He explained lo tbe director of tbe station that he lived sixty-eight miles distant that he thought he had found rich gold oro on bis land and wanted some of it exam ined, though he was sure tbat it was gold and thought he was at last a rich man that he had no money at home, but was determined to know the facts about his ore and had actually shouldered his bag of rocks and tramped over that sixty-eieht miles in the hope of finding that bis high expectations were facts. The rocks were taken out of the sack but proved to be ut terly worthless. -(- Raleigh News-Observer: Gov. Fitzhugh Lee is to visit the Weldon fair, we see. He will be warmly welcomed to North Carolina. Six new convicts were turned over to the penitentiary author ities yesterday, all hailing from Sampson county. The proposed conference be tween the directors and other officials of the C. F. & Y. V. and A. & N. C. rail roads with a view to connecting the two roads is expected to take place here to-day. A notable feature at the fair is an ex hibit of pocket cutlery, &c, made by a young lady of Chatham county named Naomi Smith. She makes it by band with tools made by herself, and the finish and temper of the articles are equal to that of any factory. Among the articles shown are knives, cuff buttons, breast pins, sets of earings, &c. The work is remarkable and is made by the young lady as a means of livelihood and to meet, medical . bills. She is an invalid and this is her only mesns of support - Her postofflce is Bynum's Chatham Co. A reporter in conversa tion with the proprietors of two different manufacturing firm in the city yesterday, learned that they were far behind in the matter of filling orders. One has orders for nearly $15,000 worth of goods on bis order books, all of which must be made before a single order can be filled. In ad dition to this, the faetory has run nearly every working dav during tbe year on full time and had nearly $20,000 worth of -stock on hand at the beginning of the year. - N. C. Conference Women's Mission ary Society officers elect: President, Mr. J. A. Cunninggim, Greensboro; Vice president Mrs. Lucy Robeson, Greensboro; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.F. M. Bum pass, Greensboro; Recording Secretary, Miss Blanche Fentress, Raleigh; Treasurer, Miss M. E. Carter, Durham; Auditor, Mr. McCabe, Durham. District secretaries: Raleigh, Mrs. Julia Barrow; Durham, Mrs. T. G. Cozart; Greensboro, Mrs. L. G. Hen dren; Trinity College, Mrs. Dr. Stanton; Salisbury, Mrs. Joseph Wheeler; States ville. Mrs. W. M. Robbins; Shelby. Mrs. H.I T. Hudson; Charlotte. Mrs. F. U. Swindell; Fayetteville, Mies M. E. Risb ton; Wilmington, Mrs. W. M Hawkins; New Bern, Mrs. W. M Robey; Warreu ton. Mrs- A. R- Raven; Washington, Mrs. Frank Bishop. General superintendent and treasurer juvenile work, Mrs. W. -8." 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