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"-'. V, . SV . " V ! I- & il H The Weekly Star. WM. H. BEBNARD, Edito and Prop'r. WILMINGTON, N. C. Kbiday, - October 28, 1887 jy In writing to change '"your "address, alwav eve former direction as well as roil particulars as where you wish your paper to be sent hereafter, Unless you do both changes can not be made. eWNotlces of Marriage or Death, Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, Ac, are charged for as ordinary advertisements, but only half rates wnen paia ior sincuy m auvauuv. At wh rate 50 cents will pay for a simple announcement f Marriage or Death. f I Remittances must be made by Check,Draft- At this yf Hfcl jnuuu V v. v. maQtora win Torriatar intterv when desired. tW Only such remittances will be at the risk of me puDiisner. i "Specimen eopies forwarded frhen desired. ItKYCE AND DE TOCQVEVILLE. i i i . i i Mr. James' Bryce is an historical writer and essayist of a very high 11 K1 ade. He is a very able man. He and. is a is a Scotsman, we think member of Parliament, Jle has pre m. . - pared a monograph for Johns Hop- kiUj University entitled "predictions of; Hamilton and ue iocqaeyuie." llarailton, a British born subject, ,8 of the first order of J statesmen. w II Is was a great intellect, and- whilst some of bis theories were dangerous anil monarchical he left his impress . . . . . . i '1 upon our institutions as few men have done, j In fact, he has great school of devotees who worship at his shrine and sing praises to his manes De Tocaueville. was a French author, statesman and pub' licSsi who i visited the United States a , 1 some fifty or sixty years ago and published in two volumes his views of rpemocracy in America." It is a very remarkable, work coming from a for eigner, Indeed, it is the wisest, acutest- book ever written upon American institution by my foreign born author. Mr. Bryce, as we gather from a newspaper article, essays to show wherein Hamilton and De Tocque ville so penetrated the future as to discern frictions and weak spots in our system, and wherein hey failed to foresee some of the dangers j and j imperfections that would be revealed in time. j It is noticeable that these who op posed the Constitution when submit ted feared some evils that may be yet realized. It is certain that al ready we have been alarmingly near some of the dangers predicted. Here are the six consequences j that were predicted as we find them summarized in the Boston Post: j (1). The destruction of the States as com" . mob wealths; (2) the creation of a despot in tne person of the President; (3) the creation of an oligarchy in the senatorial body; (4) usurpation of executive functions and divergence from the people on the part of the House of Representatives; (5) a tendency ! on the part of the larger States to overbear ; the: smaller; (6) a tendency to provoke for. : eign wars." . - i i , It is the daily prayer and talk and ; aim of Republican writers1, speakers an politicians to destroy jhe States ; an set up a great Centralized Des ' potism. Under Grant we came dread fully nigh having a despot. Jo the Andre w Johnson time the Senate was almost an "oligarchy." Under Grant the Constitution was disregarded, ana State Legislatures were subject ed to genuine Cromwellian treat ment. The House governs the coun try to-day most thoroughly' This is dose by "usurpation," and by its sys tem. See Wilson's masterly exposi tion. The larger States control to a great extent, just as they did junder the Confederation. Then it was Mas sachusetts, Pennsylvania and Vir ginia. Now i New York bosses, di rect the financial system, names the Presidency, fills a large share of the oflices and controls generally, j Penn sylvania, Ohio and a few others are potential in the system. ., Some Of -the fears of Hamilton, - and those voting with him, have been rea ized more or less. The Post gives the) evils to come, which they feared, as follows: j . "(1) the spirit and. power of faction; (2) sudden impulses carrying the people away and inducing hasty and violent legislative measures; ; (3) instability in foreign policy: (4) Ill-considered legislation, (5) the en croachment of the Legislature and espe cially of the House, as the holder of the purse upon the other departments; (6) a tendency on the part of the States to over bear the federal government; (7) the oo prtssion of the minority by the majority; (8 State legislation threatening the validity of contracts and the security of property." - flie conntryj has greatly suffered from numbers 2 and 4 and 5. As to number 6, the tendency has been all the other way. Since Hamilton's Secretaryship and John Marshall's' decisions, the tendency has been in thj way of aj strong Government. There has been evil growing out of nnmbers 7 and 8. Mr. Bryce fails to .see the accuracy of the opposition and thinks Hamilton and Madi son "fastened upon most of tho real and permanent weak nesses in popular government." If he had hved in the United States since 1S61, ho would have seen how seri ous have been the dangers threaten ing our institutions that were feared by those who opposed the Federal Constitution as first framed, f jMr. Bryce says that none foresaw some great evils that have come to pass-wire-pulling, multiplication of elections, fco. . But these are minor, trifling evils compared with those that came near overthrowing free in utitutiotfs in the days of Grantism. Even now there lurk great and im minent dangers in the principles of the party that pot Grant in ofilce retained him in office, and then se lected such men. as Hayea and Gar- field and Blaine to succeed him. We have not space to consider De Too ' queville'e speculations of fifty years ago wise and' penetrating as they were. giruvnvsLnvvnf Ex-President Davis's paper on Calhoun in the September number of the North American HevietoiB excel lent. It is calm, lucid and enter taining. It is notas we might have anticipated, a chapter of personal reminiscence. It is a brief study of Calhoun's political principles as re vealed in his public speeches. No man has been more misunderstood and more misrepresented among the uu uiuic miwc(iinn.iii"vu6 distinguished statesmen of the past. . , j. Not even Mr. Clav was SnOieCtea tO Not even Mr. Clay was subjected to more of personal abuse and j slander than was the great philosophical statesman and Una. j seer of Sonth Caro- si Mr. Davis shows from Mr. Cal houn s own utterances that he was not a disunionist, but a sinoere friend of the Union. rThe ; opposite state ment has been made so often and continuously that the North will be slow to accept the truth in : the mat ter. The article of Mr. Davis is well worth attention. In early life Mr. Calhoun , was in favor of a Tariff just as Clay and Webster opposed it and afterwards favored Protection. Mr. Davis says: "Imposts designed to provide revenue like the costs of transDortatloa from for nicn countries, were ol advantage, and served to encourage home manufactures, and in sj far aa the benefit thus resulted to linftioiliiala in inv rtf thn Atntpa Mr flal Fouq did not object; but when duties were maae. not to proviue ue means necessary for the support of government, but were riiurtminBt)hna intonriprt ftilfl tctr thA nrn. cv. iw.m..vuh fit of particular classes this waa not the scneme to wnicn ne naa ever given iavor; nrl thpn hi invnfeed thfi CinnRtitiitinn ab thf snieia oi me minority to protect it against oppression." i ! Mr. Calhoun Bet the politicians of the present day. a noble example in his devotion to the limitations of the Constitution and the precious doc trine of local self-government Re ferring to the great nullification pe riod Mr. Davis says. " l be Question to be-presented was. Wnt was the nrnner limit nf thn iwiim delegated by tho States to the : general go- yerucneni 7 ah eiaa was exprts-jly reserved to tne States or tbe people. Tne phrase rlhe rmnnlf.' nGCeSarilv meant the rwnnlp Of the several States, as there were no other people Known io ; ine uoDBiuuuon The laoKuaire must htve -h-n intended to con- Vev the SIkIh viivi rnnii rilK Hn.f ih nonnlo Of the Btaics bo far as they poesessed rikbts anu pox era sun wnicn tneir governments nau not been l n Tested. : ine whole Dro- ceediogs of South Carolina ! was on the ground that tne I Constitution did not au tnttriza tF;p. f?cnprftl irnvprnmpnt tr imnnau and collect duties on imports for tne benefit or matiuracturers, t. e , a protective, not a revtDue turiff. In this connection Mr. Calhoun referred to the constitutional pro viiion for auiff&d ment. anii it was in tho nature of his profound intellect to believe tha', if the biuies j were assembled in con vention. any imperfection which eineri ence had Droved to exist wnnlrl rw mmo. died and additional a feguards provided to protect tne people rrom the usurpations of government." II i Mr. Davis shows so conclusively that only stupidity would deny it that the Union was a confederation of Sovereign States, each acting sep aralely and for itself alone. This is important, as you find Consolidation writers in the North now arguing that it is the whole people who act. You will find this political heresy in the article we have commented nnnn . . r in the Century Magazine, by a Mr. Jones, of Indiana. Mr. Davis is not only correct, but he is sustained by Sne mstory ot the country when he leclares with emphasis that there is 1'no more dangerous and vicions heresy" than "that ours is a Govern mem niaqe aua controlled by a ma jority of tbe people of tbe United States en masse" It is a lie from beginning to end. "The Constitu tion of tbe United States of Ameri ca" this is the title of the compact. The sacred instrument was ratified. not by the people as such, but by the (Hates., lhe power to amend was not given to the people as a whole, put to tbe several States, Mr. Davis has a very high opinion, and most deservedly so, of Mr. Cal houn's great speech in the Senate on fThe Force Bill.' If the Btudent of American politics would I see the ablest speech m favor of Protection ever delivered in the U. S. Senate let him read Webster's speech deliv ered in 1832, we think it j was. We tave not a copy at hand to verify the year. If he would read the greatest argument of a constitutional charac or ieii una reaa jainoun'9 speech as indicated above. Mr. Webster re plied to Mr. Hayne and the whole Country shouted that he had got a great victory. It is a speech of great force and eloquence. Webster's rueiorio is at us best . Ue never spoke with more force, more clear- ness, more impassioned oratory. But if you would see iainoun a supe- rionty to him as a philosophical statesman and consummate logician read the speech! of which Mr. Davis Bays: ; L f If a l miner man aKvuM MA u be COUld. in R p-vnrtpnoorl fnrm o tt. understanding of 1 our institutions and the duties of an American patriot, I would an swer. "Io Calhoun's speech in the Senate n wnai is Known as "The Forca Bill.' " No one has so fully and clearly exoound ed the Constitution, no one has so steadily Invoked a strict observance of it. aa th means of securing the hleanin to ourselvts and our posterity, for which mj more perieci union was lormed." Let us say by way of parenthesis. that the concluding passage in Web ster masterly reply to Havne has been greatly admired for its noble eloquence. When! this writer was " "eu bum writer was I qnite a young Ln he was alone with ineaoie aad thoronghly furnished neury vv . miner in bis room one iir mar night. Mr. Miller took np Webster's last famous paragraph and said: "It is exceedingly fine, but there is not a 1 . .-- . . J. : . uougni in it that j is not borrowed from somereat author." . He then analyzed it, and showed sentence by sentence that his criticism was iust. quoiing from this j author and that .. . i . . ( ' as be pursued the investigation. It is probably thirty-five years ago, bnt we shall never forum, it. O v aafvu bV this day, with a copy of the speech we ar able to reproduce some of the "stoltMu sweets.;' . We have no copy by us, but the fin phrase ''fall high advanced'? is from Milton. . Mr, Davis defends Mr. Calhoun against lhebarge of inconsistency. Tht-rw is do doubt that Webster, Clay and Calhoun 'did change their views on some pubiio questions in ine course or their long and very u inn ngu ihuvu careers, i oe old saw Consistenci, thou art a jewel"- . . . if i ! J bvan iinknnwn. tiiillinr rauitiim distinguished! careers. The old saw utiitnown-author, contains a suggestive comment, but to be con sistent throughout a loner life on questions of public; interests and ero'v- ernmental policy is not given to the greatet of the; sons of men. A statesman may be the most upright and conscientious of men and still change in his political views and be inconsistent with his previous re-, oord. Chatham, Fox. .Gladstone. Ml. Peel -all great British statesmen. have been inconsistent. Mr. Davis disposes of lh Calhoun io the charge against Mr. following happy and impressive way 'Another arcu&fttinn isas hia inraintig. fp.nci tn whiph it mav hA rtripflv inivw. J T J " "J u " J . 1 11 f 1 , eu, ue was practical aa wen as logical, ana was consistent to principle, to truth to the Constitution, and to the duties of a patriot. Consistency as to measures when every day brings forth un foretold phases could hon estly belong only to one having more than human foresight, or to cne having less than numau capacity to learn. GOLpSBORO. Eastern Carolina Fair and Stoetc Aa- oeiatlon Tbe First a-av Heirr Kain A Large- Exhibit. Special Star Report. GOLDSBORO. I Oct. 26. There was 1 l i ' room, And to spare, in the fair train when your correspondent entered it on Wednesday morning: to attend the first day of the fourth annual exhibi tion of the above named association. The rain it rained incessantly, the sky was leaden, the fields were bare,the maple bushes along the road had a hard time of ii frying to look bright, the usually cheery-looking conductor was glum. ! I A rri pin tr f f Vi at faip msint.3a m line of box cars whiVri h aH hwn ncoH to convey articles to the grounds stood deserted, and as the rain trick led off them thev had n. rathpr mel ancholy i appearance. The grand stana was deserted ; the untrod den track with its smooth glis- n - uugbOVVU UCUULV ness; the long line of pens and stalls prepareu ior cattie ana otner stock stretched away into the damp dis tance, and the nW9 AnH Vinrana a nrl hogs and pigs looked out into the rain witu uejeciea countenances, ior tney were lonely, as no one bnt vonr soli tary reporter and one or two good natured exhibitors j who went with him to keep him in countenance came to loos at tnem. The poultry exhibit was a fine one. even amid the lall-Dervadintr dainn- ness. and the dni.ka a bright MaV moon: 'twas indeed n. typical day for ducks. In Floral Hall a different view was E resented. The deft hand of woman ad been there, and the effect of man's resistless energies were to be seen on everv side. For once conld it he ti-niir said that art was more attraAtivo tnan nature. Here I are pictures that bespeak a talent for drawing and painting, which if we pos sessed, wonld straichtwav ' malre us dream of fame. But the art of drawing and painting is such a mar velous one, in our eyes, that onoe When We Saw a. rnde nmtni-A xinrninir the wall of a I convict's cell, which had been drawn by the convict, we felt Straichtwav Hire (mine in the Governor and asking in person for his pardon. There were, too, birds worked on cloth so natural and life like that we almnet. lnnlrarl aao. them fly away; and scream, as they a t ii." - . - ucw. m a, buoasana ami one iorms was this rare skill and patience ot the fair Ones on eihihitinn mnnv rt which are worthy of the special men- " MTO bUCUi 111 tx BUuac- QUent letter. Grinds there were nileH in pyramids and spread out in tempt ing enow, ana inings gooa to eat and pleasant to the eye were therein un told anantitiesi The e-rhihitniv woko busy unpacking and arranging, and the wagons were coming and going aS thev broncht load nffai- InoH add to the already abundant suddIv. Tn A mMAnlltiMl 1 ir..l-!"" xiu.il, io toe nurnea glance or your corresnnndent ! thafo aaamaA in v f- , tJ. w KfS enough implements to cultivate the fields of the great West, and nrovi- sions enough to feed Sherman's armv: bnt to be candid his eves were SO taken n r with n. lnira tt a Hf f buggy that he saw there, that the otner . picture is somewhat confused and indistinct We - will 1 them on a clearer dav. and renort more specifically. Here. too. thev were constantlv addinc to the exhi bits, and it is na hard rrfvra o fnll description of this Fair, as it wonld De or tne one to be neld next year, for it is not yet complete. If fair weather i will onlv rule to morrow, as it I is i promised we may nave a large crowd to report, but un til then we will close. Quick Dispatch. ! Mr. Smallbones, the agent of the Clyde Steamship Line in this city, is exhibiting the most commendable zeal in his efforts to meet the de mands of the patrons of the steamers of the line, and is giving them the very quickest dispatch. The Bene factor arrived here Sunday morning and sailed again for New York yester day afternoon.: She commenced dis charging yesterday morning, and bv A40 in tne afternoon, had unloaded, taken on cargo and cleared for her destination, iji j Union meeting. The Southern Union of the Eastern Baptist Association,1 embracing some sixteen churches, will hold its next meeting with: the Moore's Creek Church, Pender county. Rev. W. M. Kennedv. of Warsaw, is the Mrd tor and Mr. J. M. Montfort, of Mason- boro. the Clerk of this hndv Ttxra J. B. Barlow. G. M. Tolson and T. h! Pritchard, with deacons Alfred Al- aerman and J. w. Taylor, are the delegates from Wilmington. Beaufort Items. p. A correspondent writing from Beau fort says: !! i The Fall term nf the Rnnom'A. ni- - . www VUU1V 4-A.nX TTJ. TT -r , n. .. iui voiwrei, xiis nonor juagejfml- , , . ouu.gejru.u- cSuo Monday and tha tMvii TnooHor avail. ! Inn rifU- .111 1 . J . xuo ciu2iis oi me county are about cleaned up and the jail empty. It certainly speaks well for the citi zens of this tidewater section. There n.re t.Yi ioa n fnnn flaV, oi.on factories near this town, which have this season manufactured wm twn thousand tons for . fertilizing; pur- i. o ZZ- " iuocD. uriUH ti ii.M.1 nan nr. TtroonnT. The porpoise industry at Morehead frifr la in vinaMAn mu. 1 '--rf w vfiauvjl .Lilt; ' wurLKMBtJ after being caught are carried to the HMiwrv wuere we DiuDoer is con verted Into oil and the skin or hide Into leather, whiah ia aa.fr! n onTio. - , - WWW W W BUV- nor to calf skin and impervious to : 'PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD. Seventy-fourth Annual SeMlon at Fay euevllle A .arc GatbertafOpen liic ltrmoa by Kev. Mr. Primrose ; election t Officers, 4te.': .-. . I . j Special Star Report. j .'' Faxettkvillb,. N. C, 10.30 P. M., Oct. 25. The seventy-fourth, annual session of the Synod of North Caro lina began In the Presbyterian church here to-night. I A cold wave has struck us, and with I , . i . , LiilA fH? 18 fair attendance of both ministers and .is u. r. . rnling elders. If all come -whose names have been sent in there -will be an unusually large attendance. I At 7.30 to-night the Rev. J. W. Prim rose preached . the opening sermon from the teit, "He that Believeth In Me Hath Everlasting Life." He elo quently set forth salvation in Jesus Christ as "finished, free and present,'' maintaining vigorously that in this doctrine lies the distinguishing fea ture of Pre8byterianism. - K J After the sermon the Synod was or- fanized by the election of Revr R. Z. ohnston, of Lincolnton, in the Pres bytery of Mecklenburg, as Moderator, and of Rev. Alex. Sprunt, of Hender son, and Capt. J. F. Johnston,of Char lotte,as temporary clerks. Rev. J. Al Ramsay, stated clerk, was detained by a late train, and RevW. S. Lacy acted in his rtlace. Rev. H. 7. Jnhn will doubtless make a most excellent Moderator, being of commanding presence and thoroughly anqnainted. niui buc yway.o ui fiio Djruuu iruiUjioag official connection therewith. The clerks are what all clerks should be attentive and ready-witted. Thus officered; the Synod will rapidly dis pose of the business on a full docket. Rev. Dr. M. H. Houston, of Balti more, the Southern Assembly's Secre tary of Foreign Missions, is present and will be heard to-morrow morning in the interests of this great work.; He was manv vears a missinnarv in China, and is much loved and hon-i ored by his Chnrch. ! Rev. S. Tavlor Martin, financial agent of Union Seminary, Va., is present and will address the Synod. Rev. Dr. J. B. Mack, agent of David son College, is expected to deliver an address on Christian Education. The Rev. Thomas H. Law, agent of the American Bible Society, will be here and tell us of the great work done by this mighty Christian organ ization. ! So, there is a feast of fat things for the eager crowds that will gather. This is the thirteenth time that the Synod has met here since it organiza tion in J1813. It is no wonder that Fayette ville has been thus signally honored, for her hospitality is well known, far and wide. There are many Maes here, but the more the better, j Yours truly, P. I Selllns spirit Turpentine by Weight. The movement originated by the Paint and Oil Club of Boston to sell turpentine by weight instead of by gauge is! progressing, and has been fully endorsed by the New York Paint1 and Oil Club, the Paint and Oil Club of Chicago, by the dealers and con sumers in Philadelphia and by the largest dealers in St. Louis. It is said that in case the Southern trade will not agree to sell ' spirits by weight,1 there will be a committee sent South, and later a company will be formed to buy and sell turpentine through the South. The Boston Commercial Bulletin, in advocating this new movement,; says : . .. j - ' By the old gange measure there is a great opportunity of cheating in the manufacture of the barrel, by making one side of the head thicker than the other ana while the bung staves are made thin the others are made thick so that the barrel will not hold into several gallons as much as the ganger estimates This class of barrels comes princi pally from Wilmington, N. C. In selling by weight it makes no differ ence what the weight of the barrel is, for that is deducted in the tare, and in that . way the consumer will get what he pays for. The objection has been brought up that the tares on the barrels may not be given correct ly and this not discovered until after the barrel is emptied. All that is necessary is to advertise those firms that make a practice of making tares too low, when the firms must either make the loss good or else lose busi ness as inat practically oranas tnem as dishonest. . New Storm Mlcnale The flags for the new storm signal code have been received at the Signal Office and will go into use with the next order received. The code was published in this pa per some time ago. ' But for the sake of those: interested its principal fea tures are given below. There are two principal flags, -i. e. Cautionary and storm. The J"Cautionary" Is a square yel low flag with white centre, and de notes the approach of a moderate storm. I ' The MStorni," is a red square with black centre and denotes that the storm will be of marked violence. Thea the direction from which the dangerous wind is expected to blow, will be denoted by two penants; a red penani denoting easterly, and a white, westerly. I Then in order to make it even more definite: ' 'j j j For northerly winds (northwest and northeast) the penants will be dis played above the square flags, and for southerly winds (southwest and southeast) they will be displayed be low the square flags. . j The night signal is a red light for easterly winds and red and white lights for westerly winds. We are indebted to Mr. F. P. Chaf fee, Signal Officer, for the above. Bears In Brnnswlek. . Bears must have been plentiful in the Shallotte section of Brunswick county this season. : A correspondent of the Stab, writ- ing frbm Shallotte, under date of the 24th Instant, gives ;a briefaccount of the achievements of some of the members of ths Edwards f amily.noted for generations past as great hun ters, and their neighbors. Not long since Mr. N.H. Edwards found that his hogs had been disturbed bv a bear, and he and his neighbors went n , - rVSge out for a drive, and soon killed a one. ! Not manv davs af- ter, Mr. A. tt, Edwards' went out in m - ar I tne same range and succeeded in kill ing another full-grown bear. His par ty saw signs of other bears and went iw wurjs. ana duii. a trap. The bears still continuing their depredations on the hogs, a company of men went out and after a short dnye got on bruin's track, and , continuing; their hunt, killed one and caught two bears in the trap making five in all killed in that section 30 far this season. i m m m - Borne think there's nothing like a fine edu cation, i ... It gives to the gifted such eloquent tongues; But Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is the thing in creation, . That knocks into smithers a pain in the lungs. t, Tba Haee la Not Always to tbe Swire. Quite a crowd . gathered at the track near Capt. Southerland's farm yesterday to witness the running race that has been so long expected and anxiously looked forward to by the members of the sporting fraternity of thid city. ' ' . Mr. lu H. Meares was selected as starter, and Messrs. Merritt, Hall and Qninlivan were chosen as judges. At about a quarter to 4 o'clock the horses "Rozinante," ridden by Mr. ; George Grant, and "Bucephalus,' "by Mr. t. L. Burkhimer, were led out oh the track, and in a short while were start ed on the first heat. After a run of two hundred yards, with not ten ' feet between them, "Rozinante" leading, 'Bucephalus" closed the gap, and came in at the hdme stretch with three lengths of daylight between him and his competitor.. Betting be came more active then, and as it re quired two out of three heats to de cide the contest, the vanquished of the first heat laid their cash on the hope of better things later "on, and the winners of the first heat bet freely the shekels they had won. At the proper time the horses were started for the second heat, and crossed the line neck and neck. Af ter running together for awhile with the advantage in favor of "Bucepha lus,"they suddenly parted. "Bucepha lus" flying the track fell in the ditch, unhorsed his rider, turned a somer sault, and rolled over on Mr. Burkhi mer. The other horse galloDed to the string and was declared (the winner. When "Bucephalus" "found himself free he"took to the woods," and al most a cavalry brigade started out for his capture, which was accom plished after some difficulty. When the horse was brought up to the judges it was found he had injured himself badly by the fall, as one shoulder was bruised and greatly swollen. Finding it impossible to run the third heat the race was declared in favor of "Rozinante." As "Rozin ante" ran the third time.ronnd, Mr. Morrison started in hot pursuit with "Sprigtail," and when he overtook her they started in for a race which proved the closest and most interest ing leature or tne day, as it was a neck and neck race for over one hun dred yards, and neither horse seemed able to get ahead. They crossed the wire so close that no one could de cide the contest, but the general opinion was, so far as we conld learn, that "Sprigtail" had a little the ad vantage at the finish. j Why not have a good track here for running and trotting? Many an evening could be spent pleasantly in that manner, and if the affair was conducted with' any enterprise, we think it would pay handsomely. Build a track and try it. Points lor Cotton Idea. The following rules of inspection went into effect at the New York Cot ton Exchange yesterday as a result of tie unanimous action of the board of managers : Rule 25. For the government of tho classification committee and the ap peal committee on classification in dressing inspected cotton for classi fication : Full grades are, fair, middling fair, good middling, middling, low mid dling and good ordinary. Half grades are those designated by the term "strict." Quarter grades are those designated by the word "barely," indicating the mean point between the half grade and the next full grade above, and "fully" indicating the mean point be tween tbe half grade and the next full grade below. , Stained cotton In dressing stained cotton the same subdivision of grades into "full," "strict," "barely," and "fully" is to be followed as in white cotton, and for grades of stained or tinged better than "middling omiueu, me term "strict middling stained" may be used, indicating the main point between "middling stained" and "middling white," "tinged" indicating the mean point between "strict middling stained" and "middling white;" and "fully middling stained" indicating the mean point between "strict middling stained" and "middling stained." . The following amendment to the ware-house and delivery committee rules also went into effect on Oc tober 24th: Sectio3To8. Amended by inserting the following paragraph between the first and second paragraphs of the rule: "The warehouse and delivery com mittee shall have general supervision and direction of the inspection bureau, subject to the board of man agers, and shall decide all questions of detail that may arise in the certi fication and inspection of cotton and report to . the board of managers! at each regular meeting." Tne Florida Travel.' The yellow fever scare in Florida has put a stop to travel in that direc tion. It is thought, however, that it will be only temporary. The Super intendent of the Savannah, Florida & Western Railroad is represented as saying that travel had begun Quite briskly and the Florida resorts would have been filled earlier than usual, but when fever broke out in Tampa- people in the North unpacked their trunks and decided to remain at home for awhile. They know full well, however, that the first cold spell kills the fever and it will not be long be fore they begin to seek their winter home. j The railroads have made special preparations for the travel this year. Through Pullman trains will be run from Washington, and. by January 1st, the two vestibule trains which are to run through from New York, will be on the road. These cars have not yet been finished, but it does not take long to turn them out, and they will be ready to begin their work when the new year opens. V An Annlveraary. r The Bank of New Hanover railing was decorated yesterday morning witn a line of flags in honor of the v,vi.,J-uuu Muiuuaj w iu venera- i ble cashier, Mr. S. D. Wallace. For seventy-third birthday of its venera- the last fourteen vears he ha sitmri checks and made himself an impor- tant factor in that enterprising insti- ar - -0' I tution, and holds, as he deserves, the confidence and esteem of its Presi- dent and Direetora. Tha -vn I colored flags but typified a long and checkered life, and , the hands that laced them in position spoke of earts warm in friendship and love for the "Commodore" of the estab- lishment, and expressed, the desire that many long years may be his to enjoy many returns of the day which they honored yesterday witfi flying bunting. . . . - v. , ' - 1 The North Carolina rice crop this vear is estimated .t.2S nnn 17. A SUrKEMB COURT. . Tbe Order In tbe Anarablat ' uaeleton In Land Grant Cases frem LonUlana, Alabama, and Waste Ippl-Problbltlon Liquor Cases, f I t i errrnrunnn fWt 9,1 Tn ttia TT fl Hll- premo Court to-day Chief Justice Waite ra.A tha fnrmal ' nrrlor in the Ananvhtata case, of which notice was given Saturday, and which provides for a hearing oa Thursday next of tbe argument upon IK. A tiaMiMata nalit.inn fnr a writ nf arrni Attorney General Hunt, of Illinois, who was i crcu t i u uu cuuit iwui, kbilcu whether tho Court desired to hear argument io behalf of the State. The Chief Justice replied that the Court merely withed to notify him that a hearing would be Elven on that day.ln order that he mieht take such action in behalf of the State as be should think beat. "If I wiah to make oral interrogation in behalf of the State --I.-.. If.. . 1 l-U - 1 1 T ft.- J . a aiked Hunt. "hall I be permitted to do ot" "You Justine. rill," replied the Chief The following Is the text of the order! "Following the precedent in Twichells vsj Commonwealth, (7 Wall, 321), we have Soimltted this motion to be made in openj ourt, at the suggestion of Mr. Jus-; tlee Harlan, to whom the aDDlication waa flrat presented, on account of tbe urgency of the case and its impoii tance; but at was said in that case, 'writs of trror to State courts have never been allowed as of right;' that is to say as of course, and it is the duty of him to whom! an application for such writ is made, to ascertain from an examination of the re--cord of the State court, whether any quec-l tioo cognizable here on appeal, waa made and decided in the proper court of the State, and whether tbe case on file of re cord will justify allowance of the writs. ; Deem in IT that the nrnner nraotioo ' will hear counsel on Wednesday next, in' support oi mis motion, not oniy upon tne Doiut whether actually made and decided in the Supreme ; vuuit ui iud aunts, out also upon ine cnar acter of those questions, so that we may determine whether they are such as to make it proper for us to bring the case here for review. We have caused the Attorney General of Illinois to be informed that the motion will be heard at the time stated " Washington, Uct. 24. A decision was rendered by the Supreme Court of the Uni ted States to day in three cases of tbe Uni ted Slates appellant, against the Stales of LouUiana, Alabama and Mississippi. These were suits brought in the Court nf Claims by the States named to recover from the United States 5 per cent, of the net pro ceeds of sales of public lands within their limits, and also to recover indemnity for swamp lands purchased by individuals, the proceeds of which were by statute directed to be applied as far aa necessary to the re clamation of such lands by means of levees and drains The United States maintained that the Court of Claims had no jurisdic tion to determine the cause iu which the' State sued the United States; that , part of the. claims were barred by the statute of limitations; and that the United States was eolith d to .make a set-off; on counter claims on account of unpaid1 direct taxes due from the States of Louisiana, Ala bama and Mississippi under the Act of Au gust 5 h, 1881. The Court of-Claims de cided that it had jurisdiction ; that the dis puted items were not barred by statute of limitations, aud that the set-off or counter claim could not be allowed. This Court affirms tbe judgment. Opinion by Justice x leiu. Washington, October24 The Supreme Court to-day denied the motion to advance, made by Mr. Packard, of Chicaeo. in four prohibition liquor cases from Iowa and one from Georgia, standing on the docket na "W.. . Hi O .1 , UI, . - . ff J I , u a.vio aim iu inclusive. They involve the same questions which were present bythe case of Zeibald & Hagelin, already, argued. The Attorney General .of Kansas, who by reason of a misapprehension did not appear to argne the latter case orally, was in the court room this morning and filed a petition for leave to make an oral argument now, not withstanding tbe fact that the Court has al ready taken the case under advisement The question presented by this case is re garded &S ft VCrV iniDOrtAnt nnp. ftinoA it in -a. 'voives the constitutionality of all prohibi-, tiou legislation since the adoption of; the Fourteenth Amendment, which does I noS provide comrjenaatinn tn hnam anil iiaJ tillers for the value of property destroyed by the forcible closing of their establish ments j. Attorney General Garland submitted to the Court to-day a motion to have advanced for an early hearing, tbe case of the receiver of the First National Ban k of Buffalo, N.Y., against Eibridge, Spaulding and others, which involves the question of theL re sponsibility of the diectors of national banks for negligence in the performance of their duties. The motion to advance is made at the request of the Comptroller of the Currency. Washington, Oct. 28. While there has been no agreement arnqpg counsel, nor any order of Supreme Court as to the time to be allotted for argument to-morrow on the ap plication for a writ of error in behalf of the condemned Chicago Anarchists, it is ! the prevailing opinion that but two attorneys will ba heard on each side. Oral argu ment in support of the application will be made by Gen. Butler and Hon. J. Ran dolph Tucker, of Virginia, and Gen. Pryor will file printed briefs. Arguments in op position to the application will be made by Attorney General Hunt, of Illinois, and State Attorney Grunnell, of Chicago. The Court will probably make a rnline to-mor. row morning, just before the argument, as to the time which will be allotted to each B1UC MARYLAND. ane Baltimore municipal Election Carried by tbe Democrats with a Largely Increased majority. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. 11 Baltimork, Oct. 26. The friends of the rival candidates for Mayoralty honors were in the field early this morning, and when the polls were opened long ilines of anxious voters were in readiness to deposit their ballots. The day is cloudy and cold, but the full strength of both tickets is be ng voiea, anu tne contest seems remarka bly close. Both sides seem confident of victory. Some little fighting is reported in the southern section of the city, but noth ing serious has yet occurred. No business house is closed, though the merchants gen erally are taking more than usual interest in the contest. Baltimork, Oct. 26. Considering the exciting campaign preceding it, to-day's election for Mayor passed off with unusual quietness. There were a few disturbances of small importance,and one fatal shootine affray, in which Edward Allers, an inde pendent Democrat, shot and killed Ed ward Darlev. nnn nf tha an friends claim that the shooting was acci dental, but he was placed under arrest and will be charged with murder. -Vr0t? P01 Ied aggregated 65,075, of RartLa0be,o??S- 8 84.640, and Bartlett. Rep., 80,435, giving Latrobe a majority ol 4,205-a Democratic gain of nearly 2.000 since the election forMayor two years ago. ; j ' .5.T? fely eilected C"y ComcU will con- a TC.r: "A n? "even Demo mice Aepuoucans in the branch. The result of thn winn .... second surpri8eto the Republicans, who counted largely upon the reformers' aid, and were confident of victory. Already raieT of Kr,1"' "d'renewed eflom will rui ffJ?081"7 the Btate at toe guberna torial election two weeks hence. " . Shelby Aurora: : Mrs. Mary SJflSl?" PolkyUlemetwuI great oue iosi everythini? bv footif111011 wht from the chimneV nlaritir VJ16 r tne marks of pop- manifested in the cflumnsSe aSZ 2 i f!0'.1 .9h"leston and Wumlmrten - "J HUVt week we noticed five f th'i paperV of Wilmington, who cardTanS Aurora wus appear in the - Chronic Looseness of Vie Bowels Results from imnerfeot a ' cause lies in ,a digestion. The J"? l thetP"iity of the liver. A remar nahit of body can be secured bv takR Simmons Iaver RemilatAr t .m -i gesUon totimnia, 7! toid-i SiT the duI1 and "luggish 1'vef. and rid the system of excessive Tand poisonous bUe. The Regulator ajL tiun... ... "yHpepBiaand i . Fatal Boiler Kxploslon on a Steam LauDenTne CSroveeleen 4c Pell Failure Report to Creditors Assets and Liabilities ot m Bankrupt Li quor Firm. -i ! sxew xobk, uct. zs. ine steam launch Mary burst her boiler to-day at the foot of East: 116th street, instantly killing John and Patrick Cunningham, brothers. Carl .F. Bchuridtke, . owner of the launch, was blown into the river but was saved. James Cunningham was struck by a piece of the boiler and severely injured. j . New York. October 24. The schedules of Horace Webster & Co., wholesale liquor dealers in this city, Chicago and Philadel delphia, filed to-day, show liabilities of $705,730. The probable value of their assets, according to, the assignee, is about $350,000. The assignee's bond was $50,000. ( Nrw York. Oct. 24. At a moot! no nf creditors of Grovesteen & Peel, the Ex change Place brokers who assigned come time ago, there was s large attendance this afternoon. The committee of creditors had appointed John Byrne, an expert, to examine into and renort the condition of tne Kome & Decateur It. R, which formed part of the assets of the firm, as well as the East & West Alabama. Byrne handed in his report in regard to the former road. and it was read to-day to the creditors as sembled. Byrne states that in justice to the property, the road could not safely be completed, nnder the Pell contract, as au indebtedness entirely excessive in compari son with the character of the road would result. Byrne's report of the condition of the East & West Alabama R. B., showing an error of the firm's assets, is already in the i hands of the committee, but was not submitted to the creditors. Another meet ing of the creditors will be held in a few days I THANKSGIVING. j President's Proclamation Appolntlne ! tbe 24tlt day of November. I I By Telegraph to the Moraine Star, j Washington, Oct. 25. The following proclamntion was issued late this after noon: , r ! A PROCLAMATION. I By the President of the United States. The goodness and mercy of God which have followed the American people during all the days of the past year claim their erateful recognition and humble acknowl edgment -By His omnipotent Power He has protected us from war and pestilence and from every national calamity; by His gracious favor the earth has yielded a gen erous return to the labor of the husband man, and every path of honest toil has led to comfort and contentment; by His loving kindness the hearts of our people have been replenished with fraternal sentiment and patriotic endeavor, and hv Hia una erring guidance we have been directed in the way of national prosperity. To the end that we may, with one accord testify our gratitude for all these blessines, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, do hereby designate and set apart Thursday, the twenty-fourth day of November next, as a day xf thanks giving and prayer to be observed by all people of the land. On that day let all work and employment be suspended; and let our people assemble in their accustomed places of worship and with prayer and ontce of praise give thanks to onr Heavenly Father for all that He has done for us, while we humbly implore forgiveness of our sins and continuance of His mercy. Let families and kindred bo united on that day, and let their hearts, filled with kindly cheer and affectionate reminiscence,! ! be turned in thankfulness to the eource of all their pleasures and the Giver of all that makes the day glad and joyous. And in the midst of our worship and our happi ness, let us remember the poor, needy and unfortunate; and by our gifts of charity and ready benevolence let us increase the numoer or those who, with grateful hearts, shall join in our thanksgiving. ; In witness whereof, I have set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this, the 25th day of October, in the year of our Lord. 1887, and of Independence of Uni ted States 112th. By the President: Thomas F. Bayard. Secretary of State." VIRGINIA. Tbe i Ceo monument Observances at Blebmond a Great Uatberlax or m People. j j . (Bv Telegraph to the Morning star. ! Richmond, Oct. 26. A fine misty rain has been falling here for seventy-two hours, and threatens to seriously interfere both with tbe State Fair and with the ceremonies connected with the laying to-morrow of the corner-stone of the Lee monument. The people of Richmond, however, are busily engaged in preparations to make' the oc casion one of the most notable in the his tory of the city. Rain may interfere,! but it cannot diminish the interest felt in the event bv the thousands nhn h ' tracted hither to witness and participate in ;the ceremonies. Military organizations j from a distance have been arriving during 5 the day and more are expected to-night and , to-morrow morning. All trains are bring ; ing crowds of visitors, and it is anticipated that the gathering of people from abroad to-morrow will be very great. The in clement weather has greatly delayed the i work of putting the city at its best, bnt the : dlSfjlaV of him tin Of anri : . ;; decorations on business and private houses all over the city is not only profuse but creditable ana tasteful The national : flag and colors predominate everywhere ; but here and there are seen Virginia and I various foreign flags, as well as an occa sional Confederate battle-flag. All of the hotels are full to overflowing, and every . A WO tla Kin I a a . aV . a a. Vk af i""" fmj oi rest is oeing eagerly j sought for and promptly utilized. Com .mittees of Lee Camp of Veterans, having I matters in charge, have been assiduous in the work of nrovirlino' fnr oit come. . j To-morrow's procession, which is ex ipected to move at 10.80 a. m., will em I brace a combination of civic and military organizations rarely before seeninRich ' mond. ; Richmond, October 26. Gov. Fitzhngh ; Lee to-mght held a public recepUon at the i Jfixecutive Mansion, which was attended by ;a great crowd, including many prominent personages who are in th pate in the ceremonies of to-morrow. Among them were several ex-Confederate officers who during the late war were close ly connected officially with Gen. R. E Lee. I There were also a number of prominent Northern Deonla nnwnt t i attended by his staff tn full nnifnrm I the reception was a most brilliant affair, j despite the inclement weather. jljxjs aaEEP INDUSTRY. Report of tbe Bureau of Statistic on , wool and Sfannracturea Thereof. Washtnotow f Oft UK- . . Iport of ou L w: F. SuUzlert" chief of Bureau of Statistics, on wool and manufac tures of wool,is now ready for distribution. i and is considered by the Bureau to be one or the most valuable documents it has ever OUt forth. Thn ranrr St . "7. - , Duuno uiat me h JSSX of8heePln the United States rose VoJT 1" mu"?. miMO to 51 million in Thu,e0lne,d 10 45 million in l8S7. This marked decline occurred mainly in the Southern and Western States, notably Texas, and Is attributed in a great part to the decline in the price of woSl since 1884 lhe value of our woolen product of 1850 was $25,000,000 in round iumbera? anaof our imports 119.000,000; both together be- ,us uiio uonar anu nme-flve cents per capita of our population. In i860. im0M m.Talue7aa Produced, and 43 mUhons imported; together being about two dollars and sixty-one cents per capita. In 1870. the product reached one hundred and ten million dollars, and the importations thirty-five millions; being three dollars and seventyeight cento per capita. In 1880 the product had I ownP pne nuodred and sixty-four millions, and the Imports were valued at thirty-one millions; being three dollars andninety- Cnts. per ?3pita' Tnus. "bile our product of woolens has increaaefl .in w uoari seven ioia, our imports have increased about 62 .per cent, but the con- ?.n.Per Pifc&M doubled, which, the Statistician says indicates in a striking manner the advancement of wealth and m?)rtiILt.he "Weof Hying among the people of this country. 1 ( An intelligent person when hurt will at i arzn n i . . . w Pjocure bottle of Salvation OiL It IB the best thine to cure awellinmi hnma or wounds. All druggists sell it at twenty! ,, ;srp ; Spirits Tlir-- Yfi riint 1 1 ai-r Tille Rifle8 ia the name of l Reid- COmnatlV OruaniH r. nCW ueuienani; c. N. Evans, 2nd S0 i J-Greensboro11'.1 r o 10 the curse of a trial f''her d States Commhsioner aUhft i were sharp words between ft?' ltere Bower and John Brvan attnl Gp'r?e W hours later, aa the ffi was T3 A J hotel porch, Bower aPp'rcU6d&ted 5 the; bullet passing among a L, standing by. The angry alr"y "f n)en once arrested. y aUorfcy as , I Kowland is stilt confined Xi , -r-0n Robonian Co. Of thA timo TJn k i , to his bed time, now over six months hut r, ferit afflictions with christian forn ,l t o una nan u i Kui,ion. Col. E P. Mtr. ,c- known in the counties of Roh-sin Vf! mond and Cumberland, on Ric! high social and personal qS,Bt of -i. assymes control of the Maxton nlj -f The cotton receipts in this Xi now fully equal we should ll? whole of last season. PPCS5 1( the - Winston Daily; a littu tenlyears 8go, in the year of 1876 i? 'fcr ward Rondihalpr Ot. Ya. .-i.u lomtnHo : charge of the Moravian Ch.irK an.d K4 .Uaifia ui iuo iuuravian Uhurch 1 time there was a membership or 4w ihsl included all Moravians in Salt9- ine membership of the Sundav s7ii , ' 814J with 43 teachers and then Elm street church has been been" hnii. oince buih; iliast salem church haB Centreville church h AH hnnn built, all and ning out as oranches from the nlrt , 0 church. There are now a total rl church members. 943 Sunday school I are. 81 teachera and officers ,chol hundred and fifty hands are esM- next week to commence work 0a ,? Wilkesboro extension. a lte 4- Charlotte Chronicle a r. i ored man of this county came ,. , Saturday with two bales of cotton Jm? he sold to one of our buyers at 8 'C round price. The two bales were tak?d the platform and weighed, and when V spector Withers began to ditsect thorn?' drew out a big wad of wet cotton TV? led to an examination, and the bale, i tornjopen. when it was found 7ha were! "water-packed." The pJ? teryiof Payetteville, made up chiefly of counties of Cumberland. Robesoai nettj Moore, Montgomery and a DarT' Rockingham, has over 5,000 rom-L' cants The county of the S S knburgenan8 m08t numeroua is Me 4 Monroe Enquirer-Express- Mr J. Patterson Houston, one of our oldest fd ?nWD CitizeDS' Pa8sed ay a ter a brief illness at the residence of Lh son-in-law, Mr. J. E. W. Austin, eariyon Sunday morning. Mr. Houston was Wthlyear Mr. Simon Roger Sandy Ridge, had the misfortune to hJ bis engine house and corn mill des'rovtii $600. We did not learn how the fire mil mated. Mr. I. P. Walkup, of jl son ownship, one of our best citizens, ha, 2 . . . vttlL. HI c.jr greauy amiciea. Within U years he has lost his wife, one daughter and three sons. His three sons have died with, in a year. He lost two sons on the 12th of November last, each of them being snatch ed away in the prime and vigor of voune manhood, and on Monday morniai; to eldest son, James A., died, after a short ill ness; apparently one of the most tohm young men of the county. j ! -Fayetteville News: The cotton receipts of our town up to date foot up 6 . 076 bales. This does not include the cot ton Shipped here and paid for by our mer chants, which is not unloaded from tbe cars or which is simply transferred to the boats. That would at the lowest calculi Jioufoot up 2,500 more, making the total W5. - She has one of, if not the best Graded School in the Btate; the best Culoi ed State Normal School ; a good colored Graded School; ice, gaa and electric iiglt factories; three of the beat mills in the Statfe; three large cotton factories within a few miles; a still manufactory, largest ia the State; an edge tool manufactory largest in the United States; a tobaccojfactory; two railroads, run by live progressive compa, niesj the prettiest hotel in the State by odds; as handsome a fire engine us thetc is : in Commonwealth; the oldest military com pany in the Union; fifteen churches; two newspapers; a carriage manufactory; k plow factory, the largest in the State; cot ton seed oil mills; Novelty works; a roller mill, the largest and best c quipped in the State; the C. F. & Y. V. shops; a foundry that does excellent work: a mattress fad- tory, JHr Tarboro Southerner: The 122nd 1 annual session of this body convened Saturday, Sunday and Monday, October 1st, Srad and 3rd, with the church at Sker warkey. one mile south of WilliamBton, Martin county, N. C. Twenty-seven or dained ministers, from nine Associations, and four States. (North Carolina, Georgia Maryland and Pennsylvania) were present and the attendance of people on Sunday was estimated to be about four thousand. Out of 37 churches in the Kehukee Asso ciation 33 were represented. The preach ing was from a stand temporarily erected in the crove. and the seats for the neonle were arranged around the stand. A dis tinguished minister from a distant State publicly declared that he had never before seen better order in so large a congregation. Elders Wm. A. Ross. Wm. Woodard arj L. H. Hardy, of N. C, preached on Saluf day; Elders A. "W. Patterson, of Ga., S, H. Durand, of Pa., and F. A. Chick, jf Md., Sunday, and Elders J. C. William!, of Ga., and J. 8. Dameron, and P. fl. Gold, of N. C. , Monday. Elder Chick also preached Saturday night, and Elder Du rand Sunday night, to large audiences in the Court House in Williamston. The Ke hukee Association was organized in W5. and is the oldest Primitive Baptist Associa tion in the United States. Kehukee Church, near Scotland Neck, Halifax county. N.C, was formed in 1742, and is the oldest in tbe Association. t - .. I t : Raleigh News- Observer: Tb; survivors of the. 1st Regiment North Caro lina Cavalry, held a re-union in tbe mayor's Ofilce in this r.itv vesterdav. On I call of the roll thefollowine members ot the regiment were found to be present and responded to their names: Major General Robert Ranaon, Brigadier General Rufo Barringer. Field and Staff: Dr. C. jJ O'Hagan, 8urgeon; Capt W. J. White, Lieut. R. C, Whetty. Co. H: Not repre sented. Co. B: Col. A. B Bndrews, Capt. Whit H. Anthony, First Lieut. W. j& Wood, promoted to Captain of company G; First Leut. C. M. Roberts, and Samua Johnson, ot Pitt county. Co. C: represented. Co. D: Lieut. D. P- Mast. Co. E: Capt. W. H. Cheek, promotes tt Colonel; First Lieut. J. H. Fuller, Season Lieut. W. J.White, promoted toA M., with rank of Captain; Alpheus H Ball, Jas. K. Plummer, H. T. Plnmjf Lewis N. Watson, John W. Allen, T. Jones, Daniel Duke, first bugler; Duke, W. P, Montgomery. H. B. BunW, Jr., R. T.Edwards, second buglerr, W-a- vvmie, o. w. waiter, it. u. iwuvik motedto First Lieutenant and Adjutwi Co. F: Capt. Rufus Barringer, promoW to Brigadier General. Co. G: Capt. " R. Wood. Co. H: W. W. Crawfoi James E. Boyd, N. H. Gurley, j ? Barden. Levi Strickland, J. M. Bo Yesterday was the closing day or " State Fair of 1887. It was held under d" Acuities that probably were never encow tered by any other Fair held since the " mation of the Agricultural Society. weather was. a total failure in point oi vorableness. It completely desttoyeo voraoieness. it completely ueauj -programme for three days, delayed F tlnna nf tt fn. .11 ,U nub .nil Old w with part of it altogether. But the W an occasion which many people deten"iti, to take advantage of for meeting ' friends and relatives for a short bl'?,a nothing Btops them. ' The record of ticc Bold by railroads shows that there we. more han 8.000 visitors. It I?hlt financial success in that it is thought i the receipts will pay all expenses lncun and this ia all that is desired by tbe minded men who foBter the Society- . , It is seldom that a more brilliant event than was the Fair ball calls toeein the chivalry and beauty of the ' 'Old son- State," and surely there was never au sion on which, grace and wit reignefl i " greater sway than on this. 1 tArV lecUon of Mr. E. G. Harrell to be seW of the Bute Agricultural Society is an mirable one. Mr. Harrell is one pi most energetic of men and with tut (0 - . - aaj MVMi . T proper channels. .
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