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The Weekly -btar. PUBLISHED AT f V l'LM N O T ON, .M. C., AT ,1.00 A tEAB. IN ADVANCE. SS8SSSS888888 gjggSgggggggggSgg "88888888888888 SSSSSSSSSfeSSSSSSg SSSS8SSSSSSS88888 S8SSSSSSS8SSS8SSS 82888SS8882SSSS8S mnom I d o rm io t- a S8888S88SSS8S888S gggfgISSS88SS888 S s t S S S Entered at the Post Office atrWumtagton, H. C, as Second Class Matter J SUBSCRIPTION PRICE., The subscription price of the Weekly, mm is no fnllnwd 3 ingle Copy 1 year, postage paid, I ft months ' $1.00 LCO 1.30 6 months 3 montbx I'OVERTY AND SLAVERY I i The South . lias less money by. a leri great deal than j the North has. n fact, tho: South is quite poor in thin world's goods and barely shabby genteel as compared j with the pluto crats and bosses in the rich North. ut the South is poorer in Other hings than i in money and splendor f show as compared with the -North. has far less of splendid misery; and ilr?.l .in and decorated vice and Cqnalid poverty'and languishing! un- If ortu nates. It has but little pauper ism and no ''white slaves ' now' A long time ago some one - Corbej,t it may have been published a volume on "The White Slaves of England," tho people who delve in the mines a thousand feet in darkness beneath the earth. There are white slaves in New York. The Sun says there are between 40,000 and 50,000 sewing girls in that vast city who have to toil at starvation prices "sewing a shirt and sewing a shroud" to borrow the idea and words of. Tom Hood, though not in their-, proper arrangement, per haps. So poorly paid are tens of thousands of this class that the dens of pollution are kept supplied with their victim?, and the number of persons dependent solely on their needles is increased annually, thus making more difficult the struggle for life the battle for bread. The South, thanks to a beniproant Providence and the character of the people, knows but little of this source of corruption and this form of ex treme destitution and dependency. There is vice and there j is. poverty and there is suffering and there is hunger in the South; but no one need to starve or steal. The very, poor and the helpless are cared for, and those disposed to work can generally obtain a place. After all the distribution of favors is not so unequal as many believe. .The South is really populated by a different race as Tourgee saw and that are also dissimilar to those pre vailing in the more populous centres. It has less greed, less invention, less love of intermeddling, less money, less influence, less yiee, less -'crime, less official patronage. But then it has to compensate more love of truth and honor Und fair dealing; more glory; more unselfishness more re gard for . fundamental principles; TC fira nil ro o t n t oc m a n all l rv tnl. t a na. lieve from all we can hear, see and read, more religion of the Bible sort. iHEIO.OKIA.LS OF GREATNESS. May BlackJDlayton, daughter of the late Judge Jeremiah J S. Black, has published a volume of reminis cences, of her father, together with two speeches: of great interest one on the reh lions of the State and Federal powers; and another on Rail road Monopoly. Of course we are interested in this publication as we are in all thut concerns the fame and personality of one of the greatest men of his time of one of the ablest lawyers and statesmen of this conn trwr T., A ! TM 1 J .. . T uugo jjiavm was a master wuu the pen. At his death the ablest men admitted his greatness in statesman ship and at the law. His published works are a treasury of l profound toougnt, wise aamomtion, splendid invective, corrosive irony and mas sive eloquence. They are .-a monu ment of great powers wisely directed, and of his lojtre of virtue, country and political honor.- He would have made a great President, a great Chief Jus Vice of Jibe U. S. Supreme Court, a great Senator, a great Cabinet offi cial. We honor the memory of this noble, honest! candid, patriotic, trust worthy, staunch man this illustri ous American. He i9 oneof "those simple, great ones, gone forever and ever by," we fear. We doubt if such men are bred now; men of, the pro roundest convictions; otlsincorest manhood; of noblest aspirations atld deals; of thorough devotion to prin ciples; of unswerving integrity and mannnesa Doth in life1 and mo uvea. I i i-i' 1 : representative Lee ("Kooney," .8i of Gen. Robert E.;the immortal) y Mahoneism was the sole issue in Virgmia. He thinks Virginia is 8j"e for the Democracy in 1888. V VOL. XIX. We had a pleasant visit yesterday from our Senior UV S. Senator, Gen. M. W. Ransom. He is in fine health, and is well preserved, vigorous and good looking as usual. He is now in his 62nd year. When his present term shall have expired 4th March, 1889, he will have been in the Senate seventeen! years,' which is a longer time than any other North Carolinian has served in the Senate. ,. We have known Gen. Ransom for neatly forty years. We heard him! deliver the address of welcome to President Polk in 1,847, when he visited the University, and it was superbly done done with tbe same stately and impressive manner he could do it in 1887, and we doubt if he could do it better now than then. It .was de livered in the Chapel and we are not sure of its title in the programme of exercises. Gen. Ransom is here looking after the interests of this sec tion and, ! politician Uke, having an eye no doubt to his "political fences." He has been a great friend all through the years! to the improvements of Wilmington and the Cape Fear river. He is very, influential in Washington as all know. He is an excellent party manager and is hard to beat in a" canvass. It will be a very "early" political bird that ' will catch that Senatorial "worm" from the General. TARIFF REFORM IN THE fON .j ': GRESS. - "'j',' If Southern Democratic papers are willing to conciliate and flatter 1 and honor S. J. Randall by keeping him in charge of the most important com mittee in the House tho Northern Tariff reform papers are not willing for this suicidal act, we are glad to see. Newspapers and politicians who are always for compromise and concession have no fixed principles or methods and will never win a vic tory. The Boston rJPost, the old Democratic paper of New England, takes this view of Randall: s I i ' ' "The one controlling objection to the de fection of Mr. Randall and his handful of followers is that by such a course he would definitely take himself and them out of the Democratic party, and be can best serve the interests which send him to Congress by retaining a nominal connection with the administration party." If he had gone to the party for which he has been laboring for sev eral years past, and from which he has had his reward from year to year by being kept in the Congress en tirely by lis favor, it would j have been very much better for the Dem I ocratic party and for all honest at tempts to fulfil often repeated party pledges for a reduction and readjust ing of the awful and unconstitutional War Tariff. If the Democrats in harmony with the Administration have any purpose of making a vigorous and earnest ef fort to cut down the Tariff, with its gross inequalities, its unbearable bur dens, its wicked robbery of the poor for the benefit of the rich, they must take action without the slightest re ference to Randall, and with not the faintest purpose or desire to concil iate him and win him over. Ran dall "is much sot in his ways." He is another Ephraim wedded to his idols. The command iu the Bible as to the early Ephrim was "to let him alone." That is precisely what should be done with Randall, the Protec tionist. , J Let us turn to the ablest Tariff re form paper in New York, the New York Times. What does it think of the dangerous idea that again Ran dall must be courted and placated by "sop," in order that Democrats may at least make a semblance of an effort to cut down the Tariff. It says: ' j l . "His tactics and those of his faction con sist in isolating tbe tariff question and keeping it separate from every other party matter. It is only in this way that they can retain any special power over that question, only in this way that Mr. Ran dall can earn the indulgence that he has so long received from the Republican protec tionists of his State. "Bat plainly Mr. Carlisle cannot con cede that tbe tariff shall be an isolated question. It is a party Question in tbe broadest sense! of the word. It is abso lutely the only national issue on which the Democratic party has any definite declared policy on which it is clearly divided from tbe ltepublican; party. The party is com mitted in every possible way, except by legislative action, to tariff reform." , Randall is in the way of Tariff re form. Any changes he would favor would be of doubtful expediency and of no positive value' to the country. Randall and his faction are not Dem ocrats really, but assistant Republic cans. The Times says: '.'But their strength lies wholly in their recognition by j the Democratic majority. So long as they have that recognition, with its privileges," so long as they retain their places on tbe committees of the House, and can command the influence and advantage given by those! olaces. without changing their opposition to the Demoncratic tariff .policy, they will not abandon that opposi' tion. Will Mr. Carlisle compel them to choose 7 Will the party in the House back him in so compelling them? Thete lies the Question of the whole session. - "It i intimated in our dispatches that It is not yet cleat to Mr. Carlisle4Lat he can 'safely displace Mr. Randall.' It ought to beelear to him that he cannot safely do anything else. It is as certain as sunrise that if Mr. Randall is left to himself he will defeat the tariff reform policy of the party." If Randall will not abide by the caucus nominee and the Democratic Tariff bill let him go over to the C3mp to whicb he properly belongs The Democratic ' party will never prosper by retaining traitors in its fold men who will unite with the mm tJcLi enemy to assail them at a most criti cal time and under the most embar rassing surroundings! This , is no time for dally in 5 or dickering with enemies.. A great campaign ' is just ahead. jjThe Democrats must: either redeem their pledges, make a sincere effort to reduce the Tariff or go be fore the country in 1888 with "Icha bod" blazoned on their banners. . The country 'needs and demands a recon struction of the Tariff in the interest of the people.) ShalUthis be done? That is the one great, pregnant ques4-tion.-".'.; I -;!':. , - " - ?.,-.V" It is certain that none but faithful and tried friends , should be put in charge of the' outposts. The Phila delphia Record, tho ablest and safest of all Pennsylvania papers, and the' one true Democratic paper of the second greatest city of the country, says:, ' j 1" j ' :; ' : ; "TLe Democratic rparty has control of tbe Executive Department of the Govern ment and of tbe House of Representatives. It is tbe business of those Representatives to originate revenue measures, and they are responsible to tbe country for there suit of their actions. Under these circum stances, whoever snail b? elected to the Speakership should so organiza the com mitlees having fhe direction of important legislation as to carry into effect the will of the party; I majority. it is hardly possible that Mr. Carlisle would in advance damn all possible consideration of a re venue bill by appointing to the chairman ship of an important committee a Repre sentative who is not in full membership in the Democratic party, and who is not in full accard with its policy and that of the Administration." i , Tbe Lutheran 8jrno. The United Synod of the Evangeli cal Lutheran Church in the South convened j last Thursday in the Lutheran Church, of the Ascension in Savannah, Ga. The body is com posed of clerical and lay delegates from the Synods of Georgia, South Carolina, (North Carolina,' and Vir ginia, south west Virginia, Tennessee, and Mississippi! and the Holston Synod. The delegates from North Carolina are:; Rev. P. W. E. Pes chati, Revi T. S. Brown, Rev. C. B. King, Revj J. D. Shirey, Rev. C. A. Rose. Lay.--Capt. T. L. Seigle, Capt. W. A. Barrier, I, F. Patterson, A D. Wessel, Col. P. N. Heilig. The synodical sermon was preached by Rev. Pi W. E. Peschau, of this city, at 11 o'clock.- The. Church of the Ascension was crowded. The only decoration was a bank of fruits and flowers surmounted by a sheaf of grain, in front of the chancel. The sermon was from the text, And of the i children of Issachar which were men that had understand ing of the times, to know what Israel ought to do."- I Chronicles xii, 32. Man's duty to his country and to his God was the theme upon which the preacher dwelt at length, in the open ing of his discourse. Tbe Synod; was organized at 4 o'clock in ;the afternoon. After re ligious exercises the Rev. Mr. Pes chau, acting president, called the body to order and read his annual re port, which showed all branches of the Church in the world in a highly encouraging condition, with pros pects for the future very bright. In his report Mr. Peschau made the following recomidendation:. Let mei suggest and recommend. that until after other arrangements are made and perhaps even then also, that a Lutheran Seamen's Aid So ciety be formed. Fully two-thirds of all the officers and sailors coming to the ports! of Savannah, Charleston and Wilmington are Lutherans. We are doing nothing for them spiritual lv excent what our citv castors are doing for them, and they are too busy witn tneir regular duties, liet us have in these ports Lutheran chap lains ana setneis to care lor tnese our people and children with us in the same household of faith. I am glad to report that Mr. Carl Schmidt, a German Lutheran sailor, offered me $1 00 for this noble object. I take pleasure in herewith turning over $1 00 as the beginning of a fund for a Lutheran Seamen's Aid Society, ThejMengert Missionary Society of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church'of Wilmington, promised $5 00, and, no doubt, the American Sea men Society would cheerfully co-operate with us and help us support our cnapiains, I ! Immediately after the report was read the Synod proceeded to the elec tion of officers. Dr. E. T. Home, of St. John's j Church, Charleston, ' was elected president: Dr. Socrates Hen- kle, Virginia,yice president: Rev.A.L. Crouse, secretary, and Capt. W. A. Barrier, North Carolina, treasurer. ' . Hr : ; Charged with Forgery. James Xngraham, a colored man from Brunswick county, was arrested yesterday for forgery, and after exam ination before Justice Millis, was sent to jail in default of $200 bail. Ingra- ham "acknowledged the corn," The forgery was) Committed in September last. Ingraham wrote an order on Mr. Jno. Mi Henderson of this city, to which be signed tne name of Mr. J, W. Benton, of Brunswick, as follows: "Please be so kind as to pay the boy two dollars for me and I will have some tar in town next week and will settle with you." Ingraham present ed the order himself and got the money. ! ' ' Foreign Exports k eeterdJy. Messrs. Williams : & Murchison cleared the; British steamship Fern cliffe for Liverpool, with 4,004 bales of cotton, weighing 1,904,297 pounds, and valued at $190,440: Also, by Messrs. Williams &, Mur chison, the Norwegian brig Olivia for Hull, Eng., with 2,463 barrels of rosin, valufed at $2,568, Cotton movement. The receipts of cotton at this port for the crop year, up to yesterday, aggregate 118,339 bales, as against re ceipts of 85,308 bales to the same date last year; an increase of 83,031 bales, Receipts the past week, as com pared with those of the correspond ing week last year,! show a decrease of 983 bales. - jM ; ! '' The stock at this port, ashore and afloat, is 20,129 bales. V The exports this year aggregate 98,- 866 bales, against 62,089 at the same time last year.! - - -: - l WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, W. dc W. Railroad-Stockholder meeting. -i The fifty-second annual meeting of stockholders of the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Company was held yesterday at the office of the Presi dent in this city, j- ' Hon. George Davis was called to the chair, and Mr. Jas. F. Post was appointed secretary. Mr. B F.'N ewcomer, Mr. Don Mao Rae, and the secretary were appoint ed a committee to verify proxies. The committee reported a majority of the stock 21,000 shares out of a total of 25,000 represented. The reports of the President of the road, the General Manager, General Auditor, General Superintendent and Secretary and Treasurer were read and adopted. . ' An election for a Board of Directors was held and the old Board was cho sen, as Jpuows: W. T. Walters, in. JT. Newcomer, H. Walters, J. P. McKay, Baltimore; H. B. Plant, New York; Don MacRae, A. J. DeRosset,; Wil mington; George Howard, Tarboroi. W. H. Willard, Raleigh; E. B. Borden, Goldsboro. " i : The Board of Directors were au thorized to continue the Scotland Neck extension to or near Greenville. The stockholders elected Mr.' Jas. P. Post Secretary and Treasurer, and Mr. W. JA. Riach General Auditor. , After the adjournment of the stock holders! meeting, the Board of Direc tors met and elected officers, as fol lows: i 1:1 . President R. R. Bridgers, First jVice President B. F. Newr comer. ! f . Second Vice President and General Manager H. Walters. . j General Superintendent J. F. i Di vine. .;: !". Superintendent of Transportation J. R Kenly. Abandonment The case of George B. New, a young white man charged with abandoning his wifej was called in Justice Millis' uoun yesteraay, dui tne aeieuuaut waived an examination and the case was sent to the Criminal Court, where the trial was set for next Saturday, the defendant in the meantime being committed to jail in default of $100 bail. New. is represented to have married a daughter 'of H. L. Moore, or Rockingham, Richmond county, a year or two ago. After staying a short time at that place New and his wife removed to Wilmington where the wife - got employment in the cotton factory. New left his wife some time ago, and in company with a woman represented to be his wife was board ing with a respectable family on Fourth street. Mr. Moore. Mrs. New's father, came to the .city a few days ago and had a warrant issued for the arrest of her husband. Mrs. Geo nee rbadboorn. ' ; The death of Mrs. George Chad- bourn, which occurred yesterday af ternoon, was a great shock to her friends in this community, very few of whom had a thought that her sickness! was of a serious nature. She had been suffering with pneumonia for about a week, and was thought to be improving, until yesterday morn ing, when she grew worse, and sunk rapidly, the disease reaching a fatal termination shortly after twoo'clock. Her death will be sincerely mourned by many. .. ' . I .' The funeral 13 announced to take place to-morrow afternoon at half past two o'clock from the First Pres byterian Church. To Confederate Mr. JJ B. Frees, a druggist and botanist of 179 Sixth Avenue, New York, desires to communicate with the relatives or friends of a Capt. T. M. Barrett, or Garrett, who was with Company L Fifth North Carolina regiment, and who was kiiled on the battlefield. Mr. Frees has in his possession a watch, chain and other articles which were taken from the body of the slain Captain, and is anxious to restore them to the rela tives. Charlotte Chronicle. I ! Col. Garrett was from Gates county in this State. He succeeded Col. Peter J.; Sinclair in the command of the Fifth Regiment, in Jan. 1863, and 'was killed in the desperate fight at Spotsylvania C. H., Va., in the early morning of the 12th of May, 1864, when Capt. Jake Brookfield of Newberri, Capt. Charlie Riddick of Gates, Adjutant Smedes of Raleigh, and many other gallant soldiers of the same regiment lost their lives, fighting as a "forlorn hope" against the tide of Federals that had swept over Johnson's division. The writer, of this saw Col. Garrett fall, after striking with his sword at a Yankee soldier who shot and killed him. Rocky Blount Fair. L A correspondent of the Stab writes: The stockholders of the association met on the 24th inst. The report of the Secretary, J. R. Underwood, was very gratifying. Hon. B. H. Bunn was elected President, and J. R. Un derwood (the present incumbent Sec retary. A eeneral meetinsr of the stockholders will beheld again,on the 10th of January next, and elect the directors for tbe ensuing year. 1 1 Mr. Bunn moved that a resolution of sympathy be extended Mr. W. W. Edwards for his misfortune in the loss of his horse. We think it was an accident which no one is responsible. for. and tnat it could not be avoided. A resolution of thanks was extend ed to the ladies of the various, de partments for their assistance, also to the gentlemen for their assistance and management. The Fair was a grand success, hav ing cleared over one thousand dol lars. It is on a solid basis. The man agement purpose holding the next Fair November 14th. 15th and 16th, 1888, if nothing conflicts. Every ef fort Willi be made to make the next Fair a granderuccess. -Foreign Exports Teeterday. Messrsi Alex. Sprunt & Son cleared the Norwegian barque Veronica for Havre, France, -with 2,245 bales Of cotton, -weighing 1,068,926 pounds and valued at $106,900. Messrs Paterson, Downing & Co. cleared the Norwegian brig San Juan, for Antwerp, with 750 casks spirits turpentine and 1,777 barrels of rosin, valued at $14,680. Total value of exports $121,580, JfKW TOKK- . Trtat of Jobana moat, the Anareblat. v 'By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ' , Nkw York, Nov-. " 22 The work ' of getting a jury for the trial f Jobana Mwt,- i Anarchist. : was continued to. day-, . The. court room waa filled w tin interested spec tators. The eleven jurors obtained yes terday we're in their seats. - Patrick Hall.' a real estate broker took the twelfth teat.; Juror -No. 3. pawnbroker j Fox, was excused, and Samuel Wormser took bis place.' - Juror No. 2. liquor rdealer ' Car-' roll, waa excused, and John L Rtdgman, grocer, was chosen. Both aides announced their satisfaction with the jury, which was immediately - sworn.' Assistant District Attorney Nicoll opened -the case for the people. The language that the proaecu-: tion will endeavor to prove Most used is this: , "Every person concerned in that tragedy (the hanging of the Chicago An archists) from the beginning to the end is marked for extinction. A revolution is at hand" A voice here' cried. -'ff by not; begin to-night?" Again I say arm your- selves for revolution Your! arm is the bomb stronger than the Gatling- gun or other. weapons It ; kills fifty at ooce. Grinned shall be first; then comes Gary and the Judges of . the United; States Su preme Court; and let not Ogleaby think . he . will escape because he commuted two of lhAn."-' : v NicolltoM the jury that the clause of the penal code under which the indict ment was brought provided that any as sembly of three or more persons, at which was threatened any unlawful act, was an unlawful assembly, and the I participants guilty of misdemeanor.. There . would doubtless be a great deal said about tbe constitution and free speech ; tbe abuse of free speech should be punished. Mr. Nicoll said - bis witnesses were'deteciives Sachs and Roth.and Samuel Drey fust, a it porter for tbe city press association ; all of whom understood German, and had made notes of the meeting Col Fellows will sum up for the prosecution. Detec ive Roth was first to take the witness stand. He told bow he and his brother bfficer were preeent at the meeting in disguise, and gave a detailed account of what was said and done. Johann J. 8acbs, ! another de tective, corroborated Koth in full. Simon S. Dteyfuss. a reporter, was next called, and oa motion of Mr Howe all the witntsaes bad to withdraw'while hi testi mony was taken. About feevenly-fl ?e went - out, Thi witness corroborated other witnesses substantially. jAman had sat next to htm i the meeting wbo jumped up siying, "Why not to-day? We're ready."- Most concluded by; raying; "1 am an Anarchist. Rise Anarchy I Long may it, livel" Tbe witness thought it time to get out, which be did He did, not take notes because he did not want! to be car ried out lead Witness did - not suffer much under .the severe crot-s-examination of Mr Howe j Joseph O Bruner, detective.) was called to testify concerning the book, of Most', described ai a Mauuil of Revo'utiooiry Warfare, to show what Moot meant by An archist warfare The book could not be allowed iu evidence, so witness wat ex cused . 1 Mr. Nicoii here rested. Tbe court -adjourned and the jury were allowed to go tioine to tbeir inanksgiving dinner. Most was placed in tbe custody of bis counsel. ' VIRGINIA, j A Dual PraairaUd Official Keturua or tbe Recent Bleellou. By Teiegrapb to tho Morning Mtar. Lyjschbubg, Nov. 23 A Peariaburg special to t tie Evening Advance says; A challenge to fitfbt a duel pas9ed between Hon W. A. French and W. S Matthews. editor of the Vtryinian, last Friday. They have ben a arrested and hound over to keep tne peace in tne sum ot f 4,000 eacb. Richmond, Nov. 88. Dr. jj.D. Pendle ton, clerk of the 8 late Senate, wbo has been figuring for several hours to-day upon tha.ofSciHl returns cf tbe recent election for members of !be Legislature, as received by tbe Secretary of the Commonwealth, fur nishes the following figures, fieaviug out the county of Nausemond, from which there am two returns: Total .Democratic vote. 119 555: total ReDublican vote. 115.- 940; Democratic majority in the State on popular vote, a. 615. The first return from Nansemond gives a Republican majority of 359. leaving a net Democratic majority of 2,256 In tbe counties of Amelia, Greenville, Nottoway, Stafford and Sussex there were no Democratic nominees for the House of Delegates, and consequently no Democratic vote waa polled. .Tnese coun ties gave Governor Lee 3,352 votes Clark county had no Republican nominee for the House, but po.led 81 votes for a HepubU- nan Senator. This indicates that bad the five counties named polled the -Democratic vote the Democratic majority in the State would have been about five thousand five hundred. i A PITIABLE CASS. Senator Joan, of Florida, Practically Besrear in the Strecta of Detroit. By Teiegrapb to the Morning Star. Chicago, Nov 23. A Daily New special from Detroit, Mich., says: "It be came known for tbe first time yesterday to a few persous that ex-United States Sena tor Charles F. Jones, of Florida, who has, for some unexplained reason, sojourned in Detroit for two years past, is practically a beggar upon the streets, and but for tbe charity of a friend, would be without food or shelter "When nr. Jone came to Ue troit he was very free with his . money and gave lavishly to benevolent purposes. He boarded at tne best notei until a iew monins ago. when be was unable to pay his bills He then went to a cheaper house, and last night his room was locked on him and he sleDt on the floor in tbe hal'. He was ob served bv a man whom he had befriended in bis better days and has been taken to the man a home. Mr. Jones almost a mental wreck. He is pursued witn the idea that some enemies, whom he never names, are following htm, and that be Will yet "down them." 1. TUB LUTHERANS. . - . - i Biennial convention of tbe United Svned ot the tEvancellcal j Lutheran church tn the Sooth. . j Savannah. Nov. 24. The United Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the South began its biennial convention in this citv to dav. 1 be body is composed or aei egates from tbe Synods of Virginia, West Virginia, Tenne&aee, North Carolina, Boutn Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi; and rep resents forty thousand communicants of the Lutheran Church. Rev F. W. E. Peschau. of Wilmington. N. G, President of the hynod, preached the synodical ser men this morning. . 1 . This body organized this" afternoon, and after receiving the President's report elected tbe following officers: President. Rev. E. T. Horn, D D , , South Carolina; Vice President, Rev. S. Henkel, D. P.. Vir ginia: Secretary. Rev. A. L Couse. Ten nessee ; Treasurer, W A Barrier, Noi th Carolina. Tbe Synod will take up the work before It to-morrow, and will probably be in ses sion a week or more. j - TEXAS -A- A Defanltlnc County Treasurer Ac quitted. ' ..-.' Galveston, Nov; 26. Ex-county treas-. urer W. J. Burke, who. while in office, de frauded the countv out of 845.000 la bonds and money, and about three months ago returned from Australia, whither be had fled, and voluntarily surrendered himself to tbe San Francisco authorities, was tried here vesterdav. Late last night the jury re turned a verdict of not guilty and the pria oner was discharged. The grounds of the defense was that the Drisoner was not re sponsible for his acts at the time; the of fence was committed. Burke, prior to his surrender in San Francisco, returned ttiir teen of the sixteen $2,000 school bonds he carried awav with him. still leaving a de flp.it of 23.000 in the county's exchequer Which last night's verdict absolves him and his bondsmen from paying. j 1887. rOREIGN. A Dictatorship or an Outbreak ot ftla- ord r Imminent In Praoce-Tb Re cent 8teamshl Dlmr-trlanchea-ter Slarketa Prtaldent erevr Saye be Will Kealen Warrant tor .the jAr- reei or jonn itiio-.J.ouden jnr miters. : . . ,)- .". : oy t able to tbe MornloK Star. Pabh. Nov 23 -It s reported that M Kfbot. member of! the Chamber of Depu ¬ ties for tbedrpirtiueut of -Pas Do Cfaia ill form a n i:binet. among the mem bers of which, will te 5t. Gobl-t audi M. Deves.. - - - I - -. I ; . Thi Journal Dei Debit adocUs ihe awaiting of the result ot President Grepv's efforts to form a Cabinet, but says it U im possible not to see the gravity1 presented tiv lhe prolonged uncertainty which offers a chance for tho creation of a dictatorship or an ouioreaR or ui8f.rder -.- r London, Nov. 23 Extraordinary rre- cautiona have been taken to: guard the dynamiters Collan and Harkins in prison 10 tbe duat bobs hi CnHan's lodgirga lbrt has beeu found thirty pounds of dynamite of foreign make, and olber explosive com -pounds have been found t.uried in a neifcbr bqr'a garden . AH the water closets, drains and other pipes in Harkins' residence have been searched for explosives. The curiositv of Ibe police Was excited by the deuarture oi a nergbbor ot Uarktns for New York on the Mouday following the. Coheu. inqaea!. London. Nov. 23 Adyices received here state that two local Russian steamers the Strius and Vesta came into ootlieiou off the Crimean" coast to-day and that tbe Vesta was sunk and thirty five of her crew were drowned. I " 1 Dublin. Nov. 23 Waideia todav en tered the celL in Tullamore 1til. iu which Mr John Msndeville is confined, violently stripped him of bis cloihiug and left him entirely naked. Mandeville still persists that he will not wear tbe prison un. form. 1 lbe averting Jelegrapn, savs: 1 A warrabt has been issued for the arrest of Mr. John Dillon any where in Great Britain. - f Pabib, Nov. 23 President Grew tb. day informed M. Maret, Radical member of the Chamber of . Deputies, that, he bad decided to resign. ( He said b' would to morrow ntk M liebot to form a miniotry to superintend the meetiag of the Cot cross of tbe Senate and Chamber of Denudes which will select a new President. If Rebot should refuse to form j tbe ministry be will ask Goblet to do so. Grew fur ther sla ed that he will not Quit bis post before issuing an address to tne coun-ry, in which be will repudiate responsibility for tbe present state of aJfaiis. and declare that his retirement is forced by the impos sibility of governing the country.' He will depart from the Presidency with the sinf cerest wishes for the future of the Repulicb Pahis. Nov: 23. President Grew to day held a conference of two hours' dura tion with Ferry and Rayn&l. Manchester, Nov. 23 The Guardian. says: The condition of the market contrasted with that of last week shows considerable increase in business in some departments, due more to tbe scantiness of business of November 15. than to tbe maer nitude of that of yesterday, improvement was unequal,, due to tbe fact that while some held strongly to advancad quotations, otbers were mora yielding; tbusl tne irregular prices corresponded to the amount of ssl-a i There was also a tendency among! sellers td accept current offers, dependent upon the extent of the production enzagtdi Business iu many instances was done at prices obtainable before the recent advance in cotton, lntre was some increase la business for lesser foreign and home mar kets. Export yarn was unchanged, though easier, ine ueinana was. slack. (Jiotn was more active but the movement was immaterial. Priming and other finishing cloths sold more freely in moderate quan tities. I he same was true of many kinds of heaw goods, but the bet-tJinke pf Americans were nrm sqq well sold, 1 London. Nov. 23. At the inouebt oa tne recoverea ooaies oi victims of the W, A Schotten disaster, tbe Rotterdam agent of the steamer testified that there were 214 persoas on board, of whom eigiity aiue were aaved.l The German steamer Leander. from Cadiz for Hamburg, strucik the wreck of the W. A Schotten last even ing and was towed to Dover in a sinking con anion. i i i The channel has been crowded with vei sols for tbe last few days Tbe wreck the Schotten lies directly in tbe catb tramcand a special lightship has been tent to replace toe improvised one placed over tbe wreck esterday, which was defective At tne inquest ioaay a steerage passen ger named Hughes atatel that he was pick ed up by one of the Schotten s boats, which was not nearly full The crew of the boat pulled away as soon as the steamer sank. lbe Schotten 8 crew were retarded in low enng the boats by the stiffness of the tackle, wnich had not been used in a long lime. oriy-nine or me survivors have returned t Rotterdam. I : rBSTH, .nov. 20 me retter Uovd savs the interview between Prince Bismarck and the Czar was a dramatic one Prince Bismarck was scarcely able to restrain his passion. Tbe Czar assured tbe German Chancellor that he desired peaco and did not intend to attack Germany or to take part in any coa'.ition against her. Prince Bismarok declared that whosoever wished neace must not attack Germany s allies. He presented the cams rceaeru clearly to the Czar, who admitted that Prince Bis marck's views were not new ) to him, and added that his declarations regarding Ger many applied equally to Austria. Beblin. Nov. 26. The passion shown by Prince Btsmarck in his interview with tbe Czar here was on account Of his learn ing of the receipt by tbe Russian Govern ment of forged letters purporting to be signed by himself in regard to the relations between tbe two Governments. It was af ter the Czar had heard the explanation of the matter by Prince Bismarck, that he gave him tho assurances spoken of by tbe fester Uoyd. r Paris, Nov. 26. President Grevy'a m sage of resignation will be read before the Kouvier (Jablnet to-night. Gen. Haussier has definitely declined to become a candi date .for the Presidency, and M. Ferry will probably-be elected. . i u (Commanders oi various army corps bave been ordered to return to tbeir posts imt- mediately. ibis order is aimed at Gen. BouJanger, who is now in Paris. . Pahis, Nov. 26. It is not certain thai M Grew will announce his resignation Mondav. In an interview with a deputy to-day the President said: "I am master of mv dav and hour and must vet see what I have to do and say." The presidents of groups of the Left ; at their conference on the proposed plenary meeting to appoint sj candidate for tho Presidency, failed l agree. . . .. TOBACCO, j A Kentucky Estimate of the Crop, IBy Telegraph to the Morning Star. I j LotjisvUiLK. Nov. 26. The Courier- Journal this morning publishes a compreH henslve and valuable review of tbe levf! tobacco situation showing facta of the yield' and budvIv against averages or consumn tion. When it is considered that Kentucky produces 51 per cent, of the total leaf tobacco crop of the United States, and Kentucky. Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee J Ohio and Missouri produces 73 per cent, of the total crop of the United States, it will be seen that the summary is of general In terest. The following are the main points of the article: The western leaf crop foots up 76.000,000 pounds. 62,6 per cent of re cent averages, and the eastern leaf crop 72.000.000 pounds, or 50 per cent, decrease. The eastern and western leaf crops and all market stocks of tbe U, B. make up 860,- 000.000 oounds. against 591.000.000 a year ago. and 575.000.000 two years ago. The suoply from new crops and market stocks falls 211.000.000 pounds below the late average, taken for domestic and foreign consumption, while in lseo there was a surplus of 23.000.000 pounds, and in 1885 a surplus of 24,000,000. The western burley crop is 37,000,000 - pounds, and the dark: and heavy crop 89,000,000. NO. 4 WASHING! Olf: j ' Appointment Sparks ' Saceeesor Col lision of Steamer on the Lower Potomac-Warning--Against an Im postor Travelling; Sontb. . VV ASHING TON. Nov. 25. The snlina .Secretary of the Treasury to day appointed ;vvm. u. utcnaei to be storekeeper and gauger for the Raleigh, N. C, district. ' oecreiary jjamar saia to-uay tnai no de termination had been arrived at as' to Mr" Sparks successor, and that it was not known that Judge Philips, of Kansas City. . wouta accept tbe position were it tendered to him. ' '" v Washington,, November 25. The De partment of Agriculture isjust informed that a person is travelling through the South and representing himself as tbe agent ot the Department, and making contracts for boatd, lodging, fires, washing, etc , in the name of what he styles the " Washing ton Agriculture Society. for a party of men who are collecting agricultural statis tics. The person is described as a man of German descent, about 5 feet 11 inches high, about 25 years of age. weighing about 150 pounds., wears spectacles, and is very intimate on short acquaintance. He is a man ot fair complexion, sandy hair, grav eyes, and has a light moustache. He gives n is name as u. uouen. (Jommissioner Coleman has advised those who have had dealings with this man that he is an im postor. . . - ' . ) r . t Early this morning the steamer George Lsary, returning to this city with an ex cursion party, collided with the steamer Jane Moseley. carrying freight to Norfolk, wnue on roint Liookout in the lower Poto mac. The Moseley wss considerably dam aged on the bow, while the Leary sustained injuries to her starboard side. The colli sion occurred during a heavy fog, and the coolness displayed by the officers of the Leary prevented a panic among the large numuer oi excursionists on board. POSTAL MATTERS. Report of the Third Assistant Post- master General. t I By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington. Nov. 26 --The report of the Third Assistant Postmaster General for the last fiscal year shows that the total or dinary postal revenue of the, year was $18, 118,273; revenue from money order busi ness, $719,336, making a total of $48,837.- .609. Total expenditures for tbe year, in cluding actual and estimated outstanding liabilities, amounted to $53,133,252, show ing a deficit in the revenue of $4,295,643 In i addition to this there was certified to the Secretary of the Treasury, for credit to tne racinc Railroad companies in their! ac count with the government, being tbe amount earned by them in carrying mails, $1,187,027. . So that the total excess of cost of the postal service over its revenues was $5,482,670. The receipts of the year were 11.1 per cent, greater than those of the previous year; but the increase of ex penditures was at a ratio of but f per cent. It these rates should continue during the current year, at its close tbe postal service will be practically again on a self sustain ing; basis. So heavy an increase in reve nue, however, says the report, is not td be reasonably expected. The estimate is that tne receipts will increase at the ratio of 0 peri cent, during the current year, and at the ratio of 8 per cent.-durlng the next, so that by the end of the latter, the Depart ment s revenues and expenses will not be far apart. The Special Delivery System has made considerable advance during the year, the figures indicating an increase of probably 21 per cent, over the previous year. At tention is called to tbe sub agency for the distribution of postal cards and stamped envelopes, established - during tbe year at unicago. J. bis agency bas not only work' ed well, but it has saved a very considera ble amount to the government. A recom melidation is made for two other sim lar agencies, at St. Louis, Mo., and Atlanta, .The number of piece matter - registered during the year at all postoffices was 12, 524,421, the fees paid on which amounted to $1,034,676. This is an increase of 6 5 per cent over business of the previous year. As a matter of convenience in connection With the admission of newspapers and periodicals to the mails as second class matter, and the investigations of inspec tors, recommendation is made that iu all cases, where oaths are required in the transaction pi postal business, postmasters be authorized to administer them. Three important recommendations are also made as to the manner of collecting postage on second-class matter, and as to abuses which spring from defects in the present law, 'lhe first of these is that postage on all sec ond-class matter shall be paid by the at tachment of adhesive stamps, as is required ioraii otner mall matter, tbe denomina tions running from one-eighth of a cent in the case of a single piece to any required amount tor ouis matter. rne second is that only legitimate newspapers and pe, riodicals be admitted to tbe second-class rate of postage. In other words, that cer tain books, which it is claimed are in no sense periodicals, except that they profess to be issued at regular periods, such ss nu onerous series, libraries, etc., be admitted only at a third-class rate. The thud is, that the number of sample copies of second class matter to be sent out by the publisher be limited. . Many periodicals, it is stated. which, under law, now gain admittance as second-class matter, being enabled by tbe privilege of mailing sample copies, to de feat the law excluding publications issued lor advertising purposes, or at tbe nominal price of subscription. JACQUES WISSL.ER. Romance or the Man Employed to Engrave Confederate money During the Late War. i IBy Telegraph to the Morning Star.) Philadelphia, Nov. 26. Jacques WIss- ler, who engraved nearly all the plates from which the money and bonds of the Confederate States of America were print- ed, died last night at hia home in Camden, a i. j .. aged 84 years, until a lew years ago, when age began to affect the accuracy of bis band, be was one or tbe most skilful lithographers in this country. Besides his skill in that profession, he was an artist of no mean ability, and his portrait work in crayon and oil was in much demand almost up to his deatb. VYissier was born in otrasourg, in lsus. He! was educated in Paris, and spoke five languages with more than average fluency lie came to this country in I84tf and was employed by a well known lithographing firm. He remained with them until just before the breaking out of the war, when he was engaged at a much increased salary by k New i or k firm of lithographers. TThey at once dispatched him to Uich mond. telling him that be would there be instructed as to his work. Within a few days after- his arrival Fort Sumter was fired on and he found himself in the whirl pool of the great civil conflict. Wissler was informed that he was assigned to the work of creating paper money and bonds of the new Confederacy, and although his sympathies were with the North, he found himself virtually a prisoner at Kicnmona He made the best of the situation, went faithfully to work and sent for his wife and family. They were outspoken in their loyalty to the Union cause, but on account of their husband s position, were not ois turbed during the four years of bloody Btrife. Mr. Wissler acquired a snug for tune while making money for the Con fed eracv. but thev grew suspicious of him to wards the close -of the war and confiscated his estate. After the cessation of hostilities be purchased a farm near Macon, Miss. and resided there for several years, finally coming to Camden. : -1 Charlotte Hornet: The David son college oovs nave a mama ior root racing. Dr. Paul B Barringer has offered a ten dollar gold meuai to tne siuuent mat runs five miles in thirty minutes. About twenty-five are practicing for the race, The best time up to urate was made by Sophomore Friereon, who Tan a mile fn 4 20. Little Wta. Morris bad his arm broken yesterday again. While leaning over an embankment he fell on iu it was broken once before, about six weeks ago. Spirits Turpentine. Shelby Aurora: Has it r occurred to vou. reader. rheumatism is in the church t Why ovtr three-fourths of our peooleare so afflicted that they cannot kneel to pray even iu church. . I ' Wadesboro Intelliae.nrj- bave specimens of fi i' Huntly, of Brown Creek, and Mr' J. C New. of Pse Dee Thi.ro i... quantities of it made in Anson nmmiv u.u year, and much more will be made n.-xt," year. It is no unusual sight to s?e Anson county farmer drive : on the! square in Wadesboro. and nfffr rr ! . wagon load of corn Corn, however i J alow seller, at this season of tbe yuiir. We advocate the raising of it by every- Ans-m ' county farmer, for his own um, but it win 1 not pay to raise corn to sell u m 5o in ri bushel. ! . Tarboro Southerner: The tmii . struction of the railroad from Hamilton t, this place, or as it is called in the articles .r incorporation, the Hamilton Railroad and Lumber Company is ranidlv nMi finer f,w pletion -Tho Fair, or the Tarhor.. Fair, under its nresent manin-minit i. dead. Why or wherefore it is unnecessary to speculate upon or to venture. a number of farmers met at Shiloh about tw. miles and a half from here to organize and build a cotton seed oil factory. Th meal ing was not only well attended but all weie enthusiastic over the idea of an oil mill at Shiloh and were willing to subscribe Abbeville (3. C.l Times: Th Rev. Alexander Baker, colored, steward ot tbe Alice Clark, is 7tf years old, and a na ture of North Carolina His father an.i mother are living; the foituer is 96, ib latter va years old. His father has hel.i the position of ianitoVof tbe Wilmington and Cape Fear Bank 66 joars, and is worth K2U.000. He is tbe father of 21 children, all living except one Three ministers iu his family one Methodist, one Baptist, and one . Presbyterian. All the children were born in August except two, ' He and his wire were born in August also.' Aleck, says he has travelled over 45,000 mile 4. taking in England, Germany. France, and ecoiiana, ana two years in Af nca as a missionary. Laurinburg Mcchanqe: In tb entire county this year seventy-six dollar of unlisted poll taxes have thus far been paid. This is a convincing evidence that the tax lister needs, to be specially carefut himself and needs the assistance of other bo that no one in his territory shall fail lo be listed. The building of a cotton seed oil mill here is being agitated by men whom we think will make a succmofit. Maggie, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Colin Hasty, about a year and a half old, was seriously burned last Friday morning. While all tbe larger ones or thn family were out the little girl went so near the Are that her gown caught and was soon iu flames that inflicted a painful burn from tne, child s knee to her shoulder. Clinton Caucassan : Intelli gence was received here Monday of the sudden death of Mr. Uriah 'Underwood at his home in Cumberland county last Sun day! morning. ' About 1 o'clock on Wednesday night ot last week the turpen tine distillery of Messrs. A. N Johnson & Sod; of Ingold, and some 60 barrels of ro sin were consumed by fire. Tbe Pres byterian church at Kenansvilie bas tender ed a call for two Sundays to-Rev. Peter Mclntyre. Near Blockers ville, a smail hamlet just over the line in Cumberland county on the road from Clinton to Fay etteyille, a horrible accident occurred a tew days ago. Chaa. Hall, a young white mau whose home is in this county, was working at a Bteam saw mill. He had the habit of carelessly riding to and from on the log carriage. The sawyer admonished him of the danger, bnt tbe young man thought he Knew best, lie took one trip too many Stepping on the carriage, his foot slipped and be fell back upon the saw, which pen -elrated his head and cut deep into hia shoulder. He is in a critical condition. 4- Asheville Citizen'. The tp!eo- did success of the new water-works, as now; demonstrated fully, Ss a strong re buke to those who carped and denounced it before a fair trial could be given. 9w. -. .. . . . .. .. . ine annual meeting or Biocanoiuers or the Western North Carolina Railroad was held1 yesterday at the offices of the com pany in this city. A large majority of - lhe stock was represented. The report of the officers was very satisfactory. Thn follow ing directors lor tbe ensuing year wtro elected: Messrs. A. B. Andrews, Frank Coxe. J. E. Rankin. W. E Anderson. T. M. Logan, George S. Scott, A. Sulley, C 8 Bryce, S. H. Wiley. Col. Andrews was re-elected President, Col. Frank Coxe Vice-President, G. P. Erwin Secretary and Treasurer, Capt. V, E McBee Superin tendent. Other officers were re-elected. We saw a letter addressed to Mr. Samuel D. Pelham from Mr. David Dud ley, the respected and well known old tpyo. correcting the statement copied by us from the JXewa-Utoerver that he had been strick en with paralysis. He denies the charge with indignation and says he was never in better health. Judging from the spirit of the letter we believe him. I Charlotte Chronicle: Yester day afternoon the. compositors employed in Tne unrontcie omce entered tbe editorial room in a body, and Mr. E. W. Mooring, acting as spokesman lr the party, pre sented Mr. Robinson with a pair of plush lined cases, which, upon being opened. were found to contain, the one a gold pen, the! other a gold pencil. In making the presentation, Mr. Mooring requested Mr. Robin8on to accept the gifts as a slight token of the respect and esteem in which be is Held by the employes of tbe omce. Winston jottings: The congrega tion of the Salem (Moravian) Church celebrated tbeir eighty-seventh anniver sary of . the dedication of the present church edifice. The old clock of 1702 stili hangs in the belfry of the church and marks tbe time. The pipe organ of 17 la still in use, having been repaired several times during that time, and is now one of the best organB in the Twin uity. Dr. Rdndthaler is the 18th pastor of Salem con gregation since the dedication of the church iu 1800. In 1841 the chapel was built, and since then has been enlarged and beautified. The electric lights . have been accepted by the town commis sioners on condition that they have two ad ditional lights without additional coat. making a total of 38 lights at a cost of -? KfUl 'I'haa HQODM MIOQ haVA . shipped this week, up to date, 79 bales of cotton goods, aggregating 63,200 yards and W. WV - J.UB JUVOOI ?. Mi a 1W9 HBIV 4 bales of woollen goods, aggregating 1.000 vards. The Salem Female Acad- 7my now has 126 boarding pupils and over eOO including the day scholars. New ones 2re expected to arrive after Christmas. --Charlotte Chronicle : Bishop aw - . . i W . . i I l jNortnrop s sermon at di. i eier a lismoiia Church last Sunday morning was listened to by a large and deeply interested audi ence. The sermon was an excellent one, and the confirmation services were very im pressive. At an early hour Monday morning at the camps of uapt. w. r. For tune, near Monroe, a negro named Will Massey was shot down and almost instant ly killed by one of hia companions, whose -name we did not learn. In the excitement which followed, the slayer escaped, and has not yet been apprehended. Tbe parties engaged in the affair belonged to tbe con struction force of tbe Monroe and Atlanta road. News reached the city yester day of the assignment of J . A. Summers, a furniture dealer doing business at Shelby. His liabilities are said to be $350 and his assets $400' Another new engine, tbe second in the past month, has been added to the rolling stock of the Carolina Central road. It is a beauty, and is numbered 82. Both the new engines are very heavy, and have 18 inch cylinders. The Carolina Cen tral has been .making some notable im provements in its equipment lately. The stem gin of Mr. A. W. Heath, near Curetan's store was burned Friday morning last, about two o'olock, involving a loss of about $3,000. Besides the two gins, a press and other machinery there were six bales of seed cotton, (12 in bales) and about 800 bushels of seed destroyed. It was probably the work of an incendiary. No insurance. -Work on the Georgia. Carolina Northern tiauroaa, tne new road that is being bunt between aionroe and Atlanta, is progressing rapidly, and arrangements have just been made to work night and day. . A number of locomotive headlights were delivered at Monroe yes terday to be distributed along tbe line of tbe road for the benefit 'of the night work men.! The work of laying iron will soon commence at Monroe. . Rev. P. It Law yesterday picked up the pen and is now one ot .the active writers for the Chronicle. '