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The suggestion of our j-r!(?r,(j js to have & school history of tlie war between- the States for the Confederate States. The suggestion . ni'isi liiaely and is really im- SsHuli I;a4 mjde a great his .rv but ba left it to others to write Vv ha?, is the resu.lt? It is that h known and positive facts have Lu-Ji-mutilated 6r perverted or 6up- .rcsi.'d. No Northern historian has ono tbe South justice. The French Account of the war by Coropt de Pari-, a IJombon, is a tissue of mis- i proi tit.uicn Swinlon, a North rnwrVtT, has Lien singularly fair nder ihii vircutnstances. But he m Northurii with the prejudices of ttis section. His volumes are very aluable but they are confined to the ratious of the Army of the Po- iLuac as the Yankees called their army that Gen. Lee was accustomed defeat so often. The Northern school histories as icll as the works of Draper and lilicr writers, are all written from 'Jlie Northern standing-point and are thoroughly sec tional and unfair. The Sovrthneeds for the schools a clear, simple narrative of actual events, with a brief introductory chapter petting forth the causes that led to the tremendous conflict and the great doctrines fundamental to our Gov- rbmtr.t upon which the South made its fiaht. Who will do this work? It would js a great financial success if well Jone. Surely there is some scholar y man, with industry and patriot- m anil zeal for the right, who will undertake to prepare a School His tory of the South m the ' War be i Lvm-a the States. He must be la borious, painstaking and fond of his toric studies. Who is the man? i In Virginia there is Mr.Page who would do it well. In North Carolina Mrs. Spencer would do it well. In Georgia is Col. Charles Jones and no ;doubt others. In almost every State there is probably some capable pen that would do the work with consci-. entious, care and thoroughness. Let: the Southern account of the war for children be written. Teach onr children and grandchildren and the children of the third and fourth and tenth generations the truth about the great war between their fathers and the invading North. A GLANCE AT A GKITICINIB. In a very interesting and well writ ten editorial the Lynchburg News takes us to task relative to the opin ion we expressed that "Shakespeare could more easily have written the -Essays' and 'Novum Organum' than Bacon eould have written the -great plays' or any of them." We are still of that opinion although " a clear we shall sink in the estima- l'on of our ablor contemporary. We ""tad with genuine interest its fine QcusBion and yet we are unchanged nd still cling to our foolish notion. ve take leave to inform the News "at wo are not as ignorant of Ba con's works as it seems to think. We ,0Dg ago read Taine's able work and roviewed it in a Raleigh "wspaper. t ve are not. unao- inainted with the claims of Vdding and his warm advocacy of rancis Bacon. We shall in another article show that we have some know le(lgo of the merits of Bacon's guilt 0r innocency. We are also eome- hat posted as to "rare Ben Jon "0" enthusiastic eulogy of Bacon nduave read perhaps all he ever w'ote concerning the great philoso pher and essayist. ut we do not remember to have 7D aoy intimation that Jonson ever "nted that Bacon was a poej. Our teemed contemporary knows how Seaki espeare and thought him imf ffl 0) fl r s t : 3 : i :::::::: : c "'""ssssssaa VOL. XIX. mense. His opinion of Shakespeare's greatness is one of the very strong est evidenced to ns that Francis Ba- n never wrote one line of any poem or play that bears the author ship of the greatest genius of all time In Lord Campbell's life of Bacon are some specimens of Bacon's at tempt at versifying. Without ex aggeration, there are hundreds ot men and women in Virginia or North Carolina who can erind out better verse upon order or oooasion. In another article we will eive our estimate of Bacon and will show how hia works are valued by competent critics. ; What ever else he was he was not a poet. The divine afflatus was not his gift, great and wonder ful as he was. We are much inclined think in spite of Speddinar and Other defenders that Alexander Pope was not so very far wrong some poetio license probably when htf said so stmgingly of , Bacon,. .. That he was thd wisest, brightest, mean est of mankind." . THE N03IINATION8. Hon. Daniel G. Fowle, of Raleigh, the' Democratic nominee for Gov oernor, is about 60 years old, we sup pose. Ho is a lawyer of abilitv. has -. been on the Circuit Bench, is a poli tician of much experience, is an old campaigner, and is a speaker of con siderable force and magnetism. He will no doubt make a thorough can vass. The Stab :will give him all the aid within its power until No vember next when he will be elected by a flattering majority, we must hope. Mr. S. B. Alexander, of Meek en for burg, nominated by acclamation 1 .1 on ran a n r drwamn la o stmnf n. . modest gentleman of high moral worth, of intelligence ' and popular! ty, and will bring strength to the ticket. 1 ". ' ' The nominations for the Supreme Court will give general satisfaction. It is gratifying to the friends of Judge Joseph J.. Davit, of Franklin county, that he was nominated by acclamation. There is no man in the State of greater purity of char acter, or of a higher sense of duty and honor. He has made an acceptable I and most con scientious jurist, - and he will - i . always hold the soales with even-handed balance. The nomina tion of Judge James E. Shepherd, of Beaufort county, and of Judge A. C. Avery, of Burke county, both now on the. Circuit Court Bench, to thd new places on the Supieme Court Blench will please Eastern and Western; Car olina. They have made good records on the Superior Court Bench and are among the strongest and best equip ped lawyers in their respective sec tions. I The renomination of Col. William L. Saunders, of Raleigh, for Secre tary of State;; of Mr. Donald W. Bain, of Raleigh, for State Treasurer; of Major S. M. Finger, of Catawba coSnty, for Sapintendent of Public Instruction, and of Mr. T. F. Davidson, of Buncombe county, for Attorney General, will be well re-' ceived l throughout the party and is an : indorsement of their capability, fidelity and integrity. They have been tried and approved. In No vember the people of North Carolina will indorse the nomination. The selection of Rev. George W. Sanderlin, of Wayne county, for State Auditor, is a fortunate one. Mr. Sanderlin is a gentleman of edu cation, of ability, of high Christian character and is a minister in the Baptist denomination that is so nu merous in our State. He will make a faithful and efficient officer. The duty of the press, of the poli ticians and of the people is to go to work in earnest and elect the ticket they have selected. The Stab is do laggard where duty to the people is to be performed. It will be found at the front until the nones of Novem ber, when the Democratic flag will float in triumph from every masthead and tower. -I HOLT FOR HBtT. COVBBNOB. Capt. S. B. Alexander declined the nomination for Lieutenant-Governor tendered by the Democratic Conven- tionJ and the question came up again just before the Convention adjourned. tJ. B. Watson, of Forsyth, placed in nomination A. Leazar. of Iredell county. T. B. Womack, of Chatham, nominated Thomas M. Holt, of Ala mance. The first and only ballot resulted as follows: Holt, 519; Lea zar, 408. Col. Holt appeared before the Convention and accepted the nomination. It is a fact about that, ballot stunffingi in the Northern Methodist Conference. There were 459 votes cast in an election for a Bishop, where there were but 425 delegates. How is that for high? We get the information from a religious ex change. The Northern Methodists during the war wrapped the' com munion table in a U. S. flag, and made loyalty to the flag a test of loyalty to Christ. Behold the legiti mate fruit ballot stuffing. -: : . : : : : ' . rr r ' : - NOTAN EBBOB. An anonymous writer signing him- sen "Ubserver" in a city contempo rary, thinks he has detected an ab surd error in an editorial in the Stab. Our attention has been called to it. We think he is slightly "previous" in his criticism, r He thinks the state ment that $158 to each family would be saved by the Mills bill is extrava gant, as that would make the enor mous sum of $1,896,000,000.' He says : " . , 'The entire Income derived from our present tariff is some thin jr less than $100, 000,000. and it seems difficult to under- Btana how therefore we could "save" uiio rn aaa . . . - cow,vw,uw. jricures are siuDDorn tnings. We fear the mathematician of the Stab did not work out his proposition to its le gitimate conclusion." s Well, perhaps! But if so, then we err in the best company, for so the ablest economists in the Democratic party figure it. L The figures we gave were quoted and, we think, appeared in a speech in the House on- the Ta riff. Economists estimate that eight dollars go into the pockets of manu facturers, where one goes into the United-States Treasury. -If "Obser ver" will take the hint and mnltmlv r j the $40,000,000 by 8 he will see that the calculation was not so far away from fact as he supposes. There are few more practical, more scholarly, abler Democrats than Mr S. S. Cox, of New York. We sup pose he will have credit with "Ob- servcr parts, speech In the House he made a the leading statements of remain unchallenged to which this day. From bills of lading on eleven articles obtained from the U. S. Custom House he found some startling facts. This was in 1864. He found that the bounty to home manufacturers was over 60 per cent. average gold currency. He showed that "we pay a gratuity, to one class of persons" on but eleven articles of $750,250,252 He asks: Will any one pretend that all this is for revenue? Whatl when the tariff does not raise one-tenth of that sum on all arti cles of importation? What, then, is this $750,250,252 paid for? Not for war. not for debts, not for expenses. Ia it possible that we have to pay on some ten articles only, in paper monoy, '$750,000,000 to get less than $50,000,000 of revqaue from them ? i use tnese neures (in May loos) simply to show the method under the tariff of 1862, and not for the purpose of showing wnat tbe present tariff, with its 47 per cent. duty, levies upon the people; but to show the immenso sums paid by the con&umer which never gets to the Treasury of the United States, but goes as bounty to the home manufacturer. Deducting the 60 per cent, for depre ciated paper money, then, on the amount then ciphered as bounty on the articles named .and you have to get $50,000,000 into the Treasury a bounty of $300,000,- 000. This is a stupendous outrage, t A.p- piause.j But we cannot pursue the matter farther now as other work requires our attention. Since Blaine's last letter Oregon is for Gresham and Hawley: Wiscon- n will likely be for Gresham; Pennsylvania is divided between Sherman and Gresham; Kentucky is for Sherman first and Gresham next; Western New York is for Depew; Connecticut is for Depew; Louisiana is for Gresham; Tennessee still for Blame; Maine; prefers Depew; Missouri is for Gresham. In New York city the common Repub lican talk is that it will be Depew. The question of great importance is for whom is Blaine? The New York Times disousses the National Civil Service Reform League meeting, and thus serves warning upon Mr. Cleveland : "But one thine is clear, and Mr, Cleve land may. with entire propriety and rea son. take note of it. no civil service re former will support mm ounaiy in me next canvass, and very few can give him so hearty and comple" support as; he might have commanded. Perhaps he will gain more than he will lose by not being so red-hot for the British life tenure system. Judge Thurman does hot desire office. Hb says emphatically: "I am not a candidate for any office on earth. I only want a seat in Heaven. " We hope the old man will get the last seat, which is worth ten thou sand ten thousand, all of the offices and honors of this decaying earth. Democratic members of Congress are pledged; to support the Mills bill, whatever State Conventions may say- Old Brunswick Cnuren. Col. EL M. Murchison has present ed to the Parish of St. James four acres of land at Orton plantation, embracing the picturesque ruins of Old Brunswick Church, and the graveyard attached. Some days ago a committee consisting of Bey. Mr. Strange, CoL Alfred Waddell and Mr. J . G.Wright, representing the parish, went down to the place for the pur pose of ascertaining what was necessary to be done to preserve what remains from the further-ravages of decay and the ruthlessness of incon siderate visitors. It was determined to have the place cleared up at once and inclosed with a substantial fence. The four walls of the church are standing and are of remarkable so lidity and strength, being two feet nine inches in thickness. Inside the old church immense trees are grow ing, some 'of them four feet in diameter. There are many interest ing relies on the grounds surrounding the church,1 among others the broken tombstone of Gov. Smith, after whom the town of Smithville was named, and the tpmbstonelof - Dry, who in those ancient days was "Collector WILMINGTON, N. 0., FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1888. A Necro Bobber Killed. - Persons who came from - Fayette- ville onthe steamer Murchison ' give the following account of the fatal shooting- of a negro! formerly one of the hands on the steamer Bladen, who hadjbroken into Messrs. Pember ton &.Prior's drug store at that place. The firm had been missing money from their cash drawer and other ar ticles for some tjme past, and a watchman was placed in the store at night for the purpose " of catching the thief. Last Wed- nesday night Mr Prior went in 12 o'clock, to get to the store, about some mineral water, and walking be hind the prescription case saw a man stooping behind the counter. Sup posing the man'to be the watchman referred to, Mr. Prior'spoke to him, but the man, whom he then discover ed to be a negro, made no answer, but- crawled on his hands and knees towards the end of the counter where a loaded double-barrelled guns had been placed by the watohman. Mr. Prior finding ; that the negro would not halt when repeatedly ordered to do so, and that he was. ap parently trying loaded gun, fired to reach . a pistol at the the man, who immediately straightened up and ran up the stairway in the store and jumped through oneof the front windows on! a shed and to the ground. By that time Mr. Prior had reached the door of the store and fired on the man, but apparently without effect. The negro outran the crowd that had gathered and made his .escape. Early the next morning Br. Hodges reported having; been called to attend a wounded negro living in lower) Fayetteville, by the name of Tom Bevels. Messrs. Pem- berton & Prior secured search war rants and found some twenty-rive or thirty empty boxes of their special brands' of cigars and other goods in rPrkm Potrnla' af nva onrl InrnlliriCP avua awva7 a vyi s auu vuugi The negro was found to be shot in the lower part of his body and very dangerously wounded. Yesterday, a telegram received here from Fay etteville, stated that Bevels died that morning, and tha coroners jury naa rendered a verdict of justifiable homicide. Tb Day Train C. C. B. K. ine announce that the man- agement of the arolina Central B. B. intend rannin a day train on that road on and aft r toe iutn insc- is hailed with rejoic g by people along the line. A subscriber at Rocking ham, writing in regard to the matter, expresses the horie that "better mail facilities will be afforded by this ad ditional service. He says: 'We notice, with pleasure, the an nouncement in the Star of yesterday that the Carolina Central has decided to give us a day train. We hope the railroad management can so arrange the time of departure from Wilming ton, Charlotte and Raleigh, as to en able subscribers to get the dailies at an early hour after they are printed. The country tributary to this system of roads has had very poor mail ac commodation. Our papers have to lie for many hours before they are sent off to us and often become stale before they reach ns. 'The Charleston dailies are deliv- evered, over ! ; another road, to Wadesboro some twelve or fourteen hours earlier than we get the Wil mington, Charlotte and Raleigh pa pers the distance from Charleston being nearly double as great. With out help, we shall have to return to the mail system of onr ,'granddaddies' get a 'raccoon mail' from Cheraw, and get the Charleston papers several hours in advance of our present facil ities over Ihe Carolina Central. Naval Stores. The movement in naval stores at this port shows receipts since April 1st, of spirits turpentine, 8,722 casks, against 9,935 to same date last year! rosin, 38,504 barrels, against 57,333; tar 8,888 barrels, against 13,290; and crude turpentine, 2,149 barrels, against 3,310. Stocks yesterday were spirits tur pentine 8,233 casks, against 3,574 at same time last year; rosin, 52,027 bar rels, against 96,176; tar, ,464 barrels, against 8,089, and crude turpentine i barrels, against 1,393. Foreign Exports Yesterday.. Messs. Paterson, Downing & Co. cleared the German barque Pillau for Biera. Russia, -with 3.975 barrels of rosin, valued at $5,233. Messrs. Alex. Sprunt & Son cleared the Norwegian barque Oluf for Ant werp, Ger., with 1,600 casks of spirits turpentine and 788 barrels of . rosin, valued at $26,250, Mr. Edward Kidder's Son cleared the German barque Erna for Buenos Ayres, with 22,385 feet of lumber) and 83,000 shingles, valued at $6,563.26. Cotton' The receipts of cotton at this port for the past month amount to 903 bales, aeainst 869 bales for the corre sponding week last year. For the nmna..''fMm Slant. Iflt. t.VlA t.nt A.1 receipts are 167,524 bales, against 133, 389 an increase of 84,185 bales. The stock at this port is 2.522 bales, ag-ainsn 1,707 at the same time iasi year. Tne State Guard E ncampment. General Orders No. 7 issued from the Adjutant General's office relate to the encampment of the State Guard at Wriahtsville. which thfi or ders announce will begin July 17th and end July 26th.. All white or ganizations of the State Guard are ordered in camn. The troops will have to furnish their own rations. All other expenses will be met. The camp is to be one oi instruction, ana strict discinline will be enforced. The command will be reviewed by the Governor, who will be in camp. Tne Seaeoast, The first new engine for the Sea coast Railroad arrived yesterday and during the afternoon went oyer the road to Wrightsville and return ed. Bv the middle of the month, it is exnected regular service on the road will be commenced. The hotel on the hammocks at Wrightsville is going np rapidly. The raipera were put on yesterday. on tbe rflent -N. a state: contention: To-Da ja Proceeding Fowie Nomi nated lor Governor on Twenty third Ballots-Alexander Nominated ; tor Iilenu Governor Both. Nomina, tlona made Cninlmoat-An ' KIo . qaent Speech ironCRIaJorlStedman, who was Cheered as Next C. S. Senator, , followed - bv a Bonalas Speech from Judge Powlf. I .' Special Star Telecram. v Raleigh, May . 31. -Immediately j after the. reaesembling of the Convention; this morning the balloting for "nominee for Governor was resumed. - 1 ' Seventeenth Ballott: Fowle, 401; S tea man, 326; Alexander, 233. ; - j Eighteenth. Ballot: Fowle, 388; Sted man, 844; Alexander, 228. i I Nineteenth Ballot: Fowle, 399; Sted man, 339; Alekander, 221. i j I Twentieth Ballot: Fowle, 373; Sledman, 836; Alexander, 251.: t . . j ; Twentyrflrst Ballot: Fowle, 437; Bted- tnaai 317; Alexander, 205- . Twenty-second Ballot: ; Fowle, 449; Stedman, 830; Alexander, 180. . - At this point Alexander, withdrew his name, and the twenty-third ballot was taken with the following result: Fowle, 523 1-10; Stedman, 435 9-10. 1 Fowle having received the vote of a ma jority of the Convention, be was declared the nominee for Governor, and. on the sug- gestion of Stedman's friends the nomina tion was made unanimous. - Major Stedman was then called before the Convention and made an eloquent speech, and three rousing cheers were given for the neztU. S. Senator Charles M. Stedman. Judge Fowle being introduced by Major Stedman, made agstirring speech, causing much enthusiasm. I Ealbigh, May.31, 3P. M S. B. Alex ander was nominated by acclamation for Lieutenant Governor. The Convention then adjourned for one hcur. Raleigh, May 31. The Convention met at 4 p. m. Nominations for threo Supreme Court Judges being in order, Joseph J. Davis was nominated by acclamation; James K Shep herd on the second ballot.Iand A. C. Avery Qa the third. . I Raleigh, ;May 31. W. L. Saunders, for Secretary of Stale; D. W. Cain, for Treasurer, and 8. M Finger, for Superin tendent of Public Instruction, were nom inated by acclamation. Geo. W. Sander lin was nominated for Auditor. A. M. Waddell and F. N. Stiudwick were nom inated for Electors at Large. ' Tbe platform was reported and adopted. It is an excellent one broad and liberal in terms. Ralbigh, May 31. The Convention elected as delegates to St. Louis, Richard Battle of Rttleigb, J. S. Carr of Durham, J. 8. Carr of Paul B Means of Concord, and T. W. Strange of Wilmington. The delegation will be a unit forJUieveland. WASHINGTON. The Fisheries Treaty In the Senate- Debt Bednetlon The Nomination of Fuller to be Chief Justice. Washington, May 31. The executive journal, covering everything connected witn tne neneries treaty from tne tune it reached tbe Senate, is to be printed in the Record. It shows that Mr. Hoar made the motion, which has been credited to Mr. Sherman and which was adopted, that the consideration of the treaty be with open doors. Mr, Sherman, however, was one of three (Messrs. Dawes and Teller being the others) who voted in favor of the Riddle -berger resolution after it had been adverse ly reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations. The resolution was lost oy a vote of 41 to 8. Washington, May 31. To-day s bond offerings aggregated $154,550, of which only $250 were accepted, four and a half's, at 1.08. It is estimated that the reduction of the public debt during the month of May amounts to four millions of dollars. Twelve millions of dollars were paid for pensions. The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held two meetings to-day, and at both of them considered the nomination of Mr. Fuller to be Chief Justice, but did not reach a conclusion. Another meeting is called for to-morrow. There seems to be no doubt that the committee will report favorably on the nomination. The delay is said to ba due rather to a fear that the committee will be accused of haste and want or thorough ness if it neglects to examine and weigh all that is laid before it, than to any special matters which have been charged against the nominee. A certain Chicago man has been writing persistently, asking for delay, to give him time to put certain things in shape for presentation to the committee, and he has oeen awarueu time. Washington, June 2. Bond offerings to-day, $1,012,200, all or which were re jected. ... ....o.. The House mis morning passeu inu oou ate bill to revive the rank of General of the Army. It was immediately signed by the presiding officers of both Houses and sent to the President, who signed it and sent to the Senate the nomination of Gen. Sheri dan to be General of the Army. As soon as received the Senate went into executive session, confirmed the nomination, rei opened the doors and resumed business all before z.4d p.m. CHICAGO. Exciting Scene In a Divorce court A Woman Attacks her Husband's Lawyer with a Pistol, and Fatally Wounds Him. Bv Telegraph to the Mornbuc Star. -Chicago. June 1. A tremendous sensa tion occurred in Judge Jamerson a court shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, while the docket was being called. Mrs. Meckie L. Rawson was impatiently waiting for the divorce case of her husband, banker Raw son, to be called. Col. H. C. Whitney, her husband's attorney, was sitting : at a side table writing, when the court was sud denly startled to near a pistol, ana uoi. Whitney at once disappeared unuer me table. The shot was followed by four more in rapid succession, and Mrs. Rawson was Been pursuing Whitney with a Smith & Wesson 38-calibre revolver. Mrs. Raw son succeeded in emptying her revolver at Whitney before she could be captured. Two of the balls hit the Lawyer, one taking effect below the groin and the other in the left leg. The wound near tne ngnt groin will probably be fatal, i Judge Jamerson at once ordered Mrs. Rawson's arrest, and she was immediately taken to jail. TENNESSEE. A Fatal Fend in Hancock county Two Blen Killed. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Chicago, June 1. A dispatch from Knoxville, Tenn., says: A battle took place between the Jones ana ureen i ac tions, in Hancock county; yesterday, which resulted in the death of two of the Green family. Frank, son of Hampton Green, and Lewis Moore and A. V. Jones, led the attacking parties. The feud began in January over a bad fence, and Sunday, February 13th, one or tne Jones i iamuy was shot by Dave Ureen. Bince men tne two families and their respective friends have been under ' arms and several battles have occurred. r FOREIGN. Queen Victoria's Birthday Disturb . ance la Wales-Emperor Frederick Bismarck Threatens to Resign Pro found Uneasiness in Berlin Affairs In Paris. By Cable to the Hornli&Star. 1 Londpn, June 2. The celebration of the anniversary of the birth of Queen Vic toria took place to-day. The weather was bright and clear The jnost notable fea tures of the celebration were tbe reviews of troops. .2 ! i At Limerick the troops cheered in honor of the Queen's birthday. A crowd which had assembled outside the barracks imme diately responded with cheers for William O'Brien and the plan of campaign. The agitation against the payment of tithes at Denbigh, Wales, is increasing. The military were called out yesterday and dispersed the crowd that had gathered. No one was injured. A dispatch to the Central News from Potedam says: "The Emperor was exhausted by his trip from Berlin, and has been ordered to remain absolutely quiet. He passed a restless night." Beblin, June 2. The Emperor, after signing the Quinquennial bill prolonging the term of the Prussian ' Parliament, has withdrawn - his signature. Bismarck and the ministry, at their sitting tc-day, resolved to resign unless the bill was signed and published. Rons, June 2. The Pope corrected proofs of the authorized publication of his allocution, delivered at yesterday's consis tory. After condemning the provisions affecting theology in the new Italian code. His Holiness says, "what causes us the great est pain is the desire manifested to maintain at all hazards the conflict between thePapacy and Italy, which from love of Church and country we declare that we wish to termi nate. The desire displayed by the States to war against the Church is folly, and is hurtful to all, and especially to Italy." (Copyright by the N. T. Associated Press.) Beblin, June 2. No sooner has Em peror Frederick Beemed assured of some prolongation of his life, than influences hostile to Bismarck displayed renewed ac tivity. The conflict between the Liberal tendencies of the Emperor and the Chan cellor's policy, which has been latent from the outset of the reign, now threatens to end in open rupture The Emperor is still too feeble to be credited with the exercise of unbiased judgment. He is swayed by the opinion of the Empress, who has re sumed in the comparative seclusion of Potsdam the active domination she secured during the illness of the Emperor at San Remo. Bismarck had warning of the coming troubles last week in a communi cation from the Emperor, blaming Min ister Yon Pultkamer for abusing the government influence at elections. Yon Pultkamer offered to resign, and Bismarck hastened to return to Yarsin. In two pro longed interviews he found the Emperor desirous of reconstructing tne Ministry, in eluding the household appointments. He also found him opposed to giving his assent to the Quinquennial Landtag ;bill. After the first interview the Emperor consulted with Dr. Friedberg, Minister of Justice, who is now trusted by both -himself and the Empress. Under the advice of Dr. Fried berg the Emperor signed the bill, at the same time advising Bismarck that he hoped this concession would be followed by re forms in the Ministry. The letter of the Emperor to Minister Yon Pultkamer repeated the complaint which he made to Count Bismarck. Yon Pultkamer has replied to the letter by detailing his ad ministration of the Interior Department. Meantime the Quinquennial law, which ought to have been published, was with held from promulgation by order of the Emperor, who desired that the law should not appear unless accompanied by his let ter to Yon Pultkamer on the freedom of the right to vote. When Bismarck left the Emperor after the last conference on Thurs day, the crisis appeared to have been set tled. The Ministry was to remain intact and the Quinquennial law waf to be promul gated Monday. To-day it transpired that Bismarck had consulted his colleagues on the order of the Emperor for the post ponement of the publication of the law. It was reported that the Emperor had'goneso far as to cancel his signature. The report, however, 1b unconfirmed, but the Ministe terial circle fear the worst. The Progress ists rejoice at the prospect of the advent of a liberal regime. The Tagblatt, in an article on the crisis, declares that the people will bail gladly a government by the Hohenzollerns, but not by Pultkamer, nor even Bismarck, howev er great his genius; besides Herr Yon Pultkamer, General Yon Schellendof has offered to retire, exchanging the War Of fice for the command of an army corps. The crisis has not yet reached the climax of the resignation of the Ministry, and un til Prince Bismarck has again consulted the Emperor the issue of the conflict is doubt ful; but the situation is grave enough to cause profound uneasiness. Paris, June 2. In the Chamber of Deputies to day M. Floquet, Minister of the Interior, informed tbe committee on the '.revision of the constitution, that the Cabinet had the right to choose the time for revision. It was the opinion of the Cabi net, he said, that the present state of home and foreign affairs made the revision in opportune, at this time, and that the ma jorities in the Senate might enable them to come to an understanding on the various points relating to revision, should the go vernment find itself confronted by a ma jority against it composed of the Right and Opportunists, it would resign, since it could not deal with the revision unless sup ported by a solid Republican majority. In consequence of Floquet's declaration Roche foucald announced that the Right would not demand revision, but dissolution, and an appeal to the country. FLORIDA. Democratic Slate Convention Nom inations, Etc. Bv Telegraph to the Morning Star. St. Augustine, June 1. The Demo cratic State Convention this morning selected as Presidential Electors, A. Bur ford of Marion county, J. H. McEinae of Jackson county, Daniel Campbell of Walton country, and B. H. Palmer of Columbia county. The State Executive Committee was empowered to fill vacancies. The Convention this evening nominated State officers as follows: Supreme Court Justices George P. Raney, A. E. Max well, H. L. Mitchell; Secretary of State John L. Crawford; Comptroller W. D. Barnes; Attorney General W. B. Lamar; Treasurer A. F. Russell; L. B. Womb well. Commissioner of Agriculture. After appointing an Executive Commit tee the Convention adjourned sine die. A WATER-STOUT. Vessels Capsized and Houses Dam- aged Bf Beaufort, N. C No Lives Lost. By Telegraph to tho Homing .Star. Bbaupobt, N. C.j-. June 1. A water spout struck here about 3 o'clock this af ternoon, capsizing several small craft and fishing schooners. The crew of the schoon er James Rumley saved themselves by clinging to a purse-boat. The schooner, Minnie, was driven ashore. The spire of the Methodist church was damaged, and; one end of Mr. Hanner's store was carried away by the force of the gale.and fences and trees were blown down. No loss of life has yet been reported. JUDGE THURMAN. Says be will Accept the Nomination for the Vice Presidency. . By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ' Columbus, Ohio, June 2. Mr. T. E. Powell called on Judge Thurman last night, and he authorizes the statement that Mr. Thurman has consented to have his name nresented to the St. Louis Convention fori TTIuii DunMnn mm tttA- tvnf1lriAn fKat- trick Ohio delegation is solid for him, and that he will accept if nominated. Mr. Powell will present the name of JudgeThnrman. NO; 31 ST LOUIS. Before tbe Convention Preparations for the t Or eat multitude Cleveland the Only Name mentioned for: the Presidential j Nomination Specula tions Relative to the Vice Presidency. 8t Louis, June 1. While but compar atively few of the actual participants in the Democratic National Convention have yet arrived in St. Louis, yet each train brings its quota, and the city is gradually filling up. The hotels are all busy to-day making preparations for the accommodation of del egates, and early this morning great truck loads of cots and pillows began arriving and will soon be brought into requisition. The weather to-day is delightfully cool and pleasant. The hall at the Exposition building will be all ready within tnrenty four hours, and to-morrow night it will be formally opened with a concert. Col. Richard J. Bright, sergeant at arms, has been here for two days past per fecting his arrangements. Frederick J. Prince, secretary of the De mocratic National Committee, arrived last evening from Boston. In reply to a ques tion he said that the Massachusetts delega tion! was not only a unit for Cleveland, but that it heartily endorsed his position on the tariff question, j "Our delegation," said he, "is not instructed for Vice President, but General Stephenson has many friends among the Democrats in our State, and he may get our vote for the second place on the ticket. That matter will be settled in caucus, however." M. M. Ham, editor and proprietor of the Dubuque Herald, and a member of the National Democratic Committee from Iowa, arrived laste evening. In answer to, inquiries Mr. Ham said, "the Iowa De-J mocracy has but one sentiment on the tariff, question. President Cleveland's message has been adopted as their platform. Cleve-I land is their choice for President As to the Vice President, I cannot say. Gray, of Indiana, Black and Stevenson, of Illinois,! all have their friends. Just what effect the Thurman movement will have with our delegates I cannot tell. If he would take the! nomination I expect they would be glad to help him to get it. We are going tq try and carry Iowa this fall. The work we have done in the past few years eives us! confidence in i our ability to redeem thd State. I With Cleveland and tariff reform we will, we think, be able to wipe out the small Republican majority that" now re mains." i Among the delegates now here the Vies Presidency is the all absorbing topic, there being but one name heard or even thought of for the head of the ticket. I The situation in regard to the second place, as summed up by the Republican this morning, is ;as follows: Thurman can have the , nomination if he will take it ; Black will have a very flattering following, especially from the South; Morrison will be j the favorite of the "True blues." If Thurman positively declines, Gray will have an immense following, accompanied by bitter opposition from Indiana. Roger O. Mills will receive a nica complimentary vote, land Hearst of California is a very promising dark horse. ( St.; Louis, June 2. A special in this morning's Republican, from Columbus, Ohio, says: This evening a representative of the Republican called on Judge Thur man, at his home, and found him in a hap py and talkative mood. He opened the conversation by asking for the latest news, and when informed that the Thurman boom was rapidly spreading, said, "Yes, I guess so; at least it looks that way, judging from all the telegrams and letters I have been receiving; but didn't I say two years ago, and again two weeks ago, that there was no office on earth that I wanted .' I f'But now, Judge, the whole country is clammoring for Thurman for Yice Presi dent.' and what are you going to do about thatt" I f'Well, I hardly know. It would not be very proper in one to decline a thing that had not been tendered him. For years jl have tried to be left alone here with my wife in this den (speaking of his library), ana tnese rrienGsor mine on tnese shelves, but somehow ithey won't permit me to live in peace." I , . ' 'If the nomination is civen you, even against your protest, would you not feel it your duty to accept?" "I have the highest regard for President Cleveland, and sincerely hope that he will be re-elected. ! If I thought that my name would add any strength to the ticket, I am willing to make the personal sacrifice for the interests i of the party. I certainly should feel very bad, should the ticket be defeated, to think that I had declined, if my name would have strengthened it, of course. It is only upon condition that the nomination Comes without any struggle that, I can accept." Et. Louis, June 2. But two entire de legations the California and Maryland have arrived up to this hour. The Louisiana, Connecticut, Maine and Massa chuselts delegates have telegraphed that they will be hare early Sunday morning. i Since tbe receipt to-day of the authori tative statement that Judge Thurman wonld be a candidate for the Yice Presi dency, leading' Democrats here seem to ac cept his nomination as a foregone conclu sion. The statement is made by Competent authority that W. L. Scott, who is sup posed to represent the preference of the Administration, is earnestly advocating among the delegates here the wisdom and importance to the party of Mr. Thurman 's nomination, j Said a Maryland delegate this afternoon, "while the first choice of our delegation is a younger man than Judge Thurman. yet we shall vote for him as a unit, and in my judgment he will be nominated by acclamation." NEW TOBK. The Richmond Grays' Departure for Home Tammany Braves OA for St. Louis. j. I NewYobk, June 3. The Richmond Grays departed for home on the Old Do minion steamer Seneca this afternoon after a week's visit. They were escorted to the boat by Co. B. of the 9ih New Yo.k Regi ment. The; .boats at the pier were deco rated with a full display of bunting, and the Seneca's saloon was filled with flowers sent by admirers of the Southern soldiers. As the boat moved out into the stream the Virginians were warmly cheered, . j f. New Yobe, June 2. About 8 o'clock this afternoon four hundred Tammany with Braves, in fifteen Wagner coaches, and a well stocked baggage car, set off on the New York Central Railroad for 8t. Louis. They will breakfast at Cleveland to-morrow morning, take dinner at Bellefontaine, Ohio, and supper at Indianapolis. Monday morning they will roll into St. Louis. ; On each side of the baggage car, in big letters, was the sign :"Tammany Hall Delegation." rOLITICAIi FOIN TS Some people are talking about reading Mr. Randall out of the party. This is all bosh. The trouble with Mr. Randall is that be is trying to read himself put. Danaille Register, Item. j The Democrats beoome every day nearer a unit in political purpose and more confident of success. From every body of representatives of tbe party has 'come hearty indorsement -of the President's policy. Macon Telegraph, Bern. The utterly frivolous pretexts on which the Republican majority in the Senate base its delay in acting on the nomination of Mr. Fuller deserves and re ceives the contemptuous reprobation of the entire country. N. Y. Star, Dtm. j ' The! Blaine withdrawal has set the Blaine lieutenants to . hunting a candi date of the Blaine type with all the eager ness that characterized the boy who hunt ed the woodchuck. They don't mean to be out of meat if they can help it. Phil. Times, Pro. ; Mr.! Blaine, then, being out of the way, the question arises, what next? Here Mr. Blaine oners his own advice to Borne extent. We question if it is good advice He is careful not to name candi dates, but he indicates a policy for his party which is likely, if adopted, to have an effect upon the selection of candidates. Boston Herald, Ind. Rep. had 54 deaths ' from 1st September, 1887, to 80th of April. Of hese six were still-born. Hickory xVess: A and thunder storm passed severe rain over lllckory Tuesday evening. The rain came down in pctiect sheets -ana tbe lightning was very vivid. ; Mr. W. W. Wilfongs's hcufe, in the western part of the city, was struck by lightning and considerably damaged. Tho chimney was shattered and one corner of the house torn up. Fortunately there wbs no one Injured beyond slight shocks. Forth Worth Reporter: Died, on the night of April 26ib, at the residence of her son, Granville H. Martin, Fort Worth, Texas, Mrs. Laura 8. Martin, aged 57 years. Laura S. Martin was born in Onslow county,. North Carolna, on the 1st day of February, 1831 . She was the only daughter of Colonel L. 8. and M- C. Hum phrey, alao natives of North Carolina On the 18th of May, 1848, at Grenada, she was married to the Rev. Granviita H. Martin, a Baptist minister of that pltice. Wadesboro Messenger : Mrs. Lydia Hannah died at her residence about two miles from here last Wednesday. She was ninety-six years old last month, and died from "worn out nature." Her hus band died a few years ago at the advance age of 106 years. The appointments ot Bishop Lyman for this place and Acson ville on next Sunday and Monday have been postponed indefinitely, owing to the condition of the Bishop's health. Our farmers report an excellent stand of cotton. Small grain is alao looking well. Henderson JVews; Mr. W. B. Jordan, the affable representative of the Wilmington Stab, was In town several days last week. He is tho first canvasser for that paper who has been here in some time, and wc are pleased to hear his success was flattering. If our people could get the paper earlier it would be more largely taken, for it is deservedly popular wherever read. ; Since the critcisms on Miss Rives's novel, the "Quick or the Dead," Mr. Btevens, our book seller, has received numerous orders for the book. Strange to say there is more demand here for the book since it was ascertained that it was of doubtful morality. Star" Wilson Advance: Bro. Blount, of the Mirror will deliver the commence ment address at Dunn Progressive Institute this year, and also at the Bel voir Academy near that place. The District Confer ence of the Methodist Church that was held at Weldon week before last elected the following delegates to tho Annual Confer ence; Dr. W. S. Andcreon, W. H. Bur well, O. A. Cook: alternates: George P. Hart, Prof. 8. D. Baglcy, L. J. Grady and Dr. A. B. Pierce. Three hundred and eighty dollars was raised at tbe same timo for the purpose of endowing Trinity Col lege. The Advance is very much grat ified that our townsman, John E Wood- . ard, Esq., was made Presidential Elector for this, the Second District. Mr. Wood ard is a good speaker and understands poli tics as few men do. He will do effectivo and vote-telling work for the party in this District. New Bern Journal: Prof. T. P. Clarke, of the Deaf Mute Institute, while returning home from the city early Thursday night was encountered by a high wayman, with whom he had a duel in the dark.; Tha affair took place near the west ern suburbs. After the miscreant had or dered "hands up" he fired a pistol, the ball striking the Professor in the leg, making a slight flesh wound, whereupon Professor Clarke drew his pistol and returned the fire, j The man, whoever he was, yelled, "I'm shot 1" and took to the woods. Yes terday Prof. Clarke visited the place where the difficulty occurred and found blood on the ground about where tho would-be-murderer stood when he shot at him and it is supposed that ho is badly wounded. The Professor's wound is not dangerous, but he is confident that the other fellow is in a bad fix. We clip the above from the Ar kansas Gazette. Prof. Clarke is well known here. He is a son of the late Judge W. J. and Mary Bayard Clarke. Kinston JFress Press: There ia being circulated throughout the county pe- . titions in behalf of Robt. and Frank Harp er for pardon from Albany prison, having been sent there for illicit distilling. We are told that' a white man named Webber and a negro, both prisoners in the Snow Hill jail, got in a dispute regarding the attempt to burn the jail, (reported else where,) each accusing tbe other of setting it on fire, and Wound up in a fight, the negro getting the best of the difficulty, and giving the white man a severe beating. A mob broke into the jail on Friday night and released -Webber, who was thero con fined in a different cell from the others. The party who gave us the information says that the impression among many , of the Snow Hill people was that Webber, in' on a charge of stealing a buggy, was re leased by illicit whiskey distillers, who are supposed to be engaged in this business -near Snow Hill and with whom Webber is supposed to be connected. Fayetteville Observer: The col ored congregation of Evans' Chapel have received a bell for their church. It weighs about 1,500 pounds. : Tuesday o( this week was the 57th anniversary of the great fire that occurred in this town on Sunday, May 29, 1831, when every building, church or other place was reduced to ashes. The Sunday school excursion in charge of the Bev. G. S. Williams and Mr. N. B. Broughton, superintendent of the Raleigh Baptist Tabernacle, numbering between eight hundred and a thousand, reached Fayetteville on Thursday last at 10 o'clock. - The Rev. R. T. Gray administered the ordinance of baptism to fourteen persons on Thursday night. Many more have signified their intention of joining the church, Notwithstanding the Council adjourned sine die on Friday quite a number of the clergy remained, at the request of the Bishop, to confer together, and to be pre sent at the institution of Rev. Thomas At kinson bb rector of St John's. This inter esting and unusual .ceremony took place at the 11 o'clock services on Sunday, and the church was filled to overflowing. v I Durham Recorder: Mr. W. T. Holloway keeps a store about eight miles from Durham. Last week he had a custo mer in the person of a negro man who wished to purchase a pistol and cartridges. He was served by Mr. Holloway. After the purchase the negro loaded the pistol in Holloway's presence, and then bought a few other articles. While Mr. Holloway was on the counter, with his back to the -negro, getting goods upon a high shelf, the negro deliberately aimed the pistol at him, but the pistol did not go off it snapped. Mr. Holloway quickly turned and demand ed to know what he meant. The negro re plied that he was just trying it to see if it was all right, and thereupon immediately seized his bundles and ran. He was pur sued by several parties, and was fired upon with a double-barrelled shot-gun. Some of the shot took effect, but he made his escape. Salisbury is taking on new life. Salis bury is one of the oldest towns in the State. Many people suppose that old towns cannot grow, .They labor under a mistake. Any place, no matter how antiquated or where located, can be built up if it has deter- -mined, energetic citizens. Salisbury has caught the improvement fever and it is of no varioloid type either. Charlotte Chronicle: Conduc tors Joe Howell and Howard Cobb, and engineers Lander Creighton, W. 8. Gaines and John Robinson, all formerly connected with the P. A. L , left yesterday for Pana ma, to take positions on the Panama road. Dr. J. B. Ashcraft, a veterinary sur geon, who is well known in this section, proposes to locate in Charlotte and establish a hospital especially for the care and treat ment of sick horses. Early in June the Richmond & Danville Railroad will re duce its local passenger tariffs within the States of Virginia and North Carolina to a basis of three and a half cents per mile for first class and three cents for second class fares. Tbe first man who essays a pun on Judge Fowle's name should be shot ontheBpot. Dr. H. Q. Alexander, ' of Iredell county, won the $25 prize off ered by D. Appleton & Co., publishers, of New x orx, lor the nest examination oeiore me North Carolina State Board of Medical Examiners. Tho colored people had an excursion yesterday that will do to talk about for some time to come. Tbey char tered a train for a trip from Columbia to Aiken and return, but it was a costly trip for some of them. According to the re ports received last night, three colored men were killed outright and a number of others were wounded, including two women dne of whom is fatally shot. This much was brought up by passengers who came in on the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta road. i i IP Ml- I i i 4 1 r4 1 i 1 1 I 1 V 11 ! . -: y .1 4 m t If! it! Ml i 1 II 1 f 11? ' 'i I1' V. i ii i f
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