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.... l'reMk't 1.3s Bteady showa
, if lioiii'ct and resolute in his
j, rci(o of the veto against bad pn-
, , , nsioa chima. As the riomi-
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of a groat party tor re-eledtion,
. i . V i,Kt ti,of J,..i
t veto bills that were introduced
p niShcans as rartv Rtrktprrv I
y R.p.ij.icana as pariy eiraiegy
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i r-. Pr.Uii1iit 1np n.xr mi
OT.tiuucMwuw- imH wa-
r i.r flii'.cli lie stands to hi. post I
h, M inters the demagogues
JiJ their bills right and leff, and I
.ii.it too right in the face of tho.de
f f .1... r ..cut
tiHRci.lliuu ui iucm-iuuiuiui luuuup
jrir to measures for pension relief."
Vo lionor the President for his
JiitUy and irruneas. He liaviioue
hiinrk well and promptly, and the
(mob finil no favor, with himii He
unproved a great many pension I
i i '
-more actually than all ( his
J ... i r I
republican jyreiiecessors combined r
but ho has not hesitated to slay with
veto many objectionable ones.
The Washington ro&tt now Indepen-
dept, nays of his course:
''le hiij !iot had time for thorough in
ves'ie'Mion iu till cases, and it is altogether
i!k:f!y iliaf a good mny frauds have been
nioit inilU at the Capitol would soon Iihvc
Li.d tl tit-.: penaiou rolls with lm posters
'fliiit the most important of the IPnsi
'ltdi'-i piusion vetoes wa9 that of the do
lit bill. Let us see how the Repabli
f:f ir s treated that veto. The Woicester
i i 'President Cleveland's reason for
(ii:d;niDg to approve the dependent pension
MlVara sound and sufficient." The Hart
ford Courant, Senator Havfley's paper,
r i'kmned the bill The Albany Express
-:A: President Cleveland is entitled to
Mwii inanKi ior mc maniy ana scn-
h i'.auA he has taken, and we are euro
cr. j.Try -will applaud and sustain him
Tbe Troy Times said the President I
Tri:! credit, ana it wilt De treeiy ex
lii!id tit him on every hand.' The Phila
dc piihi Pre went so far as to eayj: 'The
c.pr.ifv w with him in reprobating the
prjt..Di t siifiiiey or congress to tension
nir'i?gance.
w re scores of Republican
!"
'is that applauded his action at
timt It is important toibear
mi'nd.a's it will be a part of i
lir
Ilitiicial game to excite prejudice
i,st tho J'resident because of his
y .'ii'.t itliat waa praised and in-
fs-ii bv the leadini? KeDhblican
f ' cj a j ,
er ia.the North.
ngalw-the mad who slew
jliim
I wiiln (he jiw bone of an
ass - is
frothing aL tho mouth because of tho
injf the private pension bills. He
mijan'i to make it hot for the Presi-l-iit
tthi vetoes with" such "rhoul
A sufficient reply
to the I
i., i i
I I'M lliii
f!irt is llui following. report of
i.
til!
i-xliugs in the Senate on a pri- J
iie petiston uay. Kead, and itben
aj plar.. ihe President
''ilf. Iaalls stood up iu front of his
ad niu!umj uiu place on the calendar.
H: would call for a bill bv its number on
OTnf buandhe de Would
Hwini number as a bill. Thed Mr. In-
Th75?,k rrs OTi rapldlynd he
fiuisheaMr. Ingdls eays: "Reported to the
'9 ti.u.. tiT-, rt .L.ItirL.t. fl I
"'e, I encroised, read third time and
V'ttt-atd. I No. Xin.i iu
"ltB: ...No 'oM is taken: no one listened to
-i mm, iue wuoie uuaiui.ua wan i
TaiisjctHi t,y ti)c preaident pro! tempore
lUK tlill' in fn .1 . l ! I.
"'in iue r (,.ik
TK.ra w.pa loc than a
'l 'i! -'J y ri'JtoM In the chamber, all engaged
n 8fimeffciBg tibe than giving attention to
iff business btiiniy transncted. ns in fact
II,
r H'.tehtion iwaa not required ."I t
Afl thii was the indecent manner
of
pruccduro by which the people's
mf""'y was wasted and voted
away.
a good thing
for the
lax
11 payers that the country has an
hon
est man at the helm of
the Ship
f Slate
By this Republican leger-
U(mairi hundreds of Denston bills
lv bf en hurried through the Sen-
ate,
if Graut were President he
pnld do' a he once did id another
vfZ important matter when silver
wa" demonetized and sign all in a
"uneh without examination.
1 I V
j'lera is a specimen of these pen-
8i0l claims. One William Burr en
listed for 100 days. He died two
Jfars after the war of dropsy. A
petition for a pension was filed on
T3 grounds that the disease
was
Ciud by his service in
tie army.
wan proved that ho bad droriHv I
i : i. : i I
7ro ho enlisted.- Another pension
im was for
a person
who had
ben-n on
the roir already;
tor more
tlian a
year, i no l'resident is serv-
fS.the country in keeping a close I
"P'ch over the frn!nlt,f nlaima
T wMirffcv a. a v m a w m v wataaut?a.
Chinese Harrison, who had a grand-
Hther 1 a I
hates tli J T-- vl . .
at.;-: wur"ufiuwu w iiuo trine, io
L TB try llvely time ?m0?Z lhe
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-io wno pay tbe taxes, j 1
VAJ,,AlAi
THE FACTS AND THE FEELING,
on 27th J aly, 1887, Mr. Sayre,
bhairman of a committee of strikins
locomotive firemen, had an" inter
view with what was called the
Committee of Safetv at. Indianannlia
b0i n- t r
general uamson, Kepnblican canr
P1 for the Preflidency, - waa a
member of it. The Btrike on the
failroada had prevented the running
i hub vif ur irgm xaaianapous ior
Beveral days, except mail train's.
This aroused a deep feeling against
them. There was no railroad pro
perty injnred, and details of the
brotherhood guarded it day and
night. Harrison organized thn finnu
mittee of Safetv. : A BDeoial frnm
Indianapolis to the New York Star
de8Cnbe8 the RllQatioD of eleven
years ago : !
" While Mayor Cave a and Governor
Williams were counselling peace and arbi
tration and doing everything in their powsc
to bring about a settlement of existing dif
ficulties by peaceful meaoi, General Harri
son was first and foremost in advocating
the putting down of the strike by force.
uvucaai uarnauu iUUUCCa lae
Governor to call out the nihtia nrt p!
cured for himself the command. Immedi-
nal grounds. When the militia went into
1?m?1"?ea, " .maa a "Peech say-
iDS lnftt they must -not think they were
there to play. Taey were there for hard
work, and 'wb at may Drove to be blood v
"On the 27lh day of July a delegation of
me BiriKers, neaaea Dy f ireman w. Havre,
ucoueu uy rireman w. csavre.
waited upon the .c,,,,,,, of 8afety;
WH1LBU II Mill inn yimm 1M T Uafoln
oeing met by General Harrison, Senator
cuonaia, juage uresnam and others.
Tha committee rerai! thm PAI1 rfOAII oi V
with.the exception of General Harrison,
He told the strikers that- havinriprrirT;
work, they were entitled to no considera
tion civuer iruui iuo raiiroaas, ine general
public cr the Committee of Safety, and
said they ought to be forced to return to
work.
"General Harrison's confreres were as
tounded at bis utterances, asd the railroad
ers were in the,highest degree incensed and
started xo leave the room. Judge Gresham
and Senator McDonald pacified them, how
ever, by the assurance that General Harri
son spoke only for himself, and did not re
flect the views of the Committee of safety.
When the railroaders left the room. Virp-
man Sayre turned and said: 'We shall re-
me"b2r on for thi,i General H"-' "
Wo snnnn'sn that t.bprA in nn rlnnKf
rr . ,
ui ubu. iiarrisuus aiiiiuae lowarus
the working classes: lie is said to
be an exclusive, cold, aristocratic
man. He was not expecting in 1877
that his party would hazard so much
in 1888 as to put him up for the high-
eat office in the whole country.
He
despised the poorer classes, saying
that a dollar a day was enough pay
for any American workingman, and
he showed his teeth unreservedly.
When ke was talking of forcing
American freemen to work for their
bosses he was cutting his own polit
ical throat, while revealing : very
clearly his own feelings towards the
humbler classes. ' Harrisnn will not
begin to do.
j The South knows him as about the
most implacably bitter of all the
bloody shirt fellows. If the old Ro
man flourishes his bandana,Harrison,
who had a grandfather, can flap his
sanguinary uudergarment.
Tho Pan Presbyterian Council met
in Liondon on the 4th July. Lord
Cairns is pending. The statistics re
present 4,000,000 j communicants and
20,000,000 adherents. The report
says : ' j .
i "Sixty thousand ' communicants had
been gathered into the Presbyterian Church
from heathenism, and over five hundred
ministers had been sent to preach the Gos
pel to the healhen."j
The report from the American
branch was very favorable. It waa
represented as never more prosper-
ous or aggressive, freer from nnbe-
lief and heresy, or more spiritual
than to-day, because it was never
more alive to missionary effort.
There were several hundred Demo
cratic Clubs represented in tho Balti
North Carohna had
1 0. The Vice-President from this
State is , E. a Smith, The four
members of the General Committee
, KT.,uri-i; n 1p
from North Carolina are: D. P.
.Harr. R. C. Beck with. T.
F. Ulutz
"
, ,
C. Manly,
I A negro was recently lynched in
Illinois, and tho papers are saying
that it was murder, as the . victim
was innocent. :
i The loading campaign orator of
the Republican party is a notorious,
blatant, blaspheming infidel.
Naval Stores.
The crop movement at this port
since the beginning of the season.
April 1st, 1888, makes the following
exhibit
Receipts Spirits turpentine, 19,001
nankn. fl.pri.iri Kt 21 R45 for e.orresnond-
ing time last year; rosin, 165,073 bar-
rels, against 88,604 last year; tar, 12,-
105 barrels, against 14,961 last year
crude turpentine. 4,223 barrels
against 7,685 last year.
Stocks at this port are as follows
spirits turpentine 3,631 casks; rosin
54,915 barrels; tar, 3,170 barrels; crude
turpentine 867 barrels.
Confederate Veterans
A reunion of Company I, Eight-
eenth N. C. regiment, was held at
. . ... . . -r-i
old amP "i on ine u
There were present Wm. Blanks, Geo,
w WnccinaJ Chas. H. Kiner. O. R.
Hollines worth, D. H. Sutton, Josiah
iiiri-t.t. Frank CarrolLP.H. Mitchell,
E. J. Moore, H. C. Evans, T. J.Smith.
Dr. W. J. H. Bellamy. Dr. T. J.wooa
-- - w
It was resolved to permanently - or
ganize the. association, and Judge O.
P. Meares was elected president and
Mr. Wm. Blanks secretary and treas
urer. The next meting will
be held at Wrightsville on July 4th
1889,
- Jl H WW H H K
Fan on tbe Gap Fear.
There was a little fun on the Cane
Fear yesterday). The Queen of St.
Johns and. the Sylvan Grove were both
announced to leaver at 2,30 p. m. Bat
tne time of departure arrived, and
neither boat was in a hurry to get off.
lhe Queen was probably delayed on
account of the immense crowd going
on board. But the Sylvan is usually
so prompt with her schedules that
some surprise was expressed at her
provoking tardiness. In response to
the interrogatory of a lady Captain
Harper said he was waiting for a lit
tle boy who had ' gone home after his
bathing suit. People stood on the
wharves and watched and wondered.
Heavy columns of black smoke shot
upward from the "stacks" of the two
steamers, and it j was evident that
somebody was pitching wood into the
furnaces. ;
Finally, the suspense was relieved
iowly and gracefully the Queen
backed off from j -her wharf until she
reacnea a point atreutmidway ouxbe
stream, where she;, remained almost
motionless for a moment. Then the
veteran Captain! Morse, who stood in
the pilot house, rang his bells, and it
was "forward on the port and back
on the starboard wheel." This soon
brought the bow around to the South,
and away went the Queen with her
thousand excursionists.
The gallant Harper, who was at the
wheel, then gave the signal to cast
the Sylvan loose from her moorings
and his proud craft stood out from
her wharf. !
For nearly; thirty seconds the Syl
van Grove remained almost station
ary. But the Queen of St. Johns hav
ing gotten under i headway, Harper
gave his bell, wires a quick jerk, the
beam began to move rapidly, and all
was excitement on board as she
walked the waters , like a thing of
life." . .
, ! ! I
It is estimated that the Queen start
ed about a quarter of a mile in the
lead, but this only served to heighten
the excitement of those on board the
Sylvan. ill
mere was; music, and there was
waving of
hats
and handkerchiefs,
and there
were
shouts on the old
Cape Fear as the two boats went
humming' down the stream. The
Queen's people crowded to'the stern of
their boat, while those of the Sylvan
hurried to the
bow. Remembering
tne old axiom.
"a stern chase is a
long chase," doubts were expressed
as to what would be the resnlt. But
the pace of the I Sylvan was too hot
for her rival,' and j it was soon dis
covered that the boats were getting
nearer together. Finally, just
as
they reached the "dram
tree," about
two miles from Market dock, the
Sylvan Grove passed the Queen of St.
fohns with a rush; and then there
was more music, and more wild hur
rahing, and more waving of hats and
handkerchiefs and a mighty sound
from the steam whistles,
It is not for the Star representa
tive to call thisi little "spin" a race,
but as a faithful chronicler of events,
he took some notes and concluded to
print 'em." j j !
Tbe Rnnell Bombshell.
The position of Hon. Daniel L. Rus
sell on State politics, as given in the
Star Wednesday,1: attracted marked
attention. It was variously com
mented on. jj Republicans generally
were not pleased with the bold and
independent stand taken by the ex-
Judge, though there were some who
admitted the certainty of a Demo
cratic victory in November. Demo
crats think it will : have the effect of
a forty-pound Parrott shell exploded
in the Republican camp. The astute
ex-Congressman1 is likely to prove a
sort of dynamite: cruiser to his emaci
ated party.
Xbe Meaeoat Telesrapb.
The telegraph line for the Seacoast
Railway will soon be completed. Mr.
W.J. Kirkham, the contractor, is
now stringing the wires, and the line
will be ready for. business in time for ,
the Encampment. There will be
three telegraph stations; one at Front
street depot! one at Market and
Tenth streets, and one at the Ham
mocks terminus.! This line will be a
great convenience, not only to the
railroad company, but to the public
generally. ( " !
Sentence Commuted.
A correspondent writing from
Whiteville, Columbus county, says
that Alice Brown, colored, who was
sentenced to be hanged on the 7th of
July for the murder of an old negro
man named ; Squire George, is crazy.
and that the Governor has commuted
her sentence to imprisonment in the
penitentiary for; life.
The- buoy-tender Wutaria was
engaged yesterday morning in plac
ing twelve new bnoys in the Cape
Fear river below this city, as author
ized by the Light House Board, and
in the afternoon, tinder the direction
of Lieut, Commander Hitchcock,
Lierht House Inspector for this dis
trict, began the work of changing
fourteen beacon lights from "Western
rrver iiirnts' to eisrnwncn irresnei
lens lanterns. The work will be com
pleted torday. i probably, when the
Wistaria will return to her station at
Charleston, 8. C.
Red Sprlnee Note.
The following items are clipped
from the Scottish Chief, published at
the famous Red Springs in Robeson
county: ' . !
An item - copied by the Wilmington
Star, brought! the Scottish Chief to
the notice of an intelligent- gentle
man, ana ne immediately sent us tne
names of six subscribers to the Chief.
Just now the largest bulk of the
trade in this section goes to Wilming
ton. Our mercnants say tne com
petition is so close between Wilming
ton ana tne XHortnern markets, tnat
hereafter they intend ' buying in
Wilmington. The Wilmington mer
chants should make a note of this
and to do the nloe "thing," advertise
in the Chief.
Receipts of . cotton at this
port since since Sept. 1st, 1887, 167,796
bales: for the same time last season
133,761. Increase, 34,039 bales.
WILMINGTON, N. C.,: FRIDAY JBLY IS, 1888.
FATLL ACCIDENT.
1
Capt. Wm. ' IB.' ' Swana.
Crashed to
Death trader a Pile of.Lumbir, j
At the freight depot of the W J C. &
A. railroad early . yesterday morning
Mr. W. M. Swann, bookkeeper for
Mr. C. B." . Mallett, was crushed to
death by apile of lumber falling upon
him . from a railroad car. , . Capt.
Swann was attending to the recep
lion of lumber from Mayesville, S.
C, to be shipped to Philadelphia on
the schooner W. S. Hopkins, lying at
the railroad wharf. He was standing
near the trck,on the inner side of a
curve, as' the train was being moved
down. -. A fiat ;car loaded With heavy
scantling had one piece projecting in
front, which was driven against the
car ahead of it, breaking the stanch
ions and precipitating almost: the
'whole load," upon Capt. Swann,
crushing ,'him'to the earth and kill
ing him almost instantly. Persons
who witnessed the aceident at tmce
want -tath reseae and removeuHher
pile of Jumber, but the unfortunate
man was so terribly injured that he
died within al few minutes afterward.
As soon as the unfortunate occur
rence was made known an inquest
was held by Deputy Coroner David
Jacobs, at which the following testi
mony was taken: ,
Benj. C. Williams, colored, testified:
'Mr. Swannj came to the railroad
about seven o'clock. He sat down on
the northeast side of the track. About
a quarter past seven o'clock I saw the
train backing down. It backed
down to within almost five feet of
him. He rose to his feet, and at that
time I heard the stanchion crack and
saw it give way. One piece of lum
ber fell from the top- of the pile on
the car that seemed to jam his feet
before he could make his escape; an
other piece struck him in the breast,
and then about one-third : of the
lumber on the car fell on him.
The car was not properly loaded; one
piece of lumber over reached another
car. The stanchion was not strong
enough. The train was going very
slow there was no jerking. The car
was right on the turn of the curve;
all three qf the stanchions broke at
one time." : ' I M
Moses Howe testified: "I got down
to the wharf about five minutes past
seven o'clock. Mr. Swann was then
sitting down at the end of a box-car.
The train (of lumber) was then back
ing. Mr. Swann got up and moved
down to about the middle of the car
and stopped. The train ' was
shoving the lumber cars back.
I heard the stanchion pop
and called out to Mr. Swann to
get out of the way; but there was no
chance for him to make his escape.
The first piece of lumber that fell
dropped on his -ieet, the next piece
hit him on the breast and knocked
him under the car,, and then about
one-third of the lumber on the car
fell on him." j I
Jordan Baker, colored, testified:
"About half-past seven o'clock, I saw
Mr. Swann coming down toward the
river between the cars. About that
time the train of lumber cars
was about ten feet past him, and at
that time it seemed to stop. Then
I heard the stanchion crack and then
heard Mose Howe tell Mr. Swann to
get out from there. 'Then I saw the
lumber fall on. Mr. Swann and I af
terwards helped to take it off."
The jury, consisting of J. C. Morri-
Bon foreman, J. D. Smith, C. B. Mal
lett, J. J. Jbnes, James K. Cutler,ren-
dered the j following verdict: That
the deceased, William Swann, came
to his death "by the falling of lum
ber off of , improperly loaded cars
while being shifted in the yard of the
Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta
Railroad at Wilmington."
In justice to the railroad company
it should be stated that lumber cars
are always ! loaded at the saw mills
by the mill; employes.
Capt. Swann was a native of Wil
mington, fifty-three years of age and
unmarried. He served throughout
the late war in the Confederate army,
and at one time was enrolling
officer in this city. He j was
a gentleman of the strictest
integrity, ; quiet and unassuming in
manner, and was greatly beloved by
his family and friends. His funeral
took place; from St. James' Church
yesterday afternoon at six o'clock.
The pall-bearers were Messrs. D. B
Cutlar, D.I S. Cowan. C. B. Mallett,
W. A. Wright, Wm. Watters and Jno.
E. Crow. I
The Queen of St. John's. j
Two or three thousand people vis
ited the steamer Queen of St. John's,
which arrived at the wharf near the
foot of Dock street yesterday from
Charleston, S. C. This nw addition
to the river fleet is a larg e and hand
some steamer, being nearliy two ; hun
dred feet in length am 1 fifty-nine
feet wide, with three deel cs (includ
ing the hurricane deck,) a handsome
saloon one hundred and seventy feet
in length on the upper decic and
fifty-six state-rooms. She cari ac
commodate three hundred xegtrla
passengers, and is specially licensed
to carry fifteen hundred excursion
ists. : If .;.. j-
The Queen was built at Ciaacinnati
in 1884 and rebuilt at Jacksonville in
1885. She has' four steel boilers; two-
engines, high pressure, with 20-inch
diameter iof cvlinder. 7 feet and 3
inches stroke of piston and is Allow
ed a pressure of 191 pounds to the
square inch. ' Her officers are-r Capt.
E. P. Paddison, master and getneral
manager; Wm. Hearn, chief engi-neer;
W. H. Christopher, purser; P.rank
Kuase, clerk; and C. C. Morse, p ilot.
To-day at 2.30 p. m. the Queen- will
take the j members of the Produce
Exchange and Chamber of C om
merce and other invited guests on an
excursion down the river, ana on
next Mondav. nrobablv. the will be
ready to commence her regular
schedule on the river for the exc ur-r
sion season-of 1888.
Bishop Watson, who has been
confined to his honse for several'
week's, is still quite teiek, j
' HATIONAJL DEMOCRACY,
Convention of Leagues of Jemoeratle
' Clans In Baltimore Patriotic Speech
' of Kir OsdcD, bf Nebraska. j
' BALTiHoiKioij4. The National Con-
vention.of the-Laaeue of Democratic Clubs
met to-day in the Academy of Music. It
was . 12. 45 before Charles Ogden. of Ne
braska, who bad been selected to nominate
a temporary- 'chairman-, -advaixed to the
front q the platform; and called the meet
ing to order. , , , T .-- ' ; -1
After silence had been obtained, Rev, 3.
T. Wightman, D. D.j of1 'Baltimore; form
erly of South Carolina, offered a prayer.
. Mr. Ogden then delivered the following
address: . . ! !
"Gentlemen of the Convention On this
memorable day, crystalizad into immortal
ity by the; genius of Jefferson, we have met
to pcrpetuatethe grand principles which he
so p vriotically advocated, and which have
been tho cardinal bulwarks of the Demo
craiic party.-.-JIo.day appeals more strongly
to our emotions-and our love of country
than the one' which first saw the light of
the Declaration of Independence. It was,
therefore, most appropriate that tho be
lievers in lhe doctrines of that great and
wise statesman should have chosen ) this
occasion for its convention, tire anniver
sary of the day which first shed tbe light
of human liberty and proolaimed
to the world tho inalienable pre
rogative of tha individual citizen.
Those doctrines are everlasting and
indestructible. Time may momentarily
cast a dark cloud over them, revolution
may shake and mar them, but wherever
man shall live and love liberty he will
always be willing to lay down bis life and
sacrifiC3 his blood in their defence'and for
their perpetuity. !
"The Democratic party cherishes the
memory of its founder. It loves and re
veres his name, and by its organization it
intends to bear aloft the shield of princi
ples, of " human rights, bo closely inter
woven with his life, as to make all assaults
upon them fall helplessly at its feet. I
"You have assembled to perfect and
bring into vigilant action tho great mass of
our citizens who believe as Jefferson
taught. Great principles, like liberty,
can only live in the hearts and minds of
individuals by constant vigilance. We
now come together and by consultation
and interchange of thought seek a plan
Which will aid those who desire to join
with us in disseminating the principles
which we advocate. I hope that your
deliberations will be marked with order,
and wita that liberality of conduct which
we ask for ourselves, and when our Con
vention is over we shall have an organiza
tion! which will be impregnable against the
assaults of the enemy, and will conduce to
the glorious and triumphant election
Oleveland and Thurman.
oi
"Tt remains for VOU to Put forth a SVS"
tem whereby that vigilance may be render
ed perpetual, the formation of local
snnietiea. reDrescntinK the sentimonts and
ht nolitical faith of individuals through
out tha land. Can you -accomplish this
obiect?" - i
The delivery of Mr. Ogden's speech was
fremient.lv interrupted by applause.
Ferdinand C. Latrobe. Mayor of Balti
more, delivered an address of welcome,
Mr. Ogden nominated the following as
temporary officers of the Convention
nhatrman. Hon. Wm. E. Russell, of Mas
sachusetts: Secretary, D. N. Cavalho, of
TJfiw York: Assistant Secretaries, Wm. H
Massev. J. V. L. Pruyn, Samuel F. Ball.
Rdward H Smith. Thomas Ewing, Jr
Rearlinir Clerks. Morrill N. Packard. John
M. Reavis and John Kelly, of Baltimore;
Stenographer. James F. Burk, of Pitts-
hnrtr Pa. : Sereeant-at-Armp. Jas. Flaun-
ery, of Maryland.
Thev wnre elected bv acclamation
As he was about to take the chair a
Massachusetts delegate asked for three
cheers for William E. Russell, tho next
aovernor of Massachusetts. They were
0-iven with a will.
After the applause had subsided Mr,
Russell addressed the Convention. He was
reneatedlv interruDted with applause, and
nt the nerioda of his speech where the
names of Cleveland and Thurman were
mentioned, the cheering was so deafening
that it was several minutes before he could
nrnraed with his remarks.
It was moved that a committee of one
frnm ene.h State'and Territory. to be selected
by the delegation thereof, be appointed to
act as the Committee on Credentials.
Adopted. !
The chair announced the committee Un
Apt the resolution. I
Tt was moved that a committee oi one
frnm pnoh State and Territory be selected
by the delegates thereof, be appointed .to
Ant as a committee on Dermauent organiza
tion of this Convention, rules and order of
hnnineftS! and that until such committee re
port the rules of orders adopted by the last
National Democratic Convention be the
mica nf this Convention. AdODted.
Rnfnre the names of the committee could
ha Announced. Hon. Eli J. Henkle, i of
Mai-viand, offered a resolution that the
Convention adiourn till to-morrow morn'
tnr At 10 o'clock, which'was adopted.
Tho nhair then announced the eommit
tee on permanent organization, rules and
order of business.
It was moved that tbe committee of one
trnm pach State and Territory to be se
lected by the delegates thereof be appoint
or tn Act as the Committee on Resolutions,
o,i that all resolutions relating to the
principles or policy of the ptfrty be refer
red to that committee. Adopted. j
Balttmobb, July 5. The Convention of
TVmncratic Clubs had its second session
hio mnrninir at the Acadcruv of Mucic
wm V. Ttnsaeli. of Massachusetts, called
tha Convention to order at half past 10
'ivir. He stated that he had received
numerous teleerams from various sections
of the country, wishing the Convention sue
cess in its work. i
One of tho telegrams stated . that over a
hundred clubs had been organized in Indi
ana, and that they were going to carry the
State lor uieveiana ana luuruicu. i
rr-h. ronnrt of the Committee on Rasolu
tions was presented by J. T. Gathnight, of
TTanrnfifcv. and'.was as follows : "The dele
tM nf the Democratic Clubs of 4 the
United States, in convention assembled,
thoir hnnrtv endorsement to the plat
form adopted by the National Democratic
Convention iind pledge their enthusiastic
nmnnrt to its candidates. We declare our
most emphatic approval of the wise, pro
And natriotic administration of
President Cleveland, and our belief is that
tho TonPTttl interest of the whole country
require that he should be given a second
term in the Presidency, which his consci
entious and fearless discharge of its duties
entitles him to receive. We warmly com
mend the nomination of Allen G. Thur
man ior vice jrresiuenii o u
honored Democratic statesman of long ex
perience and high ability, qualified in every
way to adorn that office and stand next in
succession to the Presidency, WVgive
our hearty endorsement to the sound and
courageous message of PresidenfrCleveland
at the opening of the present Congress.and
we rejoice at the coming passage by the
Democratic majority of the House of Rep
resentatives of a bill for effecting genuine
reform of oppressive waf taxes." J
The platform was adopted by acclama
tion amid a perfect storm of cheers.
The report of the committee on creden
tinta which agreed simply on the number
of cluba sent here by a State, was adopted,
aud Chairman Corfrau, of the committee
on Permanent Organization, submitted his
report which named Hon. J. W. Winans.
Of WlfiCOnSin, ior raramouii ""'v""
vcumuu. - r . j ,J
: iv nm i name was trecwu mm
miohtjt cheers ana ine report wb uui
without discussion. .... J.
nnnT.aaomiin TArsnev. in juiuujkbu.
.I,.:.- nn vrmanentOr&anization,made
the renort of that committee, and submit
ted the constitution of the National Asso
.i.iinn tt Tnmrvrfttic clubS. I
The plan proposed was for tho selection
.i -,Anmt nnn -vice nresident from each
State and territory, and a secretary and
iaBtiror Tha following names were re
commended for officers of the Association
President Hon. unauncey r.
-Ponnavlirania . '
Black,
Secretary Edward B. Whitney,
New
VirV n
Treasurer George H. Lambert,;
New
Jersey.
TAR
It was suggested that each State name
its vice president and four executive com
mittees before the Convention adjurned.
It was 3.45 when the Convention wss
again called to order.
Tbe firBt business in crder was the call
ing of States for the selection of Vice Pre
sidents and members of the General Com
mittee, and the selections were ratified by
the Convention. ! j
Mr.T. H.N. Flattery, of Mississippi, rose
and after commenting on the fraternal feel
inc which had characterized the Conven
tion, and predicting a victory at the polls
in November next, offered resolutions de
claring that in sympathy with the spirit of
rrceaom 'he worm over, the (Jonvention of
Democratic Clubs protest again&t tyranny
and oppression wherever they exist, and
declaring further that it in in favor of the
success of the Irish vote for home rule in
Ireland- The I resolution was adopted
amid applause and cheers.
toe Committee on Resolutions was then
called upon, and its chairman reported that
the majority did not tbink it expedient to
report on the Chinese resolution of the St.
Jjonis platform. The only resolution
which the. committee 'recommended for
adoption was one declaring that in selec
tion of vice presidents and members of the
general committee to represent tbe District
of Columbia, the election shall be confined
to Ipurely local, organizations as ..on the
roll of this Convention. It was staled that
thero was a minority report - upon the Chi
nese resolutions Representative Willis.
of Kentucky ; the member of the Commit
tee on Resolutions stated that the differ
ence in tbe eommittee was merely one of
propriety, aud there wasjreally no minority
report The committee had been unani
mous in opposition to Chinese immigration,
but the committeehad not thought it prudent
to enter an issue which had properly
been met by tho St. Louis Couvention. Un
willing to do anything to mar the harmony
of the Convention, he refrained from sub
mitting the minority report, and moved the
adoption of the majority report. This was
agreed to. After an earnest request from
Mr. Taylor, of Massachusetts, who thought
that some action phould be taken on the
Chinese Question, in view of the fact that
since the meeting of the Democratic Con
vention in St. Louis the Republicans had
met in Chicago and placed in nomination
a man who was named Ben Harrison. The
Democratic party, and the laboring men
who made up its bone and sinew in the
North, were against Ben Harrison on all
principle;, and especially on tho Chinese
question. But this protest proved unavail
ing, and the report or tbe Committee an
Resolutions was adopted withaut a dis
senting vote.
On motion of Mr. Schley, or Wisconsin, it
was ordered that the officers of this or
ganization be a committee to call upon
President Cleveland and Thurman to
extend to them the congratulations of this
Convention, to inform them of its doings.
and to pledge to them its hearty support in
the impending campaign.
Warm applause greeted the adoption of
this resolution, and then Senator Kenna, of
West Virginia, taking the floor, congratu
lated the assemblage upon the happy result
of its deliberations. It was time now, he
said, that each member of the Convention
should resolve himself into a Democratic
campaign committee and go heme and go
to work After the customary vote of
thanks, the Convention, at 5 o'clock, ad
journed sine die.
There were i representatives present or
496 clubs, besides delegates from the
National Independent Colored Political
Union, and the Colored National Demo
cratic League.
Washington, July 7. The committee
appointed at the recent Convention of
Democratic Clubs held in Baltimore to call
upon the President and tender him on be
half of the Convention the hearty and ear
nest support of the Democratic clubs of the
country, were given a reception by the
President this afternoon in the .East lioom
of the White House. There was no for
mal speech-making. Col. Edward B.
Whitney, of New York, in introducing
the committee to the President, explained
the purpose of their visit in an informal
manner.and the President thanked them for
their efforts and kind wishes. A number
of delegates from the Convention who
are in the city, were then introduced.
Several colored men, who wero present,
pledged the President the support of them
selves and others of their race. This eve
ning the delegates and committee were en
tertained by tbe local cluba and by the
New York State Democratic Association.
Washing roN, July 7. A counterfeit
five dollar silver certificate of the new issue.
made its appearance in this city to-day. It
was presented at a gentlemen's furnishing
store by an Italian named Grusseppe Cru
giera, in payment for a pair of socks worth
25 cents. The peculiar appearance of the
note aroused suspicion, and a policeman
having been summoned the would-be pur
chaser was taken into custody. The note
was examined at tbe Treasury Department
and proved to be one of the dangerous is
sues of counterfeits discovered in Detroit
in February last. This counterfeit is said
to have been the work of Charles Johnson,
a notorious counterfeiter, who was ar
rested. 1
ILLINOIS.
The Alleged Dynamiter A Train on
the Burlington Boad Bombarded
with Rocks.
Bv Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Chicago, July 7. Chairman Hage de
nies emphatically that he sent out such a
circular as that described by General Man
ager Stone in last night's dispatches. He
says if his name is attached to it it is a
forgery. "Mr. Stone says," said there
porter, "that dynamite was taken from
your room at the Grand Pacific last May
by Bowles." "It may .te," replied Hage.
"The room was always crowded during
these times, and dynamite or anything else
might have been carried in and out and
never attracted any attention." Mr. Hage
appeared slightly embarrassed by the
questioning about the circular, but his
denial of Mr. Stone's statement was
prompt and given in a decided tone.
The prisoners were less inclined to talk
than the Chairman of the Grievance Com
mittee. Wilson would only say he was in
nocent, and expected to get bail. Broder
ick had nothing to offer, and Bowley
laughed at the qusstions fired at htm. "Is
it true that you are a detective?" he was
asked. He' did not answer at first, but
when the Question was repeated he lost
his smile and replied very earnestly: "No,
sir, I positively am not." The other men
did not seem to think their companion was
in tbe employ of a detective agency either.
As passenger train Ho. 17 on tne Bur
lington Road, was leaving Chicago last
evening, a rock was thrown through the
cab window of the engine, narrowly mis
sing engineer Farnsworth and fireman
Conkery. The windows on both sides of
the cab were broken. At Riverside and
again at Naperville the engine was bom
barded. At the former place a perfect
storm of stones was thrown, battering the
side of tho engine and breaking more glass.
At Naoerville fireman Corkery was struca:
on the'head with a flying missile, inflict
ing a slight scalp wound, but be was not
injured so badly that he could not continue
his worK.
I CANADA.
A Farm Honae Bnrned Four ot tbe
Inmate Ferieb In tbe Flame.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Sauip St, Emarie. Mich.. July 7. A
farm house belonging to George Dobbs, lo-
cated about seven miles from nere. on ina
Canada side of the river, was aeatroyea oy
fire early yesterday morning4. Four of the
inmates, George JJodds, agea years;
David Merrlfleld, agea 21; once -inam
son, aged 9, and another child, perished in
the flames. Mrs. Dobbs, who is 70 years of
age, was badly burned, ana there is nine
hope for her recovery. j
Laurinburg Exchange'. . Mx,
Daniel Leach, a prosperous farmer who
lived near Spring Hill church, died last
Sunday night at his home. as
general fact the farms in this section are
a first-class condition, and the promise
for another cheap crop.
NO. 36
THE PllOHIBITlONISTS.
II !
Chairman Benbow Interviewed aa to
- the Propoaed Coalition with the He-
pabllcan Party.
Special Star Telegram. J
Greensboro,
bow, Chairman
Committee, was
N; C, July 5. Dr. Ben
of the State Prohibition
to-day interviewed regard
ing the Wilmington Star's rcpirt as to
Judge Russell's proposed declination of the
Republican nomination for the Supreme
Bench, and advising that the Republicans
withdraw the State ticket and make a coa
lition with the Prohibitionists. Speaking
as an individual he said the Prohibitionists
arc in the field from the profoundest con
viction n to the iniquity of tbe liquor traf
fic, and would heartily welcoma alt ' who
on this dominant issue are with us agreed,"
but the parly is not built for coalilionp,
and could listen to no overtures for deals
or fusion from any quarter whatever.
WASHINGTON.
A BUI to Perfect the Quarantine Ser-
! I ! Tl- . . .
Washington, July 5. Representative
Crisp, from the-Committee on Commerce,
to-day reported favorably to the House the
Senate bill intended to perfect the quaran
tine service of the United States. The bill
provides punishment for any person tres
passing upon any grounds belonging to any
Quarantine reservation, and upon any mas
ter, pilot or owners of vessels entering any
port of the United States in violation of
the law aiming to prevent the introduction
of contagious or infectious diseases into the
United States.! Tho bill also establishes
quarantine stations as follows: At the
mouth of Delaware Bay; near Cape Charles;
at the entrance of Chesapeake Bay; on the
Georgia coast: at Key West: in San Diego
harbor; in San Francisco harbor, and at or
near Port Townsend, Puget Sound. It ap
propriates 1542,000 for the construction and
maintenance of the above named stations.
An appropriation of $15,000 is made for
the ! maintenance of the Gulf quarantine
station (formerly Ship Island) for the year
1889.; ;
Washington, July 6 The statement
that the Senate will prepare a tariff bill is
one which could have been made at any
time! within the last six or eight weeks, the
sub-committee of its finance committee
which has been giving hearings to interested
parties having been formed for that pur
pose. To-day it has given hearing to re
presentatives of various branches ot the
paper-making industry. It is announced
upon authority that the actual work of
formulating the bill has been begun by the
sub-committee and that it will be ended
within ten days. Invitations are extended
to representatives of all interests who de.
sire to be heard that they make their appear
ance or present their wishes within that
time. It is further stated the bill will em
body thorough revision of the tariff, keep
ing in view the strengthening and preserva
tion of the protective syBtem. It will be
framed to reduce revenues seventy to
eighty millions of dollars, including the
abolition of the tobacco tax, allepecial
taxes, and that on spirits used in the arts.
NEW YORK.
A REidulsbt Fire In a Slx-Slory Balld
1 lns-Loas $250,000.
1 137 Telegraph to the Horning Star.)
New York, ' J aly 7. Smoke and flames
poured out of tho windows of tbe big
brick building on 18th street, between
Broadway and Fourth avenue, shortly
after midnight. A third alarm was sent
out and tho guests of the Everett House,
next door, were ordered to leave their
rooms. The burned building forms the
rear of what is known as the Century
building, as it is there that the Century
Magazine is published. The fire started in
the top floor of Nos. 38 to 46, East 18th
street, which G. W. Alexander occupied
as a book-bindery. The lire was just un
der Control at 1 30 a . m . The whole upper
floor, extending from street to street, was
burned out The rest of the building, in
cluding all of the fifth floor, occupied by
the Century i Magazine Company, was
deluged with water.
Most all of the one hundred guests of the
Everett House left the building after hur
riedly dressing, and took other quarters.
The first floor was occupied by Johnston
& l! Faulkner,; upholstery goods ; the
second-floor on the 17th street side was oc
cupied by Thos. Nelson & Sou, publishers
and importers of Oxford bibles and prayer
books; the 18th street side was occupied by
Worthington & Smith, millinery goods;
the, third floor waa occupied by Thos. Nel
son & Sons; the fourth floor was occupied
by i Earl Wilson, collar and cuff manu
facturers; the fifth by the Century Maga
zine Co ; and the sixth by . Geo. W. Alex
ander, book-binder.
The Everett House was not burned. It
is about three stories lower than the build
ing burned, and firemen did most of their
work from the roof of the Everett House.
The flames broke through into the fifth
floor of the Century publishing depart
ment, and then burst through tbe roof. A
good deal of damage was done by water.
The fire was practically out by 3 o'clock
this morning, and order was restored. In
Alexander's rooms there were bales of pa
pers stored, and the fire is thought to have
had its origin among these.
The losBes i are estimated at $250,000,
principally by ; water, and fully insured.
The upper floor and roof of the building
were damaged: to the extent of $50,000.
The occupants and their losses are as fol
lows: First floor and basement, Johnston
& Faulkner, dealers in upholstery and fine
decorations, $65,000; second floor, Worth
ington, Smith & Co., importers of flowers
and domestic millinery, $25,000; third
floor, Thos. Wilson & Son, publishers and
importers of prayer books and bibles,
$15,000; fourth floor, Earl & Wilson, Troy
Manufacturing Co . $75,000; fifth floor,
the Century Publishing Company, $10,000;
and the sixth floor, G, W. Alexander,
bookbindery, $60,000. ;
INDIANA.
A Xlttle Town Nearly Destroyed by a
. j Wind Storm.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Chicago. July 7. A destructive wind
storm struck the town, of Edwardsburg,
Indiana, about 11 o'clock last night, creat
ing sad havod throughout the village. The
town consists of about seven hundred in
babaitants, and contains between 250 and
300 buildings. It is located on tbe Grand
Trunk railway, 113 miles from Chicago, on
the shores of : Diamond Lake. The wind
struck the village with terrific forco, over
turning and; carying away many of the
houses. There is not a business house in
the place that is not damaged to more or
lesB an extent, and the town is almost ! a
Complete wreck. A large and handsome
hotel, that had lust been completed, and
had not yet been furnished, was moved
about fifteen feet from its foun
dation, and was completely wrecked.
Several dwelling houses were unroolYd, and
a number of barns destroyed, leaving
horses and cattie unhurt. No one was in
jured as far as known. The little lake was
turned into a veritable sea and the pleasure
boats that were upon it were lifted bodily
out of the water and thrown up high ana
dry on land. J
I Greensboro Patriot: Mr. S. H.
Mendenhall. of Deeo River in this county,
has sold from his orchard of 4 acres, so far
this season, 131 crates of peacheB of 8
pecks each, j Judge Gilmer who has
been confined to home limits for the past
weekia threatened to-day with paralyBis.
Two more car-loads of convicts, mak
ing the'required number 01 200 or more for
work on the Wilmington extension of the
C. F. & Y.f V. R. R., concerning ; whom
we made mention a few days since, passed
down tbe line to-day. I
i The committee to notify Hon. Levi P.
Morton of his nomination as Vice Presi
dent, performed that duty yesterday. The
speeches were short- and devoid of interest.
a
in
is
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Spirits Turpentine.
Asheyille Sun : We believe a
man's politics, like his conscience,: should
be kept void of a fence.
Oxford Torchlight: We re
gret to report that Mr. J. F. Rogers is con
fined at home as a result of a kicking re
ceived, not from a lady, but a horse.
Without exception they Bay that smaller
crops have been planted this year and most
all think that tobacco will be about a two.
third crop. Many of our farmers have
planted corn, -peas. &c , on theirjtobacco
ground.
Ooldsboro Argus: Tho mortal
ity was very small in this city during tho
month of June: white adults 1, white chil
dren 1, colored adults 2; total 4. Of these
one was drowned in the river near tho city.
There were thirty-one cases tried in
the Mayor's Court in this city during the
month of June. Fines imposed $SS.
At the recent vmeeling of tbe Board of Al
dermen Capt. J. J. Robinson was elect d
chief of the fire department, and Messre. J.
W. Lamb and N. O'Berry assistants.
! Lumberton Robesoniant With
sincere regret we chronicle tbe de&tu of
MiBS Caroline McKenzie, daughter of our
venerable friend, Mr. Murdock McKenzie,
which took place last Thursday night at
her father's residence, near Floral College,
after a short illness. Dr. W. D. Mc-
Calluro. The death of this eminently suc
cessful physician near Alfordsville; ou tho
2nd inet., is worthy of more thn a passing
notico.j The son of lion John
Nichols, of the Raleigh district, twice ap
pointed cadet to West Point by his father,
failed to pass for the second time last week.
Some other boy in that district will proba
bly have a chance now. j
: Wilson Advance: A Pitt
county farmer raised 103 barrels of Irish
potatoes from a singlo acre. The Bret fitly
bushels he shipped were sold at. $4 per bar
rel and he cleared $250 from tho acre.
Noah Stricaland was ordained a ruling el
der in the Presbyterian church last Sunday
morning. Rev. R. P. Pell, the pastor, -ordained
him. Rev. W. M. Pearson, a
Quaker preacher, died in New Sharon,
Iowa, a short while since. Ho was born
September 22, 1797. in Wayne county, and
married a Wayne lady. G B. Ay-
cock, Esq., of Goldsboro, addressed the
Cleveland and Fowle club Tuesday night.
It was a masterly effort, and was listened
to with much plcasuro by a large and en
thusiastic assemblage of our people
Raleigh News Observer: There
was a gentleman from Goldsboro in this
city yesterday who has recently met with a
sad affliction. In November last bis son,
aged 15 years, ran away from home and,
notwithstanding his father has since made
continued efforts to find out his where
abouts and induce him to come back home,
he has never been able to learn anything of
him. The prisoner was interviewed
yesterday by Mr. Giles Bledsoe, who re
sides in the neighborhood of Scott Partin'a
home and used to know Partin well. As
soon as he saw the prisoner he said in
stantly that it was Partin. He asked him
if he did not remember when they used to
work together, and it is said the prisoner
looked confused and turned and walked
away. Mr. Bledsoo positively affirmed that
the man was Partin. So candidate
Dockery is expected to speak in Raleigh
to-night. Will he tell his hearers why
Judge Russell declines to run on the Re
publican ticket and why Gen. Rufus Bar
ringer, for twenty years or more a leader of
the Republican party in the State, is going
to vote for Cleveland ? j
Monroe Enquirer -Express: Last
Saturday Professor J. A. Monroe received
a letter offering him a Bchool of 250 pupils,
with elegant buildings, in one of Georgia's
most prosperous towns. This offer came
unsolicited and over eight or nine appli
cants. While he highly appreciates the
offer, he prefers old North Carolina and his
present prospects. -So far aa we know,
there are only two white Republicans in
Monroe. If any other town with a popula
tion of 2,200 can beat this, we would like
to hear from it. Professor R. B. Hun
ter reports a remarkable phenomenon which
he witnessed at the residence of W. N.
Alexander, Esq., near Sardis Church,
Mecklenburg county, last Sunday. Mr.
Alexander called Mr. Hunter's attention to
an oak tree standing in tbe yard which
seemed to be literally covered with boney
bees- A closer inspection revealed the se
cret attraction. All the leaves, both green
and dry, together with tbe shrubbery, in a
circle having a diameter of about forty feet,
weie almost covered with boney which had
fallen in large drops, resembling large drops
of rain. i"
-j-Durham Plant: The (Fourth of
July celebration at Winston was a great
success in every way. Senators Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina, and Ransom,
of North Carolina, were present. Five
hundred and eighty-eight Confederate ve
terans were there to shake hands with these
two great and gallant men. A colored
well-digger, named Haynes Pratt, met his
death this morning in a well on the prem
ises of Mr. C. J . Rogers, ' in the eastern,
part of the town. It seems that Pratt was
at the bottom and called to those at the top
to pull him out. When he had, been pulled
up a few feet be fell back, but i managed to
recover himself and a sccond'attempt was
made to pull him out. This time he was
drawn nearly to the top and fell to the bot
tom, a distance of about forty feet. The
colored people standing around were call
ed upon to go down into the well, but all
refused unless they were assured the sum
of five dollars for so doing, j Finally one
colored man was induced to co down for
two dollars and a half, and then an eager
ness was manifested by several for the job.
A rope was tied about the body of Pratt
and he was drawn out, but It was found
that life was extinct. I
J-Weldon News : Mr. Charles
Skinner, who lived near Littleton, died
Monday last after a protracted illness of
some months, aged 40 years, j A diffi
culty occurred at Halifax Monday between
two respected citizens of the place, arising
nut of a misunderstanding respecting a fi
nancial transaction. A pistol was used, but
fortunately no damage was j done-
Thi? drv kiln of the Gumberrv and Jack
son Lumber Company, is rapidly approach
ing completion, under the efficient man
agement of Mr. Jas. B. Goodman, who is
doing the work. The structure when com
pleted will cost about $8,000. -Oscar
Cuthrell, a J fifteen-year old: son, of our
townsman, J. E. Cuthrellj who works
with his father on the DK & N. railroad
near Henderson, waa painfully wounded
on the hip by a heavy rock, which was
thrown four hundred yards j from where
the blasting operations were going on.
This accident occurred about two weeks
ago, and Oscar was at -once sent to his
home in this place. The recently elect
ed officers of the Chowan & Southern rail
road are: G. M, Serpell, of Norfolk, Pre
sident; Chas. G. Elliott, of Norfolk, Treas
urer; Warren G. Elliott, Norfolk, Secre
tary and General Counsel. Directors. G.
S. Scott, Calvin 8. Price andj H. C. Fah
nestock, New York, on- the part of the
Richmond A Danville, and W. T. Wal
ters, B. F. Newcomer and H. Walters, Bal
timore, on the part of tbe Atlantic Coast
Line.
Fayetteville Observer: Major
Roger P. Atkinson and his corps of engi-.
neeis were all here on Friday locating the
road on the east side of the Cape Fear. On
Tuesday nintety-flve convicts, a number
of mules, wrgons, carts, wheelbarrows,
&c., arrived. They were in charge of
Supervisor Mclver. The camp has been
located on the east side of the Cape Fear,
about a mile from the river. : There will be
nearly three hundred convicts placed on
this work. - The many friends of Mr.
E. T. B. Glenn, late chief clerk and car
accountant of the Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley Railway, will be glad to learn that
he has been recently appointed to tbe head
of the Claim Auditing Department of the
Central Railroad and Banking Company,
Georgia, under Major G. A. Whitehead,
General Freight Agent. - On Monday
morning about 7 o'clock, Charles Brown
. V 1 1 1 M nl.Uo
was avciueuuuiy, auu (irai"F" '""ji
wounded by a pistol in the bands 01 his
brother Joe. It appears that these boys
had been left to guard tbe residence of the
Rev. Thos. Atkinson, and that early in the
night they were alarmed by what they sup
posed to be burglars. They aroused the
guard, and a number of citizens collected
to see what was the matter. To protect
them, one of the party loaned them a pis
tol, which, while Joe was examining, was
accidentally discharged, the ball entering
near the left shoulder of his brother,
taking a downward course near the heart
and lodging near the spinal ! column, from
which position it was extracted by Dr. J.
A. Hodges. The wound is a very serious
one and fears are entertained that it will
prove fatal.