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V The Weekly Star.. - TBUSHKD AT W lLHIKGTONi N, C, ' AT ' - " $1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANtE. ssss888SS8 " 88S8888888888888S . 888888S88SS888888 - 8888888888888-388 g '"nnot gggS833Sg----gg "2 SSS83S8.SS8SS88888 f 31 - 888888888,8888888 '5 : : 88882882288888888 - - 8SSSS8S888S88SS88 : . : - s ' S - . ' '"'. ' 5 s t.S ! S S S S S S 5 S S S S . f Entered at tbe Post Offloe aCWIImlngton, N. O., aa Second Class Matter.! SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. - The subscription price of teWEL i Star is as follows : Single Copy 1 year, postage paid, $1.00 " ' 6 months " " .60 ' ' 3 month " " .30 pnEcr. The. loss of the Presidency is a very great calamity to the country and to the old Democratic party. It knows how to bear defeat, for it has ! often suffered such misfortunes, and it knows how to. reform after battle, close op its ranks, and get ready for another conflict ofij principle. The Democratic party has seen many darker days than the present. It has stood by its shattered foroes and ml J A wT Aa M A MlAftm mtlh 4 no stars shining in the lowering heavens. In a few years it has gone t.n haft.la ftfirt xErif-.ri hannorn flvincr and soldierly swing to the music of patriotism and 1 the Union, and has won victory at the fiery edge and at the very cannon's month. Al though defeated by rascality and corruption and ignorance and treach ery the Dcmo'cracy are not cast down. And what is Democracy? It is the rule of the people. That is the meaning of tho word. That defini tion agrees with its history. The Democratic party, has always and unflinchingly been on the side of the people. And what is Republicanism? It U a synonym for all that is vicious and venal and unconstitutional and un wise in politics. It is the party of the (Ricb Mao. It is the party of the Machine. It lis the party of Doodle. It has always been the enemy of the peopio and the pliant tool of Wealth and Monopoly. The Money Devil owns it. The struggle that has juat termi- natcd disastrously to the Demooracy was a fight between Low Taxes and High Taxes. High Taxes won the day.' It .was a contest between Honest and Pure Government within strictly Constitutional limitations - and a strong and Corrupt Govern-. ment acting beyond and above the ' Constitution. Time; will show as to the correctness of this assertion. Do not get in a hurry to decide as to the correctness of our statement until 4 you have seen what Republicanism , xoiUdo as the next Presidential elec tion approaches-. If they do not vio late law and decency and justice and be rights of freemen, or attempt to o it, in the general elections of 892, then you can write as down a tlse prophet. f Why do we say this? Why pro- phesy evil? The : Republican party -"bas a most damning record. It vio lated law at will in the Grant days. It dragonaded States, throttled Le gislatures, passed coercive and revo lutionary laws, and persecuted and - hounded the Southern whites at every turn. ' ' - Tho Republican party is far more base and corrupt to-day than it was in Grant's day, for most of its re spectability and men of character have gone out from it in disgust. Now as to why we phrophesy evil. : Gen. Sherman is the most distin guished of Northern living soldiers. ; He is their purest model and idol. . . He wields a great influence. He has declared in his article in the North American Review -whit he favored. We. have oommented with proper severity cpon that infernal offspring. : In. all our political literature, all things considered, there has not been - so -devilish, so despicable a document sent out to the country. In it he tries to incite the negroes to a war Zjj of butchery and burning, promising ' tbem tho aid of tbe Republicans In ' the Kortb. What a deep-'dyed vil- lain is that hoary' old sinner I In l stead of thinking of peace and good I 'will and the serene and joyous life f . beyond, he is for turning loose the -dogs of war and sending the "Sav- !- age" forth with his torch and tur pentine and scalping knife. - Well, what has this, to . do with f Harrison ? Much every way. ' Gen. Sherman says the pegrd" vote is sup pressed in the Sobth and this shall J -not be. He declares that if ihe negro vote is not counted there shall be an-' ' -other war. The next eleotion will s . probably show this. Gen. Harrison is J known to be one of the most bitter, implacable enemies the South has "among all Northern ; politicians. Hatred of the Southern whites is a part of his creed and life. It is in VOL. XX. grain. . Harrison is a common-plaoe politician. Blaine helped much to elect him.' He will be on top. It is a triumph of Blaine. He will move the Indiana . automaton. Jtt will be Blaine's Administration. Well, what then? Blaine mast be President. He must have the vote of tbe several Southern States. How can they be got? If by no other method, by the Gen. Sherman fire, and mar der plan. Bat Blaine will" prob-' abfy favor another : arrangement. Congress being Republican both . Houses the. most repressive force laws will be adopted. The Old Grant methods, strengthened and intensi fied, will be brought out. -Ten thou sand Federal soldiers will be distrib uted in the South and mainly in cer tain States. Supervisors without limitation will be distributed at ev ery precinct, and whatever else that a cunning and devilish brain oan suggest will be resorteWto lor the purpose of intimidating the whitos and giving the negroes a free and fall chance at ballot stuffing. Such may be anticipated with a Republi can Congress to back up a President of the hard, cold, bitter, vindictive type Of Harrison, with the most cor rupt politician ever in this great, free country to manipulate and control . him. . - , BTJRT BT ClVtl. SBBTICB. We would like to be able to de termine how many votes Mr. Cleve land lost by the Civil Servioe fraud. He meant well, but he ( has suffered from the policy of retaining Repub licans in office. Right under his nose some six thousand office holders contributed freely, to the corruption fund to defeat him. The Stab has fought the ; mean British life-tennre system from tbe start. This eleotion settles tbe question that the United States have an .American System in regard to office as well as in regard taxation. It is that to the political victors belong the political spoils Democrats who have been coquet ting with the humbug will see under Harrison precisely how little honesty there is in the professions of the Re publican party as to Civil Service Reform. How many Democrats in Wilmington now holding Federal positions will be in office six months after Harrison takes bis seat? We suppose all will have been bounced, for the outside fellows are well-nigh famished and they will beat loudly and long at Harrison's door 'demand ing a speedy change. The grandest humbug Democrats ever favored was the doctrine that it makes no differ ence as to who holds the offices. Zeb Vance and the Stab never took to that Beresy in politics. A SEHATOniAL PLAN. The Republicans are beginning to talk saucy soon. The talk is that with Ingalls, the obliging and bitter, in the Presidential Chair of the Sen ate, that there will be trouble in counting the eleotoral votes of cer tain Southern States. Well, if there is to be any extra deviltry and vio lence on hand we know of no man in the Senate who would be readier than the wicked fellow who writes himself John J. Ingalls. That there should be constitutional barriers in the way will not affect Ingalls or his tribe in the least. The Constitution has received daring the last quarter of a century many stabs from Re publican conspirators, and that it was not done, to death only shows its vitality. But Democrats need not be surprised if Ingalls, backed by his party, should attempt to pass by the votes of several Southern States. As Harrison has a CleanVnajority the reason for resorting to such an un constitutional and high-handed course is not so apparent, but confi dent in the backing of the country the Radicals may feel warranted in doing anything they choose. Look out for , unconstitutional measures, extravagance, waste, plunderings and violence. fLEVELAND TUB BRATS AND . - j TRUE. : The Stab may speak plainly of President Cleveland as it was not one of those papers that in the early months of tbe present term lauded and magnified all tbat be did. - The Stab failed not to criticise his letter to the ninety members of Congress before he had taken his seat; it fail ed not to object to the geographical arrangement in selecting a Cabinet; it failed not tc censure bis Civil Ser vice advocacy and it failed , not to criticize his position in one or two other matters. Mr. Cleveland has steadily grown in political knowl edge, in statesmanship, in the char acter of his Democracy. He will re tire from office very much more of a JackBonian Democrat than he was the day he was inaugurated. He will carry witb him the profound respect of every honest man in this country. He willjgo into retirement with no blot on his escutcheon. He will retire witb the I consciousness of having served his oountry well Under hisJAd ministration the laws have been fair ly, justly executed, honesty has pre vailed, jobbery has disappeared and all the sections have been at peaoe. Under his benignant ' rale the South has greatly prospered in some direc tions, while law, order, and oontent ment have generally prevailed from Maryland ! to the Gulf, The words that -Don Pedro in - "Mach Ado About .Nothing," applies . to Bene dick, may not inaptly be applied t to the Democratic President: "Thus far oan I praise him; be is of a noble strain, of approved valor and con firmed "honesty," He has' shown great courage and bis honesty is known and read of all men. Take Grover Cleveland all and in all, he haB made a : most ; successful Chief Executive, and his f oar years mast be forever memorable in our annals. Although defeated be is still the great figure of this time. ; By;. his splendid courage ho has taught Amerioans a lesson that should never be forgotten - to maintain principles at epgH?caiaqftPfffl die 'with a clear conscience - and with'' 'an earnest purpose!' to serve your generation - witn a' pure heart and clean hands. He set the common -place politicians and all men of "easy consciences" and shift ing, time serving policy, the lesson of fidelity to ditty and conviction at every sacrifice of self ! Th bend ing, supple, barriers which time servers have erected, were com pletely broken down by this man of bravery and solemn conviction. The example he has set is above all value. The trimmers will try hereafter to regain lost ground, not by pushing principles to the front and by the power of iteration and earnestness and persistency gaining victory, but by hedging and shirking and advo cating half-truths. Henceforth the serious, earnest, honest men in the Democratic party will emulate the noble example of the, only Demo cratic President Bince the war, and deliver battle for eternal right and eternal principles, looking to God for victory over political cowards and Iscariots who fight only for gain and care'not a baubee for statesmanship or principles. All honor to Presi dent Cleveland for the grand exam ple he has set the country of official purity, official industry, official hon esty and official independence, and for his thorough consecration to duty and conviction. "In the reproof of chance lies the true reproof of men." The opportunity came to Mr. Cleve land, and seizing it with a resolute and brawny hand he made a name which the true Democracy will long cherish. The, Democrats must fight again to redeem all they have lost. "Wise men ne'er sit and wail their loae, But cheerly seek bow to redreas their harms.' .. . The immortal and peerless Robert E. Lee said at fateful Appomattox "Our virtue ought to be equal to any calamity." A noble sentiment worthy of the pure and exalted man who ut tered it. , "Don't draw tbe color line at the polls and then sign the bonds of those who are elected over you by the colored votes." New Bern Journal. We have not been able to see the propriety or wisdom of Democrats lending their name and money to help retain in official position Repub licans. It is not creditable to their intelligence and consistency. In North Carolina Radicals have held office because there were Democrats of means who went on their bonds. Is this treating their brother Demo crats righl? Is this treating the whole community . with justice and neighborly sympathy? Men whose presence was an annoyance if not an affliction to communities have been kept in office through the financial aid of .Democrats. This is not right. The defeat of Mr. Johnston in the Ninth District is to be regretted. It is a Republican gain. He was not the strongest Democrat in the .Dis trict we suppose. Gen. Bob Vance would probably have been elected by a handsome' majority. So with More head, an excellent man, in the Sixth District. He is defeated, but Gov. Soales, or Baldy Williams, of Gran ville, would have probably defeated Brower. Democrats ought to be more particular in selecting candi dates. The strongest men are the men to run against Radicals- JHere are two districts that could have been saved to the Democracy. They might be very important in the Fi ty first Congress. Samuel S. ,Uox, soundest, purest and most attractive of New York Democrats, is re-elected, and we re joice. He says the Rads will now do with regard to. the Tariff what the i Democrats wanted to do. He- says: - "They must do something. They might uepart irom we exact tines oi tne Mills ana the Senate bill and take a fresh start after a conierence. We think they will pass the Sen ate bill that makes all woollen goods higher 'and reduces the revenue on sugar by tens of millions of dol!ars,it being a Southern product. v Ran Tuoker is going to Washing ton to live. - Virginia will lose its ablest 'man and the Demooraoy (its WILMINGTON, N; 0., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, OftHTaaalnc turn Vote. ' . :-f a The -Board of County 'Canvassers met at tbe Court House yesterday at noon to canvass the vote of New Han over county. r ' On motion, Capt. S. W. Viek was elected chairman of the Board, and Jos. E. Sampson, secretary. Sir. Jno. It '. Dudley was requested to assist the secretary. : r."'j "r: ' ' ' - i . On motion, all the - scattering votes cast for E. H. Manning, Stephen ! H. Manning, and 0. H. ; Manning ' were added to the vote cast for S. H. Manning-, for Sheriff, as they were' evi dently intended to be cast for him. And in like manner votes : cast for Harding Johnson,- where the name was not spelled in full, were counted; as for Johnson.- ' J :i " !:5::; j ;' A detailed statement of the vote as declared by-the canvassers, is pub lished elsewhere. : 5 ? , Iiooklns after the spoil The white leaders of the Be publi can cohorts In ' this city are already cancussing ' over ' a- division of the loaves and fishes the pbstofflee and Oltttrtrnse-' appointments. NotFi Ing has been definitely settled. It is said that Lockey and P. W. Poster want the postoffice and Van Amringe and two or three others aspire to be collector of customs, and it is inti mated that the "Boss" will not turn uplhis nose at this appointment. If the new administration, how ever, hold to their civil service rules, . it will be a long wait for all of them. The present incumbent at the Cus tom House Collector Robinson was appointed in 1886 for four years, and the term does not ' expire nntil mid summer 1890- And the same tenure of office rule will probably apply to the postoffice. - i Tlaa Excitement Over. Princess street .in front of the office of the MoKirara Stab, which had been thronged with people for two nights anxiously awaiting returns of the election, was almost deserted last night, tbe news bulletined at the office during the day showing that the Presidency was no longer in doubt and that the Republican can didate was the winner in the race. Paring the exei Mg time, when re turns were coming In, the stereopti- con exhibition given by Mr. Richards attracted hundreds of people and kept them interested and amused hour after, hour. Mr. Richards cer tainly did his work well, and with a spirit worthy of all praise labored diligently and earnestly to keep the hundreds of spectators instructed hand entertained with 'beautiful scenes and views, as well as keeping them posted with details of the elec tion as they were flashed over the wires to the Stab from all parts of the conntry. u A strange craft has been lying in the harbor of Sonthport for several days, past. The boat is in appear ance a three-masted junk, 30 feet long, bat was built by her captain in Brazil, off which coast he lost his for mer vessel. Capt. Slocum commands, and has on board his wife, child and one, assistant. The Libead left Rip Janeiro on July 27, touching at Bahia, Pernambaeo and Porto Rico and sailed from Porto Rico on Oct. 19. She flies the Brazilian and Amer ican flags. She is bound for Wash ington, D. C. All on board are well, and she has a clean bill of health from Porto Rico. Is the Election in New Hanover Told. There was considerable stir in, around and about the Court House yesterday afternoon when it was dis covered that the returns of the recent election had not been signed by the members of the Board of Canvassers, as provided by law. The Secretary of the Board, Joseph E. Sampson, went out in hot haste to hunt up the individual members of the Board for the purpose of trying to induce them to sign the sheets which he had prepared. Wh success he met with could not! be learned, but it is doubtful if he se cured any signers,as the members are scattered all over the county and it was late in the afternoon before: he started out. I It is probable that this oversight may make the whole election void. I A member of the legal fraternity, ! who was . spoken to in regard to the matter, said that the Supreme Court of North Carolina in the case of Swain vs. McRae, from Brunswick connty, decided, that the Board of Canvassers, havin&r adjourned, are functus' officio; have no power after wards to do any official act, and that the Courts are powerless to cause the Board to reassemble after it has adjourned; and that the fact that the certificates of eleotion were not 'sign ed by the canvassers at the time, makes the whole-election void. It seems that the electoral ticket was properly, signed, but the Board which met at - noon Thursday, ad Journed at 2 p. m. before. the returns or the State and- county were made Poisoned by an Electric Bag." ' The Savannah News prints the fol lowing concerning "electric bugs" which are so numerous here: i Mr. J. McLaughlin was bitten on one handily an electric bug a week. ago (Sunday, and ever since that time he has suffered with a very sore hand. It flew in through an OBen window. near which Mr. McLaughlin sat, and striking the wall, fell to the floor He picked it up and started to throw it out. when It besran to perforate his- fingers witb its claws. Mr. McLaugh lin said the sensation resembled that of - several fish-hooks - being torn, through the flesh. Immediately hi hand began to swell, and his arm and face and head were broken; out with' in twenty-four hours after, and for the past week the wounds have been; extremely painful. 'Dr.: Duncan Iss treating his hand, and says that he- never had a similar ease The bugs were never seen in tais section until the city was lighted by electricity They have never before been consid ered poisonous. 3 .. The - majority of Payne and! Campbell, Democrats, for.. Senators' from Robeson and Columbus, is 2168 J Pretty good for two counties. OFFICIAL YOTE DF. HW HAHOYER. si r: : : a.: : &S& '''it' ff: 'it-1 KMo9s!ii; Democrat....;-.' .3 ' o? m i oo . ot Eepublicaa, ? . ? S jir x : V, prob.biticn. -S 8 CO 00 09 tftM F0Wa6 .' ' - - i n " . ,--., f i .... . j: : : : : : : ; Walker. , . - - . t- : K'arldsoa, ; S J E-SlIIeTere,IX 1 B coa mo t fc ' 1: : : ; i : : : : ': Woody. $ ::::::: : : ;eo I - " - '"';- O OD V '' CC 09CO MM Je' J. DftT-8. S "" " h I? I a ." gS W. A. Guthrie, g ' - ; " 'I a? " ooS28"5iSS fch!p & Avery. g - U II I siss- g PS n S wm A. H. Eowlan d. ? S soase5oiro era m m -cc-fto - o . j I T. W. Strange, St.S8g52S-3Sl Pem- to I i. nggMuuB F. B. Eloa, Bep. n ggg-gt8S-S- - B l , . A.Llojd,IndEep mhuu Ml Harding Johne l B g -ats-5--8i .! a 8g-l--8 - '. i-sIgSS---S I Jno. H. Davis, e I - S2SJgo.SS Bern. to fcOta.o&o Sg M 9 w o Jno Hollsway. a SS ' -. Val. Howe, Bep. s s S-S-gs-S-gsS " : J.H. Whlteman. coca o cc a. J. B. Sampson. . ( ? S -oi-ccSSS C J.D.H. Klander. 8SI-5-I I w W. S. Warrook. I i : M Geo. B. Bate. 9 5 : !Ste5-8a - g M etc.-.- . B- Hewlett. 6 g-3-Sg-ga- I Amendment to the CocatltnUon received 1778; n o vote against it , Connty 8rv eyor W. . Tonng elected wltn ont opposition. ror constaoio wiimugton Townsnip -m-us, Demu. received 1.612 votes; Holmes. Bep.. 2,001. November meteors. The earth crosses the great stream of November meteors known as the Leonids, next Tuesday. Astronomers say the part of the meteoric ring we are now nearing is not its thickest part, ahd we may have to wait till 1899 for a very grand shower of these shooting stars to bombard our atmos phere. Nevertheless, there may be an unusual display next week. For tunately most of these bodies are burned up by the heat of friction with the atmosphere before they can reach the earth, surface. Cotton. Receipts of cotton at this port for the week ended yesterday, were 10,- 656 bales, against 17,756 for the cor responding week last year. . Receipts since September last, 67,424 bales, against 100.259 to same date last sea sona decrease of 82,835 bales. UNEASY REPUBLICANS, XsCtbe Election Jn-alld-tcd by tbe Fall ore (of tne Canvassera to Sign tbe Returns. The announcement published in the Star, yesterday that there was irregularity In the returns of the eleotion in this county was Use a flash of lightning in a dear sky to the Republican leaders who hang around the court house. Not that they were' un aware of the oversight, but they had no idea that the omissions pointed out were known to any but themselves. Manning bestirred him- aolf- .Tnd-a Rnssell was summoned to , look into the legal aspect of the situ a-onand-jdeputies were sent out in vehicles to scour the county and get the abstracts of the returns signed "according to law." In the account published in the Stab yesterday, it was stated that the abstract of the electoral vote was signed; but it was learned yesterday that: this -was a mistake; that the Board of Canvassers adjourned with out signing any of the returns. Mr. Jno. L. Dudley, Who assisted the Sec retary of the Board in preparing the abstracts, says that the Board met at twelve o'clock noon and adjourned between two . and three in the after noon, before &e abstracts were made out and that the Board did not an thorlze the chairman or any one else to sign for them N "The law in relation to this matter bays: (Sectioh 2694) "The board of county canvassers shall, at their said meeting, in the presence of the sheriff and of such .lectors as choose to at tend, topen and canvass and judicially cletennine . the ; returns,, and - make abstrdptti stating- the number of legal ballots cast la each precinct for each office, jthe name of each person voted for, aird the number of votes given to A Lch clarson for each different office. 3 aad shall sign the same.'". TAR 1888. Jin regard to the Presidential elec tors' the law see Code, section 8745) is more explicit. . even nresoribin the form of ; certificate toa be signed by the canvassera; it reads: :;; "We, the county canvassers for connty,do hereby certify that an elec tion was held on the day and at the places fixed by law within said county, for electors' of President - and vice President of the United; States, and that the number of votes hereafter specified, opposite the names of the several persons following was given for such persons as electors for the State of North Carolina. i ! f3-f an nnro. An Vi o a fills. , day of . , in the year A. D. The law ; then goes on to say that "three , fair copies of such certificate' and return shall : be j made by the VlAfliwI f Aar lira oakva 4ais7i 7isvis7a and one of the same shall be immedi' ately delivered to the Sheriff of the county, who shall forthwith" make proclamation and read - the - same through at the Court :House door," etc.- 5-.. . 'j ' ' ;..;'!-;,.'.' liThe Board of Canvassers having; adjourned, their powers were ended as the Supreme Court of the State has decided and no one of the mem bers had any. right to sign "-.the ab stract of returns, or . to perform any act as a member of a board which no longer existed. . ; ; V ," Conjecture was rife yesterday as to what would be the effect of this failure to comply with the require ments of the law. It was argued by some that.it was not a question as to who were elected to fill the county offices, but as to the legality of the acts performed by these officers if their election is invalidated by the absence of any official returns,; as would, seem to be the case. But in any event, the present in cumbents hold over until their suc cessors are elected or appointed. KENTUCKY, Pive ISen Killed la m Desperate Af- fray at 4-ljrsto. , - :. Br Telegraph to tbe Morning Star. - " Chicaqo, - Novl 8 A dispatch from Louisville regaillng a. ahaoting affray at Livingston, Ky., election day, says: Five men-were killed and another mortally wounded. In a politieal diaeussion, Cnam pioa Mullins and John Martin pulled their revolvers and commenced firing at each other. The former was a prominent Re publican, and the latter a government of ficial. Friends of each took up the quar rel and twenty pistols were pulled and a f uailade of Bhota fired. The desperate men fought for several squares, and the fight continued for fifteen minutes, when, for want of ammunition, the sanguinary affray ceased. It was then round that Samuel Ward, member of the Kentucky Legisla ture; John Clifford, Agent ot the Louis- Yllle JNasnviiie Kaiiroaa; jonn manin, government storekeeper; Frank Stewart, an employee of the Kentucky Central Rail road, and C. Mullins were killed, and J. Bamboos, a merchant, oadly wounded. ANNA DICKINSON Snta tbe Republican Execative Cona- ; mlttee. By 'Telegraph to the Morning Star. New YoBk. Nov. 8. Anna . Dickin son, lecturer and actress, has begun a suit in the Supreme Court against the Republi can National Committee to recover $1,250 for services rendered during the campaign. She claims she waa engaged in September to deliver thirty lectures in the west, and was to receive $125 for each lecture, and her expenses. She has j received $3,750. but claims it was also agreed that in the event of Harrison's election she was to re ceive $5,0O0U Complaint was served on Senator Quay and his fellow committeemen tonight. raleiqh', y. C. ylns Reports of Outrages Denied by tbe Piebald Board of Aldermen. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. Ralbioh. November 9. At a meeting held to-night by the Board of Aldermen of this city, at which were present memDers of both political parties and both races, a preamble and resolutions were adopted, de nying as absolutely untrue anu grossly slanderous, statements made in a dispatch dated Raleigh and published in New York on the 6th inst, alleging that political dis turbance and riots existed here on tne day before the election; thnt negroes and Re publicans i had been wounded, and that threats of : interference with a fair election had been made. The resolutions declare that not the slightest foundation existed for the statement mad?, and that not a single arrest had been made in the city during the campaign for viola-i tion of law. or for disorder growing out of political differences, and that the city on election day was unusually quiet and or derly. The resolutions were adopted, on motion oi Alderman James n. J ones, a seconded by Alderman James H. Harris.an innnentiai colored man, ana oneoi tne most distinguished colored orators in the South. KANSAS. Terrible Disaster at a coal RMne-160 . Iden Burled Alive. . By Telegraph to tha Morning Star. Kansas City. Nov. 9. A special from Pittsburg, Kansas, says: The most dread ful disaster in the history of Kansas oc curred at 5 o'clock this evening when the men were preparing to leave off their work at the coal shaft No. 2. of Fontenac, a suburb of Pittsburg, i A terrible explo sion was heard that shook the earth for great distance and completely shattered the shafts TJdoit investigation it was found 1 that ISO men were within the mine at the time oi tne explosion, neiag n iect reiow the surface It is almost certain that all are dead at this writing. The only excep tions are two men who were in a car com ing up, and being near -the top of Ihe shaft managed lo escape. MISSOURI., I ' tbe Two men Made Craxy by Klec j tlon. . j B v Telegraph to the Horning Star. Chicago, Nov. 9. A special dispatch from St. Louis says: Morrison Renshaw. manager of George Castleman's campaign in the 10th Congressional district; and Charles D. Brockman. a saloon keener. have gone crazy in consequence of the elec tion excitement, itenenaw waa lormeriy a newspaper reporter, and is a well known man about town. " Doctors say be will re cover bv careful nursing. His wife, who is on a visit in New York, was telegraphed to some home.- Brockman's esse Is more se rlrmn and ha was sent i to the insane &8V lum ' ! 1 j : OHIO. A Leading Republican of Cleveland .:';.) Arrested for Forgery. fh-vsxATO. Nov. 9. Maior F. H. Brag- gins, Chairman of the Republican Central Uommrnee oi warn city, was hto mm mj-uot tnr farcing tha name or ex-Mayor W. 6. Rnae to numberlesss notes, on which he nrefl between six and seven thousand .riniiexa at different citv banks. He was locked up at the central police - station and nnnfpjwed his guilL The arrest caused a freat sensation, as Braggins was a well nown local figure, and has always been regarded as an honest man. NO. 2 t ' DUN'S RB.YIBW, : : Tbe Velame of Business Terr Little Dlatarbed by tbe Election. ' '- ' By Telegraph to the Morning star Naw Yobs. Nov. 9. The election haa so far interrupted business during the past wec mat moat comparisons Willi tne cor responding week last year are misleading. Nevertheless the volume of legitimate bus inesa has been wonderful!? well maintain ed during the paat week, as during the wncie political camoaian. so that tho nrc Hdental contest of 1838 goes into history as aaving cisturoea current trade less than any previous con'est. although it turned largely . upon industrial and commercial questions, and was generally considered more remarkable because ' in tbe months preceding- those of - political excitement speculation had been unusually active and extravagant., witn tne decision ot tbe peo ple there has come a more confident tone in many branches of business, and larger trade with improving prices ia usually antici pated as the reault of postponement of very many operations and purchases in the past months. Reports from interior points gen erally recognise political excitement as suf- ucieni cause ot. quiet in trade during the past week, and yet it is noteworthy that the aggregate ot transactions was large for only five working days. At all cities reporting money continued in fair or active demand. while scarcely any complaint of stringency 1s heard, and collections, though somewhat nuerropiea. nave oeen on the -Hole satis-, facjory.- With the improvement noted iff eyeral pases, the" large volume of currency in circulation, together with the temporary inactivity of speculation, ex plains the matter, and an official statemeat shows that circulation of all kinds of money which had passed October 1st tbe maximum of last year $1,884,000 0C0 increased $28,500,000 in October and reached $1,467,871,668 November 1st, be ing $4t, 500,000 larger than a year ago. In the past week the Treasury has also paid out $1,700,000 mote than it has taken in, ine wool market has been decidedly more active and stronger, but, while a more confident feeling prevails in the goods trade improvement in orders or purchases is not yet observed. In many branches of manufacture it is feared that any advance in prices would result in greatly increased importations. Cotton goods have been firm with strong undertone, because stocks are unusually lizht, A similar cause strengthens tbe boot and shoe trade, in which actual deliveries this year, thus far, have been 7 to 8 per cent, larger than last year's, with net prices .averaging a shade better, while stocks are unuEually narrow..- - Foreign trade has not been large, exports falling B per cent. below last vear's at New York, while naports here in October were a&out 4 per cent, below last veard. Prices- of the chief exportable products still rule so high as to prevent free movement, and wheat has ad vanced duzing tbe past week about 1 cent, with sales or ol.0U0.0U0 bushels: corn has advanced 2Jo, with sales of 5.500.000 bushels; oats have advanced fc; pork 25c per barrel; oil lie, with trading light; cot ton 1.16c. with sales of 865.000 bales, and coffee has remained steady, with sales of 234,000 bags during the week. Business failures occurring throughout the country during the last week number for tbe United States 194, Canada S3. Total 226, against 275 last week, and 254 toe week previous. WASHINGTON, Tbe Next Ilonee as Figured .by Secre tary mcPberson. By Tolegrayh to the Morntog Star. Wabhihgtoh. November 9. "I believe that we wid have from 17 to 0 majority in tne next House, said secretary Jflc- Pherson, of the Republican Congressional Committee to-day. Taking up the table printed in a New York Republican paper, nesaid: 'lam going to give tne Demo crats all that they claim within reason. where actual returns have not removed all doubts." From the table he reduced Re publican claims for Congressmen by one in each Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina and West Virginia, and by two in Virginia. In that shape, he de clared he allowed all the Democratic claims in doubtful cases, and the result was a Republican majority of 15. He could not see how it could possibly be reduced below that figure, and allowing for Republican chances in doubtful districts, as in Vir ginia, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina and elsewhere, he confidently ex pected that the Republican majority would be nearer xv man lo. WASHINGTON. Bond Pnrebases by tbe Government Internal Revenne Regnlatlons.Con- eernlng Fruit Brandies. j Washington, November 10. The total amount of bonds purchased to date under circular of April 17th is $94,814,250, of which $51,892,000 were 4 per cents, and $43, 423.250 were 4 per cents. Tbe cost of these bonds was $112,891,458, of which $66,005,540 was paid for 4 per cents., and S46.8io.913 was paid for 4 per cents, Returns of the yield oi corn made to me Department of Agriculture indicate a yield per acre quite as large aa that of 1885, and larger than any other crop since 1880. The aggregate grown on tbe larger area will ex ceed that of any previous American pro duct, being very close to 2,000.000,000 bushels, or snout tmrty-two Dusneis per cspita, which has been exceeded in eeveral previous years. Tbe Treasury Department nas reissued a circular reciting the enactment of tbe law extending the operations or the act relating to tbe production of fruit brandy, so as to include brandy distilled from apples or peaches. To carry out the provisions of the act tne Department gives notice mat special bonded warehouses may now be established for the storage of such brandies. and that brandies may be treated under tbe same regulations as other iruit brandies. YELLOW FEVER. New Cases at Fernandlna Twenty New Cases and Six Deatbs at Jack sonville. Br Telegraph to the Morning Star. New Yobk. Nov. 9. The following tet egram waa received to-day from the How ard Association: - -Vwwn(&n3.'2v v. New cases 7: no whites: no deaths. In Chester, since the Hth of November, seven whites, eight col ored." - . Jackson villb. November 9. Dr. Neal Mitchell, President of the Board of Health, reports twenty new cases or yellow rever, ror tne twenty-ionr nours ending at o p.m. to-day, and six deaths. : JacesonvT-LB. Nov. 10. Dr'. Neal MitchelL President of the Board of Health, reports thirty -three new cases of yellow fever for the twenty-four hours ending at 6 o'clock to-day. There were five deaths- Bertha May Smith, Miss Kdith ueese. Ulay- ton Bummerall, -lay it. ttreen ana ueorge Bell. Of tbe new cases eighteen were whites and fifteen colored. Total cases to data 4.469: total deaths 884. The weather is clear ana cooi. sergeant Townsend, of the Signal Station, predicts light frosts. . aoacon ana Aueuaia. us,, nave uotu opened their gates for free passage through of "locked cars" of excursion trains from here to points north of Washington and the Ohio river. The ' first one will leave Tuesday next. Atlanta has not opened her gates as ret, ''. These is great rejoicing , throughout Florida towns at the success of the Dem ocratic State ticket. Republicans In this county are jubilant over the Presidential result, and are parading nearly every night Decatur. Ala., Nov. 10. Three new cases, (all white), Mr. aad Mrs. Kaufman and Mr. vimpu. - . 1 - Qen. Harrison has borne him self with a sense of propriety ia this cam paign that gives good reason to augur fa-orabiv of bis success In the presidency. Personally, nb4 purer man has entered this office. He has bad the reputation in earlier life of: being somewhat extreme innia partisanship. Bmton Herald, 2nd. Rep. Spirits Turpentine. Asbeville Citizen i Commission- er Coleman, of the Agricultural Depart-' L ment. has invited CaDt Natt Aiktnann tn help in preparing the American exhibit for -the Paris exposition in 1889 The Captain has accepted the invitation. Durham Plant : The Democrat of Durham county owe a debt of gratitude -to Capt. N. A. Ramsey for the haid and succs-ful work done by him during tho . - late campaign.' They should at least pro tect his dwelling house from the torch of tha Republican incendiary. , Goldsboro tr7-: Oor e Iv elected Democratic State Auditor and dis tinguished fellow county man. Rev Gej. W. Sanderlin. was in the citv veaterda-. and received - the - congratulation! of hie -friends oa every hand. He led bis ticket ia this county by a handsome vote. New Bern Journal: The coa lition ticket in this county is agnin de feated, and this will, we - sunDnte nut n end to all efforts to secure such represents - iion in tno uenerai Assembly as wi i tovo beneficial to the county. The Republicans did not keep the faith aa well, as they did . two years ago. - Weidon Neus; On Thursday morning last Jenkie Clements, colored man, attempted to jump on the train after it bad moved from the shed for the fair grounds. His foot caught ia a frog and threw him down, Lis arm falling on the rail in front of a wheel, which passed over it and crushed it so that the arm had to be taken oil a little below the elbow. Tarboro Southerner'. The per simmon and pumpkin crop is th's county . are very large. Dr. R II Speight, while crossing a bridge last week. bnaa hia leg. He was crossing in bis buggy, and aa the bridge gave away his horse began to run. Feeling his bold on his reins giving way, and seeing the danger before him, he leaped from the Luggy. and in the fall broke his leg. - Monroe Enquirer Express: The people of North Carolina have decMed to ailow Oliver Dockcry to remain on his -wife's farm. - Mr. R E. Little, demo cratic nominee for the State Senate, is elected by more than 8,000 majority. The people of North Carolina; do not seem to take kindly to fraudulent elections. Tbe way they "sat down" on Chairman Eavea and his' unprincipled gang indicates that any party must act honestly If it wishes to succeed in our State. Fayetteville Observer: The In dependent Company of this place has de clined to receive the overcoats; they are not particularly attracted by their color. There hav been ten deaths in October- five white and five colored t white, three adults, two infants, still-born. The rates to Cumberland Fair are very reason- ' able. From Wilmington. $2 10: Raleisb. $3.10: Weidon. $3.10: Charlotte. t3 40: Greensboro, $2.50; Lincolntoh. 4.20: Shelby, $4 40; Rutherford, $5. Greensboro Workman: The dwelling of Mr. G. B. Green, of Durham, was burned Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock. Most of the furniture was saved in a damaged condition, and a part of the house. There was some insurance. Tbe Recorder says the fire was incendiary ori gin, and that Air. Green had been threaten ed the previous day, and in Addition to this information came that one hundred cart ridges and a keg of powder had been stolen from the railroad works near Durham, Lexington Dispatch: Lexington has been favored with many good speeches ana a lew nne speeches this rail but tbe greatest speech of all was delivered by Sen ator Ransom last Friday. ; An acci dental fire at Matthews burned Funder burk, Renfrow & Phillip's planing mills, causing a loss of $500. with no insurance. - John W. Graham, trustee of the sink ing fund of the North Carolina Railroad, gives notice that the mortgage bonds of the company which matured November 1st will be paid promptly at Burlington. - Raleigb Visitor: We learn from a private source that a small boy was acci dentally killed at the Oxford Orphan Asy lum on Monday night last. Our informant did not know tbe boy's name or how the ' accident occurred. We learn that a negro named Jordan has been arrested for burning the house of Mr. C. B. Green, in Durham. The revival at the Central M. E. Church continues with unabated in terest. There were 'quite a large number of penitents at the altar last night. New Bern Journal: On Wed nesday morning a negro was found in a room on tne second noor of Air. is. is. A Davenport's dwelling on the corner of Pol lock and George street, secreted under the bed. Airs, mvenport went to the room after breakfast, as was her usual custom, to nut it in order. Findine things in a rather confused state she began to look around and discovered the rascal's feet sticking out from under the bed. She hastened down to obtain assistance, when the negro slipped out. . Charlotte Chronicle Dockery is politically dead.; snd in his disaster, he has no mourners. He has gone to his own nlnra nnwpnt nnhnnmvH and n manner -A colored man named Green' David- son was yesterday arraigned before Esquire Maxwell on tbe charge ot assaulting Rev. Jas. Steele, colored, by word of mouth. Ho invaded the Reverends premises and "cuss ed" him under the supposition that he had voted the Democratic ticket, a deed which the Reverend had not been guilty of. Da vidson was fined $2 50 and costs. Greensboro Patriot: We are greatly pained to learn that Capt. Dodson, . of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail way, was seriously injured yesterday after noon at spout springs by an accident growing out of the ! shifting of trains. -There was some trouble at Winston yesterday, growing out of a negro resisting an officer. There was much excitement for a short time sounding the fire alarm, etc. We regret to learn that the resi dence oi Air. Green was destroyed last night by fire at Durham supposed to be incendiary. j Charlotte Chronicle: The gen tleman who placed Col. Johnston's ballots in the boxes for Governor snd Electors, says positively that tbe Colonel voted for Harrison and JJockery. A colored man named Joe Carter walked into Esquire Maxwell's office yesterday, and taking a seat in a chair, bowed his head in his hands. The salt water that trickled down from his eyes formed a pool on the floor of . the magistrate's office, snd it was-some time before Joe could explain the cause of his grief. Then he said that he had lost his wile. "When aiu she aiet" asked Air. MaxwelL ' "Oh ahe aint dead." sobbed Joe. 'She run away from me because I voted the Democratic ticket. - Durham Recorder'. John R. Webster, of Webster's DoUar Weekly, for mer Independent candidate for Congress, was defeated for the Legislature in Rock Ingham county. Last bight J. O. Jor dan, wh-te, upon whom there is a strong suspicion.was waited upon by a committee and notinea to leave town oy o o ciock una morning. He did not leave snd was again notified, but he did not obey tbe command. At 10 o'clock he was taken from the store of A. M. Rigsbee and placed in a carriage and waa being rapidly carried out of town. Cabt; E. J. Parrish mounted a horse and overtook the carriage and persuaded those 1b charge to bring him back and let him go off on the first train with his family. - Jor- dan was the Radical candidate for township constable and was defeated. The Demo crats raised enough money to buy a ticket for himself and family to Boston, Mass. Raleigb Netes Observer'. The returns from the Fourth ward were re jected by the County Canvassing Board.. With the Fourth ward Included, twoDem- - ocratic members of tbe House, tJedding field and A. C. Green, are elected. Banks, Republican, is elected to the Senate by a majority 118. Beddingfield is elected by a majority of 79. In the Fourth ward 401 were recorded for L. N. Green snd aone for Ii. M. Green. This gives A. U Green. Democratic candidate for the House, a ma- Jority of 206 over L. M. Green, the Repub ican candidate. The Governor re ceived a telegram night before last from the sheriff of Beaufort -county, stating that trouble was apprehended from tbe negroes at Washington, and asking him to call upon the military to bold themselves in readiness for duty. The Governor immediately or dered tha Edffecombe Guard and the Gran ville Grays to hold themselves in readiness to march. Yesterday the Governor received . a telegram stating that all was rigni, anu discharged bow companies. ,' r.. .: