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The; Weekly Star.; WM. H. BERNARD, Editor and Prop'r. WILMINGTON, N. G. ' Friday, January 4, 1889. rrTn writing to change your address, otooy sire former direction as well as fall particulars as where yon wish your paper to be sent hereafter. Unless you do both changes can not be made. t3rNotioes of Marriage or Death, Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, Ac, are chanted for as ordinary advertisement, bat only half rates when paid for strlotly in advance. At this rate SO oents wilTpay for a simple announcement - of Marriage or Death. Remittances must be made by Cheok,Draft Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Post masters will register letters when desired. f-Only snoh remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. . PT8peolmen copies f orwasded when desired. TUB YEAH 1889. The Stab salutes its readers on tbia birth-day of 1889 with its best wishes, and to one and all it sends a Happy New Ybab. The past . is gone. You cannot recall it if 70a wonld. The present only is yoars, therefore, improve it. . Make a good start. Begin right. Give up all bad habits, and with the new year form new habits and stick to them. Do not repeat the follies of last January by formingresolves only to break them. Begin this day to serve your Makes as ' yon never have served Him with a pure heart fer vently. Give up evil habits, evil practices, evil associations. You triil never be better, purer, happier - an Inner ftn von trAPTY nn the old habits and stand by the old associates that have led yon into sin and folly and waste. Habit has an anaconda grip. Horace tells us that a new cask will ' long preserve the tincture of the liquor with which it is first impreg nated. Shakespeare, who knew all things, calls custom the habit of the devil, and he dwells upon i the force . of habit encouraging you to break it. He tells the votary of pleasure: -Refrain to-night: And that shall lend a kind of easiness To the next abstinence: the next more easy; For use almost can chance a stamp of na ture, And either curb the Devil, or throw him out With wondrous potency ". Try it. Give up all habits the re sult of bad example and vioious as sociation. The New Year comes with great responsibilities. Wheth er you shall be "happy or miserable will depend upon how you use pass ing time and meet those responsibil ities. The books of 1888 are forever closed. Yon open to-day a new set. How shall the record stand at the end of the year? Shall it be blurred and stained with sin, transgressions, failure? You can make the record bright and honorable if you will. North Carolina needs yonr best service. Yonr country at large de mands the best citizenship. God, your Maker, requires at your hands filial obedience, love, and trne ser ;.a T7:i : . . yivjo, tr jimiugiiuu cipcubB its pew pie to be good and faithful and nnnaat mam rtara rvt anmof-v & nAat work is before us all. Some will be cut down in the midst of the year with implement in hand. Others tfitt-tcH- t9-tnTri3of ""ther-yesiv -It-; is for each man to do his duty and leave the results with God. There are indeed fateful results hanging upon the bearing and life of all. You may rest assured of this. Fi delity to every trust will bring its sure reward. Our destinies are, to some extent, in our own hands. Go forth with strong and manly hearts ralvSnr nnrtn dr4 . Tinman Annnta are crowding upon us. The Muse of History is very busy reoording each epochal event. Individual lives are as nothinc in her nrp.sniont viaw but it is the many who make the nation and help build history. Each - new day is an event to every living, sentient being, and it increases man's joys or sorrows in the years that are to come, and in that Eternity that opens its portals for all the children of men. . Make the New Year your best year. Act well your part and when the final reckoning comes, as come it will, and the books are open for the last balancing, may there be no act or thought or word found on which the Recording Angel has not dropped a tear and blotted it out forever. A Happy, a Blessed New Year to one and all ! NORTH CAROLINA'S DEAD. For some years on each recurring New Year's Day we have published a list of the prominent North Caro linians who died during the Old Year jnst gone. The preparation of the brief list impresses us always with the instability, the uncertainty of human life and the certainty of death 3 rwwrm ss n n e r n a x- a. to vdcirTHisyk 1 uo "or i mure, ii dts or len years or even tw or fifty years remain what do. they amount to? They are like a passing cloud or a weaver's shuttle. - Be ye alsa ready. Life is short; the grave is certain; the judgment inevitable. "Art is long and time is fleeting, Though onr hearts are stout and brave; Still like muffled drums are beating Funeral marches to the grave." North Carolina was bereaved in deed during the year 1888. She lost many most, worthy and excellent sons, and some of her ablest, most gifted, most distinguished. Among - those best known and most highly endowed who went to their graves were John F. Poindexter, Col. Dun can K. McRae, Col. John R. Win . ston, Maurice Q. Waddell, Frederick S. Proctor, Rev. Dr. E. F. Rock well, Ma j. John Gatling, ,Rev. Dr. N. H. D. Wilson, Hon. -William A. Smith, Rev. Dr. George Badger Wetmore, Rev. Dr. F. M. Hubbard, Jnfrge Thomas Settle, and Col. Rob ert R. Bridgers, - Among those who- died who were men of influence, character and use fulness were such worthy men as Rev. J. H." CobleT John A. Moore, Dr. F. M. Rountree, Dr.W. R. King, Capt. John & Dagger, Dr. John G. James, Lt. CoL John A. Fagg, Col. S. B. Spruill, CoL Stephen J. Cobb, Jno. S. Danoy, William J. Yates, CoL Jno. F. Hoke, Maj. A, M. Erwin and Capt. George Sloan. The list might be ex tended. Some of these esteemed North Car olinians lived to advanced age and fell like a full shook of oorn, ready for the eternal garner. Others died in the full strength of vigorous mid dle age, and passed away followed by the regrets of many friends. Oth ers were stricken down in the flash and vigor of manhood before they had tasted of the strong vintage of success, or their intellectual powers had reached their highest develop ment. They are gone gone, forever. They will never again walk this earth, enter into its rivalries and hopes and participate in its joys and sorrows. Almighty Death has olaimed them and they are now with the pale nations" of another world. "Thanks be to God, whioh giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." Bat why start at death, as the poet Young asks in his "Night Thoughts," for "death arrived, is past." It is sad to see our dear ones die. It is sad to pay those funereal rights and last sad offices. And yet if the soul is saved through the blood of Jesus what is there ln-death to alarm or make sorrowful? This life is the preparation for the life to oome. This world is the enrobing chamber for Heaven. Salvation is assured here It is is not something that is to be, but is present is now. "One thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see." "Novo are we the sons of 'God." "But is passed from death unte life." And yet it is natural to sorrow under bereavement, even when it is the good who die. " The tongues of dying men Enforce attention like deep harmony Qe that no more must say, is listened to , more Than they, whom youth and ease have taught to chose. More are men's ends marked than their - lives before; The setting sua. and music at the close, As the last taste of sweets, is sweetest last; Writ in remembrance, more than things lorg past." , THE TWO NKYS IMPORTANT EVI- " DENCE. We mentioned that an Episcopal olergyman of our State was prepar ing a life of Peter Stuart Ney, the yery extraordinary character who flourished in North Carolina for some twenty years or more and died at Mr. Oaborn Foard's (father of our esteemed townsman, Mr. EL M. Foard) in 1846. Much very interest ing material has been gathered. : The hand-writing of the celebrated Mar shal of Napoleon, Michael Ney, and that of Peter S. Ney is strikingly alike,BQjhwere of the same pbysl calstature, had redheadJgKsd ttqvti-' line noses with a peculiar tilt at the end. Peter Ney is believed to have come to this country in 1816. He is known to have appeared a little later. He was so wrapped up in the son of Napoleon that when the youth died he went to bed, and remained in bed for a whole week in great grief. He habitually corresponded with distin guished persons in France, the letters received being stamped with coronets and other insignia of rank. His own letters to Europe;were stamped with a heavy gold pencil head that had a oourt-of-arms of some kind. He was a Latin scholar, wrote well, always read the National Intelligencer and occasionally wrote for it, and was a most striking man in his very marked individuality. This writer has two very intimate living friends who were his pupil?, and knows or knew others who bad known the schoolmaster. We refer to this strange character not to give at length what we have known of him since 1847, having got our first lessons concerning him from our college friend Judge Vic tor Clay Barrmger, of the Interna tional Court at Alexandria, Egypt, but to refer to two points of peculiar interest in connection with the Mar shal of Francs. We have written many times of Peter Ney, having be gun it probably twenty years ago. The points are: First, the "Notes of Conversations with the Duke of . Wellington," by the late Earl Stanhope, author of the well-known history of England, but known m Macaulay's essays as JiPrdMahn4tJfvjus Earl Stanhope was very intimate with the great Duke during the last twelve years of the latter's life and his work, therefore, possesses a pe culiar value. He gives the Duke's opinion of manyeminent men,ambng them Talleyrand, Bonaparte, Marl borough, &o. ne also gives what the Duke said of the reported shoot ing of Marshal Ney, which confirms the general historic record that he was really shot to death. Second, and perhaps more impor tant, is the article in a number of ZippincoWe Magazine we forget the month relative to the trepan ning of the Marshal's skull. Ia soma hbattle name not remembered ha received a wound in the head that necessitated the trepanning of the skull. This well known fact led the French Government, seeing the re port that Peter Ney, who died in North Carolina: uro a Violiaool V 11 - ; J - n m vviHimi . vj many to be the veritable Marshal, tn r j order the Frenoh Embassy at Wash' ington to oause an investigation to be made. The Embassy is reported to have caused the body or remains of Peter Ney to be exhumed and the skull to be examined.' No sign of fracture or trepanning was found. . If this be truelhen, in oase the Marshal's skull had been trepanned, it follows inevitably that Peter Ney and Michael Ney, the Marshal, were not one and the same individual. We learn from Mr. H. M. Foard that the body of Peter Ney was taken up by some one and exam ined. If Peter Ney was not the Mar shal, he deceived others, for when in his cups, he talked now and then as if he were the celebrated Marshal. If not the Marshal, he was none the less a man of very pronounced char acteristics, had been a soldier and was wonderfully versed in the Na poleonic campaigns. He said he was in the retreat from Moscow, and was at the battle of Waterloo. ' THB PDBLIO BEILTH. There are said to be inadequate laws in New England relative to san itation. In Connecticut the laws are so defeotive that even an University town like New Haven oannot pro ' teot itself against most discreditable, offensive and dangerous nuisances. North Carolina legislators should do all they can to strengthen the hands of the State Board of Health. Let sanitation be diligently prosecuted throughout the State,, and particu larly in the towns. The aotive work done to cleanse Wilmington the- last Summer by reason of the yellow fe ver scare, was productive of unmis takable good in the greatly improved condition of the health of the people. This is surely a very important les son, and should not be lost upon our public functionaries. An ounce of preventive is worth a pound of cure, and the health officers should not re lax their efforts to improve the sani tary condition of the city. The Le gislature should strengthen the hands of the State Board of Health. During the year in the North the most prominent deaths were Conk- ling, Waite and Sheridan. In Eu rope the two German Emperors were the most notable among the dead.. Among the ex-Governors who died were W. Johnson, Ken tucky; Robertson, Virginia; Ed wards, Missouri; Hoffman New York; and Joel Parker, of New Jer sey; ex-Attorney General Brewster.of Pa.; Seth Green, Fish Commissioner; ex-U. S. Senator King, of Ga.; W. W. Corcoran, the rich Washington benefactor; A. S. Barnes, the pub lisher; E. P. Roe, Louisa M. Alcott, James Freeman Clarke, Sidney Howard Gay, Prof. Leono Levi, Robert Morris, Matthew Arnold, Dr. Fothergill, Mary Howitt, Lawrence Oliphant, Bishop Harris of Miohi gan, Bishop Brown of Wisconsin, Dr. C. R. Agnew, Dr. P. H. Mell. Dr. J. B. Boyoe, Dr. F. A. Porcher. and Profr-ErAr -Aikenrair joined the majority." The four last named were Southern. Representative Springer, of Illi nois, is Chairman of the House Com mittee on Territories. He Bays he thinks that Dakota, Montana, Wash ington and New Mexico will be ad mitted as States. He wants changes made, as we learn from the New York Herald's Washington dispatch, jbo that instead of North Dakota and South Dakota, we may have Dakota and Winona, and instead of Wash ington and New Mexico, we may have Takoma and Montezuma. He says the bill provides for elections in all of thoso territories for dele gates to Constitutional Conventions in May next, for the Conventions to assemble in July, and for a vote on the Constitutions in October next. The States can be admitted into the Union immediately oa the assem bling of Congress in December next. Foreign Exports la December. The total values of exports from the port of Wilmington to foreign coun tries during the month of December aggregate f 1,900,477, as follows : England Cotton, 18,783 bales, val ued at $853,972. Spirits turpentine 93,851 gallons, valued at $40,890. Ro sin, 11,920 barrels, valued at $11,628. Tar and pitch, 45 barrels, valued at $102. Spain Cotton.1,300 bales, valued at $59,550. Belgium Cotton.4,150 bales, valued at $188,350. Spirits turpentine, 83, 040 gallons, valued at $36,184. Rosin. 250 barrels, valned at $250. Germany Cotton, 11,900 bales, val ued at $531,187. Russia Cotton, 3,840 bales, valued at $169,270. Scotland Rosin, 5,949 barrels, val ued at $6,094. 000 feet, valued at $205; snifetes,-l. tort rju i i -a An ' . jou wv, vniueu at. 90,140; rosin, lw Dat rels, valued at $150. The total shipments of cotton for eign were 89,973 bales; valued at tl.n 802,329. Cotton. The movement of cotton at this port shows receipts the past month of 32,696 bales, against receipts the same month last year of 24,384 bales. Receipts for the crop year from Sep tember 1st to January 1st are 130,665 bales,against 148,564 bales for the cor responding time last year a decrease of 17,899 bales. The stock at this port is 7.251 bales; at same time last year 19,835. Competitive Examination. "A correspondent at Rocky Point writes the Stab that a competitive examination for the appointment of a cadet at the TJ. S. Military Academy at West Point, from the SeconoT Dis trict, was held at that place on the 27th inst. There were five competi tors, and the appointment was award ed to Mr. John S. Battle, of Warren ton, son of Capt. James S. Battle. -A. SERIOUS A.VFA.IS. A sailor Dies from Imo Effects of Blow Infliet4 hr Cnaa.;wMll, over . a ntk Ao. .S-jT:X,:-' On Saturday night, December 22nd, Mr. Charles Weasel had an alterca tion with a sailor, known'among his comrades as "Little ; Sootty," but whose real name appears to be Wil liam Weston, in the bar-room in the rear of the .former's grocery store, corner of .North ;. Water and ; l Mulberry - streets, ; during which blows passed between them, the instruments used being a small box and a hatchet or hammer handle. The sailor, Weston, had deserted from the Norwegian barquentine Hanstode and was stopping with Mrs. Williamson, who keeps a sailor board ing .house on Mulberry between Front and Water streets. On the night j of the row Weston, who had been drinking heavily, in company with- a shipmate named Bill, (an Englishman), and a friend of Bill's, went into Wessell's for the pur pose of getting . something to drinki meeting a runner by the name of Har ry Gonderson, ; on entering the bar. "Little iScotty," as he is called, , JnrJ vited his comrades1to"have some thing, "At the same time calling . for soda water for himself. It is supposed that in the hurry of the moment Mr. Wessell misunderstood the order and instead of soda, gave Weston beer; whereupon Weston, who was very un ruly and obstroperous, began to talk in a most abusive manner, and when a woman who was in the crowd, hint ed that an attempt' was being made to drag him,he became perfeotZ$tfari- ous and would not listen to the ad vice of any one. After Weston's friends bad attempt ed in vain to quiet him Mr. Wessell ordered him to leave the place, where upon Weston seized a small box lying on the bar counter, used as a recepta cle for a little cigar-lighting lamp and with both hands hurled it at Mr. Wessell, striking him in the face. The force with which the box was thrown caused Mr. Wessell to wheel around when it struck him, the pain being so severe that he paused for a moment a if dazed. Catching up an old hatohet or hammer handle he rushed from around the bar, Weston in the meantime advancing toward the little gateway through whioh Mr. Wessell had to pass.. They met at this point, and Weston received a blow just over the right ear that felled him to the floor unconscious. His chums, assisted by one or two others, raised him and carried him to Mrs. Williamson's place, a few doors away, where he was put in bed. Tne next morning Weston com plained of his head hurting him, and on examination, watery matter was found to be oozing from his right ear. Mrs. Williamson had the injured man carried to Mr J. D. Nutt's drag store where he was advised to consult a physician" Thence Weston went to Dr. T. F. Wood, who examined his hurt, gave a prescription and some money to get medicine, and advised the sailor to go to the hospital, as his injury was very serious and liable to cause death at any moment. Instead of going to the hospital as advised he returned to the sailor boarding house and laid down and went to' sleep. On awaking the sufferer seemed to grow worse, and Mrs. Williamson was sum moned to him and bathed his head and administered to his wants as best she could Weston was at last carried to the City Hospital on Wednesday morning last, where he lingered until Sunday evening, dying at about 6 o'clock Before Weston died he sent for the British vice consul, Mr. Alex Sprunt, who. in company with Chief of Po lice E. D. Hall, went to the City Hos pital about 3 o'clock Sunday after noon, and t"ok the sworn statement of the dying man in regard to the oc currence as follows : "What is your name?" "Wm, Weston, aged 28 years, bora in Glasgow, Scotland." "State what happened to yon when you got this injury." "I was one of the crew of the Nor wegian barquentine Hanstode, now in port. I deserted from this vessel through the influence of runners who came on board. I went to Mrs. Wil Harrison's. This was last Saturday week, Dec. 226 1888. That night J went into Chas. Wessell's shop, near by, in company with a shipmate named BUI, (an Englishman), and an other friend of Bill's, and a runner named Harry Gunderson was in the shop at the time. I treated the three men with me. I asked for soda and. drinks for the other two. Wessell gave me beer Instead of soda. Some one said Wessell wanted to drug me. nd then some words passed. Wessell then came around from behind the counter and struck me on the head with a hand hammer. I fell imme diately unconscious. Some sailors arriedme home to Mrs .Williamson's. The next j morning Wessell sent me word that he was sorry, and that he expected to be arrested. I sent word I would say nothing about it, as I hoped to get better. I now think I am in danger of my life, and wish, to make this statement to the authorities, as I believe that Wessell intended to hurt me seriously, and I solemnly swear that the statement just made is the whole truth and ncthtrjff-but the truth so help me God." ..... - Sworn to before me this 30th day of Dec, 1888. ; E.D. HaiL, J. P. New Hanover Co. A warrant was served on Mr. Wessell fc by CoL Hall, about two hours -after the statement was made, and tb e prisoner was taken to the count, y jail to await the action of the ooron er's inquest. Cor oner David Jacobs was notified yeste rday of the sailor's death and somijaoned a jury of inquest com pos ,d of the following: D. D. South erly ad, foreman; T. C. Miller, J. &. Bai rentine, T. P. Ricaud, Jr., L. L. Shti eridan, Q. T. Littleton. The post nw rtem examination was conducted by Drs. Wood, Love, Potter, Lane and Bi ubank. . At 3 o'clock, the coroner's inquest as held at the City Court room, the v fitnesses having been summoned in 'the meantime, when the following -evidence regarding the affair was deduced: . .Dr. Wood testified that 'the man- who had died at the City Hospital was the same person who . had pre viously applied to him for treatment. The .. doctor "also testified that the sailor was in a critical condition, having a discharge from, the right ear, and what he took to be an abscess of the brain'. Dr. Wood advised the man at the time to get out of the clutches of the sailor boarding house people and go to a hospital where he could be properly treated, but he seemed not to be so inclined. -The doctor further stated that he was re quested to call at the hospital Sun day to see a sick man, and on going, found that it was the same person who had applied at his office. That Dr.Lane and himself agreed upon a plan of treatment which was to have been put in operation yesterday. In regard to the ' post-mortem examination the testimony of Dr. Wood was "The scalp was removed in the usual man ner, and a fracture was found extend ing through the right temporal bone, including fractures of bones of ' ear" There was immediately"' over the fracture a clot nf blood external to the brain. There were one or more contusions of the brain in the neigh borhood -of fracture. In my belief death resulted from fracture of skull and injury to brain. There was no external evidences of bruise on the scalp corresponding to seat of frao ture. The clot was an old one and under seat of fracture. I could not say positively how old, probably only a few days. The skull of deceased was very thin." The testimony of James Fairley, Lewis Braddy, Henry Molstead, Da vid Porter and Fred Miller only went to prove that the deceased was in Charles- Wessell's store, and that a difficulty occurred in which the com batants received Injuries. CoL E. D. Hall was 'also sworn, and made a statement in regard to the taking of the deposition of the man Weston. The coroner's jury, after consider ing the evidence for a short time, rendered the following verdict: That Wm. Weston came to his death on the 30th day of December, A. D. 1888, from a blow inflicted on the right of his head by Chas. Weasell. The warrant issued by Mayor Fow ler, owing to his health, was made returnable to Mr. John Cowan, J. P. The defendant waived examination, and the Solicitor, Col. B. R. Moore, being present, with defendant's coun sel, Messrs. Marsden Bellamy and D. L. Russell, aereed to a bond of $2,000. Sir. Iialtmer Reelana At a meeting of the Board of Direc tors of the Wilmington Seacoast Rail road, held last Saturday, Mr. Wm. Latimer, President of the road, ten dered his resignation, which at his earnest request was accepted. CoL Ed. S. Latimer was thereupon elec ted to the vacancy. The selection is a most suitable one, for Col. Latimer is a man of high character and has the confidence of the public generally, and will no doubt fill the -position with great credit to himself and ad vantage to his company. Mr. Latimer has made an excellent official and his retirement will be learned of with regret He stated, on tendering his resignation, that he had remained at the helm as long as he saw doubts and difficulties ahead of the road, but now that it had sur mounted all of these and was in such an excellent condition, financially and materially, with no longer any doubts of ii: success, he thought that in justice to himself he should retire from the presidency and devote more time to his own affairs. . This road has undoubtedly made remarkable headway toward the point of success aimed at by its pro jectors, and with such prospects as are ahead the coming season will do a much larger business. This road, too7used to be one of the much talked of "possibilities." Straek by wb BbkIuo. John Smith, a eolored man em ployed on a lighter belonging to Mr. Gause, was struck by shifting engine No. 110. while standing on the rail road at the W. & W. yard yesterday morning. He was knocked down, cutting his bead open on the corner of a cross-tie, besides sustaining sev eral severe contusions. Dr. Geo. Thomas dressed the wound and the sufferer was taken to the City Hospi tal for further treatment. Arrested on Snepleloau The store of Messrs. Watson, Dan iels & Bell, at Morehead City, N. C, was broken open and robbed on the night of the 19thor 20th of December; the robber, carrying off about a hun dred dollars' worth of goods, princi pally, pocket knives, silk handker chiefs and other light wares . The firm suspected , a young white man named Tom Hancock, and wrote to CoL Hall, Chief of Police of Wilming ton, giving a description of the youth and stating that he was supposed to have .left Morehead for this city, A day or . two ago a young fellow who suited the descrip tion given .o! Hancock was arrested by the police along with several other tramps. He passed under a different name, however, and stoutly main. tained that he was not from More- head.' Tq settle the question the Chief decided to have a photograph tafcen of the man to send to Messrs. Watson, Daniel & Bell, when it was learned that Tom Hancock had been arrested in Onslow county, and soon afterwards a gentleman recently from Morehead called at the City Hall and saw the stranger, who he said was not the man wanted there, although he bore a striking resem blance to him. . naval (t to res. Receipts of naval stores at this port since April 1st, the beginning of the crop year, to January 1st, as compar ed with receipts for the same months last year are as follows: Spirits tur pentine 55,661 casks; last year, 61,702. Rosin, 167,463 barrels; last year, 254,- 504. Tar, 41,541 barrels; last year, 40,- 211. Crude turpentine, 17,864 barrels; last year 20,063. The stocks are: Spirits turpentine s,4o8 casKs; last year, a,uxz. uosm, 96,311 barrels; last year. 84,832. Tar. 5,666 barrels; last year, 5,431. Crude turpentine, 567 barrels; last year, 671. Mr. J. P. Walton, of Mason- boro Sound, will leave for Florida in a few days, to be absent three months. WASHIBGTON. To Haytlen Affair sunary civil and Fortification Bill CompleteA-xno Republicans and tfco - Tariff Hiea- art The BoyUon Bepaime. ua- eoaciUonallr garrenaere to Unit Stair o. V :- -: -;.';';;.; ' : IB? Telemph to the Homta Star. . Wirara&TOH. Deo. 81. The Secretary of State to-day received a largo mail from the United States Minister to Hayti, da'ed December 18tb, containing Information as to the condition of Affairs in that island, but making no mention of ths arrival of the American vessels Galena and Yantic. Among the dispatches Is a copy of the de cree issued on the 10th instant by the Le gitime Government, closing all or tne northern ports 8t. Mare, Port de ralx, and Cape Uaytien to foreign commerce. provisionally. Tne rlent or cnanging ports granted to Grans Saline, The Mole and Fort Liberty are suppressed. Mention is made in the diaD&tches of a mvaterious crew that arrived off Port au Prince on the steamship Arron: There seemed to be evi dence of a plot to carry tne Hay Men Ke-. puonc out oi port unaer tne cover oi uiu, but it was frustrated ny tne vigorous acuon of the authorities. - Washington. Dec. 81. Toe sundry civil appropriation bill and fortification ap propriation bill have Doth Deen compieiea bv. the sub commmeej tot the House Com mittee on AnnroDriationS: Chairman Ran- ?U has called a meeting of the Approprla- uona uommiuee xor Wednesday oi wis week, at which time both completed bills will be lata before lt. their consideration immediately entered upon, and if possible finished the same day. jur. Kandau wisnes to report them to the House either Wednes day afternoon or Thursday morning. WASmsOToN, December 81. A season of almost unexampled activity is upon the Republican members oi the senate Finance sab-Committee in charge of the substitute for the Mills bill. Messrs. Mor rill. Allison. Aldrich. Sherman and liis- cock are in almost continuous session, in an effort to make lt as near satisfactory to all interests involved as may be. - This can be done only by amending it in some particulars, and the purpose oi tne sud- committee is to decide what amendments shall be DtoDoaed. It is necessary Uiat the desired amendments be agreed upon for the entire measure in advance, so that u detailed considerations of sections of the bill prior to the date fixed for final vote upon its. passage 21st of January be im possible, the committee may have its changes ready to be proposed in bulk, and disposed of in the same way. The mem bers win not be able to devote any time to the observance of social duties on New Year's day, not even making an official call at the White House. Secretary Whitney to-day received dis patches from Admiral Luce confirming the Associated tress report oi the surrender or the Uaytien Kepublic, at the demand oi the United States by Legitime, the newly elected President of Havu. The dispatches were immediately sent to Secretary Bayard. Tba reDott of Admiral Luce states that the government of Hayti surrendered the ves sel unconditionally as soon as the demand for her surrender was made, and that Liegi time offered to have the Haytien Republic towed out of the harbor immediately. V wing to a muhao to her cable, however, the ves sel was not formally delivered up until the following day, Wabhikgton, January 1. Under agree ment made resoecuniz the laria bill. the Senate will meet to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock, and continue so to do until a vote is taken on the passage of the bill. After miscellaneous business is disposed of consideration of the Tariff bill will be resumed, and it will have the right of way over all other measures until action is taken on the 21st mat. Mr. Chandler gave notice, a day before the holiday recess, tbat immediately upon reassembling he would call up his resolu tion directing the Committee on Privileges and Elections to investigate general or State elections in Louisiana And Rhode Island within the past year, and to inves ligRte the general election in any other Bute if the committee deem it necessary or desirable. That resolution will. therefore, come up to-morrow; but opposi tion will, in all probability.cause postpone ment of its consideration, at least until the Tariff blllia out of the way. The prospects are tbat when the House meets to-morrow morning, after the holiday recess, it will immediately proceed to the consideration of some one oi the appropri ation biila now cn the calendar. The river and harbor bill, reported to tho House De cember 12ih. has the right of way of the appropriation bills, and Chairman Blanch- ard will call it up for further consideration the first thing to-scrrow. He intends to push its consideration, and will try to Se cure an early vote upon it. The unfinished business is the bill to in corporate the Nicaragua Canal Company, which has been favorably reported to the House, with amendments from the Com mittee of the Whole. The friends of the bill will call it up Friday, and try to secure a vole upon it. Shouli the opportunity offer this week Mr. Crisp, from the Com mittee on Elections, will call up the South Carolina contested election case of Smalls vs Elliott. The settlement of this case wil leave only one other contest to be disposed or Sullivan vs. JTelton. of tjanrornia. CRIME RECORD. Borrla BI order la Pallaaelpbla OToa fflTardered at Walaaila, 8, C. By Telegraph the Horning to Star. ' Philadelphia, Dec. 81. As was tele graphed from here last night, the mystery surrounding the finding of the mutilated remains of a murdered man m JSast xratr mount Park, Wednesday last, has been solved. The corpse is identified and the murderer ia in prison. The murder is Bhown to have been a diabolical one. The motive for the deed was to obtain money of the murdered man, but all that the murder er is anown to have realized by his dastard' ly crime is Sou. The murdered man's name is Antoine Schilling, and that of his murderer Schroop. The men were partners In a corner grocery, and Schilling boarded with Schroop. After being placed in a cell the murderer made a confession, but it has not been made public. The wife of the mur derer is also under arrest as accessory to the crime. Charleston. December 30. R. J. Campbell, formerly or Newberry, was murdered at Walhalla last night. A white man and a negro have been arrested on suspicion. DARIN O ROBBERY, A Sneatt Thief Robs the Indianapolis Postofflee of $2,500. Indiahapolis. Dec. 81 A daring and successful robbery occurred in the money oroer Department oi tne Indianapolis (lnd.) postofflee at half-past 12. A. R, Johnson is chief of the money order department. ms assistants naa gone to dinner, leaving Johnson alone for about half an hour. A stranger appeared at the window and said that a gentleman in bis buggy desired Johnson to come out and see him. John son was persuaded to go out, but found that tne man wanted to see another Johnson. When he returned he found tbat the stran ger had entered the office and filled his pockets with greenbacks. The thieves se cured about f 2,600. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. A Decline in Prices of all Products. Chicago, January 2. Wheat opened strong, and laic higher than Monday's closing, bnt soon became heavy and a steady decline followed, which continued until a decline of o was reached. The market then rallied Jc, but again became weak, and closed about 2o lower than Monday. The decline was credited nrin. cipally to the selling of a prominent local tracer. Corn ruled quiet, opening ic higher, sold off iic, and closed ilc lower than Monday. Oats were fairly active but weaker, closing ifrlo lower. Pork was irregular, closing steady and loi&suo lower. Aiaro was active and weak. closing steady and 15ai7c lower. Riba were active but weak, closing 12fl5c lower anu steaay. Tho Holl of Honor Which covers the successful medicines of tne uay wm surely be headed by Hasson's Syrup of Tar. By its own merit it has worked its way to the first rank, because its manufacturers use honest aooda. hon estly compounded. Merit tells and Has son's Syrup always cures Coughs. Colds, Croup, Whooping-cough and all Lung Dis eases. For sale by Root. R. Bhllaxt ana juuhds UB08. ,f TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION A New rear's Fire In St. i.ois-xne. Largest Oni Home la tho country Destroy ed-Bxettlng socaos-Batlro Loss nearly a million axllrs. Br Telegraph to the Mornlni Star. r T.r.TTTf January 1. -The immense six-story building of the Richardson Drug Company, on the northwest-corner of Fourth street ana uiam trenuv, w duced to ruins ia forty minutes after o'clock this morning. The building front ed 120 feet on Fourth street and ran back on Clark avenue 200 feet to a private aney, and back of this was a three story substan tial brick warehouse, used by the nrm to store explosives and highly combustible goods and oil. The building was erected in 1885, and was completed with all modern improvements. " The tire was aiscoverea a u a. m. ouu a general alarm was turned in. So fierce was the fire that five minutes after the alarm was turned in the buildings across the street were smoking and were aoout to Durai into flames. Every few minutes a ternoie explosion would detonate throughout the buildings, a graceim tuu many feet in height and diameter would leap high in the air and summon the revel ling rioters of New Year's night to the eceno of destruction. When every pane of glass was out of the building, tongues oi fire leaped out, and their heat made the narrow street a sheol for the gallant firemen who toiled with bursting, burning hose to TaWtb?e"-pfoTgrfy--Ts;f easts t and their hands . were blistered when ex posed to the glare, and many dropped tne hose and sought the-shade nfen adjacent building. . . , ? , l4U The entire six floors were niiea wuu combustible goods, a great portion of the stock being extremely inflammable. The first floor was occupied by tne accounting department, in which about two hundred bookkeepers, clerks and salesmen were em" ployed, and contained also some show goods. The second floor was given up to sun dries, of which an immense stock of costly goods was carried. On the third floor were paints and ous, ano wis store was also used for packing. The fire seemed to j get an early hold on the third floor, and flowing oils driDDins through the first two stories supplied a fountain of fire that play ed from the basement clear to tne roor, ue- f jing all artificial efforts to check its costly flow. - Not enough lines of hose could have been laid around the building to have saved It, so speedy was the spread of the fire, and the few firemen who for a minute or two at a time braved the awful heat, had but a dozen streams to combat a half dozen acres of blazing oils, molten iron and flow ing glass. It was a magnificent and awful aight from the first two minutes after its discovery until about B o'ciock, wnen me building collapsed, and there was nothing more to burn. The Richardson Drag Company was the outgrowth of a business founded forty fears ago by James Richardson, its present 'resident. Vice President Joseph . C. Richardson, and Secretary James Richard son, jr., are sons or tne rounder oi me house. Mr. John Mosatt, manager of the sundries department, had a proprietary in terest in the concern, as had one or two other attaches outside the Richardsons. The building was erected several years ago, at a cost oi f iou,uuu. ine corner was occupied for some time by a paint and oil firm, before the Richardson Drug Com pany moved up from .North, second street. It was one of the largest wholesale drug houses in the country, and its druggists' sundries department was the largest in the country. The uuildlngs in close proximity to me fire were the ecenss of tremendous excite ment. The Ehler House, a place at 209 South Fourth street, occupied by boarders, was the scene of a panic The screams of frightened women and men, rushing to and fro from room to room after their friends, created much terror. Finally the firemen came to their assistance, and all of the oc cupants were safely rescued. The Woess masquerade store, auv south Fourth street, was destroyed. At 408 and 410 Clark avenue was a row of three-story brick boarding houses, which was also e ecene of fright The occupants had only time to escape. One scene of great excitement was in tne livery stable of Scott & Lynch, at 413 Elm street, which structure extends, south to Clark avenue,, and in rear oi the drug building. When the stable was suddenly lighted up from the flames of the burning building the horses became panic etrlcken, and when the men attempted to take them out the animals stood trembling witn rear. and as is characteristic of their nature would not leave the fire. The men found it ne cessary to goad them on by beating them -with stakes,- anuvntg, whips. and "any' thing that was at band. After much effort they were taken from the stable, and it was immediately occupied by the firemen, who ran the hose through to Clark avenue, and thereby played several streams of water on the ore. At 2.60 o'clock the most exciting epoch of the the fire occurred, when several great explosions of benzine and other explosive drugs occurred, almost simultaneously with the falling and crashing of the southeast corner of the building and endangering the lives of all the firemen nn that portion or the work. The heavy cornicesnd coping stones on the top story began to crack on the wavering walls, and the firemen had only time to escape from the impending danger, when, with a sudden crash, tbat portion of the building leu, throwing burning fragments across Clark avenue and setting fire to Miller's bakery, a two story brick, and the adjoining building on the southwest corner of JTourth street and Clark avenue, and covering the entire in tersection of streets with the flames and smoke. Mr. Cliff Richardson, general manager of the concern, gives the value of stock on hand at about $675,000, and the insurance at $650,000, placed in H. W. Blossom's agency. The buildings occupied were valued at about $200 000. The origin of the fire is not yet known, but it was first seen on the ground floor of Fourth street front. PRESBYTERIANS. Conclusion of tho Northern and Soath- ern Assemblies . .nothing Accom plished. Niw Tobk, Jan. 1. The joint commit tees of the Presbyterian Church for the North and 8outh, concluded their confer ence at Park Avenue Hotel to-day. The committees opened their session at 9 a. m.. and the meeting was prolonged an hour la ter than was expected, to 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Rev. Joseph R. Wilson, of Clarksville. Tenn.. joint chairman of the Conference, presided. Alter long secret sessions, which have ex tended over a week, it is announced that nothing definite was done. The original object was to arrange lor united mission work by branches in the North and South. "l he various discussions." said a promt nent Southern member, Rev. Mr. Hoge, of Richmond, Vs., "took a wider range than was anticipated. The topics - under consideration were of such impor tance that after spending several days in tneir consideration, it was deemed advi sable by the joint committee to adjourn and noio a meeting at some future time and piace. ine adoption oi this course was deemed necessary from the fact that some of the members of the Southern committee were obliged to return South to meet posi tive engagements, and in consequence were unaoie to stay nere longer, xt was accord ingly agreed to adjourn and hold another meeting in Atlanta. Georgia, on Anril 24th nexi, ana concmae tne uucussion there. Members stated that this discussion-had been of the most pleasant and harmonious character. Most of the Southern members while here were entertained at the Park Avenue Ho tel, and express high appreciation of the kindness of the New York Committee of Arrangements. .- All the Southern members, except Rev, Dr. M. D. Hoge, of Richmond, Va.. chair man of the Southern committee, left for nome to-day. He returns to-morrow. Epoch. . ' The transition from long, lingering and painful sickness to robust health marks an epoch In the life of the individual. Such a remarkable event is treasured in the memory and the a&rencv wherebv th mni health has been attained is gratefully bless- cu. nence it is tuat so mucn is beard in praise oi is;iecuic .Bitters. - So many feel they owe their restoration to health to the use oi tne ureal Alterative and Tonic xr you are troubled with any disease of u.iuuc;o, ijYcr , wr Diomacn, oi long or non standing, you win surely find relief by the use of Electric . Bitters. Bold at SOo. and i per bottle at Wm. H. Gbxzk fr vu. n ivug Dtore. j Spirits Turpentine. s DuTbanvo Blackwell's factorv shipped 274,125 pounds of tobacco in fnn, daysV Stamps cost $21,030. 0Ur Raleigh New' Observer ; vrnf W. K. Brown, a recent alumnus of ' ' University, is Principal of the High 8' of iiirmingnam, Aia., ano stands W high as. an instructor." Dr. William? Metallurgy in our University, has i into a large business as Mining Engineer;. Birmingham, and is regarded as one or ablest experts in tbat profession in Z South. . ,. v;- - v t - Raleigh New3 Observer : number of alarms during the year wag u ano mere was uoi a eiugie uro or caa quence sccuuijjauyiug muy ui lurse. Th total loss from fires in tbecity during im it is estimated, will fall under $1,000. It seems at least prooaoie that a raiwf Atmmfaalnn will ftnnn hfi flttfl nf Ihn inDi:.7 . tions of North Carolina. If established I ,: utmost care duuuiu us mciuucu iu ine ter of its composition. We regret h state that the condition or Dr. R. B. Oaj. wood, who was stricken with paralysis 8 turday night, was still very critical , night. : . . . - Newton Enterprise: Jacob Lutz, another of the county's oldest and neat citizens, ujeu isst Daiuruay nuht seed 81 yewsvJJe was' born and passer! bis whole uro lBKtawna, and has ios, 1 the landmarks of the count Our comuroDity'waff -shocked last Saturday morning with the sad news that Mr. W. J. Trollinger, a merchant at 8eu zer's, was dead... Be had attended to busi ness as usual on Friday, but soon after eating his supper was stricken with paralysis, and died about four o'clock Saturday morning. He was in his 33th year. : A man was found dead in i creek at Black Mountain the other diy. No one knew him. tie bore marss of a violent death, and It Is supposed that be had been murdered for his money. - A negro has been here the last month talking emigration to the negroes of this section. As a result ten families, comprising about 50 persons, left here Wednesday for Little Rock, Ark. , . fi; ' Charlotte Chronicle: Tho first H' through train from Charleston to KutneM fordton reached the latter place Thursday night. The Charleston people will make a great effort to secure the trade of that sec tion, and Charlotte, 'the Queen City," will have to look to her laurels. The Charlotte bound passenger train on the C, C. & A. road, due here at 3 25 o'clock yes terday morning, narrowly escaped being wrecked. When the train reached the 79 mile post, between Simpson's and Ridge way, it struck with terrific force a dump car placed on the track by some dastardly villain, with murderous intent. When the engine struck the dump car the latter was broken into a thousand pieces, and the pilot of the engine was badly shattered. The shock to the tram was very great, be cause the would-be train wrecker had ta ken the pains to lock the wheels of the dump car, but all his endeavors only re sulted in tbe injury to the pilot and a delay of about half an hour to the train, A short distance from where the dump car was placed tbe train encountered some croes ties, which had evidently been placed on the track by the same person or persons. Shelby Aurora: The Mormon disciples are now sowing their pernicious seed in the mountains of Western North Carolina, and making many converlB whom they carry to Utah. - Four elders, having gained many converts, left last week with a party from Rutherford and Polk for Utah. These missionaries of the devil intensely appreciate the beauty of woman. and offer a premium on attractive women in Utah. So they coveted Miss McKurry as a convert and desired her to accompany her parents to polygamous Utah, but love had previously thrown around her the witchery of its charms, and she was en gaged to a rustic swain. Her graceful fig ure, her dazzling and fascinating eyes, formed a picture of physical perfection, and the Mormons guarded her at night as a precious prize for a rich Mormon. Her lover plead in vain to marry his betrothed, but her parents and the Mormons refused twice. On the night 'previous to their de parture on the train the resolute lover with shot guns collected a group of -young men , and charged the guard and captured his Imprisoned and beautiful lady of Ruther ford, whom be soon made bis bride. The ancrv father followed in vain nursnit nnd left next day for Utah without his daugh- ter. Raleigh Visitor'. The Executive Committee of the North-Carolina Teacb. era Assembly has formulated an arrange ment for the coming annual sesseon. The time set is from June 18th to July 2d in clusive, and the place Morehead City. Ten special days are set apart, on which the Governor and State officers will be present. The committee appointed by the late Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina met in this city yesterdry afternoon at 8:30 o'clock, in the Presbyterian church, for the purpose oi appointing an evangelist for the State. After full consideration Rev. Geo. W. Fmley, of Romney, West Vir ginia, was unanimously chosen. Mr. Kufus Howell, who resides near Cary, killed a porker a few days ago 19 months old which weighed 546 pounds. The reading room of the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad Company was the scene of much activity on Christmas evening, when near half a hundred of machinists and employes of the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad Co. were convened together for tbe most pletsant duty of presenting to Mr. Joseph Builer, the popular foreman of the Raleigh & Gasv ton machine shops, with a handsome gold headed cane. - Mr. Lonnie Sanderlin, a nephew of Rev. G. W. Sanderlin, will be a clerk in the Auditor's office. New Bern Journal: It is con templated by citizens of Morehead City to establish a college in or near that cityen the co-operative plan. It is bsUwta&t a sufficient amount can be raised for tbe purpose, and that a good, prectical educa tion can be obtained at not exceeding sixty dollars per annum. Death has again invaded our community. Mr. Robert Han cock, Sr., aged 76, on 13th of December, 1888, smitten by pneumonia, after a lin gering illness passed peacefully to his re ward in the eternal world. He was, in many respects, - a remarkable man. Rev. A. J. Hires preached his farewell ser mon to his church at LiGrange last Sun day. His members there and the citizens part witbjiim with sincere, regret. He has been an . able preacher and pastor to that people. Beaufort items: Quite a num ber of steam and sail yachts are passing through.bound to Florida, Schooner J. Onrrin Hull T.lato flan R TV TTnmlanil Is at the depot at Morehead City. Bhe brought a cargo of steel rails for the Atlan tic & North Carolina Railroad. On Thurs day, the 28th ult., the our Board of County Commissioners met, and after casting over one hnndred ballots elected Mr. James C Davis Register of Deeds. Mr. Davis will make a good, officer. Charlotte News: The record of Fire Marshal Asbury, shows that during the year 1888, there were but twenty-six alarms of fire in Charlotte. The most serious fire of the whole year was the burn ing of the cotton compress, which entailed a loss of $40,000. The only other bouse lost to the department was tbe graded school storage house. Dr. Norment's house was gutted but the frame was saved. Among the more notable buildinglim' provementsof the year are: A new 000 cotton compress; the new Davidson f Childs block; the new passenger station of tbe Richmond & Danville Railroad Com pany; the Victor cotton millB; the Ada cot ton mills; and the Alpha cotton mills. One new church has been erected, sewers ex tended, water works improved, street! graded paved and macadamized, and tbe cemetery , improved. It has been prosperous year for Charlotte. In Charlotte sad inroads have been made in the business circles. Our city never before lost so many prominent men in a single year. -Among those who bare gone from among us we note Major Adams, an old business man; Capt. V. Q- Johns ton, a member of the Board of Aldermen, and one of the most progressive men of our times; Cspt. A. B. Nisbet, one of the old est merchants of the city; Dr. F. H. Glo ver, an old and highly esteemed citizen: Mr. W. J. Yates, editor of the Democrat and one of the beat men in the State; Mr. W. J. F. Llddell, of the Liddell company,, who built up a great business In Charlotte, and whose patents are revolutionizing tbe agricultural methods of the South; Mr. W. -Pegram, whose popularity as a mer chant extended throughout all this section, and Mr. Chas. A. Rigler, a useful citizen and a prosperous merchant. The list truly sad to contemplate, but It must g with the memories of 1889. ft ir I (
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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