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A CIOOU SUGOKSTlON.
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Four years Ago the Star discussed
in a half dozen or more -articles the
necessity of equalizing the taxes and
securing a more efficient .and jost
standard.. We pointed oat the loss
sustained in not compelling all per
sons to give in their taxes, and at a
proper valuation. Oar attention is
Again called to this matter by an in
telligent gentleman at Rocky Mount,
lie writes as follows:
"All the property in this section, and I
suppose it is o throughout the 8ate, is
v-:ud for taxation at just about 60 to 80 per
cent of its real value Take up any book
of in vest meats and you will find North.
Caroiioa property valued much lower than
in other Sjaiea. This certainly baa a ten
dency to beep money from being loaned on
property here on any satisfactory terms A
tnnn North looking o invest money cer
tainly will. not loan $5 000 on property real
ly worth $8, 000 to $10.000-when he tees
from the tux book tbat he only pajs taxts
on $5,000, or perhaps only $1 000 1 can't
see any obj cion whatever to a til valua
tion of full value as the tax rate can be low
ered accordingly. It would certainly make
money easier here." -
This is from a business man and
we see no objection to his view.
Money is. far too high in North
Carolina. There are hundreds of
. aw
people to-day who are paying 10,
12 or 15 per cent, for money, while
in the North it is abundant at 4 per
cent. Valuation of property should
be made uiiifoim as far aa possible,
and the valuation should be higher.
As our correspondent say e, the tax
rate can be lowered in proportion to
the increase of valuation, if no more
taxes are needed. If all voters were
compelled to pay taxes or not vote,
and the people would list their prop
erty, &a.t honestly and fairly there
would be as much revenue as the
Slate would need at present. The
common school fund would be much
larger, and this would mean belter
schools and longer terms. The
school bouses would be more in ao
cord with health and civilization.
The salaries of, Judges and Solicitors
could be made enough to give them
a decent living and the mutilated,
maimed, disabled soldiers and the
widows and 'orphans of the dead
heroes could be provided for with
out exciting opposition on the score
of inability or a fear of the dear
people.
THINirV OLl.fe.GH.
The Methodists and public spirited
citizens of Raleigh seem to be in
earnest in having Trinity College re
moved to the capital. The Stab a
a well wisher of an institution that
has done good lo the Slate in the
pant, and is broadening and deepen
iog.il pWo under the new manage
ment) has ventured lo express an
opinion that the removal would be
wine if it can be done without too
'much sacr'fioe of money. When
Randolph "Macon College, the excel
lent Methodist institution in Vir
ginia, was removed from Byiton to
Ashland it guaranteed its success
after languishing. We think that
. the true idea is to get near the centre
of life and on the thoroughfares of
travel and traffic. If removed to
Raleigh and with the united sympa
thies and .energies of the 100,000
Methodists in North Carolina to
back it we would expect to see
Trinity College rapidly advancing on
the highway of prosperity and use
-fulness.
Wake Forest, the excellent Bap
tist College, is. about sixteen miles
from Raleigh, on the Raleigh and
Gaston Railroad. The noble Uni
versity is but some twenty-eight
nits, fmm Hslainh and nn A hr&nnh
:t uiiv &
'"" "road connecting with the North Car
"""olina Road. Now let Trinity be re
moved to Raletgb, and the three
chief educational institutions, with
one exception, will all be near the
Capitol of the State. It may be that
Davidson College wilt see the- neces
sity of coming to Raleigh or near
there in the not remote future. The
Presbyterians have a very fine Fe
male Seminary (Peace Institute) at
Raleigh now.
It Trinity goes to Raleigh, we
hope that the Methodists will really
, get in earnest and do all that is' need
ed to pnt it upon the soundest, broad
est foundation. An endowment of
not lees than a quarter of a million
is just what is needed, and the Meth
odists of North Carolina are abun
dantly able to raise that sum. The
trouble in railing it U that members
yol. xx;
are not solicited to con tribute. The
man who will originate and carry
ont a plan to. reach every member of
the great brotherhood, who is able
to contribute ten oente, would de
Berve a monument. We believe there
is one ' preacher in the Conference
who could endow Trinity in five
years with, $250,000. He is a young
man and knows how to reach the
dimes. Be is well ' known in Wil
mingtonand will be well known in
Wilson before the1 present year ends.
NORTH C1HOLIH4 NOTBS ! ;
The Stab for some years opposed
(he applications of , ex-Gov. Holden
for Legislative clemency. Other
State papers were silent, except. one
that accused the. Stab of improper
motives in , its course. It has - had
nothing to eay of tbe ex Governor's
Card. , We notice a bill is before the
House to remove bis political dis
abilities. IV will hardly pass as tbe
Farmers are probahly not prepared
to so condone the past as to reinstate
Mr. Holden who has never expressed
any contrition for his acts, but has
uniformly insisted that he acted from
high and patriotic motives.' Nor
ill the present Legislature be moved
to declare by its action, we may sup
pose, that when he was impeached
and after fair trnl was convicted, be
was improperly, unjustly, illegally
dealt with. We know Gov. Holden
personally, and have known him for
more than forty years since 1846 - '
and he has many excellent traits at-
well as good abilities. . His great
fault has been a bitter,, vindiotive
feeling towards gentlemen, and a
disposition to drive to the wall
opponents. His greatest misfortune,
amounting to. a crime, was his
assaults npon the liberties of a free
people when he was in power and
when they were passing through a
most trying and awful ordeal. : We
have no unkind - personal feeling
whatever for him. We hope he will
be saved with .an endless salvation
through the efficacy Jof the. blood of
Jesus Christ.
The bill relative to incorporating
the Wnghtsville and Onslow Rail
road Company and the ship canal be
tween Onflow and , Wrightsville
S unds will be of great importance
and reunite to Wilmington if the
privileges of tbe bill shall ever be
practically carried into effect. Wil
mington, must be more active in
building
up ber industries, inviting
trade and extending her operations.
Tbe usual mania prevails for the
erecting of new counties. There are
now 96 about thirty too many for
the population and wealth of tbe
counties. Some counties have been
ereoted within the last ten years that
should not have been created aa an
examination of the map will show.
Legislators would do well to make
baste slowly in. this direction. It
often proves a costly business, and if
properly represented in the Legisla
ture tbe new counties increase the
cost of making laws as well as the
size of legislative bodies. Tbe rea
son for erecting a new county should
be plain, open, convincing, and not
for the purpose of selling town lots
or to sharpen tbe axes of fellows who
are sure lo be standing around with
axes to grind.
Here is Harrison's mischievous
"Sod t hero policy" as he gave it to a
complaining negro, as reported in the
New Toik Times:
'Wt iie all that you say is true and much
to be deplored, yet we must rememrter thai
a question of greater importance, both lo
your peop'e aud to tbe whole people need
our first attention We want lo see to it
that every man who has tbe right to vote,
should do to if he Bo desires, and that his
V(Ve ball he counted . Secure to bim all
these riuhts. aod in time all these civi
rights of which you speak will follow."
It is dear now that this little In
diana demagogue will worry his lit
tle brain and vex the South over
the negro vote.
There are some Democratic editors
who are too goody goedy to tolerate
tbe old fashioned Democratic doc
trine tbat the party that wins should
control the' offices of the country.
But tbey are so nn American they
are dead in love with the Britiob
life-tenure syctem once in office
always in office. The Stab is a
Democratic paper and not a British
exponent. ; ,
Doatb ol vol. Tkii R Jeuct. '-
A dispatch from Charlotte .last
night to - tbe Stab, says- tbat Col
Charles B. Jones died there yester
day afternoon at 6 o'clock, from par
alysis of the brain. CoL Jones was
pronounced Insane several days ago
and was to have been removed to tbe
asylum at Aforganton. He was a na
tive of Fayetteville, and about fifty
years or age.
An Assoeiat d Press dispatch from
Charlotte says: J
"Col. Charles R. Jones, fonnderand
for ten vears editor of tbe Charlotte
Observer, died this afternoon of
uremic poison. Alter a futile inde
pendent race for Congress against
Hon. Alfred Rowland two vears ago.
Oof. Jones failed In business and the
Observer was suspended. Business
troubles weighed on bim so tbat his
mind gave way, and last week his
family physician declared him insane.
Pndino commitment, his health
suddenly collapsed, and after remain
ing in a comatose state iwr wu uj,
riant h released him to dav. He leaves
n.wifa and fonr children. CoL Jones
was for years one of the most promi
nent journalists in the State. Be will
be buried with Maaonio-honors to.
morrow (Sunday;."
"' Dath Promt SirU : .' j
Mr. T. H. Flanagan, a middle-aged j
man, who came here reoently from.
Morehead City, la the employ of the
Alabama Dredging. Company, drop- !
ped dead on '. South Front street be
tween Ann and Nun, yesterday even- ;
ing about 7 o'clock. A policeman
procured a; wagon and carried the
body to the City Hall where Dr. Pot
ter, city physician, took charge of it.
and will make an examination this
morning to ascertain the possible
canse of tbe man's death.
It is supposed that Mr. Flanagan's
death resulted from heart disease. He
was employed as' steward on the
dredge boat Pugh and yesterday even
ing went to the Front street depot to
meet his wife, who arrived ' on the
evening traA from the North. Mrs.
Flanagan, hJwever, on arriving a the
depot called a back and was driven
to the dredge boat at a landing in the
lower pait of the eity and did not
meet her husband who was on bis
way to the boat, returning from the
depot,- when he was strioken. t
Later in the evening the body of
Mr. Flanagan was removed to the
undertaking establishment of , Mr.
Wolvin, opposite the! City HalL
Kxeltrmeat at labro. -
A correspondent of .the Richmond
Dispatch, of yesterday, says: .
"There is much excitement at
(ioldsboro, growing out of a
circular . . of a ' very fanatical
character issued by negroes who
are wild over a scheme for whole
sale emigration to Arkansas. Tbe
circular nas been gotten up by ne-
groesjind sent in all directions.. It
calls a meeting of negroes at Golds
boro Saturday next" at 1 o'clock, to
wnicn no wmte person win oe admit
ted. It says the band of God is in
this movement, and tbat tbe negroes
most go to Arkansas, which tbe circu
lar describes as aland ot plenty where
men can earn S4 a day. The negroes
are throwing up their farm labor con
tracts and deserting tbe farms. In
some sect ions iot a negro remains.
It is a very serious matter to farmers.
Tbe circular has by its outrageous
character excited much indignation,
and very propferjy on tbe part of tbe
wmte people, at whom It appears to
be specially directed. There are
rumors that there may be trouble
Saturday, due to the presence at
uolusboro of such a large, and ot
course, excited mass of uegroes from
tbe entire county of Wayne, but any-
tbiug of tbat kind would of course be
promptly repressed. '
Persons who arrived in this city
yesterday evening .from Goldsboro
said that there was considerable ex
citement there; that 700 negroes were
to assemble at tbat place to-day to
take their departure for Arkansas,
and that as many of them were run
ning off from their families and
abandoning contracts, some of the
white farmers of Wayne county were
determined to prevent their doing so.
if possible. .
Tbe Goldsboro Argus of yesterday,
contains the following in reference to
the trouble .
Tbe names of the writers and pub
lishers of the infamous negro circa
lar tbat appeals to the lowest race
prejudice of tbe negro and seeks to
tir up sedition among tbe colored
masses by calling au exclusive negro
mass meeting in this oity to morrow,
for colored people only, men aud
women, "where no white people will
be allowed," are known in this com
munity. They are "educated negroes,"
that better was expected of. Tbeir
names are "ou the list," and they will
be held responsible iu ease of emer
gency Even as it is, tbeir circular
will be before tbe next grand jury.
It is urged tbat "tbe Aiord aud not
the Riebin nd & Danville Railroad
is taking the negroes to Arkansas"
the ignorant uegroes and not those
educated" ones tbat write in famous,
incendiary circulars and - don't go
themselves, but remain here and ex
pect to be tolerated by tbe wblte peo
ple whom they are seeking to arraign
and prejudice tbeir race against. But
after all, may it not be tbat the Lord
is on tbe side of tbe wblte people in
this exodus? Blessings in disguise
frequently come to a people.
From Goldsboro.
All was quiet in Goldsboro yester
day, although the town was filled
with negroes on their way to the
happy land" in Arkansas No at
tempt was made to prevent their leav
ing, although many are under con
tract to work on farms this year, and
tbeir going leaves planters badly crip
pled. Tbe Argns of yesterday says:
"The special trains and tbe special
rates for the negro traffic have been
with rawn by the Richmond & Dan
ville Railroad, and in consequence all
the negroes who now go to Arkansas
will have to travel on the regular
trains and pay full fare. Tbe big
crowd tbat were iu readiness to go
yesterday did not get off, but some
few of them started on the freight
train last night." '
It is estimated tbat between three
and four thousand negroes have
already gone from Wayne and John
ston oouuties to Arkansas -
A Track Farmer' Club ladaeei
" Off- r. A to ftrtuoro. '
" P r the 8ur.
Mat
. Teachey's, Feb. 8 At a meeting of
the truckers of this place and tbe sur
rounding couutry, it was resolved tba
e club be formed and known as tbe
Palmetto Club.
The following officers were elected
for tbe en mug year: A. M. Morris,
president; A. P. Bland, "vice presi
dent; oi. w. xeacuey, secretary and
treasurer. - "
From reports from members of t' is
club, a large area of truck land will
be planted this season, and about
twenty-five acres in tuberoses. The
largest land holders oi this sectio
became members of the club and an
nounced tbat tbey would sell truck
farms along the line of railroad at a
low price. -
The great advantages in shipping
products and the adaptability of this
soil make it a most desirable point
lor trucking ana it nas a; very en
couraging iutnre.
Truck can be shipped daily by the
AtlantiCoast Line to uy of the
Northern markets. . Truck farms.
from ten acres up can be bought along
the line ol railroad on a credit of one.
two or three years, if bo desired, and
when the great - advantages are
known this must become one of the
nrinoioal centres for trucking.
No liquor is allowed to- be sold in
our village, me morals of our oom -munity
are good. Religious advan-.
tasres are good. . We have BaDtisL
Methodist and Presbyterian, churches
in close proximity to us. r
To anv Derson of good moral char
acter wishing a good home no better
opening presents itself. Tbe Palmetto
Clab Invite all to oome and see.; -
M. W. TBACHBY, See.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY; FEBRUARY 15,
Ww Hutnr bwatway acbool Coavoat-
At a meeting of the Friends of the
Sunday Bohool work held last even
ing at the rooms of the T. M. C. A. for
the purpose : of . taking 'preliminary
steps looking to the forming of a per
manent organization, on motion, Mr.
George Chad bourn was ' called to
preside and Mr. . James . W. King to
act as secretary.
On motion, it was ordered . that a
county convention of Sunday School
workers, consisting of pastors, super
intendents, offii-ers,' ' teachers- and
adult scholars of the several Evangel
ical churches, be held on the evening
of the 21st of February, and day and
night of the 22nd, at Grace M. E.
Church. ' The " following gentlemen
were appointed a . committee of ar
rangements: Messrs. Geo. Chad
bourn, James W. King, James M.
MoGowan, W. H Sprunt, Joseph W..
Taylor. C. H. Robinson, W H,
Strauss, Jno. . McLaurin Joseph Sol
Mitchell, Jr-G.'Darden, Jno. D. Tay
lor, Wm. A. French and James F.
Post, Jr. -
Tbe above committee are requested
to meet at the rooms of the Y. M. C.
A, this . (Friday) afternoon at 5
O'clock sharp.
f ottora Flroa on Shipboard.
Investigation made by the British
Board of Trade as to the cause of fre
quent fires on board of vessels loaded
with cotton, results in discarding the
theory of spontaneous combustion.
The expert who made the investiga
tlon is of tbe opinion tbat the cause
of the great majority of these
fires is carelessness culpable
negligence, . or , criminal action
of some one during tbe load
ing or , unloading of the cargo;
and, in conclusion, be stated that a
fire once startea in cotton may break
at once into a conflagration or may
lie dormant for a time, to start into
active life . whenever the conditions
of ventilation become favorable eith
er by the collapsing of the smoulder
ing mass breaking ino a more open
space, and thus allowing a freer ac
cess o air, or by tbe cotton being dis
turbed whilst unloading.
Gov !. Prlvat Nerrtarv.
Mr. James E. Waller, private secre
tary of Gov. Lee, of Virginia, who
committed suicide yesterday by
shooting himself : through the head
with a pistol, as" announced in the
Star's press dispatches, was at one
time a resident of this city. He came
to Wilmington : in April, 1884, and
was employed as a clerk in the drug
store of Mr. W. H. Green until De
cember, 1885, when he returned to
Richmond to take the position of pri
vate secretary to Gov. Lee. While
here be made many warm friends,
who" will hear with sorrow of his sad
and untimely death
r bo State Guard.
Gentlemen who arrived in the city
yesterday from Raleigh, say tbat
there is a strong probability tbat tbe
appropriation asked for the State
Guard will be reconsidered and act
ed upon favorably by tbe Legislature.
They ay, further, that the Commit
tee on Military Affairs will recom
mend it, and that Gov. Fowle yester
day afternoon sent in a special mes
sage, recommending that an appro
priation be made and that Wrights
ville be selected f r the site of the
permament encampment.
Ofllea of Bvalsicr or Dcrda.
A reader of the Stab desires to call
the attention of the Judiciary Com
mittee of the Legislature to the ne
cessity of an act making it the duty
of some one to see that the office of
Register of Deeds is properly kept
and papers recorded in a plain, legi
ble hand, &c. He says, "singularly
enough, while it is a very important
office, and one where titles are re
corded, no one is required to look af
ter the office, to see that tbe duties
are properly attended to, while the
solicitor is requ red to look after tbe
clerk's office.
Dfiih or nn, Paralv.
Mrs. Anna M Parsley, relict of the
late O. G. Parsle , died yesterday af
ternoon in this city, at the residence
of her son-in-law, Capt. O. A. Wig
gins, in . her 75tb year She was the
mother of Col. Wm. L. Parsley, of
the Third ",N. C. ; Infantry, who was
killed in battle during tbe late war,
of Mr. O. G. Parsley, Mr. Geo. D. Par
sley, and Mr. Walter L. Parsley and
of Mrs. Henry Savage, Mrs. Geo. A.
Peek, and Mrs O.
funeral will take
o'clock from the
Church.
A. Wiggins ' Her
place, to day at 3 80
First Presbyterian
Tbe Trark
The truck farmers are all preparing
tbeir lands for the spring crops. The
planting of potatoes has already be
gun,' and tbe acreage will exceed tbat
of last year, when tbe potato crop was
unprecedentedly j large. Tbe indica
tioos also are tbat tbe acreage in
beans, cucumbers and peas, and all
classes of garden produce will be
largely increased over that of last
year. -'
Cottoo Mown. at
Receipts of cotton at this .port for
the past week are 1,810 , bales, as
against 8,163 bales the corresponding
week last year, showing a decrease of
1,344 bales. Receipts for the crop year
from September 1st to February 1st
are .141,662 against 161,650 bales for
tbe same time last year; a decrease of
19,888 bales. The stock at this port
lso,851 bales." j
naval Mtoraa.
. The movement in naval ' stores at
this port for the crop year to Febru
ary 8th as compared with the corres
ponding time last year, shows re
ceipts as follows: Spirits turpentine,
69,933 casks; last year, 66,769. Rosin,
220,351 barrels; last year, 802,509. Tar,
49,000 barrels; last year, 46,401. Crude
turpentine, 19,860 barrels; last year,
22,128.
Yesterday's Froeocdlaga tat tba Sanata
' aad H- m. , " . ,
v. Special Star Telegram. -
... Balkigh, Feb. 7- The Senate passed to
a third reading the bill for tbe redemption
of certain hoods held by the United States;
bonds to be paid by tba treasurer iort the.
purpose .; . . . . - . .
Bill to regulate and limit the levy of taxes
for special purposes, so as not to exceed
10 per cent,, of assessed valuation of prop
erty levied on, nas-ed a third reading.
Bill to amend the charter of tbe Norfolk
& Southern Btilrpad Company passed sec-
oad rear,ng.'iy ..
Bit! to prevent trusts and combination.
was made the special order for Tuesday
next. . . .
1 here : was no other business of impor-
Bills were introduced to amend the Con
sul u i )D so as to allow owner -Of-a home
steafl the right to waive rf exemption by a
i ten agreement; to protect the oyster
intet8t in Carteret ccuaty.
Bill to incorporate the Farmers' Alliance
Co,, of Roxboro, passed third reading.
To amend the charter of the Roanoke &
Southern railroad requires the road to pay
$150 per annum for convicts passed third
reading. '
Bill also passed third reading, requesting
members ot Congress to get an appropriate
monument for NalhaiiM Macon; to
amend the public echool law so ihal the
C'Uity Supe'iotendent thill-not ne'ex-
fa-i treasurer of the - school mud: lo
mokd dog owners liable for sheep killed.
Ralkigh, February 8 The tienate pass
ed to a third r;dlDg: Bills to authorize
Robeson county to issue bonds; to allow
judges to dismies sheriffs for allowing
prisoners to etcspe; to authorize the board
of education of Jones county to rent out
buildings; to amend the charter of Ply
mouth; relative to growing timber on lands
of others; to protect manufacturers of
lumber; amending tbe charter of the Great
Western Atr-line Road; allowing G. C!
McLarty, cletk of TJuion county, leave of
absence in Ju y and August, 1889, on leav
ing a competent deputy.
House Bills were introduced to protect
iha public biiehways; to amend tbe charter
f bouf ord ; lo amend the law concerning
normal schools; to amend the law' relating
to 8u pern r Court clerks' fees; to incorpo
rate tbe Caroiioa Mining. Manufacturing
and Improvement Company; to tax prop
erty of corporations or associations beld for
speculative purposes:' to remnve tbe disa
bilities or W. W. Uolden, (by Mr. Reynold-)
Bill to eat HO Johnson, of Pender,
ws retained on the calendar.
Bill to r. quire the burial of dead animals
a tabled. v
Bill lb t.x.thecpiul stock of tbe Charles-
tou, Cincinnati & Chicago railroad, in
creased to $3,000,( 00. passed third reading.
Dill lo amend tbe laws in relation to
grand urrs. autboriidag them to call on
8"liciUTa for assistance when needed, pass
a i bird reading.
Bill to Incorporate the Wrightsville &
Ooslow Rai road Co , with rer to in
crease the capital slock lo $100,000 and
give ibe right to open a ship canal betwten
Ouslow aodrifbtavijle jittnjBdsaseji .
iniro reaaing.
bill making tbe statute or limitations
apply to married women as well as others.
passed intra reading:
Bill to amend the law against gambling.
(ives authorities power lo search, where
liqu-.ira aie sold), passed third reading.
Kesolution asaing Congress lor an appro
priation for the improvement of streams in
intern Worth Carolina, failed.
Bid to reduce fees of Superior Court
Clerks strikes out fees for docketing and
recording judgments passed second read
ing
Bui tJ pro'ect landlord and tenants
requir.ng con Tacts in writing was tabled
Bill to promote the cultivation of shell
fish, passed third reading.
Raleigh. February 9. The Senate
passtd third reading: Bills, for the relief
of insane persons confined in Jails; to com
pel clerks of ' Superior Courts to publish
annually statements of moneys in their
hands belonging to others; to provide ad
ditional accommodation for the institution
for the Deaf and Dumb gives the institu
tion the State land known as Camp
Mangum, west of Raleigh; allowing three
Judges of the Supreme Court to sit in the
absence of the others; to repeal Chapter 21,
Laws of 1885. as to the counties of Pender.
Onslow and New Hanover; to abolish the
June term of Pasquotank Superior Court;
to appoint a committee to investigate rail
robds and other corporations which fail to
pay taxes.
Bill lo promote tbe tffi -iency of the State
Guard passed second rending
Bill to allow commissioners of Bruns
wick couuty to levy a special tax passed
second reading.
hot; b. '. ; -
Bills w re introduced : to amend the
Wake county stock U ; to prevent tbe ob
siruciou of the fiou'hest branch of New
Rivr. Onslow couui ; to make, an appru
piiaiion for tbe colored orphan asylum of
North Carolina; to .abolin cotton weigh
ing; to proiect stock frc-m the ravages of
bears iu Washington coun y. -
Bill to incorporate Ibe Bout b port Land
and Improvement Company passed a third
reading AlBO,hill to amend tbe charter of
tue O roliua ' R-iilroad Company; to
amend the law reU lag to fees of Superior
Court clerks., so ilutt - fees for trans
cripts of lu Igments tie 25 centsiastead of
45 ceHS; to simplify . the statute of
imitation so as to mae it uniform; t
abolish the May term of Pender Court; to
prrveol ktliiog fish with dynamite; to cre
ate Holly Springs lowosbip. Wake county ;
to authorize rheriff to administer oaths in
canes of jusiiflcation of bonds. '
The bill to forbid - persons hunting on
lands of other persona in Wake, without a
written pemit, was tabled, as was one to
revenl 'respassiog on lauds in Wake.
Bill to simplify indictments for, perjury,
passed a final reading.
Bill to make ten hours a legal day's la
bor, in manufactories where women and
children are employed, passed stcond read
ing, "i i ' '
. SOUTH AttUUlAA.':
rttm Fat lore of tb PaelHe Goaao Com
' pang Crralea a Sensation In bariaa
ton. - . -
Bv TeUtrraDb to the Morning Star. ' .
i Charleston, February 8. The assign
ment of tbe Pacific Guano Company cre
ated a sensation in business circles here,
alibou b no one in Charleston is affected
by tbe failure The business of the com
pany here has been good, and the failure
is not attributed ' to , local losses Tbe
company kept no account in any Chaeles-
ton bank. For the past seven or eight years
the company has been in litigation with the
State for royalty . due on phosphate rock
mined in tbe streams ai i;msoim s island.
belonging to tbe State The State won the
suit, and obtained Judgment for $54 000.
and the case will come up lor a rehearing
at Beaufort next week. To day counsel for
tbe State attached tbe property ol ibe com
pany at Chisolm's Island, and the works at
Charleston for $54 600. ' Attachments were
issued to-day on property of the company
in Charleston by Bairing Brothers, of Jjon
don, for $15 000; Kidder, feabedy & Co.,
of New York, for $35 000, and the Link
Belt & Machinery Company, of Chicago,
lorf,vw.
1889.
Tax ' nattra aaattary --CoBvaattoB
yRcro . Ezodna-New Brao Fair
' loaprovenaeata la ibo City Tfec As
proprtaitoo for tba Itato ' Caard.
rpecial to the Morning Sar ; t ;
Raleigh. NO, February 7, 1887. The
bubineoa of the Legislature has almost
ceased to be matter of interest, in view of
the local excitement on the subject of. in
creasing tbe school tax in this township It
is being discussed on almost every sreet
corner, and arguments pro and eon are free
ly indulged in There seems to be aa evi
dent disposition on the part of our moneyed
men to Dp ht it to the bitter end, wbile on
ibe other hand tbe masses seem to favor it
. , The Sanitary Convention last sight adopt
ed tbe temporary for tbe permanent organ
ization. Able papers were read on subjects
bearing upon ibo objects In view . Al tbe
meeting tbia morning a committee was ap
pointed to wait on Gov. Fowle and inform
h m thai the Convention would call upon
bim al 1 45 this afternoon. : ?
. Reportapt the. negro exodus from this
section are much exaggerated. Outside of
a few colon d people who left here recently
to work in turpentine regions,noihing like a
general departure baa occurred, 4 Squads
of laborers leave here every year, t0 thai it
is nothing unusual. .
- Although there will not bo a formal ad
journment of the Legislature, it is expect
ed that a msjority of the members of each
House . will attend the New Berne fair.
Already about forty Senators have declared
an intention of going. ,s - . - l :
No city of its size has made more solid
improvements in the last decade than Ral
eigh and tbe work still goes on. It can
welt be doubled if there is a prettier
thoroughfare in the South than Fayette
ville street, now that the sidewalks have
been widened and the street repaired. To
night a meeting of the Board of Aldermen
will be held . to lake into consideration the
issue of $25,000 of bonds for fun her im
provements in this direction. Our city
will soon be the pride of the "Old North
State " -v- - .v...,-v-r. .
The defeat of. the appropriation for a
permanent encampment of the State Guard
causes the deepest regret here, and it is
boped tbat the matter will be reconsidered.
Never in our history,, in the ''piping times
of peace " has there been more necessity
for an efficient State soldiery. '
Raleigh, Feb. 8 The question of
school . taxation in Rah-igb Township is
growing hot, and will undubtedly cause a
lively campaign when tbe matter is sub
mitted to the people, as it now seems cer
tain it will be An adjourned meeting
of the Board of Aldermen was held last
night, at which a wide - discussion took
place, resulting in the adoption of a resolu
tion requesting tbo Legislature to author
ize the mailer of an increase lobe submit
ted to the people of this township. . The
text of the bill whicn has already been pre
pared, is to authorize an additional tax of
ten cents on the $100 valuation for Graded
School purposes, - and thirty - cents on tbe
poll. Tbe property holders, as a general
rui. think that un er the present system a
sufficient sum is levied on real and personal
property, especially in tbe present condi
tion of monetary affairs. - On the other
band tbe non-property holders will almost
in a body support the measure la a woid,
it looks as if something akio to a class vote
will be given, and much ill feeling is ap
prehended. '
Tbe thirst for office has even ' descended
to the Justice ot ihs Peace, and the chair
man of the Wake county Democratic Ex
ecutive C'licm t ee is already besieged with
appsicationa lor commissions inio the fam
ily ot 'fmr round bellies, aith g od capon
lined." I', can well be doubted, however,
if the meagre fees low doled out to these
preservers of tbe peace will enable the in
cumbents to realize tbe siatus tbey enj iyed
in Shakespearian nays . .
-TtoaettioL-ssEun burbot attendant! 00.4 He
8-nitary Conven io was sixt -six, which it
i hoped will be much increased by tbe
nex meeting, Tbe Convention adjourned
subject lo the call of the Executive Com-
muiee. Among ibe important business
transacted, was th- appoiu'm-ut of a com
mittee to memorialize iha General Assem
bly relative to tbe water supplies of the
towns of the Sttte.
A large numier of drummers are here
for tbe purpose of lobbying in the-inter
est of a bill concerning tbeir interests.
1 ii Btnks, Senator from Wake, is
the latest addition to tbe aspirants for post
mister of Raleigh. He is said to have the
endorsement ot many of tbe Republican
members in the Legislature On the other
hand Logan Harris, who has just returned
from Washington, says "Xto others need
apply," as he is well "heeled" in all res
pects, and is confident of success.
The Governor to-day granted an ex
change of courts between Judges Cannon
and Armfleid. The former will hold tbe
spring term of the 3d and the latter the
spring term of the 10th district.
The sheriffs or Wayne and Uare coun
ties settled tbair taxes to-day, the former
pacing $10 034.78 and tbe latter $623 45
KALBiGH, February V. Tnere is an
evident teeling in this section favor
able to tbe adoption of a poll-tax
qualification for voters, and it has
cropped out all the more in the last
few days in view of tbe proposition to
increase tbe tax for school purposes
in this township. Tbat trie men ol
means are mostly opposed to tbe pro
posed increase is plain, ana toe causes
for such opDosition are manifest In
Wake couuty there are a very large
number, mostly negroes, wno Tail to
pay a cent towards tbe support of the
State or county government, 'and yet
these persons are equal participants
in toe privileges ot tne common
ecbool svstem with those who prompt
ly discharge tbe duties of good citi
zens in tbe way of contributing to
the burdens of taxation Tbat tbe
elective franchise should beused at
will, without the least return in the
shape of the support of the govern
ment, is at variance itn an souua
ideas of justice, aod tbe public mind
is fast being worked up to tne ne
cesBity . of a change. It is .a
fair estimate tbat there are at
least two hundred negroes and whites
in this township, who, although tbey
either directly or indirectly receive
tbe benefits or tne graded schools.
have not for years .contributed for
their support. That sucb a class
should have the right to vote away
the money of tbeir more liberal fel
low citizens is tuoustrous. to say the
least. It would be well for the Dem
ocratic majority in the Legislature to
look these facts eouarely in tne race.
aud apuly the remedy by providing
for sucb a change la tne organic law
as will mete out simpl justice to all.
Our beoole were in a state of much
exciteiueut yesterday afternoon over
rumors of a serious riot which was
aliened to be in progress at Golds
boro. It caused still more serious
aoorehensions when it was learned
that tbe Governor's Guard had been
ordered to bold themselves iu readi
ness to march at a moment s warn
ing." All applications to the author!
ties for an explanation were met by
unsatisfactory replies, so that to
ward night the suspense became in
tense. To day. however, the com
forting assurance is received "that
order reigns in Warsaw." The
causes which led to the furore are
of course too well 'known5 to the
readers of the Star: to need comment
Troubles never come alone. ' In the
mirtat of the flvinsr minors concern
ing the Goldsboro troubles, tbe south
bouua tram over tne uaieign oh uas
ton Railroad .yesterday afternoon
jumped tne track at tne ronna nouse,
roLnniru? a general smash-up. . Mr. J.
S. Grant, the mail agent, was ' badly,
but not severely Injured. The acci
dent was caused from a change' in'
tbe switch by some miscreant, for
whom a reward 01 fsuu nas oeen is
nned. - :: -.""'
It is now confidently expected that"
tbe Committee on tne xtaiiroaa com
mission will report next Tuesday,
when tbe "fun" will commence in ear
nest. The "lobby" pressure against
. 1 m 111 t "
me OUl wm oe very ueav.
NO. 15
Cooaal Ososral 10 SaBnea Aafeed to Ra-
alga SWaautr Daniel' (ilvll Herviea
Bui. ' - ;-: Z---" .'-J''.J'.' .n : ; ;
Washikgtoh. February 7 This morn
ing UarolQ M.. Sewel. Consul General to
the samoan islands, received notification
from the State Department that his resigns
lion would be acceptable, on the ground
tbat his views -wre not- in harmony with
those of tbe Administration " .
Wakbihoton. Feb. 7 The hill intro
duced by Senator- Daniel to-dsv profiles
that any Amenotn citizen, over 21 yeats of
age wtro snail nave passed civil service ex
amination and'have been found qualified,
shall be fu nith-d by the civil service c- m
mission with a oerttflcate of this tact, aud
fhtll then upon be eligitlu to tbe appoint
ment 10 any omce or position to which said
exam nsti in apptiss, without further for
mality, ir tne quota or . bu State or Terri
tory is not already full. . '
Washington. February 8 A full cau
cus of Republican 8enaora was held this
morning, al which was discussed tee elec
tion investigation resolutions and the ad
mission of territories - As to the former it
was decided that tbe Committee on Privil
eges and Elections should- examine into
the several propositions now pending, and
determine which of them, if . any; shall be
adopted, 'i be report of Senator Evarta on
lexas outrages, recently - reported to the
Senate, will be discussed as ODoonunitv
offers. Upon the territorial Question it
was decided to sustain tbe Senatorial con
ferees in tbeir disagreement upon tttfe Om
nibus bill, which proposes to admit the
two Dakotas, Montana and New Mexico.
Washington. February 8 Comouta-
tions made by Treasury experts upon tbe
proDaue meet of Senate amendments to
the Tariff bill reached the Committee on
ways and Means to-dav. and were imme
diately sent lo tbe printer. A Democratic
member of the committee says the tables
show that one half of the reduction of
twenty-five million dollars effected by the
changes in tbe sugar schedule is wiped out
oy cnangea in other tar n schedules, which
id themselves would result in a considera
ble increase in revenue. Thts would leave
the net reduction of revenue about twelve
or thirteen millions, leaving the internal
revenue sections out of the calculation. -
Washington, Feb 8 The President
to day nominated Carroll D. Wiiht, of
Mass., to be Commisti ner of Labor, and
inw M Vance, of N . C. to be recti ver
of public moneys al North Yakima, Wash
ington Territory.
ibe -House Committee on .Commerce
to-day ordered a favorable report on he
Din appropriating fSUU UUU for a lighthouse
off Diamond Snoals, Cape Hatteras
Washington. JTeb 9 The President
to-day sent trie following nomination to
tbe Senate, Hugh S Thompson, of South
Carolina, to De United States Civil Service
Commissioner, in place of Alfred P. Ed-
gerton, removed. Judge E Igerton was at
the Uapuol this arternoon. He say a tbat hd
bad received no intimation from tbe Presi
dent of any intention to remove bim from
office until yesterday: when he called at the
White House. The Pr -sident thenrtouett-
ed bim 10 resign his office, in order that it
might be filled by Sir. Thompson. Tbe
f resident said tbat there was Mile bone ot
ecuriog a place for Mr Thompson aa long
as there was no suitaMe vacancy, on 'he
Commission. Mr. ' Edgerton. however.
promptly declined to resign, holding thai
bis resignation would'not be politic credi
table to himself or calculated to help any
other person, and intimating that Mr
I hompson could not he confirmed if nomi
nated. Of course the President might ex
e-cis his prer -gative if he saw fit The
President did see fit, and when be (Elver
ion) reached bis office this mom ing he
found tbe following letter awaiting him: -
'Executive Mansion. Washington. Feb.
9 Dkab Sib. Y iLare hereby removed
4roltttrW of Cnfced States Civil Ser
vice Commissioner. v - -
"(Signed) Gboveb Cleveland.
4 To Hon A P. Edgbbton "
When the news was cbmmunicated to
tbe remaining Commissioner (Lyman) that
officer was surprised, and found himself in
a predicament,, as he was by no means
satisfied tbat be had authority, single ban
died, to discharge the formal duties of civil
service commissioner Edgerton says he
cannot recollect, any diff rences with the
President during his term of omce, except
those growing out of what be describes as
the Tact tbat "tbe President Is tbe first Mug'
wump in the land, while I am a straight-
out Uemocrai. He intends lo write a let
ter to tbe President in a day Or two ac
knowledging the receipt of his notice of re
moval, and perhaps adding. an expression
of his opinion upon the President's course
in tbe matter.
The resignation of H. M. Bewail, as Con
ml General at Samoa, was received by tbe
Secretary of State to day.
The Democratic members of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means have been earnestly
consulting and working upon tbe tariff bill.
and the present expectation is tbat tbey
will be able lo report to tbe House uron tbe
Senate amendments next Tuesday Tbe in
dications are that the report will be con
fined to tbe recommendation that tbe Sen
ate amendments be non-concurred in for the
reasons stated. It will be up n the basis of
the Treasury figuring that when account is
taken of the operation of tbe package
clause, and other administrative features of
tbe bill, as well as amendments whose ef
fect cannot be stated in advance, but wbicb
must result in increased revenue, the total
gross reduction m-de by the bill sb it came
from the Senate, exclusive of tbe internal
revenue sections, will not exceed five mil
lion dollars ' Without taking account of
these items Treasury statisticians placed ibe
reduction at about thir een million.. 80 the
report will argue tbat tbe 8f Date's propoei
iin means to take $28,000,000 off sugar
and balance it by increasing the taxes on
other commodities. -
Got. Private ertary Comsnlia
Suicide InUleimeais by tbe UraaS
Jury of Norfolk.
Richmond. . Feb 7. Captain James E.
Waller, onvate secreiaTy 10 Gov, Lee was
found dead in his i fflce at the Slate Capi
tol building this morning, with a built t
hole in tbe right side ot bis "bead A Smith
& Wesson pistol was on . the flour -Tbe
deceased was 82 years of age. aud a native
of Stofford county. No cause is assigned.
About 4 o'clock yisterday. ibe elevator
man. knowing Ibat Capt. Waller was in
bis office. iequ-8ied tbe 1 nitor to tell bim
tbat be was about to make b8 last trip
The janitor went to the office but did not
see the - captain His bat and overcoat
were on a chair, and the door connecting
his office with tbe Governors was locked.
Tniukiog tbat Cspt. Waller was attending
to important business iu the Governor's
office be coDcluoed .not to interrupt him
About 5 o'clwck tbe deceased called up bis
friend Wm Daniel, by telephone, and
asked him if be could come up lo tbe office.
18 be wanted tose him on impOitnt busi
ness. Daniel told bim be could not come
1 at then - Capt. Waller then said. "All
right I will see you at supper." This
was tbe last heard of him alive
The Governor can assign no reason for the
terrible act. The deceased left no hing to
indicate what caused him to commit the
d' el. It is thought by friends lht be act
was the result of a love a Hair . lie 1
known to be subject to periods of melan-
cnoly. : -k.''v
Norfolk. Feb 7 Geo 8. Old field
President; fl. 0 Ptrcy, Cashier; H. B.
Nichols and H L Page, directors, were
indicted to-dav by tbe grand jury for mak
ing false statements to ihe State Auditor iu
October. Jast, as to the condition of tbe
Home 8avings Bank of this city, which
failed last November. Bail was given in
all cases except that of H. O. Peicy, whois
absent from Ibe city. Several indictments
were also found against persons selling lot
tery tickets and liquor on Sunday.-;
-Concord. Times: Mr. Jacob Shive.
who about a month ago sold his farm and
household goods in No. 0 and left this State
for Arkansas to make it his home, has re
turned to North Canlina. a wiser if not a
happier man. On last Friday the house
of Mr. Will Diy, near tbe fair ground, was
burned with nearly all tne contents.
o Charlotte. Weiw Charlotte was
among the coldest places in the AUantio -coast
States to-day.. The temperature this
morning at' this place was 14 degrees, ex
actly the same as in New York oity.
Hat-tie Armstrong, a five year old daughter
?V Ml , Armstong, of Sngar Creek, was
ingnuuuy scaiaea a few days ago They
were killing hogs and had the water nn in
scald them, when the child overturned the
pot ana was burned almost to death. She
is kept alive by morphine. Two de
structive fires occurred in Cabarrus county
yesterday. The works and machinery at '
tbe Crowell mine and the Miller grist mills
were ournea i ne muis were located on '
tbe river, about one mile from the Crowell
mine. Tbe loss is very beavv in each In
stance . The fires are supposed to have been -
incenoiary.-, - Washington correspond'
ence: Senator Vance took a walk yesteiday.
for the first time since his eye was taken
out Tbe walk did him good. He wil) soon
oa aoie 10 resume his place in tbe Senate.
Lumber ton Robesoniam Judge
Russell wants the South remanded to Ter
ritonal States," that the (to him and his ilk)
halcyon days of reconstruction may return.
Lewis Thompson (or whatever his
name is), a colored man of this county, has '
been missing since -last Mondav week, and
as bis hat was found on the railroad bridge
trustle and as he was drinking that evening "
it, u supposea mat ne louna a watery grave.
Fayetteville jottings: Notwithstanding
the statement that Rev. A L. Phillips, of
Fayetteville, has not formally accepted tbe
call to tbe South Highlands Church, in
oirmingnam, Ata , ne nas resolved to do so.
Presiding Jlder Swindell, of the Wil
mington District, preached in Ihe Hay
Street M. E. Church, 8unday night. We -enjoyed
the 'sermon It was much better
than tbe average sermons of the day. He
has a fine physique, a resonant voice, and '
the orator's zeal in manner and delivery.
Charlotte Democrat: Little 'nig
ger' Lonny MoIIwee was caught last week
with 27 new knivtB in bis pocket. He and
Tony White, anbther little 'nigger,' had
stolen them from Gresham's store. Thev
bad stolen about 40 altogether. The two
are in jail. Saturday. 800 negroes and
Dunday, two car loads of negroes oassed :
through Cnarlotte. it is said en route to the
west. 1 be railroad can thus solve tbe
Problem" by eontinuing to haul the negro
off A burglar entered the - store of
Mr. W. N. Snyder 8unday night. He null
ed a plank from the tide of the house and
went in head foremost, but was cautht by
Mr P 8 Powell, who was on watcb.1 He
is in jail Last week a negro hauled
away 200 lbs of meat from the smoke house .
of P. O. Harkey of Crab. Orchard .. Town,
ship, with Mr Harkey'sown horses. The
norses were found. The meat and negro
escaped Dr. Chas. L. Alexander, of .
Charlotte, has invented an automatic, gas
extinguisher which is highly spoken of,
and which, it is said, will make him rich.
- Raleigh News- Observer : The
Governor yesterday transmitted to the
Legislature a copy of the report of Engineer
W. U. Lewis upon tbe matter of tbe adop
tion of Wrightsville as a site for the regular
aunual encampments of tbe State Guard. '
Tbe Governor recommended . tbat an ap
propriation for the permanent encampt be
made and tbat it be located at or near
Wrightsville. A number of Wilmington-
tans were here yesterday to urge the pass
age of a bill lo make the necessary appro
priation. The House seated a Radi
cal Thursday and secured in his place two
Democrats yesterday. Contested election
honors seem to be, therefore, reasonably
easy, ay tbe way, tbe Radical party has
its Representative Temple to thank as
much as anybody or any number of bodies
else, from all accounts, for tbe defest of
contestant Green. Mr. J-B Cloman
had the misfortune to lose his fine residence
about three miles from Hamilton last bight.
Loss about as UuU. Io insurance on the
dwelling Small insurance on furniture,
which was partly saved. The house caught
from falling sparks.
Raleigh Recorder: Rev. G. L.
Fioch has accepted the appointment as
missionary to destnu'e points in Pitt coun
ty, and has changed bis pottuffioe from
Crowell's to Greenville, N. C Rev.
A G McManaway, of Charlotte, contem
plates a 'rip to Europe next spring.
Rev. P. H. Hooper, ot Wake Forest Col
lege, Jnas accepted a ecbool m Dry Creek,
Lancaster county, SI C , aud will preach'
and teach, It is truly inspiring to
watch Dr. C. E. Taylor in his work for
Wake Forest College His patient perse
vi ranee is an example to, all who have any
work to do for God and humanity.
Rev J. D Newton,.- of Concord, was iu
Rak igb on Thursday last He reports the
new house of worst ip nearly completed.
Rev. Dr. J. B Solomon, of Ken ucky,
has received a call to the First Baptist
church of Eiglewood, Indiana. An able
native son of N. 0. Stab. The Fif ih
Avenue Baptist Church New York, has ex
tended a call to Rev. A. O. Dixon, of Bal
timore, Md Tti i i is in many respects tbe
strongest Bhptist church in America. This
is a decided complement. Mr. Dixon is a
North Carolinian and has a brother of gifts
in charge of a Baptist Boston congregation.
BtabI .' "... n
' Raleigh Nevis- Observer: The
Governor yesteaday commlsalcsed air. Rr
E Cosiner, Captain of Company D, Fourth
Regiment, lo take effect from January 80.
Representative Amis should under
stand that the people have the county gov
ernment system of their fathers and are
entirely satisfied therewith, particularly in
view of existing conditions. His radical
movement yesterday was very well met by
Messrs. Outlaw and Cooke. The latter
gentleman showed not only the great ad
vantage the Democratic system had been in
Granville, Mr. Amis's county, but that Mr.
Amis bad himself, before be became a turn
coat, been a member of the body that cre
ated the present system, and was one of
tbe first to vote for it. IThis is not that
pure and able gentleman, James 8. Amis,
but Rufus. who has been hit in the belly by
a small pone of Radical corn bread. Ptab
The Governor has been notified by tbe
Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the
University and has informed the Legisla
ture tbat terms of office of tbe following
named Trustees will expire by limitation
on November 80tb, 1889: A. C Avery, O.
M. Cooke, Ketr Craige, J. J Davis, G.' N.
Folk. Eueene Grissom, C. W. HolloweUV
Neill McKay, W. L Steele, J L. 8iewart
8. McD. Tate, C. R. Thomas. R B Vance,
Joseph Williams, H. D. Williamson, N.H.
D. Wilson, and the terma of ibe folio a ing
"additional truestees to be chosen- from
points convenient to the seat of government
and to tbe University" will also expire by
limitation on November 80th, 188tt: J A.
Graham, Thomas J. Jarvis, Isaac R Stray
born and G. V. Strong. Vacancies caused
by death are to be filled as follows: Joseph
Williams.' N. H. D Wilson, R. R.
Bridgers, James L Robinson, W. J. Yates
Successors for a: I tbe vacancies will be
elected by the Legislature.
Weldon News; The bill to
ceate a new county out of parts of Half ax
ai d Martin has not et been introduced in
the Legislature, consequently it is not
known what provisions It will contain.
Tom Dean, brakeman on the W. & .
W. road, while coupling cars on Monday"
morning on ibe yard at this place was very
badly mashed, being caught between two
cars as they came together. He was sense
less for a wbile. but cme to, life after a
while and is now doing quite . well. .
For several ; ears tbe numbers of the Ro
man Catholic Church al Halifax bave bei
workinc to eet funds with which to b
acuarcu n na ill utuu tuuww ui.. l .
in such matters they have at last reallzS?
sufficient sum for ibeir purpose, and on
Tuesday work began on ibe building and
will continue until It is completed suffi
ciently for divine woisbip.. Tbe death
of Mr. J. W. Mullen, an aged and re
spected citizen of Halifax, took place at tbe
residence of bis son in-law,Mr. George
Gilliam, in tbat place on Friday night Jast
al 8 15 o'clock, after a lopg illness,
in the 82nd year of bis age Mr.
Mullen wrs a native of Hertford county.
About two weeks ago the little child
of Mary Pitchford colored, of this place,
was left in the house by iu mother, when
its clothing caught on fire and it was so
badly burned that it died Saturday.
Last Saturday the five year old son of Mi
randa Haivey, colored, was left in the
bt use by bis mother. He fell Into the fire
and was burned seriously. He is still liv
ing though badly injured. North
ampton notes: The Alliance is booming.
Farmers are busy preparing for -the next
crop. Northampton jail has been kept
gua ded by twenty-five armed men.
Ellas Ward, the negro convicted and sen
tenced to be hanged March 8th, has not
taken an appeal to a higher court. He has
been taken to Wanen jail for safe keeping
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