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The Weekly Star: CUBLISHSD AT , 1 WILIINOTON, n. c;, -' ' . " -.. AT - ... V-v 1.00 A YEAR, IK ADVANCE. 88888888888888888 88388888888888888 8S888S8S8S8888888 nojc ssa858Sgs!gsssP8ae8 S8888888888SS88S8 8SS8SS8SS8S8SS88S S8S888S88S888S88S r 8888882888888888 SS88S88888888S888 1 " " ' o - 'jjstsssssssssxss: : S" ssssssss Entered at the Post Office atTWUmtngton, N. C, as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION tttlCE. The subscription price of the Wbbxjvt. Bta.ii is as follows : -Single Copy 1 year, postage paid, $1.00 " " 6 months " .60 " 8montht " " .80 MADNESS IN TUB CONGRESS. Every good Democrat in the South mast enjoy hugely, the speech of Representative Hemphill, of South Carolina, on the Small-Elliott con test in the House. Mr.-Hemphill made a brilliant success, and he par sued the coarse that every manly Southron in the Congress should ' pursue. Every time a Radical black guard and bloody-shirt flapper throws a store, let another be thrown in return,, and with greater force. We hope no self-respecting Southern Democrat worthy of the name will be silent in either House in the presence of acrimonious and lying assaults upon the Southern people. Let sectionalism vaunt itself, and let the South have defenders who are not afraid to give harder blows in return for all that are inflicted by the arrogant and insolent Northern Radicals, and by some fellows who wear the lion's skin of Democracy but who are merely braying asses. The South has sought through the decades to cultivate feelings of amity and often at the expense of manhood. L9C this cease. Defy the rascals at every turn. When ever a Radical bully j amps into the arena and begins to bellow and in sult the South let some Southron -give him an unmistakable Roland for his Oliver. This way of jump-' ing npon the South upon all occa sions and saying all manner of things about the white people has gone far enough and we do hope that every lie will be promptly met, and that the Blow-hards may be taught that in the game of crimination and re crimination two can play at it. When Ben Hill, of Georgia, " was in the Congress he gave Jim Blaine such a castigation that the braggart and bully never attempted to repeat the assaults upon the South in the great Georgian's presence- If Hill were in the House now, the little roosters who strut around and crow and flap their tiny wings would hie them to their roosts and would feign sleep as if it, were dark. If in the Senate the fellow Chandler, who about ruined' what little navy the country bad when he was in charge of the Naval Department, would as soon put his head in a lion's mouth as rant and puff and beat the. air over imaginary wrongs and outrages, or over real ones for all that, with Ben Hill's, eye upon him, and with a cer- tainty of being roasted and flayed alive so soon as be was through with his demagogical tirade. Mr. Hemphill desires the thanks of the Southern people for the bold and aggressive speech in the House. He literally carried the war into the Af rican camp and the negrophilists found it so hot they hopped around like poo-corn in a fiery skillet. He showed that those fellows who were maligning the South . were living in the thinnest possible glass-houses. He showed bow the South suppressed fewer votes than the North sup pressed, and not a Radical had cheek enough to dare deny what was true , and could .be so easily proved. We copy a part again of the report of Mr. Hemphill's speech that our read ers may not lose sight of the facts. It is well to be armed with facts, for there is nothing more damaging to, a vitriolic-demagogue than a great truth burled at his head. Mr. Hemp- bill said: "Maine, the home of the greatest living statesman, in the opinion of many men, . bad cast C9.1 per cent, and Tennessee 78.0 cer cent, ine cjouinern owes uau cast 13 a per cent, more votes in proportion 10 population than an equal number of States in me north, iwwn in jrioriaa utoon . 28,688 votes to elect a member to this Bouse, but in Massachusetts, the land in which the breezes of heaven did not begin to compare in freedom with the freedom of her inhabitants, - it took only 20,440 men to send a representative to Con representative greas. In Rhode Island it-took 6.630 votes to elect a Representative from the 1st District, while it took 15.630 votes to elect a Representative from the 2d Dis trict. According to Republican logic there was a suppression 01 votes somewhere about here. If the people of the South were doing something gentlemen from ' Massachusetts and Rhode Island could not say they were doing anything better. If .'. because the people of South Carolina did not choose to cast their ballots gentlemen were going to argue upon the census that there bad been suppressian of votes Let them apply the same rule to Massachusetts and Rhode island. All the people of the South asked was fair treatment. .. The colored people had been full-fledged citu zens since 1868, ana yet in the Northern States, which had a colored vote which could keep the Republican party in or turn it cut, not a single instance had there been of a man elected to Congress who had a tinge of color in his blood." FT yol. xx. "Lay on, MoDuffr Since Horaoe Greeley --was nominated the South has .done all it could to placate the North and have peaoe. But in vain. The; demagogues, are to the front. The Southern whites are to be al ways defamed and abused and lied upon and insulted. The' Stab al ways desires peace with the North. But how is it possible to have peace when partisans who for the meanest ends are constantly abusing you to your face, telling lies upon you and charging you with crimes, even the fouleBt murders? " How can you be friendly with a people who never set their own political": and sooial bouses in order, but are constantly intermeddling with your domestic affairs and trying to arrange socie ty, politics, laws and everything else in your community to suit their own notions, and to attain their own' self ish and eren depraved end? For a party that has once stolen the Prest- dency by the most nefarious and ras cally frauds and has just obtained it again by intimidation and purchase a anioe party to set itself up as a. teacher of political ethics and as an exemplar in the domain of politics. Satan reproving sin; Bob Ingersoll preaching Christianity; Blame de nouncing political' and personal dis honesty; Satyr tricked out in the garb .of Hyperion; Mephistophiles pretending innocenoy of design; the New York Sun essaylngtha jroll of Democracy; Benedict Arnold in tBe character of the injured patriot none of these would be so ridiculous as to see a Republican bulldoxer or an icdorser of Boodle attempting to denounce the South- for political offences or to talk of honesty in poli tics with a free ballot and a fair count - The debate as reported in the tele graph service of the Stab of yesterday was the most interesting that has oc curred in the House during this ses sion. HEW BERN .. The New Bern Fair is this week. The good people of that really his toric town, that onoe deserved the ' name of "Athens of North Carolina," have done all that was possible to make it a genuine success. . All due preparations have been made for the entertainment of visitors, and the promise is that there will be a big crowd and a grand display of the productions of Eastern Carolina. We hope this section will be well repre sented, both in visitors and articles on exhibition. Aside from the in terest attaching to the great crowd and the exhibit, New Bern is a most interesting place to visit. It is inter esting because of its historic associa tions; its great men who were born or have lived there the Badgers, the Hawkses, the Donnels, the Stan lys, the Bryans, the Speights, - the Manlys,and so on ; the noble dead who lie interred in the most interesting graveyard in the State, and the beau tiful situation of the old town, the olever and refined inhabitants, in cluding handsome or beautifnl women. When New Bern bad been captured and held by the Yankees it became a centre of attraction to runaway negroes and they gathered there in great numbers. Many of the whites had got out and were scattered over the State. Soon after the declaration of peace the late Judge Manly a gentleman of great firmness, dignity, purity and excel lence of character, and an able jurist, left Hillsboro where be bad' been refugeemg and visited his old home at New Bern. Upon his return to Hillsboro thexther refugees gathered about him to hear the news, and the question was asked, "Ho is New Bern?" The admirable Carolinian replied, "It is the same eagle's nest. but it is filled with buzzards."' The negroes and carpet-baggers had taken possession. Our advice is Go to New Bern. . ; The Goldshoro Argus copies what the Stab said of the compelling of thoroughly . competent and ' tried teachers to stand an annual, examina tion, and asks "how are we to know whether the old, reliable and compe tent teacher is keeping pace with the new-fangled ideas and pronuncta tiont" It is to be hoped for the sake of the mouths of the pupils and the preservation of true English pro nunoiation that they are not up in the Northern importation. -- Mr. Cleveland thinks the Demo cratic party is stronger now than ever before. He says that Tariff Reform will ultimately succeed. He says he ' meant to be neither exclu sive nor obstinate, but was very busy and very conscientious, and glad to retire from the cares of office. He will take with him the respect and confi dence of every honest and fair man in the whole country. r Hal Hall Halll The Rads in Con gress blow over gerrymandering a District in South: Carolina. Jteaa this from the Philadelphia .Record: 'The Republican vgerrymanderof the District now represented by Mr, Tareney, Ul.ll t... m Ttlatrfot SHK mile. long and seven miles wide at Its broadest point xarsney kicks at wis. 71 i 4 . ROUTS CAROLINA NOTES. . - Mr. John C. Scarborough has been appointed in plaoe of Commissioner Jones, of Wake, who made. as we had been led to think,! an efficient officer? Mr. ' Scarborough was long time Superintendent of Pubho In struction, and was not specially dis tinguished. Certainly Major Finger is a great improvement. In the esti mation of politicians,' men who have tasted of the good things of official life must be preferred to the other offioe-seekerp. The Railroad Commission bill defective as it is and with many ob- jeotional, if not dangerous, features, has passed the House by a big ma jority 56 to 26. We hope the Legislature will pro vide forgathering .the statistics of crime. It is our decided conviction that crime abounds more than ever before and that human life is grow ing cheaper every day in North Car olina. Let the facts be gathered. Senator Edmunds baa reported a bill to buy the Dismal Swamp that lies partly in North Carolina, and to connect the Chesapeake .Bay with the Albemarle Sound and the other many sounds in our State by a canal. This is an excellent idea, and will prove of advantage to commerce and to the country in time of war, whioh must come soon orj late. The Ver mont Senator also proposes ' to use the fresh water that V comes through the canal for the anohorage of i war vessels which are said to be injured by being so much in salt water. The Stab criticised the President and Gov. Scales whenever it thought they deserved it, and it has criticised Gov. Fowle. It is a pleasure - to commend his prompt and earnest ef forts in behalf of the State Guard and the encampment at Wrights ville. The final passage of the bill is very much owing to his influence and zeal in its behalf. Col. Thomas Strange, of tbrGovernor's staff, was particu larly active in behalf of, the measure and aided no little in securing the final passage of the appropriation. Death oridn. fwmm. Mrs. Josephine H. Toms, wife of State Senator M. C. Toms, of Hender- sonville, died Thursday night at the Yarborough House in Raleigh. Mrs. Toms was-a native of this city, the youngest daughter of the venerable CJeorge R French. In the full vigor of womanhood the pride of a large circle of friends a devoted Christian: wife and fond mother her sudden death brings grief to many hearts. - As a token of the high regard and esteem in whieh this good lady was held as the worthy eompanion of her popular husband, the Senate branch of the Legi8tature adjourned yester day morning after appointing; a speci al committee of escort to accompany the remains from Raleigh to Wilmington. The following on the part ' of the Senate: T. I. Emory, of Halifax; J. H. Lucas, of Hyde; V. 8. Lusk, of Buncombe; Q. S. Leeper, of Gaston; F. E. Rice, of New Hanover. And on the part of the House, T. H. Button, of Cumberland; T. N. Cooper, of Transylvania; W. H. Hargrove, of May wood; J . far. I rant, oi uenaerson. The remains reached here last even Ing at 6 o'clock and were taken to the residence of Mr. French. The fune ral services will take plaee at 3 o clock this afternoon from the First Baptist church. The committee from the Senate and House of Representatives who came with the remains of the deceased, re turned last night to Raleigh. Tb University C.Bt.aBlal. A circular issued by a committee of the Faculty of the University of North Carolina, says: One hundred years ago the charter of the University was granted by the General Assembly of North Carolina. The long, useful and honorable career of the University makes it a loyal duty and a proud privilege for her sons to celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of ' her birth. For this celebration the Trustees and Faculty of the institution have set apart Wednesday of Commencement week, June 6th, 1889. The- program for the' day will include a reunion of all the living alumni and matriculates In Memorial Hall, at 10 a. m. The members of each class will sit together.; An ad dress of permanent historical value will be delivered by an eminent alumnus, at the conclusion of which the roll of alumni will be called by classes and a few moments may be occupied by speakers representing each class present. Where it is de sired for special reasons a longer time will be allotted. The class of 1879, for example, the first to enter the University on Its revival In 1875. has requested and been granted special time to celebrate the decennial of its graduation. . ; V' It is nroDosed also that the mem bers of each class dine tagether on this day and that the class dinners be occasions for friendly reunion and reminescence. At night another ad dress by an eminent a J among will De delivered, and the special class exer cises will be continued unless comple ted in the moraine. On Thursday night, after the Com mencement exercises, there will be a sooial reunion of all the alumni In the Library and a reunion of the young people in tne gymnasium in costumes of the last century. - - A catalogue of all the students of the University since the beginning and a complete history of the Univer sity will be published for the celebra tion. It is important to knew as soon as possible who will attend the reun ion, which classes desire special time on the programme, and which will provide for class dinners. In arrange fnsr for class dinners the undersigned committee will gladly assist the spe cial class committees, n their help De desired. The social reunion of all the alumni in - tn Aiiorary : will be ar- mi.nfired bv the local committee. Sre nial time on the programme may be secured by correspondence between the class committees and the nnder signed. 'Jobs mAmrusra, : . F..P. Vkjtablb, -Gko. T. Wihstoh; WlXMmGTON, N. 0., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, Bale Babkaa Tfc ThUTH Caught. The safe In the office at Capt. Joe Taylor's livery stable was robbed last Sunday of $118 in money.'; The rob bery was not discovered until Mon day, and there was not the slightest "clue as to the'perpetrators. The mat ter was kept quiet, however, and a close watah waa. kept npon all the employes at the stable, and last night, through information given by a col ored boy named D. Bryant, the thieves. were captured by police officers; Tur lington, Brinkley and HowelL They are vail half-grown negro boys em ployed at the: stables. Their names are Sam Fuller, Leon Davis, Arthur Davis, Win.- Larkins and John Lar-" kins. ' .They confessed the ; robbery without hesitation, and $45 59 of the stolen money was found in their pos session. Fuller had - $43 00 - in his pocket, Gause $2 50, Leon Davis $1 00, . Nathan DavLs nine cents, and John Larkins nothing. The .boys had been investing their -.ill-gotten "wealth" in chances at the" "ring- throwing" game recently openedhyl viae Bir&ngen en soma r rous street, and It was - their heavy expenditures there that led to their arrest. .The boys -say that John Larkins broke open the inner door of the safe with hatchet, and that the monev was divided "between them.' The outer door of the safe was found unlocked, it is said. . One of the thieves said that some of the stolen money was buried under a house in Brooklyn and voluntarily piloted the police officers to the plaee; but no money was found, although there were indications that some thing bad been burled there and sub sequently removed. v The juvenile safe-breakers will have a hearing before the Mayor this morning.- ., A warrant has been issued- by U. S. Commissioner Gardder for the arrest of Cbas. Murphy, a mailing clerk at the postoffiee here whole charged with robbing the mails; but the war rant has not been served for the rea son that Murphy has disappeared. Postoffiee officials are' reticent in re gard to the matter, but from other sources it Is learned that Murphy made a confession to Detective Nick Carr, and that some of the stolen property, consisting of Jewelry and other articles taken from the mails, has been recovered. Smry Liti. .". The following is a list of jurors drawn for the March terra of the Criminal Court for this county: W. F. Carpenter, L. B. Penning ton, W. W. Doyle, Walter Smallbones, Adolph Nelson, F. W. Ortman, Owen Fennell, B. F. Mills, George Harriss, J. O. Chase, J. B. Hand, D. W. Mat thews, Godfrey Hart, John MoEvoy, M. H. Cqrran, B. Solomon, R. M. Melntlre, G. H. Ward, E. J. Jenkins, C. P. Mebane, J. H. Rouark, J. I. Breckenridge, C. G. Southerland, J. M. Ballinger, J. H. Jones, James H. Hicks, Jno. F. Rulfs, A. G. Hankins, B. A. MoClammy, J. H. Strauss, A, G. McGirt, J. T. Mclver, J. F. Clark. J. B. Williams, S. H. Penny. Baak af New Hanover. The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of New Han over was held at their banking house in this eity yesterday morning. In all 7,819 shares of stock were repre sented out of a total of 12,000 shares. Mr. R. J. Jones presided at the meeting and Mr. H. C. McQueen was secretary. . - The following gentlemen were elec ted a Board of Directors for the ensu ing year, viz: Isaac Bates, George W. Williams, F. Rbelnstein, H. Tollers, W. I. Gore, C. M. 6 ted man, Donald MacRae, Jas. A Leak, E. B. Borden and J. W. Atkinson. The other officers will be elected at a meeting of the new Board of Di rectors. PaekatBooK EC.aavarc4 One of the pocket-books stolen from Capt. Divine's residence a few days ago but not the one for which a re ward is offered was found Thursday in the city pound on Princess street near Fourth, by Mr. T. L. Rackley, who was driving a herd of cattle into the enclosure. The pocket-book con tained a five dollar gold piece, several pieces of jewelry and a certificate of deposit for $100, issued to Mrs. A. V. Williams, who Is visiting Capt Di vine's family. The pocket-book when stolen, besides the articles mention ed, contained twenty-eight dollars in bank notes, whioh the thief probably took out, and then threw the book away. - - Sntdan Deatb, ' Mrs. Lucy Robeson, of Bladen county, died suddenly yesterday af ternoon of heart disease, at the resi dence of her son-in-law, Mr .E.Moore, on Third and Castle streets. Mrs. Robeson was about 65 years of age, and a most estimable lady. She was the widow of Mr. Tom Robeson, a prominent citizen of Bladen who died several years ago, and a sister of the late Mr. George Gillespie of this city. Her remains will be taken to her home, near ProspectlHall, for in terment. Stat. aar4 Eaeinpntsi, . Mr. Thomas W, Strange telegraph ed the Star yesterday, from Raleigh, that the bill appropriating $5,000 for the State Guard had passed both branches of the Legislature, and that Governor Fowle had' ordered the permanent ' encampment ' fixed on Wrightsville Sound, at the site offer ed by the citizens of Wilmington. The news was received here with many expressions of gratification. Cotton. ' . ; The receipts of cotton at this port for the week ended . yesterday are 2,416 bales, against 2,060 bales the corresponding week last year. - Re ceipts for the crop year to February 15th, are 144,078 bales, against 163,610 for same time last year a decrease of 19,532 bales. The stock at this port is 5,883 bales; at same time last year, 10,982. Q HTX MR Alt JLbSKMBLY. Final Paaaac f the Stat Guard enOTneat Bill Other Important - PXeaaare Coealaered. - i Special to the Morning Btar. ' Rausmh, Feb. 14. Bills were intro duced in the Senate to-day: To authorize Raleigh to Issue $25,000 Via bonds for im provement of streets, and $75,000 for sewV erage it levies a tax to pay the interest and passed third reading; to protect the oyster interest in Carteret; to amend the charter of the Suffolk and Carolina railroad; regu lating the sale of ; cotton In certain' coun ties; to amend the charter of the Rough and Ready Fire Company of New Berne; to amend the charter of Youngsville. - : Bill to amend the Constitution, prohibit ing members from holding any office cre ated by ; the Legislature, and to make the Commissioner of Agriculture a State offi cer, &c, came up as the special order. The first proposition was defeated, and the second proposition adopted. : The third proposition was postponed, so that the opinion of the Supreme Court be had con cerning the three-fifths rule. . - - The Senate then went Into Committee nf hfr Wkoie on the School bilC'rllo hrroorH wni amenamenta were adopted. The - interest bill was made the special order for to-morrow. . No bills of importance were introduced. Bill to appropriate $5,000 for the annual encampment of the State Guard passed final reading and was ordered enrolled.- The Raleigh school tax bill was made the special order for next Saturday. - Bills D&ssed third reading: To repeal the act of 1887, making the commission of felony and flight from the State ground for divorce; providing a short form of chattel mortgage. - - The railway commission bill is the spe cial order for to-morrow. Raleioh, Feb. 15. In the Senate Mr. Shaw, of Hertford, announced the death of Mrs. Toms,' wife of Senator Toms, in an appropriate manner. Resolutions of sym pathy were adopted. . The bill to make the Commissioner of Agriculture a State officer, &&, failei to pass a third reading, r In executive session John C. Scarborough was -con firmed as Commissioner of Labor Statistics. 1 The Senate adjourned at 12 m. in .respect to Senator Torn, v. ..... Bills were Introduced to incorporate be4 Inter State Exposition Society! to amend the law relative to penitentiary directors. The .death of Senator Toms' wife was announced. On the Railway Commission bill, the spe cial order, majority and minority reports were submitted; the majority report was adopted 56 to 26. Walser defended the minority report, Coke that of the majority. It passed second reading. and was made the special order for third reading to-morrow. , The (Governor sent a message that on March first a deficit of $54,000 at the peni tentiary would be reported and that there is a claim of $5,800 by W. A. Myatt. Raleigh. Feb. 16. In the Senate to-day the following passed third reading: Bill to repeal section 2231 of the Code, relative to deaf and dumb instit aliens; to incorporate the Charlotte Savings bank; for relief of J. W, Copeland. treasurer of Northampton; to provide convicts for Polk -county rail roads: to make sections 8410 and 1536 ap plicable to 'certain counties; to change the time for holding Caswell Superior Court; to amend and revise the charter of the Ca s well Railroad Company; to regulate 'fish ing in the Northeast branch of the Cape Fear river. Other butioess was unimpor tant. EOTJSBt. The railway commission bill was made the special order for next Wednesday. Bills passed third reading: To work Granville county roads by taxation; to amend the road law so that commissioners can construct roads; to make adultery be tween whites and blacks an infamous crime, pnnishable by long imprisonment; to better seeare the recapture of escaped criminals. SAMOA. Lat.at . ArfTlee. Tka I.lama. Under Blartlal Law Herman Acsreealona IMreeted A gal net American. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. Ban Francisco, Cai. , February 16. The steamship Mariposa, from Australia and the Samoan Islanc, arrived this morn ing. Among nerpassengers is John U. Klein, the American newspaper corres pondent who has figured in the Berlin dis patches as having lea ine uamoan forces in the recent battle with the Germans, but who claims to have witnessed the fight as a non-combatant, in bis capacity as corres pondent. . When ine aianposa leu. me eamoan Islands were still under martial law. and German aggression bad become very mark ed, and is claimed to nave - been directed against Americans as well as natives. The Mariposa left the Samoan Islands February 1st. vo that date none or ine American men-of-war ordered to go to the islands had arrived, aod the - Germans un der the operation of martial law, were in complete control of the islands, and had commenced a search of all vessels in Samoan waters, but after seizing an English tourist named Gilton on the steam packet Kichmond. from Aucfr land. Caotain Hand, of the English war ship Royalist, ordered the man released, and prepared lor action. The Germans re leased Gilton on this demand. Goeda which arrived on the Richmond for American merchants at Apia the Germans would not permit to be landed unless they were taken to the uerman storehouse ana passed upon by the German official. The Samoan Timet was suppressed January 19th for stating that bat for German support all the Sa moa as would join Matsala, and that unless KiamarcK was deceived ne would not at tempt to enforee his unpopular rule en the country. Prior to this the editor was fined one hundred dollars for reprint' ing certain American newspapers com' nanta nn thn Hamnan altnatinn. Captain Fritz, the German naval com mander, on January . 233, issued an order instructing all of the residents of Apia to turn over all guns or ammunition held by them, ana proclaimed the riant oi searcn. Captain Mullan, of the American man-of- war Nipsic, protested' against this action, stating that the American govern ment had never recognized Tamaseses, and that no power would allow them to seize arms unless . used against a friendly nation. - -. -, German troops acting as 'police in Apia, attempted to arrest Klein, out on the ad vice of - the United States Consul . he went on board the Ninsic. January 28th. Capt. Fritz made a demand on Capt. Mullan to release Klein, that he might be tried before a German military tribunal. Capt. Mullan replied that he . proposed to v protect all American citizens in , eamoa, ana that Klein would not be surrendered for trial. and on February 1st he placed him on the Mariposa. , . .u Goldsboro lArgtpi After stren uous efforts to provide for their sustenance and shelter while eongiegated hi a starving and destitute condition at the a. u. freight depot ia this city and -mueh tele graphic- controversy 'With the railroad of ficials. Mavot -Pateraon- , succeeded in get- . ting the negro exodnsters started off on the ireignt last night to Mississippi' mi wui be positively the last shipment. nn a ID. 189. FROM RA.L.EI O jH. s c Variona natter, or Intere.t at tba Ca- " , .' - ttal City. : ! 1: Special Correspondence,') : RALxien. Feb. 14. There has been much talk here lately of the removal of the large shoe establishment of W. H. Wet more & Co.,either to Durham or Cary. Ah though something of ;the kind had been at one time in contemplation, yet it has been entirely abandoned and the business will not only be continued in Raleirb. hut in creased in many, particulars. The capital will be martenaliy added to, and the force largely augmented. ? The excursion to Wake Forest to-morrow afternoon will be a large one. All the members of the General Assembly have received complimentary ticketa.and most of them will attend. , ; - .. :i The following is a svnonsis of the resaw lutions adopted by the Chamber of Com merce relative to the ecnool tax for this township. They endorse the action of the . Board of Aldermen , in - requesting the General Assembly to - change the . legal age of admission into the public schools from six to seven years. They declare it. inexpedient to undertake classical and higher branches at the public expense, assuca instruction is pot contem plated, either in the State Constitution or the common school laws of North Caro lina. A special committee is reauested to petition the General-AssemhlyTiorjioaD- i prove any measure ror ine increase or taxes for public schools in this township at pre sent.- .... . ... - : There were only nx arjolicanta for license before the Board of Pharmacy, which com menced its session yesterday. ''' The new organ of the JBdenton Street Methodist church having been Disced in oo- sition will be used for the first time at the services next Sunday. It is the finest in strument oi ine Kind in North Carolina, costing, together with its proper arrange ment, over $3,500. The membership of mis cnurcn is now the largest in this city, if not in North Carolina. - Raxxioh, Feb. 15. The anniversary ex ercises at Wake Forest College to-night is the chief talk here to-day, and a large crowd will be on hand, including many members. Gov. Fowle will attend, accom-. panied by his daughter and other ladies. . Arrangements have been made for a spe cial train to leave Raleigh for New Bern on Thursday next, 21st inst, at 7 o'clock. Breakfast will be taken at Goldshoro, and the train will arrive in New Bern at 11 ro'clock. 1 his is specially for members of the General Assembly and their families. No time has been stated for the return, but the train is expected to arrive in Raleigh about 12 m. Friday. The Senate Committee on Penal Institu tions held an important meeting yesterday afternoon, and took into consideration sev eral propositions to make the penitentiary self-sustaining. One was to withdraw all convicts from the different improvements except the Western North Carolina Rail- road. Jhe measure was ."energetically opposea, especially py senator jjucas, of Hyde, who urged thereteation of the convicts at Broad Creek CanaTrTae-X result of bis efforts were that the commit tee offered to recommend an equal number of convicts for Bear Creek Canal and the Western North CarolinaiRailroad. provided the appropriation of $75,000 shall not be increased. The following are the names of those who passed successful examinations yester day before the Board of Pharmacy: Geo. 8. Barnes, Milton: Frank L. Meares, Wil mington; W. M. Yearby, Durham; Jno. L. Wooster. Warsaw; Jno. B. Famss. Greens boro; Wm.B. Mitchell. Mrs. Toms, wife of Senator Toms, of Hen- dersonville, died at the Yarboro House, at 9 o ciocK last night, tier remains were taken to Wilmington on the 1 o'clock train to day for interment. Receiver Dowd. of the State : National Bank, will commence about next Wednes day to pay out another dividend of tan per cent, which will probably be the last until the final winding up ; jj; Tour correspondent can state upon the authority of Governor Fowle, that he has tendered the ppointment of Commissioner of Labor Statistics to Hon. J. C. Scar borough, of ThomasvOle, vice W.N.Jones. W. S. Harris, of this city, formerly of Franklin, is to be the clerk in the bureau, in place or J . to., uroughton. It is not yet known whether they will accept In any event, Mr. Jones will be retired. KALKieH. it ea. 18 Your correspondent after considerable enquiry is unable to find any connrmauoa oi the rumor that a pro position had been made to- purchase the interest of the State in the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad. Even if any such had been made, it may be considered as certain that the General Assembly would be slow to part with an improvement connected with the great system so cher ished by Governor Moreheadand other North Carolina statesmen of by gone days. On the contrary, the time is confidently looked for when tbe Atlantic & North Cai olina road will become, aa it was intended to be.a part of that great artery connecting the west with the seaboard, and be directed under and by the ' authorities of our own State. There was a large attendance at the fiftv- founh anniversary of the literary societies -of Wake Forest College last night, includ ing about eeventy-nve members of the General Assembly. Governor Fowle was present, accompanied by his daughter and several other ladies. The first feature of the entertainment was the debate, the sub ject being ''Does the Public School Sys tem of North Carolina Justify the State in Supporting Ht ' There was an animated discussion, after which the question was decided in the negative by the audience. It may be Important to state, as rumor has it, that most of tbe members present re frained from voting, thereby preserving the non-committal status. The social gathering following the debate was, as usual, gay and animated. Much surprise was excited in this com munity yesterday when it was announced that the name of Hon. J. O. Scarborough had been sent in for confirmation as Com missioner of Labor Statistics vice W. N. Jones, the incumbent under Gov. Scales' administration. It has been known for several days that something looking to a change in the bureau had been in contem plation, but it was confidently expected that it would extend only to the clerk, Mr. Broughton. - This, it seems, could not be very well arranged to the satisfaction of the chief of tbe bureau and the Executive, and hence the change. It can be stated that the appointment of Mr. Scarborough gives general satisfaction, although of course there are many warm friends of Mr, Jones who regret to lose his valuable services. Candidate for Portfolios In ttae Franeb Cabinet Tbe Parnell Investigation. Fabis, February 16. It is announced this evening that M. Meline has assented to President Carnot s request that he form a Cabinet. It is believed that M. Rouvier. M. Sarrien, M. Sigismond, M. Lacroix, Gen. Campenon'and Admiral Krautz will have portfolios in the new Cabinet. - Londoh, February 16. The Pali Mall Gazette, commenting upon the admissions made before tbe Parnell Commission by Soames. tbe ztmsr solicitor. - ana sic- Donald, manager of the Timet, that they had never asked Pigott or Houston where they got the letters secured by the limet, ....... -i...- , - -s .!,- -. - "Everything depends absolutely upon Pieott's word. The character of Pigott. therefore, is of the first importance.. The Timet stakes everything npon nis wora. 11 Pigott were the Apostle Paul his solitary word might suffice, but if he falls short of the Apostolic character wnat t wnaw . The Gazette ends its article dangerously near contempt of court, with a point of in terrogation, suggestive that the character of Pigott is doubtful- LaBonehere. in an In terview.said that the total amount of money which he paid Pigott was 50. He further said he would not disclose anything regard ing the alleged attempt to bribe Pigott until he went into the witness nox. -; ' The suspension of Edward 1 HatcA has been announced':: at the New Stock Ex change, He was a member of the Exchange since July, 1883. NO. 16 ; WASHISOZOH. Action of tba Appropriations Com- aalttaa on tbe Cowiee- Internal Ravenna Bill nomination Conttmm-d-Tb. Direct Tax BUl-Tbe Niea racna Canal Bill. -c Br Telegraph to the Morning Star. " : . Washington. February 14 The Ap propriations Committee of the House grap pled the revenue problem in earnest this morning. . With little opposition the com mittee ..decided to consider Bowles internal revenue bill, although certain Democratic members took care to explain that their consent! given to consider the bill did not bind them to vote for it. When the formal reading of the measure was completed members began to express their views and suggest alterations. " The committee was obliged to adjourn by reason of the meet ing of the House, leaving the bill pending. .Just what 'the result of . its consideration will be no member felt warranted in pre dicting, beyond thestatement that the meas-. ure will surely be reported back to the House in some form. It is gathered that the Demo cratic members of tbe committee are pretty niuoiy uitiucu in regara to tne policy tney shall follow, and that while the Republi cans are not entirely Bolid, they are in a much better shape than tbe other, side. - It 4 seems probable that the bill will eventually ne reporiea lavoraoiy oy the committee, but with important amendments, striking out "moonshine'' sections, or those Intended to mitigate the rigors of the administration of the internal revenue laws. The bill will be further considered to morrow, and may then be-finally acted upon. . so far as the committee is concerned. ' It is learned that the vote bv which the Committee resolved to consider the bill re sultedyeas 9, najs 8, Later on the ques tion was put "shall tbe customs revenues be considered in connection Vith the bill," and it was decided in the negative yeas 1, nays 12, other members having entered the room since the first vote. The Senate to-day confirmed the nomi nation of Mr. Carroll D. Wright to be Commissioner of Labor. Conferees on the direct tax bill had an other meeting to day, and it is understood have reached the basis of an agreement. ine uouse conferees, report save, have consented to an amendment jn respect of the Beaufort, S. C, claim for property sold for taxes during the reconstruction era, by which the amount to be paid is limited to the amount received for the property at sale. Part of this was added to tbe school fund of the State, where it has since res mained, and this sum is to be deducted irom the gross amount appropriated bv the bill for the Bute's share. Washington. Feb. -14. Secretary Bav- ard and Attorney General Garland gave a heating at the State Department to-day to inenas ana opponents oi the fucaraguan bill, now awaiting the action of the Presi dent. The hearing was aiven at tbe President's suggestion, in order to deter mine if there were any valid legal objec tions to tne approval oi tne Din. Bimon Stern and Jno, Jay McCook, of New York, representing the American Atlantic and Patifle Transit , Co... made arguments against - the bill. The former contended that it was clearly unconstitutional, contra ry to the spirit and traditions of tbe Unjta States ffowernmenr!?SS.,'llrfilw nnnnAa. sary and vicious, in t9&f!cognized and encouraged one corporation to the , detri ment of the other, equally if not more deserving. , Mr. McCook argued that to allow this bill to become a law would be an act of great injustice to Americans and English men holding nearly $3,000,000 of the bonds or tne Atlantic & racinc Transit company. and wouldundoubtedly lead to serious com plications with Great Britain. judge u. v. Daly, oi New xork. replied in behalf of theNicaraguan Maritime Canal Company, contending that the constitu tional features or the measure were fully ana ireeiy aucusseajn uongress, and that no unlawful powers or concessions are conferred by the bill. Secretary Bavara ana Attorney General -Garland.. jrUL submit: -tbehv .views on the subject to the rxesico&t in a few days. jrrom remarks made: by each or them during the hearing it ia not regarded as likely that they will report against the con stitutionality of -the bill It is said at the State - Department that aa there is- not the slightest wish or desire on the part of the President or Secretary Bayard to embarrass. the in coming administration with - respect to its oamoan policy, it is not at all nxeiy that the present administration will arrogate to it self the selection of an American represent- sure at tne proposed conierence at uerun, or that it will take any action whatever which might tend to commit the next ad. ministration. OBITUARY. Holland N. RleTylere, Blabop of tbe HI. u. Cbnreb Sonth. Nabhttllb, Tknn., February 15. Hol land N. McTyiere, senior bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, died this morning at 9 o'clock, at his residence on Yanderbilt University campns. He was born in Barnwell county, S. C, July 28. 1824.. He joined the church in 1887 at Cokesburg, S. C. Ho began to preach in 1845, when he joined the Virginia conference. In May, 1846, the first general conference of the Church South was held at Bettsburg, and Mr. McTyiee was sent to Mobile. Ala. In Mobile he "met the lady who became his wife, a cousin of the lady whom Commodore Yanderbilt afterwards married. This was the first link in the chain of causes that gave origin in the great Yanderbilt University He was stationed at Demopolia, Ala Columbus, Miss., and then at New Orleans, where he built Fe licity Church and founded the New Or leans Christian Advocate in 185L In 1858 he became editor of the Nashville Chris tian Advocate, and remained in that capac ity till Feb. 19, 1865, when he left the city and did not teturn until 1867. He was elected Bishop in '66. It was owing to Bishop McTyiere that Commodore Yanderbilt made the princely gift of $1,000,000, and William H. Yanderbilt $500,000. and Cor nelius Yanderbilt $300,000 to Vanderbilt University, of which Bishop McTyiere was made President for life. The funeral will probably be from Yan derbilt University Chapel on Sunday, and the body will be interred on the University oampus. - The State Senate to-day adopted resolu tions of sorrow at the death of Bishop Mc Tyiere. - - WEST VIRGINIA. Tba Contest for United States Senator Drawing to a Close. Chablbston, Feb. 15. There was a great deal of excitument in joint assembly today. In taking the vote for Senrtor, President Carr, of the Senate, announced unon the floor of the House that he would from now on cast his vote for Gen. Goff for United States Senator. - Kirk, who has cast his vote for some union laborite here- tofore,also declared himself for Goff. Hair, the other union labor man. cast his vote for Eenna and will remain with him here after. Dorr still refuses to vote for Kenna. On the ballot, Goff secured 42 votes, Ken na 42, W. Tice 1. Whole number of votes cast 85, necessary to a choice 43. The election or. unitea states senator now hangs on Dorr, who is a Democrat, but who is bitter against Eenna. THE I8THMU8. . Worn ' on tbe Canal to be Entirely . Suspended A Great BEnny People - Leavlnc. . , - - Br Telegraph to the Kornhuc Star. --. Panama, via Galveston, February 16. A large number of laborers have been discharged irom tne canai woraa, a majo rity of whom have left for the West Indus, Costa Rica and Chili. A limited amount of work continues to be done on all sec tions of the canal, and the total suspension Is not expected until the middle ot Marcb. On the 11th Inst, the contractors' employes were paid off . The amount of their pay aggregated between three and four htndred thousand silver dollars, A great many peo ple are leaving the isthmus. rerrect order prevails. ' - ' irits Turpentine. am Plant: The protracted meeting at the Blackwell Baptist church is largely attended and is increasing in Inter est. -. We learn that there have : been seven- teen professions since Sunday. Preaching every night by the pastor. Rev Will B. Oliver. , . Maior : Latham's , bill aonro- priatiog $500,000 for a light house off Cape Hatteras was favorably reported by the Commerce Committee yeetei day. v auesuoro Mieasenger: we are informed that Raleigh proposes to offer -twenty-five thousand dollars as an induce ment for the removal of Trinity College to that city. - Mr. Clem E. Richardson ' of Lilesville and Mr. Thos. R. Richard son, of Pee Dee, are brothers. Last Thurs day the first named of them had a horse to ran away and throw him from his buggy, badly spraining his ankle. On the same" day the latter was driving .a two horse wagon and while crossing the railroad, was thrown out. striking the track on his back, severely iniuring him. - t - Fayetteville Observer: Reports from Robeson county Indicate -further trouble with the Croatan Indians in and around Bcuffletown, and bloodshed is ex pected at any time. Two desperate fac- turns, we have been told, residing in the above named vicinity, have for some time been heavily armed and declare that one side or the other must "bite the dust or die," They lay in ambush for each other. Steam was turned on at the new cot- -ton factory in Gillespie street a few days . since to test the new machinery, when everything moved off like clock-work on schedule time. The machinery is a thing of beauty. Rumor says Fayetteville is to have another cotton factory in opera tion ere the "leaves begin to turn," by Mr. W. D. Morgan, on the site of the old Clar- - endon Woollen Mills, on Blnnt's Creek, ia the suburbs of the city; Young Bross clothing mrnuf actory, as mentioned in our last issue, commenced operations Monday evening with about thirty or forty hands, and the number win soon be Increased, so Mr. Young informs us, to two hundred. New Bern Journal: Judge Mo Rae finished up the docket yesterday and adjourned the court for the term. The jurors tor the second week need not attend. The fare from Goldsboro to New Bern will be only $1.50 including admission to the Fair. Capt R. P. Midyette, of Smith's Creek, Pamlico county, was in the city yesterday. "I sat down to dinner yes terday, said he, and pretty soon Mrs. Mid yette, who was where she could see out to tbe barn yard, exclaimed 'Robert, what is the matter at the barn V I ran out imme diately and fouud my stalls in flames. Fortunately all my horses were out except my drive mare, which I thought a good deal of. I ran to tbe door ot the stall that she was in and threw it open, and aa I did the flames puffed in my face. I fell im mediately with my face to the ground and crawled out backwards the best I could. The mare, all my stalls, my barn with eighty or ninety barrels of corn, and peas, fodder and a large number of farming utensils were burned. I have a little grand son five years old. He got hold of a match, went to the stalls next the one the mare oc cupld, raked up some dry fodder and stuck the match to It," Charlotte News: This com pany will begin operations with a capital of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and establish the plant near the Odell Cot ton Factory. A few weeks ago Mrs. James Davis left Charlotte for a visit to relatives in Alabama, taking with her An nie, her thirteen-year-old daughter. - Intelligence has come that she is dead. There is a biz enterprise looming up in .Concord. A seamless bag that may be used for flour, tobacco and other such ar ticles has long been a desideratum in trade circles, and business men will no doubt be glad to hear that the 'long .feltjrant" ia to be supplied. .- Mr. Will OdeuvS??2r3Sied and patented a loom capable of weaving and branding a seamless bag at one opera-" tion. Messrs. CJ L. Hopkins and H. 8. McClesky, two passenger agents whose headquarters are the Central in this city, came into port yesterday. They had been to Goldsboro to look after the emigrants, at the request of the emigrants themselves. One of them left Goldsboro on the first train, and the other got away on the second train. x It was a warm town; so warm, in deed, that they found it unpleasant to re main there. "You never saw such excite ment," said one of the passenger agents to a Neva reporter yesterday. ' - Ashoville Citizen: Mrs. Col. Ray, while passing down North Main street yesterday morning, waJ-ainteketrby a large anaierocious aog, in front of Ewe rur store. The aog tasmued-iiiB r-s. mtoa large boa fastened around Mrs. Ray's neck, and had nearly pulled her to the ground, when Borne gentleman appeared upon the scene and drove the brute away. Murphey, N. C. Februarj10. About mid night last night,nine miles above Murphey, at a place called Marble, there was a double murder committed by a negro named Lee Brown. Brown gave a dance that evening and four orflve white men went there with the intention of breaking it up. The white men were Ranford All man and Oscar Deal, who were killed outright, and several oth ers who were in attendance, whose names we did not learn. An old feud was the cause of the quarrel, but it ia generally un derstood that the men went there to run the negroes off and clean things up generally. AUman was Bhot through the heart and Deal through the lungs. ' Four negroes were shot; one in the head; one in the uuguj uug ui lira uauu uiu uua miuiui ui the breast, by the white crowd. Deal and AUman have been running a blockade still for more than a year, and have given the revenue officials a great deal of trouble. The negro and his family left the same night, and have not been heard from since. Raleigh News Observer: Died at the residence of her husband, on East Hargett street, at 5 o'clock yes terday morning. Mrs. Mary E. Pitt- man, aged so years. we nave seen a letter from Gen. Gaston Lewis in which he says that Gov. Fowle's prompt and wise action in sending Gen. Anthony and CoL Jones to Goldsboro prevented trouble, and that Gen. Anthony's cool conserva tive and determined action settled matters peacably. Mr. JohnT. Cramer, of Thomasrille, is here in terested in the action of the General Assembly on the railroad commission. Mr. Cramer opposes the creation of the commission. He hopes to get a road from Thomasville through Mont gomery to the South" Carolina line, and guarantees a quarter of a million dollars for that purpose, bnt says his co-workers north will not . invest if a nommiBsion is established. Win ston, Feb. 0, 1889. Court is in session here this week, Judge Phillips presid ing. Nearly tbe entire week has been consumed in the trial of a young man for breach of promise. Tne woman in the case is a young school teacher. The case has excited a great- deal of interest. Our thirty-eight fac tories are all doing well, and all of them doing an increasing business.' Such Industries built npon - such a basis will tell in the progress of a country. Winston will sell this year about 14,000,000 pounds of tobacco. Raleigh Recorder'. The series of meetings conducted by Rev. J. L. White and pastor Satterwhite in Edenton, have resulted in a most gracious revival, and there is much rejoicing among the people. . Rev. Dr. Carter baptized five persons for the Fayetteville Street Baptist Church on Sunday night, -sr Kev. Dr. J.W. Carter, of Raleigh, has been eieciea W prettcu tuo seiuiuu uciuio . the graduating class of Wake Forest College next June. There are 219 students at Wake Forest College. Rev. B. Dalton, an old student of Wake Forest College, died died Jan nary 17th, in Neosho, Mo. Thos. Hume, Chapel Hill, February 8th: "I fo to-day to lecture before the High oint Home Club, Rev. C. S. Farriss, President, and to preach there, and lecture at Trinity College Sunday." -Rev. Dr. Robert Ryland, of Lexing ton, Ky, has agreed to write for the Biblical Becorder & Berlea of reminis cences of the distingeished men of his day. His first letter on Rev. Lu ther Rice will appear in our issue of February 20th. "Observer." in the Examiner of February 7th, in his ac count of New Haven (Conn.) matters, has the following " in reference to Rev. E. M. Poteat and his work: "In the Calvary Church, New Haven, pastor Poteat is making an excellent impression. The congregations are the largest In the city. There are frequent cases of Inquiry, and seve ral have been baptized, Dwv
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