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A NKW DBPARTKRR.
In the North Carolina Teacher
new Department has been created
that gives very marked interest and
importance to this useful monthly
publication. It is the Classical and
is under the editorship of Profess
ors Winston and Alexander of the
University. These are the two able
Latin and Greek Professors at oar
most important educational centre.
We might, stop to indite a brief essay
on the advantages of a Classical ed
ucation, but other matters detain as
and such an excursus is not needed.
w e are gratinea to see mis addition
to the Teacher and the able way in
which the first number ia filled gives
earnest of much usefulness and in
terest in the fntnre numbers. ' Will
not the Classical teachers of the
State avail themselves of this impor
tant Department and contribute
some of their best "beaten oil?" There
needs to be an awakening in North
Carolina as to the. necessity of giv
ing the boys liberal, higher educa
tions We say it deliberately, a
man in any intellectual neld is at a
disadvantage who has' not a solid
foundation in Greek and Latin.'. Af
ter leaving the University this writer
neglected both, and the truth is he
did not court them assiduously while
the advantages were before him.
The result is he has "small Latin and
less Greek, as Ben Jonson said of
the greatest of men, and a thousand
times have we regretted past folly
and present ignorance. Study the
classics and then keep up your ac
quaintance with them.
Professor Winston discusses intef
ligently and acutely the benefits of
"written exercises" He says
- "The written examination weeds out su
perficial scholars, the parrot' men, who
learn to recite by daily rote without digest
ing anything. The written translation
makes it impossible for a lad to convert a
Latin sentence, full of strength and beauty,
inta a
words.
meaningless lumble or .English
ir lie have any brains, he will not
write down, day by day. before his own
eyes, a lot of senseless stuff Written cul
tivates the taste and perfects the judgment."
He contributes several papers, one
entitled "The Morality of Classical
literature." rrof. Alexander sup
plies two papers, one being on "Prose
Composition."
EDUCATION AMD CRI3IE.
some two or three years ago we
showed from the statistics of Massa
chusetts and one' or two other States
that crime was 'much greater there
than in the South. We never denied
that crime abounded in the South.
It still flourishes with undiminished
vigor, But bad as it is it is not worse
now than in the most highly civilized
.Northern states where wealth ib
enormous and ednoation is the com
mon boon. .The lesson is that edu
oation does not prevent or enre
crime. The mind may be highly
disciplined and filled with all know
ledge and yet be the hatching nest of
crime and rascality. It is only when
the conscience, the sonl is touched
and trained that 'elevation of char
acter comes and with it parity of
life as its neoessary concomitant.
lias the negro been lifted up on a
higher plane since the war by the
school-teaching he has received?
We would indeed be glad to be
lieve it is so. Bat we are oonstramed
to entertain grave doubts just at this
point. Mr, BoweD, of New York,
son of the famous Abolitionist of
that name in the past, told us that he
had visited every Southern peniten
tiary and that the result of his in-
. quiries was this; that more than
half of the criminals Jiad been born
. in freedom, and a large proportion
could read and write. He .said the
discovery was very, painful.
A. propoa of education and crime
we find a communication in the
Montgomery (Ala.) Dispatch, that
brings oat some facts that will set
refieotin&r men to thinking. The
writer says: .
'We find that in 1860, Massachusetts
with her five sisters has 2.665.V45 native
born white inhabitants, and out of these on
ly 0.543 adults could not read norwrite:
while Virginia, with her Uvea sisters num
bered 8,181.969 native born whites, of
whom 262,802 adults could neither read nor
write. "l - ;
- "Proportion of illiterate native whites In
Massachusetts and her sisters. 1 in 818.
"Proportion of illiterate native-whites in
Virginia and her Bisters, l in 12.
"But mark you, how stands the criminal
list.-'
"Proportion of native born white crimi
nals in Massachusetts and her sisters, 1 In
1.084. :
"Proportion of native born white crimi-
VOL. XX,
sals in Virginia and hm- .loti in a
The "five sisters", are Maryland,
Delaware, Georgia and the two Car
olina. DLONET.
The position we hate jaken as to
money is this. . The interest in Eng
land on consols is 3 per cent. At
this time in New York you can bor
row on six months for 4 per oent.
Farmers in North Carolina have been
paying from 12 to 50 per cent, i A
farmer tells as that; some times they
have paid as much as 80 per cent.
Money is lent at 12 to 14 per oent.
As long as this is done in the very
teeth of the law it is absurd to pass
another law making the legal inter
est 6 per centl Men and women
with small sums to lend $100 to,
say, $2,000" wilJ stand by the law at
8 per cent., while another olass will
ignore the law and lend at 12 to 14
per oent. or more. ;
We believe that ' money ' should
fetoh what it is worth. If it is worth
20 per cent, let it bring it. If but 3
per oent. let it bring it. If you oould
compel all men to lend money at 6 or
8 per cent, there might be Dome jus
tification, perhaps, in view of the
greed of extortioners to frame a law
limiting money to a oertain per cent.
But while conscientious men .will
lend at the law's limit, there are oth
ers who will take all they can get,
law or no law. So it is best, proba
bly, to have no interest in law at all.
We have reason for saying that if
the State laws were such as to enable
Northern capitalists to lend money
safely and without a probability of
litigation, that it could be secured
freely at not more than 6 per oent.
Agriculture is the basis of all
prosperity. If the farmers : are op
pressed by extortioners they are
then driven into the slavery of
mortgaging. We think money is
far too high -in North Carolina.
We do not mean to'say that 6 or 8
per cent, is too high. By no means.
We mean to say that it is hard for
farmers to pay 20 to 50 or 80 per
oent. for supplies above cash valua
tion, when money in England is not
more than 3 or 4 per cent., and ' in
the North not more than 4 or 5 per
cent. Something ought to be done
to cheapen money to enable farmers
to borrow at not more than 6, 8 or 10
percent. They cannot stand more
than 8 per cent, probably. With
cash obtained at '8 per oent. they
oould . buy supplies at that' interest
whereas now they pay 20 to 50 per
cent, upon an average. We do not
favor the enacting of a law fixing the
interest at 6 per cent.
Money is far too high at present
for the safety of farmers. Under
stand ns; we do not mean the legal
interest. We mean as money is lent
and as farmers pay interest on sup
plies. The people, therefore, need
cheaper money. But the law before
the Legislature will not accomplish
it. The thing to be done is to over
haul the laws so as to facilitate lend
ing money on real' estate without
danger of law suits and with a cer
tainty of protection to the lender.
Then let the Farmers' Alliance make
arrangements with Northern capital
ists so as to get money at 6 per cent.
or 8 if necessary. ;
NORTH OIBOLINA ROTES.
The movement to sell the Gover-
nors
manBion seeme to be genuine.
A bill to that effect has passed the
Senate. To finish it is an absurdity
unless the salary of the Governor is
to be increased from $3,000 to at
least $6,000 a year. With the pre
sent salary only rich men could afford
to be Governors of North Carolina if
the Palace was to be occupied.
We have no doubt that the poll-
tax qualification for voters is increas
ing in popularity. It may not be
adopted, but it will come. ' The un
derlying principle must finally assert
itself. -The Raleigh Chronicle says:
"The proposition embodied in a bill in
troduced by Mr. .Nathan liass, memoer or
the House from Wilson, and bills introduc
ed bv Mai. Yancev. of Person, and possibly
other members to compel payment oi doii
tax before 'allowing a man to vote is gam
ine favor. Several of the newspapers have
declared for it. The Nashville Argonaut
does not believe that there is a man in the
State outside of a poor-house who cannot
pay his poll tax if he desires to do so."
Roll on the ball.
The time for the adjournment of
the Legislature will soon be here. It
is to be hoped" it will not adjourn
before doing something practical
and judicious to give the State better
common roads, and to provide for
the disabled and maimed Confeder
ate soldiers. ' Th6 one is a matter of
common-sense, the other is a matter
of common gratitude. I;
It is reported that the grave of
Mary, the mother of Washington, is
permitted to be neglected, and is to
be sold at auction It will be a dis
graoe to the State of Virginia if this
is permitted. The two greatest men
of America were born within her bo
som and lie buried . in her soil. ' It
should be her special pride and plea
sure to guard the tombs of Washing'
ton and Lee. Shall the graves of
their mothers be neglected? Shame,
f true.. '--
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SHOUT STOPS. .
The forger Pigott has probably'
sent himself on a quick trip into ther i
other world. It is a wonder that the
men connected "with the Times do:
not follow bia example. As that
paper lias knocked - a big hole in its
bottom its owners may conolude that
it has already heen punished enough
and suioide is not neoessary to atone .
for guilt.
Max O'Rell went: as far as Jack
son ville, Florida, when 'visiting the
United States.' Most foreign travel-'
lers see Boston, ; New York, Phila
delphia, Baltimore and Washington
and " then ""go . West," giving
the South the fgo-by. But .the
Frenchman with - the Irish 'nom
de . plume dashed through : ttie
South, and saw Richmond and two or
three trther cities perhaps.--' Be gives
a rather pleasant account of an ex
perience at J ackBonviue. A negro
was attending him at. the table.' Here
is the story as given in his " bdok,
"Brother Jonathan:" ' " ; '
"One day he bronght me some Water
put ice in it, and discreetly withdrew be
hind my chair. I took up. the glass and,
minutely Inspected the contents. Epam
inondasf I cried. 'Dat's not my name, sah;
1 m called CJh&rles.' 'Charles Iook at this
water; there is a snake in it.' Charles look
the glass, looked in it, and then, with a; re
assuring grin announced : it's . dead, sah
mat u comiorunjr.' said l. 'but lit may
have left eggs which will coma to life by
thousands Inside me.' Charles . was face
tious, and was not - to be put out of coun
tenance bv such a tnflo. He tooz up the
glass again, re-examined it, and replaced it
on the table. 'Dere's no danger sah; it's a
male I he sail. ;
So Radical Senators Piatt and
-..,
Cullom - will represent the other
Radicals and report a resolution con
demning Blackburn for violently
pulling Bill Chandler's ear. "What
fools these mortals be."
- - -
Southern Democrats in the House
constitute about two-third"' of the
party. Why Bhould they not have
their share of the Committees? ' The
a. x. Herald, that was never sus-
peoted of having any fixed principles
has been xomplaining of the South'
share in the Committees. There may
be Southern Democrats who are anx
ious that the South should always be
the tail to the Northern Democratic
kite to make it fly. Such are not the
views of the Stab. The Philadelphia
Record, which has principles, and is
Democratic says pointedly and per
tmently: " .
"A still more important consideration lies
la the truth, and southern Democratic con
stituencies make it a rule to reiurn deserv
ing Representatives la Congress term after
term, while Northern constituencies pay
little regard to this sound policy. Hence
Southern Representatives of ability and
long experience obtain a position and in
fluence in the committees to which they are
justly entitled. -
The Philadelphia Record thus re
fers to one of the great men of the
South and the simple times when
great abilities were deemed essential
in the President of a Renublio with
not more than from - four to eight
million people. Now, with 60,060,-
000, a third-rate politician is put in
as the result of purchase. But hear
the Record:
"But there was no particular style about
Mr. Jefferson. When he was inaugaratea
President there was no particular fuss. He
walked from his lodelnes to the Senate
chamber,accompanied by five or six gentle
men, who were his leiiow loagers, iook
the oath of office, read his inaugural ad
dress, and then walked back again."
Spirit on iBoom,
Spirits of turpentine Is on some
thing of a boom, and sales were made
yesterday at 47 cents per gallon, the
highest point reached in years. In
point of fact the statistical position
of the article is quite strong, and the
stock on band at this and other mar
kets is very small. The stock here
Friday was 1125 casks, and at Savan
nah, Qn about 1,500 casks, and it is
said that a very small proportion is
in first hands. The receipts Friday
at Savannah were .only 6 casks, and
the News of that place says it looks as
if the stocK tnere would become ex
hausted before the new crop begins
to come in. Should this prove to be
the case there is no telling where val
neswill go to, and the outlook for the
manufacturer is quite encouraging,
providing he does not rush, nis pro
duction to market all at onoe. vCer
tainly the position from the present
indications has not been so strong in
many years, especially on the verge
of the new crop.
Bar Soundings. ,
The pilots report, from soundings
made by them : during the month of
February, thirteen feet and six inches
on Bald Head Bar and eleven feet on
Western Bar the latter but little
used. The soundings were taken at
mean low tide and the rise of tide at
the mouth, of the river is four and a
half feet, which gives eighteen feet to
sea on high water.
ROCKY MOUNT.
BM49t to Hod, b.'H. Bann.
Rocky Motjitt. March 2. The citi
zens of Rocky Mount gave a banquet
at tne uammona noceL Jb'rldaynlght,
to the Hon.. B. H. Bunn, Congress
man-elect from tne 4th District; It
was a grand affair, and largely at
tended by the citizens and ladies of
the town and country. It was a very
enjoyable occasion, and all felt proud
in shaking the .hand of Old hash's
distinguished son. - Several short
stteeches were made around the
'festive board complimentary to the
occasion by ; Henry Blount of ; the
Wilson Mirror and Jacob Battle of
this place, in their eloquent style, n ?i
Mr. Bonn, in his eloquent off-hand
style, made a lew beautiful remarss
appropos to the occasion, thanking
them lor tne nonor : conferred upon
him. At a late hour the crowd began
to disperse, with many good wishes to
tne Honored son oi .nasa county.
Wilmington; N. 'c Friday, mabch 8, i889.
GELUfJEJSAIi JLBSEMB&Y. :.
! . Railroa Ooaamlaiom BtU-
RAiffien; J? eb. t8.The Baflroad Con-
taJseioa bill was defeated in the Senate to
day -83 to 23; Mr. t Kerr f spoke ; an hour
and a half in opposition, and Mr, LsOrand
two hours in support ef theljlll. - f4
In the House.a ull twas isiroduced to
prevent other railways from discriminating
against the Atlantic Sf North Carolina RaU-
Raxkiqh, March 1. The Senate to-day
took up as the special order the bill provi-
dlsfor tie t completion of the Governor's
mansion. The bill was offered as a substi
tute. f It provides that thabcildlng shall be
Sold for not less than $35,000, of Which
118,000 Shall be used for- building another
mansion and the other f 2a, 000 to ba placed
in toe Treasury. - iTbe bill as ,-amended
passed second Mnd trriid readings. 4:. ;
A Colored Wwaaw tis.--W-i:
A shooting affray oecurred. yester
day at the camp of a-gang of laborers
employed on the. Cape Fear & Tad
kin Valley Railroad, . -about , three
miles from the elty on the west side
of Northeast river, in, which a color
ed woman, named Millie Collins, was
shot twice by an. overseer, of one of
the gangs, a white man named Flagg.
Partioulars as to the affair are mea
gre. Millie was ' employed to cook
for .the gang &t . laborers, and it is
said was quarrelling with some other
women yesterday about noon-, when
Flagg Interfered, and she' became involved-
in an ' altercation - with him
and finally attacked Flacrsr with a
piece of wood, when he - shot her as
stated. '?
The woman started to walk to the
city, but fell from -weakness ' caused
by loss of blood, when shq was found
by a colored man named Tate, Who
brought her to town. ''She was taken
td the- City Hospital, where her
wounds 'were attended to by Dr.
Lane. -- One of the balls was found
and the other probed for unsuccess
fully. Her injuries are not consider
ed dangerous.
Daring the afternoon a warrant was
issued for the arrest of Flagg by Jus
tice Henry Hall, and given to Con
stable Holmes and Deputy Sheriff
John Stateher, to execute. The two
officers rode out to the camp in a
buggy, and found Flagg and served
the paper. Flagg willingly consented
to accompany the officers, and Capt.
W. P. Fortune, the contractor on the
work, volunteered to come with him
and stand his bond.
Capts. Fortune and Flagg mounted
their horses and rode ahead of the of
ficers on the way to the city. They
had ridden about a mile with the of
ficers two or three hundred yards be
hind them, when Capt. Fortune stop
ped to speak to a colored man named
Dick Fleming, whom they met on the
road. Flagg kept on and after going a
few rods put spurs to .his horse, pulled
off his cap and . waved it, and disap
peared around a bend in the road.
The officers whipped up their horse
and pursued, but after going a short
distance met the horse ridden by
Flagg coming back without its rider.
He had jumped off- and taken to the
woods, and when last seen was going
in : the direction of the bridge at
Meares1 Bluff, and no doubt succeeded
in making his escape.
Millie Collins, the wounded woman,
is about 25 years of age, large and
muscular. Her husband is employed
as a laborer on the road, but works
with another gang. She says her
home is in Charlotte, N. C Last
night she told a visitor at the hospi
tal that she had her hand in Capt
Flagg's collar when he shot her, and
that the powder burnt her left hand;
that he fired two shots at her; one
ball striking her in the lower portion
of her body and one in the hip
Flagg is from Virginia, and is not
known here.
A HomleUe.
The stranger whose dead body was
found alongside the railroad track
near uastie nayne, in xnis county,
last Thursday, was killed by a com
panion named Trogden. A gentleman
who came to the city yesterday from
Rocky Point says that Trogden is at
that place under arrest. He acknow
ledges killing the man (George F.
liockland or Laughlin), but claims
that he killed him in self 'defence.
They quarrelled about riding on the
train, and in the fight that followed
Lockland was cut on the head with
a knife and his skull fractured with a
stone. Both men were from Randle-
man Factory,
Naval -stores.
Receipts of naval stores at this port
to the first of March, as compared
with receipts to the same date last
rear, are as follaws: Spirits turpen
tine, 61,823 casks; last year, 68,237.
Ko8ln.240.721 barrels: last year.SZl,oi
Tar. 54858 barrels: last year. 50.618.
Crude turpentine, 20,841 barrels; last
year,22,U47.
The stock here is spirits , turpen
tine 1,125 casks;.rosin 9,050 barrels;
tar 6,888 barrels; crude turpentine 436
barrels
Cotton.
Receipts of - cotton at this port for
the month past aggregate 5,648 bales,
against receipts of 6,306 'bales the
same month ' last year. Receipts for
the crop year to March 1st are
145,491, against 164,693 bales the cor
responding time last year a decrease
of 19.202 bales.
Trie stocs at this port is 5.233 bales:
at same date last year, -7,180
"Private JD. B. Waat. ;
Editor Stab: I have diligently in-
auired into the history of D. H. West,
of Cumberland county, late a private
in Co. C, Third W.-C. Infantry, C. S.
A., and as to his ' mesent condition
and needs,: and am satisfied that he is
deserving of assistance from the char-
uviu atu wuv vuoxuu uuy
collection of the gallantry and seir-
Baerinee 01 our eoiaiera. or wno re--
Aognlze the claims of. one wno laitn-
fully served His state and is now des
titute aridhelnless. ': " '
Any funds placed in my hands will
be remitted to a friend in Fayette-
viue, wno will turn tnem over to ur.
West as his necessities may require,
Wm. L. DkRossst.
WABBlNGIOy.
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Deatb TBa Cowries . BUI A . Coantar
Pctitioa-Tbo PufelleDekt-Harrtooa
''':- t- By Telegraph to the Hornlnc Star.
V- WASHuieTOH, February 28.--The ten
minute executive session of the Senate to
day was devoted to the reception of mes
ages from the President and their refer
ence to appropriate committees. r " '
CoLS.,C.McClure, of South Carolina,
appointment clerk of the Post Office- De
partment, died suddenly this morning of
peart disease, at his residence in this city,
r Wasbtsgtox,-February 28 As an off
set to the paper which has been ' circulated
for signatures by friends of the Cowles bill,
asking the Speaker to recognize Mr. Ran
dall to move the passage of that measure
under suspension of the rules, Mr, Mac-.
Donald, of Minnesota, has been circulating
a counter paper, asking the Speaker, in the
event of bis making, tins recognition, also
to recognize a member to move the passage
of a hill making a horizontal reduction of
50 pet cent, in the tariff on sugar and rice.
A number of signatures has been secured
to this second paper. The chief consider
ation which baa led to its circulation is
that it may . deter some of tne Southern
men who . are in favor of the Cowles bill
from sieuins the - Daner askins for 4Ir.
Randall's recognition. v'-Vv ?
Aocordiag to nresent arrangements, at
11 o'clock to-morrow Mr. Randall will
move that the House go into Committee of
the Whole to consider the Cowles Internal
Revenue bill. . -. ,. ; - ;
Washthston, Feb. 28. It is estimated
at the Treasury Department that the public
debt, less cath in the Treasury, has increas
ed $7,000,000 since February let, or In
other words, that the cash now on hand
available for the payment of debts, is less
by the amount stated than it was on the
1st Inst. This is due to unusually heavy
ciibursements duriog the month, aggrega
ting over $32,000,000, of which amount
Siii.ouu.ooo was on account of . oeneioas.
Interest payments are not included in the
above amount. The total receipts for the
month were $30,400,000.
WASHTHeroH. Feb- 28 An impression
prevails in some circles to-night that the
incoming administration is completed with
the exception to be named, and that no
further change will be made in the slate, as
at present arranged. This is the make up
that receives most credence : Secretary of
State James Q. Blaine; Secretary of Trea
suryWilliam Windom; Secretary of War
Jx-(ov. Kedneld Proctor, of Vermont;
Secretary of the Navy to be filled; Secre
tary of Interior John F. Swift, of Cali
fornia; Attorney General John W. Noble,
of 'Missouri; Postmaster General John
Wanamaker; Secretary of Agriculture
Rusk, of Wisconsin. It is -said to-night
that Messrs. Piatt and Miller are distinctly
out of the race, and the Piatt men are much
amazed. New York may get a Cabinet
place, but it depends entirely upon the
temper of her politicians. -
The Senate was in executive session more
than three and a half hours this afternoon,
during which time a large amount of busi
ness was transacted. Early in the session,
documents referred in the first executive
session of the day, mostly postal treaties
and international copyright arrangements
with South American countries, were under
discussion. There was also a treaty of ex
tradition with Russia, referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, but this was
not acted upon. The others were ratified.
A discussion of some length was had upon
the question, "Shall Senators be authorized
to publish their speeches on the British ex
tradition treaty 1 but no decision
reached.
The nomination of Commissioner Webb.
of the District of Columbia, to succeed
himself, was the subject of an animated de
bate, Mr. Riddleberger having moved to
discbarge the District Committee from fur
ther consideration of the case, and this was
ote&down, and the nomination is still in
abeyance. .
The nominations of Assistant Secretary
Thompson.to be Civil Service Commission
or, and of Assistant Postmaster General
Stevenson, to be Judge of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, were not
considered.
The most exciting episode was over the
nomination of John B Hartndge, of Jack
sonville, Fla., to be United -States District
Judge for the Northern District of Florida,
vice Thomas Settle, deceased. This nomi
nation has been pending before the Judici
ary Committee -since December 17th last,
and to-day the committee was discharged
from further consideration of the case and
an effort made to confirm thenomination;
but an objection intervened and action was
postponed until the next executive session.
The rouowing among otner nominations
were confirmed: Leroy L. Brlnkley, post
master at Edenton, N. C; Wm. S. Rose-
crans, to be brigadier generalto be retired;
W. F. Smith, to be malor of the engineer
corps, to be retired, and a long list of pro
motions in the army ana navy.
General Harrison, after hearing a great
deal about the situation ; in the Umpire
State, told Mr. Morton that if . the Repub
licans there, without regard to factions or
personal difficulties, would unite In recom
mending one man for a Cabinet place, be
would have . generous consideration, it
such harmony can be brought about the
man named will be given the Navy port
folio. - '
Senator Palmer Is not believed to be a
possibility any longer. In the first place
there was no request for his appointment
bv the Republicans of Michigan, and with
out such request it is hardly probable that,
with the great pressure lor place, a man
without his State backing, would be chosen
except on personal grounds. In the next
place, as air. uarnson is reported
to have said to the Nebraska men
that when a State bad presented
a candidate for cabinet honors . and
it had -been found inexpedient to put
his name on the list, it was hardly to be
expected that a man not so presented and
supported Bhouid oe cnosen.- mis was
taken to dispose of the chances of- Robert
W. Furnas, of Nebrassa, lor Secretary oi
Agriculture, who had been suggested when
John M. Thurston's name was rubbed off,
and would equally well apply to Gen. Al
gert and Senator Palmer. The Wisconsin
delegation are bu connaeni tnat wov.
Rusk will have a place. But it Is not to be
Secretary of War; that appears to be con
ceded to ex-Gov. Proctor, and the only
other place open to him is that of Secretary
of Agriculture.
At the evening session of the House Mr.
Ermeatrout, of Pennsylvania, offered a re
solution, which was adopted without any
addresses being delivered, accepting, in the
name of the nation, the statues of Muhlen
berg asd Robert Fulton, presented by the
State of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Chipman, of Michigan, presented a
similar resolution accepting a statue of
Lewis Cass, the gift of the State of Michi
gan. ;.
WASHOteTOiT, March 1. Accounts of
yesterday's executive session of the Senate
agree that there was a most exciting time
over the Florida Judgeship. It is said that
it was called up out of its turn by the
clerk, and a discussion was precipitated
that shut out Assistant Secretary Thomp
son and ' Assistant Postmaster General
Stevenson. It their names 'had been
reached it r is believed they would have
been confirmed. On the Florida matter
Senators Quay and CamerOh are reported
to have voted ' With - the .Democrats to
discharge the Judiciary Committee from
further consideration of the case, and when
the doors were opened Senators Edmunds
and Qaay were seen to be in earnest con
versation. This morning they had a long
conference. - - '
: Senator Riddleberger has announced his
Intention of asking another session to-day
to act on the nomination of Commissioner
Webb, .of the District of Columbia, and has
been in his seat since noon waiting a suit
able opportunity. : -"'The
New York situation this morning is
reported to have narrowed down to the
consideration ef Clarence N.' Seward, son
of Lincoln's Secretary of State. The names
of Ejihs Root; Jadge, Daniels and Seward
were submitted to GenrSavtlsoa last sight,
as the result of his suggesttoV to-Mr. Mor
ton, and the first two are to hTe bee n
unsatisfactory for some- reasonr!
TAR
Seward is elected i he will , be given
the , Law- portfolio. Gen. Noble will - be
Secretary of the Interior.' and Jao. F.
Swift, of California, Secretary of the Navy,
in ue minas or proiesionai cabinet con
structom Telegrams went -out to Michi
gan last night that if it wm desired to have
Senator Palmer in the Cabinet, he must be
supported by the people ef his State. Sen
ator Stockbridge is reported to have Joined
hands with the friends of Gov. Rusk to se
cure the letter's appointment. - .; . .:'
: The action of the Pennsylvania Senators
is reported to have aroused the wrath of a
majority of the Republicans, and they were
induced to sustain the caucus programme,
it is said, by the suggestion that if the Flo
rida Judge was confirmed by their votes
cenain nominations in their State in the
customs service might be treated the same'
way. . ' v
At the meeting of the Senate Committee
on District of Columbia Affairs to-day the
.Democratic members and Messrs. Riddle
berger and Farweil are said to have voted
to report the nomination of Commissioner
Webb favorably. Messrs. Ingalls and
opooner voieu against it. 1 oe unuersianu
ing is that the nomination Bhall be acted on
at the next executive session. That it will
be confirmed ia by no means certain, how
ever, as it is stated that at least Che Demo
cratic Senator will -aid the Republicans lri
aiKing 11 to oeatn it necessary. " ...
: WABHTHeroH; March 1. Orders ' have
been issued for the Swatars, of the South
Atlantic and the Enterprise, of the Euro
pean station, to proceed to Madagascar for
the protection or American industries.
This action is in accordance with the sug
gestion of the Secretary of State, contained
in a recent report to the President in re
gard to the condition of affairs Ain that
country. ' - - ;.
Washington, March 2. The Secretary
of War to-day ordered a court martial for
the trial of Maj. Garret J. Ly decker, of the
corps or engineers, on the charges of neg
lect of duty in connection with the work
of constructing the acqueduct tunnel.: The
tOourt will meet at the War Department
Tuesday, tne 12th inst.
Washington. Februrv 2. Gen. Clark.
clerk of the House of : Representatives, to
day received from the Governor of ; West
Virginia,; certificates of election of Con
gressmen for the 3rd and 4th districts of
that State. They are issued in the names
of the Democratic candidates. This makes
a Republican majority of , three in - the
next House of Representatives.
The President to-day vetoed the direct
tax bilL In his message to the Senate re
turning the bill without his approval, the
rresiuent says: "The ODlect 01 this bill is
quite clearly indicated in its title. Its
provisions have been much discussed in
both branches of Congress, and have re
ceived emphatic legislative sanction. " I
fully appreciate the interest which it has
excited, and have by no means failed to
recognize the persuasive presentation made
in its ravor. 1 know, too, that Interposi
tion of Executive disapproval in this
case is likely to arouse irritation and cause
complaint . and earnest criticism. Since.
however, my judgment will not permit me
to assent to the legislation proposed, i can
-find no way of turning aside from what
appears to be the plain course of official
duty.
8ecretsry Whitney said this afternoon
that he had not yet accepted the gunboat
Yorktown. There are, he said, certain pre
liminaries that will have to be arranged be
fore the vessel can be accepted- by the gov
ernment He intimated, however that be
would make a statement in regard to the
matter in a lew oats. . .
At midnight the differences existine be
tween the Senate and House on the appro
priation bills had been all accommodated in
the conference committees, except those
arising out of conflicting opinions on the
Indian, Sundry Civil, and Deficiency Ap
propriation DU18.
FOREIGN. '
Tba Brltlah Walataf; Caltoa
States Sapareaaloa of toe Patriotic
' Iacae la Parte Arrcata in Ireland
Pabis, February 28. The suppression of
the Patriotic League was decided upon at a
council held at the Elysee Palace. After
ward Premier Tirard Constans. Minister of
the Interior, and Theven, Minister of Jus
tice, had a conference with the Procurer
General and Prefect of Police, with a view
of taking concerted action. Derouldeand
Deputies Laguereand Richard, members
of the organization, are charged with hav
ing by hostile acts, such as the signing of
an alarmist manifesto, exposed the State
to danger of a renewal of war. The police
to-day took possession of the offices of the
League. Deroulde declines to answer the
charges against him at present. De
Laroulue, member of the Right, will raise
a question in the Chamber regarding the
arrest of the accused Deputies.
Dublin, February 28. Father Clarke
has been arrested at Avoca. County Wick
low, for making speeches tending to excite
the people to . commit unlawful sots.
Father Kennedy, who was imprisoned for
attending meetings of suppressed branches
of the National League, has been released.
On being liberated he addressed a crowd
which had gathered to greet him. In the
course of his speech he said that when
laws enslaved the people they were not
obliged to submit to them.
Two prisoners, named HanlonandMc
Affery, who are undergoing life sentences
in DonpalricK prison lor- connection with
the Phoenix Park murders, ; have started
for London under police escort to testify
before the Parnell Commission.
London. February 28 The Standard.
referring to the collapse of the Times case
in regard to the forged Parnellite letters,
asks why Parnell did not take means him
self to prove that the letters alleged to have
been written by him were forgeries. He
would thus, says that paper, have saved
himself, the public and Parliament from
all trouble.
London, Feb. 28. The report of Sir
John Pounceforte 8 appointment as British
Minister to the United States is semi-om
cially confirmed. TSe Press Association
says it has authority to announce the fact,
and gives a sketch of the new Minister's
career. -
London, March 1. The statement that
Sir Julian rouncerote has been appointed
British Minister to the United States, is
officially confirmed.
London. March 1. The Star, (O'Con
dot's paper), in a rampant attack on the
government, to day, accuses the Right
Hon. W. H. Smith, government leader in
the House of Commons, with sharing
Pigott's guilt, and demands his impeach
ment. The paper brands Attorney General
Webster as an impudent and ' shameless
liar, and advocates criminal prosecution of
Houston. j . , . , :
London. March 1. The Parnell Com
mission reassembled this morning. The
excitement manifested for several days past
consequent upon the collapse of I igott on
cross-examination and his flight, had sub
sided, and the nroceedins were conducted
quietly The court refused to allow Hous
ton, Secretary of the Irish Loyal and Patri
otic League, to make ajpersonal statement
or to hand to the court a written Document.
on the ground that the time was inconven
ient. O Kelly, mvitt and uampoeu, rar-
sell's secretary, swore that they did not
write the letters as described to them by
PiffOtC ' --
Justin McCarthy also testified. He de
nied that he had had an interview with
Pigott. Lewis, solicitor for Parnell, testi
fied that he told Pigott that the letters not
being negotiable he could not be prosecuted
for forgery, but was liable to prosecution
for obtaining moneV under raise pretences.'
Witness declared that he had not promised
Pio-ntt a farthin?. Labouchere testified
that he had never offered Pigott 1,000 if
he would swear that the letters were rorged
as - sworn to bv Pigott;-, he J said
that before" the. Commission opened
Bomebodv named O'Brien had i offered
him a packet of letters which wefb said to
.... . a T i
nave been written oy j&gan anu jrarneu.
Ha did not know O'Brien.
- Mr. Soames," solicitor for the 2fm, pro
duced documents on wnicn rigon s evi
dence was based. - He said that every state
ment Pbrott mad had been submitted to
the court. !. Lewis was recauetu -A an leau-
NO. 18
fled that he was convinced that Pigott was
a forger before ever he bsw him: Houston
announced his readiness to submit to cross
examination, and to give security for his
continued attendance before the Commis
sion. - ;'.-,.-- .-.',:.. . .
Attorney General Webster Meed that
Houston be immediately cross -examined so
as to enable the court to have all the facts
before them. ' --: - " -
Pabis. March L The Betmblious Pmn-
eais, commenting on the suppression of the
Patriotic League by the government, says:
"The League existed, by license of the
Prefecture of Police, on condition that its
status should be observed. The Prefecture
withdrew its : license, owinc to a violation
of its status. ; --
A meeting of the committee of th
Lainie. ana presiaents 01 lis seciiocB. wu
held last night, at which a protest against
the government s action was stoned anil tha
league s right 01 existence asserted. - v
r ... D
Kepubucan and Conservative ionrnala
approve tne acuon 01 tne government. -
Madrid, March, 1. An Eueliihman.
supposed to be Richard Pigott. was arrest-
eu at tne Hotel lies Ambassadeura to-day.
under the name of Ronald Ponsonby. He
aiter warns committed suicide with a re
volver. ' - - ;..-..,
London. March 2 A dispatch received
early this morning from Madrid, said that
tne Douy or tne man who shot himself at
the llotel jjes Ambassadeurs yesterday.
when taken into custody by the officer, had
not been identified as that of Pigott's, and
that the authorities were a waiting a nor-
tfait of the latter before determine whether
he was the man who killed himself. A dis
patch received this afternoon, however, re
moves an uoubt that the suicide was Pigott.
His identity has been fully established by
tne omciais 01 tne xsniisn ximoassy .
un lnureaay an interpreter showed
Pigott the sights of Madrid. On that day
Pigott sent a telegram, addressed "Ponson
by. n to the office in London of Mr. Soames.
the Times' solicitor. This telegram Stated
nis saie arrival in jnaorid, and gave his ad
dress. " It is inferred that the English gov
ernment learned from this telceraoh that
Pigott was in Madrid. . It is reported that
a note dook, containing the addresses of a
number of persons in Ireland, was found on
tne oody 01 ngott.
The suicide has caused a profound sen
sation throughout England. Witnesses have
started from Paris for Madrid for the pur
pose of formally identifying the body.
The Madrid police authorities intend to
hold the effects of the suicide pending an
order from the Court relative to their dis
posal.
Pabtb. March 2. The government has
instructed the Prefects of various depart
ments to prevent forcibly, if necessary.
meetings of committees of the Patriotic
League. The government has decided to
create a special ministry for colonial
affairs.
In the Chamber of Deputies to-day
Laguerre asked the government to explain
its prosecution or the r atnotic League.
and why he had not been included with
those who were prosecuted.
Tirard offered a measure.- The govern
ment, he said, would not falter before the
intrigues and threaes of enemies of the
Kepublic. Tirard a remarks were greeted
with applause.
Thievenet, Minister or Justice, con
tended the arrests of leaders of the League
were legal. He stigmatized the League as
a hypocritical association whose real
object was to raise one man to power,
When luslice required the prosecution of
the ijeague, he would be prosecuted.
Loqusre, amid an uproar, moved an
order of the day condemning the prosecu'
tion of the League,The motion was rejected,
and the Chamber, by a vote of 848 to 220.
approved an order expressing confidence
in the energy or the government.
Copyright 1889 bv the H. Y. Associated Tress,
Beams, March 2. The recall from Sa
moa, of Enapp, German consul, has been
promptly followed by the dispatch of Herr
Stuebelz. formerly Consul General at Co
penhagen, toreplaoe him. Stuebela. after
an 1 interview wiin Bismarcx, leu ror
Hamburg, under instructions to reach Sa
moa by the quickest route. 8tuebelz's
mission is a special one. His position in
the consul service entitle him to a bet
ter post than Samoa, but if his
presence there is followed by harmonized
relations with the Americans, he will
obtain a higher rank. It is expected in
official circles that concord will be estab
lished as soon as Gen. Harrison's Cabinet
gets thorough touch with the incidents
causing the dispute. The Boersen Courier.
adversely criticising the increase in the
German squadron in Samoan waters, as
sens that the order lor the dispatch of war
ships was not given through Bismarck, but
to the admiralty Dy superior authority.
The uoiogne vaeette lays blame for
the misunderstanding on Secretary tfavard.
It says it is hopeful that his successor will
accept the friendly approaches of Germany
in tne coruiat spirit in which they are ten
dered.
The whole tone of the semi-official press.
when any reference is made to the affair.
is marked by an enhanced regard for
American feeling. -
Rom. March 2 To-day was the 79th
anniversary of the birth of the Pope. He
received a number of cardinals, who ten
dered their congratulations. The Pope,
replying to the cardinals, said it was im
possible for him in the present position of
affairs to perform his duties as bead
of the Church in 'an independent
manner. He complained of delay in
the granting of royal' exequature to Italian
.Bishops, and said his appointments were
subjected to scrutiny. He- referred to the
oppressions of the new penal code and the
suppression or funds or rratermties. ilia
Holiness was In splendid health, and spoke '
vigorously.
FLORIDA..
ACraaf Seminole on tne War Patb,
By Telegraph to the Horning- star.
Jacksonviiab, Fla., March 2. News
has lust reached here from Okeechobee, of
a bloody affray among theSemlnoIe Indians
in t be isverglades. Jim xoung, a:bucK,
went crazy, and with a Winchester rifle
started cut on the war path through camp
and settlement, lie first sent a bullet
through the brain of "Wankee Micco,
chief of the Mlamis. killing him in
stantly. He next killed -'Old Tiger.
"Young Tiger," son or "Old Tiger,"
and probably the finest seminoie living.
physically, stepped out of his wigwam just
in time to see bis father drop to the ground
a corpse, sod with a blood curdling war-
.wboophe sprang on the maniac and a hand
to" band fight tor possession 01 the rine 101-
lowed. T iger was the superior in strength,
but was at the wrong . end of the
sun. and before he could wrest . it
from his ' ' antagonist he was shot
dead; Then maniac then killed two pa
pooses of his sister, and attacked bucks.
eauaws and children indiscriminately. He
was finally cornered and shot dead by
"Billy," another Seminoie brave, la less
than -half an hour eight Indians were
killed. -
corrojf.
Tne
New fork Saa'a Report
of (be
ISarket V eater aay.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Nbw Yobk, March 2. The Hun's re
view of to-day's cotton market says:
Futures unchanged every little, in fact
there was hardly a market worth reporting.
Liverpool came easier, but considerable
reduction of crop movement is ex
pected, and the visible supply continues
smaller than one year ago, ana is now
the smallest at this date in many years.
The planting season South opens auspi
ciously, but it is impossible to foresee how
much political trouoies win uisorganue
labor. ; ,- -
v.Y... OHIO. .
Bin- Rio as tne stone Quarrlea Near
oanaeto-vn.
' PtttsBubg. March 2. It is reported that
a big riot is in progress at the carbon stone
quarries, near Youngstown, Ohio. The
Italians cut four cables. Three sheriffs
and other officers have gone to the scene.
Several are reported wounded.
Spirits Turpentine;
-Durham Plant: The remains of
Mr. Morehead. will be brought to Durham'
for interment, and the funeral will probe- '
bly take place to-morrow afternoon. -
sanford : Jacpress: ; There are
seventeen prisoners in the Carthage jail.
Two are in for murder. Three cold blooded -murders
have been committed within the
last four months. Moore in getting blood
thirsty. Liquor bad liquor.. At the
residence of the bride's mother, in Ashe
ooro on mursuay. tne Key. A. K. Shaw,
pastor of Carthage Presbyterian Church
and Miss Lillie Porter were united in mar- -riage.
Miss Porter is a grand daughter of
the late Gov. Worth and is an accomplished '
woman. Charles Harrington, (col.)
boarded the Charlotte bound mail here on ,
Thursday evening to beat his way to South
ern Pines.. Capt. Ward demanded his fare
whereupon the negro replied that he tad
Siven it. The negro feeling confident that ,
e would be ditched, hastened to the plat
iorm anu leaped irom tne train, while it
was running at a rate of forty miles an
hour. In the leap his head came in contact
with a partially decayed pine stump, which
was driven into his forehead and drew out
his brains. , -....
B.tAeigh Visitor : I The annual
meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
University was held in the executive office
yesterday, with Gov. Fowle, chairman,
ex-offlcio presiding. There was a full at
tendance of the members. Themain ques
tion discussed, was the consideration of the
question of abolishing the rule of Saturday
recitations now in force at the University.
The two societies are divided on the ones
tion. The Philanthropic society are in
favor of the Saturday recitations, while the
members of the Dialectic are opposed.
Representatives from both of those societies
appeared before the trustees and presented
their respective sides in forceful language.
After a patient hearing, the board by gen
eral consent, decided to postpone action
until commencement, when it will be again
considered and probably decided upon.
Invitations were extended to Gov. Lee of
Virginia, and Gov. Green of New Jersey,
to attend the next commencement, which
marks the centennial- anniversary of the
University. The three Governors were
class mates.
Raleigh News-Observer: The
joint committee on the election of trustees
of the University have recommended the
re-election of the following, whose terms
expire November 80th, 1889, by limitation :
Hon ili a very, iaon u ai uooite, Hon
H O Jones, Hon J J Davis, Dr P L Murphy,
Dr Eugene Grissom.MaJ Geo N Thompson,
Rev Neill McKay, Hon W h Steele, Rev J
L Stuart, Colonel 8 McD Tate, Hon OR
Thomas, Rev W 8 Black, Dr H D William- -son.
The following were elected as addi
tional trustees to be chosen from points
convenient to the seat of government and
to the University: R W Scott, Esq, Hon T .
J Jarvis, Isaac R Strayhbrn, Esq, Major
Robert Bingham. The following were
elected to fill vacancies: R A Doughton to
succeed Jas Williamson, Rev J H Cordon .
to succeed N H D Wilson, J D Currie to
succeed R R Bridgers, Chas D Mclver to
succeed Jas L Robinson, Hon Wm John
ston to succeed W J Yates. Messrs Dough-
ton and Cordon were also elected to fill the
short teim ending November 80th, 1889.
Both the Senate and the House adopted the
report.of the committee.
Charlotte News: There was a
roar and a rattle of firearms at the convict
camp on the Statesville road, near the He
brew cemetery, just outside the city, this
morning. Four convicts made a break for
liberty, and the guard opened fire upon
them with three shotguns and one Spring
field rifle. Three convicts upon whom the
shotguns were brought to bear were woun
ded, but the fourth, who was a running
target for the rine, escaped. Dr. Wilder,
the county physician, was notified that his
services were needed, and he proceeded to
the scene. He found that Gabriel was
very dangerously wounded. There were
27 shot holes in his back. One of his ribs
was broken and several shot went through
his lungs. The doctor picked out about
13 pellets, but the others were beyond
his reach. Morris and Thompson were
not seriously hurt. A citizen of the
county, who lives near Charlotte, has lost
five children from measles. A lady
and child, and a negro, all of whom bad
been bitten by a mad dog, arrived in the
city from ueorgia, to-day, to secure uuti
ler8 madstone.- The stone is now at Ca
tawba, and the three applicants will wait
here until it is returned.
Raleigh News Observer: Mai.
R. Bingham delivered his popular and en
tertaining lecture on The Intellectual, the
Moral and the Physical in Man at Trinity
College, on Sunday, at 2 p-m., in the col
lege chapel. The Governor yesterday
appointed Mr. J . . uarr, or Durham, as a
delegate to the Washington centennial at
New York in March. The exodus
fever continues to float the negroes of this
section westward. Several hundred teft
this city yesterday evening in special cars.
a private telegram received by au. a.
T. Gray, of this city last night from Mr, J.
W. Fry, of Greensboro, announced the
death of Mr. Eugene Morehead yesterday
at Savannah, Ga. Mr. Morehead has long
been an invalid and has for a number of
months been under treatment in New York.
The debate in the Senate yesterday
was fully as interesting as that of the pre
vious day. Senators Blair, Pou, Lucas,
Thomas and Williams of Pitt, all made
capital speeches, Howard Anderson,
who was convicted or the murder or w.
H. Porter in Goldsboro in July last has
paid the penalty of his crime. He was
hanged yesterday. The neck was broken.
The prisoner was stubbornly uncommuni
cative to the last and made no talk or pro
fession whatever. He was a young un
married white man and his crime was the
murder of a poor old barbecue vender in
this city last July by a blow on the head
with a rock in the night because the latter
had that day refused him credit for 25 cents
worth of barbecue. The evidence was pos
itive and the punishment just. He had
been drinking on the day of his crime. The
prisoner ascended the scaffold with a firm
step,
Raleigh News-Observer : It is
rumored that Hertford is to have a cotton
factory. Eighteen convicts Were sent
from the penitentiary to work on the Wil-
hamston & Plymouth Railroad. Some
of the people of Halifax are moving to have
the county divided and to form the county
of Roanoke out of the eastern section of
Halif ex, and have sent a delegation here to
present the matter to the Legislature. It is
proposed to make Scotland Neck the seat
or tne new county. uenerai oruers
number three have been issued by the Ad
jutant General N. O. 8. G., as follows: Per
mission is hereby granted to allregulaly or
ganized troops of other States to enter and
pass tnrougn,. with tne naiting at pleasure
in the State of North Carolina, armed and
equipped, en route to "and returning from
the inauguration ceremonies at Washington
City in March, and the Washington Cen
tennial in New York in April, 1889. By
authority of the Commander-in-Chief.
Jas. D. Glenn, Adjutant General.
The Richmond & Danville division
will consist of the Richmond, York River
& Chesapeake railroad; Richmond & Dan
ville railroad, Richmond to Greensboro;
North Carolina railroad, Greensboro to
North -Limit Board, Air Line Junction;
Milton & Sutberlin railroad, with Mr. W.
B. Ryder, superintendent, with office at
Richmond, Va. The North Carolina divi
sion will consist of the N. C. railroad,
Greensboro to Goldsboro; Northwestern N.
a railroad; Oxford & Clarksville railroad,
Durham to Clarksville; Oxford & Hender
son -railroad; Richmond & Mecklenburg
railroad; State University railroad. Mr. R.
R Bridgers is appointed superintendent of
the N. O. division, with office at Durham.
The revenue act considered yesterday
fixes the poll tax at 90 cents; limits the
right of municipal corporations to levy
. C n k v Ann, V .Miit.l
more ua&u uuo wuh uj rwmu
authority of the Legislature and requires
the cashiers of all banks in the State
to pay the State tax on shares to the
State Treasurer. The income tax la one
per cent on incomes derived from property
not taxed, without any exception, and one
half of one per cent on salaries and fees.
The exception allowed is $1,000. All laws
and charters exempting property from tax
ation are repealed, except property belong
ing to churches, &c On theatres ia towns
with lesthan 1.000 inhabitants the tax ia
$30; lesStban 8,500. -$50: less than 5,000,
$100; less than 19,000, $150, more than 10,.
000, $200; one half to the State and the
other half to the county. On commission
merchants one per cent, of their commis
sions; on merchants, &c, a license tax of
one tenth of one per cent, on their purchas
es; on retailers one half of one per cent, of
purchases. On travelling 'salesmen $50 in
each oountj.