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Jhe Weekly Star. WMfcH. BERNARD, Editor and Prop'r. WILMINGTON, NIC. Friday, Mabch 15, 1889. twin writing- to change tyonr address, always rive former direction u well M full particulars as where yon wish your paper to be sent hereafter. Unless yon do both changes can not be made. BfNotlcea of Marriage or Death, Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, Ao., are onareea for as ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when paid for strlotly In evanoe. At this rate 60 cents will pay for a simple announcement of MarrlaKe or Death. . taf-Remlttanoes must be made by Ceok,Draft- masters will register letters when desired. iy Only snoh remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. . 3T Specimen copies forwarded when desire d ItlOBE OF EDUCATION AND CKIME. We gave recently some statistics in regard to education and crime. We showed that there were more criminals in proportion to population in highly educated Massachusetts than in a Southern State with much lesr education. We have no doubt that in Massachusetts crime is five times greater in proportion to num bers than among the whites of North Carolina. If education be suoh a marvellous regenerator as such en thusiasts as the late Horace Mann and Dr. A. G. uavwooa ana outers believe, why this excess of criminals among the educated people of the richest State ? . Remember that the five New Eng land States have one illiterate only to every 312 natives, while the six Southern StatesMaryland, Dela ware, Georgia, Virginia, North and South Carolina have one illiterate to every 112 natives. Now if educa tion educates upward and makes mepjietler, purer, nobler, less addic ted to crime, the figures will show Jhat in the six Southern States where 'there are three times more il literacy than in the six New Eng land States that crime is correspond ingly greater. But what are the faots? They are just the opposite of this. While in the New England States there is 1 criminal in every 1,084 natives, there is in the six Southern States named above but 1 in every 6,670. There are about six times less crime in the South than in New England.' These ; figures ought to make educational cranks and enthusiasts scratoh their pates and do some honest thinking. Mr. J. P. MoAnley is discussing this question of "Education and Statistics" in the Montgomery Dis patch. He uses some of the statistics hitherto appearing in the Stab, and drawn from a common source. He says: "Massachusetts and her five sisters had one pauper to ever 178, Virginia and her five, one to every 345; the former group, one suicide to every 13,285, the latter, one to every 56,584; of deaths from venereal disease, Massachusetts and her five sisters had one to every 84,737. Virginia one to every 128,729." These figures ought to compel New England theorizers and Northerq advocates generally of the "eleva tion" oi tne negroes by the great catholioon, .public schools, to pat on their Ht.nirl-oino nnna Air MaAdIdv .quotes from Mr. Eldridge T. Gerry President of the Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Children, as reported in the N. Y. Herald: "He made." says the reporter, "a most astonishing assertion, that there were 80, 000 prostitutes in this city; and said that his calculation was well based. He sor rowfully declared that the American peo ple were deteriorating, and instanced the numerous divorces all over the country. He came to the conclusion that the public school system teas answerable for this. It was a huge political machine. The only remedy was going back to the time honored system of teaching religion in schools. The new generation was growing np godless and immoral; highly educated, but to no purpose." - UNJUST STATE TAXEg The Durham Plant oopied and commented upon . what the Stab said as .to the double tax on the $1,000. It thinks the law all right. It seems to think that it is better to tax both than that solvenicred its, &c, should go untaxed. But that is reversing the Divine law of benevolence, which teacheB that it is better that two guilty men should go unpunished than that one man should be punished unjustly. The Plant says: "In that case all the burdens of the gov ernment would necessarily be borne by the real estate owners and the possessors of tan gible personal property, while money lend ers and capitalists would not pay any tax on the bulk of their property. "If solvent notes and credits were not taxable all the rich man would have to do to avoid paying any tax would be to lend his money to some poor fellow to put In real estate or personal property which alone would have to bear the burden of taxation.' The aim with us is to do right. .(Laws should be based upon common-sense and justice. It is not right for a State to legislate so as to plaoe unequal burdens to compel one man to bear a burden not borne by others, and, that unjustly, or to force two men to pay a tax on the same investment or property. This can not be justified upon any plea unless the law shall be general. The Merchants' purchase tax is another instance of virions legislation. It is wrong in principle and oppressive. It ought not to disfigure the statutes of anjr State. WeTold that it is unfair, unequal, nnjust to compel the man who bor rows the $1,000 and the man who lands it to pay a tax npon it. It is unsound and sinful. We do not be lieve there is an intelligent, fair minded jury on earth that would sus tain such a law. Newspapers outside of this State will take notice that the election law of North Carolina does not contain the educational qualification. It is an error to bo state. ' THE SAO sTOBI OVA 1SAPPWINT--ED DlRKBT, SamueLCrow is a oolored "man and brother" who caught the Libe rian fever, and pulled np stakes in Union county, C, and hied him to the West African section in search of a better home and finer country than he lefU Samuel is a sadder if a wiser darkey. He no longer plays the part of chanticleer, and wakes the early morning with his bold and son orous and happy-hearted crowing. He remains a crow but he is pluoked and no loDger caws. He has of date of the 21st of Decem ber last written to Mr. John Crow, son of his former master, from which we take a part that is well calculated to touch the heart and to convey a lesson of warning to others. The "disappointed former slave writes to his old playmate on the farm: "I want you to help me home, if you please, and when I come I will come to you and work till you are satisfied. I have been fooled off from home, and have got in a place where I cannot support myself. I cannot raise anything but potatoes to eat, and the price of work is only 25 cents a day, and that paid in merchandise. Bice is the bread of this place, and is $4 a bush el, and meat is 25 cents a pound, r lour is fromlOtolSi cents a pound, Sometimes I have nothing to eat but potatoes, grass, snakes, rata and anything we can get hold of. We are all so poor one Is not able to help another. f lease send for me and my family and we will come and stay with you till you are fully paid and satisfied," ; . Sad indeed. It makes , ns feel like helping that darkey. We have no doubt that 'many a negro who is leaving North Carolina on the hunt for better times, and more pay will turn longingly and anxious ly to the Old State and beg old white friends' to help -them' return . We take the above extraot from the Monroe Enquirer-Express. JUOW IT WOBKS. The High Protective system is bringing forth legetimate fruit. In eight days after Harrison takes his seat there are strikes and failures among the manufacturing interests in several sections of the oountry and now in Massachusetts - right at the centre of wealth and prosperity there is a great strike and the wheels of fifty mills stand still and six thousand weavers go idle all the day. They ask for better pay. The Plutocrats who roll in riches have made their great fortunes out of the War Tariff of 47.10 per cent. The workingmen ask for more pay be .cause they are taught by the Protec tion bosseB that the Tariff- is latd for the workingmen. They, there fore, ask for some metallio expres sion of the fact, but the Cotton Lords kick and shut down and thousands upon thousands have their supplies cut off. And this is the way the blessed War Tariff works. It en riches the Boss but turns out to grass the worker. A FEW PLAIN WORDS WlTfl TOIL ERS. During the campaign the Stab and all other earnest Democratic papero urged upon the laboring classes the folly of expecting that a Chinese Wall arrangement would bring in prosperity while shutting out foreign produots. It was urged again and again that the Chinese -Wall was erected purely and only for the bene fit of selfish and greedy Monopoly and that if persisted in it would de stroy the prosperity of the country as it had destroyed the shipping of the United States on the high seas. It was urged again and again with sill possible emphasis that the only safe ty to the laborers was another ar rangement another system of Pro teclion that would safely shield the A merican laborers against the compe tition of imported labor. But this fell on dull ears and unbelieving hearts. The song of Monopoly was still en chanting to the toiler in factory or mine and he listened with enravished ears to the same old lullaby the same old intoxicating and benumbing strain. How any man of the most com mon intelligence can get it into his noddle that a law that makes all necessaries of life much higher, can possibly be to bis advantage so long as the toilers of the world are al lowed to oome in and take the bread from the mouths of his family and either cut down his own wages or turn him out altogether, is beyond us. The lesson for every laboring man in these United States to learn is this; that the law of supply and de mand affects labor just as it affects all interests. When yon crowd the market with too many cabbage, or too many fowls, or too many oranges, or too many watermelons the prioeB run low. The demand is not equal to the supply. There is more sellers than there are buyers. So when, you fill the oountry or a community or a oonnty or a State with tod many working people then the price of labor cheapens, lowers, falls, comes down. Reverse all this and you will have corresponding in crease of wages or profits. When there is a scarcity of labor then the working people obtain good prices. The foreign cheap laborers who are imported are destroying the wages of American working people. That is the whole secret of the low wages of the country. A Protective Tariff against the importing of cheap for eign labor is the need of the times. ; You may make the Tariff in good times as high as it is now and yon will only make the Monopolists rich, er while you starve the laborers, an less you will also protect the latter against foreign competition. .Patau importation tax on foreign labor If you would benefit the laborers of this country. There are far more laborers than work. Think of it; these very Monopolists import constantly for eign labor because they get in cheap er than home labor. Workingmen sboula study their own interests. . SHOUT STOPS. The Private Secretary of the Pre sident is the editor of the Indianapo lis News. He has long been very in timate with Harrison. The News has a very strange deliveranoe and we do not know who inspired it Hear it: "In adroitness, unscrupuloueness, influ ence, and v information, he bestrides that Cabinet like Colossus. It looks very much as it the asseveration of the Blaine people were true, that no matter who was nomi nated it would be a Blaine Administra tion.' " Somebody holds the editorial ink horn who has no fear of the "man upon the throne." J " Indiana has a new eleotion law that is said to be absolutely secret. This may deter the Dudley crowd in an other Presidential eleotion. The In dianians ought to test the Australian system. But as long as colonising of negroes and roughs from the Northern oities is resorted to and the manufacturing lords intimidate their employes with threats of dismissal, there can be no free and fair elec tion in Indiana or in any Northern State. ' We have hope that President Har rison will not favor the Blair educa tional raid on the U. 8. Treasury He shows some leaning possibly that way, in his address that seems so ca pable of a double interpretation, but in a speech in the U. S. Senate four or five years ago, be Baid this: ' "The only permanent reliance for the education of the masses must be upon local taxation in the States; every one concedes that. One dollar toted by the people of any school district for the support of common schools is worth $10 given out of the Treas ury of the United States. It evinces an in terest in education, and guarantees a care ful and intelligent tupervition. Only a lccil supervision and interest will bring these constituencies that are now so back ward in the race for education abreast with other Stale?. In my judgment, there could be no worse policy than to throw in a tingle year into the S ates $15,000,000 out of the National Treasury." These are Bound and statesmanlike viewB. If he is a man of honesty and conviction he will stand by these views that are every way creditable and reveal more of acuteness and in sight than most Republican leaders have manifested. The massacre in Hayti of prisoners is said to be fearfnl. President Le giteme is Baid to be maddened by a victory, and his black devils are hacking to death the prisoners of the defeated army of General Hyppolite. The victors took the town of De Paix, outraged the women and then burned it. Tata IIIwIbc mam Poanal. Young Martin, of Stokes county, whose father, Dr. E. A. Martin, was in this city a few days since in search of him (as mentioned in the Star was found in Laurinbarg, as the fol lowing received from that plaoe yes terday will show : Last night's train brought an elder ly gentleman here in search of his son. whose whereabouts he had not known for abont two years. From what facts we could gather, Dr. E A, Martin, a wealthy farmer of Stokes connty, this State, gave his son $175 to enable him to attend the Atlanta Expo-ition, telling him to return via Louisville, Ky., and see as much of the world as he could. When young Martin left Atlanta, however, instead of panning the course mapped out for him, he Eroceeded sooth from Atlanta. From is own account he has explored the confines of Mexico and was in Florida during the late epidemic. Sickness overtook the youth and he wrote the old folks at home for pecuni ary aid. This very much con cerned them. A remittance was made him at Wilmington, which never came to hand, however. Search was made by Dr. Martin but was unfruit ful till yesterday, when father and son met at Laurinburg. He is verily a prodigal son, and a fatted calf evi dently awaits bis return to bis father's home. The meeting between Dr. Martin and his long losted son we learn was very affecting; both shed ding tears. They left Laurinburg for home Tuesday night, over the Cape Fear& Yadkin Va ley railroad. - A Bright Boy. A very pleasant visitor at the Star office yesterday was Master John G. MeCormac, son of Mr. E. L. Mo Cormac, whose home is in Richmond county, about one mile from Maxton. Johnnie is only eleven years of age, but he is as bright as a Morning Star. He is a regular newspaper reader, and has gathered from this source a fund of general information that would make him interesting in any company in which he might chance to be. He went through the Star office from basement to attic, and became deeply interested in all he saw. Johnnie evidently has a taste for journalism, and it looks now asifhe might someday become an editor. - Supreme Court. Appeals from the sixth district were disposed of on Monday as follows: Kornegay vs. Hill, from Duplin; death of the defendant suggested and case continued. Russell vs. Koonce, from New dan over; argued by Tbos. W Strange for plaintiff; and S. W. Isler for defen dant. Stephens vs. Koonce, from Onslow; argued by C. M. Bnsbee for plaintiff, and S. W. Isler for defendant. . J affray vs. Bear, from New Han over; argued by Thos. W. Strange and E. O. Smith for plaintiff, and George Davis for defendant. Tucker vs. Tucker, from New Han over; argued by Thos. W. Strange for defendant. , A HIaasory of Early Day, . Bane of childhood's tender years. Swallowed oft with groans and tears, How it made the flesh recoil, Loathsome, greasy castor oil! Search your early memory close. Till you find another dose: All the shuddering frame revolts -. . At the thought of Epsom salts I Underneath the pill-box lid Was a greater horror hid. Climax of all inward ills, -Huge and griping old blue pills! What a contrast to the mild and gentle action of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets, sugar-coated, easy to take, cleans in. recuperating, renovating the system without wrenching it with agony. Sold by druggists. .. - - - GOVERNOR irOWL.lt, , . His Arrival In WllnttncsonA coraial Oracling Extend Ml Illm, " ... i About five o'oloek yesterday afterA noon large crowds of ladies and gen tlemen were " seen , going ; to .the Wilmington &Weldon railroad depot to see Governor Fowle. .. . The train with the Governor ; and party left Raleigh on schedule time, and arrived here at 6 p. m. As the train Btopped, the Wilmington Light Infantry, Capt. J. H. Daniel,' saluted the Governor and staff, and' the different committees were also there; to receive His Excellency.' There was also a committee of ladies, who heartily welcomed the ladies in the Governor's party. ' Of the ladies com mittee . the following were" present: Mrs. W. A. Bryan, Misses Mary DeRosset, Agnes Daniel, . Jessie Kenan and Addle Riddick. As the Governor came out of the depot gate .the Light Infantry were there to receive him, and the com pany opened ranks and the party passed through, the Germania Cornet Band playing "The Old North State.'i After" all had been assigned to ear riages the procession marched to the Orton.preceded by the Light infantry and the band. The company made a fine appearance, and their bright uniforms and soldierly bearing struck the eye of every one. The streets were lined with people, all. anxious to get a look at .their Governor. A committee, consisting of Col. W. L. DeRosset and Judge O. P. Meares,' left yesterday afternoon on the i o'clock train, and met the Governor and party at South Washington, and they, together with Col. T.W. Strange and Col.W.0. Jones, who were appoint ed to go to Raleigh, escorted Gov. Fowle to the city. Gov. Fowle was accompanied by Miss Helen W. Fowle, Miss Annie E. Satherwaite, Miss Annie Walker; Aides-de-Camp Cols. W. H. Williams, and J. S. Cunningham; S. F. Telfair, Private Seoretary; Gen. James D. Glenn, Adjutant General; Col. F. H Cameron. Inspector General; Col. Fred. A. Olds, Quartermaster Gene ral; CoL Hubert Haywood, Surgeon General; Capt. B. Cameron, Assistant Inspector General; Capt. William B. Grimes, Assistant Quartermaster General; Capt. Reid .Whitford, As sistant Engineer. Last night there was a reception held at the Orton, The parlors were brilliantly illuminated and Governor Fowle received wi(h Miss Helen Fowle, Miss Annie E. Satherwaite and MIbs Annie Walker, assisted by Miss Annie Meares, Miss Jennie Mur chison and Miss Vernon. The Orton parlors were all aglow with life and enthusiasm, and the Governor's Staff in full uniform and the United States and State flags held by privates J as. Hedrick and Ulrich of the Light In fantry in the back ground, together with the attractiveness of everything in general, was an interesting and charming spectacle. The reception lasted for about two hours. To day the Governor will go to the Sound accompanied by his staff and a number of Invited guests. The first train leaves at half-past nine o'clock, and a special train with the Governor and party at eleven o'clock this forenoon from the Princess street de pot. The Governor will first look at the sites and then select one for the State' Encampment which will be presented to him by Maj. C. M. Stedman in be half of our city.' The grounds will not be put in order in time for the next encampment, and it is probable that the encampment this year will be held at the Seaside Park. After the Governor accepts the Bite all will go over to the Hammocks, where there wUl be an oyster roast, and then a lunch will be prepared The party will return to the city about 5 o'clock, and at half-past nine o'clock in the evening there will be a banquet at the Orton, at which many citizens will be present. Our people will strive to make the stay of Governor Fowle pleasant and will extend him every courtesy. The nn and moon la marcn. - The movements of the sun for the months of March and September are always watched with more than or dinary interest, and particularly is this the case when the sun, coming North, passes the line and brings the assurance of a long winter being at an end and spring about , commenc ing. The vernal equinox occurs this year on March 20th at 4:43 o'clock in the morning, the sun in this latitude ris ing at 6:04 o'clock and setting at 6:12 o'clock. Theoretically, the days and nights are of equal length all over the globe on this day, but practically, owing to the refraction of the sun's rays, this equality takes plaoe some three days earlier in the month, the difference in the length of the days between the 1st and the 31st being 1 hour and 19 minutes. , The moon favors the earth with five different phases in March, beginning and ending the month with a new moon, and giving us a full moon on the 17th at 6:30 a. m. The moon is nearest the earth on the 21st and was farthest away Saturday. She is in close conjunction, with Saturn on the 14th. On the 24th, the day of her last quartering, she is in conjunction with Jupiter, and on the 29th with Mercury. Flra In tne Country. " " Black Rook Academy, in Colum bus county, about a mile from the Cape Fear river and near the Bladen county line, was destroyed by fire at noon on Monday last. The fire caught on the roof from sparks from the chimney. The building was own" ed by the Masonio fraternity, (Black Rock Lodge), who had a hall on the second floor. The school was don ducted by Mrs. Flora - J, Cox. There was no insurance on the building, which was valued at $2,000. A Bet Decile. A wager made some time ago was decided yesterday as to the quanti ty of spirits turpentine brought to Wilmington by the steamer Lisbon from points' on Black River within a specified time The wager was that the steamer would bring 600 or more, casks of spirits from Deoember 24th last to Juarch 12th. ; The record shows. that the steamboat named brought pw&ks. ,.:- Tbe Rawinagtatratra. - . .- The following is a list of the magis trates for New Hanover county eleot edat the recent session of the State Legislature, vie: -.. Wilmington W W Harriss, Walker Meares, ED Hall,' John Cowan, H MoL Green, E GParmele, Geo L Mor ton, W McE vans, W H Strauss, Martin Newman, Jos Cronly, John J Fowler, L W MoLaurln, ' J W King, L H Bow den, John H Daniel, T B Harriss, JD Orrell, O wen Fenneil,M P Costin, T J Southerland, FB Rice, D McEaohern, B R Clowe. The name of J O Millis, recommended by the chairman of the County . Executive ' Committee, was strioken off the list and the name of F B Rioe substituted. . Harnett Township E W Manning, Geo W Westbrook. Cape Fear Township W J Crom well, Robt Bordeaux. Masonboro Township A J John son, A B .George. Federal Point Township Jno J Canaday, Henry Taylor. A mualDK Vtmm. ; Dr. A J. Martin, of Stokes county, was in the city yesterday making in quiries in regard to his son,G. H. Mar tin, a young man about 22 years of age. He visited police headquarters, and said that his son left home some time ago and went to California. Re cently he had received a letter from him written at Florence. S. C, asking that money be sent to him at Wilmington, to enable him to reach home. A registered letter containing f 25 was sent in answer to the request, but time passing and nothing having been heard from Mr. Martin, his fa ther came to Wilmington in search of him. He found upon inquiry that bis son was in the city three days last week, and left Saturday for Charlotte. The registered letter was at the post office. It had not been delivered for the reason, probably, that Mr. Martin had applied only at the "general de livery" for letters. ! Bible Soeletf AlaMlng. A joint meeting in the interest of the American Bible Society was con ducted Jy its agent for North and South Carolina, Rev. T. H. Law, at Grace M. E. Church last Sunday evening, in which Revs. W S. Creasy, F. W. E. Pesohau and Rev. Dr. Pritehard took part. The operations of the American Bible Society in the distribution of the Word of God were very forcibly described in a sermon by Mr. Law, founded upon the words, "Pray for ns, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified." After which members were received and a collection was taken up. The following were elected officers for the New Hanover County Bible Society for the ensuing year, viz: President CoL Roger Moore. Secretary W. H. Sprunt. Treasurer W. H. Strauss. . Executive Committee W. C. Craft, J. W. Taylor, R. H. Beery, L. A. Bilbro, J. G. Darden, H. C. McQueen, Thos. H. Post, H. F. Otten. Th rlertb'aatera Hallvar Coaaipaay. The legislature just adjourned pass ed a charter for the above named company to construct a railroad from Wilmington to Jacksonville, New bern, Washington and Edenton, to a point on the dividing line between North Carolina and Virginia, in the direction of Norfolk, and from Wil mington southward to the South Carolina line, in the direction of Charleston. i Among the corporators are W. P. Fortune. F. P. Fortune, J. D. Bel lamy, Jr., Wm. E. Worth, R. R. Bel lamy, Frank H. Stedman. of Wil mington; Clement Manly, of New born; CoL S. B. Taylor, of Onslow John H Small, Washington; William Bond, Washington. It is said the charter is a most libe ral and excellent one, and that there are capitalists at the back of it who intend at an early date to build the road. Cotton Fir at rbarlottc. A telegram from Charlotte says that a fire broke out there yesterday at 11.30 a. m., in bales of cotton on the platform at the railroad depot. Be tween four and five hundred bales of cotton were destroyed and consider able -damage was done to the plat form before the fire was extinguished by the Fire Department. The fire was in forty yards of the Carolina Central freight warehouse, but there was no damage to cars or other rail road property beyond the platform. Twenty five bales of Carolina Central cotton on the platform was moved and saved. The cause of the fire is unknown. TolEDeonraKa fliaanfaetarer . - Announcement is made in the col umns of the Star, that an eleotion will be held March 28th, on the ques tion of authorizing the city of Wil mingt n to appropriate $150,000 for the purpose of encouraging manuf ao turing enterprises. The amount so appropriated will not be used unless new enterprises are established, and then only to the extent of refunding the taxes assessed on such manufac ture. The bill passed by the Leg islature authorizing the eleotion will, probably, be published by the city authorities when a copy of it is re ceived. ; , Dcalb of Caps. Diwiov. ; Intelligence of the tragio death, yes terday, of Capt. F. W. Dawson, edi tor of the ; Charleston News and Courier, twas received in Wilmington with profound regret. His personal acquaintance here was limited, but he was well-known by reputation. Though not the principal editorial writer of the News and Courier, he was essentially its editor, and direct ed its management with a master hand; and by bis energy, foresight and great executive ability had made it one of the most influential jour nals of the South. He was a member of the Democratic National Commit" tee and took an active part in the last campaign. Tba On alow Railroad. Negotiations for the sale of the Wilmington, Onslow & East Carolina Railroad, pending for some time past, have been completed and ,a formal transfer of the . franchise was made last Saturday to Mr. Thos. A Mclntyre of New York, and his associates, a syndicate of Northern capitalists. It is said that the new company will go to work at once- to bulla and equip the road. .- -. .- jriFIY-F'JBST CON GUESS. :. SENATE SPECIAL SESSION. ' ; Sir. BaeK Sworn In for Tnlrd Term Exaentlva Appointments ConalaUr " lm Exaentlva Scaaion. ' - - By Telegraph to the Horning Star. -- y:; .:- . SENATE.-r-r WASHntOTOH. March 11, Mr. Beck ap peared in the Senate Chamber this morn ing and took the oath of office before enter ing on his third Senatorial term. Be was welcomed most warmly by his brother Senators and by the officers and employes of the Senate. His general appearance gave little or no indication of his recent illness. - For over a quarter of an hour there was no movement made to proceed to any kind of business, and then a recess was taken till half-past one, presumably to await the presentation of executive nominations. On reassembling at 1 80 a number of nominations were received from the Pre sident, and the Senate went immediately Into executive session to consider them. At 1.40 the doors were reopened, and the Senate adjourned.' : In executive session nominations were ordered referred to the appropriate com mittees when formed. In the caucus of Republican Senators to-day the rearrangement of committees, as made by Senator Piatt's committee of seven, was approved. This relates to Re publican membership merely, and final ac tion cannot be taken until the Democrats submit their representation on the commit tees. They are expected to do this to-mor row, after the caucus to be held in the morning, so that the committees may be elected to morrow, and the Senate thor oughly organized for business. . ' i .. SENATE. . .-. . ; Washington, March 12 In the contin ued absence of the Vice President, Mr. Ingalls acted to-day, as yesterday, as the presiding officer pro tern. A message of the President, transmitting papers in the case of Louis Kiel, was pre sented and laid on the table. After a wait of several minutes Mr. Ed munds broke the stillness by a statement that be had been requested by Mr. Platte to say that the gentlemen representing both sides of the chamber, who had in charge the recommendations for. committees of the Senate-, would be ready to call attention to the subject in a very short time, and to ask the Senate to remain in session or to take a short recess. No motion for a recess was made, and the Senate continued in session without any attempt to transact business. Mr Payne called attention to the select committee on relations with Canada, and moved to strike it out of the list. Upon this motion a long and interesting debate arose. Mr. Payne said he regarded such an investigation by a committee of the Sen ate as nsurpatory of the functions of the Executive. He also looked upon the ap pointment of a select committee on the sub ject as an interference witn the duties of the Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. Hoar explained that on account of the long sestion, and of the political cam paign which followed it, the special com mittee appointed at the first session of the last Congress, on his motion had not been able to discharge its duties, and therefore it was decided to renew the appointment. It was use. ess, he said, to be blind to , the fact, and no discretion required silenes as to it, that there was a large and growing b idy of men in Canada that .deured an nexation to the United States. But nobody proposed to accomplish it without the free and intelligent and instructed , wili of the people of both countries. So far from there being a thought of disrespect to the l.st Executive in the original appointment of the committee, the proposition had met with the hearty concurrence of the Demo cratic Senators who were supposed to have been in the closest relations of confidence with President Cleveland. Mr. Callom did not think there could be too much investigation into the relations existing, and to exist, between the United Ejtates and Canada. He very much desired that such investigation and progress should be made as would ultimate in the two countries becoming one. Mr. Sherman favored the appointment of a select committee. He did not believe that with the long stretch of border between them, the two countries could long con tinue in peace. Taere would 03 a grea nation springing op to the north of he United States, and that fact would neces sitate a standing army on each side which would endanger a Republican form of government. Mr. Morrill said that he was quite wil ling to have the committee appointed, as it afforded an opportunity for steam to be blown off on the .question. He regarded the whole agitation of the subject as pre posterous, as there never had been a time when Canada was more loyal to Great Britain than she was now. Mr.BuUer suggested that if it'were given out that the select committee had an in tention of considering the question of an nexation, its members would be arrested as flllibusters when they leaped the line. Mr. Butler is a member of the commit tee. Mr. Frye favored the. appointment of the committee and spoke of the necessity of obtaining commercial and other statis tics, but declared that any . movement on the part -of the United States leaning to wards annexation, would be a profound mistake and would only retard it. After further debate in the same general line, Mr Payne withdrew his motion and all the Select Committees were agreed to, and after a short executive session the Sen ate adjourned. SENATE Washington. March 18. A resolution, authorizing the Committee on Coast De fences to sit during the recess and to em ploy a clerk, was introduced and referred to the Committee on Contingent Expenses. n.A like resolution, as to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, was agreed to. The Senate then, at 12.15, proceeded to the consideration of executive business. - After remaining in Bcssion an hour, dur ing which time reports were received from committees upon the nominations sent in yesterday, the Senate took a recess until 2:15. and at 2:25 adjourned. The Senate nas confirmed a number of nominations recently made by the Presi dent. The confirmation of Walker Blaine was out of the usual order, and was made by unanimous consent, probably as a compli ment to his father. The position to which Mr. Blaine is appointed is practically that of legal adviser or "law officer'' of the State Department and its incumbent ne cessarily occupies specially confidential relations with the Secretary. CHARLESTON, 8. C. Cap. Dawson, alitor or the New and Co arlar, Killed by Dr. RIcDow Ej'ynehinc Tbraatoned. By Telegraph to the Morning 8tar. Chablbstoh, S O., March 12. Capt F. W. Dawson, editor of the News and Con tier, and agent of the Associated Press in this city, was murdered this arteraocn about "8 o'clock, by T. B. McDow. a phy sician of this city. It seems that McDow, who is a married - man. and father, of a family, bad been too familiar with a Swiss maid in Capt. Dawson's family, and that Dawson had visited McDow at his office to remonstrate with him. Words and blows followed, and the encounter ended in Mc Dow's shooting Dawson through the heart. The murderer then locked up his office and went out. Three hours later he surrender ed himseir to the police authorities and the body of the murdered man- was found lying in McDow's office. . -' The murder causes intense excitement and there is talk of lynching. negro Izxon US. An Extensive movement from Planta tions Naar Ooldaboro Tbo Allnro mania Baid Oat by acanta. Ralbigh. N: C, March 12. South ern agents moving negro families to Ar kansas are quietly but successfully at work. Their operations are confined thus far to a few counties on railroad lines near Golds boro. The counties are systematically can vassed and several thousand negroea have already gone and indications point to an extensive movement. Many large planta tions are almost deserted. The negro drummers are paid five dollars for each family secured. The entire expenses of transportation to Little Rock is paid by agents. The negroes say. they are prom ised forty acres of land, a brick bouse, a cow and a dollar and a half per aay for labor, and are told corn sells for nineteen cents a barrel and meal at one quarter of a ot Pound. They know nothing of their destination. The removal is by fam ilies. The planters in the counties affected are greatly embarrassed St the loss of their farm hands at the beginning of the plant ing season. NATAL AFFAIRS. New WarVaeelato boConatrnetad. 'i By Telegraph to the atornlar star. , , . Washington, D. C March lh Unless unforeseen obstacles - are encountered within a few months after the beginning of the next fiscal year, July first, contracts will have been let for the construction of new war vessels which will in the aggre gate Increase the tonnage of the navy by nearly fifteen thousand tons. Although a majority of the new vessels will be small craft compared with the monster iron clads of Europe, they will embody in their con struction the latest approved ideas, and from their high speed and heavy armament will be very formidable craft : When Secretary Whitney relinquished his office he left as a legacy to bis successor the responsibility for building eight new vessels authorized to be constructed by the fiftieth Congress during its first session. The list includes three 8,000 ton cruisers or gunboats; vessels somewhat larger than the Yorktown. just finished, and similar to that vessel in many respects, although embody ing many new features. There will be two 8.000 ton cruisers. These craft will be smaller by 1,000 tons than the new cruiser Newark, but by law they are required to attain the extraordinary speed of 20 knots an hour. If this requirement is met and the heavy ordnance now in contemplation supplied, these fleet boats will be terrors of the seas to a foreign foe. A great iron clad of 7,500 tons, a protected cruiser of 5,800 ton, and a small gunboat of 800 tons burden, complete the list Designs for these vessels have already been pro posed' by - the naval board, and awai approval by the Secretary. Meanwhile, in anticipation of that approval, Commodore Wilson, of the Construction Bureau,' has added to the force of draughtsmen em ployed in preparing details of designs, and it is believed that advertisements for pro posals for building some of the vessels could be issued within two months. In addition to the vessels above described Congress, at its last session, provided for the construction of four more cruisers, in cluding the Thomas, a cruising monitor, and in an emergency their construction could be commenced within the present year. ; ' - - - - SOUTH CAtiULlNA- Blarder Trials la Daiiinaton and Bdceaeld Coantla. Chablbstoh, March "11 Last spring Joseph James, a well-to-do farmer of Dar lington, was shot from ambush near his house and killed. His son Joe was arrest ed, with three negroes as accomplices. One of the negroes turned State's evidence, and on bis testimony that young James offered him and bis companions $600 to kill his father, backed by circumstantial evidence, Joe James and two of the negroes have been found guilty of the murder. The mistrial of R T. Jones, at Edge field C. H. probably ends that infamous case- In the fall of 1887 Jones, in a dis pute over some land, killed his father-in-law, Edward Presaley, Sr., and his two brothers-in-law, Cbas. and Edward Press ley. Jr. Jones was tried for the murder of Pressley, Sr.. and sentenced to thirty years in the penitentiary. An appeal was taken, and by inadvertence two other in dictments' were nullified. Then Jones was bailed. At the third trial there was a failure to agree, as at the fourth, which has lust taken place. qeneraTaIssembly. Adjournment Slna Die Ejaculation - Generally Unimportant. Raleigh March 11 The Legislature adjourned sine die at noon to-day. The legislation of the session was gene rally unimportant. Provision was made more fully for pensioning Confederate veterans and needy widows of Confede rates. A tax of three cents on each hun dred dollars worth of property and nine cents on the poll was levied for that pur pose. Action was taken that will probably result in completing the unfinished Gov ernor's mansion, and the State election laws were modified so that registration books shall be closed ten days before the election, and that poll holders who then deem it proper may separate the State and Federal elections. The alleged educational qualification waa not made. WEATHER AND CROF8. Rwport from the General Slarnal Ofleai Washington March 10 The Weath er and Crop bulletin issued by the Signal Office says: The weather conditions for the week have, been favorable throughout the central valleys, and the Southern States. The season is well advanced and farm work is in progress from Texas to Minnesota and Dakota. Notwithstanding the deficiency of moisture in the winter region, reports indicate that the weather in that section has affected this crop favora bly. In the spring wheat section the ground Is reported in fine condition, and sowing is in progress hi Dakota and Nebraska. Re ports from Tennessee, Arkansas and the Oulf States show that the weather has been favorable for farm work, which is well ad vanced, and the crops are in good condi tion. The season is a few days later than usual in the South Atlantic States, where the weather has been cool and the ground moist. The ground is covered with snow over the greater portion of New England and New York, while the crops have been exposed in New Jersey and .Pennsylvania, but reports indicate that wheat in these States has not been materially injured. FOREIGN. Germany Representative la the Sa moan Conference American Baa Ball Playar Protastant Alllaaea Libel sulta Afalaat th London Times. , ttr Cable to the Morning Star. Berlin. March 12. Count von Berchem, Under Secretary of 8tate. will represent Germany at the coming conference here concerning Samoa. Zanbxbab, March 18. The missionaries who were recently captured by the insur gents have been released upon the payment of $3,000 to their captors, m addition to ransom money. The Germans surrendered twelve slaves who had fallen into their hands. London, March 12. The election held in the Barnsley division of Yorkshire, to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons caused - by the retirement of Stanhope Kenney, Liberal, resulted in the return of Lord Compton, Gladatonian, who received 6.233 votes against 8.781 for his opponent, Brace Wentworth, Conservative. At the last election Kenny received 6,425 votes and Wentworth 2.D17. London, March 12. The Chicago and All-American- base ball teams played to day on Eensiogton Oval. The grounds were crowded with spectators, and the players met with an enthusiastic reception. The Prince of Wales reviewed the games in the pavillion. He shook banda with all the visitors and complimented them upon their excellent playing The game resulted in a victory for the Chicago team, the score standing, Chicago 7, All-American 4. London, March 12. The Protestant Al liance has adopted resolutions expressing sympathy with Orangemen in Canada. The Alliance resolutions say we will pray that aggressive movements of the Jesuits may be defeated. ' Henry Campbell, M. P., private secre tary of Parnell, has brought suit for libel against the London Times. The case has been set for a hearing, and the trial will Probably take place in May. The suit is founded partly on the opening speech made by Attorney General Webster in the case of O Donnell vs. Walter, and partly on a lead ing editorial published by the Times on July 7th last. This suit is the first of the series Qf suits to be brought against the Ivmes. w, . . MASSACHUSETTS. The strik Situation at Fall Blvar. ' By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Pall Rtvbb, March 12 The strike sit uation in this city Is not greatly changed, but appears to favor the weavers. They are firm, and only one thousand out of four thousand looms are running. A mass meeting of six thousand striking weavers was held in South Park this morning, and the most notable matters in the addresses wen at follows; - - Loom fixers in some of the mills are heme discharged for declining to take the places of striking weavers. Advice was given to boycott saloons. Offers of football players services have been made as a means of rais ing money. The crowd, though large, was remarkably orderly, and not a policeman was in sight. The manufacturers show no change of front. .i-,.-. , . rSpinte - Concord Times: Stock f0, street railway is being rapidly subsctiW and the necessary amount, $15,000 in? secured in a few days. It is expected v1 work will begin on the line next mont' , - Concord Standard; Qranviil. county has exempted from the pa5nifli . poll tax all Confederate soldiers whS , ot fiibs. Monday night WiUUm10? Fleming, son of Esquire T. aVC of Mill Hill, breathed his last. nB . g the time of his death a student of-DavI1 College and a member of the Bophotjj Snow Hill Free Will aptw. On last Friday night Mr. William Mozib,: went out a mile from home to cut In cutting down a tree it fell over on M, Moslngo's left leg and severely crushed!; about eight inches above the ankle th large bono protruding through thefleih The fracture is of such a grave character that amputation is feared, uoiasDoro Argus: There was rather a lively row in a bar room in this eit Saturday night, growing out of some understanding about "setting 'em on tH drinks,', in which John Meehan was serl ously cut about the face and abdomen hv the notorious Bob Ham, who cut police, man Johnson to death in this city some years ago, and was acquitted. Ham is now in Jsil and will probably have his trial at this term of court. : Washington Gazette: One of the convicts at work on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad at Jameeville, made a break for Liberty on Monday. They were-work-ing near the woods when this one conclud. ed to give the guard the slip . He ran into the woods and made bis escape. There are large revivals going on in Bome of our colored churches. It is said that as many as twenty-five shot-uns can be seen in one church. Fear of the White Caps we learn. Winston Sentinel: Elijah Moore colored, was sentenced by Judge Bvnum at Greensboro Superior Court last Friday evening to be banged on April 19th, for the murder of Laura Hiatt, colored. On the spot where Henry Swatm was hanged by lynchers about five years ago, facing the Waughtown road about one mile south of here, a house has been erected by (he own- ers of the property, and, strange to eay, the widow of Swaim has rented it and is now living there. Charlotte Chronicle: M,rB. John Phifer, aged 60 jears, relict oi the late Jno. Pbifer, died yesterday afternoon at her home in this city. Last night, at 12 o'clock, the police made a raid on t wo ne- ' gro gambling dens and lodged in the guard house twenty-six negroes. Lisnder and Richard Sloan, two negroes who were at work for Andy Rankin, near Belmont, were killed by suffocation on Thursday night The negrces had been hauling cot ton seed to a bouse in Mr. Ruthin's yard, and at night they slept on the floor with their heads on or near the pile of cotton. When Mr Rankin went into the house on Friday morning he discovered that the im mense pile of cotton seed had fallen over on the negroea and suffocated them. When found they were perfectly dead. Raleigh News-Observer: The final action of the Legislature with respect to the Governor's mansion the deciding to allow the funds in hand for the purpose to be applied to the work of completing the building will probably result in such com pletion, it is thought. It ought to. The Legislature Just ad lourned enacted 878 bills into laws, 860 more than the Legisla ture preceding it, and yet the provision of somewhat fuller pensions for our disabled the election law to some extent, the order for the expenditure of the funds on hand for the purpose in the completion of the Governor's mansion and the reduction of the the number of penitentiary directors to 'fire is the sum total of its performance, generally speaking, so far as we recollect at this writing. Weld on News : Mr. J. J. Barnes died at his home in Stoddard coun ty. Missouri, Feb. 21st, 1889. Mr. Barnes was born in Halifax county, Feb. 26th, lb04, and was therefore 84 years, 11 months and 25 days old, Last Thursday morning about 1 o'clock fire was discover ed in the store of Mr. Grubbs, at Seaboard, but could not be extinguished. It con sumed the building and the entire stock of goods, entailing a loss of about $10,000. Died, at the residence of his father, near Palmyra, of pneumonia, on Saturday afternoon last, Mr. 8. M. Alexander, Jr., aged about 80 years. Saturday night last Messrs. Soe Wood and Dixie and Ro bert Fenner became involved in a dispute in Froelich'a store about a bridle, during which Mr. Robert Fenner severely cut Mr. .Wood in two places, one reaching the lung. Durham Plant: Among the curiosities in Washington City during the Inon r.nvA,tn. n 4 TXT A 1...v.s . uiauguiauu, wi f , . a. juiurjB reports that he saw a lady of perfect form, twenty six years old, that weighed only 4 pounds. This is getting humanity down to a pretty fine point.," On the other hand, the Major says he saw an officer, an attache of the Austrian-JMission, wfio was six feet and eight inches high.- There were several of our mechanics on the Oxford & Clarks ville north .bound train, and in response to our enquiry, they stated that they were go ing, some of them to Stems, the others to Lyons, Granville county, to work. The building of the depots at these towns fur nished work for many mechanics, and then followed the building of stores, houses and dwellings. Stems is a thriving little vil lage. Twelve months ago it was a X road with only one store. Greenville Reflector: It was ru mored last week that White Caps had ap peared in Washington, and the colored folks got awfully scared. But the differ ent names bv which they have been called is the most amusing part. The name first went from White Gaps to White Cappers, then to Kidnappers, and then they wore the appellation of Kidney Snapper." There was quite an affray near Five Points Monday afternoon. Policeman Cherry, at tempting to arreat a negro, Wright Blount, for disorderly conduct, and finding him hard to take, summoned Mr. O. F. White to his assistance. When be went to assist the officer another negro, Joe Hardy, came up and interfered. He tried to cut Mr. White, and he used a stick on him. Others rushed up to take part on both sides and a scu ffl o followed for a few moments. A itegro named Shade Adams came behind Mr. White and cut him around the neck, when he drew a pistol and reaching be hind bim shot Adams in the leg, - In the scuffle Hardy was cut. Blount was car ried to the lock-up, Hardy went for med ical attention and Adams was taken to trial for trying to resist an officer. At the trial a pistol was found on his person and an other warrant was issued for carrying con cealed weapons. He was ordered to give bond for his appearance at court, and fail ing to do ao was placed in jail. New Bern Journal: The General Assembly before adjourning ought to have provided a navy for the protection of our oyster grounds, which have been generous ly opened to those who want to invest amongst us, against the marauders who are bent on cleaning off all the beds in Pamli co sound. On Saturday night the schooner Laurie, a wood boat from Sloc umb's creek, Isaac Rouse, coL master, and Ezekiel Chance, col. mate, left New Bern on return trip under a fair wind and was making good time. When off Riverdale Chance, the mate, was on deck, was struck by the fore boom and knocked overboard. About a minnte after Mr. Pittmansaw Chance, he, Chance, yelled out and sank Immediately. He lived at Slocumb's creek and had always been regarded as a negro of good character. Information comes to this city that a large number of boats have been en gaged for sometime atGull Rock, the finest oyster rock in Pamlico Sound, taking oys feralo the waters of Virginia and Mary land. Superintendent Coakely of the can ning establishment went down a few days ago to ascertain the facts. Yesterday about 8 o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. John Vaughn, the superintendent of E. H & J. A. Meadows' fertilizer factory, while soaping the band, the mill being in mo tion, his foot slipped and caused him to fall across the band, which quickly carried him under the pulley and wedged him between that and the frame of the mill. Williams, one of the colored hands present, threw the band as quickly as possible and had the engine stopped. It took . some fifteen or twenty minutes to extricate Mr. Vaughn, as the frame of the mill had to be removed. When released his face and head were bad ly bruised and bleeding, his right arm was crushed from and including the elbow down, and an ugly gash waa cut under the rm, :
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