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VOL. XX
WILMINGTON, N. 0., FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1889.
NO. 21
Entered at the Post Offioe atTWUmlngton, N. C,
as Second Class Matter.! -
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A NORTH CAROLINA TOLD RIB OF
: 1 n PO RTANCB.
We have before as a well printed
volume of nearly 200 pages, it being
the "Second Biennial Report of the
North Carolina Board of Health" to
the Legislature. It shows in fall
bow much important work has, been
done and by professional gentlemen
of the first standing in North Caro
lina, and for the love of a good cause.
If these self-sacrificing workers fail
ed, the great work would cease. Dr.
Wood's report gives a complete sy
nopsis of the work done for the two
years embraced in the report 1887
and 1888. It fills some forty or more
pages. The mortuary reports from
towns, the temperature reports, the
eports concerning poor houses, asy
lums, &o., are all material of value
for the study of those concerned in
the public health.
In the Appendix are several in
structive essays. One by Dr. T. F.
Wood, is a "Preliminary Enquiry in
to the causes of death in North Car
olina, and some suggestions about
future prevention."Prof. F. P. Ven
able, University, has a paper on
"The Contamination of foods
with metallic poisons." Every
house-wife should read this.
Prof. Venable also gives analyses
of quinine, bismuth and laudanum
Druggists are interested in this and
they who buy medicines of them.
Mr. Ludlow, of Winston, has a paper
on "The Sewerage of Cities and
Towns." Such discussions are always
in order. He begins by saying:
' 'We live or we die, live well or misera
bly; live our full term or perish premature-
from time to time given many facts
that Bhow the great abuses practiced
in food adulterations. .The State has
done well in publishing this sugges
tive volume. We are indebted to the
kind thought fulness of the . efficient
Secretary and Treasurer of the Board,
our friend ;Dr.. Thomas F. Wood, for
the copy before as. ,. f
THE SOUTH AND THE ADJBT.INI8-
TBATION.
The BoBton Post, a Democratic
paper, bat independent and consci
entious, disoasses in a column article,
"The New South.'- The editorial is
an outgrowth of Gen. Pryor's inter
view, it does not agree with him.
It does not believe that the Southern
whites are "ready to yield to each in
ducements" as Harrison may offer.'
The Post knows as the Stab knows
that it is' bat a small proportion of
Southern -whites ;. w.hn,liajo,rjjhe
Chinese Wall system. It agrees with
the view taken by Gen. Pryor as to
the constitutional right of the States
to adopt the educational or property
teBt. It says: v V
"It is entirely within the power of the
Southern States, without the help of the
Federal Government, to establish such a
limitation of the suffrage as that to which
General Pryor alludes; and there is no
doubt that the requirement of an educa
tional qualification of voters would be a
great political blessing to the South. This
the States can have without asking; as also
the policy of non-interference which is
named as the bribe for their support of the
high tariff party. The time has gone by
when interference by the Federal Govern
ment in State affairs can be considered; and
although Senator Hoar may plan and con
duct "investigations" in the South, Mr.
Lodge will have United States troops on
guard at the polls in the sixth Massachu
setts district quite as soon as they are sent
to meddle in South Carolina."
It gratifies ns to see such views in
a New England paper of the standing
of the Post. We agree heartily with
the opinion of the Post when it says.
"And, with all respect for General Pry
or's opinion, it must be held that he rates
the intelligence of the new South too low
in suggesting the likelihood of such an ar
rangement in the politics of the present ad
ministration." The South has too much intelligence
and manliness and honesty to yield to
the entioements of Republicanism
however sugar-coated the pill or al
luring the promise;
day to conduct the biggest Sabbath
Sohool on the continent. This Is the
work for at .least two big-headed
men. ; He is well provided with pri
vate secretaries and has a private
wire Connected with his basin eefl of
fioe in Philadelphia. - We suppose
that after running his big store so
long he thinks he can take In as small
an office as the Postal Department of
almost a continent without over-tax-ing
his great brain. ,
STATE- CONVENTION' .'
or tbo Yonntf men's Christian Awo-
- elation Address of Welcome, i ;
' Rev. R. G. Pearson is preaching to
great congregations at Columbia, S.
C, bat ap to Thursday night there
had been but three professions of re
ligion.-The Register says: ;
. "It is perhapB a curious commentary on
the idiosyncrasies of humanity, no more
and no less apparent in Columbia than
elsewhere, that while for fifty out of s the
fifty-two Sabbaths io the year there is no
difficulty in finding plenty of room in any
house of worship in the city, the coming of
a new preacher of the same holy gospel
vhich. local ihanaerds have to feed too
often -to small-sized" flocks, ia BfiflTCtemM
crowd our Opera House nightly, and
standing room is the rule for late-comers."
- There us . an - easy explanation.
There are bat few men who can
preach the Gospel as . Mr. Pearson
can. ' His charm is wonderful.
It appears that President Harrison
is much attached to Mr. J. C. New
and offered to give him any place he
preferred. He declined two or three.
He told the President:
"If I go abroad I would prefer a place
where there is a little business, Just enough
to cccupy my time, and no frills. I don't
want you to put me where I will have many
social obligations, where I will have to
spend all my money in entertaining. I don't
want to live in a swallow-tail coat. "
He is an editor. He wanted "the
fixins" and not the whipped-syllabub.
He goes to London and it is said the
place will be worth from $30,000 to
$40,000 a year. He is well spoken of
by Democratic papers. '
ly according as we shall wisely or other
wise determine.' ,
Dr. Henry Maccormic has left this true
ism as a monument to his superior intelli
gence, and to his studied appreciation of
the perfect development of nature, as de
signed in Divine creation when it was given
to mankind to enjoy or abuse, a free agency
of the effects of creation and the natural
laws thereof." . h '
His discussion of a very important
theme is able and elaborate. Health
officers and city officials should study
it. Dr. H. T. Bahnson, of Salem, dis
cusses "The Public Water Supply of
Towns and Cities in North Carolina."
There is no such thing as health with
bad. water. The paper is decidedly
practical and thorough. Dr. J. L.
Tucker discusses "The Duties and
Responsibilities of Coanty Superin
tendents of Health," and Dr. J. W.
Jones, President of the Board of
Health, disoasses "Some Gains from
Sanitation." Both are edifying. We
may have occasion to draw upon
some of these valuable contributions
in future discussions relative to the
public health, a subject we do not
well tire of and one that appeals to all
men of intelligence.
Io the meantime we desire to re
produce a paragraph or so. Dr.
Wood says towards the conclusion of
hia timely paper:
"In conclusion, I would say that the fu
ture preventive medicine or hygienics de
pends upon, the education of the masses.
If our mayors, for instance, happen to have
no standard of clesnlinese, and haying only
the example of their own town to measure
their degree of sanitary duty by, and
the masses of the people have no idea of
hygienics, and have no good standard of
cleanliness, there will be repeated, from
century to century, the average condition
of ineanitariness so often seen in our towns
public places carefully policed, but the
neigborbood of petty taxpayers on the sub
urbs made a dumping-ground for the gar
bage removed from these public -places.
How are these reforms to be complete T
"I think we can foresee, in the not very
. distant future, the adoption of garbage fur
naces. The people are going out in the
world more and bringing back home ideas
and impressions which the have gained by
seeing the condition of other cities."
The Stab will heartily cooperate
with the medical fraternity and all
-other friends of the public health in
endeavoring to secure pare water,
thorough sanitation, a complete sys
tem of sewage, and a scientific way
of disposing of rapidly accumulating
garbage. Dr. Venable opens his
forceful discussion of food adultera
tion by saying:
"The purity and healthfulness of the
food we eat is manifestly a question of pa
ramount importance, comparatively little
attention is paid to it. Liquid and solid
foods are swallowed with a blind ignorance
of, or a supreme indifference to, what they
may contain. Unless the contamination is
sufficient to make Itself sensible to sight or
smell or taste, we are apt to neglect it, for
getful how small an amount of some poi
sons can cause serious, if not fatal, results.
Occasionally a newspaper account of some
adulteration startles us from our equanimi
ty, but the effect is not lasting, and we soon
subside into our original condition of faith
or recklessness."
The Stab through the years, as its
readers know, has sought to instruct
and warn just on this line and has
SHORT STOP.
The death of Justice Stanley Mat
thews need not have surprised any
one, as his low condition of health
had been previously reported in the
pnblio prints. He was born in Ohio,
and was about 65 years of age. He
went on the Benoh in 1881. He was
a man of deoided ability and accom
plishments. He was damaged in re
putation by his connection with the
rape of Louisiana and Florida in
1876.
Harrison is . finding oat that un
easy lies the head of the President of
the United StateB if he does not
wear a crown, but "grand-papa's
hat." The hangry horde of pestif e
roas office seekers are making his
life a burden to him. It is said he
is much annoyed by the army officers
on the retired list who are anxious to
get hold of the political teat, not be
ing satisfied with doing nothing on
good pay. The Washington corre
spondent of - the New York limes
says: .
There has been a good deal of discussion
since the change of the-Administration as
to whether or not such officers can legally
hold any other office under the Govern
ment. The last decision on this question
was made by Attorney General Garland in
1885, when he ruled that retired officers
were not barred from holding other Gov
ernment officers. The act of March 80th,
1868. provides that no officer on the active
list shall hold any civil office, elective or
appointive, or any diplomatic or consular
office. The act of March 8d, 1875, relating
to retired officers, provides, however, that
'every officer now borne on the retired list
shall be continued thereon,' notwithstand
ing the provisions of the act of 1868."
It is gratifying to as to see that
Senators Vest and George and seve
ral other Southern Senators are op
posing with great vigor the appoint
ment of the bitter partisan who edits
the New ToTk Tribune to the French
Missionl" The correspondent of the
Times says of their opposition and
the grounds of it:
"They said that Mr. Beid had for years
been an inveterate foe of the Southern
States; that be had foully and maliciously
misrepresented them; that through his pa
per he had sought to poison the North and
the West against the Southern people end
that, as a wicked and unforgiving partisan
of the most unrelenting species, he could
not fairly represent the whole country at
Court of France and ought not and could
be confirmed by the help of the Senators
whose people he had so vilely traduced As
if this was not enough, the Kansas Senators
both attacked the nomination, expressing
surprise that the Committee on Foreign Re
lations had so far disregarded the require
ments of the position as to ask the Senate
to confirm Mr. Beid. Mr. Hawley is also
reported as having added his voice to me
opposition, while Mr. Evarts was under
stood in the speech that he made to oiler a
very serious remonstrance to the appoint
ment sent in by the President. Mr.. Sher
man, who did not report the nomination,
had nothing to say."
The Democratic Senators say that
there is scarcely one of them who has
not been foully abased by .this dirty
tool of Republicanism. He is indeed
a fine specimen of an American dip
lomat to send abroad. We hope the
three Republicans will stand up
againBt his confirmation.
, '
Boodle Wanamaker is trying tojdo
three kinds of very important labor,
to run the great Postal Department
of this vast country; to oversee and
manage his huge business establish
ment in Philadelphia, and every Sun-
Tbe Fire at col. Caaadaj's, Realden ee
The damage by fire at the residence
of Col. W. P. Canaday Friday night,
it is estimated will amount to $800
or $1,000. The fire was confined to
the basement, and it is supposed was
caused by an incendiary. Police offi
cer Kunold, who. discovered the fire,
found the door to the- passageway in
the basement unlocked, and went in
and aroused - Mrs. Canaday and her
sister, who were in a room on the sec
ond floor on the south side of the
house. The building is insured with
Messrs. Northrop, Hodges & Taylor
for $11,000,. and the furniture for
$6,000 with Messrs. Atkinson & Man
ning. - ' .
Tbe Delegates.
The fine appearance of the dele
gates to the eonveutionof the Young
Men's Christian Association, - now in
session in this city, is the subject of
general remark. As a .body they will
compare favorably with any conven
tion that ever assembled in the State.
Young, earnest, "vigorous, full of zeal
and energy, averaging high in talent
and general ability, and many of
them strikingly handsome; they have
made a lasting impression on the peo
ple of Wilmington, who will see them
leave with sincere regret. All North
Carolina should be proud of these
consecrated workers in the cause
of religion and morality.
Naval stores
The movement of naval stores at
this port shows receipts for the crop
year up to March 22d, as compared
with receipts to the same date last
year, as 1 follows : " Spirits turpen
tine,: 62,403 casks; last year, 69,594.
Rosin, 272,438 barrels; lastyear,342.231.
Tar, 60,520 barrels; last year, 59,727.
Prude turpentine, 20,574 barrels, last
year, 23,597.
Stocks at this port, as compared
with stocks the same time last year,
are as follows: Spirits turpentine, 563
casks; last year, 1,020. Rosin, 87,932
barrels; last year, 63,050. Tar, 6,372
barrels; last year, 8,854. Crude tur
pentine. 862 barrels; last year887.
Cotton Receipts.
Receipts at this port for the week
ended yesterday are 808 bales, as
against 349 bales for the correspond
ing week last year.
Receipts for the crop year to March
22d, are 148,206 bales, against 166,011,
to same date last year; a decrease of
17,805 bales
The stock at this port is 4,584 bales;
last year, at same date. 5,802.
Foreign Exports Yesterday.
Messrs. Paterson, Downing & Co.
cleared the German barque Courier
for Hamburg, with 1,791 barrels rosin,
weighing 696,700 pounds and valued
at $2,550.
Mr. Edward Kidder's Son, cleared
the schooner Belle Browne for Huam
acoa, P. R., with' 100,393 feet of lum
ber and 150 bbls rosin, valued at $1,
932 48.
Another Onslow Road.
It is now thought that the Atlantic
Coast Line will extend the road now
building from Scotland Neck to Kin
ston, to Wilmington. . A surveying
party has just finished locating a line
from Kinston to Catherine Lake in
Onslow county. Should this connec
tion be made. Wilmington will have
two railroads penetrating the richest
sections of Onslow county, and the
result will be a largely increased
trade for Wilmington ana an increase
of at least one hundred per oent. in
the value of Onslow lands. It looks
now as if the trucking business of
that county will assume large .pro
portions within the next few years.
Skipped. .
Minnie Collins, the negro woman
who was shot a few weeks Since by
Capt. Flagg, one of the overseers of
hands employed in grading the road
bed of the C. F. & Y. V R. R., : near
the city, Jias disappeared from the
City Hospital, where she had been
undergoing treatment. ' The woman
had entirely- recovered from the in-
Jories she reeeived. ' The cause of her
eaving was an intimation from some
one that she would have to attend
the Criminal ' Court which has been
in session here the' past wees. -
. FIRST DAY'S PBOCBEDISTeS, : ; v f
The thirteenth annual session of
the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion of North Carolina convened at
the First Baptist Church in this city
at 8 o'clock last evening. J -. ' i f
A preliminary Bible reading was
field, T however, at the rooms of the
Association at 3.80 o'clock' in the af
ternoon, conducted by Mr. S. M. Sari
ford, of Newton, Mass., who happened
to be In the city, "and who is an ear
nest worker In the cause of the Asso
ciation. He is One of the most distin
guished lawyers belonging to the or
ganizatlon and is zealous for its ad
vancement, both materially and spir
itually. He was several years general
secretary of the Young Men's. Chris
tian Associations of Massachusetts,
and was here incidentally on his way
North,- leaving - Wilmington at 11. 50
ast night for Richmond. Va. ..-'-i:'.'
- vJ.e fctnrong Degan xo gainer- &i
early as 730 p. m. last night at the
First Baptist Church, ,ahd by 8
o'clock, the hour appointed - for the
commencement of the services, the
large and commodious building was
filled to its utmost capacity. It was
a "notable feature of the gathering
that a large proportion of those pres
ent were young people, a majority of
whom had not yet reached middle
life. It is true that many were pres
ent whose heads were silvered by the
frosts of many winters, and there
were many in middle life, but we
were surprised at the large number
of comparatively young persons, of
both sexes, in tbe vast assemblage.
and at the deep.interest manifested
in every part of the truly interesting
proceedings.
At a few minutes after 8 o'clock Dr.
Thomas F. Wood called the meeting
to order, and the services of the even
ing were begun by singing hymn No.
185 in Gospel Hymns. This was fol
lowed by reading a portion of the
Scriptures by Rev. F. W. E. Peschau,
of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
Church.
Prayer by Rev. J. W. Primrose, of
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church,
followed by singing Gospel Hymn
No. 145.
Rev. Dr. T. H. Pritchard, of the
First Baptist Church, then delivered
the address of welcome. In opening
his address he spoke of the honor
conferred upon him in being selected
to bid a cordial welcome to the dele
gates to Wilmington. He then spoke
of the valuable work in the Cause of
the Master which is beingaccomplish
ed by these associations that are now
scattered throughout the Christian
world. He then reviewed briefly the
growth of the organization and the
important work which it was accom
plishing. His entire address was re
plete with beauty, wit and pathos; an
effort which was highly appreciated
by every person present. The speak
er was in his happiest mood, and his
speech was indeed a gem.
Mr. W.G. Burkhead. of Raleigh
was then called to the chair to pre
side over the deliberations of the
meeting, and on him devolved the
duty of responding to the address of
welcome, which he did briefly and in
excellent taste. Mr. Burkhead is a
young gentleman, not yet 30 years of
age, but an earnest worker in the
cause of the Young Men's Christian
Association. At the conclusion of his
remarks the choir and "congregation
rose and sang Coronation" with the
spirit which belongs to that good old
tune. ' -Rev.
Thomas Hume, D. D., chair
man of the Executive Committee of
the State Young Men's Christian As
sociation, who had been announced
to speak, was Ihen introduced. He
stated the reasons why the
programme of the evening
had been changed, closing his
remarks by introducing to the audi
ence Mr. S. M. Sayford, of Newton,
as the speaker of the evening. .
Mr ' Sayford began his address by
speaking of the pleasure he felt in be
ing enabled to be present, considering
it almost providential, instead of
incidental, which brought him to the
city at this opportune time. He then
gave Borne interesting statistics re
garding the inception, growth, pro
gress, wealth and influence Jor good
of the associations, both in this and
other countries. He then proceeded
to give a description of an imaginary
excursion around the world, under
the auspices of the Young Men's
Christian Association, in which he
took his bearers through the principal
cities on the Atlantic coast, north of
us, stopping at different places for a
brief glance at the rooms, and to be
come better acquainted with the work
of the organization.: In this way,
travelling with railroad speed, New
York was soon reached, where' a
steamer was taken . for Europe. A
hasty ride through the different
countries where the Associations
have foothold, and then into Africa,
where they also exist and are flour
ishing; thence he took us to Asia and
finally to San Francisco by steamer
from China, Japan and the Sandwich
Islands. It was a source of surprise
to many present that the ramifica
tions of the Association were so ex
tended, and especially that it had
sneh a strong and sure foothold in
Asia and Africa. -
Having landed us . safely in San
Francisco, the speaker took us by the
Southern route through the great
Southwestern States and Territories,
across the " Mississippi, and finally
landed ns safely in Wilmington, much
interested and edified by the trip.
: Mr. Sayford - is a -fluent, rapid
speaker. After finishing his descrip
tion of the trip around the - world he
spoke of the general ' and special
merits tf the Young Men's Christian
Association; of its beneficent in
fluence in every community in which
;t had been -established.- He related
with graphic language and with con
yincing force 'several . instances of
great good which had' been ' accom
plished by the well . directed ' indi
vidual efforts of members of the As
sociation in reclaiming fallen men and
leading them to lives of upright con
duct, and eventually to actlve 'Chris
tiah work. He is' a very forceful
speaker, although some over fastid
ious person might object to his fre
quent use of common expressions and
sometimes of "slang" in giving force
and piquancy to his argument.' He
is a good reasoner and is evidently in
love with his work, and he certainly
had an appreciative and delighted
audience last night, ' who were, so
wrapt up in his utterances that they
entirely lost. vsight of the flight of
time. - ' "
... At the conclusion of Mr. Sayford's
address, the chairman announced the
following as a Committee on Perma
nent Organization,' who will report
this morning: E '8 "Tennent, 'Wil
mington;1 J B " Ross," -Charlotte;
JS Whitaker, Durham; R T Wyche,
Oak Ridger J" R Young, Henderson;
1BlaekaxtoJHJKmie
etteville; W B Henderson, Binghams;
GT Adams, Trinity College; WM
Curtis, Chapel Hill.
, The congregation then sang the
long metre': doxology, after which
Rev. Dr. Pritchard pronounced the
benediction and the vast audience
dispersed to their several homes.
SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. .
The exercises of the day were be
gun by singing selections from Gospel
Hymns. These were followed by Bible
readings by Mr. Wm. Black, of Max
ton. The congregation, during the morn
ing services, was not large, being
mainly composed of delegates to the
Convention. There were but very
few ladies present, and a largo majo
rity of the congregation was com
posed of young men who had no ye
reached the prime of life. They all,
however, seemed deeply imbued with
the spirit of the occasion, and' were
earnest in the work of the Master.
The time appointed for organiza
tion having arrived, the Convention
proceeded to that business with the
following result:
President Prof. W. A. Blair, Win
ston. ,
First Vice President Prof. M. H.
Hall, Oakridge.
Second Vice President D .G.Worth
Wilmington. ;
Third Vice President W. S. Pryor,
Fayettevllle.
Secretary J. B. Whitaker, Dur
ham. Assistant Secretaries J. F. Jones,
Trinity College; Dr. J. F. S. Harris,
Henderson.
To these were subsequently added
the reporters of the daily-press of the
city.
The permanent organization hav
ing been thus effected, the regular
business of the' Convention was pro
ceeded with.
Reports were submitted by the
several Associations of the State rep
resented in the Convention. These
were as a rule deeply interesting, and
made an extremely gratifying ex
hibit. "How to get the most good out of
the Convention," was briefly discuss
ed by several of the delegates present.
"Association work in places not
employing a General Secretary," by
J. J. Stowe, General Secretary. Dur
ham, Was the next subject on the
programme.
"Physical Work" by A. W. McLeod,
General Secretary, Charlotte, N. C.
This was a logical dissertation upon
the necessity of physical culture for
the development of the moral and re
ligious, as well as the animal man.
The speaker advocated earnestly the
establishment of gymnasiums, to be
conducted by well trained gymnasts,
who are skilled in the business as well
as being consecrated and devoted
Christians.
"Educational features of the Asso
ciation," was discussed extensively
and understandingly by Prof. G. B.
Hanna, of Charlotte. The reading of
this essay prompted several interro
gations which were, answered at
length by the author of tbe essay.
Several gentlemen also presented
their views on the subject briefly to
the Convention.
The following resolution was then
adopted unanimously:
ing, executive ability, and entire con
secration required for the faithful
and successful 'performance, of their
precious, ceaseless and sacred duties.
I "College Work Among- the Stu
dents'1 was ably discussed by Prof. H.
L. Smith, of Davidson College. He
spoke of the almost numberless temp
tations by which the student was as
sailed, and demonstrated the benefits
which might accrue to the tempted
when the strong' but kindly protect
ing arms of tbe Association-. we.re
thrown lovingly, around, him.
"College Work in the Vicinity" was
ably discussed by W. M. Curtis, of
Chapel Hill. '
"Missionary Work in the College"
was the next subject, and was dis
cussed by G. C. Worth, son of D. G.
Worth of this city, and a student at
Chapel Hill. This young man is pre
paring for foreign missionary work,
and is fully- in love and deeply im
pressed with the responsibilities,
trials and self-sacrifices of the field of
labor which he proposes to enter.!
The meeting was next addressed by.
W. C. Dowd, of Wake Forest College,
who isYreBidentif the Y. M C. A, at
that institution, and is also captain
of the college foot ball club. Bis talk
was full of interest, and it was list
ened to with marked attention. t
He was followed by W. BLee, of
Trinity College, who is preparing for
missionary work, with his future
field of labor in Brazil.
A few brief remarks closed the la
bors of the session, and a recess was
taken until 7-30 p. m. -
NIGHT SESSION1.
The services were begun by a praise
service, conducted by C.H.Robin
son, of this city and H. L. Harris, of
Raleigh.
A short address was then made by
Rev. C. Carlstorm, a Finn by birth,
who is fitting himself for missionary
work in his native Lapland.
"Our Social Agencies" Was a sub
ject which Prof. W. A. Blair, of in
ston, most eloquently portrayed,
while "Our Spiritual Agencies" were
elaborately treated by J. H. South
gate, of Durham.
These closed the princip ai addresses
of the evening, and after some routine
work the congregation was dismiss
ed. The services were interesting
and the attendance was equally as
large as that of the first night.
After the services at the First Bap
tist Church all repaired to the Y . M.
C. A. rooms to participate in a recep
tion given by the Ladies' Auxiliary of
the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion. The rooms were crowded, over
seven hundred people being present,
and all were invited to partake of a
supper which had been prepared in
the rooms above. Everything that
could tempt the palate was found in
profusion, and the ladies generally
seemed to vie with one another lin
making all the strangers feel perfect
ly comfortable. . ' ' .
. It was a beautiful sight, and every
one was made to feel at home and
were most bountifully helped. The
tables irroaned with their burden of
good things, and the ladies who act
ed as waiters were most particular to
see that no one was overlooked. The
whole affair was one of unalloyed
pleasure, and the ladies are to be
congratulated upon the success of
their entertainment.
THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
Upon entering tbe First Baptist
Church yesterday morning, the first
and most prominent sight that met
one's gaze was the legend,
"TO DURHAM IN 1890,"
which was printed in .large letters
and striking letters, and was attach
ed to nearly every pew, besides being
scattered the entire length of the
main aisles and suspended from
the front of the gallery. It was evi
dent that the delegation from
Durham were determined that the
next Annual Convention of the Y. M.
C. A. should be held in that go-ahead
city, and with true business sagacity
had adopted this means of advertis
ing their intention and thus work up
a boom in that direction.
After the Convention was called to
order there was a -short service of
song which was followed by the first
subject,as laid down on the published
programme, whichjwas "Bible Read
by
Resolved, That it is the duty .of all
members of this Convention, unless
prevented by Providential circunv
etances, to remain over for the devo
tional exercises on the Sabbath, and
that no member, under any circum
stances, travel on the Sabbath at any
time, and especially on returning
from this Convention.
A recess was then taken till 3.15
p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
"Praise Service," conducted, by G.
T. Adams, of Trinity College, was the
first feature of the afternoon's pro
gramme. This was followed by
several short speeches, in which the
delegates expressed their joy atwhat
God had done for them. After which
the Convention engaged in a brief
seasorxof prayer. -
In the absence of G. M. Busey, Gen
eralTSecretary, of .Wilmington, the
subject entitled, "Committee Work,
the life of the Association," was not
discussed, although the time allotted
to that subject was used by Prof. G.
B. Hawes, of Charlotte, in treating oL
matters intimately related to that
matter. He was followed in the same
strain by L. A. Coulter, State Secre
tary, who was enthusiastic and earn
est in his ideas. J
"The Claims of the General Secre
taryship upon Men of ' Culture and
Ability," the next subject upon the
programme, was discussed exhaus
tively by J. R. Mott, College Secreta
ry of the International Committee.
He showed the importance of the
labors performed by the General
Secretaries, the relations . in which
they stand ; to the' ? Association, the
great responsibilities . and sacred ae-
countabilities devolving "upon them
and the amount of preparation, train
ing The Holy Spirit of - Peace,
Rev. P. H.Hoge.
RevyThomaa Hume, D. D., Chair
man 61 the State Executive Commit
tee, then read his annual report,
which was printed and copies of
which were circulated among the au
dience.
E. L. Harris, treasurer of the State
Executive Committee, submitted his
report, the reading of which was dis
pensed with for the , reason that all
the delegates possessed copies.
The State Secretary, L. A. Coulter,
then read his report, at the conclu
sion of which the thanks of the Con
vention were tendered the different
officials for their able reports and for
the fidelity with which they had per
formed their respective duties. :
"Association Finances: Best Wity
of Securing Them," was discussed by
Capt. A.:G. Brenizer, of Charlotte.
His remarks were forceful, and the
methods he advised for raising funds
were practical and common-sen si caL
Rev. H. Hoge then made a brief
address on the desecration of the Sab
bath, after which L. A. Coulter, State
Secretary, read an able paper on the
"District Work" of the Association.
The reading of this paper caused
quite an animated discussion which
was partioir3ated in by many of the
delegates. .
The report on "StateWork"; was then
submitted by J. R. Young, in which
were some,, suggestions, .whiph after
a brief discussion, were adopted eria
tim. ' The suggestion to raise $2,000
for the necessary work of the coming
season was argued in the affirmative
by J. H; Southgate and at the con
elusion of his remarks pledges and
contributions -were in order and the
amount was raised in a very ' few mo
ments. V There' was not a negative
voice. -
Where shall the next Convention
be held? was the: question then
raised, when the names of Durham
and Goldsboro were suggested; each
place being ' strongly advocated by
its particular champion. '
; . AFTERNOON SESSION. '
The proceedings of the afternoon
were began by devotional exercises,
conducted by Rev. W. S. Creasy, of
Grace M. E. Church. v "A '
"Meetings for Young Men, Why
have them?" by H. W. Jackson, of
Raleigh, was a plain, practical, com
mon sense talk.
1 "How to conduct them," by J. Y.
Joyner, of Goldsboro, was the next
subject for discussion, and it was
ably handled by the speaker.
"How to Secure Results," the third
paper on the subject, was read by
E. L. Harris, of Winston-Salem, and
was a logical and exhaustive elabora
tion of the best means to secure satis
factory results. : :
"Bible Training Class," a paper
which G. M. Rosser,. General Secre
tary, of Columbia, S. C, was an
nounced to read, was submitted by
L A. Coulter, in the absence of the
former gentleman.
The reading of this paper caused
considerable discussion, finally bring
ing J. R. Mott to the stand, when
he answered satisfactorily and
promptly a long list of questions
bearing on the subject which were
propounded to him.
NIGHT SESSION. ,
Although Saturday night is an un
favorable season,-under ordinary cir
cumstances, for holding a successful
publio meeting, on account of the
many duties devolving upon our citi
zens, and especially upon tbe ladies,
at this time preparing for the Sab
bath, there was really no perceptible
diminution in tha attendance at
the First Baptist Church last night.
The fact is, our people have become
fully awakened to the importance of
these interesting meetings and will
not remain away from them on any
slight pretext. The ladies turned out
in full force, and were attentive
and deeply interested listeners' to the
proceedings.
The exercises of the night were be
gun by a service of song, in which the
entire congregation participated, and
was conducted by Prof.Ellis,of Duncu
At the conclusion of these exercises
the presiding officer said that it be
came his sad duty to announce that
two delegates from Shelby, (brothers
bv the name of Gidnev), had been
called home by a telegram which con
veyed the intelligence that their
mother was seriously sick, and in con
sequence they had been obliged to
leave the Convention to hasten to
their mother's bedside.
.The chair then introduced Mr. T. A.
Harding, of Washington, D. C. The
speaker began by calling attention to
the large area of territory under the
watch and care of the Internationa.
Committee, and then proceeded to
state in what manner that committee
had labored to most effectually reach
every point ana every maiviauai
within their jurisdiction.
Mr. J. R. Mott, College Secretary of
the International Committee, then
delivered an address on "College
Work," which was a carefully pre
pared, thorough and exhaustive
effort. The speaker is evidently in
love with his calling, a duty for
which he seems especially fitted both
by inclination and education. He is a
good speaker, and his speech was
listened to with profound attention
and deep interest.
At the close of his address a few re
marks were made by other delegates
concerning the -work of the Associa
tion, when Rev. Dr. Pritchard arose
and stated, in reference to this
night's meeting, that the First Bap
tist Church would not be able to hold
one half of those who would like to
attend, and that a great many would
be prevented from gaining admit-:
tance. With this in view it was ar
ranged for another service, to be held
at the same hour at Grace M. E.
Church, to be conducted by sev
eral of the delegates to the Conven
tion. This being effected the Con
vention adjourned.
The programme for to-day is as fol
lows: 9:45 a m Consecration Meeting
Men only, at First Baptist Church,
conducted by A W McLeod.
4:30 p m, Men's Meeting at Opera
House, conducted by J R Mott, A W
McLeod, W Black, G M Busey and T
C Diggs.
, Ladies' meeting at the same hour at
Grace M E Church, conducted by L A
Coulter, J J Stowe, Prof Gidney, G B
Hanna, W A Blair and J H Southgate.
At the same hour there will be a
boys' meeting at the First Presbyte
rian Church, conducted by E L Har
ris, G T Adams, C W Tillett, S H
Dean, W C Dowd and Rev. R C Bea
man. 8 p m, at First Baptist Church Mass
meeting. The address by Rev Dr Hume
on "The Value of the Young Men to
Church and State" will be delivered
at this meeting, closing with farewell
exercises.
layers vs. Stf rou.
Messrs. Chas. M. Stedmao, Junius
Davis and T. W. Strange returned
last night from Beaufort, where they
had been to appear before Judge
Shipp, at Chambers, in the case of
LeRoy Myers and others against W.
H.'Styronand others. The plaintiffs
were represented by Messrs. Strange
and Davis, and the defendants by
Messrs. M. Bellamy, J. D. Bellamy, Jr.
and Chas. M. Stedman.
The. restraining order heretofore
granted against W. H. Styron and his
assignee, E. G. Barker, was on motion
of , defendant's counsel, . after argu
ment, vacated and the possession of
all the property of W. H. Styron re
stored to his assignee; but the , as
signee is restrained from paying any
of the debts until the final adjudica
tion of the case. The motion made
by plaintiff's counsel to . remove the
assignee and appoint a receiver was
refused and the assignee has full oon
Spirits Ttirpentine. '
' Raleigh News-Observer: Since
the discontinuation of the public schools
several of the teachers have formed private
classes among those of the scholars who
wish to continue their studies and pay tui- ,
tion, and several classes are now being con
ducted at both school houses. ; ... -'
V Greensboro . North' State'. Mr. .
Mr, Charlie Plunket. of Kerncrsville, for-r
merly of this city, had the misfortune to
get one of his eyes very painfully hart by a '
base ball last week and will probably lose
It High Point Machine Works is the
title of a new corporation just organized
under State law, with a capital stock of
$3,000, with privileges of $25,000. Messrs -J,
Elwood Cox, R. P. Boreu and 'O.N. -Richardson
are the stockholders. ' .
New York Times: r ? Mr. John
H. Furman, of King's Mountain, N. O..
addressed the New York Academy
Sciences at Columbia College last evening
on "The Tin Deposits of North Carolina."
A vein of tin orovBB discovered and inves
tigated by Mr. Furman. which he thinks
will be found of great value, being richest
about two miles north and six miles south
of King's Mountain. Dr. A. R. Ladoux,
who discussed the subject, .said the condi
tion for mining tin in the region of which -Mr,
Furman had spoken, seem to be f avor
able. ' ' '
' Winston Daily: 4 Rockingham
has sixteen farmers' alliances organized.
- There is a grape vine in Rockingham
county which 42 itches in circumference.
It is thought to be tbe largest in the State.
- Robert George, of Stokes county.Bold
in Brown's warehouse 8,499 pounds of leaf
tobacco of different grades, ranging in
price from 6 to 44 cents per pound, for
which he received a check for the hand
some sum of $2,031.01. That kind of to
bacco raising pays. A few days ago a
planter from Guilford county sold one of
our .warehouses two Bmall lots which"
brought him $1,200.
Wilson ' Advance: more oats
have been planted by our farmers this sea
son than for- years, we . learn. The
Missionary Baptists have not yet secured a
pastor, The familiar face of Dr. J. J.
Lawrence, of St. Louis, has been seen on
our streets, for several days past, and be
has received, at the bands of his old friends,
a very cordial greeting. Monday
- mornicg it was rumored upon our streets
that Mr. W. B. Bridgers, who runsasa
loon on Tarboro street, had made an as
signment. 'Wednesday night of last
week tbe boldest robbery, . perhapa in the
history of Wilson was perpetrated. The
house of Dr. JM. is. uorring was entered
and $90 in bills, some specie, (two or three .
dollars) a gold watch and chain, a pocket
knife, and a case of surgical instruments
were stolen from the Dr's. room.
Charlotte News: Rev. DanieL
H. Avery, a colored divine, was sent to
jail this morning by Esquire D. G. Man
well, in default of $50 bond, on charge of
larceny. - A letter has been received
in the city conveying the news that Mr.
Wm, Ritterhoff is in a serious condition at
bis home in Seattle, W. T., from a stroke
of paralysis recently received. A re-.
cent, row among members of a colored
church in this city has deyeloped the fact
that bigamy prevails to a great degree, and
it is probable that Judge Meares will make
heavy inroads into the congregation at the
next term of the Criminal Court. The
annual Guilford Battle Ground celebration
is to occur this year on May 4th, and pre
parations are already under way to make it
a great affair. Thirteen young ladies, '
in costumes of stars and stripes, mounted
upon richly caparisoned horses, will repre
sent tbe thirteen colonies. There will be
baseball, glass ball shooting, etc.
. In a recent number of the Jfan
ufacturen' Record Major W. G. Atkinson
writes: "Many people honestly question
whether or not there is free gold in the
South. The South' Mountain, of Burke
county, in North Carolina, has in itself, its
foothills and valleys they encompass, free
gold in quantities I dare not estimate, but
very great, beyond all question. It exists
in placers and in groups of veins of quartz
rocks partly decomposed. But that is not -all.
Nature has provided on the crests of
the elevations ponds of living water, forced
up through the crevices of the underlying
rocks, that can be used as power to wash
down the hill, open. the vein groups and
enable man to possess himself of the trea
sures that have accumulated there for ages.
No one need go to California, Colorado,
New or Old Mexico or to South or Central
America for gold; It is in McDowell,
Burke, Rutherford, Cleveland and other
counties in North Carolina."
Charlotte News: Col. Wm.
Johnston and his son, Mr. Frank Johnston,
left to-day for a trip to Mexico. Gen.
John A. Young, postmaster at cnariotte,
who has been in a feeble state of health for
several months past, yesterday afternoon
suffered a relapse, and is now in a critical
condition. . iss. Tolbert, the un-.
fortunate victim of the bigamist Thomas,
is now living in Charlotte. She came here
a few days sgo with her family. One
of Monroe's prominent citizens - was in
Charlotte yesterday buying machinery for
a new industrial plant at that place. The
new enterprise is to be known as the Mon- :
roe machine shops, foundry and planing
mills, and the buildings are to be erected
and the plant established at once. . Some
of the best citizens of tbe town have stock
in the enterprise. The burglars are
still carrying a high hand in Charlotte, and
to the already long list is to be added an
other of a most aggravated character. Two
negroes went -through a residence on a
main street and sacked several sleeping
rooms, carrying out trunks, . overcoats,
shoes, . clothing, locks and jewelry. The
victim of this burglary was Mrs. Cicero
Bryan, a widow lady.
Raleigh News- Observer : The
Alliance warehouse is a certainty. . All the
arrangements were perfected yesterday.
The name adopted was the "Capital Al
liance Warehouse." The Governor
has appointed Mr. N. B. Broughton trus
tee of the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege vice Gen. R. Barringer. The
new board of directors of tbe penitentiary
were in session yesterday and to a late hour
last night. The board elected Col. Paul
F. Faison chairman and re-elected all the
present officers at the penitentiary. Mr.
Sater was re-elected Superintendent of the
penitentiary farm. Passengers who
arrived here yesterday brought news of an
accident which occurred night before last
on the Richmond & Danville road beyond
Greensboro. A freight train was coming
towards Greensboro and was moving in
two sections. The first section stopped
about a mile beyond Salem Junction, and
before the second section, which was com
lug down a steep grade, could be stopped
the former was violently run into. The
engine of the second section was wrecked,
together with ten or twelve freight cars.
Fireman l'earce on the engine had one of
his legs broken and several other parties
were more or less injured. Nobody was
killed.
Weldon News: Three children
of Mr. Joe Boon, who lives on Quanky
Creek, near Halifax, were playing aiong
the banks of the creek a few days ago, and,
as children will, ate a quantity of creek
ivy, which is very poisonous. They were
made quite ill and would doubtless have
died from the effects of the plant had not
medical aid been speedily procured. A
colored man who worked on the steamer
Lucy, which- plies between Norrolk and
landings on Roanoke river, was drowned
Friday morning last while the steamer was.
at Norfleet's Ferry. Some fast runs
have been made on ths Wilmington & Wel
don Railroad, but the fastest run on record
was made Saturday night by engineer Mc
Millan, on No 14, from Wilmington to this
place. The actual time from one shed to
the other. 162 miles, was three hours and
seventeen minutes, including three stops.
The actual running time the whole dis
tance was not less than- 54 miles an hour.
There seems to be but 'little if say
doubt of the completion of the railroad
from Enfield to Ringwood at an early day.
Parties interested in the enterprise went
over one route on Monday with a view of
locating the line. It is not positively known
we are informed, whether the road win be
built from Ringwood to Brinkleyville or in
the direction of Ransom's Bridge and the
goldmines. On Friday (morning last
the jail at Jackson, Northampton county,
was burned to the ground. There were
four prisoners in it. The jail was com
pletely destroyed, but none of the prison
ers was injured. It is thought that the
building was set on fire by some of the
prisoners to escape, and the three colored
men did escape, but Robert Powell and the
boy were captured and are now in jail at
Halifax for safe keeping. Pruett aid not
make any attempt io escape. He also Is in
Halifax jail. .
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