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A REPLY TO AN OLD CHARGE.
"North Carolina Is a good State to be
born In but a poor Btato to lire in." This
l? a saying which has become common. Bad
to say. It is a remark by a talented young
mao born la North Carolina.-: He worked
h ( d and persistently in. his native State for
soma years. He had no encouragement
and went clsowLero. There his worth, was
recognized and he reaped honors lastly due
him. Two men who became Presi
' Seats were bora in North Carolina. But
they reflect Presidential honors on other
States. They were not recognized prop
erly here. Borne of the most prominent
sail brilliant young men in the Union have
recently left this State, and are reaping
golden honors elawhere. They showed
their worth and ability and they were re
cognized elsewhere. We either did not or
could not offer sufficient encouragement
sad inducement to keep tbem, and there
fore lost them.- There are many
others, not yet thirty years of age, who have
recently gone from North Carolina where
they knew they were not appreciated, and
io their new homes are reaping the reward
cf merit something apparently not tobe
done here. Hundreds of others have gone
who have been financially successful. A
deplorable fact is that many of the best
young mon we have are now looking to
ward other places. Many will leavens.
We need them. Can't we give them more
encouragement and inducement and keep
them? A spirit of liberality toward them'
is needed. Raleigh Biblical Recorder.
We copy this long extract from
the organ of the Baptists in North
Carolina because it is the old com
plaint revamped and indorsed by an
influential paper. L.9t ns look at the
question with each brevity as is pos
sible. The stab some year ago or
less, discussed at length this subject.
We showed from the records that
what was urged against North Caro
lina could with more foroe be urged
against such great States as Massa
chusetts, New York, Pennsylvania
and Virginia, for their sons, who be
came distinguished In other States,
had cone out. in greater numbers
than had', gone from abused and
slighted North Carolina. Suppose a
hundred or five hundred or a thou
sand natives of North Carolina who
in a spirit of adventure or of discon-
tent or of ambition went to other
States and - succeeded in becoming
prominent in Church and State, what
does it prove? Surely not that North
Carolina is a poor State to live in
and is un appreciative and all that.
Surely, not that other States are
really preferable and more responsive
in recognizing the guts of our
young men. It rather shows that
the old State produces worthy men
who develop with opportunies, as do
their sons who remain. ;. .
To denounce North Carolina be
cause some of her noble sons . have
achieved fame and fortune elsewhere
is unjust. Hex. sons who have re
mained compare surely with those
who have gone from home to seek
their fortune among strangers. Every
member of the present Congress or
-the last two Congresses from North
Carolina, was a native of this State.
Who among North Carolinians
abroad are superior in ability to Sen
ators Vance and Ransom?
The present Supreme Court of.
North Carolina is composed of na
tivee. Is there a single Judge on
the Superior Court Bench who was
born in another State? Does all that
show indifference to native merit?
Ex-Judges Settle, Dick, Pearson,
Dillard and Ruffin all on the Su
nreme Bench were natives of the
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State. Gov. Worth, Gov. Soales,
Gov. Caldwell, Gov. Jarvis, Gov.
Brogden, Gov. Fowle are all natives.
Lieut. Governor Robinson, Lieut.
Gov. Stedman, Lieut. Gov. Holt are
all natives. Does all thiB show neg
lect and want of sympathy and ap
preciation ? - We think not.
Most of the great lawyers of the
cast who figured in North . Carolina
were natives. The two Hendersons,'
Chief Justice Leonard and Archi
bald: Gaston, Badger, Murphey,
Nash, Sewell, John Haywood, W.
II. Haywood, Ed. , Graham Hay
. wood, and so on were all natives.
They were not neglected. They re-
. mained and became influential and
eminent. We might greatly swell
the list, but it is unnecessary.
The leading teachers of the high
schools have been mainly natives-
William J. Bingham, William Bing
' ham, Robert Bingham, J. H. Horner,
A. G. Brown and others were na
tives.
This is one view to show how the
sons who remained were not neglect
ed and did not die in obscurity.
Where one who hae'gone abroad has
succeeded, probably fifty have failed.
' Another view is to look at other
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young men m the same way. Look
at the j University.1 vNot half the
Professors are natives, but the Pre
sident is.: Look at the denomina
tional colleges.' The Presidents of
Wake Forest and -Trinity are from
other States. Wake; Forest has
several Prof esaors from other States,
as has Davidson, we believe. Take
the two Bishops of - the Epis
copal Church both" are North
ern; men. Take the pulpits of
Raleigh and men' from other States
have been called to some. : Even the
editor of the-Hecorder from which
we copy the above is a Virginian, and
has sought a ' home among us for
fame and fortune. In this city the
rectors of two Episoopal ' Churches
are from other States. The pastor
of the First Presbyterian and Luth
eran Churches are not natives. The
Catbplio priest is also not a native
Other States have given up their sons
to supply our wants. -
In the past, some of our ; famous
men were born in Virginia or in
other States. Even Chief Justice
Ruffin, Henry W. Miller, John M.
Morehead, Abram W. Venable and
Judge John Kerr were all born in
Virginia and they - were among our
most distinguished men.
So North Carolina is not except
tional or peculiar. ' Her sons like to
roam as do the sons of other noble
mothers. She robs herself often to
enrich others. So far as we know
the most influential editors that ever
lived in the State from Elizabeth
iity to tne opposite extreme were
natives of North Carolina. It is so
now. They know our people, and
are familiar with the ancestral faiths
traditions, habits and motives of the
people.
North Carolina, from the first, was
unlike her neighbors. She never
knew how to boast. She has known
how to perform. In the war with
Great Britain she did her full share-
In the late great war she was eclip
sed by none of her sisters. Her peo
ple have always been modest, self-reliant,
self -respecting, conservative,
prudent, cautious. They have known
how to assert their manhood
in cruoial times, and have loved
Liberty as only freemen ever loved
it who have been nurtured in great
solitudes and have been cradled amid
storms and severest trials. North
Carolina is a State of simple , habits,
plain living and high resolves. Let
the alien dare touch her honor; let
the despot dare imprint his iron heel
upon her bosom; let the vam boast
ers of other States presume to assail
her good name or to rob her of well
earned laurels atad her sons, loving
and loyal, will spring as one man to
their feet to avenge or defend.
"Where is the coward that would not dare
To fight for such a land T"
North-Carolina-is not only good
State to be born in but to live in
and to die in. No more delightful
and happy homes on this earth are
to be found than in this very North
Carolina. There are no more hospit
able people in all the world. To
sleep in the silent valley or
amid the flowers of some 'garden or
under the turf of some beautiful
cemetery, after life's turmoils and
struereles are over and life's duties
done; to await the glad Re
surrection Morning in your own na
tive soil where your dear ones repose
and the noble and good of genera
tions sleep the last sleep, is surely a
blessed ending of the earthly sojourn
We have been in many Northern
States; we have travelled in many
Southern States; we have had oppor
tunities of studying the manners,
customs, qualities, principles and
aspirations of other States in more
than one section of the Union, and
this is the sum of it all: Wive us
North Carolina above all the States
for a home, and next to it proud and
self-asserting Virginia. The Old
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North State "Heaven's blessing at
tend her" has a very precious place
in our heart of hearts. We love
her traditions, her v history, " her
great middle-olasB, - her institutions,
her laws, her noble men, her beauti
ful and lovable women, (we are not
yet too old to love the good) and we
thank God that under her benign
skies and amid her soenes our eyes
first opened upon this world, and
that here when life ends we hope "to
fall on sleep," and the "dosing
scene" shall come."
Those who have stood by the dear
old Mother have no cause to com
plain or mourn over neglect or want,
"She hath done what she could," for
her worthy sons, and her worthy sons
have done what they could for the
dear old Mother. Thank God for
such a Mother 1 The filial heart
throbs with tender gratitude and
warm affeotion when it leans -against
the great heart of the Mother in whose
alUembraoing arms It has found so
lace and joy and comfort. When we
have gone from home "at each re
move" we drew "a lengthening
chain," and with Goldsmith's "Travel
ler" we have been fain to "say:
wiiwa t roam whatever realms to see.
- - . f..i!1.ltimitAAjl
My neon, uniraveueo, twwf "
Th huminn Question in Illinois
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LA. W8 OP LOCAL INTEREST
ii thi Lm session
of
.General Aas.mblr.
Among the Actspassed by the' last
Legislature, the following are the
captions of those of local Interest:'
To relieve (rrand 1nrinn fi-nm rt rim
ing Into Court In a body, except in
certain cases: Indictment may be
returned into Court by foreman ' of
grand Jury, without the attendance
of the body, exoept In capital
felonies. - - . .
t. Relating to auctioneers: Bonds of
auctioneers left ; to discretion of
board of commissioners (Of ounty or
town), not to be less than - five hun
dred dollars. . r .... .
To protect - telegrams and letters:
Made a misdemeanor, punishable at
the discretion of the Court, to obtain
or attempt to obtain any knowledge
of the contents of a telegram address
ed to another; or for clerk or opera
tor to divulge such contents; or to
open or - read a sealed letter or tele
gram addressed o another1 if done
wilfully or wrongfully. ;
To authorize the Mayor and Com
missioners of the town of Southport
to convey lots on Franklin Square to
Trustees of Methodist and Baptist
churches; and in their discretion to
convey other lots to churches.
To amend the " laws concerning
pilotage? License of Cape" Fear pilots
to be tor term of one year instead of
five; '.vessels coming to J3outhport
seeking orders to pay one-half rate
of pilotage to Wilmington; number of
pilots commissioned for Cape Fear
not to exceed thirty (when present
number reduced to that number);
number of pilots not be reduced
below twenty, and apprentices from
five to ten; section requiring pilots to
Keep apprentices, ana section exemptr
ing coal vessels, from pilotage fees on
Uape J; ear Jiiver repealed. '.
The Uode, section 2840, matan&r it
unlawful to kill for sale wild fowl in
Currituck county, between March 10th
and November 10th, or ship out of
state wild lowl Killed between such
dates, enacted for and made appli
cable to New Hanover and Brunswick
counties; also, "concerning use of
blinds, &c, by non-residents.
To extend the time lor collecting
taxes: Sale of real estate for taxes to
be in May instead of February; ad
vertisement to be in April; returns to
be filed by first Monday in June.
To prevent trespass: in JJupiin and
Sampson counties, made unlawful to
gather dog-tongue (or vanilla) whor
tleberries, etc., witnouc permission.
Fine from five to fifty dollars.
- To incorporate the North Carolina
Power Company: Isaac Bates and
others, Wilmington, N. C, Incor
porated: to furnish light and motive
power from electricity; capital stock
$30,000 to $ 100,000.
To prevent fishing by muddying the
streams in Pender .county: Made a
misdemeanor: fine of not less than
one dollar nor over ten.
To incorporate the Wrightsville
and Onslow navigation Uompany: a,
XL Moore and others incorporated;
powers to own steamboats, &c.; capi
tal stock twenty-five hundred dollars,
and may be increased; may condemn
land lor landings, etc.: snail nave ex
clusive right to transport freight and
passengers on certain sounds.
To protect manniaeturers oi. lum
ber: Lumber manufacturers may
have brand, to be registered In book
called Kegistry of Timber filar ks Dy
register of deeds; erasure of any mark
a misdemeanor; wilfully having in
Sossession a branded log to be a mis
emeanor. . -
In reference to the killing of deer
in the counties of Pender and New
Hanover: The Code, section 2832, to
apply to Pender and New Hanover;
act of 1885. exempting all counties
east of Wilmington and Weldon Bail-
road, amended by excepting new
Hanover and Pender.
To prevent the catching of diamond-
back terrapins In the waters of Bruns
wick county: Misdemeanor; maxi
mum fine $10, minimum $5 per terra
pin or egg; nail to school land, nail
to informer.
To suppress and prevent certain
kinds of vicious contracts: No ao
tions to be maintained to enforce per
formance of "future contracts"; upon
verified answer that cause of action
is on contract made void; burden of
proof is on plaintiff; misdemeanor;
minimum fine $ 100, maximum fooo,
imprisonment discretionary.
To promote the immediate cultiva
tion of shell-fish by the citizens of the
(state: May enter or own in lee
grounds in any quantity if planted
before 1891.
To reeulate fihine in the northeast
branch of the Cape Fear river: Un
lawful to fish from jrenruary vsta to
July 1st, from midnight Saturday to
Wednesday morning; craps, seines.
&c. regulated.
To incorporate the town of South-
port: Incorporated as "The City of
Southport"; full act of incorporation
in fiftv-seven sections.
To incorporate the uarouna insur
ance Company.of Wilmington North
Carolina: May act as agent of foreign
companies; capital faa.oou.
To reauire . Danss incorporated
within the State of North Carolina to
make stated reports to the State treas
urer, identically as national bank
statements; to De printed in newspa
per; treasurer to send examiner an
nnally, and banks to pay $25 for ex
amination; failure to comply punish
able. .
To amend chapter one hundred and
five,, laws of 1885: Clerk of. the
Criminal Court of New Hanover pow
er to take probate of conveyances.
To repeal all laws prnibiting tne
sale of liquors relating to the town of
.Point Caswell, .Tender county, norm
Carolina. .. .
To incorporate the Northeastern
Railway Company: R. B. Inoorpor
ated from Wilmlncrton through Ons
low to New bern: W. P. Fortune and
others corporators: usual powers,
To prevent fishing with wire nets
in the waters of the Cape Fear river,
below Wilmington: Below Wrights
including: the river, wire net and
other net fishing forbidden. :
To protect deer: Close season
changed to begin February 1st In
stead of 15th, and end October 1st in
stead of Ausrust 15th. :
To amend an act entitled "an act
to incorporate the' East Carolina
Land and Railway Company," being
charter 198 of the laws of 1887: Time
within which to begin railroad ex
tended for two years; may issue mort
gage bonds; power to condemn lands:
board of education to convey White
Oak swamp to the company for
$25,000 mortgage bonds, when road Is
completed from A. & N. C. R. R. to
New river, in Onslow; counties may
subscribe; sections o and 24, acts loov,
chapter 198. repealed.
To authorize the Commissioners of
Brunswick county to levy a special
tax: Special tax of thirteen hundred
dollars to pay indebtedness for year
1889; 12i cents on one hundred dollars.
To authorize Justices of the Peace
to take bond upon continuance of
certain criminal cases: Upon con
tinnanoe of any criminal action J as
r.lna shall take bond for appearance
of defendant; upon forfeiture judg
ment nisi to be entered if not over
ortn. tn viva .AT1 Atnra Tiftfl.o a rhvfn
oipal and sureties to show cause why
1UUKU1CUU ouou wo iuouc Bugviunc,
over 8300. to have defendant called
out and sendtase to Superior Court;
procedure..
Poultry comes high. Chickens
were selling at 80 cents a pair in mar
ket yesterday.
WILMINGTON; N. 0., FRIDAY. APIOL 26. 1889,
lBt.re.una: msMteMC.
In 1858 Mr. J. Alvlfl Walker of this
city accompanied Gen'l (thenCapt)r
Whiting,' of .the Engineer Corps, to
Feraandlna Fla., where he was em
ployed' in the government service.
While Mr.' '"Walker was' a student at
Chapel Hill he joined a Greek college"
society called the "Chi Psi Society,",
which had been organized at Union
College: New xork-' and a chapter
had been established' at Chapel Hill.
.Young Spencer, who was executed by
Slidell MoKenzie, on board the U . S.
man-of-war for imputed mutiny and
whose father was a member of the
Cabinet at that " time,' was one of the
founders of that society at Union OoK
lege. When the 'Thirty Tears View,,
by Thomas 1 H. Benton,' appeared in
two large volumes in which there Is
a scatning review oi Monvenzie's ac
tion in that matter, Mr. Walker, feel
ing great Interest in the sad fate of
one of the founders of the society of
'which he was a member, purchased a
copy of the work and took it with him
to Fernandina'. That place wa cap
tured ' by Commodore. . Porter , in
1862 r and Mrf Walker's ' library fell
into the 'hands "of the Federal
troops. Twenty-five years afterwards'
he one day received a letter from a
stranger at North ' Pofnt,"Ni T.V stat
ing that the' writer had in his posses-"
slon a book which had been captured
at' Fernandina,- ( and which bore on
the' fly leaf the name of J. Alvis
Walker, Wilmington, N . CV, 1 which
he' would 1 cheerfully return If ' the
owner could be found. An answer
was immediately returned and in a
few days the book was recovered and
proved to be the second volume tf
"Benton's Thirty Tears' View," which
contained the account of the alleged
mutiny of Spencer- and" to which
forty pages of the book are devoted!
- It is - singular ;. that . this volume
should have been the only one in his
library returned to him, and from its
associations it was the one of all oth
ers that he most valued. ' The alleged
mutiny occurred in 1843, during the
administration of John Tyler, and.
though the obief actor in that bloody
drama- was acquitted by the court
martial which tried him, yet "all
Christendom recoiled with horror
from the atrocious deed," and it is re
markable that nearly all .who were
connected with that v tragedy met
with a sudden or violent death and
the ship itself subsequently founder
ed at sea and all on board perished.
Improvement, at Carolina Bmci
Carolina Beach offers many at
tractions this summer, and the man
agement intend to do everything to
make it a most . attractive summer
resort. Capt. B. L. Perry, the former
proprietor of the Purcell House, and
Atlantic Hotel at Beaufort, will take
charge of the hotel at the beach, and
his general ' acquaintance in this
section will undoubtedly attract
many of his old friends."
Twenty rooms will be added to the
hotel, which, in addition to the eight
cottages now being built, will aocom
modate a large number of visitors. A
steamer will leave the beach in the
evening after supper, and another
steamer will remain there all night,
leaving after breakfast, and arrive in
the city at 9 o'clock In the morning.
A line of hacks will be established
between Carolina Beach and Fort
Fisher, a distance of five miles, giving
ample Opportunity to every one who
desires to fish at the "Rocks."
The new engine just ' purchased by
the company was - carried to the
beach yesterday, so as to be ready for
the summer travel. Extensive prep
arations have been made for the en
tertainment of guests, who can ex
pect a most pleasant time at this pop
ular resort.
A Strangely Fatal Dlaea-t,
A correspondent of the Star,
writing from Excelsior P. O., Brans
wick county, under date of the 16th
Inst., says:
A verv alarming disease has recent
ly broken out near here, which has
caused great distress and consterna
tion. . v . ,
The circumstances, so far as I have
been able to gather them, are as fol
lows: The family , wnien nas oeen
the victims of this dreadful scourge
were an old gentleman, his wife and
1n.ntrht.nr. and ft little bov of seven
vears old. ail or wnonu witn : tne ex-
ception oi tne Doy, nave died since
. - .. ... a ' .
Friday last. The gentleman's name
was Willis Hudson, a well known
trapper on Crusoe's Island. The wife
was tne nrst one oi tne iamiiy amiot
ed. She was taken Saturday night
with symptoms of a bad bold, which
were followed with severe pains in the
back and stomach, of which she died'
on tne u noay. iouowing,. rna
daughter was subsequently attacked
witn similar symptoms, oi wmon sne
died on Sunday last. The has
band.- having" been afflicted in
the- same manner,: survived until
Monday. Thus, is one week,' this
family, except a little boy were swept
away by the hand 6f death. The phy
sician who attended them ' (Dr. J. F.
Harrell) I understand, had no know
ledge of the disease and could ad
minister nothing to- avert its fatal
termination. -
, Narrow Eaeape.
. R. i J. Lockhart, . of Laurinburg,
came very near having his dwelling
house burned last Thursday night
about half :past eight o'clock, while
he.and.his family were at church. The
dwelling was discovered to be on fire
inside. It was found that the house
had been entered by a miserable
wretch who placed over the floor
broom straw and rags, and, knocking
a hole through the plastering and
stuffing it full: of straw,2sauraetd all
with" kerosene oil and fired It' and
made his escape. But for the timely
discovery, the , house., wouid have
burned.
In addition .to the $15,000 sal-.
yage awarded to the tugs Alexander
Jones and Blanche in the U S. : Court
at Norfolk, for . pulling the British7
Albany off the bar at Little River, S.
C, ih January last," there Is ah award
of $261 to Capi J, Tl Pininer, . .pilot,
who went with the Albany to Nor
folk after she was polled off by the
tugs.'-.. The '"Albany was: valued' at
$400,000. " "
mm doctors:
Kit mith ffctty niikc t ta n.iei
Soer.tr .r' Ron :rilaa-lTfc'lii!
C. BorVr H.ijl.-TH. Boar ef
i IBenleal Kxamlnara. -
-uj Special Star2Repbrt
The physician A in -! full r practice
looks forwaroT ttf his society meeting
ae the red- letter dav of the vear.
: Around hesbelar reunions5 of the"
past years;bluster'the most delight-!
ful khdwleoVsof ai progressive broth-
erhobd among' men of the same call-'
infg; and'a IcbnsclouBnels of well re
warded effort, evidenced In the at
tainment of :H ; scientific & standard
abreast with the best standards of the
day, and m some respects superior to
some 61 ft. ' in the very Outset Of the- j
journey a chord ' of sadness was cast
across Our pathr by reason of th
afttictibn" that'overtook bur esteemed
President: 'Hef was Sleepless from
sbme cause,' gbt ' quite chilled on the
ear dew; hearer the' stove and fell
inter a profound sleep only a short
whnehfOrVw Jot to VWel
'don;- He " was ' awakened 'by the
POrter but lapsed tnto a . Som
nambulistic, condition," -and war car
ried on 5 to" Qarysbiirs',' when'- the
new eotf doctor : discovered the mis
take" thd doctor had made He got
off at Garysburg,' when his lndisposi-'
tlbn ' culminated In - a hemorrhage
frdin his latigs. The "kind proprietor
oi the hotel at Garysburg left him for
a few minutes to prepare a ' room for
him; and when he returned: he found
that the doctor had fallen backward
in his chair in a : fainting or oonvul
slye condition snooeedlng the loss of
blood, and unconsciously thrust his
right foot into the fire.- He remained
ina seml-oonseious state lor some
time, durinar which he was' attended
most assiduously by Dr.EIlis,of Garys-
uurg, wnose nuiuuetHj . none oiu iriu
soon foreet.: " ' -
The sad news of tne sickness oi our
President was communicated to our
friends' who were arriving at Weldon.
and After consultation with Dr. Halgh
who came to his bedside. It was de
cided that he must be sent home. As
we proceeded ; on Our' ' Journeys and
member after member was added to
the number, and the condition of our
friend was known, the cmoerest re
grets and words of sympathy were ex
pressed.
ifiiizaoetn city is rawer dimouis oi
access 'from most sections or our
State,' and as we neared it difficulties
increased. The rain came down in
torrents, and the storm became so
severe as we reached Norfolk that the
Bav steamers would hot venture out.
In spite of all the difficulties such a
briirade of Carolinian Dhvsieians as
met in the vestibule of the Atlantic
Hotel had never been seen in Virginia
since the davS of bloody conflict.
As we neared jsiizaoetn city tne
effects of the rainfall were every
where obvious. We seemed to skim
over a continuous chain of flooded
riversand swamos until we reached
our destination. Any adversity that
could danvnen. the ardor of a com'
nanv of doctors, on reoreation bent
most be ' great indeed, but we must
admit that their barometer leu very
low in prospect of all. the surround-
lOM-.
The conrt house In which the meet
ings were held would put to sname
the noor stuffy Wilmington building
It Is a roomv. two-story building.
with good ventilation, and. comfort
unknown to our court house; but this
said, our' praise : for J&llzabeth city
ends. --
The only hotel of the town took ad
vantage of the occasion to raise its
price from $2 to $2 50 a day, of neces
sity crowding guests to double the
capacity oi tne rooms, ana iurnisning
fare about wnien we would not trust
ourselves to speak in temperate
words.
In the absence of President Ennett.
Dr. Georee W. Lonsr of Graham pre
sided, ne Deing tne senior vice presi
dent present. The session was organ-
' ized by pray er and address of welcome
by Mr. ijamo, a lawyer oi most pleas
ing diction and courteous manners.
Dr. IiOng read the address oi the
absent . president, which, by regula
tion of the Society. Is of the nature of
a message, setting forth its condition
and suggesting the matters which re
quired legislation. Dr. Ennett called
the .attention of the. Society to the
fact that it was tnirty-one years since
we met In this section, the society
belnff then seven years old. in the
neighboring town : or uoenton it was
that the Medieal Journal of North
Carolina, under tne editorial care or
younfg - Dr. Ed. warren, was build
intr a , "castle in. the air" in. ? his
editorial on tne suDiect oi xne taa
tablishmeht of a Board of Medical
Examiners, and other all but Utopi
an schemes; and now we could say
that we had been Drought to a prac
tical realization of all these dreams.
Few were the names now on the roll
of that date,' but the policy lnaugur
ated there had attained a gratifying
realization. " His recommendation of.
sending a. proper committee to the
PbSrmaodpCBial convention oi 1890;
mi AinsAffdmAnt to forbid the" nosai-
bility;. of acquiring membership by
letter, and other matters concerning
the general welfare ' of: the Society.
All of the suggestions wre acceded
tftiK.: : ..... C. .-rt-.i.v.
Of the contributions of scientific
papers there was no dearth, but it
was far below what it would have
been If the thirty barred up in Nor
folk and the forty-five in Edenton
could have reached the Society. As
it was we had more than a hundred
members' present. A few papers of
decided '-merit: 'one by vr. J. A.
Hodsresi of Fayetteville. on "Advance
in, , Microscopic . Science;", one by
Dr. Barrlnger, of Davidson College,
oh the "Progress in the Science of
; Physiology;" one by Dr. Bar bank oh
the Progress in Gynecology;" one by
Dr. J.T. Nicholson on "Dipsomania.1'
AJ)ape by Dr. tt? P. Murray on the
"Treatment of - Tfphbid Fever", elic
ited much discussion, and one by Dr.
i B rough ton . on , VAseptic and Anti
septic Obstetrics" were probably pro
vocative of the largest amount of
discussion, these being subjects upon
which - the pregress of : : science . is
working the . least of change ; , these
being sabiects also in which could
be distinguished the line of demarca
tion between-the old ' and new ma
terial amone the membership.
Dr . W. J. Jones, of Goldsboro, 1st
Vice President, came In during the
evening and presided during the re
mainder of the session. ; - .r
; .Theconjolnt .seesion of the Board
of . Health, with the -Society, was
conducted oh "a TieW plan."" Each
county was called upon in
alphabetical xjrder and questioned as
to tne condition oi ih organization;
if the County Commissioners took in
terest In the County Board of Health;
if not, had a proper effort been made
to educate them to a knowledge of
their, privileges ; and. duties; if the
medical profession had .been proper
ly organized and means taken to in
terest them In sanitary matters.
What were the obstacles of organiza
tion where, none existed; in towns
now reporting death rates, .were these
reports based : upon compulsory sys
tem or oeam ioerwncases, etc, ew.
The condition of the whole State, as
rp' A m
far as represented, was thus canvass
ed in a way not possible by letter
writing. The work of the Board for
the past year was rapidly reviewed;
particularly, though, it was set forth'
what means were in readiness . in
case of the appearance of yellow
fever in the South during' the
coming season. At a later meeting an
eleotlon for members of the Board to
succeed two retiring members result
ed in the choice oi Dr. J. M. Baker,
of Tarborb, and Dr. J. A. Hodges, of
Fayetteville. This infusion of young
blood into these auxiliary bodies of
the Society indicates the spirit of the
times. The . most important' thing
settled by the Society was the pre
paration for the registration of phy
sicians, which - was made incumbent
upon the ooclety.by the last General
Assembly. A form of certificate is to
be furnished by the Society to clerks
oi courts, and dooks oi register, and
the registration of every physician in
the State, young and old., must be
done before January iw; and any
one failing to perform this duty wilt
be liable to prosecution for misde
meanor, or go before the Board of
Examiners for a license. This
law. declares an amnesty to
many men- unworthy of the indul
gence and consideration, but its ulti
mate effect win oe say in ao years
to give to n orth Carolina a proles
sion of uniformly educated men. It
is a nonie example of a profession,
burelns itself and instltutln? are.
form, in spite of opposition and indif
ference of legislators.
This leads up to another notewor
thy matter, the meeting of the Board
of Examiners. The seven gentlemen
composing the Board met in Eliza
beth' City on Friday of last week.
They have had 67 candidates for li
cense. Their examinations were writ
ten, the questions being distributed
by the Board, and done nnder the
eye of the .Board. The standard is
high one, but one reached by the
gradual progression of several years.
The youngmen presenting themselves
were remarkable for their educational
accomplishments and the State may
well he proud of the educational ad
vancement which has been brought
about by the license law. I do not
know how many were success ful, as
tne isoara could proceed only very
slowly with the mass of papers be
fore them for examination. The im
mense labor undergone bv the Board
can only be appreciated by one who
has been in that service, ur. Bel
lamy, the secretary and faithful ex
aminer in materia medica, was not
one time present in the 'general ses
sions of the Society on account of his
close confinement on the isoarcr, and
will go North for recuperation after
he completes his extraordinary la
bors. It may not be news to you,but
North Carolina has taken the lead in
the establishment of the Board of
Examiners, and it is not only the
oldest but the best Board in the
Union.
The report of the committee on
Nominations, which is equivalent to
an election, was received with shouts
of acclamation when the announce
ment was made of the choice of Dr.
George Gillett Thomas for the Presi
dency for 1889-90. it was a fitting com
pliment to one who bad worked so as
siduousiy to shape and see enacted
the present excellent license law, and
a physician whose accomplishments
are not only known and appreciated
at home but thus recognized by the
profession of the whole state.
This short account of the meeting
of the Medical Society can only give
a slight idea of it, but the far-reach
ing blessings of the work accomplish
ed Dy it is the legacy which this gen
eration has to bequeath to genera-
tions to come.
JJTX V STRIA. Lt OUTLOOK..
Practical Sagotlon. for In. Do-
T.lopmcnt or tn. Country to
Cover by tn. Railroad, to Ob
alow.
Practical suggestions on the exodus
question are In order, when the
larger portion of our population are
seeking other pastures green. One
meeting has been held by the negroes
and delegates to a State Convention
have been selected among the most
prominent of their race to accelerate
their movements. Hence, it is a wise
precaution that suggests that we look
about us with an eye to the prosper
ity of those of our citizens who pre
fer to remain here and build up our
State and section.
Inasmuch as two railroads are be
ing projected in the direction of
Jacksonville, Onslow county, it has
been suggested with much show of
reason, that the contractors for the
construction of these roads might be
induced to bring their Northern im
migrants here to grade these roads.
The country to be covered by these
two railroads, the Burgaw and Ons
low, and the road known as the
Wilmington, Onslow and East Caro
lina railroad, Is sparsely settled,
while the agricultural features are of
superior value and the country, if set
tled by white labor, would add greatly
to the future prosperity of the rail
roads themselves, besides giving an
impetus to the trucking and oyster
business tributary to those lines.
If Northern immigrants are put to
work constructing these roads they
. will be tempted by cheap lands and
superior marketing facilities to Settle
on tracts now lying idle and only
waiting for a population ' which
will appreciate blessings that are
so easy of attainment. Railroad
building and running a newspaper are
so very different, calling for such
different qualifications to insure-sue
cess, that these suggestions are offer
ed for what they are worth; leaving
the railroad people to formulate their
own plans; but it does seem that it
would be a good stroke of policy to
supply the country with a working
population as the roads proceed on
their route a population, which
would build up the country after
they had built the roads.
Deatn'of Sir. Jno. W. Tnomp.on.
Mr. Jno. W. Thompson, formerly
secretary and treasurer of the Wil
mington & Weldon and Wilmington,
Columbia & : Augusta railroad com
panles, died at his home in Goldsboro
on Friday last. '
Mr. Thompson - was a resident of
Wilmington for many years, and the
annoueoement Of his death was heard
with port ound sorrow by many, warm
friends here. ' . ; .
: The funeral took place yesterday at
Goldsboro, the services being - .con
ducted by Rev, J. C. Mullen,
of the Presbyterian church. . Capt.
Divine, Mr. W. A. Riaoh, Mr. Jas. F.
Post. Jr.. of .the Atlantlo Coast Line.
and others from this city, were in at
tendance. -The pall-bearers : were
Mr. 3i B. Edgerton, Hon. W. T. Fair
cloth Mr. E. B. Borden, Mr. R..P.
Howell, Mr. Thomas i W, Slocumb,
Col. J ames A. . Wasninflrton. Air. w.
i Ft Kornegay and Dr. John F. Miller.
NO. 25
Tfl K VTA RKIJSOV i nt a
To Ball Up- tn. Party in th. S.atk ay
; wnil n o aeatawas - a-rotae-
Washihstoit. Andl 18 The Evenina
atar puDiianea tne following: it is under
stood that in appointing a postmaster at
Birmingham. Ala. President Harrison will
recognize the new organization of Republi
cans oy ne selection or uuston, their can
didate. . This will be in accordance with
what has been declared will be his policy
in the Boath. throwing overboard those
leaders who, Are Republicans forrevenue
only. Discussion of tnia matter .has
aroused considerable excitement in tbe
South. aoDarently. and a irreat manv
letters, mostly enaorsing tbe rresi-
denvs - policy, . at it is ; understood
to bcthave bean . received at ; the . White
House and by parties' here from their
friends in the BottUiJi In a letter received
here yesterday from a lawyer at Birming
ham, it is stated that the matter is being
very; actively discussed there, and that
there is a very decided sentiment in favor
of Ignoring the - color question as an issue.
and drawing party lines on protection. As
an active industritl centre they expect
mnmagnam to oe tne Dirw-rjiace or an in
dustrial progressive Renublican . nartv.
composed of progressive business men who
have other ambitions beyond that of getting
itxierai omce .- : - - -
MASSACHUSETTS.
Blard.r, SalclS. and Arson at West
r Faraaa. - --
: By TUesranh totbs Xonlns star.
BPatRGPTRLD. Anril 18. -At West Farms.
a farming hamlet lying midway between
Westneld and Montgomery, and fifty miles
from Westfleld Centre, this morning, Jos.
King, a wealthy and well known citisen, 78
years of age, was shot and killed bv Ednr
jsLiog. nu eraeai ion, anu tne nouse Bred
rr.- J j... ... .
ana Durnea. sometime after shots wera
heard near by, directing the assembled
neighbors to a spot twenty rods away.
where the murderer was found, lvinir in a
pool of blood, having shot himself. He
died in two hours. The crime is chargea-
,oie to an unoaiancea mina. caused by lonir
continued dissolute habits. . ; The act was
premeditated, and young King bad planned
to kill an aunt also, but could not ret into
her room. . His father was shot while lying
in bed. and in his mother's presence. Other
occupants of tbe house saved the murdered
man a body from the burning house, but
could not save tbe house The murderer had
mined himself by drink, and bis wife had
obtawea a uivorce. jror several years he
had lived upon means furnished by his fa
ther, but had exhausted that source of in
come, hence the tragedy.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Attempt, ta Breast th. Bulk-Cow
Boy. to Take the Places of striker..
- By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
St. Paul, April 18. A car was started
this morning guarded by four patrol
wagons filled with policemen, and ten
mounted officers. The procession started
off amidst the hoots and derisive cheers
from tne large crowd which had assem
bled. Very llittle opposition was encoun
tered from the striken, though at the cor
ner of Fifth and Wabash the procession
was stopped oy some one tnrowing a hand
ful of small firecrackers under the horses'
feet, scaring them so badly that they re
fused to more. A man named Sheeny was
arrested on suspicion of being tbe offender.
ST. IjOUIS, April 18. Forty-one cow
boys from a ranche near Garden City.Kan
ass, left Kansas City this morning for Min
neapolis to take the places of striking street
car men or tnat city. More win follow,
, TBXA8.
Tka City eav.rnment Contest at El
Pa.o The People Greatly Excited
aad Troahl. Anticipated.
By Telegraph, to tbe Xorninc Star
El Paso. April 20 The excitement here
over the city government contest is still
rnnniog nign, ana an indiscreet word or
move may lead to bloodshed. Krakaner.
the Republican contestant, who took
charge of the City Hall Thursday evening
with an armed posse, was arrested yester
day tor contempt of conrt. in refusing to
disclose tne combination of the city safe.
the combination of which he is said to have
changed while in possession of the City
iiall. His trial is now in Drocress. and the
court-house is crowded with hundreds of
excited men. If he is sent to jail trouble
Is anticipated.
Kansas Crrr.lMo . April 20. A special
from Arkansas City says that it has been
estimated by ranch men that from 500 to
1,000 boomers will have made an illicit en
trance into Oklahoma before -noon of the
33d. These boomers generally strike west
of the Reno trail, ford the Cinnamon and
enter tbe western portion of tbe territory.
Interest now centers . in Guthrie. It is
thought that by Tuesday there will be
10,000 people in and about Guthrie. Material
for S00 bouses has been shipped from one
Chicago firm alone. The telegraph com
pany is preparing for a tremendous day's
business on uonaay. it nas been esti
mated that there will be 100.000 words of
special dispatches from Oklahoma on the
dav of the opening.
MINNESOTA.
Bllnneapoiia Street Car Rtrlk
-Serloa.
Railroad Accident.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
BT. i aul. April 20 The street car
strike continues, but with four policemen
to eacn car tne company baa kept a num
ber of cars going all day. No trouble of
moment has been reported.
The street car company made an attemot
to start tbe steam motor line, but when the
new men came to fire up they found the
motors bad all been "fixed." The boilers
were full of soap, soda and vitriol. It took
all day to put them In shape.
uuLuTH, April ao. As a train of four
teen loaded cars, with Superintendent
rope's private ear attached, was descend
mg me neavy grade between Two Harbors
sad Gakadina, on the Daluth St Iron Range
Railroad, the air brakes refused to work
and the train gained frightful velocity. A
brueman managed to uncouple the private
car, which was soon stopped by hand
brakes.. The rest ' of the train plunged
madly on, reaching a speed of one hundred
and ten miles an hour. Finally the train
left the track, demolishing the engine and
all tne cars. Engineer Charles Cutler had
both legs broken, and two other men were
seriously injured. Cutler is tbe famous
snow-plow hero of the Northern Pacific
road..
M URAT II A L.S TEA 1),
The Editor or the Cincinnati Gasette
u Heported to ha Daaceroa.ly III
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
8t. Lours. Anril 20. Mrs. H. E. Van
Name, of ithls city, who Is sister of Mrs.
Murat H&lsteaa. wire or the editor of the
Cincinnati Commercial Chuetl. received a
dispatch from Cmcliinatl last evening, sta
ting that sir. uaiateaa is dangerously 111.
He has been suffering from a severe attack
of rheumatism, but was not thought to be
in danger. The dispatch stated, however,
that bis heart was affected, and that a
cablegram had been sent to Mrs. Hals tead,
who is in Germany with four children,
bidding her return home at once. Two of
Mr. Halstead's daughters were attending
school in Berlin, and Mrs Halstead, with
two sons, joined inem some months ago.
Mrs. Van Name left for Cincinnati this
ntorrung. -
FLORIDA:
Reports, of Tallow Fever In Jackson-
VUle Declared Aaoolataly Pals.
' -; Br Telegraph to th Atoning BtesV '
i WisHmsTOH, April 20. Surgeon Gen
era! Hamilton, bf the Marine Hospital ser-
tioathis morning received a telegram dated
Jacksonvillei Fla.. from Dr. P. R. Daniel.
President of the State Board of Health of
Florida. -Aatlng thaUtte report Of vellow
lever in jaexsonnue was SDSOiuteiv. raiaa.
and that the general health of the city is
aecideqiy goon. ' - - i
Turpentine.
It is reported
who has for several
the Newt and Ob
nnecticn with that '
Journal abouMalsV The same report,
intimates that MrTC. 8. Grady, now of the
Washington (D. 0.) fort, will become a .
member of the editorial staff. v ' . .
Raleigh Newt- Observer: -' A v
contract was dosed with the Graystone
Granite and . Construction Company for
one hundred convicts to be worked at the
plant of the. company at Graystone. A
contract was - also oloced to let out two -.
hundred convicts to the Roanoke & South- .
era Railroad, Our new and newsy
afternoon contemporary, the Dally Call,
announces la its issue of yesterday that
Mr. Hal W. Ayer will take the position of
city editor in ; tbe future. (An excellent
selection, no doubt Stab ) .
. O Vi; Cm.. T TXT
Riddle, of Alamance county, was arrested
In this city and lodged in jail on the charge
of abducting the wife of E. M. Spoon. Mrs.
Bpoon is about seventeen years or age and -quite
handsome, and was taken In charge
by ner father. - Kiddle is about 40, red
headed and freckled faced. At thellate -term
of the United States Court held at this
place there were fifteen' convictions and -pleas
Of gully for violating revenue laws;
four acquittals and seven cases nol prossed. :
The cases of W. W. Fuller, as receiver of
H. A. Reams et al. vs. ten different-'insurance
companies were tried and judgment
was rendered in favor of the plaintiffs for
snout f20,uw. : . ; . i - vr
; Chablotth. N. C. April 11.
In Davie county Monday night a very des
perate fight took place between Mrs. Rachel
Lindsay and Miss Laura Da vies, who is re
lated to jots, iiinasay by marriage. The -fight
was caused by Miss Da vies striking '
Mrs.. Lindsay's Child. The two women
were alone in the room and for some min
utes they passed licks like professional
Englllsts. Miss Davies finally felled Mrs.
ilndsay to the floor, and with a broom she
beat Ker hard and fast. Mrs. Lindsay was
badly bruised up and Miss Davie also got a
black eye. When Mrs. Lindsay's husband
came in and learned the particulars he flew '
into a raging passion and declared he would
kill Miss Davies on sight -Before he ar
rived the young lady bad fled to the come
Of near neighbors, where she remained
Until the next morning, when she had Lind
say placed under heavy bondto keep the
peace. ; .
Charlotte iVews : At Shelby
Court this week, Charles Armstrong, col
ored, was tried upon the charge of burglary,
and. was found guilty. Judge Clark sen
tenced mm to be hanged in enemy on
Monday, May 18th. Robert Hunt was in
dicted for slandering Miss Bcofleld Mull,
was found guilty and was sentenced to two
Sears', imprisonment in Jail. This ,"
urglar-infested city is still having a hard .
time or it witn tne nightly visitors. Things
have come to such a pass that the men, just
before retiring, always examine their guns
and pistols to see that they are in good or
der, while the mother of the family busies
nerseir in nioing the clothing and shoes of
the household, so that the members of the
family may be enabled to present them
selves at breakfast the following morning
properly attired.
Laurinbnre Exchange: Not
withstanding Mr. E A. Phillips lost
nearly everything he bad by fire that
windy Saturday of April 6th. last, he goes
right nobly on, undiacouraged by his mis
fortune, with the work of his farm,
And Democrats helped make Mr.
Terry's bond as postmaster here. What
have those Democrats of Rockingham
against the protesting Democrats of our
community that they should thus help to
amictnsT - The fire that started in
Major Wooten's forest on Sunday after
noon : of last week continued - burning
through the week, destroying miles of his
fences and those of Mr. Joseph Graham
and all the outhouses, some of which were
filled with produce belonging to Mr. J. EL
Sanford, on Mr. J. O. Robbins's place,
rented: by Mr. J. C. Skipper, and last
Friday the wind carried tbe fire across
Shoe Heel and Drowning creeks In dif
ferent places. .
Raleigh Calk The Nash coun
ty gold mines are yielding well. The out
put from the Mann-Arrington mine, for
example, is said to he worth $200 a day,and
tne net pront is fiuo a day. -- iror.
W. A. Blair, of Winston. N. 0., has con
sented to deliver the annual address before,
the literary societies of Graham College,
Graham, N. 0., on the 80th of May next,
and Rev. W. G. Clements, of Morris--ville,
N. C, will preach the valedictory
sermon. The State Weather Service
reeeived on last Saturday application for a
signal station to be located at ML Olive.
C where the extensive nurseries of
Messrs. J. 8. Westbrook & Co., are located.
A telegram was immediately sent them
stating that a cold wave was coming and
rroet was expected vthat night. Messrs,
Westbrook, in a letter of the 18th Inst,
writes: "We are very much obliged to you
for the telegram of the 6th. We covered
up and saved a great many berries.''
Charlotte 'News; Warrants
were issued this morning for the arrest of
three little negroes, J. Jenkins, Jno, Davis
and Willis Davis, for waylaying and as
saultlng a little son of Captain Joe Lawing,
section master of the Carolina Central
railroad. They intercepted the boy near
Stewart's pond, and not only beat him se
verely with sticks and rocks, but one of the
number cut him with a razor. The
April term of the Criminal Court adjourn
ed to day. The court, as usual, moved
business In a lively manner, and the Justice
which It dealt out was swift and sure.
Judge Meares la even more popular with
our people than ever. He is the best crim- -Inal
judge that ever heard a case in Char
lotte and the way the evil-doers fear him is
a caution. A construction force la
busily engaged laying new steel rails on
the Carolina Central road, to fill up a gap
between Charlotte and Wilmington. The
Carolina Central has one of the finest road
beds in the South, and the completion of
the steel link will give it a magnificent
track..
Durham Plant: Miss Lessie
H. Boutbgate, returned to Durham from
New York, a few days since, where she
has been spending a couple of weeks. It is
rumored, on good authority, that Misa
Lessie is considering a proposition to re
turn to New York and accept a position as
assistant in the New York conservatory of
Music, at a salary of $4,000. Raleigh
dots: The Savings Bank is touching the
$100,000 figure very close. Its manage
ment is very economical and thorough, Us,
many Durham depositors will be pleased
to know. Rev. J. 8. Puref oy, who
was so long sgent of Wake Forest College,
leaves that worthy institution $1,000 in his .
will. Washington correspondence:
The following poeto files have been changed
in North Carolina: J. E. Waldrop has
been appointed postmaster at Dike in place
of H. T. Green removed, Jane Potts at
Dillsboro In place of Mrs. A. M. Dills, G.
W. Cox at Dunn in place of J. J. Wade,
Tillmann Arrowoed at Magnetic City in
place of W. EL Ware, R. a Forbes at
Harrella in place of Mr. M. Buchanan,
Buckner Blackmore at Warsaw in place of
Mrs. 8. Hussey. Whether any of these
appointees are negroes or not I do not
know.
Tarboro Southerner : Friday,
the "Oonetoe Oil Mills" was organized with
a capital stock of $10,000. H. L. Staton
was elected President, and N. B. Dawson,
secretary and treasurer.. Isham Bat
tle, a very old colored man. died Sunday.
His last words were a request that he be
buried by his old master. Mr. Jesse
Davenport, of Edgecombe county, Is one of
the finest and most successful farmers in
the country. We recently had the pleas
ure Of seeing his farm, and a better one we
have seldom seen. He plants about 75o
acres every year. He makes home supplies
of corn, wheat and oats, and plants corn
extra. From 20 to 85 bushels per acre is
the yield of his wheat crop. He tays that
he pays cash all the year round for his
labor. " Bears have been within two
miles of Tarboro, and in no out of-the-way ,
place either; so lovers in seeking quiet sol
itudes had better be on the look-out, or
hugging not of an enraptured kind, will be
brewing (bruin,) The emigration fever
must have struck the negroes of Toisnot
and vicinity heavily, even If the number
who left there last week is exaggerated. A
gentleman from that section, Monday, as
serted positively that 1,500 left there last
week. -Monday morning near John
Wimberley's, in the country and about six
miles from this place on a plantation path,
the dead body of a colored man was found.
The body proved to be that of Jerry Dick
en, an idiotic fellow who wandered-away
from his mother.
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