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THE NORTH CAROLINA
CETBNi
. NIAIfc
Some weeks ago we called atten
tion to the interesting, fact that the
good and patriotic people. of Fay
etteville on the Cape Fear were pre
paring to celebrate the adoption of
the Federal Constitution by the
State of North Carolina. This im
portant event occurred on the 2 1st
November A. D. 1789, and in the
then village of Fayetteville The
people of the historic town recently
held a meeting and adopted suitable
resolutions which were drawn and
presented by Col. Wharton J. Green,
our former member of the United
States House of Representatives.
The preamble sets forth:
"Whereas, It is meet and appropriate
that the great and a;o,oa deeds of a people's
ancestry should be kept ever alive in the
hearts of those who follow after; and.
whereas, experience has proven as - the
world now concedes, that the frame work
of the Constitution of the United States of
America is the highest embodiment of po
litical wisdom that History can point to;
and, whereas, that great Charter of Human
Rights was duly ratified by the State of
North Carolina in convention assembled in
the town of Fayetteville on the 21st day of
November; vrov." -
Then follow the resolutions which
were adopted "amid the wildest ' en
thusiasm" eays the Observer, itself
an "old landmark." The orator
chosen for that most interesting oc
casion is the revered and honored ex
President Jefferson Davis, now
eighty years of age. If he shall be
spared to see the-day ana snail ac
cept the appointment it would draw
ten thousand people to Fayetteville
to greet the noble Southron and to
pay homage to the persecuted, ma
ligned and able representative states
man of all Southland.
"Others may hail the rising sun,
We bow to him whose race is run."
The Stab sincerely hopes that
Mr. Davis will undertake the pre
paration of an oration and if possible
will attend. If he cannot deliver it
in person, then let Fayetteville ask
our own noble Vance to read the
parting words of the wise and able
statesman who guided the fortunes
of the Young Republio as best he
could and who amid all manner of
defamation . and hatreds has re
mained loyal to his own people, true
to his own high convictions and un
bending as the sturdy, knarled oak
that defies the tempest. North Caro
lina will give - the venerable and
venerated statesman such a welcome
as shall do his aged heart good.
The following appeared in the
Lumberton Robesonian:
"The Constitution was ratified by a Bute
Convention held in the Btate House at Jfav
etteville, where the Market House now
stands. On November 21st, 1789. North
' Carolina was the first of the Colonies to defy
British oppression and declare herself a
free and independent State, and with the
exception of Rhode Island the last to adopt
ed the Constitution of the Federation. The
Legislature, which was in session at the
same time and place, elected Gov. John
ston the first United States Senator from
this State: the Legislature was further sig
nalized by the establishment of the Uni
versity of North Carolina. Elections were
also ordered for members of the National
House of Representatives. The illustrious
Gov. Caswell, who was serving as Senator
from Dobbs (now Greene) county, was
stricken with paralysis, on the third day of
the session while in his seat, and died on
the 10th day of November, 1789.
The value of four ohickens or one
turkey, or a bushel and a half of
corn, or ten pounds of cotton, or a
bushel and a half of potatoes, will
pay for the Webkxt Stab one year.
Remember this, and when you re
ceive a bill for subscription 'give it
immediate attention. tf
The Petersburg Index-Appeal,
(printed at Gen.4. Pryort old' home)
says that "it required neither the
New York aim's defence, nor even
General Pryor's prompt and manly
refutation to convince the people of
the South of the utter groundless
ness of the charge." It makes the
point if Gen. P. had deserted - he
would not have returned so prompt
ly to his home 'after being paroled.
: Let us hear from you. . We mean
you if you receive a bill for sub
scription to the Wxexy Stab, tf
All honest papers are about agreed
that the appointment of Porter to
oversee the census is the very worst
of all bad appointments. One paper
seriously asks if Democrats will be
coqnted in the enumeration. Very
JPRKD, DOUUE.ASS , . PKB1U1DES
Old Fred Donglass is an able half-
breed, but an old fraud. We heard
him roundlyt abuse Horace .Greeley,
and in the same speeob deolare that
he was the- best friend he ever had.
He. has been, speaking to the negroes
in Washington.' Fred has held fat
offices under former Radical Admin
istrations and has a wife who wears
a white skin He aees , that the ne
groes who ! eleoted Harrison - are
grumbling at the treatment they are
receiving, andj he . is trying to per
suade them, that it is all Tight, -and
they must not kick, but continue to
vote forJEladioal white candidates in
the future juBt as they have in the
past, j He is the ablest -man of his
race in this oountry and is a very
adroit politician. He warns his peo
ple . against : independence , of action.
He says it will r be fatal to the ne
groes. They must vote ith X-o.p
He says: 1 - -
"A nation within a nation is anomaly.
There can be but one American nation un
der the American government and we are
Americans. The Constitution of the coun
try makes us such, and our lines of activity
should accord with our citizenship. -
Especially- we cannot afford to, draw the
color line in politics. A party acting upon
that basis would be not merely a misfor
tune but a dire calamity to the American)
people. " i. - -
Since the negroes were enfran-
chised they have uniformly, invari
ably, persistently ' drawn the "color
line in so far as always voting
against the Southern whites b con
cerned and' always voting with the
Black Republicans in the North. If
that is not "drawing the color line"
then pray what is it?
Douglass knows that the negroes
are not well treated by their party
leaders. Bnt ha is such awooZ-dyed
partisan and so hates the South that
he is willing that his race shall
forever play the part of chestnut
puller, so that the said whites may
enjoy the refections. Old Fred.
knows that more than 100,000 ma
jority of all the voters was against
his man Harrison, and that over, one
million majority of white voters was
against him, and he knows that with
out the negro solid vote for Harri
son that he could not possibly . be
elected, again or any other Black Re
publican. He, therefore, essays to
persuade "the Z savages" : to rally
around the old piratical flag and' go
again for such "fixings" as may ' fall
to the share of - Sambo and Cuffee.
Old Fred is a ounning old fox and
he knows how credulous and igno
rant and easily bamboozled are the
pegro voters.
Bills for subscription to. the
Weekly Stab heretofore sent have
met with a generous response. There
are still, however, some subscribers
who have forgotten that , they re
ceived the bills. We will be glad to
hear from them. tf
STAND BIT TUB OLD STATK.
Our highly esteemed contemporary,
the Durham Plant, discusses the sub
ject recently tackled , by the Raleigh
Recorder and by the Stab. It does
not exactly agree with either. It
says: '
'We think bot papers are in the right to
some extent. Our State has given to the
conntrv some verv orominent men who. in
early life, were forced to leave the State or
suDDoeed themselves so. for the purpose of
finding a suitable neia ior ueir uients. uo
the other nana we nave drawn iromue oesi
talent of some of the (other States; but we
should not be willing to strike an even Dai-
ance between the immigrants and tne emi
grants.!' .
It thinks our doctors and preachers
are neglected, reopie go to tne
North to be treated and our people
call ministers from other States to
fill the pulpits. This is all true, but
what is said of North Carolina can
be said of every State. If our friend
were to obtain the names of patients
treated by the eminent specialists in
Baltimore, Philadelphia and in
New York, ; it would I be sur
prised to see how other States did
as much or more of the thing com
plained of than North Carolina did.
As to the pulpit, our people do often
invite preachers from other States,
but not more than is the custom else.
where. Bishop Beck with, of Georgia,
is a jxortn Carolinian, ut. j, j.
Riddiok, a North Carolinian, has the
chief pulpit in the Methodist Church
at Birmingham. Prof. Tillett, at
Vanderbilt, is a North'.' Carolinian.
Rev. Dr. Fitzgerald, . editor of the
Nashville Christian Advocate, the
organ of the Southern M. K Churoh,
is a native of this State. Prof. Moore
of Hampden Sidney College, Va., is a
North Carolinian,' and soon. The
fact is, all the States are 'constantly
swapping talent. Onr advioe is and
has been, to all native young men to
remain with their people and help
build up and develop the. State.', We
have lived in other States, but give
us dear old North Carolina.
When you receive a bill for. your
subscription, to f the Weeexy Stab
don't lay it aside for "future refer
ence.". Do t your- duty to , the pub
lisher "bv caving up immediately, tf
I The news - from .: Washington's to
the effeot that Dudley, of the Mblooks
of five" sohemeis no longer welcome
at the White House.7 "What base in
NORTBUCAROI.INA BCL&BTill.
The mortuary report for March, in
Jihe Bulletin of the State' Board of
Health for ; April, embracing 18
towns representing a supposed, popu
lation of 112,800, shows an average
death rateof. 14.4 in the, i,000 upon
a temporary oaloulation for one year.
The report, for Wilmington for March
is startling as to the difference in the
death rate of the twoi races. - The
whites showed but 7.2 " per cent.,
while the negroes showed 240. This
made the average 16.8 as calculated.
One of the good features of the 2?u
letirie reports each month is the state
ment of the condition of'., the jails
and ; poor houses. -. Pneumonia pre
vailed in March in 22 counties. The
current ' number has - an article on
"Glanders in Wilmington," a state
ment of symptoms' and the laws of
North Carolina oonoerning it, making
the sale, fca, of a horse affected with
it a misdemeanor, and requiring the I
aeeiruoMon oi ut animav - ab aiso
copies an article on disinfection. TTie
following is important: T -.'
"Cholera and typhoid fever, for Instance.
are contracted in the majority of instances
through the ingestion of infected food or
drink. esDeciallv the latter. Hence, when
diseases are present, it Is a safe plan to boil
the water nsed for drinking purposes. Milk.
also, should be treated in this way, as it is
not only frequently auutea witn water,
which mav be infected, but may itself be
the carrier of disease germs. Scarlet fever.
diptneria and typhoid fever have been com
municated by infected milk. -
it is now believed tnat tubercular eon
sumption is an infectious disease, and may
te contracted by the inhalation of spores
present in tne expectoration.
In referring to the 21 deaths in Ral
eigh in March, the Bulletin says that
five were from. , consumption and, all
negroes. There was no death among
the whites from this disease. It says:
"It has not been a quarter of a century
since consumption was verv nearly an 'un
known disease among the negroes. There
is a very different state of things nowthe
aisease carries oa ' a great many or mat
race."
The Weekly Stas is very cheap
at one dollar per year, iseartnis . in
mind, and make 'prompt remittance
when you receive your bilL : tf
THE STATU BnlfiB&TlON SOCIETY
The negro exodus in North Caro
lina promises to gather volume with
time. It is rapidly becoming a ma
nia under the manipulation: of dis-
satisfied or purchased propagandists
and tools. This is a free country,
and,. the negroes are of course at
liberty to go and oome at will pro
vided they can travel at other peo
ple's expense or by the aid of agen
cies. They are yielding to, influences
that are' misleading, are fascinated
by, promise's that are false and con
trolled by passion instead of reason.
How many, will go is as yet an un
solved problem an unknown quan
tity. Possibly by the beginning of
another crop year twenty nfive thous
and will have left our State. That
there will be a large deportation is
almost certain. The .question for the
farmers and others to consider is,
Will the going away of this num
ber or more seriously embarrass.
farming and other industries? If so
it may become necessary ..for. meet
ings to be held and steps to be ta
ken to supply . the places of the. de
parted negroes.
The Stab has never believed that
the negroes were absolutely essential
to the prosperity of the South, but it
has held that theywere better work
ers for the farms than certain classes
of immigrantsthose from Europe
of the lowest., kind who have . given
trouble in the North --and that, their
true home was among the Southern
whites, who are the only, people un-.
der Heaven who understand them
and feel kindly for them. The North
has no real love for the negro, and
really intelligent colored men know
it. If North Carolina should ' lose
100.000 negroes within a twelve-
montbv it may serve a double pur
pose: the white men will have . to
stick closer to the farms and econo
mize time, labor and. money, and
such immigration must be invited as
shall be of benefit to the State.
We are now sending out bills for
subscriptions now payable: If you
receive a bill please give it prompt
attention. tf
iBteraallnc War Uauet.
Some three years ago GoL P. A Ar
cher, of Petersburg, Va., caused it to
to be published that he had in his
possession a Bible which was found
on the battle-field of Sailor's Greek in
1865. It bears the name of , "Richard
Bradley, Jr., Savannah, Cta.," written
in a beautiful hand. It also has on
the same page the names of t'Henry
L. Graves" and "Archibald J5. Hen
derson, North Carolina.1?
CoL Areher scrupulously preserved
this Bible with the hope that at some
future day he might be able to restore
It to the owner or to his -family, and
last Tuesday (says a correspondent of
the Richmond Dispatch) he received a
letter from Mrs. Richard Bradley, of
Wrightsville, N. O., giving such evi
deuce as to the possession of the Bible
as to leave no doubt in the mind of
Colonel .. Archer as to Its ownership,
and accordingly he mailed, the Bible
to Mrs. Bradley. The precious book
was the property of her eon, Mr. Rich
ard Bradley, Jr., who survived the:
war but has sinee died,? leaving three
children, who are anxious to get pos
session of this relic -
i . The Grand ? Lodge of . Odd
Fellows meet at Fayetteville on 15th May.
The brief item in the Stab a day or
two sinee stating that a man out WeBt
was buying eats to shin to Dakota
wnere tney were worth S3 apiece, nas i
piayea me aeuoe witn ine ieiine vV l
nlationinNew Hanovftr onntv. It 1
was a "small indnstrv" whfnh the eols J
red citizen took hold of with mar-;1
vnllnna miaiw and l&Mvtfv o.n1 nonti 1
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wwiuW.iiWuiu,i.,
Ilinil HIIII IIIIVN WHFH III I. M rl Sa nt UlllDV
at one time during the forenoon with; 1
tnree wallets foil of catSr-anxiously i
inquiring to be directed to the gen
tleman buying . oats for the Dakota
mar
All rthe eat speenlatorr were eol-
reotand were : arriving in town all
day, . singly ; and in groups. V A boy
name in with two sample eats, and
said, be bad a dozen more at come,
Borne of the early arrivals got .it into
their heads that the., gentleman pur
chasing the eats could be found at
Chief of the Fire Department, and
this led to most of the vendors going
there. At one time Jut the forenoon
here , was a regular procession
of tolored jnen j:. and boys, , with
bags.; of eats . wending their-way
down . Market street. ,One darkey
said, when he approached Mr. New
man, "Boss, I fotoh yon a eat for a
dollar, bnt it's a pet 'cat and I think I
bughter ihave more'n a dollar.",. He
seemed somewhat disappointed when
told that a pet oat waen't worth any
more for rats than a. wild one.
Mr. Newman took the matter quite,
coolly and.'good-naturedly, but was
importuned so, earnestly to buy by
the vendors,- some of whom, said
that they had come all tne way
from . Pender county, ' that - he was
forced to tell them h&ihad all the oats
he wanted,had already a large num
ber' on the premises and .wouldn't
have money enough to.buy more until
the next day. In spite of this the
pressure to sell was so great that the
Chief threatened to turn in a fire-
alarm from box 34 if the cat peddlers
did not leave.
The large offerings yesterday have
taken the wiry edge . off the market,
and with liberal receipts expected to
day, the price late in the evening.
for full-grown, solid-colored Tom-
eats had dropped to 15 cents each,
while mixed colored and yellow Tab
bies were without buyers at 12 centa,
and spring kittens were slow of sale
at 5 cents each, A leading operator
says that all orders from the West
have been filled and. he would, not
advise further shipments to this
market at present except of very
fine stock for which there is likely to
be a moderate demand for the China
trade.
N. B. Mr; Newman will be out of
town to-day. :
OU Fallows Annlvarsary.
The celebration in this city of the
seventeenth anniversary of the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, took
place last night at Concordia Hall,
and was witnessed by a large con
course of ladies and gentlemen. The
programme was bpened.with a volun
tary by ? the . choir, Messrs. C. H.
Robinson, W. P. Toomer, W. N.
Jacobs, E. P. Boatwright, John E.
Grant, U. M. Robinson, J. W. Fleet,
Brook French'and H. K. Holden.
After this there was a prayer by the
Chaplain, M. C. Walton, and then the
reading of the proclamation of the
Grand Sire by Secretary MoGowan,
and musio.by the choir.
Rev. F. W. E. Pesohan, orator for
the occasion, was then introduced. to
the audience by Mr. J. D. Bellamy,
Jr., in a short but appropriate speech.
Mr. Pesohaa divided his address into
four parts the principles of the or
ganization; the origin; tne pre
sent membership, and the benevo
lence and influence of the Order,
He began his address by saying that
there was good luck in odd numbers.
and developed the fact that the good
and right always seem to be odd. He
spoke of the great amount of money
the Order had raised for the amelio
ration of the human race; this sum
aggregating over fifty millions up to
1886; and he also related many touch
ing incidents which happened in con
nection with the Order; Mr. Peschau
also showed that by authentic re
cords it dated as far back as 1745,
and that its members tup was now
one million one hundred and sixty-
four thousand efghtjr-one thousand
"more than the Masons and that It
was also the seeohd Order in point of
age. He then illustrated the many
practical acts of benevolence and the
great influence the Order exercised.
Mr. Peschau's address was logical
plain, forceful, and striking, and his
peroration was a model of merit and.
eloquence.
When Mr. Pesohaa had finished all
were invited to partake of a banquet.
served by Mr. E. P. Kiley, which was
-everything that one could desire.
Dancing commenced atout then and
continued . until a late hour, all
present enjoying "themselves to the
utmost, and pronouncing the whole
affair to be . a most pleasant and
agreeable success.
'Naval stores.
t - 'RAAnintfl of naval atornn n.t this nort
sinee April 1st last as compared with
receipts for same time last year are as
follows: Spirits turpentine, 1,499
casks; last year 618. Rosin, 0,753 bar
rels; last, year.: 8,295. -Tar, 1,885 bar
rels: last year. :iai: uraae Turpen
tine. IBS barrels: las Wear. 112.
Tne stooK at tnlB nort is 805 oasas
spirits turpentine; 63, 474 barrels rosin;
0.479 DDis. tar, ana zg DDIs, cruae tur
pentine.
Dteeaaaa ConvaU
The regular annnal meeting of the
diocese of East Carolina will be held
at St. James' Church in this city,
commencing on the third Wednesday,
in May, the 15fh proximo. . The dele?
gates from the parish of St James,
of this city are: Dr. A. J. DeBosset,
Mr. William Calder. CoL W. L. De-
Roeset. Col. John W. Atk-fnaon. Al
ternates Dr. Geo. ' Gr. Thomas. Dr.
Thos. F. Wood, Dr. P. W. Potter,.
,In ,lne ease or
r W. A. Sootberland.
- irrf. i ' . "1
imi aamages tne lury returned aver-
and assessed ihe I
?--lJ:''!I':VJ!s 1 Til
t"Sr(Ay,Ml
parnages at
jfendant moved fox a new' triaL which'
11 J "Jl r V'.Cl- t a
mouoth pgurt agred.o,hfear tcj; I
morrow""T 'trial rt thfa kannnl I
M&mXmZ?& iKJ:'-.ii'j;
m r,TfZ?
p-TT"" VMIMSt lal SC. U1I1C11 If TCOMJIUBI EM L
pernpon at half-past four oVipektand I
fiuer
Jury were oat about one hourJ
i Mr. F. D. Kbonoe. counsel for H.
W. Humphrey et aL vs.The'Board of
Trustees of :.Fjron, Street .: Methodist
Cainrch presented a petition for the
removal of the case to another oun-
jty A eountermotion was- made and
iargued by-Mr' E. 8 Martin, . oounsel
for derbndanta. The Oonrt .declined'
to grant the petition for removal and
the ease was oontinned until the, next
ternva-- Acrrx'-
nversationubefcween two darkies on .
their way from;the Sotuid One was
ttn!61d .fellgw thejOthera young, half-
jncunedvexoaujster
i '"Uncle Jim, le'sgoter dat new Lo-
kohpmer.'eountrj, whay de. gubment .
gibs yerer hunderd, and sixteen, acres ,
i' lan ler notnin ."
MTTaw Maiw mntaa A aao Ia a a VT '
DsjipthboVmusr
j Vftlnt; gwine. Uey owes me forty
ptores1 ;an er1 yaller mule now, an' I
need, .dat mnie, ,too.?
'But dia is diffrunt. : Dey aint
nnthin' sed bout mules 'tall, an' hits
ino'n er hunderd acres o' lan', ah' yoa.
aiB4nLDouiorty. y,;ti
liflntna 4Mvtw . T All tTA Kav p . TUT'
lnaasrv v Auajj m, wvm j wj av
landless mule... I alnt gwine I tell
TheVmemorybf Judge Brooks In
iNorth, Carolina as the rescuer of his
State from anarchy and bloodshed is
trreen in the memory of citizens. who
recsaltnisjierojeAevotion to duty. A
touching Instance of this occurred
yesterday on "Front street.: Several
gentlemen, meeting by accident, men
tioned the heroism of the deed, where
upon one of them suggested that they
BtaiT. a Buoaorjpuou iuuu a uoixaf
i -1 f If . . . - jTl
each, and organize. a movement to
erect a suitable monument to his
'memory. Five dollars were collected
on the spot, and the STAJtlndioatd
as the custodian of the fund.
The Stab will "undertake to take
charge of the fund. It will take at
least fl, 000, but $5,000 would be more
e it. It has been suggested that
the monument be located in the city
that.' will ""contribute ' the ' largest
amount to its erection.
1 r
nmmm. Cbkt iHeear wsnHim.
A.i i. correspondent, writing . from
Rooky AtvoAt eays:
Thiaslaoe continues to, boom. Yes-
terdav (Wednesday) a stock company
was briranized by some of the wealth
iest and most prominent business
men, of the town, a board of managers
were elected, and a building commit
tee appointed, witn instructions :to
push thines in the ereotion of a to
bacco warehouse. This will make
the second, and will eive the farmers
less complafht of low prices, as com
petition will benent tnem. it win oe
convenient to the farmers of the
Sconnty. who produce fine bright leaf.
The German barque Marianne
pBertha, ;Pietach master, arrived at
South port, yesterday from Garston,
iCapt. Pietsch reports: April 24th, 4 p.
m. passed American schooner Alice
JBorda, of Camden, JN. J., water-log-
I J. a 1 J 1 . 1 OCt 4 f 4.W
jrea ana auauuuueui us.iv . wunu.
long. 77.20 west. The schooner's mix-.
'zenmast was gone ana mainmast in
I mm m -a W ... I V
& dialling oonaition. . jveporui . autu.
March 80th, speaking ship JSVU,
isteering north, . from Valparaiso . to
Hull; Iat8a28 north, long. 80.13, all
rwell on . board. March 28th, : spoke
English barque, - JFRV steering
'northnorthwest, from San Francisco
jfor Liverpool, inlat. 21.05 north, long-.
40.48 -west.' - -
I w as i- '
rh flait XEarfeat SaMerallsiaSV
Exchange, Friday,; there was a reac
tion yesterday, and the market was.
Ij1t anlvtflaaa Xavm un anil
.UlUir - ' DiUllVUl ' .
; other bull operators who had loaded
up heavily Thursday, received early
in the day cipher telegrams from Cat
alonia and Kams-oat-ka indicating a
! Ji a mm s no a si mavkaf Aonoarl
UCaVjr cUaU UCi ccdqu aaacss skx? vy. ynuovvt
partly, by overproduction, but. mainly
!bv the . discovery ol a very clever.
dodge practiced by the Wilmington
cat exporters, who had shipped seve
ral cargoes of cats of the male persua
sion which are said to be compara
tively Worthless in the manufacture
of marketable grades of Bologna sau
sage. The result was that Newman
became . panic-stricken and turned
loose some three to four car-loads of
male, cats . which he .had; corraled In
the.upper storief of. bisKbnildingon
Market street. - This news, as. well
as the cats, soon4 spread oyer the
city. - causing utter, demoralization
among the' smaller operators who
Alm fr -i "for
were
' holding their Tom
There were hurried' consultations;
; the arithmetic men were , called j in;
a recount was ordered; and in an
incredibly short time all the bulls
had turned bears, and, the, queer
spectacle was presented of a( dead
marked for ' 'Uveeats There were
eo'rdaof sellers but no buyers. ;
Finally. - at the- suggestion or a
shrewd; BDecnlator.thedealers or
ganized a Sausage Syndicate to man
ufacture the'Tbest grade of country
sausage from male cats, obligating
! themseivee to guarantee every .pound.
free from' hair, teeth and claws. This
i gave life to the markei, bnt death .to
i thercats, and the close was active and
buoyant. -"V
The Diocesan: Counoilof Bt
Carolina is , to;, meet in St.. James
, chijrch, Wilmington, On the 23d day
: ol May. proximo, and nopnthe lotn.
, as erroneously pweqinkne pfi'A jk
ptuuiooinirfl yb, ine . Wilmington
jmd Weldbn 'Sallroad-suit trnKCA
skisvir ana lmDaniai cnarare Dy i wu auciueui u uw pneumauc eun
:1 W PWpp, the ;case was, riven .to "rui.'S'r
I rlfS iortly after!;flve m,. The I The mishap could not have occurred if the
terday morning.
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HTUMI 1UMU PuUflM. am
...' - .. ; naaortai Day,
( : '- By Telegraph to the Moraine Star.
WASHTWOTnw - A nril 9K Vv.nnnrnnv I
Wa M. Stone, of Iowa, has been appoint- '
H Attaint ant TVimnlulniu. il,. I
1 UnUUMWT r'OTUHU'
i Postmaster General Wanam&ker has
granted the requests of
Savannah, G., and At
tne Dostmssters at
Atlanta, Qa.," for per-
mission to close their offices
on , Apru; 80,
Confederate memorial day.
t. TIT . m II A A a- ' V -m
the builder of the Vesuvius," says that the
shell had been loaded wilh sand, as is
usual, or with guu-cottoa, . as they will
beu8edin action; and, again, the service
shell is made of sheet steel. A represeuta-
tiva; ot the -, ship -building company says,
however, tbat ' the ''accident was doe to
careless manipulation; that the breech
block was not locked, so that the cast-iron
Shell Bagged ana was easily destroyed bv
the -air blast. The damage can 'be easily
repaired. , Meanwhile naval officers are
discussing the occurrence and wondering
whether it can be regarded as evidencing
dangerous theoretical Weakness in the
principle of construction.
naval Constructor mebburn says that
the report that the new gunboat Torktown
shows signs of weakness, necessitating the
propping up ot one of the aner-enonaora
(projecting platforms which carry the guns),
is erroneous. 1 Operations going on during
the past few days consisted of placing a
filling of heavy timber below the sponsor
platforms in order to receive the large bolts
wwen bold tne gun carnages in place.
There is no weakness in the previous de
signing or construction and the work going
'on is what is usually done before the guns
are snippeu.
Washington, April 27-The total
amount of bonds purchased to date under
the circular or April 17th, is f 18S.673.850,
of which 158,483.750 were 4 per cents, and
$83,210,200 were 4 per cents,- The total
cost of these bonds was $72,588,883, of
which $72,588,988 was paid for 4 per cents.
and $89,011,293 was paid for 41 per cents.
Wasbthotoh. April 27. Secretary
Tracy . has decided that he has authority
under the law to proceed with the con
struction of the great coast defence vessel.
There will be no readvertlsemsnt, and the
only question yet to be decided is, which of
three bids submitted shall be accepted.
Cramp's bid was the lowest, but the Union
Iron Works, of California, whose bid was
out $14,000 above him, hope to secure the
work in consideration of the fact that they
absolutely guarantee the success of the
ship for the amount of their bid, which
Was $1,628,000. This decision of the
Secretary will involve abandonment of the
idea ol building a submarine torpedo boat.
The Secretary of the Navy has directed
that all navy yards be closed on the 80th
Inst, l be studies and work at tne naval
Academy will be suspended,
FLORIDA. - , .
Views f tne Sanltarlaae aa Pfcy al
ias MtUo Beeeallv Tlalua the
State.
Bj Telegraph to the Horning- Star.
Washes &TON, April 27. Wm. C. Chase,
editor of the CUmatologUt. and a member
of the party of sanitarians and physicians
who recently visited jriorida.wiui a view or.
prosecuting an examination into the sani
tary condition oi tne estate, was in w asn-
ington to-day, baying just returned irom
Florida. Mr. Chase expressed himself . as
being much impressed with the anxiety of
the people of Florida to have the condition
of their cities and towns thoroughly ex
amined. He says that with few exceptions
the towns of Florida would put to shame
many places of larger and richer popula
tion in other States in tbeir sanitary anairs.
The exceptions the State Board of Health
are watching closely. The visitors made a
joint report of their tour of the State to
tne state legislature, ana recommenaea
liberal legislative appropriations for sani
tary purposes. Mr. Chase fears, however.
that the legislature noes not properly ap
preciate the importance of adequate ap
propriations, such being the impression he
gained from conversation with members
of the Legislature, and be considers this
one of tbe moat discouraging features in
the situation in Florida Concerning the
general condition of the State and tbe effect
of fever. Mr. Chase remarked :
"Ho one can spend a day in tnat wonder
ful State, and fail to notice the vigorous
condition ot both its people and industries.'
Yellow fever, be thinks, cannot originate
in Florida, and bow tbat the people have
been thoroughly impressed by the impor
tance of keeping tneir towns clean, mere
will be very , little fever of any kind in
Florida, and certainly none, if the Legisla
ture will deal liberally with these commu
nities unable to solve unaided me prooiem
of thorough sanitation.
When asked as to tne season lust passed
Mr. Chase said:
1 - 'Tt lia KaAn rattinr ifonrMninor tt rA.il.
roads, but this condition is not confined to
Florida, inasmuch as travel to Oeorgia,
Carolina and California has also fallen off
largely from the preuious year.'
- Coon the subiect of general health Mr.
.Chase gives Florida a clean bill, and calls
the State the "natural sanitarium of tbe na
tion. " He expresses the opinion that there
will be no yellow fever epidemic in Florida
this summer, out tnat tne aisease win oe
confined to sporadic cases like that at San-
ford recently.
Tnraten Trouble witn Virginia
Officers About the State Line.
Nabkvtulb. Anril 25 A special from
Bristol says: An agreement has been effect
ed that will prevent any collision, net ween
Tennessee and Virginia officers on account
of the undetermined location of the state
line. Yesterday morning countrymen,
who were armed with shot-guns and
nutols. gathered from every direction,
and when one of the leading lawyers of
Virtrinia advised tbat men be put to work
and sheriff, uartwuxnt oe snot oown n ne
troubled one of them, it looked as if blood
shed were . unavoidable. . Injunction cases
and processes for contempt will remain in
staPu quo, to be fought in the courts.
ST. LOUIS.
The Carpentera StrlKa- Praetieauy
Endtd. .
St. Loots. April 25 -At a large meet
ing- of striking carpenters to-day at noon.
the proposition to return to work for the
bosses who have agreed Ur the eight-hour
a dav svstem. and to pay 85 cents per hour
wares, was out to a vote and carried by a
large majority. This practically ends the
strike, as in all likelihood ell the bosses
will recognize these ternu.:.The ouestton
of recognizing the Brotherhood ol Jar-
nenters stands as it did before, tne Dosses
not having yielded that, point. . . -RAILROAD
DISASTER.
Collision on the cinelnaatl Sowthera
-. Thrse fiTcn Fatally Iajared. ; i
CiHcrazrATi.. April 25. A diBpatchttom.
Glen Mary, Tenn,, says a collision occurr-,
rtA there vesterdav between two freight
teaiM trtfflie-CmClnnatl Southern milroad,'
as the result of the f otgetrumesa or tne en
gineer of Jne of ,them. The collision oo-
man Taylor," cdnductbr'Ulnelineand engi-1
neef .Ru8fcwtTe aoiy crusMd. "i ne jam
two died soon after being extricated. -. Xa-
jrineer Busk's ioisrieaarefataL Two others
weM SiyfbuiDiurea. a , w
' ; the allows
Bzcewaoh of a Rear im Charlsstoa for
1 Chmjutos. S. C ' Aorll 28. Carson-
Frazier. colored, was hanged at 100 to-:
dav. tat the murder of A . Oldenberg. White.
on Februarv 9. ; The condemned, man pro
fased .the Catholic faith, and the execution
was unattendedaby the usual, Scenes" of
ahouting," praying and singing.. ,
Prepaf allows for tho Washington Cea
i Uanloj DoeoraUoas oaamasea by tho
Br Telocraoh to tbo Komtnc star.
s w York. April B0 The rain last
night bad a rather bedraggling effect on
many of the decorations, yet coniidering
the severity ot the storm, the damage done
Was not as great as might nave : been ex
pected. Cheap printed muslins were wash
ed badly, and what yesterday stood forth
m bold roller as red. wntie and blue, to-dav
present a composite eneet oi ngnt purpie,
pink and faint red, mags and -drapery
made or tranung stood the test well . The
large arches which have been covered with
painted canvas seem in no way affected,-
and .look as fresh: and imposing as when
they were first put up.. The elaborate deo
orations onjthe Hoffman Homo look a trifle
soggy, and in some places tbe red has
run a Utile. It is among the smaller places
where cheap decorations have been used
that the havoc has been greatest. Here
the long streamers have become limp, for
lorn and' faded.1 retaining none of tbeir
original Druiiancy or color., in many In
stances wnere prinioo ciotn nas been used
on while buntings; the colors have run in
such a manner and so stained the brick
and iron work that the services of paint
ers win soon nave to be caned into re
quisition.
pUSS REVIEW.
i - .4Sssoaass .-..
Reports or Continued Improvement In
Trade money Plenty ana Collections
Bettor.-r ' , ;:'j-tif vr.,
By Telegraph to the Xorning Starv
SBW Yobk. Aorll 26 Business in this
region Is so interrupted by centeniiial pre-
parauons ana tne approaching holidays tbat
tne decrease in volume ra not surprising.
Some disappointment is felt, however, be
cause tne retail trade is so fiat, except in
decoration goods. 'Reports from other
Quarters indicate continued improvement.
and even in the iron and woollen branches
tbe signs for the present are more favor
able. Money iU accumulating here, and
is plenty at nearly all interior points.
Collections are generally plenty,- though
no improvemenr is seen at Milwaukee.
and while the general complaint is that the
present demand for money is but mode
rate, confidence that business will soon
expand is as strong as ever. Perhaps it
is innoenoed a little too much by the belief
I bat crops this year will be unusually large.
put alter ail reasonable allowances there la
more ground than usual to look for a year
or good trade.
'ibe dry goods business, though com
paratively neglected here except in decora
tion lines,appears in other cities to be fairly
on a level with tbat of last year, and prices
are well maintained, it is a good sign that
collections in this branch seem to be gen
erally improved. The grocery trade has
also been more active with a decline in
sugar and some other products . it is a
fact worthy of notice that some considera
ble failures of late have: produced no die-
. . i . . i . .
tur Dance or reeling oi apprenension, ana
while the number of failures has been very
large thus far this year, there is not that
sense of uneasiness which would usually
attend sucn a record oi disasters.
JXhe businesa failures occurring through
out tne country during last week number
for -tbe united States 180; .Canada 87.
Total SIS, against 246 last week.
FOREIGN,
Awvleos from Zanxl bar General Bon-
Innsser ana Lord Randolph Chnreblll
. By Cable to the Morntng Star.
Zauzibab: April 28. BuahinL chief of
the insurgents, has released Rev. Mr Ros-
coe and his wife, church missionaries, who
were engaged in work in East Africa, and
who were captured during the recent trou
bles. He-still holds In captivity Rev. Mr.
Taylor, Rev. Mr; Edwards and Rev. Mr.
Hooper, tic will not surrender tbem until
be ia paid one thousand pounds. The Eng
lish consul here win pay tbe ranaom de
manded. r
Lokpok, April 23. A select parly, in
cluding lien. Boulanger. (Jount Dillon.
Gen. Orabam and an unkown lady, dined
witn iiord Kaadoipn wborchiii this evening.
unamberiatn. in a speech at Birmingham
this evening, said that the Oladstonians
were baetard sons of tbe Liberal party, and
tbat the Liberal Unionists were tbe true he
roes of the party.
Rome, April 23 The Pope to-day sum
moned rather Agoatino and reproved bim
for his recent sermon in which he invoked
the divine blessing upon King Humber
and the Italian Court.
Bbblik, April 26. The American dele
gates to the Samoan conference were re
ceived on their arrival here by attaches of
the United States Legation. .
PENS SYLVAN I J,
Tronhle with tho Stool Works Strikers
By Telotraph to too Horning Star.
Pittsburg, April 27. Three of the Du-
quesne Steel Works strikers were brought
into court to-day,, and fined $500, $100 atd
28 respectively, for contempt of court in
refusing to obey the injunction issued sev
eral days ago restraining tbem from inter
fering with tbe workmen and compa
ny in running the works. Judge Swing
severely criticized Sheriff McCandleas
for failing to disperse tbe mob. ' Hs said It
was not necessary for the strikers to dis
play firearms and weapons to become a
mob. and that their conduct in intimidating
the new men was or itseii riotous and sum
cient to warrant the sheriff in dispersing
tbem.
Everything was quiet about the works
to-day,
MASSACHUSETTS,
A Carpet nul tn Lowtli Go tied or Flro
Loss 9300,000.
-v By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Lowell. April 27 Tbe large five-story
building of tbe Lowell Manufacturing com
pany.on Market street, known aa tbe carpet
mill, was smtted bv fire earlv this morning.
'causing a 1088 of $200,000, as estimated by
agent Lyons. From five hundred to seven
hundred hands are thrown out of employ
ment , '
tliBCTBlO SPARKS.
The Norfolk Light Artillery Blues, with
full ranks, left on an Old Dominion steamer
yesterday for New xerk.
A New York dispatch says the second
day's pouring rain is playing havoc with
tbe centennial decorations. In many in
stances the bunting has been taken down
and-will be put up again when the weather
dears.
The Secretary of State'at Washington,
D. O . fans been informed that by a decree
of tbe 10th instant the srrondissement of
Port-au-Prince was placed under martial
law, and that the louruals Edair and Le
Peupte have been suppressed.
New York Weekly Bank Btatement.
Reserve increase $1,840,800; loans- decrease
$982,800; specie decrease $849 800; legal
tenders increase $2,201,800; deposits in
crease 148.800: Circulation decrease $7,000.
The banks now hold $18,426,950 in excess
of the 25 per cent. rule.
Asheville Vtttzem Two coun
trymen were in the city yesterday with a
snake ' with fwo "heads where only one
should have been. In those two heads were
two loerf ectly developed tonguts which
irted forth wiuv -lightning, rapidity every
moment or two. The . reptile, was aboat
twelve Inches In length, and was of that
speoies known: as "black snake." -
. Raleigh ' Visitor: Mr. W. B.
Barker, at New Hill, tbu bounty, has a cow
that performs, the duty of a mother to her
, calf, two pigs and the mother of the pigs
all at one lime, r we saw a coupie ot
hama at Messrs. M.- T. Norris & Bra's
store this morning that weighed 108 pounds
51 pounds each, r-i he, nog from which
; they were takes weighed. 824" pounds after.
' being dressed. It wasraised by Mr. J. A.
Adams, ef panther Branch township. Wake
. county. ,
Spmts turpentine.
Washington : jBWtcm: There
were two vesaelsweMa8hore on Cape
Hatteras on the 17th4jfct and went to
pieces; and not a man was saved. ' The
vessels were not known.
Asheville -Citizen: Information
received in this cltv announces the death of
Mrs. B. Bv Steele, of Kentucky, mother of
Mrs.. Senator Vance. The rumor con
cerning the reported wrecks on the Western
North Carolina railroad Wednesday evening -proves
to have been absolutely without v
foundation. -
Weldon News i' ' The Garrett i
vineyard is not sold. - Mr. T. V. A vent, ;
of Nash, informed me that he recently sold
two loads of tobacco for $500, some selling -as
high as 65 centa per pound. There will
be an increased area put in this year. T
Mrs. Mittie Rowland, wife of Henry Row- '
land, died last Friday evening of con sump- '.
tion. She was a sister of Mr. Cicero W.
Harris, of Washington City, and Mr. Hen-
ry Harris, of Littleton. ; . v -
. Wadesboro Messenger'. There Is
not a vacant dwelling-house ia Wades bo ro.
The fight for the Wadeeboro postofflce
B oetween Air. J. f. McK&e and JohrrUr
Matherson, and as yet it is impossible to
tell wno will oe tne lucky man.- he Pee .
Dee Alliance, of Lileeville, at a recent
meeting, subscribed $10 for the relief of
Mr. J. W. Watkins, who recently lost his
house and all its contents by fire. .
Charlotte iVtfw.' The Hornet's
Nest Riflemen of this city are to have a "
drum and fife corps, and it will be tbe only
one in the State. Mr. J. W, Mo '
Combe, a young commission merchant of -this
city, who was recently brought home ,
sick from St. Augustine, Fla., was this .
morning sent to the Western North Caro- f
iina insane Asylum. The friends of . .
Mr. B. Q. Shannonhouse sympathize with ' .
him in the loss of his wife, Mrs. Bettie
Shannonhouse, who died at her home on
Seventh street, between B and O streets,' at
9 o'clock last night, after six weeks7 sick
ness., '
Hendersonville Times: At Fair
View. Buncombe county, as we learn from
Me. Ben Williams who carries the mail be- ,.
tween Hendersonville and fibat place, Mr.
Tom Tate, while walling a well for Prof.
A; O. Brown, was killed by a falling stone
which bit him on the head. He was burled,
and on Monday bight Pr. G. A. Wise and '
Messrs. B. L. Ash worth and J. V. Jay
Who are studying medicine under the doc
tor, were caught in the set of stealing the
body from the ground. They had it in a
sack and Were walking away with it when
discovered. They were made to surrender
the body, and now the physician has been
arrested, while the students are, wanted,
but cannot be found.
1 Wilson Advance'. . Mr.-Ruffin
Renfrow, of Lucama, sold the tobacco
from two acres for $225. It was his first
venture in tobacco grow ing. On Saturday
night, April 18th, tbe stalln, two mules and
all the fodder of Mr. Josiah Davis, in Cross
JKoad township, were . destroyed by fire.
Mr. Davis was away from home and the
fire was not discovered until his return next
morning. The fence was on fire and lacked
only a few feet of being to the barn. His
return was most opportune, as it probably
saved his barn from destruction. The fire
was thought to ba the work of an incendi
ary and last Thursday a negro named Hor
ace bhaw was arrested and brought before
Justices A. T. Barnes and Joshua Aycock .
for triaL Evidence against him was strong
enough to bind him over to court, and in
default or bail ne was lodged la Jail.
Jonesboro Leader: Mrs. Fer
guson, two and a half miles from Manly,
lost her house and its contents; no Insur
ance. N. J, Blue's smoke house, con
taining his year's supply of bacon, was
burned, and Duncan McDonald lost his
corn crib, with what remained of his year's
stock of corn. The house! known as the
Green house, formerly occupied by Rev. .
T. R. Gaines, was burned. Mr. Buchan,
of Manly, lost 100 cords of wood, and
many railroad ties were burned. Section
master Stephens lost his fences, and fearing
he could not save his house, took his wife
and his two days old babe to Manly, a dis
tance of six miles. Slier City dot: The
corner stone of our new Masonic Lodge
was laid with appropriate ceremonies yes
terday. Cameron item:' Fayetteville
Presbytery has been in session with the
church at this place; the attendance la not
very large though we are having some
good preaching, an unusual supply of.
bustle" and some loveiy gum Chewing.
"Raleigh Call: Hon. Alfred
Rowland has been appointed by Speaker
Carlisle, to represent the House of Repre
sentatives on the part of North Carolina at
the Washington Centennial. The first
blow of this axe perceptible to Raleigh was
made yesterday when Capt. J. S. Grant,
who has been running as mail route agent
between this city and Norfolk, was cut
down and a negro named Wilson Hicks
planted in his place. Mr. J ohn D. Creech,
who has been running between Raleigh and
Hamlet, was removed and Capt. Bion H.
Harrington appointed in his stead.
Washington. April 23. The President to
day told E. A White to go home and get
his bond ready aa ne would be made collec
tor for the Eastern District. Young and
Hawkins, I learn, have given up tbe fight.
This week, perhaps to-day, G. Z. French
will be nominated for postmaster at Wil
mington, and Julius B. Fortune at Shelby.
Gainesville Industrial Review:
Yesterday afternoon we were shown a nug
get of gold that weighed two pounds, four
ounces and two pennyweights, taken out by-
the Hamby Mountain Gold Mining Com- -pany,
of London, England, and conduct
ing operationa in White county, six miles
from Cleveland. -The place where found
was three-quarters -of a mile from tbe
place where the two largest ' celebrated
Lumsden nuggets were found weight 847
and 808 pennyweights respectively, and
also one-quarter of a mile from the place .
where Professor Bradley was killed. This
rich find goes to prove that Professor -Bradley
was correct in his mining reports
of North Carolina. The nugget was found
Imbedded in the slate, four feet from the
surface of the ground, one hundred yards
from JMachoocnee river, better known as
Dukes' creek, at the bottom base of a hill, v
Jhe mint value ia $500.
Raleigh News' Observer: -Rev. :
H. Grattan Guinness, of London, Eng..
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon. -
-Mr. C. T. Grandy. a young North.
Carolinian of marked talent, who gradu
ated with distinction at the State University
seme three years rgo, and who has more
recently had considerable experience and
successful experience as a newspaper man .
on the staff of the Washington City fost, is
in town. In a personal letter received
by a gentleman in Charlotte from Senator
Vance, the Senator says, in reply to a ques
tion about his sight: : "The statement
which has been going the round, that my
remaining eye is in danger, I am happy to
assure you, is unfounded. So far as I can
judge, its sight has been strengthened by
the removal ot the other." A certain
well known gentleman of this city has re .
ceived a letter from a gentleman in Los
Angeles from which the following is an ex
tract: "Hope your, people will do some-,
thing to keep the class of immigrants re
ferred to away from California as we da
not want them, and they will find, if they
do come, that they will have a hard time to
get along, as to live here as elsewhere, re
quires money."
Lumberton Robesoniani Col.
Alfred Rowland will deliver the literary
address before the Lumber Bridge High
School at its approaching commencement
on June 6th. Mr. Joseph Page, an
old and highly esteemed citizen of White
House township, died March 28th, aged 66
years. The executive committee of
the Robeson County Bible Society met in
Red Springs last Saturday to arrange for
the meeting, which takes place in this
town on tbe 80th of May. The commit
tee was specially happy in the selection
of a minister to preach the annual sermon.
Rev. W. S. Creasy has a reputation second
to no man in this section of the State. We
hope that he can be prevailed upon to at
tend. Robeson county boys have a
way of coming to the front wherever they
go. . Mr. Z. T. Fulmore, who went to
Austin, Texas, a few years ago, was soon
promoted to a Judgeship, and Mr. W. D
McKay, another Robeson boy, who went
to the Lone Star State about a week ago,
has lust been elected city attorney of Cle
burne, Texas. Fayetteville dots: The
improvements at the Baptist church will
soon be completed. The building will be
so much changed that it will be equal to
a new one. The Sunday school rooms
are being added to also. Judge Wel
don, one of tbe Judges of the United States
Court of Claims, Is spjending a short time
with Colonel Green at Tokay.
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