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. 1 "' 1 111 111 1 " " 111 . r - The Weekly Star. onBLISHSD AT I LM I M GTON. J1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. ' . . . , - , , o ' V . " 8S88S88SS88882S88 vy V mmt V sH M Of Ow; SSSSS888888S8S883 8SS8888SSSS88S888 gqjuows 2S'a'aSS95BSSSSPS3E8 ' 88888888888888888 S288S8SS88S888S8S 88888888828888888 888838SS88S888S8 S88SSS8SSS8888S88 1 ; . . istsajiasssssJSJ Entered at the Post Offloe atTWllmliiton, H. O., as Second Class Matter.! SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The subscription price of the Wkkklt star is as follows : " Single Copy 1 year, postage paid, ' . 6 months " " " Smonthi. " 1.00 .60 .80 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 ' ; - r,rA 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. i r v- -.- - ... rr - ww u ji , , r - - - iw n. war m m m n am 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. i ' ... .5 .'t ?! h - - : if if a "J ' 1 "f T i r 6- 1 : -tip j"; IT doubtful if Porter has his way. , gratitude 1 . next. Mr. Norwood (tiles. V