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SOVTHKRH COTTON HULLS.
The meeting of the cotton manu
facturers at Augusta is significant.
Its importance will only be seen in
the days to come. The address of
the President, Mr. ' Hinokman, will
awaken discussion. He rather dis
courages tho building" of more mills
in the South so long as there is alack
of capital "to protect our interests."
What he means is seen in the next
sentence. Southern mill owners are
forced to ship goods to agents in order
to get money to keep' the wheels
agoing. More capital is needed so
the goods can go forward in the
usual channel and not be forced upon
the markets in order to raise money
to grease the machinery. The rich
'manufacturers, of England and New
England have an advantage of muoh
consequence in the markets. . They
have so much of surplus money they
can take advantage of the markets
and secure the best prioes without
being bossed by agents. Mr. Hinck,
man says the competition is too
sharp, the margin too little, to make
money on this principle.
He thinks that what is especially
needed in Southern manufacturing is
a variety of goods.
. Outlets to the south of us. is what
is needed. England supplies Mexico
and South America where this coun
try should be able to praotically con
trol those important markets. The
High Tariff has had much to do with
shutting in American goods.
Mr. Hinokman complains of the
way England treats Amerioan goods
snipped to China by way of England.
He insists that our goods should go
direct Xo China and on Amerioan bot
toms. But for the Tariff this would
be the case. The merchant marine
of our country once so prosperous
and extensive has almost disappeared
from the high seas. Mr.' Hinokman
looks to a system of subsidies
by the General Government in
order to secure the much
needed transportation. It is very
much to be deplored that the. Ameri
can system has destroyed practi
cally the American 'commerce, or
very much of it, and it is greatly to
be desired that our manufacturers
should be able to ship their products
abroad under the Amerioan flag. Bui
in it the hast wav to resortto the rtlan
of subsidies? England expends less
1 than $7,000,000 in that way. If the
' United States were to begin the sub
sidy business it would soon be like
the War Tariff: it would have to be
kept up indefinitely
A lint. ... 5. MAAMfl V
us. is
to reduce the Tariff, put raw
Tariff,
the. free
materials on
list,
and
repeal all the maritime laws
that have been injurious to our com
merce. Let a liberal and wise sys
tem be adopted that will stimulate
commerce and put the American
manufacturer on a footing with the
Eogliah manufacturers. Free raw
material is very essential. Without
it the American manufacturer is
always working at a disadvantage.
The manufacturers in the meeting,
however, voted unanimously for me
morializing the Congress to go into.
the subsidy business. One of the in
teresting features of the session was
the action to foster cotton baling in
lieu of jute bagging. . It was stated
that four mills are now making
cotton baeeine. The manufactur
ers pledge themselves to pay ten
cents more per hundred pounds for
cotton packed in cotton or other
light bagging than in jute. This
will help no doubt m lessening the
amount of consumption of jute bag
oinc. and will thus shut out the
o n
monoDolv and defv trusts and other
" V
unjust combinations. Next October
the manufacturers will hold their an
Bual meeting. ; The couth has very
great advantages over New England,
and with liberal laws and more oapi
tal it will do bigger things yet in the
'manufacturing line, realizing larger
returns and sharing more widely in
the business. The Stab long ago
urged that the best way surely was
to bring the mills to the cotton. This
has been done on a more extended
oale through several years, and the
. profits of well managed mills have
at least been remunerative. In some
instances they have been highly sat
isfactory.
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vol; xx.
RACE PREJUDICE IN THE NORTH
The Stab has never taken any
pleasure in the strife between the
seoUons. But it has neveY seen the
day when it - would not defend the
South from aspersion and resent the
insults of its enemies. All men ; of
oandor and observation know that
the Northern people not all, we are
glad to know, but many take speoial
delight in misrepresenting and abus
ing the Sonthern whites. Fellows
like Tourgee cannot even write a
critioism upon a novel like Fronde's
without lagging . in the South for
denunciation or censure. So when
we see; . things among our enemies
that are ugly, we hold that it is pro
per and just to bring them out. I It
is well now and then for people who
live in the fraileBt of glass houses to
be reminded of the danger of hurl
ing stones at their neighbors.' - . ;:
This is prefatory to a statement
made in so able and reputable a jour
nal as the New York Times, that in
the enlightened and very rich North
"the color line is steadily becoming
more sharply drawn.' Mark that,
gentle reader, as you smoke the pipe
of peace. Agents and missionaries
trying to persuade the ignorant ne
gro that his true home is in the
North would be wise to hear and
heed and reflect. The limes says
that "especially in New York do race
prejudices exist." No doubt, and
they exist all through the North
from Boston to San Francisoo.
Rev. H. C Bishop, reotor of a
oolored Episcopal ohuroh in New
York City, says "that the spirit of
intolerance of the oolored people is
on the increase in the North." He
says: . ,
'This prejudice is most sharply denned
and emphasized by the refusal of decent
habitations to us. oven though our people
are willing to nay larger rentals than are
reauired from white tenants. The agents
and landlords are not altogether respon
sible for this condition of things. 4
But the landlords are afraid to rent to col
ored people because of the objections of
white people to living in the same building
or in the same neighDornooa wiia coiorea
people." .
This Mr. Bishop is nearly white as
is his wife. The Times says he is
whiter than most whites, has blue
eyes and light hair. There are other
statements similar to this to be
found.
It is pleasant- to learn that Rev.
A. C. Dixon, of Baltimore (a native
of North Carolina), is gathering
material to write a book on that .ex
cellent but eooentrio Baptist minis
ter, the late Rev. Elias Dosdon. He
is in search of matter that will illus
trate his character. He Bays that
the venerable and faithful servant of
God, whom this writer knew for
many years, and honored him, "fur
nishes a good eubjeot for a biogra
phy." Mr. Dixon says:
"Send me such things as. you know
about him that you think may be of in
terest. He travelled a great deal and near
ly ever? where be went he 'left some im
pression never to be forgotten. Anecdotes,
incidents, sayings, doings, anytning, every
thing connected with bim is apt to have
Dodsonian tinge that will make it unique
and interesting."
Of oourse . the manly, elevated,
strong address of Bishop Potter gave
off en ce to the partisans. The N; Y.
World says it made a stir and the
Republicans think it hits them.
Of course it does and hits
them heavy. It fairly barked the
President. We give . an extract on
the . inside to-day. Rev. Dr. Mo-
Arthur, Baptist, and a strong Repub
lican politician, thinks "it was in bad
taste." The truth is apt to hurt and
the "galled, jade winces." The
words of the eminent Bishop will do
good. It may even make Harrison a
wiser and better man. It may tend
to elevate his standard, not now very
high.
NORTH CAROLINA NO TBS.
We publish the address of Sena
tor Vance, delivered at the celebra
tion of the battle of Guilford Court
House, yesterday. It is like all of
this distinguished Carolinian's pub
lic addresses interesting, well writ
ten, well thought out, and elevated
in sentiment. It will be read and
enjoyed by all North Carolinians.
Through the kind favor of Capt.
W. R. Bond, who is thoroughly
familiar with the statistics of the
war, is painstaking, fond of such in
quiries and is a North Carolinian in
warp and woof, we are able to print
the list of commands that lost 100
men in one battle in killed and mor
tally wounded. Capt. Bond takes
Col. Fox's casualty list and by com-
ttarin'or it with the records he has
I K3
prepared the list we publish else
where. It is valuable and striking.
Of the 25 regiments suffering so
greatly out of nearly 2,700 in both
armies North Carolina had the dis
tinguished honor of furnishing ten
of them.
The appointment of Mr. Joshua B.
Hill to be United States Marshal for
the Eastern District of North Caro
lina will give satisfaction. ARepub.
lican was to get the office and Mr.
Hill has shown capability and.integ-
rity in the same, office. "
. Harrison is placated. He has kissed
Dudley, as it were and v invited him
to visit the White House.
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United. Stales DlstrleCConrt.
The . Court , concluded the . hearing
in the libel oase'of J. T. Harper and
others against the ;British steamship
Gaboon,- argument being made for li
belants by D. L. Russell, Esq , and by
Hon. George Davis for respondent.
xne arguments were finished at 3 p.
m., when the Court took the papers'.
Another libel case C. P. Moore
against the steamer Delta and owners
'for wages claimed to be due and
amounting to $164, was argued by H.
Bellamy, Esq., for Ubellant and Ju
nius Davis, Esq., for respondent.'
J udge Seymour took the papers fa
this case also. : '.
In the case of Richard Harrell, , of
Robesonjcounty convicted of violation
of revenue laws, judgment was . sus
pended on payment of costs $68.81.
Hood Council, colored, was con
victed of stealing a letter from the
malls at Elkinsvllle. The prisoner
being under sixteen years of age the
Court sentenoed him to confinement
in the private reformatory at CheU
tenham, Md., for two years. ; -
The following cases were continued
for the term:
United States vs. fifteen barrels
whiskey, property of Brunhild, Si
mon & Co. :
TJ. S. vs. Leopold Brunhild and
Leopold Simon; violation of section
8318 of the internal revenue laws.
TJ. S. vs. Leopold Brunhild and Leo
pold Simon; violation of section 2363
of internal revenue laws,
The jurors were discharged and the
Court adiourned for the term in the
afternoon.
C. F. & T. V. RaUioad.
- The Raleigh Sews and Observer, re
ferring to the annual meeting of the
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad
Company held yesterday at Mt.
Airy says:
Great success is attending the man
agement of this important and purely
North Carolina railroad. The last
sale in Baltimore of its 6 per cent.
bonds was at 106. By the next annual
meeting the road, it is thought, will
be completed to the Virginia line
where it will connect with the Nor
folk and Western railroad, and thus
be connected with the vast coal den
posits of that road and have a most
important western outlet. It will also
by the same time be complete to
Wilmington and have an eastern out
let through a north Carolina seaport.
Tli Cyclon mt Wunw,
A correspondent writes the Stab
that the cyclone Wednesday last at
Warsaw caused damage there and In
the surrounding country estimated at
$15,000. The storm demolished twelve
buildings, including the Presbyterian
Church, which had been rebuilt only
a year or two ago. As reported yes
terday there was a heavy fall of hail,
which was piled up in drifts about
six inches deep a mile from town. The
storm played sad havoc with the
farms of some of the truckers in the
neighborhood of Warsaw. One far
mer suffered the loss of his entire crop
of strawberries; not a berry or leaf
being left.
V. S. Circuit Coarfe
In the TJ. S. Circuit Court yester
day, Judge .Seymour presiding, the
following cases were disposed of:
The New Jersey and North Caroli
na Land and ! Lumber Co. vs. Henry
C. Long' of BrunsVick; action for re
covery of land. Plaintiff submitted to
a judgment of non-suit. Messrs. Rus
sell & Ricaud counsel for plaintiffs,
and Messrs. CM. Stedman, Fuller &
Snow and Jno. D. Bellamy, Jr., coun
sel for defendant.
The same judgment was entered in
a case in which this land company
was plaintiff and A. T. Clark, Dugald
Clark and C. F. Clark were defend
ants. Also, same plaintiffs vs. Sam
uel Clews, HenryrSmith and Asbury
Little.
James A; Schulken, of Whiteville,
Columbus county, was appointed
Commissioner of the Circuit Court.
Drowning- Accident.
Isaac Morgan, a colored boy about
fourteen years old, was knocked over
board and drowned yesterday morn
ing, from the small schooner Argyle,
Capt. John Morgan, about a mile be
low the city. Isaac was a deck-hand
on the vessel, which was on the way
to Little River. The accident was
caused by the main-boom striking
the boy as the schooner went about.
A boat was cut adrift but did not
reach him. The steam yacht Louise,
from Southport, was coming up the
river at the time, and Mr. L. A. Gal
loway, the mate, seeing the boy strug
gling in the water, threw him a rope,
but he did not catch it, and soon after
sank.
Track nnd Traffic
The freight traffic on the Wilming
ton Beacoast railroad is increasing
rapidly, and the results are most sat
isfactory to the management of this
road. As will be seen from the sched
nle, the time of leaving of the first
morning train from the Hammocks
has been changed to 7:45 a. m. This
change will enable the truckers
on the Sounds to ship their
produce in. full time for it
to be conveyed immediately away
from Wilmington by the Atlan
tic Coast Dispatch, thus enabling
the truckers to have their shipments
In the Northern markets at the ear
liest possible moment. The Beacoast
road is also opening up, a new trade
which in time will be of much value
to our icity. This is the transporta
tion of peanuts, corn, &c, from
Sloop Point and other places in Pen
der as well as in Onslow. Already
small crafts come into Wrightsville
Sound bringing corn and peanuts
which are shipped to Wilmington
via the Beacoast road. This trade
can be made to pay well, and there
will in the future no doubt be a flour-
ishingbusiness established,
Tht C. F. x. v.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Cape Fear and Tadksn
Valley Railroad was largely attended
at Mt. Airy on Thursday. The reports
of the president and other officers
were most satisfactory, and showed
the condition and prospects of the
road to be most encouraging. The
president and ooara oi aireotors ana
all tne Old ouieer were r tuvowu.
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WILMINGTON, Nf; Gj?
Tb Proctor Screens.. -r ,
I The Proctor screens, placed in a win
dow of one of the -waiting rooms at
tho Atlantic coast Line passenger de
pot were in good working order yes
tesday, and many persons called dur
Proctor, the Superintendent , was. in
attendance and explained everything
to Inquirers. 'The screens are simply
netting, or lace -work of cotton thre ad
stretched on metal frames fitted! to
the open window. ' Across the top j of
each frame is a small "perforated tube'
or pipe, which is connected, jby
a - rubber'' tube ; with -' the water
supply. ' : " ' There 1 V- is' '- a con
stant flow of 1 Water - through
the perforations In the tuber which
percolates over the netting, keeping
it constantly wet 'and cooling the jair
that passes through it. ' A ' small
trough along the' lower frame of 1 the
screen receives the drip and conveys
it to a waste pipe. It Is claimed that
these screens will reduce the tem
perature in a room or car twenty de
gree's, and will besides keep out all
dust, smoke, cinders and insects. The
screens will be on exhibition here for
a day or two longer, and all interest
ed are invited to call and see them.
xne stockholders of tne company
held a meeting Friday' night and
elected the following officers: -j i
President Junius Davis.
Secretary and Treasurer H. ;L.
Borden.
General Superintendent D. i
Proctor: :' ' -
' Directors John F. Divine, Jas. pF.
Post, Jr., Junius Davis, J. T. Barren,
B.; B. Dunn, A. J. Galloway, D. G.
Proctor, A. M. Proctor, J. M. Proctor,,
Mr. F. A. L. Cassidev. a native.'
and nntil a few years since a resident,
of Wilmington, died suddenly of heart
disease at Jacksonville, Florida, bn
the 27th ultimo, aged ou years, poor
Frank! He was a genial, whole
souled fellow, and his untimely death
will be sincerely . mourned by his old
mends in Wilmington. " j
Washington.
L- miaalne Paymaster Affairs .at
Wblta BonH-Tht Prcaldant Listen
Ins to Appeals from Omeo-8akara.fl
Washington, May 8. The routine of
the White House - was resumed to-day.
The President entered his office at 10 o elk.
and from that hour up to 1.30 o'clock was
oocuDled in listening to appeals or or
flee seekers and others who ' desire his in
tercession in their behalf. The crowd was
smaller than usuaL but was large eneueh
to keep the President engaged all of the
morning. There appeared to be a disposi
tion ou the part or some to allow me rre-
sident but little time to recuperate from the
fatigue incident to his trip to New YoiK,
.but this consideration was by no means
general.
The .resident looks wen. ana speau in
glowing terms of the pleasure experienced
during tne past tnree aays.
- The Kavv Department, has been offi
dally informed by the commanding officer
of the Jfiasex, Newport news, va,jnai
Passed Assistant Paymaster Henry W.
Smith went ashore on . the 25th of April.
with the intention to return next day, and
has not since been heard from. He had
$1,200 belonging to the goverement in his
possession. The commandant at the New
x or k navy yard nas oeen lnsiruciea to
notify the police authorities and take steps
to discover his whereabouts. Smith was a
man of hi eh standing in the navy, owns a
house in this city, and at the Navy Depart
ment it is generally believed that be has
been foully dealt with.
Washington. Msy 3. Secretary Blaine
appeared at the, State -Department this
morning, looking very well, ana snowing
no traces of his recent illness. Soon after
his arrival Sir Julian Pauncefote, the new
British Minister, cams to the Department,
accompanied by -Mr. Edwards, Charged'
Affaires, and Secretary Herbert, with seve
ral other attaches. The new Minister was
introduced to Secretary Blaine, who imme
diately proceeded with the party to the
White House, where sir Julian was ior-
mally presented to the President. The usual
felicitous speeches were exchanged
The President has appointed Joanna jj
Hill, of North Carolina, to be U. o. Mar
shal for the Eastern District of North Car
olina. Mr. Hill held the tame office under
the previous Republican administration,
There was practically no opposition to his
appointment.
Secretary iracy nas amrmea ine nnamg
and sentence of the court-martial in the
case of Lieut. Commander Book, charged
with absenting himself from his command
without leave. He commanded the Pints,
and left her at Sitka, Alaska, and came to
Washington to induce the Navy Depart
ment to authorize repairs necessary to make
the vessel serviceable. The court found
him guilty of the charge, and as approved
he stands seniencea to oe suspenaea ior
two years from rank and duty on furlough
nav. and to retain his present number on
tbe list oi tiieutenani uommanaers aunng
thai time.
The sentence of the general court martial
in the case of Major Jjydecker corps of
engineers, who was tried on charges aria
ing out of the acqueduct frauds, was
made public this anernoon, ana .was ioi-
lows: "To forfeit to the United States
tlOO per month of his pay for nine
months, and to be reprimanded in orders.
The Court is thus lenient in view of evi
dence before it that in epaoea so confined
as those above the arch in the tunnel, it
was almost impossible to secure thorough
ly good work under tne contract system
imposed by the Jaw. -
Tbe sentence has been approved by the
President.
Washington, ' Msy 4. Secretary Tracy
to-day awarded to the Union Iron Works,
of San ; Francisco. : the contract for con
strueting a great armored coast defence
jssel. at a cost of f l,oSH3,uuu.
Tbe Navy Department has not yet been
formally advised that Passed Assistant Pay
master Smith has been found, but an or
der was issued this morning releiving him
from duty on the Essex and ordering him
to settle his accounts. , It has been found
that the extent of his drafts on the govet n
ment.was that of $1,200, - which be drew
upon going ashore, and a few small checks
given -to -officers and men. aggregating
about $200. His accounts are believed to
be all right. Nevertheless, it appears that
the officer had pUced himself In an unfor
tunate position, and if precedents are fol
lowed, it U believed at the Department
that a court martial is inevitable.
Col. Trenholm, the retiring Comptroller
of the Currency, visited the Treasury De
partment to-day and took, official leave of
his late associates, who. took advantage oi
the opportunity to present him with a tes
timonial or tneir esteem in the form or a
set of resolutions, handsomely engrossed
and framed. v
Mr. Tracy, the new Comptroller, was
present, and all the clerks and employes
of the bureau were introduced to him.
. The Secretary of the Navy has approved
the sentence and findings of the court
martial in the case of ' Lieut. Wm. C.
Strong., tried on " board the U.-. B. steamer
Tallapoosa, at .Montevideo, February 1U
1889. There were three charges: Drunk
enness on dutv. neglect of dutv. diaobedi
ence of orders; and to these the accused
pleaded guilty. The Court sentenced him
to ausoension from dutv for five vears on
one-half of his duty pay, to keep his
present number on the list, and to be pub
licly reprimanded by the Secretary. In his
tion to the fact that another court martial,
order in 1&87, recited the conviction oi me
tame omcer for drunkenness.
FRIDAY; MAY 10; i -1889;
AaAaeppient Bavetimtion . Hippsd la
5 , n-r-aa pre, annm - spaif ,-, rusosi
Slain in to Eneonnter Wlthtn mil
itary. " .:t ; - . I ,r-
l,&t. Lonisl'MsT 2 The ' followlnir de
sedation! of the mob and riot which occur
red at Ta1ii dmt. finanalnatn.. Mexint. a
LBW uays ago,over the incarceration oi nve
o esuit priests, who were ' stirring up ignor
ant people against the goverbment, is given
by a promineot citjzea of Guanajua, . who
reached this place vesterdav. , i
xt was nearly dark when the priests were
imprisoned, bat 1 by 'the time the street
lights wweiflfl hied, . 13.000 men roared and
urged against Jthe walla of the jail. .. They
auackea. its neavy aoors. with ptcK-axes,
stones, crowbars and heavy beams of wood.
and 8onffol them ia wild frenzy dashed
their bleeding hands and. heads against the
massive walls. ' Manv of them were armed
and in a short while a heavy fire was ponr-
ing into stna windows. - The Mayor lot
Guanajuato , who ; was inside, was one of
tne first. to Inll... Policemen, who rushed in
squads of twos knd threes were remorseless
ly outcherev. and-in -a short time more
than twenty of .them were lying dead on
thepavemeoW A few ecattered soldiers
who were ii the town were treated in like
manner. -1'-. .
Ttre mob. which bv his time was ut
terly unmanageable, either by the- govern
ment or the priests who bad melted it, now
set fire to the jail doors, but just a tbe in
mates were aoout to surrender, two nunareu
regular soldiers arrived in double-q nick
and formed across the street. ' The mob
answered the order to disperse with a yell
and discharge of firearms. . The command
to fire was at once given, and bullets, at a
fearfully short range, swept- through the
mass of men. women and children like a
scythe, mowing them down in rows. Still
they tame on. and volley after volley
crashed into them, only to cause those be
hind to-spurn the dead bodies with their
feet as they pressed forward. The streets
were sticky with blood ana the snanow
gulleys ran with it. - -
In the meantime a number or insurgents.
armed with pistols and rifles, had climbed
upon the adjoining houses, and the soldiers
began to drop one by one. Alter a nan
bout's continuous fighting a charge with
bayonets was ordered. When the front
rank of. the mob. felt the steel the entire
concourse broke and disappeared through
the alleys and byways.
Altogether, more than two hundred and
fifty persona bad been slain, .by far the
greater part of whom were miners and
other - mechanic laborers. The soldiers
lost sixteen killed and wounded. Among
the slam was a lieutenant. ; ,
Fire in the jail was quenched and tbe
five badly frightened bnt determined priests
were taken to ttuanaluato for safe keep
ing. : They are now confined in the Cas-
tello de Graadetas, an immense pile, in
which the great Mexican revolution had its
birth, and in which the patriot uidoigo
was subseanenUv hanged. -..
it ib thought that naa tne recent not
proved successful, had the priests been
rescued and local authority broken, a seri
ous uprising might have developed. As it
istthe incipient revolution is nipped in the
bud.
City of Mexico. May 2. Dispatches
sent out from Texas, purporting to give de
tails of rioting at miasand uuanajuato are
gross exaggerations. The Prefect of Silas
was assassinated yesterday, and this was tne
only life lost in the entire affair. Tbe an-
thorities have restored order, and to-day
everything is quiet.
THE MISSING PAYMASTER
Fssad In New Imk-Two 10 to eive
any Aeeonnc of Himself.
By Telegraph to the Homing Star.
Nkw Tom. May 8. Henry R. Smith,
paymaster of the United States Steamer Es
sex, who disappeared with a sum or money,
a portion of the salary of the crew of the
vessel, has been found. He is now at his
mother's on West Fourteenth street, too ill
200 which he had when he disappeared. It
is learned that be went to his mother s
house last Wednesday night in a partly
crazed condition, the result of heavy drink
ing. That same night be tried to commit
suicide, but was prevented by his atten
dants, and has since made no further at
tempt on his life. The wife of the pay
master arrived here to-day from Ban Fran
cisco. It is said at smith's residence that
he had some misun lerstanding with his
wife, and that this caused his disappear
ance and rash act
MOONSHINERS.
Tronble with Rcvenna Offleers A
Deputy Collector Shot.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star .
Balbigh. N. C . May 3. At 11 o'clock
to-night TJ. B. Deputy Collector Vander
ford arrived here and brought the news
that moonshiners had shot and perhaps
mortally wounded Bristoe B. Bouldin, who
is also a deputy collector, and who is a na
tive of Charlotte county, Va., and a son of
Judge Bouldin. Bouldin and Vanderford
and Deputy Marshal A. H. Temple were
after moonshiners, having located two
stills.
While Temple and Vanderford were cut
ting up one still Bouldin was at the other,
a mile away, watching for the moonshiners
and when the latter came up arrested him
and began to destroy tbe stills. Suddenly
the moonshiner stepped aside, took his
gun, which was concealed behind a log.
and shot Bouldin. The latter returned the
fire, even after he had been hit in the chest
and stomach, and knocked the moonshiner
down. . Vanderford and Temple found Boul
din terriblv wounded. He was taken to tbe
house of a physician, and then Vanderford
came here for turtner aia. assays ne saw
a house full of moonshiners.
The place where the shooting occurred
is in Johnston county, seventeen miles
south of this city, and iaa vety bad neigh
borhood. " '
ALABAMA.
Tne Jury Finn Dick Hiwei entity of
- tne Murder of .fata Cnlln.
. By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
BiBHnreHAK. May 8. The eleventh day
of the Hawes trial was the last. Solicitor
Hawkins made the closing speech this
morning, occupying less than two hours.
Judge Green -charged the jury and the
court ad iourned for dinner.
At 8:30 o clock. Having oeen out a nine
over three hours, the jury came into court
and returned a verdict of "guilty," nxing
the penalty at death. Hawes' firmness was
unshaken. He accepted the . verdict as a
man, having expressed himself all the
while as looking upon his conviction in
Jefferson eounty as a foregone conclusion.
The verdict meets with popular approval
and was expected. 'Hawes has two chances
ret: an-aooeal 4o the Supreme Court on
refusal of Judge Green to allow him a
change of venue. - and appeal on various
exceptions taken to the ruling of the court
during tbe progress of the trial, ine gen
eral opinion among : lawyers here is that
.the Supreme Court will order a new trial
and change of venue.
MEMPHIS.
l Bl Jollification oyer Increased Re-
: selpta of Cotton. .
, By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Memphis, Taint.. May 4. The receipts
of cotton at Memphis since Sept. 1st to
date : aggregate -700,201 - bales, i This ef.
ceeds by 86,023 bales the entire receipts for
any previous' year. Tbe crossing of the
700.000 line was the occasion or a big jol
lification by members ot tne exchange
this forenoon. Black-boards were elabo
rately decked with blue ribbons, andchanv
pagne flowed as free as water. Memphis
is not only the largest Interior cotton re
ceiving city in the world, but It is the sec
ond largest . receiver of spot cotton,
being only-; surpassed - by New Orleans-Receipts
for the - year end'
ing August 81st, will approximate 720,000
Dales. " - - - ' -,
- The sixth session of the North
Carolina's Teacher's Assembly will open at
Morehead City June 18th.
OTAR
FOREIGN.
Parncli'a - Cross - examination Ad
vices - from Jflawonan Tlte Deatn
ot Kins: JTonn of Abyssinia.
Bv Cable to the Morning Star. " :
London. May - 8. The cross examina
tion of Mr. Parnell was continued. Among
other' things he stated that he had fre
quently reproved Wm, O'Brien privately
lor several oi bis rash articles. . He stated
that he deemed this was the more proper,
than to do so publicly.
Mr. Parnell denied that he knew "Num
ber One " either under the name of Lyman
or any other name, and said he had never
heard of Egan being associated with "The
Martyrs' Fund ' for tbe benefit of families
of the Phoenix Park murderers. He saw
nothing criminal in the fund, and rather
thought it was right to assist innocent vic
tims. The "Martyrs' Fund" might sot.
however, have been the most appropriate
name for such fund.' He could not recol
lect denouncing outrages between 1878 and
1887. He believed tbe outrages perpetra
ted to have been the work oi small secret
soeietiea. . -.
Witness was then asked whether if se
cret societies adverse to tbe League had ex
isted, and if the vast majority of tne peo
ple had belonged to the League, there
would have been - ample evidence obtaiaed
to convict the perpetrators of the outrages,
but parried the question, saying that might
or might not have been the cause. ;
Here occurred most remarkable evidence
in witness's cross examination. Attorney
General Webster quoted the statement
made by Mr. Parnell in the House of Com
mons aunng debate on i orater a bin, in
1881, suspending the writ of habeas corpus,
to the effect that secret societies had then
ceased to exist in Ireland.
"Did you believo that when you said it?
asked the Attorney General."
No. replied Mr. Parnell. "At any rate
it was fa grossly exaggerated statement.
There was a buzz of surprise throughout
tbe court room at this response.
"Did you, or did you not intend to mis
state a fact when vou made that state
ment?"
"I have no doubt I did," was the reply.
"Deliberately f"
"Yes, deliberately." .
"You deliberately mads a statement
knowing it to be untrue)"
"Yes; or if not untrue, very extravagant
and boasuui.
"And you have never since withdrawn
itT"
"No. I have not."
The nonchalance with which tbe witness
made these admissions astonished the
audience, and elicited hisses.
Probably." added Mr. Parnell. "the
statement was meant to mislead the House
I am afraid it did not, for the bill was
passed. My purpose was to exaggerate the
effect tbe League had in reducing the num
ber ot secret societies. Tbe ljesgue un
doubtedly diminished the number of secret
societies, though it had not swept them
away as 1 6tated." J
Mr. Parnell was next asked what had
become of tbe Land League books. He
explained that some were brought to Lon
don and were before tbe Commission. The
cash book and ledger bad disappeared.
He did not know where. !
London, May S.-4-Advices from Masso-
wah give the details concerning the recent
death of King John of Abyssinia. It is
stated that on the 10th of March he made
an attack on the Dervishes, in their strong
hold at Btetemmeb, but his forces were de
feated, the King being badly wounded.
Two days afterwards the Dervishes made
an assanlt and completely routed King
John's army, killing the King and his Gen
erals Rob Area and. Ros AJuiu The King
of Shoa then proclaimed himself Negus,
and marched upon Adowa.
Berlin May 4. The committee of the
Samoan conference has prepared a draft
of the proposal to constitute the court to
decide questions of land tenure in Samoa.
The court is to consist off one representa
tive of each of the interested Powers and
two Samoaese. - Complications connected
with existing tenures threaten to impede
progress until the committee relegates the
settlement of the question to the proposed
court. Sewall and Brandeis have been
present daily at the sittings. Sewall
proved the untenable character or a num
ber of German land claims, and further
showed tb&tthe extent of land claimed by
foreigners as bought or ceded was in excess
of the area of the island. Brandeis gave
evidence in validity of the German land
titles, and said he desired to be heard on
the losses of German planters. Tbe com
mittee declined to consider such losses ss
Involving the question of indemnity.
JSngliBQ and American delegates express
satisfaction at the progress so far made and
all sides are hopeful that tbe Convention
will be concluded early in June. The at
titude of the English delegates will assist
in the solution of the question. Before the
Conference it was suspected that the entente
between Berlin and London would tend to
throw the balance against the American
policy, but developments sincelhe open
ing ot the Conference warrant the belief
that the English delegates have been in
structed to join with American representa
tives in opposing uerman pretentions to
special rights,
Ke porta that messrs. oewaii, Parker and
Buckingham are not recognized officially,
and are socially ignored, are untrue. On
tbe contrary they are wen received every
where. .
The banquet to be given- by Ameriean
Commissioners at the Kaker Hoff hotel
Wednesday will be a brilliant affair. There
will be present, besides all the members of
the Conference, the full diplomatic corps
of all countries having representatives at
Berlin.
Mr. Pendleton, the retiring American
Minister, and bis daughters will leave Ber
lin Monday.
The report of Mr. Knappe, ex-German
Consul at Apia, was issued to-day. It is a
lame defence of his own conduct. In the
report Mr. Knappe charges the adherents
of Mataafa with raiding German planters,
and describes bis efforts to induce the in
surgents to abandon their positions which
encroached upon plantations. He' says
that the disorders in Samoa were partly
due to American incentives. The general
tenor of the report and its publication at
the present juncture, suggest a laterit in
tention on the part of Bismarck to persist
in bis indemnity demands. An appendix
to the report gives the American Consul's
edict prohibiting the supplying of spirits
to sailors. .
Dublin, Msy 4. Orders have been is
sued to the prison authoritiea for the re
lease from jail of Mr. Wm. O'Brien and
Timothy Harrington. .
- GREENSBORO.
Celebration of tne Battle or Gnllford
Court Honse Tnousands In Atten-
anea Farae, Orations, Bte.
Orkknhboko. N. C. May 4. The battle
of Guilford Court House, fought m March,
1781, about five miles from this place, was
celebrated on the spot by several thousand
people today. The parade was headed by
I. H . . 1 iL '
thirteen young laaies representing iuo mir
tm.n oriemal States, whose dresses were in
national colors, the stars and stripes. Eight
companies of State volunteers participated
and a number of prominent North Caro
linians were ia charge. The orator of the
day was Senator Z, B. Vance, who can al
ways command the attention of a North
narolina audience.
His address in full is printed on the
senond pace of the Stab. I "
Senator Vance was followed ov, non.
Daniel G. Fowle, Governor of North Caro
lina, Chief Justice Smith, and Justices
Davis and Shepherd, of the Supreme Court
of North Carolina; State Auditor George
W. Sanderlin and Hon. W. F. Caldwell.
Judge David Schenck. President or tbe
Gnllford Battle Ground, said he expected
to see two years from now, twenty thou
sand people on the ground to dedicate the
monument of Gen. Greene.
The BteamshiD Willand. of Hamburg-
American Line, arrived at .New York yes
terday evening, but lav to at quarantine
for the night. She will to-day land the pas
sengers of the ill fated Denmark,. wno
were left at the Azores by the rescuing
steamer Missouri.
NO. 27
' ' cttunramo court Decisions."
Digested by the News and Observer.
Where a wife married before 1868.
being entitled to an interest in a fund
arising from the sale of the personal
and real estate of her deceased fa
ther's estate joins her husband in as
signing it and- in consideration of
that assignment a conveyance of land
was made to the husband in his name,
there is no resulting trust in. her
favor.
An alleged mistake in a deed must
be shown . by clear and convincing
proof to justify a finding that a mis
take was made in drafting it. Where
the plaintiff alleges that the defend
ant had notiee of an equitable claim,
the burden is on the plaintiff to show
it by a preponderance of testimony.
Flaum vs. Wallace, from Iredell.
1. Generally a feme covert is inca
pable of making a contract at law.
2. The separate legal estate con
ferred by the Constitution is subject
to the same rules as to the enf orce--meoit'ofitersngagementa'
in tfie na-
tttre of executory contracts, as is her
equitable estate. ?. . : t
3 As to the legal separate estate,
tbe written assent of her husband is
substituted for the consent of the
trustee unless "the engagement falls
within the exceptions mentioned in
section 1826 of the Code.
4. Where the equitable separate
estate is conferred with speoifio limi
tations and powers, those limitations
and powers must be observed.
5. Where, in the . absence of such
speoino limitations and powers, a
feme covert oould, under the former
: law, o'aarge her separate equitable
estate with tbe consent of her trus
tee, she may now charge her sepa
rate legal estate; but the written con
sent of the husband is necessary, ex
cept in the caBes mentioned.
6. Under the former law and there
fore under the present law, she may
bind her separate personal- estate
with the consent of the husband or
trustee, as the case may be, for the
payment of any engagement pro
vided the consideration is sufficient
to support a contraot made by a per
son mi juris, and provided she ex
pressly oharges her separate estate in
the instrument creating the obliga
tion. 7. Where the consideration is for
the benefit of her separate estate or
is within tbe exception ot section
1826 there is a necessary implication
that she intends to charge her sepa
rate estate, and there need be no ex
press charge in the instrument.
In order to enforce tbe charge
against the separate estate, the com
plaint should bbow that she has such
estate, and the exeoution shall issue
against that alone.
What effect such contracts have
upon the separate real estate, where
there nas oeen no ooarge dv way oi
mortgage or other conveyance, is not
before the court and is still an open
question.
In the enforcement of such charges
against the personal estate of tbe
feme covert is entitled to the per
sonal property exemption.
THE NEGRO EXODUS.
Heutdkrsoit, N. C, April 29, '89.
Editor Stab: 1 lust write to say
that I concur entirely with' your late
editorial on tbe "Negro Exodus,"
copied in tne (fold lieaj of tins week.
xou could not nave expressed my
opinion in tnis matter more accu
rately bad you enquired beforehand.
with the purpose of publishing it. I
am giad to find so influential a
moulder of public opinion, thinks
on this subject as I do.
Pardon me for writing you; but I
think it the duty of every one to en
courage our public men in tneir
patriotic efforts in behalf of their
State; and this movement is of such
supreme importance to the future of
North Carolina, I am truly gratified
that your paper lends its great influ
ence in encouragement of this exo
dus. It would seem that ; Providence
Is about to solve this negro question
for us, and . in a most unloosed for
way ; and how any newspaper can de
precate this movement, is beyond my
comprenension; as mucn so, as now
any State can consent to receive into
its borders tne negroes iwno are leav
ing us. We will never get any conr
siderable number of desirable white
immigrants to come to North Caro
lina, so long as the negro forms such
a large part of our population; and It
seems to me, as laborers, they get less
efficient and reliable eacn year.
1 nope yon will give every encour
agement to tnis migration movement,
and I am delighted the Convention
in Raleigh of last week got along s o
well.
Yours, with best -wishes,
Wm. H. S. Bubgwtn.
COTTOI SEED
Am Feed
forCowo Superiority of the
Batter Produced.
Br Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington. May 4. The Agricultural
Department has been making analyses of
butter from cows fed on cotton seed meal.
which produced unlooked for results. The
analysis showed three remarkable points:
(l) Low per centageof volatile acids; (2)
phenomenally high melting . paint; (3)
strong persistence of reducing agent
The first point is of importance, as showing
that mixing cotton seed wnn ine reea oi
cows in the South will tend to raise the
melting point of butter, thus rendering it
more suitable for consumption in hot
climates. Prof. Wilev savs: "From an
analvtical point of view tbe results are of
great importance, since they show that
butter derived from a cow fed on cotton
seed meal might be condemned as adulter
ated when ludged bv the amount of vola
tile acids present. Since cotton seed meal
is destined to be a cattle food of great
imDortance. esDeciaUV ia the southern pvrt
of the United States, this is a fact of
the greatest interest to analysts and to
dealers."
AKKAN SAS.
A Stage Coaen Ronbzd by masked fUen
Little Rock, May 4 A special from
Eureka Springs, Ark., says: The Ham
on and Eureka Bpringa stage coach wa
held no bv highwaymen this morning in
broad daylight, Ja a short distance of
Green Forest, Carroll county, and robbed.
The mail sack containing registered letters
was - cut open and tbe contents rifled.
The driver can give no other account of
the robbers than that there were two of
them, and that both were masked. There
were no passengers in the stage at the time
of the robbery.
Tarboro JBanner: The building
committee of the Conetoe Oil Mill has gone
to work with a vim. . The architecture of
the building has, been decided upon, the
lumber has been contracted for, and work
has actnallv commenced on the Bite.
Leslie chaoeL tbe new Baptist church- at
Mildred, was dedicated last Sunday by the
Rev. Dr. Hunnam. Tnree nundrea ana
fifty- dollars to nay off - the debt of the
church was subscribed before the dedica
tion that morning. A large crowd at
tended. It is a very nice church.
Spirits Turpentine. .
T Southern Tobacco Journal: It
is gratifying to North Carolinians toknoW
that out of the thirty odd tobacco enter
prises started in all Southern Btatcs last
year, nine were in North Carolina. - ,
Shelby Aurora: Rev. Mason
W. Pressley, a native of North Carolina,
but now the popular and successful B&stor
of the North Presbyterian church ot Phila
delphia, has been recuperating at Cleveland
Springs, j ,
Red Springs Scottish Chief :
The Ashboro Courier says there is a tem
perance society at Seneca Hill, Randolph,
twelve years1 old. If the Ashboro Editor
will visit the high table land of Scotch
gentility, we can show, him a temperauce
society more than third of a century old,
and as flourishing as a green bay tree. In
close proximity to the society aforesaid is a
church whose pastor has ministered there
regularly more than sixty years. -
- Kinston Free Press: We learn
that J. J. Harris, the negro appointed as -postmaster
. at Fort BwVJoMlkAJi',' -give
his bond and tV. .efore declined with""
thanks the poBitio43 'Harris is very, illite
rate can scarcCr write his name.
The truck arounu Kinston this season is six
or eight times as great as any previous
year. Mr. John C Wooten, Sr., will re
quire about 1,000 barrels to pack his crop
of Irish potatoes. We are pleased to
learn that Mr. Plato Collins, a Kinston
young man, was awarded the debater's
medal in the recent annual contest of the .
Phi Society of the University.
- Raleigh News- Observer : As
per announcement tne meeting of sub
scribers in the cotton, factory was held last
night at. the rooms of the Y. M. C. A.
The committee reported that 50.000 had
been subs crieed. aud In a few minutes this"
imont was swelled to 80,000.
Staff Correspondence: If some of the men , -who
attended the courts of Carthage fifty
years ago could be on the ground now, the
emotions of "Old Rip" would be confirmed
by every one of them. The places that
once knew high-covered wagons, loaded
with singer-cakes, sweet cider and grind
stones will know them no more forever.
Carthage Is no more an inland town. The
railroad is there, and is paving better than
any road of its length in the State. The
surprise is that this rood, was not built
sooner. It it should be carried on, say to
Salisbury, it woulcr-penetrate the finest
body of pine timber to be found in the
United States.
Raleigh Call : Mt begins to
look as thouch North Carolina's share in.
the Washington Inaugural Centennial was
almost infinitesimal, Judging from the re
port of the proceedings in the New York
dailies. 1 Somebody has given . Logan -Harris
a hard lick in his run for the. post-'
mastership of Raleigh. Letters have been
received here stating that pfrtests Bgainat
his appointment have - been filed in the
Postoffice Department. The protests are
based on several charges, tbe principal one
being the impeachment of Harris in 1877,
when he was solicitor of this district. Col.
A. W. Shaffer has entered the lists- and is
now pulling for the postoffice shore.
A competitive examination for appoint
ment to a cadetship from the fourth district
was held in the benate chamber this morn
ing. There were six applicants: Worth
Bagley, Sam. A. Ashe, Jr., and J. BLBritt,
of Raleigh; R. S. Tuck, of Belma: A. S.
Joyner, of Pittsboro. Hon. B. H. Bunn
will appoint the successful applicant, who
will report at Annapolis May 15th, or if ex
amination papers be delayed, he will report
September 15th. -
- Shelby Era: r.obert P. Willis,
of Tennessee, and SaViuel Halford. of
Rutherford county, were tried at Ruther
ford court Saturday for burglary. On tbe
night of November lOthMr. Samuel Elliot,
who lives in Chimney Rock township, was -called
to the door by Willis, a stranger, who
asked to be allowed to stay all night, as
soon as he entered the room he drew two
pistols and threatened to kill Elliot and his
sister if they made an outcry. He demand
ed their money and was given two pack
ages which contained about $800. Hal
ford, who was a nephew of Mr. Elliot, re
mained on the outside to keep guard. As
soon aa the pair got the money they walked
to Marion and took the train for Morris
town, Tenn., where they spent most of the
money. -They were arrested lour months
ago and confined in Rutherford Jail. The
jury, after being out all night, Thursday
morning rendered a verdict or guuty. un
Friday tne prisoners were brought into
court and Judge Clark sentenced them to
be hung on May 27th. They then took an
appeal to the Supreme Court on technical
grounds.
Charlotte News: Capt. Calvin
E. Grieris dead. His death occurred at
his home in this city at 11 o clock last
night, after several week's painful sickness.
He was only lo years of age when tne war
began, yet he enlisted and fought to the
end. He served most of his time with tbe
Ranalsburg Rifles, 13th North Carolina
Regiment, and was promoted to the Adju
tancy. During the course of tbe war he
received five or six wounds, two of which
were very serious. In a skirmish on the
Raoidan river he was shot through the
chest, the bullet passing through one of his
lungs and going entirely through his body,
shattering his shoulder blade as it came
out. At Reams's Station another bullet
passed entirely through his body. He re'
covered from these wounds, but only to
suffer from them as long as he lived. Capt.
Grier was a member of the Charlotte bar,
and in his day was one of the brightest
lawyers in this section. Work is now.
progressing in this town on the following:
G. W, Bryan's Warehouse, 7,000; the
public building, $80,000; oil and fertilizer
works. 1200,000; ttuford House, smuuU;
Refrigerator works, $6,000; Central Hotel,
$10,000; oil refinery, $25,000. Just think
of that 1 But that is not all. Building
enterprises, in addition to the above,
amounting to $115,000 are already booked
for Charlotte for the present year.
Pittsboro Record'. The tenth
of May will be observed this year at Wil
mington, Raleigh and New Bern with me
morial addresses delivered by three General
officers of the Confederate army, which will
doubtless be of great historical value. The
address at Raleigh will be delivered by ex
Gov. Scales, and his tbeme will be tbe
"Life and Services of Gen. J. J. Petti
grew." In his address the proper credit and
honor will be given to Gen. Pettigrew and
his North Carolina troops for their gallant
charge at Gettysburg. Gov. Scales com
manded a brigade under Pettigrew and is
fully prepared to do his subject justice. At
Wilmington the address xwill be r delivered
by Gen. W. R. Cox, and his subject will be
"From Petersburg to Appomattox." He
commanded a brigade on that memorable
retreat, and will know whereof he speaks.
We saw this brigade fire the last volley at
Appomattox. At , New Bern tbe address
will be delivered by Gen. Cullen A. Battle,
and his subject will , be "The Battle of
Chancellors ville." Gen. Battle commanded
a splendid brigade of Alabama troops, was
an active participant in the battle of Chan
cellorsville, and will doubtless give a cor
rect and very interesting description of that
great battle. We hope that these three ad
dresses will be published in pamphlet form
and be widely circulated.
Raleigh News Observer : The
old Kittrell residence, now the property of
Mr. C. W. Raney, on his farm one mile
north of Kittrell, was entirely consumed
by fire Monday afternoon. Loss $3,500. It
was insured in Underwriters and Fire and
Marine Companies for $1,000. A ne
gro woman was ran over and killed Tues
day by the passenger train going east on
the Wilson Short Out just beyond Belma.
Mrs. Joseph DeCarteret, residing on
Cabarrus street, near the N. C depot, died
nHHufiln last nisht nhnnt 10-30 o'clock.
DUUULWIJ .WB. " .
She was taken ill late yesterday afternoon.
Several citizens report having noticed
last night a very great twittering and
fluttering overhead caused by thousands of
birds flying northward. They flew near
the housetops and could sometimes be seen
in the electric light. Captain Bond's
pamphlet "Pickett vs. Pettigrew," which is
to be sold on Memorial Day in the various
towns of the State for the benefit of the.
Soldiers' Home, is a valuable historical es
say, it is known that eleven military
companies have accepted tbe invitation to
be present at the Guilford C. H. celebra
tion. Gen. James D. Glenn will have com
mand of the military; James W. Forbis.of
this place, chief marshal, with twenty-five
or thirty aids all mounted, booted.plumed
and splendid. Captain Richard G.
Hart, of the Atlantic Coast Line, and Miss
Mamie Daughtridge, daughter of William
M. Daughtridge, were married this morn
ing in the Methodist church. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. JohnN.
Cole, of Warren ton. .