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The Weekly Star. PUBLISHED AT ' iLNINO'TON,.N . C ., . : .. at - . ill. 0 0 A V BAK, IN ADVANCE. SsSgSSSSS8SSSSS SSSSSSS28SSS8SSSS oooooooooooQooeoo OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO '8S88SS8SS88SSSSS8 S28S8SSSS88SS8 iSS8SSSS3S8S8S888 . ; 8.S88S28SSS88S88888 - i V f c erTrs 2 S S 5 c3 S cj 7" ; 8SSS8S8SSSSS883S8 a o .sissssssstssssi ! , :nirio.l at the Post Office aCWllmlnffton, N. C, aw Second Class Matte. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. Tin; subscription price of the Wkkkxt i-tak is asi follows : Single Copy 1 year, postage paid, $1.00 " 6 months " ' .60 " Smonthf " " .30 TDK fiKOWINO TRUST", Nothing in this country ha grown within tlie pant, ten years like the frnstfl, It seems as if capital wasde terminwl to combine on every thing which was worth touching, and to control evry.indnstry. Not a day pn.Hflos which docs not record some new scheme, involving millions of dollars. So common are these an nouncements now that -unless they aro of immense proportions they ncarculy attract attention or elicit comment. Their multiplicity, the frequency and the rapidity with which they are formed, and the. v.vt- amount of money invested in them give '. some idea of how ooncentrated capital is making its power felt and how effectually it is getting control ; of the various pro ductive industries and business enter priieaof the country. We have oil trusts, cotton '-seed oil trusts, sugar trusts, coal trusts, steel trusts, cop per trusts, wheat trusts, corn trusts . beef and pork trusts, fruit trusts, whiskey trusts, beer trusts, white lead trusts, lumber trusts, nail trusts, jute bagging trusts, cotton goods and woolen goods trusts, salt trusts, and scoreB of others which we can't call to mind jnst now, even to coffin trusts, the very last thing in the world one would expect these trus ters of desiring to have anything to do with. Nothing escapes them be tween the cradle and the grave. Within the pat week four more have been added to the list, one -of which proposes to get control of all the salt supplies in the country (an' Eoglish concern), another to get control of all the gas and eleclaric light plants in the tftfrSryanotber English concern),' another proposes to get control of the proprietary medicine plants in the country (an other English concern), and the fonrth proposes to control the great rail way lines of the country. Who the men at the bottom of "this scheme are we do not know, but it is likely there ia tp bo English money in .th, too, if effected according to the programme. The number of trnsts which have been formed of late, sup ported in part or mainly by English capital, indicates that the English man finds this country a desirable field to invest his money, with 'a reasonable prospect of getting big money out of the investment. There is a reason for this. The common law of England does not encourage -trusts of any kind, and prohibits trusts on articles which constitute the food and drink of the people. In addition to this the rates of in terest in that country, are low, and the demand for money not great, so there is a temptation , for the English capitalist" to seek investments on this side of the water, and of all investments the trust is the most enticing and fasci nating. It is a royal way of doing business, a business, monarchy, where the reigning rulers with absolute power dictate the methods of busi ness, the volume of business and the prices which they who deal with them must pay for the privilege of dealing. It is a trade despotism pure and simple, more absolute, arbitrary, irresponsible and despotic than that it of the Czar of Russia or the Em peror of China. The multiplication of these for eign trusts is beginning to attract 'attention even from those who re- 'garded American trusts of colossal proportions with indifference, be cause they think they see in it the eventual absorption of our industries by foreign capitalists, and the conse quent influence of foreign money in shaping the destinies of the country; but we can hardly fare worse at the hands of alien capitalists than we have done at the hands of American trust organizers who are quite as grasping and more dis posed to make their power felt in legislative (halls than the adventurous foreigner. It is the trust itself which is dangerous, re gardless of those who form it, wheth . er native or foreign, the trusty which . like the mighty serpent wraps its - coila around its victim and crushes the life out of it. When competi tion is crushed monopoly and despot- 7 VOL. XX. ism are installed, and when monopo ly and despotism' are installed some body mast suffer. The great question which is looming up before the American people, and which they must meet, is whether the trust ahull rule the people, or the people the trust. STATE TOPICS). Governor Fowle has been travel ling around a good deal this sum mer, and we have no doubt he has had a pleasant time. Some people seem to have an idea that the Gov ernor ought to anchor at the State Capital and stay their during his en tire term as if the life of the State depended on his presence in Kaleigh. There are others, however, who take a different view of it, and we are among the number, who think that the Governor ought to mingle as much as possible with the people, without neglecting bis duties at the Capital, and become as thoroughly acquainted with them and all por tions of the State as he can. Be ought to know the State well from the mountains to the seashore, its wants, its possibilities, and by in formation thus acquired from per sonal observation, he would be in much better position to make valu able suggestions for the considera tion of the Legislature. When he can do this and at the same time combine business with pleasure, the State is benefited and so is the Gov ernor. The colored exodus business will be revived next fall, the objective point for those leaving this section of country being Arkansas. There is not much said about it at present, but there are, indications that the movement is making progress in a quiet way. It is said by colored men who seem to be interested in it that the emigration from this State will be large, a considerable number of . people having already entered into an agreement to go. As there is a chance for sharp men to make money out of this craze the proba bilities are teat it will be kept up and played for all it is worth. W. H. Overman, of Wayne couc ty, is a farmer who does not believe in keeping his meat bouse in the West. The Goldsboro Argus informs us that he has recently sold to a mer chant in Goldsboro nearly a thons Rand pounds of home-made bacon- hams, shoulders and sides, and that be puts up every year from nine to &e tfrrjusand pounds of pork. We don't know Mr. Overman but we will venture the assertion that be lives at home, lives well, and don't give any chattel mortgages for fertilizers to raise his crop. There are a good many farmers in North Carolina like Mr. Overman who believe in raising their own supplies and in bwnjjinde pendent, but there are too many who do not, who scrimmage along with v . 1 1. and buy their bread and meat from the West. This is the sort of farm er who finds farming a hard and no profitable business, and he will al ways find it so until be changes his methods and keeps bis own meat boose and granary at home. Two years ago a government agent nlaoed some California trout in the mountain streams of North Carolina. They, were veryjsroall, but they are now eight to ten inches long, and are very shy, though they may be caught with hook and line by careful ang lers. It is said that the people are protecting them carefully, and but little fishing will be permitted nntil the streams are well 'stocked. This will be good news to the summer vis itors to Western North Carolina who are interested in piscatorial pursuits, Brother Wanamakera mail ar ranrements in North Carolina no longer deserve to be called "facili ties." In truth they have degener ated into an abominable mess. Yes, "mess" is a good word and suits the situation exactly. Complaints at the Star offico are of almost daily occur rence, and our State exchanges gen erally are engaged in a regular In dian war dance, and are crying aloud for " WannyV scalp. The errors and irregularities complained of are a very serious inconvenience to news papers, but they amount to much more than an inconvenience to their readers' who are getting so torrid that some of them are sizzing like a red-hot poker stuck in a bucket of water. The total number of persons in the service of the government protected by the Civil Service rules, is 27,597. As they are nearly all Republicans, Harrisoirhasn't got any good excuse for turning them out. A Kara at Work. Messrs. Parsley & Wiggins, whose planing mill and sash and blind fac tory were aes"troyed by flte recently, have put in new planing machinery and are again, prepared to furnish lumber of all .kinds either rough or dressed at their mills at Hilton. The work of rebuilding the planing mill and the sash and blind factory will be commenced this week. HE SaperlxeaaentoCtfca Carollaa Ceatral- Capt. Thomas W. Whisnant, who has been next in command under the late lamented Superintendent Jones, has been aDoointed bv President Robinson to the superintend ency of the Carolina Central Company. He has been connected with the Caro lina Central for thirteen years past, and has filled his position with ac ceptability to the public and to the employes. Capt Whisnant is a self- made man and reached his present high position on merit alone. He is a native of Cleveland county North Carolina, and at present resides with his family in Charlotte. He is about 40 years of age and . is in the very prime of life and thoroughly equip ped for the position. Next to the dead superintendent no man could have been selected more acceptable to all connected with the road. Wilmington extends the hand of welcome to the new superintend ent, while expressing the hope that be will soon, be numbered among ite fellow citizens. The South Atlaatle ana Nortbweatern Kallroad. The Rockingham Rocket says in re lation to this projected road: In 1887 our people heard a great deal of talk about the building of a railroad from Southport, N. C to Bristol, Tenn., which was to pass through Richmond, Montgomery and Stanly counties. Railroad meetings were held, speeches were made, and the people were led to believe that the road would be built. But it all ended in bombast,'and our people had come to regard the south Atlantic & Northwestern R. R. as "very dead ' But the visit of Mr. J. B. Stevens, a representative of the company, last Friday has revived hopes that tne road will ultimately be built. Mr. Stevens is a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and is a gentleman of means. For the past eighteen months he has been at work trying to get matters in the nroDer shaDe to begin operations, and he informed us that those arrangements would soon be completed and work begun. We were inspired with confidence by the moa est but positive manner in wmcn ne spoke, and we believe the road will be built. Cotton BaggInK Kebate The Treasury Department has sent out an Important circular relative to the rebate on cotton bagging to collec tors of customs in the South. Under the law a rebate of duty is allowed upon jute bagging whenever the ex porter of cotton proves that it con sists of imported jute, and this pro vision has been enforced simply by taking the ship's manifest, showing the number of bales exported. The person pocketing the rebate may not have been the real owner, and the bagging on the cotton may have been a domestic article. In order to more strictly enforce the law, the treasury circular provides that hereafter every cotton exporter demanding a rebate upon jute bagging shall de clare upon oath that he has made in quiry iu regard to the material, and is convinced that it has been import' ed. Should he prefer it. he may pro duce the testimony of the manufac turer of the bagging or that of the forwarder of the cotton. A Utile of toe Past An old citizen pf Wilmington has sent the Stab a copy of a notice of a meeting of the "New Hanover Rifles" held May 12th, 1842. The meeting i- was called to order by Mr. R. W Price, and MrWL South was secre tary. Officers oX -the ooapany were elected at thte meeting as fol lows: Captain, W J Price First Lieut., L H Pierce; Second Lieut., R Simpson; Third Lieut., W R Jones; Orderly Sergt., R W Price; Secretary and Treasurer, W L Pitts. On June 20th, 1845, the above nam ed officers resigned and the following were elected: Captain, RG Rankin; First Lieut. John MacRae; Second Lieut, R W Price: Third Lieut., A MaoRae, Jr.; Orderly Sergt., W J Love; Secretary and Treasury, W J Yopp. The summer uniform was yellow coats, white pants and black capt; in winter,gray coats and pants and gray caps. Encampment Bcboea A correspondent writes the Star from Hickory "The Fourth Regiment has arrived home safe from the Encampment The boys of the band all report a good time in camp, and especially their re ception at Wilmington. They are all unanimous in saying that the Orton, the fire company and the Little Ty' coon Company each tried to outdo the other in entertaining them. 'Hur rah for Wilmington and the Wil mington Star!' is what they all say." Capt. Ross Robertson, of the Hor nets' Nest Riflemen, told a Chronicle reporter: "As compared with tne last en campment the results of the one just ended were much more satisfactory. "One of the Finest-'' The Goldsboro Argus says: "Ow ing to the return oi Kev. j. m, Hillyar, who has been supplying those interesting letters from the Encampment in these columns, we had to resort to the columns of our esteemed contemporary the Wil mington Star for a report of "the bovs"this morning. The Star has every day during the Encampment given the most charming and bene ficial reports of the State Soldiery in camp; and certainly is its report which we publish this morning 'one of the finest' " FolK Yon Know. Jno. R. Watson and Qbediah Jen kinsthe irrepressible Obey" who were condemned to banishment from the State for two years at the recent term of the Criminal Court, or else undergo short terms of imprisonment in the county House ol uorrecuon, left last night, steering south by west for Meares' Bluff, where they took the cross-ties for Florence. S. C. Both are capable, industrious men, and if they will let liquor alone may yet achieve fame and fortune. May good luck attend them. A survey was held yesterday on the hull of the schooner S. B. Vrooman, burned recently at Messrs. Parsley & Wig gins' mill. The board condemned the the vessel and ordered it Bold. Weekly WILMINGTON, N. C., CO TTOIt IN B USS1X. Extracts from a Letter from a Wll" mlncton Merchant Travailing; Abroad. .'. The Star is in receipt of an inter esting letter from Mr. James Sprunt, of this city, now travelling in Euro po. The letter is dated Moscow, Russia, June 29, 1889, and from it the follow ing extracts are taken, viz: 'I send yon to-dav. bv mail, a sam ple of Russian cotton; which may in terest you and your, friends on the -Exchange. It was grown in Central Ada from American seed. and is of the best quality. - If the Russian seed is usea the quality deteriorates great ly, so that they find.' it necessary to import fresh . American seed . every ? ear tor the better grades. Some se eoted seed from Mr. Joe Shine, of Faison, has done well It was plant ed . with two cotton - planters jrom Giles & Murohison, which we Bent over last year. The Russian crop this year is estimated -at 120,- 000 bales of r irregular duality as to style ana staple. The distance is so great to the mills and market a-nd fae transportation facilities so Lim ited and imperfect stoat It Lb not pro bable this cotton will come into di rect competition with the American product for some years to come. It is dearly the intention of the Russian Government however, to foster this enterprise, and 1 am assured that everything will be done to Improve the quality and protect the produ cers. I also send you a . newspaper, from which you will doubtless be able to make some interesting extracts. 1 have already travelled 9,000 miles alone, and have yet to go 6,000 more. It is of course very lonely and tire some, especially in Spain and Russia, where one's mother tongue is so sel dom heard. I leave in a day or two on a journey of 72a miles into Fin land, and 1 fear it will be a long time yet before I hear the welcome sound "Hyars yer Morning Star!" rue sanitary condition ot Moscow is bad, the large majority of the in habitants, who are dirty, make use of contaminated water of the rivers. The mortality is, therefore, very great being over 40 to the 1,000, and exceeds the birth rate, although the population is yearly increasing, oe- mg now estimated at you.ow. l oe lieve the death rate of London and of Wilmington is the same 17 in the 1,000. What a comparison with Moscow, where there are in fact no sanitary laws nor regulations." The sample of- cotton and the newspaper alluded to . above, were received by the same mail that brought the letter. The cotton will be put on exhibition at the Exchange, and will no doubt be examined with considerable curiosity by factors and others interested in the staple. ' PROnUCK EXCHANGE. A ailed meeting to Take Action In Heaard to the Death of Col. 1. c Jouea. A meeting of the Produce Exchange was held yesterday at noon to take action in regard to the death of Col L. C. Jones, a member of the Ex change. The President, Mr. H. C. McQueen, stated the purpose for which the meeting was called, and on motion a committee was appointed to draft suitable resolutions Messrs. Norwood Giles, W. H. Sprunt and Owen Fennell, Jr., the committee, submitted the follow ing, which was adopted,viz: This Exchange having heard with regret of the death of Col. L. C. Jones, one of its members, and Superintend ent of the Carolina Central Kallroad, depires to put on record its high ap preciation of him, both as a man and an official; theretore, oe it Resolved. That rarely is anv bjuai ness eja&nLzaties called ufioa to ive expression to suon sentimenn ox gen uine sorrow as is the Wilmington Produce Exchange on this occasion. And it is eminently proper mat in lamenting the decease of one so oecn. liarly sincere only true feelings should abound. We are deeply impressed with the fact that in the death oil (Jol. Ij. (J. Jones this organization has lost a valuable member, and each of ui friend. For many years has he been devot ing much of bis untiring energy in developing the resources of this whole section, and Wilmington is largely indebted to his ability iOr ma terial progress. Her interests were ever carefully watched and intelli gently guarded by blm, and his influ ence was exercised only lor ner good While possessed of dignity, be it truly said, that in courtesy and fine civility no man could excel him. Gen ial of temper and easily approached. bis mends were many ana confined to no class. Be merited and retained the respect of all with whom he came in contact. Though strictly at tentive to the minutest details of bus in ess, bis courtesy in his own omoe to all stamped him clearly the gentleman and pronounced him tne model of ficial. Keenly compassionate, nev er did business pressure prevent a kindly considerationof all claims up on his sympathy or means. His sense of equity was most acute, and all forms of injustice and aggression were abhorrent to him. VV ith a pro found contempt for sham or arti flee, he lived an honorable, manly life. Discerning the true issues of ex istence. he bent his energies to the betterment of his fellows. Such iu brief are the salient points in the character of our late compan ion and friend, and in commemora tion of such an embodiment of man ly virtue. ie tt further resolved. That a page be left on our journal, with his name only inscribed thereon, and that a copy of the foregoing be sent to his family and be published in the daily newspapers of this city. Remarks in eulogy of their deceased fellow member were made by Mr. D L Gore, Mr. T. D. Meares, Mr. Norwood Giles, Mr. Jno. H. Currie, and Mr. J. H Sharp.; - On motion, it was ordered that the rooms of the Exchange be draped in mourning for the period of thirty days, and the meeting then ad journed. Resolutions of Respect. Employes of the Carolina Central railroad at Laurinburg held a meet ing on the 13th inst, and adopted resolutions expressive of their love and esteem for the late superinten dent of the road, Col. L. C. Jones, and extending to his family their heartfelt sympathies. Capt Jas- Maglenn. S. R. Ethridge,,G. W. Good win, and S. J. Hunter were the com mittee appointed to draft resolutions. Similar action was taken at a meet ing of employes of the Company, held on board a train on Sundav. July 14th, and of which Messrs. T. W. Whisnant J. G. Baskerville. J. G. Maelenn. K. . Finch and H. P. Johnson were the committee. FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1889. - ALUS QUIET. Camp Latimer Deserted -The Tents ela; Packed for Removal Iflaxlon and Kalelsjh Leave To-day. - The companies composing the State Guard, with the exoeption of the Wilmington Light Infantry, Max- ton Guards and the Governor's Guard, left Camp.Latimer early yes terday morning. For the past ten days Wrightsville has " had a bust ling, pleasure-loving population of about twenty-five hundred; and now, after half of this floating popu lation has "pulled up stakes'' and gone home, quietness, almost pain ful, has settled over all the sound. The-W. L. I. was the last company to come up, leaving the camp at noon, and retiring in good order to the depot In the afternoon Col. F. A. Olds had a large force at work "dismounting" and packing the tents, tent-poles and pros preparatory on removal to Ral eigh. The Colonel said all the tents, except 4ioee .occupied by the two companies still in camp, would be off the grounds by night Brigadier General W. H. Anthony and a few other officers of the State Guard spent the day at the Ham mocks and on the beach. Capt Black took his company out for drill and dress parade at G o'clock, and put them through a series of evo lutions. He also issued blank car tridges, and thus enjoyed the honor of being the last commander to fire the final round ere Camp Latimer is evacuated forever by the State troops. The Raleigh company will start homeward at 6 o'clock this morning. Maxton will follow, leaving on the Carolina Central at 2.20 p. m. In two or three days everything that has been used by "the State Guard will have been removed, and not a vestige left to tell the tale of the happy-go-lucky crowd that has spent so many pleasant moments within the limits of the beautiful, shady Kenmore. The Star war reporter, after be coming used to war-like scenes, felt so out of his sphere that he sought the new camp grounds and the com panionship of the big guns; but even that was deserted, and after a vain attempt to train one of the seige guns, weighing 19,845 pounds, on an inoffensive sharpie sailing in the in let, realized his utter insignificance as a commander of coast defence bat teries and took the next train for the city. The S. W. R., however, left all the guns and mortars just as he found them in readiness for instant ser -vice. Maj. Arnold and Sergt Stokes have completed their work and are gone to report for duty elsewhere. The Star would suggest that the work of preparing the permanent camp ground be commenced at an early day. If the grounds can be levelled and turfed before the winter, the grass will get a good growth in the spring and be in good shape for the next Encampment which will probably take , place about the first of August; the time of meeting being later will no doubt bring a larger body of men into camp, many who are interested in farming being tfeus enabled to leave home witfeqqb any loss In their crops. An Escape and Capture. An officer from the Black River sec tion of Pender county came to the city yesterday with a warrant for the arrest of Isaiah Moseley and Peter Furman, colored men, charged with stealing cordwood from D. McFad- yen. After the men were arrested through the assistance of police of ficers and were placed on board the steamer Delta, they made a break for 'liberty," and one of them, Peter Furman, got away. The other man was caught by police officer Collins, and turned over to the constable who managed to keep him in custody and carried him off on the Delta. The Late L Iobm. The Jonesboro Leader in an article on the late Col. L. C. Jones, says: Under date of Sunday.' May 23, 1880, his journal contains the following: A marked day in my me. ah oi us went to church to-day. Had conver sation with Mr. Lacy in session room; afterwards Was before the session and admitted to membership in the church. Baptized by Mr. Lacy before the sermon, Now has commenced a new era in my life, which,- with the aid of Divine grace, I hope to re dound to my benefit bot h temporally and eternally. May its influence upon my children and fellow man be bet ter. X prayuod that it may." Crops In Sampson Fatal aiekness. A correspondent of the Star, writing from Owensville, Sampson county, says crdps are looking well in that section, though a few farmers not through plowing before th late excessive rains, are getting scared at the approach of "Gen. Green." 'Dysentery," he says, "is raging here in a most ratal form, it seems to surpass the skill of our best physi cians; five children have died in the last two weeks." Fore-an Rice. The Treasury Department has just decided that rice, which has been hulled and has had the inner cuticle removed, and been subjected to the process of sifting and cleaning hut the grains of which have not been subjected io the polishing process, must be held as clean rice and dutia ble at the rate of 2i cents per pound. Heretofore this class of rice has been imported as unelean rice, and passed at the same rate of duty as rice with the inner cntiole still on. Naval Storea. The movement in naval stores at this port shows receipts from the be ginning of the crop year to July 19th and as compared with receipts for the same time last year, as follows: Spirits turpentine, 22,352 casks; last year, 23,818. Rosin, 60,796 barrels; last year, 71,253. Tar, 15,070 barrels; last year, 12,780. Crude, turpentine, 5,916 barrels; last year, 5,313. tar THE GR1SSOM TUIAIj. The Beard In Kxeentlre Session. Special to the Morniog Star. Ralbioh, July 20, 2 50 p. m, Tne Board was in executive session to-day un til 1.30 o'clock. No decision was reached. The Board will meet again at 4 o'clock this after dood. LATBB. lae Accused Acquitted by a Vote of FtvaSto Three. Special to the Morniog Star. . Raleigh. July 20, 10 p. m Dr. Gria som was acquitted on all the charges. The vote of the Board is understood to be five to three. Haywood, Harris, Amis, Jack son and McCormlck voted for acquittal, and Foote, Capehart aud Smith against. The'Board slightly reprimanded Dr. Gric som for treatment of the patient Upcburch The decision of the Board is understood to be a clear exoneration. By Associated Press. Raleigh, July 20 The i Board of Di rectors of- the Insane Asylum, after a con tinuous investigation fur three weeks of the case against Dr. Grissom, Superintend - ent, charged with immorality with female attendants, cruelty to patieats, Tnd misuse of public property, to-day rendered a deci sion of not guilty on all of the charges Tne vote sto ni two for conviction and six for not guilty. EDUCATIONAL CONVENlN. Discussions at Testerdav's Session of the Association. Br Telegraph to tne Mornlne Star, Nashvillk, Tkhn , July 18 Secretary Ueuneld aroused much i-uina-uaum in an appropriate speech iuformiog the Educa lional Conueniion and President Marble that a great gmorfnon of -old "Hickory Jackson was veHerd? born at the Her milage, and the child had teen named Albert Marble Jackson in honor of the President of the Association. A commit tee composed of a delegate from each State aud lemu r; an 1 UADada was ap pointed to call upon Mrs. James K Polk and convoy to her the respects, congratula lions aud compliments of the Association. They will be received at 4:30 this after noon. A committee was appointed to consider the needs of the Untsed Slates in the Bu reau of Education, and to memorialize Congress ou the subject The fifth session of the National Educ tionnl Association was devoted to further consideration of denominational schools and history of education. Hon. John Jay. of New York, submitted a paper. Be quoted Prof. D. Wight, president of the Columbia College Law School, "that it was well settled hy the decisions of leadiog States of ibe Union, that (Jhrietisuity is part of the common law of the State." B. A. Hinsdale, of Michigan University, said that the trttica'.iou of youth is more important as an element of civiliza lion than tbe punishment of criminals, but educational institutions have been less stu died than venal institutions by others than professional educators. W. H. Payue, of Nashville, said that ed ucation has become a fuuciion of tbe State1, and the gec-eral tendency is toward univars! elucniiou. supri vised and con trolled by legislation. S G. Williams, of Iihaca. N. Y .read an intitructite paper on tbe history of educa tion and its value to taacbers. W. H. Venable, of Cincinnati, traced the growth of tlietchool io Ohio valley. George How land, of Chicago, read a paper illustrating tbe value of oral re.-.ita tions in school instruction. Secretary CauQeld hai been tendered an important government position, which te has declined in favor nf bis woik in the State University of Kansas. The exhibit of school work in the Hall of Representatives at the Capitol is tbe finest ever seen In this city, including as it does, every class of work from primary schools and Kindergarten work to that of more advanced scholars in schools and colleges At 4 o'clock the Polk Mansion, filled with its members of historical Merest, was thrown open to tbe reception of the committee of soventy-five from the As'boci a&loa. Mia Polk, still haauiiful and Strang in her 97th f-ea-, stood in ibe west parlor for an hoar and received with a pleasant word for each guest, as I hey were presented hy General EatoD, of Ohio. Mrs Polk was assisted in the re ception by her daughter. Mrs Hall; her grand-daughter. Miss Hall; Miss Clara Con wav. of Tennessee; Mrs. J trues tl. (Jan field, of Kanf-as; Mrs. Col. Parker, of Illi nois, and others Mrs. Polk requested tbe correspondent to convey to tbe country her congratula tions, or to use ber own words, ' I am very well indeed, and feel higblv honored to re ceive the cdncationer8 ot America. I look upon tl.e teachers of our laud most kindly. as people deserving of the highebt commen dation. Nasbvuxe. July 19. The seventh srs sion of the Educational Association was opened at the theatre Vendome this morn ing with prayer by Right Riv. Bishop K.ane. The committee on honorary members of the National Association, added tbe follow ing names to the roll: Mrs President Jas. K. Polk: Gov. Robert L. Taylor, of Ten nesseer John M Lea, President Historical Society of Tennessee; Hon. G M. Fogg. President Nashville Board of Education, and Col. A. 8 Colyar, of Tennessee. A paper was read ou "Sound Blindness It defined the term to be any disorder of the ear. The infirmity was as univeiBal as color blindness, and quite as important to be cured. Charles Foster Smith, of Vanderhilt Uni verslty. condemned the promiscuous be stowal of honorary degrees by American institutions. There has been but one hon orary degree granted by Vanderhilt Uni versity. ' Alexander Hogg, of Texas, said the problem of the hour is to eecure univeisal suffrage and universal education. He ad vocated National financial aid to education in the South. A per capita tax of 13c will not permit the South t meet the require meats of the hour. He also nrged absolute uneectarianism ia any system of public in struction. Family and church, with six sevenths of tbe time of the child, should fall for its morsl and religious training, Invitations have bean received from St Paul. Mion.. Saratoga, N. Y., Lexington Va . and Bethlehem, N. H , urging their respective attractions as the place foi bold tne the next annual mealing. The matter will not ba determined upon till October. MISSISSIFFI. The Prlas Flaht Still Bxerefalac the Governor Report that Everybody Present Is to be Prosecute. By TeleeraDb to the Horntntr Star. New Orleans, July 18 It having been reported here that a list of . fifteen hundred names, including newspaper cor. respondents, railroad and telegraph people and spectators at thn recent Sulllvan-K.il- rain fight, bad been forwarded to Missis sippi, and that all of the parties concerned would-be held to answer for violating the laws of that State, the Associated Press correspondent at Jackson was instructed to ascertain, if possible, from Governor Lowry the scope of prosecution, whether or not spectators would be proceeded against, but the Governor declined to be in terviewed on tne subject in advance or tbe action of the authorities of Marlon county. The Governor said, .however, that he might have something to say on the sub ject in a few days. He thinks the report exaggerated. WinBton Republican: : Work continues unabated upon our three new railroads. Not much has been said con cerning them lately, nor has tt been , neces sary. The progress being made it gratify ing, and that is encouragement sufficient to home roitt. NO. 38 FOREIGN. The Whlteehapel m order- Franca and Egypt The Swiss ttoclallsls af fairs la London, etc. Berne. July 18. The Swiss Socialists have decided to send a protest to the Bun desrath against the action of the Procureur General in regard to German refugees. London, July 18. The Egyptian gov ernment has notified the French govern ment that the latterV refusal to accept the conversion scheme will cost Egypt yearly 200.000. - The government has accepted a proposal by John Morley that an increased allow ance to the Prince of Wales, enabling him to provide marriage portions for his chil dren, be substituted for tbe proposed spe cial grants. London. July 18 In the House of Com mons this afternoon Right Hon. E. Stan hope, Secretary of Stale for War, read tho reply. of Nad-EUJunni, the Dervish loader in Esypt; in response to the demand made by Gen. Grenfell for his surrender. Nad Ei-JunnL says in his reply, "Your force is nothing to me. 1 have been sent to con quer the world. I cannot stop mow, I call upon you to surrender: I will protest yon . Ke mem ber Hicks and Gordon ' la bis despatches accompanyiug Nad-El JuDni's reply to the War office. Gen. Grenfell states that the Dervis, leaders fighting men are wellfed, and in good conditions London. July 19 An Englishman was arrested this morning on the charge of ha ving murdered the woman'wbose body was found Tuesday morning in Castle alley, Wbitechapel. After being taken into cue tody the prisoner confessed be bad killed the woman . He said the weapon he used to accomplish his purpose was an ordinary pocket knife; be carried no other weapon He declared that he lived nowhere, and that be had just arrived from abroad. Tbe prisoner is six feet tall, of fair complexion. and carries himself with a military air. His actions indicate that be is insane. London, July 19. The identity of the man taken into custody by the police this morning, on suspicion of being the White chapel murderer, is carefully concealed by tbe authorities. He has confessed tbat he murdered all the women whose bodies have been found in and about tbe Whitecbapel district, tie gave tbe names of his vie tims, tbe date upou which ho killed them, and all tbe ghastly details connected with tbe terrible crimes. The police believe be is a lunatic but tbat possibly the story be tells is true, and tbat he is the roau for whom they have so long been scarchinp. .London, July 19 Tbe man arrested on suspicion or btine tbe Wiiitecnapel it ur- ncier h not MacktbeKipper. I he po lice to-ni.'bt ssy he in only a nuinken lunatic, and ihcy hUm o i:. uriiitbi e to bis con'e sion The mau wiT t-e ur tinned l n't be police court to-morrow on the charge of vagabondism. A STRAY BALLOON. Possibly tbe Campbell Alr-Nblp Seen to Collapse at Sea New Yobk. July 18 Pilot Pbeltoo, of the pilot boat Caprice, who brought the bark Bell into port, reports that m July 16, in lat. 39:30. long. 71:40, he Hauled from the mast lie id, at a long distance away, a balloon dragging its car along the surface of the water. He eave chase to it. but at sundown, when abrut tbreef( urths ofamilefromii.it collapsed aud disap peared from Big bt Providence. R I.. July 18. About 7 o'clock Tuesday eveniug a ti' balloon passed over this city, heading in a direction that would bave orouebt it up ovi r Buz zard's bay or Vineyard sound in an bt.ur or two. A gteal many people here leaeve the balloon was tbe missing Campbell eircbip, aa no aeceusions are known to bave t een made hereabouts, WASHINGTON. Tbe Warrinc Republican Factions o Vlratala Trylne to Mettle Their Olf ferences. Washington. D. C. July 18 At a late hour to-night, Senator Quay, General Clark son. Secretary Feaacnden, aad Col. W. W. Dudley, of tbe Republican .Na tional Committee, were in conference with General Mahone and the Virginia Republi cans, endeavoring to secure a harmonious solution of tbe factional troubles In Vir ginia. Two calls are before the Re publican National Committeemen, one prepared by Mahone and tbe other by Gen Brady, one of the leaders of tbe anti-Mahone paity . These calls were un der consideration at midnight. One point wbich was asked by tbe anti-Mahoneites was that the temporary chairman of the various conventions, county anil otbrrs, sbould be selected by those in a'lendance on conventions, instead of Wia named by tne Ubiiirman of tbe uepubiican State Uenual Committee. Mahone. it is said, readily conceded this point. It is understood that -the chief thing in con troversy is as to who shall sio the creden tials of the delegates to tbe Slate 'Conven tion. One ot the Mahoneadherents said at a late hour that ho thought ibis would be settled by having credentials signed by tho chairman of various county conventions. At midnight Gen. Brady said he thought that -tbe result of the committee delibera tions would be to secure harmonious action in the next campaign on the part of the Re publicans of Virginia. ALABAMA. Postmaster Shot and Killed by a Desperado. Birmingham, July 18. A special to the Age Btrald reports that on yesterday, post master Gray, at Gaun. L max county, Ala., was shot and killed bv a man who escaped. Gray lived an hour and gave the folio win g account of tbe affair: A few days ago a package came to the efflce addressed "Cain.1' There being no person living there bearing that name, he returned it to the sender- A man named Burrows called for the package yesterday, aud being told it bad been relumed, asked Gray if be bnd seen its contents. Gray said 'yes," upon which Burrows shot him. and threatened to shoot Mrs Gray and her sister. Gray said the package had come to. the office paitly open and he could not help seeiug that U contained a while mask. Gray also said that Bur rows was Rubo Burrows, tbe Arkausas train robber, who escaped from tbe officers at Montgomery, Alabama, a year or so ago, at tbe time bis brother Jim was caught and carried back to Arkansas and convicted. It will he re membered that Kuhe and Jim were in Montgomery, and a police officer had tnem in tow, taking ibeov to po lice headquarters. At the foot of the street both dai-htd for liberty, Rube escaping and shooting a printer named Bray, who tried to luterruot thi-m. Kube was subsequently suirouuded and shot at by officers, but disappeared in the swamps, since which time be has not been heard of until now. RlTERs AND HARBORS. Washington. July 20. In his reocrt to the chief of engineers of operations under the River and Harbor bill. Capt. W. H, Bixby, in charge, makes the following rco commendations oi appropriations ior con tinuing work next year: Roanoke river, ssu.uuu; famlico and Tar River, N. C. $15,000; Contentnea creek. $30,000; Trent river, $8,500; Neuse river. 60.000: inland water ways from Beaufort to New river, I $35,000: Beaufort harbor, $38,000; New river. $17,000; Black river. S30.UUU; Uape Fear river. S420.0O0 Yadkin river, f 10,000; harbor at George- ton. 8. C $20,000; Winyaw bay, $300,000. By Capt. Frederick V. Abbott: Lumber river. N. C. $30,000; Mingo creek. S. C. S12.000: Clear creek. X5O.U00; ifidisto river, $12,385; Salkichatchie river, $5,000; Li tie Peedee river, $45,000; Great Peedee, $50,- 000: Wateree river, $12,500; Congaree river, $39,500; Wappo Cut, connecting Stone and Ashley rivers, $55,000; Wacca maw river, $73,000. Q Mr.' Gladstone has refused liberal offer from a London publishing house to write a political romance. Spirits Turpentine. T1 t . 1 , an It It ' T t H AT aw ivaiMiirn l ill.M..' ll r. - ill n Jin, of this city, while fishing on Walnut creek yesterday, killed a snake tbat measured 6 feet 4 inches in length and 9 inches in circumference. Next! Bnrgaw Ubrald: There were shipped from Rocky Point fronT April to : July 1st, 1889. 9,318 packages of fruit and truck. Of this there were 2,300 crates of -strawberries. This is .an increase of at least 50 per cent, over last year, and we are informed tbat there will be a still further increase next season, ns more persons wil engage in the business. . Aeheville Citizen;' A large meeting of tbe congregation of the Fjrst- Baptist church was held in the church on Wednesday evening to hear the report of a committee previously appointed to consider tne questions submiuad to tbera for exami nation, embracing the alternative propo sitions of enlarging the present edifice, or erecting a new one. After hearing the re port, it was unanimously decided to con' struct a new church on the present site. -- Goldsboro Mercury: Rev. Geo. W.'Butler arrived at home yesterday af ternoon from lirazii. ne orcngut with him number or monkeys and parrots and other curiosities from 4hat far off country. Tbe colton crop, in Wayne, ia not much damaged hy the rain. Il is now -growing finely, while the upland corn on stiff soil, is reported better than for years. Tbe low lands, we are told, drowned out by the freshet, will be planted over this week. Elizabeth GHv Carolinian: Farmers report that npsn the whole their corn and cotton promises well. There will be a reunion of the Confederate vete tans here on the 31st inst. A move ment is on foot to establish a steamboat mail line between Eliz il)ci b City and Man teo. The large and growing business con nections between this place and the lower Sound section is demanding much better' mail facilities, aad tho time has come when the service should be supplied by steamer. Shelby Aurora: Adam Yelton, of Sunshine, Rutherford county, claims that be possesses a genuine mad-stone that has done wonders and cures the sting of ; bees and the bite of mod dogs, Miss Emma Canady, of Wilmington, who is spending the summer with her-uncie, J. S: Canady, at Rutherford ton, wss thrown from a horse while lidinjr, last Saturday, some four miles from town, receiving a fracture of the smaller bona jnft above tbe ankle. She is doing well. , Mount Holly JVcios: On last Monday the distillery of Mr. T. G. Fills, "Of Pleasant Ridge, this county, together wun anout eigut nunarcn gnnons oi wnis key was seized. ?lr Falls and his store keeper, Mr. G B. Stowp, were arrested and gave bond for their Bppearanco for trial. We were unable to leftru tbe cause for the seizure. On last Sunday morning, July 14th, Mr. Henry C. Hoo?er3 difltilery, which vas aiiuated about three miles from this place, was de stroyed by fire. L-mi ulinut $250. The tire is thought to bsve been of incendiary origin. Fayettevillo Observer; Light ning struck and killed Judge McRae's fine family horse during the storm Sunday evening last. Two or three of the Judge's children were also badly Miiuued by the shock, but soon recovered their conscious' ness. The Posts i Telegraph Cable Company opeied its ofHce in Richmond a few days since under tho most flattering auspices. An office vriil bo opened in Raleigh about. August 1st, nnd we have been informed that the company expects to open its office in this city about the middle of August;or by tho firnt of September at the latest. Charlotte News: Chas. Parn'ell a 10 jcr old son of Mr. H. H. Parnell. of Sieel Creek township, died at 10 o'clock tbia morning from blood poisoning, the result of a kick from a cow received three weeks ago. EEquiro John T. Hunter, a magistrate of Mallard Creek township, was clubbed yesterday afternoon, about 6:30 o'clock, by Sergeant Joe Boyle. The clubbing occurred on Trade street, in front of Moycr's store, and created a big sen sation. Ed. Potts, colored, a son of Newell Potts, was drowned in a pool in Briar creek, on the farm of Mr. I. N. Alexander, yesterday. Charlotte Neios: Six hundred thousand watermelons were transported through Charlotte for New York by the Richmond and Danville railroad Tuesday. It was thought that there, was enough raia in June to last until August anyway, but the farmers are already complaining about the dry weather. The farmers Bay tbat the cotton bales this summer wilt be heavier than ueual . They find that the heavy bales pay better than light ones.' - This is evidently one of the seven years of plenty, yet only a little of the great fruit crop finds its way to town. The far mers bave been too busy to haul their fruit to market and tbe greater portion of it is allowed to rot. The like of apples and peaches that burden the orchards this year is seldom seen in this country. Washington Gazette: During the fearful thunderstorm before alluded to which passed over this place on Saturday last tbe lightning gave us a slight but alarming exhibition of its marvellous and destructive powers. A house belonging to Mr. Scovill m the suburbs of the town was struck by a bolt, aod came near being en tirely demolished. . iho inmates were not injured but had a narrow es cape- At the telegraph omce the demon strations of the elect iic fluid were at once violent aud intensely picturesque. Mr. G. Swindell, of Hyde, reports tbe crops in ' a much more favorable condition now than a month ao. The low lands aro a dead failure; but the uplands bid fair to yield three fourths of a crop , The Encamp-! ment at Wrightsville is said to be in every sense a success. Raleiglr iVews- Observer: Prof. Gruber showed us yesterday a pair of stockings worn by A. Woodsido during the revolutionary war. They come up to the knee. Woodsido was a soldier under Washington. The initials A. W. are woven in the stocking. They were made to last, and are in a remarkable state of preservation. It was a shock to the community yesterday to learn oi tbe dealn of Mr. Robt. B. Crow, which occurred yesterday morning at 1 o'clock at Asheboro. He went to Asheboro on July 4th to attend the railroad celebration there and was visit ing his friend Mr, James McAllister. He was taken sick with fever, but was not thought to be seriously ill till a day or two ago he grew worse. It is thouent tbat his illness was seriously aggravated by heart trouble which was tho immediate cause of his death. Charlotte Chronicle; There was a small runaway yesterday morning. A horse belonging to Thomas Kendrick broke loose from the buggy and ran down Trade street almost to the creek. No damage was done except a few gashes on one side of the horse. Forrester Crane, colored, a well-to-do brick mason and plasterer of Charlotte, while doing some frescoing just in front of Baruch's establishment, yester day fell from the second story aa the lad der upon which he was standing gave way, and broke his ankle bono and shin bone. A new enterprise that Is promised for Charlotte in the near future, is a broom manufactory. John Sloan, of David son College, died suddenly at Mooresville Wednesday morning, of Bright's disease, and was buried at Davidson College Wed nesday evening. John F. Caldwell, a Davidson College farmer, sowed four bush els of wheat and lately threshed one hun dred and three. This was not a brag patch, but constituted his whole crop. Tarboro Banner: Tom Willi ford, a negro about 22 years old, was ar rested here yesterday morning by acting Chief of Polico C G. Bradley, upou in formation of his having stabbed another negro Sunday night iu Enfield. Police officer Winborn, after an examination be fore Mayor Fountain, escorted Williford to jail to wait advice from tne authorities at Enfield. Harry Lewis, J wagoner for J. K. Grannie, lout his life under very singular circumstances,. Tuesday morning. Harry was driving a double team down near the old A. & K. depot Friday morn ing about 9.15 o'clock when the bridle of bis horses came off and he got down to put it on . again when the north bound train came up and his team began to jump and lunge, Harry contiuuing to hold on until they backed him up against a tree and it was here that he received his fatal gore through the abdomen. Help soon came and the unfortunate man was removed to his home where all was done for him that could be done by our physicians, and after twenty hours of intense suffering he- ex pired. -
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