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The Weekly- Star; WM. H. BERN ASP, Editor and Prop'r. WILMINGTON, N. C. Fblday, August 23, 1889. tafin writing to change your 'address, alwayt eive former direction as weu u iiui punioiuura bo where you wish your paper to be sent hereafter. Unless you do both ohanfces can not be made. ra'Hottoes of Marriage or Death, Tributes of Kespect, Resolutions of Thanks, Ao., are onarired ' for as ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when paid for BtrloUy In advanoe. At this rate 50 cents will pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. ear-Remittances must be made by Check,Draft Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Post masters will register letters when desired. -Only suoh remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. "Specimen ooples forwarded when desired THE TERRY CASE. The Department of Justioe haB in" etructed United States Attorney Ca- reyt of California, to assume on the ipartof the United States the defence of Deputy United States marshal --N agle for the shooting of ex-Judge Terry in his assault upon Judge Field, of the Supreme Court. JLast Saturday marshal sglas-reliased from jail on a writ of habeas corpus granted by Judge Sawyer of the United States Circuit Court. The Government ; could not have done otherwise than assume the de fence of the deputy, marshal. Ue was ordered to accompany Justice Field with instructions to protect him at all hazards. Judge Terry, a man of violent and uncontrollable temper, had declared openly that he would kill the Justioe, and he was koown on the Pacific Coast to be a vindictive and dangerous man, who when his anger was arous ' ed would not hesitate to kill. ,He usually went armed and was quick to draw and use his weapons. In the court scene which led to this last tragedy, in which he fell, he whip ped out a dirk and was only prevent ed, from using it by being overpow ered and deprived of the knife. ' Then he swore vengeance and after--wards publicly repeated his threats. This is the kind of a man who at tacked Judge Field whom Nagle -was instructed to protect. . Here was an assault upon a man sitting at a table and in no position to defend himself. The assault was about to be repeated after warning by the marshal not to repeat it, and while in the act of being repeated the shot was fired which cost the assail ant his life. What the result of that second assault might have been who knows ? Who knows that the second assault might not have been with a deadly weapon instead of the fist? There was no time to parley then. There was but one of two things for the deputy marshal to do, to grapple with Terry, a bold, desperate and resolute man, or to shoot. He did the latter, and with fatal effect.. Perhaps he was indiscreet and acted too preoipitate- . ly, bat it must be remembered that he had no common character to deal with,, but a man whose heart was burning with resentment, thirsting for vengeance, and who had more than once declared he would take the life of the man whom he was then at tacking. It was the first opportunity which ' had presented itself. Had the assaulted Judge not been taken by surprise and had undertaken to defend himself either he or Terry would have fallen, and likely he, because Terry had the advantage in being the assailant and was an ex pert in the use of weapons. The prompt act of the deputy marshal in all probability saved Judge Field's life. . He shot not in malice towards Terry but to save a life which he had been assigned to protect. Out on the Pacific coaat drawing weapons is no child's play and the man wno draws tnem must ubo and use them quickly, or run the risk of paving the forfeit. Terry may or may not have been armed, but the natural presumption of the deputy marshal was that he was armed. Un derthe circumstances we think it would be difficult to find a jury which would convict Nagle either on a charge of murder or manslaughter, and the latter is the most that could be charged against him. If the United States Government has the right to protect its Judges on the bench, it has also the right to protect them off the bench when proceeding to the discharge of their duties, as Judge Field was in this instance; and when these threats had been made by a man whose disposi tion to carry them out and boldness to do it no one doubted, the Govern ment would have been derelict in its duty not to have taken some preoau tion to prevent their being executed. This it did; nothing more, and when ex- J udge Terry assailed Justice Field he took his life in his hand and invited the consequence, which came with each tragic effect. That a man should be thus sud denly cut down and sent with his heart filled with passion and resent ment into the presence of his Crea tor is to be deplored, 'and that he should have nursed his resentments : and thirsted for vengeance until he lost all control of himself is to be de plored, too, but the man who, in the discharge of a duty imposed upon him, slew him to protect the 'life of another, is not a guilty homicide in the eyes of those w.fao view his act without passion or prejudice, y A church picnio in West Virginia closed up a few days ago with a fes tive shooting matinee in which three men were killed and two severely wouoaecu . , SrATE TOPIC. :-: The Mt. Holly Fair was a failure this year, the receipts being but lit tle above the expenses. One of the reasons assigned for '. this was the larne number of fakirs who bled the unsophisticated out of their money, and .the twenty or more gambling establishments on the grounds. By whose authority these gambling es tablishments were on the grounds, or why they were permitted to be there, we do not know, but suppose they paid for the privilege as they -have done at some of our other fairs. Un der these circumstances we are not surprised that the fair was a failure, and surely we are not sorry. No fair which recognizes and endorses gam bling schemes by granting them, for a consideration, the privilege of the grounds, ought to succeed. The far mers should not be invited to attend fairs toe robbed by gamblers and sharpers under permit and with the sanction of the fair managers. No aaablingOT swintllrDgifovice of any kind should be tolerated on or near the grounds of any fair. The fair that can't be ran without reoeipts from such sources shouldn't be run at all, or be run into the ground on the first trial. . The Newton Enterprise endeavor to get the farmers of Catawba conn ty, one of the best wheat counties in the State, to report such yields as were worthy of note for publication, but up to this time has not received a "single account of an extra large crop or yield," while many suoh are reported from other counties which have not the reputation as wheat growers that Catawba has. Here was a failure to do something which would have cost nothing in money, time or trouble, and which would have been a splendid advertisement for that county, a fact which seems to have been lost Bight of entirely. The farmers should co-operate with the editors who are laboring to bring North Carolina to the iront and sho w what her agricultural resources are, aud what her farmers are doing. One fact is worth a bushel of asser tion. ' Capt. Williamson is now selling hay from his farm near Raleigh to Raleigh livery stable keepers for twenty dollars a . ton. Tbey pro nounce it better than any Northern hay that comes to that market, and cheaper than the Northern hay they can buy at the same price. This hay, the Call tells us, was out from a field of twenty-five acres which produced two tons to the acre. It was com posed of a mixture of tall meadow oat grassr orchard grass and red clover, which is the Captain's favorite- mixture. . Here is forty dollars an acre for a crop which it cosVs very little to cultivate and which' leaves the land richer than it was before. Is there any other crop raised by the North Carolina farmer that will pay as well? Occasionally cotton does it on very rich laud, and sometimes to bacco does it where the tobacco is of fine qaality, going occasionally be yond these figures, bat there is an immense amount of labor and un certainty with both cotton and to bacco as compared with hay. There is money for our farmers, near cities or railroads, in hay, and with it a cheap and valuable fertilizer of lands, a good reason if no other existed why farmers should give attention to its cultivation. ACROSS THE BORDER Hon. John G. Carlisle, of Ken tacky, and wife, are on a visit to the City of Mexico, where they seem to be very popular and are handsomely entertained. On this trip' Mr. Car lisle will doubtless take advantage of the opportunity to study our sister republic, its trade and resources, a country which ought to be a tich field for American trade, but where the American trader has made but little headway, handicapped as be is by our tariff legislation. Unrestrict ed by such legislation European traders are taking the lead not only in that but in other Central and South American countries, and are control! ing a commerce that ought to be oona trolled by our merchants. While American goods and machinery stand well-with these people the English and German manufacturer and merchant get the bulk of their trade because with no tariff restric tions to Blare them in the face they can exchange their commodities for such things as the Mexican or oiti zens oi other Central and South Ameriom countries have to dispose of, and thus do a barter instead of an exclusively cash business, which the Amerioan manufacturer or mer chant is compelled to do. The pro ducts of those countries are not sub jeot to import duties when brought into the ports of England or Ger many as they are in our?, and conse quently the English or German dealer who finds a market for such products oan exchange them to advan tage for ' his own and make mony in the selling and buy ing, in the Bale of his own goods to the Mexioan, and in the Bale of the products of the Mexican to . the En glish or German purchaser. If the American merohant exchanged his goods for the same products he would be met with a tariff duty on entering one of our porta which would simply rain him. ' - ' Under these circumstances is it to be wondered at that the traders of other countries are monopolizingthe trade of. that rich' sectum south of us? Is It not rattier to be wondered at that our traders hava been able to do any trade at all with them ? Is it to be wondered at that their ports are constantly filled with vessels fly ing the flags of nearly all the com mercial nations on the earth, with rarely an American flag among them? They tell us that the remedy for this is to subsidize American ships and thus build up a merchant ma rine, as if a merchant marine could be built up when commerce itself is strangled by the absurd and suicidal tariff system such as no nation on the earth but ours would' dream of establishing or tolerate for twelve months if by any chance it should be established. We once bad a mer chant marine which was oar pride, and which floated our flag in every port whose gates were open to the m . I 1 T a. commerce or tne woria. out u iniquitous tariff, not to foster "in fant industries" but to favor and still further enrich greedy "conspirators, destroyed that merchant marine and swept it from the seas. The cause which destroyed it must be removed before that merchant marine can be restored, subsidy or no subsidy. As well might the contents of the treas ury be emptied into the sea as ex pect to build up with it a merchant marine, while the present trade des troying tariff stands. The shipper oan only prosper when trade is un trammelled; he cannot bring cargoes to bis ship, nor into the ports from which he sails, while the ship own ers of other countries can offer better inducements for their cargoes, and a better price for the goods. We need and should have a merchant . marine, but what we need and mast have be fore we oan get a merchant marine, is a level-headed, oommon-seose pol- icy in our dealings with other na tions whose trade we seek, which will put our traders on a plane with the traders of other nations, and enable them to enter the raoe of competi tion with others.' When that is done, and this iniquitous, crushing tariff is modified, there will be some chance for the American trader in other countries, and something for a mer- chant marine to do. STATE FAR TIERS' ALLIANCE. The following are the officers elect cd at the meeting of the Farmers' Alliance in session at Fayetteville ast week: President Elias Carr. of Edgecombe. Vice President A. H. Haya, of Swain county. Secretary Ii. L, rola, or Kaleiga. . Treasurer J. D. Allen, of Wake county. Chaplain Rev. Scott, of Robeson coun- Doorieeper W. 11. lomltosn, oi Fayetteville. Assistant Doorkeeper H. .E. King, of Onflow county. Lec urer Lontr, of Buncombe county. Assistant Lecturer R. B. Hunter, of Mecklenburg county. Sergeant-at-arms J. 8 Holt, of Harnett county. Executive Committee a. B. Alexander, of Mcckleaburg; J. 8. Johoson, of Rock ingham: J. M Mewborn. of Lenoir. , Dflegstee to the National Farmers and Labiireia Union at Hi. Louis: li Alex ander Kud L L Polk fur the State- at- Urge; E,is Carr, W. A Graham, A.J Dolby ucd E A Move. The Truck Mark. Reported for the Stab by G. S. Palmer, wholesale commission mer chant in fruits and produce, 166 Reade street. New York. New York. August 19. The mar ket holds firm on all choice N. C. sweet potatoes, and selling to-day yellow sweets at $3 60 a bbl. and red 82. UU to 3-20. W i agar a grapes 10c to 12c per lb.. Del. 12c to 15c: black 4c to 7c. N. C, watermelons 10c to 20c. Choice yel low peaches in demand, and selliDg to-day irom zi.ou to S3 uu per crate. owing to the liernt crop of berries North, dried fruit has advanced, and raspberries are bringing at present from lac to 20o a lb. Blackberries, new, 7e to 8c. Cherries 10c. to 12c, Peaches, Southern, sun dried, peeled. tic to lUc. .Beeswax 23c to 24e a lb. Rufberfoid College Tabernacle meet' In ir. Conference exercises Monday and Tuesday, the Stars correspondent writes, were quite interesting and profitable. The written reports show a large amount cf work done, while the verbal reports show enthusiasm in the local ministers, which indicates continued success. Several minis ters of different denominations are there, all preaching and working har moniously together. The Conference and Tabernacle meetings improve day by day. Saturday and Sunday will doubtless be the greatest days of the feast. The preacher's tent is ample to ao commodate a still large number of preachers and editors. Dr. B. F. Dixon, First Vice President, is pre siding instead of President R. H. Wbitaker, who is too unwell to occu py the chair. The weather is per feet. Cre my from Orion;. A message was Bent from Masonboro township yesterday that a man named John Brock, living near Seaside Park, was creating a great deal of ex-" citement among the people in the neighborhood. He had driven his wife and family out of do3rs and into the woods, where they had to remain all night, and had attempted to as sault a lady with a knife. Brock is said to have been crazy from drink. Returned, A telegram from New York yester day says : Among the cabin pas sengers pf the steamer State of. Indi ana, which arrived from Glasgow, to day, were eighty-five. members of the North Carolina School Teachers' As sociatlon, who crossed to Europe about two months ago on a pleasure trip. Tne Rlee crop The outlook now for the rice crop is said to be exceedingly good. Be ports from different sections in the Carolina and Georgia sav that the crop is in excellent condition, In fact better man lor years. For constipation, ''liver complaint." or umuuaum, uw uoauacne, ana an uiseases arising from a disordered condition of the liver and stomach, take Dr. Pierce's Pleasant rurgative Pellets a gentle laxa tive or active cathartic, according to size oi dose, i County 'rajcaolea. ' The books of the tax lister for New Hanover county were turned over to the sheriff yesterday. : ; , v The total valuation of real and per sonal property returned for taxation is $6,135,192, of which $5,805,216 is given in by white people and includes property of banks, railroads and other corporations, while $330,513 is re turned by the colored people. There are 1,582 white polls and 1,733 colored polls. V The valuation of town lots in the eity of Wilmington is $3,538,931. Land in the county, 85,490 acres, is valued at $452,238. . Of live stock there are 667 horses, 192 mules, 350 goats, 1,901 cattle, 2,605 hogs and 77 sheep. Eighteen dogs are also listed , for taxation all by colored people. , Farming utensils, household and kitchen furniture, is valued at $218, 004. Other personal property. $773,099. ' Incomes, $116,619. Bank stock, $206,155. Railroad property (taxable) $246,750. Money on hand or deposit, $110,179. Solvent credits, $337,869. Stock in : incorporated companies, $173,273,. The total State and county taxes for 1889 are $58,023. The collections for pensions for dis abled ex Confederates 3 cents on the $100 valuation and 5 cents on the poll will amount to $2,939.07. : ' County iTI altera, The Board of County Commission ers met yesterday afternoon in ad journed session. Present: H. A. Bagg, chairman, Commissioners B. G.Worth, Jas. A. Montgomery and E. L. Pearce. It was ordered by the Board that all parties whose property has been returned delinquent, upon which a double tax had accrued, be allowed to list the same before the sheriff upon payment of single tax, and on condition that when the property is listed the tax must be paid. Sheriff Manning exhibited the re ceipts of the State Treasurer for State taxes, and Elijah Hewlett, county treasurer, for county taxes for 1888, whereupon the tax books for 1889 were turned over to him by the Board for collection. The Board proceeded to revise the jury list as required by law, from the tax books of 1889, Cotton Baxctnrz- tsome days ago an estimate was published of what the four factories in Alabama which propose to supply the demand for cotton bagging were doing, and the statement was made that the mills were turning out 30,000 yards a day and will shortly increase to 45,000, or enough to cover Ala bama's cotton output in the next four months. ' The Mobile Cotton Exchange wrote to the superintendent of each of the mills mentioned, and the replies in dicate that the outlook is not as fa' vorable as was supposed. From the Alliance Mill, at Florence, the reply is: ' Will start in fifteen days, and will make 6,000 yards daily. In sixty days will make 12,000. Can fill orders after September 15th." The Tallahassee Mill: "Not making any, but will be ready September 1st We have contracted for the sale of all we make in September. Tuscaloosa Mills: "Making 36-inch bagging in small quantities; may get a capacity up to 300 yards in the next four weeks." Rock Mills, Randolph county "Have filled orders to date promptly." The output is not stated. The Montgomery Advertiser says "ii tne uock Mills are on the same basis as the others named, the pres ent output isn't more than 12,000 yards, and the immediate prospect is for the output of as much more. Merchants here have stacks of orders from the interior for cotton bagging, but have not a yard to supply. One dealer ordered pine straw, but could get only twenty-five rolls. There is no decrease in the orders for jute bagging." A New Fibre Company. The Charleston News and Courier of yesterday contains the following, viz: The company recentlv organized in Wilmington, N. C, for the purpose of manuiaciuring pine straw nore 18 casting about to find a suitable place in the lower portion of South Carolina at wnicn to establish a branch factorv. Several points have been suggested, ana an agent of the company was through this rjart of the State a few days ago looking over the ground. He visited several localities, and among tnem oumiuerviiie, and was much im pressed with the merits of Charles ton's little suburb in the pines as a point lor tne location of the proposed factory. It is highly probable that it will be selected as the site. The people of Summerville are by no means behind in encouraging such enterprises, as is seen in the fact that a large landowner of the town has of fered to give the comoanv land snffl cient for the purposes of the factory if it is located there. A meeting of the stockholders of the company will be held in Wilmington in the course of a few days, at which time a decision will be reached on the BUbject. This probably refers to the compa ny of which Mr. J. D. Stanley, of Eastover, S. C, is the projector. Mr. Stanley was in Wilmington last week but it was understood from him that the company had not yet organized. Rutnerfordion College. A correspondent writing the Stab of the Tabernacle meeting at Ruth erford College, says the congregation at the meeting last Sunday was large and intelligent. Rev. Levi Branson preached at 11 a m. from The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul." At 3 p. m. Judge A.'S. Merri mon delivered an address on "Man' duty to God, to himself, and to his fellow-man." The audience was very large and representative some from Florida, Kansas, South Carolina, Vir ginia, and a good sprinkling of visi tors from all parts of this State. The Judge spoke more than an hour with very happy effect. The opening ex ercises were conducted by Rev. F. Reid, of Raleigh. Rev. T. L. Troy, of Greenville, S. C, preached at night to a full house, and several penitents came to the altar. - BacKien'a Arnica salve. Teb Best Salve in the world for Cut Bruises, Bores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains Corns, and all 8km Eruptions, : and no8i tively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. or money reiunaea. trice 20 cents per dox. r create oy kobsbt k. Bellamy. n y wipooio auu neiau JJruggisiS. j AZ.VlljLiA.tN JUTMCLJS.l. , I A Georgia Necro Brutally Ataaolia a (iertnaa GlrlA Plon QnlcKlyfecenrea Htm, Swlnga bins to n Tree and R14 dlea mm wltb Ballet. SavAHnah, August 18. Walter Asbury, alias Berrian, was lynched at Peeler, ten miles west of Savannah, tftxy this morn ing, for an - assnult upon LuU Kinsman, a German girl, seventeen years old, yesterday afternoon. The assault was made upon the girl &t her home, iu the centre of the town, while the family were away. She was teiribly beaten in the struggle with ner assailant, but she successfully resisted him. Her clothioz was torn from her body. 11 er face was terribly beaten and gashed, and one eye was cioaed. Finger-prints of the negro were on her neck, and her cheeks were torn sod bleeding. He neck was so wrenched that she was unable to turn her head. Tho struggle was terrible. The floor and furniture were covered with blood, and the girl'a bands were bloody where she fought her assailant. Her cries attract ed a colored man,-who was near by. and who rescued her from ber assailant a clutches. . asbury sprang through a door and escaped, but in the next house ue knocked down a woman and ssizsd a double-barrel shot-gun , and . fled to the woods. Ia an hour the whole town was in arms and a mounted posse immediately etarte 1 in pursuit. About midnight the Degrj was found at a low dance about a mile from the scene of the assault lie was taken back to. the girl's bouse, and she identified him as ber assailant. Hit clothes were covered with blood from the en counter with the girl. He confessed the crime and begged for mercy. Three hun dred masked men hurried, nim to an opea field near Slhe railroad, where he was strung up to a tree and riddled witb bul lets. Acmes his body was pinned a paper with the inscription, "This ia the way we Drotect our homes. Asbury asiked for time to pray, and it was civett him. and be begged mar worn be sent to his wfe. ; The body was left hanging all day. and the coroner will go up to-morrow to cut it down. Tne autocrines atiempiea to mienere uu prevent the lynching, but the masaeo crowd was eo great that they confd do no thing. ALABAMA.. Stir Created by a Publication by I Colored Preaeber. Bibmi vqhaic August 19 An article in the Independent a paper at Selma, Ala., edited by a colored preacner nameu uryan, has created astir in AiaDama. ine eui torial abused the whites for various in- lustices aeainbt the colored race, and con cluded as follows: "Were you (the whites) to leave this Southland, in twenty years it would be odo of the grandest sections of the globe. We would show you moss-back crackers bow to run a country. You would never see convicts, balf-atarved, deDrivinz honest workiogmen of an honest living. It is only a matter of time when throughout this whole btate anairs win he changed, and I hope to your sojrow. We were never destined to always be servants, but like all other races will and must have our day You now have yours. You have received vour revolutionary and civil wars, and we here predict that at no very distant day we will have our race war. and we hope, as God intends, that we will be strong enough to wine von out of existence and hardly leave enough of vou to tell the story. It ia bound to come, and lust such hot-bonded cranks as the editors of some of our Dem ocratic journal?, are just the right set to hasten it. Ii is fate. The whites ia Selma are taking steps to prevent the Rev. Bryan, who ib now absent from the city, from ever coming nacx. ice executive committee of the white KepuDli cans' Protective Tariff League, with bead quarters at Birmingham, met here to-dsy and Dassed a resolution denouncing tne editorial as incendiary and dangerous, and tendering their moral, and if necessary, their physical aid, to stop such utterances, j Selma, Ala., August 19. There is no race trouble here bejoud the puuucation oi the incendiary article in the negro newspa per. This publication is only one of a series of articles which have been punnsneo Much indignation baa been excited among citizens and a meeting was held to-day to take mess u res to prosecute the offenders, The city is quiet to-night. SULLIVAN. Arrival In New VorK Bla Caaa to go to tbe Supreme Court Ovations Xendered bin at Many Polnta. New Yobk, August 19 John L. Sulli van arrived here at o o'clock to-night, accompanied only by Matbew Clune, pro prietor of the Vanderbilt Hotel. He was met by his backers and the Port Chester band. At the Vanderbilt Hotel a crowd awaited him. eager to shake hands, but he cleared the sidewalk in a jump and ran up stairs' Being interviewed, be said "Boys, I. am very tired, but never felt la a better condition in mt life. I - had an ovation at every s'.ation on my route from the South, and at Cincinnati. Pittsburg and Philadel phia immense crowds greeted me, and others filled the cur I was in and insisted on shaking bands with me, "What is your-opinion of the verdict, JonnT "Judge Terrell, in charging the Jury, said Sullivan, with a show of bitterness, "brought out every point it was possible to use against me, and the moment the charge was delivered I knew there could be no other verdict. Almost without excep tion the people of the South favor me, and I was in constant receipt of encouraging letters from men in the highest social and business circle?, who understood that I had no intention of violatibg the laws of Missis- tiDDi. I bone that when my case is reach ed by the Supreme Court the decision of the lower court will be set aside, as I dread imprisonment, and w'ould never have foueht in the State had I known that I ren dcred myself liable to a term of imprieon- mentt 1 hope to be able to leave tne city to-moriow afternaon for Boston. I am in --receipt of a telegram from my people there, stating that my mother is very sick, ano urging me to hurry. KIL.KAIN. Trying to Arrange natters for Ball Baltimore; August 20. There is an of fort being made to obviate the necessity of Eilrain going personally to Mies:3ippi to give bail for his appearance at the next term of court. Owing to the present session ex piring next Saturday it will be impossible to try Kilrain st this term. The effort is the securing of some reputable citizen of Mississippi to go on his bond without re' auirine his oresence. In the event of fail ure to accomplish this scheme Eilrain will be forced to accompany detective Childs South on Thursday -. Joseph Wbyte. Eilrain's lawyer, is au thority for the above, and is also of the opinion that the authorities of Mississippi are not anxious to prosecute Sullivan and Eilrain, but are . after the officials of the Q ieen and Crescent Detective Childs also eaid it was not Sullivan and Kilrain they were after, but they had to get the fight ers to fight the railroad company. If the arrangement to save Eilrain the journey South fails the fighter will appear Thurs day before Judge Duffy, as the writ of ha beas corpus is made returnable that day. MBS. MAYBHIVK. Am Anonymous correspondent's ter to ber Attorneys. Let. New Yokk, Aueust 20. Isew -Y rk attorneys of Mrs. May brick received t is morning rrom an anonymous correspo - dent, a letter explaining the use or the ev preesion, 4 1 am sick unto death,"' in Mrt jH.ayoricB.8 letter to tsneriy, and upon wnicu judge Stephens placed much im portance. The correspondent writes: " yield to the solicitations of friends to com municate with you on behalf of Mrs; May brick. You will learn from Southerners that the sentence, -sick unto death.' used in the Brierly letter and construed by the J udge to mean darkly an intent to kill, is a Duuinero vernacular in common use amnng women in the Gulf and other States, to express any painful illness, however slight it may be. She would sav. 'I am sick unto death' if merely suffering from sick headache or sickness of the stomach. To express a dangerous illness she would be very apt to say 'very ill. or very sick. The attorneys will submit this evidence to the British Home Secretary, Wortb Knivlnr Hughes' Tohic The old time, reliable remeuy xor r ever ana Ague. Keputalton earned by Thirty years success. You can depend upon it. Tbt ItI Decgoistb HAVE IT. f WASHINGTON. Pension Decision, by Assistant Secre tary Basaey . By Telegraphto the Horning Star. ; " Washibgton, August 19. Assistant Secretary Bussey, ia the pension decision brought before him on motion for recon sideration, rescinds Rule 145, made by Commissioner Black, and overrules tne opinion of ex-assistant Attorney Hawkins in the case that a - dishonorable discharge from service operated as a "bar to pen sion. 'i ne assistant secretary noios mat for the department to impose upon a soldier forfeiture of right to even the claim of a pension because of a dishonorable dis charge, which may have been inflicted by court martial, for an offence of which the Court had jurisdiction, would be equivalent to punishing the soldier twice for the same offence. Washington, August 20. Secretary Rusk left Washington this afternoon for Deer Park, Md., where he will liin the President and accompany him to Indian apolis. All the members of the Cabinet are now absent from the city, and with possi bly one exception none are expected to re turn for several weeks. Ia answer to certain inquiries made by the collector at Charleston, S. C, relative to the drawback on jute bagging, imported as covering of cotton in bales, the Treasury "holds : First. That official tu per vision of lading should be as careful and thorough as pos sible. Second. Whenever it is found impractU cable for the exporter to give in preliminary entries the numbers of various brands of bales in each lot, it will be sufficient if the numbers are stated ia the inspector's re turn. Third. A sworn statement of the ex porter, required by regulation should be made by the active shipper, who has know ledge of the fact. Fourth. Agents or attorneys should not be allowed to sign final e'ntty and oath of exportation when the exporter himself is pretent at the port of shipment. Washington, August 21. TJ. 8. store keepers and gangers for the Fifth North Carolina Internal Revenue district have been appointed as follows: John Ling, Will A. Wright, James B Templet on, T. A. Stewart. John - D Loftera. W. A. Ran dall. William P. Black well. A. H. Rol lins, Samuel S, Marks. Robert U. McCovy, John J. Justice. H. H. Harwell1, H. E. Winslow and Marcus D. Stafford. Washington, August 21. The Presi dent upon recommendation of ,tne Civi Service Commission, has approved an amendment to the rules governing the fail way mail service, excepting from examine' tion clerks employed in that service ex clusively as porters in handling mail matter in bulk, in sacks or pouches, and not otherwise, and clerks employed exclusive ly on steamboats. Secretary Windom has decided to make a change in the present method of appointment of special agents of the' Treasury Department. Hereafter tbey will be designated for appointment at a stated compensation, and must then ap pear before a board of examiners for the purpose of testing their fitness. The ex amination will be non-competitive and not technical. Washington. Aug. 21. Senator Hamp ton, in an interview here today, said that the Republicans were making an effort to break into the solid South by introducing economic questions, but that it would fail. He said: ''As long as local self government demands our attention, our people cannot be divided on this issue. Whether a man is a protectionist or tariff reformer, the safety or welfare of his home is paramount to the tariff. " "Do you think that there is a growing protective sentiment in the South? "No." the Senator replied. "I think the tendency is more likely to be the other way, especially in the mining and manuraclur ing districts. The interests of the States of Virginia, Tennessee and Alabama, particu larly. are advanced by low duties. They can produce iron and coal much cheaper than they can 'be produced in the ISwt Protection only assists the Eastern manu f aCturers to keep up this rivalry. Without protection the rivalry would be greatly lessened. Less protection, more capital will go to develops the industries of the South. Seeing this I do not think our people will be led off by this question. The efforts, of Republicans will be in Virginia, Tennessee, North Caro lina, and perhaps Alabama. 1 do not think they will meet with success in either. The exodus of negroes from North Carolina, if it keeps up, will hurt them there, but tbey could not carry the State anyhow. Har rison's appointments in the South have been of a character to strengthen us in resistance to any attempts made upon the Southern States I know it has been so in South Carolina, aud I presume it is the same else where. He thought inconvenience, but no injury, would result from an extensive negro ex odus in the South. "We," he eaid, "would gladly see the colored people move else where, and we would be willing to suffer any reduction in the electoral college and Congress that mieht result from their de parture. It would make things a little harder for the present generation, but it would be the salvation of the future. would gladly vote to appropriate fifty mil lions lor toe purchase of (Juba or some other place, in which they might settle." MEXICO. Cnnsnal Honors Accorded to Hon. JTobn e. Carlisle by Hlcb Officials, St. Louis. August 19. A dispatch from tne uity oi Mexico says: Hon. John G. Carlisle and wife, accom panied by United States Minister Ryan, left here for Guadalejara Saturday night, where they will be given a reception by Governor Uesona, of the Btate rf Jalisco. Saturday afternoon Secretary of the Interior Romero Rubio gave a dinner at Tacubaya, at which Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle, Minister Ryan, and President and Mrs. Diaz were present. The entertainment is said to have been the finest ever given in Mexico. Mrs, Carlisle was visited by Mrs. Diaz during her stay in the, city, and by many of the ladies of the American colony. Mr. Car lisle has received more attention from Mexican officials since he has been here than any American since General Grant's visit. U CATHOLIC CENTN2ilAL. Preparations for tbe Centennial to be Held In Baltimore. Baltimore, August 19. Answers to in vitations to the centennial of the Catholic Hierarchy, to be held in Baltimore Novem ber 10th aud succeeding daye, indicate a very large attendance. Fully fifty of the bishops of the United Btates will be ore sent. ' Cardinal Taschereau, Archbishop of uueoec. uas sent a very cordial acceptance. and a large number of Canadian archbish ops and bishops will doubt ess do likewise Tbe unprecedented feature of the occasion will be, probably, the attendance of a dele gallon from Rome, beaded by a prelate noiaiog nign ranx in tne propaganda. A delegation of distinguished lav men from the Pacific slope have accepted, requestiug mat Beau ue reserved. FREaiDENT HARRISON To Visit Cincinnati and tbe West. Dekb Pakk, Md., August 19. President Harrison has somewhat ehanged the plan of his trip West, intending to stop in Cin cinnati before, instead of after, his visit to Indianapolis. The sub committee of the Cincinnati - Chamber of Commerce waited upon the President this noon, and he pro mised to attend the reception to be given neunesuay, at I2.su p. m., in the new Chamber of Commerce building, and to pay a short call at the Builders' Exchange. President Harrison will be at the Gibson House in the morning and receive callers from 9 to 11. The President will leave here Tuesday night and will arrive in fWin nati at 7 o'clock Wednesday morning, and iaae a special train about 4 p m., on the tsig JJ our to Indianapolis. Accompanying the President will be Becretarv Rnnk. TT ft. Marshal of the District of Columbia Rams- ueu, ana rrivaie secretary Halford. Tbe new Discovery. You have heard your friends and neigh' bors talking about it. You may yourself be one of the many who know from per sonal experience just how good a thing it is. If you have ever tried it you are one of its staunch friends: because the won derful thing about it is that when oace given a trial, lit. King's New Discovery ever alter noma a place in the house. If yon have never used it and should be amiciea with a eough, cold or any Throat, liung or unest trouble, secure a bottle at once, ana give it a fair trial, it is guar an teed every time, or money refunded, inai isotties Free at Robert R. Bella-, ky-b wnoiesaie and Retail Drugstore. JFA it M KRIS COtfGHiSlfS. Tbe Inter-Slate cauterise at raonw comer y, Ala. Address by col, roiK of Hortb Carolina, v Montgomhry. Ala , August 20 The Inter-State Farmers' Congress met here at 12 o'clock to-day. It is composed of dele gates from a dozen Southern States, in cluding Virginia. The President, Col. Polk, of North Carolina, called the body to order. An address of welcome on be half of the State was made- by Commis-. sioner of Agriculture Kolb, the Governor being unavoidably absent, and ueoeraid. W. Sauford delivered an address of wel come on behalf of, the city. In the afternoon Col. Polk delivered an address devoted to the difficulties which farmers encounter. He referred specially to combines and trusts, and emphasized the vast power of combined capital allied to corporate power. He de clared them the most dangerous men ace to our free institutions, and to . the liberties of the citizen. He said the farm ing interests feel that the withering blight of discriminating legislation nas paraiyrou their energies. They feel that through the indifferent if not wilful policy of the Gov ernment they have been made helpless vic tims of monopolistic conspiracies, and have been filched of the earnings and profits of their honest labor. "I, for one, shall rejoice to see the day when the farmers of the South and of the whole land sjiall with one voice demand the same protection for products of thr farm as is extended to the products of any other class of our citizens. Equal rights to all, and special privileges to none, is one of the fundamental principles under lying our form of government, and upon which we must reform, reconstruct and re establish the economic system of our civi lization." , The address was listened to with earnest attention, and the speaker was frequently interrupted with outbursts of applause. There was an interesting discussion of mortgages and the lien laws," participated in by a number of delegates. Resolutions were offered and referred recommending the use of cotton bagging, and declaring against the use of jute. Also commending the State commissioners and Secretary Rusk for their efforts in be half of cotton bagging. Montgomery, Ala., August 21. The Southern Inter-State Farmers' Association closed its session here to-day. The subiects discussed to-day were: De pression of agriculture its causes and rem edy; Should farmers organizations De en couraged? General William Miller, of Florida, led in the discussion of the latter eubiect, and made a strong tariff reform speech. The committee on cotton covering, Hon. W. J. Green, of North Carolina, chairman, submitted the following report, which was unanimously adopted: "Recognizing the fact that jute bagging, which has heretofore been exclusively ueed by cotton planters as covering for their pro duct, was, during the past season, most un necessarily raised in price near 100 percent, by the manufacturers of that material: and recognizing likewise that such arbitrary and cruel rise in price could only have been made possible by what is now known as a trust; and inasmuch as under the spur of such wrong suitable substitutes have been discovered for cotton coverihg.your commit tee most earnestly recommend to every cot ton producer throughout the land absolute discontinuance of jute bagging whenever a substitute can be obtained, i our commit tee goes farther, and proclaim that this re commendation, whether viewed as a retal iatory measure or of self -protection, is equally justifiable, and that they recom mend like action or non-use when possible, of every article which has been placed or shall hereafter be placed under a trust for the purpose of excluding competition, and thus enabling the projectors to fix their own terms." Col. L. L. Polk, of Raleigh, N. 0., was re-elected President of the Association, and Hon. L A. Youmans, of South Caro lina, elected Vice President from States at large. The other Vice Presidents were re elected. G. F. Vandever, of Tennessee, was elected Secretary. Resolutions were adopted urging the im portance of securing legislation for the ad vancement and protection of agricultural interests. The Association adjourned to meet in Nashville next year. JOHNSTOWN. Tbe Dam that Cnnsed tbe Flood to bs Rebuilt. Pittsburg, August. 20. The general impression that the South Fork Dam would never be rebuilt appears to be erroneous, as there is a strong probability that a fishing lake will again be established in that locah ty. A member of the fishing club of that name said to-day that tbe belief that the South Fork had been abandoned as a club was a mistake. The club, he said, could not afford to lose the money it had invested in real estate in that locality. Tbe property was worth fully $200,000, and if the fishing resort was not re-established the whole in. vestment would become almost a dead loss The intention, however, was not to build a dam of the size of the one destroyed, but one which would make the lake much less in size, so that in the event of the barrier again giving away, no destruction to life and property would follow. No move in that direction will be made until the dam age suit now pending against the stock holders is settled either by being paid or compromised. The object is to establish a fair-sized pond capable of holding a good stocaoi nsn FLORIDA. Jacksonville made a Home market for Florida-Raised Cotton Sale of tbe First Bale Amid RIncb Rejolclna. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. Jacksonville, August 21. The Farm ers' Alliance Exchange of Florida to-day took the first step towards making Jackson ville the home market for Florida-raised cotton. For many years Florida's product nas oeen Bent to savannah, Brunswick and ower points, out jacKsonville will now handle the crop. The first bale of short staple upland ever auctioned here was dis posed of at ten o'clock this morning in front of the Board of Trade building. The bale weighed 679 pounds, and the cotton was of fine quality. It was raised by D. D. Massey, a planter of Jeflerson county, living near Monticello. In honor of the occasion this bale was placed on a two horse wagon, and, preceded by a band of musicians, was driven through the princi pal streets. A great crowd gathered at tho Board of Trade building, where E. H. Smith, secretary of tbe Board of Trade, called for offers. Bids began at ten cents per pound, and after a spirited competition the bale was finally knocked down to John Furcbgott & Co., of Jacksonville, at seven teen cents. It will be shipped to New York to-morrow. The Clyde Lin. will take it free. MORE FAILURES. Large laannfaeannnc Firm at Provi dence, R. 1. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Pbovidbnce, August 21. The Waure- J gan uoiion uoous company to-day decided to suspend payment. The company has tWo mills x at present in operation; one at Wauregan, near Plamfleld, Conn., capi talized at $600,000, with 1,400 looms, and employing 1.000 bands; the other, the Not tingham Mill, in this city, capitalized at $300,000. with 23.000 spindles and 656 looms, and employs 600 hands. Treasurer Taf t is also secretary and treasurer of the Ponemah Mills in Connecticut, that has a capital of $1,500,000. Bradstreet thinks Taft's connection with this last mill may place it in danger. The "Wauregao Compa ny's liabilities are placed at $1,000,000; the assets, according to the company's figures, are two millions. The failure is directly due to that of Lewis Bros. The Notting ham mill will also suspend. The Thornton worsted mills went under to-day. The trouble is caused by the failure of Steese & Clark, wool dealers ofDedham, Mass. ' Steese & Clark to-day filed in court a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. PENNSYLVANIA. vil Refinery tteatroyed from Explosion of a Gasoline Stlll-Loaa f 225,000, - By Telegraph to the Morning star. PiTTSBtraa, August 21 . A gasoline still at the oil refinery of A. D. Miller & Son, in Alleghany, exploded early this morning with a frightful noise. The entire plant took fire immediately and was rapidly de stroyed. The engineer Is missing and the watchman was blown many feet and badly burned and bruised. The loss is at least $226,000. Spirits Turpentiae, Durham Sun: At the trustee' J-meeting yesterday it was decided to locate tne Bcuoui iur iuruaui iisinci vjonierence at Burlington. In Justice Green's court yesterday a warrant was issued. Statn ana v. r. uernaon vs. oiuney ureen, an indiotment for shooting a dog. The charge was wanton and wilful injury to personal property. The Justice reserved his decision and required the defendant -to give bond for his appearance Saturday next, whpn the case will be decided. The fine point in this case is whether the dog is personal property or not. j Raleigh Call: Eighteen persons were baptized at Rand's Mills, in this coun ty, yesterday. Frank Avery, an escaped work-house convict, was captured in Charlotte last weea ana nrough back to the Wake county work'house to-day.: The Governor this morning honored a re quisition from the Governor of South Car olina for one Sam Stiver, an escaped con vict from the penitentiary in that State. Mr. W. A. Bobbitt, or Granville, has written a letter to the Governor, accepting the appointment as Commissioner on the Board of Public Charities. Rockingham Sprt of the South; Mr. E. N. Ingram is reported to have loet 800 bushels of wheat by the recent freshet in Pee Dee River, in addition to thousands of bushels of corn. It is claimed by those who oughtto know whereof i they speak that the recent heavy rains have caused the destruction fully nine-tenths of the corn and other crops on the low grounds along Pee Dee River. 'Mrs. Sallie Andrews Whitlock. wife of , Mr. Thomas M. Whitlock, of Wolf Pit town ship, died on the 13th instant, after a !ling- ..Ini illnnoa nooA tw a enntinaa ahnnt Qft years, and leaving two small children. Nashville Argonaut: Mr. B. B. Hilliard sent us a sample of tobacco a few days ago, which he has cured three barns, for which he expects $1,200. We are informed that a negro named Mike Pender was found in a dying condition In the woods near Hlnes' store, in tbe lower part of the county, a few days ago. He died from oatural causes. James Dudley, an old colored man at the poor house in this county, died on tbe night of the 12th, agdd 112 years. He was the oldest man in the county and claimed to be 115 years old, but from authentic sources we learn that he was only 112. j Goldsboro Argus ; The crops Still continue to improve and the progpects i,f a fruitful harvest to brightt n ull out through the country- in this section, and it is to bs hoptd that, after ail, the eountry is safe. -The resignation of Capt W. A. Darden as Btate Agent of the Farmtr.si AN liancc, by reason of the dunes of hi posi tion being too onerous for his physiesl con" stuution, will be gteatly regretted by mem beta of the Alliance everywhere through out the State. Our esteemed kTroos- man, Dr. George L. Kirby, wh.'m Gov. Fowle recentlv appointed to fill the vacan cy in in. tbe board of directors of tbe Insane Asylum at Raleigh, caused by the resigns tion of Dr. Jackson, has filed hia 'accep tance of the appointment. ( Charlotte Chronicle: Miss Eh'za McGinnis, of this county, died jestqrday at the Morganton Insane Asylum. Sheriff Smith yesterday sent 19 reinforce ments to the chain-gang as the result of the last Court. Two more, will go if they are not soon able to pay tbe cost of their suits. Capt, John Wilkes of the Mecklen burg Iron . Works, having passed bis 63d year, yesterday received a pension to which he was entitled for having served id the . Mexican war. Prof. W. K, Ferry,' the injured aronaut, is now. lying iu the throes of death, watched by a weeping wife and bis devoted partner, Mr Fink. "Hois still breathing, but with great difikuUy, and will very probably have passed to the oft-travelled bourne before the reader peruses thi? article. Franklin Press: Mr. Geo. Car son, one of the oldest and most highly res pected citizens of Mcon. die! on Tuesday Diirht, the 13th inst. , at the advanced see of 93 years. Mr. 8 P. Brittuiu. of the Franklia Hotel, has a stalk of corn ta ken from bis lot back of the hotel that measured 17 J feet in length, and snys there are othcis in the lot perhaps longer than this cne. The rains of the p&st few weeks and the warm sunshine promise an' abundant crop this year. Benjamin Martin, colored, killed a largo owl Friday last near Mr. C. C Smith'?, whicb meas ured 6i feet from tip to tip. Mr. H. G. Trotter had bis large saw mill in fine running order in Alarfca. Swsin county, a few days ago and cut 842 feet of lumber ia eighteen minutes. . In addition to his former contract for five million feet of lum ber he has received an order for two mil lion more. Charlotte News: Dr. McCoinbs was called to see a young lady. Sunday, Who had been bitten by a rquirrel. He found it necessary to split her finger open to the bone. She is suffering dreadfully from the wound. Miss Aiice Springs will Shi! next Saturday for Europe She will go direct to Paris, whre the will spend a year studying art under one of the most famous masters. She will be accom panied by two of her art teachers from Philadelphia. They will some time trav eling before tbey return to this, country. -. Mr. W. K. Perry, the aeronaut who was precipitated to the earth by the burst ing of tbe balloon, at the Mt. Holiv Fair, on Friday afternoon, August 9th, died at the Central Hotel in this city, st 9 o'clock laet night Shortly after tbe Charlotte bound passenger train passed mile post 136, 8unday morning, the dead body of a white man was found by the track. It was be lieved that he had been a passenger on the Charlotte bound train and had fallen off, but conductor Marshal reported that all his passengers were eafe. Tbe man, whose identity is unknown, was . probably knock ed from the track by an engine ucd killed. ; Charlotte Chronicle: A cata mount was killed Thursday night near tax collector Torrence's place, in Huntersville township, by Will Gaston, colored. Its ears and tail were striped black and white. The "varmint1 measured 35 ioches from nose to narrative, the latter being only five inches long. It was 19 inches highland oinhnH 1RX nnnnHa nnnrithotanHin.-. tha fact that it was very poor: Tbe creature had eaten a whole rabbit shortly . before it was shot. The whole neighborhood was reported yesterday to be looking for the mate. The Teachers' Institute of Cabarrus county held its first session yes terday in Concord, Prof. Alderman con ducting tbe Institute. A large number of teachers are in attendance. Rev. Jim Steel, colored, of Biddleyille, died Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. He was a noted character, a prominent politician, and organizer of a secret society having chap ters in the Carolinas and Georgia. He at one time served in a Georgia chain uang. The boy murdered in the cotton patch in York county, 8. C, some years ago met his death by the members of this Eecret society, and the murderers were hung in Yorkville. Raleigh News-Observer: Mr. Richard Fennell. well known -as an ex cellent engineer, died Sunday at St. John's Hospital, to which place he was Temoved Saturday. The North Carolina State Tobacco Association will meet in Greens boro, on Tuesday, tbe 27th of this month, instead of Monday, the 26th, as has been advertised. Mrs. B. A. Leach, mother of Alderman G. E Leach, M. T. and J. M. Leacb, of this city, died at the residence of the latter gentleman last evening at 5. 15 o'clock. Hertford county contributed one and Johnston county two convicts to the working force of the penitentiary yes terday. Capt. W. S. Harris yaster- day resigned his position as Director or the Insane Asylum and Mr. John B. Broad foot, of Fayetteville, was appointed in his place. - We regret very much to learn that Messrs. M. D. & J. D. Edwards, clothiers, on Fayetteville street, have made an assignment. Yesterday they executed tbe instrument to Ernest Haywood, as trustee for the benefit of their creditors. The criminal docket for September term of Wake Superior Court is a heavy one, there now being one hundred and fif teen cases docketed, among which are four capital ones, the Cross and White case and several others of importance. There are quite a number of fancy and blooded poultry raisers in and near Raleigh, and several of them have determined to enlist the co-operation of every one interested in that line of enterprise for the organization of a State Poultry Association during the coming State Fair. Read advertisement of Otterburn Lithia Water in this paper. Unequalled for Dys pepsia and all diseases of kidney and blad der.' Price within reach of all, f
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