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VOL. XX.
WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1889.
NO. 44
ready paid and to be paid. In his
raid ' on the treasury' Commissioner
Tanner has had the support of the
Grand Army and this ia why he has
pnrsaed the headlong course he has,
defying law and brushing aside the
rales which had governed his depart
ment up to the time he came into It.
With euoh endorsement he knows
that he is safe; from rebuke by a
President who recognizes the power
of the A. R. and fears that
power. ' v'v
Entered at the Post Office atTWUmtagton, N. C,
as Seoond Class Matter.!
8 UBSCRIPTION PRICE.
The subscription price of the Wehw
Star is as follows ;
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" " 6 months " " .60
' " 8 month " " , .30
THBuaiNOARnr.
The annual encampmerii flJU-the
le Republic is now
the attraction in the oity of . Milwau
kee, Wisconsin.' It is au- organiza
tion which spreads throughout the
Union and has its Posts -in every
8T&TB TOPICS.
There are two causes which have
contributed materially to the growth
of North Carolina townev building
and loan associations and street rail
ways. The former enables the poor
man to become the owner of a home
on easy terms of payment and this
encourages the building of houses of
a better class than the workmanj
could build with his own unaided
means. - Wherever these building
and loan associations are in operation
the number and style of dwellings
ereoted are proof of this. The street
railways enable the man of limited
means to purchase lots in the suburbs
at less figures than he could near the
State and Territory. It is a power
ful organization, numbering about reenters and yet with cheap and quick
435.000. In its inception it was I transit be as near as desirable to his
purely a military organization, estab
lished for the purpose of oementing
and perpetuating the ties of brother
hood between tbe men who fought
for the Union, and these annual re
unions were intended to be of a so
cial character, where old soldiers
could meet and renew in a pleasant
way the memories of the past, the
stories of the camp,' the march, the
battlefield, of victory and defeat,
when they stood together and fought
together in the four years memorable
struggle which brought triumph to
them and defeat to as brave and gal
lant a foe as soldier ever measured
sword with.
While it was purely a military or
ganization of a social character and
remained what it was originally in
tended to be, it was favored by eve
rybody and there were none but kind
aud pleasant words for it. There
was no adverse criticism and no dis
position anywhere to speak of it in
oiher than the most kindly words,
and none had a higher regard for
it than the ex-Confederate soldier,
who met its members where the
brave met the brave and carnage
strewed the field of strife. But it
has lost its original - character and
has become a political' organization
to each an extent that at the close
of the last Presidential campaign
there was much talk among the Dem
ocratic soldiers in the service of the
Northern States of withdrawing and
establishing an organization of their
own.
It is not simply tbe part it takes in
supporting the candidacy of Repub
k lican aspirants for qflice which
marks its departure from its original
purpose," but the position it assumes
: and the influence it wietds in domi
nating Congress and dictating poli
cies of ad ministration and legislation
in w hinh it is interested. To its iu-
flronce either directly or indirectly
may be attributed in a great meas
ure the extravagant and reckless
pension legislation, demanding year
after year increased appropriations,
now exceeding the most liberal esti
mates of the pension advocates a few
years ago. The Congressman who
refuses . to support any measure
favored by the Grand Army does
so at the peril of being regarded
as an enemy to be crushed at the
next election if he should appear as
. I a. 1 - 1 n n ai
a canaiaate, ana tnus n us uouu
...... able to control Congressmen, Repub
licans and Democrats as well, and
make them dp its bidding, when very
often that bidding was contrary to
the honest convictions and the . true
sense of duty of the Congressman.
And Presidents, too, quailed before
it. President Grant and President
" Cleveland were the only two Presi
dents since the war who had the
.nerve to veto a pension measure.
Grant did not suffer by it. The sol
diers' admiration for their chieftain
caused them to overlook this act, but
it was not so with Cleveland. He
was made to feel the resentment of
theG. A. R., and his refusal to sign
pension bills indiscriminately was
used with powerful effeot against
4 him in the campaign last fall.. He
was arraigned on every stump and in
every issue of the Republican organs
as the enemy of the soldier, and they
were adjured to defeat the man
who . had the courage to do his duty
rather than curry , favor by shirking
it and proving false to the people
whose trusted servant he was. The
Grand Army wreaked its vengeance
and helped to defeat an honest man
who refused to be its servile tool.
Notwithstanding the large pen
sions appropriations now, and the in
. crease which will be asked for by
' Commissioner Tanner, and which
will probably be granted, Senator
Ingalls has a bill, which has the en
dorsement of the Grand Army which
will be presented at the next meet
ing of Congress. It will, if passed,
add $300,000,000 to the pensions al-
plaoe of business. For these reasons
these two institutions ought to be
enoouraged by every progressive
town.
WinBton and Salem have raised a
fund of $500 to be paid in premiums,
in addition to the premiums offered
by the State Fair, for the best ex
hibits made by farms of Forsyth
oounty at the Fair. This is a capital
idea, for which the citizens of these
two progressive towns deserve credit,
and one which the leading places of
other counties would do well to
adopt. The State Fair, as a State in
stitution, is something in which every
county ought to be interested from
the stand-point of State pride, but as
as a matter of business every oounty
should endeavor to make the very
best exhibit possible, not only as a
matter of countv Dride. but as an ad-
vertisement of itB attractions and re'
sources. The strangers who visit the
Fair will form their opinions in a
great measure from the display they
see there, and the-county which
makes the best display will make the
best impression.
The Greensboro Workman is of
the opinion that profitable occupa
tion could be found for the Peniten
tiary convicts in this State in drain
ing some of the vast tracts of swamp
land within our borders. It Is not
alone in this opinion. Some good
work bas already been done in this
respect, but there is a chance for
plenty more. The swamps and the
roads will furnish occupation for
years to come for all the convicts
that North Carolina is likely to have,
and if. they are wisely used in this
way, what to do with our ; convicts
need not be a very perplexing ques
tion. ; ' . .
There seems to be a revolution-in
tbe art of ." curing tobaoco in this
State. By the old method the stalks
were hung with the leaves on them in
the barn- and all curedHocjether, mak
ing it difficult, laborious and precari
ous to get just the "desired color in
tbe leaf. New processes have been
invented within the past few years
which greatly lesson the labor, the
risk and the time in curing, ensuring
better results. Many planters have
adopted the method, which seems to
bo coming into favor, of stripping
the leaves from the stalk and curing
these only, thus saving much time
and labor and securing a more uni
form color and. better grades, which
means, of course, higher prices when
put upon the market.
It was the voice of the press and
people that removed Dr. Grissom
from his position as Superintendent
of the Asylum at Raleigh. But for
tbe storm of indignation excited
throughout the State when the verdict
nf the Board of Directors was an
nounced he would have retained his
place until his term expired and
would have been a candidate for re
election. The press of North Caro
lina is ever watchful, but her people
are conservative, and are proverbially
slow to move except in great emer
gencies. Both acted promptly in
this case, and even Grissom could
not stand up under the hot fire that
was opened on him from every quar
ter of the State. Never was more in
dependence and-determination shown
by the press of North Carolina. It
stood by the people bravely, and the
victory was won. And never did
AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN. ,
The Democrats of some of the
Western States have inaugurated an
educational campaign on the tariff
question. They have picnics and big
meetings to which the people oome
for many miles around. Prominent
and well equipped speakers are
secured for these occasions to
discuss the tariff ' in its different
phases, and show its bearings on
the industries and the business of the
country generally, and upon the
farmers and toilers particularly.'
.There is no political campaign ex
citement about these meetings, but
simply a gathering of all who choose
to oome, irrespective of politics, to
have a social time and hear discussed
jn a friendly way questions in which
all, irrespective of politics,, are in
terested. '.' -
This is a capital idea,; and should
be followed by the Democrats in ev
ery State, at least JLa those States
where the Democratic majority is
not already so large that there is no
likelihood of its being overcome.
But even in such States such meet
ings would have the effeot of ce
menting the lines more closely, of in
spiring more interest in the election,
and consequently increasing the ma
jorities and crushing out organized
opposition. But in the States where
the Republicans have a majority, or
in whioh the vote is doubtful, and
which have been kept Republican or
doubtful because of tbe misrepre
sentations and false teachings of the
protectionists, this is the way to reach
the masses and get them to thinking
when there is no political oampaign
pending, with its excitement and pre
judices to stop men's ears and pre
vent them from listening to argu
ment or reason.' The Democratic
party has no trust nor favored mo
nopolies to draw upon for money to
furnish campaign literature as the
Republicans have. The trusts and
protected monopolists are all on the
other side, and contribute their
money as a matter of necessity if not
of choice, to pay for speakers and to
pay for the publication and distri
bution of high tariff literature to be
scattered among the people who see
and read their documents cunningly
contrived with lying figures and
manufactured statistic?, and receiv
ing no answer to them take them to
be true and are influenced by them
accordingly. These high tariff tracts
are sent by the hundred thousand in
to mill, workshop and to the farmer,
where there is no one to answer
them, nothing to contradict their in
fluence, and they do their work quiet
ly and unsuepectedly. This is the
work in part of the Tariff League
which in ' the last campaign spent a
hundred thousand dollars in publish
ing and sending out' documents of
this kind, while the Republican ex
ecutive committee sent out thousands
upon thousands of the speeches of
Republican Congressmen and others
in advocacy of the protective system.
They were well posted and knew
where to send them to do the most
good. -
This is one of the instrumentalities
the Republican party employs which
the Democratic party must offset
with theBe educational meetings, and
so inform the masses which tbey can
reach that they will be prepared for
these Republican campaign docu
ments when they put in an appear
ance when another election comes
around and not be fooled by them.
In the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illi-
. . - . . ''iit: . :
nois, Iowa, .Minnesota, isbuubiu
and Michigan, there is a good field
for work of this kind, and there is
not or.a of them where the Demo
cratic vote cannot be very largely in
creased and where the Republican
majority, may not be overcome, in
some of: them at leaBt, if this work
be systematically and vigorously car
ried on. We honestly believe that if
the people of these and of some other
States which have been voting to
keep the protectionists in power un
derstood the question fully and saw
what a dear price they' were paying
for an imaginary benefit but in reali
ty a monstrous burden, they would
renounce it iorever ana nereaner
stand Bohdly with the Democracy for
economical government and just,
honest taxation, for fair play
and oppression for none. -
meeting at tbe Exchange. .
A meeting was held yesterday fore
noon at the Produce Exchange to
consider a proposition from Mr. O. C.
Coleman to establish a manufactory
of agricultural implements, a patent
nut-lock and : patent pipe-wrench,
etc. Col.. Jhon W. Atkinson 'was
called to the chair, and"; briefly
stated the purpose of the . meet
ing. Mr. Coleman exhibited ; mod
els" of the nut-lock ' and " pipe
wrenches. He said that to .establish,
a manufactory for these' articles a
capital of $35,000 would be required,
and if agriculture implements were
added, $75,000 would be needed. : The
nut-lookhad never been tested on
railroadsbut all railroad men who
had seen it were satisfied that it
would do what was expected of it. -It
was suggested by one of thegen
tlemen Dresent that if Mr. Coleman
would have'a number of the aut-.
lookB made and tested; and. if
no defect ..was . foundp tfiere
would be ' '" no trouble - about
raising the required capital. Mr.
Coleman said that the obstacle was
that machinery was required tq make
the nut-looks. If he Had the means
to procure the necessary machinery
he wouldn't want assistance from
anyone. He bad numerous offers to
place the nut-looks from various rail
roads. After further discussion, Mr. J. M.
Forshee moved that - the chair
appoint a committee of five
to investigate and ascertain if the
capital required can be raised, contin-
gent upon the inventions being all
that is claimed for them.
The motion prevailed and the chair
appointed as this committee Messrs.
J. M. Forshee, W. E. Worth, J. F. DU
vine, A. D. Wessell, and Geo. B. Mor
ton of the Gape Fear and Cincinnati
Railroad, who was present and took
part in the discussion as to the merits
of the nut-look.
Tbe meeting adjourned subject to
the call of the chairman.
Th Ricumoad County woo.
The Rockingham Rocket gives far
ther particulars of the damage caused
by tbe disastrous flood in Richmond
county last Sunday. It says: "The
roadbed of the Carolina Central Rail
road is badly damaged if or several
miles east and west of town. Several
trestles were washed away and there
are three or . four bad washouts be
tween Hamlet and Pee Dee river.
Large forces of hands have been at
work, day and night, ' since Monday
repairing the damage, but it will be
some days yet before trains can pass
Meantime . Mr. L. Weill will run a
hack line to Hamlet to convey the
mail and passengers. : Not a bridge or
trestle on Hitchcock. Falling.Creek or
Marks Creek, so far as we have heard.
Is left intact, s. If not washed away,
they are so damaged as to render,
them unsafe. The damage " to,, the
manufacturing interests of- the to Wn
will aggregate -$100,000 Add ta this
the loss sustained by the. county In
bridges, tbe damage to the railroad,
the grist mills destroyed and the crops
that are ruined,' and the total loss will
closely approximate $200 000, if it does
not go beyond that sum.".
Rev. Ira R. Hick?, the St. Louis
storm prophet, in his "Storm Chart"
for 1889, made these predictions for
September: "At the beginning of
September a 'well-developed storm
will be in progress. Heavy gales and
general storms, with earthquake
disturbances, are more than proba
ble. ' The second storm period Is cen
tral on the 12th. Special attention is
again called to the fact that Septem
ber, from the 10th to the 20th, is a
crisis in the autumnal equinox."
it
From tbe Far East.
Miss Mamie W. Williams, daughter
of Mr. Charles M?Williams, residing
at No. 410 South Eighth street, bas a
correspondent in Japan, Miss Toshi
Mori, a young Japanese girl who is a
student in Graham Seminary at To
kio. Recently Miss Williams received
by mail some beautiful souvenirs from
her correspondent. First and fore
most a photograph of the yonng
girl herself, which those who have
seen it say is a beautiful pic
ture, next a . ball wrapped with
silk thread, a "Jap" doll, an
ivory paper cutter, and half a dozen
views of Japanese scenery. Graham
Seminary is a Christian school, insti
tuted by missionaries, but is now self ,
supporting. It must be a large school,
for we are told it has twenty-nine
teachers: twenty-three natives and
six Americans, a relative of Miss Neli
lie Cook, the efficient principal or
TTnion rraded school of this city, be
ing one of the teachers.
Tfea FrcalBt of tbe Agricultural Col
ics. The Raleieh News and Observer
says:
Professor Holladay is about fifty
years of age; was aide de camp upon
the staff of Gen. Bragg during the
war, having entered the Confederate
a finT m a. nriv&te.
He is said to be a profound scholar
and a gentleman of great culture.
The recommendations before the
board of trustees were very high. He
also enjoys the reputation of being a
good organizer. He is now spending
the summer at Lincolnton, and nag
heretofore expressed his intention of
returning to this State and making it
bis permanent residence, and we feel
gratified that the board have con
tributed to that movement by calling
him to Dresideover tne Agricultural
College In fact we are entitled to
claim him as a North Carolinian any
way, for his family have, as well as
himself, shown their preference for
the Old North State. We are also in
formed that he has been offered the
presidency of the Agricultural Col
lege of Georgia. ' ' "
Foreign Export lfrirday.
Messrs. S. & W. H. Northrop cleared
the British brig Alice Bradshaw, for
Hayti, with 125,143 feet of lumber,
59,300 shingles, 10 barrels tar, and 6
barrels of pitch, valued at $2,630.76
Mr. E. Kidder's Son cleared the
schooner lolanthe for Buenos Ay res
with 418,670 feet of lumber, 1 case of
tar and varnish, 1 barrel of pitch and
set Of harness, valued at $7,570.35.
Messrs. James T. Riley & Co. cleared
the German barque Faquita for Ham
burg, with 4,280 barrels of rosin, val
ued at $4,016.38.
Farettevllla Indapu4eut Ltcnt in
faotrr
This gallant and time-honored or
ganization celebrated its ninety -sixth
anniversary last week with a
contest at the rifle-range for prizes
and a grand banquet at the Hotel La
Fayette.
The prizes were, as we learn from
the Fayetteville Observer
To Capt John C Vann, for a score
of 22 out of a possible 25,- first prize
of a handsome silver berry bowl.
To Priyate D A McMillan, for a
score of 21, second prize of silver
pitcher and goblet.
To Sergeant E L Pemberton, for a
score of 20, third prize of handsome
tea set, (presented by Prior & Son).
To Dr W C McDnffle, for one who
had never before won a prize, a silver
cup.
The commissioned officers elected
for the ensuing year, are Maj J A
McLauchlin, vice Maj W F Campbell,
resigned. : 1st Captain, Jno B Broad-
foot; 2nd Captain, JnoC Vann; 3rd
Captain, J C Huske, Jr.; 4th Captain',
C. H. McLauchlin.
Civil officers President, Capt J C
V.mi irirtt Viea PreaideniLTT
Gilvery; Second vice President, S H
Strange; Third Vice President, E L
Pemberton; Secretary, SH Strange;
Financial Secretary, T J Whltted.
Goitrrtiai' mKtnly, of Ohio, la
roaauitailea wltu Preaitfeut liar-
, riaon on Mia d vuabitity or ta xir
Seasfon f tijt'.. " :
.v Br TeWrali to tbe Horning Star. '
Dbkk Pabk M.I., Aurrust 29 Con
gressman Wm. McKmley, Jr.. of Ohio,
one of the prominent candidates for
Speaker, 'was with tbe President a good
deil of the time lo day. aad with him dis
cussed Oaio politics sad tbe ad visibility of
convening Congress ia extra bession The
Major thinks au extr suasion inadvisable,
and that Congress could not be well assem
bled, after .hearing from four new Sutea,
before November 1st, and then there would
be but four working weeks, and
that if by the . death of . a Re
publican or the election of new member,
tbe majority be with the Democrats, the
President would, in calling aa extra session,
assume responsibility for their action, while
this would not be the case in a regular sea
auin. . Mr. McKinley utarned borne this
evening.
Ex-Senator Heniy G. Davis, who was
appointed ,a delegate to the Congress of
American Nations, will probably accept'.
Be believes that the United States could
well afford to be quite liberal in any move
ment which would divert to the United
States more of the South American trade,
and hh appointment is duo to the Presi
dent's knowledge of his views on this sub
ject. Dsbb Pabk. Md , August 30. It is im
probable thai Prtsident Harrison will call
an extra session of Congress, at least so the
representative of the Associated Press is led
to believe by a conversation with men who
have the President's confidence, though
.this is not official.
The President to-day pardoned two men
David H. Stansell, for violation of reve
nue laws in South Cirolina; his sentence
was to expire Sept. 25th . He bad a wife
and six children dependent npon him. Tbe
other wan Jarrell Critcotr. sentenced In the
District of Columbia, for rape, to thirty
years in the penitentiary. He had eeivcd
nine years and ws dying of consumption,
at tbe Buffalo penilvniiary.
Christopher Johnson, of the northern
dibtrict of Florida, sentenced to three years
for rape, on recommendation of the court
officers, had the sentence oommutea to one
Teir
xnts sou i n.
Capita Hsu Saekinc Investment In Iron
Prcpertlea an Laud
By Telegraph to tbe Momlnit Btar.
Baltimore August 29 The Manufac
turtrs' Record learns from autLontauve
sources that a New York syndicate will
make libtftal investments in . the purchase
of one or more fully developed extensive
oropi riies ia the South, if any of 'but char
acter with a record of good profits in tbe
oast can be bad at reasonable prices,
Lame properties tbat have been making
good profits are what they 6re after. The
Record also renorts the sale of tbe Embreo-
ville Iron Works, comprising about 45,000
acres of limber and mineral land, near
Joneeboro, Tenn , to an Englisbjcompany,
who will, it is reported, develop the prop
erty on a large scale at an early d-y ; and
the organizitioo of two companies, with a
capital stck of $1,000,003 each, with Gen.
W. 8. Rosecrans, pieaident of one, to build
the town of Waynesboro Junction, in the
valley of Virginia, and develop large iron
properties there.
GREHHaBORO'S iLLOTJCMEST
THK A. & St. COLLEGE.
Alexander Q.
Pral-
Hollaoay Kleclt d
.... . ; daat
Special Star Telegram. .
Kaxbioh, August 80 Alexander , Q
Holladjy, who ia at present President of
the Agricultural College at DcLand, Fla.,
was to-day elected President of the Agri
cultural College of North Carolina. Col..
Holladay is a former resident of this State,
and is highly spoken of by thoeewho know
him as a capable and efficient man.
'WASELUHGTOS.
Rwtr Offared for any Person fonod
Guilt r or Armed Attack oa mall car-
Br Telegraph to the Horning Star. .
Was9Inotoh. Aug. 30. The 'Postmas
ter General has issued an order offering one
thousand dollars reward for tbe arrest and
conviction in a United Slates Court, of any
person found guilty of making an armed
attack upon a stage coach or railway mail
car having mails in transit.
Washington, August 81 Postmaster
General Wanamaker and President Norvin
Green had a consultation last evening re
specting, the telegraph service furnished
the government by the Western Union
Telegraph Company. While details of
tbe plan have not been arranged, it is un
derstocd that satisfactory progress is being
made toward agreement upon lines laid
down by the 1 Postmaster General. Tbe
question of rates to be paid by the govern
ment for telegraph service is the point at
issue, but by no means the principal ques
tion, as Mr. Wanamaket'a plans contem
plate considerable enlargement of the func
tions of the Poatofflce Department in the
direction of co-operation with the tele
graph company's services to secure cheaper
and better service.
Washington, ; Aug. 81 The weather
crop bulletin issued by tbe signal office
says: The absence of rain has affected
grass, fruit and tobacco unfavorably in the
Ohio Valley, while 6howers in Tennessee
have improved tbe tobacco crop Reports
from Texas indicate that the weather for
the week was very favorable for cotton, and
the crop is being secured rapidly. In Ar
kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi the cot
ton crop was much imoroved by favorable
weather, but more rain is needed, especial
ly for cane in Louisiana. Considerable
damage has been caused by boll worms in
Arkanaeas and Mississippi, but the injury
from this source is less threatening. In
South Carolina and Tennessee tbe weather
is unfavorable for cotton, while in Alaba
ma the crop was improved and is reported
in good condition.
OXFOHD, A. V.
to all
And now the baby liar bas stepped
on the deck of a Detroit paper and
announces that Mrs. Olsen, of that
city, is the proud mother of a bounc
ing boy, one year old, that weighs
150 pounds. .
Farewell Servlcea
Rev. Mr. Tolsfln, who leaves Wil
mington next Tuesday for Seattle,
Washington Territory, will preach
his farewell sermon to the congrega
tion ot Brooklyn Baptist Church this
morning, services beginning at U
o'clock. Mr. Tolson's congregation
part with him with much regret.
Since his pastorate began, April 4th,
1887, the membership of Brooklyn
Church has increased from twenty
nine to one hundred and eighty
six, an eligible and valuable
property has been scoured on
Fourth and Brunswick streets,
and during the past year f 1,160 has
been paid on the church debt, besides
the pastor's salary.
Rev. Mr. Scruggs, of Virginians ex
pected here shortly, at the invitation
of Brooklyn Church, with a view to
securing his services as pastor.
Patronise Hoaao Polka.
By so doing you will find that you
save money; are sustaining a legiti
mate business, building up a good
store, making your town a good mar
ket, aiding in lowering prices and in
creasing the quality and variety of
goods; you are saving money yourself
and building up your town. You are
doing the best thing for your own
pocket and your posterity. Give your
town dealer a ohance. favor him with
your order. It he hasn't got what
you want he will get it. Tho way to
get the best goods for the least money
is to buy them at home. The way to
build up your city-is to trade at
home. The way to serve yourself and
help your neighbor is to buy at home.
John Nelson, master of -the
schooner Cherubim, at Beaufort, N,
C, calls the attention of masters and
owners' of coasting , vessels bound to
and from Southern ports to the fact
that the inward diamond of Hatteras
shoals has flattened down either by
washing away or sinking so that it
no longer shows the jump-up breaker
that has for many years marked the
entrance to both the Inward and out
ward . slueB across said snoais. xsj
this change Hatteras Shoals, he
eays, have become more dangerous
than ever before, as vessels ppnd
across them and into Hatteras inlet
have no guide whatevei to mark the
deep water. Hence for the safety of
life and property it is very important
that both the inward and outward
Blues across Hatteras shoals should
be buoyed before winter sets in.
These buoys should not be placed on
the shoals, but in the fairways of
said slues on the northeast eidej in
seven fathoms for the inward &hd
eight and a half fathoms of water for
the outward. On the southwest side
the, buoys should be placed In seven
fathoms for the inward and seven
and a half fathoms for the outward
slue.
Probability tbal Salt Will ba Insti
tuted Against Voanc Heliic-
Dtjbham. N. CL. August 29. The Globe
has Information concerning the romantic
elopement which took place at Greensboro,
N. C, Female College a few days ago
Ed. Heilig, of Mount Pleasant, rt. O . was
suitor iatthe hand of Uiss Maine nuoiep.
of the same place. . Objections seemed to
have been interposed by tbe young lady's
parents, who dispatched their daughter off
to a boarding sctio.il, hoping to break off
the attachment. Heilig went to Greens
boro, procured a ladder, mounted to his
lady love's window, and in tbe darkness of
the night carried her off and took her to
Salisbury, where theyjwtre married. Tbe
last legislature of this State granted this
institution special police powers for tbe
prevention of such disturbances and mak
ing it a misdemeanor to enter the grounds
for the purpose of interfering with or in
ducing anv student t violate tbe rules of
the institution. As this is tbe firtt viola
tion since this enactment it is thought tbat
suit will be instituted againet young Ee lig
FLORIDA.
Brownell wbo Killed Deputy United
8 1 l a Slarabal Waller.
Jacksonvillb. Aug. 39. Two days ago
John M. Brownell, who killed deputy Uni
trl SLates marshal Wellet in Holmes coun
ty, was brought to this city by United
S ates officials. He bad been discharged by
tbe 8tate authorities under the plea ot jus
tifiable homicide. This aeclnd arrest was
made on the charge of resisting United
Suites officers in thediacharge of their du
ties. A bearing was bad before Commis
sioner Walter, and has been ia progress for
two days. Nothing new was elicited and
Brownell was discharged from custody this
afternoon. As he was about to leave the
court room, the original warrant for
"moonshining" was served on him. The
Commissioner placed him under $3,600
bond. He will be allowed to go to Holmes
county in the custody of an officer to se
cure bail.
many
JOfl Pi S TO fVJf .
wltn Typhoid
Denial of tbe Reported Race Trouble
Telegraphed from Durham
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
OxPw'BD, August 81. An Oxford special
sent from Durham, N. O , on tbe 28ih
inst ., reported a threatened race conflict at
this place, on account of the srrtst of
two negroes for shooting officer Whitfield,
who attempted to arrest them for creating a
disturbance. The following denial bas been
sent out by Mayor Smith:
"I desire to correct tbe sensational tele
gram sent out from Durham in regaid to
the shooting of officer Whitfield. The
facts in the esse are aB follows: Charles
Thorp and John Ragland. two negroes,
were p'aj ing cards near tbe jail, when a
dispute arie over the game, fUg'and al
l"giog tbat Thoip owed hi in a dollar. On
Thorp's refusing lo pay it Ragland drew a
pistol, and putting it to Thorp's bead
told him if he did not band it
over he would kill him. Officer Whitfield
arriving on the scene at this time, at temp t
tdiojarrest Ragland, and the negro resist
ing the officer knocked him down twice.
Arisipg the second time, the negro drew
his -ffibtol on the officer, and emptied its five
chambers, one ball only taking effect in the
fleshy ' part of the officer's arm below the
elbow: . Tbe desperate negro then ran at
the top of bis speed, hotly pursued by sev
eral officers and citizens, wbo captured him
near tbe Horner school.' The negro was
brought to town and lodged in jail to await
a hearing before a magistrate. The threats
of ljnching alleged to have been made are
unfounded, and in Justice lo our coiorta
population I will state that no attempt was
made to rescue the negro Ragland or Were
any threats whatever made."
G. A. IS
CloalDK Station of she Nailonal En
campment.
MitiWATJKSB, August 80. The closing
session of the National Encampment was
held to-day. Unusual pains were taken to
prevent reporters getting news ot tbe pro
ceedings. After a prolonged diecussion a
resolution was tabled favoring an allow
ance of a $12 monthly pension to soldiers
who prefer to live at home in preference to
entering military asylum?. The action of
the last Encampment upon pension legisla
tion was endorsed. - Tbe last Eocampment
urged tbe passage of tbe service and dis
ability pension bills.
A resolu'.i n depriving past department
commanders of tbe right to vote at tbe Na
tional Encampment was defeated. These
officers are life members, with atl the priv
ileges of delegates, and the minority stig
matized tbem as the "House of Lords."
A propositioe to admit to membership
without vodng rights the eldest eons of
veterans was rejected.
- NORTH. DAKOTA'
Spirits Turpentine.
Mount Olive Telegram: The '
lumber companies around Goldsboro. are
now doing a tremendions business shipping
lumber. The demand exceeds the supply,
and these are tbe things that give life and
activity to the trade of our city. Mr.
Tho. Stanton got one of bis ' fingers so
seriously hurt recently when his horBe ran
away with him that he ' had ' Dr. J. A.
Faison to amputate it last Sunday.
Charlotte Chronicle'. Rev. ,R.
C. Reed, wife and children arrived in
this city last evening from Chattanooga.
Mr. Reed was called as pastor to tno Sec
ond Presbyterian church in July, but was
unable to arrange matters so as to reach hero
sooner. The annual meeting of the
Mecklenburg County Veterans was held at
8ugar Creek Church ' yesterday, and was .
well attended, notwithstanding the threat- .
ening state of the weather. , :
Charlotte News: To-day's issue
of the Charlotte Democrat makes tbo pain
ful . announcement that the condition ot
Mrs. W. & Christian is hopeless. This
news will be received with deep! regret
throughout this section. Mrs. Christian is
the wife of the editor of the Democrat, and -the
only daughter of Gen. Stonetfall Jack
son. Some excitement exists among
the colored people in Morning Star town
ship oyer tbe mysterious disappearance of
Eli White. The supposition is that he has
been murdered. . White left Mr. Zeb .
Black's house last Sunday morning and baa
never been seen since. Traces of blood
were found along a path which it is known .
he took ou leaving Mr. Black's. Parties' "
have been searching for him in all directions
but ' without Bucces?. It is claimed that
good reasons are known for suspecting foul
play. . : 1
' Raleigh News- Observer: ' Mr.
James M. Britt, of thiB city, formerly of -Goldsboro,
has been appointed a railway
postal clerk on the line from Washington,
D. C , to Charlotte, N. O. Dr. Isaac
J. Jackson has been detailed for duty ia
the Asylum here until the election of offi
cers in September. The annual
meeting ot the Atlantic & North Carolina
railroad directors will be held at Mdrehead
City, Sept. 11th. Sheriff Alispaugb,
of Halifax, brought six convicts to the
penitentiary yesterday. Two went in for
five years, one for two and three for one.
It is stated that Father Boyle is stand
ing his confinement in jail very well, and
tbat he is now more portly and healthy
looking than ever. It ia reported that
a farm is to be started by tbe penitentiary
authorities somewhere in the northeastern
or Roanoke section, where a good many of
the penitentiary hands will be employed.
t
Aaheville Citizen: Captains
Atkinson and Coleman left yesterday to
make a reconnoissance of the most feasible
route for the railroad connection with
Rutherfordton. A promiteat tobacco
planter yesterday told a representative of
the Citizen that tbe tobacco crop of the
west this season was of a most satisfactory
character in every respect. The curing
process, he said, was unusually successful,
and a large crop is bouad tu bo made.
Tbe Alliance mass meeting and picnic at
Clyde last Saturday was a very pleasant
affair. There were some 500 of Haywood's .
best farmers, representing tbe various sec
tions, present. The addresses by Col T.
B. Long and Qen. R B. Vance were forci
ble and full of meaning, and werelistened
to with intense interest. In a difficulty.
at a cump meeting at Turkey Creek last
Sunday Amos Lunsford, white, stabbed
and fatally wounded William Fore, white.
Elizabeth City Economist: The
electric light plant i6 an accomplished fact
for Elizabeth City and we are expecting to
have the light turned upon us in about 60
oajs. Departed this life, in this
count? . on Tuesday evening last, near the
new f errv read, at the residence of her son-in-law,
John Sawyer, Mrs. Nancy f 8&w-
yer, aged 56 years. There was a large
shipment ot tubs from Godfrey's , Cedar
Works, in this town, to New Orleans last
week. This is said to ba the first shipment
of tubs from any town in North Carolina
out of the State. - We hear that a
Maryland syndicate, after prospecting in
our town recentlv, have determined to in
vefit a eamtal of 430 000 in this town;! Tbe
name and nature of the enterprise is with
held by request at present. Sheriff
Perry, of Chowan county, was in town yes
terday morning on professional business
with one Eli Youog, colored, who was ar-.
rested here Saturday by Chis.f of Polico
West and tbe authorities of Chowan - noti
fied of the arrest. Young is charged with
criminal assault upon a little colored girl ia
Edenton last weak.
A lecturer in San Francisco, speak
ing of the three forms of animal life,
said tbat "the oyster is capable of
being educated in a limited way.
presa or people labor m a more ngnt- jQ tjje three jjgf perhaps.
eons cause.
ttThe, AiAatrioian ousrht to make a
good soldier, for he knows how to
charge a battery." Uome to win oi
it, he might make a gooa memoer-ui
the light brigade, and ought to stand
the shook? of battle right welL
r m
The 'general welfare" clause or
the Constitution are scratching the
old Blair bill all to pieces.
Ted 'Why are you so sure Miss Lone
ly hasn't a beau T' Ned 'I called on ber
the other evening, and therejwasn't an arm
chair in tho parlor.'" qcA. j
Dollars to nickels Ned made the
chair and Miss Lonely furnished
arms. " ; - -"- -
the
A West Virginia exchange speaks
of 'a lady tramp." We see through
that ioke. She was a member of the
Walker family.
Not m Counterfeit.
Alexander Moore, colored, arrested
and brought before the Mayor a few
days ago on the charge of passing
counterfeit money and released after,
examination, was again arrested and
taken before United States Commis
tnnr ftardner: but was a&raln sneed-
ily released, the. alleged counterfeit
nall-aoiiar Deing ueouvrou a goou Oli
ver coin by experts to whom it was
submitted for examination. Moore
talks of suing some one for damages;
but in the meantime Mr. Peanut Can
dy cannot be found.
- The Stab's guess on Wilming
ton's cotton receipts for the season of
1889-'00 one hundred and seventy
eight thousand bales.
The Signal Service observer at
Southport telegraphed to the station
here last night, that the revenue
steamer Colfax yesterday found the
Norwegian brig- Aarine, of Farsund,
from Mexico to Falmouth, Eng., for
orders, about two miles south of
Frying pan lightship. The brig is
out of provisions and water, and will
put into Southport for supplies.
Carolina Ioinrsact companr.
The subscription books of the Car
olina Insurance Company .will be
closed Monday next. It was proposed
at the outset to begin business with 8,
capital stock of $25,000, but after
wards it whs agreed to extend this to
$35,000. Altogether about $33,000 of
this amount has been taken, and $30,-
000 paid in.
Pays Bottar tnau Coitoa.
A few bales of dog-tongue arriye
here oecasionally on the river steam
ers, from Kelly's Cove and other
points along the Cape Fear in Bla
tn Tt sella here at two and a half
cents per pound and is said to pay
better than cotton.
Peraona Sick
Fever.
Johhstowh, Pa., August 29. The dry
weather and the low waters thereby occa
sioned, will without doubt be very detri
mental to the health of the people here.
Rutting and pestilence breeding matter
along the banks of streams is becoming
very offensive. Notices have . been posted
all over town forbidding the deposit of any
mti nr u&rhftffe m anv DUblic place.
There are twenty-five patients lu the Red
Cross hospital suffering from typhoid fever
mod a number of others are sick with acorn
plication of ailments. Water in the reser
voies is pure, or there would undoubtedly
be much more sickness than there now if.
HEW YORK.
Bx-Prealdent Cleveland an the Pro
oad World'o Pair;
Nbw Yobk, August 29. Wm. McMun.
trie Bpeer, Secretary of the World's Fair
Committee, to-day received' the following
lottp dfiffid at Saianac Inn. yesterday:
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"I acsnowieuge ue receipt uuuw uwv
of my appointment as a member of the
Committee on Permanent Organisation for
the International Exposition of 1893. I
shall be very glad to cooperate as a mem
ber of such committee, who otner cmzeuu
of New York, to make the exposition a
grand success. Yours, very truly,
"Gbotbk Clbvblahd "
Nominations mad by tbe State Dem
ocratic Convention,
Bf Telegraph to the Uornlns Btar.
Fabgo, Aug. 80 The following nomi
nations were made by the Democratic Con
vention last right: For member of Con
gress, Captain D.'W. Maralta, at present
U. 8. Marshal; Governor, W. N. Roach;
Lieutenant Govermr, S K. MegiuMs;
Secretary of S'ate.A S Frostis Treasurer,
C K. ljord; Auditor, a. U uegara; aiiut
ney General, T, R Bangs; Superintendent
of Public Instruction; C. A. Kent; Su
preme Court Judges, W. H. . Miller and
Gammon; Couimissionei of Aricul-
tnre, J. B. Engbert-; Cominissiouer of In
surance, W A Friedlej ; Railroad Com
missioners. F. 1. Wright, J. A. Ea'ey and
Peter Cameron.
GEORGIA.
A. Mysterlone
Ponnd Near
OBI CV ART.
Peatn of nra, Cnriatlrn, of cnarlotle,
ft. o., Only CtaUd of Can, Stonewall
Jaekaon.
Charlotte, August 80. Mrs. W. E.
Christian (nee Julia Jackson), only child of
Gen. Stonewall Jackson, died here at 6
o'clock this morning, after a two weeks
illness of typhoid fever. Her husband is
ariitnr nf a weeklv naner called the Char
lotte Democrat.' Her mother resided with
her and ber husband. The remains wlltne
taken to Lexington, Va., . this evening for
interment. ' m' m
WEST ': VIRG1BIA.
An OutftreaK of Necrooa oat New Blver
Expected.
By Telegraph to tbe Horning Star.
Charleston. W.Va.. Aug. 81. There
is trouble on New river, on account of a
whito man ahnotinff a negro. Hardware
stores in this city have sold au tneir Win
chester rifles and more are ordered from
other cities. An outDreax or negroes ia
feared. '
Cavern
Rooae.
Romb, August 30. While a weU'was
being dug three miles in tbe country yes
terday, and when the workmen had reach
ed a depth of 25 feet, to their consterna
tion the bottom of tne well suddenly fell
out. dropping them ten feet and lodging
them in a cave. Explorations were the
MTt thinr in order, and it was f j-ixnl the
cave was rail-8 io length, with chambers of
various sizes here and there Finally the
cave partod into several aprtmvnts, lead
ing in v illous direciloua. When the prty
returned au exploiing party whs formed,
which will thoioughly explore ull paiw of
tbe cave. am n
BAR ASSOCIATION.
Ollleera Elected at tne meeting at Cnl
eago. Ilia.
Chicago, August 80. The American
Bar Association to-day elected offloers as
follows: President, Edward Hitchcock,
St. Louis; Secretary, Edward Otis Hink
ley. Baltimore; Treasurer, Francis Rawle,
Philadelphia Executive committee Da
vC Dudley Field, New York; George A
Mercer, Georgia; J. Randolph Tucker, Vir
ginia; Charles C. Roney. Illinois, and one
vice president from each of tae States, in
cluding President Harrison, from Indiana,
and ex-Attorney General Garland, from
Arkansas.
Shelby Aurora: William Qar
reo, an escaped convict from Henderson,
has four times escaped, and was captured
recently near Saluda and carried to the
penitentiary. He goes to serve out the re
mainder oi his ten years' sentence for
shooting a man.
Lenoir -Topic: Seven prisoners
in jail, awaiting tbe visit of Judge Phillips.
Irish potatoes from one to one and a
half pounds are common. Late corn
has improved wonderfully since the rains
ceased. The Building and Loan As
sociation is working quietly, but very sat
isfactorily to all concerned. Messrs.
Steele & Coffey threshed three thousand,
five hundred and twenty bushels of whnat
in the county. Bingham Hartley
plowed out a snake's nest last week con-
taining thirty-five eggs. Tbey were be
tween the size of a partridge and a guinea
egg, and would have hatched in a clay or
two. Un breaking the eggs the viciouB lit
tle things showed fight "We re
spectfully ask that you tender your resigna
tion as Postomce Inspector, as we wish to
fill the place with a man in sympathy with
the administration," was the notice mailed
to Capt. M. V. Moore a few days since by
tbe Chief Inspector of the Post Office De-
partment. The Captain has made a faith
ful and efficient officer and was retained .
longer than any one else of the Atlanta di
I vision.
Charlotte News : A hot air bal
loon, that is said to have been sent up from
Pineville, was seen speeding across the city
at 9 o'clock last night. It was high up.
and was going at a rapid rate. Rtv.
Joe C. King ia conducting a revival in the
Baptist thurch at Matthews Station. There
have been eight accessions to-day, with a
number on the enquirer's bench. Rev
R. G. Pearson, the well-known evangelist,
is to visit Charlotte again. He will con
duct services here for one week ia Septem
ber. To-day as the Air Line train
pulled out, Capt. Waring, who had been
on the train seeing some relatives off, tried
to Jump from the train. It was going so
fast that be tumbled off and came within a
foot of rolling under the trucks. He was
helped up, when it was found that he bad
only received a few scratches. Mr. J.
Morgan, a citizen ot Union county,: resid
ing in Clear Creek township, was called to
bis door nigm Deiore last anu buui. iuuu
by some unknown party. His wound is
very serious, but not necessarily fatal. He
has no idea of the identity of the man wbo
shot him, or the cause that prompted tbe
shooting.
Statesville Landmark: On last
Saturday morning as the train for Char
lotte was moving out of the yard here a ne
gro boy named John Barrier, 14 or 15 years .
of age, tried to change the switch -as the
train crossed it to get on the Y. The train
was backing, and of course moving slowly,
and the boy's idea seemed to be .to shift the
rails after one set of trucks crossed tbe
switch and before tbe next set could get to
it Roadmaster Kerr was on the train and
saw what the boy was up to and warned
him away. The boy cursed Mr. Kerr vio
lently and drew a rock on him. The latter
lumped off tbe train and the boy ran, He
was pursueu oy sir. xveir, uu nwu .
up tbe chase As the train moved forward
the boy returned and began rocking it.
Capt Clarkson stopped and sent put hut
train hands, who captured the boy. He
was put in the depot and a police
man telegraphed for, who- went over
and got him and put him in JaiL
The members of the Presbyterian con
gregation are taking steps looking to a new
church building. They had a congreea-r
tional meeting a week ago last night, after
prayer meeting, and talked the matter over.
The general idea is a buildtng to cost about
$12,000. - Mr. John .T. Riymer re
turned a few days ago from Philadelphia,
where he bad been to buy the machinery
for a roller flour mill for Mr. D. A. Morri
son, of this place. Mr. Morrisou is erect
ing' a mill building a short distance above
the Island ford, on the Catawba Bide of the
river, and is putting in a ferry at the mill.
The mill will be furnished with improved
machinery. A gang of revenue ofli-
cors, special agents and their subs, arrived
here yesterday on the noon tram from tbe
east, and proceeded to overhaul the whole- .
sale liauor houses, concerning which tbey
claimed to have information that they were
blockading by means' of reused stamps.
Tbey went over these houses from bottom
to top, but found no reused stamps on any
of the casks, nor any other evidences of ir
regularity, -, '
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