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I . ' , Hie Weekly Star. bttbUSHRD AT :- ; WILMINOTON, N,C ll.OO A AT TEA R III 1- WEEKLY Star 1DTAHOE. SS8SSSSSSS8S838S8 qiuoi g SSSS8S8SSSS8SS83S VOL. XX. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1889. NO. 45 88SSSSSSSS8SSSSS8 88888888888888883 qnoH t 8SS8SSSS88SS8SS88 S88S88S8SS8S88888 88881538SSS88SS883 o oo tf t- co wj o as gj g gj 3 S 8 S3 8 8 S S S S 8 S 33 S o p t4oo aio v4 ojjj j g 2 Jg I e ' S3 I Entered at the Poet Office atCWUmlnfCton, N. C, as Second Class Matter. 1 S UBSCRIPTION PRICE. The subscription price of the Wbkklt. Star is as follows : Single Copy 1 year, postage paid, $1.00 ' ' 6 months " " .60 " Smonthi " " .80 iHKP.lKINO fOlt ACriOf, Tbera is not much noise in the Re publican camp in this State just now bat it does uot follow from this that tha factions have come together like brothers and have buried the hatchet. It is the quiet that preoedes the storm. The faction which proved to bo the under dog in the fight over spoils-grabbing have quit grumbling aloud for the present and are now laying their plans for action later when Congress meets. The disap pointed candidates for offices having failed to secure a successful hearing from the appointing powers will now carry, their case before the Senate and endeavor to defeat the confirma tion of several of the successful candidates. - The hardest fight wilt be made on the appointments in the center and western portion of the State, because there the 'factions are the most ram pant,, the antagonisms the most bit ter, and the spoils to be contended for the most numerous and import ant.. Aside from the mere matter of spoils, which weighs for all it is worth, the faction which controls the center and west controls the party in the State. The leaders who are do ing the talking and laying the plans for the kicking faction are interested in this perhaps more than they are in the question ofhe offices them selves, aside frgjjS""the -prestige and influence that they carry with them. They are laying their plans pretty broad and deep, too, and will have when the ball opens not only a strong white but also strong black following, tbe cause of grievance among the lat ter being the ignoring of the colored element in the distribution of offices and places. The dissatisfaction which prevails among the negroes on this account has been fanned and intensi fied by the white kickers, who are in the same boat, and who expect to turn their colored allies to good ao count when active hostilities begin. There are' some shrewd manipu lators in this game, both white ned them who :,. STATE TOPICS. Durham is a pushing and an am bitious town, a f aot which has been thoroughly demonstrated by her ra pid growth, the increase in her busi ness, her publio improvements, and the new railroads which her energy and money have contributed largely to secure for her.; .The latest tqpio of discussion there is the proposed extension of the Lynchburg and Dur ham railroad south to -Fayetteville which would give Durham connect tion with several other roads and other outlets' southward, adding of course very materially to her impor tance and prosperity.' The Globe in a reoent editorial discusses this sub' jeot ably, and points out some of the many advantages that would accrue to Durham by the building of this extension. We notioe this move ment with' interest, because while it is an indication of the progressive spirit which we like to see, and while it will jf carried out be a good thing for plucky Durhamj ifwlll also'con" tribute to the development and pros perity of the several counties through which it runs, all of which are rich in varied resources awaiting development. black, and men among never let no while there - ia the faintest hope of accomplishing what they set out to accomplish. In this movement they are not without hope of accomplishing all they' aim at Senator Sherman is known to be hos tile to some of the men appointed, and it is more than likely that he wilbe found to be a powerful ally in defeating their confirmation. With the Senate as close as it is it will not require many votes to lay some of these gentlemen on the shelf if the Democratic Senators refuse to vote for confirmation, which they doubtless will -when the records are ventilated, as they will be." The most interesting part of this contest will be on . the collector of the Western district and on some of the appointments in the Fifth Con crresBional district, in portions of Q ' which the sentiment is deep and bit ter against Congressman Brower for riding rough-shod as he did over as pirants who thought they had tbe inside track, - and continued to think so until suddenly convinced of the contrary by .the announcement of the appointments as slated by Mr. Brower, appointments as they say, and truly too, made for the sole pur pose of securing a nomination for another term Whether they suo ceed in defeating the confirmation of his friends or not, the gentlemen he has ridden over, who. command a considerable " following, have blood m their eye, haye whetted their knives, and if jJbey? don!t ake hi pC3lp it .will bet-boause they can't lesch it. . - The protracted wet weather of the past summer had rather a damaging effect on some of the summer resorts of this State. Some which started out with very" fair prospects were doomed to disappointment later in the season, many of the guests leav ing, preferring home to mountain or seashore during the continuous rains, while others who with fair weather would have Bought health or recrea tion elsewhere decided to remain at home. We regret this both on ao count of the proprietors of these re sorts and on account of the people who were deprived of anticipated pleasures; but the resorts of this State have not suffered more than those of other States which have felt the effects of the wet summer quite as much. It gives us pleasure, how ever, to note the growing inclination of North Carolinians to patronize the summering places of their own State, thus keeping their money at home and helping at the same time to improve and make our mountain and seaside resorts more attractive. The interest that is being mani fested in the agricultural Fairs in this State this year is an indication of an awakening and a progressive spirit that we are glad to see. In addition to the Mount Holly Fair, and the Fruit Fair at Winston, which was a great success, there are still the State Fair, and a dozen or mere district or county Fairs to be held, all of which promise to be remarkably attractive. There should be a Fair in- every county, because they are , not simply exhibitors of tbe agricultural and other products of the counties, but educators and stimulators of an emulative spirit to achieve something still better, and thus they .tend to better methods and to better devel opment. We have no doubt that the organization of the Farmers' Alli ances throughout the State has had much to do with this increased in terest, by securing co-operation and concert of action among farmers and other progressive citizens, and in this they are doing a good work, the fruits of which will be seen in the near future. The "immigration agents," whose business it is to pick up colored labo rers and ship them to Mississippi and other States Bouth of us to work up on the plantations and in'the pineries will soon be putting in an appear ance ready for business. They have sent their flaming posters along to be stack up ia the towns and at cross roads, describing the induce ments to "immigrants, and what a The United States treasury report show $833,000,000 now in the vaulUat WaBh iagton, and the democratic mind, inspired, turns to new plots, schemes, and. hopes for '92. Checago Mail. At the rate at which Tanner and the other treasury raiders are pro-. gressmg, there won't be enough of this left at the end of Harrison's ads ministration to strike a balance ' sheet. " ; ' ' A New York lawyer collected a $9,000 claim for which he charged a $6,000 fee, and his client was unrea sonable enough to object. Did the man expect the lawyer to work for nothing, and contribute fifty cents, to the World's Fair. paradise they will find in the botton fields, oanebrak'es and big woods of the happy land to which they are in, vited. The probabilties are that a good many will be persuaded to go, for they are constantly hearing how easy it is to live and earn money down there. We would do nothing either to encourage or cnecs wis movement. It may temporarily in convenience some of our planters by diminishing the supply of labor to that extent, but in. the long run it will be for the good of th planters and of North Carolina, whether it be for tbe good of, the "immigrant" or not. .TiiliiiM Caesar Burrows, one of the vieiting Statesmen who went to Louisiana to take a hand in the Con gressional campaign in the 3d dis trict says; the elections in that State are a farce. Well, it does look some, what like a farce to see gangs of swarthy field hands half of whom can't speak the English language, and don't know whether Louisiana is in the United States or Spain, march ed up like cattle to tha ballot box to say by their votes who snail rule tnis oountry. It is decidedly farcioai. We regret that Miss Mamie Hat chett has retired from the editorship of the Orphan's Friend, to which her sprightly and graceful pen lent much interest. r nOVINQ ONWARD, -: . : North Carolina is one- of those States.; whose Industrial progress is steady and continuous. It is not by "fits and starts," booms and boome rangs, but regular and sure, like the stream that . glides . on noiselessly within its banks but' gathering strength and volume as it rolls. And this is not confined to any particular section as in some other States, but exists to a greater, or less extent throughout her borders, wherever railroads are' and give the necessary highways to enterprise and capital, i . We hear much and read much of the rapid and almost magic progress of portions of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, but it musi be remem bered that a great deal of Northern capital has flowed, into those States, while what ; has been achieved in "North Carolina has been almost ex clusively by the unaided efforts of hef own people with their own capi-. tal. Ia additwnJatbif iM StaU "in.!cbthere are no large cities and no very rich men, both of which are very considerable faotors in push ing great enterprises. Bat she makes np for this," to some extent, by her natural advantages, her varied re sources and the hopeful, confident spirit of her people who are content to,begin in a small way and work np to something greater. We know of instances where men began not more than ten years ago with an insignfi cant capital,- whose : business and plants could not be bought now for $50,000, and this they accomplished by industry, patience, pluck, perse verenoe and :an unswerving confi dence in the future of the State. No one who will notice) the geo graphical position of North Carolina, stretching from the Atlantic west ward a distance of 452 miles, so that it is impossible for a railroad to run from the Northeastern seaboard to the Southern seaboard without pene rating her territory, that is if they seek the most direct route, oan fail to see the advantage that- this gives her. It puts her in a position to be come eventually a great railway highway, and guarantees quick and cheap transit for the products of her fields, forests, mines, shops and facto. ries. With rivers navigable from the sea a hundred miles or more np into the pine belt of the eastern- plane, she has water power enough in the bills of the centre and the more rugged highlands of the west to turn tbe wheels that run the ma chinery of the world, and with this a variety of natural resouroes sur passed nowhere, if equalled, on the American continent. With a soil of more than average fertility, which' produces cotton, all the grains, grasses, fruits and vege tables found in temperate climes, with a variety of forest growth of useful and ornamental woods sur nassed nowhere on the earth within the same radius of territory, with useful ores of various kinds, iron, copper," &o., with precious metals, gold and silver, and with finest and inexhaustible "quarries of granite, marble, &c, there is everything on the surface or under it to invite and encourage capital and industry, and amply reward both. Ten years hence even at the pres ent rate of progress, noiseless as it ic, he who surveys the industrial field will find North Carolina far up at tbe front n the column of States,witb many behind and not many ahead of her. Her enterprises may not be as colossal as some of those in other Stales where unlimited capital is at command,' but they will be numerous and in the aggregate stupendous, embracing a variety of industries to correspond with tbe variety of her resources, thus differing essentially from many, other States whose in dustries are limited to a few Bpecial prod acts, "enriching the few but bene fitting the many comparatively little. The 6mali industries of to day will be great industries ten or fifteen years hence, and these in time will be followed by still: other small in dustries to grow into greater . ones, until tbe hum and the whir of myriads of wheels will make music sweet to .the ear of him who loves the Old North State and rejoices in her progress and her triumphs. There is a town in Massachusetts Vith the suggestive name of Sand wioh, which is. 450 years old. This is "nearly as old as some of the sand wiches one encounters occasionally at railroad eating houses. - : By'well managed training dairy schools, under government direction, in Denmark the dairy product of that -country have been increased within twenty years from $2,100,090 to $12,000,000 per annum. -. - .. :: Gen. Legitime whom Hippolyte sent to grass arrived in New York. Thursday, whence , he will - sail to" Paris. . He ought to pool his issues with Boulanger and form an alliance offensive and defensive. i ', "' j The Czar of Russia has pardoned the poet Tschernieohewski.-wbo was exiled to Siberia for something. His is said to be a household name in Russia, but they have some trouble in getting it within doors. - - S. C. Sbo waiter, of Dayton, Ohio, aged sixty-nine, longed for tbe re turn of his youth, and tried the elixir. Within three weeks he died a horri ble death from blood poisoning, the flesh falling from his body. lie v. nr. Arnold's Invention. The working model of the Arnold drawing-room boudoir car has been completed and has been placed in the hands of Mr.'E. V. Richards for dec oration and lettering. It is a thing of beauty, and establishes beyond a peradventnre the perfect practicabil ity of the device. The ear is complete In every particular-trucks, air brakes, couplings, etc. It is four feet in length.oonstrnoted on a scale of one inch to the foot. The seats are hand somely upholstered, the interior is of mahogany, and a velvet carpet covers the floor. There are in it all the closets, smoking-room and heating chambers to be found in the best appointed Pullman. The seats forming one section were yesterday shifted, the compartment formed and berths made ready for bed-clothing in two minutes' time. This can be done as readily in the regular eoach, and shows greater facility than that of the Pullman. Quite a number of per sons took a look at the car yesterday and all expressed their belief in its practicability and its superior accom modations and conveniences. It will be on exhibition, for a short time at Dr. Green's drug store on Tuesday next. ' Tbe last treasury statement shows $48,342,006 47 on deposit in Nation al banks. One of the big points made by J. G Blaine and other Re publican stumpers against Cieve laud'd adtniuUtration was for this very thing, depositing money in Na tional banks, whloh they pronounoed a scheme of Mr.Manning to favor pet banks.- General Mahone has received 'one white recruit 'in Virginia, Judge Nowlio, who, the ..Virginia papers say, has been driven into the Mahone camp oy poverty and misiortune. Buthis greatest misfortune was his awful fall intothe service of Billy Mahone. ' ' ' ; - Guanine at Wrtgbtavlile. The gunners on Wrights ville Sound had fine sport yesterday with marsh hens, and altogether bagged abont three hundred of these bird. Two of the sportsmen, Mr. Simon Sanders and Mr. Jno. Corbett, bagged a 8 1 range animal seen disporting in the channel that some said was a sea otter while others thought it was a mink; but a sage old sounder,, after testing the defunct carcass with his nose, said it "didn't smell loud enough," and so it was unanimously voted to be a eea-otter. The gen-.le-men who stayed it, however, needn't brag much, for they fired eight shots before they got it. Our Rri for Pieatnrt . Only those who have enjoyed them can speak of the pleasurable moments experienoed at our summer resorts now about to close. During the summer months, at Wrightsville, tbe Hammocks, Ocean View and other sound places, the attractions have been numerous, while at Caro lina Beach no means have been spared by the owners "to kill dull time by those "on pleasure bent.'' Capt. Harper, (we mean the popular commander of the Sylvan Grove), does all that he can to make it enjoyable. It is not tbe intention to particu larize; but for a pleasant evening or for an unexcelled time, let our friends, especially Carolinians, come to Wil mington next season. 1 be Prtrl4gea- It has been feared that tbe beavy rains during the Summer had played havoc with the young partridges, and the sportsmen have been very much depressed. Information received from different sections of the State, however, is much more enconraging than was expected. In some coun ties the birds are said to be much .more abundant than they were last year, while the general reports indi cate a (air average everywhere. This will be pleasant news to the lovers of field sports, who are now engaged in oleaning ihelr guns, ordering shells and putting the finishing touches on the tuition of "Dash," Duae ana "Sport." COttBB OomtBK . Thirty-six bales of cotton were re ceived here yesterday, but the corres ponding date last year the receipts were 156 bales. The season ia late. however, and the crop is just begin ning to come In; and with the beau tiful weather prevailing everywhere in this-section of tbe cotton belt, cot ton will open very fast, ; and a rapid increase in receipts is confidently ex pected. The compresses here are In full readiness to handle the staple when it arrives, with facilities great ly enlarged and extended; both the Champion and the Wilmington Com press will have two first class presses in operation, and will be. enabled to double the work they were capable of last year. :' - : " Vayttlii Albemarle Ratlroa. The incorporators and others inte rested in the building of the Fayette ville & Albemarle Railroad, met yes terday, and after the taking ot sub scriptions to the capital stock to the amount of several thousand dollars, by Fayetteville, Aberdeen and Phila delphia capitalists elected the follow ing - Board . of Directors viz: John Blue. .Dr. J W. McNeill. A. A. Mc- Kethan, Jr., H, Sutton, J. Milton Hagy, A. B. Williams and N. S. Blue. The Directors then met and elected the . following officers r President John VBlue ; ' -Vice President N. W. Bay; Seoretary 2. W. "Whitehead; Treasurer A. A. McKethan, Jr. t This new line of railroad cannot fail to prove an important , feeder to the trade and commerce of Wilinlng ton. It will run in a southwesterly direction from Fayetteville," about midway between the . Carolina Cen tral on the south and the NorthCar olina railroad on the north, through the lower portion of - Cumberland and Moore'," " into " Montgomery, and crossing the Ealeigh & Augusta ToaT at "Aberdeen. 'When the road reaches Albemarle,' the county seat of Stanly, some : eighty miles from Fayetteville, there will be a gap of only about forty miles to build to' connect with the Richmond & Dan ville road at Concord. Superintendent WbUnant. The Charlotte News says "the Car olina Central ' undoubtedly has a model superintendent in the person of Capt. Thomas W. Whisnant. The big breaks by the cloud burst near Rockingham occurred on Monday of last week, and the track was last Mon day in readiness for the passage of trains. Capt. Whisnant was on the scene early on the morning of the breaks, and remained there day and night superintending the work of re construction. It is due to his skill, perseverance and energy that through traffic was resumed so soon. He is a practical superintendent, and his work so far shows that no mistake was made when he was appointed su perintendent of the Carolina Central road. Creoao'e Limber anal Coneimctlon Com pa or- The annual meeting of stockhold ers of the Creosote Lumber and Con struction Company of Fernandina, Florida, was held yesterday afternoon at the office in this city of the Caro lina Oil and Creosote Company. Of ficers were elected for the ensuing year as follows: President A. A. Thomas, Wash ington, D. C. Vice President-J. E. Tucker, of Jacksonville- Directors-A A Thomas, R. H. Duval, J. H. Durkee, W. P. Canaday, J. C. Calhoun, Jno. F. Divine, J. E. Prindle. . " This company is an outgrowth of the Carolina Oil and Creosote Com pany of Wilmington. Its affairs are reported to be .well managed and in good condition. Mr. B. F. Burchradi is Superintendent and Chief Engi neer of the works at Fernandina. Foetal Telegraph Company It is not at all unlikely that the Postal Telegraph Company will short ly extend its lines to this city, coming from Fayetteville on the west side of the river via Eliwibethtown, where an office will be established. An agent of the Company was in Wilmington recently on business connected, with this project, and there is strong prob ability that arrangements for the construction of the line will be made. Help lor tbe DUtreeee. The appeal of Rev. F. D. Swindell (published in the Stab of August 28th), for assistance for "a blind woman without means and with no relations upon whom she' could de pend, met with prompt response. Mr. Swindell writes: "In answer to my appeal, I have received through Mr. Foard $8.00, and handed to me $14.00. Through the kindness of friends she was taken to Dr. Lewis, of Raleigh, who had written tender ing gratuitous treatment. He found one eye hopelessly blind, but hopes by careful treatment to restore the other, sufficiently for her to see how to find her way, but never to worK. She needs help during the treatment. Further contributions will be of rrAA.t service to her. and can be handed to Mr. Foard or myself.? Carolina Iuenrance Company. The above-named company makes announcement that it' is now ready for business, and submits a statement of its resources, showing a capital stock of $33,290. It is emphatically a home institution, and should receive as it asks, a liberal share of the in suranoe business of Wilmington. Every guarantee is given, and corpor ators and stockholders are among onr leading business" men and best citi zens. Mr. M. S. Willard is secretary of the company, to whom applioa tions for insurance should be made. PKKaB YT til AM ISM IntereaUnc Celebration of tbe Found In o' Loac Cal ece la reantrltaala, . tbe aTorernnner of Prtheetoa College President Warrlaon and Party Pre . Beat 1 be Country Roada Gaily De corated la Honor of tbe President." Loo College Gr nsn,. Pa, Sept. 5 Tbe old Lor College ctlchruon, under the auspices of tbe Presbytery of Philadelphia, North, was held to-day on the old Tenneot farm, neir Haruville, Bucks county. Pa,, where the college was originally located The farm is about twebty miles from Phil adelphia. The exercises of the day are really commemorative of the founding of the PresbyterUn 'Church in the United States. The Log College was established in 1726 by Wra. Tennent, and flourished until 1743, when Princeton College wes founded, .and U may be said that the Princeton institution of leamin (prang up from the primiiive college ettib;i8htd. by Tennent, '. ' v Wftea to-day's ' celebration was first talked of President Harrison promised to attend, and he has kept that promise by coming here to-day, accompanied by Post master General Wanamaker. Mrs. Harrison, Rev. J? W' 8cott and .Private Secretary Halford.- Tne President and party arrived from Washington last evening, and spant the night at Mr. . Wanamsker's country home at Jenkinstown. Early thia morning the Presidential party started for the place where tbe exercises wre held, driving in carriages over the old York road, a distance of about eight mites. The route along which ihe party travelled was profusely decorated with flags and bunting, farm houses, fences and trees showing evidences of tbe people's intention to make tbe Presi dent's journey memorable. Tents had ocen erected on- the Tennent farm, and an immense crowd from tbe sur rounding country and Philadelphia, and in cluding prominent Presbyterian divines from all over the country, was present. ' A long programme of exercises had been arranged, divided into two parts,, and at 11.20 the eervicaa of tho dy wtro opened by the reading of a verse of scripture by Rev Jos. Bers, D. D , of Tha Falls of gcbuylbill, Pailadelphia, followed by prayer by Re. L. W. JSckard, ot, Abing ton. Pa , to whoie energetic work tbe suc cess of to-daj 'a celebration was due. At 11 60 the President, leaning on tho arm of Mr. Wauaoaiktr, entered the large tent and was given a most enthusiastic welcome. They were followed by tbe others of the party, and all took front seats on the raised platform. The ladies of the party wtra all dressed very handsomely, and carried beautiful bouquets . Mr. Harrison's journey was one con tinued ovation. The entire eight miles of the road was lined with people, and the cheering was frequent. Gov. Beaver, who was also of tbe party, came iu for a generous ovation at the bands of the audience when be ascended the steps of the platform. - As soon as the party were seated the first paper of the day was read by Rev. D. K. Turner, of HrUvil!e. Pn , descriptive of the founding of Lg College, ar.d the useful cireer of its founder. IJa was f ol lowed by Rev. R. M. Patterson, D D., LL D., ot Philadelphia, editor of Pres byterian, who delivered an address on "Log College Evangelista." ALABAMA. A Remarkable Dlnrder Caee on Trial In Fayette Coauty Criminal Conrn , Chicaso, Sept. 6. A dispatch from Bir mingham, Ala , says: One ot themoU re markable murder cues ever recorded in this Slate, is on trial in Fayette county Criminal Court. L.P. Smith was employ ed last spring as a detective. He aerated Jackson, the negro he killed,, thinking be was a murderer. He attet wards iearned that he was mistaken in his man, and in or der to secure his reward. Smith told the negro he would release bim if Jackson would allow him to cut off one of his ears. Jackson's ears were marked similarly to those of tho negro wanted. Tbe negro agreed, and tbe ear was cut off. Smith then feared iht Jackson would betray him, and determined to kill him. He save him the choice of hanging htmself or being hanged. The negro chose the former, and while pre tending to search for a suitable place made a break for liberty 8mith Bred and the negro fell. Smith left, believing bim dead. Tbe negro lived, however, to tell the tale, and bis dying statement is tbe principal evidence.' , Jtbn'i River. Tbe Accident on tbe St FiOrlda. TL T. Moore, one of the two men killed in the explosion on a lighter at the mouth of St. John's river, Florida, (as reported in the Stab's telegrams yesterday) and his father, Capt. A. C. Moore, who was injured at the same time, were formerly residents of Wil mington. Capt. Moore was master oi a small schooner plying between this city and Little River, S. C, and his son was a clerk in Mr.Geo. A. Peck's hardware store. They went to Florida with Capt. R Gr. Ross, contractor, in charge of the government work on the St. John's river. A Pennsylvania cow killed herself a few days ago eating pie. Russell Harrison had four kinds of pie when he dined with Queen Viotoria, and it didn't even make him siok. Rice Blrda. Rice birds have not yet given much trouble to the planters. In fact, the birds are scarce, and few are brought to market. ; A planter from down the river, in the citv yesterday, speaking of the scarcity, said he had jnst cut a five-acre field of rice that had alto gether escaped the depredations of the birds this season. , Farmcre' Alliance Picnic . . .The South Washington Farmers Alliance, of Pender county, will have a grand picnic at Willard's, on the 25th of September. Prof. B. F. Grady and Dr. S.r S. Batch well are announc ed as speakers for the occasion. All sub-Alliances in Pender and adjoin ing counties rare invited. All who come are requested to bring basket dinners. BAILROAI) A CCIO KS T. A Sleeper Derailed and Several Per aone Injor.d. Pittsburg. September fl. Passenger train No. 1, on the New York, Pennsylva nia & Ohio railroad, due at Youngstown, Ohio, at 5 o'clock ihia morning, was de railed at Pymatuning. A freight train was lying on the siding, and a brakeman at the switch in a harry to get his train out, turned the switch as the last sleeper was passing over, and the coach was thrown on its side and the following persons were in jured, thmich not fatallvi Mre. U. W. Clark, Mrs. E L. Clark. Tbomaa Clark and Marion Clark, ot Pittsburg: W. H. Shields, of Eagleville. The injured were cared for by surgeonp, and forwarded to their homes this afternoon. VIRGINIA. A Ranking Fraud Uneartbed at Lynch burg. Baltimore, Md September 5.T-A spe cial from Lvnchburg. Va, to me American. sayc A dd'ine banking fraud has been un earthed in this city. In December last .Judge Latham, of the Corporation Court, granted a charter to certain parties to con duct the American Insurance and Banking Co, capital $100,000. In January busi ness was begun with R. M. Brown, of Lynchburg, president; C. C. Welliner, secretary and treasurer, and the two men tioned, Morton Brown, of Gala, Va., W. H. Welliner. of Lock Haven, Pa., and B. J. Brown, of Flemineton. Pa., a board of di rectors. A lively "buinees was carried on until recently, when tbe commonwealth's attorney secured evidence sufficient to in duce tbe grand jury to find an indictment against Brown and Welliner for fraud. To day, when the officers went to serve war rants on the indicted parties, it wasfound that they had skipped. TAB INDIANS. Excitement at Standlnc Rock Aceney Sitting Rnll'a Life In Danger, Chicago, Sept. 8. A special dispatch from Bitmarck, Dak., says : The excitement at the Standing Rock Agency is inciewing every day, and old Rutin? Ball is in imminent danger of lo sing his life, as the Indians believe he was instrumental in. causing the sickness of John Grass,, Chief Justice of theHBioox tribe.' Sitting Bull's old lime followers, numbering about twenty, are uohcldiug Kim , ir stuidilv dunv having bad anv- thin'g whatever to do with, John Grafs' V.w ment. mere is out ;iuo ensupe ui lis re covery. John Grass' fiieuds are becoming so threatening that Bitting Bnll will proba bly have to do locaea up in w sumu house to shield him from bodily. harm. . . TEXAS, Colored meal Bnelnc for Damages. . fBr Telegraph to the M ornin Star. Galykstoh, Sept 7. Charles M. Fergus son, ex-district clerk of Fort Bend county, and James B. Davis, engaged as a teacher in the public schools ol tnat county, coin at the town of Richmond, being two of the colored men who were driven out of the county about a year ago ana nav emce token up their homes at Nashville, Tenn., have institutea suit in me u. o. toun against some forty odd of the leading white citizens of Fort Bend county for damages aggregating -about aioo.uw. irerguBon owned .a good deal of - property m the county, which he had to abandon, 'as well as nis omce. aa nzea am wtuu damages at $38,000. Davis sues for $10, 000 actual damages and each for $25,000 exemplary damages. . WAJSUiMOTUH. Rl all Bebberles Reported from Callfor C nla AdTleee from Hayti Threaten ed striate of Poatomce Employe at t spokana Falla. Wabherotoh, S;pt. 5. The Postofflce Department is informed that both the east and west bound mail atagea were " held up snd. robbed of all registered matter near Ager. California, tbe night of the 2nd io stant. - Inspector Seibolt has been author ized to offer a reward of $1,000 for the ap prehension of the thieves. The State Department has received from Minister Thompson, at Hayti, a report upon the condition of affairs there, which con firms what has already been printed fully in newspapers concerning the changes in the government on the island. - Nothing new is given ia the dispatch. WASHniGTOir, Bept 5. The Postofflce Department' to-day received a teleeram from tbe postmaster at Spokane Falls,, Washington Territory, saying that the of fice force threatened to strike to-morrow on accouptof .the small allowances for salaries of the men. - The Department has telegraphed to the chief clerk of the Rail- way Mail Service at Portland, Oregan, to go at once to Spokane Falls and be pre pared to make np and dispatch mails should it be found necessary to do so. The Department also telegraphed the postofflce inspector at San Francisco to proceed to Spokane Falls and take charge of the office if the threatened strike takes place. - Washington, Sept. 6 The President has.appointed as postmaster, David E. Wemyss, Fayetteville, N. C, vice J. B. Smith, removed. . - - " An official statement of the action of the American Nations upon - the invitation to participate in the Congress next month, was issued by the State Department to-day. It shows that every one accepted the invita tion except San Domingo. The reason given by tbe government of that country for de clining to participate, was that the treaty negotiated by representatives of the two countries several yean ago failed of ratifi cation by the Senate of tbe United States. WASHiHOToir. Sept. 7 The; Cabinet was in session ever three hours, and it is understood that nearly the entire time was devoted to the discussion of the advisabili ty of calling an extra tension of Congress. Tbe impression is that a negative decision was arrived at. . . FEARFUL. EXPLOSION On a Jetty Lighter at tbe moutli of St. Jobn'e Klvr, Fla. Two Meat Blown to Atom. Jacksonville, Sept, 5. A terrible ex plosion occurred at the mouth of the St. John's river, by wbtcb two men were kill ed and several more injured. Capt. R. G. Ross, in charge of the government jetty work at St. John's bar. baa been engaged for several days in blowing up the sub merged wreck of the old Dutch brig "Ner va," which has for years' obstructed the channel off May port. He had. in command Capt. A C. Moore, with a crew ot twelve men. Two of the men, R. T. Moore, son of the captain, and Grandison Powell, col ored, were soldering a 25-pound can of dy namite, when it exploded with terrific re port and blew both men to atoms, only one toe of Moore beins found after tbe explo sion. Engineer Dunn of the ;ligbter was badly wounded in tbe side and arm. Capt. Moore was blackened by the explosion and badly shaken up, but is not seriously in jured. He is, however, in a state of mind almost bordering noon insanity by reason of the terrible fate of his son. Tbe explo sion was heard for miles around and caused an upheaval of water and tremor of the earth which created considerable alarm The steam tug Robert Turner went hur riedly to the scene of the disaster and then blew whistles of distress, which brought tbe government steamer and others to the rescue, and carried Dunn to May pott, where he could receive medical treatment. The lighter was boarded immediately after the explosion to ascertain what other dam age was done, and everything was found one mass of wreck and ruins. Tbe ma chinery of tbe jetty lighter and engine was completely demolished. A big hole was found on the deck of the lighter, and tfce crew baa iv aemorausaa. eearcc was at once instituted for the remains of the men, but without further success. Moore's vest and pants were subsequently found among the . floating wreckage torn completely in shreds. The accident attracted a great crowd of people to the shore and the greatest excite ment prevailed. Captain Ross, the conductor, had gone to St, Augustine to spend the day, where Capt. W. M Black. U. 8. Ensineer in charge of tbe jetties, has bis headquarters. He was at once communicated with and will do everything poscible under the cir cumstances for the relief of tbe wounded. He is expected in May port to-night. Moore, the white man killed, was twenty-two years old and unmarried. This is toe first serious accident, to occur at these jetties since the work began several years ago. - THE PHILADELPHIA. Sneeeeeral Lanneb of tbe New steam Crnleer Twenty Tbooeand Peraone Present, Ineladlng a Large Party from Waeblngton nxiaa WanamaKer Deftly Doea tbe Cbrletenlng. By Telemph to the Morning Star. Philadelphia, September 7 Tbe new steel nruiser Philadelohia was launched at Cramp's ship yard, this city, at 11.42 this morning. Added interest was given to the occasion by the presence of a number of distinguished guests, chief among 'them being Mrs. Harrison, wife of the President, and Mrs. John Wanamaker. When the vessel slid off there wore fully twenty thou sand persons assembled in and around the great ship yard. A chair was placed immediately under the prow cf ihe vessel, and on this Miss Minnie Wanamaker, daughter of the Post master General, who bad been selected by &cretarv Tracv to christen the new cruiser. wad seated. Sne held in her hand a bottle of champagne, covetel with gold lace and colored ribbons.. . Workmen were busily engaged in cutting away the timbers on which the keel rested, and at about 1140 the sawing away of the timbers which held tbe vessel in place was begun, and two minutes later it started to move, and Mies Wanamaker, who main tained her coolness to a remarkable degree, took a firm bold on the neck of a bottle of wine, nndjaa the prow of the vessel glided over her head she struck it a firm, quick blow, exclaiming, bs she did so, "I cbrieten thee Philadelphia." Tbe bottle was smashed to pieces, and the fluid spattered tbe fair christener and those nearest ber, Mrs. Har rison coming in for a good eh are. There was not tbe slightest hitcb, and as the immense vessel glided gracefully Into, the Delaware a great shout went up from the aseembled thousands, which was an swered by the shrill whistles of tugs and steamers gathered in the stream. The PuiladtlpbU was covered with fl t8 and bunting, and as the slid fiom the ways into tbe strentn her entrance caunart great stirring up of the water. Tbe vessel went out about 100 yards, and' then btr anchors were dropped and she was brought to a stand still KAKSAS. Attempt to nnrderer at Lynch Wienita. . ; By Telegraph to the Morning Star, w , 17ICHITA, Sept. 7. Yesterday afternoon as the sheriff of Butler county was taking Robert Snyder, who about a month ago mnrriered hia wife and mother-in-law, to the court house for a preliminary bearing, a mob formed and made a rush Tor the pri soner with the Intention of lynching him. A number or deputies were whb toe Baenu. and a pitched battle ensued, which resulted disastrously for the lynchers. . No one was killed, but Snyder was struck on the shoulder with a bullet. The sheriff finally ran the prisoner into the courthouse, where he now is. ; .. At a temperance barbecue in Levy county, Fla., J. A. Williams killed Wright B. Ellis. Williams was snot ana is no ex pected to live, . -' - v: v Spirits Turpentine. Raleigh Visitor: The many ' friends of Dr. W. M. Robey, of Golds boro, will regret to learn that there was at latest accounts no change in his condition. -He is thought to be hopelessly ill, ' . " Salisbury Truth: Mr. A. L. Johnson has near 400 magnum bonum ap ple trees laden, with fine fruit.- The . Internal Revenue office was removed from this place last week to Btatesville. There "was no good reason alleged for this action. Mrs Fetner, nee Misa Sillie Miller,. daughter of Mr. Sam Miller, of this place, . died at Columbia, S. C , last Friday and was brought here for burial last Sunday. Jordon Gibson, colored, was run over . ? - and killed between here and China Grove last Saturday morning. Was terribly man gled. It is thought he put himBelt on the track, as he was half-witted. Murphy Advance'. Mr. A. G. Vaughn killed a beef one day last week and as his wife was engaged in cutting off ". the tallow, or fat, she observed a bent horse shoe nail protruding from tho entrails. Mr. Vaughn upon seeing it mere examined lar ther and found the stomach of the cow to - , - -contain twenty-two nails of various kinds '. and sizes. Rev. Brown has been con ducting a series of meetings in the M. E. ' Chnrcb, nightly all this week. These meetings are preparatory to a series ot re- -vival meetings to commence next week,and which will be conducted by Presbyterian . Evangelist Morton, who we learn is a very . eloquent man and an ardent worker in the field of ; labor to. which he has been as--signed. ;.'. , ' - Kaleigh Call : This morning a pardon was issued from the executive de- ; J partment for John McCall, colored, who ' ' - was convicted of larceny iu Gaston county .- "t in 1882 and sentenced to ten years' hard la- . bor. The pardon was issued on the recom mendation of the judge, and on the certifi cate of a physician to tbe effect that further - : confinement would have Che effect of short- ening McCaU's life, as he is now an invalid. - v ' Warrants were issued by tbe State Auditor this morning for rewards to be paid for the capture of John Edwards and Troy Carver, two escaped convicts.. They succeeded in gaining their liberty while at work on the Western N. C railroad, but were soon recaptured and put to mashing un rock. The Southern Postal Tele- graph Co'a office here opened for business to-day. .'!"' Rocky Mount JPlaindealer: Tho . new tobacco warehouse is nearly complet- -ed. The sweet potatoe crop is a suc cess, and many varieties are already in the market. The Masonic Lodge here is flourishing as never before. Many acces sions have been mode this year and of the very finest material. The continuation of the Tarhoro, Rocky Mount and j Will iamston road from the latter place to Ply mouth will be completed and cars running in thirty days. Tobacco crops and cures are the best by far, ever known in this section, and the cotton crops are better than many thought. A late fall v. ill show at least f of an ordinary crop. J. G. Ar lington, Esq., who took tbe gold medal at the Centennial in 1876 for tbe finest display ot game cocks is having a big run in the sale of his birds. He has recently made shipments to Texas and the Indian Terri tory. ' ' " I- Concord Times: Sowing oats is -now in order. The farmer seems never to have an off day. Cotton picking will begin in a week or two more iu earnest. The English sparrow is now playing havoc with the sunflower seed. Died, in Harris township, Stanly county. August 8l8t, 1889, Mr, Washington Crowell, aged about 70 years. Mr. C G. Montgom ery has two little sorrell ponies that pull from tbe depot 2,000 pounds at each load, and for a weak have averaged ten loads p dv. The depot is three-quarters of a mile from Main street. There is a farm in Cabarrus county that can well be called "prolific." A year or more ago twin colts were foaled for the tenant; The owner sent bis dry cow out for pasturage this year, and lo ana benoia sne is me mo ther of twin calves. Last week the tenant of the farm was presented by his better '. half with a boy. and girl. They are little things but healthy." Goldsboro Headlight : A fight occurred Saturday night in the Webbtown section between Cray ton Buggs and A. H. Hamilton, which came to end by Suggs receiving several gashes in his right side with, a pocket knife. Both combatants were up before tbe Mayor yesterday morn ing, who gave them the full benefit of the law. Suggs at this writing lingers in the guard-house. Ephraim Lane, colored, Saturday night tried to wear out an axo handle upon the,person of his spouse. He -is now by means ot a grass blade and sho vel improving the general appearance' of our streets in company with other members of the chain-gang. So far not a sin gle yarcr of jute bagging has been shipped -tn thin market. . Our farmers say they are not going to use it, and the merchants will supply then! with cotton bagging, The-game of base-ball played in this city Monday, between the Einston club and our home team, resulted in a score of 27 to 5 in favor of the latter. i Sanf ord Central Express: Mr. J, M. Cole, who represents the Wharton Switch Company of Philadelphia, a com pany representing a half million dollars of capital, is here this week leasing brown stone from citizens of tbe place. Mrj Cole has leased from Mr. D. N. Mclver, Mr. 8. Weatherspoon and Mr. J, G. Foosbee and he announces that it is the purpose of this syndicate to go to work at these quarries soon. This stone is red, brown and steel . . a a . i :i J gray, ine rea is now preierrea ior ; uuuu ing purposes. Mr. Cole's company has orders for a good deal of this stone in Philadelphia. Messrs. Gunter and Byrd, who were shocked by lightning some days ago, have fully recovered from the effects. Mr Gunter has gone to his father's, near Lockville, in Chatham county, to spend some days. Mr. F. M, Sinclair brought to this office a rattles snake four feet in length with twelve rnttlesupon its tail. It was killed by some colored men at Sharp's saw mill in Sand Hill township.. A. tenant on Mr. Sidney Weather spoon's farm raised peas this year whote pods are 27 inches long. j Raleigh Call: The first bale of this year's cotton was sent in the 8d lnst. to Messrs. Barbee Barbee, of this city, . by Mr. J. T. Wood, of Johnston county. Peace Institute opened this morning with 80 pnpils registered and present. The number of young people on the trains passing through the city is very striking. They are going to tbe various educational , institutions-' of the State. Since the appearance of the army worm in this sec tion all precautions are being taken to pre vent the ravages on cotton. The peniten- , tiary farm overseers are doing some speci ally successful work in this direction, This morning the Agricultural Department issued a fertilizer license to the Wando Phosphate Company ot Charleston. 8. C. This makes seventy-three fertilizer licenses issued for the present fiscal year, whloh, at $500 each, have yielded a revenue of $36,600. It Is probable that two more will be issued before the close of the year. Of this revenue, about $14,000 will be ex pended for tbe current expenses of the de partment, and the remainder goes, by law,, to the College of Agriculture and the Me chanic Arts. i . Statesville Landmark:1 Miss Mary, the eldest daughter otCol. W. A. Eliason, died ot consumption Tuesday af ternoon. Mrs: A. V. Lloyd, former ly Miss Cornelia Love, of this place, died Of consumption at lie reaiueuca i uci brother-in-law, Mr. O. M. Barkley, in Richmond, Va, last Thursday. Sheriff Miller, of Ashe, passed through Statesville last Friday, taking to the peni tentiary Lee Price, convicted of manslaugh-. ter in killing J. F. Shepherd in that county some months ago, and sentenced to twenty years, and Win. Dowell, convicted of for- gery and sentenced to two years. Messrs. H, B, Stewart & Co . of SbiJoa township, threshed this season 8,700 bush els of wheat, 1,400 bushels of oats and 100 bushels of rye and did it all in 15 days. L. M. Clark & Co. , of Bethany, have threshed 4,108 bushels of wheat, 987 of oats and 189 of rye. Turnersburg township : lost her oldest citizen in tbe death on Tues day of last week, Ang. 27th, of Mr. Robin - Holmes, uaa ne uvea uoiu me iota ot December next be wonld have been 95 years 0f ago. i The dullest month of this year Mr. J. L. Pope, manager ot the Ba rium Springs, five miles south of town, baa shipped over $100 worth ot water, Anthony Bayer, a well known local Re publican politician, a frequent delegate to Congressional conventions and once or twice a delegate to a Republican State Con vention, died at his residence at "Belmont near, town last Sunday night a week ago,
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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