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IL ... 7 The Weekly Star, . ; ; inMMilM - "nmjSHXD at . -IVILNINQTON , ir 1 $1.00 A YBAR, IN 1AT1NOE. 88888882888888888 .. 88888888888888888 mMi sS85gg8SS8SSSS5Sg' . 8888888S88S88888S a ..'. 88888S888S8888S88 S 82888888288888888 T ""SSSSgggggggggg I 888888S88S8888888 8SS8IS8SSS8SSB3SBS rj ""0,oe"'oSSggSSg8!SS8 S Wm, 8.8.888888888888888 g i "Mao'"0'e'aBa2SgSgs'Sg ;:i::is sits g 'SSgSSSgg Entered at the Post Offloe aCWUmlnjrton, N. O. aa Second Claaa Matter.1 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The subscription price of the Wbbkxy Star is as follows : bingie Uopy l year, postage paid, f 1.00 " 6 months " " . ..",.60 " 8 monthi " " .80 THB BLllH BILL. Old man Blair baa Iris bill still in soak, and will, of coarse, bring it up at the next 'session of Congress, aa n& n ia Deea2L Domg at every-ses sion since he has mounted that hob' by. As there is now a Republican majority, in both Houses of Con gress, and a Repoblioan President, it rnajy pass, but it is a measure that should not pass, and if its framer and supporters were strict construe i ionist of the Constitution of the United States, which gives no au thority for the expenditure of the public moneys in that way, or had any proper idea of thei functions of the.rt?ational Government it never would pass. It is not an honest Pleasure, even one conceived for an iboneet purpose. It was conceived ia trickery, and for the -sole purpose of making political capital in those sections of the country tvli or a there was much . illiter acy, and where the establish ment of an educational system was, or was supposed to hs attended with considerable trouble, and .involved : expenditures which the people found irardensome to meet. , Id was thought that a card like this would be a strong one to play in thy border State, and especially in the South, where a system of popu lar 'education bad to be built from the ground up, so to speak. The Republican politicians of the South caught at it and made it one of their principal planks, and one of the lead ing topics in their campaign speeches. They made the negroes believe (and v VDia was not a oara ining ior iam . . , m . 1 - r . 1 to do) that if this bill was passed. She .educational question would be solved, tbat there would be schools on evert hill top. that the last one of them would be educated like col laze professors, and that in a lit- 4l A T? J A V ., T T T . bio wijiio xx XJ r, xx. iu. d, am o, D. D.'s. ete.. etc.. would be as nu mtrous as fat 'possums in a good per simmon year. . From the rose-col- . ored pioture they painted they got some well-meaning but credulous white people to regarding it favora bly too, because on first sight it looked Tike a very enticing proposi tion ; but in course of time, as the white people ttook a square look at it, had more time to study it and un Herstand its full meaning and scope, . they dropped it as they would an an tiquated ' egg which bad been sud denly cracked, and now they are not bankerms for it at all. " If Mr. Blair pushes it through, which he may do, be will do so with few Southern votes and without Southern endorse- ment. V The South didn't ask for it. and don't want it for several reasons : ' 1st. She finds no authority in the constitution of the United States to authorize the expenditure of the public moneys in the way pro posed by this bill. 2nd. She does not look with favor upon Federal interference in matters which come exclusively within the 7 jurisdiction of the States. 3rd. She regards this as a dis honest and hypocritical measure, de signed by its authors to strengthen the political party in which: it origi nated and for that end only. 4th. She regards it "as a dangerous . precedent to set, which once estab- lished will be found an entioing thing for demaoroeues to plav with and use whenever they find it to their in terests so to do. " . 5tb. She does not wish to be placed in the position of a mendicant asking alms when she is abundantly able to take care of herself and is deter pined to do it. 6. She does Dot propose to turn her public schools over to the dicta torship or espionage of government agents who may directly or indirect ly dominate them. 7. She desires to educate her own children, in her own schools, in her own wav. without outside interier ence or guidance.) , : - : 8. She has made a good start in the education of her children, white and black, and does not oare to 9 change her system . and adopt a new one for the. temporary aid wbioh may be offered. 9. She does not wish to have it thrown up to her in after years that VOL. XX. she oould not or would not educate her children, and that the Federal Government had to do it for hr. 1 . 10. She does not believe in a grab game, and holds that she has no moral right to appropriate to her own use moneys from the treasury of the United States which are taken from the treasury without authority of law. ' 1 OL V?" . . V . - ii. one oeiieves wnat is right is right, what is wrong is wrong, that wrong is not made right under pre tenoe of doing gdod, and that the "end does not justify the means." These are "some of the reasons why the. South isJ opposed to the Blair bunoombe, political, clap trap, fraud uient so called educational . bill, to which she is honestly, candidly, con scientiously and consistently opposed, not because it is the Radical Blair's bill, . but - because it is radically, essentially and indefensibly wrong. HOUK. TO TUB FHONT. -Congressman .Leonidas Cincinnatus Houk, of Tennessee, is - early in the field with a bill to smooth the way ior tne election oi rtepublioan con gressmen in the Southern States or in other States where Republican Con gressional candidates find it trouble some, or impossible to be elected. Congressman Houk aspired to the sireship of this beneficent and pa triotic measure and rushed it along so as to get it in shape before some of the other Republican Statesmen locuoatea something and stole a march on him. He has therefore after much serious thought and men tal labor gotten up his bill which he is now ready to thrust up under the nose of the Speaker when Congress assembles, and as soon as it gets down to business. It is a unique bill, and for the purposes for which it is intended would seem to fill the bill. : .'" : '? It provides that the President shall appoiot three qualified voters in each congressional district to be known as the electoral board of the district, upon the petition of not less than one hundred qualified voters, certified by the Clerk of the United States District Court, in which it is alleged that the petitioners do not believe that a fair registration and election, or either of them, 'can be had in tbat district under State su pervisors. The board w ill appoint registrars for each district, to serve for six years. The board shall have absolute oontrol over the appoint ment of such registrars and may re move them at will for failure to dis charge the Unties faithfully. The election board may, Instead of pro viding the election district, provide two places for voting adjacent to each other with two ballot boxes and appoint two sets of judges and clerks to receive' and count the votes, The bill then goes on to give instruc tions to the board as to the supervi sion of casting and counting votes under the judges and clerks, prevent ing intimidation, fraud, etc Itpro vides for a canvass and re-canvass of the returns and of the ballots cast. Books and suitable blanks for the registrars and election officers are to be supplied by the Attorney General of the United states. It gives spe cifio instructions as to registrations, conduct of elections, and. making re turns to avoid conflict between State and ' federal authority. It further provides tbat Congress may, if it see fit, fix the time and place for holding such elections. The Boope and purpose of this bill is to give the Government absolute control of Congressional elections and this it will do as far as any stat ut v can, if it be enacted into a law. As all the offices called for by this bill are to be paid, it is estimated tbat the cost for each district will be about $11,500, and as there will be, when the four new States come in, 330 Congressional districts, running the total up to the snug little sum of $3,678,500,1 to be paid out every two years to help run in Republican Con gresemen and furnish more little offi ces for short perif ds for Republican strikers.::.,!":- '. That this nefarious bill is intended to affect the South is apparent to the dullest mind, for there is no Radical who has ever asserted that there is any necessity for it in the North, al though they might find it convenient and useful in some of the close dis tricts which elect Democratic Con- orressmen. It is intended for the e 8outh and to eleot Republican Con- arppsmen from the South. It 18 so e . worded that it applies without dis criminating - provision to the whole country, but where there is an abso lute and certain Republican majority of bourse there would be. no oooa- sion for it, and as the people of the North would not care to be bossed by Federal agents, they would not be apt to petition for their ap pointment. This being- bo, the machine ' might cost less than; the $3,679,500, , as - estimated above, but there is not a Congressional district fn the South where the 100 petition weuld not go up, and where the machine would not be put into active ooeration under the meanest . . - . r ; ji jLJLJLLd v v -ii mum ii vs. ii a m: ..- rffmMitM- and vilest . party; rapscallions that oould - be found. ' the "not-e-friend" oftbe-devil" sort of fellows i that Chairman Eaves was looking for in the last Presidential election in this State. ' - "' " This is the character of bill that the distinguished " Mr. Houk ' has evolved from his mighty brain, and this is the . method which he has dt vised for the election of Repub lican Congressmen in the South. But it won't, work. It would be too powerful a machine in the hands of a uemooratio : President if one should saoceed Harrison, and that possible contingency will probably kill it. - yjal in Indiana there is an epi demic of hog cholera but it bas'nt strack the fellows who seize upon two seats' in passenger oars. ": THE rURCELL. Preparations If or Openloc tit Naw ;;Vr-' Hotel. .; iU-'iVi m 1 V - w w m M a mm i rue furoeu noose ior me jasc ziew weeKs has been the ' scene of bustle and activity, as Mr." August Roder, the lessee,, Is getting everything in readiness for the opening about the first of December. . : A great many important changes in the arrangement of the' hotel have been made, and everything Is being fixed up in first class style. Messrs; W. E. Springer & Co., the owners of the building, have shown their be lief in encouraging home enterprise by purchasing everything available at home in fact, the entire furniture of the hotel was bought in this city and Gpldsboro. As you enter the hotel on the first floor you are struck with the appear ance of the reading rooms, which are arranged with the utmost oare for the convenience of guests, and are eozy and comfortable. Adjoining the reading rooms is the business office and restaurant, on the first floor, and which will be fitted up especially for the; convenience of the public, Next to the restaurant there will be an oyster counter, where there can be found the . luscious bivalve to tickle the palate and suit the taste of the most fastidious. The billiard parlor adjoins the oyster countermand is a large airy room, nicely furnished, and will be lighted ..with electricity Back of this are the washrooms. The principal entrance leads to tbe floor above, upon which are situated the parlors and bridal chambers Tbe halls, stairway and rooms of the entire building are carpeted with Brussels carpets and the parlors and bridal chambers are most tastefully and elegantly furnished and most attractively fitted un. in tbe rear, or tne parlors is a large and spacious dining room capable of seating one hundred guests and it is most pleasantly-located. Adjoining this is the children's and nurses1 dining room, which is also nicely and comfortably furnished The pantry is back of the dining room 8 with every convenience. Lead ing from the pantry is tbe kitchen and especial attention has been paid to this department by Mr. Roder, who will always give it his personal supervision, which is a sufficient guarantee that everything will be served in a most tempting and satis factory manner. The kitchen is supplied with a range of the most improved pattern. Next to the kitchen is the bake bouse, with all the modern conveniences; and above the kitchen is the laundry, which is most conveniently located. All the sleeping rooms are well ventilated and handsomely fitted up, and are supplied with electric call bells and every other modern improvement. On the outside of tbe building there will be a beautiful electric light iff the shape of an arc, and within, the reading rooms, restaurant, business office', dining rooms, balls and wash rooms will be lighted in the same way. Mr. Roder, the proprietor, has had much experience in the hotel business and has made extensive pre parations to accommodate the public and give all a hotel which will be first class in every particular. Naval stores. : - . The receipts of naval stores at this port for the crop year to Nov. 1st, as compared with receipts to same time last year are as follows: Spirits, tur- Dentine. 45.989 casks: last '-year, '"45;- 930. Rosin, 123,436 barrels; last year, 119,836. Tar, 24,813 barrels; last year, 28,694. Crude turpentine, 12,788 bar rels; last year, 14,205. Stocks at this port as compared .with same date last year are as ionows; Spirits turpentine, 3,602 casks; rosin, 35,962 barrels; tar, 3,351 barrels; crude turpentine, 786 barrels. Last year- Spirits turpentine, 8,129 casks; rosin, 84,764 barrels;.tar, 1,669 barrels; crude turpentine, 881 barrels. I' be Infanileia Case. Coroner Jacobs summoned a jury and held an inquest yesterday morn ing upon the remains of the infant .found buried in a lot near Third and Castle streets. The jury after an In vestigation of the case found that the ' m I A A J A V- - X 4.1. 1 n cniiu came to im ueiuu tiii tun utuiug of its mother, Phillis Holland her commitment to jail was ordered and will be made as soon as she is well enough to be removed. The woman's husband,' John Holt, was put in jail last Friday. Ifiabt Him on Hatteras Snoals. ; ' The light house and fog signal that the government proposes to erect on the outer Diamond Shoal, off Cape Hatteras, will be of incalculable ben- fit to commerce. At the approaching session of Congress a half million of dollars will, it is expected, be appro priated to commence the work and the estimate for its completion is $3, 000,000. It is considered one of the most important enterprises projected by the Light-house Board. WILMINGTON, N. C. FRIDAYJOVEMBER 8$ A ThflTlK ToB. ;,-V::-K.: A correspondent writing from Row land, N. 0., says that on the first dayt of last January there was only one' bouse in the place and now the town is incorporated for gone mile square. with over fifty buildings 1 within its limits, including . residences, store houses, -machine, blacksmith and wood 'shops, a steam saw and grist mill, a steam cotton gin, and by the middle of November a cotton seed oil "mill will be" in' operation.' It is the present terminus of the Wilson & Florence Railroad.' being T twenty- eight miles from: : the junction on the Wilmington, Columbia .: & Augusta road at Great Pee Dee, and is in the very midst of the Alfordsyille, Ash- pole and Cotton Valley sections of North Carolina ' and Carmichael and Hillsboro townships of South Caro lina, whose lands,, are jr celebrated for being the best cotton producing lands east of the.Mississippi Valley. lineal Freight Paaa.ncar A seat. Mr. Thomas E. James has been ap pointed Local Freight and Passenger. Agent of the Cape 'Fear & Yadkin Valley Road, at Wilmington, and the selection is an admirable one in every particular;" Mr.7ames'- bas been" in the railroad' business for the last twelve or thirteen years, and is thor oughly familiar with the freight and passenger department of railroads, fie first started as a freight conductor on - the Atlantic Coast Line, and on account ; of his attention to duties was promoted to passengers conductor, and having served in this capacity lor some time, he was made Trace and Claim Agent on the tame line, lie left here about four years since to take the position of Joint Agent of the Associated Railways at Charlotte, which position be has held until his recent appointment here. Mr. James is a native Wilming- tonian, and - it will be a : source of gratification to h s many friends to know of his return to his old home. The appointment is . an excellent one and he will be a most valuable man to the road, both on ac count of his personal popularity and his general fitness for the position. Infanticide Alleged John Holt, colored, was arrested and locked up late Thursday night on the charge of having made away with the infant child of bis wife, Jfhillis Molt Tbe couple live in a house with a number of other color ed persons, on an alley between Cas tle and Queen and Third and Fourth streets. The police found the woman too sicfe to be removed ana a guard was placed over . her. Yesterday, after diligent search, the officers found the body of the infant a male child wrapped in a niece oi cloth and burlea in a corner of the lot. There were no marks upon the body that would indicate foul play, but a post mortem examination, made by Dr. Potter, Superintendent of Health, showed that the child was born alive. Coro ner Jacobs was notified of the find ing of the body and will hold an in quest upon the remains this morn ing. Holt bas recently returned to Wil mington from the State penitentiary, where be served a term of three or four years imprisonment, having been convicted and sentenced for perjury in tbe Criminal Court of this county. He denies any knowledge of the affair or that his wife bad given birth to a child. The woman said yesterday, after the body was found, that - she had concealed the birth of the child from her husband, and that she had herself buried the body, thinking the child was dead. Tbe G. C. A. N. Railroad. From all accounts work on the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railroad is steadily progressing. Two of the piers for tbe bridge over Broad river are nearly finished, and the graders on the road near Chester, S. C, are working day and night. The Abbeville Prest and Banner says a contract bas been made for getting out 50,000 cross ties to be used on the western extension of the road, and delivery of these ties will be made in a, lew uaya. v mm s.a Poor Little Birds. Two pretty oovies of partridges were exposed for sale at Front Street Market yesterday. There were four old birds and about two dozen young ones in the lot. Some of them were very small and not fully fledged, and were evidently not long out of the nest It seems a pity to. trap such small fry, and if they have not al ready "gone to pot" some noble sportsman might buy the lot and give them another chance to live and grow until they are fit to trap or shoot. Cotton and Naval stores for Bacland The British : steamship RosevUle cleared for Liverpool yesterday with a cargo oi 4,ouv oaies oi oonon, shipped by Messrs. Alex. Sprunt PUU nllU TV llUCbUUD : UP JUUIVUIOVU, weighing 2,277,031 pounds, and valued at f 223,304. tfermm Barque jsurger meister Kerttein- cleared for Liverpool, with carcro of - 3.300 barrels rosin, weighing 1,094,285 pounds and valued at S3. 712.25, shipped by. Messrs. Wii liams & Murchison. y Fo'e'so Baports In Oeiobar. The books at the Custom House show the aggregate of exports of cot ton and naval stores to foreign ports the past month to be as follows : V Cotton 85,375 bales, weighing 17,- 525,281 pounds; value, $1,794,368. . Spirits Turpentine 128,567 gallons; valued at f 92,595. Rosin 24.820 barrels; valued at 25,94. v ; Tar-r4(l0 bbls.; value, $720. Rosin Oil 2 bbls.; value 10. : Pitch 250 bbls; value $313. . . Baleich JVetos . and Observer Treasurer Bain has carried into effect the arrangement recently made In regard to takibg un the State bonds " held bv tbe U. 8. 'Government; the matter of interest claimed by the government is to be settled by the Supreme Court, The State insists that a sovereign pays no interest that she does not agree to pay. Postmaster Cltaeral Waitmaktr ' tbe lelcgrapb service Arrrst fot aba Larceny of Postage- Staaapa: ' " ' . . Br Telegraph to the Morntzm Star.-. . Washington. Oct. 81.--The order"5 of Postmaster General Waoamakor. dated yesterday, wm promulgated to-day, fixing rates ior government telegrapoio service during the current fiscal . year. The basis for day service i tea cents f r tea words; and a half cent for- each additional word for distances under 400 miles, with a slid ing 8cle of increase for distances greater than 400 miles. . For night messages of not exceeding twenty words, fifteen cents for all distances, ana one-half cent for each additional wotd. Date, address ".and sig nature are excluded from the count, both day and night. V Signal service cipher mes sages are to be charged at two and a. half cents per worfl. Detailed rules ior comput ing distances are laid down. - . With reference to tbe above order pres ident Green, of tha Western Union Tele -graph, says: 4,The rate fixed by ths Fost master ueneraj is unaouutuaiy neiow cost. but I am not prepared to sav what the at titude or the company wui ne uouiarter the matter has had the consideration of the executive committee: next Wednesday; Tbe reduction i averages r about- 83 per cent, from the old rate, which was not a remunerative one. WASHiHeytOH. Oct. 8L Lawrence Percy Dawson, son of ex-Commissioner Dawson. of the1 Bureau of Education,' was : arrested last night on a warrant charging him with the larceny of ietya.gilaridwfirih. of .postage stamps from tbe Bureau, where bs tiad been employed, jmenas oi me young man assert he will - be able, upon examination, to establish his innocence. Washington, Nov. 1. A delegation of colored men, representing tno late ueneral Baptist Convention, with Kev. Wm.ttray as chairman, called on Attorney General Miller this afternoon in rtgud to outrages alleged to have been perpetrated recently upon colored men in ibernnib ror attempt ing to exerciae the elictivefranchise. It was represented that a member of the dele- cation who has been subros iaed as a wit ness in tne approacning trial at J acason viu of alleged election frauds in Florida, bas been threatened with assassination should he return to the Stale for the purpose of testifying. The Attorney General said that while he was not prepared to say precisely what action would be taken in the case in question, be would eay that they could rest assured that in any matter in which the Federal authorities had jurisdiction, the laws would be enforced so far as it lay in his power to en force them, and alt officers and witnesses nrotected, A proclamation admitting the new states into tbe Union wblcn has been under con sideration this week by the President, 3e cretary Blaine and Attorney General Mil ler. was submitted to tbe Cabinet at lis re gular meeting to-day. It ia understood that the document met with the approval of the members, and it is the understanding that it will be issued as soon as it is formally DreDsie J at the B.ate Department. Secretary Tracy to-day formally accepted the nrotected cruiser Charleston, built by the Union Iron Works Company, of San Francisco, upon the showing made in bee test some weeks ago The report of the trial board, while saying that tbe vessel had been built according to contract, contained some ambiiultf of expression which the Secretary desired to have made plain be fore acting finally. The report was. there' fore, returned, and the board reconvened to amend it. Tbeievised report was received at the Department yesterday and being conclusive and satisfactory, acceptance of the veesel was ordered. On tbe test of ths Charleston she failed to show tbe horde-power required by tbe con tract by 880, wbicb would impose a pen alty of $33,000. The boiler capacity of the vessel was not reached by the ma chinery and tbe constructors sbktd for an other trial, wisbine several slight changes in tbe gear tbat would bs nv.de, cut tne defendant concluded not to retinit a sec ond trihl to take place whether or not under tbis condition of things tbe govern ment can enforce payment oi tbe penalty is a question tbat wm cave to oe decided when " , , Willi ?P nf final - settlement is under con sideration. Toere is a penally against tie vessel of about 13.500 for delay in completion. Tbe contract price of tbe Charleston was $1,017,000. and the con tractors have heen paid $824,875. Washington. November 1 Tbe collec tor of customs at Norfolk, Va . has asked the Treasury Department for instructions in regard to the practice of Liverpool cot ton merchants of sending men under con tract from that city to Norfolk for the pur pose of buying and grading cotton for tbe Ecclith trade. Tbe immigrant inspector for the State of Virginia reported the matter to tbe collector aa a violation or tbe alien contract labor law, and the collector wants to know what he can do about it. Tbe Treasury officials are divided in opinion in the matter, and it will probably be referred to the solicitor for settlement. North and Sooth Dakota Enter tbe Union mt tbe Sams Moment. Br Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington. November 2 The fol lowing dispatch was scut from the Execu tive Mansion at 4 o clock this aiternoon oy Secretary Blaine, to Governors Mellette and Miller of North and South Dakota: 'The last act on the admission of the two Dakoias as Slates in the Union wss completed this afternoon at the Executive Mansion, at 1 three o'clock and forty minutes, by tbe President signing at that moment the proclamation required by law for the admission of tbe two states. 'The article on Prohibition submitted separately in each-Btate was adopted in both. The -article providing for minority representation in South Dakota was reject ed bv the neoolo. "This is the first instance in tne history oi the national government of twin States. North and South Dakota entered tbe Union at tbe same moment. (Signed), Jambs G. Blahs b " KANSAS. A. Bellclons Blot la tbe Towa of tell Troops ordered Oat. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. TarBKiu Ka8., Oct. 31. Adjutant Gen eral Robert a. Grove received a telegram to-day notifying him of a riot at Axleli, Marshall county. The telegram was rrom the mayor of the city, and asked tbat a de tachment or militia oe sent at once to queii the disturbance. Tbe adjutant general at once ordered out company "G,"of the third regiment, located at Mary svi tie, and left on the first train for the scene of : tbe trouble. As yet only meagre particulars have been received. Axtell is a town of about 700 people, and Is settled largely by Cathoilcs. On Wednesday 'a Methodist minister, named Johnson.' from the southwestern Dart of tbe State, arrived at Axtell to hold revival meetings. He bad quite a large congregation in the evening at the Metho dist cburcn, ano in tne auuience were a cumber of Catholics. Soon after beginning his remarks, tbe minister began an attack npon the Catholic church, and became so abusive that one of the Catholics present called him a liar. He continued bis re marks until the Catholics could stand it no longer: four of them rushed to the pulpit, and taking the. preacher by tbe collar threw him down. In a moment the pulpit was surrounded by an angry mob and a general row ensued. Although the Uatho Bcs were in the minority, they . were too much for the Methodists and succeeded In throwing the preacher and two others out of the house. The whole town was soon aroused. Four Catholics were arrested ana put in the city prison. : This so enraged the Catholic population tnat tney organized this morning to assist tbeir imprisoned as sociates. " The town of St. . Bridget, a few miles distant, is settled entirely by Catho-; lies, and it is reported tbat tne whole town is organizing to goto the rescue of the Ax. tell uatnoiics. i ne mayor says ne is pow erless to control tbe mob, and fears a con- flint between the two elements. Tha Adlutant ueneral wui not reach tne city until 9 o clock this evening. 1889. GttAZED BX JHUfiG&JB, - A Povertv-StrlcKca Womaai la ftcw Xork l a Fit r Dellrtaaa Attempts to Kill Her ftlotbsr aa Child. . Br Telegraph to tbe llontlnff Btar. - Nbw Yokk. OjL 3 1 While crazed by hunger" Mrs. Mary Born tried to kill her mother and 6 year-old sou ia their miserable apartments In the rear of -189 West Thirty -eighth street, at day break this morning. The intervention of neigh bors alone prevented the : tragedy.-1 , For three weeks past the woman - has "been. ill. (the was too poor to engage a physician, and too busy to spare time to go to the free dispensary, having -- three children and : their grandmother to provide for. She ; naturally grew ,-; weaker and weaker each day for the want of pro Sir food. - To add to her misery1 Mrs. orn's husband is at present at Bellevue Hospital, suffering from an Incurable dis ease, and it had been neceseiTy to part with many necessary household goods in order to stay the tide of adversity.' ..Toe plocEy little . woman?: continued ... f astingv: soon showed itself in her face and form, al though the children, through ier self-deprivation, -wetoi kept'- plump ; and bright. (Shortly before 0 o'clock this, morning airs. Born arose. . Her mother was awake at the time and saw her go to the room door and lock it and put the key ia her pocket; then she took up: her youngest child, laid it down on the h?d and began to nurse it; Suddenly she 'was seized with convulsions andlegas to choke the infant until it had almost ceased to breath - A struggle with .the aratfamother ensued. Ifl.wMtfeM. TfefTTQaiiy Obtained possession oi the . b a. No sooner had she done bo than the crazed woman epracg at her throat and g -tpid it in a grip oi iron, lbs old wnma strug gled in vain to he frte, and ths children shriekel with fiight, tuaia, yuu're hurt ing grandma; don't held ber tbat way." When the mother released her gili the old lady was almost past human si 1 A g eat black streak On her throat is still vi&ible The insate parent' ! neat seized one of the boys, Johnny, by the throat, and would surely have murdered him, but for the screams of his brother, which aroused the neighbors, and after a desperate struggle she was taken in an am bulance to iJollevne. The surgeon there says tbat Mrs. B rn was dri?en a marii-tc through sheer lack of food. The agent' of tbe Society fort the Prevention of Cru elty to Children has taken care or tbe lit tle ones. Mrs. Born is twenty-seven years old; her husband, who is French, is sev enty-two years of age. OBITUARY. Ion Jaiavs E. Calbonn or Sontb Carolina.: Br Telegraph to the Horning Star. Charleston, October 81 Hon. James Edward Calhoun, of Abbeville, cou in and brother-in-law of John U. Calhoun, died to day, aged 93 y eats. Mr. Calhoun entered the U. 8. navy in 1818, and resigned in 1833, being the wealthiest officer in the service. At bis death: he was the largest land-owner in tbe State, with a homestead of 25,000 acres of rich savannah lands, and 165,000 acres of mountain land in Pickens and Oconee counties. For the last fifty year he has led the life of a hermit, de voting bimseif exclusively to tbe increase of his estate. VIBOIMA, irjaboae and tbe" Itlebmond Regis trars Democrats ! Danvllie Bxelted Over tbs arrest of Hatstrar. Br Telegraph to the Morning Star. Richmond. November 2 application was made by Judge WaddelL or the Mahone party, to tbe Judge of tbe Circuit Court to-day. to compel the registrars of Henrico county to enter tbe names of all rejected applicants for registration and to replace the names or those stricken on Tbe defence demurred to the application-on the ground tbat it was signed collectively by one hundred and ninety odd petitioners in stead of each petitioner signing for himself.7 with a statement of bis case - After an elaborate argument .Judge Wellford sus tained the demurrer, and dismissed the se. . . a ma-' 3 i'l iiSji jjun DABVIELB. VA.-. IW-.-.W-8JlsU10l Attorney Craig arrived here to-day. T. A. Fox, registrar at the Presidential elec tion, was arrested, charged with improperly taking from tbe registration books the names of Republican voter?. The case was beard before U. S. Commissioner Tinsley, and at tbe beginning of the trial several exciting scenes occurred, though no violence was done and Fox was finally sent on to the grand iury for indictment. Democrats here are highly indignant, and the whole city bas been in a state of fever ish excitement all day over what the Dem ocrats construe as unwarranted interference of TJ. 8 officials with citizens just on the eve of the State election. FORKIVX. Tbe Glasgow . Horror Thirty Lives Lost Salvationists Ssjnelebvd Int 8wtatrland-Austria and Gtrmanr Tnraey ' and r tbe Powers Evident Displeasure of tbs l cart By Cable to the Morning 8Ur. Glasgow, November 2. Twenty-nine bodies have been recovered from the ruins of a portion of Templeton's carpet factory. which waa crusted by a falling wall ses tet day. ft js now definitely ascertained that the total number of killed is thirty. . Bbbnb, November t. Tbe government -has prohibited the holding of meetings by the Salvation Army, and has closed the halls occupied by the Salvationists. ' Colognb, Nov. 2 A semi-official dis patch from Berlin to the Cologne Octette says thatthe visit of Count Kalnoky to Bis marck, and Jfimperor William s visit to tur key, are intended to strengthen' the ' peace of Europe. The Sultan, the dispatch says. will have an opportunity to convince him self that in receiving Emperor William he will receive 1 a friend 1 who cherishes unselfish wishes for the welfare of Turkey, and who is determined to maintain all treaties looking to Europesn peace. - , Attempts to induce Turkey to loin the triple alliance or to enter into a political alliance are probable, but tbe Emperor's visit will encourage tbe Sultan to peaceful ly develop the economic forces of Turkey and to further avail bimseif of Germany's commercial forces Co attain that object. St. Pbteesbtjbg. Nov. 2 It is believed in political-circles here tbat the interview between uount J&ainoky. Austro-Hunga rian Prime Minister, and Prince Bismarck, at Frederickaruhe. will result in a modifi cation of the anti Russian tendency of Austrian policy, but that the effect of the conference will not be sufficiently speedy and positive to induce Russia to abandon her present waiting policy. . Copyrighted, 1389, by the Associated Press. Berlin. Nov. 2. Emperor William telegraphed to Prince Bismarfk to-day as follows: "Zedi Kiosk, 11 a' m. Have just arrived here. Fine weather. The View beautiful beyond description. " Other official dispatches give a detailed account of the meeting between the Turk ish nV-et and the German Bhip?s Kaiser and' Hobeusouern. at tne entrance oi tne Dar danelles. It waa a striking spectacle. The: passage through the straits wss made under j a continuous roll of salutes from the forts. , On entering the Sea of , Marmora Bald. Pacha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edhem Pacha, formerly Grand Ylzier, and Yon Radowitz, German Ambassador, left the Sultan's yacht and, were received by the Kaiser. Lunch was served on board the. German warship. The Empress was mvisi ble.as she was again suffering from sea-sickness, although the passage had been calm. .Upon his, arrival Emperor William was cordially greeted by the Sultan..; After partaking of refreshments the two mon, archs drove to the Ycidl Palace in a car riage. The Sultan and Empress sat on one side and Emperor William ; and Prince Henry on the other. The Sultan ex changed a few phrases" in -French with each of the guests and then relapsed into absolute silence. . . : Von" Radowitz, acting under instructions from Bismarck, will attend with .Said Pacha the business Interviews between tbe monarchs. ' v NO. 52 CO I TON O JU TB UH T. iaaaal m celiac irtrobosed Keorejanl . astien Certificate Holder DlaeatlsV . fled at tbe Sbowlnc made. , Br Telegraph to ths Morning Star. I New York, November 1. The annual meeting .of the American Oil Trust was held to-day. The meeting wis called to order by President J. 11. .Flagler, and about fifty of the certificate holder were present. In addition proxies representing $340,000 nt certificates were handed ia. The president's report was read and show ed that the net profits of the trust for the year had been $1,655,783. t Attacks made upon the 'trust and its products were spoken of ia detail in Mr. Flagler's report, and the legislation againat trusts in many States mentioned as the reason for chang ing tho trust to a corporation under the laws of tbe State of New Jersey. At tbe close of the report, when a mo tion was made for its- adoption, oue of the certificate holders asked It it would be rfflated--faheihe3eaVx tojwhich Mr, Flagler replied that while there -S fli objection to the report, being seen by all the certificate holders there was great ob- ection to its being made public generally t would put facia and figures into the possession of . business rivals which could, not be permitted. The certificate holder replied that what he wanted was the op4 portunity to study the report. He , was told he couid have this and he sat down. -- Now came the first sign of trouble. E H. Bonner, one of the certificate holders, rose with a printed paper ia his hand, and Ior ie nscal year were fl.ooo.OUOT ifiag ler said yea. Then Bonner wanted to know wbv the trustees had said in the last circu lar that the profit of the year would be $2, 600,000 1 Where had the missing one mil lion dollars gone to t Flagler attempted to explain, but before he had concluded another shareholder wanted to know if this statement io the circular that the cash and cash assets of the company were $7,000,000, was not also $1, 000,000 too much T Gen, Thomas, trustee, now took up the business of explaining. He said that tbe circular had been issued on reports from the various properties of the Trust, which were believed to be correct. Since then, however, regular reports had came in, and a loss of $1,000,000 by shrink age of values had been shown. Hewaa one of the trustees, but had done as the other trustees and directors in railroad companies had usually done; he bad at tended meetings and listened to reports.' What had gone in one ear had gone ont of the other, and he had taken his fee, eaten bis lunch and gone away. He realizes now that be bad been remiss in his duties and was present to-day to take the census of certificate holders. If they wanted his head, as trustee, they could have it. Gen. Thomas undertook to define what the trust waa, and related that he had spent three weeks trying to gel out of tha tangle in which he had been in regard to its nature. When he had investigated the affairs of this Cotton Oil Trust, he had found that the- men who had been, officially conducting its - bus iness - had been buying a good deal of oil from rival companUs when the price was up and had been obliged to sell out at a loss. They bad done -the best they could, but had made a mistake. .That accounts for part of the lots of $1,000,000. One other thing which contributed to the loss was the poor quality of laBt j ear's cot ton seed crop. : They had kept tbis fact se cret for a number of lessons, but it was a fact, and might as well come out. That for some lesson oil had been of so poor a qual ity tbat money did not come in for r, is bad been expected ia the estimates. He then spoke of the plan of merging the tiust into a company, and said that by the pUa proposed there would be a reduction in the capital to $21,000,000. and thus "pump out some of tbe water." Certificate holder I bought my stock with water in it. Gen. Thomas So did I. I acknowlege that I bought at a price, and I nut willing to take my medicine with tbe rest. Wm. Wilson Cromwell then moved that certificate holders desire that the American Cotton Oil Trust be merieJ into the American Cotton Oil Company, end that a lprXityWSlTTOCOEkltl pla and arrangements ior tne purpsse. ! reaprs at an adjourned meeting of ;he certificate holders. '... Certificate holder Is the plan all read ? Are we to have any voice in tbe election of directors of the new company, or is the whole thing cut and dried T Gen. Thomas You will have the right to decide the whole thing when it comes before you, Tbe resolution of Cromwell's was adopt ed unanimously and the committee was ap pointed as follows: Frank P. AlcoU, chairs man; William L. Bull, Nicholas Sheldon, James H. Benedict, Edwin D Adams, and Samuel ThomaB. Tbe meeting then adjourned; certificate holders seeming greatly satisfied with the out-come. WEST riHGINlAt Another Battle Between tbs Hatafield and McCoys Poor meat Killed and Ten Wounded. by Telegraph to the Morning Star. Chicago, Nov. 3 A special dispatch from Milton, W. Va., says: Reports of another battle between the Hatfields and McCoys have reached hero. - Friday night a party of about thirty of the McCoys came across the Blumfleld camp in the woods about six miles from Green Shoals. Both bands, were bound for tbe headquar ters of their respective factions and were heavily armed. When tbe McCoys dis covered their enemies they sent out scouts and discovered that there were about a score in camp. They crawled up through tbe dense underbrush and poured in a voK ley on their sleeping foes. In an instant it was returned, and tbe Hatfields, although taken by surprise, were much better armed than tbe McCoys, having repeating tines, that they soon put them to flight. One volley fired by the McCoys did ter rible execution. Half a dozen men were wounded and two killed. John Blum field, one of the leaders of his faction, was instantly killed. By his side lay Edwin Brown, son of the ; woman who wss shot in her farm bouse at Fudgy's Creek. Two bul lets had gone through bis body, one pier cing tbe heart. Six other men were wound ed; one of tbem. whose name is unknown, being fatally hurt. After dawn the Hat field found two more dead men and four desperately wounded were captured. Some of the wounded McCoys must have been carried off by tbeir friends, for the trail of their retreat through the woods was mark ed by blood stains. The prisoners captured are Charles Lambkin, John Cain and Pete McCoy. The names of the dead are unknown. Cain, whose first name was not learned, was so badly wounded that his captors left him to die where he lay. but the other three were compelled to march to the Hatfield 'head quarters, which they reached about noon yesterday. , - As soon as the story of the attack and capture was told, a sort of court . martial was held. Tbe prisoners were not allowed to speak in their own defence, and after a short deliberation a vote en - their life or death was taken by the entire Hatfield par ty. : The result was unanimous, and the three men will be tied to trees and shot to-, day.' Nothing can save them unless the McCoys can defeat the entire Hatfield par ty and effect a rescue. This is not likely.' as they are outnumbered two to one, and the Hatfields are betterarmed."T The courier who brought this news was shot at twice from ambush while riding through Lincoln county. ' KENTUCKY. rfee Harlan Connty Fend six of lb- Howard Faction Killed. By Teiegraph to the Morning Star. : ' Pinkvillk, Kt., Nov. 2. Reports ferom Harlan county received, yesterday verify the story telegraphed Thursday tbat Judge 'Lewis and posse shot to death six oMhe Howard faction.' Willis Howard and Will Jennings, his lieutenant, escaped unscathed Into Virginia- ' ' .- New-. Bef& Journal: Mrs. Sarah Martin, widow of th late Dr. Mar- ; tinof Beaufort, died in Baltimore, Oo - toner sum. ,y.:; i v "a . , , ;-;,:. V Vi adesboro . Messenger-Irtfelli-Sneer. Many of the farmers of the north ern part of the county saytheywill not v make enough good cotton . seed for next ,' spring's planting, i ! Last; Thursday night, at a corn shucking at Mr. L. J. K! ker'e, in Burnsville township, Willie Cox, aged thirteen:: son of James Cor. danger- ouely cut Leandrus Harrington, aged tour- "X o f 'f w, teen, son of. Elijah. Harrington., Wo - ... , .. . , learn that a difficulty last, Sunday between Jim Aldridge and Jim "Aldridge, brothers, i aged eighteen and sixteen years, living at vi; Wharf town, Ansonvllle township, resulted in Jim cutting Bud severely on tbe snoul- ; , der andin the breast and back. Dr. Car -; " penter attended to the wounded boyt who is severely but not dangerously hurt. . , ". Salisbury WatcAmani-: town commissioners at their last mccUDg : reduced the police force of ths town three policemen RobttWarner 'aga 13, died, Monday night of lockjaw, . Ir. Warner, who was a freight conductor on the W. N. C. R. R., had a tnger masBed some two or three weeks ago while coup ling cara,' and last Sunday morning it wss ,jv 4 "thought necessary., to amputate It, which ; was done, resulting in lockjaw , - Wm. 4fp ; Carter of Iredell county, an appointment of Hon. John S., Henderson, to West Point Military Academy, died there .last Thursday. -! There' is some - mystery con nected with his death. . He was found un conscious under a hickory cut tree, and the prestimpttOhlslliat-ta-had climbed into me tree ana iauen. , ;i , ,n , - - f .Tarboro, JSannert Trains will , be crossing the N. & C. railroad bridge in six weeks, as we are informed by the bridge builders. .The masonry will be completed within the next fortnight and the bridge will be thrown across at occe, Sheriff Knight, and Richard Hyatt left Monday with five prisoners for the penitentiary. -The prisoners were Jasj Barron for one 4-KMDSa. ihrjesJtATom -Cur" v, tea. two years, John. Winstead, five years and Ed. Battle seven years. On last Saturday the south bound train on tbe Scotland Neck and Greenville road ran over and killed Tom Blount, colored, near Goose Nest. He was crossing the trestle over Conoho creek. He was discovered on the trestle too late , to Btop the train on a down grade. He was knocked off the tres tle and striking a stump fell into tbe water. When gotten out ho was dead. His back was broken, and also one of his legs in three places. His face was mangled. . . Raleigh Call: Thirty negroes from Wake Forest pasted through the city last night "exodusting" for Mississippi. It is possible that another Building -and Loan Association may be established here. One with headquarters at Dayton. Ohio,' is Bending in its circulars and pam phlets. On account of tbe unusual amount of building going on in the city, there is a scarcity of brick masons, and some jobs are being delayed because they cannot be procured, A tremendous lot of fruit trees arrived here to-day for ' distribution. Farmers are taking more and greater interest in horticulture along with grass and clover raising. Everything 1b brightening. Mr. Thomas D. Jones, a prominent and well known tobacco buyer at Durham, died here yeBterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. . He was thirty afive years old, and was probably the largest leaf dealer in the State. Miss Jennie Griffin, of Franklin county, has presented to the Col lege of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, a life-size crayon portrait of Capt. 8. B. Alexander. The drawing was executed by Miss Griffin herself, and is a faithful and artistic piece of work. . . Raleigh News and Observer: News was received here yesterday that the little three-old-sol of Mr. J. Holland was bnrned to death at Apex on Saturday. He was left in a room with another child and his clothea caught fire, and before as sistance arrived be was fatally burned. The Governor has appointed the fol lowing delegates to the National Silver Convention to be beld at St. Louis, No vember 6th: W. 8. Primrose and T. K. Bruner, of Wake; E. C. Hackney, of Dur ham: H. A. London, of Chatham: R. P. Watts, of Mecklenburg; John A. Barrln ger, of Guilford; W. H. Oliver, of Craven; George Rountree, of Lenoir; W. N. Day, of Halifax; Dr. J, H. McAden, of Meek -lenburg; J. J, Bonner, of Rowan; Col. J. W. Alspaugb, of Forsyth: O. C. Farrar, of Edgecombe; H. F. Schench, of Cleve land; D. C. Waddell, of Buncombe; J. A. Maddry, of Henderson. Call of ap peals from the J'irtn district was resumed on yesterday morning, and the following disposed of : Cole vs. Laws (2 cases), from -Oranre-iaraued b-Jobn Manumafor-. plaintiff end John, W' Gr&bam &,Graham ". and 'Winston for defendant. - Town1- of Durham vs. R. & D. Railroad Company, " from Durham; argued by W. W. Fuller and John Manning for plaintiff, and D. Schenck, Busbee & Busbee, John W. Gra ham and W. A. Guthrie for defendant. . . Statesville Landmark' The Federal Court adjourned Saturday evening last. It wss the biggest court that has been held here in three or four years, both in point of attendance and the size of tbe docket. Robert Moore, a white man, while walking the railroad track home last Saturday afternoon, was caught by a train and killed on a trestle between Newton and Catawba station. There are few quail on the market and these few are held at a high price. Sportsmen report them gener ally small and the recent dry weather very unfavorable for bunting. - That was a , bad lick that Mr. Josephus Cornelius, of south Iredell,- struck last Friday night on his way home from Statesville in a buggy. -AttheTatum crossing of the Charlotte & Statesville Railroad, nine miles south of town, he turned his horse's head down the railroad track and bumped along over the ties until he struck the trestle over Kerr's branch. The horse fell on tbe track, his legs between the ties, Mr. . Cornelius abandoned his rig and the horse strug gled to extricate himself until he died. There can no longer be any ioubt about the serious damage done tbe cotton crop of this section by the recent killing frost. Some conservative men estimate that the crop has been cut off one-half. All of the late cotton was about destroyed and pretty nearly all tbat picked out since the frost is' tinged. A demand having been made npon coroner Clegg, by the family of tbe deceased, for an inquest in the case of Weldon Steele, colored, who died suddenly on the afternoon of the 23d, in front of the hardware store of -Messrs. A. J. Evans & Co., an inquest was held. The physician found upon examination a quantity of beef lodged in the throat of tbe deceased, and the jury rendered a verdict that the deceased had choked to death. - . . Raleigh Call : Mr. Douglai , the attorney for the Reporting Agency of R. G. Dun & Co., has purchased one thou sand acres of land near Southern Pines, and will build an elegant winter home there. ' Governor Fowle has been se lected, by tbe Presbyterian Synod of this State, as a member .of tbe Board Of Re gents for the new Presbyterian orphanage to be established. The first meeting of tbe Board will be held November 6th. Mr. Young Parker, a capitalist of New . Hampshire, arrived in the city to-day, and will have headquarters here while he will examine timber lands with a vie w to mak ing extensive purchases. Dan White, who was arrested last Saturday on a charge of passing counterfeit money, was before U. 8. Commissioner Purnell yesterday eve ning. The evidence against him was suffi ciently positive to cause the commissioner to require a bond of $1,000 for bis appear- ance at the next term of the court. Failing to give bond White was remanded to jail; Deputy Marshal A. H. Temple went out on a rampage in lower Granville coun ty yesterday. He was a still hunt but wss not specially successful. He arrested Frank Beck, who is charged with retailing with out license, and brought him here, where he will have a hearing before the TJ. S. Commissioner this evening. - A pecu liar correspondence between tbe. Governor and a man named James Glover, in Edge- . combe county jail, has just closed . ' Glover was sentenced to two years' imprisonment a few weeks ago for an assault with a deadly weapon.- He is a man of a restless and ner vous temperament, and the confinement al most crazed him. He wrote to the Gover nor, stating tLe case and asking relief in some way. The Executive wrote that be would change the sentence to hard labor, if he so desired. ' Glove wrote and prayed for this change, and at his request the Governor issued a commutation providing that the commissioners may work Glover on the public roads, provided it is done on his per sonal application, -1 - I
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