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-r-UBLISHBD AT- WILMINGTON, : N. C, $1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. i 8SS83SS888SSSS8S8 8888S8S8888888888 888888 '88 88 8 1 1 1 iil" SSSSSl88888888888i" 8SSS888823S8S8383 I ninuoft g 8388sS8888888883 S3? 8S38S832288888388 'WAV S 0 09 IO t- 00 O i- 0 CO m o a S888888888S8SS88S i-t 4 04 Q (J i KuIitcvI -at the Post Office pt Wilmington, N. C. Second Class Matter. j 1, 1 SUBSCRIPTION PRldE : r.,., l'hc subscription price of the Weekly Star is as jnllows: Single Copy Tyear, postapc i' " 6 mimths " pail...... $t 00 w 30 3 months THEY CONSPIRE ; s Westward onoe tha IN VAIN. ain. -: of em- "stir spire" took its way: now it is South 'i ward, and all the conspirjng pohti cians between the two oceans cavy t prevent it. They may possibly de lay it for some time if they-can sue cecd in their infamous schemes, but it will set here in time, an'd that Ao , very distant time, as "sureiv the sijn jsliines in the- heavens. Thiscountry 'is governed by numbers. The.numbers i ) -where interest calls and ;tlie concli tions for comfortable and i profitable living are the most favorable. Herie, in a nutshell, is the reason why the Soath is eventually to be the seat of . ; iiipirc in this Republic. She is to- , Willi ail IICI rtLlKHUUH.i, mi." ill her advantages, witn ner cneap : iands, rich soil, magnificent forestk .unlimited waterpowers, unbounded raincral resources,! etc., the most . - ' : : 1 'sparsely inhabited, nortio,:i of the I'nion. lhere is not a btate soutn if the Potomac and Ohji) iyers.'that Mti!(l not comfortably sustain teh times its present population and still Slowly but steadily and purely the 'low oXjmniigratioii and of capital is i'moviiig. southward. The, immigra tion has been mainly into the border 1 1 i- 1. IS tales, Virginia, Tennessee, Ken ? Jtiicky. It will continue to njove furp liv r southward. ' Capital has " not - -.n fined itself to any particular State - -r Stales but has gone where there i is most to invite it. The Northern iiiiile who have! sofignt and ; I'l.imd homes' in the South are - !)iu- the advance : body '-of ' : (.iinre who arc to come in the near ! f'.!unv. 110 by the handredsj but by :' i'i-- th'itisrtds, until the two sections ,ar- we1dedtogetber, united not only :- 'i)iy lies of interest,- but . by ties, of " " ! kiirsltip aiid ot blood. The new st- ; ileis will become Southerijiers and tneir ciiiiuren win rue poutnerners, ; inspired by love and pridej of seep timi, and imbued with all the essenj : ;ti:ils, of good and lcyal. citizenship, riicy will not Onl' be" among thie first ia laboring to promote her prosperity, but arr'ong the most zealous in champion ng andistriving l'or Her supremacy. They irill be a ... 1 .... r ..i , " : u :f liu-iL lclLl, LUUj ill kuc auiuuuu yi . ".! the race problem, which seems to b a cause of so much solicitude t soine of the eminent statesmen on . j the other side of the line. j If an honest census has ieen taj ' ; kt n tlie next apportionment For Rep -1 i re.sentatives will shd w a consiciera- .' i' hie-gain in the South as it will also Vj in the West, the two :'; rav sections, whose in terests are most i identified, and whose destiniesj are ,. iiiiisi (Moseiy nnKCO Every day they are beinij drawn clo! ker together by ' I a common interest auu w 1 til 111 4ir pother decade they will be found act - wvr together in shaping policies o: State in tlfeir comm'oTi interest Uni j ted they will be irresistible, j dominate the Republic. andiWil j The glory ef. the New England ; j and the Middle States has departed and the sceptre has -passed from them. They car) no longer f say as they onee said what j shall or shall not be the? ' controlling pblicy of C-. . mi - . . "i oiaic. inis was demonstrated in chelate discussion: and passage - of the silver bill which was decided not. so much on partyj or strict economic! is on geographical fines, when the ! aggressive West 'suppprtcd"! by the O O 1 . . J ' - i - " south triumphed over the combined and once omnipotent money power of the East. - ' The late census shows 'according to reports from' Washington that the population in the rural sections of New England and the Middle States has.diminished or where it has not diminished has barely held its own m the past decade. Where there has been a gain of population it has been altogether in the cities or in the manufacturing or mining dis- : "lets. .'.''" . republished a statement the other day based upon figures produced by he Philadelphia Times, showing this to he the case in a portion of Penn- syivania, one of the best agricultural awtcs in the Middle States, "as an absolute decrease of There popular lln in some of the ot.hcrs barely held counties, while their own. the itnii . ' j euuniies snowing an increase be'ng those containing townk of im- Portance, the increase being Sn those ;"wns. This district, the Times con ' cluH embracing some of the best ! "cultural counties in thf State, vol. XXI. was a fair index of the remainder of the State, ... , ,' The New England States, instead of growing, it is thought, will lose jive or six Representatives in Con-! gross, while the South and the West' g?!n-f"; -;r.;ii'j)';;;;::v":-iv..! This is the situation as it presents itself to-day, the 1 South and the West growing in political power and importance, the Middle1 and the East dwindling in importance and rapidly becoming a mere cipher in govern mental affairs., l ! j ' ' Each decade will increase the dis parity until Southern supremacy be comes an established and ' conceded fact as it is now a., foregone conclu sion. The political conspirators who are trying to prevent it may re tard it for a while but jtbey can no more prevent it than they can har ness the surf and curb ithe ebb and flow of the tides.- -, !j 1 j ; . In the" certainties of: futureH tn? umph we may with jthel more forti tude stand the trials and the annoy ances'of the present, which are in j spired by the malice or selfishness xf the unpatriotic partisan. and unscrupulous 1 he Weekly Star,! each issue containing nearly thirty columns of; reading matter, is mailed, postage, paid, for less than two cents a copy. And "still some people seem to think it entirely honest toil read it without paying for it. - j j i jy STATE TOPICS. The decision of Judges Bond and Seymour against the constitution ality of the fertilizerljicense tax im posed by this State is a serious mat ter, as it involves from . $38,000 to $40,000 a year revenue, upon which the State Department of! Agriculture and the Agricultural and Mechani- cal College depend for support. As the dispatch announcing the de- cision does not state ithe clause of the inter-State Commerce act of which it is said to be; a violation, we do not know exactly upon , what the decision rests, but it is rather singu lar; if the State :whiph imposes a license tax on its' own cit izens, has not the right to impose a similar tax on citizens of ;other States doiner business in this State. -One of the objects of the Inter ' State Com merce act is to prevent a State from unjustly discriminating against citif zens of ther States. !but if it be! so construed tl.at the State cann impose a license tax upon citizens of other States while it can upon its own citizens, then .the discrimination is against the citizens of. the State in favor of .the outsider. ! With few e ceptions the fertilizer manufacturers from other States have been willing to pay this tax and it was not until the past year or ; two that any objec tion was made to it by any of them. At any time during the past few months have you received a bill for subscription to the Weekly Star? If so, and you have not already paid the amount, do so at once. It is wrong to read a paper without pay ing for it.' : . .';,.' ;! .1 I I - !. Mrs. Cora Belle Fellows Shaska, who achieved her first fame by marry- ing a dirty, greasy, worthless inaian buck, has won some more distinction by routing a party; of "braves" who tried to pounce down; on her supply of government doubt her pluck, soap, but We don't there is a suspicious look in the statement that the braves had a hankering for soap. There must have been some strange revolutions out in I that' country when the noble red man manifests an interest in soap. J j ; i It is admitted ; thai i the! Weekly Star is a cheap paper at one dollar per year, but the impression that prevails with some! of its subscribers that it can be published, and mailed free of postage, for nothing s errone ous. Annual Meetine of Farmers' Alliance at j Asheville. Several delegates from the Farmers' Alliance meeting at Asheville returned last nitrht and express themselves as I , i (i 1 . ; well pleased with their isit, AH of the old officers; were re-elected, with one or two exceptions: Many changes were made in the, organic law of the order, so that the State constitu tion would conform with the national. Mr. H. E. King, of Onslow, an offictr of the State Alliance, made a strong ap peal for Wilmington as the next annual meeting place, and ths nomination was seconded by CapL S. W. Noble in a short but pointed speech, jand had the question : been agitated a jlittie earner Wilmington : would have undoubtedly been chosen. As it vras the vote stood: Morehead 43, Wilmington 1 37, Greens boro 21. i .- ".'"' t i The lecturer and steward of each su bordinate Alliance in the State have been appointed deputy organizers to complete the organization in the State. j Every courtesy was extended to the Alliance men by the citizens of Ashe ville. and returning delegates peak in glowing terms of the kind treatment they received. I 1 Is it fair to subscribe io a paper, read it regularly for one or more years, and then pay no attention to a bill when received? I If you owe for subscription to the Weekly Star why don't iyou pay it? ill MM ) A Teport . from Buenos Ayres the a'dmjnistra- says that during tion of Celman, the deposedPre Argentine Repub- sident of the lie, $500,000,000 passed through his hands from; which; the . Republic derived no benefit. With this record he could come over here anoTachicve still more eminence by becoming a Republican statesman for which he seems to have a decided talent A NEW COMPANY ORGANIZED. The Carolina Inter-State Building and Loan AssociationCapital Stock Five Millions Officers Elected, Etc. The organization of the Carolina In- j I ter-Statc Building kind Loan Association of this city has just been completed. under the ausnices and -direction of some of the most reputable and promi nent gentlemen of the community. The association proposes to ; place agents ; in every one ol the Southern States as soon as possible, and to establish local branches throughout the country. It is to do an inter-state 'business and the success of this one under the conservative and able management of the gentlemen who com pose its directors and officials may be said to be assured. 1" ' ' At a meeting held by the stockholders here the-' following directors were cho sen, viz: John W. Atkinson, H. M. Bow- den. W. H. Green. J. R. Kenly, Berry Gleavcs, Isaac Bates. Iredell Meares, E. S. Ten nent, Chas. E. Borden. , After this the directors met and elect ed the officers, which are: J. W. Atkin-; son, - President: Hi MJ Bowden, Vice President; E. S. iTenbent, Secretary.! Charles E. Borden, Treasurer; ' Iredell Meares. General Attorney: John S. Wat- ters. Superintendent of Agencies. Mr. John S. Watters will in a few days call upon citizens to solicit subscriptionc and explain the workings; of the Asso ciation. The capital stock, to be accu mulated, will be five million dollars, and this no doubt will direct the eyes of many to Wilmington; for the whole management will be in our city, and it will tend to give to this place great com mercial importance, j How long have you been reading the. Weekly Star without paying for it ? This . question is not in tended for those who haye paid in advance. 1 A FATAL PISTOL SHOT. Clara New Dies From the Wound Inflict ed by Julius Bloodworth The Coroner's Inquest, tc. ' ! Clara New, .the young colored woman who was shot by Julius Bloodworth last Wednesday, died yesterday morning at half-past ten o'clock at the house where the shooting occurred, in McRae's alley. Dr. F. W. Potter, superintendent of of health, who attended the woman, made a post mortem examination of the body, but the Coroner was not informed of the woman's death until about five o'clock in the afternoon, and then only by a friend of the woman who applied for an order for a ; coffin and a1 permit for the burial of the.!body. Coroner Jacobs at once took steps toj hold an inquest, and summoned and em panelled the following as jurymen: Fj S. Merri ck. R. F.I Rowan, T. C. Miller! Elijah McKellar. Monroe Byrd and Jno S. Barnes. . . 1 I . .' Dr. Bottcr testified to having made a itosi mortem examination on the body of the deceased. There were three holes, he said, made by thei ball in the small in4 test i neon its passage into the backbone but after examining closely for two hours he had to abandon the search without finding the ball. ; Minerva Wright testified that she was in the kitchen withl the deceased and Julius Bloodworth; sthey were playingj and the next thing knew a pistol sholj was lired. 1 saw tne aeccasea iau the floor and tried jto get her up, a then ran out and called Joe Boney andi Mag Wheeler, and then went off after al doctor, and then to the City Hall. After I heard the shot I saw the; man go out the kitchen door, and haven't seen hiirJ since. His name is Julius Bloodworth Mag Wheeler said JMinerva called her and asked her if she had seen her brother Julius; she had not seen: him. Minerva said he had shot Clara. ; Mag said she then went over and helped Clara int bed. ! 'M : The jury renderedaa verdict that the deceased. Clara New, came to her death from a pistol-shot at the hands of Juliusj Bloodworth. ' . ' John Bloodworth, father of the mur derer, was in the city yesterday, and called at the City Hall. ! He told Mayor Fowler that he had hot seen Julius for; several weeks andjehew nothing about him. I , ': THE SUICIDE. Coroner's Verdict in the Case of CufToy Screven. I Coroner Jacobs held ! an inquest yes terday morning on the body of "Cuffey Screven, the colored man whose - death from taking laudanum Thursday even ing was reported in the Star. Dr. F. W. Potter reported as the result of the ioit mortem examination the finding of laudanum in the stomach of the de ceased, and his belief that death was caused bv this drug. j i Henrietta Hall, the colored woman who reported the condition of Screven testified that the deceased came into the kitchen j wnere she was at work. He . said good evening and remarked that h was very sleepy, She told him that he looked stupid, and he said, "Yes, I am, for I have tnken two spoonsful of laudanum." She ask ed why he took it; but he made no answer, and sat down in a chair and fell asleep. She tried to get him up but could not; succeeded finally in par tially arousing him,' and he asked her not to call a doctor. j Upon hearing thei above; testimony the jury rendered k verdict that : the deceased Cuffey Screven came to his death from an overdose of laudanum administered by his own hands. 1&T 11 .1 II .N , V V, JLUJJ - . -1 WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1 1890. Y. M. C. A. BUILDING,' . ... J f A Eandsomoand Commodious Btructnre to be Erected on Front and Mulberry Streets..;.' 'j:. s-..':,y' The proper papers for the lot on Mul- iberry street jbetween ' Front ana JNUUr irecenttv Durertasied from Hall & Pekr- Isall by the Young Men's Christian As sociation, have been executed and the 'property is now in the hands of the Asr sociation. ' The buildings ; now on tne jplace will be sold at auction next Tues Sday and will be immediately ; removed,: jpreparatory toj the erection of a hand- some structure pi presscu urii;is.ui uv " stone. i . Y'i : Mr. S. W. Faullc architect: of New Castle, Pa., wi 1 be here next Monday to ecure'the data necessary to enable hi m- to execute tliei final plans ' and detailed; Specifications Our own city ; could possibly have furnished a skilled archi- I ect. but Mri French has had extended xperience in designing Association buildings and is theretore best fitted for his work. : .- " The buildini, it is intended, will bc rst class In cwry particular and an or nament to the city. Twenty-five or thirty thousand dollars will be expended ih ksxonstructlion. It will be three sto ries on Front' street and four stories on Nutt. On Nutt street the first and sec ond! floors (seventy-five feet deep) will be fitted for store room and omces, ana, under the terms of sale, will be occu pied by Messrs. Hall -At fearsaii for t their business. The first Hoor Front stijeet will be occupied on by two stores, , 30xft5 feet, between which will be a commodious entrance to tne Assl)ciation rooms on the second floor. On the same level as the first floor on N,utt street, in fear of Hall & Pearsall's store, and extending partly underneath the stores on! Front street, will be the gymnasium. 1 i i : j t The third arid fourth floors on Nutt street will be fitted for a handsome leq- tu;re and music pall, with a seating ca pacity of over iic thouS-iud. i rrhi: si ci mil and third stories on the Fioiit street end will be used exclusively :.:! for the Association rooms. Through the past twelve months the Committee on the purchase of a lot have worked earnestly and faithfully in be half i of this movement for the young men of Wilmington, and should be un stintedly commended for their success in securing the present eligible site. Plan after plan have thev canvassed. and have never flagged in their deter mination to procure a good and desirable place for this important building. TJie place has many advantages. It has a splendid southern exposure and will get the breeze from! that quarter, making! it comfortable and securing ample ventila- tioni Every visitor to the city must pass; right bv it, by whatever road be comes, except the Onslow road.. Owing to the large number of yoUng men em ployed in the railroad offices and shops it is very nearly in the centre of popula tion of that class of the community. There will be an assured income from both the Nutt and Front street ends. Already one of the stores on Front street has been spoken for, and, as be fore stated, the: entire Nutt street end has been leased. The directors have decided to sell the lot on Market! street, and it is being ad vertised for that purpose. This is the most earnest , and extend ed! movement vet made in Wilmington in behalf of the physical, social, intel lectual and moral welfare of her young men, and should anddoubtless will re ceive the hearty support of the com r munity. Happy Family Ho union in Fender. ,A correspondent of; therSTAR writes: There is not a more lovine or affec tionate family than that composing the eicht children and their parents, Mr, P. M. uen ana rwiie susan. living near . . -. -. ... t c ' Rocky Point. Pender county, these eight children ljving in various portions of Pender and 6ther counties, were as sembled in joyful reunion on Friday last, at the elegant and nappy home ot their honored father and mother, and soentthe dav most happily, j The din ner table' contained every delicacy and luxury that could tempt the appetite. Six of these children are happily married and husbands and wives were also pres ent. I Mr. Bell is wen Known as one ot the foremost and best citizens of Pen der, and one of its largest and most suc- cesstui tarmers. inis uengniiui reun ion was the more agreeable because of the presence of his son, Dr. C. D. Bell, a talented ana icauing pnysitiau ui uaLcs county, and a big farmer. ; Arrested in New Orleans, ! .... Postmaster Gi Z. French received telegram yesterday notifying him that John! Kennedy, charged with robbing registered money packages in the Wil mington postoffice a short time ago, had been arrested by police officers in the city of New Orleans and delivered into the custody of lnited States officers at that place. Kennedy was going by the name ot J. H. vane wnen arrestea. A Cock's Comb. . " . . Mr. N W. Powers at Wiflards, has a wonderful rooster. Its combi measures five inches from front , to back three inches from eye to! top of comb, and seven inches from top of" comb to bot tom Of- gills. The rooster is a common barhyard fowl, the breed being remark- ! able for laying qualities, however.. j For the Star. THE C. & N, R. R. Rennettsville. S. C'Auc. 14.-- Work is raoidrv oroerressine on the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Rail road which is npw being" constructed frorh here to Sumter. About three miles on this end is now ready ior the track. Messrs. Gillis & Pitts (the con tractors) are nushine the work and hope to have it done tQ the Pee Dee by No vember 1st. The track is now . being laid and the first engine passed over it last evening under the guidance of our genial friend, "Big"r Archie uarapneu of the C. F. & YJ Y. i Bv invitation sev eral accompanied him and had a pleas ant time. John Witherspoon, the wood chunker and masher, held the throttle and blew the road-crossings and a long salute. We hope soon to see the big engines ot the U. b. & N., running irom here to Charleston. : i am u, XING COTTON. Everything Beady for His Coming North p uuoiuu a jug vrop. . .11 - The , movement . of the new cotton crop is;1 growing daily, and although Wilraingjton has not yet scored her first bale, it will not be many days before the "fleecy .staple" will be pouring in, The . A .. . were Or- receipts pf new cotton yesterday 55 bales at Savannah, S3 at New leans, 33 .'at Galveston, 4 at Charleston, 1 at Augusta, and 1 at Mobile, ; f j 1 The .cotton crop in North Carolina from all accounts has not been so large for yeari and farmers are said to be ju bilant ovjir the prospect. It is safe to as sume, therefore, that. Wilmington! will handle; more cotton than ever before, Norfolk, too. is anticipating large y in creased receipts, based on the prospects of a bier crop, in North Carolina, 1 The Norfolk Virginian quotes a Ctton ' Si. buyer of that city as saying that if the usual channels of trade were not diverted, Norlolk would handle a quarter of a million more bales of cotton this year than last, and probably more; that the reports received by the jfirm from North Carolina correspondents are the most encouraging sent in for years. West Point, the Virginian says. j will not be as great a rival of Norfolk's this year as last, as one of her cotton presses has been jremoved to Charlotte, N. C and it is said that another will not Open up this winter. Considerable cotton, which the Richmond & Danville, foad has heretofore carried to West Point, will, it is jjelieved, find an outlet at Nor folk this season, over the tracks of the the Norfolk & Carolina road. 41 ..Wilmington cotton men are rcad for the opening of the season; the qom presses are all in order, warehouses cleared and ready for use, and several steamers chartered and on the way to receive cargoes. 1 he season it jstex- pected will open here about the first of 1 next month SUICIDE. A Negro Kills Tnirmnif with Laudanum- No Cauao Asaignod. j - James Screven, a colored man known about town as "Cuffee, a porter at Messrs. W. H. Green & Co.'s drug store, committed suicide yesterday af ternoon by taking laudanum, dying iri the 1 . . t ! 1 - r-v r- n 1 : KILCiicii oip lvir. . V7. rarsicy s piciuiaca on Northj front street. No cause is known for the man's suicide. He left i the drug store! about 2 o'clk in the afternoon and about an hour afterwards went Into Mr. Parsley's kitchen and telling the two colored women there that he pad taken laudanum, sat in a chair and soon exhibited i unmistakable signs of being rfnder the influence of the deadly dj-ug. Dr. lewett was called to attend the man and used every known ineans to restore him to consciousness, but death ensued about 6 o'clock. . Coroner Jacobs was at once notified and a jury ot inquest was summoned and empannelled. With the coroner, the jury : viewed ""the body, -and ad journed to await the result , of a post mortem examination to be made bysDr. F. W. Potter. The jury will meet his morning at 10 o clock at the. JUourt House and continue the investigation. Screven s body was removed by T 10s. Rivera, undertaker, to his shop on Second street. Screven was about thirty years of pee and was unmarried. He came to Wil mington from Sumter, S.C, and pad been in the employ of Messrs. WJ H. Green & Co. for several years. He lived at a boarding house for colqred 1 a people on Second between Market and Dock streets. CLARA NEW. I The Woman Shot by Julius Bloodworth Likely to Die Her Deposition Take: n. Dr. Potter and Dr. Wright, in attend i ance upon tne colored woman Mara New. who was wounded in the abdomen by a pistol-shot Wednesday mornjjng, finding her to be in a weak and crit ical condition yesterday morning, aa d vised . thai her deposition be taken The Mayor found the woman at the house where the shoot ing took place, attended by u lia Hurst and another colored woman Clara deposed that on the 13th day! of Aiifrust. 181)0. she was shot bv Julius Bloodworth; she (Clara) had hold, of c , - -ia Julius at the time. Last week he Bad made threats; said he would kill her iri two. minutes; . did not Know wny he made the threats. !' The woman appeared reluctant to give any information; it is presumed because .. i -j: 1 T..i: TjrJ . tne woman auenaing ner juiui uuisi is a sister of Julius Bloodworth The latter has not been captured, but it is thought he will be, as officers were on his track : The barquentine Lydia, which sailed hence a short time ago with a cargo of creosoted piles and lumber ifor Grevtown. I Nicaragua, is reported at New York, Monday last, in a badly - w - I damaged condition. Her maintop was carried away, and she was leaking at a tremendous rate. The report says 'The Lydia, Captain Sprengels, hails from Barbadoes. and was bound from Wilmington, N. C, to Greytofn Niraraorna I with a rarfro of lumber The vessel ; was evidently very deeply laden, and has even now but little frpe board. The mate of the vessel says that the Lydia is a very old ship. On August 5, he said, when in liti tude 34 4 North, and longitude 74' 12' West, the barquentine was stnlck by a succession of heavy squalls at about 3 o'clock in; the afternoon, which caused her to pitch and roll at a fearful rate, The gale continued all. night, and the next day the ship sprung a leak, taking in watAr at trip rntp of in inrhesan hoflir. The pumps were at : once, manned,; and have been keot going ever since. The crew consisted of nine men all told, and were kept constantly at the pump chains, watch and watch about. Finally the crew went aft in a bodv. anL demanded that the captain -make port, tne cap tain said he would tell them at 4 o'clock what he proposed doing, and, as he. had no alternative, he was forced to put nito New York." Star. WASHINGTON NEWS. A Senate Compromise to Pass the Senate Tariff Bill and Kill the Election Bill- Important Senatorial Caucus. E j Washington, August .14. During two hours and a half occupied in the de livery of Mr, Mitchell's speech in the Senate this morning the two Pennsyl vania Senators held frequent conferences wit h Mr. Vest on the Democratic side of the chamber. Mr. Plumb also had a long and earnest talk with him. Mr. Quay afterwards flitted around his ;ovn side of the chamber; and exchanged views with some of the Senators from the new States. These conferences may have had no connection with the f pas sage of the Tariff bill, and the adjourn ment or the session without action on the Federal Election bill, but it is quite iiKeiy mat iney nau. j.- j . . The fourth in the series of Republican Senatorial caucuses was held at the Cap itol to-nighL and was as ineffectual ias any of the preceding caucuses, so far -as definite results are concerned. It was the most important caucus yet held,' most largely attended and most pointed in the matter of speeches made. Thirty- nine senators were present and with the exception of Mr,Cullom,who was ill.and Mr. bawyer, every one remained until adjournment. ; :'.: . . ' ; f ' lhere was an extensive diversity of views manifested, and the caucus ad journed simply because an agreement was impossible. It was a very inharmo nious meeting. Messrs. Quay and Cam eron both made, speeches, in "which they strongly represented the political in expediency of doing anything with Fed eral election bills at present, and urged the necessity of aii early, adiournment1 Irom a party standpoint,-- Mr. Aldrich, also, was on the side of those who desire an adjournment, and was spokesman lor those benators who view the embarrassment and delay over the Tariff bill as outweighing all other considerations in deciding the policy to dc pursued. j Mr. tumb also spoke, and it is under stood opposed the Election bill out and out. ' i ''-. f': For friends of the bill which has caused these numerous caucusses, Messrs. Hoar and Spobner were cham pions, l he latter made a strong speech, which some denominated "Heading the Kiot Act. He warned benators that they must meet the issue squarely. The Election bill must be passed now at this session or not at all. Itj would be futile to go before the country with any statement that4this biltyvould be passed at the short session. It was of supreme importance that it should be passed at once. His remarks brought out sharp retorts from several ot the opponents to the Din. lhe discussion showed that there was a greater number of Senators than has been generally supposed, who lor one reason or another are willing to adjourn without the Election bill being acted upon. The number of these Senators is placed at fifteen. t 'Finally, about half-past ten, adjourn ment was proposed, and was finally forced by a majority Vote. This was the only vote taken. A general understanding prevailed among the Senators that nothing should be given to the public as to the caucus, and they referred the jnewspaper men to Senator Edmunds, who is well known as an ODDoncnt of Dublicitv in such matters. The Vermont Senator was chairman of the caucus. - I, - The 'President to-day nominated Michael H. Hayes postmaster at For tress Monroe, Va. j District Commissioner L. (j. Hine has tendered his resignation to the Presi dent. It is understood his resignation is due to differences which have arisen between the Engineer Commissioner, Col. Roberts, and.the civilian Commis sioner. Washington, August la. As a re sult of the correspondence with Secre tary Windom it was : announced at jthe licasury ucpiu uncut mis aiLciiiLKjii that to-day's offers for the sale of silver were at, rates ranging from $1.14 I to 15 H. and that the uepartment ac cepted all offers at prices below 1.15. It is now understood that hereafter the same publicity will be given to govern ment silver transactions as is now given to its bond operations. Seven hundred and four thousand ounces were offered to-day, and 417,000 ounces accepted for delivery at Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Orleans. Washington, Aug. 16. The Census Office to-day practically computed the count of the population of the ynited States. There are, however, about 1,200 enumeration districts returns from which have not been received. In Consequence of this delay announcement of the pop ulation of several States cannot be made for some days yet. j The count upi to this time shows an aggregate of 62,695,- 955, and when the entire count is fin ished, the population of the country, ac cording to Porter.'s estimate, Will..;be about 64,000,000 an increase of about 30 per cent, during the decade. 1 Dunne the coming week the entire force of the Census Office, except such as - will be engaged i in computations, will be employed in settling accounts! of enumerators. i The secret service is advised of the appearance in the South of a very , poor counterfeit $20 silver certificate, -j It is of the act of February 28, 1878, series 1880. check letter C; U. K. Bruce regis ter, and A. W. Wyman treasurer, with a portrait of Decatur. The entire im pression is very indistinct, and has not the appearance of having undergone what is known as the washing process. It is a photographic production. THE SEAL FISHERIES. Lord Salisbury to Mr. Blaine Great Britain will' Submit ito Impartial 'Arbi tration. ' : " .' . By Telegraph to tbe Morning Star. London, August 16. Lord Salisbury's last dispatch to Mr. lilaine was dated August 2d, and -m it ne quotes irom his toryicai documents in supportiot his contention that England had refused to admit Russia's claim to exclusive jurisdiction over Behring Sea, :as asserted m tne Jukase oi . ihzl He savs: "It is impossible to admit that the right to fish and catch seals in the high seas can be held to be abandoned by the 'nation from the mere fact that for a certain number ot years it has not suited the subjects : pf that na tion to exercise such right. It must be remembered that the existence of British Columbia as a colony, and the develop ment of the colony's shipping interest are comparatively recent," He then an nounces Great Britain's willingness to submit the question to impartial? arbi tration. . ' .'. ;,; Speaker Reed's friends express great indignation at the intimation that the employment of workingmen at the tf'.. t . ir i i i : it. Thev should then welcome a thor ough investigation" which . would clear Mr. Reed of suspicion. I But they do not appear to feel that wayj St. Louis Post- uispatcn, uem. NO. 40 RED SPRINGS. A Fine Exhibit at the Fair Address of Senator Vance. Special Star Telegram. Maxton. Aug. 15. There was a large crowd tb-day at the Fair at Red The exhibition, though small, was very fine.' The agricultural exhibits were splendid and the fruit magnificent. Senator Vance addressed the people of Robeson county, explaining himself on the sub-treasury bill, very satisfacto rily. His speech was received with warm and hearty approval, and made a favor able, impression. He will be heartily supported m this county. The Fair was a splendid success finan daily. SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS The State Convention Adopt Resolutions Heoogniaing j the State Debt A Split in the Convention and a Wow One Or ganized by the Withdrawing Delegates. l!yi Telegraph to the MorninK Star. Columbia. S. C., August 14. The Democratic State Convention this morn ing adopted the following: Whereas, evil-disposed persons. causelessly hpstile to the farmers' movement, arid regardless of the fair name and credit of South Carolina, have caused to be circulated through the press of the country statements intend ed to prejudice the general public as to, the relation of the Democratic party to the public debt of the State; And, whereas, such sinister statements, growing out of hostile political motives. are wholly at variance with .the princi ples or the Democratic parly ol the State, and if -Junnoticed- would create wrong impressions, and possibly do harm and be unjust to the people of South Carolina; Be it resolved. That the debt of South Carolina, as recognized, is a public obli gation of primary importance, and in the future, as in the past, will continue to have the fostering care of the State government, and should command the confidence of the investing public. A new constitution, was adopted and the plan of primary election at this year's election for the delegates to the State Nominating Convention was de feated. Uptm this action the delegations from Richmond, Charleston. Beaufort and Sumter, comprising anti-Tillmanites, withdrew j and formed a new Conven tion, and elected Hon. Geo. Lamb Buist, chairman,! and E.J. Brennen, secretary. They chose an Executive Committee to prepare an address to the people and took a recess. !! In the , regular Convention the old Executive Committee was deposed, and I. L. M. Irby, of Lawrens, was elected chairman. The Convention then ad journed sine die. Charleston, S. C. August 14. The Democratic Convention yesterday is the talk of the State. General opinion is that there will be no split in the party and that the action of the Convention yesterday settled nothing but the ques tion of the manner of electing delegates to the September Convention. The News and Courier holds that the Con vention exceeded its authority in adopt ing a new constitution; that the; old Executive Committee is still the rigtittui head of the party, arid the old constitu tion still the law of the party. The News and Courier will say to-morrow "The Convention in September will not be composed of the same delegates that attended any Convention. . In ten of the counties, as we are informed, the elec tion of delegates to the September Con vention was clearly illegal, and in those ten counties it will be necessary to go into a new election Of delegates. With any thing like organization and proper; ac tivity on the part ot the btraigtuout Democrats it will be practicable to i se cure a clear majority in the September Convention against Tillman. It is with this object in View that the Straightputs should organize and work, lhe Au gust Convention has settled nothing1 ex cept the primary question, work that is accomplished between the present time and the assembling ol the beptem ber Convention will decide the contest." The Daily Sun, Tillman organ, says: 't o sum up the results ol the Conven tion: There will be no primary for 1890 A Reform Executive Committee, ijeith Tillman complexion, has been substi tuted for the old orthodox committee, There will; be ; no split or bolt in i the sense of a separate and independent ticket, as we-predicted in advance of ; the event. The August Convention has settled everything. . feArful explosion. Four Men Killed and Two Others Injured at a Saw Mill in South Carolina. Columbia, S C, August 14. A spe cial to the Daily Register from Newberry, this State, says: News reached here to day of a terrible boiler explosion which occurred this morning at a county saw mill twelve miles of Newberry, on Dr. W. M. Dorroi's place. Four men one white and three colored were killed and two colored men were seriously wounded. Fickens f i Matthews, white, son ot jtne owner of the 1 mill, met with an awful fate. He was literally blown to atoms bis limbs being found some distance irom the scene! of the explosion, and other portions of his body suspended in trees. The colored men Carsy Davis, Thos. Ellison and Wm. Chambers had their heads blown off and were otherwise ter ribly mutilated. DmOMCRATIC CONVENTION. W. A. Hoke Nominated for Judge of ithe ! Eleventh District. Shelby,; N. C, August 14. At the Convention of i the Eleventh Judipial District, at Lincolnton, W. A. Hokei, of Lincolnton. was nominated for Judee on the 66th ballot, and F. I. Osborri Was nominated unanimously for Solicitor. Resolutions amrming allegiance to the Democratic party, denouncing the Lodge Election bill, and endorsing Vance, Mr- rimon and Clark were passed unani mously. IMPORTANT DECISION. Judges. Seymour and Bond Decide that 'the Law Imposing a Tax on Fertilizer Com panies in North Carolina is in Violation of the Inter-State Law. . . By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Raleigh, N. C, August 15. Judges Seymour and Bond, of the United States Circuit Court to-day, rendered a decision in tne case oi tne American reninzer Company of Virginia, against the Com missioner of Agriculture of the State of North Carolina. The court oeciaea that the law imposing a tax of $500 upon fertilizer companies doing business j in Worm Carolina is a violation oi mc in-ter-State Commerce act. and unconsti tutional. I ; I The tax realized from this source amounted to $38,000 per year, and was devoted to maintaining . the State De partment of Agriculture and the AgrL- cultural and Mecnanicai vouege. SPIRITS TUKPENITNE.V rr Oxford Day;: Tobacco curing is pretty general in Granville this week.' The crop promises to turn out to be the largest and best grown in the county in several years. '. r Clinton Caucasian: : One of the heaviest rains we have seen in several years fell here on last Sunday afternoon. The lightning was incessant and severe and did some damage. 1 Salisbury Truth: A mulatto in-. fant was . found yesterday among the grass in Mrs. Jack Hall's garden. Though only a lew hours old when discovered it was alive and kicking. The mother, either in a fit of aberration or wicked ness, had laid it unclothed in the grass . and weeds to get rid of it. , . Rockingham Rocket Rev. N. T. Bowdon died (Smite suddenly at his home near Covington, this county, one day last week. He was a" member of the County Board of Education, and was a gentleman of many gocjd traits of character, who will be misled in his community. . He was about CO years old. .,; . i ; . i - Asheville Democrat: S President Elias Carr is a model presiding officer. His abilities and high character were. becomingly recognized on Tuesday, the first day of the session, at Morgan Hill, this county, when Mrs. TaylorBcll pre sented her good husband with a bounc ing boy of 18J pounds weight, and im mediately named him Elias Crr,. rranKiin xpnes : mr. n. ri. Raby found two of his hogs list Friday morning in an old mica shaft 80 feet deep with 20 feet jof water in it. The hoa;s had been swimming around all night. He came to town andi procured a large rope, and- went down and gave his pork a rise, and induced his swine to move their bed away from the brink of that-deeo hole. I ! Asheville Citizen: The contract for building the foundation of Vander bilt palace has been given j to L. R. Weeks, of South Carolina. His bid was upwards of $400,000. The foundation will be built of rbek quarried on the place, and will be 380x180 leet. The western exposure will be thirty-eight feet high from the ground to the first floor. About eighteen months will be consumed in building it. j Wadesboro Mcssengf-fntclli- gencer:- Mr. John U. Williams, one ot the oldest and most prominent citizens of Lilesville township, died at his home last r riday night, of gangrene; aged about 74 years. h Rev. A. G. Buck- ner, pastor of the Presbyterian. Church, will preach his farewell sermon in Wadesboro next Sunday night, and will leave for his new charge at Cynthiana, Ky., the latter part ,of next week. Statesville Landmark: A busi ness letter from j Boonville, Yadkin county, informs u,s that there arc fifteen cases of typhoid fever in that village. A letter of the 9th from Mr. L. Berge AbernethyL from Connelly's Springs, informs us that Rutherford College. Burke county, was burned last friday night, lhe entire building. library and all fixtures were lost and there wa8 no insurance. The fire is sup posed to have caught from one of the , society halls. j! Goldsboro Argus: Three pris oners, all minors, and held .lor petty cases of larceny, made their escape from the jail in this city yesterday morning A white sometime before iday. man named Sam Hines, engaged at the saw mill at Dover, on the A.j & N. C. ,' R. R.,'was instantly killed there Wed nesday evening, on a side track, while engaged in coupling two lumber cars that were being pushed together by hand. His head was caught! between the protruding lumber of the I two cars , and his skull was instantly crushed. -Shelby Aurora: At Spartanburg on August 5th, David Senn and Helena Boland were acquitted ot murqer. 1 he examination of the witnesses lasted about twelve hours. The arguments were not very long. The jury; was out only a short time. ' Thus ends nearly four years' imprisonment of these de fendants, and the , trial has cost the county not far from $2,500. -I Two cousins, David Brittain and "Bigh John" Brittam had a drunken fight near Mor- ganton last week, t; John Brittain was struck with a jug, then Davej received several severe-wounds in the side from a knife in the hands of "Little John" Brit tain. Dave s left lung was cut and the wound may prove mortal. Morganton Herald Prrbt. R. T. Clavwell tells us that a few niehts apo - - 4 O the people in the vicinity of piedmont springs were startled by what seemed to have been an earthquake. The houses rocked to and fro and this phenomenon was accompanied by a terrific noise as of some mighty subterranean explosion. lhe shock was felt most sensibly on Wilson's Creek on i the opposite side of Brown Mountain,! from piedmont Springs, and the people were very much - alarmed. The earthquake, or whatever it was, happened about 9 o'clock p. m. frof. Claywell says that he was sitting in the house at the time of the Explosion and that he thought at first that a large quantity of dynamite he had stored in an outbuilqing had exploded. What caused the quaking of the earth and the big noise is a mystery as yet unsolved. Goldsboro Headlight: The knit ting school which has given instruction to twenty-five white girls fori the past two weeks, will be bhanged into a knit ting factory to-day. Everything is in readiness and eachj: operative fully un derstands the business. Its present ca pacity will be seventy-five dozen half hose a day. . - The startlfng news comes to us from Pikevillc township that a sixteen-year old white boy committed a heinous crime upon the person of a six-year old white girl last t riday. 1 he names have been furnished us but con sidering the respectability of both fami lies we decided to withhold them, - for the' present at least. The young brute fled but a party ot men is pursuing mm. A distressing-accident, occurred at Taylor's Bridge, Sampson county, Sat- -urday afternoon, which resulted in 'he death of Mr. .Edgar L. Knowles. agedj$5 years. -He was rafting timber add was standing in tne tiver to receive tne um ber as it rolled into jthe water. A large stick escaped from those who were handling it and -jrushed upon Mr. Knowles with terrific force, pressing him against the raft, crushing him in such a manner that he expired soon after. -He leaves a wife and two children. Charlotte Chronicle: George Miller, president of the Neptune Fire Company, says that the statement that the company is going to Wilmington on August 22nd, is a mistake. On Wednesday last, S. W. Reid, Jr.,. at his brother Jonathan Reid's, late in the evening, was at the well and heard a rat making a noise in the wall near bv. Upon investigation, it was found that the rat was being pressed in the coils of a black snake in the . crevice between two logs, and after killing it there was found around its neck, not far from its head, a brass band, an inch and a half broad and just large enough; for the snake's head to go through, but not sufficiently large for its body to pass. How did his snakeship get on his necklace, J is the question, - Elisha. Hoskins, whose home was near Greensboro, died yesterday from rather a peculiar accident. ,He was route agent between! Mt, Airy and Wil mington. About three months ago, in passing a small station, the postmistress, a young woman, threw the mail pouch into the car as it passed with considera ble force, the lock striking Mr. Hoskins on the leg. He said, at the tim6 that he believed a bone was fractured: . It be came so painful that he had to go home. The injury grew worse, and after being confined to bed three months, it result ed in his death yesterday. 4 i- Ay i iv. a 'f - if Vr 1: : V! m .1"; ii ' ; -i ' it' ll, t. i