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SPIRTIS TUl?PENjNE. FILMING, HT ii A YEAR IN ADVANCE. 888888888SS8888S8 sqjaoW 81 888888888 8888888888 S8SS8 SS28Se38S8 88838888888888888 8283888SS88888883 sqiuom 8 o o .o t e 8S888SS-8SS88888S8 8S88S888238888888 88888888888888888 (J . a. 3- i , 5T (Entered i t the Post Office at Wilmtgtoh, N. C, as tecooa .iasa raaitcr. t . , SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. Th iubsoription prifce of the Weekly Star is as I0I1OW-. mlt. naid. $1 oo , 60 so 0 momns I 3 months " DOLLAR WOESHIP. In no other couHtry iq the world is the almighty dollar pursued with the same rest -initiation as in ess energy ana aeier this: It seems to be d bf man. ana to make iLiv r . money the inspiration of every one old enough to In this respec people seems change withir. know what a dollar is, the character, of our to have undergone a the past generation, for thirty this wild years ago there was not and general pursuit of riches., Of course there were men then as there always have Deen ana 'always will qe who toiled, planned and struggled to accumulate ricjhes, but the average man was content with a modente income, and while they neither vorked so hard, lived TON,: N. C, ll IJ 1 II J -II J ill a iC rT : Jl IL H A ' i V lA XA A IX J jl -so rapidly, ncjr gathered together as i many dollarsj as the successful.dol lar hunters of this age do they lived easier and were doubtless happier. This is especially true of the 'South Undeil the old order of things, before the war brought its upheavels and revolutions there was no section .of the globe! where there was more teat enjoyment of life, more comfort and more content and 1 more solid happiness ijhan in the ten Southern States. THe South was then what might be called a purely agricul tural section, the spirt of specula-, tion had not " crossed her borders, hiv peopld generally speaking, were comfortably situated, with incomes more than! sufficient to meet all their moderate wants: They believed iu a rational enjoyment of life j and were never happier than when shar ing theirabundance with those they! ; liked or tarith the! wayfaring strajnger, to whorrj they were always hospitable and k.inp. With slaves to cultivate their fields and a sure; demand and rnarkeli for their staple crops they ure - of a competence and were could , i fford to take life easy. Free . ... ... spends rs, ana good livers, liberal and gtnerous as a rule,' they sought. the sunny side of life and got all the enioymtnt there was in it. Oil course-the revolution iwhich- overijurned the old order of things has i d'langed this to a; great ejxtent, for vfith the new order came new metnjds and combinations of cir cumstances which put an end to the old Custom of taking life' easy. , The nature of our pebole has not changed buttheir conditions have, andj they can no longer indulge their tastes anc inclinations with the same f ree cku as they did in the 'olden time. Who will not say that-our people then did not live to better purpose than they whose life is spent and souls jeopardized in the eager pursuit of coveted dollars ? Money is a .good th ng to have, for without it one has a; )retty rough-and-tumble existence here below, but it should be sought as. a means, not an end, something to utilize and enjoy, j not to" hoard. When its pursuit becomes the chief object in life and, hoarding it jthe hief pleasure, then there is a life erverted, wasted, and the money is bt good. The steamboat stoker who earns his bread not only in the sweat of his face but of his whole body, is a happier man than such a man and lives to better purpose! We believe in progress and we; be lieve in wealth, the progress that makes the world better while it makes it richerj and the " wealth which brings comfort and blessings to its possessor and -'benefits to others We want to see pur South land become progressive and rich in this way, but we doj not wish to see the day when Ker people will forget tbe example of the men who lived m the days that are passed, and let the pursuit of riches beoome an en grossing passion and the Almighty, dollar the God they worship. There is something better and nobler to live for than that. I . . ! Langston, colored, of Virgma; (oc cupying a stolen seat) made a speech ?mthe Housf Friday in support of the Force bill. It isn't a Force bill . langston needs. It is something to ' suppress Billy Mahone. Suitors in St. Louis have taken heart. A judge ; out there has decided that a woman, is legally bound to return presents made, by a tellow when she j kicks the fellow. This encourages the courtship busi ness" considerably, for one set of presents will do to pro 'round. That judge had probably been there him- . . I II. II .11 I IM . -. , Ill 11 - I 1- . I !- ' . II yA .....,.11, . V i- -; ft . , "X. II .!' '-.: '.' : i i -ii ..ii i i - i i -ii i i .1 i iia .- . 1 1 m ii . a m :. i , - 1 VOL. XXII. CAROLINA OIL AND CREOSOTE CO. A.nnnal Meeting of Stockholders El eo tion ' - of Offloew. - The annual meeting of stockholders of the Carolina Oil .and Creosote Com- , pany was held in this i city yesterday. Hon. Warner Miller. Hon. Geo. West, of New York, and Capt. A. A. Thomas, of Washington, D. C, were present; Hon. Warner Miller, of New York, President of the Company, was in the Chair and called the meeting to order. Three-fourths of the stock three thou sand five hundred and twelve shares were represented. . . . , ! i ! An election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows : ; President Hon. Warner Miller. : ! General Superintendent Capt. A. A,1 Thomas. . : -' Secretary and Treasurer Wm. Ken- nish. , ' ;.T 'v. j.' Uirectbrs Hons. Warner Miller and George West, of New York; Hon. J. P j Jones, of Nevada; Hon. R. B. Plumb, Capt. A. A. Thomas and Jno. C Cal houn, Esq., of Washington, D. C.; Capt.! Jno. F. Divine and Daniel L. Russell, Esq., of Wilmington. . ' The various officers made reports, and the affairs of the company, as a re sult of last year's operations, were re garded as satisfactory. j Arrested for Forgery.. - A man named Ecrward Weaver was arrested yesterday at the Sutton Housed on the charge of forgery, and committed to jail. Monday last Weaver told the proprietor of the Sutton House that hi was expecting his mother to send him money and he would pay his board, Later in the day . he came in and paid a week's board in. advance and said that his money had got here, Wednesday he gave Mr. Sutton a check signed "T. J. Southerland," for one hundred and fifty dollars, to keep for him. Yesterday he was . pretty drunk, and asked Mr. Sutton to lend him a dollar. Mr. Sutton asked him why he didn't get either the check he gave him or the one he still held for two hundred and fifty dol lars ' - cashed and he told him he would do so. Mr. Sutton thought something was wrong, and went to Mr. Southerland and asked him if the checks were good. Mr. Southerland said he had never given them. Weaver claims to have come from Wilmington, Del., and said that he had lived rn Philadelphia some time; in, the em ployment of the Armour Packing Co., and that he came to Wilmington to take a position with the company here. The First Shad of the Season. The first white shad of the sea son ol 1891 was caught last lues- day, the 13th inst., with a drift net at Mr. W. B. Davis' hsnery at Keg Island, about twelve miles below Wilmington, on the Cape Fear river. Last year the first catch was on the 20th. The fishermen are " all ready and hopeful; of a good and early season. Mr. Davis has ; seven crews out and others are preparing their camps and getting .their boats and nets ready. Shad from Florida and Savan nah have been going north for several weeks past, but have not been market ed here; dealers say they are so far 'in ferior to the Cape Fear river shad that they cannot be sold in Wilmington. THE MASONS. Election of Officers by the Grand Lodge. At Raleigh. Wednesday, the following were elected Grand officers for the en suingyear : : Grand -Master'. H. A. Gudger, Ashe ville; Deputy Grand Master, John . W. C'rttnn. Tarbnro ; Senior Grand War den. F. M. Move, Moyton , luninr Grand Warden, R. J. NobleSmithfield ; Grand Treasurer. D. S. Waitt, Raleigh ; Grand Secretary. D. W. Bafn', Raleigh. N. B. Brmghton was elected a Direc tor of the Orphan Asylum, to succeed Rev. C. T. B-iilev resigned. THE OYSTER WAR. "Johnnie Get Your Gun" and Go to The . Front. '. . The New Berne fourndl of yesterday says : "The oyster grounds are said to be dotted with Virginia and Maryland boats, armed with Vinchester rifles and small cannon, and in defiance of out laws are trespassing upon the native oystermen, and dredging wherever they choose and ruining the beds. In re sponse to the sudden clash the Pasquo tank Rifles and the Washington Light Infantry have been ordered :-Xo hold themselves in readiness for active ser vice, and at Elizabeth City the steamer Vesper, of the E. C. D. Line, has been . chartered and held at the wharf for fur ther developments. Small-pox at Savannah. The News says that three more cases of small-pox have developed - in Savan nah, Ga., making six in all within a block of wnere the first case was dis covered. Mrs. Wilkinson, whose little child was the first, to take the disease, .has become affected, as well as another one of her children- The third case is that of Dr. B. F. Ulmer, at the corner of Broughton and Houston streets, ) Beoeipts of Naval Stores. Receipts of naval stores at this port for the crop year from April 1st to; January 16th compared with ; receipts to same date last year, are as loiiows: spirits turpentine, . 59,993 casks; last year, 60,615. Rosin, 273,167 barrels; last year, 203,396. Tar, 43,573 barrels; last year, 49,276. Crude turpentine; 16,178 barrels; last year, 17,007. Fire at Castle Eayne. The buildings of the North Carolina Phosphate Co., at Castle Hayne, nine miles from this city, were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The property belonged, to Col. Hawkins and other gentlemen of Raleigh. There was in surance on the plant' amounting to $4.500. mmm Rev. J. S. Harwell, of Sumter, hat received a call to the rectorship of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of this city; GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Debate In the Senate on the Bill to Fay Solioitors Salaries The Bill ::, Passed . Other Measures Considered Many Mem bers Absent from the House Bills In troduced. V - - ; Special Star Report. i SENATE. , I Raleigh, N. C-, Jan. 15. The Senate was called to "order by Lieut. Governor Holt, and opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Pettingerof the-city. The journal of Wednesday was read and approved v. Reports rom standing committees were made as follows: Committee on Banks, Mr. Galloway; .Corporations, Messrs. Aycock, Chisson. Ardrey. Tarner. Walser, Bryan. Twitty; Finance, Messrs. Davis, Mitchell; Salaries and Fees, Mr. Allen of Granville; Engrossed bills. Mr. Walser; Federal Relations, Mr. Davis of Franklin. " . 'Leaves of absence were granted Mr. Speight and Mr. Gunn of Wake on "ac count of sickness. - j V MESSAGES. A message from the House, transmit ting sundry bills passed by that body and, its concurrence in certain Senate re solutions. J Also, the appointment of the House branch of a committee of conference on the bill to redistrict the State. Message from the . Executive regard ing the ovster troubles in the waters of Dare county. Also, an accompanying letter from the Board of Commissioners of Dare county. Referred to committee. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Morgan, regulating the fishing in Croaton sound. By Mr. Walser, to continue in force and effect the act chartering the Silver Valley Mining Company in Davidson. By Mr. McLarty, to incorporate Pleasant Gum' Camp ,. Grounds, Union county. By Mr." Courts, for the relief of Rock ingham county, and to issue bonds. By Mr. Gilman, Resolution of Onslow county Alliance in regard to the sub- Treasury bill and other national de mands by the Alliance. Referred to the Committee on Federal Relations. By Mr. McLarty, to amend the pen sion law of North Carolina. By Mr. Turner, to incorporate the town of New Wilkesboro. By Mr. Bellamy, to enable the Y. M C. A., of Wilmington, jto issue bonds and for other purposes. Finance Com mittee. By Mr. Bellamy, to amend chap. 12, vol. 2 Code, entitled cruelty to animals. By Mr. Griggsby, to repeal chap. 256, Laws 1889. Bv Mr. White, bill defining the method and time for legal advertise ments under execution and decree ol courts. . By Mr. King, to incorporate Greens boro Street Railway Co. "By. Mr. Bellamy, to authorize the State Treasurer to pay mileage and per diem to witnesses and others who at tended the Committee of Examination into Railroads and other Corporations. Sundry bills, unfavorably reported on committees, were laid on the table. S. B. 66, to provide an annual salary for Solicitors of the State, on its second read inc. Mr. Turner explained the bill and favored its passage. The bill provides an annual salary of $1,800. Mr. Bellamy thought the salary was too little, and to get a good lawyer to give ur a paving practice he should have a eood paying salary. Mr. Ardrey favored the bill, although it would reduce the pay of the solicitor in his district. Mr. Butler thought $1,800 was enough for solicitors to receive. Mr. Ardrev moved to amend by in serting $2,000 in place of $1,800. Mr. McLarty thought every solicitor in the State would gladly accept the $1,800. and hoped the amendment would not be adopted. - Mr. Williams opposed this bill be cause it was a lawyer s bill. He was amused to hear reference made to soli" citor's fees as blood money. Why, he never saw a lawyer who would not for his fee prosecute a man to death. Mr. Ardrey asked to interrupt Sena tor Williams, and asked: ' Would vo.u like for any one to assail the" farmer in as direct a manner as you are assailing the legal profession? Mr. Williams replied that he did not care; they had never seen the time when the farmer could not take care of him self. " Mr. Twitty thought the bill a good one. and he would support the bill. Mr. Grisesbv was in tavor of the bill, and as a farmer in the west, would give it his support. Mr. Ardrev withdrew his amendment The main question was ordered, and on a call of the yeas and nays the biil nassed its second reading 31 ayes, 12 navs. I S. B. 94, a bill to exempt from muni cipal taxation the personal property of minor children, was taken up and re ferred to' the. Finance Committee. S. B. 87. a bill to authorize the con solidation of the Winston Street Rail way Co. and the Winston Electric Light and Motor Porer Co. On its second reading. Resolutions were passed to instruct Congress to use every effort to defeat the Conger Lard bill, and support the Paddock -Pure Food bill; to regulate fees of Sheriff's in regard to claim and deliverv: and to repeal the National Bank System. Important Measures Considered "Wednes. day, the 14th, S. B. 104, to amend chap. 1 24, Laws 1887. to nrevent the- sale of liauor with in two ! miles of the town of Lagrange. Passed second and third readings, Obiection to the Roanoke river bill heinc withdrawn " it passed its third reading and was sent to the House of Representatives witeout engrosiment S. B. 23, concerning sales and renting nf nrooertv bv guardians to relieve niarriians in certain cases. Mr. Williams, of Pitt, objected to this hill as an innovation on the poor little minor children of old North Carolina, Mr. Twittv explained the bill for Sen ntor Williams. It passed second and third reading. ? . s R. 48. to amend chap. 318, Laws 1889, regarding registration by butch r: Strikes out Wavne county, and in Mrts WUson county. Passed second and third readings. S. B. 50. to amend the election law, defining when registration shall cease Registration shall not be done on sai- urdav.' . Mr. Williams approved this bill. Sat urday was farmers' day and he hoped registration on Saturday would not nrevail. ' . - .. Mr. Turner i thought some definite time should be embodied in the election law for closing the registration booics. nf r Butler thought it would be a good idea to allow the books to remain open tin vj "" WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, The bill was amended so as to close registration at 12 o'clock noon, Satur day. The - bill as amended passed its second and third reading.'--: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The . House met at 11 o'clock, was called to order by Mr. Speaker Dough- ton, and after prayer by Kev. Mr. r"et- tinger of this city, the journal of yester day was read, and alter some minor cor rection approved. - Many members are absent on account ot sickness and the House looked de cidedly thin this morning, the many empty seats being quite noticeable. - ' lbe Democratic Alliance members held a caucus last night upon the sub ject of a Railroad Commission. The Re publicans held a caucus also at the same time in the Senate Chamber. '. PETITIONS. Mr. Nash, tor the establishment of a ferry in Stanly county. Mr. Hill man, for the establishment ot an Industrial School, for gir.ls. Mr. Hood, to prohibit the sale of li quor hear Flint Hill Baptist Church in Mecklenburg county. ; Mr. Fntchard, to incorporate Paint Rock. . Also, to prohibit sale of liquor near a church in Madison county. The committees then reported as fol lows: - Mr. Peebles. Judiciary; also, Messrs. Jones and Gilmer for same com mittee Phillips for Committee on Agriculture; Cole for Committee on hngrossed bills; Peebles for Committee on Corporations. The following resolutions were intro duced and referred to proper commit tees: Mr.1 Hall, resolution of Farmers' Al liance in regard to public roads; in re gard to school lund, and in regard to labor statistics. The following bills were then intro duced : Mr. Reed, to allow trapping of fish in Buncombe county. Mr. Nash, to establish a public ferry in btanly county. Mr. Phillips, relating to agriculture and to allow a tonnage tax on fertilizers Mr. Bnnson, for relief of the Clerk of Pamlico county. . Mr. Bryan, to regulate the terms of office ot County Commissioners. Mr. Zachery, to prevent the spread of cattle distemper. - Mr. Cheers, in regard to the turpen tine industry. Mr. Oner, to amend sec. 8734 of the; Code. Mr. Hopkins, to prevent dogs runf ning at large. " The Speaker then announced the Committee on Salaries and Fees Mr, Gpffield. Chairman; Messrs. Alston Jones, McClure, Franks, Snell, Williams, Phillips of Watauga, Patterson, McGill. The calendar was then taken up and disposed of as follows : Bill to allow the sale of wine and cider in Tyrrell county, passed its second reading. Bui in relation to carrying deadly weapons making it a fine ot not less than $30 nor more than $50. j Mr. Holman opposed the bill, saying that if it was raised to $30 that it wou'd be the means of taking appeals, and that the whole matter would be consumed in costs, &c. ; that the school fund now got the $10. -. Mr. Ray said that it was not a bill to raise revenue, but to suppress crime. Mr. rritchard favored the passage ot the bill. The bill was opposed by Mr, Henry and Mr. Alexander. The bill was favored by Mr. tinnson and Mr. Perry, the latter stating that the negroes in his county took a delight in shooting their pistols at the school house win dows, and that it ought to be stopped. Mr. Lower y favored the bill. He said he would be ashamed to carry a pistol in his pocket, that it was the cause of many crimes; that no one with man hood would carry one. and that it ought to be checked. i Mr. Cole, (col.) favored the bill. He wished it would be made $100; no one but a coward would carry one Mr. Williams favored the bill. Mr. Pickett said he was like his friend from Chatham; that the colored popula- tion in his section all went armed, and he thought ,that by-this) bilL they would be forced to improve! the public roads. Mr. Wood favored the bill. Mr. Holman explained his opposition to the bill. Aves and noes were called for. The call was sustained. 1 Mr. McGill gave notice of an amend ment, i The bill passed, by a vote of ayes 58, noes 39. its secon'd reading,! and took its place on the calendar. i Bui in regard to old soldiers was iaia orrthe table. , Bill to empower the commissioners of lack son county to levy a special tax The bill passed its second reading and took its place on the calendar. Bill in regard to the; stock law m Warren county passed its second and third readings and was engrossed and sent to the Senate. Bill for relief of Clerk; of the Superior Court of Wilson county amended so as to include Lenoirj Madison and Hvde, and as amended passed its sever al readings -was ordered engrossed and sent to the Senate. Leaves of absence fori Messrs. Skinner, Kirby, Johnson, Foust, Hedrick, Earn hardt. Wilfong and Wnitheld, were asked for on account of sickness, and granted. I Bv consent tne following ouis.were taken up: ! Bill to change the time of holding the Superior Court of Henderson county. I Bill to amend the charter of the city of Asheville passed its several readings, and was ordered engrossed and sent to the Senate. . j Adjourned. SENATE . Raleigh, Jan. 16 The Senate was called to order by Lieut. Gov. Holt and opened with prayer by Rev. J. Bobbitt, journal of Thursday of the citv. The was read and ap- proved. Sundry petitions were submitted and referred to committees Bill and resolutions were reported from committees and placed on the cal endar as follows: . - Judiciary committee Messrs. Avery, Butler, Aycock, Parker, Turner, Agriculture, Mechanics and Mining Mr. Williams, of Pitt, Corporations Messrs. Chesson and i ... - Aycock. " - :. Engrossed bills Mr. Avery. A communication; from the Attorney General regaiding bonds given to the State for convict labor was read in an swer to a joint resolution Of the General Assembly. I - The following bills and resolutions were introduced, read and disposed of. By Mr. King, to' amend sec. 2, chap. 34. Private Laws of 1887. By Mr. Twitty, td prohibit the sale of liquor within two miles of Bill's Creek Baptist church, in Rutherford county. - By Mr. Twitty, to incorporate Henri etta Mills in Kutnenora county. By Mr. Culbreth. to incorporate Wa chovia Loan and Trust Company.' ..S. B. 46, to regulate fws of sheriffs and constables in claim and delivery of personal property, passed third reading. a. ja.75, tor the relief ot sheriffs in certain cases, passed third reading. , b. rs. 66, to pay solicitors an annual Salary, came up on its third reading. Mr. Turner made a full and ; able ex planation of the bill. There was a great demand for this bill to become a law. It would be a great benefit to the State. It would provide means for adding ; to the scnool fund ; be ol immense saving in cost bills to the. various counties. It was a good bill and had but little objec tion among the solicitors themselves. He thought the salary as fixed by the ,bill at $1,800, was reasonably fair pay for the work to be done. It was as good as the present salary paid our Judges. He thought the bill one which should strike the Senate most favorably. v Mr. Williams opposed the bill. r JMr. Averv thnucht the laws or our fathers wise, good enough. He thought this was rash legislation. It was not ad vocated in the campaign. He had in tended to be heard but seldom on the floor of the Senate, and then only when he felt that duty compelled him to do so. He did not favor this bill and felt that the bill had not had that careful consideration which so radical a change; demanded. He favored recommitting the bilf. Mr. Green of Harnett did not favor the bill. He opposed the creation by this Legislature of twelve salaried offi cers, when it was also expected to cre-i ate a Railroad Commission which would necessitate four salaried officers. I Mr. Butler differed from Messrs; 'Avery and Green, of Harnett. He thought the bill a good one and would be a great saving to the people. It might well be entitled a bill to reduce the pay of solicitors of this State. The present system of conducting criminal prosecu tions was an expensive one. His co inty good old Sampson was for it and he would support, it. j Mr. Bellamy favored the bill, and re ferred to the change in the manner of paying tne Solicitor of the Criminal Court of New Hanover and the popular ity ol that court. : Mr. Walser said his people had for a long time favored a change in the man ner of paying solicitors. Costs had piled up in bis district mountain high, mostly from frivolous prosecution by solicitors where convictions bad failed. He favored the bill and thought the salary $1,800 a reasonable one. . I Mr. Allen, of Granville, moved jto make the bill the special order for next r nday at 12 o clock. Mr. Turner said he was sorry that it had been intimated that he had intro duced this bill from any selfish motives. He did it at tne request of farmers, business men, and others of his people. He was here as the representative of the 34th district, at a great personal sacri fice to himself. But he was here at the almost unanimous' instance of the 50,000 good citizens whom he had the honor to represent. He scorned the man who would stoop to class legislation. He represented the people as a .whole, ! He was not the advocate of any particular class. He had studied this matter,; and at the request of many had drawn the bill in good faith. He hoped the bill would pass. j Mr. Ardrey was not here with any in structions, but to do as he pleased for the very best interests of his people and the State at large. He favored the bill if it would make the salary $2,000 in stead of $1,800. j Mr. Butler was always in favor of postponing when light was to be thrown on the subject, but he did not favor postponing as an advertisement for lob byists to congregate to defeat a measure which was a popular one and of so much good to the State. The question recurring upon the mo tion to make it the special order for Friday, at 12 o'clock, it was lost. The bill was put on its third reading and Mr. Bowers offered to amend by making the salary $1,200 instead of $1,S00. Lost. ; The bill passed its third reading by the following vote : Those voting in the affirmative were : Messrs Allen of Bladen, Ardrey, Atwater, Aycock, Bell. Bellamy, Bishop.Butler.Chesspn, Courts. Durham, Galloway, . Griggsby, Hobson, King, McLarty. Morgan, Paine, Parker, Shankle, Sprinkle, Turner, Twitty, Walser, White 25. Negative Messrs. Allen of Granvihe, Alston, Avery, Bowers, Bull, Culbreth, Davis of Franklin, Davis of Haywood, Gilman, Green of Harnett,-' Mitchell, Reid, Reynolds, Russell, Skinner. Stan ford, Wilcox, Williams 19. Bills passed third reading: To amend Laws 1883; amend charter of Wilkes boro; protect trout; amend chap. 503 Laws 1889, (Road Law); amending char ter Carolina Insurance Co. rassed second reading to encourage mechani cal proficiency; simplify statute of limi tation; abolishing December term Da vidson Court. Recommitted : isiii amending charter of Reidsville. The special order to-morrow at 12 m. is the bill for protection oi oyster in terests. ! Messrs. Aycock and Ardrey are the Senate branch of Committee on Print ing. ; Leaves of absence granted hve sena tors. Adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House was called to order at 11 o'clock by Mr. Speaker Doughton, and after prayer by Rev. Mr. Woodson the lournal of yesterday was read and ap proved. PETITIONS PRESENTED. Mr. Frank, from Onslow Alliances, concerning indebtedness' oi unsiow county. Mr. Calloway, concerning the sale ot cider and wine near churches in Craven county. Mr. Kay, for the rei:et ot J&iizanetn Gooding. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Mr. Ray presented sund bills-for Proposition and Grievance Committees, Mr. Bryan, for the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Grier also presented a report for the some committee. Mr. Holmaa presented report of Committee on Finance. Mr. Phillips presented report of Com mittee on Agricluture. v Mr. Gilman reported for Committee on Education. Mr. Gatling for Committee on En grossed bills. Mr. Coffield for Committee on Cor porations. Messrr.. Peebles and Brake f orthe same Committee. Mr. Yancey for Committee on Banks and Currency. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. J Mr. Henry, to incorporate the town of New Wilkesboro. Mr. Stancill, to amend chap. 34 of the Code. Mr. Call, to establish a colored indus trial school. Mr. Wood, to abolish February term of Bertie court. ? . Mr. Reed, to charter the People's Bank of Asheville. Mr. Coffield, to regulate fisheries. Mr. Mann, for relief of A. M. Swindell. Mr. Reed, to prevent gambling. Mr. Gower, to protect seed buyers. Mr. Morse, for relief of W. Rfjood win. Mr. Strup, to authorize Gaston county to pay a school claim. nn a td 1891. J Mr. Hood, to prohibit sale of , deadly weapons to minors. - . Mr. Bass, to prevent gambling at Agricultural fairs, The Chair announced the expiration of the morning hour, and announced the following committees and chairmen thereof. . : Committee on Public Printing Mc Gill, Holman, Hall of Halifax. Insurance Morton. Perry, Henry, Prince, Toms. Anderson of Henderson. Immigration Hopkins,Kearns, Wals- ton, Brake, Mayes, Edwards, Gatling, Bond,. Long of Columbus, Lineback. . Public Buildings-Dickson, Gilmer, Henry, Wood, Hedrick. , Enrolled Bills Lowery, Hillman, Strouss, Francks, Bridgers. Election of "Justices of the Peace Stancill, Hall of Orange, Long of War ren, Denny of Surry, Taylor. Military Affairs Hall of Halifax, Morton, Ham, McGill. Phillips of Nash, Lorrell, Buchanan, Phipps. Public Library Watson of Robeson. Cox, Currie, Hall of Halifax, Hen dricks, . . Railroads, Postroads and Turnpikes Scott, Roberson, Whitfield. White. Cur rie, Edmundson, Gill, Houck, Yancey, Banner. . .. " CALENDAR TAKEN.- UP. The following bills were taken from the calendar and placed before the House for action. Bill in regard to carrying deadly weap ons. Substitute offered. Lost. Mr. Holman spoke in opposition to the bill; he stated that he thought the matter was well enough as it now stood. Mr. Brinson favored the bill; also Mr. Pritchard. Mr. McGill spoke in opposition, and sent up an amendment. Amendment lost. . The bill passed its third reading. Bill to authorize the commissioners of Jackson county to levy a special tax. The Speaker stated that this being a bill to tax, it necessitated a call of the House. The bill passed its third read ing by a vote of ayes 88, nays none. Bill to be entitled a bill to amend the charter of the Real Estate Investment Company of , Wilmington passed its second and third readings, and was or dered enrolled for ratification. Bill to perpetuate records, passed second reading. Mr. Gilmer, from the Committee on Judiciary, explained the bill to the House. It then passed its third reading. , Bill respecting the Superior Court in Davidson county was laid on the table. Bill for the protection of sheep hus bandry. TKe committee having report ed adversely on this bill it was laid on the table. j Bill to amend! sec. 32 of the Code passed second and third reading. Bill to authorize the Commissioners of Macon county to levy a special tax passed second reading. A communicBtjon was read from the Attorney General in relation to the bonds of railroads deposited with the State in connection with convict labor. Mr. Peebles moved that the letter be referred to the Committee on Penal In stitutions. It was so referred. By consent, tlie bill to incorporate the Great Falls I Manufacturing Com pany, at Weldonj was taken up. SENATE. j Raleigh. Jan. 17. The Senate was called to order by ;r Lieut. Gcjy. Holt j and opened with pray er by Rev. Dr. L. L. Nash of the city. The journal of Friday was read and ap proved. ' j Leaves of ; absence were granted Mr. Green of Harnett, until Wednesday; Mr. Davis of Franklin, indefinite; Mr. Mor gan until Wednesday. . Reports were made from the Commit tees on Propositions and Grievances, Ju diciary, Corporations, Engrossed Bills, Committee on Fish and Fisheries. l ' BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Bellamy, , bill to incorporate the New River Oyster Co. " . " By Mr. Wilcox, bill to amend charter of Jonesboro, Moore county. By Mr. Ardrey, bill to incorporate the Georgetown and Charlotte Railroad Co. By Mr. Aycock, bill to amend sec. 616 of the Code. By Mr. Twitty, to authorize Polk county to levy a special tax. By Mr. Bellamy, resolution to instruct the Secretary of State to forward cer tain laws to Judges and Solicitors. BILLS PASSED. S. B. 85, to amend charter of the town of Wilkesboro, passed third read ing. . ; S. B. 91, to simplify the statute of limitation, passed third reading. H. B. 15, S.i B. 128, to abolish the December term of Davidson Superior Court, passed third reading. H. R. 16, S. R. 72, concerning and providing for printing the Governor's message. Adopted. S. B. 108, to allow persons to change his or her name, under art. 2, sec. 11 of the Constitution. After being ex plained by Mr. Bellamy, it was put on its second reading. Mr. Gilman moved to amend, "pro vided no person shall be allowed to change his or her name but once." Adopted. The bill passed its second and third readings. S. B. 110, to repeal chap. 403, Laws 1887, making valid certain acts of the Commissioners of Cumberland, passed second and third readings. H. B. 27, S. B. Ill, to amend chap. 90, Laws 1889, strikes out Jones county, passed second and third readings. H. B.51, S. B. 113, to regu ate the sale ot corn in certain counties, passed sec ond and third readings. H. R. 128, S. R. 137, to create a special committee, consisting of two Senators and three Representatives to investigate the lettting of convict labor under the Acts of 1883 and 1885, to the Western N. C. R. R. Co., and the Rich mond & Danville R. R. Co. Mr. Aycock Jmoyeel to refer to the Judiciary Committee. Adopted." S. R. 149, instructing the Secretary of State to furnish certain laws affecting the criminal laws enacted by ibis Gen eral Assembly; as soon as possible after their passage. Adopted. H. B. 4, S. B. 129. to repeal chap. 821, Laws 1889, relating to sale ef cotton, passed second and third reading. The President announced as the Sen ate branch of the joint special commit tee on the Railroad Commission, Messrs. Butler. Lucas. Griggsby.Bell and Walser. Mr. Williams was added to the Com mittee on Corporations. The special order for 12 o'clock being the Oyster bill, it was postponed until Monday at 12 o'clock. The Senate adjourned till Monday'at 11 o'clock., " . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 11 o'clock, and after a rap from Mr. Speaker Dough- ton s gavel there was prayer by Kev. Mr. Hall, of this city. The journal of yesterday was read and approved. PETITIONS. Mr. Mann, petition from citizens of Hyde asking for oyster legislation. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Mr. Ray, for Committee on- Proposi tions and Grievances. NO. 10 Mr. Peebles, for. Committee on Ju diciary ; Messrs. Mann and Gilmer also reported for same committee. Mr. Denny, lor Committee on En grossed bills. . Mr. Henry,' for Committee on Coun ties, Cities, Towns and Townships. Mr. Coffield, for Committee on Sal aries and Fees. (This report allows C.. M. Busbee$800 for services as counsel to Railroad Committee on Taxation). Mr. Hood, for Committee on Banks and Currency. Mr, Lowery, for Committee on En rolled bills. 1 RESOLUTIONS. Resolutions were introduced as fol lows; . . " Mr. Henry, on Public Printing. Mr. Stancill, on printing report Board of Health. : - The following bills were then intro duced and referred to their appropriate committees: Mr, Cox, to amend sec 2,016 of the Code. . Mr. Holman, for relief of sheriffs and tax Collectors. Mr. Hillman, to incorporate a Female Seminary in Cabarrus county. Mr. Reid, to amend the charter of Asheville; also, to amend the charter of Raymond. Mr. Gjlmer, to allow Haywood county to pay school claims. Mr. Earnhardt, in relation to a cotton weigher; also, in relation to the charter of Salisbury. . Mr. Call, shipping timber out of the State; also, in regaad to divorce. Mr. McGill, in relation to killing stock by railroads. "Mr. Taylor, to allow the commission ers of Graham county to levy a special tax. Mr, Brinson, to amend school law. Mr. Alston to reduce the rate of interest. v The Speaker then announced the expiration of the morning hour. A message was received from the Senate.) transmitting sundry bills and asking concurrence thereon. CALENDAR. The calendar was then taken up, and the following bills were disposed of: Bill to authorize Mjacon county to levy a special tax. On the call of the roll the bill passed its third reading by a v6te of ayes. 75, nays none, and was ordered engrossed and sent to the Senate. Bill in regard to Roxboro Land and Loan Company and to give it - banking privileges. The Committee on Banks and Currency recommended a sub stitute. Mr. Hussey moved to strike out the clause in the bill allowing corporations to collect interest in advance. Accept ed. Passed second and third readings. Mr. Hood, to incorporate the Regents Orphans' Home. Mr. Hood spoke in fayor of the bill, explaining its provisions. He stated that it was a most worthy object, &c. It passed its several readings. Bill to compensate judges and can vassers of elections giving them such compensation as the county commis sioners may elect. The committee amended it so as to make the pay not more than $1.00 j.er day. Passed as amended. ; Bill to amend chap. 175, Laws 1889, passed second and third readings. Bill to incorporate Bethel Academy in Mecklenburg county, passed its sev eral readings, j Bill to amend chap. 93, Laws 1887, in regard to road supervisors changing time of appointment from August to February. This bill was favored by Mr. Grier and Mr. Mann. Mr, Alexander opposed. Mr. Scott moved to refer it to the Commit tee on Public Roads. Mr. Peebles said he did not oppose the motion to refer, but he wished to explain what actuated the Judiciary Committee. He said that in February the roads could show up for themselves better than at any other time, and we could see whether they had done their duty, The bill was referred. .Bill to, re-charter the Petersburg Railroad Company, and to extend its charter, passed second reading. Mr. Holman sent up an amendment, providing that nothing therein con-. tained should exempt any of the prop erty of said corporation from taxation. The bill was then placed on the cal endar. Resolution on the election of trustees of the University was adopted. Bill to apply taxes to the payment of subscriptions of certain townships to the Durham & Lynchburg Railroad, passed second and third readings. Bill for the relief of creditors of Eliza beth Gooding, widow of a Confederate veteran who died before her warrant reached her. ! The money is to pay fu neral expenses. It passed second and third readings. Bill for relief of E. G. McDaniel (to pay school order) of Jones county; passed second and third readings. Bill to remove obstructions across Cane river in Yancey county. Tabled. Mr. Yancey moved to reconsider the vote" by which the bill to incorporate the Roxboro Land and Loan Co. passed, which was agreed to. Mr. Henry reviewed his amendment to prevent the corporation from retain ing interest! in advance. Lost. The bill then passed. 'Bill to establish a public ferry in Stanly county, passed. Bill incorporating the People's Bank of Asheville, passed. ' Leaves of absence were granted Messrs.. Bryan of Wayne, Bass, Wood, Lowery, Tatum, Lowe, Wiley', Peebles. Adjourned. WASHINGTON NEWS. Death of George Bancroft, the Historian. . By Telegraph to the Morning Star." Washington, Jan. 17. Geo. Ban croft, the historian, died late this after noon. His "j death was not due to any disease, but to gradual failing, ot age. He was born October, 1800. i Death occurred at 8:40 o'clock this afternoon. The end was quiet and peace ful, and came after a period, of uncon sciousness lasting twenty-four hours. He was in fine health and spirits, had an excellent appetite, and a good faculty' for sleep until last week, when he caught a slight cold. He had always liyed care fully, but -generously, and be had said repeatedly within the last six weeks tha he had never slept better nor had a bet ter appetite. Notwithstanding hi cold he continued to seek indoor exercise every day until Thursday, when he took to bis bed as a matter of precaution. His whole illness was less than three days. He failed rapidly yesterday, and became unconscious in the afternoon, in which state he remained until the end. ' r 1 : " '" ' DELUDED NEGROES. A Swindling Scheme Practiced in Georgia. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Atlanta, Ga., January 17. Several hundred deluded negroes have reached Atlanta, bearing with them cards en titling them to go to Africa via Savan nah for one dollar a head. The villians who are working up this scheme for pillage' are hard to get at, but they are demoralizing colored labor. ' Stanly Ovstrver. Onl4 seven miles, v The whistteafhecjy7struction train on the Yadkin Railroad at- Biles ville was distinctly heard at Albemarle ' last Tuesday morning.. 1 - Louisburg Times: Robbie, the 14 year old son of Dr. R. E. King, acciden tly shot himself in the foot while outv hunting on last Saturday. The whole load of shot, passed through the Instep of his foot. : Concord Standard'. More wild geese have passed through this part of the country this winter on their way South than in any winter in a long t'me. The extreme cold of ,the norths era winter has driven them to the sunny climes. , s Charlotte Mews: Mr. Eli Hall, one of the oldest men of Mecklenburg county, died at his home, in Sharon township, at 3 o'clock yesterday after- ' noon. Mr. Hall was 93 years old. Mr. Frank Kuykendall, - a ' citizen of Sharon township, died suddenly at his home, last Tuesday. He wa9 about 40 years old. ' . s; , Greensboro Record: Mr. J. W. Knight, of this, city, received a telegram yesterday from DeSota, Kansas, inform ing him of the death ot his sister, Mrs. R. J. Blaylock, and that the husband was not expected to live. We have just learned from Mr. Sam Brown that! Capt. Fisher is only waiting for, the weather to open when he will begin a large leaf house on the corner of Depot and Davie street, which will require 400,000 brick. - - Raleigh News and Observer: The North Carolina Car Company yes terday declared a dividend of eight per cent. Capt. Francis G. Bryan, son of the late Hon. John H. Bryan, of this city, now a citizen of St. Louis, Mo., has made another valuable donation to the library of the University of North Caro lina, consisting of 435 volumes of stan dard works in history, military and en gineering, science, &c Many of them as are those formerly given by him, are rare and costly. Oxford Ledger: It is now rumored that the body of Dock Page, colored, will be exhumed and a post mortem examination held, it being sur mised that he may have been a victim of foul play instead of accidental death as first reported. Horses have been dying in the Stovall section at a rapid rate; We learn that Mr. R. A. Gill lost two, Mr. W. D. Hicks one, Mr. R. G. Howard one and Mr. O'Brien one. It is also stated that quite a number have died in different portions of the county in the past few weeks. " Dallas Eagle: ' Mr. Samuel Black's house was accidentally set on fire and burned to the ground last Saturday night. An Alliance factory at Stan- ley's creek is a certainty. Already nearly $20,000 have been subscribed, and an, organization has been formed. An illicit distillery near Crowder's Moun tain was seized by Collector Barkeley, last Friday morning. The distillery con tained about 1,200 gallons of beer. When the revenue officers came up the distiller was in the distillery, but, quick as a flash, jumped out of the window and "hit the grit." Scotland Neck Democrat: Some time about Christmas two colored boys named Robinson and Summerell were fooling with a pistol near Halifax. The pistol went off and shot Robinson in the head. He died last week, and verdict of the coroner's jury was that he came to his death by careless use of firearms. The Knitting Mills sent out Mr. I. W. Powell last week to sell hoisery. and he had sent in by Saturday nitht orders for more than six hundred dozen stock ings. - This shows that the goods are first class and sell welL It shows also that the company ought to fill the build ing with machines. Lenoir Topic: Mrs. Angus Fish er, aged nearly 90 years, the oldest per son in the Granite neighborhood, died Thursday morning. Col. Cowles's little daughter, Laura Carson, age three years, three months and twenty-eight days, died on the 28ch of December. Last Wednesday week constable and deputy Sheriff Berry, of Lovelady township, arrested Enoch Hamby, of Wilkes, - on a warrant from the latter county, charging him with bigamy. Mr. J. A. Houck of Granite, informs us that the Russell Manufacturing Com pany of that town is doing a large busi ness in working in wood, and that they are buying large quantities ot lumber. Charlotte Chronicle: Solomon Hewitt, a native of this State, who was raised near Wilmington, and who moved! from the State to Texas 33 years ago was here yesterday en route to his na tive home. He staved in Texas 27 veara without seeing either of his parents, orj any relations. At the expiration of all those years he sent for his parents, who - went to lexas several years ago. His father died there and his mother de-j siring to come home.r Mr. Hewitt isi herewith her, on their return to the i eastern part of the State. The lit-j ! tie negro whose skull was crushed in by a kindly mule last week on the place adjoining Capt. Torrence's in HopewellJ was up two days after, playing on his) harp not the golden one which it was thought he would soon handle. , Raleigh JVews and Observer :J The Grand Lodge of Ancjent, Free andj accepted Masons of North Carolina con-j vened in its one hundred and fourth an-j nual convention in the Masonic Hall inj this city last night, Tuesday, at 7:3d o'clock, Grand Master Samuel H. Smithl of, Winston, presiding. There was a large delegation present, nearly all the lodges in the State being represented,. Applicants for license to practice law will be examined before the Supreme Court on Friday and Saturday, the 30thj and 31st insts. On the first Monday ni February the court will sit to hear the appeals from the First district. Junius Johnston was arraigned in Wak : Superior ' Court yesterday ' morn ing lor the murder of F. P Emry ' in New Light township on the 13th of December. After cousulta tion it was agreed upon by counsel botr for the defendant and for the State thai the defendant should, submit upon charge; of manslaughter. The Judge accordingly ordered that a verdict of guilty of manslaughter be entered, an after hearing a few witnesses who re lated the particulars of the affair, h sentencea the defendant to a term o; two years in tail. : Washington Gazette: 1 he new; comes from the sound that -M. Make! killed a man, whose name we could no get. He was dredging , on Makely' oyster beds, ana alter oemg iorDiaaen and ordered to stop, which he refused to do, was fired upon. W. B. Rodf man, Jr., Captain of the W. L. I., rei ceived a telegram from the Governor on Monday, telling him to charter a boat at the expense ot the State and have hi company in readiness at a moment's n tice. All this has been done. What i means no one knows. Conjecture has. ii that the Maryland and Virginia oyster men have taken charge -of our waters. The bovs are readv and anxious for th fun. The W. L. I. can play soldier and they can act soldier. Give them a chancel. The news comes from Jamesville that on Sunday night the little village was in an uoroar of excitement. From rumor we can give the following ac count. It seems that Mr. L. H Newell having a curiosity to peep in th room of Dr. Mayo, who was. boardinj at Mrs. Taylor s hotel, and not gaining admission as soon as he liked, kicked the - door open, and was met by the irate doctor with a big pistoj, M$. Newell received the contents of .foujr chambers and turaed upon the docto. giving him the contents of a Smith Sl Wesson. At this writing both - parties are lying dangerously ill. The cause of the sad affair remains in dark mystery. in if 1 J f - f i I : t i 1 il-