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I WILMINGTON, N. C.
Friday,
March 20, 1891.
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I A NEW DEPABTUBE.
;The election of Gen. John M.
Palmer, U. S. Senator from the
State of Illinois, may result in some
thing more than the mere election of
a Democratic Senator. There are
"two unanticipated possibilities, if not
probabilities, involved in it. There
has been for some time throughout
the country a growing sentiment in
favor of the election of U. S. Sena
tors by the direct vote of the people,
instead 6f by the Legislature as vis
now done, of which Gen. Palmer was
a vigorous advocate. This senti
' mcnt has Droved so "strong that
several State Legislatures have pass
ed resolutions in favor of it, and
bills have been introduced in both
Spnate and House providing for an
amendment to the constitution look
ing to this end. : ' J !""'-'
The probabilities are that a ma
jority of the Senators would be op
posed to such an innovation, because
it is much easier to manipulate a
small body of men, and secure a ma
jority, than it is to manipulate ai
whole people and secure a majority.!
This doubtless is the jreason why the
bill introduced by Senator ! Mitchell,
of Oregon, early in the first session
of the last Congress providing for
the election of Senators by the peo
ple never saw the light again after it
got into the hands ofj the committee
which it was referred to. Later, in
the second session, Senator Voor
hees, of Indiana, presented resolu
tions adopted by the Legislature of
Indiana in favor of the election by
the people and urging upon Congress
the passage of a bill to accomplish
this purpose. Although snowed un
der by the Senate, as might.be ex
pected, this amendment if adopted
by Congress, and submitted to the
people would be almost unanimously
. ratified. That this will be eventu-
allv done there is-bUt little Question.
- In the meantime the settlement of
tne senatorsmp question, in Illinois
by the election of palmer, the peo
ple's choice, alter aj hard,' long and
at times, doubtful fight, may practi
cally secure what the people demand
in a somewhat different but nuite as
effective way, by requiring the legis
latures to i elect the choice of the
people and not theiy own choice. ...
When the campaign began in Illi
nois last fall Gov. Calmer was nro-
claimed the choice if the Democrats
of the State for United States Sena
tor, and the conventions held to
nominate candidates for the legisla
ture passed resolutions declaring him
" to be their choice and instructed the
candidates to- vote for him. With
this understanding! he being among
the first to declare for election by
the people, canvassed the State with
this as an issue, as the pronounced
and - endorsed candidate for the
Senatorship. This was a - new de
parture . and brought the election
of the Senator as directly before the
people as can be jlone now, .. with
. members of the legislature instructed
bv the conventions which1 nomina-i
ted them. . I
i The Democrats elected a majority
in the House, the Republicans, ow
ing to the Republjcan gerrymander
of the. Senatorial districts and to the
fact that some, of the Senators were:
hold-overs, secutedj a majority m thei
ballot, had 101 votes. 103 beinc ne
cessary to elect.; (The Republicans
had 100. The F.'M. B. A!, a farmers'
association, had 3. These 101 Dem
ocrats stood and voted solid through
all the 155 ballots taken during, the
eight weeks contest, because under
. their , instructions, they couldn't do
.anything else withbut betraying the
, trust imposed in them, j They were
" voting, not as they decided but as the
; people commanded, voting simply as
.agents of the Democracy of the
State, who had named the Senator
-who was to, represent them, if suc
cessful. They stuck and finally two
of the F. M. B. A. men, yielding to the
voice oi ine majority, jomea tne lUl,
apd the choice of
the people was de
clared Senator-elect. It is safe to
predict that witi this j remarkable
contest and happy termination that
the old method
- r -
of nominating and
electing Senators
will be materially
changed, and that henceforth the
people, the Democratic portion of
them, at least, will' have a good deal
more to ao wun tne election ot sen
ators than they had under the old
method. I
The next point
is that it may have
not a little to do
in naming the can
didate for $he Presidency, and that
possibly the Democrats, in certain
contingencies atl least, may look to
the triumphant John M. Palmer to
become their standard bearer in the
next campaign.! if the New York
factions continue jealous of each
other jyiclcarry their jealousies and
contentions into the National Con
vention the convention may con
clude the best thing it can do will be
to drop New York and look to IIu-
i
nois for a stanaara ocarcr.
This
will be j another new departure and
one which the Democracy' of the
country outside of New York will
not regret to see.
The Kentucky statesmen have
been engaged ; for six months m
building up'a constitution and haven t
finished the job yet. There was a
proposition the other day to adjourn
till summer, fto give the Solonic
farmers a chance to go home and
pitch their spring "crap," but that
didn't seem to strike favorably. The
Louisville Courier-Journal remarks
that the convention seems to be un
der, the impression that it is assem
bled not only to make a constitution
but to regulate the universe. In the
eyes of the average Kentuckian,
Kentucky is no small part of the
universe. - ,'
The late Kine of the Sandwich
Islands didn't have as extensive a
dominion as some "of his royal
brethren, 'but when it comes to
toting a name he loomed up as a
match tor any of them. When he
wrote it in full it read, David Laa:
mea j Kamanakapu Mobinulant Na
locaehu.okalani Lumelani Kalakaua.
He hardly ever undertook to write it
in full, for he was generally too full
to do it or to remember it.
Hon. Jerry Simpson, of Kansas,
struck the marrow of the tariff ques
tion recently when he sai "When
I raise corn (which he did before he
turned his attention to raising Re
publican scalps), 1 want to exchange
it where I can get the most coats,
over -coats, underclothes, dress goods
and socks." This shows he is level
headed, and disposes of the slander
that he has no use for socks.
When it comes to talking on the
tariff, Ben Butterworth, Republican,
ojf Cincinnati, is quite level-headed.
In a conversation recently, he said,
"the clatter about those opposing a
prohibitory tariff being free traders,
is asinine. No Republican ever heard
pf such extreme tariff rates as those
imposed by the McKinley bill as es
sential to our industries until within
a few years." 1
; FEDERAL COURT.
Jurors for the May Term of the XT. 8.
, District Court.
The following is the list of jurors
drawn for the next term of the U. S.
District Court, to be held in this city
Monday, May 5th, 1891.
New Hanover county Jas. H.Taylor,
John Maunder, Alfred Alderman, A. L.
DeRosset, Samuel A. King, Wm. John
son, i nos. e . tsagiey, samuei uavis,
Jordan Nixon, Jas. N, McComber, Jas.
A. Fore. C. W. Yates. D. B. Mitchell.
John A. Everett, Wm. L. Jacobs.
Pender county George W. Carr, J.
Q. Bell, Fred Ferinell, J. D. Powers, W.
H. French.
Duplin county Geo. W. Brinkley,
Robt. J. Williams, D. S. Williams, R.
W. Hargrave. Edward Williams, T. J.
Armstrong, Daniel D. Wells.
Robeson county W. R. Freeman, , J.
McL. Brown, M. J. McRainey. McP.
Buie, F. G. Odum. A. L. Bullock, P. P.
Smith, Dougald McCormack.
Bladen county A. H. Perry, Frank
Sessoms, Jonathan Cash well, J. S. Russ,
Wm. Corbett.
Brunswick . county Elisha Sellers,
Wm. H. Drew. Rufus D. Hewett. Daniel
R. Walker. .
Columbus county E. H. Todd. M. Q.
Coleman, J. P. Williams, Henyard Long.
Sampson county G. W. Highsmiih.
J. E. Boett.
CRIMINAL COURT.
The Case of W. H. . Colburn and Beckle
. Evans.
In the Criminal Court yesterday. W.
H. Colburn and Beckie Evans were con
victed of unlawful cohabitation. Mr.
Marsden Bellamy, counsel for defen
dants, made a motion in arrest of judg
ment, the bill of indictment under
which they were tried alleging that
the offence with which - they
are charged, was committed " on or
about the 15th day of September, 1891."
The'decision of the Court was not an
nounced, but it is probable that a new
bill ot indictment will have to be drawn
and sent to the grand jury to-day. "Both
defendants are in jail.
The grand jury returned "not a true
bill," in the case of J. A. Barker,
charged with perjury, which came over
from the last term of Court.
Charles Weavef was found guilty of
forgery, but judgment was not pro
nounced.
Court took a recess at half-past 4
o'clock in the afternoon until 10 o'clock
this morning. j
APPOINTMENTS FOR VISITATION
By the Bishop of East Carolina.
S. Barnabas', Snow Hill, March 19.
S. Paul's. Greenville. March 22. Sun
day 6th in Lent.
M. P., Haw Branch, March 25.
M. P., S. Paul's, Vanceboro, March 26.
-Trinity Church, Chocowinitv. Marh
27, Good Friday.
M. Zion Church, Beaufort countv.
March 29, Easter.
E. P., S. Peter's, Washington. S
E. P., S. Thomas', Bath, March 80.
Com.; S. Thomas', Bath, March 81.
M. P., Yeatesvitle. Beaufort countv.
April 1.
M. P., S. James'. Beaufort countv.
April 2. i
M. P., Panteeo, April 8. !
S. George's, Hyde countv. Sundav 1st
after Easter, April 5.
Fairfield, E. P., April 7.
Swann Quarter. E. P., April 8.
Sladesville, E. P., April 9.
S. John's, Makelyville, E. P., April 10.
Stonewall. Sundav 2nd after Easter.
April 12.
Chapel of the Cross. Aurora. M. P
April 14.
S.John's, Durham's Creek. M. P
April 15. j
b. Johns, Wilmington. M. P.. S.
Mark s, E. P., Sunday 8d after Easter.!
April 19. ( . .j
5. lohn s, Favetteville. M. P.. Sundav
4th after Easter. S. Thomas', HybertsJ
afternoon. S, Joseph's, E. P., April 26j
Christ Church. Rockfish. E. P.
April 27. ! ! I
Holy Communion at all morning ser
vices. " .!' .
The children catechised whenever
practicable. f ; : j
,1 he vestries will mease be Dreoared
to meet the Bishop. j
vnenngs to pe tor diocesan missions.
THE WAY -OF THE TRANSGRESSOR.
WB. Ctelebnrn Arrestad.fbrAlwado&m'iit
And Under Indictment on Another Berl-
oua Chance. -: . I
W. B. Coleburn was arrested yesterday
in this city and committed to jail on the
charge of abandonment of his wife, who
lives in Carteret county. ,
Coleburn has been living in this city
and at Wrightsville for several months
past, engaged in the business of buying
and shipping clams to Northern mar
kets. He came here from norma
in company with a woman whe pass
ed as his wife. Both of them
were arrested several weeks ago on the
Charge of criminal intimacy, and each
gave bond in the sum of $100 for their
appearance at the present term of the
Criminal Court. The woman afterwards
disappeared, but Coleburn remained.
! One of the parties who came here
from Carteret! to secure Coleburn 's ar
rest on the charge of abandonment, is a
son-in-law of the accused.
Wreck on the Carolina Central,
j A through freight train from Norfolk
for Charlotte on the Carolina Central
railroad, went through a trestle between
Rockingham and the Pee Dee river
bridge last Saturday night. There were
fifteen cars in the train, thirteen of which
and the tender went down in the wreck.
Only one person was injured, a colored
fireman.who was taken out with a broken
leg1. The cars were tilled with flour and
fertilizers; they were tumbled one upon
the other and their content scattered.
The wreckiJSjr3 ca jsed by one ot the
trucks of the tender breaking.
A wrecking force was soon on the
scene and j the break was repaired, the
first train passing over at 3 p. m. yes
terday. I
Census Bulletin.
A census bulletin has been issued,
giving the population by counties in the
-Atlantic States. The population of New
Hanover county is given as 24.026 an
increase of 2,650 since 1880; Pender.
12.514 increase, 46; Onslow. 10.803 in
crease, 474; Bladen, 16,763 increase,
605; Brunswick. 10,900 increase, 1,511;
Cumberland, 27,321 increase, 8.485; Du
plin, 18.690 decrease, 83; Robeson, 81.
483; increase, 7,603; Richmond, 23.948
increase 5.703; Sampson.25,096 increase
2.202; Edgecombe, 24.113 decrease,'
2.068; Nash, 20,707 increase. 2,976;
Columbus, 17,856 increase, 8.417: Bun
combe, 35,266 increase. 13,357. Robe
son county shows the largest increase ot
counties in the eastern part of the State,
and Buncombe leads all.
KILLED ON THE RAIL.
Andrew Laspeyre, Colored, Bun Qvw by
a Train at Magnolia.
'Doctor" Andrew L. Laspeyre, the
colored man who was wanted here for
complicity in the Chesnutt & Barrentine
robbery, was killed Monday night at
Magnolia, Duplin county, He was try
ing to steal a ride on a passing freight
train and tell on the track. Four cars
passed over him and his head was smash
ed and both legs were cut off. Laspeyre 's
partner in crime and half-brother Geo.
Nash was tried in the Criminal Court
yesterday, convicted, and sentenced to
five years' imprisonment in the State
penitentiary.
Laspeyre was known a a "yarb doc
tor," and from ail accounts was a great
rogue. . .
Evangelist Pearson in Mobile.
j Rev. R. G. Pearson is now holding
services in Mobile, Ala. The Mobile
Register says of his preaching:
j "Dr. Pearson has a peculiar but mag
netic presence, standn g erect, dark,
(rail in face, much like A.. H. Stephen-.
His cler analysis, entirely unemotional,
but convincing, holds one in close alien
tion. and his striking analogies Irom
nature and experience recall Henry
Drummond and Bishop Butler. It
already evident that his mission will b
productive of much good here."
The Custoai House.
Candidates for the Wilmington Col
lectorship are crowding fast upon each
other's heels. Petitions, it is said, arc
now in circulation for the appointment
of James Dudley and Jno. T. Howe,
(both colored) for the position. Dud lev
was clerk in the office oi Register of
Deeds under the late Republican ad
ministration of New . Hanover county,
and Howe is a letter-carrier. In the
meantime . Gen. S. H. Manning is in
Washington, whispering sweet words
in President Harrison's starboard ear
and promising him the North Carolina
delegation in the next National Con
vention; Stocks of Naval Stores at the Forts.
Stocks of naval stores at the ' ports at
the close of last week are reported as fol
lows: j
Spirits turpentine Wilmington, 8,
870 casks; New York, 1,982; Charleston,
100; Savannah, 2,935. Total,-. 8,887 casks.
Rosin Wflmington, 31,480 barrels;
New York, 22,202; Charleston, 9,189;
Savannah, 48.766. Total. 111,637 barrels.
Tar-S-Wilmington, 9,171 barrels ; New
York, 1,686. Total, 10.857 barrels.
The British steamship Mandalay
' cleared yesterday for Liverpool with
5,588 bales cotton,, weighing 2,684,646
pounds and valued at $240,900. Vessel
by C. P. Mebane and cargo by Williams
& Murchison, Alex. Sprunt & Son and
C. P. Mebane, agent.
Mr. George Warwick, of Allen
ton, who knows a good thing when he
sees it, called at the Star office yester
day and renewed his subscription to the
Daily.!; ' ' '
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SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The County Sunday School Conven
tion of New Hanover met last night at
the First Presbyterian church. The
meeting was opened by Rev. R. E. Peele,
with devotional exercises.
Mr. Chadbourn, as President of the
Convention, announced that Rev. Dr.
Hodge would' deliver the address of
welcome. .
- Dr. Hoge came forward and extended
a hearty welcome to all the delegates
and representatives of the different
schools. Dr. Hoge said thechuren he
represented believed in training chil
dren, therefore such a meeting was
doubly welcome.
The President (Mr. Chadbourn), then
submitted his report. He said there
were about sixteen Sunday schoo s in
the convention; Bladen, Brunswick,
Columbus, Onslow and New Hanover
belonging to this district. There is pro
gress in . every county except Onslow.
That county, owing to its lot being very
thickly settled and having no towns, is
hard to get at. It is hoped, however,
that the towns that are being built and
other improvements that are in progress,
will greatly facilitate the' progress of
Sunday schools in that county.
The report of the Secretary and Treas
urer showed that at the last meeting
there were 13 Sunday schools, with
1,921 pupils and 312 teachers ; a total of
2,233. Average attendance. 1,602; total
amount of money expended, $2,524.70.
The election of officers being next
in order was then taken up.
Mr. Jas. F. Post. Jr., was elected Pres
ident: Mr. Jacob S. Allen. Vice-Presi
dent; Mr. W. M. Cumming, Secretary
and Treasurer.
Dr. W. T. Creasy was then announced
to speak. Dr. Creasy said :
"It is always a matter of pleasure to
me to serve My Master.
"No other movement has done more
for the Master's cause in the last cen
tury than that of the Sunday school
When we see the heavens bedecked with
glittering stars, or stand on the banks of
the grand old ocean, it is easy to con
cieve the hand of God in it; but when
we come down to the minutae, we tail to
see God's hand in the small things.
"The Sunday School was first organ
ized under very unfavorable circum
stances. Robt. Raikes, in 1708. gather
ed together a band of ragged and dirty
children and taught them the alphabet,
to spell and read. Then there was one
lady to teach them; now, there are
2,500,000 not only teaching the chil
dren, but praying for each one. Then
there was, perhaps, 80; to-day, there are
fifty millions of pupils.
"Surely! the hand of God is in it!
"The Sunday School has increased
amazingly in the last three years; more
than a million have been added.
"The largest Sunday school in the
world is in Stockport. England. The
main school has 3,600 pupils, and the
four branches have 1,200 members mak
ing a total of 4.800 members. The two
largest in America are Wanamaker's. in
Philadelphia, and the Pebble school, in
Cincinnati; each having a membership
of over 3.000.
"The firstjBunday school in America
was organized by Thos. Hiushaw at a
private dwelling at Hanover county, Va.
. "Why is God's hand in it? Mr. Raikes
paid his teachers ; now teachers do their
work for the love of God and the good
of thejir fellow beings." -
The convention meets again to-night
and the ofheers hope to have a full
house. Everybody is cordially invited
and will be welcome:
A good number was in attendance last
evening on the closing exercises of the
New Hanover County Sunday Sch.xl
Convention helri.ason the evening previ
ous, in the First Presbyterian Church.
The meeting was opened with devo
tiorial exercises conducted by Rev. Dr.
Prucnard of the First Baptist Chur h
tt- showed tne duty ol praying
tor the conversion of the children
Chitdhood. he said. s a fertile soil and
ad conditions seem . favorable for the
propag lion of gospel truth," and Chris
tian converted in early years are more
symmetrical as a rule than those con
verted later in life. ,
His remarks were followed by three
short prayers for God's blessing on the
work of teaching and converting, the
children.
Mr. Jas. F. Post, Jr., the President
elect, then in a short speech expressed
his surprise at receiving the news of his
election, as he was absent last evening,
and accepted the office as a compliment
to the church he represented rather t.han
to himself.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr. C. H. Robinson and adopted by
a rising vote:
Whereas, Our beloved brother
J. W. King, the Superintendent of
Grace Methodist Sunday School, is by
reason of sickness unable to attend the
meetings of this Convention; therefore.
Resolved, That we extend the brother
our sincere sympathy and commend
him to our Heavenly Father, who careth
for all who love Him, and to the crraci-
ous love of ouf blessed Saviour, and the
comforting presence and abiding of , the
Holy Spirit. See 2d Cor., 1st chapter.
aa ana n verses.
The' report ot Sunday School Super
intendents was next in order.
Mr. S. G- Hall read the reports of
Masonboro Baptist Sunday School, E.
Hewlett Superintendent; Brooklyn Bap
tist; Sunday School (this city); Baptist
Chapel School, Mr. W. A. French Su-
perintendent, and First Baptist Church
School, S. G. Hall Superintendent!
Air. n. a. wenaeu reaa a mil report
of a new school organized about four
months ago about three miles from the
city, called "Cedar Grove" Baptist Sun
day School.
Mr. S. G. Hall read a report of Olive
Branch (Baptist) School at Greenville
Sound; W. C. Walton Superintendent, j
Mr . C. H. Robinson read report of
the Sunday School of the First Presby
terian Church, this city, C. H. Robin
son Superintendent; and Front Street
Mission School, (Presbyterian) Samu 1
Northrop Superintendent. I
Maj. T. D. Love read the report of St
Andrew's Presbyterian School; T. Dj
Love Superintendent.
Mr. W, M. Cumming read a commu
nication from Mr. W. H. Strauss stating
that no report was sent from St. Paui'S
Lutheran School because they had de
cided to withdraw from the Association.
The report of the Fifth Street Metho
dist School was read by the Superinten
dent, Mr. John C Davis. - 'j
Report of Grace M. E. School was
read by Rev. Dr. Creasy; also, reports
of McTyere Methodist Mission School.
(this city), Mr. Jas. F. Post, Jr., Super
intendent, and the report of Market
Street Methodist Mission was read by
Mr. R. H. Beery, Superintendent.
The report of Bladen Street Methodist
School was read by the Superintendent.
Ji G. Darden.
Rev. Dr. Creasy read the report of
Acorn Branch Methodist School (in the
country), Jas. T. Kerr Superintendent.
The brethren appointed to lead the
general discussion ot the Sunday School
work Rev. Mr. . Peele and Rev. Mr.
Beaman being unavoidably absent, by
request Rev. Mr. Swindell opened the
discussion, on the difficulties and en
couragements of the work. He had, he
said, but little opportunity for studying
the subject by observation, for during
two years be had been on the wing;
though he had sometimes the pleasure
of attending Sunday School, He had
observed as some of the discourage
ments the lack of proper literature for
use in the school, mainly in the country,
the lack of proper earnestness in the
study of the lessons by the teachers; the
lack of training by parents at home; and
some of the encouragements he thought
to! be the large'number of schools keep
ing at work during the winter which
have heretolore gone into winter quar
ters; and the gathering ot children in
SDarselv settled communities into or
ganized schools.
Rev. Dr. Hoge spoke on the import
ance of the teacher exciting a vivid in
terest of the scholar in the subject pre
sented, and said the teacher who could
do this would never fail in impressing
the truth desired to be conveyed. Dr.
Pntchard thought the children should
be taught lessons of benevolence. Mr.
B. G. Worth thought he saw encourage
ment in the fact that the old custom of
asking every 'stranger who happened to
come in to make a "speech" had passed
away.
Dr. Pritchard thought that as some
denominations ; were not working with
the Association that in order to give
lull report of the Sunday School work
in the county, the Association should
make an effort to get statistics of all
schools in the county. Dr. Hoge said he
hooed the Executive Committee would
consider some way to have a more sys
tematic manner of getting statistics. A
difference of administration in Sunday
Schools often , makes an apparent dis
crepancy in the reports, which really is
not a fact; be thought there could be a
more unilorm system in filling report
blanks.
I A collection was then taken up to meet
the one hundred dollars pledged by this
Association to the State Convention,
which meets in Fayetteville on the 24th,
extending through to the 26th. .
The Nominating Committee 'present
ed the following names as delegates to
the State Convention: C. H. Robinson,
Ji S. Wood. R. H Beery, F. L. Huggins,
P. B, Manning. A. B. Cook, J. G. Dar
den, John McDougall. John C. Davis,
Mrs. R. N. Sweet. Mrs. T. H. Pritchard,
and Miss Mollie Hawes. On motion of
Dr. Hoge visitors from the Country were
empowered to act as delegates until tne
full number was made up.
The nominations of the committee
were adopted, and the Secretary was in
structed to forward the names to the
State Secretary.
The Convention then adjourned with
the Doxology and benediction.
CRIMINAL COURT.
March Term The Orand
Jury Cases
Tried Yesterday.
j The Criminal Court for New Han
over county met yesterday morning,
lis Honor Judge Meares on the bench
and Solicitor Moore in attendance.
I he grand lury was drawn and em-
pa'irll d as follows: D. L. Gore, fore
ma. Lewis Whtttedere. T. S. Burnett.
Chas N. Miller, Jacob Willis, J. T
Sinuh.J. J. Forrest. J. L. Croom. John
MaundtT, C. C. Vernon. P. Pearsall,
GJ W; Bornemann. G G. Lewis, Thomas
Quinhvan, W. T. Harker.
Liu ring the day the grand jury re
turned true bills as follows: W. B. Col
burn. t. and a.; Jno. Latta, larceny; Mary
Self larceny; Abraham Smith, larceny;
George Nash, Josephine Howe, Maria
J. Gavin, larceny; Richard Turner, lar
ceny; Fred Burnett and Monroe Turner,
larceny; V. L. Penman, larceny,
W. W. Howe, colored, charged with
assault and battery, in which a knife
was used, submitted, and was fined $25
and costs.
Christian Nixon, colored, slander,
Verdict, not guilty.
jno. Latta, colored, larceny. Found
guilty and sentenced to 12 months in
the penitentiary. Latta is the boy who
stole a valuable umbrella from the Pur-
cell House.
jV. L. Penman, colored, larceny ol
razors from a barber shop . on Front
street. Guilty, and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
' Abram Smith, a colored youth,charged
with the larceny of $15. Guilty and
sentenced to 12 months in the peniten
Uary.
The Court took a recess in the even-
jing until 10 o'clock this morning.
THE NEW POSTOFFICE.
It Will be Open to the Public Next Month
Postmaster French expects to get his
force into the new postoffice building
about the middle of next month. The
contractors fitting up the building say it
will be ready by the first of April; but
Postmaster French thinks it will be
later. , . '
Among new arrangements that will be
greatly for the convenience of the pub
lic, it is contemplated to put up several
large mail boxes for merchandise pack
ages that cannot be put in the ordinary
letter-boxes. Most of these will be
placed in the business portion of the
' city; but the exact locations are not yet
determined upon.
Mr. Jno. D. Bellamy.
The Mecklenburg Times says of Sen
ator ; Bellamy who represented New
Hanover and Pender in the recent Gen
eral Assembly:
"There were many good men in the
Legislature which has just adjourned,
but among the new members none made
a better record or wielded a wider influ
ence in the body than Jno. D. Bellamy
of Wilmington. He is a young lawyer
of fine character and sense. He did not
play the demagogue by trying to pat the
farmers on the back, neither did he
show any enmity towards them. He
seemed to be guided by reason and not
prejudice, and he won the respect of his
fellow representatives and of the public,
We regard him as one of the most prom
ising yerurrg men in the State,"
NEW ORLEANS' TRAGEDY
AN INTERNATIONAL QUESTION RAISED
The Italian Government Wants an Inves
tigation and Indemnity for Three of its
Subjects Killed Secretary Blaine Tele
gram, to Got. Nichols Press Comment
in England and Italy on the Affair.
Washington, March 15. Secretary
Blaine to-night sent the following tele
gram to Gov. Nichols at New prleans:
"Department of State, MartM 15
His Excellency Francis T. Nichols, Gov
ernor of Louisiana: It has been repre
sented to the President by the Minister
of Italy accredited to this Government,
that among the victims of the deploy
rable massacre which took place: in the
citv of New Orleans yesterday .were three
or more subiects ot tne rung or itaiy.
Our treaty with that friendly Govern
ment (which under the Constitution is
thesuoreme law of the land) guaran
tees to Italian subjects aomiciieai in tne
United States the most constant pro
tection . and security lor tnein per
sons land property making , them
amenable on the same basis as our own
citizens to the laws of the United States,
and of the several States, in their due
and orderly administration,
The President deeply regrets toat tne
citizens ol New uneans snouia nave
so disparaged the purity and adequacy of
their own judicial tribunal, as to I trans
fer to passionate judgment ol a moo a
Question that should have been adjudged
dispassionately ana oy settiea rnies oi
f. a . . 1 s 1 t
law. r "1 he government otitne united
States must give to. the subject of
friendly powers that security which it
demands for our own citizens when
temoorarilv under foreign iurisdiction.
it is the hope ot the President that
vou will co-operate with him ins main
taining the obligations of the ! United
States toward Italian suojects who may
be within the penis ot the present ex
citement, that further bloodshed and
violence may be prevented, and that all
offenders against the law may be
promptly brought to justice. f
JAS. U. BLAINE.
Rome-, March 15. The Italian Gov
ercment has instructed Baron fava.
Italian Minister at Washington, to pre
sent a vehement protest to the U. S.
Government against the action iof the
mob in New Orleans yesterday, and the
U. b. Government has promised to make
an investigation. -
Baron Fava. in a dispatch to the Mar-
quis U. Kudini. Italian premier ana
Foreign Minister, states that he has pro
tested against the inaction ot local om
cers in New Orleans, and that Mr.: Blaine
expressed horror at the acts of the New
Orleans mob, promising that he would
immediately take the order ot the
President in the matter and that the de
cision would be communicated ; to tne
Italian Government,
New Orleans. March 16. The Dis
trict Attorney has entered a nolle prosse
as to all the indictments pending in
Section B of the Criminal . District
Court against the Italians j impli
cated in the Hennessy assassination,
This releases Charles MetrangaJ Incar
doni and the Marchesi boy. (Indict
ments in Section A, Judge Marr's di
vision, still hold Sunserri, Patormo, Tohn
Carusi, Mattalo and Pietzo,
New Orleans has calmed down to-day
and the sober second thought, of the
people has returned. The telegram of
Secretary Blaine to the Governor caused
some commotion, but it was not unex
pected. The telegram was sent direct
to Gov. Nichols and referred by him to
Attorney General Rogers. Whether a
reply has as yet been sent to the Gov
ernment is not known
Attorney General Rogers has made
an investigation of Saturday's occurrence
at the jail. The prison officials say that
they recognized some 'f the persons' who
were on the inside ot the prison, and
their names, it is understood, have been
forwarded to the Attorney General,
Some .indictments may follow, but so
great a number of people wene con
cerned in the killing that it will be im
possible to arraign them all and to se
cure conviction in case they should be
arrested.
The Italian consul, Signor Corte, says
that a full report ot the proceedings has
been transmitted to Rome and to the
Legation at Washington, and all further
action will be taken through the Lega
tion.
O Malley, the detective who was
largely the cause ofthe trouble, is not
in town. His suit against the State for
$10,000 damages is to come up I to-day,
and the answer of the defendant has al
ready been published. It was so strong
and indicated so undoubtedly that
O'Mallev had been sent to prison for
theft in Cleveland; that he had perjured
himself, and that he had suborned wit
nesses, that sentiment against him was
created and it is expected now that he
has left town never to return, especially
as he was not in court to-day when his
case was called. j
Rome, March 16. The Capitan Fra-
cassa savs : "The weak in America are
at the mercy of a ferocious, bloody pop
ulace, and are tortured and murdered in
daylight."
Don Chisciote Delia Mancia remarks:
"Italy ought to demand that instant
measures be taken to protect Italy's col
ony in New Orleans"; adding, however,
"it is just also to recognize the Hact that
similar incidents would not occur if the
towns on the Atlantic littoral were not
infested with ex-galley slaves of Eu
rope."
Rome. March 16. The Pafoio Roma
no to-day referring to the New Orleans
tragedy, says that relying On the fore
sight of the American authorities and
out of regard for a sincerely , friendly
power. Italy has refrained from sending
an iron-clad to the mouth of the Mis
sissippi. ! I
Rome, March 16. In the Chamber ot
Deputies to-day, the Marquis Di Rudi
ni. the Italian Premier, replying to a
question on the subject of the New Or
leans tragedy, said tnat rresident Mar
rLon had recognized the right of Ital
ians in the United States to protec
tion from the authorities, and that he
had expressed profound regret at the
occurrence, and had charged the Gover
nor of Louisiana to guard Italian resi
dents of New Orleans, and to bring the
assassins to justice. The Premier said
that the United States Minister, Porter,
had called upon him to-day in order to
convey President Harrison's regrets to
the Italian government. MrJ Porter
said that he trusted that the explana
tions he had furnished would, draw even
closer the friendly relations existing be
tween Italy and the United States.
Signor Breganze, who had announced
his intention of interpellating the gov
ernment on the New Orleans j matter,
said that a note had been taken of the
Minister's statement. (
Signor Ferrais urged that indemnities
should be demanded for the families of
the victims. I
London, March 16. The Star, this
evening, is of the opinion that the im
pressive feature of the New Orleans
affair was the perfect orderliness main
tained throughout the proceedings.
Here, champions of law and order stand
aghast at such proceedings. ' American
democracy has. sounder-notions as to
what law and order really means;
Mooreton Freulen, son-in-law j of the
late Mr. Leonard Jerome, has written a
letter which is published in the Pall
Mall Gazette to-day, defending the ac
tion of the citizens of New Orleans, as
"straightening out the Italian question
once for all," and he adds that "he
leaves old women of both sexes to mor
alize over the so-called excesses of a
blood-stained populace," etc. ; Freulen
also commends the I action of
the men of Louisiana, 'who are not
shielded by a Spirit of submission
to the letter of the law which has done
so much to emasculate the human race.
The Pall Mall Gazette, in reply, gen-
erally criticises Frenlen's letter, but
. . . . r i i a.
holds tnat tne cngiisn people ougni nut
to hold up their hands in righteous hor
ror;' adding, "One branch of the Anglo-
Saxon race does not ainer irom anotner
in this matter. Citizens of New Or
leans, finding that the jury did not do
its duty, said, We must, by one means
or by another, putdown crime."' ,
The St. James Gazette, referring to
the same subject, ays: ""The incident
shows that native Americans nave nui
lost the quality of stern resolution wbicn
is sometimes dissolved by a life of com
fort and luxury in modern society. The
men who organized this denance oi ior
mal action are well aware of what they
have done. Thev have defeated a so
ciety of foreign ruffians, who were trying
to terrorize the whole city. It is doubt
ful if lohn Bull has enough grit left in
him to protest in as emphatic a manner
as the citizens of New Orleans have pro-
Tested.
Washington, March 16 No fur
ther action will be taken by the Federal
authorities at Washington in regard to
the shooting ot Italians at Mew uneans
until after the receipt ot uov. wicnois
reply to Secretary Blames telegrams
stating, the position oi tne uovernment
in the matter.
It was stated by officials of the De
partment of Justice and the War Depart
ment in explanation of why the Govern
ment had taken no steps to prevent mob
violence . that the rederal author
ities are powerless to act in
cases' of ' disorder in States ex
cent when called upon for aid by the
btate authorities, or when necessary ior
the special protection of government
property. Neither or these contingen
cies arose at New Orleans. The Oover-
nor did not ask. for assistance and the
public buildings at New Orleans were at
no time in any danger from the mob.
These statements indicate clearly that
up to the time ot the killing ot the sus
pected murderers the case was wholly
beyond the scope of Federal action
The fact, however, that several of the
men killed were subjects of Italy, and
the further tact that the Italian Oovern
ment has made a formal demand for an
investigation, has given the case an
aspect calling for diplomatic negotia
tions.
State Department officials find some
difficulty in acting on this case, for the
reason that it is entirely without pre
cedent in the diplomatic annals of the
country. it is settled, however, that no
further steps will be taken until all the
circumstances leading to and surrounding
the, case shall have been officially com
municated.
Secretary Blaine refuses absolutely to
discuss the matter. He has received a
number of telegrams from Italian organ
izations in omerent parts ot the country
protesting against what they term "an
outrage," and demanding that all Italian
citizens of the United States be proper
ly protected against violence and race
prejudice. The matter is almost the
sole topic of conversation in diplomatic
circles, and so far as can be ascertained
general opinion is that the State of
Louisiana and not the United States
must be held responsible. Demands for
indemnity would come from the Italian
Oovernment, through its minister rest
dent, and be transmitted bv the Secre
tary of State to the Governor of Louisi
ana, and if repudiated by that State
would be submitted to Congress for such
action as might be deemed advisable,
An official of the State Department,
in speaking of the occurrence to-day,
said that the Government would have
to do all in its power to satisfy Italy that
tne ngnts ot her citizens m this country
would be protected. Thorough invest!
gation of the matter would, of courje,
be made, and after that Congress would
have to be called upon for action, the
Mate Department having no money to
pay indemnities or anything ot that sort.
Whether it is a case tor money indem
nity would be for Congress and not the
State Department to decide. Whatever
indemnity there should be for those of
the killed who were citizens of the Uni
ted States, Louisiana would be respon
sible for to their families; but any re
sponsibility for those who were citizens
of a foreign country, would fall upon the
United States.
Representative McCreary, formerly
chairman of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee of the House, said that the State
Department had no money it could
spend in the case, and that it was diffi
cult to tell just what it could do. The
Department would have to await the re
ply of Gov. Nichols Xo the communica
tion from the Secretary, and makes such
further investigation of the matter as it
could. Then the Secretary would prob
ably have to report to Congress for such
action as that body thought proper.
New York, March 16. The follow
ing are copies of two cablegrams that
passed between this city and Italy re-.
ating to the lynching ot Italians in New
uneans on Saturday :
"New York. March 14. Rudini, Min
ister of Foreign Affairs, at Rome : The
Italian press of New York, unanimous
in representing the colony, notify vou of
a massacre at New Orleans ot several
Italians, already acquitted by an Ameri
can jury, and demand the intervention
of the home government.
(Signed) Italian Press,
The answer was as follows :
"RomeMarch 15. To Carlo Baizati,
Editor of Progresso Halo Americano,
New York; Your cablegram received. I
have already demanded from the Fed
eral Government energetic and prompt
measures.
(Signed) RUDINI."
Chicago, March 16. Signor Oscar
Durante, editor of the Italia, of this
city, regards the lynching of- Italians at
New Orleans as a great shame for the
American people. "1 think the Italian
Government is going to take prompt
action and ask serious reparation from
the United States Government. I
know that Cavalier Corte, our Consul
at New Orleans, has already telegraphed
to tsaron rava, our Minister in Wash
ington, to that effect. Reparation,
strong reparation, must behad, and it
will be had too; I know. If not, then
our countrymen here would be treated
worse than dogs, henceforth. I love
Italy'because I cini 3. son of that coun
try, Dut 1 iove America, too, as 1 am a
citizen and I think that by putting this
aisgraceiui anair to sieep to is country
would approve of it. The banquet of
Italians of this city in honor of the 47th
birthday of the King of Italy has been
indefinitely postponed on account of the
lynching of Italians at New Orleans and
a telegram has been sent to the
Prime Minister, of Italy signed by
a number of prominent Italians to this
effect : Italians assembled in Chicago to
celebrate the birthday of the King of
Italy, have postponed the banquet on
account of news of the massacre of our
brethren in New Orleans. We demand
energetic intervention and protection
from the government of the fatherland.
Electric Bitter.
This remedy is becoming so well
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise. A purer medicine does not exist
and it is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all
diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, will
remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and
other affections caused by impure
blood. Will drive Malaria from the
system and prevent as well as cure all
Malarial fevers.T-For cure of Headache,
Constipation and Indigestion try Elec
trie Bitters Entire satisfaction guar
anteed, or money refunded. Price 50
cents and $1.00 per bottle at Robert R.
Bellamy's Wholesale and Retail Drug
Store.
Read advertisement ol Otterburn
Lithia Water in this paper. Unequaled
for Dyspepsia and all diseases of kid
ney and bladder. Price within reach of
all. j
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Durham Sun:
A Orp,
from Hillsboro arrived in th
c"y 0.
tne eastern Douna train and i
Sun reporter that a stock compan'
ratnhliah a mttnn lar-tnr,, : " Will
establish
at a very
ry early date. Stock ft5
ofut $150,000 has
amount
been subscribed.
New Berne Tour
nights of Saturday and Sunday ca 4
some uneasiness in regard to tr " 5
examination shows that but little h 18
age was done. Peas were onlv
injured; the others scarcely at all p 1
toes are not far enono-h an j ot-
endangered, very few are coming
all and those are onlv hrpair. A "Pat
J J - -r.- 'UMS1
A. I
the ground. . "wongk
Raleigh News and nr.
Nearly all the principal grocery
chants of this city have entered into . :
organized the Groceis' Protective !w
Ciation. and have elected
pointed committees and adopted k
laws. rGov. Fowle vesterr J N
eA a reward rf 2M fnr '
t-apiurc 01 icuinuas fticrknight, of 5
entering the: apartments' of his Itn ?
mother. Mrs. Samuel Taylor, andvit
the assistance of an accomplice rend1
$3,150. r resale,
Fries, of Salem, was in RoannVe v
this week arranging with General 'm
ager Sands, f the Norfolk and WesC
the Norfolk and Western at Rnan.
so that construction trains may be-
on the Roanoke and Southern road im
mediately. it was decided that th
junction beestablished by the first n?
Mav.- A little colored hn f,.j"
lady's silver! watch. He brought it t!
this office immediately to be advertise
aw iwu vuv vwuAii bUUlK IJg Wail
trying to keep it. The lady has h
waiLu, auu. me uunest little
negro
doubtless has been rewarded.
Montgomery Vidette: Mr. Eli J
Hurley, of the Uwharrie section, raiki I
at this office Tuesday, and from him we I
icarn mat a great amount ox proSDertit. I
worn, is going on witn iair paying results I
to the prospectors. Mr. Hawley A
l i r
maKing arrangements to place son
uiakuiuui uii uiuyuiv ui ills own. ml
wnicn gold has been found in sufficient!
quantity to encourage him to make thirl
outlay. - Ex-Sheriff Saunders i. l
forms us that Mrs. M. A. Smith hassolfl
her mine, known as the old Nail mine,!
to the Moratock Mining Comoanv fori
$13,000. Sheriff Saunders also gave oil
a beautiful sample of ore taken from bis I
mine, at tne Spanish uak Gap, whictl
lies just above and adjoining the Mora-
tocK mine, and which shows very flat.1
Senng indications of vast quantities oil
ncn ore.
Charlotte Chronicle: R. M. Hen
derson, of Harrisburg, sustained two
' t y j . . ! . ,
painiui acciuenis recently, on two con
secutive days. While cutting . small
tree down the axe slipped froP, ..shand
and fell on his shoulder, inflicting a deep
ana painiui gasn. ine aay loilowin?
while splitting some kindling wood with
his left hand, the right shoulder beinc
too sore to permit of using his right
arm, missea nisaim, ana instead 01 split
ting the wood split his foot nearly in
two. A meeting of the projectors
01 tne electric railway over the moun
tains of Western North Carolina, frort
Tryon City to Rutherfordton, via Chim
ney Rock, was held several days since at
Chimney Rock, and $75,000 was sub
scribed towards building the road. A
company has been organized with thel
following officers: President, Frank
Reynolds; Secretary and Treasurer,
Asnwortn. ,
Asheville Citizen : Asheville'
new ice factory is to be ready for busi
ness in six weeks. Rev. Thos. Strad
ley, Sr., will celebrate his ninety-third
birthday at his home, on Beaver Dam,
near Asheville, next Monday. Mr
Stradley. is an Englishman by birth, but
has been in America tor a long time. He
was the first pastor of the First Baptist
Church in this city, and served in that
capacity from its organization in 1823J
until 1876. Thomas Crook was ar
rested in this city last night by Deput)
bbenti H. C Jones. Croolc is an im
portant witness in the case of . State!
against Paris, for the killing of Hense
ley, in Madison county, which wai
moved from that court to Haywood
county, and wul come up at the Apn:
term of Haywood conrt. Crook was
placed in jail and will be held until thj
authorities of that county remove hid
to the scene of the trial.
Greensboro Record:- We are gla
to learn from Mr. C. Mebane that thi
Greenseoro knitting mills will resumt
nivratirtna ffi. firct rf nprt itppW Th;;
is good new for the city, but better fc;
the seventy-five female operatives. I
Bud Nicholson, the negro charged wita
tiring into C01. Andrew s private car;
short while ago, was arrested and hei:
for appearance at Alamance court tc:
week. He gave bond, but skipped ts
bail and did not put in an appearand
when his case was called. 1 he apn
cots are not killed vet. A careful in
spection of a number of the blooms tc-
day disclosed the fact that a full crop f
alive. As the aDricot is the first fruii
tree to bloom in this latitude it is hope;
this may be a good fruit year. Mr
J. Van Lindley, of the Pomona Nurserj
has purchased 1,100 acres of land nex
Southern Pines, and a stock compan!
has been formed to start a fruit growiif
industry. The company will plant 55.-
ooo trees this year.
. Raleigh Chronicle: A letter
was received by Collector White yesto
day from Deputy Hall stating that ot
the 10th inst., about twelve miles abovt
Rockingham. Richmond county, k
captured one whiskey still with 45 fe
lons, 15 beer stands and 100 gallons a
mash. Also captured two blockades
one white and one colored, who wen
bound over, to Court. It :
that Wm. Stone fcol.) who ii befi
passing off as Wash Leach, and
lodged in jail several nights ago becaus
he was thought to be insane, has turnet
out to be a regular burglar. More thai
once he has practiced that profession 01
tne people of Middle Ureefc townsut
Master Loean Harris, the thirteen'
year old son of Mr. J. C. L. Harris. &
this city, returned from Washmgw
citv. Saturday, where he has been boil
ing a pageship in the National Senati
th nasr CMtinn Turan as Off
made the writing page, because of W
ffinVnro in nAnitiinthin and W3&
the close of the session presented witn
dent Harrison signed the French Spo"1
ation Claims measure.
- Charlotte News: A tour-y
rAA oV.Sl1 n( Int.. Clnlrtt o -OrrH QW
V.Vft WUtAU V JVUU J. AAik, a - -.
man of this ritv. was hurned to a&r
-JI tjr
Skrwmf 0 n'frvir this mnrninor. '
lAnhiirT rnnntw rwr lirillCP. died S"0
denly and unexpectedly at 5 o'clock W
day morning. A Gaston counq
man tells the News that every still int
county is now running day and nip
and cannot begin to fill the orders beto
the day ol closing comes along.
An rA rtrrm man neimA1 W Vl i t P SUtt0
urao fMn1 Aa,A CnnHiir mrtrnirtl? IB
pain leaning inrougn a neiu uw 1
TVinrri'a firm Jct- smith nf tht citV,
1 f . . 1 . .1 J -a., (
almost in sight of the place where rU
Wm. Grants body was found thep
c a nu Cttnn "
viuus ounuay. viu iua w" it
subiect to fits. - Postmaster Bu
k.. k. o., ;n -hA hphef to31
he would not see Brown and Heno .
son, his quondam clerks, for at le251
that by July they will be calling "
Charlotte postoffice for their mail
dent Harrison has lortned off a full y .
mm th rrm nf imnrisonment of C
one. ;
1