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This is intended only for subscribers whose the Post Office t Wilmtgton, N. C, as EtreJ M Second claat Matte,.! , : ' 7'H)UBSCRPTI0N PRICE. n, .inscription price of th? Weekly Star U u Copj 1 year p biM 6 m0l,ths " I 3 months ear, postage paid.. " I " .$1 00 . 60 . SO -VOODMAN, SPARE THAT TREE." It was seatiment and association (thought that inspired, -"Woodman, interest we an ougnt iq iaxe in welfare of the human family fehdufd plead for the preservation of lbrest. When the Great Archi- clothed the naked eartn with forest it wasn't ', simply to hide :5 nakedness, nor to make it more tractive, but for another purpose. It was to maice n a nauuauie piace for living tnings, io matte ltcoraiorc- Jable enough and productive enough sustain life. Strip the earth of its . ' i ' r j 1 u - 0tecuug lurc&i. giuwiu, aim u it would become a desert and Lii living things that walk on its sur- jce or soar in the air would die. Without. the forest where would be e protection from, summer's blaz- ng neat or winter s piercing coia Where the break to the howling north winds that sweep southward? Where he friendly barricades that hold the saows on tne mountain siaes until they are gradually pelted and come down to feed the streams instead of inverting them into destructive torrents? Where 'the i myriads of nature's pumps which draw the wa :er from the earth and send it out rom countless fountains in ithe eaves to moisten tne atmospnere hat "living things breathe? These fere some of the offices that the forest ee fills.- - - j I " . ' Ofj course there is nd danger of he.torest ever being totally de :royed, "if it w6re practicable, for here is too much sense among men ar that, but there is danger unless estraints be put on of the forests eing so cut away and wasted as to result in incalculable-lhiury. This buntry has already paid a very heavy'penalty for the j wanton havoc ( the forest, and nearly every spring he people alone: the river courses n! the tree-denuded regions pay the cost in the : inundation of jtheir cities and farnis, in- the de- kruction of their crops, the loss of ptock and other : propertv. asrainst which the levees constructed at a cost of millions of dollars, are use'- ess to protect them when the raging torrents come.f! '. -V ' ' Before the aie of the pioneer, the arm-maker and lumberman felled much of the forest, the rivers rarely, if ever, overflowed their banks, and these inundations covering thousands of square miles of land were never known. Then the snows that fell remained on the ground for weeks or months, and protected by the trees from the direct action of the sun, melted gradually and found its, way to the streams, which bore it off without damage jto anything,and so the heavy rainfalls were prevented from emptying too quickly into the streams and . over straining their capacity to deliver the volume into the, larger stream below, which bore j its tribute to the sea. ' .- , :l :; ' '.: The result of these -frequently re curring overflows, entailing the im mense damage and loss which they do, has been to turn the serious at tention of i thoughtful men to the preservation of the . forests and to the encouragement of , tree. Culture, which suggested the happy thought of Arbor Day, now observed in a number of States and will be in time by all. It has led to the organiza-! tion of an association of men whose object is to educate' the public upon the necessity of taking care of the forests and using instead of 1 abusing anJ destroying them. The facts .which they have gathered and spread before the country from time to ''me, have succeeded in enlisting the co-operation of the Government a their efforts, and also". the co-operation of some of the State Governments. . The last Congress Passed a law to prevent any more cutting of timber in the Government reservations, than is necessary for the 'gitimate use i of the residents in the vicinity or the development of the sections in which the forests are Seated, which means that the public may cut what is necessary for house building and other home uses, but that the indiscriminate slaughter to satisfy the greed for gain must stop. The Government land agents have been instructed to enforce this law, and it remains to be seen whether jhey will do it. Secretary Lamar nyan(feck on the timber-plunder-ttll , itn5r, suit' against "a A case recently came up in the State of South Carolina to test the validity of granting pardons to criminals on condition that they leaves the State. It was in the case of a man who had been pardoned after serving part of a term of im prisonment for larceny, on condition that he leave the State, acid never return. He leftr remained away six years and returned, when an order was issued for his'arrest to serve out the remainder of his term. He em ployed counsel, who appealed .to the Supreme Court on the grpund that while the pardon was effective and valid the condition was null and void, because the laws of South Car olina provided no such penalty as banishment - of .transportation, and therefore the convict had violated no law of the State in returning. The State constitution, however, leaves mucn to the discretion of the Governor in granting pardons, authorizing him to issue pardons on such terms and under such restric tions as he shall ' deem proper. The Supreme Court so construed this as to sustain the right of the Governor to issue pardons on the conditions contained in the pardon in question, and held that it was neither "illegal nor immoral," as contended. The New York Sun, commenting on thisi: decision, holds that while under the laws of South Carolina it may be legal, it is im moral, and we leli.ey& the Sun is right. While no State is expected to restrain its criminal characters frgm going upon other communities if they voluntarily do-so, jio State has the right, although there may be no statutory prohibition, to force it criminals on other communi ties. It sometimes happens, and has happened in our own State, that the sentence of a j criminal is suspended on condition that he leave the. county, and throw the burden of looking after hirri" on the people across the " line. State authorities, or county authorities have no more moral right to do this than they would have to take a man afflicted with a contagious disease to the border and send him across, or to pick up its paupers and send them across the line to become a burden on the people of other States or counties. There is just as much moral right in this banishment con dition in pardons or in suspension df judgment, as there would be in a farmer's trapping a colony of - able bodied rats, putting them into a bag and turning them loose in his neighbor's barn. I -: Trusts sometimes defeat them selves and in doing so iniure the commerce of the country in which they exist. A case in point is the Cheshire Salt Trust, in England, which has seriously crippled the salt shipping business of that country. It raised the price of salt so much that buyersrwere driven to other markets where i they could deal on better terms. The Liverpool Journal of Commerce furnishes some figures to show how the English trade has fallen off and the German trade picked up in consequence of the operations'of this trust, the Germans bidding fair to wrest the India trade from England. During the first three months of this year there were shipped from the Mersey for the East 6.7,663 tons of salt, as compared with 115,849 tons for the corresponding period of last year, whlie the ship ments from Hamburg, were 27,- 244 tons, as compared with 12,000 tons for the correspond ing period of last year. British shipments have fallen off about 50 per cent; while German -shipments have increased over 100 per' cent. Out of 73,100 tons ordered from Europe, to be . shipped to India this month, 50,000 tons were ordered from Germany. How long will it be at this rate before the. Germans will have absolute control of the salt trade of which England has the monopo ly, thus not only ruling the trust but destroying'one of England'simport ant industries. The trusts in this country have some advantages over the trusts in England, because how ever extortionabte they may be they are protected from competition, from abroad by our peculiar and mon strous tariff system which makes them possible' and profitable.' - The Rockingham Rocket pronoun ces the "long lookedfor write-up" of that town, which appeared in the At lanta Journal, "a very feeble affair." What it cost is not stated, but unless it is different from the average "write- up" in the papers of other States the Subscriptions have CX- The "write-up" business has! been Ptt. It IS UOt a dun, i !!.. .... 1 J i uu sv extensively aone in tnis coun- j Out a S1HTP16 P ttv Trior it i e eiimticTMv I M- pie, haven't caught on to it before now and sized it up. But it i a re markable fact that these peripatetic NOTICE. EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. EIGHTH ANNUAL COUNCIL OF THE DIOCESE OF EAST CAROLINA. A Itargs Representation-Bev. S. M. Tor be Elected Preaident Opening Sermon by Bev. Eob't. Strange Addresses, 1 Etc." V r' : 'r -jj. Special Star Report. - , New Berne, May 20. The Episco cal Council of East Carolina met to-day at Christ Church jn this city. ; The Council was called to prayer by Tears for the STAR "Will fRt- Rev. Bishop Watson, after which me rou was caned Dy- Kev. im. naraing, that all who are in ar- pencil-shovers can go into ilmost laVOr US With B, prOTJipt I Secretary. any of our towns and snake more money out of it for a couple pf col umns of chaff in a paper whiph the contributors know little or nothing abput than one or all of the local papers could get for better work in the same line jn twelve month's. As a rule these "write-ups." cUjme Thy strangers who don't know any thing about the place they essay to write about are disappointing as in the case of Rockingham, but; in the meantime the man who fwrijtes up" has raked in the shekels and de parted for other regions which invite "his genius and hanker tor the! artistic "write-up," and the only thing to do remittance. Twenty-two clergymen answered to their names, and: lay delegates from TIT ex- nn o&Ti1inni Anf i twenty-one parishes and missions were 11c aic ociMxi5 uub present. bills nOW (a feW eaCh 1 0n motion of Rev. Mr. George, of 1 1 ! m Christ Church,; New Berne, it was WeeK , and. It OU i re- agreed that the Council jjhre way for an ceive one; please vWit VOlir attention. iary to the Board of Missions, during hext ar- is to grin and bear it till the tist with his pencil and a paper with a whopping circulation comes along to take them in. Hiram JV Maxim, the gurj inven tor, whose ghns have been adopted by nearly all the Europeanfgovern ments says he has solved the question of aerial navigation. He ias. had skilled mechanics employed I for two years in his shop near Kent, in Eng land, on his experiments. The re sult is the construction of a motor weighing 1800 pounds which will, he says, lift 40,000 pounds. His engin es, generators, petroleum and the two men employed wigh all together but 5,000 pounds. He uses steam as the motive power with liht steel boilers, condensing the steam so that a tew gallons of water answer the "purpose. As Mr. Maxim has the reputation of! being a levelhead ed, practical man some attention is paid to his statement. During his recent visit to Bonn Kaiser William got 43n a bender with the boys, and concluded le would play a practical joke on thu guard at the barracks, by passing .without giving the; countersign. He was dressed in student's costunie.and the guard who didn't know him was about to pull trigger on him, when his attendants called out I is rank in the nick of time and saved got mad, ordered the arrest, and afterwards But the guard demanded him. He guard under released him. hearing A NEW RAILROAD. The Norfolk, "Wilmington and Charleston Bailroad Will it be BuiltP . A citizen of Wilmington who is en tirely disinterested, recently had a long conversation with Mr. h. S. Cadwalader, who was here last week in the interest of the Norfolk, Wilmington and ; Char leston Railroad. Mr. Cadwalader, who represents a syndicate of capitalists, and is a man of large means himself, ac companied by two of the engineer corps and the attorney, was sent to Norfolk to travel through the country which would be traversed by the proposed railroad, between Norfolk and Wilming ton. This was done by private convey ance, so as to give ample time for mak ing observations, as the character of the report to be made would determine the question of building the road. Mr. Cadwalader says he started with unfavorable impressions of the section through which it was proposed to run the road, regarding it as unsuiced to successful farming; but he was most agreeably surprised. Instead of a com paratively poor and unproductive coun try, as he expected, he found lands of great fertility, forests of magnificent timber, and a population intelligent, thrifty and industrious. Mr. Cadwalader and party started back from Wilmington " to Norfolk by the same conveyances, but by a dif ferent route, and on his return to Penn sylvania, he will make a full and com' prehensive report, showing the advan tages of the section which the road will penetrate, and recommending that the work of construction be begun imme diately. The road will probably con nect with the Wilmington, Onslow and East Carolina at Jacksonville, but the exact direction beyond there has not yet been determined. It will run near the coast between Wilmington and Charleston. which brought out the facts. FELL IN THE WELL. a Blind Girl Killed at I Lilesville. Special Star Telegram. ; Wadesboro. N. C, May 23. Mary Lindsay, the blind daughter of J. B. Lindsay, fell into a well forty feet deep at the town 0 Lilesville five miles from here this morning, and wa$ killed. A chain' with a bucket at each end was used to draw water, and it is supposed she lost her balance while drawing water, and fell. No one witnessed the accident. THE SEABOARD AIRj LINE. Maj. Jno. C. Winder Appears Before the Bailroad Commission For His System. The Raleigh News and Observer says that Thursday morning Maj. Jno. C. Winder, General Manage of the Sea board Air Line, appeareji before the Railroad Commission in response to the invitation which was extenjded to all the railroads operating in the tate. The proposed changes o passenger fares and freight tariff were discussed by Mai. Winder, who expressed his views and was given a courteous audience by, the members of the Commission. Maj. Wilson, chairman of the Commission, yesterday afternoon stated that the Commission had a satisfactory and pleasant conference withj Maj. Winder and that m such points as they differed he thought that an amicable adjustment could be made. Maj. Winder was also seen at his office yesterday afternoon and stated that he appeared before the Commission and stated j his case and that "the court took theipapers." The Major: did not have anything to say of what he asked in detail, put we inferred that his requests or suggestions were of sueh a nature and extent as can be satis factorily arranged. i t Charlotte Electrified. ; j The effect of the opening of the elec tric street railway in Carlotte( is thus Chronicled by our morning contempo rary of that city: . .: "The , city was traly j electrified, with delight yesterday when the first electric car made" the complete I trial trip to the The Foundling Beclaimed The female infant, born at the City Hospital and reported as abandoned a few days ago by its mother, and subse quently adopted by Mr. J. P. Flynn and wife, was yesterday surrendered to the mother, a young woman who came to the city to reclaim it, arriving Wednes day night accompanied by an elderly gentleman who said he was relative of the woman. Mr. and i Mrs. Flynn had become much attached to the little waif and were : reluctant . at first to give up , the child, but finally yielded to the , importunities of the mother, and yesterday a formal surren der of the child was made. The woman in her affidavit, made to the Clerk of the Superior Court, said that she had not abandoned her child, but had en trusted it to a colored woman to keep for a few months until she (the mother) should come for it. The publication of the matter in the newspapers of this city, showing that the infant had been turned over to the county authorities as a foundling, caused her to return to! Wilmington and seek its recovery. Beceipts of Naval Stores, j -Receipts of naval stores at this port from April 1st to May 22d, as compared with receipts for the same period last year are as follows: Spirits turpentine 6,296 casks; last year, 7.408. Rosin 36,873 barrels; last yearj 41,312. TaH 9,513 barrels; last year, 2,353. Crude turpentine, 2,266 barrels; last year, 1,636. Mr. Will Hunter who was a visitor at the Star office yesterdajf, spoke very encouragingly of his pros pects at the Hammocks;! all the rooms in the hotel except those reserved f6r transient guests being already engaged. He promises the best possible attention to all who stop at the Island Beach. the evening session, at half-past 8 o'clock. I It was also agreed to have an address from Rev. Theo. I. Holcomb, Financial Secretary of the Clergymen's Retiring Fund Society, during the afternoon ses sion. j On motion of ; Dr. W. H. Green, of Wilmington, all visiting clergymen were Invited to seats in the Council, and on amendment by Dr. A. J. DeRosset, Rev. F. N. Skinner was invited to take part in the deliberations of the Council, with out privilege of voting, as his connection With the Diocese was for a shorter time than that required by the canons, j The daily sessions were appointed for the hours from 10 o'clock a. m, to 1 p. m.; 4 to 7 p. m; and at 8:30 in the even ing. j A recess was then taken for divine services, when the opening sermon was preached by Rev. Robt. Strange, ot St. James', Wilmington, from Sl John's Gospel, 18th chapter and 38th verse, to gether with the 14th and 15th verses of the 3d chapter of the 1st Epistle to Timothy. j At the conclusion of the sermon an offering was made and the Holy Com munion administered to a large num ber of persons. j After recess the election of President of the Council was declared in order. Rev, E. M. Forbes, Rev. James Car michael and Rev. Robt. B. Drane were placed in nomination. On the first bal lot there was no election, and on the second Rev. Mr. Forbes was elected. I - AFTERNOON SESSION. i The Council was called to order by Bishop Watson. I On motion, the delegates from St. John's, Makeleysville, were admitted to seats, notwithstanding slight irregularity in the credentials. Several committees were appointed by the Bishop, which will he published hereafter. j .The Standing Committee, through the chairman, Rev. Dr. Huske, made an interesting report. i A resolution was passed referring to the Chancellor of the Diocese the claim of this Diocese to a share in the North Carolina scholarship in the University of the South. Also, a resolution re ferring to the Committee on Canons the question of parochial elections, j A resolution in reference to funds of the . Church Building Committee, after several amendments and considerable discussion, was passed. I On motion ot Dr. DeRosset the Council was called to meet at 8.30 o'clock, to hear an address from Miss Emory, Secretary of the Woman s Auxilary, and also from Rev. Mr. Hol combe, Secretary of the Clergyman's Retiring Fund Society. The Council then, on motion, ad journed. EVENING SESSION, After Evening Prayes, Miss Emory was introduced by the Bishop, and made an enchanting discourse in the in terest of Missions. At the conclusion of her remarks, Rev. Mr. Strange moved that a collection be taken up for the work she had so feelingly described. Rev. Mr. Holcombe then addressed the Council on the subject ef the Socie ty of which he is Financial Secretary and the object received the endorsement and hearty commendation of the Coun cil by a resolution offered by Rev. Mr. Strange, and unanimously passed. The Council then adjourned till ten o clock to-morrow. The students aid committee was then 'elected: Thoa. Atkinson, S. J. Hinsdale, F. R. Rose. ' The hour of five having arrived, the executive missionary committee made a report through Rev. Mr. Strange, with a resolution which was adopted, com bining the convocation on diocesan evangelist. - t" The church building committee was then elected: Rev. T. M. N. George, Lt L. Williams and John Dunn.' , The executive missionary committee was then: elected: Rev. Robt. Strange, R. B. Drane, Hon. H. R. Bryan, W. H. Green arid E. S. Hoyt. , Newbern, May 22. It was very ap parent at the morning session that an adjournment sine die was in the near future. I ;. Soon after morning prayer Bishop Watson I called the members to order. Reports jot committees and resolutions took up most of the session, j Rev. Dr. Huske submittee report and resolutions in memoriam of Rev. Israel Harding. So touching and eloquent were his remarks on the life and services of the dead prelate that he was request ed by the Council to furnish a copy of them tc( the Secretary, to be placed with the resolutions on the pages of the jour- SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS. nal. I Rev. N. Collin Hughes, Jr., reported resolutions on the death ot Rev. Robt. Bowenl Windley. Rev. N. Harding seconded them, in a few remarks highly eulogizing his "many good qualities and christian virtues. These were afso or dered to be spread upon the journal and both were adopted by a rising vote: JThe Committee on the state of the Church made a report, as did J- B. Bon ner, special agent for the raising of funds far the! Diocesan College. Mr. Bonner reports progress, and was continued. He has set the wholesome example of giving one thousand dollars himself. - Dr. A. J. DeRosset was elected treas urer of the Council and Hon. H. K. Bryanl chancellor. Col. Jno. W. Atkin son introduced the following, which was passed: "Resolved, That the thanks of this counfcil are due and are hereby grate fully , tendered to the rector, wardens, vestry and congregation of Christ Church, Newbern. for their thoughtful and k(ndly consideration "for the com fort; and convenience of the Council while in session; also, to the citizens geneially for the unbounded hospitality which has been, accorded to the mem bers pf the Council during our sojourn among them. ! Rey. T, H. Haughton offered the fol lowing, which was adopted: j ! "Whereas, We have with us to-day the venerable E. N. Forbes, the Senior Presbyter of the Diocese, now in the 56th year of his ministry T i "Resolved, That we, the members 6f the eighth annual Council of the Dio cese ! of East Carolina, render most hearty thanks to Almighty God, Our Heavenly Father, for the good work which He has enabled our reverend father to do and for the preservation of this. His servant, and pray that the pe riod of his usefulness may still be ex tended for some years to come." : The Gloria in Excelsis was sung, the benediction pronounced by the Bishop, and the Council stood adjourned sine did. THE LATE DISTURBANCE. four different previous day . If some1 other young man. than Gen. Raum's son had helped himself to $72 out of a Government safe, would he have been granted a leave of -absence or locked up as a thief? Kentucky got rid of two first-class fiends the other day when the life was shot out of the Wilcox brothers. ,It would have been a bad thing for that State to have that breed of devils propagated. ends of j the City. The the car j only ran down South Tryon street, towards the park, but yesterday the entjre line was tra versed. Mr. Allen, the electrician, was at the helm, and under his skilled hands the trial trips were made. The streets and yards fairly swarmed with people, each hurrahing, and waving as the car passed along. Bouquets were sent to adorn the cars with, and every one v-as wild with joy. The cars were brilliantly lighted last night and ran until a late hour." m . Crops Up the C. C.B. B. : Crops up the line of the Carolina Cen tral, between Wilmington and Laurin- burg 'are reported m good condition, comparatively, and improving every day The cotton plant is small, but looks hpalthv and vigorous 'and a little rain will bring it out and improve it. Around Laurinburg tnere nave neen gooa rains, but in Robeson the farmers are com plaining of dry weather. . 'j . . The Southport Leader calls attention to certain obstructions at and near the bar of the Cape Fear river: As near as can be determined at present there are three obstructions, onejying off Bald Head Point, and two in the channel near the bar. One is said to be a "drop ped' anchor, the other two supposed lo be remains of a gunboat sunk during the war. The U. S. dredge Woodbury, at work on the ban caught her j drag chains in one of the obstructions a few days ago. Engineer Merritt's attention has been called to these obstructions. and it is expected that they will be re moved at an early day.;' j Charles Reeder & Sons, of Baltimore,, were the successful bidders for a new boiler for the revenue steamer Colfax. , The Leader has it on good authority I -that the pilots of Southport will put a tuz into service next tail, to run in con nection wun tne pilot ooats. : latunberton Court. I The Superior Court of Robeson county, at Lurhberton, yesterday,! was engaged with the trial of Alex. Oxendine for the murder of Mrs. Arp. Argument by counsel began in the afternoon, and will be continued to-day. The general impression the Star s informant says is that Oxendine will be convicted J Newbern, May 21. The Council met promptly at 10 o'clock, Morning Prayer having been held at 9:30. The Bishop called the body to order and the Secretary called the roll. A number of lay delegates have arrived here since the Council opened. The Bishop's address was an interest ing paper. He has performed a vast amount of Episcopal labor, besides taking a trip to Europe. His remarks touching the death of Israel Harding and Rev. R. B. Windley were high enco miums on their worth. His address was referred to the Committee on the State of the Church; only, that portion regard ing the deceased clergymen and the subject of education, were referred to special committees." The day has been largely taken up with reports and strictly routine mat ter. Wilmingtonians are conspicuously present. The venerable treasurer, Dr. DeRosset, stands at the head of the delegation, and his associates hold a high position in the Council. It is hot often a father and son set together: in an assembly ot this sort, but such is the case with the Doctor and his son, Col. William L. DeRosset. There is also a son and grand-son of the late beloved Bishop Atkinson on the floor Rev. Thomas Atkinson and Col. J. Wilder Atkinson. There is also a father and son and son-in-law pre sent Rev. N. C. Hughes, D. D., Rev. N. C. Hughes, Jr., and Rev. N. Hard ing. It was an error in statement that the Diocese claimed an interest in a schol arship in the University of the South. It should have said in the General Theo logical Seminary. From the Newbern Journal. The parish of St. Thomas, Cumber land county, was admitted into unio: with the Council. ' A resolution offered by Rev. Mr, Phelps, in reference to the admission ol new parishes, was referred to the Com mittee on Canons. . A resolution, reimbursing the Bishop for expenditures on the Episcopal resi dence, was offered by Rev. Dr. Carmi chael and unanimously adopted. Elizabeth City was selected as the next place of meeting of the Council, and the third Wednesday in May was subsequently selected as the time. j The Standing Committee was then elected: Revs. Jas. C. Huske, D. DL, James Carmichael, D. D.p Rev. Robert Strange, Dr. A. J. DeRosset and Mr. George H. Roberts. A Colored Preacher-Editor Tries to Fix the BesponsibUity on the Whites and TJses Language of Very Doubtful Propriety. The last issue of the Africo-American Presbyterian, a weekly newspaper pub lished here, and edited by Rev. A. J. Sanders, a colored preacher, of the Northern Branch of the Presbyterian Church, has an editorial article on the recent disturbance in this city, which might have "passed muster" for fairness and moderation but for the ? words we have italicized in the annexed article, the animns of which is too plain to be mis taken. There is no reference whatever in-J the article to the threats made by negroes to release Huggins from jail, and it is made to appear that the whites are solely responsible for the trouble, j jlere is the extract mentioned above: I tThat the killing was purely acciden tal! was evident to every intelligent man, who had taken trouble to learn the facts and circumstances connected therewith, and if there was not a dis position on the part of .certain evil dis posed white men to seise on any pretext ffr shooting Negroes there would have been no trouble. That there were threats of violence against Huggias cannot be successfully denied, and several white men who made them can be identified. These threats naturally awakened appre hension on the part of the colored peo ple, with whom it is well settled that no lynching of Negroes here will be per mitted without a racket" j Here is something else, taken in full from the same paper, which does not seem specially valuable as a promoter of good feeling between the races: ) "The sycophancy of some of our peo ple is disgusting to the last degree. No oegra is expected to enter any white Church unless he goes to the gallery or some place set apart for him which marks him as an inferior. To this ar rangement we make no objection, as liny congregation has a right to arrange such matters as it pleases. But when (this is the fixed custom among the whites, what intelligent and self respecting ground for colored peo ple . in their churches carrying their icourtesies to the extreme of not be ing satisfied until whites who come are given a front seat Amid our en vironments it would seem to accord more with the ntness ot things to nave a place set apart in the tallery or rear of the church for whites who see fit to degrade themselves by attending Negro churches. " "The above was suggested by an oc currence which took place in one of our churches in this city last week, when in telligent and respectable colored people were actually ousted from their seats under a flimsy pretext to make room for whites. To command the respect of others colored people will have to learn to respect themselves more." I. O. O. F. Orphan Home. Attention is called to the article on page second of the Star, in reference to the location of the Odd Fellows' Or phan Home. The place that wins this prize must offer inducements; and as it would be a most desirable acquisition to Wilmington, her people should go to work and see what can be done to se cure it. Mr. Oscar Pearsall, it is under stood, has offered to give the Odd Fel lows a site embracing forty acres ot land on Greenville Sound. Other . in ducements will no doubt be offered by the citizens ot Wilmington. Schooner . H. Cottrell, Has kell, cleared yesterday for Sanchez, San Domingo, with 300,000 feet: of lumber and cross ties, valued at $4,050. shipped by Messrs. Jas. H. Chadbourn & Co. General Assembly in Session at Binning ; ham. Ala. Dr. H. C. ; Dubose Elected Moderator, .j - . . j .':. : Birmingham, Ala., May 21. The General Assembly of , the Southern Presbyterian Churchy met at 10 o'clock this morning at the First Church of this city. About one hundred and sixty an swered to roll call. Dr. Jas. Park, of Knoxville. moderator of last year's As sembly, called the body to order and.led in prayer. Dr. Park then delivered the annual sermon, taking for his text the 6th verse, chapter, of Second Kings, '.'Fear not, for I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." The first business was the election of Moderator. Dr. H. C. Dubose and Dr. R. C. Mcllwaine were placed in nomination.! The former received 96 and the latter 42 votes. Dr. Dubose was then introduced as the new Moder ator. He is from South Carolina and has been missionary to China. Dr. Jos. R. Wilson, of Clarkville, Tenn is stated clerk. - - Dr. R. H. Noll, of Dallas, Texas, and Edward Muller, of Louisville, were elected temporary clerks. The. Assem bly then adjourned for dinner. The afternoon session was devoted to hearing reports on mission work. Report of the Committee on Educa tion shows that aid was extended to 229 students. Of these Alabama fur nished 16, Arkansas 12, Georgia 10, Kentucky 19, Tennessee 24, Mississippi 19, Missouri 13, North Carolina 31,South Carolina 31, South Georgia, Florida and Texas 25, and Virginia 24. The total income of the committee was $21,461. Report of the Home Missions Com mittee showed total receipts, $79,841. Receipts from legacies fell over $7,000. Two additional colored presbyteries were organized during the year, com posed of ministers in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, nearly all of whom were educated at the colored institute at Tus caloosa, Ala. The report on Foreign Missions showed that eleven missionaries had been sent out during the year; the whole- number now out is eighty-five Contributions have steadily increased and amount in the year to $112,251 an increase of $5,324. Legacies fell over $9,000, but contributions from other sources increased over $15,000. Rev. A. L. Phillips, the Field Secre tary of the colored evangelists, submit ted a special paper. .The night session was devoted to work among seamen. Dr. A. J. Wither- sooon, in charge of Bethel Mission at New Orleans, made a report, showing that the work has been broadened and strengthened. A number of prominent delegates mnde addresses and then the Association adiourned till to-morrow morning. Birmingham, Ala., May 22. The Presbyterian Assembly convened at 10 o clock this morning, btanaing com mittees were announced. Overtures were then read, a large number i being presented.- The Synod of Arkansas asked that an academy be established at Tuscaloosa, in connection with the institute there. Emory Presbytery asked that the word "philosophy" be omitted from article third of the fundamental law regulating licentiates and their admission. The Presbytery of East Texas asked that it be distinctly affirmed by the Church ! law that women cannot speak in oublic assemblies. Florida asked if other denominations can use; Presbyterian churches for wor ship? : : - East Hanover asked that the fund for the education of ministers be transferred from Memphis to Richmond and put in charge of the Committee on kaucation North Alabama asked lor the appoint ment of a General Superintendent ol Sunday Schools. Numerous requests were received that no changes in the Constitution De con sidered. Mecklenburg sent up an overture in Dr. D. P. Robinson s case. Members of the Third Church, Knox ville, Tenn., presented a complaint that the government of this church had been irregular. 1 Rev. W. A. Harrison was or dered to appear before the Knoxville Presbytery. He failed, and was sus pended. He was re-elected pastor. Nashville Synod ordered that the Pres bytery of : Knoxville order Harrison to cease i preaching At the church. This was done, but Harrison is still preaching, and has withdrawn part of the congre gation. Referred to the judicial Com mittee. An invitation was received from the National : Temperance Convention to send delegates to the annual convention. Report- lrom Columbia Theological Seminary was read, showing invested funds ot $225,000, and a library fund ol $12,000. The ' Committee on , Directory for Worship of God made its report. Dis cussion sprung up over article second, which says: ' A standing posture in pub lic oraver is sanctioned by Scripture, is dictated by reason, is the posture of rev erence, and the service is recommended by the practice of the primitive Church, and by usage . of Presbyterians." Dr. Mallory moved Jto add the words "and should be the' usual feature in public worship. The amendment was finally lost as was the following substitute: "A stand ing posture in public prayer is sanction ed by the Scripture dictated by reason, recommended by the primitiue church andtby lmemmonal use4ot fresDytenans, and is recommended as a posture 01 r& verence' and of service." Article third of the report was adopt ed.1 It recommended that music, hymns and psalms should be regulated by the pastor and the session and such tunes should be-sung as all are familiar with, and could participate in. It recommend ed that the order of the Lord's Day morning public worship should be first invocation; second, singing of praise; third, reading ot scripture. At the afternoon session of the As sembly consideration of the Directory of Worship was resumed. A clause prescribes that "Betrothal shall be at tended by a witness, , either relative or friend." An attempt was made to amend this so as to require that mar riage shall be in the presence of witnes ses. but it failed, The marriage cere mony was discussed, and the word "will." where the bride and groom answer "I will," was changed to "I do." The revised directory was - adopted as a whole and a resolution was passed pro viding for its submission to Presbyte ries for a vote. ; The matter of work among the col ored oeoole is the special order for to morrow. . Asheville Tournnh H. B. Ste vens has discovered a chia btatc spring on his land near the Sulphur Springs hotel. - ... . - - - . '" Durham Recorder-. ... A. snake has been seen in Durham county by an old colored man that is as long as a fence rail, and as large around as a stove-pipe. . . Asheboro Courier: A large snake was killed at the Worthville bridge in this county on April 22nd. lhe snake was killed by Walter Leonard and James Wrenn. They write that he could ' have swallowed a small child. Salisbury Truth: We saw some strawberries this week, raised by Mrs. John West, that were very large. None of them weighed less than three quarters of an ounce, and the largest two and a half ounces, and could not be placea in side a tumbler. Clinton Caucasian: We are in formed that, in Taylor's Bridge town ship (in the neighborhood of Mr. J. M. Powell s), that the hail stones that leu there last week were so large that after being carried in a basket for a mile that they were still as large as turkey eggs. , Rockingham Rocket': Mrs. Ma rion J6nes died at her home in Rober del last .Saturday evening. The de ceased was about 55 years of age. During the thunder-storm late Tuesday evening the lightning struck the bant of Mr. ackson Watson, about two miles , north of Rockingham, and destroyed .it"' together with all the feed stored in it. A. mule and a wagon were saved, irom tne burning building. X - Charlotte - News: Mr. H. H. Tate died at his home in Greensboro, at 1 o'clock this morning, from heart dis ease. A negro man wno was en gaged to clean out a well on Bishop Lomax s lot yesterday alternoon, got into a tight fix. The well caved in on him and he was buried up to his chin under a mass 01 rock and earth and was wedged in so securely that he could hot budge, hie remained in this condition, lor two hours before he was finally res- " cued, and then he was pulled out unin jured. New Berne Journal: A tele gram was received nere yesterday an nouncing the killing of t rank ones, a colored man employed on the Neuse river improvements that are being made under the supervision of Gen. Ransom. No particulars were gived; it is supposed to be accidental. News was re ceived here yesterday of a sad occur rence at Maple Cypress, about twenty miles up Neuse river. A difficulty be tween Wm. H. Adams, a farmer held in high esteem by his neighbors, and Wm. Adams, who had been in his employ, led to the killing of the lattes by the former late Wednesday alternoon. Shelby Aurora: A thorn about an inch long penetrated the leg of Mr. O. K. Gibson while he was cutting down briars and shrubs and cleaning up a field three weeks ago. This caused a severe wound and the thorn was the next day cut out of his leg. Blood-poisoning soon followed and Mr. Gibson was very sick three weeks. He - died Friday night. The sulphur spring, THE PUGILISTS. Prospects for Another Fight Between" ' Jackson and Corbett. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. SAN Francisco, May 23. The Call fornia Athletic Club has decided to pre sent Corbett and Jackson each -with $2,500 for their exhibition fight ot Thursday night, and to offer them a nurse of $7,500 for" another "go" in the - . -ri 1 near tuture. ine staice on inursaay was $20,000, in which the contest ended in a draw. a quarter of a mile from the McBrayer springs, has fine medicinal properties and is strongly impregnated with sul phur. It is a cool and bold spring and it is proposed to bring this water to Shelby and let our citizens and visitors imbibe this cold sulphur water, fresh from Nature's laboratory Tarboro Southerner: The over flow well which the town has been hav- ' ing sunk at the water works is not prov ing as satisfactory as it one promised. The outer piping has reached a point be low which it cannot be driven. The in ner pipe has been bored a hundred feet deeper. A small overflow of water has ' been obtained but not near the quantity expected and probably could be obtained if the outer pipe could be. driven down. The bottom is stuck fast in a stratum of r.lay and loose-rock-about fifty-five feet thick. However, work still continues, . but it is to clean out and make sure of what they have. An artesian well is feasible. but to succeed the town must employ stouter and larger piping. Greensboro Record: A ledge of. gold-bearing quartz, which proves to . h the immediate S. W. extension of the famous Fisher Hill mine has just been discovered and opened up on the planta tion of Mr. T. S. Groome, some six miles south of this city. The ledge has an average width of six feet; is entirely free from pyrites, and carries free gold in consiaeraDie quantities, a weii known mining expert who visited the property a few days ago traced the crop pings for a distance of nearly half a mile across Mr. Groome's plantation; pronounced them remarkably well ' de fined, and, so far as present develop ments would justify, of great promise as to richness and permanency. Red Springs Farmer and Scottish Chief: Wm. Mclnnis, colored, was ac cidentally killed at the saw mill of Bass, Lee & Co., near shannon, on I hursday of last week. It seems that he was making laths, and bis assistant, a green hand, let a heavy slab fall on the saw. which threw the slab against Mclnnis with great force, killing him almost in stantly. Haywood Bowhan, color ed, a convict working on the chain gang on the public roads in this vicinity. made his escape from the guard house here on Tuesday night by breaking down the door with an axe, which he had carried concealed in his clothes, or it was handed him by an accomplice through the iron grated windows. After freeing himself he went to the guard s tent and stole the double-barrel gun be longing to Mr. J. T. Britt, the keeper. Whiteville News: The hon orary degree of M, D. (Doctor of Medi cine) has been conferred on State Sena-' tor Culbreth by the Medical Depart ment of the University of Tennessee. - Died, in Bladen county, at the residence of her son, Calvin Jordan, near Clarkton. on the 16th of May, 1891, Mrs, Lucy Jordan, aged a years ana 3 months. Last Friday night the- dead body of a negro boy about 8 or 10 years of age was found on the railroad of this county. There was a piece cut out of his head which indicated that the deadly work was done with an axe or some other edged tool, but the missing piece from the boy's head could not be found. The coroner was sent for, and rendered the verdict that the boy was murdered by an unknown person and then laid on the railroad tracK to con ceal his crime. Greenville Reflector: On Mon day Sheriff Tucker was exhibiting a to bacco stick of his own invention that all whp saw pronounced a good thing. Some old planters said it is a long ways ahead of the Snow stick. On Tuesday night of last week Sheriff Tucker with a posse of men captured Tip Moore, who a few weeks ago shot Ed Hatton, and put him in jail. He was captured at the home of his mother a few miles from town. Part of last week Hatton's con dition was reported as very dangerous, but on. Monday we heard he was much better. '- On Monday morning of last week, just as the family of Dr. J. N. Bynum, near- Farmville, had breakfasted hit wife and child were suddenly taken very ill. It was apparent that in some way they had been poisoned. The child had several spasms and for a short time they thought it would die, but by 11 o'clock it had grown better and was soon out of danger. Mrs. Bynum was quite sick for two or three days. It was thought that rough on rats had been put by one of the servants hi some rice, through what intent is not known. After breakfast some rice that remained in the dish was thrown out to the chick ens, and all the fowls that ate of it died. i 1
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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May 29, 1891, edition 1
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