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If the Farmers' Alliance North or South proposes to take a hand in jlittcs,' or if Alliance men, as Alh- ance men, profuse iu ka&c a. imuu tu politics those of them who are not already Democrats should co-operate with the Democratic party to bring jjjout those reforms in the Govern ment which are absolutely essential More prosperity .can come to the foiling millions of this country," who jrethe burden bearers and tribute payers to the favored classes who jiaye shaped the policy of this Gov trnmefvt and, dictated its legislation br most of the time within a genera 's .i t- " tion, qunng wmtu umc uic uciuu cratic party has stood manfully and steadfastly by the people, and wag ed a gallant and determined fight to protect them from imposition and, I oppression. ' . . -- Thq Democratic party has always been the party of the people, in full sympathy with them,'and the day has neVer been when jt was "willing to barter their claims and rights at the dictation or in the interest of my favored classj or calling. daring the civil war when iu the North under the plea of military ne cessity the civil law was ignored, al- hough in a minority in every-North- ra State the' Democrats maintained ;heir organization for the preserva ioa ;. of the constitution and the defence of the civil law which so often came into conflict tith the law of the musket and- the Dayonet. for this it was called a disloyal" party, a "Southern sym pathizer," and Democrats were f re cently saluted with such pictur esque epithets as "traitors," "copper heads," &c. But neither intimida tion,) misrepresentation nor abuse armed them from the straight way tnd they went on resolute in the de- erflB'nati'on to contend for the liber ies or the people against the en- roaching military power, and thus. '"-'j fought for the people until th odict at arms ceased and the; roies marched homeward and dis-T rsed. That was the Democratic party of pe North during the crucial days of pe war. They were brave: men. ien of principle and true to the peo- iie, or they never would have kept f? the fight for the people with such pmendous odds against them. Wien peace came and the Repub- pni leaders formulated plans for sepmgthe South under their con- pl jby ostracising white men and franchising the black man the jeraocratic party then raised its protesting voice, extended ' the right of fellowship to the white men" i the South! and has stood hv them ill the ordeals through which J passed, until the day of redemp- Came, th nHirmo Hirtc . uptp Wished, and the white man of the outh became again supreme and the wter of his own destiny. me lorce bills that were gedto hold the South in perpet- subjection, with the civil 'rights ills that were fabricated to put the man on tn ,u t,. mongrelized governments these jswere intended to. establish and ake PerPetual in the South, where i tld she be to-day if the Democ- oi the North had not come to erescuearid like a band of Spar- the vamnires nff ahl care ot herself? To forcret and at a time; too, when there air prosnect of realizino- the' SXi-t . T .T i years, of Winnincr the re- f ms for which we and the Demo- rls of the North haye been jointly r-ss'ing for a Quarter of a cen- 7, would not only ' be the height ESf f IOl'y but the -rfrjr- nt nrL t something of which the masses ttlo C .i . . . . 17 unless they have lost their SOaandthe chivalric soirit that t ate lind spirit ys distinguished them. . lIle Southern I QiL . r.r.v, .V.W. I ersi have nn inet ran fnr 1 ler SB4 e"t apainsr tfiA r)innfrat5 I Q - WMW . MWW..W 1 oil it rrtii M lu Protect I .. uuu. . wuiu I a j utl uu sumvbbgu I nstile and sprtinnal nartv. If has not removed all the abuses. C.... . ' I -urea all the relief which the lDnro . rrj,ea Dennl. M,U A South could L. na it was heraiiso t ware- for within thirty years it has iiioi I VOL. XXII never been m control of all the de partments of -the Government at the same time. It is hnth .'n'nfaef j - - tJ . HUM unreasonable to quarrel with it and hoid it responsible for failure to do that which it could not do because it was not in a position to do it Let-the Southern farmers, as thev nave Deen dome-, stanrl sni Hiw to gether, hold up the hands of the ; Democratic party, support it in its grand work of reform, and the day will soon come when the Government-will be brought back to its moorings, the odious, oppressive itSoiaiiuu wnicn nas weignea sa heavily : upon tbe farmer and the toilet; in other callings, will be abolished, when class xvie -will no longenreil, when drscriminatioris will cease and there will again" be tree and an open; field and a fair chance "for all in the battle of life. This is all the farmer or other toiler, North or South, should ask or ex pect, and all that any other true, pa triotic citizen, whatever his calling, should ask or expect. GOING TO TOBACCO LAUD. Under this heading the Charleston News and Courier of the 2d inst has a lengthy letter from Columbia di lating upon the advantage to accrue to the trade of Charleston by the completion of the Charlestonf Sum ter, and Northern railroad by closing up the gap between Darlington and Bennettsville where it connects 'with the Bennettsville branch of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad, thus giving a through line to Mount Airy and connection with the North Carolina system of railroads. Heretofore the gap between Dar- ling'on and L Bennettsville cut Charleston off - from the Pee : Dee country, . whose - cotton and trade necessarily went Eastward, Wilming ton commanding a considerable por tion of it. Now Charleston hopes to command the greater portion of this and to compete with Wilming ton tor the field. There is no denying the fact that with this new road she is in a posi tion to enter the field as a formida ble rival to Wilmington and other cities which have in the past drawn trade from that section. There is no help for this and the only thing left for Wilmington to- do is to hustle and offer as many induce ments as she can to retain the trade that Charleston will try to wrest from her. I But Charleston is calculating on more than striking for the trade of the Pee Dee country, for she has both eyes on the territory between Fayetteville and Mount Airy, in the tobacco growing and manufacturing regions of North Carolina, where she expects to command a "reciproc ity of trade or at least a fair divis ion with Wilmington." Of course the company which con trols the Charleston and Northern Kail way, now that tney nave con nection with the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley road, will endeavor to secure all the business they can from this new : territory, and with that view will seek the co-operation of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley road, in securing such rates of trans portation as will build up the busi ness they are working for. As a business matter the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley will favor any move ment which will be calculated to in crease the traffic on that line, for at the same rate per mile there will be more money tor tnem in carrying freight from Mount Airy, Winston or Greensboro to Bennettsville, , than there would be to Wilmington, be cause there is the longer haul, and as there is no sentiment in railroad business," the managers of the C. F. & Y. V. road will be apt to consider as favorably as they can, if they have not already done so, the propo sitions of the C. S. & N. road, and meet them half-way at least. This means that if Wilmington expects to retain the trade sne ai- raHir has oti the Uooer C. JT.--.at Y. V., and to extend it, she can t do so without opposition and that her wholesale merchants must be up and stirring. The writer of the letter referred to says now that Charleston by this connection has a through line into the cotton fields of the Pee Dee and the tobacco belt of Piedmont 'North, Carolina and Virginia, "the question Vi railwav management now asks the people of Charleston is: What are you going to do about ltr i ne same question might be asked of the Wilmington: "What are vr i you going to do about it? , , The writer, speaking to the mer chants of Charleston, tells tnem "they should be the first to enter this new. field and the last to leave it." and we. sneakinc to the mer- rhants of Wilmincrton sav. that hav-. w .; w o J ' 5nr ntpred the field thev should not nnl nnt hi i the last to leave: it. but W&AAW M.Mm , - ' ft,.. chnnMn'f iMve it at all. Thev wutr - ' ehnnM iiHitratp and so cement their uouc iciauuu t . j whirh th C F. & Y. V. drams that Charleston nor anv other city could wrest its trade from them, or even , .-; -- - secure a "fair division" c-f it. We have no disposition to scold the merchants of Charleston for ln- vading North -Carolina territory but rather commend them for the enter prise shown in extending their lines. but the field of the upper C F. & Y. V- is now and prospectively too rich to be surrendered without a strug gle, and the merchants of this city after thisiorcible hint from Charles ton will not be apt to lie down and go to sleep on it. That territory is properly within the domain of Wil mington, which is its natural outlet,' and if the Wilmington merchants surrender it or any constderablepart of it to rivals from Charleston or anywhere else it will be their own fault. MINOR MENTIOIT. According ttftf migration statis tics the only leading nation which show a decrease in the number of immigrants to this countv within the past ten years are France and v,ninanat trom Krance having fall- en Off from 73.301 hetween 1R71 I and 1880 to 51,420, between 1881 an 1890. The number arriving from China between 1871 and 1880 was 122,436, in 1881 and 1882 it was 51,- 469, but the Chinese exclusion, law closed the gates on China and since 1882 the arrivals have been few. in referring to the figures giving the im migration from France it will be seen that at the highest rate, the immigra tion from that country has been com paratively very small, amounting to but little over seven thousand a year from a country with a present popu lation of 38,000,000. Compare this with the figures of immigration from other European countries and it is significant. It gives proof jf one of two things, if not of both; either that France is the most prosperous coun try in Europe, or that the people of France are more devoted to France than the people of other European countries are to their respective countries. If the small emigration arises from the prosperous condition of that country it might be asked" whence this, pros perity comes? In this connection it may be remarked, that - while the French are an industrious and pro verbially thrifty people, France has more money per , capita in circula tion than any other country in the world, double the amount there is in circulation in this country, and in vestigation would doubtless estab lish the fact that her prosperity, and the little'disposition shown by her people to emigrate, are mainly due to this fact. ; Here is something for financiering statesmen to ponder upon. - There is trouble in the Republi can camp in Pennsylvania, where the faithful who have not been given over to total depravity are kicking lustily against boss Quay and de manding that he come down trom the chairmanship of the State com mittee. An address signed by one hundred and fifty prominent Repub licans has been circulated through the State denouncing Quay and the spoils system for private gain, of which he is the typical representa tive. They attribute what they call the "disaster of last Fall" to the popular disgust with and revolt against his corrupt boss rule, and predict, unless he comes down and out, more overwhelming' defeat in the future. But this doesn't mean that Mr. Quay is coming down and out. He is both a pretty good fighter and a pretty' good sticker, and the harder they kick against him the harder he will fight and the tighter he will sfick. They tried to pull him down last year be fore the election, when there was a formidable revolt against him, led by some of the most prominent Re publicans of the - State, but he stuck all the same, and although his party was pretty badly used up he is there yet. In Quay the Republicans of the Keystone State have a rider that they will find it very difficult to un horse, and one who will be very apt to keep the saddle until he gets tired riding. STATE TOPICS. The Rocky Mount Argonaut is doing a good work in calling the at tention of its readers to the subject of fig culture, grape culture and to bacco culture, and the profit there is in them. It asks the farmer why he will persist in "chasing the old mule around the cotton field" when by raising figs he can make from five hundred to six hundred dollars per acre, five hundred dollars an acre on grapes and from one hun dred to five hundred dollars per acre on tobacco? The . farmer that departs from the beaten track and raises these things for which there is a ready market and which are not generally raised is the farmer who shows good business sense, and the one who will not be asking the assistance of his store keeper to help him make his crop. While a farmer may make a living by raisins what every other farmer raises, to mate money he must get out of the ruts and turn his attention to the culture of those things with which the market is not glutted and in the cultivation of which he will not have an army of producers to compete with. OTIINGTO NOTICE This is intended only for subscribers whose subscriptions have ex pired. It is not a dun. but a simple request that all 'who are in ar rears for the STAB will favor us with a prompt remittance. i We are sending but bills now (a few - each week), and if bu ire- Ceive One please give it vmir oAT14.W J .. A BLOODY AFFRAY Between Bev. T. "W. Kendall and Two : Sons and Win. Thomas and Two Sonrf in Anson County. j The Wadesboro Intelligencer gives particulars of a bloody affray that oc curred last Monday in the Long Pine neighborhood of Anson county. iThe weapons used consisted of pistols, brass knucks, knives and weeding hoes. The belligerents in the affair were Rev. T. W. Kendall and two sons. V. H. and Pearl, aged about 23 and 15 respectively, and Mr. Wm. Thomas and two sons. Charles and Shelten, aged about 23 land 21. All the parties engaged in I the affray were more or less hurt, V4 H. Kendall being dangerously wounded,! Bad blood existed between the two families for some time, dating from a quarrel about a negro woman the Thomases claim the Kendalls enticed from their service. I They met Monday morning about sunrise in a field tended by the Ken dalls and , the trouble j began, ending only with the utter exhaustion of . the combatants. The casualties are Jstated as follows: 1 V. H. Kendall shot in side with pis tol; cut in side with a knife; arm cut open with a weeding hoe; wounds dan gerous, ! Wm. Thomas shot in bead with pis tol; shot in arm with pistol; hit on head with brass knucks; flesh wounds and not dangerous. i " ' . j Charley Thomas shot in one arm; other arm broken by a lick from a stick. T. W. Kendall badly bruised on dif ferent parts of the body. ! 5helton Thomas cut on heel with weeding hoe, and bruised on body, j fearl Kendall hit on head with noe handle; not seriously hurt. j Rev. T. W. Kendall is a local Meth odist preacher and is well known' in Anson and adjoining counties. Mr. Wm. Thomas and his sons are men of good character in their neigh borhood. PROSPECTS FOR COTTON Interesting Reading for "Bulls" and .Bears" l From Ellison's monthly cotton report, Liverpool, for June, the following state ment is taken in regard to cotton pros pects: Prices are now lower than at any time since 1852. But in spite of the exception ally depressed rates, there Is a very pre; valent opinion that still lower prices will be witnessed: There is nothing in the facts of the situation to justify this view, except that the "bears" have got as firm a grip on the market this year as the "bulls" had last year and year be fore. This accounts for the circum stance that values have been driven much lower than they would otherwise have gone, in the same way last year and the year before they were forced much higher than was justified by the lacts of sup ply and demand. The bull campaigns of 1889 and 1890 eventually collapsed; and the same fate awaits the "bear campaign of this year, but the date cannot be positively fixed beforehand. Meanwhile wise spinners will keep up their present surplus stocks, ty pur chasing quietly at the current rates, which are lower than the bulk of con sumers have seen in their lifetime. There may be a further decline before the inevitable reaction sets in. . If so, all the better. It will enable spinners to get hold of a much larger quantity of cheaper cotton than would be possible in a rising market, and if they buy freely during the depression they can leave the "bulls' and "bears" to settle their differences on a higher basis. Biding Turtlebaek. Little Will. Hewlett, son of Mr.J. A Hewlett, of Ocean View, has long been noted for skill in riding goats; but he varied the amusement Thursday night by lumping "aboard" an immense turtle that ventured too near the Hewlett res taurant, and riding him around in.regu lar circus style. The turtle finally started for the ocean, but the old man came up and, : with the assistance of Will, turned.it bottom upwards, and after securing it with a rope, dragged it to a place of security. THE RAILROADS. Important Meeting of Superintendents of the Seaboard Air-Iilne System. ( General Superintendent P. T. Myers, of the Seaboard - Air-Line Railroad system;-Superintendent Ti W. Whisnant, of the Georgia, Carolina & Northern Superintendent William Moncure, pf the Carolina Central; Superintendent Tohn H. Winder, ot the . Seaboard & Roanoke, and Superintendent - Wm.' Smith, of the Raleigh & Gaston, Raleigh & Augusta Air-Line and the Durham &. Northern, have been in consultation for the past two days in Raleigh. : - The Raleigh News and Observer, re ferring to the above, says: - "We learn that great improvements will be made soon upon all the various divisions of this great railroad system. The rails have been - laid upon the G C. & N. road to within twelve miles of Athens, Ga and during the' next fifteen days the line will be completed to Athens.' RAILROAD NOTES. ; Earnings Continue Surprisingly Large- Important Connection Between Iiouis- ville and Norfolk. Z'':; :. '.; A constable in a "Colorado village recently held a Missouri Pacific express train three hours at that place.- A citi zen had garnisheed the salary of Jan em ploye of the road and got judgment for $17.50. The company neglected to set tle and the matter was placed In the hands of a constable, who attached the engine as the tram was about to pull out ot the station. The omcer occupied the cab for three hours until he received the money. Railroad earnings - continue sur prisingly large when all the circum stances of the case are considered. The Financial Chronicle computes the gross earnings ?of 135; railroads ior April at $52,987,642 an increase of $86,606 as compared with the same month last year, and net $15,906,246, an increase of 524,571. The gross earnings of 133 railroads for the four months ending April 20lh were $205,757,487. an in crease of $6,266,233 as compared with the -corresponding period last - year. and net $57,753,935, an increase of $3,804,212. ' . The completion of the Louisville and Nashville, and Norfolk and Western extensions eastward and westward re spectively to a connection at Norton, Va., is perhaps ona-of the most import ant events in the railway construction record of the year "thus far. It means the immediate opening of a direct line from Louisville to Atlantic tidewater at Norfolk, only 706 miles long, or' 100 miles less the length of the present route via Bristol and the East Tennes see, Virginia and Georgia, and will make a marked change in the direction of much of the traffic between the Ohio river valley and the seaboard. The construction of these extensions over and through the mountains of Kentucky and Virginia has involved much costly and difficult work, requiring many years. DAVIS MONUMENT FUND. Committee Meeting Amount Subscribed Besolution Adopted. The Committee of Veterans having in charge the raising of funds in aid of tbe monument to be erected to President Jefferson Davis, met Wednesday even ing. Verbal reports were made showing about $100 collected so far, and that the subscription lists would be kept open for a few days longer. The following resolution, offered by Col. W. L. DeRosset. was unanimously adopted, viz: Resolved, That it is the unanimous opinion of the Executive Committee of the New Hanover county is. 1.1 con federate Veterans Association, that the proposed monument to President Jeffer son Davis should be erected at Kicn- mond, Va., as being the historic spot most intimately associated witn tne official life of our chieftain. A resolution was also adopted to turn over to the Ladies' Memorial Associa tion of this city all funds subscribed, to be forwarded by them with the amount ($1001 appropriated by them for the monument. C- P. & T. V. B. B. Change of Schedule. A change of schedule on the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Kauroad goes into effect July 5th. The north-bound train (daily except Sunday) will leave Wilmington at 10.35 a. m., arrive at Fayetteville at 2.15 p. m., arrive at Greensboro at 7.15 and at Mt. Airy at 10.45 p.m. (The south-bound train will leave Mt. Airy at 5.30 a. m.; leave Fayetteville at 3.05 p. m., and arrive at Wilmington at 6.30 p. m. A Hint to Fishermen. Jim Brinkley says that sand fleas are the most tempting bait that can be offered to pig fish and sheephead. He claims that they will tackle a sand flea when they will turn up their noses at any other bait. Jim isn't a thousand years old, but he has been around here long enough to learn a thing or two about fishing, and this information is given for the benefit of the legions Qf anglers who will "wet their hooks" to morrow. Kememoer, tne iavonte Dart is not dog fleas, but sand fleas. A DEFAULTING SHERIFF. Taxes Amounting to 925,000 Stolen, Be sides a Shortage of $30,000 in .Last Tear's Settlement. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. St. Louis, July 2. A dispatch from Arkansas City, Ark., says: Developments fully confirm the report of the defalca tion of Sheriff Warfield. Yesterday af ternoon his family packed up all their effects and lelt on the steamer Kate Adams for Memphis. The actual short age will be in the neighborhood of $25,- 000, made up of the State tax, school tax and levee tax. It trill be a total loss to his bondsmen. In addition to this, advices from Little Rock say he is short $30,000 on his settlement of last year. It is stated that Warfield lost heavily in cotton futures during the past few months. People here are very bitter against him and every effort will be made to capture him. ADVICES FROM CHINA. Christian Missions Pillaged and Burned- Further Biotlng Anticipated. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. San Francisco, July 8. The steamer China arrived this evening from Hong Kong and Yokohama. ; 1 he threatened riot took place. The 1 Methodist girls' school was attacked, pillaged and burn' ed May 25th by a Chinese rabble. Sev eral other mission buildings were looted and would have been demolished but for the interference of the soldiers sent by the Viceroy, after: urgent appeals from the missionaries, i Further rioting was anticipated at Kiukiang. . , The outbreaks are said to be the work of secret societies, the prime object not being to injure foreigners, but to entangle the Chinese Government in foreign complications, in the hope that thereby a successful insurrection might be started. At Taniang, June 1st, a mob pillaged the Mission buildings, overpowering the mandarin and soldiers. The Christian cemetery was dug up, the heads pilled in a heap, and the mandarin dragged to the spot by his queue., - The Governor of Annamlreports the beheading of 27 ringleaders in the troubles at Nichu. A telegram foom Iquique, Chili, says the steamer Mai do arrived at that olace yesterday with a complete cargo of arms for the Congressional party. A RAILROAD HORROR' FATAL ACCIDENT AT RAVENNA, OHIO. Nineteen Persons Killed and Thirty-eight Others Badly Injured Bodies of ,the Dead Burned in the "Wreck. : . ; By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Pittsburg, July .3. A special from Alliance, O., gives the following ac count of the Ravenna wreck, At 3 o'clock this morning a frightful railroad wreck occurred at Ravenna, on the New . York. Lake Erie &' Western railroad. Train No. 8, the fast express, bound for New York, while standing at the depot waiting tor orders was crashed into, from the rear by. a freight train. The day coach inthe rear of the train was completely telescoped, and nineteen pas sengers were Killed ancr thirty-eight idly injured. ' The day coach and two sleepers forward took tire and , were burned up, burning many of the bodies soitbat they were almost unrecogniza- The wreck was the most disastrous lat ever occurred on the Erie road. Many passengers on tbe train were asleep when the awful crash came and a number were crushed to death in their berths. A ( terrible scene followed There were cries for help, from all parts of the train, mingled with dying moans 01 others whose lives were being crushed oat. Steam was escaping -from the monster freight engine and soon the wreck caught fire and the flames crowd ed upon those who were fast in the debris. The tew persons who escaped witnout injury wonted witb almost su perhuman power in their efforts to res cue the more unfortunate ones. In several instances persons were slowly Durnea to deatn. wbile pleading with their last breath for help, which could not be rendered. ! I The wreck was most complete. The cars were piled upon and across each other almost in a solid mass. Thus the small party of rescuers worked at a dis advantage. - As rapidly as the injured were rescued they were conveyed to the station, where physicians from Ravenna and other near points, first to arrive, ren dered all tbe aid possible. 1 he are was finally extinguished, but not until several persons had perished. in a couple of hours tbe company had responded, aud a reiiet train with a corps of physicians and nurses arrived trom Cleveland and otner points, and the injured were given every attention. lhose able to be removed were sent to Cleveland 1 and placed in hospital there. The dead were removed to the rooms of undertakers in Ravenna, where they will await identification. Some are so badly burned and disfigured that it will be a difficult task to identify them at once. Pittsburg, July 3. A Ravenna, Ohio, special gives the ! following list of . . 1 L. " 1 - ine aeaa ana injurea; Dead David Kelinhan, b. Huff, J. Grffin, A. Dunthrop, i W. Kane, "F. Burns, J. Kimball. J. Demeen, J. Coyle, O. Harding, D. Kyan, D. Cassidy, W. Newcomb, P. Nolan, a nurse, un known. All of these were taken out of the wreck dead, and all but three burned to a crisp. Thomas Colvelle was taken out of the wreck alive. I He was terribly crushed and burned and his sufferings were awful to behold. In an agonizing voice he called to a friend, "Billy,' for God's sake, get an . axe and kill me!" He died soon after. Henry Gillden was badly inj'ured and died soon after being taken to a hotel. Among the injured were Geo. Smith, John Cadweer. H. C. Degraff, Tames McGill, John Keating, ' John Clark and W. P. Jones. Their injuries consisted principally of broken limbs, and none are believed to be fatally hurt. Thos. fianby and Jas. Morgan are in a serious condition and it is feared will not re cover. The dead and injured were employed in the Kicnardson ijlass works at Findlay, Ohio, which shut down yester day for the summer, and they were on their way to Corning, N. Y., their home. They were all on the extra car attached to the train, and the only One known to have been killed on the sleeper was the nurse. WASHINGTON NEWS. Commissioner of . Patents Appointed A Colored Delegation Urging . John M Langs ton for Circuit Court Judge Trea surer's Statement. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, July 2. The Presi dent to-day appointed C. M. E. Si- monds, of Connecticut, to be Commis sioner of Patents, vice Chas. E. Mitchell, resigned. J A delegation of twelve colored men, representing the "Virginia Republican Association of Washington, called on the President this morning in behalf of John M. Langston as a candidate for the position of Circuit Court Judge of Virginia. They presented a memorial which the President 'took under con sideration. He told them that in case Langston should be appointed his selec tion would rest upon his fitness and not his color. The Treasurer issued his statement of assets and liabilities this morning under the new form adopted by the de partment. The total assets are stated at $205,143,308 and total liabilities at $81.. 249,499;.leaving cash balance of 153,893, 809. ! Washington, July 3. President Harrison, accompanied by Lieut. John F. Parker, of the Navy, left Washington at 9:40 o clock this morning by the Pennsylvania road for Cape May, where he will remain about six weeks. Amount of silver offered for sale to day was 1,115,000, and the amount pur chased 520.000 Ounces at 1.01701.0187. A number of National banks have de posited United States bonds at . the Treasury Department for the purpose of increasing iucir unauauga in anticipa tion of a demand for money in the fall movement of crops. There was an in crease ot ! $1,250,000 from - this source during June, with every indication of continued increase - during July - and August. -;. A telegram was received to-day by Surgeon-General Wyman, of the Marine Hospital Service, from the United States quarantine station at Chandleur island, off tbe coast ot Mississippi, an nouncing the death there on the night of June 29th, ot Assistant Surgeon J. F. Groenvelt, ot yellow lever. Dr. uroen- velt was taken ill June 18th, and at the time of his death was in charge of the quarantine station at Chandleur, which has supervision over the - Gulf and lower Mississippi river. Dr. Groenvelt had previously seen quarantine duty at South Atlantic Gulf and Cape Charles Quarantines, and his record in the bureau shows a statement to the effect that he had previously had yellow fever, and he had shown a special aptitude for quarantine service. A telegram was re ceived from Passed Assitant Surgeon H. R. Carter, dated yesterday, in which no mention is made of the illness of himself as reported. NO. 34 Surgeon R, D. Murray has been or dered from Key West, : Florida, to assume temporary charge of the Chan. deieur station, and lelt tor that station Wednesday-night. Surgeon Murray is a famous yellew fever -expert; and has himself hadj the disease. He has also been actively engaged in ' every yellow fever epidemic in this country since 1873. . ? The surgeon general believes that Dr. Groenvelt contracted the disease from some of the incoming steamers from Brazil while inspecting ships, and that no fear may . be felt of yellow fever breaking out on the Mississippi coast, as Chandeleur Island is well isolated, with little 1 communication with the main land, i ., . EXECUTION AT CHARLOTTE. BRABHAM HANGED FOR THE MURDER OF THE ITALIAN MOCCA, . : Particulars of the Crime Confession of the Murder and a Bobbery at the Bu- ford Hotel.! By Telegraph to the Morning Star. -Charlotte, N. C, July 2 The hanging of Brabham, the negro who murdered the Italian, Mocca, took place at 10.44 this forenoon. A day or t wo ago he expressed the de sire that his execution take place about 11 o'clock, that he might take dinner "in hell." j Yet he changed his ierrverent mood this morning and bad a conversa tion with three clergymen, to whom he confessed repentance and hope of par don. He met his fate with firmness in the presence of about two hundred persons. tie made no remarks to the crowd him self, but Rev. P. P. Alston, a colored clergyman, at Brabham's request, said that he had confessed his guk of the crime for which he was to be hanged, and was also guilty of the robbery which occurred, at the Buford. House some days before the murder! Brab ham, however, declined to betray an as sociate in the robbery, who, he said, was in possession of some of the stolen goods. He refused to go further in the confession. Brabham, during the morn ing, bade a last farewell to all of his comrades in jail, with the exception of Caldwell, who had twice assisted Sheriff Smith in defeated his attempt to escape from jail. He had, however, on the pre vious day included Caldwell in his fare wells.,; He ate nothing since yesterday morning, and also declined stimulants which were Offered him." He slept well last night and seemed to have good control of himself, when he was brought to the scaffold. He was the seventh victim who has been hanged on the same scaffold. The drop was cut and the fall wasjfour and a half feet, which did not suffice to break his neck. Death ensued in eleven minutes. The hanging caused much interest here through the brutality of the crime. threats of lynching which followed, and the conflict between whites and blacks in the neighborhood of the jail where he was imprisoned. . I he fact that he also very recently made a desperate attack on Sheriff Smith with ; his shackles, which but for the intrepidity Of that officer and the interference of Caldwell, a prisoner in jail for gambling, would have proved successtul, added to the public interest in the affair, There was no race feel ing, however, the justice of the sentence being acknowledged and quite a number of witnesses being negroes. A novel feature of the occasion was that tickets of admission to the jail issued by the sheriff were eagerly sought, being peddled around atfr,om fiity. cents to five dollars eacb. - The crime for which Brabham was executed was committed last April. He entered the small store of an Italian named Mocca, where, calling for a glass of cider, he drew out a car-coupling pin concealed under his coat and dealt the aeatn-Diow iwnue Mocca s back was turned, drawing the .cider. This oc curred at 11 o'clock at night, and Brab ham to-day said he had the pin con cealed under bis coat from 4.o clock on ;the previous afternoon, awaiting his op portunity. MURDER IN ALABAMA. , White Man Named Stark Killed Negroes Two Arrests Made. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. by Nashville, Tenn., July 2. A dis patch from Montgomery, Ala., says Monday juoy tfibb, a colored woman. came: irom ner borne, lourteen miles from the citv. and surrendered to the sheriff, saying Saturday night a man named Asa Stark came to her house land attempted an assault upon her. In defending herself she used an axe. strik ing her assailant several blows, splitting his skull and killing him almost instantly. To-day an officer from the locality in I which Stark was killed brought Joe Bibb, Judy's husband, and Ben Murrell to jail on the charge of having committed the murder. It is stated proof has developed to show conspiracy between the two men and the women to murder Stark, and then the woman to surrender herself, tell the story1 of attempted assault to clear her self, and at the same time shield the real perpetrators of the crime. MM DISTRESSING ACCIDENT, A Man Killed and a Young "Woman Fa- I . t j tally Injured. NashvilLe, July 2. John Smith, a prominent farmer, living near Frankliq, Ky was returning from town in buggy, accompanied by Miss Mary Dawson, and on passing a pond by the roadside where some boys were shoot ing frogs, his horse became' frightened. He requested the boys not to shoot any more until he got his horse by the pond, but they heeded not his request and be gan j shooting again, frightening . his horse so much that it ran away, turning the buggy over and throwing the occu pants out. i Smith's neck was broken and i he died instantly. Miss Dawson was hot killed outright, but was fatally injured. Smith and the young lady were to have been married next week. STORM IN IOWA. People Injured, Homes Demolished and j j Crops, Destroyed. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ; Boonje, jlowA, July I 2. Dispatches received here report a cyclone at Gray,1 Audubon county, yesterday evening. A large number of houses in the track of the storm' were destroyed and a number of people injured; one man is reported killed. At Halburn there was a neavy storm of hail, doing much damage to crops of all kinds. Audubon also re ports a heavy hail storm with hail stones as large as hen's eggs. The storm last ed twenty minutes and greatly damaged crops. Great Arcadie and West Side also report great damage. A Memphis dispatch says the verdict of the jury in the trial of H. Clay King for the killing of D. H. Paston was mur der in the first degree, i. ' - Wilson Advance'. The crops are now growing finely and the farmers are wearing broad smiles at the appearance - of things generally. - . - ; Jonesboro Leader: Miss Sophia Stewart, daughter of John A. Stewart, died last Wednesday of fever, aged, about 17 years. . Tarboro Farmer s Advocate : Crops are reported to be about three weeks later than last year. . However, with favorable weather and a late sea- son, the cotton crop will surprise many. j Wadesboro Messenger: Consid erable damage' was done in Union county by wind and : hail last Monday afternoon and night. The crops over a large area in the northern portion of the county are entirely destroyed. : - Goldsboro Headlight: A negro upon a bet of twenty cents devoured a . live cat on East Centre street yesterday morning. The police were on hand but as there is : no law in our , ordinance , against cannibals - or cat-eaters, they' could do nothing witb the negro. ' Concord Standard: Mr. Joseph Cook, soon 81 'years of age, of No. 5, has a brown jug which is over 120 years old. His grandfather, Nicholas Cook. brought it from Germany, and Mr. Cook prizes it very highly, and it now has in v-' t two and one-halt gallons of May cher ry, wine.-; Winston Sentinel: K (J. W. Ker- ner received letter to-day stating that the first carrier pigeon oh the 47: which left here Saturday morning reached - Newark, N. J at 7.27 that , evening. Owing taa fierce southwest wind the bird? were scattered, hence several of them did not reach home before Sun day. - Charlotte Demorrat: ' During a severe thunder storm in Morning Star township, last Monday exening, light ning struck the house of Mr. Manus, killing him and his little daughter about nine years old. The lightning came, down the chimney and passed to the . adjoining room where Mr. Manus and child were sitting. ', - Greenville Reflector: Ex-Gov. . T. J. Tarvis returned last week from Philadelphia, where he had been attend ing a meeting of the directors of the Norfolk, Wilmington & Charleston : Railroad. He says there are some ex cellent gentlemen at the head Of this proposed enterprise; and the outlook for building the road is very encourag ing- Raleigh News and Observer: Gov. Holt yesterday commissioned F. . L. Meares, Esq.," of Wilmington, as As sistant Inspector General with the rank of Captain on the staff of Inspector General Smith. Mr. F. M. Utley, of Panther Branch township, an old and respected citizen, died at his residence, at the age of about 65 years, yesterday. Rockingham Rocket: Mr. D. W. Davis, who lives seven miles north west ot Rockingham, on one acre - of land has made 8,500 pounds of cured oats, of the red rust proof variety. Six busneis ot seed were sown on this acre. - The assessed value ol the real and personal property of Richmond county . is $2,845,303; ot this amount $368,100 be-' long to the railroads. Charlotte News: Constable Irwin raided a negro gambling den on East Trade street, this morning, and as a consequence, ten defendents will be ar- , raigned in h,sq. Maxwell s court to-morrow morning. s Sheriff Smith to day received a proclamation by Gov. riolt, ottering a reward of 8100 for the -- capture of John Wilson, the negro " who murdered bidney Burton, in this city, a few days ago. The city offers an ad ditional reward of $25, so the -man who brings in John Wilson, will get $125. Oxford Day: Some weeks ago Seabrook Dorsey, one of our leading farmers, missed a sheep and found her a few days ago while- removing the flues 1 in one of his curing barns. It appears that the sheep bad crawled under the flue, and was unable to get out again. The animal was alive, but was extremely weak and unable to walk. It had had nothing to eat or drink in thirty-two days. It is now gettjng strong again and runs with the flock. . . - Chatham Record: After a long sickness Dn A. V. Budd died at his residence, near Lockville. on last Fri day. The negro, Sam Eubanks, who was struck on the head by another negro last week, died last Tuesday. Mr. Samuel Johnson, of Hadley township, was married yesterday to Miss trances I ones. This was his filth marriage, and his bride is the sister of two of his former wives. Mr. L. J. Haughton, of this place, raised 800 bar rels of Irish potatoes this year on his farm in Jones county, which were sold at an average of $5 a barrel, except 25 barrels which he reserved for planting next winter. - Rocky Mount Argonaut: Mr. Jere Fort, a half-brother of Mr. J. P, Daughtry, died yesterday at his resi dence near Whitakers' Mills. Good reports come from every direction as to the tobacco crop. Another good crop year seems assured. Cotton is looking much better, and promises a fair yield. Corn is good, and taking it all in all, our people can look forward to an abun dant harvest. Quite an excitement was created at Edenton a short time ago over finding the body of a colored infant floating in the water. It was proved that the mother was Mary John son, a colored girl. She was arrested while escaping from the country dis guised in men's clothes. She was ac companied by a white man, who un doubtedly had good reasons for wishing to get her out of the country. - Southport Leader: Messrs. Meigs and Irwin, representing Northern capi talists, spent yesterday in thoroughly examining our city and harbor. Judg ing from their expressions, there cannot be any question but that they are most favorably impressed with Southport. Mrs. C G. Smith, of this city has a curious plant, or leaf, about two inches in .length, which was given to Capt. Smith about four weeks ago by the wife of the Captain of the Norwegian bark Val Kyrich. According to directions, the leaf was simply pinned to the wall. Little rootlets have made their appear ance all around the edges, of the leaf and two small leaves have sprouted from one side of it. ' Another plant which Capt. Smith received from the same source is said to bear a' curious green flower. Both plants are natives of South Africa. . Winston Sentinel: A prominent citizen in talking of progress a few days ago said that Winston-Salem will be the centre of active railroad building for the next five years. He alluded to those now under construction and remarked that a road to High Point and Fayette ville and a short cut to Reidsville are certain to come within the above given years. E. F. Fagg, the recently appointed Republican: postmaster at Madison, has gone wrong. A gentleman from that place this morning informs us that Fagg was arrested yesterday by a United States Postoffice Inspector and a United States Deputy Marshal and carried to Greensboro in the afternoon to await his trial before Judge Dick; The detectives have been in Madison ten days working up the case.- Fagg is -said to be $600 short in his accounts. Gner Wilkins, a colored man, met with an accident Sunday night that cost him his life. It is said that after loading tip with a double, dose pf mountain dew he went up intohe second story of a building near the R.. & D. passenger depot and took a seat in the window After sitting a while he dropped off to sleep, yielding to the soporific effect of the whiskey he had drank, and lost his balance, pitching headlong from the window to the ground and receiving in juries from which he died late yesterday afternoon. 4 t ! - t 1, - 1