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CJ 1 n - . MM IC WILMINGTON, N. -PUBUSHJtD AT - i $1 00 A y EAR. IN AD VAN C E. si()U0jv tf ,-sqiaojv 8 I oo 4100K f sitA 88888888888888888 gsssssssiIsitl"S83 8S8S8S888888iiift JULLd KLY TAR. VOL. XXII, 88888888888888388' 8S8888S8SS88S888 8SS8SS8S38888$838 88888888888888888 S J S is S I lEowred t the Post Office at : Wilmtgton, N.'jC., u M Second Class Matter.! j SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. J the subscription price of the Weekly Star la as SinsICopy 1 year, postage pad.. .'$1 00 V U1VUIU, '.. .. OU 3 months " " a an ON THE WBOJTG TRACK. v The idea on which the Farmers' Alliance was based was a good pne. It was mutual co-operation for the advancement of the agricultural in ' Justiy and for the benefit of those who ' were engaged in it. In i its 6rigiir there was no contemplation of politics; on the contrary it iwas '- the purpose to keep politics out of and away from the Alliance, and the day when that purpose was departed, from and politics was allowed! to connect itself even indirectly with it was a bad day for the Alliance, and the turning point in its destiny, j In the firt year of its existence it gave its attention to promoting the arterial prosperity of its members, by the establishment of warehouses for the storage and sale of cotton. By the erection of oil mills, and I of manufactories for the making of ag ricultural machinery and implements, by the establishing of purchasing agencies to purchase agricultural machinery, wagons, fertilizers a'nd other thingsj for which the farmer had use. It also encouraged a'nd established agricultural fairs and of fered prizes o stimulate a spirit) of emulation aijnong farmers.' AH of these were good and proved of direct benefit to thbse whom they were in tended to benefit. , : j As an illustration: The planters in Texas, for instance, where the Alliance -came into existence and where the plan of its organization was most fully carried but, who ber longed to the Alliance could haul STATE TOPICS. CoL F. H. Fries, President of "the Roanoke and Southern Railroad, re ports that the road, which is now completed from Winston, N. C, to riHisvuiet.ya., will be completed through to Roanoke by some time in the fall. If this be so it is sooner than expected some time ago, and speaks we)l for the push and vim of the men Who have that work m urge. i ne road will be extended southward making its southern con nections either at Charlotte or Mon roe. This Is a road in 'which Wil mington's business men are 'some what interested as it opens up the way to them into border counties of v irgmia, still turther than the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley road ex- 4. 1 ' . . cuub, ana mere is no reason why they may not find it an inviting field to' work! ' WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1891. NO. 35 Another important piece of news is wired from Cape May. The Presi dent went fishing, and he was "at tired in a flannel shirt, dark frock coat, and trousers and blue felt hat. And here again ; this bungling dis- v. Duuuer iaus to inform the eager multitudes whether the Presi dent in this rig and a blue felt hat felt good or whether he got a bite This is provoking for if after attiring himself thus elaborately to interview the finny denizens of the deep he didn' get a bite it would be rough on him. - KING COTTON. The Future of the Staple-Bureau Beport . -. A North Carolinian in Texas-His First Cotton Ginned on the Glorious Fourth. It is difficult to find any decided ex pression of opinion among cotton men about the future of the staple, though the preponderating sentiment seems to be bearish in tone. The cotton report of the Agricultural Bureau, issued on the 10th, appears to have produced no effect whatever on the market. Its estimates had been yuiy uiscoumea ana did not vary' jrom private advices previously received. Mr. C. C. Lewis, of Realetis,; Duval county, Texas, writes to his brother, Mr. Adolphus Lewis, in this city, that he ginned his first cotton on the 4th of July the first ginned in Texas this year; and that last year the first cotton was ginned on the .5th of July. Mr. Lewis went toiTexas' from New Han over county about thirty years ago and has found farming profitable- in the Lone Star State. v ' . Galveston sent out telegrams yester day inviting congratulations on its hav ing received one million bales this sea son and being the -third in importance of the cotton ports of the United States. - cemetery, were -THE LATE GEORrtF RUihRniieu ; zzr ;r: i )tyi rTM rr7 V- railroad notes. Funeral fronv the First Fresbyterianr Churcsh-Impreeslve Services.; , . The funeral of the late George Chad bourn, Esq.. took place yesterday after noon at 5 o'clock from the First Presby terian Church, the remains of deceased being interred in OakdaleCenietery. The attendance was very large, both at the : church . and the and the services thoughout very impressive and solemn. The church was crowded with people some time before the hour appointed for the funeral ceremonies to take place. At 5 o'clock Rev. Dr. Hot, tn accompanied by -the iers Messrs T C.. or further north was discussed, and B. G. Worth. yR F S! f' 1S!I? favor IIS xtnth p nrnmttf f .t.k!nto secure the Vn.l..nn r-1 T T n.t. ' . .i I " . I : ' ...kulvp,iia. rx. ivoDinson.A.AiWll- I lATTIlf f QT1 AA lard and Jas. Sprunt. entered the church, CUilUdllUC. lollowed bv the Dimn m. n n I TIr .. . ' .-w.. v. . mm - H.rH nhiiii i ri cr nnr i ten raitwaire mfh a miim. t ncnn Wile tinm if fa miIe3 and "Presenting In bonded debt " n9W leW eaCl1 and capital stock $106,531,000. besides WfifiPT). flTlri if t nn : ra. many m""ons of unpaid interest and The Plant System Bennettsville and Ham let Bailroads Sold Out. : The Bennettsville f and Hamlet fThis is intended only . . B - I jivamtlll, ill. IOr SUDSCnberS WhOSe Dolbv vice President, and J. K. Livings- - I ton secretary, to build a railroad from su ds crip tions nave ex- fennet;svllIetouamIet' N- c-a dis- .. . w I tance of twentv-one miles. pired. It is not a dixn, At a recent meeting of citizens of but a simDle reauest 2 t5?6. ? a jl i uuiiu a imiuau irom A TRAGIC AFFAIR. THE QUIET TOWN OF LINCOLNTON GREATLY EXCITED. that all who are in ar- M; - -vt VAf rears fnr tllA RTAP -mill lnd Greenvflle, S. C. to Asheyille. N. The Railway Aee says: Durinc the first six months of the year six comple- - I Motz, Death of Mr. James Budd. The sad announcement of the death Mr. James Budd is made in this of morning's Star. He died of consump- tion, in the 30th year of his age, leaving a wife and child to mourn the loss of a loving and devoted husband and father. He was a native of Wilmington, and at one time was on the reportorial staff of this paper, where he was held in the high jest esteem by employer and co-laborers as The mayor of Chicago threatens I ior the intelligence and aptitude he worta, H. u McQueen. C. P. Mebane, H. H. Munson, .W. R. Kenan and Jno. McLaunn, bearing th casketTcovefed with black broadcloth, and pfabed it be fore the pulpit., Mr. Chadbourn's Sun day -School class, composed of young girls, then entered inabody bearing superb floral offerings. j . Mr. Hoge, in his remarks, dwelt at length upon the life and character of the deceased, ennobled by Christian virtues and marked by usefulness' and honor. . i - A large cortege followed the remains to the grave floatine debt, have been sold nut tn cat- ceive one please gLveitl18171116014'111301"601. - u theme I of.the half year is continued to the end jrum ctntJiiuon. to strip the buttons from the police men who fair to bust up the gam bling houses in their beats. This beats the record. Other mayors have sometimes deprived police men of their batons but when Mr. Washburne hit the button idea he struck the Chicago policemen in a tender spot, for what would a Chica go policeman be without buttons! That Chicago ! crowd played a cool thing on the English syndicate when they enticed them into plant ing $4,500,000 in the Chicago Cold Storage Company's plant. displayed, as for other commendable (qualities of mind and heart. For months jpast he had been an invalid and incapa citated for work. His funeral will take place to-morrow morning at 9.30 o'clock. DEATH OF MR. L. J. A Prominent POISSOIN. of This THE BIG BLACK BEARS. Iiketta price) he could store it there and it he needed money he couul get an advancej within., about ten per cent, of the market value of the cot-. ton stored. When he concluded !to sd he gave the Alliance agent who Br'er Woody Btudles Their Habits and Gets Them Down Fine. " ' Br'er Woody, who is a close student of natural history in a natural way, is giving much time and attention to an investigation of th habits rf RrW bis cotton or other produce to the Bear. He has seen several bears within worehouse tq be sold, or if he didn't a few weeks near his summer retreat on Hewlett's creek, and a cub was killed on the Masonboro side of that stream re cently. . Alter a careful study of their migra tory habits, Br'er Woody says he's "got 'em down fine." In the Spring of the ri KSJtc te Alliance agent who year they leave the swamps of Onslow, lnad charge of the warehouse instruc- and, keeping near the Sounds, cross the country to Brunswick county, making frequent stops, and sometimes ranging winch the cotton brought was put to I a week or two near Carolina'Beach. In tne summer and; fall they return by the same route to their, old haunts in Onslow; and it was during this return trip recently that Br'er Woody made his observations. Recently he has seen two bears in Hewlett's creek and one on the shore opposite his home. Br'er Woody was not prepared for battle on these occasions, but he will be ready for action next season, and the field editor of the Star is' anticipating some fine sport with dog and gun when the next migratory movement of Br'er Bear begins. - . tioos to: se (Jane credit. (After deducting the amount advanced, with interest -for ie-tirna it was held and a small per 8t. -to defray the cost of insurance iof handling the cotton, the re minder was! turned over ' to the inter. . ' . i . . When the members wanted to buy jficultural I machinery, fertilizer. instead. of each member bujing his own account the agent was io- tri.cted toTjuy as many or as much all or either necessary to supply 1 which was and ' the prompt- amount Heal Estate Agent City. Mr. Louis J. Poisson. real estate agent of this city, died yesterday morning at 8 o'clock, of bilious fever, at Henderson ville, N. C, whither he had gone with his family for the 'summer. He had been in bad health for some time past. Mr. Poisson was the eldest son of the late Maj. F. D. Poisson and wife, Lucy Anne Cutlar. and was a capable and active business man. He leaves a wife and three small chil dren, to whom the sympathies of many in the community will go out . in their sad bereavement. The remains of deceased, will be brought to Wilmington for interment, and the funeral is announced to take place this afternoon at 5 o'clock from St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The immense and costly caisson built for the Diamond Shoal light was smashed to pieces at Hatteras Wednes day night during a terrible storm, which swept over the coast. The caisson was built by Anderson, Ban & Co., of New York, contractors for the erection of the light. It was fifty feet in diameter, and cost many thousands of dollars. It was to be used for the Diamond Shoal Light, for the erection of which Ander son, Ban & Co. had the contract. The caisson was launched sometime ago,, and towed to Hatteras by three of the Mer ritts' tugs. The caisson was being sunk, when the storm came up and. utterly demolished the entire structure, leaving three cylinders about six feet out of the water. This will throw the work on the Diamond Shoal Light-house back con siderably, as another caisson will have to be built; PRODUCE EXCHANGE. ' Action of the Body on the Death, of Mr. George Cnadbourn. K A meeting of the Produce Exchange was held yesterday afternoon, upon call of the President, to give expression to the feelings of that body at the death of Mr. George Chadbourn. The President, Mr. Wm. Calder, called the meeting to order and stated the ob fect. . " . 1 : Mr. T. D. Love moved the appoint ment of a committee of five to draft suitable resolutions, and the chair ap pointed as such committee Messrs. T. D. Love. E. Peschau, H. G. Smallbones. B. G. Worth, Roger Moore. Mr. D. L. Gore spoke feelingly in re gard to the loss sustained in the death of Mr Chadbourn. j He was followed y Maj. T. D. Love, Mr. B. G. Worth and Col. Rosrer MrvM in the order named. . I The resolutions prepared by the com mittee were read by Mai. Love and adopted by a rising vote, as follows: j Be it resolved, by the Produce Ex change, That in the death of Mr. George Chadbourn, late President bf the First National Bank, Wilmington has been bereft of one of her leading and most estimable citizens. As a busi ness man he was industrious and methodical; just to all men, liberal and reliable, with a hand ever Teady to help and encourage. ' j Resolved, That as a citizen he was public spirited, held broad views on all questions and shirked no responsibility; as a Christian he was humble and char itable, never forgetting his vows, and his means he consecrated unsparingly; as a friend he was cordial and confiding; as a husband and father kindly and affectionate. "A good man gone to his reward" was on the lips of all when the news of his death was announced in our community. I Resolved, That the rooms of this Ex change be draped in , mourning thirty days, and these resolutions be soread upon the records and furnished the city papers. crops. average 'EQemancls. The result . was that members got these things at o forty to sixty per cent, less pan they had been paying for them tnan they would have had to pav iey had bought each for himsel; &e was practical benefit. - j "Ut we hear vprw littlo r( nTi,;nLY J yj l aujr buiug iis fund now. Attention seems have been diverted to noliticsand 'Jlitical schemes, on which so many ne Alliance men havo lwH 511. Mined, and rlelnc;,, , ;v . ,,w,Mv uvgO) aula n, if; carried out to the letter, uld fail to meet the expectations tVexi the most cautious and con. rvative. - I ' - ?uPP0Se the sub-treasurv scheme 6re an estWished fact, what would -uuunt tO as a meinc fr nrnmnt. 5 the welfare of the farmer? Lit- ?r nothmor. fnr ; to be inalrnn;; .i u: Pt Of Its S11nU. A t - . -fi'uscu uenenis. 5UPP0Se the r,nvpmmot Kt X iailroads,. valued at WJ00.000. hv . th Liieir portion il k mucn suDstan- Denefit wouirl r "transaction? SuPPoseSenatnr et9nr'A: ; Z scheme at two per cent. ta,- 1UI now far would the M.v national DanKS were out? r tr i iI0nesti. L The Hatteras Caisson. The Norfolk Ledger says; A dispatch Friday afternoon from the telegraph operator Hatteras was to the effect that the exact nature of the accident was not knoarn to -him, the site of the lighthouse being fifteen miles off, but from what he had learned of the matter he was of the opin ion th at the heavy wash of the seajhad caused the caisson,, which is filled with concrete, to settle in the sand and that it could still be utilized by building on it at low water. The sea is still very high- mm ' "':'"' First National Bank. At a meeting of the Directors of the First National Bank, held yesterday. Mr. B. F. . Hall, Vice President, Was elected. President to fiill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. George Chadbourn, and Mr. G. Herbert Smith was elected Vice President. Mr. James Chadbourn and Mr. D. G. Worth were elected members of theBoard of Direct ors. '!'. Our Virginia Visitors. , A circular-letter has been issued by the Chamber of Commerce of Rich mond, Va., requesting Richmond mer chants and manufacturers who have members of the First Virginia Regiment in their employment to grant them leave of absence in order to attend the encampment . of the organization at Wrightsville, N. C, the latter part of this month. The circular further re quests that where practical members of the Chamber shall also accompany the regiment, as they are cordially invited to do so by its Colonel. about time the of Inland Water Boute. Col. B. R. Moore, who is interested in the promotion of a scheme for an in land water way along the coast of North Carolina, told a reporter of the Star yesterday that Captains Tomlinson and Robeson, of the Cape Fear river steam ers, had accompained him in a trip on the route recently opened from Wrights ville to Sloop Point, a distance of twenty-five miles, and had expressed the opinion that the route was navigable the whole distance for the steamer Hurt. Distressing Suicide. Capt. Woodsides reports , a melan choly occurrence at Southpo'rt Friday night. A rooster committed suicide by hanging himself between the pickets of a fence. The jury of inquest rendered the following verdict, "We, the jury, haying sot upon the body of the afore sed rooster, do find that he hung heself becaze of informashun then and thar reseeved that the Methdis Destreek Konfrunce war in seshun then and thar." (Signed) Plimmuth Rok, 4man." RESOLUTIONS OP BESPECT. At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the First National Bank, held July 9th, (B. F. Hall in the chair and H. M. Bowden secretary,) the fol lowing resolutions were adopted : Whereas, God in the sovereign ex ercise of His righteous will has removed by - death our friend and assistant, George Chadbourn, late President of this Bank, therefore, be it Resolved, That while we bow in humble submission to Him "who doeth all things well," we sincerely mourn the loss of one who as presiding officer has greatly lightened the care and responsibilities of our position by his cheerful bearing and gentle Christian courtesy. Resolved. That in his death this Bank loses a President of marked administra tive ability, conservative in judgment, wise in counsel, and just and impartial in all his decisions. Resolved, That these resolutions be enrolled on the minute book of the Bank, and that his name, date of birth and death be recorded on a page re seryed tor that purpose. Resolved, That we tender our sincere sympathy to his bereaved family, and send them a copy of these resolutions as expressing our appreciation of his Chris tian character and friendship; and that we also ask the daily newspapers of the city and the N. C, Presbyterian to pub lish the same. '. B. F. Hall, .Chairman. H. M. Bowden. Secretary. Jimmie Evans, of the State of Idaho, Cumberland county, was a visitor at the Star office yesterday and gave a favorable opinion of the crop outlook. Rev. C. T. Fisher, A. M., Pro fessor of Ancient Languages and Litera ture in the North Carolina College, was a visitor at the. Star office last evening. Mr. R. A. Benson, of Brink land, Bladen county, reports a marked .improvement in all isuuun promises at least an yield. Mr. J. W. Moore, of Sampson, who was at the Star Office yesterday, says crops in his neighborhood are not fully up to the average. Cotton is only fair, but corn and potatoes are good. " Mr. J. H. Mitchell, of Ben nettsville, in a letter containing a check for renewal of subscription to the Daily Star, says: "Had a nice rain yesterday Crops are fine. Melons in abundance." Mr. R. K. Bryan, Jr., of Scott's Hill, who was in town yesterday, con siders the prospect for corn, peanuts and potatoes fairly good. Very little cotton is planted in his neighborhood. Mr. C. H, Boldin, of the firm of Peacock, Hunt & Co., Savannah. Ga., was in the city yesterday, on his return from the Hammocks, where with his iamiiy he has been stopping several days. Rev. Prof. C. L. T. Fisher, of N. C College. Mt. Pleasant, N. C.will be this week the guest of Rev. F. W. E. Perchau. He will preach at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Sunday next. J. W. Spaulding, a respectable and intelligent colored citizen of Bla den, has been a subscriber to the Daily Star seventeen years, and has always paid for his paper. He was at the office yesterday, and gives a fairly good report of cropsXnear Rosindale. ; Rev. Milis Walton, who visited his nephew, Amos Walton, at the City Hospital yesterday, informed a Star reporter that his condition was most encouraging; that the surgical operation was a complete success, and that the patient would be able to leave the Hos pital sooner than was expected. Mr. W. J. Lay, of Pireway Ferry, who has been a subscriber to the Star eighteen years, called to renew his subscription yesterday, and gives a highly encouraging account of the crops. ail ot which are fine. The cotton crop, he says, is the best he has seen for years.. The New York correspondent of the Norfolk Virginian, says: "Gov ernor and Mrs. Charles M. Stedman, of Asheville, N. C, sailed on the Umbria last Saturday. Quite a large party were at the dock to see them off, and several other Southern people took passage on the same vessel: tne totals will . considerably exceed those of either three previous years. As in the case of foreclosure sales the number of roads placed in; the hands oj receivers during the six months is also larger than was exnectedJ the? ivino sixteen roads, representing l,5ia miles and about $36,200,000 capital. x There is a good deal of gossip in railroad ' circles in ' Birmingham about the proposed consolidation of the Rich mond and Danville and, the Central freight depots there and the appoint ment of a new agent. It is stated that Supt. Ryder has tendered the joint agency to John W. Webb, now agent ot tne Kicnmond and Danville at Salis bury, N. C. It is known that Mr. Ryder tendered Mr. Webb another position on the Georgia Pacific division some time ago and that he declined to accept it. The joint agency of the Richmond and Danville and the Western North Caro lina at Salisbury, N. C, is a good thing, and it is hardly believed Mr. Webb will leave it. Robt. W. Hunt of Augusta,, the popular traveling;passenger agent of the Augusta and Asheville Short Line, spent yesterday in the city. Mr. Hunt'is now directing his efforts to attracting the at tention of the public to a new schedule from Savannah and Augusta to Cincin nati and Louisville via the Port Royal and Western Carolina, by which the time is shortened only thirty hours from Savannah to Cincinnati and twenty four hours from Augusta to Cincinnati. The route is almost an air line, and neces sitates only one change between Savan nah and Cincinnati, which is made at Asheville without loss of time. One of the. most pleasant features of this route is that it affords a daylight fide through the beautiful mountain scenery of West ern North Carolina, "the land of the sky." Samuel Mots a Prominent Citizen Killed and Charles Mots and Robert Michael . Wounded in an Affair Growing Out of the Betrayal of Miss Motz. j " - Special Star Telegram.l oMiLLBY, in. Ks., juiy il. The quiet town pf Lincolnton was excited to-day over a tragic affair in which Samuel Motz a prominent young , citizen was killed; and Charles Motz. his cousin, and Robert Michael, were wounded. Some four weeks ago Miss Maggie a beautiful younsTeirl. became the mother of an illegitimate child. It was claimed by many that, Michael was the father of the child while by others it was said that Mr. W. P. Fife, known as the "Drummer Evangelist." was the author A L. 1 9 9 t m mc young iaay s aowntaii. A com mittee investigated the case against Mr f lie and exonerated him. Miss Motz made a confession after the child's birth charging Michael with being its father. Trouble between the Motzs and Michael has! been expected for some time, as the; latter made no effort to marry Jiis victim. Directly after dinner to-day Michael and Samuel Motz. cousin to the young lady, in a buggy started to Lithia Springs, three miles from Lincoln ton. , About a mile from town thev were fired upon from ambush by John, Char lie and Caldwell Motz, brothers to Miss Maggie. There were three shots fired and Samuel Motz was instantly killed, falling but of : the buggy. Michael was shot through the thigh, arm and hand. As Samuel Motz fell from the buggy, the brothers started to run, when Michael drew a revolver and fired, in juring Charlie Motz. ; News of the tragedy quickly spread, and the Motz brothers were arrested and confined to jail. By Associated Press. Raleigh, July 11. A special to the ivezus ana uoserver irom Lincolnton says: A month ago a respectably con netted ! young woman, Miss Maggie moiz, gave Dirtn to a child. At first its paternity was charged to Evangelist rue, Dunne woman denied that and .u-uay awuic mai riODert jyiicnaei was the lather. Her brothers, Charles, John and Caldwell, demanded that Michael should marry her. A row ensued, in which Samuel Mow, a cousin, was acci aentaiiy killed, arid Charles Motz and Kobert I Michael wounded. Charles, jonn ana aiaweii Motz, were arrested lor the killing of Samuel Motz. WASHINGTON NEWS. tne Behring Sea Carolina and the THE LATE GEORGE CHADBOURN. As the GOLDSBORO SELECTED Odd Fellows' we for look ; at it, we the farmer in 17 rf ' j , Political schemes sug- W sticking by the original onH Whirl, u. a 11; hi T finance was ntdm , Tnicn' if adhered to, "'ise it : a power for good. are r1.iiu j Udry," mil to learn that now Mrs. Navarro, is in eniovmpnt r i 1 N in 1? vvy as a lueen" over "giand. Beceipts of Naval Stores. Receipts of naval stores, continue to show a falling off, as compared with the receipts last year at this port. The re ceipts of spirits turpentine are 10,811 casksr last year, to same date, 22,553. Receipts of rosin, 74,758 barrels; last year, 85,501. .Tar. 12,159 bairels; last year, 15,333; crude turpentine, 4,763 bar els; last year, 5,471, Mr. Chadbourn's Estate. Since his death it has transpired that the late George Chadbourn was one of the wealthiest citizens of Wilmington. Including life insurance, it is estimated that his estate will be worth from $250, 000 to $300,000, on which there is not a dollar of incumbrance. Stocks of Naval Stores at the Ports. . : Stocks of naval stores at the ports at the close of the week are reported as follows: ' Spirits turpentine New York, 1,315; Wilmington, 5,112;' Charleston, 3,115; Savannah, 11,959. Total 17,088 casks. ; Rosin New York, 17,840 barrels; Wilmington, 19,741; Charleston, 5,279; Savannah, 49,774. Total, 92,134 barrels. Tar Wilmington, 1,811 barrels; New York. 578. Total, 2,389 barrels. Place for the Orphanage. The Committee of Odd Fellows, ap pointed t by the Grand Lodge of the State of North Carolina to select a site for the location of the Orphange to be established under the auspices of the Order, decided yesterday that the in ducements offered by the citizens of Goldsboro were greater than those from other competitive points, and, there fore, that place was chosen for the location of this great . chairity The land offered by the citizens of Golds boro comprises twenty acres, -and is valued at $4,000. The gift is supple mented by a large donation of money, but the exact amount was not stated. OUR COUNTRY FRIENDS. Excursionists From Along the Line of the C. P. & Y. V. B. B. Seven coaches filled with excursion sts from Fayetteville and other points between that place and Wilmington ar rived here yesterday on the C. F. &. Y. V. railroad. About half of the visitors embarked at Point Peter on the steamer Wilmington for Carolina Beach, and ol the remainder some went to the Hammocks and Ocean View and some remained in the city. The weath er was cool and cloudy, but no rain fell and the excursionist had a pleasant time, no doubt. They left on the return home at 7 o'clock last evening. I Mr. J. ... A. King, of Fayetteville, was manager oi tne excursion, and was much pleased with the success of the affair. The rates were $1.25 for the round trip from Fayetteville to Wilmington, and $1.50 from Fayetteville to Carolina Beach or Ocean View. Most of the ex cursionists were from places this side of Fayetteville; eighty-nine getting n the train at one station. Change of Schedules. The schedule on the Palmetto Rail road will be changed next Sunday, the 12th, as follows:- Leave Cberaw going North 10:30 a. m.; arrive at Hamlet 11:40 a. m.; leave Hamlet going South 4:20 p m.; arrive at Cheraw 5:30 p. m. The train on the branch road' from Hamlet to Gibson Station will also be changed at the same time so as to make close connection to and from Wilmington via'the Carolina Central Railroad. . The Norwegian barque Nor cleared yesterday for London, Eng., with 4.183. barrels rosin, valued at $6,148. Vessel by Messrs. Heide & Co.; cargo by Messrs. Williams & Murchison and Jno. W. Bolles.- The McKinnon Horse. The Maxton Union has this in refer ence to the races at that place Saturday: "There were but two entries for the second race, Mr. Campbell's horse, "Dick," and Mr. McKinnon's "Dark Cloud." Both horses did 'some very Kretty trotting, and, had "Dark Cloud een as well trained as "Dick," it is our candid opinion that he would have come out an easy winner. But he got "rat tled" in the first heat and did not re cover himself in the next two heats. Dick won in "2: 39. The race is to be trotted again at some time m the future." "Dark Cloud" is the horse that Mr. McKinnon proposed to match ' against some of the Wilmington horses a short time ago. j Nine Bules for Bathers. Avoid bathing within two hours after a meal. . . Avoid bathing when exhausted by fatigue or from any other cause, Avoid bathing when the body is cool ing after perspiration. Avoid bathing altogether in the open air j if after having been' a short time in the water it causes a sense of chilliness and numbness of the hands and feet. Bathe when the body is warm, pro vided no time is lost getting into the water. Avoid chilling the body by sitting or standing undressed on the banks or in boats after having been in the water. Don t remain too long in the water; leave the water immediately if there is the slightest feeling of chilliness. The vigorous and strong may bathe early . in the morning on an empty stomach. The young and those who are weak would better bathe two or three hours after a meal the best time for such .is from two to three hours after breakfast. -t Those who are subject to attacks of giddiness or faintness, and those who suffer from palpitation of and other sense of discomfort at the heat should not bathe. Besolutions Adopted by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, and the Young Men's Christian Association of This City. A called meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday at noon in the office of the Navassa Guano Com pany. " Vice President Edward Peschau took the chair and stated the object of the meeting, to; take suitable action m re gard to the death of Mr. George Chad bourn. Mr. H. C. McQueen moved that a committee of three be appointed to diaft resolutions. The motion was adopted and the chair appointed Messrs. H.C McQueen, Roger Moore and Thos. Evans ns the committee: r The committee submitted the follow ing resolutions which were unanimously adopted, vtz: Whereas, It is impossible to esti mate the loss to the community in which he lived of such a man as Mr. Chad bourn. The influence of i his life was so wide and tar-reaching, touching all classes and conditions of people as well as the material affairs of this city and section, that his -death calls for unusu al expressions of grief. But leavinsr to others to commemorate his private virtues, we desire to place on record some expressions iof the public loss. Therefore, ' Resolved, That in the death of George Chadbourn, this Chamber has lost one of its most valuable and influential mem bers; the business interests of Wilming ton and this section one whose great abili ties, ! unflagging Industry, unswerving honor and integrity and manly Christian character all these and more, place his name high on the roll of honored names of men who have served this generation. Kesoivea mat we extend tn h k ho. reaved family and relatives our tender sympathy. ? Resolved further. That these resolu tions be spread upon the minutes of the Chamber ot Commerce, that a copy be furnished the papers of the city for pub lication and a page in the record book be inserted with his name and date of birth and death. Y. M. C. ASSOCIATION. At a meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association held Friday after noon, the following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That while it may not be come us to speak our feelings where mere are those who haye suffered in the death of Mr. George Chadbourn a loss so much greater than burs and few the severing of a closer tie, yet we must testify of his work for thi young men in the city. He has served as one of our Board of Directors for three and a half years, and has manifested a deep inter est m the efforts made to secure a home for our Association. In the j financial negotiations conseaaent upon the erec tion of our new building, he has given an ever ready and cheerful co-operation and help. We shall mis3 him. What ever of comfort there may be to his family in knowing that others have suf fered with them and are sorrowing with them, we humbly offer to their afflicted hearts. ; Resolved, That we dedicate a page of our minute books to the memory of the man who has lived so long ,am6ng us without spot or blemish, and ask our young men as they look upon that page, that they contemplate that character ano ponaer that lite and work.; The Government and Seal Fisheries North Direct Tax Fund. "" J5y Telegraph to the Morning Star. - Washington, July 9. The appoint ment is announced of Alonzo A. Hinton, U. S. Gauger, Greensboro, N. C. In order that the Government of the u mted j btates ! may be fully prepared with all necessary technical information respecting the actual state of the Beh ring sea seal fisheries and the effect ot poaching, in the probable event of arbi Liauuu, me rresiaent nas decided to send two agents to Alaska to gather ne cessary inlormation. He has nampH Professor Mendenhall, at present Chief oi tne iioast and Oeodetic Survey, and Profl Merriam. Ornithologist nf the Department ofJAgriculture, as agents of mc j unipea estates. rYot. Mendenhall has accuepted, but Prot. Merriam is now out in the field in Southern California and the Department of State has been unaDie to communicate with him. Their mission will be'similar to that witowhirh Sir Gep. Baden Powell is charged in be half of the British Government. As the sealing season is already so far advanced tne utmost expedition will be required on the part of the agents to serve the purpose ol their appointment, Washington; July 9. Investigation instituted by the First ComntrnlW Matthews, has resulted in the discoverv mat tne aiate oi xviortn Carolina is en titled to $26,218 more than was oritrin ally allowed i on account. of the Direct iaxAct. lhe mistake was the result oi an error in the calculation made nearly twenty years ago, when the question oi retund of this tax was first considered by Congress. A committee report was prepared giving the amount each State would receive through such legislation. According to this report, which, until now has never been cor rected, North Caroliria was given credit of $377,836.43, and about a month ago the claim of the Governor of the State for that amount was allowed bv U n n . : .a: . .. J .us H1.UJUUUUU uuicers. At tnat time, however, j one of the clerks in the First Auditor's office, where the accounts are Kept, reported that part of the tax col lected trom individuals had apparently uccu uiuillcu in settlement oi tne case. Investigation showed this to be the case, ana tnat tne state s proper quota was Judge Matthews says steps will be taken to pay the balance as soon as the necessary formalities shall have been complied with. Wilmington's Cotton Beceipts. Cotton receipts at this port j for the week ended yesterday were 33 bales; the same week last year 18 bales. Re ceipts for the crop year to Tuly 10 are 188,239, against 132,772 at ! same date last year Increase, 55,467 bales. SHIPWRECKED SAILORS. Hardships of the Crew of the Barquentine Hustler. " By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Phippsburg, Me., July 11. Captain Joseph Perry, of the barquentine Hust ler, has just arrived home from a long sea voyage. The Hustler was launched in Katb last November, sailed for Phil adelphia light, thence for sea with a cargo ot iron pipe. While going around tne norn Dao weather was encountered and the vessel was wrecked on a sunken rock in Nastau bay, forty miles west of Deceit Island. The crew left in boats with nothing but what they stood in, rowed to the island, ninety miles dis tant, on wmcn there was a missonary station caiiea usnurvia, with sev- ciii -x.njjusa missionaries and a station for the relief of ship wrecked crews kept by the Argentine nepuonc; wmcn aiso sends its prisoners there. The captain says five of the men who started across the country from Sandy Point, bound for the missionary station, were captured by savages, bound to trees and fires built . around them, when one of the men managed to get his hands free, and drawing a revolver shot one of the Indians, which so frightened j the rest of them that they ran, and the men escaped. After hav ing spent twenty-five days in this locali ty they left for Buenos Ayres; thence they went j to Southampton. England, and from there to New York, and thence home to Maine, t A Raleigh, N. C, telegram says: Grand Sire Busbee, of the Odd Fellows, is im proving and hopes of his recovery are entertainea. i - prfrfS TURPENTINE. .',' Raleigh Visitor: Applications for direct taxes are pouring into the Executive office by the hundred. The Private Secretary and Executive Clerk are having a rough time of it. y- ; Concord Standard: A son of Mr. Robert Gourley, of No. 10, came very near being seriously' crippled for life. In handing a switch to his brother while he was driving a mower, the knives struck one leg and cut it half off. Had not the machine ' been stopped at the time both legs would have been" CUtOff. r ! j -- - -Raleigh News 'and Observer; There are parties in Raleigh who are negotiating with some of our most prominent capitalists for an arrange ment leading to the establishment of a mammoth steel car nlant mhiVh will employ 2.300 hands. The negotia tions are on and reliable men are inter esting themselves in its consummation Red Springs Farmer and Sedt- tish Chief: During the prevalence of : a thunder storm last Friday, lightning struck the wife.of A. D. McLaurin, col ored, while plowing in the cotton field stunning her and instantly killing the horse which she was driving. MeLau- -rin says it was an hour before his wife recovered from the shock, that the storm was passing a mile distant, and the sun was shining when the i bolt came,, his wife saw no flash of lip-htninor and knew nothing of ; what had hap pened until consciousness was restored : and she was told of it. Charlotte Chronicle; Tom" Tohn- son, the negro who shot A. R. Williams on board Capt. Clarkson's train on the 4th of July, was arrested yesterday by constable J. L. Smith, near Davidson College. While at the depot, waitincto take the train for Charlotte. Mr. Smith had occasion to step round the other side of the depot to get, package, and he left his prisoner in charge of a half- grown boy. He gave the boy bis pistol and told him to keep guard on Johnson 'til he came back.' As soon as he was i out of sight Johnson slapped the boy over, took the pistol and made- his escape into the woods. Weldon News: The peach croD will be enormous. The tobacco crop is very fine in this section. We learn that efforts are being made to es tablish an Episcopal school at Littleton, as the most desirable place for it in Eastern Carolina. The good people of that progressive town have donated ten acres of land for the school and the pro ject will be pushed to early success. ror tne nrst time, under Itsuew charter. . the town of Weldon will levy a tax on personal property. The value of person al property inhe town liableto taxation according to th returns of the list taken is $94,735. The value of real estate un der the new asssessment is . 280.863. Four years ago its value was $147,000. an increase of $135,768, or nearly fifty per cent. A part of this increase is-owing to me extension oi tne corporate limits ot the town. New Berne Journal: Mr: C. C, Bordeaux is in the city after a large force or hands to work on the Onslow railroad. There are now at work about eighty hands clearing the right-of-way and ' grading seven miles this side of Jacksonville. . A thousand more work- ' men are wanted to push this road on as fast as possible in this direction. . How much snuff do you suppose is sold in New Berne? We think any one : without information on the matter would suppose the amount to be great ly less than it is. One merchant alone, Mr. E. B. Hackburn, ordered 11,500 pounds of one kind yesterday. It takes about $4,000 cash to pay for that much snuff. This is not, as some might sup pose, an order of several firms clubbed together, but is Mr. Hackburn's own individual order. He has before this bought as high as 10,000 pounds at a time. Statesville Landmark: Mr. E. B. Webster has raised this year the big gest onion the Landmark ever saw. It was one of these low, heavy-set onions, in shape like a squash, and was about as around as the bottom of water bucket. It measured 18 inches around and . weighed pounds. A correspon dent writes the Landmark that Nathan iel Wagoner and others were riding in a boat on the Yadkin river near Boon ville, Yadkin county, last Sunday week, June 28th, when the boat sank. In his struggle to save two little boys Wago ner was drowned and his body was not -found until Friday last. Tulv 3d. when the circling of buzzards over a point about three miles below where the boat sank attracted the searchers to that spot, and there the body was : found, lying partly in and partly out of the water1. The drowned man leaves a wife and children. Lenoir Topic: On Friday. Tulv 3, the ceremony ot driving the first spike in the Lenoir and Linville Valley rail road, between Lenoir and Hamburc. was celebrated and the work of track laying was commenced and will be-' pushed rapidly under the supervision of Mr. John M. Houck, Superintendent of the new road. The railroad will open up a fine section to the trade of Lenoir. Last Saturday, William Culberson raimer, a hau-witted young fellow un der twenty-one years old, living on Zach's Fork, was detected stealing a hat and other articles from the store of Cloyd & Johnson, and was arrested and placed in jail. Subsequent develop- ments proved that he has beer, carrying on a systematic robbery oi this store, his booty including pots, kettles, trunks, household and kitchen utunsHs, em bracing a great variety of useful articles and aggregating in value a considerable sum of money. Launnburff Excfianze: Last Monday the Countv Commissioners and , list-takers together raised the valuation of the real and personal property of the countv an averace of 12 ner rent. .Mr. Key Ritch has made -another in vention and is now applying for a patent on it. Buggy tops will get loose and shackly by continued use. and his inven tion is a simple sliding catch or arrange ment to continuously take up the slacks and keep the top as tight as when new. Last Wednesday morning, Mr. C. r. .uawier, superintendent of the Alma Lumber Company, shot Sol. Smith, col ored, who was in the act of striking him with a piece of scantling. It was caused by Sol. disobeying the orders of the -Superintendent, for whom he was work ing. The ensuing excitement became so great among Sol's friends that, as a means of safety. Mr. Lawler was carried to Lumberton jail, lest - his continued presence at Alma might irritate Smith' : sympathizers into impulsively murder ing him. - Smith's wound is not serious. Mr. Lawler is a Northern man, Charlotte News: Mr. E. FT. Fields has bought the Empire Mills, nf High Point. He. paid 25.000 for the ' plant. It was a mortgage sale to satisfv a judgment held by alvinston bank. Two negro boys, sons of Sam Pearce, of t-rovioence township, were committed to jail this morning for waylaying and beating a son of. Mr. Law. The boy was terribly beaten ;with rocks and sticks. Pearce, the father of the bovs. was also under arrest, but he fought Officer Wil liamson, shot at him and finally got away. The officer got here safely, with ' the two boys. - Mr. Fidler, who 1 lives on the corner of D and Eleventh ' strees, possessses a aueer old English clock, which has been handed down . from generation to generation. It was made by John Simwell, at Laurington, in 1864, and like the clocks of those days, it has only one hand. It bears a peculiar brass plate with the maker's, name. On one side of a shield is the crowned lion of England, while on the other side is the roped unicorn of Scot land, lhe striking apparatus is on top of the clock. It does not strike now, but when it is made to go off it wakes all the babies for blocks around. X. . -t Vr i;:J:i; 4 'il 3 1 f! i ,'i It i .