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HEGBO JDOIOITCZATION. t There is no scarcity of negro colb- fnizatiori schemes thesejdays, but as a i!gcneral tning mcy sttm uc suiuc Iwhat backward in" materializing, fffte Oklahpmd scheme jwhich was leno-ineefeJ by a shrewd colored deni fzen (Kansas was a1 fizzle for the idouble reason tnat tne colonists here swindled by the sharps who did :6 the business for .them,!, and that ere ws-'a decided .hostility- mani .stedtbvard, them; by j the white looffiersj wno nau . preceueu mem fyd squatted on all the best lands. - As the colored engineers who en- ineered the movement openly boast- a that. they would bring m enough (-- their j people to mate ; it an and frico-American .territory n th&es to suit! themselves . 1 white sovereigns ' who 'were not nkeriiig to. be Afro-Americanized ...1 1 a 1 L .-I j . : ' , j nougncitne oesi imng .y uo wouiu :to discourage, that! thing, early, ij(.U UiCljClUlG LlltJ' U1UU bl 131.11, 11XC ib'e iifluxers with, addresses of elcom?, corner lots, Iquarter sec- ions of jjand, more work than they uld attend to,, cold -lunches or any- Ang ofthat sort, and as the climate like early in the fall proved as m- spitab'e as the , people the dis-, sted hegiraists hegiracd back the st way they way they could to the !lrid of hiore sunshine, more to eat Jsd fewer scowling"! white j men. The ne scheme projected was by ake-"e n-out-and-lose-'em" Lihd r, who figured somewhat in this ate tk1. ring the Itolden-Kirk epoch, which he proposed to carry from the colored - denizens States of the South into give 1 States m the y est to ublican party a pretty fair T iargin tio go on. : In this scheme he Sad the endorsement and encourage- k . r t : t t- : 1. 1 : , cut or sucn eminent jrvepuuiitans sE. Harrison, 'Squire Dudley and fieri; but some of the Northern pa rs dropped on to it, exposed it, and busted before it eot under way. In thei meantime we have had two three schemes with Africa as the ui of promise where about a mil- n of lem were ..to be (planted if ticle Sam could be induced to pay. teir passage and start em m business after thejy got there. ) But as Uncle Sdni needs all the money he can rake Ujj) now over and above. :what is ne clssary for family expenses to pay t&nsions he declined to take stock in tfiis enterprise. . ).' ' J Later another was i started . with exico as the land of colonization, ere, it Is asserted, W, H. Ellis, of Texas, and nthpr hustlers have Re tired large concessions of territory torn the Mexican ; government, hieh they are endeavoring to colo Jize with colored people from the joutherti States. .But as .they .are poking for colored people of some riear.f,.who are able to pay their Iwn fare, buy agricultural imple ments, stock, &c, if; they propose 9 farm; and tools if they are me chanics, they are not finding them very fast and consequently the colo nization project moves very slowly, j eTei9merit,however,in that scheme f the projectors are honest in it, and pad any one with lots of monev to 'ck-them, for the climate of Mexi ca will suit the negfo, . and whether he wants to work or not he can manage to get enough to eat, and With' a tienro-ia linifnrtr. h- twill-' he & dressed for the whole year . rouad. fin the particular section referred to it is said that the -land yields half a bale of cotton to the acre more than e average land in the South does, while the price is ordinarily two' or j three times as much. Other things besides! cotton grow abundantly. Et with all this the' engineers of scheme have not met with bril liant sijccess in working it up. The f Class of nennle thev J want con- . . j r j j - ----- sider themselves pretty well fixed tiViiT aa 4aiV AfA fr. mill V UP "akles and try .their 'fortunes,; in; ""'U VI LUC XVi.UIll.CUUda, ,atigh' nature has done-wonders for " and made it a elorious land. Man a"d some of the reptiles are the only things jvile in it. This remark does not apply to the women who as a general thinir are daisies, al thou srh . . o . ' T e average masculine Mexican don't take half as much stock in them as I . e des in his horse and saddle. f -.The jlast, and the one which seems to promise the most tangible results r is, a project to locate about fifty I thousand colored people in Califor- Fa S s? 8 8 8 8 888 88888 88 I ttt ' " ' ' , ' 1 ' ' 1 ' ' ' ' - . ' is . -i ' - 1 . g I ; i . a W. ', 4 . ' . ' ifl , 3: ! J - ; JT- .1 '. . i 1 s! efough bprder e. Ken ' 1 N 1 w.y. - - '- V- .; :- - ' y f-Ni -; . . -SPIRITS TURPENTINE. VOL. XXII. nia, which is short oriaborers since she has ouu. iuuu ninamaiLOUC - 4 - 0,. e. , - - .- . - . 1 wmmuiu auu uiucr raomea men : are at the bottom- of this and it is said are offering great induce ments iri the way of homesteads, and steady work at ood wages, etc.," to those who go. This is an opening that promises well, for California is a good State, with it climate which the negro will find congenial arid where he will be among people "who will give him work, and he will still have the little ballot to amuse him at election times. There appears to be more in this than in any scheme of the kind yet suggested.. Mnroa hentioh. 1 The States and Territories of the Pacific slope : have produced up to 1889 of precious metals gold to the amount of $073,472,468, 'silver. $241,142,624; total, $1,614,615,092. But this is a very small part of their production, the grain, fruit; timber, fisheries, &c.' "amounting to many times as much. . When, it is remem bered that this was all purchased territory, costing less than forty mil lion dollars, it was not such a baci bargain. But the possibilities of that vast 'region,; ' embracing 625,000,000 acres, 309,000,000 of which are in Alaska, cannot yet be estimated, for not one-half of the territory out side of Alaska has ; been . surveyed, and not more than 40,000,000 acres an' be called improved land. 7 They contain yet but- 2,268,958 people, ,half of whom have come in within the past ten years, and I yet the an nual crop of cereals is worth over $80,000,000, salmon nearly $2,000, 000, lumber $5,000,000, with a wool clip of 80,000,000 pounds and farm animals valued at over $164,000,000. The fruit trade is immense. The railroad mileage amounts, to 11,494 miles representing an investment of $542,792,231, while the tax-paying property assessed at $1,652,075,859 is estimated to be worth $3,000,060, 000. When we remember that most of th?s country has been opened up for development, within the past thirty years we can realize the mighty strides that progress has made. - When charged with having too much mouth Corporal Tanner re plied that although he- might be pretty liberally supplied in that re spect he had no fault to find with his mouth, for.it was his best friend. Perhaps he was right, for while his mouth got him bounced out of the office of Commissioner of Pensions it landed him into a business as pen sion agent in which he is rapidly, making: a fortune. Ex-Senator Blair,' of New Hampshire, has a mouth too, but instead of being his friend it is constantly get I ting in his way. He turned his mouth loose when in the Senate, on the Chinese, and that blocked his way to China, as Minis ter,, and when his name was men tioned as Minister to Russia, the New York Sun raked out this on him, which appears in some of his temperance speeches: "The taxnn hrandv is the most im-i oortant item of Russian revenue, and the ieoiU are encouraged to consume it in order that the Government may get the tax. The result may be imagined. Here is the most numerous if not the most powerful nation in Europe, with 80,000,000 of people. In 1847 the re venues were $100,000,000 in round num bers, of which Js40.000.000 were derived from brandv. William Hewitt is author- ity lor this, and observes that 'temper ance societies have never been able to take root in Russia. In December, 1885, a correspondent of the London Times wrote that 'intemperance Is grow ing so fast as to occasion grave anxiety among public men of all classes. : The evil affects all classes, and is even rife among the other sex. Senator Quay undertook to start the Elaine boom in the Pennsylvania convention by a resolution commit tins? the oartv to Blaine as a candi- date for the Presidency, but friends of Harrison were on ; the? alert,. and kicked so hard that the resolution was withdrawn. They finally compromised on resolutions one of which endorsed the "broad and statesmanlike administration of President Harrison." The other got hi the following boost for "one of Pennsylvania's native sons;" "It has been with especial eratinca tinn that the ReDublicans of this Com monwealth have observed the brilliant administration of the State Department hv one of Pennsylvania's native sons, whose superb diplomacy has electrified the hearts of all Americans, -exacted from foreign peoples a degree of respect and admiration tor the United States flag hitherto unequaled an'd opened uriHft trt us in other lands commercial izates heretofore barred. These magnifi cent achievements justify the confidence akrt liimUh new occasion for us now to reaffirm the loyalty and devotion of the Peniihlirana of Pennsylvania to her most distinguished son, the, Hon G. Blaine. . ; James - This starter. will do pretty well for a . Notwithstanding the midsummer dullness, and the stringency in money matters, which has had a tendency to check some contemplated invest ments in the South, the Baltimore Manufacturer's Record notes in addl tion to the increased development of the Florida phosphate beds and large purchases of Southern timber and mining lands, investments in in dustrial and other enterprises, within the past' week, in the respective States, aggregating about $5,435,000, whirh rrtvoc t VU5UC LfiUUL VUctl. capitalists look upon the South as a good place to invest their money. While devout people in , Treves were paying their respects to the Holy Coat last Thursday, the hus tling pickpockets were paying their respects to the coat pockets of the unsuspecting worshippers, from which we take it that the average German pickpocket does not carry around with him an over stock of veneration for relics or holy places. A Georgia contemporary asks "What kind of money do.we want ?" We ain't particular. We will take almost any kind that will fill the "long felt want," and buy the things that the average pencil-wielder must have while he meanders through this vale of lights and shadows. D. A. M'DOUGALD. The Alleged Murderer of Simeon Conoley His Arrival Last Wight In Charge of the Sheriff of Hobeaon County. Mr. R. C. Pittman, sheriff of Robe son county, and Mr. E. D. McRae, of that county, arrived here last night with D. A. McPougald, charged with the murder of Simeon Conoley in Robeson county last April. They arrived on the 9.50 train on the Wdmington & Weldon railroad The prisoner was taken from the - depot in an omnibus to the Purcell House and was at once placed in a room of the hotel. McDougald was ; arrested by Sheriff Scott at Lynn county, OregonJnear Al bany, on the 1st day of August. When arrested, he was working a3 a section hand on the Southern Pacific railroad, under the assumed name of U. H. Lau rin. He denied positively that he was McDougald, but when letters were found in his valise he weakened and said he -supposed he was the man needed.. Sheriff Pittman was notified of the arrest and on the 6th of August left Robeson county in company with Mr. E. F. Mc Rae, for Albany, Oregon. Upon their arrivalon the 14th inst., they visited the iail where McDougald was confined and identifiedthe prisoner. McDou gald was cordial in his greeting, and told Mr. McRae he was glad to see him. He expressed his readiness to return at once, and the necessary steps being taken they left Albany with the prison er last Saturday. McDougald gave them no trouble on the trip. He re fused to have any conversation in regard to the crime that he is charged with. Sheriff Pittman and his prisoner will leave this morning on the 8 o'clock train on the Carolina Central for Lum- berton, where his trial for murder will take place before the Superior Court the first week in October. A reporter for the Star went into the room where McDougald was confined. He was In bed and the gaslight was turned down, and ; refused to hold any conversation with his visitor; . PECAN TREES. 7 i Information of Value to Persons Interested in the Culture. Rockingham, N. C, Aug. 22, 91. Editor Morning Star:- Dear Sir : I notice a good deal be ing said about pecan culture and would like to have my "say" too, and at the same time get all the information I can. I got seed from Arkansas and planted about twelve years ago and the-trees now are from twenty to twenty-five feet high, and from six to fifteen- inches in diameter and have heen bearing for four years. I can say , little about the profit of the crop, as I -have only a few trees bearing and have put no fruit on the market; but the nuts are fine and well flavored. I send you by this mail an average sample of the nut at this stage of growth; there are clusters on the trees having eight nuts in a bunch, lhe trees are planted in ordinary soil with barely ordinary cultivation. About four years ago 1 planted a nursery?" the seed also from Arkansas. The trees are about a foot apart in the row and the rows four feet apart. They are now an inch to two inches in diame ter and from ten to twelve feet high. I transplanted fifty last spring without the loss of a single tree. In every excavation from which 1 took the trees to be transplanted, have sprung up three, four and sometimes half a dozen young trees from the roots of the adjacent trees lett exposed. The young trees are now two feet high, vigorous and perlect m shape as if from seed. My bearing trees and nursery are in the town of Rockingham, and worth a visit of -inspection to those interested. I expect to plant a grove oi four or five hundred trees; ' will begin this fall. I have seen a pecan called the "paper shell," about twice the size of the . , . . . 1 1 11 - T . 1 J orQlnarv nui wuq mumcr such, i wumu like to know if any one is familiar with the nut and where to get the ' seed. I saw the nut at the Exposition in Ocala, Florida. - I exDect to have on exhibition at the fair in Raleigh this fall a specimen of the nuts crown on mv trees. I can sit under pecan trees of my own planting and eat nuts of my own pro duction and do not "mumble them without the teeth, either." ,. ' ".. Very respectfullyjyours, T.JSteele. ATTEMPT AT MUREfeR. In Cumberland County Mr. Iiucial Fisher Shot and Dangerously Wounded. , ROSEBORO, N. Ci RJgUSt 20. On Wednesday night last, about 9 o'clock, some one came to fee house of Mr. John Oldham, about three-quarters of a mile from this place On the C f, &.Y. V. railroad, and called lor Mr, Oldham, who, being sick in bed, asked Mr. Lucial Fisher, a neighbor of his who was with him that night, to go and see what was wanted. Mr. Fisher had got but a few steps from the door when he .was fired on by some one in the bushes near the fence, putting seven shots in his left breast, and as he turned around the second load was fired at him, putting"thfee shots in his back. ' Mr. Fisher is now. under the -carefu attention of Dr. F. J. Cooper, of this I nlare. ;. ii. - ' . jujY . ,'v A. K. li. P c August 21st Mr. Fisherseems to rest very easy to-day,' and will proba- bly, with good attention gei over ji, WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1891.- 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 STAR will favor us with a prompt remittance, f We are sending out bills now (a few each week), and if you re ceive one please give it your attention. BALLOON ASCENSION.' - Big Sensation at Carolina Bcaoh A Darkey's Involuntary Flight Heaven : ward. ' j. Th crowd of people that assembled at Carolina Beach yesterday to witness the balloon ascension and parachute drop by Prof. Jewell were treated to a surprise a sensation that was startling n the extreme. I Cass Hill and Charley! Williams the former black and the latter brown were employed by Prof. Jewell, the aeronaut. to stand inside the balloon during the process of inflation and throw water on the . stray sparks that , might lodge against the walls of the balloon. ' Cass was cautious, and warned Williams to keep his weather-eye open while the balloon " was filling. The ' process consumed about twelve minutes. and at last Professor Jewell cast off the stay-rope,! and, called to Cass to cover the farnace. and then startled the audience with the accustomed formula. "Well, good bye, ladies and gentlemen.' Let go all!" Everybody looked to see the Professor jerked into the air in his parachute, but instead, saw the para chute tear loose from the balloon and a helpless tender-foot tangled in the ropes leading from the balloon to the para chute. Before a man could count ten the wretched man was swinging in the upper deep, j .Professor j Jewell called out, "Hold on fast and be of good cheer and you will come down all right." "Ill do It," came back in faint tones, and away went the victim. Ladies screamed and some prayed for his safety. Every body expected that he would faint and fall headlong, and all hoped that the balloon would soon descend. But high er and higher it sped, until Charley Wil liamsdangling in the rope looked like a knot in a shoestring. From where he was he might see Fort Fisher and Camp Wyatt, and Lugar Loaf. At last, when hope had almost died away, the balloon was ! seen to turn downward.and now a new danger threat ened the man who bad clung so desper ately to the ropes, for the balloon came very near upsetting and enveloping him; but it righted and continued to descend with ever increasing speed. Surely, thought the people, even if he holds on he will be dashed to death by the rapid descent, and a , great crowd ran west wardly to witness the final catastrophe. Williams, however disengaged himself from the ropes when the balloon was a short distance from the ground and es caped unhurt. Hewas in a profuse perspiration, though the day was cool, and did not know whether he was a Blaine Republican or a Tammany heeler. The first words he uttered when assured of his safety were: "I ought to have the money, 'case I'm the one that went up." Scores of hands were stretched out to him and a moderate shower of nickels, dimes, quarters and halves made him glad. ! . ! Lvery day brings some new develop ment in the balloon ascension business. First, the balloon Went up alone; next. Prof. Jewell was cast into the sea; and now, colored citizen Williams makes an involuntary 'ascension. What will this afternoon bring forth? ! Death of Capt. Chinnis. Died, yesterday, at his home near Phenix, Capt. Samuel R Chinnis, aged 62 years. lie had been sick for several weeks, and his death was the result of an attack of malarial fever. i - Capt. Chinnis was a man of excellent character, and was for many years one of the most prominent and influential citizens of. Brunswick county. He was a captain in the 61st C Regiment, and ranked with the bravest arid best, being held in high esteem both by "his superior officers and the men under his command. For several years preceding his death he was superintendent of the Orton plantation, owned by Col. K. M. Murchison, who placed a high estimate on his service. Faithful to every trust in peace and war; kindhearted and generous to a fault; devoted and affectionate as hus band and father; he passes away univer sally lamented by those who knew him. May he rest in peace. Crops in Eiohmond. ' Capt. W. H. McLaurin, of RichmonJ county, was in the city yesterday. Speak ing of the crop prospect, he said that in a radius of j about twenty miles around Laurinburg, the cotton crop is the finest ever seen in that section Cotton Beeeipts. Receipts of cotton for the week ending yesterday are 203 bales; the cor responding week last year 52 bales. Re ceipts for the crop year, to Aug. 21, are 188,961, against 132,923 bales to same dBte last year. Increase, 56,035 bales. - Mr, D. J. Bryant, of Cronly, N. C, writes the Star that he has the finest crop of potatoes and turnips in. the county, and will be ready to ship them by October, VISITING MILITARY. ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION OF THE FAYETTEVILLE INDEPENDENT LIGHT INFANTRY. ' A Gala Occasion The Streets -Throneed . with ' Bpeotators Parade Supper at " The Orton Open-Air Conoerts. The arrival of the Fayetteville Inde pendent Light Infantry yesterday after noon on their way to Carolina Beach, was a gala occasion for Wilmington. The; whole town turned ' out to greet them, and their reception was some thing of an ovation. - ' The Wilmington Light Infantry, the Second Regiment Band, .the veteran members of the F. I. L. I. resident in Wilmington, and a iarge number of citi zens were at the depot of the C. F. & Y. V. R. R., to meet the visiting military. and the streets along the line of march thence to The Orton were lined with ladies and others who. waited ex pectantly and patiently to see the pa rade. ;- The citizens' reception committee was also on hand, and at their invitation the companies stacked arms on "Water' street after moving out of the depot. and assembled in a building in the iieigborhood. Where refreshments were served and an informal reunion and band-shaking took place, lasting about half an hour. The companies then formed in . line and marched up Mulberry street to Third, from Third to Market, down Market to Front and up Front to The Orton, the bands playing and crowds cheering. . band concert. The Fayetteville band, in their haud- some uniform, made a magnificent dis play, and shortly after the arrival pf the military at The Orton gave a concert from the plaza in front of the postoffice Opposite The Orton, rendering the fol lowing selections: 1. '"Gladiator," march. ; 2. Serenade. 3. Schottische, "Dream of Beauty." 4. Phantasie on "Auld Lang Syne." 5. "The National Fencibles." 6. "Dixie." THE BANQUET. At 9.15 the doors of the spacious din-ng-room of "The Orton" were thrown ppen. Three tables extending the entire length of the room were soon filled by the citizens and the members of the two military organizations and the Fayette ville and Second Regiment bands. The banquet was served in the style that has made The Orton famous: the tables lit erally groaning under .their weight of delicacies, that pleased the eye by their artistic arrangement and tickled the pal ate by the delicious manner in which they were prepared. That capable and pleas ing Master of Ceremonies, Col. F. W. Kerchner, presided. Blessing was ask ed by the Rev. Robert Strange; after which the guests attacked the viands after the manner of travellers at a rail road restaurant, where the rule is "20 minutes for supper." Col. Kerchner, anxious that none should have dys pepsia or a nightmare, reminded the guests that they had two hours in which to refresh the inner mon; a sally appreciated with laughter. At the con clusion of the supper, Col. Kerchner in his usual terse and happy way, intro duced Maj. T. D Love, who had been selected to deliver the address of welcome. Mai. Love said, in substance: It is with no ordinary emotions of plea sure and pride that we welcome you in bur midst. Once more you have march ed to the same drum beat with your old friend and ally the Wilmington Light Infantry, cementing still more closely jthe ties which have so long bound you together. Your hearts and your drums still beat in unison, and we hail with delight your visit to our city. Approaching your centennial anniver sary, your career of glory is still upward and onward. There is ho stain on your escutcheon. Your hospitable city grand old Fayetteville from an interior town has become our commercial rival, and our affection is not lessened but augmented thereby. In the happy long ago, when your fathers lived, the old time pole-boat propelled by muscular power transported the com modities of the season. Then you adopted horse-power, rigged on the bow f a lighter, and then you applied steam to stjr the waters of the historic Cape Fear. Now, the steel rail and the electric wire unites us. With us, you are in the house of your friends. We want you to feel as did Rob Roy, when accosted as Mr. Camp bell, and said, 'Call me not Mister nor Campbell, my foot is on my native heath and my name is McGregor." j Passing our portals you will soon en joy the sea breeze at the Beach. . It will cool your heated brow and refresh your languid frame. Take kindly to the salt water and the festive crab. They will do you good, so that when you return it will be with renewed vigor, and more elastic step. ' Mn J. H. Myrover, whose reputation as an orator is well established in this section as well as elsewhere, replied to Maj. Love's address of welcome.' Infhis peculiarly, happy style he delivered an address that was a gem in every respect iThe many flashes of wit were heartily laughed at; the sentiment applauded; and when the distinguished gentleman took his seat there were calls for more. ; In response to calls Capt. Kenan, Maj. Broadfoot and Maj. W. F. Camp bell addressed the guests. Maj. .Camp bell's , emarks were heartily applauded in their reference to the ties between the two sections of the Cape Fear Com? pany and his compliments to Wilming ton and Its citizens hospitality. After the banquet the Second Regi ment Band played a number of their choicest selections in front of The Orton, and soon after the Companies were call ed to attention and marched to the foot of Market street where - the visitors embarked on the steamer Wilmington for Carolina Beach, followed by the cheers of their escort and the crowd that accompanied them to the - river front. The following is a roster of the com pany and its band, and the veterans ac companying the visitors: THE COMPANY. ; - .". Major Broadfoot; Capt. E. L. Pem berton; Capt. B. R. Huske. ' First Sergeant, J. T. McGilvary; Sec ond Sergeant, C. L. Campbell; Third Sergeant, W. C. McDuffie. Jr.; Fourth Sergeant, R. G. Haigh. r Corporal T J.Whitted;Corporal Leigh- ton Huske. - - l Privates: S. Widdifield, R. L. Wemyss, D. J. Kennedy, . J. H. Culbreth, Stephen Barden, W. F. Campbell, Ralph King, Jno. Tilhnghast, J. A. Vann, J. A. McLauchlin, R. L. Holland; G. W. Wightman, E. R. McKethan, G. W. Ellis, Harry McDonald, Isadore Rosenthal, E. E. Gorham, J. A. Hol- lingsworth, W. B. Ledbetter, Jno. Led- better, J. Schlossberg, Arch McMillan, J. H. Robinson, Jr., Robt. Strange, Owen Bond, C. Fisher, 'Jno.; Under wood, T. H. Maultsby, -Herbert Mc Donald. " , -. !" - - .-VETERAN MEMBERS. Hector - McNeill, sheriff of Cumber land county for five terms frou 1856. Major Wright Huske, commanding the Independent Company at Bethel and Yorktown. . i . W. L. Williams. Co. A, Fifth N. C. Cavalry, and member of the Senate of 1888-'89. John Kirkpatrick, Ordnance Depart ment, C. S. A., Booth s staff. James B. Smith, Sheriff of Cumber land, Co. F, First (Bethel) N. C. Regi ment, i T. H. Sutton, Co. 1, 18th N. C. Regi ment, Lanes' Brigade, now on the Gov ernor s Stan, member of Legislature three times. W. S. Cook. ex-Lieut. I Col. Second Regiment N. C. State Guard. John H. Robinson, Adjutant Fifty- second N. C. State Troops and acting Adjutant General of Brigade. . Geo, Brandt, Co. F. First (Bethel) N. C. Regiment. J J. H. Myrover, Co. F.t First N. C. Regiment. Messrs. G. A. Overbaugh, C. L. Tay lor, Alex. McArthur, Kelly Sessoms. A. A. McKethan, Jr., U. S. Naval Cadet. - I It is worthy of remarks that the com pany has two ex-Majors (former com mandants) in. the ranks Maj. W. F. Campbell and Maj. J. A. McLauchlin. This speaks well for the esprit du corps. and attests the love felt for the com mand. THE BAND. C. H. McLauchlin, band major; H. R. Novitzty, leader, 2nd clarionet; D. F. Wemyss,assistant leader, E clarionet; W S.Sheeti,solo B cornet; W.S. Nickerson, E cornet; Remsburg, solo IB clarionet; H. A. Shade E flat clarionet; Z. T. Job, first B cornet; C. J. Ahearn, second B cornet: T. W. Phillips, solo alto: J. F. Johnson, first alto? W. B. Johnson, second alto; H.I E. Sheetz, French Ebo. Cor. No.; J.H.I Barnes, first tenor; T. F. Lewis, second tenor, t. M. Sheetz, solo slide trombone; W. S. Mc Neill, first trombone; C. A. Burns, sec ond trombone: Philip Manco, E. flat tuba; J. W. Johnson, E flat; tuba; O. B. Wightman, snare drum; J. h. Mclver. bass drum and cymbals. - : T. J. Brown, of Lanier, N. C. was a welcome visitor at the Sta r of fice yesterday. Sheriff Jim Smith, of Cumber land, is in his glory and, don't you for get it. "Tiger!" Mr. Kelley Sessoms, of Sted- man, N. C, an old subscriber to the Daily Star, is in the city. Mr. J. H. Myover, the accom plished junior editor of the Fayetteville Observer, is among the visitors from Fayetteville. " Ex-Sheriff McNeill is the cham pion veteran oi tne state, inougn eightv-two years old, he covered the entire line of march with the military yesterday. Mr. W. H. Daniel, of Mullins, S. C called at the Star office yester day to renew his subscription to the Daily. He reports a very good corn crop, and an average crop of cotton. Mr. R. L. Harriss, 'formerly of this city but who has been residing in Laurinburg for some time past, is in the city, where he . will open a 1 cabinet makers' establishment in a few weeks. COTTON GROWERS. A Movement to Withhold From Market One-Half the Cotton Froduoed ThlB -Year. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Columbia, S. C, August 22. Cap tain Richard O'Neal, of this city, in an open letter urges farmers of the South to entirely withhold half this year's cot ton crop from market, and give notice to the world that no cotton will be pro duced next year. The subject is attract ing attention in sub-Alliances and it is now under consideration tio form a truest in county Alliances in whose hands one- naif the present crop will be placed, so as to assure its entire retirement from market. ' : It is pretty certain that something tending to overcome the inordinately bearish tone of the cotton market will be consummated by means of the Al liance. , Richland county Alliance to-day un animously adopted resolutions calling uoon cotton growers of South Carolina to withhold one-third of the yield of the present crop from market. CONFEDERATE VETERANS. Announcement of the Organisation of . Three Additional Camps. -By Telegraph to the Morning Star.; New Orleans, August 22. General orders number 17. In conformity with the amendment to article 5 of the con stitution, the General commanding hereby announces the fellowship of the following named camps in the organiza tion of United Confederate Veterans; also, their respective numbers, to-wit: Tos. E. Tohnston Confederate Camp, Dalton, oa.. Wo. 84; frank Cheatham Camp, Nashville, Tenn., No. 85; Hills- boro Camp, Tampa, Fla., No. 86. By order ot J. a. uordon, General Commanding. Geo. Moorman, Adjt. Gen.' and Chief of Staff. NO. 41 A MURDERER AT BAY. A Sensational Aflblr at Hanover. New r Hampahlre. r Hanover. N. H Aug. 20. Frank C. Almy, the murderer of Christie War den, was discovered" in. Warden's barn this morning. Almy fired fifteen shots at his pursuers and killed Azra Turner, of Norwich, Vermont. The barn has been burned, but whether Almy was shot oris in the ruins is not known at this writing. ; later. lhe hrst report that war den's barn was burned was erroneous. Smoke from Almy's revolver gave the impression that- the barn was on fire. Chas. E. Stewart- a student at the State College, 5cated Almy in the hay by probing with a long-handled shovel. When he punched the hid den man a bullet was fired up at him through the hay on which he stood. The concealed man continued firing, at the same time digging himself out of the hay, and fired at least fif teen shots at the searchers, driving them from the barn. ' Turner was not killed, as before reported, but only slightly injured. A council of war is now being held as to the best means of dislodging the murderer, whose trial it -is safe to say will not cost the county a cent, as Almy will be shot at sight. Hanover is again wild with excitement. Latest Frank Alihy has been taken alive, after one of the most exciting days that can be conceived of. He is confined in the upper story of the Whellock House. : Half a dozen officers with drawn revolvers stand at the foot of the stairs holding back the crowd. " Notwithstanding that little has been said publicly a vigilant search has been constantly going on for Almy since Monday evening Hanover, N. H., Aug. 21. Judge Cobb, of the Police Court, with Attor ney General Barnard and Solicitor Mitchell, accompanied by citizens, went to Almy's room in the Wheelock house this morning to conduct the preliminary examination ot the murderer. Almy, in reply to Attorney General Barnard's question as to how he felt, said he had not any sleep and was in pain all night. 1 he complaint against, the murderer, which was in the customary form, was signed by N. A. Frost, and was read to Almy as he lay on his cot. When asked to plead, he hesitated and said, "I don't know what to do. I urning to bheritt Foster, a near neighbor of the Warden family with whom he was well acquaint ed, he inquired: "What would you do; Henry?" Foster replied: "I don't know, Frank." Attorney General Barr nard then suggested that it was always safe to plead "not guilty" and in that way his plea stands recorded. He waiv ed examination and was committed without bail. It was learned from physicians that the pain of which Almy complained was more from apples of which he had so raveneously eaten and which tempted him from his hiding place in Warden's barn Wednesday night, than from his wound. Though he did not sleep, he was apparently much rested and he looks brighter. - GEORGIA ALLIANCE. Livingston Bo-elected President Presi dent Folk The Ocala Platform En dorsed. Atlanta; Aug. 20. The selection of officers of the Georgia State Alliance resulted in the re-election of L. F. Liv ingston as President by a unanimous vote. The other omcers chosen were: W. A. Wilson, Vice President; A. W. Ivey, Secretary; W. A. Broughton, Treasurer; W. S. Copeland, State Lec turer. A speech -was made at the open ses sion by .National President foiK, in which he stated that the Ocala platform was being unanimously endorsed by State Alliances throughout the country. A resolution was adopted denouncing President Holt, ot the. Missouri Alli ance. The committee on cotton acreage re commended that a convention ot cotton growers be called, looking to a reduc tion of cotton acreage. The Alliance reamrmed its endorse ment of the Ocala platform. A NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL, Antecedents of Almy, the New Hamp shire Murderer. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Hanover, N..H., Aug. 22. It has been established beyond doubt that Frank C. Almy is none other than Geo. H. Abbott, who escaped from Windsor, Vermont, State prison about six years ago. Warden (Jakes and two superin tendents from Windsor this morning positively identified him as; the man sentenced. This explains his anxiety to know when captured how much of his previous history had been learned ana his assertion that he was a Southerner and connected with some of the best families in the South. He is a son of respectable parents who lived in Salem, Mass. When he escaped from prison he had served out six years of a sen tence of fifteen years given him on nine indictments lor Durgiary to which he had pleaded guilty. Over his head was hanging Charges ot attemptea murder. He was a criminal of an aban doned type. When formerly captur ed he had fought as desperately as in this last case, and in his career ol crime he has received about twenty wounds. Among his exploits before being sent to prison was an escape from the sheriff who had him in cnarge ana roDoing tne sheriff of his rifle and $800 in cash. He once ran a mile and a half with nothing on but a shirt, to escape capture. ' another failure. Caused by Local Money Stringency at Montgomery, Alabama. ' By Telegraph to the Morning Star.-. Montgomery. Ala,, Aug. 22. At noon to-day the Chander hJros. made an assignment to w . i . natcneii ana Hartwell Douglass, for 'the benefit of their creditors. , The firm does a -real estate and savings bank business. Their assets are $70,000; liabilities about $50, 000. In this amount of liabilities there are about $25,000 ot deposits. The most of the assets are in real estate, lhe failure was caused by the local money stringency. They had a slight run since yesterday, when the rarley National bank suspended, but this run did not cause the assignment. They needed 1 some accommodation from other banks. to continue business 1 which could or dinarily have been obtained. It is be lieved that their assets are of such solid character that no' one will lose by the assignment. " - Washington . Gazette: Sheriff Hodges tells us that the present pros pects for a full crop" are very good, with favorable season. The corn, peas and rice are very fine; the July crop - of cot ton is not much, but there are many forms making now, and a good crop is expected. . - - , . Wadesboro Messenger-Intelligen ' cer: The army worm nas maae its . ap-, ,. pearance in Maj. Ingram's lot -in town.-! The hrst bale oi new crop wortn : Carolina cotton sold in the State was in Morven, Anson county,- yesterday, -19th inst. The cotton was raised on the Elantation of Mr. C C. Moore and was ought by Mr. G. A. Martin at 9.01. While hands were cutting out a - new road near Mr. David Huntley's in -Gulledges " township, yesterdayMr. Tom Phillips was accidentally cut on - the thigh with an axe in the hands of a colored man. Our informant, says the wound is considered dangerou Asheville Democrat: At the re union of "Co. K," 11th. N. C! State Troops, to be held at Patton's'Mill, on Swannanoa, on Saturday, the 6th of September next, Gov. Chas. M. Sted- man. Major of the Fourth Regiment, will deliver the address. - A slick -looking stranger passed off "'several checks in Asheville a few days ago, on Messrs Blair & Brown and W. B. Wil liams & Co., for furniture, and Messrs. Stikelether for a horse and buggy, and then proceeded to pass himself out of the country- Neither the checks or the ' stranger were good. He was appre hended and will soon be interviewed by Solicitor Carter. Raleigh Visitor: We are" sorry to learn that our grape growers have realized very low prices on their fruij this year, and from what we can gather will not make expenses on their crop. This was caused by being two weeks" late in shipment, owing to the long sea son of cool and rainy weather, and when ' ready for the market it was overstocked with peaches, pears, etc We notice by a trade circular that there arrived in New York in one day last week eighty four car loads of peaches, to say nothing of the large quantities of other fruits. A great deal of the grapes shipped from here this season barely paid the expense, of packing, shipping and commissions, and leaves nothing for collection. Carthage Blade: The jail was pretty well filled by the opening of court . yesterday morning, there being twelve -prisoners behind the bars. Gilbert Dunlap, colored, was landed in jail here Friday night, " to await the result of a wound inflicted on the head of Bob Hoover, white, while road working be tween here and Curriesville on that day. It seems that Hoover was drinking and provoked a difficulty with - Dunlap, who struck him over the head with an axe. Hoover's head was split open and the brain exposed.; The doctors say he will certainly die. Last night at about 10.30 o dock Mr. r. ' w. Kitter retired as usual, and was fast asleep in a tew minute. In about 20 or 25 minutes Mrs. Ritter noticed that his breathing was labored and attempted to wake him. Heart trouble is thought to be the cause of hi3 death. Mr. Ritter was 02 years of ace, . . Rockingham Rocket: The peo ple of Anson county have been making a strong fight against whlskev and thev conquered last Friday when the Com missioners refused to grant license. Dockery and will McNeill, both col ored,, were committed to iail here yes terday by Esq. G. W. Wright, of Lytch, on the charge of burning a barn belong ing to Mr. Jas. C. Mason, at Conclave, last bunday night. Last Saturday night about 11 o'clock fire broke out in the building formerly occupied by J. A.' Broach as a saloon, and spreading, took in its course the beef market of Theo dore Weill and the photograph gallery of J. F. Caudle. The only building in sured was that occupied by Broach and owned by M. T. Hinson on which there was insurance lor two hundred dollars. The origin of the fire is unknown but supposed to have been incendiary. Asheville Mountain Journal: An attempt at highway ' robbery was make on the person of Julius C. Martin about 11 o clock baturday night, on navwooa street, while on his way home. He had just started to cross the street when suddenly he was accosted by two men, one of whom had on a false mustache. The other man pointed a pistol at ..his breast and exclaimed, "Your money or your life; if yon don't turn over your cash I will blow your brains out." Mr. Martin called lor help and at the same time ran into Squire Summey's house, . although the would-be robbers fired two or three shots alter him, none, fortunate ly, hitting him. The men alarmed by the noise of firing took to their heels and made good their escape. Mr. Mar tin says that on account ot the darkness he was unable to see the faces of his as sailants, but thinks they are white men. Ernest Chunn and Robert Owen, Jr., were arrested by policemen Palmer and Leonard. They confessed tnat tney had assailed Lawyer Martin, but stated they were drunk at the time. : Charlotte News : Mrs. Eliza Stewart, mother of Mr. John Stewart, died at her residence on North Smith street, in this city last night. Mrs. Stewart was 67 years old. The man with the eane and ring trick, did up the town ' yesterday. You grasp a cane at each end with your hands and he flirts a ring on the cane between your hands. The trick looks puzzling, but he shows you how to do it for 25 cents. Then you think you have paid a big price lor the privilege oi showing that you area sucker. 1 he trick man yesterday dis pensed his knowledge to the extent of $15 among the boys about town. Mr. D. L. load, ol Paw lreek town ship, : was in the city to-day with a curiosity tnat wouia aengnt tne heart .' of an engraver on wood. It is a dogwood walking cane, carved by .. worms. Mr. Todd found the stick on- his farm and was amazed at the beauty of the tracing make by worms. The stick has three raisedSplaces like joints in a cane. At regular spaces about two inches apart the worms cut a deep cir cular tracing, and between these tracings. is the most beautiful network of en- - graving, some of the lines being as fine as needle points. The cane is engraved on one side its lull . length. A good many of our people examined it and were . astonished at its beauty. The News is trying to persuade Mr. Todd to . present it to the toniederate museum' Norfolk Landmark: Nag's Head was thrown into- intense excitement about midday Wednesday by an acci dent which came near proving a terrible calamity. Quite a large party was in bathing, among the number Miss Katie Albertson, Miss Katie Grandy, Miss Helen Martin, Miss Madie Badham, ' Mrs. Badham, Miss . Margarette Hollo- well and Miss Marcie Albertson, Mr. Charles Beltz. Mr. Thomas Old, Mr. Charles Martin, Mr. Norfleet Pruden, Mr. Robert Whitehurst, Mr. William Murder. Mr. Joseph McCabe and Mr. Harlin Whedbee. It was discovered that some of the party had gone out too far and were in great danger of being drowned. The excitement and distress on shore was intense. The gentlemen who were; in the bathing party acted with promptness , and great presence of mind, and finally succeeded in rescu ing the ladies from what would have undoubtedly been 'a watery grave but for their coolness and courage. When Miss Albertson and Miss Badham were taken from the ocean, it was feared they were beyond recovery, but by hard work and the assistance of Dr. Jack McMullin thev were restored to conscionsness and" are now out of danger. Mr. Norfleet Pruden was also quite ill after the ac cident, but is well again. Passengers from Edenton yesterday-reported that R. E. Oatman, treasurer otthe Branning Lumber Company, is short in his:ac- counts somewhere between $10,000 and r $13,000. The telegraph operator at Edenton confirms the report and further says experts are now engaged in exam ining his books, and nntil this can be finished the matter is being kept quiet, so far as particulars are concerned. :v.fJ if ' r i ::m .'',-.- . :: X 1-4, S" 1 1 1 - ' ! ''I '. M f