North Carolina Newspapers

V 4 1.. : ; mm fip: i ii Stt'U m i1 ii i Nil- it-';:- WILLIAM H. BEEKAED, Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C. Friday, January 11892. ry in writing to change your address alivay give mrmsr direction as weU as fuU particulars as where you wish youir pper to be sent hereafter. Unless you do both changes can not be made. taf Notices of Marriage or Death, Tributerof Re spect, Resolutions of Thanks, &c, are charged for as ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when paid for strictly in advance. . At this rate 60 cents will pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. r& Remittances must be made by Check, Draft, Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Postmas ters will register letters when desired. . . , t-sy- Only such remittances will be at the risk of the pU(aJf-"pecimen copies forwarded when desired. - POLITICS IN IT. If there was no politics in the sil ver coinage tjueistion it would-In all probability have been decided be fore how, and decided, too, in favor of free coinage. President Harrison said, in his message that a majority of the American people would favor free coinage if they could get it on an international basis of coin values, and he' might have said with as much reason that a majority of the Ameri can people would taVor free coinage both of silver and gold entirely re gardless of , any international under standing. ' ' There- is no more probability of such an agreement ever being .ar rived at than thr&-is"6f the Gulf streara-freezlne over. If such a mat ter could be settled by an under standing between two of three of the leading commercial nations it might be done, but there is not the slightest probability of getting any respectable number ; pf nations into it to make, it amount to anything. Every nation will and necessarily must be the judge of the value to put upon its own coin, and while this value differs as widely as it does jamong the nations there will be little probability of ever getting the na tions to" come together apd : act together from an international stand point. Some Volupuk enthusiasts live in the belief that the time will come when the nations of all the earth will "swap horses in the same lan guage, a universal language which will be spoken everywhere, and by everybody. When Adam comes back, hunts around and finds his garden j and goes again into the . fruit business, Volupuk will become supreme; but not till then. It was proposed by some one sometime ago that the nations of the earth get to gether in convention and decide upon a universal coin, which would be at home in all countries and recognized at its face value in all. That would be a good idea, if prac ticable, a decided improvement on -. the international coin standard be cause it would not only bring silver into recognition but would totally abolish the distinctions which now exist in the coins of the nations of the earth and make them of the same value in every country. - Then any piece of money issued by any government would pass current in any others country, for it would not " be the coinage of any nation; but of the world. There is about as much - probability of that as there is of the other, but not the shadow of a pro bability of either. A The opponents of free coinage know that there is not the remotest probability of ever reaching the inter-national agreement that .they in sist upon as a condition of free coin age, and this is a mere pretence of a willingness to do something under certain conditions when they are morally satisfied that the conditions will never be reached. '. There are two classes of people who are figuring actively on this question; both for and against free coinage, the money power, with the ; politicians who are afraid of the - money power on o.ne side, against it, and the people who want more money with the silver mine owners, and the politicians' who are afraid of the; people on the other. With the money power and the silver mine owners, it is simply a ques tion of a practical business charac ter by which their particular inter ests will be, in their opinion at least, materially affected for weal or for woe. The less -silver is coined the -. smaller the volume of the currency will be and the 'greater the demand for the money which, the money lenders have to lend, the interest on which will be proportionately affect ed, while the silver mine owner is interested in free coinage, because every additional dollar coined in creases the demand for the bullion out of which the com is made. There is no politics in it with them, it is - purely business. On both sides are ; Democrats and Republicans. But with the politicians it is all - politics, and the course of the large 5 majority of them is governed al together; by the effect their advocacy of one or 'the other side of the coinage question would .have on the " prospects of the party to which they belong. If they were sure that free coinage ' would be the popular and winning card to play, it would be a nip and ; tuck race between the Republican and the Democratic politicians to see which could play fit first and the strongest. . But there's the rub. They are not sure of that and there- tfore both play shy. They are both pretty : well satisfied that a ma jority . of the people of the country are in favor of free coin age zo both silver and" gold, but " unfortunately the majority of people do not decide all elections in this country, for there is an. institu tion called the electoral college, which sometimes elects the candi date who has the smaller number of votes. Under this system there are now and have been for some years certain States which are pivotal States, and whose vote regardless of the popular vote of the country at large decides Presidential elections, and it so happens now that these States are opposed to the free coin age of silver. ) That's where the pol itics comes in. These State! are mighty because they hold the bal ance of power and the politicians are playing for them. MINOR MENTION. It begins to look as if the move ment for a reduction of cotton acre age may amount to something. The call of the Commissioner of Agricul ture of Alabama for a convention of cottoa growers, has been supple mented by the calling of a conven tion of Commissioners, to meet at Memphis, on the 6th of January, and by a big meeting of cotton planters, merchants, cotton factors and others at Augusta, Gar, Tuesday, in which the sentiment. was decidedly in favor of a reduction. After discussing the matter fully the convention passed some strong-resolutions, giving , the reasons why-there should r be-are-' 'ducfon of acreage, and calling a convention to meet at Augusta on the 27th of January next. It also appointed delegates to attend the Memphis convention and co-operate with it in ' formulating - some effective plan. This should not be a difficult thing Jo ' do, if the cotton planters . general ly honestly co-operate m the move ment It is known what the world's consumption of cotton is, and it is also known, approximately at least, what the world's acreage is. "It is known what Jhe demand for Ameri can cotton is, and what the work! must have annually, and wh it is left after this demand iasuppliec . It can be easily told what per centage of reduction will be necessary to get within the mark. There will be no danger of too great a reduction. Half the acreage next year will bring the planters more money than they get for the whole crop of this year. The, -acres taken from cotton can be given to corn, oats, &c, which will be worth as much or more than the cotton grown on them. lhis Dr. Meters, who is down in East Africa ostensibly for the pur pose pf exploring, seems to be less intent on exploring than on butcher ing the natives who object to being plundered. It may be that he is in sane, as some charitably think, but whether he is insane' or not, he is not a fit man to be at large in Africa or anywhere else with gunsat his command and a license to kill. A man who will deliberately sit down and tell how he shot down one hundred and twenty of those almost defenceless natives in seven hours and boast of it if not insane is much more of a savage than the people he shot down.. This slaughter . was committed in a portiou of Africa where the people are of gentle dis position and where hunting parties of white men, sometimes accompan ied by women, have moved around with perfect freedom, unmolested and safe from harm. But when Peters explores he never carries any pro visions with him, expects to . live on the natives, and if they object to be ing plundered he shoots them down. By virtue of what right does he make this cruel warfareon these people.' Has the Government which commis sioned him to explore ' the' right to authorize him to butcher? The Gov ernment that does it disgraces it self and the brute that perpetrates these butcheries disgraces the civili zation that he claims to represent. m By the decision ot the Court of Appeals the Democrats have a ma jority m the Scate Senate. They had a majority in the House and now they have both branches of the Legislature. The Democrats have 16 in the Senate; the Republicans 15, with one of these in doubt. Gov. Hill, knew what he was doing when he made the stubborn fight he did maKe over rour seats wnicn were in dispute: and claimed by both parties. The Republicans boldly- claimed them; had laid their plans to steal them, and if Gov. Hill had been a man of less nerve and determina tion they would probably have succeeded. His pluck has triumph ed, and they can't raise the cry of fraud, because he has been sustained by both the State' Board of Can vassers and by the Court of Appeals. The stubborn fight the Republicans made to hold the Senate was to pre vent the reapportionment of the State, which they feared if the Dem ocrats got control of both Houses. The reapportionment will doubtless now be made, and henceforth New York may be counted on as a pretty safely Democratic State. We pre sent ur compliments to Governor Hill. The Case of Mr. Eobt. Chadwick. Mr. Koot. naawicK wno strucjCMon- roe Toomer, colored, with a-gun Christ mas day (as published in the Star- a few days since), was called up Before Mayor Ricaud yesterday morning, but Monroe not Deing aoie to appear, inves tigation of the case . was postponed. Dr. Sheppard was sent out to Monroe's house, near Ninth and Castle streets, to ascertain the extent of his injuries. When he returned, he reported to the Court that it was only a scalp-wound and was not dangerous. Mr. Chad wick's bond was then reduced to $150, and this being furnished by J. E. Reese, Mr. Chadwick was released. OBITUARY. Capt. John Bragfo the "Well Known Telegraph Operator, Falls a Victim to ' The Grip. : . . ; ; ."".: Capt. John ' Bragg, - Associated Press operator in the Western Union Tele graph office in this city, died yesterday evening about half-past seven o'clock, from an attack of grip, complicated with bronchial trouble. He had been suffering for some time with a severe cold, but it was not until the night of Thursday last Christmas eve that he., suc cumbed to the severity of the attack and relinquished his place at the key. Since then he had been confined to his room.-receiving the best of attention from his medical adviser, and Mr. C. C. Brown, the manager of the Western Union office here, v ' Capt. Bragg had been a resident of Wilmington ior the past seven or eight years, and was aged bout fifty years. He was a son oi the late Gov. Bragg, and a graduate of the University of North Carolina. During the war be tween the States he served in the Army of Northern Virginia and in the army of the West. For several years after wards he was connected with the news paper press of this State, at Charlotte and Raleigh, and at one" time was on the editorial staff of the Sentinel with the late Tosiah Turner. He wasa.man-of marked r eserve in maimer, except with his ' chosen friends, .with whom he was ever cordial, frank and open, and kind- hearted and generous to a fault. Soon after Capt. Bragg was taken sick he told Mr. C. C. Brown", of the Western Union office, that in the event of his death be wished his remains sent to Raleigh for interment. In accord ance with this request and by direction of his brother-in-law, Mr. C. D. Heartt of Raleigh, who was telegraphed to, the body of the deceased was prepared for burial last night by Mr. Woolvin, funeral director, and the casket containing the remains will be taken to Raleigh, leav ing Wilmington at 10.15 this morning. XMAS AT MAGNOLIA. How the Holidays Were Celebrated An Unending Bound of Enjoyment. The quiet little town of Magnolia certainly needs merits a word in the Star. The holidays came and are passing, but not without one continued strain of enjoyment. We are graced with the company of a dozen young ladies from different parts of the State, and no better, prettier or more enter taining a lot could we have were it tried fer. The Magnohans are 'good, too-if a Magnolian is saying so. They have tried and succeeded in entertaining their company and themselves. On Aoias day a grand parade ot horse men was given under the command and control of Mr. W. Fred. Pickett, who did honor to the "clownish" part of the parade. ror the size ol the town "we thinn our parade could compete witn Wil mington's "Gala Week"; no reflection on the latter, but a compliment to the former. There was something for us every night during these holidays; but especially must Tuesday night's "fancy dress festival" be mentioned ; no better cause than for thje benefit of the poor; no better conducted affair, having had naught to occur to mar the pleasure of any. It is said that no handsomer decora tions were ever seen in Magnolia than we had up at the old college on Tues day night. The whole was ably con ducted by Misses McMillan, Johnson, Heath and others, and the hearts of "those ye always have with you will be made glad this morning; and those that live to do good will be made glad. So a happy Christmas is almost over and a happy New Year here! Sol Haas on the Southern Situation. Mr. Sol Haas, traffic manager of the Richmond and Danville system, and a former citizen ot Wilmington, says that the South is not as bad off as some people say it is. - Cotton is low, but the South has made up for the loss on cot ton by raising all the grain and meat it needed. He believed the South owes less money to-day than it owed ten years ago. About on e-quarter of the cotton re- mains to be moved. . The South has in creased wonderfully in manufactures and general business in the past few years, and on the whole Mr. Haas be lieves that next year will be a good year for the Southern railroads and the people. He predicts a big year for Richmond. AN IMPORTANT MATTER. The treasury department is determin ed to enforce the provisions of the Act of Congress approved February 21, 1891, relating to the marking of vessels' names on their bow and stern and providing for the. marking of draughts. The Act in question is as follows: "Section 4,178. The name of every documented vessel of the United States shall be marked upon each bow and upon the stern, and the home port shall also be marked upon the stern. These names shall be painted or carved and gilded, in Roman letters in a light color on a dark ground, or in dark color on a light ground, and tobedistinctly visible. The smallest letters used shall not be less in size than four inches. If any ves sels of the United States shall be found without these names being so marked the owner or owners shall be liable to a penalty of ten dollars for each name omitted: Provided, however, that the names on -each bow. may be marked within the year eighteen hundred and ninety-one. ; - "Section 2.-The draught of every reg-, istered vessel shall be marked upon the stem and stern post in English feet or decimeters, in either Arabic or Roman numerals. The bottom of each numeral shall indicate the draught of that line. "The owner; agent or master ot every inspected sea-going steam or sail vessel shall indicate the draught of water at which he shall deem his vessel safe to be loaded for the trade she is engaged in, which limit as indicated shall be stated in the vessel's certificate of in spection, and it shall be unlawful- for ,such vessel to be loaded deeper than stated in said certificate." - No Biver and' Harbor Bill. The Democratic leaders in Congress oncur in the opinion that there will be no river and harbor bill, or if there-" is one it will be limited to take care of such works only as are absolutely indis pensable. The public building appro priations, too, will be limited, and in every way possible the majority will seek to get back to the landmarks of the last House they controlled. If they do thus it will be an achievement. "Whatde precher talk 'bout to-day, brudder Julius?". "Oh, be telled 'bout Samson beat dem Philistines, en, you know I - tnose cry to tink dem poor creeters couldn't1 get no Salvation Oil." t FROM THE NORTH TO FLORIDA. , ; The Atlantic) Coast Line' Special Service ; tor Tourist Travel-Th. Pin est Trains in the World. "v v- On Tanuary 4th. 1892, the Atlantic Coast Line will put on another through train from New York to Florida; leav ing New York at 9.80 a. m., arriving &l Jacksonville 7.00 p. mv next, day (only one night but.) making three- through fast trai ns per day, with through J Pull man Palace Sleeping Cars from Boston to Jacksonville; New. York to Tampa and Port Tain pa, (alongside steamer for Cuba); New York to Jacksonville; - New York to " Thomasville; New- York to Savannah. - . ' - ".- ' On January 18th the magnificent "New York and Florida Special," run ning through to St. Augustine, Fla., will also be added, making in all twenty-four trains each way per week, the most complete jservice ' ever offered to Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, Florida and Cuba. ,f y i 'The equipment and general character of train service over this line is equalled by few'and excelled by none, while the "Florida Special" is without doubt the finest train in the world. The beauUtul drawing-room cars, the "Ideal and "buperb" will, as heretofore, form part of the equipment of these trains. They Lire the only complete drawing-room cars ever built, and are run exclusively over the Atlantic Coast Line. t This line is so situated that two hours south of Richmond tourists encounter the influence of the Gulf Stream, and all the conditions which constitute the genial and balmy Southern climate,' making i the natural jss well as the shortest and most popular route from the North! to Florida. Wilmington (JV. C.) Star, j ' The Hobe8on County Homiciaea. Conceriiingthe two homicides in Robeson county -last week one near Alfordsvilleand one near Moss Neck the following particulars have been ob tained .' Leslie Norment, who is charged with killing a ! man named Robertson, near Alfordsvijle, is a son of "Black" Owen Norment, who wa3 killed years .' ago .by the Lowery out laws.; Robertson attended! a party Christmas Eve near Alfordsville, and during the evening Leslie Norment went to the hojise and called Robertson out. There were no eye-witnesses of the affdir. bull Robertson, later in the night was found dead near the house, stabbed in several places and shot through the head. Norment has not yet been ar rested, but he is thought to be in the neighborhood of Alfordsville. j. In the iff air at Moss Neck, it is said that Marson Britt had on a woman's dress anl a false-face, or mask. He drove up in a buggy, and without any provocation shot Powell dead. Britt then took to the swamp, where he left his disguise and came oat. He was very drunk, and told someone if he killed Pbwell he didn't know it. He bad not been arrested at last accounts. THE GOLDSBORO TRAGEDY. The Evidence Upon Which Weightman Thompson Was Held for the Murder of the Fearsall Family. The Goldsboro Argus of- yesterday in relation to the murder and burning of the Pearsall family near that place, says: j y j... The Circumstances that surround Weightrnan Thompson and that guided the coroner's jury very properly in hold ing him jto answer lor the murder of Pearsall and bis family are these in brief. Thompson was the last man known to be with fearsall before the crisp re-, mains of the latter were found in the burnt dwelling. Thompson i had gone home with him that evening from Rob't Ham's, and Pearsall carried with him from Ham s a suit of clothes and a pair of suspenders that he had purchased in this city on Monday and had left at Ham's on- Tuesday till a more conve nient time to carry them home, which occurred on Wednesday" afternoon in company with Thompson', Pearsall's home and himself and family were de stroyed by fire Wednesday night. These clothes and suspenders were found hid away in the woods in Thompson's valise subsequent to the burning, and he claims that he purchased them in Hali fax; but the clothes and suspenders are thoroughly identified as being the ones purchased by Pearsall in this city and the same that he left Ham's with Wednesday; so there is no question of Thompson's felqnious possession of the clothes. Some'Statements of Thompson, very damaging to him, were testified to by witnesses, but as they were conflicting we withhold them. - A woman's earrings were found in Thompson's possession, but as yet they are unidentified, and as he has made no statemeht in his own behalf under oath or on the witness stand, we defer com ment on this point. A Successful Hurt. . ' Dr. I. E. Matthews and Mr. B. G. Empie had a fine day's sport in Duplin county last Saturday. It was a par tridge bunt, of course. It was after 10 o'clock a. . m. when they reached the point i of attack, and from then until after sundown they had all the fun they could reasonably ask. They found sixteen coveys and bagged fifty-two birds; and It was a sight to see "Cousin, Gwath.'f marching down Front street. Saturday night, with fifty-two partridges swung over his shoulders. Of course, there were many interest ing incidents during the hunt. At one covey each hunter discharged one bar rel as the birds rose and brought down five, and each killed two with one bar rel out of. another covey. The birds were nearly all found in or near the woods, having, apparently deserted the fields that were cropped this year. Additional Hail Facilities Needed. Mr. jj. T. Foy, of Scott's Hill, who was in the city yesterday, is in charge of a petition to be forwarded to the Post master! General at Washington, D. C, asking that a daily . mail be established between this city and Jacksonville, Ons low county, by way of the W., O. & E. C. Railroad. Strange to say, although the road has been in operation for nearly a year, it has not yet had a mail contract. - There have been two mails a week, carried over a Star route; that "is, by the dirt roads. The people are clam oring now for better mail facilities, and nooubt they will get them. - The Beceiver Here. -. Mr. W.'S. O'B. Robinson, Receiver of the First National Bank, arrived, last night to enter upon the discharge of his duties. His arrival is gratifying to all s1 who are interested in the suspended bank. " affairs of the A DISASTROUS ENDING-. " "v A. Hunting Party Comes to Grief Its - Boats and all Equipments Burned. -' The party of hunters who started put from this city " last . week under such glorious' auapices ; to . slaughter; bucks and dees in the wild of Pender county, met with- disaster, yesterday ; while in camp at Bordeaux's Landing on North east river near Castle Hayne, all their boats, camp equipage- and other effects being destroyed by fire, which broke out about 11 o'clock yesterday morning while the members of the party were on a deer drive. ' The fire was first discovered by Simon Richardson, the colored engineer of the steam yacht Boss. He had left the land? ing at 7 o'clock i tfie morning ma row tjoat and with one of the hunters of the party went up the river to a stand. Rich ardson remained in the boat and seeing a large volume of smoke in the direc tion of the camp, irowed towards It and found both the yacht Boss and the gon dola in "a blaze. ' He attempted to get on board the gondola to save the effects of the party, but some of the supply of gunpowder on the burning craft ex ploded, and hurled him back into the water. He caught on the edge of. the Vow-boat he had left and which had overturned, and clung to it in a semi conscious condition until he was rescued by Mr. James Bordeaux, living in the neighborhood, who was attracted to the place by the noise of the explosion. He was assisted rn his efforts to rescue Rich-' ardson by Capt. Jno. H, Daniel, of the party, who had arrived in a row-boat. , It is supposed the fire originated in the cabin ol the gondola from the stove, All the effects of the- party ' were de stroyed, including a deer which was killed by Sheriff Stedman last Saturday, The Boss, a small steam yacht, and the gondola, both belonged to Gen. S, H. Manning, and were valued at about $3 C00 with the fittings and equipments, They were insured, but not tor an amount sufficient to cover the loss. The nartv consisted of Mr. Geo. L. Morton, Sheriff F. H. Stedman, Gen S. H. Manning. Capt. Jno. H. Daniel and Capt. B. H. Russell." All returned to the city last night by train, with the exception of Gen. Manning and Capt Russell who remained to look alter the row-boats and a few other effects that were saved. 1 The party had excellent sport, and brought back one deer with them which was killed yesterday morning by Capt Daniel. . - . .- . COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Meeting of the Board -Treasurer Hew lett's. Bond Liquor Licenses Granted, Tne Board of Commissioners met yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. Pres ent : H. A. Bagg, Chairman r B. G. Worth, E. L. Pearce, Jas. A, Mont gomery and Roger Moore. The chairman announced the purpose of the meeting, to confer with the Com missioners of Pender county in regard to Northeast ferry. The two Boards discussed the matter of establishing a free ferry over North east river. . On motion, it was ordered that the matter be referred to attorney Junius Davis, and the chairman' of the Board ot Commissioners of Pender county, Mr. J. T. Foy, was requested to furnish the attorney with all papers applications, petitions, etc relating to the ferry, and that Mr. Davis look into the legality of establishing said free ferry and report. Elijah Hewlett, County Treasurer, presented his official bond in the sum of $70,000, with the following sureties : W. H. Chadbourn justifying for $15,000; J. H. Chadbourn, Jr., for $75,000; Na thaniel Jacobi for $5,000, and John Wild er Atkinson for $25,000. - On motion, the sureties being satis factory, the bond was accepted and or dered to be recorded. Applications for license to retail li quor were then taTn up and the follow ing were granted, viz: Adrian & V oi lers. Front and Dock streets; Geo. Hi Brown. Sixth street; J. M. Bremer, Front and Nun ; Wm. Genaust, Fourth and Hanover; J. D. Dosher, Third and Har net; J. H. Boesch, Fourth and Bruns wick; Thos. Gore. South Water ; Bridgers & Rankin, North Front; Glaymeyer & Kuck. North Water; L.Vollers, South Front; J. G. L. Gieschen Front and Dock; J. W. Duls, South Front; D. Stelges, Sixth and Castle; G W. Linder, Front and Dock; M. Schnib- ben. Market and Water; I. B. Rhodes, Second and Princess; J. D. Stelges, North Water; J. W. Fuches, Front and Orange; M. V . Croom & Co.; North Water; M. F. Croom & Co., Mulberry and Water; D. N. Chadwick." Market: B H, J. Ahrens, Seventh and Market; F, W. Ortmann. North Second; J. Heart & Bro., South Front; J. D. Oldenbuttel, Tenth and Market; J. W. Rulfs! Front and Walnut; Wm. Ulrich, bouth Front: The Purcell .House; M. O'Brien, Nutt and Red Cross; C. L. Horner. Ocean View; H. Haar, Seventh and Chesnut; J. M. Mayland, North Front; B. Bellois. Market; H. T. Duls, Eighth, and Chesnut; Geo. H. Heyer, North Fourth; C. - Richters, Fourth street'; C. F. VonKampen, Fourth and Church and Seventh and Castle; A. C, Wessell, Market and Second; M. Rath jen, Sixth and Swann; J. O. Nixon, 'Nixon street; C: Schulken. Fourth and Nixon; Peter Mohr. Twelfth arid Mar ket; W. H. Bell, South Front. : E. D. Frey's application was laid over until next Monday. . In the matter of the Dawson Estate, application for reduction of assessment on the National Bank building the valuation was reduced from $30,000 to 825.000. ' - Ordered, by the Board, thatthe Sher iff of New Hanover County turn over all moneys which he has, or may have, in his hands belonging to the countv of New Hanover, by virtue of his office as Sheriff, to Elijah Hewlett, Treasurer of JJew Hanover County, aforesaid. Fire Near Cronly. - i - y Last Saturday morning at 4 o'clock. the dwelling, store and stables of Mr. J. T. Lamb, near Cronly, were destroyed by fire, together with the stock of goods in the store and most of his household effects only one trunk and part of the bedding in the house being saved. The horses and mules in the stables were saved with much difficulty. Mr. Lamb says he had only small insurance on his stock, etc. The fire is supposed to have been caused by an incendiary. Mr. A. B. Pearsall and L. D. T"i 11 TVr . T jm m i-carsaii, oi n.ea springs, im. c. were in the city yesterday and registered at The unon.' FOR FALSE PRETENCE. , v Fhs Case Against John C. Davis Called - - i: tar Preliminary Hearing.. - .; . A large (rowd fully. 800 people- gathered at the county icourt house yes terday mornine, all .eager to. know the outcoming of the case of. false pretence against Mr. ohn C;" Davis, k " , -' ' Atf 10.55 o'clock the defendant entered the court - room accompanied by Jailor King and aj deputy sheriff. AH eyes, eager to catch the first glimpse, were turned toward the prisoner as he walked erect '' and boldly, j occasion-r ally stopping to - shake ; hands with some friend ' and .bowing to many. He still wore, his black Prince Al bert strit'and. seemed in appearance as well as- usual, witn tne exception xnat some marks of care could be traced upon his countenance by careful dis cernment. In the court room he was given perfect liberty. He moved about, talked to several members of the bar, and finally took a seat beside his coun sel. Col. Thos. W. Strange. At 11 o'clock v the; deputy 'sheriff proclaimed silence, and his Honor, John J. Fowler, called the case. 'Col. A. M. Waddell for th State, said that he was ready, and Col. Strange asked that j the Court indulge the defendant for a few minutes so that he could have time to send for Mr. J. D. Bellamy, Jr., the associate at torney for the defence, who lor some reason had not made his appearance. The Court took a recess for ten min utes, and at the end of that time Col. Strange said that the defence would not longer ask the detention of the Court, but would waive an examination. ' The defendant was required to give a bond of $750 for his appearance on the first Monday in January, 1892, at the Criminal Court of New Hanover county, The witnesses bound over were Mrsl. E. J. I Fanning, Miss Lou Way, Sol. C.1 Weill, and the: Register of Deeds, John Haar, Jr. . Mr. Davis failed to give bond and was recommitted to jail. , The charge in this case 1 was by Mrs. E. J4 Fanning for lalse pretences; but there is another by her i for perjury, and there are others by Mrs. Dixon, a widow lady, for ; false pretences, forgery and perjury. i Several persons called on Mr. Davis at ,the"jai' yesterday morning before the hearing, among whom were Dr. Swin dell,: Presiding Elder, and some ladies He talked with all and seemed to be in good spirits. , A SERIOUS AFFAIR. Three Young Men Arrested for a Deadly j Assault on Mr. Wm. Grant. - Marshal Herman, Mike Dowling and Walter Galloway, all under 21 yearj of age, were arrested about 8 jo'clock yes terday morning, charged with assault and battery with a deadly; weapon last Thursday night on Mr. Wm. Grant. The case was called at 10 a. m. before Mayor Ricaud. Dr. Shepard, one of the physicians attending Mr. Grant, said thatthe condition of the latter was critical, and it was very doubtful if he would survive the injuries received. Testimony given by witnesses of the unfortunate occurrence showed that on Christmas Eve Mr. Grant, with two com panions, passed five young fellows on the corner of Seventh and Chesnut streets, when a difficulty arose' between Grant and Mike Dowling, one of the crowd. Soon after tbeirow began Mar shall Kerman rac around the corner, pulled a board from a tree fender, and (he claims) as . he came ; back Grant started a,t him, and he struck Mr. Grant with the board on the side of the head. Dowling stated that he struck Grant with a stick about his shoulders just before. The witnesses for the Mate said that as Mr. Grant ;was engaged fighting one of the crowd, another ran up behind and struck him on the head, and that only one lick was struck and that with a board. Kerman and Dowling. were required to give bond in the sum of $500 each, for their appearance at the Criminal Court and Galloway's bond was fixed at $250. They were committed to; iail in defaultlof bail. But later, Galloway se cured bondsmen and was released. COTTON FACTS AND FIGURES: -f- Cotton nominal at 1Yt,c for mid- dling; quotations same date last year, 8c. .--Savannah News: Cotton growers ought to begin to see that there is not much prospect of a very great improve ment in the price of cotton as long as the supply is greater than the demand lor it. It begins to look as if the pre sent crop would go considerably beyond 8,000,000 bales. Bradstreets' latest esti mate is 8,490,000 bales. In the face of the heavy receipts at the ports an im provement in the price of cotton cannot be reasonably looked for, It is a very difficult matter to get cot ton growers to plant less cotton. The more such a course is urged upon them the less inclined they seem to be to adopt it, They all agree that they can not atlord to grow cotton at the present price, but each seems to think that the other will give less attention to cotton next year, and that therefore there will be a short crop, and consequently a bet ter, price. The price of cotton was low during a large part of. last season, be cause the crop was so large, but in the face ct the unprofitable price we have another enormous crop. It' really" looks as ii tne cotton growers intended to Keep on increasing the yearly cotton supply until forced to reduce it by their lack of means to plant as many acres as they have in the last two or three years. ' " -f-Augusta Chronicle : Farmers in this section are specially hurt by the situa tion, because the low prices come on top of a short crop, so that while cotton is selling unprecedentedly low they have only a small quantity to sell even at the low prices, while their guano and other Dills are as large as usual.; Their liabili ties are as large as ever, but their re ceipts are greatly curtailed. In Texas they are not so badly hurt, because they . nave comparatively no fertilizers to buy, and they have made a tremendous crop. Though prices are very , low they have so much to sell that their income 7 is large anyhow, but here prices are low, and the farmers have very little to sell. I - Good Looks Qrood looks are more than skin deep. depending upon a healthy condition of all the vital organs. If the Liver be in active, you have a Bilious Look, if your stomach be disordered you have a Dvs- peptic Look, and it your Kidneys be af- iectea you nave a fmched Look. Se cure good health and you will have good looks. Electric Bitters is the great al terative ana ionic, acts directly on these Vital organs. Cures Pimples, Blotches, Bolls and gives a good complexion. Sold at R. R. Bellamy's Drug Store, 60c per bottle. - 3 ALABAMA OUTLAWS. Citiaens Aroused and Determined, to Ex- . ' ! terminate the Outlaws. j - V : By Telegraph to tie Mornjng Star., . ;. . Mobile, Ala., Dec 27. iernfcie scenes are oeing , enacted in nm-tiw county.- The citizens - are wrought -to such a pitch of excitement that a war of extermination is beingwaged against the Simsites. Since Christmas two more of the deluded people-have been hoisted to death at a rope's end.,- A special to the Register from Shubuta this morning tens ot tne lyncning on Saturday-night of John bims. brotheif ot Bob bims, ana ot Mosiey aims, jood s nephew. According to the last reports' received, a crowd was in full pursuit of a neero who is reported to have taken part in th& McMillan massacre of Dec. ZSrd. When caugnt ne win oe strung up. Thejnost alarming thing about the situation is that! Neal Sims, brother of . Bob, and who. rescued Bob from-" the deputy- marshal at Bladori Springs, in Choctow county; in August last, is still at large ana de termined to avenge Bob's death. Neal is a desperate man. tie nrmiy oeneves that his brother was a prophet from God, ann nau divine Baiitiiuu io &iu uu iuc law's agents, namely, officers of the devil. A special dispatch to the Register says that Neal Sims has collected a par ty of bimsites and sent .word sunaay that he intended to assault and burn the village of Womack Hill before night of that day. The people are great ly 1 excited and all of Sunday were massing at womack Hill to aeiena the place. The enraged people, on Sat urday morning, after the lynching of Bob Sims and his four followers, wrecked Sims' house and burned it to the ground, and then killed every living thing on the place except members of bis family who escaped to a neighbors house, and who were moved as soon as possible to another State. The body of Bob Sims and the three Savages were taken down Saturday and thrown over the wall into the graveyard. John Sav age still hangs suspended. TO REDUCE THE ACREAGE, A Convention of Cotton Planters and Factors Called to Meet in Augusta, Ga., January 27th. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 29. An impor tant meeting was held in the Augusta Exchange to-day, to discuss plans for reducing the cotton acreage. Remarks were made by a number of cotton fac tors and . other leading business men. emphasizing the necessity for curtailing next year cotton crop. 1 he following resolutions were adopted, viz : Whereas, The Augusta Exchange desires in every practical way to foster the interests of fanners and thereby promote the general advancement of the South; and, whereas, it has become self-evident, that the production of cot ton by Southern planters exceeds the demands of the world's consumption, at a remunerative price; be it therefore "Resolved, That a convention of cotton planters, Alliance men, merchants, cot ton factors, presidents of the ' several agricultural societies, commissioners of agriculture in the cotton "States, and members of cotton exchanges in Georgia, the Carolinas, and other cot ton States, be called to meet at Augusta on the 27th of January, 1892; the pur pose of the convention being to co operate with and assist planters and Alliance men in formulating some effective plan to curtail the cotton acreage and relieve the burden now resting upon the agricultural interests of the South." The meeting was earnest and was largely attended. Three delegates were selected to the Memphis meeting, to be held January otn. lbe date lor the convention was selected with a view to securing the benefit of special railroad rates given--to Augustas annual carni val one cent a mile for 250 miles, and one fare for the round trip for greater distances. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Decision in the Court of Appeals on Con tested Election Cases. Albany, N. Y Dec. 29. The decis ions in the Court of Appeals in Senator ial election contests were handed down IX. 2 o'clock this afternoon. Decisions appear to. have this ettect, so tar as Democratic and Republican counsel agree. In the Unandago Senatorial and Assembly districts, the Democratic can didates will get certificates. In the Steuben SenatoiiaK district, the Court holds that Sherwood, (Rep.) is ineligi ble, but Sherwood's attorney, however, says, the Court holds that the Board cannot give a certificate to Walker, the Democratic candidate. In the Rens- selar, Washington, Senatorial district. Derby, Republican candidate, will- get the certificate. In the Dutchess county district. Judge Cody, counsel for Deane, (Kep.) says the Court holds the decis ion that while the "Mylod" certificate could be canvassed, so far as regards its form, yet allegations as to its truthful ness and regularity on behalf of the Re publicans have not. been met by the Democrats, and therefore the State Board of Canvassers should await an other return from Dutchess county. Albany, Dec. 29. The Democrats have won. They already had control in-the Assembly, and to-day y the de cision ot the Court of Appeals and State Board of Canvassers gives two of the tour disputed Senatorial districts to the Democrats, thus making the Demo cratic vote 16. The Republicans have 15, but there is one in doubt; KANSAS SENATORSHIP. A Disgraceful Scramble After the Late Senator Plumb's Flaoe. By Telegraph to the Morning Star , Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 30. A. spe cial from Topeka, Kansas, says:" The struggle for the appointment to the va cancy in the U. S, Senate, made vacant by the death of Senator Plumb, has de veloped into a disgraceful scramblev The contest has not been a very dignified one from the start, but now that it has degenerated into a fight, is quite as dis gusting to the Governor, who will make the appointment, as it doubtless is to people of Kansas and the outside world. Each candidate has established head quarters and maintains them as if there was a whole Legislature to work upon instead of one poor Governor. The Va rious candidates hold conferences to ar range trades, make and receive promises, much after the fashion of a hot political election.- The Governor says he now un derstands that he made a mistake in offering each man an opportunity of stating his claim to him. He ought, he says, to have made the appointment be fore the candidates had an opportunity to organize their forces and contest the appoi ntments, so bitterly There are very' few new developments' to-day.' The Farmers' Alliance, through the chairman of the executive commit tee, sent a written demand to the Gov ernor this morning that he call an extra session of the Legislature to choose a successor to Plumb. The fact that the present Legislature is controlled by the Farmers' Alliance, and that Gov. Hum phrey is a Republican, places an extra session Out of the question entirely. - "Perched upon a bust of - Pallas," or better yet. on some ' bandy shelf, the sensible housekeeper has her bottle of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, and when the child has a distressing cough of a touch of croup she cures the- little one in no time. ' f SPIKHS TURPENTINL Charlotte Chronicle: There are One hund'o! students from North Caro lina at the Baltimore Medical College. Of this number eight are from Stokea county. . - - Salisbury Herald: Messrs. Eames & Earnhardt; furniture dealc s, made an assignment of Christmas day for the benefiCof creditors. . Liabilities of the .firm about $2,000. Assets will not reach that amount. " .. , Lumberton ' Robesonian: VVe learn from -Mr. AV. A. McKinnon, con tractor on . tjur court ; house, whn eft Rockingba-i last Monday morning, that there we; a " two assignments in Rockingham that day:,- Mr. A. M. Lonrr and Mr. Caudle. , The assets and liabil ities are not known. Mr. l. j. Omhrie is assignee for Long. Goldsboro Argus: The only casualty the Argus has to report from the Christmas jollifications in this city is that Pomp Pesria-I had his right eye blown out and hs r ht hand so badly lacerated by the e xplc sicn of a cannon Cracker that two of his fingers had to be amputated. He was just in the act of throwing the eracker when it exploded with such painful and distressing dam age, .. - ..v .; - 1 : Greensboro Record- The win dow of J.-H. Harris' shoe and harness store was broken operv Saturday night, and $25 or $30 'worth f shoes and leg gins stolen. The police found the win dow broken about 2 a. m., and notified Mr. Harris. The rogue was. evidently frightened away, as he failed to get all he goods in the show case. It was a bold robbery, as it was in full view of . the bright electric light only one hun dred feet away. J Raleigh Chronicle: The reve nue officials yesterday received ad vice's of the seizure at Gilbert, Moore county, of arftllicit distillery. The site ot the Baptist Female State University is now fully decided upon. It is the one pn the Pullen and Adams property .near the capitol, chosen over a year ago. Considerable payments have beers made i and last Thursday the payment for the " Adams property was completed ($2)00). The Adams house is not purchased,. The trustees say they do not-need that. They will raise more money quite rap idly now. t, Asheville Citizen: A. P. Rhein h'ardt, an Asheville carpenter with his wife; mother, brother and a man named Spivey, were walking on Charlotte street the night before Christmas when they met a negro man. The negro in sisted on having the larger part of the sidewalk, when . Spivey jokingly ob served they "would have it made wider fjor his especial benefit." The negro, rho was in liquor, fired off a pisto! into theparty. the ball striking A. P. Rhem hardt on the right side ol the neck, pen etrating the neck, and. narrowly missing the carotid artery; The negro was not recognized and after the shooting ran Off. , ,L Durham Sun: Jerry Walker, a well-to-do colored man, living at Hicks town, was in the city Thursday and that evening about 11 o'clock undertook to walk home on the R. & D. R. R. In .crossing the Carr street trestle he fell in, it is presumed, headforemost, a distance of some fifteen feet. His skull w.as fractured and he was found Christmas morning where he fell, dead. Some "three thousand people, of all ages, colors and conditions, assembled in Roxboro Saturday to witness the pub lic" execution of Badger Lawson, the negro who murdered a family in that county and then set fire to the house some months ago. He was hanged at the Poor House of the county, some three or four miles from town. f Lexington Dispatch:, We are sorry to chronicle the sad and sudden death of Mrs. Wt F. Benson, which oc curred at her,home three miles sbuth west of town, last Monday morning. i Rev. A. R. Holtshouser informs us that some one broke in his house re cently in broad day-light, while the family were from home, and stole a good silver watch and several other things. Burglaries are getting to be very numerous. Dorcas Lewis, an Old colored woman of our town, died on the 15th inst., and was at the time of her death exactly 100 years, 11 months and 20 days old. Besides the children $he has out West, she had 12 children, 89 grand-children, 64 great-grand-chil-drea and 6 great-great-grand-children, making a sum total of 91. ; Charlotte News: For several days past railroad circles have been in tensely stirred over the fact that another Attempt has been made at train-wrecking at Bostian's bridge, near Statesville. Last Thursday night z.n unsuccessful at tempt was made to wreck a passenger tram at this same bridge. Two cross Sties had been placed between the rails jon the bridge in such a way that the en gine of the east-bound passenger train : would mount them and leave the track, jit' happened, though, that a. weSt-boiund jfreicbt train, an (extra, passed half an Ihour before the- east-bound passenaer jtrain was due. The pilot of , the freight 'engine .ploughed under the uprightends ot the crossties and threw them from the bridge. There war a sharp shock, but none of the wheels were derailed, and the freight passed in safety. Charlotte Chronicle :. A serious shooting scrape occurred in Statesville Christmas day about 11 a. m. Clay Chambers, a very respectable colored :man, was rather boisterous on the street. even for Xmas. and Chief of-Police Mills ordered him to be more quiet, and finally arrested him. - Chambers resisted ar rest and struck the officer, who used his billy freely. Jim Chambers, son of Clay Chambers, who' was standing behind and very near the officer, fired three pistol fehots at Mills. One struck the right shoulder, lodging under the blade, a second passed through thejrieht arm. while the third missed the 'officer and lodged in Clay Chambers' neck. While Tim was firing his.three shots a gentle man by the name of Williams, who was close behind -Jim, pulled a trigger on him three times but the pistol failed to explode.: Both are in jail in default of bail, and there is some fear of lynching to-night. Capt. -Mills "is not supposed to be in grave danger as' the balls . have been extracted. , Raleigh Mews and Observer : Mr. Perrin Busbee. the third son of the late Mr. Perrin and Mrs. Anne Busbee, died at Denver, Col., on Christmas day in bis 42d year. The Governor has commissioned W. Simms, of Wilson, Captain of Company F, of the Second Regiment. Mrs. Adeline Webb, mother of Rev. R. S.-Webb, of btates ville. and Prof. W. R. Webb, of Tennes see, aged 80 years, died at Oaks, N. C, on the night of the 25th mst. She was a daughter of Hou. Richard Stanford, who represented this district in Con gress many years ago. - Sunday af ternoon the little daughter of Mr. Joe Correll was playing about the room where her father was, when her clothing caught fire at the hearth and was quick-, ly in flames. She would have been bad ly burned if Mr. Correll had not prompt ly seized a quilt and thrown it around her, thus extinguishing 'the blaze. Her clothing was considerably burned, but she received no injuries..- -We are pleased to learn that Mr. John' T. Patrick-has so far complied with the terms of his contract with the North Carolina Agricultural Society as to have paid the residue of the money required to pay the crop premiums and interest on the Society's bonded debt lor one year. The coupon ; due January 1, 1890, will be paid on presentation at the Citizen's Na tional Bank. ; Read advertisement . ' ol otterDurn Lithia Water in this paper. 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