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WILMINGTON, N. C.
Friday, I f - - January 8, 1892.
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TROUBLED REPUBLICANS.
In his message to Congress Presi
dent Harrison discoursed quite seri
ously on the subject of gerrymander
ing. The natural inference of one
would be, who was not familiar with
the gerrymander business in. this
country, that Mr. Harrison belonged
to a party which wouldn't touch that
" thing with a. pair of tongs. It would
be hard for him to believe that the
Republican party has held possession
of a number of States for years by a
most shameful and outrageous sys
tem of gerrymandering. There isn't
a State in the North or West where
the Democratic party had strength J
enough to be feared by the RepuDli-1
cans that the gerrymandetwasn't re-
sorted toand IfTsome of them in I
a snameiess ana almost iuar-i
crous way that it would make a civil
engineer dizzy to follow the zig-zag
lines that divided the districts. This
was notably so in the State of Ohio
where the map of the districts as
gerrymandered by the Republicans
looked more like a Chinese puzzle
.than anything else.
'- In some of those States the Re
publican, majority was so small "as to
leave it doubtful whether it had a
majorityat all and yet the Republican
gerrymandered so manipulated the
Congressional and State Senatorial
districts as to nearly always manage
to hold a majority of the State Sena
tors and a majority of the Congres
sional delegation. This is one rea
son why there have - not' been knore
Northern Democrats in Congress in
the past than there have been.
The State of New York is on a
fair, square election a Democratic
State, by a majority ranging all the
way from 10,000 to 50,000, and yet,
" ever since the war until now the Re
publicans ihave managed by . the
gerrymandering they have done to
hold possession of the State Senate
if they didn't control both Houses
They might possibly have succeeded
in their last effort it it .hadn't been
for the determination and pluck of
Governor Hill, who was more than
a match for them, and foiled them
in their conspiracy.
Nov that they have been beaten,
and the highest court of the State
has declared that the Democrats
have a majority in the State Senate,'
; the Republican conspirators are en
deavoring to render the Democratic
majority powerless by resorting to a
trickwhichj has been suggested but
; which will j hardly be. - seriously at
tempted. Jt was pretty well under
stood that if the Democrats atthe
last election, succeeded in carrying
' both branches of the Legislature and
in electing their Governor they would
make a reapportionment of the State
which would ensure them a more
equitable representation in the State
v Senate than they have had in conse
quence of fhe-partisan gerrymander,
. since the war. - The Republicans ex
pected this,1 and feared it, and that
i is why they made the hard fight they
did to hold the disputed Senatorial
districts, which, rf they had suc-
, ceeded, would have given them con
trol of the Senate and prevented the
passage of any legislation that they
objected to. Thus they hoped to
defeat the .. reapportionment arid by
so doing continue to hold power in
one branch jof ' the Legislature and
, thus control legislation in a State
which is unquestionably Democratic.
The programme now is, jot at least
j the programme that has been sug
gested is, that the Republican mem
bers of the Senate absent themselves
in a body from the Senate Chamber,
and decline; to put in an appearance
unless the Democrats pledge' them
selves to refrain from what they call
political legislation, that is from the
reapportionment which is filling them
with so much concern. : -
This is a little game of bluff which
will not work if it should be attempt
ed, ior the Democrats have a major
ity of two iwithout depending upon
the casting vote of the pre
siding officer. It would be some
what remarkable if the Democrats
could not find, some way of check
mating that game, if. there be any
thing in it, and it would be somewhat
remarkable too, if there was not
one or more Republicans among the
number who had not decency or
manliness enough' to refuse to be
come a party tov a scheme like that,
which has partisanship alone,- pure
- and simple ifor its inspiration. It is
pretty rough on them, it is true, to
deprive them of the power, whichby
cunning and fraud they have held
for twenty-five years, but it is going
to be done and they ought to come
, up to the rack like men and face the
" music," which they will have to face
whether they will or not. The Dem-
ocrats have the State now, and they
have a dead sure grip on it. .
There is a convict in the G-eorgia
penitentiary who is peculiarly situat
ed. ; His term ias expired, but the
prison records show that he expired
several years ago and therefore he
is officially dead.- He will have to
be officially restored to life before
heJcan be officially discharged. "1:
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: FOREIGN IMMIGRATION
Of the half million of foreign im-v
migrants who arrive in this "country
but a "very small - percentage find
their way South, hardly enough to
be counted. Tt is thought strange
by some" that - the South does not
make some systematic effort to turn
a portion, at least, of this human tide
to herself, and thus reap some of the
benefits from it that- the West reaps.
There, are several reasons, and
good ones, why the West attracts
these people, and gets them in such
large numbers, ; and why the South,
even if she-made a systematic effort,
could not get them. In the first
place the countries of Europe, which
these immigrants come mainly from'
are visited by agents of railroad and
steamship companies, who liberally
distribute printed circulars descrip
tive of those sections of the West for
which they " desire settlers. These
circulars tell about the climate (leav
ing out the blizzards), the products,
, the markets, towns, cities, popula
tion, etc., and a great deal more
that the homeseeker would natu
rally like to know. Thus these peo
ple who contemplate emigrating get
a pretty fair idea of the West before
they start from home., There is
nothing of this y kind ''done for the
Sojjthy-tjf which they know no more
than they do of Africa. What they
have been told about the South is
some ieanur story io Keep mem
.away from it, stories invented by
these same agents if they should
happen to hear any of those people
making inquiries about the South.
They are told that the negroes, of
whom they know nothing, are sav
age cannibals, and eat all the child
ren who happen to leave home, un
protected. Of course these unso
phisticated people do not want to
settle in a .country where their child
ren are "in danger of being stolen,
killed, roasted and eaten. We know
a gentleman wno some years ago
spent several months in Germany in
the effort to turn some German emi
grants towards North Carolina, who
spent about half his time trying to
disabuse the minds of the people
who talked of emigrating, of just
such absurd stories as this.
Then, again, the system of -transportation
to the West is perfect.
The emigrants can buy passage tick
ets in their native towns which will
land them and their families in Min
nesota, the Dakotas, Idaho, Utah, or
anywhere else in the far West that
they desire to go to, and this with
little or no delay at the ports where
they land. They travel through so
fast that the only two places they
get a good square look at is the
city where they land at when dis
embarking from the vessel which
brought them across the sea, and the
town they land at when they reach
the railroad journey's end. '
The South has no such system of
transportation as this, and cannot
have until' she has lines of steamers
piying between her ports and Euro
pean ports.
Then, again, there are vast tracts
of Government and railroad lands in
the West open to these people at a
nominal price, the Government quar
ter section of 160 acres costing about
$15 and the railroad lands being sold
at low price and on long time pay
ments.
These lands are all good, grain and
grass lands, and most of them prairie
where all the settler has to do is
plow and plant, no clearing to be
done and consequently but little ex
pense incurred before a crop is har
vested. The West is filled with
Germans, Scandinavians and Rus
sians, who haye been settling there
for years. The new comers always
find old acquaintances and friends
and they begin to feel at home at
once. - -
There are large sections out there
where these-people own all the land
and there are no other settlers to be
found. They preserve their manners,
customs and their language. They
could not be thus situated in the
South, and the South wouldn't want
to have itsoif she could. Thereare
cheap lands in the South, but noth
ing to compare with these Western
lands, and large bodies available for
colonization purposes are .not easily
obtainable, in addition to which the
lands are not so well adapted to
raising the crops that these people
have been accustomed to raise in
their own country, wheat, barley
i &c. : They would have to learn-
new kind of agriculture if they set
tied in the;South. They like the
climate of the West, too, because it
is pretty much the same as the cli
I n f iL .- . . . - ...
uidtc ui me countries tney were
raised in, and they would not be sat
isfied with the Sunny South and her
snowless winters. , '
These are a few of the reasons
why so many foreign immigrants
seek homes in the West and why so
few.xf them have turned their faces
Southward. They may pome after
a while, but it will not be until there
is little room left for them in th
West. . : .. ;-
One of the oldest publications in
this country, and one of the best of
its kind, is Blum's Almanac, pub
lished at Salem, N. C, by Messrs
L. V. & E. T. Blum, the sixty-fourth
edition of which has just been issued.
For years it has been a standard al
manac in . the Simtlu especially in
the border States, to which it is es
pecially adapted, and the demand for
it is annually increasing. In addi
tion to the compact, valuable infor-
lation given, hints to farmers, &c
it contains a eood many valuable
recipes which make it useful to the
household. "?:.'".
mOEMHTWar. - - I
The: New York 'Sun, in .z prtef
article on the Presidential contest
this year, calls attention to the fact
that forty-four States : will artici
pate in itzsix more than in the elec
tions of 1880, 1884 and; 1888, seven
more than in the election of 1876,
eight more than in the, elections of
863 and 1872, and. thirty more than
in the first Presidential election, when
only 65 electoral votes' were cast, as
compared with the All which will be
cast this year. In 1884 the popular
vote was. about 10,000,000, in 1888
about 11,400,000, and this yearit will
probably reach 13,000,000, forty times
greater than that cast in the first Pre
sidential election, and larger than the
electorate of any country in ancient
or modern times. A. an illustration
of .the growth of the country and the
extent of the franchise, attention is
called to the fact that while there is
now a voting population' of 13,000,
000, in 1790 the total population
men, women and children, was 3,929,-
214. Andyet with all these votes,
embracing so many States and such
a wide extent of territory, the Sun
remarks that the result will proba
bly be determined by the votes of a
comparatively small number of citi
zens living within cannon sound of
the New York City Hall. These.
thirty-six electoral votes of New
York are a very potent factor in pur
Presidential contests. Practically
speaking ; New York' city decides
Presidential elections. But politics
have been undergoing somewhat of
revolution within the past few
years in this country, and there may
possibly be a departure this year,
and Jthe election be neither so close
nor depend altogether on Manhattan
Island. .
Representative Wm. C. Oates, of
Alabama, has introduced a bill m
Congress authorizing national banks
to loan money on real estate secu
rity. We do not know what the pro
visions of the bill are, but if ithe ob
ject he has in view in presenting this
bill can be carried out the national
banks will be made much more use
ful to the people at large. Under
present restrictions the farmer gets
practically little accommodation, for
the security he has to offer land
is no good, and what he needs is
some sort of a banking system by
which he can borrow money on his
land, and borrow it for a reasonable
period, more than sixty or ninety
days. This would be practically
revolutionizing the national banking
system, and will probably meet with
strong opposition. A better way
would be to repeal the ten per cent.
circulation tax on State banks which
would soon spring up in sufficient
number to supply the people with all
the local currency they needed.
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Bulgaria flatly refuses to restore
the expelled Mr. Chadouine, or to
comply with the demands of France
in the premises, and politely but
firmly intimates that France has no
grievance against Bulgaria, and no
right under the circumstances of this
case to make any demands. This is
the situation as last roported, and if
Bulgaria holds out and France in
sists, the result must be that they
will lock horns. The serious feature
of the case is that the clash, if it
should come, will not be confined to
these two powers, for Turkey has at
least a nominal guardianship over
Bulgaria, and Russia has already an
nounced that she will support the
contention ot Jf ranee. . in this case
neither Germany nor England could
long remain passive spectators and
either one or both, would be com
pelled to take a hand very early in
the game. It would be somewhat
remarkable, if after all the war talk
in Europe, it remained for a French
news gatherer to be the cause ofpre-
cipitating hostilities.
The Bice Market.
Dealers in rice say - not much change
in prices may be expected, before Febr
ruary. The supply on hand, despite the
fact that the crop is considered some
what short, is much larger than it was
last year at this time. This, they say, is
due to the large amount of foreign rice
which, was brought into the United
States prior to : the McKinley bill going
into operation. It is considered that
the foreign rice is now becoming scarce,
and that the demand ior rice through
out the country, and especially ; in the
North and West, will cause the market
to go up and lead to the marketing of
the Southern crop now awaiting sale;
The Atlantic Coast Ziine.
In order. to accommodate the Rich
mond, and Wilmington travel, arrange
ments nave Deen made to put on a
sleeper between said : points on trains
Nos. 15 . and 66. This car will leave
Richmond, Va., at 8.08 p. ra, and arrive
at Wilmington, N. C at 8.45 a, m.; leave
Wilmington at 5.31 p. m., and arrive at
Riehmond at 5.35 a. m. Passengers can
remain in the car both at Richmond and
Wilmington until 7 a. ra.'
The Mew Postal Cards. ,
Several of the new postal cards now
being issued by the government nave
been received here. They areJ) inches
long by inches wide, and are nearly
half " as large "again , as the ota cards,
which were 5 by 8 inches. On-the
obverse side is: "Postal Card;; One
Cent. United States America. - This
side is for the address only." .. . Grant's
vignette is on the right hand upper
corner instead of in the centre as hereto-
iore,- l ne earns turnisn ; much more
room for. writing than ever before. ?
T Bncklen's-Arnica Kalve. ;-
The best balve m the woridJor Cuts
Bruises.- Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever, Sores, Tetters, Chapped Hands
Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Eruption s
and positively cures Piles or no pay - is
required. It is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by Robert
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' ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE GIW W.Ka BTi' aif-dru
Major Thd. 3. . Xot, One of.Wilimag-
- . ton'a Most BaspeotAd and Esteemed
Major Thaddeus D. Love, of the well
known firmptT'D Love "& Co.i com-
mission merchants ot this city, died early
yesterdaY morning ? at ;his ; residence,
from an attack of "grip." ; '.
Major Love was taken sicV about ten
davs aeo arid " had since been con
fined to his ' house. . The attack was
very severe, but the Major was thought
to oe improving and in a fair way to re-
cover up to a snort time Deiore ma
death, when, he called ,his wile to nis
bedside; and told her he was sinking
rapidly. . All the members of his family
were with him in his last moments, and
to each he spoke with kind words of
affection and hope." Then turning his
face to the wall with the words, "Peace
on earth and good will to all men,'
.he gently breathed his last. ; -
Ma. Love was about fifty-two years
of age, and j had spent the greater, part
of his life
during the
in Wilmington.. He served
war in the 24th Regiment
with, marked distinction and
N.C. S.T.,
bravery. After i the
to Bladen I county,
war he removed
where the mar
ried, ' and a few years ago returned
to Wilmington to reside. He was one of
the leading members of St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church, Superintendent of
the Sunday school, and President of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew and ' St.
Phillip recently organized in - that
Church. He was also Chaplain of Wil-
mington Lodge No 319 A. F. & A. M.
and Commander of the New Hanover
County Confederate Veteran's Associa
tion, and Vice President of the Wil
mington Produce Exchange.'
The remains of Maj.. Love were car
ried to Bladen county last night, on the
steamer D. Murckison, for interment at
Beth-Car Presbyterian Church, tuneral
services weie held at the residence, after
which the Gasket containing , the body
wai escorted to the boat by the New
Hanover Confederate Veterans' Asso
ciation, members of Wilmington Lodge
No. 819, A. F. & A. M.t and ajcommit
tee of members of th: Produce Ex
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PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
Action by the Body in Reference to
the
Death of Major T. D. Love.
A meeting of the Produce Exchange
as held at halt-past three o'clock yes
terday afternoon, to take action in the
matter of the death of Maj, T. D. Love.
Vice President of the Exchange.
Mr.-Wmj Calder, President of the
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Exchange, presided at the meeting, with
Col. Jno. LJ Cantwell Secretary.
On taking the chair President Calder
spoke feelingly and eloquently of the
deceased. ; I
On motion of Mr. J. H. Currie. the
chair was requested to appoint a com
mittee to prepare suitable resolutions.
and Messrs. J. H. Currie, H. C Mc
Queen, B. G. Em pie. B. F. -Hall and S.
P. McNair were appointed as such com
mittee.
The committee retired and during
their absence Mr. D. L. Gore spoke in
eulogy of the deceased.
.The committee, through its chairman
Mr. Currie, reported as follows:
It is with sorrow deep in our hearts
that we learn ot the death of our highly
esteemed Vice President and fellow
citizen. Maj. T. D. Love.
v The community in which we live has
lost one ot us best citizens, and we
mourn his death with a sorrow deep and
profound. - But while we mourn bis
death, we rejoice at bis life, for his walk
and conversation were such that we
all feel he was helpful to us, and
all those with whom he associated.
We cannot help believing that to follow
the footsteps of such a man will lead to
and through the shining portals of the
tseautilul forever, where life is ever
lasting.
Whereas, It has pleased our great
Father to call from his mortal habita
tion to the home beyond "the river" our
esteemed brother, Mai. T. D. Love;
theretore, be it .
Resolved, That while we bow in hum
ble submission atthe divine command
dust thou art and unto dust thou shah
return our Exchange has lost one ol
its most honored members, and the citi
zens of Wilmington a citizen Whose life
has been an honor to his home, bis
State and his country, and a benediction
to his family and church.
Resolved. That we extend to his be
reaved lamily our sorrow and sympathy
Resolved, That the Secretary of tht
Exchange be requested to place bis name
on a memorial page of the records of
the Wilmington Produce Exchange, and
that he furnish a Copy of these resolu
Hons -to the family of the deceased.
In presenting the resolutions. Mr.
Currie spoke of the deceased in terms of
praise.
Mr. B. G. Empie paid a tribute to the
memory of Maj. Love," as did, also. Col
Koger Moore as a brave man and a
pure Christian gentleman, who in all the
relations of life was without blame or
reproach.
The resolutions were adopted by a
rising vote,1 on motion of Mr. Don Mac-
Rae. "J'
The chair stated that funeral services
wouhtbe held atthe late residence of
Maj. Love at 9 o'clock, in the evening,
and that the remains would then be
taken on the steamer D. Murckison to
Bladen county for interment.
On motion, the . Chair was requested
to appoint a committee.of five members
to represent the Exchange at the funeral
services at the home of the deceased.
and Messrs. G. J. Boney, W, H. Sprunt,
Roger Moore, S.. P.McNair and George
L. Morton were appointed the commit
tee.
On motion, it was ordered, that as a
further mark of respect, that the Ex
change be closed from 11 o'clock a. m
to 12. noon, Thursday, the 7th inst
1 he meeting then adjourned, -
Mining the Phosphate Beds. . '
Col. PauJ C. Faison, President Of the
Board of Directors of the Penitentiary,
came down from Raleigh yesterday and
stopped oyer' at Castle Hayne to in
spect the work of the convicts at the
phosphate beds there.
- Colonel Faison says he has seventy
convicts at- that point, and the prelimi
nary worK, so iar, nas been to clean up
preparatory to mining the beds, and in
constructing quarters for the convicts.
When work cannot .be prosecuted in
mining, the convicts will be employed
on the farm, and Col. Faison expects to
give truckers in this vicinity some valu
able pointers in that business.
- - Mining will likely begin at once, and
the State will charge the company own
ing the beds a stated sum for every ton
of the rock, and it is expected that both
I greatly profited by the work. ,
?-MsexiKer
Friday afternoon last ' Capt;
Welsh, Conductor on the Carolina Cen
tral Railroad, was shot at and barely es
caped unhurt.
lAan narhegyohn 'Rushiogrom
Waco, Texas, boarded the train at Rock
ingham f with c aticketfto: Wadesbo
roughs He ; didn't get; off - the tralli
iX Wadesboro and, Capt. Welsh . asked
him where he was going. He answered
that he was from Texas and was going
to., visit some relatives at "Peachland,
fourteen miles above Wadesboro. The
conductor then asked : for more fare,
which he refused , to pay. Capt. Welsh
had the train stopped and st?rted with
the assistance of .severaPpassengers to
put the man off. -He fought desperately,"
but they at last succeeded in getting him
off the train.
A few minutes afterwards, as the train
was about to start; Rushing, the ejected
passenger,- drew a pistol and fared at
Cadt. Welsh as he stood in the door of
the car; but fortunately the ballet miss
ed its mark. ,
Rushing was arrested and . taken to
Monroe, and was brought back to Lum
berton on the next train and lodged in
jail there. He . was arraigned before
Justice Horton.of Wadesboro, Saturday,
at which time he confessed the shoot
ing, and said that He was drinking. He
was bound over to the next, term of
Court in the sum of five hundred dol
lars, and in default ot security, was
lodged in jail. ;
COUNTY AFFAIRS.'
Begular Meeting of Board of Commission
ers Exports of Officers Jurors Drawn
for the Superior Court. .
The Board of Commissioners of New
Hanover county met yesterday in, regu
lar session. 1 Present 'Commissioners
H. A. Bagg, chairman. B. G.Worth, Ro
ger Moore, J. A. Montgomery, E. L.
Pearc .
Treasurer - E. Hewlett submitted his
report for the month of December,
showing balance on hand : To credit of
the general fund, $16,093.20; to credit ot
educational fund, . $16,493.02. Total,
$33,585.22. '
The Treasurer also submitted his an
nual report.
Register of Deeds John Haar, Jr., re
ported 25 marriage licenses during the
month of December, and $23.75 collected
therefrom belonging to the county.
It was ordered that said $23 75 be
turned over to Mr. J. " H. Chadbourn,
Jr., attorney for the county treasurer.
E. W. Manning, J. P., and J. D. H,
Klander. J. P made reports asto fines
and costs collected,
License to retail liquors was granted
Martin Daniel, at No. 9 Market street."
Application of S. H. Ben, of Wrights-
ville, to retail malt, liquors was granted.'
Treasurer E. Hewlett was reported
sick and unable to attend the meeting
of the Board.
Ordered, that tax charges against Mrs.
M. E. Bowden, in block 204 be remitted.
the same having been listed through
error. .
License was granted Jas. A. Hewlett
to retail malt liquors at Ocean View.
Jurors for the Superior Court were
drawn as follows : x
First Week Jas. B; Huggins, W. E.
Worth, Ellis Casteen, S. P. Collier, B.
T. French, B. F. Hall, Jos. J. Taylor,
Jos. F. Lanier, A. C Nelson, Jas. D.
Southerland, Charles E. Collins. John
K- Williams, W. H.Bishop.O. H. John
son, Charles R. DivisT E. Lilly. A. G.
Hankins, Jno. Taylor.
Second Week J. H. King, John M
Bremer, W. A- J- Yopp, Charles - F,
Craig, James Bissett, Geo. H. Brown,
Frank Taylor, F..B. LeGwin, W. H
Hardy, D. Steljes, S. J. Ellis, John F.
Garrell. J. E. Smith, Tno. F. Littleton,
W. W. McRae, Jas. Donley, I. H. King.
L. H. Vollers.
The Washington correspondent of the
Norfolk Virginian says that the con
tractors who undertook to build the
lighthouse at Diamond Shoals. Hatteras,
N. C, and who were so unfortunate last
summer to have their caisson lost on the
way there, will make another effort to do
that work. The contractors are per
fectly responsible people, and the gov
ernment has an iron clad contract,
These same men have done some won
derful pieces of work,. ' not only in the
United States, but in Australia, and one
of the firm who recently visited Wash
ington said that the concern did not
propose to give up the Diamond Shoals
project. They had had bad luck, but
hoped soon to make another, successful
attempt, and would be better prepared
than they were last summer to convey
the caisson: to Diamond Shoals. The
contractors are compelled to complete
the work before they receive the money.
and to keep the lighthouse in good
order for one year after its completion.
L Jire at Sloop Point.
The residence of Dr. Levi Alexander,
at Sloop Point, twenty-four miles from
this city, was destroyed by fire last Sun
day. The fire caught on the roof of the
bui.ding, it is supposed from a defective
chimney. Nearly all of the furniture
and other effects; were saved, but the
building was burned to the-ground.
There was no insurance on the property
destroyed.
r TOURIST TRAVEL.
Reports Indicate It Will he Very Heavy
This Season.
The Charleston News and Courier of
Monday says:'
Mr. T. M. Emerson, who is one of the
busiest and most persistent traffic man
agers in the Country, is hard at. work
making arrangements for the comforta
ble and rapid - moving of the winter-
tourists, who are -now beginning to come
South. "The outlook," said Mr. Emer
son, "has never been as good as it is at
present. We can never., tell exactly
what we are to expect, but all of our re
ports indicate that there. will be a heavy
Southern " travel, .- Our chief business
comes from rthe New England States.
New York and ; Pennsylvaniaand all of
these sections are just about ready for a
migration to tne bunny bouth.
"We now have a more elaborate and
perfect .' system of travel . between--' the
North and South than ever before.
There are now twenty-four fast trains a
week between - Charleston -and - New
York, and in fact all points how have a
much better service than ever before.
Mr." Emerson safd that he thought the
'merchants and phosphate dealers would
be agreeably surprised this spnngrThe
farmers were stinting themselves in their
dress- and luxuries, and when the time
came to buy fertilizers would find them
selves better off : than . they ; had sup
posed. ' v '
Mr. fc-mersoa and Mr. Kenlv left the
I car for Wilmington. '
. CRIWNUIir.,
January " JTeim-The Grand 3 aryunim-
jpwtant Cases" tried--paseir to "beWed
TheiJanuaryxterm;of;thenminaJ
Court, bis; Honor Judges, Meares pre
siding, convened yesterday. ft 5
Gol. B. R- Moore, the Solicitor was
tob unwell, to attendand in; his absence
Col. A. M. Wa'ddell and MASJMar,
shall represented, the' State-f
The grand jury for the term was im
panelled as follows ,Jas. W. Collins,
foreman; I. H. Qreenewald, W. G. Mc-
Rae. A. Kl Heath. Miles F. Costin, Geo,
W. Carter, E. T. Draper, Beni. Scott,
Jno. TJ. Woody, John A. Barnes, Wm.
Plver, N. D. Casteen. O. P. Cazaux,
John Dyer, H. Gerdts.
The grand jury returned true pills
against Kobt. Chadwick; assault ana
battery with a deadly weapon; Wm.
Shephard, larceny; Julia'Murray, color- J
ed. assault with a deadly weapon. These
cases were set for this morning. '
The case of the State against Teach y,
colored, forcible trespass. Submitted
and judgment suspended jn payment of
costs. " , "
State against Pharoah, colored, assault
and battery. . Defendant submitted;
judgment suspended.
The court took a recess at ' 5.30 p. m.
until this morning at ten o'clock.
. RAILROAD NOTES. .
Charleston, b. C, Dec. 31. Ru
mors of a deal by which the Louisville
and Nashville railroad will absorb the
South Carolina road are again rife here.
The statement is positively made by a
responsible railroad man that such a
deal is on. There are two parties in
New York promoting a plan of reorgan
ization, one of which proposes to restore
H. P. Talmage to the presidency, and
the other to make D. H, Chamberlain
president. In. any event it is said
the Louisville and Nashville will
absorb the roads in its system, and make
Charleston its outlet On the South At
lantic coast. The East Shore Termi
nal, which controls the " railroad along
the east water front of the city, is also
said to be in the deal.
The Chicago Railway Are ' has
published its early statement of railroad
building for the year. .TtJemarks that
while 1891 has been corriparatively a
dull year, 'our records now show that
new track has been laid' in 43 States and
Territories, on 249 lines and branches,
to an aggregate of 4,168 miles. This
increases the railway system ol the
United States to 171,000 miles.. Since
the year of our greatest railway build
ing, 1887, when almost 13,000 miles of
new lines were added, the falling off in
construction has been very rapid, the
new mileage for each of the last five
years being as follows: 1887, 12,878;
1888, 8,068; 1888, 5.739; 1890, 5,739; 1891'
4,168. The-only portions of the country
in which no hew track was laid are the
States of Connecticut,- Delaware, Neva
da and Mississippi, the latter showing in
strong, contrast to the other bouthern
States, in whieh the activity has been
notable." I
Atlanta, Ga 'Tan. 2. The in-
1 unction case of - the Georgia railroad
against the Georgia, Carolina and North
ern, was taken up in chambers before
Judge Clark to-day. The facts in the
case are familiar. The Georgia, Caro
lina and Northern seeks, under authority
of the Legislature, to condemn part of
the Georgia road, and to come into At
lanta over the condemned strip. The
Georgia road "resists - the proceedings
upon constitutional . grounds, attacking
the legality Of the charter of the Geor
gia. Carolina and Northern, as well as
the charter bf all other roads existing
under the act ol the Legislature since
the adoption of the constitution of 1877.
The decision will iuvolve several doubt
ful points Of railroad law and will be
awaited with interest throughout the
State. The! argument for the Georgia
road was concluded to-day. Next Sat
urday the case will be concluded by ar
gument for the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern.
To Washington, JS. C.
Capt. Fleming Gardner, chief engi
t
neer of construction of the A. C. L., in
formed a reporter that the "extension
from the junction on the Albemarle &
Raleigh Railroad to Washington, N7 C,
had all the grading completed and track
taying oegai yesieraay.
i dis extension is twenty-nve miies in
length. : and, Captain Goodwin says,
opens up a country rich in timber and
fertile land
The entire road is expected to be fin
ished by the first of March, and trains
will be running, probably, by that time
The building of this road gives that
portion of E4st Carolina a ; complete
net-work of railroads, and lor it the peo
ple are inaeptea to tne Atlantic coast
Line. . . j ,'
ALDERMEN GO WET.
THE CITY;
GRANTS LICENSES TO
SALOONS. :
Six
to Four: for Valor's Application, and
Six to Five for the Others.
Charlotte News. ' '
. The historic Board of Commissioners
of Mecklenburg county convened in reg
ular monthly session this morning, but
each member Of the Board seemed to be
cool, calm and collected, for they under
stood: that for to-day, at : leasL. they
would not be called upon by anybody
wanting license to sell liquors in Char
lotte, l hey breathed easier and went
about the regular county business. They
want to get everything out of the way
though, before 1 o'clock to-morrow, for
it is-understood that the. pestiferous bar
keeper will again bow down before their
feet at that time. " .
Everything now awaits the action of
the Board of Aldermen. The Board
meets this afternoon, when applications
for license will ,: be passed upon. . The
News learns that the advocates of license
claim seven votes, : certain, and in that
event, and provided thereis a quorum
this afternoon, - the licenses will be
granted. Alderman Asbury, is put down
en the dry side, : Alderman Sifford is
claimed as. a license voter. ' Alderman
Ward, one of the drys, fs sick at, home
and cannot attend the meeting. .
' The : Board of Aldermen met at 4
o'clock this: afternoon and a good deal
of discussion was indulged in before the
business was proceeded with. Then the
applications for license were brought up.
The Portner, Brewing -Company was
granted a license by a vote of 6 to 4.:
Joe Lindy and Rudolph Arndt and
others were granted license by a vote of
Btoo. :.:: - - -,,v -. :..;.-: ..-.r.f.;
i New Jersey has - a Baptist- minister
who claims to have baptized more peo
ple than any other man in ; his church.
The community in which he resides has
been grieved over his stubborn cough
that has interfered with ibis pastoral du
ties. ..A physician', recommended Dr.
Bull s Cougn Syrup, and consequently
1 Sunday v, "
next
t &
J' - , WASHINGTON NEWS.- ,
Snnkkoe CrisT .Too Slclc to : De rreaent
When . the Souse Convenes MoMHlln
t the Probable , Choice for " Speaker : Pro
Tenu '. . 1 jjF0hfliJfl '
ByvT Segrapb the Morning .StK7'-:
; .Washington, Jan. 4. It is defioite-
y settled r that Speaker Crisp will not
call theHouse to order to-morrow, when
it reconvenes after the customary Christ
mas recess. -The Speaker. continues to
imnrove in health.' but : bis recoveryiis
very slow and ias not yet progressed far
- .:.Vu.':m ii.;-
enousa 10 iaa&c it wu; iui uhu wv
his room: The Speaker has ; not seen
- - T T A (Kit
any " memoer 01 me nuuse whwuk
23rd of the last month; except
1lf.iL Catchings,- of Mississippi, "with
whom he talked for a lew minutes
yesterday. Mr. Catchings told him there
was no necessity for hiSv presence in the;
House while it was engaged in prelimi
nary work of legislation; such as the in
troduction and reference of bills.. He
advised the Speaker to rest for a week
or more before resuming- his duties as
presiding officer Of the" House. - Nothing
was said about a. Speaker pro tem., and
Mr. Crisp did ;not indicate -his preier-
ence. , l here seems w uc a gcucv
belief on the part of the Democrats that
Mr. McMillin. ot lennesoee, snouia De
selected as Speaker pro tern. - There has
been talk of a caucus to-night Jto select
a vice Speaker, to be elected when the
House . reassembles to-morrow,, out a
number of influential' members said to
day that they saw no necessity for a
caucus, and that none would . be held.
An effjrt will be made to-day to ascer
tain the Speaker's wishes with reference'
to his temporary successor. "
U. S. SUPREME COURT. "
Decision Concern ins the South Carolina
1 - Bailway Commission. J
' Br Telexrapb to the Momiog Scar.
Washington, Jan. 4. A law of the
State of South Carolina provides that
expenses of the State Railway Commis-
' t ii i w .i a
siun snail uc uuiuc uy lauiuaus uuiug
business within the State,, each road be
ing taxed its proportionate share of ex
penses of maintaining the Commission,
on a basis of mileage within the State.
The Charlotte & Columbia Railway
Company when -assessed, attacked the
validity of this tax, contending that it
was invalid and unconstitutional in that
it was contrary to the inter-State Com
merce clause- oi the Constitution, and
also to the clause granting to "all equal
protection of laws, in that it imposed
burdens on tailroads not borne by other
corporations. The South Carolina Courts
sustain the validity of. the taxing act,
and the United States Supreme Court
in an opinion rendered to-day by Jus
tice Fieldaffirmed the decision of those
Courts. ; -
SALOON KEEPERS.
Liability for . Damages in Certain Coses
' Under the laws of Pennsylvania.
, Philadelphia, Jan. 4. The Supreme
Court " to-day decided that a . saloon
keeper is liable for damages in the case
of injuries received resulting from the
sale of liquor to an intoxicated person.
The decision of the court was rendered
in the suit of Caroline" Davis vs. Felix
McKnight. a saloon keeper, appealed
from the Common Pleas Court of Alle
ghany county to recover damages for
her husband's death, Allegation of
plaintiff was that defendant sold her
husband liquor until he became intoxi
cated and that in consequence he tell
into a gutter full of water and laid there,
thereby contracting pneumonia, from
which he died. The jury gave Mrs. Da
vis substantial damages and the case
was appealed to .the Supreme Court.
Defence was made by the saloon keeper
that liquor was not the proximate cause
of death, and that what Davis drank he
drank voluntarily. . In sustaining the
verdict the Supreme - Court holds that
the verdict of a jury is conclusive upon
the first point, and says . upon the sec
ond : "The contention that the volun
tary taking of liquor by the deceased
While intoxicated, and being at the time
of known intemperate habits, was such
contributory negligence upon his part as
would prevent recovery by the plaintiff,
will not bear examination; such ruling
would practically destroy the act of As
sembly. Every drunkard not only takes
liquor voluntarily, bdt whenever he can
geit, and because of his weakness the
law makes the saloon-keeper responsible
for selling to such persons. He has not
the will power to resist temptation and
for this reason the sale to him is for
bidden." WESTERN
N. C. RAILROAD.
A Freight
Train Wrecked and
Several
Persons Killed. "
By Telegraph to the iforninr Star.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 5. A special to
the Dispatch from Asheville, N. C, says:
To-day, on. the Murphy branch of the
Western North Carolina railroad.
lorty miles irom Asheville, tne en
gine of the west-bound height tram,
while detached - at a heavy' grade, be
came uncontrollable and dashed down
the track at fearful speed. At Dick
Ridge trestle it left the rails and
plunged into the gorge, landing in Scott's
Creek, more than one hundred feet be
low. The following menKwere killed
Sam'l Frances, engineer, of Asheville;
Sam. Arthur, fireman, and Rufus Hemp
hill, and a colored hand, j
ANDREW JACKSON.
The Ladles' HennlteKe Association Ask
! Observance of the Anniversary of the
Battle of Hew Orleans. '
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Nashville, Tenn.. January 5. The
following explains itself: .
.The Ladies', Hermitage Association,
whrJSc mission is to save from rum and
decay the honor of Andrew Jackson,
ana guard tne tomb where sleeps the
old hero, respectfully request the Gov
ernors of the States and military com
mands throughout the Union to honor
the memory of General Jackson by fir
ing a salute on. the 8th day of January,
in commemoration of his victory at the
battle ot New Orleans.
; Signed, Mary J. Baxter, Regeut.
C P. Wright. Sect'y L. H. A.
EX-GO V SCALES
At the Point of Death at His Home
Greensboro.
m
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 5. A special
from Greensboro,- N. C, says that the
condition of Ex-Go v. A.; M. Scales is
quite critical, and his death may be ex
pected almost any hour. - He has been
very iu ior several montns. Me was a
member ot Congress before the war
and lor a number of years after the war,
ana was elected . trovernor of North
Carolina in 18S4, serving until 1888,
He was a Confederate General during
me war. . :. ,r--: .,. " .
-"'-...; Electric Bitters. :5 .
1 his . remedy ? is becoming so well
.mown ana so jxjpuiar as to need no
special mention. All who - have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise.-A purer medicine does not exist
and it is. guaranteed to do all that is
claimed.. Electric Bitters will cure all
diseases of the Liver and Kidnevs. -will
remove Pimples, Boils. Salt Rheum and
wner . anecuons - caused Dy -impure
LI J TTTM1 sr a- J m
oiooa. vv iu anve Maiara rrom the
system and prevent as well as cure " all
Malarial fevers. For cure of Hearlarrn
Constipation and Indigestion try Electric-
BittersiEntire ; satisfaction guar
anteed, or money refunded. Price 60
cents and $1.00 per bottle at Robert R
Bellamy's Wholesale and Retail Drug
Store. 'i:L::k riTV I .
TURPENTINE,
'A.iSlaiJt, at her
liome; at.V(''jle's Mill on ' Wednesday
icht last of la enppe.' Mrs. Cole, wile r
: Oxford Day: Owen Davis large
prize house at Henderson caught fire
at 3 btlocUr MOnday and was destroyed
with its contents a . heavy, stock ol to
bacpOiV The fire; department prevened
ihe spread 6f the flames. ; ;
S -' Salisbury Herald: Mr. J. F. Mc
Lean, traveling salesman for the Thomn.'
f sonTobacco Worka. reports the rea
discovery of arich asbestes mine in W
t
discovery of a,riCh asbestes mine in V.'a-
tauga county, on Kien mounwm. Mr
McLean exhioitca on ipe s:rect to-day
fiiie soecimeos ti the Ore. He has pur.
chased the propetty and will make de
velopments at an early aay.
Winston ' Senttnel: It is semi
officially stated that the effort to organ
ise a strong stock company to manufac
ture cigarettes in opposition to the
American Tobacco. Company has been .
crowned with succ:33 and a charter will
be asked for 'Withta the" next lew days.
The company, it is said, is composed of
capitalists .in the . tobacco markets of
Virginia and Norm taronna. it is also
staled that some of Winston's capitalists
Will.be interested in the enterprise.
. Stanly 'News: Died on last
Thursday night, near Silver, Ferdinan
Foreman, of paralysis. Mr. f oreman is
a well knon citizen of Stanley, and was
about 60 years of age, It is with
sorrow that we chronicle tne aeath ot
pur esteemed friend, Mr, M. A. Under-.
wood. 7 He was a well known riend to
many of the people of this and of other
counties. Whiien eauor ne neia rank
with, the best)f the. State. . He died in
Montgomery county, of Consumptio.
last Saturday. '
King's Mountain News: Mr. C.
R. Falls, who left our town rather ab
ruptly two weeks ago to-day, has not
. r . , r , . A 1 .
Deen neara iromana nis wucreauuuis is
not known by our citizens. A sen
sation has been created this week at thf
Catawba gold mine, by the abduction of
one Mrs. Hattie Brown. ' It appears that
a prominent young man living near this
place is connected witn tne anair, tatting
an active part either in his own interest
or acting as agent for some friend. Mr.
Kedfrow. the step-lather ot the stolen
lady, isfgreatlv enraged, against the per
petrators and is looking up the law and
evidence to prosecute the kidnappers.
.Charlotte" Chronicle: News was
received here Sunday Of the death, at
his home in Gaston county, of Wm, T.
Shipp. a brother-in-law of " Mrs. J.. B.
Kankin and Col. wm. Johnson, ol this
city, and a man widely known in this
section. Deceasea was a years oi ae.
vJ.A, Cathy, a prominent citizen of
Paw Creek, -died suddenly yesterday
morning. Mr. Cathy retired Sunday
night in his usual health. Yesterday
morning he called his son to make the
fire, : As his son arose, he heard a pecu
liar noise in the direction of his father's
bed. and going to him found him strug
gling for, breath, and death followed in a j
lew minutes. . " . -
- Charlotte Chronicle: William
Sizer.aged about 45, died Friday night
at his home in Paw Creek, after a brief
illness with the grip. , Rev. Thos.
Leitch, the evangelist, who has preach
ed 'around in this State considerably.
was kicked out of an Augusta, Ga., hotel ,
last week for being drunk and disorder
ly. : ; Jno. Mcrrison, one of . the
County Commissioners - of Cabarrus
county, died Friday night, after several
days illness. Capt. William Lewis,
superintendent of the Ray mine, died
yesterday morning of hemorrhage of the
lungs. Capt. Lewis was formerly super
intendent of the RetdsviIIe mine, during
which time he was a resident of this
city. Deceased was an Englishman by
birth. He was about 74 years ot age,
and was highly esteemed.
Raleigh Chronicle: - Mr. Omega
Foster said yesterday that the compress
had this season handled 33,000' bales of
cotton, or about 20,000 bales less than it
pressed last season to the corresponding
date. There was twenty-five deaths
here during December; one of a person
ninety years of age. Twelve whites and
thirteen colored persons died. The
wife of Dr. Haywood Faison, of Clinton,
died last Thursday at Washington, D.C..
where she was on a visit to her son, Mr.
Walter Faison. . It is said the labor
agents, representing the owners ot the
great turpentine "orchards" in South
Carolina and Georgia, are in the Gdlds-
boro section trying to induce negro: la
borers to leave the State. This is in
clear defiance of the act ofrthe last Leg
islature. Usually as many as 8,000 ne
groes have annually- left the State and
gone South to do this particular class of
work. , .
Oxford Day: . Sunday morning
hit JVlarable, a young colored man under
twenty years of age. was arrested on a
grave charge. Eli is the adopted son of
Peter Marable, who resides a few miles
east of Oxford. Old Peter raised the
boy, and in recent years has been hiring
him out and collecting apd keeping his .
wages. Ypung Marable wanted the
money he earned last year to have a
good time Christmas, but bis adopted
father got hold of it and .refused to lei
, , SP1 RITSTURI
him have it. 1 his made Lit mad, and'
he threatened he get even. At an early
houi; Sunday morning Peter called Eli,
who was sleeping in the loft, telling him
to get up and come down stairs. Eli re
turned a savage answer, and soon after
appeared. He was in a great rage, and
grabbing an iron pan. handle he struck
Peter on the head, , felling him to the
floor. It was a murderous blow, and
the oid man is seriously, probably fa
tally,' injured. EU is in thej county
jail. - ;
- Raleigh Chronicle: ' Mr. James'
Carpenter ot Cary, died Saturday, Janu
ary 2d. He was born in the year 1788,
and was therefore 104 " years old.
News has been received of the burning
ot Joseph Sabeston's general store, at
Stella, Craven county, causing a loss ot
$4,000, with $2,000 insurance. Mr.
J. Bryan Grimes, a leading farmer, ar
rived yesterday from Pitt county and
brings news of two more cases Of arson.
The packing, bouse and barn on Gus
Evans' tobacco farm in Chicod township
were burned. ' The loss is $8,000, with
no insurance. Two negroes, who with
good reasons were suspected to be the
incendiaries, were arrested, but as the
officers were taking them to Gretnvilie
a mob of negroes made a rush and res
cued them. There are now outstanding
$1,800 m rewards in that township for
the mysterious incendiaries,: who have
burned in that township over $50,000
worth of property belonging to promi
nent people. , i " -;- -
Goldsborp Headlight: The
tax value, of all real and personal pro
perty ifiTthis county is $5.016,704 white,
$4,795,147; colored, $221,557. --The
infant child of John . Rogers, "colored, a
tenant on Mr. . Erastus Edward's place,
near this city, was burned to deaih Fri
day noon by - its clothes becoming ig
nited during the absence of its parents.
.The Board ol City Aldermen held, a
special meeting Thursday and decided
that the liquor license should be $100
per year in advance with no monthly
tax. , Heretofore .: it .' has been $50
with an additional taz ot $3 per
month, ; making . it $86 v per year.
While driving with her son-in-law,
Mr. McNi Buie, in New Hope township
baturday, Mrs. H. L. Bizzell was thrown
from the' buggy by the mules taking
sudden fright and running away, and
was seriously injured by the wheels pass
ing over her. Adam: Muse, colored,
was cut in the thigh with an axe in the
hands of James Taylor during a fight
Friday near Princeton, on the Wayne
county line, between John Taylor and
Muse. James Taylor saw that his father
was ; being roughly handled by Muse
when he inflicted the wound, which may
prove fatal at any mommv '.
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