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In a speech at Greenville, , South Carolina, recently Col. Orr, Presi dent of the Piedmont Cotton Mills, said . that a bale of cotton for which the planter received $35 . was worth, when manufactured, $70, just double as much7 ' Some of the papers in that State which pro fess to espouse the cause of the farmer seized upohj' this as an illus tration of how the cotton grower was imposed upon' and defrauded. They didn't" call it defrauding ex actly but intimated that manufac turers who could buy raw cotton and sell it when fun through the looms fo double what they paid for it could ' pay more for the lint they, bought if they wanted to do the fair, square thing by the planter. We don't know how that is, whether they can aff ordto play more for the cotton they !use than they do pay, but that is a dishonest and demagogical way of presenting : the case to the man who sella the cotton. Manufacturing cotton , is a business just as the growing of cotton is a busi ness,and the cotton manufacturer as a business man buys his cotton on the best terms he can, and will take ad vantage of the low market to buy largely. He is hot running his spin- dies and his looms tor fun, nor on sentiment. If be was the fun and the sentiment would, soon play out and the machinery come to a stand still. He buys his cotton at the low est figure he can just as the planter buys Unmanufactured goods which he needs at the lowest 'price he can. The farmer, as every other man does, buys where he can buy to the best advantage, and he would be foolish if he didn't. : What nonsense, then, if they be in earnest, or what low demagogy,, if not, to find fault with the manufacturer for doing the same? If he didn't he would show himself incompetent to manage the business and he and it would soon go to the dogs. If the manufacturers combined to take advantage of the planter who, is compelled to sell, forced . prices down and compelled him to take a lower price than he would get it it were not for this combine that would be a different matter and the farmer wouH-feave just cause for complaint and indignation. That would be sim ply a robbery of the farmer inspired by an inordinate lust for gain. That is not honest, and,1 strictly speaking, it is not legitimate: business. It is a conspiracy to 'plunder, the strong taking advantage of the weak, avail ing themselves of the opportunity to wring from the weak the product of their labor at a price ruinous to ' the producers. j But there always was and al ways will be in this and in all other countries a great difference between the prices of raw materials and the manufactured articles. It is so not only in cotton but in every thing. A blanket in which there may notbe more "than two or three pounds of wool may be .worth . from six to ten dollars. A suit of men's clothes in which there may not be more than a couple pounds of wool may cost from ten to fifty dollars. A set of furniture in which there may not be more than from two to five dollars worth of lumber may cost from ten toi thirty dollars. A set of chiriaware in which there may not be one dollar's worth of raw ma terial may cost fifty dollars. Prices depend more or less upon the quality and the amount of skilled , labor re quired in producing the article. A ton of iron ore jworth a dollar or thereabouts at the mine turned into finished form of iron or steel may be worth hundreds pf dollars, so it' is not fair to infer that because there is -a marked difference between the selling price of the raw material and of that material manufactured that the seller of the raw material has been wronged. m iuc iaci mar. mere is sucn a ..difference between the price of un manufactured and manufactured cot ton teaches... a lesson that is worth heeding, and that is that if the South would get the full benefit of the cotton crop she must manufacture as much of it as possible, and if the men who raise it would get all the profit there is in it they must become interested in the manufacture of it. There was one planter In the South, the late Mr. Richardson, of Mississippi, who was, with one exception; the largest cotton planter m the world, who act ed on tnis idea. He manufactured every pound of, cotton he . raised built mills-and pressed the oil from .. the seed, utilized the stalk for such purposes as it could be utilized, and thus realized all the profit there was to be realized from the cotton plant He became one of the wealthiest men in the South, although he left North Carolina in his young man hood a poof man, With little capitar" but his brains and energy. Every planter cannot do as Mr. Richardson did, but there are some who can, and there are thousands who by associating could jointly es tablish manufactories to manufacture not, only their own crops but the crops of the surrounding country. And then there are many others who could enter into ' the co-operative plan for the establishment of manu factories in their neighborhood or in their market town, where they might secure the co-operation , of men of means who would furnish some of the ready money needed. AJcouple years ago there was a good deal of talk of this in i the Alliances of Alabama, Mississippi and some other Southern States,i,but for some reason we hear nothing of this now, and yet it points the cotton planters to one of the ways 'out of the depression from which the. cot ton growing industry suffers,' and shows how it may, even when prices are low, be made profitable. 7 ; -:-.T j SCHEMING TO CAPTXTEE THE SOUTH. ; if . ' Some of the third party leaders in the South claim that they will carry all but three of the Southern States. They knowthey can't carry one Southern State without forming a combination with and securing the co-operation of the Republican lead ers, which they may do only upon such conditions as the Republicans may lay down. These third party leaders know that they are not strong enough alone to carry any Southern State and that if they nominate State or electoral tickets in opposition to the Democratic State and electoral tickets the result may be that the Republicans will triumph over them and the Democrats, too. They Will not draw anything from the Repub lican party, which if it is encouraged by the outlook and there be no such alliance formed as they would; be willing to torm, will enter the field solid and confident. j j If, then', the third party manipu lators expect to accomplish anything it must be by a compact with the Republicans. There is little doubt that they are counting on this and it is more than likely that a trade will be effected between them by which they can count on . Republican back ing unless, as we have said, the indi cations of a split in the Democratic lines be such as to encourage the Re publican leaders to put out tickets of their own and reject any overtures or propositions that may come from the other side. ; There are abundant indications that this is the game, the Republican party managers propose to play in the South as the only way of break ing up the solid South, against which they have thrown their columns in vain for years, and that they hope to utilize this third party movement to this end. United States Marshal Buck, of Georgia, is one of the gen tlemen entrusted with this business in his State. In speaking of his the presence in Washington recently correspondent of the Philadelphia Record says: ! United States Marshal Buck of Georgia, is here, partly in his capacity as Marshal to settle some accounts,; and partly in his capacity as Republican boss ot Georgia, to talk with Republican leaders and Third Party leaders about the alliance between the Republicans and Third Party men in Georgia; and. especially about a combination on Presi dential electors. It is well understood that the Republicans are advancing money to hold up the Third Party in the South, and a more complete under standing than now exists between the Republican leaders and the Third Party leaders is Considered probable. Mar shaled by the whites of the Third Party in every district the Republican neerroes. would be, the Republican leaders think, more tormidabie than they have ever been." It seems from this that the pro gramme is to form a combination on the electoral ticket in Georgia, while he programme in another State may oe to forma combination on. the State and county tickets. Everv electoral vote the Republicans can pick up in the South will be just that much of a clear gain in a, field where they expected nothing, and hence tney can afford to be liberal to get even a small number of electoral votes, for m a closely contested election these few might decide the question ot the Presidency. j It might be argued that the third party leaders would not form a com bination with the Republicans, ; and that the assertion that they would does them iniustice. But whv wouldn't they ? Have they any more love for the Democratic than they nave for the Republican party? Haven t theybeen doing all they can to create issension in the Demo cratic party, and to break it ud? Men who do this have no preference between the Republican and the Democratic party, and would with out hesitancy form any combination with it that promised advantage to them. They have rone into this thing for gain. . They have burned the bridges behind them, and they will, when ft, seems to tfieir" ad vantage so to do, form a combina won wnn me nepuoiican or any other party which promises to be a powerful and a useful ally. . It is a well known fact that one of the first moves Mr. Harrison made after he was installed as President was to 'change Che complexion of the Republican party in the South by trying to build up a white man's Re puoiican party . on the protective tariff basis. It was represented to him by some of the Southern Re publicans who were sick of affiliating with the colored brother that this could be done, and they succeeded in so persuading him, and that a suffi cient number of protection Demo crats would join the new' party to enable it, without the negro, to enter the field as an aggressive force and thus the solid South would be broken and the future supremacy of the Re publican party j and its protective policy assured.: " Mrc- Parsons, - of Alabama, was one of the most active workers in this scheme. uHe was re warded for his efforts by an appoint ment as U. S. Solicitor for the North ern district of Alabama. Mr.-Buck, of Georgia, was another. He was ap: pointed Marshal. But, this scheme fizzled out because, they couldn't find the Democrats thev were look ing for to go into it. This third par ty movement is the first opportunity they have since had. to try that game - - . .. 1 - . ... - acrain. and tnev are goinsr io mane the best of it as a last chance. The Republican party never ap-: proached a Presidential contest with less confidence and with more, need of helo. States; upon which it has heretofore counted as sure, are now; to say the least,! doubtful, and it finds it necessary to wage vigorous battle, to hold States which have been with it ever since its organization. - For : this reason it has hailed with joy this third party movement in the: South, which it hones to utilize and offset some of the losses it may encounter in the West. Witta solid South its defeat is almost inevitable; with a divided South there is hope for it. The Democratic candidate for Governor of Illinois is a German by birth. Manv Concrressmen. are of German birth, or of German parent age, as are also many of the State and municipal officers in the North and the West. The German element is a power in this country, as shown by the New England Courier ; a Ger man paper puonsnea in cosion, which has been figuring on it, and finds that .in Illinois one-half the foreign population is German, . in Minnesota one-lthird, in Nebraska j ... and Iowa more; than one-third, in Wisconsin one-half, in Indiana, the banner German! State, 55 per cent., or 80,000 out of a total foreign pop ulation of 144,000. Out of the 12,- 000,000 immigrants who have come to this country since 1820, 4,500,000 have been Germans. .They are among our best: citizens, if there are a few Anarchists among them Hon. Don M.j Dickinson, who by the way. has been mentioned as a Presidential possibility himself, be lieves in Cleveland and it is thought will head the Michigan delegation to Chicago. .1 -1 -XT. S. DISTRICT COURT. Many Case off Alleged Violation of Internal Revenue Lswt. Z. W. Whitehead, proprietor ot the Fayetteville Observer, charged with pub lication of a lottery advertisement. De fendant submitted. Judgment suspend ed on payment of costs. Owen Gardner, charged with retailing liquor without license. Verdict guilty. Judgment contiinied. Thos. Morris; retailing liquor without license. Verdict guilty. Judgment sus pended and defendant recognized in $200 for his appearance at the Novem ber term of Court. Henry Lee, retailing liquor1 without license. Verdict guilty. Judgment con tinued, f ; ! Moses Galvanski, retailing liquor with out license. Not guilty. Strickland Locklear, selling liquor without license, j Verdict guilty. De fendant sentenced to thirty days in Robeson county jail and to pay a fine of $100. Dorris Locklear, 'charged with re tailing liquor without license. Not guilty. Thos. W. Darden and Walter Mc- Draughon were found guilty of distil ling liquor without license; but judgment was continued until to-day. Collins McNaie was found guilty of failing to cancel stamps, and not guilty of having in his possession unstamped whiskey. . . Bettie Foy, charged with sending an ooscene letter through the mail, was found not guilty. I ' . The grand jury returned "not a true bill" against W. B. Wright, Jno. Walton and Jas. Teachy, charged with violation of internal revenue laws. At 6 :p. m. the Court took a recess until 10 a. m. to-day. - The Truck Trade, i Palmer, Rivenbjerg & Co., New York, report prices as follows: Strawberries, Florida, 16 to 20ci Charleston and North Carolina, 20 to 25c; string beans, $3 to $6; tomatoes $2 to $4; asparagus, Charles ton $3 to $4, North Carolina, $3 to $3.50; beets, $1.75 to $125; cabbage, Florida, $2.50 to $3. Savannah, $255 to $3.25; North Carolina, $2 to $2.50; peas, Sav. $1 to $1.50, Charleston. $1.25 to-$1.75, baskets. $1.50 to $2; radishes 25 to 60c. spinach, $1.00 to! $2.50; southern eggs, 15 to 15Uc duck 18 to 21c: geese 20 to 25c ' U ' N At Baltimore- prices are quoted: Cab bage. $33.25; peas, (bushel box), $1.75 $2; beets. 810c. per bunch; straw- Derries, auzoc: carrots, 45c per bunch. The Doctor. I The thirty-nine annual meeting of the Medical Society i North Carolina to be held in Wilmington. May 17th, 18th. 19th, will bring together a large body of the most intelligent citizens of our State, and our people j will no doubt accord them a reception; worthy their high and noble profession; The Board pi Medical Examiners will meet nere may lotn. and remain in session until .all applicants for license shall have been examined. Dr. Geo. G.: Thomas is one of the members of the Board. i - , Fender Semoorata. Mr. J. T. Bland, chairman of the Dem ocratic Executive Committee, in a note to tne otar sayji: Please announce that the Democratic. Executive Committee of Pender conntv on yesterday.May 2, called the primaries to meet in the several townships next oaiuruay me Ytn inst, at s o clocK p. m, to elect delegates to the county conven- uon, wmcn meets at - uurgaw on Satur day the 14th inst, at 11 o'clock. Messrs. H.A.Jarman, Jackson ville, and J. H. Clark, Clarkton, were in the city yesterday. U. S. DISTRICT COURT. Fxrat Day of the Spring Term The Grand Jury A Vumber of Oaiea Slapoaed of. The U. S. District Court, Judge Sey mour presiding, convened in the U. S. court room in this city yesterday morn ing at 10 o'clock. The court room was well filled, there being a larger attend ance than usual, - , , The grand jury was drawn and em panelled as follows : - " W. H. Turlington, foreman, N. T. Alford, J. RWestbrodlt; S. M. Carlton, L.' R. Carroll, Sv P. Swain. Wm. Gris- sett, R. H; Hall, S. Allen, M. Campbell, Wm. Fairley, David Pratt, J. R. Wal ton. J no. Uarreil, j no., w. Murray. W. C. Keith, A. R. Middleton. J. R. Maxwell. j - Messrs. Gilbert B. Patterson,' Iredell Meares, . A; J. Marshall, Thos. Gillmao, and J. B. Schulken were admitted to practice. " v . ' ' Si:: w?5;"' The following cases .were disposed of : D. L. Russell vs. schooner C C Lister (admiralty case)." , The rlibel was dis missed and judgment entered 'against libellant for the cost. - ... ... .. ; Netll Strickland, charged with opera- mg an unlicensed oistiuery. .. verdict guilty. Defendant discharged on ac count of ill health. J.; J. Mercer, distilling without license. Verdict guilty. Defendant sentenced to thirty , days imprisonment ' in Wilson jail and to pay a fine of $100." ; The. ; case of the United States vs. E. F. Moore, ex-president of the Fay etteville National Bank, was continued for the prosecution until the next term of Court, on account of the absence of an important witness, Mr. . McD. Tait, bank examiner. - A. G. Worley. charged with operat ing an unlicensed distillery, verdict. not guilty. - ,' I 'A ' '.: , Green T. Parker, charged with dis tilling without license. Verdict, not guilty. '.: '.'; :.:.,.;' : Carey Strickland, charged with dis tilling without license, defendant called and failed to answer. It was represented to the Court that Strickland was con fined in the Columbus , county jail. for selling liquor without license. G. F. Blizzard, charged with breaking into the postomce at Keith, Pender county, and stealing postage stamps. plead guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of one dollar and be imprisoned for eighteen months at hard labor, in the. Ohio penitentiary. Blizzard is a youth of about 17 years of age. Shortly after 5 o'clock p. m.. the Court took a recess until 10 o'clock this morn ing. DUPLIN DEMOCRATS. Primary Election to be Held on the 11th Inst.. and the County Convention on the 14th. 'A " . Kenansville. N. C, May 2d, 1892. At a meeting of the Democratic Execu tive Committee of Duplin county, held in Kenansville, May 2nd, 1892 a ma jority of the committee being present- it was Resolved, That the call for a primary convention to be held May 14th inst., to elect delegates to the state Convention be rescinded, as , it was not in accord with the call issued by the State Demo cratic Executive Committee. Primary elections were then ordered to be held in each township on Wednes day, 11th inst, to elect delegates to at tend the County Convention to be held at the Court House at Kenansville . on Saturday, 14th inst- as directed by the Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee. It was ordered that a copy of this be furnished the Wil mington Star and Messenger. . G. S. CARR, Chairman. F. L. Johnson, Sec'y. , - ; For the National Conventions. ' The Atlantic Coast Line will sell round trip tickets to Chicago, 111., on account of the Democratic National Convention, at the following rates: Florence,' $24.50; Wilmington, $240; Goldsboro, $23.85; Fayetteville, $23.70; Seltna, $23.70; Wilson. $23.05; Kinston, $24.15; Greenville, $23.25; Tarboro, $23.05; Rocky Mount, $22.50; Weldon, $21.30. Tickets will be sold June 16th to 20th inclusive, good to return until July 28th. 1892. The Atlantic Coast Line will sell round trip tickets to Minneapolis, Minn., on account of the Republican Conven tion, at the following rates: Florence $36.00; Wilmington, $36.00; Goldsboro, $35.95; Fayetteville, $35.20: beima, $35.20; Wilson, $34.55; Kinston, $35.65; Greenville, $34.75; Tarboro, $34.55; Rocky Mount, $34.00; Weldon, $32.80. Tickets will be sold Tune 2d to 6th . in clusive; good to return until June 25th, iousj. inclusive. St. Mary'a School, Balelgn. The celebration ot the fiftieth anni versary of St. Mary's School, Raleigh, N. C will take place in June next, begin ning on the 4th and continuing to the 9th. The programme pf exercises is as follows: ,: ;; ,r;:-:' - Services in the Chapel and address by the Rev. J. B. Cheshire, Jr., D. D., to the Alumnae, Sunday, June 6th, at 1 1 o'clock. Reception, Monday evening, June 6. tf-ii. . .... . . - Concert complimentary to the Alum nae, Tuesday evening, June 7. at 8.30 o'clock. Annual concert Wednesday evening. j une otn, at s.oU o ciock. - Commencement exercises, Thursday morning, June 9th, at 10 o clock. ' , Business meeting of the Alumnae at the close of the exercises. r - ine Alumnae in Kaleign extend a cordial invitation to all the former pu- pUs ot the school to attend on this occa sion... vV. - .... Those desirous of so doing will kindly communicate with the secretary of the association, Miss Katie McKimmon, Kaleigb, N. C. r - rr ELECTION AT MAGNOLIA. ' A Demooratio Mayor Choaen by a Good Majority. . Special Star Correspondence s .Magnolia, N. May 8. . n R. Barden was - elected Mavor of this town yesterday by a good majority. Aitnough there were two tickets run. both were strictly white, and the thing passed on quietly, a. Av Johnson, w. R. Newberry, H. T, Pope, J. H. Groves. G. W. Brinkley, Calvin Shaw, were elect ed Commissioners. ,- . The Democratic voters of the town ship are requested to visit here Satur day, 14th inst., to elect delegates to at tend the Convention at Raleigh. Dem ocrats dorit forget to register! ' - Mr. Council Meares, of Colum bus county, called at the Star office yes terday to renew his subscription. He complained pi caterpillars- in his sec tion, but as he lives in a township that usually polls about 350 Democratic to ten Republican votes he can afford to be happy. ' COUNTY AFFAIRS.- Ueetinc Board of Commissioners Beports. Submitted.' Etc.' . -' The Board of Commissioners of New Hanover county met yesterday regu lar sessfoh, Chairman Bagg presiding. ;, ; - Treasurer Hewlett submitted nis monthly " report showing a balance on hand to the credit -of the- general fund amounting to $10,311.94; special .fund $225.88; educatronal f u nd, $20,667.87. .r The chairman of the Board reported as turned over to the treasurer $4000 In bonds, for-whlch the treasurer paid over to the chairman out of the special fund. $4000." The treasurer, also turned over to the board of commissioners six bonds, of the denomination of $500 each (series of 1902) Nos, 5 to 10 inclusive, with all the coupons attached, also 10 bonds ot $100 each (series 1912) with' all the cou pons attached, numbered from 44 to 53, inclusive;" all amounting to $1000 and which said bonds' and; coupons were des troyed in the presence of the. board. r Tbe chairman also reported as having collected from the Educational fund the sum of $2,000, which said sum had been loaned to the Board of Education out. of the General fund, by direction of the Board of Magistrates, at their mee'ing on June 3d, 1889. j ',-, '... - Register of Deeds J. Haar, Jr, report ed $18,05 collected, and turned over to the treasurer on account of marriage licenses issued during April. ?- . The same tax levy, as for last year was made under schedules A, B, and C. L. D, Cherry was appointed to survey lands entered by S. W. , Skinner and P. R. Fowler in Maspnboro township. Upon application, I and under act of Assembly, the following parties were orr dered 1 exempted from jury duty, viz: F. J. Gooding, Daniel F. Barnes, W- L. "Parsley. j ' - V--'', ."" License to retail liauors was granted to J.-A Barnes, at the hotel bar at Car olina Beach.' The Board adjourned subject to the call of the chairman J LYNCHING IN BLADEN. The Murderer of Mr. Edward Cain Taken from JaU and Hanged by MaakedMen. A special dispatch to the Star from Elizabethtown, Bladen county, says that Timon Purdie, colored, the murderer of Mr. Edward Cain, whose body was found with the throat cut on Mr. W. C. Dun ham s farm last Thursday (as stated in the Star) was taken from the jail at Elizabethtown Sunday night last by a hundred masked men, and hung to a pine tree near the public ferry on the Cape Fear river. , Purdie was arrested the day -after the murder. The evidence against him was conclusive.- When Mr. Cam went to the barn to lock the. door. Purdie was rob bing it and killed Mr. Cain to avoid de tection. Mr. Cain s neck was nearly sev ered from his body by his murderer, and the blood spurted all ovef bis assailant. Purdie's coat was found in his house with the sleeve bloody; his shoes worn the day before were also found in his house, the left' shore worn out on one side and bloody around the hole. His bloody pan ts,j drawers and axe were found abouty sixty yards from his house and identified by witnesses. A later telegram to the Star, received last night, says a coroner's inquest was held at Elizabethtown on the body yes terday, and the yerdict of the iurv was that Timon Purdie came to his death by hanging at the hands of a mob to the jury unknown. All concede his guilt, but there is some little excitement among the colored people, as this is Bladen s first lynching. May it be her last, 'j; I.- CLEVELAND COUNTY. Demooratio Convention Delegate toi the Raleigh Convention Municipal X3 action in Shelby. " Special Star Telegram.' Shelby, N. C, May 2. The county convention, after a stormy meeting. elected a straight Democratic delegation to Raleigh, many of them being Demo cratic Alliance men twelve for Sander- lin and eight for Holt. : Parts of these delegations who had refused to stand the test left the convention. J. F. Gardner was to-day re-elected Mayor of Shelby B. Suttle. without opposition, and A. S. G. Brice. W. H Eskridgeand C. M. Latti mere, aldermen. The TJ. S. Court. The V. Si District Court, Judge Sey mour presiding, will convene in this city to-day. The most important case that will be tried is that of the United States vs. E. F, Moore, charged with misappropriation of funds while President of the defunct People's National Bank ot Fayetteville. The Government is1 represented by Dis trict Attorney C. A. Cook and Assistant District Attorney T. P. Devereux. Mr. Neill Archie McLean, of Lumberton, is here also, and may appear in the . in terest of some of the stockholders of the bankv The defence will be ably conducted by ex-Judge Jas.' C McRae and Hon. Geo. M. Rose, of Fayetteville. and Hon. A. M. Waddell and Marsden Bellamy, Esq., of this city.' A -large number of witnesses to appear in this case have arrived, most of whom are citizens of Fayetteville, though the rural districts are well represented. Stocks of ETax-al Store. ' stocks ot naval stores at the ports at the close of the past month are reported as follows: t Spirits turpentine New York, 945 casks; Charleston, 573; Savannah, 6,473 Wilmington, 820. (Total. 8.811 casks. Rosin New York, 20,947 barrels Charleston, 12,744; Savannah, 50,721; Wilmington, 19,829. Total. 108.741 Tar New York, 2,988 barrels; Wil mington, 7,119. Total, 10,107 bar rels. ; 't-' ' . I Bailroad to South port. . Mr. H. H. Dougherty, general man ager of the Brunswick, Western & South em railroad, says work will begin on the construction of this road from South port to Wilmington next Monday. The other end of the j road, he says, will eventually be extended from Southport via Marion, Camden and Greenville, S. C, to Knoxville. Tenn. - Caterpillars in Columbus. Mr. H. M. Long, of -Columbus coun- tyT who called at the Star office yester day to renew his subscription, reports an army of caterpillars in his neighbor hood. Thus far their depredations are confined almost exclusively to the trees, but apprehensions are felt that they may soon attack the growing crops. WASHINGTON NEWS. Supreme Court Decision in anln teres ting Case from West Virginia-rlnstruotion to Naval Veasels Pa trolling Bearing Sea. " By Telegraph to the Morning Star..? Washington, May 2. In ,1856, H. L. Opie sold for $41,000 a large tract of farm land in Jefferson county, then Vir ginia, and now West Virginia, to Henry W. Castleman; part of the payment be ing cash and the rest in interest-bearing notes. Those payments which fell due between 1861 and 1864, Castleman paid in Confederate money and Virginia bank notes, (both of which were depreciated currency),' going for the purpose of pay ment from the . United "States military- lines in West. Virginia into the Confed erate; lines in vinjinia, and making payment ; to- Mrs. Opie- Mrs. Opie's sons were in ;the Confederate army and she : accepted the money, which was divided between members of the family, and in 1865, at her .requestthe trustees executed a deed ot release. About fifteen years afterwards sure was brought against Castleman and the point made that payment in Confederate money ; did not constitute payment in lawful money, as required byvthe terms of -sale. ' i'-;-,-: The United . States District Court of West -Virginia gave judgment against Castleman, but the United states su preme. Court to-day, in an opinion by Justice Harlan, reversed that judgment, holding that, action on the part of the Opies came too late. v The secretary ot the Navy has issued instructions to naval and revenue marine - vessels assigned to enforce the modus prohibitions against sealing in Behnng sea. Ihese instructions dtner from those of last year in these impor tant particulars: first. 1 Any vessel lound sealing in Behring ' Sea is to be seized whether or not she has been previously served with a notice. --vi"-. Second. Mere presence of a vessel in Behring Sea.; having on board sealing outfit, is cause for seizure. V Third. All persons on board vesselsn seized are to be sent as prisoners with the vessel to : suffer the- penalty of the laW.v -'.J - Under this law, all persons killing, or aiding or abetting in killing fur seals in Behring sea, are punishable by a fine of ,100, and imprisonment at hard .labor for six months. Under American law they are subject to six months' imprison ment and a fine of S1,000. Commander R. D. Evans, command ing the U. s. steamer Yorktown, has been placed in command of the Ameri can fleet. His instructions are as follows: "In pursuance ot the convention between the 'United States and Great Britain, dated April 18, 1892, for a modus Vivendi respecting the taking of seal in Behring Sea, youj will cause vessels under your command' to warn all American and British vessels they meet outside of Bebiing Sea not to enter the prohibited water of that sea for the purpose of seal ing, and you will deposit on board of each vessel so warned a ' copy of the convention, of the President's proclamation, dated February 15, 1892, of the British seal fishing (Behring Sea) act,. 1891. and of these instructions. Entry of notice and warning will be made upon the register of all vessels notified. Any vessel- found to be, or to have been employed in sealing within the prohibited waters of Behring Sea, whether with or without , warning, and any vessel found therein, whether warned or not, having on board im plements for taking seals, or seal skins or bodies of seals, will be seized. The prohibited waters include that part of Behring Sea east of the line of demarka- tion marked upon Hydrographic Chart No. os. i l he commanding omcer of the vessel making the seizure, will, at the time thereof, draw up a declaration in writing stating the condition of the seized vessel, place and date of seizure. The seized vessel will be brought or sent in charge ot a sufficient force to insure de livery, together with ' witnesses and proof, and. a declaration of the officer making the seizure, if American, to Sitka, and there delivered to an officer of the United States District Court, at that place; and if British, to Unalaska, and there delivered to the senior British naval officer in Behring Sea. Washington, May 3. Democratic members of the Ways and Means Com mittee afforded an opportunity this evening to the Democratic members of the House to privately express their views on tariff bills pending before the committee. It was made evident that there was quiet a number of Democratic members who are not in favor of the report on the free lumber bill' at this session j of Congress, and at least one member opposed to reduction in duty on barley proposed by Mr. R. P. Lock wood, of New York. Opposition to the lumber bill .comes from North Caro lina, and the great Lake States in the Northwest, and was on the ground that the duty should not be taken off unless compensation were given by a general tariff reduction bill. Mr. Stout,' of Michigan. nrced the committee to place refined sugar on the free list, and also asked for lower duty on thread and steel rails. ALLIANCE MEN. Great Gathering at Birmingham, Ala. President Polk and the Third Party. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Birmingham, Ala., May 2, A large number of prominent Alliance men are in Birmingham to-night, ready for the Convention of Southern States Presi dents and Executive Boards to-morrow. More are coming on every train, and the meeting promises tobe large. President Polk and Macune are both present. In an interview with a reporter to-night, Polk said he was satisfied that the finan cial platforms of ' both the old parties would be dictated by Wall Street; that it would become the. duty of every true Alliance man to vote for the nomi nees of the Omaha convention. He be lieves that the ticket will sweep evsry Southern State but three.- A Jerseyville. I1L, dispatch says: There is likely to be a prolonged fight in the District Democratic Convention in ses sion here. Four candidates are in the field for Congressional nomination. In the balloting yesterday,- Anderson - re ceived 6 votes, McDonald .6, .Ward 11, Wike . 84 number ; necessary to a choice 88. v - ' ' ' Happy Hooslera. ', Wm. Timmons, postmaster ot ldaville, Ind., writes : "Electric Bitters has done more for me than all other medicines combined, for that bad feeling arising from Kidney and Liver-trouble." John Leslie, farmer and stockman, of same place, says : "Find Electric Bitters to be the best : Kidney and Liver medicine; made me feel like a new man." ,: J. W Gardner, hardware merchant, same town says : Electric Bitters is just the thing for a man who is all run down and don t care whether he lives or dies; he found new strength, good appetite, and felt just like he had a new lease on life. Only 50c a bottle at Robert R. Bellamy's Drug Store. ' - - - t BucMen'a Arnica. Salve. The best salve in the world tor Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum Fever, Sores, Tetters, Chapped Hands Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Eruptions 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 bv Robert R. Bellamy Wholesale and Retail Drug tiitt. . " . I ALLIANCE MEN. The Conference at Birmingham Every body in Attendance for the People's " Party. ; " . - Br Telegraph to the Morning' Star. - - ' ' Birmingham, May 3. The Southern' Alliance Presidents and " Executive Boards have been in conference here all day and are agalrr in session to-night, but beyond the fact : that all the Southern-States and Oklahoma are repre sented, little or nothing is known of their proceedings. Members of the conference smile and talk pleasantly, but tell nothing beyond their intention - that nothing shall be known.; . It is given "out that. Col. Polk is presiding and- W. F. Jevyn, of Tennessee, is secretary." : Col. Polk made a speech in opening the . proceed ings and -then general reports from all the States were made. It is gathered that practically everybody is for the Peoples'; party in the national election, though there is opposition to making the issue locally and it is probable that this policy will prevail. There were some prominent members last ; night ; who were -v op posing any support of the People's party in an? form, : but it is . open ly announced to-day that. those have been brought around, and that : the body is practically unanimous now on a proposition that all Alliance men should support the ticket of the Omaha Con vention. Whether any formal action has been or will be taken on this subject is what cannot ascertained. SOUTH CAROILINA DEMOCRATS Said to Favor a ' Western Man aa the Presidential Candidate of the Party. By Telegraph to the' Morning Star ' Columbia, S. C, May 3. A test of the sentiment of the State regarding the Democratic Presidential - nominee was furnished by the . county conventions held yesterday to elect delegates to the State Convention. Mr. Cleyelandwas endorsed in one county. In every other, where an attempt was made to endorse him it failed. Mr.Hill was endorsed by several counties. '-The general senti ment seems to be in favor of - a Western man. Alliance men compose a majority of the Democratic party and the disposi tion is to insist on recognition of their demands. Delegates to Chicago will not be instructed, but will demand financial reform. ALLIANCE CONVENTION At Birmingham Formulates Ita . Plans Not to be Entangled in Politic? Adjourned Without Important Action. , By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Birmingham, Ala., May 4. The Age-Herald has been furnished with the following as a correct statement of the Alliance proceedings and prospects : The day has been spent in reviewing reports from different States upon the situation. A perfect spirit of harmony seems to prevail, and a wise conserva tism that will prevent any radical action governing the entire work. All present express a determined support of Alliance principles by their constituents, and seem disposed to keep the order entire ly free from any partisan entanglement. In all probability the resolutions to be passed will favor pieserving tothe mem bership inviolate their fullest right and freedom to affiliate practically with any party, making the support of Alliance principles only a test of fealty. While a majority of the members of the conference which adjourned this afternoon are for enforcing, their de mands through the People's party, an element developed which was opposed to any action which would appear like interference with a member's right to vote the Democratic ticket if the wished to. The result of the deliberations is a long address issued to the order in which it is set forth that it is first told to each applicant for membership in the order, that bis obligations shall in no way interfere with his political or re ligious liberty, and that the order has no right to take any partisan, political or sectarian religious action. A NORFOLK SENSATION. The Pastor of Granby Street M. K. Church - Gone Over to the Episcopal Faith. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Norfolk, Va., May 3. Announce ment was made to-day of the formal withdrawal from the Methodist, Church of Rev. Wm. Ei Evans. D. D., who has been pastor of Granby Street M. E. Church, South, of this city for the past year and a half. The news created quite a sensation, for, while it was known to a few outsiders that the Doctor and all of his congregation were not in en tire accord, no one looked for such a radical change in his church relations as wasdevelopod to-day. Granby Street is the wealthiest and highest salaried church in the Virginia Conference, and Dr. Evans, who is just forty years old, has been regarded as one of the ablest and most popular ministers of his de nomination. " He will enter the Episco pal ministry, and will leave for Alabama the first of June to apply for orders in the Diocese of that State.. It seems from what Dr. Evan's said to-day, that he has been for some some time what is called a "High Church Methodist" and strongly inclined to the ritual and cere monies of the Episcopal Church. ELECTRIC SPARKS. The Maryland Democratic State Con vention is called to meet at Baltimore, June 8. ' - A Cornwall dispatch says : Owing to the trouble with), weavers, the Vermont Cotton Mill hasiclosed down, throwing seven hundred 'hands out of employ ment. , Elections occurred Tuesday in- va rious cities throughout Indiana, the re sults snowed Democratic gains in thir teen towns, an Republican gains in seventeen. t - U". ' A Jacksonville, Fla., dispatch says the people's party executive committee has called a State convention at Ocala, June 1st, the same day the Democratic convention is to be held at Tampa, and delegates to the former will be chiefly Alliance men. . A Partonsburg, Mo., dispatch says: About 3.30 p. m. Tuesday a Cyclone passed through DeKalb county, in a northwesterly direction, sweeping every thing before it. It wrecked the home of Mr. Sharp and seriously injured him, and killing his wife and Miss Boyd. There is a madness in neuralgic pains, which none but sufferers know. Pity the universal world don't know that this madness is cured by Salvation Oil, the famous lotion for man and beast. t Ainu to noutsrs. If or Over Fifty Years MRS. Winslow s Soothing ' Syrup has been used by millions of mothers for their chil dren while teething. Are you dis turbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and crying with pain of Cutting Teeth? If so send at once and get a bot tle of "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy rup" for Children Teething. Its value is incalculable. It will relieve the poor little sufferer i immediately. Depend upon it, mothersr there' fcv no mistake about it. It cures Dysentery and Diar rhoea, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, cures Wind Colic, softens the Gums, re duces Inflammation, and gives tone and energy to the whole system. ..-''Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for children teething is pleasant to the taste and is the prescription of one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the United States, and is for sale by all drug gists throughout the world. Price twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's. Soothing Svsitp" - SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Goldsboro : Argun All the Demo cratic candidates lor aldermen of this city were elected yesterday by handsome majorities, notwithstanding the ftct that there was : soirited oonositinn ;n .u- First and Filth wards, which had Re. puuiiiaa candidates in tne neid. It was a quiet election and everything went off smoothly. Lenoir Topic: The committee appointed to find a Third partyite in Caldwell has thus far failed to spot a sin gle individual, claiming to be one ,The large turnouts of the people to the primaries last wees, wnen the corn planting crisis was at its hottest, was an k indication of the great interest of the people in politics. Raleigh Visitor: An illicit dis tillery was seized near New Hill, this county, last Saturday. An opinion has been rendered by the Attorney Gen eral to the effect that the failure on the part of tax listers to furnish the Commis sioner of Agriculture with the statistics of their respective counties, is a misde meanor, but that they are entitled to compensation for such service. " Raleigh Chronicle: During April no less than twelve illicit distille ries were seized in this district. A dty or two ago Mr. C. W. Lambeth lost a very valuable cow in a strange way. The animal was tethered to a fence near a little stream, the water in which is some two or , three inches in depth. The cow was tripped by the rope and fell in such a way that her nose was forced .in the water' and she was strangled. Charlotte Observer: Mr. W. B. Vail has shown the Observer some re markable growths from his farm. There was lucerne, crimson clover and orchard grass two feet high; and oats three and a-half feet high, the finest specimen of which was that showing 200? stalks from one grain. The latter, Mr. Vail says, ex- ceeds anything he ever raised before. His farm is just a mile from Charlotte, and this shows what can be grown around here, with the proper care. " " Asheville Gazette: Patrolman Noland arrested last night, Hilliard Harris, a colored man, who was charged with stealing from a store on Mont ford avenue about ten days ago 10 boxes of cigars, some fruit, etc. He was seen selling a of the cigars, and is said to be the party who broke into Johnston's store on Patton avenue two weeks ago. While bringing him up Patton avenue near Depot - street, he broke away from the policeman and jumping over a fence and escaped although closely pursued, Lumbertou Robesonian : The caterpillars which became so numerous in this section last spring as to stop the trains on the Carolina Central Railroad, made their appearance about ten days ago, and judging from the number, they were not deterred in their purpose by the action of the Government in sending out an agent last year to investigate them. We do not know what the Gov ernment learned in regard to them, but our people haye discovered two potent agencies for destroying them kero sene oil and boiling water, though the former is quite expensive, as the cater pillars seem to come as fast as they are destroyed. - . Tarboro Soutierner : On Satur day last a man representing himself as Ed. P. Hales, presented an order to S. S. Nash, Treasurer ofi the Public School Fund, for payment. !The order as re quired by F. S. Wilkinson, County Su perintendent of Public Instruction, and of two committeemen of District No. 14. Mr. Nash gave checks for amouht of order, $75, but having some suspicion as to his genuineness went at once to Mr. Wilkinson to know if such Ian order had been countersigned by him. Mr. Wilkin son said he bad not; whereupon Mr. Nash secured Chief of Police Winborn and wen in search of the Iforger and soon found him. He had just received the cash for the checks, and; when ar rested gave it up. He was carried be fore Mayor Fountain. When at exami nation the evidence was found conclu sive and the prisoner being unable to give bail was committed to jail. In the order he signed himself as Ed. P. Hales, on the trial be gave his name as M. Jones, and his home as Princeton, John son county, N. C. ' Mount Airy N'ett's: On last Friday at about 9 o'clock, Henry Leak's wife, Eliza Leak, colored, called at Isora Fulton's restaurant in this place. There existing already a personal animosity be tween Isom's wife and Eliza Leak caused by Isom being too intimate with Liza, a fight ensued between the two oolored women in which Fulton's wife cut the throat, leg and arm of Leak's with a razor. The wound on her throat was sewed up and the' woman is in a critical condition. The horse-thief calling himself Charlie Jones was turned out ot the calaboose on last Satufdary morning for want of sufficient evidence to get out a'warrant. He hit the grit with remark able speed and is now beyond the States line. ; A few hours after he had gone a telegram came from Marion, Va., re questing our officers to hold him. A policeman of Marion came to Mt. Airy Monday after him, but he was too late. It is evident that the prisoner was the man wanted by the Marion authorities. Greensboro Record : It will be remembered by many of our readers that the celebrated and world renowned Siamese Twins, after travelling over the habitable globe settled in Wilkes county, and went to farming. That they subse quently married two sisters in that county, and lived happily with them for a number of years each owning his own jarm. One lived near Mt. Airy, and at this home they died a few years ago, leaving each a large family of children j who are to-day worthy and respected citizens of Surry county. These facts" are called to mind by the death on yes? terday, at their home near Mt. Airy, of Mrs. Sallie Bunker, widow of Eng Bunker, one of the Siamese twins. She She was in her 71st year, and was much beloved by all who knew her. The writer, during the-life of her husband, was frequently at their home, and can bear testimony to the fine social traits of this good womanr, -? The case of State vs. Wylde, has been dismissed by the Supreme Court This settles the status of the bigamist for the next five years. His address will be State Peni tentiary, unless he secures a job on some , railroad or canal. POLITICAL POINTS. President Harrison will very likely be renominated, but the shadow of Blaine. Reed, Quay, Piatt, Cullom and Alger upon the wall are calculated to give unpleasant dreams to his mid night slumbers. Nashville American Went.) A horde of claimants stand ready to shuffle for Harrison's shoes should he fail to persuade the party managers to again put him in nomina tion, and the party counsels are divided between candidates of every stamp from Czar Reed to skulking Alger. Balti more Sun (Zem.) . . It is figured that up to date about 200 delegates have been instruc ted for Harrison; and as it will take 425 to control the convention it is appear ent that a crisis is On for the Second Term; It is true that a number of the uninstructed are known to be for Har rison, yet it is apparent that unless the Harrison sentiment shall assert itself powerfully and decisively in the con ventions yet to be held, a fine, field for political manipulation will open at Min neapolis. Prior to the New York con vention the sentiment was universal that Blaine's retirement had made Harrison inevitable. - Since that convention four or five candidates have been freely can vassed, and the question of mvailability is still a leading one. Philadelphia Re' cord, D.
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