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. rUBUSHSD A. WILMINGTON, N. C, $1,0CF A YEAR, I N ADVANCE. SS3S8S88S88888338 tmoopi 8i 8888888888888188 88888888888888888. 88888888888888888 8S883888S8S88888S 838, S88S88S8S88888 82888882388888888 88888888888888888. H O ! Px . CO S a OT taeiseicoote4iB I Entered at the Post Office at Wilmtgton, N. C, as SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. 1 The subscription price of the "Weekly Star is as follows : ' Single Copy 1 year, postage paid .......$1 00 " " A mnntht " : . . . KB 0 months 8 months " 80 State Democratic Ticket. , Por Governor: ELIAS CARRi of Edgecombe. ,. For Lieutenant-Governor: R. A. DOUGHTON, OF ALLEGHANY. For Secretary of State: OCTAVIUS COKE, of Wake. For Statq Treasurer: rDONALD W. BAIN, of Wake. For State Auditor: ' R. M. FUR MAN,, of Buncombe. For Attorney-General: FRANK I. OSBORNE.Mecklenburo. For Sup't of Public Instruction: 1 J. C. SCARBOROUGH, of Johnston. For Presidential Electors at Large: C, B. AYCOCK, of Wayne. R. B. GLENN, of Forsyth. For Judge Twelfth Judicial District: GEO. A, SHUFOD, of Buncombe. A FRAUDULENT CLAIM. The high tariff advocates claim that the progress, and increase of wealth in this country during the past thirty years are the result of the pro tective system est;. Wished by .the Re publican party. They point to an increase of about $50,000,000,000 of wealth within the past three decades and exclaim, behold what protection has done. Whether they believe this or not they have by dint of iteration and reiteration succeeded in making a good many other people believe it. The wealth of the country has in creased under the high tariff, it is true, but it would have increased as much or more if there had been a tariff for revenue only, It does not follow because there has been a large increase of wealth iince the protective tariff era was inaugurated, that it is therefore the result of the protective tariff, any more than the floods in the Western rivers are the result of the arrival of that eight-tail comet which is now attracting the attention of as tronomers. This jncrease of wealth can be easily accounted for without any tariff figuring in it. Up to 1860 the yast area lying be tween the Missouri river and the Rocky Mountains was, with the ex ception of the territories of Kansas, Nebraska and Utah, where trie Mor mons found a refuge, an un tamed wilderness, whose prin cipal product ot wild animals. was the skins The building of the Pacific railroads first and the roads tributary to ;hese later, opened up that vast territory for settlement, and the discovery of gold and silver caused a tush ol fortune seekers something similar ;o that of 1849-50 into California, In addition to this there were mil lions of: acres of fertile lands to in-1 vite the home-seekers from this and foreign countries and the result was that most of that country was soon transferred from a wilderness into a civilization, with cultivated land of towns and cities and industries char acteristic of American dash and en . . .... . . i .. . . lerprise. within these thirty years probably 8,000,000 of immigrants have landed upon bur shores nearly all of whom brought more or less money, and the larger part of whom became home-owners soon after their arrival. They opened farms along these western railroads, and at once the wild land of nominal value rep resented an estimated value of from $5 to $50 an acre, depending some what upon location. l hen again during the war the foundations of immense fortunes were laid with the abundance of money issued by the Government from its printing office in ) Washington, and the ease with which it was obtained by those who I stood in with the party in bower i stimulated a speril of enterprise which soon became general and 'great works were undertaken which would have staggered the daring of capitalists who accumulated! their money by Slower and more laborious process than these favorite sons of fortune. The tariff had nothing to do' with that, didn't figure in it the most re motely. inL8G0 there was not a hundred muisof railroad west of the Missis sippi, and less than 30,000 miles in the whole country while now there is about 170,000 mjiles, every mile of - which has given Increased value to every acre of land within a radius of fifteen miles each way. What has . . . .. . 'i "ie tantt 'had to do with this? VOL. XXIII, Nothing. The ' only way in which' its presence is felt in. this connection is m the obstacles it has thrown in the way of building new roads, by adding to the cost of the rails nec essary to lay them The probabili ties are that if it hadn't been for this there would be 200,000 miles or more of railway in this country now. The cotton crop of the South has doubled and the grain crops pf the West trebled in the past thirty years. What has the tariff had to with that? About one man in twenty in the United States is engaged in the pro tected industries,, so that the nine teen employed in .the non-protected industries are taxed to' support the one, and yet they claim that this sys tem by which the nineteen are taxed to pay tribute to the one is the sys tem that has so increased the wealth of this country. It is a bald-faced pretence in keeping with the arrant fraud.! ' . " ' ' ' " Many subscribers to the Weekly Star to whom bills were recently sent have forwarded the amounts due; but many others have paid no attention whatever to the bills. We will be glad to have all subscribers understand that we cannot afford to print and mail this paper, postage paid, lor fun. It is all we can do to furnish it lor One t Dollar. Please send amount due if you have not already done so. A DISTORTED VISION. While professing to be a non-poli- cal paper the National Economist, organ of the National Alliance, in its last issue takes an editorial whack at Cleveland, and in doing so indulges in a good deal of nonsense and some gross misrepresentation. It starts out with the remark that the "Hill boom seems to have undergone a complete collapse and at the same time Cleveland stock has advanced so much that it is quite probable that the Hill men will be compelled to support him to save their own seats in the machine." This is "quite probable," but why this covert assault on the Democratic party as a "machine" run party ? From a partisan journal opposed to the Democratic party such a refer ence might not be remarkable, but why does it find a place in an organ which professes to speak for an order the large majority of whom, in the South, at least, belong to the Demo cratic party ? It finds a great change also! in the Republican party where six weeks ago the "nomination of Harrison seemed a foregone conclusion but where the indications now point to the nomination of Blaine. As the Republican .national convention meets two weeks before the Demo cratic convention it argues that the Republicans can by nominating Blaine force the Democrats to nomi nate Cleveland, which, would not be the case if Harrison were nominated and as the Republicans are very anxious for the nomination of Cleve land the nomination of Blaine will be in order. If, however, it says, the Democrats held their convention first and Cleveland were the nominee the Republicans would be forced to nominate Harrison for to refuse to do so would be equivalent to a re pudiation of his administration, and for this reason the nomination ot Blaine will force the nomination of Cleveland, to fight the battle of '84 over againand to "refuse the banter would be to admit his corruption." It would be hard to find more drivelling nonsense crowded into the same space, and at the same time more gratuitous assertion. When have the Republican managers ever signified their desire for the nomina tion of Cleveland ? Isn't this revolt, if it can be so called, against Harri son, which has grown so rapidly in the past few weeks, based upon the declaration of its leaders that it is necessaay for party success to nomi nate their "strongest man" ? Do not six out of eight of Blaine's champions believe that Cleveland will ' be the Democratic nominee, and if they believed that he would be the "easi est man to beat," and hence desire his nomination, why are they makr ing the welkin ring with demands for the "strongest man?" It is not nec essary to pick out giants to fight pigmies. Cleveland is the very last man the Republicans want to see nominated, and the conviction with them that he is going to be nomi nated has increased and strength ened the demand tor Blame, whoni they believe to be a stronger man than Harrison and the strongest man they can nominate. "To refuse to accept the banker,' this organ says, "would be to admit his corruption." This , is the first time that we have ever heard cor ruption charged against .Cleveland from any source, for in all the four years of his administration, no Republican ever denied that his was an honest and a clean adminlstra tion, the rankest of partisan oppo nent, never hinted at corruption, and when he ran again, this weak man who is to be so easily teaten, and for whose nomination the Republi can managers, according to this un scrupulous organ, are. hankering, all though failing to receive a majority. of the Electoral College, received the popular endorsement of nearly one hundred thousand more . votes than- he received .when he" beat Blaine, their "strongest" man - then as he is now. , .. It' then goes, on to inform its readers that the Cleveland men can force his nomination, but his most ardent partisans are afraid to nomi nate him for three reasons; first, be cause the -laboring, people, in the Democratic party,- are with great -unanimity violently op posed 1 to his nomination:; second, because - the --. People's ; - Party want him nominated, and, third because the Republicans want: him all of which is a combination -of un mitigated falsehood' and nonsense. There has not been the slightest inti mation that the working people in the Democratic:, party . are -violently opposed to. iis nomination,, but there is evidince that in nearly every; pub lic meeting that has. been held his name awakens popular enthusiasm such as no other name can evoke. If the People's party, what there is of it, desire his nomination they have managed pretty well to keep it. to themselves. That the Republicans wish it is a purely gratuitous asser tion, and an absurdity on its face. All this is in keeping with the stupid declaration in the close of this unique production,, "that it may "-be that nothing will give .the friends of Cleveland the back bone to nomi nate Cleveland but the nomination of Blaine and Rusk," which is con ceded to be about the strongest ticket the Republicans could nomi nate. ' The Economist should try its hand again. Many subscribers to the Weekly Star to whom bills were recently sent have forwarded the amounts due; but many others have paid no attention whatever to the bills. We will be glad to have all subscribers understand that we cannot afford to print and mail this paper, postage paid, for fun. It is all we can do to furnish it for One Dollar. Please send amount due if you have not already done so. MINOR MENTION. The State -of Nevada has one Con gressman, a Republican, and two Senators, both Republicans, but there seems to be Democrats enough in it to hold a State Convention when they make an effort. It is one of those States also which is progressing backwards and hasn't as many peo ple in it now as it had ten years ago, but what there are left of them, are hustlers and propose to have their say in national politics, not to have a little say, but a big one, to say it all, and say just exactly what the re spective national parties shall do if they propose to keep in the good graces of Nevada. Nevada happens to have some silver mines, which were there before Nevada was dis covered, and that's what's the mat ter with Nevada. These silver mines belong to a few dozen of men, per haps, all told, but they are what Ne vada's denizens are banking upon, tor if she didn't have them she would in all probability be extinct within an other decade. We can therefore read ily understand why she freezes to em. Silver is their bread and meat, and their politics. It is all the poli tics, they now apparently have. Last Friday the "Democrats" of that State held a convention to nominate a candidate for Congress and del egates to the National Demo cratic Convention. They adopted two resolutions, and only two. One of these instructed the delegates to use every honorable endeavor to se- cure,the adoption of a free coinage plank by the convention, and not to vote for any man for President or vice-President who didn't stand erect and flat-footed on a free coinage platform. The other absolved the nominees of that convention and presumably, of course, all Democrats in that State from obligation to sup port the nominees of the national convention unless they were unequi vocally in favor of free coinage. This rules out Cleveland, Hill, Gor man, Carlisle, Palmer, Boies and Campbell, in fact; every Democrat whose name has been' prominently mentioned in that connection. Under these circumstances: if they want to have the fun of voting for some one, we expect they will have to amuse themselves with Senator Teller or CoL Polk, either of whom is as good a Democrat as those Nevada Demo cratic resolvers. In view of the fact that Nevada's attitude is not going to have any serious influence on Democratic chances of success, the National Convention will not be in much tribulation over" those resolu tions. - The question now is has Col, Harry Skinner gone over to the t. p. or not. The third partyites say he has, and that he has consented to go as a delegate from this State to the Omaha convention, while the Col. 's friends declare that "he has not. It was alleged that after the adjourn ment of the Democratic convention in Raleigh, Col. Skinner called at the Progressive Farmer offjee, where he had an hour's private interview WILMINGTON, N. C, with Col. Polk, the result of which was that Col. Polk gave instructions to have Col. Skinner's name inserted in the list of delegates to Omaha from, this State. - When asked by some one whether CoL Skinner , had con sented to this he said he said he had and showed the enquirer a writing bearing Col. -: Skinner's signature which, however, the enquirer did not read.- - These alleged ' facts fc being mentioned in the presence pf a friend of Col.. Skinner on hisway. home from the convention, he sent him the' following v telegram,!f which we find in the Raleigh Chronicle " of the 27th inst. . . . 'h ::My:-MA "Clayton. N. C Mav 20. CoL Harry Skinner, (on board train) ' Hen derson, N. CIcts said on board r train that Polk has your written consent to head delegation from this State to the Omaha convention. Wire me a denial at Rocky Mount." - - To this I received the following re- P'v: - 'Middleburg. N. C, May 20. Rocky Mount. N. C It isa lie. HARRY Skinner. Many subscribers to the Weekly Star to whom ; bills were recently sent-have forwarded the amounts duej but many others have paid no attention whatever to the bills. We will be glad to have all subscribers understand that we cannot afford to print and mail this paper, postage paid, for fun. It is all we can do to furnish it for One Dollar. "Please send amount due if you have not already done so. I As Blames eyes, according ' to Blame, are not so seriously damaged that they absolutely required scien tific manipulation, it does not appear why he should go all the way from Washington, where they have pretty good eye-doctors, through Baltimore and Philadelphia, where they have more of them, to New York, to have that job done. It may be remarked in this connection, that while he was having this done and paying his re spects to his new grand-daughter, he casually had a long private confab with Boss Piatt. The presumption is, however, that this confab was on purely "private" business. Secretary Rusk wants this Gov ernment to encourage the goat in dustry in this country, which nas been too long neglected. He thinks if the goat had a good start he could take care of himself, which consid ering the digestive capacity of the goat is probably true. As a wool produce he might not be an eminent success, but when it comes to "mut ton" there is no other animal in exis tence which can" diet on , old shoes, tin cans, bottles, scrap iron &&, and compete with the sheep. The servant girls of Chicago are said to be forming a combine. It is not a plate trust exactly, but some thing on thatorder A JOLLY PIC-NIC Excursion to the TSetw Klver Oyster Com pany's Possessions on Stone's Bay. One of the iolliest pic-nic parties that ever left the city boarded the W.. O. & E. C. R. R. yesterday morning, the oc casion befng the annual pic-nic of the stockholders of the New River Oyster Company, with their families and a few invited guests ; the party numbering forty-six. A special engine and car con veyed them to Cedarhurst, where con veyances were in waiting to carry them to Stone's Bay, about four miles distant. A jolly ride it was, too, for the resources of that country are limited in the line of conveyances, and the welkin rang with shouts of laughter as the two-wheeled mule carts jolted and shook up their oc cupants. The genial manager, Mr. Berry Gleaves, and Mr.R. N. Sweet, had gone down a day ahead to have everything in readi ness, and the pic-nicers found awaiting them a delicious roast ot the succulent bi valves fresh from the company's grounds, which were pronunced unusually fine in size and flavor. The stockholders took advantake of this to note the improve ments made in the plant and the devel oprnent of the oysters planted. ' They found the growth of the latter remark able many of those planted four months ago being from three to five inches in length when taken from the shell, while those planted one year ago are simply immense and of delicious quality. One hundred and ten thousand bushels have been planted and the Company expects to market twenty thousand bushels of the oldest nent winter. They own and employ regularly in their work 'there five scows and a steam tug. One of these scows had been rigged up with an awning, seats, a table, etc.. and on this the ' party embarked for a trip to Jacksonville, twenty miles up New River. The tug Emily Gleaves; in a nice new coat of paint, took them in tow and steamed up the river, while busy bands made ready the dinner, From the mysterious depths of mam moth. baskets was brought forth every thing that could tempt the appetite of the average hungry pic-nic mortal, which disappeared rapidly enough to convince any one of the hearty appreciationjof the participants. ; . - " ; Arriving at Town Point, the site of the pleasure home of Mr. -Thomas A Mclntire. the party' disembarked, and strolled over the grounds ot the elegant lodge erected by him; proceeding thence to Jacksonville, where they had an hour to view the town. ; At 6.80 they boarded the train for home and it was unanimously agreed that the company at least once a year declare' a dividend in favor of the ladies in the shape of an annual pic-nic. The stockholders returned enthusi astic over their prospects in Stone's Bay. JFRID AY, JUNE 3, 1892. Senator Ransom and tbe-AntUOompnlsory The Washington correspondent of the Charlotte- Observer - says that the bill abolishing compulsory pilotage (passed by the Senate on Wednesday) came u p in the Senate on - Tuesday, and Senator Kansom offered an amendment to the effect that the bill should not go into effect until July of next year. He ex plained that he asked for this action, as he could not be present on the day fol- bwing, whenihe bill would be placed upon its .final passage. The object of bis amendment was that if this bill mus pass, those men who are absolutely un fitted for any 'other life in the world ex cept" that upon - the' water be" given a year in which to "adjust themselves to their new conditions, and to find suita ble employment by means of which they can earn a living. " The correspondent adds: - "I believe that the greac majority of pilots in the country will thank Senator Ransom for hia efforts in securing the successful' adoption of the amendment. .which staves off the executing of this law until July of next year, if, peradventure, the House concurs with jthe Senate and adds its endorsement to this measure." 4- Jno. C. Davis, '"'-,:' V- -" ' - -'.-"' : Jailor; King returned Wednesday night from Raleigh, where Jie left Jno. C. Davis at i the Insane Asylum. He says that Davis was very quiet all the way, and the jonly thing noticeable jwas that he was constantly talking to him self, and occasionally jumping; from his seat, as if he was frightened. When -they reached' the Asylum, Davis told King "good bye" in a quiet and com posed way. Davis was turned over to Dr. Wood, in charge of the Asylum, with the understanding that if be re covers he willi be delivered to the sheriff of New Hanover county, to await the action of the Criminal Court on indict ments now pending. Davis' trial cost the county very near $2,000. 1- Teaohers' Assembly. The North Carolina Teachers' Assem bly convenes at Morehead this year on the 21st of June and holds till the 4th of uly. It promises to be the most popu lous and interesting, profitable and en joyable session in the history of the As sembly. 1 lathe! official circular calling atten tion to the meeting. It is stated that dur ing the past nine years in which the As sembly had been at work it has secured good, paying land pleasant school posi tions for nearly six hundred of its mem bers. This represents a great deal of correspondence and careful work and no little expense' but the Assembly has done all the work and paid all the ex penses, and there tas not been the cost of even a single cent to any teacher or school officer. DECLINES THE HONQR, . mIxton? N. c May 28th. Editor Star, Wilmington, N. C: Dear biR:-hI notice in the Messenger of the 23rd inst., that' I have been ap pointed chairman of the People's party Congressional! convention of the Sixth District. . I wish through your columns to de cline the appointment. The Democratic State Convention has ... met and nominated a ticket which is satisfactory to all good Democrats, and while I am a member of the Farmer's Alliance and heartily endorse the prin ciples of the order, yet I think it wise and proper for all Democrats, both Al liance and non-Alliance men, to rally to Alliance Carr and elect the whole State ticket. Yours, respectfully, ' McKay McKinnon. New Schedule on the C. F. & T. V. A new schedule on the Ci F. & Y. V. R. R. will go into effect to-morrow. Trains will leave Wilmington at 4.30 a. m. daily and arrive at Mt. Airy at 4.45 p. m., connecting at Sanford with Sea board Air-Line for Raleigh, Norfolk and all points North, and at Walmft Cove with the Norfolk and Western Railroad for Winston-Salem, Roanoke and points North and West of Roanoke. Passengers from Wilmington, Fay- etteville, Bennettsville and all points south of Sanford will arrive at Raleigh at 11.15 a. m., and have about five hours in Raleigh if returning home the same day, j COTTON FACTS AND FIGURES. . Net receipts at all United States ports 5,372 bales; stock 677,554 Receipts of cotton here yesterday 320 bales; same date last year 13. New York futures closed steady at an advance of 8 and 4 points on closing prices Friday May 7.35; June opened 7.31 and closed 7.40; August, 7.40 and closed 7.46. . New Orleans crop statement from September 1 to May 27, inclusive, is as fojtowsr Port, 'receipts 6,902,128 bales, against 6,722.718 last year, and 5,740,747 year before last: overland to mills and Canada 1,196.8(17, against 1,048,605 last year;; interior j stocks in excess of Sep tember 1, 174,579. against 110,434; Southern mill takings 497.631, against 490.066: amount -of crop brought into sight during 270 days to date 8,771,153, against 8,410,823 last year, and 7,130,330 year before last; amount of crop brought into sight lor the week 34,461, against 34,741 last year, and 17,148 year before last; amount of crop brought into sight for the first 27l days of May were 157.- 288. against 173,156 last year, and 103,- 000 year-before last. Owing to shrink age in the movement the weekly crop statement Willi be discontinued tor the season. Bishop Howe Paralyzed It was stated! several days ago in the Star that Bishop Watson had gone to Charleston, S. C. to assist Bishop Howe, of the Diocese of that State, who was quite sick. Yesterday news was re ceived here that Bishop Howe had been stricken with paralysis and is in a criti cal condition at Saluda, N. 6. : Mr. F. W. King,; agent for the Carolina Central railroad at Forest City, and Mr. J. King, agent; for the same road at Beaver Dam, are in the city. 1111 SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS. The General Assembly-Benorta ... pred 8ynods and on Education.' ; -IS. : Bv Telegraph to the Morning Stsj.i ' Hot. Springs, May 26. The first or der of business of the General Assembly to-day was the reading of the report of the Committee on Colored rSvnoda. which was adopted. The report recom mended aid and encouragement in the formation of colored churches, with a view of forming these churches in due time into Presbyteries, as con venience may dictate, but when two or more such Presbyteries hall .exist,, they may unite to 'form a Synod. The report. further says: ,?That in order to give our colored ".brethren and churches more time to consider the plan of our Church, outlined above, Rev. A. L. Phillips be appointed commissioner of this Assembly, to bear to these breth ren its fraternal greetings to exoress to them its confident hope that in the providence of God the time will soon arrive when they can unanimously and cordially unite to form an independent church; and to assure them that the As sembly renews its pledge of financial and educational support, and its willingness to enter into correspondence with said churches." -'.-i ;--.. : ; Discussion on the report of the Com mittee" on Education was resumed. It provides continuance of the existing policy with reierence ,to -ministerial education, granting $100 per year to candidates for the ministry. The report was adopted. i Hot Springs, Ark., May 27.; Con siderate time was devoted by the South ern Presbyterian General Assembly to day to the supplemental report of " the Committee on Home Missions, which was finally adopted. The report appeals to the Church to raise the required sum fiz.ouo m Jane and f 18,000 in August for the support of evangelist mission aries and beneficiaries. Provision is made for a committee of thirteen. headed by the Moderator, to be known as ad interim committee, to. give the question of local and general or united home mission work a careful investiga tion and report to the next Assembly any needed changes in the present method. It is the Assembly's judge ment that no lower court ought to ap point any financial agents to work in be half of the Assembly's cause. I - By recommendation of the Commit tee on Publication, the following Exe cutive Committee for the ensuing year was appointed: ti. u. Hoge,r D. D., Chas. A. Rand, D. D., I. T. Richardson. D. D., R. A. Campbell, D. D.. D. W. Risebrodd, R. A. Lancaster. Rev. J. H. Gasman, B. A. Welford, W. W. Jlenry. R. H. Gilliam and W. C. Preston. Report of the Committee on Foreign Missions was adopted. Apropos of For eign Missions the following . interesting facts are cited: The number ot mission aries under care of the Executive! Com mittee dunn the year was1 102. They are distributed as follows: China 33, Brazil 38, Mexico 6; to the Greeks 4, Italy 2. Japan 33, Congo Free State 5, Cuba 2. The number was re duced by death and removal to 95. The unmber of native helpers employed was lZd. l here were associated with the church 2,102 native communicants, of whom 891 were received , by baptism during the year Receipts of the treasury from all sources for the year amounted to $180,276. - The report of the committee on pub lications was carefully considered and amended as proposed by Rev. W. H. Leavelle, of Mississippi: it was adopted. Kev. Koger Martin, ot worth Carolina, submitted the report of the Committee on Sabbath Schools, which was adopted. l he committee on Hills and Over tures reported reply to inquiries sub mitted by the Presbytery of Mecklen burg. Briefly the questions and replies are: First Do the Scriptures or the Presbyterian Constitution recognize the office of SynOdical evangelist? Answer Yes. Second Has the Synod the power to inaugurate end maintain evangelist work in its hands? Answer Yes. See C. O., chapter 5. I Queries third and fourth ask the defi nition of said powers and prerogatives, and as to whether the Synod has any constitutional right to make appoint ments for Synodical evangelists, h ' tilth is it the ludgment of the Church that it is Scriptural and wise that funds for church benevolence be raised by financial agents? Answer Yes. ; - At this afternoon's session the first order was the report of the committee on bills and . overtures, which was read. The report referred to an overture asking for deliverance upon what disposition should be made of reports from Presby teries as to collections for sustentation, where such reports fail to particularize the causes contributed to and the amounts contributed for each cause. The answer was that since the matter was committed to an ad interim com mittee, the assembly declined to make deliverance upon the question. The re port was adopted, i . THE SILVER LEAGUE,! Advocates of Free Coinage in Convention at Washington, J). C. ' By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, May 28. Delegates to the silver convention met again this morning and discussed the question of raising lunds with which to carry on the worK ot the newly tormed 1 snver league. Delegates seemed very much in earnest in the matter and several large contributionsand pledges from Colorado and other btates were received to meet the immediate needs of the league. It is proposed to publish a large edition of the report of the convention and from time to time to issue silver literature in the form of pamphlets. It is also pro posed to publish a newspaper at irregular intervals in tne interest ot tree coinage General Warner, chairman of -the con vention said to-day that this meeting was by far the most successful and im portant oi any ever neid, and the prog ress that is being made in the cause of bimetalism was very much greater than its most sanguine supporters had ex pected. After further-discussion of routine and administration matters and a short closing address of encouragement and congratulation by Gen. Warner, the con vention adjourned sine die. TWO MEN KILLED. And Another .Will Probably Die From Contact With an Electric Idght Wire. By telegraph to the Morning Star. : Pittsburg, May 28. At the Edgar Thomson steel works at Braddock, Pa. this morning, a number of men were working on a travelling crane - in the blacksmith shop. The boom came in contact with the electric- light wire and cut through-the insulation. .The full force ot . the : current was conducted along the iron frame work of the crane and all the men in contact were knocked insensible. - The current was shut off and the men carried out. Two were dead, another is still insensible and probably will die. The others recov ered and are not seriously hurt. NO. 28 "BIN A CHIDE THE HITHER." ,J , MARGARET E. SANGSTER. ' Ah! dinna chide the mither; - Ye may na hae her lang; Her voice, abune your baby rest Sae softly crooned the sang; She thocht ye ne're a burden, ' - She greeted ye wi' joy. An heart an' hand in carin'ye, Foun' still their dear employ. - Her han' has lost its cunnin. It's tremblin now and slow, But her heart is leal and lovin'. As it was lang ago t . An' though her strength may wither. An faint her pulses beat, -Nane will be like the mither, , " So steadfast, true, and sweet ! 'Ye maun revere the mither. Feeble, an' auld, an gray; The shinin' ones are faelpin' her Adoon her evenin way I Her bairns wha wait her yonder, Her gude mon gone before: She wearies can ye wonder ? To win tothatbraw shore, Ah! dinna chide the mither! Oh, lips, be slow to say : A word to vex the gentle heart Wha watched your childhood's day; Ay' tin ..to heed the tender voice Wha crooned the cradle sang; An' dinna chide the mither. sin' - Ye may na hae her lang 1 SUNDAY SELECTIONS. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius. Believe, that it is possible to learn something from persons much be low-yourself. Watts. lhat which makes the question concerning a future life to be of so great importance to us is our capacity of hap piness ana misery. tsutier. : He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man hath need to be forgiven. Lord Herbert. r He who tells a lie is not sensi ble how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one. Pope. Misery assails riches, as light ning does the highest towers; or as a tree that is heavy laden with fruit, breaks its own boughs, so do riches destroy the virtue of their possessor. Burton. Be a pattern toothers, and then all will go well; for as a whole city is in fected by the licentious passions and vices of great men, so it is likewise re formed by their moderation. Cicero. lie not frightened nor provoked at opinions different from your own. Some persons are. so confident that they are in the right that they will not come within the hearing of any notions but their own, Watts. The prophetic Scriptures are good for me in sadness, for they are full of encouragement; in doubt, for they are full of promise; in carelessness, for they are full of warning; in contrition, for they are full of mercy; nav, they are good for me in every case for they are full of esus. Caroune Frye. , - For the conduct of his life hab its are more important than maxims, be cause a habit is a maxim verified. To take a new set of maxims for one's guide is co more thant to change the title of a book; but to change one's habits is to change one's life. Life is only a tissue of habits. Amiel. The soul,' considered with its Creator, is like one of those mathe- jnatical lines that may draw nearer to another for all eternity without a possi bility of touching it, and can there be a thought so transporting as to consider ourselves m these perpetual approaches. to Him, who is not only the standard of i perfection but of happiness! Addison. i he river of God is tun of water; but there is not one drop of it that takes its rise in earthly springs. God will have no strength used in his own battles but the strength which he himself imparts; and I would not have you that are now. distressed in the least discouraged by your sorrow, and your emptiness is but the preparation for your being filled, and your casting down is but the making ready for your lifting up. C. H. bourgeon. Some people think that when they do wrong and are sorry for it that it is repentance. One can be sorry . and not repent; that is, a man can be very sorry for an act and go and do the same thing over. If he repents be will be sorry, but will also turn away from his sin. Luther said: "To do so no more is the truest repentance;' and Dr. Cuyler has said that "repentance is not mere feeling bad it is doing better." Young Men s.ra. - We call the Chinese heathen, and yet they have some customs that would do credit to a Christian people. On every new year's .morning, each man and boy, trom the femperor to the lowli est peasant pays a visit to his mother. He carries her a present, varying in value according to his station, thanks her lor all she done for him, and asks a continuance of her favor another year. They are taught to believe that mothers have an influence for good over their sons all through life. Exchange. TWINKLINGS. Anarchist We expect to argue our cause with bombs, sir! . -Ouiet Citizen A bomb, my friend is an argument tnat nas oeen expioaea long ago.-rChfcago lribune. Gwendoline He loves me tor mv worth alone. Iphigenia I have no doubt of it. He found out what you are worth from my brother Tom. N. Y. Frees. . Ethel Do you believe those who say that love is a balm that cures all ills? v - ' ... George; Mebby; but I can't say that I take much stock in the advertisements Of the patent curealls. N. Y. Herald. "Pa, what is Lent?" asked the inquiring child. "Lent, my dear," responded the de jected poultry .farmer, "is the. season when hens do not think it is necessary to lay eggs. --Somervtue journal. : Chappie About so often I make a goose of myself, and then I; feel like asking some one to shoot me. Jessie And no one ever does it? Afraid of the game laws. 1 suppose. New York Herald.- . , . - Fnll-Blown Rose What a, pity, dear, you are engaged so young! You will never have the fun of refusing a man. "- . - - -' . " Bud No; but I have had the fun of accepting one. Funny Folks, ) Mrs. Pompous I am going to the theatre and. will probably not be at home until very late. . , -New Servant All right, mum; if I am not up when yez comes home, what's the matther with telling me in the morn ing all about the play? Texas Si tings. ' Snooper -Why are you looking so sad, doctor? Have you had the mis fortune to loose a patient - . , Dr.. Paresis Yes; unfortunately I have completely cured Mr. Scadds. He paid so promptly, too. Smith, Gray & Cos weekly. SPIRITS JURPENTINE . Washington Progress' : - The crops in Hyde are looking Well. j Kev. w. e. frice;of the Bath and Yeatesville ' EoiscoDal ' chnrcha. dirA at Yeatesville on Sunday last at 1 o'clock, after an illness of some davs. Kinston Free Press: About a . dozen third party men held a meeting in ' Kinston, Saturday, and decided that - they would put out a full county ticketr ' k . wmca purpose . tney win hold a - county convention on June 11th. Mad dogs have been reported in several neighboring counties. In Greene county a mad dog was killed a week or so ago ; -In Sampson, county recently a mad dog S bit a man and the man died within 24 , hours. v- On last Thursday adog, belong- nor t a rrdrmA ma nttamnr.J A w:. " ' several horses in Kinston. . Weldon News: - During the past week, five different men have been indicted on a charge of violating the in ternal revenue laws, and they were ar-. "ku ujr uciuiy j, o. marsuai tsuna- loe, and taken before U. S. Commis sioner H. B. Harrell. of this place. All -of the men live in Northampton county. We learn that the Third party has " 1 a complete organization in this county. it iias not oeen aeciaea to nut a tir.itpt in the-field, but thev are alreadv suffi-: " ciently organized to do so at very short- v notice. Their action depends on further developments. Concord Times'. Mr. rMilas B. ' Leslie, a highly esteemed citizen of Con cord, while talking to. Dr. Lilly in front of the '. doctor's office on last Fridav morning, suddenly fell to the pavement and expired. Mr. Leslie has been suffer ing greatly for many months with a sore hand that had affected his whole svs- tem. He was about 64 vears of ace - M. E. Castor, in splitting ooen a .- Eiece of walnut timber that was taicen om a large tree in No. 2 township, found: several large nails imbedded in . the heart. The nails were of the old time shop made sort and must have been driven into tree many years ago when it was a mere sapling, j . Durham Sun: Rev. A. A. But ler is pastor of the Second . Hantist Church, and of that tender age when a ' young man's fancy is likely to turn to thoughts of loyefas the poet says, about this time of the year. Well, his thoughts -turned that way. He was in love; deep ly in love with Miss Annie M. Chris tian, eldest daughter of Mr. J. B. Chris tian, the street commissioner. The young lady is just a few months over seventeen years of age. and consequent ly, under the laws of North Carolina, was not of- a marriageable age. without the . consent of her- par ents. Application was made to our Register of Deeds for license, but it was refused because the applicant would not make an affidavit to the age. This did not deter them in their purpose to get married. Thev were , up this morning about half-past three o'clock, and the Rev. Mr. Butler, with the aid of friend. : spirited away Miss Christian, who was apparently willing to the elopement. So they departed to some other county . to consummate their plans. Just where it is difficult to decide as the matter has been kept a profound secret, and it any one in Durham knows he keeps it mum. Charlotte Observer: The Ruth erford Banner reports that in addition to the loss of (195 sustained by Mr. J. M. Toms, of Rutherfordton, while at tending the celebration here on the 20th, Key. C B. Justice, also of Rutherford ton, was mysteriously relieved of $32, Mr. Lrwin had his purse and contents -stolen, and Dr. D. B. Harrell, of Eilen boro, "unintentionally contributed $105 to a polite young man who assisted him into a car." There is no doubt that professional pickpockets were plying their trade here during the celebration. - Messrs, Clark and Bush: mining ex- gerts of the city, are negotiating with quire C P. Mungo and Mr. E. H. Hin ton, of Clear Creek, for the Surfaace Hill property in Clear Creek, owned by them. This property is valued on account of the gold qn it. - Some years ago it was regarded as the richest gold field here- -abouts. One mine and it was worked but very little turned out $50,000 worth to ore in a very short time. The vein was opened but little, and it is believed with improved machinery and the pro cesses of the day in separating the ore ' and sulphurets, the mines on the place can be made most lucrative. Several - other mines are to be re-opened around Charlotte, and we may yet . rival the Australian gold fields, and be known as the "Golden" as well as "Queen City." Monroe Enquirer: Mr. Gilson Broom, of Stanly county, told us of a re markaole find of money by his son, Mr. W. P. Broom. Mr. Broom lives about midway between Albemarle and Nor wood, near the line of the railroad. He was plowing in his field and plowed over a burnt log. Noticing something bright he stooped and picked it up and found it to be a silver quarter. His; wife, who was with him, at the. same time found a silver half dollar. They then began a diligent search in the dirt where the log had lain, and their search was rewarded, by a find of $32.50 $20 in gold. eight $2.50 ;. pieces, and $12.50 - in silver halves and quarters. Mr. Broom had some of the money with him here which he brought along to have tested. It showed the effect of having been through the fire, but the test proved it to be the genuine article. The money had evidently been hidden under the log for a long time. One silver quarter was dated 1861, and this was the most recent date on any of it." A young man named Kiser, who lived with Mr. Mark Conder, in Vance township, attempted to commit suicide a few days ago. . He drank two vials of laudanum but threw up a quantity of it, so that it failed to have its desired effect. He had written a note, which was found., ad dressed to his father and other .relatives,, . 1 1 . . . . LI. . in wnica ae saia ne was in great irouoic, but he refuses now to say what -the trouble was. --. Goldsboro Headlight t u Two small children of Henry Monk, ' living near Newton Grove, were bitten by a strange mad dog Wednesday and are now showing symptoms of hydrophobia. l he result oi the State convention seems to give general satisfaction to all Democrats and Alhancemen of this section. Everybody predicts the ticket to be a winner. An incendiary fire at Seven: Springs, -Friday night, at 12 o'clock, totally destroyed' the Vance Collegiate Institute -building, the pro perty of Mr.; John J. Ivey. Insurance $1,000. After along and continued illness with consumption Mr. D. E. Stevens, President of Wayne County Alliance, 'quietly breathed his last Tues day morning at 10 o'clock, atis home in Granthams township, aged 44 years. -The present cool nights will neces sitate the replanting of most of the cot ton in this section, . Farmers tell us that the cotton plants are gradually dying, while young corn is being devoured by bud worms. ; A colored woman who tramped it all the way from Macon, Ga., passed through this city Monday even ing, "counting cross-ties" on he way to Wilson. She was one of the "exodus ters," who left this section last January for the turpentine regions of Georgia . A regular cyclone visited a portion of the county about two miles east from the city Saturday evening, bo far heard from twenty-eight fruit trees on the Plantation of Mr. bam Cohn,. the city utcher, were blown down, besides lev leing out houses and fences to the ground. - A Third party apostle told us yes terday that his party will put up candi dates for Congress in all the districts throughout the State. He also gave us to understand that while the Democratic State ticket meets with their approval, the People's party will make strenuous efforts to defeat R. M. Funnan, of Ashe ville, for State Auditor and Frank I. Os boene, of Charlotte, for Attorney-General. (
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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