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TWO ISSUES.
As be,
tween the; Democratic and
the Repiblicaa, parties there are two
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issues that loom up ciean cuiarxive
all others. These are the . tariff
which incidentally includes subsidies
and bou
isbtion, which means centralization
of power in the Federal government,
. which would be utterly subversive of
Stateso?ereignty.
Ou th question jof finances, em
bracing the coinage question, they
would st ind practically on the same
- ground if the Democratic platform
hadn't I aken the advanced position
in favor of repeajing the ten per
cent, tax upon tlie circulation of
State hanks of issue, thus opening
the way if such repeal could be had,
for the establishment of State banks,
a matte
of vast importance to the
South akid to the younger States of
the West.' - ' .
pn the other questions embraced
in the respective platforms there is
',- no-radical difference, so that the is
sues really are the tariff and the right
--of the: people ot! , the respective
States to govern themselves and hold
, their own elections 'without any Fed
eral dictation or supervision. In the
former pf. these all ihe people are in
terested; in the latter all are inter
ested, hut more especially the peo
ple of the South. I
The Democratic party in justice to
thetribite paying people demands
"a tariff for revenue only." The
Republican party demands a tariff
i -
for the protection Cjf. manufacturers,
and producers of Certain raw mate
rials which , are imported from for
eign countries, regardless of revenue,
which does not enter into the scheme.
The genius of all protected tariff
legislation is prohibitory and the
nearer & comes to being prohibitory
, the nearer it comes to the object
sought j protection. The Democratic
v party believes that American indus
tries shtauld be encouraged, but not
to the extent of oppressively taxing
. or plundering the people to enrich
the protected, which is the prin
ciple upon which the Republican
. scheme of - protection is based.
I ; Under the .Democratic method
our industries would flourish quite
as much so as they do now,
in aleg timate way, for they would
have under the tariff for revenue sys
tem all the protection they would
need, and all they ought -to ask, for
unaer that system
they would get
their raw materials!
free of duty and
thus increase" their :Output, for which
they would find a
ready market at
home and abroad because they could
sell at. lower prices and thus compete
with their foreign rivals. It ivould
mean more goods at lower prices for
the people, and more work at as
good or better wages for the work
men, thus benefitting the purchaser,
and the feller, who would find ready
sale for what he made.
It is estimated that the protective
tariff costs the American people at
'east $000,000,000 a year in the in
creased cost of goods and tariff-
raxed articles which they buy. This
is simply merciless plunder for which
were is no excuse nor iustification.
The Democratic party believes it is
time this plunder
ceased, and that
tne manufarriirrc
of the country
who have been enjoying it -for years
should relinquish , it and stand upon
their own honest efforts and merits.
The Republican nirtv believes that
tls plunder should be perpetuated,
not because it is necessary to the pre-
servation of American industries but
pwause its beneficiaries contribute
Se ?ums of money in Presidential
-na Congressional
Petuate the Repub
elections to per-
ican party. This
nedifferenccin
brief, between the
Derm
ocratic and Republican parties
Am a I ,
uu me tariff question.
UI tne other issue, the Democratic
Pty believes in the sovereignty of
c states, in the right of the people
govern themselves without any
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outside interference or dictation, and
to adopt such laws, regulations and
modes of administration as may be
most conducive, to their peace, pros
perity and happiness. The Republican
party, once the most radical of States'
rights parties, ignores State lines
and believes in the"" supremacy of the
Federal Government, in its right io
make election laws and provide elec
tion machinery, to enforce K the one
and supervise the other through
agents appointed :- by it, arid respon
sible to it alone, practically making
the elections mere farces, unworthy
of the name. ' . , v
Since the establishment of the Go
vernment nothing was ever proposed
so fraught with danger to the liber
ties of the people as this,, nor any
thing which the essence of despotic
power, so thoroughly permeated.
This is, in brief, the difference be
between the Democratic and Repub
lican parties on that issue, vone in
which the people of every State are
interested, but especially the people
of-the South, for to them: it means
not only possible loss of liberty, but
possible domination by the black
race also.
We are again sending out bills to
subscribers - who are' indebted to us
for the Weekly Star, and hope they
will respond promptly with the cash.
It is not fair to read a paper without
paying for it. -
SENATOR VANCE.
Between the mountains and the
seashore there is no man in North
Carolina who has a warmer place, in
the hearts of the people of North
Carolina than Zebulon B. Vance.
They feel that he belongs to them,
and there are few of them, whether
they agree with him in politics or
not, who are not proud of the man
and proud of his. record, and who do
not feel that In achieving well-earned
fame for himself, he has honored the
State which has honored and trusted
him. Their trust in him is well
founded, and they have good
reason for their admiration and
their' love, - for in a public
life spanning thirty-eight years,
from young manhood to gray
haired age, he has never failed his
people and there never was an emer
gency in war or in peace that he did
not come up to the full measure of
stalwart, devoted, patriotic, heroic
manhood. This is not written in the
spirit of hero-worship, but m the
heartfelt sincerity of one who knows
him well. y
Aside from his ability which has
put him in the front rank in the Sen
ate, his oratorical charms which have
made him an irresistible power in
forensic contests and given him na
tional reputation, the inexhaustible
fund of wit, anecdote and genial good
nature which always make his 'pres
ence pleasant,there is one thing which
more than all these has 'given
him his strong hold upon the affec
tions of North Carolina, and that is
his big, true heart, which always
beats in sympathy with his people,
feels for them in their trials and ad
versity and rejoices irf their prosper t
ity,' -
He and his family are now. at the
Hammocks, by the seaside, where he
will rest for a time with the hope of
recovering his health, ; which has
been' somewhat impaired. While
there, as everywhere, he has with
him the warmest wishes of the thous
ands of North Carolina's sons and
daughters, whose heartfelt prayer
will be that he may be fully restored
to health, soon be himself again, and
that he may be spared for. many
years to lead by his valor and guide
by his wisdom the columns that are
battling to protect North Carolina
from the spoiler.
A considerable number of sub
scribers to the Weekly Star have
recently changed their subscriptions
to the Daily Star.
This is a capital idea in all cases
where the paper will reach subscri
bers three times or oftener every
week. We have a'gopd many sub
scribers to the Daily who can only
get the paper twice a week. Try
the Daiiy and keep posted during
the camoaien. -Terms. $1.50 for 3
months, $3.00 for 6 months.
The floods in the West seem to be
making a summer, job of it. Hun
dreds of square miles of land are
submerged on the lower Mississippi,
and they have not seen the end of it
yet, for storm follows storm in daily
succession in the Northwest, and
some of the rivers which empty into
the Mississippi are higher than they
have ever been known to be before.
Above Burlinston. Iowa, the Mis
sissippi is twenty miles wide.
;for a seat in Parliament is not as
much of a success as he was when
stumping through Africa. His wife
travels with him. and thev say she
makes a better speech than he does.
The PhiladelphiaTtewj, Rep., con
cedes Cleveland's weight as a candi-1
date, but styles it ''dead" weight.
Wait till November, till Grover sits
down upon Benjamin, and see what
he-thinks about it. It will
"dead" weight on Benjamin. -
be a
Wit?
"We have had instances, enough of
lynching a certain class of criminals
North and South to .show that this
style of administering justice is not
peculiar to any particular section,
and the factthat a negro . mob in
Arkansas a day or two ago hanged a
negro man for the usual offence, the
difference being that the victim of
the assault in this case was a colored
girl, shows that it is not confined to
any particular race. '
Gen. R. B. Vance was quoted by
the New York Heralcfz& saying that
Cleveland could -not carry North
Carolina. He ' tells the Asheville
Citizen that this is not true, that he
did not say it, and that he believes
Cleveland can and will carry this
State.
The Chicago Inter.-Ocean,' Repub
lican, remarks that "whatever may
be thought of tho politics of the
delegation to the Chicago Conven
tion, by universal consent, they be
haved as gentlemen," Of course
they did. . It was a Democratic
convention. . . v - -
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The Republican party managers in
New York are beginning to realize
the importance Of getting.the colored
voters solid for Harrison. With this
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view an Atro-Amencan convention
lias been called to meet in Brooklyn
August 8th and 9th to enthuse 'era
some and organize.
The Charlotte Observer announces
that Col. Wo. Johnson, of that city,
who has been a Republican or Inde
pendent for many years, will sup
port the National Democratic ticket
this year.
We are again sending oufbills to
subscribers who are indebted o us
for the Weekly Star, and hope they
will respond promptly with the' cash.
It is not fair to read a paper without
paying- for it. -
SPECIAL MAIL FACILITIES-
The Fast Hall. Goes Through the Senate
on Schedule Time Wauamaker Wal
loped. ,
The following from the Washington
Post of June 80th, will be read with in
terest by the friends of fast mail service
for the South:
The Senate yesterday agreed to the
special fast mail appropriation which
Mr. Wanamaker omitted to recommend,
which the House passed by a large
majority, and which the Senate Appro
priations Committee struck out. This
was the appropriation of 4196.000 for
special facilities on seaboard lines South,
the immense advantages of which have
been amply demonstrated, and the' dis
continuance of which would have re
sulted in serious injury to a large sec
tion of country. -
The Post has made vigorous conten
tion for the appropriation, and is grati
fied to share in this triumph ot justice
and fair play over mistaken notions of
economy or sectional or other consider
ations, .
That the Senate, practically without
opposition, endorsed the position we
have maintained is a matter oi great
congratulation, not only to the Southern
States particularly interested, but to the
Northern cities with which these states
are commercially allied.
The Northern Senators who gave their
adherence to this just legislation, and
thereby secured its passage, have shown,
a broad and nublic SDirited aoDreciation
of the necessities of the case that entitles
them to the grateful remembrance of
the South, and of every business com
munity from Massachusetts to r lorida.
The principle is correct and- the per
formance creditable.
Now. Mr. Wanamaker, Congress has
given you an appropriation for the South
ern fast mail, and the Post hopes yon
will look pleasant about it and use it.
The Post pulled, the boutbern last
mail through with its tow-line.
THE STATE GUARD.
Arrangements For. the Approaching
En-
: campment at Wrightsville.
The i Raleigh correspondent of the
Richmond Disiatch says: The arrange
ments for the encampment of the State
troops are perfected. In the first en
campment, July 21st, there will be six
teen companies, and in the second en
campment, beginning August 4th, there
will be seventeen companies. The force
will be the largest ever in camp in the
State since the first encampment of the
State Guard in 1877. The camp-grounds
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are very attractive, tnere Deing a nne
turf, and excellent water has been se
cured from the new tube-wells which
were
acres
driven in May. There are 101
In the State's camp-ground at
Wrightsville, thirty-five being devoted
to drills. The rifle-range is up to 500
vardsi The sea-coast battery, of tw
guns and four mortars, all ten-inch, is
in front of the centre of the camp.
There are four pavilions or mess halls,
each holding 500 men. - , -
' i x . (.Forthe St.
CRONLY DAY SCHOOL.
The exercises of the Cronly Day
school took place Friday night, and we
but voice the unanimous, sentiment of
those present when we say it was a most
delightful, entertainment- creditable
alike to teachers and pupils. - : .
The entertainment, throughout was
highly enjoyable and without being in
vidious we cannot forbear to mention
as of special excellence "Aunty Demple,
"True Charity,",MLena's' Dream." "The
Paycar." "How He, Managed Aunt
Betsy," "and the sacred drama Vashu in
appropriate costume.
v The stage was as lovely as a poet's
dream, a veritable realization of "sweet
ness and light." The entertainment was
a happy blending of humor and pathos
of "rugged strength and radiant beauty."
The principal, Mr. S. Wallace Cor
bett, I has by - untiring energy and the
faithful discharge of duty built up a most
excellent school, and the good people of
Cronly evince their appreciation of his
valuable services bv retaining him for
antheJ5aV
Mr. Cnrbett was admirably assisted in
the entertainment by Miss Mary Scott
and Mr. Henry B. JewetL - - -
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WILMINGTON, N. 0.,
. 8ENATOR VANCE. v:
Hla Arrival in the City last Evening En
- Bonte to WrUcfitavUle Mn. Vaaoe and
- Other Members of Hla Family In the
Senator Zeb Vance and family reached
the city yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock.
in President Elliott's private carbon - the
Wilmington" & Weldon Railroad,' "from
Washington, D. C As soon as the train
stopped av Front street depot a few citi
zens and a'STAR representative boarded
the train and met Senator Vance,
Mrs. Vance, one of his sons . and
Mr. ; H. Martin, his stepson. Sena
tor Vance was interviewed "'. by . the
reporter, to whom he- said : "I left
Washington this morning at half-past
four o'clock, and had a very pleasant
journey all the way tbrough.He seemed
to be much better, than usual, and was in
a cheerful mood and seemed to be the
same old joking Zebulon of many years
ago. although he was still quite feeble,
and is ; suffering with sciatic rheuma
tism, and this is the reason he-is going to
the Hammocks to see it the sea breeze
won't help him. If he notices a change
for the.better in his condition he will re
main there during tae month of July; if
not he will only stay a week. He stated
that now he was feeling much better and
thinks he is improving rapidly. -
Just before the reporter left he paid a
high compliment to the officials of the
Atlantic Coast Line, and said: "I hope
the A. C L. officials who have treated
me so kindly will go to heaven without
having j to pray." He said, also, the
Wilmington & Weldon railroad was not
only the. prettiest, but the best road he
had ever been over., To the few friends
who met Senator Vance he told a few
anecdotes.
The Senator had very few visitors at
the carj because it was generally under
stood that he would come down in the
city,' and for the additional reason that
his friends thought that after the fatigue
of a day's travel he would prefer not to
receive company.
After bidding his friends good-by, the
train pulled out at 7.1S for the Ham
mocks. ! Senator Vance says that if the
seashore doesn't do him any good he
thinks meeting his old North Carolina
friends will.
Mrs. Vance is a handsome lady, of
fine presence and a most charming con
versationalist. She ; was exceedingly
pleasant to the visitors, who were de
lighted with her winning manners and
her devoted attention to her distin
guished husband.
VETERANS ENCAMPMENT.
Probability That:! Will Have to Be Aban-
! .' doned.
The prospects for an encampment and
reunion of State pensioners and other
Confederate veterans at Wrightsville
this Summer are not very flattering. The
paramount question ot obtaining sup
plies is still unsolved, and if a more fa
vorable turn does not take place in this
matter within a few days, the proposed
encampment will have to be abandoned.
Col. E. D. Hall, who has used his best
efforts in behalf of the project, says that
all other obstacles have been removed;
that the State authorities will render all
the aid in their power.. and that through
the kindness of Mr. T. M. Emerson, of
the A. C. L., arrangements have been
made with all the railroads in the State
lor free transportation ot pensioners and
greatly reduced rates for other veterans.
. COLORED DEMOCRATS.
A Club to Be Formed in Savannah.
The News announces that Savannah
is to have a colored Democratic club.
It will be organized in a few days, and,
it is said, will start out with a member
ship ot about 100. Une ot the causes
which is bringing about a change of
political faith among the colored people
is said ! to be the fact that President
Harrison dismissed some colored em
ployes from the White House who had
been retained for twenty years under
both Republican and Democratic ad
ministrations. They think the Presi
dent is hot as good a friend of the col
ored race as he might be, and, therefore,
many here have turned Democrats, and
intend to vote for Cleveland.
Death of Mrs. Jane D. Bprnnt.
Mrs. ! Jane D. Sprunt; relict of the
late Alexander Sprunt, died yesterday
morning in this city, in the 69th year of
her age.
. Mrs. Sprunt was born in Paisley, Scot
land, and came with Mr. Sprunt (her hus
band) to Wilmington in 1852. Her life
was an unselfish one, given entirely to
her family, to her church, . and to the
large circle of "the poor whom we have
always with us." Her health began de
clining some years ago, culminating in
her death just before she had entered
into ithe last year of our allotted pil
grimage. She lives to see her sons
entered upon honorable stations tp life,
and leaves the legacy of a pure Christian
life to numerous grand-children who will
rise up and call her blessed.
' The funeral services will take place
this morning at 0 o'clock from St.
Andrew's Church.
Karolina Sentral Bkednle.
: Beginning Thursday next, the passen
ger train on the K. 5. will leave Wil
mington at 4rj. mV instead of 9.15
a. m.t I and will arrive at Wilming
ton at 11.33 a. m instead of 7.00
p. m. ine nignt (-mixea ) train win dc
"skunked," thus giving Wilmington one
tram each" way; a passenger service that
is uneaualled by any railroad in the
country,
Magnolia Ha tinea.
A correspondent of the Star writes
from Magnolia, N. C,: "Mr. W. Fred
Pickett gave' an ice cream supper at
Mrs. Hamblin's hotel last night in honor
of Cleveland's nomination. The house
was beautifully decorated for the occa
sion . and . bonfires were : burning all
around. The young folks of the town
were present and seemed glad that they
could, do something in honor of our
noble nominee. Our youth believe in
pure Democracy. Hurrah for Magnolia t
Three cheers for Cleveland, Stevenson
and Carr I
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1892.
' WAR SCENES. .
Iiaat BTIght'i Entertainment at the Opera
House A Qraphlo Presentation of the
Days of the Confederacy. ;
- A Vtiarliv.rT
success !" "Immense 1"
Such were the excla ma-
"True to life!"
tions heard on
all tides at the close of
the entertainment in aid of the Veterans
given In the Opera House last night. It is
certain that interest in the"days thattried
men js souls" docs not ? wane with the
passing years, and the scenes and inci
dents of .those stirring times as repro
duced last night brought forth the most
unstinted applause .'from the child of
tender years to: the veteran who- lived
agaiaior a time the old camp life, as the
dust of accumulated years was : brushed
from the pictures" hung onVrnemory's
walls. -: :'r ti;; . -H;"; fil-
The house was packed and the au
dience jBcemed) from, the first-moment
en rafoort With the occasionV Thetage
was tastily decorafed withj-Confederate
flags, among them the battle-flag of the
52d North Carolina Regiment, sent from
Fayetteville, and one made of the silk
dresses of the ladies of Pender county
forthe 3d North Carolina Regiment. The
programme illustrated in a most realistic
manner the camp, the field, the home
the scenes being a delightful mingling
of the humorous and pathetic. Prof.
Miller's excellent : Orchestra furnished
the music, which added very materially
to the success of the evening, and the
strains of "Dixie," "Maryland, my Mary
land," "Bonnie Blue Flag." &c have
lost none of their sweetness during the
lapse of years.! -
The entertainment was opened by the
overture, - "Dixie, rendered by the
orchestra, which was greeted with tre
mendous applause. The "Plea for the
Veterans," which was to have been made
by Master Swift Boatwright, had to be
omitted on account of his sickness.
Part First. 1861, was opened by
"The Solaier'si Farewell" an invisible
chorus singThg the well known air,
'How Can I Leave Thee," after which
'The troops came marching by," and
as they passed,! crowds of ladies clad in
homespun cheered them and bid them
God speed. .1 .
At this juncture a number of veterans
entered the side door, dressed in genuine
'rebel" style; some of their clothes evi
dently being relics of those troublous
times, and their appearance was greeted
with great applause. The W. L. I, Glee
Club, composed of Messrs. AT Myers, F.
Myers, M. Woodward. Beery, Cooper,
Smith, McMillan, Taylor, Atkinson,
Ad nan and Price, then rendered in fine
style. "Carolina's Sons are Ready."
Part Second, 1863, represented picket
duty. "And each thought a different
name, but all sang Annie Laurie." As
the strains of this sweet old melody died
away in the distance, sounded the notes
of "The Star Spangled Banner." wafted
from the Federal camrj near at' hand.
They listened, ind as the song was ended,
they sent an answering message in the
ringing tones of "Farewell Forever to the
Star Spangled Banner." When this duel
of song was over, the "Rebs began to
make overtures to the "Yanks" for an
exchange of coffee for tobacco, which
was finally consummated, and then the
"Yanks" gave them "Yankee Doodle," to
which the 1Rebs" responded- with
'Dixie.'" In a moment the sound of
that dear old song which at all
times and under all flags, - thrills
the heart, lHome, Sweet Home,"
came trembling from the Yankee
camp, and as the last note of the
verse died away the "Boys in Grey,'
with ibowed heads and tearful eyes took
up the strain and in that grand old song
the Blue and the Grey united, forgetting
the cause for which they had left the
homes of which they sang. ..The inci
dents portrayed in this scene were a re
production of what really occurred dur
ing the "late unpleasantness." -
Miss Annie
Moore then recited most
beautifully "The Charmed Life," a poem
descriptive of
sergeant who
the bravery ot a young
risked his life to carry
water to the wounded and dying of the
enemy on the battle-field. It was a fine
piece of word-painting and was enthu
siastically received.
Part Third, 1864, was a most realistic
delineation of home life during the war,
and all did their part well. Mr. Geo,
Parsley was "Grandpa,". Miss Anna
McRee. "Grandma," Miss Bessie Davis,
"Mother," and! an interesting family of
sons and daughters" made up the fami
ly, while Miss Irene Seibrel. as "Dinah,
was true to life in every movement.
The Confederate fashions, the straits to
which the good house-wife and children
were reduced and the ingenious substi
tutes made by them where necessity de
manded, both in providing clothing and
food, were amusing and pathetic and
when Grandpa brought home a news
paper it was a real treat, especially a
letter therein ! from General Lee to
Governor Vance, praising the brave-.
ry of 4he North Carolina troops.
The neighborly call to this family by
Miss Thalia Rankin . was highly en
joyed by the audience, especially when
she told how. in 'her indignation, she
had "gone to the corner of the. piazza,
leaned way over the banister where
she'd besure nobody heard her, and said
damn the Yankees !'
Part Four was a faithful representation
of camp life, and the boys of the VT. L.I.
seemed as much at home as if they had
'smelled the smoke of battle," and had
once lived on the tented neia. ine
scene was well set and as the camp, fire
blazed and the dusky cooks prepared the
evening meal j the boys indulged- in a
game of cards. Songs and stories
followed. The fun increased an old
negro as faithful - a representation
of the ante-bellum darkey as could have
been gotten up, . came into camp and
sang a typical plantation song which was
applauded to the echo. Mr. Henry An
gel deserves great credit for his success
in this character. The fun grew fast and
furious, and when Capt. Wiggins. Col.
Cantwell and Mr. Thos. Shepard cut the
pigeon-wing while the boys patted and
played the banjo. It brought down the
house!
TAR
Then ' came "Taps," the "Bivouac,"
the stealthy approach of one of the en
emy's men.the Tinging report of a rifle,
and the sentinel fell dead, while all the
camp awoke to a midnight alarm. Morn
ing came, and with it the "Reveille,"
Roll Call", and "Sick Call. Five sick
ones reported to the Surgeon, who upon
examination gave them generous doses
from mysterious black bottles and con
signed them to the sergeant to be
placed on the "broom brigade," evident
ly satisfied that their sickness was all a
sham. :The boys played their parts well
and afforded no little merriment to the
audience. A courier arrived, the "lone
roll" was sounded, a skirmish battle was
indulged infj-einforcements arrived; the
battle raged fast and furious, covering
the ground with dead and wounded; the' ;
rebel yeil,was followed by a final charge.
and victory 'perched on the banner of
Dixie. The, curtain fell and-the au
dience sought - their homes, glad that
"grim visaged war, has smoothed his
wrinkled . front" and with the sincere
. hope that never again will those har
rowing scenes be presented, save to re
mind them of what has been.
ureat credit is due the management
for having conceived and so successfully
carried out this unique entertainment.
1 MISSING MAIL MATTER.
Disappearance of Valuable BeRtstered
Packages One of the Postoffloe Clerks
Suspected. '''"''r
Mr. Junius Penny, a trusted clerk in
the Wilmington postoffice, went North
a few days ago, and since his departure
facts have come to light throwing strong
suspicion upon him ot embezzlement of
several valuable registered packages.
Some time ago a package containing
money disappeared. It was supposed to
have been lost, but as Mr. Penny was re
sponsible, being in charge of registered
letters and packages, he was required to
make it good. Since then another reg
istered package containing $390, which
came from Onslow county, N. C, and
was' directed to the care of Mr. Geo.
Huggins, of this city, mysteriously dis
appeared and no trace of it could be had.
It seems that it is, or has been, the' i
custom at the postoffice, when registered
packages for delivery in the city arrive
by the evening mails, for the letter car
riers to receipt for such packages and
allow them to remain in the office until
the next morning, "when they are deliv
ered with other letters by the carriers.
In this instance, the package containing
$390 was receipted for by Charles Mil
ler, (colored) a letter carrier, Dut was
not delivered, and Miller claims was not
received by him.
A few days ago Mr. Penny obtained
leave of absence for a short time to take
his wife to New York, and last Tuesday
Postmaster French received a letter from
him in which he stated that he would
not return to Wilmington. In the mean
time postoffice inspectors came to inves
tigate the matter of missing registered
mail, and it was discovered that other
valuable packages that should have
passed through Mr. Penny's hands are
missing, and cannot be accounted for.
Business Failures.
The Mercantile Association of the
Carolinas received intelligence yester
day of the following business failures:
The well known dry goods house of
S. S. Brown & Co., Greensboro, has
made an assignment, with heavy liabili
ties. Assets not known. The house had
an extensive trade. :
D. H. Petree,.general store, German-
ton, Stokes county, has failed, with lia-
Diimes estimated at Sz.ooo. lwo or
three Wilmington houses were caught
for trifling amounts.
A special to the Raleigh News and
Observer from Greensboro gives the fol
lowing in regard to the Brown; failure;
viz : T; 5
Sample S. Brown, the largest dry
goods merchant in Greensboro, assigned
to-day, with liabilities of between sixty
and seventy thousand dollars; assets not
yet in condition to estimate. They are
not thought to be equal to the liabilties
owing to the financial depression and de
preciation in real estate;- L W. Scott is
the assignee.
Mission Mail Matter. .
Mr. G. Z. French, our postmaster,
speaking of the missing registered pack
ages alluded to in yesterday's Star,
said the statement that registered pack
ages are receipted for by letter carriers
the evening before they receive them is
erroneous; that the carriers receipt for
these packages in the morning, after
arrival of the train from the South, and
then and there take possession of them
for delivery. This, he says, is the rule
of the office. It is only in cases where
carriers are unable to find persons to
whom packages are addressed that the
latter are retained in the office, and this
is very rarely the case, as not more than
one per cent, of the packages are brought
back. - - t 'm:' 1 "'vv
Death of Mr. D. T. Boney of Duplin Co.
A correspondent oi the Star writing
from Wallace, N. C says : " Mr. D. T.
Boney, one of our oldest and most high
ly respected citizens, dropped dead this
morning about 8 o'clock, from heart dis
ease. Mr. Boney will be sadly missed in
Duplin county, where he was .born and
raised' :'- u !-' 'm ' ' '
Lumber for the West Indies.
The schooner SetkM. Todd cleared
yesterday for Aguadilla, P. R., with car
go of 193,513 feet pt lumber, valued at
$2,472, and the schooner Maie Todd
cleared for St. John's. P. R., with 148,-
477 feet of lumber,, valued at $1,953.
Both cargoes by E. Kidder's Son, and
vessels by Geo. Harriss, Son & Co.
Crop In "Wilson County.
A correspondent of the Star, writing
from Talbot, Wilson "county, says that
the crops in that vicinity are extra
good wheat is better than it has been
for five years, and the corn crop as good
as the best. Of cotton not a great deal
was planted; but it is in good condition!
as is tobacco. - - .
Capt. C. C Morse, the veteran
pilot, called to renew his subscription to
the Daily Star, paying Jor his eigh
teenth vear. y couldn t get along witn-
out it," said tne old captain. '
NO. 33
THE S
ifLVER
bill:
Text of the Measure That Passed the Ban-
ate Yesterday.
. Bv Telegraph to the Moraine Star.
Washington. July l.-UThe Free Sil
ver bill as finally amended and passed by
the Senate to-day, reads as follows:
"That, the owner of silver bullion may
deposit the same at any mint of the
United States to be coined for his ben
efit, and it shall be the duty of the pro
per officers, upon terms and conditions
which are provided by law for the de
posit and coinage of gold, to :oin such
bullion into standard dollars authorized
by the act of February 28, 1878,
entitled 'an act to authorize the
coinage of standard silver dol
lars," and - to restore ' its " : legal
tender character, and such coins shall be
legal tender for all debts and dues, pub
lic and private. The act of July 14.1890,
entitled, 'an act directing purchase of
silver bullion and the issue of treasury
notes thereon and for other purposes,
is hereby repealed; ; provided; that the
Secretary of the Treasury shall proceed
to have coined all the silver bullion in
the Treasury, purchased .with silver or
com cenracaies. . ; i
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PROHIBITION.
Defeat at the Election Held In Hiohmond
County. Georgia.
, -By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Augusta, Ga July 1. For five or
six weeks Augusta and Richmond coun
ty have been agitated by the Prohibition
cam pain. Kevs. bam V. tones and
Sam Small made speeches here to stir
up the people in favor of Pro
hibition. There has been considerable
interest and excitement and some bad
blood caused during the canvass. The
Woman s Christian Temperance Union.
and children bearing banners with vari
ous exhortations tor temperance, were
at the court house all day, near the vot
ing place, singing hymns. The election
was without disturbance. Prohibition
was defeated by fourteen hundred, in a
poll of about 4,000. The total vote in
the county is 9,000, but-the strict regis
tration law, which requires payment of
all taxes, reduced the vote more than
half.
TWO DESPERADOES.
One Killed in a Fight wKh a Sheriff's
. -" Fosse.
Bt Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Chattahoochee. Fla., July 2. At
Ellis' farm house, a few miles from here
across the river, W. E. Carlisle was shot
and instantly killed early 'Friday morn
ing by a posse in command ot bheritt
Patterson, of Cambridge, u-a. Carlisle
came here several weeks ago from up the
river as a fisherman, but it leaked
out that he was a fugitive from justice
at Columbus, Ga., and JEuf aula, Alaba
ma. He was accompanied by a young
fellow calling himself Mclntyre. The
pair committed numerous thefts in the
neighborhood. Georgia officers ran
them down about two hours before
light yesterday; and ordered them to
Surrender. Carlisle refused and , they
nred upon the officers. They returned
the fire and he jell dead. . Mclntyre es
caped but gave himself up last night.
REV. THOS. DIXON.
The
Indictment Against Him for label
Dismissed.'
New York, June 30. The indict
ment which : was found against Rev.
Thos. Dixon. Jr., formerly of North
Carolina, and pastor of the Twenty-
third Street Baptist Church, for crimi
nal libel upon . Excise-commissioner
Joseph Koch, was dismissed this after
noon by Judge Martine, upon recom
mendation of the District Attorney.'
KNOWS STEVENSON WELL.
The Rot. Dr. Tan Bnsltlrk Fays Him
EOen Tribute.
Indianapolis Sentinel.
Tko Van TV T V-' T)no1,;rlr ntN
to of the Third Christain Church, in
politics an earnest Republican, for
several years held a pastorate in
Bloomington, Illinois, which be re
signed to accept his present charge in
this city, ' l ' "
He was found last night in the
midst of a large gathering of his con
gregationat the church and asked by
a Sentinel reporter if he was person
ally acquainted with the Hon. Adlal
. Stevenson, Democratic candidate
for Vice-President.
"I am : not only, personally ac
quainted with Gen. Stevenson, re
plied Mr. van isuskirk, "but 1 am
intimately acquainted with him I
know him well. He was my next
door neighbor for years." -
"From your thorough acquaint'
ance, then, with Mr. Stevenson, what
can you say regarding" his private
and public lue; in other words, what
is his character as a citizen? was
next asked.
"You may perhaps form an estl
mate of my high regard tor him, re
plied Mr. Van Buskirk, "when I tell
you that the moment I learned of his
nomination I wrote him, tendering
htm my earnest congratulations and
very best wishes . for his success.
Why, I cannot speak too highly of
Adlai E. Stevenson, knowing him as
I do. I can truthfully say that I
have never known. a man, who has
been in public life so long -as he,
whose career has been more distinctly
marked by a scrupulous and uniform
adherence to every principle of right.
He was not a member of my
church he is a Presbyterian-
but he was my near neighbor,
as I have told you, all the years I
lived in Bloomington . and. I had the
very best opportunity of acquiring a
knowledge of Jiis character. He is
simple and plain in his life, of very
urbane manner, kindly in his bearing
toward all men of whatever station
in life; a friend to the poor and needy
and a public spirited citizen. Need I
offer as proof of this that he was
twice sent to Congress ;by large ma
jorities from his district, which is no
torious throughout Illinois for its
overwhelming Republican maiori
ties? Of course, Gen. Stevenson and
myself are opposed to each other in
politics, but for all that, l have no
hesitancy in paying a deserved tn
bute to my old friend and neigh
bor." :.'A--.-.?--.-.-
Rocky Mount Argonaut : Dew
berries, blackberries, plums, etc., are in
ereat abundance this season, and wild
era Des promise a large yield, l ne low
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price of sugar makes it possiDie conse
auentlv for even the ooorest to have
enjoyment of the good, thlngr-of this
life. .
SPIRITS TURPENtlNE.
Oxford Ledgers Mr. Louis D.
Williford, a prominent farmer of Gran-
ville, died of a stroke of paralysis at his
home -near . Berea Sunday night. He -
had an attack of same disease prior to
this. , , , ,
Louisburg Times: From every
section of the country crops are report
ed to be in a very good condition, and '
with good crops a better feeling springs ".
up among those who are disposed to
blame the Democratic . party for their,
past failures. . ,
; - Raleigh News '- and X)bseruer :
Gov. Holt -has pardoned James H. -Smith,'
white, who was. convicted of '
murder m . Wake county in 1885 and
sentenced to twerfty years mthepeni-
tentiary. Smith was convicted of com-
pucity with wm. Uooch in the murder
bf John A. Cheatham. He had served
seven years and was released because he
was suffering from an incurable disease.
Tarboro Southerner: At Tan
ner's Creek this morning the water was
ponded up within a foot of the railroad
track, and the embankment for a hun- -dred
or more yards was almost a mush.'
The engineer was on it this, morning
before he discovered it. Stopping and
backing out was out of the question, so
ne opened tne throttle to its utmost and .
dashed ahead. He landed sdfely, but
with difficulty. At one place ajrail sank
twenty-three inches. ,
Red Springs Comet: The col
ored people of Red Springs will estab
lish a high grade school at an early day,
They will erect a building of large proportions-and
employ an able corps of -teachers.
- Mr. T. W. Edens. one
of our progressive farmers who believes
in a ; diversity of crops informs us that
besides supplying his large family with
nutter nas sold since January 1st- 800
lbs. of butter at 25 cents per pound, the
product of three cows. . .
Raleigh Chronicle: The crop of
wild blackberries is worth thousands of r
dollars to North Carolina. In this sec
tion of the State it Is but little utilized. .
as the people have not. as 'a general
tning, caught on to the fact that the
dried berries are a staple article of sale.
But in the Piedmont section hundreds
of thousands of pounds are dried each
year. This year the crop is big and fine.
People here can make many a dollar by
drying the berries, which are to be had
for the picking. But: the cultivated
berry is far more profitable. Mr. Bilyeu,
ot southern Jffnes, has, during the past
few days, shipped 42 bushels from his
piace tnere, realizing 10' cents a quart.
Mr. S. W. Whiting, who grows the ber
ries here, has received for those he ship
ped north 18 cents a quart, and they net
him 13 cents. The cultivated berry is
far bigger and sweeter than the wild
ones. ' i '- ? -. s
Chatham Recordl The best yield .
of wheat that we have thus far heard of
in this county is 59 bushels on one and
three quarters of an acre, raised by Mr.
A, J. tsynum, of this place. ' An at
tempt of the prisoners in our county
jail to escape one day last week, was
frustrated by the vigilance of the jailor,
Mr. W. H.Taylor. They had broken
one of the two locks on their cell door,
but were discovered before they could
break the other. A mule belong
ing to Mr. James Clark, of New Hope
township, died of hydrophobia last week. .
it was bitten by a mad dog several weeks
ago, but showed no symptoms of hy
drophobia until three or four days be
fore its death. We greatly, regret
to hear of the death of our old school
mate and boyhood's friend, W. Copley
Winslow, Esq., which occurred at his
residence in Georgia, on the 17th of
June. He was the youngest son of the
late Hon. Warren Winslow, and a grand
son of judge A. D. roomer, at whose
residence, near this place, he spent his 1
boyhood. During the war he was a
member of Capt. J. B. McClenahan's
calvary company from this County.
Raleigh Chronicle: A quantity
of tea grown and cured by Mrs. Smith
near frayetteville was received yesterday
by Dr. H. B. Battle. About 1857 her
husbarM set out a number of tea plants
Since the war these have not had much
attention and stand in the midst of a
thicket of pines and mock orange. Con
siderable tea is gathered each year. It is
of fine quality, and is worth $1 a pound.
t or the World s t air Mrs. bmith will
prepare ten pounds. She cures it on an
ordinary stove. The experiment farm is
now raising 1,000 tea plants which will be
set out here and at the farm of Mr. An
drew Broadfoot near Fayetteville. From
a farm at ' bummerviue, b. C, ot ten
acres, Dr. Shepherd will get $3,000 worth
of tea. - The new "Hand Book" of
the State, of which the Agricultural De
partment will issue 10,000 copies, will
contain the best State . map yet pre
pared, showing all the railways up to
date. Fifty pages will be beautifully
illustrated with photo-lithographs. These
will illustrate the State's products. The
hand book will be an admirable one.
Goldsboro : Headlight: The
first Cleveland Carr club in the State
was formed in this city Thursday night
when a large number of our citizens as-,
sembled at the court house to ratify the '
nomination of Cleveland and Stevenson.
- The store and contents of general
merchandise, the property of Mr. W. L.
Pike, was burned at Pikeyille Wednes
day night at 11.30 o'clock; J Loss $1,800;
insurance $1,375. The origin of the fare
is unknown. A terrific storm visited
this city Friday evening at 5 o'clock.The
dry house and planing: mills of ths
Goldsboro Lumber Company were par
tially unroofed, causing a loss of about
$500. Several out houses, fences and
signs were leveled with the ground.
A colored man named Sam Frazier,
aged 88 years, living on Mr. D. N.
Southerland's plantation in New Hope
township, was killed by lightning Sun
day night at 11 o'clock, while asleep in
bed. The lightning struck two trees -in
front of the house, passed beneath
the building and came out in the room
lust where the bed was located, with
.above fatal result. His wife, who occu
pied the same bed, was - badly stunned
from the flash. . j
Charlotte News, : Craighead
Church and school house located on the
Carolina Central railroad, one mile east
of the city limits, was burned to the
cround Wednesdav nicht with all its
contents of furniture and books. Among
the latter were some valuable volumes
contributed by the late Dr. A. W. Miller.
An organ was also burned.' There was,
no insurance on either the1 building or
its contents. It is very evident that the
building was fired by an incendiary. A
colored who lives on Mr. Moore's farm
saw a negro man trotting up the railroad
from the Church and he had scarcely
gotten by when she noticed that the
church was in a blaze. The same negro
was seen by two white men running
along the road away from the church
just before the fire broke out.
The rainstorm last Monday was very
heavy all through this section, and re
ports of damage to crops and prop
erty still come in. At Bessemer City,
near . Gastonia, on the Air Line
road, a very thrilling incident in a mine
occurred, resulting in the drowning of
two miners and the narrow escape of
others from a similar fate. The hands
of the Bessemer City mine were at work
as usual down under the ground Monday
afternoon, and had no intimation of the
big rain that was falling. The rain storm
flooded a creek near by. The waters of
the creek overflowed near the mouth of
the shaft and a torrent of water went
plunging , down into the mine. - The
miners were at work in an underground
tunnel, and as they saw the water come
pouring down the shaft they realized the
danger and made an effort to get out of
the mine.- All reached the surface in
safety except George Adams and Walter
Ware,r.both colored and "they were
drowned in the tunnel. Theit bodies
were recovered twenty-four hours after
wards. - .' :
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