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i t ! i-l 4 ? V i!' ' Si it ppp- P'$& P":tf - v.Mvvr -i: ' .! 'fV ,: V ; . - K-li-i. - .V 141 . WILLIAM H. BBBHAED, Editor nd Proprietor. , WILMINGTON, N. C. ' Friday, August 26, 1892. tf i0 writing to change yoni address !aaytp-fis fZPmtr direction weU u lull reticulars i as where von wish your pis per to be tent hereafter. Unless you do both changes can net be made. Notice of Marriage or Death, Tributes ol Re spect, Reaolntioui of Thanks, &c., are charged for as ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when paid for strictly in advance. At this rate 60 cents will pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death.. EsT" Remittances must be made by Chech, Draft, Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Postmas ters will register letters when desired. - Only such remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. . -I ". f"W Specimen copies forwarded when desired. ' . State Democratic Ticket. For Governor: ,' ' ELIAS CARR, of EdgecombB. For Lieutenant-Governor:': R. A. Doughton, or Alleghany. For Secreury of State: OCTAVIUS COKE, OF WAKE. For State Treasurer: DONALD W. BAIN, of Wake. For State Auditor: R. M. FURMAN, 6f Buncombe. , For Attorney-General: FRANK I. OSBORNE,MecklenburG. For Sup't of Public Instruction: J. C. SCARBOROUGH, of Johnston. For Judge Twelfth Judicial District: GEO. A. SHUFORD. of. Buncombe. National Democratic Ticket. For President : ' GROVER CLEVELAND, - Of New York. For Vice-President : ADLAI E. STEVENSON, Of Illinois. For Presidential Electors at Large: C. B. AYCOCK, of Wayne. R. B. GLENN, of Forsyth. For CongressmanT-Sixth District: B. ALEXANDER, Mecklenburg. S. District Electors. Second District: N. J. ROUSE, of Lenoir. Third District: 1 , JNO. G. SHAW, of Cumberland. Fourth District: E. S. ABELL, of Johnston. Sixth District: j SOL. C. WEIL, of New Hanover. Eighth District! J, R. LEWELLYN. of Surry. 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 of tener every week. We have a t good many sub scribers to the Daily who can only get the paper twice a week. Try the Daily and keep posted during the campaign. Terms, $1.50 for 3 months, $3.00 for 6 months. "THE ENEMY." We expected to find in the address of the President of the Alliance at r its regular annual meeting a state .;, ment of the condition and progress f v - ''; of the order, but we didn't find it. ' We found instead a Third party message, a document the purpose i and Inspiration of which was to bolster ap the Third party and rope ; the Alliance as a body into it , i He doubtless had good reasons for his silence as to the growth and . ' . progress of the order, for there is a pretty well grounded belief that ; j .since Marlon Butler and his Third : party assistants have been bringing j " their pressure to bear to force the Al 'CrJi Kance into the Third party the Alli- S ance has not only ceased to grow, 4 ' but has begun to decay, and that the - order is far from being numerically :' as strong k now as it was twelve ' I months ago. One thiag is certain, and that is if it was increasing in ! yp, - memDership the President wouid not have failed, especially jhen it is so : i often asserted that the membership is decreasing, to have called atten - 1 tion to it, for that, would have been an emphatic negative to the asser- : tion to the contrary. His silence, ; under the circumstances, may be " v. taken as pretty conclusive evidence that Third partyism is destroying the . " Alliance. -. . . ! We refer to this address because it ' , shows how far the Alliance has been diverted from its orignal purposes by the political aspirants who have ( wormed themselves into it, and to show the tricky methods that Presi dent Butler resorts to to deceive the people to whom and for whom he speaks. ; 5v After referring to the steady "pro v gress?" of the Alliance towards the V Third party, he ; delivers himself thus: . ,; : . -r'-: . "While the organization has been making this progress, what . has the enemy been doing? And here we might ask who the enemy is? .'When, undef unjust conaiuons, a -certain class or "people are robbed of the fruits ot their labors, some other class gets and accu- " mulates what the other loses. The great majority have been -losing their wealth, the fruits of their labors: a small maior- ity have been getting and accumulating their wealth, earned and produced by the majority. Then the enemy is this . small class who are not wealth-creators. but who are rapidly accumulaiing the wealth of the country this class, and those who serve them either for pay or from ignorance and partv Dreiudice. m . , f ossooth many or all of us did until re cently. - This Is a purposely deceptive and a shamefully dishonest paragraph. ' - He asks "what was the enemy doing," - , and then answering his own inquiry proceeds to tell who the "enemy" is. ' ' Here is where he shows his deceit and dishonesty and also: his folly. - Every one who has accumulated wealth at the expense of others are the "enemy." And not only these but "those who serve them either for pay or from ignorance and party prejudice as, forsooth, many or.11 of us did untifrecently,? are enemies of the Alliance. "Until recently" Mr, Butler served them, according to his own confession, bur whether for pay or from ignorance or party prejudice he does not enlighten us. Accord ing to Mr. Butler then all of the Alliance men who had not accept ed the third party programme were enemies of the Alliance, which means, if it means, anything, that the major ity of the Alliance were its enemies, and it means further, that every man in the Alliance who refuses to -jump onto the third party platform is an enemy 6f the Alliance and has no business in it. ' .-V.-"-'-. : But reading further on in the ad dress we discover whom he does real ly pronounce the "enemy:" "What is the enemy doing to prevent unity ot action? They are trying to blind the great issues at I stake by appeals to sectional prejudiced Their scheme is to drown reform with prejudice, to divide reformers with the cry of force bill. This scheme will be -worked by politicians and the newspapers backed by tremen dous and powerful agencies." ; If he tried Mr. Butler couldn't more effectually have shown the hand he is playing than he did in this paragraph. J Who is raising the "cry of Force bill" "to divide the reformers ?" The Republicans are not using it for they are trying to dodge it." -They don't like to hear it any better than Mr. Butler and his Third party associates do. ' It is the Democrats who are raising that cry to warn the people against the infer nal schemes of the Republican lead ers to get possession ot the ballot boxes in the South, - a scheme in which they have the aid and comfort, whether . intended or not. of the Third party statesmen like Mr. But ler. The enemy then, according to Mr. Butler, is the Democratic party, not the Republican party. There is no fight against the Republican party. His efforts will now be main ly devoted, as he said in his speech in the third party convention, to fighting the "enemy," the Democratic party, and while he is doing so giv ing the Republican party a lift He and those who with him put a third party ticket in the field announced the . fact by their refusal to . accept Harry Skinner's condition that as be tween the Democratic, and the Re publican party they would rather see the Republican in power in this State. . Mr. Butler shows his dishonesty in this, because, taking together the two extracts which we quote,he would make it appear that the "enemy, that is the Democratic party, is re sponsible for all the ills that have be fallen the people, and the robbery' to which the many have been subjected for the benefit of the few. He speaks of one class ai robbed by another class who have "accumulated their wealth earned and produced by the majority." Doesn t Mr. Butler know that the conditions to which he re fers here are the result of policies pursued in the administration of the Government f ot the past thirty years, and that all this wealth-accumulating by the few at the expense of the many has been within this time ? And doesn't Mr. Butler know that within all this time the Democratic party has not had full control of the Government at any time, so as to change that policy or adopt one of its own? And yet he would convey the impression that the Democratic party, which he pronounces the enemy, is responsible for this, and that therefore it is the enemy that the AUiancemen have to fight. If this was ignorance it would be ex cusable and pitiable, but it is not ignorance. He knows better and therefore it is disreputable and dis honest . - ,, A considerable number of subscri bers, to the Weekly. Star have re cently changed their subscriptions to the Daily Star. This is a capital idea in all cases where the paper will reach subscri- Ders tnree times or ottener everv week. We have many subscribers to the Daily who can only get the paper twice a week. I Try the Daily and keep posted during the campaign. Terms, $1.50 for 3 months, $3.00 for 6 months. :. I unroB, mentiob. ; Col. Harry Skinner declined the Third party nomination for Gover nor because the convention refused to accept a condition that he made, that he be permitted to withdraw if the Republicans nominated a ticket His reason for making the condition was that he did not wish to become instrumental in returning the Repub lican party to power, and overthrow ing white supremacy in North Caro lina. He Was afterwards nominated for Congress in his district, made the same condition, which the conven tion refused to acceDt and he de clined that nomination. But he ac ' . cepts the nomination for Third party elector at large and proposes to fight it out on that line. His al leged reason is his antipathy t6 Cleveland, who, he says, is in sym pathy with Wall street, or the money power. For sake of argument, ad mitting this, which however is not true, is Mr. Cleveland any more In sympathy with Wall street than Ben jamin Harrison is? Is the Demo cratic party, which Col. Skinner, who calls himself a Democrat, is fight "lt ana trying to - destroy , as t a national organization, any more in sympathy with .Wall street than - the Republican party is? - CoL Harry Skinner would not have the hardihood to say yes to either of these inquiries, and yet he is pursuing an inconsistent- and : self-stultifying course, the onfy effect of which will be,if it has. any effect, t6' help re-elect Benjamin Harrison and keep the Republican party in power. He rightly depre cates and thinks the overthrow of white sunremacv in North Carolina would be, a gret calamity, and yet he is working to perpetuate the only party in this country which has ever contributed directly or indirectly to that In fighting the Democratic party Harry Skinner is fighting for the Republican party, and. he knows it The defenders of the McKmley . tariff tell us that farm produce has advanced in price eighteen per Cent, since the passage of , the McKinley bill. : Thev assert that this is one of the happy results of the McKinley tariff and that therefore it is a great thing for the farmer. It is not true that farm produce has . advanced eighteen per cent, and it is not true that the advance is in any way the result of. the ; McKinley iariff. The demand for farm produce and the better prices received were simply the result of the short grain crops in Europe, making ' it necessary to import-an extraordinary quantity, of food stuffs to feed the starving peo ple in Russia, and to supply the shortage in other countries which had in former years imported much wheat and rye" from Russia, The tariff had nothing to do with it. But if it hadn't been for 'the tariff our 'grain-shippers would have received still better prices for they could have exchanged their grain for such mer chandise as there would be sale for in this country, and they, would thus have found a market for more, grain than they do now with tariff restric tions m the way. But conceding for sake of argument that the tariff had the effect of raising prices, who was benefitted by it but the grain growers of the West ? Has it raised the price of cotton, the great staple ot the South ? Not much, And yet the Southern - farmer is asked to keep in power the party which helps the farmer of the West, legislates to raise the price of his gram which the southern planter buys, and lets the Southern planter shift for himself and get along the best he can. The Republicans ''are patting the Third party people in the South on the back, for that's what they expect the .Third party contin- gentto do. United States ex-SenatorB K.Bruce, colored, now Recorder of Deeds in the District of Columbia, (one of the best offices in the District, by the way), has recently been on a tour of inspection In some of the Southern States, to see and' report the situa tion on the field of politics. On bis return to Washington he unbosomed himself thus to a reporter of the Star : - "The outlook from a Republican point ol view is, 1 think, auspicious, most en couraging and satisfactory, and the pros pects of a handsome victory by a thor oughly united party, minus assistant Democrats, I Mugwumps et al., were never better, never filled with brighter nopes nor tortmea witn Detter cneer. " i be signs are ominous, and. as I said before, full of hope and encouragement and belore the campaign shall have thoroughly opened every vestige of the disgruntlement so laboriously harped upon will have evaporated, and we will have an old-time victory for Harrison and Reid, reciprocity, good government, peace, prosperity and plenty. Vrlow do the colored people like Har rison i asked the reporter. "No man who has ever occunied the Presidential chair has had their confi dence to a greater degree than Mr. Har rison. He has done all in his power to protect them in the exercise of their legal rights and has appointed a greater number ot them to office than any of his predecessors. The colored voter is em phatically a Harrison man. This is the situation as B. K. Bruce sees it. It is evident that he sees no indications of the colorod sovereign deserting Mr. Harrison anq going over to the Third party. Ana yet tne x nira party engineers profess to be able to control colored votes enough with disappointed Democrats to '. carry a half dozen Southern States for - Weaver. Bruce knows his people better than they do, if -they believe what they say. Jerry . Simpson -4ias , got himself into deep water among his Kansas constituents and all because he inno- centlyjieclared in a paper he wrote for a Boston review that things, had come to such a pass in his State that "the men were selling their honor and their.' manhood and the women their virtue." Now he is busy try-. ing to explain to his indignant con stituents how he didn't mean that. Perhaps it was like the resolution to pay the soldiers the difference be tween greenbacks and gold. A mere expression ; of ; "sentiment" which wasn't to count. In retaliation - for JMr. Harrison's retaliation proclamation the, Cana dians of Hamilton cancelled an en gagement with Gilmore s band. -But Gilmore's band didn't propose to have its wind cut off in that style, and said they'd be blowed . if they didn t bow anyhow. And then they went anaxetaiiatea with their horns. The grip has done in Chili what It has never been able to do in this country. It compelled both branches of the National Legislature to ad journ indefinitely. '. . Would a sub-treasury raise the price of Southern cotton or make a larger demand for it? j v 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 tt;::jrJ,irl-yyv'''-- The rice crop on the Cape Fear river is unusually fine and far better than any in the last few years. ; The weather has been favorable to the crop and the only danger now is from storms, that some times play havoc with the most encouraging-prospects. Rice ptanters never feel safe until the equinoctial storm period has passed. --. The crop in South -Carolina- and Georgia is also fine. It is about ten days' late and the acreage in Georgia is con siderably less than last year s : Uir - The Louisiana planters have already bepun threshinsr nee. and in fact their rice is already on tne market. Louis iana will this year laise' the largest rice crop - in ner History. ; . i at , crop will reach up into millions of bushels. '" Last . . . - year Louisiana raised over : l.uvv.uoo sacks of nee. This year, it is claimed, the crop will : be f several times that amount A million sacks is equal to 8,400,000 bushels..;,- C,."- Rice planting . was only i begun in Louisiana to any extent about hi teen years ago, and now it appears that that State will soon be able to supply the de mands of the entire country. - Altogether, it is probable that for the first time since the war this country will raise all the rice it needs at home, . The importations of Japan- rice that were made in. the spring are about exhausted, and the stock remaining on band will not affect the market as w&s the case last year. Prices are expected to rule low on account of the immense supply, and : also ; because if at any time the prices exceed a certain limit, importa tions of Japan rice will be made by the dealers. - - DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE. A Young Ladx Killed by Iilghtninz - J Brunswick County. 'Lyi "' Information was received last night from Farmer's Turnout in Brunswick county, of a most distressing occurrence near that place yesterday at noon the killing of Miss Kate Potter by a flash of lightning. Miss Potter was an estimable young lady, the daughter of Mr. Ben Potter, who lives about two miles south of the Turnout She was visiting her sister, Mrs. Lyles, wjfe of the .section master at the filteen-mile post, and was seated in! their house with the family at the time. The house was struck by lightning, but no one besides Miss Pot ter was injured. Hon. James C. McHm Appointed Juatioe of the Bupreme Court. : A special dispatch to the Star from Raleigh, N. C says that Gov. Holt yes terday appointed Judge James CMc- Rae of Fayetteville to be Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, to supply the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Joseph J. Davis of Franklin county. . . - The appointment of Judge McRae will be gratifying to his many friends in the Cape Fear section. He was for years Judge of the. Superior Court, has long been eminent as a lawyer of ability, learning and experience, and is in every way well fitted for the exalted position to which he has been called. Death of a Prominent Citizen of Sumter, .: 8. C. j v-p- ....;v...:v,. Rev. Dr. Peschau received a telegram last night informing him of the sad fact that Mr, Chas. F. Heiser, one of the prominent shoe merchants of Sumter. S. C had died there yesterday afternoon. Mr. Heiser was known to many citizens of Wilmington and his wife has on sev eral occasions visited in the family of ex-Mayor Jno. J. Fowler. .'Mr. 'Heiser was one of the most prominent citizens of Sumter and was an officer in St.' James' Lutheran Church. - Brunswick' Convention. : - Several gentlemen from this city went down the river yesterday to attend the Brunswick County Democratic Conven tion at Lockwood's Folly. Among the number announced to speak at the gathering were Hon. S. B. Alexander. Mr. C. B. Aycock, Mr. Iredell Meares and Col. E. D, Hall. Mr. Aycock will speak at Scott's Hill on Friday, at Jacksonville on Saturday, at Morton s, in Onslow county, on Mon day and will go thence to Jones and Pitt counties. A Chimney Shattered, . The rain storm here yesterday .after noon was -accompanied by a great deal of thunder and lightning. During the storm the brick chimney of the Standard Oil Company's office near the Carolina Central R. R., depot was struck by light ning and damaged to the amount of about twenty-five dollars. There were several persons in the office at the time. but no one was injured, although all were considerably startled.if not shocked by the unwelcome visitation. L , INCENDIARY FIRE. Mr- Francis Hoore'a Store XTot His House ' Burned ITo Tnauranoe. : :. i : Phcenix, August 28d. Editor Star:. . " v ;r Dear Sir: I see from your, issue of 23d inst you stated my dwelling, about four miles from the city, was destroyed by fire Saturday ' night and that" there was a . small insurance on the property. It was not my dwelling, but my store. and, unfortunately for me, no insurance. Please make the correction. I have offered $100 for the arrest and convic tion of the devil or devils that did it. . . j Yours, truly, F. M. MOORE. SERIOUS "AFFRAY Hear "WTuteville One of, tne Parties Not Expected to Uve Two Bad Accidents Bey. 13. W. Wooten Painfully Hurt. 'P- v Wooten, N. C.,' Aug. 23. Editor Star. ' . . . - " ... Dear Sir i . Your correspondent has been informed that a little affray occur red at Pine Log on the W C & A. R. R., about two miles from Whiteville. N. C between Bill Butler and Queen Dy son, in which Butler received such in juries he is not expected to live. : Dr. J ackson was summoned and He pro- nounced bun in a critical condition. Both were either drinking or drunk. The weapon used was a hand-car pole. Your correspondent did not visit the scene, but he obtained the above from a reliable source - ; . ; .Mr. H. B. Collin, of this place, re-ceiyed-a bad wound a few days ago by falling: off a fence. 'Also,.; Rev. E. W. Wooten was sitting on the piazza lean ing against a post when his chair slipped from under him and threw him out of doors, causing the fracture of two of his ribs. Both parties are doing very well and we hope they will soon recover. Pulling -fodder is : in vogue and the farmers of this section saved lots ot it 'last week. ,- y:..--,v'J-, W. DEATH .OF 0R THOS. F WOOD. -.. It is our sad duty to-day to chronicle the death of one--of - the most distin guished physicians and one of the best men in North" Carolina.. Dr, Thomas F. Wood of this city passed away yes terday abont 2 o'clock, p. m., and the announcement of his death was received with sincere sorrow by this entire com munity as.it will be wherever he was known. " And yet, "'we venture to" say, that accompanying, every expression of regret , that was uttered,' ; there was another, to the. effect . that it was . well with him in the world to which he has been transferred, j ' .' i- ' Dr. Wood was a native ot - Wilming ton, and was fifty-one years of age. hav ing been born iri this city on the 23d day of; February JMt.J ::Qd He was Assistant. Surgeon of the Third N. C Regiment during the late war, aod. has lived and . practiced -his profession in . this ctty ever since 1865. He al ways kept abreast of the most ad vanced ideas in the science of medicine, and was recognized as an accomplished and learned physician by the most dis tinguished ' medical writers and practi tioneis in the country. : He edited the N. C. Medical Journal, and - contributed many valuable papers to it and other similar periodicals, as well as to the newspapers on general subjects.especially in the line of biography. He was a deli gent and careful tudent of botany, and was perhaps as well informed npon the botany of North Carolina as any of his contemporaries; and he was also unusual ly well informed upon the history of the s"Tae generally and particularly" its military history He was ; an " ardent North Carolinian from, boyhood, and did muchrfor the' State in peace and war. . " We do not intend to give a full or ex tended account of his character or career in this , 'brief notice; that will be done elsewhere and by competent hands. But we shtould fall far short of justice, and denyjurselves a satisfaction if we failed to say a special word as to Dr. Wood's Christian life and work in this com munity. He was' one of the most devout and humble Christians that ever lived in Wilmington, and he showed his faith by his works, which were abundant and fruitful. His piety was an unostentatious but active and earnest force, which wa 3 felt and cordially recognized by all with whom be came in contact. He was a member of St James' Church, and en tered into rest with a calm and confi dent trust in God's promise to those who believe in His Blessed Son. Trio8. DR. F. WOOD. Funeral Yesterday at St. James Cnuron Impressive Ceremonies.' The funeral services of the late Dr. Thos. F. Wood were held yesterday at St. James Episcopal Church. The at tendance was very large and attested the esteem in which-the lamented physician was held by all classes of citizens. Rev. Robert Strange, rector of St. James', assisted by Rev. Mr. Skinner, rector of St. Paul's, conducted the services. The pall-bearers were Dr. W. J. H. Bellamy. Dr. W. W. Lanei Dr. G. G. Thomas. Dr. T. S. Burbank, Dr. R. D. Jewett.Dr. W. J Love; honorary; pall-bearers, Dr. Haigh, of Fayetteville; Dr. McMillan, of Duplin; Dr. Anderson, Dr. Potter, Dr. McDon aid. Dr. Wright, Dr. Hanby.Dr. Bullock, Dr. Schonwald ; ot Wilmington, and Dr, Satchwell. of Pender, Besides the large concourse of rela tives and friends, members of the Asso- , ciation of the N. C Infantry, survivors of the Eighteenth N. C Regiment and representatives of the Royal Arcanum escorted the remains to Oakdale Ceme tery, where the, interment took place. Fires in the Country. . The dwelling house of Mr. Francis Moore, about four miles from the city in Brunswick county, was destroyed by fire Saturday night last. The cause of the fire could not be learned. It is re ported that there was insurance on the property for a comparatively small amount. Visitors who came up from the Rocks yesterday report that a dwelling house in the woods between that place and Carolina Beach was burned Satur day night. The fire was seea also by persons at the Beach Homicide at Mti Airy. A gentleman' who arrived in the city last night from Mount "Airy reports a fatal affray in that place last Saturday, in which a mam named Brown, shipping clerk in Sparger's tobacco factory, was shot and killed by a man named Allison The shooting grew out of a dispute about a foot-race. Allison was arrested he is said to be something of a despera do, having before shot and killed other men, . BRUNSWICK COUNTY. The Democratic Convention A Or eat ,. ' Gathering H'oininadonB, Etc, The convention at Lockwood's Folly yesterday was attended by a large num ber of the citizens of Brunswick. Many Third party ites1 were 'present and lis tened attentively to the address of Mr, C B. Aycock, who made the most tell ing speech of the 'occasion. Speeches were made, also, by Hon. -S. B. Alex ander and Col. E. D. Hall with good effect. J:-- PspP. , P The convention met at 12 o'clock. Mr. I. W. Bennett was chairman and I. H, Mints secretary. . -Nominations were made as follows: For Representative-Geo. H, Bellamy, SheriffW. A. Ruark. Treasurer Oscar O. Durant. Register of Deeds Sam'l S. Drew. CoronerGeorge Sellers. . . Surveyor J.H. Mints. - : . For Stite Senator, the convention re commended Mr. A. C Meares, of Wac camaw, after a long discussion, in which the right of naming the Senator to repre sent Brunswick and 'New Hanover "was claimed for Brunswick. f-P--:Pi v It was the largest political meeting held in the county for years. The Soutbport band was present and furnished music for the occasion - f ' It was decided - that each township selecran executive committeeman. . It Sboald Be In Every Hoim J.B. Wilson.; 871 Qay Su Sharps burg, Pa., says his will not be without Dr. Kine Mew Uiscoverv tor consumption Coughs and Colds, that it cured his wife who., was threatened with - Pneumonia after an attack; of "La Grippe, when various other remedies and several phy sicians had done her no good. - Robert Barber, of Cooksport Pa, claims Dr. King's New Discovery has done him more good than: anything he ever used for Lung Trouble. '. Nothing like it Try iu Free Trial ! Bottles at R. R. Bel lamy's Drug Store. :. Laree bottles. 50c ana r " REV. P. M. HOGE, D. D. He Ess Declined tne Professorship in the TJmon Theological Seminary and Will Bemain in Wilmington as : Pastor of . the First Presbyterian Church.- .rT-r-After the morning" service Sunday last m the First Presbyterian, Church', a meeting of the- congregation was held with Mr. B. G". Worth ..moderator and Mr. B. F.Hall clerk. ' - - . The following - communication -v ad dressed to the session and congregation was then read: ".'-s :., P:' '-'::,, Beloved Friends: I have mailed a letter to the President of the Board of Trustees of Union Theological Semi nary, Virginia, declining the chair in that institution to which-1 had been elected. ;: p r- r:r: - ;. k- It has not been' without anxious thought and frequent misgivings that I have reached this conclusion, lor the training of young men tor the gospel ministry has . been justly recognized in the Chuich as the most important and responsible work to which it coald call its sons, and at this particular juncture. the chair to which I was called offered a field of usefulness peculiarly attractive to one who wishes to see our boutnern jCburch increase its efficiency in active, aggressive. work for Christ. But a calm and deliberate survey of the whole situa tion, together with the considerations that you haye so lovingly and faithfully urged upon me, has convinced methat even if the other, work is greater, the work oi tbts Church is my work.: I look to your faithful support and co-operation in every eliort to advance the interest of this Church and bring it to the highest point of efficiency and usefulness, to demonstrate to the Church at large the wisdom ot this decision. . . .. : I need hardly say that I have been profoundly moved by the resolutions adopted by the Church, by" the, Edgar Woods bociety, the Ladies F. M. Socie ty,: the Ladies Aid Society and the young people of the Church, and by the many personal- words that I have re ceived in private conversation and by letter trom our now scattered people, wnue my neart has gone iortn in re sponsive love to you, it has gone up in prayer to bod that ! might be more worthy of your love and confidence. - 1 can assure you that at no moment of this period even when, the claims of the Seminary seemed most likely to prevail have I been one whit less keen ly alive to every interest of this Church than during all these years when it hair absorbed all my thoughts and all my energies. Its most devoted member could not have felt more anxious solici tude for the future of its work and - the progress of its development than has filled my waking and my sleeping hours. And now that the question is decided I hope to devote myself to its interests with new energy, and I pray that a new baptism from the Holy One may rest upon us as the seal of the Divine appro- oation. .' ; s . May grace, mercy and peace abide with you forever. Amen, i Your devoted pastor. - Peyton H. Hdge. Wilmington, N. C, Aug. 20, 1892. . After the reading of the letter a com mittee. consisting of Mr. C H. Robin son, Capt. W. R. Kenan and Mr. W. A Cumming, was appointed to make fit ting response to the letter from Dr. Hoge. ' . '-..-"'. The committee reported the follow ing preamble and resolution, viz: Whereas. Our pastor. Rev, Peyton H. Hoge, D. D.. has stated by his letter just submitted to this congregation, his decision to remain with us--declining the Professorship in the Union Theolo gical Seminary, therefore Resolved, That we accept this de cision with thanksgiving, and a deep sense of gratitude to our Heavenly Father, and as we- have by our action previously expressed in a meeting of this congregation influenced our pastor in this decision, we recognize the res ponsibility devolved upon us of a faith ful adherence to the pledges then made. We unite with our beloved pastor in the hope that this result may be for the best interests of this church and the cnurch at large, and his usefulness- greatly ex tended, and our activities increased. C H. Robinson. W. M. Cumming. - W. R. Kenan, - Committee. ! THE THIRD DISTRICT. j- rSpecULStar Telegram.l . j Fayetteville, N, CfAug. 23. At an adjourned meeting of the People's party Congressional Convention here to-day the nomination of Frank Koonce, of Onslow, for Congress, and A. H Perry, of Bladen, for Weaver elector, was ratified, and the resolutions of the Third party mass ' meeting at Clinton, July 20th, recommending Cv Thompson, of Onslow, for Presidential elector. i As on two previous occasions, the convention was a small affair, nothing like all the counties in the district being represented. Otho Wilson, of Raleigh, was here as chief priest and ruler, and the work of the convention was .shaped in secret conclave at a star-chamber con ference in the court house this morning. Whether or not tsutier s name was pre sented and urged in the conference can not be ascertained, as the delegates de cline to talk; but it is a notorious - fact that Koonce had the largest following and showed fight trom the beginning The Omaha platform was endorsed and adopted. : Fayetteville defeated Goldsboro here to-day in match game, of base ball by a score ot IS to 0. The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry celebrated here to-day the 99th anniversary of the organization of the company. - The Lumber Bridge Light Infantry. Maxtod Guards, and Bennetts ville Rifles participated in the exercises ot tne day. A swell (rermair to-night will conclude the testivities. SAMPSON DEMOCRATS. i Taylor's Bridge, Aug. 19 The Cleveland-Carr - Democratic club which was .organized in this township on July 80th, with thirty-one members now numbers forty-one with a fair pros pect of increasing that number to sixty straight-out ' Democrats. - ... v p. Z, f At its last meeting on August 13th, much enthusiasm was manifested.. D, B. Nicholson, Esq., of Clinton, being present m bis happy style discussed political questions and gave, words of encouragement to the true, gray-haired old Democrats who had withstood the political storm : and come out safe and right In a -word,.if any one. should doubt that ''Taylor's Bridge is Demo cratic let him hold his peace and wait tin November and see. .. - A motion was adopted that this re port be sent to the Clinton Caucasian, and Wilmington Star with request to publish, the Sampson Democrat, also, will please copy. Josiah Robinson, O.P.J ames, ' " xSec. " Pres . - Bicklcn Arnleat salve. - The best Salve in the world lOr Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum Fever, Sores, Tetters, Chapped - Hands Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions' and positively cures Piles or rno . 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 gists. - ;.";.:;:fv7.K:r,: -... I GERMAN-AMERICANS. : New York, August 22. The German- American Cleveland Unioi has issued an address, signed by Carl Schurz, Os wald - Ottendorier, William " Steinway, Henry Villard, t Louis, Wind muller an d Gustave H . Schwarts. . The add ress gives : reasons' why - the signers . think Cleveland deserves the . votes of , natu-. ralized Germans. ; It says: Above all, we wish to state that he is a thoroughly honest man, which. fact, his most bitter toes do not dare to . dispute. : ' No one ever attempted to create the slightest suspicion in this respect. . When, he re turned to private life, after having held the highest position in this country,' his ington. . Among his most marked char acteristics are his undoubted courage and his adherency to his conviction. In his career as . Governor of - the State of New York and as President of the United States he demonstrated in the most impressive manner that in this re spect be is second to no other historical Character of this country. As the bearer of executive power,, he Invariably sub ordinated i party . interests to the common welfare. He never hesitates to solve the most important ques tion . - according ; to his own un biased convictions, resisting all pressure from other members of his own party. On several occasions, seeing his party in danger of being misled, he successfully and unflinchingly withstood their pres sure without considering the opposition of party leaders. ; We need not refer to the firmness which, notwithstanding the strong position of his party in the South and the West to bring about unlimited coinage of silver, he unhesitatingly warn ed them of the danger liable-to arise from such a policy. His innate sense of duty cannot be better proved than by the fact that during his Prasidentiat ad' ministration as well as during his second candidacy, he never was a favorite with machine politicians whose aim was their own welfare, v ; . : Grover Cleveland also distinguised himself by more than an ordinary meas ure of political sagacity and statesman like foresight. This not only by his deter mined on the silver question, he has shown himself to bean admirable expo nent ot these qualities and by bis highly creditable treatment ol the tariff question iorever secured lor nimseil one ot the most con splcious places in the historv- oi our Republic, rle keenly recognized in the proactive system, fostered by Re publicans for so , many years with the tendency of levying more oppressive duties, a steadily growing evil that re quired immediate and strong remedies, and he fearlessly expressed his views in his celebrated message to Congress. It -was inscribed . On the banner under which his whole party was united. There, is no doubt that by following the same banner it will win another victory at the end of the pres ent campaign. Therefore, we earnestly beseech our fellow citizens to aid us in securing the election of Grover Cleve land, the independent; far sighted states man, the true patriot the honest and courageous man. We expect hearty co-operation on the part of German-Americans, more so as we are convinced they particularly should favor his candidacy as a true and immediate expression of the will of the people which are bis triumphant senti ments. We do not hesitate to make this appeal to our countrymen, because the platform of the Democratic party is entirely satisfactory in regard to the maki question. It calls for civil service reform; it advocates that gold, silver and paper money be placed on absolutely equal basis. Dated, New York, August 22. TALMAGE IN THE SOUTH. Bv Telegraph to the Morning Star. Birmingham, August 23. Dr. Tal mage to-day addressed the largest as sembly ever gathered -in Birmingham. The Town Hall was crammed with an audience of 800 persons, and outside there hovered 80,000 more people, whom Dr. Talmage addressed from his car riage, alter the services in the hall. On the way back to the hotel Dr. Talmage was informed that 10,000 persons were still waiting, on the other side of the Town Hall to hear him. He immedi ately returned and briefly addressed them, and the immense crowd, estimated at 20.000. sang "Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow." The main doors of the hotel had to be bolted against the ' surging crowd, which ran ahead of the doctor's carriage. CAR BLOWN UP, Supposed to be the Work of, Strikers at Carnegie's Mills. ' By Telegraph to the Morning Stu. Pittsburg, August 24. A car loaded with ingots was blown up with dynamite or some other high explosive on the side-track of the Alleghany Valley rail road early this morning. It was con signed to Carnegie Co. 's Thirty-third street mm. fortunately tnere was no one within a , hundred feet of the car when it was blown up. and fragments, which were scattered in every drrection. did no injury. Vigilance of the police has not relaxed since the first guard was stationed around : Carnegie's plants to protect property as well as the lives of non-union men employed in the mills, but placing of the explosive under the car was aone wnue tne pmcers were within a few feet of the ; track, yet they did not know anything about it until the explosion occurred, and haye no clue to the perpetrator. .... the borden murder. Bridget Sullivan's Evidence Bad Feeling Between Mrs. Borden : and Her Step-' Daughters. r' '.'.'-- " By telegraph to the Mormag Star., : Fall River, Mass., Aug. 24. Facts were placed before the public to-day that Bridget Sullivan bad long before the tragedy of the Borden home, con fided to-intimate friends; certain facts which leave little doubt that 'there had been constant warfare going on in the Second street house. Mrs. Borden and her step-daughters 'were on anything but pleasant terms with each other, al though the former tried in every way to establish - pleasant : relations. Lizzie showed more antipathy toward the elder woman than did her sister. It is sup posed that at the inquest Bridget Sulli van divulged a great deal ot important information of this character, and fur nished the Government ; broad grounds on which to base the theory: of motive tor the crimes. THE CHOLERA.t Precautions Taken by the Government. - By Telegraph to the Morning Star. :' .Washington, D. C, Aug. 24. The Treasury' Department has communicated with agents of the steamship companies whose ships ply between Hamburg and Bremen and Baltimore, requesting them to have their , steamers report at Cape Charles Quarantine station, Vav before proceeding up Chesapeake bay. The steamers will be - inspected- by officers of the Marine Hospital , Service at the quarantine station, so that all danger of the introduction of cholera' may be averted. -,:,::rS:i : :C 5'--''' v " Gen. Weaver, People's party Presiden tial candidate, arrived at St Louis yes terday irom an extensive tour through Southern and Western Pacific States and will : leave to-night for Kansas, where, he will- make - a number of SpCCCilGS VV"'r 'P-''P:--tP' :'v,A SPIRITS .TURPENTINE. Lumberton. Robesonian : Furney Prevatt, who is now in his eighty-fourth year, has always voted and supported the Democratic ticket and now is a member of the "Lumbers Cleveland and Carr club." n Washington 'Progress : v ' learn that Hon. F. M.Simmons, of New bern, has been employed to bring a suit ' Of damages against the town of Wash ington for the death of Mr. Noah Gibbs who died, some suppose, from being confined .in the town lockup some time a0- - . " - Hcvbera'Pournal: A rennrt comes from Broad. Creek, Pamlico coun- ty, mat a man namea James Uahoon was bitten by a rattlesnake last week and died in about two hours afterwards. He was a blind man and most remarkable in nis aDiutv to auena to his business w could walk or drive most anywhere he chose. . On more than one occasion has hitcheo' a mule by himself and riri., to Newbern, a distance of about fifteen miies. nougn completely blind he could tell the denomination of any coin simply by touch. - -Raleigh News and Observer A meeting held on yesterday afternoon by the committee on a "Gift to the Cruiser Raleigh" was well attended and matters were reported as progressing very satisfactorily..- The committee elected Mayor . Thomas Badger Treas urer of the fund and he is authorized to receive all subscriptions. Liberal con tributions are coming in and the fund is growing, and Irojn present prospects the committee expect to raise three thousand dollars before thay are done. The gift to our namesake will be a credit to North Carolina. ' j. i . Raleigh Chronicle: The August drought is pronounced the worst m twenty years. Dr. James La.v, a graduate of Cornell University, will be the assistant instructor in agricultural science at the Agricultural and Mechani cal College. The grape crop is nearly all picked. The hot weather in jured it greatly. Grapes dried up on the vines. : Though the season opened about two weeks late", yet it ended nearly as soon as in ordinary season. At the office of the Collector of Internal Reve nue it is learned that there are now 221 licensed fruit brandy distilleries in this district.' During the past year there. weferJBJO. There are now 96 registered liquor distilleries. At one, at La Grange, rum is made. The others all make corn whiskey. .:' Raleigh News and Observer: ' On the Main street of this city in broad ' day Saturday afternoon, was enacted the most heartless tragedy that ever, took place here. Thos. Allison, tobacco re ceiver for one of the tobacco factories here, shot and instantly killed W. H. Brown, shipping clerk for the mammoth tobacco concern of Sparger Bros., in cold blood. Allison was a brag marks man and had killed three men before. Brown was a highly respected gentle man, who came from Georgia and is a . strong Pythan. Yesterday Allison told Brown he could beat him in a loot race. Brown took it in fun and ' said he bet he couldn't, whereupon Allison said be would put up money and would be on band this evening. He and Brown met and Allison got mad be cause Brown wouid hot run. The for mer was drinking. While passing along on main street together in the business portion of the city, Allison told Brown he was not a man of his word and some short language passed. It is said Alli son struck him with a stick and then dropped his stick and took out his , pis tol. Brown seized the cane and before be could defend himself Allison shot him twice and snapped his pistol the third time. Brown reeled and fell, one ball taking effect in the breast and another in the side. Everybody turned out to run i Allison down and he was -soon captured. j ' 'I Raleigh Chronicle: The execu tive committee of the Board of Agricul tural and Mechanical College met yes terday afternoon and accepted the resig nation of Mr. J. R. -Chamberlain as Professor of Agriculture. The Board then considered the matter of filling the vacancy and decided that Prof. Emery, of the Experiment Farm, with assistance whan necessary, could fill the position until a suitable person can be found to .fill the chair permanently. The exact value of the building burned at Caraleigh was (27,000. The insurance is $17,000. It is in eighteen companies, and the largest amount at risk in one ot these is $1,275. Yesterday lumber was ortered for a new building, ana if the orders for this and machinery can be filled promptly Superintendent Chamberlain thinks the building will be in shape for work again in sixty days. rThe news of the crops in many and perhaps most parts of the country is not favorable. In some sections the crops are ruined. People are cutting down corn and saving it for foraee, the ears not having matured bfjeason of the lack of ; some parts of the county crops are d. That is the state of affairs in this wnsbip, and in Middle Creek townshi he farmers say the crops are as gooi s they could desire. The twenty-six veterans from the Soldiers' Home who went to the en campment at Wrightsville returned yes terday. They say they had a grand time. One old soldier said, "God bless the ladies of Wilmington; we will never for get them." - The people of . Goldsboro served all the veterans with a fine dinner as they passed through that town. This was also a source of delight to them. The town of Walnut Cove is greatly stirred up over a sensation which occur red there Friday night. Wesley-James, a wealthy batchelor, who : lived a life of a recluse, never associating or having dealings with his neighbors, died there very suddenly. About one month ago a stranger, named Grogan, came to Tames' place. He purported to hail from . Virginia. The stranger ; has - suddenly turned up with a will from Mr. James, in which he leaves him all the property of. the deceased. Grogan also ' holds deeds to all the lands of James. Great excitement prevails. Only twenty-five dollars in money can be found belong ing to the deceased, hence there is strong supposition that the old man was murdered for his .money. There are now 179 convicts in the penitentiary and about 1,000 outside. . Of the latter, all save 125, who are. "dn the Great Falls canal, near Weldon, are on the farms near Weldon and at Castle Hayne. None are now in railway work. : In Brockt6n, Mass., there is a woman who - can boast of having lived under the administration of every Presi dent of the United States. She is Mrs. Hannah Harmon,and she was born the day preceding Washington's retirement from office. V AdTlce t moment. For Over Fifty Years Mas. 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 hot-' tie of "Mrs. Winslow' Soothing Sy rup" for Children ? Teething. Its value is incalculable. It will relieve the poor little.: sufferer immediately. 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