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:. i V i - - t - i 4 I ' 4. . t ! ' f t I' ! I I- 1 ; I rv - - , - -''MMMMI - - ' WILLIAM H. BEBHAflD, Editor nd Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C. Friday, February 2. 1894. ET In irriting to chnge your ddro. give ,rm,r directioiw ell u fuU particular, m where iouih jlour p.per to be sent hereafter. Unle yon do both chanice can be made. W- Notices of Marriage or Death, Tributei i of Re pSt, Rewlution. of Thanks, tc., are charged for at ordinary lvertement. but only half irate, when paid foe rictly in advance. At this rate 50 cent, will pay for a ample announcement of Marriage or Deatn. t3T" Remittance, muu be made by Check, Draft, Poual Money Order or Regiatered Letter. Postmai ten will refiner letter when desired. Efjr Only uch remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. J3 Specimen copies forwarded when desired. VERY IMPORTANT During the past two months bills have been mailed to about sixteen hundred subscribers to the Weekly Star. The aggregate amount due on these bills was very large, but the aggregate amount thus far paid is comparatively small. It is hoped every subscriber in ar rears will read this notice, and that he will forward the amount due us at once. It is unjust to the . proprietor to read his newspaper without paying for it fully as much so as for the proprietor of the paper to" eat the farmer's chickens and eggs and then fail or refuse to remunerate him. We thank those of our subscribers .who have paid us, and trust this ap peal will not be lost on those who have not paid. A GOOD THING IF IT DOES. A dispatch has been sent out from Cincinnati which states that there had met in that city a number of men who had formed two companies with a capital stock of $600,000 each to work coal mines and establish lum ber camps in West Virginia. But after talking the matter over, In view of the possible passage of the Wilson bill, they concluded to indefinitely postpone investing and hold on to their cash until they saw how things were going to pan out, and thus, ac cording to the builder of this dis potcb, Mr. Wilson with his little bill has, even before it has passed, al ready snatched more than $1,000,000 out of his little State. This does look rather rough, that's a fact, but there Is a bare possibility that this dispatch may have been put up like a good many of those petitions of the workmen against this same bill, by some one who has a pecuniary interest in defeating the Wilson bill. As the manufacturers who draft the workmen's petitions and require them to sign them are more interested in the tariff on their own account than on account of the workmen, so probably is this dis patch sender more interested in pro tection to coal and lumber than he is in the prosperity of West Virginia. But presuming all this to be liter ally true, and that the Wilson bill did scare of these two companies in definitely, (they 'will come back af ter the scare is over) it may not be an unmitigated evil to West Vir ginia, and on the whole we don't know but it would be in the long run a decidedly good thing. One of these companies, it is stated, was go ing to put $600,000 in " lumber camps," which means that it had bought or was going to buy for as near nothing as it could, as many acres as it could of the best and most valuable timber in that State, put squads of men into it, erect saw mills, cut down and saw up all that was worth sawing and shipping, ship it out of the State, and pocket the profits to invest elsewhere. The State of West Virginia, or the owners of the timber get twenty-five or fifty cents, or perhaps a dollar an acre for the trees, while the men who buy them convert them into lum ber and make a hundred fold on the investment, and leave in place of a forest which would be a treasure to coming generations, a waste as an inheritance. We do not want to be suspected of a lack of liberality or of progressive spirit, but at the risk of this we express the conviction that one of the greatest blunders our Southern people have fallen into has been the bartering away of such princely domains ot valuable timber for the trifling price they as a rule get for them. There is hardly a State in the North or West now which is not passing laws to prevent the needless destruction of timber, to encourage the planting of trees and to preserve the forest growth where the States own forest lands. The Secretary of the Interior asks for special legisla tlon by Congress for the preserva tion of the forests on the lands be longing to the United States. There is a bill before the Legislature of New York calling for an appropna tion of several millions of dollars to buy land for the purpose of adding to the forest acreage of that State, This shows the value set upon trees by States which have few trees and by States which had them but per mitted them to be destroyed before they realized what they were doin?. The forest acreage of the North and West has been so exhausted that the lumber men are now and have been for some years turning their at tention to the South where they are getting possession of vast areas at merely nominal prices, which they will strip of timber and leave barren wastes, as they have done in Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin asnd Minnesota which have been stripped almost completely of white pine. For the few hundreds of dollars which they invest in the timber lands of the South they take out thousandson the umber they do or will market, for much of what is bought is being held until timber is even scarcer than it is now and prices will be higher. The cutting of this timber may put a few dollars into the pockets of the peo ple who sell it at a ridiculously low price, may distribute a little in the way of wages to the men wno cnop and saw it, and put some into tne hands ot the railroad companies which haul it to market, but outside of this we fail to see where the busi ness does any good to the States in which the destroyed timber lands lie. Bur, on the contrary, we see where it does a vast amount of harm in de priving the children who would in herit these properties of something which would be an inheritance of great value to them, and in destag ing the barriers against Winter's blasts and Summer's heat. ,j The South has the most even tem- peratured climate, with fewer ex tremes ot eitner neat or coiu, aim more uniformity of weather in all the seasons, than any portion of the United States, with the exception of the Pacific States, whicn are aiso heavily timbered, and this is due in great measure to her protecting forests. If the slaughter of these forests be encouraged, we will in time, to our sorrow, learn tne value of what we have lost, as some of the Northern States have learned to their sorrow. - Any legislation which has for its object, or the effect of which will be to restrain th6 wholesale cutting of our timber, is good legislation, for while it may prevent lumber men from making big piles of money on small investments, it will save a pro perty which will be immensely valu able in time to come, even from a money standpoint, without consider- ng its value in other, respects. If the Wilson i ill does this it will do something that ought to commend it to every thoughtful Southern man. ; A SPLENDID OFFER' All readers of The Weekly Star should avail themselves of the splen did opportunity .offered them of securing the Stoddard Art Album at a purely nominal price. Each series, containing sixteen magnificent photo graphs of noted scenes and places, may be obtained by sending one coupon, cut irom tms paper, ana twelve cents in money or stamps, There will be, sixteen series in all, and when completed they will form one of the most beautiful and in- i struct! ve works of art that ever adorned a parlor or library. Read adrertisement in this paper for full particulars, showing how tins beautiful work can be had for less than one-tenth its value. Vaillant, the condemned anarchist, who threw that bomb in the French Chamber of Deputies, after his bravado is now pleading tor his life, The fiend who would mercilessly and savagely -destroy the lives of scores of people against whom he had no cause of grievance, is too cowardly to die when he realizes that death is confronting him. What has such a fiend to live for, anyway? When the denizens of Duluth, who believe in a protective Tariff on iron ore burned their representative in Congress in effigy because he voted for free ore, they thought they were making it hot for him, but he was taking it cool in Washington and en joying his "meals as usual. The American ass has the freedom of Du luth as well as of other towns. . Russia doesn't pay the Czar a sal ary, but as he owns about a million square miles pf lands, for which he gets rents amounting to about $1,- 000,000 a month, he manages to "Worry along, hopeful that history will reward him for his sacrifice by writ him down the "Peasant. Emperor' The situation is becoming inte r esting down at Rio Janeiro, where Uncle Sam, in the person of Admiral Benham, is playing a conspicuous role. Da Gama has doubtless come to the conclusion by this time that there isn't much earnin in our sea faring man. The sea has an insatiate maw and swallows annually about 2,000 ships and 12,000 people. Tom Reed was a paymaster in the Navy once, but he didn't go out enough to get into the maw. -1 , " ; A Maryland man has been fined $5 for shelling corn on Sunday. The law of that State demands shell for shell and insists on the man who shells his corn on, Sunday shelling out his cash. ' ! They Are Oema of Arc. If you bave not already done so, order Series 1 and 2 of the Stoddard Port folios of Photographs. They are gems of art. Series 3 win s-tn be announced, and you will want that, too. There will be sixteen ofthese Series in all, and each one will cost you twelve cents, and one coupon cut 'from this paper. When completed the sixteen Series will make an Album worth many times the cost; ; THE FULLER TRIAL. Argument by Counsel Continued Will Probably be Conoluded Thursday Af-.- ternoon. j . Special Star Correspondence. Fayetteyille, N. C an. 31 The sick juror was able to be in his place to-day. and argument pro and con was contin ued. Messrs. H. McD. Robinson, F. P. Jones and John O. Shaw making able speeches, The argument . of counsel will probably be concluded to-morrow afternoon. Messrs. Geo. M. Rose, C. W. Hroaaioot ana i. vv. Argo are yet to peak.. - H. EYE. PEANUT POSSIBILITIES, - " nM ' " " A' LeitA'r from the Noted Economist, Ed- ward Atktnton, on h Possible Future . of the Southern Peanut. , " ' The following letter from Mr. Edward Atkinson to the Secretary ; of the Nor folk Chamber of Commerce should at tract the attention of peanut growers in North Carolina: V ' ' Boston, November 85th. 1893. Samuel R Borum, Esq., Secretary Cham ber of Commerce, Norfolk.mVa. Dear Sir I wonder if it will fall to me again to open a new source ot wealth to the knowledge of the people of this country? In my pamphlet upon "Cheap Cotton by Free Labor," published in 1861. or more than thirty years since, at the beginning of the war, I laid the foun dation of the cotton seed oil in dustry, pointing out in detail every ditection in which it has since been developed. The' true start was given later in my address at Atlanta, in 1880, when I told the Southern people, greatly to their amazement, that "if there were a variety of the cotton plant which would grow in the North pro ducing no lint and nothing but seed, it would long since have become one of our most valuable of crops." I now say that if there were a variety of the peanut which would grow in the North and which could be applied to no o:her purpose than the production ot oil, and of meal to be used either as (odder or tor a fertilizer, it would be one of the most widely cultivated and valu able crops within our control. There is, as you are aware, a great variety of pea and bean vines or legu minous plants, which are made use ot in a crude, and one may sav uninstructed manner in the Southern States for reno vating the soil, also for todder and to some limited extent for food. These plants vary immensely in their propor tions ot starch, oil and nitrogeneous ma terial; the latter being the most costly and the most necessary element in reno vating exhausted soil. Among all these plants there is not one equal to the peanut in albuminoid. In India and China the peanut is cul tivated more intelligently and applied more completely than it is in the South ern States. The Indian variety is called the 'Munghulle" or "Bue-mong." Etch nut contains two or three set di, seventy five of which weigh one ounce. The chemical analysis is as follows: IN 100 PARTS, IN" 1 LB. Water..... Albuminoid Starch Oil.. Fibre.... .. Ash.. 75 1 oz. 87 jtr. 8 oz. 403 gr. 1 oz. 383 gr. 8 oz. 215 gr. 126 gr. 24 5 11.7 50. 45 18 100. You will observe that the oil is carbo naceous material drawn mainly from the atmosphere. It may be expressed and made use of for a great variety ot pur poses, yet what is left will be more nu tritious as a lood for beasts or a renova tor of the soil than it was with the oil in it. I think that the meal of the peanut, after the oil has been expressed, would possess the highest value in the nitrogenous element than there is known in any vegetable product yet dealt with as a source ot nitro gen among plants that draw nitrogen from the air. Yet the people of your State, in which this crop can be produ ced in endless abundance, appear to be totally ignorant of us value and of its properties. Every part ot the plant. stalk. leal, bull and meal worked up to gether or separately may be utilized as cattle food or for the nutrition of the soil. : Please let me know what you do With it now and bow many bushels of peanuts you make in a year in Virginia. It may happen, that if you print this letter a development of peanut oil and meal may begin, which will presently equal in its importance and in its mag nitude the development of the cotton seed on industry, it l were a younger man, eager to make a fortune, I know of no enterprise on which I would enter with more complete confirence of sue cess than in the development of the pea nut to the full measure of its import ance. - I wish you would print this letter so as to give it a start. What a commen tary on the intelligence of the people of Virginia, Mortn Carolina and other sec tions of this country that it is probable that 1 must send to India to get a true sample of peanut oil and of peanut meal. we boast ot our intelligence as a peo pie and we waste our substance for lack of elementary knowledge of our own re sources. You are at liberty to add two or three swearwords toihiscoramumca tion. ii vou ininir. that the impression which I intend to make would thereby be strengthened. Yours very truly. Edward Atkinson Though practically abandoned now, the manufacture of peanut oil is not an unknown industry in trie South. During tne late war it was carried on quite ex tensively both in Wilmington and Fayetteville, the oil being used almost exclusively for lubricating purposes Editor Star THE HORTICULTURAL FAIR. Shall it ba Held in Wilmington This Tear A Question for Business Men to An swer. A well attended meeting of business men and merchants was held at The Orton yesterday morning. Col. F. W, Kerchner was elected chairman and Mr. Philip Heinsberger, Jr., secretary. The object of the meeting was 'briefly explained by the chairman, who stated that it was for the purpose, of holding the State Horticultural Fair here next August, and in his opinion it would be one of the best moves for Wil mington, as the farmers at that time had their crops laid by and the country mer chants would come to purchase their Fall stocks. Out of nine of these fairs held in this State eyery one has paid expen ses, and cost the citizens nothing. It was decided o ask every merchant to subscribe to a fair tund, so that if needed they may be called upon, and if not they will have to pay nothing. wi. a. u. naii almost as sured those present that he could get Gen. Jno. B. Gordon, of "Georgia, wno nas been delivering his address; "The Last Days of the Confederacy.' to audiences of ten and fifteen thousand to speak one night of the Fair, which wou!d attract veterans from every South ern State, and insure Wilmington a crod of people at little or no expense, After other encouraging and nattering speeches by many present, the meeting adjourned until Thursday night at 8 o'clock, when every business roan is re quested to mee at the City Hall court room. Judging from its cash receipts on subscription account from the coun try during the past month, the Star is forced to conclude that business is fm proving. The amount received from this source is more than twice as large as it was in January, 1803. "I have tried Salvation Oil in mv fam ily on a broken and dislocated foot and can recommend it to any one as a good uniraeni. Wrs. William Tolly, Joplin, Decree of le of Property of , tnfr South- port Steamboat Company end Property of the Sew Hanover Transir Company Petition or Beoelver for the Bank of Hew HanoTer. -; In the case of Junius Davis, receiver of the Bank of - New Hanover vs. the Southport Steamboat Company, - the Court ordered sale of the steamboats Clarence and Wilminzton,yy Mr. Sol. C. Weill, commissioner ; appointed by the Court, thirty days alter no tice of sale "is given.; The Com pany is indebted to the Bank, of New Hanover in the sum of $58 686 62 on three promissory notes one for $6.831 50 (principal and interest) secured by mort gage on the steamer Clarence, one for $24.426 67 ' (principal and interest) secured by mortgage on the steamer Wilmington, and another promissory note for $27,429.46 (principal and -in terest). The sale is to be made at the whart of the company at the foot of Water street, and the commissioner is authorized to advertise said sale in news papers of Charleston, S. C, and Savan nah. Ga., as well as Wilmington. A decree of sale was ordered in the case of the Wilmington Savings and Trust Company, vs. the New Hanover Transit Company of all the property. franchises and effects of the defendant company, conveyed, by a deed ot trust to plaintiff to secure loan made by the tfank of New Hanover. The complaint sets forth that the defendant com pan executed and issued one hundred bonds, each tor the sum of five hundred dollars aggre gating the sum of $50.000 and the in terest coupons attached to said bonds, and that no part of the interest or principal of any of said bonds has been paid, and. there is now due and owing the whole of the amount named; that on the 21 of March. 189. the de fendant corporation executed a deed ot trust to the plaintiff, conveying all and singular, the property, rights and franchises set forth in the said deed of trust or mortgage, to secure pay ment of said bonds and interest, and that Junius DaV.s. receiver .ot the Bank of New Hanover, is the owner and holder of the said bonds. The sale is to be made at public auction at the Court House door in Wilmington, at the earli est day alter thirty days' notice of said sale. "" A petition was received by the Court from Mr. Junius Davis, receiver of The Bank of New Hanover, which recited; That siace bis appointment as receiver, on the 19th of June, 1893, he has de voted his whole time and atten tion to the administration of the duties ot his trust; that he has received in cash the sum of $63 235 08, and has settled other debts owing to the bank, amounting to $36 686 30. by off sets against them of debts of a like amount owing by said bank and said debtors; that of the liabilities of said bank as endorser upon notes and drafts made to it and discounted by it with other banks. there has been paid and discharged the sum of $200 009.21, thereby relieving the funds in his hands from all liability therefor, and that the discbarge of a large part of said sum was largely due; to his active efforts; that a very large part of the assets of the bank con sists of real estate, which must be managed and controlled by him until it can be sold. That said bank did busi ness with a large number of banks and business houses throughout the countrv. and did an enormous business in the way of collecting for other banks, and that to adjust and straighten the accounts has entailed arduous, con stant and laborious work. -That he has been compelled to bring many suits and will be compelled to bring more, in, the settlement of the trust; and many suits have been brought against him. involv ing large amounts, which he will have to defend, and as I vet the court has fixed no compensation for said receivership and in bis opinion a commission of five per cent, on ail amounts of cash received and disbursed by htm would be a fair and reasonable compensation for his services. The Couit issued an order directing that $3,000 be paid the receiver of the Bank ot New Hanover on account cf compensatiun, to be fixed hereafter by the Coun; empowering the receiver to S;ll all lands belonging to the bank; authorizing the receiver to employ an expert accountant; extending the time to hi cuims until April 1st. 1894; allow ing $350 each to E S. Martin. E;a . and George Rouqtree. E-q . as counsel in the case ot rioimes or Waiters vs. the Bank of New Hanover. Mr. s. A. Leak, receiver of the branch Bank of New H-nover.at Wades boro Was allowed $3,000 on acount of compensation and $1,000 for counsel lees. , Judge Brown left for home yesterday. nc win noia court in Clinton next week. The members of the bar of Wilmington speaks in terms ot highest praise of bis aouuy ana courtesy. "HONEST JOHN'S" STORY. He 8aye That Corbatt Fouaht Like Demon end Mitchell is a CouraReous Fellow. Although interest in the recent fight has almost subsided, true "sports' will be glad to read the following opin ion of Referee Kelly: i New York, Jan. 28. "Honest John Kelly, who officiated as referee in the re cent Corbett Mitchell fight, got back to town from Jacksonville late Saturday night. He was very enthusiastic over the contest, and was not at all averse in expressing himself about the resuit. "In certain respects it was the great est encounter that it has been my good fortune to witness." he said, "and I have seen- them all. toroett lougnt like a demon, but at no time was be unfair. The talk of a foul being committed is absurd. I watched the men closely. and belore I made up my; mind to ac cept the thankless position of referee. I determined that I would judge the af fair to the best of my ability, and -see that each man had fair play. Corbett is a great fighter. He lost his bead in the early part of the struggle, but, mind you, he did not do anything contrary to the rules. It he bad, you .can gamble on it that 1 would have dealt harshly with him. The talk about Mitchell being a bluffer is all rot. I never saw a more courageous fellow in all ray life. He was up against it from the start. It was the case of a heavy-weight against a middle' weight; a repetition of the Dempsev- f it zsimmons contest. I saw that be did not have a chance when be put up his bands. Mitchell deserves considerable credit, and I think be has more friends in this country than ever before." Men are made manly, the old .made young and vigorous by Magnetic Ner vine. Sold by Jno. H. Hardin, drug gist. ' t Assignment of '. Turner Morehead end x- " B. K. Terry. I Special to the Baltimore Sun.) i Raleigh, N. C, January: 28. T Tur ner Morehead. owner of the large cotton mills at Leaksville, and also of works for making aluminum, has assigned. His liabilities aggregate $115,000. Preferred, debts ot the first class are: John L. Morehead, of Charlotte, $18,000; Com mercial National Bnk, Charlotte, $5,000; Mrs. L. H. Walker. $5 000; Cone Ezoress Company. $6,000; Mercantile National Bank of New York, $11,000. Among the second class are: Chemical National Bank, Mew xorK. sjouu; rust. Nations.! of Baltimore, td 000: National of Cambridge, Md, 1 $3,500; People's National ot Lynchburg, $5,000; National of Greensboro, N.C, $7,500; Bank ol Reidsville, $5,500; Commercial of High Point, $3,000; Citizens' National, of Raleigh. $5,000: Bank of Leaksville. $1,200. G. W. Willfams, $10,000; Conway & Co., $3,000. v ! There are other creditors for amounts under $1,000. Mr. Morehead. who is one o( the most prominent men in the State, claims that the assets exceed the liabilities. He reserves no exemptions anl his wife j ins him in assignment. B. K -Terry, an officer of the Bank of LeaksviUe, has also assigned, with $22,- 000 liabilities. He hopes his assets will reach this amount. These failures, like many others, are directly due to that of the North State Improvement Company of Greensboro. If the sale oi the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway is con summated Mr. Morehead will be able to pay his debts and nave a balance. - j a maxtonTnventor! t An Improved Flanged Point for Driven Wells. Mr. C. A. Holland, a former Fayette ville boy, but for a number of years a progressive citizen of Maxton, has re cently invented and patented an im provement on points for driven wells which is briefly described as. follows: : "The flinged pjint is a decided im provement over the plain points now in use, as it drills out a water space around the strainer, insuring a full flow of water to the pump. It can be sunk in halt the time and with less pipe than with the pla n point, thereby saving the extra ex pense o! pipe and labor. - It also drives more easily than the plain point, as the side flanges cut straight through the earth, preventing the pointy packing. The point has been thoroughly tested. and in every case where a pump was working hard, and the point replaced with the flanged point, a full flow of water was procured." t Mr. Holland has sold the right to a Chicago bouse to manufacture not less than two thousand of the improved points per month, on which he receives a handsome royalty. SUPERIOR COURT. Last Day of the Term A Mistrial in the ! Csse of Iiookhart vs. Bear New Han i over Bank Cases. In the Superior Court yesterday in the case of J. L. Lockhart vs. Sol. Bear, ar guments were made by counsel and the case was given to the jury at one o'clock pi m. ; i The case of the First National Bank of Richmond. Va., vs. Junius Davis, re ceiver of the Bdnk of New Hanover, et al, was taken up at the afternoon ses sion of the Couit. Jury trial was waived by consent of both parties and the case submitted to Judge Brown to find the facts, after argument by counsel. j i Mr. Davis, receiver tor the Bank of New Hanover, in answer to a question by the Court, said that the collections amounted to between $150,000 and $175.000 nearer the latter than the former sum; and in answer to another question, said that the interest deposits am'ounted to about $418,000, and de posits on open account, about $266,000, Hon. R. T. Bennett, Mr. Jas. A. Lockhart and Mr. Jas. A. Leak, representing the Wadesboro branch of the Bank of New Hanover were present in court. Coun sel in the case are. Mr. Tho?. W. Strange tor plaintiff, and Messrs. Geo. Davis, ueo. Kountree and E. S. Martin tor de fendants. Lin the matter of the Bank of New Hanover, it was ordered bv the Court that tne receiver invest the funds in band in North Carolina 4 per cent, bonds. It was 'stated as a reason why a dividend should not be p lid to deposi tors, that there were suits against ihe bank amounting to about $200 000 bv parlies who claimed priority for their claims, and also re-discounted notes amounting to a large sum, which it was hoDed would be adjusted. I: was also ordered by the Court, upon application by counsel, that the receiver ot the branch bank of New Hanover at Wadesboro. be authorized to loan $25.- 000 of the amount of money in his bands, in such sums as he may choose, at not less than 8 per cent, interest per annum, said loans to be approved by the special Master, and not to extend beyond the first day of December. 1891. It was stated that the Wadesboro branch bad $75,000 cash on ha id. Tne jury in the case of Lockhart. vs. Sol Bear came into court about 10 o'clock and being unable to agree, were dis charged. i Court adjourned for the term shortly auer 11 p. ra. Exports of Cotton end Naval Stores. The compilation of exports from the port of Wilmington for the year 1893. made by Col. . L. Cant well, secretary of the Produce Exchange, are of interest The exports of cotton for the year were 194.179 bales, against 15,152 for the year 1892; of spirits turpentine, 47,228 casks, against 58,034 ; rosin, 224.070 bar rels, against 373.291 ; tar, 62,541 barrels and 2 009 cases against 69 091 barrels; crude trpentine, 6.331 barrels, against 16.216 ; timber and lumber, 80 595,930 feet, against 25.874.331 ; pitch, 3.294 barrels. against 5.202 barrels; shingles, 8.167,500, against 18 274,829. Colporteur's Heport. Rev. Thad. C. Troy, Colporteur for the American Bible Society, who has been laboring in New Hanover county, has submitted the following report for the present month, January, 1894: iNumber of families visited 424; num ber of families found with a Bible 110; families without a Bible supplied by sale or gift 43; other individuals who bad no Bible supplied, 80; number ot books sold, 119; number ot books donated, 29; num ber of miles travelled, 650; freight paid on books, $5 05. Collections received from churches as follows: Bethany Methodist $2.15; Masonboro Baptist $2 00; Prospect Methodist 90 cents; Acorn Branch Methodist 50 cents. j i Cure for Headache. . As a remedy for all forms of Head acbe Electric Bitters has proved to be the very best. It effects a permanent cure and the most dreaded habitual sick headaches yield to its influence. We urge all who are sf9 cted to procure a bottle and give this remedy a fair trial. In cases ot habitual constipation Elec trie Bitters cures by giving the needed tone to the bowels, and few ca es long resist the use of this medicine. Try it once. Large bottles only Filty cents at ft. k. Bellamy Surug Store. t THE WAR IN BRAZIL. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT AJ RIO JA- NEIRO. Insurgents Captnre Works Held by Gov. eminent Troops Disoourteus Treatment of Admiral Benham by the Feixotto Government. . ; By Cable to the Morning Star. V Rio Janeiro. Jan. 29. The Govern ment forces are engaged in mounting heavy cannon on the Coffee docks. It is highly probable that this action , may provoke the insurgents to again bombard the city, ' .. There is no basis whatever for the re ports that Rear.Admi.ral Benham, com mander of tbe American squadron here. is acting in an official capacity in tbe at tempt to bring about a settlement of the troubles by arbitration. That he is seek ing to bring the troubles to an end is true, but be is simply acting as a private citizen in the negotiations. . Ihe frequent musketry fire, around the custom house excites comment only when some poor fellow is killed. Ihe insurgents say that the govern ment victory at Bage, in the State of Kio Grande do Sul. where the insur gents were forced to retreat after be sieging the city for a long time, cost 300 lives among the loyal forces. - There is an average of 17 cases of yel low feyer daily in Rio. ; A fair amount of business is being done. The rate of exchange is the low est ever known. The Minister of Justice, representing Peixoito, engaged to meet Admiral Benham officially at noon yesterday at the American consulate. The Admiral in full uniform was at the appointed time, but the Minister of justice did not appear. Admiral Benban waited for an hour, and, as the Minister bad not then appeared, he left. An hour later an or derly Irom the Ministry went to the Con sulate and said that the Minister ot Jus tice was engaged elsewhere that day but did not tender an apology for bis ab sence. Ail the officers and men of tbe American fleet are lairly wild over the discourteous treatment accorded . Ad miral Benham by tbe Minister. Rio Janeiro, Jan. 29. Copyright. This has oecn one of the most exciting days that Rio has experienced since the commencement ot oostiliues between tne Insurgents and the Brazilian Govern ment. Tne U. S. naval fleet siationed in tnis harbor has luroisned the excitement. The three American bancs. Amy, Good News and Julia Rollins were en dangered on Saturday by tbe firing from Da Gama's ship Aquidaban. Their captains protested to Admiral Benham and asked that their vessels be 'escorted to the wharves. Admiral Benham sent one of bis officers to the Aquidaban with orders to acquaint Admiral Da Gama w.th the lacis in the case and to ask bim to put an end to the reckless gunning. Da Gama was apparently in a very bad humor when the American officer ar rived aboard the Aquidaban. and with many exclamations of impatience he listened to the American captains' griev ances. When tbe American officer bad finished making his statement. DiGama, with a shrug of bis shoulders, said in a very sharp tone: "It is not my fault. The American ship captains should know enough to keep themselves and their vessels out of the range ot our guns. I shall not take any notice of this matter." This curt response to his message aroused tbe ire ot Admiral Ben bam and he determined to make such a showing that it would produce a strong effect upon the insurgents. He allowed Sunday to pass quietly and without any appearance that ne intended to take any lurtber notice of the affair. Early this morning, however, the greatest activity prevailed on board the Beet, Shortly after daybreak the decks ot the flagship New York, of the Newark and San Francisco, Detroit and other United States war vessels here, were cleared for action and their anchors were raised. Admiral Benham then sent word to the Captains ot the Good News, Julia- Rollins, and Amy, that as &oon as they were ready to pro ceed he would escort them to the wharves. At this moment Captain Kiehn, of tbe Julia Rollins and Myrick ot the Good News weakened and de spite their vigorous protestations and urgent demands ot Saturday they re turned word they did not care to embit ter insurgent admiral by putting thtm selves under tbe escort ot United Stales naval fleet. Capt. Blackford of tbe Amy. however showed b.mself made of sterner stuff, and announced that he would get ready at once and accept the protection which Admiral Benham had offered him. Accordingly tbe Amy took her position in the ranks ot the United States war vessels and the formidable pro cession started on its way to Rio harbor. The news that something im portant was taken place aboard the American wars-hips rapidly spread both on snore and aboard the ships ot all the lor. ign fleets represented at this port. Tbe strtetsoi Rio fronting the bay were crowded with people and every vessel in tne harbor presented an animated scene as its crew rushed up on deck and the men-settled themselves to witness what followed. The Detroit took the lead in the pro cession. The fleet as it approached nearer to Rio came quite close to the shore, causing intense excitement among both the soldiers and civilians on land, and the sailors on board the various ves sels. The Amy proceeded on her way to the wharf and was safely moored there. Not until the Captain bad reported that he was fully satisfied, did this powerful es cort leave him. Throughout tbe whole affair not a single shot was fired but tbe scene was quite as impressive as if this had been done. After passing along Rio's water front tbe fleet returned out into, the bay and anchored in nearly the same position as it bad occupied previous to the demonstration. The affair is the sole absorbing topic of conversation afloat and ashore to-night. Washington, Jan. 30. The Impor tant news contained in Admiral Ben ham's dispatch to Secretary Herbert, re ceived to-day, is to the following effect: It seems that Admiral Benham lost patience with the insurgent forces for tbei careless firing In the harbor of Rio. When Admiral Di Gama persisted in this reckless course Admiral Benham yesterday cleared his decks for action. Admiral Da Gama did not choose to take tbe hint, whereupon Admiral Ben ham fired several shots across the bows of Da Gama's flagship. It is understood that this action was salutatory and that tbe matter ended at that point. It is believed at the' State Department that Da Gama would not willingly court an engagement with the American naval forces. This in brief is tbe dispatch, so it is said. The complications that may fol low arc regarded as likely to be serious. Our fleet at Rio is of course much stronger than that of the rebel admiral and it is likely that the matter will add to the number of his assailants by en gaging in a conflict with Admiral Ben ham. Additional cables were received from. Rio this morning, but they were taken to the White House directly. "Af ter the cabinet meeting Secretary Her bert positively denied rumors circulated that D Gama bad Surrendered to Ad miral Benham. but declined, to give fur ther information. Rio DE Janeiro. January 30 "Copy right. This statement has been made to I the Associated Press correspondent bv Admiral Benham, commander of the UnitedStates fleet in this harbor: The insurgent forces on Coba's Island last Friday fired upon a ship flying the United States flag. I protested to Admiral ya uama. against this ac tion, and bis response wasitbat be bad warned the commanded of the ship when it was at the3 bar at Rio de Janeiro as to the whereabouts of the danger line. I ordered AdRaoiral Da Gama to cease the firing. iBotb the guns on the Island ot Cobras and the guns of the Insurgent jano opened fire suddenly upoff kbe bark ngaic, me vessel nailing from Kfew York. I .warned Admiral : Da Gma at once that if the fire was int.rf I would fire back. 1 also1! warned that , if he touched an H ship or Amican goods I would consider mm a pirate, l told him thatftf would protect American property afeolutely Irom the fire of bis guns, andi that I should retaliate upon him for afv dam age done unless it was entirely apparent that the damage ' was due Utf chance shots. pi Admiral Benham says that hedhotified Admiral Da Gama unofficially that firing by tbe insurgents upon the whtives for the purpose of creating terrorand to prolong a blockade, would coCbe per mitted so far as Americans and Amen can vessels ' were concerned. ETo this communication tbe insurgents Cade no answer, ihe Captains of the American vessels. Admiral Benham contieles, in timated that they wantedlMto go to the wharves, and the American Admiral notihed Admiral DJ Gama tbat it was bis intention to convpy them at sunrise on Monday. Fearmgf (rouble, Admiral Benham ordered that tbe yes se.s cf bis fleet be cleared for; action The three ships referred to were the Amy, the Good News and tbe Jlla Rol lins.. Tne captains ot two of the ships weakened and failed to come 14 to tbe harbor. The Amy was the oirly one that ventured in, and she was escorted bv the United States cruiser Detrioit. As a precaution against any possible ag gressive action on the part lof tbe insurgents the cruisers Newj York Charleston and Newark were assigned to watcb the actions of Da Gama the Aquadaban and Tamandan the Detroit and the San Francisc signalled to take positions near t lano and the Ouanbara. Ihese tions certainly proved effective, nd the insurgents, in lace ot tbe formidable array oi American vessels, made put the feeblest attempt to hinder the Amy's progress to her wharf. No guns were opened upon her bv Da Gama's 'Vessels, fjd, as a matter of course, the American vessels did not fire upon the insurgents ships. I j . The insurgents protest consisted of this: As the Amv got abreast! of the Guanatara, a marine on the lasti named vessel aimed a musket at her and fired. Two musket shots were fired at the Guanabara and the Trajano frpm tbe Amy's escort, the Detroit, in return. This was all tbe firing done during the Amy's trip and this was enough. All opposition ceased at once, and the use tff heavy guns was not considered necessary at "any time. The reason that tfce other two ships which had notified iAdmiral Benham that they wished to gq to their wharves failed to do so, is tat their commanders were persuaded from en tering the harbor by a man of the name ot Rollins, who is believed t be tbe agent of an English firm wnicbfbas been furnishing the rebels with money. At a later hour Admiral pa Gama conferred with his officers upoi tbe ad visability of surrendering to tlie Detroit in consequence of the musket shots fired. He was dissuaded from doirg gjo, but it is thought possible that he may et decide to surrender to the American com mander. There is no doubt! Da Gama is in a bad way. A proposed compro mise has been refused by fPeixotto's Government and it seems to be only a matter of time when be will have to give up tbe struggle. The! complica tions of the insurgent situation are in creased by tbe absence ot Ajdmiral De Mello. The failure of the latter to arrive here to the assistance of the insurgent fleet bs given rise to the report 1 that he is dead. The commanders of sfixteen war ships here, including five American and four English and French, hate sent mes sages to Admiral Benham (Congratula ting him upon his prompt action. The Austrian Commander cleared ship and made ready to help tbe American Ad miral in case help was necessary. Alarming reports have been received of Government disasters at Curutiba. Paranagua and Antonina. lit is stated that these places have been captured bv the insurgents and that tbe Government troops bave fled, abandoning their arms and munitions of war. J Rio Janeiro. Jan. 31. fCopyrigbt American vessels that desire to come to the piers of the city can now do so with out being interfered withj by the in surgents. The negotiations to settle tbe troubles between tbej inrurgents and tbe Government by arbitra tion, in, which Admiral Benham was acting as a private citiien. are at present at a standstill. This is probably due t ) the fact tbat Admiral Da Gama's nephew was killed early Monday morn ing while engaged in a fibt along the shore on a tug. The Ameriran Minister here, Mr. Thompson, to-day sent a Icing secret dis patch to the Stale Department at Wash ington. , - j Communication with Santos is unin terrupted. J The action of Admiral Benhan in pro tecting American ships in their effort to land at the waryes in this harbor has had a salutary effect. English and merchant ships of other nationalties are now earning up to their warves without any sign of molestation on the part of the insurgent vessels. Admiral Ben ham's bold stand against interference with vessels of bis country is generally applauded.! " The exchange of shots between the in surgent and Government forces has practically ceased during! the past 24 nours. This is the first time for tour months that a day has passed when there was not more or less firing occurring. Tbe warning which - Admiral Benham gave to Admiral Da Gama that firing upon the wharves for tbe mere purpose of creating a blockade by terror must cease, has been heeded. All of tbe foreigners are delighted with the result ot the American Admiral's conduct. The commanders of the foreign fleets held a conference to-day to discuss the action of Amiral Benham, and resolu tions were adopted fully endorsing tbe cou se.that he pursued. Admiral Da Gama feeli aggrieved at Admiral Benham. He sent a letter to the American Admiral to-tday protesting against tbe ostentatious manner in which the American commander had humil iated him. He says be witll yield for a time to superior force, but that as be was compelled to allow Ame rican ships to come to their wharves he has offi cially notified tbe representaties of all other nations that they ( may do the same. He declares that tine insurgents have held tbe harbor for) five months, and says tbat now if the shore batteries fire on him-, he will be unable to reply for fearof hurting neutral ships and also be unable to protect bis men. Admiral Da Gama also sent a letter to the officers who had gatbf red in confer ence to discuss Admiral Be nham's action, asking that be might be permitted to bombard the city without notice. No answer was sent to bim but Admiral Benham said later that hi would grant the insurgent Admiral permission to bombard the city, but he would require that 48 hours' notice be given, so that non-combatants would bej able to seek shelter. millions of Kfotaere. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty yers by millions of mothers for their children, while teeth ing, with perfect success, lit soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain; cures wind colic, and is tb : best remedy for diarrhoea. Sold by druggists in every part ci the world. Be sure and ask lor "Mrs tv inslow s bombing Syrup, and take no cents a botil , other kind. Twenty-five sf ships. el while p ' were ie Tra- ! precau SPIRITS TURPENTINE. , Henderson Gold Leaf -. cI. Burgwyn is home for a r a, .u:. week. He tells that the business out look is more encouraging, he thinks and in all bis travels and observations he is convinced tbat our people are as wcii on. or oetter than those of other States he has been in, and certainly North Carolina upon the whole is sur passed by none. -Graham Gleaner: Revenue of ficers Kirkpatrick, Colquitt and Cun ningham made a raid on an illicit distil lery in Pleasant Grove township, near Vincent's mill. Tuesday. Two stills and several stands of beer were cut up. and a double-barreled shot gun and several lanterns captured. No one was found at the distillery, and we did not learn to whom it was supposed to belong: Charlotte Observer ; Sergeant Baker bas for several weeks been on ihe track of Chas. Hufstickler, whue, an escaped convict from the penitent pry Yesterday he bagge his gameHuf- 8i.Ls.icr was ar.eMeo. at tbe GinKnam Mill, where he had been at work for two weeks under the name of Will Hender son. Hufstickler is a native of Ashe ville. He was seni'up for two yun fur what be refused to and alter wear ing the stripes lot six months, escaped. Charlotte News- A colored woman named Emma Toomer ,ni ployed as cook for a family , waid 4 left her four-year old child at h.me yes- 7 iiuun. u rmfj the absence 01 ine woman, the child s clmhinu hf. giium ilS screams attracted the attention of other parties living in the same hou.e. but the child was terribly burned before aid reached it Medical attention was sreurtd (or tie Ii-ile sufferer, but to no avail. The child died this morning at 4 o'clock. High Point Enterprise: There is a man living near Hgn Point wt takes no interest in anything except his home affairs. He came back from thp war without a cent. He had a lartc family and he went to work. He re fused to take 1 ha oath of allegiance, h.-s not voted since the war, and takes no interest in county. State or National effairs. When election time comes around he is deat to all entreaties of his friends to go and vote. He has raised his children and has plenty to do him in this world. j. Morganton Herald; From a correspondent and from Other sources the Herald learns that tne daughter of " Geortje Mike" Pearson was driven to commit suicide by the inhuman treat ment of her father. He did not clothe her sufficiently, relused to give her suf ficient food to eat and made her do a man's hard manual labor, The child, who was or.ly filteen years did. com plained that she wa tired, hungry and' sick all the time and that she was tired of life. So on last Friday she went into the woods and hargrd herself with a cotton shawl. FayettevillefiS?M: The butchery of Mr, Martin Denning by ore of his sons-in-law is deeply regretted, as Mr. Denning was highly -esteemed by m n . . - , T B nis acquaintances, tie was a farmer in Flea Hill who lost his mind some months past and was brought hick Irom the asylum too soon. We suppose be was killed at horns -on the 21st The colored desperado, Alex. McPherson,who bas been boldlv butchering cattle, sheep and bogs in Western Cumberland, was caught and lodged in iail on the 18th. He made a very stubborn resistance. He was found at tbe house of another negro, whose wife he beld between himstli tnd his assailants, firing from be. ii d her while holding her in front as a protec tion to bimseif. ' Finally the citizens who were surrounding the house mar'e up the sum necessary too pav the house holder for the damage and were pre paring to fire the bouse when the regro surrendered. "1 am afraid of waking baby, for poet Eobert has walked the floor every night urith Viim for the last three weeks." "How dreadful! And has the baby learned to talk yet?" "No. But ho has learned to swear." Life. TILLLMAN'S TROUBLES. Reply of the Msyor ot Derltngton to the Governor's Letter in Beferenee to tbe Dispensary Iisw. Charleston. S. C, Ian. 81. A special to the News and Courier from Darling ton, S. C, says: When Governor Till man's letter in reference to the dispen sary law was received by Mayor Dargan, a meeting of the city council wa promptly called. Mayor Dargan, at this meeting submitted the following letter to Governor Tillman, which met wrh the approval of the council and was ordered to be forwarded at once. Darlington. S C . Jarmry 31 Gov. Tillman and Chairman State Board of Control. Columbia, S. C : Dear Sir: Your communication of tbe 29 h inst, has been received, and the contents noted. I bave carefully rend tbe dispensary act, and am familiar with its several provisions relating to the powers of mayors and policemen, especially with the section to which you have invited my attention. I find nothing in tbe act in ques tion, or in any other act of the Legislature, requiring tbe mayor or the town council of Darlington to give you, or Mr. J. P. Kervin.i satisfactory or other assurance, that we will obey this or any other law. As there is nothing in the act giving either of you authority to require such assurance, and as I am not aware of any other law requiring me. to give, or you, or Mr. J. P-KeTvin. to exact promises as to my comtemplated official or unofficial intentions. It ap pears singular tbat either, or both of you, should allow your respective boards to delegate you to exact promises from officials with whose business you have no concern whatever. I am not aware of the fact which you bave an nounced to me by implication, that the Mayor and town council of Darlington have violated this particular law or any other. As to the information tbe State Board ol Control bas received I know nothing of its source or reliability, as you failed to enlighten roe, but assert tbat it is incorrect, though in doing so I am fully conscious of tbe fact tbat it is not worth my while to say to you at this time, as it is very easy to believe what one wishes to believe. Yours respectfully, W. F. Bargan, Mayor of Darlington, S. C. This letter was mailed to Gov. Tillman this morning and leaves no doubt as to where Darlington's city 'council stands. It may be interesting to add just here tbat tbe total amount received by tbe town treasurer since the opening of tbe -dispensary aggregates only $382.78. The pleasant flavor, geune action and soothing effect oLSyrup of Figs, when in need ot a laxative, and it the father or mother be costive or bilious, the most gratifying results follow its use; so that it is the best family remedy known and every family should bave a bottle. A Good Teacher. ; r.. P m hi fVj m r ;
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