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"'V;. '.!.';. t : : i - "v - --- - '-. WILLIAM H. BBBWABD, ScUto and Proprietor. ' ' WILMINGTON. N. C Friday, December 7, 1894. UP la writing to change yoer address awwrr give ftrmtr dlrectioa a. well M (nil particular at where yon wima year pper Co b da both chaoses caa nH be peper to M seat nereatte. unlea. yon ' Notlotaot Maniac or Death. Tribute, of Re- Dec. Resolntioos of Thanks, ate., art charred lor ai ordinary adrertuementa, bat only half ratal whea paid for strictly la advance. At this rat 60 easts will pay (or auapls aoaoaaceattat of Marriage or Death. V Remittances most bo suds by Chock, Draft, Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Postmas ten will register letter! when desired. EW Only such remittance irill be at the risk of the publisher. . i3T" Spedraca copies (orwarded whea desired. THE CENTRALIZATION 0FM0HEY In his message to Congress the President refers to the centralization of money as one of the great defects in our present monetary system, and emphasizes the necessity of a re organization of the system which will, to some extent at least, remedy this defect. ' The effect of the policies pursued by the Republican party ever since it has been in power has been to centralize power in the hands of the Federal Government and wealth in the hands of a few in the Northeast ern States. The former was sought to be effected by ignoring State lines and State sovereignty, and by the passage of laws the intent of which was and the effect of which would be to put the ballot boxes practically n the control of Federal officers and make our elections a sort of a French plebiscite, in which the choice of the people would be recognized provided it was in accordance with the choice of the party in control of the Federal "Government. Although this for a time partially succeeded there was too much of the Americac in Ameri cans for it to succeed fully as it was hoped by those who planned it that it would. The day of the centraliza tion of power has passed but the day ofthe centralization of money has not. There are two causes contributing to this, one of which is the internal! revenue syaicui, iuc uiuci luc jjiuic- tive tariff system, the one established to help provide the Government with1 the revenue to run the Government machine, the other to foster certain industries in which the' Republican statesmen, for reasons of their own took a great interest. - j The receipts from the internal revenue ran along somewhere be tween $150,000,000 and $200,000,000 a year. The internal revenue officers in the different States collect this money from those who have to pay it and forward it to the Treasury at Washington, where it goes into the vaults to be paid oat in meeting the demands upon the Government.- I i Here is a vast sum of money with drawn from the circulation of these ': States and sent to the center at Washington. It may be argued that this is only apparently so. and that - the money which is thus taken out of these States goes back again. There may be some truth in this but the difference is that it goes out in - bulk in advance and comes back by slow degrees many months elapsing before those who pay it get it back in the way of trade, and this is not accounting for the losses they may sustain by bad debts which may sometimes consume the greater part of the profits of a year's business. In the case of the distiller, for in stance, or the manufacturer of to ': bacco, before they can remove their spirits or tobacco to market they must pay the taxes due on them and requently have to borrow and pay Interest on the money to do that, and then wait months to get their money back, which sometimes they never do. This is one ot the reasons why ; both distilling and the manufactur ing of tobacco have been central ized and have passed out of the hands of the small operators into the hands of the large operators who establish j themselves at central points where banking facilities are good and money accommodations easily se cured. The revenue collected is a drain upon the sections from which it is taken, for the men who pay it must pay in advance and take their chances on getting it back. j JTbe protective tariff acts pretty : much in the same way only more generally, for while the tariff is col lected in the ports of entry and what is there collected goes towards the support of the Government, the peo ple throughout the whole country are paying tribute .to the protected manufacturers on every manufac tured article they buy, which tribute . goes into the manufacturing sections to add to the wealth of the favored few whose interests have been so . closely watched and zealously, fos tered by their agents at Washington. Through these two agencies the money of the country has been for thirty odd years flowing from cir cumference to center, the center be coming rich while the circumference became poor. Some of the money . trickled back, it Is true, for food stuffs, &c, and in money loaned, but it went back to the center again in due time by the old process, and in interest on the money borrowed. The result is that if the West or the , South needs money to move their crops or for any other purpose they have to go to the money, centers to get it, and deposit satisfactory col lateral. i?;;.:V:'v'f -: And this is inthe face of the fact that we have an alleged per capita circulation of about twenty-five dol Jars, which it is claimed is ample to meet the business demands ot me country and might be if the money were equably distributed In the -various sections ot the country and not monopolized as it now is land for years has been by the money kings of a few Eastern States, under tne present system this distribution can never be effected, and never will be until wejiaye;,a system oi state banks by which the people can sup ply a currency of their own In such volume as they need, amf in such a way that it cannot be controlled by any action of the powers that control the leading banks of the Eastern money centers. We need a money so Identified with the " people who issue it that it will remain with them or come back to them if it be drawn away, a money that will "stay at home," as so many Democrats did on election day, : t XINOR MEETIOB. ' Whether Reuben Kolb, who claims to be Governor ot Alabama, is crazy or not, the people who take bis ad vice certainly will be crazy, in court-; ing a conflict with the established authorities over a matter in which no living man has a personal inter est but Reuben Kolb. . ; Suppose they were to take tis advice and re fuse to pay taxes, is there no way provided under the laws of that State for the collection of taxes ? And if the State should find it neces-j sary to enforce the collection how are they going to prevent it ? Shoot the sheriff when he advertises their property for sale, or shoot the peo- pie who bid on it? That thing was tried a couple years ago in Kansas, when lands1 in some counties were sold under foreclosure of mortgage,' but the ill-advised people who un dertook it got themselves into a good deal of trouble and soon got very sick of it. But they had a bet- ter case and more justification for: their lawless coarse than the adher ents of Kolb would have if they should be foolish enough to listen to him and take counsel from him. When the trouble came if they pro- voked it, Kolb couldn't be found within reach,' but would be found slinking out of harm's way as he did when he invited his friends to come see him inaugurated, and fizzled bat when bis optics rested on the guardi ans of the peace stationed around the State House to see that he and his dupes didn't make "troublesome fools of themselves. Oar impression is that his latest manifestoes will fall about as still-born as his first did: The people of that State have sized Kolb up about right, and are now, doubtless, since his recent assinine exhibitions, congratulating them selves that ernor. he wasn't elected Gov- m It is said that if the Nicaragua Canal bill can be brought to a vote it will pass both Houses of Congress! The only serious opposition it will have to encounter Is from Democrats who are interested in other measures to which they ; want to give pre cedence. Some of these may be of importance but we do not believe that there is any one of them which stands a chance of passage equal , in importance to this measure, and for this reason it would be not only good business but good politics to take it up and dispose of it before the wrangling begins on other questions. This is one of the. few questions in which partisanship does not enter, and one on which there is but little difference of opinion as to its merits, and one, too, which has met with almost universal popular endorsement, all of which are good reasons why there should be no waste of time in disposing of it. If the bill be not passed by this Congress it most assuredly will be by the next,1 and postponement simply means the waste of valuable time and the delay in the beginning and completion of an enterprise which promises more for the commerce of this country than any project which has been sug gested within a century. If oar Democratic Representatives act wisely they will take it up and put it through at once. ' v , The Sugar Trust is. about the meanest, most grasping and most conscienceless Trust ever organized in this country. Not content with legislation that practically gives it the monopoly of the sugar market in this country it is now using its power to crush out the granulated ; sugar industry in Louisiana, because this sugar was coming into the market and making some progress as a com-: petitorwith the sugar of the Trust. This Is in the face of the fact, too, that this Trust asks for the differen tial duty on refined sugars on the ground that it develops an American industry, and when it gets it and thus excludes foreign granulated sugars, it goes to work to conspire against and destroy the granulated -industry which has been started in Louisiana (but which it cannot control), and for the sole reason that the Louisi ana refiners offer as good or better quality of sugar than the Trust's at a lower price. This it attempts to do not by open and honorable competi tion bat by secret and sneaking ten ders to wholesale dealers who are offered inducements riot: to- handle the Louisiana sugar and thus pre vent it from getting on the - market to compete with ' the" other. ; It is simply a conspiracy against the public, the exposure of -which comes in good time, in view of the fact that' an effort will be made during this session of Congress to repeal the differential duty. . ;i The young Czar Nicholas was so unnerved by the death of his father and responsibility of the position which he was called to by that death, , that It took the Prince of Wales (to' whom the, job was assigned) three weeks to brace him op, and make him feel like a Czar. . What brand the Prince used is not stated. . A Vermont judge has decided that when a &nrl who has taken an en gagement nng from a man kicks him she must return the ring or come to the scratch and marry him. He holds that no woman has a right to ring a confiding man in in that way, give him the grand bounce ' and re tain the plunder- r Every Populist in Mississippi who ran for Congress is going to contest before the ; next Congress. They must have an ; idea that the next House will be short on freaks, and will take them in for the fan of the thing. ! BOARD OF CANVA8SER3 . - Engaged with th MoIieB-BeweU Con . teat Case The . QuaaUbn ta Still r Open. .'V. -'' -, : -i-r Raleigh News and Observer. v 1 The Board of Canvassers met yester day afternoon at 8 o'clock; - Argument was at once begun in the case of the re turns for Solicitor of the Seventh dis trict. - " - - ' ' McLean, Democrat, is elected on the face of the returns, but there is a ques tion as to the Cumberland county returns.- --a- " It seems .that in that county Sea- welt's tickets were made out in the name of Herbert L, instead of Herbert F. Sea well. The Board was asked to make an ' amendment in regard to these re turns. - " Seawell was represented by Thomas .H. Sutton. Esq.. and Col. I onn Hins dale, while McLean was unrepresented. Both of these gentlemen delivered ex cellent arguments. The decision of the Board was that it had no power to make the amendment, as its power was purely ministerial, not indicia!. The vote on the question was 8 to 2. 7 - Although the Board decided against granting the amendment, the matter is still open. No canvass will be made until the mandamus proceedings In the Bernard case are heard and decided in Court. In : case the decision of the Courtis m favor of Bernard. which is extremely doubtful, the amendment will probably be granted. An Oataido View. Mr. W. B. Harker. the Maxton re porter of the Robesonian, refers as fol lows to Welcome Week : We spent last week very pleasantly in Wilmington. The Welcome Week was a success, and the "city by the sea" has earned the thanks of the 4.000 or 5,000 visitors who were so pleasantly enter tained. We participated in the trap shoot bat did not "turn down the Pal metto boys much, for they have a heavy load to carry in Tillman-Iand, and ire at least cannot be charged with beating them on their "day out." We did not have such consideration for the Star. however, bat whipped him in bis own barnyard, as he bad previously done for us in ours. Wilmington is a pleasant city. With a little more "pnsh" in her citizens, and the co-operation of her railroads, she would continue to be the largest city in North Carolina even after the tide sets this way. Of Interest Here. The following Richmond special of December 4th appears in the Petersburg Indtx-Afpeal : Mr. A. G. Cowan, solicitor for the Southern Railway Company in this city, and Miss Molue Hopkins, formerly ot Urange, surprised their friends by get ting married here this afternoon about 6 o clock. Mr. Cowan asked a friend to accompany him to the study of Rev. Dr. D. F. Sprigg. On their way there they stopped at the young lady s bouse and took her along with them. Only a tew friends witnessed the ceremony. The young couple then went to the Exchange Hotel and sent word to tneir relatives that they were married. Mr. Cowan is a brother-in-law of Mr. Sol. Haas, traffic manager of the Southern. . : j- awawa.aBaBBB.9eBWam-aawHMMaw The Walters Art Gallery. I Referring to the Art Gallery of the late W.T. Walters, the Baltimore bun says : ! "In discussing this matter a close friend of the late Mr. Walters said that Mr. Harry Walters has inherited much of his father s love lor art, and har always manifested a deep interest in the gallery. He is as familiar with each picture, statue or other part of the col lection as was bis father, and can discuss their merits and thoseof the painters or sculptors represented with equal artis tic knowledge. As evidencing this taste, it is said that Mr. Harry Walters has been lor a namber of years past an ar dent collector of curios and works of art. His collection of Japanese curios is said to be valuable and varied. The late Mr. Walters was aware of the taste of his son in this direction, and encour aged and fostered it. "Many friends of Mr. Harrv Walters say that when he becomes the sole pos sessor of his father's collection he will not only feel a pride In keeping it op to its nign standard, oat will add to it from time to time, as notable and valuable works are brought to his attention." Cotton for Europe. : Messrs. Alex. Sprunt& Son cleared yesterday the British steamship Buck- minister for Ghent, Belgium, with 6,800 bales cotton, weighing 8.055,995 pounds and valued at 183,859. - Also, by Messrs. : Sprunt & Son, the British steamer Venus for Bremen, Ger, with 9,430 bales cotton, weighing 4.6! 148 pounds, and valued at 1 26 5,175. COTTON FACT8 AND FIGURES- Receipts here yesterday 1,927 bales; same day last year, 1,784. Spot cotton dull - in New York at cents for middling; dull in Wil mington at 5 cents. ew xork futures closed . steady and 7 and 8 points higher than closing prices x ucsaay; uecemoer . opened at o. ana closed 5.54; January, 5.57 and closed 5.62: Februarv. 5.KR nnrl rlnuil 5 66; March, 5.60 and closed 5.71; April, 5.66- and closed 5.76; May, 5.71 and closed 5.81; June, 5.76 and closed 5.86; J .- Specimen cases. S.H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was troubled with Neuralgia and Rheuma tism, his Stomach was disordered, his Liver was affected to an alarming degree, appetite fell away, and he waT terribly reduced in flesh and strength. Three ooiuej bicanc Diners cored him. ; tawara . aacpnera. Harriahnrw m had a running sore on his leg of eight year's standing. Used three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven . boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and his lee Is sound and well. John Speaker, Catawba. O-, had five large Fever sores on hi w doctors said he was incurable. One hnrti. saccule diuctb sua one DOX tuekln a a c -i ii .. . w Mnica wuvc tmcu mm entirely. Sold py &. ru tsKUJUaY s urng store. f THE C0TT03T C20P. ; -.'. .sasawawaaaw ' ' -' JSVw Orleeiw Heads the Ittst In Beoaipt-- WSmlnston's Increase Far Ahead of :Anjr fonm;itleiiol Fort-Thai Ss eerpt of All the f$oixern Ports.' - J The last few i week: have! brought forth no startling changes in the move ment of jtbe cotton crop.-. The tenden cies which were to be observed at the very' cutset of r the season continue to make themselves ' felt, the movement In the Mississippi Valley and Texas be ing exceedingly heavyt while the i At lantic ports, with few exceptions, show slight failing off from last years figures. Port Royal; Wilmington and West Point show substantial advances. but these are" off set by a heavy decline at Savannah, and an appreciable one at Norfolk, i Charleston this week shows a slight decrease, bat as yet it is so small that it is scarcely worth noticing. -The movement at ualveston and JNew Orleans has been nnprecedentedly heavy, and the receipts at those places have broken the previous records. The ad vances made by the two places have been about equal. New Orleans has already run up to considerably over a minion bales, and the receipts at Galveston are as large as the receipts at New Orleans were at this time last year.- The follow ing comparison gives the receipts -this and last year at the leading ports on the Atlantic and the (run: ' ' 1894. 1893. 591,457 872.142 107,699 563,485 242,182 Galveston . r. 876,680 New Orleans. .. . .... ,1.179.066 Mobile . . . 120.884 Savannah . 641.842 241,828 154.486' 315,055 189.418 I 64,782 Charleston wiusiD2i.ua ....... -rri i . , 1 - ...,. 115.241 243.847! 'A'" Norfolk....... West Point Port Royal 106,684 At this time last year 2,988,175 bales had been received at all the ports, while at this season -the amount received runs np to 8,678,199 a little short of 800.000 bales excess for the cut rent sea son. '-. - ' The increased movement at West Point is to be attributed probably to the fact that the management ot the South ern Railway Company has directed' an ot its energies to increasing the receipts of all kinds of freight at that place, while the correspondingly large decrease at Norfolk is possibly owing' to the At lantic Coast Line this season showing a preference for Wilmington. It is to be remembered, however, that Norfolk's re ceipts were abnormally large, greater than she bad ever recorded be tore, in is vear's deficit is not half so large as the increase she made last year. . It is also worthy of note that Norfolk usnally.ad' vances rapidly towards .'the dose of the season. RIVER AND MARINE, v The Pilot chart : for . December, issued from the U. S. Hydrographic Office, contains the following: . .;- During the month of November there has been no decrease in the number of derelicts in the North Atlantic bat nearly all of them were reported to the southward of the transatlantic steam' ship routes, and most of them in the Gulf Stream region 5Jt. of New York. As the cargoes of the following named derelicts were composed largely or en tirely of lumber, they will probably re main afloat a long time: The barques 'Barcelona" and "Hakon Tarl," brig "Victoria, and schooners "St. John,' "Mabel Thomas" and "Fannie E. Wols- ton. The ship "Titan," barque "Geo. W Sweeney." and schooner "Charles E. Morrison were set on fire and may have been destroyed. An attempt was made to barn the schooner "Adelaide I. Ol- cott" on October 2, but its failure was shown by her having been reported five days later. The barkHEthiopia," aban doned October 2 in latitude 43 ,51 N., longitude 86 25' W drifted toward the Azores and was towed in at St. Michaels about November 9. . i .-.:- Mariners are cautioned to avoid the following named wrecks. The Steamer "Orama, sunk November 22, in ( fathoms. Cape Romain Lighthouse bear ing N Wi by W,distant 5or G miles, fun nel and two masts showing; schooner 'Kate E. . Rich." sunk November 17. about one mile east of Fire Island Whist ling buoy, topmast showing; and steamer "Alleghany," sunk in Delaware bay, two miles below Ship John Shoal, wreck now marked with a gas buoy. . . , - v SEABOARD AIR LINE. Bketoh of Major John C . "Winder's' Career as a B tllroftder Alao cf Mr. St. John, His 8oeeetaor. After referring to the resignation of Major John C Winder, the Atlanta Con stitution says : r f I Major Winder is an old railroader, who has done as much for the upbuilding of the South as any railroad man in the service. , He was born October 1, 1881 at Smubvule, N. C, and entered the railway service in 1850, since which time he has been rodman and assistant engi neer ot the New York & Erie Railroad assistant engineer of the Pacific 'Rail road, of Missouri, assistant engineer of the Albany & Susquehanna, principal assistant engineer ot Croton Aqueduct New xork; master of road - with the Wilmington & Weldon Rail road, general ; superintendent of the Wilmington, -Columbia & Augusta Rail way, chief engineer of various North Carolina roads, general superintendent oitne Kaieign scuastonand the Kaleieb & Augusta Air Line, general manager of the Raleigh & Gaston and Raleigh & Augusta Air Line and Carolina Central railroads, general manager of the Sea board Air Line, which, at the time, com prised the first three roads named, Something more than a year ago he was made vice president of the Seaboard Air Line, and his son. Mr. Tohn H Winder, was made general manager of the system, with headquarters in Atlanta. Edward St. loan, formerly with the Chicago, Rock Island and' Pacific Rail road, has been aorjointed and has ac cepted the place Major Winder gives up. Mr. at. jonn is also a veteran, rail roader, having started in the railway service in iso, as clerk in the. ticket of fice Of the Quincy & Toledo Railroad, wnen this road united with the Great Western of Illinois, he was stationed at Springfield as clerk in the general ticket department. 1 He moved onward and upward in the business until he was made general man ager of theTsbicago, Rock Island & Pa cine Railroad, which he has held until be accepted the position as vice-president oi me seaooara. - During the recent strike in Chicago Mr, at. i onn oecame aistmguisned as . w a a . . . " leader in the formation of the General Managers Association, which so stub bornly opposed the onslaught of the strikers. - Trouble About Bonds. inere seems to oe irouoie in, many counties about giving bonds. A- cor respondent of the Charlotte Observer, writing from Lincoln connty. says of the recently elected Pops.: "The Clerk of the Court, by a tight squeeze, got. his bond through. - The newly - elected Treasurer thus far -has failed to present his. Parties promised to meet bin- to day to help him, but those parties did not materialize. He may; succeed vet. bnt there is doubt. it is tnongnt dv -man? that neither the anerin nor treasurer will make the re quired bonds. r - - All diseases of the akin lost comolexion ' restored hv Inh Oriental Soap. J. H. Hardin, I Hicks ' RIVERS ANO; HARS0R3. - Ertimaiee of Assroprtetlona ' Hcqoirea Therefor, and for Xtht Hon and Xifa-ht Bhlpe, Marina HoesiUI, JSto. -The report of the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting to Congress esti mates of appropriations required for the service ot the fiscal year ending Jane 80. 1898. contains the following state ment of amounts that can be profitably expended in North Carolina, as reported by the Chief of Engineers, viz: t Black river, for maintenance; $3,000. , Caoe Fear river, continuing improve ment above Wilmington. 125.000; contin uing improvement at and below Wil mington, $250.0001275.000. ' ' Contentnia creek, continuing improve ment, $7,000. :.: T . : - Inland - water-way between ueaaion harbor and New river, completing im- Lockwood s roily river. compieungTtne improvement. $22,000. -t--.--; ; - Neuse river, completing improvement. $15,000. : - - - - - - North East (Cape f ear river, contin uing improvement, $1,500. .. - - - ' Pamlico and Tar rivers, continuing improvement. $10,000. : -- f Trent river, completing improvement, $7j5oo. r- -v : " ; , Lumber ' river, . North Carolina ana South Carolina, completing improver ment, $18,000. : -: : . V Waccamaw river. North. Carolina ana South Carolina, continuing -improvement, $30,000. . ----- Congress having ; passed a-river and harbor bill last session, it is very ; doubt ful about one getting through this ses sion, but the engineers urge action, and there are projects in North Carolina that need additional appropriations to make what has already been done effective. ; Other recommendations" made " are: Cape Lookout Shoals lighuhip, North Carolina. $70,000, a more powerful light being needed to warn vessels off these shoals, which extend twelve miles out from the pitch of the - cape; establish ment of a first-order light-station at or near the pitch of Cape Fear, North Car olina, $70,000: range lights on Cape Fear river in addition to those now there to guide through newly-dredged channels. $3,105; for the Marine Hospital at Wil mington. N: C, so as to increase the la- cihties there, $12,000. lIlR. S. WALLACE CORBETT, Another Confederate -. Veteran, ' Passes Mr. S. ' Wallace Corbett, of Pender county, died yesterday in this city, at tbeyresidence of his brother-in-law, Mr. W. M. Hankins, in the 48th year of his age. He was born in - Wilmington, and some j years : before the late war re moved with his -father's family C to Georgia. At" 14 years of age he' vol- nnteered as a private soldier and served throughout the war in the Army of . Northern I Virginia - in Gordon s famous brigade. He participated in many of the important battles in which that army was engaged and was three times wounded. When the war ended be returned to Georgia, finished his ed ucatlonatnd taught school .in - that State and.afterwards in North Carolina. In 1878 he was united in marriage, to Miss Mattie Little, of Edenton, Ga., but she died one year Jater. i ; Mr. ; Corbett was a gentle, unassuming, kind-hearted man and had a strong bold upon the affection of every one who knew him intimately. His funeral will take place this morning at ten o'clock trom Mr. Hankins residence on Mul berry streeL A Koneter Cotton Cerao.?, j The News and Courier is in high glee over the departure from Charleston of the steamship Matin with 9,884 bales of upland cotton and : 448 bags of .Sea island. It says it is the "largest cargo that has ever left that port" in fact, the N. and C. calls it a "monster cargo,' and the ship is put down as a "leyiathan." Doubtless, all these things have mammoth ' appearance : In ," Charleston; but what would Hemphill, the genial editor of the N.and C have thought if he had been in Wilmington on the 8d of November and had seen the British steamship feanara leave her wharf in this city and glide down the Cape Fear river (28 miles) to sea with 11,250 bales of. upland cotton aboard? When you want to have a real "deep-water festival, Hemphill, come to Wilmington. Business Tailoro. - ',.1 The assignment of Messrs. Giles and Murchison, well known dealers in hardware, etc., was recorded! yesterday in the office ot the Register of Deeds of New Hanover county. Mr. Norwood Giles is assignee. The members of the firm are Mr. Clayton Giles and Mr. J Williams Murchison. Both waived ex eruptions in the stock to which they were entitled by law. Preferences named in the assignment are as follows: - 1st, Counsel fees, clerks' hire, insur ance, taxes, and 5 per cent, to assignee. 2nd. G. W. Williams, guardian, $10, 500. - j .:;v ;vy 8rd. K. lUi Marchison, $4,482.75. 4th. Carolina Insurance Company, $1,250. . - j ; No statement i is made as to liabilities and assets. j The failure was a great surprise to everybody, and much sympathy was ex pressed by many for the firm. The cause is said to be the general depres sion in business, shrinkage in values and low prices for agricultural products, CUHBERLA1SD COUNTY. Commissioners Meetlrlis; ITewly Sleoted Omoers Offer Bond Mr. G. W. Lw- renoe Declined the Qffloe of Treasxire In ravor of Mr. 3. B. Troy. I Star Corres. J - - I Faykttbvill: N.C, Dec 8. At the regular month! meeting of the Board cf Commissioner! of Cumberland county, held to-day, the lowing newly elected candidates for the offices named presented their bonds, to-wit: McD Grady, Sheriff; Cyrus Murbhv. Clerk Su Ksrior Court; Alex. McNeill, Register of eedsj and Mr. : Coroner. None of the bonds were accepted!, except the bond of . Alex. : McNeill, Register of ueeos. - '-y- - r:. ."-- v - v Mr. G. W. Lawrence, Treasurer, de clined to offer any bond, declinine the office in favor of the present incumbent. Mr. j. a. Troy, a Uemocrat. A1I of the newly elected otneers are Populists. --2- Eyb. -: A Hoaseliold TreasareL D.W. Fuller, of Canajoharie. N. Y, says that he always keeps Dr. King's New Discovery r in the faouseTand his family ; has always found! the vry best results to lonow its use: that b would not be witboutif procurable. G. Al Dyke man, Druggist, Catskill. says that Dr;" King's New Discovery is undoubtedly the best Coagh remedy; that he has used it in his family for eight years, and tit has never failed to do all that is claimod for iL Why not try a remedy so long ined and tested. Trial bottles at R. R. Bxi iuunrs Drug Store, - , . t C0TOTY APPATZ3. - . Commlsalonera Meetln it Sond of County Omoers ..Galled . For Treaeurer-eleot VanAmrtnce and Bhertff-eleot Hewlett Aak tor Farther Time end Given TJnta Monday Next to Furnish Bon4" -7"-."';i The Board of Commissioners of New Hanover county met yesterday afternoon In'regular session. 'There were present Messrs. H.' A.' Bagg (chairman) ?B-G, Worth. E. L. Pearce. L C Stevenson. . T. Montford, members of the Board, and; a goodlyjDumher of spectators including the recently elected county officers and their friends." :;J -:-' '. -' ' ' Chairman Bagg called . the Board to order, the minutes of the last meeting were read, reports of county, officers re ceived and ordered to be filed, and other routine, business transacted, completing work for the year ending November 80th. 1894,when the Board, upon motion,: adjourned sins dUi'&'i'i. 'J-v-.?;' .THE HKW BOAKD 'O.W ; was then organized all the old mem bers having been re-elected and took the oath of .: office before ColJno. D. Taylor, clerk of the Superior Court.' :2 The election of a chairman lor the new Board ' then 'being - in ' order, Commis sioner E. L. Pearce took the chair and called for nominations. . it "iT Commissioner,.. Montford . nominated Mr. H, A. Bagg for the position.-' Com missioner Stevenson seconded the nom ination, and upon motion Commissioner Bagg; was elected chairman by acclama tion. ... :: ; . - Mr. Bagg, taking the chair,, called for the bonds of connty officers recently elected. - : " " -1 Mr. D. L.' Russell. who was present and had asked to be heard, said " that he appeared in behalf of Mr. Elijah Hew lett, shenff-elect. and Mr. S. Van Am ringc treasurer-elect. He said tHat these gentlemen had every reason to believe that their bonds would be forthcoming, and had so told the people before the election, bat that the men who were ex pected to appear as their bondsmen had been bullied out of itT and ! he (Judge Russell) had come to ask that Mr. Hew lett, and Mr. VanAmnnge. be given un til next Monday to make their bonds. Commissioner Stevenson moved that the time asked be allowed, and Com missioner Montford seconded the mo tion. ''-- - - V Mr. Stevenson asked If the parties wished to confine themselves to that time and Judge Russell said that they did not ask longer time. The motion was then adopted. ; The bond of Col. Jno. D. Taylor, $10,000. with Messrs. B. F. Hall, -las. Sprunt and B. G. Worth sureties, was submitted and accepted, and Col. Taylor took the oath of office. Bond of Jno. Haar, Jr. Register of Deeds, in the sum of $10,000. with L. Vollers, J. W. Duls, S. Behrends, Sol Bear and J. G. L. Geiscfaen sureties, was accepted. ". " '. .:' - " . "! Bond of J. W. Millis, constable for Wilmington township, $1,000, was ac cepted, withS. H. Fishblate and Godfrey Hart sureties. ' Bj(.d of David Jacobs, coroner, $2,000. with Henry C Green. Jno. H. Howe, Jno. C. Norwood. J. E. Sampson and Alfred Jones, sureties, was accepted. . . The Board of Canvassers lor the re cent election made application for com pensation.! It was stated that the Board was in session two and a half days and part of two nights. After ; discussion. an allowance was made on motion of Mr. Stevenson, to pay each member of the board two dollars per day for three days. - ''-:!;;-r." -.- ; . The chair announced the committees of the Board as follows : On Finance Commissioners Worth, Pearce and Bagg, r ! On County Home iCommissioners Pearce, Stevenson and Bagg. On Public Buildings Commissioners Stevenson, Montford and Bagg. On; Roads and r Bridges Commis sioners Montford. Stevenson and Bagg. On Hospital Commissioners Worth, Stevenson and Bagg. . ! " On motion, a recess was taken until Monday next at 2 80 o'clock p. m. THE COTTON, MOVEMENT. Secretary Heater's Report of Xist Week's Movement, and Soma Comments Thereon. Yesterday, says ' the New Orleans Picayune of Dec 1st, Secretary Hester; of the Cotton Exchange, published the statement of the cotton movement for the month of November, giving the ex act data concerning the crop ; during the past month, and for the entire season to date. The November movement this year has been the largest single month's movement on record, aggregating 2,159, 000 bales. The amount of the crop brought into sight to date is 4.915.895 bales, an increase over last year of 1,088,- 000, and over the season ot 1891, - the 9.000.000 bale year, of 133.000 bales. . The figures are more than commonly interesting at this particular time, as they afford some clew-to the size of the crop. For many years past, 50 per cent, and .more of the total yield has been in sight at the close of November. During the season of 1891. 62.93-100 per cent, of the crop, or 4 782,000 bales, had come into sight. The total yield that year was 9,635.000 bales. - If the same percentage of the crop has been marketed to date this year or, in other words, if the 4,915 000 bales now in sight be 53 : per cent, of the crop then the total commercial crop for 1894 will be 9.275,000 bales. There are many persons who believe that more than 53 per cent, of the crop has been marketed, as the exceptionally fine weather and the general anxiety to hurry cotton to market warrant the be lief in an unusually rapid movement. These persons claim that as much as. 55 per cent, of the crop is now in sight. On that basis, the total crop- would be 8, 937.000 bales. For the crop to prove 10.000,000 bales or more, it. would be necessary to admit that the movement has been much slower, than it has ever been,whicb, considering the fine weather, would not be a logical or reasonable es sumption. - - - .. .' . It is also worth noting that the entire excess tn the recent movement has been due to Texas cotton, and it is also true that the entire excess in the movement to the potts this season, compared with 1891, is due to Texas. Thus, while the Gulf ports of New Orleans and Galves ton show an excess over 1891. the other ports show a falling off. . ' - . . . rorOrtr Flftr Teare - MS. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty vears by millions of mothers for their children while teeth ing, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain cares wind colic and is the best remedy for Diarrbqea. It will relieve the poor little sufidrer immediately. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. - Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup,H and taxe no otner kind. .-. ; - f MJglgCHUMH CONFERENCE CONVENED YEOTErlbAYS IN ANNUAL I SESSION AT DURHAM,; N P Many Ministers in Attendsnoe-Birhop ixruson : Presiding Boutin Business ftermona by Dr.' Barhee an BeV. JTno, C. '-Baftov-;;.. 'M7:'s?-t: lii-ify' Xdegtaph'to tbe Morning Sm.v . Raleigh, Dec olr-ThV North Caro lina Methodist Conference convened in annual session atTorhara to-day. The Conference was called to order at 9.15 at Trinity Church bf Bishop Wilson. The large auditonum of the church was filled, mcstly with the. ministerial mem bership of the Conference. ' - - . v. After tbe reading of the first chapter ot .the first Epistle of John, and a stronv and earnest appeal, for the bap tism of tbe Holy Ghost by Bishop Wil son, the roll was called, nine presiding elders and someone hundred and twenty- five clerical members responding to their names. .! ir - ;:vr.- W. L. Conninggim was elected Secre tary of the Conference. - Vt Rev. Dr. E. A. Yates then read the standing committees nominated by the presiding elders. Permanent boards were also appoiatedV and tbe reports of the book agents of the church read. I A resolution was introduced asking for the reports of all tbe committees on Saturday. --: -: - -- Uaebtion SO was then called, and a number of veteran ministers, made feel ing and impressive talks. Presiding elders were next called.' Dr. J. A. Cun- ninggim and Dr. E. A. jYates reported their respective districts in a prosperous condition. ' - .v- - . ';-: - ; Dr. tCbrief zSerg; of South" Carolina. and Rev. H. M. Blair, editor of the N. C Christian Advocnte, were introduced to the Conference. --i)-:--:- i The Second question, , "who remains on trial?" ws called. I The characters of J. W. Gibson, Edward Kelly, W. B. Lee, W. F. Craven. W. C MerritC W. E. Ho- jcatt were passed and they go into the class ottbe second year, r.-1 , The -. following were -' then electc d Deacoos: A. L. Ormond. D. N. Cavi- ness. J. H. Frizzelle.! T, H. Sutton, W. A. Jenkins, N. T. Plyler. J. P. Pate. J. L Rumley. S. T, Morrrllr J. W. Wallace, J. R. Newlin, H. E. Tripp. I - . Qastion7, Who are deacons of one year? was called, and N. H. D. Wilson, Kenneth D. Holmes, L. S. Matthews. E. E. Rose. J. C McCall and J. D. Bandy were prised into the second class of the fourth year. I--1 -r-.' I' -v!---"- . . Then tbe Conference arose and Bishop Wilson led in the Uoxology, alter which the body adionrned. 8 - "- Dr. J. D. Barbee. of Nashville, one of the ablest men I in the connection, preached a fine sermon at Main Street Church to-night.! p - - President John C Kilgo, of Trinity College, also preachedat Trinity Church. The vastuditorum and the large Sun day school room was all packed with hearers. He held the great congregation for nearly two hours, preaching one of the grandest sermons ever heard in the Mate His text was : the 14 verse of tbe 1st chapter of John. The sermon was Kilgo in all the height and breadth of his genius. It was worthy of any of the great pulpit orators of the past. S. C. LEGISLATURE". Beorjcanfsation of the JadJeiary of the State -Notable Chances in Tjtws Proposed. ! - By Telegrapn to the MomiosStar. Columbia, December 5. The Gen eral Assembly of South Carolina, in joint sesiion to-day, completed the reorgani tion of the Judiciary of the State begun with the advent cf 'the reform adminis tration four years ago. One by one the Judges on the Bench in 1890 have re tired. Only the Chief Justice of the Su preme Court and j one Circuit Judge of the old set have been retained. The re markable feature of to day was the elec tion of Gen. J.H.Earlca brilliant attorney, who was Attorney-General in . the ad ministration which Tillman originally began his uprising j against, and . tbe man who as a candidate for Governor, made the first fight against Tillman and reform in the campaign of 1890. Two years ago he began to confess that be saw something in the movement inau gurated by Tillman. The result was he was made Judge of the Eighth -Circuit to-day over the l! present incumbent. Judge Norton, and another strong re form candidate, getting 100 out of the 156 votes cast. Tbe reorganization cf the Judiciary was made complete by making the young Attorney General. O. T. W.- Buchanan. I Judge of . the Third Circuit, the incumbent, Judge Frazer, being overwhelmingly defeated. ' The General Assembly has been in session two weeks. Some notable changes in laws are proposed. - A bill to provide : for "Jim Crow" separate cars for the railroads is pend ing, an unfavorable report being given on it to-day. r j Owing to the recent assassination of a county treasurer while out in the county collecting taxes. lj the law requiring treasurers to make such trips will be abolished. -'-'I -( ! ' An Australian ballot system bill was introduced in both Houses to day. In view of the doubtful : registration laws and the recent charges- of election frauds, it will likely pass. Under a bill pending,-patent medicine venders, unless licensed as druggists by tbe State cannot sell their goods in South Carolina. This bill will pass. Commission merchants are to be denied the right to collect commission on any class of produce, etc; unless it passes directly through their hands. A joint committee is to be appointed to examine into the financial condition of the State dispensary and be present when stock is taken at the end of each quarter. ' - -j '.".. v Senator Efird to-day introduced a bill in tbe Senate providing for tbe holding of an election for delegates to tbe Con stitutional convention! and enacting a special law for that occasion. It is an administration measure and will become a law. The bill provides for tbe regis tration and voting of those citizens who under the present law are dis qualified, It is intended to eliminate in this one election those features ot tbe present election machinery, ; the constitu tionality of which , is questioned, and which are being now tested by Sen ator Butler in the State Supreme Court, and which will probably soon be passed upon by the United States Supreme Court. It Is proposed that this law shall apply to only the one election for con stitutional election delegate. If the pres ent election law is ; knocked out this is expected to make the action of this con vention legal and constitutional. - A ligbtt vote was polled in the city election at- Atlanta, yesterday. There was only one tickt in tbe field, Porter King was elected Mayor. -f - There is more Catarrh in this section of tbe country than all other diseases put togetberrand until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local reme dies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it in curable. Science baa proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure manufactured by E."J,' Cheney & Co , Toledo, Omo, is theonjy constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoontul. - It acts directly .on the blood and mucous surfaces of the. sys tem. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for Cir culars and testimonials. ' Address, - - F. J. Cbxney & Co, Toledo. 6." f-Sold by Druggists, 75c. - - - SOUTH CAROLINA. ---- - .2t -- V S .eMBsaasaa. Arguments Before the Supreme Court on Senator Butler's Petltlon-Homlolde at Abbovllta. . y ! B Triegfapb. to the Uondnx Star. Columbia, December 8,-The Su. ' preme Court began hearing argument i this morning on Senator M C. Butler's petition to make permanent an injunc tion restraining the State Treasurer from ' paying election committees and man agers at the recent election, on the ground that the election laws are uncon stitutional. If this claim is upheld.it would of coarse make the Legislature which is to elect Senator Butler's suc cessor and which is composed largely of friends of Gov. Tillman, illegal. The Attorney General was first heard in re- - turn to the rule to show cause. He took the position that the election law was unconstitutional. The Attorney-General ' also took the position, and cited author ities to maintain it, that a beneficiary of the law and one who has acquiesced in the enforcement of a law, cannot bring an action alleging tbe unconstitutionality of a law. One must allege special in jury to bring an action. He .cannot bring an abstract proposition lor the Court tbsdecide. He-then alluded to -tbe fact thaTScnator Butler was a bene hciary of the law and that since 1882 when tbe law was passed be had drawn $60,000 through the operatiori of the law. The bearing-vwill be resumed trmor--' row. ,V--.r--;'- . Columbia, Dec 8. A special to the State says that Lemme Rapley, colored, was shot and instantly killed by Sloan Hearst, also colored, at Abbeville Court House S. C to-day. Hearst fired three shots, all taking effect. 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