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V to WILLI A IX B. BBBN ABD, " " Editor and Proprietor. . ? WILMINGTON, N. C Friday, January 25. 18H5. HT In wririna tnehanire vow address aawn AvflMp AiMua vrII a nil narrjctilara'aa wl you friah root papa to be asnt hereafter. Unless yon do both changes caa ba made. - t0" Nonces of Marriage or Death, Tribute of Re spect, Resolutions of Thank, Ac., are charged for a ordinary advertisement, bat only half rata when paid for strictly la advance. At this rate 80 cents anil pay for a simple aanoaacement of Marriage ot Death. HT Remittances moat be' made by Chech, Draft, Postal Money Order ei Registered Letter. Poatmas tara will register letters when desired. tr Only such remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. .......... . C I nnnl.. ImmmUJ vllM ArA. lJinsB iin GOOD ABD BAD FARMING There is a good deal of good farming done in the United States, and there is a good deal of bad farming, more bad than good. The bad is the rule, the good the excep tion. An average yield of about twelve bushels of wheat to the acre, and of less than twenty bushels of corn, does not say much for average American farming. -Nor does one third of a bale of cotton to the acre, say much for the average cotton grower. It is the misfortune of the American farmer, North and South, that he persists in cultivating too much land, that is if skinning the surface can be called cultivating, in stead of takingone half or one third the number of acres, and getting twice or three times as much out of them. The invention and 'ntroductton of labor-saving machinery has had much to do with this, for it has en abled the farmer to plow and plant three or four times as much land as he could plow, plant and harvest without such machinery. But this machin ery is designed for quick work, rath er than for good work and therefore much work is done with it that is not well done, and that it j were really better if not done at all. Every acre planted wliich does not return a fair yield of that in which it is planted is that much additional tax on the planter and that much money taken out of his pocket, al though be may not realize it. It costs almost as much to cultivate (although this is the wrong word) an acre of ground which produces twelve bushels of wheat or a third of a bale of cotton as; it does an acre which will produce twenty five bush els or more of wheat or one bale or more of cotton. If as much can be produced from fifty acres cultivated with'intelligent method as can be raised upon one hundred in the usual slipshod way, isn't it a waste of land, time, money and labor to cultivate-the additional fifty ? What would be thought of the farmer who would keep a half dozen horses or mules and a half dozen men ' to do the work which could be as well or better done with a couple horses or males and men ? His business sense would be condemned at once.: But in what would that differ from work ing three acres of land to get what could be gotten from one? Working three acres - means three times as much work and expense as the one acre and keeping a half dozen work animals and men to do the work of two means just that much more ex pense than necessary. That's all. No wonder the farmer 'who raises twelve bushels of wheat to the acre stares ruin in the face with wheat at fiftv cents a bushel, and no . wonder the cotton planter who gets only a third of a bale of five cent cotton to the acre does likewise, j If the wheat land or the cotton-land were capable of produc ingTo more than this,- the farmer could do no better, and that' would be the end bf it, but there is not an acre of land sown in wheat or plant ed in cotton that can't do better than this if treated rightly, and with as much sense as the man in any other business would have to show to suc ceed. . ' The average land,' with the ordi nary cultivation of the day, will wear out in a few years, unless it is fed and nourished. Land which is weak may be made strong and fertile by proper feeding and nourishing. We have seen in this and other sections thousands of acres which once yielded generously reduced to a con dition of sterility and abandoned as worn out, and we have seen some of .a ' " a ' a i mat same iana in tne aands ot in telligent, industrious men, with proper . nursing, brought . back, to more than its original fertility, and made to yield what would be called in this or any other .section marvel lous crops. j i i Reduction of acreage is a present necessity to save the cotton-growers irom -nun, but with redaction of acreage there must be diversity of crops. The home supplies must be raised on the farm, for if they are not It will take more than the in creased price of the cotton with a one-third reduction in the output to buy their supplies, so that the cot ton-grower would not be much' bet ter off than he is now. ' With the re duction of acreage should tome in tensified farming,-(which is simply another name for good farming,) that is so cultivating the land as to get the greatest possible yield from it. This reduces the cost of produc tion and enables the producer , the better to stand Jow prices. We read a .statement a few days ago where a Mississippi planter got thirty - bales of cotton from thirty acres of land. - He kept an account with his cotton field and found that ' it cost him 21 cents a pound to pro duce those thirty bales. - He could frWrl Vrfiu.ii tKenttdri tor flveceots noond and then malte a reasonable profit on it. - He cleared ' about $300 on hi thirty acres, not counting ihe seed,: even at the low price of five rents a pound. , ' But to come nearer home for an illustration. -A young farmer named Douglas, in Mecklenburg county, concluded last year that he would do some experimenting in intensified farming. In tl893 he planted thir teen acres in cotton, cultivated in the usual way, and got six bales of cot ton from the thirteen acres. Last year be concluded to see what a change "of "method would" do, and laid off three acres of these thirteen, cultivated these after the intensified method, and harvested four bales of cotton from the three acres. An other acre so cultivated would have grown him nearly as much as he got from the thirteen acres, the year be fore. " One act is worth a ton. of theory, and here is the fact, that the yield was more than doubled in one year by better and more sensible farming. ; , ; . If that young man doesn't culti vate all his land, as soon aS he can, on the intensified plan, he will be a very - queer or a very foolish man, and if his neighbors who have seen what he has done do not take the hint and do likewise, they "will be very queer or very foolish neighbors MIHOB. MEHTIOH. r Statesmen, and some who are. as pirants for high positions, sometimes make great mistakes. When Sena tor Hill committed himself so un compromisingly against the Income tax he made a great mistake, but when he undertook to play the game of nhstrnetion. and to nullify the law hy special legislation and com bined with such tricksters as Sena tor Quay to do it, he made a still greater mistake. His own k wealthy constituents didn't appreciate the ef forts he made in the last session of Congress to save them from the .in- income tax. for they helped; to beat him for Governor, and - they do not appreciate his efforts at nullification any more than he did the service he tried to render them in. opposing the income amendment to the tariff bill, if he had shown the sagacity he is credited with he would have dropped his opposition to it.afr.er it had be come the law in spite of bis efforts to the contrary. We would! not ex pect him to abandon a principle to court popularity, but this was not a matter of principle, it was simply a matter of expediency, as he admitted in his speeches. The Brooklyn Times, Democratic paper, is published by one of Senator Hill's constituents, but has sense enough, to size up the situation as to the income j tax, and candor enough to acknowledge it thus: ' "It must be borne in mind that the in come tax is a piece of legislation in which the Democratic . party almost in its en tirety it pitched. The only section of the country wbicb i adverse to it is here ia the Northeast. In all O'her sections the Democrats are delighted with it. Ia the South and West the income tax is reearded as a mcst salutary law. Thsv are more closely drawn to Grover Cleve land because he suggested it. j This'may be a belated discovery, but if Senator Hill bad turned his optics away from Wall street he might have made it some time ago. Washington correspondents say that the idea of an extra session of Congress is not now regarded with as much complacency by Democratic members of Congress as it wan some time ago, when they showed a dispo sition to throw the currency prob lem on the shoulders of their Repub lican successors, hoping that they would thereby get them in the same bole the Democrats are jnow in. This is taking a better and more rea sonable view of it, for they are be glnnirg to realize that this extra ses sion .-might do something' with the currency problem and thus ! get tbe credit which this Congress by inabil ity to act would forfeit. This of course would damage the Democratic party, for it would be a practical j confes sion of the inability of -the . Demo cratic party to successfully deal with the financial question. It is to be hoped that this streak of good sense will prove lasting enough to get the Democratic representatives, to gether and bring them to an agree ment upon some measure that all can support, even if it is not as good a measure as the country might ex pect. ' One that will give partial re- a uei win be better, than none; some action better than no action . . I iir. x-opc, me ueieaiea canaiaate for Governor of South Carolina, who petitions Congress to appoint a com- 1 mittee to investigate the 'election in which he says he believes he was beaten by fraud, is an ex Populist or an ex-Tillmanite, who was voted for by Democrats who hoped that they. could thus defeat Evans, the regular Tillmantte candidate, v,ho was de clared elected, .sworn in and now- holds the office. Mr. Pope has been sordewhat tardy in presenting this petition. We are glad that Mr. Pope is not a Democrat, for it would go very much against our grain to see a defeated Democratic candidate for anything appealing to the Congress of the United States ' to set aside a State election' to put blm in and his opponent but. We bad enough of that kind of pusmess during the re construction days when Congress and Federal, bayonets were invoked to dust Democrats "and put. Re publicans , in their places. There may have been 4 fraud in the election in South Carolina, and pro- bablv ; wail nd possl&ly Enough to defeat Pbpe although this Is very doubtful, for there are thousands of Democrats in that State who looked on him as- one tarred with the Till man stick, but little if ; any ' better than Til i man's cand idate, and there fore didn't are enough about bis election to go to the polls to vote for him. - The endorsing of such a petition as Mr. Pope presented in the Senate through Senator Butler, last Tuesday, would prove a greater evil in the end than the defeat by fraud of a naif dozen so called, or real Democratic candidates for Governor. The last thing a Democrat should do is to invoke Federal interference in our State elections, whether they are honestly or dishonestly conducted. But Pope is no Democrat. " ' DEATH OF CAPT. 8. W, VICK. .. . Sudden and Unexpected-A Great Shook to . Hia JTaiatly end xVienda. : Capt. Sam'l W. Viclt.'one of the best known and most ; highly . esteemed citi zens of Wilmiogtoo. was found dead id hi room at the Purcell House Sunday morning last. He a in his uul bealtb vhn he retired Saturday BtebC and one of his sons on visiting bis room about 2 a. m. . bunaay morning. iaunq .him asleep In bed. - , At eight o'clock a servant entered the room and found Capt. Vtck lying dead on the floor." His death rs supposed to nave re sulted from heart failure caused- by an attack of epilepsy, to which he was sub iect. - - The announcement ol Capt. v cks death was a great shock to bis mane friends la the city. -Telegrams werv sent to his son Mr. Sam 1 W. Vick. jr at Charleston, 5. C. his daaubter M ss D tiv Viek at S lma. and bis brother Dr.. W. Vick. a member of the State Legislature from Johnston county, and arrangements were made for the funeral to take Dtace Monday morning from tbe Fitst Prerbvteilan Cburcn.ot which Mr. Vick was a member. Yesterday, at 10- o'clock a. m.. tbe hoar appointed, the church was crod rd with ' sympatb x ng friends ot tbe fmiiy and relatives of. the deceased Rev. Dr. Hoce. the pastor of tbe cnurth conducud tbe s -rvices. after whicb tbe remains ere escorted to Odkdale cemetery for interment.' The pill bearers were: Honorary Col, Tbo. CMcllbenny. Active Mr. H A Bagg. Capt. Jonn Cwan, Capt. A L DeRos- set,Mr. J A. Walker. Mr., Pt Miliov Mr. Walker Medtes Mr. Janus F. Post, Jr. : : r ; . . i ., Cipt. Vick was born in Nath county in 1037. He came to Wumtngion in 1858 or '69 and was mail agent on tbe WnCA. R. K. (then, the W. & M ) from Wilmington to Ktngsville, S C until 1865, when he entered into businets in Wilmington, as agent for Reynolds & Co., cotton commission merchants ot Norfolk.Va. Later, he wis senior mem brrof tbe mercantile firm of Vick' & Mebane, wbicb for some years earned on a large business here. At tbe time of bis: death be was ceik to "the Board" of Commissiocers of New Hanover county, a position which be filled most acceptably. aaaavs - Pira at AbbMubara. . Mr. U. W. Thompson,- of Abbotts- burg, Bladen county, writing to the Star, says that the hotel, warehouse, postoffice and other buildings at' that place all belonging to him were ' de stroyed by fire last Tuesday, together with nearly all his furniture and other effects.. The fire was accid ntal. Mr. Thompson siys that his loss will aegre gate about 3 000, and that if any of his friends feel willing to help him be will be very thankful for tbe least amount. with their names j from T7p ih 14P fwr. The steamei Killam with a flat-load of cotton, naval stores, etc- from Fayettevllle and way-landings, arrived here y sterday.at 10 a. m. The steamer Navassa with the same flat in tow, left last mght for Fayettevlle. , - j Part of the - freight brought down by Killam .was 600 bushels of corn sb pped by a Bladen county farmer to a commission merchant in this city. : NOTHING BfcTTEfl feXPECTElX in aouos me fop. jjecuiamra on Wi Bi-thday. " " 4 Pettrsburz Index Appeal f Tbe Posulists of the North Carolina Senate voted down a j unt resolution to adtmrn over from Fridav evening to Monday -in otd.-r to or s rve , General Lee's birthday. Asa usual thing tbe average Populist legislator is a mm s'rosttv, but id North Carolina be must b;at tbe record. Tbe Lrgislatdre 1 of any southern laiate which rtf jss to honor the memory of the . greatest Southern soldier does not represent tbe people oi that Mate. But nothing better could have beentxecud ot the persons woo have come to tbe too in North Carolina as a result ot tbe fusion of the most unworthy elemen 3 r.f tbe State. Steamer D. B. Uurob'aon to b Beboilt. The Cape Fear River Transportation Company have deeded to rebuild the steamboat D. Murchtson which, was burned IfcSt Summer a few miles below Wilmington; Tbe iron bull of tbis boat is at Faveueville, umniured, and the boilers and machinery are in Wilming ton, in fairly good condition. The Murchtson will be rebuilt at Fayettevllle at once, and it is expected, that she will be ready for service in six weeks about tbe first ot M iren rx-. : HALIFAX COCHTY. Weldoa Will . Kara Hub and Bsoka .' . . - Taotorr, . Stecial Star Correspondence . '" : Wkldon. N C . Jan. 23 Mr. Chas. H. Fienagar, of . Greenwich R. I., is here, who savs he wilt onrchase a lot hereon which he will build a hub and spoke factory. Tbis. he says, will give immediate employment to about s xty persons. He says Weldon ba superior ad vantages to any town In which ne has stopped in North Carolina. Tne A.L Line baa out no a larce sign bere giving the rem s of stations on lucir roao. at wnicn there are con necting roads, and dis-ances to tbe same. tneir orancn roais. ore. ' Will Ban to FayewenUe. , ; Mr. R. R. Love, who is the. Wilming ton aseat, informed a representative o; the Star, yesterday, that the steamer Frank Sessoms. recently built.by Capt D 1 tsiack. will begin running regular trips to and from Fayetteville next Fri day, Tbe Sessoms will be! commanded by Capt. Irving Robinson. I , - ter Over Fifty Tears'-: V Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fiftv vears bv millions Of mothers for their children while teeth ing, witb perfect success. .It soothes the cnua. soitens tbe gums, allays all pain cures wind colic, and is tbe.' best remedv ipr uiarrnoea. u will relieve the poor muc auourer immeaiateiy. sold by Druggists in every part ol tbe world Twenty -five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslowi SoothtnirSvrnn auiu uufcaj no otner ub i. f - . . .. - 6nATE AN3 M0US& fefif uATTHfi P.M. yEaTEROAYl Tna Six Per Cent, Interest Bill .StMueeed and Made the Bpeetal Oidrr foe Wed needs ta the 8-na BUls Zatroduoed to Amend loaursnoe Laws and "Fro Tide m Aeformstory tor Tormfr Orlmi- S facial Star TWeram a v RalkiGU, N, C, lannary 21.--Both' Senate bna House met this atternoon at 8 o'clock Tbe most : important of the bills introduced in the Senate, were : To provide a relof maiory tor young "criminals, . - ' - - . To supply shoes to inmates of State charitable institutions. - " - To amend the insurance laws of North Carolina. , . ' To require convict-made goods to be labelled. ' - - . Most of tbe session of the Senate was consumed in d scussion of the six per cent, interest bill, introduced early itftbe session by Senator A bell. Democrat, of fobnsion. -Tbe Populists resorted to dilatory tactic by rnovfog thit the bill be postponed; till Wednesday, but " Mr; A bell made a ringing speech and. ap pealed - for immediate action, declaring refuse to pas tbis btIL After onider able debate tbe bill - was made tbe special oider for Wednesday, and the Senate aej urned.V-.v:;:v':.r,4.-;'s--. Bills were introduced in tne House to-day as follows: . : i; To probibit , county officers serving more than two terms. - ; , r To. protect tbe shell-fish interest of North Carolina. '';::: ' To .incorporate tbe town of Mar- carettsville. . - ; . To organize tbe county of Scotland.. Several local bills passed a third read ing in tbe House; among thenronc to incorporate tbe town : of - Legett, in E.dgecombe county, r , ; A long debate was caused by a bill providing- for tbe t xtecsion of time' f r collecting taxrs in Macon and other Western counties. It was finally re ferred to tbe Finance Committee. By Bo hera 'Aaaociated P e-s.')' , Raleigh N. C, Jmuhry 29 The procetdins in the Fuson General As semblyto day were cf an uninterrsJng nature. A proposition to make' six. p-r cent, tbe legal rate of intenst - was d s cussea at some tengtn in tne senate. j six per cent, bill will doubtless pats both Houses, - Marion Butler and Teter C Pritchard, tbe nominees of tbe Fusion caucus, will to-morrow be balloted for as U. S-Sen- tors. Ralxigh. N. C January S3. The Senate was called to order at 11 o'clock aJ in. by 'President - Dongbton, and prayer was offered by Rev. Jones, of Greensboro. Tbe lournalwas read and approved. . , ' Mr. wall; of uavidion. introduced petition asking repeal of the merchants purchase tax. . a Mr. Lng. a petition in' regard to transler ol Ransom township from Co lumbus to. Brunswick county. Mr. Wall iniroducrd a bill to author ize the letting of the public printing to tbe lowest bidder. Mr. Hoover, a bill to amend section 101 ot the Code, for the protection of females. - v - ; Mr. Hamrick, to exempt potton and iron mills Irom taxation. . Mr. Wicker, a bill to enlaVge the jaris diction cf justifies ot the peace. Mr. N orris, a bill to amend section 1,373 ot the Code, . relating to chattel mortgages. . , Mr. Long, a bill pertaining. to eligi bilitv ol school committeemen. . Mr. Dowd,- a bill to provide for ac quiring titles. ' u Mr. Adams, of Moore, to amend the Code relative to fugitives from justice. . Mr.. Duler, to reduce tbe salaries o: State officers. . i Mr. Forbes, bill to provide for tbe payment of taxes at Greenville. Bill authorizing the levy of a special tax in nay wood county passed third readiog. - . i Bill for the relief ot the sheriff of Cur rituck county passed third reading. ' Bill to amend tbs Laws of 181 and 1893. with regard to pensioning of Con federate soldiers,' was taken up. It pro vides tbat tne widows of Confederate soldiers shall continue to draw the .pen sions after tbe death of the pensioners. Tbe bill passed its third reading. " Bill to amend tbe Code so as to make six per cent, tbe legal rate of interest, instead or etaht. was laid on the table. This is not the bill introduced by Mr. Aoell, which is the special oidcr for to morrow. - ' . Resolution providing for a special committee on county government and election laws passed third reading. This was a substitute for tbe , resolution pro viding for a committee Inn municipal affairs. It provides for a ! j oiat commit tee of eleven on the part of the Senate and tltme. . -. - 1j -The Senate having concurred in loint Houie resolu ion to go into tbe erection ol United States Senator at tbe hour of noon, as provided by law, a re cess was taken till 12 o'clock. At the hour of IS tbe Senate re assembled, and Mr. Mewborn. of Lenoir, took the floor to nominate Marion Butler for tbe long term. : He compared Mr. Butletv to Macon, Manum and, .Vance.., "i; .-1 ear. aocii, ot innston. placed in nomination Hon. Tbos W. Mason, and paid hm a har dromeir.bute. Mr. Long, of Columbus, seconded the nomination of. Mr. Butler,' as did also Mr McClosky. -. - -y ine nomination ct Mr.! Mason was eeindrd in handsome words by Mr. Mitchell, of Bertie. U i . Ovher speeches were made seconding tne nominations. Mr. fovler. ol Samp son, made the most . striking speech of tbe day, declaring that there was not money enough in America or Enrope to buy Mr. Butler. . He said tbat Mr. Bat ler bad been rotten egged for bis con victions, and only . for his ! convictions, He paid a fervid ' tribute to Mr. Butler, a'ter which the ballot wss. taken, the Democrats voting solidly for Mr Mason and the Populists and Republicans for Mr. cutler. The vote resulted 43 for Butler and 4 for Mason. . Tbe election for the short term was then . proceeded with and Mr. Fortune placed Mr. Pritchard in nomination. ; ? HOUSK OF SXPRESKNTAtlVXS. . The House met -at 10 o'clock, the Speaker In the cbair. Prayed - by Rev. Edward bull, of Newbern. 1 Nr. White (oy rrques) presented no tice of contest in case ol Fiakeiys. Rob inson from Anson, -.f ;.fj ', " Mr. Cox. from the Committee on Fi nance, reported unfavorably the bill to raise revenue from pistols cartridges, etc. Mr. Kobtnson. from the v ludiciary Committee, reported unfavorably ; the bill to repeal section 14 article 7, of tbe Corstution. ' . , . ,' : . i. Mr. Young, from the Judiciary Com mittee, 'reported favorably ; House bil 121 to amend section S Laws of 1894. Mr; Lusk presented bill for the relief of N, A. Reynolds, of Asbeville. . Mr. Turner, bill to aid puolic schools by local assessments 5--";,.'-.'-'.--v Mr. Fiench, resolution that, alfi bills carrying appropriations shall 6is.; go to tbe Committee on Finance. Carried.. Mr. Wooteo. bill : to repeal chapter 7 Laws of 1898 ' ' ' ' - ..p-r- Mr, Howard. - to , establish an extra term ol court in Edgecombe county, j Mr Reinhart, to amend section 11806 of the O de: AIs , ro amend chapter 453 Law, of 1893 - - : Mr. Phillips, to allow J.- S.3 wain to collect rertain back tsx;S. - ; V Mr. Duncan.' to amend chapter 42. Mr. Duncan, to amend the charter of the town of BeaulorW Mr;gfalihfcfCie!and. to allowan especial election in petfeland county. - Mr. Bean; to amend Section 1.283. sub division 'Vol the Code- -v-'- Mr Mayes, to allow BsnJ. .Yancey to draw a salary. V . : ; -y ' Mr. Self, to improve stock in Chat- bam -'nntyr--'T-T-'V-. vi-iiS l'- Mr Vtckers. to allow Trinity Land Company; to., locate in . excess . ot 800 acres. -"r:jzr&i-y'-.-:.:Z'Yfyr-: Mr. Payne, sundry petitions: in favor of the new county of Scotland. i' Mr. Mccaii. tMU to incorporate Caro lina Mutual Insurance Company. : . " - M, Ewart, to establish criminal court in Rutherford, Henderson and - Polk counties. . - , . Mr. Ellis, for relief of S. J. Green wood. - , Mr. McCall, to amend section 27S of. the Code. Mr. Fiack, . to abolish -county boards of education. , t Mr." Heilman moved- that, all bills on election law and county government be referred to tbe special commjtiee On electidnS-t' Carried. ? r :; Mr. : French ' called np bill to incor porated the Wampum Cotton Mills. ; - jur. MCK.enzie objected on the ground that tbe bill was not accompanied by the Treasurers receipt for $50. and tbe bill was passed! over.. A considerable de- bue arose on the rrqairemefit of the 130 tee required by the statute, finally an act was patsed. after several amend ments, . nxing tbe fee at S507 and ex cepting1' all . educational and religious Institutions. r-Z:--.' '":,"' ' : Special Star Teleram. Raleigk, N. C Jan. 22 Quite a po litical acDate was precipitated in tne sen ate to-day by the. Democratic Senators, toward, tbe close of tne speeches second ing nominations for United States Sen ators. The Populists were severely cas tigated , for relegating their free silver tenets to tbe background in order that they might form a fusion i with tbe Re- pub' 'Cans. Senator Adams of Moore. and Dowd of Metk enburg. led -the on siaugbt, and the verdict was that the Populists received a sour d walloping. Tbe vote on .Pritchard and Overman was the same as the ButlZr and Mason vote. The House went into the election of Senators at noon also, and Mr Hunter, of Madison, nominated Mr. Pritchard fV the short term, and ! Mr. Ray. of Micoa. nominated Mr Overman. The vote resulted,- 66 for Pritchard. and 41 for Overman. Mr M tcbeil, of Frank lin, nominated Mr Butler for tbe long term, and Mr Monroe, of Wayne, nomi nated Capt M-ison. The result was tbe same as the Pritchard vote. Both Senate and House transmitted to each other tbe results in- each case and to-morrow a Joint session will be held to ctnvass the vote and declare the United States Senators-elect; W. H Worth, the new Populist State Treasurer, was sworn in to-day. Justice Walter Claris administering the oath of office. ..' 4 Raleigh. January 23. - ; :-.:' " SkN ATE. The Senate was called to order at 11 a. m by President Douchton. Praver was offered by Rev Mr Whitaker. The journal was read and approved. c - Mr White, ot Alamance. oKered petition of ladies of Taylorsville against - r ,. ; . - j . ' tne n e oi liquors in aaia town. . Mr Long, of Columbus, a petition re garding" trans'er of Ransom township in Columbus county.- 1 Mr White introduced a bill to protect the people of North Carolina against tends in coal oil and kerosene. Mr Moody, a bill to prevent prefer ences by solvent corporations; also. bill to change the name of tbe Pinion Detective Agency; also, - a bill f make tne 80. b day of May a legal holiday (re ferring to Decoration day.) Mr Cook, a bill to amend section 678 of the Code in reference to probate ot articles of incorporation, Also, a bill to amend the Cole regarding the collec tion of regis .ry fees; also.. bill to validate deeds executed by corporations: also, bill to prevent pnze fighting in tbe State of Nortb Carolina. .. Mr Hoov-r. bill to repeal section" 31, Laws of 1893. . Mr Du er. bill to repeal chapter 102, Lawsot 1891; also a bill to amend chap ter 85. Laws of 1893. for the free passage of fish In Catawba river: Bill to abolish the office of tax collec tor in Madison county parsed -third reading. i Bill to repeal the merchants purchase tax Wfcs laid up m tne table. ' On motion of Mr Rice the bll' relating to tne pnouc printing was taken irom tbe Calendar and placed upon its second reading. This bill provides tbat tbe Sec tetary of State shall "return to the bid ders the bids which have-been filed with him for the public 'printing contract Without any debate the bill passed its second and third readings. Mr Fowler inquired as to tbe status of tbe resolution regarding tbe number ol employes of tbe General Assembly and said that in iustice to the members it should be. prorrpilv acted upon. He said a report bad gone out that th-s L g Islature bad more men employed than anv other, and be wanted it investigated : B 11 to make tbe 20th of I May a lega holiday passed i ' bird reading ' Bill to amend he law regarding dia- mor d -oack terrapins in f Brunswick county was. on motion of Mr R ce, taken up and passed its third I reading. It amends the law so as to give more liberty to the citizens ot Brunswick' county in ..!. . ; I .... ..- - Bill to enable farmers of the State to insure their property at reasonable rates ov annulling tbe charier of tne Farmers Mutual Fire Association passed its third reading. Bill providing for an iron bridge across Tuckasegee river passed us second read ing, i The Senate having been notified by the House that a joint session would be held at the hour of .noon to canvass the vote upon United ' States Senators as pro vided by law, and that hour having ar riyed. the Senate proceeded in a body to tne nan ot tne nouse. i After the jjint session the Senate re turned to tbe chamber and took up the bill making six per cent, the iegarrate of interest which was tbe special order for to day. Tbis is tbe bill introduced by Mr AbelU x w - Mr Adams first addressed the Senate in favor of the bill. :y." . j ; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The -. House met at 10 o'clock, tbe Speaker in the chair... Prayer" by Rev, L Brans n. of that city. - J r Mr McKerz e presented affidavits in the case of S G Mewborn against W R D xon. ; A .: -rr'-- r" The Chair laid before tbe House pa pers in the case of Parker- seainst Pee tar-Sj. Northampton, which were on motion of Mr Peebles filed with the clerk till tbe esse is properly constituted. ! - Reports from ,com mittees were laid before tbe. House as follows. . Mr Ray, from the Judiciary, on bill to amend chapter 455, Laws ot 1893; lavor able - Mr Henderson, from tbe Judiciary, oh bill to amend chapter 283, Laws of 1891 without prejudice. 1: Mr. McCiammy, from the Judiciary! on bill to amend section 1114 ot tbe O de; favorable. . . . -; Mr McCiammy.- from same committee, on bill to reduce poll tax in Cherokee county; nr f vorable. lt- ' ' A ' A - Mr. McCiammy, from same commit tee, reported favorablv on bill f jr relief of the Qerk of New Hanover. -. . . " Mr Baker .(Judiciary) favorable on bill to amend section 1657 o tbe Code. " Mr Duffy (Judiciary) favorable on bill to amend section 603 f tbe Code. Mr McCall ( adiciary) lavoratleon bill for relief of J W McGregor, of Anson. Mr Biker (ndiciarv) unfavorable on biil to amend section 1408 of tbe Code. .Mr Wi Lams (cities, towns and conn--ties) favorable on bill to amend chapter 417, section 1 Laws of 1893..; ;., ;. - l!r 7lotime fludieiarvf f.vorta enj . c . . . . . - , .. bill to amend chapter 43. Laws ot IB. Mr Bagwell (Pubi c Roads and Turn pikes) favorable, ob the bil, to pretest 8ainst barbed wire fencing.- - -' Mr Keinbart (Kiads and Turopikesj favorable - on blil ia regard' to . public. roads in Qay.'.-'" .-..." .. ;- v: .The following bills were then offered : .Mr Heilman, to amend chapter 119, Laws of 1879 , j vj ?AZ''' Mr Henderson. to establish a convict system in Wilkes county; - - Mr Cheek; to repeal cbapier 659 Laws of. 1889. Also. to. amend chapter 89. of the Code. , " - Mr Brown, .. to amend, chapter 180. Laws of 1885. - Chances time of holding" Court in Pender and Jones counties. Mr Keitblev, . to -establish graded schools in Warsaw township. Ouplin COUnty. " - - - Mr French, to provide for a creditable display of North : Carolina, products, at the Atlanta Exposition. w Mr t tack, tor tbe relief ot Ed Bean, ex-taz collector of Rutherford county. " . Mr Ellis, to abolish iheroffice of keeper ol the Capitol. . - . . : .V".' ;, ; Mr Miuhtll, to reduce fees of cotton- Weighers in Franklio.county. . ; Mr McLean, to estaoiish a new connty out of part of Robeson county. Mr Reinhart, to amend section 12 -pi tne bill of rights in ahe Constitution. Mr -.Winborne. to incorporate the. Murfrersboro High School. Also, to incorporate .the. Bertie ' Academy of Windsor, N . " Mr Cox, to amend, the public school law .concerning certain books. - - Mr Burnham. to restore all lands to tax Itst omitted last three years. Also, to amend section 1,050 of the Code, ; Mr Leinback for the support and maintenance bf the Affricultnral and Mechanical College of North Carolina. Mr Hopkins, to amend chapter 295, laws of 1879. Mr Smith, of CaswelL to repeal seC tton ss. Laws ot !;.- y Mr Peace, to estab'isii county line be tween Franklin and Vance counties. Mr Reynolds, to prevent obstructions in Drowning Creek, Moore county. Mr Mi Call, to amend section 1, chap ter 147. Laws 01 1887.. . Mr Yates, in relation to holding courts in Kicnmond county. Mr Ewart, to repeal section 2870 of tbe Cude. : --v ELECTION OF SENATORS. The bour of 12 having arrived, the time fixed for the j int meeting of . the two Houses to- elect two United States . Senators, the Senate- ap peared and were . invited to seats upon tbe flior. Tne Lieu tenant - Governor - called the Joint body to order, and bad read from the Senate Journal so much as related to its action in electing two Senators, and tbe Speaker asked the same of ihe Clerk ot tbe House. Tbe Lieutenant Governor declared the pint vote to be for B itler 117. tor Mason 45. for Pritchard 116. for Overman 45. The Speaker then for mally declared that Jeter C Pritchard, of Madison county, was duly elected to the unexpired term of the late Senator Zebulon B . Vance; and that Marion Butler, of Sampson county, was elected for the' ful Senatorial term beginning Marcn 4, 185. - - This concluded tbe joint meetine. and tbe Senate having retired to its hall, the House resumed i s session, r Special Star Telegram. - Raleigh. Jan. 23. Tberewas a long debate' in tbe Senate on the 6 percent, interest bill. It occurred op on a sub stitute offered by Mr. Cock, fixing tbe legal rate at 6 per cent, and fixing a pen alty .of forfeiture of twice the amount of interest in cases where more than six per cent is charged. , "This substitute was adopted, there being only two votes against it, r Mr. Moody, offered ad amendment,, which was rejected; providing tbat eight per cent, may be charged by special con tract. ..:."' T'V, -v. v..-' J. :C'':- Tbe House remained in session till late in the afternoon on the contested election case of Abbott s gainst Daniels from : Pamlico. Mr. Ewart presented tbe majority report in favor ot Abbott (Republican) and spoke upon itat length Mr McCiammy championed tbe minori ty report in favor of Daniels, (Demo crat) The majority report was adopted and Abbott declared entitled to his seat by vote of 68 to 43. . - CTJMBEr LAHD C0TJET. J adgn W. Ik Korwockd Preatdinc Irfak - Docket A Bomlmde Naw County OSt " - Oial. .. ; - ;" " Special Star Correspondence " Fayetteville. N. C. January 22. - Toe regular Spring term of Cumber land Sutenor Court convened here to day at 11 o'clock. His Honor Judge W. L Norwood, one of the ' newiv elected Populist Judges," presiding. The term is for ore wetk onlv,. and tbe docket is lifch; no case except of a cnminal nature will be considered. - There is one cas? of homicide, which will probably be pre sented by tbe grand Jon ; the cse being tbe killing of George B ewer, white, at Mar Chester, in this county, Sunday af ternoon, by J.- b. Cameron. ' It seems that an o d grudge dating back to a base ball game two years ago existed between the combatants, and that on Sunday af ternoon the partu s met in tbe village o Manchester, and alter an exchange of abusive epithets, it is said, Cxmeron was attacked and s ricken by Brewer with brass knuckles; whereupon Cameron drew bis knue and subbed Brewer in tbe neck, from the effects-of wbicb the latter died in a short time. Cam eron came to Fayetteville and surren dered himself to tbe sheriff, and is now in the hands of that officer. . ' Sheriff Geddy is present to-day in at tendance upon bis duties before Court, assisted' by bis deputies engaged tem porarily for this term of Court namely; Ex Sheriff J B Smith, his son 'Norman and Deputy Sheriff W." R. -Clark. The Clerk of the Court. Mr. Cvrus Murphy, is assistedby the-ex Clerk, Mr. C G Cain, without -whose assistance the new Clerk would have an exceedingly difficult task to perform.. . . H Eye. (JlGARETfES ukeso f THEAMERKM 1 ' DURHAM. W.O. U.S.A. MADE FROM Higti Gratia Tcbaeso ;5 - A3n . . ABSOLUTELY PURlv. dacMtf r-' t w .W'-tp" - ; Ill Olden Tuaes .-. ; t People . overlooked the importance of permanently beneficial effect and were satisfied with transient action; but now that it is generally known that Syrup of Figs will permanently care habitual con stipation, well-informed people will not buy other laxatives, which act for a time, but finally injure the system.. - iiSJI - H1 Itl7oriDblDpc(!l CarieiKIng tl Missionary JlAdvisesl Use of iPahtispp The noble - women "who ''cheerfully sacrifice health .and strength to ' betp others can be claimed by no one Sute or couotry.v-.t 'i.";:-,: ij.y Thev are-sisters, whether their work is in London with Lady Somerset, in Hew Eogland with Mrs. Livermore or in Arkansas - with Miss C-trne A. Kihg. To-day the' best opportunity for charity work is believed to be at home. Tbe truest missionary work is accom plished i a . the familiar places among friends and associates. : " - - v. One of the stanchest believers In'this J method of missionary work is Miss Car rie A. . meg. . tne well-known leader of charity work in Arkansas. The self sacrificing labor of tbis one woman has been prodigious.' i She has done a world of good. It is not at all Strange that her health and -strength finally g-ve way un der tbe suain. ij For years she suffered Irom the most d Stressing form of indi gestion: she became weak; and nervous and afflicted with severe pain, Urged on every hand bv friends, who were asso ciated with her in her woik. she tried Paine celery compound. - ., r No other remedy could have done whit this did for her. -: " .She tells of its marvelous effect in a lete : j - T I had been troubled tor over two vears with sbme stomach trouble which was pronounced indirection by physicians I was often troubled with real colic pains near tbe lett side 61, the abdomen, and sometimis bad severe" pains.' As time went on 'I grew worse and the pains were more frqaent. ; There were verv few things In tbe way of diet th it did not hurt .me, and I oftentimes went .hun gry rather than eat all that ! wished and then suffer! pain. Bes d s I this mv work was sjch that . it caused much mental strain and. brought on nervous ness. i-' I . - v.- "I used medicine almost constantly the second year, but experienced-very little relief. Finally Pai e's celery compound was recommended. 'and after taking several di s s I felt hHped. and after using five bottles I ba1 no more trouble with indigestion or colic, and feel better than I have for three years I can heart ily recommend Paine's celety compound tor indigestion, constipation .and ner vousness." .'-j i- The happy result in tbe case of this oyer-workeg, nerve-tired woman is bat one out of many thousands in tbe State A Arkansas alone, both men and women. who have recovered health and vigor by means of this genuine nerve-food and re gulator, Paine s celery compound. Caps F ar Biver Boats. Mr. D McEachern returned yesterday from Fayetteville where be attended meeting of the Cape Fear and People's Steamboat Co. He Confirms . the an nouncement made in the STAR several days since that the company decided to rebuild the s-earner Murchtson and to launch ibeJJurt. Tbe contract for both was given lo Capt S. W." Stunner of Wil mington. It is expected that the Hurt will resume her regular trips in about three weeks, and that' the Murchtson will be ready for service in six weeks SENATOR RANSOM. A Warm Tribute from One Who Knows Him Well. :. Mr. J. S. Cohen, the Washington cor respondent of the Atlanta Journal, Sijs of Senator Ransom: Senator Ransom is the best represen tative of 'the Southern Senator as i tvpe. t Brave. generous, proud and poor. He has been on the theatre of public life since he was a youngling. Tbe breatb of scandal has never touched his toga, the mn does not live who claims that he ever went back on hir word. personal or political. In his manner he is a Chester field ran. in the true sense. as courteous "to the poor and lowly as to the rich and powerful.. As a . senator ne oss long Dome rep utation for intelligence and faithfulness to convictions, which has. won him high esteem and made him a power of good to his State. As a soldier he won high place, surrendering at Appomattox as Major benerai, while entering tbe" serv ice of tbe South as a Lieutenant-Colo nel. As an orator he. has many brill tant parts, but owing to a heart affection has spoken ont seldom In the past few years. . . - V: ms reurement Irom tbe senate is taken as a distinct bereavement by every Senator, either on the Republican or Democratic side. Tbe same might be said of all the Southerners in Washing ton, for with them ail he is kind and at fectionate. and occupies a warm place in their beans. eneltlcn'a Arnica salve. The Best salve iu tbe world for Cuts, Bruises, Sotes U cjers. Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. Tetter.- Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Corns. , and all Skin Eruptions and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to Kive perfect satisfaction or money re funded. Price 25. rents per box. For sale by R .R Bellamy- t -j-;.'; Two Live Saved '-- V"-':' Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City. 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