The News and Observer. TO LAMEST ««TB« IF M WIWP MMLIA HU. VOL XXXIX. NO. ‘O2. iPEiiK of mmmn TOW FEED ELECT CD SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE A&I3 Jb E GR ATEST APPLAUSE AND ENTHUSIASM. THE OHBLNIZATIO* OF THE SENATE. The First Political Clash of the Sestion Occurred in the House Between Mr. C risp and Mr Cannon Overthe Ru!es--Reprsscr»- tative Linton Introduces the First Bill--The Senate Ca>ied to Order »t Neon by the Vice-Presidenl--Many New Faces nboth Branches of Congress--The Galleries Crowded With Specta tors--Caucus of Republican Senators WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—The Ameri can Congress is again in session. Promptly at noon to-day the Senate and House were called to order in their respective chandlers amid the scenes of animation and exeitemenl marking the opening of a Congress. .VII Wash ington lays siege on the big capitol building on opening days, and to-day there was added interest on account of the present changes involved and the large influx of new blood. The crowd came through drizzling rain, mist and mud, in conveyances, street cars and in long lines afoot, pouring through the many entrances, choking the cor ridors and elevators and besieging the galleries far beyond their capacity. But it was an orderly crowd, and the largely augumented force of officers had little trouble in preserving order and preventing confusion. By 10:30 o’clock —an hour and a half before the time of meeting— the public galleries in both houses were filled and an eager crowd overflowed into the outer cor ridors. Many ladies were in the throng b\it there was a noticeable lack of the color and fair weather costumes which usually give touch of brightness to tin* sombre chambers. THE DAY IN THE HOUSE The House of Representatives passed to-day into the control of the Republi cans, and Thomas Bracket Reed, of Maine, who, as Speaker of tlie Fifty flrst House, broke down the precedents of a century amid the plaudits of his party associates and a storm of denun ciation from his political adversaries, again triumphantly assumed the Sfieaker’s gavel, after having seen the succeeding Democratic Congress adopt the principles he had estab lished. The opening session of the lions, was, sis usual, an animated and bril liant occasion, set off with crowded galleries in holiday attire, intoxicating with the perfume of hundreds if floral tributes to popular members and per vaded with a spirit of jubilation and good lust lire. Old familiar faces were absent but there were plenty of new ones to take their places. Still, the proceedings themselves, as usual with opening ses sions. were of routine character and devoid of interesting or sensational features. The House simply organ ized, adopted the usual resolutions to notify the President and the Senate that the House was ready for business i and wound up by indulging in the biennial lottery or ><-at drawing con test. Speaker Reed was beyond question the star of the occasion. His appear ance was the signal for a most flatter ing and enthusiastic demonstration, llis inauguration was modest and full of good feeling but noii-eoimnitlal as to policies. However, it was not expected that the Speaker would touch theques tions to be..dealt with by the House. Ex-Sjieaker Crisp assumed the leader ship of the minority and it v,as signi ficant that Mr. Payne, of New York, made the motion which usually de volves upon the leader of the ma jority. This is taken to mean that he is to be chairman of the Ways and Means Com niiMee and the recognized leader of the Republicans on the floor. The session opened quietly and au spiciously. As the hand of the clock, opposite the Speaker’s desk, pointed to the hour of 12. Col. Ike Hill, the De puty Sergeant-at-A mis, lifted into its place on the green malachite pedestal alongside of the rostrum the ebony eagle surmounted mare, the emblem of the House's authority. I lie flag above the House was run up and Hon. •lames Kerr, the Clerk of the last House, called the Fifty-fourth House of lte presen tatives to order. A hush immediately fell upon the assembly, and the Rev. Rugby, of this city, the chaplain of the House, offered the invocation. Under the direction of Mr. Kerr, the roll of the members was called and it yvas found that 341 of tin* 356 members were present. During the roll-call many of the members moved about among their colleagues* and the buzz of conversa tion was resumed. REED W AS THE HERO. Mr Reed, for whom every one was inquiring, had not made his appear ance, but ex-Speaker Crisp, who had taken a seat about the center of the Democratic side, was pointed out as he snt chatting to those around him. Mr. Kerr then, in accordance with the ces toni, staled the first thing in order was the election of the presiding officers, and called for nominations for Speaker. No nominating speeches were made. Mr. Grosvenor (Ren., Ohio), chairman •f the Republican caucus, placed in ■amination Thomas Braekt Reed, of Maine: Mr. Sayers (Deni., Texas) pre seated the name of Charles F. ( risp, of (Borgia; and Mr. Kein (Pop., Nebras ka) placed in nomination John C. Hell, of Colorado. The names of both Mr. Reed and Mr. Crisp were vigorously applauded by their tespeetive party associates. Messrs. Hopkins (Rep., 111.), bond (Rep., Cal.), Erdman (Drill.. Pa.) and Patchings (Dem., Miss.) were appoint ed tellers, and the roll was called, the constitution requiring the election of Speaker by viva voce vote. All the Republicans voted for Mr. Reed, and, with one exception, all the Democrats for Mr. Crisp, and all the Populists for Mr. Bell. The exception was Mr. Crain, a Democrat from Texas, who, when his name was called, voted lor his colleague, Mr. Culberson, of the Lone Star State. The result of vote was: Reed. 234; Crisp, 95; Bell, 6; Culberson. 1; total, Mr. Kerr's announcement of Mr Reed’s election was greeted with a thunder of applause. Messrs. Crisp, Grosvenor and Bell were appointed a committee to con duct the speaker to the chair. The committee appeared at the main en trance. Mr. Reed leaning on the arm of ex-Speaker Crisp and Messrs. Grosven or and Bell arm in arm. As they mov dovvn the centre aisle the House rose en masse. A roar of applause followed, the galleries joining w ith great enthu siasm in the demonstration. As Mr. Reed ascended the rostrum the roar swelled until it was deafening. Above its volume of sound came. like pistol shots, cries of “Reed, Reed. Reed." The Republicans cheered, manv of them wildly, and the ladies in the galleries waved handkerchiefs. For over a min ute the demonstration continued. Mr. Reed arrayed in a frock coat and wearing a dark four-in-hand stood calmly and serenely with his hands clasped in characteristic fashion be hind his back until the House was quiet. Mr. Banner, (Rep., Penn..) the oldest member in continuous service present, came forward and administer ed the oath of office to the speaker. The latter then turned to the House. Looking in that sea of upturned faces lie delivered his inaugural. Slow-H --and distinctly the Won Is fell from his lips. At many places his .brief speech was punctuated with applause. Hr said: HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS. "ll will not Im* unbecoming in me, | hone, if I acknowledge to this ; no bly that it is very agteeable to me to stand once more in the place which I left four yea is ago. Os the past, how ever, 1 shall not speak, for the nasi speaks for itself in tenns mote fitiiu>> and appropriate than any wotds whim could come from my lips. Not shall 1 speak of the future, for west re rot {Hit ting off the harness but putting it on. Yet, I think i may venture to sa> of the future, in the light of the past, that if we do some things, which, for the moment, seem inadequate it may be that time, which Itas justified itself for us on many occasions, mnv do so again. Those who have acted with wisdom heretofore may be fairly ex pected to act with wisdom hereafter. “1 am sorry to say that the pleasure associated with the honor you have be stowed on me, an honor which no American citizen can fail to appreciate and for which 1 give thanks, >s but so, tin* moment; while the eares and re sponsibilities extend over man a-- "So far as the pel so« mance of mv dates affects the whole pc.q ie o! the United States, i invoke their consider ate judgment. So far as it affects the members of This House, i ask from both sides of the chamber that cordial co-opera t ion without which I cannot hope to succeed, assuring them that no effort on mv part will be spilled to aid them in the performance of their duties by l hiit entire impartiality which is their just due.’’ At the conclusion of his sjieech the members came forward in squads as their names were called, and, with up iifted arms, swore to support and de fend the Constitution against all ene mies, foreign and domestic, and well and faithfully discharge the duties of their offices. These proceedings occupied over half an hour. Then, without a roll-call, the officers of the House nominated by the Repub lican caucus yesterday were formally elected, the Democrats presenting the names of the officers of the last House. The swearing in of the subordinate officials of the House followed: Alex ander It. McDowell, of Pennsylvania, as dirk; It. F. Russell, of .Missouri, as serge ant-at-arms; William B. Glenn, of New York, as doorkeeper; Joseph McElroy, of Ohio, as postmaster; and RALEIGH, N. C.. TUISAY. DEC- 3, ’B9 . Henry Condon, of Michigan, as chap lain. The customary resolutions were then adopted, notifying the President and the Senate of the election of Mr. Reed and Mr. McDowell as speaker and clerk respectively, and, on motion of Air. Payne (Rep., New York), a committee consisting of Messrs, Payne (Rep.. N. Y.), Cannon (Rep., Ilk), and Crisp (Deni., Ga.), was appointed by the Speaker to join a similar committee from the Senate to notify the Presi dent that the House had organized and was ready to receive any communica tion he had to send. THE FIRST POLITICAL CLASH. At this point the first political clash occurred. Mr. Cannon and Mr. Crisp crossed swords, but the contest was brief and resulted in an amicable set tlement. Mr. Cannon moved that the rules of the Fifty-first Congress be adopted for the guidance of the House. Mr. Crisp called attention to the fact that prior to the Fifty-first Congress (he rules of the preceding Congress had always been adopted temporarily. He wanted to know whether it was the purpose ot the majority to subsequent ly give an opportunity to members to offer amendments to the rules. Unless this were the ease a discussion of the rules would be precluded in the future. Doth Mr. Cannon and Mr. Dingley ex plained that the House was without rules, and the adoption of the prof fered motion would furnish temporary rules for the guidance of the House un til the committee on rules reported. Mr. Crisp withdrew liis opposition and the motion was carried. The drawing for seats was then be gun. On account of the overwhelming Republican majority in the present House, constituting 244 out of 356 members, an arrangement was en tered into by which the Republicans should have the first tier of seats on the Democratic side, and also the two last tiers, just as in the last Congress the Democrats bad two of the tiers which ordinarily belong to the Repub licans. As a preliminary to the drawing the members all retired behind the brass railing at the rear of the seats. Three hundred and fifty-six small balls were {■kmed in a box and shaken up. A num ber on each ball corresponded to a name on the roll-call. A blind-folded page drew out the balls and the mem bers selected their seats as their names Were drawn. According to the usual custom the House granted the ex- Sj>**ak« is. Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, and Mr. ((row, of Pennsv Ivania, the privi lege of selecting their seats without draw ing. Mi:, Crisp selected a seat in the heart of the Democratic minority and Mr. Grow took a seat near the centre of the Republican side. As soon as the d." •» - ing was completed the House, on mo tion of Mr. Fayne, of New ’lock, ad-* journed until to-morrow. I HE FIRST BILL INTRODUCED. Representative Linton, of Michigan, has the distinction of having intro duced the first bill in the House of the Fifty-fourth Congress. It is in the in terest of the railway postal clerks. Another bill in the interest of postal employees was introduced b}* Repre sentative Aldrich, of Illinois. ORG v NrZ Vs lON OF THE SEN 4TE. It u:t Ctiiert lo Order at Neon by the V ice- Preside nt. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—The United States Senate was called to order at noon to-day l>y Vice-President Steven son. The decorum of the upper branch of Congress is seldom disturbed, even by the opening of a er and greeted his Ohio associate, Mr. Brice, who was in a group with Messrs. Gor man, Cockrell and Harris. The floral offerings were unusually abundant, many of the desks being literally buried beneath their weight of roses and chrysanthemums. Exactly at 12 o’clock the Vice-Presi dent ascended to the presiding officer’s chair, rapping once, called the Senate to order. The first business transacted was the swearing in of new Senators and of those re-elected. They proceeded to the clerk’s desk in groups of threes and fours, accompanied by their State col leagues and with uplifted right hand took the oath as it was read by the Vice-President. In the first group were Messrs. Bacon, Baker, Berry and Butler. Then came Messrs. Caffery, Carter, Chandler and Chilton. Fol lowing them were Elkins Frye, Cul -1 um, Geary and after them Harris, Hoar, Lindsay, Mcßride, McMillan, Burrows, Martin. Morgan, Nelson, Pet tigrew. Sewell, Shoup, Thurston, Till man, Wat hall, Warren and Wet-more. The last group attracted special at tention, being led by ex-Governor Till man, of South Carolina Dispensary fame, arm-in arm with Mr. George, of MI-'sissippi. behind whom came Mr. Walthall, of Mississippi, on the arm of Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky. The usual formal resolutions were quickly adopted. That of Mr. Cockrell (Dem., Missuori) provided for Senate sessions beginning at 12 m. daily; that of Mr. Sherman (Rep., Ohio) notified the House that a quorum of the Senate was present and ready to proceed with business; that of Mr. Vilas (Dem.. Wisconsin) provided for a committee of two Senators and two members to wait upon the President and notify ham that Congress awaited any eorn i: i"ueation the executive branch de sired to present. The presiding officer designated Messrs. Vilas and Allison for the committee to wait on the President. ' At 12:30 o’clock a recess of an hour was taken and at 1:30, w hen the Senate reconvened, Mr. Pruden, of the White House staff, was in the chamber with word that the Preside, As message would not be submitted to-day. Therefore at 1:30 o’clock, os motion of Mr. Sherman, the Serai- adjourned until to-morrow. republic \N SENATORS « t IT I S Action in fibsrini to Kc.OrganizaMon indt liulo iv l*o»i|mn(d WASHi GToN, D. C , Fee. 2—T ■ R - publican Sene,bn a were in e meus for hal: an hour after :he Senate adj trv.ed tv day, but adj u ued until y wihout taking any acrion of the re ors' inizxtiou of the Senate Mr. Sherman was elected e ; ai man ol the c it 1 cur, arid Mr. Dub"D y The di-eussion whs inform 'd, and c-n trred around the question whefh«-»-, Republican B*r a tors, hav'n/ a plnr uv but not a majority of the Senate, *h id attempt a r-:-o r ga:i zdiin. v.i h R pub lican officers and Republican chairmm of he c mmittees. It w: s evident tba prevailing s n»i meat favored Republican organ z run* aud m m« sir rg speeches v « -t , colahiv by Mi I) -.v:s. < f MiniKEo* , n Aldrich, of Rhode I-lancl, o -:u. th t 'here should be no eerubmaM m '* - promise with any clem tit out.-- de * e Republican ranks. This rpoearui •< voice the gene'a new o : S. :a f z ; an • no opposition-pfec’m s wer, made The question arete, however. is t whether ihe test of strength should b made cn securing t! e committees o on the choice fa prouder t po temnrre. Iu order to present rid- issue Mr. H moved the a. p intn eut c f a eorniiuee on committees to lawg- a r;> ’ cf a move to secure commit e e orga za tion on Republican fin*s Mr, Hale * Acr ed an amendment for i r*-«t.ou u < choice of president pro tempore lathe monad discussion, following, Mr. F ;’s ' ante was mentioned as ibe probable candid te for President pro tem. Some Senators raised the point, however, that the President pro tem could uot be elected while the presiding officer was present and acting under (he Senate rules. It was Dually decid d that no vote shocld be taken at pr«*>.;id, and Messrs. Hoar and H»le withdrew their moriorp. Tie understanding was that a defirff’e lineof action would be agreed on at lie meet irg Wednesday, so lowing the .session of that day. The principal reason for the* with drawal of the r< elutions so the ap pointment of a<• «-cs committee by the chair was the disc-cv, ry of t* e f et that there was a larg < eueut in the e uci s opposed to the *-*1 c tin of the commit tee by appoint tm - ’t is now under stood that when t e resolution is re newed it wi 1 be antagonized by a sub iffitnte providing f r the e'ection of the committee by me caucus. the silver conference It Was Slim I V A Ilf tided and a Diraii poinlment to its •'roji-ctuus. WASHINGTON, Dec*. 2.—The silver conference called for to-day* was a dis appointment to its projectors. The only Senators who attended were Al len! Kyle, Peffer, and Stewart, (Popu lists), Tillman,(Democrat) and Pritch ard, Mantle and Teller, (Republicans). The last named gentlemen were only there a few moments and took no part in the proceedings. The small attendance showed those present that nothing could be done at this meeting. Senator Peffer was of the opinion that party ties were too strong to hope to organize a silver par ty in the Senate, while Senator Allen said he hoped something might come from this preliminary meeting. A NEW LABOR ORGANIZATION. NEW YORK, Dee. 2. The meeting of district assembly 49, of the Knights of Labor, which lasted from 8 o’clock last evening until 2 o’clock this morn ing' resulted in the passage of re-solu tions advocating the formation of a new international organization, to be composed of tin* socialistic element of tli« Knights of Labor throughout the country'. A BIG COTTON MILL 1 IRE. BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 2. The cot ton mills of the Powhatan Improve ment- and Construction Company, at Powhatan, Baltimore county, was de stroyed by tire to-day, which is thought to have originated from sparks caused by friction in the ma chinery. The loss is estimated at 000 to $57,000, of w hich is covered by insurance. CARDINALS’ HATS CONFERRED. ROME, Dec. 2. The Pope presided at the public consistory held to-day and conferred the red hats upon the nine cardinals created at the secret consistory on Friday last, including Mgr Satolli, apostolic delegate to the Roman Catholic Church in the* United States, THE POWERS INSIST TUI Y HAVE NOT YIELDED THEIR DEMAND FOR EXTRA ((VAR DSHIPS THE AMBASSADORS MET MONDAY The Situation Di cns>cd am! a Plan ol Ac*ion Decici ci Up im-Kirina l pan ihe British Ship Le-ck Hannoch** Tuiks Say that ic wa« NoA m-s More 't hail a Sign il c.iiu—cil Esc- pl ot the* S.d'uki who Hus Upof it (o ldit-ct— ' 119 *€•!«<• ot Z claim CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec*. I, via So fia, Bulgaria, Dec. 2. The Sultan lias not yet heard the lasi of the extra guard.ship question. As intimated in these dispatches on Friday' last, the withdrawal of the British gunboat Dryad from the entrance to the Darda nelles, where she was awaiting the necessary' firman allowing her passage through tin* straits, was only a tempo rary measure, taken on account of tin* fact that the palace people had in flamed the fanaticism of the .Mussul man population hen*, and that serious rioting was planned to commence so soon as th»* warships entered the* Bos pho: us. While being desirous of not doing anything which would in any vay tei d to induce disturbances or hinder the* work of restoring order, the powers again appear to be unanimous ly resolved to insist upon their demand for the extra gunrdships. in conse quence. the ambassadors have ar ranged for a meeting to-morrow (Mon day) to discuss the situation and con sider what action is necessary in view of tin* Sultan’s continued objection to granting the firmans. In the meanwhile the palace party is triumphant and the impression is be ing conveyed to the gneral public that the Sultan has won a great victory* ! over 1 he powers. A gentleman attached to one of the embassies, whose insight of political affairs is very* keen, remarked signifi cantly*, it looked as if Great Britain had attained the object she had in view when the Dryad was sent to the Dardanelles, namely, to show the Sul tan. and the powers as well, that while being desirous of acting in accord w ith the other powers, her Majesty’s gov ernment was prepared to act alone, if the necessity should arise, and '4 it if the powers desire concerted action they must act promptly or Great Brit ain will take the initiative. 'the so-called tiring upon the British ship Loch Ramioch in the Dardanelles is said by the Turkish officials to b<> a matter of little importance and easily explained. They say that the Loch Rannoeh arrived after sun-down, and that instead of anchoring she attempt ed to proceed and was signalled from the shore by a gunboat to bring-up. As she did not do so, a second shot was tired and the Loch Rannoeh let go her anchor. The "shell’’ which is said to have whizzed over the head of the- cap tain of the Loch Rannoeh Is pro nounced to have been nothing more than the wad from the signal gun ashore. • 'J’his is the Turkish explanation of the matter, and is believed to be about correct, for nothing more appears to be known here of the affair. A great deal of excitement was caus ed here to-day by the report that ex- Sultan Mohammed Murad who was de posed on the ground of idiocy, on Au gust 31, 1876. (He was only proclaim ed Sultan on the deposition of his un cle, Abdul Aziz, on May 30, 1876,) had escaped from the Yildiz Kiosk, where he is kept a close prisoner. The ex- Sultan, although a captive for nine teen years is said to enjoy good health and to have been intriguing with the Young Turk party. As a result, his quarters are examined daily, sentinels are at ail the doors of his apartments, all his letters are read before being handed him or posted and, at night.the keys of his rooms are taken to the Sul tan for safe keeping. From the provinces there is not much news forthcoming. The 'Turk ish officials are apparently doing every thing possible to suppress any faets t xcept those v hich are favorable to the government. 'The utmost secrecy is observed regarding the movements of the 'Turkish troops operating from Ala rash. on Ze it on n and as the latter place is now reported to be garrisoned by quite an army of Armenians, the com plete silence as to what is going on in that district causes much interest for the safety of the Armenians. The Turk ish commander has been doing every thing possible to induce the insur gents to surrender. If Armenian rep resentatives are to he believed, the Turks will have to lay siege to Zeitoun before Ihey will have any chance of capturing the town, which is to be well supplied with provisions and animuni t ion. STARVATION IS IMMINENT. Nrw Yobk Decor"•*c’ *' R * H <> ov.ighL t*» » K-nnry of U’n Aire ie»>- Foai-1 at O met; n’inonle. •-> d*v c->hl d from Prbbpi» |vnu». Tii’key, t- • iK Chris- , tion KtofFd. Few York: ‘ Remit fends }♦ g-aplne/niy. H*r- j po .t nrs i ■ tit s tci-viaph that starva- j tio.l Li ifllDlb.e;...’ The Clni h . li-ta’d adds: “This • me: sgo fro 1) I)*- get has a peculiar i s g-t.fi at ©.-* - t d .: sss he fact that j tit-* mi.- s.ot -■ iu.i- I -.r- -o ( ho »* mis j Unit bei'd r - w to': !y < « strojeddu 1 ti g t)« t- • n thin) are them-j s<-b*> s - ff n - ? p »(.-s <>f la-gj- or d ! c- 'd ! 1 a r**i- a- be A m*- • n(* '• T ■ b»is i n H raid will for Wrd 1- . n- 1 - n j by c-*.|o, f r* e f aR < x < v, cu-i'tihnfid for May Tin port Liqu a 'or His Personal Use. : Charleston, 8.0, D-e 2. —la the United Braus Circuit Court this tnorn ! ing, Judge S-monton filed oia decision in ; the Coh.mbiA Club case, invo’ving the right of a member cf tbe club to Import ! and store liquor in she cl :b b ase for j bis personal use The case was brought bv A E Gorzales, N G G iLza’es, W. \ E Gonzales, membt?rs of the Columbia j Clnb, whose liquor w« s seized ard ccn ! fbcated by police and con-tables. The decision covers nine typewritten 1 p°ges After netting the fails, it dis cussed at length the legal f pic -1 f tbe case and finds that tbe seizure snd con fi-cation of the liquor is illega' The order of the court directs the Chi* f Dis penser, F M. Mixaon. to r# *u n the liqu ir se zed. The poiie > Him who , participated in the raid a e t.vJered re leased, but the conoiai-lis c iK-err.ed, Speed Davis and Lafar. tie och-edto be taken into custody by the United S afi s marshal and detained tin il the cost, including fees and service) of the special master, are paid. The r-'-pors will be served soon as convenient. NEW CHURCHES DEOIC UT£l>. December Term of Fonqih Sup rior Court. Winston N C , Dec 2 — v ' j v,.1)- Two houses of worship we ed- -i - *:od. iu Forsyth yesterday. The fi -* f?ap rist chapel in Nor'h Wins'm -*;• 1 the second a M >raviau chapel - '.tion Ct os?, ni. e nii os sou hci D. j The Denemocr term of tbe F . y t\ Ba terior Court opened today, -fudge Brown presiding The dicke* ; s the largest in tbe history of the .-•••*nry. Winston s1 . 3 043 896 poiu . ot leaf tohacc >du !•• g November, ; esse of 1,880,3-9 p>unds over ; siane month last vear. Andrew Bu k , one o* F r. t’.’s best known farmers, died today : i:e age of 71) years Tne Methudis's hero ur;- big t- vl tied over the ai poiu ment of Rev D. > \:asy as pastor t f Centenary Churih II has been predicted for sour- tim* h > would » e sent here and th i he to- met- p istor, Rev. S B. Turret! cute, -vu-j >* :• Char lotr*. MAV WE A DOUBLE LY ?ING. ‘ wo T Negroes *w Beiug Pursued by a Mob NASHVILLE, Teun.< Dee. 2. -To-day eight miles from' Fayetteville, the > scene of the double lyning last week, two negroes assaulted a white girl, a fed 14. knocking her down with a stick, and breaking three of her ribs. | They failed in their purpose. The cn | tire comunity started, in pursuit. A i telephone message from; .Fayetteville I at 8 o’eloek to-night says the entire i town is aroused, tliat the pursuers ! witli bloodhounds are tracking the | negroes and it' eftught they will most J certainly be lyrfehed, as the pee: Ie are | w rought up }md frenz.ieil. ! NORTH CAROLINA POSTMASTERS. ! WASHINGTON, Dec*. 2.—North Uaro ; lina postmasters were appointed to day as follows: East Lake, J, B. Pin tier. vice T. M. Sanderlin resigned; tleilig, Tobias Miller, vice Paul Barrin ger resigned.