North Carolina Newspapers

r Times. : ENTRJ H G. K. GRANTHAM, Editor Render Unto Caesar the Things that are Caesar's, Unto God, God's. 1.(30 Per Annum, in Advanc VOL. III. DUNN, HART CO., THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1893. NO. 2 V THE N. C. LEGISLATURE. What They are Doing in the General Assembly. - v Bills Upon Bills All Intended for the Good of North Carolina. Raleigh. N. C 40111 day. Senate. A bill for the prevention of tobacco trusts, etc., was introJuc-.d. Tb.3 reso lution relating to the raising af a com mittee for the purpose of considering the matter of loaning money on lands was lost. The bill to amend the Uw iu re lation to the dis'ribution of the public laws (the private laws not to be distrib uted to the justices of the peace) passed itsstcund it-ading. The bill to incor porate the Duih :in aud Charlotte Rail road was taki.-n uj i.sa jpeoial order, and provoc itive "f much discussion. It wai ipj)o-e.i on the ground that it would jai.ilkl tLo Noilh Carolina railway (p.opertv of the Sta:tj.but advoeites of the bill showed that ih -'l t'.tc-r road wns un il-iow irom Durham to Charlotte, while the new r,ad was to fill lip the triangle, and give railroad facilities to back counties. Rid, 2? to 11 The bill t: amen J the charter of Uryson City, in 8ain county, ps-std its third reading. The bill frtl.c completion of the colored Agricultural and Mechanical College . ps"scd its third na ling. . (It appropri ates $..ioi) p.T annum for two years.) Satinr Morion jt. .senttd a petitioa fiom colored citi. n:-, etc., of Wilmington, iSgdtiit the lull to provide separate ial rdad f iciiiti.-s f-.r tho colored lace. The bill t p.eido fur the Soldiers' Home passed its tli r 1 riading. (It appropri ates fo.'M) in addition to the present sum o! . f0 f'r'iuppor. and $3,000 for re i a:rs". fOJ1) of which is to be expend ed this jeir ;.i.d.l,000 next.) Hou-i. Iiill ; introduced : To iepeal th-5 stock 1 t.v in Halifax county; to ma nt't the chri'ter f Marion; to sell the State's iuteret in tho Cddwell & Wa taigi turnpike: to repeal the act reliev ing the St no chemist from making an j.lyscs iu c i ts of su-pcetc 1 poisoning; t in joi pirate th .; Madison, Haw River fc R.'id3.illtj Wail. ray. The report of the bur?arcfth; State Uuiveisity, dated ir'ebiuiry 1 1, wis submitted; it saya the deems' lu;d- is now $15,300, and loans f ir it have been in.de to 159 ftudtnt; t'.:ii s.tudtuts Irive been t.ided by thi alum-d hai fuu I. Under a SU3 psnsio i o" the rule3, Mr. Taylor, -of Al leghany iu'.ro.luc-jd a bill to create the c .unty of K v. on cut of parts of Stokes and bi.r.y. Accompanying this was a luige ps-tition; M:. Vance, of Buncombe, suhinuted the le.ioit of the committee ou the bill to mccrporata lha North Carolina Sta'e Alliance, which he in trcd'icod the ot'-er day and made some i'jmaik- saying the purpose of the bill wf.i to enable auy rr ember of the Alli iiLoe to withdraw h' subscription if he ce.ivj lo b go. Thebill.wa3 then voted on an 1 pa e 1 by a vote of o'3 to 27. I.'allioh. N. C 41, t day. The fol lowing i iiis was introlc-d iu the Sin hte: To charter the Dank of Maxtoa; to i-iccrp' r .'.e i-lie Polk Raiiivad Com pmy; to i coifOi.ue the chatter of the I)u:ha'ii :i;,d Chnrlo'. le Railroad Com pany. This aaia c.uscd debate but liiiilly paved it3 third r. a:dng(ali air. end lueuU l ciu4 I'j-t) : Ayes 2-3, cays 11. A m lion t iv c 'iisider and) lay on the taule prevaded. IIou-c A bid to iu r.rorite the Blow- irg K ik a .d I.cno'.r Riilway iiud Im j):ovm.tit (.ouinny p.iseu its second readte.g. TLc bill to cstibiish a motto, for thi-Stale Quam Vtdeii" las c 1 SichiJ and tcird readings.. A bill to pav the d.bt due by the State to '.he cs'ate of Dv.d Hintcn, laleof Wake ccuaty. la.ney 1 .autd the State iu 1S63, 10 pro idue for the maintenance of the In saie Asyii'ni and Deaf and Dumb insti ainon, the chvm was for 12,O0O; the war tca'c nppi'od by the t ommitiee" on cla'ms. mid.- th.'. sam $1,500, and a3 smsudtd paase l.si-i on i atid third read ings. A iill for th.; improvements of the publir io.uls o? New Htnover caun iy; au hor'z.'S tl.'e etectiun of a house vi correction vh-:reall persont convicted by the Ciiui'tial and ' Superior", Courts fchall bj pluc. d md worked i. the roads except llne '"'ciuvicled of murder, .ape, aiii atd burglary -passed Second leading. A bill to authorize the. cona mlsnouei s of Rutherford to purchase a lirm for a po i housa passe 3 second aid third readings. A bill to incorporate the Cuarfoile', Troy and Guilfurd Rail road Cc-mp.iny passed secoud and third reading. Raleigh, N. C 42nd "day. Senate. Senator Potter asked tljat convict labor be allowed for building" a canal in Car teret county. The special ordtr, being the bill to amend the charter of Wilming ton, & Weldon, and to arrange for tax ation, etc., was taken up, and passed unanimously. The bill to legulate the number of employes of the General As sembly and to regulate their pay (f 1 per day and mileage for clerks and door keepers) passed its third reading. The bill to amend section 2S31 of Tha Code by striking out the word 'robins" (ap plies only to Cabarrus county) pissed its third reading. The bill to fix the time for huutiu deer in Pender county (fixes September) passed its third reading. The bill for the establishment of graded flchools in Rockv Mount passed its third reading. In the Senate at n;ght the bill to create the county of Elkin pas ed its second reading: 24 to 11, a comprorrise having been effected by which all the people o' Surry county will vote on the question of the removal of the coutt house from Dcbson the election to take place in August. The bill for the sup port of the deaf mute school at Morgan ton was warmly debated and passed both readings, the aunuil appropriation being reduced to $33,000 annually for the next two yeats. ' House. The following includes tlie Most important bills put upon their pas sage: A bill to amend chapter 33S, Laws of 1891, to protect and promote the oyster interests of th3 State," reduc ing the salary of oyster commissioner to $70 per month and the tax on oysters t 2 cents per bushel, passed second and third reading. To incorporate the Loan and Savings Bmk of Charlotte, passed its second and third reading. The hour for the special order having arrived, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the revenue bill, 3Ir. Mc Neill, of Robeson, in the chair. The Xuies were suspended and it was con- sidered by sections and in order to eave time each section as read by the clerk was considered adopted if no objection was he.irJ. The Wilmington & Wei don Rai.way tax bill passed its tecond reading. Raleig?, N. C. 43rd day. Senate. The bill in aid of the Deaf and Dumb tchool at Morganton was a special order. Ic appropriate f 40,000 for 1893, and an nually thereafter, lor the completion and support of the institution. An amend ment to make the appropriation $35,000 was adopted: Ajes 26, najs 15. The bill then passed third readiog. The fol io a ring bills were introduced: In rela tion to killing fish by dynamite; to in corporate the Firemens1 Mutual Fire As sociation of Nerth "Carolina; a bill in re lation to the Firemen's Relief Fund; to amend the pharmacy laws of North Carolina. The bill to establish graded schools -in Lexington- passed its third reading. The Senate unanimously re fused t concur in a House amendment to the Wilmington and Weldon ts"x bill. ddiog certain property for taxation Tae bill for ths support of the Normal School at Greensboro was amended to appropriate $2,500 instead of $5,000, and passed its third reading. The bill fur supplying the University of j Noith Carolina with water, making repairs, etc. (appropriates $10,000 aanually). Thi3 is an addition to the present appropria tion of $20,000; passed third reading. House. The special order was taken up, being the "bill for the support of the Iosane Asylum of the State." .The tubstitute of the committee appropriated Jtle follow ihg named amount : For the aijluui at Raleigh, $02,000; outstanding accounts, $5,352; improving laundrv, $1,000; dining room, $8,000. For 1891 , $6,000; electric lights $4,000; engineer, ing department $4,000. For Morganton Asylum For-. 1893 $6, COO, for 1894 $6,000. For Goldsboro Asylum $33,000,for 1893 $6,500, for 1894 $0,500, for laundry $2, 000, for exchanging . boiler $500. Its consideration was poitponed. Raleigh, N. C. 44th day. Senate. Principal bilh introduced: To change the dividing line .between Bladen and Pender; to incorporate the Elizabeth and Pa quotank Railroad Company. The bill. to establish the county of 'Burgwyn" out of Chatham county was tabled. Sen ator Little by consent introduced a bill to incorporate South Wadesboro. . The S.nate by a unanimous and rising vote fdoptel a resolution of respect to the mem iry of Gen. Btauregard. House. The bill for the maintenance of the several insaue asylum was taken up and passed its second and third readings. The Confederate monument bill was the special order nhd debated upon a', ltngth. It was moved to amend by inserting $5 000, instead of $10,000, but was voted down, as was als a mo tion to make it $8,000. The bill then pa-sed its third reading, and was ordered engrossed aud sent to the Senate. In the I louse "at night the Scotland county bill failed to as? third reading: Yeas, 41 ; cays, 44. Raleigh, N. C 45th, day. Senate. The bill to incorporate the Charlotte, Troy end Sanforcl Railroid Company passed second reading. The bill to in corporate the Blowing Rock and Lenoir Railway and Improvement Company passed ils second reading. At l' o'clock the Lieutenant Governor announced the special order, be;.ng the bill fr the" in corporation of the Monumental Associa . t on, and for the erection of a monument, in the city of Raleigh, to the piemory of the Confederate. s.ddicrs. The galleries aud lobbies was alm.st literally packed with spectators, a great majority of whom were ladies. Senator Pettigrew offered an amendment that the monu . nn?ut le placed in Capitol Square. Many patriotic speeches weie .delivered. Sena tor Parot offered an" amendment to strike out $10,000 and insert $5 000. The pre vious quectioD was sustained- - and the amendment Was lost. The bill passed its second reading- aye3 21, nays 12. An amendment that the -monDment should be built out of Norih Carolina granite was adopted. The previous" question vas.ordeied and the bilf passed its third le ioiug : ayi s. 41,.. and ....nays 0. The "icsult w-asuno-Jn"cSdami'abijrst of ap ..p'uuso and a rattjting viotley? of hand claps. Thejaci.iei were airApstrfcidtaway by "their emotions.. . .. House. Principal billslotroduced: To ice 'rporate.the town-f Biitmore; to al io. v persons defendant ia justices' court demand a trial in the township in which ths subjec t ins tier of the controversy ar ses. fo,p,y "rthe -Attorn-y-General n2,(0J annuadyr and $100 ipr each term . i 1I13 Supreme Court and "fees, now al loyed by law; with $300 for "clerical as sis aure at each term; Justices of the Supreme Court to appoint a reporter of. litci ioos at $?50, payable by a tax of $5 in e:.ch appeal, ave-tpauer cases; any -lijolus t i be .devoted to the jDurchass'of Looks for tha library ; .to provide for the e'ectii n of asylum' superintendents at r2.50i), to hold.bffica 4 year3;' to amend the el"cti?n law;. to incorporate Besse mer City, Gaston county;. to allow dis abled Coafederate' soldiers to peddle without license; to allow Moore county to sill certain stock in the Carthage Rail way. The Senate bill to proyide for furaihing and completing the Executive Mansion was taken up. -The biH. passed, appropriating $4,000 $1,500 for finish ing and $2,500 for furnishing. At It o'clock the House went Into committee of the whole on the revenue bill on its third reading, which consumed the bal auce of the day. The rate of general taxation was npt acted on and may be increased above the '20 cents named in the bill. This matter stands open. The committee at -1:45 rose and reported progress. (As it standgjsection 34 nw gives discretion in granting licenses, whereas the bill gave Jo discretion whatever.) J. Sterii..g-Mortou, who 1 to succeed Mr. Rusk as Secretary of Agriculture, was four times the Democratic nominee f.ir Governor of Nebraska when he knew there was no possibility of being elected . ' a- jjemocrat JSlecttd. Bismarck.N. D. W. N.'-Roich, Dem ocrat, of Grand Forks, .iris elected United States Senator on the 61st ballot Monday. Jackson Confirmed. Washington, D. C Judge Jackson . has been confirmed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. - DIXIE NEWS, Beloved . South Gleaned and Epitomized. Tlie All the News and Occurences Printed Here in Condensed Form. Harmon Rowley died near Augusta, Ga., Thursday,- 86 years of age; and leaving an esta'te of $1,000,000. The Texas Senate is considering a bill to suppress mob violence, which provides that damages shall be paid to anyone maimed by a mob. The late General Beauregard was an honorary member of the Laurens County, S. C, Confederate Veterans' Association. William N. Roach, who has been elect ed Senator from North Dakota, is a na tive of Virginia. Willie Wesley, a white'lad, was lulled on Mane street, in Aiken, S. C.,! by a ball from an unknown source. "It is be lieved to have been the work of the uoisless, deadly parlor rifle. --The graded schools' enrollment in . Asheville during the month of January was 1,361. The school children are en couraged in saving money here, and the bank accounts of 92 of them amounted to $105. The. Union Store Company of New York, which established five Alliance stores in' South Carolina have not found the business profitable and the agencies have been sold out to the managers. The reason given is that the company wanted to do a cash business, which they cOuld not. In Lewis Forks township, Wilkes county, N. C, a mad dog bit both hands of J. B. Jenkins," and was killed by Jen kin's father, R. W. Jenkins, while at tacking the son. They have since been looking for a mad stone. The Moss mill property in Washington county, N. C, is being converted into a factory for the manufacture of handles, spokes, hubs, boxes, barrels balusters and other articles to which hard wood is adapted. " Attoinej-GeneralTowcsend, of South Carolina, and Hop. J. Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, will have a preliminary hear ing before the Supreme Court at Wash ington on the 6th of March in the habeas corpus case of the South Carolina State officers arrested by District Judge Simon ton. They appear for the prisoners. News is just received of a fearful gale at Belfont Academy, McDowell county, N. C. Fences, trees, and house roofs were swept away. No lives were lost. Col.. Hilary A. Herbert, of Alabama, Cleveland's Secretary of the Navy, was born in Lawrenceville, S. C, and was educated at the Universities of Alabama and Virginia". He was Colonel of the 8th Alabama in the Confederate army and served with distinction. John Rippey, a North Carolinian, who has a wife living in Cleveland county, recently wedded a Miss Rippy in Blacks burg, S. C, where he is now staying. The first wife, a daughter of Marcus Par ker, has not lived with her husband for several y.ars. At Midway, S. C, thirty-two cents is being paid for cottonseed, and some for mer are holding it at fifty cents. , The railroad officials have refused shipments for the present until the blockade is broken at the oil mills' at, Columbia. At Norfolk, Va., Wednesday, a Mr. Felton, a lumber dealer of Petersburg, was robbed of $1,600 at the Novelty Theatre by four well known sporting men. Three of them have been arrested and are in jail. A portion of the money has been recovered . It is supposed that a do:e of "knocker-eut" had been given Feltcra in a drink of whisky. Fel ton. was carried. across the river to Ports mouth by the friends of the robbers and cannot be found- '.- Tliere is a certain softness and sweets nes3 in -Southern manners that appeal very strongly-toless demonstrative North erners. Perbap3-no Southern custom is prettier than that of having the children of a household call a friend of the family or a fayorite visitor aunt, uncle, or cous in, as the case may be.- Doubtless the custom had its origin in the numberless genuine relationships of Southern life, .wliieh'led'pebple to feel that there was a certain colduesssin addrtjssiug a guest by 'a'fbltnai title 'wh'eu "everybody present .was.- addressed familiarly or affection--ately.' N. T. Sun'.' " A Columbia, S. C, paper says that Sunday morning John Henry Chappell, "AmesCf-aylor and-" Henry Todd went to jButier Warner nome, apnut. lour miles from Newberry, to arrest him. He re fused to be arrested and iu making the attempt Chappell and Amos Taylor re ceived severe outs. jftQHT A;.knife in the hinds' of "Banks He put all four to flight,--t being asserted that his' wife got a gviu and came to his rescue. The wounds. of.Chappell and Taylor are do ing well, aud the men are thought to be out of danger.- No further attempt has been made t j arrest Banks. The little town of Unicoi, on ihe line of th-j "Charleston; Cincinnati & Chicago Railroad, in Tenne see, has now some 300 inhabitants. The ore mines are pre paring to ship 150 tons of washed ore per day, some of which is a high grade manganese ore. The Unicoi Inn, which has been completed at a cost of $30,000, will, it is thought be a very attractive Bumm er resort and draw many people who desire comfortable quarters in this beautiful mountain regian. The enterprise of the Southern Cotton Oil Co., of Columbia, S. C , is causing favorable comment among the farmers of the State. The farmers are loading their seedas rapidly as they can obtain cars, and buying their fertilizers at cash prices The receips of cottonseed at Columbia are larger than ever known before. Dur ing twenty-four hours 167 cars of cotton seed arrived in Columbia consigned to the local oil mills, of which 106 cars were consigned 4o the Southern Cotton Oil Co., which first made the offer to farmers to exchange cottonseed for - fer tilizers. Southern family names are scattered across the country, below Mason and Dixon's line, from east to west in what geologists would perhaps call a drift. A s the West began to be settled bj peo ple from the colonial seaeoast fringe emigration tended to go in straight linei so th.t the names of the Virginia seaeoast appear in Kentucky, those of North Carolina in Tennessee, those of the South Carolina along with Oglethorpe's cock neys in Georgia. Later the drift swept westward into Arkansas, Missi?sippi,nd Texas In the progress names have been curiously transformed. Flemish names have lost the ' van" or "de," Huguenot nam's, whether Flemish or rmre French, have been awkwardly Anglicized, :shd even English names have suffered violent change. i r mmm . i v Oyster Culture in North Carolina. ST JKSSE MITCHELL. j There are probably no waters along the whole Atlantic coast from .Maine ' to Florida more favorably adapted to the cultivation of oysteas that 'is, what is known in oyster parlance as selects, or the best market grade than. the immense sounds and connecting streams that skirt the coast of North Carolina, and yet there is hardly a section of country in the whole South so isolated and little known to the world at large. But a new era is dawning upon it to awaken it from its lethargy and infuse new life in the dor mant limbs, that it may take its stand in the rank and file of future possibilities and attract capitalists and settlers.; J t A railroad now being constructed by the East . Carolina Land' & Railroad Co. will traverse the better part of this country, skirting the sounds and salt water tributaries, thus furnishing an out let for these oysters to the markets ;of the country, and by the cheap transpor tation enable the planters to compete 'in price with those from the Chesapeake and other sources along the coast. Lack of transportation facilities has been the drawback to the development of this in--dustry. This road is already in opera tion asjfar'as Neuc.e river, which has from time immemorial enjoyed a local reputa tion for the excellent quality of its gar den oysters, said by connoisseurs.to stirr pass both in size and flavor the choicest products of the Chesapeake. - ! When the value of these waters for oyster culture began to be realized tbe government ordered a " thorough survey to be made and the whole carefully plot ted, so they are now considered as gov ernment property, and the gardens ae obtained through grants froni the Stat, the only requisite necessary being tint the applicant is a freeholder and a rei dent of" the State. Each garden contains fifteen acres, but it is not usual for.-,a planter to .own several adjoining . ones, having entered them through the mSle. members of his household or outside pari ties and bought in at a nominal figure. ; ! Oysters follow the same invariable hvvr applicable to all growing matter, vegetfe ble or aniirJal, that those grown by cult-;; vation are superior to the uncultivated so these oysters are transplanted to the gardens from tho natural rocks (also the properly of the government, which his prescribed laws regulating the taking of the young ones and others) and allowed to mature, requiring from two to three years. Ths .best beds are those ljing in! close proximity to the mouth of a fresh water tributary, for it is from this source that most of th-rir food is obtained which: gives them their s'ze and flavor. ? '- Neuse river ii particularly favored for this industry in several ways. First, the ocean bar is too shallow to float the smallest sailing craft, except at very; high tides, which occur very seldom, thus; providing an effective barrier against all . piracies, so the oysterman can go to his ! rest at night with a feeling of security, for piratical depredations in such a place vrou'd b3 impossible, without an avenue of escape to the ocean. The shallow bar also serves another good purpose in that it keeps out an excess of soft water, and through the admixture of the river cur rent the saltiness' is just neutralized to the proper degree and the water brought to a state t suit the taste of the most fastidious bivalve. This is a most vital point in the cultivation of oysters; tho presence of too much brine is as bad as too little. I The river or tlie most part has a good sandy bottom, with small but a sufficient depth of water, the maximum being about thirteen feet. It has an average width of about two miles, with high, well wooded banks, and these with the windings give to each expanse of water the perfect appearance of an inland lake.' On account of its shallowness oysters can be gathered 'from any portion with ' a pair of ordinary hand -tongs, ' and this is the" only method known'fo the present inhabitants, who .have - probably never dreamed of the modern steam ' windlass, and scoop nets, and are just awakening' to a realization of their own importance and ths value of their gardens by the intelligence that two stock, companies have been formed, both of whom will construct cauning factories on the river and also ship shell oysters from their own fardens, one company already haying 60 actes well storked and making its first shipment this season. The outlook for this industry in these waters, which are so adated t j it, is ex ceedingly bright, and, when ',-once the oysters are introduced in the principal markets and their flavor appreciated it will give the old favorites serious cause for uneasiness. Hoke Smith Talks. Attaxta, Ga. Hoke, Smith, a few days ago, to'd a report; r that there were only two places iu Cleveland's cabinet. where great reputations may be made the Treasury aud Interior Departments. "No reform can be made in the gov--ernmeni's finances," pa id Mr. Smith,' "without rad caily overhauling the sys temic f pensions." "Do you mean that it will be your pol icy as far as- possible to decrease the present pension lit?" "It will be: my policy to draw a sharp discrimination between worthy and un worthy applicants for pensions here after." "Can you give any details?" asked the reporter. "Not yet," replied the next Secretary of the Interior, "but I ca assure you there is great reputation for a man who knows how to handle the pension bus iness in an acceptable manner." The Pope Congratulated. Rome, (Cablegram.) The Czarewitch has telegraphed his congratulations to the Pope on the occasion of the Pontic s Xpi0COpai JUDUV9 GEN. BEAUEEGAKD GONE. He Was the Last; Full Confederate General Buried With Military Honors in New Orleans. New Orlean?, La. The funeral of General Beauregard was a public one, taking place at 4 o'clock Thursday after noon from the city council chamber where the remains laid in state. All the veteran organizations and the State militia participated in the funeral ceremonies in charge of General John Glynn. SOUTH CAROLINA SOLDIERS DO REVERENCE Charleston, S. C. Thomas A. Hu gueoin, the last Confederate commander at Fort Sumter, and now brigadier gen eral of the 4th brigade South Carolina troop?, issued general orders directing that all flags of the brigade be suitably draped on annual parade and inspection Thursday, in respect to the memory of Gen. Beauregard. In his order Gen. Huguenin says: "The South had no braver and no more faith ful soldier. The city of Charleston owes to him in great part the skillfull and suc cessful defense of her harbor and to him w due the reverence accorded by a gen erous people for the deeds of duty well performed. "Every organization of this command had the honor of serving under him " The Charlotte, N. C, Observer says editorially: Pierre Gustave Toutant de Beauregard, the last of the fu 1 generals of the Confederate army surviving at the close of the war, died at his residence in New Orlems Tuesday morning, aged 75 years. He was of a distinguished French family of Louisiana, and graduat ed from theWcst Point Military Acememy at the age of twenty years. As lieuten ant of engineering and artilleiy he super vised the construction of Fort Adams at Newport, R. I., and thence was sent to take charge of the Louisiana fortifica tions; At the outbreak of the Mexican war he built the defenses at Tampico, and in the tubsequent struggle served with distinction in the siege of Vera Cruz and the battles of Cerro Go; do, Contreras, Chapultepcc and Mexico, at the last named being wounded, and was successively brevetted captain and major for gallantry and distinguished services. After the close of the war with Mexico Beauregard again assumed charge of the, Louisiana fortifications, until in 1860, he was made commandant of the West Point Academy, resigning this position in the early part of 1861 to offer his ser vices to the Confederacy. He command ed the Southern forces at the seige of Fort Sumter, when, after several hours of cannonading, Maj. Anderson, the Fed eral commander, was permitted to march out with all the honors of war . Soon afterwards Mr. Jefferson Davis assigned Beauregard to the work of organizing the Confederate army at Richmond, and he was virtually in command of all the forces at Bull Run, so disastrous to the Federal arms. Soon after he was made general, and after the desparate wound ing of Joseph E. Johnson in the seven days' fights around Richmond, he was in supreme command of the flowcr of South ern soldiery, which under Robert E. Lee, who was then confronting Rose cranz in western Virginia became sub sequently immortal . as the Army of Northern Virginia. In the following year General Beau regard was transferred to the department of the Mississippi, and, after the deith at Sbiloh, of that illustrious Albert Sydney Johnston, took command of the army, but was forced, by the overwhelm ing reinforcements sent to Grant, to fall back to Corinth. During this campaign his health failed and he was granted leave of absence until August, 1862, when he was assigned to the command of the forces and defenses around Charles ton, until April, 1864, when he was or dered to Petersburg with all his available forces, r. inforcing Lee and defeating Benj. F. Butler at Drewry's Bluff. In the latter part of the same year he was placed in command of the department of the South, and surrendered with the forces of Joseph E. Johnston at Greens boro, N. C, in the month of April, 1865. General Beauregard was incomparably the finest military engineer and designer of fortifications in either army of the great conflict of 1861-'65, and perhips had few superiors among the vast armies of Europe. He was a bold fighter, his movements being characterized by the rapidity, dash and "elm" of the French soldier; but he was inferior to Alb rt Sydney Johnston as a commander and leader of large boiies of men, lacked the strategic genius of Joseph E. John ston, the bull-dog tenacity of Longstreet those two wonderful chieftains, Lee and Jackson, are left out of this as out of all other sketches of the services of their comrades in the brilliant but unhappy struecle in the Southern cause. Beaure gard could never have been equal to Gettysburg or the masterly retreat from Atlanta, Ga., t Greensboro, N. C. Though it was not in his nature to get close tohis men as "Marse Robert," and Stenewell Jacks .n, and Jeb. Stuart, he was the world's type of tbe splendid sol dier, while not cast in the magnificent mould of "Hancock the Superb." His swarthv features, iron gray hair aud Jointed moustache and imperial repro uced the pictures of the heroes of the Pyramids, and Marengo, and Jena, and LodJ, in the bloody and marvelous Na poleonic dynasty; and to see him, su perblv mounted, with flashing sword, at the head of moving masses, of Southern Teterans was to behold the "magnifi cence of war " '- - Vanderbilt'fl Stairway. The steamer Richmond, of the Old Dominion Line, which sailed Friday from New : York City for Portsmouth, Va., carried a historic stairway which is to be placed in the new palace built by George W. Vsnderbilt at Biitmore, near Asheville, N. C. This stairway is very wide, and is of solid marble: It has been I stored in the vaults of the Lincoln Safe Depos"t Company since 1889. handsomely ornamented with sphinx's heads and other Egyptian figures. It was bought by Mr. Vanderbilt in Egypt, nd was formerly the stairway in the palace of one of the Egyptian princes. It was brought from Egypt to this country four vears ago. SOUTHERN SOCIETY DINNER. Mrs. Jefferson Davis and Miss Davis Among the Ladies Present. New York City. The seventh an nual banquet of the Southern Society was held at the Madison Square Garden Wednesday nigh. About 300 momi nent Southerners and their friends sat down to the banauet, and theboiei wtre filled with Southern women. Mrs. Jef ferson Davis and Miss Winnie Davis oc cupied a box. As they entered their box the entire assembly rose and cheered for several minutes. The President of the society, J. H. Parker, presided, and among those at the head table with him were Joseph H. Choate, James E. Campbell, John D. Crimmins, John C. Calhoun, Hugh R. Garden, Josiah Quincy, Frederic Taylor, and Senator Z. B. Vance. Among those who had seats at other tables were J. C. Haskell, John H. Inman, Henry Villard, Chas. Carroll Copeland, Charles F. Pray, Charles A. Deshon, and Percy A. Pick rell. The first speech was by William L. Trenholm, who on behalf of George H. Sullivan presented t) the society a copy of the bronze bust of Algernon 8. Sul livan, its first President, which was re cently presented to the city of New York, and is now in the Metropolitan Museum. The speech of acceptance on behalf of the society was made by Hugh R. Gar den. Joseph U. Caoate responded to the toast of "Washington." He said in part: "At last you Southerners have fairly captured and captivated New York, as this brave and gay company, made up of representatives of all your States, from Virginia to Louisiana, shows. What syndicate is complete without you? "To what bank, to what trust com pany, to what storeshousa of wealth have you not found the key? And better far than all this is the healing that time has brought to the hearts that were torn asunder and the renowal of a common patriotism." . Senator Vance of Nor'h Carolina re sponded to the "Patriotism." He said that like all oth r good things patriotism had its shams.. "There is patriotism which some men manifest by humbly and ignobly confes sing to the sins and shortcomings of the land which ge've them birth. Thii . is close to treachery. Such a man may be classified and handed down to contempt as a flattered Mugwump." The other speakers were Frederic Tay lor, who responded to the "City of New York:" ex-Gov. James E. Campbell of Ohio- "Our Native Land;" the Hon. Josiah Quincy. "American Unity." MISS HEWITT, ENGINEER. The Woman Locomotive Driver to Pull the Throttle at. the World's Fair. Cairo, W. Va. Mhs Ida Hewitt, who is said to be the only female locomotive engineer in the world, has been engaged by the Woman Commissioners of the World's Fair to run the first train over the grounds on the opening day of the Exposition, the will leave here for Cicago about a week before the open ing, day. She is a pretty girl, and dur ing the first-trip of the engine will wear the costume of a Spanish girl,of the four teenth century. In reply to a proposi tion made to Miss Hewitt, to become a member of the Brotherhood of Locomo tives Engineers, it is reported that she replied that while she could not find it in her heart to become a brother to them she w ould be a sister as long as she lived. The Commissioners are said to have had a great deal of trouble inducing her to run the engine at the Fair, as she shrank from appearing as "a sort of a freak." "The roid upon which Miss Hewitt is row running regularly is the Cairo and jj ' 1 1 tj ivuiiitnua auu io c aia;vav v 1 Baltimore and Ohio at Cairo from the lumber districts. It is owned mostlvj by the girl's father, a man of wealthf Her crlliog dds not seem to make h unwomanly. She;i3 popular socially aC is a model housekeeper. I Palmetto State News. Col. D. P. Duncan has declined position of national Alliance lecturejfA Gov. Tillman has placed the w Columbia military under arms to prot from lynching the old negro Kinard Fortv nine bales of cotton were bur: at Madden's Station, 8. C, os SatuTtf The report states that they were the perty of Fairley, a Charlotte dealer. A meeting has been called at 10 o'c in Columbia of all the Edw heirs and their representatives, hold claims on much valuable land in York-city. Judge Aldrich has filed a decree break the lease ox the Port Royal Ra. road to the Georgia Central, and has ci firmed J. H. Averill as permanent I ceiver of the former road. 1 In response to a rumor that he intend1, ed to call an extra session of the Legi lature to repeal the .charters of all roadj which hd resisted the payment of taxes! Gov. Tillman said: "You had bettei hunt up the man who started the rumorp I know nothing aooui n. The PostofSce Clerks. An order has been issued providing for K ,m?ntion to be new n an tne iree delivery offices in North 'Carolina on the 7th of March. These offices sre Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston, Asheville, Char lette, Durham and Greensboro. Th: ex aminations of these, as well a at the Norfolk sod Alexandria offices, will be conducted by local examining boards who hsve for some weeks been undergo ing a course of preparation at the hands of traveling' examiners sent out. by the Civil Service Commission. The total number of postal employees affected by the executive order of Jan uary 5tb,- 'in North Carolina, are 96 and are distributed as follows: Aheville, 13; Charlotte, 14; Durham. 7; Greens boro, 10; Ra'eTgh, 18; Wilmington, 17; Winston, 17. ; The number of free delivery offices in Virginia, coming under the operation of tbie amendment, fs somewhat larger, aggr.gt!ing 141. As to location a fol low: A'exaodria. 10; Charlottesville, I 10;Dauvile 11; LyDchburg, 18; Nor folk, 40; Petersburg, .15; Portsmouth, 10; Roanoke, 17; Staunton, iv. THE CABINET COMPLETE. Ht. Herbert, of Alabama, Chosen - Secretary of the Navy. Lake wood, N.J. Cleveland announc ed that he had completed his Cabinet by the selection of Richard OIney, of Boston, for Attorney-General and Hillary A Herlert, of Alabama, for Secretary of the Navy. ' The complete Cabinet is as follows: Walter Q. Gresham, of Illinois, Secre tary of State. John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky, Secre tary of the Treasury . Daniel S. Lamont, of New York, Secre tary of the War. Hillary A. Herbert, of Alabama, Secre tary of the Navy. Hoke Sxith, of Georgia, Secretary of the Interior. ' J. St? rling Morton, of Nebraska, Secre tary .of Agricultuie. William S. Bissell, of New York, Post master General. Richard OIney, of Massachusetts, Attorney-General. ' The selection of Hillary A. Herbert for the navy has beeu made for teveral days, but Mr. OIney 's name had not been mentiomd in connection with the Cabinet aud his selection is a su prise to every body, particularly to friends of George A. Jeaks. Hillary A. Herlert has been in Con griss for many ycats, and has acted as c'aairraau of th" Naval Committee of the House. He is thoroughly acquainted with the work-that has been done toward placing the Uuited States navy upon a proper footing, and h:s knowledge of the present condition of vessels under con struction, and which havebeen planned, makes him a most desirable man for tbe head "of the department. II is eel ction is also practicallya.promot:on. Mr. Richard OIney is one of the leading practitioners of 'the Massachusetts bar.' He-has not held'aoy political position er been prominent in-political metters,but is known as one of the leading lawyers and substantial 'citizens of Boston. - His select ionVgives New England a representative jn the Cabinet, and that of II ei bert gives the South three positions. HaVo Tour Shoe I'ollsli. . Here is a recipe for making shoe polish which, it is said, will give aa excellent lustre .to -ladies'- shos?, cn be very cheaply prepared, and will not injure the leather, as do most of the' polishes that are sold in the stores. Mix two pints of the. best v;negar and one of soft . water into Wiiich is stirred a quarter of a pound of glue, broken up, a half . pound of logwood chips, a quarter of an ounce of the best soft soap and a quarter ' of an ounce of isingHss. Place the mix ture on the fire and let it boil for ten minutes or more. Then, strain tuo liquid,' bottle and cork it. It is lit lor use when cold. ' Apply with a clean sponge. New Orleans Picayune. llenewiiir His Yont'i. "A mia's joys are naturally enough peculiar to his age," said Mr. Uratebir. "Thus, as a boy he had the hopes and pleasures of boyhood ; as a youig m m, the delights of youth; as a i older 1 man, the calmer pleasures of more mature years. He cannot have all these joys at once, however, unless he bat children. and ot various ages, irom younger hnnd to rounr manhood or vf So b'essed, andshms '- hopes yout'-" YojJ 1 ro.xs 1 1 1 12 me-x Jon G. W. hoi ft DAT. l c si:jral Appropriation t-r- 3fni day. i-iiiDarteim . a c"--u rattier Dili coasuinwa ui . r, i h H mw w&a heM in MMioa into the ni-'it and aljjamed at B CclOci a. m. wltb OM : aecouplia&iii? anything. ... r,;rs Day. Tb In 'Han' Appropriation b;,. Tas pass1 Mr. Hatcl failed to call u m Aott-Optioa buJ. .-3m Day A bill was passed-for the rs Ji of Uaorge VV, Jones, lt United 8tats t- to Xesr Grenada lobw1 the United H: ;.tf of Columbia) -Mrr llerjwrl, were- V Herbert, dare- . ivy portfolio, was the 'lions. His 1a t . j ? ertioa for tht navj . j . I mm Her entered f.c , rpfech in aetnowledgment was greeted xf j -. i 11-; and loul appliOs- and then Mr. K- r;uel 1 a levs in the rear of hall Tcs fju'erenei rp5rtxm the Army bill was xii-n egret to ins innan -VYl vVl " ni i vi taken uoseainstaraia attcmpr to cal p th Anti-OpUon bill. ..... . .. .